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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-10

Third Cutting Alfalfa hay for
sale, s6 per ton delivered.
Inquire w. ii Doolittle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
New Light Dawns.

That West Virginia needs better
roads everybody admits, but 1t has
only recently dawned upon us as u
people that the question OF better
roads is the most important issue
confronting our people today.
Most of US in the past have looked
upon the roads as a play house for
the county court and have given
them but meager cooperation, but
we are glad to say that a new light
has iawned upon us and that Gov
ernor Hatfield Is leading the way
in helping us get out of the wilder
ness. of mud. He has called two
special holidays, May 2S and 29, and
requests every citizen to spend these
two days working upon the public
roads. viii the people back him
up? Let US all join hands with
him and show him that we are in
sympathy with the movement.
Let everybody turn out and give
these days to the state. 1t Will not
mean much to any one individual,
but 1t will mean a great deal every
body and the pleasure and advant-
ages of the good roads will more
than repay US.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
BRIDGEPORT
tsPrelAL connraponorner,
NssHelLSs SassSesss.

BRIDGEPORT, May 6.-Mrs. Adam
Laughlin, who was removed from the
home of her sister here, Mrs. Jesse
G. Lawson, to Cumberland hospital,
died Tuesday afternoon. The body was
brought to Grafton that night and the
funeral will be held from the Bailey
church near Pennington. The date has
not been learned. Mrs. Laughlin was
guest of her sister when she became
Ill, She has often visited here and
made many friends who will be pain
ed to learn Of her untimely demise.
John swartz, district superintendent
for the Hope Natural Gas Company, of
Warrington, was business visitor
here Tuesday.
Gordon B. Late, of Independence,
was a recent business visitor here.
The Bridgeport Baptist Sunday
school will observe Sunday morning
as Rally Day. A special program has
been prepared and the public is cor
daily invited. At the evening service
Young Peoples Society will be or
ganized on an up-to-date basis BIZ
state director. the Rev. A. B. Withers.
s. 8. Faris is in Philadelphia at
tending to business matters.
Mrs. r. ]. Vassar, of Weston, was a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
FLENINGT0N

tbFAGNAL GChAk1PCNbGNGEl
NEMIHsGToN, May 6-Misses
Oma Springer and Bertha Gather re-
turned to Salem College Monday
morning, after q short visit at their
homes here.
Mrs. Araet McGlumphey and sis
ter-inlaw, MISS Kittle McGlumphey,
spent Sunday with Simpson rela-
tiyes.
Miss Ssva West, Of clarksburg.
visited friends here Sunday.
Fred Roach returned home Sun
day night from a business trip to
Salem.
S. H. Waller was a guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Ethel McGlumphey,
Of Simpson, Sunday.
G. II. Smith, of Webster, was q
guest OF his brother, A. j. Smith
Miss Bessie steuar is visiting
her uncle. ]. o. Steuart, at Adams
ton.
Tom Waller, Of Pruntytown, was
. guest OF his daughter, Mrs. Joan
Coughlu, Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Yates and son, Sinsel,
are visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Sinsel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Hacker, OF
Monongah. were guests of relatives
here Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Lynch visited her
daughter, Mrs. Art Waller. in Graf
ton Sunday.
Messrs. Greed Jenkins and Carl
ton Cook. who are attending the
normal school at Fairmont, were
guests of thei rparents here Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Hawkins, OF
near Astor, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Harmon Wyckoff. 4
Miss Hattie Bartlett was shopping
in Clarksburg today.
Mrs. Jonah Currey and son, Rob
ert, were at Grafton yesterday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
The Farmward Movement.

The News and Courier of Charles
ton, 49, C., is Of the opinion that the
back-to-the-farm movement has
waned and that, as consequence,
the problem that was sought to be
remedied by it has grown greater
and more serious than ever. Says
that newspaper:
A few years ago the people of
this country woke up very suddenly
to the fact that too many persons
were leaving the farms and entering
the cities and that the results of
the change were serious. There fol-
lowed much discussion of the mat
ter and the launching-on paper
OF Shack to the farm" movement.
Newspapers and magazines did their
best and the colleges and the gov
eminent helped.
The question is of considerable
interest. The thirteenth census
shows that the population has in
creased twenty-one per cent In tie
time covered by the census, while
crop production has increased but
one per cent. 1t shows that in the
time covered by the census the in
crease of population in the cities
has been far greater than the in
crease OF population on the farms.
Whether or not "back to the farm
movements of the sort that we
have recently experienced do very
much illmdlate and direct good is
open to considerable doubt; but they
do serve to keep the people thinking
about one of the grayest IL not the
gravest of their problems; and they
serve to keep constantly before our
eyes the real reason why living is
getting more and more expensive
with each passing year.
1t is an old saying that where
there is much smoke there is always
some fire. There is very little back
to the farm" smoke nowadays Does
this mean that there is very little
fire, that systematic effort to stop
the drift to the cities has almost
ceased?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06

