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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Win Have a speciaI.

Major Thomas w. Woodward of the
adjutant generals department made a
trip to arrange with. the railroads for
the transportation of the Kentucky
militia to Admission, Ala, on July 26
Three special trains will be run, each
train to- carry regiment of the Ken
lucky soldiers. The Kentucky troops
are to camp with the regulars this
year and will go into the camp OF in
struction prepared to learn much of
actual warfare. At Murray a COM
pany has been formed and has ap-
Piled for admission into the guard.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Foxhounds for the Kaiser.

London, Eng, May liza pack of
foxhounds was sent from England on
last Thursday to Potsdam for the
German emperor. who has made up
his mind to introduce fox hunting into
his domains
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Little boy, work hard. study well. be
good, and you may grow up to be i'm
portant enough to be selected to pitch
the first ball at the opening game of
the season.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
state Federation Of woman's Clubs.

The official program of the eigh
teenth annual convention of the Ken
lucky State Federation of Woman's
Clubs, to be held at Mammoth Cave
May 1881, has been issued by the
state president. Among the speakers
are Miss Rebecca Averill, Mrs. ]. A
Rudy, Mrs. B. L. Banks, Harry A
Sommers. Miss Mary Agnes Best
New York; Mrs. Clarence Martin
Miss Christian, Mrs. Tourney, Miss
Fannie Rawson, the Hon. r. Y. Thorn
as, Major Crump. Miss Mary Fithiar
Hutchcraft and others.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Edison has completed an invention
which makes 1t possible to have NOV.
ing pictures at home. About the only
thing that cannot be had at home now
Is home life
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Mssons Convinced Of kImmers Clair

Masons Convinced Of kimmePs Claim.
chicago. Ill.-Masonic friends of the
man who asserts he is George A. Kim
mel. former banker of Niles, Mich,
who has been missing for IA years, are
convinced of the truth OF his story and
are raising funds to defray his hos
pital expenses. The New York Life
Insurance Co.. for whom the Kimmel
claimant is star witness In an insur-
ance case involving ta- payment Of
100000, has given notice it will not
pay for the operation which is be-
iieyed to have restored TIE mans
memory.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Chief of Police Drops Dead.

Binghamton. N. Y. May 13.-Police
Chief Burdette Abel dropped dead at
his desk al. headquarters here Friday.
He was sixty-eight years old and had
been member Of the police force for
forty-nine years.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Someone puts forth the theory that
the operation for appendicitis removes
a mans temper. He certainly loses
it when the bill comes in.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Thrown From Horse: Killed,

Joliet, ILL.,, May 11.-Frank viora.
well-known horse and livery stable
owner. of this city was instantly killed
Thursday when thrown in front of an
electric car by a horse which he was
riding.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

A beautiful young actress has hid
den herself because she received
threatening letters. At the proper mo-
ment her press agent win proceed to
find her
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

A New York woman says that moth
ers should teach their daughters to
fiirt. What cheerless girlhood that
woman must have had!
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
New Bank for Frankfort.

Articles of incorporation were
filed in the county clerks office by
The American Bank and Trust Co.,
of this city, with capital stock of
100000. The incorporators are Cap
tain Ghas. E. Dexter. Graham Vree-
land, f. NJ Spiller, J. A. Bell and
Hubert Vreeland, and the new bank
will begin business as soon as a suit
able building can be secured and
other details of the organization are
completed. This new bank will fill a
want that has long been manifest IN
the city Of Frankfort.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

The Cleveland youth who drew pay
from one firm under thirty-five differ
emit names would be valuable poll
teal asset In a close election.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Teachers in Switzerland town are
considered too old to teach at thirty.
This age limit makes the Osler one
quite antediluvian.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Holland Minister Of Marin. ont.

IU'tdfIU N''tIStST Uf WdTTHc QUIts.
The Hague. May 13.-vice-Admiral
J. Wentholt. minister of marine. re-
signed Friday in consequence of the
defeat in the chamber of deputies Of
the proposal to build a battleship for
service in the Dutch East Indies.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

The newly discovered deposit of
iron ore in Pennsylvania is said to be
mother lode" Fathers load was
discovered by him long ago.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

A scientific experimenter is seeking
a way Of making aerial travel safe.
There seems to be at present but one
recipe for that fact: Don't go up
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

The feet of the Chinese women will
never be bound again. This time
they have put their feet down good
and hard, once and for all.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

A New York court has ruled that 1t
Is libelous to call man "a dead one"
In other words. speak only good Of the
living dead.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Still. II the hobble skirt should as
sist in ushering in the era OF the low
street car step 1t might rank as
blessing in disguise.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

A. Yale student has deserted the for
estry class to marry an actress. How
ever she may yet send him back to
the woods.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
DECoYED TO OUTSKIRTS
Florida Deputy and Sheriff Stain BY
Negroes, Who Are Captured by
Wounded Officer.

