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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09
Powhatan College Recital.

On Thursday evening last an interest
ing and entertaining programme was
given by the students of Powhatan Col
lege. The program consisted of recita-
tons and piano and vocal music. Each
number deserves special mention. but
space forbids. The entire recital, from
start to finish, was instructive and enter
tanning in the highest degree. The pro-
gramme was as follows:
Dance of the Gnones-Nisses Mary Phillips
and Marguerite " ,od.
Les Reeves Miss Rebecca Sommers.
Tiger Lily's Race Miss Blanche Ottley.
Caprice Elegante- Miss Bessie Sedwick.
The Sweetest Elower-Miss Rida Revell
Auf der Barke-M Miss Frances Moore.
The Sleep Walk--Miss Lucy Holtzclaw.
Capricietta-Misses Kite, Saunders and
Huyett
Hope-Miss Carrie Bane.
vaisc Chromatique OPP. Se-Miss Bertha
Stealey.
Becauee-M Miss Eugenia Hobbs.
MeIodie op. ~ M. Miss Sue O'Neale.
How Rnby Played-Miss Bertha Stealey.
March Brilliante-Misses Kercheyal and
Bear.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

Numerous orders were passed on the
sheriff.
The court adjourned on tuesday until
Thursday. On the latter day. the resig-
nation of j. w. Biller. as road surveyor
Of Precinct No. 3, Kabletown district.
was accepted Mr.. VIM. G. Frazer was
appointed to fill out the unexpired term.
The report of the viewers of proposed
road from St. Andrews chapel to the
land of Thos. N. Hill on the east side of
the Shenandoah river was received and
filed.
The contract TOR a new boiler for the
heating plant in the Jail together with the
repair work on the heating fixtures in
both Jail and courthouse was awarded to
the Moser Heating Company of Hagers-
town. Their bid was $Io24. The con-
tractors will take up the cd steam pipe
connecting the Jail with the courthouse
and lay a new and better pipe in its place.
The court appointed the following
members of the School Book Board for
the county c. T. Smooth, Wright
Denny, E. D. Turner, J. w. Irwin. 5. H.
Higginbotham, Adam Brenneman, B. d.
Gibson, James Grantham and County
Superintendent ]. A. Engle. They will
serve four years, beginning Aug. ]. 1905.
Court adjourned for the term on Thurs
| day.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

For spring tonic try our comp. syr. sars-
aparilla. Brown d HooFF.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

Wall viii ship fat hogs, calves aud sheep
Saturday, May 18th.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

For Sale.-A lady's bicycle. in good con-
dition. Moderate price. Apply to Master
Charles Strider on the firm of Strider &
Ranley.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

Premier Interior Varnlsh.
g Exterior :"
g Floor Finish,
For sale by
VIM. PHILLIPS Sons
A fine line of window shades. stationery.
etc. Picture framing.
LEST YOU FORGET.
TAYLoR's PAINT & WALL PAPER STORE,
Charles Town, w. Va.
- -
For Sale,
Four acres of land, with good improvements,
miles from Charles Town on turnpike !;
price 81, 900. Also farm of 95 acres.
J3tf, MOORE & MOORE,
We have quite an abundant variety of
Souvenir Post Cards, describing points OF
historical interest in Charles Town. some of
which have made our city world renowned.
We have exact reproductions of the real
thing. G. w. Brown, Jeweler
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

Queensware. g assware. tinware, WOODEN
ware-eve rything-at G E. Hughes
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

Money to loan, in sums to suit. Apply to
GEo. NJ. BELTzHoovER. JR-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

MONEY TO LEND on Real Estate or Per-
'onal Security. MOORE & MOORE,
Charles Town, w. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09

Make old furniture new, with Jap-a-lac.
G. N. Coleman.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09
College Brand Clothes

make this ready made maketoorder just for young
fellows and old fellows who'd like look young Patterns
clothes and styles year ahead of ready mades-price
bit ahead
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05

They are NEW and Stylish, and ar,
CUT to FIT.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05
MONDAY
WARNING AGAINST JIU-JITsU.

fad on the
having taught
by introduced
schools particularly those at West Point
pee The wrestler tries
the shoulder
back until the sufferer to cry
combined
joints such under the lobe
other slips behind him and while back to back
him his by While stunned the
the olden times despatched
ignorance of its tricks AT
police assist them overpower
ing men much Themselves
qualities jugger
Japanese
practice Europeans who attempt
all probable that
be
victim well off he would be with fair
OF
tendency introduce ujsu system of aisthenlc
be
to
and it predicted that if the tendency
joints eurit Already
there fatalities the throws
and football
of ujsu
thugs would
Therefore, would
with mechanical
itsu calls for such degree of
maintaining plea
especially if he doesn't know the
he
bone
ne anybody he
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05
CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR.

