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The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Her Bad Break.

Maggie was maid in the employ
of Gotham family. One afternoon
two woman visitors rang the bell, and,
telling them to be seated Maggie went
into another part of the house to see
if her mistress were in.
81 am very sorry said the maid,
returning a minute later, "but Mrs.
Brown went out and won't be back
till dinner time"
"That is too bad,' exclaimed one
of the women, as the callers started
for the door, And to think, too, that
have forgotten my cards. Twill have
to"
Never mind the cards, ma am," in
terjected Maggie, with kindly dis
posed smile. II told the mistress your
names when I went upstairs"
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Sorry He Spoke.

A senior of one of our large manu-
featuring concerns came through the
store and noticed a boy sitting on a
counter swinging his legs and whis-
Ting merrily. The senior eyed him
severely, as he confronted him, and
inquired: rs that all you have to do?"
Eyes, sir.''
VERY we'll; report to the cashier
and tell him to pay you off. We don't
need boys like you around here"
"But, sir" said the astonished boy,
II don't work for you. l have just
bought some goods and am waiting
for the bill. l."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
ALWAYS LOOK YOUR BEST
As to Your Hair and Skin by Using
Cuticura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant, super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
of the skin under conditions which, Il
neglected, tend to produce Estate of
irritation and disfigurement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Too Deep for Him.

young Mrs. Dub waite is roman
tic person. She has an idea that her
soul and Dubwaite's soul were seek,
ing each other for centuries before
they met"
when she starts to talking that
way how does Dubwaite act?'
"He appears SO i'll at ease that I'm
sure if the poor fellow really thought
he had a soul he would apologize pro
fusely."
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Rather Discouraging.

"Well, Twobble, how are you get
ting along in politics?'
Cant say that I'm making much
progress"
"No?"
1--WE climbed into half dozen po-
litical bandwagons and every one of
them broke down before I'd Travelled
far enough to reach an Office"
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Economy of LANGUAGE.

Passenger (entering car)-Fine
morning, conductor.
COnductOr-Fare.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Queer Cattle.

"Begorry! thin shtory writer's are
the quarest cratures in the world"
''An' phwy so?"
"Shure, an don't their tales come
out av their heads?"
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
ALWAYS a Drawback.

First Man-"Don't you feel that it's
good to be alive?" Second Man
"W by, yes, of course; but it costs like
the dickens. Boston Transcript.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
EXCHANGE Places.

Opportunity knocks at every mans
door After that the man who didn't
respond does the knocking.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
What He Was.

"I'm afraid, Rastus, that you are
something of pessimist."
"Pessimist? No, sub, I amt no pes
sumist. Use opposumist."
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Combination Gift.

What are you knitting, dear?"
"A shawl to send to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones with our united love-"
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15

Short (who is but five talD-
Do you believe that brevity is the
soul Of wit?
Miss Long-Well, not in your case.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15

Most men would be content with
their lot-if IT were lot of money.
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Piles Relieved by First Application

And cured in to IA days by PAZO OINTMENT
the universal remedy for all forms Of PLEA
Druggists refund money if it fails. SOC
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15
Improvement on the Early Model.

"How's your boy getting on at
SCHOOL,"
Fine. Sometimes I think he ac-
tually knows almost as pencchh pesnncchh as 7
thought l knew at his age"
The Benson signal., 1916-01-15

But silence would improve some peo
ple's conversation.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
COLONEL. APPEARS
FOR RIGGS HEAD
''' Ike It When Attorney La skew
Objected and the Court s,x,-
tanned Him

WASHINGTON. May -s--C, or.,1
Roosevelt testified as a ctara,,t.r Wit.
ness toda>' at the trial Q: C. .. Clov-
er' mead OF the Rig gs Bank. who is
oi' 'rlal 1or perjury The for,rc = Pres.
ioent SAID that Glover is labs olutelv
'ne hlghest mar in Wast;n..,n from
'"e STANDPOINT Ct integr. y and mora,
Standards"
"o'o'iei h0 ose 'elt enjoyed his visit
W 'ne cou It, which wa4 somewhat
" al oVa ton to him, bein cheered
aS lie 'cntered the court room
"''eh United States Attorney Iask-
eS ooJf icted to Mr. Roosevelt giving
LIS pc rsonal opinion of Glover, Roose-
'e'e glarcd, swapping his laws as
'i'o' Ign they would break. When ms
''o'9 Slddeons upheld Laskey.s obiec.
''ons' then the Colonel turned his
glare on him.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
would Convert Prisoners

