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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-28
PAGE SEVEN
State Of West Virginia,
County of Berkeley. SIS:

!, T. A, Hobbs, Clerk of the County
Court of the County and State afore-
said. do hereby certify that at reg
ular session of the County Court of
! Berkeley County. West Virginia. held
at the court house thereof on the
18th day of August, 1916. the follow
ling order was entered upon the min
utes thereof:
Rules and Regulations Respecting the
/ Use of the Martnsburg and poto.
mac Turnpike.
l|y virtue of the authority vested in
/ the County Court of Berkeley Couu-
tty, West Virginia, by Section S of
Chapter s, Second Extra Session OF
thc Acts of the Legislature of 1916,
/ the County Court of Berkeley Coun.
Ity. West Virginia. hereby promulgates
/ the following rule and regulation re-
specting the use of the turnpike of
| TIE MARTINSBURG AND P0TO-
| MAC TURNPIKE COMPANY, situate
in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
! All persons are hereby prohibited
from digging up and destroying the
surface of said turnpike, and all per
sons are hereby prohibited from driv.
| ing or hauling over said turnpike or
any part thereof, any vehicle with
rough metal tread, or tread with me.
tai spikes, eieats, or other device or
Ike character one.eighth tf-a) inch
or more above the surface of the
tread.
And II Is ordered that copies of this
order promulgating rules aud regnla.
tions shall be entered of record IN
hthc minute book of this Court, and
copies thereof shall be published for
four successive weeks In two news
papers OF opposite politics In Berke-
ley County, West Virginia. one copy
hereof posted at the front door of
tho County Court House of said
County: one copy furnished to each
Haf the toll gate keepers on said pike.
aud one copy mailed TO the State
Road Bureau as provided by said soc
ton.
Violations of ,hese rules and regu-
lstlons shall be punished as In said
section is provided
In testimony whereof ! have here.
unto sci my hand and affixed the seal
of aaid Court this 25th day of August.
A. d, 1916,
e. 4 HOBBS. Clerk.
s Is itwk dwlk Mon
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UNDECIDED
by PHILIP c. WATSON.

by PHILIP C. WATSON.
Now Mary's got two fellows
With both she's dead in love
The enc works in the basement
And the others clerk above.
Now Marys very pious
She wants to do what's right
She knows that ones sarcastic,
And he seems to want to fight.
Tho other fellows smiling,
His ways are more serene.
She wants to wed this autumn
She's already past eighteen,
One fellows wearing whiskers,
All across his noble breast.
She says Hes got some money,
For he's starting to invest"
ggNif.5s
The others face is shayen.
lie needs no hairy shield
Ills moneys been invested
He's already in the field
Now Mary's near demented
For she don't know what to do.
shed like To have a husband,
But she cannot marry two.
Dear me-" poor Miry painted:
It's not In their age or names,
Shall | wed the one with whiskers
Or the one that's got the brains2'
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EN0CH ARDEnS TOO
MANY FOR GERMANY
tBy international News sorvce)

(By International News SerViee)
Berlin. Aug. 28-Since The beaiu.
ming of the war many soldiers who
were believed dead have turned up
alive in prison camps IN Russia.
France or England In some cases
the wives of these men believing
themselves widows, had married
again and some even have ended their
lives when they learned that they
had involuntarily committed bgamy
To prevent such tragedie The gov
eminent has warned all soldiers
widows not 10 remarry tao hastily
and advises them to wait q least one
year after receiving official notice
of the death Of their thu bands
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TO WHOM May CONCERN.

Notice is hereby given that w. w.
CLARK and THOMAS O'BR1EN, re
siding in Berkeley county. West Vir-
ginia, will apply to the Circuit Court
of said County on the 2Sth day of
AuglGt. 1916, at a special term OF
said Court then and there to be held
for license to carry a revolver or
other pistol under the provisions OF
the act to amend and re-enaet Sec. z
Chapter 48. Code of West Virginia,
relative to offences agains 1.-THE peace
W. W. CLARK.
THOMAS O'BRIEN.
g fQ INT
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STATE POPULATION
GREATLY INCREASED

