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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31
By the Short Cut |
By MATTE BARNES.
Z Copyrighted. 1908. by NJ. NJ Cunningham. !



Sparville was grateful to Henry Girls
void. Not since the engagement of
McMahon's MINISTRIES two months be-
fore had the town had so much to
talk about.
Nine years ago Hank Griswold had
gone to the city in his Sunday pepper
and salt suit. with cowhide boots and
cloth cap to complete his costume.
Now he had returned Henry Griswold.
and to the splendors of well tailored
clothes he added the magnificence of
fur lined coat and shoes and hat
equally glossy.
Sparville was accustomed to fur
coats. but with the fur outside. while
Henry showed only the cloth. Patent
leather shoes. too, every day in the
week were regarded with awe not un-
mixed with envy.
Even more interesting was the evil
dent interest Griswold displayed in
Nellie Morrison. They had been sweet
hearts in the old school days and had
kept up correspondence, fact dis
seminated by the postmaster, but 1t
was evident that Griswold had come
home with the intention of cutting out
Ben Pierce. who escorted Nell home
from church Sunday evenings and 9TH
erwise gave evidence of ultimate seri-
GUS intentions.
Public sentiment was largely In ia
vor of Ben. Had Sparville been so
friyolously minded as to indulge In
betting the odds would have been
about three to one In his favor, for
Henry had seemed to lose interest In
skating and coasting and other winter
sports in which Sparville delighted.
He visited the pond and the coasting
hill. but merely as spectator. and at
such times Nell, fully conscious that
the exercise brought stronger glow
to her cheeks and an added sparkle
to her eyes. was most inclined to hec-
tor him.
Griswold ascribed her treatment to a
desire to display her powers of CO.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31
PHARMAa
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Camel races are held regularlYA
south of Algeria. where valuabl
are offered for the encouragenF
the breed of racers, and as much
est is taken In their preparationj
performance as in that OF racR
In this country. The racing q i
the result Of very careful
through many generations, al
temper and appearance thi
different from the ordlnar]
burden that they might aim
sidered different race of
Perhaps the most consplcS
acteristic of the ordinary cam
extreme slowness. Nothing on
will ever induce 1t to hurry. A
dollar note will buy a very fair
men, but for meharl. or racing On
five or ten times that sum Is requY
to effect purchase.
The racer, however. can be depend
on for nine or ten miles an no
kept up for sixteen or seventeen hor
almost without stop. The pace In
camel race Is generally fast and ia
GUS at the beginning, when all the a
mails are together and seem to real
that a contest is in progress.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31

$1o0 90 paid by DIR. Shoop for any rec ut
case of Grippe or acute cold that 25c box
of Preventics will not break, How Is this
for an offer? The Doctors supreme conf
dence in these little Candy Coal Cure Tab
let's Preventies-is certainly complete. It's
800 against Is cents-pretty big odds.
AID Preventics, rememer, bconfain no Our
nine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sicken-
ing. Pnenmonia would never appear II
early colds were ways broken. Safe and
sure for feverish children. IS Preventics rs
cent?, Miller's Pharmacy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31
Q a . TO RIA.
Bears the 4 The Kind You Have AWaYs Bought
Signature # LxAz1zM

Tickling or dry coughs will quickly loosen
when using DR.. Shops Cough Cure. And
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tells mothers to use nothing else even for very
yorng babies. The wholesome green leaves
aud tender stems of lung healing noun
famous shrub give the curative properties TO
DIR Shoop's Cough Cure. 1t Gains the cough,
and ais the sensitive bronchial membranes.
No OF ium, no cbloroform. nothing harsh
used to injure or suppress. Demand DR..
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31

Scrapple.-Ha you tried it? cents per
pound If you eat it once you will buy more
from the G F Wall Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31
Iron and Wood Work

The undersigned has taken fbe old SPOTS
shop. near the B. & O. Depot 10 Charles
Town. and win do all kinds Of
BLACKsNITHISG AND
@ NERAL RRPAIB WORK
both IN wood and iron. Horseshoeing q spe-
cialiy. BuggIes, Wagons. etc. repaired aDd
made az good as new. II ron have 6nytlaing
Ia wood Or iron out 81 keller. or bnggE oE
carriage top thar needs ductOring, bring 4 to
one and see what can do for sou.
Jan l5-y. JAMES I LIfTLKT0N.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31

SHAKE orr THE GKIP OF your old enemy.
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Then will ali the swelling and soreness DO
driven out of the tender. iniamed mem
branee The FITS o. sneezing Will csase and
The discharge, as offensive to others AZ 10
yourself, will be cured when the causes that
produce II are removed. Cleanliness, COM
fort and health renewed by the use OF Cream
Balm. eod BY all druggists for so cents or
mailed by Ely Bros, So Warren Street, New
York
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31

II you would like 10 fool some wise Coffee
Critic who s'kno~ fine coffee on taste aud
flavor" quItely make for him batch Of DR..
Shops "Heaith Coffee" and serve il piping
hot 1t deceived Mrs. shoop, and will | be-
iieye deceive any Zone. Aud there IL not
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made from pure toasted grains. malt. nute,
etc Made In mnute--no 20 70 30 minutes
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-31
JOB PRlN TING

OF all kinds done promptly. neatly
and at Lowest Prices at the
SPIRIT OFFICE.
Handsome new faces of Latest
Style Type recently added to our
already excellent job outfit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.

