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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Enlarging Your Business

annually, and then carefully
note the effect il has in in
creasing your volume of busi-
ness; whether a 10, 20 or go
per cent increase. If you
watch this gain from year to
you will become intensely in
terested in your advertising,
and how you can make it en-
large your business.
If you try this method we
believe you will not want to
let single issue of this paper
go to press without something
from your store.
We will be pleased to have
you call on US, and we will !.
take pleasure in explaining
our annual con tract for so
many inches, and how it can be
used in whatever amount that
seems necessary to you.
If you can sell goods over
the counter we can also show
you why this paper will best
serve your interests when you
want to reach the people Of
this community.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25

Long Prairie, Mimi The water
tower. which stands on high hin
near the town. collapsed here Wednes-
day. The streets OF the town were
flooded. The loss will be heavy.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Knox Reaches Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va. April IS-The cruiser
Washington. bearing the secretary Of
state. Mr.. Knox. and party home from
the South American trip. passed Cape
Henry Tuesday.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
New Recording Clerks.

Miss Lillian Carver of this city and
Miss Lillian Ennis of Fire Creek. Fay
cite county have accepted positions
as recording clerks in the department
OF free schools.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
j. p. MORGAN Is seyenty-Five.

New York, April ID. Pierpont
Morgan celebrated hts seventy-tifth
birthday anniversary In AK les Bains.
France, Wedns sday. According to
cablegrams received by members OF
his firm, ne Is in excellent health.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25

KingfIeld. Me-. April ls.-Four
coaches of a Maine Central passenger
train were turned bottomside up with
fifteen persons inside. without injury
to occupants or cars. here, Wednes-
day
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25

If you are in
business and you
want to m axe
more money you
will read every
word we have to
say. Are you
spend ding Z your
money for adj
vertising in hap
hazard fashion
as If intended
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Uhpir mnltuittpnf
b. S. E. KISER


Peasant and merchant and millionaire
Soldier and scholar and man of the sea,
Mourned by the world, they are resting where
No towering monument ever may be;
But the waves that 60 rolling above them there,
Where the pitiless fogs hover over the tide,
Shall never efface and shall never impair
The glory they gained when they manfully died.
With only an hour in which to pray
Where Death had found themand would not wait,
They sent the young and the weak away,
lntrustng them to the Whms of Fate
Robbed Of hope, they had strength to stay
While the helpless ones and the women went.
And the dark sea, rolling till Judgment Day,
Is their ever enduring monument.
Peasant and merchant and millionaire,
Soldier and scholar and roustabout,
BY the torchs ftful and feeble flare
They manfully swung the lifeboats out;
Whispering hopes that they might not share,
They claimed the right Of the strong and brave,
And their fame shall live till the last men bear
The last of all heroes to his grave.
Christian and Jew, and humble and high,
Master and servant, they stood, at last,
Bound by a glorious, brotherly tie,
When doubling was ended, and hoping past
They stayed to show how the brave could die
While their helpless ones and the women went,
And the sea that covers them where they lie
Is their verenduring monument.
RrrRsr cHcAeoR ncoRDH HERALD
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
VIA Entertain knights TempIars.

Between 1900 and 1900 visitors are
expected here during the thirty-eighth
annual conclaye of the Grand Com
mandery, Knights Templar of West
Virginia, May Is and Is. Prepare
tons are on foot by the Charleston
Masons, assisted by the city in gen
eral, to make the occasion notable
one in this city. The visiting knights
and their ladies will find the city in
gorgeous attire. It is planned to have
every building festooned with gay
bunting and flags. There are 20 COM
manderies in the state and each one
will be generously represented. Many
of them will have between SO and rs
men present. There will be a big
parade on the opening day and re.
ception and ball in honor of the Wis
itors. The ladies will be entertained
at the Country club on the second
day, while the conclaye is in session
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Mineral Development Co.

The Mineral Development company,
to which a charter was issued by the
secretary of state, will have offices In
the Charleston National Bank build
ing and chief works in Elk district
and elsewhere in West Virginia. The
concern incorporated with an au-
thorized capital stock Of $4,000, and
will do a general oil, gas and coal
prospecting business. The incorpora-
tors are William P Branch, Leroy Al
lebach, f. w. Yake, G. w. Gibbs and
T. NJ. Reilly of Charleston.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
New state Building.

