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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09

berry meant nothing to him; but Dr.
Farnham heard them and wondered.
GHfieusly enough a small thing salts
fed the wonder, and tina. was the
mention made by Mrs. Holcomb of
his patients calling
HH-m; an author, is he? That
accounts for his harpjng so contin-
ually upon that bank robbery story
It's part of his plot"
1t was the first of May when Girls
void took possession of Mrs HoI-
combs spare bedroom; and it was
a full month later when DIR. Farm
ham pronounced him out of danger
and in fair way to recover if he
took care of himself. :, =
During the weeks of convalescenee
he. met many of Mrs. Holcomb's
friends and neighbors, and among
and daughter came with daintfes for
the widows invalid; and later on
they brought Edward, who was book
ish enough in his leisure moments
to be interested in one who was even
potential writer of books.
That acquaintance ripened into
friendship, and Griswold's first out
ing was ride in Raymer's buggy to
the iron works.
Here. the two young men met upon
new common ground. Raymer was.
or he meant to be, a model employ
err; and when he found that the con-
valescent was an enthusiastic stu
dent of the vexed problem of mas
ter and man, he unbosomed himself
freely.
1--WE been enlarging, as you see, :"
he explained. 'But when 1 get on
my feet and out of debt I'm going
to try plan my father had in mind
-proft-sharing with the men,
"Good," said Griswold. 81 wish I
might be in it with you. I'd liSe to
fail that out with You when I'm fit"
$50 you shall, but not yet" They
were on the way back to Mrs. Hol-
combs, and Raymer asked if the
drive had tired him.
mo, indeed; I feel better for it." =
Are you equal to an evening out ?"
II guess SO, if it's sufficiently
mild
It'll be mild enough. You know
we have a magnate here, Mr.. Jasper
Grierson?" : @
eyes, I've heard of him"
''Well, he has a daughter, and this
is her evening I'm commanded to
produce you as soon as you're able"
''I'n go, though 1 shan't know any
one but your mother and Miss Ger
trude."
Raymer laughed, and then blushed.
"They won't be there. That is
Oh pshaw! 1 suppose 1 may as well
tell you first as last. There are two
social cliques here, big one and a
little one. Miss Grierson is Ia dame
d'honneur of the first, and my moth
err and Gertrude affiliate with the
9th er. 49,, = =. - -.
'I'-see," said Griswold. "And you
hold. an. even balance between the
two
''N-o-not exactly. But I'm under
obligations to Grierson, and can't af-
ford to be offish.n But Miss Margery
is very clever little person, and well
worth knowing on her own account.
I'll call by for you with the buggy
at nine"
Thank you," said the GONZALES
cent; adding, as if it were an after
thought: "Will Miss Farnham be
there?"
Hardly" reioined Raymer, gather
ing up the reins. "She is with the
minority, too. Queer little world.
isn't it? So long, till this evening.
Better go in and lie down awhile"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
CHAPT.EReXW

Griswold had landed in Wahaska
on the day following his fight-from
ST. Louis, too. ill to care niue about
anything. But he was sane enough
to find bank, to rent a safety de-
post box and to lock the treasure
into it before he resigned himself to
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Lfttie Girl. Aid the Poor.

The Excelsior club at Arkansas
City, composed of about 20 little,
girls. distributed food and clothing
to all the poor families IN the Sity.
No fewer than 100 homes were yis-
tied.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Up-to-Date Reform.

Crawford hear your minister IS
taking an interest in public affairs
What is his particular hobbyf
Crabshaw-He is trying to invent
a system Of wireless pelitics.-N. Z.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Epitaph of a Good Indian

On a quantity contrived tombstone
in ST. Augustine, Fla, is the following
unique epitaph, carved many years
ago:
Motifs
This Very Elaborate
Is Ereckted In Memory OF
Tolomato
A Seminole Irgine Cheef whose wig
warm stood on this spot and sir
roundirgs. Wee cherish his MEM
cry as he was good harted cheef.
He would knot take your scalp
without you begged him to DO so or
pade him sum murny. He always
akted more like Christian gentle
man than a savage Ingine.
Let Him
r. l. p
Chicago Chronicle.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Home for AGED Teachers,

In addition to the proposed pension
system for wornout teachers is a,
scheme to create asteachers' fund for
teachers and the possible erection of
. home for aged schoolteachers.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
who Killed Henry Haxnerf

Henry Hagner, Of Independence,
salesman for the Mccormick Har-
vester company, was killed by foot
pads New Years night, two hours be-
fore he was to have married a young
lady of Independence.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
New Church at wellsville.

