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EVENING JOURNAL.
The Peoples Paper.
Published every day In the week ex
cept Sunday byo The livening Journal
Publishing Co.
H. F. Byrd, President and General Man
ager.
Senator Gray Silver, Vice-President.
D. W. Weaver, Secretary and Treas
urer.
Harm A. Bush, City Editor.
Charles P. Light. General Solicitor.
DIRECTORS.
Former U. S. Senator, C. J. Faulkner.
(Senator Gray Silver.
Col. James .F. Thompson.
Mr- Charles M. Lamar.
Dr. J. W. McSherry.
Congressman Henry D. Flood.
Mr. Charles Mulliktn.
Sheriff E. D. Gardner.
Mr. L. a Hoffman.
Mr. H. F. ByrtL
Mr. D. W. Weaver.
The Journal does not accept advcr
tt ]pg at any price unless satisfied that
the advertising Is not inserted with
intent to deceive or defraud.
Mo wild cat mining scheme or fake
stock, advertisement accepted.
Therefore space is more valuable to
tKMMflde advertisers.
The Evening Journal Is entered at
the postoffice at Martinsburg, W. Va.,
as second-class matter.
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When not paid In advance SO cents
per month, payable monthly.
Sworn circulation, May, 70,207 copies
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Sworn circulation, July, 55,202 copies
Strarn circulation, Aug., 61,108 copies
SWorn circulation, Sept, 50,486 copies
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Swern circulation, Nov., 52,849 copies
Sworn circulation, Beta, 54,078 copies
Total for 8 months, 457,987 copies
Average per month, 57,248 copies
Av. dally circulation, 2,143 copies
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THURSDAY, FEB. «.
Women and Cigarettes.
Mayor McClellan has come down
bard on the effort made by the New
York aldermen to prevent women from
smoking in public places. The mayor
ban-put his veto on the bill, with the
declaration, that New York aldermen
have no right to enact such a law. it
women wish to use the fragrant weed,
they are going to gratify that wish
no matter how many laws are enact
ed against it. There may be a wide
difference of opinion as to the pro
priety of women smoking. Many
people can be found to say that they
see no reason why the fair sex should
not know the delights of My Lady
Nicotine, and there are, of course,
many others who say that it is un
ladylike and undignified to see wo
men with cigarettes in their dainty
fingers.
The question concerning the pro
priety of women smoking we’ll leave
to some one else to figure out, but
we must say we think it would be
unfair to attempt to legislate them
out of the habit. Imagine what a
howl would go up from the men if the
aldermen or legislators should say
that men must be prohibited from
smoking by law,
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To Impeach Judge Blaekstone.
Nows comes from Virginia that the
jf«aeral assembly of that state has
'f . .POUti.Pned to impeach and re
move Judge Blackstone from the bench
of tfid* Circuit composed of the east
ern *£0*0 counties. It is charged that
fate was. drunk on the bench, and also
guilty of gross immorality. Judge
Blackstone will be well remembered
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Personal Accounts
We shall be glad to have
you start business with
us, even though the
amount you have to de
posit at the beginning
is not large.
We make a special effort
to please the small de
positor, our Savings De
partment being conduct
ed with that end in view.
Get a Pocket Savings
Bank and join the throng
of happy and satisfied
customers of the oldest
and stronge stbank in the
Eastern Pandhandle.
The Old National Bank
open every Saturday
evening 6 to 8 o’clock
Valentines
and Post Cards
Without a doubt the
finest and cheapest
line of Valentines and
Valentine Post Cards
in our city. (Whole
sale and Retail) at
Fred H. Baker’s,
North Martinsburg.|
Bosks, Stationery and Post Cards.
Any Paper or Magazine on Earth.
THE
BUSY BEE
RESTAURANT
[For Ladies and Gentlemen
IS NOW OPEN
And ready to serve a discrimina
ting public with everything that
the market affords.
Ill North Queen. Open Night & Day
in Martinsburg as the counsel of Miss
Wingate in an affair at Shepherds
town a few years ago. and spent a
great deal of his time while there
smoking cigarettes In bed. If reports
are only half true, the bench would
be well rid of him if the assembly de
cided he should vacate his job.
