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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-24
WEEKLY RECORD
=- OF
LOCAL EVENTS

here Friday night.
James Cade, of Stringtown
was in town Monday.
George Conte, was in Weaver
one day last week on business.
Daniel Sipe, of Junior was here
Saturday on a business errand.
Jacob England, of Huffman,
was here on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Eib was business
caller at Philippi, Wednesday.
Squire" Blake, of Junior was
business visitor here Saturday.
Lewis Viquesney, of Junior
was a business visitor here Fri
day.
VIM. Bennett, of Stringtown
was business visitor in town
Tuesday.
u. G. Browning was here with
a load of country produce Tues
day.
]. j. Polling, merchant of Cal
houn was a business visitor here
Monday.
Thy suffer with looth-ache, see D1
Gibson, Oh lexington. adv.
Archie Phillips, of Meadowville
was business visitor here We'd
nesday.
Miss Ola Bartlett, has been
real sick for the past week with
tonsel it's,
I. J. Jones, Of Route three,
was in town Tuesday, buying
some merchandise.
: David and Webster Hillyard
wss in town Wednesday buying
some farm implements.
I. Miss Lottie Leiber, of Parkers-
burg is here the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Jones.
Insure your Live Stock against death
from any cause.-Home Insurance
Agency. ADV.
DR.. Robert Durham, of Bemis
is here this week the guest of
his father, Jacob Durham.
Assessor Elias Cross and City
Collector NJ. D. Gamer are call
ing on the tax payers this week.
Miss Della Curry, vino spent
the winter with her brother in
Minnesota came home last week.
Have just received new line of Hand
Made Work Shoes, and the price is right
and quality high. McCracken Shoe
Store. adv.
Miss Mary Robinson, who is
attending the Broaddus Institute
was here Saturday and Sunday
the guest of her parents.
Layer Coontz and wife Of Sugar
Creek were here Saturday the
guest of Mrs. Coontz's daughter,
Mrs. w. B. Huffman.
Have just received new line of Hand
Made Work Shoes, and the price is right,
and quality high McCracken Shoe
Store. adv.
Miss Eva Newton, of Tigh-
view, was in town Wednesday,
ana returned nome on this early
morning train.
We will soon have in a ful line Of
Buggies and Sat Wagons Don't buy
until You see orr line and get our prieee
Adv FARMERS SUPPLY Agency.
1t is easier to get rid Of tooth.
ache than to redeem insulted
friends, SO act wisely and see
DR.. Gibson at once. adv. 3 "a
Mrs. S. G. Gayley, of Davis
past thru here Sunday on her
way to Buckhannon, to see Mrs.
Harry Reid who is in the hos
pital.
FERTIflZER-Do nlaoa vonr nv
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-24

FOR SALE. ~.One Cottage located on
Pike Street below Southern Methodist
church. For futher in formation see
w. B. HUFFMAN.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-24

prof Dacy college Agriculture west virginia
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-04-24
A BEAUTIFUL HOME ACRE SHOULD
Be APPRECIATED BY ALL FARMERS

The Home Surroundings Are Outward Expressions Of the
Taste and Character of the Occupants of the House
Simple Plan Given For improving Home Grounds
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15
Horticultural
Points,
@SN# oG
METHODS or SPRAYING TREES
Maine Experimental Station FInds
Combination Which May Be Used
With Perfect Safety.

IN response TO numerous requests
for information on the subject Of pre-
pairing and use Of lime-suiphur IN or
chard spraying. the Maine agricul
tural experiment station has Issued .
builetin which goes into the matter
quite fully. II says In part:
During the past few years there haf
been marked change in the methods
Of spraying apple trees. the most inn
portant being quite general substt
tuition Of lime-sulphur for bordeau,
mixture as fungicide. There Is prob
ably no better material than bordeaux
mixture In uHe today for the control
IL apple scab. but unfortunately 1t ID
frequently the cause OF serious dam
age 70 both foliage and fruit II the
weather conditions are right The cir
cular gives q list OF a large number
OF varieties OF apples with the relative
resistance OF each 10 this spray. 1t Ii
not recommended that orchardists
who have been using bordeaux mix
tare successfully on resistant varieties
change 70 liIDe-sulphur. On the other
hand. those who have experienced any
difiicrIty with It. or who are growing
Varieties known 70 be susceptible To
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15
SOLDIERS WHO CHEW coRDlTE

