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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
OPTIMISTIC is WILLIAMS
OF THE B. & o.
Believes That There Is Large In
crease Coming as Result of War

FAIRM0NT. Dec. lot seems to
be the prevailing opinion all over the
country that business conditions in the
United States viii be improved by the
European war While the B. & 0. is
not making any extensive improve
ments, all the tracks in this section
that ! have charge of are in first class
condition to take care of the increased
traffic that will ultimately result in a
few MONTHS This is the statement
made by U. B. Williams, general SUI
perintendent of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad at his private car at the Fair
mont station.
In reply to every question asked the
popular railroad man he gave an OPP
timistic answer, and at all times was
inclined to expect favorable business
conditions in general in this country.
When asked about the condition of
the Short Line Railroad Mr.. Will
liams said that the company had the
tracks in first class condition. The
water supply on this road has been the
big problem all summer and during
the dry spell this fall Until week
ago water has been hauled to Hartzel
on the Short Line, to supply the en-
gines with water. Four wells were
drilled and it was first believed that
water could be procured in this man
ner However, the wells proved un-
satisfactory, and the recent rains have
relieved the company from hauling
water in their trains. just what is to
be done on this line the next dry spell
is now being considered by the COM
pany.
The oil operations along the Short
Line have decreased the freight over
the road in the last few months. Very
little coal is being hauled over the di-
vision at the present time.
In the near future the B. & o. ex-
poets the coal business to open up and
when traffic increases all the line will
be in excellent shape TO take care OF
the hauling.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
INCREASED PAY FOR
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
Parcel Post Considered Responsible
For Bigger Salaries.

Rural carriers on rural routes all
over the state have recently been
granted an increase in pay.
Notice of the salary changes have
been sent to the local possoffice.
Accompanying the notice came a
list of all the carriers in the state
and their new salaries compared with
the old The old salaries ranged
from 5000 to 81 100 per year and the
new ones range from 81 200 to 81, 140.
The increase is not uniform, but so
far as can be learned not decrease
has been made.
The change became effective No
vember /, hence the pay for November
which is being made up now will
necessitate a number of changes.
The increased amount of parcel
post matter handled in the suburbs
where the rural carriers work is be-
lieved to be responsible for the in
crease in salary.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
SELL AMERICAN COAL
ACROSS THE WATERS
~ RsaR Ia rfs3ose of Our Coal in Europe
= ~ pfAdvanced Today.

PITTSEBRG, Dec. 10-"The coal
mining industry Of the United States
has an excellent opportunity Of dis
posing of its products in Europe" de-
clared Ed w. Parker, chief statisti-
clan of the Division of Mineral Re-
sources of the United States Geolog-
ical Survey, in a paper read before
the Coal Mining Institute of America
at its session today.
He asserted that high grade coal
only would be available for disposal
in that direction. Germany" the
speaker said, "has rather pursued the
not unwise policy of using her fuel at
home and exporting the manufactured
products bearing the general made in
Germany stamp. Great Britain's pro-
figacy with her coal supply has had
much to do with making her the great
maritime nation Of the world but she
is now beginning to feel the pinch OF
poverty as to her coal supply. Ii
when the war is over Great Britain
should limit her export trade to the
needs of her large vessels and bunker
trade to what other countries than the
United States or these countries bar
rem of coal to look for their supplies.
cannot say that ! am altogether IN
sympathy with the idea OF sending our
best coal to foreign consumers but my
personal prediction has nothing to DO
with it. If American coal producers
want that foreign trade let them go
to it and if they land help totake
care of our excessive capacity and re-
suit in some better rate on coal oper-
ators manifest few there are familiar
with the coal mining business that
would object"
Discussion followed Mr.. Parker's
paper and then one on, "The Last
Stand OF the Mine Roof" was read by
r. D. Hall.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
VALUE OF THE NICKEL
AND DIME BUSINESS