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Seuator Gray Silver is one of the
quiet but hard-working members of
the senate. He is known in Charles
ton as the man with the short tongue
and long head. Pity there's not more
like him.
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Delegate Wetzel, of Jefferson co'.- i
ty, is upholding his reputation as
skilled leader and finished tactician.
He will be sent back to the legislature
by the democrats of his county.
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Morgan county democrats declare
that they will press their claims for
the next democratic nominatiou fer
the state senate. Attorney A. C.
| McIntyre is their favorite son.
Ixical interest over the prohibition
i amendment in the West Virginia leg
: islature is at fever heat.
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Bre’er Ground Hog was not long in
vindicating his reputation.
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Appeal to His Friends.
The following advertisement is
clipped from a Baltimore newspaper of
recent date: "W. H. Logue, Jr., 931
North Broadway, haying been assigned
to jury duty in the criminal court,
earnestly requests the patronage of
his friends and acquaintances.”—Law
Notes.
Announcement.
Honorable William H. Hearne, of
Ohio county, candidate for the nomi
nation for governor before the next
Republican State convention, res
pectfully requests Republican voters
of this county to inquire of his qual
ifications to fill the office of governor
of the state of West Virginia from any
citizen of the Northern Panhandle, ir
respective of the politics of the per
son from whom he may soltcit that it
i formation. 8-2twl6w
Bald?
Why wail ? Treat your dandruff now, and
escape baldness. Your doctor will tell you
why Auer 'j flair Vigor desirous dandruff.
Judging from the tops of their heads,some
people like hard-wood Soars! Toolate now
for Ayer’s Hair Vigor to completely cover
this upper story, but you may add arugor
two here and there by the systematic use of
Ayer’s HairVigor. Doesnotcolorthehair.
Formula with each bottle. fi8wSH*5i«i!
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ISABELLA DIAMOND NOW OWNED
BY NEW YORKERS.
Jewel Said to Hava Been Pawned to
Aid Columbus on His Voyage
—Was Once Property of
Senator Tabor.
Denver.—The recent sale at auction
of the famous Isabella diamond, al
leged to be one of the original gems
pawned by the queen of Spain to pay
for the voyage of Columbus which re
sulted In the discovery of America,
has brought to light some Interesting
details of the history of this and other
seres.- It was sold in this city to sat
; isfy a note given by Elizabeth Tabor,
widow of Senator H. A. W. Tabor,
who was one of the most picturesque
: characters of the west,
j The jewel, valued at $25,000, was
! one of a collection that has figured in
I western courts more than any single
lot in existence. The entire assort
ment, estimated to be worth possibly
$50,000, was sold to John Mason, of
I this city, the only bidder, for $8,750.
Mrs, Tabor was the second wife of
I a man whose career reads like a page
j from some romance. Once a pros
| pector for gold, he discovered the
i Matchless mine, near Leadville, which
: made him many millions. He built
j fine business blocks in Denver, Includ
ing the Tabor block, the Tabor-Grand
1 Opera House block and other fine
buildings. He was an idol of the peo
ple. He was elected to the United
States senate and took a prominent
place In the affairs of the west.
Then reverses came. He lost his
fortune. His wife died and he mar
\ ried again, and then, when he reached
| the depths, he passed away. His sec
| ond wife, with the eRtate all gone, the
i jewels pawned and sold and nothing
j left of the former splendor, now lives
with her onl6- daughter in a log cabin
; near Leadvftle, close to the famous
j mine which made the senator's wealth.
The collection of jewels, which has
passed out of the hands of the Tabor
estate, was part of the gifts made by
the senator to his second wife. The
Isabella diamond was the principal
one in the collection. It was brought
to Denver from New York with of
ficial papers which authenticated its
history, and was transferred to the
Tabor collection through a local jewel
ry house. That was 20 years ago.
Since then it has been the suhjeot of
almost constant litigation.
