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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-09-26


White House, President Lincoln bent
over her hSnd as he said, is this the
little woman who made this big war;"
The car of Aussia told a United States
diplomat that the freeing Of Russian
serfs was the result of reading Mrs.
Stoves story An English nobleman
visited for the first time village In
Cornwall Searched the village streets
for place to get some liquor. Stopped
an old man and said savagely, How is
it I cannot get drink Of liquor In this
village?' The old mans eyes flashed
with pride. Something over a hun
dred years ago man named John
Wesley came to these parts" Frances
willard. commenting on this incident,
said, There's the shadow of an infiu-
ence stretching across century,"
Richard Gibbs wrote tract entitled
"a Bruised Reed" A tin peddler gave
1t to a boy named Richard Baxter, who
was brought to Christ through it. Bax-
ter wrote "A Gail to the Unconyerted.
Among the thousands saved through 1t
was Philip Doddridge, who wrote 1.-THE
Rise and Progress Of Religion In the
Soul" 1t fell into the hands Of VII
liam Wilberforce, the great emancipa
tor of slaves In the British colonies,
and led him to Christ Wilberforce
wrote "a Practical View Of Christian
ity," which reached the heart of Leigh
Richmond. who wrote the "Dairyman's
Daughter" tract translated into fifty
languages and Of many millions edi-
lions. Not break In the chain!
The Projection Of Yourself.
Who can measure the influence of
theater. saloon. moving picture
drama, a vicious book, an evil COM
word has been spoken to you? Water
Is soft, stones are hard, but even water
falling drop by drop will wear hole
In the hardest stone. The falling river
has worn out Niagara gorge; the
quiet Potomac has worn its way
through the mountain at Harpers
Ferry. influence Is just as powerful
and as silentl Isn't necessary to say,
"There is no Cod" Just live as If there
wasn't. No need to cry, Cruelty him."
Just stay away. Don't bother burning
the Bible; just let it lie, dust covered.
Don't break through your neighbours
garden to destroy it; just throw a
handful of thistle seeds in the air the
wind will do the rest When you go to
bed, Is your days influence done? 1t
has ONLY begun Your cross word is
still at work. and your lie is, still poi
soning some life. The kind smile is
still at work. cheering and sweetening
long after you have forgotten 1t. The
shadow we cast is the projection Of our
character good or bad Which?
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SATURDAY NIGHT
SERMONS
W BY
aMSAMlJEl.
. W.pURVTS.DD
THE SHADOW you CAST.

