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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
PARCEL POST ELIMI
MATES THE MIDDLEMAN

Officials of the United States
Department of Agriculture have
been testing out the parcels post
as a means of marketing egg and
have found it highly satisfactory.
The department has shipped upon
466 lots. consisting of 9, 131 eggs
to various parts of the nation and
upon arrival at destination, only
327 eggs, or three and one-h half
per cent Of the total were broken.
Ten dozen eggs can be shipped in
one container a distance of 150
at a cost of AZ cents per dozen.
This includes the cost Of transpor-
tation and container.
West Virginia postal authorit-
les advice that the farmers and
farmers wives of this state are
utilizing the parcels post extern
stively in selling farm produce
direct to the customers and ex-
cellent results have been obtain
ed.
Last winter when eggs were
being sold by retailers at from so
to 65 cents to the consumer the
farmers were only receiving 20
and rs cents per dozen for their
product, giving the middleman
from 80 to 40 cents on each dozen
eggs he handled. The parcel post
system of marketing entirely ell
inmates the middleman's profit
and divides the profit of the mid
dleman among producer and con-
sumner.
The federal Department of La
Dor has established a Children's
Bureau to teach parents how to
care for children and has just is
sued a booklet on Prenatal Gull
ture' which is for free distribu-
ton.
For some time Uncle Sam has
been paying considerable attent-
ion to the improvement Of hogs,
chickens and livestock, as we'll as
teaching US how to raise pump
kins and potatoes, and it is en-
couraging to find attention now
being turned toward improving
the human race.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
BUSINESS OF NATION
ON A SOUND BASIS

Washington, Sept. 3.-Republi-
can politicians have not yet charged
that the new tariff law brought on
the armed conflict in Euorpe, but
some of them getting pretty close to
that accusation. A few of the small
fry here and there brazenly admit
that the new tariff act is responsible
for decreased Treasury receipts, re
sulting, as everybody knows, from
the European war, which has
brought importations to minimum
Ofcourse, this charge sounds foolish,
but it is, neverIess, being made.
The New York Press, an orthodox
Republican paper Of standing, has
taken notice of this charge, which it
repudiates. The Press says.
Nothing could be more unfair
than to attribute the present collapse
of Treasure receipts SO the tariff law.
and nothing could be more foolish
than TO inject a tariff argument into
any special measure aimed to
provide more revenue in. the emer-
gency which has grown out of the
war in Europe. Any boy with the
very liver gumption knows that,
since the war struck directly and
almost entirely at the revenue pro-
duced from tariff duties, the bigger
the proportion of receipts from such
tariff duties had been the worse the
revenues would have been hurt
Our old tariff revenues. therefore,
would have been more severely cut
by the war than these. The inter-
male revenue duties, for the most
part, are still left, the income tax
revenues are still left; it is only the
tariff revenues that are gone. If
there hadn't been anything but tar
itf revenues there wouldn't have
been anything at all left. The big
thug used to be the tariff revenues.
IF the ships to carry the traffic
can be put into service obviously
we shall be doing all selling and no
buying; so that if the foreign mar
kets are open to us and if we have
the ships to get into them, we not
only shall save our favorable bal
ance of foreign trade, after seemed
utterly lost to us under the new tar
iff, but again pile it high in our
favor.
THUS it is, from every point Of
view, that the tariff of last month
goes off the boards as an argument
for any party or any faction and
must stay off the boards as long as
the war lasts. For, while all the
nations OF Europe are at one.
another's threats, instead of raising
and manufacturing products to sell
to us, along with the rest of the
world, the tariff, which was design
ed and into operation to let the pro-
ducts of those nations into the
United States, doesn't mean and
can't mean what it did mean a.
few days ago."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
now.s Thtsy

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrah that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrah Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
ontany obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, G.
Hairs Catarah Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and niue.
GUS surfaces oil the system. Testimonials
sent free Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold by
all Druggist
Take Halls Family Pills constipation.
lAdv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
Sportin Notes

The Belington high school boys will
have lightweight foot ball team this
year and will be much lighter in weight
than last year. T. D. Morris is manager and
captain of the team and will have some
fine fast games scheduled after school
has been in session about month.
Morgantown University foot ball atletic
association is on comping trip along the
Cheat river. They called back most OF
their players and expect to have excel
lent team this year.
Washington and Jefferson University,
OF Washington, fast foot ball players, Spie-
gel half back, started training Tuesday.
The rest Of the players commence Sept
lst.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
Virginia Farms,
Homes and
investments.

