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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
AN ERNEST APPEAL.
Made by the Ch;Idren's Home Society
Of West Virginia to Our Gener-
Gus People.

Executive Committee Hon. George
w. Atkinson. LII. D.. Pres't.; Rev. r.
d. Roller. ID. D., V. Pres't; Hon. H.
G. Davis, Rev. T. G. johnson, ID. D.,
Hon. H. c. McWhorter. Hon. Geo. E.
Price; Secretary. j ID. Baines; Treas
urer, Col. j. Q. Dickinson; Rev. N. O..
Sewers, State Sup't.
The above Society was organized in
1896 for the care and training of the
orphan and homeless children of West
Virginia.
Shortly after organization Hon. II.
G. Davis, the great friend of West
Virginia orphans. gave the Society a
home for the unfortunate little ones.
which is located in Charleston, w. Va,
supplementing this generous gift by
the.yet more helpful donation. of Sl00
per month since 1896. To this first
building Mr.. Davis ha added a two
story building, thus greatly increasing
our capacity for caring for orphan
children.
Into this home we receive the home
less children, being admitted at the
rate of 6, 8, and sometimes 10 per
month.
We are anxious to find them all, and
appeal to all our people everywhere in
West Virginia to report to the Super
intendent any case of homeless child.
They are received from twelve months
old up to twelve years old. We earn
estly request this great aid at all
times in finding the Homeless child.
Remember this request.
N. 0. Sewers,
State Supt.
111S WaShiDUtnn CT Charlactou W
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14

MANY SUFFERERS from nasal catarrh say
they get SPLENDID results by using an ato-
mlzsT. For their benefit we prepare Ely 2
Liquid Cream Balm. Except that 1t Is liquid
Ii Is Ia all respects luke the heaiipg, helpful.
paiD-eliaying Cream Balm that the public has
beeu familiar with for YEAR, No cocaine
nor other dangerous dsugs IN 1t. The Fooib.
ing spray Is the remedy that relieves at once.
All druggist, 75c. including spraying tube OF
mailed by Ely Bros. So Warren Street. New
York
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
pfsr am HEALTH 70 MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRs. MISSIONS SoorrFIxo SYRrP has been
used for ever SIXTY YEARS BY MILLIONS q
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN Will.
sOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUNS;
ALLAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND collie, ana
IS the best remedy fer DIARRHE4- II IS aD-
Winslow's Soothing syrup" and take no osiaer
>kird twenty-five cents bottle
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
DR.. Miles Nervine

is just what it is represented to be,
a medicine compounded especially
for nervous diseases, such as fits,
spasms, St. Vitus' dance, convul-
sions and epilepsy. These diseases
frequently lead to insanity or cause
weak minds. DR.. Miles Nervine
has proven most effective in reliev-
ing these dreaded maladics.
Sold by all druggists. II the first bottle
fails to benefit your money is returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Eikhart. Ind.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO THE
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PHONE HOLDERS

Are you guilty of annoying neighbors over
the Jefferson County Telephone Let the
guilty take notice. Wher- malicious noises
are traced 10 ee rtsin phone, said phone
will be removed without further notice
Some few. very few phone holders are allow
ing their phones te he used TO the annoyance
of their fellows. This must cease or said
phones viii, be remos ed. Keep your children,
who have not reached the age Of dscrestion.
and servants of the phone line. Servants
have no right 10 use phone save on yopr
business. BE polite over the phone" Po-
likeness begets poiteness. So exercise our
own rights as not to interfere with the
rights of others
II. c. GETZgNDANNEP,
Jau7-tf. Manager
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
CA 8 TO RIA

Domestic Spraying Machines, Engines,
Jacks, Pumps, Troughs, Tanks, &c. Sold
and Installed by
CoxKLYN BROTHERS.
Charles Town. W Va.
Nov 22-3m.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
SPICES FOR BU7CHERING TBFE

All kinds Of Spices aud 'sButehering Time"
suppiies-Red aud Black Pepper. Corlander
SEED and Sage, Saltpetre and Borax Tor cur
ing meat, Liquid Smoke for Hams ane
Shoulders
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
CDR. Miles Nervine
Completely Cured
Our Little Boy of
Fits

