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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-10

Persis, ward of the late Spencer
Baird of the Three Bars. rose from the
stiffened form and glanced about with
white face. She was only two weeks
from boarding school, but in those two
weeks things had happened. Spencer
Baird had had bitter quarrel with his
son and had disowned him and then
had sent peremptory summons for
his ward, wishing to see her before he
died. the telegram stated.
In this short space she had made the
long journey. cared for the dying man
as she could and, against her protest,
been made heiress of the Three Bars
and the other property, and now, death
coming suddenly, she was alone ON the
ranch, with all the cowboys watching
the herds at the dry season bottom
lands, days journey away. The own
er had been too i'll for removal. so had
been left to her care and the cooks,
and the cook, seeing his opportunity,
had loaded horse with booty and rid
den away. Persis did not discover 1t
Until ZIG iiiah Was AiliC AiOhi Xix,
ranch house. and then her guardian lay
dying.
As she rose from the motionless form
she hesitated moment, then went out,
closing the door reverently behind her.
1t might be two days, perhaps three,
before any of the cowboys would re-
turn, and she must have help.
The corral was only a few yards
away, and in it was well broken
horse which had been given her by
Spencer Baird. She had only vague
idea of the cowboys position, the d.
rection and that it was a days journey
with herds, and from few words of
the cook she knew there was a small
frontier town off that way somewhere.
but whether this side or beyond the
dry season bottom she did not know.
Another thing she did not know, and
that was the fickleness of the Dakota
weather Though late in October, 1t
was like June morning when she
started across the prairie. Two hours
later chill Whit of wind touched her
lightly, and there was haziness blur
ring the horizon behind. But she was
bending over the horses neck, urging
him to greater speed and thinking Of
the rigid form behind, and she did not
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-10

| Into her numbed mind penetrated The
thought that they We're expecting hel
| to say yes. So she muttered yes and
| tried to smile.
There were a few more quick sen
fences. perfunctory congratulation
and then the old man bumped himself
| anxiously into his overcoat.
See you again in the morning" he
| said to the young man. You can lei
the fee so until then. No time to wait
now. Goodby all, and thank you, Mr.
Wells"-to their host-'sfor helping me
so in this"
That's all right" answered the host
good naturally. "Tm glad to help you
in a thing of this sort, but you're mis-
taken about the name. I'm John
Briggs. Sam Wells is on the other
side of the street"
The old man stopped short in the
humping process.
isn't this the Ravine?"
"No; it's the Gulch. The Rayine's
across
"Whatr' in CONSERVATION. "And
isn't this man Vance Green of the Two
outfit. who made an appointment with
me by letterY'
'No, it's young Baird, and | think
from what I've heard Of her that the
girls the old mans ward. You didn't
give any names, so | thought II was
all right 1t seemed natural the son
and ward should get married, and. with
the old man sick and the son sent of
this was the only way. Well" in SUI
preme disgust. you've certainly made
mess of it, What Goingy
Yes, l must" The old man looked
at the figure which was again reclining
on the couch. lasping Into unconscious
ness. and at the girl, now seated and
gazing about wonderingly. mo use
trying to explain to them now" he
said. '1'll be in tomorrow and-and
try to make 1t right"
But when he arrived at the Gulch
the next day he found young Baird In
the act of assisting Persis TO her sad
die. The young mans own horse stood
near. The blizzard had passed, and 1t
was again like June day.
"Its all right, parson,' young Baird
said beamingly. "Persis and l talked
1t over this morning and found out
who we are. 1t was because refused
to marry her that father and I quar-
relied. l couldn't accept an unknown
girl offhand that way, of course. But
Persis tells me that she Is satisfied,
and I-well, l don't think there's any
need for me to express myself on the
subject now I've met her. / hope
you'll all come out and see us and be
neighborly. Now We'll go aud look
after father. And-oh, yes, here" He
slipped something into the old mans
hand and then raised himself to his
saddle and rode away. the girl by his
side. AS they swung of across the
prairie the old man looked at his fee
1t was the largest he had ever re-
ceived.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-10
The Art OF Begginr

