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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05

colts and the other blockade-runners
had learned their trade from him
but not the lessons he had learned
from the law
Whiskey Williams saw the yarnish
ed shanty-boat land in Hickman ban
eddy, and the flash Of the reflection
from the afternoon sunshine on the
side Of the boat, and its flare on
the surface Of the water proved the
Yaruish.
Williams hastily sbuffled along the
sand and caught line to help land
the man in. Apparently the man
needed help, for ne had tried 10 land
against the reverse current, ant
rowing was hard No finer PROOF
Of mans river ignorance could be
had than this trying TO row against
an eddy's reverse current.
But Williams cordelled the mar
down next to the saltwater boat
and the fancy shanty-boat threw him
"a maul-an honest. wooden-headed
iron-bound maui, Also. there was q
mooring stake, turned in lathe and
iyon-headed.
Williams, who had driven shanty
boat stakes for thirty years with tbs
fiat or an old axe or a piece Of cord
wood, almost lost the shanty-boa'
while the rope slipped through ~
neryeless fingers. and he gazed a.
those sembiances Of muni1cence
extravaganza and-and regular rich
es!
wilkins, reused by the plaiutiyt
wall OF the river navigator, made
haste to tow in the shanty-boat L
drive such a pin, with such a mau
as he had never heard of-yarnisheC
both!-and then he put in another
pin, and made another line fast. The
shanty-boat was bow TO the sand, a
last, with a bow-line out to port anC
another out to starboard.
"Thatu hold" Williams observed
Yes, sir" the stranger smiled
Il believe It surely will! Anyhow
I've dropped an anchor-line over thu
stern, 100. to hold the DOW from
pounding on the sandbar."
Williams looked at him suspic
iously. There was something il
| that bit OF river craftiness that stir
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red the old rive mans subconscious-
ness. He thought a moment, and
then in casual manner he asked:
"Where'd you hear tell about an
anchor-line astern?'
why, an awful nice little gentle
man up to Paducah told me that, "
the man replied, beaming. "A nice
little man-his name was Carpay,
Judas Carpy My. how he hates
that name-Judas! Judas! What a
burden to put on the life of an in
nocent child and a grown man.
Did that gentleman have red
hair" Williams asked retlectively.
Yes, sir, Ny! Do you know
him? He was perfectly splendid"
"No-not by that name Whiskey
Williams shook his head And you
entertained him? \ little man, with
red hair, red whiskers, and large
hands"
"Ah-yes' The same man, do
belieyc-wiJh spatulate finger-tips
and baby-blue eyes"
"Spatuwhich fingers Williams
asked
"Why-yOu knoW-fat finger-ends
He said he got them rowing house
boats and-ah-dories and hunting
puntJ down the river"
"And-um-did you play cards
with him "
Play cards with him!" the soft
paw gasped. 81 play cards? Dear
me, Excuse me, sir! What in my
appearance gives you the idea, sir
that | would play caws?'
q didn't mean any HARM" Viii
iiams blinked.
"Oh, OF course not, do not hold
your ignorance, your thoughtless, W
against you; the hour of dinner is at
hand, Might l not persuade you tc
dine with me this evening?
should be 50 delighted to have you
come aboard. | do believe that you
are real, experienced river man
are You not?'
"Wry-ye-n-n-I've had spells
when thought / was. But-but this
dad -dad-this old riveh-Lawse
/ stranger, the longer yo' trips ole
Mississip', the more su'prisiner he
gifts"
4 believe SO; Natures phenome'
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
MartinsburS
In The Past
(Taken From The Files Of The
JournaD
TEN YEARS AGO.