A family can suffer no greater
affection than to have a child SUBJ
ject to fits or epilepsy. Many a
father or mother would give their
all to restore such a child to health.
81 am heartily glad to tell you of
our little boy who was completely
cured of fits. He commenced hav-
ing them at 10 years of age and had
them for four years. | tried three
doctors and one specialist but all of
them said he coald not be cured,
but DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine
and DR.. Miles Nerve and Liver Pills
made a complete cure. He is now
hale, hearty and gay. 1t has been
three years since he had the last spell.
I shah give DR.. Miles medicines
praise wherever l 60. You are at
liberty to use this letter as you see
fit and anyone writing to me l will
gladly answer if they enclose stamp
for reply"
FIN. BOGUE, Windfall, Ind.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
White Pine
and t ar.

This is the season when coashs ana co,4s
are prevalent, aud we recommend our mir.
Pine and Tar oagh syrup as the very besf
Cough Remedy thss ean be used pleasant "a
tho taste and effective as to resuite. tansllv
good for yonng and old
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
SHAVING ARTICLES

Every Kind OF Shaving Articles for men
1liette, A1to-Sirop and Durham Duplex
Safety Razors--all kinds OF Straight BIade
kazors. strops, Brushes. Shaving Soap ia
stick and cake Shaving Powder aud Cream.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away aCold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
so cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atomizers IS cts.
Ely Brothers. Sc Warren Street, New York.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14

For Colds We Offer You
A. y. 8. COLD CURE. BRoMo oUINISE
OR HILLS CAsCARA oUININF. all are
pood
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
ALL KINDS of FACE POWDERS

Ialenm and Face Powders, Creams, Per-
fuses and Cosmetics in abundance--af the
popular advertised brands. Try our Floral
Carnatlon Taleurl, II is great.
600
Bath and Carriage Sponges. Chamois in
every size. Tooth Brushes, Toe. to soc each,
Cloth, Hair, Hand aud Face Brushes, ali
kinds and prices
ooo
Stationery In varied styles and prices, try
the ''Louisine" paper at 25cts. per pound,
envelopes to match l0ets per package.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-14
CANDIES

Fresh supply of Whitmen's aud other candles
always on hand, ali sorts OF good thugs for
yonr sweet tooth.
600
II you don't see what you want ask for IT,
Ii we do not carry II in stock we will get
II for you. We strive 10 please,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

meant more to the common people than merely a time for ftasting and reyeIry for giving and receiving; ft had been also q season for holy eb- for they refused to go to church on New Christmas day the holy thorn net beIng tEeE iH blossom. So serloua became the troghLe that the clergy found it prudent to announce that Old C'hrIst1 day should also be kept sacred as before. Only an other story of men's weak. supersti- tious mindze True, perhaps; but they are better who evidence some spiritual weakness than those who Wallow in the wholly material, and when we cease to be careful of the cup and the platter, We become not over careful of their contents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
Aghdmnds EUe Legends.

H HERE are several exceeding 2S ly touching legends concern
 ing bells, which are heard ringing from buried cities and villages at this season. One belongs to a viii lage near Raleigh, in Nottingham shire, and the story runs that once, where there is now but d valley, there was village which, with every trace of life and habitation, had been swal- lowed by an earthquakes; but ever since at Christmas. the bells of the buried church are heard to ring as of old.
 A similar legend is told of Preston in Lancashire, and yet another and more moving one comes from the Netherlands. It is said that the city of Been was notorious for its black and shameless sins, as we'll as re- nowned tor it's beauty and magnii- cence. To the Sodom of the middle ages came our Savior on one ami versary of his birth and went as a beggar from door to door but not one in all that Christmas keeping cits gave the Master of the abundance. Sit !, he saw rampant on every side, but h.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

known as a movable feast, just as Eas- ter is now, and owing to misunder- standings swas celebrated as late as April or May. In the fourth century an ecclesiastical investigation was or dered, and upon the authority of the tables of the censors in the Roman archives December 25 was agreed slp- on as the date of the Savior's nativ- itv. Tradition fixed the hour of birth 1t about miGcight, and this led tc the celebration of a midnight mass in all he churches. second at dawn and a ,l,ird in the later morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

