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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
A BE CHANGED.
Interior Cities Want State Sunday
School Secretary to Move.

Wheeling, w. Va. April 2.-Shall
the headquarters of the State Sunday
School Association be removed TO
some other city or stay in Wheeling?
This important question is now before
the officials of the association and the
final decision viii probably be made
at the time Of the state convention
at Charleston. The cities which are
desirions of securing the honor are
Huntington, Charleston, Clarksburg,
and Parkersburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09

A horse owned by Mr.. c. G.. Grove.
this city, valued at over 5000, was
kicked and a leg broken in a stable
in Hagerstown last Saturday and had
to be shot.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
Property Sold.

The old creamery building, in the
southwestern section of town, was
sold Saturday at public sale to John
] Hetzel for $500.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25

posed to desert will find it easier TO carry
out his intention If there is to be no great
effort made for his apprehension and no
particular significance is attached to his
offense by the court before which he Is
tried
1t is amazing TO find military court
requiring such a rebuke as that admin
istered to the Fort Porter tribunal With
all that has been impaired from official
sources on this very subject. and with the
Importance Of severity Of punishment
evident to the most casual observer. il
would seem there need be no further ad-
monitory communications on the subject.
The Importance Of preventing desertlon
is subordinate 10 hardly any other factor
Of maintaining military efficiency. II is
not merely the case of the individual Of
fender which must be considered. There
is nothing more corrupung TO the respect
for military law and regulation than an
Indifference toward the deserter at large
and a lax method Of dealing with him
when he is caught
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
WOMAN RAISES REINDEER.
Diary AntisarIok. Aged Forty, Has n
Herd OF some BOO Head.

I..A ..f n...." ILLHa
Reindeer Mary" known 10 AIaskans
from one end OF the country 90 the
other, has The honor OF being the only
woman in the North possessing rein
deer herd Supplies for Mary and her
herd VIII De shipped north by the Gov
eminent Bureau OF Education from this
port q the near future Tanning and
training the wild creatures until they
are available for hauling purposes as
well as food and clothing this capable
native woman has a collection OF nearly
800 deer, representing in wealth. from
the Alaskan standard among natives.
far more than thousands OF head Of
cattle would on the plains O. the West
Sine is best known as Reindeer Mary.
although her real name IS Mary Anti
sarlos. or queen Mary"
Although Mary is only about forty years
old, she has had many years experience
training deer, and laborcd with her FOR
mor husband. S.mrocS Charley the first
native 90 be given deer by the govern
meut FOR experimental purposes. Charley
was an exceptionally shreud Eskimo. and
made good use OF the 100 reindeer loaned
~ nee sam ''' l.Fe Years ~ was his
90 'i' i'., ol 1ap' Bert
aud '." N1f' IT, ID. JARVIS IN
~ i''- -'" I" 'e"eFe Jhe
whale-s frozen IN the Ice pack. u was
Smro-k Charley and Mary who succo-ed
I'm. ..s" ie escaped from
"'..''.- OH ape Il'.'s OF " @.es. several
'-'s e-o' d rev weeks oelo.e Ae' WIN
,"' o,..s.'' -."', ,-.. -'-- S'.-Ae az Nome
p" -'.'' '' A"'- '.l'' as II was then
-a.ls'
'Aa'leE. VINO was formerly a7pre0-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
FOUR LETTERS IN VERSE

FROM HIM
Dearest, may I thus address you?-am not for
given YETI
l was cruel TO distress you; all I said then re
gret;
Tell me that I am forgiven; sadly. humbly re-
peut;
To despair I shall be driven if you do not soon
relent.
FRONsHFR
Dear Sir: I've received your letter and I've
thought the matter DER.
But think it may be better we correspond no
more;
forgive YOU very gladly; let this. therefore, be
the end:
Think not that treat you badly-I shah stiu re-
main your friend
FROM HIM
Dear Friend: I'm indebted 10 You for the kind
ness you have shown:
When another comes 70 WOO YOU and % claim you
fer his own
Let your sladness he unbishted by regret concern
ing me:
By another I'm delighted since Jour letter sets me
free.
FROM HER
Dear Jack: It's an old. old story-it's an ancient
gag indeed;
Helen doubtless deemed it hoary when young Paris
came 20 plead;
Every lover has employed it since Eve found ont
how TO sin:
But long use has not destroyed it, come and eet
me, deaT~ycu win.
~ * Chicago -Record. Herald.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
The Benzoate Brigade Again

