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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
SCoFFERS
Often Make the Staunchest Converts.

!
The man who SCOTS at an idea or
doctrine which he does not fully un-
derstand has at least the courage to
show where he stands.
The gospel of Health has many con-
yeTts who formerly laughed at the
idea that coffee and tea, for example,
ever hurt anyone, Upon looking into
the matter seriously, often at the sug-
gestion of a friend, such persons
have found that Postum and friends
advice have been their salvation.
my sister was employed in an east
ern city ere she had to do calculat-
ing" writes an Okla. girl. "She suf-
fered with headache until she was al
most untitled for duty.
Her landlady persuaded heC~to quit
coffee and use Postum and In few
days she was entirely free from head
ache" (Tea is Just as injurious as
coffee because 1t contains cGAeine, the
same drug found in coffee) "She told
her employer about it. and on trying
II, he had the same experience.
My father and have both suffered
much from nervous headache since l
can remember, but we scoffed at the
idea advanced by my sister, that cot
Zee was the cause of our trouble.
However, we finally quit coffee and
began using Postum. Father has had
bat one headache now in four years,
due to severe cold. and / have lost
my headaches and sour stomach,
which am now convinced came from
coffee.
A cup Of good. hot Postum is sat
isfying to me when I do not care to
eat meal Circumstances caused
me to locate in a new country and
feared would not be able to get my
faEorite drink Postum, but was
relieved to find that full supply is
kept here with q heavy demand for
Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Read THE Road to Wellville,a In
pkgs There's a reason.
NlveR read the aAeve Ietterf A new
- nppeAru 1rorA tlme to time They
- gennines true ana full of human
4aAeresty 4 ~.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
AeEn MINISTER pEAp.

Lewisburg, w. Va.--ReV. ]. c. Brown
is dead. Mr.. Brown was 81 years of
age and had been a Presbyterian min
lister since 1858. He was a son Of
DR.. James Brown, formerly Presby-
terian minister in this city. and he
was located at Maiden for Is or 30
years. Mr.. Brown was married to
MSS Virginia Tompkins, aunt of DR..
Tompkins, of this city. and by this
union eight daughters were born, all
of them surviving. One daughter is
the wife of Mr.. c. B. Couch of this
city.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Her Name Was Not PoIIy Ticks.


During the late campaign an Illinois
candidate for the legislature was driv-
ing through the country, seeking votes
among the farmers, when he met a
young man in farmers garb, walking
by the roadside.
Having in mind a prospective vote,
he stopped his horse, and saluting him
in a familiar manner, inquired:
Are you paying any attention to
politics nowadays?"
The young man stopped, looked at
him suspiciously, and drawled out:
mo, stranger; that don't happen to
be my gals name; but eff it was, I
wouldn't think it was any of your
burned business
This ended the interview as well rs
the prospect
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Earms for Children.

Perhaps the smallest farms in the
world, each four by eight feet. have
been devised by Mrs. Henry Parsons
for the International Children's School
Farm league, and demonstrated In
New York. Each child becomes owner
Of his diminutive farm, in which he
works, grows and harvests seven diff
ferent kinds of vegetables, and these
are borne by him in triumph to his
family. About each farm is an 18-inch
path, which he keeps in order; under
his instructor it becomes tiny OBJ
ject lesson in good roads.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
FAIRMoNTER iMPALED UPON
q CART SHAFT.

Fairmont w. va.-Fred Cunning
ham, II, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Cunningham, met with a terrible death
here While riding a bicycle on Nor
gantown avenue he coliided with =
mail cart driven by G. G. McGinnins,
rural route carrier The shaft was
torn from the cart and it pierced the
heart of the boy, killing him outright.
Great excitement was caused over the
accident The boy was vel known
about town. The accident occurred at
sharp turn Of the street
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
TELEGRAPH TICKS

