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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-18
Contractors & Builders.

FIRST CLASS WORK By GOOD
MECHANICS.
II you intend building or making aItera-
tions, or If your property Is in need Of repairs,
call or send postal to
CHAS. II. GRIM,
Contractor and Builder.
Box 2S9, Charles Town, W. Va
REFERENcEs.-I U. coHmau, VIM. Kahn
fhos. Y. EarnshGw (work inst fnished1.
Special Attention TO aIIKinds Jobbing.
May IS, 1881.
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NewLivery inCharIes Town

The undersigned has taken the we'll n
known aud commodious Watson House rLS2S5
Stables. and proposes to conduct the XII
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LIVERY BUSINESS

in he most satisfactory manner. wiz have
for hire good
HORSES. BUGGIES, PH4RToNS. SURVEYS.
DAYTON WAGONS aud LARGE HACK,
any and all of which will be let out on short
notice aud at reasonable rates. TIE public
patronage solicited, and satisfaction assured
Nov. 22-y w. Z, GLAssFoRD,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-18
JEFFERSON FOUNDRY
AND
Machine Shops,

Situated ON Berryville Turnpike, within the
Corporate Limits {: Cna,lestown.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-18

When Nature is overtaxed, she has
her own way of giving notice that assist
auce is needed. She does not ask for
until it is impossible to get along without
Boils and pimples are an indication that
system is accommodating impurities which
!; they are an urgent appeal for assistance
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
such n s,et;s,er thread as TINT p,

buCn S.eEfer thread as thatV
1t must be stronger than Il seems,
for no one has tempted me-uo one but
the woman to whom I have como for
help to win my wife,
The boat was close upon the landing
stage. The carriage was already wait
Ing there. AS they stepped on shore
Miss Braddon turned abruptly, and
said:
If you and Esther should try to be
more to each other, and fail, 1t would
be worse than it Is now. You cannot
possibly be sure that you love her.
VIII tell her all know, but let it rest
this way. You said that you were to
reach home on the 9Th of December.
1t is the first anniversary of the mar
riage. Think 1t over till then. If YOU
feel as you have said to-day, send some
flowers to papa's bank for her that day.
IT you find that you have single doubt,
oh. l beg Of you, for her sake, not to
do 1t. She will think it over, too, and II
the flowers come to her she will send
some message to your home in Brook
lyn, telling you what she feels in her
heart Is best. If you do not send the
flowers, il will only be that you wish to
be honest and true. If she returns some
message which you do not wish, re-
member 1t is because she, too, is trying
to be honest with herself and you.
Now, don't think 1t rude in me. I
am only a woman, and l want to be
alone. You have said good-by to papa.
Please let me say 1t right here; and may
the best of life be yours always!"
Before he could speak, she was gone.
Stanton stood in bewildered astonish-
ment and watched the carriage drive
away.
AT least she was not angry. She did
not look 1t. Yet the carriage disap-
peared and she had not looked back.
Her last words were still ringing in
his ears rs Stanton took worn card
from his pocket and read: May the
best OF life be yours, always! Esther
Thorndike"
He replaced it with troubled sigh
and turned his face toward America.
ITO be continued
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
or the Wrecked Charleston.
Negotiating Tariff Concessions.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Active negoti-
ations are proceeding to secure from
Brazil such tariff concessions as will ex-
tend the market for American wheat
and American flour in that country. 1t
is understood that proposition to this
effect was submitted to the authorities
at Rio de Janeiro, and they have sought
to accede to the desires of the authors
ties here. But as definite results have
been lacking the Brazilian minister in
Washington, Mr.. Assis-Brasil, and Mr..
Kasson, the United States reciprocity
commissioner, have taken up the
nerotiatinnS
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
In look II death there be,
Come. and | will look on thee.

His lips moved slowly, but they moved
steadily, with all the force of his will
behind them, as he replied:
ANY living man who had the right
would be blind fool not to love you
and long for your love-"
But you have not the right?"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
rarred ana Feathered by "a MOD.