the CnrlStmaS rose, anu It tells how good things. fit for giving, spring up ready to the hand which earnestly desires to give to the Child. It is said that certain maiden of Bethlehem was so poor that she had nothing to give to the Babe to whom kings brought wealth from afar, and, as she stood, longing and mourning, and angel appeared to her, saying: Look at thy feet, beneath the snow" and To! on obeying the maiden found that new flower had miraculously sprung up and blossomed at her needs. Every since then, runs this story. this exquisite flower, with its snowy petals just touched by suggestions of pinkish bloom, is to be found at this season; and, indeed its half-opened cups are like chalices of love, and it's fully spread petals are like happy inno- cence, fit symbols for the gifts fon the Babe of spotless innocence, whose heart was the vessel of love.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

will. and he called to the sea, which, as of old, obeyed his voice, and Been, the city of sin, was buried deep, clean out of sight, beneath the waves. But ever at Christmas up from beneath the covering waters comes the sweet call ing I church bells buried in Been. It is legend which appears to tell in parable that nothing which ever be- longed to the Christ, and was dedi-. cated 10 his service. is ever wholly lost from him and alienated from service; that ever and again something of their inherent beauty and compelling sweet ness rises from the depths through all seeming ruin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

~ thorn at Glastonbury which blossomed every Chris i4as, and, so ran the legend, had done ever since St. Jo eph of Arimathea having come as apr stle to Britain. an3, landing at Glastonbury, had stuck | IS staff of dry hawthorn into the soil, comma nding 1t 10 put forth leaves and blossoms. This tte staff straightway did and thereby
 a.s the king converted to the Chris faith, the faith which preached r, srom death.
 The holy thorn of Gla: onbury four s1aed during the cant.'!s es until the cfvi1 wars nvrirg tha ii was up rooted, b.1t sesoia. pvisoiss had had trees growing from cuttings from the original tree, and thoae continued to bloom at the Christ-s an. just as their rarent, which had grown from St. Jceeph's staff had b' spled. Anc about the riddle of the 3fh century 1t was recorded in jf,a Gentleman Magazine how the fame ...' Aoly thorr would not deign to rec Ze the new style calendar, which Ea then come into fierce but would rei ist in bios sominG as of old on o.d Christmas day!
 In those days the ann x. rsary Of thu advent If the Babe Ind certainl!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

ttnu iQSS.tS btCOltc SO IiiuC1A a part of the mind that the prosaic and commonplace can never crush them. Until the youth reaches man. hood and ependence, Christmas is the happiest day of the year. It's gifts and hearty good cheer impress family affection, parental thoughtfalness and brotherly love. The dullest and most irresponsive of fathers and mothers are uplifted to a vision of higher life by the interchanges of souvenirs and the merry meeting with children and grandchildren at the table and fire side. Few can escape and all enjoy the meaning of the festival, the les sons it conveys and the inspiration it gives, and we enter upon brighter future and a fuller appreciation of the benefcence of the practice of faith, hope and charity. The loved ones who have crossed to the other side, the loved near and far who are still with us, the old homestead with it's precious memories, the old church whose sacred associations tie togeth- CT childhood, maturity and age, love, marriage and death; the schoolhouse where the beginnings of education were SO painful and the ever-increas- ing pleasures of the pursuit of learn ing through the high school, academy and college are recalled and recited, and there is exquisite delight in these oft-told tales, and new experiences en- liven this blessed anniversary.-Les- lies Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
First Christmas Observance.

Christmas gets its name from the mass celebrated in the early days of the Christian church in honor of the birth of Christ, it's first solemnization having been ordered by Pope Phosphorus. This was in or before the year 138, for in that year Pope Teles- phorus died.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

a sT4cie1s cline estify with subC ety 10 the 6eTtb of } appeal of the birth e Ca8iz ' divinely spiritual symbolism and nere sweet hunln tenderness and r= os appear and, blended. they eEiaer the worlds belies that this was bot on Of Man and Son of God
 :. An Irish legend tells tla- on Christ mas eve. the Chflst-child Snders out in the darkness and co}l, and the peasants still put lightea candles in their windows 10 guide U sacred lit tie feet, that they may not tumble on their way to their home And in Hungary the people go vet further in their tenderness for the Child, they spread feasts and leave their doors open that He may enter | His will, while throughout Christerl m there Is . belief that no evil Ca touch any child who is born on Chris mas eve.
 The legend which tells how the very hay which lined the mancar in which the Holy Babe was laid put forth liv- ing red blossoms al mid,r- iter at the touch of the Babes body could only have arisen from belief il the renewal of life through the Lord of Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
5gshat g.>fl$t.Aas Iileans.

