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"a new method OF bringing together
city and rural people IS that of Tren-
ton, M o., where farmers are asked to
join the commercial club Of the town.
The Commercial Club OF Trenton.
now. has five hundred members, over
half of whom are farne ns.
"A telephone call was recently Is
sued to the farmers to come to a
dinner given toF2O visiting members
of the Commercial Club Of st. Jo-
sseph Not farmer missed the call.
and their wives Drompt1y- prepared
great baskets OF fried chicken. coun-
try bo oiled ham and other delicacfes
for the feast. The banquet was given
at thee ountry club fof Trenton. which
is one country club hat Is correctly
named The visit IL club received
a lesson in the value Of cooperation
between farmers and to%nspeoplc.
which they are Xix ely to profit by In
the future. @ 49, iss
Through this cooperation, the en-
tire county lis bene ited: The mer-
chants III town receive more trade,
because club membership lnclines the
farmer to patronize his associates.
rather than the mail order stores.
The farmers receive better prices for
their products by beco ming iacquafnt-
ed with the people who need them
By cooperation, better schools are,
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The FOX That Lost His Brush.

4
20 be caught in atrap is hunt nil
silating experience: and that is Just
Whit the fox thought when the steel
brush, for that is the pride Of q
fox The pain was slight compared
to being caught SO ignominiously::
::sfoTssFa trap is a degrading device
thar wounds the dignity and self
respect. or actually initiates the
graceful figure of a fox and leaves
him open to the scorn of his fell
lows. or at the mercy OF any cur
dogs it is one of his pads that
pays the price OF his escape
The fox in the fable lost his
brush Other animals only have
stalls. but it hurts a fox's feeling to
hear his beautiful brush called a
mere tail. though of course. that is
sSai1 IL is. And yet there is some
thing in having brush with a sill
SNer.Stip8 that makes life more pleas
ant and that places its possessor
higher in the social scale than the
owner OF . mere tail, 1t is diff
erence such as lies between dia-
gmond set in pure gold and a bit
s0f cut glass set in brass by way of
siewa1IE.
The mutflated animal got home
sunnoti and strayeds there for a
q time p0ndering on some way of nit
sfgating the disgrace of this humiI-
slating loss He would have to at
tend public meetings Of his set, so
thought 1t best to try a bold bluff
and in the council. taking up a. po-
sihona where 1t was not easy for
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Has Symptoms.

The NlorgantOWn PoSt-Ehroniclc
appears to at last have symptoms Of
sense and Of returning to Reppbli-
canisnl aTkersburg State Journal.
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PHILADELPHIA.
ny Niks.Gah

Despite the oft repeated charge
that she is sleepy. old Philadelphia
has achieved supremacy in many df-
rectlons. She has the ,tallest city hall
tower in the world. the greatest rail-
road locomotive works, the largest
ship building yards. the biggest sun
day school. the Oldest church build-
ing In the country. while she owns
the only genuine Liberty bell
This last has seemed her greatest
claim for distinction during the last
few months. when San Francisco was
putting forward soaurgent plea for
the loan of the old bell But the
Quaker tendency disfavors Feithey
borrowing ''.., owl orsslending. 50 the only
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; The MEXICAN SITUATION.

