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The hummer., 1915-08-20
Keeping Up Upkeep.

Auto upkeep Keeps up Also upkeep keeps down
bank accounts Therefore all autosts are in for keeps
if the upkeep keeps on keeping up
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Good men are in the second primary-every one of
them would make good officers and than one vo-
ter is pOnderng over which is which, what is what and
who is who
The hummer., 1915-08-20

BY booming business thinking business-pu pushing
business -hummng busness-talkng business and going
after busness-then business will get busyness on the
jump Walop thatfrown into smile that oozes from
year to year
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Dong fiver on the Observation-Disclosures on de-
HVering the goods.
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Grown in Mississippi biscuits writes prosperity on your
face Make friends with it.
The hummer., 1915-08-20

The best and the greatest thing in the world has not
been done yetare YOU trying reach the goal of your
great desire
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Bringing home the bacon makes many men ADOPT the
motto of Root hog or die"
The hummer., 1915-08-20

The Hummer continues its hope that the next elec
ton will pass off quietly and that contest or frauduen
charges will result from the count
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Dresses have changed from big candy stripes to up
hostered sofas.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
AffOrding Fords.

Autos have made many people happy--wOrried few
and killed Others But their tribe increases just as sure
as the sun peeps over the morning rim of the world
Jitney jOurneying-oy rides and business trips have be-
the biggest fad in the history of people And
forever from now on it will be.
Every man and woman who has a nest egg wants car
and those who haven't the eggs also want them So it
goes-wishing wanting mortgaging buying
Homes and other property seWed up Just to get a
and mOstO them the reliable but nOiseess FOrds
But the first cost is almost nothing compared to the
upkeep Of course some of them for their cars but
as most of the owners are inexperienced in machinery the
natural neuralgia Of their pockebooks is the result Yes
terday it a tre-oday it is a set of inner
tubes and tomorrow it will be few thousand bolts and
few "Exasperating Accessories
Before the Ford rebate was paid the auto ads sug-
gested a way to spend that fifty for more equipment
Continual digging down into bank accounts for acces-
sories and an occasional gallon Of gasoline makes long
faces grow longer and NEVER AGAIN" just bit more
sincerely
Since the autos have become so common the buying
of them limited to no town or place The country
peopla own them too and enjoyed them Why not it is
their privilege? Everybody would own one if they had
the money
Business men who should be at work are riding riding,
riding Many Of them will lose their jobs and especially
their income they keep up their constant nattenon to
business.
Everybody is doing it though and maybe someday the
boys behind The Hummer will shake, rattle and roll
@zz.z
Opportunito neither associates nor claim kin with
Hard Times
By their honk or screech ye shall know them, for in
these days it came pass that great and long the
footing oo and the scechy creeches that tooteh and
screecheth all night long
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
An Ode to The Auto.

THE author of the following patriotic
ode to, the automobile Is not known.
but he is certainly entitled to the po-
sition of poet laureate of A A "A:
my auto, tits Of thee -of thee !
chant. | blew pile of dough on you
two years ago and now you refuse to
go, or won't or can't. Through town
and countryside, you were my joy and
pride happy day. / loved thy gaudy
hue. thy nice white tires so new, but
now you're down and out for true in
every way To thee, old rattle box,
come many bumps and knocks, for
thee grieve. Badly thy top is torn,
frayed are thy seats and worn; the
whooping cough affects thy horn. do
believe. Thy perfume swells the
breeze, while good folks choke and
wheeze as we pass by. I paid for
thee price, 'twould buy a mansion
twice. now everybody.s yelling ,ice'-
l wonder why. Thy motor has the
grip, thy spark plug has the pip, and
woe is thine. I, too, have suffered
chills. ague and kindred ills, endeay-
oring to pay my bills. since thou vert
mine Gone is my bank roll now, no
more 'twould choke COW, as once be-
fore. Yet, if had the mon. so help
me John. amen. I'd buy car again,
and speed some more"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
An Open Letter.

