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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
TIME TO THINK.

This is a day when the worldly side of lie
is put away at least it ought to be put
away. 1t is day in which the higher ldeais
should have sway ideals Of right thinking and
high purposes of life. 1t is day in which the
spiritual should be dominant and when this
SO then it teach the lesson Of oppor-
tunity giving
There's much in that thought of giving op-
portunities, especially when there are oppor-
tunities for uplift, and what opportunity as
basic principle is more pregnant with possl-
bilities than in the giving Of proper educational
advantages7 The educated man and the edu-
Gated woman have in their hands the power
to use themselves in lettering the condition OF
the people In order do things people must
know and the schoolroom is the place learn
how to know.
Raleigh is lacking in school facilities and in
school equipment by which to give the best
opportunities it's children to know. That is
need to be supplied and it must be supplied
of the public purse. 1t is this which calls
for the of more money in school buildings
and equipment, and it is to meet this, and to
replace a school building destroyed by fire that
there is to be Tuesday election on the
question Of issuing 500, 900 in bonds for better
school facilities for Raleigh.
The issue is with the voters of Raleigh town
ship An adverse vote on the proposition Will
matter of vast hurt to Raleigh. II we
want more people here must be prepared for
the proper education Of their children Those
children now here look to the voters to care for
them. And the in favor of better school
facilities who vote the earliest on Tuesday
best helping in the fight for better schools A
vote at least before eleven o'clock Tuesday
for no iS no hest he
for our schools that is possible. The oppor
tunity to help the schools should be seized by
every patriot voter in Raleigh township on
Tuesday.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
McADOO-FRIEND OF TIE >o,-rp


In Secretary If the Treasury N
McAdoo the South has friend of the -.a.
kind for he has been on the tIer- f-
very beginning Of his term Of office IA 3.
within his power 10 protect the intere~, e s
cotton farmers. and when he is at vor- e.4
kind he is serving the South. Ana serv.c...
South in aid of its cotton crop is service = 4
entire country.
Commenting on the services rendered t.v S
retary McAdoo for the farmers of the y .
Charity and Children says: Mr. Mead
coming to the relief of the farmers in the h.,..
ling Of the cotton crop. We do not recau ...
time in the history Of the country when ..
ernment official showed the concern Mr. McAs.,
has shown in the welfare of our So..A
farmers"
Such praise is deserved by Secretary Mc35.
for it will be remembered that last year he used
every possible effort TO aid the cotton farmers
and this year he took time by the forelock ana
the announcement that he had ready thirty mn
lion dollars TO put in the banks of the South ia
provide for loans on cotton at rates not exceed
Ing per cent steadied the market ana Il
place of the price of cotton hcng on the down
grade it is climbing. And there can he no doubt
that big factor which is aiding is In. pro-
gram of Secretary McAdoo
Paper after paper is taking this view Of the
services of the Secretary of the Treasury ana ~
illustrative Of the of the press of the South
there is this from the Concord Tribune In .II
our history there has been nothing like il Mr.
McAdoo is backed, too, by the entire DernocrAtio
administration in the effort to help the farmers
Of the country and no section has been the
centre Of more concern than the south The
present Democratic administration deserves th-
everlasting gratitude of every farmer III the
Southern States"
The farmers of the South may well re joice II
the fact that there is a adminis alton al Wash
ington which is looking after the interests of he
people, and that William G. McAdoo is Secre-
tary of the Treasury
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in North Caro-
Una much good reading for SO little money az
He are Offering under the following proposition:
For $40 we will send the following for one
year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an eight
page weekly newspaper.
The Commoncr, able monthly journal,
published by William Jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen page
North Carolina home and farm weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy Cents you
can get all these papers one year.
v. G. MOORE, Manager.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
BITING BUBBLES.

