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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-07-09
80 IAeM ooop non.

49,. tsiee are told. the songs are sung,
Aqhe evening romp is over,
"a I'M the nursery stairs they climb
en,h hide buzzing tongues that chime
"fike bees among the clover.
rhsir busy brains and happy hearts
"a f1iiT OF croWdlng fancies;
As 90 song ana tale and make believe
lv yrandrons web OF dreams they weave,
And airy child romances.
rhs starry night Is fair without,
drhe new moon rises slowly,
rbo nursery lamp Is burning faint
Ancb white robed like little saint
Their prayers they murmur lowly
GOOD night The tired heads are stun
IN niiiows soft reposingi
rbe aim and dizzy mists Of sleep
thout their thoughts begin. 70 creep
Their drowsy eyes are closing.
o,od night While through the silent air
The moon beams pale are streaming
g,bsv drift from dayight's noisy shore.
hiow out the light and shut the door
And leave them TO their Dreaming
-Woman's Life.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-07-09
Not Wasted.

How few Of the nuts that drop from
the boughs of the hickories take root
and grow into treesl The squirrels
get their share, and you get yours
and even those that decay under the
saow help to make the soil richer.
The tree is not a failure because all
the nuts 1t bears do not make nut
trees, and you are not a failure De
cause all your undertakings do not
turn out as you expected. Conscien-
tious, whole-souled effort is not vast
ed. The heavenly Father sees 10
that.-The Girls Companion.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-07-09

Eatln'.
Now wots de use O. joshin'
An allus giyin' digs,
A-aughin. an a-jokin',
An sayin' boys is pigs.
Pa says me stummick's rubber.
Er gumeriastic stun,
An says me legs Is holler,
never gifts enough.
Az sister, she's teacher
way up to number ave.
She says the anerconder
Jest eats 'em up alive.
An how a nostrich gobbles.
An gulps wit great delight,
Jest grabs an grabs an swallers
Most anything In sight
Aunt Jane she says my manners
Is really shockin' bad.
T. see a boy s. greedy
Is 'scouagin' an sad!
But ma she knows about H.
She's Johnny-on- de-spot!
She says when boys Is CROWN
Dey has teat lot.
An bread an jam is cheaper
An medicine an pills;
Shed RAIDER pay de grocer
Dan pay de doctor bills
An sometimes wen dey's knockln''
She sorter wlnks her eye,
An slips acrost de table
Anudder piece O. pie,
An says, Now, don't y mind en-
/ knows 'em, dat / do.
Wen dey was kids an hungry,
wy, dey was Jest like your ,,,s-o
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-07-09
Kitty clover's MISTAKE.

Where was Kitty Glover? Nobody
knew. The children had raced up.
stairs and down, all round the yard,
and all over the neighborheed, and
they had come back from each search
with sorrowful faces and heavy
hearts. The paper boy the letter
carrier. the milkman, the butcher, the
grocer's clerk. and the man that came
to repair the telephone, all were be-
sieged by a chorus Of eager, question
ing voices; but not one of them had
seen anything Of a little gray Kitten
"the most beautiful little gray kitten
that ever was seen"-which had two
white spots-"the cunningest white
spots"--on its tail
Where was Kitty Clover7 It was
nearly time for the day governess to
come; but Doris, and Rena, and Mar
tina, and Hubert were not at the win.
dow watching for her, as they usual
ly were. No; they were running about
the garden and the lawns, with fire.
quent trips to the stables, calling In
the most loving tones:
kitty, Kitty Cloyer[ Kitty Cloverl
Come, Kitty Clover"
Finally they had to go In the house
and up to the schoolroom. for Miss
Allis, the governess. had come, OF
course, she was told all about the lost
kitten and, Of course. she felt very
sorry about It; But she cheered them
up. and told them she hadn't a doubt
but that Kitty Glover would be found;
and so they began their lessons feel
ing quite comforted
But even during the geography les.
son, Doris could not help leaning over
the hlghbacked seat father had put
in the sohoolroom (''out Of regard for
the childrens backs" he said) and
whispering to Martha. do you sup
pose Wen find herr"
Right in the middle Of the example
which Miss Allis was explaining,
Beetle usemaid-peeped In, and
heckoned to the governess.
Miss AllIs came back smiling, and
told the children to follow her very
softly.
What could It be- The little pro
cession, led by Bee, tiptoed along the
hall, At the door Of a guest cham
Der. which had been occupied the
night before by a friend of fathers,
who had gone away on an early morn
ing train, Bee stopped, and held up
a warning hand
There on the marble washstand
crouched the missing kitten. She APP
peared to be listening intently. while
her eyes were fixed on the hole in
the bottom Of the bowl She did not
look round when the children drew
] near.
Miss Allis put her ear down to the
bowl and a faint gurgling was dis
tinctly heard.
"she thinks there is mouse there"
she said. How the children laughed
then. AS II mice would be running
round through the water-pipesl What
a funny mistake Kitty Clover had
madel- Emma C. Dowd, in The Sun.
beam.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-07-09
rhs umbreIIa b lad East.

