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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26

Hayes a term; and then Garfield
and Arthur a term together all
Republicans. The Democrats en-
joyed a modified satisfaction in
electing Cleveland, an ultra-con-
sentative, for two terms, with
Harrison, a Republican, in be-
tween, and finally came M G
Kinley, Roosevelt and Taft
which brings us to the return OF
the Democrats to power again
with the election of Wilson.
Both the Republicans an d
Democratic parties had for years
suffered from the fact that they
had apparently fulfilled t cir
missions and could hit upon no
vital principles to advocate. At
each campaign powerful efforts
were made to make the tariff a
paramount issue, but the tariff is
an abstruse subject and the peo-
pie never got enthusiastic about it.
Both these old parties seemed to
lack the courage to come out in
an aggressive and masterful way
on any of the great questions
which were developing. They
both cautiously steered clear of
the liquor question as the Wings
had tried to steer clear of the
slavery question. And only III a
gingerly and non-committal way
would they touch such vital mat
tiers as railroad legislation, trust
control, government finances,
cicil service reform, woman stuff
rage, conservation of resources,
pure food, national health, inter
nal improvements, wages and
conditions of labor, etc.
To be Continued.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26
High School Building

The High School Building is
going up now pretty rapidly.
The second story is half way up
and before many days the build
ing will be ready for roof. The
white brick trimmings add much
to the appearance of the structure.
This building stands on the Nc
Cutchean hill and can be seen
from any place in the city. It's
appearance reminds one of the
Roman buildings, or the recon-
struction of some great city Of
old. The building of course is
modern and will be equipped with
all m dern appliances. The
metal sash windows taking up
both sides of each story are the
latest in the way of windows.
The large basement is to be used
as gym" and furnace room.
The basement is built in to a
solid rock and stands about half
way below the grading surface.
This building when complet ed
will be one of the best High school
buildings in the State.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26
The Only Place

So far as we have learned,
Shawkey School House in Barker
district was the only place in the
county where semi-centennial ex-
ercise was held.
Here a very interesting and
instructive program was render
ed.
The admission Of West Virginia
into the union and the historical
tableau were very instructive.
Some of our girls who fell by
the wayside" missed the chance
Of a lifetime" but did not mar
the exercise as others were ready
and eager to take the vacant
places.
Prof. I. F. Groves with the
choir from Junior rendered some
very fine music. The Prof. I'M
GerStanQS MS business.
The beautiful American flag
presented by State Supt. Shaw
key, was hauled up to full mast
by Miss Beatrice Wilson, who APP
peared as proud as Columbia.
we wish to thank all who in
any way contributed to the sue
cess of the enterprise and espe-
cially our county papers who were
very liberal in giving us space.
We hope that all will prove to
be real Boosters for Barker,
Barbour and West Virginia.
Hoping to meet you all at the
centennial.
We bid you adieu
w. A. STREET, Chairman
j. G. WILSON, Sec.
Results are certain if you
in the PROGRESSIVE. :
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26
Belington Men Honored.

At the state convention, Mod
ern Woodman, held in Wheeling
last week, S. NJ. Polling was elect
ed State Secretary, and members
executive committee was ais 0
Chairman of committee on Reso-
luton and ]. NJ. McVicker was
elected Organizer for second con-
gressional District.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26
The History of Ameri-.
Can Parties.
Selected by r. L. Tallman.

