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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07

Congressman Sutherland introduced
in the House last week bill granting
an decrease of compensation for fourth
class postmasters and rural carriers,
The bill provides that fourth class
postmasters, in addition to cancella-
ton, as already provided, shall be grad
uated according TO the amount of par
eel post business passing through their
offices, but the minimum salary of any
fourth class postmaster shall not be
less than $40 month. Provisions for
rural carriers in the bill asks that here
after the salary of carriers should be a
minimum of $1,000 per annum, with a
graduated increase above that amount
up to a maximum of $500 per annum
based upon the amount of parcel post
business handled.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examination
for the County of Jefferson to be held
at Charles Town, W. Va on Saturday.
March 18th, 1916, at the High School
building, at 10 O'Clock q. m, to fill the
position of motor rural carrier at
Kearneysville and vacancies that may
later occur on motor rural routes from
post offices in the above mentioned
county. The salary on motor routes
ranges from 81, 500 to 81, 300 per annum.
The appointee to this position will be
required to furnish, maintain and oper-
ate a modern motor vehicle with car
rying capacity of not less than 500
pounds and a cubic capacity of not less
80 feet
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07

Former State Senator s. B. Mont
gomery, of Preston county, is to enter
the race for the Republican nomination
for Secretary of State, opposing c. E.
HennIng, of Wheeling, and Houston
Young. of Charleston Judge Homer
B. Woods, of Harrisville, will not be a
candidate for Congress from the Third
district. Instead, his fir ends will sup
port him for the Supreme Court.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07

BeiA G over, locked and Intending to ppr
chase mules, will offer for sale on my
farm, about IL mileI E. of BerrpyilIe, on
tas Be nyyille and CassleMan,s Ferry Turn
dixie commencing at 10 a. m, on
Thursday, March 8, 1916
the following valuable personal property
Z horses and colts Z
Bird, gray Percheron mare YEAR,
weighs about 1900; good pillow leader, works
any where; and true as steel.
Star, black percheson mare; by NcCor-
mick,s horse, weighs about 1850 or 1900
Will work an where: child can hano lie
her won-two first at Kerry lille Horse SHOW
ashton, roam mare, Il esr4 GOOD pillow
and wagon leader, but " L go.s anywhere
Queen, blao mare, weighs loo one of
the best brood mares in the country: now
in feal by cCormick's importsd hose, will
work anywhere.
Galvau slack colt coming years weigh
ABOUT 1900, good we'll made colt, by Nc
Cormick's horse, wod first ct Berryville
Horse Show, 1916
Tom. black colt coming years by Nc
Cormi sk's horse, weigh about 1900: will
make good all around horse.
One colt, year, by Mccormick, horse
20 Cattle 20
Consisting of 7 mfk cows, due to ,e
fresh by sale day and others soon after.
IL good no ne raised steer weight 500 to
800. Balance nice thrifty calves and heifers
Purebred Durham bull, weighs 1900
90 hogs 30
Consisting of hogs weighing from 100 to
1875 pounds.
Implements, harness, etc.
Hand made be rse wagon, shearer make
newly painted, wheat fran es good as new
cord frames good shape Ohio cutting ,ox
good as new, lot of single, double and triple
trees springtooth harrows, good shape.
lot OF picks, shevels, sic ses, crow bars
digging iron, log chsins, saws. etc.
Harness. consisting of collars dad ham
Is halteTs, saddles, sets pillow gear com
dete with names.
TERMS
All sums of s 10 and unner cash. On all
sums over 10, credit of IL months VIII
begiven; purchaser to execute negotiable
not with satisfactory ldo rsement, bearing
interest from date Of Iale and PAYABLE at
either OF the BerryVille Banks
Ne property to he removed un lite ms
have been complied with
ROYsTON.
]. T. West, Auctioneer
W. W. Smallwood, Clerk
]. T, L. Jones, House Terk
All Huck tiers Welcome,
Sale rain or shine. IS l have plenty Of
sheds and shelter
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07
PUBLIC SALE.