rams to send missionaries into Ger
man ana Austrian prison camps to
aCtehlpt to convert to the Ran fist
la s tne 100000 Russian prison ers
oI war held there, we're outlined to
. .le southern Baptist conv ention ut
rs session at Asheville, N. C.. ycst err
icy, "flch was devoted chiefly to
nearing experiences of it's mission ar
les returned from foreign fields.
me IDEA. of converting war y, is
onerS was advanced by a native u.s.
san san known in the country as " IL
nam felter, who told the .conyenti On
lnat ne mad been banished from Rus
ga because Of his religious activiti, IS
Petrograd. i"''n u
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
DOCTOR HUGHES|S
WEST V|RG|N|AN
Was Born In Preston County and
Received HIS Education at State
UNIVERSITY

DR.. Matt S. Hughes, of Pasadena.
Cal, who was elected a bishop by
the Methodist Episcopal church con-
ference at Saratoga Springs, ~ Y,
is native Of West Virginia. having
oeen born in Preston county. He was
educated at the West Virginia uni
Versity, and then entered the minis
try.
DR.. William f. Oldham, Of New oYrk.
and DR.. Charles B. Mitchell. of Chi
cago, were elected bishops on the ff
teenth ballot early last night
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
BAPT|STS WILL
CONSOLIDATE WORK
Church to Combat Attempts to Weak
en- Control of Institutions as
Condition of Gifts.

The Northern Baptist Convention
at Minneapolis yesterday adopted. un
| anllnOuSly, resolution providing 70,
the consolidation Of the missionary
work of the American Baptist Publ.
cation Society and the American Ban.
list Home Mission Society, thus end.
ing a controversy Of years and avoid
ing threatened break in the con.
venton.
Cheers greeted the adoption of the
resolution, and after leaders of the
opposing factions had expressed sat
lslactlon over the agreement, which
involves the appointment of a COM
mlttee to work out details, 5000 Ban
Nsts arose and sang BLESSED Be the
Tie That Binds"
resolution, said by members tn
nave been directed mainly at certain
influences OF wealthy private founda
IONS, was adopted without comment
or explanation. Delegates pointed orr
mat II has been stipulated by founfa-
IONS III comforting endowments that
the beneficiary institution shall he
on'denominational or interdenCmina
t!ollal' ana that some colleges have
gone so far as to change their names
IN their desire to receive the endnvy-
mentS
ne resolution which failed of
adoption at previous meetings, is as
follows: 90
Inc convention hereby makes if
'he duty or the board Of education
ana us executive officers to be
"aCchlul or all attempts to extin-
sulsh or diminish Baptist influence or
cohlrol or It's educational institutions
no" wholly or partially Baptist, and
10 take such legal or other action in
VIC name or the convention to s:afe
suaru such influence and control AZ
Hhail De deemed necessary, whether
'ne baptlstS Immediately concerned
are favorable to such action or not
49, LOT any reason, and in any case
the BOARD doubts the eXpcdiency Of
such actlon, they Shall take stems
10 postpone any move hostile to Ban.
''"t influence or control until they
can refer the case to the convention
for decision'
heporls OF the Baptist board of cd
ucation and the American Bantist
ruDipcatlon Society we're submitted
ana adopted last night. They showed
marked progress in all branches of
endeavor. VI
mere was in formal discussion as
10 the probable action of the MONT
nat'ohs committee, which will report
Monday 1t was reported that tnr
irlenos OF DR.. A. C. Barbour. prcsi-
cent Oh Rochester Theological Semi
nary, Rochester, n. Y, are anxious
1or MS election as president to suc,
ceeo IT. ShaIler Mathews, who has
announced he .wOuld doc1;,o W.
ton. i0cico-
Atiahtic City, N. j., is understood
~ nave Deen tentatively agreed uDou
DIS me next meeting place, although
scVeral ot1ier cities are strongly bid
dlnS Tor Lhe convention.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
NEW DEPOSITORY
FOR COUNTY FUNDS
State Tax Commissioners Depart
ment Sends Instructions to All
Sheriffs