The board of public works has
entered an order authorizing the
BOARD of control to contract for the
erection of new building at the
Girls Industrial Home at Salem. The
plans and specifications for the new
building were fully approved by the
board.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Rensfrey Discharged.

Prosper Rensfrey, charged with as
saulting George Smith, was tried be-
fore Squire U. B. Atkinson. He, was
arrested on a charge of felonious as
sault, and after hearing the testimony
Of numerous witnesses, Squire Atkin-
son dismissed the case, on the ground
that it was not a felonious assault 1t
was then that rather heated argu-
ment took place between attorneys
for the state and the defense. At
torney Malcolm Jackson for the state
asked that Rensfrey be bound over to
the grand jury, and Attorney Samuel
D. Littlepage for the defense asked
that the charge, in its entirety, be dis
missed, or that his client be given q
trial on proper charge, 1t being a
misdemeanor, If anything. After a
consultation between the contending
attorneys, the whole matter was
dropped and the defendant dismissed.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Righteousness Defined.

Happy are the pure for they may
draw nsgh unto God In full assurance
Of faith for themselves and on behalf
of others. Indeed the writer OF He
brews tells us that without holiness
purity no man can see God, not our
own righteousness wherein we might
boast hut the righteousness OF Christ
which Is by faith.
Happy are the peace-makers, the re-
ceiyera and the diffusers of this king.
DOM Not merely pesceable men, nor
pieces of men, but rather as Tyndale'a
verglpn is. the maintainers of peace"
Led by the spirit OF God they are not
only called the sons Of God. but are
the eons of God from. 8:14). THE
cause. not the pain, makes the
martyr" said st. Augustine. Those
who are presented for righteousness.
sake, not those who seek persecution,
are pcssessors Of this kingdom; pos.
sessing II they are prosecuted
Being is doing-doing does not pro
duce life, and we have here linking
OF the old law and the new gospel His
kingdom brings blessedness, happi-
ness; satan's kingdom turns to the ap.
pies II Sodom God says, speak out,
endure for others His kingdom is dis
tinguished by altruisIn. The kingdom
of darkness says: Keep still. live for
yourself" This kingdom knows not
the essence Of brotherhood
Maa ever asks this old question:
How may be happy?' Those whom
Jesus selects as the tappy ones are
Looked upon by the world as the most
unfortunate, but time has proven and
eternity will justify these declarations
Of Christ. The good Of this age be-
longs to the selfish and self1assertive,
the good of the coming age to the self
renouncing. II Is better to have sor-
rowed and to have received his com.
fort THAI never to have sorrowed at
ALL The message of the meek will get
a hearing as against the censorious,
and the supremely happy are those
who shall see God.
Jesus saw the multitude when he
gave US this sermon, which is not a
6SIlQtiu dl dill l1G MuuGIblJQu& lUeiT
need, the state Of their hearts and
what was in their Llinds. He did NOT
see them as so many pawns upon the
chess board of life; he saw their life,
thei sorrows, their sins. He read the
story of human need and human des-
tiny He looked into their sad eyes
and saw their longing after happiness
and Immortality. He knew that the
best heathenism could offer was OBJ
iivion or else sensuous ease and 20
from his heart he spoke to them of the
Heart OF Happiness" Light. liberty,
growth, altruism rather than any
paralysis of soul or supreme selfish
ness
Hunger for the highes, and the
aoblest can find a supply for all it's
needs in Jesus the Son Of God and
only according to the principles he
here sets forth.
Why rejoice over our reproach? Be
cauAe this is the path into this new
kingdom. And when we walk "fof
Christ's sake" we shall enter therein
and rejoice greatly for we shall have
great reward in heaven" These
happy ones are the salt that preserves
and the light that nshtsns human %
:iety
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Court Sustains Reed.

