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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
Hamlet Explains New Law.

Misrepresentation of the school act
of the last general assembly, amend.
ing the act of 1908, is causing consid-
cradle concern among school trustees
Of the state, who have been writing to
the department Of education to know
whether all the trustees 60 out of Of
fee this year. Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction .Barksdales Hamlet is
sending out letter explaining that
the act of 1908 was not changed in
that regard, and that only half the
board in each county is to be elected
this year. That act provided that the
terms of all the trustees should ex-
pire that year and that thereafter the
terms of one-half the trustees should
expire each succeeding year. In
amending the statute it was necessary
to quote that part Of it which gave
rise to the impression that the quo
tations referred to this year.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
sardonIc cIee.

IT got new attachment for the fam
lily piano." said Mr.: Growcher; "and
it's wonderful improvement"
What Ia it?"
"A lock and key"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
Plain Words.

The world may be weary place
And trimming full of woe;
But cease your plant, old Browning Face
IT'S you that make 1t SO.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
SlnaLe Minded.

Strange, that Smith, for a bachelor,
should have 30 many mental purposes
in his work"
What has his being a bachelor got
to do with his variety OF mental
work.
only this: That bachelor is q
single-minded man"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
Postmasters Recently Appointed.

The following Kentucky postmasters
wer appointed: Crayne, Crittenden
county, James G. Cation, vice D. w.
Brookshire, resigned; Ironton, Trigg
county, Cora A. Rhodes, vice w. H.
Rhodes, resigned; Hovious. Adsi-
county, Marshall c. Burchett, vice B.
". Hovious, resigned.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
Quite the Same.

did you use the escalator to go UP
to the second story of that store?"
mo, 1t wasn't runnin', SO We went
up some movin' steps"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
sure.

.sNo refined woman will pull hair"
That's where you are mistaken
When the first gray strand appears
she nearly always yanks it out"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
Elusive.

Riches are provoking things:
That is all say.
They, while noted for their wings.
Seldom fly our way.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
What He Got for His Money.

Speaking Of etiquette, did you send
the half dollar for those advertised
instructions on what to do at table?'
yes"
"And what did you get?"
"A slip with one word printed on 1t
Eat.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
Cause Of the Excitement.

whats the cause of the excite
ment? Look! There's a great crowd
around the public library building.
Something must have happened"
wait minute. 1 know the libra
rian. I'll telephone over and see what's
wrong"
Business of telephoning)
We'll, what is it,"
Somebody has started rumor
that there is a business man inside
reading book of poems"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
WHO IS
n THIS?
ByRey. ParleyE hartmann, DID,,
Secretary Of Ezien1on Dspsr,msn, MOODY Bibls
Institute. Chicago

TEXT-And when he was come into
Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, say
Ing. Who is this Matt. 2i:lo.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25

Crank See how white the umpire is
getting?
Fiend-Yes. the bleachers are after
him.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25

Jesus Christ had not been long at
his work ON earth until people began
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25

First Shark-Old man Whale takes
great pride in speaking of his ances-
tors.
Second Shark suppose SO, he
claims that his great-grandfather swal-
lowed Jonah.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
refused to Restore Citizenship.

Refused to Restore Citizenship.
Because Acting Gov. McDermott re
CARDS the right Of citizenship IAN i'm
portant one that ought to be highly
esteemed and carefully guarded" he
refused to restore citizenship to r. T.
McGill, of McCracken county, who
killed his wife in 1897. McGill served
seven years in the penitentiary and is
out on parole.
The acting governor granted con-
ditional pardon to Clarence Belden,
colored, of Oldham county, who was
servant of J. F. Buckner, Jr., at his
home in Pewee Valley.
colored Schools Not Exempt.
Since the court of appeals has de
cided that colored schools within the
4 borders of white graded district
schools are not exempted from the
operations of the school law enacted
in 1908, unless the colored schools
themselves qualify as graded schools
by the proper election, it will be nee.
essary to elect a colored school visitor
the first Saturday in August in all but
six districts in the state.
The colored teachers hereafter VIII
be elected by the division boards
education instead of the county boiJi
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25
In the SPRING.

