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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

A New Jersey woman has been
brought into court for carrying re-
yolyer. It won't do to permit the
women to take their leap year priv.
lego too seriously.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

A Pennsylvania Enoch Arden on his
temperance was promptly sent to
jail. This course followed. sas rule,
might tend largely to decrease these
noattc resurrectiona.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

An Austrian archduke Is to visit
New York during the coming summer.
More trouble for those on the outer
fringe of the Four Hundred.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Another prophet comes to the front
with the prediction that the world
win end in the year 42S7. We here
by indite q message of sympathy to
the citizens Of 1887.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

family Of six. has lived for three
months on 50 week, says a Boston
paper. It Is easier to guess what they
didn't have to eat than what they did.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

A woman writer tells US that chew.
ing gum steadies the nerves, but 1t
IL more than likely that she derives
moro money from chewing the rag.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Hens can be taught to talk, accord
ing to Washington scientist, but
what We want is less talk and more
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Football rules have been changed
again, but up to date no step has
been taken to equip the rooters with
Maxim sIlencers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Wearing jewels in the heel Is said
to be gaining popularity. but only
among high steppers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

A Kansas Judge says 1t is a crime
to marry on 80 week. but the crime
is mitigated when the girls father IL
well to do.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Fighting a duel with wax bullets is
q noble sport, but why not use per-
fuIne sprays and make 1t all the rage
In Paris?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

One of the most cheerful aspects of
the Chinese situation is the regularity
with which WI Ting Fang lands a big
dob with each change Of administra-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

The Japanese ambassador tells US
that the world is at peace: Aside
from the fact that there are a few
wars in progress, he is right.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

A doctor tells us that anger gen.
crates sugar in the blood, and yet we
have often met amiable men with
sweet dispositions.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

A New Jersey man has been sent
10 Jail for stealing loaf Of bread, but
think Of all the advertising he is get
hing out OF 1t,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

With the per capita money Of the
country down to $34.61. good many
people will have to be content with
their last years automobiles.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Toxic, Japan.-Gen. Shiaroku Ishio-
motto. minister of war in the Japanese
cabinet, to which post he was appoint
ed in August last. died here Of con-
sumption at the age OF S..
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11
PEANUT CROP SIS, 100000.

Product.
Washington.-It has been estimated
that the peanut industry in the
United States for the year 1910.
amounted to $15,oo0,o0o, that about
20 per cent. of the peanuts grown
are injured by insects, bringing the
estimate of annual loss to $4,000
Under the direction of Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, experts in stored
products insect investigations of the
Bureau Of Entomology are studying
this problem. -
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11
The Presbyterian OF The
South.


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 what
wehaven't space to explain. Address all
communication to
aHE PRESBYTERIAN Of the SOUTH
Atlanta. Ga.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

The race on higher education Is ex-
pensiVe. Yale is building this year
. $1,000 stadium.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

The spring girl is about ready to
make her bow.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

An oculist tells US that alcohol
hurts the eyesight, and yet we have
known it to make men see double.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11
FAMILY PERISH IN FIRE.
House Of Alabama County Treasurer
Destroyed.

Columbus, Ga.-Mrs. Amanda Dunn,
aged so; Cleveland Dunn, aged %,
and the baby Of Cleveland Dunn, aged
4 months, were burned to death, and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Dunn. wife of the treas
urer Of Lee county. Ala, was burned
90 badly that she cannot recover,
when the latter's home at Salem, Ala,
was destroyed by fire OF unknown
origin.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Burglars in Gary. Ind, stole house
the other night. Next thing we know
they win kidnap the village lookup.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

The frecracker trust In China can
be trusted to make the republics In
dependence day a noisy holiday.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

The weather man should realize
that anticipation ID nearly as bad AZ
realization and let up on 1t.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

Miiliners cay that the size OF wom-
ems hats win be smaller this spring.
But what about the bills9
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

The woman who is dazzling east
ernr society by wearing diamonds on
her slippers is certainly well ,heeled.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

The war between the hobbie skirt
and the high car step goes on in many
cities with varying results.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11
Again We Say !: 80: go 4:
BROWN AND BROWN

