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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Circus Catastrophe.

At the circus grounds many people
wondered at the unusual delay, caused
BY the late arrival and lack of suf'
ficient workmen.
"They amt goid' t be no show to-
day." said live locking newsboy.
Amt goin' t Is no show? What
fer?" anxiously queried another.
"'Cause the elephant stepped on the
coffee pot aud they can't find the
grounds"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
hurryina Home.

Years ago, when there wef =, win.
nipeg, Canada, holes were oo ,nrongh.
blanks to let the water run tni vosu,a,
In the morning twilight a p s,s wood.
found a man with the tip OF his 'H sur.
i an loo IN one of these holes ana ~
.riedly walking around 1t: o., ..ked
"What are We doing here!" asa
the policeman. moi, "Got
"G'way offsher," SAID tne ~. n wakes
to get home before the ,old law ,a;s
up."-Everybody's. Il.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
The Thing That Counts u.s.,

It is not, after all, a sm saca With
chemistry, or an acquain ;,, carry our
the habits Of bees which WIN 'a 90 naclty,
children through life; but a - est n ia
for doing what they do not wan 10 . bs
II It be g thing which nd do many
done. They will have TO !. ~ ~ later
things they do not want TO = q be
o en'" T. their lives are going snep the,
learn to stand to their st hose whose
tar for them. and for all .no mos
Welfare We will lie in their nan1
Rambler. in the Atlantic.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

before him. The alienists report that
dark colors and one bright one-red
are excitants to crime, producing
the moods Of anger and detection
which sometimes end In a mora! de-
graduation. XII s Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Literally
Hot Footed.
colors ard Crime.

Il That colors have psychological
eject on criminals 10 the reason urged
b. Judge MahonEy of the Chicago
lL1nicipal court for having its pre'r.
ises redecorated In light colors, and
he quotes the Bible to the effect that
criminals love darkness because
their deeds are evil. White. cream
light yellow and orange on the walls,
Of his court. Judge Mahoney thinks.
will change its somber atmosphere
and have ! profound, II unconscious.
teRsct upon the malefactors brought
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Telephone Wire.

There are 100000 telephone sta.
lions in this country, and the amount
of wire made use Of will total at H.
100000 miles. Some idea of what this
total means may be grasped when We
calculate that this length Of wire could
be wrapped around the earth 500 times
and that it would make fifty separate
lines from the earth to the moon. but
there would not be half enough wire
to reach from the earth to our nearest
planetary neighbor. -,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

there seems to be every chance Of its
giving satisfactory account OF itself
elsewhere. The difficulty of getting
farm hands into a union is great, be.
cause the men live at great distances
from one another. and because their
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Worth Remembering.

Always try to remember that It
takes longer to correct a mistake than
It does to make it.-.Atchison Globe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
SPOILED tier Trip.

"Then your wife didn't enjoy FER
trip to Niagara 2" s.
NO; the minute she saw that rush.
ing water she began to wonder II she
hadn't come away from home and left
faucet running. KY ias. S5. N
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Not What She Thought

Not What She Thou0ht.
She-I was rather disappointed in
that. gentleman you introduced to me
Lust night.
He-Indeed! How SO? t..4l
She-Why, you spoke Of him as a
bridge expert and he turned out to be
nothing but a famous engineer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

James M. Sullivan, minister to the
Dominican republic and resident q
X '' New York. Is a
Literally hct.footed Demo
Hot Footed. crat' This Is liter
The other night, after gruellinS
hot day Of meeting officials Of the
state department and trying to find a
job for some friends, Mr.. Sullivan
pulled up at his hotel here lame and
hot footed He said his feet were 60
hot that they were giving him agony
and making the rest Of his body and
spirits hot. TOO. He called a sea-going
hack. jumped in and ordered the driver
to find a place where it was cool. Tho
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Comes HIah Tor Father,

Your son gets lot Of cheap
notoriety out of his escapades."
You wouldn't call 1t cheap II YOU
could see some Of the checks that
sign" replied the father. ,szss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Her Good Reason.