AS recollcct it, esteemed friend VII
liam Shakespeare it who had II the
characters he created say something like Aha!
I have thee on the hip" words to that effect
while his flashing blade did whirlagig iourishes
il the air. 1t is thus that have that dear
Charlotte Observer at this writing Col. Wade
Harris having been inadvertent enough +
mark:
The News aud Observer wants the
vdual drinking cups put into every public
school in the State. The News and Observer
Is too slow. The proper caper now IS
bubble to bite.
You see, it is this way: Col. Harris has come
the point that he thinks Of the public schools
in the terms Of the city and the w&terWorks
town, where "a bubble to bite is the proper
caper, it being perhaps necessary Just here 10
explain to the uninitiated In bubble biting that
the game is to learn how to swallow water from
jet that shoots up from stream fountsin
kind of contra pton, and do this without tho
wind worrying around inside of the 2oozle pro-
tuberance the neck Of the bubble bitter
Now permit US: Col Harris, the colfty
school and the town school where water~ rEs
yet in dreamland" Country school md
small town school, meet Col. Harris N II
that you introduced. what about tattIe
biting AS the greedy little boy eating tfe
apple said to the wistful-eyed other little t.g
pleading for the core: There amt going 4 II
core SO there ''ain't no" bubbles ro fate
IN the country and little town schools, am ih
these unfortunately, there has long haa i
place the old tin dipper. perhaps the Sill o-r1
with the twisted handle.
It's all in the point Of view, you vi -
When this paper urges the use Of the ndiyla usti
drinking cup it is thinking Of children II ne
big number Of thousands who know not Wa1tf-
works, whose health should be conserved, 80
or the smaller number who need only TO VI"
to have the luxuries Of life come along. Nhete
Waterworks at hand it is all right 10 8
the school children bubbles to bite, but I'D
schools lacking Waterworks chances where there
is now used the common drinking cup u AZ
kind, let the individual drinking cup appear
In our campaign for this we crave the supIo III
Of our colleague Of Charlotte, with the req'ie5
| that it be remembered there is large part VA
North Carolina which can as yet only look H.
distant future for waterworks and chance Iii
"a bubble to bite
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
SIGNS TO THE GOOD.

With the export trade of America the up
grade the signs that business with other
nations is to increase still further, and this is
looked for the resultant of kind of
competition.
Somebody has said that competition is the
life Of trade" 1t is truth that when many
people after the same line of business that
the trading public gets terms which would not
come otherwise The building of Chinese wall
around any industry may pile up the profits of
that industry, but the people in the shutin terri
tory have to pay for it. And in that statement
there is found the why high tariff is not
for the benefit of the consumer, but for those
who engaged in the particular industry
High tariff is the pistol which commands the
public to stand and deliver for the benefit of
those who have a tariff which bars out COM
petition.
1t has been noticeable that despite the con-
traband of cotton order of Great Britain that
the price of cotton has been climbing steadily
since the making of the contraband order.
There a number of things which contribute
to matter which is largely regarded as
anomalous, and the big factor in this we regard
as action of Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo in providing for thirty million dollars
for the banks of the South to take care of the
cotton crop. NO man is now compelled to sell
cotton a sacrifice if he elects to sit steady
and hold for better prices. And believe that
the thing do right is to adopt the pro-
gram Of "watchful waiting for cotton prices to
go
In this matter the Wilmington Star tells Of
one good sign which comes from the matter Of
competition that paper saying:
Contraband contra band for cotton
one good sign favorable to the movement
of exports has cropped out this week. New
York reports that war risk insurance has
again declined shipments in beigerent
vessels bound for Liverpool The current
rates shipments 1 cent for each
500 Of insurance, the same applying to
Liverpool. London and Hayre. These rates
are on q basis of one-eighth of l per cent
lower than the prevailing rates last week
The cheering part OF it is the reason why
the rates have gone down. 1t is owing to
the severity Of the market competition
Ships are competing for cargoes and UNDER
writer's are competing for insurance. It Is
agreed that the risks from submarines are
none the less, but competition compels re-
duction In spite OF the danger from suh
| marine attacks,
| This indicates that in spite of the hazard
! TO ships, there will be plenty of them to
carry commerce to England and France
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
Nxcl1 XaH'4 Nm
Nina Holland COvinotOn.)

