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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-04-03
MATmEMATICAL vICrnEIEs

For almost q Jc-lr Their. ha~ Iscn I,lacil
harmony an"ng lsepuliican and I'ro
grs-s-ivc mefnl~'r- II C~ngrs-S-. and nov
the matlieInatician- of the two parti,-
have II figured ont that there are sixty
seven D,rnDrrat- in the IIou-c Who we're
elerted l'y minority vote in November.
1912. coming irom di-tricts normally Rs-
publican. The discovery has l--.n ma,I.
that II the Kepul'lican- and I'royr-s-ive-
can keep ont 81 each otlIer- hair that they
have a fighting chanrc in seventy -four
Congressional district. and II they could
win all th,-e they would have cortr.I Of
tle Hons. While Colonel Roosevelt j.
in South Aucrica the grntleInen in Wash
ington arr trying o. figure this thing out.
UNCLE AN T. 4 TOOR BANKER
The government ha- l-srn experiment
ing with Postal saving Banks for usree
anil half Jear- and the results are pure
ly negative. 81 the end II the last fiscal
year. June - 1913. tie total ,Ictr-it-
Throughout the country afnounts~l o. S.g. -
SIS. so. -tanding o. the credit II 81 go
deTs-itor-. IA take al,out tow of tl,, l,ig
savings bank ~ New York City o. equal
the total numlrr of degrl-itor- that are
found In tho government hanks. Iut ~
against tl,e t'tal amount on teJ<-it IN
government banks. tie Bowery saving.
Bank II Ncv York j. carrying more than
$lD.Dn.fssl "f deps~it-. and there are
tbree Other New York institutions in the
-aTne cla,-. MEANS II rru,s,iying this -it-
uation have leen urg'-i upon Congr--,
and the Substance 81 tie rrcO5nuenda-
ti0ns arr O. tie effect that the lil D. rai--
ed ON the restrictions a. . the amount
that may ~ deposited in government
bank
The rt-~ults ~ far sem to clearly prove
that the people of the country are not ~
much sfraid II priuate hanks ~ ha- l-.cn
generally -upI~-ed. and are willing o.
place their ri-k with The privaIe institu-
tions in preference - the governments
it-clf, tecsu-e of the larger rate og inter
ct paid by privately owned bank.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-04-03
ANNIVERSARY
CEREMONIES HELD
Lodges Throughout This Section
Give Thanks Grand Chan
cellor and Other Distin-
guished Speakers De-
liver Sermons
GOOD HOPE LODGE, M. -. HOLD
SERVICES

GOOD HOPE LODGE. NJ. -. HOLD
SERVICES
Sunday teing the regular day for
Thanksgiving servis~ f"r and 10y the
l'ythians. Good Hope Io.lge. No. 9.lrlk-
horn. W. Va, ctlshrat.~i the day with
Rev. :. X. BulIo~k If
Blnetield pr,.acli,~. the sermon which wa-
a most excellent one. The attendance.
VA large and the interest was eNtraor,I-
nary. COllsction n,-arltSl the handsome
high water mark of So ~. Scrvi,t-
were held at the Crozrr Temple.
FLOYD ROSS. G.. &
TlIOS. CURRY. X. oil
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL LODGE
The lea.lirg fraternal lodge in the state.
The Mckinley Memorial Lodge, No. :s;.
hlkhorn, W. Va, crlsbrats~l their annn-
al Thanksgiving -ervicss sunday at the
Upland Bapti-t IN tl,e pr,--,.nre ol nn,. of
the larpc-t crowds of visitors and attend
ancc of nIs'fnbers thar hass lsS.n witnessed
ma iittss.n yeans. The sermon vas prrarh-
I'll 10y Rev X. II. McKoy. pastor of tl,,
ai"Ne named church. n~mlrr nf tlir
l"'igr and president of the e. X. a. and
T. A. iilr effort at -ermonizing on an
"ccasi"n of this Kind was cnnce,ls~l tn
have hsen the h II Ne have ever ha. the
goo'i pleasure to hear fall iron. hi- liI-.
The lo'lve in full force presented them
s''lVe- Z" the outside ,'uI,lir NJ one of the
strongest and we'll organiz~l lrat.rral
b"iy of men u lc found i'm the great
state Of West Virginia. The colletion
reached tie handsome sum of something
over so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
Globe Sights