A handsome new Methodist church
has Just been dedicated at Wellsville,
to take the place of the one destroyed
by fire a. year ago.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
saIfna Ha. s23.5oo Failure.

The P. A. Brown Clothing company
of Salina has passed into the hands
of it's creditors, comprising "a firms.
The liabilities are s23, 500.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
stilI the Governor Hesitatea.

Gov.-elect Bailey says his latest let
ter proposing marriage was from a
young woman who lives in Illinois.
She sent her picture, and if it does
her justice she is a very pretty girl.
Still, the governor shows no indica-
ton of giving up bachelor life.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Topped or All Passes.

The Codding railroad in Pottawat-
omie county enjoys the distinction
of being: the only railroad in the
United States which does not issue
passes. The line is IS miles in
length. Senator J. K. Codding is gen
eral counsel and general manager of
the road, yet he has to pay his fare
Just the same as the humblest citizen.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
strong Support for Harris.

Senator Scott, of West Virginia,
had a conference with the president
and urged the appointment of Sen
ator Harris, of Kansas, as one of the
members of the isthmian canal COM
mission.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Rescued from a Cake of Ice.

Alone on a cake of drifting ice in
the Missouri river and almost frozen
from cold and exposure, Albert Ow-
ems, young man from Pomeroy,
was rescued at five o'clock in the aft
ernoon by Alfred Mercy, big negro
policeman of Kansas City, while 300
excited people stood on the river
bank and cheered the brave officer.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
whisky Hidden I'm BED Springs.

A negro restaurant was raided at
Ottawa by the city marshal. The
officers found bottles of whisky hid
den in bed springs.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Risked Her Life for Baby.

At the home of Herbert Levitt at
Emporia an upset lamp caused an ex-
plosion which resulted almost fatally
for Mrs. Levitt. In trying to prevent
the flames setting fire to the cradle
which held six-months'-o child, Mrs.
Levett's clothing caught fire and she
was perhaps fatally burned. She
put out the fire, however, and her
child was uninjured.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
But One CIoudfer.

The month of December just closed
was the cloudiest. save one, in the "a
years. record of the Kansas weather
bureau at Lawrence. The rainfall
was 25 per cent. above the December
average. The temperature was 2.72
degrees below the December average.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
A Knnsan Going to. Jerusalem.

The State Sunday School associa-
ton executive committee selected
the field secretary, j. II. Engle, as
the Kansas delegate to the Worlds
Sunday School convention at Jerusa-
lem. The Kansas Sunday schools
will raise fund to send him.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
HAD PUT IT TO PROOF.
Samuel Had Travelled Enough to Be-
come Convinced of the Flntness
of the Earth. 49,.

Most of the men who went west in
1s49 were from the north. There
were, however, a few southerners,
among them a Baltimore family who
took along an old slave, Samuel JEFF
ferson. Samuel was patient trav-
eler. on the long journey across the
plains, but very skeptical about the
success of his masters expedition. It
was not until his master became one
of the gold kings of California that
Samuel stopped shaking his head in
silent protest, relates Youths Com
papion.
Samuel lived to good old age, and
after the war was the special at
tendant of his masters children. One
day Hugh, the youngest son, was ex-
planning to Samuel the spherical
shape of the earth.
eff you should go straight ahead
far enough, you'd come right around
to where you started from"
'Now look heah, chile, yo' cyan
mex me b'lieve dat. l aim helped yo'
daddy tote his things all de way out
heah FIN Baltimo' FIR muffin. If what
yo' tells me was true, we'd "a come
back to Ma'ylan' about fo' times. /.
knows FIN 'sperience, honey, drivin'
cross dem plains, dat de worr am
fiat out-fatter'n hoecake, clean till
yo' bump inter de ocean,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Not Feasible, Says Jewett.

Warden Jewett is opposed to Rep
resentative Billiards. scheme to have
state prison convicts build macadan
roads. He says the degradation of
a convict makes him worse. In
building roads, the worst criminals
could not be employed because it
would be too hazardous to risk them
outside prison walls. The only con-
victs who could be taken out would
be those who are in for short terms.
As a rule, these men are capable Of
being reformed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Bought 90, 600 Acres of Land.

