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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
gan to realize that the years had been

gan to realize that the years had been
lonely.
Marion was not at the house when
he dropped In the following morning.
nor did he see her again until Friday
afternoon, when he went to make his
final inspection Of her work.
Dick gasped as he entered the apart
ment. In place of the gaudy paper
the walls were now covered with quiet
tones and the lowered carpets had
been exchanged for rugs whose soft
tints harmonized with the new paper.
Instead of the solid officellke furniture
were lighter and more tasteful pieces.
and the whole apartment suggested a
feminine presence.
Best Of all. Marion wadleigh was
there. The print dress had been ex-
changed for an afternoon costume
and Immediately Dick decided that aft
er all print dress was not the most
becoming costume which Marion could
wear, though that had been his impress
sion since he had seen her last.
Quietly she moved about the place,
giving an account of her expenditures.
and Dick followed. hearing only the
rich voice. full tones, without caring
what she said. At last the tour OF
the rooms was ended. and she return
ed to the parlor.
IF you like" she said, 81 can buy
the material for dinner tomorrow and
be here to welcome Mrs. Staley when
she arrives. Mrs. Blaine wanted to
come over, but she had to leave town
last night with her husband"
Il should be delighted IL you could
arrange to be here tomorrow" said
Staley. 81 am sure that my mother
will wish to add her thanks to mine
for the beautiful home you have pro-
vided. You will stay to dinnerY'
Il only suggested being here to well
come her." said Marion, her face flush
ed. You see-in business-it Is best
to maintain strictly business relations.
You don't have to thank me for what
have done. My charges cover all
services, you know"
but money could not pay for pull
ing me out of hole and settling me-"
insisted Dick. Besides, I don't want
to maintain a purely business relation
ship unless you insist, Miss Wadleigh."
Il don't insist" the girl answered
softly. 81 have been much interested
In your devotion to your mother, and l
am sure that shall be glad to know
her better She must be q dear old
lady to deserve such affection"
II want you to know her very well"
explained Dick. you see you have
only partly settled mother. You have
provided her with home, but want
a home Of my own. and want you to
furnish 1t complete"
"Complete?" she asked, not quite
catching his meaning.
even to wife," explained Dick. 81
don't ask an answer now, but will you
consider the propositionT
"As business woman have always
considered propositions" she said,
with laugh, but the look in her eyes
belied the briskness of her words, and
Dick realized that when they should
know each other better there was a
prospect of being settled 'in full" as
he termed 1t some months later when
he placed solitaire on Marion's finger.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25


CATCHING HIS MEANING.
was the most accomplished matron Of
his acquaintance. She would extricate
him from his trouble. Together they
left the apartment. and while Staley
ordered lunch Billy Blaine hung over
the telephone in the restaurant.
"She'li bring her over tonight at g."
reported Billy as he took his seat
Eat with a good appetite and con-
slider yourself settled already"
Billy's words restored confidence,
and when Dick Staley met Marion
Wadleigh that evening his last doubt
vanished. The girl did not laugh at
his blunders nor even at the wall pa
per. She listened with sympathy and
took from her chatelaine the tablets on
which to make notes Of what she
wanted. With increasing admiration
Staley followed her through the yari-
GUS rooms, noting the quick. business
like way In which she condoned his
errors and approved his successes.
Il can do 1t over In four days." she
said briskly when she had shut up her
memorandum book and returned to the
parlor where Nell Blaine, Bllly's sister
in-law, still sat In rapt admiration of
the garish wall paper. Suppose, Mr..
Staley, that you drop In here Friday
afternoon? Then you can suggest any
last changes you wish made, and the
place VIII be ready for your mother
Saturday evening. Shall ! get you a
servant also?"
"Can your" Staley had heard Of the
servant problem. and he had worried
greatly. This businesslike girl offered
even to take that trouble off his hands.
He was rapidly coming to regard Mar
ion Wadleigh as tailor made angel.
He dropped in the next morning on
his way to the Office and found pa
per hanging crew already installed,
removing the paper that had proved SO
disappointing. Marion was there In a
gingham apron even more becoming
than the cloth costume Of the night be-
fore. and Dicks heart beat faster In
answer to her greeting.
There was something honey in
her appearance that appealed strongly
to the man who for years had enjoyed
but an occasional glimpse of home In
vacation time The soft dark hair was
hidden by cap and the piquant face
was flushed with exertion. but the
heightened color only added to her
beauty. and the cap did not shadow
the tender light In the brown eyes.
Dick went to his Office with his head
in a wEirI. Ever since he had come
to the city he had sunk himself IN
work Fortune had come his way rap
idly. and up to the present he had
found work ali sufficient. Now he be-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
Bankrupt's Petition
FOR DISCHARGE.

