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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
MACK GETS AN ELEPHANT.
Victorious Baseball Captain Aut HAPPY
Over His Gift.

For the, elephant ate all night,
And the elephant ate all day.
And. dc what he ssould TO furnish him
food
The, cry was stir More hay!''
Till he tore his haar in Wild despair
And piped his iachrymal glands
And cursed his lot that ever he got
An elephant on his hands.
DE Wolf Hopper's Famous Song.
Swayipg his body lazily. huge gray
elephant is eating thirty five pounds of
kay an hour in stable in Philadel-
phia, apparently undisturbed as TO his
destiny. which includes being white
washed and presented TO Manager
Mack by host of downtown admirers
of the Athletics. worlds champions.
Mack Is envying very much the com
posare Of the elephant He says he
would like to emulate il. hut he cannot.
He surveyed his home from cellar to at
tie. but he could mot find "a place where
an elephant weighing several tons
would fit Much of the joy he has
felt at the homecoming Of his victoui-
Gus team has been shattered by the i'm
pending elephant. He really does not
know what he is going to do with the
beast, especially when he is away from
home on his wedding tour next week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
MOTHER GOOSE CARNIVAL
AT THE STONE HOME.
Unique Enterta!nment Being P'annrd
For Thanksgiving and Day
After-some Features.

Extensive preparations are going
on for the Mother Goose" carnival 10
he held at the Stone Homo Thursday
and Friday afternoons and eseniags.
November "a and % under al direc-
ton OF the board Of lady MANAGERS.
la both afternoons Mother Goose
play Will be given by the children
that attend the home. In the even
ings there VIII he more eiabomts
Mother Goose entertainments under
he direction Of Mrs. L. Dew Ger
hardt. Mrs. G, r. GrimsIey ana Miss
Lula Math. Old King Cole, impersou-
ated By Mr. L. Dew Gerhar5t, wiii
be there and with him This fiddlerss
three"
The whole FIRST iloor Of the building
vii be u.s. for he carnival. and with
Its pretty decorations will look hike
fairyland Booths here and there will
represent some Of the familiar jlngles
in Mother Goose For Instance n one
booth will be the old Woman that
lived in n shoe, where dolls aud toys
will be on sale. Then, there will be-
the fancy work booth. illustrating the
jingle II saw ship asailing Mary
Mary. quite contrary win have fresh
and paper flowers for sale. The grab
bag and Jack Horners prize Viii be
we'll worth seeking. and so Will be the
candy booth where "fIippety Hop
may be interviewed In The hrary
will reign Miss Flarence I.angford aS
Queen Of Hearts" She VIII Re at
tended by rot OF maids Of heart
and couple pie men includhnS Sine
Pile simon. At this booth @.li bss
sold sandwiches. candy. PIES tarfs.
! fcecream and cakes. There VIII be-
other attractions, too. and all for five
cents admission for children ind tem
Gems for adults.
| Tickets were distributed today and
everybody is expected to buy at least
one. for everybody is expeced 70 come
lat least all are cordially invited !.
This entertainment viii be something
worth while. Above all don't miss
i seeing Little Miss Moffet,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
APPLES.

The organization at Martinsburg OF
a big apple-growers association is an
event OF importance. The extent OF
the apple growing industry Is not fully
realized. Ii is coming to be, indeed
ii is, one of the leading industries of
the state. In quality. West Virginia
apples rank With me fruit Of Oregon
and Washington and the quantity is
constantly being increased.
The hillsides OF West Virginia have
been found to be unusually wei
adopted to the planting of apple or
chards This has been discovery of
recent years. Some apes were
raised before but the boom is OF later
date. for boom It really is. Capitalists
are taking up The matter and carrying
1t out on an extensive scale. The
wealth of the state Is being greatly
added 10 and the limit is not yet
reached. Wheeling News.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
Did you ever know . poor farm
er to have good fenoes2 O1ca-
sionally a good farmer has avpoor
fence. bun il doesn't last long.
The Hum of the Hive.