Text sThat the shadow OF Peter passing
by might overshadow them. Acts " IL.
Every man casts shadow It may
tell for good or i'll 1t may be re-
freshing shade from heat Of MONDAY
or shadow Of darkness to confuse
and confound. May be blessing like
Peters shadow or a bane like Jero-
boam's. One day after Pentecost
Peter was passing along the narrow
streets Of Jerusalem on his way home
from the temple. Folks knew when
to expect him coming from worship,
and when they saw him coming they
beds and touches that at the least his
shadow passing by might fall on them,
and the manned and fever stricken,
the weak and helpless, were healed by
his shadow It's mighty mysterious,
that shadow Of influence, conscious
or unconscious, that we cast 1t is
sort of atmosphere. AS the sun
streams forth light, as coal throws off
heat, violets their fragrance, spices
their odor, so man radiates his in
duence. Bunyan, thinking Of evil
emanating from a bad man, made
Apoilyon's nostrils emit flames Ed
ward Everett insists that Webster's
eyes flashed sparks during his greatest
speech. If light is In us we shine, II
darkness we shade If we are glowing
with love we warm. If frozen with sell
fishness we chill, If pure hearted we
cleanse, If corrupt we poison. Man is
mysterious bundle Of potent forces.
The instinct of Imitation.
There goes little girl of six walk
ing with her mother. 1t is raining.
Both are carrying umbrellas. The
mother is holding up her skirts, and,
although the child's reaches but to her
knees, she, too, is holding up her dress.
Imitation! / sat in kindergarten the
other day, legs crossed, arm over back
Of chair, watching chart. Teacher
whispered to me. Notice little fellow
to your right?' There he sat, the little
mimic. legs crossed, arm over back of
chair, gazing with quick glance from
me to the chart
Imitation What Is it, 1t Is the UNI
CONSCIOUS GLLOTL III tuHtk W uuuSAStdAu
life and become adult-like. Why do we
initiate? Because we want to learn. A
city superintendent Of education tells
me that Of observations extending
through $4,000 children only 10 per
cent initiate other children 90 per cent
initiate grown people. Mother instinct
and imitation make girl children play
with dolls. Lots of boys learn to smoke
and swear because it looks big and
sounds big" There is no enjoyment
In the first cigar; 1t makes them sick
The first oath hurts something within,
but imitation is strong Who Is fmi-
tating your Your child, your chum,
your playmate or shopmate7 Who Is
cursed or blessed by the shadow Of
your influence?
The Contagion Of Influence.
When Harriet Beecher Stowe, author
of Uncle Toms Cabin, visited the
-
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he was allowed to battle and mas
sage the emperor, who, notwithstand-
ing his great age, still enjoys his
cold shower bath, summer and winter.
Next the emperor dresses without any
help, in his uniform always. All the
aid the valet is allowed to give Is to
hold out the garments in the succession
as they are put on.
A cup of tea and a slice Of ham with
boiled egg is the morning meal, which
the emperor can with difficulty be pre-
vailed upon to take After breakfast
he takes an hours exercise
At 8 a. "a. his work begins His Sec
retaries for military and civil affairs
are waiting to be admitted to his pres
ence, In evening dress always, even
among the mountains of Tyrol No
body can be more attentive or con-
scientious than the emperor when at
work. Before he takes a pen to put
his signature to document he goes
through the matter three times to be
quite sure that his decision is right and
just. The dinner hour In Ischl Is 2:30
o'clock, and this is the only meal Of
which the emperor partakes heartily.
A glass Of beer Is all the emperor
drinks with his dinner. When the en-
peror rides through the park and for
ests Of Ischl he mounts the Brat, an
English double pony. The summer
guests at Ischl are very proud of the
emperor's prowess on horseback at the
age Of eighty-two, and they wait in
hundreds for his return, when they
know that he is out riding. When he
goes out shooting, as he has done sew
eral times this season, the prettest
young women are appointed to see him
pass on his way and wish him luck,
and all old women are requested to
stay home until he has passed He Is
supposed to be as superstitious as all
real sportsmen.
On his return from his walk or drive
the emperor reads his newspaper, and
then a supper Is served which ex-
plains his sound and healthy sleep "a
big glass of sour milk and a piece OF
bread and butter. Very rarely he asks
for slice of ham to add to It. At 6
o'clock the emperor invariably goes to
rest
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1904 1912
Every Body Welcome
Where?
At M. e Clotl1ier's
Bridge Street
BeIir7gtor1, W. Va
When?

Thurday. Friday and Saturday
September 10Th, both and 21st. We
will display all the latest material
in fall and winter millinery. A splen-
did array of pattern hats; special line
for the children, and we cordially so
licit an early inspection. Our record
guarantees you Satisfaction. Full line
Kept up during the season.
also take the measurements for
Ladies Suits, Coats, Skirts and Dres-
ses. have an up to dateline of sam
pies; we guarantee Satisfaction in
every detail or money refunded. We
assume all risk and respectfully so
licit your orders.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-09-26

80 MPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
4 Of Austria, who recently cele-
b a brated his eighty second birth
day, is the oldest reigning
monarch In Europe He has occupied
the throne since December, 1S4S, or
nearly sixty-four years.
The emperor Of Austria rarely APP
pears in public nowadays. But those
who are privileged to see him frequent
ly are surprised to find him stalwart
and hearty He is filled with the de-
sire to do his duty in every way, to
give sympathy where sympathy is due
and, very rare quality in persons or
his age, wholly unself1sh.
: But what interests the general public
most of all is perhaps the secret of his
perfect health on the threshold or
eighty-three This he owes In great
measure to himself. Never was man
less given to dissipation Of any kind
than this venerated prince.
He has adhered all his life long to
the rule of his mother-that boys, In
order to have plenty of time before
them for work, exercise and recreation,
must rise with the sun and retire to
rest when it gets dark. Most people
refuse to believe that the emperor has
all his life been awakened by his valet
at a. M, yet it is fact to this day.
The emperor sleeps In narrow camp
bed, which forms part Of the bedroom
furniture of every place where he re-
sides during different parts of the year.
The fittings and linen are taken along
with the rest of the luggage. When
the valet enters the bedroom the en-
peror is wide awake in a moment,
ready to rise and refresh himself BY a
cold wash The emperor insists upon
shaving himself.
Both his daughters have repeatedly
begged him to allow his hairdresser to
perform this duty, fearing perhaps that
as he grows older bis hands might
tremble, danger all the more to be
apprehended because the emperor will
not use a safety razor, but to no avail.
Then his body physician. DR.. Kerzl,
appears with the masseur, Herr Koch,
who was thoroughly trained before
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Premium List Of Barbour County
Street Fair.