ATTUHNE X8-AT LAW
Charles Town, ]. fEsason ounty. " y.
Nh attsnd 10 cases II III Va. eas
urts 81 West Virginia and gngyisad
Attention given p-naions aud al sle.s !
!, 4 e.a M elnss tAe u 81 q .Vsrnm.
-epe. IL ttsntion % oolloctiona
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11

aaElas TOWa. West VIIeinla
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11
BEcKWEEH md BUSN0lec

FRANK Bockw e p. r. R,..A.
AfTURNEYe-AT.LAW
y ~ pFActi-e > the courts q ys0es.s 8
Ard Joining eountios. supra n..ee
~ rpeA West Virginia nd y aez /
ONCE Ia .YS Rrw q
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-04-11
TIE VIRGINIA FREE PRESS

Old Family Journal
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-15

city contract haven't they? Well.
then: here you are. working for one
OF the politicians, and there Carlln ls.
In the heating business. Now, II you're
seen q lot with Carlin wouldn't any.
body who knew 1t decide that you
were tho gobetween for the politician
you work for and Carlin. the heating
contractor?
Perhaps" he said. But darn It.,
man, I'm not. / haven't said a word
to Carlin: haven't been asked to-.
There's nothing In 1t. man. nothing
but the appearances"
And that's just what your friend
who sends you tho twenties Ia after"
said l. He wants the appearances
to be Just what they are"
But I'm not guilty Of anything
wrong"
Certainly not, my boy; but you
come pretty near being an innocent
tool"
But who's tho man who sent me
the letters?" asked Blake.
oh" said, II don't think you need
TO know. But I promise you this: you
won't get any more letters or TWEEN.
ties. and you can stop bolng seen 10
much with Carlin."
And. In the meantime. I had been
studying tho letters. The ones that
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-15

We've got cheap heating propo.
sition we want to get into the schools, /"
Cluffer told the big politician. I'VE
know that We can't compete with the
other firms that are bidding on the
jobs; our plant won't stand competi.
tion-it isn't In their class. But we're
right Understand We're ready to
come through big on this proposition.
You and your friends can get as nice
q piece Of change as you've seen in a
dogs age II you'll see that we get that
contract, and nothing said about the
kind Of plants we put In"
The big fellow crossed his hands
over his stomach and said:
Now. l tell you, mo boy. it's like
this about those school contracts.
We've made 1t q habit here-me and
tho other fellows who control the
votes-to have our finger in every bit
Of city money that's been spent for
the last ten years. We've been In on
1t all. But about this school business,
y know, we got to thinking about II
and the first thing we knew we dis.
covered that the health Of the little
kids who go to school depends a whole
lot upon the heating and ventilation
system that goes into the rooms.
They get all sorts Of things the matter
With them II the heat amt right In the
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-15

"Oh. no." said. mot for you"
went to Mr.. Carver and saw him
at his homo that night and placed my
evidence before him. It took me four
mortal hours to convince him that his
manager. Haney. had simply put up
bluff about the politicians wanting
to hold up the firm that got the school
heating contracts. had to send Cluf.
fer and Doheny after the levee king
and bring him up to Garver's house
and get him to tell the story about
how tho crooked politicians had decid.
cd to let the heating contracts alone.
But when ! had him convinced he was
convinced oil over.
The case never went to court. Gar.
YER didn't want any news that would
mention the name Of bis town even In.
directly In graft scandal to get be.
fore the public. But the manner In
which he threw Haney out OF his Job
broke that crooks nerve. Carver lot
other people In the heating business
know about Haney's awful crooked.
ness. and Haney became man
Stunned. He tried to make another
start, but his reputation had become
too black. He dropped down little by
little.and not long ago one OF our men
saw him in the same lodging house
that s,ill held his old friend Handy.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-15

