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NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE.

o. Henry with his Rand-McNally
guide found flowing fountains Of ro-
nance in the smoke-gray streets Of
the Tennessee capital, but your true
dweller in Nashville is not concerned
so much with the romance of every
day lives as he lis. with the historic
charm that permeates his city.
Fringed round with hills, and hay-
ing one hill in the middle, the site OF
Nashville is like the crater OF lunar
volcano, "a circle Of sharp cones with
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she said pensiyely. Unless we have
fair weather, that probably means 9
storm. ] must hurry and buy an
umbrella" q
And she hurried ,pn. Camelshair
met Freddy Jibbers.
"oh, it's you,' said Freddy. Didn't
know you at first
What do you think about it,"
asked Camelshair neryously. y ,..it
"As 1 say, l hardly knew you at
first" answered Freddy, and hurried
on.
The next day, Friday, camelshair
|Smythe again .sauptered along. the
boulevard swinging his fox-trot cane.
but the little stranger, the new
fledged mnstache, was no longer
among those present.
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SPECIAL coms11ss1oHEn.s SALE or
p REAL ESTATE. saAs'ssf' =

REAL ESTATE. s'rs''rH' -
Notice is given that in pursuance of
son County, West Virginia. duly made
by said Court on October 10th, 1874, in
the chancery cause therein pending in
which Russell A. Tetrick Is plaintiff and
and Savanna P. shinn are the defend.
ants. and duly entered Of record In the
office of the Clerk Of said Court in
Chancery Order Book No. SO page 229.
whip was appointed by said decree to
make sale of the real estate hereinafter
mentioned. will. on Saturday the End
day of January. 1915. at the hour OF
at the front door Of the Court House Of
the County of Harrison In the State OF
West Virginia, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder thereof all of the
land lying IN the Town Of shinpston. In
the County Of Harrison in the State Of
West Virginia and described as follows:
Being lot No. thirty-five 1850 on Clark
feet on Clark Street and running back
100 feet to an alley, and being the same
lot that was conveyed to Savanna p
Shinn by VIM. Hood and wife. by deed
record IN the Office Of the Clerk Of the
County Court of Harrison County In
Deed Book No. los. page %.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third of the
Of sale. the residue In two equal INSTALL
ments due respectively In six and twelve
months after the date of sale. each
bearins interest at six per cent. from
his two notes, with good security. and
Ito secure the payment of which a VEN
doris lien shall be reserved In the deed
of conveyance to the purchaser
CHARLES c. SCOTT.
Special Commissioner.
IL. Wade Coffman. Clerk of said Cir
cult Court of Harrison County. do GER
tify that Charles c. Scott, Special Com
by fhe above mentioned decree Of sale H
! Given under my hand this the LIST day
of December. 1914.
/. WADE COLEMAN. Clerk.
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ALWAYS BUSY.

Secretary Bryan got home from
his estate in Florida just In time to
take the train to meet some engage
ments In the West, which 1t is expect
ed will consume another week Of the
governments time. Dull as business
in general may be the chief member
of the cabinet seems to find plenty
to do, and the most of it away from
his office.-Grafton Sentinel.
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Warming NecIr.

