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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13
Undressing While Swimming.

An authority on boating and swim.
ming advises that every boy and girl
who is learning 10 swim also learn 70
undress in the water. so that in case
Of falling overheard from a boat there
will be less danger of drowning. Put
On old clothes. be says. swim with one
off the shoe from the free foot with
the free hand After the shoes are of
they being tile first things TO get rid Of.
the swimmer should turn on his back
and take off his clothes or as many as
he can get Oft. swimming meanwhile
with his leGs.-New York Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13
PAGE FOUR


Aiyo Yusuph. chief judge Of Bagdad.
was remarkable for the modesty
WHICH accompanies wisdom. once.
aIter a long investigation Of the facts
OF y case. he publicly confessed That
MS knowledge was not sufficient to en-.
bi him to decide il. Pray" said n
pert conrtier. do you expect the ca
irh TO pay you for your i%gnoranceY
= DO not" meellly answered the
J,hlce. The caliph pays me well for
what ] know. II he were to ntfemut
To pay me for what do not know the
treasures Of his empire would not Suf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13
anne For His Satanic Majesty.

q TEF1 SI@oEFF~ HEGItUhTE
IL is scarcely an exaggeration TO say
that hardly a county in the British
isles is without some place or thing
with the designation Devil. all Of
which prompts the thought that his
Satanic majesty must be a holder Of a
considerable amount of property on
this terrestrial globe. The Devils
Punch Bowl. the Devils Bellows, the
Tub. the Devils Frying Pan, the Dew
IFS Lake. the Devils Dixie. the Devils
Caldron, are a few instances which
occur at random. scattered about in
various parts OF the country.-Dundee
Advertiser.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13
II we do not reason we are biTotS; Il
Ee cannot we are fools: II we dare not
We are slaves.
a definition.

The seacher was explaining the
meaning Of the words "eX president
to the little folks and told them that
IL was n maj who was formerly preSi,
dent, but had retired to private life.
The next day the class was asked TN,
meaning of the word export" A lit-
tie hand went up. Well" said the
teacher. what Is the meaning or the
word EXPORT" It's a frller nat used
to be a sport" replied the young Amer
ican.-Kausas City Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13
XOunu America

You may be president some dag. my
boy" said the ~patrouizing old gentle
1lalI.
Great Scott" rPnlied the sadly hip
pant youth. You're not trying ia pirk
dark horses that far ahead. are YOU"
Washington Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13
A Political Pointer-

"A president has TO eat a good deal
these times"
What do yon mean?"
THE chief executive has to attend a
great many banquets and the like"
Seems so. What about it,"
81 was just thinking that the next
president ought to recognize the grow
ing Importance Of this social side OF
the job and appoint an addition to the
cabinet in the shape Of q toastmaster
general."-IouIsville Courier-Journal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13

Here's Il dispatch about Il man who
tried To choke his landlady 10 death
and got off with Il small ine."
Must have beer tried by Il jury Of
boarderS Cut il down to seventy five
words and put a one line head over
~it."-Chicago Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13
Whara the Shoe sineneu.

Visiting Chaplain Al. my Droiher.
this word ia ful! or trials Prisoner
Gu. DRY up. guv-uur. Think dunno
that, II AIN, the trials ! minds; IT'S
lhe yeriIrts. L.ondDu sketch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13

How is ratner getting on With his
riding ~Iessonsf"
"Very well. We children are al
lowed to watch him now."-Fliegende
Qiottor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13

Too many wish to he happy before
becoming wise. -Necker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
ENGINEERING COLLEGE REOR-
CANNED.

During the year the Engineering
College of West Virginia University
has been thoroughly recognized.
Heretofore 1t has consisted OF group
OF semiindependent allied depart
ments, but by the action OF the Board
of Regents in placing the entire col
lege under dean the college has been
made a definite unit. The same de-
grees are to be given as formerly, ex-
cept that the degree OF Bachelor OF
Science In Electrical Engineering will
be given for students taking the cleo
trical course instead OF the bachelors
degree in mechanical engineering, so
that both bachelors and masters de-
grees are now offered in civil. mechan-
zeal. electrical and mining engineering
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
nands by the women Of the state, In
order to assist in further formulating
plans for the extension work OF the
University
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT or
WEST VIRGINIA.

