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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.
(From the Elizabethtown, NJ. J
NeWs.)

Everybody has written about the
tri"'5 md tribulations OF the coun-
tr: tor but few have written
5 joys.
ads ahead of the preacher
I. ..er and the public speaker
bee he never talks to empty
benches. but speaks in all the homes
where his paper goes. He never
makes impromptu speeches which
generally disgust the audience, but
writes with deliberation and pre-.
meditation. The preachers infiu-
ence for good seldom reaches far
ther than his congregation, while
the editors field for good reaches
all the congregations i'll the coun-
ty. The lawyer makes great
speech in the court house and only
one or two hundred persons hear
him, but when the editor writes a
good editorial, it is copied in various
papes in the state
The editor distributes more flow
ers than a florist and he asks moth
ing in return for them but thanks.
The editor has an opportunity to do
the individual citizen a service and
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
MartinsburS
In The Past
TEN YEARS Ago
{ Taken From the Files OF The
Journai)

John Richard badly burned at
Hedgesville when rescung his mo-
ther-in-law and niece from fire in
his home.
City Council discuss park, new
market house and disposal plant.
Spillman Brothers gets charter
as corporation with an authorized
capital stock of $4,000.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Thieves make attempt on Thomp-
son and Thompson clothing store.
Roy Grove and Edward Ashcom,
this city, star in benefit play at
Charles Town with company of
players from Winchester.
Former Governor Hanley, Of 1ndi-
ana, makes temperance address at
First NJ. Z. Church
ONE YEAR AGO
Attorneys w. H. Thomas and J.
o. Henson endorsed by Republicans
for twenty-third judicial supreme
court Offices in convention.
Municipal Shale. Brick and Block
Company plant, east OF city, sold to
Baltimore corporation.
City Democrats instruct for Judge
J. NJ. Woods for circuit bench.
Carlot movement OF peaches from
Hampshire county, and Hancock
Md, begins.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
6I' IT'S : !!z5ss5a7 7

We. Vi g.nia there W.. 10 such
a term as hotel" Stopping places
were styled "taverns' or inns The
first Of these places il Charleston
is not matter of record There
seems to be some question whether
it was the Buster tavern" located
at the northeast corner of Court and
kanawha streets or the Griffin
tavern" at the northeast corner of
Summers or Kanawha streets. The
prices Of accommodations at such
places of public entertainment
were prescribed by the courts. The
following is a list of prices prevail
ing in 1S21-a hundred years ago:
Breakfast, dinner OF supper, each
20 cents
Lodging, per night, II 10 cents.
Horse at hay. per night, % cents.
Horse at pasture, per night, y I-2
cents.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
is BASEBALL INTEREST DECLINING?


n baseball is the We
aired tie
ample show that the confidence
II the national sport and until the public knows believed
that the
baseball to golf marbles and pitching
1t dreadful sin for which
meazns the
Tor players and the calling Threengerd
ngnate the of the slump working
America than have all the other
ball "manates' the danger
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
STATE CoNSTABULARY
FINDS new FIELDS
Prohibition, Road, Game Ard
Fish Laws Enforced.

Charleston, Aug. 1.-Assistanco
to the prohibition enforcement di-
vision; the state road commission
and the new game and fish commits
sion, is making the West Virginia
State Police an important factor
in the government of the Little
Mountain state.
Into Colonel Jackson Arnold's Of
flee, headquarters CT the depart
mcnt Of public safely there are
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
NOT WELL. QUALIFIED.

A traffic cop near Fairmont yelled
some directions at William Burlson
taxicab driver recently, bat was
given no responsive, He went clos
er and spoke louder but the man
shook his head
He was deaf and dumb.
The policeman did the next best
thing he could. think of and wrote
down what he had to say on the
lack of an envelope. The man
again shook his head.
He could neither read nor write.
So Burlson was hauled into po-
lice court, where it was discovered
that Burleson had a state chauf-
feurs's license. The city attorney
was instructed to write the state
commission and demand that the
mans license by revoked.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03

the fowl and ran right into the fist
Of Robert Barnes, another negro,
who claimed the chicken was his
pet and averred that a Gospel tent
was not fit place to swine a
chicken anyhow. Barnes was fined
SIS and costs and the chicken re-
stored to its owner, with a repTi.
mnnd
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
TIE PRACTICAL WAITER.

