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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-05-01

wheels of trade, but could not.
What saw was mass Of idle ruins.
Brick fronts toppled into the street and
Jagged walls Keeling against each other
like drunken men. Half way down
was deserted street car stalled in
downpour of brick, exactly as l have
seen snowbound cars at home. On the
walls and lowering overhead were the
gruesome, unlovely black buzzards,
harbingers Of disaster and the only liv-
ing creatures who profited by the disas
ter.
This was the Kingston remembered
and at that time I failed to realize that
I was actually one of those present at
the birth of a city. Out of the calam-
ity has arisen a new city, better by
far than the old-and better than it
ever would have been. They have
built wisely in Kingston. The same
disaster could happen again but the
death rate would be comparatively
light. The lapse Of 213 years since
Port Royal was destroyed had lulled the
people to a false sense of security. But
not so pow. Every precaution is en-
ployed and the modern structures are
erected with an eye to safety.
Kingston is the capital of Jamaica
and the new government buildings form
an attractive group in the center Of the
city, decided improvement over the
old arrangement where they were scat
tered all over the city. The English
government has done that much for
Jamaica at any rate. The city is laid
out on the chess board plan with
plaza, or parade, as they call it, in the
center. The principal streets are King
street and Harbor street. The popu-
lation is about 10000.
The island of Jamaica is about the
shape of lima bean, lying lengthwise
under the lee shore of Cuba. 1t is IA
miles long and 40 miles wide. 1t is
mountainous, its highest peak reaching
an altitude Of 1860 feet. 1t is said to
be a glorious sight to stand on Blue
Mountain and look down, but as it
consumes two days and the better part
of twenty dollar bill l preferred to
stay down and look up. The noun
tain scenery is decidedly beautiful and
trip on the railroad the length of the
island is a scenic delight. OF course
there is a chance to complain if one
is looking for the hole in the friedcake
it takes all day to go 100 miles.
But if you once looked over the roll
ing stock you would wonder that they
make any time at all.
But why complain? We are in the
tropics, remember, and what is day ?
Surely there's another day coming, and
another. and a week and a month.
What's the matter with you northern
people anyhow? Why not be satisfied
with the everlasting luxury of the pre-
sent +? Let to-morrow take care of to-
morrow. Let's sit down and talk about
to-day. Time is longer than a rope"
is native proverb and right we'll they
live up to it.
Next we shall look into the surpris-
ing resources Of the island of Jamaica
was astonished to learn OF all the
products which now enter into com
merce, only one is native to the soil.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-05-01

fail to see how people are to draw com
parsons without something to go by.
Earthquakes are not so common.
Taken broadly the death rate from this
cause is not one, two, three with our
death rate from automobile accidents
and I don't suppose the hurricane list
would begin to compare with our rail-
road mortality. But why hide the real
facts I visited the cemetery in
Kingston and note that on the monu-
ment erected to the earthquake VIC
tins they gave the casualties at 1000
This may be right but at the same
time it was placed at between two and
three thousand. At any rate they had
five hundred unidentified remains bur-
led in one grave and it seems strange
that of those identified and buried pri-
vately there would only be five hun
dred more.
The city of Port Royal, which is at
the harbor entrance, opposite Kingston
was destroyed in 1922. 1t was known
as the 'wickedest city on earth"
Here it was that the pirates Morgan
and others gathered to spend in riot
Gus living the pieces of eight and
and Spanish gold they plllaged from
the ships of the Spanish Main. Here
they gathered and celebrated and it
naturally was some tough town. One
morning the earth shook and the city
of Port Royal sank in the harbor. 1t
is said that one can look down in the
water and see the streets and dwellings
as we sail into the harbor, but while l
have done a good deal of looking l
never could force my imagination to
the point of visualizing anything that
looked like a town. However it is
down there somewhere and the jelly
fish and sharks make their home in the
dwellings once used by the pirates.
1t was my province to visit Kingston
several years ago, just fourteen days
after the great disaster which destroyed
the city, and as I again stood in the
streets surrounded by the modern
structures which have grown up over
the ruins recalled with vivid force the
desolation and destruction which sur
rounded me at that time. Scarcely a
business block was left standing and
the dead were IN many cases still bur-
led in the ruins. Here and there fires
were burning, the last funeral rites
over the remains of some unnamed
victim and while these heroic meas
ures were adopted for the sake of safety,
the stencil reminded US that other re-
mains were yet to be unearthed from
the piles of brick and refuse scattered
everywhere about US.
Desolation -destitution- destruc
ton. Crippled men and women beg
ging for pennies, some offering trim
kets and bits of jewelry stripped from
the bodies of loved ones, anything
with which to provide for the living,
for the dead were past help and the
living must be cared for, and there
were ten thousand homeless ones at
that time. I looked down desolated
Harbor street, where five hundred lives
were lost and tried to picture it as it
was before the disaster, when as busy
thorofare it teemed with life, peopled
by merchants and shoppers and the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-08
Purchases Delivered by Parcels Post