Gainesville, Fla.--Marshal c. H.
Slaughter and Deputy Sheriff Charles
White, Of Archer, Fla, were decoyed
to lonely spot near there and assas-
sinated.
j. A. Manning, another deputy,
feigned death and escaped after being
wounded. He shot one of the murder
srs, capturing him and his three sons,
who are now in jail.
/ Marshal Slaughter received a mes
sage that there was gambling game
in progress among negroes on the out
skirts of the town. He deputized
White and Manning, and started for
the scene. Everything seemed to be
quiet, but when the officers started to
reconnoitre they were greeted with a
volley of shots.
Marshal Slaughter and Deputy
White fell at the first fire. Both were
dead when aid arrived. Manning also
fell with wound in his abdomen. He
feigned death, and as the negro assail-
ant started away shot Cain Perry, one
Of the number, and at the point of a
pistol captured Perry's three sons.
who were alleged to have been impli-
Gated in the shooting.
The four negroes were placed in
Jail. Possible violence to them is
feared.
Ben Stokes, notorious blind
tiger" operator, was shot and killed
by Marshal Slaughter several months
ago. Slaughter, it was declared, was
forced to shoot in self-defense-
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Polar exploration may be pleasant
pastime. but the average man prefers.
beef to dog meat
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
THE PROGRESSIVE WEST
VIRGINIAN
Published Every Thursday at Williamson
BY THE WILLIAMSON PRINTING COMPANY
THoS. B. GARNER. Manager,

No gigi is quite so eager to find the
J first freckle of the season as the first
dandelion. III
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

A liner has arrived in Boston with
1900 tons Of Irish potatoes, but think
OF the rejoicing If they had been
beans.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Sowing seeds of kindness. is all
right, and sowing grass seed is also
good.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Almost time to dig up and polish
the ancient jests about the highlander
who runs the summer hotel.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Baseball results are as well worth
worrying about as most other trou-
bles
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Reports that the peach crop has
been destroyed must have been de-
layed in transmission.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

To street car conductor. the real
in front when he, is told to do so.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Rainstorm Ends Longest Dry Season

HdIhStoTW EHuS LoHgest Dry OedsoH,
Panama The dry season on the
isthmus ended with great rafnstorm-
The dry period, which was the longest
recorded since the Americans have oc-
cupied the zone, has greatly facili-
tated the work OF digging the canal,
and it is announced that 1000 white
employees will be dropped from the pay
rolls before the end OF May Within
the next three months Gatun Lake
will rise 33 feet. All the dry excava-
ton now has been practically com
pleted
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

How time does fly! The Philadel-
phia Press has an editorial on The
Simple Graduation Gown,
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

A New York woman found a chunk
Of dynamite in her coal, thus reduc-
ing her visible supply by one lump.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Any householder can get his mus
cles ready for lawn mower operation
by raking up around the place.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Survey OF the Worlds News

$1,000 and 5on10 years Old, Hiram
Ningh1m IS head Of the expedition,
who's" miss ion J., 10 lSrpltain whether
Peru rllly waS the cradle Of the la.
man rlcc rs hts been asserted. The
expedition Na> "rpnni2ct under The
auspices "f lnic university and the VA
tional ;cogr3phi, @o,irty, ald will
mike cIoct., o. continue and extend The
""rl ~, nmplishcd hy the Vale rcruyi-
m expedition, Of inst year. utilizing the
discoveries chen made and continuing
lnrlhr" along tie same lines, Twenty
thousand dollars WAS raised FOR the
present Wura. Nuc Sl0,0'n
and III" National Geographic society
an cqlGl amount
IN attempt will BE- made % discover
aud identify the places mentioned in
the Spanish chronicles and In the early
aGj0UnIf@ Of Peru. particularly the
places c0n1ectcd wtlreflic thirty-iive
years of Inca rule after tile advent of
I!Zarro
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAM INTERNATIONAL SERIES. =

