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EASTER.

From the standpoint of mans
uplift, governmental and socia
purity, and the diffusion OF
knowledge, every human being
in the Christian world should
today bow at the feet of Him
first worshipped by the wise men
of the East at Bethlehem. His
followers ask no argument to
prove His divinity. Each one
gets the evidence that quickens
his heart and it is beyond the
power of man to explain or con-
tradict. 1t has been strong
enough TO sustain the prisoner in
the cell, the lone castaways on
desert islands and the martyr at
the stake. But considering that
at His birth and for hundreds Of
years afterwards, wealth, learn
ing, institutions and civil and
military authority were leagued
to obliterate the physical
evidence Of His SUPER human DOW
ers when on earth. His religion
is established by the severe
standards of modern jurispru-
dence. But when there be adj
ded the links of prophecy and
the confederation of contempora-
neous history, even the doubling
heart should be convinced that
Bethlehem sounded the ultimate
note of peace to the human soul.
But the message of Christ is
unique in that it is a complete
code of morality and justice. By
it, mans duty to man and his du-
ty to government are put upon
standards that appeal to and
convince fair men. His faith
has done more to to civilize, en-
tighten and advance man than
any force that ever existed on
earth. His beautiful self-sacri-
ficing life is still filtering the
savagery out of our natures.
Without wealth, sword, position
or human power, He organized a
heart force based upon love and
duty, and it has ever since
grown in power and influence
wherever intelligence has heard
its message. His followers gov
ern the greater part of The re-
ally civilized word today. They
have no doubts OF misgivings
that His kingdom will come and
His will be done" and through
the revolutions and mighty
changes of the past nineteen
hundred years for them, His star
has ever been lin the East" and
His promises and life have solved
the problems of the world.
Greater problems may be near
at hand. Who knows? With a
man who believes in God re-
vealed, especially with one who
lives now in the hallowed hope
of the sacrifice on the little Ash
attic Mount, there is an anchor
to windward against any storm
that may assail the ship of state
or tempt the frail heart of man
from duty. In worshipping and
rejoicing today, the heart has its
inspiration of duty to and hope
for orderly government and gen
uine virtue on earth. If any one
doubts who is the Ruler of Heav-
en- let him ask who is the Ruler
of hearts today Charleston Ga
zette.
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Grantsville, w Va, Tuesday, April Is, 1912
QUIT KlCKIN' NY DAWG AROUN'.

song which has made great hit in Missouri and m,
ONE the State song and an obligato in Champ Clark
paign is, They Gotta Quit Kickin' Ny Dawg Aroun'
oes:
Wunst me N Lem Briggs n OF Bill Brown
Tux load of Gavin to town,
An ole Jim-dawg the ornry cuss-
He jes' nachely follered u.s.
Chorus
Every time | come to town
The boys keep kckin' my dawg aroun'.
Makes no difference if he is houn',
They gotta quit kickin' my dawg around,
AS we div past Sam Johnston's store
Passel O. yaps KEN out tn door;
When jim, he stops to smell box
They SHE'D at him bunch O. rocks
They tied tin can to his tail
An run him apast the County Jail;
An that plumb nachelly makes me sore,
An old Lem Briggs got mad an swore
Me m Lem Briggs m OF Bill Brown
We lost no time in a-jumpn down.
An we wiped them ducks up on the groun'
Fer kiclin' my OF dawg aroun
Folks say dawg KANT hold no grudge
But Wunst when got too much bulge
Them town ducks tried to do me up,
But they didn't count on Of Jim-pup.
jim seed his duty thar an then,
An he lit into them gentlemen,
An he shore unused up the cotehouse square
With rags N meat n hide m hair
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Established June 10. 1888.