IT HE golden rod blooms in the wood and
a field, the sumac blazes forth from every
green brookside, the wild grape vine is loaded
with Its gracious yield, and asters gaze forth
graceful and blue-eyed the gold September glow
is over alI,-hark! did you
IN TAREEELIA. hear the first note softly fall?
while trees fast forth in red
dcning leaf, and garnered grain stands rpening
in the sheaf. See. meath the suns September
glow, the cotton fields white now with their
snow, and one hears waited through the air. the
soft sweet chant of cotton pickers there. The
low wind whispers i'm the pine tree tan-ah! this
Is dear old Carolina in the fall. And, somehow
I'd just like to learn if that good Land for which
all mortals yearD, is half so full Of JOY, of rich
est bliss of glorious, tnglng, happy life as this
Perchance for some misdeetls, we Tar Heels
may be banned, from entrance to that far way
Heavenly Iand,-but we could not complain
for we must feel and know that we have surely
bad our share of Heaven below.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
NJ Morning T onic
est. Luke vi: 45.)

est. Luke VII 45.)
a GOOD man out Of the good treasure Of
3N his heart bringeth forth that which is
good and evil man out of the evil treasure
Of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil
for OF the abundance of the heart his mouth
speaketh.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

About 1900 employees of graphophone COM
panS az Bridgeport Conn, have gone On q strike
for more pay. There's certain to be s great
deal of talking in this matter
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

That Sampson county man who claims that
he has perpetual motion machine hasn't got a
thing the jaw of the Colonel
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

Those folks who get crick in the neck in
looking up at the town clock may regard the
ankle watch an antidote
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

"'Sdeath'' Kisses Senior Don Carranza, while
II is evident that there is a Car 10 my name
who will dare say that he put the ran, in
Carranza?"
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

1t appears that there others besides
Ambassador pumba who would hHvo found 1t
better to have been both dumb and Unable ia
write
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

Greetings OF the passing season can now be
exchanged between Dr. Derrberg and Amba s.
sador Dumba.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

The country confidently expects the Con-
gress to back up the President in his military
plans.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

From the let up in the flow OF conversation we
feel that the Austrian Ambassador doesn't really
need that final "a on Dumba
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

A. Rusten Bey received his exit diploma for
talking, while Ambassador Dumba wins his on
writing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-27
OPENING Gun WILL
BE FIRED TOMORROW
IN TRADE CAMPAIG
When Section of Telegram viii
Be Issued with "Buy in
CIarksburq" Advice.

The opening gun in the great pub
licity campaign to be conducted by
the Telegram and the Clarksburg
Business Mems League will be fired
when a special section Of the Tele-
gram containing hundreds of reasons
why people residing in Clarksburg
trade territory should patronize
Clarksburg merchants and manufac-
turers in preference to foreign mail
order houses will be issued. The
campaign will be known as the Buy
in Clarksburg" campaign and will
extend over several weeks. 1t will
be educational in character and is
expected to result in keeping in
Ciarksburg thousands of dollars that
are now being sent to mail order
houses in distant cities.
All merchants, manufacturers and
jobbers who have the best interests
Of Clarksburg at heart are invited to
jain in the campaign and help make
it big success. AS the secretary Of
tho board of trade and the. business
mems league will say in an article
In the first special section OF the
Telegram Thursday, mail order buy
Is t.thoughtless practice" which
can be greatly relieved by IN educa-
tional campaign OF this character.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-27
Associated Charities
Endorsed By McCuaiq

One OF the bright memories OF my
soJourn in West Virginia will be the
unassuming, commonplace service to
the troubled and distracted men and
women. regardless of their sin. OF the
Clarksburg Brotherhood.
Some of us are "kid-glove" Chris
tians. We have tender feelings for
the down and out: but the sight of
them is disagreeab!a. and the smell of
them. and their story is bore. But
Mr.. Sopher is different He looks at
them with his soul. He hears them
with his heart. There is no impede
ment of illiteracy or dirt, or degrade
ton to his sympathies. And the limit
of his service is the limit Of their
needs.
ia boy OF mine should ever strike
a strange town broke" financially or
spiritually pray God he may find
a "sopher' with such Brotherhood
behind him as you have in Clarksburg.
Back of such a work should be
massed the generosity Of all the banks.
and OF all the insurance companies.
and of al, well endowed homes. No
amount OF money necessary for the
carrying on Of this work should be
lacking. Tho golden generosity Of
Clarksburg should food through. such
a channel.
II can be Of any service to you,
let me know.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-27
in a Strong and Stirring Letter
Sent by Him to Lloyd P.
Souders of This CITY.