That Secretary of State Stuart f.
Reed acted within the law when he
refused to admit to business in W est
Virginia the Standard Home com
pany of Birmingham Ala, after the
state commissioner of banking had
refused the company permit under
the banking laws and after State Au-
ditor Darst had shut it out of his
insurance department, was held by
the supreme court of appeals in the
case of the Standard Home company
VS.. Reed, secretary of state. The
court further holds that the company
is a building and loan association
within the meaning of the West Vir-
ginia law. The company dealt in
Investment home-purchasing con-
tracts. After being shut out of the
state by the auditor and banking COM
missioner it applied for admission.
Secretary OF State Reed refused the
application and the company applied
for a writ of mandamus.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
School superintendent Dead.

The school department has been
notified of the death. as the result OF
typhoid fever, of Prof Charles Farms.
worth, superintendent of schools for
Peasants county. at his home at st.
Marys Professor Farnsworth was a
leader in the educational develop
ment OF the northwestern section OF
the state. and his death has occa.
stoned many expressions OF regret.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
New Corporations.


A dozen attorneys or public cory.
ice corporation representatives ap-
peared before the board of public
works at its first session. A. j..
Rooney and Agent G. N. Hancock Of
the C. & o. asked that the valuation
of $36,00O,000 of the road be not in
creased. G. G. Urquhart and S. G.
Cramp made similar requests for the
Pewiky, Wheeling Terminal and Pan
handle. Arthur Lee and George e.
Price appeared for the Coal and Coke
and Davis interests. s. F.. Glasscock
of Morgantown represented the Nor
gantown & Kingwood road, while r.
@. Ackles appeared for the Meadville
& Someryille railroad, asking that the
assessment be lowered, as the road, a
logging road, was being abandoned.
John NJ. Myers asked that reduction
be made for the Glenray & Redwood
road, the owning company being in
the hands of receiver. The Kanawha
& Michigan. through Attorney w. N.
King, asked for reduction. The
board has acted on none of the cases.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
LESSON FOR APRIL 2s.
THE sEATITuDEs.

LESSON TExT--Matt 6:1-I2.
GOLDEN TExT-"Blessed are the pure
In heart for they shall ono doubt about
III see God"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDGYS0lOOL
LESSON

tBy E. o. SELLERS. Director Of Even
ing Department, The Moody Bible In
stitute OF Chicagol
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25

1t was st. Augustine who first gave
the ordination address of Jesus, after
choosing the twelve, the title of The
Sermon on the Mount" title now uni
versally accepted. 1t is better perhaps
THE Gospel OF the Kingdom telling
us of the characteristics Of these men,
bers OF the new kingdom Jesus came
to establish, the influence OF these
members upon the world, and is COM
mentary upon the laws Of this king
dom. 1t IL this, and more, for II Is a
prophecy Of the church at work and
also test whereby we are to know
who belong to this kingdom.
Their Spiritual Meaning.
There are In reality only seven OF
the Beatitudes, the "blessednesses"
and seven is always typical Of perfect
ness. They are written in Old Testa-
ment language. but give the old form a
new and spiritual meaning. The re-
wards are not arbitrary, but are the
logical outgrowth Of the character de.
picted.
The first four are passive virtues.
Happy are those who are poor In spir-
it. not the poor-spirited but the humble
minded ones conscious of their need.
1t is the poor, as to this world, that
are to be rich In faith and to be heirs
of that kingdom which Christ has
promised 10 those that love him (Jas.
2:5). Happy are those that mourn, for
they mourn not as those who have no
hope, they shall be comforted yea.
they shall be strengthened. Paul tells
us of that sorrow which is unto saliva
ton and need not to be repented Of,
but the sorrow OF the world worketh
death. Happy are the meek, those who
are not proud. The pride of man IL
soon cut off as grass. In him, the
our souls. We are exhorted by the
meekness and gentleness Of Christ to
receive instruction and Peter tells us
| that our ornamentation that shall be
of the greatest price Is to be meek and
quiet in spirit.
At this point the master begins to
make his practical application OF the
lives Of those having these character
| istics, upon the world about them.
Happy are the merciful. The with
holding Of mercy tends to poverty, but
the liberal soul shall be made fat, for
| to the merciful he will show himself to
| be merciful. Forebearing, and forgiv-
ing we enter into this happiness, being
kind. fcrgiving, tender-hearted, even as
| Christ hath forgiven u.s.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25
Visited School Department.