There are a great many merchants
doing mediocre business simply be-
cause they always wanted to do big
business.
Now this may sound contrary to
the commonly accepted notion that a
person is always apt to do the thing
he wants to do; but in the case Of the
retail merchant, it sometimes happens
that the thing he wants to accomplish
is more easily done by doing some
thing else. Most merchants would
rather sell $25 suit than to sell
Is cent necktie, but it often happens
that the merchant builds up to the S25
suit stage by beginning with the neck
tie. And so it is true today that
MANY merchants are not doing as big
a business as they would like to do
, simply because they have always held
to the big business idea and have not
catered to smaller business.
There are thousands Of merchants
scattered over the country who have
never thought of handling five and
ten cent goods. The five and ten cent
proposition has looked too small to
them, and yet there are many other
merchants who are making splendid
profit off of these lines.
In commenting on the five and ten
cent store business, one OF the New
York financial journals, under the cap
tion "Ten Cent Limit" tells some most
interesting things about the develop
ment of the F. w. Woolworth Com
pany's business. His articles state
that the $50 odd Woolworth stores
sold a total of ,228,072 worth OF
merchandise during the YER 1913,
and in this article comparison was
made of the gross earnings OF the
Woolworth Ten Cent Stores and a
number Of great railway companies.
For instance, the Erie Railroad Com
pany during the same time showed
gross earning Of $62,647, 1859, or 3d.
58O.713 less than the Ten Cent Store,
while the earning of the great New
Haven Road, of which we have heard
SO mussh during the late months, was
but little over 100000 greater
than the earning of the Woolworth's
IA Cent Stores.
we think of the railway companies
as great concerns, and we think OF
the ten cent business as very small
business, but when we see it in the ag-
aregate, and see this business and the
railway business in comparison, we
begin to appreciate the wonderful vol
ume Of business that passes over the
counter Of the five and ten cent store.
of course, it is fact that the indi-
vidual merchant is somewhat handi-
capped in purchasing in competition
with these large syndicate concerns,
but it is true, nevertheless, that many
merchants ate lielAag ls.ax they can
make five and ten and twenty-five cent
departments profitable, and as more
merchants buy these lines, it is going
TO become easier for them to buy IN
competition with the larger concerns
because more manufacturers will be
found ready to cater to the general
merchant.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY,
Curing a Bunion.

It is not hard matter to decide
upon the treatment Of bunion. First
procure a pair Of shoes that do not
squeeze the toes together. The in
ner side Of the sole of shoe should
be nearly straight, not slanting to-
ward the middle at the toe. The
"mannish" cut of shoes usually has
this shape sole, but they can be
procured in all weights of leather.
The next thing is to relieve the pres
sure on the sore joint and also try
to replace the great to in its original
position. The latter can be aided by
placing piece of cotton between the
great toe and the second toe. This
tends to throw the big toe back into
straight line with the foot and the
joint to resume its proper position.
To relieve the pressure small piece
of cotton with hole cut in the center
laid directly over the bunicn should
be worn during the day. If the bunion
has not existed great length of time
this treatment will be all that is nee
e8ary However, in some cases the
bursa has become infected and pus
has formed. Then it may be necessary
to remove the bursa. In extreme cases
the infection has extended to the joint
cavity and the end of the bone has
become necrois (dead). In this case
it. will be necessary to remove por-
ton Of the bone before the banion
can be relieved.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
USEFUL KITCHEN APRON.

A useful kitchen apron may be
made Of table oilc,oth. Take white oil
cloth, like that used for covering ta-
bles. etc Cut it by your best gored
pattern, round the corners, bind the
edges with tape, sew>on waist belt
to fasten at back with a button and
buttonhole, and you have an apron
which when soiled can be cleaned with
a roll of damp paper.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
Prepared by Anna Barrows for
the United States department OF
agriculture