In the District Court oftfe United States fo=
the Northern District OF West Virginia
william sns Il i,' Merchant, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the Honorable Aston G. Dayton. Judge Of
the District Court Of the United Sta,es for
the Northern District Of Weef irginIa.
William Merchant, of Shepherdetowu. IN
the County Of Jefferson and State Of w. Va,
10 said district, respectfully represents that
on the 14th day OF January, last pas,
be wac duly adjudged bankrupt under the
acts Of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that
be has duly surrendered all bic property and
rights Of property, and has fully complied
with all the requirements OF said acts and Of
the orders Of the court touching bis bank
rupfcy.
Wherefore be prays that be may be decreed
by the court 10 have full discharge from all
d. bts proyable against his estate nnder said
bankrupt acts, except such debfe rs are ex-
cepted By Law from suf b discharge.
Da ed this 18Th day Of February. A. d. 1905,
WILLIAM II. MERCHANT.
Bankrupt,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25

Stop that tickling cough DIR. Sboop',
Cough Gu will surely stop it. and with per
feet safety. 1t is so thoroughly harmless
that DR.. Shoop tells mothers to use nothing
else even with very yopne babies. The whole
some green leaves and tender stems OF lung
healing mountainous shrub furnish the cura
tive properties TO DIR. Shoop's Cough Cure
1t Gains the cough. and als the sensitive
bronchial membranes. No 0, ium, no cbloro
form. nothing harsh used to iDjure or sup
press. Demand DR.. Shops. Take no other
Miiler's Pharmacy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25

A weak stomach means weak stomach
nerves, always. And this Ia also true of the
Heart and kidneys. It's pity that sick ones
continue to drug the stomach OF stimulate the
Heart and Kidneys The weak nerves not the
organs themselves, reed this h,lp. This ex-
plains why DIR Shops Restorative has, and
Is promptly helping so many sick ones Hgoes
direct TO the cause Of these Diseases Test
this vita truth and zee, MIIler's Pharmacy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

Northern District Of West Virginia. 81.
On this 9Th day OF February A. d. 1908. on
reading the FOREGOING petition It Is ordered BY
the court that hearEeg be lad upon the same
on the 18th day Of March. A. ID. 1908. before
said court, at Nartinsbufg, in sid district.
1T o'clock in the afternoon; and that notice
thereof be published In the SPIRIT or JEEFER-
son. . newspaper printed In said distSict, and
that al known creditors and other persons IN
interest may appear at said time and place
and show cause, II any they have, why the
prayer of the said petitioner should not be
granted.
md 1t Is further orde red By the court, that
the clerk shall send BY mail TO all known
creditors copies OF said petition and this or
der, addressed to them at their places Of resi-
de &c as stated,
Witness the Honorable Aston @. Dayton.
Judge OF eaid court. and the seal thereof
ct MartiDsburg, IN said district, on the Slth
day of February, A. d. 1908 -
c. B. KEEAUTER. u
February Is, 1908. Geek, z
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
Cures Blood; Skin Disease. canoer

Cures Blood. Skin Disease, Cancer
Greatest Blood Purifier Free.
II your blood is impure, thin, diseased, hot
or full of humors. If you have blood poison,
cancer. carbuncles. eating sores, scrofuIa,
eczema, itching, risings and bumps. fcabby,
pimply skin. bone pains. catarrh, rheume-
tism, or any blood or skin disease. take Boz
tanic Blood Balm b. b. b.. Soon all sores
heal. ache ard pains stop and the blood is
made pure and rich. Druggists OF by express
81 per large bottle. sample free BY writing
Blood Balm Co Atlanta, Ga. B. B. IS. is e.
pecially advised for chronic, deep-seated
cases. as it cures after all else fails. APP 2-1y
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
. "A . II x IT Z "A.
Bears the a The Kind You Have AWaVs BouCh
signature f &zNzzlZI

