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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-24
through the eentlnental dIxlde 800 Re

through the continental divide 800 ftct
deep.
Aud right here LET me say just a
word concerning the much written
about slides TO any one ACCUSTOMED
10 seeing railroads dug and emf through
our mountains slide seems the most
natural thing ia the world OF course
when you ent away the foot OF hill
slope there Is bound to be slide. at
least no one is surprised if there is a
slide
1t is accepted as reasonable propo-
sition that after the construction Of
new road through such a mountain
country as we have that slides Will
continue for twenty or thirty years un-
til at last the Slope acquires its equi-
librium Tho railroads can't bother
themselves too much about slides, but
just dig away the fallen earth when
too much Of it tumbes In.
Here on tie canal 1t IS. OF course. n
bigger proposition. A whole valley is
being dug out. and the slides will hare
70 find their natural slope. and some OF
that slope is bound TO rest at only
very cbtuse angle. SO they are digging
out the slides at the bottom. they are
digging oIt the slides in the middle,
and they are digging out at the TOP. the
material that might slide down by and
by. 1t is a simple proposition, merely
the removal of the extra material, and
some day when enough has been taken
out the slides will stop.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-24
HOW PRESIDENT LINCOLN SIGNED
WEST VAESTATEHOOD MEASURE

Fifty years ago President Lincoln
issued proclamation TO make ef-
fcctiye in 60 days from April 20, 1863,
an act Of Congress admitting the
new state Of West Virginia to the TN
ion, on equal footing with the origin.
al states in all respects whatever"
This act had been approved by the
President in December 81, 1862, upon
the condition that the state constitu-
ton should be changed in certain
respects. One change required had
been the phraseologal Of provision
or the gradual emancipation of slayesf
This having been made, submitted to
the people and fayorably voted on,
Lincoln proceeded to proclaim the
new state.
The President and his advisers
had found the question OF constitu.
tionalty in admitting West Virginia
a hard one to settle in their minds
Lincoln at first was not sure that q
new state could be made out OF an
cd one without the parent states,
consent Virginia was in the confed.
eracy and its consent could OF be OBJ
tanned.
An interesting story OF the Presi-
dent as he appeared to the anxious
West Virginian while celebrating on
the question Of admitting the new
state was afterward tod by Waitman
T. Wiley, one of the first two sena.
tors from West Virginia Rumors
have reached the West Virginian
in Washington that Lincoln tended
to veto their statehood bill and had
been asking advice of his cabinet in
the matter of delegation composed
of Senator Wiley, William G. Brown,
Sr., member of Congress for King
wood. w. Va, and Gov, Frances II.
Pierpont holding office provisionor
al started out Ia the afternoon of
December 81, the last day on which
the President coud act on the bill
to interview the members of his cab
met, and il possible ascertain how
the majority had advised the presi-
dent.
Trumps the Trick.
They found Postmaster General
Montgomery Blair against the bill.
Secretary Salmon p. Chase of the
treasury advised Lincoln lie had
also expressed himself fayorabIy.
Not being able to find all the cab
met members and those they saw be-
fore were divided, the delegation
went to the President.
Lincoln told them OF his doubts
and that he had got the members of
his cabinet to write their views.
Reaching into his desk he brought
out bundle of papers and said;
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-24
OF LIFE AND |
THE PANAMA CANAL
Ideal Conditions Under Which
the Canal Workers Live
at Small Expense.

