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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17
earn. and he never would agree for
me TO Keep on working afterwand.

1 earn. and he never would agree for
me TO Keep on working afterward.
And. say. Nance. what do you want 20
stick TO that old store for. and hnif
starve and half dress yourseifs I
could set you place In the laundry
right now n you'd come. Il seems to
me that you could AFFORD 10 I've little
less stuck mp n you could make a
good deal more money"
II don't think I'm stuck up. Lou"
said Nancy. but I'd rather live on
half rations and stay where I am. I
suppose I've got the habit It's the
chance that I want I don't expect to
be always bchini counter. I'm
learning something new every day.
rm right up against refined and rich
people all the time. even II l do only
wait on them. and I'm not missing any
pointers that I see passing around"
Caught your millionaire yeti" asked
Lou. with her teasing laugh.
Il haven't selected one yet" an.
swered Nancy. i've been looking
them over"
Goodness. the idea OF picking over
'em! Don't you ever let one get by
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Scheme For Organization TO Promote
Public improvements

Public improvements.
How FAR the individual In Responsible
Tor an unkempt. weed grown village
or town In told 10y writer In the Los
Angeles Times. who says: Every res.
ident or these down at the heel places
Is Co he blamed for the sloycnly an.
pearance OF the community In gen
ernl unless he has done all I'm his
power 10 better these deplorable con.
ditlons. FIRST by tidying up his own
promises aud, secondly. 10y cndeayor.
Ing TO enlist the cooperation OF all his
Fellow citizens In general cleanup
Improvement. Get few people inter
eStcd and have a committee call n
public meeting. made attractive by n
spicy programme. Have tho entertain
ment close with brief. pointed talk
/ ON the need and benefits OF an improve.
mcnt society. Provide n constitution
something like tho following and urge
all TO Join before leaving the room:
Flrst-This organization shall bo called
tho -- Improvement association.
| sccond.-Thc objects OF the association
shall ho TO cultivate public sentiment In
Favor or Improving and benutifyink the
hcmes. streets and surroundings of -
innate manner tho best development OF the
whole community.
| Third.-The payment OF -- shall con-
stitute membership during tho then cur
| rent year OF the association.
Fourth.-A board OF directors of three
from each ward shall be elected by bal
| lot at this meeting and at each annual
| meeting thereafter. They shall const-
| tuto an executive committee, who shall
| have tho general control and manage.
nf hA
They shall elect by ballot n president.
threc vice presidents, n secretary and n
treasurer. and tho appointment OF all
committees by tho president shall DO sub
| tect to their approval. The president
| secretary and treasurer shall bo ex oificio
| members OF the board OF directors
f1fth.-No debt shall DO contracted by
the board OF directors beyond the amount
or available means within their control.
and no member OF the association shall
| bo liable for any debt OF tho association
beyond tho amount OF his or her sub
scription.
Sirth.-This section specifies tho date
| or tho annual meeting. rules for called
meetings and OF quorums.
Seventh. - This constitution may be
amended at any meeting OF the assocla-
tion. provided aaid amendment shall have
been Included In the published call for
tho meeting.
Do not attempt too much simply be-
cause you get II goodly membership
list. You will not find all willing work
crs or workers at all. Begin modestly,
and when the members have been well
tried you will know just how many
livc1 public spirited citizens you have
to depend upon for active support. Do
not scatter your work, but thoroughly
finish each job as you undertake IL, so
TINT nnmnlaipf 10. a..
as to the permanent value OF the task
accomplished. Real estate values will
soon Increase. and when II is seen that
the material interests OF NIL may be
benefited you will find goodly mum
Der OF Jealous workers. Almost before
you are under full steam the town will
begin to grow and your harvest In at
hand
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17
TOWN BEAUTY AID.
Society In Each Clock TO Look After
Back Yard Reform.

