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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23
The Old Sweet Mystery.


Perhaps you're an old curmud-
geon now, but once you we're a Int
tie child, end about this time of
the year you are doing for your
own children what was once done
for you. And es you cit In
a reflective mood some of these
nights when the house Ia still,
those dear old innocent days come
back to you. There is the air Of
mystery that used TO pervede the
household when your elders con-
versed in whispers and the very
atmosphere breathed Of benevolent
conspiracy, with the conspirators
busy plotting Cor your happiness
on Christmas morning. And you
will remember coming upon them
unawares sometimes, and there was
a hustlingand hiding of bundlesand
packages, and you were to go right
out OF here and stay out" You
wondered then, for you were told
and you believed that ever old but
ever new myth about Kris Kringle.
Dear, sweet old DAYS of mystery.
Their hours of childish deliyht
come crowding in upon you. 1t
wasn't long until you knew better,
but nothing on earth can rob you
OF the delicious mystificatio which
preceded the eventful morn. You
bave forgotten other even of ycuf
childhood, but the pleasant secrecy
OF the Christmas-tide will always
abide with you.
1t all passes before you with
startling distlnctness, especially
the eventful and exciting "night
before" when your stockings were
hung, your llspIng prayers were
said, and you were finally tucked
In bed. You were along time VIDE
awake, but at last nature closed
your eyes, and In doze that pre-
cedes the deep slumber of youth
you saw mysterious forms moving
about with the soft tread of the
burglar. Wide awake again,
these intruders saw your wide open
eyes, laughed lowly and retired.
But at last morning came, and you
were happy over what Santa Claus
had left you.
1t is many years since these
things happened to you, and you
are now the father or the mother.
or mayhap the grandfather or the
grandmother, but a sweet peace
steals over you. You reflect that
the kind hands that once prepared
these joys for you have long been
folded, and the bright eyes that
we're wont to twinkle over your en-.
joyments and pleasures have been
closed for years. And a few tears
spring up through the swelling
tide of memories. Blessed drops.
Don't repress them, they are mere
ly the heavenly dew refreshing
your sympathetic old heart
WheelIng Intelligencer.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23
Proposed Congressional
Districts.

One of the latest plans unearthed
by some student of geography and
mathematics divides the state iuto
the required number of districts, on
the basis of the vote cast for con-
gressman-at large in 1912.
Under this proposed plan the
First district would be composed of
the seven counties of Hancock,
Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Welzel,
Marion and Taylor. The popula-
ton of this district would be 1914, =
726, according to the census cf
1910.
The Second district, under this
proposed plan, would embrace the
counties of Monongalia, Preston,
Barbour, Tucker, Randolph. PEN
dleton, Grant. Mineral, Hardy,
Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley and
Jefferson, with population of 2ll,-
900 souls. This district would al-o
include Howard Sutherland, who is
now the ongressman-at-l large.
Made up of counties in the inter
Tor of the state, the proposed Third
district is very compact. 1t includes
the counties of Richie, Writ,
Roane, Clay, BraAton, Calhoun,
GiImer, Lewis, Upshur, Harrison
and Doddridge. 1t has popula-
ton OF 2oO,s2
The Fourth district, under this
plan, would be composed of the
counties of Tyler, Pleasant, Wood,
Jackson, Mason, Cabell, Wayne and
Lincoln. The population of the
district is 1877, SIS.
Then comes the Fifth district. 1t
comes f.om Pocahontas, Mercer,
Mcdowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Sum
mers, Monroe, Greenbrier, Webster
and Pocahontas, all teld having a
population of 2O2, $50.
The Sixth district would comprise
the counties of Mingo, Logan,
Boone, Pa nam, Kanawha, Fayette
and Nicholas. According to the
census of 1910 there would be 2l3,-
SS4 citizens in this district.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23