Among the jewelry 111 the collection
| was a belt, valued at $5,000, which was
I the only one of the kind in the world.
| It was made in almost perfect imita
; tion of a big snake and was of 18
: karat gold.
The collection was pawned with the
| First National bank of this city,
; through Herman Powell, to secure a
note for $25,000 owing Powell bjMhe
Tabor estate. It was sold by Powell
to satisfy the note and in that way got
into the vaults of the bank. Efforts
were made to sell the gems privately
through a commission appointed for
that purpose. This resulted in suits
being brought in court to have them
sold at auction.
The Tabor estate, at that time was
considerably in debt and the widow
was meeting with thg first of the re
verses which finally completely en
gulfed her. The popularity of the late
senator caused steps to be taken by
his friends three years ago to settle
the claims. Mrs. Tabor was enabled
to retain the jewels. One year ago
site was in want and she pawned them
with the Continental Trust Company
to secure a loan of $8,650. This loan
she was unable to take up and the
present sale followed.
A pitiful climax to the tragedies of
the Tabor family was presented when
the sale was over. An elderly gray
liaired woman, who declined to give
her name or reveal her identity other
| than to say that she -was a close per
j sonal friend of Mrs. Tabor, was pres
| ent to watch the disposal of the gems.
; At the conclusion of the sale she mo
; tioned the purchaser to one side and
; with a quivering voice asked him not
to sell the smallest gent in the collec
' tion for a while. It was Mrs. Tabor's
engagement ring, whicii had gone with
the others, and she wanted an oppor
tunity to save It if possible.
Mason, who bought the collection,
will give part of the jewels to his wife
and the others will be sent east. The
j Isabella diamond, the most valuahle
: in the collection, shows the effect of
age, and to restore its brilliancy it will
! have to be recut. The danger of in
! jurlng the gem through that process
i has detracted from its speculative
> value.
Kite Flying to Cure Sick.
New York.—Kite flying as a cure
for the nervous ills of society life is
advocated by Dr. J. B. McKenzie, who
| says he put his new cure to trial with
highly beneficial results. Outdoor ex
| ercise, the doctor says, is what is
; most necessary, but. it is useless to
exercise the body without exercising
the mind as well. Kite flying, Dr. Mc
Kenzie has decided, gives plenty of
1 physical exercise and at the same
; time requires constant attention and
creates much interest.
Loudest Organ is Planned.
j New York.—The Ocean Grove (N.
J.) camp meeting ground is to have
' the most powerful organ ever built.
The new organ, which will cost $26,
000, will have a number of improve
ments not to be found In any organ
in America. It will be electrically
worked and by an electrical device It
will be kept always in tune, no matter
what the weather.
“What Is that for?” asked the Little
Lady.
It was a ten-dollra hill, framed and
glazed, hanging on the wali of the of
i flee.
| “In memory of an honest debtor,”
! replied the Discontented Man.
I “Are they so rare, then?” she
i asked.
"Very. And then the circumstances
of that payment wore unusual. We
had a tenant .a little chorus girl, who
lived in a little room In one of out
buildings. She was out of work. Had
| been 111. Hard up and behind with
! her rent. Lord only knows how she
! lived. Mostly on pickles, tea and
j breakfast food cooked over a gas .jet
' Poor little ballroom girl. But she was
i honest, and whenever she earned
! anything she paid a dollar or two on
i her rent and struggled along, eking
out her pennies with all the dodges
■ girls know, washing handkerchiefs
and sticking them on the window
j panes instead of ironing, doing up lace
i collars by rolling them round a curl
| Ing iron and—”
“It setus to me,” said the Little
i Lady, “that, you know too much—”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Nothing. Go on.”
“At last she got an engagement, to
go on the road, and she was as happy
as the queen of Tarsacon. She owed
us $10 and some little scores to other
i people, and before she left she called
I on each one and ttold them she would
pay as soon a* she received her sal
ary.
”1 told her ‘All right; no hurry,' and
so she passed on after the fashion of
tenants.