Injury is done beekeepers by spray
ing fruit trees with poisonous sub
stances before the petals fall.
The use of comb foundation has
MADE possible the production OF
straight brood and extract combs and
marketable comb honey.
It's nice TO have yonr supers all
clean. with thc foundation fixed in
the frames and sections. When the
bees aeed them put them on
Some 'beekeepees use trap at the
entrance of the hiye. This trap allows
the workers TO pass, but catches and
holds the queen when the bees swarm
Did you ever think that an ounce OF
wax IL worth nearly 2 cents, that II
does not take very large piece 60
weigh an ounce and that there are al
ways demand and ready sale for it?
IL you keep Your smoker In the
honey house cut an old Ave gallon
can In two and nail half OF 1t TO the
wall near the door ia which 10 place
the smoker when you have emptied
out the Goals after using II. Should
few stray sparks remain In it there
viii be NO danger OF them dropping on
to something combnstible and starting
fire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
is CHAMPION COW
fioIstein-Friesisn Gives Average OF
1t.e Gallons Of MIX Daily
For six Months

The College of Agriculture ii the
University Of Missouri, at &C umbia,
has raised and developed the cham
p.on dairy COW OF all the world. Misr
souri, Chiff Josephine, HoIsteIu..
Friesan. JosepMnes record III the
produc ion OF milk for six months.
! i1,00S-S pounds exceed the previous
worlds record for six months by
Lass pounds. The 17,0OS.S ponds OF
milk, which she gave In six months.
gives her AN average OF 93.4 pounds
OF milk daily for 1872 days This h
equivalent 10 46.7 quarts. of tf6 ga
Ions every day. Her highest record
for one day is 1902 pounds. about Sc
quar's or II gallons OF milk more than
the average healthy dairy COW gives,
in week. She gives more milk. i'm
two months that most cows give ina
2 gsar. Ore can better COMPREHEND
the enormity OF the bulk OF this cows
production when he realizes that.
though large as she is-~-weighiag 1870
pounds at the end of her six months,
iesI--,nis great COW produces more,
pounds Of milk In SIX months than IL
tines her own weight. more than
tw ce her weight In mic each month,
or, II you please, her own weight i'm
milk every two weeks.
Another way 10 get at this is "a
compare her production TO the nutri-
ton obtained from beef According
to bulletin by Clarence Henry Ec-
kles, professor Of dairy husbandry AZ
the University. OF Missouri. Joseph
ines milk production for six months
Is equivalent TO more human food
han Is contained In the carcases or
three steers weighing 1850 pounds
EACH" THIS siaount of milk Is more
than equiyaient 10 the nutrition oh
aimed from 5000 pounds of round
steak
Josephine eats nothing which has
not been thoroughly tested and ANA
lyzed. In order that she may waste
no energy in digestion. her feed is
ground into powder and soaked in
water before being served to her. Al
though she consumes daily 1872 pound
o. this wet feed. besides the alfalfa
nay and corn ensilage, she never gets
enough. The feed-pad in which she
Is FED four times every day is licked
clean" each time. Water Is the only
thing of which she gets enough; she
Is allowed to drink as long and as
much as she wants. Her thirst is
lueached every day by at east 270
pounds of water, or about 80 gallons,
The water she drinks Is warmed to "a
temperature OF about 20 degrees, the
condition best suited to milk produc
ion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
LARGEST NvGGET IN REPLICA
-iaossel of Austuaiia's s46,625 Chunk
Shown ss1 New York

Mo&eI of Austraia's S46,625 Chunk
Shown ss1 New York.
The American Museum OF Natural
History has recently placed on exhibit
ton lin New York a replica OF the lar
rest tnsgget OF gold ever found Be
ing .gilded. 1t looks exactly like the
original
This wonderful chunk OF yellow met
nj. known as the Welcome nugget.
was dug Gp at Bakery hill. near Bal
laraf, in Australia. and was sold for
$46.o GO. 1T weighed 2.159 ounces, 80
that the price obtained was $21 per
ounce. When melted in London few
months later ii was found to contain
more than 80 per cent of pure gold, 1t
was twenty inches long and twelve
inches broad.
The two men who struck ii tainted
dead away in the hole they had dug,
believing that they had come upon q
whole reef OF the solid stuff
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
WHAT PRESIDENT WILL FIND
WHEN HE REACHES PANAMA
viii Also Look Into Cues
ton Of FOTtlfylng
the Canal.