If you are unable to attend this sale, tele-
phone in your wants. if you have charge ac-
count with us, or if not, write us letter and
remit to the amount of the order We will
deliver the goods at your door by Parcels Post
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Will Begin Next Saturday Morning and End
the Following Saturday NIGHT

This will include shopping days. including two Saturdays
This of the year always brings to the shopping world null
ude of created for the winters needs and
prices that much less than the values represented This
cua will be the bargain offerings the history
The variety quantities than before and for
inspect the merchandise and the plainly marked prices each lot will make
emanshp Along before Christmas number
houses voiced he stocks threw broken lots invited
the distribution price reductions Accordingly bought lots
liable merchandise less than its addition
ocks the following business this will bargain
the market and specially bought for this Now
have merchandise need We SEE the offerings
welcomed either visitor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-08

$500 Yds New Dress Ginshams
Just received, bought for spring 1914.
They go on sale at per yard :. 8 Cents.
For one day only, Saturday, Jan. 10th.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
A Lesson In Trust Busting.

What ought to be an eye opener as
to,the proper method of handling the,
trust problem is the sudden decision of
the American Telegraph and Telephone
Company to dissolve its combination of
telegraph and telephone interests and
agree TO give long distance connection
to independent telephone lines. A suit
under the Sherman anti trust law was
pending against it, but such suits have
net enough terrors for any monopoly to
make it dissolve. Besides it would have
requiresf years for the case to take it's
course through the courts and reach a
final decision which might after all be
in favor of the monopoly.
But when Postmaster General Burle
son suggested public ownership of wire
lines, and Congressman David Lewis,
of Maryland. introduced bill to put
Mr. Burleson's suggestion into opera
tion, the trust promptly surrendered
1t could stand any number OF law fsuits
but it could not stand an attack on its
privilege-even though it might with
good reason have halbored some doubts
as to such measure passing the pres
ent Congress- SO.
That.was risk it-could not afford 10
take.
Now let the attack on all nadnopolies
take the form Of an attack on the privi
leges on which their naonopolistic power
is based, and there viii be as quick re-
suits along the line. For those who
have eyes to see. the lesson is plain.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
Does Il Prohibita?

The Anti,Saloon League of America
is. planning to start a campaign for ma
ton. wide Prohibition Win they first
answer this question: Does Prohibition
prohibit?-Boston Traveller.
N5w. that's the question. Does ii
prohibit? Well, do the laws against
adulterating Boston baked beans pro
hibil? Do the laws against Sabt ath.
breaking, horse stealing, forgery and
adultery prohibit?
Really, it is wearisome to- the soul
to have some fellow raising that sort
OF. question every day. Of course the
laws don't prohibit. The Ten Com
mandments never prohibited. The con.
stitution of the United States does not
prohibit. There is no law of God or
man that prohibits. What then; do
away with the law. But there arc
penalties, and lawbreakers frequently
find that out to their sorrow.
Does the regulation of saloons regu-
late? Does the licensing Of saloons re-
strict or restrain?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
Attack On Fruit Rates.
Eastern Grouoers Say The Tariff Is Too
Hiqh In Fire Nearby ,States.-