Rejected Sutherland may ! ask
THAT the Sad circumstances" are that
compel you to reject my suit
She-Certainly. sir; they are
yours! .@,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

opponent for congress, were to speak
from the same platform at Lebo.
Kan. Jackson, by choice. was to talk
last.
It was a dreadfully hot and sultry
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Mocked Baked Apple.

H ,a* Mockeo 6dkeu NPPse.
One pint stoned and chopped prunes.
beaten whites of three eggs. one-halt
cup -four. Bake in buttered pudding
dish Is minutes. Serve with sugar
and cream. 5.sy s;s. f2at
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Ladies', DAY.

..s - Ladies' Day.
Curious how changes come with
ume, eh" .,.s
What for ins.ance?"
"Oh, once men used to take club to
their women: now they take their
women to cIub."--Judge. :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Unreasonable,

80 h.9 Unreasonable. ~
Il should think you would like him +"
y, ''Why?"
HE has done 80 much for yt'n "
II know he has. but ~ wants ~ u
acknowledge IT.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

driver headed for Potomac park along
the river. Arrived there Mr.. Sullivan
saw some long, wet, soft looking graIs.
Halt" he called to the driver.
The latter did so. suddenly. Mr..
Sullivan reached down. unlaced his
shoes. pulled them and his socks on.
rolled up his pants and stepped out OF
the vehicle into the grass. He wadcd,
dragged his feet, lifted them up and
put them down softly, He had blades
OF grass between his toes. pulled great
handsful and washed his feet with It..
After being in the grass for half an
hour the sky became overcast. The
driver said storm was coming. Mr..
Sullivan told him to never mind; that
he would be paid for getting wet, A
storm did come. 1t ralned torrentiaI.
ly. Through it all Mr.. Sullivan stayed
in the grass.
About two hours after leaving the
hotel he returned with cold feet and
pleasant temper. It was q large bill
he gave the cochera.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Qna Solution.

I One Solution.
! "Wombat is said to be quite word
painter"
His speech last night was absolute
| ly incoherent." 5v,'- - -
Maybe he has decided to become a
Cubist word painter" .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Woman's Age.

Few women are as old as they look
before they get themselves fixed up
in the morning. >r-.r
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

The present model of rifle used by
the United States army should have
life of useful
Keeping U. S. ness of at least
Rifles Clean. ten years IN the
opinion of the
ordnance officers, and a determined ef-
fort is being made to prevent the
condemnation of thousands of rifles
that are turned In as worn out when
they are really servlceable. A circular
issued last week declares that one Of
these rifles should be capable Of fir
ing 5000 to 10000 rounds before be-
coming so worn as to be Inaccurate
Many Of tho rifles turned in as un-
serviceable are found to be in this
condition more through want of care
ful cleaning aid the use Of abrasives
than by any reason Of the actual num-
Der of rounds fired. Therefore, 1t has
been ordered that such guns as are
worn at the muzzle with barrels rust
ed or pitted, a sign that they have
not been properly treated. shall be
tried out by expert riflemen. and not
condemned unless they chow marked
inaccuracy at the targets.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

Just before leaving Egypt recently !
for a visit in England, Lord Kitchen. {
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

A little surprise was arranged for
the literary world by Mr.. Asquith IN
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19
Garden Variety.

II see your garden is full Of Mara.
thon and easy mark specimens" W.T.
What do you mean by that?"
1T Is full Of vines which are either
runners or suckers .i$t N n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