OF
article, which the
will be likely The
of
We
year
1860 the
in
million
be
n he
in
duction to be justified
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05
THE ORDER OF THE FLY.
Ancient Military Organization Which
Existed Among the
Egyptians.

You all know, doubtless, the custom
all European kings have of comforting
decorations on men who have in one
way or another distinguished them
selves. King Edward for instance,
every now and then confers the Order
Of the Garter.
This is not modern custom, how
ever 1t prevailed among the ancient
Egyptians, too. They had military
order called the Order of the Fly.
Flies in Africa are like flies else
where. only very much more so. They
tease and worry poor human beings
almost out of their wits. Driven away,
they come back to precisely the same
nose or bald head.
This habit of theirs had caught the
notice of the Egyptians. who thought
that in this respect a fly was like a
good general, who, no matter how bad
" or how often beaten, always re-
turned to the attack. So, they deco
rated their great generals with this or
der-a golden chain, from which, at
various points, were suspended flies of
gold four inches wide across the closed
wings.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05
SCIENTIFIC SELECTIONS.

In a mass of meteoric stone Prof.
Molsan, the celebrated French physicist,
has discovered a number of diamonds
of microscopic dimensions, but of regu-
lar octahedral form and perfect water
The German Astronomical society Of
fers prize of / 600 marks for the most
exact calculation of the next appearance
of Halley's comet. The paper may be
written in English and need not be pre-
sented until the end of the year 1868.
1t has been discovered recently that
the slime or residuum from the thermal
springs at the city of Baden-Baden, Ger
many, contains very powerful radium.
Prof. II. Gertel, OF Wolfenbuttel, Ger
many, says this radium is 40 times more
powerful than that found in the resid-
uum of cold water springs or in mud
baths. Previously the residuum from
the water at West Baden was considered
worthless by the scientific world and
was discarded, but it is now carefully
collected and sent to laboratories.
The photographing of variable stars
is one of the uses TO which the camera
has been put with successful results
Biography, as it is termed, has been
brought to its highest point of develop
ment in this country at Harvard, where
this branch of the art was first taken
up and the thousands of star pictures
in the possession of the university are
in charge Of Mrs. w. P. Fleming, who
occupies an important position among
the astronomers of the country. Mrs.
Fleming's assistants, Is in number, are
all women, some of whom have made
fine records for themselves along as
Economical lines.
That drinking much water lessen
weight instead of increasing it-causing
one to grow thin instead of fats the
surprising result of late French expert
ments, NJ Maurel fed guinea pig with
bran, carrots and carrot stalks, with
two injections of water each day, when
the animal steadily lost weight, but on
continuing the same diet in smaller
quantity and without water, continu-
Gus gain was apparent. Variations of
the experiment confirmed the result
Tried on human subjects, other expert
mentors gave large amount of water
daily for month Without increasing
weight, and trebling for seven days the
water taken by another man had no eff
feet. ~
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05

President Roovets nation against
cived
of resolution which the Presidents
Council of
the
of all
undertake. a
those that the babaries
Sandwich Islands
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05

of
of
of
of
in
of
returning
sunlight and cold,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05

Efforts in
hopeless
islands, well
notable
Maui MI PONDS successful
which, taxing 1t at ITS condition
bidding locations to be in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05

and mainland budget
nonns 10 PRINT than the
10 general
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05

80 mat the Koreans of
respect after the
" ~ more self asserve fellow oentals
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
viii Not Have Booze.