In the far.famed Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia, where profits are large and
Investments are safe,
We have good level farms at right
prices, on metal roads, near railroads,
laige towns and city markets.
400 Acre Stock Farm, large ~ room
brick mansion, well shaded, good spring,
running, water in every field large barn.
200 acree blue grass, 65. acres fine timber.
One of the best stock farms in Virginia.
Price $4,000
$40 Acre Dairy. Stock, Hog and Grain
Farm 8 get OF splendid farm buildings,
nicely located. 8 miles to ways and
large town, store and school half mile
Price $4,000.
l53 Acre highly improved, large brick
residence. large barn, large general mer-
chandise store, 3 miles railroad Price
$500.
ITO Acre Fruit and truck Farm. near
good towns, good buildings. Price 4 DOC
80 Acre Young Apple Orchard, in
bearing, on railroad, near town. For
sale cheap.
100 Acre Farm, splendid buildings.
7 miles Winchester. Price $500.
/ have farms of all sizes and for all pur-
poses in the Blue Grass and Orchard Sec
ton of Virginia, also Colonel Homes.
Business Properties, Mills and Orchards
Write me what YOU want. and about
what you wish to invest. Will send hsss
to cover your wants. Have many bar
gains.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
Rhsumatism Pslns stoned.

The first application Of Sloan's Lini-
meut goes right to the painful part-it
penetrates without rubbingit stops the
Rheumatic Pains around the joints and
gives relief and comfort. Don't suffer-
Get bottle to-day 1t Is family medicine
for all pa ms, hurts, bruises, cuts, sore
throat, neuralgia and chest pains. Pre-
vents infection. Mr., Chas. H. Wentworth,
California, writes:-''It did wonders for
my rheumatism, pain is gone as soon
as apply it. ! recommended 1t to my
friends as the best Liniment / ever used :"
Guaranteed. ,25 cents. at your Druggist
tAdv J
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
Dlarrhoea Quickly Cured.

Il was taken with diarrhoea and Mr..
Yorks. the merchant here, persuaded me
to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After
taking one dose of it ! was cured. 1t also
cured others that lgave it TO-" writes
M. +. Gebhart, Oriole, Pa That is not
at all unusual. An ordinary attact OF
diarrhoea can almost invariably be cured
by one or two doses of this remedy. For
sale by Grant Graham (ady. J
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
Received Damage.

Squire Corricks court was the scene OF
much activity Tuesday, when the case OF
Ice vs. Digman, was heard before Jury
the trial lasting several hours.
From evidence adduced it seems that
the cattle of Mr.. Taswel Digman destroy
ed some of the crops ofMr. lee and suit
was brought, the jury returning verdict
for Mr. Ice in the sum OF $40 and costs.
There were number of witnesses present.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
Picnic A Success.

The all day meeting held at Potts
Chapel, on Route Four, last Sunday, was
very enjoyable day for all those who
were in attendance. An elegant program
was rendered and sumptIous repast wae
served to about two hundred people.
The forenoon was spent in work by the
Sunday school, after which an able SER
mon was delivered by Rev. Allender.
The afternoon was spent in speech max
ing by W. A. Street, E. A. Hunt, Jethro
Moore, and J. NJ. Cross.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
Caught a Bad Cold.

Last winter my son caught a yery
bad cold and the way he coughed was
something dreadful" writes Mrs. Sarah E
Duncan, OF Upton, Iowa "We thought
sure he was going into consumption. We
bought just one bottle OF Chamberlain, g.
Cought Remedy and that one bottle stop
ped bis cough and cured his cold COM
pletely." For sale by Grant Graham (adv)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
". 7. Birmingham,
Winchester. Va.

