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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-17

and no hon ex nple, only the Unborn
and God-given inpu4se of purity, self
respect and gratitude; and yet, like
bud forcing Its way up out of a muck
heap and into the sunshine SO Chip
emerged to win respect and love.
But all her history is not told yet.
She still lacked even a common edu-
cation. There was still an old man
seeking to find her, who was yet wan
dering afar A homeless, almost
friendless old man was he whose life
had gone amiss, and whose sole amhi-
tion was to do for her and find content
in her happiness. A wanderer and re-
cluse for many years. he was still
more SO now, and out of place as well
among the busy haunts of men. More
than that, he was an object of curies-
ity to all grown people and the Jest of
the young, as he tramped up and
down the land in search of Chip.
And what pitiful quest it was
this asking the same question thou
sands of times, this lingering in towns
TO watch mill operatives file out, this
peering into stores and marts, TO go
on again, and repeat it for months and
months.
There was still another link IN this
chain--a boy, SO far as experience
goes, who was only deferred from I'M
wise haste by cool-headed man.
You had better not go to Chip
now" Martin said to him on his return
from Peaceful Valley. "She is an odd
child of nature, and you won't lose by
waiting. My advice to you is to for
get her for the present, find some
profitable occupat.en, and then, when
you have made a little advancement
in life, SO and WOO her if you can. To
cry 1t now is foolish"
1t was cold comfort for Ray.
One of Chips lrst acts of emancipa.
ton was to write to Aunt Comfort and
Angie, assuring both of her love and
best wishes, and III king them for all
they had done. Both letters were
cramped in chirography. but correct in
spelling, and in Angles was note for
Martin, asking that he draw 800 of
her money and send 1t to her, and as
much more to pay some one TO follow
Old Cy. The latter request Martin ig-
nored, however, for he had already set
the machinery of nevspaperdom at
work, and an advertisement for infor-
nation of that wanderer was flying
far and wide
OF the money sent her, Chip made
odd andequite characteristic uses. only
one of which needs mentlon--the pur-
chase Of banjo. Had Ray known
this, and that the tender memory it
invoked was the reason for this in
sestment he would have had less
cause for grief But Ray did not,
which was all the better for him.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-17

Rugged m kissed her little more %
way o. bindin the bargain. an'--knowA
In that gal On do, she'd fought HarJ
nah. tooth m nall. "a walked through
FIRE n brimstun fer re. I think. stead
o hidin' herself fer two years, an
chan sin her name. she'd a. trampe6
clear ia Grindstoas jest to tell ye her
troubles. m. II need be shed a. starved
fer ye, tell ye. boy. wimmin like hen
Is scarce In this world. m when -
mud one young n pretty 81 she II.
hang on TO her an hang hard.
II know II now well enough" re-
turned Ray. rnesally: but that don't
help matters. Then that fortune you
found for her n sltes my case all tho
worse, and Chip quite independent
1T do 1t do" chuckled Old Cy. as IL
glad or II. ian all the more need o.
you hustlin' It's case o. woodchuck
with We now. But don't git discour~
aged. Jest dis, Chips worth It, ten
times over, n no man ever worked to
win woman 'thout hein' bothered by
it,
" was terxe and hcmely advise,
and not only convinced Ray that no
had neglected one whom he now felt
meant homo. wife. happiness. and all
THAI life might mean for bin, but piade
him realize that all possible striving
and selfdenial must be made Ia atone
meut With whom aud what sort OF
people Chip had found asylum, he
knew not What influence they would
have upen her feAlings was an equally
uaknawn mafis and worse than
that. tho ogre Il another sulteT for
Chlp's favor NJ entered Rays calci.
latsons. aud the slang truiam. There
are others" was with him every wax
INK moment-~a much-deservcd pun
isAmcnt, all womanklnd will say.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-17
CHAPTER xxx,i.