Eastern Grotoers Say The Tariff Is Too
High In Fice Nearby States.
committed representing the East
ern Fruit Growers ASSOCIATION met at
the Hotel Raleigh yesterday to perfect
arrangements for hearing befpre the
Interstate Commerce, Commission on
January %. at which vigorous protest
will be made against the prevailing
freight rates in the five States, embrac
ed in the association.
The States are the two VIrginias.
Maryland. Pennsylvania. and Delaware
and it is the contention OF the commit
tee that the rates on fruits and vege-
tables within their confines are too high
and not fairly a1ju ted. in comparison
with rates and regulations in other
States
S. L. Lup.on, Of Winchester, Va.
president of the association, presided
at the meeting. Prof T. B. Symons Of
Maryland Agricultural College, issecre-
tary. President Lppton said that fiji
teen or twenty witnesses will appear
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The committee passed resolution
protesting against the Mcclellan cold
storage bill, so-called. now pending in
Congress winch seeks to limit the cold
storage time on fruits and vegetables
to 80 days. The committee declares
that it would be ridiculous TO attempt
to enforce the provisions of the bill, as
it would mean that two thirds of the,
people would be deprived of fruits and
vegetables half the time. j
Today The committee will confer with
officials of the bureau of markets Of
the Department of Agriculture.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
Official Visit Of the Grand ehaneel
lor, Knights of PYthias.

The Grand Chancellor will visit the
following lodges in order named
Monday, January 18th, Lafayette
lodge, Piedmont. Tuesday, January
9th, Green Mountain lodge, No. AZ.
Davis. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH,
BLUE RIDGE LODGE, No. 131. CHARLES
Town. Thursday, January goth. Ber-
kelley lodge, No. 4. Berkeley Springs.
Friday. January S0th, Fairfax lodge,
No. So. Thomas, Especial meeting.
Saturday. January 3lst. Eagle lodge,
No. n, Blaine.
1t is expected that the Hon VIM. G
Brown. Jr., Grand Inner Guard, and
the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal,
and other members of the Grand Lodge,
especially resident members, will be
with the Grand Chancellor at all or d
part of these meetings. Officers are
expected to give the widest possible
publicity tofthese meetings and TO no
tify all members to be present.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
Fruit Prospects Good This Year.

Prominent Orchardists Believe Yield
VIII be Exceedingly Good.
Messrs. G. Miller, of RoDney, and
H. w. Miller, Of Paw Paw. two promii-
nent fruit growers. were in the city
late yesterday. They had just COM
pleted tour Of inspection Of their or
chard holdings from Mineral county
throughout the Eastern Panhandle of
the State and were enthusiastic over
the bright prospects for a record break
ing crop this year. They said tho late
fall had fully developed both wood and
bud of all fruit bearing trees. which
have since been held dormant by the
excessive cool weather, and besides the
trees are thrifty from having borne
little or no fruit last year. Martins
burg Journal
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
DID you GET II

Did Santa Claus give you, that sub
scription to the magazine you wantsd
so badly2 The Ladies Home Journal,
Woman's Home Companion. Pictorial
Review, The Delineator. Munsey, Ev-
erybody's. Cosmopolitan. Heafst's or
some otherf Well. it is too bad If he
didn't. but we viii be glad to attend to
it if you want to give it 10 yourself.
We meet any price you see advertised.
no matter where. either singly OF IN
combination. We receive subscriptions
to any magazine or newspaper,
\ G. N. BEARD.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
Merchant Tailoring.
Tailored to measure by Strouse " Bros.
Raltimore Md

Tailored to measure BY Strouse &Bros. J,
Baltimore, Md.
The fashionable tailoring shops Of
Strouse & Bros. Baltimore are repre-
scented BY us. s
If You want the best clothes have
them made by the best tailors.
Stronse & Bros, makers Of High
Art Clothing has been aclxnow edged
leaders for so years. We have a very.
large line Of samples for your inspec-
ton.
Prices for suit or overcoat made to
your measure SIS. 90 TO $40. 90.
WIN. KAHN. Eadler Block.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
sHRINERs CUT II our
Nobier at Washington Eliminate Old
Booze Question and Are Glad

Nobter at Washington Eliminate Old
Booze Question and Are Glad
Washington, D. G.. December s =
The Washington Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine have cut out booze from thei,
ceremonials and are glad that they did
1t. There is general rejoicing over Chr
change on the partsof local Shrfipess.
It has feen the custom ofthe Iocal
Shriners to serve wins and beer al
their various .ceremonials and some
times lots.of it,
But since the Jones Works law went
INTO effect there has been much discus
sion as to whether or not they could
continue the practice without paving
the saloon tax-that is the tax as retail
liquor dealers
So they consulted attorneys and
found that if they served LIQUOR at a
ceremonial, they would be compelled tt,
pay the liquor tax of two bundled and
fifty dollars.
Last Saturday night, there was held
here the last ceremonial of The current
year and this is usually great affair
So Almas Temple, the local organi
cation here. resolved to reform ant
cut out the booze and serve coffee ii
place thereof.
So they served coffee and allrcp ,r
that they had better time than ever
D'gnitaries and potentates from, Balti
more and other cities were present an,
the opinion was generally expresse,
that the change was for the best in
terests of all concerned.
/ This is especially significant becaus
the Shriners are regarded as the sport
element Of Masonry in these parts.
i T.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
By J. h MuIliran.

