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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-08-28
SIXTH ANNUAL FAIR AND EXPOSITION

Most elaborate exhibits atracye and Interestingly displayed THE FAIR Of all FAIRS
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-08-28

FOR SALE p good lots in Belington
at a real bargain, w. Ii. Barger
Keyser, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-08-28
FIRE WARDENs

The Forest, Game and Fish Warden is
ex-ofiicio fire warden of the State, and all
deputy wardens are deputy fire wardens
for their respective counties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
a man never knows what durn fool
ne can make of himself until he falls in
love.
The old fashioned man who used to eat
off the oilcloth on the kitchen table now
has a son who kicks because the linen
on the dining room table is soiled.
A man should keep his trouble until he
finds fellow who is looking for it.
Lots of women would practice economy
if their husbands incomes could only af
ford the experiment.
1t is a good thing for one half the world
that his better half doesn't know how
he lives.
Lots of men who are too delicate to at
tend to the furnace will cheerfully put
in II months trying to color a calabash
pipe.
OF course it is none of our business,
but Michigan woman. who has just Sc
cured her seventh divorce, announces
her engagement to a wealthy dealer in
second hand furniture.
The old fashioned man who used to an
wear the pants can look around today
and see that he Is half way right. They
are wearing one leg for skirt.
Some women spend So much time maxi
ing the dining room look cheerful that
their husbands have a crouch every night
because supper isn't ready.
What has become of the wax bouquet
under a big glass bell-shaped cover that
used to stand on the marble top center
table in the front room?
An eastern scientist claims that girls
close their eyes while being kissed Dog
gone a cold blooded Investigator, anyway
When we kissed girls we felt so good all
over we had to hold ourselves to keep
from floating away We never noticed
whether her eyes were open or closed.
Did you?
Give a man two raincoats and two UNI
brellas and the whole outfit will always
be at his office when it rains and he Is
home, or at home when it rains and he
Is at the office.
Fathers idea of economy is to buy his
beer in a can and take 1t home because
he can get three or four glasses for a
nickel that way. That's why it costs him
so cents treating his friends every time
he takes the can up to the corner cafe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01

Now that the fifth annual meeting
of the Southern Commercial congress
at Mobile is a thing Of the past, the
next great event in Alabama will be
the land congress, which holds its
annual meeting here next week
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Mobile was especially conspicuous in
the public view because of the visit of
the President Of the United States,
who delivered an epoch-making adj
dress, and in a general way it was a
meeting of far-reaching Importance,
because of the interest in the opening
of the Panama canal.
But as far as Alabama as state
is concerned the land congress which
meets in Birmingham will be of great
err benefit, perhaps, than anything
that has occurred. This state has tens
of thousands of acres of fertile lands
untitled. The wonderful advantages
offered in Alabama to the intelligent
farmer cannot be overestimated.
Every year many home-seekers are
finding their way here, )ut we want
them and we have room for them in
greater numbers than had been
dreamed of in the years gone by.
There is every reason to believe that
the land congress will have wonderful
results.
Many distinguished men in the up
building world will take part in the
discussions. Oscar w. Underwood will
make an address on "The High Cost
of Living" and altogether the con-
gress will be notable in the history of
this part of the country. The rail-
roads have advertised special rate
not only from Alabama towns but
from cities outside of Alabama. There
will be an immense crowd in Birming-
ham next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01

