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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1913-04-25

Mems Sample Pants, Every Pair Worth 81 Is, al $l3s
500 pairs-no more, no less-taking in EVIL
cry size for man, youth or young man; plain and
fancy stripes, etc. Undoubtedly an opportuntv
more than 500 men will take advantage Off
you'd better come early, at-----------. $l3s
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09


Mrs. M,Caw is guest at Mansfield.
Miss Irene Aldridge Is visiting Miss
Eau. Gibson.
| Mr. NcGavic has taken board at Mrs.
Howell Browns.
Mrs, a. c. Wynkoophas returned from
Washington City.
Miss Violet Davis is spending month
at Eikton and Luray. w.
Mr.. Geo. T. Light was taken III on
Sunday, but is since better.
Mr.. Frank Brooke, Jr.. returned 10
his home in Romney last week.
Hon. Tracy L. Jeffords was pleasant
caller at the Spirit Office on Wednesday.
Mrs. F. l.. Bushong and child. aud
sister Miss Kessler. have be-uto Atlantic
City.
Rev. |. S. Alfriend will leave today to
attend the Episcopal Ccnvocation at
Moorefeld
Mr.. g. +. Beavers whilst attend ng
Morgan's Grove Fair was tn guest of
Mr.. JOS. V. Bell.
Miss Minnie Henderson has returned
from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. and
is at Mrs. H. 2. Clines.
Mrs Edward j Smith ard Miss Fora r
Mason. Of Fredericksburg. Va. are visit
ing their cousin, Mrs b d Gibson.
Miss Nella Luff, who has been visiting
Mrs Ramey and Mrs Clayton l. Haines,
has returned to her home in Washington
City
Rev III N BIoffett and Rulibg Elder C
Frank Gallaher i'll go today to attend the
fall meel ng of Winchester Presbytery at
Davis
Mr.. aud Mis-. ". r. Packet aud
daughter. Miss Frances have been spend
ing some lime wishing northern cities
and the great lakes.
Mir Clayton I. Iiaines. who has been suf-
feriAg intensely with lay fever. has by
direction of his physician gone to spend
few days at North BE ch. Nd.
Miss Electa Ziegler, a popular young
lady of Hagerstown. was the guest of
the family of Mr.. J. H. Ramey at Nor
gan's Grove on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Crittenden and
children. of Washington City, are spend.
ing week with Mr.. and MIS-. b +.
Yates at the Crlttenden farm nsar Rip
pom.
Mr., John w Cor, of Charles Town.
lad Mr.. Raymond Grim. of Brunswick,
Nd, visited their grandparents Mr.and |
AIRS john w. Clpp, ST.. at Summit
Polnt.
Miss Augusta McGruder. OF Wishing |
ton-staIring i'll comic opera IN New
YoIk-is-a guest of her couciu. Mrs. H
{. Geizentlanner. Mss McGru Ter has
tsp!endid soprano voice
Nis. NJ e. Billman, OF " s'lngton
was called back here on account of the
continhed ckness Of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank (. or. MIS-. OTIS s'st r. Mis-
F. P. FeIits, with her two interesting
sons. have returned home to Washing
ton.
Mrs. Kate Marsteller has gone on
an extended visit to her daughter and
son-in-!aw, Mr. and Mrs D. P. Conrad
in Trenton, N J. Mr. and Mrs Con-
rad accompanied by Mrs. Marsteller
spent the weekend in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mar tn Hoffmaster, of
Rruns vick Md. have been visiting Mrs.
H offna,;teI pan ents. Nj. az d Mis-. John
w. Cipp, 81. at summit Point. and
their daughter, Mary NirRinia. who has
been spending portion of her vacation
with her grandparents. returned home
with them.
Miss Barbara Campbell and her
guest Miss Kitty Barrett, o. Alexan-
dria, Miss Mary Morris Mason, Miss
Rosebud Mason, Mss Elizabeth Green,
Mr. Garland Moore and Mr. Kearsley
Wysong attended the dance given at
the Winchester Inn by Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Barrie
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09
To the Farmers.