The head waiter OF famous New
York restaurant said the other day:
"A few nights ago, after having
charge of very large dinner, l started
for home. Ny way led me through
West Seventy street, where,
late as 1t was, / saw little girl only
few years old sitting on the lower
step of private stoop. crying and
sobbing as IL her heart would break.
l stopped to ask her what was the
matter, and she told me that she had
got lost uptown. that she knew where
she lived - In Sixteenth street - and
that IL she only had car fare she could
get back there. Being In a hurry, /
gave her a quarter and started to pass
on.
THE moment the kid got the coin
she jumped up and ran away around
the corner like lightning. / never be-
fore saw any one disappear SO quickly.
1t dawned on me at once that I had
been dead easy OF course she was
simply well trained little actress and
had taken the quarter to her father or
mother. who was In hiding near by.
It's an outrageous shame that q little
child should be trained up In that
way."-New York Post.
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BEGAN TO READ HURRIEDLY FROM A BOOK.
her face, apparently from cloudless
sky Ten minutes later she was In the
midst of Dakota blizzard
After that there was nothing but to
urge the horse on-no direction, no pos
sibility of turning back against such
fury. only just to trust to the animals
instinct and not think.
But strange things sometimes hap
pen even In a blizzard which seems to
hold nothing but death Perhaps 1t
was chance, possibly something else,
maybe merely the horses superior
sense of direction, but at length, when
the girls body had grown numb and
her mind was beginning to wander, the
animal stopped suddenly, with his nose
pressed against door.
And it almost seemed as If she were
expected, for the door was flung open,
and eager. solicitous hands lifted her
from the saddle and hurried her inside.
THE poor dearr a woman's voice
exclaimed between sobs and laughter.
Who'd have thought OF her being
caught in storm like this? But 1t
was brave of her to keep on And he's
a good deal worse off, for he hasn't
sensed thing since he was took from
the horse just before the girl came
It's no wonder, though. for he was fac
Ing a blizzard, with only summer cloth
ing on. But come" -briskly bring
her into the parlor She won't have
time for any changes. and she can rest
afterward. It's half hour late now,
and the preachers in a mighty hurry
to get away to dying job"
In the parlor several persons were
waiting expectantly. and on couch
near them a young man was half re-
Ginning. apparently asleep. But from
time to time be stirred uneasily, and
his half closed eyes gazed about In a
dazed sort Of way He was assisted to
his feet and Persis led TO a position
beside him; then an old man slipped
in front of them and began to read
hurriedly from book. Presently he
turned to the young man.
DO You take this young woman to
be your wifeT' be asked.
"Woman--out In this wild country .
murmured the young man, needs help.
OF course. give her my life-everything
/ can do glad to. Yes. yes. Of course .
And youv-to Persis-"do you ac-
cept this young man to be your lawful
husband?p
Persis gazed about inquiringly. and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-10
FINGER FELoNs.
There Are Three Varieties of These
Very Painful sores.

Very Painful sores.
A felon, or whitlow, IS an inhamma-
ton Of the hand or finger, usually Of
the last joint of the finger It's impor-
lance varies with the seat Of it-ihat Is
to say, with the portion Of the finger
involved. 1t may affect The skin only,
the tendons or sinews or the fibrous
covering OF the bone-the periosteum.
A superficial whitlow, where the In
Illumination Is confined to the skin, may
be extremely painful, but otherwise 1t
Is not a very serious matter. But this
cannot be said OF the other two forms.
In the tendinous whltlow pus forms
In the fibrous sheath surrounding the
tendon, and unless the Inflammation
quickly subsidies or the matter Is let
out by the surgeons knife the pus
may burrow down through the sheath
into the palm Of the hand and result in
a permanent gripping Of the member.
The third varlety-called by ply
sicians the subperiosteal--is that In
which matter forms beneath the mem
brane which covers the bone. As this
membrane Is tough and ineIastic the
tension due to the increasing volume
Of matter becomes very great and gives
rise to a throbbing. maddening pain.
The relief afforded by deep cut into
this insamed finger. right down to the
bone, Is magical, although the cut
hurts. This Is the only treatment for
this form Of felon, and the incision
should be made early, for IL it is too
long delayed the bone will be killed
and discharging sore will remain
which viii 'afer necessItate a surgical
operation even If 1t does not result In
the loss Of the last joint OF the finger
The superficial whitlow does not
usually call for such radical treatment.
4 clay p0ultice often affords great re-
lief. This may be made by making a
paste Of clay previously steriIized by
baking in very hot oven and adding
glycerin to prevent too rapid drying, or
the clay may be obtained ready prepar-
ed In the drug store. This protects the
finger from injury, keeps IT cool and, II
applied early enough, may prevent the
formation OF matter When once pus
has formed. however. no matter what
the variety Of the felon. the safest plan
OF treatment Is to cut into the infiamed
finger and give exit to the confined
matter and relieve the tension Of the
parts.-Youth's Companion.
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81 Sunday Excursion Rates
Washington, Alexandria, Gencarlyn and
Falls Church to Ashburn, Blue'' ont and in
tcrmediate stations via Southern Railway
tickets sod Sundays only for trains 1919 from
Washington and Alexandria and 13l from all
points named, good returning on same date
on trains Nos l24 and 1870.
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Greatly Isaanoed Is..te.