July exports Of breadstuffs, meats,
cotton. and mineral oils show a large
increase over
Growth in those of the cor
Export Trade. responding month
OF last year The
Monthly Bulletin of the bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce, de-
partment of commerce, showing ex-
ports from the principal customs dis
tricts of breadstuffs, cottonseed oil.
food animals. meat and dairy prod
ucts, cotton. and mineral oils shows
. total of $47.750.O00 for July. 1918.
against $33. 10000 in July. 1912. The
chief increase occurs in wheat, Of
which the exports from the principal
customs districts during July. 1913.
were 9,3a7,745 bushels. against $685.
1856 bushels in July of last year. the
value being s9.O93,1s2. against $751;
szS in July OF last year. These ex-
ports of wheat in July were larger
than In July of any earlier year since
1901. Flour. also, shows a consider
able increase. being $3,611,9S6 for
July, 1913, against $2,e16,022 for July.
1912. Meat and dairy products show
an increase of about $2,500,000 over
July Of last year; cotton an increase
Of $1,333.OOO: mineral oils, an in.
crease of nearly 100000 while cot
tonseed oil and cattle and food ami
mails show a slight decline. The to-
tai for the six groups Of articles
MISUNDERSTANDING cottonseed oil,
food animals. meat and dairy prod
ucts, cotton and mineral oil-for July,
1913, is $47,739.S15, against $780,
GA in July Of last year. and for the
seven months ending with July. $4S6,
ee1.67S. against $4S6.97S,217 in the
corresponding months OF last year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

In the good old days before Dudley
Doolittle, representative Of the Fourth
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

legislation, and it's numbers have
been increased from thirty to eighty
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

July exports Of breadstutfs, meats.
cotton, and mineral oils show large
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-19

The present model Of rifle used by
the United States army should have
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
MEASURE OF RESPECT

The measure Of respect you
show to other people is the mea-
sure of respect you feel for your
self. Courtesy is an obligation,
an indicator, an introduction, a
passport, a lesson, an influence,
an opportunity, an investment, a
peacemaker and a pleasure.
Courtesy is something the public
has a right to expect. 1t is doing
and saying the right thing at the
right time, in the right way.
Brevity may be the soul of wit,
but there is nothing humorous in
a short answer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
SMOKING CIGARS

Over 100000 men on this
planet are smoking cigars each
day. They consume on an aver
age of 600,O00,O00 cigars daily.
This means the burning of 900,
600, 600 matches, which must be
made from the wood of 100 acres
of forest. 1t means that pro-
badly $50, 900, 900 men are stopp-
ed each day by $50, 100000 other
men who want to borrow a
match. The time wasted in this
operation alone is equal to 300,
900, 900 minutes a day, or 5000,
900 hours, or 300, 900 days, or SAT
years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
Mountain View

0. II. Gall, of Beineton, was at home
Saturday and Sunday.
r. G. Bovles and Early Mathew, were
AT the last day of Mountain View school
Saturday
P. S Combs, was Philippi visitor
Saturday.
French Cassane is indsposed this
week with mumps.
Miss Pearl Sturm, was visiting her un-
Gle, Antony Polling, Saturday and Sunday
Miss Ruth Polling, was visiting In this
vicinity last week.
Nelson Booths barn accidently caught
on fire and burned last Wednesday morn
ing, burning his threshlng machine,
corndrill aud some other farming impli-
ments.
The Marysvile and Mountainview
schools closed last Saturday, very sue
cassful literary was held at Marysville
that night
BETSY SHORT.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1913
WIEN WE GET MIXED UP

Few Of US can sing truthfully
the refrain Of the song which
moves sentimentalists to tears:
BE it ever so humble, there s
no place like homep' 1t is far
more truthful to say that we don't
want humble homes: we want
them furnished and kept up &C
cording to the mode. This is a
perfectly laudable and righteous
ambition if it can be carried cut
without loss Of self-respect and
serenity. Love of money is the
CHASTITY specter which stands be-
tween many modern young coup
les and the realization Of their lof-
test desires. Let us have
wealth, F." cry Our young men.
the rest will follow" Our
young women echo the cry, and
thus they say 'good-by' to all
the dear home meanings which
have to do with comfort and har-
mony and the pursuit of sweet
ness and light.
Ambition, in itself, is a very
good thing. No man is worth a
fig who doesn't want to make the
best Of himself, and no woman is
a helpmate who doesn't want to
spur the man on. But when am
bition gets mixed up with the
lust power and the last of money,
when it lets go Of all the fine
things, and the good things, and
the high things, then it is ambi-
ton gone mad, and we should
have none of it-Ladies Home
Journal.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03