We have purchas, dir.et froin the
west car of the bsss grade timothy
seed. to arrive here not later ihau sept.
5th. We are now book no orders and
would advise you to see u and have
your orders booked Is @oou a. possible
WI. Z. REED & SON.
Sptnf InIc
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

Some OF the many combines OF l@st
week: E. H. Rheinhart, ~ ewes
Frank Robinson, 50 ewes Jacob
Childs, Is steers; John Clipp, Je1-
sey COWS; VIM. Rheinhart, one car
ewes; Fry and Koonce, 200 ewes.
c. F. WALL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

| will sell at private sale this week
the following One car fine big
Cows one load Of Ewes, up to four
years Cd one load OF yearlings fiji
teen steers, average 900 lbs; twenty
five feeders, average 1000 lbs. two
family cows; four breeding bucks.
c. F. WALL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09
Notice to .::redIt0rs.

co.,nty Court OF Jefferson County, W. Va.
In The matter of s W. Washington, admir-
{. g. of Ellen j. Homer.
The report by Geo. Beltzhoover. DR.,
Commissioner of Accounts. of the settlement
OF the account of said administrator, being
bef, re the Court this LIST day of September
1918. and taer, being no exceptions TO The
same said report is confirmed and 1t appear
jng TO the Court that two years have elapsed
since the qualification OK sa admin traitor,
90 action of the legatees OF sad dccedent.
il j. ordered that the creditors OF said DE-.
t.sdent 81 all show cause on the 3rd day II
Nov alnb r. IS 3, e inst The ps ymtut u e
estate OF The iecsaunt 10 the lega'ees. Cop
il of this order u be published aad posted
by The Clerk OF this Court IN rori ace
VITA See ID and 81 Chap 81 o. the e5Se Of
West FlrgiBia Tesie
CHAs. 4 JOHNSON.
Sgt 2. l913-et. Clerk
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09
Mare, Colt and Horse
FOR SALE.

1st. Nellie large 6-year-old black ns4se.
with mare colt by her ride Mare wtigts
about 200 pounds and is sound animal.
Any lady can drive Ter. lie drives fine and
works anywh here, has a line disisos ifion. I'd
The horse. Colonel, is a large black htrse
works well and drives either single or donbie,
a frst-class horse. Can be seen at my place
at Uyilla. Will guarantee what say about
these horses. If airy one isheS 10 meet me
there. teleph )ne me at Charles Town. b1ss-
ness phone No So, residence phone, No,
l0k N. 5. !. STRlDER.
Sept. Fl
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

| will be in Charles Town at the
Palm Hotel on Saturday, September
18th. Please call on thai day to see
me about a fine hand built buggy,
runabout or carriage.
w. w. SLOUGH,
For Thrush & Slough.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

Parties wishing to buy cotton saed meal
for the coming season will please send in
their orders now. as ii takes some time to
get it. G F. Wal.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09
Mothers

School days will soon be here We have
made special prices on boys suit, shoes
and caps. Geo. G. Marsteller
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

Several looms for rent-eingly or in
suites. Geo H. Hagley.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

Rosani, the prince of balancing and
juggling, seems to bewitch everything
he touches! Boxes, balls, bottles, hats,
whips, pipes, swords, tops, everything
topples here and topples there in the
most wildly inconceivable positions! All
the while the affable little entertainer
is delighting his audience with his droll
glances and gestures. The house in
variably cheers when, with one Tapping
-brim which he twists and pokes into
all sorts of designs, he takes the part
of a monk, a college girl, turk,
Choly-boy" and half dozen others
Charles Town, w. Va.
September 1918.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09
Fer Sale.