One of the troubles of most Euro
pean armies is that those soldiers who
can get hold of it. insist on using
that terrible explosive, cordite, as IL
1t we're a sort of chewing gum
It's popularity is due to the fact
that when chewed in small quantities
IL has stimulating and exhilarating
effect like small doses of alcohol Its
taste, too, is sweet, cordite being
three-flfths nitroglycerin, an explosive
which is sugary to the taste.
When chewed in large quantities
cordite becomes more powerful in it's
effects, bringing on blissful state of
ecstasy. and sometimes making the
victim of the habit see visions. But
the real danger Of the habit lies in the
fact that though nitroglycerin will
only explode when given very hard
blow or touched by an electric spark
there is always possibility that the
grinding of exceptionally hard teeth
might provide the necessary hard
blow. Within the last few years, at
least three soldiers-two Germans and
one American-have been blown to
bits, the use of cordite as a chewing
gum being the suspected cause
The habit was not unknown in our
own armies some years ago, till the
military authorities took steps to
stop II.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

this spray, or who are uncertain
whether or not bordeaux mixture may
be- safely used on the varieties they
have. are strongly advised to use lime
aElphur, This station has found that
this latter In combination with arsen-
ate of lead may be used with perfect
safety on the Ben Davis and Baldwin
apple trees, while bordeaux mixture
applied at the same time and in the
same manner resulted In injury to foil.
age or fruit or both
For the small grower or the man
with but few trees II is doubtleoe
more satisfactory TO purchase one OF
the standard brands OF commercial
time sulphur concentrates, but for one
with an orchard OF any size II is en-
lirely another matter. He should pur-
chase the raw materials and prepare
the concentrate at home. The cireu-
lar in question gives detailed instruc-
tons how TO prepare home-coolSed
lime-sulphur. how TO test this with
The hydrometer 70 determine It's dens-
ny and gives tables for dilution OF diff
ferent densities for dormant sprays
and for summer spraying This latter
Information Is also valuable TO the
man who purchases one or the com
mercial brands OF llme-sulphur. The
density OF this also should be deter
mined ia the same manner and diluted
according 10 the tables.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

trance of the canal. One is on Toro
Point, at the land end of the long
breakwater that shields Colon harbor,
aid is on considerable elevation. The
other is on Margarita island, low
lying islet close to the shore about a
mile northeast of Colon. Both these
Notifications are shielded from obser-
walton by the palms and other tropic
vegetation.
AT the Pacific end of the canal a
little more than three miles out in the
ocean and close to the eastern side of
the deep water channel. lie the four
little islands of Naos, Perico, Culebra
and Flamenco. These the United
States acquired with the Canal Zone.
On Culebra is the quarantine station
for that end Of the canal. On the
others are being built strong fortified.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

Culebra, G. 1.-THE strongest de-
Tense of the Panama canal, in my opin-
ion, is the fact that hostile vessel
must come into 500-foot channel long
before 1t is within striking distance OF
the vital points of the canal, the locks,
and in doing so must pass within easy
range of the forts that are being built
to guard the entrances"
So spoke Colonel Goethals when |
asked him as to the vulnerability OF
the canal in time Of war. Continuing,
he said:
1.-THE naval power Of the nations is
SO nicely balanced now that no one
Of them would be willing to risk the
destruction Of a single battleship by
attacking those forts, which will be
equipped with powerful guns, and of
course the accuracy of guns on shore
is much greater than that of those on
moving vessels. l do not believe the
forts would be attacked from the sea
before the enemy had fought and won
naval victory"
The forts OF which Colonel Cocktails
spoke are nearing completion and the
emplacements for many of the heavy
guns already have been constructed.
No one not officially connected with
the work is permitted to approach
them, but venture to say that in case
Of urgent necessity the guns could be
hurried down to the isthmus and
mounted ready for emergency service
within very short time.
Two forts protect the Atlantic en-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15
HOUSE MARTINS REVENGE

