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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
THE FREAK LEGISLATOR.

Every year sees the introduction OF
freak bills into the legislatures OF
one or more states, but the spring OF
1915 seems to have capped the eli
max. The freak legislators have run
mad. Hardly a state has escaped. 1t
is the fashion of the press to poke
fun at Kansas, which may be depend
ed upon to come to the front with
something foolish in the way OF leg
islation. And although the Sunfiower
state has lived up to her growing re-
putation in the present session, her
companions in the sorority of states
have not fallen far behind. Most of
the new laws have been introduced
for the purpose of prohibiting some
thing or other. Here are a few,
culled from one days exchanges.
To prohibit the catching of frogs.
Minnesota.
To prohibit the use of face powder,
rouge, hair dye or bleach, the pierre
ing of ears and the wearing of ear
J rings. Kansas.
!, To compel chickens to go to roost
before 7 p. m. To provide that bulls
| driven along the road at night shall
I wear lights. Colorado.
Providing that all weeds and plants
which cause hay fever shall be re-
moved from the roadsides. Bachelors
to pay an annual tax of SIS per head.
Prohibiting the wearing of whiskers
by doctors and dentists. Mass.
Compelling the National Guard to
roads and bridges of the state. Re-
quiring dealers in stock foods to pay
an annual license of $25 year. Pro-
hibiting free lunches. Neb.
Compelling churchgoers to leave
their firearms outside. Texas.
I Prohibiting treating. Prohibiting
the giving of tips to BARRIERS, walters.
porters, hat snatchers, etc. Taxing
bachelors of 80 years of age, $50 per
annum, Licensing cats 81 per head
per annum. Ill.
To furnish lumber jacks with in
dividual bathtubs. MINI.
Establishing a uniform thickness
of sleigh runners N. Oak.
Prohibiting a man from becoming
"ball-dodger" j. e. allowing persons
to throw base balls at ones head
for hire. N. Y.
Limiting each resident of the state
to one gallon of corn Ticker" a
month. S. C.
Prohibiting the smoking of cigar
cites by school, normal and universe
ty instructors. Wis.
Prohibiting the publication OF
liquor advertisements in the news
papers of the state and calling for
the destruction of all such advertise
ments in papers printed outside OF
the state before such papers are sold
Ala.
Taxing bachelors and old maids
| w. Va
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
A LEGEND OF EASTER

Tie story runs that when Adam
felt death approach he called his son
Seth to his side AID bade him ask the
archangel, the keeper of the garden,
for balsam that should save him
from death.
"The time of pardon is not yet
come" said the archangel. -Four
thousand years must pass. But as
token that his future pardon is as
sured the wood wherein redemption
shall be won shall grow from Adams
tomb"
He then gave three seeds to Seth
and babe him place them in his ia
theirs mouth when he died. Adam died
three days later Seth obeyed the dl-
rections of the archangel, and the
place of his fathers sepulcher was
Golgotha, where in the course of time
three trees grew from the seeds. One
was a cedar, another cypress and
the third pine. 1t was with bough
from one of these trees that Moses
performed his miracles IN Egypt,
brought water out of the rock and
healed those whom the serpents had
bitten in the wilderness.
After time the three trees lncor-
porated themselves with each other
and became single tree, beneath
which David sat when he bewailed his
sins. In the days of Solomon the
tree had become the finest of all trees
SO was cut down to assist in the build
ing of the temple. But magic seem
ed to have taken possession of the
wood, for nothing which it was want
ed to serve for would answer unit
at last Solomon cast the tree ovel
Cedron so that all might trample OF
it as they crossed the brook.
There it was discovered by the
queen of Sheba, and she, recognizing
it's virtue, had it raised. 1t was ther
buried, but the spot where it lay be
came the pool of Bethesda and healed
all the sick who fiocked to it. Wher
the time of the crucifxion drew neal
the beam of wood rose to the surface
and was brought out of the water
and when the executioners sougth To-
a beam for the cross they discovered
this and found that it fitted Their
purpose. So the prophecy was ful
filed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
HE CALLED HER DOWN.