Dr. James Morton Callahan, head Of
the Department OF History at the Uni.
versity, Is preparing to offer new
college course on the Industrial devel.
opment OF West Virginia, to alternate
with regular course on American So
sial and economic history To this
end he is collecting original illustra.
tive materials and local narratives re-
fecting the life Of the people, begin
ming with the earliest period OF settle
ment and closing with the latest era
Of industrial achievement To supply
the need OF convenient organized
body OF connected facts suitable for
use az basis for the work OF students
desiring to study the subject he is
digesting, interpreting and arranging
the data obtained from careful study
of available documents and old news.
paper files. and Is constructing from
this general narrative account, with
notes, references and suggestions.
This manuscript narrative, OF which
mimeograph copies are furnished to
students, may be published later In
case there is demand for Its appear.
ance In print
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
New Classification Yards.

About April new classification
yards will be established at Bruins
wick. All the freight off the Third
division of the 49, e. o. will be CLASH
fed at Brunswick instead of at South
Cumberland Freight off the Connells-
Vile division will be hauled through
the yards to Brunswick and will be
classified for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York, besides other eastern
shipping points. The congestio in
the yards has been so great and the
need for additional trackage absolute
ly necessary that preparations have
been going forward at Brunswick to
handle this business to relieve the
CONGESTION in Cumberland. The build
ing and extension of the new shops
and yard trackage has about taken
UP all the available room and the
necessity of diyerting some of the
freight was so pronounced that the
company finally decided to make
Brunswick a regular classification
yard for eastern shipments. Practi-
cally all the fast freight trains from
the Third and Connellsville divisions
will be assorted at Brunswick after
the first of April.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
A NEW BOOK ON INSECTS.

A very valuable book for farmers.
gardeners and fruit growers, as well
as for the College class, on Insects,
Pests OF Farm, Garden and Orchard,
has just been published by Wiley &
Sons, New York City The author OF
the book is f. Dwight Sanderson. Dean
of the College OF Agriculture. West
Virginia University and Director OF
West Virginia Experiment Station,
who has written and published several
other books on insects
This is a book of seven hundred
pages, and contains hundreds Of illus
trations showing insects, their differ
ent stages of existence and their meth.
DDS OF destroying plants. A full de.
scription is given of each insect, and
farm methods are clearly stated by
which insects can be controlled or dc.
stroyed.
When we realize that over one bill
lion dollars are annually lost in farm
products by destructive insects, then
we appreciate the fact that book of
this kind should be in every farmers
library.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.


to obtain delegates to the national con-
vention in favor of Roosevelt will be
pushed forthwith.
Formal announcement of Colonel
Roosevelt's candidacy had been antici-
pated. A short time previously he had
made it clear that his statement in
1904 that he would not accept another
nomination referred to a third consec-
utive term. The announcement, taking
the form of a reply to committee of
governors of states who had united in
asking him to declare his position.
went directly to the point and bore no
embellishments in the way of argu-
ment Colonel Roosevelt said that he
would accept the nomination IL 1t were
offered him, that he wouldn't change
his mind on that point and that he ia
vored presidential preference primaries.
Managers of President Taft's cam
paign for denomination have declared
themselves ready for the fight and ex-
press confidence in their ability to de-
feat the Roosevelt candidacy. The con-
test, from all present indications, will
be the most intense since the incep-
ton of the Republican party.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
SHORT COURSE IN HOME
ECONOMICS.