A correspondent of Country Life
tells the story of two house martins
nest built against an astic window of
farm, to which the birds came for
several successive years. One spring,
however. before they arrived, an en-.
terprising sparrow took UP her abode
In one OF the nests. Shortly after the
martins returned as usual, and one
oay the farm people noticed that the
hole of the nest which the sparrow
occupied had been blocked up. Next
morning boy climbed up to ascertain
the meaning of this, and. not finding
any outlet, broke away part of the
nest. to find the poor little sparrow
dead on her eggs. The house martins
had walled her up for daring to take
possession of their house
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15
WRESTLING IN CHURCH

A novel feature was introduced in
the special services for men recently
held at Philadelphia Methodist Epis-
copal church. by. the whistling az
hymns by the congregation. The
effect was not impressive when the
first hymn was whistled, but when
Onward. Christian Soldier" was
started a vigorous and pleasing rem
dition Of this martial hymn was given.
The whistling of hymns was adopted
because it makes more popular an,
peal than singing, for all cannot sing
but all can whistle That this new
feature has proved popular was
evinced by the large number atteniin
the services, and 1t is probable that
it may be continued at the mems
meetings.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15
FLOODING THE SAHARA

A recent article on the Scientific
American discusses the proposal OF
Professor Etchegoyen to flood por-
tion of the Sahara with sea water by
means of a channel from the Mediter'
ranean and thereby to create an in
land sea, which, as he claims, would
affect the climate, make for condi
tions of fertility, and for possibilities
of colonization, and provide a channel
of communication. Quite apart from
the possibility or desirability of the
scheme ITSELF considerable number
of crimes, says Nature, seem to have
been committed in the name of physi-
cal geography by opponents of the
scheme, who have foreseen that the
new subtropical area thus cerated
would so far affect the climate OF
more northern lands as to bring the
Arctic belt southwark to Denmark,
and they even seriously discuss the
probability of the upsetting of the
earth's equilibrium by the displace-
ment of so great body of sea water.
The writer Of the article, at pains to
calm these fears, shows that the total
area Of the Sahara capable of flood
ing from the sea is no large proper
ton of the whole, and appears to well
come the idea as much for its own ro-
mantle sake as for any benefits which
it might confer He is not concerned
to remark upon the ultimate condition
OF a practically stagnant pond Of sea
water, with only long narrow chan
mel connecting 1t with the general ma
rine circulation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

This remarkable photograph shows
a scorpion in the act of devouring an
other scorpion. Nothing is to be seen
OF the victim but the last three divi-
sions of the body and the sting.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

chances that such force would have
of finding sustenance. Then little
groups of soldiers have been started
from various possible landing places
with instructions to make their way
as swiftly as possible to given points
along the canal, mapping the country
they traverse, in order to determine
what an enemy could do.
The result of this work Of investfga.
ton so far, briefly and wholly unoffi-
cially stated, is that the shores Of the
Atlantic ocean, within a good many
miles of the zone, are impracticable
for landing force because of the ma
ture of the country; that landing
could be made easily on the Pacific
side some distance west of the zone,
but between there and the canal the
jungle is SO dense as to be virtually
impossible; that the dangerous dis
trict is that lying Immediately east OF
the zone on the Pacific side. On the
last mentioned shores an enemy could
well land an army, and the semi-open,
rolling savanna5 between there and
the canal would give easy access to
the zone.
The army officers on the isthmus
make no secret of the fact that their
Investigations are being carried on
mainly with the Japanese in mind.
How those islanders could land there
and what they could do if they did
land are the problems engaging the
attention of Colonel Greene and his
men of the Tenth.
One defensive measure that has
been adopted is the clearing out Of
practically all inhabitants from the
zone, except at the ends of the canal
and in several Of the larger towns,
which, as l have said, may be kept as
quarters for the soldiers. All holdings
OF land are being valued by mixed
commission and the residents moved
away. When the canal is completed
the jungle, much of which has been
cleared out, will be allowed to. grow up
again, for the experience of centuries
mas shown that chat jungle itself is a
powerful defense against an invading
army, The practicable roads through
II are few and far between, the
streams not navigable, and the growth
OF trees, brush and great vines so
dense that it is virtually impossible
Tor body Of men. to say nothing OF
cannon and supply wagons. A rapid
dash through the jungle would be en-
tirely out of the question, and when
me zone is deserted all food supplies
will have disappeared.
Some fear has been expressed that
lew men could land, make their way
quietly to the canal and blow up the
locks But y seems unlikely thi2 .hey
could get astora and transport ~ the
canal, undeteciad, enough expiosyes
TO do any great damage.
On the whole, the canal WIN be quite
adequately protected-provided 1t -
not attacked too soon.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