Bernhard, Count Won Bernstorff, end
To Professor Munsterburg, DR..
others:
You have circulated great deal of
printed matter explaining your views
on the war in allits phases. You seem
particularly anxious to impress it upon
us that Germany is strong in resources,
that her business is going forward,
that her banks have ample funds, that
food and all other supplies are on hand
there in great abundance. These
things being so, why is Germany rob-
bling Belgium? This little country has
been stamped flat, by the Kaiser's
troops. Trade and industry of all
sorts are utterly at an end, the whole
apparatus of commerce by which food
and other necessities are distributed
is brok en- up. And yet the all powerful
German army levies on these miserable
and helpless victims for money. cloth
ing, provisions. some $500. 900 per
week is taken from Brussels alone
Imagine an armed man standing over
a terrorized group of cripples, old folks,
and children. and taking from them
what little they have against the winter
and taking. it for his own use. That
is what is going on in Belgium. and it
is not war.
Your Kaiser has a thousand times
proclaimed himself as one Of those to
whom, in Ruskin's words, !; the Bible is
"a captain Sprders to be heard and
obeyed at their peril" He breaches
sermons and has much to say of faith
and religion. And yet it is because Of
him that these haggard fugitives flee
in pain, that namless babies are born
and die with their mothers by the side
Of the road. He has plunged all these
people into q living he'll. And then in
stead of succoring them, the orders 90
out which mean that their want is Is
be made more cruel, their despair more
hopeless. Is there no court chaplain to
tell him what has been foretold for
those who Cypress the fatherleas and
the afflicted This is one verse;" For
the Lord will plead their cause. and
spoil the soul Of them that spoil them. =
It nnAtters not if your country Is |
strong. indeed. at home. In Belgium
POUR Germany d already loaf. -CoIIlsru. |
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
The Southern Girl.

Some one has said that when God
made the southern girl He sent His
angel messengers throughout all the
starstrewn realms of space to gather
all there was of beauty and brightness,
of enchantment, Of glamour. When
those angels had returned from their
harvesting of beauty and threw down
their glittering burdens at his feet He
began in their wondering presence the
work of fashioning the southern girl.
He wrought with the gold and CLEAN
of the stars, shifting glories Of rain
bow hues. and the pallid silver of a
southern moon. He wrought with the
crimson which swooned in the rose s
rubbed heart. with the pure sweet snow
which cleaned from the Ily's petals
and the fires and flames which flash
and leap from jewels depth. Then
plunging deep into his own bosom, He
took of the love which CLEANS there
like some rare pearl beneath the wind
kissed waves of the summer sea, threw
this into the form He was fashloninp.
and all heaven yelled its face, for loi
he had: wrought the southern girl.-
Exchange.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Two Old Confederates.

Last week those Two Old
Confederates," Tony Miller and
Col. Tom Booker, gave one of
their charming entertainments at
the New Opera House to a de-
lighted audience.
Mr.. Miller fills worthily the
place of his lamented brother,
Polk, than whom the South had
no better friend nor truer define
ator of its real life and character
istics.
The genial Col. Booker shows
no sign of passing years and his
fingers ply the banjo with all the
vim and pliancy of youth. for is
he not still one of the, Boys in
Gray In heart and spirit /?
The darkey quartette-sure
enough darkeys thesewas one
Of the best ever heard here.
Weshope that these two 6ne
"Old Confederates'' will return
to Charles Town often. It has
= warm spot in its heart for them
and the cause they portray IN
song and story.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Improbable Ground Of De-
tense.

Evidently the President is sensible
of no reason why he, as the leader of
his party. should apologize for aught
that it has done. for aught that it has
refrained from doing. or for aught
that it seeks to do or contemplates do
ing. Doubtless the President would
not assert that the party is impeccable
in either its accomplishments or
purposes but manifestly he thinks
that both its record and purposes afford
an impregnable ground of defense,
and he. for one, makes it evident that
he stands ready to defend them. Here
is at once challenge to political COM
bat and an overture for alliance
The challenge is addressed to the
Republicans and to those reactionary
Democrats who, he says, constitute
one-thlrd of the party 8 representation
in Congress, and an overture for
alliance with those progressiyes who,
when they quit the ways of Republican
ism, were moved by spirit of repent
ance which was sincere. It was a
speech which was meant to define more
sharply the fundamental issue of our
politics at the present time-the issue
of progressivism versus reactionism;
and as the President invites all of truly
progressive, to cooperate with him,
so does he invite all of reactionary
ideals, even though they make Dem
ocracy their pseudonym, to betake
themselves to other affiliation.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Charles Town viii Make
Rate Protest.
Especial to the Register. /