DR.. j. Asphalt McCuaig. Of New
York. social purity campaigner who
recently conducted campaign here,
has written and sent the following
self-explanatory letter here:
Pittsburg. Pa, Oct. 20. 1915.
Mr.. Lloyd P. Souders,
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Dear Mr.. Souders:
With reference to the appeal to be
made shortly to the people OF Clarks-
burg In behalf Of the Associated Char
files and TO our conversation OF few
days ago in regard thereto-l should
like to say that i have always been
opposed to what is commonly known
as organized charity" First, because
have felt it had tendency to take
from the individual the benefit Of per-
sonal contact with need. and second.
because such gracious thing as char
ity is not amenable to machine meth
DDS; but my observation Of your work
under Mr. John Sopher has SO modl-
fed my views that now feel that In
addition to Individual beneficences.
every city in the land should have
such a center Of practical Christian
Actiyity as have seen In Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-27
-FOUR DAYS REMAIN TO WIN
u $1,000 IN FINE GOLD PRlZES
FL UHARTY JAILED
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Business Manager of Clarks-
burg American Said to Have
Sold lntoxiCants.

Harry H. Fluharty, business man
ager of the Clarksburg American. is
a prisoner in the county jail awaiting
the action Of the next criminal court
grand jury on charge of selling
whiskey. He was placed in jail in
default of 81 900 bond required by
Mayor G. II. Gordon, before whom
the hearing was held.
Fluharty was arrested in his room
in the Empire rooming house on
North Fourth street. Glen Elk. by
Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition
j. Walter Bee and Police Officers Nc
Cloud and Shahan. Russell Hart.
manager Of the rooming house, was
also taken into custody on charge
Of allowing intoxicants to be stored
in the place, but the charge against
him was withdrawn and he was re-
leased.
According to the police, one pint Of
whiskey was found in Fluharty's
room when he was arrested.
Fluharty's hearing was held as
soon as he was brought to police
headquarters. Charles johnson, a
young man Of Erie, who was arrested
by city police Tuesday night on a
charge Of disorderly conduct in q
Pike street theater, testified against
Fluharty.
Johnson, when arraigned in police
court this morning on the disorderly
conduct charge. admitted that he had
been drinking, and told Deputy Com
missioner Bee, it is said, that he pur-
chased the intoxicants from Fluharty.
His testimony at the Fluharty hear
ing was to that effect.
Mayor Gordon ordered the defend
ant held for the action OF the next
criminal court grand jury and fixed
bond at $1,000. Fluharty was unable
to give the required bond and was
sent to the county Jail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-27
ANGEL or DEATH
TAKES MRS. D.A WIS
Mother Of II. n. Davis, Fourth
Street JeWeler, at Home
in City ofSalenl.