Bellefontaine, o., Now 2o.-The town
of West Liberty, Logan county, had a
mob of $50 including, it is said, some of
the most prominent people, who bat
tered down the Jail doors, took out Nell
Jackson, white, Ed jackson, colored
and David hickman, colored, tarred and
feathered them and after parading
them through the streets, started them
on the road towards Bellefontaine
They had been arrested on suspicion OF
having fired barn. The woman is the
wife of negro.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
copyright, 1885,, by J p. LIpplneon Col
SYNOPS1s

ssPfss oa ss a nhss IF asps.W ReS
e tp Stanton! Stanton. were in the formers library
tackled BY q stroke Of apopiexy and died
of heart failure at'two minutes past twelve
1 on the morning Of December 9. Before
fortune to his nephew il he married within
ten years with tho exception Of 100000
Cnapter n ye gears s ha be-
comes engaged to young lady. He meets
a man a. from the west. Richard Raymond.
and Is induced to try glass OF vino. Stan
and u T. finds s letter breaking his ensa cement:
S %as ara g' bx her hone The
h ater Raymond turns up as the unne med
:; 1ss3 The death certificate had said that
ne hs spts i 4; securing proofs 9,
night Of Deeember 8. 80 as 10 DS Beat Ray Ray
m n !, out Of the property for the trick he
he had given him and then sending him in
chaptar fS his tannSec sd ksus;e
wife and his advertisements Sei Is answered so
woman. Esther Thorndike. to marry him
Chapter v.-Esther Thorndike meets him
as arranged, and they seek Rev. DR.. Bor-
gen 10 perform the ceremony. They find
him on the Brooklyn ferry a few minutes
before twelve.
Gnaprer VI.-They are married on tho
ferry and after landing separate. He
wishes her to become his wife in reality.
but she refuses and asks him not to try
to communicate with her. She refuses to
accept money for her assistance to him,
and announces that she is going to Europe.
that be is beaten and withdraws. and Stan
CHAPTER Tf1Thee s yoans Wom wnr' Whom
Stanton married Is the niece and adopted
daughter Of wealthy New York banker
who had at one time wanted to ma rry Stan
tons mother. She had visited Stanton
some one to answer his advertisement and
she impersonated such a person until she
had hoard his story and then decided to
act for him. Her stepfather had long de-
sired that the two should marry, but they
cha aasar vff Tiff nssfsnsf sees the woman
Their Thorndike to him in Jerusalem. He
had been searching for her to act as
mediator between him and the woman he
married, with whom he was now desper-
ately In love. He had never seen the face
Of the woman he married and did not know
that she and the woman who had arranged
the meeting were one and the same. He
did not get to speak to her now. as she
'e Ga apT i Katie sees her in Naples with
her adopted father and Is invited by him
to dine at their lodgings. He falls desper-
ately IN love with her, but Is still true to
his unknown wife. He tells her Of his
desire to meet his wife with her help. and
he gets home. which will be on the ami
VerSary Of his marriage
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
Because you have a wife2"

YES"
But do not understand the arrange
ment, and does not Esther? And if YOU
asked her do you not think that she
would agree to some arrangement that
would set you free?"
after she has seen me and known
me. if she cannot love me and be my real
wife, and If for herself she wishes to be
free, she can say SO. 1t is her right"
lis It because YOU have discovered
that you really want wife, real
wife, and your sense of honor forces you
to hold the place open for her?"
~ think not
Surely you don't mean that YOU
think you love her?"
II don't know"
Ibid you ever see her face?"
''Never."
Have you ever learned much about
herr"
Il know absolutely nothing but what
she and YOU have told me-"
well, if you were not bound in honor
to her, surely for that one meeting you
would not still be thinking of her"
"Or perhaps we might have met again
and again, as the result of one meeting,
had 1t not been for that binding. At all
events, for that meeting am Indebted
to you. and by your help hope to meet
her again"
Surely you do not think she loved
you, Mr.. Stanton?'
81 hope that she will love me, some
day"
'Has no one tempted YOU TO- lie. slip
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
Mine Reported Sold.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 2o.-It was re-
ported that the Monte Christie mines
and the Everett smelter had been sold
to German syndicate for $1,2OO,OOO,
and that as condition of the sale the
Rockefeller syndicate agreed to repair
and operate the Everett and Monte
Christie railroad,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
WELCOME THE AMERICANS.
Natives Hospitality Receive the
Troops of Gen. MacArthur's
Division at Corona.
FAIL TO FLEE ON ADVANCE OF SOLDIERS.
vance Was Begun from San Fer
nando - Wrecking Ship Leaves
Hons-Nong to Save the Cruiser
Charleston, If Possible.