Health Coffee" is really the closest Coffee
Imitation ever yet produced. This. the finest
Coffee Substitute ever 'fade, has recently
been produced by rr. shoop of Racine. Wis.
Not grain of real Coffee in it either. Health
Coffee Is made from pure toasted cereals,
with malt, nuts, etc. Really it would fool an
eSpert-who might drink 1t for Coffee No
twenty or thirty minntes boiling made In q
minute" says the doctor. 8. II. Lands.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25

Grippe is sweeping tie country. Stop Il
with Preventics, before il gets deeply seated
To heck early colds with these little Candy
Cod ure Tablets Is surely sensible and safe.
Preventies contain no Quinine, no laxative,
nothing harsh or sicken ny. Pneumonia
promptly broken. Also good for fev,rish
children. Large box, As tablets. % cents.
Vest pocket boxes cents. Sold by Miller's
Pharmacy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
YEE SING
up date Hand Laundry

produces our domestic linens, equal TO ncw.
do all my washing by hand. | use no chem
icals to injure your goods. give them con-
scifntious labor, and the result b laundry abb
spluts iy free from blem ishes. Please give me
a trial. YEE SING.
Gibson Building. Main ST.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25

II you have Oatarrb, rid yourself of this
repulsive disease. Ask DR.. shoop of Racine.
Wis. to mail you free, trial box of his DR..
shoop's Cafarrh Remedy. simple, single
test. viii surely tell you Catarrh truth well
worth your knowing. Write to-day. Don't
suffer longer
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
Notice to Taxpayers

OF MIDDLEWAY AND KABLEToWN
DISTRICTS.
hereby give notice thai | will be al the
Court House. b Charles Town, On Tuesday
and Friday Of each week b. receive taxes. and
to attend to any DuEiness pertaining 70 said
Districts.
JAMES GRANTHAM.
Dec I2--y. Deputy Sheriff
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
MILLER'S PHARMACY
Charles Town, w. Va
g "a - T %
Bears the a Tho Kind Yeu Have AIsayS BoaQti
: ' Of MHzzzZm

Occasions do not make a man either
strong or weak. but they show what
he is.-Thomas a Kempis.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25
House for Rent.

The Lot and Dwelling OF Mrs Geo, Fl Flaqg
on East Washington street Cha.ie Town, Is
for rent from April |. 1908
s. W. WASHINGTON.
Dec s-tf. Attorney.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-25

Crushed corn. oats, bran. middlings, Qua
ker dairy and Schumacher stock food, r
Wall n
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11

READY FOR WORK-Professor J. F. Stilwell. superintendent of the Phoe- nix city schools, has returned from an eastern trip of several weeks, ready to resume his winter work in the schools. During his absence he vis- ited his mother and other relatives and friends in the old home town in North Carolina and attended a number of educational meetings in various cities, including the National Educa- tionaI Association convention. He had a nice time saw a great deal to inter est Of a general nature, and much of profit in the line of his professional work.
 BEET SUGAR FAcTORY.-R. P. Davie. who is to have charge of the operations of the beet sugar factory lat Glendale, and who is now in Los Angeles securing added machinery for the plant. is expected here in a day or two. W. J. Murphy who has been at Iron Springs and in Los An terday He saw MT. Davie in Los Angeles and says everything is pro gressing satisfactorily.
 CNOA06mENl HNNOONCEO-- The engagement of Miss Lena Dog gett and E. w. Bacon is announced. Both are popular young people, the bride-tO-be residing with her parents near this city and a beautiful and highly esteemed young lady. The groom is the manager of the South western Auto company and is a hust- ling young business man. The we'd ding will take place September 18th at the Christian church and the cou- pie will make their home on West Polk street where a residence has been prepared for their reception. The friends of both will wish them the best in life
 INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.-Walter M. Powell arrived here yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, from Los An
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11