The population of West Virginia
has reached 1,362.5o for gain of
more chan 1il. 900 since the 1910 cen
sus. This number Is obtained by fig
ures compiled in the department of
free schools and Is based on the
school enumeration for 1867 com.
piled in this department. The total
population is estimated ut 3.3 times
the enumeration.
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MONEY TO LOAN
MONEY quickly loaned on best occur
ity through an sd here. Costs very
little.
OFF FOR GRAND LODGE

Mr.. James G. Bowers left Sunday
for Huntington to attend the Grand
Lodge. Knights Of Pythias. Mr. ]. f.
Burkholder left today and Mr.. Sum
mers Dean viii so tomorrow All
viii represent Washington Lodge, No
l. and Mr. Burkholder VIII also act
in his capacity as a member Of the
Pythian Home Board
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LEAGUE WILL ELECT

The Epworth League of Trinity NJ.
E. Church, South, viii meet tonight
at o'clock in the lecture room of
that church OFFICERS VIII be elected
for the year that viii commence Oc-
tober l and every member is urged
to be present
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ME MORTAL.

In loving remembrance Of nay dear
mother Mary E Kiser. who died
eight years ago today. August 18th.
Mother | would not be So lonely
Since you went away
If you could come back,
Just only for a day,
BY her daughter,
Margaret Tabler Mathcrs.
1-28-1T%
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ON VACATION

Mr.. J. NJ. Gibbons, of Hose Co. No.
2. who has charge of tho fire house
on West John street, Is off on
weeks vacation.
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(MISCELLANEOUS)

FOR RENTING nice large commun-
the Journal building. Steam heat
running water and electric light fur
nished. Both open into hail. Pos
session April 1. Rent SIS q month
Apply TO Journal office. N-56
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PAPERHANGiMG

PAPER hanging will soon be the order
OF the day. Lots to be done. The
paper hanger who has little ad In
these columns will get plenty c.
work Costs very little.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Trout. of
Kearncysvllle. spent Sunday with his
father. Mr.. +. w. Trout, West Mar
tin street.
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HOW YOU CAN TELL
WHAT IT WILL COST

1t is very easy to figure .uss
what q Want ad win cost. Sup
pose 1t makes. after you write
it down. say is words. The
rate for one day would be Is
cents. II yen run IT three days.
it would cost 30 cents, s days, as
cents. z days. 81 cents, L. days,
90 cents or 25 Gaya. $3.50
In other words. You nnd the
number of words. then from the
rate card of Page z. you can ind
how many cents for each word
according to the number of days
you want the I'D to run. The
longer 1t rams, the less It coats
for each day 1t runs.
The number of q house counts
as one word and tho street So
another. Ads that are "keyeds
as for instance. Address k-tnz
Journal. would count a. three
wordn.
JOURNAL. WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
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AUTOMOBILES

FOR SALE-Commereial bodies for
Ford ears and auto trucks VIII
sell at bargains. Demonstrations
given. See l.. l. Martin. R-97
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H. A. Riddle, Gen. Pass. Agent.
J. II. Tonge, Supt.
Va. aard. Agent. Martinsburg. W.Vs.
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tREAL LSTATE)
Public Sale
OF
Furniture
(REAL tSTATE)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1916,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ?, 1916,
AT my residence, No, $50 Illinois
Ave, near base ball park, my entire
line of Household Furniture. Parl0r
Suite, Rockers, Dining Chairs. stands,
Beds and Springs. Cook Stove. Porch
Swing. and many other articles not
mentioned. All in good shape.
Sale commences at 10 a. m.
ORVIS SIIANHOLTZ,
239 Illinois Ave. Martinsburg, w Va.
j ". Dodd. Auet 8 "a lot
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DO you want other house. office or
store help? A little ad here will
get you plenty of applicants and
they need not know who is doing
the advertising. Good scheme with
no bad Affects
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WANT al RATES
CONSECUTIVE InsertIons.)
FOR EXAMPLE

" VI IT VT y -
A 20 word 40 costs 20 eents
for one insertion, 40 cents for
8 insertions, 60 cents for ia.
sertions, 80 cents for Z inser-
lions. s1.20 for 10 insertions.
$500 tor 20 Insertions.
No want ads taken for less
than Is cents. Want ads must
be paid for in advance as II Ia
impossible to carry these nttls
charges on the booka.
Ads that do not run On con.
secut1ve DAYS are one cent
word for each insertion.
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WILBUR H. THOMAS
LAWYER

