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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
Protest Made Against Increase in
Water Rates.

| There was Special Meeting of the
City Council LEST night called at the re
quest of representative citizens to hear
protests of those interested against the
proposed increase ofrates of the Water
Company.
Mayor Clayton l.. Haines. and Coun.
cilmen A. ID. Mahoney, j. NJ. Mley, W.
B. Alder, s. Lee Phillips. William H
Anderson. A. M. S. Morgan. and De-
Witt c. Strider and City Attorney C.
N. Campbell were present, as we'll AT.
torney Forrest A. Brown. Receiver for
the Water Company
Messrs. John Porterfield, S. w.
Washington, w. B. Packet, j Frank
Turner. Lacy Gibson, J. Ed Burns and
other citizens appeared before the
Council and entered a protest against
the prope sed raise of the water rate
from six to nine dollars year for the
first tap
After considerable discussion, both by
the remonstrants and by City ATTORNEY
G. N. Campbell and Receiver Forrest
A. Brown. the following resolution was
adopted by the Council
Ordered that the Council protest
by telegram against any increase in
water rates, and that the City Attor-
ney be instructed to frame and dispatch
such telegram to the Public Service
Commission.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
BOV Scout Notes.

The Boy Scouts have been devided
into two troops. The first twenty four
boys registered will hold their meeting
Friday afternoon at 4:30 m. The
second troop will meet Friday night. at
7:30.
There will be an examination of
Knot tying and we hope the boys will
be first-class Scouts.
There will be meeting of the mem
bers from the age of l6 and up that
are interested in the Boy Scouts after
the Physical Drill.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
Warning To Registrars.

Ali registrants who have changed
their residence and address, since reg
istering for military service on June
18th, are warned to communicate i'm
mediately with their Local Boards,
where they registered, and furnish
their present address, SO that Cues
tionnaires, which will begin to be
mailed December 18th, will reach
them without delay.
Every registrant, who has made any
change in his address since June 9Th,
should, therefore, advise his proper
Local Board at once, for failure to re-
ceive Qestionnaire will deprive him of
valuable rights.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
How's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars he
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
rransactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, D
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system Testimonials
sent free Price 70 cents per bottle. Soh
by all Druggists.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

Mr.. Robt. A. Brown, a merchant of
Wildwood, Va, died suddenly Tuesday
night of last week from paralysis. He
was 60 years old and had been in bus
mess in Wildwood for many years.
Mr.. Brown is survived by his widow
and seven children, Mrs. Callie Phil
lips, of Charles Town, w. Va; Mrs.
Florence Hummer, of Berryville, Va;
Mrs. Bernice Whitmore, of Charles
Town, and Mrs. Lillian Shewbridge.
of Wildwood, and Messrs. R. C. and D.
D. Brown, of Berryville, and Herbert
Brown, of Wildwood.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
BIG RACKET
STORES.
:B. H, RiddIebeiger:
Proprietor.
MAGAZINE Subscriptions.

This is TIL. s4sson when subscriptions o
magazines u-ually expire. Some persons
give magaz' mes for Christina presents and
they make nee ones too. We take subscrip-
tons tor any perio iieal at he same price
you see advtrtisee anywhere. LaGies Heme
Journal Wonen's Home COMPANION, sun-
sey. Cosm opolitan, Pictorial Review, Delin-
eator. You ought to attend to it now il
YOU want them for Christmas.
en- BEARD,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
James Welsh Died at the Hospital Last
Nigbt.

MIR. James Welsh died al he Charles
Town General Hospita last night, aged
18 years. He was son of Mr.. Thomas
Welsh, and is survived by his father
and step mother. Funeral services will
be held at his fsther's residence near
Shepherdsto IN Wednesday morning
Interment in Edge Hill Cemetery a.
Charles Town.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
Mr.. Joseph VanVacter Dies Sunday.

