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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
TooAY,s BIRTHDAY PARTY.
BY O. Terence.
Howells, 70 Today, Says War is 70.
Of Literature, $50

HoWehot 70 Quay Gays war u roc
Of Literature.
William Dean Howells, the honored
dean OF American literature, was born
seventy.eight years ago today at Mar.
tins Ferry, Ohio, the son OF a country
editor. The man who has attained a
place among the greatest Of the
worlds writer's was educated in Ohio
newspaper officers, where he served
as printer, reporter and editor. The
eminent novelist does not share the
opinion Of those who believe that the
war will inspire men to write litera-
ture Of lasting merit War, he holds,
is the death Of real literature. ut is
an upheaval Of civilization" he told
an interviewer few months ago, "a
return to barbarism, and It means
death to all the arts"
The militaristic ideal, Mr.. Howells
declared, has long since stopped
literature in Germany. To illustrate
this point he quoted the words Of the
editor Of German literary publica.
ton: There are no longer any Ger.
man noyelists worthy OF the name
Our new ideal has stopped all that.
Militarism Is our new ideal-the ideal
of duty and 1t has killed the i'm
agination."
The Russians, said Mr.. Howells,
have been little affected by the war.
like spirit in the past. 1.-THE people
OF Russia are not militaristlc as the
Germans are militarlstic," he asserted.
In Germany war has for a generation
been the chief idea Of everyone. The
nation has had a militaristic obses.
sion. And this. naturally, has stifled
the imagination. In Russia nothing
OF the sort has happened. Whatever
the designs Of the ruling classes may
be, the people Of Russia keep their
simplicity, their large intellectually
and spirituality. And, therefore, their
imagination and other great intellec.
tual and spiritual gifts find expression
In their great novels and plays"
"Romanticism," said Mr.. Howells,
us no longer literary force among
English.speaking authors. Romantic.
ism belongs to the days in which war
was an aim. an ideal, instead OF a
tragic accident. 1t is something fir.
eign to us. Realism is the material
OF democracy. And no great litera.
ture or art can arise outside OF the
democracy"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
Not Making Enemies.

"Yo' must renounce de devil and
al his ways!" solemnly said good old
Parson Bagster, In the course Of a
sermon. "Renounce de devil. and"
Oats all right pahson. for desc
soople young niggers dat's holdin'
good puhsitions.' ENORMOUSLY spoke
up old man Hilsondisger from his
place in the congregation. But q old
pusson like me, dat depends on oda,
jobhin' for his iivin' ain't In no shape
to make enemies. Kansas City Star.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
oNLy A poo.

Only q dog-but love you so.
And my world r. full o. -you.
IN my eyes you'll sec iust-loye, love
And lie love in their depths IL true
When you took me. i fell sbenenth you
sway; &
I'm q fool At loving you since tina
day.
Our home to me Is a mansion great
No palace with It can compare.
II q dog comes home here and run.
It down" lS II.
] Just growl deep and bristol m,
hair;
III stand no nonsense Of silly talk.
II he doesn't go then-I tell him-"te
walk"
! ask but little except your love.
Without your praise-I want to die
II see you iaugh-I want to bark;
II see you cry-I want to cry.
Then a scrap Of food, and warn
shake.down,
And a seamper sometimes outside q
town.
For ! am only dog, but love yor
SO, i5
And when my time shall come to &c
To the land where dogs are taken
home,
Why. won't you visit met Don't sa,
No
I'm a fool at loving since the day
You found me starving and took me
away.
May Du Denez in New York Herald
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
WeIshnen Wear Leek Today.

What the shamrock 10 to the Irish:
man. the .yerdant leek Of nauseous
smell" Is to the Welshman, and many
2 Taffy on. the battle line viii bedeck
his cap today with the vegetable
which Is the national symbol Of Wales.
st. David's Day, the first Of March.
will be celebrated by. welshmen the
world over today. as the good ast.
Tayy 10 the patron saint OF the an.
Client Britons. According to shakes.
peare. the adoption Of the! leek as the
Welsh emblem dates from the battle
lof Cressay. and IN Henry w Fuel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
WHO is v WoRRY,lINia;I,,.

