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The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken in SeIec.
tion Of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

II you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in a wilderness,
your first thought would be of food
supply and your next of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties OF mankind 1t is therefore
natural that the best thought. and
study are put upon these two essen
tia!s.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years. as regards comfort.
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with it.
Modern hotels and Office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard of wood.
One of the most significant develop
ments of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt shingle which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact. there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate OF pleasing
tints of red or green. is employed as a
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying a slate
surfaced shingle that is not guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are SO many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that 1t becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
John Henry on the Street Car

was the loud pedal on piano and he
started to play the Blue Danube
Waltzes."
That man was such hard drinker
that he gave me the gout Just from
standing on my feet.
Then i jumped OF and swore of
and swore at and walked home.
If the man who invented the idea
OF standing up between seats in a
Squeezer is alive he should have a
monument.
My idea would be to catch him alive
and place monument on him, and
have the conductor come around
every ten minutes for his fare
I've been up and down and over
and across in the surface cars and
my experience is ornamented by
ripped trousers and discolored shins.
but my intellect blows out fuse every
time l try to dope out the real way
not to be an EndSeat Hog.
Last Monday jumped at an early
bird open-face car and it seemed that
all the world was filed with joy and
good wishes.
/ was. smoking one of those Bad
Boy cigars. call 1t Bad Boy
cigar because as soon as it goes out 1t
gets awful noisy.
The car was empty with the excep-
tion of couple of benches
Two blocks farther on the car
stopped and stout lady looked over
the situation.
I think she must have been color
blind, because she didn't see the
empty seats and decided to cast her
lot with me.
1t was a terrific moment.
john i said to myself, don't be
a Hog-move Overt"
And virtue triumphed.
l moved over, and the stout lady
settled squashfully into the end seat
Her displacement was about fifteen
cents worth of bench.
After we had gone about ten blocks
more every seat in the car in front
and behind us was crowded. but no.
body could get in our section because
the fat lady held them at hay like Ho-
ratius held the bridge in the brave
days OF old
Teopie WOulu rush up TO the car
when 1t stopped, balance carelessly fore
and aft until their eyes rested on the
vacant seats in our direction. and then
they would see the stout lady sitting
there, as gracefully as concrete
Sphinx.
The people would look at the stout
lady with no hope in their eyes. and
then. with sigh, they would retire
and wait for the next car.
No one was brave enough to climb
the mountain which grew up between
him and the promised land.
After a. while l began to get tooth
ache in my conscience.
John" said to myself in hoarse
whisper, perhaps after all you were
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
WHEN KENYON COMPROMISED

Years ago Senator William S.
Kenyon of Iowa was running for coun.
ty prosecutor on the Republican
ticket His Democratic opponent had
the backing of a man who was not
only the leading Democrat in the com.
munity but also had a beautiful daugh-
ter. Kenyon was extremely fond of
the beautiful daughter. and that made
complications. For Kenyon feared
that If her father opposed him in poll
tics he might get the habit and oppose
him in other and more serious ways.
Moreover, the daughter was one of
the dutiful kind that shared her IA
theirs view that to vote anything but
the straight Democratic ticket was
wicked. One day when Kenyon went
to call he found the daughter in tears.
She confessed reluctantly that she had
had words with her father. 1t seemed
that father had refused her favor
refused to scratch the ticket to vote for
a certain young man who was running
for prosecutor With that encOrrap
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

twenty minutes. began to discuss
myself to myself.
John" whispered, do you really
think that the general public appre-
ciates your effort to keep the Harbor
open?''
And then myself replied to myself
with sigh of exhaustion, Il don't
think"
John" said to myself, no mat
ter what your motives may be the
other fellow will always believe you
are trying to get the best of IT, II
you move over and give the end seat
to another gentleman. he will consider
1t only as his right. II you don't move
over he will think you are a Hog for
keeping that which is as much yours
as 1t is his"
began to grow confidential with
myself
Civilization is fine idea, but Hu.
man Nature can give 1t cards and
spades and then beat 1t OUT" I told
myself. THE Human Hog was in
vented long before the openface street
car began to stop for him, and there
isn't anybody living who should stop
to throw stones at him, because
selfishness is like the measles-it
breaks out in unexpected places. All
of us may not be Hogs, but there is
a moment in the life OF every man
when he gets near enough to 1t to be
called Ham Sandwich"
Just then the Disinfecti brothers,
Microbeini and Germicide, walked
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