The growing OF the strawberry is
important ON the farm because II is
one OF the earliest fruits and L is one
81 the best fruits Chat can be gown.
coming In AZ time OF the year when
L will supply the place that nothing
else win supply on the table, and we.
as farmers. ought TO have the best we
can grow upon the farm. and liberal
supply OF Strawberries every year. a
good. liberal planting every year. will
do much toward making farm life
more pleasant, more congenial. and
give as something that is valuable on
the table for three or four weeks.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15
Yleld pepends on CO

The strawberry is plant that can
be made to produce anything from
one hundred 10 one thousand dollars
worth OF fruit per acre. according to
the kind OF work you put on il. II you
choose a good rich soil. say blowing
under crop OF clover. then heavily
fertiIlzing with well composted man
ore and giving It careful cultivation
through the entire season. you will
have your ground In a condition u
produce any amount Of it.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

able to drop shells with accuracy cIoss
behind Taboga island. making tha,
place untenable for an enemy. Be
sides that, there Is nothing on tbs
island that hostile fleet would want
The United States might have 40
quired Taboga. but we didn't need it,
How strong land force is to b
kept in the zone by the United State,
believe has not yet been determined
It is generally admitted that the great
est danger to the canal in time of wal
lies in attacks by forces that might
have succeeded in landing on the 18th
mus. AS defense against this it may
be that a small army must be main
tanned in the zone, and it has been sus
gested that the towns of Empire and
Culebra, instead of being destroyed
because they are on the wrong side"
of the canal, be utilized as quarters fol
the soldiers. This would necessitate
connecting them with the other side OF
the canal, where the Panama railroad
has been relocated, by ferry, bridge Of
tunnel. No decision on this matter has
been reached yet by the authorities.
Meanwhile the army has not been
neglecting it's part of the defensive
work. For some time the Tenth in,
fantry has been encamped in the zons
and its men, in small detachmentsi
have been hiking" all over that part
of the isthmus. The possibilities OF
landing hostile force on the shores
of both the Atlantic and the Pacific
have been investigated, and also the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15
BARKING FOR A LIVING

The name of barking is given 70
those persons who. outside anctioh
rooms and cheap shows. proclaim rauc
ously the merits OF their establish
ments. Paris has fraternity OF Dark-
ers OF another and more literal kind.
II you wish to join this body. what
you have to do is to learn 10 initiate
the banks OF different kinds OF dogs.
when you are proficient In your art
you present TO the officials Oh the
exchequer your candidature for the
post OF "dog-revesler."
Afew days later you will be re-
ouested to present yourself before q
high official, who win submit you to a
rigorous examination. He will prob
ably try you on an official dog, and IL
you satisfy that intelligent animal
that you can bark with tolerable YER
isimiIitude, you viii be appointed a
~dog-revealer. with salary at the
start of $50 month.
Your duties are simple, If arduous.
Each night beat of a certain length
viii be given to You, and it will be
your task to bark for an average
period Of Ave minutes outside the door
Of each house on your beat. If there
is dog in the house, it is sure to
reply with enthusiasm to you. You
viii then mark the number of the
house in your notebook On the
morrow an inspector will examine
your notebook and see whether or not
the dog license has been paid. II 1t
has not, he will. of course, bring an
action against the householder. How
ever, sore your throat may be, you
will always have the consolation OF
remembering that you are govern.
ment official.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