Christmas means hope and it's realization. The child grows eagerly expectant aa the time approaches for the visit of Santa Claus. While this fiction remains unques- toned, the imagination opens new and wider worlds, and ideals become so much
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
a5aG.a .aHeg g1zdngeK

zt5a !: ssss,ss 'ss; ss,>s. @sssss 'ss: of wood, and that the stone cradle in the Chapel of the Nativity is, indeed, the outer manager. Splendid is that humble stone trough now with white marble, softly rich with costly dra- peries, and radiant with a silver star, which is surrounded by 16 lamps. ever a-lit But yet more glorious is the wooden manager at Rome, held to be the workable manager in which the Christ-child lay. It was removed to Rome in the seventh century, during the Nohammedan invasion of the Holy Land, and there 1t is preserved in strong brazen chest. from which 1t Is brought forth on Christmas days. when 1t is placed on the Grand Altar It is mounted upon a stand of silver, which is inlaid with gold and gems, and the shrine in which it rests is of purest rock crystal. In the days in which this was accomplished men. whatsoever may have. been their shortcomings in other directions. gave magnifloently to the Church Visible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17

was the nOuT Ol A1OAA6hS, and legend adds that from then until dawn cocks crow. In Ireland 1t IS held that whoso looks into mirror on this eve will see the devil or Judas Iscariot looking over his shoulder, surely thought sufficient to drive the hardest soul to a thought of the inno- cent Babe.
 Another legend tells that, on Christ mas eve, Judas Iscariot is released from that hell-"his own place"-and is allowed to return to earth that he may cool himself in icy waters.
 Wild and improbable although such and such legends appear on their faces, they bear study and repay it, for we then see that they are full of subtle spiritual expression, as it were; that they are parables of certain spir- i itual facts. and it will be i'll for us should the Christmas day ever dawn on which such flowers of tender faith and wonder shall appear to us no more than dry curious specimens from | the dead roots of superstition
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
6H,l POS '- vi y-E N 70
 

IL arcu e season Of ihe of Love as
 . hU there have sIru1g ds and be- lefs lia Ossoms in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
IhelElHsHC Christmas Rose.

e1H MOTHER of those spiritual
 IH parables is the legend of -1 eA the Christmas rose and it
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
aHtfsHol, Thorn.

T is not so many centuries
 ago since there was that holy
 thorn at GlastoC bury which
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-17
Gf1f:sfn10S Bells.

ADDITION says thai the hour of the Babes birth
 was the hour of midnight,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
Cividino a Penny.

The difficulty of obtaining a farthing
as change in the province was expert
enced as long ago as the reign of Hen
n VI. In 1444 petition was present
ed to parliament stating that for want
Of halfpence and farthings men ''trav-
cling over contrees, for part of their
expenses OF necessities. must depart
our soveraigne Lorde's coigne, that is
to wete, a peny in two peces, or Giles
forgo all the same peny for the pale
ment of an halfpeny." According to
various antiquarians, the silver penny
of early times was deeply impressed
with a cross that it might be divided
into the "halfing," or halfpenny, and
the sfourthling,'' or farthing. Hone in
his year book of 1882 refers to SINH
lar practice of halving and quarteTing
the dollar 'in remote settlement Of the
United States of America. London
Chronicle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
Cautious.