I'm weary of canned stun.
Tomatoes and beans.
I yearn for a kettle
OF dandelion greens.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-25

argue Against increase
Attorneys for the Louisville G Nash
vile railroad argued before the State
Board Of saluation and Assessment
against an increase in the tax on its
franchise An effort was made to
learn by what method the board ar
rived at its tentative assessment, but
Attorney General Garnett advised the
board not to disclose its procedure.
Chief Counsel Henry L. Stone stated
that he wished to know in order that,
If the railroad decided to carry the
matter into court, they could attack
the method Of assessment as illegal
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27

Laxative Promo Quinine will break up your colds. For sale at Guthrie Drug Store.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
GAL tNDER REFORM INDORSED


 Boston. Sept. 24 Two subjcts of world wide importance. reform of the calenderand establishment of an international court of arbi- tration for suits between individ- uals and foreign states, com manded the attention of the In ternational Congress of Cham bers of Commerce. which began it's session here today. The com munication of Louis Canon-Le- Grand of Mons., Belgium, presi- cent of the International Con- gress. favoring calender reform,
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
FROM GOETHE

Misunderstanding and neglect occasion more misehief iH the world than even malice and wick edness.
 One alters 50 much what one has not understood it.
 Nothing puts me so completely put of patience as the utterance If a Wretched commonplace, when 1 am talking from my in- most heart.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27

was indorsed by the delegates.

was indorsed by the delegates.
 Alfred Aslett of Barrow-in. Furness, England, said. in dis cussing the calender report, that while the religious aspect of the question has to be faced. fought not to stand in the way of the adoption of some measure of cal endar reform, whether in regard to the months or days. or by fix ing the date for Easter.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
BLUFF CITY

We are having some cool wea- thera at the present writing.
 HiltansHackney is 'on the sick list. Hope to see him improve.
 We are having our school house painted.
 School will open here the Both. Prospect of fine school. Prof. Dawson has just arrived from Heber Springs to take charge of the school.
 A few from Bluff City attend ed the picnic at Rosston and re- ported a nice time.
 We have got q long distance telephone in our town now.
 The farmers are having a nice time to gather their crops. al though it wont take much longer to gather what little cotton they have for 1t is very sorry.
 There will be preaching at the baptist church the 9th Sunday at II m.
 c. MosIeY has just recover ed from q bad spell of fever.
 D. Nj. CroneIl is now moving the lumber to build him a nice house in Bluff City.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27

Y surface 10 be aaintca enaaleled, stained, VMnlSaeG or fnisned u any Way there an Acme Quality Kind 10 fit the purpose
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27

Running up and down stairs, sweeping and bending over mak- ing beds will not make a woman healthy and beautiful. She must get out of doors, walk mile or two every day and take Cham beriain's Tablets to improve her digestion andregulate her bowels. For sale by all dealers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27

the large plantations will soon disappear, and in their place will be small homesteads. The coun- try will be much better off if this proves to be the base. The small farmer cultivates more intensely and hence gets, as rule larg- CT yeild per acre. Savannah Ga. Morning News.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
COLD FLOODED
 AND DEATH DEALING

Chills. Rev. James Reed, Gainesville Texas, wrote: q have used your Cheatham's Chill Tonic in my family and can recommend it to everyone af- fected with Chils and Fever. It cured when various other remedies failed. As a tonic for lnvaIids and feeble per sons 1t has no equal. Any one buying this medicine and not pleased with It will get their money back on request. Price 50c, Sold by all dealers. Pre- pared only by A B. Richards Medicine Co, Sherman, Texas.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27

Few, if any, medicines have met with the uniform success that has attended the use of Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar- rhoea Remedy. The remarkable cures of collie and diarrhoea which 1t has effected in almost every neighborhood have given it a wide reputation. For sale by all dealers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
THE SMALL FARM

The division of the large land ed estates of this country into small farms is being agitated as an economic policy. The pur- pose is to give more people an op- portunity to become land owners and to induce them to engage in agriculture. The Southern Com mercial Congress committee now has t h matter in hand, Mir. George ". Deen, of Waycross, being the Georgia member.
 In explanation Of what is pro posed United States Minister Eagan tells ofconditions in Den mark. Intensive farming h s 0roughtathat country in twenty fyears frem a property stricken condition to one of prosperity and happiness. Practically every Danish farmer owns his own land, and bacon, butter and eggs have made the Danes wealthy.
 Much of the land of many large plantations in the South is idle or cultivated at little profit. If the large tracts were cut into small farms and offered for sale on easy terms they would find eag- CT buyers. In Sumter country this State, two large tracts were recently subdivided and 0 q, with the result that where before there were two owners now there are twenty-five, and the parties subdividing and selling made a profit of 400 per cent. So well did the plan work that plans are being made to divide three or four other large farms in that sections
 While there is much undevelop ed land in the Southern part of the State, there are also many large plantations that could be split up and sold with profit to owners and benefit to the com munities in which they are sit uated. In fact plans are now be- ing considered in many sections for puttingismall tracts on the market.
 It is the farmer of small means
 who owns his own home h contributes most to the country's S development. He patronizes the stores, schools and churches, and every channel of trade fell his influence. As a rule the larger part of his earnings are spent in the community In which he lives and every business or profession is benefited. There is no com parison between him and the ten ant or cropper, and it is the small farm which can be purchased on reasonable terms, that changes the hired man or tenant into the independent, business-building free-holder.
 | The prediction is made t h a t
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
PRAISE FOR OILED STREETS