The Department of Home Econom-
les OF West Virginia University has
been one OF the busiest departments
in the University during the week of
February 18th TO 10th. The Short
Course, attended by women from all
parts OF the state. has been so popu-
lar that the laboratory scarcely &C
commodated the class. The work Of
fered consisted OF two series of les
sons, a practice class every day in the
week, from TO IL o'clock. in which
the women actually prepared dishes.
and demonstration class, from 2 to Z
o'clock, in which dsmonstrator OF
national reputation lectured and pre-
pared dishes. similar course will
be given next winter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
BIG SEASON ON c. Z 0. cAnAL.
Month Of March Here Boatmsn are
BEGINNING 70 CO Over the Plans.

Beginning TO Go over the Plans.
With the month of March now at
hand the Boatmen and others interest
ed in canaling are going over plans
and prospects for the coming season
on the old Chesapeake & Ohio Much
interest is anticipated for the old
canal during the approaching spring.
According to present prospects there
will be more doing on and about the
canal this season than since away
beck in the palmy days Of the early
seventies. The new boatyard, ct
Cumberland, will be equipped with
modern appliances 10 make the build
ing and repairing Of boats more eco
nomical Electric motors will be in
stalled for drawing the boats TO the
Grydocks. Power for this work in the
old yard was supplied by mules Be-
sides the improvements to the boat.
yard 1t is stated that the coal-loading
wharf will be practically rebuilt and
Will be supplied with concrete tiers
and other permanent improvements.
There are nine new canal boats in
Cumberland boatyard now ready for
service and these with the number Of
good boats tied UP for the winter at
Cumberland and Williamsport, Sbarps-
burg and Georgetown will assure
plenty of vessels to carry all the coal
and other freight that may be offered
the canal for eastward shipment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
A UNIVERSITY COURSE ron
EVERY COUNTY.

The West Virginia University has q
plan to reach every person that can
not leave their home to take q course
Of study at the institution.
One means OF doing this is by hold
ing agricultural extension schools, OF
which thirteen are TO be held this year
in as many different counties.
These schools last for one week and
courses are given in soil fertility, farm
crops. dairying, horticulture, animal
husbandry. Home makers schools for
women have bssn granted two coun-
ties Many people are attending these
schools. This is a great opportunity
for the people of West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Death Follows Jail Breaking.

Hagerstown, March 4.-John Her
bert, colored, of Charles Tow1, w
Va. whobroke out of jail several
weeks ago and nearly froze to death
during his one day of liberty before
he was recaptured, died Friday r:ght
in the lookup in Hagerstown.
Both his feet we're frozen and gan
creme had set in and his jaws become
locked He was ABOUT 80 years old
and was awaiting trial on the caaTge
of robbing John Daymude.
Edward Mitchell, coIored, who es.
capped with him. is in serious cor
6ition. "A portion Of his feet may
have to be amputated.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
CHESTNUT BLIGHT DISEASE.

Professor N. j. Giddings attended
the conference called at Harrisburg
by the governor of PennsylvanAa to
consider the chestnut blight disease,
being the only representative from
West Virginia. The Experiment Sta
ton now has . hulletin In press by
Professor GiddinEs giving full descrip-
ton OF this disease, which has destroy.
ed chestnut timber throughout DslA,
ware, New Jersey and Eastern Penn.
sylvanis, and has become already es-
tabiished at one or two points In Wsst
Virginia. Every one interested in
chestnut timber should secure a copy
OF this bulletin.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
COUNTY COMMITTEE
IN SESSION HERE TUESDAY
Republican Mass Conventions viii be
Held in County April to Select
Convention Delegates.

The republican county committee
met on Wednesday at o'clock Ia
Flremen's Hall, Chairman l. w. Wood
presiding. l.. Dew Gerhardt is sec
rotary Of the committee. The meet
ing was not very well attended owing
to the inclement weather.
It was decided to hold mass con-
yentions in the various magisterial
districts Of Berkeley county at 2 p.
m. April for the purpose Of select
ing delegates to the Republican state
delegate convention at Huntington,
May 1G and to the congressional con-
veation at Keyser May Is.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Bio Apple Crop.

