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EURoPE,s WAR ON ALCOHOL

Every advance made in temperance
In this country has been opposed by a
class who have characterized such
movements as the dogma OF bigots.
The repression OF personal rights. the
a~brogation OF liberty. Speakers
against restrictive legislation on the
lqnor question have always referred
10 such measures as the ~incubations Of
The narrow minded. and have pointed
With pride" 10 the untrammeled liber.
~ in such matters enjoyed in the Eu-
Iopean countries. II would be inter
esting 10 hear what these defenders of
Personal freedom have 10 say now Of
the advanced steps taken by these
formerly free drinking nations in curb
Ing the reign Of John Barleycorn.
Even liberal Germany has put the ban
on promiscuous drinking. France. he
gay and frivolous. has been sobered 10
the abolition OF absinthe. and has late
y put severe restrictions on the sale
OF alcohol Drunken Russia reels 10
more since tho Introduction Of the sale
of vodka England has made war on
excessive drinking. and has just made
ireaung an ohense punishable with
fine and imprisonment sweden has
token 10 the movement Of liquor re-
striction. by which every citizen ia
limited to the purchase Of a little over
a quart in i've days
AT OF this b. ~ practical war on the
exeeEsiye use of liquors and not an
emotional sDasm The fruits 81 A.
stention are unanswerable. and the
betterment Of tha people ir~refutable
arguments NJ The Eisdom OF tho dras
&c measures. %sobriety and efficiency
are demanded of those a. war. iu.i o.
D. r. nov the requirement Of business
IN ihis country. Ana 10 the war shall
have awakened Europe TO permauency
IN he stand Do has taken on 'his cues
lion. d. indeed will not have been in
vain.
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THE ''IsMs.

Ebert II. Gary. the chairman of the
board OF the United States Steel Cor
poration. in a recent address TO an
eastern college audience. sounded a
note OF warning against the encourage
ment Of the various "isms' that have
sprung up OF late. Among these he
Included those agitations in this coun-
try which are calculated to sap the
very foundations of economic Justice.
The vicious doctrines have taken diff
ferent forms in different places. but
the purpose has been III same. Mr..
Gary divided the people OF the country
into three general group
Those who advocate the forcible dis
~tributton OF the property OF others with
OUT oiierinE any equivalent. those who
are designated capitalists. and others.
comprising the large majority. who
should and must eventually solve these
questions. on the basis OF universal and
the panacea for most Of The controver-
sizes OF the world.
Many Of the leaders In the first
group were designated as self-appoint-
cd. and bad at heart. These undoubt-
edly include the radical and blatant
socialist agitators. and their related
disturbers. the vicious fomenters OF
the propaganda Of the Industrial Work.
crs Of the World. II has become a Sc
rious matter. too. that some Of these
harmful "isms are espoused by col
leSe Sfessors who are in a position
10 become a. dangerous TO society and
civilization a. tho soap box orators.
Al OF this has been done under the
; false plea OF the liberty OF ron
science OF these se~lf-sufhcient educa-
tors. II is time they were stopped. or
else relegated 90 their proper sphere.
20 the class they properly belong
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Do seems that the Democrats are
willing TO let even the little pros
pcrity that has come 10 the country
alone ~ least that Is the spirit that
has moved Senator walsh. OF Montana.
10 to the poverty stricken ad-
m~inistration a new way Of getting rev
enue by levying export duties on ship.
meuts % munitions ~ war Tho Mon
taua rescuers comforting computation
if thar the government revenues could
he Increased thereby BY $780, 900. 900.
This ~ but another exposition 81 tho
administration course 10 do ANYTHING
TO hurt business The manufacturers
who were made idle BY the economic
policies OF the administration are nov
picking up a Little Of the legitimate
fruits % the European war. and nov
comes a proposition 10 tax their be.
lated good fortune. 10 add a handicap
10 them IN their dealings with their
foreign customers
Vow. ~ 90 had not been Tor This IN.
expected Ut IN foreign trade the Dem.
ocratic party would have been IN a sad
plight. owing TO the continued dsprea.
sion that was started by the Under
wood BILL and here comes n PROPOSE
lion 20 Tod tho very fhing that pulled
mo party out o. a. very deep hole
This iH ON "a par with The scheme for
government ownership OF ships. which
vould suppress the American ship
buildlng industry lust when 90 had a
chance 10 proa' b. tho demand for
ships 70 BE- similar to me restrictions
on steamship lines already In bust
neaa Imposed by tho seamon'a act
Anything 10 bust business Teens 10
BE- ne Democratic idea. advanced
largely throush Isnorsnce u the ueht
thing "a do al tho right time
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mean what is probably I'm the German
mind al this time. should peace be
proposed. The intimation is that Ger.
many would not absorb Belgium. but
that a large indemnity would be de
manded as a price for Belgian indie
pendence. Germany does want a small
strip OF France. however. and the res
toration of all her colonial possessions
She also expects . retain her con.
quests in Russian Poland.
II must be remembered that more
than a single mind is to be consulted
in this matter. Russia. France and
Italy would undoubtedly have as much
TO say as England. Nothing is said
Of the complications OF a Balkan set.
Element. where barter and promise
have largely entered on 10Th sides.
Agreeable as such a termination of
the present holocaust might be TO
Germany. there could be no permanent
peace effected by such conclusions as
she intimates. There will be no peace
until equity to all the nations con
cerned is assured. So Germany will
have TO consider more sacrifices than
she seems willing TO make by these
tentative suggestions.
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GERMAN VIEW OF PEACE

