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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25
Complete Line Of Heavy and Shelf Hardware.
c. N. COLEMAN.
Money to Loan.

Money for sale BY Jefferson Building and
Loan association on redemption Of shares, or
Loaned on well endorsed negotiable paper at
Or IL months. ID. 5. HUoHEs, President s.
= DALoAEx. GRO. II. HAGLEY, Financial
Committee. Apply to either
Dues received at the store Of d. 8. Hughes
GEO. II. HAGLEY.
Feb. ll-u. Sec'y and Treas'r.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25
Tract of Land.

together with the Improvements thereon.
situate and located in the County of Jefferson
and State of West vi ginia, and more partic-
ulariy known as the lands which belonged to
A. j. johnson. and conveyed said Mary B.
Small by Geo. d. johnson and wife, by deed
bearing date the sSrd day of January, 1901.
Said lot of real estate contains
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

The switch into the Structural Iron
Works has been completed, new roofs
are being put on the buildings, and regu-
lar operations, Foreman A. G. Rhodes
informs us. will begin there the last Of
the present or first of next week. with
Mr.. Lawrence Allen in charge of the
engine A large contract is already on
hand for structural iron for Maryland
State annex at Annapolis.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

Mr.. A. NJ. S. Morgan. Of this place.
has in his reception hall very interesting
war relic, by way Of the pennant Of the
State flag of the Ist Virginia Cavalry, c.
S. A., as it was presented to Major {af-
forwards Colonel w. A. Morgan, by Col.
Jas. H. Drake. commanding regiment on
the field at the battle of Gettysburg, July
3, 1868, when it was shot from its staff.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25
Items of Interest :.

Major Charles II Smith / { Bill Arp j
is dead
NJ: William Krepps. son Of Mr.. Ma
'rine Krepps Of Bolivar. died recently II
Washington City. aged about 50 years,
Secretary Of State w. N. @. Dawson has
announced his candidacy for the Repub-
Iican nomination next year for governor.
The Survivors Of the Clarke Cavalry
viii hold reunion on the Fair Grounds
at Berryyille August 70 guests Of Mr..
Chas. H. Smith.
Mr.. w. H. Wilson. Of this place, will
deliver the charge to the knights, and
lMr. Arthur Pierce. Of Shepherdstown,
will make the coronation address. at the
Morgan's Grove tournament.
| Lou Dillon, driven by Willard San
ders. trotted mile in minutes at Read
vile, Mass. Yesterday, making the fast
est time ever trotted by any horse in the
world. Lou Dillon is owned by Mr.. G.
X. G. Billings, who gave $Ia. 700 for her.
4 Mr.. W. P. yesterday. Clerk OF Camp
No. 6o64 M, w. A. and a number Of
lneighbors of the Camp came down from
Charles Town on Friday night and visited
Harpers Ferry Camp No. s5s7. Their
visit was greatly enjoyed and the two
candidates. whom they assisted to initiate,
will eyer hold them in remembrance.
Come again. neighbors. H. F. Times.
Mayor Cutchln on Wednesday vetoed
the recent ordinapce passed by the City
Council Of Roanoke prohibiting cattle
from running at large in that city. He
stated that his decision was governed by
the compact made and inferred between
the City Council and the people when
the matter was referred to popular vote
at the November election last year. in
which the friends of the COW won by one
majority. The friends of the ordinance
allege that the Mayor has acted in bad
faith. as he had promised, they state
that he would not veto the ordinance if i
Was iAttSC q idW Wy Lie NOiA4itof1 Sodii~ai
An Indignation meeting was held Wed
nesday night on the public square, nearly
1000 persons being present. The meet
ing was the result of the City Council
passing the antl-cow ordinance after i
had been submitted to the people and de
feated. Many rousing speeches were
made, in which Mayor Cutchin was in
dorsed for vetoing the ordinance. Reso
lutlons were adopted calling for the res
4 ignation of the nine Councilmen who vo
tied for the ordinance.
Beware of Ointnents Tor Catarrf
that Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys
tenn when entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex3
cept on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten folt
to the good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. }
Cheney " Co, Toledo o., contains nj
mercury, and is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by T. j
Cheney Il Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