The nrst Engllshman to carry an
umbrella was one Hanway, who lived
at the end OF the eighteenth century.
He was regarded as an eccentric in
diyidual but before he died, in 17S6,
me fashion he set was adopted by So
ciety in general Hanway was not the
originator OF the umbrella. Among the
Greeks and Romans some such article
was very common, though 1t was re-
garded as a purely feminine append
age. and one which men might never
condescend 10 adopt. But all over the
Fast the umbrella has for generations
been well known as an insignia OF
mower and royalty. On the sculptured
remains Of Egyptian temples one sees
Representations Of kings going in pro
oession with umbrellas carried over
their heads. Even in India to-day
some Of the great mahoraiahs sim
call themselves Lords Of the Umbrel-
Iap and m an address presented by
me king al Burn to the viceroy Of
india IN te55. Iho British representa-
tive Is deso BEL a. the monarch who
relgns oyer I at. umbrella.wear-
ing chiefs 81 ne taII One-ilas only
10 walk dr. 81 the streets Of any In
dian town r.iaf % Sc how important
social 4 nco9 the umbrella has
sooome npo 10 go without
n, pmtrean ID streets Of Calcui-
Il for inf Practically a mark
III daead,r Boys World.
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PROSE AND pogsr.
a Rural Misadventure.l


a Rural Misadventure)
They roamed between
Delicious dells;
He had sixteen
Ecstatic spells.
lie cried. lyon herds.
Yon stretch OF fence,
Yon frequent birds
Immense, immense!
''Yon blossoms shy.
Yon blazing sun,
Yon wondrous sky. ~.
All All
MY own. my sweet,
DO you not glow
With bliss completeT
She answered. mol!
He stopped: he eyed
Her In a trancei
He almost fried
Her with bis glance.
Then walked he East
And walked she West:
His wrath increased
As he progressed.
For who would wed
With such a one
When all Is said
And all Is done2
r. Ybarra. in New York Times
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Yes, money talks; but It's favorits
remark is, acknowledgements
Star.
Unfortunately, the less patience a
man has. the more easily he Loses e
Puck.
Women like masterful men SO ions
as they can lead them.-S omcrgl'ia
Journal
Bessie: oh. say mamma. why doal
you play being nurse. and let papa
kiss you?-Life
II woman gets her rights she viii
have to give up some Of her privileg-
es.-Town Topics.
The easiest way to mend broken.
heart is to have another girl break Il
over again.-Puck.
II started in my business as be-
ginner" "And l." said the racing
man, began as a starter."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Patience" said Uncle Eben. lis
sumpin dat everybody keeps losin'
because he thinks nobody else has
Washington Star.
1t would be easier II European mon
archs would consent to come over
here and pick out their own dipiomat-
ic Washington Star.
A Chicago woman says we should
think in curves in order to be beauti-
full. And yet how few OF our base
ball pitchers are beautiful
land Plain Dealer
A neat proposal OF marriage Waa
made by young man the other night
He said: Now, Miss Schulz sou say
you have 100000 IN your own name
why not put Il in mine ?''-Philadei-
phia Inquirer.
Il suppose you expect to receive g
golden harp and crown some day
said the wandering evangelist. "Oh.
not necessarily" rejolned the drug
gist, but l expect something Just a.
good."-Chioago Daily News
A New York man built.a boat In an
upper story Of a hotel and now linda
he cannot get bis craft out. OF the
building. Why not form a stock com
pany for the hotel and float the
whole thing?-Chlcago Post.
Miss Cunning -"why don't you pro
pose to her by telephone, thenf' Mr..
Hoamley (timidl--"Mayb she would
Mt know who | was" Miss Cunning
Exactly; that might help your
chances. Philadelphia Press.
Lawyer-"The defendant IN thin
case is a lazy, worthless fellow. isn't
he?" witness---Ayell, sir, don't
want to do the man any injustice. 4
won't 60 so far as 70 say he's Lazy.
but II 1t required any voluntary work
on his part to digest his yictuais. ho
would have died OF lack OF nourish-
ment fifteen years ago"-Chicag0
Tribune.
Waving bomb the Anarchists
sought the Sage. "sir." he said, r
have but one bomb, and / wish to
make It 60 as far as possible. How
may destroy the largest number Of
the Enemies OF Labor at one explos-
ion7r The sage needed no time 10
ponder, '"prop Il on the floor he
said sat the next meeting OF your
assouiatlon Cleveland Leader.
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wbsro ne Honsymoon d Lonq.