cheapness in first cost and a cheap
ness in maintaining cost, or second
cost; consequently it is the best road
for country districts wherever con
ditions will permit. One of the best
things about it is this--it is the most
capable of withstanding automobile
traffic, and the lateral or pull of the
wheel seems to do but little or no
harm. Then again it is the most de
lightfu road for the stock of the farm
er and the man who delights in driv-
ing
How would you build this sand-clay
road? The first problem is to make a
thorough investigation of natural CON
ditions, Sand is the primary and the
fundamental thing in the building of II
sand-clay road 1t is the all of Il sand
clay road The clay merely furnishes
or forms a binder The durability will
depend largely upon the texture of the
clay If the clay is open and porous it
will sponge up and lose its grip on the
sand, and you have slush or muddy
road, but if you have a water resisting
clay and apply sand to the depth of
ten inches you have a road that is
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
PhiIippi-ROute No. 3.

Mrs. Viola Donegal and son Brady,
spent Sunday at James Thomps ms.
Quite a crowd OF young people attend
ed prayer meeting at .Jerusalum sunday
night.
Opal Williamson and Cornelia Thomp-
son, we're among those who attended the
Chicken roast near Corley chapel Satnr-
day evening, and report very nice time.
Rev. G. w. Stewart and J. H. Straw
derman, attended the quarterly meeting
at Central chapel Sunday.
Miss Cleo Donegal, was visiting Misses
Ada and Carrie Huntington Sunday.
Edmond Lantz, has been suffering for
the past two weeks with bone telon on
his hand.
There will be preaching at Jerusalum
Sunday morning, Apail 6, 1913
Opha Polling, is to move in with his ia
Their in Lantz town, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Elan Strawderman, were
visiting Mrs. Catharne Knapp last Sun
day.
UNCLE JoE's SISTER
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
WHAT NEVER COMES BACK TO A CHILD

A the risk Of being considered
irksome. the thought in connec-
ton with the schooling of our
children cannot be too often re-
peated: that child is most unfor-
tunate whose mother is not a
better teacher for him in his ear
Her years at home than he will
ever meet in a schoolroom. If a
mother can only find half an hour
a day, let her devote that time to
giving her child the rudiments of
his education. Let her answer
his questions: read a poem to
him: anything that will make her
the one to direct the first steps in
his life. The kindergarten and
the day nursery are boons to the
busy mother VINO must go out
from home and leave her child to
them, but the mother who has
time to teach her own child will
live to regret it if she shifts to
the teacher the responsibility of
directing these first steps. The
first years of a child's life are gol-
den and they never come back.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
BEST BREEDS
OF FARM FOWLS
Pure Breeds Are Taking the
Place of Mongrel
Fowls
WHITE LEGHORNS GOOD LAYERS
The Barred Rock, Wyandotte, and
r. /. Reds Are Good Farm
Fowls.

Mongrel fowls on the farm are pass
ng away and pure-bred fowls are TAX
ng their places.
The reason for this change is that
eggs of uniform size and color will
bring more money in the New York
markets than the eggs of mongrels,
where white and brown eggs, little and
Dig eggs are mixed Unfortunately
together Also in the case of market
poultry higher prices are paid when
he fowls are uniform in size, shape
and general appearance. Only pure
ored fowls fulfill these requirements.
Also by keeping one pure breed
greater interest is taken in caring for
and breeding up the flock. In addition,
farmer having a pure breed, we'll
cared for, may realize a good price
from the sale of surplus breeders and
eggs for Matching.
The highest net profit from the flock
is what we all are after. The greatest
portion of the profit is generally re-
ceived from the sale of eggs. Other
things being equal, breed which ma
lures early and will lay the greatest
number of fairsized white eggs, espe-
oially in late fall and winter is the
most desirable. The active, hustling
breeds are and always will be the
heavy layers.
The White Leghorn is the best layer.
This has been emphasized by the re-
suits of the laying contests at Stars,
Connecticut.
A White Leghorn cockerel twelve
weeks old and weighing two pounds or
upwards makes as choice a bloiler or
frying chicken as can be produced.
The pullets. too, will mature and lay
earlier than the chicks from the heav-
Ter breeds. Being light and active,
they are good foragers, which is espe-
cially desirable on farm where bugs,
seeds and waste Of crops are plentiful.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
sareel.lna cure Of stomasn rroab!e