|fter reprimanding Congressman
|ly for his meanness in connection
b announcement of his recommen-
lon OF a postmaster at Wheeling,
(which he was shown to be very
row insniind and spirit as public
the Fairmont Times undertakes
Head OF repetition of such con-
|ptible acts on Neely's part in con-
zion with the Fairmont postotfice.
He. the. Times does not so clearly
ounce Nelly in its follow-up edi-
|al as in the first, any one who
|is between the lines easily sees
meaning and Nelly himself is far
re pbtnse than the Telegram be-
les him to he, II he fails to see
! the Times means to give him not
y merited rebuke but also to warn
that such behavior on his part
not to be longer tolerated. The
hes says:
The term OF A. Howard Fleming,
at Fairmont, expires in
coming month. The recon-
hdation for his successor who will
. Democrat, should be made in the
v near future. Rumor has 1t but
Times does not believe the re-
7 that the new postmaster is de-
ID upon.
those who figure in the selection
the oticial have made up their
Ids and are ready to instruct the
n congressman to make recon-
Rdation the Times hopes that the
pctiOp Is a man who will be ac-
table to the people who patronize
local office. Fairmont is too large
lty; its pestoffice too.important an
19ct to allow peanut politics to
re into the selection of a post
tier, transaction which may, pay
le small and puny political debt
Ia few to the detrlment of the pub
lot large.
/ postmaster or a public official
) comes in personal contact with
ctically all OF the people and the
Action of enc not Of the public
Ice in Fairmont is going to result
those responsible for it finding
Inselves in a very undesirable posi-
/. Fairmont is one place where
aiods practiced in some localities
not be tolerated minute.
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People Want. 1t.

Let the Sentinel argue against the
administration Of Gov. Hatfield. The
late election showed as plainly as
possible that the people want 1t, Just
as it demonstrated they are tired of
the Wilson administration. II the
people are satisfied. the Parkersburg
Sentinel can go hang, or clang or
bang or somehow these ways.-Park-
ersburg State Journal.
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he councils action in providing
ties for the Sixth street bridge
nelly means that when the trac-
company gets ready to use the
lge, the bridge will not have to
rebuilt. That the traction COM
will use the bridge no one
BITS and that it will have to pay
the ties at some time no one
BITS either.
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COMING EVENTS
IN CL.ARKsBURG

81 r FN =
Thursday, December S.-Christ.
mas bazaar. given by Ladies Aid So.
ciety of First Methodist church. In
social rooms of church. p
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, De-
eember 3, 4 and 5.-"The Jack OF
Roses" presented by the Barrett
players, Palace theater.
Ilnrsday, December 1O-NeiI
vsrien's Minstrels. evening. Robin.
Saturday, December 12-sThe
Quaker Girl, evening, Robinson
Grand. theater.
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he Telegram is pleased to note
fact that the city council has
Ided that the railroad company
y erect apd maintain gates here.
1 body should push the. matter
q successful conclusion at once.
q IT through every court in the
! Il necessary.
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For Once.

( Colonel Bryan, of the chautauqua,
admits in the latest issue of the Com.
moner that the Republican party is
very much alive, and warns Demo-
Gratis. that it will, in 1916, be for
midable antagonist. Mr.. Bryan, for
once, is entirely right.-Huntington
Herald Dispatch.
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chamberlain,s Cough Rcmedy-The
Mothers, Fayorite.

II give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
my children when they have colds or coughs,''
writes Mrs. Verne ShaHer, Vandergrift, Pa.
at always helps them and is far superior to
any other cough medicine I have used.
advise anyone in need of such medicine to
give it trial." For sale BY all dealers
Advertisement.
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Ner.y Slirhf.

From reading the war dispatches
given out at Petrograd and Berlin,
we jump at the conclusion that there
is slight difference of opinion
Wheeling News.
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An Evening Echo.
3 not the one VINO has the most
hat gives the most away;
yet the one who knows the most
nat has the most to say,
oft the one who has the least
hat gives the most, away;
aoes the one who knows the least
Ias oft the most to say.
Unknown.
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TO- THE CREDITORS sE12!, Rs OF 81, sESA