How flat an item sounds when read out
loud!
Some people are SO stingy that they
never give anything but trouble
No man can enjoy spring while q collar
is scraping his Adams apple.
People say Things can't get any worse"
but know they can get worse.
An Atchison woman is accused Of get
ting her age and her bust measure mixed.
Excepting q pretty woman, nothing IL
very beautiful after the third or fourth
look at 1t.
You also have learned by this time. no no
doubt, who gets the benefit Of the benefit
performance.
/ in the opening sentence Of your address
there is considerable to YOU
When mother tells joke the Young
Things around the fireside are sure to
say: "Oh, Mother, that's 20 old"
Men are just like horses. Some horses
are willing to work, while others don't
do much Of anything except eat.
Take it from this battered citizen. there
Is only one way to argue with woman
and that IL to grab your hat ana leave
Jude johnson recently wrote book.
How to succeed" and IL wondering how
In the deuce he il going to pay the pub
Usher.
People are apt to exaggerate their trou-
bles: q martyr with q ninety-day corn on
his toe just came in to say his made his
headache.
Literature is peculiar in many respects.
never seems to have any bearing on what
follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

&. cents. New Jersey sl1ed three cities
OF this class: Iowa had two. and the
following states boasted OF one zach;
Connecticut, Delaware. Illinois. Iowa.
kentucky, Missouri. New Jersey, New
YORK., Ohio, Utah. virginia, West viz
ginia.
The record shows that three cities
spent more than 50 per capita on their
fire departments. Omaha spent 43.e5;
san Francisco $3.50. and Atlantic City
ss.5s. In the case Of Omaha the fire
department expense was 22.s per cent
OF all payments for expenses OF gen.
eral departments; in San Francisco 1t
was 1e per cent. and IN Atlantic City
1871 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
Jayhawker Jots

That A. Ham should be on a farm
near Beattfe seems decidedly appro-
pirate.
According to a definition promul-
gated by the Cofeyville sun. pleasure
is one of the things we indulge in that
we cannot afford.
A man can never understand why
a woman has written him a letter, ex-
plains the Independence Press-until
he looks at the postscript.
The man who made his money by
marriage ought not to object to nav
ing the income tax collected at the
source, thinks the Erie Sentinel
verd Napier, OF the lola Register.
hits another bull's-eye thusly: After
he has done his plain duty a man is
inclined to alip around and pat him.
self on the back.
Evidence has not been lacking In
the Kansas newspapers this winter
that Old Defective Flue has been on the
job as prominently as usual. A little
attention to flues and chimneys before
the stoves are started would prevent
many q destructive fire.
Frank Hill Ii one of the public
benefactors- in Hiawatha. The World
Of that place reports that he has torn
down the moving picture pavilion ad-
joining the laundry building. and once
more that vacant spot OF ground Is
available FOR games OF mArDleS anu
horseshoe pitching.
This il the time Of year. points out
the Arkansas City News. when Old Sol
and General Thaw are closely related.
The Hon. Al Jennings may not be
as much Of an enemy to society now
as he was when he was robbing trains.
says the lola Register. but he Is a
good deal more Of q nuisance.
In making the rounds on his hunt
for news items. the editor OF the
Hoxie Sentinel found that this Ii the
twAyathe people In his toNtnslRila time:
iForty-one persons were engaged in
checkers, cards and horseshoe pitch
ing, and a few were doing absolutely
nothing, not even talking politicEs y
Some recent slides in the LfndSborg
News vitascope: You will find hap
piness nowhere unless you bring it
with you. Just being good
won't take you very far. You've got
to be good for something.
They say love asks no questions. but
1t would be far better for innocent
children IL love did. Many q
! heart needs tuning before the strings
respond to the chord Of the universal
brotherhood Of man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
[From the rhiiadeiphia Record

(F'rom the philadelphia Record.]
Love At first sight II usually inspired
by an heiress.
Even the stationery business should
never be at stAndstill.
On the other hand, al things come to
those who steal them.
We are always inclined to be lentent
with the faults of th0se fellows who
are bigger than We are.
There isn't much hope Tor the fellow
who 10 too lazy to even brAg about the
way be used to. work.
Industry il . curious thing. The black
emith, for instance may forge ahead with
out getting very tar to the front
she-'Den't be tintd. lou know, love
laughs at locksniths-". He-s'Yes. it's too
bad the butcher and baker don't also
inspire his mfrth.''
Wigg-"I wonder where Henpecklke is7
I have been locking for him evefywhere."
Wagg-.HAve you looked under his wi&s's
thOmb!"
Stliicus-"I shall marry for uaon4y. II
IL easier to make love fhan to make =
fortune" Cynicus-"Yes. perhaps It II
easter: but II involves greater chaneee-"
Beauty il only akin Deep" quoted he
wise Guy. 'srhAtS right agreed the
Simple Mug. "a spring ehtekeu ISN'T IN
1.-The same class with n bird a. paradise.
but it's whole lot better eating
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

