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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

When a woman receives an invita-.
ton to a party she first rubs her fin.
gers over the letters in an effort to
learn whether it was engraved or
printed, after which she ascertains
the identity Of the hostess.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
Wo0ld IKE 4 ohan,uo,

Charity hez been hyyerin' a multi.
tude O sinners dis long time,n said
Br'er Williams. can dis rasgsdy ole
coat o mine makes me think it's bout
time fer charity ter GIT round ter de
righteous tlanta5 Constitution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

O.
Speaking with reference to the
sinking Of the American sailing ship
William P. Frye, by the German auxil.
larry, Prin2 Eitel Friedrich, President
Wilson says:
"a most searching inquiry win be
made and whatever action is taken
will be based upon the result Of the
inquiry"
There is nothing more conservative
than extreme caution. There may be
something done about It and again
there may not. There certainly Is no
harm in making an inquiry. No better
way to find out things is offered than
by the inquiry route. We heartily ap-
prove Of asking questions when we
want to know anything, and we think
the most fearless readers Of this col
umn will bear us out in this position
and we trust that no international
complications will result. Such COM
plications are SO liable to lead to i'll
feelings. We do detest unpleasant
feelings Of every kind and nature.
The doctors who attended linn say
Ewes" Hopgood's death was due to
sheer physical exhaustion and attri.
butte his condition to the fact that he
tried to do everything his wife told
him to do.
The readers Of this columf, are al
ways welcome to the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. Don't be bashtul = lust walk
right on in.
The snow may make 1t a little dis.
agreeable under foot and give some
bad colds, but Just think what protec.
ton 1t is to the wheat,
Percy smallwood In q playful MOOD
showed Abner; Clay through fine
show case at the Bargain store this
morning. Some people are always
such cut.ups!
Two OF our friends had q heated
argument yesterday at the postoffice
on baptism. One claimed that emer.
sion was the only plan while the other
asserted that sprinkling was the pro-.
per mode. We have always thought
that either was the better than none
at all. When we are In q strong
Methodist community we look upon
sprinkling In o favorable manner, but
when We are with O crowd Of BaptistsI
we have O greater ..hankeringa for
the water.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
BACK TO THE SOIL.

The Times has turned its editorial
attention this morning to the import
and and timely subject Of gardening
This certainly Is a great Improvement
over Its Nominations of abuse Of the
last few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
STRIKES FARMING INTERESTS.

= = - = - 3 ~ Iva =
A direct tax strikes with particular
force the farming interest. It Is dit.
ficult for our assessors to arrive at a
correct valuation of the property OF
corporations; with these they are not
familiar. The bondholder can hide
his money and bonds upon the annual
call OF the tax man, but the live stock
and land Is there exposed to view;
with It the assessor Is familiar, and
this Is especially true OF the small
land owner, whose reward for the
building and adjoining his home and
by tho sweat Of his brow trying to
make two blades grow whore before
only grew the one. Is an annual In
creased tax burden, q penalty for max
Ing his country richer. while the one
who depletes It. in q manner escapes.
Grant County Press.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Eph Wiley, who never has been able
to accumulate much, says by the time
flying machines come into general
use lie hopes 10 be able TO afford q
bicycle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Most men are a good deal like base.
ball pitchers In the respect that they
have plenty Of "stuffr when they don't
need II and nothing at all when they
have to have it. zll7
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Did you ever try a sawdust or baled
hay as a substitute for breakfast food D
Either can be made very palitable
and nutricious by the use Of enough
rich cream and sugar.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

The only distinction some men at.
tain is that of having been born in
California.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Some of the scenery is employed in
the theatrical business and the bal.
ance Of It is worn by women.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

The poorest.joke is the one about
Methodist preachers and fried chicken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

Mr.. John gsrIsyeorn. OF III, Marion,
was q smiling visitor IN the city today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

First she-Did your new gown cost
puchi Second She Only one good
Esg1xrhaass
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

We are informed that, some Of the
mountain peaks Of West Virginia are
still covered with snow. Aren't the
manifestations Of nature simply won.
derful. 5l5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

An grafton is the dullest reading.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

John is alright in his place but his
placeis, we'll, we will let Billy Sunday
attend to that. 1t would be out OF
place in this column.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
How The Times Juggles the Truth
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
uNEMPLoYEp SCARCE HERE.

