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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-26

tea and bring it here. will come out
and get and take it to Miss Elise; she
is i'll, and cannot have you numbering
about her room."
After all, it was Mary Anne who
brought me the tea, pushing the bed
room door open and marching to my
side with the manner of one deter
mined to do or die. I drank it, and
she went away again, without a glance
at Lady Edith, who sat beside me, say
ing nothing indeed, but occasionally
touching my forehead with fingers
which were cold rather than cool and
now and then trembled slightly. I
knew that in spite of her admirable
self-control the evening had been an
exhausting one for her as well as
for me.
After a while we heard Gabrielle
and Elizabeth come home, and she met
them in the hall, telling them I had
fallen asleep at last, but had been
quite PROSTATE with a sudden head
ache, and would no doubt be all right
in the morning.
I heard them say goodnight and
come upstairs very softly in order not
to disturb me. Then the lights went
out, the house grew quiet, and lay
there alone with my secret-my two
secrets, indeed, for knew why Cor
don Bennett looked at me so strange
IT,, and knew also that he was un-
worthy a woman's love-
So clinched my hands and fought
my fight, and after while the tumult
in my brain ceased, for sleep is mer-
ctful and brings with it oblivion to ex-
hausted nature.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-26

Grades Of Meerschaum.
TO the casual observer all mees,
schaum looks alike. but there arc -
recognized grades Of this material.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-26

Federation of Labor. He also had petitions from
1000 local labor unions asking that the ilteracy
clause be kept in the immigration bill. Thousands
upon thousands of these laboring who urged
the passage of the measure it stood were foreign
born. The fathers of thousands upon thousands
more of them were foreign born. The petitions eff.
fectualy disposed Of the charge that the desire to
keep out illiterates was born of native American
bigotry.
AS for Samuel Gompers, he was born in England,
but his letter. which Mr. Gardner read, letter writ
ten to Representative James E. Watson, showed
conclusivey how the laborng people represented by
Mr. Gompers felt upon the matter of the admission
of illiterates. The letter as follows:
"The organized workers of this country feel that
the existing immigration laws, while not without
their value, of trif1ing effect compared with
the needs and the just demands of American labor.
The Nashville convention of the American
Federation of Labor by vote of 1858 to 1853, pro-
nounced in favor of an educational test for immi-
grants Such measure would check immigration
in moderate degree, and those who would be
kept out by it are those whose competition in the
labor market is most injurious to American workers.
No other measure which would have any mpor.
tant effect of this kind is seriously proposed
I earnestly hope that you will be able to procure
the embodiment of an iiteracy test for immigrants
in the bill which the house now has under con.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-26

SA4~ - q
that he brought
con t u 8 ion to
those who made
it. The insinua-
ton had been
made that the
m o v e m e n t
to exclude illit-
crate immi-
grants was a re-
vived know
N o t h / n 6 p"
scheme. It was
said that Amer
leans who, so
to speak, had
b e e n 10 n 6
enough in this
country to have
had a GRANDPA
Their born here
were DESTROYS
of shutting out
the foreigners
for purely SELF
ish reasons.
Mr.. Gardner
had his answer
ready to these
charges in the
form of a letter
from Samuel
GOmpers, presi-
mt of tn e
A m e RI C q n
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-26