Selected by r. L. Tallman.)
Continued from last issue.
This was really the motive which
was behind the Mexican war, for
the Democrats, who were then in
power, thought that the only way
to offset the new anti-slave states
was to add to the slave states on
their side by gaining new terrific
ry.
Clay and Webster were the
great Wing leaders but they seem
ed to be unable to take a stand
which would rally the country to
their support. Clay's compro-
mise on slavery question was
disastrous both to him and his
party. The Wings met crush
ing defeat in 1852 and Clay and
Webster died without either of
them having fulfilled their ambi-
ton to be president. The Wing
party was wrecked and again the
Democrats were left as masters
of the situation.
But at least each generation in
sists on developing a great party,
and no country goes very long
with only single party. There
was now incubating a party which
was destined to wax strong in a
night and wipe up the earth with
the party of Jefferson and jack
son. This was the Republican
party, which rose on the ruins of
the Wing party and which to a
large extent inherited the tradi-
lions Of the early Federalists.
The Republicans nominated their
first ticket in 1856. They did not
win that year but they gathered
strength for 1860 when under
Lincoln they were to sweep the
country.
Even then they won rather as
the result of the fractional stife
in the Democratic party than by
their own predominanes, for Lin
coin, like Wilson, was a minority
president. The Republicans
threw the apple of discord into
the camp of their opponents and
the latter fell to fighting over it.
The Democrts put two tickets in
the field and thus abdicated their
power, just the Republicans dur
ing the last compaign split and
gave the election to their old time
enemy.
Lincoln triumphed, as we know,
and then came the secession of
the Southern states and the civil
war and reconstruction p
which for years caused all other
matters to be lost sight of. Lin
coin was reelected 1864, to be
assassinated the next year. Then
! Grant served two terms; then
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26
Mr.. E. M. Delaney.

Mr.. e. M. Delaney a student
who is studying for the ministry
will talk in the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday 10Th, morn
ing and evening at the usual time.
Everybody is invited to hear him.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26

Two weeks ago we completed
our serial story THE Stole n
Singer" and in this weeks issue
appears the first chapter of one
of the best stories we have ever
printed, Initials Only We
known most of our readers are
very much interested in these
stories and we spare no expense
in selecting the best there is,
stories written by most popular
writer's in the world are among
our selections and the best is
none too good for our readers.
Do not fail to read the first chap
ter, if you should fail to get the
paper let US know and we will
send you another copy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26
Mrs. C. 0. Summers Dies.

Mrs. C. Q. Summers who has
been quite i'll for the past few
weeks past away Sunday morn
ing at 400 A. M. Mrs. Summers
had been sick for several weeks
with Stomach Trouble. The re
mains was taken to Preston
County for burial Monday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-26

Results are certain if you
advertise in the PROGRESSIVE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
TWO p aints of View.

Among the legends connected With
the great Cardinal Borromeo, the fol-
lowing is told to visitors to the huge
palace Of that ancient family on the
Rorromean islands in the Italian lakes.
When Cardinal Borrolneo had shown
to Cardinal Giulio, who was very char
liable, the vast abode which he had
just completed, the latter maintained
d strict silence until they had inspect
ed the whole When departing he
SAID, Your eminence | have been re-
hecting that the huge sums spent on
this palace might have been given to
the poor"
Cardinal Borromeo replied: Your
eninence, they have been given to the
poor. But our notions Of charity diff
fer pay the poor for their labor
and your emnence for their idlencss.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
BEWARE OF THE uNDERTOw!

Almost every day in the summer we
read III tile newspaper items something
like this:
while bathing at the beach vcster
day John Jones, a young man, ven
tured out too far and was caught in
abe undertoW. When last seen he was
struggling to get back to shore. AS
sistance was sent. but before the life
savers could reach him he sank and
was drowned The body has not been
recovered"
Beware of the undertow!
There Is joy in breasting the pillows.
in swimming on the crest Of the
~fsaves. The water is refreshing, the
susxt1ine is aluring.
Bar when the underwater current
moves eeut and the bather Is caught
in its irresistible ebb not even the
STRONGEST swimmer may withstand the
suction.
Ii draws one out-out into the treach-
:esruus waters where the feet can gain
no hold when the arms are exhausted.
anG the water closes forever over ones
head
s'Drowned- Caught By the Under
tow" reads the headline
LII the ocean Of life there is an IN
dertoW ..
Ut is pleasant to swim strongly in the
breakers Of the JOY of life. 1t IS good
TO feel oneself able to bear up when
the tide comes in, to be able to say: \
can swim with the best of them.
will venture out as faI As any one else
dares go.f
But under the surface is the under
tow. II the JOY of living leads you tt
extend your strength too far. to forget
cretlT limitations, to enter upon strange
waters where the pillows VIII pc tOt
strong for your powers Of resistance
Beware. There is peril OF drowning
You may not know when you are
near the undertow of sin and reckless
ness. You may not know that you arr
going out too far.
therefore it is well to sink the Zee
now and then to try to touch bottom.
There can be no safety without
solid footing. If you cannot feel undo
you the solid ground of reputation ant
character and honest dealing and tn
approval Of conscience
There IS danger that the undertoy
will carry you out and that your nam
will be added to the long list Of tn
drowned in the ocean of life.
It is we'll to beware Of the undertoW
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07

