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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

elared Miss, Lee, dimpling divine
ly, while the spoilers laughed.
The battle was a fierce one. In.
nocent after innocent foundered
and fell on Pygmalion, crustace-
an, syncope and neurasthenia, UNI
til the line was reduced to Miss
Summers on the one side, and
Miss Adams on the other.
Alteration" called the pro-
nouncer.
Alteration" spelled Miss
Summers, unthinkingly.
"A-b-e-double ration" Miss
Adams cried quickly, and Miss
Summers sat down in great en-
barrassment,
Then sudden summons came
for the triumphant Miss Adams
and she was compelled to depart.
A demand was made for a substi-
tute, and the rosy Virginia Lee
declared to be the only person in
the room who had not succumb-
ed. Strong objections were urg-
ed by the Adams side, but the ref
cree insisted Miss Lee was the
only one eligible, and, blushing,
she faced the champion editor.
The referee looked for something
easy.
Giraffe" he called.
"G-i-r-a-f," responded Miss
Lee, while. everybody Uttered
and looked expectantly at the ed
.itor.
"G-i-r-a-double f. said the ed
itor, hesitatingly, while every
body murmured wonderingly.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

disgust.
The referee shook his head
Love" he announced to Mr..
Porter.
"L-u-v," answered the editor.
Lowe" called Miss Lee, III
quick triumph. L
Captain Adams side wins"
declared the referee, "and Miss
Virginia Lee is the champion
speller of Bradford" IT
The announcement was a nine
days wonder, but the announce
ment of the Lee-Porter engage
fnent three months later was a
ninety-and-n ine-days' wonder.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

4 x y 4 x x +
y WHY IS~IT- =
That they make door knobs
= both round and slippery? =
X 4 \ \ + X X + 4 \ y
These days remind us of the
glad days when we used to grab
two hot pancakes, slap one over
each ear, and duck off to school
through the cold morning
breezeS.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
DANGER PERIOD
of W0MANS'L|FE
, FROM IS to so
Interesting Experience of Two
Women-Their Statements
Worth Reading.

baskerville, N CT suffered for years
with female trouble while going through
the Change of Life | tried a local phy-
stefan for couple of years without any
substantial benefit. Finally after re-
peated suggestions to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, l quit my
physician and commenced using it with
the happlest results. | am today prac-
tically well woman and anxious to con-
tribute my mite towards inducing others
to try your great medicine, as | am fully
persuaded that it will cure the ailments
from which | suffered if given a fair
chance.
:" If you think this letter will contrib
ute anything towards further introducing
your medicines to afflicted women who
are passing through this trying period,
it is with great pleasure consent TO its
publication. . Mrs. JULIA A. MOORE,
II East ST., Ashevile, N. C.
The Case of Mrs. Kirlin.
Circleville, Ohio.-''I can truthfully
say that / never had anything do me SO
much good during Change of Life as Ly-
dia E. Pinkham S Vegetable Compound.
Before | had taken one half bottle
of it l began to feel better, and have
continued taking it. My health is better
than it has been for several years. If
all women would take it they would es-
cape untold pain and misery at this time
of life. = Mrs. ALICE KIRLIN, 1853 W
Mill St, Circleville, Ohio.
The Change of Life is one of the most
critical periods of woman $ existence.
Atsueh timeswomen ayrely upon Lydia
E. Pinkham S Vegetable Compound
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

Following is the list Of letters re
naming unclaimed in the postoflce at
Martinsburg, W. Va Sept. 80, 1912.
Mr.. Frank L. Brown Mr. S. l. Bar
rett, Mr. John w Bageant, Mr.. James
D. Carroll, Mrs. l., B, Cross, Mr.. Oil
yer Cyrus, Miss Elizabeth Ellis, Cora
sin Eyacovich, Miss Mable Frinfrock-
Miss Cora Gregory Mr.. Ben Gordon
Mr.. Charles Hammer Miss Helen
Heard, Mrs. Flosie Hess, Mr.. Theodore
Hit, Pearl Huntley DR., J. A. c, How
er %, Mr.. Henry Jones, Mr.. New
ton Kline, VIM. c. Kidd Mr. G. II.
Kerr, Gyuro Kovacevic, Mr. Joe Long,
Mr.. c. F, Leonard, James Middleton,
Mr.. Kelly Mason, Mr.. Sylvester My
ers, Mr. R. r. Minton DR.. Benz G.,
Miller, Miss Anteta McKouse Mr. II.
S. McGregor, t2). Miss sallie PAYNE,
Mr.. Manthul Robertson, Mr. J. Stan
ley Roberts, Mr. Joseph Smith, Mrs.
j. T. Shipley, Miss Leyna Schauskey,
Mr.. Leroy II. Shansbury, Mrs. J. X,
Wilson, Mr.. Walter Widmyer, Miss
Mary Walker, Miss Rose f. White, Mr.,
Leroy White, Mr. William Wilbur,
Foreign, Mr. Giuseppe Di Cheuo, Miss
Il. Smith.
E, c. Henshaw, Postmaster,
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01