improvements in the arrangement OF
the farm kitchen should result IN saw
ing the energies of S.0O0O0O people and
make their WORK less heavy and more
enjoyable.
A small, compact kitchen saves many
steps and much useless labor in the
preparation of food This, however, Is
in homes where the kitchen Is merely
workshop and not used also as q
general purpose room, where meals are
served and where the family gathers
to enjoy the warmth of the stove
Even where a large kitchen Is needed
for such purposes, however. logical
arrangement OF its various features
with relation to each other will enable
the housewife to do her work much
more efficiently
Have CHEEKY Kitchen.
A kitchen which receives the morn
ing light is usually desirable. Effort
should be made, however, to secure
light from two directions and cross
ventilation For this purpose the kitch
en- should br located either in q corner
Of the house or in narrow part W here
windows can be on opposite sides
1t IL we'll also to locate the kitchen so
that clouds OF dust may not be blown
in from the road. and II ~ OF even
greater Importance that the kitchen be
so located with reference to barns and
other outbuildings that the prevailing
winds will not bring unpleasant odors
OF flies from them
In many farmhouses very large
kitchen is provided, because 1t must
handle the unusual cooking for harvest
hands However, II would be better
to provide temporary shed or kitch
en- on the porch, with oil stoves or 9th.
er cooking devices, to handle this un
usual rush and thus allow the house
keeper to have smaller kitchen dur
ing the rest OF the year.
When Supplies Must Be Stored.
The size OF the kitchen. unless a
large pantry or storeroom is provid
ed. Is also governed somewhat by the
amount of supplies which must be
stored In the case of farm distant
from town. supplies necessarily must
be bought In bulk and need sufficient
storage space In such cases II IL
sometimes wise to provide an extra
pantry or storage room In arranging
the pantry. however, especially II II
be between the kitchen and dining
room. care should be used not to make
1t too large ais long passageway he
| tween these two rooms adds neces
sarily to the labor Of the woman
Location Of ths Kitchen.
The kitchen should he 70 located
that II will be especially convenient to
the pantry. dining room. storeroom.
cellar and woodshed At the same
! time access to other parts of the house
should be easy from the kitchen. al.
though ii Is unfortunate II the kitchen
" made the principal entryway to the
house 1t should be on the same level
with the pantry and dining room, ar
steps, even II only one or two mean
| the extra work OF lifting and lowering
the body up and down them many
times day and Lead inevitably to
greater breakage Of crockery. The
bulletin Is very specific in condemnins
kitchens In easements. 1t very EN-
phaticaliy urges that general traffic
through the kitchen be reduced as
much az possible. and especially that
/ II be not made place where outer
clothing and hats are hnng
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
DREssMAklnc Oon'Ts-

70 be really successful dress
maker one has to remember al
most as many 'don'ts' as dos"
Here are few timely warnings
for the beginner:
Don't buy cheap pins
Don't use too nne cotton You
will waste much time and tenn
per If you do
Don't grldge time spent IN
careful lacking
Don't put in sleeves BY tho
machine
Don't quicker In casting over
Don't cut ont more than one
piece .,f !, a.ir,nrfit ~ u fin,r
ihsti sin. 40 tile wrists ~ ~.
sleeve with nateriai except Oh
the cross
Don't cut rrossway frills with
pni ezra careful measuring ana
pinnliis
i,en,. srrimp the doing of those
parts which do moi show Be
particularly fastidious about the
finisLings
Don't imagine that a mistake
won't matter in garment made
for yourself That is the idea of
one who will never make a good
worker.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
Handy Hints.

A cIothespin will be found very use!
ful for cleaning pans. especially ain
minimum and enameled ones. as II does
not scratch them Always keep one
In your soap dish When 1t breaks 1t
can be easily replaced
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.

Mems and Boys Suits and Overcoats,
Gloves, Ties, Shirts, Hose, Pajamas,
Bath Robes, Sweaters, Fur Caps, Under
wear, Shoes, Mackinaw Coats, Hand
kerchiefs, Jewelry, Trunks and Bags.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17

Nor to CIarksburg FaVeu O1ies.
A few more days of the rains and
there will be no bottom at all to some
of the unpaved streets of Charleston.
Charleston Mail
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
THE FARM KITCHEN
How to Make 1t an Effective
Workshop.
THE LOCATION IMPORTANT.