Jane Addams says no woman Is
suited for the Job OF mayor. Topeka
has almost reached the point Of Agree
ing with the noted sociologfst-
And. speaking Of mayors. now that
Mayor Dodd CASTOR has appointed 81
chief Of police, It remains only TOR
him to name q mot un-frfendty" police
magistrate. and = pleasant time VIII
be had.
As an afterthought, mayhap he
should go further and purchase an out
ut of good. second hand serviceablo
canning factory machinery. ana install
done, that It win be fatiguing TO do II
by hand. The lemon and ounce crop -
unusually heavy.
Mr.. Ellsworth. secretary OF the teach
ers' trust. reports that he IL BEGINNING
been recognized.
Ireland seems to be divided As to ma
tional colors, but In this poltticai SUD-
division. only one branch is recosni.eo:
Nearly anyone IL permitted TO wear q
sprig Of Irish alfalfa on the Good
Saints birthday anniversary. but or
ange-colored adornments are de trop-
whatever that Is.
vanity business says Art Hargis.
man with a new two-bit pipe VIII pose
before the mirror to see how 1t nts
him. Just like q woman would try ON
q new necklace.''-f
1t is reported that real milk has been
manufactured from Soya beans, but It
doesn't sound reasonable. Now, II they
had claimed to have extracted milk
from cow peas. it would appear more
credible.
But before passing judgment ON the
report, we check 1t to that ". r. farmer
and dairy expert. Toronto Kelley. the
man who Arst suggested crossing COW
peas and butter beans to make but
termilk.
Caruso gets 5000 a night for singing.
but why assist in paying his wages
when you can get the canned product
for about q dollar? And. Furthermore,
the garlic IL strained out OF said voice
before It goes on . photograph record.
General Kelley Of the hobo army In
California, il going to march on WASH
ington. The difference between Gen
erar' Kelley and General Coxey. Is
that Coxey got to Washington before
the cops got him.
In this country, 1t is the traditional
right Of the |'irate subscriber" to drop
in and ventilate the editor. but in
France they 60 1t one better. No evil
dence has been offered to show that the
woman who shot the Paris editor was
even a subscribef.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
Journal Entries

Free-thinkers predominant among
tho unmarried folk.
Life isn't any more monotonous than
you insist upon making It,
Really important people are never
of the insolent variety.
.
Another disadvantage of the school
of experience IL that IT'S impossible to
cut clasGes.
A stingy man may not be popular
with his acquaintances but he seldom
botherS them for loans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
From Other Pens
CLEAN FROM THE UNDERWORLD.

CLEAN FROM THE UNDERWORLD.
1.-THE underworld!'' That word has
been banded about much Of late. It
is used to hint at poverty, crime. vice.
the petrifaction of ambition, the utter
extinction Of nobility of character. and
sodden degradation without a redeem
ing trait. Some even use 1t with
covert sneer. But listen to what hap
pened when q ramshackle old lodging
house in New York's underworld
caught fire: "A crowd Of Park Row.
human fiOtsam and jetsam and boys OF,
the neishborhood bent their backs and,
punched themselves together to break
the force OF the jumps made by seven
women from the third floor Of the burn
ing building. The jump was more
than 80 feet, but the women were saved.
Only one needed surgeons attention.
but come of the men walked away with
bruised backs. with heads cut by nyfng
heels and arms strained by the inn
pact. Must of those who made up
this human life net said gruffiy they
had no names when information was
sought. Others were willing to say
Johnny di MARITIME, Patsy James, Bog0.
Johnny Pasola, Kid Limbino. Chinkfe
We're: oh. around here" Which means
Nowhere at ALL How many SELF
satisfied householders who take their
comfortable homes a. a matter Of
course. who snugly regard themselves
as pillars of the community. could have
done better ?-Collier's Weekly.
LINCOLN ADDRESS INCOMPLETE.
Pennsylvania antiquaries are look
ing for an old soldier who Ii reported
to have said last summer that the re-
p0rteTs missed the first sentence Of
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Accord
ing to this statement. Lincoln began
to speak before the subsidence Of the
tumult Of applause that greeted him
when he arose. and that only q few
were near enough to hear It. The old
soldier said that Lincoln began with
these words: We have reached the
time when the dove Of peace should
build her nest In the helmet Of Mars''
1t. has caused not q little discussion.
Students of Lincoln's diction are d.
vided. Some say he would not have
used this language and order Of words.
Others insist that it is like his habit
ual form of speech. 1t ID to be hoped
that the old soldier can be found, but
that he may be able to corroborate his
statement 10 doubtful. The address
has become so priceless q piece Of
literature that any change must be
grounded upon indisputable evidence.
Dayton News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
Hur,,or Of the Day