IN parts of the west where trees
are scarce, sage brush il used for
fuel. In Nevada the large main
stems are trimmed by Indians at
$500 a cord and delivered TO the
user at about $3.50. Sage brush
burns rapidly and is rather dirty but
produces good heat
A LOG raft containing enc million
leet OF cedar. said to be the largest
ever foated on the Pacific, recently
made the trip from British Colum.
bia to Puget sound. It was Ioc
feet long and 10 feet wide. 1t stood
is ont Of the water and 20 feet
under.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23
After Four Years of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

catron. Ky.-ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, I could only sit up for little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, l would have severe pains
IN my left side.
The doctor was called In, and his treat
ment relieved me for while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
baat, nothing seemed to do me any good.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23

The 1914 Christmas will be A
sorrowful one for many wife and
mother in the war.stricken countries
across the big waters-mothers and
wives who have lost their sons and
husbands. How thankful we should
be that we live ia America.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23
Flirting.

Huntington is looking with cove
tous eyes on Keuova aud Ceredo az
future additions to her popu alton,
while Wheeling is flirting with her
suburban towns - az to keep
abreast of the pace Get by the sec
ond city.-Wheeling Intelligen-
Ger.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23

The Times-Reco:d of Spencer
will increase It's subscription rates
from one dollar to one dollar and
fifty cents year January l, 1915.
All weekly papers should be not less
than one dollar and fifty cents a
year, as everything else has ad-
vanced in price in the last few
years. But you can now get this
paper for twelve months for ONLY
ONE DOLLAR. Make a friend a
Christmas present of one, three or
five years subscription to this pq-
per.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23

The Parkersburg State Journal
says man by the name of smith
1--WE are sure he is not a relative OF
John) who claims to have been
elected a member of the House of
Delegates from Writ county, but
was not really elected and will not
be seated, has a scheme to ex-
tinguish the newspapers OF West
Virginia. Even should this man
Smith be seated we do not believe a
majority of the Legislature will favor
laws detrimental to the newspapers
that do 40 much for the good of the
state.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23
Twenty-nine Years Old.

With this issue the Advance be-
gins the thirii,th year of it's exist
ence. This is good, long tine
for paper to be conducted under
the same management.
We take this opportunity to thank
those of our patrons who have stood
by the paper, under cloudy weather
as well as during days of sunshine.
Until further notice the Advance
will continue TO be printed at tbs
old stand for only one dollar year.
We consider the proposed annex.
alton of Ceredo district of Wayne
county TO Cabell county OF great IN
terest and importance TO the tax
payers OF this county and will keep
our readers posted as far as we can
by publishing articles from newspa-
pers DE the subject, This week we
produce an article from thee Hunt
ington Herald-Dispatch and neat
week will give one from the Sandy
Valley Call We want it distinctly
under stood, however, that we do
not agree with all that is said in the
said reproductions, but publish same
so that the taxpayers and officials OF
this county may know that the real
estate dealers and many of the sub.
stantial business men of Hunting
ton are earnestly working to secure
the best part of Wayne county and
if our people who should be deeply
interested do not do something al
once to thwart the work already
done by the annexationisrs Wayne
county may become much poorer
and Cabell much richer.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23

We have just received at the Ad-
vance Stationery Store a nice line
of Christmas Box Stationery-psper
and envelopes of the finest quail
ity. Prices reasonable.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-23

AN Arkansas man is named
Winter Frost. Does itnot cause
cold shiver to run up your back
10 think of the name?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