Inc state tax commissioners de-
partment has forwarded instructions
TO the sheriffs in relation to the law
governing the depositing of county
FUNDS, the law becoming effective on
July l, a copy of which has been re-
celVed by Sheriff Tabler.
Not later than July l, 1916, the
sheriff shall file with the county court
a statement in writing
more banks or trust companies WIN
In his county in which he desires to
deposit public funds. Within 20 days
thereafter the county court shall des-
1gnate said banks county deposito-
RES provided the banks meet the re-
qulrements Of chapter 3d. Acts Of
1915. Not more than 100000 shall
be deposited at any one time in any
one depository. If the sheriff fails to
name banks, or il the banks named
do not meet the requirements, then
the county court shall designate 9TH
er banks, provided they comply with
the requirements.
Inc county court shall take bond
from each of the repositories in such
amount as it shall direct but not less
than maximum sum that shall be de-
posted In the depository at any one
time. The bond shall be certified by
the prosecuting attorney before &C
ceptance by the county court. The
county court, in lieu of bond, may
accept as security interest bearing Sc
curlt1es Of the United States, state,
county, district, or municipal bonds.
All repositories shall pay 8 per
cent Interest on daily balances, to be
credited at the first Of each month,
and the depository shall notify in
writing the county clerk and sher-
IN, the amount thereof.
If at any time the cash in the hands
OF the sheriff is not sufficient to meet
current demands he is authorized to
Withdraw sufficient cash on a check
signed by himself and countersigned
by the county clerk, but the current
demands shall not be ANTICIPATED
more than a week in advance.
Whenever an order is presented to
the sheriff for payment he should en-
ter the same-if county order, in the
general record OF receipts and dis
bursement; If a road order. in the
road record Of receipts and dsburse-
ments; and If school order, in the
school record Of receipts and disburse-
ments-and enter in the explanation
column the name Of the depository
which he designates to pay the same.
me order Is then signed by the sher-
lfr directing the depository to paw the
same.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
MIDDLEBOURNE-J n

DoH"bOUtI4NE.-J. D. Garri-
son, secretary, Announces that tho
state board of education will hold #.
regular annual meeting June 1910
IN Clarksburg Immediately following
the annual convention of the West
virginia State Education Association
IN the same city. 1t will embrace
conference Of institute instruction.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
Bowers plurality

The official vote makes slight
changes in several of the counties. but
Bowers plurality is substantially as
first reported. The Socialist vote is
disappointing to the followers of that
party, being much less than their to-
tails in former elections. The Prohibi
saon vote, 919, is nearly four times as
large as that Of the Socialists. The
Shclal vote by counties, with plurali
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
THIRTY YEARS WAR FOLLOWED
TRAGEDY 2sa YEARS AGO


session al Prague on May %, 1913. IN.
to the council chamber where the dis.
cusslon was going on burst bands Of
armed men, Count Thurn at their
: head. They seized the two most OBJ.
jectionable members Of the council,
! dragged them TO window and hurl.
ed them out. The councils secretary
protested, SO they tossed him out OF
the window, too.
A general uprising followed on the
heels Of this act OF violence. The
, fighting spread through Bohemia:
then through Austria and Moravia.
The thirty years war was on-a
war that remained for centuries a
synonym for unspeakablc horrors.
From 1918 to 164S it ragged. II,
swept no less than nine nations into
its whirlpool of conflict. 1t killed a
king, worried an emperor TO deaf
and for time crushed all Germa,.
industry and progress. What starta.
out as little quarrel involved near.
Il. -
at the last the benefits gained by the
terrible sacrifice were pitifuily few.
while the losses threatened to wreck
whole continent
German Union Aids Bohemia.
Several North German states form
ed union. This union sided with
Bohemia when the Bohemians rebel
led against Austria. 1t raided Aus
tria and reached the very gates Of
Vienna before it could be driven
back.
Then England and Holland and
Denmark sent help to the union, and
it took the field once more, only 10
be thrashed by the Austrians and
South Germans under the imperial
generals Wallanstein and lilly.
Wallenstein's troops swept through
the Baltic. Tilly besieged Magdeburg,
SaXony's capital, and after seven
months captured it, Strengthening &c.
900 of it's $4,000 men and women and
children
Just IN time to prevent the union
from surrender Gustavus Adolphns.
the King Of Sweden, came to it's as
slstance. With his Swedish army he
beat lilly again and again, at last
meeting and defeating the great Wal
lenstein himself at Lutzen November
6, 1892.
But this victory was won at fear
full cost, for Gustavus Adolphus was
killed on the field OF battle. His
SWedes mad for vengeance, rivaled
the Austri:ans themselves in deeds Of
barbarity. They sacked and laid
waste all Bavaria and SaXony and
Thuringla before they could be check
ed.
Peace When All Are Exhausted.
France and England were drawn in
to the war this time as allies Of Swed-
. en-. And again Bavaria and Saxonv
were desolated. At length, more
through sheer fatigue than because
either side had achieved what it had
fought for, peace was declared at
Westphalia in 164S
The war was ended, few Of the
statesmen who had begun it. being
alive to witness its close. More than
half of the soldiers fighting in the last
years Of the conflict had not been
born when it started
Germany was in ruins. Its civiliz-
alton was halted. Education, art, lit
crature, COMMERCIAL had come to
a standstill. Barbarism and whole
sale violence had reigned unchecked
Tor nearly a third Of century, and
all because Of a half-forgotten dispute
between men who were long since
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27