Society In Each Clock 70 Look After
Back Yard Reform.
Birmingham. Ala. which II already
distinguished for It's natural beauty
and for it's beautiful homes and beau.
tiful streets. Is the starting place OF n
movement valuable To any town. Red
mountain IS IN Itself thing ~ beauty.
and within the city limits are land
scape effects ~ r1re charm But n
the people vii support Mayor Ward
In his movement for improving aud
beautlfylnR MI sections of Birming.
ham the city viii hc made g'iil more
attractive as place ~ residence The
mayor desires the women tD take the
actual lead IN this matter aud organize
societies for enhancing the appearance
OF such blocks especially ~ hnve been
neglected.
Much has been done Goo nn cduca.
tlonal way Ia stimulate in he public n
taste for the beautiful but in u.der to
give this work concrete form the may
or suggests that society with che
city beautiful" IN view lie organized IN
every block says the Birmincham m
Age Herald
Cleanliness and the Disappearance of
ugliness should be first In mind. AT
er the back yards as well os the front
yards are put In clean condition then
fences md sidewalks and trees and
grass plots should receive attention.
In the more elegant sections the
premises are kept I'm model condition
all the year round. and the lawns are
marveis OF beauty. With the organ.
ization Of block societies all BIrmlng.
ham could be brought easily in line
with "the city beautiful" idea. Such
a movement would result at once IN a
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17
TOWN ADVERTISING.
Striking Way In Which q Massaehu.
setts Town Uses q Huas Chair,

tets Town Oses q huao Chair.
Not only does 1t pay to advertise in
every line OF business. but self adver.
tisement is n good proposition for
towns.
Gardner. Mass, IL busy town on the
tlptop or the highest land In Worcester
county save only the peak OF Mount
Wachusett. is the biggest chairmaking
community In the world and is known
popularity ns "Chairtown."
IL believes in saying n good word for
Itself and accordingly at the railroad
station advertises itself In characters.
tic fashion by having set up "the big
gest chair In the world" which stands
on concrete base I'm the middle OF the
long lawn alongside the Boston and
Maine station platform. The chair
weighs 200 pounds and IL nve and
half feet square Mt the base and twelve
feet high TO make this bit OF furniture
there were used 600 feet OF lumber.
As bit OF town advertising as well
as an indication OF what's going on I'm
the town this chair Is n winner. and
every one passing through Gardner is
sure 10 see II and 90 remember II.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17
sk the la M Farmer Merchant Mwrh lie Community and h shh e.nu,
Hasn't anybody seen her any.

Hasn't anybody seen her any.
wherer" asked Nancy.
Dan looked at her. with his jaws set
Srimiy and a steely CLEAN In his steady
gray eyes.
They told me In the laundry" he
said harshly. that they saw her pass
yesterday-in an automobile With one
or the millionaircs. l suppose. that You
and Lou were forever busying your
brains about"
For the first time Nancy quailed be.
fore man. She laid her hand. that
trembled slightly. on Dams sleeve.
you've no right TO say such thing
to me, Dan-as 10 had anything TO do
with itr'
IL didn't mean II that way" said
Dan. softening. lie fumblcd In his
vest pocket.
I've got the tickets for the show TO.
night" he said, with gallant show OF
lightness. ''If you
Nancy admired pluck whenever she
saw IT,
"I'll go with you, Dan" she said.
Three months went 10y before Nancy
saw Lou again.
At twilight one evening the shop
girl was hurrying home along the bor-
der OF little quiet park She heard
her name called and wheeled about In
time 70 catch Lou rushing into her
arms.
After the first embrace they drew
their heads back as scrpents 10. ready
to attack OF tn charm. with thousand
questions trembling ON their swift
tongues. And then Nancy noticed that
prosperity had descended upon Lou,
manifesting itself In costly furs. fash
Ing gems and creations OF the tailor's
art.
You little fool" cried Lou loudly
and affcctionately. II see you are still
working In that store and as shabby
ms ever. And how about that big catch
you were going TO maker Nothing do
Ing yet, l suppose"
And then Lou looked and saw that
something better than prosperity had
descended upon Nancy something that
shone brighter than gems I'm her eyes
and redder than rose In her checks
and that danced like electricity anxious
TO be loosed from the tip OF her tongue.
"Yes. I'm still In the store" said
Nancy. "but I'm going TO leave IL next
week. I've made my catch-thc big.
gest catch I'm the world You won't
mind now. Lou. Will youf I'm going
to be married to Dnn-to Dan! He's
my Dan now. Why. Lou"
Around the corner OF the park
strolled one of those new crop, smooth
faced young policemen That are max.
Ing the force more endura Dlc-at least
to the eye. He saw woman with an
expensive fur coat and diamond rmged
hands crouchlng down again the iron
fence OF the park sobbing turbuicntly.
while n slender plainly dressed work
Ing girl leaned close, trying To console
her. But the GlbsonIan cop. being OF
[ the new order. passed OH. pretending
not to notice, for lie was wise enough
to know that these matters are beyond
help. 80 far M the power he repro
sents IN concerned. though he rap the
pavement with his night stick TN the
sound goes up to the farthcrinost stars.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17