BgJ h Michigan.
The moonlight is the softest, IN 1en-
lucky;
summer days come Oftenest, in Ken
tuekys
Friendship is the strongest,
Loves fires glow the longest,
Yet a wrong il always wrOngest.
In kentucky.
The sun shines ever brightest. in Ken
lucky;
The hreezes whisper lightest, in Ken
lucky;
Plain girls are the fewest.
Maidsns' eyes are bluest,
Their little hearts are truest.
In Kentuky.
Lies burdens bear the Iightest. in
Kentucky;
The home fires burn the brightest, in
Kentucky;
While the players are the keenest.
AtbA0o NOAAsG O4L Tic AtCaHC1tys
The pocket empties cleanest,
In Kentucky.
Orators are the grandest, in Kentucky;
Officials are the blandest, in Kentucky
Boys are all the finest,
Danger ever highest.
Taxes are the highest,
In Kentucky.
The bluegrass waves the bluest. in
Kentucky;
Yet, blue bloods are the fewest. in Ken
lucky;
Moonshine is the clearest,
By no means of the dearest,
And yet, it acts the queerest,
In Kentucky.
The doves notes are the. saddest, in
Kentucy;
The streams dance on the gladdest, in
Kentuck
Hip pockets are the tkickest,
Cylinders turn quickest.
Pistol hands the s!icksst,
In Kentucky
Song birds are sweetest. in Kentucky
Iboroughbreds are the fieetest, in Ken
lucky;
The mountains tower proudesr,
Thunder peals the loudest,
The landscape is The grandest,
And politics the dannedest,
In Kentucky.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
OF PUBLICATION.


State Of West Virginia.
Jefferson County, to-wit:
Atrules held in the Clerks office of
the Circuit Court of Jefferson County,
on first Monday in January. 1914.
Irene Alberta Curtiss, Plaintiff,
VS.,
Spencer Wilbur Curtiss, Defendant.
Object of Suit.
The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce from the bonds of marriage.
happening, on affidavit filed in this
suit. that the Defendant, Spencer Viii.
bur Curtiss. is a nonresident of the
State Of West Virginia. he is hereby
required to appear within One Month
after the date of the first publication
of this order. and do what is necessary
to protect his interest in this matter.
It is ordered that copy of this ordel
be forthwith published once week fol
four consecutive weeks in The Virginis
Free Press newspaper printed in tn
Town Of Charles Town, in the Count,
of Jefferson, and be posted at the from
door of the Court House of Jefferson
County at least twenty days befor,
judgment or decree is rendered.
JNO. nj DANIEL, !.
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
T. C. GREEN, P. @.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
G.. w Brown
Special r ountain Pen
Price 500


In the purchase of this
pen you save from one to
two doliars--use it Ia
months you save the price
of steel pens after the
first year yon derive 100.
per cent. dividend on your
purchase. Give it kind
treatment and it will last
for years.
The Brown Special Is
guaranteed to give salts
faction. The pens are
1l4k gold with best hard
iridium points, With-hand
tempered nibs.
A good pen for the Bust
ness Man, School Boys
and Girls, Ladies
C. w. Brown, Jeweler.
4 Z se95 80, -
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
Lawson Botts Chapter. I'D. c.

Lawson Bolts Chapter u. p. 6. VII
meet Thursday afternoon. Jan. 8. Il
8 O'Clock At the residence of Mrs. Ais:
guith
MRS. 6. n. AlsQUITH, Pres.
Ms G. N. coLznlAN. sscsy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
IT'S ONLY COMMON SENSE

Put the best materials into the
hands of the best craftsmen and you
are bound to get the best results.
That's the secret-and the only Sc
cret of the unquestioned superiority of
High Art Clothes. No expense is spared
in qnality and skill; but no premium is
charged for integrity and taste.
You'll find High Art Suits no higher
than any others; but you'll find no 9th
ers SO intimately personal in their mod
els and so detailedly perfect.
$500 to $25. 90.
VIM. KAHN,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
7---@-V------e9-
Notice to Take Dispositions.