that are gnin-s ~ Ill over the land
against The practices Of the exp}olters
Of children 1t llstys to let the children
grow up that ,aey may become more
etiiccnt and StrHA@", workers III their
laitr ya;r@ nh" other course not only
f4lo@ 'l4,u NJ rhair birtllrigIt OF child
hood. hrt il also depytr> the supply
Of afIujt workers
II swallows til" Young. but it does
not di~Gorga t',en again They remain
swallowed
The exploiting Of child labor is a
blot Ill civilization Not long ago q
visitor tn America frola q ''he"then
country was asked what his people did
to protect the children.
'Irotrct the chldrcn.' he echoed. in
nn4azrment In my country children
need ~ protection Every one is good
to them"
How about here?
1t i, only in highly civilized. adj
vanccd nations that child labor laws
are needed. In the others the children
are the universal care. Every one
helps tp look out for them.
True. in many Of the savage coun-
tries the men do not work. but cast
the burden Of providing food and cloth
ing on the women of the families. But
that is another question.
In the ancient days, the good book
tells US. al sorts Of dire penalties
were thgeatened against nations which
sacrificed their children to Moloch and
made them pass through the fire.
In compelling children Of eight or
ten or even younger to work for their
livelihoods, taking away from them
the childhood which is In many re-
spects IL moss i':,cious portion OF our
lives, are We Americans not making
children 49,, ugh the fre?'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
Notice for publicatiOn-03979.

Department Of the Interior, Uni
ted States Land office at Baton
Rouge, La, July 30 Inl3.-Notlcc is
hereby given that William G. Sui
ton Of Eofbin@, La, Who on July /,
1910, made Homestead Entry Ne.
039a9 for north half Of northwest
quarter Of section 2, township j.
north. grange l5 west, Louisiana me
ridian, has filed notice Of Intention
TO make three-year proof 10 estab-
Iish claim to The land above de
Sclibed before the clerk of the First
District Court at Shreveport La, on
the 9th day Of September 1913.
Claimant names as Witnesses H. s
\. forbfng, Of I,0lIing, La; ?. 4.
sutton. Of Forbine, La: Almstead
JaujSon. Of Forbing. La: and Hiram
Trumble. Of I.ofbine, La.
JNO. Il. NJTIALL, Register.
Caucasian, August 3, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
Sllcl.iiI's Sale


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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
HEART to Heart
Tails
THIS HOUSE WHICH HAVE
ttIfEI nED

STANDS your house uf ilfe frnly
2u.tcu. III. \. wv, Y. ~ u II huijard ~
5D. Shifting sands u fortune
iIaEe you hutt"r&std il with truth
ana honor. with the io>" Of family and
of friends. STRENGTHENING the walls
whore they need reimbursement With
Tho doiu4 of kindly offices that arc 81
often FORGOTTEN:
Is yoHi house OF HE firm:
When Henry Winstanlcy, famous
English engineer brought to compile.
ton what he thought was his best
work, The I.lnyston. lighthouse, he
stood aside ana rcjoiccd II the labor
or his brains.
1T Is q worthy structurc,' he said
aloud at will stand for ages, Oh,
how ! should like to be here In the
alcrcest storm that ever blew and see
how the wind and sea should beat In
vain against my work."
The fierce storm came. Wlnstanlcy
stood in his house OF pride and watch
ed the strife outside
ut holds fast! 1t holds fast!' he
cried
But the winds and the rain and the
storm proved too much for the Eddy
stone lighthouse, and In Its wreck it
bore down to death the man who
built It,
We build ourselves lighthouses Of
pride and power. We rear them in
wealth and honor. They will last for
the ages, we believe. How we pride
ourselves on our position, our riches.
our standing in our communities!
But we fail to found our lighthouses
on the eternal verities Of truth and hon
or and love And the storm comcs--the
~4hercest storm that ever blcW"-tO all
of US. and down come our lighthouses.
We go down with them, often to
death and ruin.
Other builders of other lighthouses
follow us
Their structures rear themselves
against the heavens and tottcr and fall.
Finally comes one man with the secret
Of laying a proper foundation.
The Eddystone lighthouse Win
.stanley's-stili lights the coast of Eng
sand for the mariner Its powerful
warning light tells Of concealed rocks
and shoals Ry It's beacon the sailor
steers his vessel Hl1ght.
a'ur no material warning it carries
across the waters is stronger than the
moral lesson it teaches Of Winstanfey.
the builder who lun-ed for "the fierccst
see how wen his lighthouse should
withstand It
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
Slle,.iiI's Sale.

