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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
RAILROADS AND FOREST FIRES
Game Warden, ]. A. vlqHesney, Issues
Letter OF Instructions.

BFLINGTON. w. Va, Sept. State
Game Warden j. A. viqnesney has issued
the following letter TO the various rail-
read companies Of the state, calling their
attention to their duties with reference to
forest fires:
September 8, 1913.
To All Railroad Companies in w es t
Virginia:
| am herewith enclosing Won cloth
poster relative to forest fires in West vir-
ginia, which am having posted through
out the forest areas Of the State, and a
copy OF the Forest, Game and Fish Laws
and refer you TO sections 81 to SO inclusive
for the law relative to forest fires, and the
duties Of railroad companies and their
employees, which in effect is AS follows:
1.-THE law requires all railroad com
panies to remove all inhammahIe materi-
al from their rights-of-way, to provide all
locomotives With netting OF steel or iron
wire to prevent the escape of sparks and
fire frem the smoke stacks and adequate
devices 10 prevent the escape OF fire from
ash pans and furnaces, and to employ in
seasons of drought and before vegetation
has revived in tn e Spring, sufficient
trarknisn 10 put out fires on their rights
oi-way Engineers, conductors Or train
men discovering or knowing OF fires. in
fences, or other material along the rights.
Of way ol the railroad shall report same
at tie first station, to the station agent,
and snch station agent shall forthwith
notify the nearest fire WARDEN, and nse
ali necessary means 10 extinguish samr
Any employer or officer of railroad
company violating any snch provisions
shall be fined not lees than 5000 or
more than $4,000"
am full lnvi, cal that none are mo e
interested in the protection of our forests
from fire than the railroad companies,
and am confident that Won will cherriuIly
assist in any effort to reduce these fires 10
a minimum In manv States the railroad
companies have issued Ins' nciions I o
their section foremeu aud other employ
eea instrucfipg them IT, strictly observe
the provisions oi the statute regarding
same.
do not desire to make prosecutions
Tor eftrnt.s under this statute. but prefer
tn have yonr cooperation in preventing
and controlling these fires Can you not
issue letter of instructions to your
employees concerning this subject7
VIII Won kindly advice by return mail
If your engines are properly equipped
vi h fire screcrs, your r'ghts-of way
cleaned Of inhanimaible material an d
other provisions nj the aw complied
witl,7
Yours very trniy,
]. A. vlQUEsNEY,
Forest Game ar d tisf, Warden.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Notice Of Receiving Bids For the Erection
Of Six Room School Building at
Junior, W. Va.

The Board of Education Of Barker Dis
trict Barbour County West Virginia, will
receive bids at the Public school building
in Junior, West Virginia. on Saturday
September Goth, 1918, at 1870 o'clock
D. M, for the erection Of six room
school building in Juhioi. West Virginia,
according to plans and specifications,
furnished to said Boatd Of Edndation, by
S. w. Ford, and, which plans and speci-
fieatons may be found at the Citizens
National Bank Of Belington. The con-
tract for said binding to be contingent
upon the collection OF q twenty cent spec
Ial key authorized ny the vote Of the
qualified voters OF the District at an eIec-
ton held on july 9Th. 1913.
The Board of Filtration reserves the
right to reject any and all bids submitted
Done by order Of the Board Of Educa-
ton OF Barker District, at a speciat sessioS
on Saturday September 9th, 1918.
f. 6 CHENowETH President.
Attest, j. g. WILSON, Secretary.
GLIB
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18

