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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04

maybe William Jennings Bryan. Bill
Bryan had me puzzled. | gave up
trying to guess Bill several years
ago.
From the money standpoint he
was the best proposition on the Chau-
tauqua platform. Any other promi-
nent speaker would have a guarantee
of from hundred to hundred and
fifty dollars a lecture, but Bryan
would come on a split the proceeds
basis. If it rained and you only took
in ten dollars you'd have to dig down
into your jeans for the balance with
one of the guarantee men, but with
Bill it was different He'd take the
first two hundred dollars and then
fifty per cent of the balance. Of
course, if there wasn't any balance
you were out of luck. But if you
took in only forty dollars, Bryan
would pocket that ard call it square.
Wonderful man, Bryan. I've
seen folks walk fifteen miles to hear
him, and then go home and name all
the cows and horses, pigs and chick
ems, and children after him. Then
on election they'd hurry up to the
polls SOS to be able to vote for the
other fellow.
''The best all round singer we had
on the platform in those days was
Nell Burnell. She knew the words
and music of one bundled and forty
songs, and | used to like to hear her
sing My Hero, accompanied by full
brass band. Great grief. That was
singing.
There used to be a fine Chautau-
qua at De Funiak Springs, Florida.
! The man who had the merry go-round
concession made fifty thousand dol
lars. Never forget once I asked an
old lady whether she liked the Chau-
tauqua there.
Deed / did, SIR she replied Il
rid on the thing all day and cotched
the brass ring three times
"The original Jubilee Singers were
always sure of success. Very popu-
lar in the West. Never forget one
night ! said to the manager of one of
the Chautauqua meetings:
i see you've got the Jubilee
Singers billed, Have you ever had
Sam Jones?"
Yes, sir, we have
Ever had Mr. Wooley on the
program!
Yes, sir,
You've had some pretty good
takers. How's it come that you've
got me this week.
"Oh, we had to take you to get the
Jubilee Singers. I've been after
those Jubilee Singers for a year.
'"Then there was old Cap'n Jack
Crawford, the one-man wild west
show. Wore his hair long and always
appeared in buckskins. Hated Buff
alos Bill like poison, and was at his
best when the audience heckled him
a little about Colonel Cody.
Carrie Nation was on the bill with
me several times Never saw a
quieter woman in my life. Gentle as
a zephyr until she thought it about
time to give her Ratchet little exer-
else, when she became a cyclone.
Mrs. Nation was opposed to liquor, if
you must know the truth"
Sunshine Hawks kept it up for
couple of hours. He warmed to his
work as he progressed. Interruptions
didn't bother him; he paid no atten-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS. OF
SUNSHINE
Continued from LIST page)


we went to it with our shovels. lam
basting one another. l quit play
acting after that.
Bless you, that was a long time
ago. Since then I've been all over
the country-just talking about hui
man nature and trying to be human.
Don't know how much good did, but
reckon | haven't done any harm.
"One night in 1859 free Negro
came to my fathers house in Charles
Town, Virginia, and said:
" 'Cap'n Hawks, sub, hurry up and
put on yo' uniform, cause some
crazy mans down in Harper's Ferry
sayin' he gwan resurrect all dead
niggers. Please, sub. hurry. cause
lots of us niggers has got two or
three wifes buried over in the grave
yard, and eff they comes to life, sub.
they gwan be trouble
Il was a big boy, twelve years old
then, and l went along with nv
father to Harper's Ferry to find that
John Brown had barricaded himself
in the arsenal The government had
sent twenty-five soldiers commanded
by Lieutenant Robert f. Lee, and one
of Lees men was j. T. b. Stuart.
Later on my father and ] fought with
General Lee and General Stuart in
the Confederate army.
We'll, after Lieutenant Lee and
Jeb Stuart and the others battered
In the doors and took John Brown
over to Charles Town, | used to hang
around the Jail, listening to the news
and watching John Brown. walking
very erect, stalk from the Jail to the
courthouse to be tried.
There was a Mr. Fred Blessing
who kept bakery in Charles Town.
and he used to take fresh bread and
cakes and rolls to Brown every dav.
an on the morning they took Brown
out to hang him he gave Blessing his
Bible. On the flyleaf of that Bible
Brown wrote: This Bible is present
ed to Mr. Fred Blessing bv John
Brown on the morning of his execu-
ton as slight return for his many
klndnesses shown to me while in
Charles Town jail
blessing died in the Confederate
Army. Mrs. Blessing was very poor.
and the man who held the mortgage
on her house, by gracious, was about
to foreclose and leave her without a
roof: Regular old ten, twenty, thir-
ty plot, hey?
"Well, the minister, the Rev. A. c.
Hopkins, took that Bible and sold ii
to a man in Chicago for enough
money to pay off the mortgage and
have little besides. Mr.. Blessing
certainly cast his bread upon the
waters. hey?
Nov, let me tell you something
son. John Brown didn't kiss any
Negro baby as they were leading him
to the gallows. No. sir, he didn't.
The Negroes weren't allowed on the
streets that morning, and besides. I
don't think John Brown wanted to
kiss any Negro babies anyway. NV
fatheratold me that / shouldn't 90 to
that hanging, so / up and went. !
saw John Brown wall; up those steps
ana take his stand "a that seaffold
without a tremor.
Standing right in front of the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
MODERN WON

