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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

time to bunt." The boy was right,
and the batter did it. No boy ever got
more JOY and excitement out Of the
death of bull than that boy did out
Of that bunt."
But while there are few more inter.
esting sights than a good game Of
baseball-in which the home team Is
victorious-there are still some doubts
as to its importance as softener Of
mems natures and as cause Of in.
creasing civilization. At least one
may go so far as to wonder what is
the Spanish for Kill the umpire!"--
Wheeling Register.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09
WISDOM.

An old Scotch woman sent her lit.
ne boy to the corner grocer's after
III quarters worth Of corn syrup. She
ave him the money and two jugs
each Of which would have been ample
10 carry the syrup.
Why did you give him two jugs?"
4 asked q visiting neighbor.
ssWee1, ye see, It's this way. If l
gieshim twa jugs ia carry he kinna
UP his wee fingers in the syrup en-.
funte home"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09
WAITING FOR ORDERS.

a Boston woman Of advanced years
Shas q parrot to which she Is warmly
Attached. Recently she went on a
Z fTip west to visit, leaving elaborate
! instructions with her daughter about
sEhe bird,
Uneasy at Buffalo, she got off the
straiti and wired back:
aDon't forget to feed polly"
Later, on the train, she received
this reply:
nextss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

your sine says you don't buy nuth.
ing at the dore, but it don't say that
You woodent buy any thing at the
winder & that's why come here he
said. JOHNNY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

The West Virginian is on sale every
evening at the following places:
A. G. Martin. Main Street.
Butcher and Satterfield, Street Car
Station.
Watson Building News Stand, Main
Entrance Watson Building.
c. B. Van Horton, Main Street.
Clyde S. Holt, Main Street.
J. B. Rose, Cor. Main and Parks Ave.
nue..
Moran and Springer, Cor. Bridge and
Water Streets.
J. H. McCloskey, Cor. Sixth and 10.
Gust Avenue.
Hamilton Drug Co., Cor. Tenth and
Virginia Avenue.
James Gallagher, Cor. Twelfth and
Virginia Avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

Whenever you overgrown boy still dressed up
like baby doll it's safe bet it's the father Of the house
whose breath frequently comes in short pants.
Among other commodities that staying up this sea.
might be mentioned the umbrella
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

You can't always Judge by appearances The dach-
shund has mighty short legs but his pants are just as
long any other dog
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

mother of II children Kansas City wants to adopt
two more. Carry the news to Roosevelt!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

According to recent reports the heavy rains have
made the historic laughing waters Of Minnehaha at Min
neapolis almost hysterical
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

QUESTION: Are 5000 iron crosses on German SOY.
diers worth million and half iron crosses on sixfoo
strips OF earth?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

The National Tailors association has decided $1,000
year is about the right amount for to spend for
forgetting that most of have to
also have place to sleep and something to eat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

The eagle on the American dollar is doubtless put
there to demonstrate money has wings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

Billy Sunday believes in handing out the punch-bu
not drinking It,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

Some fellows refuse to do the best they can for fear
OF setting too rapid pace for the human race
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

The best for pushing your business is to pre-
vent your business pushing you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

On their eastern battle line at least the Germans
to be doing Russian business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

Germany objects to shipping arms to England
Suppose we limit it to wooden legs?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-09

~ ONE months ago talk of peace swept the world
- For short time it looked though the predic
~ lions that the war would not last year would su
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
ENTHUSIASM

/ can take sapphire and a piece
of plain blue glass, and | can rub the
plain glass until it has a surface as
hard as the sapphire; but when / put
the two together and look down into
them, l find that the sapphire has a
thousand little lights glistening out of
it that you cannot get out of the blue
glass if you rub it a thousand years.
What those little lights are to the
sapphire, enthusiasm is to the man.
love to see enthusiasm. A man
should be enthusiastic about that in
which he is interested. / would not
give two cents for man who works
for money alone. The man who
doesn't get some comfort and some
enthusiasm out of his daily works is
in bad way. Some men are almost
irresistible-you know that 1t is be-
cause enthusiasm radiates from their
expression, beams from their eyes,
and is evident in their actions. En-
thusiasm is that thing which makes
a man boil over for his business, for
his family, or for anything he has an
interest in, for anything his heart is
in. Enthusiasm is one of the great
est things a man can have.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Plan to Build Now Bridge

