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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

We want to call especial attention OF
the voters to the last two spaces on the
ballot to be voted for-that is For
Power TO Levy" and Against Power to
Levy" While cross mark at the head
OF the ticket signifies that the whole ticket
under the cross mark is favored, yet an
additional cross must be made opposite
the levy portion. If the voter desires to
vote for placing the power to levy IN the
hands of the board of education of his
district he makes a cross in the square
opposite that heading If he is opposed
to giving this power to the board he
makes cross in the space opposite the
words Against Power to Levy" Re.
member if you vote against the levy you
vote against the free school system, there
fore be sure to put cross opposite .For
Power to Levy"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03
Butcheriing.

The undersigned offers his services to far.
mers and others as an Experienced Butcher
Will butcher or assist in butchering Hogs,
Cattle, etc. Or will cut up meat, make pud-
ding and sausage, render lard. or in fact will
do anything where the services OF compe-
tent butcher are needed. Prices reasonable.
THOMAS RYAN,
NOV 8. 1905. Charles Tow.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

The Hagerstown Globe took a straw
vote in that place that shows remarka-
Bile drift toward Bryan. Nearly $50 per-
sors were asked to express themselves.
aud the vote stood Bryan 365, Taft goo.
OF these voters 2o4 had been for Roose-
welt in 1904 and ia for Parker The
Globe is an independent paper with Re-
publican leanlngs, and the vote was a
fair one. A vote at the Byron tannery
at Williamsport showed ga for Bryan
and 81 for Taft. The Hagerstown Mail
says that poll of the brick works at
Williamsport gave Bryan &c. Taft 0.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

"hard-tack" cracker picked up on
battlefield of Gettysburg by Lowndes
|unders. of the cd Virginia Regiment,
ID sent to Miss Leila Roberta Perkins,
Bedford City (now Mrs A ] Hall. Of
|srtsvilie, Tenn, was recently exhibited
the Veteran office.-Confederate Vet
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Hon. Geo. R. Vending, the noted
ecturer. just returned last week from a
kcture tour over the middle west. says
t section is for Bryan, the railroad
being largely for him, and that he
be elected.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03
COIL Uy DIuggIbtS, I0C.
Halls Family Pills are tic best.

Friday anu Saturday were opening days
at j. Walter Browns City Bakery. Fresh
bread daily Sc. per loaf. 6 loaves for Csc
Rolls. Cakes and Pies. Doughnuts. Crullers
Buns, Sweet Rolls. Cream Puffs. Hot Par
and French Rolls every evening Candies ant
Chocolates, Ice Cream.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03
For. Sale,

Three Short Horn Bulls from seven to eigh-
teen months old. Fine young stuff at reason
able prices.
NORTH NEWTON 4 son.
ChsrIes Town, w. Va
Feee al Hill, K FDNo3 8.
Oct l3-4t.o
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

The Democrats had rousing meeting
in Charles Town last Thursday night
Hon. Warren Hays. an able member OF
the Wood county bar and pleasant and
logical speaker, was the orator of the
evening and held his large audience in
close interest from beginning to end,
discussing national and State issues in.
mastery manner. Attorney r. c. Greer
presided over the meeting. and intro
duccd Dir. Hays with forceful remarks
Tne Shenandoah Junction D m O.
cratic Club, ladies' accompanying, with
President Jas. w. McGarry in COM
mand and MI. ]. Z Price as ..Un, e
Sa u. came n. five wagon loads strol e,
drawn by traction engine with Air.
Corbin Backford at the throttle, led by
a mounted detachment, and aided mu b
to the interest of the occasion They
were met at the eastern end Of town by
the Charles Town City Band. and escort
ed to the court house amid many cheers
and shouts of welcome. The Band dis
coursed good music at the meeting.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

The Grand Chapter of the Daughters
of the confederacay will meet IN Allan
ia November II.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Mr.. l. Burns Huyett has been invited
by President Purinton to deliver an adj
dress before the Agricultural College of
the West Virginia University in January.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

The West Virginia Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows will meet at Bluefeld. No
vember IS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