No. Laos In The 'ilst Judicial Dis
trIct Court OF laldo Parish, La:
Hanson Mason Realty 60. w..
I'airsitc development Go.
BY virtue OF Il writ Of seizure and
sale to ne directed from the Honor
able !ifst.,IllIjcial District Court of
C"tdo Parish Ia, ii the aboNa
numbered and entitled suit, ] have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
lie auction for cash and an terms OF
credit without The benefit Of ap-
praisemenl at the principal front
door Of he court house Of Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, during the legal
hours Of sales, on q
SATURDAY,, SEPT. 81, 1913,
Beginning at the southwest corner
Of block l8 of the Inglesidc subdi-
vision Of the Parish Of Caddo, La.
as per map in conveyance book 90,
page PSI; thence running east $40
feet: thence north at right angles to
the south line of said block 1S to the
south line of the right Of way of the
NJ. X. 6 T. Ry. Co.; thence south
westerly along the south line Of said
right Of way to its intersection with
The west line of said block is,
thence south 1929 feet, more or
less, 10 the place Of beginning. Said
property seized as belonging to the
I&hpVc named defendant company to
pay and satisfy he debt as specified
in said writ say in the sum for cash
to pay and satisfy the sum OF
$3.50 With s per cent per annun
Interest thereon from June ". 1871,
together With 10 per cent on Satf
principal and interest as at ofneN :
Eeos: and on terms Of credit to sal
! isfy the note of $500 With 8 per
cent interest on same from June -,
| 1912. due Juno Y. 1911 and 10 Sat-
IiSIy tho note for SSi25O vi Il s per
cent interest from June %, 1912. due
June %. 1918. and all costs Of This
| suit as we'll as 10 per cent on sad
| principal and interest as attorney
fees. J. p. FIOUKNOY,
Sheriff, cX-OtIicio AuctiOneef
Caucasian, August 26. 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07

Good stationery = essential 10 The
up-to-tlate merchant. Phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
NOTHING TO LOVE.
Who Is the Door man!