There was excitement in the Breeze
Office last week. The ladies who are
working for the bazaar were in to
leave their order for advertising
dodgers and were telling what they
would have. Behind the case the
foreman was hard at work taking no
interest in the conversation. "Of
course we will not pile these things
all in heap" said one of the ladies,
1--WE will have several booths" :"
"BOOZE!!" spoke up Harris from
behind the case, "Say! count me in
on that. 1 haven't seen any booze
since I struck the town. Gee, but
I'll bet you have a crowd"
It took several minutes for them
to explain to him that he had mis- :
understood, and had taken the word
"booths' for "booze." His disap
pointment was great.-Johnstown
Breeze.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
A Big Scare.
COMMEMORATIVE:


Recently, while George Miller
and Hollis Kemper we're down by
the river looking for stock that had
strayed away, they happened to
glance out at some drift lodged
among the trees. You can imag-
inc their surprise when they saw a
corpse rising and falling with the
waves.
The boys were pretty badly scar
ed but they looked carefully at the
corpse, and discovered that it was
a man. He had one hand in his
pocket, his hair was brown, and he
wore black suIt OF clothes.
The boys then ran back to Mr..
Kemper's house for help. Mr.. Jack.
son went down and threw a rope out
onto the corpse and pulled il ashore.
It was a buggy cushion.
When Mr.. Carley was told of the
incident, he said he was surprised at
the conduct Of Mr., Miller, but it was
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
Irrigation In Western
Kansas.

Prof. Chas. s. Slichter's plans fol
an irrigation project in western Kan.
sas have been approved by various
boards of the reclamation service,
and official announcement will short
ly be made of the governments in
tention to undertake the work. Ir-
rigation by the government in Kan
sas has been long time coming,
but the experts have finally agreed
that the underAow ef the Arkansas
can be utilized to water the arid
lands.
Final estimates of the cost of q
project near Deerfield, and the acre.
age that can be irrigated, will be
submitted to the Secretary OF the
Interior. Prof. Shelters plans in
detail are announced for the first
time today.
To date no further details OF the
project for utilizing the underaow
have been given than the announce
ment of the plan for the construc-
tion of series of pumping stations
across the bottom lands Of the Ar
kansas river. 1t is now explained
that the water from the various
pumping stations is to be disoharg-
ed into concrete lined hume, car.
ried under the bed OF the Arkansas
river by means of an inverted siPhon
and delivered near the head OF an
irrigation canal, locally known as the
Farmers' ditch. The plan involves
the construction Of twenty three
separate pumping stations, each
station driyen electrically from a CEN
tral power station on the main line
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway just east of Deerfeld.
1t is proposed to recover 10000
acre feet of ground water per season,
and to irrigste 10000 acres of up
land adjacent to the Farmers ditch,
all of this land is now in private
ownership. The plant, when con-
structed will constitute one Of the
largest ground water pumping plants
in existence. Investigation has
shown that the conditions for the re.
covery of large quantities Of ground
water are unusually favorable in the
valley of the Arkansas river, where
the gravels are from 200 to 300 feet
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
REPRESENTATIVES,.

representatives.
In a message to his ministers King
Victor Emmanuel suggested thst the
congress he held and gave as a
reason the benefits which might flow
from the establishment of an inter
national bureau or chamber to con
slider all matters OF an international
character affecting agriculture, par
ticularly the quantity and quality of
the crops. This in the judgment of
King Victor would facilitate the pro-
duction of the more desirable crops,
improve international trade, and in
general promote a more favorable
settlement Of prices.
The congress to be held next
month will consider this suggestion
and the ways and means of carrying
it into effect if it shall be thought
practicable. Mr.. Henry White,
American ambassador to Italy, has
been appointed to represent this
country at this meeting.
There is no reason why such a
bureau should not be established,
and it could be made of great value
to the agricultural and commercial
interests of every country receiving
its reports. Different countries col
lect more or less thoroughly ststist-
les of crops throughout the world on
their own account; but however care
fully this might be done in some
cases, it probably would be impract.
icable for any one government to
gather as complete and as trust
worthy information as an interna-
tional bureau would bring together
and by means of its reports distri
bute-Denver Republican.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26