date for the completion of the canal,
it is expected that the work win be
finished before then. and the president
insists that the details Of administra-
ton shall be arranged in readiness for
the opening.
The question of tolls is one which
gives the president much concern. II
is the purpose to make the canal a
paying Investment for the government,
but rates which would return more
than 235 per cent on the S40o,000o00
whSch will have been paid out when
the canal Is completed raay be con-
sfdered SO excessive by shipowners
that they would not patronize the
canal Experts figure that 2h per cent
ON S4oo.oo000o annually is what the
government pays for the vast sum
invested in the canal
Labor conditions have already given
the Panama officials much concern.
High class artisans are demanding a
wage increase based ON increases
granted to similar trades in this coun-
try They put forward their demands
on the score Of the higher cost Of liv-
ing president Taft has been inform
ed that high prices fhave not reached
Panama. with the single exception OF
fresh meat which has gone upsa cent
"a pound. II is expected that wage
schedules will have been adjusted be-
fore the president ieayes the isGhmus.
President Taft viii examine thor
4oughly into the question of extended
Notifications. This subject will bear
directly on the form of government to
be adopted Mango the officials now
, in charge of the work are army men.
and it is known TREY favor military
administration for tine isthmus. Should
this be adopted it Is believed that the
Panama railroad ant the canal would
he amaigamated IN so far az admin
istration is concerned; otherwise the
TWO highways would be established
separately!
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
STATE BOARD OF TRADE
paekersburg Will Entertain Sixth An
nua' Convention on November
Is and 16.

The Sixth Annual meeting of the
S ate Board of Trade will be held at
Parkersbnrg, November 18th and 10th,
and IL is expected to be The largest
and most important meeting ON rec
ord. A splendid program has been
prepared with many prominent. speak
ers including Gov Glasscock Hon.
Henry G.. Davis, Hon John J. cornwell.
Hon. e. X. Kingsley. Chairman OF the
Code Commission; Dean Sanderson of
the College OF Agriculture; Pro-. Jas.
II. Stewart. of Morganown; D.. l. G..
White. Senator Howard Sutherland.
Labor Commissioner Barton. Dr. Chas.
A. Wingerier. the new president of
he State Medical Society: DR.. Archi.
bald Moore, president of the State
Board of Agriculture and Others. In
teresting features OF he meeting will
be Back to the Farm" session and
an evening devoted to civic advance
Besides these things relating 70 the
States progress. important committse
reports viii be made concerning he
establishment of State Railroad Com
mission, the work OF the Municipal
Code Comm ission Conservation and
Advertisement of State resources and
other live subjects concerning the
States welfare.
The Parkersburg Board of Com.
merce will be host to the Boaid and
plans some pleasant social features
including visit TO Parkersburg indus
tries and luncheon, at which short
talks will be made by representative
citizens of civic progress.
The officers of Inc State Board hope
every section of the State will be well
r presented and all who come will be
made welcome. The State Beard Is
working for West virginias progress
and prosperity and invites all TO get in
the game and hep boost the good
cause.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
BfAGA'S HUNDRED BOOKS.
Neap president Of Portugal voIunsi.
nous Author.


What the future has for Senior Bra
ga remains Ia be seen In the past
the qs &Sident of the Portuguese re-
public bias devoted much of his time
to literature In the Catalogue of
Printed Books at the British museum
there are more than a hundred en-
tries to the name of Senior Theopolio
}Braga.
1t is true that some of the works are
merely pamphlets, but Others are OF
geodly dimensions. and one. ''The His.
tory of Portuguese Literature" ex-
tends TO fourteen volumes. The great.
,er part deals with matters purely lit
erary. such as the "History of Roman
ticism' and the disputed authorship
of the second don Quixote."
Senior Braga's attitude toward re-
ligion is formulated in Studies of the
Middle Ages" The Poetic Origin of
Christianity" and The Christian Leg
ends" Bat the volume that win ex-
cite most Interest now is "rhe History
of Republican Ideas la Portugal"
published in 1880. In II the author
foreshadows the creation of a great
occidental republic. federation OF
France. Italy, Spain and Portugal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
A Landslide and a Threatened
Monopoly Of the Coal
Supply.