here There won't be a bachelor left
by the time we get the job done. And
we are making her hum, don't you
thinkr' "IIum? You're making her
roarw | answered as | watched the
swarms of busy men ali busting to
the limit on the job.
Fifty thousand men are now work
ing on the canal. and the canal is more
than so per cent done Six thousand
Of these are white men from the States.
They are paid in gold. They boss the
job.
Six thousand men are laboTers from
old Spain under special contract and
agreement with the government. They
work Spanish hours, eat Spanish food.
drink Spanish white and red wine and
receive Spanish pay-silyer coin. They
work well. They have never been so
well treated and cared for in their
lives.
The Luxury Of Ice.
The balance of the laborers are ne
groes and Hindu coolies from the West
Indian Islands-English. French and
Spanish speaking, They are also paid
In silver in Jamaica a negro can earn
at best 16 to 20 cents per day. On the
canal he gets 81 per day. "And we
get free ice-ice every day" said an
ebony giant thing never heard of
by West Indian laborer before.
They are housed in sanitary houses
also and are supplied oheaply with
good food and water, just as are the
white men, who receive their pay in
gold. No laborer was ever so well
paid and so we'll cared for as are the
men who are now digging the canal at
Panama 1t is demonstration to the
world what the American people can
accomplish.
But the canal, you say-what about
the canal? Yet how can ! tell of the
canal without telling of the men and
women who are digging it and of some
of the conditions under which they
live-the marvellous conditions-for
haven't DR.. Gorgas and his brilliant
and devoted staff of surgeonAand ply
sieians and nurses transformed the no.
torious pesthole Of the earth into, one
of the most salubrious and healthy
places on the globe?
Mosquitoes practically gone; yellow
fever gone-not case since 1906:
malaria gone, plague gone, cholera
wiped out~epidemic illnesses of all
kinds wiped out and made impossible
We showed what we could do when
we cleaned up Havana, when we clean
ed up the Sums of Manila. And now
we have shown the world how to keep
the illnesses of the tropics away and
how to transform pesthole of the
world into yeritable sanitary zone.
l spent half an hour with Or. Cor
gas | met him at the fortnightly
bah of The Tivoli club, where he came
with his charming daughter. | also
met the governor of the zone there
and the chief justice and a multitude
of the ether notable men and many
young men who will become notable
as the years so on.
Then the next day we spent morn
ing visiting the wonderful hospitals
some of them forty-five fine separate
buildings and making the acquaint-
ance of some of the noble and nota-
bic men and women who have them
In charge-llttle sickness, chiefly ac-
cident cases and the accidental ills
that befall working population of
10000 and nefshboring Spanish cities
of 10000 to 10000 for all have privi-
lege of the hospitals.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-24

Entered at the Post Office in Martins
burg, w. Va, as second class mat
ter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-24
Only Sour Grapes.

Meantime those who have always OPP
posed the canal keep up their vocifer-
GUS clarnors and howl long and loud
over every chunk of dirt that tumbles
into the canal ditch, but the big job
goes on just the same, the water will
be in it within year just the same,
and the first boat is likely to pass
through in October next. just the
same. The slides don't scare Goethals,
nor should they scare u.s.
The southern locks at Pedro Miguel
and at Mirahores are practically done.
Here also they are now completing the
seven ton gates. The southern end Of
the canal is finished: even the sea
bourne buoys are in place and already
lighted. Eve are going to put boat
through, probably the big ,dredge Gu
Zebra, next October" declared chief
OF division, although we do not ex-
pect TO open the canal to the public
before 1915"
: | went to the canal unintelligent |
came awat instructed and Informed,
for have beheld and observed the sue
NtSSlul olitAA tlOli VI tht iiAONb tANl tVi
binary constructive enterprise ever yet
attempted by man upon this earth.
"OnIy you Americans could do it, said
the German. Yes. we are the only ma
ton possessing the intelligence and the
energy and the constructive daring to
successfully carry through in its null
iitudinous details so vast an under
taking.
/ return from the Panama canal
prouder than ever Of being an Ameri
can. | feel gIs do aii the men on the
canal zone-'"l'es. IT'S "a big job and
we are big enough to do it3 It's a
big job; it's big we, and I'm one of
'em, I'm one Of we. I'm proud Of my
self for being m. American, The, world
takes off its hat to us Americans
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-24

SATURDAY, MAY "A, 1913.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-24
LA MS ftoo y dHlt ,
Street, Elkhart,
Indiana,

nzwEszszsWrite to LYDIA Z. PINKHAm MEDICINE co.
hsl% CONFIDENTIAL LYNN, MASS, foradVice.
Your letter VIII be opened, read a nd answered
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
Personals.

Mr.. Arthur Hinkle, who is employed
at Clarksburg, spent the past few days
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Fast returned
Wednesday from a visit with relatives
near Parkersburg.
Miss Harriet Boyd, of Grafton, is
the guest of friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Glenn Little returned last even
ing from a couple of days visit Will
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins, al
Colfax.
Mrs. Hugh F. smith went to Nor
gantown yesterday to visit Mrs. Roy
a. Lough.
Rev. oIdaker has been quite sick the
past few days,
Mr.. and Mrs. Birch .Devault have
moved from the Fourth ward to Dia.
mond street.
Mrs. Clarke Merrlfeld is recovering
from few days illness.
Mr.. ]. C. Mckinney is very Ill at his
home on Merchant street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
RACE SUICIDE
FEARS shaken