Mr.. Joseph H. Vanvactor died at the
Charles Town Hospital last Sunday
night. in the 77th yeor of his age. He
was worthy citizen of the Bloomery
for up until few years ago. since wher
he had living at Mlllville. Funeral ser.
vices were held in the Charles Towr
Baptist church this morning. Revs Wa
ter G. Scott and J. S. Alfriend official
ing. Interment in Edge Hill Cemetery
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
James Orem Killed at MiIIYiIIe.

James Orem. 70 years old, Of Bolivar,
was killed Friday at the stone quarries
at MIllville. He checked the trucks as
they left the mine and was run over
while coupling a car Surviving are
his widow. two sons, William. of Wheel
ing, W. Va and Tacy Orem, Of Bolivar,
and four daughters, Mrs Charles Ma
thenia. of Pitcairn, Pa, and three at
home.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

Leonard Beachley, aged IA years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Beachley,
of Myersville, Nd, formerly of Char
les Town, was accidentally killed by a
boy companion, by the name of Sum-
mers, Is years old on the Catoctin
mountain not far from their home
town, Saturday, Dec. 1. The boys
were practicing in craftsmanship with
a gun. One would throw battered
tin can in the air while the other
would take shot at it. In shooting
at the moving target Summers aimed
too low and fatally shot young Beach
ley. Mrs. Beachley, the mother of
the unfortunate lad was Miss Laura
Kable, of this county before her mar
riage.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
Church Items.

A service of prayer for the Nation
and the world will be held in Zion Eps-
copal church Friday afternoon, Decem-
Der IA, at 4:30 O'Clock prompt. The
Rector cordially invites everybody to
attend.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
Attention..

All members of the Independent
Steam Fire Company are requested to
be present at the regular meeting on
Thursday, December 20. Nominations
Of officers and other important business.
By order of J. F Casey, Captain.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

The Methodist AID Society has lot
of nice useful articles suitable for
Xmas presents for sale at Miss Clara
Leslie's on West Congress street.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chi
dren relieve FevershBess. Headache. Bad
Stomach, Tee, hing Disorders, move and
regulate the Bowels and destroy worm.
They break ~ cpds in "a hours. Used ~
mothers for so years. All Druggists, Csc.
sample FREE, Address, MoIher Gray Co.,
Lehoy, N. Y.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
Fuel Administrator and Coal Dealers
Reach Agreement.

There was well attended meeting
of the Coal Dealers of Jefferson County
with Mr.. E E. Cooke. the County Fuel
Administrators held in the Court House
in Charles Town yesterday afternoon
After full discussion. the following
agreement was signed by the coal deal
ers of Charles Town and agreed to by
the other dealers of the county:
We hereby agree that in the dis
tribution of Coal while the present
shortage exists 20 follow rigidly the
schedule given below
/. Before making delivery of Coal
to ascertain the amount the purchaser
has on hand.
2 To deliver to no one having as
much as months supply on hand at
that time.
8. Not to deliver more than one ton
per week to customer.
4. To endeavor to keep on hand at
all times five tons of Coal for the pur-
pose of supplying the small consumer.
5. And we futher agree to abide by
the schedule of profits as promulgated
by the U. S. Fuel Administration.
Miley Brothers,
VIM. E. Reed & Son.
Jno. G. Burns & Co.
This is step in the right direction.
and should be adhered to. as unless
those who only buy coal in small guam
titles as they need it are able to supply
their wants. there is liable to be great
deal of suffering from the cold in JEFF
ferson county during the severe weather.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

| will be shipping all kinds OF live
stock from the N. & W. Stock Yards
next Thursday, December Is
G.. +. Wall.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

Oar extremely low prices on mems and
bows shoes are meeting with The app oral
Of most every ole. Why not you? Let's
ow YOU. Geo. C. Mars ell.r. one price
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
You Ready
Christmas?
/! Wa Are.