People who become
the progress of this Oh
bark back to the days !
dure, might well comp
wonders of the ancieli|
seven wonders of the
Antipater a writer
about 200 years befOr3
the Pyramid of CheOF|
Gardens of Babylon,
Diana, the Colossus I
other like structures 4
Dung the seven wondeA
Modern writers hai
radio, antiseptics, x-rt
spectrum analysis, raj
like inventions as tha5
modern world.
Here is the key to 1
tween ancient and 4
ions. The wonders
were great awe inspf
built by millions Of I
scourged to their VI
task masters. The Y
ern times are the crea
lists the products Of
great men who enjoyF
One set of wonders &
price of untold humT
other was created to
misery.
Thus have we proc
days when human !
the time when the
greatest numbers q
primary aim of socie
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
THEY FEEL

The editor talked
other day who has be-
ing newspapers in q
have had no paper 4
This is what he said
"You have no idea
in some of these littl
paper. They have Il
voice for years and
what a newspaper II
Individually and coif
He went on to exp
chants especially fees
advertising medium !
the business of the I
going elewhere, becss
way of getting a r1ef
people of the surf1
every week. u
Those who are acu
organ izations feel fn
be a great force in 81
pie of the village togE
out fractional lines
common body Of ides
for the townon w
take its places aiaoa
eressive con,mlnitleF
1t is the old stoTY
appreciate a thing, &, q
to do without it. -
ferson County reao
regularly--take i
course-and nevef,
what the town wou
out any publication. Z
der what a ne' -
|oxur rnfxh& ny
of small commu
along without a
ion. To them
necessity--an q
progress.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
"20-YEAR GOITRE
Almost Chokes Me-" Says Ohio Lady
Relief in Three Days by Colorless
Liniment
Liniment.

Mrs. Carrie Farmhouse, 421 West
G. St, Wellston, Ohio, says, "The
night before / commenced Sorbol-
Quadruple, ] sat up in bed and fan
ned all night to get my breath. In
three days the choking and smother
ing were gone and in two weeks / had
no sign of goitre. Will talk or
write to any one."
Sold by all drug stores or write
Sorbol Company, Mechanicsburg,
Ohio. Locally at Brown & Hooff's.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
DOMESTIC AND WASH GOODS


Apron Bingham, AMOSKEAG. lac
DRESS GINGHAMS... .l5c
A pretty range of patterns, q in wild
SO in. Dress Bingham, AMOSKEAG lsc
Csc Yard Wide PERCALES- ISc
Light and dark grounds in medium shat
BROWN MUSLIN ....--....-.-...-.......,i4c
Good weight and fine quality, SO in. vi
25c HILLS MUSLIN ....-...-..-.........1 Sci
Yard wide and free from dressing
Cd BLEACHED SHEETING..4 Sc
Fine Quality
"a UNBLEACHED SHEETING. 45e
Fine Quality
soc FEATHER PROOF TICKING
In staple stripes.
STRAW TICKING, in stripes .....-... &c
25c STRAW TICKING....-.-.-.-.--.....17si
Good Quality
WASHENREDE CREPE. 20ci
A good material for underwear in all Cd
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
ForefeH Weather BY
Watching the Birds