List of recently adopted text
books for county schools is pub
lished.
The funeral Of the late DR.. George
w Daniels, of Gerrardstown. occur.
red from his home yesterday.
Local National Guardsmen are or
dered to Paint Creek.
City Council holds busy session
and transacts much business.
FIVE YEARS AGO.
Stanley KidWell is caught and ar
rested for, bringing in booze; some
100-quarts confscated.
Miss Elizabeth kogelschatz and
Mr. Lawrence C. DeGrange were
quietly married last night at the
home of the bride.
Yorks bring $3.50 in carload lots
on local market.
Splendid demonstration il given
the 1872 young men drafted from Der.
kelley county; thousands cheer as
parade passes.
ONE YEAR AGO.
Miss Frances NJ. Schleuss and
Mr.. George P. Bremen were quiet
~ married at the parsonage of St.
Joseph's Church yesterday morning
by Rev. Anthony Tohill.
Labor Day is celebrated by a
general holiday and park has ban.
ner crowd.
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kN0CkABOUT NOTES.
NOT RESPONSIBLE,


No fair-minded person will hold
against Waynesboro or any Of it's
reasonable fans the letter published
recently from "a wealthy Waynes-
boro fan" to President Jamison, of
the Blue Ridge League, offering
money if the Martinsburg- Hagers-
town games could be thrown to Way
nesboro, The letter, as a matter of
fact, may never have been written
in Waynesboro-it conceivably is
the foolish effort Of some Waynes.
boro enemy to throw a cloud over
the craftsmanship Of the Waynes-
boro fans. One is tempted to re-
mark, also, that it would be hazard
Gus for any baseball official or UNI
pire,-even conceding the ridiculous
proposition that he or they would
be open to bribes,-to bank on col
lecting on such promise as that
given in the letter The letter was
one of those unfortunate outbursts
from some evidently enthusiastic fan
whose enthusiasm took wrong and
absurd direction. Waynesboro,
while it is strong for baseball and
fights every inch of the way, has
never sunk that low and more of its
real fans would even offer to con.
done such an act.
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lating with as good a cigar as he
had ever what's the idea?'
"Eh?'
Your comm down old Mississip'
in this here palace de lucks shanty-
boat?'
"Why-ah-the idea. How anus
ins!" the man smiled. 1T just oc-
Cured to me I'd like to-ah-trip
the river So l had the boat built,
and Prongo and l sailed the bound
ing rivers"
An you've come thousand
miles in this thing!'
why mott"
"Ah-h-m-whod you meet at Padu-
cah-that feller-JUdas-
Judas Carpay-'?
"Yes-I wonder-if its any OF my
business-what'd he say to you?"
Why, the poor fellow-he could
not thank me hard enough. You
see-but l was not at all inquisitive.
He came down the wharf, on board
the boat-ah-in hurry, you might
say.
He mentioned something about
river people always standing togeth-
one another-loving one s
neighbor as oneself, you know-aEd
aha very nice, friendly, helpful
man, indeed"
in hurry?" Williams grapsed at
a tangible fact
1T seemed-really-you know"
Oil see! Course. that's right
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
BLUE RIDGE CONQUERORS

experience Ridge League
Marnsburs
consistently good
by the fact that stood regularly third
the PROFESSIONALLY the through played the
best baseball There and will be- dispute
right hold the entirely which
the determining championship
ability advantage
fielding pitching
Of the sue batting been
nsburg Friday
days of the end of the 1t extended guen fight
for three teams incidentally
uncertainty administering unexpected
played
ba evident by the won and lost carried off the
dag.
She did approval
approval
will be absolutely
natural rivalry which sometimes beyond the bounds
CT
have shown
line. The Blue
fe has the of visiting and fans and there has
whisper criticism from other
And for all
have
doubted ultimate
the They
have been typical enthusiasts They had
that player and this that play; baseball will
that he could
eo the aglong right his opinion But they all deep
in their hearts shouting the
flag pole
field of Rosemont Park
The
and this angle also
ball has taken probably hold this public
than it enjoyed last hold that
demonstration the confidence
placed The finances we informed in excellent shape
the clubs history and that
dorsement of the
The Blue will doubtless
is
will naturally considerable
6portonate
petition incident
ally add individual of the players their
snal profit from their workthat the luck them
Labor Day Martinsbug That is
pleasure
routine duties routine days command the direction of work There
relatively The golf club
house
might; the celebration Rosemont
Siderable crowd Boyd
there
Ecounted ast
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
Comment OF
State Editors