Why March L. Shortest Month.
A kansas girl observes that March
10 the shortest month Of tho year "be-
cause the wind blows three days out
Of every week"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03
9Th Day Of September, "A

The following property: span ofyery fine
large mules with harness; one team of roam I
horses, good ones; one large bay mare in
foal from Polling Jack; two yearIing colts;
one sucking colt; from 20 to 35 head of
cattle consisting Of COWS, cows running
with calves, two-year old steers and heifers;
yearling steers and heifers and several calves
Moving machine, hay rake, plows of al
kinds, cultivators, harrows, two wagons, bug
gy, blackboard, binder, one lot Of ewes, also
one lot of fine hogs etc.
Sale begins promptly at | o'clock p. M
e. a. Barte.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12
RE sol. III q IONS 81
! LOCAL SOCIA LIS rs
Against Sending FOOd stufts to
the Warning Nations in
Europe Now.

Local Socialists at meeting Fri
lday evening adopted resolutions
i against the expectation OF fcodstuns
ito warning countries In Europe on
1.-THE ground that the war should be
starved to death and also because OF
the increases In prices in this coun-
try. Congress and the president are
to be given the privilege Of reading
1.-THE resolutions. They are as follows:
whereas, War is always against
the interest Of the working class
and .
Whereas. The ruling classes Of
Europe have plunged the WORKERS
into needless b1oodshed in order 70
bolster, up their own lettering for-
tunes; and
whereas, The capitalist class OF
America Is now taking every advan Mt
age OF the poor by increasing fooa
prices, although our own crops are
large and we cannot export them as
usual: therefore. be 1t
Resolved. I'D That we demand
that the government maintain STRICT
neutrality by forbidding the expoI.a-
ton of all foodstuffs TO any nation
Int war. in order that the war may
be starved to death. thus showing
new way to bring about peace.
2. That the government at once
seize the stores of food supplies. the
packing plants. the cold storage
houses, houses. the grain elevators.
the -four mills, the railroads and AL
else necessary to supply the needs OF
the nation. in order that our own s.i
people may not be made to suHer
from a war In which they are not In
volved:
Is. That the government forbid
the lending Of money. to any nation
now at war, such loans providing the
best means of prolonging war:
| Resolved, That these resolutions
be sent to the president and mem
bers of Congress.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12
OIL and GAS
1890

=
PennsyIvania $1.45. Corning 50
cents, Mercer, black, $1.02; Newcas-
tie Si.O2; Cabell. $1.05; North Lima.
81 .O6: South Lima, $1.51; Somerset,
S5c: wooster, SIPS; Princeton,
s1.02: Raglan, CSC; Illinois. S1.O2;
Kansas and Oklahoma, 85c; Heidton,
6O:s Corsacana, so acnd 75c; Electric
and Henrietta, 75c; Desota. 80; High
Grade. $1.45; Producers and Re
.fners si.45; Canada. $1.46; Caddo.
45c and soc; ya1voline. 81. SO.
It can be stated with degree OF
certainty that marketing conditions
will shortly improve in the eastern
fields.
on Big run, McElroy district. Tyler
county. the Philadelphia Company
has drilled its test through the Cor
don sand on the Wesley Spencer farm
and has a fair gasser. Near Mole
Hill. Clay district, Richie county,
the Hone Natural Gas Company has
drilled its No. 8 on the E. G. Pier
point farm through the Maxon sand
and found 1t barren. It. will be
drilled to the lower sands.
On Stonepot run, Court House
district, Lewis county, the Hope Ma
tural Gas Company has drilled It's
test on the NJ. J. Willis farm through
all sands and to depth of 800 feet
and has a duster.
In Hopewell township. Licking
county, o., the Solumbs Oil and Fuel
Company has completed and shot It's
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12
SAVES DAUGHTER ! Fl
Advice Of Mother no Doubt Pre-.
vents Daughter UntimeIy End.