In the village Of Potion a woman
fell into q trance After the Poitevin
custom, she was wrapped in a sheet
to be carried to the cemetery, but as
the procession was passing through a
narrow road a thorn Of the wayside
pierced the sheet, wounded her so that
the blood flowed, and she awoke.
Fourteen years later the woman really
died and again was borne toward the
grave As the procession passed
through the narrow road the husband
called: mot so near the hedge, friends!
Not so near the hedger'-St. James
Gazette
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
GRAND LODGE DELEG ATES TO
LEAVE SUNDAY FOR ARII,F

NJ R. Robinson, of 62z North Ell Paso
and judge E. H. Watson, or 1927 Mon
tana. will leave sunday evening to at
tend the Grand lodge of the Knights of
Pythias, which convenes at Abilene,
Tex, on Tuesday.
Judge Watson goes as the represen-
tative of Ell Paso lodge No. 50, K. P,
and Mr.. Robinson attends because ne
has lately been made chairman of one
of the most important committees of
the Grand lodge, the committee on re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
DEATHS ARD BURIALs.
q NJ RuMSEY.

c. NJ Rumsey died at his residence,
719 North Florence street, Friday at
ternoon at 1 o'clock The deceased had
been a resident Of FL Paso for the last
seven years. coming here from Mis-
souri, He is survived by his wife, two
sons and three daughters. The funeral
was held from the residence at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
THREE KILLED By
GAS EXPLOSION
Nine More Injured by Blow
ing Up at st. Louis
Station

St Louis. No, April 22.-Three per-
sons were killed and nine injured,
four of them fatally, in an explosion
Of a tank. car filled with gasoline,
which was standing on the Wabash
tracks, al the plant Of the Bell OIL
company here. Clothing was blown
from the bodies Of those killed, and
the bodies were found more than 100
feet from the scene of the explosion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22

The chief products Of Texas In Or
der OF their value, as estimated by the
Federal agricultural department for
1910. are cotton, corn. wheat, oats. hay,
rice, potatoes, etc. Cotton as the lead
ing product is far ahead Of its rivals.
Corn occupies second place without
challenge. Wheat and oats have been
disputing Tor third place. but the sep
Rrstfon this year is so pronounced that
there can be no lo3ger any contro<
versy over their respective positions.
An examination Of our cereal prod
ucts dispels the idea that Texas is a
une-crop state. In 1910 we harvested
Rss, 0oo, 600 bushels OF grain Although
q busheI Of oats weights less than a
bushei Of any other grain, yet there
is some significance IN the total guam
THY Of all cereals produced. Our cereal
belt is following closely behind the
pillow as 1t turns the virgin soil. and
we have so far found no geographical
limitation placed upon 1t by nature
Our corn acreage IN 1910 was $780,
600 and production is1, 2s0. 900 bushels,
and 1t had a farm value OF s114,206, 900.
This corn was raised in 12o days, MAX
ing an average production Of approx
mately 100000 per day. We raised
2O.6 bushels per acre at farm value
of s12.9s per acre The corn crop OF
1863 and 1910 viii purchase the rail-
roads Of Texas using the railroad com
missions valuation on railroad pro-
erty
This giant industry has scarcely be-
gun it's development in Texas and the
possibilities Of extending the corn
area and increasing the yield per acre
present a wide field for enterprising
farmers and there are millions Of
acres OF Idle land in the corn belt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
MRS. LOIS B. WORK.

The body Of Mrs. Lois B. Work, the
wife of A c. Work, who died at a
local hospital Thursday was shipped
Friday night to Fort Logan. Col, for
intermentl The deceased was % years
old and had resided in FL Paso for
two years. She is survived by her
husband
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
MRs MARTHA X. GOULD.

Mrs. Martha K Gould, aged "a years,
died at her home at the corner of Sa-
vannah and Martinez streets, at
o'clock Friday afternoon. She is sur
vived by her husband and several chill
dren The funeral services willie be
held from a local undertaking estab-
lishment at $3.50 Saturday afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
JURY OUT FOR THREE
DAYS AND NO VERDICT

The jury in the case of Juan Rodri-
guez, who was indicted by the federal
grand jury on charge Of smuggling
horses into the United States, has fail
ed to return a verdict. after being out
three days. The judge ordered the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Eugenio Alvarez was arrested Fri
day evening by the police and charge
of theft registered against him 1t is
alleged he took some goods from the
Model store on Overland street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22

Sick headache results from a disor-
dered condition of the stomach, and
can be cured by the use of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Try
it For sale by all dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22

ports. This is considered great honor
for the home lodge. Abilene marks the
point farthest west that grand lodge
has even been held.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22
ADS BY THONE.

You can easily sell it. Call Bell 115.
Auto Ills, tell the girl what it is and
The Herald will sell it. No bother. no
formality.