A certain Barbour county man
says an exchange. was in Topeka
several years ago and when dinner
was served at one of the hotels
roasting ears were on the menL
He is extremely fond Of corn in
this style and he ordered some The
corn was fine. He gave the colored
waiter an order for some more. This
was very quickly disposed of and
the waiter repeated" This happen
ed five times before the hungry
man was satisfied. AS he completed
his dinner with blass of water,
he was at peace with all the world
and turning to the waiter he re.
marked: What do you think of
that kind Of dinner?' The waiter
girnned ard remarked: We'll. sub,
boss. this yeah is the highest priced
hotel i'll Kansas-don't you think
You'll save some money in boardin'
at livery hahn?"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
CHICKEN AND SERVICE.

There was commotion in sane
titled" tent at Atlanta where dusky
Worshippers were conducting SER
vices when a chicken-a regular
feather-covered chicken - walked
right into the middle of things An
drew Banks, of ebony hue, reasoned
that it was no place for a chicken
unless it was fried. made a grab for
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03

in fancy lanterns on the lawn which
were intended to be used for illum-
nation at night. BY reason of the
elimination of the candles, two tor
ches had to be used as sources of
last resort
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-03
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Notes
IT WAS WARM

If there be any who question the
genuine heat which held sway
some days since we would call to
their attention the fact that the
management OF a festival in the
county almost had its plans for the
evening ruined when the heat melt
ed the candles which it had set up
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
Won't Be DiStrMhed

Mature works many remarkable
cures
Yes, but the trouble with nature
is that you can't wake her up in the
middle OF the night and get her to
come over to the house every time the
baby has collie
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
DISCOVERING NEW CROPS

Every month or so somebody discovers new
crop that will do well in Florida Such discov-
c:;,s usually arc cf lialc 7alue. If there is any
cbjeccns 10 Florida on the score of what lis soil
will produce, il is that it produces too wide a
variety. Where The planter has his choice Of
score or a hundred things to raise it consumes TOO
much good gray matter to settle the problem of
what he shall plant.
What our agricultural experts should determine
is not how many different things can be grown here,
but what particular things, of all the possible
ones, can be grown TO the best advantage and the
mcs profit. 1t may be said that one crop COM
munity is never prosperous; neither is forty crop
community. Prosperity, when it depends upon the
soil, best attained by the growing Of just enough
different thing to utilize the land and the time of
The farmer to best advantage.
The farm is not herbarium, but factory for
converting plant food into food plants. To be
successful, it must specialize on a few products
Up north nature attends to that The Wisconsin
farmer, fer instance, can count on his fingers the
things he can grow successfully He is not tempted
L'StilcNo
Buj he knows if he grows bluegrass and timothy
he will have pasture for his cows in the summer
and hay for them in the winter; and if he pla ants
ccrn he can fill his silo and have green food to keep
their milk ducts a-aow in the winter. That and a
very few garden vegetables and fruits exhause his
repertoire But he sticks to things he can produce.
and makes money by it.
Here, with wider choice, it is nevertheless a
fact that some crops are better than others. and the
task Of the thrifty farmer is to find the best and
stick 10 them. Farm statistics are swelled by the
standard products. The figures representing all
ciher crop" are invariably small. The man who
can prove that some commonly grown crop is not
quite up 10 the Florida standard and ought to be
eliminated. is performing more valuable service
than The fellow who hunts up two or three things
nct commonly grown and tries to introduce them,
always excepting the very rare instances when
something fiji to drive other things out to make its
way is discovered
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
INTERRUPTIONS

Sometimes when | would write a pome, and
am clawins at my dome to find a theme uplift-
ing, fellow who would sell cheese, a cork
screw or a swarm of bees to my abode comes
drifting. | sadly listen to his spiel and try to
tell how tough | feel, that can't patronize him.
! do not say that he's bore, while to the fact
that there's door endeavoring to wise him. And
when he's gone there comes dame who wants
to have me sign my name to some absurd pc
tition; and, smiling still my face, gently
shoe her from my place in Johnson's New Addi-
ton. And then again | take my Tyre and try to
MARBLE like choir, punch said Tyre and paw it;
but Thompson blows into my den to say he's lost
his Maltese hen, and ask me if l saw it, And
thus it goes some bitter days, strive in vain to
chant my lays my chanter isn't working; and so
/ say, "Tll go down town and bore Smith, Robin
son and Brown, and let my harp quit jerking"
| call men who need their time and perpetrate
the same old crime that made my own day
dreary they fondle me with wicker chairs or drop
me down the basement stairs and life is dark
and weary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
A CURIOUS TENDENCY