General regret 10 being expressed
over the state for the action Of Gov,
ernor Hatfield when he sealed the
fate Of the National Guard by cutting
out the appropriation for that organi.
zation.-The Times.
We do not see many tears being
shed ID. this region over this. fact. We
do not know Of many &c. complain any.
where in the state unless Il Is some
OF the larger corporations who have
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
BestSto,rlies
Puttlnat PLAINLY,

Putting It PLAINLY.
Then you don't think ! practice
what ! preach. eh?" queried the min.
lister, in talking with one Of the dea.
cons at q meeting.
mo, sir; DON'T" replied the dea.
con. You've been preachin' on the
subject Of resignation for two years,
an ye haven't resigned yet"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
Just Smiles.
Progressive Poe try.

In another column today The Ga
zette prints some verses. They are
from our own futurist poet. We long
have thought that forward.lookine
poets should quit writing verses that
rhyme at the end OF the line and be
gin writing forward rhyming verses
So we have put our own blacksmith
on the Job. He uses the De Laval
method Of separating his ideas from
his verse and we think he has a fairly
successful product. We shall offer Il
to the Allies. in the hope that It will
end the war.
Loves Peadlne.
o come, my love, the jitney
waits; the nickel's In
Ny purse. My sparker snaps at all
The Fates. for better or
For worse. Let's 1it in Joy while life
Is June; five coppers pay.
The bill. So come and jitney meath
The moon, along the low grace
Hill. While all the world is smooth
As glass, while all our tires are
spry, there's bliss in every quart
.-0f gas; let's hit life on
The high. So come and be my jitney
Queen; a nick Is all my
Hoard. Who cares for grief or
Gasoline? Come, mount
My trusty Ford.
-Emporla Weekly Gazette.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
REGULAR Shakers,

At the duel the parties discharged
their pistols without effect, where.
upon one Of the seconds interposed
and proposed that the combatants
should shake hands. To this the other
second objected as unnecessary.
Their hands," said he, "have been
shaking for half an hour"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01

cHIcAeo's uNeRATEFuL WOMEN
OF, the 154. $50 women who voted In
the Chicago primaries for mayor,
only S24 figured In the final count as
Progressiyes. one.hslt Of per cent
Is 1t possible that the sex which is
new to the suffrage in Illinois Is as
tickle as the men In its allegiance to
new.thought politics? Evidently the
women intend to degenerate into plain
Democrats and Republicans Just as
their fathers and husbands and sons
have done. WAS It not great Pro.
gressive leader, sudden convert to
Woman Suffrage himself, who prom.
ised them the vote IL they would sup
port and work for him?
It was Chicago that witnessed the
glorious birth Of the Progressive party
less than three years ago, and women
thronged the platform and filled the
front rank at the great revival meet
Ing In the Coliseum. Where have all
the former Progressives gone? What
10 to become Of Jane Adams, who
swayed millions OF voters fol. social
justice? Is she to be left In solitary
grandeur on her neglected pedestal,
while frivolous and ungrateful female
voters go tripping OF to cast their
ballots for Democratic and Republican
candidates? n
It was the voices Of Chicago women
which swelled their chorus when the
convention rose and chanted Onward,
Christian Soldters!" Who will sup.
ply their places in 1915? Ifthere are
no female voices to Join In the an.
them. and men are as scarce as they
promise to be, II may be. necessary 10
put forward hired quartet to keep
up the old religious ferver OF the Pro.
Igressiye party. New York World. &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
Shots From the Young Idea.

Shots From the Young Idea.
The following are authentic gems
from New York school children's
compositions:
Another thing which distinguishes
him tlrving) great deal from other
authors Is that he was a thinker"
Julius Caesar chaperoned mot
'espoused) the cause OF the people,
"a revolving desk chair is Just in
front Of the desk" do you ever feel
that way about It yourself?)
"He showed US an academized road
which we had never seen before"
THE royal road to learning?)
"Pheidippides is the hero Of Brown.
ing's so.called poem
To-day all sexes go to the theatre"
"Pedantry means the business OF
peddling; walking around from house
to house."
"pedantry means the study or caro-
Of the feet"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
FalrWafnino.

s A farmer engaged Pat to NOV a
small field OF hay, and on giving him
q new scythe told him It was such q
good one that be need only put the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
Not Mentioning Anybody'e
nAnAfn kina

Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Miller Of North
Burr Oak, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Groves in Greenfeld
Sunday. A very good deed to visit
parents when you can.-Burr Oak
tMich,) Acorn. H-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
SKELETON OF THE PAST.


