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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

ssuaeIo1s phrenolosist Mistaken ii
HIS Conclusions. ~ II
Turned Out

The learned professor was giving
his public lecture on phrenolOgy. and
for purposes Of demonstration he IN
vited boy to the plntform, says the
New York American. After criti-
cal examination of the lads Uranium.
he turned to the audience:.
Ladies' and gentlemen he said.
the protuberance on this little boys
head is remarkably well developed. It
is the bump Of phiioprogenitiyeness.
In the present case it proves that the
boy has an extraordinary love for his
parents. addressing the boy:) Isn't
that true, Johnny7"
Johnny hesitated q moment, then
said:
We'll, get along pretty well with
the old lady, but the old man amt
such a much"
Why, how is thai. my boy?" asked
the professor.
We'll, il yuh want me ter let It, out.
the bump yer BLOWN about Is where
pop hit me yesterday wit belt
buckle
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
TO BUILD NEW ROAD.

Wheeling, W. Va.-The contract for
the matchmaking of the river road
from Warwood to Short creek, a dis.
lance of 4.3 miles, was awarded by the
county commissioners to Contractor R.
L. McNabb, of Wellsburg, who was the
lower bidder. The cost Of the i'm.
proyement will approximate $4,000.
Mr.. McNabb was awarded the contract
by yardage. The only other contrac.
tor was P. ]. Gilligan, of this city. The
contract requires that work be begun
at once and completed within rea-
sonable length of time
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
IT'S THE FOOD.
The True Way to Correct Nervous
Troubles.

Nervous troubles are more often
caused by improper food and indiges-
ton than most people imagine. Even
doctors sometimes overlook this fact.
A man says:
Until two years ago waff1es and
butter with meat and gravy were the
main features of my breakfast. Finally
dyspepsia came on and found myself
In a bad condition. worse In the morn
ing than any other time. / would have
q full. sick feeling in my stomach,
with pains in my heart, sides and
head.
''At times / would have no appetite,
for days, then / would feel ravenous,
never satisfied when did eat and so
nervous felt like shrieking at the
top of my voice. lost flesh badly and
hardly knew which way to turn until
one day bought box Of Grape-Nuts
food to see II could eat that tried
it without telling the doctor. and liked
it fine; made me feel as II had some
thing to eat that was satisfying and
still didn't have that heaviness that
] had felt after eating any other food.
Il hadn't drank any cofEee then in
I'VE weeks / kept on With the Grape
Nuts and in month and half had
gained is pounds, could eat almost
anything I wanted, didn't feel badly
after eating and my nervousness was
all gone. IT'S a pleasure to be wen
again.
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the book, The
Road to MELVILLE in pkgs. There's
i reason. =
Ever read tie above letter. A new
one appears frOm tlme 10 time. They
are genuAnes truoS and full OF human
kn1eRen1. Adv.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
Butterfly Farm.

Business men from New York are
to establish in Red Bank, N. j., the
frst butterfly farm in the world They
will raise butterflies of all varieties,
specializing in specimens of brilliant
coloring and highly decorative appear
ance. The product of the farm is to
be sold to society women, who thus
will be enabled to satisfy their whim
for having butterflies about their con.
servatories and parlors.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABYs
SKIN

In the care OF baby's skin and hair.
Cuticura Soap Is the mothers IA
vorite. Not only Is It unrivaled IN
purity and refreshing fragrance, but
its gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri-
tations, remove redness, roughness
and chatting, soothe sensitive condi-
TONS and promote Skin ands hair
health generally. Assisted by Cbti-
zcura Ointment, 1t Is most valuable in
the treatment Of eczemas, rashes and
other itching, burning infantile erup.
tions. Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer,
often outlasting several cakes of ordi-
nary soap and making its use most
economical
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
BIG FAMILY REUNION.

Fairmont. w. va.-The Boggess-Dud.
ley-McDougal families at their re-
union held at Willow Tree. few miles
from here, named the following ON.
GERS to serve for the coming year:
President, John W. Dudley; vice pres
ident, Judge W. S. Raymond; score
tary, a. T. B. Dudley; treasurer J. a.
Dudley. The next reunion viii be held
at Gilboa, In Lincoln district. About
200 Of the descendants were in attend
ance. The principal address was de-
liTered by Judge W. s. Raymond.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
ONE KILLED AND ONE INJURED,

Charleston. W. Va-By fall of
slate in the mines of the Campbell
Creek Coal Co, at Putney, one man
is dead and another seriously injured.
Ed. Blake and Ed. Gunnoe we're run.
ming an electric motor, Blake being
brakeman and Gunnoe motorman, and
while passing along the track in the
mine, large block of slate, several
feet square and several inches thick,
fell from the roof of the mine, crush.
ing on the motor, killing Black and
seriously injuring Gunnoe, he being
badly injured about the head land
shoulders.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
DAVID SUMMERS PASSES AWAY.