And now John d. Rockefeller. the
Standard Oil maerate announces that
be IS for his friend Judge Taft. Birds
of feather will flock together.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Vote for Bryan and Kern. Bennett.
Hirer. McIntire and the full Democratic
ticket.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Tile price of our O. X. horse feed is with
in reach of all. L. L. Wilson.
For all kinds of cut flowers. wreathes.
&c., call on Miss b. w. Allen.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

White Star coffee. the flavor you cannot
forget. sold by s, H. Lands.
shamoken white ash. broken for furnaces,
d specially. J c Burns & Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Vote early and then see that your
neighbor votes the full Democratic ticket,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons will meet at Fairmont November
1912. and the Grand Lodge of Masons
at the same place, November II and H.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Let the people rule7"-Willlam
Bryan.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03
Andrew Carnegie said on his arrival from
abroad that the election of Bryan would be
a Recommendations Sun.

A great misfortune" to Carnegie, no
doubt. Would ultimately result in big
falling off of his tariff receipts. and some
of the millions of dollars now going into
his Golfers would go to teed the starving
thousands of the now unemployed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Neckwear. hosiery. shirts, hats, gloves
and underwear at OFT Bros.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

We've got 'em on the run.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03

Vote for Bryan and Kern.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
Hun Days yCOmcOPd Coaches

After having played a iBecond
only TO that of the "pralrit0oner"
in the settlement and dev Tent of
the United States west a Mis-
sissippi River. the Concorteh has
gone To join the Indian are buff
falo among things AmericaIt have
practically ceased TO exist. thdon-
cd and slofly disintegraSn the
yards of some old stageAs or;
West or running cut their Syears
on the roads around Easterpntain
summer resorts, n few OF tlrrude.
primitive vehicles are still Hseen
about the country. but thebm to
be the last of vanishing@ So
scarce have they become tis5erai
are now preserved in musclm this
country. In Iowa. where ifAirie
roads were dotted with themtsfor-
ty years ago. they are now shibi-
ton in the state historicinart-
ment, curiosities to the risirdsra-
ton. In letter TO the Her,lated
February Il. the makers of tonce
famous coaches say
I'VE have not built Ss for
three years now. and we fee tt,he
old Concord is thing of past.
The building of the body hese
coaches Is almost lost art. Gave
only one or two men left VIII ia
milar with the work.
The story of the Concord Il Is
one of profound interest anbuld
SOME day be told in detail. ikes
its name from the place wheiwas
made-Concord. n. II. The r#ho
designed and built it wk#Is
Downing. young wheelrightbSin
1927 completed and sold the fion-
cord to John Shepherd, of Sae,s.,
n. II. In that year he becaDtgo-
ciatod with j. S. Abbot, under inn
name of Downing G Abbot. arzse
two men, with their sons. ct6ad
the business. under several les
OF the firm name. until 1873. wthe
present ABBOTT Downing Comp;sas
formed
Built $500 concords.
They built altogether abo,5Du
Concord coaches. sending Ito
Mexico. Peru. Chill. South "a.
Australia and New Zealand. les
selling them in the United Stain
1868 they shipped a trainload Dr.
" coaches in one lot to Wells 10
a. Co., for use In the far West. Re
the Union Pacific Railroad wasn
building. f
One Of the Concords built is3
was the Dcadwood coach. sincdls
doubly famous by Colonel w. plr
in the Black Hills and the Wil,tu
show. This old vehicle sim ha84
the original wheels with which M
equipped when shipped from CdV
forty-two years ago. II was oil
thirty-two coaces sold In 1863 tol.
81 McLane. president Of The PlF
Stage Company, of California
~ u
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
Important Opinions on speeuIatlon.