WV YHEN Presidents Taft sails for
49, Panama he will break an old
rule that the chief executive
of the United States is never
to leave American territory. Techni-
cally he will not violate that precedent,
since he will sail on United States
battleship, which is considered Ameri-
can territory, and presumably win set
foot only on the canal strip, which Is
also American soil. Thus he viii not
fracture the ancient custom too vfo-
lently, although he win leave the shores
of the United States proper
Arrived at the isthmus. the president
will find recent slide in the Culebra
cut, which. however, is not believed
to be serious He win also run into
a rather acute question as TO coal sup
ply and is expected to take steps to
prevent the government from being
jobbed by special interests.
The biggest question he will have to
consider, however. Will be that of
terrifying the canal. BY being on the
ground and examining the matter at
first hand he can size up the situation
better than he could more than 1000
miles away.
The president will sail for the 18TH
mus Nov II on the North Carolina.
President Taft will make special
study of plans for the distribution of
coal at the two terminalssof the canal
in order to prevent any monopoly OF
the sale of coal. He Is, determined
that private interests shall not seize
the monopoly. and to this end. If the
forthcoming inspection warrants such
action. coaling stations will be estab-
lished by the government which will
supply not only war vessels. but ships
of commerce. President Taft believes
that the facts obtained should be en-
bodied in recommendations for presen-
tation to congress at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Although Jan L. 1915. is given as the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12

bar must have 8 pin through IL at the
proper place to catch the latch and
prevent its being thrown clear over
when the gate rs closed with force.
A piece Of gas pipe may he substituted
for the iron bar in the post. IL desir-
able a small piece ,af hoop iron can be
nailed upon the enc -uf the gate board
which engages the latch and thus pre-
vent swear, This, however. is not nee
essary- Thjs latch is the invention OF
r., !. Linscott of Holten. Kan
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
SPREAD MANURE IN FALL.
old Prarties Of Keeping Until spring
Generally Abandoned.

Generally Abandoned.
The old method Of keeping all the
manure produced upon the farm and
spreading 1t In the spring is practiced
but little at present says a CORE
spondent of the American Cnltiyator.
There is time perhaps during the
month OF October when the average
farmer is too busy husking corr and
getting ready for winter to stop to
saul manure out every day on every
few days. But after this rush period
tie manure should he hauled out ev-
cry few days and spread broadcast
This method is very advantageous
ID that it will give the horses exercise
through the winter 1t does not take
long each day and cuts out the task
OF hauling manure continually for two
or three weeks in the busy spring sea-
son BY hauling out as soon as It is
made all danger from heating Is done
away with and the valuable constitu-
cnts Of the manure are saved Nitro
gen, one of the most valuable constit-
uents of manure. is often lost by heat
ing when in piles
Carefully conducted experiments ut
the Massachusetts experiment station
tend to show there is no loss in rich
ness when the manure is spread
broadcast In the winter. A difference
is always noted for the better 10 this
method over the other way Of waiting
until spring and spreading
Even though the Jumps of manure
freeze while in the field, it has been
shown that this Is just what the ma
nure needs. The action OF the wealth
er ON the various constituents is lust
what is needed To make the mamire
more available as plant food.
The possibility of washing is prscti-
caiiy the only objection against win
ter spreading. but applies only to hilly
land. With the exception of these very
sloping lands it Is found advisable TO
cnrt during the winter in practically
all cases 1t is beneficial both as a
snving of time and ms a benefit no the
soil
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
getter Than spanking.

Spanking does not cure children OF
bed-wettsng. There is constitutional
cause Tor this trouble. Mrs. M. Sum
mers, Box w. Notre Dame. Ind. will
,end free to any mother her success
iul homo treatment. with full instruc
tons
Send no money, hat write her today
II your children trouble you n this
way. Don't blame the child. the
chances are It can't help It This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties
by day and night. 1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
Bali Player. to Race Autos.