A choice bit of gossip has been go
ing the rounds for the past few
weeks. The principal parties con-
nected with the affair are well known,
which makes the story all the more
sensational. A husband and wife are
mixed up in the scandal, and makes IT
doubtly startling is the TACT that each
of them has always had the entire re-
spect of the community. AS matter
of fact the bomb exploded at the
saome of this couple at the very mo-
ffent at which there had arrived at
their house a party of best people,
who had gone there to play a game
of@awhist The establishment OF the
visitors may be imagined when they
heard the husband call his wife down.
He made no bones of it. 1t was done
openly and without even a hint OF
apology to the guests. The shock
ing part of it is the fact that every
one, even the closest friends of the
couple; had no idea but that their
home life was ideal. Nevertheless,
and we have the best of authority for
the story, when the company arrived
they were met at the door by the
astonished husband AS soon as the
first greetings were over he said "My
wife is upstairs, | will call her
down." And he did.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
GO TO CHURCH.

Go to church Easter Sunday.
Everybody should go to church
at this time and thank God for his
many blessings.
Churches throughout the country
report that there is revival of re-
ligion everywhere. The go to church
movement, which got such an M
petus about year ago, is still boom
ing along. Lest it might lose some
of it's swing there is now on big
renewal of the go to church slogan.
Practically every person one
meets will say that he believes IN
God. Many are ready to fight at
the mere suggestion that they are
without religion and faith. Yet
these same persons who profess pro
| found Indignation at the very
thought that they are lmplous,
when asked why they do not go to
church shrug their shoulders, Ihey
make lame excuse. Often they Of
| fer no excuse. Can any man who
processes faith in God, who declares
| that he is a believer in religion, offer
valid reason why he does not go
to church? If man wants to wor-
ship God he must go to church. The
church is the house of God. The
least any right thinking man might
do is to spend few hours weekly in
| Gods temple.
| Let there be fine renewal of the
go to church movement in this COM
munity. If you go to church your
duty is only half done. Get your
neighbor to go. He will not resent
vo,1r talk. Become a missionary. Do
the go to church movement. Speak
to his wife, to his daughter. Every
body can be missionary. Every
church in the land should be filled to
it's capacity once the go to church
movement gets its swing.
BY all means
Go to church on Easter Sunday.
Go to church every Sunday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
UNION CONTEST NOT DECIDED

CHARLESTON, w. VA, March
31.-(Spl,)-That the Executive
Board of the United Mine Workers
in the Kanawha district has taken no
binding action in the contest of Vice
President c. G. Griffith against John
Cunningham, who was declared on
the face of the returns his successor
in office and that Cunningham, de-
spite the action of the seven of nine
members of the board yesterday, will
hold office until the case is decided
by the international Executive Board,
is the opinion of union leaders here.
Griffith contested the election of
Cunningham on several charges.
To hear these charges the board
held sessions last week and it was de-
cided late yesterday to call on Presi-
dent Thomas Cairnes to call con-
vention for April IL to decide
whether to name new man for the
office or to call another election.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
MINES IN NEW RIVER
FIELD TO STAY OPEN.
Union Leaders Declare Men Will Re
main on the Workings.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 81
Practically all mines in the New
River and Winding Gulf coal field
where the present working contract
expired tonight at IL o'clock, will be
running tomorrow, it was said by
persons in touch with the situation
there.
At any rate, there was no suspen-
sion because of the expiration of the
old contract and the fact that the
question of ratification of the new
has not yet been decided by the
miners.
coal trade and the fact that the open
of the lake trade is still some days in
the future, number of mines in Fa-
yette and Raleigh Counties have beer
shut down for some time, and it is
expected that even in the event OF
ratification of the new pact, it will be
some little time before there can be
a general resumption.
Predict Ratification
The latest estimate by union lead
ers on the vote for ratification is two
to one.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
WHO HAS LIVED
HERE THE LONGEST!

