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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-03-21
Free Bridge Across the Shenandoah.

Editor Spirit of Jefferson:
Enclosed you will find a petition for a
free bridge, signed by nearly 100 citizens
and large taxpayers OF Jefferson county.
and a. you will uotice this is not simply
a petition for the County Court 10 build
a bridge and construct roads. but every
man who has signed the petition agrees
to give the sum opposite bis name to ac-
complish the object desired. Kindly
publish the petition in full aud the list
of names. and request other county pa
pers to copy. aud also request other citi-
zeus to send you their names and the
amount that they are willing 10 donate
toward this worthy object. AS you were
one of the pioneers IN the bridge move
MEET. am sure that you will publish
this petition and names as your contri-
button toward a free bridge across the
Shenandoah river. Also enclose you
some data that furnished the cores
pendent of MartInsburg daily few
days since. The original petition. with
these and additional siguers. will be pre-
secuted TO the County Court at their next
regular meeting, which occurs on Mon
day. May I. 1911.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-03-21
Report Of the Condition
or THE
Bank of Charles Town

Located IT Charles Town, Jefferson County,
in the State of West Virginia, at the close Of
bnsiDess March 4, 1911.
Bank first began business April /. 1871.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

lily, but tell them of my good friend,
your Vegetable Compound, and that
there will be no backache and bearing
down pains for them if they will take
it as have. / am scarcely ever with
out it in the house.
81 will say also that I think there is
no better medicine to be found for
young girls to build them up and make
them strong and well. Ny. eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for pain.
full periods and irregularity, and it has
always helped her.
81 am always ready and willing to
speak good word for the Lydia E.
Pinkham's Remedies / tell every one
meet that 1 owe my health and hap
piness to these wonderful medicines"
Mrs. j. G. JOHNSON. Scottville, Mich,
RID. 8.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

The only woman in the United States
privileged to call herself a railroad sur
geon is DR.. Sophie Herzog, of Brazoria'
Tex. She represents the st. Louis,
Brownsville and Mexico railway and is
subject to call, day or night, when
wreck or other accident requires quick
service. When this railway was build
ing the times were rather exciting, as
evidenced by necklace of % bullets
each one extracted from wounded man
by DR.. Herzog herself. Twenty-Five OF
the men are today living testimony OF
her skill
DR.. Herzog's name and fame have
spread around the world. OF course, she
has had many offers of marriage, but
in complying with the request of this
newspaper for picture, she writes: IF
you can find husband for me. I can
support one. He need not do anything
except call me honey and sugar plum. %
Which indicates that DR.. Sophie Herzog
is something of a joker as well as sur
geon-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
Myrtis of Myflene
BY BLISS CARMEN.


There is a pink upon the almond trees,
The sunlight is grown warm, the south
west wind
Makes a soft music in the soughing
pines;
And where the blue seas break more
gently now
On all the shores of Hellas it is spring.
And yesterday I saw a swallow flash
Across the azure noon to wheel and drop
To her old nest by thy deserted door.
o Myrtis. why wilt thou not also come
Back with the spring to Mytilene now?
The pear tree in the garden is in bud.
The vines once more are full of twitter-
ings,
And in the woods the violets unfold.
All these return, why not the only one
That ever could enhance the years
rebirth?
Men buy and sell, folk gossip at their
work.
Children make noise at play, black ships
come in
To the gray wharves; but where thy
beauteous head
Was won't to pass is only empty air.
With silence where thy laughter used to
Even the little street looks poor and
That used to wear such glory. LOneli-
Is heavy on the doorsm where last year
The lightest feet in Lesbos came and
went
There is no welcome in the twilight now.
The Forum.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
| BELIEVE
CARDUI CURED
Mrs. Chapman, of Branchland,
Tells About Her Serious
Troubles and How Cardui
Helped Her