There is every possibility that two
famous ball players. Ty Cobb OF the
American league and Nap Rucker of
the National league. win meet. In an
automobile race OF some length on the
famous Atlanta speedway during the
week OF Nov. s. when che big speed
carnival is to occur.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
Alfred shrubs Ready For Races.

Alfred Shrubb. the English short dis
lance champion runner. who is coach
ing the Harvard university cross coun-
try squad. may again enter the list Of
competitors In meets around Boston
against well known professionals. as
bis leg is said to be stronger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
SIMPLY MADE AND GOOD.
Gate L ateh Constructed OF Easily PRO
.ucxrable Matrrials.

The latch shown in the accompany
ing cnf is one of che most satisfactory
"a writer ia the Kansas Farmer has
ever seen on a farm gate. 1t is made
.sJf solid iron bar threaded on one
end so as TO screw fntS the gatepost.
ION this is hung, by a bolt through its
ends ard the iron bar. a small iron
rod which has been bent into proper
shape as shown in the picture Mhe
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
SLABS SAVE BOYS LIVES.
Man ,Hescues Two Lads From Drown
ing by Novel Method.

ing by Novel Method.
For thbee hours man and two boys
chung desperately TO an overturned cat
boat in Jamaica bay while it drifted
slowly toward Rockaway inlet and the
open sea. The boys never would have
kept their grip on the boat and un-
doubtedly would have been overcome
by the cold but for William Shore, the
man. who continually held to the boat
with one hand and slapped their faces
with his free hand to stimulate their
blood and keep Off mental numbness
that came when the cold of the water
chilled through them. Shores shouts
finally attracted The attention Of q
man in a launch. who rescued ths
three and took them 20 -. Mary's hos
pital. In Jamaica.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
ErultIess struaaina

4 understand that after waiting
twenty years she married struggling
Young .man?v
Yes. poor chap. He struggled be
best he knew how hut she iande2
im.'-Brooklyn Life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
lScHlA, SCENE OF DISASTERS
Romantic island of Naples Has Had
Many Calamities.


The island of Ischia. sixteen miles
southwest of Naples. that has been
storm swept and inundated by tidal
wave, has had many like visitations In
the past The beauty and romance of
the island have been sung by Thomas
Buchanan Read:
Here Ischia smiles
Ger liquid miles.
nd yonder. bluest of the isles.
Calm Capri waits.
Her sapphire gates
Beguiling to her bright estates.
Ischia is the largest of the islands
near Naples. being about nineteen
miles in circumference. 1t has a pop
ulation of about 10000, principally en-
gagged in the cultivation of the vine,
while some of them are fishermen.
The scenery is very beautiful. and the
island is a faworite resort OF tourists.
The entire island 1t is said. may be
regarded as huge volcano, a1d it has
suffered frequent seismic disasters.
In consequence eff one eruption it was
the majority of It's 'Greek inhabitants.
There were continued earthquakes In
Ischia in 1906. and such panic re-
suited that the Italian government
sent two warships 10 take the inhab-
isants away. The entire population
camped out for some weeks
The island has had stormy history
apart from the frequent natural disas-
tiers. 1t was devastated by the Sara
Gems. the Pisans and the troops of the
Emperors Henry VI. aud Frederick III.
at was TO lschia that Vittoria Colonna.
TO whom MicheiaBgelo's sonnets were
dedicated. retired TO mourn her hus-
bands loss.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
ss,i Kicking Abou. New Football Rule.

Every day brings some new protest
against the intermissions between the
drst and second and the third and
fourth playing periods. The coaches
don't Hike 1t. 1t slows up the game
for the spectators. and the doctors say
Il doesn't help any.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12
Americans Big Sugar Eaters.

About 7.5OOOO0,0Oo pounds OF sugar
were consumed in the United States
in the year ending June 20 last, an
average Of eighty-two pounds pes
capita,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12

Europe's Trackiess Trolieys Spread.
The use Of trackless trolleys Is rapid
ly extending in Europe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-12

The great farm cry now rs not
more land, but more fertile land,
and the only solution IN successful
future farming rs in iahe increased
fertility Of the sos. ltrnust be made
more fertile. Future human food
supply depends upon n.