Ready, KY l was NOT able TO do
awning for nearly six months. writes
Mrs. Laura Bratcher, Of this place, and
was down in bed for three months.
cannot tell you how suffered with
my head, and with nervousness and
womanly troubles.
Our family doctor fold my husband he
to give il up. We tried another doctor,
but he did not help me.
AT last, my mother advised me 70 take
Cardui, the woman's tonic. 1 thought
Il was no use for was nearly dead and
nothing seemed TO do me any good. BA
Hook eleven bottles, and now am able
to do all of my work and my owK
washing.
think Cardui is the best medicine in
fine world. My weight has increased
and ! look fhe picture OF health.
If you suffer from anyso the ailments
peculiar 70 women, get bottle Of Cardul
today. Delay Is dangerous. We know
II will help you. for it has helped so
many thousands Of other weak women
In the past 50 years.
Atall druggists.
Wsit. -. Chattanooga Medicine o.. Ladies
ADVISORY Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for $500
IEsfrrefacss on your case and 64-pago book. Horns
Nxeatment for Worasn.. IN plain wJanper. NC. 12b
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12

Headache and Nervousness cured.
aChamberlain's Tablets are entitled to al
the praise can give Them writes Mr.
Richard dip, Spencerport, N. =. The
have cured me Of headache and neryouf
ness and restored me to my normal health
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12

A stream runs mos trapidly one
fifth of the depth below the surface
and its average speed is that OF the
current twozffths of the depth above
the bottom.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12

test on the Stephen Wise farm and
Will not have better than a five bar
rel pumper in the Clinton sand
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12

George S. Penningill. Of lewiston.
Me. has just put 10000 bricks into
his kiln near his home. This is said
to be the largest kiln started In
Maine the present season.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
THE CONTRIBUTION BOX.

The increasing popularity of the Con-
tribution Box has pleased and gratified
the publishers of the Star-Mirror. We
feel that the. ideas presented by our
correspondents were in themselves
valuble and interesting and were writ
ten in so direct a style as to command
attention. We hope that the practice of
writing these open letters will become
more general. We should particularly
like to have the actual experiences OF
a great number of persons in the de-
tailed working out of various enter
prises they may have undertaken. Such
a contribution as we print today re-
garding the methods employed by one
of the most successful poultry raisers
in this vicinity can not but be full
of the most practical help to others in
terested in increasing their crop OF
winter eggs. Many other experiences
not only in the barnyard, but in {.
house. the store the field, the club,
or the church, would be equally inter
estoing and equally guide to others
less successful.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
CONTRIBUTION BOX
Approves the Editorial.

MOSCOW, Mar. 17.-(Editor Star
Mirror)-I want to express by admir-
alton in a recent issue of the Star
Mirror on the state board of education.
The position you take in this matter
should meet the approval of all fair
minded citizens. Our school problem
is very wide in its scope and deserves
the attention of our best citizens. A
large amount of the money raised by
taxation is expended for the benefit of
our common schools and the higher in
situations of learning. Very few of
our citizens will contend that this
money has always been spent jul
diciously or in the best business like
manner. If the present state board
of education is able to bring about the
same business like methods in the
expenditure of our school money as
the large concerns use in the conduct
of business this board will be worth
millions to the state in the future.
Your attitude of "Watchful Waiting"
is surely the right attitude to take at
this time and will meet the approval
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18

Of those who have the best interest of
our school system ct heart.
The expense of maintaining our
present state board of education is
greatly exaggerated by those editorial
writer's who, for political effect, are
! trying to minimize the necessity of the
new system of school control. It
must be remembered that this board
has the control over the state uni
versity, our two normal schools, the
academy at Pocatello, the school for
the deaf and blind and the industrial
school. These six institutions were
formerly under the control of six diff
ferent boards and part of the amount
of the appropriations for each of these
institutions was yearly expended to
pay the expenses of its separate board
of control The last session of the
legislature appropriated the sum of
$4,000 to maintain the present state
board of education. A very safe es-
innate of the expenses of each sep
arate board would be at least $4,000
for two years, making a total of $751;,
600 which would have had to be APP
propriated under the old system. In
other words the present method of
bringing, not only all of our state in
situations of learning, but our whole
school system, under one head is not
any more expensive than the old sys-
tenn and by the time the next legis-
lature meets it is safe to predict, even
at this early date, that the state will |
be saved thousands of dollars on ac- |
count of the work of this board in de- |
what the different state in
situations should expend for the years
1915 and 1916. Not only will the leg
islature be advised as to what should
be appropriated for our state institu
lions but it is expected that our law
making body will be advised with
sary permanent improvements which
each institution will need.
At the last session of our legislature
10 provisions were made for any per-
nanent improvements, largely on ac
count of lack of some definite and t
information as to the ne
,essity of the improvements asked to
,e made. u
TAXPAYER.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18