Have been authorized by Southern Railway
account the following occasions IN the south :
Peabody College Summer School for Teach
crs; Vanderbilt University Biblical Institute,
Nashville. enn.. June 1i-August 10. 1906.
Summer School for Teachers, Tuscaloosa,
Ala, June 13-Jaly 81, 1905
Summer School OF the South, Knoxville,
Tenn June l9-July ~. 1906;
University summer School. Athens. Ca,
June 26-JuIy o., 1905
Annual Conference Young Peoples Mission
AIRY Movement. Asheyille, N. e., June 29-July
8, 1906;
Monteagle Bible Training School, Mont
eagle Tenn, July 5-August l. 1905;
Monteagle Sunday School Instilu'c, Mont
eagle, Tenn, July l5-August 5, 1906;
Womap's Congress, Monteagie, Tenn. July
30-August 20, 1906;
Convention Commercial Law League If
America, Asheyille. n. c., July 30-Aus nst 4.
1906;
international Convention Brotherhood OF
=: Andrew, Memphis, Tenn, October 1921,
1905.
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Money to Loan

Charles Town Building Association will r :
deem Shares or Loan Money on Monds y
nights. 8. W. WASHINGTON.
Nov. 26-y. 6ec'y and Treas'r.
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Society Meetings.

r. A. NJ, Jefferson Chapter No. 5, 4th
Monday night of each month.
/. o. r. M.-Shenandoah Tribe, No. SO,
every Monday night.
Knights Templar. Potomac Commandery
No. 5, 1st Tuesday of each month.
Royal Neighbore of America.-Camp No.
1869, every Tuesday night.
Knights CT Maccabees Jefferson Tent No
4S, every Tuesday night.
X. of P.,-Blue Ridge Lodge No. 131, every
Wednesday night.
/. o. o. F..-wildey Lodge No. 81. every
Thursday night.
A. +. & A. M..-Malta Lodge No. 80, I'd and
4th Friday nights of each month.
Modern Woodmen. Charles Town Camp
Nc. 1864. every Friday night
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G REALLY REDUCED RATES
To Xirginia Horsa Shown win Snnth I'm Ply

Il
Manassas, Va, July 1919, 1906; tickets 10 be
sold from Washington. Front Royal, Blue
mont, Harisouburg. WarrsEton. Lyuchhurg
aid inferno diate stations, July IL i6 and 10,
final limit July 20, 1906
Orange, Va, July 25-26, 1906; tickets to Q
sold from Washington, G, Warrel ton,
Lynchburg and intermediate points July "a.
rs and 70 final limit July ~, 1905.
Charlottesville, Va. Aug IL, 1906; tickets
to be sold from Washington, Front ROYAL
Bluemont. Warrcnton, Harrisonburg. Lynch
| Durg and intermediate ponte, July 81, Aug
AMI 2, final limit Aug 3, 1906
Front Royal. Va. Aug 23, 1906; tickets 10
be sold from Washington, Har. ieonhurg and
| intermediate stations, Aug /, 2 aid 3, final
| limit Aug 4. 1905.
Harrisonburg, Va, Aug 1915. 1905; tickets
To be cold from Washington, Bluemont Cul-
pepper, Warrenton. Front Royal and iniernIe-
diate points, Aug ID, II, Is aud TO- final limit
Aug II. 1906.
Warrenton, Va. Aug 20 go :! o6; tickets 10
| be sold from Washington. HarrlsOuburg
| LynchbuTg, Front Royal, Butinont and In
tefme date points, August %. 70 and 80, lnaI
| Emit August 81, 1906.
For further information apply to nearest
Southern Railway ticket agent.
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TAXIDERMY.