Ada-The Good Roads commission
of Kent county met Wednesday with
State Highway Commissioner Rogers
at Ada, and decided to replace the old
bridge there across Grand river with
a new modern structure. This is at
the state expense and Will be located
short distance up stream from the
wooden bridge which now spans the
stream. The work will be started in
the near future and the old structure
will be kept in repair until the new
one is completed. The work on wild
ening the road between Ada and
Lowell will start in the early spring.
The road is to be widened four feet
making 16-foot road of it to accom-
modate the immense traffic that takes
place on this road. The survey of
the state highway between Ionia and
Lowell was completed this week and
work on this is expected to take place
rs soon as possible. This is on the
route of the proposed pavedway
which now seems almost a certainty
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Robbers Ousted

Sunfield-An attempt on the part of
a burglar to chloroform Mr. and Mrs.
William X. Hagen of Sunfield, Friday
night, before robbing them was fus-
trated when Mrs. Hagen was awaken
ed by the peculiar odor, aroused her
husband and scared the intruder
away.
Mr.. Hagen investigated and saw a
man running away. The rug in the
room was wet with chloroform and a
window was raised. 1t is believed the
man threw the chloroform into the old
folks bedroom, intending to enter as
soon as the drug did its work. Mr.,
Hagen is eighty-three and his wife is
that Mrs. Hagen is i'll and does not
sleep soundly is the only thing that
saved their lives. The old folks keep
no money on the premises except a
little small change.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
SECULAR|SM AND
|NH|DEL|TY VIEWED
BY MRS. R. BLISS

To the Editor:
Is secularism infdelity? Is a sec
ular institution necessarily goddess
and dangerous institution? That
such is the case is the impression
conveyed by some who urge that re-
ligion should be taught in the state
schools.
But these attach very erroneous
meaning to the word, secular" They
use the word in bad sense, as though
it meant only what is goddess, and as
though it were utterly opposed to, and
at war with religion. They make lit
tie or no distinction between secular
ism and atheism
But as a matter of fact, there is not
necessarily any relation between the
words "secularism" and atheism. "
The word secular" is defined thus
Pertaining to this present world or
TO things not spiritual or holy; relat-
ing to things not Immediately or prim-
arily respecting the soul, but the
body; worldly"
1t is true that that which is secular
does not pertain directly to that
which is spiritual. But it is also true
that it is not essentially opposed TO
the spiritual, nor does it inevitably
lead away from that which is relig-
ious.
instruction in the sciences, in music,
poetry, and art, is secular instruction.
Schools that give such instruction on
ly, are secular schools. But they
need not by any means be wicked in
stitutions. Nor can they be classed
as infidel and goddess institutions
simply because religion is not made
part of the daily instruction.
A secular school is no more opposed
to religion than is a mercantile store,
a boot shop, bank, or any other law
full place of business And it would
be as reasonable for parents to insist
on having prayer and religious SER
vices in all government Offices and
places of business with which their
sons and daughters are connected, as
to demand that the state shall teach
their children religion in the public
schools. All are alike secular.
The state is not religious institu-
ton. 1t is not ordained for the pro-
motion of religion. In entering the
domain of the spiritual, it leaves its
natural realm. In attempting to i'm
part religious instruction it attempts
to do more than it ought, more than
it is ordained to do. The result of
such attempts is thus forcibly and
truthfully stated by Lord Macaulay:
1T may be laid down as universal
rule that a government which at
tempts more than it ought will per-
form less" Governments which at
tempt things beyond their reach are
likely not only to fail, but to pro-
duce an effect directly the opposite of
that which they contemplate as desir-
able.
Let none, then, attempt to force the
state to do this sort of work.
Very sincerely yours.
Mrs. Roswell Bliss,
Belding, r. +. ID No. 1.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Forty Years on Old Farm

