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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-09-12
York River Line

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS
and KlCH MOND, VA.
Steamer leaves Baltimore Tuesday, Thursday
and SATURDAY. al p m. and arrive west
Point at T IS a m and Richmond at 94G s. m
Steamers call II Gloucester Point. York
In Gay Bank and Almonds, weather
permitting.
PIERS is and 80 LIGHT STREET VIVA
through Tickets to an points may be secuted
baggage checked and state rooms reserH I'd
rom the City Ticket Offices, ll9 +. Blltlm l6
-treet Arthur " . ROBSON, Agent, ~ n. Ba Il
moro street, General Offices Light and 1t
tfeets, baltimore, Md.
f.. J. CIiGSM, n CHAPMAN.
Genl. lass Agt. Asst Gent PasF. a >
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This win Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders To-
Children relieve Feverishness, Head
ache, Bad Stomach, Teething Disor
ders. move and regulate the Bowels
and destroy worms They break W
Colds in "a hours. Used by mothers
for % years. All Druggists, CSC, Sam
pie FREE Address, A. S. Olmsted
Leroy. n. Y.
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EXAMINATION RESULTS.

Monday County superintendent
zeilor prepared his report of the three
uniform teachers examinations held
in the county. There was but one
first grade certificate issued, % num-
her two'a and thres's arr Q failures.
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BESSIE E. CONRAD.

Mechano.therapy Massage and EIec
tro MIGRATORY Treatment applied to
Chronic and Nervous Diseases, PAN.
less chropody, Scalp and Fair Treat
ment, Ladies' Shampooing, Facial Mas
saying and Mancur,ng. Turkish
Cabinet Baths for Ladies'.
300 West King Street.
Win. Phone. Opposite Postoffice.
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e10T510d I00 Ide3 TNaJ Jim was Inc
greatest man in the world when she
wa student al Carlisle. Big Jim
recriprocated and the pair eyentured
70 have their photographs taken to-
gather. The MilletThorpe wedding
Will take place in St Patriek's church
al Carlisle, Pa, and the ceremony will
be strictly formal All Of the car
Isle students that can possibly crowd
INTO the church will witness the we'd
ding Of their IDOL
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Professional Cards

"A NhfHN ~ tNNOEN6OO 0S1
"A ATTORNEY-kT-LAW.
Practices in State and Federal
Courts. Conyeyancing and collections
n speciality. A commissioner Of ac-
counts will give prompt attention 20
settlements Of estate accounts, etc.
OFFICE--Corner Public Square.
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Absolutely No Admittance.

The New York Evening Post re
minds us OF good story told Of the
late Lord Wolseley. or Sir Garnet VOL
seley as he then was. during the mill
tary occupation of Egypt. Deemins
it advisable. for obvious reasons, to
place guard around the harem Of
local potentate, a brother officer.
strolling into an adjacent garden, was
hailed by a sentinel. Hi. sir: you
mustn't go there, sir Don't you
see who am protested the officer
Il am Colonel Blank Of the Yes.
sir" know" Interrupted the trooper,
respectfully; but theys leddies Twin
in that 'ouse. an the horders FIN Sir
Garnet IS that 'es not to be let to go
in there isself-no matter 'ow bad ha
wants to-
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what | offer for three hours What's
the matter with you. don't risk my
neck" He turned, sending his pow
erful voice ringing down The line
Here. hunt the paddock. all of you
two hundred dollars for a man to ride
the next three hours with mel"
You can't take man from another
camp. Stanton" protested the frantic
Mr.. Green. He might trick you, hurt
the car"
His appeal went down the wind IN
needed. except for one glance from the
racers cleaning eyes.
He won't trick me-" said Stanton.
The crowded stands were a bulk of
swaying. seethirg Impotence The
paddock was in an uprOar, the Mer-
curry camp the center of interest. But
no volunteers answered the cali The
painting machine, its hood wrapped in
Jets of violet flame, headlights and
tail-ights shedding vivid illumination
around the figure of its baIled master,
quivered with impotent life and
strength Raging. Stanton stood.
watch in hand, his face a set study in
scorn
Suddenly the harsh rasp Of the Off
cial klaXon scared above the hubbub.
warning. summOning
-Four minutes" painted the despair
ing assistant manager Stanton"
Some one was running toward them,
some one for whom a lane was opened
by the spectators from other camps
who had congregated
Get aboard" called ahead a fresh
young voice. Get aboard; III 60
Thank Heaven for a mani" snarled
Stanton, as the runner dashed up.
why, it's a boy"
Floyd" Mr.. Green hailed hysterical-
ly. You'll go?'
IIl CO." assured Floyd. and faced
the driver: slim, youthful figure in
a mechanics blue overalls, his sleeves
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Lament Religious Apathy.

