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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
Glen Alum Items.

Warren Lambert is in Terre
Haute on a business trip.
Mrs. J. S Riddle spent two days
in Williamson last week doing her
spring shopping.
John Williams, former assistant
superintendent at the mines, has
about recovered from very serious
accident in which he lost limb
Mrs. v. H. Lambert has been II
but has abou. recovered
Mrs. f. S. .Biles, of Tennessee, and
Mrs. Louise Biles Hill, of Kansas
City, are visiting at j. s. Riddles
The school at this place will close
March 29th, with an entertainment.
Prof John Harper and Mrs. Bertha
Clay have built up a most excellent
school The work in the primary
department being especially good
where Mrs. Clay has had charge for
the past two years
Miss Fannie Riddle is expected
home from Marshall College this
week to spend the between-term
holidays with home folks.
B. Sifford, conductor on Glen
Alum shifter. has gone to Roanoke
for a few days
Miss Ethel Lambert of Williamson
spent Sunday here with home folks.
We regret to lose from our midst
Mr.. F.. G. Lambert and family who,
after April 1st will reside in Will
hanson Mr.. Lambert has served
with great success the past four
years as superintendent Of the Glen
Alum Coal and Coke Co., which po-
sition he has resigned to take a sim
liar one with the Pike Collries Co.
The position vacated will be filled by
Mr. Slaughter, who has been here
several years and has made many
warm friends, who will be pleased
to know of his promotion
Miss Jennie Toler, of Ben Creek.
is spending a few days with DR.. and
Mrs. Arnick
Bro. Brooks filled his usual Sun
day night appointment. preaching a
most excellent sermon to large and
appreciative audience.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
TIE GREATEST ON EARrH.
What no, Mr.. Voter! Again we. al

What no, Mr.. voter Again we. are
here.
Gather round, one and all and APP
proach without fear!
The wonders We'll show of this world
big and wide
When Tie draws the curtain to let
u you inside
The collection of marvels to view it
ma haste!
There are etures appealing TO every
mn's taste,
eyery one,
Is perched on the latest, most terrible
gun
The eagle VII scream and the, don
kew will kick,
And the elephant wise will do many
a trick,
While dignified ringmasters walk up
and down
And Others appear in the garb of a
clown
The old-fashioned band wagon
swings into view
In glittering splendor all gilded
anew
Instructive and moral you'll find the
great show!
Again we are here, Mr. Voter, what
no
Washington Star.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
THE HILLsvILLE TRAGEDY.
Says sidna Amen win Not Yield.

Sid Allen will never surren-
der, said r. L. Jones, of Mount
Airy, n. c., a deputy sheriff of Surry
county, who came to Hillsville. Jones
married a. niece of Floyd Allen
81 believe the other men will sur
render if surrounded, but Sidney
never will. Sid is hiding in the
mountains. | don't believe he has
left this section. He hopes to tire
the posse out in their hunt and then
-he can breathe more easily. The
mountains are covered with laurel,
and it would be easy for a man to
hide for a time When this hunt
eases up Sid will quietly move away,
probably for Alaska. He is kind
and generous father.
II just believe that Floyd started
all of this trouble, and once it began,
the others held by ties of blood, were
drawn into it. Floyd was a man Of
violent temper. When angry he
knows no boundsT5I believe he start
ed this trouble in terrible fit of
anger and didn't realize the conse-
quences of his acts
Deputy Jones says Sid Aliens
family is greatly distressed over the
shooting He added that the rob
berry Of the Creed store at Mount
Airy, n. G., was done by two boys,
one Of whom has been captured.
They are not acquainted with the
Aliens.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
The story az the steel Trust,


Read the story OF the steel trust
as told by the@ Washington corre-
spondent Of the New York World:
Profit made by J. P. Morgan & Co
in organizing trust, $50, 300, 900
Profit made by trust in nine years
1929, 1858 instead of $3.50, 00O,-
81 as it claimed, or $13 "a ton on
finished product and 40 pep cent on
cost of material and labor
In 1907, wien Ebert H. Gary and
n. C. Prick told President Roosevelt
the trust controlled so per cent of
the steel industry of the country, it
controlled 80 per cent
The effect of the Gary dinners was
ito exclude free competition /"
The trust controls 80 500 100000
tons out of 462,94O;0O0 tons of
numerically available ore by max
ing the greater portion Of it's profits
in raw materials and in plants pro-
ducing semi-fnished materials, while
the finished product plants make very
low profits. =
Income of the Carnegie company
$305, 239. 53749, or 40 per cent of
the $50 concerns in the trust
The trust is merely holding com
pany engaging in no business except
the control through stock owenrship
sof the subsidiary Companies.
y The trust has acquired plants and
dismantled them to prevent COMPETE
ton 4
The trust prevents competition
both in the domestic field and in ex-
port trade.
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LaFollette Refuses to Come Into
Camp.