A New York representative had his sheer
ready when this letter was read in the house.
II would like to ask the gentleman" he said,
IF Mr.. Gompers represents the Mayfower or
those who landed at Jamestown"
The truth of the matter is that the insinua.
ton of the New York man that the old-time
native American element was back of the
movement to bar out illiterates was baseless,
and the house knew 1t. rCuriousy enough,
perhaps the strongest opponents of the litter
acy clause in the whole land were men who
traced their descent back through the centu-
ries to those first immigrants who founded
the nation in America. These men, while
holding that it was the part of wisdom to
keep out the criminals and the paupers Of
Europe held also that it was un-American to
bar a man because he could neither read nor
write
The bigotry charge was used solely because
it is an ugly charge and because it hurts.
No man, even though he is as broad as the
sea in his views, ever can clear himself of
suspicion when the accusation once is made.
It Is not hard, therefore, to understand why
the men who are opposed to the immigration
bill used the weapon that they had in hand.
+ may, however, prove useless to them on an.
other occasion
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Mrs Don Nj. Carr. of Washington (for-
merly Miss Agnes Beltzhoover, of Shep.
herdstowpy, who was one of the most
seriously injured of the survivors of the
terrible wreck on the B & o. Railroad
near Washington about three years ago
recently submitted to another operation
as result of that catastrophe Mrs
Carr has recently been suffering from
pains in her nose and face, and upon
being examined an operation was decided
upon. She went to hospital, where the
surgeons extracted two pieces of wood Of
the thickness of a match and small bit
of steel that had been in her nose ever
since the wreck. She experienced great
relief and is now rapidly recovering from
the operation. Mrs. Carr had long and
serious and painful troubles as a sesult of
her injuries in this wreck, but she has
borne them with great courage and most
remarkable cheerfulness and fortitude.
Her friends here hope that she may be
entirely relieved Register.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
f1arpers Ferry and Bolivar.
the Harpers Ferry Times

From the Harpers Ferry Times
Mrs ! VIM Gardner of near Shepherds
town visited her sisters here severa
days this week.
Mrs Thomas r Ciendenin, who spen,
the summer with her mother Mrs Fan.
ME A Chambers. has returned to her
hons in Baltimore
Messrs Gordon Breadv. Charles T
Smith and Harold Beck left OH tram No
o for Baltimore Wednesday. and Bel
uard J Miles on Wednesday night for
same city.
Rev Prof N { Bracket and Mrs Brack-
EFT have their daughters, Mrs ! c New
conner and nttIe son. of down i'll Virgin.
la, and Mr. and Mrs Thos Z Robertson
and children. of Chevy Chase, ID c.
With tnem for the thanksgiving season.
improvements recently completed in
ot Petei 5 CathoiicChurch consist of new
glass memorial windows, of most
beautiful designs. and together with the
new frescoing done in oil. beautiful
shade of green and gold. make it one of
the prettiest if not the prettiest anywhere
N this section of the country. Rev
Father Collins. the pastor. deserves
great praise for the business-ike manner
u which he managed and superintend.d
he work, thus securing permanent rs
we'll as beautiful piece of work.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Xmas Turkeys High.

| We predict he highest prices for fat, dry
picked and n .ceiy handled Tn keys for the
Xmas Holidays ever heard of. Thanksgiv-
! ing prices were fine. but from preeent out
| look Xmas prices will be much higher.
you haven't sent us your name do SO at once
and we will keep you posted on prices every
few days. Our circulars and dressing in
| structions will be wo tn many dollars TO Won
and they are free for the asking. Turkeys
lose Ont eighth dressed as per our in true
tons. -Four cents per pound will cover all
expenses of shipping Gncluding loss of
weigho from Virginia and West Virginia:
hence sale here of "a. is equal To 20 on
foot at your home. Prices will be good all
through December on fat stock. ship right
a'ong. Fret class goods is our speciality.
and our house has enjoyed that reputation
Tor 30 years. and ~ a consequence we have
built up colossal patronage among the
fancy buyers of several cities which enable.
us to handle thousands every day at extr:me
top figures. You can't overstoek US. Every
ship ment has cur persCnsl attention. Your
interest is our interest Write to "Tbe Ma
ito al State Bank of Camden, N j." or the
Comnei cal Age CITES about our re- pom ibil-
ty We are by ia the la gert receivers of
fancy dressed Poultry in the East. and we
are prepared TO handle any gu unity prompt
ly and to your entire satisfActio All pro-
duce high and wanted. Eggs extraordinarily
high. Ship freely
Yours top'tae,
FRANK HELLERICK 4 co.
354 North Front St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
References: EDunn's and Bradstreets.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Dnettante Alpinists.

