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the best he could and what he thought
was right.
Then one day grocer brought the
news that her husband was dead. He
had received a letter, he said, in
which 1t was stated that Sam Stevens
had been a victim of yellow fever at
OsWego, Miss.
She lost heart and gave UP the re-
naming children except the youngest,
Harry. With only one child to care
for she found it little easier to get
along. Neighbors helped and time
softened her grief. And then William
Hall came into her life.
He was kind to her, relieved her of
many burdens, and finally they were
married in January Of this year. Life
was bright for her again. Hall was
fond of her boy. Mrs. Hall began even
to sing as she went about her work
Their little cottage was model of
neatness and it was comfortable.
It was before this cottage that she
was sitting the other evening while
her husband was downtown on some
business, when her former husband
greeted her.
Mrs. Hall said that when she saw
him she grew faint, She could hardly
believe it was Sam, but it was Sam.
Then after they had talked 1t all over
he tried to comfort her, it is said, and
explained that at one time while in
the south he had been i'll and had
tried to send her word and he sup
posed that this was the cause of the
message saying he was dead.
After a time Stevens and his little
boy went down the street and did not
come back. Stevens had left the city,
SO far as was known He is said to
have told friends before going away
again that he was going this time
never to return, that his wife seemed
to be happy, had good home, and
that he would leave her to get d.
yorce if she wished and remarry Hall
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
AROUND
%5BASES

Jack Lapp is regarded as a coming
catcher, and he will undoubtedly get g
chance to work some of the games In
the worlds series.
Leo McGraw, the Memphis catcher
that was secured by the Chicago
American league club In the draft re.
Gently La distant relative Of Muggsy
of the Giants. He lives In Cleveland
and played in Salem and Youngstown,
O., before going to the Southern
league.
Manager McA1eer of the Senators
says he will have about forty players
with him on next springs training
trip. Manager Jim is determined to
land Washington higher up in the race
next year than he has this year,
Judging from the campaign he is map
ping out.
President Stanley Robson of the
Cardinals was a bitter opponent of
the proposed all-star post-season tour
killed the other day by the national
commission. When Catcher Bliss, one
Of the valuable members of last
years st. Louis team, got his leg
broken in that California tour last
fall Robson lost his enthusiasm for
post-season sessions.
John Heydler, secretary Of the Ma,
tional league, will have several new
tables OF averages this fail He VIII
show the number of times each player
has struck out, the number of times
each man walked and the number OF
times each man was hit by a pitched
ball. He will have two sets Of aver,
ages for the pitchers also, to show
how many games each pitcher has
won and lost
President Hermann Of the Reds
says he does not know yet whether
he will let the contract for building
the new grand stand this fall or next.
but when he gets thinking ever the
possibility Of the Reds winning the
pennant next year, and needing the
room for the worlds series, he viii
decide to put up the new plant this
fall. The seating capacity OF the new
Red home will be $4,000
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
stamp Carries Coin Safely.

Middletown, Conn-There arrived
at the postoffice here in the mail from
Cedar Rapids, Ia, a silver dollar, IN
inclosed.
On one side Of the silver dollar was
stamp for postage and on the other
was a piece Of paper which had been
pasted on, and which furnished the
means of writing the address and the
word Congratulations.
The money was addressed to Mrs.
M. ]. Booth of this city and was de-
livered to the addressee. Not only
was the means adopted Of sending the
money novel one. but it showed con-
clusiyely the honesty Of the body OF
men that is in the employ of Uncle
Sans postal service.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
LOST CASH FOUND BY HENS
Roll Dropped by Farmer is Diseov-
cred Being Fought Over by
His Chickens.

Logansport, Ind.-Ray Morris, living
ten miles north of Logansport, came
to the city intending to deposit $500
which he had received for his wheat.
On reaching the bank he discovered
the money was missing from his
pocket.
Immediately he telephoned to his
wife. and was cheered when she said
she had found the cash.
Shortly after he had driven out of
the ward Mrs. Mortz noticed two chick.
ems pecking and Juggling at a green
looking object in the yard. She IN
yestigated and found it to be the $500
roll which her husband had dropped
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

across clothes line. They knocked
me at every corner-spread stories of
my alleged weak points, and other
wise made life miserable. / could
not work right under the conditions,
and 1t was better for me and better
for the club for a change"
Cantillon made ten-strike when he
picked up the big fellow, and further
clinched Joe's reputation for being
able to judge ball player, young or
old. Rossman is playing his game,
and the old hesitancy about throwing
has disappeared. The other day he
tossed out player at third base
who was attempting to go from first
on long single out to the right field
fence, making perfect peg clear
across the lot to Ferris.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
CLAUDE RossMAN CAME BACK
Former Detroit and st. Louis Player
Sensation of Year on Mtnneapo-
lie Association Team.