gelas, where he has been located for l some time. He had looked up, Phoe- nix before he started and had a fix ed purpose to settle here and devoted yesterday to establishing a studio at 904 East Pierce street for giving in structiOn in music It is his purpose also to call upon such pupils as would prefer to take their lessons at home Mir. Powell came from England direct to Los Angeles and is a fellow of the Society of Science of London, an or ganist, choir trainer and pianist. One of his later engagements in England was that of private organist to the Earl of Aberdeen, and he has creden- tials of a high order including letters from Joseph C. Parry, musical director at Cambridge. the earl of Aberdeen and viceroy of Ireland, Frederick Gore Ousley, professor of music in the Un- iversity of Oxford. Sir John Staincr of the same university and also holding the position of organist in St Paurs cathedral, London, and others. More recently he is recommended by the di- rector of religious work of the Y. NJ. C. A. in Los Angeles.
 BASEBALL SUNDAY.-A game of baseball, is being arranged for Sunday It will probably be an organization representing the West Side against one representing the East Side. Both teams will enter the city league to be organized about the 1st of October. The East Side aggregation will con- sist of the ball tossers who went to l. 4l Css1 made up of the bank battery, Dare and Stice, Byers, Vinson, Stambaugh. Heinze and others. Tucson will prob ably be brought here in a couple of weeks
 LEFT A FORTUNE.-Mrs. Emily Woods of Los Angeles and Mrs Maria J. Daly of Auburn. Neb., were recently left an estate valued at approximately half a million dollars by a nephew named Charles Draper, of Bloomington, III, who died after many years of suf- fering as an invalid in a sanitarium during which time his estate was look ed after by a confidential agent and greatly increased by judicious invest nest Mir. Draper was 60 years old at the time of his death but in his early
 
 eficiaries. Local interest in this incl dent is felt through the fact that Mrs. Woods for several years lived in this city with her daughter, Mrs F.. w Gillett and now lives with her in the home of the Gilletts in Los Angeles. 1 Mir. Gillett was formerly general freight and passenger agent of the s. r. P. & P, later was traffic manager of the Salt Lake railroad and is now traffic manager of the Las Vegas and TonOpah railroad. The Los Angeles papers announce that MT. Gillett will shortly go east to look after the in terests of his motherinlaw in the es- tate.
 CARL GRAF HERE.-Carl Graf. ! who is associated with his brother i Frank J. Graf in the brokerage busi- 1 ness in Bisbee. is here for a day or two visiting friends and relatives.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11

Piano tuning Call up Redewilrs.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
PHOENIX, ARIZONA. Doris -Heyman Fur. Co. Old Stand,

When the evenings gre eosT
 And you boys begin to call Take her Donofrio's cactus candy And yeu'ro surs to be it all.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
COME IN t LET IS FIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR WANTS IN FURNITURE
 RUGS HARDWARE STOVES
 RANGES WE SAVE YOU MONEY. SEE OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN ON FUR
 NITURE.
LET IS FIGURE WITH YOU ON
 YOUR WANTS IN

WE SAVE YOU MONEY. SEE OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN ON FUR
 NITURE.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
OF LOCAL INTEREST