The real Alps are not civilized. New.
er can they be civilized. True, high
ways have been built so that horse
and motor can go where once only the
guide led the way. The modern hotel
is beside the clear blue lake under the
shadow Of the snow clad mountain.
sometimes high upon a spur 1t has
thrown out. You can linger over your
table d'hote listening to the orchestra.
dance all the evening, take baths,
stroll on the promenades at the fash
ionable hour and say you have done"
the Alps. Yet you may only have seen
them miles above you aud have had
not even taste of the exhilaration,
the joy of living, that comes only to
the mountaineer Then there is an
other way Of saying you have been an
Alpinist-a day or SO walking amid
The foothills on the lower slopes along
the paths that have been trodden for
centuries, worn smooth by peasant
rect. Looking from some viewpoint
upon the valley a thousand feet below.
the visitor fmagines that this is in
deed mountaineering. But be does not
know he is merely going over the
pathways where the home people have
gone. as their fathers and forefathers
went from chalet to hamlet, to sell
their cheese or eggs. or In their Sun.
day dress TO hear the good man Of the
church-and forget II all In the neigh
borly gossip after service.-Putnam's
Magazine.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Sunday School Convention.

The annual session Of the Jefferson
County Sunday School Convention was
held in the ii E Church. in Bolivar. Of
which DIR D A Foard is pastor. Friday
and Saturday Of last week. Rev DIR
Charles Gbiselin. president Of the con-
ventieu. presided. There was a large
and representative attendance during
the sessions of the convention, and the
addresses We're interesting and inspiring.
Mr. Arthur T Arnold, General Secretary
of the State Association. and Miss Mar
tha v Graham. Elementary Superint-n-
dent of the State Association, were pre-
sentsand delivered number OF interest
ing talks discussing the necessity for
more Intelligent and systematic instruc-
ton of the children in the Sunday
schools. The general theme of the COR
ysntion was
A better cen ,eption of
a better preparation for oup ropv
Better methods in IN
Greatest devotion to ~
There were statistical reports from 20.
Sunday schools out of so in the county.
although blank reports were furnished
nearly everv school. Each magisterial
district was represented. There were rs
delegates present from the various
schools, and number of superintend-
euts and other active workers Some Of
the interesting parts of the program were
Echoes from the Elkins Convention.
by Miss Eliza Johnson. OF Kearneysville.
two beautiful solos by Miss Dudrow and
chorus. The convention was most de-
lightfully entertained by the people of
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar. and given a
hearty welcome. Sunday school workers
throughout the county. who did not at
tend the convention. are urged to do SO
next year. Give diligence to present
myself approved unto God. workman
that needeth not to be ashamed" The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
: President. Rev DR. Charles GhiselIn;
Hon # c Miller; Score
tary, Geo M Beltzhoover. Jr; Assistant
Secretary, c J Knott; Treasurer. D
Derr.
Executive Committee IN r Roberts.
3 F Yates, w P Licklider.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

L'-i OF letters remaining in the Postoffice at
Charles Town, Jefferson county. W. Va, on
Saturday. Nov. a. 1909. Persons calling 10
same will be required to pay one cent for
each letter:
Miss H Brown. Mrs Josephine Cleve-
land. Mrs, Matte Conley. Mrs DIR G o Davis,
Mrs Edmond Wilson. care Edwin Deyer. 3
letters; Hiss Annie Griggs, Mrs Tonne
Jones, Miss Core Largent. Mrs D N Math-
ews. Mrs Marie MARROW, Mrs Howard
Staple, Miss Agness Stole, F J Arey. A
Crawford, M Cole. Oscar Dennis, Har-
vey Fisher. Henry Irwin, Frank Morris.
Watt Robin, Ed Rusner. Alban G Snyder,
d Thomas, nj T Roach.
The above letters, If not called for within
fifteen days, will be sent to the dead letter
office. Persons calling for them will please
say that they are advertised.
H. N. BRADLEY p NJ
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Deafness Cannot be Cured

By local applications as they cannot reach til,
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cuce deafGess, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining.of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is iniiamed
you have rum5ling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness il
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarr b
which is nothing but an infiamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
fer circulars; free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Tie.
Halle Family Pills are the best
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30

Rev DR. Samuel K Cox. the grand
old man" of the Baltimore Conference.
NJ f Church South and one OF its ablest
and best known ministers. died at his
home IN Harrisonburg. Va. on Saturday
last. aged Sc years. He entered the min
istry in 1874 and continued in active
service until his recent illness, a period
covering fifteen years more than half
century of time. He was an able and
forceful writer, and assisted in editing
the Richmond Christian Advocate, He
served many important charges. among
them Charles Town. and was highly es-
teemed and much beloved here. His
remains were taken to Baltimore yester-
dav. accompanied by Masonic escort.
and inferred IN Greenmont Cemetery.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
$500 Prize For Jefferson County.