Single admission tickets to Mongan's
Grove Fair, rs cts; for the season, 5octs.
children under 10 years, free.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

Judge Faulkner held special term Of
the Jefferson Circuit Court here yester-
day. A divorce was granted Bette 7.
Gibson from John T. Gibson, Jr., on the
ground of abandonment over 20 years
ago. The reports of commissioners in
condemnation proceedings of the Cherry
Run and Potomac Valley Railroad, for
the cutoff of the Baltimore and Ohio
from Cherry Run to Harper's Ferry, filed
and confirmed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

Mr.. II. H. Mccormick on Tuesday
evening closed the sale of Claymont,
the summer home of the late Frank R,
Stockton, to Mr.. Otto U. Won Schrader,
an attorney of st. Louis, Mo, for $50,
ooo Fhe property was also listed with a
Staunton real estate agency, and Mr.. J.
S. Murphy, Of Green Bay, Wis, had
been IN correspondence with the agency
with view to purchasing, and, in fact,
Mr.. Murphy was on his way here to
close the sale when Mr.. Won Schrader
made the purchase through Mr.. McCor-
mick. We are informed by Mr.. McCor-
mick that report that the above sale had
fallen througd on account of legal tech
niealities is utterly without foundation.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

We return thanks to President Wysong
and Secretary Licklider for a compliment
tary ticket TO Morgan's Grove Fair. to be
held September III,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

Our Laundry turns out the very best Of
work. Work taken every day and turned out
the second Or third. Shirts. Collars and CUFFS
In gloss or domestic finish, just lis you like II.
Our work i all done BY hand and your clothes
will last twice as long as when washed by ma
chinery, Please give me call. All work
guaranteed. Yours respectfully.
Nov. II. W. MoY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

By virtue of the authority vested in the I'M
dersigned, Trustee, by De of Trust exc
cuted on the End day of April, 1902, by and
between Mary B. Small and VI. g. Small, her
husband, to secure George W. Bender in the
payment Of certain Indebtedness, which
said debt is evidenced by the note of the said
Mary B. Small and NJ. 6. Small, h husband,
and due and payable to the order of said
George W. Bender one year after date, said
Deed Of Trust being of record in the County
Court Clerks office of jefferson Coun y,
West Virginia, in Deed Book No. 81, page
No, 3I5, and default having been made in the
payment of said debt, as Trust e therein and
as required by the terms of said deed of trust,
. in offer for sale at the front door of the
Court House in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, West Virginia, on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

Saturday, September ~, 1908,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25
To The People Of Jefferson Go

The Lansburgh Furniture CO. cheapest
in Washington City, They low prices furnish you
thing in their line and their call should
advice about furnishing your house.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-08-25

Why 60 away to school when you can get an
education al home
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

hand: Read. and yo~ VIII find youl
answer
Word for word, their conversation
stared him in che face. only his name
was absent. The answer of the hero
inc, for a moment, banished all hope
He r-Ssi:
Il s&nHnt- Literary fire, eventually.
would destroy our happiness. 1 must
be true to my calling. You see me-
cessity- just now required literary
material. and my love for my career
has overpowered the love l had for
you, so far, that 1 have submitted to
the public eye that which should have
been sacred"
He returned the sheets. and she
placed them in an envelope.
Thanks for~your timely aid" and
she impulsively extended her hand.
He grasped it firmly, as with .
smile he remarked: This ending will
not please. Do you think so?" With
out giving her time to reply, he con-
tinued: THE majority of the reading
community prefers stories which end
with the marriage of the heroine and
hero" His eye held hers until the
love light kindled in her glance.
Let me show you how to conclude
the story" he said. Look upon me
as a figure needed as literary food.
Come; it will take but moment; one
short act of drama of lifeI"
He was masterful, and an irresist-
ible power made her lips meet his.
Her will became subservient as he
folded her in his arms.
Choose" he said. with command
in his voice. shall it be love or lit
erature?"
Love- she whispered.
as this answer merely for the ben
eft of the story, or am l to hold it in
reality as a sacred promise to be my
wife?''
She whispered TREMENDOUSLY: Love
has gained. I will be your wife,
A glow of satisfaction lit. his life
and he said-holding her at arms
length to admire her exquisite
beauty: 81 will always teach you how
to write your love scenes"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
ALITERARY EPISODE
BY LEILA MARY EVANS.
Copwighted 1903 by The AUTHORS Publishing Company