tTos THE CREDITORS OF sENA A.
CoPENTIAvER, DECEASED:
In pursuance OF a decree OF the Cir
In the State Of eWst Virginia, made In
cause therein pending. to subject the
estate Of the said dccedent to the pay
your eais sganst SIC
tate of the said decedenit for adjudica-
ton TO H. W. Williams. Esq. Commits
sioner. at his office in said County, on
Or q before the 18th. day Of December.
Witness, ]. Wade corman. Clerk of
tie said Court, this the 6th day Of Mo-
vember, 1914.
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would never have done. merely because the
others are with him Most OF these acts.
without vicious intent
Because OF the lack of restraint In their
homes. these children are very likely 10 be-
come worshippers OF the wrong kind of heroes
and that tendency Is one OF the chief causes OF
Juvenile crime. II Is the most natural thing
In the world for q boy TO be hero worshipper.
Children are quick to admire any unusual or
difficult feat-the performance OF hronoho-
buster. an expert swimmer, or q daring auto
mobilst In the case OF children who gather
In gangs In the street. they are quite likely to
take as their hero some person who II In an
hcultes with the police.
When any particular crowd Of boys n brought
into my court. my first act a. 70 place them all
on q level by giving them probation for Ger
tain time. regardless OF what evidence may be
brought against each one. or OF what the police
say as TO the alleged ringieaders.
II they don't appear In court again, the dif.
nculty Is solved. II some Of them do, II IL wen
to carry them on probation again for a time.
Sooner or later the really disturbing elements
can thus be sorted out. and stronger corrective
methods should be applied to the boys who
stand in need OF them. II these disturbers are
eliminated. the rest OF the gang ordinarily be-
comes quiescent
Often children against whom complaints OF
larceny are made do not appreciate the true
nature OF their o1ense Suppose q boy has
, stolen some lead pipe which he dnds beside an
old building. and has sold It to get money for
ice cream.
II he is asked how he would feel n someone
should steal his bicycle or Sled nine times out
OF ten he gets quite new light on the subject
group OF boys has much more courage than
the same number Of boys Individually. Their
courage Increases much more rapidly than
their numbers, and this factor has 10 be
reckoned with In dealing with Juvenile gangs.
They are enabled. by their numbers, to ef.
feet a semimilitary organization. An example
is gang OF boys that used to go to a swim.
ming hole on the Maiden marshes.
On the way they passed an orchard. and
generally raided 1T. The owner complained,
the police kept watch. and one day descended
on the gang. They brought seventeen into
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dark curis clustered and stirred the
creamy pearls encircling It.
Patience could bear no more!
Pretty Patience. too. had her own
private love troubles. which she
would have died rather than reveal
to a certain Corporal Blaise who
had ridden away behind her mis-
tress's lover many months ago. but
she adored Mistress Effingham, and
her question had remained unan'
swered. not so much as heard.
Quickly she cast a searching
glance along the line Of mullioned
windows. cleaning golden in the
sunlight. and smoothing her apron
down with both hands. she bent for
ward and hslf-whispered cautiously.
Il pray you. madam. tell me. what
is to-dayY' and drew herself stifi.
ly back to her former position.
With a start OF aroused recolleo-
ton Margaret turned and looked into
the girls eager face.
PATIENCE DESCRIBES CHARM.
They had grown up together. and
Patience was a somewhat privileged
person: nevertheless the merry
glance and apparently inopportuns
words Jared upon her present mood.
so. without her usual smile. she re-
piled. rather shortly. Today Why.
Patience. what a foolish question!
OF course. It IL the eve OF the blessed
Baptist"
"Ah. madam. and f. that all7' re-
ioined Patience. Strengthening her
1.-THE figure and settling her cap. SIS
that ALI Why. Mistress Margaret.
just listen TO me a minute: there's
no need to sit az sad as a bird on a
frosty bough. They do say as st.
John is a good saint 70 bachelors and
lonely maids I mean-weli. twas
bu. yesterday old Mamie told me
that whoever looks for and finds but
three seers Of 81. Johns fern at mid.
night on the eve. may bring what
ever she wishes that walked or few
o. swan 70 her. and. what's more
here Patience gave an excited gig.
Eie). she told me where II may be
got down IN the far dell near the
church. and on Madame Meg would
not like 70 see Captain Humphrey
and bis man come riding up the