Blake had received were In the same
hand that had penned the ones that
came to the Continental Heating oom.
pany. They were in q peculiar hand.
After studying 1t for a while saw that
1t was the looping. continuous hand Of
a telegrapher. But 1t wasn't good tel.
egrapher's hand; the letters were lust
trifle shaky.
Easy" I Bald to myself. "E1nd q
telegrapher who's on the toboggan
from drink or DOPE"
I went back to tho city where the
letters had been mailed. the city
where the light was on, and called on
the heads Of the local telegraph COM
pany and showed them the handwrit-
ing and asked II any such man worked
for them.
He didn't. They had fired him for
drunkenness several months before.
He was an old expert named Handy
who had gone the whisky route.
When you have a man Identified to
that extent 1t isn't hard to ind him.
Some of the old telegraphers in the
office knew tho particular lodging
house where Handy was living. He
had touched them at intervals for
email loans.
Clutter and l went to the lodging
house and found Handy In bed, recov.
ering from terrible spree.
Il want you to write some letters
for me. the same kind you've been
writing for my friend Haney, Of the
Continental Heating company" said.
Get me drink. for Gods sake"
said the wreck. II haven't got q
cent"
got him something to steady his
nerves and set him to work. He wrote
enough to show mo positively that
he was my man.
How did Haney happen to get you
to write his letters for him?" asked
"Oh. I used to know Haney before
the booze got me-" he said. II went
up to his office and tried to touch him
He told me he'd pay me for writing
some letters for him, and l wrote them
for him and mailed 'em, too, as he or
dered. Amt any trouble about It, Ii
there?"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-15
understand.

winter time. The air gets bad, a. I
understand.
Now, a. say, we've been in on
every piece Of city money that's been
spent; but about this one-well, some
OF us have got Kids OF our own, and
We says, says we: Let's let the kids
get decent air and heat and We said:
Hands OF the heating contracts. Lot
the people with the best plant get the
Job. and nothing doing for u.s. I'm
sorry. but we've decided to let that
Job 60 clean"
Cluffer wired mo in New York what
he had found. It was what / had
hoped and expected. because my
theory pointed that way.
In the meantime had gone straisht
to Blake. He had seen me In the
office when he came in with his anony.
nous letters three months before.
Are you getting any Of those letters
nowadaysi" I said.
He was adgety. and he lied and
said. no.
Then why are you associating with
Carlin so much latelyi" asked.
How do you know amf" he do.
manded.
THE man who wrote you tho letters
told me 3d." l said.
His curiosity overcame him.
who Is he?" he said. DO YOU
know. I'm worried half to death over
the thing. It's perfectly crazy to me.
Here month ago the letters began
coming again. and a twenty dollar bill
in each one. and promise that they'd
continue II I'd only hang around Car.
lin lot. Let yourself be seen with
him. was the expression. What In the
deuce does 1t mean?"
Easy enough" I said. you work
In the New York Office OF man who's
big in politics In this other city where
the letters are mailed, don't you?"
Yes"
And Carlln's in the heating bust.
ness. isn't he?"
"Yes."
And there's big heating contract
to be let in this other city. And the
politicians there always have been no.
torious for grating on every sort Of
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-15

Company Of New York Mr.. Haney has
had their treasurer. Mr.. Carlin. watch.
ed. and certain young man named
Blake. who is clerk in the New York
ofnoe Of one Of our local politicians,
has been with him constantly. They
are the people who want to put the in,
ferior plant In our schools. and
through this envoy the politicians are
In close touch with them. Isn't that
the situation. Mr.. Haney2"
"Yes sir" said Haney. "This young
fellow has been hanging around Carlin
for the last few weeks. so It's a cinch
they've got something framed up. The
politicians are trying to make us over
bid the other peoples bribe."
"How much will the bribe ber'
asked.
"Mr. Haney informs me that 1t will
take 100000" replied Carver.
("Oh!" said l to myself. "Mr. Haney
informs you. does hei / begin to see
little ray Of Lightly
Il still say" said I to Carver. "that
We will have your letter writer in q
few days and that you won't have tc
bribe your politicians"
And out Of the corner of my eye
saw Haney smile.
The next two days were busy onel
for me and for Clutfer and Doheny Of
the Burns agency stan. went bach
to New York; Clutfer and Doheny on
my wired request came rushing to the
place had been working. Clutfe,
knew the ins and outs Of the political
ring In that city like book. He had
worked on a couple Of city hall cases
there. Doheny had been brought ur
in the town and was chummy with hall
a dozen Of the most powerful politi
clans Of the lower class, the kind who
would be in on such a deal as the
school heating contracts.
For two days Cluffer and Doheny
combed the political corners Of the
town. They smoked and drank and
chummed with everybody they needed
In their business. from the king Of the
levee district. who was the biggest pol
itician there, to the little hangers-or
of husky ward.heelers. Then they
sprang their proposition.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04
The FIrst Toast.