- ~ we tfNfHts
power OF flight; with the honeybee's
burden Of sweetness. but without It's
oh, let's drop that simIie. Some Of us
may have been stung.
During this council OF war they pass
weapons one to another and exchange
stratagems that each has devised and
formulated out OF the tactics OF life.
Il says to I'm" says Sadie, "ain't you
the fresh thingl Who do you suppose
am, to be addressing such a remark
to mef And what do you think he
says back TO meT'
The heads. brown. black. Haxen. red
and yellow. bob together. the answer
Is given, and the parry 20 the thrust
IL decided upon 20 he used by each
thereafter In passages at arms with
the common enemy, man.
Thus Nancy learned the art OF de-
Tense, and TO women successful de-
Tense means victory.
The curriculum OF q department store
IL wide one. Perhaps no other col.
lege could have fitted her as we'll for
her life's ambition-the drawing OF a
matrimonial prize.
Her station In the store was a "a.
Vored one. The music room was near
enough for her TO hear and become IA
miliar with the works Of the best com
posers, at least TO acquire the famll.
iarity that passed for appreciation IN
the social world In which she was
vaguely trying to set n tentative and
aspiring foot. She absorbed the edu-
eating influence OF art wares. Of costly
and dainty fabrics. OF adornments that
are almost culture to women
The other girls soon became aware
OF Nancy's ambition. Here comes
your millionaire. Nsncer they would
call TO her whenever any man who
looked the role approached her coun-
ter. II got TO be q habit OF men who
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17
Partisan Papsr Cana.

The street department OF Paris has
a bad reputation which IL does not de.
serve. Foreign visitors In particular
complain that the streets OF the capita
are not kept I'm n state OF neatness
worthy OF the City OF Light. The fact
that the payemcnts Of Paris are Uttered
with scraps OF paper 10 an extent un.
known I'm London or Berlin In due, how.
ever, to the permission given by the au-
thoTitles OF Paris 10 distribute adver.
tlsing matter In the streets. An at
tempt has been made 60 remedy this
state Of affairs by placing OH the boulo.
ward receptacles for circulars, newspa
pers and other refuse, says the Scien-
tlhc American. The receptacles, which
are made OF iron. are attached 10 the
lamp posts and contain inner vessels OF
sheet iron which are periodically re.
moved and emptled. The new recep-
tacles are ornamental I'm appearance,
and they attract the attention Of the
public, which already condescends 70
use them occasionally and will proba-
bly do 50 more frequently after II has
become accustomed 90 them
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17

Nothing we may provide for the
school children promises richer re-
turns than the school gardens Aside
from the educational and physical ad-
vantages to be derived by the child
direct. the homes are planted, park
building encouraged and flower shows.
plant exhibitions. etc, OF the future
assured. Thus far the movement has
been confined 10 the cities. but Il II
really rs much needed IN the country
and smaller towns The school gar.
den should find n hearty response
among ail people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17

a saiye good Tor ANYTHING where a salve
can BE- used that's DcWurs Ca 'bolixcd
witch Hazel SHve II c'esnses thoroughly,
Keeps the pores open and heals quickly.
IL IS fo0d Tor ms thing where salve is
ne sded u coois and sooihes and IS es-
pecially GOOD for piles. We sell and rec
ommcnd a. Sold by Stucklers drug store,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17

spirit of emulation. and In carrying out
the proposed scheme the expense to
the individual would be next TO moth
tn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17

Pink Pain Tsbiets--Dr. Shoop's-stop
headsche, 1omsnly pains. any pain. any
where. In 20 minutes sure. FoYmula on the
7sc boz. Ask your dr0geist OF doctor about
this iornoia-h's hae. Sold by Strickler
drug store.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-17

Tur ARocs, $50 . year, and worth il.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
CLERK AT POST.
OFFICE

