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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-10
WEST VIRCINIA'S FIRE WASTE is
OVER 100000 PER DAY
A Few Suggestions For The Prevention
OF Fires.

Clean the fire hazards out Of
your homes, your store or your
factory, Stop the fire before it
starts, for after it starts it's too
late. Do it today.
/. A large part of the fire waste
of this country is directly due to
untidy conditions and other faults
Of management. A careful in
spection of your entire premises
daily will assist in bringing
about a reduction in the fire
waste of the State.
2. Ashes should be kept in met
al receptacles and never in paper
or wooden barrels or boxes.
3. Only rags or waste should
be kept in standard metal waste
cans and contents removed and
burned each night.
4. Rubbish should never be al
lowed to accumulate in buildings.
5. Spittoons should be made Of
metal and never contain sawdust
or other combustible material.
6. Gasoline, naptha and other
volatile oil should not be kept in
building.
Z. Gas brackets should have
stiff fixtures; where necessary to
use swinging brackets all expos
ed woodwork should be protected
with sheet metal, leaving an air
space. Metal bells should be plac-
ed over gas jets on low ceilings.
s. Steam pipes should be kept
clear from all wood and other
comustible material.
9. Open fue holes should be
protected with sheet iron or bet
ter be bricked up.
10. Electricity, when improp-
erly installed, is hazardous; see
that your Certificate of Approval
covers the entire installation;
lamp cords should not be hung.
on nails or wrapped around any
piping; paper shades should new
err be used.
IL. Stove pipes should be run
direct to brick chimneys and new
err through floors or partitions;
protect floors under and about
stoves with brick, cement or
sheet metal.
II. Stairways should be kept.
clear at all times never place any
stock or shelving on stairs.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-10
STONES THAT ARE SOClABLE


Travelling stones, from the
size of pea to six inches in di-
ameter, are found in Nevada.
When dis tributed on a floor or
other level surface, within two or
three feet Of one another, they
Immediately begin to travel to-
ward a common center, and there
lie huddled like a clutch of eggs
in a nest.
A single stone removed to a
distance of three and a half feet,
upon being released, at once star
ted with wonderful and some
what comical CELEBRITY to ioin.jtsu
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-10
CHICAGO DOCTOR FINDS.
GERM OF RHEUMATISM
Il Turks In The Food
CHICAGO, April 5tl

CHICAGO, April 9Th.
The rheumatism is caused by a
germ was announced last night
by DR.. Edward c. Rosenow, of
Rush Medical College, who asser-
ted he has discovered the identi-
ty of the hitherto unknown bac-
terra.
Doctor Rosenow made known
his discovery for the first time to
the staff of the Chicago Tuber.
culosis Institute, to whom he de-
scribed his research work. He
said it has been carried on by ex-
periments with rabbits, into
which he injected rheumatic
germs taken from human beings.
Doctor Rosenow found the ton
sils of several patients were in
famed. He injected bacteria
from tonsils into rabbits and the
identical sysmptoms developed.
There is nothing to indicate the
disease may be Transmitted thru
air, Doctor Rosenow said, and it
is believed the germs Turk in food
and first lodge in the tonsils.
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SIMPLE TRUTH THE BEST SATIRE

Hardly anything in literature
is funnier than the pages in
which Mollere satirizes physicians.
He was always at it partly, no
doubt, because it was safer in his
day to make fun af medicine than
of the other learned callings. In
laughing today over his absurd
doctors, with their ridiculous pro-
gnoses and monstrous prescrip-
lions, we insensibly take it for
broad burlesque something
grossly exaggerated and distort-
ed to get a comic effect. 1t has
been shown, however, that Mol
iere drew upon an accurate know
ledge of medicine as it was prac-
ticed in his day, and simply told
the truth about it as the truth
appeared to a man with a highly
developed sense Of humor.
For the best satire nothing is
needed but the simple truth, with
an eye to its comic aspects; and
after two hundred and fifty years
the simple truth about great
many things reads like broad bur-
lesque. A humorous but abso-
lutely truthful picture of our ju-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-10
County Directory