Branchland, w. Vain letter from
this place, Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman
says: Il suffered from womanly trouble
for nearly five years. tried all the
doctors In the country, but they did me
no good. 1 can say that 1 certainly do
believe that Cardui saved my life. /
took Cardui, and now 1 am entirely well.
have gained IS pounds, and feel like
a new woman 1 am thankful for what
this medicine has done for me. 1 hope
all who suffer from any kind of womanly
trouble will give Cardui fair trial.
will continue to recommend this great
remedy to all friends for 1 cannot praise
Cardui half as highly as 1t deserves"
You may be sure. that if Cardui will re-
lieve and cure such serious cases as Mrs.
Chapman sand it is doing this every
day-it will certainly help those women
who have no serious symptoms, but are
just weak and aillng.
Whether seriously sick, or simply weak.
try Cardui. 1t will help you.
In the past. fifty years. Cardui has
benefited more than million women.
Why not test it for your troubles?
n. B.-writs to, Ladies' Advisory Dept.
Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga Tenn.
''Home Treatment for Women sent in plain
wrapper. on request.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
BEATRICE A. TURNBULL
TO WE'D w. G. HElMA

Los ANGELES. March 11.-An after
math of the recent two months bitter
fight in the superior court here of Bea-
trice Anita Turnbull, of Boston. to es-
tablish her claims to a daughters share
in the $l1,000,000 estate of the late Z. J.
lucky BALDWIN. the engagement Of
Miss Turnbull to marry Mr.. Warren @.
Heima, of Philadelphia. was made today.
The announcement OF the engagement,
which followed a romantic courtship or
only few months. was made shortly be-
fore Miss Turnbull. accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Lillian Turnbuil, and Mr..
Heima, boarded train ror Boston. Mr.
Heima was constantly at the side Of the
young girl during the will contest and
was very attentive.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

MAYOR GAYN0R TELLS
CHILD HOW TO BE HAPPY

NEW YORK. arch 11,-Mayor Gay
nor gives recipe for keeping happy
in letter to a little girl who wrote
him thanking him for a small favor
granted at her request. Says the
mayor in characteristic vein.
Il am glad that you are as happy a.
you say. Everybody ought to bt
happy. 1t does no good to be any
other way. When anything discoura6-
ing or annoying< happens, just say &c
yourself Well, it will be all right.
The next time something good will
happen. Then, you will feel bully.
4Sincerely yours,
"wILLIAM ]. GAYNOR.'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
PET BULL DOG SAVES
THIS MAN FROM DEATH

OwOSSO. Mich, March Sired
Courtney, s5 years of age, an owossc
railroad man. escaped serious. ii not
fatal injuries early yesterday morn
ing through the faithfulness OF his
pet bull dog, Courtney was awakened
by the whining and barking of the
animal, but paid no attention and wen:
to sleep again. The dog then dragged
the bed clothes from his master, and
when Courtney awoke the second tine
he discovered the house was on fire
He escaped in his night clothes. TAX
ing the dog with him. The building
was destroyed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
SON FINDS MOTHER,
LONG THOUGHT DEAD

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 10.-Rev.
w. H. Tuck, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Townsend Tenn.
has just received a letter from an un-
Gle, --hich discloses that his mother,
whom he had for 80 years thought dead,
is still living According to the minis
ter, his father and mother separated
in England when he was child.
His father brought him to Ameri-
ca and taught him that his mother was
dead. Recently his father died, and
this week a letter from a brother of the
minister's father revealed the truth Mr..
Tuck says he will go to England in
search of his mother the coming sum-
mer or fall
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
MRS. RUSSELL SAGE GIVES
RARE ART TO MUSEUM