A Small Compact Room Saves Steps.
but the Size is Necessarily Governed
by Special Requirements Location
OF Accessories an Important Point.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT.

Ladies' Suits and Coats, Furs, Shoes,
Hand Bags, Handkerchief, Neckwear,
Kimonas, Evening Slippers, Linens,
Hose, Waists, Gloves.
All Kinds Of Toys for the Little Ones
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-04
MARRIAGE FAILURES.
Two Crises In Welded Life That Are
Mainly Responsible.

Two Crises In Welded Life That Are
Mainly Responsible.
That there should be such involved
discussion and SO many amazingly
contradictory theories about the cause
Of the failure OF marriage is surpris-
ing.
The plain fact Is that marriage Is al
ways the end Of romance and the be
ginning OF history. This is so true
that Homer tells us the women Of am
Client Greece reckoned their ages not
from the birth date. but from the we'd
ding day. A good many husbands in
this twentieth century are a good deal
more certain about the number OF
years their wives have lived since mar
riage than about the summers and win
ters they had numbered before they
became wives.
Failure to recognize the difference
between romance and history causes
failure of marriage. Romance is all
play; history is a serious business
Courtship is pie; marriage is potatoes.
The comedown from pie to potatoes
sometimes overstrains matters serious
ly. But If this crisis is safely passed
another awaits.
Love is the spice Of life. but friend
ship is the nourisning food without
which life, except to unusual individ-
uals. becomes a burden. The marriage
which Is all spice and no food soon
gives one or frequently both Of the
parties thereto acute indigestion
When the ecstatic emotions Of the hon
eymoon have fed. marriage must find
some other subsistence or It cannot
thrive. And the only satisfying food
u friendship.-Mother's Magazine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-04
SoLoNS AND SALARIES.

Some European States Pay Their Law
makers Only a Mite.
Italy and Spain are the only Euro
pean countries which offer no none
tary reward to their members OF par
liament The Portuguese Legislators
are NOT remunernted by the state. but
they have free pass for travelling on
all railways In the country, and their
consthnencies are permitted TO nay a
SUN equivnlent to IS shlllings for each
days 's,sittlng
Denmark Is another country which
believes that its political gentlemen
ure ready to work for almost nothing.
Members of parliament there only re-
ceiye D shillings per day. but they have
hepeculiHr privilege OF a free sent in
the Royal theater In Copenhagen.
The Norwegian honorable member Is
thankful for daily income of 12 shil.
lings though he must do his duty prop
erly TO get It He loses a days pay
whe9 he takes a day OF. Members Of
the Swiss diet work under the same
threat II they are absent they lose
salary which amounts in their case TO
10 shilnngs per day.
ROamania pays her lawmakers a SOW
ereian per day, and Bulgaria offers 16
shillngs. In the latter country mem
bers living in the capital have 4 shil-
lings deducted because they have no
train fares TO pay and only one home
TO keep up.
hungary trents her statesmen Just
half as well as England does. allowing
them 200 per annum. They have,
however. liberal allowance for house
rent and can travel first class with Sec
Ond class tickets.-LOndon Tit-Bits.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-04
Mulen and War.

Along all the frontiers Of the world
wherever there Is a war there Is a de-
mand for the mule. Compared with
bin the much vaunted war horse is a
vanishing fgment Of the past His
strength. his sureness Of foot, his wari-
ness OF eye. his ability to endure hard
ship and hard work on little food and
with little care, have made him invalu-
able as a campaigner, whether in des
erts or mountains. The mule has seen
the camel and the elephant disappear
from armies. He may see the horse
vanish He has seen the motorcycle
and the motorcar come In. he may
see the aeroplanes numbered by thou
sands But It is not likely he will ever
see himself superseded In his own line
OF work. There may be mules without
war. but probably never a war without
mulaa..-Nsgv York World
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-04
KIDNAPPING VOTERS.
Once q Regular Feature Of Political
Warfare In England.