ONE OF COLORADOs CONVICT MADE ROADS.
withstanding the claims made to this
effect For the most part the prisoners
are employed on piecework. and there
Is no chance for an individual to mas
ter all the details Of any trade Fifty
five per cent Of the prison boards
where prison factory labor ii practiced
are trying to abolish it It is q curse
to every man II touches Under the
contract system the labor contractor
usually becomes the real head Of the
institution and the warden merely q
figurehead.
When ! took charge Of the prison at
Canon City we had 500 idle men in the
institution. Hhese have since been put
to work at road building aud In OPP
Grating 1000 acrv farm adjoining the
prison. Our convict labor has paid as
an economic proposition It has prov
ed efficient and has cost little. Many
states have found convict labor out
side the prison walls improbable be-
cause they have paid too much atten-
ton to guarding the copvicts. Armed
guards have frequently cost more than
the labor was worth. | have found In
my experience that prisoners are just
folks. that there is an element Of good
in most of them and that sane. humane
treatment viii take the place Of arm
ed guards and do the work more eff
GENTLY We are at present working 80
per cent of our prisoners outside the
prison purely on the honor system !
am sure that 10 per cent of the men
In the average prison can be success
fully handled in this manner with a
small percentage Of escapes Work on
The roads Is sought for by our prison
YRS. We make it an object for them
10 do good work md not attempt to
escape In addition to the regular
time of for good behavior. which
amounts in some cases TO ten days a
month. we give an added reduction of
one month for the first years work on
the roads, two months for the second
year. and 50 On up to six months the
sixth year In case OF indeterminate
sentences we deduct this from the
minimum sentence imposed. In case
prisoner on honor breaks bis trust or
attempts to escape he is returned to
| The prison and loses all credit.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Stock Holders Meeting.

Notice il hereby given that at meet
ng ol the stock holders Of the Relngton
Real Estate and Binding Association, y
corporation created and organized nudrt
the laws Of the state Of ,Mest Virginia,
held at The First National Bank Building
in The city Of lexington, w Va, on
Saturday. August is. 1918, The following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolution first: That the Belington
Real Estate and Building Association
corporation created and organized under
the laws of the state OF West Virginia
does hereby discontinue business az
It's charter and oiporate franchises
The board of directors viii proceed to
divide among the stock holders, pro rata
as their interest shall appear all the real
estate and assets of said c. rpo' alton after
dischargiug all debts, Liabilities and OBJ
legations. Bnt no such division shall be
made until after publication of the notice
hereinafter provided.
Resolution Second: That the president
Of this corporation cause notice OF the
adoption of the foregoing resolution to be
published in some newspaper of general
circulation published near tae principal
Office or place of business Of this corpora
ton once a week for four successive
weeks and that he certify these resou-
tons to the secretary of tie state OF West
Virginia and deliver TO him ceriIfi-
cate showing publication of said notice
according to law
Given under my hand this 18th day of
August, 1913.
J. E KEYsER, President
OF said corporation
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
TEST YOUR ALFALFA SEED.
II May Sc Done Easily and cheaply A
Home With Simple Apparatus.

II May Sc Done Easily and Cheaply AZ
Home With Simple Apparatus.
Only one thing on earth VIII settle
the doubt whether alfalfa seed Is pure
or not, ard that Il TO test tho seed
tue best seed ohtainablc--so that the
labor Of blowing and drilling may not
be wholly lost
The testing can be done at home.
II takes only a simple apparatus, con
sisting Of two pieces Of damned OF blot
ting paper about six Inches square. be-
tween which are nllced 100 seeds. The
whole, placed between two plates.
should he Kept moist, but not sop
ping wet The seeas which have
sprouted should be counted every day.
At the end 81 six days the total mum
Der Of sprouted seeds Will represent
fairly well the terminating power Of
the sample Good Attain seed should
give a percentage of at least eighty.
Besides the terminating power there
Is another quality which must be con.
sidered III judging sample Docs II
contain large number al brown
seeds7 II 50. it would be safer not to
use IT The brown seed may sprout
in the apparatus just ais described, but
fail entirely GO make plants when put
in the ground ont Of doors Tests at
various experiment stations have
shown this TO be true
Many farmers sow screenings or
seed which is little better than
screenings and try to make up Cor lack
of quality by doubling the quantity
This may do well enough where land
Is cheap but there is too much dam
ger anywhere 81 getting n poor stand
and OF sowing the land 10 Weeds
Kansas Industrialiet
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18

u am the mother OF eighteen children
and have the praise OF doing more work
than any young woman in my town"
writes Mrs @ J, Martin, Boone Mil, Va.
II suffered for five years with stomach
trouble and could not eat as much as a
biscuit without suffering. have taken
three bottles OF Chamberlain's Tablets
and am now we'll woman and weight
l6s pound can eat anything | want
to, and as much as want and fell better
than have at any time in ten years
refer to any one in Boone Mill or vicinity
and they will vouch for what | say
Chamberlain's Tablets are for sale hy.
Grant Graham. Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Strengthen Weak Kidneys.