NEW YORK, March 11.-Mrs. Russell
sage is the donor Of the most important
recent acquisition to the Metropolitan
Art museum here-a collection of Jap
anese "netsukes." The collection in
cludes 2.546 specimens of these marvel
ously carved trinkets that the Japanese
wear on the cords Of their tobacco pouch
es or any receptacles that may hang sus-
pended from the belt.
The "netsukes' were collected origin
ally by "A. G. Vrooman, of Pasadena. Cal
ifornia. They we're seen there by Mrs.
Sage and after her return east she made
the. purchase.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
let us HAVE THE MAGAZINES


notice that Postmaster General Hitch
cock is warning on the cheap postage
rates allowed on magazines.
am surprised at this warfare. We
have fnaugurated a very extended and
very expensive rural mail delivery sys-
TEN. IT has but one claim to popular
esteem, namely. that il brings the read
ing matter of the country to the very
doors of those who need the instruction,
the information and the recreation
And the rural routes should have plen-
" to do on this line for this very plain
and satisfactory profit
The postoffice department has never
been a paying institution to the govern
ment. That is especially true Of the war
department also.
But any cabbage head would prefer to
pay money for reading matter, rather
than guns or war ships.
II looks like our people are not salts
fed to let well enough phone.
An Illustrated magazine in a family
OF inquiring children IL a liberal edu-
cation so far as it goes. 1t gives them
something to think about, and relieves
them from the influence OF the strictly
animal part OF their nature for the time
being.
IAN idle brain is the DEVILS workshop .
and there is no education so quick In
its returns as these Illustrated papers
and magazines.
Our newspapers have felt compelled to
issue comic sheets ito amuse the chill
dren." but think we viii all admit that
the grown ups are about as eager as the
children. to read the comic sheets.
Let the magazines come alongl II Mr..
Hitchcock viii give a full mind TO some
other things in the postoffice department
he would make better use of his postof-
fee authority.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
NINE. CALVE MARRIED
TO SIGN0R GASPARI

NEW YORK, March 1L-Emma Calve.
the singer, and Alton Gaspari. the Flor
entine tenor. were married abroad more
than year ago. according to statement
made today by an intimate friend of both
artists just before they sailed away for
Europe on the st. Paul. Neither Nine.
Calve nor signor Gaspai would discuss
the subject.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

with a corrupt election. The most dis
tinguished Republicans could not swal-
low the Lorimer scandal: and 1t was
owing entirely to recreant Democrats
that he ever entered the senate, and he
owes his retention to the same sort OF
recreant Democrats in the senate o.
the United States.
The money that was used in ILL
nois has been uncovered and located
The influence which led recreant Dem
ocrats in the senate TO vote for Mr.
Lorimer is not so clearly demonstra rae
ed. but che smell is so loud that one
can locate it's whereabouts very sat
isfactorily. feel assured that Sena-
tor Rafley's vote for Lorimer was con-
nected somewhere with his sudden
den resignation. The exact link in the
chain is not conspicuous, but IL Will
he located sooner or later. For a num-
Der of years there were strong sus-
picsons about Huntington's railroad
money, as connected with certain Unit
ed States senator's. but the facts were
not proven until over $6,oO0,oO0 had
been corruptly expended to control ma
tional LEGISLATION on unworthy men.
Mr.. Bailey's name has been con-
nected for several years with STANDARD
oil legislation. He made desperate
aght 70 retain mis- seat in the senate
four years ago.
No man. not even Lorimer, had
harder nght, and IL was openly char
zed that Standard oil had whipped the
nght-for Senator Bailey.
He is a man of rare ability. AS a
speaker he has no equal in the United
states today His eloquence is some
thing that allows no rival = the sen
ate If he had kept himself aloof
from the sinterestF"-i mean the pee
pie who buy votes and pay big money
for what they want. he could have any
place or position that an admiring peo-
pie could give him. But he preferred
to be rich, and chooses to vote for
such companions as Lorimer.
1t is said that Lorimer had an ova-
ton when he reached Chicago-thai
there were ESQ automobiles in pro-
cession, etc.
1t would not cost the Standard OIL
people a thousand dollars to put that
many machines in a procession-for an
hour. perhaps And the Standard 'oil
may have another procession down IN
Texasl
But the fact remains. the senate OF
the United States is invaded by PEG
ple who are not only unworrny rep
resentatives. but dangerous to the
principles OF civil and religious lib
erty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
PLAYING WITH MATCHES,
CHILD BURNS TO DE@TH