The congressional talk about coal
reminds a West Virginian of moth
cr's celebrated scientific discussion
of the nature and habits of witches
in the colonial days of New Eng
land,-Charleston Gazette.
English newspapers declare the
mantle of Wilson" has EMBODIED
James NJ. Cox. The English news
papers should stick to facts, the
mantle of Wilson extinguished Mr..
Cox in the last presidential election
-Fairmont West Virginian.
Hardships never will cease, Train
bandits have stolen consignment
of $4,000 in gold en- route to a re-
lief post in the near east.-Hunting-
Ton Herald-Dispatch.
Now we are to have a nationwide
movement to bar the sale of fire
arms which as usual, if effected, will
apply to all but criminals.-Char-
lesion Mail.
ireland loOlS us every tlHle We
think there surely isn't anybody
else left over there to assassinato
or be assassinated.- Bluefield Tele-
graph.
Farming is a mysterious process
to the city dweller, particularly that
phase by which the farmer is en-
abled to do business for 20 consecu.
tive years at loss. Parkersburg
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
CHAPTER I.
A Shanty.Boat De LuSe,

A rumor came down the Ii1sis-
rippi in Smile.'s whiskey-boa:s that
a soft-paw was Passing Care. The
eoft-paw. river people said on their
oaths, was surely a dream among
the lower river and bot,omlanl Wis
Ions. He was in a shantyb0ar that
was built OF cypress AMI spruce,
with cherry trimmings, al IN HE
natural colors, and vanished like
an automobile or one Of the swell
hardwood floors OF people VINO i've n
mansions on the Walnut Hills.
There was plate glass n each
side of the cabin, 20 let in DAYLIGHT
and fancy automobile lamps ON the
bow and stern. \ little gasoline mo.
tor kept the storage battery chuck
up with electricity to illuminate thu
cabin, stateroom. kitchen and all
the rest. The boat had kerosene
stoves for cooking and heating. ZOO
and all this in boat hiry-siX feet
long and ten feet wide, with a forty
inch deep hull.
"Yassuh," Captain Dafadul, OF
Smilers whiskey feet declared
He's got shanty-bOat that cost
two thousand to build il il cost a
dollar, an he mout OF had a gaso
line cruiser for the same price
What kind OF a tenders he got?.
We'll, he's got launch alongside
he lows with; but he don't use il
much. That tenders about twenty
loot long, but it's covered up with
canvas, 10 keep the rain out. an he
don't never use it none He pulls
his own daylights out, with then
sweeps, instead OF havin' gas-powel
TO work for him. He's sure the soft
est-pawed shanty-boater ever come
down old Mississippi"
An oldtimer at the Hickman sand
bar had a good look at the outfit
This was Whisky Williams, who FOL
thirty years had won and deserved
his nickname, but of late years HI
had sort OF lost his nerve. and haC
been selling bottle soda-wate- in
stead OF his personal brand Of Sweet
brier, unstamped liquor. Younger
men, like the Smilers and the Pay
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
Photographed news
FROM EVERYWHERE

The Swedish government has set
up a system of bookkeeping in the
middle and working class families
to aid in procuring exact and re-
liable data on living costs.
Thirty young men and women, in
Guiding eleven couples who are to
be married next Sunday, were res
cued from a motorboat stranded on
Stratford Light, Conn.
The "Bolsheviki Doll" is the new
est fad in Europe. The doll, made
Of rubber, withers to one-fourth its
original size when a spring is press
ed, and depicts the collapse of the
soviet.
Major John L. Griffith. newly ap-
pointed commissioner of athletics of
the western collegiate conference,
has already begun a campaign to
eliminate betting from intercolle,
giate games.
Prime Minister Hughes of Aus
tralia predicts that before long a
superior staple cotton will be rails.
ed in Australia, where there is an
area for such a crop greater than
that devoted to it in the United
States.
A Trenton man was find $40 for
having moonshine in his possession
but the fine was reduced to IS when
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
BY !tWlG

