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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
ROUTE TO THE LAKES
Virginia Railroad Company Again
Entertaining Great Profit.

Parkersburg. w. Va.-It is again
believed in certain interested quarters
that the Virginian Railroad company
proposes to open an outlet for itself
to the great lakes 1t is believed that
this scheme for so long talked of was
abandoned by the road at one time,
the company evidently believing that
it could adequately serve its mining
fields with only its tidewater outlet.
but that the European war brought
about such changed conditions it has
since realized the need of western
route. Statistics show that the growth
of the Virginian's coal traffic has not
been up to prospects, which is ac-
counted for by the fact that it has but
the eastern or export markets by
which to accommodate its patrons.
Had the Virginian a western extern
sion, in the opinion of coal men, the
roads best tonnage would have doub-
led, which it is said the operators
have had sufficient orders to do.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
REPORTERS WILL MEET
State Association of Shorthand Ex-
perts Convene at Huntington.

Huntington, W. Va.-The State As
sociation of Shorthand Reporters of
West Virginia will be held in Hunting
ton sometime in September, according
to an announcement which is being
sent out over the state. The Hunting
ton members of the organization are
anxious to have the convention held
some time in the week of the fall fes-
tival The association consists of 80
members representative of all the
larger towns, and the officers are: O.
L. Taught, of Clarksburg, president;
Louis Schrader, of Wheeling, and A.
3. Moore, of New Martinsville, vice
presidents; Charles V. Price, of WEIGH,
secretary and treasurer.
The convention is for one day only,
but the Huntington members are plan
ming to have the visitors stay in the
city for several days. To make their
program even more interesting the
Huntington members wish to have the
convention at the time of the festival
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken in Selec-
ton of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

If you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in wilderness,
your first thought would be of food
supply and your next of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties of mankind. 1t is therefore
natural that the best thought, and
study are put upon these two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort,
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with it..
Modern hotels and office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard Of wood.
One of the most significant develop
ments of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt single which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplantlng the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact. there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate OF pleasing
tints of red or green, is employed as a
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying slate
surfaced single that is not guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are so many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Borrowed Money Helps.

Payday at the state house. The pay
rolls of all the departments, the jul
dietary, including the circuit judges,
amounted to about $4,000. The state
still has plenty of money and payday
is approached by the treasurer's force
with a different feeling from that of
March and April, when the morato-
rum was in effect. The state has had
to borrow no money recently, the total
loans being S250,000, and it is believed
the income will be sufficient to take
care of the payrolls for several months
yet, though further funds may have
to be borrowed toward the close of the
year to care for the situation previous
to the collection of income from the
measures taken at the last extra ses-
sion of the legislature.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
m TEMT0 Wntsom II. CoiemnBs
N Patent Lawyer, " arhingtors
y - m9AN DC Advice and hooks free.
Rates reasonable Highest references, Best ser<cea
w. N. u, BALTIMORE, NO. s6-tsts-
BOLT TEARS OFF EARRINGS
Woman, After Regaining Conscious.
ness, Finds Her Jewels Strewn
About the Floor.

During the severe rainstorm here
Miss Rose Bailey, at Fosters hotel.
Blur Point, was struck by bolt of
lightning, which tore the earrings from
her ears and made her unconscious.
Miss Bailey and Mrs. Foster, wife OF
the proprietor, were standing at the
open kitchen window, as was the chef.
watching the approaching storm. Fot-
lowing a loud crash of thunder. the
three were blinded by fash OF light
ming which struck Miss Bailey on the
left shoulder and Mrs. Foster on the
right shoulder. The chef was knocked
down, but unhurt. Miss Bailey's ear
rings were found on the floor, one o.
them a misshapen mass.
A few minutes later lightning
knocked several chauffeurs to the
ground Neither the hotel nor the
garage was damaged. The storm did
considerable damage about this city
Plattsburg IN. " Dispatch New Yors
Herald.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
WEST VA. SUFFRAGlSTS
Will Hold State Convention at Hunt.
ineton in November.