BeiH over, locked and Intending to pnr
chase mules, will offer for sale on my
farm, about . IL mileS E. of BerrpvilIe, on
tas Be nyyile and CasseMan,s Ferry Turn
dixie commencing at 10 a. n, on
I'M NJ 800
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07
Public S ale.

Having decided to discon tinue farming.
will sell at public sale, where now reside
On the east side of the Shenandoah River
known as the Key Ferry Farm, situated
miles east Il Charles Town. on
EriIn,r NInrrl, u IL
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07
Jersey heu hoaIs year olu.
Farming Implements.
Harness.

Harness complete for four horse team, 2
sets of breechings, > sets of lead gears, 2
sets of Il re carriers, housens, choke
straps, WAGON saddle, wagon line, brides
collars, halters, sets of pillow gears, etc
Household Goods and Chickens
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07
Public Sale.
Valuable Personal Prop.
erty.

erty.
Having decided 70 discontinue farming,
" III sell without reserve on the Barr Farm 10
Gated miles northwest of nippon and !
nile and half southeast of summit Point.
5 miles southwest of Charles Town near
Faagsns Mill, on
Tuesday, March II, 1916,
Che following personal property:
Horses.
5hd. horses and colts. No. 1, Morgan, baS
gelding years old wagon and bafshear
leader No2 Prince, grey gelding, IL years
cid work any where hitcbed. No. 3. Blue
bell, black mare 11yrs. DID, general pur-
nose, mare in foal by standard bred horse.
No 4, Maud. bay mare is years old, good
strap mare, NOS Nellie, black mare. COM
ing 2 years old Sired by Perchsron Horse.
Cattle.
s head of cattle, head of milk cows some
will be fresh by day of sale, Jersey bull 9
years old.
Hogs.
brood sows, will furrow in March. /
Jersey Red Roar, year old.
Farming Implements.
Farm wagons, l No 31-2 Fish Bros.
wagon, Ain. tread, with 11bbl bed, l 2-horse
wagon. l low truck wagon, )eerinA Binder
in good condition, Deering mower. nearly
new. Thomas 10 hoe drill, in good condi-
ton, Thomas horse rake, | Deering hay
tedder, / low spread, manure spreader, ma
nure spreader new, pair shelvings, 2 vul-
cans, barshear plows, spring tooth harrow
Ia square harrows. l Brown walking cult
vator | corn cutter, / Double Disc pulver-
izer in good condition, Double trees thrib-
BILE trees, single trees and crowd sticks, dig
cling iron, hammers, l blacksmith forge.
new, l rubber tire buggy in good condition
/ spring wagon, | galvanized steel water
trough, / hay fork, pulleys, 120lt of rope,
lot of open rings, butt chains. breast chains
pair spreaders, seed sewers, l grain era
die, some junk and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
Harness.
Harness complete for four horse team, 2
sets of breechings, sets of lead gears, 2
sets of t. &c carriers, housens, 2 choke
straps, Wac saddle, wagon line, 4bridles
collars, halters, sets of pillow gears, etc
Household Goods and Chickens.
buffet with large glass 2 stoves, heat
ing stove, l cook stove in good condition, /
thurn, 6 home made brooms.
LOG young chickens so barred P. Rocks,
0 white leghorns, Rhode Island Reds
Iulets and cockerel turkey hens, Tom
young turkeys weigh about 4 pounds, ?
good turkey coops.
TERMS-A credit of months will be
given on all sums of $40 and over purchas-
err to give a negotiable interest bearing note
well endorsed, payable at The Farmers
aud Merchants Bank in Charles Town.
Sums under $40 cash. No property to be
moved until Terms of Sale are complied
with.
No postponement on account of weather.
HERMAN w. BUSH,
L. J. West, Auct
Bane Brown, Clerk.
H. R. Feagans & Co, Huckster.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07
5 head of Cattle

One Durham DOW, will be fresh by day oil
sale; one Jersey COW, will be fresh BY day
of sale: Durham heifer will be fresh some
time 10 March: Jersey heifer will be fresh
in March; Jersey bull, yrs old, weight
about l 100 perfectly quiet.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-07
A Commodious Fran e
StuCCO House
containing eight 70 with
Bath And All Modern Inn
prOVements