TO Spencer Wilbur Curtiss:
Take notice that on the 9th day Of
February, 1914, between the hours of
10 a. m and 6 p. M, at the office of
T. c. Green. / will proceed to take the
dispositions Of VIM S. Winters and
other witnesses, to be read as evidence
in my behalf in above suit Of Irene AL
berta Curtiss VS. Spencer Wilbur Cur
tiss now pending in the Circuit Court
of Jefferson County, w. Va, and if
said depositions are not begun or con-
eluded on that day, the taking thereof
will be continued from day to. day until
completed.
IRENE ALBERTA CURTISS.
By T. C. Green, Counsel for Plaintiff.
Jan. SIT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08
Why
HAVE THAT COLD !?

just what you have been look !
ing fora sure and speedy cure
for that cold, one that is easily |
taken -tastless and with no un- !
pleasant after effects.
Nyaps Ld1ncold
just one tablet every two hours ]
during the day until six have been
takenthen one every four hours
I until four have been taken.
Isn't That Simple !?
! You wont take but a few more
I than that number of tablets when
the cold is banished- you viii mo-
tice decided Improvement before
{ the day issoyer.
I They relieve the inflamed and
congested mucous membrane of
nose and throat and prevent ca J
\ tarrhal conditions.
i Twenty-Five Cents the Box or !
Thirty-Iive Tablets.
--OO
Whatever good drug store
I ought to have and many things
! that other drug stores don't keep
you'll find here. Come to US first
l and you'll get what you want.
tMILLERB PHARMACY
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08

From Our Special STAFF Correspondent
Washington, Dec. l2s.-ssT am Taft
Republican and / feared the radical
changes made in our fscsi and fiaancia
systems would involve TIE country III
serious business and industrial enlbaress
ment. |" last night, said Charles P Light,
Of West Virginia. assistant to the presi-
dent Of the American Highway Asso-
citation.
This opinion. he continued ..has
been influenced largely by the sensa-
tionsl statements Of the partisan press
that do not seem to have been war.
ranted by any other consideration than
the dangerous temptation to be funny
or by the hope the Administration might
Be induced BY frequent wild appeals TO
its fears to restrain its enthusiasm for
reform. Republican. though am, I
am first Of all. hope and believe, q
good citizen as anxious for thu prosper
ity Of the country as any Democrat ever
was. i have deplored the efforts that
have been made to exaggerate sporadic
business troubles into an epidemic Of
disaster
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-20

place and will hereafter give his mn
divided attention 10 the old placs,
which he has fitted up in hrst class
shape. 5S
Fire destroyed the barn on the AL
lWeatherwax farm five miles south Of
Des Laos. Some hay and harness
were burned. F. M. Rose occupies the
farm. ,sS.
Don Gillespie Of Glenburn was ar
rested on complaint Of Game Warden
Kerr on . charge Of permitting his
hunting dog 70 run in the field earlier
than the regular opening Of the dog
training season. He pleaded guilty
and was fined.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Francis motored
over from velva Wednesday night.
Mr.. Francis job man, Mr.. Thompson,
is i'll, and he was in quest Of another
printer. Mr.. Francis was not able to
secure man and If thcre is good
man about the state who is not work
ing, he should apply to the velva Jour.
nal at once. A first class plant and
steady work.
Killings Of cattle at the Grand
Forks abattoir have fallen Of 20 per
cent since August I, as compared with
the record for the previous month, and
local meat handlers attribute the sit
uation to the European war. Local
meat dealers say the cattle growers
are Withholding their stock, hoping to
obtain even higher prices than now
prevail.
A regular "bold bad man" stunt was
enacted at the "jungles" near the 500
stock yards at Wyndmere at the ex-
|pense Of the transients who happened
to be registered there. Entering each
car as he went along with a gun and
Ia fash light, a robber lined up the
men, relieved them Of their cash and
anything of value which they had
about them and then made his get
away, carefully locking the door after
him so there would be no danger Of
interruption while working his game
further along. At grand council the
next morning the "boes" estimated
that the robber had made haul in
the vicinity Of $40.