THE LARGEST NUMBER OF evening paper seems TO SEE
ssIEEPERSp THE HISTORY conditions
OF THE oTTy ran
SHELTER FROM ssp az
RAINS LAST NIGHT number Is very small for the time
twenty-five unforunates THE REcoRDssW1LL
sleeping jail TaAT M Of
the DURING The WINTERS
asked for, PASSED.
were given free lodging. THIS 8SEASoN.9AND
THE MEN ARE MOSTLY FOR PRACTICALLY EVERY
ElGNERS THEY ARE TEMPO LARGER NUMBERS ASK.
FOR PLACES TO SLEEP
looking place the SOLICITED THIS
sheltered
THE Times March editorial
strange days time will make In
the Times? though
much time usually
the of
this remarkable night apparent energy
conjunction conscience. S3Rs ~
we have drawn the deadly parallel the Times that
or let Longer time eapse between
lodging past will show that larger
numbers applied for lodging Alive you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

A friendwrites this column as fol.
lows: Eve are pleased to note the
vigorous stand You have taken on the
two-cent fare law. We have always
believed the people had some rights
In the matter, and you certainly made
It plain that they have, without OF.
Tending the railroads.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

. ,
Another writes as follows: 81 no.
tice your wholesome advice in regard
to placing a dish Of water In the can
ary's cage. have noticed that my
bird never takes a bath unless am
thoughtful enough to provide the wa
ter" There is nothing like water,
you know, for bathing.
A lady from the East Side commun.
icates as follows: My husband has
read your first installment Of Weak
Diet" and I see a decided improve.
ment already. He helped me dry the
dishes last night, and he looked real
cute in one OF my aprons"
We always hear a great deal of COM
plant about the. weather in March,
but there is never anything done
about It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12

The readers Of this column, are al
ways welcome to the Ladies' AID so
oiety. Don't be bashtul = lust walk
right on in.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16
ENGLAND TO BLAME.

According to the pro-German Nash.
vile Banner England was really TO
blame in the Lusitania tragedy. It
was the English, after all, who sank
this ship and ended the lives Of more
than 100 Americans, many of them
women and children. We suppose
that the Banner would insist that the
English citizens on board really com
mitted suicide. The effort of that pa
per to confuse the cold blooded, de-
liberate and premeditated murder of
defenseless people with the seizure
of few cargoes of cotton would be
really laughable il the matter were
not so serious. The people, however
very well the difference
in the two offenses and they are not
likely to be led away from the real
issue by the German press. Whatev-
ar injustice may have been done to
The shipping interests of this country
by the English blockade, the fact yet
remains that England has not yet
harmed a single American citizen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16

years to pay for a pike that would
serve only limited number of them.
However, The Herald is not going
to quarrel with Its friends VINO "eally
desire free pixies abolt the method to
be employed to get them, The Her
aid wants results, II the people OF
the county are not yet ready to vote
a bond issue and go after the road
question in real, business like man.
ner, then we are willing to Jein with
the advocates of the slower and less
equitable policy Of the county court.
This paper is not welded to any par
ticular plan, bat 1T does rejoice in the
growth of sentiment as indicated in
the courts action MONDAY. A bond is
sue proposition opposed by the twen-
tyfour members of the county court,
all of them gentlemen of standing, of
influence and of force in their several
communities, would be doomed in
Maury county. While not the whole
loaf we had looked for it is better 70
take the half loaf offered 10y the court
than nothing at all.
The Herald has made a long, con-
sistent and hard fight FOR tree pixies.
1t has received very little support
and encouragement in it's efforts and
for a time it almost despaired of le-
suits. But good cause is bound in
the end to triumph. Whether or not
the county court resolutelv sets itself
to the policy outlined in Mondays les.
olution already The Herald catches
glimpse of the dawn of that glorious
day when the great county of Maury
will take its place lii the ranks of
those communities that appreciate
the value of free and easy means of
inter communication between its peo-
pie.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16
SIMS A CANDIDATE.