a plenty and now the state labor com
missioners have sent notices that
farmers in their territory have secured
all the help they need.
Laborers are urged to look else
where for work unless further calls
are sent out over the signatures Of
w. L. OBrien, director Of the state
free employment bureau of Kansas;
Chas. L. Doughert, state labor COM
missioner of Oklahoma; John T. Fitz-
gerald, labor commissioner Of Missouri
South Dakota too has full supply and
the state commissioner of immigra-
ton, Charles McCaffee strongly adj
vises against any further influx.
In the meantime North Dakota
farmers are being greatly assisted in
securing competent hands through
the local postofice authorities and the
better farming association at the Ag-
the past month numerous letters have
been sent to the Fargo postmaster
asking about crop conditions and the
advisability of coming to the state
for the harvest season. All such let
tiers are turned over to Director Coop
er Of the Experiment Station and the
better farming association at tn Ag-
ricultural college who sends them out
among his field agents who in turn
give them to the farmers, thus enab-
ling laborer and employer to get d.
rect information on the supply and
demand without expense to either.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
hIN01 READY
FOR B. P. 0. E.
NEARLY 1000 MEMBERS OF OR
DER EXPECTED At BIG STATE
MEET,

Minot, N. D., June 3o.-The annual
meeting Of the North Dakota Elks' as
ISOLATION will open here Tuesday and
will continue till Wednesday evening.
The local lodge expects nearly 1000
visitors. The city Is gaily decorated.
Today will be given over entirely
to the business Of the organization,
Wednesday will be play day, when q
big parade will be featured, in which
every lodge in the state will be repre-
snted.
/. There will be special train carry
ing the delegations from Bismarck
Mandan, Dickinson, jamestown and
Valley City lodges, while another spe-
cial will bring the Fargo. Grand Forks
and Devils Lake lodges.
A banquet, the annual dancing party
and the picnic are features Of the as
ISOLATION gathering which the local
Elks say will outshine other similar
attractions at other association gath.
erings.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
lNTER.hARRlAGES BY
RACES DECLARED RIGHT

. 4 r I.
Berkeley, Cal, June 29-1ntermar-
riage Of whites with Japanese, Hin
dus and other orientals was defend
ed yesterday by Professor Franz
Boas Of Columbia University, noted
anthropologist, in one Of the series
of lectures which he is delivering at
the summer session of the University
of California.
"All this feeling out here in Cali
fornia against the intermarriage Of
Americans and japanese as well as
between whites and other Oriental
people is simply foolish sentimental
ity without the slightest biological
foundation" ProfessorBoas said.
Practically all the population Of
Europe is the product Of the most
widely divergent radical intermixtures.
Humanity, fundamentally, Is very
nearly identical the world over, no
matter what may be the color or
race"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
EBERRARl ACCEPTS
. OFFICE TO LECTURE
IS GOING ON cHAU1AUoUA PLAT.
FORM FOR NEXT TWO
MONTHS

St. Paul, Mimi, June 30.-GovernoI
Eberhart has accepted the lecture en-
gagement offered him by a chautauqus
bureau. He, will fill the speaking
dates Of Governor Folk of Missouri ant
will be absent during July and August
He will receive $4,000 and expenses 70,
his work. .
George F. Author, the governors
secretary, said the executives en-
gagement would carry him into Ken
lucky. Illinois, Tennessee and Mis-.
souri, and that his talks would be OF
the greatness of Minnesota and it's re
sources. Because of his new engage,
ment, Governor Eberhart has beer
compelled to decline requests fol
speeches at a number Of Wisconsin
and Minnesota points.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
BARNES COUNTY MUTUAL HELD
ANNUAL MEETING LAST FRIDAY
ShEYENNE VALLEY NOTES.

Andrew c. Nelson and Casper Haak.
enson were busy last Tuesday hauling
wheat to Kathryn.
Magnus Monson took a motorcycle
trip to Valley City last Tuesday.
Anders and Hilda Opsahl were Kath
ryn shoppers last Monday afternoon.
Carl Hendriskson took bicycle trip
to Valley City last Tuesday.
julius Henrikson was in Kathryn
last Tuesday to see the dentist
Christ Thoreson was business Wis
itor in Kathryn last Tuesday.
Henry B. Stark was transacting bus
mess in Kathryn last Monday. ...
G. o. Aas returned home last Mon
day afternoon after a week visiting in
Duluth, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fjeldstad and fam
lily were Kathryn shoppers last Thurs
day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
STORM DOES $4,000
DAMAGE ON SLOPE

Mandan, N. D., June 29.-With par
tial restoration Of wire communica-
ton to outlying districts in this sec.
ton, which was swept by cloudburst
Friday night, indications are the dam.
age will aggregate 100000.
Several miles of Northern Pacific
track is washed out, one istance an
embankment Is feet high and 20(
yards long. is washed away.
Many bridges were carried away. Il
will be weeks before normal condi.
tons are restored.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
Bodies of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and Wife To
Be Buried Friday.

