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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

THE biggest thing in sport? 1t is
the heart to accept defeat gracefully"
The Duke Kahanamoku, greatest Of
swimmers, has just been beaten, to-
gether with his teammates, in the
grueling 300-yard exposition relay
swim at San Francisco by the Illinois
Athletic club.
His smile and unstinted praise for
the victors gave his words personal
application. The duke" KNOWS how
to lose as we'll az to win.
Others there were at the swimming
meet who grumbled and protested
under the smart Of defeat But not
the big Kanaka worlds champion
from the South seas
The man who mopes when he's
beaten" said Kahanamoku, shows
something In his makeup which will
usually prevent him from winning
high honors. He's not Q sportsman.
A mans got to keep cheerful to be
q victor.
1T 10 particularly necessary that
the youngsters who expect to make
records keep that in mind - not to
feel bitter over defeat. Keep smiling
and trying, A smile develops en-.
ergy,"
In this respect the Hawaiian young
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
Notable Victories Of
Unnamed Men
By JENKlN LLOYD JONES. Chicago

to restore the perspective of those suffering political srabs-
Our whole country being afflicted with military hystera which
dto the There tendency the craftsmanship
medieval and still more ancient days.
There those whose apprehension of immediate danger
country isolated though the mighty the world either
se sequestered by than hundred when
ourselves went search of trouble wisely and rghteouy svoidab
amounts to panic.
wholesome remember these times that the great
OF the world have been the peace
and Jesus bore 1t the triumph Of the
that stretched the boundary the United States
and the nonmtan expedition of Lewis and Clarke found way
the continent.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
Kim Hubbard ESSAYS
TH' LOST ART O. LETTER WRITlN'
BY KIN HUBBARD.

In these days O. quick an handy
communication how refreshin' it is t.
receive a real letter-a long, well COM
posed. interestin' handmade letter
with little personality an feelin' in
it.
TIL telephone an lettergram, t'geth-
er with souvenir pustal cards shown
Main streets, public Libraries, noun
tain peaks an state houses, have all
worked shoulder t shoulder t. dis
courage tn gentle art O. letter writin'.
TIL ole longhand letters o. tn past.
whether passin between friends or
lovers, scented or unscented, reflected
tn real inside works O. tn author as
could no other medium o. commune
cation. A misspelled word wuz not
regarded as matter of course, but
looked upon as grave error not t.
be passed DER lightly. TIL laws O.
punctuation, too, wuz lived up t. an
respected.
T'day tn loved one who crosses tn
plains an leaves two-column void
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
STAR FINDS FUN IN PLAYING
Baseball Game to Ty Cobb 10 a Picnic
--Mathewson Gets Much Amuse-
ment Out Of Sport.

When q man is star at any sport
you can wager your last rupee that
he gets bale Of fun out of his play,
writes Grantland Rice in the New
York Tribune.
A ball game to ~ Cobb is picnic.
Mathewson has been in professional
baseball for fifteen years, and yet he
gets as much fun out of game today
as he did around 1901, when he was
Just getting under way,
1T win be the toughest day OF my
life," said Matty recently when 1
turn IN my uniform for good
This rule is general, but not with
out exceptions. Jim Thorpe was one
Of the greatest football players that
ever lived-if not actually the great
est for all around value. Yet Thorpe
was never keen over football az a
sport. He told us one day that he
would rather play baseball for week
than to play football for a year. IL
Thorpe had only started baseball
when kid he would have been an
other Cobb. to employ highly orig
inal phrase. Eut he was over twenty
five before he ever gave the summer
game any serious attention.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