Washington, Nov. 20. - Two dis
patches were received at the war de-
partment from Gen. Otis, giving the de-
tails of the advance of Lawton and Mac
Arthur. The first dispatch follows:
Manila, Nov. 1S.-Gen. Macarthur en-
tered Corona yesterday and pushed adj
vance on Paniqui, few miles beyond.
Inhabitants remained in houses, receiving
troops Hospitality; first instance during en-
tire advance from San Fernando Rail-
road intact from washout north Tarlac,
to PAINFUL but engines and cars partially
destroyed by insurgents on retreating.
Sufficient rolling stock can be repaired to
insure railroad service. Nothing from Gen.
Lawton, as telegraph line only working
to San Jose south of Carranglan and So
miles east of Tayug. His cavalry report
ed yesterday at Bayambong railroad sta
ton south Dagupan. Reenforcements and
supplies leave here for San Fabian, Wheat
on's headquarters, tonight. Indications
are that insurgent troops widely scattered;
some retreating into the western Luzon
province of Sambeles.'
Moving on Poznrrubia.
Under date of Saturday Gen. Otis
again telegraphed, having received adj
vices from Lawton. Gen. Otis says:
Dispatch from Gen. Iawton dated on
road between San Nicolas and San Man.
uel, 10th, 18th, 18th, inst transmits dis
patches from Gen. Young and Maj. Bal
lance at Asingan and Rosales, of Novem-
Der 18th and 10th. former moving on Po-
zarrubia, about IL miles east of San Fa-
bian and % miles west of San Nicolas,
where Maj. Swigert finds enemy strongly
intrenched. Young and Balance have had
several skirmishes with enemy, driving
them northwestward. capturing prisoners.
guns large amounts of DrOperty. TrOODS
have subsisted on country. cordially re-
ceived by inhabitants; would appear that
insurgents driven northwestward off road
to Bayambong. their mountain capital.
Lawton reports drowning of Lieut.. Luna,
Thirty fourth infantry. his aide and two
men of his escort, in crossing Agno river:
also reports still missing Lieut. Thayer and
ten men sent to communicate with Wheat
on. He says must again recur to forth
tude, endurance and cheerfuness of COM
mard. Hayes just te.egraphs from San
Isidro that he holds Aguinaldo's secretary
of interior. Indications now of good
weather"
Starts for the Wrecked Charleston.
Washington. Nov. 2O.-The Culgoa
started Saturday from Hong-Kong for
the wreck of the cruiser Charleston.
Naval officers here believe she carries
force of wreckers in accordance with
Admiral Watson's direction and at least
sufficient plant to make a thorough eX
animation of the hull of the ship. If
she can manage to approach the wreck
and lift off the big turret guns it is be-
lieved that the Charleston can be float
ed The main source of anxiety is the
weather, which at this time is likely to
be stormy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24

Washington, Nov. 20. - Two dis
patches were received at the war de-
partment from Gen. Otis, giving the de-
tails of the advance of Lawton and Mac
Arthur. The first dispatch follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
To Prevent Your HOGS
from Cholera.

| am now prepared to furnish any
one with Beaumaster's Hog Cholera
Cure and Preventative.
Office on Busti Ave, third door
north OF Newcombs Harness shop. All
bills promptly attended to. Response
bic Agents wanted for all parts of the
State. j. A. BEAUMAsTER,
Elma, Iowa.
For Sale by j. H. Luers Drug Co.,
CreSco, Iowa. loft
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
SENATOR TRURS7ON NEDS
His Marriage to Miss Lola Pur-
man Is Celebrated at Home of
Bride in Washington.
1T IS A VERY SIMPLE, QUIET WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Leave In q
Private Car for an Extended We'd
ding Trip Through the South and
West-Will Eat Thanksgiving Tur.
key ut Omaha.