Fairmont, w. Ya-The funeral of
David Summers, who was killed by be-
ing run over by a street car, was held
from the family residence on Highland
terrace. A vast number of friends at.
tended the funeral Mr.. Summers was
one of the oldest miners of the Fair
mont region, and friends from every
section of the local mining regions
were in attendance. He was consid-
cred ap authority on mining subjects.
For aSnumber of years he worked for
the Consolidated Coal Co. and was
with this company when he met his
death.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
New STAGE in InehrletY.

Mr.. Borden has been telling an an
ecdote concerning two ''brither
Scots who used to foregather in a
dry distric, each bringing with him
portable spring OF comfort in the
shape of a bottle Of whisky.
One Of them was asked one day by
a third party whether the other,
Jock Anderson, did not get a little
drug sometimes
drunk sometimes.
last time was VII him Jock was
that drunk / couldna see hin" Lon.
don Mail.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
RAILROAD MAN PROMOTED.

Bluefeld, w, va.-w. r. Hudson,
= Well-known former resident of this
city, who is related to number OF
people in Bluefcld, and who served
in several positions for the Norfolk C
Western railway, has resigned his po-
sition as general manager of the At
stantic, Birmingham &. Atlanta railway
and accepted position of general SUI
perintendent of the Chesapeake &
Ohio, it is said. having charge of the
tines of this road that are situated
In Indiana.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
SENTENCES FoR RooTLEcclNG.

Clarksburg, W. Va..Judge A. G.
Dayton, of Phillip, opened the October
term of federal district court here.
The morning session was taken up
with the organization and instruction
OF the grand jury. In the afternoon
Thomas Davis, of Hancock county,
pleaded guilty to a charge of-bootleg-
ging and was fined 500 and sentenced
to serve 80 days in the Hancock coun-
ty Jail.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
COLLEGE STARTING OFF WELL.

Buckhannon, w. Va.-The first
week of West Virginia Wesleyan col.
legt has passed off smoothly and the
most successfully any correspond
ing length of time in its career The
friends of the college are highly
elated oyer its success and its glow
ing prospects for the future The en-
rollment is the largest of any previous
term, now totaling about $50 students
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
Gettlno ALONG Fine At School

00CGIHy HIUHY FIHG at oCHO0I.
Now that school has been "going"
several weeks parents are beginning
to inquire of their young hopefuls as
to their progress The other day a
mother out on Harrison boulevard,
while eating luncheon with her 6-year-
old, asked:
"And how are you getting along in
school. Dorothy?"
oh replied Dorothy between
mouthfuls of bread and milk, Just
fine! and Frances Smith are the
smartest and best dressed girls in
the school =" Kansas City Star.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
SAILING Ships il Demand.

In consequence of the better outlook
for sailing ships, values have gone up
considerably during the last year or
two. For instance, a four-masted sail.
ing ship of 2,750 tons register. which
was sold in January last year for $32,-
500, is at present in the market for
sale, and the owners have refused
definite offer of $4,000; they are
asking $4,000.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
One Problem. Settled.

Mrs. Stronghold had just thrown a
paving stone through drugstore win
dow, merely to prove that she was
entitled to vote (says Judge), and
had been marched off to jail. Thank
heaven" said Stronghold. That set
les the where-shall-w e-spend-the-sum.
mer problem, anyhow
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
End Of Famous Vessel.

The Fox, the vessel in which the
ate Sir Leopold McClintock made his
discovery of the fate of Sir John
Franklin and his companions. has been
wrecked on the Greenland coast. In
ecent years she has been employed
by the Danish Greenland authorities
on coastal trips
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
To Renoxate Historic Castle.

Loeb Dochart Castle, which was
built in the thirteenth century on an
island In the loch nf the same name
and is associated with the famous Rob
Roy, has now been taken in hand by
the Scottish Historical Antiquarian as
ISOLATION, and is being renovated so as
to insure its permanency.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
Stylish new. we'll tailored wash suite
In white, tan. and colors. Shirt waists,
the styles are the newest design, price
within reach Of all. Burns 4 .Shugert
The Presbyterian OF The
South.
$500 a Year In Advance.

Contains departments for the Sunday
school Lessons, Westminster League
Books and Literary, and Church New
and is fully abreast with the Times,
Send for sample copy to show wha,
we haven tspace to explain. Address all
communications to
The PRESBYTERIAN of the SOUTH
Atlanta. Ga.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
MRS. MARGARET MOORE.