priest. the ex-hiGh priests and the lead
crs OF the pricstly party who belonged
To the Sadducees. The scrlbes'' were
The teachers or doctors Of the law
duke Y, 10. Rejected" y
Killed" rise again" These
three events literally took place IN Jc-
rusalem. and the instigators were
these members OF the sanhedrin.
"Openly" without reserve or modi6-
cation. so that the disciples could I'M
derstand his meaning. Peter took
him. This was not an act of sheer
impulse. but was done after thought
hence the force OF the severe rehukc
of Jesus. "Gct thee behind me, Satan"
II was this same Temptation Of an
easy way To success. ut the cost of
character. that Jesus resisted once be-
fore in the wilderness Matt. iv. 1m.
Peter was here inspired by tho evil
one. who for the moment was using
him as his agent "Snvorest not"
"mindest not freVisiom The fact
that he resisted the purpose of Jesus
was proof that he was no. in sympa-
thy with the mind Of Cod
Chapter viii. -, TO TX. IA serious
program.
Some time was given 70 the people
IN the villages of Cncsarea Phlllppi.
Many were trying TO enter the king
dom of God on easy terms and with
ort considering fully the Conditions.
These words on discip,eship are adj.
dressedtO the people" with
his disciples" No one is rejected ey-
cept those who deliberately reject the
conditions. ''Whosoever will come
after me" This means any and all.
without respect Of persons. "Deny
himself" True self denial does not
consist In humiliation. Int in consecra-
tion ri life to Jesus Christ "rnke IN
his cross" rhia is the symbol Of snc
riiicc "Save his ilfe." lie who is
morel by spirit of self seeking max
obtain worldly success lie many lin
Cacsarra. l'rt he will lose the higher
life az ;he Spirit. What shall II prof
it, Not only Is the exchange Of
doubtful advantage: II Is a positive
loss. Ashamed Of me and Of my
words"-through n lack Of moral
courage 10 stand for the truth ms one
seek Il. "Ad,;tnrous and sinful" I've
cause they had turned away from God.
when be con.eth"-at the end Of
the world. 70 wind M the affairs OF
earth" 49, 1874
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
ADVANTAGE OF PERSONAL
CONTACT WITH TRADESMEN.
Corresponding With Mail Order Houseo
IL Unsatisfactory Way OF Pur-
chasing Your Goods.

How good II is to have friends. Do
you realize the local merchant Il your
friend? II L. he who tries 10 make
Your NE easier by contracting for
I goods which he takes "A chance on your
I buying from him He invests his com
/ iulgttvc!y snnll capital In things that
you need. which you use, always with
an eye for iiling your wants II he
handles pcriShihlc goods IL il his loss
If they become unstable. He must
worry and take the responsibility for
the running OF his business And what
iS Il all for. The local merchant rs
u ruAr;~f lie t., adiuei2ed Il success.
takes no more profit than the success
III man working for II salary. Yet he
Is forced Ia he always agreeable 10 his
customers whether he feels In the hu-
NOR ~ not AMI must shoulder the full
weight al the cares Of his business.
Take tlic head of II large mall order
concern He also Is hllcd with the
cares of business. But his mind works
along different channels from those of
the local merchant. Fine words and al-
lurinT paragraphs sent 10 your home
In expensive circulars for which you
payl are his speciality.
lie may get up in the morning with
n crouch and his i'll temper stay with
him all day. He doesn't have to sup
press his feelings before his custom
crs because his customers never come
in contact with him. He has hundreds
uf clerks under him who are formed
into various departments. If you have
received something from his concern
of which You have some complaint 70
offer, you write to the Office and Il
subordinate replies, usually with II
stcreotyped excuse signed by one Of
the managers II this answer Is I'M
SatSfa tory you write again and again.
perhaps, before You get anywhere near
satisfactory rectification OF your
K complaint,
In Just this respect Is where the To-
cal merchant proves his value. If by
chance on occasion arises In which h.
has not given You entire satisfaction
the local merchant is always there to
receive you and makes things right.
He has to And he does il at once.
You SEQ the proprietor In this case,
and HE Is responsible to you, not some
clerk Il hundred or a thousand miles
away whom you never saw or con
verScd with.
II Is 10 your advantage, Mr.. Gus
toner. 10 trade at home. Leave your
money with the man who Is working
TO please You ana who has cast his
lot with your community. Don't dis
+ courage an optimist All local mer-
chants arc optimists when they start
In business ana il is mp to the pur.
chasing public 10 help Increase that
optimism Optimism cannot prevail
i'm any town whose people send money
tc the graSpinC mail order houses
y White the local merchant right at ones
very door. continually catering To the
wants Of his fellow townspcoplc by
stocking his store with necessary sup
plies. is left to fail for wan, of patron
/ age.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Farm, Ad,ice and .SuG6eSffon ,
FALL SPRAYING ADVISED
TO KILL FRUIT TREE ILLS.
Only Way to Control San Jose Scale
and Other Pests ie Treatment.
With Insecticides.