Z x.inal,e House ard LII on corse- of
liEerrv ana Wet streets in srhsr.es Town.
viii sell psiva,ely Persons wishing to buT
will please eatI On sEe at No 201 ". Wash
inafna street. for u bas gain
sIa ri VEG SING
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09
Satisfactory FITS
GeSGSae UNteeM

OF course, gurane may be worth while worthless.
1t all depends upon the responsibility Of the guarantor.
We Know that reputation for honorable dealing is we'll
established You easily fad standing. When
you have satisfied yourself al points trust ,on will
order suit overcoat which will prove the value #
our guaranty. Like rmeats, its different. 800
patterns from which t. select your cloth
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

Look
One sc school tablet, SC
One sc bottle of INK, SC
One penny eacIl. lie
One penny pen holder and pen, lie
-
12c
Sale price for 10 days
10c
ut
c. W TAYLOR
Weirick Building.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

Miss Barbara Campbell and her
guest Miss Kitty Barrett, o. Alexan-
dria, Miss Mary Morris Mason, Miss
Rosebud Mason, Mss Elizabeth Green,
Mr. Garland Moore and Mr. Kearsley
Wysong attended the dance given at
the Winchester Inn by Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander Barrie.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09

Sept. ?. 1913,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
The Air Man Who Said He'd
Never Try Any Stunts"
He Flew Steadily Coal Merchant Runs His Business, but
Something Snapped and He Died lost Like the Daredevis
He Scorned.
Max Lille Chicago aviator is the latest martyr to flight

Lille Chicago the latest martyr to flight.
Almost ever since the air game has played that
ton country flying every fair and every
aeropane might be added
attraction Lille flying safely saney steadily He
looped loops dipped dips but living example of
the art o making dangerous pursuit safe
AS aviator after aviator in the East Europe
tumbled from the clouds immunity of Max Lille became
more and widely known
Lille himself modesty explained why this
Flying my business he said I expect to keep up my
business as long as it profitable My turning
sOmersau seeing I breaking my neck,
but it is to exhibit the art of flying
1T IS AS SAFE AS RUNNING AN AUTOMOBILE AT
LEAST.
If man insists on jumping fences automobile
running with one wheel in the ditch or seeing sharply
could corner would be doing practically what those
avators doing looking applause of the
thrills they furnish"
SO this man who every day and any day, who
up without thoroughly inspecting his machine who knew
if anybody the highways of the upper air has demon
strated that may THE
FLYING MACHINE is NOT YET SUITED FOR A POPULAR
TOY OR VEHICLE.
Something wrong string snapped a heart
string snapped overstraned and out of the sky
death certain which the
daredevils of the game
1t doesn make any diference-one hundred
thousand may fall but the campaign for the
quest the until fight sail
ing on the waters
WE TAKE OUR HATS OFF TO ONE MORE BRAVE MAN
WHO HAS GONE DOWN IN THE FIGHT AND LOOK FOR
THE NEXT ONE TO LEARN WHAT WAS THE ELEMENT OF
SAFETY THAT SAFE MAX LILLE OVERLOOKED.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
The Druid Priests and the
Water Monopoly

The United States reported favoraby
bill gives its sup
ply great city within hang distance
accomplishment the splendid project so many
years of farsghted civic planners the
The contamination plan means the reaza
of dream triumph of modern sanitation
is the elimination victory monopoly
that have held back the progress of a great city,
During early years fight company
able block the project by the familiar methods po
tca corporation days domination 10y the
railroads by such local corporations this compay
days of corrupt city administration; the days when
vered goods by Big to
pay and none other.
the monopoly of the Spring Valley Water Company
preserved only way
was purchase inadequate
the exorbant price set by the monopoly itself
But the years brought honesty municipal indie
pendenc Municipal ownership marked the
growth of the spirit corpora
ton could rely longer either bribery to
prevent city getting pure and adequate water supply
Then began what probably the remarkable cam
pagn undertaken by corporation The cry up
the the be desecated The
and natureovers appealed prevent
of one of wonder spots a city convenience
HechHetchy is beautiful canyon; probably not
thousand people have visited since its discovery
The changing of its rugged floor into
will not apparent height cliffs that
Improvement compes building main
tanning of adequate roads which will make easy
any other part of the Yosemite country
Druid priests enlisted in Phistine service
attempt the monopoly private water
company in San Francisco
1t only remains United States Senate to confirm the
committee and metropolis will reap
the benefit fine and persistent fight welfare of its
people a city made
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
Love Is Dead, Both Are
Weary in Such a
Household.