Evidently the Honorable Thetus w
Sims, of the eighth district, does not
go upon the idea that bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush" After
serving for twenty years as repre-
sentative in congress he announces
that he will enter the race for the
United States senate next year. He
could probably be again elected to the
house and another term would break
the record in this state for continuous
service in the national congress. Nc
Millin and Richardson each served
twenty years in the national house
No other member has served so lone
from Tennessee. Isham g. Harris
served few months more than TWEEN.
ty years in the senate, making the re.
cord fol a Tennessean in eithe" house
Of the congress.
Mr.. Sims is a strong man. He has
had a rather tempestuous political ca
reer. He was first nominated In 1895,
defeating BENJAMIN Augustus Enloe
in one of the warmest congressional
contests in the state. Fo,r years hat,
er they had another bitter struggle.
His majority in several elections
has been uncomfortable close. He is
an aggressive campaigner and has at
tanned to a position of prominence at
Washington He lost a good deal in
prestige when he mad personal alter
cation with a Washington banker.
Mr. Sims will find the road to the
senate pretty rocky one. He has
very little acquaintance and practical
~ no personal following outside OF
the eighth district. Tennessee is a
big state and it requires long time
for any candidate no matter how ag-
grGsSlve ne may De, 10 get ABOUT and
know the people in the different coun-
ties. Mr.. Sims has not been identi.
fed with any particular issue In state
politics and his limited acquaintance
will considerably handicap him. Prob
ably if he were really wise and want.
ed to make more certain his contin.
ued enjoyment of the climate of
Washington, which he Is said to love
better than that of his native heath.
he would reconsider and try again for
election to the house of representa-
tives. That will be an easy task
compared TO his race for the senate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16
MAKING PROGRESS.

Whether the resolution adopted by
the county court ON Monday really
means the purchase of the pixies and
relief from the antequated toll
roads system, or whether, As has been
suggested, it was really a clever ruse
ito defeat the proposed bond issue AMI
leave matters in status QUO, 1t is new.
'ertheless a distinct step forward. It
was victory for progress road
ownership and construction. it was
a knock out blow for Inc reactiona-
ries who cling with death like grasp
to the anachronism If toll gates. II
proves, from whatever angle Que NAV
view the matter, that the county court
has at last felt the weigh. f growing
public sentiment in behalf of the mod.
ern plan of road ownership AID super.
vision.
We are willing to coucede until 9TH
erwlse proven, that the court IS per
fectly sincere in its new found zeal
for free pixies, that its conversion to
the cause is genuine No matter how
we get free roads, no mater low we
rid ourselves of the incubus of toll
gates, The Herald will be delighted
at the result. We would much prefer
the bond issue route. Ii is more Ger.
tain and would give mucn better salts
faction. All the people would at the
same time obtain the benefits of the
funds expended in the purchase of the
pixies. Under the plan Proposed hy
the county court all the people of the
county would be taxed probably for
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16
CALVES AND LAMBS.

Saws the Nashville Tennessean.
"The London Mail recently said; II
is unfair for selfish people to eat veal
and lamb, which could be grown into
beef and mutton for the hard times
that are coming That was produced
because the skeleton OF starvation
stalks beyond the battlefield. But,
here in America, some of us said the
same thing several years ago. There
never has been and never will be any
justification for the slaughter OF 1T
tie calves and little lambs. It is one
of the very biggest of all elements in
the present high cost of living. 1t is
the one thing above all others that
has made meat prices practically pro-
hibitive to persons of small means in
the cities. Nobody profits by it. The
producer would realize much more
money if he grew his animals to ma
IuElly Vi uCdl III anu tAS
would eat meat at prices not so dred-
fully draining on his purse, No calf
under year old should be sold for
slaughter. No lamb should be butch
cred until it is out of the class com
monty referred to as spring lamb"
Without any war, we have reached
the point where that sort of wasteful-
ness must cease or else we must be-
come a nation of vegetarians."
To say that no calf under year
old should be sold for slaughter or
that spring lambs should not be
slaughtered is to show lack of ap-
probation of true conditions govern
ing the raising and marketing Of farm
animals 1t is not always more profit
able to carry calf until it is over
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16
UNFAIR TO TEACHERS.