a foreign correspondcnt quotes an
omcial OF fhe German government A.
saying hat by spring We shall prob
ably have peace This. Of course b.
based on tho contingency Of continued
German succeesas. and tho decreasing
strength % fhe allies or. as fha Ger.
man Official puts 30. che sound bu-f
nesf " Tho British which,
would lead them q move Tor peace as
soon a. They bar nothing "a 90 be
saiusd by continuing the war. This
o. a very pleasant view FOR Germany
20 take. but We DO not think Dc Be- even
q GOOD guess q tho present Intentions
or expectation ~ England Tho con.
dfions Of THE prospective peace that
Germany would impose however. o.
~fectually bar any hope Of that consum.
NATION These conditions are not au.
thofitaiive IN mo- sense omeiai o.
pressions. but ihoy aro gathered to
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FOR DESTITUTE BELGIANs

Last year this country. happy In
peace. remembered the stricken and
helpless In Belgium and frightened
for them a Christmas that looked dark
indeed. IL is a little thing to do for
the amount of JOY and pleasure il con
fers. This year there are $500. 900
destitute people In Belgium. and this
number will increase with the ap-
proach OF winter. They are in dire
need for clothing. and they will be
naked OF feet unless shod by the help.
fui hand OF generous and sympathetic
Americans. Last year The InteTligen.
Ger gave publicity TO The Dollar Christ.
mas Fund. which was organized by
the New York banker. Henry Clews,
and the contributions IL forwarded aid.
ed In bringing joy and comfort TO
many a desolate heart in that desc
lated land. II again appeals to it's
readers to contribute TO that fund that
the little children. the orphans and
the aged may not only b. warmed in
body. but comforted in their hearts.
These unfortunstes have no where
else 10 look for succor in their dire
extremity. and do not let us fail them
in their expectations.
The most appealing feature Of the
situation is the little children who
have been made fatherless by the war.
and not Only fatherless but homeless
by the ruthless invader. \ dollar in
vested in this fund will make at least
one of these suffererers comfortable
II viii make a real Christmas for a
child that otherwise would look in vain
for the accustomed visit OF Santa
Claus. In giving to this cause IL will
make your own Christmas sweeter
and at the same time make you par
takers OF the spirit OF the One whose
birth lie celebrated. whose special love
was little children. Any contribution
for this fund sent 10 The InteiIigencer
will be duly acknowledged and for
warded. II you are able to give more
than a dollor. give IL; and remember
Tat he gives twice who gives quickly.
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or A DuAD oH11.D