great avenue 10 brave and trim1"
Patiencs stopped IN some confu
sion AZ her own eloquenco. and the
color spread rapidly from the very
border Of the jaunty lace cap 70 the
saucy little chin. though she tossed
her head oarelessiy enough. "Noi
that "a ever let him guess a. m
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one which. after she had traversed
1t few yards. ended at the gate Of
the low-walled churchyard. AS she
reached #. breathless. the clock up
In the square. Uncovered tower
doomed out the twelve heavy strokes
Of midnight
Margaret chung TO the gate In dis
may. What had she donef How
frightful to be here alone at mid
night. far from human help at the
church gate. She had indeed fed
from one terror to another. She RI.
membered how the spirits of those
belonging to the village who would
die within the year were said To
come out OF the church porch and
walk around the sacred building at
midnight on the Eve OF St. John.
Would she see them and liver
Was this the answer TO her unholy
eharm7 Should she see Humphrey
among themf Ali God forbid. God
grant in His mercy that he was not
dead. not wholly lost to her. II hs
we're. then she must die. too, willing.
ly. II only she might be with him.
She could never give him up.
In her agony the hood Of her cloak
dropped back from her lovely. scarab
face; her delicate arms. the rioh lace
falling away from their shapely
beauty. ciutched the NOISY gate post
with Departing energy; her lipa
those tender. childlike lips, were
drawn back from the white teeth I'm
speechless torture Of soul. She Lost
count OF time and place and ever.
thing.
a SPELL THAT WORKED.
She did not hear the tramp OF hors,a
along the grassy lane nor Patiencs's
quick shrek Of recognition and rap.
ture. No. the whole mooniIRhtei
world appeared TO melt from beneath
her feet; she surely was moving In a
world Of spirits with Humphrey. his
arms were about her. his voice was
In her ear. How glad abe vas 10 BE-
dead. 10 was too good 10 BE- trua
she minded for nothing now.
And then those dear arms tight
ened around her and she looked M
TO find herself ciasped clos In q pslr
Of strong arms, and 70 hear. quite al
great distance as II seemed, the
voice Of Patisnos shriliy szcisiminE.
while the silver dish claahsd I'M.
douotediy against the steel u a nail
aocoutremsnt, "Aisck-a-day ana
marry -come-up Corporal Bislss. tls
many a day since you've ben SHAVED.
TT warrant" And-and--s' twas ms
lady as fetched the fsrnsssd no,
mel"
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and scorch into her very brain. What
would she not give for some assur-
ance OF death or life?
SHALL SHE DARE7
The story OF the mysterious fern
seed darted into her mind like q
Glancing serpent Of temptation. Could
the Cd custom really bring any full
flmentf Bahl Twas only At for ser.
want maids and old witches - and
still, many people. even people she
knew and respeo. Cd. believed vague
ly IN those ancient SGAirt charms.
Should she yield use for once to
the suggestion and venture oa the
quest? Dare she7
She stopped to th'pF. Ay. truly.
there was little she world not dare.
either in this world OF the next. for
the sake OF Humphrey Crofton.
Down the narrow path aud through
a grove Of young larch trees into
the plantation a quarter OF a mile
from the old manor house. Margaret
Eningham hurried with a fast beat.
'ng heart.
She was close wrapped in a mantle
aud hood OF some dark woollen stun.
and in her hands she carried a forked
hazel rod and a small silver dish.
PERCEPTIONS banks shut her In on
either side. and as she glanced fear.
fully up among the swaying branches
she could see the stars. pale in the
heaven. and the moon hanging amid
motionless clouds Here and there
the banks were overgrown with
thiekets OF briar. that trailed long
sprays across the way. snatching At
her skirts like ghostly singers to hin
Ger her.
Fantastic shapes reared them.
selves before her in the uncertain
light that Uttered through the
houghs above her head where the
mint wind moaned and walled. A
o. 80 hed down a green hillock to
80 sole with a startling rush that
caused her 20 stop. shuddering with
fear. Far away IN the distance a
dog. chained IN some farm yard. lift
Cd its head IN the moonlight and
howied iong-drawn howl. and
through the silence that followed
there came the steady beat Of a
horses hoofs on the hard hiEhroad
leading from Nottingham.
She stayed 10 listen. hesitating 70
face such solitude. Perhaps the jour.
ney was but a wiid-Eoose chase. She
had been foolish to let herself be
beg-ned into testing the truth Of
the charm.
Hut the sound Of the horses hoof,
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low Gardening Turns Bad Boys Into Useful Citizens