Dsems 2 4 ., Peoples Trus. Co. sids
Practices In all courts. Prompt at
tsntion given to any legal work. OF
Sees also open evenings.
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(BOAROERS)
(HELP WANTED)

WANTED AT ONCE Steam drill and
Cyclone we'll drill runners for about
four months work. Apply at once
to H. T Carmichael, of Mason 4
Hanger Company, MELVILLE, Pa, c.
Y. II. r. Isl
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political Advertisement Ordered by
Rep. Co. Ex CONF
D.
Republican National Ticket
For President
CHARLES EVANS llEGHES
of New York
For Vice President
CHARLES WARREN fairbanks
Of Indiana.
For United States Senator
HOWARD SUTHERLAND
of Randolph County.
-Conuress-Second District
GEORGE NJ. POWERS
OF Berkeley county.
--~---------
Republican State Ticket
FOR GOVERNOR
IRA A. ROBINSON
Taylor County
Secretary of state
HOUSTON G. fOi Nc
Harrison County
Auditor
JOHN S. DARST
Jackson County.
Treasurer
WILLIAM S. JOHNSON
Fayette County
Attorney General.
E. r. ENGLAND
Logan County
Superintendent Ct Schools
MORRIS 7. SHAWKEY
Kanawha County
Commissioner OF Agriculture
JAMES II. STEWART
Putnam County.
State Senator-t5th District
/. w. WOOD
berkeley county.
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Republican County Ticket
Sheriff
KINSEY b. CIRQUE JR.,
Martinsburg
Prosecuting Attorney
HARRY A. DOWNS
Martinsburg
House of Delegates
SAMUEL S. CLINE
Bunker Hill
REV. CHARLES BEARD
Martinsburg
County Commissioner
r. T. FILES
Jones Spring.
Assessor
JOHN II. RINER
Hedgesyille.
County Surveyor
GEORGE w. VAN METRE
Martinsburg.
MARTlNSBURG DISTRICT
Magistrate
FRED II. BAKER
GEORGE w. FEIDT
Constable
w. H. COUCHMAN
THOMAS HARDY
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(RoOMS)

FOR RENT--One bright corner office,
three windows. steam heat and cleo
trio light furnished First floor OF
Journal building. Rent $3.50 per
month. Immediate possession. Ap-
ply at Journal office. N-65
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FOR RENT
(H0USES)

FOR RENTING room house, West
John St Apply at Sill. IT'S"
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

A medicinal preparation like Dr.. XII.
mer's Swamp-Root. that has real curative
value almost sells itsslf. Like An endless
chain system the remedy 10 recommended
By those who have been benefited to those
who are in need Of II.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root 10 . physi.
cian's prescription. It has been tested
for years and has brought results to count.
lees numbers who have suffered.
The success Of Or. Kilmer's Swamp. Root
10 due to the fact that it fufills almost ev.
cry wish in overcoming kidney, liver and
bladder diseases, corrects urinary troubles
and neutnlizes the uric acid which causes
rheumatism.
Do not suffer. Get q bottle of Swamp.
Root from any druggist now. Start treat
ment today.
However, if you wish first to test thi.
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer 4 Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
HOW HER HUBBY MADE OUT
Worser Hall During Brief orass
,Wido~hood.

They were speaking of hubby's boast
Of how beautifully he can keep house
the other evening. when this anecdote
was smilingly related by Congressman
Swager Sherley Of Kentucky.
Downtown recently Mrs. Jones met
Mrs. Brown. and during the conversa.
ton that followed the latter told Of q
twoweeks' visit that she had just
made to the home Of her mother.
while l was away" continued Mrs.
Brown, my husband kept house. and
insisted on cooking his own meals"
You don't really mean It," ex-
claimed Mrs. Jones. How did he
make out?"
WELL" answered Mrs. Jones, heav-
ing quite long sigh, when got back
noticed that the parrot had learned
to swear. "-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
PROSPERITY IN
WESTERN CANADA
900 Million Dollars in New Wealth
Added in 1915.