Solomon, reputed the wlsest of
men, said, Where there as 10 vision
the people perish In all literature
there is no justification Of speculation
SO vivid or so trenchent as this state
ment. The worlds great things have
been done by men who are willing to
take risks and whose Willingness was
inspired by the picture of success
which they kept constantly before
their minds and their ambitions.
There is tendency. chiefly the eX-
preston OF ignorance to confuse spec
ulation with gambling. There Is,
however, not the slightest Justification
for the assumed synonym Gambling
may be defined as hazard without
intelligence or intelligent effort. Spec
ulation. on the contrary. while neces-
sarily involving hazard is only JUS
tifable as 1t may lie undertaken in
the spirit of intelligent research and
experience"
Then what would you say is legi.
innate speculation
"All speculation is legitimate" an
swered Price, provided it is based on
an adequacy of capital and resources
and requisite intelligence"
President Iladley of Yale defines 1t
thus:
Speculation. in the narrowest sense
OF the word. is the attempt 10 make
money out of the lamentations in the
value of property as distinct from its
earnings. In a wider sense, specula
tive business which involves large
risks for the chance of large gains"
More picturesque is the explanation
of the German economist Colin, who
says that speculation is the struggle
Of well-eauipped intelligence against
the rough power of chance.
Justice Holmes of the United States
Supreme Court, in one of his deci-
sions. makes an interesting contribu-
ton when he says:
Speculation by competent men is
the establishment of society 10 the
probable. people will endeayor t.
forecast the future and to make
agreements according TO their proph-
ccy.''
Then again speculation has beer
said to be two fifths irreconcilablt
facts and the rest plain guessing"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
Wireless up.to. Date.

When the first wireless message
was flashed across the Atlantic on
October 18th. 1907, the tremendous
significance of the event appealed to
all the world. Here was an invention
which promised TO put all the great
cable companies out of business. and
to turn their billions of dollars worth
of elaborate machinery into useless
junk. Several months have elapsed.
and the New York Times. and the
London Standard, Times. Telegraph
and Chronicle: the Montreal Star and
the Toronto Globe all publish daily :
large number of wireless messages.
The Sunday edition or the New York
Times comes out every week with a
whole page OF European news, telc
graphed to Clifdcn. Ireland, and
thence "wirelessed" to New York by
Marconi. So far. then. wireless tele.
graphy is an accomplished scientific,
fact. So writes p. Harvey Middleton
in the Technical World Magazine for
March.
But those persons who have beer
fondly anticipating the sending OF
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27

ding as any political tract is today
to women and children.
s, At last the newspaper! II gives
the news for the first time: It has
vindicated and illustrated It's name;
1t Is moro educational than ever,
though less dogmatic; 1t IL freer than
ever. because it has become too vast
q concern to be the mere instrument
of any single personality or any single
clique. however powerful; II has be.
como property Instead OF play
thing; 1t is devoted to the public in
terest and Is more clearly the repre-
sentative OF the public. because 1t Is
too great to live on the favor OF few,
as 1t once did; it is more Independent
and fairer in politics. because to at
tain the first rank IL must have the
respect of people OF all parties No
mere organ of any party ID leader
among the newspapers of any city to-
day. The press is more scrupulous
and conservative in ell respects than
ever before, because an immense cap
ital Is always at stake. 1t Is more in
fluential than ever before, not only
because II is more widely read and
more varied in its interests. but also
because its opinions carry the weight
OF business sagacity and success, ms
well az intellectual acumen.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27