Huntington, w. Va.-The first gun
Of the fall campaign will be fred and
a final plan of campaign mapped out
at the annual state convention of
equal suffragists to be held in Hunt
ington November 16, II and IS, it was
announced by Mrs. Eugene Warren,
president of the Huntington Equal
Suffrage association, who returned
from Columbus recently. The conven-
ton to be held here will be the last
meeting of the state association to be
held in West Virginia prior to the ref
erendum vote on the equal suffrage
question to be held in 1916 Delegates
representing every county in the state
will attend the meeting here, it is ex-
pected Mrs. Warren has received a
report from Miss Engle, a national
field secretary of the National Equal
Suffrage association, who has been ac-
tive in the state for the past two
months, that practically every county
in West Virginia is now headquarters
for local suffrage league.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Unable to Attend Reunion.

Gov Henry d. Hatfield did not at
tend the reunion meeting of the So
ciety of the Blue and the Grey at
Spencer. The governor is i'll and con
fined to his home in Charleston. Sen
ator w. f. Chiffon, one of the prin-
cipal speakers at the reunion, discuss
ed the Virginia debt question and the
plan of suing for money claimed to
be due West Virginia from the sale of
Northwest territory lands He also
spoke in favor of national prepared
ness. State Auditor ]. S. Darst spoke
on state institutions and their i'm
portance to the people. Judge Walter
H. O'Brien, of Ripley, discussed mat
tiers of interest to the war veterans
whose enrolment rose to 143.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
5000 TEACHERS
CERTIFICATES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO MEN
AND WOMEN TEACHERS
OF THE STATE.
NUMBER SHOWS INCREASE
over 1900 First-Grade Certificates
Have Eeen Issued, 1872 No. 2,
and 1929 No. 8.
Especial Frankfort Correspondence,

Especial frankfort Correspond
Charleston.-Es based on a
near completion of the work show that
more than 5000 teachers certificates
will be issued to the men and women
who will preside over the schools of
the state this winter First-grade GER
tifcates issued this year far outnum-
Der those issued in any previous year,
being about 1900. There were~1 1872
No. 2 certificates, and 1929 No GER
tifcates, says George E. Hubbs, super
visor of examinations OF the first
grade certificates 317 were issued on
the July examination; there were 200
ais of first-grade certificates there
also were $50 renewals of normal school
certificates, and approximately 300
normal school certificates have been
issued for the year. There were 500
to 600 certificates issued on account
of the April and June examinations,
but these were not written until after
the results of the July test had been
ascertained.
1t is explained by Mr.. Hubbs that
the certificates on the April and June
examinations are held up for issue at
this time for the reason that many
persons who may have made a sec
ond or third-grade certificate in those
examinations frequently take the July
test in the hope of making better
grades. The policy of the department
is to issue the certificates on the best
results of the three tests.
II sometimes happens, too, that a
teacher may take the first examina-
ton in one county and then take later
tests in another county This would
lead to confusion unless the results
of all the examinations were held to
be canvassed when the fiscal one has
been completed. Commenting on the
large increase this year in first-grade
certificates. Mr.. Hubbs said he con
sidered this simply an evidence of the
better preparation of the teachers this
year than ever before.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31

Fairmont, w. Va.-Charles, aged 8,
son of James Meservey was buried
in sandbank, which caved in while
he was at play with some other chill
dren. People living nearby rushed to
his assistance, but he smothered to
death in a few minutes.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Fiancel Stop. Think.