If we can't have q maid whose hand
we can hold, As did the knights in
the stories Of old; Buy Ice cream,
lemonade. go to picnics and sich.
Why then we'll go it alone and
never hitch.-Bent County Demo
crat.
The city election contest at Rocky
Ford is now under way, the reason
being that the aldermen were elect.
ed by the whole city instead Of by
wards. Four places are at stake and
that is enough to change the COM
plexion of the city government for
the next two years.
The great revival being conducted
by Rev. Sunday at Canon City is now
drawing to a close and it looks as il
the conversions would be we'll over
the 1000 mark. Billy Sunday was
one of the greatest base ball players
in his day, and he now holds the
same rank among evangelists.
La Junta is at last getting move
on herself to have free city delivery
started. She has been entitled to
it for two years.
The Bsca county railroad seems to
be as far along as the Prowers, Bent
and Otero one. 1t has "local capi-
tai" back Of it.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
in depth and very coarse.

l
The line of wells proposed in this
project extends across the valley oi
the Arkansas river distance of "a
600 feet, intercepting the underfow
of the river in cross section "a, 600
feet wide and 300 feet deep. 1t is
proposed to locate the pumping
plant in Kearny county, but the
lands to be irrigated are principally
in Finney county, northwest Of Gar
den City. All of the lands are with
in easy reach of the Atchison, Tope-
ka & Santa Fe, none being at a
greater distance than nine or ten
miles from that system.
The irrigible lands are at a level
Of about 5000 feet above the sea.
The topography has the exceedingly
fiat aspect peculiar to the high plains.
In their natural state these lands are
covered with dense growth of the
native sod, or buffalo grass. The
general slope of the land is about
seven and one-half feet to the mile,
in an easterly direction.
The value of the uplands in this
part of Kansas IN their natural con-
dition does not exceed S. to $40 an
acre, when reclaimed by irrigation
they are easily worth from 500 to
$3.50 an acre. Reclaimed lands in
this neighborhood irrigated by pri
vate pumping plants are worth from
$40 to $75 an acre. The soil of the
uplsnds is similar to the soil in the
we'll known wheat belt of Kansas,
very fine grained and very fertile,
requiring the application Of only
small amount of water for irrigation.
The principal crops suitable for these
lands are sugar beets and alfalfa,
considerable quantities Of which are
already under cultivation.
The approval Of these plans are
sure to have a far reaching influence
on the development of the agricultu,
raj resources of southwestern and
western Kansas, and also of Oklaho,
ma and Nebraska. 1t is demon.
strated that the government system
of pumping is financially profitable
a great impetus will certainly be
given to private enterprises all over
this section. Kansas today contains
very little public domain, but it has
a vast area OF fertile land which has
passed into private ownership and is
yet untitled, because Of lack of irri-
cation facilities. The western por-
ton of the state appears to be un
derlaid with ine1haustible qeantities
OF underground water at no great
depth. City Star.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26

no more than he expected Of Hollis.
He said that last winter when Hollis
was attending the Paradox school,
and writing essays with the rest of
the pupils, that several times when
the themes were rather exciting,
Hollis would drop his pen and run
for the door to get away from the
dreadful creations of his fancy.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
An international Congress 70
Farmers.

An international congress or con
ference will meet in Rome some time
next mouth to consider the interests
of the agricultural classes in all
countries of the world that may send
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
County N otes.
From the Holly Chieftian !