Don't suffer longer wish weak kidneys,
You can get prompt relief by taking Elec-
trio Bitters, that wonderful remedy prais-
ed by women everywhere. Start with a
bottle to-day. you will soon feel like a
new woman with ambition to work, with
out fear of pain. Mr.. John Bowling Of
San Francisco wrtes:-4G Gratitude for
the wonderful effect of Electric Bitters
prompts me to write. II cured my wife
when all else failed Good for the liver
as well. Nothing better for indigestion
or biliousness Price, soc, and 81 90, at
Grant Graham. (Adv)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
How,s This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case ot Catarrh that cannot be
cnred nv tiai;'s Catarrh Cure.
+. /. CHENEY 4 co, Toledo, 0.
W.. ne md sig,,e.i. ave- knnvn F.
j. Cr.a.e 7, '',a i.-' Is wears and be-
i've l,i,.. e"rsec'lv he os,h.. IN All busi-
nose s.,nsarsi.an- ard finau-'a ah" to
carry OFT auy onlga'ionA v aia Is hi4
firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF couNEa'E.
Tledo, o.
Halls Oatarrh Cure is taken ip'ernaly ,
acting dirretiv upon the blood and mn
eons surfaces of the system. Testimonl-
ais tent fr,.., Price rs cents per bottle.
So a hs all Druggist
The Hairs Family Pills for constipa-
tiol (Ady.)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
GOOD HAY PEN.

they win refuse TO eat 1t. Here IL
good plan for making d hay pen into
which the hay may be thrown. Set
four posts into the ground, one at each
corner OF parallelogram 6 By feet
Nail strong by As 10 these posts ev-
cry foot from the ground to the height
of three feet Leave space wide
enough for stock to get their heads
through easily and nah another by A
or attach strong barbed wire IA Its
place. This will keep the stock from
jumping into the pen. II 2 by 4 pieces
cannot be obtained strong poles Sc
cured from the timber and trimmed ut
ends so they can be nailed may be
used instead. Iowa Homestead.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Caught a Bad Cold

Last winter my son caught very bad
cold and the way he coughed was some-
thing dreadful," writes Mrs Sarah +.
Duncan, Of Upton, Iowa. ''We thought
sure he was going into consumption.
We bought just one bottle Of CHAMBER
lain's Cough Remedy ond that one bottle
stopped his congh and cured his cold
completely" For sale by, Grant Gra-
ham. Adyr
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
shaan N the cornfieIds.

One great advantage in keeping
sheep in dry season when the pas
lures are dried up and closely eaten
off is that we can turn the sheep into
the cornfelds as soon as the corn is
well silked out, and this without injury
to the corn. The sheep eat any grass
and weeds among the corn and also
the lower leaves on the cornstalSs
without detrlment to the caring Of the
corn.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Eor the LIorsa,a sore shoulders.

III the horses shoulders should show
signs Of becoming sore, the skin being
unbrokan, very good application y
sulphate Of zinc. one half an ounce;
sugar of lead one-half an ounce, and
water, one quart, and an excellent 70,
ton for hardening the shoulders. even
when they have not yet shown any
disposition to become sore is powder
ed alum, one ounce; sulphurc acid,
one, dram. and water one quart.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Safest Laxative for Women

Nearly every woman needs good lax
alive. DR.. Kings New Life Pills are good
because theyare prompt. safe, and do not
cause pain. Mrs. NJ. @. Dunlap Of Leadill,
Tenn. says, "Dr. Kings New Life Pills
helped her troubles greatly" Get box
to-day. Price, zoe. Recommended by
Grant Graham (Adv
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
N office

have enstalIed new planer and are
saw in connection with nv handle bust
ness, and am now prepared to work yonr
lumber into siding, flooring, sheeting,
cornice, Etc. | also have supply Of the
above on hand for sale or trade.
1t will pay you to investigate.
l.. l.. BENNETT,
Bib BeliEgton, W. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Linae.-

A limestone soil is a good soil. This
proverb states a rule to which the ex-
ceptlons are SO few, If there are any.
that they need not be considered.
Lime is more generally needed than
most Of us are aware. Try Q few
bushels of lime on the fields you are
about to SOW to clover and see Il Il
makes a better crop Farm and Fire
side.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
TOO oLpa