I That there was an overwhelming
sentiment In favor Of amending the
city charter SO as to take the control
Of the city elections out Of the hands
of the city clerk, cannot be denied.
The Watsonian organ knows this II
It knows anything, and perhaps It is
more familiar with the facts that gave
rise to this sentiment than we are, and
perhaps could give some very inter.
esting information along this line.
We have no desire to turn back and
resurrect the skeletons OF the past
and exhibit them to the public in all
their grinning hideousness. It will
not be pleasant task for us, neither
will 1t be pleasant for the Watson
organ and some Of its very close
friends who are backing 1t in its vi.
cious attacks upon everything and
everybody that does not come within
the limits Of their. own narrow views.
We can give a bill Of particulars II
necessary.-Parkersburg State Jour.
nal. a.l
All men may be called to witness
on the question as to who is sustain.
ing the Parkersburg charter in its
true non.partisan, spirit and who is
,waging q partisan propaganda. The
Republican newspapers OF Parkers.
burg have supported Democrats, with
complete detachment from. partisan
considerations. If the Democrats
now in city office are at all inclined
to wish to remain In their character
Of non.partisans, the organ of the
party to which they profess attach.
ment and which has assumed to
speak. for them is performing them
no particular service. - Parkersburg
News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
-Emporla Weekly Gazette.
Are You "a Married Couple or a
Widow7

There will be a mitten social next
Friday night Just across the line at
the Charles Fennell home. You are
invited. 1t matters not whether you
are a married couple, widow or wild.
over. bachelor or old maid. Come and
get the mitten.--Burr Oak (Mich.)
Acorn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01

point Of II In the hay and Il would
cut by Itself. Pat set OF TO his work
and about midday, when thu farmer
came to see how Pit was getting on.
he found him sitting IN d corner Of
the held with one end Of the scythe
In the hay. This 90 enraged the
farmer that he went for Pat, wn0,
on seeing him, imme diately shouted:
Keep back, keep back! Ye don't
know the minute she's going to start"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
Current Comment.
AN AGREEABLE TRUTH.

But connected with the subject OF
criticism there is an agreeable truth
which is worthy Of particular EN-.
phasis. There are at present many
able, honest and fearless editorial
writer's who are In the habit OF dis.
cussing the important question of the
day; who have the ability to write
forcibly and logically, and therefore
conyincingly; who are conscientious
In their treatment of all questions
strictly on their merit; and who pass
Judgment with no thought Of fear or
favor. They discriminate between the
good and the bad, the reasonable and
the unreasonable. These writer's are
having marked influence. They are
more popular than ever before, for the
public is quite disposed to be fair and
impartial; and the number is increas.
ing.
The general attitude of the great
newspapers of today is fair and Just.
They influence and are influenced by
the general public. They reflect the
general sentiment. This is most i'm.
portant.-Judge Ebert H. Gary, at
the alumni 1.nner Of the University
OF Pittsburgh, last night.-Gazette.
Times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
The Useful Spine.

The Useful Spine.
The teacher Of class Of small
children recently gave physiology
lesson on the bones OF the body. The
time to ask questions had come.
who will tell me what the back
bone is?t l5
The question was a poser, and no
one yentured reply. E
Finally the teacher detected a
gleam Of hope in sammy's face, and
smiled encouragingly at him.
We'll, Sammy"
THE backbone Is long. straight
bone. Your head sits on one end, and
you sit on the other. answered
sammy-Harper's Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13

knowingly. They are unin-
formed, unwarned. How
much longer can philanthropy
and the state continue to ig-
more this excessive drain upon
national vitality?
Is a life saved from tubercu-
losis of any more value to the
family or the state than a life
saved from Bright's disease?
If the state can afford to
fight germ diseases why not
degenerative diseases? If it
can teach community hygiene
to check one, why not indivi-
dual hygiene to check the
other?
This problem of individual
hygiene should be vigorously
and permanently taken up by
the public health service, pub
lie schools and other educa-
tional agencies. - American
Public Health Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13

Woman's World has more sub
scribers than any other magazine
published, over two million
month. It's articles, its stories, Its
illustrations. are the best that mon
ey can buy. 1t is a magazine to be
compared with any home maga-
zine in the country, regardless or
price, without fear Of contradiction
of any claims we make for 1t. It's
stories are by authors known the
world over
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13