Huerta at his very worst, never
nuuaIed the refinement OF cruelly
Carranza is practfcing on the people
5nf Mexico City because they were
keen enough to see through The NY
pocrisy OF his patriotic professions
while occupying that city The small
Tevenges he has taken on account
snfes his appropriately are as nothing
10 the barbarous indifference OF MS
Instructed subordinate, General Op-
4 RECON. to the famine-stricken condl-
q lion Of the populace. Nothing n
modern warfare has been so brutal
as the conduct Of Obregon, who has
practically melted the hun ger-craZed
peouIe to mob action. and in refusing
to permit the starving to be FED
through sympathetic foreign sources,
says the Wheeling Intelligence.
This agent of the Carranza factor
sts even now contemplating the eyac7
uation of Mexico City. after cutting
off its water supply and leaving y
10 chaos and worse.
Among the lesser indignities IN
Hicted on Mexico City by the cow
ardly revolutionist was the removal
from their positions. without substt-
5tlltes being appointed, Of all the pub
lie schoO teachers OF the federal dis
trict. leaving more than 5000 chil-
dren out of school, and the removal
of all TIE local government employees,
because they did not flee with Car
ranza Vera Cruz. Through famine
and lack Of water the city has be-
Z come too foul for existence. and pes
tilential fevcrs have broken out to
add to the horrors Of the situation
And the author of all these. woes
makes himself secure by living in an
isolated tower in the bay OF Vera
Cruz and observes the same insolence
stowardsath representations made by
ssthes United States he Cid when ne
sagotiations We're being conducted
Ii Through the South American media
lseorA.
Here is situation right at our
door that is just as appealing to our
..seFyice for humanity" as that OBJ
fains lin stricken Belgium. but to
which the American government APP
pears to be singularly Indifferent.
sWhat is the reason for it?
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thing San could obtain WAS
the ring OF the bell which 81 as tap
ped for the benefit OF the Off cials or
the Panama exposft ion, and the sound
transreyed across the continent. by
telephone wires.
But PhiIadefpl1i he's other claims
TO distinction besides the wealth and.
progress and population that gives
her the third place among the great
cities Of the nation Philadelphia Is
presumably city or homes. 1T is
only recently that the apartment
house began to gain favor there.
The Philadelp hia taste favors neat
brick houses and doorsteps OF white
marble. Block after block Of these
houses line long streets with comfort
able homes for working people who,
In other cities. would be Occupying
tenement buildings.
As the City Of Rrotherly Love.
Philadelphia formerly took great
pride in her numerous public char
tiles Herfree soup houses were the
delight OF the hobo, who could live
for months by dividing his time De-
tween them This condition no longer
exists today, thanks &c; the efficient
methods put into effect by Miss Mary
Richmond, who reorganized the char
tiles Of the old Quaker City few
years ago Philadelphia no longer
pauperizes her idle men but that she
still delights in helping the needy is
evidenced by the appropriation of
100000 made this year by the city
council tosreiieve the suffering of the
unemployed
The fact that BENJAMIN Franklin 81
granddaughter died in Philadelphia
only a few years ago has done E.@h
to keep green the memory Of Ameri-i
The tomb in which he is buried his
old printing press. and many Other
relics are carefully preserved In
Franklin Institute; while on Spring
Garden street, green grass island
several blocks long in the concrete
street. is said to mark the route OF
his famous run with his kite, in quest
Of electricity from the air. M
In old Christ's church. the pew Of
George Washington is carefully
guarded, and the square on which it
stands is eloquent with memories OF
a century ago.
Market street is no longer regard
ed as the dividing line between quail
ity' and "commonern as in the old
days When Hammerstein built the
new opera house on North Broad
street the old assembly rulers crossed
Market street to hear the opera, and
have been doing so ever since.
The north side of Market street
has long been the home of the Hick
site Quakers, whose old meeting
house on Race street still draws a
large attendance for its yearly meet,
ing in the spring.
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FROM THE FROZEN FINKIS.

fSynopsis of preceding chapters:
Gregory Grannitch, on sentry duty,
sees a dark form approaching on ice
skates across the frozen Finkis. Upon
being challenged, the stranger utters
some rapid, sunintelligib words and
endeaTors to skate past the sentry in
iatfancy figure 81 Not with that there
language you're speakin' " cried Gran
mitch, and fires. The bullet misses the
skater by scant ward. but the shot
9arouses the sleeping camp, and8a pur-
suing party sets out after the fleeting
skater crying, Spy Spy. spy a
spy!n AT last they trap the man in a
deserted barn and surround it, calling
upon him to come out and be search
ed. The skater answers them in his
mysterious Language, and the sol
diers, now sure that they have cap
tured an enemy, set restol the barn:
The skater dashes out again and once
more escapes, leading. his Rpnrsuers
through hogs, across n fields and
bitches, until finally, in desperation.
he climbs tall scallop tree. still
addressing the soldiers FeScitedly in
his strange tongue. They chop down
the tree and the skater comes down
with it. and is captured and bound
to another tree, an evergreen %ra,w--
back, never ceasing to utter his
weird, unnatural sounds)
t.;;!:s Chapter 1874
1t was then discovered that the
frightened skater, cooks orderly,
merely stuttered.
THE end.
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lFarmcrs or Corporntions.