The awards of 81 900 in cash prizes in
the New York Herald Atlanta Journa
national highway good roads competi
tiou have been announced. and J-ff.r.
son county will receive prize of $500
second pr;z. for counties north of Roa-
noke.
On the above announcement Deput,
Sheriff Young received a telegram
for Sheriff Wysong. from the Richmond
News Bureau. asking for something in
regard to the matter. To this Prosecut-
ing Attorney Geo d Moore responded as
follows:
Our citizens gratefully appreciate the
prize award of the New York Herald to
Jefferson County for its excellent roads.
in the Few York to Atlanta automobile
run The limestone formations existing
here in tremendous quantities furnish
the best road beds that can possibly be
found. Still better roads are in store for
us. as this county will spend more money
this year than ever before for the better
Inent of her roads. and will continue &c
expend large sums each succeeding year
for their improvement. We believe that
within the next few years every road in
this county will be macadamized
GEO. D. Moore.
Pros Atty. of Jefferson Co., W. Va
The SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON IN Its issue
OF October 10 laid claim to this prize.
putting special stress upon the two facts
first. that this county has among the
best turnpike roads in the country. and
second. that they are owned and kept up
by the county. not by private corporations,
and are absolutely free. Copies of ,h S |
paper were ser, to the New York Herald |
aud Atlanta Journal. and were also
placed 10 nearly every automobile in the
New York TO Atlanta run as they passed |
through Chares Town-giving to the
Herald representatives and others fair /
conception of the merits OF our roads and
our road system. We do not claim that
this in itself secured the award, but We
feel proud that our county obtained 1t.
and congratulate our County Court aud
Turnpike Commissioners upon the good
condition of our turnpikes. which. after
all. was the prime factor IN the matter.
The suggestion that steam roller be
purchased with this money is probably
nne. and at least one which should
ncQusideraiion on the part
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30

Charles P. Light, State Commissioner
of Public Roads. has called convention
of county road engineers to meet in Par
kersburg December IA and rs. An in
teresting programme has been arranged.
and among those who will read papers is
County Road Engineer James K. Hen
bricks, of Jefferson county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
THE TEAsEi.
4 Queer Plant With Water Trsps For
Its Insect Victims.

10 tUoSSS vtSsibuDs
Among common plants there are few
more remarkable than the teasel.
There Is little doubt, says a well In
formed natural history contributor to
the London Chronicle, that the teasel
is as much flesh eating organism as
any spider that ever spun web.
Moreover, its method Of securing its
victims, though quite as ingenious as
that Of the spider, Is much more COM
prehensive as well as more efllcaci0us.
Not only does this extraordinary plant
capture all species of fies and gnats.
great or small, but caterpillars, slugs,
wood lice and the like are all frequent
victims.
How this is brought about forms one
Of the most wonderful incidents In ma
lures fascinating story Of the year.
The spider weaves her net Of the finest
silk; the teasel makes her snare out
Of dewdrops. The plant grows up
straight as a church spire, throwing
out It's leaves In pairs at intervals Up
the juicy green stem. The twin leaves
unite at their base to form deep
cup, and the leaves are so contriyed
that the moisture precipitated on them
runs down into this reservoir.
A well developed plant will thus
catch and hold In four or five Of these
water traps a full half pint Of liquid,
and the heat of the sun appears to
eyaporate so little Of it that the cups
will be brimming even at the close of
hot June day. The smooth. steep
leaves all lead down into these pits.
and their gradient gets sharper as the
water is approached.
Thus the teasels victims are made
to walk the plank" to their death. and
once in the water there is no hope of
return. They soon drown, and every
teasel well has at its bottom a laye,
Of slime formed by their disintegrated
bodies. ssHal
1t is Of course difficult to prove
that this deposit is absorbed by the
plant as nutriment. but careful dis
section Will show at the base of each
cup ring Of apertures-sink holes. in
fact-which lead into the substance Of
the stem and the presence Of which
affords little room for doubt on the
matter.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30