A.. P. Bourland Of Washington, D..
c., secretary Of the George Peabody
educational fund, was a visitor at the
department Of s.a.-.il.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-25

Notary Appointed.
A new notary public G. Bowling
OF Biuelcld. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Sam C. Johnston arrived Saturday
night from Glidden, Iowa, where he
recently purchased the electric light
plant, and is preparing to ship his
household goods to that city. The
Johnston family will depart for Gid
den the latter part Of this week to
make their future home. During
their residence in Leon they have
made many friends who are very
sorry to see them leave Leon. Els
pecially will Mrs. Johnston be miss
ed in musical circles as she is one OF
the finest musicians we have ever
had in this city, and her services on
all public occasions will be sadly
missed. We commend them to the
good people of Glidden as most de-
sirable citizens, and they will soon
make many new friends in their new
home
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
Nj. +. Church Notes.

The life Of THE Plumber" will be
related by the pastor at the mid
week service on Thursday evening
of this week at 7:45. Choir rehear-
sal follows this meeting at $3.50.
The Sunday school was again a
gain over previous ones in attend
school of the year thus far. If
every scholar is regular the school
will be much larger than it is, al
though the attendance is good now
The sessions open at 9:45 each Sab
bath morning.
1t helped our music wonderfully
last Sunday evening to have an
eight piece orchestra to assist Be-
sides accompanying for the congre-
cation singing, they played two
special numbers-one at the COM
mencement of the service, and an
other just before the sermon. A
double quartette from the choir sang
an anthem at the close of the serv-
ice.
About 35 of our young people
gathered last Friday evening for
the Epworth League social in the
church basement. Several kinds Of
games were played and refreshments
were served. All seemed to enjoy
the evening.
The convention at Mt. Ayr last
week was reported in part to the
Epworthians last Sunday evening
at the young peoples meeting. Miss
Ethel Fansher and MIR. James Crich-
ton reported at that time. The re-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Since the waterworks have been
in operation the business street in
front of The Reporter office has been
kept sprinkled and it is amusing to
see the actions of some of the autos
which come gliding down the street
running nice and smooth until they
strike the slippery street, and then
they cut up all kinds of didos. The
other day a driver coming from the
north was turned square around so
that he was headed back north be-
fore he could stop his car when it
commenced to skid.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

The farewell reception given in
honor of Mrs. Sam T. Johnston and
Miss Clara Siefken. was a very en-
joyable one. The K. P. hall was
crowded with friends of the two
ladies musicians. The X. of P. Or
chestra gave good music for the
dance after participating in the
musical program which was excel
lent and which was as follows:
I'D Overture, the Bridal Rose
-. c. Lavalle
Leon K. of P. Orchestra.
(2) Air vsrie 80. .Dancla
Violin Solo, Miss Ona Riley.
(3) Ave Maria from Cavalleria
Rusticana. {. !. Miss Clara Siefken
20 "Mazurka-Opus No. ,2.....
I. -. .1:. *. .....,, Til: Leshetisky,
Piano solo--Mrs. Sam c. Johnston.
E(5) II Miserere from Trovatore
Verdi: Miss siefken with violin
oblgato ~ Mias Margaret JohA-.
stol, ";
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
The Idle Hour Photoplay Theatre

The Idle Hour Photoplay Theatre
continues to enjoy a remarkable
good run of business. The prophet
ors had contemplated closing the
theatre about July LIST for the sum-
me season, but will probably con-
Etlnue this popular place of amuse-
ment 50 long as the attendance
keeps up. as it has recently, the
house being packed at every per-
Torrance. The attendance at the
Saturday afternoon matinees also
show a big increase in attendance.
A travelling man who visits nearly
all the good towns in Iowa told us
last week that he never misses going
to the Idle Hour every time he Is in
Leon, for he says he sees as good
pictures there as at any picture
theatre in the whole state. Two
shows are given each evening at
7:45 and S:45 o'clock. Tho admis-
sion Is only 10 cents, and, the
theatre il nicely cooled with electric
fanl making Il a<yery comfortable
EDlace To- appnd m evening. u
II is y II ~ ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