The figures for the Adams county
apple crop of 1911 have been COM
piled and show that the crop this year
amounted to 1895 barrels or 1,1S1
carloads In 1910 it amounted to S25
carloads, showing an increase for 1911
of just about fifty per cent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
NOTABLE IMPRovEM EMIT.
Or. SponseIIer Having Office Annex
Built to Walker House.


Contractor NJ L. Compton has be-
gun to make an addition to the house
or East Burke street vacated by Col.
end Mrs. s. w Walker for the new
owner, DR.. G. T. T.. spouselIer. This
VIII consist Of two-story frame Of
ice building on the east side of the
c'eHing, having a froat and back Of
fee on the first floor and a sun par
lor on the second The present bag
window Is being removed and a door
leading from the hallway Of the resi-
dence to the front office win take it's
place. The office addition will be
succeed to correspond with the ex-
terror of the dwelling house. DR.. and
Mrs. Sponseller will move to their
new home this month.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Unclaimed Letters.

Following is the list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the postoffice a!
w. Va, March 4, 1912.
Feser Bert,
Mr.. Thomas f. Bennett,
Mr.. J. Bender,
Miss Clara DeHaven,
Mrs. J. w. Daley,
Jackson G.. Evans,
Mr.. III. f. Freshman,
Mrs. Carrie Fonto,
Mr.. c. w Herbert,
Mr.. Chas. l.. Hay,
Mrs. J r. Jackson,
Mr.. James Miller,
Miss Viola f. Par,
Mr.. d. r. Powell,
Mr.. S. E. Rhodes,
C. b. Scharf,
Mr.. C. E. Shrader.
Mr.. p S. Small,
Mr.. d. H. Seagle,
Mr.. Jack Strohm,
Mr.. D. C. Thompson,
Miss Emma Thompson,
Mr.. James Woody.
Mr.. Charlie f. Young.
Foreign.
francesca Barrese,
Antonio Grezori,
Tital josef.
E. C. HENSHAW, Postmaster.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Close Steel Tariff HEARING,

Washington, March THE senate
finance committee closed it's hearings
on the house steel tariff bill. 1t is ex-
pected that the committee will content
itself with the formality of adversely
reporting the bill instead of attempt
Ing to draft a Republican substitute.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
FREE BULLETINS.

The experiment station Mt Morgan.
town has just issued bulletin on
West Virginia as Poultry State, by
Horace Atwood.
The division OF agriculture extern
sion has Just issued a bulletin, School
Agriculture Horse, by Prof A.
w Nolan This bulletin will be mall
ed free to eAy one In West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Autom obile Endurance Run.

A big automobile endurance run. to
rival the great Ghdden tour, is 20 he
made from Washington City Jule G.
under the auspices of the automobile
club of that city. The route will be
via Baltimore, Wilmington Salisbury,
Dover, Norfolk, Richmond, Stau ton,
Winchester. Charles Town, Harpers
Ferry, Frederick and return to WASH
ington.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Child Labor Violations Alleged.

New York, March 7.-One hundred
and forty warrants and summonses
were issued for individuals and cor
porations in New York city who are
charged with employing children I'M
der sixteen years of age from eight
and one-half to fourteen hours a day
in violation of the child labor law
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
3. & O.,s Grand Old Mar.

John Joseph Payne. oldest retiring
employee of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, celebrated his 9eth
birthday Monday at his home in Balti-
more, having lived for the past So
years at 917 West Fayette street. Mr.
Payne was born in Martnsburs on
March 4, 1916
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Here to See Sister.

Rev DR. D. J. Woods, O; Blacksburg,
Va, and DR.. A. H. Woods, of near
Philadelphia, were called here on ac-
count of the critical Illness of their
sister, Mrs. George F. Mullis. Miss
Mary Woods, who had been visiting
in st. Louis, arrived at home today
for the same reason
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Stunt. Jenkins Back.