boards report, the Republicans
of the House propose a wool bill
calling for a reduction of 90 per
cent, in Schedule K, or just two
per cent less than the bill which
the president vetoed.
The tariff board, therefore,
vindicates the Democratic posi-
ton on wool, if such vindication
were necessary. The Democrats
knew, long before the tariff
board was created, that the wool
rates were too high, and the
President knew it also, for in his
speech at Winona, Mimi, he
characterized the Payne Aldrich
wool tariff rate as indefensible.
AS things now stand, neither
the president nor the high pro-
tectionists will have any excuse
for opposing the present bill, and
if any of them do stand in the
way of its final passage, they will
convict themselves of trying to
grant special privilege, namely,
the privilege of robbing the con-
sumner, to the trust millionaires.
THE BUSTED" OIL TRUST
The Standard Oil company,
which the Supreme Court of the
United States solemnly dis
solved" some few weeks ago, has
declared a dividend of 1900 per
cent. This action was taken by
the Standard Oil company of
Indiana, and was made for the
purpose of concealing the enor-
nous profits of the company. 1t |
was what is called a stock divi-
dend, that is, for every share of
stock owned by a stock holder,
he was given 20 additional shares.
To do this it was necessary to in
crease the capital stock of the |
concern from one million to
thirty million dollars. No new
capital was added, however.
The increase was declared out of |
the surplus,
Since the dissolution" of the |
trust, several melons of this sort
have been cut. The Vacuum oil |
company, another subsidiary, re-
Gently increased it's capital stock
from So, 100000 to SIS, 900, 900,
and it is reported the Standard |
of Kentucky will declare stock
dividend of $500 per cent.
Naturally" says the Wall
Street Journal, the official mouth
piece of the Big Business, the
old Standard Oil stock holders
are elated over the Supreme
Courts decree. :"
Yes, quite naturally!
ALLOWING" THEM TO VOTE.
President Taft, in a recent let
ter to Chairman Koenig, of the
Maryland State Republican COM
mittee, used this language:
Il hope you will see to it that
all voters are allowed to cast
their ballots at the coming pri-
maries."
Apparently, it does not occur
to the President that as free born
American citizens they have the
perfect and inalienable right to
cast their votes, without waitin g
for Mr.. Koenig or anybody else
to ALLOW" them that nrivilepe
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KANAWHA CAMP, No. 1880. N. W.
OF A. Meets first and Third Tuesday q
each month, at 7:3O p. IN.
b. A. Shafer, Clerk.
r. L. Hamilton, Consul
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NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, of Interest to
West Yirginians.
(BY George W. Summers)

Washington. For a couple of
years it has been an open ques-
ton as to whether Theodore
Roosevelt, if he should visit w.
Va, would refuse to sit at the
same table with former Senator
Nathan B. Scott, as he did in
Chicago with Senator Lorimer,
and it has been noted that Theo-
dore Roosevelt has studiously
visiting West Virginia for sever
al years. 1t was only when he
found that Mr.. Scott was in Rus
sla that the Colonel consented to
enter the State. and his doing SO
at this time has left the old ques-
ton unanswered. His reason for
refusing to eat at the same table
with Senator Lorimer was on the
ground that money had been i'm
properly used in the election of
the Senator. By many it was
believed that the case of Senator
Scott might be considered a par
allel case and that the Colonel
would likewise refuse to eat with
Mr.. Scott if he should visit West
Virginia. The chances are that
Senator Scott, being one of the
leaders Of the Taft campaign in
West Virginia, would not invite
the Colonel to sit at his table if
both should be in West Virginia
at the same time. But the Colo
mel, it seems, took no chances on
the matter and timed his visit to
the State when Senator Scott
was on the other side of the
world.
The recent visit of Colonel
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ting hens and Matching chickens,
were not all needing attention at
once.
Rhubarb may be canned in
cold water. Use freshly cut
stalks, fit them tightly into a
thoroughly clean jar and let the
water run full force into the jar
for fifteen minutes till all air is
excluded, screw on the top while
/ the jar is still under water see
that it is perfectly air highland
the contents should keep and be
like fresh rhubarb.
AS a substitute for hot-water
bags in ordinary ailments such as
toothache. earache and other
minor pains, use common flame
/ bags made in convenient sizes
/ with drawstrings. Fill then
with hot sand or salt, and They
are safer than a cheap rubber
bottle, just as efFicacious, ant
much handler to use; keep a half
dozen ready They are Of grea
help in time of aches and pains
FARM JOURNAL.
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Secret Societies.

