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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26
Ex,sheriff ana Son Sentenced for |

Ex:Sheriff and Son Sentenced for Life.
Jesup, Ga.-Ex-Sher1fR Lyens and
son were found guilty Of the murder
of Fleming Smith, the drug clerk, OBJ
December II. The jury recommended
them to the mercy OF the court.
Judge Parker gave them the SEN
tence of life Imprisonment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26
ATTORNEY Pleads Guilty.

New Orleans.-Attorney and former
Notary Robert J. Maloney entered a
plea of guilty to one of the many
counts charged against him for forg-
cry, and was remanded to Jail pend-
ing sentence
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26
Roosevelt and Son in Rifle Match.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Mar. IA spir-
tied rife match took place on the Sag
amore Hill range between former
President Roosevelt and his son Ker-
NIT.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26
Southern Iron and Steel Company
Incorporated.

New York, Mar. 1.-THE Southern
Iron & Steel Company was inSorpo-
rated at Trenton, N. j., today, with
$4,000 preferred, and $4,000, 900
common stock, as the successor of
the Southern Steel Company, an Ala
bama corporation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26

On the way to these interesting fig
ures l learned that last year the aver
age American church member gave 54
cents to foreign missions, the record
being held by the United Presby-
terians, with SLIT per member 1t
seems that there has been a general
increase in giving, the Southern Bap-
lists having doubled their foreign mis-
sion gifts within a decade, and the
Southern Presbyterians nearly so.
Smoothing the Investigators Path.
| found these missionary board Of
ficials a civil lot. | could have wished
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26

that the missionary is a sort of pious
bunco-man; that he is not wanted
where he works, that he is an unmiti-
gated nuisance, and that he is keenly
alert to the welfare of number one.
Contrariwise, a vastly larger num-
Der of persons, in every part OF the
land, firmly believe, and support their
conviction by their coin, that the mis-
sionary is a saint and hero, and the
selfess servant Of thankless world S
welfare. All criticism of him they
sweepingly resent; and are loath to
hear aught to his dispraise. The
apotheosis of the missionary is char
acteristic of modern religious life.
On a Still Hunt for Facts.
Curiously enough, the public hears
only these two opinions of the mis-
sionary. one of which represents him
as a scoundrel or a fool, the other OF
which exalts him as a demi-god. So
far as | am aware, nobody has ever
set out, independently, and represent
ing no board, society or cause, to lind
out, impartially, the exact facts in the
case. This is the mission | have un-
dertaken. My journalistic integrity is
Dledged to the duty of ascertaining,
without favor or fear. exactly what
sort of person the missionary is, how
he works and amid what conditions,
and whether the task he has imposed
upon himself is worth doing at all, and
if so. whether he is doing it we'll.
To that end l shall personally ex-
anime, on the ground, representative
enterprises of all denominational and
undenominational missions. l shall at
tempt to study the workers them
selves, and hear their own side of the
story. With equal diligence shall
consult qualified native opinion and
search out the foremost foreign critics
and ascertain their views. In a word,
with no other purpose than to give the
American public fair, frank, full
story of this controverted subject,
have started on this journey around
the world. Whatever the conclusions
l may report, they will at least be
honest.
The Largest American Business
Abroad.
The biggest single foreign enter
prise in which America is engaged is
this one of foreign missions. The rest
of the world, and especially the Orient,
knows the Western Continent chiefly
by its missionaries. Figured in dol
lars, the business last year cost the
American public $5,807, ,165, paid in by
an organization with approximately
100000 shareholders of all religious
denominations, Protestant, Roman
Catholic and Mormon. (The foreign
mission work of all countries costs
/ $15,000,000 yearly.) For all this enor
nous output the tangible returns tc
America were practically nothing
1 True, the missionary helped to create
a market for the American packers
products, and for American locomo
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26