CHAPTER xNxii.
One day while Aunt Abby and Chip
wero enjoying jflle newly furnished
home Of Uncle Jud. capacions ear
riage drawn BY handsome pair %
horses halted there and Martin and
Angie allshted
We are taking crossscountry drive
for an outing. he explained. after AMI
gle had kissed Chip tenderly and greet-I
ings had been exchanged we havcI
waited for You. Miss Runaway toI
come and visit us, he added, tnrusngy
10 Chip, ",intIl we couldn't walt any
longer and 80 came to look for you.
We have also some news that may IN |
terest you. Old Cy has been heard |
from at last Eie scent a year looking
for you / has now gone into thnI
woods, "a M camp, where Ray located |
for the wiritas, and when spring comes,
! can guess where they will bead for
How welcome this news was toI
Chip. her face fully Indicated; butt
neither Martin nor Angle realized how
much or for what reason It Interested
this soft.voiced gracious lady whom
Chip called Aunt Abby They knew
Uncle Jud was Old Cy's brother and
that they had once been sailors from
Rapport, but the long-ago romance Of
Aunt Abby's life was unknown to
them.
And now ensucd welcome to the
callers such as only Uncle Jud and
Aunt Mandy could offer.
We sorter feel we robbed 70 o.
Vera Uncle Jud explained, though
'twa'n't any intention on our part, AMI
40 We must gin us some chance to
make amends We cnllate 'twa'n't no
fault o. yourn. either. only one o. them
Happenings that was luck for u.s.
That evening was one long to be re-
memhered by all who were present, for
Chips history. as told by Martin and
Angie, was the entertaining topic. ana
it's humorous side was made the most
OF by Martin, Chip was IN no wise an
noyed by Nj aa fin-making. either.
Instead. cons aa Of The goodwill and
affection Of II friends who had res
cued her fgrt the wilderness. she
rather enjoyed Il and laughed heartily
at Martins dese Fl On Of various Incl.
dents, especially ase first appearance
in their camp, arr TIC language she
used
y couldn't help swearing" ssic ss-
plained. II never had heard much
except 'cnsa words think also now,
as recall Wy HE at Tins Place, |
would never haze dared that desperate
mode Of escape had | not been hard
ened by such a life. l wish | could
see Old Tesall once more" ahe added
muslngly ard Td like TO send him
some gift He was the best-hearted
indian | ever saw or heard Of, aud his
queer teachings about spites and how
they rewarded as for good deeds ana
punished us for evil ones was no harm,
for IL act me thinking. The one
thought that encouraged me most dur
ing those awful days and nights alone
in the woods was the belief that
among the spites which was sure fol-
lowed me was my mothers soul. I've
never changed In my belief. either, and
shall always feel that she guided me
TO your camp"
Uncle Jud also obtained his share
OF fun at Chips expense. describing
his finding OF her with humorous add.
tions.
She was I'll beat out that night
yet when asked her II she'd run
away from some poor farm. she was
ready TO claw my eyes out. an dunno's
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-17
cnAPyER XXI.

Sone sneering critic once said that
few Young men ever start out In the
world until they are kicked out, and
there Is grain OF truth IN that as
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-17

sertion. 1t is eeldom an actual kick.
however. but some motive force quite
as compelling.
In Rays case 1t was his uncle's as
ssrtion that If he hoped to win Chip
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Go be continued.
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25

break the pinata with cane or rod
Three strokes are permitted. and II
usually happens that the cane hit
only impalpable air. After an hour q
so of failures somebody hits the pinatn
a smart blow. and the legs and trunk
Of the grotesque figure split open
Down to the hoor. In scattering con.
fusion. fall the Christmas presents
with which the funny figure was stun.
ell Then there is a merry scramble
for t''e "tavors." The one who sue.
cee,ls in breaking the pinata or the
Ollr gets special present and Ia
placed In the seat Of honor for the
evening.
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25
Notice Of Special Election