shipped to him around the Horn on
the clipper ship General Grant in Feb
ruary. 1864 1t ran between Cheyenne
and Deadwood In the days when road
agents were so troublesome that Mon
roo Salisbury and other Western stag
ing men had to sheathe the Concoros
with iron and fill them with sharp
shooters to get the bullion through
The Deadwood coach has crossed the
Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and
has carried such distinguished pas
sengers rs the Presidents of the Unit
ed States and France, the King and
Queen Of England. the Emperor OF
Germany. the King of Sweden. the
King of Italy. the King of Denmark
and the King OF Greece.
Contrary to the general belief, the
Concord coach is not purely Ameri-
other authorities consider it to be an
adaptation of the private coach o;
chariot in use in Europe in the latter
part OF the eighteenth century and ar
rested in its development to suit the
conditions existing in this country be-
fore the railroads were built.
Peculiaritics of Construction.
The pecuiarities of construction of
the Concord are that 1t has three par
allel straight reaches or perches con-
Meeting the hind axle and the front
rectangular frame. At the four cor
ners OF this frame rise four stiff iron
standards. which carry at their upper
ends square iron shacl;les, connecting
which on each side are thick leather
straps or thoroughbraces, and OH these
I thoroughbraces rests the body of the
coach. This was exactly the mode of
suspension OF European carriages be-
fore the introduction of steel springs.
which, 1t will be noticed. are wholly
absent in the Concord coach.
When the coach Is runningstne body
sways about on the thoroughbraces In
q way that will make q sensitive per-
son as seasick as would u trip across
| the English Channel. The body sets
high off the ground and the roof oil
the vehicle Is nearly two feet higher
| than that of a modern English coach
Inside there are seats for twelve pas
sengers on the large Concord mai.
coaches. while the outside seats ac-
J commodate eight or nine more Fol
, rough use on bad roads there is nc
/ coach like them. the best proof OF tlifr
! fact being their extensive use in the
old days in Australia and Africa
where English influence would natur-
ally give the English type of coac!
4 the inside track iii could f.. ..e bill
] The Concords were made almost
WHOLLY OF wood; there was little about
Them which could not be repaired by
1.-THE roughest frontier mechanic; they
Mould bear an immense amount q
slard usage without being disabled, AM
I,aSnld run saiely oyer gpada wi,let
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27

messages TO England by wireless at
ten cents n word (the land charges
mako 1t fifteen cents). against the
twenty-five cents OF the cable COM
panies. are doomed to disappoint-
ment. The various Marconi concerns
do not intend. at any rate for some
considerable time, to throw their ser
vice open 10 the man OF the street.
They are In no way prepared for the
deluge OF business that would follow
such an action. II they did so, the
cable companies would not he slow
to make use of them for the trans.
mission OF large proportion OF their
messages. But while there will be
no public service yet. the Marconi
people are quietly making arrange
ments with n large number of COM
merclal houses with foreign connec-
lions for the transmission OF mes
sages which are now sent by cable
at the close of business. On account
OF the difference in time, none OF
thee messages can be delivered in
London until nine o'clock the next
morning, and they can therefore cas-.
lily be handled by the wireless sys-
TEN.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
Longevity In Southern LatItudes.

Because In tropical countries more
decayed vegetable matter is found and
In consequence more miasma, the iien
has become popular that only vigor-
Gus health and long life are likely in
northern ATTITUDES where frost now
and then asserts itself. The fact that
humanity natures much earlier IN
tropical climes seems to warrant the
conclusion that it must necessarily
perish much earlier Dr. Luigi sam
bon of Rome attempts to put the pop
ular impression to sleep by an elah-
orate exhibition of statistics.
He doesn't contend that the warm
est climate Is the most suitable to a
man, under the conditions of modern
civilization, but he demonstrates Wig
orously against the idea that a cold
and variable climate Is the most con-
ducive to the physical and intellectual
improvement of the human race.
While northern climates may produce
stalwart frames, statistics show that
| they do not coDduce to longevity. In
proof of his position the doctor cites
the fact that the average Arab out.
lives the average Eskimo by not less
than twenty five years.
He shows that the people who live
along the unhealthful coasts of Cen
trail and South America survive the
Inhabitants of the higher and cooler
attitudes of the interior. He shows
also that the Hindus. who often reach
puberty as early as nine years, live
to surprising old age. The inhab-
itants OF the southern countries OF
Europe are found to live much longer
than those OF the more northern lati-
tudes.
To illustrate, in England In a popu
ilaiou of 27,0OO,e0o there are but I4e
ceptenarians. while in Spain, with :
ipopnlation Of but 10 GOO, 900. there are
401 centeraTIans The prphabiIitie.
aEe that tle ss,al saogtsllsS IpaasE &
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27