The Chattanooga News very proper
ly protests against the publication oil
lot Of answers alleged to have beer
, made by teachers at the recent uni
form examination. It is very doubtful
whether or not these grotesque an
swers are really genuine. They have
been published at the close of other
examinations. There is a similarity
between these so-called answers and
others that makes one inclined to the
belief that they are fakes pure and
simple,
However, assuming that these an.
swers were really made by teachers
it is grossly unfair and unjust to pub
lish them as samples of what the
$500 or 1000 teachers Of Tennessee
really said. Possibly the answers in
question, if genuine, were picked out
of dozen or score of the examine
ton papers. The vast majority Of
the teachers who were examined
made acceptable grades, more than
half of them made a grade that emit.
tied them to, certificates. The effort
to make 1t appear that the standard
of the teaching profession in Tennes-
see is to be Judged by what few ig-
noramuses might have said is unjust
and unfair and is calculated to do the
public school interests much harm.
Our standards among the members
of the teaching profession in this
state are probably not as high as they
should be. That is notably the case
where there has been inefficient coun-
ty supervision But then as whole
the teachers are about as competent,
a bit more self-sacrificing and trust
worthy than are the members of any
other class who are in the public SER
vice.
It is doubtful if half of the mem.
bers of the legislature could pass any
sort of respectable examination on
questions of government or legisla-
tive procedure There are many coun-
ty officers over the state who know
less about their duties than even the
teachers who manifested such start
ling ignorance of the history of their
state and country. The Chattanooga
News is correct in its protest against
publications of the character COM
planned of. We should treat the mem
bers of great profession with that
consideration which their patriotism,
their efforts for the public and the
good of humanity entitle them
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16

year old as the Tennessean assumes
There are calves that can be finish
| ed and sold to better advantage at a
few weeks or a few months of age
Where market conditions justify il
) most calves are carried until they are
a year or two or even four years old
During the past year aged steers have
not sold as we'll as baby beef" In
other words the steer finished as a
long yearling has sold at better price
per pound than the three and four
year old steer. AS long as this is the
case naturally there will be more
baby beeyes" and fewer of the aged
steers. Any attempt to fix an arbitra-
rs rule would prove wholly unsatis.
factory. The farmers know best when
! they should market their cattle and
| the conditions under which they
should be slaughtered. At best farm
ing is not very profitable enterprise.
The United States government esti-
mates that the net returns on farm in
vestments will not average, the coun-
try over, more than three and one
half per cent.
Evidently the writer who suggests
that spring lamb" should be eliminat-
ed and all sheep finished as mutton |
never tried any of the Maury county
lamb chops properly prepared for
breakfast. II he will and then try
some old mutton he will at once real
ize why lamb is in SO much greater
demand than mutton. One might as
we'll compare fried chicken, Southern
style, with parboiled old rooster, No
count if all our chickens were permit
ted to attain maturity we would have
a larger supply of meat, and it would
be just as appropriate to suggest the
prohibition of killing spring chickens
as it is to talk about making all
lambs into old mutton. The reason
why farmers prefer to sell their
lambs before they attain maturity is
easily explained in the market. This
spring Maury county farmers have
been getting from eight to ten cents
for lambs that have averaged eighty
pounds and only a nickle for old
sheep that would not average more
than half as much more in weight.
1t is useless to attempt to arbitfafi-
" interfere with the ordinary law Of
supply and demand Markets and ,,
conditions on the farm, the abundance
If grass or the scarcity of feedstuffs,
ire the factors that must determine
when lambs and cattle will go to the ,
market No one is so well qualified
10 pass upon these matters as the /,
'armer who produces them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16
MOTOR LUXURY
IS REAL POWER
THAT CONTENTION OF THE RU
lex HAS BEEN MADE GOOD
IN THE SIX.