Perfect nttie body. without fault or
win rromise n strength and man
hood full and fair
Though cold and Htarf and bare.
The bloom and the charm 81 me doth
awhile remain on thee.
Thy mothers treasure vert thou alas.
To ylsit her hsart with uondrous soy.
Thy fsthsrs pride -ah. hs
Must gather hia faith together. ana be-
strength make stronger
TO me- q. . move NEE nov .n The last
post thou 9TH a turn or gesture anon
sspond
Win a chance attitude - che head r.
freak ~ beauty
Thy hard clasps re- uss s1nt my rn.
rer and holds H
h@rbrsahlnr and s'if
trust erfoids Dr.
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90 ns % u.r 'n 'hy coffin. 10Y
fTuuuIuF fNU vice cad head
Thy FIRM. pale hands a.0ors tbs chest
d~IapnaIng
~ qulatf doth Coo change content thee.
Death whittier bath Dol taken thee
10 q world d1 Q thint that rirhfa ths
I"IHHHfar OF HI|H"
The vision ~ unIrn m.ra
Who weep flf fhs hrIH nrI Ufah huf Cd.
warm thee and awaken ther7
An 'iuis sf bsl esr au our hopes avail.
70 "a r.. s,ras .r cheer u. when
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f.I fNn MI. OIL rH .I.u H..H bad have
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II seems peculiar that all OF the
recent talk about defense should
have left so completely in The
background what military expert
consider TO be the most important
factor for discussion. Defense
means. indeed. nothing more nor
less than the prevention of a loss;
and the true measure OF defense
Is. On the one hand. what we can
not afford TO lose and. on the other
hanc, what We are entirely I'M
willing TO concede.
Obviously we shall need defense
simply and solely against people
who wish TO take something away
from US or who wish TO force us
TO yield them something which We
would not normally let them have.
We shall prepare. therefore. to de-
fend ourselves against the loss OF
the n and against the use OF
torcce TO compel us 10 concede the
other. II. as some people believe.
We have nothing which other ma
tons will want badly enough to
use force TO obtain IL. preparation
anu rbA- NutIt IL
nothing to defend. On the other
hand. IL there Is something which
others will want, the need for de-
Tense will be measured not by the
extent OF their desire but by the
value which we attach TO II.
The things We find indispensable
We cannot afford 20 lose. and II
they are truly Indispensable. any
cost needed to maintain them is
not only a cheap but an essential
policy. Our political independence,
for instance. Surely there is no
sane man in this country who
would hesitate at any preparation
needed to preserve Il. On the 9th
er hand, there are some people
who would lose the Philippines
with great pleasure. and probably
not a great many who would be
willing to undertake very elabor-
ate preparations to keep them. To
the Panama Canal, a probably
greater value Is attached and
there r not many people who
would be willing TO see IL fall into
the hands OF some other nation
without as considerable prepare
tons to retain IL as we can well
make. BY how much. again. do We
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value the Monroe Doctrine7 How
much preparedness would We be
willing 20 spend on keeping Il II II
were assailed? II We are not ready
TO defend II adequately when Il is
challenged. IL will be as decisive
ly lost as II We did not care to de-
tend IL.
IL should be perfectly obvious
70 everyone that the essential
thing TO talk about in this matter
OF defense Is not the number OF
soldiers we have. nor the range OF
our guns. but how essential TO us
the things are which other people
might want. and in particular how
many things there are which we
ourselves believe Indispensable
and which might need TO be de-
Tended.
suppose. for instance, that the
Germans should win the war and
should defeat the English feet and
then proceed TO tax heavily all
American goods carried in German
ships. Having. at present no mer.
chant marine we should have TO
send n goods in ships controlled
by the power in command of the
seas. which We are assuming will
be Germany. We should, there
fore. have to pay that tax or keep
our goods at home. The latter al
tentative would be certain ruin TO
American business and the pay
ment OF the tax might not improb-
ably be almost rs bad.
What should We be prepared 10
do? Is independence OF sea power
essential 10 us? IL II is we must
prepare TO be Independent OF the
sea power and we shall have TO
make such preparation as will en-
able us TO contend with the sea
power. This will mean as many
dreadnaughts a year as will give
US a strong enough navy 10 make
the sea power respect us and less
ships than that will be as useful
as no ships at all. In fact. indis-
pensable things call for ADEQUATE
defense. but. as ! have pointed out
in a previous editorial the ade-
quacy OF the defense will be deter
mined by the strength OF the force
which the aggressor is prepared
TO exert and not by the amount we
ourselves would prefer to use.
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UNCLE WALT: Ripping Rhyme.
YOUR ow TOWN