Caro-Mrs. Peter Threehouse died
Thursday, November A, Of heart dis
ease at her home on section 10, Day
ton, where she had lived continually
for forty years. She was attacked
in the morning and died the same
night.
She was the mother of six chilren;
Mesdames Julia Anderson, Los An
geles. Calf. Olive Walker, Wells;
Avery Lobdell, Mayville; John Three
house of Mayville, louis and Maude
at home. She was 80 years old and
leaves besides her husband and chill
dren, two brothers, David Strong,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Young People Married

Pewamo-The marriage of Mr.. OF
to Vance to Miss Florence Hanford,
both well-known young people, was
solemnized last Thursday afternoon,
November 4, at the Methodist parson-
age at Hubbardston. The young peo-
pie expect to go to housekeeping at
the farm home of the brides grand
mother in Lebanon township. The
happy couple, who are popular among
the younger set of the community,
have the best wishes of large num-
Der of friends for a happy married
life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
a Match For Him.

A cockney angler, thinking his high
land boatman was not treating him
with the respect due to his station, ex.
postulated thus:
Look here, my good man, you don't
seem to grasp who am. Do you know
that my family has been entitled to
bear arms for the last 200 yearsy
"Hoots; that's nothing was the re-
ply. my ancestors have been entitled
to bare legs for the last 1000 years.
London Mirror.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Gasoline Freights

Caro-Gasoline freight and pas
senger cars will be giving direct SER
vice between Harbor Beach, Mich,
intermediate points and Detroit by
next April. according to assurances
given by Archie Pell, manager for
Hartman & Co., New York, ID. Y.
Abbott, p. n. Jacobson and Philip
Errington, railway construction eX-
perts, who made a motor car tour of
the proposed right-of-way two weeks
ago.
The Thumb Railway Lines, con-
struction of which started last Sep
TENDER at Armada, Mich, will take
some of the richest agricultural land
of the state in the Thumb District
and will operate through Harbor
Beach, Bad Axe, Ubly, Argyle, Sno-
yer, Sandusky, Marlette, Peck, Brown
City, Capac, Aramada, Mt. Clemens
and Detroit.
The Meade Construction CO., has
undertaken the building of the line.
MayviIle-The Bank of Mayville,
which has been owned and operated
by J. and T. J. Eveland for more than
thirty years, has been Incorporated
under the laws of Michigan and We'd
nesday began doing business as the
"Mayville State Bank.
The Eveland family retains con-
trolling interest in the corporation
and customers will notice no change
in the management.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
LAYING the Brick

Howell-Howell's new pavement be-
gins to take on a realistic look now as
the work of laying brick began yes
terday and is being rushed rapidly.
A large colored man is one of the men
engaged in laying the bricks and is a
whirlwind at the business. A man
held his watch on him yesterday morn
ing to see how fast he was laying
them and saw him lay 100 bricks in
$50 seconds or better than 1880 per
hour At this speed the man would
lay better than $4,000 bricks in a ten
hour day. That is certainly going
some. hey?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Spoiled the Butter

Greenville - When Harry Perry,
foreman of the Petersen creamery
turned on the water this morning to
let it run through the butter churn to
cleanse the butter, he little suspected
that the water was polluted with the
rusty covered substance which comes
through the pipes at the time of flush
ing, and about six hundred pounds of
creamery butter was spoiled.
The entire lot of butter appears as
if powdered cocoa had been sprinkled
into it, and Mr.. Petersen states that
he knows no way to get the rusty
substance out.
The proprietor of the creamery, Mr..
Petersen, states that he previously
told the health officer to have the
creamery notified when the mains
were to be flushed and owing to neg
ligence on part of the employees of
the city, the city will be asked to
stand the expense.
The alderman and other city officers
have inspected the butter, but no COM
ment was made openly on whether or
not they would pay Mr.. Petersen for
his loss.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Speaking of English, DO You Use 1t?
Maybe