~
Nearly 5000 persons, including a
large number of women, are hunting
deer in Michigan woods this season.
Edward C.Leeds, one of the own
ers OF the Chalfonte Hotel and Had
don Hall, Atlantic City, Is dead at his
homo in Woodbury., N. ].
Former United States Senator Will.
liam Lorimer is i'll with appendicitis
at the Presbyterian Hospital, in Chi
scage. O.
A million acres of Choctaw land in
Oklahoma, allotted and unaffected, will
be offered for sale by the government
within the next As days.
Mrs. Ella Crawford murdered her
nine-year-old daughter and then MADE
two unsuccessful attempts to commit
suicide at her home in Chicago.
Willard A. Billiard, a banker and
capitalist, is dead at Cambridge,
Mass. Mr.. Billiard was a director Of
the Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Of
Georgia and of several Southern cot
ton mills.
Mrs. Florence Barber, shot through
the abdomen while wheeling her baby
along the street, near her home, in
Rosedale, Kan, cannot recover, physi.
clans say.
George w Fitzgerald was placed
on trial before United States Judge
Carpenter at Chicago, charged with
stealing $4,000 from the Chicago
Subtreasury February 20, 1907.
Albert Won Hoffman and John
Berry, who manned the st. Louis
balloon Million Population in the
recent international cup contest in
Europe, have reached New York from
Bremen. Their balloon finished fif-
teenth in the race.
The Right Rev. James T., Carroll,
bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippine
Islands. has resigned his post and
Archbishop Pendergast appointed him
rector of st. Edwards Roman Catho
lie Church, at Philadelphia
Fire swept the plant of the Abram
Cox Stove Company, bounded by York,
Dauphin, American and Philip streets.
in Philadelphia, damaging property
and stock to the extent of approx
mately 100000.
The postofice at Liverpool, N. Y,
was robbed. The safe was blown open
with nitroglycerin and in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 in stamps. cash and
postoffice savings deposits and deposit
slips were stolen.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Ills Mistake.

After the services were over, one
of the congregation turned to his wife
and said:
ION my way to church I picked up
a button and put it in my change
pocket. where had quarter"
Gracious, my dear!" anticipated
his wife, very much Mortified. "And
you dropped it into the collection bas-
ket by mistaken"
No confound it," replied her h1s-
band, Il put in the quarter Judge
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Shon Talk.

The Inventor was talking to himself.
What with my heatless light, my
leakless fixtures, my invisible ash
can and my disappearing bed. have
made the life of the urbanite we'll
worth the living,
''Wrong!a corrected the down
weighted Benedict. "You have yet to
perfect the footless meter and the
vanishing gas bill Judge.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
ln1portanr to NNothera
After Dinner Joke.

In the great Pecos valley apple
country of New Mexico the latest ar
rival is always asked:
What is worse than biting into an
apple and finding a worm %
He Is stumped. They tell him,
Finding half worm"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
N New York.

First Prison oficial-We.l have to
stop giving permits to people to go in
and see the prisoners.
Second Prison Official Why SO?
First Prison Official-Too much CON
fusion. They keep getting in the way
OF the fellows who are escaping
Puck.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
CANAL TOLLS PUBLISHED.
All Nations Advised Of the Rates
Established.

washington out Of consideration
for the great maritime interests Of the
world. which are expected to furnish
the business for the Panama Canal.
the State Department dispatched
copies OF President Taft,s pro. ilama-
ton fixing the tolls for the use 81 the
canal to an United States embassies
and legations abroad, with Instructions
to give it wide publicity.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

thanks for what Lydia E. Pinkham,s
Vegetable Compound has done for me-
had taken other medicines but did not
find relief. Miss CORA B. FosNAUGH.
Stoutsville, Ohio, RID, No. l.
Hundreds Of such letters from moth
ers expressing their gratitude for what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has accomplished for their daugh--
ters have been received by the Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn, Mass.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