Mr. Samuel Michael, of the vicinity of
Duffields, is prepared to stuff AID mount all
kinds of birds ard animals. at short notice
andoah Junction. W. Va. Nov. T. 1905
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Attgactive Low Rate

Ronnd-trip tickets to W. shingtoa. d c. AMI
Alexandria, Va. via Southern Railway. on
sale every day from Buemonf. Harrisonoury.
Warrenton. Somerset and Intermediate sta
lions to Alexandria, good returning day fol-
lowing date Of sale except wh, n fold on Satur-
day. when they are good for return until fol-
lowing Monday.
Washington and vicinity are particularly
attr cilve at this season OF the year. Wash
iugfons many pleasure resorts, Including the
new Luna Park. are now open,
For full information apply To any Southern
Rwy. agent or write L. s. Brown Gen. Agt.,
Washington. ID. Q. Le2A-h
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The Reliable Kind

DeerinS Binders and .MoWers,
Hay Ra7ses, Gasoline Engines &c.
Champion High WheeJ Double Corn Planters,
Bronn .Mo,aley New Balance Wulkuag Cultiuator,
Double and single shovel PLows.
Genuine chilled Duplicate No. 100 Plous,
.4cne sel1-oili7ag Farm Wagons,
Steel Tubular PulUe11zer and Land Roller,
goth Century. = S.Kenap Mfg.co., Manure sp1eader,
Superior Drills and Disk Ha7v0zOs.
Syracuse leUer spring tooth Ha7vou
The Tulcan Billed 6 PloO, the iteyloched deuice,
Hallock SHALLOW cztItiUntors
Cumberland Hydraulic and Portland cement
Fire clay and se1Uer pipe,
Guaranteed and painted steel roofing,
The NeW Deere ed6e-drop bundle corn planter,
STAR CREAM SEPARATIONS.
NoNPAREL STocK, HOG
c.. N. COLEMAN.
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MiIIer's
Pharn

1other Grsy's Sweet Powders for chIIdrsssl
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse ii
the Ghildren's Home in New York, cue F.
vershness, Bad stomach, Tectking Disorders,
move AID regulate the Bowels aus Iestroy
Worms. Over 20 600 testimonials They never
fail. At all druggists, Csc. Sample malt
ed FREE. Address, Alien S. Olmstcad. Le-
roy. N. u o6-l
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NJ roof barns. houses and pig pens with
w Best Galvanized Iron, but not the
v crlmped kind. but double seam it on Just
as we do tin roofs. Don't be fooled by put
ting on the v Crimped kind but use the Kind
we haye described to you. If you want roof
Mar. 20. YESTERDAY & CO,
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Warning.

Notice is hereby given to the public that
the tackiug or placing in any manner of
signs or advertisements on the poles of the
Jefferson County Telephone Company is not
allowed Parties disregarding this notice
will be punished under the law.
JEFFERSON COUNTY TELEPHONE CO.,
T. J. MANNING. Gen1 Manager.
Oct. 3l-tf.
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DressmakIng.

MISS AMELIA HICKS is prepared to do
dressmaking and plain sewing at her home on
North West street. She win be pieased TO
ccomodate her patrons at reasonable prices.
OIL Stove wicks of all kinds at yesterday
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ONLf Sl1-1u ROUND "TRIP
FROM CHARLES Tows
July 10 and p; August 3 and II; september
IA and %, 1906.
Excursion tickets will be sold on the above
dates FIR auy train making connection with
Special Train leaving Washington City at
730 A. NJ, Baltimore camden statioD) at
S.S5 A. NJ, and ARRIVING at Niagara Fails a;
II 90 P. NJ.
From points west Of Mt. Airy and Washing
ton junction. tickets viii be sold for any
train on dav previous to above dates
Tickets valid for return ten (1O) days. In
GLIDING date of sale, on all regular trains.
except "B'ack Diamond Express Of Lehigh
Valley Route.
Call on ticket agent for pamphlet giving
full Information as to stop-overs, side
trips, etc. 3-5
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07

was III Only OHc VI iIs many NaPoiihSo
himself cannot give any reason for? l will leave
that to the public to decide?
DRAINING THE EVERGLADES-A REMARKA-
BILE WORK THAT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN.
OBJECT OF OPERATIONS-AN INTEREST
ING ACCOUNT OF THIS GREAT ENTER
PRISE-TIIE EXTREME FERTILITY OF THE
BASIN GIVES GREAT PROSPECTS TO THE
PROMOTERS-LANDS PECULIARLY FITTED
FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUGARCANE.
Easily comparable with the digging of the 18th
milan canal the laying of the Pacific cable and other
great works of public utility is the draining of the
Florida Everglades. Work on this great scheme of
public improvement has been begun, and the progress
made warrants the assertion that the vast tract will
in time be entirely reclaimed
Those who recall the geography lessons of their
youth know that the Everglades vast stretch
of swampy land occupying much of the southern end
of the Florida peninsula. Few, however, know or
realize the extent of the Everglades their poten
tal value. Estimates of the number of acres to be
reclaimed vary from 100000 to 100000, but all
accounts agree in stating that the land when drained
will rank among the richest in the world
From a land of desolation and waste the Ever
glades region is to become of fertility and wealth.
giving its principal product enormous yield of
sugarcane Thousands of acres of reclaimed ground
on the edge of the swamp already yielding crops
of fruits and winter vegetables soil which short
time ago was two to three feet under water
While this enterprise is by no means new one,
the advances made in engineering science during the
past quarter century have made the problem more
feasible than it was few years ago, and the work
can he done it is said, at minimum cost for so
vast undertaking.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07
Some Matters Set Right
by GOVERNOR B BR0WARD