John NJ. Bonebrake, a banker al
Viedersburg, Ind, and a cousin of ex-
Auditor p /. Bonebrake, has bought
10000 acres of land adjoining the
Rock Island railroad near Colby. Tho
land will be fitted for raising Polled-
Angus cattle, and $4,000 win be spent
in improvements.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09

In spite of the strenuous efforts of
Prof. kittridge, it would seem that
Harvard undergraduates still remain
ignorant of the Scriptures. Some one
once said: "a Harvard man knows all
literature but the Bible"-a startling
ly sweeping generality, but not with
out truth so far as the Bible is con-
cerned. A case in point came to light
the other day. Two Harvard men
were reading together some famous
modern orations, one of them a eulogy.
The eulogy closed with the words: 20
death, where is thy sting? o grave,
where is thy victory?" -
what a beautiful closet" exclaimed
one of the students, lily.
THE man who wrote such a sentence
as that proves that the grand style in
prose did not die with the eighteenth
century"
1t should be added in fairness that
the other student was a churchman,
and said nothing.-N. Y. Tribune
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
Teacher. want "A new Rule.

Kansas school teachers want the
present examination system abol
ished. They want to be placed on the
same footing, professionally, with
lawyers and doctors. Once a lawyer
or a doctor, always lawyer or a doc
tor. The teachers want it the same
way with them. They are now re-
quired to take examinations frequent-
ly.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
olin Castle quits Eldorado.

Olin Castle, one of the central fig
ures in the Jessie Morrison murder
case, let Eldorado for California to.
make his permanent home. He was
accompanied by his widowed mother
and his sisters. Olin Castle formerly
was engaged to Jessie Morrison. He
Tilted her and married Clara Wiley
Then Jessie Morrison went to his
home and killed the bride. Miss Nor
rison is under rs years sentence for
the murder.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07
A Woman's Wealth.
Paine'SCelery
Compound
GIVES VIGOR AND
STRENGTH TO DEBILITATED AND
RUN DOWN WOMEN.

1t is maintained by many distinguished
writers that the greatness of nation depends
much upon the physical condition of its
women. The general conditions which con-
tribute to health and long life, are those which
do not imply rapid and unequal exhaustion
of those powers by which life is maintained.
While we assert that the women of our land
stand peerless for beauty and the virtues that
make them lovable, we cannot hide the fact
that there are thousands in our midst who,
owing to overwork, worry, household cares,
and an unequal exhaustion of life power, have
become weak, nervous, sleepless, and debili-
tated.
respondent, hopeless, and sickly women
earth's great rescuer and health builder,
Paine's Celery Compound. Thousands OF
healthy women around us owe their present
vigor, activity, and robustness to Paine's
Celery Compound. Mrs. Stephen Smith, ST.
Paul, MIMI, tells how she was snatched from
the grave; she says:-
81 had a bad attack of la grippe this spring
and was at deaths door, and no one ever
expected me to recover. was SO weak that
as soon as they brought me out of one faint
l was in another. | could not take any
nourishment, and doctors medicines did me
no good. A friend advised my husband to
get me bottle of Paine's Celery Compound,
which he did, but had no faith in it. The
second day after taking the Compound,
began to get real hungry and took an interest
in things. | had everything that money and
loving care could supply, and with that and
Paine's Celery Compound, | am now doing
my own work, while three months ago was
almost in the grave. know that owe my
health and strength to Paine's Celery Com
pound, and shall always recommend il
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07
Board of Education.