! sins B n the cleaning a dIrFe that
iH weird. while sparrows are comninr
the chdn from my beard The theme
uf my atty is tiuhorn and snidc-rm
roasting the city wherein ! abide He.
cause ! would alumber while others
saved wood ann o. hack number.
] haven't made good An object co
pity. stand BY the pump. and swear
that the city has cone 20 the dump
It's dead and d~ccayinF a man has no
show ] always am saying. az sadly
] no. TO scout for a handout from some
kitchen wench. for Z am q fanncda ont
I'm hack on tho bench But mere
fcopyrEht isiL. b. q
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SURELY SOME

clarksburg Telegram.
big apple record has been
busted"
L. = Harbert. a progressive agricuI.
Iuiist OF Lumberport. has sent 10 the
Telegram q magnificent red apple that
measures fifteen inches I'm circumfer.
ence. The measurement exceeds bv
halt an inch the measurement OF sew
eral other huge apples that have been
sent 10 the Telegram Office for exhibit
ton.
unfortunately The name or the ap-
pie is unknown TO tho Telegram as
stau members are not sufficiently
learned IN horticulture 10 tell. but n
u q cracker jack a remarkable foa.
ture about % BE- that 10 was taken from
a Young tree which bore its FIRST crop
this summer
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THE BEST WAR POEM

Manchester tEng) Guardian.
Robert Service. the Canadian writer.
VINO Is at present engaged in Red
cross work in France, has sent 10
the Paris correspondent OF an English
paper what he describes as the best
war poem have seen" The verses
which Mr.. Service says. were found
by a French priest on the body of an
English soldier killed at the Marine.
run as follows
They say that war Is hell. the grea,
The sin impossible TO be forEiven:
het can look upon o. at worst.
and sun see blue In heaven.
for when l note, how nobly natures form
bnder the wars red rain. / deem m
That he who made the earthquake and
the storm ~
Perchance made battles. too.
As a matter OF fact, the lines were
written in a time OF profound peace
Ike o good war poets. and by a
mar who was an ~ecclesiastic MOI a
soldier. Their author was DR. Alex-
ander. the late lord primate OF ireland
and they we're first published in the
Times some seven or eight years ago
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WEST VA. PEARS TO ENGLAND.

M~artinsburg World.
walter Trout. manager Of the Buck
NH orchard Company. Is today en-
Unused over a telegram received from
the New r representative OF a fruit
exporting concern. advising him that
= Shipment OF keifer pears on board
the "Cymric' has been sold 10 Liver
poor truit dealers AZ $500 per barrel.
!. o. d. snip. which Is $3.50 per barrel
nel T. o b. the local shipping point in
Berkeley county. The shipment vas
Of 323 barrels. The Buck Hin Orchard
Company has the biggest acreage 81
pears In the eastern section OF Wet
virginia, and II has been their custom
10 export the minor part OF the crou
which has annually found a ready
market az q big price.
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Z lot. They were planted by Joseph Tay-
LOT about one hundred and twenty years
|. They were OF the Bell variety and
were very prolific. yielding some years
as hlgh as forty bushels. Ten years ago
one tree died and was cut down. The
second one was struck By lightning last
summer. and now this relic OF the past
II gone. The tree was eleven feet in cir
cumferenoe-Barnesviile Enterprise.
The First National Bank OF Barnes
vile has on display "A variety Of apples
brought in by various rower OF thar
Nseinlty. There Is certainly a fine lot
Nhat can be grown on tho hills Of Bel
mont county with the proper care n
any finer lot Of apples grown s~nyWbSrs
They are certainly equal In aprearanre
3nd much better flnvor than the famed
Willamette Valley apples. More trees
should be planted on the hin sides and
men given all the care and attention
possible and a. will not he many years
.rhntt.i onlo truit viii be As famous as
that from Oregon.
Tho woodsfieid water Company has
recently completed their new filtration
plant. giving Woodsficld a. pure water
as can be found In the sfafe
.he plant was built AZ a cost OF about
20 by " W. Kinney. superintendent Of
the Company.
The Gas company at Coshocton refus-
80 1911 AAFNN Give cents NHmn
thousand for gas. fixed hy the city COIN
cll in an ordinance passed last week
ana VIII appeal To- the public utilities for
permission 20 boost the rate 10 40 cents
Iho company declares the city ordinance
IL confisCatory.
tlaims examiners. penitentiarv guards
examiners OF steam engineers and many
ather good positions with the state are
oon Sna VII he filied from the list or
examinations Co De conducted ~ ft-
state tINl Service Commission DURING
INC mouth Of Novembrr. according H.,
me official bulletin OF that denartmenf
Appllcaniz who desire 90 take any of the
examination should address the conn
mission a. Columbus and secure the ner-
eeshfF application blanks and further
iniormation which is Furnished frce To-
an applicants. ~
a potato. weighing two por,d. ana
I've ounces. ten Inches in length ana 4
uke number ~ Inches in circumferenee
rsi-ea hy Mrs. Anna Griffith. fsrmfrfv
eI this rity. d. nov in the possession ~
HeiFhis Mrs Griffin Dr. nov located a.
huNalluu. washington. aruf ne no.
tAin o. her brother. "Iusf Co ah0w hin
Ahaf TIE west can dn"- Fast Literpooi
Prosperity fed Upon dead men can.
r." nel cfmtnfut m BEL NOT worth hav-
iNlt country muHf have bach OF
M INNuFirlrH numrIhInG more ffru
WAT -'orernor Willis at spokane.
= precedent was established f,s,,
Nh'n members 81 tho state pardon h.srr
~. 1iupNnled Warden Thomas 0f fre
EN- entary ON q visit 90 the big rria-
SOD county The principal object 81 the
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THE
GROUND CRTPPER
SURGICAL SHOE