Mr.. Stork says you're nature fakir,
and You don't know what your talk
ing about, Theodore. Just listen to a
couple Of his exploits.
Here's the Klemm family of Des
Molnes, Ia, Mr. stork stopped there
twice in 1912. First time, Jan. %, he
brought twin girl babies-getting
along fine and dandy now, thank you!
They pleased Mrs, john A. Klemm'
Dad wanted one boy at least. What
does Mr.. Stork do but hustle back the
same year, OIL Dec. 81. a
Boys, this time, and that tickled
dad-two, cunning little fellows at
once.
When The year started the Klemms
were two; when it closed they were
six.
The Klemms have besn married
only two years, at that. Maybe-well,
what's the use Of maybe-inS?
Champion Mother
Now there's Mrs. William G. Clark,
a blacksmith's wife, of Cleveland, O.,
who has taken the champion mother
record from Mrs. William Moore, of
Union City, Mich, by one baby Mrs.
Moore has had only &c children,
Mrs. Clark's last set of quadrup-
lets, born in September, made the
second set of bankruptcies she has had
in the last two years; also 1t brought
her record up to 81 babies, and she's
only So years old!
None Of Mrs! CIark's babies have
come aloneE besides the bankruptcies
feegttmes trlblets came, and there
'weresfiye sets Of twins. .eisgSt.
Only six are now alive, ROLAND, 10.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
the Chamber ofncommeree, this
9th day Of January, 1918.

These are the resolutions passed at
the last regular meeting OF the Cham
Der of Commerce, which was the Iarg'
sst meeting that has been held by the
chamber in many months. The pas
sage of these resolutions was practi-
cally by an unanimous vote and their
meaning cannot be misunderstood,
since they are very specific in their
requests.
Can they be ignored By our repre-,
sentatives In the Senate and House of
Delegates? Would any legislator
try to prevent the passage of this
bill, which is only intended to give the
people of Fairmont the right to vote
upon this bill? Will the SIC petition.
ers who approved the provisions Of
the bill be brushed aside and ignored?
We cannot believe this would be done
by any legislator who prctcnds to rep
recent his constituents.
The success of the bill now rests
largely with the officers CT the Cham
Der of Commerce. The body as a
whole has passed upon the matter in
plain and unmtstakable terms. 1t
will now be the duty of the Secretary
OF the Chamber of Commerce to get
these resolutions and o!her matter
bearing upon the special bill before
the legislature.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
ed at the present session Of the

J..
ed at the present session Of the
Legislature, and,thst the represent
tatives Of the people Of this city
be requested to urge its passage; I.
THERsFoRE, be it REsoLv.
ED, That The Chamber Of Con-.
merce 5indorse the work done by
its committee and lend its hearty
support to said measure by earn
estIy advocating its passage at
the legislature, and that this
chamber inform the HonorabIes
John L. Hatfield and Hood Phil
lips, Senators form the Eleventh
Senatorial District, and c. L. sha-
yer, William 3. Ice, Jr., and oryaI
Murray, Representatives in the
House of Delegates from Marion
county, Of this action and request
them to do iaII'wIthtn their power
to IS IRE the passage Of such spe-
ciaI charter bill as here recon.
mended by the legislative COM
mittee, with the understanding
that the proposed charter plan Is
to be submitted to the voters of
Fairnont for ratification or reiec.
ton; and be it further,
RESOLVED, That our repre-.
sentatiIes in the legislature be
requested to prevent, as far as it
Is within their power andtby their
votes to do SO, any amendments
or alterations being made to said
bill which would in any manner
render nugatory the effect of or
remove from it the provisions for
non,partisan elections, the initia-
tive, Referendum and Recall; and
he 1t further
RESOLVED, That copy Of
this resolution be forwarded to
each of the members of the Iesis-
Iature hereinbefore named, and
that copies Of the same be fur
nished to the local papers with
the earnest request that It be
published.
Done at the regular meeting Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
CHAMBER Of CON-
MERGE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Legislative
Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce acting IN CONJUNCTION
with the Legislative Committee
of the Fairmont Business Mems
Association have, after several
weeks Of persistent labor and dill
lgent research in studying the va
rious forms Of the commission
plan Of government adopted by
many cities of the country, aereeu
upon a plan similar TO the one
now in operation in the City of
Parkershurg, w. Va, which Is
fully set out in the report Of the
Chairman of the Legislative Com.
mittee this day submitted embo-
dying the features Of non.psrtI-
san elections, and the Initiative,
Referendum and Recall; and
WHEREAS, 1t appears 10 the
members of the Chamber Of Com.
meree that this plan has already
met with the Endorsement by res
oIution and otherwise of the Inde.
pendeht Trades Council Of Mar
ion County, the Woman's Club Of
Falrmont and other civic organic.
ations; and
WHEREAS, The citizens Ct
Falrmont In the number of st6
have petltloned, in writing, the
Chamber Of Commerce to prepare
a bill providing for the said City
Of Fairmont charter embodying
these salient features, said petit
tons signed by citizens from all
walks of life, including lawyers,
doctors, ministers, teachers, mer.
chants, bankers, business men
and hundreds of Of Iaboring men,
praying that said bill be introduc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
Child Burned.

James, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bal
ley Nuzum. was badly burned early
yesterday morning at his home in
Bridge street. The child was stand
ing in front of an open fireplace when
his clothing caught fire and was al.
most burned from the body before the
flames were extinguished, The child
however, has not been pronounced in
serious condition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17

is the oldest; the others are; Irene,
1G; Lester, Is: William, 6; Edward,
3; and Hubbard, 2.
Mrs. Clark is the mother through
and through. Just listen tc her:
Most of my girls have died; Irene
is the only one l have; and she is get
ting to be a young lady. l want a
little girl baby, and haze prayed for
one. | HAVE EVEN THOUGHT OF
ADOPTING A GIRL BABY"
-!
The champion mother was born in
France. Following the French peas.
ant custom, she married when 70, and
was mother, of trIplets when 10. One
of these, a daughter, lived until last
summer. Another set OF triplets was
born three years later, and then fol.
lowed the five sets of twins, and in
October, 1910, another set of trlplets.
The two sets Of quadrupiets that have
come to THE Clark home since then
never opened their eyes 70 the world.
Mrs. Clark is a'woman of medium
height about FIVE feet five inch and
is stocktly built. Her mother has %
children, all twins Or tIiplets. Her
grandmother had 90 children, twins,
triplets and bankruptcies.
champion Mothers
MRS. Feodor Wassiliev, wife of Rus
sian peasant, 60 children.
Lady Elphinstone, England, died in
1900, SO children.
Mrs. Berry London, died in 1860,
80 children.
Mrs. Helen Ur0uhart, Scotland, died
in 1916, SO children.
Mrs. John Jones. Marlborough, Eng,
land, 81 children.
Mrs. Greenhill, England, died in the
Seventeenth century, 80 children
Mrs. Alice Hooker, Conway, Wales,
died about 1907, Al children.
Dionora salviati, Florence (date un-
known, SO children.
Mrs. William Moore, Union City,
Mich, &c children.
Mrs. William Clark, Cleveland, Ohio,
81 children.
Mrs. Agnes Racilta, New York city,
90 children.
Champion Dads
The champion American father was
David Wilson, who died al Madison
Ind, many years ago. He was the
father of AZ children. He was married
several times.
The worlds record is held by Fec,
dor Wassillev, a Russian peasant. His
first wife presented him with 16 sets
of twins, seven sets of triplets and
four sets of bankruptcies, making 60
in all. Then she died. The second
Mrs. Wassillev added two sets of trip
lets and six pairs OF twins. That
made a grand total of 81 children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17

FIRSi;IiEl4
~ sGasd7sFIE5 .I1llsIS.sEs.I
Purchased Restaurant.

Messrs. Glenn Springer and wilE6
Moran have purchased the restaurant
at the corner of Water and Bridge
streets, formerly conducted by Mr.,
Earl Michaels. The new owners have
taken possession and are remodeling
the restaurant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17

The Scottish Comedy Acrobatic
Act at the Hippodrome is one Of
the very best Of its kind. It is a
riot of laughter. Made a great
hit last night. Here balance Of
week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
REV. EDDY Preaehed.

Rev. Eddy delivered an excellent
sermon last evening at the Palatine
BAPTIST church. The pastor, Rev,
George E. spruill, was in Buckhannon
yesterday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17

Three strong acts at the Hippo
drome Today and Tonight. A
very clever show. Don't miss it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-17
EASE THAT SORE, TIGHT CHEST
MUsTERoLE DOES 1T!