ing through resident sections, where
the lawns are green and have a
fresh appearance.
Along this particular line the Day
ton Herald brings out some beauti-
ful thought as follows and the eii-
torial contains wholesome sug-
gestlons:
Everyone loves the green of the
grass. Did you ever stop to think
what maddening place this world
would be II 1t We're not for the diver
atty OF color which greets the eyes?
Suppose all the earth was one dull
brown, or a somber grey, or a pas
sionate red, or Haunting yellow!
But We have the ultramarine OF
the skies, with the white clouds
drifting slowly; we have the greys.
the browns, the varlng tones OF
red yellow. and the restful greens.
A pretty aud well kept lawn is in
expensive and 1t adds much to the
pleasure Of living Most of us must
be content with these tiny patches
but they repay us for the little care
and attention required. Keep them
smooth and trim with here and there
a dash OF assertive coloring-a tea
rose, a bunch of tulips, riot OF
yiolets, splre of Gamma. In SO doing
you are contributing to the beauty
of the world, and who does that adds
to the worlds happiness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
Kindergarten Progress.

In ten years kindergartens in the
United States have grown from 3,244
kindergartens with 205,000 children
to $3.50 kindergartens enrolling 1884,
1S9 children. according to a bulletin
issued by the United State Bureau
of Education.
Notwithstanding this encouraging
increase in schools and pupils, the
great majority OF children are still
without the advantages of kinder
ten training. Only nine per cent OF
the children of kindergarten age
four to six-were in kindergartens.
Much constructive work must be
DONE" declares Miss Myra Winches-
ter OF the kindergarten division of
the Bureau, reviewing the figures.
The child Of kindergarten age is so
young, so impressionable, so incapa-
BILE Of defending himself against the
faulty words and actions and mental
attitudes of the teacher, that means
must de devised to eliminate or at
least diminish the number OF faulty
teachers. Standards of requirements
as TO personality ana academic and
professional training must be raised
and maintained, for the surest guar
antee of the extension or kindergar-
tens Is good work done by good
teachers"
Miss Winchester traces the path
of progress in kindergartens from
private philanthropy to public sup
port. First there were private kim
dergarteus, regarded as more or less
of luxury for the well-to-do. Next,
good men and women began to pro-
vide charity kindergartens for the
poor and neglected ehildren;
churches, settlements, kindergarten
associations, and mill owners gave
and continue to give glad AMI gen
erous support to such kindergartens.
Then as a direct outgrowth of the
work of the kindergarten assocta-
tons, there have evolved training
schools for kindergarten teachers;
the state legislature has been In
duced to pass bill making 1t legal
to institute pubhc-school kindergar-
tens; local boards of education have
partially, then entirely, taken over
the care and education of little chill
dren, and finally state, and city
normal schools have incorporated
the kindergarten training schools,
making them into a regularly inte-
grated department"
The bureaus bulletin on kinder
gartens gives complete statistics for
private and public kindergartens
throughout the United States, so far
as these were reported; together
with opinions of superintendents,
supervisors and teachers as to the
results of kindergarten training in
their communities. The bulletin is
illustrated with photographs of real
kinderg&;ten children in real kinder
fgarten activities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
ARRANGEMENTS
Will Be Completed through
Vern Johnston if Challenge
is Accepted.

If the knight sof columbus accept
the challenge Of the Socialists on be-
half of Peter w. Collins to debate
Harold w. Houston, of the Socialist
party. on Socialism, theN arrange
ments will be completed through j..
Vern Johnston, 1923 Clifton avenue,
secretary Of the Harrison county
committee OF the Socialist party, to
whom Edward H. Kntzer has turned
over the matter for attention. The
national committee, of which Mr.,
KIntzer is the West Virginia mem
Der, is scheduled to hold an execu-
tive session in Chicago for one week,
commencing next Saturday. Mr.,
Kintzer will be out of the city for
about ten days, leaving on Thurs
day night for Chicago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
Coming Events
in Clarksburg

Saturday, May Baseball game,
West Virginia University VS.. West
Virginia Wesleyan, Union Park.
Tuesday, May 12.-Dance given by
the Trojan Club, Masonic temple.
Thursday, May 14-Baseball game,
Cuban Stars VS.. Clarkshurg team OF
Paw. Va. League, Union Park.
Friday, May 15.-"Peg o. Ny
Heart" Robinson Grand theater.
Thursday, June 11.-Baseball
game, Ohio Wesleyan VS.. West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan, Union Park.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
Adjournment with Little Expense.