once more-or, perhaps, yet-is the ben
zoate brigade urging the public's recon-
sideration Of It's all but unanimous YER
dict against the drug as food preserva-
tive. DR.. John a. Wesener, of Chicago,
is being quoted thus:
The normal cranberry contains from
.o2 Of 1 per cent TO OK Of l per cent Of
benzoic acid. How shall a grocer be al
lowed 20 sell such a fruit under the pure
food act. which forbids the presence of
benzoate of soda in foodstuns? And why
forbid his selling a bottle of tomato
catsup in which even a less per cent Of
the acid needs TO be used TO prevent
souring?"
This, ingeniously enough, begs the real
question. The American consumer is not
so much concerned that benzoate Of soda
is used in the preservation Of certain
foods as he is in that such use always be
clearly and plainly indicated on the la
bel II is admitted that a perfectly pure
food product may not necessarily be in
jured by the addition thereto OF a certain
percentage OF benzoate of soda, but it is
denied that the addition OF the drug 20
perfectly pure food is essential to its
preservation or enhances its food value
in the slightest degree. II. therefore. its
addition 10 perfectly pure food serves
no good purpose. It is an additional ex-
pense Of manufacture that IS entirely IN
necessary. Manufacturers Of food prod
ucts are not adding anything TO the cost
of manufacture just for the fun or excite
ment Of doing it. Therefore, why should
benzoate Of soda be added TO something
that is, at least as good without it as
it can be with it2
IL is evident enough. Of course. that
henzoate Of soda is used, when used at
all, TO cover UP somethlng-to prevent
something undesirable from happening
or to disguise the fact that it has al
ready happened. The consumer is. in
these circumstances, entitled 10 know
whether a food product purchased IS a
benz0ated product or not. knowing
that IT is entirely within the province
Of his personal liberty and discretion TO
say whether he viii eat of a benzoa;ed
product or not
A bottle Of catsup that needs 10 be
treated with bcnzoate Of soda in order
to prevent its s0uring is a bottle of
catsup that something else is wrong
with. That is the pubuc's attitude to-
,t-1rT boY1,st.F .,r,,ryr,4rgg. -,F - g.. mt
10 be FOR some time TO come, we imagine.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25

archy, ruled, nominally, by a king, but
after all her form Of government Is al
most ideally republican. and. at the last
estate, It is the people who rule There.
more than in any other nation. the voice
of the people Is the voice of the ruler
and ancient traditions, ceremonies, and
titles will not Be allowed to choke down
that voice.
The preliminary struggle has clearly
defined the strength of the people, the
weakness Of the peers Soon, now that
King Edward has been laid 70 rest. will
the struggle for larger liberty for the
English people be resumed 1t remains
very largely with the peers themselves
to say whether the struggle shall be one
to the death. or one TO larger life II is
plain that II the lords do not radically
reform their OWN house. the people will
do it for them. and, possibly. none too
gently. The crisis in England's political
history has not passed; it has only been
stayed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
LONG FIGHT WITH RAILROAD.
widow waits Ten Years Before
Damages Are Given Her.