Montgomery Wright of Washington, D.
c.. discusses in the New York sun a
question of much interest. What he has
to say follows:
when l was among New England peo-
pie last summer my attention was called
number of times to my habit of say
There is historical authority for this form
of salutation after noon.
I'm Hamlet Act |, Horatio proposes
to Marcellus to tell Hamlet they have
seen the ghost. Marcellus assents and
says: 4 this morning know where we
shall find him. Later in the day they
meet Hamlet and he greets them by name,
but to Bernardo, who is with them and
apparently not known to him, Hamlet
simply says: Good even, SIR In a
note by Hudson, the editor of the edition
quoted, it is stated: Good even was the
common salutaton after noon.'
"And there is Biblical authority for this
form of salutation According to Genesis
i, 4. g. God divided the light from the
darkness, and called the light day and the
darkness night, and Genesis declares that
morning and the evening were the first
day. And when the darkness cane on
1t was what we still call night. p
'Moore, in his Canadian Boat Song
recognized the close of evening as the
daylight disappeared. Some flowers close
their leaves with the close of day.. and
Milton calls the close of day: AT shut
of evening flowers Those of us who
say, Good evening in the afternoon
recognize twill ht as a part of the. even
ing. Fitz-Greene Halleck thought:
There is an evening twilight of the
heart All the poets recognize evening
as part of the day.
I'm the division of day there is no
authority for fixing the hour OF noon.
Hamlet said it very soon after noon, but
he had a midday dinner, as many coun-
try folk do now. But where dinner
comes later than exact noon it is the
custom to say Good evening after about
2 o'clock.
MANY of the persons who criticise the
use of evening for afternoon have the
absurd custom of saying Good morning
until after shutdown There is no au-
thority for that and the custom of say
ing Good afternoon, now coming back
to sensible people, is far preferable. In
deed, to prevent confusion it is prob
ably preferable to Good evening for the
afternoon"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
u The Mail Service

Every Postmaster General naturally
attempts some in provement in the
administration of his department and
in the mail service of the country.
Mr.. Hitchcock reduced the operating
expenses of the department, but t
was done, it seems, at the cost of eff
ficient service.
Postmaster General Burleson has
decided to standardize the entire mail
service as far as possible with vie '
to efficiency. The department viii
operate a number of model offices
experimentally.
Postal experts will be sent from
Washington to certain central cities,
and these men will cooperate with
the postoffice inspectors in a study
of conditions at desi grated points with
view to a reorganization of the
clerical forces on a more business-li.ie
basis. More people are directly in
terested in the postoifice than any
one branch of government service,
and the experiments under Mr.. Burle-
sons direction will be eagerly
watched.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
HAIR BETRAYs GIRL
New York Herald.

From the New York Herald
A few strands of golden hair stealing
from under the Fedora hat worn by
young person who smoked a cigarette on
the platform of a Third avenue elevated
car last night led Policeman sapson to
believe that the person was a woman. A
young man was with her. and they shared
the same cigarette. The man left the train
at One Hundred and Sixth street
When the girl got off at One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth street sapson asked
her if she were not girl. She said she
was, and Immediately became hysterical
She wore a sack suit and patent leather
shoes.
AT the East One Hundred and Twenty
sixth street station the girl said she was
Miss Wanda Savansky; that she lived
with an aunt at house in East Seven
tenth street. the number of which she
could not recall, and that the man with
her was her fiance. She said her mas
queradng as man was the result of a
wager with the young man. A charge of
masauerading as a man was entered
against her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
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MELLEN AND HIS FRIENDS
From the Popular Magazine.

FROM the Popular magazine.
Recent newspaper criticism of Charles
S. Mellen's administration of the New
to believe that he hadn't friend in the
world. But no matter how few his friends
may have been. he always went out of
his way to do them a favor If it could
possibly be done.
Some time ago one of Mellen's Boston
friends, short, stout, and corpulent, a
problem to all tailors found himself in a
predicament. He was in New York. and
had received an invitation to attend an
important dinner at the Waldorf, to be
given in honor of one of Wall streets
big men that same evening. 1t was nearly
clock in the afternoon when he received
the invitation, and the one dress suit that
would possibly fit him was at his home in
Boston. To go to the dinner in business
attire was out of the question:; and to
endeavor to find a dress suit in New
York that would fit him was also out of
the question.
There was only one solution, he must
get that suit over from Boston. He tele-
-phoned his secretary at Boston to get the
suit and rush it to New York on the first
train out.
When the secretary arrived at the Bos-
ton station of the New Haven, dress suit
under his arm, he found that the New
York express had just left, and that the
next train would not arrive in New York
until nearly 10 O'Clock. The secretary
was in state of prostration, for the din
ner was to be held at s.
Just then Mr.. Mellen came out of the
station and CHANGED to see his friend S
secretary. and also that something was
wrong He walked over to the young
man and asked the trouble. The secre-
tary told him of the telephone message,
and of his just missing the New York ex-
press.
'Why, that will be all right" said Mel
len. 81 guess we can fix you up"
Then he strolled back into the station
and gave orders that the tracks should
be cleared, and a special made up to
take the secretary and his friends dress
suit to New York. And his friend was
in his allotted seat when the dinner was
called, wearing a fairly we'll fitting dress
suit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
UNDER WOODS HOME COMING