Reports OF laboring men offered for sale en- the
auction block are frequent from the east. Several
young people, CT both sexes, have recently attained
a little noorety by offering to sell themselves for
the means CT securing an education. A woman in
Arkansas offers herself for two years to anyone
WHO will sci up the money c treat her husband in
a sanitarium.
A few years ago such cases, if there were any,
attained no publicity. Yet the custom of which
they constitute feeble revival is very old one
Two thousand years ago men in Rome were often
scld fer various reasons. Some of them were
possessed the right Of dsposing of the liberty of
their debtors if their obligations were defaulted
Poverty sometimes prompted them to seek the pro-
lection Of wealthy master In feudal times it
was a common thing for free men TO accept the
status Of scrfs Voluntarily on the principle that
their food and protection were worth more than
their liberty Perhaps all the older nations bark
back to a time when it was a common thing for
men and women TO sell themselves.
But that custom, it was believed. had dis
appeared forever. The world, with the exception
of a few unfortunate spots, had become free. And
in the United States, especially, such suggestion
len years ago would have been met with scomful
Reputation. There is no necessity for its revival
now Oar social ills are not ncurabe. Instead
CT turning the thoughts of the public in the di-
reciion Of slavery or subserviency, those who de-
sire 10 call attention TO social defects should arouse
the public TO resistance. The bowling anarchist
Swapping Ike rabid dog at every institution of the
lnry, is better type of citizen than the sorry
Tor himself creature who seeks to arouse sympathy
~ pretending that his situation is worse than
slavery.
if it really is verse, or if he thinks it's worse,
he would do better to take up arms against it
than to sell himself to the enemy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
AS Others See 1t
BLOOD LUST
palm Beach Post.)

On Friday two men were banned at Crcstview
for the murder of John Tuggle There is no cues
ton of their guilt. They admitted that before the
sentence was fulfilled. If accepts the prin-
ciple of a life for lHe-capital punishment, they
merited their death at the hands of the law
DESIGNATING all of the arguments for and against
capital punishment, what is civilized person to
think of public execution of two murdcrers at
tended by an audience of ten thousand supposedly
civilized inhabitants of the state of Florida in
the United States of America in the year of
Lord 1921? The trap was sprung at twelve
twenty-and eighteen minutes later the men were
pronounced dead"
Ten thousand people were permitted to witness
this and ten thousand did witness it. There
were probably plenty of citizens in that mob of
ten thousand in a little town who would vince
at the adjective as something quite shocking but
the only word that describes the ugly business
adequately is damnablc public execution is
damnabe and the fact that there are ten thous-
and persons within reach of any city town in
the nation so debased, so caous, so sensation
hungry, lustful for blood that they would of
their volition attend public execution, de-
scripton beggars the language.
Use your imagination Just think reconstruct
in your mind that picture Of the double seal
fold. the springing of the trap, two human beings
hanging by their necks with all Of the dreadful
suffering and contortions for eighteen minutes
and ten thousand men and women gaping and
peering and Juggling for better view at
parade, a show And we talk about the brutality
of the Spaniard because he enjoys bull fights.
That two men have died for crime is a small
matter. There are ten thousand in Florida who,
having voluntarily watched two lives go out and
so out in hdeOus manner, more hardened
to death by violence, who hold life more cheaply
for that experience who have deliberately be-
smirched and degraded themselvs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
SQUlRTLEss GRAPEFRUIT
philadelphia LEDGER

Squiriless grapefruit is Il novelty under the at
tention of the Department of Agriculture 1t is
called the tangelo, cross between the orange
tapgerine and the grapefruit Walker T. Swindle,
psychologist in charge, and 7. Ralph Robinson,
crop Psychologist of the department, state in
bulletin that these resemble round oranges more
than either of their parents.
There are two varieties, the Sampson and the
Thornton. The former has disappointed those
who have tasted it because they mistook its ripe
appearance and ate it before it mature 1t
is delicious when fully ripe, with a rather acid,
sprighty favored, aromatic soft and juicy deep
orange colored pulp
The Thornton has very pale orange colored
juice and sprightly favored pulp. 1t has little
acidity and resembles a tender, good Favored
orange more than Il grapefruit or tangerine Ii
may be eaten out of hand, like tangerinc but
is doubtless better when halyed and eaten like
grapefruit. 1t requires no sugar and the pulp is
tender it can be removed with spoon without
cutting the segments moreover, there is little or
no tendency for the juice to squirt when the
spoon is inserted in the segment"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
Member Of The Associated Press.
FISHING II FLORIDA