We would like to know who has
lived longest in Barbour county.
Write us letter, if you are an old
resident, and tell us some facts about
your early days. We will publish thu
letters from the oldest residents. We
wish to secure as many interesting
facts as possible. The publication OF
one incident will remind other old
timers of other incidents, so let the
letters come.
To the person showing the longest
continuous residence in the county
absence of less than one year, or ser.
vice in the army or navy not counted
against the pioneer, we will send
The Progressive free for the remain
der OF his or her life. To the second
oldest pioneer we will send the paper
for five years free and to the third
one year free.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
Thursday APRIL l. 1915.
WE SHOULD SMILE.

The thing that goes the farthest
toward making life worth while
That costs the least and does the
most, is just pleasant smile
The smile that bubbles from the
heart that loves it's fellow men
Will drive away the cloud OF gloom
and coax the sun again.
It's full of worth and goodness
too, with manly kindness blent;
It's worth million dollars and II
doesn't cost a cent.
There is no room for sadness when
we see a CHEEKY smile.
1t always has the same good look
it's never out of style;
1t nerves us on to try again wher
failure makes US blue
Such dimples of encouragement are
good for me and you.
So smile away; folks understand
what by smile is meant
It's worth million dollars and i
doesn't cost a cent.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
WEAVER ITEMS.

The health of this community isn't
very good at this writing.
Mr.. w. H. Green who has been at
Elkins in the Davis Memorial hos
pital for several days, has returned
home.
The protracted meeting is going on
at the Corley Town church. With
Rev. Crabtree of Belington conducting
the services.
Miss Myrtle Bolton, the primary
teacher of our school was the guest
of Miss Ona Corley, Tuesday.
Miss Ona Corley is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Bertha Polling of Elkins who
has been here visiting for several
days has returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Corley of this
place went to Belington Monday.
Mrs. Evertt Price and son Ray
went to Junior Monday.
Mr. A. A. Newton, of Tigheview
ed ts;ret Oh on town sc a.
~--tUtt9 " a-.t-4--o t~.,e. oener f.ot.t5.
Jasper Day of this place went tc
Belington Monday.
The schools are progressing very
nicely. The teachers say the pupils are
doing good work.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
HELP-GROW BY RESOLVING:

That you will keep so busy boost
ing that you won't have time to
knock.
That you will vote, talk and work
for a bigger, better, brighter town.
That you will help to make this a
good town so the town can make
good.
That you will increase the value OF
your property by improving its ap-
pearance.
That you will say something good
about this town every time you write
letter.
That you will invest your money
here where you made it and where
you can watch it.
That you will not point the towns
defects to a stranger nor fail to point
them out to a neighbor.
That you will keep your premises
cleaned up and your buildings repair
ed as a matter of both pride and pro-
fit. ;.
That. you will brag about this town
SO much that you will have to work
for this town in order to keep from
being a liar. J.
That you will take half day right
now to pick up the odds and ends
around the place and turn them into
either use, money or ashes.
That you will contribute as much
money as you can afford and as much
enthusiasm as anybody, to any move
ment to develop the towns resources
That you will make friends with
the farmers, if town man, or with
the town folks, if a farmer, and helI
work together for the good of the
community of which this town is the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
HOW,S THIS7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known r.
]. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and fnanci-
ally able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COM
MERGE, Toledo, o.
Halls .Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
rs cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. =
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
ZEBBS CREEK ITEMS.

ZEBBS CREEK, March 31.-Mr.
A. j. Coontz was at E.; Talbotts
store this week on business.
Mr.. D. C. Griffith and Ben Brown
ing were the guests of H. B. Eng
land one evening this week.
The Literary Society at the Steer
man school house was a success Sat
urday night last. The question for
debate was Resolved that Foreign
Emigration should be abolished"
The decision was three in favor of
the affirmative.
Mr.. Albert Browning of Junior,
was visiting his father, j. H. Brown
ing Sunday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
IN MEMORIAM.