You know how if Is in such
households. Love is dead The
husband IS discnchanted with his
wife, weary 10 death Of her. Per
haps ne has real grievance
against her. and she is foolish, and
dignity and eXtravagant. The
woman is diSillusioncd about her
husband and has arrived at the
place where he gets upon her
nerves aud everything he says ana
does irritatcs her Perhaps she
has a real grievance against him.
Perhaps he drinks too much at
times, or stays out too late, OF is
inclined to he tlirtatlous
Why should two people who have
found marriage a failure perpetu-
ate that failuref they ask. Why
should two people who make each
other miserable by staying to-
gcthcr not part and 20 their Sepa-
rate ways in peace they ask
why should they keep NJ the
mockcry Of home after its spirit
has dcd2 they ask. why have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02

Generally the parents we're di-
vorced. or separated, but almost
invariably the home was q place Of
discord.
The inference is unacceptable
the children who come from happy
homes in which the father and
mother get along peaceably to-
gpther also behave themselves.
They are not juvenile criminals,
and So, fathers and mothers, If YOU
want your children to grow up into
being good men and women you
must give them the right sort of a
start.
This can only he done in a real
home, a home that is full of peace
and love and good will and where
there's just one permanent father
and one permanent mother, and
where the mother teaches the chill
dren that the father is the pattern
Of manhood that they must copy,
and the father inculcateS into the
children's minds that their mother
Is only a little lower than the an
gels.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
By DOROTHY DIX.

they not right to lead their indi-
vidual lives? they ask.
And the answer is, the chill
DREN. Always the answer is, the
CHILDREN. From their little in
nocent breasts all the shafts Of
logic by which the uuhappily mar
ried Justify divorce fall back
blunted and broken.
Childless couples who repent of
It sorry matrimonial bargain may
break II If they choose They
jeopardize no other interests than
their own. but the man and woman
who have children have given host
ages to fortune. and they have no
right to consider their own happi-
ness first. Their paramount duty
is not TO themselves, but to the
helpless little creatures that they
have brought into the world
The saddest sight in the world
is a little orphan child with no
father tn protect it, no mother to
love and cuddle It. The next sad
dest sight is n half-orphan child,
poor little unfortunate that lacks
either a fathers guidance or
mothers tenderness. That any
man or woman would deliberately
thrust this cruel fate upon their
own offspring is a crime unspeal-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
Every Child Has a Right
To Be Reared in Such
Environment.

Every child has a right to that
kind of environment, and no mat
ter how much a man and woman
come to hate each other, for the
sake Of their children they are In
duty bound to keep up the fiction
of such q home until the children
are grown and their characters are
formed.
Look again at this picture, you
quarreling husbands and wives.
Cut it out and stick it up on your
mirror where YOU will see 1t when
you shave, or do your hair. Maybe
IT will make you think of the help
less little ones whose lives you are
running with your foolish SQUAD
bleS. Maybe ii will make you re-
solve to give your children a square
deal by giving them a happy home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
The Divorce Court Has
Orphaned Many
Children.

Yet the land is full of forlOru
little children who have been or
phaned by the divorce court and
who have no mother. or no father.
or two mothers and two fathers.
and whose arithmetic and morals
are hopeleSSly muddled, and who
wouldn't know whether to respect
father No. 1 or father No ,, or its
old mother or its new mother, If
anyone should try to teach it the
autiquated command about honor
ing thy father aud thy mother.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
Family Jars, " Too, Are
a Wrong Against the
Child.

To shake n child's faith in the
goodness Of its parents is to shake
its faith in everything that is fine
and noble. Yet how can you teach
girl to he pure if it is a matter
of public record that her mother
was q light woman? How can you
teach a boy high ideals if his
mother divorced his father for base
conduct? It is of these things. and
not their own wrongs, that men
and women should think before
they break the marriage tie.
And it is not alone the husbands
and wives who get divorces that
wrong their children Those cou-
pies who are continually quarrel
ing and pickering, who flash out
bitter taunts and accusations
against each other in their chill
dren's presence, are equally blame
worthy. They also sacrifice their
children on the altar Of their tenn
pers
Not long ago an officer in the
Children's Court in New York
made the statement that investl-
cation showed that practically ev-
cry truant child aud every juve-
nile criminal came from a home in
which there was domestic trouble.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
Bg WIINIFRED BLACK