Canada As whole has enjoyed won.
derful prosperity In 1915. from the
products Of the farm, the orchard and
the centres Of industry. No country
wrote . brighter page. Of history in
agricultural and Industrial develop
ment during 1915 than Canada. Nearly
billion bushels Of grain produced.
Taxes In Western Canada average s24
and will not exceed 936 per quarter
section. which includes all taxes. No
taxes on improvements.
When Western Canada was faced
with her enormous harvest last fall
tho military authorities decided that
soldiers in Canada could g1vs the Em.
pire NO better service for the time
being than to assist in harvesting the
crops. For that reason leave Of ab-
sence was given to soldiers who
wished to work in the harvest fields.
and their labor was an important fac.
tor in harvesting the big crops success
fully.
Tho necessity for increasing the &c.
ricultural production 10 commanding
even more attention In 1916. and II 10
now announced that soldiers in Can
ada may obtain leave Of absence from
their military duties in the spring for
a certain length Of time to enable
them to plant the seed for the crops
In every Province Of the Dominion.
The fact that the Government rec
ognizes the seeding and harvesting Of
Canada's crops a. being Of the FIRST
Importance 10 perhaps the best svi.
dence that conscription or any In
crease Of taxes which would reduce
the agricultural activity Of Canada
will never be considered BY the author.
tiles.
Owing to the number who have On.
listed for overseas service It has bean
found necessary to secure farm labor
In the United States. It 10 hoped that
nifty thousand can be secursd.-Advsr.
usement.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14

repairs. such a. patching, cleaning
culverts, etc, and from $500 to 4425
per year was the necessary annual
charge in order to resurface at pc.
RODS varying from six to seven years.
The sum Of $525 per mile, en- Ar aver.
age. should therefore maintain mac
adam roads II changes and increases
OF traflic are not excessive. II must
be understood. however, that in many
instances where macadam suficed for
the volume and character Of trafiic
prior to 1905. 1t will not Withstand the
action OF the motor vehicle trafnc
which has developed since that time.
Many miles Of ordinary or water.
bound macadam road have been re-
surfaced with bituminous materials
and many miles of new bituminous.
macadam have been constructed. The
logical maintenance Of such highways
Is . surface treatment with bitumi
nous material and rock screenings.
clean gravel. or sharp sand. The cost
IF such surface treatment IL from
to IL cents per square yard. and It
nay be expected to last from one to
three years. according to the density
VI traffic and the success Of the appli.
cation. theoretically, perfect surface
treatment would constitute absolute
maintenance for q bituminous-mac
adam road. Such maintenance Is
seldom Of never realized and bitumi.
nous-rnacadam roads doubtless require
resurfacing at intervals. The cost Of
such Restricting 10 not yet known.
Repair and Maintenance.
The average cost for repair and
maintenance of 1900 miles of highway
In Connecticut, Massachusetts. New
York. New Jersey and Rhode Island.
for tie year 1912, was about $500 per
lnile. A large part Of this money was
expended for bituminous resurfacing
and bituminous surface treatment.
There is some question whether the
expenditure correctly n easures the
average cost CT repairing and main
tanning INSTRUMENTATION roads.
In the state of New York, however,
for the years 1911 and 1912 the aver.
age cost for repair and maintenance
was 1924 per mile upon . total aver.
age Of 1851 miles. The annual cost
Of repair ami maintenance ON Massa
ckusetts state roads for the years
1916, 1911 and 1919 was. respectively
$642. $647 and $c7e per mile for about
$50 miles. For the most part these
figures for New York and Massachu
sets represent the cost per mile q
Restricting with bituminous materia
and Of maintaining bituminous-macad
am and water-bound macadam roads
by surface treatment with biturninous
material. 1t is clear, therefore, thai
for heavy trafic trunk line roads $70(
per mile is not an excessive estimate
at present for the annual cost of ali
repair and maintenance on bitumi-
nous-macadam roads.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14