Nowhere has the big question that
is UP to the lawmakers in the special
session been stated SO markedly as in
the Charleston Gazette OF last Sum
day morning. That question is. shall
the deficit be met by taxing the farm
5ers or the corporations? The Demo
Gratis in the Senate voted solidly
against taxing the corporations, and
they We're joined in that vote by a
small group Of publicans. The in
an increased burden on every farm
and home in West Virginia. The cor
-poration income tax means that the
necessary revenue would be: drawn
in large measure from interests en-
joying immensely valuable special
IpriVileg es.-C Charleston Post.
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AS yet the Telegram hears no
logical explanation Of the business
ability endorsements of the Demo
.ratic city candidates. desires to
iKnow what that means.
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10. 1919


Animosities carried too far expose
those who yield to them to fate
analogous to that of the fsn haWk,
when he strikes his talons TOO -u ,ssl
Efnr,sa hsh beyond his capacity to lift,
and is carried under and drowned.
by it.-BOVEE.
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WIN that nonresident or two par
iicipate In the Democratic convention
Knight? Why not limit the conven-
lion to actual citizens OF the city?
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COMING EVENTS
IN CI.ARKSBURG

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sa M onday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
March. 8, 9 and 4 o. Broadway Fol-
lies Musical Comedy Company, at-
Hternoons and evenings, Odeo theater.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
March s, 9 and he Man in the
Case, pres ent ed by the Palace Play
sers, Palace theater
Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
March I'LL 12 and 4 8 -: :---.i Wife's Fam
lily presented by the Palace Players,
Palace theater.
THURSDAY. Friday and Saturday,
March Il, il and scar and
Adolph Musical Comedy Company.
afternoons and evenings. Odeons the
ater. i
Monday. Tuesday and WEDNESDAYS
March 4 8. 16 and Il The Go
Ahead Girls musical comedy COM
pany, afternoons and evenings Odeon
theater.
Wednesday,. March Al, afternoons
motion pictures: enening. motion
pictures and musical, ST. Mary,s aus
sditorium.
THURSDAY. March is. Recital ~
Ion Jackson. eyening, Masonic audi
Friday and Saturday. March 10 and
0.--''tfThe Round Up Friday evening
and Saturday afternoon and evening,
Fri day, March 6Recitals by
Evan Williams. tenor. auspices, Mar
cato Club. evening. + robinson Grand.
Saturday, March 81 Within tho
Law, y Robinson Grand theater.
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One things certain nobody is like
IL to go to sleep in church in New
York for the next few Sundays.
Grafton Sentinel.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-27

future this sentiment, even if it
amounts TO nothing more, is yalu-
able 10 us.
Burt Mcconnell, continuing his story
Of the karluk's arctic journey. de-
scribes his parting with Stefansson and
his last sight Of the lost explorer.
whose parting statement was that he
would turn back II az the end Of fif-
teen days he had not sighted the land
whose discovery was the chief object
Of the expedition. 1T is easily posi-
bic" concludes Mr. Mcconnell, that he
may be on that land to-day" Since
most Of us VIII have 10 do our travel
ling abroad at home this year. Norman
Duncan's new South Sea article and
Louise Closer Hale's story Of motor
car travel in France acquire additional
interest. Mr.. Howells, answering a
recent English criticism of our fiction
and OF the cultural conditions that make
il possible. admits the unfortunate
truth Of much of what Edward Garnett
says, but quietly points out to him that
lie is evidently unacquainted with some
Of our best contemporary novelists.
Mrs. Watts. Henry b. Fuller. Brand
Whitlock, Edith Wyatt and Alice Brown
among them.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-27
SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE.

A writer in the Point Of View in
the April "ScriDner's" points out to us
that Sponsors Radigund in "The FIerie
Queene" was a militant, though not a
suffragette. Armed cap-a-pie, she met
Sir Artegall in single combat. spending
herself in uncontrolled attack. her
frenzy growing as her strength ebbed.
until he overcame her. While sne
swoOned -"militants do swoon at
times Sir Artegall uncovered her face
and saw that she was woman. Drop
ping his sword, he stood irresoute.
Radigund sprang up, attacked him
afresh and conquered him. never see
ing that he allowed himself to be taken.
Now follows the modern moral Of the
cd tale
lie found many day in which
to consider the consequences Of
chivalry, poor knight; for he was
dressed I'm women's garments ant
made to spin linen and wool. set in
room with other of her conquered
knights. She ruled with a firm
hand. The story is the more sug-
gestlve when we contemplate the
fact that Sir Artegall. enthralled
knight, represents justice. Thus
far Spenser would seem 10 be 10
friend of woman.
In the new instalment Of his history
Of the building Of the Panama Canal
Colonel GOethals deals with the diff
culties Of securing labor az the begin
ming Of the undertaking The Isthmus
was known as a peSt-hole, and special
inducements had TO be offered. The la
borers came from many places. from
far-of Spain even, and then came the
task Of organizing and managing this
army Of many races. In the end il be-
came "a body of men TO be proud Of.
and a source Of pride to be one Of
them. - In French Memories Of
Eighteenth-Century America Charles
II. Sheriff. draws upon the memoirs
and reports of the many Frenchmen
who visited US during that period sol
ders, travellers, naturaiSts, diplo-
matte agents and others. Dancing, we
learn from them. was as popular in
this country then as il is to-day
James +. J. Archibald, in Fighting in
the Carpathians," pays high tribute
to the efficiency and morale of the Aus
tro- Hungarian troops. Warfare on the
Eastern battle line this veteran
found TO be more like that of old, less
prosaically Thomas Mel
son Pages description of the Italian
earthquakes impresses one with a
crushing feeling of hclplcssness in the
face Of a catastrophe on such scale.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-27
LEADING FEATURES OF
APRIL MAGAZINES
The Century's" New Anonymous Venture-Our Com
missioner of immigration on Unempoymen-John
Hay on England and the Spanish War.