about $500 year; it may be hun
dred dollars more, or, more likely,
hundred dollars less, according to his
denomination. A married man gen.
orally from $1,000 to $1,000, with $100
extra for each child, if he belongs to
one of four or five denominations An
unmarried woman gets $500, $500 or
even 500 year, with no prospect of
increase. The missionary's stipend is
based not on the idea of compensation
but of simple support A mere living
is all that it is designed to afford the
missionary. All who choose this call
ing, say the boards, must renounce
hope of earthly gains.
Every missionary contracts to stay
seven years before receiving a fur
Tough: then his expenses home will be
paid, and he will receive one-half sal
airy while off duty. He is forbidden
to engage in outside money-making
pursuits. AS a rule, if he writes a
book, it's royalties must be turned
back into the treasury of his board.
So it strikes one that, even consider
ing the lower cost of living in the
Orient, the financial inducements to
cultivated young person to become a
missionary are rather meager Wheth-
er this fact shuts out all but second
class men and women remains to be
found out.
Sending That Penny to the Heather.
Everybody has heard the charge
that for every penny which gets to the
mission field, SO cents is required to
send it. Business men, who believe in
business methods even in religious af-
fairs are the most frequent critics of
the expensNeness of the conduct of
the missionary propaganda. l deter
mined to look this matter up, with
quite surprising results. Here are the
official figures, in all their dryness, of
the cost of collection and administra-
tion of foreign mission funds last year
by leading denominations:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
SAFEGUARDING THE PATRONS.

The patrons Of the moving picture
shows and theatres AIRS to be safe
guarded. The matter ha been placed
by the city council In the hands Il the
fire commission. The commission more
than a year ago reported the danger
Gus condition OF these places o. amuse-
ment, but the council did nothing un-
tll last night when t G whole matter
was referred to the commission with
power to act. The commission imme-
diately set about the work and viii
visit an places and make their report.
This is placing the responsibility
where il belongs and the commission
will no doubt make such reccommen.
dations that unless the places are run
under certain rules and restrictions
they viii be- closed up. Present con-
eitions are such that there Is danger
OF serious calamity If there should be
panic, and the people will appreciate
anything that the commission does for
the safeguarding Of their lives while
IN attendance at any amusement.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
PRINTED BY REQUEST
Recipe Easily Prepared, and Many
Swear by it
is SAID TO BE SPLENDID
Many Of Our Citizens Speak Well of
the Home Prescription Which
Helped Them to Health.

Mix the following by shaking well
in bottle, and take In tsaspoonful
doses after meals and al bed time:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Karaon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sargaparilla, three
ounces. A local druggist is the au-
thority that these simple, harmless in
gradients can be obtained at nominal
cost from our home druggist.
The mixture Is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and inactive
Kidneys, overcoming Backache, Blad-
der weakness and Urinary trouble OF
all kinds, If taken before the stage OF
Bright's diseas7
Those who have tried this say it pos
lively overcomes pain in theback,
clears the urine OF sediment and regu-
lates urination. especially at night
curing even the worst forms of blad-
der weakness.
Every man or women here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act
ing in a healthy maner should mix
this prescription at home and give it
trial, as 1T is said to do wonders for
many persons 3-2o-2I
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
More winter.
JURORS FOR APRIL, TERM
Circuit Court viii Convene April 20
Summons Sent by Clerk
Gerhardt.

The following is a list of grand
jurors drawn by l.. Dew Gerhardt
clerk of the circuit court. and e. A
Hobbs, clerk of the county court. to
serve at tire April term of he circuit
court OF Berkeley country The sum
mons reqG.res them 10 appear on
Tuesday, April goth, 1909. that being
the first day of the next term OF the
circuit court:
A. A. Boyer, G. W. Mish, Dennis Pit
zsr. Milton Miller, Geo. H. Shrodes
Jere Slonaker Edward Stuckey, G. l..
Donaldson Hartman Councilman. John
H. Lemen, S. A. LeFevre, G. H.
Sperow, C. A. Miller. NJ. l.. Dorm, A. r..
Russler, c. J. Custer.
The following is a list of the petit
Jurors drawn by Messrs. J. T. Catrow
and John e. Boyd, jury commissioners
for Berkeley County, to serve at the
said April term. They are required to
appear on Wednesday. the second day
of the April term, viz the 21st day
of April, 1909, at $50 o'clock a. m:
John Parks, w. H. Miller Earl Gard
ner, William Rooney, Danl Sullivan,
George w. Miller (Gerrardstown) Jo-
seph ABORT David GaSeby, VIM. Rim
er. Conrad Robbins. Max VonSchlagel.
w. Rufus Caskey, o. b. Tabler, Edgar
Miller. C. NJ. Lamar. ]. t. Lloyd. ]. ID.
Smaltz j. f. French, Harvey Small
VI. A. Snodgrass Luther Sperow, War
ner VanMetre. Smith Van Metre, c. n
Porterfield, w. r. Lewis. J. d.
Mathews, VIM Albright, Jr. D. r
Hudgel, r. p Bryarley, w T. Pitzer
j. e, Seibert, Lewis Rooney,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
Among the Sick.