Especial to the Register.
Charles Town w. Va, Feb Is. The
Charles Town Ransom Board Of Trade
has called mass meeting to be held
at the Court House Wednesday even
ing next to enter a protest to- the
public service corporation commission
to prevent the Charles Town Water
Company from raising its rates. The
Water Company has applied to the
public service commission for the power
to increase the rates, claiming that the
present rates are inadequate to operate
the plant. The citizens claim that the
plant was bought at an exorhitant price
and $75, 600 worth of bopds were issued,
which was $25, 900 or 50, 600 more than
the plant was worth. The company pur-
chased the plant from the Charles Town
Water and Manufacturing Company
about fiveyearsa ago and paid $40 for the
preferred stock. and 500 for the COM
mon stock, the value of each being sl00.
Under. recent act of the present leg
islature which removes the Supreme
Court of Appeals from Charles Town al
so takes the entire library, which has
been in use for more than thirty years
during the session of the supreme court
of appeals in this place. The act of the
legislature is condemned by the attorr-
eys, although it is claimed that it is a
mere slap in the face to Jefferson coun-
ty on account Of the large Democratic
majority which has been given within
the past 25 years. The Democrats in
parts of the state claim that the pres
ent legislature, which is controlled
largely by Republicans, is the most all
partizan ever held since the Republic
cans gained control in 1896, and that it
is making votes for their party. Gov
ernor Hatfield and his crowd have
sought to build up one of the worst
machines in the State.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
No Hard Times for Schwab

Charles M. Schwab knows how to
create prosperity, He goes after 1T.
He does not sit around and bemoan It's
absence, shut down his mills and
abandon his company's dividends
If work cannot be found in this coun-
try he jumps on steamer and goes
abroad for it. The easier way Of
cabling to find out If contracts can be
got does not suit him He promptly gets
on the spot in person., While com
petitors are leisurely waiting replies
to their cables, Schwab ID signing
his contracts and ordering his army
Of men to work. 4 ai.s'i.
Result, the Bethlehem steel mills
are running night and day. They have
employed more men and turned out
more work since August 1st last than
ever before in their history, The
wage roll is bigger and the dividends
are bigger all because Charles NJ.
Schwab has the grit to fight poor times,
the determination to dig for business,
and an abiding faith that if you go
after success hard enough you can
overtake it.
There is no army of unemployed in
Bethlehem. One mans optimism and
courage have kept the town prosperous
and busy. Schwab believed IN himself.
More than that, he believed IN good
times knew his country could have
them if its men Of affairs would stop.
thinking about hard times and put their
shoulders to the wheel just as he was
willing to do.
The greatest need Of this country to-
day is men with the schwab courags7
the Schwab Optimism. the Schwab
alertness. If We had them. there
would be bigger dividends in every in
dustrial center.
We would be doing things that make
good times; not idly thinking things
that make bad times Cumberland
News. Rsp.1
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Bishop Peterkin On War


81 confess | cannot long keep the
war out of my mind. Ii is on 40 large
q scale, enlisting so many men, and ex-
tending over such vast territory, ard
in so many ways involving the lives of
Observation-Disclosures women and
chi!dren-as never before, that it
seems altogether the most dreadful
thing of the kind that has ever cursed
the world. There are good many of
US left who served in the war between
the states. and so have our experiences
to fall back upon. TO help US to under
stand what is now going on.
remember seeing hostile balloons at
Richmond and fredericksburg. and l
recall hearing General Lee say of one
that went up from Stafford Heights
just opposite Fredericksburg. like
those things, they amuse our p ople y
but that was about all they did. find,
too, that much more artillery is now
used and is heavier and more effective.
With us, al least during the first year
of the war, when | served in the in
fantry. carrying a musket in the 2lst
Infantry, End Brigade. General
Jackson's Division. we had lcompar-
afively few men hurt by the artillery
and in reading the present accounts. /
have often congratulated myself that
we did not have to serve in the dread,
full trenches that are common now. Up
to the time left the infantry, June.
1862, | never saw trench. General
Jackson had no time to dig trenches.
and he would have had no time to stay
in them even if somebody had dug them
for him. Taking into consideration all
the conditions | think that the trench
life of the soldiers now warning in
Europe must be almost uncomfortable.
| am thinkful that such a life did not
enter into my experience. There is q
good opportunity now for anyone to
lose reputation as prophet, if they
will venture to perdict when the end Of
the war will come, or what the settle
ment will be. After all, we cannot ad-
just these matters and we are not re
sponsible. Do not let us make our
selves miserable in trying to regulate
the world
GEO. W. PETERKIN.
In Church News.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Notes OF Interest.