We often talk of the right word in
the right place, but it is not always
forthcoming, says London answers.
We all know. for instance. that is is
right TO say "a swarm Of bees" yet
it isn't, after ALL We say, swarm
of flies" but "a hive of bees"
Similarly we say ga shoal of her
rings" "a school of whales" "a
string of horses" "a brood of chick
ems" "a litter Of pigs or puppies"
but you don't say or ought not to
say, "a litter of foxes"
The right way to say that is "a
skulk Of foxes"
We say "a gang Of prisoners" and
"a galaxy of beauties or stars" and
"a crew of seamen," and "a fleet of
ships" and ian army of soldiers"
Yes, we know all of those.
But how would you describe a lot
of goats, or lions, or hounds, or part
ridges, or ours? You would possibly
be wrong every time, perhaps, with
the one exception of "covey of
partridges." And you might be for
given, for the right way of it is, ga
tribe of goats" "a pride of lions" ga
mute of hounds" and "a cowardice
of ours"
Inanimate things are just as queer.
We say "a pencil of rays" "a batch
of bread" "a pile of books" "a clump
of trees" "a collection of pictures"
ga flight Of stairs" "a fow of pillars"
"a stack of corn" ga pack of cards"
No wonder we look upon the English
and Chinese as about equal in diff
Guilty.
Yet it is the right word in the right
place which makes the difference be-
twixt Shakespeare and the rest of his
countrymen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Y. M. C. A. NOTES
Y. VI. c. A. Annual Convention

Y. VI. c. A. Annual Convention
The 43rd annual convention and
meeting Of the state Y. NJ. G. A. will
be held at Lansing Friday, December
3, 1915. The session will begin at 10
a. M, and close at p. m.
This is the year for holding "a rep
resentative and deliberate conference
with Legislative powers composed Of
three delegates from each associa-
ton" Definite policies will be con-
sidered which will vitality affect the
work Of both the state association and
each local association.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Governor Ferris Was Guest

Muir-Governor Ferris was a guest
of honor at the Stone school Tuesday
afternoon where he addressed large
crowd of not only school children but
adults as well, from various districts.
The schools represented were the
Holcomb, Case, Hayes, Welch, Lee
Valley, Spaulding, Prairie Creek and
the Stone.
The event was held in honor Of the
presentation of the standard school
plates and quite an elaborate pro-
gram was given. Hon. N. b. Hayes,
who 60 years ago taught school on
the ground where the Stone school
now stands, introduced the governor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

of Saginaw and Louis Strong of Chi
cago. The Misses Electa and Vera
Mead of Caro- are granddaughter and
attended the funeral services which
were held at the home last Sunday
afternoon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Possesses Rare Fiddle

Reed City-Montie Witt, director
of the Reed City band, is the possess
or of rare and valuable fiddle. The
old musical instrument is said to have
over $50 years to it's history and has
been in the Witt family for five gen
erations. 1t was purchased by Ken
tuckian after he had made a trading
trip from the northern part of the
Ohio river to New Orleans and the
purchaser carried it home from the
Louisiana town to near Richmond,
Kentucky. Mr.. Witt is having the
fiddle put in shape for his own use.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-10