Florida does nct oct cnc-ihird as much as
sbo,ld ont of ;ts ,,os,r,sscd facilities {or hook
c,. t....
aoaP'ed Iof u'"' sl0i" mere are 'i'oD'8i'4' Oh
lakes to say nothing CT countless bays along 'he
coast where an almost infinite N're'y Ct hsh can
be c"1sM' And when Il is Considered u'a' hshing
IS Pa's'oH "l'h a3ou, haIt NC p9op!c r. Ee hofh'
The wonder is thai every village III londa Is not
mecca Tor hsheFmen'
1t IS up to the stale itself to remove some OF
the obstacles IN the way OF ihat desirable consum-
nation. Tor enc thing, fresh water game A-h
should moi under any conditions A'-c9Hshi 'lih
SEINE hef -Aesid Iey De permitted % Be aoIl m he
market -ve''hes OF the'e prohibitions W0l4d work
any particular hardship -''in.ng fresh water
stream or lake IS CRIME against winch Tic con
science q every man VITA drop OF sporting Diced
la" or net and the only possible means OF pre-
venting semns IS to prevent de sale OF the product
lhere are plenty OF lsh Iof 'he maF<et without The
comparatively ie" game A.h mai need protection
men, Tie people Sho@'a qul' gaining the black
bass a trout even II Il takes an act OF the legs-
la'ofe lo make mem GO II It IS net trout nor
any aim one he bass itself Is known The world
ever as game .lsh' eae c! me s0mies'' according
ia'u'' 70 maze 'h1m dc 1t. II as net trout nor
any 'SLi 10 one ne bass Hi2i as known the world
ever Is game h'h' oE2 % Me e''@'s'' 2ceofdln5
10 'a.n2 '''''o!''ies, o'' ever happed in; and
70 refuse 20 ca! sulh an ai.socft by name o'heF
'h'n us own Is an insult TO MS dignity and FePuta-
non mere are no 'i'ut that 10 no fresh water
tfoul-in 4 iofida' hui 'i'sTe arc millions Of the
hnes. bass mai ever grabbed hooS
N','0I'[' lie l'sian8 atmosphere should be
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
Daily Poem
GOOD MORNING

By ]. w. Foley
Good morning, brother sunshine,
Good morning, sister song,
beg your humble pardon
If you've waited very long.
thought | heard you rapping;
To shut you out were sin;
My heart is standing open
Won't you
walk
right
in?
Good morning. brother gladness,
Good morning, sister smile,
They told me you were coming.
SO | waited on a while.
I'm lonesome here without you,
A weary while it's been:
My heart is standing open,
Won't you
walk
right
in?
Good morning, brother kindness,
Good morning, sister cheer,
! heard you were out calling,
SO | waited for you here.
Some way | keep forgetting
have to toll and spin,
When you are my companion
Won't you
walk
right
in?
New York Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28

Film billiard, who has been con-
fined to his bed with illness for the
past two weeks. was not missed much
from the postoffice porch after day
or two, but when he came up town
this morning he was surprised at the
rapid growth Of the weeds during his
absence.
After reading an advertisement
which described all the symptoms Of,
about dozen diseases, Fletcher
Henstep decided he had better go to
bed and send fer a doctor.
The circus that was at Tickville
last year is coming back next week,
ard FrisE.5 Hancock is going in 9r-
der TO see if he can recognize his
watch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28

much that it would make the rest of us happy
10 see them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-28
Laugh Line
Bad Case

Half q dozen doctors have given
Mabel up!''
Really! What is the matter with
her?'
She simply wouldn't pay her
bills
+
What She Felt
Little Emily-I'm so terribly jeal-
Gus of the girl that jim first loved.
Her mother-lts an experience
we've all had, my dear. You'll get
over it the first time you meet her.
Evening Well Spent
Did you find the lecture inform
ing?"
Yes said Mr. Crippins. Il don't
know yet what the lecturer was driv-
ing at, but he cleared up one impor-
tant point for me-
What was that?"
Il learned how to pronounce Gee
cho-Slovakia."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-07
.ERIcKsON-JORGENsoN