F. S. Stewart is the happiest man
in Leon. After waiting for weeks
for that new Cadillac auto which he
purchased the long looked for ar
rived at Creston Monday and Mr.,
Stewart and wife and DR.. J. w. Row.
ell and wife drove to Creston Mon.
day evening and returned with the
new car Tuesday and it sure is a
dandy. And now Frank won't take
anybody's dust or. stand back that
anyone in this section has better
car. He will keep his old Cadillac
which has served him so faithfully
for a number of years to use when II
is muddy or the roads are bad.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

The board of supervisors have or
dered a fine cement culvert built to
replace the small bridge at the foot
of the hill Just this side of the farm
residence of E. Housh on the Davis
City road, the old bridge being UNI
safe and it was necessary to either
build q cement culvert or a new
bridge, and the board wisely de-
cided to put in q cement culvert.
Prof. =. II. Ames, of the Iowa En-
cheering and Highway Commission
at Ames, was in Leon last Friday,
making an examination In order to
prepare plans and specifications for
q cement bridge over Postum Greek,
Just south Of the Burlington depot
on the Davis City road, And 1t -
Ethoughk that axrangementss will be
t Delld - bridge before
EE1ll III
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Patrick Griffin returned to Leon
Monday morning to help complete
the checking up the books of the uIf-
ferent county officials Last year
the board went to the expense OF
hiring an expert to do this work and
it cost the county such a sum that
the boys concluded that this year
they would save that to the county
and do the work themselves. The
voter can give our own Patrick Crit
fin credit for this move. Remember
this at the polls next fall.-Grand
River Local.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

> Miss Helen Whistler, who is en-
ployed as linotype operator in The
Homestead Office at Des Moines,
came Saturday evening to visit a
week at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Whistler, in this city,
prior to her departure to spend a
two months vacation in California
and Oregon. But she did not get
much of vacation at home as she
commenced operating the linotype
machine in The Reporter office Mon
day morning, as our regular
operator, B. w. Lanning, is acting
as editor of the Journal this week,
during the absence of editor Will F.
Lindsey, who was called to Boston
Sunday night by the dangerous ILL
ness Of his brother-in-law, Harry
Penniwell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

During a thunder storm last week
Sam Norton's barn was struck by
lightning twice within half hour.
There were five people in the barn
and it gave them bad scare. There
were also some horses in the barn
which the bolt knocked down but
they were not injured. The barn
was not injured much aside from
tearing some shingles and boards
off. It was lucky escape.-Garden
Grove Express,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

DR.. R. j. Mansell and wife, Of
Cordell, Oklahoma, came Saturday
to visit few days at the home OF
his cousin, F. L. Barrett, and other
relatives in this city. DR.. Mansell is
a prominent dentist of Mansell, and
mighty good democrat, and tells
US that in his county the democrats
have a majority of more than 1000.
How we would like to live for a
while in a democratic county where
there was that kind of a majority.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Prof. Brent Tye, of Pleasanton,
who has been attending the Summer
School in this city, went home Satur-
day evening to visit over Sunday.
Prof. Tye was at the head of the
Promise City public schools the past
year and has been reelected to the
same position for the coming year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

j. A. Caster returned Saturday
from Pennsylvania, where he had
been for several weeks on business.
He also stoppd in Ohio to visit with
relatives on the way home, and re-
ports that crops in the east are
mighty poor this year, recent cold
snap having frozen vegetables of all
kinds, and that farm crops look
mighty bad. He tells us the best
crops he saw were right here in De-
catur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Tedford, OF
Mt. Ayr, passed through this city
yesterday, returning to Mt. Ayr
from two weeks visit with relatives
at Bonaparte, Iowa, making the trip
in their auto. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Tedford's brother-in-law,
Mr.. A. G. Roberts, and daughter,
Vale Mr.. Roberts is the editor of
the Bonaparte Record, and in COM
pany with Mr.. Tedford made The
Reporter office a pleasant call while
in the city.