Is IT, he who has nothing OF the
worlds goods. who must stand by the
side Of the road Of life and be powder
ed by the dust OF his neighbours auto
mobile or spattered with its mud?
No He can move aside from the
pathway and let the rush 20 past him.
or he can mingle in the strife and win
automobiles for himself.
Neither is it the man who has little
and is DESTROYS of having more. To
him the same course is open, especially
IN this land Of opportunity.
The really poor man or woman is
the one Who has nothing to love.
1t need not be husband or wife or
child or sweetheart 1t may be q par
ont or brother or sister or friend. 1t
may he an adopted child 1t may be
al mankind. for there :lre souls, ullfor-
tun1tely rare. who can find it III them
selves to extend their love to all Great
ed things.
In lien Of somebody or something
better. it may lie q cat OF. q dog or 4
sort. 1t may even be plant,
Something to love every one must
have if the soul is to be kept alive.
The thought was suggested by n
newspaper poem printed q few days
ago 1t read in part:
It's not the helm old and sick and losin
all you've had
to ms OF no
end,
But the thing that goes the hardest and
the thing that hurts SO bad
Is the havin' nothin left for you to
tend.
Oh, It's not the he'd you sleep on. nor the
clothes you get to wear,
Nor the food to eat when all is sai3 and
done:
It's the havin' somethin' look to you and
glad when you come near
And the steps a-runnin' out to meet
your own
In the rest Of the poem the skillful
wr1ter-a woman, by the way-tells in
simple language story Of woman
who tended her brothers and sisters
until they went out into the world:
then she nursed other children until
they, too, in their turn grew up.
Careless thinkers say oftentimes
that only women feel this great urgent
need Of having something to love. They
attribute it to the maternal instinct
| But ask any man or woman who has
| looked ever 50 slightly into the interior
Of tile human heart and you will learn
| that the feeling is shared by men, by
! the worst Of men as well as by the
best
Even the murderer in bis cell has
been known to cherish an insect for
want Of something better to love. And
| the good man knows no greater JOY
than to have his own 'kiddic" run to
meet him with the glad cry Of daddy,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
LESSON FROM A GREAT GERMAN.

| have always striven to learn some
| thing new. and when found myself com
PEELED thereby to revise my former IDEAS
! have done 50 Immediately ana have
prided myself on my action for always
place my country above myself. - BIS
murCk
Thus spoke the maker Of modern
Germany" first chancellor Of the
mighty German empire He WAS 2
man great in warfare An, statccraft.
who converted Germany from col
lection of small, Earring kingdoms and
principalties into ono Of the @reatest
powers Of modern times He ruled en-
pcrurs greater than that he ruled
himself The extract from his writ
in-s printed above proves that.
He was too great i man TO cherish a
mistaken idea When he found that
one Of his ideas was wrong nc discard
cd it, az d good workman throws away
4 wornout tool.
one OF the most inperions q mon.
ancient Or modern-aSk any middle
Jagged or old German who knows the
history of his country. for instance-he
was not too proud to acknowledge him
self in the wrong.
Why?
Because he always placed his coun-
try above himself.
Read there the secret Of the mans
success. Throughout his long life.
from the time be entered the service
Of Prussia as member Of the diet
until the rising sun OF Emperor Will
liam H. dimmed his own glory, he serv-
ed his country, and served it we'll
To each Of US in his own sphere
comes the time when we must &C
knowledge that one or more OF our
ideas are wrong. that the notions We
have formed are Ill conceived.
When that time comes let us do as
Bismarck did Let us revise our for
mer ideas Immediately. Let US not
cling with the stubbornness Of the lit
tie to false notions.
If he could give in, we can.
| Not even the great general can at
| ford to cucumber his army with a
mass of useless, dragging baggage.
] The great man as well as the little
must know what TO leave behind.
/ Dead weight that IS carried useless'y
wears down the bearer more than live
weight which may he needed.
| SO it is with ideas Each Of us
marches to the battle with certain
amount of mental baggage. Live lug
gage. ammunition for the fight. we GO
not feel for We know that it Is pre-
c1ous stuff But VIZ must not III our
mental knapsacks With the rubbish
we have picked up along the road. 1t
will be in our way.
Follow Bismarck's plan. When new
knowledge forces On you the conylc
ton that the old idea is wrong, let i
take the place Of the old Drop the
.outworn stuff and forget it.
We are not all Bismarcks. of course
But every one Of us can learn from
him
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
ARE We WORSE THAN ADDERs7

There is legend 70 the effect that
the adder, a snake. swallows its young
when they are in danger and disgorges
them when the peril is past
We in America. human beings. swal-
low our young. But We GO # fer per
sonal profit, not to protect them.
we swallow them III our mills and
factories Like the giant in the an
cient nursery rimes, we grind their
bones to make Us bread.
Read the reports Of the state com
missions which have been Investigate
inc this matter Of child labor. Learn
how little children have been forced
to work long hours.
They are swallowed alive. not by
adders. but BY those who should pro.
tect them.
| There is an economic reason as well
as a sentimental one for the protests