Not without good cause NAV
Pierce and Stanton county Republi.
cans look to the future in considering
the primary campaign now being
waged in the Eleventh senatorial dis
trict. Time honored custom, long ago
agreed upon as equitable and fair,
until now lived up to by each of the
four counties in the district in good
faith, DEGREES that this year it is
Stanton county's turn to name the
Republican senatorial candidate. Sen
ator Randall of Madison county, sent
without a dissenting voice among the
Republicans of the four counties to
the legislatures last session, is the
first man to rise up and insist that
this long-standing and eminently fair
rotation agreement be violated He
would have the Eleventh district Re.
publicans break faith with Stanton
county at this time in order that he
might be sent back to the senate. Mad
| lson came in two years ago under the
agreement. 1t was and eminently fair
agreement at that time. Today the
rotation plan has lost all of its vir.
tues. At the present time this rota-
ton plan is "puerile" Senator Ran.
dali has been pressed by the multitude
of friends-friends who insist there
is only one man in all of these four
counties who can capably represent
us in the state senate-to accept Just
one more nomination. He had quite
decided to ask for the honor a second
time in succession-in fact a number
' OF reliable Stanton county men are
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

I.loyds have insured against almost
every form of catastrophe in the
years past but this year witnesses a
new departure in the insurance line.
They have entered the field of Amer
lean politics and are now writing pol.
lcies against the possibility OF the
election of Bryan. The first policies
were at the rate of $40 per 500, then
It dropped to $40 and later raised to
$15 on a rush of applications. This
is virtually betting from 9 to to
to l against Bryan's election. 1t
is sure evidence that Lloyds believe
the pre-convention statement OF
Democratic leaders that Bryan cannot
be elected. Even now the defections
from Democracy are daily accumula
ting and the undertow looks like a
determination to make the Democratic
defeat of 1908 more overwhelming
than that of 1904.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
CAN BRYAN WIN?

1t is oil practical interest to all voters
to face the possibilities of the pres
ent campaign as they can be adduced
from cold figures. The question Of
political success for either candidate
of the two great political parties de-
ponds on how many electoral votes
they can control. Let us look over the
roll of states in order, If possible, to
get a more definite idea of the situa-
ton
Since 1894 seven votes have been
added to the electoral college by the
admission Of Oklahoma. There are
now 4S9 electoral votes, making PAP
votes necessary to name a president
and vice president.
What are the resources of the Dem
ocratic party? If Mr.. Bryan is to win
what are the states he will carry?
To start out with, Bryan and Kern
can be conceded Oklahoma, Ten.
nessee, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi
Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida
North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Virginia The state give them 127
votes to begin with. Mr.. Bryan and
his colleague are still in need OF lis
electoral votes if they are to triumph
Where are they to look for them?
Kentucky, although good fighting
ground for the Republicans is, it has
been conceded, most likely to stand in
the Democratic column. 1t has thir.
teen voices and its accession brings
Mr.. Bryan's electoral vote up to 140
The chances are that Missouri, al
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

Those who accuse President Roose'
welt Of being anxious for war and
ridiculing his desire for a big navy
forget his letter of acceptance to the
honorary presidency OF THE Peace
and Arbitration League" in which he
said: 1--WE must do everything pos
sible to secure agreements with all
the governments TO respect each
others territory and sovereignty and
to arbitrate all other questions This
shows what the presidents ideal
nation will do as regards other
nations. But there is always the ques
ton whether the other nations Will
act well their part in the arbitration
program. If not, then comes the need
for the big navy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
THE CHAUTAUQUA AND BRYAN