Rev. ]. II. Lynch, one of the best
known priests of the Roman Catholic
Church of the diocese of Richmond, who
has many friends in this community has
retired from the active ministry because
of i'll health. and has entered the priests
home in Richmond.
The newspapers of Clark and Warren
couties announce that Mr.. Kenneth
Newcomer tsiIpin. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Brooke Gilpin. who lives at the
Gilpin country. home. tScaleby Manor
near Boyce in Clark county. has an
nounced his candidacy for the Virginia
House of Delegates.
The annual banquet in celebration OF
the birthday of the late Charles Broad
way Rouss, merchant prince and friend
of Winchester-whose gifts to the city
were many and lavish was held there
Thursday eVening by the Charley Rouse
Fire Company at their hall on West
Water street.
A check for $40 has been received
from Mr.. Milton E. Allies. of Washing.
ton and Boliver by the ladies of the
Fire protection Club, of Harpers Ferry
to be used for preliminary expenses,
| incident to the purchase of fire apparat-
US Mr.. Allies expresses interest in
the project and desire to cooperate in
any way, which is most encouraging to
| TIE workers.
Word has been received ffom Miss
oula, Mont, announcing the death OF
Richard Austin Rodrick. former we'll
known resident of Martinsburg and
son of Mrs Mary P. Rodrick and the
late D W. Rodrick. He was 48 years old
and is survived by a widow and two
Echildren.9 For number of years he
had been engaged in the fruit industry
in Montana. The body will be taken tc
Camden, N. j., for interment.
| Miss BETTE Barnhart an aged lady OF
Shepherdstown metwith very serious
accident on Tuesday at Dufields, where
she has been staying with her sister.
in law Mrs. Charles L. Barnhart. since
last fall. She went into the cellar,
where she slipped and fell, breaking
one Of her hips at the joint. Dr. John.
son, of Dufields, and DR.. Meyers. of
that place we're summoned and gave
surgical attention, but the injury is 9
serious one, and she will be disabled 8
long time.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Tho ~Watsr Rate Mass
Meeting.

Last night well attended
meeting Of the citizens Of Charles
Town-Ranson was held at the
Court House. when the proposed
rate increase Of the Charles Town
Water Company was discussed.
A general lack Of information
being evidenced, the Chairman,
Mr.. Jno. B. Brazier, was author
lied to appoint a Committee of
FIVE to Investigate the subject-and
report at meeting to be held at
his call.
The Committee personnel will
be Geo. B. Goetz, Chairman, DR..
C. L. Skinner, Chas. H. Smith,
C. N. Campbell and H. c. Page.
If the people of Charles Town
intend to get a quid pro quo for
any rate increase authorized by
the Public Service Commission
and to otherwise safeguard their
rights this is their opportunity.
It will not come again and they
will have no one to blame but
themselves if they let things go
by default.
Already talk is heard of bond
ing the town to install its own
water plant.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Pulling A Reformers. Leg.

Col. William Seymour Edwards
frankly admitted to the investigating
committee that he certainly believed. :
if he had not contributed the $780, 900
to the Republican campaign fund in
1912 the Democrats would have carried
the State. For the information of the
Colonel, and his further guidance when
they want to pull his leg. we will Say
that the Democrats can carry this
State any day that the Republicans are
not furnished with corrupt campaign
fund to buy vo.es, That the Republi-
cans used an immense slush fund in
1912 is now apparent from the report
of the investigating committee. It is
well to bear in mind that the majority
of this committee are Republicans. -
w. Va. Argus.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
A Regrettable Decision.