PHILADELPHIA. Sept S.-An-
thony ]. Drexel Biddle and the d.
rectors of the Drexel- -Biddle classes.
Of which there are $4,000 members
in thirty states in the union. are pre-
pairing plans to enroll the bible stu
dents into a military organization and
train them.
The idea, according TO Mr. Biddle'
father Of the movement, is to form
a military organization for peace
purposes rather than for war.
Thousands OF the following pledges
have been sent to the churches where
the bible classes are conducted.
we the undersigned are American
citizens. We promise our God TO
protect the flag and the honor of the
United States of America with our
lives"
More than 1000 signatures have
already been obtained by Mr.. Biddle
and he said that fully 10000 more
were in the hands Of other directors
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13
THE NEW COAST-DEFENSE
GUNS

I'm the decision to strength
en- the coast defenses by
installing 16-incn guns in
place Of the IA inch guns now
in use is proof Of the success
of recent experiments with the
larger weapon.
By mounting the first of the
big guns in Notifications at
Cape Henry the water ap-
proaches to the national capi-
tai should be secure against at
tack. In due course of time,
naturally, all the main harbors
of the United States will have
the added protection Of the
new type of coast defense
guns. Much has been heard
since last April Of the great
range and power of the 10
inch guns Of the new British
super-dreadnought Queen Eli
zabeth, but the event has prov
ed that the effect Of their fire
upon the Turkish forts at the
Dardanelles has been far less
than was to be expected. The
familiar fact has again been
demonstrated that in the face
of the heaviest naval fire mod
ern Notifications remain i'm
pregnible.
The fanciful picture has fire.
quently been drawn Of late by
excited patriots of foreign war
ships standing far offshore and
from a safe range reducing to
ruins our coast defenses. In a
test by the best battle-shiD
afloat it is more than doubtful
| if it could be done. With the
new 16 inch guns in place at
Cape Henry or Sandy Hook it
would be wholly out of the
question.-New York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13

between the different sections
of the country that it will be
difficult to formulate a land
loan law for use throughout
the country which will be en-
tirely satisfactory to all sec
tons and at the same time ad-
NIT of reasonably prompt ac-
ton ON applications for loans.
Ii is probable that the next
session Of congress viii see ad-
ditional bills on this subject in
tr2duted and that effort viii
be made to enact comprehen-
siye legisil;s..ti;on covering this
subject of farm loans. 1t is
important that the settlers on
reclamation projects do what
they can to acQuaint their
REPRESENTATIVES in congress OF
what is necessary in this con-
nection for the good Of the pro-
jectS that the representatives
may see that the reclamation
projects receive consideration
in connection with any farm
loan legislation enacted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13
- - . ~@eN
FARM LOANS

NNNITH the subject Of rural
~ credits a very lively
topic these days an ar
ticle in the Reclamation Record
for September is worth read
ing. 1t is BY l. D. O'D0nnell,
supervisor of irrigation and in
full is as follows:
A reading Of the several
bills which have been submit
ted for consideration by con-
gress on the subject OF farm
loans shows that al least two
Of such bills propose something
definite in the way Of farm
loans which may, If adopted
work on satisfactorily.
These bills propose the for
nation Of l2nd-mortgsge asso-
Citations which associations
may. under supervision from
Washington, D. C., through
the Federal reserve banks,
make loans on lands in dist
ricts Of states or within entire
states in amounts not exceed
ing 50 per cent Of the actual
valuation of the land. The
loans to be secured by first
mortgages and the funds
loaned to be utilized for pro-
ductive purposes on the lands
mortgaged. II is then pro-
posed to issue debenture bonds
based on these first mortgages
and the bonds offered to the
public as a safe investment.
There is strong objection on
the part Of many legislators TO
utilizing public funds for farm
loans, and this objection is
based on the contention that
such a practice would be dis
eliminating in favor Of the far
mer and against other citizens
such as manufacturers, pro-
fessional people. merchants,
etc. This objection Is obviat-
ed in the case Of the two bills
mentioned, in that public
funds are not to be utilized,
but rather small private in,
vestors are given opportunity
to secure bonds, backed up by
real estate, as security for THEN
loaned money.
This country is so large anC
the conditions vary 50 greatly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13
satisfaction of NIortenee.