Judge E. Boyd Faulkner has sold to
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
a strip of his meadow land adjoining the
railroad tracks at Pitchers Mill, east of
Harpers Ferry. for $500. The strip
is about fifteen feet wide and amounts to
about an acre in all. The company will
put in third track there.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30

Hon John ] Cornwell's daughter, Miss
Sallie, is to marry Mr. Allies on the Ist of
December. in Romney where they will
make their future home. Although no
invitations were issued they have been
the recipients of many handsome presents
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Here Is Relief for Women

II you have pains In the back, Urin1ry.
Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a Ger
tain pleasant herb cure for woman's lille. try
Moth n Gray's Austi alian-Leaf. 1t ia q safe
and neyer-failing regulator. At Drug gists or
by nail so cts. Sample package FREE. Ad-
drese The Mother GRAY Co. LIE Rov. N Y
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Notice to Tax ayers
Of Charles To,cn and Kabletorn Distr cts

The lowing is copy of Section 8 of
Chapter 5 of the acts of 1904.
"AlI taxes shall e paid to the Sheriff by
the pc son liable therefor on or before the
3Oth day of November of be year of which
they are levi d, He shall on the lrst day Of
December following proceed Immediately to
collect the SAND Interest at the rate Of 10
per CT Mt per sIlAum on the amount of each
tax bi.i SH Ii he added Their to from th:
q. st day of January until payment
1t vii be seen fy the above that after the
first of Jan arg uext will be compelled nm
der the law to add 10 per cent per anuum to
all tax bills. The Sheriff has no di cretion
in the matter, ss the law inr-t be obeyej.
will te 81 the Court Eouse daily and
until O'Clock at night (SAndays excep.ed)
during the month of December, to give ali
who owe tax 1 an opportunity 20 fett1e The
same and avoid the payment Of this extra
penalty &C. YOUNG,
Nov. 3O-4t. Deputy Sheriff.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30

The Potomac Valley Round Table. in
session last week at Frostburg, Md. adj
journed to meet next April IN Shep-
herdstown, President S Hatton. of
Powhatan College. was appointed on The
prooram committee
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30

Miss Laura Sylvester, daughter of Maj.
and Mrs. Richard Sylvester. whose mar
rage to Mr.. Carlton l.. Wood of Utica
N Y. takes place Wednesday evening,
December s. is to have series of enter
taipments given in her honor this week
Tomorrow Miss George Kuox will give
a luncheon. when the guests will!
include the wedding party. Mrs. r. c
Rauscher gives luncheon Tuesday.
Mis-. and Miss Sylvester will entertain
the bridesmaids at luncheon. followed by
box party. Thursday. Friday Miss
Edna Roberts, one of the bridesmaids
willentertain at bridge for the bride-to-be.
and Saturday afternoon Miss Leila Belle
Heron. another of the bridesmaids. will
he the hostess at tea. Miss Sylvester
and her house guest. Miss. Margaret
Delano of Biookline. Mass went to
Annapolis yesterday afternoon and were
present at the hop last night. Washing
ton Sunday Star
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Apples! Apples! Apples

am now In the market for APPLES. Can
use your windfslls and pairing stock ut once.
FROM now Oh will be loading cars at al. the
various shipping poiuts in the county Am
now buying apples by eths barrel, and max
ing contracts for fall delivr
Aug g. r. G. BUTLER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30
Save Electricity.

Buy hilo lamp and save your electric
light from running up. Price 60cts EACH
CHARLES Town LIGHT Power Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-30

Col John WAvirett, of the Cumberland
Times, has been fined $40 on a charge
of violating a United States statute
against gift enterprises. The offence. as
we understand it, was the publication in
ms paper. free gratis, an announcement
that an old and infirm colored man
would rattle off some article for the pur.
pose of obtaining a few dimes to keep
the wolf from the door, This unde.
served punishment may be in accordance
with the strict letter of the law, but we'll
wager nickel against a nutmeg that
there are gambling dens In operation in
Cumberland right now which handle
hundreds of dollars at games of chance
where this poor darby handled dimes,
that go scott free and are never molested