law providing for road making by con.
victs was passed.
PRISONERS from the penitentiary
are being used in several counties
and are doing work on the roads that
is proving highly satisfactory, it is
said by board members,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
COURT-WANTS PRISONERS
TO WORK ON HIGLM

Convict labor on the roads Of
Berkeley county has proven so salts
factory that the county court wants
the camp of 80 men continued for
another year, the third year since the
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27

Thetrouble in Europe is that
everybody is looking for victory in
stead OF overwhelmingly Star.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-27
Tucker (25) -. 1872 9S5 147
Blowers Has Plurality of 483, Accord
Ing to the Official Report-A
Few Channes

The World has received the final
ohc1al returns of the vote in the
special congressional election of last
week In the Second West Virginia
district, as canvassed by the county
courts in each of the thirteen coun-
ties of the district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-16
SUIT AGAINST BROWNS
Fan Claims He Was Inundated by
Suspicion of Theft.

St Louis, Aug 16.-James c. Reach
has FLED a suit for $4,000 damages
against the St. Louis American
League Baseball company, owners of
the Browns. His petition alleges that
while he was in the gTandstand at
Sportsman's park last Wednesday an
agent of the company seized him and
dragged him to the company's office,
where he was detained for Is minutes
and greatly Inundated
A ball which had been knocked in
to the stand was being passed about
A park Waterman saw Reach with
the ball in his hand and seized him
and forcibly took him to the office
adjoining the park. The game was
between the Browns and Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-16
GOMpERS COMES BACK
He Replies to Attack Made by Sller-
man in the Senate

Washington, Aug. Is. - Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, today replied to
an attack made upon him by Senator
Sherman in the senate. Mr.. Gompers
said:
II have never attempted and do not
now attempt, as 1 have not the power,
to deliver the vote of any man or
group of men. l am entrusted with
the affairs of the American labor
movement, as guided and decided by
the rank and file of the workers of
America
Il am thankfully that L was not in
dicted either with the Indianapolis
dynamiters' or with any others. l
imagine that Senator Sherman ought
to be thankful he was not indicted
with bank defaulters, trust specula-
tors and other buccaneers in the in
dustrial and commercial field. Simply
because he believed in their innocence
is no good ground for his Indictment,
any more than when the Indianapolis
dynamiters' declared their innocence
and I believed them to be innocent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-16
ST. MARYS RACES
FIRST Day of Fair With a Big Crowd
r Present.

St. Marys, KAN, Aug. 16.-The first
of the annual races held at st. Marys
Inv the North Central Kansas Racing
circuit started this afternoon. with the
following opening program:
2.27 trot, purse $500, seven to start
PA pace, purse $500, five to start
Quarter mile dash running, purse
SIS, nine to. start
Seven furlongs running race, purse
SIS, eleven to start.
On Thursday and Friday after
noons,- the programs arranged. have
special features. Thursday will be st
Marys Derby day On Frfdaysa novel
tv race will be run. D. o. Orr of To
speka will act as official starter for all
events Between races KraTner's
Zouaves band furnishes music, and
an acrobatic act is given by the Toxic
Japs
a big crowd was present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-16
EULOGIzE U. S. FLYER
French Fathers and Mothers Union
Reveres Bravery of Chapman.