To those who happen to be in towns that have foiled streets we want to say that you can find no more worthy cause to agitate.
 Charleston has oiled her streets now for two or three years and each year covers a little more ter ritory. It is one of the greatest comforts imaginable. We have no dust. One oiling lasts good fora year. Merchants save hun dreds of dollars in unspoiled goods by havingeil on the streets. Traffic in bad weather does not cut the oiled roads.
 If you pat 1t on, don't cut it on V nile the ground is vet, for if a rain comes before the cil hes time to dry in 1t will wash off too badly. Let the ground be dry but not too dusty. Try it once and you will continue to use it each year anG put it on more and more of your streets. Charles ton Express.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
WEATHER FORECAST

Cooler with rains causing Rheama- tic pains. Hunts Lightning Oil stops all aches and pains whether from Rheu- matism, Neuralgia, Cuts, Burns or Bruises. The Quickest Liniment known. 25 and 50c bottles. All Druggists.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
GOOD POSITIONS

Draughn s courses of instruction and facilities for securing positions are more strongly IHdorsed by business men than thoseO Of any other business college For catalogue address DraugR0r E Practical Business College. Little Rock or Ft. smith CT Texafkanaor or Memphis.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
NO CALOMEL NECESSARY

The injurious fleet and unpleasant ness of taking Calomel is done away with by Simmons Liver Purifier, the mIIdest known liver medicine yet the most thorough in actiol. Put up in vel low tin boxes only Price 25c Tried once used always
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14

Physical director Lau has an inter-
esting new game in the physical de-
partment which has made a great
hit with the business men. The game
is called punch-ball, and is practical
ly basket ball played by punching the
ball around on the floor instead of
tossing it. The men have taken to
it strongly on account of its "opu"
reducing qualities. The men will take
their second try at it this afternoon
at the meeting of the business mems
gymnasium club.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14
CHOOSING A WIFE" j.. j..
SUBJECT OF SERMON

At the Methodist Episcopal Church
last night Rev. Elmer Smith delivered
co the first of series of forceful SER
mons on the important subject ''Choos-
ing Wife," This advice was founded
on practical everyday judgment as
we'll as study of psychology and it's
relation to the sexes, and large
crowd gathered to hear the talk on
subjects concerning the home and
private life of men and women. Mr.
Smith had chosen as his text VINO so
findeth wife, tndeth a good thing
Prov. 1922, and "A prudent wife is
from the Lord"-Prov. 1924.
During the course of his sermon he
said:
Marriage, when two persons are
properly mated, is not only the normal
state Of men but it is the ideal state
OF man. Of course when people are
not properly mated marriage is far re-
moved from the ideal. All people find
that love is bliss, but alas, some peo-
pie find that marriage is blister.
Some one has defined matrimony as
that state which is a blessing to a
few, curse to many and great I'M
certainty to ALL Another Cynic de-
clares that the only difference between
honeycomb and honeymoon is that the
former is a lot of little cells while the
latter is great big sell.
1.-The most terrible tragedy imagin-
able is that of a pure, beautiful woman
iunocently sacrificing herself on the al
A..
Such a man who folds in his Shiny en-
brace such a woman, is guilty before
God and men of the most heinous
crimes. Any punishment in this world
or the next is too good for him. Any
true man would reather see his daugh-
ter go into the jaws of man-eating
shark or into the treacherous arms Of
giant octopus than into the matri-
monial arms of welI-dressed, but rot
ten man.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14
IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD
Y. v. E., A. PLANS
TO Lower DUES