In Japan all kinds of Christians are
lamentinS the religious stagnation that
seems to have settled on the country.
says a writer in America a Roman
Catholic paper. OF the $4,000 Catho-
lies. 10000 are descendants of the con-
verts of the seventeenth century. and
the Greek Catholics have only 10000
followers After 40 years of evange-
lization there are only somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 Protestants
Of all sects." says the writer, who adds
that the japanese are not irreiiSious.
but like other peoples they are sui
fering from the religious apathy and
uncOncern of the times Just as IN
Europe and America. the modern Jap
anese adore the golden calf and, as
elsewhere. are struggling for money
and place, the natural result Of The
adoption of a materialistic cIVlliza'
tiOn
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-12
Boat Driven by Soap.

A writer in Science tells of an in
genious little skiff, about two inches
long. which he constructed and pro
vided with a piece Of soap for the mo
tor The boat was of wood paratfined
TO repel the water The soap formed
the stern board of the skiff. The boat
was placed on still water in bathtub
ter came in contact with the soap.
After gathering Roadway it reached
a velocity of two inches per second
The power was derived from the po-
tential energy of the surface water
face tension, this reduction being due
to solution of the soap.
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CLEARED AWAY
Proper Food Put the Troubles Away.

Our own troubles always seem more
severe than any others. But when
man is unable to eat even light
breakfast for years, without severe
distress, he has trouble enough.
1t is small wonder he likes to tell OF
food which cleared away the troubles.
Il am glad of the opportunity 10
tell of the good Grape-Nuts has done
for me-" writes a \. II. man, Fol
many years | was unable to eat ever
a light breakfast without great suffer
ing.
After eating | would suddenly be
seized with an attack OF collie and
vomiting. This would be followed by
headache and misery that would some
times last week or more. leaving me
SO weak | could hardly sit up or walk.
Since | began to eat Grape Nuts
have been free from the old troubles.
| usually eat Grape Nuts one or more
times a day, taking it at the beginning
of the meal Now | can eat almost
anything | want without trouble.
when | began to use Grape-Nuts
was way under my usual weight, now
weigh 80 pounds more than ! ever
weighed in my life, and am glad to
speak of the food that has worked the
change" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
booklet, The Road to MELVILLE. IN
pkgs "There's a Reason"
Ever read the nbo.e letter! new
cre appear. from time to time. They
genuine. true. and full OF huni"n
interrst.
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Settled His Doubts.

Philo Case is one of those old
fashioned men who know every one
who lives or ever has lived in the
village not far from Bridgeport,
Conn, where he has driven the town
hack for more than a half century.
\ former resident went there to call
on some old friends. philO, who had
known her as a girl and matrOn, and
until she moved from the village some
years ago. greeted her efTusively as he
helped her into his rickety old carry
all"
And how is Mr. jones'" he asked
beamingly.
Why. Philc, I'm certainly sur
prised Didn't you know that Mr..
Jones died nearly two years ago.?
We'll, well. Ye-s-s. | did hear
that one Of YOU was dead, but didn't
know for certain which one Of you it
was"
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then, and how TO take care OF bis
driver. he noted Nevertheless. he
meant TO take that fence side.
And he did AS the other drivers
shut off power TO take the dangerous
bend more slowly, Stanton shot for
ward at unchanged speed, cut in ahead
and swept t!st Ground the turn TAX
ing the inside curve. The spectators
rose with Z universe! cry Of cOnsterna-
Jion; the Mercury sTerEcd. almost
facing the inhnld fence. skiGd!ng APP
pallinelv and !urching druuhenly on
TWO wheels, tbeH Ighttd its"lf under
the stoeriug-Wheei in the masters
hands, and rushed Oh. leading by
hundred ieet
The people cheered frantically. the
band crashed into raucOus music.
Stanton s mecharician got UP to lean
over tie back Of the flying car and
feel the rear castings.
you're tryin' 10 tires" he impaired.
his accents close to the drivers ear
That was the first time that Stanton
noticed that Floyd lisped and blurred
his final g in moments of excite
ment. It might have sounded effemi-
nate, if the voice had not been with
out a tremor. AS it was
at the end Of the first hour. the
/ bulletin boards showed the Mercury
five laps ahead Of its nearest rival.
And then Floyd spoke again TO his
| driver
WHAT" Stanton questioned, above
| the noise of the motor.
We've got to run in; I'm afraid Of
| the rear inside shoe. 1t won't stand
| another skid like the last"
Stanton's mouth shut in hard
! line.
Il will not" he stated. Get back
| in your place GU can't tell
Il can"
Stanton deigned no reply. sliding
past one Of the slowe4 cars on the
back stretch 10 go in meant to lose
the whole time gained. AS they took
the back turn. Floyd again leaned
| over.
tTO BE CONTINUED
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-12
DESERVED TO MAKE A SALE
Book Agent at Least Showed That He
Had the Valuable Quality Of
Perseverance.