Her sanctum bespoke the literary
woman. With pen poised in hand she
sat counting inspiration; but the
power to attract it's influence seemed
TO have drifted away. Again and
again she plead for just slight
touch to awaken sleeping imagination
10 assist in writing the story she must
send in at o'clock. With doleful
rountenance she looked at the clean
sheet of paper spread invitingly be-
lore her, and awaited suggestion:
This is the practical side OF the
literary career for which 1 sighed"
Her eyes wandered to the broad
patches of sunlight, which came In
through the open window, lighting up
with vivid gold the bunch of roses,
In vase on her desk. She gathered
The flowers in her hand and buried
her face amid their yellow petals.
'Ah." she said with a sigh, my
duplication is disregarded," and she
replaced them in the vase.
The pine-laden air ranned her
cheeks, and she invoked the Sylvans,
but they answered her not.
At sixteen literary anticipation had
placed upon her a pinnacle. Now she
Acknowledged herself the victim Of
conceit.
She glanced at the clock, saw tie
hands were gliding on towards three.
The door opened, and gentleman
entered. He said, extending his
hand:
81 knew you would forgive my en-
tering unannounced. l knocked, and
receiving no answer took the privilege
Of an old friend
when did you return?" she asked,
thinking of the incomplete story.
This morning" he replied, taking
seat by her side. Her heart sank
Evidently he had settled himself for
a visit. She watched the clock; the
minutes were flying.
DO you still believe that literary
women should not marry?" he asked.
YES" came in hesitating tones.
Then hope kindled a spark, and she
added, with animation. They are not
suited to domestic life
''Why?" he asked, thinking how in
teresting she was.
Because they cannot descend to
the matter-of-fact ways of married
life"
She glanced at the blank sheet be-
fore her; then at him. Her eyes
sparkled; there was an expectant look
on her face.
You think more of literature than
Of lover" and he endeavored to still
the regret in her heart.
No, it is because 1 place love upon
\ throne worthy of an undivided wo-.
ship, which a literary career will not
permit"
Bending glowing eyes upon her, he
said passionately: Il would be salts
fed to divide"
You say SO now, because, per-
haps, you are in love, but love allows
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

make abrupt curves possible. The
plan is to run an engine and one car
every ten minutes, and the probability
Is that in time for a radius of 100
miles around large city people can
get in and out each day to their bust
ness within an hour. Mr.. Behr has
the support of expert engineers all
over England. Many of them appeared
before the house of commons com
mittee at the time when the sanction
of the government was secured for
the building of this road, and they
testified to the safety and practicable
ity of the whole scheme.
Engineers are agreed that average
speeds of over seventy miles an hour
are impossible on the curves found
on existing railways. The construc-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Evening Hymn.