Last Wednesday morning between
one and two o'clock Mrs. Lance Stall
maker wife of H. D. Stalnaker died
at her home two and a half miles
from Philippi, after an illness of
nearly one year, altho she was never
very strong. She was always pa
tent with all her suffering dying at
the age of u yeass. Her mother pro-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
TY COBB IN NEW ROLE.

JACKSON MISS, March 81
Ty Cobb today joined the Mississippi
Woman's Suffrage Movement when
presented with a bouquet of Ameri-
can beauty roses by Mrs. Annie Kin
caid Dent, leader of woman suffrage
in Mississippi. Cobb played here to-
day with the Detroit ball club.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

II think Chamberlain Liniment is
just splendid for rheumatism" writes
Mrs. Dunburgh, Eldridge, N. Y. at
has been used by myself and other
members of my family tire and time
again duriro the pas, nd
has always given the best
faction" The quick relief I an pm
which Chamberiain's Lininnent af-
fords is alone worth many times the
cost. For sale by Grant Graham.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
BIG APPLE CROP.

GRAFTON, March 31-Heavy ap-
pie crops are predicted by the or
chardists of this part of the state as
the weather has been unusually well
suited to the growth of apples this
year. Heavy spring planting of
grain also indicates an unusually
plentiful production.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
HIGHER WALL.

MOUNDSVILLE, March 31-Be-
cause of the frequent escapes of con-
victs over the wall of the south tower
of the state penitentiary her, eWarden
M z. White plans to have the wall
built several feet higher. Five con
victs have escaped over this wall in
daylight. All but two, however, were
recaptured.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

ceeded her several years ago. She
leaves husband, two small boys,
father and one sister to mourn her
loss.
The funeral occurred at the Silent
Grove Baptist Church Thursday at
eleven o'clock and was in charge OF
Rev. Woolford, her pastor.
Our sympathy goes out to her
many friends.
A Friend.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
MOST ANYTHING

eff there is woman in the house
who does not want to hear plain
talk from man about vice she may
now go outside" said an evangelist,
but not one woman in the vast con-
gregation left. True, no doubt, but
not strange.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
SENATOR DAVIS AT HOME.

ELKINS, April 1.-Senator H. G..
Davis, accompanied by his soniin-
law, Arthur Lee, arrived in the city
yesterday in "Graceland" via the
Coal & Coke Railway from Wash
ington and will spend the summer
her.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

Carter Harrison has be mayor of
Chicago term after terzf rs Colonel.
Roosevelt wanted to be resident of
the United States, and it will be hard
to give up his coffee.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

The longer the European war lasts
the greater, stronger and grander be-
comes the United States.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

Our conservative opinion is that
war in the Secular League will be
over within SO years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

Don't worry, Johnny Bull! Uncle
Sam is perfectly capable of taking
care of the United States.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

A trouser skirt halted traffic in
Philadelphia. Another opportunity
for Billy Sunday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

Annie S. Peck, the mountain
climber, says that anybody who
wants to can live on 25 cents a day.
But who wants to?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

New Jersey is now frankly en-
gagged in DISCRIMINATING mosquitoes
and with much better success than
she had when she refused to admit
their prevarence.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

With Russian railroad rates raised
% per cent, nothing remains for the
duma but to increase its mileage.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

perience to speak of and it makes
the task harder for those who have
spent all. their life in the same work.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

A st. Louis man has been awarded
the iron cross by the Kaiser-per-
haps for heroism in living in ST.
Louis.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

If China and Japan patch up their
differences the most disappointed man
in the United States will be r. P.
Hobson.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

Everybody agrees that business is
improving. Pass the word along and
make it improve more rapidly.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

When an old man falls in love it's
apt to be bad fall.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

Anybody VIII mas got the money
can start in business, but it takes no
little Jtnr Of brains and know
ledgt b the work to successfully con-
duct any vocation Of life The trouble
II tat so many people jump into
business vi which they have no ex-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01

A case of buy your Easter costume
early, isn't it?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
"zov,gF" ~ RIGHT.