Widow waits Ten Years Before
Damages Are Given Her.
In an article in the June McClure's on
The Cruelties Of Our Courts" John NJ
Gitterman tells how Mrs. Thomas Kane
waited more than ten years for damages
for the death Of her husband. a fireman,
who was killed on the Erie Railroad.
"Juries are proverbiaIy tender-hearted
toward widows in cases Of this kind. and
In the trial court Mrs. Kane received a
verdict for $4,000 The Erie Railroad
promptly took the case 10 the Circuit
Court Of Appeals. On August Is, 1902,
five years after Fireman Kane's death
this tribunal set aside the $4,000 verdict
and ordered a new trial The hreman's
widow appealed TO the higher Federal
court. This time justice moved with
comparative rapidly. for eight months
later, In December, 1904, the Circuit
Court Of Appeals handed down another
decision. this time I'm Mrs Kanes favor.
II awarded her no damages. Of course.
it merely decided that the verdict OF the
lower court was not IN accordance with
the law and the facts, and therefore
set IL aside
'On her third appearance in the trial
court however. Mrs. Kane received sum
mary treatment Judge Cochran refused
10 let the case go 20 the jury. directing
verdict in favor Of the Erie Railroad.
Apparently nothing could discourage the
ndomitable Mrs. Kane for she promptly
appealed the case. Justice Richards set
aside the verdict and ordered q new trial
And now. for the fourth time, Mrs. Kane
started the litigation ir the trial court.
This time she won. But the Erie Rail-
road again appealed. The decision rem
oered by the higher court on June %.
1897, shows that the case was getting on
The nerves even of the learned justices
This case has now been here four
times the opinion read. There must be
an end Of litigation II decided in favor
OF Mrs. Kane. The ever-pauent Erie
Railroad however. was still uusatisded,
and hailed Mrs. Kane before the Supreme
Court Of the United States. II was not
until this body refused 20 interfere with
the verdict that the corporation accepted
the Inevitable and paid the claim some
time after November II. 1871"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
CURE FOR INTEMPERANCE.
Eden'S Forbidden Fruit Now Means
of Driving sin from World.

From Technical World Magazine.
The forbidden fruit OF the Garden Of
Eden which brought sin into the world Is
now looked on as the means Of driving
sin out OF the world. 40 less an august
body than the Iowa State Horticultural
Society is standing sponsor for the move
meut to remove the stigma from the aP-
pie.
When Eve. sorely tempted. pa-took Of
The luscious fruit which she had been for
hidden 20 touch. she all unwlriag.y cast
O. blight on the apple which centuries of
cultivation and TWO national shows al
spokane have been unable 20 remove. Il
has remained for an apDle-iovinE cOun-
Try doctor 20 discover that not only can
the world be fed until il has secured the
necessary CaI0ries or energy but that
the craving for uqu0r-couceded 20 be
the greatest cause of misery and crime
can be eradicated from the human body
by the apple. AS II this were not miracle
enough. il IS contended that Gen. Grant
might have won the siege Of N.cks5urE
and the battle OF AppomattoN by MUNICH
ing on % Ben Davis, a SpitzeuherE or a
Jonathan. just as well as by putting on a
fat black cigar.
The use of apples as an article of diet
viii very much diminish. decrease. and
ultimately abate the appetite for alcoholic
stlmu-auts." declares DIT. samuel Bailey.
OF Mount AYR Iowa THAT this is a fact
could be proved in many Instances If a
little care, caution. and vigilance We're
taken 20 thoroughly investigate c0ndi-
lions. AS a rule. the habitIaI user of al
cohouc st.mulants IS rarely a lover or
consumer Of apples. There seems 10 be d
peculiar combination in apples. In the
acid in them, or IN the peculiar chemical
combinations OF the apples, that aIIays
the irritation. or so-callei appetite, pro
duced by the use of liquor. I am also Of
the opinion that the keen appetite for
tobacco is limited by the use OF apples.
I am thoroughly convinced that any man
who IS a lover OF whisky and is In Il
condition when he thinks he must have
q drink if he viii eat an apple before
he takes the drink. VIII md that his ap-
petite for the drink has been materially
F. Iessened. If not entirely abated for the
time"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
De Soto Reaches the United States May 25

Fernando de Soto. the Spanish explorer.
IS associated with much Of the early his
tory Of this country. He is best remem-
bered by US as having been the first Eu-
ropean to look upon the Mississippi the
fathers Of waters" IAN event. says
Theodore Irving. ''that has more surely
enrolled his name among those who live
in American history than if he had dis
covered mines Of silver or gold"
The exact date Of de Soto's birth is not
known. His ancestors were Spanish no.
bles. AT an early age he fell in love with
the young and beautiful daughter Of his
patron, Dom Pedro de Avia- To prevent
the marriage de Avila induced de Soto 10
accompany him TO America, as he had re-
Gently been appointed governor Of Darien.
This was in 1913. In 1871 he served in the
expedition 20 Nicaragua under Herman
DEE, but in 1923 withdrew entirely from
the service of his patron. He spent con-
siderable time in exploration and in vari-
Gus expeditions in and about South Amer
lea.
In 1887 he returned to Spain and mar
ried Isabella. who for more than fifteen
years had waited faithfully for him. Two
years later, this time accompanied by
Isabella. he sailed for America. having
been made governor Of Cuba, and gra-
ciously privileged by Emperor Charles V
to conquer Florida at his own expense.
A large and efficient soldiery sailed with
him. chosen from the best Of Spanish
chivalry, and further strengthened by a
number Of Jealous missionaries. The feet
reached Havana, where the women were
TO be left until after the conquest was
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
A REMARKABLE PARISH.
81. ChristoPher-Ie-Stoc In London
Has but One Inhubitant.