ok is chuck full of use
5 for Men, Young Men
having made extra pur-
z the holidays.
lie YOU to visit cur store
ect Our stock Of SUITS.
j., Hats, CAPS, Ties, Muf-
Cases, Solrts aud Gloves
s to show goods. Geo.
Ter the Store Of One
ain figures.
rs ogercoats you'll
lyle and value. You
k well in it, and yor
epresent y our moneys
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

Che pest acc dem insprance-Dr. Thomas
Fcle tie OIL For bu.ns, sad cuts and
emergencies. All druggists sell 1t. 80 and
t.l
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

,ssof R0n'in''' creme de chine
1 Iaudi'' =, Hvman Viene
rs ,pg JUNK
mems, vomens ard chill.
Bp' Of . n,r., a, good prices
l. upS'r "''
1. n.ia for beef hides.
E,..b prices P''rB Lyman Wiener
..,. good prices for al
lspe[ pai nim know ifyOu have
|,...pl dollar. to loan on ''''
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Ia ..,,,ad real estate
ELO.s-on App''
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1 -. market for old
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
w ENRUBBERs BEooNE NECESSARY

aud your shoes pinch, use Aliens Foot
Fsse the Autcepnc poea 70 b. shaken
into the -hne- and spr nk'.d into the foot
ha,h inst the thing 10 breaking in New
!, hoes. II gives resi- ard confer to tired.
.~olleu. aching feet. Sold everywhere, 25c.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

The friends of Miss Margaret Ran
dolph Scott will be interested to know
of her marriage to Mr.. Markus Van
derbilt Rasconich, of New York and
San Francisco, at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Thornton T. Perry, Chevy
Chase, D. c., Friday November both.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasconich were married
very quietly, only the brides mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Scott,
of Charlotte, N c., and few close
friends being present. They left i'm
mediately for an extensive trip
through the West. On their return
the first of January they will be at
home in New York City.
Call TO Sea W Rap Bar IS when in need
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11
The BIuobird Tea Room.

The Bluebird Tea Room is open from
10 a. M, to 6p. m. Lunch served from
p TO 2:so .. m. Tea at any hour. Or
ders taken for rolls, beaten biscuit,
brown bread, croquettes, cake. small
cakes pies, Mayonnaise &c. Pretty
cards for Thanksgiving. Christmas and
all occasions. Please leave orders for
cakes. ETC., the day before needed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

Feel langnid, weak. run dawn? Head
ache? Stomach ''ofi?" good REMEDY is
Burnock Blood Bitter. Ask your drug
gists. Price S125
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

One pound Ryzon baking Powder and
81 90 Cook Book. fo SIC. at Renner's
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-12-11

Call TO ses W. Rap Blrl when in need
of Plumbing and h.a ing GU, it,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09
WHERE MONEY is NEEDED.

When the legislature makes up its
budget of appropriations for state in
situations, it should not overlook the
Boys Industrial school. This instftu-
ton has been unequal to meeting the
demands placed upon it for years ow-
ing to lack of accommodations. Not
only is it lacking in facilities but those
it has are greatly in need of attention.
The efficiency and economy commit
tee in its report filed some time ago
said:
This institutions property suffers
in high water owing to the flatness of
the land. The easements in this wet
land are abominab BILE. The buildings
present a very bad spectacle in their
needed repairs. The physical proper
ties of this institution are about on an
equality with Lansing's. They are
probably the most neglected ones We
have. Among the small improvements
most needed is a bakery. The boys
here should have ar ample gymna-
SUM and pool
If the legislative members have any
doubts regarding their duty in this
matter it will take but a short time to
go out there and look over conditions
for themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Globe.1

From the Atchison Globe.
By all means be sympathetic, but
don't join the Sob Squad
The man you don't like is very often
the man you don't know.
An optimist is sometimes one who
expects more than he is going to get.
Some of the reformers, like charity,
should also begin at home, and stay
there.
A good many men are always start
ing something and never finishing
anything.
People hope for the best a good
many times when they know they
won't get it.
From reading an insurance policy u
man can't tell whether his house is
insured or not.
Sometimes it seems that butting in
is our national pastime, instead of
baseball or draw poker.
February has a number of holidays,
we see by our calendar, which is the
way you can tell them in a newspaper
office.
When a man intimates he is going
to tell you something for your own
good, that is a sign you are going to
hear something disagreeable.
Alb Adkins after going to the mat
with his furnace, las decided that
modern conveniences don't amount to
much unless you can hire someone o
run them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09
SYSTEM THAT NEEDS CHANGING.