AT the regular meeting Of the board
OF county commissioners OF st. Lucie
county, held in Fort Pierce, Fla, Nov.
>, 1908, the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved, That under and by virtue
OF Chapter 576l, Laws of Florida, Of tbe
year 1907, a special election be and is
hereby called 10 be held on January
l9, 1909, 10 vote for or against the issue
OF bonds in the sum of $l50,00O by the
county OF st. Lucie for the purpose of
building hard surface roads in said
county and for the purpose of electipg
three Road Bond Trustees. and said
election shall be held as near as may
be IN compliance with the general elec.
tlon laws OF the State Of Florida reeu.
Iatlng the holding of elections. and
those persons and only those persons
who were qualified TO vote at the gen.
eral election beld next preceding Said
election and own real estate or personal
property In ST. Lucie county, and have
PAID the taxes thereon last due shall be
quallhed 10 participate IN said election.
At such special election there shall
be elected three Road Bond Trustees
who shall hold for the term of four
years ana until their successors are
elected and qualified. One Trustee
snai! be resident of School district
NO. /, one Trustee shall be a resident
OF school district No. 2, and one Trustee
shaiI oe resident Of school district No.
.: Erch elector may vote for three
trustees, but he shall not vote for more
1han 1han one from each school district
Inc three candidates from the Sc raj
senool dlstrlcts respectively receiving
Tue nlghest number of votes shall he
declared elected. Said Trustees shall
serve and perform their duties only in
the event that the election is in
iaToI oi the Issue OF bonds herein pro.
.oeo for. The Supervisor of Regis.
tration shall prepare the lists Of elec.
CorS oy election districts, who will be
authorlzed TO vote at such election and
ne spaii publish such lists at least four
weeks before such election, and the
Doaro OF County Commissioners shall
meet on January 5, 1909, to give ali
persons an opportunity to be heard As
10 the correctness of such lists and
Shail add to and strike from such Isis
suen s n names as the evidence may show
70 oe necessary 10 make such lists con.
tam al and only the names of electors
entitieo TO vote at such election. and
aiter completing the correction of such
llsts the Board Of County Commission-
ers snail cause such corrected lists IN
oe published. and the lists as correcteS
ana published shall constitute the iist
election. e ~ sued
Dated this Nov. 2, 1903.
G. q. EDWARDS.
Attest j. E. FuLTz, Chairman
Clerk.
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25
Mexico's Christmas Eve

Christmas in Mexico lasts for nine
days, ending with Christmas eve
They are described as ''the nine days
wanderings" being symboIicaI Of the
wandenngs Of the Virgin Mary and
Joseph in search Of shelter prior to
the birth Of Jesus.
One custom is to have nine families
OF friends or relatives take part IN this
quaint observation. Each family en-.
tertains in turn for one evening all
the others. Both adults and children
participate in the wanderings. Arriv.
Ing at house, they apply at the door
OF each room for shelter. which is re.
fused by those within. Finally all are
admitted to the largest room. where
refreshments of cold meats. cakes and
wine are served In many instances
the children are garbed In fanciful
costumes.
The last night Of the wanderings,
Christmas eve. means to Mexican chill
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25
The Cellar Staira
London Mail.

A man who once had bad fall when
going down his cellar stairs now has
a broad strip Of white painted on the
floor at the end Of the last step. This
is easily seen, even If the cellar be
dark. and many nasty accident is
avoided. II the house is rented and
you do not like to paint the boards a
piece Of white oilcloth can be tackled
to the floor at the foot Of the stairs
See that the tacking is securely done
or a worse fall may follow than from
misgauged step.-Philadelphia Press.
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25
What he Needed.

A sovereign would tempt many men,
and when flimkins, making q few pur-
chases at the stores, saw one lying on
the floor just by the counter he quiv-
cred with excitement
Glancing around to reassure himself
that none was looking, he quite acci-
dentally dropped one Of his kid gloves
neatly on the coin and then dived. He
got the glove all right, but still the SOW
ereign remained.
A shopwalker approached him.
Good morning, SIR" said the man,
rubbing his hands together in the ap-
proved style, 'and may show you
bottle Of our celebrated liquid glue
which sticks
London Mail.
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25

dren what the gathering OF Christmas
tree fruit means to the children Of the
United States. though there Is no
Christmas tree. There is instead the
pinata. otherwise q human figure made
Of tough paper, suspended from the
ceiling. Sometimes there is an ola or
earthenware pot similarly suspended.
One child is blindfolded. turned
around a few times and invited to
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25
Dodoed.