To the sound of evening bells
All that lives to rest repairs,
Birds unto their leafy dells,
Beasts unto their forest LARS.
All things wear a home-bound look,
From the weary hind that Dlods
Through the cornfields, to the roof
Sailing towards the glimnering woods
IT'S the time with power to bring
fearful memories of home
To the sailor wandering
On the far-of barren foam.
What a still and holy timei
Yonder glowing sunset seems
Like the pathway to a cline
Only seen till now in dreams.
Pilgrimi here compelled to roam.
Nor allowed that path to tread;
Now, when sweetest sense of home
On all living hearts is shed.
Doth not yearning sad. sublime,
At this season stir thy breast.
That thou canst not at this time
Seek thy home and happy rest?
Richard Chenevix Trench.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

present railway methods. Electricity
has helped materially in grades, not
only making a great saving in the
construction Of road-beds, but in open
ing country of certain typographical
eccentricity which will never be avail
able for steam power generated in a
locomotive hauling a train. The COM
bination of electricity and the mono
rail system makes these much sleeper
grades and sharper curves possible,
but at the same time it practically
eliminates the danger of derailment.
1t looks, therefore, as if there were
chance that passengers might be able
to travel with at least the same safety
as to-day, at double the rate of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
WILD CREATURES DIE OUT.
DwindIins of Species Something Be
You'd Our Control.

DwindIing of Species Something Be
You'd Our Control.
Attempts at the reintroduction of
any wild creature that has become ex-
tinct very seldom meet with success.
try Life, that the efforts made by
the late Lord Lilford, Lord Walsing
ham and others to reintroduce the
great bustard into Suffolk have met
with the usual fate. Sixteen birds
were turned loose in 1900 and now
only one pair remain and, unfor-
tunately, their domestic arrangements
succeeded as badly this year as they
did last, the eggs laid being infertile
1t is worthy of note that the nests
this season and last season were
both placed in the field where the last
great bustard nestled sixty years ago,
before the bird disappeared from Suf
folk. The history of the experiment
goes far to show that the dwindling
of a species is generally due to
causes over which man has no con-
troll. There are cases, such as that
of the bittern, where one can under
stand that extinction has been due to
moss and mire, but there are others
fer which no explanation is given.
For example, why should the kite.
now be esteemed a rare visitor? Or
why should the red-legged enough
have almost vanished, while the jack
daw and the rock are even as the sea-
sand for multitude?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Love has gained. | will be your wife"
fingers thrilled him and he 1onged
to tell her what was in his heart
Literary ambition melted her in
tellect. Her penhOlder demanded at
tertion.
What will compensate you for this
offering you place upon the altar of
literature? You are giving up the
best part of your life. Tell me what
return you expect?"
Fame and she reached out as
if to draw the paper nearer.
'An empty bauble at the mercy of
fickleness. The world will bestow it
upon you for a little while, until your
novelty is eclipsed by a later favor
lite; then will snatch the bauble, and
leave you alone and forgotten. Tell
me, will this satisfy you? Will you
not be miserable?"
Shakespeare gained this empty
bauble, as you call it. and not only
retained it while living but aftc-
death. The world at large has en-
circled his name with an aureols
which will shine forever
He smiled; she had a high opinion
of her literary ability.
HE was one of the fortunates.
Will your name ever rank with his?
You will still crave adulation. There
will ever be an unsatisfied desire, and
you will have spent your youth vain
ly grasping after fame. Ambition has
been your aim; you have not taken
time to consider your lonely hearth
Now the praise is yours, what is
left? Nothing Gradually you view
the Ieality-an empty heart and
cherries home. Tell me. can you
bear this?"
She was contemplating him earnest
ly, as he added:
Il am going to ask you the same
question l put two years ago."
The click of the clock startled her.
and aae cried excitedly:
'Oh, just wait twenty minutes"
In wonder he watched her, as she
wrote rapidly. Apparently she had
forgotten his presence.
He Toasted his eyes upon her bow
ed head with its wealth of golden hair.
as sheet after sheet was covered by
dainty writing
At last, with countenance all alight,
she faced him. 4 must send this
story in at p. m. The clock warned
me that ] had screcely time to write
it. You see I waived all ceremony
and she flashed the splendor of her
glance upon him.
Il thank you for allowing me to re-
main while you performed the task
| He took her hand. and she let her
| fingers close around his Her eyes
were warm with gratitude; his with
/ love- as he said: May / ask you
a question:"
Yes" she murmured.
do you love me well enough to
/ give up your literary career and be
cone my wife?"
| She hesitated and a shadow OF re
greet settled on her face, as she said
/ placing the written sheets in his
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Menace the kieI Canal.