Lest it be blamed by the unhappily
married for leading them to the altar.
Judge has issued series OF straight
tips to bridegrooms." Here they are:
The married gentleman Of correct
department places his Nose to tina
birthstone at an Early Date II he
tries TO watch the effect OF the grind
stone on his nose, all he gets out OF
1t is Eye Strain.
Any man can be a husband, but u
takes an Artist to get by.
Don't fatter your vanity; 1t is going
to die, anyway.
Steal anything you can get; you ara
entitled to 1t now.
word In time will elicit eighty
thousand OF them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
w. c. T. u. CONVENTION SOON

Fairmont, w. Va.-The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Fair
mont is making big preparations for
the state convention of the union, to
be held in Fairmont on September p,
% and 20, at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church. There will be prom
inent speakers here, including Miss
Anna Gordon, the national president,
and Mrs j. Gale Ebert, of Parkers-
burg, president of the West Virginia
Equal Suffrage association, and prom
inent in w. c. T. u work. The local
union has recently elected Mrs. w. d.
Evans as president and Mrs. E. s.
Amos, vice president at large. The
county convention of the w c. T. U.
will be held at Fairview on Thursday,
September 2.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
State Sues Bank.

Suit was brought in the common
pleas court of Kanawha county by
Atty Gen. A. A. Lilly against the Citi-
zens Dollar Savings bank, of Fair
mont, and the Maryland Casualty Co.,
of Baltimore, to recover $4,000 of the
states fund held in the bank when 1t
passed into the hands of receiver.
The proceeding is one in debt with
the damages placed at $4,000. 1t is
the object of the attorney general to
recover the money from the surety
without waiting for action by the re-
ceiver Of the bank.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Gov. Hatfield Is III.

Gov. Hatfield is i'll at the executive
mansion. and is making no definite en-
gagements for the immediate future.
The governor was scheduled to meet
the West Virginia Editorial associa-
ton at Point Pleasant, but at the last
moment was unable to go on account
of illness. The governors malady is
said to be an old stomach trouble,
from which he has suffered at inter
walls for the last several years. This
trouble brings on frequent attacks of
nausea from which Mr. Hatfield has
been suffering for the last few days.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31

PHILADELPHIA. - Wheat - No. 2
red, Western, s116@11S; steamer,
Western, s115Q117; No. 8, Southern,
s110Q113; rejected A, sl09Q1.12: re-
jected B. s1.05d1.08; Duluth, No. /,
s151Q1.54.
Oats-Old, No. white. 60Q64c; old
standard. 5S061c; No. 3 white, $40
Sac; new, No. white, 50Q53c.
Corn-No 2, yellow. S96s0c: steam
er, yellow, sS6S9c; No. 3, yellow, S719
0SSc
Butter-Western fresh solid-packed
creamery, fancy, special, 29c; extra,
27c; extra first, 25@26c; firsts, Csc;
seconds. 24c; nearby firsts, fancy, soc;
average extra, 29c; fair to good zee:
jobbing sales of fancy prints, SIC.
Eggs-Nearby extras. 26c per dozen;
nearby firsts, $3.50 per standard case;
nearby current receipts, s5.70Q5.S0 per
case; Western extra frsts. $3.50 per
case: do do, firsts, s5.S5@615 per case;
fancy, selected, candled and fresh eggs
jobbing at 2S02sc per dozen.
Cheese-New York full cream, fancy
new, 13@14c; New York full cream
fair to good, new, 13Q13hc; New York
part skins, 6Q12c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 16@16hc; ex
ceptional lots higher; ROSTERS, 119
12c; Spring chickens. fancy, weighing
1902 pounds apiece, 10000; excep
tional lots, higher; do do, smaller, Ia
~ pounds apiece, 17@20c; do do, leg
horns, weighing 11Q2 pounds, 16@
lie: do do, weighing IL pounds
apiece, 14Q15c; ducks, Pekin, old, l;
@14c; do do, Indian Runner. old, Il
Q13c; do do, young. according to size
15616c; large sizes preferred; pigeons
old. per pair, 21@23c; do do, young
per pair, 17@1Sc.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
State Officials to Speak.