chestnut corn, on each, three prizes, Us,
80 and 25c.
For hest dozen ears Of pop corn, rs. so
25.
For best dozen ears and stalks field
corn, 81, rs, 50, 25c
For best peck oats, rs, So 40, 25c.
Fer best peck buckwheat. rs, 60, 40,
25c.
For best gallon rye, so, 25c.
For best gallon COW peas, 3d. 25c.
For best half gallon clover, Timothy
and orchard grass, each SOC.
For best dozen ears sugar corn, so, 40,
25c
Vegetable Department.
Best peck potatoes so, 70, 80, SO, 40,
80, zoe.
Best dozen sweet potatoes SO, 40, 80,
zoe.
Best three heads cabbage, so, 40, so,
zoe.
Best half dozen tomatoes, 50, 40, 30,
2Cc.
Best half gallon beans, 40, 30, zoe.
Best peck onions, rs, so, 80, zoe.
Best peck turnips, so, 40, 30, zoe.
pumpkin, rs, 50, 40, 80, zoe
gourd, 80, zoe.
+" half dozen table beets, 40, 80, zoe.
A." dozen parsnlps, 30, zoe.
dozen carrots, 80, zoe.
= celery, 80, zoe.
Z half dozen hanovers, 30, zoe
= dozen peppers, 80, zoe.
gallon green beans, 80, 2Oc
= half dozen cucumbers, 30, zoe.
display squashes, 80, 90.
watermelon, 80, Zoe
muskmelon, 80, Zoe.
"half dozen radishes, 20, 15c
Fruit department.
Best peck winter apples, so, 70, 60, So,
40, 30. zoe,
Best peck pears, 70, SO, 25c
gallon plums, 80, 20, l5c
dozen lunches grapes, so, 40, 80. zoe.
gallon peaches, rs, so, rs.
dozen ounces, so, 80, Zoe
Pastry department
Best cakes, 81, 80, 50, 70, 50, SO, 40, 80,
zoe.
Best salt rising bread, 30. zoe,
yeast bread, 80, zoe.
salt rising rolls, 30, zoe.
r yeast rolls, 30, zoe.
pies apple, pumpkin, lemon, GUS
tard and cream, each. 25c
Culinary Department
| Best canned fruits apples, pears,
peaches, plums, ounces, cherries and
tomatoes, two prizes on each, 30, zoe.
Best jellies crab-apple, pear, plum,
peach, grape, ounce strawberry, two
prizes, on each, 80, zoe.
Best pickles cucumber, peach, plum,
pear and peppers, each, 25c.
Best preserves cherry, ounce, peach
plum pear and strawberry, two prizes on
each, 80, zoe.
Best pound honey, so, 25c.
Miscellaneous Department.
Best wood work-boys under Is years,
two prizes, 80, l5c.
Best specimen penmanship boy or
girl in school, 80, 15c.
| Best drawing boy or girl in school,
30, l5c.
Art and Fancy Work Department
| Best handpainted china-two prizes,
so, 25c.
Best water color painting, Soc
Best cartoon drawing 80, 25c.
Best punch work, solid and eyelet en-
broidery, each Soc
Best hand embroidered Dress 90, 25c.
Best hand embroidered waist, SOC.
Best colored embroidery centerpiece,
so, 25c.
Best colored embroidery cushion, so,
25c.
Best Irish crochet bag, SOC.
Best Irish crochet jabot and doilie,
each 25c.
Best piece tatting, SOC.
pieced uilt, so, 25c.
woven Counterpart, SO, 25c.
homemade socks, 25c.
= knitted mittens, 25c.
pin cushion, Csc.
Remember the Fair Save the best
things you have to bring; tell your
neighbors about it; read the premium
list carefully and then save it for future
reference; plan to come all three days;
don't forget to offer a special premium
on any thing you wish encouraged; talk
Street Fair to every one you see.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-09-26
Francis Joseph,
Europe's Oldest
Reigning Monarch

40 MPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
~ Of Austria, who recently ceie-
a brated his eighty-second birth
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-13

Conceded to Be the Best Ls0ume fo'
Arid Regions on Account Of Its
Deep Roofing System.