The Wenatchee postoffice has
been given an additional clerk by
the department at Washington. The
department has been looking to the
establishment of an eight-hour SER
vice, and the placing of an addition
al clerk at the place is the carrying
out of that idea.
Albert r. Sperline has been rec
commended by Postmaster Hull for
appointment. Mr.. Sperline was in
the eligible list owing to the fact
that he passed the civil service ex-
animation on March IA.
This improvement in the service,
together with the recent addition of
an improved stamping machine,
would seem to indicate that the To-
cal representatives of the depart
ment are endeavoring to keep pace
with the town.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
PART Of WANDER
b|[T SYSTEM
NORTH COAST r.. r.. NOW BUILD.
ING Is AN EXTENSION OF THE
NORTHWESTERN LINE.

The North Coast road, of which R.
E. StrahOrn, Spokane, is president, is
part of the Chicago Northwestern
system belonging to the Vanderbilts,
says the Spokane Press.
The information came from what
can be considered a reliable source
and Mr.. Strahorn himself avoided
denial of it to the Press today.
The Chicago Northwestern's west
ern terminal is at Casper, Wyo., not
far from the Idaho line. This road
will be extended through Idaho to
Walla Walla. One branch by way
of Kiona will run to the coast, reach
ing Portland and Seattle.
From a Mcconnell branch the line
comes to Spokane over the North
Coast.
Several councilmen have been Off
cially informed of the true status of
the North Coast in recent negOtia-
lions over right of way in the north
ern section of the city. The informa-
ton was not expected to become pub
lie until plans still unfinished had
been closed up.
The Chicago Northwestern has
been pushing steadily westward up
to the past year, when little has
been done on this end owing largely
to uncertainty of securing western
terminals at satisfactory terms and
the furry in the money market.
These have been overcome, and the
vanderbilts will be soon openly in
the western field.
Immense strides have been made
meanwhile on the North Coast. The
line already established IL - miles
shorter from Walla Walla to Spo-
kane, than any other now in opera
ton, and by far the best In the mat
ter of easy grades.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30

WIFE CHARGES HUS-
BAND WITH SECURING DECREE
OF DIVORCE BY FRAUD.

Waterville, July 28.-When court
convened this morning at Waterville,
arugment on the motion to dismiss
the suit against Allen Meisenheimer,
charged with having fraudulently OBJ
tanned divorce from Esta Kendrick
Meisenheimer, was resumed and oc-
|cupied all the time until two O'Clock.
Judge Steiner declined to dismiss the
suit, and the case was proceeded with
at three O'Clock.
At $3.50 Mrs. Esta Kendrick Mel
senheimer, plsfrsif, took the stand
ana was under direct examination I'M
til court adjourned at $3.50. Attor-
ney Robertson, who is directing the
suit in her behalf, conducted the ex-
animation, and his client proved a
good witness. She recitei how she
came to RitZville from Pike county,
Illinois, and taught school. She was
acquainted with Allen Meisenheimer
in the east, and he and her brother
were good friends in the sagebrush
country. Soon Mr.. Meisenheimer be-
gan making love to her, and it was
not long until they were secretly mar
riei at Rathdrum, Idaho.
During the ordeal of questioning
the witness was perfectly self-pos-
sessed, and not until she was asked
as to her husbands conduct toward
her after the marriage did she show
any indication of agitation. AS she
recited how he treated her and how
she loved and trusted him the tears
began to run down her cheeks, aid
this part of the examination was ap-
parently a most painful one for her
The examination of the prosecuting
witness will likely occupy all of Wed
'nesday, when John Merritt OF the Spo
kane firm of Merritt & Merritt, at
Itorneys for the defense, will probabl,
conduct the cross-examination.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
ACCEPTS PROPOSAL BY WIRE.
HAPPY ENDING TO A LOVERS
QUARREL AFTER MONTHS OF
SEPARATION,

North Yakima, July ga pretty
telegraphic proposal came to a hap
Ply ending here yesterday when W. T.
Prime, day operator at the Western
Union Office, received an answer from
his old sweetheart, Miss Georgia Col
den, of Danville, ILL.,, that she would
let bygones be bygones and would
come west to become Mrs. w. T.
Prime. Prime and Miss Golden were
old sweethearts in Danville. Fifteen
months ago they quarreled and Prime
came west. They lost track of one
another. Prime inserted an al in an
eastern paper and yesterday received
telegram saying she was in Indi-
annapolis. He sent a proposal by
wire and received the particular
yes" Transportation was wired
Miss Golden and she will reach here
Saturday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
IRRIGATION BY
PUMPING
SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND
GIVES COST PER ACRE.