The Board of Education of Charles
Town District met yesterday. Mr.. John
ID. McGarry, the new president, took the
chair. and Mr.. S. Frank Moreland was
elected Secretary. The levy for Teach
ers' Fund was laid at 80 cts on the 500,
same as last year, and for Building Fund
cts, an increase of 3 cts. over last year,
this being required on account of repairs
becoming necessary to be made to nearly
all the school buildings in the district
For the Charles Town Graded School,
Prof. Wright Denny was appointed prin-
cipal, with the following assistants: Miss
Lalla Cfaighill, Miss Bette Beller, Miss
Ora Tomlinson, Mrs. BW. Fowle, Miss
Daisy Engle, Miss Mary E. Campbell.
Miss Mamie Young, Miss R. Helen
Bates and MISS Mary B. Howell. For
the Colored Graded School, Philip lack
son was appointed principal, with Mr.. l..
l.. Page, Miss Elizabeth Moore and Mr..
Harry Page as assistants. Mr.. w. S.
Morris was appointed janitor of the
Charles Town Graded School building.
Teachers salaries were fixed as follows /:
N. certificate, $40; No. 2. 500 No.
3. $25. Trustees were appointed, as fol-
lows. Mechanicstown. Charles Cline !;
Zoar, Jonathan Sager Ramey's, Zeph
Bane, Jr; Manning's, Lewis Staub /;
Riverside, Charles Dlllow henandoah
Junction, James P. Conley; WIltshire's
School House, to be supplied.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07
Tribute of Respect.

The following resolutions, prepared by the
committee appointed by by the Town Coun-
Gil on the death of Councilman Hough, were
presented at the meeting last evening and
adopted:
Whereas. Death has invaded our midst
and taken away G. Mason Hough. former
mayor, and for many years prior to his de-
cease a member of the town council of
Charles Town. who as mayor and councilman
In the days of his health and yigor. was AL
ways Jealous and devoted to the interest of
the people; he was one of the best commit
teemen on streets that we have ever had.
and along the line he thought wisest he gave
his regular and earne deliberations in af
fairs of the town, and won for himself the
esteem and affection of his fellow members
in the council as well as the trust and conf
dence in the hearts of his constituents. He
guarded the interests of the town and people
with care and was useful and trusted mem
Der of our council With sad hearts we bow
to the will of Providence under whose in
scrutable laws our fellow-member was taken
hence to life eternal Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we deeply regret the loss
his death brings upon us that we will miss
his wise advice and genial nature in our fu-
ture meetings; and in mourning the loss suf-
Tered by the council and the people we will
keep his memory and his good deeds and
usefulness fresh and green in our hearts
Resolved, That we tender to his bereayed
family our sincere sympathy in this sad hour
of their great distress.
Resolved, That the council room be
draped for thirty days in his honor as our
former mayor; that these resolutions be
spread upon our minutes, a copy be sent to
the family of the deceased, and be published
IN the newspapers of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
THos r. MOORE.
G. W. Brown,
Z. d. SHUGERT.
Committee.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07
Items of Interest.

The Old Dominion Telephone Com.
pany have the poles all planted for the
line from Hillsboro to Harpers Ferry.
The handsome new barn of Mr.. John
W. Tabb, near Bunker Hill, was struck
by lightning and destroyed few nights
ago.
The annual reunion of Confederate
veterans of Strasburg, Va, will be held
on the Fishers Hill battle ground. Au-
gust 1.
MIR. Jas. A Burgess, Jr.. has assumed
the management of the Hotel Evans in
Winchester. He will conduct the hotel
for Mr.. c. P. Jack, the new proprietor.
DR.. ]. N. Kirke, of Hancock, Md, has
leased the residence owned by DR.. ID. B.
Bushong, at Summit Point, and will en-
gage in the practice of Medicine at that
place. DR.. Bushong has opened an Of
fee at Duffiefds. -
Mr.. Luther Snyder. son of Mr.. Geo
W. Snyder of Summit Point and a hust-
ling Jefferson county boy. is in the coca
cola business at Charlotte, N. c., and
will represent his company at the st.
Louis Exposition.
The appointments for Shepherd Col
lege State Normal School are: 7. G..
Knutti, principal J. D. Muldoon, assis-
tant; Miss E. NJ. Stalnaker Miss Anna
Woolery. Mrs. Mabel Henshaw, Miss
Blanche Corbin and Mr.. B. F. William
son.
1t is stated that the Norfolk and West
ern Railway will soon establish between
Norfolk and Richmond the fastest train
in the south. to be known as the faster
cannon ball, and it is declared that in
some places it will run 90 miles an hour.
Six large locomotives. 100 tons each.
equipped with electricity, have been built
for this service.
The school fund for 1908 is the largest
in the history OF the State. The amount
distributed is $3.50. 600 OF, against S46a,-
$50. 81 the previous year. ain of $685.
AIS 81 The total number of school
youth in the State is 3Io,72o. Jefferson
county gets $s.4Is.o2, and has 5000
youths; Morgan. $3,qs4.54. 2375 youths;
Berkeley, >. 5s7, 1919 youths.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07