London.-The Turkish request for
mediation was presented to M. Guech-
off, Bulgarian Premier, at Sofia by
the Ministers of the great powers.
Similar proposals were also submitted
at Belgrade and Athens
Al. Guechoff promised to submit it
at headquarters Immediately and also
to confer on the matter with the Cab
inets of the allied Balkan nations.
The text Of the note is as follows:
''The Ottoman Government having
approached the great powers of Eu-
rope to ask their mediation, we are
charged to inquire of your Excellency
if Bulgaria is disposed to accept this
mediation, and if so, to what condi-
tons her acceptance will be subject"
Official confirmation that Kiamil
Pasha has addressed King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria directly, asking for the
conclusion of an armistice pending the
negotiations of peace Summaries.
was received here from CONSTANT
nople
Turks Have No. Reply.
So far the Turkish Government has
received no notification of the result
IF the application to King Ferdinand
Difficulties have arisen about the
terms. 1t is said that Bulgaria de.
mands the evacuation of Adrianople,
Scutari and Monastir as condition of
agreeing to an armistice
Vienna advices say that the break
ing through the Tchatalja lines by the
Bulgarians is announced in the fol-
lowing message received by the
Reichsport from Lieutenant Wagner:
Bulgarian Headquarters, Thursday
After four days of murderous fight
ing, the Bulgarian army has succeeded
in breaking through the Turkish posi-
ton at Fchatalja, in the centre of the
lines, and completely rolling up the
Turkish defense.
The Bulgarian advance is being
pushed forward with the greatest
energy, with a view of forcing the
Turkish troops away from CONSTANT
nople"
1t is also announced that the Bull
gafians have occupied the town of
Hademkeni, q miles from CONSTANT
nople
If this is true, it is a very import
ant capture, as that town is Nazim
Pasha's staff headquarters
With the Turkish armies beaten in
every battle during the months war
and now behind the Notifications at
Tchatalja defending the eapitak Of the
empire, the appeal Of the Ottoman
Government to Bulgaria for an
armistice pending the opening of
negotiations for peace does not come
as a surprise.
What terms, if any, Turkey has pro-
posed has not been disclosed They
must, however, in the opinion of
diplomats, be unlimited If they are to
prove acceptable to Bulgaria.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Diana of the Air.

The beautiful and athletic Eleanora
Sears, at luncheon at Sherrys. said
of aviation:
I like the biplane well enough, and
the monoplane | am simply head over
heels in love with
To this remark one of Miss Sears
many unsuccessful suitors answered
reproachfully: @
All. another case of man being sup
planted by machinery"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

ular. a. friend adj
vised me to tax e
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, and before 1
had taken the whole
of two bottles 1
found relief. I en-
only sixteen years
old, but / have bet
ter health than for
two or three years
4 nn~-nA r~.Haao 800
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
2.11z.MlLg ELAsA FLUNG our.
New Arlington Wireless Connects
With Frisco Station.

Washington Communication be-
tween the naval wireless station at
Mare Island. near San Francisco, and
the monster new station at Arlington,
Va, on the Virginia side of the
Potomac river here, was established
Thursday for the first time. The
points are 2.l17 miles apart. The mes
sage heard here was going to Key
West and was not received distinctly.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
or conrae,

Women always succeed in civic at.
fairs when they organize a broom
brigade ;.
Naturally, they make clean
sweep"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

Terms

. There is one thing I've been Won.
dering about"
What's that?o
How racing men take joy rides in
a sulky.'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

ANY candidate can get the woman
vote BY running on platform de-
manding less counting and more mar
rying
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
1o-YEAR.oLD BOY SHOT OLD MAN

confesses and Claims octogenarian
Hermit Attacked Father.
Lawrenceburg, Ky. Early Murrell;
10 years old, confessed that he shot
and killed Daniel Miller, an 80-year-
old hermit, in Anderson county. Will
liam Murrell, the boys father, and two
Of his brothers were arrested charged
with the crime, when the boy admitted
to Sheriff Johnson that Miller attacked
his father and he shot him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Extremes.

Ought these two articles to go I'M
der the same heading?"
No; they are not on the same foot
ing"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
TURKS PLEA
FOR MEDIATION
Ask Bulgaria Her Conditions Of
Acceptance.
GuECHOFF TO SEE ALLIES.

Negotiations OF kIamiI Pasha With
King Ferdinand Would Have Merely
the Effect OF Stopping HostiIities At
Tchataiia and War Elsewhere Would
Go on-king Nicholas Gives Curt
Reply To Austria.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

People are always doing things they
you'd condemn In others.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
EquivocaI.