interest of the schools and scholars"
In these three topics alone, Vermont
shows that she is meeting the same
difficulties as we are. 1t should be
matter of pride that Idaho is already
engaged in the work OF bringing order
out OF chaos, in fitting schools to the
Just demands of the people of the state,
and in surveying the problem broadly
and from the standpoint of the schools
as a whole and as parts of one great
state system, not as isolated and indie
pendent units From the progress so
far made under the present system in
Idaho, great encouragement as to the
future and general good may be pro-
perly derived.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
TAXPAYER.
Winter Eggs.

MOSCOW, Mar. 1S.-Editor Star
Mirror)-We read a great deal about
the scarcity of fresh eggs in winter
and we frequently hear the question,
What shall I feed my hens to make
them lay?"
The farmer takes care of his hogs,
sheep, COWS, and other livestock in
systematic manner He feeds them
regularly, gives them the various foods
that they require, and houses them
properly. Why not give the hens the
same treatment?
If the farmer hasn't time, why does
not the wife, son, or daughter make
poultry a real branch of the home in
dustry instead Of neglected side is
sue?
In the first place, give them houses
that are entirely comfortable, free from
draughts, and where they will not feel
q degree of cold that causes them to
suffer. Keep the houses clean and
free from vermin. Then give them good
feed and plenty of it at regular inter
walls. Give them all they can eat of the
kind of food best suited to them, every
day in the year. Keep clean fresh
water before them all the time. In
warm weather the water pans should
be replentished several times during
the day.
| feed wheat and oats mostly for
grain I make very little change in
the feed and care from one season to
another, and a good percentage of my
hens lay all winter. One secret of
winter eggs is early Matched pullets
have pen of Is S. c. buff Orping-
ton pullets Matched the 21st of last
March, whose egg-laying record, 1 |
.hink, is phenomenal. They were in
,ubator Matched and brooder raised. |
from June until December they were
IN limited range and fed mostly grain.
some of them began laying late in No
vember. On the 21st of December,
When they were Just nine months old,
gathered 10 eggs from this pen.
With the exception Of very few days
never gathered less than II eggs, fire.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
TODAY'S EVENTS
March Is i'm History.

1766-Stamp Act repealed by British
government, reserving however the
right to make laws binding on the
colonies in all cases whatsoever.
1775-British General Gage seized
13,425 musket cartridges and 5000
pounds of ball, all of it private pro-
perty, stored on Boston neck.
1776-The British troops having eyac-
uated Boston, Sir Archibald Camp
bell unaware, of his movements, on
entering the harbor with 100 men,
was made prisoner by Washington.
1SO5-Napoleon Boneparte assumed the
title of King of Italy.
1S61-Pittsbur incorporated as city.
1S63-Wm. Sulzer, former governor of
New York state, was born.
1S64--Suez canal contemplated.
lS65-The Confederate congress at
Richmond adjourned sine die.
l903-Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, grand
son of Alexander Hamilton and vet
eran of the Mexican and Civil wars,
died in New York City. He was born
in 1920.
I912-A locomotive explosion on the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
TOday's Birthday HOnOrs.

Congressman Victor Murdoch, re-
publican of Wichita, was born in Bur-
lingame, Kans., March IS, 1871. He
moved to the then frontier town of
Wichita early in 1872, and was edu-
Gated in the common schools and in
Lewis academy, Wichita. He began
the printers trade during vacations at
the age of 10 years; became a news
paper reporter at 10 and at 20 moved
to Chicago and worked as reporter
there. He married in 1890. In 1894 he
became managing editor of the Wich-
tia Daily Eagle. He was elected to the
fifty eighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth, sixty
first and sixty-second congresses, and
reelected to the sixty-third