Here is law that many people I'M
knowingly violate. II is unlawful for
representatives of churches, societies.
etc, to solicit candidates for office for
Contributions, and the provisions OF
his statue are given below that all
nay be Informed as TO what the law
is. The statue says:
"If any person or committee or rep.
resentatiye Of any church, school
charitable institution or religious So
ciety shall knowingly solicit a candi-
date for Office or a candidate for nom
ination to any office, TO give, lend, or
agree to lend, offer, promise or prom
Use to procure, any money or valuable
consideration for use of himself or
other person for said church, school,
charitable institution or society the
person or persons so offending shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and fined
not exceeding 10000"
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
PREPARE STAMPS
FOR PARCELS POST
Unique Designs Are Being Made Fer
Forwarding Mail Packages Wien
Law Goes Into Effect.

Arrangements have been made by
PostmasterGen Hitchcock fer the
engraving and manufacture of a ser
les of II stamps, unique in size and
novel in design, for exelus We use in
the forwarding of packages by the
new parcels post. Under the law re-
Gently enacted by Congress, ordinary
stamps cannot be used for this pur-
pose.
The special pareels-post stamps will
be larger than the ordinary stamps
and will be SO distinctive in color and
design as to avert any possible con
fusion with stamps now in use.
The new issue will be in three ser
les of designs. The first will illus
trate modern methods of transporting
mail, one stamp showing the mail car
on railway train, another an ocean
mail steamship; third, an automobile
now used in the postal service, and a
fourth, the dispatch of mail by aero
plane.
The second series will show at work
in their several environments the four
great classes of postal employees
postoffce, clerks, railway mail clerks,
city letter carriers and rural delivery
carriers. The third series will repre-
sent four industrial scenes showing
the principal sources of the products
that probably will be transported eX-
tensively by parcels post
The stamps will be ready for dis
tribution December l, in order that the
10000 postofIices may be supplied
with them before the law becomes eff
fectiye- January 1
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01

H. a. Riddle, Gen. Pass Agt.
M. c. Kennedy, J. H. Tonge,
Vice-Pres. & Gen. Supt. Supt.
w, A. Gard Agent, Martinsburg, W. Va
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
~ CUMBERLAND VALLEY r. r.
~ TIME TABLE,

In effect Monday, May 27, 1912.
xDaily except Sunday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01

crow has never agreed to be exiled
from the face of the earth.
In every country, both civilized and
uncivilized the skill and hate of man
kind has worked toward his destruc-
ton. With him the battle is always
raging il has been so through all gen
crations. and yet the crow is the only
creature covered with hair or feathers
that has been able to hold his own
AGAINST the onslauehts of humanity.
Armed only with his wonderful
vision, his acute sense of smell and
swift pair of wings. he has by his in
tclGgence. good sense and Judgment.
beld his own against all his combined
enemies for centuries, although they
have been armed with guns, traps and
poison and all other implements OF
warfare He is the only bird or ami
NAL in existence that does not de
crease in number
1t is true, he takes corn in the
spring time, for which oilense he
should be amendable TO the law. and
should be tried by a jury of his peers
and punished accordingly; but it is
also true that he wages an incessant
war ON insects. for which he should
at least. have a friendly word Of en-
enlargement.
For a brief time in early spring
he may do some damage by pluckne
/ the corn planted by the farmer, or
may occasionally resort to robbing Il
hens nest but these things are trivial
to the good that he does in eating in
seets aud rodents that are so detri-
mental to agricultural interests.
For one month in the year he may
be a nuisance, but if you will follow
him for the other eleven months. you
will be astenished TO see the good he
does. If you will observe his habits
closely, you will find him continually
seeking grubs, worms mice and
moes: he hunts the fields over as
carefully for these morsels of food
as does the thoroughly trained bird
dog In winter he may be found bur
rowing into the earth, seeking dorm
ant Insects, that are waiting for the
return of the summer sun TO bring
them TO the surface of the earth, 10
become the parents of myriads of CON
suming progeny
while the crow is not endowed with
the same judgment or reasoning pow
ers as man, yet his remarkable in
stinct in many instances seem to be
more powerful than even judgment or
reason.
while we may entertain some hat,
red to the crow, for pulling our corn,
yet if you viii soak your seed corn
in tar water he will not touch it, and
with this one main objection out Of
| the way we can all join in admiring
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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
Had tuberculosis
o OF Glands; Now Well