Il got my wife through advertising"
Then you'l admit that advertising
pays
I'll admit that 1t brings results"
was the cautious reply. - Louisville
Courier-Jourual.
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25

No man can be provident Of his time
who is not prudent In the choice Of his
company.-Jeremy Taylor.
Fort Pierce news., 1908-12-25

Let him who has bestowed a benefit
Be silent. Let him who received II tell
OF it-Seneca.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
Beauty and
Bad Breath
Cannot Go Together No Matter How q
Womuu NAV Try TO Make Them

1t does not matter how beautiful
woman may be, if she is afflicted with
bad breath she will be stunned and
pitied by men, and even women will
studiously avoid her.
If any woman doubts this statement
let her make point of asking friend
in whom she may confide, man friend
or relative. If he be honest he Will tell
her that foul breath from the mouth of
a woman will drive men from her more
rapidly than any other personal af-
Fiction.
Foul breath arouses in man disgust,
and where this quality is brought into
play no amount of self-denial or rea-
soning can overcome the natural repug-
nance which comes to man when he Is
in company with such a woman.
What is true of bad breath in woman
is not true in so great degree in men,
Women are looked upon as the incar-
nation of sweetness, bre oding, virtue
and refinement. Foul breath will sick
en- man so that he cannot feel for
such a woman a compenionship neces-
sary to make him desire to be in her
company.
There is absolutely no occasion for
bad breath in either men or women.
Charcoal, the strongest absorbent
known, when taken into the stomach,
will prevent this repugnant tendency
or affliction.
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are sold
in tremendous uuantitioq all over
America and Canada. They cure and
have cured all forms of bad breath A
single box will convince you of this
fact. One should eat some of these
lozenges after each meal and upon re-
tiring. You might eat fifty of them
without harm. They are not medicine,
but pure willow charcoal mixed with
sweet honey to make them palatable
and compressed into a lozenge to pre-
serve their peculiar and lasting
strength.
The next time you wish to go into
company and don't want your foul
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Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges and your
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Every druggist CART them, price
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
Y.M.C.A. TO TAKE
NEW DEPARTURE
PRACTICAL EDUCATION WILL
BE AFFORDED
THOROUGH INSTRUCTION IN Ac.
TUAL DAILY WORK
Many Departments viii Provide OPP
portunlty for Young and Old to
Acquire Such Learning as
They Need Most
BY CHESTER LAWRENCE

On or about October there will be
opened in the Y. M. C. A. building and
under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A.
an educational department that will be
surpassed by no other similar institu-
ton in the country and will vie with
the best for first honors. Director
Austin of the educational department,
assisted by a corps of expert instruc-
tors, has been working on the plans
and curriculum for many weeks
The school will have many depart
mentS which will cover virtually every
branch Of the business educational
field in addition to a college prepara-
tory school, an automobile school and
q grade grammar school. The classes
in the foregoing schools will be in OPP
Grafton during the day, while at night
there will be special sessions of the
school, of commerce and finance. of
polytechnic school, special prepara-
tory school, classes for the preparation
to the civil service, an automobile
school and what may turn out to be
more significant than it looks on paper
"a business mems law school, AL
though this latter class Will be started
within short time 1t will not take on
the proportions that Principal Austin
is designing for it until probably late
in November.
At that time announcement VIII be
made of a four-year law course, which
will be the first of it's kind ever started
west of the Rocky mountains and win
be equal to the best law schools in
California.
Department of Finance
The department of commerce and
finance will be under the direct su-
peryision of o. r. Johnston, a Cali
fornian by adoption and peer by edu-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20

was written by men who were executeo
hv fine civil authorities of the lana IN
which they dwelt. aa,,
I'VE really have. no right to speak
,,f the criminal class unless we conlhe .
n TO those men who have planned as
life vocation to violate the Aa"'
Pointing the Way
."rhe moment we undertake the prob
lem of reforming them we are met win I,
the most complicated problem In the
world. When God created man he ere
ated him with an independent WILL
the ability to do either right or wrong,
and the great problem of the history OF
the human race, the problem-and L
sav II reverently-of God himself mas
been to make this man do right instead
of wrong. aoa1
with the criminal as a man we f1nd
that our problem has become very
complex. AS we study the llfe OF tne
man who has committed crime we see
the many places in that llIe Wnere ne
might have been turned right or Wnere
he was turned wrong.
"An attempt to solve this quesGon
has led us to the juvenile court. Inc
1~orl[ of the Juvenile court Immediately
stems ont of the court room itself into
the child life in the schools and In the
home. and leads us to see the necessity
of establishing Fairgrounds, of exam.
lining into the physical condition OF
children, of Furnishing those who de-
noralize children, of increasing the
agencies for good and destroying the
agencies for bad, so that the very ef-
fort to solve the problem of the Grim
inal is an effort to solve the problem OF
life. and can only be accomplished by
the full solution of the problem"
Three Big Reforms
Mr.. Barrows said three points in the
United States had done much in the
true reform of criminals-the juvenile
courts, the indeterminate sentences and
the probation system for adults and
minors.
1.-THE juvenile court is a Chicago
idea," said Mr.. Barrows, "only about
eight years old, but no change in our
criminal law has ever been SO revolu-
tionary.
-Four years ago I had the honor to
prepare a report and present 1t to the
international prison congress. That
volume, translated into French and
German, has gone extensively over Eu-
rope. At the last meeting of the inter-
national prison congress the Juvenile
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
Rugs and Carpets