Fairmont, w va.-Mrs. Maude
Moore died at Cook hospital, follow
Ing surgical operation. She leaves
her husband and two children. The
husband of the deceased is a soldier
in the foreign service of the United
States army.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
IMMIGRANT 10 Mothera
Woman Police officer,

Miss Mary Steele Harvey is the first
woman to be appointed police officer
In Baltimore. The last legislature Gre
ated five police matrons with full po-
lice powers. Miss Harvey is the first
of the five to be appointed.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Mannigton, W. William Ice,
aged IS years, died at his home on the
Beatty farm, near Warrington He
had been ill for long time of cancer
of the stomach.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
ENOUGH to Kin II.

Oh. papa." exclaimed the. young
girla 'Hhat pretty plant had setting
on the piano Is dead"
We'll. don't wonder was all the
father said
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
Exactly That.

why does he wear such swim
ming suit as that?"
For divers reasons"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
FRANK /. RUsHoNGl
A,torney-At-Law

win practice in the courts Of jefferson
and adjoining counties, Supreme Cou :
of Appeals Of West Virginia and FeoeTal
Courts. office: Lawyers Row Charles
Town, W. Va
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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The cry is for hogs.
Use only pure-bred sires.
rurn the sheep i the orchard.
Scrub cows appear in every herd.
Excessive sweating in horse indi-
Gates weakness.
A pasture arranged to include few
shade treessis rs per cent better.
Il the potatoes are beginning to
sprout In the ground. dig them at
once.
Exposure to dampness makes the
wool harsh and brittle and the nber
weak.
Z The growth and feeding value of
the soy bean is quite like that OF the
cowpea.
Get die and stamp your initials
on the cream or milk cans. Paint win
rub of in time.
II you want a lasting cement use
melted alum. 1t hardens at once and
water does not affect it.
The pigs will eat up slick and clean
the corn and stalks of that field which
is soft and not 1T to crib.
OIL meal is greatly relished by
lambs, and helps greatly in obtaining
q Tine finish for the market.
The work Of lice is often mistaken
for disease. When fowl seems to
be ailing look for lice first.
The development Of the young
morse requires the exercise of the
best Judgment in handling him.
one advantage in keeping feed al.
ways before poultry is that they do
not have to hurry to get their meals.
Fruit growing and poultry raising
go well together. Anyone, following
either will do, well to consider the
ether
Got harness punch? 1t costs only
quarter and with package OF.
copper riyets breaks can be mended
In 1iffy.
The stlo today furnishes the most
economical. the safest and the best
means of storing the corn crop for
feeding purpose.
Wheat bran is an excellent feed
for dairy cows and calves, but at $40
per ton or more. 1t Is little rich
for most feeders.
although -NS1te41us pGSSlm16LS claim
that the dairy market will soon be
oyerstocked. present prices give NO In
dication OF the sign
AS result Of the activities OF the
reclamation bureau. $4,000 farms are
now being watered and million acres
are being put In crops
Z
Cabbage will sometimes cure slob-
Der in horses caused by eating white
clover; butt is better.to keep the
clover away from the horses.
Try putting a pinch Of copperas in
the watering trough once or twice
. month. Better still, scrub out the
trough and spray thoroughly with a
Copperns solution.
The Iowa experiment station has
discovered that feeding mangles and
sugar beets to cows is dangerous.
and il continued for any considerable
period will prove fatal.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Never do anything concerning the
rectitude of which you have doubt.
-Pliny.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Kssp aver the weeds.
Prepare : plot for alfalfa.
Pruns grape vines in the IAN
Keep ali refuse out Of the garden.
The nests need fully as much clean
ing as the roosts
Kindness beats guinness in getting
work out Of horses.
Skimmilk to wet the fattening mash
Is far better than water.
Hens that moult late seldom lay un.
til late the following winter.
A close, musty cellar, even II cool,
is not good place to set the milk.
II you nnd an extra good pumpkin
or squash be sure to save the seeds.
Equal parts OF corn and oats are
hard to excel as grain feed for
sheep.
A pile OF coal ashes and salt will
keep the hogs close to any spot where
1t lies.
Every farmer should have small
wheel seeder and = sEall wheel gar
den hoe
Sheep are almost essential in main
tanning the fertility and cleanliness
OF the land
Selling ali the hay and grain raised
ON the farm is sure method of sell.
ing the farm.
Ewes that are broad and long viii
make good mothers and produce Wig.
orous offspring.
Creamery butter has an advantage
over all the other kinds because of its
greater uniformity.
The value OF corn silage to the beef
producer is not limited to its use in
winter feeding alone.
To secure a good brood SOW, an
even development is required from
pig brood to maturity.
Do you return your saw and ham
mer to any particular place when you
are through with them?
No land is SO rich that its owner
can afford to waste the manure that
Is made by his farm stock.
1t is estimated that ten years of
single cropping will wear out any
but the very richest OF soil.
The development of the young
horse requires the exercise of. the
best judgment in handling him.
Water thoroughly when the soil is
dry to touch. but never Sprinkle
roses when they need watering.
Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean. Careful grading Is
essential.
This is the month when most of the
silos in the corn belt are filled. 1t
costs money to do this now, but next
winter the dividends win surely be
collected
1t is generally conceded that the
best time to sell chickens is from
the first of January to the first OF
November.
The bright eye, red comb, smooth.
bright, well-kept plumage, activity
and a keen appetite. indicate the
healthy fowl.
Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence. Poor
sheep are always a burden upon the
rest OF the flock
Toss those aggravating rocks from
the wagon track before the freeze-up
or you may Just count on jolting over
them all winter long.
Alfalfa growers of Kansas consider
the best antidote for grasshoppers to
be q turkey or two to the acre to
range over their alfalfa fields.
The pig is merely meat-produc-
ing machine, and the more he is
fed-with good Judgment, of course
the more meat he will turn over.
Keeping the boar away from the
herd is more trouble than letting him
run, but 1t is the only way to know
just what you are about in hog rails.
ing.
The man with a clear conscience
and patches on his trousers gets more
out of this world than the man who
goes beyond his means. to be fashion,
able.
The time to lay in plenty of winter
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
COLD FLOODED AND