I Many men have picked qualities oi
/ good fruit from trees that n few years
] before seemed hopelessly taken py
scsle ard other pests, Controlling San
Jose scale Is "A decidedly easy propo-
stion when compared to some orchard
pests. Accidentally, the lime sulphur
solution was found to be an effective
remedy 1t is today the leading rem
,.edy for controlling the scale, says the
american Agriculturist
All spraying for the control OF the
San Jose scale must he, done While the
trees IRE dormant--that Is, after the
leaves drop in the fal and before they
appear in the spriag. As rule, the
conditions 70: spraying In the fall are
more ideal than in the early spring. MS
there are more calIE, warm days mt
that time Then. too, If one tails TO
cover all the tree tie first time he win
have opportunity to 20 over the tree
again in the spring, which could not
he done il the first spraying came In
the spring In al cases where scale IL
serious thorough application should
be given in the fall. The results Of
spraying depend upon the thorough
ness Of the application Every twig on
every tree must be coated with the
mixture II best results are 10 he had.
4 single live scale left on tISig may
nfest the whole tree in one season.
hence the Importance OF thoroughness
In the work.
Fall spraying will he very beneficial
! 10 the orchard in other WAYS as well
M by getting the scale under control.
Nothing is known that will be more
effective in the way of cleaning up
/ trees than the application 81 these
chemicals. They will cause the To-
moval Of the old dead bark and the
improvement Of tho general appear.
ance Of the tree. II Is difficult for one
to believe that by simply spraying cor
/ tain chemicals on tree such changes
will result. The only way is TO try
them on your own trees. Then. too,
fall spraying is great help in clean.
ing up fungous diseases There are
large numbers Of disease spores being
! scattered about the orchard nll through
! the fall and winter. and II Is impossi
bile to determine how much benefit will
result from fall spraying IL these spores
are destroyed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23


Chaptor0vii. o7.3o. \ great confcs-
sion. ~
Jesus was now more than ever de-
tcrniinod to meet the twelve by them
selves. So lc kent away as much as
possible from places in the north
where hc would probably he known
and entered the towns of Caesarea
rhilippi" This city was about TWEEN
ty.tivc miles from the sen of Galilee.
"By The way" Luke states that
Jesus approached this season Of cat
g hi2irg the Disciples after II period of
prayer chaptcr iX, 49, Whom do
men say that ann" Different impress
siuus had hccu made on the people. but
in every ease Jesus was regarded as a
severe and uucOinpromisinG teacher.
John the Baptist" was the prophet of
unawcryug loyalty to the law Of right
CullSucSs. ELIAS" was Tie fiery ScourGc
Of Jehovah. hcralding penalty 10 King
ard rruTlc. "Onc of the prophets"
Matthew adds the name Of Jeremiah,
"
alrsscs cone luded that Jesus was ont
of the ordinary but they were lnad"-
.Guatc "But whom say We that ann"
Did the dist inles share IN these opin-
ions? Here was the opportunity for
them 10 utter their mind. and Peter
seized II on behalf OF the twelve Thou
art the Christ" Matthew adds the
Son of The living Cod" and Luke re-.
ports the reply Ia the words tho
Christ of God" The three accounts
rgrec in the essential truth that Jesus
is the Messiah. This confession was
acceptable. and Jesus shed on Peter n
holy brnedic,iun Matt. xvi. ITO.
TEL no wan of hiA." lie strictly com
mnndcd that they should not make
known this ruth about his Mrssinnic
chara, ter "a the pcOiic, They were
not yet prepared for IT, and misSon-
ccptious would surely multiply.
Chapter viii. 3l-33. \ bad mistake.
The Important feature In his instruc-
ton of the twelve is here explicitly
sci forth "NluSt suffer many things"
The thought Of suffering Messiah
was rCpusivc. although the prophets
had emphasized il. The elders" were
THE noup:Cfcssional or lay element in
The council" (sweteI." THE chief
PRIESTS" These consisted Of the Lieh
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
A TWEWTY-EIGHT BUSHEL TRIP
What Extra Yield of Whoa; Meant to
an Oklahoma Family.

The HoldenS live near Amorlta. Okla'
The farm spreads over little more
than 1000 acres. 500 of which Is IN
wheat. This wheat harvested twenty
eight bushels TO the acre this year and
thereby hangs the story 10 explain Il
special car attached 70 the Orient reg
uiar passenger short ime ago when
Il pulled into Wichita, Kan, :
Boys" said William Holden, the
father, IF she goes twenty bushels or
bette. I'll take you all the whole XII
ana doodle Of yotI-to California on
Sightseeing trip"
"Shc" went twenty eight bushels. s."
Mr. Holden did bundle the whole XII
and Doodle OF them into special car
and went to California. And the whole
kit and noodle meant forty-ifve per-
sons. There were Pa Holden seven
boys and girls tho wives Of few
married sons. fourteen or fifteen grand
children. two rephcws, one oH tNo
hired hands and mother, The tripCwas
10 last a month.
The extra eight bushels an acre,
said Mr. Holden. will pay the bill
for the trip. The 500 acres yielded
about $4,000 bushels, which sold for
S2l.Sa0. nearly $1,000 more Dian "N
pcetcd to get country Gentleman.