health again. 1t is truly great bless
ing to women, and 1 cannot speak too
highly of it take pleasure in recon-
mending it to others. Mrs. ANNIE
CAMERON, RED, No. 1, Swan Creek,
Michigan.
Another Sufferer Relieved.
Hebron. Me-" Before taking YOUR
remedies | was all run down, discour-
aged and had female weakness. took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
find today that I am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
housework now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. try to
impress upon the minds of all ailing
women | meet the benefits they can
derive from your medicines. -Mrs.
CHARLES Rowe, Kennebago, Maine.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
icine Co., (cOnfidentiaI) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
Naturally Indignant.

Lige, an old darky, was suing his
wife for divorce, and stated in his al
legations that his wife had run off
with another negro and that she re-
fused to return and live with him.
A party meeting up with Lige re-
marked:
'Lige, l understand that you are
suing your wife for divorce?"
'Ya-as sir, boss; | done gone and
sued her"
We'll, Lige. upon what grounds are
you bringing your suit?'
Boss. it's jist like dis; She bin
run'd off wild 'nudder niger bout TO
years and l jist made up my mind to
quit her"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
FRANCES NAVAL HERO
Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere. cor

Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere COM
mander of the French naval forces.
is as popular in France as is Admiral
Jellicoe in England. He entered the
French navy nearly forty years ago,
and from the outset of his career he
displayed marked ability.
One of his early commands was in
China, when he obtained distinction
at the battle of Foo-Chow. His flag
ship led the attack against the
enemy, and the personal courage he
displayed made him the hero OF
France. Since then he has success.
fully conducted several diplomatic ex.
peditions in the Baltic and the Medi-
terranean.
1t has always been the policy OF
Admiral Lapeyrere to accompany his
fleet in the fighting line. He is not
a believer in armchair commanding
He prefers to personally give his or
ders from his flagship to directing af-
fairs from land through the agency
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
in Tn[lllr1EudHT
MARCUS SMITHS CREDIT

Senator Marcus A. Smith of Ari-
zona takes great pride in the means
by which he built up line OF credit
back in the days when he was a strug-
Cling young lawyer In Tucson.
Shortly after he began living in
Tucson. Smith fell in with a pleasant
chap from Boston named Stebbins.
and another man named Charles
Leach, from whom he could borrow
money. and by that means he con-
trived to live until he could get a
toehold In his profession. He would
borrow 500 from Stebbins and prom.
ise - pay him back on the first of the
month. When the debt was due he
went to Leach and borrowed enough
to pay off Stebbins and square his
board bill. The next time he would
get money from Stebbins to pay
Leach, and so on. He never failed to
pay promptly on the first day of the
month. and In that way established a
great line of credit. He could borrow
almost any amount from either Steb-
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

through neglect or
overwork l get run
down and my appe-
tite is poor and I
have that weak, lam
guild, always tired
feeling, l get q bot
tie of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege ta b le
Compound, and it
builds me up, gives
me strength, md re-
stores me to perfect
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

bins Leach After his
Senator Smith had Kentucky
advice that followed
Avoid cultang much of humor Don't
look
that somebody Above
life be solemn;
So Marcus andja
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

must
in the Mediterranean
Admiral
weset handsome
trimmed
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

The old topper frequently gets away
with more than he can carry.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

What does it avail woman to have
troubles if she can't tell them?
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03


the father agreed
ahead and beat fathers candidate
he and daughter laughed
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
He Understood.