UEATH OEA LING
Chils: Rev. James Reed, Gainesville. Tex, wrote.
III have used your Cheatham Chill Tonic in my
family and can recommend 1t to everyone affected
With Chills and Fever II cured when various
anteed by all dealers. A. B. Richards Medicine Co,
sherman. Texas. Adv.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10
Very Much So,

very Much So.
James tells me he has very light
work with that hairdresser"
So it is He bleaches blonde
heads
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean. Careful grading Is
essential.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Water thoroughly when the soil is
dry to touch. but never sprinkle"
roses when they need watering.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

This is the month when most of the
silos in the corn belt are filled. 1t
costs money to do this now, but next
winter the dividends will surely be
collected
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

It is generally conceded that the
best time to sell chickens is from
the first of January to the first OF
November.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Alfalfa growers of Kansas consider
the best antidote for grasshoppers to
be a turkey or two to the acre to
range over their alfalfa fields.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Repair the poultry houses now, IL
eggs are desired In winter. The first
cold weather should md all III good
condition. New fowls should Be- pur,-
chased. New blood is necessary f6r
the focks no matter what the breed
=, and their purchase should not be-
delayed
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

The development of the young
horse requires the exercise of the
best judgment in handling him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

I One advantage in keeping feed al.
ways before poultry Is that they do
not have to hurry to get their meals.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

The developments of the young
horse requires the exercise. of the
best judgment in handling him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

1t is estimated that ten years of
single cropping will wear out any
but the very richest of soil.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

The bright eye, red comb, smooth.
bright, well-kept plumage, activity
and a keen appetite, indicate the
healthy fowl
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

No land is SO rich that its owner
can afford to waste the manure that.
Is made by his farm stock.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Fruit growing and poultry raising
go well together. Anyone, following
either will do well to consider the
other.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Toss those aggravating rocks from
the wagon track before the freeze-up
or you may just count on jolting over
them all winter long.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

ff35 K
The time to lay in plenty Of winter
feed is when you can get it This
month Is the one to cut corn and while
you are cutting. cut enough SO you
win then be likely 70 have about
enough
Cut up all the corn you think you
can feed and then cut one-foufth as
much more Is the best advice We can
think of for the western dairymen this
month.
Rats are al enemy to squads. The
pigeon loft should be made proof
against them. Rid the premises OF
them by the aid Of traps % fast -
possible.
Select breed and stick to it. Con
siderable time IL required to build M
q good flock and nothing Is made by
continual changing Always keep pure
bIOoded stock.
To insure the highest per cent. Of
fertility in the eggs, stock ducks
need bathing water, but this does
not necessarily mean that they must
have stream or lake on which to
aisport themselves.
There has been much complaint re-
Gently OF the large percentage Of
spoiled eggs to the case. Some Of this
trouble. it Il declared Is due to the
storage Of eegs near onions, oils Of
other things with pronouncsd od0rs.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

The work of lice is often mistaken
Tor disease. When fowl seems to
be ailing look for lice first.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

The pig is merely a meat-produc.
ing machine, and the more he is
fed-with good Judgment, of course
the more meat he will turn over.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence Poor
sheep are always burden upon the
rest OF the flock
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-10

Try putting pinch Of copperas in
the watering trough once or twice
month. Better still. scrub out the
trough and spray thoroughly with a
copperas solution.