has proved very eficacious. Its aim IL to
rect minor onenses without injury to the pub
on those who may be dependent upon and
sociated with the real offender. but who are
In no wise responsible for his omission Of duty.
As applied to juvenile matters. Il is further
extended by q section OF the Juvenile act.
which expresses the intent OF that act. namely:
This act shall be literally construed to the
end that the care. custody and discipline OF
children brought before the court shall ap
proximate a. nearly as possible that which
they should receive from their parents. and
that as far as practicable. they shall be
treated. not as criminals. but as children In
need or aid. encouragement and guidance Pro
ceedings against children under this act shall
not be deemed criminal proceedings
This section makes the Juvenile Court
parental court and has allowed me to exercise
some discretion In devsing methods OF punish
ment that viii not work injury to the child
There are many causes OF Juvenile delinT
quency. Some children naturally vicious.
OF them get In trouble through the fault OF
their environment, and because they are unr
trained and unrestrained.
We get in the Juvenile Court all the failures
all the cases whore home. school and church
have been unable 10 exert an influence sur
hciently strong well-directed to keep the
children going along lines laid down BY
society.
No mystical hopper Is available into which
these boys and girls can be transformed from
failures to useful citizens II Is a process that
tkes time and patience. To a large extent
the parents OF certain children not at fault
for they have not the time to give their chill
dren much attention. even II they are com
petent to guide them rightly.
The father is away at work all day. He
leaves home early in the morning and returns
at night tired that he soon wants to 60 TO
bed The wife is equally busy all day trying
to keep the house clean. to cook for the family.
and TO mend torn clothing. and the only way
she can accomplish her work is practically to
sweep the children out into the street
There they congregate In numbers. and be-
fore long the spirit of stunt arises. Some
one will do something that individually he
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Not one Of the boys would have had the
nerve 20 20 into that orchard alone: but know
ing that the others would give the alarm In
case the owner appeared. two or three would
climb the trees. and by working rapidly. could
throw down a great deal OF fruit In short
time.
put them all on probation. on the condition
that no two of them should be seen on the
streets together. They were warned that n
they ran In pairs. they would violate their pro
bation-
Two of the boys happened to be brothsrs
and they made n protest. II was unavailing
! told the boys that they might all 20 10 the
swimming hole when they chose. and that they
might be there together. but that they must 20
singiy and return singly.
The probation was continued until so late
in the Fall that the water became too cold
for swimming. Not once after the youngsters
had been put on probation did they enter the
orchard. No one OF them had the nerve TO
go alone.
Sometimes boys md that Il may be sport 20
do certain thing. but that II 10 a different
matter TO be forced to do It. Two boys were
stones.
You like to throw stones. don't your I
asked them. They replied that they ala.
Very well" ] said. you shall have the
throw stones as long as you like. and We win
have the police and your friends around to
that you do a good job"
On the following Saturday afternoon the
boys were taken out to q stone pit and were
instructed TO throw at a mark Comments by
their friends were encouraged. After half IN
hour of exercise. with the opportunity TO hear
their boy friends telling them how much like
girls they threw. the two lads were excused.
They have not been In trouble since.
Boys are sensitive to ridcule. That was why
/ provided gallery at the stone-throwing
match sentenced some other boys TO wash
on some eggs which they had scrambled on
the steps of an unpopular storekeeper's place
Of business. One can 20 too far, however; too
ri wi n N ~
boy, and make him timid. The boys temLera-
ment must determine the punishment