Vienna, June 30.-News Of the pro-
clamation of martial law at Sarayova
excited surprise in political circles
here, which find it difficult to believe
it was necessary to resort to extreme
measures merely to prevent anti-Ser-
Wan demonstrations. It is thought
there must be something behind It all
to impel the Bosian authorities to take
such action. Private advfces report
anti-Servian riots at other centers.
Vienna, June 30. - The bodies of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his
wife, duchess of Hohenberg, were con-
veyed today from Serayevo by spe-
cial train to Metkovitch, Dalmatia.
From there they will be transferred
tomorrow by warship which will
proceed to Trieste under escort of a
squadron, arriving here Thursday
morning.
A special train will carry the bodies
to Vienna arriving at ten at night
From 8 o'clock Friday morning until
noon they will lie in state in the cha.
pei of Hofberg, giving the public an
opportunity during those hours to
pass through the chapel. lnterment
will be made at midnight Friday at
Artstten, lower Austria.
The emperor will not attend the
service, but will be represented by
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph.
Requiem mass will be celebrated IN
the chapel at Hofburg Saturday
morning, and will be attended by til
emperor and members Of the imperial
family. Immediately afterward tn,
emperor will return to Ischl where
he was sojourning when notified o.
the assassination of the Archduke and
his wife, yesterday at Sarayevo.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand wal
greatly attached to his Artstten es.
tate, which he had inherited from nil
father. and spent much Of his boy.
hood in its castle. A diligent search
among the archduke's papers in TIL
Belvidier palace, his Vienna resi-
dence, has failed to disclose his will
When the will is found, in accordance
with the Hapsburg family law, i
must be given to the emperor to open
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
JACK JOHNSON
STILL CHAMPION

Paris, June 29.-Jack Johnson still
holds the heavyweight championship
Of the world. In hard fought bat
tie at Velodrom, Olivier Saturday
night. he easily defeated Frank Moran
of Pittsburgh, on points in a twenty
round contest. Moran was game, and
stubborn; he did the most bleeding;
and made many friends.
Johnson's superior skill and effec-
tive upper cutting wore down his op-
ponent, and won the fight, which at
times seemed rather amateurish.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
CLOSE WATCH KEPT
ON LABOR CONDITIONS

No more harvest hands are wanted
in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri
The call sent out by the three states
a month ago to the agricultural de-
partment at Washington and by it ad-
vertised in every section Of the coun-
try, was sufficient to bring applicants
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
ESCAPED CONVICT IS
TAKEN AT JAMESTOWN

Bismarck, N. D., June 29.-Convict
John McGlynn, who escaped June II
from the state penitentiary, was
rounded up today at jamestown. He
was recognized by plain clothesman
while trying to get away. After max
ing his escape be struck south and
went to Sibley Island in the Missouri
river where he frightened an encamp-
ment Of the Boy Scouts. After leav-
ing the island he worked his way to
jamestown.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

DR.. Carl Fisher of Devils Lake, who
has been associated with the Doctors
Mayo of Rochester, Mimi, recently
delivered an address before the Sixty
Fifth Annual convention of the Ameri-
can Medical association, at Atlantic
City, N. ].
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

The postoffice boxes of the First Ma
tional Bank at Mandan and the Mis-
souri, Valley Grocery company were
rifled by thieves. The amount of the
loss is not known but the average
daily receipts Of the bank are $4,000.
Postofice inspectors are working on
the case.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
Valley City Wins
fast Baseball Game
TUESDAY, JUNE so, 1914.