Warfare In England.
In England a generation or two ago
kidnapping was a regularly organized
feature Of political warfare On the
eve OF an election especially men of In
huence on either side would mysteri-
ously vanish to reappear later with
strange tales Of forcible seizures. mad
races across country In post chalses
driven by yelling positions. followed
by longer or shorter terms Of gllded
imprisonment in great mansions, where
they we're wined and dined in sump-
tuoUs style and treated right royalty
in every way. only their liberty being
denied them.
Quite humble voters, too. were forci-
bly, abducted, but these did not always
fare quite so well. Thus one victim
made complaint before a magistrate
that be had been decoyed from his
house by a ruse and kept shut up IN
coal hole for three days
Wholesale kidnapping OF voters in
patches. too. was not unknown. the
process being rendered easier by the
custom Of candidates paying the trav.
cling expenses of their electors to and
from the polling places.
For Instance. at a certain Newcastle
election a whole shlpload OF freemen
of the borough, dispatched from Lon
don by sea. were taken by the captain
who had been heavily bribed-to Os-
tend and there left stranded.
During the same contest. too and
under similar circumstances n number
of Berwick electors who happened to
reside in London were dumped down
In Norway, and a group OF dirty lps-
wich voters found themselves on the
day Of the poll cooling their heels upon
the quay at Rotterdam. Peason's
Weekly.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-04
SOUND BUSINESS MAxIMS.
Use Your Ability and Take No Stock
IN the Law Of Chance.

Most men who have amounted to
anything started with nothing but
ability aud determination. a combina-
ton which recognizes no man made
limitations.
Any Kind OF work Is better than idle
ness. which Is directly responsible for
most Of the unhapplness In this world.
ldleness is a dangerous thing. It
may grow into a habit that might stick
to you after you get back In harness.
nnd the mnn who loafs on his Job Is
only fOoling himself
Eternal. intelligent effort Is the price
Of commercial growth. and where there
Is no progression there is bound to be
retrogTession. Business Is something
Hike aerOplaning-tO stop Is to drop,
and to drop is generally to bust
II had an enemy and wanted to get
even with him | could wish him moth
ing worse than to .@nd in a soft Job
und get the loafng habit 1t would
only be a question of time before he or
the Job petered out. and the longer he
held on the worst OF he'd be In the
end. for there Is law Of compensa-
ton which somehow or other makes us
work in old age for the time we waste
in youth or suffer ii we can't make
good
Pin your faith to this law Of com
pensation. but don't take any stock In
the law Of chance; there's no such
thing. Waiting for something to turn
up in the belief that things are bound
to come your wuy eventually is throw
ing dice with fate. Many a good dog
never got a decent bone until his teeth
were gOne.-Maurice Switser in Les
lies.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-04
Trivial cau.a. Of War

A bucket was once the innocent
cause OF a terrible war. Nine centu
ries ago some soldiers OF MOdena stole
a bucket as a Joke from a public wei
at Bologna When they refused 70 re
store 1t scrimmaging commenced be
tween the soldiers of the rival states
and a war ensued. which spread unh
It involved the greater part Of Eu
rope. In more recent times debt Oi
a few shilllngs Of which the bey OF
Algiers demanded payment through
the French consul led to a war which
lasted twenty years. cost more thar
10000 lives and made Algeria {
French possession. .a
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-04

Only the other day a great steel
beam was being brought up to a glddy
height by hOistlng apparatus. As It
passed a girder on which several men
were at work the beam turned just
enough to push one of them OF. says
Harper's Weekly. The man seized the
beam and was swung far over the
street His weight gradually moved
down the end OF the girder 10 which
he clung. and in a few moments he
would have seen thrown OF. when a
fellow wOrkmon sprang for the other
end. thus balancing 1t. and together
they were lowered to the ground