o. tho ORIGINAL Miniach Deveioptng
fiealih shoe Comfort Tor All Feet.
To- tho application Of our Ground
GripDer Shoe. De right conditions
have been met and the rapidly with
which Do De- being adopted BY eminent
medical men proves DO Co be- an a.
s1rcd success tn presenting some OF
mo features of our Ground Crppor
o wo feel that We are calling your
attention to ono Of the most important
necessities of life
Everyone who enjoys waikirr or
has to stand on their feet mosi m
The time gill ind this shoe n s9lreo
or fe9t and "a practical EURO Tor foot
troubles Ground Grlpper booklet
mailed free upon request
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Wilson will decide in favor OF restoring
the duty on sugar because the electoral
votes OF California, Colorado. Louis
lana and Michigan depend upon H. Aside
from the fact that Wilson's decision
may not be freely accepted by a Demo-
cratic Congress. the assertion Is oren to
question. Louisiana will go Democratic.
any way. Colorado and Michigan Will
gO Republican anyway. California ought
10 20 Republican. anyway and probably
will.
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in This city. which sees my distress
ihe chaps who are eritty have mace
a success They say re n daiav. a
Town CON of vim. but men who are
iafy can't Fei On the swim. Ilfes
trodden mo under until Z am lame.
and aouotlmes ! wonder DO Am 10
blame 10 fellows les witty. iess
fifted Iran J. thrive ln this city.
and fatton on pie. then why am D
busted and down o. the heel nd ASA
inE disEusicd hired Girls for q neal
pc answer has terror and ave IN nv
siaht- fhat am the error. the town
is an right'
.orEs Matthsv Adamay
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HOW THE WAR STANDS TO DATE.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Gen. Greene. in a talk at West Point.
brings forward statistics Of the war
showing that astronomical mathema-
tics has no monopoly OF figures that far
exceed the Outreach of the human
mind. He finds that there are 13.OOO.-
600 men under arms. and that more
than 100000 have been killed. with
4,OOO. 900 wounded and 10000 o miss
ing. The war IL now costing nearly
100000, 600 a day. which will bring the
total to $4,000. OOO. 900 by January L.
1916. and Of this enormous sum three
fourths viii have been borrowed. The
number OF men. on both sides taken
together. In the civil war never
reached more than a tenth OF the en-
battled total In Europe today. The
worst OF u Is that numbers tell so
small a portion Of the story. They
Indicate the imm ediate losses. but not
the impoverishment OF future ages and
the denial OF their birthright 10 the
generations that are 10 come.
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Bryan enters ohio In behalf OF the
In case OF war all we would have 10
do would be to get the enemy fleet In
IT and then pull OF = slide or two and
cork EN- up.
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We a X no stock in the report that
Champ clark and William j. Bryan are
TO be ushers at the Presidents wedding.
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Now the Turk charges that he is The
victim OF atrocities. but does that ex-
cuse his barbaritiasT
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Think OF II. talking by wireless tele-
phone from Arlington. Va. to rsr.A
Puck's boast OF girdling the earth in
forty minutes il slow time.
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President Wilson seems 90 he Boo &
fine state Of prsparedness-for mar
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Berlin predicts peace by next spring.
but that prophecy. Of course. depends on
German victory.
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There has been a big break IN the hog
market. but the ham In the sandwich
Will be just a. thin.
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All we know Of spanish just now Is
carramba, We will soon know more