CIRCUIT COURT
Ware +. KiitIe, JUDGE
a 6 Jenkins, Prosecuting Attorney.
Chas. w. Brandon, Clerk
COUNTY COURT
f. A. Waugh, President,
u. L. Grouse and p A. Switzef
S. f. Hoffman, Clerk
Arthur + Bennett, Sheriff
Coney Cordef, Assessor.
- County Surveyor
G. Q. Marsh, Snpt Free Schools.
Court Fl ouse at Philippi, w. Va.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 10, 1913
BE SATISFIED With YOURSELF

1t is not what peaple say about
you its what you are that
counts. The one person in all
this world whom you should aim
to satisfy is yourself. You alone
know yourself. Other people
know your outward appearance,
your actions, your deeds. You,
and you alone, know your motives,
your ambitions, your thoughts.
Are you satisfied with yourself?
1t is your own fault if you are
not. Are you satisfied that you
are doing the best you can in
your work, that you are making
the most Of your time? Are you
confident that your conduct to-
ward your family, your friends,
your neighbors, your employer,
cannot be improved?
Look yourself straight in the
face this morning, in your minds
lookingglass. Ask yourself
whether it is what people say
about you or what you are that
hurts. Analyze your own con
duct in all matters.
Put yourself in the other fell
lows place and try to see your
actions through his eyes. Imag-
inc that you are your employer
instead Of yourself. Answer
honestly whether if he knew as
much about yourself he would
discharge you or would raise
your wages. If you do this con
scientiously there are many tbia1
Won will do differe,ltly
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one night thought saw Satan him
self. Again, I was coming in from the
garage one evening when I saw a
dromedary close at hand. A drome-
dairy has two humps, hasn't it?"
The doctor bowed with due gravity,
but whether he was bowling to the two
humps or to the situation in general
could not be told.
WELL" continued Miss Eunice in
the most artless manner and smiling
into his eyes, II was so sure that It
was real live dromedary that ran
after it to get the two humps. want
ed them for sofa pillows, you know.
nao Just reached out to catch the
amman by the tail when he few away
win a scream and fell over the
lawn mower and almost broke my
nose. Do you think you can do any
thing for me, doctor?"
I hope sol hope 50. Let me see
your tongue, please"
The tongue was out and was hainr
critically examined when Mrs. Denton
made her appearance. AS the medical
man arose and bowed to her she asked
If he really thought it was going to be
felon.
AN aWru1 silence OF Is seconds fol-
lowed. The doctor realized that he
had mixed the two patients and that
the young lady had been playing"
him.
Like a Roman senator. he wrapped
his toga, or what was left of it,
around him, and headed for the gate
and his vehicle, and he wasn't sure
whether he heard words or giggles
behind him or not.
Sammis heard the old horse COM
ing on the gallop. He had been read
ing up on Templeton's Corpuscles,
end had the book in his hand as he
stood in the office door and asked:
well, doc, is that girl looney. or
do you think we can save herr"
The next instant he had been
pushed into the office by wild:eyed
man, who backed him against the
wall and choked him until % more
freckles blossomcd out on his face.
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through her capture Of the Halsey
factory. None of the other girls had
made such an important contribution.
and Bess wore her laurels proudly. d
For the first few days, Laura won.
dered at his. absorption in other az.
fairs. then she grew worried. She
loved Richard Searle, but she loved.
too. her liberty, and was unwilling to
surrender 80 soon. It was three days
before Dick came to call again. and
when he did there was an odd con-
straint In her manner.
"Have you joined the boomers yet p
she asked to make conversation.
Dick shook his head in negation.
II am willing to be doomed he
declared. IT came up here to look over
the ground for factory. Some Of the
people have done business with are
going to set up plant. and told
them about Bennington. I am TO have
the position as superintendent. =
nd you would not Join the boom
ers that Bess might get the credit for
the capture 7'' she asked q little jeal.
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button, to investigate which Dick
had taken himself off so suddenly.
Dick, making his way down to the
business section Of the town. found
that the boom was very much in
earnest. ~sa =
Bennington had many natural ad-
vantages. There was water power In
plenty. with good harbor on the lake
front and two railroads passed
through the place. But it had been
rather sleepy. -.~ ...>=#.
Suddenly the town had wakened
from it's inaction at the call OF the
editor Of newly established daily
paper. and Boom Bannington!" was
the cry and craze Of the. day. Even the
children were interested.
Everywhere he went Dick was
importuned to wear one Of the badges
and join the boomers. but he smiling
~ refused and gave the same enig-
matte answer that had amazed
Laura. z.. 4z55
He found that his sister was re-
gardcd a. one of the notable worker.
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Sammis had received both callers
with proper dignity, assuring them
that I'VE" would look into both cases
without loss Of time. He had taken