LaFollette Refuses to Come Into
Camp.
There is another spear that
knows no brother" La Toilette will
run for President, regardless of the
candidacy of Roosevelt or anyone
else. In fact, there. are indications
that he is as hostile toward Roosevelt
as toward Taft. He strongly intimates
that he regards Roosevelt as the
friend of the trusts and on that point
at least, not a true Progressive Dur
ing Roosevelt's administration, he
asserts the stock and bond issues of
trusts and combinations increased
from $3,784, 100000 to $31, 672 ,000,-
600 more than 20 per cent. of
which was water" AS a result, he
says, prices were put up on trans
portation and on the products of the
mines and factories to pay interest
on this fraudulent capitalization.
Senator La Toilette urges the in
itiative, referendum and recall, di-
rect nominations, graduated income
and inheritance taxes, the parcels
post, government ownership and op-
Grafton of express companies, phys
ical valuation Of railroads govern
ment valuation of the property of all
great monopolies reduction of tariff
rates after investigation by a COM
mission which will answer to Con-
gress and not the President. He is
unaiterably opposed to the Aldrich
currency plan, Canadian reciprocity,
and ship subsidies.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
The b. & o. Dialect.

Arthur w. Thompson, general
manager Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, was riding a freight en-
CINE in the Cumberland division of
that road a short time ago.
The train was a heavy one, made
up Of refrigerator cars loaded with
the maximum tonnage for the en-
CINE. AS they approached grade
the engineer leaned over to the fire
man and yelled: Warm her up, old
tallowpot; warm her up. Slam a
potpie into her SO she's be katish to
take the big dip for the knob. .
Will you kindly translate that for
me?' asked Thompson.
Why, sure, said the engineer.
II told him to slip some chow to her
so she'll razzle-dazze the hump
Saturday Evening Post.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
Democratic Dates.

Democratic primaries or conven-
tions will be held as follows:
March 26-Primaries for New
York
April 2-Primaries for Wisconsin.
April 9-Primaries for Illinois.
April 12-New York democratic
state convention
April 13-Primaries for Pennsly-
yania
April 17-Illinois congressional
district conventions.
April 19-Primaries for Nebraska.
, April 19-Primaries for Oregon.
April 27-Primaries for Tennes-
see.
April % Colorado democratic
state convention
April 30-Primaries for Florida.
May Connecticut State conven-
ton.
May 9-Iowa state convention.
May 14-California Primaries.
May 28-Primaries for New Jer-
sey
June 4-Primaries for South Da-
kota
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
PUTS OUT VERSES =
FOR GOV. HARMON
Washington Press Agent Has
Variation Of Houn' Song
4 for Uncle Jud.
Says Contribution Came From Lean
and Hungry Wayfarer.