~ "a EVANSVILLE LODGE No.
q rfF%lOO, |. o. o. F., Meets every
y ! u .ySaturday at 7:3O p. m.
@Agee b. f. JefIreys, Secy.
SS Noble Grand
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introduced his bill to change the
record.

introduced his bill to change the
record.
* =
Bills introduced by Congress
man Hamilton granting pensions
to the following persons have
passed the House: Augustus
Gilmore and w. II. Bishop.
Elizabeth; Obediah Gales and
Randall Ingram, Waverly; John
Meyer, Parkersburq; Peter A.
Burdette, Topins Grove.
The committee on Invalid Pen
sions has made favorable report
on Congressman Hamilton's bill
granting a pension to Thoman J.
Harris of Reedy.
Congressman Hamilton has
introduced bill authorizing the
Secretary Of War to donate two
brass or bronze cannons to the
G. A. r. at Elizabeth.
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Favorable report has been
made by the Committee on mill
tary affairs on Congressman
Hamilton's bill annulling the
record of desertion now charged
against William u. Norman.
Mr.. Norman was a soldier in the
Civil War, was captured at Spen-
Ger by soldiers in the command
of General Albert Gallatin Jen-
kins. He was paroled and
started to rejoin his company
when he was captured and exc
cuted Under these circumstan-
ces Mr.. Hamilton felt he should
not be listed as a deserter and
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Clean up that trash-pile in
your back yard. Then sprinkle
the cleanup place literally with
lime. This is a prescription for
the preventive of doctor bills.
Try it.
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which had been lacking befor
his visit. Undoubtedly the effec
OF the few speeches he made il
the State last week had decided
effect upon the vote at last Sat
urday's mass conventions, anC
that but for his visit the Roose
welt vote on Saturday would hav,
been much smaller. Colone
Roosevelt did not hesitat,
in his speeches, as reported
to allege the perpetuatior
by the Republican machinery il
West Virginia of the same frauc
which the Democrats have long
charged them with. He failed
to mention, however, the Kama,
wha County primary of 1904, OF
the Wheeling Park Convention
of the same year.
Former Governor w. M. O.
Dawson was in Washington last
week and said that he is still of
the opinion that the majority of
the West Virginia Republicans
favor the nomination Of Colonel
Roosevelt for President. But
he made it clear that he does not
want to be held responsible for
the Roosevelt organization in
West Virginia, and that he is not
familiar with what has been
done in the way of organizing
the State for his candidate. Pos
sibly the former Governor de-
sires to avoid responsibility in
case of defeat for his faction.
Aside from general legislation
there are but three ways in
which members of Congress can
bring about the expenditure of
government funds in their dis
tricts. These are through the
passage of pension bills, river
and harbor bills and public
building bills. 1t has been de-
termined by the House that
there will be no public building
bill at the present session, al.
though provision will be made
for the prosecution of work al
ready begun under previous bills.
This leaves only river and har-
Dor and pension appropriations
for the West Virginia congress
men to obtain for their districts.
How well they have accomplish
ed this is shown by the fact that
OF the total amount appropriated
in the river and harbor bill al
most one fourth will be expend-
ed in West Virginia, while the
members Of Congress from
West Virginia have far exceeded
the average number of pension
bills passed by the House or re-
ported upon by the committees.
Congressman Hamilton has OBJ
tanned favorable action by the
Pension Bureau on the claim of
the heirs of Robert S. Blagg of
Braxton County for a pension.
The claim has been pending since
1893 but it was only after Mr..
Hamilton took hold of it that ac-
ton was had by the Pension
Bureau. The heirs will receive
the following amounts: Marion
l.. Blagg, $3.50; Henry H.
Blagg, S412.53; Mary M. Blagg,
$1l75.27.
The first pension bill passed
by both Houses of Congress and
approved by the President car
ried pensions for eight persons.
One of these was Will H. Car
penter, Of Palestine, for whom
Congressman Hamilton had
introduced the bill. The Presi-
dent has signed the bill and the
pension payment will begin at
once.
II
Favorable report has been
made by the Committee on mill
tary affairs on Congressman
Hamilton's bill annulling the
record of desertion now charged
against William u. Norman.
Mr.. Norman was a soldier i'm the
Civil War, was captured at Spen.
Ger by soldiers in the command
I IF Co,,nro1 A 1ho,.t TouaA.
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NO EXCUSE THIS TIME.