The Valley City team was victorious
in the first game at Chautauqua last
evening when the fast Sanborn team
was beaten by the score Of II to 4.
The game was harder played than the
score indicates and the spectators en-
joyed the fast work on the part Of
both teams. Thurston who pitched for
the Valley City boys was in rare form
and deserves most Of the credit for
winning the game,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
ELECTION CARRIER BROWNS

Mandan, N. D., June 29.-Henry C..
Anderson, on his way to- Mandan,
carrying returns of Tuesdays primary
election, was drowned in the swollen
Cannon Ball river south Of here. He
attempted to ford the stream on horse
back.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
Local Insurance Concern
Elects Officers and Trans
sacts Other Business.
TUESDAY. JUNE 80, 1914.

On Friday, the 26th inst. the mem.
bers of The Barnes County Farmers
Mutual Insurance Co., held their reg
ular annual meeting for the hearing oil
reports of officers, the discussion OIL
the affairs of the company and the
election of a board of directors.
Secretary w. w. Smith submitted
his report for the six months ending
July LIST, 1914, showing that the CON-
pany had written $2O1105.00 insur.
ance, and the cash receipts from pol
icies issued during this period amount
ed to $1214.30. The company having
$2788869.00 insurance in force June
25th 1914, or nearly three million dol
lars insurance on the property Of the
farmers of Barnes county.
As the company has not levied an
assessment since 1912, and as there
have been great many losses during
1912, 1918 and 1914 all of which have
been adjusted and settled, the men,
bers were agreed that the board of d.
rectors levy an assessment during the
month of October, 1914, in order to
provide funds for futrue losses, and at
the subsequent meeting of the new
board of directors the secretary was
instructed and authorized to levy an
assessment of so cents per $4,000 on
all insurance in force up to April LIST
1914.
The following named members were
elected to serve on the board of d.
rectors:
J. R. Getchell, Valley City.
J. H. Whitcher, Valley City.
Hugh Mcdonald, Valley City.
VIM. Olson, Valley City.
C. E. Schilling, Valley City.
Louis Noltimier. Valley City
N. P, Langemo, Fingal.
Nels Olson, Page.
Andrew Brimer, Sanborn.
Thomas Gudmestad, Litchville.,
C. J. Christensen, Rogers.
John Baumgartner, Tower City.
Samuel Fletcher, Matteson.
The following were elected officers:
J, r. Getchell-President.
Hugh McDonald-Vice-P President.
Louis acknowledgements.
w. w. Smith-Secretary and Man
ager.
VIM. Olson, Samuel Fletcher and N.
p. Langemo were elected as official
adjusters for the company.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

Forty seven cases Of dytheria have
been directly traced to the milk sup
ply of local dairy in one of the towns
Of this state, coming from the hired
man who did the milking while he
was stricken with the disease.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02
ROYAL VICTIMS Of ASSASSINS'
PLOTS ARE TAKEN TO VIENNA
GENEROUS DONATION.

Chief Henry has just received a
substantial check from Mr.. O. Simen-
son in token of his appreciation of the
valuable services rendered him by the
fire department in the recent fire in
the building formerly occupied by the
Times-Record and adjoining Mr.. Sim.
enson's store. The firemen are well
pleased at this token of esteem, and
we know are deserving of all the
praise given them, and Of the regard
in which our citizens hold them.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

Tierney mad Mccullough will be the
battery for the next game which will
be with the fast Oriska team tomor-
row evening at SO o'clock.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

Walter Stenshoel is in the city from
Ryder and will visit with his parents,
at the court house, for several weeks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

Richland county courthouse was de-
dicated at Wahpeton June %, with
a good crowd in attendance, and an
elaborate program.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

rtmesReoord Want Ads. Bring Result.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-02

Times RscoTd Want Aas. BRING Results