At meeting of the members Of the
Young Womens Christian Association
t. be held in the associations rooms
N the Boston building. Tuesday Octo-
Der %, the changes in the present con-
stitution which have been recommend
ed will be read and the opinion of the
members will be solicited. On Octo-
Eer 26, the regular annual meeting of
the association will be held at the
Homestead on King street, and the
changes in the constitution will be vot-
ed on. The changes refer especially
t. the reducing of the senior mmoer-
ship from two dollars to one dollar per
year, and of the junior membership
from one dollar to fifty cents per year.
They also relate to the enlargement
of the board of directors.
The regular Sunday vesper services
were held at the Homestead yesterday
with an unusually large attendance.
The principle talk of the afternoon
was given by Miss Esther Anderson,
who for five years was secretary of the
National Association, and Is now on
her way to the coast from association
work in Australia, Her talk was main.
iy on the Y! w. G. A. work in Austria
liza and she TOLD number of interest
ing things about the girls in that coua-
try. Miss Anderson became very fond
of the life in Australia finding among
tho people there many true friends.
On account of illness, Mrs. Dean
W. Wickes did not speak. Miss Lii
Ian Brady sang Flee as a Bird" and
after the gospel talk upon the subject
Powers of the Unseen" tea was serv.
cd to those present. F.: I'll
+. Mrs. Honeyman, who is visiting IN
the city with her daughter, Mrs. Bark
Ell, was guest at the meeting. For
many years Mrs. Honeyman was presi-
dent of the Portland, Oregon, assoeia.
tion and at che time was On The Na-
ticnal Board of the Y. w. C. A.
The French class will meet for its
second lesson tomorrow afternoon
from three until four o'clock. Enroll.
ments are still being taken for this
class. A Spanish class has been ar
ranged to follow Immediately after
the French class from four until FIVE
o'clock. These classes are under the
direction Of Miss Laura Baker.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14
NAVY WILL RUSH ..:.....
WORK ON WIRELESS

WASHINGTON, October AR
rangements have been made by the
officials of the Navy Department to
equip the proposed high power radio
station on the lsthmus of Panama for
an experimental test before finally
considering the establishment oil
other stations provided for by Con
gress at its last session. = :a
Congress authorized similar high
power radio stations. in. addition to
the one on the canal zone, on the
California coast, in the Hawaiian isl
ands, in Samoa, on the island OF
Guam and in the Philippines.
i Efforts will be made to have the
Panama station and the one to be
erected on the California coast in op-
Grafton by. the time of the opening of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition in
1915 An ideal iste is available on
the beach near San Francisco. Ad-
yantages of that site will be its prox-
unity to the Notifications near San
Francics and its facilities for wire
less communication with the Hawaii
an islands.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14
NEW ACT AT
We LIBERTY TONIGHT

The Sierra this morning brought a
number of vaudeville acts for the
Consolidated Amusement Co. and
Manager McGreer was on the go from
early morn until late in the afternoon
arranging for accommodations of the
Thespians, What gave him more
trouble and worry than anything else
was the pony circus which he had
scheduled for the Liberty tonight But
the Territorial vets insisted that the
little animals had to undergo guar.
antine whether they we're trained or
not. Appealing, McGreer was unable
to get his ponies off so he.will have to
postpone their opening until Thurs.
day night.
One of the other big acts that ar
rived this morning but didn't give
McGreer any trouble, is La Boheme, a
trio of high class voealists and -in-
strumentalists, who will be headlin
ers at the Liberty tonight. SEss
The trio which consists of e. Mo-
linario, baritone, N. Giustat, bass, and
A. Rooues, tenor, have elaborate press
notices and it seems that they scored
heavily wherever they appear. One
of the notices refer to them as the
best act in vaudeville today. ...
The followers, Pattersons Models,
bic" Palma will make etonight's night
an unusually strong one A number
of first run pictures depicting the ever
popular Western life will add to the
attractiveness of the bill.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14

All Los Angeles eptuagenarianE
are to hold picnic in Hollenbecf
park
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14
SERVANT PROBLEM IN HONOLULU
ASA MATTER OF GOOD english
BY A HOCSEKEEPER.

assistants are employed and they are
more apt to make their purchases
there.
Loss May Be Serious.
In the case mentioned above where
local firm lost the trade of another
firm, the money spent in that line OF
goods easily ran into the thousands in
year, and even a small amount of
the total taken in would have paid a
competent man. But in trying to save
a very few dollars the firm lost thou
sands. No doubt there are many sim
liar cases and If the business houses
are not now conscious of the fact it is
time for them to take notice.
In the hotels and restaurants the
same complaint is made. In the
places where there, is no private
switchboard Japanese table boy usu-
ally answers the telephone, and his
answer to almost any question Is
Yes. Then in the restaurants where
Japanese are employed as walters it
is often most trying to give an order.
And when one wants kidney saute and
has repeated his order half dozen
times or so he gives UP in despair and
asks for mutton stew. The next day,
however, he takes his meals else
where. Cinnamon make splendid
walters, telephone boys, messengers
and cooks until they become too ego
tistical. And, alas! they are often not
in one employ long before such is the
case. At many of the hotels the tele-
phone boy becomes far too interested
in the conversation of the two parties
talking and sometimes repeats what
he has heard. At other times they do
not bother to connect parties. Many
complaints are made by the tourists
about the absolute indifference which
the telephone aid bell boys show.
There seems but one thing to be
done, the hotels managers. housewives
and employers should be willing to
do their part towards securing good
servants by allowing them no leeway
and by being willing to pay enough
for competent help and by not toler-
ating help that is unsatisfactory.