II Won are sufferer from Glanduar
tuberculosis, or know OF anyone SO
afflicted, Il might be well TO investigate
this case, where the writer declares after
a year Of suffering. he found permanent
relief and fun recovery to health by
using Eckman's Alternative. n medicine
which has been effective In many cases
257 Laruston St, PhiIa, Pa
Gentlemen In March, 1909. | was
taken sick and my doctor pronounced
my ease Tuberculosis in the Glands
Medical treatment did not help me, and
on my doctors adviO', / went to a hos
ptal to he operated upon. bHt relief was
only temporary. | lost strength, and at
times would have cold swcats and fever.
In AprIl, 1910 returned to the hospital,
but the continued operations were not
benetitlng me
In the meantime, friend of mine
advised Eckman's Alternative. saying IL
was good for Tuberculosis. The wounds
in my neck were still open ana in n
frightful condition when ! started to
take it, After using two bottles, |
found | was improving hayine gained
weight. could cat, and was able 10 sleep.
continued using 1t until ! was we'll,
which was in November, 1910 Before |
took the medicine. / had three hemor-
rhagcs; since have been taking it, l
have not had any. On November II,
1910. ] started to work and since that
time | have not lost one days work
through sickness | can highly recon-
mrhd Erkman Alternative 10 anyone
who is suffering from Tuberculosis or
Gland Trouble providing they take it
as directed. / will gladly correspond
with any party desiring further infor-
nation of what the medicine did for me-
(Sworn aflidavit JOSEPH H. WHITE
Eckmans Alternative Is effective in Bron-
chitis Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat and
Lung Troubles. ana in upbuildiHR the
system. Docs not contain poisons opates
or habit forming drugs. ASK for booklet
telling Of rpc0vorieS and write to Eekman
Laboratory, Philadelphia Pa FOR evil
dence. For sale by all leading druggists
Il. l.. Snodgrass and NJ. A. Snod-
grass. druggists.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
NEW FIRM.

The mercantile business OF r. n.
Funkhouser, Big Pool has been sold
to G. L. Brewer and Malcolm Hen
sey, Hagerstown, who took charge Of
the business at noon Saturday. Nh
Brewer is a son OF Postmaster Brew
or, Big Pool
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
ing the summer The pennies were
put up loo in bag.

Important forms OF publicity for Inn
portant news greatly important dis
play, "type-effects,' and space for
greatly important news. And this rule
for the treatment OF general news apj
plies, also, TO store.news. .s.4.s Il
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
The EngIishman's High Praise of Corr
On the Cob.


II. G. Wells, famous English nov
elist writing a piece of fiction in the
October American Magazine, says in
the course of a depression on the sub
ject of food
And look at America! Here's a
people who haven't any of them been
out of Europe for centuries, and yet
they have as different table as you
could well imagine There's a kind OF
fish, planked shad, that they cook on
resinous wood-roast it, I suppose. It's
substantial, like nothing else in the
world. And how good too with turkey
are sweet potatoes Then they have
such a multitude of cereal things;
stuff like their buckwheat cakes all
swimming in golden syrup And In
dian corn again
"Of course corn is being anglieized.
I've often given you cornIatterly,
before we came away.
THAT sort Of separted grain-out of
tins, Like chickens food-It's not
the real thing. You should eat corn
ON the cob-American fashion, It's
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01

grass, druggists.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
WISE LIQUOR DEALERS.

Stanton once went dry The Ii
ouor dealers of that city of their own
accord are removing blinds and cur
tains from saloon windows and posi-
lively refuse 10 sell to an habitual.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01
SELLS 1000 PENNIES.