monument to the Builders of the
Panama Railway, w. H. Aspinwall.
Henry chauncey and John L. ste.
VEINS, in the Grounds of the Wash.
lnston Hotel, Colon.
lions. The rounded tops of the rocky
lslets have been cut off and a littla
army OF men is busy blasting and shov.
shng and preparing the buiyarLs rs.
ulno which will be mounted long CAN
non and immense mortars. The four
STANDS are all being connected with
saeh other, and Naos, the nearest Is
ioihed to the mainland at Balboa hv =
oreakwater about 1900 feet lnng -
line. d railway
some eight miles away, nearly arS
south, lies the larger island of n" 80 aao
ana timid souls have suggested M osi !.
would form safe shelter and racnro, -
s.lhg point for hostile fleet sor ~
uiiis rise to considerable e,owa.,n.
anu on Its south side there is Mon, Mont :
p deep water. But il Colone, ~.
.nals opinion is to be taken~an. ,o :.
should he-TaDoga need ma l ~
Uncle Sam any anxiety eSuse
ine mortars to be installed l. -
Pacific fortitcations." said he an IN S'e
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
0RAToRICAL AND NERvY.
An Old cohblsr Who Won Laugh and
Eayors From Napoleon.

On Napoleon's arrival at MARSHA.
Tours the mayor. u farmer, tried In
vain to make the speech he had pre-
pared. Bowling and scraping, he stood
fascinated by Bonaparte's scrutinizing
black eyes-an unhappy squirrel in the
gaze of the rattlesnake.
Close behind the trembling mayor
stood an old shoemaker, In figure a
true Don Quixote. clad In his working
dress. why don't you speak, you
foolT he muttered from time to time
to his lender. At last his patience
gave way. He pushed the mayor aside.
advanced, with bis left hand removed
his greasy cotton nightcap, with his
right lifted the horn spectacles from
his nose, made his bow and delivered
the grafton: Emperor, you are on your
way to thrash the Prussian rogues
once more. | hope soon to see you re-
turn crowned with glory, and have
nothing more to say. but that Caesar
and Alexander were botches In COM
parlson with you."
The emperor laughed and inquired of
the old man whether he had any sons.
Eyes; four are In the army-two of
these In the guards" Their names
were taken down, and the honest shoe.
maker soon saw them raised to the
rank of officers and found himself pro-
vided with comfortable pension.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

mail with all the assurance In the world that your
orders will be filled with even care than IL You
were here to do your own choosing. If we haven't
what you want. we'll 60 out and get it. In all in-
stances you will find our prices to be RIGHT-and
the quality of our goods beyond question.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
sIv Old Commodore.

"when Commodore Vanderbilt was
alive" says d New York Central Off
ciai. .the board OF directors OF the
New York Central used to find their
work all cut out for them when they
met. All they had to do was to ratify
his plans and adjourn Yet they had
their uses. Occasionally man wOsild
come to him with some scheme which
be did not care to refuse outright.
".My directors are difficult body
OF men to handle. he would say. III
submit II to 'em. but warn you that
they are hard TO manage
-The matter would I've submitted to
the board when II assembled and
promptly rejected
" There the commodore would say
when bis visitor came to learn the re
suit. I did the best ] could. but
told you In advance that my directors
were an obstinate lot"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
A CORNER IN WHEAT.
u Didn't Take the Usual Course Of
Deals of That Mature.

" Utuny ako tne OuuN NouTee "
Deals OF That Mature.
John Wilier of Scarboro township
had a good crop Of spring wheat one
year-almost the only good crop for
miles round. He thrashed 1t out during
the winter and cleaned It carefully,
but did not sell 1t. "Seed wheat will be
scarce In the spring." he said to his
wife. "T'll keep It til then"
One day in April man who lived
several miles farther out in the coun-
try drove up to John Willer's barn and
said he wanted to buy load OF seed
wheat. The farmer did not answer him
at once
"You needn't be afraid. Mr.. WIIiers
said the would be purchaser. "I've got
the money to pay for It right here"
"Now. that's just what wanted to
know" said John Willer, and bis face
frightened perceptibIy; I'm glad you
told me- Lots OF my neighbors need
seed this spring and haven't the cash
to pay for It. II they can't get seed
on credit they can't get 1t at nll. and
want to help them out. But II you've
got the money you can get seed wheat
anywhere. SO Just drive on into town
You'll find plenty there. .'-Youths
Companion.