Editor THE SUN, Jacksonville, Fla:
Dear Sir-In order that the public may be put in
possession of facts that clearly show the irresponsi
bility OF the two newspapers, the Times Union and
the Metropolis, and | might throw in for good
measure the Jasper News, | hand you herewith,
first certified copy of all the orders in certain
case issued by Judge Locke, which record shows
THAT NO DECISION HAS BEEN RENDERED in.
dicating that the Act known as the Drainage Act,
passed by the last Legislature, is unconstitutional
me three aboye-named newspapers have repeatedly
published accounts Of what purported to be the decs-
ION OF Judge Locke, declaring the Act of the Legs-
lature creating the Drainage Commissioners, under
which Act an acreage tax Of 3 cents an acre was
levied by the Drainage Commissioners, void and UNI
constitutional
NEITHER JUDGE LOCKE NOR ANY OTHER
JUDGE PRESIDING OVER ANY COURT IN
FLORIDA, HAS MADE ANY DECISION ON THIS
QUESTION. am satisfied that the editors of the
three newspapers named will read this record which
condemns them in tAe minds OF all the people of
Florida who read this article, as being untruthful
Nevertheless, neither of them will bat his eyes nor
feel at all hurt, because he is used to it,
Order Dated January IL, 1906.
United States Circuit Court, Southern District of
FlOrida-In Chancery.
Southern States Land and Timber Company vs.. Ma
poleon b. Broward, ct al.-Order for Injunction:
Upon motion of the complainant in the above en-
bill OF complaint herein 1t is ordered adjudged and
decreed that the defendants be enjoned as prayed
in the bill of complaint until the further order of the
Court, and that the defendants show cause il any, in
this court, on the lst day of February, 1906, why
said injunction should not be continued
Done and ordered this 18th day of January 1906
ALECK BOARMAN, Judge.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07
OPERATIONS. BEGUN.

Operations have already been begun, and on the
land reclaimed at the north side of the great basin
quite large tract has been cleared upon which
profitable crops of sugarcane vegetables of all kinds
rice and corn have been produced without ferilizing
the soil or paying much attention to the cultivation
The lands to be reclaimed are situated in this great
basin in Southern Florida and separated from the
Atlantic only by ridge of limestone being on their
eastern boundary about five miles distant from tide
water.
The task of retaining the Everglades presents no
insuperable or very difficult engineering problems,
The land is nowhere less than ten feet above the
TIDE LEVEL, and the natural drainage is toward
the ocean, which is separated from the swampy re.
gion by strip of soil only few miles in width.
Through this strip a number of streams-the Miami,
Hillsboro, Cypress, New, Little, Arch and Snake
rvers-have forced their way by natural pressure.
The falls rapids at their present heads are grad
ualy working westwardly, and in time these rivers
would unaided, effect the drainage of the prmeval
swamp.
THE OBJECT.
The object OF the present efforts is to assist the
rivers by removing the barriers at their heads and
thence running channels into the heart of the Ever
glades. In this way the entire region will be rem
dered dry and arabic. Nine canals in all will he
constructed, with total length of l44 miles, and
eight of these will be twelve miles in length, each
fifty feet in width and twelve feet in depth The
ninth or main canal will be forty miles LONG,
fifty feet wide and of the depth as the Others
When completed these canals will be used NOT
only for drainage purposes, but also for carving
materials to the new grounds and for Transporting
the produce from the plantations to the coast for
shipment to foreign countries and by rail to home
markets.
The time necessary to complete the work, accord
ing to the engineers and contractors having il in
charge will be about five years. and the total cost is
estimated at about $S50O0O. The cost of recaiming
the lands and preparing them for planting will be
apout $40 per acre. which Is considerably less than
the expense of clearing forest lands of AVERAGE
density
EXTREME FERTILITY
The Everglades basin is filled with a soil of ex
IRENE iertllty ana productlveness, being composed
of drift or auvium mixed with decayed vegetable