State Treasurer E. l.. Long, Tax
Commissioner Fred o. Blue, Superin-
tendent NJ p Shawkey, of the state
department of schools, former Gov.
A b. White, United States Senator
William E. Chiffon and Gov. Hatfield
have accepted invitations to speak at
the homecoming week which will be
held in Middlebourne, Tyler county,
the week beginning September IA.
This Homecoming week for former
Tyler county citizens has been cele-
brated at Middlebourne for the last
two or three years.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Mccrum To Frisco.

Senator E. Bliss McCrum, member
of the state board of control, has gone
to San Francisco to attend the expo
sition and be present at the national
convention of the Phi Kappa Sigma
fraternity. Senator McCrum is grad
uate of West Virginia university, and
was a member of the fraternity there.
He is the official representative of
the university chapter of the organi-
cation at the national convention.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
comnetition lively.

The annual convention of the West
Virginia grand lodge, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons, will not be held
in Charleston this year, it was an
nounced by John M. Collins, the state
secretary of the order. The meeting
will be held early in November, and
the Masonic temple now in course of
construction at Virginia and Hale
streets will not be completed by that
time. At the grand lodge meeting
held in Bluefield last year Wheeling
was decided upon as the place for the
next meeting, but the Scottish Rite
cathedral there was destroyed by fire
last spring, leaving the Wheeling Ma
sons without a building in which to
entertain the grand lodge. Hunting
ton, Fairmont and other cities and
towns are making an effort to secure
the 1915 meeting
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
PitiIess-

Some men have no hearts" said
the tramp. i've been a-telIin that
Teller am so dead broke that have
to sleep outdoors.
Didn't that fetch him?" asked the
other.
Nav He told me he was a-doin
the same thing, and had to pay the
doctor for tellin' him to do Chris
tian Register.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
MINER SHOT EY UNKNOWN MAN

Fairmont, W. Va-Harry Safras, a
miner employed at the plant of the
Jamison Coal company at Pennington,
was shot by an unknown person, as
he was passing along the road toward
his boarding house The bullet pene-
trated his cheek and he is seriously
hurt. The shot was fred by man,
it is claimed, who was on the porch
of a residence occupied by George
MEMS. officers are investigating the
affair, but so far no arrests have been
made.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Reaion of High Winds.

Probably nowhere else does the
wind blow so hard and steadily as in
the Falkland islands,. Tree growth is
practically impossible owing to this
regularity, and with such force does
the wind sweep that region at times
that potatoes and turnips have been
known to be blown out of the ground.
Grass, however, grows luxuriantly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
SQUIRREL SEASON TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER rs.

Belington, w. Va-Through
typographical error in the game
laws many people have been in
formed that the open season for
squirrels begins September 10.
This is wrong and the correct open
season is from September 10Th
until December LIST. The last date
is the beginning of the closed sea
son, so you can hunt on September
16, but not on the first day of De-
cember. ]. A. yIQUESNEY.
Warden.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
NEW MINING CHARTER ISSUED.

Charleston, w. VA charter of in
corporation was issued by the secre-
tary of the state to the Ohio & Ken
lucky Mining company, of Cincinnati.
The company, which has an authorized
capital of 100000. will have its chief
works in Kentucky. The incorpora-
tors are Clay Rockwell and Albert A
Seitz, of Cincinnati, John c. Homer,
of Newport, Ky, j. P. Purdum, OF
Portsmouth, O., and R. S. WILDER, of
CoYington, Ky.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
AS Every Dentists Patient Knows.

when you make an appointment.
with dentist" muttered J. Fuiier
Gloom, ''if you are two minutes la'e
you will find another victim IN the
chair, and you will have to make d
new appointment If you do get tnere
or time, you will find leftover pa
tient in the chair and you will nave "
wait nyhow."-Kansas City Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
WEST vIReINIAN is CHOSEN

Montgomery, w. Va.-Thomas j.
Edwards was elected national coun-
cillor of the Order of American Me-
chanics at a session of the National
Council, at Concord. N. H.. Other
officers chosen included Protector, H.
c., Callihan, Cambridge, O.; doorkeep-
err. d. P. Finkinbinder, Plainfeld, Pa;
secretary, H. o. Holstein, Harrisburg,
Pa, and treasurer. ]. II. Shinn. Had
donsfeld, N. J. Next years meeting
will be held at Atlantic City, N. j.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
STATE FAIR BOOSTERS BUSY