Claude Rossmann's comeback Is the
talk of baseball fans in every city OF
the American association. The large
one hit the ball with painful regu.
larity and played much improved
game in the outfeld. He has the
worst field in the league to play, as
the sun is ever present in the Mime
spolis right garden.
Recently at Columbus one of the
club officials called Rossman aside
and asked him why 1t was that he
did not play better baseball in Co.
iumbus. The fellow who asked the
question had always treated Rossman
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
A FOOD DRINK.
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.
A lady doctor writes

A Lady doctor writes
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs, will not deny myself the
pleasure of taking few minutes to
tell of my enjoyment daily obtained
from my morning cup of Postum. 1t
is food beverage, not poison like
coffee.
ST began to use Postum eight years
ago, not because I wanted to, but be-
cause coffee, which / dearly loved,
made my nights long weary periods to
be dreaded and uniting me for busi-
ness during the day.
"On the advice of a friend, / first
tried Postum, making it carefully as
directed on the package. AS / had
always used cream and no sugar.
mixed my Postum so. It looked good,
was clear and fragrant, and it was q
pleasure to see the cream color it as
my Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee to 1ook-1ike a new sad
de-
'"Then I tasted 1t critically, for I had
tried many substitutes for coffee. I
was pleased, yes, satisued, Win my
Postum in taste and effect, and am
yet, being a constant user of it all
these years.
81 continually assure my friends and
acquaintance that they will like 1t in
place of coffee, and receive benefit
from its use. I have gained weight,
can sleep sound and am not nervous"
There's a Reason"
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellville" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Ever read the above letterg A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and fuil of human
interest
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

ten and placed In the United States
mail at Buffalo, Wyo., in December,
1900, the address being Santa Anna,
Luzon, Philippine Islands, where he
was then serving In the army.
He returned to the states before
the letter arrived and later came to
West Virginia. The letter followed
him until it finally reached the ad.
dressee here.
Only one postage stamp was re,
quired to keep the letter on its long
journey.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
unlueky Months.

May is said to be an unlucky month
for marriages. An old bachelor says
that, according to the testimony of his
friends who have slipped their heads
into the matrimonial moose, the other
unlucky months for the marriages are
June, July, August, September, DC
tober, November, December, January
February, March and April.-New
York Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
Scored Feat In Falling.

Hazleton, Pa.-Hungry Sam Miller,
who holds the eating record in Co
lumbia county, has strong rival in
the person Of Rocko Leyitch of this
city.
Levitch made a wager of $26 that
he could devour 40 plates of ice cream
in one hour. He made desperate at
tempt to win the wager, but fell just
three plates short.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
His Preference.

Mrs. Mountjoy Belassis latter sew
eraI collisions lit strikes me, Mr.
Rudderford. you're much more at
home in a boat than in a ballroom!
Little Bobby Rudderford (the famous
oxford coxswain) Yes, by Jove! And
I'd sooner steer eight men than one
woman any day!-London Mail
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

We learn from London that the silk
hat is dying out. Occurs it's been an
uncommon long time dying. There's
no more pathetic sight on earth than
a silk topper on its last legs. Some
body ought to put It out of its misery.
Maybe it's only one of those hot wealth
err stories, though. In London, when
ever news is dull. they send out a
hardened reporter to kill tho plug
hat
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

well, and Ross has always spoken
well of this fellow. And Ross told
him in short order.
t'You always treated me absolutely
white and I appreciated it," Ross is
reported as having said. But there
were others. Some of the fellows |
had to rub against were not to my
liking nor / to theirs. We didn't get
along any better than two cats with
their tails tied together and thrown
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

A New York court has declined to
permit literary society to call itself
the Souse club. Occasionally New
York court losses aside technicalities
and legal verbiage and gets right
Down to business and common sense.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
Came In Recnrd Time

In the concluding game of the South.
ern league season, played at Atlanta,
Mobile defeated Atlanta in nine full
innings, playing the game in SO min,
utes. This Is believed to be the record
for fast games
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

An airship line Is to be established
between Baltimore and Washington.
Those two cities are so near together
that the ground between them can be
padded all the way.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Prizes have been offered for the
best poems in Esperanto. This ought
30 give the magazines a much-needed
rest, and 1t ought also to cheer up
the unappreciated poets.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

II man had had as complete COM
mand over the seas as he has had
over the forests they would all be
dried up and crying for irrigation by
this time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
Cultivate self-RelIance.