That birds are able to perform feats
that are impossible to human beings
has long been known to science, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine. They
have, for instance, a most marvellous
sense of direction. This cannot be put
down to memory, for young birds
reared in England will go straight to
the same African haunts to which
their parents went weeks before them.
e But It is as weather prophets that
birds excel, according to an English
naturalist. Swallows, martins and
swifts, he says, win tell If the follow
ing day is to be fine If they are fly
Ing really high, say, 500 to i 900 feet
above the ground, a whole week Of
sunshine may be expected. II they are
only 30 feet high, the outlook is doubt
ful. But II they skim few feet
above the ground, rain Is certain.
A tame raven invariably slept on
the southwest porch Of home. Twice
In two years 1t changed to the north
west side, and both times terrific
gale blew from the southwest When
wood filed with singing birds is sud
denly silenced thunderstorm Is usual
ly due. 1t ofteh Is observed, too, that
II migrating birds fly north instead of
south late In fall mild winter may
be expected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
"The Besgar's Opera"

The Beggar's Opera" was the first
musical play presented on the Ameri-
can stage. It was written by John
Gay, and was produced at the Nassau
Street theater, New York, 174 years
ago, January IA, 1851. A large pro-
portion Of the 10000 people then CON-
prising the population Of New York
attended the performance, although
there were not few who protested
against the goddess affair" and
threatened ito have the law" on 1t.
The Murray and Keene company. a
band Of comedians who came to New
York from Philadelphia, were respon-
sible for the production, which was
benefit performance for Thomas
Keane, who personally called on the
leading citizens and sold tickets. The
performance began at o'clock and
was over at g :45. One Of the lines
from this light opera was How hap
py could be with either, were t'other
dear charmer away"-Chicago Jour
nal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
Gained Lasting Fame
as Builder of Roads

The first macadam road ever con-
structed was officially tested and ap-
proved in Scotland more than a CEN
tury ago. The inventor was John Lou
den Macadam, native of Ayr, Scot
land, where he was born in 1855 Mac
adam went to New York In ITO, en-
tered his uncle's counting house, and
became successful merchant.
In 1888 he returned to Scotland and
purchased handsome estate. In 1910
Macadam began his experiments in
highway construction which have
made his name immortal
The great road builder was thor
oughly Scotch in his methods, and as
he wanted nothing fimsy, he investi-
gated road building methods In score
Of countries, travelling 10000 miles.
His preliminary trials Of "macad-
amizing" were so successful that in
1915 he was appointed surveyor to the
Bristol Turnpike trust and remade the
roads there cheaply and well. The
house Of commons investigated his
system, and he was voted $4,000 and
appointed surveyor general of metro
politan roads. He declined knight
hOOd.-Chfcago Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
Mistokes of Reporters

A bad mistake Is made by small
English provincial newspaper when 1t
halls the arrival in town Of the son of
Robert Louis Stevenson, poet and nov
elfst. Stevenson had no SON, at least
that anyone ever heard Of But a
worse mistake was made by another
paper, also British and provincial,
which is talked of still among journal
lists on Fleet street r editors sole
woman reporter being he sent out
man to describe the dresses and 60
ings on at a wedding nearby. One Of
the guests, woman, spoofed him. and
now you cannot buy the issue OF the
paper his report appeared in at a pre-
MUM. He had the women's hats
trimmed with pommes de terres their
dresses with creme de menthe. .-Balti-
more Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

The lower court quashed the indict-
ments because Of the presence of a
eral in the grand jury room during
presentation of evidence.
Attorneys for defendants have not
decided whether to ask for a review
of the case by the United States
court or to interpose demurrers to the
validity of the indictments.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

court of appeals, which reverses the
decision of the District Of COLUMBIA
supreme court quashing two indict-
ments for bribery growing out of the
leasing of the Elk Hills naval reserve
in California
The indictments covered by the de-
cision charge former Secretary of the
Interior Albert B. Fall with receiving
bribe Of 100000 to influence his
action respecting certain oil leases,
and Edward L. Doheny and his son
with giving the bribe.
special assistant to the attorney gem
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
The Days Of Youth