Miss Elizabeth Erickson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and MIS-. A: r.. Erickson
of this city, and Arthur jJorgenson Of
San Francisco were united in mar
riage at the Norwegian Lutheran
church at San francisco on, Febru-
airy "a in the presence Of a large
numberL of friends. and relatives. ~
Mr.. and Mrs B. r.. Erickson,
brother and sister-in-law of the bride,
acted as attendants of honor while
Miss Ida Jorgenson and Harold Jor-
genson, sister and brother of the
groom. acter as bridesmaid and
groomsma1l. -. =, - .s..s,. -
Thes ceremony was conducted by
Rev. r., ,Stromme, pastor Of the Nor
wegian# Lutheran church of San
Francisco, and, a. brother-inlaw of
the bride Several. Bemidji people
and former, Bemidii people were in
attendance, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w: Van
dersluis,; Mr.. and Mrs. "A. y. Moe, Mr..
and Mrs. Weaver, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Arnoldy.. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgenson left the
following morning for Los Angeles
where they were to spend week or
ten days, joined later by Mr.. and
Mrs. Barney Erickson, who are soon
to return to Bemidji. The newly
weds are to make their home in San
Mr.. Jorgenson being con-
nected with Jorgenson's Pharmacy of
that city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-07
REVIVAL SERVICES OPEN
!. AT METHODIST CHURCH

!. The revival services at the
Methodist church opened yesterday
in a very encouraging way. Prof.
Rueckert, of Osman,, H., was in
charge of. the music. At the morn
ing service he rendered alone With
Thee" by Bailey, and Shall Empty
Handed Be?'"t by Mc.Auley, and in the
evening introduced the famous
keep Sweet Chorus and Judging
from the response by the people it
was very greatly enjoyed. His solo
was "He Keeps Me Singing" by
Bridgers. ~ ...
Sin addition to the solos by Mr..
;Rueckert, the male quartette, COM
posed of C. w. Harnwell, w. u. Rob-
[inson, Raymond Farr and B. L. john
son, rendered number at the even
ing service:
The morning message was brought
by Rev. j. C. Craig, D. d., of St.
Paul. His subject was "The Mighty
Saviour" In. the evening the pastor
preached on Isaiah, the Prophet, of
Faith" He said, in part, that Isaiah
was one of the most wonderful ap-
pearances in the history of the hui
man spirit. He lived in a time Of
great political disturbances.
The key for the Interpretation of
his message is to be found in the
sixth chapter, the vision which he
saw in the temple the year that King
Uzziah died. He saw in that vision
the supremacy of God, that the
throne of the Almighty is above all
earthly thrones. He traced back I'LL
the sins of his day to one root sin,
the sin of>,unbelief. Unbelief has
been the cause Of many a national
disaster. Unbelief has meant the
wrecking Of many human soul.
1t is the purpose in these meetings
to call men to an Intelligent faith
in God. The call was responded to
by IA young men, some Of whom had
already made a public profession Of
faith, but came with their fellows,
who for the first time declared their
intention to lead a Christian life.
There has not been more inspiring
scene in the Methodist church in
many years, than the conservation Of
these young men. Both services
yesterday were largely attended.
Meetings will continue each evening
this week beginning at 7:45.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-07
NOTES CONVERTED INTO PULP
Millions Of Dollars in Wornout Cur.
rency Destroyed Every Week in
Small English Village.

A lonely village in Kent, England,
is the scene of the destruction of ten
tons of treasury notes every Monday.
The average face value Of the notes
destroyed amounts to $1OO,O0O,0OO.
The banks and postmasters deter
mine when the life of a treasury note
shall end. If in the opinion Of bank
er or postmaster note has become
worn out, it is sent to the Bank Of
England. There a triangular cut is
made in the right-hand bottom corner
Of the note, and it is then sent, in COM
pany with millions of it's fellows, to the
chief money order department If the
post office in Holloway.
Every day more than a ton Of de-
funct currency notes are delivered
from the Bank of England to the mon
ey order department in Holloway. The
notes are then defaced. made up into
bundles of thousand and put into
sacks. On Monday the sacks contain
ing millions of the defunct currency
notes are put into vans and dispatched
to their destruction in Kent, where
they are converted into pulp.