Theodore ringdall, from Wiscon-
sin, spent last week in this vicinity.
He decided that this country Just
suited him and purchased over one
hundred acres of land, investing over
$1,000. He will move here in the
fall.
Nels Holman, editor of the Deer
field, (Wisconsin) News, was here
looking at our fine country last week,
aud visiting his old friend o. Olson.
MIR. Holman WAS SO well pleased
with what he saw here that Q
bought forty acres of land for him
self and is gong to try to induce
as many of his neighbors as possible
to come here.
The Holly schools closed yester
day for the year. Last night rooms
one and two, assisted by few from
the Other rooms, gave an entertain
ment at the Dswley hall, which was
witnessed by as many as could get
inside the building. The little folks
did their parts splendidly; many de-
clared it to be the best Entertainment
they ever witnessed. At the conclu.
sion of the program Mr.. W. M.
Wiley on behalf of the patrons of
the school presented Miss Minnie
Billingslea a diamond ring as q
token Of their appreciation of her
excellent work in the school.
Last week j. g. Christopher sold
lot in Wilkins addition to Aldine
Martin, of Coolidge, for $3.50 He
also sold forty acres of land to a
party from Waterloo, Ia
Mr. and Mrs. j.. s. Chenoweth
have returned to Holly and will
again make their home here. They
have been living on ranch north
west OF Lamar for over year past
From the Granada Times.l
The Syracuse and GeHaads school
bs-e ball teams met on the diamond
at Granada, Saturday, and tried for
the Colorado Kansas supremacy in a
lively game Of base ball. Colorado
won an easy victory. Score % to
10.
E. House returned from Baca
county, the latter nart of last week,
where he had been trying to secuee
the conviction of some persons for
skinning association cattle unlawful
ly. He, will return to that county
with Hon. CRANKY Hillyer, the asso
citation attorney, and try to secure p
conviction.
The Granada eighth grade stands
n, 1t to Lamar in attendance. The
young men are to be commended for
continuing in school regardless of
the spring work. The parents who
make this attendance possible should
know that their sacrifice is sppreciat
ed and that it is worth while. Put as
high value on your work as you
please, the boy who leaves school on
that account is the ioser The last
month of school is the best of all and
it will pay to give your boy tue ben
eft of IT.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26

George T. Feast and wife and
Sam Hunter came in from Lamar
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Feast is
here for few weeks outing for the
benefit of his health and Sam Hunter
will do some annual assessment work
on some mining claims while here.
Mr.. Feast is still pretty weak but
feels none the worse for the trip
Carrizo Miner.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
Tho Arkansas Valley.

NJ. o. Coggins, the commission
aud cantsloupe man of Pittsburg,
Pa, has purchased p S. Jones' $50
acre farm near La Junta. Mr.. Cog
gins will raise his own cantaloupes.
Bent County Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26
GEORGE KNOWS.

The La Junta Democrat remarks:
"Brother Wick, or the Las Animas
Democrat announces the sale OF q
bunch of old maids in his town in q
few days. Here is your chance
George, it is simply business tran
saction, and you will avoid all the
agony of holding her hand Sunday
evenings for six months or year
before you get her."
Oh, hang the business transaction!
The Lamar register., 1905-04-26

Soda Water at McLean's.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-06
LAYING CLAIM TO HALF NEW-Y0RK.
Steelman Heirs Say They Own City Hall
Park and Trinity Land.

Atlantic City N j.. July (SpeciaD.-That 1t is
the intention Of the descendants of Jonathan Steel
man TO endeavor to recover valuable property In
the heart Of New-York City and the southern sec
ton OF Jersey, worth many millions was
made plain to-day when the branch OF this family
residing in this city returned from meeting of
three hundred other heirs, which held in the
Methodist church. at Tuckahoe. n. j., yesterday.
The descendants of this family now thoroughly
organized. and will investigate the tite deeds of
the property under contention which embraces the
City Hall. Trinity Church and several ''sky scra-
pers'' I'm New-York, with thousands of acres of
New-Jersey soil.
The meeting at Tuckahoe for the purpose OF
organizing the heirs. Over three hundred members
of the family were present, many of them coming
from New York, accompanied by their attorneys.
L. Taylor, a Steeman descendant from Cape May,
made chairman and Mrs Lillian Steeman
Clayton. of Sharon Hill. Penn. who had sent forth
the call for this meeting, elected secretary.
Alfred @. Reeves, professor of law In the New
York Law School, has been for two years looking
up the claims and deeds and he has stated that
the heirs have clear title to most OF the land
gate.
Il is the contention of those who have been in
Vest!gating this subject that the owners OF the
property where Trinity Church STANDS nave been
unable to sell it, after having acknowledged the
receipt Of tempting offers in past years, because
they could give clear title to this land which
dred and more descendants, many of whom
that the condition exists concerning the
property on which stands the New-York City Han
Jonathan Steelman came to this country, 1t is
said. in 1857. He received from Englands king
grant for $4,000 acres of land, which included
greater part of the State Of w-Jersey, most Of
New-York City and all the land In Atlantic City
this State. The local heirs have engaged as their
counsel former City Solicitor Harry Wootten.