Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

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mere to heal the dead, cast out the sics
and raise the DEVIL"
loo bad for our sailors 10 spoil 8
perfectly good South American revo-
intlon by capturing one little gunnoa /.
Another ministerial friend of Wast :
purs speaking to a congregation + :
marked: II an sorry to see SO many
absent faces / used to shake haads
h. Boston Record.
While playing Indian with some
mail companions, Charles, the 7-yeaf-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stoue
OF fredericksburg, danced too close i,
the fire during "war dance aud bic
clothing caught fire. He died few
hours later from the terrible burns on
face, hands and body.
Nellie Leisher, three .yea r-old daugb-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Leisher,
Chambersburg, who was SO terribl,
burned at the home of her parents,
died Wednesday, evening. Her cloth
Ing caught from Goals resulting from
the burning of rubbish in the yard
The death of Dave MoffIatt calls to
mind the story we heard about him In
| Denver ten years ago. He went to Chi
cago, He was alone, and when he step
| ped from the Pullman into the crowd
on the platform sweet, fluffy young
thing threw herself into his arms
"Oh, dad" she cried, with a selIes
Of ecstatic hugs. ooh, papa, Idear, I'm
20 glad to-ehW
She perceived her error and blushed
painfully, but glorioualy. al beg
your pardon" she stammered "I--I
thought you were my papa Il land
| she tried to escape into the throng
| where she could hide her confusion.
But the gallant empire builder would
| have none Of such. He still held her
firmly IN quasi patterned embrace.
81 an net your papa, it is true he
Whispered tenderly, "bu, AIN going
to play that am for whije. Don't
try to get away from IHe, my dear,
I'm going to play papa 10 you uatil
the police come"
When the police came they restored
Mr.. Aofatt's watch aud diamond
scarfpin TO him and led the struggling
broiler straightforward Plain Dealer.
The plan approved by the board OF
directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
| Railroad at its monthly meeting in
New York on the 18th Of April, fol
the construction of a douhle.tracB
tunnel at the summit of the ALE.
| gheny Mountains in the vicinity o.
Sand Patch, Pa, is another extension
and interesting piece of railroad en-
cheering under taken in the general
betterment of the line. Sand Patch is
on the Connellsville division between
Cumberland and Connellsville. The
new tunnel, the cost of which will APP
proximate 81 ,250, 900, will greatly racili-
tate the operation of the Baltimore and
Ohio by providing three tracks in one
of the busiest sections of its main line
to Plttsburg and Chicago. Work on
tie improvement will be started with
out delay.
The contract has been awarded to
II. S. Kerbaugh, Incorporated, OF
Philadelphia. The new tunnel will be
of standard Baltimore and Ohio design
with bore of about 1900 feet, 80 feet
in height, double-tracked throughout
and lined with brick. The new line
will join the present one in the vicinity
of Manila on the east and Sand Patch
on the west. Upon the completion Of
new work the Baltimore and ONO VIII
have two tunnels piercing the Ale
gheny Mountains at the summit al
Sand Patch, as the present one VIII
continue TO be u illZed.
Messrs d. Appleton and Company
announce for early publication an I'M
portant volume prepared by Clinton
Rogers Woodruff, Secretary of the Ma
tional Municipal League, entitled
"City Government by Commission. "
The book will give in compact form
def alton and description of this rap
idly spreading system, discussion Of
the principles underlying Ut, and an
acco unit of its actual operation, as well
as of the results which have followed
its application. Woodruff has en-
bodied in this book the fruit of the lat
est experience and the most modern
thought and opinion on the subject
The volume will include the texts Of
several typical commission charters
important tables showing the features
of upward of one hundred cities when
are now governed under the plan, and
a considerable body of statistics. Inc
work includes important contfiou-