Once more The Century" launches
an anonymous author. Not a new
conner this time, but one, we learn, who
has written number Of books that
have had a wide circulation. Me
the introduction further informs us, is
her autobiography the writer IS a
woman. In il she will tell what has
befallen her since, ss a girl OF seven
teen. She left Canada with her ticket
for Jamaica and SO in her pocket TO
become the whole sta OF little news
paper published in the island. The
first instalmcnt Of the story appears IN
this April issue. and promises uncom-
monty well. What strikes one partlcu-
larlv about il is the vivid impression
of her own youth and its ineXperience
which the author has retained through
her busy years. The narrative moves
swiftly; 10 heroine gains our SYM
pathetic interest from the very first.
Frederic G. Howe, Commissioner
Of immigration, writes Of "Cnemploy-
men.' as collective, not an individual,
problem. and Of the measures already
taken in Europe, especially In Ger
many, 10 meet IT. MI ilON "i''NH
with authority; one hopes, and conf
IDENTIFY expects. that he will have more
to say in the pages Of this magazine
on q subject which never yet has re-
ceived our sustained and systematic at
tcntion. Having told Us last month
her impression Of the German Emperor
and Empress and their court, the In
fanta Eulalia Of Spain writes now OF
England, its royal family and aris-
tocracy She approves Of them, and
incidentally rewrites bit of history.
Queen Victoria. she informs us IN all
good faith, made herself Empress OF
India beca so otherwise the Duchess
Of Edinburgh, a Russian princess and
therefore an imperial highness, would
have taken precedence over the Princess
of Wales, mere royal hlghnesS.
Beaconsfeld, it appears, had nothing to
do with the matter Mary Austen
discusses color and atmosphere. apropos
Of the color scheme of the Panama EN-
position. Applying her observations 10
woman's clothes, she points out that
the harmony Of the Western woman's
dress with the sharp, brilliant effects
and lines Of the Western sun and land
scape makes it appear loud in New
York. There are some excellent
pictures Of the fair at night; the
fron,ispiece is wood engraving by
Timothy Cole.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-27
BRUNELL'S TOWER.

PRCNELL'S TOWER By Eden Phllpoti, lsmo
rN fS'. The Macmillan Company.
The potter and tho clay. This is the
parable Of Mr.. Phillpotts's new novel
whose scene is laid in and around a
pottery IN the English West Country.
or course its characters, simple ar
usans. draw their homely philosophy
OF life largely from the material in
which they work. but it lacks the raci-
ness of the rustic wisdom Of Dartmoor
Heredlty or environment? The dual
liy OF the clay or the hand of the pot
ter These questions preoccupy the
master OF the pottery, who takes under
ms protection a runaway from re-
form school. boy Of whose offensive
characteristics he and most Of the
other people IN the story are far more
tolerant than will. one fears. be most
or its readers. No doubt the potter's
art leads TO tolerance of the imperfec-
tions OF the clay. but few of us are
potters, and fewer still will agree with
the opinion expressed by one Of the
characters that this hoy is gentle
mans son, though his mothers history
seems TO confirm II. "Men are like
pots, Sam. none perfect. if you look
close enough. for perfection is denied
all made Of earth. But millions of men
and pots are perfect enough TO fulfil
their purpose and do fine work and be
beautiful. or useful, or both"
Mr. Phillpotts has bestowed upon
this most unsympathetic subject ell
his finished artistry Some Of his minor
characters are worth meeting for q
moment, the elders have the mellow
ness of age which he depicts so well,
but, on the whole, the book leaves one
indifferent, if not positively antsgon-
les1r
New-York tribune., 1915-03-27
MODERATE GAIN
in DISTRIBUTION
Southern Centres Still Dull
Unemployment Lessons
Mills More Active.