Mr. s. S. Dowlih, North Queen
street. is confined to his home with
dropsy.
Mr.. w. e. Gordon. West Martin
street who has been very i'll with pneu-
monia, was better today and the crises
in his case seems to have been passed.
Mrs Lindsay Van4orn is i'll at her
home on North Queen street
Miss Ethel Dawson is i'll at heI
home on North Queen street
Mrs. Benz. Sanders is i'll at her home
on Second street,
The little daughter of Mr.. Geo. Brad
shaw, OF. North Queen street, who was
scalded few days ago, is improving
Miss Mabelle Martin, stenographel
at the American Horticultural Distrib
uting Co, who has been sick, is able
to be out gain.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
AERONAUTS HAD
NARROW ESCAPE
Landed on Mountain Top, FaI
From HabitatiOn.

Los Angc IS, Cal, March 24.-After
enc Of the most narrowing experience
in the history Of baliooning, Captain
A. T.. Mueller and FIVE companion.
who assembled in the racing balloon
America at Pasadena on Saturday
landed in the Sierra Madre mountains
Saturday and arrived on foot at Swift
gers Camp. on the slopes of Mount
Wilson, unframed.
The balloon was in the air less than
two hours. II was carried by the strong
north wind over the mile high sum
NIT Of Mount Lowe and swept or
across the intervening peaks and can
yons to the lofty summit of Mount
Gabriel There ballast was thrown out
and the balloon scared away toward
Strawberry Peak, in the third range
Crossing this at low altitude. the
balloon encountered strong current
of cold air. which brought 1t rapidly
to the earth.
A successful landing was effected IN
less than two hours after their ascen.
sion at Pasadena. The distance GOV,
ered was less lHdH Hileeu uitS ~ q
direct line. but by any possible foot
route IT was many times that dis
lance.
The aeronauts wandered aimlessly
over the mountains until 100 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon. when they unex.
pectedly came to Colbys ranch. an iso
lated habitation far from any road
and without communication with the
outside world.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
Vauaries of a Cold.

You can never be quite sure where
cold is going TO hit you. In the fall
and winter it may settle in the bowels
producing severe pain. In the summer
1t may give you collie with diarrhoea
or summer complaint Do not be
alarmed nor torment yourself with
fears of appendicitis or inflammation
of the bowels. At the first sign of
the pain or cramp take Perry Davis
Painkiller in warm, sweetened water
and relief will come at once. There
is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis Ii
is now put up in large 35c. size as
well as the regular SOC. size. 5
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
SANDERSONASKS SEVERANC E
Penna. Capitol Contractor Suffers From
Heart and Kidney Diseases.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 24.-Settins
forth that John II. Sanderson, the CAPT
toll contractor, who is to be tried on
April with Architect Huston and 9th.
ers, is suffering from grave forms OF
heart and kidney diseases, P. E. Roth.
ermel, Jr. counsel for the contractor,
asked the Dauphin county court tc
sever the case of Sanderson from tbs
others. The commonwealth after hear
ing afhdavits of physicians read. asked
leave to make its own examination,
and it was granted, the matter being
returnable tomorrow, when final or.
der will be made.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
STOMACH DISTRESS
And Indigestion Misery Ends
Five Minutes Later
PUT AN END TO THIS NOW
Almost Instant Relief From Dyspepsia
and Stomach Trouble is
Waiting For You.

Every family here ought to keep
some Diapepsin in the house, as any
one 81 you may have an attack of In
digestion or Stomach trouble at any
time, day or night
This harmless preparation will di-
gest anything you eat and overcome
sour stomach five minutes afterwards.
If your meals don't tempt you, or
what little you do eat seems TO fill you,
or lays like lump OF lead in your
stomach, or if you have heartburn,
that is sign of Indigestion.
Ask you Pharmacist for 50-cent
case Of Pape's Diapepsin and take one
triangle after supper tonight. There
will be no sour risings. no belching of
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fuilness of
heavy feeling in the stomach, Nausea,
Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or
Intestinal gripping. This will all go
and, besides, there will be no sour
food left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with nauseous doors.
Pape's Dapepsin is certain cure
for all stomach misery, because it will
take hold of your food and digest it
just the same as If your stomach
wasn't there.
Actual, prompt relief for all your
stomach misery is at your Pharmacist,
waiting for you.
These large 50-cent cases contain
more than sufficient TO cure case of
Dyspepsia or Indigestion 3-20.274-3,10
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
BOARD OF TRADE DINNER
Eminent Eten Will Speak 10 the $50
Diners and Hundreds of Ladies'
at Skating Rink April %.