Washington. Nov. 2O-The marriage
of Senator John NJ. Thurston, of Ne
braska, and Miss Lola Purman, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Purman, of
142S Q street, was solemnized in the
morning at nine o'clock at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Rev.
Frank NJ. Bristol, of the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal church, ofiiciat-
ing. DR.. Bristol at one time occupied
the pulpit of the First Methodist
church, of Omaha, Neb., and is warm
friend of Senator Thurston.
The wedding ceremony was attended
only by the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties in addition to Mr..
Edgar G.. Snyder an intimate friend of
the groom. The witnesses of the cere-
mony We're the senator's son, Clarence
L. Thurston, junior in Harvard; Mr..
and Mrs. George E. Tracey, of New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Purman, father and
mother of the bride; Mr.. Carroll Pur-
man, brother; Miss Fay Purman, SIS
ter; Mr.. Snyder, Miss Rosamond
Brockway, of Boston; Dr. and Mrs. L. c.
Purman and daughters; Mrs. Hamil-
ton, aunt of the bride; Helen, Gladys
and Stanley Purman and Mr. Wing B.
Allen.
| The bride was attired in plain but
elegant tailor-made gown of light gray
, cloth, with picture hat to match. She
was unattended and the ceremony was
, rs simple as possible.
Wedding Tour Through the South.
The front parlor, in which the cere-
mony was performed resembled a floral
bower. with palms and smilaN lending
an effective background to the wealth
of the color scheme. a wedding break
fast followed the ceremony. after which
the bride and groom, accompanied by
the brides brother, Mr.. Carroll Pur-
man. and Miss Rosamond Brockway, of
Boston, drove to the Pennsylvania sta
ton where the private car. 03, of the
Union Pacific was waiting to convey
them on a two-weelis' tour southwark.
They left at 1915 on the Southern rail-
road. Their itinerary contemplates
visits to all the well-known southern
winter resorts, including Atlanta, New
Orleans, Galveston, Austin and Fort
Worth From Fort Worth the party
will 60 TO Denver, thence to Omaha, the
senator's home, for Thanksgiving. The
senator and Mrs. Thurston will return
to Washington on December 3, in time
for the opening of congress on Deem
Der A. They will be at home during the
winter at their apartments in the Cairo.
The Bride.
| Senator Thurston's bride is highly
gifted young woman, whose mother was
Miss Leadora Finlayson, of the we'll
known old southern family of that
name.
! She is vivacious and good conversa-
tionalist. Her father, Maj. William j.
Purman, at the breaking out of the civil
war, entered the army and served with
distinction under Gems. Meigs, Crane,
Sprague and Meade. He was a leading
member of the constitutional conven-
ton of Florida, and in reconstruction
days was elected to congress from that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-02
Milking steeIPens.

Briefly described, steel pens are made
as follows: First the steel is rolled into
big sheets and then cut into strips
about three inches in width. The strips
are heated to bright red and are then
allowed to cool gradually, which tenn
pers them. They are next rolled to the
necessary thinness and are cut into
blank fat pens, and the pens, while
fiat, are usually stamped with the
brand or the name of the manufacturer.
To shape the pens is the next process.
The rounding makes them hold the ink
and distribute it more evenly than
could be done if they were fiat. To
harden them they are heated to cher
ry red and then suddenly cooled. This
not only hardens them, but makes them
elastic. The polishing, pointing and
finishing come next, and then they are
ready for use The little holes in the
pens at the end of the Sits serve to
make them more elastic and to facili-
tate the flow of the ink.
1t is said that more steel is now used
in the manufacture of pens than in
that of swords. 1t is even claimed that
the metal annually used in their manu-
facture weighs more than all the metal
used in the manufacture Of war imple-
ments.-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-02
Too Much Hired Man.

They were telling political stories N
down town Office the other day, and
somebody recalled the tale of the Hon.
Alfonso Hart, at one time lieutenant
governor of Ohio.
Hart was "a the stump for Foraker
and was putting in his best ticks in the
rural districts. One afternoon he fac
killed. a lot of Medina county farmers
and opened upon them in his usual way.
Friends he said. 81 know you are
sensible. hard headed lot of honest
toilers. You are not to be moved by
sophistry or foolish receptions. 1 have
only to look around me to assure myself
that you know a good thing when you
see it. Now. let Us suppose one of you
farmers has hired man You may feel
little doubt of him at the outset, but
You give him a fair trial You like him
so we'll that you keep him another year.
And he serves you in a way that in
sures his Encouragement for still anoth-
er year and then another. Isn { that
good business principlef''
Mr.. Hart paused and smiled down at
his listeners. Before. he could resume.
however, a shrill voice from the middle
Of the crowd interrupted him.
Say" said the voice, show is it
when the hired nam gets to thinkln he
owns the hull darned farm p
1t took the wind all out of Mr.. Hart.
as he himself afterward admitted. =
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-02
The DeadIrishmnn.