Garage
on rear of lot
Upon the following terms of sale: One
third of purchase money cash on day of
sale. heresidue payable in one and two
years, in equal payments from day of sale,
the deferred payments to be evidenced by
the boz DIS OF the purchaser in equal
amounts bearing interest from tie day of
sale at 6 per cent per anuum, payable semi
annually, secured by a reservation of the
title TO the property until all the purchase
money is paid aud an assignment of the
fire insurance policy or policies on the
buildings on the property.
Possession of said property will be given
on April LIST, 1916,
FRANK BECKWITH
GEO. d. MOORE
G. N. CAMPBELL
Special Commissioners.
Rissler and Chamblin, Auctioneers.
CLERKS OFFICE OF SAID CIRCUIT
COURT.
l, @. w. Conrad, Clerk of said Circuit
Court of Jefferson County do hereby certify
that Frank Beckwith, Special Commission
err has executed bond with approved secur-
ity before me conditioned according to law
as required by said decree.
G. w. CONRAD, Clerk
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
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The following is the program rem cred
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Rev. Ben
son. officiating.
March, The Defenders of the Flag Orch.
Holy Holy Holy Cong.
invocation ---------------------C Chaplain
Gloria 1880 --------------------Cong.
Scripture Reading Chaplain
Hymn Onward Christian Soldiers Cong.
prayer Chaplain
Anthem 80 On Calvary ------C Choir.
Selection The Water Lilies Orch.
Sermon .--------------------- Chaplain
Hymn Blessed Assurance Cong.
benediction Chaplain
March --------Fort Smelling Orch
R. ]. Reichkitzer, Musical Director.
population
Week Ending Wednesday. Jan. 26th.
Number of Inmates at New Prison. 80. .lO35
Number in First Grade. .SO8
Number in Second Grade. 900
Number in Third Grade. ... 81
Received during week. .................... 9
Discharged.
Last Serial Number. ........................5169
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
CONTINUED from page one. J

of Congress granted February 2l
1887 the Convention called order the old
Philadelphia and Washington chosen presiding Of
establish the Union such
form that could endure
Many powerful
who be counted the
secured the Convention and in his Annapolis
that needed make the
reality Washington, who had successfully
independence who directed the
effect
Madison who taking the suggestions and ideas the delegates
infinite pains drafted the which
colonies, with population than Belgium has
become in years the foremost the
framing the Constitution Congress
approved by that body and by
the IL
known and the Constitution formally
adopted the 18th Of September 1888.
Congress Wednesday January 1889 as the
choosing Presidential Electors the
meeting Electors election of President
March the when the
supreme the States
naugurated Five weeks Congress
expired and the Confederation
an end.
supreme law of the United States of from
March 4h $780,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
Flaw Seeing Eyes

1t is said that when Raphael was hard at
work on his famous frescoes in Saint Pc
ter's Cathedral, two churchmen made him
frequent visits. "You have made the face
of Saint Paul too red,' said one of the Wis
itors, critically. Eyes" replied the artist,
in not entirely good humor; che is blush
ing to see in whose Hands the church has fall
len." 1t does not follow that one who can
not paint picture is therefore disqualified
from criticising it. But most of us are
alarming, and some of us savagely, free
with criticism. And the pathos of the sit
uation is that most of our criticism is
worse than wasted. A thunderstorm which
sours the milk in the pantry, usually cleart
the air outside. But the trouble with most
criticism is that it sours the milk of hui
man kindness without improving the at
mosphere at all. Criticism is seldom spun.
1t is frequently drag. 1t is sometimes
paralysis. 'Let something good be said!''
George Clarke Peck
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
Waiting

Serene, fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea;
rave no more 'gainst time or fate,
For 10! My own shall come to me.
stay my haste, make delays,
For what avails this eager PAGER
stand amid the eternal ways,
And what is mine shall know my face.
Asleep, awake, by night or day,
The friends seek are seeking me;
No wind can drive my bark astray,
Nor change the tides of destiny.
What matter if l stand alone?
wait with JOY the coming years;
Ny heart shall reap where it has sown,
And garner up its fruit of tears.
The water knows their own and draw
The brook that springs in yonder height,
So flowers the good with equal law
Unto the soul of pure delight.
The stars come nightly to the skys;
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time, nor space, nor deep nor high,
Can keep my own away from me.
John Burroughs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
A Nation With No Language