Commercial agencies report some i'm
| provement in distribution, though the
South is still quiet Manufacturing is
little more active and unemployment
is decreasing. Liabilities of commercial
failures continue heavy. March so far
running S4.000000 ahead Of last year.
"Dun's Review" will say:
Domestic distribution ~ merchandise increases
sloay that the gains from week 10 eeek do not
APPEAR important. and longer periods must be
tahen Tor comparison 10 appfec'ae tH' pNsrTsSS
made though. " course total transactions are siiI
below producing capacity. The demand FOR textiles
is broadening although The trade l. siill hampered
by the scarcity ~ dyes and the higher price 0i te
raw product. Fine weather and indications ~ an
early spring favorable FOR retail trade silks AMI
enbroidcries show Improvement. The shoe trade &,
quet though steady. with factories generally run
Commercial failures this week I'm Tie United
states are 500. against 81 last week. j5g the pre-
ce1inE week and 3i3 tho corresponding week
isst year oi i these lS3 were in ne E9;, Is5 IN
states and 200 reported failures Of s. 900 or more.
against i73 last week Liabilities oi commerci.l
against Sl5SOl70D the same month last year
"Bradstreets" has the following:
D'trlbuti7e trade has expanded in the northern
lar " the country this week the stimulating
features being better weather and the nearer ap-
prUsch Of Easter. In addition. sentiment 20
the outlook has been benefited by a isht speeding
up of manufacturing industry. War order bust
ness however still remains the strong point Of tie
entire situation, aud dOme1ic trade ami demand
SIN bctTay the existence Of caution beyond normal
precedent Tor this season q the year. with lmme
diste need buying governing nearly all operations
The reports a. 10 employment rather better
Than % late owing largely 10 tie Increased speed
II industrial operations IN Iron and steel and
kinlred trades such machinery tools. aut0mo
biles. both trucks and pleasure cars, and copper
mining and smelling Westher conditions have not
been altogether prOpiilous This week. Cold weather.
reaching. freezing levels In Texas. Georgia and
farm operations in the South which section has u
course. felt the prolongation of duness proceeding
from the wars unsettlemeut OF the cotton trade
Relatively best reports Ime from the Central
West. though parts Of the Southwest send more
cheerful adyces and Eastern centres note favor
sble effect, Of war orders beginning 70 he felt n
other lines than those Immediately concerned.
Building shows more signs OF life though gradual
improvement only is report able. and lumber stays
depressed especially IN the Pacific Northwest part
ly g. might be noted. because export inquiry can
not be satisfied owing 10 tho scarcity and high
price Of ocean freights
New-York tribune., 1915-03-27
Continued from page 10

-. b,uest blood Of Europe. In some
.,v or other-we must not look too
',oselv into romance she is, through
~ grandmother. German princess.
IA the villsnous count would wed
t1,i But there is the eminent Ameri-
surreon 20 carry her away and
un .,,ect her in his powerful motor car,
3.,ren by a New York chauffeur who
~ the tribe Of Chimmie F0dden.
T.sv TOO. have many adventures.
That the German secret agent has
I'D no monopoly Of his profession ls
s,vsd bv Mr.. Stevenson in Little
E.rrrade." Its hero is a Philadelphiar,
nbysician who has attended n modi-
:. congress in Vienna. lie starts for
t.-,e AZ once. his passport I'm order.
a. German railway station he IS
3.-sr,ed 10 a small hotel IN the next
,,vr. whore q strange woman, petite,
t.,8somc. captivating. rapturouSlN
.'I.ores him as her husband. "Shc
.brcu her arms around him. says Mr..
Stevenson, "and kissed him on the lips
l;ssc6 him closely. pass .onatCly, as
4. had never been kissed before The
..s, from Philadelphia was game, how
-~sr She was a French spy an Al
.'t,sn by birth. The keeper Of the
ho..l was another secret agent, the
~, AZ the railroad station third
W Stevenson succeeds in interesting
-. N these two people; the adventures
30 which he leads them are ingoni-
.,.lv invented and dashingly carried
,irouch. The story Is decidedly well
worth reading.