Two weeks ago the Harmon head
quarters in Washington furnished
the public with a description, pune
tuated with many tremulos, of the
Ohio governor winning the last state
campaign by leading in the singing
Of hymns at farmers picnics
It was set forth that by leading in
singing OF "Blest be the Tie That
Binds at farmers picnic near Ak
ron, Goy. Harmon made possible the
100000 majority over Warren G
Harding Encouraged by that effort.
Charles Cottrill, the Harmon press
agent has contributed the following
to the output Of political literature"
from the many presidential head
quarters:
When former Congressman Bob
Gordon,@who is. the directing force at
the Harmon national headquarters.
came down to his office in The New
Ebbitt, he was accosted by lean and
hungry fellow whose appearance sug-
gested the before taking portraits
exploited by cure-all advertisements
II have within my pocket the
words Of a song "a song that will
thrill an eXpectant nation song
that is plethoric with pathos and SEN
timent, said the visitor
Gordon had been up the greater
part of the night, throwing his vi
tally into the Ohio governors cam
paign, and this perhaps explained
why his usually poetic temperament
failed to respond at once
] fear, said Gordon, that we
would be nnable to utilize an ofdn-g
airy song in this contest
But this is not IN the ordinary
class, the visitor promptly interiect-
ed
Gordon unlocked his Office door,
and the lean and hungry poet enter
ed with him. AS they sat down the
latter brought forth the following
effusion.
Old "Uncle Jud of Columbus town
Allows no dog to be kicked aroun';
He does what he can for the peoples
good,
And now says little and just saws
wood.
Gordon hasn't told anyone what
he paid for II, but few minutes
following the secret transaction the
poet was seen RECALLING himself with
the fat of the land in a neighbering
beanery
Incidentally Senator J NJ. Dixon,
chairman Of the Roosevelt executive
committee, has addressed letter to
Representa- tive " b. Mckinley, di-
rector of the national Taft bureau,
pressing for a reply to the "chal-
lenge' to presidential primaries
Senator Dixon calls attention to
the allegations of use of federal pat
ronage in President laft's behalf as
additional reasons to those which he
originally gave for his challenge
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Read the West virginian for news.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
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SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE IA, 1911
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A New York woman called a po-
liceman when a man proposed to her
on the street. Here they call min
lister. Grand Rapids News.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
Love Makes the World Go Around.

Love Makes the World Go Around.
maiden to the Grocer went
To spend an idle minute:
She bought can of Boston Beans,
And. laughing, said, I'm in it."
And the clerk in apron white,
Looked into her bright eyes
And said, You'd be clear out O
sight
With Huhig's Famous Pies +" \
To be had at THE BEST.
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Yeast! Yeast! Free at the BEST.
Get circulars and learn how to
make good bread.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-17

carefully kept records; tina, the diff
fcrent positions shall be cuuitably
GRADED. and that the appointments shall
Dc made by grades instead OF TO spe-
cinc posts"
The only possibility of defeat. IT ia
"whispcrcd.' lies in the fact that the
Democrats may wish, should they gain
full control OF the government In 1919.
TO have an ample supply OF patronage
10 dispense TO tho faithful. 1T is ear
Mostly to rs hoped. however, that there
is nothing in the whisper and that the
democrats In both houses will rise TO
the height OF the argument subord-
nate all personal, political and partisan
considerations to the common veal. ana
vote solidly IN favor OF the b!ll-record
themselves solidly in support OF It's
principles. That would be politics."
1t Is true. but II would be high politics
that is synonymous with statesman
ship. and good politics" in The eyes
of the nation. that would pay in the
approaching presidential campaign by
renson of Its potent appeal TO tho sub
stantial Interests of tho country, irrs-
spcctlvc OF party.
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; ana into the scalding tub the poor
hog goes, and what the knife failed
iShcs.
Now. ] want to ask. in the name OF
humanity, what can be more cruel than
TINS? The law is, or should be- ito
XIII in the most humane way that the
human mind can invent
for one believe that the knife
should never be used until the animal
has first been humnnely killed. The
butcher VIII tell you that If tho amt
NAL has been killed before sticking It
viii not E'.-:-i properly. This IS all
nonsense. nave had butchering
done. ANA the method employed
worked well. ana which [ would cheer
fully submit To any interested person.
In the rural districts there arc
countless numbers Of just such incom-
petent cruel. bunGlinE butchers as the
TWO coiored men who pluckcd the
feathers from live UNDERGRADUATES
who have no more heart or intclli-
gence than a Digger Indian. Why
such incompetent beings are permitted
10 do work OF this Kind and torture
poor dumb animals is beyond my COM
prchcnsion To understand
VIII relate Il case which I re-
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iuctantly witnessed. and which. I On,
informed. Is commonly practiced: a
farmer, an acquaintance of mine, got
an order from, market calling for
ory picked poultry. Tile butcher come,
ana with Il stout cord he tied the
fowls legs together and hung up on
4 nail that had been driven in for
me purpose. Then he thrust n hook
through the mouth of the bird to
which was attached Il heavy weight
Then this butcher took his own sweet
time to get the knife and sever the
artery. and made his boast that no
han the fowl dressed before Ito was
extinct | protested vigorously 70 the
farmer FOR allowing this awful torture,
ana the reply got was that this man
was the only available ono TO get.
Now. I think 1t high time that
matt was called In allowing incompe-
tent men 10 do butchcring. and ] can
think of no better way than to adopt
a humane method of butchcrlng and
require OF the man that docs the kill
ing to qualify ana take out a license
70 do the work
Yours for a humane way of killing
dumb animals,
2Sll West Marshall street.
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MUSIC IN THE rAnISs.