I'VE are young only once" you
often hear some person remark as an
excuse for hitting the pace"
True, we can be young but once,
and the pleasure Of youth must be
crowded into that space Of time
But how long are we young? Some
men are old at forty, while others are
still young at sixty. 1t depends urpv
the pace they hit and the MANNER in
which they hit 1t.
We can crowd lot Of work and
pleasure into youth II we keep our
hearts and our minds and our bodies
clean. We can reduce the amount
of both and shorten our youth by re.
sorting to reckless dissipation. New
castle Courier.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
Fire Worship

The religion of fire worship, called
Zoroastrianism, is survival Of a
faith Of great antiquity. 1t fourished
during the Fourth and Sixth cen
turfes B. c., and its adherenfs have
always paid great reverence to the
elements, especially fire.
The deyout Parsee engages In fre-
queIlt dai!y prayer and worship, and
when he worships turns his face TO
some bright object. The name FIRE
worshiper'' was popularized by
Moore's poem. LaIia Rookh.'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
This Year?
Make 1t a Hoosier Gift

This year bring Christ
mas cheer to that too
much-neglected ROOM
the kitchen! Make it an
easier place to work, a
pleasanterp to stay.
Ho0sier Kitchen Furn-
iture, in lovely two-tOne
grey, white ena mel
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

or silver with enough gold IN the
center to make dollar light enough
to be accepted in place of paper dol
lars.
Much to the satisfaction of old
guard leaders, young Bob La Toilette
ignored the invitation to attend the
republican caucus. His father started
80 years ago to enlighten congress,
and while he made little progress in
this line he did succeed in enlighten-
ing the people.
The postmaster general reports a
deficit of 81 million dollars and says
the cause is the increase in pay given
postal workers and the failure of con-
gress to raise rates. Another reason
is the tremendous amount of congress
sional and departmental mail that is
carried without charge.
Anthracite coal operators, says
John L. Lewis, also own bituminous
mines. Northern textile magnates
control Southern cotton mills. They
get you whatever happens.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

Dudley w. windes has upheld the
Arizona compensation alw, although
he objects to that portion Of the act
which permits employees engaged in
hazardous occupations to elect before
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

Judge Windes holds that this at
tempt to deprive . portion Of the en-
ployes of the right Of election offends
the state constitution. The court,
however, declines to annul the entire
law.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

injury whether they will accept com-
pensation or retain the right to sue
under the constitution. The act is
compulsory to all other employees COW
cred by tho act.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
Capiitdl Comment y x1sRas ssRR :

.xH Ets4 AZ 1
The new congress has developed a
flood Of new bills, which cover every
conceivable contingency which might
arise. The number at present is close
to 5000, and il they are all enacted
the only way you could avoid violating
some law would be to die, and even
then you wouldn't feel safe until
buried.
The president, in his message, urg-
ed enactment of mothers pension
law for the District Of Columbia. I'M
mediately two stalwart republicans
rushed bills in the two houses Sem
ator Keller, of Minnesota, progress
sive, however, had similar bill last
year and had already reintroduced it
this year. With the added support Of
the administration Mr.. Keller's much
needed bill may become law.
A 800 per cent jump in the rent
paid for quarters for the labor depart
ment is causing considerable anxiety.
There is talk Of housing the depart
ment in some government-owned
building to avoid an increase from
$24, 200 to $96, 900. A few weeks ago
the lease of the justice department
building was renewed at similar in
crease and caused hardly any mis-
giving.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

A campaign to popularize So bills
in order that 81 bills would have less
work to do has failed, and we now
hear talk Of a new metal coin, to be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-18