The Democratic wool bin of
last year proposed a reduction of
80 per cent, in the tariff rates on
wool, and it passed the Hou sc by
q vote os 221 to 100. The same
bill has again passed the X ouse,
this time by a vote of 189 to ~.
When he vetoed the bill last
year President Taft gave IS his
reason the fact that the tariff
board had not made its report.
Now, in the light of the tariff
New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
BACHAUS'S THIRD RECITAL
Pianist's Audience at Carnegie
Hall Most Enthusiastic.

Wilhelm Bachaus gave his third New
York piano recital yesterday afternoon In
Carnegie Hail. recital that brought out
large audience, but an audience that should
have been larger. 1t was impossible for II
20 have been more enthusiastic. Mr..
Bachauss playing was superb. surprising
anything that an audience in this city had
yet heard him accomplish The pianist's
technical brilliancy goes without saying,
hut there was yesterday a delicacy OF
treatment. a poetry OF Interpretation that
raised his playing far above that OF a
mere vrtuOso.
His poetic insight was beautifully shown
in his reading OF Beethovens Sonata Op.
g. In r fat. which he gave with great
nobility OF feeling With exquisite dell
cacy did he play the three Debussy num-
bers, particularly the "Jardins sons la
pluie." and he gave a most interesting and
at times brilliant reading OF Rachmaninoff' s
sharp minor prelude. or course there
were Chopin selections on the programme.
and all OF them MI Bachaus gave most
Interestingly. The Etude, Op 10. No. II.
was treated with a delicacy and a sym
pathy that never degenerated into senti-
mentRliEm, and he gave the No. l. In &
minor. and the Op. 2s. No. Il. I'm A minor
with great briliancy. The programme
closed with Liszts "Feux Folets' and his
Hungarian Rhapsody No. II.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-23

with formula for compounding a ter.
ribly destructive gas as the secret. and
then 1t drags heavily even with the ad-
Ventltious aid Of a railway strike or
ganized by the enemy's emissaries and
of bombardment by feet of battle
ships. Lady Tree plays with mocking
laugh and airy grace the treacherous
Countess, TO whom the doddering scien-
tist wishes 10 reveal the scientific Sc
cret because she is posing as the cham
pion of the women's peace league, and,
as her broken English does not suggest
any continental language, the Censor
would not have been justified in reject
ing the play on account of foreign COM
plicationss. Yet Germany is plainly in
dicated by the context and the thrills.
such as they are, come when the BOOM
Ing Of the guns is heard and the specta-
tors are consoled with the thought that
the British Admiralty and War Ofice
can make the gas sweep the North Sea
and force Berlin TO sue for peace. While
the moral Of this lurid melodrama
points TO scientific preparation as the
cnly source of national security. timor-
Gus old ladies may be reassured. since
neither the foreign spy IN petticoats and
cigarettes nor the lethal gas can be
found anywhere outside the theatre.
n r
New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
PLANS FOR EAST CONFERENCE
Methodist Episcopal clergymen to Hold
Meetings in Brooklyn Next Week.

The New York East Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. with mem
bership OF $50 clergymen, representing all
the churches OF that denomination on Long
Island, q large part Of the Methodist Epis-
copal churches in Connecticut and many in
Manhattan, will meet for week In Brook-
lyn, beginning next Tuesday morning. Ihe
sessions will be held morning, afternoon
and evening. ending Tuesday evening April
g at the Nostrand Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church, ct Nostrand avenue and
Quincy street, the srst day being given
over 10 an examination Of the theological
students aspiring 10 the ministry.
The conference will hold It's first business
session wednesday morning, and each
morning thereafter. with the exception OF
Sunday, until the following Tuesday Will
be devoted TO the discussion Of questions
OF dogma and Of policy. The afternoons
and evenings will be devoted TO the ami
versary meetings OF the Home Missionary
Society. Foreign Missionary Society Tenn
perance Society and other organizations
afrliated with the Church work. Bishop
John W. Hamilton Will preside Delegates
will be elected 10 tho general conference.
which will hold its quadrennial meeting In
Minneapolis on May Of this year.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
OBITUARY
GENERAL NOBLE DEAD
Ex.secretary of Interior Dies
After a Months Illness.