He Understood.
MY husband has deserted me and
l want a warrant" announced the
large lady.
What reason did he give for desert
ing you?" asked the prosecutor.
Il don't want any lip from you. 1
want warrant. l don't know what
reason he had"
81 think | understand his reason"
said the official feebly. as he proceed
ed to draw up a warrant
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03
WOMEN WHO ARE
ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
Letter.

Swan Creek, Mich. -" I cannot speak
too highly of your medicine. When
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03


more than her usual
able to a
His daughter whoesomeokng girl with
and is the apple of
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-03

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress All grocers. Adv
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29
DEATH CLAIMS PAID
BY REV. R. 4. MCKOY

Tuesday night ~ this week Rev. Ri.
Mekoy, u. H., President Of the Golden
Rule Beneficisl and End0wment A--o-
cist'on, psid od death claim of George
Mickey st fekmsn. making tho fonr-
tenth death claim -in~e the last annual
-sss'on of the order This clam ~s- psid
At tn Wingfield Baptist church IN the
presence of very large crowd Of .t-.c-
tstors. This = the ususl method Of
this order b. pay ~ every obligation and
when men like Mckoy are at tie head
Of institutions like this the people may
expect nothing but q square deal and for
every promise to - complied ~ith This
m@k-- total Of sl.g'5 paid since tie
lest annual meeting in June and slO.-
9slao death claims SINCE the organization
Of the Gc'den Rule order wss started.
Up 70 H. prsuu.s svsry claim h. bssn
- Ssfa = - v.ns - hs pssess>sd-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29
(
B. MOON
Writes on Initiative,
Referendum and
Recall
REPUBLICAN FORM OF Gov
ERNMENT STILL PREVAILS
Cites Case Of the Attempt Now
Being Made to Recall Gov.
Hunt Of Arizona.

The fur"re occs-lone,i 10y the birth 81
new political propaganda called ola.
initiative. referendum and re-all Ia,
ebhed. The dangers appr.hrn,i.d a.,
the opponents of thrs, ne~ t-nef- ha>,
not yet mat-rializ,-i The r,rall Via 49,
perisliy dreaded g. sn nrSsfe weapon q.
piacr in the hands oi the Tnpulace. Tn.
initiative and referendum wrre regarded
with grave distrust. hut the r~S-all. par
ticulariy the rsxall oi Judges wa- utt-rl,
abh"rrent Ia a large proportion of on,
Pnhlic men and headers "f thought In,
spite oi the tears of the ultra conserva.
t,es, a few states adopted the new .lo,-
time in It's entirety. hut have found little
u any neeSi ." apply u. The fearful con
~.Puen'is~ prpPllesle'i. -svn at tins time
A. Tar "ii a. ever. The Isople have not
BY reason "f temporary di-pleasurr Will,
public officials for negligible cau-s-- re-
sorted Ia the extraordinary mssns a,
hrnd Ia vent their di-pleasure \ Re-
Publican form OF government still pre-
wallis throughout the land
Ii must not. however, be Inferred that
tie new nnea-urs- are mere passing iad-
and will l,e allowed u rust out Tia.
reluctance of tlIe people to apply such
unusual remedies Ia evils that might
thereby be corrected, IL AN evidence oi
their thoughtful consideration and y
complete reiutatIon of the Tears and -,I-
piciOns Of these ''leading citi<eus' who
regard the popular sill A. something to
ie guarded against aud th~arted.
While there have i,ecn iew instances
where the recall WAS rs-orted u. there
have been some, AMI tile attempt nov
being made o. recall 6oyernor Hunt OF
Arizona will l'e watched with interest and
will cau-e a reOI~ning oi the discussion
oi the recall IN the CAMPS oi liz friends
and eneiuie- alike. IL II very impros,-
ahlr that the attempt To- recall t,oyerEor
Hunt Will be -uccr-siul. bat no natter
what the outcome may H.. u - matter
Of present qualification o. ~ that tiiH H.
aB atteinpt by Democrats a. remove a
Dern-rat from tlse oilice oi governor.
The recall can hardly be mi-u-s.d when
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29
RICH COAL MAN
DIES SUDDENLY
S. J. Patterson, Owner of w. Va.
Lands Stricken mbrother's
Home in Dayton.