court was commended to the different
nations for adoption.
England, France, Germany and
Switzerland are trying experiments,
and the subject is under discussion in
Italy, Hungary, New Zealand and
South Africa.
This American idea is going rapidly
around the world"
Probation Works Well
The speaker said the probation sys-
tenn, as applied to adults, was first IN
troduced in Massachusetts, some thirty
years ago. 1t Is curious that some for
eign countries like England, France
and Belgium were quicker to copy the
Massachusetts idea and adapt 1t to
their ownslaws than most states of the
Union. In France $4,000 offenders
were placed under suspended sentence
year before last.
1.-THE indeterminate sentence Is the
most radical and most important idea
in our whole correctional system" he
continued "It means a change In the
principle of our criminal law 1t In
wolves the abolition of the time SEN
tence.
"The attitude of the Judge becomes
similar to that of the doctor; an Of
fender Is not sent to prison for defi-
mite time: he is sent there until It Is
safe to release him, until he is morally
convalescent.
''He Is sent to an institution the OBJ
ject of which is not only to protect
society by secluding the offender, but
where every educative and corrective
influence, every intellectual and moral
impulse, every Industrial and econom-
ical incentive is brought to bear for
his reformation.
when he is released he is released
only conditionally.
"Only when he has proven his ca
pacity to live honestly and Industrious
ly do we give him an absolute release,
and only when he Is sure of work and
shelter on the outside.
Thousands Of prisoners wbo now go
to our congregate prisons ought to go
to reformatories on an indeterminate
sentence. 1t means saving to the state
and a saving to the offender"
He said he hoped that California
would soon establish state reforma-
tory similar to those for adults in sew
eral states.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
BALDWIN BALLOON GOES
UP WITHOUT A MISHAP

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 19.-The
Baldwin dirigible war balloon made
another ascension at the military tour
nament grounds in South st. Joseph
this afternoon, arising at 6;0S and
descending at 5:27.
The balloon was manned by Lieut.
Fouois and Sergt. Ward, as on yes
terday, and the trial was without mis-
hap. A distance of six miles at
height of 200 feet was covered.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20

BY actual work on buildings, no toys
bricklaying and electricity in a few
months. Advanced students paid wages
Union Trade School and Contracting
company 120 e. Ninth St Los Angeles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09

and they shall be cut off, After this the man was beaten within an inch of his life, and he dragged himself away and died.
 Stories of Lobengua.
 understand that Lobengula was fond of beer. He was accustomed to make his white visitors drink with him, and every one who called was expected to take three cans of beer and to eat three plates of grilled beef The cans each held gal lon and they were served between the plates The king would not drink cham pagne and he gave all that was pre- sented to him to his wives, of whom he had a large number.
 Lobengula was supposed to own all the country. He had vast herds of cattle. He had control of the mines, and every one was subject to him. After his death the natives surrendered, and since then they have been comparatively quiet, eX- cept for the revolt of 1896, which was caused by the witch doctors. Lobengula himself claimed to be a witch doctor. He said he could make rain, and he did this bv cooking a kind of devils broth of crocodile flyers, snake skins, frog toes and hippopotamus fat As the steam of this compound went up he petitioned the gods to open the clouds, and the rain was supposed to fall.
 Speaking of ranmaking, shortly after the statue of Rhodes was erected in Bull awayo there was a drought, and the na- tives believed that the lack of rain came because Rhodes head was uncovered, saying that the spirits would not offend the great man in that way
 They Believed in Wltchcraft.
 All of these South African natives be- lieve in witchcraft and every tribe has It's witch doctors. In coming here trav- eled for one day with the chief native commissioner of Rhodesia. man who