Rub MUSTEROLE OH your chest
brickly, and you will be amazed at the
blessed relief you will feel right away.
1t prevents pneumonia.
| MUSTEROLE is a clean, white oInt.
ment made with oil of mustard. Sim.
Iply rub 1t on. No plaster necessary.
Better than mustard plaster and posi-.
lively does not blister. i'N
Thousands who use MuSTERoEE
will tell what relief it gives from Sore
Throat, Bronchitis, Tonsilitis, Group,
Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Head,
ache, Congestion, Pleurisy, Rhcuma.
tism, Lumbago, Pains and Aches of the
Back or Joints, Frosted Feet and Colds
lit prevents Pneumonia).
Doctors and nurses frankly recon.
mend MUSTEROLE as a substitute
for the old messy mustard plaster
Large hospitals use it,
At, your druggists in Csc and soc
jars, and special large hospital size
for $3.50.
Accept no substitute. II your drug.
gist cannot supply you, send 25c or soc
to the Musterole Company, Cleveland,
Ohio, and we will mail you jar, post
age prepaid y
Myra Gretys Salt Lake City, Utah:
Il have used Musterole to. my, great,
est satisfaction for coughs, colds, htc.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-06
SNOW SAVES
THE WHEAT
From Two to Twelve Inches
Reported in Kansas

A heavy fall of snow, varying
in depth from two to twelve in
ches, now covers almost the en-
tire state.
Last Saturday morning about
nine o'clock snow began falling
here, continuing until late Sun
day evening. There was no
wind and the ground is now
covered with a mantle of white
at least six inches in depth,
Up to the time of this snow
fall, even though moisture would
have been welcome, the wheat
around Meade has suffered but
little, The present show will
be sufficient moisture for the
wheat until the spring rains.
A crop equal'to, if not greater,
than that harvested in 1912 will
be harvested next year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-06

Dodge City, Kan, Feb. l.-C.
3. Kellam, the young man who
defrauded Ford county banks
out of about $1,000 to secure
money for his wedding was SEN
fenced here this afternoon to
serve from one to five years in
the penitentiary. None of the
money was recovered as Kellam
had given the money to the tele-
phone girl at Bloom to buy her
wedding trousseau.
She had bought the clothes
and Sheriff Argabright spoiled
the wedding by arresting Kel-
lam the day before he was to
have been married. He gave
checks on banks in which he had
no funds and had them cashed at
other banks. He had been work
ing in the vicinity of Bloom for
the last year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-06
Sold

A deal was closed last week,
whereby VIM. T. Crowder,
transferred his interest in the
Meade tailor shop, to Mr.. Rich
ard Cowan. Mr.. Crowder locat-
ed in Meade a little more than a
year ago and engaged in the
tailor business. He has con.
Quoted an up-to-date shop and
has enjoyed nice patronage.
Mr.. Crowder has not yet given
out where he intends locating
but it is understood that the fam
lily intend leaving Meade. We
are sorry to note the departure
of this family from our city, as
they are among our most highly
respected citizens and will be a
valuable addition to any comm IL
nifty in which they may locate.
Mr.. Cowan is a young man OF
excellent qualities, and will nc
doubt conduct the business in
the same creditable manner as
his predecessor. We welcome
him as one of our business men
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-06

On Monday morning r. T..
Sanger, of Plains, Kansas, was
struck by No. 4, the east bound
through passenger train, and
was instantly killed.
From information which we
have been able to gather, two
freight trains had pulled on the
side-tracks, giving the right-of-
way to No. 4. Mr.. Sanger was
walking down the main track,
unaware of the approaching
train. No. signalled to him to
get off the track, but being lit
tie hard of hearing, it is suppos-
ed that if he heard the whistle,
he supposed it to be from one of
the engines on the siding. No. 4,
1t is said, was running at full
speed through the city, which
partly accounts for their not be-
ing able to stop in sufficient time
to avoid the accident.
Mr.. Sanger had been in the
employ of the rail road company
but had resigned only few days
before the accident happened.
The Sanger family resided in
Meade the greater part of last
winter and for short time con-
Quoted the Opera House Res
taurant.
Mr.. Sanger was born in Eng
land and at the time of his death
was about fifty-one years of age,
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, and one son.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at 200 p. m. and
the remains were laid to rest in
the Plains cemetery.
The accident was a sad one
and the entire community SYM
pathize with the bereaved family.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-06

The Friendship embroidery
Club met Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. VIM. Crowd
ed. A number of visitors were
present and a delightful after
noon was spent. Refreshments
were served.