The Swiss alone, of all the people of the
world, may, in sene, be said to possess no
language, fact that Is the more surprising
when we consider that there is no people
that evinces more intense patriotism.
The official languages of the little republic
are French and German. The public docu-
ments are published in these tongues, both
of which are spoken by many Swiss.
Roughly speaking, however, about seventy
FIVE per cent of the population speak Ger
man, while the remainder divide four other
language among them, mainly French and
Italian. These tongues vary, as a rule, ac-
cording to the proximity OF the people to
the country whose language they speak.
In the Swiss Parliament, members deliver
there speeches either in French or German,
for nearly all the members understand both
tongues. Edwin Tarisse.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
JOY as Asset in Business

There is Chinese proverb which should
be memorized and taken to heart by every
young man starting on a business career,
says H Addison Bruce.
1t is short and easily remembered. Here
it is:
ga man without a smiling face must not
open a shop
Applied specifically to the business of
shopkeeping, this little proverb may be ap-
piled with equal force to almost every vo-
cation in which a man can engage.
In one particularly interesting Set of ex-
periments, a man was required to press a
spring until fatigue paralyzed his finger.
This was repeated at intervals in order to
determine definitely the average number of
pressures he could make at a single sitting.
Then he was required to press the spring
while thinking of something extremely sad.
At once his average pressure-pow was
noticeably lowered.
Whereas when he allowed his mind to
dwell on exceptionally pleasing thoughts he
was able to press the spring far oftener than
when his mind was occupied with nothing
in particular.
Other experiments have proved that JOY
stimulates all the bodily functions and
stimulates especially the circulation of the
blood in the brain, with resultant improve
ment in the ability to think rapidly and
clearly.
Accordingly Joy must be regarded as a
body builder and mind developer of the
first order. If only for this reason the man
about to engage in business should cultivate
the habit of happiness!
But Joy does more than this. If it is a
tonic that helps man to carry on his bust
ness more efficiently, it is also magnet
that draws to him more business wherewith
to demonstrate his efficiency.
Everybody is attracted by smiling face,
and especially by the smiling face that
speaks eloquently of inward Joy and self
confidence. Everybody is repealed by the
gloomy countenance that testifes to self
distrust, and hints at present or expected
| failure.
In the one case people unconsicously say
| to themselves:
''Here is forceful, capable, genial fel,
low. 1t will be pleasurable and safe to dc
| business with him. He can evidently
make good in his promises.
In the other case their unconscious COM
ment is:
"There is something's wrong with thi:
man. Best keep away
Gloom, to put it tersely, is a marvelou.
business killer. Joy is an equally mar.
velous business winner Eek.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
Heat Rays

For the last eighty years the scientists of
the French Astronomical Institute in con-
nection with other scientists of Germany
and England, have been studying the nat
ural heat of the earth the heat which does
not come from the sun but from the earth
itself.
1t is popular error that the earth de-
rives all its heat from the sun. This is not
true. In fact, the French scientists say, it
is an open question as to whether the earth
or the sun furnishes the surface of the globe
with the most heat. The preponderance
of evidence, at the present time, appears to
be in favor of the earth. The earth is still
sustaining itself through its own internal
heat, and although gradually drawing nearer
to the sun is not yet mastered by its heat.
The Frenchmen state. as a result of
many examinations of the depth of mines,
wells, and other diggings into the interior
of the earth, that the earth is yet radiating
from within more heat for sustaining AMI
NAL, vegetable and human life, daily, than
the sun at its enormous distance from us
furnishes the globe in years time. They
say that the suns present great function so
far as this globe is concerned is to give light,
but that in actual heat for our own pur-
poses it is not one-half fine furnace the
earth is.
These scientists state it to be their opin-
ion that hot and cold weather and varying
changes in climate are almost wholly due
to the variations of the internal heat of the
earth itself and not the sun. They speak
of the earth as yet great furnace, rediat-
ing heat of it own, and capable for man
ages to come of taking care OF itself.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
January