“It was December 30 of that year,
in the afternoon, and I was alone and
working on some accounts, when T
felt a sort of cold draft, and I raised
my head to see who was coining In.
thinking the door had been opened,
and bescide my desk stood Miss Patsy
Vane. She had come in so softly that
1 hadn't heard her.
1" ‘Why, how are you?’ I said. ‘When
did you get back? Have you left the
company.’
“She sat down before answering.
•The show has closed,’ she said. ‘I
just got hack and want to pay my
debt.’ And she opened her little pock
etbook and took out a ten-dollar bill
and handed It to me. As I took it T
noticed that she had a big red mark
across her fingers, and as I wrote a
receipt I asked. 'What’s the matter
with your hand?’
“ ‘I burnt It,’ said she.
“I gave her the receipt and she fold
ed it and put it in her pocketbook and |
stood up. ‘Thank you so much for j
waiting.’ she said, ‘you have been aw- ;
fully kind to nae. Good-by.’ She hesi- j
tilted a moment and then extended |
tier hand and I took it. Tier fingers i
were very cold.
“ ‘Good-by,’ I said, and T walked to I
the door with her, opened it for her,
and so she went away, in a short
'time some of the other fellows came
in, and I laid aside my accounts and
went out. and as I got out in the street
the newsboys were harking about the
Iroquois theater Are. ‘Good luck that
Patsy got out before—’ I thought.
‘Why, she said the show had closed?’
and I bought a paper and saw that, the
Bluebeard company was playing there
at the time of the fire.
“Still, I thought she had left the
company until in next day's papers I
saw that among the lost was Patsy
Vane, and then 1 knew that in broad
day I had sen and talked with her
spirit, just released. X might have
thought I had dozed and dreamed, but
in the cash drawer of the safe was j
| the ten-dollav bill, just like any other ;
bill, except that one end was scorched.
“When the members of the com
pany straggled back to New York I
saw Patsy’s chum. 'Oh,' she said,
j Poor, poor Patsy. Sse was so glad to
get to work and saved to pay what
j she owed in New York, and that after
noon she told me she. had all paid but
ten dollars rent, and she had just got
that and would sent it next day. When
the fire came we started out together,
and she would have got out, only she
said: "I forgot my pocketbook," and ]
she ran back for it, and never got i
I out’
“So I kept that bill and had it
framed as a souvenir of a remarkable
experience.”
“Do you expect me to believe that?”
asked the Little f-<ady.
i “No,” coolly said the Discontented j
j Man, “but just the same it's true, and ;
she paid it to me sitting right in that !
I chair vou’re sitting in now,"
J The Little Lady got up hastily and
! moved to another chair.
| “I did not think you were the kind
; of man to have such fancies,” she
said.
“I didn't think so myself,” said the
; Discontented Man. “but it seems that
] to me it was appointed.”
Furniture Repairers.
The large furniture houses have n»an j
i to go around and fix up any scratch or i
I damage a customer may find In goods '
; he has bought. His presence In a
j house, with hls snug kit of tools and
polishes, usually emphasizes the wab
bly legs of an old chair, the scar in
j the table lop which Freddie's shoe
| made mouths ago and a score of other j
j things with which the repair man has j
no concern. But he fixes them readily
j enough, though sometimes pressed for j
time, and he always carries away a r
| good-sized tip. Some days the money j
1 thus earned '‘on the side" exceeds the
j repairer's salary from the firm.—N. V.
| Sun.
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Headachy People. f
People who are bothered with persistent headache' f;
ought to get suspicious that it is caused by their eyes. *
Properly fitted glasses have cured more headaches than
all the medicines in creation. &
Glasses are a pleasant remedy, too, and a lasting one. ^
It will cost you nothing to find out if your headache. I,
come from your eyes. '*
Come soon.
LH. N. FECLEY, 117 I fOHES,
Dr. of Optics. If • *'ewe!er. y
WHITENS
TEETH
REFRESHES
THE MOUTH
For the 8trictly Temperate.
If there is an objection to using
beer or ale in cooking welsh rarebit
try adding tomato juice in the satne
way. The acid cuts the cheese taste
to which some people object.