Marriages among The Moslems "a
India Is followed by other ceremonies.
The bride With the BRIDEGROOM is TAX.
en- back TO her fathers house after
four days, then again she comes back
q her husbands house after ten
days stay aud lhen after stay 81
twenty dayf returns 10 her fathela
hora 'er 81 least sis months Tf1
ni hnr'ne sho1i pet|od
bon %. uako l iasi almn
IIN e 1c1uHrI.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
Q n . TO FRI "A.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bough
Signature "a &zZzzM
Real BottomIess Pits.

Bottomless pits are facts, not fancies
according to Professor e. A. Martel
the French geologist. He declares thai
this term may be applied to cliff caves
whose lower part has been cut off by
the erosion of the valley below, thus
turning them into tunnels. through
which the valley may be seen. TIL
most remarkable abyss of this kind
which the savant has seen Is the s.
called hole of Platary, on the summit,
OF the eastern ridge of Vercors, abov.
Clelles. At about 5, 100 feet horizon
tai orifice opens suddenly like the
mouth Of an ordinary cave, which 4
probably once was. The bottom has
been cut off, demolished by the i'm
mense erosion of the vast basin OF
freves to the east, 1890 to $500 feet
deep, on which the present lower orr
nee of the present cave opens out in q
superb arch twenty-six feet high
From the railway between the sta
lions of Clelles and Percy. on the line
from Grenole to Veynes. 1t is seen
1900 feet in the air like pinhole neal
the summit of a limestone cliff. Ii WA
from the car window that the extraor
binary aperture was discovered. In
Belgium in the Grand Dukes hole one
may descend and contemplate the
windings of the Lesse. holding to the
shrubbery to avoid being precipitated
into the river 250 feet below. In the
chalk cliffs of Etretat there is another
evidence of an incompletely destroyed
cave whose remaining upper entrance
doubtless soon will disappear.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING,

An interesting article on fraudulent adj
yertisinQ was presentrd at the last meeting
az piano manufacturers and dealers IN
New York City last June. This article
was written by Lewis II. Clement OF New
York and covered the entire field OF ad-
vertising in a most practical manner as
applied to the piano business. One OF the
special features, mentioned by him, was
reference to the German and English laws
with regard to is-statcmcnts made and
fraudulent representations in advertising
and called special attention to the clause
which refers especially to the placing upon
any manufactured article any name other
than that of the original maker as being
subject to heavy penalty such as tine or
Imprisonment, as it is very common
practice in the manufacture of pianos to
deceive the public in regard to the real
origin of the piano by putting false and
fictitious names on the fall board and cast
ing the same in the iron plate of the piano.
Mr.. Clement in his article deplored the
fact that there was no such law IN this
country whereby every manufactures OF
pianos would be compelled to cast in the
plate of the piano and place in the fall
board his own name showing the actual
origin of the piano.
In connection with this article, it is in
teresting to note the advertising in this
paper, inserted by the Bush and Gerts
Piano Company of Chicago, which COM
pany has been making strong fight
through the Associations and has taken up
along legislative action the question of in
PRODUCING laws in this country similar to
those in Germany and England, following
the trend of the legislation which comes
under the head of the Pure Food Law,
which has been such great protection to
the public since its inception.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
Iaunhinn Gas For Poets.