A mechanical test of the pumping
plant installed by the Warren-Little-
ton Engineering company of this city
for John Lebeck, at his ranch two
miles south of town, gives the fol-
lowing interesting figures for those
who contemplate pumping from the
Columbia or from irrigating bitches.
The plant consists of a IL horse
power Weber gasoline engine and a
Deming triplex pump, throwing 1S2
gallons of water per minute. or TWEEN
ty-nine inches over eleven hundred
feet of wood pipe.
The water is lifted $50 feet above
the Columbia. the source of intake,
AMI is sufficient to irrigate forty
acres of alfalfa or sixty acres Of
fruit orchard. AS part of the water
is drawn from the pipe at an eleva-
ton of so feet, the average cost Of
operation is thirty cents per hour.
With gasoline at twenty cents per
gallon this plant shows the cost of ir-
rigation per year at $50 feet eleva-
ton to be $12 an acre. This would
give water 16 hours a day for $50
days or 100 days continuous rum
This proves pumping as cheap as
gravity under the local irrigation
bitches when the low cost of install
lation is considered, about $50 an
acre for this type of plant. The
plant requires few minutes atten-
ton each day for oiling and other
care.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
|C[AM0R FOR
RURAL ROUTES
PEOPLE WANT TWO MORE RC,
RAJ ROUTES FROM WENAT.
CHEE.-PETITION IN FOR MIL.
ED AT EAST .WENATCHEE.

People tributary to Wenatchee
are clamOring for two more rural
routes. A petition is now signed up
and will soon go to Washington,
asking for the establishment of a
rural route for the people who are
now not served south and west OF
town. There are 125 signers to the
petition.
The people of East Wenatchee
and Badger mountain will ask for
another route, and the names Of
those who are now being served by
the present route are being segre-
gated from proposed new route.
The petition has not yet been circu-
lated, but it will be within the next
few weeks if it is found to be FEAST
BILE.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
Daily World as Clearing House.

Two books which had been lost
were picked up yesterday afternoon
and brought to the World Office be-
fore eight O'Clock in the evening. The
owner proved to be Alfred Darling
ton, who is here visiting with his
brother County Inspector Darlington
of this city.
happened that the World Office might
be said to be clearing house for the
general public.
The World has assisted in doing all
kinds Of work from the finding of a
lost article to the selling of farm.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
BERGER IS BACK.

Rev. John w. Berger, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, is back
from a months sojourn on the Sound
His wife accompanied MIN on the trip.
While there, a Wenatchee gathering
was held, in which there were present
Mr.. and mrs. Berger, Miss Nan Law
renee, Miss Ella Kuentzel, George and
Ernest Kuentzel, w. l.. Pritchard
and C. F. Underwood.
Mr.. Berger will conduct the unior
services of the Baptist and Presbyte
rian churches at the Baptist church
this coming month.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
Falls from BuckiHg Cayuse.

J. w. Carpenter of Krupp is now at
the Emergency Hospital, where he
result of fall from bucking cay
use at Waterville Tuesday. In some
way he lost his balance and fell,
striking his elbow on some rocks, and
breaking the bones of his arm, SO
that they protruded at the elbow. He
will lose the use of the joint entirely.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-30
JAP AN WILL
RULE PACIFIC
GREAT RAILROADS WILL STOP
OPERATING STEAMERS ON
WESTERN OCEAN AND LEAVE
1872 :. ;Sis Fre.s stast
JAPANESE IN CONTROL.

Chicago, July 29.-The Record
Herald today says:
The trade of the United States
with the Orient, Australia and New
Zealand, amounting to over $780,
100000 annually, and OF Canada
with the same countries has been
dealt a severe blow by the trans-con-
tinental railroads, which have de-
cided to abandon a large portion of
this business.
BY the same action the railroads
controlled by Edward H. Hartman.
James J. Hill, the Berwind syndicate
and the Canadian government. have
made 1t possible, 1t is asserted, for
the japanese government to realize