A Way They Have in the Army.
Sergeant (preparing squad for
church parade)—Recruits! 'Shun!
Those as can read will follow the
reglashuns. Those as can't.read will
go through the requisite motions, as
follows: One! Extend left''and 'old
ing prayer book. Two! Raise right
'and to level of mouth. Three! Moisten '
thumb o’ right 'and. Four! Turn
hover page!—London Punch.
Defense That Failed.
“J was not." said a lady at a Man- ;
Chester police court, “using bad Ian- i
guage. 1 was too well dressed and re- j
spectable." The bench, which deems i
not to understand the implied argu
ment of the moral effect of good cloth
ing upon the wearer, imposed a fine.—
London Daily News.
Wooden Leg Was His Purse.
A man who was knocked down by a
hansom cab in Essex road, Islington,
London, had the stump of his wooden
leg broken, and a large number of
silver and copper coins dropped out
of it.
The Thankful Heart.
A thankful heart is not the only
greatest virtue but the parent of all
other virtues.—Cicero.
Double Bill At
Rink
In addition to
RAYMOND MAPLES,
?! Eccentric Cyclist
who rides on a
Unicycle Down
a TWENTY
FOOT LADDER
on an INCLINE
at an angle of 40
degrees, Fancy
BicycleRidingand
Racing on
Bicycle vs Skates,
will have for the
remainder of the
week
MR. SIDNEY CHARLTON,
of London, England,
the acknowledged
ChampionFigure
Skater of Ameri
ca and England,
having won the
title at Richard K.
Fox Contest in
New York May 1
to 6, 19o7.
Marvelous Toe Work,
Daring Fire Act,
Ice Figure Skating.
working after
noons at 4 and
9 at night. No ad
vance in Prices.
ADMISSION 10c, SKATES 15c
AT THE
Citizens National
Bank
there was paid to depositors
for the year 1907
$5,300.22
in interest.
Did you get any of this?
If not, why not add your account
to the list for the NEW YEAR.
It is pretty discouraging for a
man, woman, or even a child, to
have to admit they are no farther
ahead NOW than thev wore a YEAR
AGO.
Like the frog in the. btmkut of . •
milk, keep a straggling ^you will got
out on top yet.
Edward Rutile, Cashier.
Dr. James MeSlierry, President.
- Charles A. Yoon*. Asst Cannier.
Total resources
Over half a million.
3 per cent interest paid on
Time Deposits.
We desire the business of care- j
fui, thrifty people, and we con i
helu them to get ahead in the j
world. I
Is ofteu the official of tho batik
with whom you deal, ready to come to
your aid in time of financial stress.
Backed by a
Commercial Bank
the business man's credit grows, his
accounts are simplified, and he's of
ten able to do a stroke of business
with a stroke of the pen. Better than
countiug out cash, isn't it? As a
time-saver alone the Commercial Bank
method is to be commended.
Tbe Merchants & Farmers Bank
Martinshuxg, W. Va.
I HANDLE the beat
Imported Lucca 01 •
ive OH. It is good
for family use and
medical purposes. Al
so best Imported Mac
aroni. Allkindsfruits
and candies. Try
them once and be con
vinced.
Wholesale <6 retail.
0. FERRARI.
126 North Queen Street.
This Is For You
It's the beat watch in the world.
It’s a watch made for use—for
work. Its mechanism is delicate,
yet strong and firm.
It keeps accurate time, and it
costs $10.00.
If you don’t need 4 now, you may
sometime. Better take it while you
have the chance.
W. G. AUSTIN,
132 N. Queen St., Upstairs.
DO you belieye in punctu
ality? If so YOU should
encourage it by being
punctual yourself. I- aim to
be punctual in all my repair
ing when it is possible to do so
Pease be punctual also and
call for your work when it is
done. Will not be responsi
ble after 90 clays.
J. W. BRATT,
Watchmaker & Jeweler,
211 W. KING STREET.
Y/atchmakek and JevEwiit,