ROCKMART, Ga, March 11.-Suffer-
ing agony from burns caused by his
clothing catching fire from matches
with which he was playing, little Dixie
Belle, the 5-year-old son of j. L. Jones.
died here yesterday. The funeral was
held Saturday at Yorkville
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
WIDOW OF RUSS HERO
SHOOTS SELF TO DEATH

MOSCOW, March 10.-Mme. Verestcha-
gin, widow of the famous artist who lost
his life when the battle ship Petropavlov-
ski was blown up by mine in Port
Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war,
committed suicide by shooting. She was
a sufferer from cancer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
GIRLS ESCAPE FROM FIRE
BY WALKING TAILOR BOARD

The tailors, who were looking from a
window on the sixth floor in a building
across the alley. thrust the top of cut
ting table II feet long and two and a
half feet wide from one window to an
other acros sthe alley. Over this narrow
bridge, high above the ground, the whole
endangered group scrambled to safety.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

NEW YORK, March 11.-More than a
score of girls and as many men, cut off
from escape on the sixth floor of a hat
factory by fire on the floor below, were
saved from probably death this afternoon
through the ingenuity and quick action
of two youthful tailors.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

Little love is lost in the Love family
these days. but it's really the little Love
-Muriel by name-that both Mr.. and
Mrs. Sydney Love are fighting for The
wife's divorce suit, filed in New York,
refers to five alleged lovely and loving
ladies of Baker City, Ore, while Loves
suit, filed at Baker City, says Mrs. Love
has a penchant for cigarets and liquor.
Mrs. Love, worth millions in her own
right, was characterized by Burne-Jones
as the ideal American beauty. Once in
London she appealed to Ambassador Reid
for protection, saying her husband had
threatened to kidnap their child. Love
rose from a $40 clerkship in Keokuk,
Iowa, TO millions, then dropped his wad
in Wall street. He's reported to have
.regained it by Oregon mining specuIa-
tons.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
New Rural Route

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 1O-Rural
route No. 2. serving IS families, estab-
lished to commence May l. at Midtown,
Berrien county. Alpbonso ]. VINEYARD ap-
pointed rural carrier route Z. at Newman.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

helpful; il thould be read by every man, "ouan
and child. The book contains over 300 pages
with many illustrations. complete copy Will
be sent 10 any address postpaid on receipt Of
price $3.50. Agents are making from $500 20
ST.. 90 a day selling this book. We want agents
IN every community Outfit sent free to agents
ON raceipt OF Is cents, for postage. PHILLIPS
yOYD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Department
No. 20. Atlanta. Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

" ge t "a bic Com
pound and Sanative
Wash have done me.
I live on a farm and
have worked very
hard. / am forty
five years old, and
am the mother of
thirteen children
Many people think
it strange that ] am
not broken dow n
with hard work and
the care of my FAM
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
Fighting the White Slave Trsdsl

Our new book. ''Figat-
ing the Traffic in Young
Girls" by Ernest a. Bell.
u. S. District Attorney
Sims and others. The
most sensa tional indiet-
ment OF the White Slave
Trade ever published. 1t
tells how thousands Of
young girls are lured
from their homes annu :
ally and sold into a life
Of shame. The Cincinnati
Inquirer says: "Of all
the books OF the season
the War on the White
slave Trade is the moss
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
szEsAr1ozAL SENATOR BAILEY

II was a strange freak that caused
Senator Bailey. OF Texas. 70 fling back
his commission as a United States SER
ator. Just as the late congress was
about 70 expire: and Il looks strangely
ike there was something more behind
the movement than appears on the sur
face
But he was also glad to snatch back
the commission before the authorities
could put somebody In his place. and
II ne was only piqued and angry
must say II was an exceedingly child
fsh performance. II makes a body tired
70 look at such chiId's play-in the
highest legislative body in The United
States The lack OF dignity is cen
surable. but that is the smallest part
OF the ofTense that Senator Bailey COM
nftted last week when he performed
so strangely before the whole country.
This distinguished Texan also mis-
takes the temper OF the people IL he
nupposes he has escaped without IN
curing the contempt OF his constr
tuents IN and out OF Texas. because ne
is legisIatfng for Georgia as vel: as
Texas when he casts a vote in the sen
ate.
HIS attitude towards Mr.. Lorimer IL
fnexcusable He DID not represent
Texas or any other state in his advo-
cacy or Mr.. Lorfmer. Nothing can be
Iorfmer. Illinois is now condemning
Senator Cullom for his vote, and yet
4 Democrats senator from Texas APP
peared as the defender and advocate
OF a man grimed from head TO foot
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
OWES
HER
HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham S
Vegetable Compound