The book agent who walked into
Peter Steffens office looked like an
ingenious fellow. but Steffens. gianc-
ing up in a hurry, spied his trade
in a minute and muttered to him
self:
"Confound that boy. Now, how did
that fellow get in?"
Aloud, he said You're wasting
YOUR time here | won't buy anything
today"
If you'll only let me show you-'
No" shouted Steffens
1T wont take a minute"
But. really, my dear sir. this is
something out of the common
NO use | cant read" said Stef-
fens
But your family. sir. would you de-
prive them
Il would" said Steffens, "if l had
any I'm an orphan
Well. you might want something to
throw at the cat" suggested the book
agent.
DO you think" demanded Steffens,
that would demean my cat by
throwing your miserable publication at
herr"
The book agent was on'v dashed a
second.
What about me-" he asked, insinu-
ating!y. Don't you want something
to throw at me the next time | Gomez"
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rolled to the elbows and leaving bare
his slender arms; his head. covered
like a girls with soft closely cropped
curling brown hair, tilted back IS his
steady gray eyes looked up at Stan
ton.
You? You couldn't crank a taxi
cab" flung the racer. brutal with dis
appointment and wrath. You'd go?
A boy?"
I'm as old as the driver OF the
Singer car. and scant five years young
er than you-I'm twenty-one," flashed
the retort And | know all there is
about gasoline cars. | guess you're
big enough to crank your own motor
aren't you. If can't? You've got
thirty seconds left; do you want me"
Met on his own tone. Stanton
gasped. then caught his mask from
the man who held 1t.
Why don't you get on your
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flaming flock sprang forward toward
the first turn. wheel to wheel in
death-edged contest. And Stanton for
got his mechanician.
The Mercury led the first circuit. as
usual 1t was very fast. and its pilot
took the chances more prudent drivers
avoided. Still. the lead was less than
the cars own length, two of its closest
rivals hanging at its TANKS, when they
passed the tumultuous grandstand
Just ahead lay again the death
curve" There was a swift movement
beside Stanton, the pendent linen
streamers floating from his cap were
deity seized and the dust swept from
his goggles with practiced rapidity-
Gar on each side an one trying TO
pass the clear voice pierced The
hearing. mo room next the fence
Stanton grunted The boy knew
how to rise in a speeding machine.
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clothesf" he demanded eavagely.

clothesr he emanded savagely.
Are you going to race like that?
Jump, you useless towards there
can't you pass him his things? Tele-
phone the stand that I'm coming. some
one"
There was wild scurry Of prepare
tion the telephone bell jingled madly
"Jes Floyd is one of our new factory
men" hurried Mr.. Green, in breathlesS
explanation. as Stanton took his seat
He's a ges-engine wonder-he knows
them like a clock--he tuned up this
car you've got, this morning.
The klaxon brayed again. trim ap-
paritiCn IN racing costume darted
from the tent to swing into the mar
row seat beside the driver. and stan
tons car leaped for the paddock exit
with roar answered by tie deaten-
ing roar Of welcome from the spec' a
tors.
Seven minutes" snapped the start
er. as the Mercury wheeled IN line.
Stanton shrugged his shoulders With
! supreme indifference, perfectly aware
| of his security, since the start mad
not been made But his mechanician
leaned forward with a little guCgle Of
| irresistible, sunshot laughter.
Don't worry" he besought Really,
We'll get in seven minutes ahead
His hooking young voice carried
above the terrific din OF the eleven
huge machines. and Stanton turned
upon him, amazed and irritated at the
audacity. The starter also stared.
lust as a GashliSht tiared up and
showed fully the young gray eyes
dancing behind the goggles. the red
young mouth smiling below the mask.
the shining young curls which the
cap failed to cover. He stared. then
| slowly relaxed into a smile, and went
| forward.
The talking done while I'm up. is
done by me-" stated Stanton forcibly.
/ Remember"
! Don't you ever need rest?''
| quered Floyd.
Stanton opened his lips, and closed
! them again without speaking. His
trained glance went to sweep his OPP
| ponents. gaging their relative posi-
lions, their probable order on the first
| turn, and his own best move The
successive flashlights on either side
were binding. the atmosphere was
suffocating with the exhaust gasolene
and acetylene fumes. 1t was as ia
miliar to him as the odor of sawdnst
| m tho circIS dWpllfr as the strong
salt wind to habitant of the coast !;
/ the unusual element lay In the boy
/ beside him Man. he refused to
| acknowledge him.
The sharp crack Of pistol, the fall
OF a flag, and the whole struggling.
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always had pam AMI
was irregular. Dur
ing the delay l suf-
fered a great deal
with headache. back
ache, dizziness, few
erish spells, nervous
ness and bloating.
! had been married
nearly three years.
| took Lydia E. Pink
hams v eye table
Compound and now
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HOPELESS.