The Buick Motor Company has long
contended that the real luxury Of mo-
toring is the luxury Of great power
That is why we have always put To
utmost stress upon the importance Of
the valve head principle IL moor
construction. To those who arr lOI
familiar with motor cars-those WAoI
are lacking experience-other thlss
may seem important, But to taOs
who know-'those who have ps1
through the mill"-there is notnlns
to compare with power as source"
motoring pleasure. 1t is gratllyinS
too, that motorists generally are cOI
ing into a realization Of this grSA
truth. That is another reason
Skies Exclusively" Last year 1lei'
were thousands of motorists Wne y"
not believe that it was necessary
have a six-cylinder motor 10 ll'"'
plenty of smooth power. But NV
learned by experience, and II d
cause we knew they would learn
experience that we planned, lohs %
to ultimately restrict our ou'pu
Valve.in-Head six-cylinder NODES
Some motorists get the idea w.
when motor car power is neltNs
it means power to climb hills, aHu
wade through deep sand anu ~
And since there are Thousands U
florists who have neither hills 70 ~.
nor mud to wade through tnes
not impressed by the argument
a motor car should have great PO'
In the six-cylinder motor car -
is that greatest of all REQUISITES
ance. The s1x-cylindef lno'o'
ficiently big to give plenty OIL II
power, and to give it without w.
strain on the motor and its sup.
ing mechanism. In this MOI"
parts are of just the right wa
They are not too heavy nor ar
too light. At the same time 'n''
not a multiplicity of paris To GU
and battle the unframed IaO'"@
is the first principle Of meclla~,
build a machine that is simple ..
the Buick Six there is the naliD
Of simplicity that it is 9ossi"
have a motor with sufficient po''
meet the average MOTORING le''
ANITA Constitution.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16

which he has urged that which he ha(
formerly denounced so bitterly, wher
the cause really needed trends in Ten
nessee naturally caused us to suspect
his political intentions. There will
be no very great surprise if he should
be candidate for the senate.
1t will be regretable event in Ten
nessee when Patterson again enters a
public contest His candidacy must
inevitably arouse the smouldering
passions of most unfortunate days in
Tennessee. The people now are at
peace. After nine years of turmoil
and strife, beginning with Patterson's
first campaign for governor there is a
measure of peace and tranquility
among the people and of harmony in
the democratic party. Pattersons en-
try into political fight will change
things over night. There can be no
peace or harmony as long as he is.
actively in the politics of the state.
The ex-governor will really have no
issue with Senator Lea upon any pub.
lie question in this state. Lea Is one
of the original prohibitionists. To
his efforts more than that of any 9TH
er man since the death of the lament
ed Carmack has been due the pro-
gress and final triumph of the prohi-
bition cause In this state. He did
more than any other dozen men to !
commit the democratic party to pro-
hibition and law enforcement. Pat
terson can hardly expect I'd divide the
prohibition forces with Lea, because
the former was bitterly lighting the
cause when it needed adherents,
while Lea was one of the foremost Of
It's champions Patterson's sudden
and almost remarkable conversion
incensed his former loyal
iquorites. They are not likely to raj
y with their old time enthusiasm to
he former game cock" of Tennessee
politics. 1t is hardly probable that
Patterson can be elected to the SEN
tie in the light of his undesirable re-
ord but his candidacy will be very
g
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-07-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

W. NJ. Tucker to ]. H. Dining
lis interest in tract in 9rd district;
consideration 1915.
Ashwood Roller Mills to James Rid
ley. lot at Ashwood; consideration
s59125.
s. B. Stephens to W. H. Alsman,
lot in Riverside; consideration $3.50.
Andrew Tucker to Mrs. NJ. Whit
well, Is acres in It'll district; consid-
Grafton 1925.
Earl Whitwell to NJ. NJ. Whitwell.
interest in 20 acres in 9TH district:
consideration $40.