Mr.. J. v. Shipman who for the
past year has rendered splendid
service to the farming interest Of
the county has terminated his
contract in Jefferson and will
pursue the work in other fields.
AS Farm Demonstration he has
been faithful and efficient and it
is to be regretted that in this,
West Virginia's richest county
in agriculture, progressive
movement to promote scientific
farming should be interrupted by
failure BY those most interested
to provide one half of the neces-
sary fund in cooperation with the
Govern rsan44t s4.zss.4
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18


= FFom the London spsetator.)
In that yaIhaIla where the heroes 60
A careful sentinel paced to and no
Before the gates. burned blS2E with
battle smoke.
Whose echoes to the tread Of armed
men woke,
And up the fiery stairs whose steps
are spears
Came the pale heroes Of the blood
stained years.
There were clean Caesars from the
glory fields.
With heart that only to a sword
thrust yields;
And there were generals decked in
pride and rank.
And slender youths. who we're the
sons Of kings.
And barons with their sixteen quarter
ings.
And while the mobiles went with naughty
air
The courteous sentinel questions: "who
goes there?"
And as each came. full Justify he cried
His string of titles, erehe passed inside.
And presently there was little man
A silent mover in the regal van,
His hand still grasped his rife and his
eyes ~ !.
Seemed blinded with the light from
Paradise.
His was the humble guise, q modest
air.
The sentinel held him sharply "whc
goes there?"
There were no gauds tackled 10 that
simple name.
But every naked sword leaped cut like
flame,
And every blue blood warrior bowed hi
head,
Il am Belgian, this was all he said
Mems cheering echoed through tn,
battles hell;
Pass in, mon braye,'' said the wis
/ sentinel.
/ &.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Legal Notices.
TO MATTE E MASON:

~ 10 lie n MASON :-~a
You will please take notice that on
the 26th day of February. 1915. an APP
plication will be made to the Circuit
Court of Jefferson County, West Vir-.
ginia, at the February Term thereof,
to be held at the curt house thereof,
for the appointment of commissioners
to ascertain just compensation to the
persons entitled thereto, for the per-
petual right to lay, repair, maintain
and operate sewer or drain pipe in
and under a certain piece, parcel or
section of land hereinafter mentioned
and described, in which you are Inter.
ested as the owner in fee thereof and
for such orders and proceedings as may
be necessary to condemn the said right
for the public use and purpose herein
after named. the said piece, parcel or
section. the right to lay. repair, main
tain and operate sewer or drain pipe
wherein is proposed to be condemned
is bounded and described as follows,
to-wit: A strip of land ten feet wide,
whose center line is described as fol-
lows: Beginning at q gate post mark
ing the south corner Of McGraw Ave-
nue. and Academy Street, in Charles
Town. Jefferson County. West Vir-
ginia; running thence South Is degrees
80 minutes west distance Of 800 feet
to q point in the line between your land
and the land of Mrs. Harriet 81. Wei
Ter. where is set a stake distant SO feet
from the south side of McGraw Ave-
nue.; the said strip. of land is particu-
larly set forth and shown and described
in plat thereof filed in the Office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of jeff
erson County. West Virginia.
The perpetual right to lay. repair.
maintain and operate sewer or drain
pipe in said parcel of land is proposed
to be taken by the Corporation Of
Charles Town, a municipal corporation
and used by it for public use and pur-
pose, namely, the draining of the sur
face water collected by the drain and
cutters of the various streets and al
leys ID said town, and carrying thei
same from the point of beginning of |
the above described strip. through your
lands, and through the lands of Mrs. |
Harriet r. Weller and ]. Frank Weller
and emptying the same into Egitt,s
Run.
THE CORPORATION OF CHARLES
TOWN.
BY G. N. CAMPBELL. Attorney. |
llts ". +. Alexander spent several
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-18
Still Another 'sVireinia Debt
Commission. !"

Under orders from headqnar-
ters'' the Legislature has put
through a resolution authorizing
the Governor to appoint Com
nilsson of four to handle the
Virginia Debt situation, he to be
the Ex-officio Chairman, Il. e.
the whole works'')
The Commission has wide
powers, even to the extent Of
settling the debt, subject to fati-
ication by the Legislature &. e,
Governor Hatfield.)
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