ments to this city. Only two filing
stations in the city had stocks on
hand, aGd it was estimated their
supply would be exhausted today.
Drums Of gasoline are being hauled
from Fairmont by truck.
Clarksburg-Officials deny instruc-
tons have been given to search
baggage and autos Of delegates to
State Elks convention and that a
move is contemplated to take the
meeting to some other city for that
reason.
Charleston Returns for state
primary have been completed with
receipt Wednesday of official vote
from Putnam county, 20 days after
the primary.
Charleston-The state compensa-
ton commission has made an
award of $6.16 for "a weeks to Bane
Asbury, of Warwood.
MorgantOwn--Twin beds are los
ing in popularity, according to fulni-
ture dealers.
Morgantown-City Engineer Jo-
seph V. Dunderburk has rendered
his resignation, effective at once.
Morgantown-A. A. Hall, new city
manager assumed his official duties
Yesterday,
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been politely violent if he had known
what was going on in the visitors
mind wilkins felt his backbone
stirring in its sockets when that man
passed behind him. He had the idea
that some game was being played
on him. The slithering, gliding,
smooth-actingness Of all this affair
made him nervous, but before very
long ne was settled down to the
roast young goose that comprised
the main part OF the meal.
1T is extraordinary how ones ap-
petite does increase down heren' the
host declared, passing about a pound
and half, including dressing. Il
really eat scandalOusly, myself
CHAPTER II.
Arfaxed Coloyar.
Eating gave Williams something
to DO Amida all those surround
ings, only two things were natural
the eating, and the whispering, lap
ping, humping of the eddy waves
along the side Of the boat.
The coffee was delicious, too. The
man mentioned casually:
I'm a Dry, myself and I've always
advocated liquor not being sold; but
do think the reformers go too fan
when they talk about stopping the
importation and consumption OF cot
fee. don't you?"
"Wha-what? Put coffee on the
rrohi' list! l amt heard nothin' Of
that! Why, the d"
Ssh" the man raised his hant
warningly. "My-ah-Prongo never
hears violent language on the boat
with my permission"
Williams blinked and swallowed
his words. He swallowed consider
able coffee, too, black and as goot
and strong as drip coffee. Then
prestol all signs of the meal were
gone, and the table was folded III
and vanished.
They are now in a gentleman's Ii
brary-sitting room. There were Gig
ars, and they sat back in soft, Sc
ductive chairs. and Williams fel
overcoming him an inclination tC
ease and luxury. He looked at his
host with narrowing eyes.
Say, pardner'-he sat up sudden
ly and leaned toward him, gesticu
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05

Chapman, a justice Of the peace,
Of Lewis county, the sum OF $40
and costs $3.50.
Logan-A portion Of Logan's bus
mess district was destroyed by fire
Sunday. The loss is estimated at
more than 100000. The fire start.
ed from an unknown cause in a bill
Hard hall.
Parkersburg-Bec many men,
bers will be out Of the state the
early part of the month, the annual
meeting of the West Virginia Pub
fishers, and Employing Printers As
sociation scheduled for September Z
at the Chancellor hotel in this city
has been postponed until October 5.
Wheeling-ApproXimately $1,000
COO damage was caused to the OPP
Grating equipment at the Beach
Bottom Power Company's plant at
Beach Bottom, six miles north Of
here, when lightning struck the
wires over the plant.
CharlestOn-E. Chase Bare. of Al
derson, has been appointed chief of
the automobile department of the
State Road Commission. Mr.. Bare
is former Republican county
chairman in Monroe county. He
succeeds c. f. Mccoy who will be-
come assistant division engineer of
division one in the road commission
organization.
NorgantoWn-Sale Of the North
American Coal Company to 3. NJ
Chaplin, J. l.. Keener and David
c. Reny, of Morgantown, for a cash
consideration in excess of 100000
was announced here Friday. The
company has been owned by New
York interests. 1t is operating I'M
der union agreement with an an
nual output Of approximately 200,-
coo tons.
MOY2antOWn - MOrgantOwn was
virtually without gasoline Friday as
a result of delays in railroad ship
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
By Bret Harte
Copyright Published by arrangement with The Literary Digest
Newspaper Syndicate.