Wheeling, W. Va-The State Fair
Boosters are determined that there
shall be no person in the northern
part of Western Virginia and nearby
districts of Pennsylvania and Ohio,
who will not know of the big attrac-
tions at the state fair this year. Ex-
cursions to all of the districts will be
made between now and the time for
opening the big show.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
|THE BOOKIE GASPING
L. GOOD Right to Claim HaV
n. Better Of the Exchange
Of Rspartee'

EoIlOwing conversation took
\ a fashionable hotel between
H. waters and a bookmaker'
i living there: ..
4 waiter, said the "bookie'
4 the slowest lot of walters l
! pardon. sir was the reply
/ Ion drst.past-tbepost principles
4 do you know about rstpast-
inquired the bookmaker.
|ourd be home in Ireland dig
| sir. said the waiter, IF l
he in Ireland, shure ! would
k.ng with the pigs; hut here,
|baye only to wait on them"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Many Hunters Want Licenses.

State Forest, Game and Fish War
den Jules A. Vicquesney, of Beling-
ton, who is here for a few days,
stated that the number of hunters
licenses being issued by the county
clerks was even larger than expecta-
tions, and that to the present time
there had been complaint concerning
the operation of the law which re-
quires all hunters to secure a license.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
MANY Teachers Jobless.

Over 1000 teachers will be jobless
in West Virginia when school resumes
next month, according to the state de-
partment of schools, which reports
larger surplus than has ever been
known before. The last legislature
provided for an increase in teachers
salaries and a greater number is now
seeking employment.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31

H. want special advice
T. lydia f. Pinkham Med
H. lcOnfidential) Lynn,
Eyour letter will be opened.
hi answered by a woman
In in strict confidence.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31

10 fastened in the doorway between
the nursery and moth RS room. There
are times when the mother likes TO
watch the children without being right
among them. Often sewing or writing
NAV be done more easily with the
gate between the mother and the littlf
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31

Fairmont, w Va-The Coal Run
Oil and Gas Co. has been organized
here by citizens interested in obtain
ing gas. The plan is to drill for oil
in Coal run in the heart of Fairmont.
Other land is under survey and will
be soon under option. Charles Get
tings, W. H. Sands and Carl Riggs
and Dennis Straight will be among the
stockholders
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31

Il don't think that storekeeper has
much enterprise" said the village
loafer.
What's wrong now?'
Why don't he move them boxes
into the shade? A Teller can't sit out
in this hot sun. louisville Courier
Journal.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
CUTICURA SHAVING
b.Dats Shaving for Sensitive
Skins. Trial Free.

BE- razor Dip brush in hot
hi rub it on Cuticura Soap held
j Of hand. Then make lather
i and rub in for a moment
Rgers. Make second lathering
I've Rub bit OF Cuticura Oint-
ber shaven parts land on scalp
kandrut or itchingl and wash
with Cuticura Soap and hot
Ishampooing same time. One
br all-shaving, shampooing,
=. and toilet It's velvet for SEN
kins. No Shiny mug No germs.
kte Of time or money. Free
each, if you wish. Address
y "Cutcura, Dep. KY, Bos-
Bold eyerywhere.-Adv.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
Don't Foroet "A Live.

Prepare to live by all means, but for
heavens sake do not forget to live.
You viii never have better chance
than you have at present. You may
think you will have. but you are mis-
taken.-Arnold Bennett.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31

Elkins w Va.-John Ney, As, fore
man for Reynolds Construction Co,
contractors for refining the Coal and
Coke railroad tunnels. had his head
blown completely off when he stoop-
ed over a charge of dynamite to see
why it had not gone off. His son, Al
bert, IA, was probably fatally injured
New leaves widow and five children.