Mr.. Arthur Davenport, Jr., had mar
row escape from drowning in the Potomac
river at Harpers Ferry Yesterday morn
ing. He started in small cedar boat,
which was IL feet long and weighed 80
pounds, to make the trip to Washington,
going by way of the Shenandoah and
Potomac rivers. He left Mannings Fer
ry about S o'clock, and after rough pas
sage reached Harpers Ferry where he
had breakfast, and then started down the
Potomac. He had hardly gotten away
when his boat was capsized by the high
and rough water and Mr.. Davenport was
thrown OUT. He sank several times, but,
being good swimmer and not far from
the bank. he managed to get ashore. He
pluckily started to get his boat, and sue
ceeded in doing so. but had to swim about
two miles before he was able to get 1t to
the bank. Mr.. Davenport was consider
ably bruised by the rocks and his boat
was right smartly damaged. and his blan-
kets and provisions were lost He came
home on freight train.-Free Press
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07
Fine piano Recital.

The Martinsburg Statesman of Friday
says:
= The pupils Of Miss Katis MattliRi
gave very pleasant musicale. or recital.
on Tuesday evening. We have pro-
gramme before Us which we find con-
tains many selections OF the best COM
posers and of the highest order. All the
pupils showed great skill and careful
training, and among those who are adj
vanced in music, Miss Diehl, Charles
Town. and Miss Eldergirt Kllmer espe-
cially distinguished themselves.
In noticing the recital the Evening
World says:
The program was composed of selec-
tons from the best composers, and the
numbers we're all rendered in the best
manner. The ability of Miss MathRi as
teacher of technique, and the interper-
tation OF the various themes of the COM
posers was we'll demonstrated by the pu-
pills. Nearly hundred guests of the
music pupils attended and were highly
pleased with the showing made. and
fmany comments of complimentary ma
ture were passed"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07

There was pretty lively meeting of
the Town Council last night Maj. A. W.
Mcdonald offered and advocated a petit
ton signed by himself and twenty others,
for matchmaking South Samuel street
between Academy alley and his residence
with the grade near about as at present.
Mr.. Cruger W.Smith submitted petition
signed by himself and twenty-one others,
asking that the street be graded and i'm
proved according to profile and recon-
mendations made by Engineer Hendricks
several years ago. Col. Forrest W.
Brown and Attorney James M. Mason.
Jr., advocated resolution that the mat
ter be submitted to Engineer Hendricks
and the Street Committee to improve the
street as in their judgment seemed best.
After somewhat heated discussion, pro-
tracted until 10 p. m, the subject was
laid over to an adjourned meeting of the
Council to be held tonight.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07

Lightning struck the dwelling of Mr..
John M. Welsh. at Bakerton, Sunday
night. cut the top off the chimney at one
end of the house and the cornice off the
other, lifted the pump out the cistern, run
down into the parlor and burnt the lam
brequin on the parlor mantel, and to
crown all, jumped from stovepipe hole
i'll the ceiling to wooden partition ten
feet away and cut new stove pipe hole
there almost as neatly as if done by a
small saw. All this, strange to say, with
out burning the house down or injuring
one of its inmates
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07

Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson. niece of
White House during her uncle's admins
tration. died at Narragansett Pier. r. /.
Friday night. With her when she died
were Miss May Kennedy, of this place,
Miss Mary Speers and other relatives
who had attended her constantly during
her illness. Mrs. Johnston as Miss Har-
riet Lane was famously beautiful wo-
man. and had many friends in Charles
Town. where she went to school when a
ryiri
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-07-07

AT the parsonage of ST. Marys Church,
Manayunk, Pa. on Thursday, June rs,
Mr.. W. H. Miller, formerly of Charles
Town. and Miss Ella M. Lazy. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lazy, of VISA
hicon, Philadelphia, were married. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. H. I.
Conner, of ST. Mary's Church. The
groom is the eldest son of Mr.. Henry
Miller. of Charles Town. and has been in
business in Pennsylvania about two years
Mr.. Miller, with his bride. arrived here
on Thursday evening. and remained sew
eral days with his parents.