When you have trouble with your stom-
ach or chronic constipation, don't imag-
me that your case is beyond help just be-
cause your doctor fails to give you relief
Mrs. G. Stengele, Plainfeld, n. s., writes
For over month past have been
troubled with my stomach. Everything
/ ate upset it terribly. One OF Chamber
lain's advertising booklets come to me-
After reading lew of the letters from
people who had been cured by Chamber
lain's Tablets, decided to try them. |
have taken nearly three-fourths OF pack
age Of them and can now eat almost
everything that ] want" For sale by
Grant Graham ADV.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
BRACE UP

Though days be dark3and trade
be tough, it's always well to
make a bluff, to face the world
with cheerful eye, as though the
goose were hanging high. No
merchant ever made a friend by
dire fcomplainings without end.
And people never seek a store to
hear grouchy merchant roar;
they'll patronize the wiser gent
who doesn't air his discomfort.
A smiling ad isn't bad, It'll
make you profit and others glad.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03


The White Leghorns are very poor
sitters and mothers, and it is almost
impossible to raise chicks by the nat
ural way, unless a few females of the
heavier breeds are kept as mothers
Otherwise it will be necessary to have
ali incubator and breeders. If this is
not desirable, it may be advisable to
keep a hardy and broody breed, which
requires less care, and will lay a few
less eggs in return, but which will
own offspring.
The old Barred Rock answers these
requirements as we'll as any They
are quiet and hardy fowl, good sit
ters and mothers, and of medium size,
with a focky form, thus making a
good table fowl.
The most formidable competitor OF
the Barred Plymouth Rock is the
White Wyandotte, hardy, general
purpose fowl, which is characterized
as bird of curves. They are easy
to breed, uniform, and the absence of
dark pin feathers has placed them in
high favor.
Another good general purpose breed
which has not been bred as long as
those mentioned is the Rhode Island
Red. They are the most prolific lay
ers of the general purpose class. Their
strong point is good winter laying.
The Rhode Island Red has been
ut
this account its rapid popularity is not
to be wondered at. Nevertheless they
have not been bred long enough SO
that their offspring is very uniform in
color, although much Improvement in
this respect has been made in the past
few years.
In conclusion, the Barred Plymouth
Rock or White Wyandotte is best suit
ed for the farmer who does not have
time to give his flock much attention.
but has more or less range on which
the fowls can find large part of their
own living.
For man who will give little more
time and attention especially to breed
ing, the Rhode Island Red stands next.
Next in order is the White Leghorn.
Heavy egg production in any breed
depends upon the culling out of the
inferior, weak birds, and then taking
proper care for the rest of them, by
keeping them free from lice and mites.
and giving them the right kind of feed
and attention.
STUART A. CODY,
West Virginia Experiment Station.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03

GOOD STRETCH OF SAND-CLAY ROAD.
easily kept in repair, more so than any
class of macadam road, and at cost
that is very small in comparison
The soil is turned over by blowing
process in the cultivation. brought to
the surface: the rain removes the cas-
lily absorbed parts of clay and leaves
only that part which most firmly re-
sists the action of rain Therefore
when you put it in the road you get 4
cohesive mass that builds together
like cement almost Now really the
trouble with the soil road is if the ma
terial is not right you put it down too
thin. You plow up siy inches OF soil
and you say ut once you have foot OF
Soil. 1t expands or opens up TO almost
double its volume If you want soil
road of ten inches you must put down
fourteen inches Of loose material. so
that when it is firmly welded together
you have twelve inch road II you
buiid that strong enough You will sue.
reed nine times out Of ten.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-03
A Good Investment

W. D. Magli, well known merchant
of Whitemount, Wis bought stock Of
Chamberlain's medicine SO as to he able
to supply them to his customers. After
receiving them be was himself taken sick
and says that one small bottle Of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was worth more to him than
the cost of his entire stock Of these medi-
cines. For sale by Grant Graham. ADV