nervous breakdown, ETC., but if a sim
gle girl tries to shield her name from
the mob by an abortion or with drugs
and happens to miss it the doctors
trust, the marriage trust, the relig-
ious and so-called morals trust, in
Guiding politics, turns on her and her
underground railroad" to try for
murder
No quarter is given by these mo-
nopolists, who control wages andwho
shall enter the marriage trust, who
shall be legitimate or who shall be
illegitimate. AS a result of all this
defiance of Gods natural laws, and
substitution of the artificial, we have,
generally speaking, children born in
wedlock with the assistance of three
doctors, a nurse plus drug store and
three weeks of dangerous sickness.
But in Germany where they save
everything and say ''let the babies
come" we find the women having
her baby in the forenoon and return
ing to the hay field in the afternoon,
legitimate or otherwise. Germany is
healthy first and modest afterward.
Here is this country the scorn of So
called civilization drives our girls to
be modest first and never healthy.
Science recognizes the appetite of
sex as much as the other instincts
and child-births as essential to the
best health of women, but the relig-
ious trust does not. They would lose
their graft if they did. Nature is
bound to win. Look at England, ar
tiflcial as she is, and healthy in %,
but Germany, natural and healthy,
in Z. Nature wins.-Allen Steven,
1888 N. California aV.
DANE EOIIAI ITN TI,-o,,,I, +I,o
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-10

THE LESSER EVIL. - ALI evil is
either relatively good or relatively
bad. All reform is gained by evolu-
ton or revolution.
We go upstairs one step at a time.
We establish republic, we free the
negroes, we free the Cubans, we free
all women gradually by universal
suffrage, we gradually eliminate the
liquor interests. We are only half
way up stairs. We must yet solve
the marriage trust and the religious
trust. We must yet change lot of
our dogmas, bigoted ideas and laws
that are a crime against the laws of
nature.
There is an unequal distribution of
husbands and wages. All single folks
are forced to lead the artificial life
while the members of the marriage
trust are permitted to serve the laws
of nature or abuse them as they see
fit. AS rule, they are permitted to
commit race suicide at least so per
cent of the time.
Some commit it all the time, but
practically all commit it some of the
time. The religious trust stands right
back of them whether they have as
many children as Brigham Young or
don't have any. The members of the
marriage trust represent half or less
than half of all grown-up people at
any one time.
AS a rule, single folks dedicate
their lives to the aid of the marriage
trust in caring for their children as
teachers, in the religious field work
ing for less wages, etc. Members of
this huge octopus make all the laws
and stand ready to cruelty all sin
gle folks caught enjoying the special
privileges they themselves enjoy.
Reputable physicians may call on
members of the marriage trust, pass
them into eternity with appendicitis,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-10

RACE EQUALITY. - Through the
columns of the most educative news
paper ever published would like to
answer D. M. P.'s questions asked
in The Day Book Of May 29.
The white man realizes that the
negro associating with white wom-
an is encroaching upon his private
property rights invested in the female
slave privilege granted him by man
made laws. Such relationship would
in time destroy the black race, The
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-10

their inner soul the way it is proposed
by the Temple of Reason.
would like the readers of The
Day Book to express their opinion if
the Temple of Reason is not the in
stitute for free speech and intellec-
tual development.-James Burnes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-04
CHURCH WOMEN
MEET THURSDAY
SECOND or SERIES ar $. M\HY,s
CHURCH PROVES TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.

In the seccn dof series of monthly
forward movement meetings. held by
the women of S. Mary's Episcopal
.church yesterday a very good attend
amce was present. The mcatiny WIS
opened wi'i q service IN Tic churcl
at $3.50 O'Clock, with al address by
the rector. Rev. +. l.. Barnet.
Upon adjournment to the parlors
OF the church Il social iiGur was en-
ioyed. Miss Mary Louise Boyles de
lighted the company with Il violin
solo, Miss Dell Clark playing the
accompaniment. Mrs. II. Burt. Of the
Crow Creek agency. gave an inter
estins talk OF the missionary work
among the Indians.
The hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. ID. C. Cordry. Mrs. Andrew
Ellwein and Mrs. w. A. IcimberSer.
AT the business meeting the collec-
tion taken was voted 10 Mrs. Burt,
for use in her work among the In
dams, Mrs. r. ID. Wilde was added
to the committee in charge eli the
next meeting.
1t was decided to send a box of
clothing to the %"mountain whites"
of Tennessee, the clothing 10 be
brought to the meeting of next
month. At the close OF the afternoon
cordry. president Of s Mary's guild