Wilson Miner. the well.known
viveur. explained. on n New York roof
garden. the origin of the word toast"
-toasting a lady.
You will remember" he began.
that in olden times Il was the Gus.
tom TO serve punch with toasted-that
is TO say, roasted-apples floating in
il. These apples were called the
toast The toast-remember that
Well, IL happened at Bath one day
that celebrated beauty stood i'm the
Cross Bath. surrounded by a throng
OF admirers. and one OF these admir-
ers, intoxicated with admiration, took
a glass OF the water in which the
beauty stood, and holding Il alort,
drank her health. draining the water
TO the last drop.
Beau Nash. who stood near by.
shouted:
81 like not the punch, but would
| had the toast!'"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04
Wanted a Bite.

oh, yes; II was raining-had been
all day. But they didn't mind that so
much; you see, they were fishermen.
All the same, they were trudging
home, with weary steps and very
wearylooking faces.
Their baskets were empty, and, TO
be candid. they were in very bad
temper
AS they entered the little village a
large dog ran at one OF the party. The
dog had ferocious look, and was
barking furiously. But the fisherman
did not take much alarm at the ami.
NAL. He just kicked 1t away care
lessly.
Aren't you afraid he'll go for your"
inquired another Of the party, some
what anxiously.
The one who had kicked at the dog
looked at his companion I'm sorrow
ful manner
II only wish he would" he replied.
I'D chance almost anything TO be able
TO go home and say I'd had a bite!"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04
ECZEMA SPREAD TO FACE

Cumberland Center. Me.-"My baby
had eczema break out on her neck
when about four months OF age. IL
broke out in the form OF pimples, and
In day or two was scaly. When the
scales came of IL left the skin very
dark red and indeed very unsightly.
IL spread to her face and chest and
was very red and raw. Ii itched and
she tried TO scratch II. | used two
boxes OF salve but without effect. and
having heard of the Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment decided TO try
them. Her neck and chest were very
bad.
II used two boxes OF Cuticura Oint.
ment with the Cuticura Soap night
and morning, and I'm two months time
she was completely cured. She is a
year old and her neck is as smooth
and white as though she had never
had eczema. have perfect faith in the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment" (Signed)
Mrs. Geo. w. Emery. Feb 8, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l.. Boston. /"
Adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04

fdent. he let no wet day pass without
one OF these excursions. Week after
week. month after month, and year
after year this scene was repeated In
the streets of London town. As time
went on the people grew accustomed
to seeing the eccentric Jonas and his
umbrella, hut it was fully thirty years
before any considerable number Of
them could bring themselves TO follow
bis example.
And now look at them! Wherever
the Englishman is found. there IS the
umbrella, as surely az the tea pot and
the marmalade jar. Other nations, too
we're slow to adopt the article, and
for years the British tourist with HE
Inevitable umbrella was an object OF
ndicule. He carried It to all parts
Of the earth. and today in lands
where there Is seldom any rain II IL
In continual use as a sunshade. Mex
leo, South America, the entire South
Pacific. Hindustan, and many another
country are dotted with white umbrel
tao aA|N W f@AiDBfbh dlfl ndAlFf
alike. No one ever saw the baboo o.
India without an umbrella, for II is ar
essential part OF his English educa
ton.
The crude and clumsy umbrella thai
Hanway carried. OF course has giveF
place 10 the neat. close-rolled affaii
Of today. with silk covering and handlD
OF beautiful and expensive wood: bu'
the latter probably does not shed the
rain any more surely than did the
former. and n Jonas had not been sc
persistent We might still be withou
the blessed umbrella.
so all honor 90 the memory
Jonas Hanway. English traveller an
Dhilanthropist, whose bicentenary ha
been foroibly brought 10 the notice
he people OF his native land by rain
md foods that have made the sur
1er the worst on record In the tigl
little lsle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04
siDENTLY OUT OF PLACE
indignant Frenehman Had Some
Fault to Find With Postmaster,
and Said So.