D. J. Jenkins, superintendent Of the
Adamantine Clay Products Co.. whose
plant at North Mountain win soon be
in operation, is back from his home
If Chester county, Pa, where he was
laid ND for nearly five weeks with
rheumatism.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
ADOPT "H0UN' DAWG" SONG.
Clark Followers Make Ozark Classic
Their Official Can,paian SLOAN.

~t@TH FSbe"~fe VAIN Staoote
Their Official Campaign Slogan.
The Ozark "houn' dawg' song has
been adopted by the Champ Clark sup
porters as the official song for his cam
paign for the presidency. The boom
ers say they are going to sing Champ
into the White House with it. Here
are the two stanZas:
Every time l come TO town
The boys start kickin' my dawg aroun'.
Makes no difference If he is a houn'.
They gotta quit kickin' my dawg aroun'
Chaw de meat and save de bone
or Blue Neck lives on Tallhone.
Makes no difference II he is a houn'.3
You gotta quit kickin' my dawg aroun'.
Missouri papers are offering prizes
for the discovery of the author.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Locates in Greencastle.

Prof. Philip +. Baer we'll known
here as a singer. has purchased a
house in his native town Of Green
castle, Pa, and he and his wife have
moved into it from Washington. Prof
Baer will start a class in vocal music
IN Greencastle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09

The Denver Daily News of Tuesday
printed large picture of Mrs. c. j..
Faulkner, wife of former Senator
Faulkner. of this city, who is visiting
Mrs. Stephen r. Snodgrass in that
city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09

Too often in speech and print occur
Uncle Sans common people" my
servants" Our middle classes" Re.
publican France still adores her
princes and despises her poor. The
United States and the Kingdom of
Heaven were founded for the homes
OF the poor and the weary and the
persecuted-not for funkey monkeys.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
New store Front,

Bender & Harris are tearing ont
the front at the store room OF 4. Sny
der in the Douglas building and new
and modern one will take it's place
At this Hub clothing store.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
ROOSEVELT AS
A CANDIDATE
Headquarters Opened and the
Fight For Delegates Begun.
TAFT MEN ARE CONFIDENT.
Believe That tho President Will Be Re-
nominated - Contest Win BE the
Most intense Since the Inception Of
the Republican Party.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's eandi-
dacy for the Republican nomination to
the presidency is easily the biggest
sensation thus far in the political cam
paign of 1912.
Immediately following his announce
ment the colonel opened headquarters
in the Metropolitan Life building, New
York. Ten rooms on the twenty-fourth
floor were furnished and Oliver Gin
ton Carpenter. lawyer, took charge.
Mr.. Carpenter was one of George 3.
Cortelyou's lieutenants in the campaign
of 1904.
The New York headquarters will CO.
operate with headquarters in other sec
tons Of the country, and the campaign
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
General Andrade Assasslnated.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, March Cen
eral Julio Andrade, military command
er at Guayaquil, was assassinated at
Quito by some of his soldiers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09

Mrs. "A. r. Rosenbloom, of Phila-
delphia, is here for the Miller-Kirson
wedding Sunday evening and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Philip Hack.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
No HIGH School There.

BY a majority of 1863 Berkeley
Springs voted against issuing s25, 200
bonds for the erection of a high school
building.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
SUIT ON BUILDING LINE.
r. S. Emnnert Files Suit of Ejeetment
AGAINST M. A. Little,

Against NJ. a. Little.
f. s. Emmert has brought suit of
ejectment in the Circuit Court against
Martin A. Little, claiming that Little
is over on his (Emmert's) line, thus
interfering with his proposed build.
ing plans. Mr.. Emmert, who recently
bought the old Wild frame house
next to his store, intends to tear it
down and erect a business block on
the site, as told before in these
columns.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
Lucky Wreck.

A bad wreck was narrowly averted
az Westernport when car jumped
the track ait the bridge. but didn't fall
into the river