(By L. C. AIcHER Idaho Experiment,
Station)
II dry farming is to become a per
manent system OF agriculture it is alb
solutely essential that humus and nitro
gen be put into the soil. There are
many acres In the intermountain west
where no other system Of agriculture
will ever prevail The constant grow.
Ing of wheat on summer fallowed land
must cease. for such a system is sure
to deplete the soil Of It's plant food.
At the present, wheat farming meth
DDS largely consist OF robbing the soil
Of its temporarily accumulated fertil
lty and then letting 1t lie idle until
such time as enough plant food has
been made available and enough wa.
ter has been stored to insure another
good crop. Humus and nitrogen are
very essential to successful wheat
farming. and In order to secure these
the dry farmer must make use Of
green manure crops that sill supply
these necessary plant foods. BY doing
this he 10 improving the soil texture
as well as the water-holdilg capacity,
and in dry farming that il the great
est essential.
Beneficial effects from blowing un.
der alfalfa previously grown in rows
for seed production have been noticed
on succeeding wheat c1eps for as long
as ten years. At present alfalfa 10
conceded to be the best legume for
tho dry lands, It's deep roofing sys.
tenn fitting it admirably to seek stored
water at great depths. Deep-rooted
plants are decidedly preferable to
shallow-rooted ones, because they
penetrate into the subsoil. In this
way air and water find entrance, es-
pecially after the roots decay. 1t is
supposed that alfalfa when plowed
under enriches the surface soil with
potash and phosphorus from the sub
soil. thus bringing these substances
within reach of the succeeding shall.
low-rooted crops.
The summer fallow simply prolongs
the time when smaller crops and,
consequently, smaller returns, must In
evitably come from constant soil de-
pletion. 1t II easier to keep a soil
up to its fertility II soil building 10
started when tho flrst crop Is taken
OF than II 1t IL prolonged until the
farmer II forged to 1t, due to small
returns.
Thus far alfalfa planted in rows,
both seed and forage production, has
proved more successful than the
broadcast stand or closely drilled
rows in regions where the moisture II
not plentiful. While 1t will not prob
ably resolve itself into a problem OF
seed production due to this lack OF
suhicient moisture for forage produc-
ton, nevertheless 1t can be made a
paying crop. both financially and as a
soil improver SAX
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-13
SELECTION OF ORCHARD SITE
Common Mistake 10 Choosing Soil
That 10 Too Rich, Causing Wood
and Little Fruit.

A common mistake in the selection
Of site for the apple orchard tract.
large or small, 10 that of choosing a
soil that IL too rich: that will cause
abundant growth of wood, but mighty
little fruit. In the valley in which
the writer's ranch IL located is an
orchard of mature apple trees. as pref
ty q sight from a standpoint of foliage
as one could ask to see, which has
lately been felled because 1t did not
deliver the goods
The tract Is fat, rich and we'll wa
tered. Within a gunshot of this tract
Is block of winter Nellis pear trees
Of the same age that for several years
past have crossed their owners close
to a thousand dollars per acre, says
a writer in an exchange. Never was
more emphatically demonstrated the
fact that soil can be too rich for ap-
pies but not for pears. Within mile
of these unproductive apple trees, on
thinner and lighter granitic soils. the
apple trees bear prolifically to the
point of breaking down.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-13

According to the Scientific Amer
Ian OF recent issue, . method of econ.
'omising electrical energy employed for
domestic heating or cooking 10 to re.
ceivo the energy continuously at Z
low rate In = resistance apparatus
(which Transforms 1t into heat and then
stores the heat tor use a. needed. In
. new electric cooking apparatus op
'orating In this way the heating unit,
consuming 500 watts total or 10000
watt hours per day OF twenty-fou1
hours, serves to keep Z mass Of cast
Iron hot enough to cook food in or.
binary utensils placed in contact with
T. The cast iron block a. thermally
insulated By being inclosAd in . sur
rounding wall Of lampblack or pow
derod silica, and movable block Ii
ASTAngod to DO raised above the MAR
mass, 20 ~ to expose its upper sur
ifAce when cooking IL to be done. The
ANAL current consumption. less than
that OF an electric natiron. enat.ss the
device to be operated on tho ordinary
electric light wiring Of the house.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-13
COLD STORAGE FOR APPLES
ton May Be Solved by Erection
Of Large Warehouses.