By relying on our own resources we
acquire mental strength, but when we
lean on others for support we are like
an invalid who, having accustomed
himself to crutch. finds it difficult
to walk without one.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
etter Ten Years In Mails.

Ciarksburg, w. Ya.-Wade H. Hoff.
bookkeeper for the Clarksburg Trans
fer company. is in receipt of letter
that had been mailed to him nearly
ten years ago, having travelled count.
less thousands of miles. It was writ.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

The woman who slashed nine per.
sons when she saw her husband slip
q quarter to a girl in church must
have thought that particular act Of
charity covered an unusual amount
Of ain.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
Record an Az Bench.

j. s. Dugdale, K c., recorder of Biz.
mingham, England, and chairman of
the WarWickshire quarter sessions,
who celebrated his seventy-ffth birth.
day recently. has tried ten thousand
prisoners.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

1t is harsh and hasty Judgment to
assume that every handsome young
woman who is seen walking with
crutches has been rashly intimate
with a hobble-skirted gown.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

The United States forest service is
advertising for xylotomist. We are
not quite certain what xylotomist Is,
but the man in the fiat overhead plays
something that sounds like 1t every
night
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

When mans wife has gone away
for the summer he ought to have the
decency at least to look downhearted
In the photograph which he sends to-
her.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

In the coming series Of games for
the worlds championship between the
Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia
Athletics. Manager Connie Mack, Of
the latter team, is said to have trick
up his sleeve in the person Of Pitcher
Harry Krause that he is going to
spring on the cubs. Young Krause,
who is a left-hander, has not been
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Now that the Balkan war cloud has
begun hanging around again 1t is
. time to send up flock Of airships
to invite it to go hence.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Chicagoans will now be expected to
carry around microscope to see
whether their ice cream contains more
than 100000 germs, the new lirsit.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

A New York policeman recently ate
81 ears Of corn at sitting. Our only
hope in this connection is that he did
not have an overhanging mustache.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
Morality.

MY duty to my neighbor is most
nearly expressed by saying that
have to make him happy-if / may
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

A Chicago man defeated woman
IN a dishwashing contest. 1t were
better for his sex had he considerable
II lost
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Another naval hero. A captain of a
warship has been seriously wounded
In action. His ankle was broken while
he was dancing at Newport.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

A young lady says it does no good
20 hitch your wagon to star" for
the darned star don't stop to let you
get inl
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

It is hard to predict occurrences
from day to day further than that
an aviation record of some sort will
be broken
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

While wooden leg may be the
sad result of an accident, the hobble
skirt is a woman's own fault.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Scandal is the one thing that never
gets worn out at the edges by being
passed around.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Wealthy Americans now coming
home In the steerage could not wait
Cor the flying machines.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Some of the Philippine uprisings
are SO hardy that they last over
night.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

It took Moissant three weeks to
get from Paris to London by airship.
GtiI. walking would have been worse.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

4 married man informs US that one
who tells his wife all he knows
doesn't know much
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Indiana now eats more beans than
Massachusetts. See what literature
doesi
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

There are 500 rooms in Kaiser Bills
new palace. He'll have to keep a
hired girl, we fear.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

And now. since men have proved
themselves the best dishwashers the
women want them to retain the job.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

King Menelik never knows when
20 quit dying.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Rouge is now a Newport fad. The
people who use 1t need it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

The facial expression Of man
waiting at the phone is not his best
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

seen very often of late, it being whis'
pered that Manager Mack is inten-
tionally keeping him in the dark that
the Chicago team could not have a
chance to study his curves
Krause has a batting average of
$40, fields 1913, and is said to be
especially effective against hard-hit-
ting teams.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

The man who really practices what
he breaches does mighty little preach
ing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Football has begun and the doctors
are busy saving the pieces.
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srohahiv

There is tradition that badness
is sign of greatness. 1t was prob.
ably founded by q baldheaded man.
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DoNALDsoNvILLE LOUISIANA
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
Roofing and SpOutinl

We are N the market FIR roga3
sporting, any kind son may wonf, q r.
able prices. Call aid see Bs ah-u 700 :
need 81 work of the kind. at los soo'h'f'
SIR e. Charles 1OwD, W Va
Mas 3 Eas EPDAf 4 y
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
"a Nine DAYS Wonder"

The memorable reign of Lady Jane
Grey is said to have given rise to the
phrase "a nine days wonder" Lady
Jane was proclaimed queen of Eng
land July 10, 1858, four days after the
death of Edward VI. After the lapse
of a period of nine days, on July 49,
she relinquished her title to the crown
thus terminating her reign in the short
space of a week and half. A noted
English historian says, Thus we come
to the end of the diary of that Short
and troubled reign that from its
length is said to have given rise to the
now Q620) popular phrase, "A nine
days WONDER"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
PARIS RAGPIcKERS.
An Occupation That IL Passed Along
From Father 70 Son.