Too old to bother with trees,
eh? Well, WELT Some years ago
a Mr.. Cobb OF Massachusetts set
out an orchard when he was sew
enty years old He mildly re-
marked. when rldIcuIed that
some one could use the fruit.
AS matter of fact. he lived TO
be t07 years old, SO local history
afIirms. and enjoyed for many
years the harvests from those
trees. Farm Journal.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
County Directory

CIRCUIT COURT
Warren 3 Kittle, Judge
A 6 jenkins, Prosecuting Attorney
Utas w Brandon, Clerk
COUNTY COURT
f. A. Waugh, President,
Z L. Grouse aud 2. A. Switzer;
S. f. Hoffman. Clerk
Arthur +. i,tsnnett, Sheriff.
tsnrey Cordsf, Assessor.
County Engineer
hlis"o rih p" ''Ts'"' County Surveyor
G q. Marsh, Snpt Free Schools.
Cont House At Philippi, W Va
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Hay FEEDING PEN.

MAJ Be Used In Supplying Fodder to
5toclt In the FieIds.
A great many farmers turn their
stock into fields III the spring and feed
them hay from the stack often they
haul out the hay and throw it on the
ground While the stock may get a
good deal of 1t. they viii necessarily
trample a lot Of II into The ground Or
SO befoul 1t by running over 1t that
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Dependency

Is often caused by indigestion and con-
stidation, and quickly disappears when
Chamberlain's Tablets are taken For
sale by Grant Graham ADV
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18

Hunters and rrappers make some easy
money now by catching skunks alive. !
will pay you a good price for live skunks.
l.. w. HARRIS,
Belington, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
Lost

One gold dollar attached to chain.
Finder please return to this Office and re-
ceive reward.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18

NAE. CHURCH, sOUTh-Preaeh !.
Az Aing lsl, Srd and Atm Sundays oil
each rnonth. PRAYER meeting "Wednesday
aight. Sunday School $50 m. Rev. -
g. Switzer, pastor
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH-Rev. Geo D.
A>Gritfin. pastor. Sunday School a
GAS a. M. J. nj. Terrell. Sup Prayer
meeting Wednesday night q each week.
M K. GNU RCH-Rev. X o. Phillips
V pastor. Preaching every Sunday
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening
Sunday school every Sunday at $3.50 am.
s. r. Keller Supt
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18

Before planting any large guam
tity of small grain, grass or clio
yer seed send sample to your
state experiment station for ex
animation The seeds Of many
noxi0us plants are to be found in
impure and unreliable seeds. It
Is far easier to do this than to
eradicate some pestiferous weed
that obtains a firm foothold on
your farm.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-18

BFLINGToN. w. Va, Sept. State
Game Warden ]. A. viquesney has issued
the following letter TO the various rail-
read companies Of the state, calling their
attention to their duties with reference to
forest fires:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Country While You Wait

From Pearson's Weekly.
Mrs John Ellington, the veteran actress
who celebrated her birthday recently.
tells many stories. grave and gay, of the
days when theatrical work was harder
than it is now
Once when she was playing in stock
company at the Theatre Royal. Glasgow,
one of the actors badly wanted a holi-
day He applied TO the manager for a
few days off. but the manager. who
never believed in making concessions il
he could help 1t, did not seem very sym
pathetic.
Il have to work SO hard here" the
actor protested bitterly, that 1 never
have a chance of seeing the country"
The manager called to one of the scene
Iifters to let down the backcloth of
rural scene
"There" he exclaimed, directing the
actors attention to the scene. There's
green grass for you. and miles and miles
OF country What more do YOU wante
''ro throw myself down on the green
grass" and suiting the action to the word
he hurled himself into a sitting position
on the grass on the canvas, ripping it, of
course, to pieces; "and to climb the
trees" he continued jumping UP and at
tempting TO climb the canvas trees, and
reducing the screen to ribbons.
And before the astonished manager
had recovered the actor concluded: And
to get a job with a manager who isn't
a nigger driver" And he strode mag
nificently out of the building, never to
return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Euery Home Needs
This Fine Remedy
A Mild, Reliable Laxative
tonic is Something No
Family Should Be
Without.