Brother Biegs-"Was your last revivar
a success. Deacon?" Deacon Rigeu-ssln-
deed It was: We made stxty-e CON-
viets and . dozen becIkslidero slid back
Birmingham AGe-Herald.
Crawt0rd-'sWhat makes you think II II
risky to marry . widow :" Crab9haw-
Became she will never believe you II
you happen to tell her the same stnries
her first husband tried to put over.ss-
The men win have to rainbow their
Whtekes1 an0 hair naSd the faahion
leeAer: Tut Loo abous fno4s' repilo6 the
s4ooth-shexea, bal1-heAded man. Il caast
Washinstcn star.
French Dancing 1Gaster-.s1seese Brown.
Mss Hrown-ssWeF French BnneiSe
19astsr-s0ua Ms Brown-eO, ~
40 Alsmineha0 A6e-13enld. S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

The ~After Thirty Years.
BIZ RUTH CAMERON

1t is never too early to start max
ing something worth while OF y0ar
life; nor il it ever too late.
A letter friends complains to me "a
Of success. my life has been fAi-
ure.'' she says. Il feel that there are
possibilities within me. and yet some
how one thing or another has STOOD
in my way and have never accom-
plished anything worth while. Ana
How old do you suppose this wo-
Only 50! Just think OF it. and she
is foolish enough to say it is too late!
AFTER thirty is the title of group
Of tales in one OF the popular maya
life as If it were q distinct epoch.
And. indeed. thirty does seem like q
very black dividing line. 1t 10 the
end of first youth. We feel as II we
must have declared ourselves bytnen
if we are ever to amount TO mucn.
some OF the men and women whose
names spell success in the various
lines of human endcavor, and you
will find there are many OF them
whose success came after thirty
( At the age Of twenty-nine Char
wears away. I shall soon be thirty
and 1 have done nothing yet" She
was between thirty-one and two when
her first novel. Jane Eyre" was pub
lished. She only lived to be thirty
nine, and yet in those eight after
thirty years. in spite of miserable
health, household cares and painful
bereavement, she managed to bufl0
for herself q name that will probably
live as long rs English literature.
1t seems eordid to use money as
measure of success, but. 1t certainly ~
a measure Of recognition Therefore.
you will be interested to know that,
although he had been writing ever
since he was child, Stevenson never
made over $3.50 q year UP to the time
he was tventy-eight.
At the age of thirty mine, Grant
was a poverty stricken store keeper
| in a country town. He had never ac-
complished anything OF note. Ther
| the opportunity came and q phoent1
| from the ashes OF failure he rose
! enc Of the greatest generals the world
| has ever known. So Grant alst
proved that it is never too late.
Corot, after having completel,
! failed as a tradesman, took to paint
! ing at the age OF twenty-six. He wa
seventy years old when the worlt
| finally recognized him as genius o
the first water.
! Take courage, then, all who hav'
who feel, as Charlotte Bronte did
that they have done nothing yet.
The years after thirty may brinf
| you many wonderful things.
Take heart and remember, it Il
never 100 early to start making some
thing worth while Of your life MOI
ever too late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
COST OF FIRE AND PoLICE.

The 1875 American cities that have a
population of over 10000 spent a total
of $47,3S5.546 on their fire depart
ments in 1912. which is the last period
for which census bureau financial sta
tistics of municipalities are available.
An abstract of these figures, made for
F'ireman's Herald, shows the interest
ing particulars that follow.
AS against the fire department ex-
pense of $47.3S5.546, the same cities
spent for police protection during 1912
a total of $59,776,622, or about rs per
cent more than for fire protection the
average per capita cost being $2.04 for
police and 1892 for fire. In this con-
nection 1t is curious to note that the
cities with a population greater than
100000, of which there are but Is,
spent more for police than for fire
protection, whereas in the 177 places
with populations ranging from 10000
to 100000 the opposite was true, but
the police cost was so much higher in
the large cities that it much more than
offset the higher relative fire depart
ment expense in the smaller places.
In the group OF cities having over
100000 inhabitants the total fire de-
partment,- expense in 1912 was 49,
cls,4ss, police. $54,6Sz,Ss7- the
group with populations OF between
100000 and 100000 shows a gross fire
department outlay of $6,915,S5S. with
a police cost OF $7,3AS.492. The three
other groups tell different story. the
fire department expense in each of
them being greater than in the sister
service, as follows: Cities having
from 100000 to 100000 inhabitants--
fire. $10.117,4O3; police. $e.2SS,OS1;
$4,000 to 100000 inhabitants-fire,
$6,0S2.641: police, IS, 13S.3S7 10000
to $4,000 inhabitants-fire.$ 4,350,15S;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
REAL DOyfEsYTC science.