This rhyme all tangled out of tune,
With vain attempts at sense and me-
tiers
Is not in praise of balmy sunny June,
Nor Aprils' showers and playful skeet-
erS.
IT'S of January month of trials and
tempting
Bravely began with vows and resolu-
tions,
January month of self exempting,
Iwrite and beg of Rhythm absolu-
tions.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
AT RANDOM
From oar Exchanges
Yourself

Your greatest enemy is yourself.
The only person who can drag you down
into drunkenness. thievery, or uncleanness
is yourself.
1t is the fashion to talk much maudlin
self-pity, and to blame environment, her
edity. temperament, fate, and your fellow
creatures for the evils that happen to you.
No real calamity ever crushed you that
did not enter the door you unlocked your
self.
All hell could not make you despair, ex-
cept you yourself joined in.
Fate, malicious people, and other fac
tors can threaten, hurt, and wound YOU;
nothing and nobody can put you down but
yourself.
The one unquenchable light is the hui
man soul-the one unconquerable force.
Only when you love yourself, nationally,
are you qualified to love others helpfully.
Only when you revere yourself and fear
yourself are you capable of reverence and
fear toward God.
The world is but the mirror of Yourself.
Keep clean. and you see clean men and
women everywhere. Be cheerful, and all
mankind smiles. Be unafraid of events
and men, and the stars in their courses
will fight for you.
Whether you be an inmate in reform
atory or bedridden invalid or victim of
the conspiracy of men or of the accidents
OF fate, if you fall back on yourself, be-
ieve in yourself, and are loyal to yourself,
you will succeed.
Let all the world despise you-it makes
no matter as long as you do not despise
yourself.
Whatever the past may have been, be-
gin now to stand for yourself, your best
self, the high and great self that you know
you are, away in the deep recesses of yonr
heart.
Stand! Yield not an inch! Be faithful
to yourself! And from this moment things
shall take turn.-Dr. Frank Crane.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
P| c K = j P s
By Uucle John

Christian Science services were
held in the auditorium last Sunday
morning, being we'll attended.
Rev. Benson announc I'd last Sun
day morning that he will bring a
singer Of note with him two weeks
hence. All music lovers should not
fail to attend the service.
Did you ever see very hungry
man eat good advice and enjoy it?
You can always Judge man by
what he says.
Nowadays the things that seem
almost impossible. happen every day.
Any man who knows enough to
attend to his own business, need not
go to night school.
Money doesn't make a fool of a
man. it only gives him the means of
making fool of himself.
If you think that man has no
curiosity just start telling him some
thing, and not finish it and you will
see. Try it.
Words may not be very heavy,
but sometimes they carry great
weight.
Give man some good advice. and
see how quick he will resent it.
accept his theories and you will be
good fellow"
This is an electrical age, it is said
that five per cent of the population
of the United States earn their liv-
ing in the electrical industry.
Every man has the opportunity
to make something of himself, but a
good many let it go by without see-
ing it, mean opportunity.
Any one reading the war news
from day to day, can't say, that
Europe is overcrowded with people
lot of room left.
| If you ever get so lazy as to re-
fuse to roll over and go to sleep
again, then you will be in class all
by yourself.
The man who knows it all, still
has chance to learn a little every
day, and there are very few living,
who are not willing to learn.
Life, after all is largely a matter
of plain living and high thinking.
and if you want to live we'll, you
must think well.
Laugh and the world laughs
with you, weep"-oh piffie, what's
the use!
Never try to tell a man to give
up thing even if you are the best
of friends. the chances are he will
give you up first.
Silence is golden, and l am sure
it would improve good many peo-
pies conversation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
NOTICE

Before presenting themselves to the
dentist for the purpose of having
their teeth examined and treated all
inmates should procure a tooth
brush and have their teeth as thor
oughly clean as possible.
C.S. REED, Walden