Some IriAh body snatchers had rified
grave and hid their booty in corner
of the churchyard, when it occurred to
half tipsy fellow, who had been watch
ing them unobserved, that it would be
pleasanter to be driven back to the near
est town than to walk. He accordingly
secreted the dead man under hedge
and lay down in his place. He was duly
transferred TO cart, but when about
half the journey was over one of the
men who had touched his hand scream
ed to his friend, "Good heavens, the
body is warml'
Hereupon, in deep voice, the sup
posed dead man remarked. IF you had
been where I've been for the last two
days, you'd be warm tooP'
In a moment he was left in full pos
session of the vehicle Sir NJ. E. Grant
Duf's Diary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-02
What He Did object To.

The author of "Kings of the Hunt
ing Field says that at certain Eng
lish church many years ago while the
clergyman was reading prayers, a man
walked in. shouted 1--WE got 'un!' and
Immediately withdrew. He had sounded
we'll known call. Every farmer and
laborer who possessed a gun soon fol-
lowed him and in an hour or two
brought to the village inn the fox they
had shot.
Spirituality was in those days at a
very low ebb, and some. clergymen
cared more for sport than for the exam
pie they set to their hocks. Bishops
tried to discountenance hunting as a
clerical pastime, but the law did not
enable them to remove the offenders
from their livings. DIR. PhilIpotts,
bishop of Exeter, who called to account
several sporting clergymen in his do
cese, met one of them at a friend s
house.
II am told, my lord, that you object
to my hunting, said the clergyman.
Dear me. who could have told you
so ?" answered the bishop. "What 1
object to is that you should ever do
anything else
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-02
Two Points of NicHx.

An old Scotchwoman was walking
to church with her family. The Aud
Kirk minister rode past at a tremen-
dous rate, and the old lady said to her
children: s'Siccan a wey to be ridin,
and this the Sawbath day. Aweel,
aweeI, a guide man is marcifu' TO his
beasti''
Shortly afterward her own minister
rode past just as furiously, and the
worthy old wife cried: .sAh, there he
goesl The Lord bless him, puir man
His hearts in his wark, an he's eager
fO he at il -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-02
A FAMOUS PLATE.
re First Engraving Was Printed
on u Laundress' Bundle.

fsc First Engraving Was Printed
on q Laundress' Bundle.
Two groups of tourists were standing
| in the Pitt palace before the large plate
CT pure silver upon which Finiguerra,
the great master of early engraving,
had depicted his lovely Madonna and
Child in a trellised arbor covered with
roses An italian lady was telling her
friends in an undertone the charming
anecdote of Finiguerra and the laun-
dress. f-.fz.. .
The artist, it seems, in mastering the
new and difficult art of engraving upon
metal, bad acquired a singularly keen
eye and delicate touch, and he also pos
sessed a number of very fine and sharp
instruments, which he used in his
work.
Being kindly man he sometimes
placed both his sure hand and his fine
tools at the service of his friends and
neighbors in performing for them some
of the simpler operations of surgery,
until he acquired quite reputation for
his skill in doctoring their hurts.
One day a poor laundress who had
been washing clothes in wringing out
a garment in which a needle had been
carelessly left, ran it deeply into her
hand. Worse yet. it broke off in the
wound and part remained imbedded
in the flesh. She was in much pain,
and ON her way hack from the stream
where she had been washing she stop
ped at the house of the artist and was
admitted.
Entering his studio she hastily set
down her wet and heavy bundle and
held out the injured hand, begging his
assistance. Finiguerra left his work to
help her, and after long and delicate
manipulation extracted the broken nee
die. The woman thanked him and
turned to go, lifting her bundle from
its resting place.
Then he saw that she had set it upon
one of his engravings Like all others
at that time, it was plate of engraved
metal, complete in itself, and regarded
as single and sufficient picture. exact
ly as if it had been painting
But as the damp bundle was raised
the quick eye of Finiguerra saw that it
had received an impression from the
engraved picture beneath, and his quick
mind seized at once the suggestion of
the possibility of indefinite reproduc
ton from a single original So that
from the kindness of a great artist to a
poor washerwoman sprang the discov-
cry which has placed the beautiful
products of the engraver's art within
the reach of all of us today Youth s
Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-02
origin of ..Pn11 MALI

''Pall Mall" pronounced pei nell
comes from pale MALE. an ancient
game supposed to have been played on
the present site of Pail Mall by Nor
man monks. by whom it was introGuc-
ed into England.
The observant Pepys, in his famous
diary, makes mention of it thus:
april 2, 1861. Into st. James park,
where 1 saw the Duke of York playing
at Pelemele, the first time that ever 1
saw the sport. Pail Mall Bulletin.