st. Louis March 22-General John ". No
BILE, who was Secretary OF the Interior In
President Harrisons Cabinet died here this
afternoon He had been sick month
General Noble recently celebrated his eigh-
tieth birthday. He had been under the care
of trained nurse for several weeks.
General Noble was native OF Ohio, born
at Lancaster in 1892. He was graduated
from Yale in 1851, and two years later was
admitted to the bar in Columbus, where he
began practice In 1856 he went 10 st
Louis. where he spent practically all the
rest OF his life, excepting for the civil war
period, while he was with the Union army.
He served throughout the war with the
Sd Iowa Cavalry, retiring as It's colonel
with brevet OF brlgader general awarded
by Congress for bravery in the field. After
the war he resumed practice In st. Louis
As United States Attorney during the
period between 1867 and 1870, General Noble
prosecuted the whlskey and tobacco frauds
President Grant offered him solicitor gen
eralship, but he declined 1t. He was Sec
retary OF the Interior from 1889 TO 1888
Since retiring from the Cabinet he had
practised law in st. Louis.
His wife, who was Lizabeth Halstead. OF
Northampton, Mass, died IN 1894 He had
no living children.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
GERMANY's DEFENCE MEASURES
Increases To Be Made in Both Army
and Navy with 10000 More Men.

Berlin March 22.-Germany's answer to
the recent speech OF Winston Spencer
Churchill, First Lord Of the British Ad-
miralty. is given to-day by the submission
TO the Federal Council of the new army
and navy bills in an unaltered state. The
details Of the measures, according to the
"Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung," pro-
vide for two additional army corps IN the
Prussian army and for minor increases In
the Bavarian and Saxon armies.
The naval bill calls for an extra battle
squadron, for which three additional bat
tleships and two cruisers are TO be con-
structed before 1920. The estimated addi-
tional annual cost is s24, $4,000 in 1912, $751;
10000 In 1913 and SIS $4,000 yearly after
that.
The army reforms, which include the
creation Of two field artillery regiments,
one Saxon cavalry regiment, one Prussian
infantry regiment and fourteen additional
third battalions to bring up the strength
OF all regiments from two to three bat
talons. and the introduction Of machine
gun companies in every existing infantry
regiment, will increase the peace FOOTING
of the army by 1900 men, excluding Of
fcers non-commissioned officers and other
details The pay OF the men is also to oe
increased. New corps are to be stationed
on the French and Russian frontiers.
The naval bill increases the personnel OF
the navy by seventy-fve officers and 1,s0c
men annually until 1920. over and above
the increases provided for in the existing
naval law. This is made necessary by the
commissioning OF the extra three battle
ships. three large and three small cruis-
ers and the larger crews required TO man
modern battleships. The bill provides for
an increase In the number Of submarines
and for several dirigible balloons
New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
RUBINSTEIN'S CHESS HONOR
Russian Champion Wins Masters
Tournament in Spain.
IBy Cable TO The Tribune. ]

San Sebastian, Spain, March 22-Winning
from the leader in the semi-hnal and draw
ing his game in the last round, A. *.
Rubinstein, of Lodz, chess champion OF
Russia, carried off the chief honors Of the
second international chess masters tourna-
ment. which has been in progress at the
Grand Casino here since February 19. His
final score was IL wins and losses, al
though actually he lost only two games, TO
Spielmann and Duras, respectively the rest
Of his debit score being made up Of drawn
games.
In thus overhauling Splelmann and defeat
ing him at the eleventh hour Rubnstein
has again shown himself to be one OF the
greatest experts in the annals OF the game
In the first tournament here, year ago
the Russian tied with Vidmar for second
place. half a point behind Capablanca, the
Cuban champion, whom he defeated in their
individual encounter. This is the fourth
time Rubinstein has finished at the top In
an international congress. He won the
Carlsbad tournament OF 1907 and tied for
first at Osten in 1907 and tied at St Peters
burg in 1909. when DR.. Lasker was the
other claimant for supremacy.
The loss 10 Rubinstein so late in the
tournament was a bitter disappointment 10
Rudolph Spielmann, Of Munich, who had
led from the start. He had 10 be content
TO divide the second and third prizes with
A. Niemzowitsch. OF Riga, both having scores
of 1Il to tn DR.. Tarrasch, OF Nurem-
berg was placed fourth, with the score OF
1Olb and sh