takin' stenography by mall with tn
intention O. supportin' her widowed
mother. but as she is purity an stylish
tn chances are she'll have t. git out O.
town. Gittin' talked about is one o.
tn penalties for bein purity, while
bein' above suspicion is about tn only
compensation fer bein' homely.
Ever buddy that hears little dash
o. gossip remounts 1t an Furnishes it
up an sends it on its way, If you try
t head 1t off you only stir it up. Nearly
ever'buddy Is more er less inclined
II gossip. but not allus maliciously.
Folks gossip t be interestin'. TIL fact
that Ike Brown is model husband an
pays his debts don't interest no one.
TIL fact that his wife is splendid
good woman has no news value. But
il you intimate that Ike Brown is on
mis- last legs er that his wife has been
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

coral bracelet; how T. write q let
ter of advice t gentleman who con
templates leavin' tn farm, an other
matters requirin' delicate handlin'
Follerin' is a sample letter lifted from
TIL Ready Letter Writer. supposed
ly from young gentleman t. young
lady, O. whom he has become enam-
ored at first sight:
Bloom Center. o.,
April 10, 1870.
Dear Miss Maitland:
No doubt you will be at loss I
guess who the writer of this letter is.
/ confess that takin' this method O.
addressin' one whom | have met but
once. is rather a rude one; but not
KNOWN when l should see you agin.
If ever. ventured upon this plan of
informin' you that the impression pro-
duced by your charmin' disposition.
amiability an accomplishments is a
most pleasin remembrance, an if
mistake not, lastin one. If by your
kind permission. an tn approval O
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

in tn anxious hearts behind does lit.
tie t relieve tn anxiety In tn rear be-
yond Bendin, few views o. Pixies
Peak or tn Mormon Temple. How an
ole time twenty-page descriptive let
ter written with pen an ink would
cheer tn fond an lovin' mother as she
watches thro' tn kitchen window fer
tn postman Z cut across tn flower
beds t tn, back door. II N
TIL Ready Letter Writer. q handy
little guide t correspondence. appeared
In tn early seventies an its popularity
wuz only rivaled by that O. tn conch
shell, which had become an es-
tablished favorite in tn home. 1t
told how t write letter requestin'
an interview with any young lady you
might happen e admire; how a Wild
over should profess his attachment
fer . widow: how t confess an unfa-
yorable conclusion after serious re-
Election: how t write q letter accom-
panyin' contribution t clergyman;
how t ACCEPT tn gift O. q comb an
brush by mail; how t write letter
accompanying tn gift o. gold pen or
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

sters who swan as the dukes team
| mates are following his precepts
Cunha undoubtedly coming champ
-Kaupiko, Lane and Kreuger; they
know how to lose and smile, how to
win without braggadocio.
Kahanamoku, who won the 50-yard
dash. the 220-yard and the 100-yard
dash in the exposition meet, believes
that he gets a good deal of his phe-
nomenal sprinting power by keeping
his body lower In the water than most
of the crack American short-distance
men.
II have observed" he said, that
many Of your fastest swimmers here,
use their feet on the surface, splash
ing q great deal. I, on the contrary,
keep my feet underneath. l believe.
that gives me much more driving
force in the crawl stroke. No energy
is wasted"
Not content with his wonderful
swimming prowess. the holder Of the
worlds 5o-yard and 100-yard records
is now going In for sculling. tennis
and baseball, not alone to satisfy his
own ambitions. but to lend his infiu-
ence in broadening tho sport activities
in the islands. especially among the
young men.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
GOSSIP
BY KIN HUBBARD.

We can fortify ourselves agin Q
burglar er recover from a cheap
plumber; we kin fee { tn mountain
an avoid tn food that sweeps tn low
lands err we kin muir Wagner recital.
but Their is positively no escape from
a gossip.
Their goes Hattie Moon t. tn pust
Office agin jist as fast as her skirt'll
let her. It's tn fifth time since ten
o'clock. Is it any wonder decent
people talk about herr" said Mrs. Tip
ton Bud t Mrs. Tilford Moots this
norma. tn two women had stopped
t. exchange reports on Art Simmons
an his new wife an discuss tn pos
sibility o. an early divorce.
Now tn truth Is Hattie Moon il
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
IS GREATEST OF souTHPAWs
Eddie Plank, Now Forty-One Years
Old, 10 Pitching Sensation Of
The Federal League.