Among the German naval strate-
gists who are interested in the Brit
ish scheme for a new naval base IN
the Firth of Forth is Captain Revent-
low, q weIl-known writer on naval
affairs. In a recent article in Ber-
lin periodical he asserts that the es-
Enlistment of a base and the pres
ence of a squadron in the Firth of
Forth will diminish enormously the
strategic value of the Kiel canal, by
enabling Great Britain, in the event
of war with Germany, to deliver sim
ultaneous attacks in the Baltic and
the North Sea.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

trains will be used and the running
time will be less than twenty min
utes.
rail type, that is, the engine and cars
rest upon one rail which is about half
way from the floor to the top of the
car. By arranging the seats back to
back like an Irish jaunting car, the
construction is such that each of the
carriages straddle the rail, and ex-
tends to trucks on either side below
che floor. On these trucks are set
wheels which lie horizontally and run
on the outside of two other rails. They
thus act as steadiers, and admit of
very high velocity with safety, and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

rifice," and he questioned her with a
glance.
IF she can make the sacrifice. a
literary career is not her vocation, -
she spoke with emotion. Just one
hour remained to write the story. In
spiration had answered but courtesy
demanded delay. What should she
do? Would he never go? The situa-
ton was provoking.
He leaned near and tried to clasp
her hand, but the sharp point of the
pen pricked his palm, and he hur-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
DOCTOR SAID
"ouit Wrong Food and Eat Grape.
Nuts

"ouit Wrong Food and Eat Grape.
Nuts"
An Illinoisan who has been through
the mil says: Last Spring I was so
bad with indigestion could not digest
even soft cooked eggs and doctor said
l must eat predigested food and pre-
scribed Grape-Nuts. I changed for the
better before 1 had used one package.
eating it three times a day.
My improvement on Grape-Nuts
food was SO wonderful that / con-
cluded to use your food drink Postum
in place of tea and to make a long
story short l have not been without
Grape-Nuts and Postum since and nv
present health proves my doctors
wisdom in prescribing Grape-Nuts.
have got strong as a horse and wen
and 1 owe it all to your delicious food
and Postum" Name given by Pos
tum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
In the making of Grape-Nuts food
all the indigestible starches of the
grain are transformed into Post Sugar
Every particle of Grape-Nuts Is digest
ible in the weakest stomach. Phvsi-
clans have never found a stomach
too weak to digest and assimilata
it
Look in each package for a copy op
the famous little book, THE Road to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

There is at last in sight a railway
that will carry passengers ITO miles
an hour regularly, and the credit for
making it practicable belongs to Great
Britain. There have been models of
high-velocity railway trains made in
different countries and a mile or two
of track have been constructed for ex-
perimenta1 uses, but Mr.. F. B. Behr,
an English engineer, deserves the
credit of putting the thing into prac-
teal use.
The railway is to be built at once
between Manchester and Liverpool, a
distance of 34K miles. Only through
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

enable very high speeds to be reached
with perfect safety and would do
away with that mixture of snecds"
which renders the problem of dealing
with express, slow, and freight trafic
one of everincreasing difficulty to the
railway companies. The mono-rail
tracks would be laid alongside the ex-
listing two-rail ground tracks or the
cars could be run overhead if so de-
sired. 1t has been practically estab-
lished that the limit of size and power
in locomotives and in rail-construction
has been reached according to the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Horse Dies of Broken Heart.

A horse owned by John Dillon OF
Holyoke and known as the "Old Vale
horse" cropped dead in the stable the
other day, after over thirty years OF
continuous service. Just a few mo
ments before his death the old horse
which had been recently moved to new
quarters In the stable broke his halter
and went back into the old berth
years