From the Charlotte Observer.
There was certainly no evidence in
Birmingham the other day of any willing
ness to turn down statesman merely to
get rid of somebody else. Oscar Under
woods arrival was the occasion of one
of the greatest popular demonstrations in
the history of the town. This began at
the Terminal station and continued in the
form of long and impressive parade
through the streets. Mr.. Underwood
talked freely of his plans to newspaper
men If his duties do not recall him to
Washington (where his opponent has
never recognized any duties), he will
make a number of aggressive political
speeches in Alabama during the next three
weeks Thus, without vainglory and with
out saying about his utterly vainglorious
opponent many things which might with
perfect truth be said, he will put the is
sue. of a decision between himself and
Representative Hobson to the people of
the state. We hope, not only for the
credit of a sister state and for the demo-
cratic party's sake, and for the sake of
craftsmanship as against empty bOmbast
in government, but also for the respect
in which all of us wish to hold our COM
mon American citizenship. that the issue
will be met as it most plainly should be.
While birmingham is Mr.. Underwood S
home town, we shall trust that it is rep
resentative of his state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
NO rIME FoR HAsTE

From the Chicago Record-H Herald.
The heroic fireman. with the fainting
woman in his arms, stood at a seven
teenth story window of the burning build
ing. Flames were bursting from the VIM
dows above and below and dense clouds of
smoke were swirling around the man
and his unconscious burden. In another
minute it might be impossible for him to
reach the iron fire escape, yet he stood
there waiting. with the woman in his
arms. Hurry Hurryl" shouted the
agonized people who looked up from across
the street, where they were kept back
by watchful policemen.
One man, more excitabe than the 9TH
ers, shouted
"Come ON down, you idiot! What are you
standin there for? Can't you see that
escape will be cut off in another min
uteg'
Keep quiet" commanded an officer.
HE don't start down till they begin on
the second reel"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
Active Southern Trade

''The south is enjoying wonderful de-
gree of prosperity" said Ben F. owen of
Chicago, a prominent representative of
the Gable Piano company.
ST have been visiting Birmingham at
frequent intervals during several years
past and every time I come | notice hand
some improvements and evidences of
large growth. When L was first here I
thought that this town had a great flu
ture, but it is going ahead at faster rate
than even l had imagined II would.
From my point of view, business
throughout the south is excellent, and
as for the Birmingham district it could
not well be BETTER
Mr. Owen formerly lived in Boston,
but his headquarters were recently trans
ferred to Chicago. He reports business
in the lake metropolis as sound and ac-
tive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
PIETY oE .sraY PAY.
n the Popular Magazine.