HOME AAGAlN.-Mrs. A. NJ. Wiatt and Miss Wiatt returned yesterday f from six weeks dilting in Prescott.
 TOURED OLD MEXICO. - Mrs. Isaac Hayes and daughter Lucretia 1 have returned to Phoenix after a de- | lightful trip in old Mexico and a plea
 sant visit with MT Hayes In Nogales.
 MEETING OF HIGH SCHOOL
 ERS.-The teachers of the Phoenix Union High school will meet at the High school building Saturday at 10 o'clock to arrange for the open ing of the school, whic: will take place Monday, the 14th at o'clock.
 c. w. B. M. MEETING.-The annual election of officers of the c. w. B. M. takes place at o'clock this afternoon
 in the Christian church parlors. An interesting subject for study and dis cussion will be- The Incoming Mil lions'
 A PoCKETBOoK FoUND.-The Iowner of the pocketbook found by a train man at Iron Springs may have the same by calling at the Santa Fe general offices. The pocketbOol was picked mp at Irsn Springs and con lldlIlS ltlltTS anu pdptlS bNlOAieslAAS Ac Mrs. F. J. Lane.
 REFUSED TO PAY.-Officer Con ners lodged two Mexicans in jail for jumping their bill at a Chinese res taurant. They made a large order, partook of the same and then one walked out claiming that the other one would pay the bill for both. This he refused to do. The delinquent was found and locked up.
 GIVES SCHOlARSHlP.-A. J. Do ran, the president of the council in the last legislature has presented Miss Eva Hance, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George Hance of Camp Verde a schol- arship in the Tempe Normal. During the term she will be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Ketcherside, superintendent of the territorial asylum. Miss Hance has been a student of the high school at Yuma for the past two years.
 TEMPE HIGH SCHOOL BONDS.- Though the board of supervisors at the last regular meeting had deter mined to take immediate action in the matter of the Tempe high school bonds. there was no date fixed at that time for the opening of bids. It MdS uIlutISlOOu lIOuSll llldl ltlt O'tLf would be early. Yesterday it Vas given out at the office of the board that the bids would be opened ,on October ,.
 GOT OFF FOR $25.-Walter Bartol who was arrested for shooting Charles Geiger in the hand a few nights ago, was yesterday assessed $25 in Justice Kyle's court which paid Geiger was in a hurry to catch the crew of men in advertising car No. l of Barnum & Bailey and did not care to prosecute the case so Bartol was allowed to plead guilty to charge of simple assault
 EGGS UP.-The local egg market is on the upclimb now owing to in creased demand and scarcity of sup ply. Ranchers are asking around 90 and 35 cents for fresh hen fruit While the higher price may work some hardship on consumers the ranchers claim that the assurance of a good price being maintained during the fall and winter will justify them in buying richer and fancy feed so that the poultry will do much better and they will be encouraged to hold a larger number of laying fowls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
Politics and Miracle Workers.

Nathan Straus of New York is a brother
of Oscar Stratus. Secretary of the Depart
1nent OF Commerce and Labor. He is SUD-
porting Mr.. Bryan. and has just been In
terviewed as to the issues and the outlook
This is taken from the report:
If Mr. Bryan is elected will all the un.
employed be put TO work?" Mr.. Stratus
was asked
"Only the Almighty can do that" was
the reply. but I think Mr.. Bryan would
do the best he could
Mr.. Straus answered after the fashion
of a man of large experience and success
in affairs. A politician, or a spellbnder
soliciting votes, would have answered yes
md proceeded to draw a picture of gen.
ri happiness. employment, prosperity
Al contentment He would have repre-.
-ented Mr.. Bryan as possessing Ill power
necessary to make the poor rich and the
rich richer under a national administra
ton directed by himself. Mr.. Straus re-
piled as a man knowing the value VI
words and recognizing responsibility fol
mis- utterances. He believes in Mr.. Bryan
but is aware that his leader has his limi
tations
\ serious defect in our mode of cam
Daigning for off1ce is exaggeration. We
cry our own man zip too high. and the
cther man down too low. We claim every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
Good Snakes.

The snake editors are active. The hot
summer and the warm autumn caused
many snake stories to appear in print.
Danbury, Conn, has contributed the story
of woman who after blood-chilling
fight killed a black snake four feet eleven
inches long Out of Bloomfield, n. j.,
comes red and yellow narrative of how
young lady with her trusty parasol
fought a four-foot black snake for half
an hour and slew it,
Most tinid folk insist on treating every
snake as an enemy instead of a friend.
Through association even the word snake
has creepy, Shiny sound. The snake has
an evil reputation which he seems not
abb" to outlive. and yet it is demon
strable. so some men skilled in ophidian
lore declare, that many snakes. the black
snake among them. are friends of man.
With the wanton slaughter of birds and
the ceaseless killing of snakes plant-prey-
Ing insects have flourished till the insect
problem harnesses agriculture as perhaps
no other does
The black snake. though he is a bird
eater. will consume numbers Of field and
wood mice and will gorge himself on
insects. The little garter snake. though,
he may throw ladies into a panic, will,
If left alone, eat his weight many times
a year in mice and insects. He will kill
more grasshoppers than pounds of insect
powder. The blue racer and the pilot
snake are also ravenous for insects.
These statements are based on what
snake students have said. and the hope is
cherished that this simple bit of infor-
nation may not provoke anybody to call
somebody a nature faker. 1t is also felt
that few persons will take this Informal
ton to heart, but that people will continue
to raise a small riot whenever they see
a harmless little snake.