Eddie Plank, according to some Of
the baseball experts. deserves the
title Of the greatest left-handed
pitcher that ever lived
For IL years. 1901 to 1914, the won
derful southpaw was the Mack main
stay. For Is years he pitched the KIND
Of baseball that helped the Athletics
to win large flock OF pennAnts and .
number OF world champion titles.
And now. in his forty-first year. and
his sixteenth in baseball, he Is the
pitching sensation Of the Federal
league. Cast adrift By his old boss.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
Bear the Torch Of
Civilization
b. Thenss Nslssa P.ss. New Y.sk

aside and becoming in turn the leader
Each that has the torch civilization has followed
path peculiarly its Egyptian Syrian Persian Greek Roman Frank
all had their ideal of poweroder and progress directed under
authority maintained by armed organization.
We Ango-Saxons the civilization possess
the principles Of civil liberty and have the character should have
the character which fathers transmitted with which
uphold it.
have then that with the certainty law of
naonand be anotheraady knocking
will push way and take the torch and bear
onward and we shall go down.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
Ill More Liberal View
Of Things Eternal
ByRs,. ". H. c.rw.tdine. Wsa Pull..a. u.

tion to and mans relation to deity remain possible
Scientific Development all of nature, studies in
psychology the humanes social
rer which
the European conflict have opened visions of God and human
relationships startled Of old ideas imagined
to be impregnable.
lie good sign Theooges change PHILOSOPHERS ma. wear
cds be dissolved and cherished beliefs be
dissolved thin God the Christ and the eternal word
still fundamental and Interchangeable.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

visitin' her mother unusually long
you'll have a crowd around you In a
minute. list whisper t some friend
that certain woman looks unhappy
an tn card clubs II have her sepa-
rated from her husband in q week.
An gossipin' haint confined t
women an little towns. Wherever
ther's people theirs gossip. Clubs are
clearin' houses fer gossip Some clubs
are organised fer historical research.
some are organized t better social
conditions. some are organized t com
bat certain evils. some are organized
t gamble fer stockin's an pottery.
while others are organized fer purely
social pleasure. Yet l doubt II any
budGy ever attended any kind o. club
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
Compulsory School
Attendance Laws
By john P. Newcomer. Birmingham. Ala.

to four-Aabama, Florida Georgia and Mississippi
The Texas law requires all children between the of eight and
fourteen attend shoo6o days the first year. so days the second
and 100 days thereafter school provides for attendance
officers fixes penalties for violations and provides for the establishment
of parental schools where The law effect
September i, 1916.
The South Carana law optional the authorities
hopeful that large proportion of the districts will have the law
apply to them
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

Modern conceptions Of
religious truths have given
us a wider and more liberal
view of things eternal. No
longer will old and narrow
ideas of God and his rela-
ton to man and mans rela-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

With South Carolina and
Texas enrolled Oh the list of
states that have compulsory
school attendance laws as a
result of 1918 legislation,
the states without compul-
sorry laws are now reduced
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

meetin' without annexin little in.
formation o. sensational nature.
Nobuddy's affairs ever demanded 20
much O. Their time that they couldn't
give little attention t. tn affairs O.
others. It's wonderful how much ca
pacity some folks have-how easily
they kin watch ever detail O. Their own
business an yours too.
A iong-nosed model housekeeper kin
take her sewin' an pull her rockin'.
chair up t side window an see more
thro' pair o. ninaty-eight-cent lace
curtains than Scotland Yard detec-
tive could find out in a year.
protected by Adams Newspaper Service. J
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

Nothing can be more
timely in these days than a
study Of the triumphs of
unarmed men, a cataloguing
of the bloodless victories
witnessed upon the pages of
history. Such a study ought
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

In the history of civiliza-
ton first one nation arises
and becomes the torch
bearer, and then another
takes the torch as it be-
comes stronger, the stronger
always pushing the weaker
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

"Greenheart" is not the
name of play, nor yet Of
a racehorse; it is the name
of a wood, said to be the
hardest wood known to dem
biologists. 1t is more dur
able even than steel or iron.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
Height Of Meanness.