The two held their conversation
that night with gusto, each in his
own way. They touched upon
thousand river features, and when
Whisky Williams returned on board
his soda-water boat he stretched up
OF his ildgoose-down be dand lay
awake for hours wondering.
The next day Williams dropped out
Of the eddy after breakfast and
burned a few gallons of gasoline. He
wanted to get below the fancy shan
ty-boater. and let the boys know he
was coming. Once in decade there
was news like that to spread.
II was something to have obtained
the mans name; looking back, Whis-
ky Williams couldn't tell just how he
had learned that this stranger was
ArfaXed COloyay. of the old Albany
Colovars, and perhaps the most pure
/ ly original Dutch of all the proud
/ Upper-Hudsonites who have upon
! their escutcheOus the stretched fur
of mink, muskrat, pekan, weasel, or
ether emblem OF the old fur trade
aristocracy.
/ w Ill1dHlS udU some real lnlOrmd-
ton on this subject, however. He
was an old Mohawk Valley boy him
self, before he changed his name
and his place Of residence. Now
that he knew this was ArfaXed Col1-
var, he could add some fine details
about those Albany Colovars, and
their riches and their connections.
SO Williams, tending to the Soda
water business, and selling nu
dred dozen here and there amlc
the thirst of the passing hot Weat
CT the summer season, retalled
fisherman teno to cottage-gin
the full description, the wol
articoeracy, and the unpa9
kindhearted innocence of tn
paw of the vanished shan
But he's got the right ID
liams declared. Il knowed
wanted to Paducah, but
like clam about Reds
minute he seen l was
clost into hit. Arfaxed
betray no man, he vol
ny, but he's all right
(To be cont
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he d1yulged $40 worth of infOrma-
ton" about the bootleggers from
whom he obtained the liquor.
Edward st. Jacques. of Bridge
port, Conn, objected to his 13-year-
old daughter wearing knickerbock-
ers so he applied his razor strap to
impress upon her his aversion. But
the judge ruled that his method of
discipline was too strenuous.
A London doctor declares that
girls suffer more from diseases than
boys because they do not get enough
opportunity to play. He advises
that boys should be required to help
with household chores to relieve the
burden of the girls.
A now bill before the French par
lament would increase the appro-
priation for the Societies de Credit
Mobilier, institutions which grant
loans at percent to working peo-
Pile who wish to build homes but
have no other resource than their
salaries.
Last Saturday two young men,
both of Clifton, N. j., with their
sweethearts, appeared before the
city clerk and obtained marriage
licenses. Each of the girls exhibit
ed a $500 engagement ring. On
Tuesday the two young men return
ed to the clerks Office and told him
the double wedding was called Off
The girls had disappeared, taking
with them the diamond rings.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
W, VA, State News

Weston 60 Information has just
been received OF the arrest by David
France, district deputy game war
den, of J., l.. Shearer on the charge
of shooting a gray squirrel, during
the closed season before Septem-
Der /.
Shearer pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined by w. W.
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News.

Speaking Of downright meanness,
we once knew of a congressman
whose sole Christmas present to his
young daughter was a subscription
to the Congressional Record-Wheel-
ing Intelligencer.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05

School
protesta
that they their friends
They good
Their teachers and
will
play summer
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
PLUMBING CONTRACTS

L. II. Caskey, North Queen street
has finished the installation of a
steam boiler in the City Hall; the
plumbing plant and fixtures at the
Opequon Golf Club; and has re-
ceived the following contracts:-a
steam heating plant and fixtures
at the Bunker Hill High School
building; a heating plant in the
residence Of State Senator Harry
Fenshaw, Bunker Hill.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05

This community has been shocked often
fatal automobile accidents
that
would the clearly take
citizens
dozen seriously heavy
toll for the that preventive
in the tempted 70 danger.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05
NEW DAUGHTER

A new daughter arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Brad
ford on Dry Run Pike August IS.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05

Morsantown - Morgantown was
virtually without gasoline Friday as
a result of delays in railroad ship
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-05

A Trenton man was find $40 for
having moonshine in his possession
but the fine was reduced to S. when
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-29
FROID HIGH SCHOOL
WINS FROM CULBERTSON

Froid Tribune: In the fastest bas-
ketball game ever played on local
floor, the Froid High School boys de
feated the powerful Culbertson aggre-
cation Is to IA. The local quintet
went into the game with the dope
against them Culbertson had prac-
tically the same lineup that handed us
the short end of 74-4 score last year
and came to Froid with the intention
of repairing the performance. The
game was hard fought but clean from
start to finish. Neither team was able
to get over three point lead at any
time. Froid assumed the aggressive
at the opening of the second half and
were never headed.
The final score ended Froid Is, Gull
bertson IA.
Homestead played at Froid last
Saturday and was defeated by the
fast Froid team.