(By r.. b. RU9HIN0.)
During three or four months In the
fall there has. Of late years. been an
unusual congestion of farm products.
due largely to the shipments of re-
Gently harvested crops, in addition to
the regular trafiic.
In the winter the problem becomes
easier and such things as can be KEEP
without loss had better be kept, es-
pecially II the price seems to be q lit
tie low.
The winter apple is about the only
fruit that lends itself readily to stor-
age for any considerable length of
time and. In fact It Is about the only
fruit kept in commercial storage.
/ believe that where fruit is grown
on commercial scale the problem of
congested transportation must be met
In the very near future by the con-
struction of large cold storage ware
houses at all the PRINCIPAL shipping
points.
When apples are being sorted for
storage. the following points should
always be borne In mind. Only the
best grade should be placed in stor-
age and they should be stored as soon
as possible after being picked or gath.
cred.
A uniform temperature Of 81 to 80
degrees F. is best and they should be,
placed on the market as soon as they
reach their highest maturity, or a lit.
tie before. provided the price II SUI.
ficient to warrant selling.
The quality of the fruit is main.
tanned much better in storage when
the fruit Is wrapped with thin paper
and will usually always sell for enough
to pay expenses and little left
1t IL also true that the develop,
ment Of the fungi producing apple
rots is checked to a great extent by
storage. Freedom from such troubles,
however, is so dependent upon the
carefulness in handling the fruit dur
Ing the picking and packing, that the
better orchardists will always be blu.
little troubled with losses through
these causes.
Also, indirectly. cold storage tends
to promote higher order of orchard.
ing by teaching the grower better Sc
lection; better methods of culture;
more skill in the art of handling and
marketing his crop, all OF which tend
to make for the grower more money
and higher knowledge Of the business
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-13
COMFORT AND INSPIRATION.

There are very. very few persons In
N this wide world who do not need
comfort and inspiration" at different
periods OF their lives. Just as the
voung organist. alone In his blindness,
roped in his uncertain way for en-
ouragement which no one thought
pf giving him, SO. too, we who la
Dor In our temporal blindness
not only hope for. but really need the
kindly word of cheer to help W
through the burdens OF our days. says
The Charleston News and Courier
rho men who administer large af-
airs. the men who are vitality con.
Oerned with the shaping OF public
ssues and the men who hold posi-
Eions of high trust need encourage
ment throughout all their lives, and
II the word of encouragement spok-
Dn at Just the right time. when per
bApp- \. weighty decision hangs in the
balance, or new responsibility IL to
20 undertaken. which helps more than
anything else could. II the men who
control in large affairs require praise
and encouragement how much more
do the men who work under them
long for the word OF appreciation. The
Earnest man, the man who takes an
active interest in his task and can see
beyond the dollars and cents for which
he works, cannot be expected to Ia
Dor indefinitely without knowing
whether his labors are appreciated or
not 1t II argued. Of course. that the
man Who does not give satisfaction
does not. naturally. retain his POSI-
ton. but to many finely tempered ma
lures the fact Of giving satisfaction IL
not everything. Appreciation means
much to them and when rightly ex-
pressed goes . long way toward en-
eourAging their best efforts.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-13
SOME GOOD ALFALFA MAxlMS
Among Many other Things Crop
Should Not BIO Cut Too Late In
6ea8on-Adds Hunouo to Soil.

By PROF. l. r. WAI.DRON. guperin-
tendent Experiment Station. Dickin-
son. N. d.
/. Alfalfa must be inocuiated.
2. Alfalfa cannot stand wet feet.
3. Alfalfa needs a well drained
soil
4. Alfalfa is a poor weed fighter the
nrst season.
:. Alfalfa does not thrive when
not cut.
6. Alfalfa should be cut when one
tenth in bloom.
7. Alfalfa should not be cut too
late in the season.
8. Alfalfa is the prince OF drought
resisters.
10. Alfalfa needs a deep, we'll pack.
ed seed bed.
II. Alfalfa does best on manured
soil.
IL. Alfalfa is best seeded without
. nurse crop.
49, Alfalfa should be seeded with
a drill.
IA. Alfalfa should not be pastured
until we'll established.
Is. Alfalfa should not be pastured
In the spring. when starting growth
16 Alfalfa boards itself and pays
for the privilege.
IT, Alfalfa adds humus to the soil
49, Alfalfa sod plows hard.
10. Alfalfa sod produces good
crops.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-13

The dangers of submarine naviga-
t1On. In the present stage Of its devel-
Opment. are greater than those of the
aoroplane. In an aeroplAne accident
he deaths are limited to one or two.
but when a submarine boat goes down
ana faals to come up. the calamity
usually carries on a dozen or more
human beings at a time. There were
is men on the British submarine B-a,
which was struck by the Hamburg.
American liner America In a fog on
Dover, and only one of them came
mp This IL the sixth disaster to Brit.
0h submarines, and in each OF the
prOviouS disasters the death roll
ranged from IL to H.