Sir Humphry Dayy WAS the first T.
inhale nitrous oxide. His experiment
Gas the result Of report published
by brother chemist that laughing gas
called by him oxide of septon. was
the cause and basis of all contagion
Cautious experiments made with the
diluted gas produced no i'll effects, and
Davy proceeded to inhale considerable
quantities of the pure gas. Contrary
to his expectations, the effects We're
highly pleasurable Thrills Of pleasure
pervaded his body, and his mind was
filed with ideas and emotions of the
most exalted kind, which. however,
were very indistinct when the effect of
the gas passed off. 1t occurred to Sir
Humphrey Davy that the gas might
be useful in promoting poetic inspira-
ton, and be accordingly tried writing
verse while under It's influence. but the
recorded result hardly shows close
connection between the divine afflatus
and nitrous oxide. Davy's expert
ments had the effect of making the in
halation of laughing gas for a time
highly fashionable, SO that in 1902 n
French writer alludes to it as having
become national vice In England.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
Strange Capture Of a Salmon

Fishing a well known river in Nor
way one June, one Of the tenants of
the fishing lodge opposite ours caught
fish of Twenty-Five pounds in the
morning and lost another, his spinning
line being broken by the rush of a
heavy fish. Fishing with prawn the
afternoon of the same day. the same
angler In the same pool got into a good
fish at his first cast After a long fight
the fish was gated and landed. Their
was revealed a strange state Of things.
The prawn tackle had never touched
the fish; In fact, the hooks were a foot
or more from it. They had caught in
the cast which had been lost that
morning and was now twisted into
knots and tangles no doubt by the
salmon endeavoring to get rid of the
treble Norsk cast and hooks. The line
mad been got rid Of. AS the prawn
swung down the pool it had grappled
the lost cast still attached to the salm-
on, and fish Thirty three pounds). cast
and tackle were recovered. We watch
ed the incident from the road and
crossing the river, handled the recov-
cred cast. Many maintain that salmon
once hooked and played for any length
OF time leave the pool-W. II. in Lon
don Field
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
CROPS GROW WITHOUT RAIN.
How the Syrian Peasant Makes Use o.
the Moist SubsoiI.


In Syria and Palestine from the be-
ginning of April until October there Is
practically no rain. yet In July the
fields teen with vigorous growth Of
watermelons, tomatoes. cucumbers.
ETC.. all fiourishing without artificial
watering, although at that time no
rain has fallen for many weeks.
In fact, the Syrian peasant from the
moment his seed has been sown prays
that no rain may fall. During the Pc
Rod of growth of crop the surface Of
the soil to depth of six or eight
inches is perfectly dry and loose. Be
low this surface layer will be found
moist soil, in which the roots extend
and grow vigorously. In this moist
subsoil plants continue to grow until
late autumn. When the crop Is re-
moved in the autumn the rains COM
mence, and the land is plowed after
each heavy rain as soon as the soil
begins to dry.
Two primary objects are kept In
view In plowing-to furnish fayora-
Bile surface for taking up all the water
and to prevent its upward evaporation
from the subsoil. The great point is
to keep the upper six inches Of soil
perfectly loose and friable, so that the
moisture from below is not drawn up
ward and lost In evaporation, but does
not ascend higher than the compact
subsoil that Is not broken up by the
pillow. For this reason the blowing is
shallow, averaging from four TO six
inches in depth.
When the time for sowing the seed
arrives the land is plowed to a depth
Of about six inches and the seed is
sown from an arrangement attached
to the plow. falls on the damp subsoil
and is covered by the soil closing over
behind the plowshare. From this time
the upper stratum Of loose soil pre-
vents the escape of moisture upward
beyond the wet subsoil on which the
seeds rest and into which their roots
after the process of termination
spread Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
TAYL0URS AND sMYTHS.
They Were the Commonest Trades In
the Thirteenth Century.