do you believe our republic can
endure" No, sir-most emphatical
ly | do not. The fools in this town
voted me out of Office last fall"
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Montana NVOman's Case.

Burns, Mont =" Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cured me of awful
backache which | had suffered with fer
months. | was so weak could hardly do
my work and my head and eyes ached al
the time. Your Compound helped me-
in many ways and is great strength
ener. | always recommend it to my
friends and tell them what grand med
icine it is for women. You may use my
name for the good Of others. Mrs.
JOHN FRANCIS, Burns, Montana.
The makers Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands OF
such letters as those above-they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger - it has stood the
test for years.
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/ feel better than l have for years. |
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound to all who suffer as l
did - Mrs. NJ. ZEUNER, 1916 New Jer-
sey Street, Lawrence, Kansas.
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KANSAS WOMAN
WHO SUFFERED
From Headache, BackacEle,
Dizziness and Nervousness,
Restored 10 Health by
Lydia Z. Pink hams
Vegetable Compound.

lawrence, Kans. "a year ago was
suffer from 3 number of ailments.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17
DEATH EXPOSES
DUAL LIFE LED
BY CHICAGO MAN
Held Clerkship in Daytime. Was
Gang Leader at Night Until
Slain by Gunner.

Chicago. Sept. 16-Tt's long
way from a clerNship in the County
Clerks office to gunman and gang
leader. yet Jimmy Fletcher. known
to the denizens of the Chicago bad
lands as Jimmy Kelley, whose life
recently paid forfeit to his too ready
trigger, daily crossed the interyen-
Ing space at n single bound. In
daily life he carried out many of the
attributes of Steyenson's dual char
acter OF Or. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde. 4"
BY day he was known to his wife
and gray-haired mother, as well as
TO hundreds of fellow employees in
he County Building as JimmyFlet-
cher, sedate, orderly attache ofthe
County Clerks office and a highly
respected citizen.
BY night the respectable clerk was
known TO the police as Jimmy
Kelley, gunman and gang leader.
member of that ilk that recognizes
no law save its own--no justice save
that of reprisal for wrongs real or
fancied. meted out by a leaden bull
let.
Three years ago Jimmie Fletcher
married Mable Kelley, and they fur
uished an apartment and started
housekeeping 1t was there in the
hallway that the foes of Jimmie
Kelley, gunner. laid him. dying, af-
ter they had avenged the shooting
by Kelley of Pat" Canary and
Bob" Lynch. There Mabel Kelley
Fletcher found her husband with his
life ebbing away
To the weeping. gray-haired moth
or and the widow of Jimmy" Kelly,
gunman. yesterday, he was still
Jimmy" Fletcher, the devoted hus-
band, the good son, They would
not believe that he had ever done
wrong to any one.
Il cannot see why they call him
Jimmie Kelley" said his mother
Mrs. Mary Fletcher. "He was a
good boy and a good SON Why. the
flowers at his funeral hlled the
house They all loved him, l can
not believe that, he ever did what
the say" And the young widow
sobbingly gave the same testimony.
Five OF the nine men who rode in
what has been termed the red muir
der car the night Jimmie" Kelley
was killed are still being sought by
the police. Four have been arrested
as accessories, but the killer" has
not yet been found.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17