From the Popular Magazine.
The ready wit of T. P. o'Connor, ESD,
M. p, editor, reformer. reeonteur, and
globe-trotter, is well known. They are
telling now of how it prevented his being
deprived of a favorite dish at q public
dinner table not long ago.
1t was on a p. & o. steamship. and as
the craft glided smoothly along the Suez
canal, the passengers were in the saloon
at dinner. 1t was Friday. Opposite ''Tay
Pay" at a small table. sat a stout, red
faced man, who hailed from County
Kerry. The Kerry man displayed well
developed appetite from the beginning of
the meal, and was of the type of go-ahetsd
tourist who wants what he wants when
he wants it." Even before the soup ap-
peared, he made such havoc with the
bread, olives, radishes. and similar mat
ters, which had been placed on the table
first that Mr.. O'Connor was obliged to
reach out swiftly, or he might not have
got any at all.
For the fish course the steward brought
on a particularly enticng, but not very
large piece of boiled salmon. AS the
steward whipped off the silver cover, re-
vealing the solid pink interior. and set
ting free the appetizing fragrance of this
king of table fish, Mr.. OConnor remarked
that the eyes of his table companion
widened in anticipation, and then con-
tracted as he noted that the portion was
decidedly meager for the satisfaction OF
two healthy men. who also were hungry
men.
Looks sou assented Mr.. O'Connor.
1T Is" said the Kerry man. "But it's
cruelty small. And, bedad, my religion
doesn't allow me to eat meat on Friday.
So. faith, I'm obliged to get on the best
way I can with fish,
And thus speaking, the Kerry man
calmly lifted the whole piece of salmon
from the dish and put it on his own
plate.
For moment '"ray Pay was nom
plused by the colossal selfishness and
nerve" of the Kerry person. Then an in
spiriation came to him. Leaning forward.
with the large silver fish knife and fork
in his hands, he transferred the salmon
from the Kerry mans plate to his own,
saying sternly:
"Confound you, sir, Do you think no
one has a soul to be saved. but your
seIfoU
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
Great sjay for Alabama

Yesterday was a great day for Tus-
ealoosa, a great day for the Birming-
ham district, great day for Alabama.
The Warrior river is now navigahle
for self propelled boats of heavy tom
mage from Tuscaloosa to the gulf.
United States Senator John H.
Bankhead, the father of the Warrior
Improvement project, was present at
the celebration and made a jubilant
speech. In 1886 when he was young
member of the House of Representa-
tives, Colonel Bankhead introduced
the first bill to improve the Warrior.
Since that time he has seen 81 ,000,-
600 appropriated for the work. His
elation of spirits can be appreciated
now that he witnesses the elimination
of the governments enterprise which
he he'd SO earnestly fostered.
The opening of the Warrior will be
of incalculable value to Tuscaloosa
and of incalculable value to Birming
ham; for to all intent and purposes it
places this district on a navigable
river basis. Years ago while Colonel
Bankhead was Juggling away at his
pet scheme and government engineers
were taking a hopeful view of the
situation, many men hereabouts were
speaking specifically of the PROPOSE
ton and saying that it would hardly
be worked out practically. But there
are no skeptics today.
Yesterday was gala day, an
epochal day, in the Greater Birming
ham district, which includes Tusca-
loosa, and the feeling Of jubilation
was as natural as it was unrestrained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
EFFECT OF LIGHT ON THE EYE

From the Electrical World.
Not all the radiant energy which en-
tiers the eye is active in the process of
producing the sensation of light. No
doubt it is fair to assume that at least
this inactive" energy is absorbed by the
eye media and transformed into heat.
This should cause an increase in temper
AZURE in the eye, which has led some to
hold that this is the cause of irritation
and fatigue. There is Il general feeling
that artificial light is more fatiguing than
daylight, which contains far less energy
per lumen-second than the light from or
binary artificial illuminants. Of course,
if it be true that artificial light under the
same conditions of diffusion, intensity,
surroundings, retinal adaptation, etc., is
really more irritating and fatiguing than
daylight, it is wise to look to the spec
trail character of the radiation as prob
able cause. However, there are no ac-.
tual data which prove that artificial light
is more discomforting than daylight when
all conditions excepting the spectral
character of the radiation are the same.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01

without the least bit of trouble. Gay
ror was refused a nomination because
of his Independent attitude, and Judge
Mccall was intrusted with the Tam
many standard. Then Gaynor was
nominated by an Independent element,
and had he lived he would no doubt
have polled as many as 10000 votes.
1t now seems that most of the Gaynor
vote is going to Mitchell, the young
leader of the fusionists.
Tammany has the fight of its life
on its hands. Political predictions are
as a rule unwise. But it now seems
to many politicians that Murphy is
about to lose control of both the state
and the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
Appeals to humane sentiment