by all means lot tho city provide
music in tho parks for the people this
summer 1t will he easy to secure a
competent band. and the investment
will reap such dividends in popular
pleasure that the cost will he almost
inhnitcsimal. \ municipal band IS all
ready organiaed, is equipped and IS re-
fcarsins, ready for the service OF tho
city.
; The experience Of mst summer is
convincing proof OF The utility and
popularity of music III che parks At
every concert. citizens nled the green
GASES OF the city and forgot the cares
OF the scorching day in good music
Fathers and mothers. children ana low
crs' the old and the young, all felt
grateful SO tho city fathers FOR giving
them something that broke 'he monot-
ony Of tho long, hot summer ''NIusfc's
golden tongue" lullcd hundreds into
sweet forgctfulness OF .he days task
and smoothcd the wrinkles of dull
duties In every part IT tic city. tbs
people poured out to hear the music
ana went away refreshed and gratlned
that the city had done Come thing for
thom.
or course We must have music In
tho parks. We must have set OF
musicluns as compelling as "Alcxarder's
lingtmc Band"
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nsnr r,lm cunnnEx,s x.-usrsny

HEIR TUE CUfIDRE%'G SlrItSttHY
on "Wednesday. Mnrch 25 ,po noI,o
EBryan pav Nnrscry wnl r,s.. IL
&nnpg appoal TO ths peopia .. p,c,,
,rond. rne crv q. tsc Mn. .rn3.a.,
IS one thai can ncys. 80 ,-,.,,a,.
making d!reet cel, mn, MI, -.
syInpathy ana chori,,. ~ 49,
beng. the LAY Norserv wboso ,ya.,.
is So well-knowp 10 trls ctn,,r,n,,,
has for yesrs relieysd oyor.hnr1onaG
mothers OF the care Of rho,- u,,,.
children during HE hours tba mama,
must needs work for taol, rooa .rh.aa
children are cared for ana a,ous.a
and above everything else KEN from
thc danRers Of the streeta We DOUBT
81 many Of ,nose VINO give r.ncrousl,.
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XIII Fowl aud Animals HumnncIy.
To the Editor of The Times ID ispatch:
STA few days ago I read I'm The
Times Dispatch OF tho arrest and fine
imposed on the two colOrod men who
so cruelty plucked the feathers from
live turkeys.
want to say In the beginning that
/ believe that this country and, in
fact. the whole world. Is behind the
times in the manner in which dumb
animals are butchered.
In the hutcheripg of swine the prac
tice universally adopted throughout
tho length and breadth OF our land.
the butcher Jumps into the sty and
with a long, sharp knife he sticks the
pOrker In the thront-no matter where.
Then he knocks off few boards. from
the pen and the hog walks out and
around the yard until he falls with ex-
times the butcher doea not wait for
this, but whilo the animal is still alive
hs thruata his hook Iutp the mouth
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rnr A,.,:Npn MEMORABLE.