Pop Corn Jim Purdy, Pen MAJ had
an odd sale a. market, in Waynesboro.
lie offered 1000 pennies. which he
had taken from his slot machine dur.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-10-01

Mrs. Frank Townsend and daugh-
ters, Misses Leah and Elsie, Of Me
Keesport, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs T.
]. Brown, of North Queen street.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-07
NOW ON THE
HOME STRETCH
PRIMARY DAY BRINGS OUT A
BIG VOTE AND NAMES THE
CANDIDATES WHO WILL
BE IN THE RUNNING ON
JUNE 18.

Last Tuesday was primary election
day, folks. The Journal predicted that
big vote would be cast. The Journal
was not off in its prediction. The total
registration was 6,262. The highest vote
cast was 5,794. Up to o'clock it looked
as if the electorate didn't care very much
who was nominated but after that hour
the voters piled into the booths until
the election officials had heart trouble
taking care of them.
Following is the tabulated vote for
the various candidates. The official
count may make some changes but it is
believed that the totals vii stand prac-
tically as given:
Commissioner of Finance Skaggs, l.
47S; Christensen, 1892; Miller, 1927
Duryee, sol; JaXtheimer, l9l.
Commissioner of Public Works -
Thompson, l,702; Hassell, ll05; Sole
,0S0; Thorsvig, 40; Melang, 3lO; WEEK.
en-, lis.
Commissioner of Public Safety-Bro-
deck, 1853; Olinger, l,l59; Saylor, 9l2;
Reardon, 75l; Sandidge, 625.
Here are the men who will be in the
| finals:
Commissioner of Finance-T. E. s;kaggs
and c.. c.. Christensen.
Commissioner of Public Works-Alex
Thompson and r. B. Hassell
Commissioner of Safety--A. A. Bro
deck and r. J. Olinger.
There were several surprise packages
handed out. 1t had been conceded that
he socialists would win place in al
three events, owing to their solid organi
zation, but they We're only able to land
one man, r. j. Olinger.
Christiansons run was a surprise as
he was not counted on as a serious con
tender.
Weken received lis votes in the entire
city.
JaXtheimer "also ran"
Despite the assertion that the wet and
dry issue did not enter into this cam
paign, it is apparent that the saloon
question was a big factor in the primary
contest.
June Is will settle the question. The
men nominated are about of equal
strength as far as character and ability
are concerned, Any man of the six
would undoubtedly give his whole time
and energy to the administration of the
city's affairs if elected. Personality of
the candidates will lenter largely into
the final contest and, in the offing, rides
that old issue of "wet or dry.'
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-07
0HIO'S NEW
CONSTITUTION
LABOR PLAYS AN IMPORT
ANT PART IN FRAMING OF
OHIO'S ORGANIC Law
JUDGE-MADE LAW GETS A
DECIDED JOLT.

Columbus, Ohio, June G.-'The consti-
tutional convention of this state has
completed its labors. One important
provision adopted by the convention is
the abolishing of the contract system in
all the penal institutions of the state.
The provision goes further than the CON
stitutional provision of New York, in
that it also forbids the sale of any prison
made goods whether manufactured in
the state or not, unless they are stamped
prison made" A law passed six years
ago abolished the contract system in
the state penitentiary and reformatory,
but did not touch the system in the
warehouses. Contracts in the Cincin-
natl, Columbus, Dayton and GAINESVILLE
warehouses are now held by the Brom-
well Brush and Wire Goods company and
in addition to the above institutions op-
crates at the New Jersey state prison
and the Maryland penitentiary at Balti-
more under the name of the Mercer
Brush company. Other important pro-
visions in the interest of labor were
adopted as follows State legislature
empowered to establish minimum wage
laws capital punishment abolished !;
women's suffrage provided for; initia-
tive and referendum, provided that leg
islatme must first pass on the proposal
and, if rejected, the people can vote on
the amendment or their original pro-
posal; legal limits of amount of dam
ages that a workman can recover re-
moved; labor iniunctions are limited to
such cases where actual property is de-
stroyed and at the hearing a trial by
jury can be demanded; provision pro-
viding for direct nominations: it is made
impossible for the supreme court of the
state to declare a law unconstitutiona
unless five of the six judges concur:
establishes an eight-hour day on all pub
lie works. whether done directly or in
directly. Labor was represented by IL
delegates, whose influence in shapinp
many of the important provisions in the
new constitution is evident The entire
new constitution will now be submitted
to the people for their approval or re-
lection.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-07
HOW ABOUT IT,
BOB HODGE ?
CLAIMED THAT KING COUN-
TY CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNoR FURNISHED DEPU-
TIES TO ABERDEEN AU-
THoRITIES DURING STRIKE