The dinner committee of he Board
of Trade is busy these days nd nights
preparing for the dinner to be given
in the skating rink on the evening
of April %. Covers will be laid for 250
and the dinner will be prepared and
served by the Daughters of the Con
federao of Berkely county. As noted
before in this paper, the Martinsburg
Gas Co will furnish light, heat and
make pipe connections gratis.
The subcommittee are working
Ike beavers and all are taking a
special pride in the work assigned to
them.
Senator Faulkner. chairman of the
subcommittee on speakers will have
some eminent speakers for the occa-
sion whom it will be a pleasure to
hear.
The entertainment committee is
arranging to give some novel features
never tempted here
Special provision is being mad for
the ladies to hear the speaking and
hundreds If them will be there.
Features of the dinner will illustrate
conditions in Martinsburg in the past
and a forecast of what they are ex-
pected 10 be hereafter The dinner
itself will inaugurate the birth OF the
1909 charter OF Greater Martinsburg.
concurrent with the creation OF the
Board of Trade, and this inaugural
dinner will set a pace for the future
anniversary dinners of the association.
1t is suggested that a fashlight
photogl aph be made f the brilliant
assemblage which with the hundreds
of ladies as a background setting, will
make beautiful picture.
The personal experience and deter
mination of the committee in charge
of the dinner. and considering the
amount of work already accomplished
presages that this viii be a memorable
event in the history of Martinsburg.
1t may be added that the Board OF
Trade is DESTROYS that ladies be made
part of the movement for a great
ct anu Nv ttA CITY AiOih NiN iotN lhd
their cooperation is highly essential
in all movements of this character
therefore special provision is being
made for their presence on the occa
sion of the dinner alluded TO.
The committee on advertising of the
Board of Trade is at work on a design
for an appropriate trade mark. Two
designs have been suggested. namely
a fourleaf clover, and a fleur de lis tt
represent the four distinctive features
OF this section: Manufacturing, Agri
culture, Horticulture and Mining.
The membership committee of thu
Board of Trade held a meeting las
nigh. in the Y NJ. c. A. building. Thu
committee made pretty thorough
canvas of the names of citizens of thu
town who are not members OF the as
ISOLATION but whom it is desirable t
have become such To this end eacl
member of the committee was assign
ed certain number of per 'ons to SCI
and try and induce them to join. TIL
board now numbers 1875 and it is de
sired TO Increase the membership to a
least 200.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
THAT GAS FRANCHISE.

The matter Of granting a franchise
TO a natural gas company is now in
the hands OF the ordinance committee
of city council This is a matter of the
creates moment TO the business in
terests of the community and one that
It would be we'll for the Board Of
Trade, as whole, to discuss. The
circumstances surrounding the grant
ing of the franchise in its present FORM
are eerious and should be well consid-
cred before final action is taken.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
DEATH OF MRS. ALICE GIBSON
Wife of Late Or. Gibson, of Shepherds.
town, Died Tuesday Afternoon.

Mrs. Alice Gibson. widow of Dr. j.
G. Gibson, of Shepherdstown, died at
her home there Tuesday afternoon at
3: so O'Clock OF neuralgia OF the heart.
after short illness, aged 73 years.
She was widely known in the commun-
ity and was a most estimable woman,
therefore her sudden and unexpected
death came as a great snock to ner
many friends She was a member OF
the Episcopal church. Her husband,
who died about twenty years ago, was
a druggist in Shepherdstown.
Surviving are two sons and one
stepdaughter. J. Hopkins and Miss
Agness Gibson hepherdstown, and
d. II. Gibson, Philadelphia Funeral
Thursday at IL a. m. in the Episcopal
church and interment in Elmwood
cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
Application For Liquor | license.