No well regulated home. should be
without a laxative for there is scarcely
n day in a family of several persons
that someone doesn't complain of a
headache, of sleeplessness, or show the
first signs of a cold.
A laxative then becomes a necessity
or what was trifing congestion at the
beginning may run into a serious cold
or fever. No harsh remedy is needed
but simply a mild laxative-tonic that
will make the liver active and stir up
the bowels. People who have tried a
great many things. and are themselves
heads of families who have seen the
little Ills run to big ones, will tell you
that there is nothing better than Dr.
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, which you can
obtain al any drug store for fifty cents
or one dollar a bottle, the latter being
the family size.
Among the great believers in Syrup
Pepsins for constipation in old or young
and as a general household emergency
remedy is Mrs. j. w. Anderson, Osa-
watomie, Kans., who writes after using
one sample bottle and two dollar bottles
of DIR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin: "On
the plea of duty that every one
owes to fellow sufferers, | appeal to all
such who are bowed in spirit, broken III
health and discoura ged with life, not to
give up until they have given DR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin fair trial" Syrup
Its purity is vouched for Mothers give
At to tiny babies, and grown people, TAX
ing little larger amount, find it equal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
LION ON THE TRACK
Made An Attack ON the Engine-Big
Beasts Curiosity

From the Empire Magazine
A construction train was putting along
with heavy load of material near Gwelo
when a full grown lion was sighted
stretched right across the line and bask-
ing peacefully in the sun. In reply to
the whistle of the engine the brute looked
up lazily. but did not attempt to move.
The efforts of the driver and, the stoker
to drive him off the line by pelfing him
with billets of wood were no better re-
warded. The train was on the point of
coming to standstill, when the lion lost
his temper. He took sudden spring at
the engine, seeking in vain for some-
thing on its smooth surface into which
he could drive his claws and thus secure
a foothold. Again and again the beast
sprang, falling clear of the engine every
time.
The driver hen realized that the best
thing to do was to go full steam ahead
and trust to the weight of the trucks be-
hind the train on the line to clear the
lion from it's path. This was done, with
the result that the lion, a magnificent
specimen, was cut to pieces by the engine
wheels.
One of the surveyors of the Cape to
Cairo railway had narrow escape. He
was riding along one OF the numerous
Kaffir paths on his bicycle when he was
suddenly confronted with a lion. Now,
a lion is curious and loves to study any
thing new. The man performed an act
which probably saved his life.
He lifted his bicycle upon his head and
commnced to carry it in this fashion.
The lion was apparently very much inter-
csted in this strange creature that carried
a machine on top of his head and followed
the man all the way to the nearest camp,
some eight miles distant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
The Wrong Bus

From the London Evening Standard.
Paris.-A notorious stopped on the Place
! de la Bourse, and a man climbed with
difficulty into a seat. He carried one
of those large black cases which lawyers
and literary men with documents affect
in Paris. He was poorly dressed. old,
short sighted and gray headed He was
very busy with his papers and when he
looked up from them, exclaimed aloud
that he had made mistake. and was
travelling in the wrong direction. The
bus was stopped for him, he scrambled
out and got into another
When he had gone, a large yellow en-
yelope with red seals on it was found on
his seat. Though there were seals, the
envelope was open. Let us look" said
the other passenger, at may contain
his address, and certainly 1t contains
documents of value to him, perhaps even
bonds or shares The envelope was
opened and the papers taken out for
examination. They were bundle of adj
vertisenients of a new restaurant which
has been opened near the boulevards.
THE old lawyers clerk spends his day
riding about in buses, finding that he is
in the wrong one. and leaving advertise
ments behind him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Why Lions Heads on Fountains?


Most of the things that are custom
airy with us had some good reason for
their origin. though we are apt to ac-
cept them and not inquire what that
origin was. The water in a great many
public fountains. whether for man or
beast. comes out of lions mouth Did
you ever stop to think why lions
head should be chosen in preference to
any other design?
This is said to be the reason: Among
the ancient Egyptians the rising of the
waters of the River Nile was the most
important event of the year. as it
meant life and prosperity to the whole
nation.
This rising of the waters always
took place when the sun was in the
constellation of Leo. or the lion SO
they adopted the shape of a lioY the
symbol for the life giving waters of
the Nile. and all their fountains were
carved with a lions head. The Greeks
and Romans copied this symbol, and
so 1T has come down to us.