I We hnye 70 qualify our opinion and
ccitlcism that Congressman sulzer. Of
New York, IS an incorrieible premature
list, aud we hasten to rake TIN, amendc
honorable Heretofore Congressman
Suffers chief claim to public notice has
consisted OF his rcnohant Tor Introduce
ing and his ability for getting passed
by the House with rush" nl-advlsed
and ill-dgestcd measures or rcsolu-
,ionF, which sober second thought has
condemned and subsequent develop
menta have proved were altogether too
previous In proposing these IN measures
or resolutions ho has played ndrol,iy
upon sentiment; his success has bcen
duo TO nrouscmen; Of unthlmking en-
/! thuslasm, md his motive has no; been
/ entiraly FREQ from suspicion of there
being a little politics in the game
TWO notable Instances Of this prema-
turoncss. and tile rather smlirying
oftarmnths, are doubtless stiil fresh in
the public mind Certainly they ought
to he 30 fresh In the minds Of CON
sressmen that, II alluded to In their
presence. It would he advisable to
( talk about the weather"
4 But that's another story. Congress
man sulaer is non to the front with a
/ bill which Is not 'll-advised premature
or previous, which IS the very anti
I thesis OF the measures tust referred 10
I In That It appeals 10 sound Judgment
and common sense and which in its let
/ ter and spirit carries design of divorce
+ entirely from politics. Moreover 1t is
| a b,ll that ought TO be taken M specd-
lily ana passed. We refer to his diplo-
I matte and consular service bin.
( During Mr. Roossvelts ndninistra-
ton, 1t VIII he recalled, most needed
reform In the service was instituted.
through recognition OF tn, principle
that 1t must offer a career" for ambl-
tlous and educa tod en-!nducemcnt
for cqu!pment-!f IT was to bo main
tanned on basis commensurate with
( our expanding conmorciCi relations. TO
say nothing OF the Increasing necessity.
for intelligent understanding by our
representatives abroad of international
Issues and politics Within certain
bounds system OF examinations ana
promotions WAS ,naprur,,ed H.. M -
ninistrat!on ma D.oar,r,,r, =, c.
and these hounds have ben extended
under President TAI. VINO $40. 49,
and again cxpresaed tho hear,irs, sv,r
patty with the "rnsr,t tcs,"
1t cannot be den,e1 I'M, $780, :
pun and fence bundjnc r.,u,,,,o,
tire new rule has been frco,.,,.,.. e.s
cd ana even nagrantlv vjo'ot.d ~,
likewise IL cannot be 5o,,o, AZ, :,
hs. becn no,oraa {, ~ .,.o 80 !
, an extcn. that has ba.n ,r,,,,r, =.
mos, ,ro,,f,.,,e, .,a.,
'''H Ftsu!ts' 10
ono can read tho daily trade ana con
! sular reportg without being .mproses
win tho dilipcnca y,,,I ,.h,oh
IN. ~ 80 '" "''i our con
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Mh N'S LIEE IN COD.

tSelectcd for Tho Times Dispatcn.)
'lt Is written, Man shall not live By
bread alone but by every word that
procecdctn out OF tho mouth of Cod"
Matt w !.
Whcn Christ quotes from the Old
Testament, lie is really asserting the
Intimate connection between tho hui
man and tho divine planes of being.
lie is extending the conditions Of hu-
manlty and showing how they repre-
sent ana echo the conditions OF
divinity
The words OF our text to-day show
tho Lord in The midst Of his mysterious
temptation. The tempter mad tried ono
resource Of devilsh cunning attcr
another ana at last came this appeal:
III Thou he the Son of Man. command
that these stones be made bread" 1t
was 'hen that Christ answered, not as
We wound have supposed. Your appeal
IS to mon, God must he tempted with
higher trial than ,hat" but. at Is
written, Man shall not I've by bread
alone, but by every word that pro-
ceedeth out Of the mouth Of Cod"
What is life? First of all, life is
that about this physical structure by
which we are kept alive. Ana after
tho mere physical life comes tho life
of thinking, learning and intelligence
Above and beyond this lies the moral
sphere. and beyond ana ahova an, t.,
Guiding ali Is mans spiritual Nc
Whereby his nature is brought in CON
nection with tho nature thnt is supor.
natural ana divine. The true though,
OF life includes all four Of these con.
ccptions. ana everything short Of hat
is a stagnated impcdcd Martial uss
Each lifc needs ana must have it's own
peculiar development. ana the life OF n
lower nature win never supply Inc a.
mands OF the higher. No man grows
wiser by mere increase OF physical
strength. and no man grows good be-
cause he has added TO his knowledge.
and, Anally, az powerlcss as is the
mere training Of The body 10 educate
tbs mind or the culture OF the mind "a
educntc tho morals. so utterly hoocles,
IS 1t that any man living under God,s
inevitable laws should grow bv tho
mere struggle OF moral urrightnoss IN
to that condition OF resemblance. ana
spiritual nenrncss to COD wnicn ".
mean when we spcai, of n man hcin.,
"holy" That nigh estate. the abiding
! Of the divine life in the human soul.
eau be reached only by the personal
/ acceptance Of mat means b,. vbroh u
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deep within her heart as this, When
day' it means that q little child has
asked. and every gitt Will bring peace
aud comfort TO some mothers heart,