copious notes for the benefit OF his
employer and was left deep in the
pages Of Smith on Stomach Trou-
oles." while the physician fastened
off to Mrs. Carson's.
Now, just where the belt ran off
with Sammis was in mixing the two
women up. That. Of course, mixed the
doctor.
He called at Mrs. Denton's manor
house to talk with and carefully OBJ
serve the daughter who was seeing
strange things and hearing strange
voices. He found her sitting on the
veranda as he drove up, and he at
once recognized her as a young lady
he had met several times in his drives
about the country to see imaginary
patients.
She was always driving an auto,
sometimes alone and sometimes in
company, and on each occasion she
had ruffled his dignity.
The doctors old horse would stand
Tor brass band, a. locomotive or q
Fourth of July hurrah, and never
wink an eye. but he drew the line at
autos. Whenever he had met the one
driven by the young lady he had stood
on his feet. twisted himself and the
buggy into the ditch, and now and
then varied the program by knocking
down rail fences and running away.
The young lady had always smiled
appreciatively and had now and then
wrenched a "honk! honk!' from the
machine by way of adding ginger to
the occasion.
Almost anyone in the village could
have told the doctor that the name of
the young lady was Miss Eunice Sea-
forth of New York, who was paying
her aunt visit. He had never in
quired. however. and so was ignorant
Of her identity.
AS he left his buggy and walked up
the path to make his professional
call ne was on his dignity. He was Sc
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and then he was battered with
Thompson's Brain Lectures and Pom
sonby on Halluc:nations until the COW
ers flew off. '.'1
Samm1s went away, knowing that
his medical career was ended. but he
was boy with a conscience and ho
| determined to do the right thing. He
| started off and paid visit to Mrs.
Denton and explained that it was his
! mixing up Of things, and he. did not
| leave until the young lady who had
heard voices and seen dromedaries
agreed to call at the office and apollo
gize.
When he returned to the office he
did not enter it. He stood In the door
and said the partnership was dis
solved by mutual consent and that he
hoped the Surviving partner" would
dwell long in the land and be over
whelmed with business. Then he went
out and Joined a baseball club.
Next day. when Mrs. Denton and
her niece called. there was an en-
barrassing silence for a few seconds.
Then there were smiles and laughter
and apologies and DR.. Harrington ex.
amined the finger and was happy to
announce that there was no fear Of q
felon.
From that day on until she re-
turned to the city Miss Eunice didn't
honk! at the doctors horse when they
met on the highway. ~.
In her contrition she invited tho
gentleman to ride with her, and he
was occasionally invited to the manor
house to dinner, and the latest re.
ports are to the effect that he makes
an excuse to go up to the city once q
week on some errand or other.
Sanl,nis isn't saying word. He
knows that all those things generally
have a happy ending, and that when
the doctor marries and goes to the
city to establish a practice there win
be an opening for a new man at
Glendale, and the new doctor may be
a man who will overlook such a trit1o
as getting the names Of two patients
mixed up.
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sheet"
Eyes, she was" the two woman an
swered in chorus.
But what In thunder Is it," growled
the father.
"Give her time, Dad-give her
time." cautioned Bill. when any one
has thought Of sudden thing and got
at white as a sheet over 1t she must
have little time"
1T is this" continued. Hattie,
while her mother smiled blandly and
her sister giggled. I'VE must take a
have thought Of it in ten years. sat
down and thought it up in five min
utes. Yes, we must take a summer
boarder and get rich. We can't take
but one, for we have only one spare
bed, but one will do for this year.
Wasn't I smart to think it all out?"
Take a summer boarder and git
rich?'' unused Farmer Jones as he
hung his hoe on the fence.
That's 1t, Dad, and Hattie's struck
it," said Bill as he hung his hoe beside
the other mo more for me. Inside
Of six months I'll be knocking over
elephants in Africa"
isn't it bewtiful-bewtiful!" whis-
pered the mother as she rubbed her
hands together.
"And now I can go into comic
opera" came from Mary.
Then the procession formed. Mr..
Jones took the head, his wife followed,
and then came Bill and the two girls
They headed for the house in Indian
file, and they spoke no word on the
way.
An epoch had arrived. All felt 1t
and were awed. Even when they
reached the house and sat down they
stared at each other for some time
before speaking. Mr.. Jones was the
first to break the silence by asking:
But where you goin' to git your
summer boarders?"
Father, you don't imagine I'll think
OF summer boarder without also
thinking Of a way to get him ?" re-
piled Hattie in reproachful tones. 1--WE
shall put a sign on the gate post. T
shall write it at once. You know that
scores of people pass here looking for
country board. We shall have
boarder within three days"
An hour later a sign Of "Boarding"
was nailed up, and the family sat down
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quent intervals to urge Laura to con-