tiful and admired. The man who
once loved US loves us still: ne
doesn't show it very plainly
sometimes ne acts as If someone
else-but no, that's all nonsense,
how could he when we still love
him so?
Let's pretend the man you love
doesn't do very well in business.
He's faithful and honest and he
works. but somehow someone
else always gets in ahead OF him.
It isn't his fault, it's just luck
that's it-luck thats against him.
Who could succeed handicapped
by bad luck? Let's pretend. sis
ter. let'e pretend. Tell him that
he's clever, tell him that he is
ambitious, tell him that he works
harder and more intelligently
than anyone you ever saw. See,
he's pretending. too--how straight
he's beginning to stand Look,
he holds his discouraged head
higher than he did before you
began to pretend-he's beginning
to believe the pretend-he's be-
ginning to act up to It.
Go on. sister. go on pretending;
some day you may make it all
come true just by pretending.
Who can tell?
Let's pretend. let's all pretend
If it makes the gray OLD world
gayer-why not2
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02

I COX at this picture, all Of you
di~gruntlcd husbands and
wives Il shows man and
a woman straiuing at the marriage
bond, and threatening to tear it
asundcr. forgetfui and needless Of
the little children that are being
pushed 10 the wall and crushed by
their tight.
II is tragic picture. 1t is n sad
aud terrible picture, yet it might
have been painted from real life
in au innmucroblc number Of
homes. An of Us have seen scenes
like this Perhaps we have even
posed for the central figures our
selves. that Of the angry husband
and wife who are ruthlessly sacri-
fciuc their children to their own
bitter quarrols
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
y "Let's Pretend" q

the mountainN-toot, foot get off
the track, here comes the en-
CINE"
And the old shaggy dog lay in
the sunshine and bliuked and paid
not the least attention to the
grand lady, in the checked giug-
ham froCk and the stubby shoes;
or 70 the fine parsonage in a blue
denim play dress. and two brai1s
down her chubby back. or TO the
great engine that pulled right
under his very nose.
But If one of them should start
to tnll, "woof," the old dog would
be there in a minute to call for
help or TO give help himself
FOR that is the nature Of the
Shaggy dog ana he can not help
Il.
lets pretend" How old do we
get before We stop pretending.
wonder What fun IT is-to pre-
tend,
| know a man who is as hon
est as the day-his word is his
anywhere in the city where
ne lives and DE pretenda what.
do YOU think that he is a thief.
He tells how much he made from
this deal aud how he got the best
Of that bargain. and looks all
around To see if every one hears
him when he talks. He's pre-
tending-iike the little boy in the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02

II is the children who are the
victims of every divorce. They
suffer financially when they are de-
prived Of the comforts and ad-
vantages that the money their
father earns should give him.
They suffer sentimentally if they
are deprived Of the love and ten
derness, the petting and coddliug
of mother Most of all they suf-
fer morally in being deprived of
the reverence and respect for their
parents that is one of the most
potent safeguards against tempta-
tiOn to the young.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02

red dust. Why he angry with
him?
Sometimes he must he tired OF
pretending and longs to look his
friends in the eyes j urally and
as he really is, but ne can't. He
mas PRETENDED 100 long-its
pity isn't II?
7 know woman who plavs
"pretend'-she has husband
who negIects her and she is al
ways telling us all how devoted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-02
OUR VACATION
BY MINNA IRVING

4 LITTLE room beneath the caves,
~ mirror cracked and bury,
tattered rug that tripped you ur
II you were In a hurry
washstand wobbly on its legs
A chair, home creation
bumpy bed a foot too short
And that was our vacation.
N n OSQUITOES. flies and hornets, TOO
IN That loved to sting a stranger.
And poison Ivy hanging out
Its emerald flags of danger,
Tough steak, and garden truck in cans,
scramble to the station,
A fat and empty pocketbook.
Oh that was our vacation