There is lot of ~comfort in not hav-
ing an umbrella when somebody wants
to borrow e.--Los Angeles Express
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30
Losses Of British soccers

It is estimated the professional SOC
GER players Of Great Britain have suf-
fered loss of $1,112,730 through the
war this year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-30

your parents. I shah be granted tn
privilege t. wait upon you, tn writin'
o. this letter will never be regretted.
! am we'll an hope these few lines
will find you tn same.
From your admirer,
CLARENCE VAN SICKLE.
Note tn excellent English, tn fault
less composition an TIL true ring o.
sincerity an genuineness in tn fore
goin'. Note how trite an unmistak-
able tn writer expresses tn feeiin'
that burns within him, at EN- same
time spellin' AVAILABILITY right an
supplyin' tn required number O. DIS
in ADDRESSIN'. Study tn letter from
ever angle an then try 4 imagine
what . girl O. tn present generation
would do { Clarence Van Sickle.
How tn love letters O. yesterday
gushed with love an sentiment!
T'day tn affairs O. tn heart are
breathed by word o mouth or han
died DER tn phone, We seem t. be
afraid t put 'em down In black an
white lest they git In tn courts.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-01-30
A Car Load
Horses & Mules

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Ni HE H
Eit- fDCkT9< NI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

city can do when II goes out on an
ice cream celebration.
The trade Is one which liz affected
very quickly by weather conditions
n the reports from the weather
bureau are scanned closely In order
that ne proper amount OF ice cream
for a certain day can I've made. While
the product can be manufactured and
stored In coolers for future use with
out the slightest deterioration, still
the fluctuations are so great that n
uniform output each day cannot be
maintained. a drop in temperature
coming over night will send the ice
cream business TO a fraction of what
1t was on a previous hot day.
The first indication OF a hot spell in
summer finds the big freezcrs work.
ing at run capacity TO prepare for
the emergency. Cooler weather will
mean q decided diminution Of the
product and a building up Of the
stores OF milk and cream In country
depots to be drawn on as soon as the
situation improves. BY making a
study of the business and through the
experience Of long years, the larger
concerns know tho proper way to 10
about assuring themselves of steady
incomes. AS their production de-
creases their supplies increase. and
vice versa. SO there Is no real loss.
Vanilla ice cream forms about two
thirds OF the output, with chocolate
second and strawberry third. Vanilla.
while being the most popular. is used
to u great extent in soda fountains.
where it is put In drinks OF various
other flavors. This accounts in a
large way for its supremacy
The big ice cream dealers have suf-
fered a serious loss in the steamship
trade. Atlantic liners were ecu
toned TO take on enough ice cream in
New York to last them for the voyage
over and back. This business has
now dwindled to almost nothing. but
with the hot summer the various deal
ers expect to make up for the dem
cheney.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

000, 900 annually, so hat coal repre-
sents about ~one-fourth of this amount.
The mining Of coal has progressed
at the same rapid pace of other in
dustries during the last half century.
In 1850 about 5000, 900 tons were be-
ing taken from the ground. Inside
of thirty years this jumped to 3d.
600, 900 tons. But the next twenty
years saw the annual output quad
rupled. for in 1900 1t had reached 240,
100000 tons. This tremendous output
has been doubled in the last fifteen
years. The present capacity Of the
coal mines of the country Is about
COO, 600, 900 ons a year.
On the prosperity OF the coal in
drstry hang many lines OF busi-
ness. Railroads, seaports and manu-
features OF al; ,,inGs find their
strength in the fuel mines. Coal. along
with the cereal crops. ran be said to
be one OF the main supports ri the
country's wealth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
STEAMER ICE CREAM
TRADE HURT BY WAR
Dealers Planning for a Big
Standardization a Big
Factor With Them.