Thrifty habits are your friends"
Yes. suppose a man nowadays is
known by the bank accounts he
keeps
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Comprehensive.

Uplift Theorist-How does the psy-
Geological drama go in this town?
Blunt Manager-It goes broke
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

he Says SIG maue- IT'S Tie Sa-
hara''
Maybe that's why he has such a
terrible thirst
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
CHAMP CLARK ORATOR.
Attends Dedicatory Exercises OF His
Alma Mater.

Bethany, w Va Speaker Champ
Clark was one of the principal orators
at the dedicatory services at Bethany
College here. Mr.. Clark is an alumnus
of the college. Previous to the speak
ing there was parade of townspeople
and students. Tonight there will be
banquet in the Carnegie Library
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
Reverse Proceeding.

did you find Mabel in. after all.
when you called?''
Yes; that's how found her out !"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
a Tender Point.

What got you into trouble with
this policeman" demanded the New
York Judge.
@Just trying to ask him a civil ques-
ton, your honor" said the visitor.
nothing more"
What was that question:"
Il just asked him when the next
official murder would be dragged on. :"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

Sometimes a burglar leaves little to
be desired
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

Drppsy cured Swelling quickly reduced. shOrtness
OF Breath relieved in few hours sample treatment
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
10 DRIVE OUT MALARI

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD Up THE SYSTEM
CHILL TONIC. You know what you arc taking.
The formula is plainly printed ON every bottle,
it Is simply Quinine ana Iron in tasfeless
form, and the most efectuaJ form. For grown
people and children. % cents. Adv. d
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
DR. II. D. HATFIELD is lMPRovING

Williamson, w. va.--The condition
of DR.. Henry D.. Hatfield, West Vir-
GINA governor-elect, is somewhat i'm
proved DR.. Hatfield has been threat
ened with typhoid and failed to re
spond promptly to treatment Candi-
dates for public positions are compell-
ed to wait Or. Hatfield's recovery.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

You can always get lot for your
money If you patronize a real estate
dealer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
The Other Fellow.

Miss oldmaid purchasing music) -
Have you Kissed Me In the Noon.
light?"
Mr. -Why-er-no. 1t
must have been the other clerk.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

A listener may hear good of him
self after talking into monograph.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
JUST WHAT THEY EXPECTED
Committee Made No Mistake When
They Looked for Almost newt
able Comment.

A committee OF investigating scien-
lists approached a lady.
Madam" said Professor Prewins,
the spokesman, offering her magnif1-
cent cArysanthemum of rare and love
" hue. Madam, permit me to pre-
sent this flower to you as a token of
our high regard
She clasped the splendid blossom in
her lily white hand e
n Breathlessly the committee waited
her reply.
~ How beautiful it is?" she answered
What an exquisite shade of purple!
! should love to have dress of that
Color
Doctor Prewins nodded knowingly
to the committee. as if to say. II told
you so.''
The committee winked to the pro-
lessor and whispered. You win"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

We have noticed that the men who
die for women nearly always do so at
the hands of an injured husband.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
WAGE INCREASE FOR 500.
eenwood Steel Plant Gives 1t Vol.
unfairly.

Wheeling, w. Valve hundred
workmen employed at the Benwood
plant of the Wheeling Steel and Iron
Company have been given an increase
in wages of per cent. The increase
was voluntary on the part of the COM
pany
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

Sympathetic Addiction.
Don't you think Jack ought to feed
that cold? He is little hoarse."
He is with hay fever"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
ExnIained.

Explained.
Why do epitaphs always begin
Here Hes-?''
Because the majority of them do, .
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21
For SUMMER HEADACHE

For SUMMER HEADACHES
Hicks CAPUDINE is the best remedy
no matter what causes them-whether
from the heat, sitting in draughts, fever
ish condition. etc. 10c., Csc and soc per
bottle at medicine stores. Adv
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-21