The chautauqua, which Norfolk is
now enjoying for the first time in its
history, is accredited by Edmund
Vance Cooke in Golfers as being the
most powerful factor that has kept
Mr.. Bryan before the public so en-
phatically for twelve years.
Following is the description of the
chautauqua, particularly with refer
ence to Mr.. Bryan, written by Mr..
Cooke:
What has held Bryan close to the
peoples heart and head? The answer
best worth considering Is this: the
lyceum and the chautauqua, especially
the chautauqua. In the great middle
west, which is the backbone of Bry-
ans support, the chautauqua is an
institution. There are, approximately,
six hundred or more scattered
through the west, and every season
adds to their number. Bryan is the
chautauQua star, par excellence, the
headliner of them all. His voice is
big, his personality is big. we'll suited
to large auditoriums and unconven-
tional crowds. He can talk politics
and not offend, for he has a sense of
| humor and is willing to turn the laugh
against himself occasionally. He can
talk ethics and leave his audience ex
allied. The Republicans who come to
| laugh remain to admire, the Demo
Gratis who come to admire remain to
worship, and all of them file up and
shake hands most prayerfully. Bryan
meets many of them personally. II
the Democratic county committee
isn't there to receive him, he doesn't
care. He talks to the policeman on
the corner or the baggageman at the
depot He lodges no subject but one
That one is Bryan.
ITS all right to talk personalities
between friends" says Mr.. Bryan
but when I have talked of myself for
publication, l have been appalled, al
the number OF rs and mes which
seem to have crept In"
But upon a public platform a man
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

The vice president holds the sec
ond Office in the nation nominally, but
the official prominence ends with the
name In order to keep up the stand
ard of living which the position
demands, it is necessary to pay more
than the salary of the office for house
rent. Not all men eligible to the
position are able to do this. In fact
it is commonly talked that the can
ddate for the vice presidency must
be a rich man to be able 10 afford Sc
expensive a luxury. 1t seems only
fair since the vice president is re
garded merely as the fifth wheel tc
the administration wagon, having nc
opportunity to use his powers or at
tain the accomplishment of presona
ambition, that he should be provided
with a suitable official residence ant
a salary sufficient to maintain the
standard of living demanded by the
position.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

In inaugurating movement to
charge foreign advertisers the same
rates for space in their papers that the
home advertiser pays, the Elkhorn Ed
itorial association have begun on
plan that cannot help but prove bene-
fetal to themselves and be fair to
excuse for printing patent medicine
advertisements at low price and at
the same time charging their home
merchants twice as much. A circula-
ton that will justify a certain rate
from a home man is worth just as
much to the foreign fellow who wants
to reach the same people, and he
should pay it or stay out And as ad-
vertising is the life blood Of many of
the medicine concerns they will not
stay out permanently. When The
News adopted this system Of charging
number of years ago. having early
seen the injustice of treating the for
eigner any better than its own towns
men, there was a general slump from
its columns of the class of advertisers
who feel that they must have some
thing for nothing. But pretty soon
they commenced coming back and
today The News carries all this class
of advertising that it cares to, and
not one single line is appearing at a
less rate than the highest rate paid
| by home men. In fact, The News now
has but one rate for given amount
of space, and if the foreign advertiser
wants to reach it's readers he must
pay that rate without discounts of any
kind. We newspaper people object
when our people send away from home
for articles they can buy from town
merchants, and we should be consist
ent enough not to ourselves discrimin-
ate against our own town by giving an
outsider the benefit of our circulation
at less rate than we expect our
home merchant to pay. The Elkhorn
valley editors are certainly taking a
step in the right direction, and every
one of them should adopt the policy
of one fair rate to all
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

one who has had one senatorial cleo,
ton from the district, as by any other
man IN the district.
If faith Is broken with Stanton this
year, when that county presents
man worthy the honor In every way
would those who now want to violate
an agreement, for the qualification OF
one mans oiriceholding ambition, be
in favor of giving the senatorship to
stanton next time, or would they pass
stanton by altogether?
And If Wayne and Pierce counties
become parties to this brocch of faith,
what sort of support may they ex.
pect for their candidates In the future
when they come to claim their turns
at Office?
has never yet seen the day when II
possessed only on man 1T to represent
1t in the state senate. That day is
not dawning now. Fair play was at
the basis of the rotation agreement
made by Republicans of the Eleventh
district, just as 1t was made in other
districts, years ago. Fair play is in
| order at the present time.
The friends who have pressed Sen.
ator Randall into asking for more
than his share of senatorial honors in
this district, are asking the Repub-
leans of these four counties to break
an equitable precedent and to estab-
| fish a dangerous disorder.
This is a season when the Repub-
leans of the Eleventh senatorial dis
trict should think twice, and inciden-
tally look into the future.
More is involved than the mere am.
bition of one man to gain twice as
much senatorial distinction in this dis
triCt as has ever been granted to any
one man before.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

The array of naval fighting ma
chimes which England has assembled
in the North Sea for maneuvers makes
our sixteen battleships look like a
wee bit" navy after all. 1t includes
81 fighting craft, Twenty-Five battle
ships, twenty-four great armored
cruisers, thirty-siX protected cruisers,
1876 destroyers, big and little, thirty
three submarines, four torpedo boats
and three mine layers. In addition to
this Great Britain has twenty-seven
battleships and cruisers in the Med
iterranean and ten similar vessels in
the far east, while four battleships and
four cruisers will attend the Prince
of Wales and protect him from for
eign foes on his way to Canada. 1t is
tremendous display of power, but
in order to build and support it the
common people of England and the
countries ruled by her, are being
ground down with a burden of taxa
ton which is actually degrading the
race physically and morally. For in
its last analysis the cost of these
navies must be added to what men eat
and wear and homes that shelter
them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
WILLIAM B. ALLISON.