They Were the CommoneSt traoeS IN
the Thirteenth Century.
The manufacture of leather in the
thirteenth century seems to have been
important, showing that leather jer-
kins and breeches were commonly
worn. We have 10 skynners. 40 bar
kars, saddelers, 3 cordeweners. 1GI
souters (shoemakers) and s glovers
The surname feuster is a trade name
denoting a maker of pack saddles.
The commonest Trades are taylour
and smyth, since one lived in almost
every village. The taylours number
407. of whom 140 are called by the
Latin name of cissor. In addition to
261 smyths, several are specialized.
There are two arusmyths, three loke-
smyths, three goldsmyths, five fferours
(shoeing smiths) and six marshalls far
riers).
The wright wrought both in wood
and metal. The number catalOgued is
1856, of whom 81 are called by the
Latin name faber (F'rench favre). one
Of the few cases in which the Latin
translation of a trade name has be-
come common surname. The
wryghts' trade, like that of the smyths,
was specialized The arkwryght made
the great arks or chests in which the
clothes or meal were stored. and We
find a plowwryght. wheelwryght.
two shippewryghts. eleven cartwryghts
and two glasswryghts (glaZiers). who
were probably concerned with the win
dows of churches. Glass windows in
houses were rare.
The bakesters are few (fifteen), sug-
costing that families baked their own
bread. There are twenty-six butchers
(fieshewer, bocher or carnifex). whence
Labouchere. while the surname potter
shows that this trade was in existence
The fysshers forty- three were opu-
lent. being taxed twelve times as much
as laborers.-London Notes and Que
ries.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
Attention Readers.

The Charleston Daily gazette will give
full and accurate accounts of all Legis-
lative proceedings as well as COMPRESSION
al and all general news. The Gazette is
e recognized representative paper at
he State Capital and if you wish to
know what the Legislature will do this
winter subscribe for it. The price is 90
eeuts month or 81 90 for three months
Remit by check, two-cent stamps or
postoffice money order. Address The
Gazette. Charleston. w Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
The Confederate Veteran.

This popular periodical, representing
officially all of the general Confederate
traordinarily commended publication II
existence. seeks increased circulation II
this section. Subscriptions will be re
ceived at this Office at 81 90, or we will
club the VETERAN and the SPIRIT OF ]EF
FERsoN one year for 81 rs. cash in ad
vance. Copies will be sent free occa
sionally to veterans who can't pay. upor
request of their FRIENDS. Address S A
Cunningham. Nashville. Tenn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29

The Post Office Department on tie
18th instant approved the appointment
of Perry w. Barr and Harry H. Walper,
regular carriers. and Charles v Thorn.
as. substitute carrier at the Charles Town
Office, and the town delivery service will
be established here February !, 1909
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
J. WALTER BROWN.
Notice to Taxpayers.
AMT MOUSE. BILL.

The following is copy of Section s OF
hapter 5.of the,ects of.1904.
''All taxes shall be paid to he Sheriff by
the person liableitherefor on or before the
:0th day of Novemb. of the ear for which
they are leved. He shsll on the first day Of
December. following proceed Immediately u
collect the same. interest at the rate of Il
per cent per annum o. the amount of each
tax bill SHALL be added thereto fri m the
fret day OF January until payment.
1t will be seen by the above that after thu
irst of January ne xt will be compelled un
der The law to add 10 per cent per annum =,
all tax bills. The Sheriff has no discretion il
the matter, as the law must be obeyed.
l will b.. at the Court House daily and M
til 9o'clock at night Sundays excepted) dur
ing the month of December, TO give sll who
owe taxes an opportunity:to settle the sams
and AVOID the payment of this extra penalty
s. q. YOUNG.
Dec 1-4t. Deputy Sheriff.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catayh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY d co Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known r. J..
Cheney for the Inst Is years. aud believe him
perfectly honorable IN all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALDINS KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally
acting directly upon the blood aud mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials seIt
free. Price Is cents per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
Tai Halls Family Pills for constipation
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-29
Stockholders Meeting.

The animal meeting of the stockholders Of
the Farmers and Merchants Deposit Com
nv will be he'd at the bank of the said COM
pany liz Charles Town. W Va on Tussda-.
January IL, 1909. Letw cen the hours of 10 a.
IN. and p. N Tor the purpose OF Gle ting
= board OF directors. aud for the transaction
OF such other business as may properly come
before sail stock DO ders in gene. al .eet NO.
3. LEE FHIs LIPS. Cashier.