Navel shy maze proczysciej smone,
/ kamien " l,u zielone darnei
/ to, co swiese, niewytlomaczone,
Co czasem dusze RI anoscia
organic,
Boil tajemniczy, zycie zdrowie,
TO wszystko, wszystko Cjczyzna
sic zowie.
Polish couri
Europe has discarded lie Golden
Rule for the tape measure.
American interest shifts from the
front page to the sporting columns.
20 .------------
Love laughs at locksmiths, but it
hasn't any use for the pokesmith.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
FAvORS PROHIBITION
BRADFORD. Emo March 81 :

BRADFUKU, Eng, March 3I-The
Hlas}bar o. Commerce tonight ABORT
I @ao-ation III favor o. to,ai pro
hiDition.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-04-01
ANCIENTS SWATTED THE FLY.

Flies have always carried disease,
even in Biblical times, but their pow
~ r. 10 ha~rY has inrreaaeI WITH the
bar e pcop'e Il IS intar ST 6
70 note in passing that many i'm
portant sanitary ordinances, rules
and habits prevailed at that period
(Leviticus xv, II; Leviticus (disin-
fection) xiii and xiv: Hebrews tx, 10,
and Mark vii, a. and long before the
Christian era, but that more has been
done within the past decade for sani-
tafion Than had previously been
ACHE ed during the last 1000 years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
FRENCH TROOPS LANDED
At SEDDII, MANN

PARIS. May 2o.-frcuch troops have
been landed at Scddul Bahr. at the
southern tip Of tho Ciallipoll Peninsula
and on the European side OF the Darda-
nclles. and are now fighting around the
Turkish positions at Erithia according
TO dispatch to the Grecian newspaper
Messenger d'Athcns from Mudros. Lem
nos Island. This information was re-
c"ivcd to-day by the Havas Agency
from Athens.
The French troops are supported by
the French feet stationed in the bay.
The British forces which debarked at
Gaba Tepc are directing their action
toward krthia with the object OF sur
rounding the Turks
The attacks on the fortified positions
at chibaba continues. The battle front
AZ the latter point is three and e-halt
miles in width
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
WHAT WARNING NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

oners and two machine guns re-
manned in our hands.
Yesterday we attacked north of
Hodubis We captured Il hill and
took 500 more prisoners.
Russian forces advancing south
of the Niemen were completely de-
featcd at Grycszkabuda, Symtwoty
and Szaki. Remnants of the cncmy's
forces are neeing IN an castcrly di-
rcciion into the forest. Minor di-
visions still are holding Sutki
The losses OF the Russians in
killed were very heavy. and the
number of prisoners for this reason
increases by only 1000. Two hun
dred and four more machine guns
were captured.
In the southeastern theater:
our troops which penetrated
across the san, north of rrZcmysI.
again were attacked Yesterday by
the Russians in Il desperate assault.
The enemy everywhere was re-
pulsed. with very considerable losses
This morning we opened counter
attack on one of his wings and
stormed the enemy's positions. He
is hecing ms quickly as possible"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
Austrian,

VIENNA, May 2o.--In the Official
statement issued by the Austrian
War Department the announcement,
was made that $500 more Russian
prisoners We're captured yesterday in
battles along the upper Dnicstcr
River. in Galicia.
The text of the statement follows:
ITO the east Of Jarolisa. and near
Sieniawa. in Central Galicia. strong
RUSSIAN attacks were rcpulscd. with
severe losses to the enemy.
The allied Germanic troops ARC
gaining ground in the east and
southeast of Galicia. We captured
an additional $500 prisoners in bat,
ties along tho upper Du,ester. In
one sector to the north of Sanhoro
the Russians were driven from their
main defensive positions.
we stormed II village six miles
southwest of Mosviska.
Along the rruth limo tho eitua
;ion is unchanged
IN "A brief counterattark to m.
north OF kolomea wc captured 400
prisoners"