Ice cream dealers are making
plans for a busy summer. the period
OF their greatest prosperity. New
York on a good hot day consumes
about $4,000 gallons, or 200, 900 quarts.
OF ice cream. One big firm alone has
been known to sell 10000 gallons in
the space Of twenty-four hours.
which shows just what the greater
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
MERCANTILE AGENCIES GROW.
Information service VOW Covers
Entire World.

Information service NOW Covers
Entire World.
The business Of gathering statistics
on the credit of mercantile houses has
grown rapidly in the last twenty-five
years. Commercial agencies which
were originally formed to supply local
dealers with facts about other firms
in the same territory have extended
their field Of operations until now they
embrace the entire world.
Long ago the United States was
carefully listed and c%atalogued. The
growth OF interstate commerce de-
pended in a certain measure IN the
dissemination Of accurate knowledge
regarding the financial standing Of
business houses in various parts Of the
country. Manufacturers OF the East
found It essential. before trading with
the dealers Of the West, to he in
formed Of the credit Of the purchaser.
A service was eventually built up by
several agencies which gave clients
full. accurate and complete reports on
the character Of concerns with which
they had relations.
I With the extension Of American
commerce into foreign fields. business
men turned to the agencies for as
sistance and Immediately the problem
vas presented of enlarging the scope
Of activity. The exporter now is in a
position to secure facts regarding the
financial standing Of any concern in
any country. no matter how remote.
BY reason Of this tho transaction OF
commercial business abroad Is well
safeguarded and Americans can ven.
ture into new ields with a feeling, OF
security and confidence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

Fer a period Of the las, thirty yearsst IL probable th %b II The ,S citizens H, S e. IN,
man IN New York;" nine cut or ten orld have replied. "Chauncey NJ Depew'
And the selection would have been a proper one. FOL tn nan OF epew has
leader and a phlanthroIist. Mr. DepeW has FOUND q "lMr omId or ms oape.
political slogan OF hsfnends was "Ntw lorks Fovorte Son"
from whom the son Inherited much OF ls rmsrkablem mental force an peculiar
power OF divination akin to the spiritual Mr.. Depew was born In PeeksknL
\. !, attended tn Pecksknl Academy. studied law n vas admitted to ts
PeeksklN par
In 1855 he a graduated from Vale College, and in that year cast his nr
vote for Jdn G. Fremont. Republican candidate for the presidency ofthe United
in 1851 he vas elected to the Assembly, and in 1885, Secretary OF state OF New
York, IL vas this campaign that gave him his reputation a. ~ 81 NJ most
effective oratorS of his time Tie refused nomination ad alt"r hodnRH cm.
mission as Jnted States Minister 70 japan fr several moOths he declined thu
omcea hd permanently retired from iohticsa O.
pointed attorney for the New. York u Harlem Railroad CotnpanS by 'ommr
dore and William n. Vanderbilt in 1896. Three yeae later he became counselor
pany' In SIS he became president of the road @irnire that oNre &c become
chairman OF the board of director of the New York Central. he Lake ShN
and the New York. Chicago h st Lohs railroads. succeeding Cornelius Nan-
derbnt
In ASS Mr. Depew was a candidate fof tho Presidential nomination, rca~
ing the solid vote of New YORK. but withdrew in favor OF Benjamin Harrison
In 1897 he va elected United states Senator from the state y Or York. hs
b o Universal distinction as an orator. being hosen as me speaker OF o-
oaions OF national importance and rs q frequent after-inner speaker
He 4. a member Of the Chamber Of Commerce. Society 81 Colonial War.
ton Society, Young Mems Christian Association: Metropolitan Museum Of m,
National Horse Show. American. Association for the Advancement of Science
PHI Beta Kappa, Alumni Association Of New York city and Yale Alumni OF Wash
ington O.. r.. o."
Century, s.. Nicholas, Ioms. Tuxedo. Republican. New York Republican Gt he
Chase Of Washington.