The mother of n. II. Davis. the
prominent Fourth street jeweler,
passed from this. earthly life early
this morning at her home at Salem.
At her bedside were her children.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 81. Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Davis, of Clarksburg;
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Mclaughlin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Snider and Mr..
and Mrs. fillmore Davis, Of Salem;
her nieces. Mrs e. o. Davis and Mrs.
G. g. Ogden, and the attending physi-
clan, DR.. Xenia e. Bond.
Mrs. Minerva A. Davis, the daugh-
ter OF Jephtha F. Randolph, was born
March 81, 1870, and married Gran
vile H. Davis, December 90, 1859.
She was the mother Of ten children
as follows:
Cendona Bird (Mrs. Thomas
Smith), Hamlin H Davis, Maleta Dep
pha (Mrs. Brown), Atha D. (Mrs.
John G. McLaughlin) Herbert Z. Da-
Wis, Darwin j. Davis, Erastus B. Dav-
is, Daniel F. Davis, Opha Allan Da-
Wis and Dow 9. Davis all OF whom
survive her. except Mrs. Brown and
.Opha.
Her early childhood was spent near
Salem and later her parents settled
at the mouth OF Toms Fork, Dodd-
ridge county, where she lived all the
years Of her young and middle life.
In1S93 the family removed to Sa-
lem, buying the property Of DR.. d. g.
Louchery, where her declining years
were spent. Mrs. Davis was much
loved by host OF relatives and
friends, who are now saddened by
her death. She was member of the
Salem Seventh Day Baptist church..
She Joined the church at Middle IS
land Creek in early childhood and she
was an exemplary Christian.
The funeral will be held at the
Salem Seventh Day Baptist church
lat / O'Clock Friday afternoon. The
interment will be in the Odd Fellows
cemetery at Salem.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-27
GEORGE WASHINGTON BRITTON.
Is ssKingv of Campaign.

A commission of ten per cent on all
money that may be turned in on new
subscriptions during the campaign will
be paid to any baby falling to win a
prize who remains active until the
end and at least turns in one sub
scription the last day, November 1.
The above is one Of the conditions OF
the Clarksburg Telegram's Shower OF
Gold for Babies. which will close
Monday, November 1. at. 8 p. m. II
your baby is in the race and you are
among those who have not turned in
subscriptions recently it is time to
get busy II you should not win a
prize then you will be rewarded by re-
ceiving your commission. II you
don't keep working until the end you
forfeit all claims to commissions,
should you fail to win a prize.
In each district the race Is close
and few dollars worth Of subscrip-
ton payments turned in the last re-
naming days might mean the differ
ence between the $500 and one Of the
$3.50 prizes. You would feel that you
have not done your duty toward your
baby II you "lie down" so near the
end. Go see your friends again. Ii
they have given you subscription for
six months have them extend 1t to one
year. II they have promised to help
"later" tell them now is the time. The
end is near and you need their help.
The board Of judges as selected by
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-27
ROBBERS LOOT
EXPRESS CARS
Grew Of Trainmen Tied with
Ropes and Guard is Placed
over the Passengers.
FREIGHT TRAIN STOPPED
Peace Officers Of Dozen coun-
ties and Hundreds of Citi-
(. zens Pursuing Them.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. ~.
"A band of ten robbers held up
Missouri, Kansas and Texas passen-
ger train No. southbound from
Chicago TO San Antonio near Onapa
about Q q. m. today, tied up the
crew with ropes, placed guard over
the passengers and looted three ex-
press cars. They held the train two
with military precision. They sent
back detachment which stopped a
freight train coming behind and
placed the freight crew under guard
to prevent interference.
Express officials refused to tell the
amount of loot taken by the robbers,
who escaped into the woods and were
today being pursued by peace Off
GERS OF dozen counties and hun
dreds OF citizens organized into
posses.
The train robbed often carries
large amounts Of money and secur-
tiles.
The band, 1t is believed, boarded
the train at Chetotah. After pass
ing Onapa, a station without tele-
6AuRA AdSlAlLAeS az ul6uV, tne Train
was in a sparsely settled territory
near the Canadian river, remote
from interruption and affordlng wild
forests and marshes for escape.
Here the robbers climbed over the
baggage and mail cars into the en-
CINE. They routed the conductor
from the passenger coaches and the
other members Of the crew from
baggage and express cars. All we're
lined up by the track and some tied
to trees. while members of the gang
stood guard.
+ Work was then begun on the ex-
press sales. Three safes proved inn
pregnable and were abandoned. At
tn five charges of nitroglycerine were
exploded the fourth safe was opened
During this time probably a dozen
shots were fired by the robbers but
excepting brakeman, who was
wounded in the finger when he tried
to escape, no one was hurt.
When the loot from the wrecked
safe had been packed away the rob-
bers carefully thanked the train crew
wished them good night" and dis
appeared into the darkness on foot
All the care of train railroad men
was exercised to prevent wrecks.