The heart OF London. that region abou;
the Bank of England and the Royal FIX
change. which has been dubbed "the
inancial hub OF the world" stands in
what Is the strangest parish ln the city
There is in this parish no church. u1
municipal Office. ana. 81 IS said. bat one
inhabitant; yet IT'S value in q parochlaI
and Official sense IS equal 20 that of
many another parish ln the British me.
tropolis with its thousands Of taxpayers
This is the parish Of So Christoprcr-ic-
Stocks. says Harpers Weekly. some -1r
years ago IL was founded. no one knows
exactly how or by whom. and is stIl
existent with all its rights and dien.uas.
The church Of this parish stood ga
ThreadneCdla street. on the site of the
Bank Of England Of to-day. but this
church was demolished at the time of
the Improvement OF the bank in the
year l7N. The church was a stately edi-
fee. altered and beauufed by Sir Chris
topher Wren after the ravages Of the
great fire Of London and embelIished
by gifts from the citys wealthy alder
men.
The first authentic reference 20 the
church is found in the year 1892. but il
IS certain that the church was I'm exist
ence ar least 100 years prior 20 This date
inasmuch as without the gate stood a
pair OF stocks for the punishment ot
those whose oTenses had been commit
ted within the city limits. These were
abolished in l2s2. when Edward / was
King.
At the time Henry Walls was mayor
Of London the tolls derived from London
Bridge were insufficient for its main
tenance, so the mayor. with The roval
permission. established fish and flesh
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
Our Major Speaks.


1OO Us take pIIoe 70 ourselves that al
the recent meeting of the international
Association of Police Chiefs. held al Bir-
r,ingb,r ,1o 3, MOI. .t,.. ,.,;.. 90 go
-""J' II0''dIu sylvester IHe beau bIuih-
mel and Beau Ideal of police Chiefs-in-
cidentally he is president of the assoc
clation-which was heard above the rest.
and whose words have been quoted from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
II was up 20 the major 20 come for
ward IN reputation Of the sensations that
nave centeTed about the police practice
known as the thlrd degree. He called
attention to the fact that the sensation
mongers had charged upon the police of
most OF the big cities a systematic prac-
tice Of inhuman torture Of prisoners IN
ORDER 10 eNtorJ from them confessions of
crime. II IS not so, says the major, who
added:
I am convinced that no such barbaric
acts maintain generally or even moder-
.,.-o- -, '.'e l,l-ell'selI projectors Oh
hand. have reneste5I,. in ~ - -
blages discussed the humane handling of
prisoners endeavorins to promote kind
ntT5,S- ' e.5 part Oh 'he police toward
coincidence Of tho good citivor 81 49, an.
whom is intrusted the care OF that which
Is most valued.
You notice! Conservative always; cour-
teous. urbane. rhetorical and well with
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
English Liberty.