Adjournment with Little Expense.
Persons who travel extensively
probably appreciate more than 9th
ers the beauties of green fields. The
winter traveller unless he can see the
ground blanketed with snow does
not care to look out of the coach
window as his eyes fall upon bleak
ness. Even the street car passenger
takes but little pleasure in looking
out OF the window in the winter
time. How different It is in the
spring and summer time while pass
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
THE DAILY
NOV E lie T 7 E
EDYTHE's LAPSE.

Life is thus and SO to Swiss;
A bucket of woe to
Handful o'bliss."
Everybody was up in the air about
it. Edythe, always considered by her
friends the most sensible member OF
the Spuffenhose family, was losing
her mind! So, at least, the neighbor-
hood whispered. 1t was said that she
began to talk queerly the day after
Percy Shovelkritz asked her to come
to his arms and be his and she went
to his arms and said she would.
After an appropriate luncheon oil
nuts and things, Edythe's mother
worried something awful, took her tc
the doctors.
''Dr., Dr." abbreviated Mrs. Spuffen-
hose wildly, I'm afraid she is losing
her mind, losing her mind-oh, dear
she's got me doing it,"
my dear young lady," said the doc
tor as he chewed absently on his
stethoscope, what seems to be the
trouble?"
''Ummykins bummykins tootsy
tool" said Edythe dreamily.
Lunacy, pure and simply" re,
marked the doctor.
Especially simple!" walled Mrs
Spuffenhose.
"Tiddy tweetums la!" observed the
beautiful girl suddenly.
For the Office door had been pushed
open and handsome Percy Shovel.
krits was in the room.
"Yummy body sugarums goo!" he
cooed.
"Mummums tweetie tweet!" repliet
Edythe, and they we're in each 9th
er's arms before one could have sail
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06

recent guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. 81. Saurborne.
Miss Dorothy Grifin, Of Shinnston
Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. William
Gray.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06

Jack Robinson 4 one wanted to say
such thing. = ~ s.
SILENTLY, Mrs. spuffenhose and the
doctor stole from the room knowing
that all was well, II not better.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
TIE WRTTs-LRMBERD co.
$3.50 Ingram Rugs, $4.9S

Large line of neat designs and splendid color
ings in $50 ingram art squares, now on sale at
$49S-Yes they are full 9x12 feet, fast colors Will
outwear any rug on the market at this special sale
price, 1898.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
The Cali Has
Gone Out for Grass
Rnss----Thsy Are
Here

Yesterday we received one
of the largest shipments of
grass rugs that ever came to
plarksburg. Hundreds and
hundreds Of new grass rugs di-
rect from the mills to us. The
lot consists of all the newest
designs, weaEes and patterns,
in plain and stenciied rugs and
runners. Also Grass Carpet
by the yard in all widths from
n inches wide UP to two yards
wide.
Complete line of Rugs from
the smallest door mat on up to
9x12 #. sizes. Some excep-
tionally handsome designs and
colorings for bed rooms, living
rooms, dining rooms and porch
rugs. Designs that are exclu-
siYe at Watts-Latnberd's.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
$1..25 Brussels
Carpets, S5c Yard

The best lO-wire tapestry Brussels
Carpets, in a large line OF now desiEna
and eolorlngs- Plenty of hall and stair
patterns. Carpets for any Feom In tho
home, with or without borders Ask any
merchant what best Io-wire tapestry
Brussels Carpets are worth, shop around
and then come here and let us show
you more designs to select from than
you will find in all clarksbuygs stores
combined. Sale price only is6c yard.
Made. laid ana lined. Bring your dia-
grams:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
Printed Sheer
Fabrics for Summer
Frocks

Thousands of yards of beautiful summer
houses and dresses display style
in many striking
FLAXoSS-White grounds with small printed de-
colors
PRINTED SILK STRIPE VoILES-White tinted grounds
with stripes of silk in contrasting coo
horai and patterns Specially a
PRINTED cREPES GRENADINES-FHne soft cotton
and Grenadines Japanese pat
terms IN colors, 25c yard.
PRINTED CREPE VoILES-40 wide white and tint
grounds small floral
with side borders Regular Special yard
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
An Evening Echo.