We have been in business In this town
for some time and we are looking TO
build up trade by always advising our
patrons right.
So when we tell you that We have
found the eczema remedy and that We
stand back OF IL with the manufac turer 5
iron clad guarantee, backed by ourselves
you can depend upon IL that we give our
advice not in order to sell a few bottles
of medicine to skin sufferers. but be-
cause we know how 1t will help our
business If we help our patrons.
We keep in stock and sell, all the we'll
known skin remedies. But We will say
this If you are suffering from any
kind of skin trouble. eczema, psoriasis.
rash or letter we want you to try full
size bottle of ID. ID. ID. Prescription.
And. II 1t does not do the work. this
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17
$40 WEEK CLERK
GETS S2,6OO,0OO
Within ONE YEAR
Leaves Job in Connecticut and
Strikes it Rich" in Chill
Where Wife Lived.

New York, Sept. 16.-Young man,
go South.
That is the advice that comes
from Clarence Burr Byxbee, a year
ago $10-a-week insurance clerk
in his home town Norwalk, Conn,
but now the pOssessor of more than
100000, as the result of mining
operations in South America. He is
twenty-one years old.
Success came with leaps and
bounds, A student of thcosc Ohy
and deep thinker. Byxbee met Aliss
stella Chintla, daughter Of a
wealthy Gillian planter and the
possessor of 100000 dowry. She
too. was Interested in the New
Thought" and this brought them to-
gether.
The wedding was a double one,
for her sister, Irene, was married at
the same time to Charles R. Ham
mersley, a teacher, from their home
valparaiso, Chill. The nuptials took
place in Brooklyn, August 80,
1912.
This is the land of opportunity"
ByXhee wrote his widowed mother,
Mrs. Eunice J Bixbee, in Norwalk.
Everything is in the embryo and
anybody with energy can make
money fast Just watch me-"
Now he is rich. He has pur-
chased modest home in Iqulque,
chill, the center of his operations.
His young wife is spreading her
ideas and thoughts among her ma
tive people
Byxbee writes he will come back
home when he has made his third
million. Norwalk is preparing a
rousing reception tor Byxbee when
he comes back and il is said that the
mayorship will be offered him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17
ELGIN BUTTER KING
LEAVES $3.50, 600

Elgin, ILL.,, Sept. 16.-The late
Demont E. Wood, pioneer butter
king and at the time of his death
last week president of the Creamery
Package Manufacturing company,
left an estate OF more than a quar-
ter of a million dollars. Practically
all of it under, the Will, goes 10 his
widow and two children, Frank NJ.
Wood and Mrs Alfred w Craven.
Mrs Craven is the wife OF a Chi
cago lawyer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17
RUSSELL TUTHILI
Exclamation of potIatch

The word potlatch is corruption
OF an Indian word common among tn
Pacific coast tribes, meaning fes
tival Of gifts. At a patshatl (pot.
latch) celebration the more personal
property an Indian gives away, blan.
Acts, ornaments. etc. the higher he
stands In the estimation OF his neigh.
bors, and the more he expects to re-
ceive in return at the next potlatch.
The festival is also accompanied by
music. dancing and feasting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17
"Our Personal Guarantee
TO all Skin Sufferers"
HERMAN {. SCHUH

to Judge
Again and again we have seen how a
few drops of this simple wash applied
10 the skin, takes away the itch. in
stantly. And the cures all seem 10 be
permanent.
ID. ID. ID. Prescription made by the
ID, ID. -. Laboratories of Chicago, is
composed of thymol, glycerine, oil of
wintergreen and other healing. soothing
cooling ingredients. And ii you are
Just crazy with itch. you viii feel
soothed and cooled. the itch absolutely
washed away the moment you applied
this d. d. d.
than one family by recommending this
remedy TO a skin sufferer here and
there and we want you to try IL now
on our positive no-pay guarantee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17
MONEY BILL WON'T
LIMIT DIRECT0RATES

Washington. Sept, 16-By a vote
of II to "A the House late today re-
fused to insert in the currency bill
prohibition against interlocking
directorates in the proposed federal
reserve banking system. The amend
ment was offered by Representative
Lindberg.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-17
Sugar..

Almost all the sugar In the world
comes frorl two sources--the sugar
cane and the sugar beet There is
also maple sugar. sugar made from
the sap OF date palms and from dried
fruits. But the sugar we use in huge
quantities. the loaf sugar, the granu'
lated and the powdered. comes FROM
the cane or the beet Fifty years ago
sugar was more or less OF luxury
Today it Is a necessity,