ed at last that they possessed the
greatest storehouse of natural re-
sources remining unexpected on
earth With one accord they set
about developing their inheritance:
and finding the task beyond their
means. invited the worlds spare capt.
tai and population to COME and help.
The enthusiasm with which the invi-
tation was accepted has resulted in n
splendid chapter of achievements
which. In turn, have inspired plans for
the future rs magnificent rs they are
comprehensive.
The foreign trade of the continent,
which grew from $1,20O,0OO 900 in
1905 to $1,000, 100000 in 1907. affords
an indication of the race progress has
set, but it doesn't tell the whole story
by any means. Within the next de-
cade two billion dollars will be In d.
vested in railroads 10 bring the pro-
ducts of South America 10 wharyes
and docks-not the ilimsy pile and
timber affairs SO familiar in the Unit
ed states. lat solid stone structures
planned to endure until the end OF
time-whjch are being built at cost
OF many millions more. Farms, mines
and forests are being opened up ami
every effort is being made to foster
manufacturing industries by means OF
subsidies and tariffs. Waterfalls. SO
abundant everywhere, are being har-
messed to furnish cheap light and
power and unwholesome old cities are
being RACED In order that they NAV
be rebuilt according to the most ad-
vanced ideas in sanitary engineer
ing.
From "The Influence OF the stool
Excrange on the Development o.
America" by John Paul Ryan, in til,
March Metropolitan Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
SOUTH Ameriea,s Century.

Now that the reaction from the un-
natural conditions engendered by
three hundred years of Spanish OPP
preston has set in. South America
seems destined to accomplish in the
twentieth century what North Amer
lea did IN the nineteenth With the
beginning of the new century an era
of development jawned which has
been gathering volume and momen.
tum with the swiftness of SNOWFALL
rolling down hill. So writes C. r.
Carter In the Technical World Mega
zinc for March. ~
The fifty million people seuth OF the
pafaros canal al seem TO huye realIz.i
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
Five Stages Of American Journalism

Five Stages Of American Journalism.
Here are what regard as the stages
OF American Journalism, and its prin
cipal distinction at each stage. saws
General Charles II. Taylor, editor of
the Boston Globe, in an article in the
March Appleton's.
/. a mere abstract of European news
papers.
2. Employed by the agitators OF
the Revolution for printing appeals TO
the people.
3. The puppet of the politicians in
the first years of fierce party conflict
under the new government, and us
ually edited by imported adventurers
who had worn out their welcome
everywhere else in the world: often
men of flashing wit but never men
of sober purpose.
4. The vehicle of an editors oracu
lar and often eccentric opinions on
politics. The press was now eman
cipated from the control of polIti-
clans; 1t was free, courageous, and in
iluential. but was narrow In It's field
anu intolerant It was not yet a
newspaper. and 1t still excluded from
its support and interest seven tenth.
| of the people. Including all the won,
en- ard young people TO them .hs
e &, -, r. r, = q -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
PAYS pEeT rs YEARS ol.p.

A man rs years old may not have
had occasion to pay del,.. and yet
If he finds he is losing his grip he
owes It to himself to take Sexine
Pills, when he knows they are the
one thing that will tone him up and
prolong his life. Price 81 box; six
boxes SIS. with full guarantee for any
form of nerve weakness in men or
women For sale by all druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
suncoed.

MY faith in newspapers has res
ceiyed sad shock, said the burglar
just captured in the act.
How so?" asked the policeman ad-
justing the cuffs.
Il had read so often that copper.
was never around when needed" re-
Joined the prisoner. lapsing into auf-
len Observation-Disclosures. Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
Pr0sabIy L.ynehea Nears.
az Associatefl preasl

KALDOSTA. GA. Feb. IS TIA
leade, of o crowd of negroes chang
ed with forming q conspiracy h pr.
Han az Howell, naar heTe: tgas
FROM sheriff X 4 4,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
GET ONE AND GgT BUSY.

would dislocate an English coach In
the first half mile.-New York Her
aid.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
roR eALg EVERYWHERE.

cities. and ia therefore not SO much
the fault of the climate as OF an In.
difference of sanitary laws.--CincJn-
nati Times Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
COUPON.

On presentation at the Daily Press
Office, this Coupon and Zoe entities
the bearer Co one Captain John Smith
Souvenir Puzzle. 90 the puzzle Is to he
mailed, DC. must be added Go c0vor
postage.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-06-18
Brilliant Display Of Fireworks

Calf cabbage at Crosson's.