He who fears to venture as far as
his heart urges and his reason permits
10 coward.-HEINE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
clarksburs's Greatest
Waist and Blouse Store

Waist and Blouse Store
On greater scale than ever before
have We planned to meet your every re-
duirement for stylish summer Waists and
Blotlses, We are now showing a great
variety OF the best new models in dainty
white waists for the current season.
SPECIAL DOLLAR BL,oUsEs.
Attractive waists OF Batiste and novelty
crepe, drop shoulders, short sleeves, trim
mings of laces and rulings. Special at
31.O0.
NEW LINEN WAISTS AT Sa.0O
A new Max Held" Model. Made OF
fine white linen, low neck. Dutch collar
of same material,
NOVELTY CREPE BLoUsEs, $i.ss.
Charming are the several models shown
at this price. The materials are novelty
white crepes. The styles are the new
est and best
FINE LINGERIE BLoUsES.
In a price range from $3.50 to 1898
are shown a variety OF exquisite ana ex-
elusive styles, Blouses OF white wolfe and
crepe Some with inserts OF Paris lace
or hand embroidered.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06

Life is thus and SO to a Swiss;
A bucket of woe to a
Handful o'bliss."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16
BULL WRECKS A RED CAR
Animal Had Put Up With lie Offensive
Color - Long - He
Could.

Olathe. Kans.-A large bull. angered
for months at the red cars on the
6trang interurban line between Kan.
sas City and Olathe, wrecked . linn
tied car six miles south Of Olathe.
Motorman J. G. Dinton was thrown
through the front Of tie car and seri-
ously injured. A telegraph pole at
Common road crossing 10 all that pre-
vented the car from plunging over .
30-foot precipice. The bull was killed.
The bull had been IN antagonist Of
the car line for several weeks. He
had broken through the fence and
caused the cars to stop ON. several oc-
casions. When he made his appear.
ance the last time he showed up 20
suddenly that Motorman Dinton could
not stop the car and the collision oc-
CURED.
Running at q good speed the ear
left the rails after passing over the
bull. It was headed directly toward
the precipice whsn It eollided with
the telegraph pole and stopped. The
conductor. who was standing on the
step. was thrown from the car. but
was not injured.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16
PORT OF ANTWERP
Most Important One on Cont
nent Of Europe.
City Heavily Fortified, Grim and Gray
In Spite Of lts Quaintness
try Roundabout 10 Mostly
PeopIed by the Dutch.

London.-The traveller slipping nm
the reaches of the Scheldt river to.
ward Antwerp in the misty small hours
Of the morning has ever been struck
with . sense of curious, of almost un.
canny. contrast. The city IL heavily
fortified. grim and gray in spite Of its
quaintness. The Scheldt flows through
q gentle country Of green meadow.
lands and sleepy villages.
Antwerp 10 perhaps the most impor.
tant port on the continent of Europe
In point Of commerce. place very
much alive and very real. The
Scheldt is . toy river meandering
through a Noah's ark landscape.
The country 10 mostly Dutch-the
Dutch Of the Imagination and of chill
dren's picture books. Flat meadows
border the river. broken with cluster
ing villages. pert red-roofed farm
houses. tiny church spires. windmills
everywhere and rows and rows Of reg
ular green trees made after the same
pattern and looking for al the world
like rows Of paper dolls. cut all Of q
piece, that have delighted children
for generations. Occasionally appears
. live thing-a COW. . dog or horse
modelled from the beasts in . panto-
mime. and now and then Q little wood
en- mgn or the little wooden ladies Of
his family. But over al 10 the quiet
Of . child's toy village after the child
10 tucked In bed. and the whole coun-
try looks - II It were stood on edge
with it, feet in the water each morn
ing and scrubbed behind the ears.
And yet Belgium and Holland. for all
their quaint charm and picture-book
quality, have been for centuries the
battle-ground Of the nations. Time
after time the great countries Of Eu-
rope have fought one another tooth
and nail. with these two little hing.
doms ~ pawns. their pleasant fields
the scene Of many . bloody battle.
Even now. though Holland has 30 far
escaped. Belgium IL blood drenched.
her men moved down. her towns laid
waste. her peace and prosperity de-
stroyed; and all because her powerful
neighbors have seen At to 60 to war.
To take Antwerp would naturally b.
. feather In the cap Of the invading
force. Occupying - It does . position
20 close to the English ports Of Dover
and Harwich. challenging the suprem-
acy Of the North SEA, its possession BY
at the end Of the war would
doubtless prove Of immense value In
securing concessions from the allies.
No longer ago than the early part Of
the nineteenth century, Antwerp was.
taken in an invading force, but It was
. Tremendously superior force. and It
was to the French and English - IL
lies that It fell captive.
The Dutch and the Belgians had for
some time been united under one
crown. with the Dutch well in the a.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16
FOUR NATIONS IN REUNION
Each One 10 Accompanied BY Tws
chiIdrsn-Thsy Meet ~ Planned
Years Before.