Scottville, Mich.-"I want TO tell
you how much good LydiaE Pinkham's
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

Don't forget that your mother can get
very tired. and that little help wiz go
far towards making her life easier.
Don't forget that she is the best friend
you have in the world-that is, II she Is
worthy Of respect and affection Your
mother Is a good woman, feel sure, and
you owe to her filial respect and obedi-
ence. as long as you stay under her roof
st least.
Don't put off your good manners when
you lay off your good clothes. have
seen girls at home. who were as cross
ard disrespectfal as they could possibly
be. who were sweet and sOft-spoken
60 strangers. who absolutely cared moth
ing about them.
One OF the most discouraging symp-
toms OF degeneracy in this era. Is the
disrespect shown 10 age. and this dis
respect i oftener shown 10 the older peo-
PIE IN their own homes; and the mother
Is very often the person who receives
TIE fun weight OF their insolencel and
disrespect A year or two ago. I called
70 see q lady on some urgent business.
which meant as much 70 me as to her ana
she came 10 the door with fretful baby
In her arms.
The child was so vexing and exacting
hat she turned to her l5-year-old
daughter. asking her to take the child
into the Kitchen. where there was a fire
and take care Of the child awhile
The young miss didn't seem as II she
heard her mother spesk. until she asked.
or repeated her request, the second time
With a dfppancy that was exasperating
70 me. the girl took the child. anG flap
ped II down on the carpet before US
AS ouicx as thought. the child had its
hands gripped on the mothers dress and
she was forced to Hft her 70 her lap
again.
Again the mother appealed 20 the girl.
with no effect. and ended the difficulty
hv telling the lady I'd call again or she
could see me later at my own home.
Ny fingers itched to slap that girls
laws she was actually suffering for
punishment; and was being ruined for
the lack of IL The weak mother was not
fit 70 raise her children. and the girl was
rIxinx ND for herself future that was
certain 70 come TO her. This is not an
Isolated case. because Il i very COM
mon occurrence. and grows opt OF the
disrespect that girls entertain for their
parents They know II aIl-and conse-
ouently they are often misied BY their
own disregard for the feelings of others.
Don't listen TO OF repeat filthy stories.
Decentralization Of character IS often
brought about in such way. There Is
An old proverb. which says. Familiar
ity breeds contempt" Gossip Is the bone
or modern society. and Il begins with
filthy stories that are not nice or clean.
when children get together and desire TO
be entertaining with something new or
shocking TO talk about.
II is q habit that grows with their
growth and strengthens with their
strength. II r. fascinating as soft drinks
OF snuff-dipping TO the users thereof.
and do not suppose stretch the mark
when 1 say the greater part OF the do
nestle unhappiness IN American families
Is promoted in this very way. A gossip
py home win breed gossippy children and
these children in their turn VIII engender
more gpssippy homes and children.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-17
BOOKER WASHINGTON
DENIED USE OF HALL

Austin, Texas, Aug. 15.-Booker T..
Washington, the negro educator, of
Tuskegee, Ala, will not be allowed 10
speak in the representatives hall of
the state capitol during his proposed
visit to Austin in September or Oclo,
ber. A resolution, seeking TO accord
him this privilege, was introduced in
the house, but was erred died down
without u second reading. The volume
of 'noes" which greeted the reading of
the resolution put further consideration
of the measure out of the question and
it was laid aside without formal action.