The dead King Edward Of England is
laid TO rest in the tomb of his fathers
and the bitter political battle for the lib
critics Of the English people that held
pause during "a nations grief may be ex-
pected shortly 10 be resumed. For q
great constitutional issue has been drawn.
only the preliminary skirmishes have
been seen. the battle must 20 on to q
final decision
1t may be true that the bitter conflict
between the House Of Commons and
the Lords. with an that IL involved has
tened the death of King Edward by az
gravating his worry and mental strain.
but that his death will have any decided
effect upon the final issue no one can
believe. Kings may come and kings may
60 but the English people have been
striving FOR centuries for the fullest meas
ure OF liberty under their constitution
and the forward movement can be as
easily checked as King Canute held bacj,
the waves Of the sea.
The question-at first only one as %
how far the peers Of Great Britain might
so in vetoing the bills Of the Commons
but afterward developing into a radical
reform of the upper house of porIi3-
ment-is not a new one by any means.
Many times within the past century
voices have been raised in England CRYING
for the abolition OF the House OF Lords
and ever since the reform bin Of 1920
there has been a feeling that the inau-
ence Of the peers against the people
should be nullihed. The hereditary lecis-
lators have been on the defensive for
years.
The most hopeful sign in England Is
that some of the ablest OF the peers
have agreed that some reform within the
House Of Lords was imperative. Lord
Rosebery was quick 10 recognize. eager
TO maintain. that a hereditary title shall
not necessarily entitle one TO seat in
the House OF Lords: and this is in ac-
cord with the Unionist claims-amplv
justifed-that many members Of that
mouse nave no claim 10 be there by viz
tue OF brains or ability. but only by
birth alone.
II is undoubtedly true that even II the
average Britsher does dearly love a
lord he does not either love or respect
him quite as much as he used to. and
for this the individual members Of the
House OF Lords have only themselves TO
blame It has been plain in recent Brit
ish history that the peers who really
count are not those born to the purple
but the created peers. men like Lords
Roberts, Curzon. and others who have
won their titles by distinguished service
10 the empire.
Great Britain-is constitutional mon
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
INSANE STUDYING ART.
Drawing school Established for In
mates of Wards Island Hospital.

From the New York American.
In a sunlit lofty room. whose large
windows permit wide vistas Of green
sward and foliage in one OF the most
beautiful parts Of the city. there gathers
every day a class in art While there
are young men among the dozen stu
dents there are also men over forty. For
several hours they listen 20 the sugges-
tons and Rotations OF a welI-knOwn
novelist and artist. They make cartoons
and water color sketches. draw designs
for sofa pillows, and occasionally work
IN brass and metal
But when the days work is over the
students do not don their aprons and
put on queer cloaklike coats and broad
brimmed hats and troop merrily down
the stairs with cigarettes and pipes in
their mouths. Instead. they scatter 10
other rooms which open in series. one
behind the other Then for the first
time the visitor Will notice that over the
windows are steel netting and that the
door is locked For this is the new
class I'm art in the Manhattan State Hos
pital for the Insane on Wards Island.
The class is only two weeks old. L
owes It's origin % the novelist and artist
who has been in the hospital for about
a year, following a general collapse after
a long period OF hard work. one day he
went 20 Dr. William MabOn. sUpcrintend-
ent OF the hospital
Doctor" said he. there is nothing
for curing the mental darkness and
enabling the mind 10 perceive as train
Ing the eye. I think a class in art would
De part OF a good system Of cure"
DIT. Mabon thought so. 100. The re-
suit was the new art school No one in
the ward Of forty men. except the novel
/ ist, knew anything about drawing, but
Z all wanted 10 learn. For the first lesson
/ the ten who were selected for that day s
training were told TO copy something
! from a magazine They were allowed 70
make sketches. which some Of the 9TH
I ers who showed & taste and appreciation
I Of color values afterward worked over
/ IN water colors. SJlI others in the ward
showed a bent toward decorative design
/ BY the end Of ten days the pupils
! showed a strong competitive spirit. The
inmates Of Ward g take pride In adding
/ 10 the beauty and comfort Of their
! apartments A little fish fountain IS the
work Of a metal worker. At one end OF
/ the ward screens were set up on which
/ We're pinned the works Of the class ir
art. II is quite an honor 70 have a
picture on the screen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
Mistakes VIII Hnnncn-

From the Cleveland Leader.
He saw her sitting In the dark corner
and knew that his chance had come.
Noiselessly he stole up behind her. and
before she was aware Of his presence, he
had kissed her.
How dare your she shrieked.
Pardon me-" he bluned. readily-"I
thought you were my sister"
She stepped out into the light. you
silly foolr' she giggled, 4 ann
He tainted
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
Down the Line

And what viii you do when you have
finished writing about the shame Of the
c.ties?"
Plenty Of material 20 follow" replied
the undertaking author Then I'll take
up the toughness OF the towns and the
viciousness Of the villages"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE
ITS QUOTA.

1t is not always May
Thus runs the poets rune.
'Tis truth sublime,
Part Of the time
Belongs TO March and June.
II is not always May;
The same we can't deny.
IT'S very clear
Some of the year
Is August or July.
1t is not always May,
So why the question raiser
To May. I wot.
We can allot
But one and thirty days.