Pursuant to the provision of the
acts of the Legislature for 1905 for the
regulation of licenses notice is hereby
given that the following application
for transfer of license has been filed at
this Office for the sale of spurious
liquors. wines, porter, ale, beer and
like nature.
George w. Seibert. residence Berke-
ley Hotel, Martinshurg. w. Va, place
fo~ which license is desired is No. 236
n. Queen street, Martinsburg, w. Va
Given under my hand and he seal
of Berkeley County this 9th day of
February 1909.
z. A. HOBBS,
Clerk County Court of Berkeley CO.,
West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
MUSICAL PEACE FESTIVAL
New York Society viii Celebrate With
Sonus and Addresses Toniuht.


Songs and Addresses Tonight.
New York. March 24.--In Carnegie
hall tonight the Peace Society of the
City of New York will hold an inter
national peace festival. The festival
will be chiefly of musical character
Singing societies of the city and emf.
nent soloists will represent the differ.
ent nations by music appropriate 10
the occasion and characteristic of the
nations represented. Several groups OF
singers will appear In national cos.
tune
His excellency WI Ting Fang, min
lister to the United States from China,
will speak briefly. as will also Andrew
Carnegie, the president of the society,
who returned from his southern triT
in time to preside. Most of the embas
sizes and legations In Washington will
be represented.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
BOUGHT NEW BUSINESS
Ben J. Thompson Embarks in New
Business Venture.

NJ Ben ]. Thompson closed deal
last evening with Messrs Thomas w,
Martin and w C. Kilmer for the bowl
ing alleys and outfit in the Berkeley
Hotel and took possession this morn
ing, Mr.. Thompson put men at work
this morning to give the place a gen
eral overhauling. Some OF the plas'
tering is being repaired and the room
will be n WY painted and papered.
The cigar stand in front Will be re-
tanned. A third alley win be added in
the near future there being room
enough for it.
Mr. Prince l.. Dunn has been engag-
&c as manager OF the place
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
JUDGE FAULKNER SUSTAINED.
Wrirs of Error Refused by Supreme
Court of Appeals.

The following writs of error were
refused by the Supreme Court OF APP
psals at Charleston on Tuesday. there
by sustaining the decisions of Judge
Faulkner in both cases:
Gardner VS.. Walkner ct al, from
Berkeley county; writ OF error re
fused
Brown VS.. Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Company, from Berkeley county;
writ of-error refused.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
BARS Patriotic Tlohts.

st. Paul. Mimi, March "a. - The
house committee on crime and punish
ments reported favorably a bill pro
viding that any chorus girl who ap.
pears publicly in red, white and blue
tights shall be fined 500 or be locked
up for ninety days
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
Educators to Meet.

The Berkeley County Educational
Association VIII meet in the high
school building here on Saturday
April 3. Prof Fogel, of brunswick,
and Or. Hutchinson, OF Dickinson col
.ege. viii address the meeting
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
]. o. HENSON.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

The State of West Virginia
At rules held in the Clerks office of
the Circuit Court of Berkeley County,
the 1st day of March 1909.
William H. Roth and Emma Roth,
his wife, plaintiffs
In Chancery.
VS..
Charles Roth and - Roth his Wife,
Sophia Hedges and Isaac Hedges, her
husband. Mamie Felker and Calvin
Felker, her husband, and May Lewis
an infant under q years of age, de-
PENDANTS.
The object of the above suit is to
have partitions made of the real es-
tate set up and described in the bill OF
complaint and exhibits filed in this
cause if partition thereof can be con-
yeniently made without injury to any
of the parties: and II capable of being
thus partitioned that said real estate
be sold and the proceeds divided
among he parties thereto entitled,
and il appearing on affidavit filed in
this suit. that the said defendant Chas.
Roth and - Roth. his wife. and So
lphia HEDGES and Isaac Hedges, her
husband, non-residents of this State
| they are hereby required to appear al
the said Clerks Office, within one
month from the day of March, 1909
| (the date Of the first publication here
| of. and do what Is necessary to pro-
tect their interests in this matter
l.. Dow GBRHARDT, Clerk.
WILBUR II. THO. las. Attorney for
plaintiff 3-6-4t
I
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
To Whom 1T May Concern

Having qualified as administrator OF
the estate of Jordan Lewis. deceased,
all persons endebted to said estate
are directed to come forward and pay
said indebtedness at once, and all
persons having claims against the
said estate must present the same to
me duly verified.