When the average child is born in
this country. he has about forty-five
years to live. By our custom, and in
many of our states by law, he must
spend almost a third of that time in
and in the elementary school. If he
goes on thru high school, he will be
nearly 10; thru college. nearly 23 and
thru medical school, 27 or % years
cid before he starts on his own life!
In view of these discouraging facts
is it any matter for wonder that so
many drop out of the ranks? Many
retire from the quest of knowledge
by the established method when they
tering high school is depleted from
year to year and the graduating class
is much smaller than the one which
went up from the grade schools four
years before.
To the thoughtful boy or girl life is
too short to give so much of it to the
acquisition of lot of rubbish for
which no immediate or prospective
use is seen.
school course have little OF value to
show for it. And the fault does not
lie with the public, which spends its
money freely; nor with the teachers,
who are merely cogs in a machine !;
but with the system. There is too
lCuch arithmetic; too much grammar;
toe much spelling.
There is one bright spot in the high
school curriculum and that is Latin.
1t is the one branch of study that is
OF almost daily use. This is true ow-
ing to the fact that we have no Ian
guage of our own. Our vocabulary is
made up from the vocabularies of
the remainder of the world. The no.
nenclature of the sciences is almost
wholly derived from the Latin and the
Greek and most of the words that are
being added from year to year pro-
coed from the same sources. The So
called dead languages form the basis
for much of the real education of the
American young man and woman.
which is acquired only after leaving
school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09

More than a hundred years ago,
there lived. a little girl named Pa
thence.
This little girl lived on a farm in
what is now called New Hampshire
in house built of logs and stones.
There was only one big room in the
houSe-over that was big loft where
some of the family slept and at one
side was small "lean-to, politely
called the store room. At the Gently
of one side of the big room was the
huge built-in fireplace. The fire hole
was large enough for Patience to stand
, in even tho she was tall for years
old.
Just back of the fireplace and a lit
tie to one side was the big oven-so
big and hard to heat that it was never
used except for very special occasions
such as Christmas or Thanksgiving
or big family reunion.
Most of the cooking and baking
could be done in the big fireplace it
self, you see.
One day Patience's mother was
more than usually busy, SO she said
to her little daughter, Patience. can
I trust you to take care of your little
/ brother John twho Was only two years
| old, while l go out for some pota-
toes?"
Surely you cam" said Patience
cheerfully, for she loved her mother
and was very proud to help her all she
could.
Remember to watch him carefully,
Patience" remin Jed her mother, flor
YOU know ii is easy for him to get
| into mischief And be sure he don't
| go near the fire.
Yes, mother, I'll remember" re
piled the little girl and, as her mother
went out the 1oor. she turned to
amuse her little brother.
! They played with some dried gourds
: and strung some corn and then Pa
tience told him some stories As she
| talked, she stretched out on the big
Irag rug on the floor and got SO COM
/ Portable that before she kew it she
was fast asleep
| When the story stopped, little John
looked around and seeing that he was
/ free from watching, decided to do
some things he had long wanted to
see about
Onto the quiet of the room the door
opened and the mothers brisk voice
said, We'll, here 1 am, again; it didu't
take long after ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09