Tho problem Of maintaining high.
ways constructed with borrowed
money should be given ~ much con.
permanent features Of the roadbed.
II has not been customary for ON
Gals to face frankly the cost Of the
maintenance and repair of bond built
highways ut the time the bonds are
issued and before construction begins
AZ . matter OF fact, investigations
made By the department show that in
the majority Of cases where bonds
have been issued BY local authorities
for maintaining the roads when built.
This 10 perhaps the greatest defect in
tho method Of building Highways by
issuing bonds.
Maintenance u necessary in order
70 insure to the community the maxi.
mum economic service by the road.
end also to preserve the Investment.
Tho cost II maintenance and repairs
must, therefore, be studied at the
data, the reports on maintenance from
states which have highway depart
raents should be OF interest to county
omcers preparing to issue road-build.
ing bonds.
Cost Of Maintenance.
The following opinions ~ to main.
tenance cost represent the results If
careful analyses Of state highway re-
ports, ~ well ~ much first.hand in
formation gathered BY the depart.
ment's specialists:
Well-constructed gravel roads will
sometimes sustain several years of
farm tranlc without showing marked
deterioration, even when there has
BEEN NO maintenance. Such roads
scaaetimes actually improve during
the second season; more frequently,
however. they show ruts or chuck
holes. It cannot be expected that the
average life Of gravel surface will
be greater than that II . macadam
surface. which In the New England
and eastern states 10 between six and
seven years. II sum equal to two
thirds Of the original cost Of the
gravel surface itself 10 provided for
renewals at six-year intervals, It
should be estimated at frrm $50 to
$3.50 Per mile Per year. II $50 ID then
allowed for annual dragging and small
repairs, the total annual cost Of re-
pair and maintenance for gravel roads
would be from $3.50 to $3.50 per mile.
The annual cost Of maintenance alone
10 sometimes below $50. In Ben
nington county. w.. during 1912. It's
miles OF gravel roads were maintained
ut . cost Of $20.70 per mile. Tie an
nual cost Of maintenance and repair
ON sand-clay roads, including all nee.
essary resurfacing ut periodic inter.
walls, should not be hxed at less than
10 per cent Of the original cost.
What Figures Show.
Tho cost OF repair and maintenance
for water-bound macadam roads has
been determined with considerable ex-
actness from Massachusetts, figures
and checked By Restricting charges in
other states and in Germany. Prior
to 1918. from 500 to S125 per year
ordinarily paid for necessary small
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
Kindred Thoughts.

do you know, john" remarked
Mrs. Jaggs. as her liege lord stumbled
upstairs, that I've been awake for
hours waiting for you to come home
from the club?"
IF that amt just like a woman"
growled Jags. Here I've been at the
club for hours waiting for you to 60
to Sleep"
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
TENDER SKINNED BABIES
With Rashes and Irritations Find
Comfort In cutieura. Trial FREQ.

Baby's tender skin REQUIRES mild
soothing properties such as are found
In the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Cuticura Soap ia 80 sweet, pure and
cleansing and Cuticura Ointment so
soothing and healing, especially when
baby's skin is irritated and rashy.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
BRINGS MORBID cHANoEe.

BRINGS MORBID CHANGES.
That indulgence in intoxicating bev.
erages, even to q degree short Of the
conditions Of intemperance and inebri.
ETY., 10 calculated to bring about NOR.
bid changes In the human body. and
to lead to mental and physical do.
terioration, is q fact which is only too
patent to every practitioner of medi.
cine.-The Lancet,
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
SOLUTION OF LIQUOR QUESTION.

SOLUTION OF LIQUOR QUESTION.
There 10 but one solution Of the
liquor question. and that 10 tho nation
wide determination Of the trafnc in
alcohol. It has already been con-
demned ~ an enemy to health and to
the home. and 1t IL not indicted for
high treason because It paralyxes the
patriotism of citizens In the time of
war.-William ]. Bryan.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
Build Them Now.

Some day we will be unanimously Of
the opinion that tie way to save
money on roads is to build them now.
The cost per ton mile for hauling On
hard. surfaced roads should not exceed
Is cents.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
EFFECT IN NEW DRY STATES.

While some Of the merchants in the
newly dry states are loath to admit
a. yet that increased business Ia due
to prohibition all agree that at least
the expected calamities have not ma
terialized, unless the loss In police
and court business can be considered
Q calamity.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14

! Be- happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue:
the laundrsss. An grocers. Adv,
The Dolores star., 1916-04-14
Social InanitIes,

She-You know. Mr.. Jones, l
thought you much older than you are.
Rs-Oh. no; mot . bit, assure you.