Asphalt preferred, McCrory Stores,
Nash Motors, Stewart-W r
Speedometer, Virginia Railway and
Power and West Penn Power and
Worthington Pump showed net de-
clines Of to s points.
Call money renewed at percent
and then dropped to 3 IL. where it
closed. Time money and commercial
paper markets were dull with no
change in rates.
Foreign exchange rates were ir
regular. Demand sterling ruled
slightly lower around SAT- IL while
French francs were moderately high
er around 5.17. japanese yen were
slightly reactiOnary. dropping. about
3-8 of cent to al 1-2c.
The shadow of the ST. Paul rail-
ways finanAal difficulties again
hung over today's bond market, re-
newed liquidation of many of the
roads obligations forcing them down
to record low levels and unsetUing
the rest Of the list. Selling pressure
slackened somewhat in the late
trading but the market was unable
to shake off the uneasinesS which
was intensified by the collapse Of
stock and grain prices.
NJ new SuIIdCS ueNelOpIUctllS dp-
peared in the st. Paul situation. but
rumors persisted that owners of the
roads securities were preparing for
any measures of reorganization which
might be formulated. Declines of
to points carried of the st. Paul
issues to the lowest prices in their
history. Supporting orders for the
stock. however, later brought about
moderate recoveries from the eX-
IRENE lows touched by the bonds.
Other railroad and industrial liens
yielded readily to selling pressure.
Frisco income 6s dropped points
and declines of a point or SO were
registered by a variety of others, in
Guiding New York Central is. Erie
General As. New York Westchester
and Boston 4 1-2's and Chicago and
Terre Haute refunding SIS.
Reports that heavier oil drilling
campaigns were forcing reductions
In some grades of crude oil con-
tributed to the heaviness of the pc.
troleum company issues. Sugar and
copper company bonds also eased
off, but the Wilson and Company
liens developed independent strength.
Public Offering will be made to-
morrow of $4,000, 600 Cuyamel Fruit
Co. Is year 6 percent bonds at 80
to yield about 6.10 percent. Today's
offerings, led by the S15,O00.00O is
sue of Niagara, Lockport and On
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-18
Financial
NEW YORK MARKET
FEATURES Of the Days Dealings In
all the Leading Stocks

New York, March 17-Renewal of
selling pressure by traders and heavy
nquidation of weekly margined long
accounts, coincident with another
snarp break in wheat prices. unset
uea today's stock market. Most of
me standard industrials and rail-
,oad issues broke l to 4 points, with
SFSer losses registered by some OF
lae so-called specialties. Total sales
crossed the 1000 share mark for the
nrst time since February II, while
me average of twenty leading rail-
road shares established a new loan
secord for the year.
!. wall Street has found no lack Of
excuses" for the recent selling. The
preak In wheat futures undoubtedly
nas compelled the liquidation of a
Mlse volume of stocks owned by
sspecuiators who trade in both mar
Neu. Several market observers see
the senate's defeat of the Warren
ssomination a rift in the relations be-
sMeen the chief executive and con-
aess which they consider is likely
upset other administration plans
.ao nave an adverse effect on busi-
usss. The pace Of spring trade revi-
ssi also has been q disappointment
- ZONE quarters. and has been re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-18

hected in the market value Of shares
for which high hopes were held few
months ago.
The high total of brokers' loans
and the apparent inability of pools
to attract a public following at the
recent high levels also have been
factors in the recent selling OF
stocks.
Although the railroad average was
at a new low, these stocks did not,
react as sharply as the industrials in
today's market. In fact. 1t was the
buying of the rail issues which en-
porarily checked the decline around
mid day. New Orleans, Texas and
Mexico was a strong feature, closing
points higher at 11S after having
sold as high as 100 3-S. Norfolk and
Western advanced more than 2
points to 1873 ga in further reflection
Of reports that negotiations for its
lease to the Pennsylvania were to be
reopened, but it cancelled most of its
gain in the late wave of selling.
Jersey Central Broke ten points to
290 on one sale. st. Paul preferred
touched a new record low at IL IA
and the common duplicated it's low
higher on the day. Among the many
rails to fall back a point or more
were New York Central, Atchison.
Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific,
Atlantic Coast Line, katy" common
and preferred, Frisco preferred. Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois common
and preferred and Chicago Great
Western preferred.
Selling pressure in the industrial
list was particularly aggressive
against the so-called Durant stocks.
United States Cast Iron Pipe, which
attained record top Of ESQ fiv weeks
ago, broke s points to 200. Indepen-
dent Oil and Gas broke more than
five points to 20 IL and then rallied
to 81 1-2, an extreme decline OF near
ly nine points in 2 days. American
Safety Razor fell back two and
half points to 40 IL. Baldwin, In
which Mr.. Durant was also reported
to be operating a few weeks age.
closed 3-8 lower at 127 is. as
compared with its high Of LAG last
month.
United States Steel common drop
ped 1 SIS to 120, a new low on the
movement and only one quarter
above the low for the year. Heavy
selling of American Can just before
the close sent that stock down nearly
points to 1863 SIS. American Car
and Foundry. Colorado Fuel, the
Commercial Solvents issues, General