A mortgase executed by Sadie and
S. b. Walter to James A. Fee, trus-
tee, Dec. II, 1912, is satisfied.
a mortgage executed by \. c. Ha-
ney to Jane a. Fee, trustee, July 2,
1915, is satisfied.
A mortgage executed by Julius La
Course 10 L. L. Rogers January IS,
1915 for $500, is satisfied.
a mortgage executed by Julius La
Course to L, L. Rogers, March 81,
1915, for $3.50, is satisfied.
y mortgage executed by F. NJ. Col
Inns to Mary ], Norven, January IS,
1914, for S325, is satisfied
Assignment of Mortgage.
A mortgage executed BY II. o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13
RECORD OF DEEDS AND
OTHER INSTRUMENTS

Zumwalt to Watts & Rogers, August
10, 1914, for 1913. is assigned to the
Wallowa Nat Bank.
Deed.
ora HoIdman to Elizabeth Stamper
5S67. 916 acres in sec. SS, T. 5 N.
r. 81 Z. W. NJ.
Julius La Course to L. L. Rogers.
$500. The SW IA of SW Ia of sec.
2, T. ? N, r. 81 E. W. NJ.
Ida I. Stout ct ux to Marvin L.
Srout, $500, a tract of land in sec,
>, 7, N, r. 80, E., w NJ.
Patent.
Geo, D. Hilyard, S6,55 acres, title
descriptive.
The heirs Of Burton Strout, S2s.es
acres in sec >, T. . ~, Il, 80 E., w.
~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13
INCREASING ORGANIC
DISEASES

n HE increasing waste OF
" American vitality and Of
life from the degenera-
tive diseases among wage-earn-
erS and other classes is rapid
ly reaching the magnitude of
a national menace.
Warships, forts, guns, mu-
nitions of national defense are
now topics of serious public
concern-and very properly
so.
But how about the Ameri-
can men? How long can the
republic endure with the ply
steal fitness of its defenders
steadily declining?
How long can we hope sue
cessfully to maintain our fu-
ture struggles of both peace
and war with the proportion
of inactive, flabby-muscled,
low-p0wered Americans con-
stantly increasing?
In three decades the death
rate has increased nearly 100
per cent from the breaking
down or wearing out Of the
heart. arteries and kidneys Tin
cluding apoplexy.)
We lose about 100000 Am
orleans annually from these
degenerative diseases.
In one decade t1900-1910l
this increase in the registra-
ton states ranged from II per
cent 70 80 per cent, and in
widely separated large cities
from 20 TO 50 per cent.
In ten years, ending 1900,
the indicated increase among
over four million workmen
was:
Manufacturing industries "a
per cent.
Laborefs and servants 81
per cent.
Farmers and other outdoor
workers SIS per cent.
The physical examinations
Of groups by the Life Extension
Institute sustain the verdict Of
the statistics as to degenerat-
i've tendencies.
This increasing mortality
occurs in city and rural dist
riots and in both native and
foreign population. It has
caused the general death rate
10 increase at all ages above
group 40-45. This surprising
( condition is local TO America
/ It is not found in England or in
kindred nations.
There are constantly at least
fifteen million Americans in
the development period" Of
/ these preventable or deferablt
diseases. This period range:
from a few weeks to severa'
years, during which the dis.
ease may be checked or cured
if discovered by periodic
health examinations or other
wise.
The most Of these people
are drifting into diseases un
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13
NEWS FROM THE
FARM AND RANGE

Chopped Hay Success-The Nc
Naught contract for the shipment Of
500 tons Of chopped alfalfa hay is
working out very successfully. accord
ing to c. N. McNaught who is in ac-
tive charge. other orders are being
negotiated and there now seems no
question but that the entire Maxwell
and Mcknight hay that is sold will
be disposed of in this way. Arrange
ments may also be made whereby
other hay that is sold will be handled
in the same manner.-Hermisto Her
aid.
Another Car OF Horses - Walter
Bingham shipped a car of horses on
Monday for the British army. This
makes six cars, or 1872 horses, that he
has shipped from Pilot Rock and he
is now buying the seventh which he
wants to get this week. The horses
he is getting here are of excellent
quality and have no difficulty in pass
ing the tests put by the British Off
GERS at Denver.-Pilot Rock Record.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-13

More than 24,5O0, 600 acres of land
are devoted to cotton growing in
British India.