REAL DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
The Woman's Civic club of Holly.
Col. desiring to help the girls OF that
community to become more enicient in
the common duties of Housekeeping.
eo-cperates with the school In the
teaching Of household art. The plan, as
described in a bulletin issued by the
United States bureau Of education, il
as follows:
The girls of the high school are d.
vided into four classes. as indicated
by the year of the work they are TAX
ing in the high school. As many d.
visions are made Of each class al are
necessary to secure the best results.
These divisions meet once or twice
week at the various homes In the city.
and the girls cook. sew. and do other
household work, such as washing,
sweeping. and busting. under the di-
rect supervision of the teacher and the
mistress of the house. A definite out
line of the work to be done in the
home ia given to the class and also
to the lady of the house, so that she
may have the material and utensils
necessary ready for the use OF the
girls. who do all the work and leave
the house in the same condition as
they found it, washing and drying all
dishes and putting them into their pro-
per places.
In the latter part Of the course six
or seven Of the girls prepare and serve
a light luncheon to six or seven other
girls. the outlay of money being linn
tied. The preparation and serving of
the luncheon, also the conversation and
criticised by both teacher and pupils.
Occasionally the various divisions
visit the grocery store to learn how to
order groceries, the meat market to
learn to distinguish the different cuts
Of meat, the furniture store to plan
for the furnishing-of home. the hard
ware store to plan for the purchase
of kitchen utensils. During the sum-
mer months the work is carried along
by the mothers in the homes. who fol-
low the outline the teacher leaves with
the leader Of the Civic club.
The advantages claimed for the plan
are:
There y no need Of expensive school
apparatus.
The girls learn to cook and do house.
work in the home and with the mater
ial and equipment found there and
not in a domestic science kitchen with
utensils much better than those found
in the average home Of the community
The fact that they visit several homes
during the course OF instruction gives
the added advantage Of utilizing q va
riety Of material under varying con-
| ditions
| In every community there are house.
| wives who are efficient in some one OIL
other of the domestic arts, such as the
making of cake. the baking of bread
the serving Of luncheons and dinners
Under this cooperative plan the schoo
girls have the advantage Of the various
recipes and methods; also Of the varied
instruction the advocates of these rec
ipes are able to give. Under the or.
binary plan the domestic SCIENCE teach.
er would be compelled to give all thi.
varied knowledge in the class room un.
der artificial conditions
1t is a practical method Of bringing
the school nearer the people and o.
keeping the mothers close to the girl.
in their school work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

Canada IL travelling along the prim-
rose path these days. With no United
States tariff wall to climb over to get
the products of her farms into tho
American markets where high prices
prevail, she il proceeding to reduce her
own tariff on the things she needs
most. such az farm implements, and
20 forth. In other words. Canada is
now catching 'em going and coming.
A1l Of which makes it nice for the
eaAnadians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

:. According to the scientists, man has
had the power of speech since the
Pliocene period, which means that he
has been talking for a round million
years. But his better-half has been
doing most of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

A week Of good weather being
promised by the governments fore
casters at Washington. it is no more
than reasonable to expect and prepare
for the other kind. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

News that the express companies
are about to liquidate will be a sur
prise in the prohibition area. says the
Washington Post. where it was sup
posed they had been doing so all
o1nn0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

1t is to be hoped that the women in
this country do not take up with the
latest fashion set by French woman.
She filled an editor full Of lead who
had the temerity. or courage, to
criticize the activities of her husband
in public office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

Thus does the dove of peace fit
joyOusly on its way. The keel Of
what will be on it's completion, and
for few days thereafter, the greatest
battleship in the world, has just been
laid by Uncle Sam in his Brooklyn
navy yard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

Nothing but admiration should go,
out to the Englishman who promptly
knocked down one of those catty suf-
fragettes when she attacked him with
a dog whip. That's the proper medi-
cine for those demons.