The committee winked to the pro-
lessor and whispered, You win"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-07-19

proven highly successful has its outer
walls of galvanized steel covering a
cork board two inches thick. This
combination of cork and steel makes
very efficient Notwithstanding wall,
as we'll as one OF sufficient strength
and durability.
The illustration shows regular TO
egg size and is typical of all stock
sizes.
The door opens downward and IL
fitted with a double glass panel with
air space between. The door jamb
is felt cushioned to prevent jar and
air leakage. The ventilating is Sc
cured through small holes, SO that the
air comes in through Sits in the cork
floor. This allows slow interchange
of gases from outside in the right
amount not to lower the degree OF
carbonic acid gas necessary to good
incubation, or to evaporate the moist
ure in the egg too rapidly. This
amount of air is regulated to larger
amount after the chick has Matched.
Provision Is made to turn the eggs
easily by means OF spare tray. The
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-07-19
SUPERIOR REMEDY FOR RouS
Healthy Fowls and Treat Affected
OnOs Separately.

Roup may be known from an ofiens-
I've discharge from the nostrils and
swelling below the eyes. The swell
ing In some cases entirely closes the
eyes. This disease 10 known as roup.
and IL dinlcult to cure. Remove ALI
the healthy fowls. Put the affected
ones In a warm. dry shed or roomy
coop. Wash out the nostrils and
mouth with warm water, using a small
syringe to do SO; then PUT piece OF
camphor the size Of q hickory nut
into one quart Of boiling water and
hold the fowls head over 1t for 10
minutes: repeat three times day
Also give one teaspoonful OF cod liver
OIL at dose twice q day. II the
swelling closes the eyes, open them
and syringe out the yellow matter
and wash with warm water into which
q drop Of carbolic acid has been thor
oughly stirred Fowls that are badly
diseased should be killed and buried.
Clean out the house, dust with fresh
air-slacked lime, fork up the yard and
spread over it thick coat OF fresh
air-slacked lime. Add a few drops OF
bromide OF potassium to the drinking
water. Give no other water. This Is
and best method to use.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-07-19
M'M ONLY A LITTLE GIRL"
Falling Eyesisht Responsible for an
Old Mans Mistake-Rebuke
Hardly Effective.

A certain group Of youngsters in an
exclusive West Side residential section
had been very noisy throughout the
forenoon.
The children were still doing their
utmost to initiate bedlam. when a
very angry old man appeared at the
door of a nearby apartment house. He
was quite old, and it was evident that
his eyesght was not the best. but he
finally succeeded In picking out a
youngster who was aiding very strenu-
ously in the noise making.
The aged man walked over to the
child. took it by the hand and walked
back to the apartment. When he
reached the doorway he turned to the
child and said:
Don't you know it's against the
law to make SO much noise?"
YES. SIR" was the meek reply
We'll don't you know that you'll
be arrested and put in jail and theI
you can never be president Of the
United States?"
Please, sir?" replied the child, g
don't care I'm only a little girl
New York Mail.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-07-19

Causing Many Failures Unno-
tlced for Many Years-

Chicks dying In the shell IL q very
common trouble In Matching and one
which causes many failures each year.
There was no attempt to discover why
chicks die In the shell until the hatch
ing Of them with incubators became
popular, although this trouble FREEDOM
mated when old biddy sat on the eggs
long before the incubator was even
thought Of There were only a few
under each hen at the most, and moth
ing was thought of 1t. but when the In
cubator came into the field and made
1t possible to hatch them by the hun
dreds the cause of chicks dying in the
shell came up for discussion.A
Remember that the secret Of secur-
Ing high per cent matches depends as
much upon strongly fortified eggs
laid by healthy, vigorous birds as upon
proper incubation. The more frequent
causes Of chicks dying in the shell
where the incubator or operator Is at
fault are irregular temperature, neg
lect in turning the eggs, improper ven
tllation or more frequently caused by
operating the incubator in a poorly
ventilated room. The directions &C.
companying an incubator are general
ly to be relied upon, and If these are
followed carefully no greater trouble
should be experienced with the chicks
dying in the shell where eggs are in
cubated by artificial than by natural
means, due allowance being made for
the experience of the operator
Why chicks die in the shell is some
what of difficult question to answer
for the causes are not always the
same. Perhaps not in two cases in
twenty will the conditions under
which the egsg are incubated or the