quent intervals to urge Laura to con-
sent to their marriage.
Bess knew what her brother did
not, that Miss Bailey loved him, but
was not willing to- exchange her free
dom for a wedding ring so soon.
She had tried to make Dick see that
it was merely question Of waiting.
but, manlike, he did not understand
and as soon as the disappointment Of
one refusal was over, he returned to
plead his suit only to return to the
city downcast and disappointed.
Now. as soon as he had reached the
house and had exchanged greetings
with the family, he strolled off down
the street with an elaborate assump-
ton of having nowhere in particular
to go. but Bess knew that presently
he would be found on the Bailey porch
with Laura teasing him to her hearts
content.
Laura, too, was wearing the badge
of the boomers. and she offered one to
Searle, who laughingly refused it.
want to see how this booming
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would refer Hattie to the sixty-fourth
National bank, Harvard college. The
Hague Peace commission and the
Daughters Of the Revolution.
He himself was the leading man in.
a theatrical company going out in the
fall on guarantee. If any further
references were wanted
But they were not Miss Hattie in
formed him that she was perfectly sat-
isfied. AS to terms she had thought
that about SIS per would be a reason
able price for the Strawberries and
ozone growing around there. MIR.
Stilton's eyebrows went up at the men
ton Of the price, but came down a mo-
ment later and he announced that he
mad expected to pay at leAst $40. =
He was taken in and introduced and
made to feel at home, and the family
got together in the kitchen to praise
the flnanciering of Miss Hattie and lay
their further plans.
For the next three meals Mr. Stilton
lived In clover. Then it was Bill who
came to the front as financier. He
suggested that great saving could be
made by cutting the menu in two.
That would be the same as If the
boarder was paying $50 per week.
His mother smiled at him, and his
father patted him on the back, and at
the next meal Mr.. Stiltop discovered a
sad lack Of things. He wasn't the man
to say anything, however. He was get
ting lots of time to think and lots Of
ozone, and as he had always played
sentime entail parts and been beaten out
of most Of his salary he had become
used to plain fare.
He had started in with two pillows
on his bed. After two nights one was
removed. It was Mrs. Jones who sud-
denly discovered that no person could
lay his head on two pillows at once.
Then Mary took hand at f1nanciar-
ing. They had been giving the boarder
cream in his coffee. Cream could be
sold to the creamery, while skinned
milk was a dead loss. Take off the
cream and substitute milk. What was
good enough for them was good
enough for the boarder.
Farmer Jones was afraid Of a kick.
but none came.
Mr.. Stilton had arrived on a Mon
day morning. When Saturday night
came the Jones family looked for that
SIS. It was not forthcoming. It
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Bess glanced at her bediamoned fin