1.-THE work being done at the Univer-
sity of Alabama Free Dispensary is OF
class that must appeal to the good
people of this community particular
ly,'' said a man who has an intimate
knowledge of the institution.
81 say to you, If you could see, as
have seen, the poor afflicted white
children that are brought there, not so
often by their parents as by the in
spection nurses attached to the med
zeal department of the public school
system, you would tell every man and
woman to give something to this great
work. As to adults, the negroes are
outnumbering the whites who apply
for treatment. but there are many
more white children coming, or being
brought to the several clinics, than
there are negro children.
"of the negro cases. some OF them
are wounds received at the hands of
slashes and gunshot Those of the
whites are rather the result of the or
binary ills of life or accidents most of
them unavoidable.
when 1 see skilled specialists min
istering to the poor and unfortunate
in some cases where the fees would
be up in the hundreds of dollars, but
for the INDECENT and afflicted absolutely
free, I begin to see that the people of
Birmingham need do their part IN up
holding the hands of the doctors, aid
ing their labors and facilitating the
work generally by providing a suitable
building properly equipped. And I be-
lieve they will"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
Success is the offspring of audacity.
Spare the rod and you will not spoil the
fishing.
The wheel of fortune doesn't always run
on the square.
Most of our pleasures come under the
head of brainless activities.
The best brand of religion is the kind a
man uses in his business.
Either the husband or wife generally
looks sad five years after marriage-Tor
perhaps both.
Money would last a great deal longer ii
it was as difficult to spend as it is to ac-
quire.
The pen may be mightier than the
sword, but the sword-swallower earns
more money than the poet.
When a man tells young widow he is
striving to be better man she knows 1t
is but the prelude to proposal.
If a man doesn't even look at a pretty
girl opposite in a street car, it's sign
he is either blind or the woman seated
by his side is his wife.
When man tells a woman of 40 that
she appears to be growing younger all the
time she is likely to guess that she has
met q cheerful liar.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
WILL NOT LET THEE GO

By Robert Bridges.
! will not let thee CO.
Ends all our month long love in this?
Can it be summed up so,
Quit in a single kiss?
| will not let thee go.
| will not let thee go,
IL thy words breath could scare thy
deeds
AS the south wind can blow
And toss the feathered seeds,
Then might / let thee go.
l will not let thee CO.
Had not the great sun seen. might.
Or were he sreckoned slos
To bring the false to light.
Then might l let thee go.
/ will not let thee go.
The stars that crowd the summer skies
Have watched us so below
With all their million eyes,
I dare not let thee so.
I will not let thee go.
Have we not child the changeful moon,
Now rising late and now
Because she set too soon?
And shall let thee go?
/ will not let thee go.
Have not the young flowers been conte.
Plucked ere their buds could blow
To seal our sacrament?
I cannot let thee go.
/ will not let thee go.
| hold thee by too many bands.
Thou sayest farewell. and 10.
l have thee by the hands,
And will not let thee 20
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
In the Third District

~ Evans, Mr.. Farmer and 9TH
. who contemplated standing for
ress in the Third district in the
Henry d. Clayton made the race
he United States senatorship re-
I'd President Wilson's letter to
distinguished chairman of the
be judiciary committee as orders
the commander in chief. They
at its face value Mr.. Wilson's
Ement that he has much need of
Clayton's services in the House,
out of party loyalty will for the
at least lay aside their aspira-
to serve their district in Con-
j. This is not the case with Mr..
gall.
{ book Of tariff legislation has
closed and will stay closed for
time; that of currency is now
q. When it is laid aside, the matter
ISlst regulation will be the big
tion before the national law
ers. AS chairman of the judiciary
nittee, Mr.. Clayton will have
lge of the administrations meas
the House. Toward it he will
Ihe same position that Mr..
pd did toward tariff and Mr..
fNVsrd currency. His ability to
WAS recognized in striking man
by the Presidents plea that he
up senatorial ambitions and as
command.
teagall announces that he has
ltion Of retiring from the race
bird district. He says he is in
test to the finish. One thing
lis determination to be keenly
fd. Mr.. Clayton should prove
winner, but it is a pity that
uld be annoyed by opposition
ne when he will be bearing his
standard at Washington.