Dayton, O., Oct. % -. J. Patterson.
-, owner "f extensive coal fields VA West
Virginia and brother To j ". Patterson.
president of the National Cash Register
Company. died suddenly last night. lie
became i'll after returning from busi-
nes- trip in the south lat Thursday hut
his condition Was not critical until iu-t
before his death. he IL survived 10y hi-
wife. one son and two daushter-. His
son, Mr.. X. ID. stterson, -uperir ten
dent "f t-e Weyanoke Coal Conpnn,
near Gistto IL also we'll known opera
tor Of standing in tbe-e he.d-. lie take-
an sctiye part IN political Affairs II thu
state and hi- opinions ia tine cOunci- oi
the Republican party are readily and
cheeriully received He and hi- father.
decessed. were much thought of by Eye
rybody.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29
Closed At the Bluestone
Baptist Church,
Bramwell.
THIRTY-SIx ACCESSIOnS
TO THIS THRIVING CHURCH
Brother William jackson of Lewis.
burg Render Able and Ef.
ficient Service.

f"r t~" weeks tilr pe-.r!@'= attention
We're called to "a SPIRITUAL revival con-
'iurts~i AT the Blue-tone Baptist church
at Bramwell under the au-pice- Of Rev
Il. ". Mrkoy. u. u ss-iSt..i greatly t,v
that very go~l man. Rev VIM Jackson
"i lew it hurg. The meetings were well
attended each night aud men aud women
manifested an interest Of rarnt-tne-- that
n not often -sen anywherr Appropri-
ate -sl'~-tIon- from the Bible were taken
each night 10y each speaker from which
strong anh elective -errnon- were pr.sch
'i AMI 4" which the minds and hearts of
the unr"nN~ft,~i readily yielded. The
tcariirr-. mothers and fathers all. A. n
We're. threw their very hearts IN the
work Ia -srfpssl a- n the window. of
Heaven "I~'ned and tllerr wa- an out
pouring "i tiie Holy Ghost and men lust
cpuldn help but to accept t.od. They
'iii ~ Ia" ana a- result oi the me~tiny
twenty nr~ conversions are the living
rr-nit- "i Gods goodne~~ and mercy
uir"1gh fii- servants. Revs. jackson and
Mch"y. There arr 81 arcessions u th@
church. On tlie 5th sunday i'm this
month at ." O'Clock these new converts
viii put on the whole armour by hap
ti-ni. Rev. Jackson and Tho pastor we're
royalty lntrrtain~i 10y Mrs. Dixie ON
FRIDAY. Mrs. Atie smith ON Saturday
and Mrs. kelesca Ms,uire on sunday.
Rev Jackson left Monday morning for
las home with honor- oi having done
S''einsn -rrN'ce for the Lord. which will
CROWN hi- efforts with glory both to man
and God. Everybody was rlea-ed viii,
hi- un-eli-h -ervice and he -4~Ins-i to
have l"-en heartily pleased with the cour-
t''""- treatment a"c"r'ie'i him by every
iody.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29
Wha' Dye Know About
This?

Minneapolis. Minn. Claiming that
the employment ot white labor tor th.
harvesting 81 crops has proven a failure,
through disturbances created by mal,nn-
tents, Charles Barr. North Dakota
mao. ~as in the city on hl- way to the
southern states, where he will Try To- ar
range for tl,r employment oi color,~i la
10 tor next iall. lie r-prs-~n:- -, bu-I-
ness men oi his di-trist.
Malcontrnts have made the past sea
son horror for the farmers oi North
Dakota. said MIR. Barr We paid
high wages. =; dsy. with the is-t OF
board, and they wanted ~ and then
So" will get srs-cial trains. II n~cs--
-sry. next fall u hiring color-,i lahor
north to displscr tins lnefiirirnt help. 80
MIR. Barr has purchased launch and
~ill make the trip down the Mi--is-ippi
river to New Orleans
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29