st. Louis, Mo.-Fouf women wear.
ing blue bows and accompanied each
by two children met In front Of the
Grant monument in City Hall park at
two O'Clock one afternoon recently
in accordance with IN agreement
made 10h years ago.
On March 1. 1904. Nollie Peters,
Lulu Storck, Agnes Herr and Media
Weber, chums employed BY . skirt
makers firm ut No. 1873 Warrington
avenue. the oldest Of whom was twen-
ty. were lunching together.
Il wonder where We win al be ten
years from now" Miss Weber mused-
After . few miputes' pleasant con-
lecture some one suggested that they
meet in 1914 and re how the fortunes
Of each had changed. Accordingly IN
agreement was written and each
signed Il. promising to appear Ut the
Grant monument August /. 1914.
Media Wsbers thirty40rst birthday.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16

tendency. the Belgians chatting undel
the yoke until they broke out In Z
mimic warfare for their freedom. Al
length the powers saw At to inter.
vene. and . piece was patched up
granting Belgium its integrity - Q ma
ton. Holland was treated with much
consideration. but somehow she cluns
to Antwerp. the last fruit Of her once
successful campaigns against her
neighbor. She flatly refused to evacu-
ate and at length the powers decided
that she must be forced to yield, and
to France and England was allotted
the task Of shelling out her defenders.
The siege was successful, but . 10
markable one from . military point Of
view and It required . force Of 10000
to dislodge . pitiful 5000 men.
Landing from IN Atlantic liner,
after steaming up the Scheldt, the
traveller 10 impressed not with Ant.
werp the fortress. but with Antwerp
the commercial city. Miles Of
wharves and docks stretch along the
water 'front.' great piers are there.
ships loading and unloading: and al
with an entire absence Of the unclean-
liness that marks the river front Of .
busy American city.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16
THE CHICKENS CAN'T SLEEP
Consequently psludsd Duck That
Wants TO Roest 10 Imprisoned
OF q hlmaaN.

Wants to Roest 10 Imprisoned
on % Himself.
Los Angeles, Cal.AMrs. Grosvenor
Marshall. q member Of the famous
Marshall family Of Virginia, now resid-
ing in Glen Albyn drive. has Q duck
with the firm conviction that II II q
thoroughbred, sure 'nough chicken. II
has been necessary to ostracise him
to prevent the death Of the whole
brood Of chickens from loss Of sleep.
His name II Clarence and he was
hatched through the kindne1s Of .
mother hen. There was otherwise
nothing in the early Me Of Clarence
to distinguish him from other mem.
bers Of his species On the Marshall
hacienda.
But Clarence suddenly turned
against the other ducks on the place.
He even deserted the little pond con-
structed especially for their benefit to
Join in with the chickens.
1t was observed that Clarence In
sister on taking the top perch when
the chickens went to roost. He found
It an uneasy resting place and hiS noe
turnal antics banished sleep from the
chickens. The brood became emaciat-
ed and several died. SO Clarence was
given . stall to himself.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16

ROCKING S1Unk " llsyai
Famous South AnveCl1 Rock % No
More, Having gQ1len Some

Buenos Aires.-Dyesyone has heard
Of rocking stones-n1oses Of rock 90
delicately poised a - Dove backward
and forward upon - slightest i'm
pulse. Until quite rle>ntly the giant
among these curiou9; bhsnomena was
the famous Rockine Stone of Tindal,
in South America. N01oh fell. for what
reason is unknown, = fsw months ago.
Existing rocking Gocnes were mere
marbles compared - The Tindal. II
weighed something 1rks 100 tons, was
composed of grani1A paraboloid in
shape. and measured some I'VE meters
in height. 1t was ingeniously poised
upOse knob Of rosk z Z low range Of