From Father 20 Son.
The ragpickers Of Paris are born to
their work. the occupation being pass
cd from father to son for generations.
Each ragpicker family has its own dis
trict. which is Inherited 10y the chill
dren and grandchildren.
In spite OF all the progress made I'm
modern and elegant Paris barrels Of
waste are piled up on the streets In
front OF many buildings ON beautiful
boulevards in the early morning hours.
and 1t is the privilege and in fact the
mission of the ragpickers TO examine
this refuse.
They have use for everything, and
but little is left after they have passed,
their thoroughness being one reason
why the system is still allowed. Ev-
cry scrap of paper has its market;
rags are gathered for paper manufac-
turers; shoes go back to leather deal
ers.
Old sardine and preserved meat tins
are used for making playthings, old
bones produce gelatin and glue, lem
ons and orange peels are greatly
sought after and sold at the rate of
cent a pound to perfume and strip
manufacturers, old metals are highly
priced, cigar stubs go to tobacco fac
tories, and even stale vegetables are
earted away.
The quarters of the ragpickers OF
Paris are just outside the confines OF
the city-sections carefully avoided by
most people who do not belong to the
guild. Every member Of the family.
from the eldest to the three-year-old.
takes part in the sorting of the spoiis,
and it often happens that members Oh
a family die either from poisoning
from stale food or from a cut from
one Of the tins.-Popular Mechanics.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
For Sale.

have for sale the house aud lot on Vain
street, Charles Town, owned by James d.
Brown and Others, and occupied by John NJ.
lowell. s. w. WASHINGTON
Sect. 29-tf ATTY
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
That Kind of a Flower,

Ella-That red headed girl is always
on the go. but she is the flower of the
family. Stella-A sort of Crimson
Rambler. New York Press
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
a Social War.

"See here, old man, every time my
wife orders gown your wife orders
two gowns"
"YesW
"Whereupon my wife goes your wife
one better"
"WelY'
Cant we arbitrate this matter?'-
Pittsburg Post.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
New Corn Meal Mill

J b We put in mill aud am prePae
all kinds of
Feed And Corn Grina3
By an exp-rt miller. Public Yaross9
specially solicited. u.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
Farm for Sale.

4 good Jefferson County Farm for Sale.
800 acres of good, tillabe. limestone land. 20
acres in timber, with vein of Dooniite run
ming across the tract Well improved. and
eauiifnliy located, Apply at the
Jan-su. SPIRIT OFFICE.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-12
On lIil,llziizli
EFFECTIVE NAY 50, 1909.

Schedule in Effect Ma ch 9th, 1910 /.
TRAINS LEAvE CHARLES Town. ". n
No. 10. souTnBoUND.
Sal m For Basic. Natural Biz.
Roanoke. Bristol an3
termedlate stations. n
man Sleeper 10 BIZ
Connects at Roanoke Vi
st Louis Express Tine.
Pullman Sleeper to Cd !
No. q. bus, Cafe Car.
200 p. m. mediate StGas' points, ana al e
No. 2S, NORTHBOUND.
Q.n2 q IN For Hagsrstown and IN,
mediate stations Come,
at Shenandoah Iane
with b. q o. for Washs
ton. Also connects a. B
gerstown With c. V. RI
road for Harrisburg
No. IA. points north.
1928 p. m. n Eof asss ssf"ns '7 T5,o III
Sleeper via Haggsiowu E
New York.
LEAVE SHENANDOAH JUNCTION.
0.45 m For Basic, Buena Vista, Nj
auoke East Radf0rd, Bloc
field, Tazewell Morton, ri
cahontas. Pullman sleepe'
10 Gary, W. Va.
0.25 q m For Hagerstown and ht
north. Pullman Sleeper 4
Philadelphia.
Rates. schedules and additional INFORMAL
furnished upon applicati0n To Agents
Company, or NJ, r. BRAGG.
W. B. BEYILL, Tray. Pass. Agent
Gen'l Pass. Agent, Roanoke gls
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CHARLES TOWN. W. VA.
Money to Loan

On appropriate real estate security. or other
investments arranged for parties who may
desire 10 invest their money. with stiirt con.
fdence al d ea-Pful attention. Apply 10
JOHN T. PORTEkFIEi.D