breathing apparatus excepting the
smaller terminal portions in the lungs
may be involved, and as matter of
fact the disease may. and often does,
spread to these, thus producing
pneumonia. In this connection it
may be pointed out that pneumonia
kills more people in the United States
than any other disease excepting tu-
ulosis and heart disease Many
pne umonias begin as a common cold.
Colds do not produce tuberculosis. yet
unfortunately what is considered as a
cold may be in reality the first symp-
toms of the white plague.
The causes of colds are mu1tiform
and not entirely understood. In
eyely case, however. they are de-
pendent upon the growth and activity
of living germs which are always re-
ceived from other people. In other
words colds are infectious.
1t used to be thought that sitting in
draft or a prolonged lay in the
swimming pool would produce cold
This is erroneous but the chilling of
the body which the draft produces and
tic WSdhSiilHS VI lllC fleoi AOtNSS
caused by too long a swim, lower the
powers Of resistance and permit germs
which have hitherto been harmless
to their host to produce their disas-
trous effects. Common colds occur
in epidemics and are distinctly con-
tagious. They sweep thru an entire
household, an entire city, an entire
state, attacking the young, the adol-
escent, the middle aged, and fire.
quently carrying off the aged, the
weak and the debi1itated.
To prevent a cold it is necessary
first of all to keep the body resistance
at a high point of efficiency. This
means that the body machinery
should be kept in good order at all
times. Good wholesome food in prop
er amount. plenty of sleep, the tax
ing of regular exercise in the open
air. keeping the body clean, keeping
ance of hot, stuffy, dusty rooms, the
avoidance of exposure to sudden
changes of temperature, the proven
ton of the chilling of the body either
by cold or wet, are all protective mea-
sures. 1t should be borne in mind
however, that even robust persons
may contract colds from people who
have them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09

hour he was to call at the inn to take
Miss Ward motoring.
I'll make several kinds of a 1901
of myself, mumbled Temple 10
think she was ready to go with me
upon two hours acquaintance. Shows
she is misunderstanding. as Charles
said And j. at SO, fell to her game!
EIu throw down the whole. BUSH
ness and let it hurt. My dentist tells
me I'm a wonder at bearing pain
without finching''
There wasn't time to think out a
really good plan for showing Doris
Ward that he was aware of her little
scheme of marrying the first man in
Dunbury whom she chose to smile
upon So he got out his car and
asked Mollie Clews to go with him.
Molly would have gone motoring
with a chimpanzee if one had asked
her. Anything that could whiz would
have satisfied Mollie.
Temple in his racer, with the chat
tering little magpie snuggled on the
seat beside him, slackened the pace in
front of the inn. He could see Miss
Ward at the foot of the walk. waiting
for him.
He meant to slow up just enough
so she would be sure to see how pretty
and happy Mollie looked. and then,
like a cad, he would speed on and
leave the husband-hunter to guess
what had happened. Nothing less
into her sophisticated consciousness
I Chugi
! The racer stopped short. The en-
CINE went dead. Then Temple sud-
denly remembered that he had nearly
run out of gas the last time he was
/ out, and now he had been too OBJ
sessed with misery to think of replen-
ishing the supply.
! At that juncture Charles barton
came up with his car, and in twin
king he had Mollie beside him, and
as they sped away she flung back:
1T was the ride for me, Bert Tenn
| ple.''
"You didn't speak to your-er-
! Charles Darton,' stammered Temple
J as Doris took Mollie's place in the
| stalled motor.
claimed. Really 1 had the impress
sion he was tall and blend"
He told u.s. Bert persisted, 'that
you Tilted him eight years ago. And
now you would pretend"-
1T was my cousin Doris who did
/ the jilting. She told me all about it,
She called him No. 23, if 1 remember
rightly. She rs lots older than 1 am
and different about-about flirting"
They were still sitting beside each
other in the stalled racer when they
were aroused to the passage of time by
the purr of DartonS motor returning
| with Mollie after an hours spin. In
confusion Doris Ward tried to get out
and flee into the house. But Temple,
recklessly hilarious and brazen, would
not let her go.
! He said you were husband hunt
err he told her.
/ I'm not one-any more." she pro-
tested.-(Copyright 1916, by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)