In the death of Senator William B.
Allison, who for forty years had been
in congress from Iowa and who stood
out pre-eminently as one of the grand
old men of the nation, is felt keenly
by the entire country as well as by
Iowa. 1t should be cause for lasting
satisfaction, however, now that he has
been removed from the political
fray, that his record was endorsed
by the people of Iowa in the recent
primary struggle. Iowa voted its con-
fidence in him by selecting him in
the face of terrific fight waged by
Governor Cummins.
1t seems with i'll grace, at best,
that Mr. Cummins rushes into the
race for Allison's shoes, shouting his
candidacy over the dead body of the
late senator before the corpse had
time to become cold in death. Mans
selfish ambition to hold public Office
should not allow him to forget the or.
binary courtesies of life.
Governor Cummins was defeated at
the polls and yet within the hour OF
his victorious opponents death, Cum
Minis gives forth an interview declar,
ing himself candidate to succeed
the man who had just been removed
from the senatorial office.
1t is unfortunate that the terrific
political struggle, which has torn
Iowa's Republicans in twain, should at
this time be reopened after having
been so recently settled in Senator AL
lison's victory.
The death of Allison takes one OF
the men who had achieved national
prominence through long years OF
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

A good political story IL told on
Edgar Howard of Columbus, who is
Just now engaged in campaigning 10
be candidate for congress on the Dem.
ocratic ticket, his opponent being J.
p. Latta of Tekamah. Not so many
years ago Edgar was president OF
company that took over the Fremont
Herald and made real newspaper of
It, owning a majority of stock in the
concern. Then he sold his stock, re-
ceiving largely therefore promises to
pay. In due course of time these
promises became due but only por-
ton were paid. Mr.. Howard, being
an easy going, good natured sort OF
fellow, finally agreed to take back
portion of the stock, but enough OF 1t
was paid for to take the control
of the paper out of his hands. 1t is
possible that when he agreed to &C
cept back some Of the stock that he
had in mind his coming candidacy for
congress and thought an interest In
paper at Fremont would not come
amiss. But it was pure case OF
misplaced confidence, for, although he
Is at this time a heavy stakeholder
in the Herald his own paper is just
now devoting a large share of its en-
ergy to booming the candidacy of his
opponent, Mr.. Latta, to be democratic
nominee. Thus, smittenS~in his own
household and turned out of his own
home as it were. Edgar is still looking
cheerful and calmly predicting to his
friends that he will be elected the
Democratic candidate for congress
from the Third district at the coming
primary election. Politics sometimes
bring about strange conditions and
this seems to be about the limit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
1t is reported that after making dire

1t is reported that after making dire
threats of what the oath bound or
carnations" under his control would
do If the Republican platform was
not shaped to his liking, President
Gompers is making in his paper a
pathetic plea to unionists to "vote
once for labor instead of party" This
looks like rather humiliating con
fession that Mr.. Gompers is not quite
able to deliver" the labor vote.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

The new labor park which is being
completed by the Indianapolis labor
organization and will be formally dedi-
Gated on labor day, is thirty acres in
area and has a pavilion for meetings,
dances, roller skating, etc, which is
forty feet wide and 100 feet long. It
has many other attractions and prom
ises to be one of the most beautiful
parks of the city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

Eight billion dollars is the estimated
worth of this years crop of various
kinds throughout the United States
That is a stupendous sum, quite be-
yond the conception of the human in
tellect. AS a matter of fact, we have
Just begun to take our real measure in
this land. We have grown so fast
and so furiously that we have hardly
had time heretofore to think about
how great we are getting. We are
gigantic and we are just finding it out
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

Official reports of coal production
show that West Virginia has lost her
rank as the second coal producing
state in the country and has fallen
to third. Illinois regains the seconc
place which she lost to West Virginia
in 1906.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

If one half the reports about
the Olympic games is true, the much
Wanted British sense of fair play Is
conspiciously absent, and the introduc
ton of such inferior games as ping
pong and croquet into the Olympic
lists proves what is often stated that
the English physique is fast retro
grading.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

The official information that he was
actually defeated by Mayor Mcclellan
of New York in the mayoralty contest
of 1905 has cost William Hearst
100000, besides the nerve wracking
uncertainty he has endured for three
years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

Great surprise is manifested in
London papers because princess has
eloped with an automobile agent
Don't the Londoners know that
coachmen are back numbers now and
any up-to-date princess would pick for
an automobile agent?