Bess glanced at her bediamoned fin
ger with conscious pride.
Carl Halsey is going to move his
factory here" she said with blush.
Searle leaned over and kissed the
rosy cheek.
T.. Good news, indeed!" he cried.
There Is no one would rather have
for a brother-in-law I'm beginning
to approve Of this boom idea"
. Then get a badge" urged Bess
promptly. "Of course. you don't live
here any more. but you are home 80
much that you still seem like one of
US"
Perhaps I SHALL" assented her
brother, but it's g. little too early
yet to commence to boom Wait until
I get used to the town again. This is
the first time have been here in
three months" -
Bess smiled. She. knew what her
brother: meant. Getting used" meant
going to see Laura Bailey. Ever since
he had left home. some four year
previously. he had returned a. fire.
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mat is, tney oil
shirked hard work and blamed luck
because they were not born rich.
Bill and his sister had aspirations.
At least they thought they were aspi-
rations. Bill wanted to go to Africa
and shoot elephants. Hattie wanted to
marry a. man who owned private
parlor car and would take her out to
California to see an earthquake, and
Mary hsd been told by a tin peddler.
and fully believed it. that she had a
voice which would make her fortune
In comic opera
The old folks had no aspirations.
They simply had longings. They want
ed to see Niagara Falls and the Chi
cago stock yards before they died.
The Jones family had been dissatis-
fled with their lot for two or three
years before they saw way Of better
Ing it. They had invented and talked
over all sorts Of schemes, but there
had been lion in the path Of each.
At length the great day dawned.
Father and son were in the corn field
with their hoes. working little, per-
spring a little and grumbling more,
when the mother and daughters
climbed the fence and stood before
them with excitement written In their
faces.
We'll. have you lost the bucket
down the we'll AGAIN." growlingly
queried the father as he leaned on his
hoe
you two Hsten," replied Hattie,
who always took the lead In great and
thrilling events. I'VE want to be rich,
don't we?"
Don't come around here with any
Jokes"
well. have thought Of a way. It
CINE to me as sat on the piazza. It
came as sudden as lightning. It took
my breath away for three or four min
utes, and when went In to tell ma
and Mary was looking as white as
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would have been. only letter had

would have been. only letter had
miscarried.
The Sunday dinner was reduced to
fried salt pork and potatoes with the
skins on, as a hint to the boarder to be
more prompt in future.
During the second week the hnan-
ciering was left almost entirely to Bill.
The family ate in the kitchen at odd
times, and by the middle Of the week
the boarder was setting down to bread
and butter and corn coffee. It was tho
same thing as If he was paying SIS q
week for good board.
He stood it without a kick. In fact
he said that a person on an empty
stomach got double quantity Of
ozone, and had double the time to
think thoughts. =.
For breakfast Saturday morning he
was given pudding and milk, and when
1t had been disposed Of Mr. Jones took
him out to the barn and told him
that they had been losing money on
him. and that if he stayed any longer
the price Of board would be $40 per
week.
Mr.. Stilton replied that he had been
wondering where the profit for them
came In at SIS. and willingly agreed
to the raise.
All that afternoon the family was
In council about Africa, elephants.
comic opera, Niagara Falls and pal
ace cars, and they felt so good natured
that at supper time the guest was al
lowed a few ounce preserves kept
over from the season before. Ono
epoch can't last always. It must move
along and make room for another.
fThis one waited until midnight and
then took up its satchel and moved
on so quietly that no one heard its go
Ing, nor was it missed until 10. o'clock
Sunday morning. Then the voice Of
! Farmer Jones was heard in the land,
and what it said was:
ma, Bill, Hattie and Mary-you
pack of blamed idiots-get up and stir
your stumps!"
::What happened?" was asked.
We've lost our eternal fortunes and
| have got to go to work or starve! It's
Sunday, but Bill, you get something to
eat under your jacket and then leave
/ these fool women behind and foller me
into that corn field. Goodby, Africai
! Farewell. Niagara Falls!"