A Frenchman with name spelled
= la Paris and pronounced something
IKE Ca-choo had never learned TO
read or write. but he managed TO dis.
guise the fact pretty we'll until he
moved 10 new community where the
name was not common Going TO the
postofiice one morning he inquired:
Got any mail for Joe Ca.choog"
What's the name?" inquired the
clerk.
"Ca-choo. Joe Ca-choo."
How do you spell it?"
Cant you spell Joe Ca-choo?"
NO" said the clerk. Il never heard
Ii before"
Then the disgust OF the Frenchman.
which had been constantly rising,
boiled over and he snorted:
We'll. II you can't spell. why don't
Fou sell your old postoflice TO some
one that cam"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04
Nothino More 70 Live For.

Without question, the Scots curler
OF whom Lord Lyveden tells in Fry's
Magazine, placed the proper value ON
his sport
During n recent curingmatch In
Switzerland. the skip OF one of the
teams, who happened TO be a Scots.
man, was so delighted with the accu.
rate shot OF one of his team. that ne
was heard TO address Elm I'm the fol.
lowing manner: Lie down and dee,
mon; lie down and dee. Yen never
lay finer stane nor that II yo live 20
be a hundred"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04
GAVE WORLD UMBRELLA
JONAS HANWAY, ENGLISH MER
CHART DESERVES CREDIT.
5raved Storm Of RidIcule In introduc
Ing Article That Is Now In UNI
versaI Use-BLcentenary Is
Just Being Celebrated.
BY f. W. PIcKARD.

London.-Two hundred years ago
TO be more exact, in August. 17l2-
Jones Hanway was born in PORTSMOUTH,,
England.
Do you know who Jonas Hanway
was?
In the encyclopedias he is classed a.
philanthropist and traveller, and he
was both Of these. Having been ap
prenticed 10 a merchant in Lisbon, he
became interested in trade with the
east and journeyed through Persia. en-
during many hardships, after which
he spent five years in ST. Petersburg
In the way OF philanthropy he was &C
tive in the help OF foundlings. fallen
women, the poor and prisoners. But
the one thing he did that makes hi;
fame everlasting was TO introduce tn,
use OF the umbrella to England ant
Europe generally.
The umbrella for centuries untolt
had been used In one form or another
by the people OF the far east. and Han
way in his travels became warm I'D
vocate of that shelter from the rail-
and the sun. After he had retired
from business TO London he had made
For himself an umbrella not differins
materially from those OF today. one
rainy day. when those who were 50
unfortunate as TO be compelled to &C
out in the streets, were hurrying mis-
orably along bedraggled and dripping
out stepped Jonas Hanway. opened his
contraption, and strolled leisurely
along Fleet stret, dry as a bone and
happy. At least ne would have beer
happy II his umbrella had warded of
ridicule as n did rain. For his ap
pearance created almost a riot. For
getting the downour men, women
and children first stared, then hooted
and at last gathered in mob that fol
lowed the bold merchant along the
street, laughing and jeering. Doors
were thrown open and windows were
flung Up and il seemed as If the en-
tire population of that part Of London
came out to make fun OF Jonas and
his umbrella.
The Britisher was conservative by
nature, then as now, and this especial
innovation did not please him. For
centuries he had got wet when II
rained, and why should he now change
and keep dry? So Jonas retired TO
his house somewhat discounted. But
hp WAS nprgistpnt so on tho ncxt
rainy day he reappeared with his um.
brella. Once more the jeers and
laughter. Once more the trailing
dripping crowd. This time Jonas ex.
tended his walk and staid out as long
as he wished, and growing more con.