applis-t Ia Demos ratio ofiiceholisrs an,
IN tins particular cs-e the Republican.
"i Arizona have a splendid chance to -.
sumo the role of strict nutrality while
the Democratic game-ss-rks ars hatt.rins
esch other and then devour the victor.
whether the victor he the one or thr
other. II the recall ran operate u dls
memher the Democratic party cf the
South It will b~ a blessing worthy of
meption m all future Thanksgiving pros
iamat'on-. south Carolina Democrats
have reariirsi the happy conclusion that
Il l. n~'r--ary To r,Siuce their nuinl~r
ami are "bligingly shooting one another
"A new and very delightful variation of
the r's'ali. snd now. Arizona hs. taken
M the good work. though on mil,ler
~air. with Mississippi and Georgia Yet
Ia l"' heard from in the great contayion
ri -~li ds-truc non that is spreading over
the prn'Tratic party sexrlu-iye domain.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29
Pioneer Preacher
Back in Coal Field

Rev. j. II. Adams. of New York, for
merry Of this state and man who made
himself felt by the good work accom-
+ I'Iished in the earlier days Of the OPEN
ing mp of this field, has returned from
New York and will be i'm this section for
several months. The probability 10 that
he will be in the field for some time.
Rev. Adams boasts of being the organ
izer of at least eight churches in this
state. He psstored two, namely. Mill
Greek and Lovely Zion Baptist churches
He Was the real founder and organizer
Of the celebrated Lovely Zion Baptist
church and ne is perhaps the most wide
ly known man in this section from the
standpoint Of ministerial services. Under
the spiritual influences of Rev Adams,
there were Rev. v. : smith, w. II.
Mitchell. w. : Nesbltt and X. w. Gon.
who are now great powers in the gospel
and were converted under Rev. Adams
preaching.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-29

tiooal sppeals wsre for the purpose of sr-
rousips men and women TO every dsy &c
tions and 10 bring them intimately and
scsively into the work and participation
mn all that ernds n make community
life t~stsr all round. lie cred how
the b's~k man wss loeine pcsitions
h~csus~ Of the lack of efici~rry, that
what the bnsiness man Of today wsptrd
wss the man ~ho could do things and do
them regularly. He spoke very strongly
sgsinst men'of the rare being sstisfied ss
ha.f doing thines and h<ing unreliable.
Rev ssnders appealed 10 the ssschsrs
70 make farther sscrifrss. to crranize
night schools. get sconaintsd xith the
psrents, win their confid~nce and secure
their help To remove ign"ranc~, preju-
dice. srlfshnes~ and incompeteucy among
our peopIe and IN its ss-ad make them see
the beauty of doing thines- Les ie thesun-
light of the beanty Of nature by educas-
inx the men and women, the boys and
girIs who can't 20 t~-rcbool in the day
Give them some OF their time st night.
He declared that prriudi~e hal nothing
to do with n mans standing nor with his
petition. but what Was needed -ss ef-
firisncy, ability to do and . willingness
tn DO. and do Whist Was wanted when
and - long ~ wanted.
At the conclusion of Supervisor San
ders' address the meeting wss thrown
open % the pubic and several short sd
dre.srs werv made by men and women
in the susii~nc~, al "f whom gave their
hearty approval of the high tone stand
and addrers made by Prof. Sanders
They al promised tn lend aid to any ef
f"t to bring about q hester understand
ing and tn promote q more lively interest
" the community i'm educstion. Prof.
r. l. Ram told of the q readv plan 10y
him and his teachers to organize q night
school. Deputy Sheriff J. +. Psrson,
Hon. II. j. Wilson. eA-m~mber OF the
Northfork District Board of Edwation.
Dr Bamfeld Of Bluefield. and editor OF
the Times made shcrt sddre~ses.