New York. Aug. 16.-John j. Chap
man, whose son Victor was killed
while in the aviation service OF the
French army, has received letter
from the Union of Fathers and Moth
ers whose sons have died for France,
which is intended not only as per-
sonal coincidence, but as an expression
of admiration for Americans who are
fighting in the French army. After
extending sympathy to Mr.. Chapman,
the union wrote:
THE society regards with equal rev.
erence and admiration all those who
are fighting on the soil of France for
the cause of civilization and justice
and who are displaying a heroism
never surpassed in history. Our
thoughts turn with profound gratitude
toward those children of the great
American republic who have brought
their manhood to aid that cause and
who have given or offered their lives
to it,
The union also expressed it's graft
tude to all those countrymen of yours
who are fighting by the side of ours
and who will tomorrow share in the
honor of the Victory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-16
TO DO WITHOUT US
Great Britain Hopes Soon to
Become Independent.
Has 2,25O,OOO Persons in Num-
ton Factories.

London. Aug. 16.-Great Britain IL
rapidly becoming Independent o.
American munition supplies, accorcins
to a statement made today m tne
house of commons by the Hon. ia.
ward Samuel Montagu, minister ol
munitions. ,.
The American supply of heavy
shells has been invaluable TO us SUI
Mr.. Montagu, "but with the increasing
home and Canadian supplies, we nope
to be able to do without American
shells altogether"
England, he pointed out, not only
is producing munitions at a tremehu-
Gus rate-he quoted figures on the IN
rreaIse. in production-but is now also
supplying it's allies with the constitu-
ents of high explosives, as well as ma
chine tools and other material enter
ing into the manufacture OF shells.
No less than 2,25O,O0 persons were
engaged in the manufacture of NUM-
tions in England in June, the minister
declared and this number has been
still further increased. OF the total,
more than 100000 were women. he
said. He added that 5000 soldiers
had been released from the army to
aid in producing shells. The vast total
compares with 1,6S5,00o persons en-
gagged in munitions work before the
esta blishment of the ministry, which
Mr.. Montagu heads.
The speaker, whose address made
most favorable impression. gave de-
tailed comparison in all departments
of the present production of munitions
with that before the establishment OF
the ministry. or prior to the war.
The quantity of all productions IS
constantly being Improved" said Mr..
Montagu. but against such an enemy
as Germany we can never stand still.
The minister then referred to the
present offensive and said it was
great satisfaction to know that the
output of the heavy ammunition now
fully covered the expenditure.
"A third of all the production OF
shell steel is being sent to France" the
speaker added.
He then discussed the output of
machine guns, which, he said, has
been increased fourteen times over
since the establishment of the NUM-
lions industry.
Mr.. Montagu then made his state
ment that American supplies of shells
probably could be done away with al
together in time. pointing out that
when the ministry of munitions was
established the United States was sup
plying 90 per cent of the shells used
hy the English armies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

A. II. Kinge and wife to E. W. Men
denha1l, lot 9S n. 1a 100 Leland ST.,
fedle 8 aOu- = LOW
H. Chalmers and wife to c. Chalmers
and wife, pit. blk Park Place add. ZOO
The Shawnee Agency Realty Co.:
L. D. Soule and wife, lot 491 S. ~ So
Madison st. Shawnee Place
r. d. Blaine and wife to r. Smith
man We. irving Place add. -. 800
: pit. lots 465-4e7 Polk st. : " MANS 1000
J. S. Stephenson and wife. lot 40 n.
II IS s. u 40 Ohio ave-, Broadmoor
duQ ~
c. S. Elliott and wife to F. L. Johan-
Rural Homes sub ................. $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-16
ON PRACTICE CRUISE
New Yorl1's Quota on Navy Training
TriD L. 500.

New York, Aug. 16.-More than 500
civilians who have volunteered for a
practice cruise on board warships of
the Atlantic fleet left here today on
the battleships Kentucky, New Jersey
and Maine. They win be drilled in sea
duty for one month. Each man has
paid $50 to cover the expenses of the
government in giving him this oppor-
tunity.
The three battleships started for
Fort Pona bay, at the eastern end of
Long Island where st rendezvous has
been established for. the fleet. Other
warships bringing civilian volunteers
from Philadelphia, Norfolk, Charles
ton and Boston are expected today