Robert 7. Hodge, the King county
sheriff, who is campaigning for governor
on the claim that he SIS the friend of
the laboring man." has received hard
jolt from Charles r. Case, president of
the Washington State Federation of
Labor In a statement given out Case
practically charges that Hodge used his
official position to aid in breaking the
strike at Aberdeen.
Hodge has hurt himself, said Case.
He came out against the National
Guard, opposing any further appropria-
tions for this purpose, and then advo-
Gated a state constabulary. Wherever
we have had to do with a state CON
stabulary we have found it worse to deal
with than the National Guard.
Hodge also took hand in the strike
troubles at Aberdeen, entirely inconsist
ent with his claims that he is friend
of labor When the Aberdeen strike was
in effect lot of men were secured from
the outside and sworn in as deputies.
have found out that these men were Sc
cured through Hodge. They were not
deputies under the King county sheriff,
but were recommended to the Aberdeen
authorities by Hodge, he virtually using
his position as an employment agency
for the purpose"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-07
ONE CAMPAIGN LIE NAILED

We may expect to hear all kinds of
stories concerning candidates between
now and June 49, Here is one that we
have heard that we are going to nail
on the jump. 1t has been circulated that
Sandy Thompson has been unfair in his
treatment of labor, This is untrue. He
has never been on the Unfair List at
any time. He has always paid the wages
and granted the conditions asked for by
the Pile Drivers Union and the members
of that union speak Of him in the high
est terms. We are not attempting to
boost his candidacy over that of any
other aspirant for office but deem it fair
to him to nail this canard. We will
gladly make the same statement for any
other candidate who is similarly assailed.
We might state further that Sandy has
been at the head of the Everett Con-
struction Co. and has never had the least
trouble with the building trades.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-07
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN FOR
LAWRENCE.

John c. Lawrence, candidate for the
republican nomination for governor has
headquarters in both Eastern and West
ern Washington.
In the naming of his campaign COM
mittee on the west side Mr.. Lawrence
has made a new departure in politics
Miss Lucy Case, sister Of Charles r.
Case, President of the State Federation
of Labor, has been announced as secre-
tary of the organization and there will
be no division Of the headquarters.
Mr.. Lawrence has spoken in practically
every city and town in thirty counties
and his statistics regarding the cost Of
state government have shown a most
remarkable condition.
"lf the people want to reduce the
cost and increase the efficiency of state
government" says Mr.. Lawrence, poll
tieal considerations must be eliminated.
The business Of the state must be hand
led on the same basis as the affairs of
private concerns are conducted. That
is what / propose, if elected and feel
confident that the people of the state
viii approve of this plan at the polls"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-07
GRAND THEATER.

Two big three-reel productions are on
at the Grand theater this week. "Hump.
ty Dumpty" for Friday and Jess" for
Sunday. "Humpty Dumpty" is Geo. H.
Adams farewell production of this fam
Gus trick pantomime just as he played
1t 5000 times all over the world and
made millions and millions laugh.
"Humpty Dumpty" is a real Joy fest for
everybody, young and old, and will no
doubt draw a record crowd to the popu-
lar Grand, Jess" is Boer war story
from the pen of II. Rider Haggard and
filmed into three big reels by the in
comparable Thanhouser company. 1t is
exceedingly thrilling and spectacular and
IS safely one of the big features of the
season and one that everybody should
see. The standing feature of the Grand
is the fine music by their crack three
piece orchestra-it can't be beaten.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-07
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THIS?

Washington, June G.-During the con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
bill an amendment was offered that no
part of the appropriation be expended
for foreign coal to be used by the marine
corps on the Pacific coast of the United
States. After slight modification of
this amendment it was agreed to- Then
followed an amendment offered by
Uncle Joe" Cannon that staggered those
who have been watching his perform
ances in the house of representatives.
Uncle Joe's" amendment provided
THAT the coal shall be mined by labor
that is employed not exceeding eight
hours day" After considerable dis
cussion this amendment was adopted.
Verify, but times and opinions do change.