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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-21
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John S. Bfaiinen Has Occupied
a Prominent Position III
Gilmer County. 4

For years he has been known as
John s. Brann0n to the people Of
West aHirkthta, but Uncle SAINT IS
the name the people Of GienFilie like
lest. and to visit GIenV!lle and not
meet Uncle SAINT" Brannon. il like
going TO Washington and not seeing
the capitol building. q. \, 4
When the nation was torn by in-
tefhnl strife, In those early sixties.
John s. Brahnon was butt boy. But
even then he had the courage OF his
convictions and shouldered d musk6t
and fought for the eauBS Of the I'M
ion, John s. sBrahnofs was d brave
soldier: He Fought we'll ana hear
Wipchester he received q wound
which caused the sampatAt ton of his
right leg. 4
After the war John S. Brsnnon
came back to Glsnvills and settled
down to peaceful pursuits. He pros.
|pered and there was q time when he
was considered the wealth rest man In
Chenille, II was those days when
John S. Brann0n frst began to take
Ian interest in state politics and the
As9k 0AASseAA sSeS9 S0UtS1tAVAS VI 1VALyi
years ago always enrolled hiri. No
body knows who first gave lin tie
name Of Uncle SAINT. = but those we're
the days. wien tho name Became pop
|ular: Since then to, old and young,
Ito erieNies and friends John s. Bran
non has bee called "uncle SAINT z 4
He Isl an Old man now, hts hair and
beard have been touched BY the gray
Of years; but his mind ana tongue
are aA quiek de- ever HI Ii vel vefseti
on ctftfsnt events aid politics In gsnas
:. and /, he takes the greatest de-
Light in lively discussions Oh any
topic grGID; suncle SAINT, has always been
|a bitter partisan, but his friends are
|ars not confined to any one party.
John g. grannon is d eenS eman. He
has always been mod lest IN victory and
calm 81 defeat. The people Of Glen
vile love and respect .sUncle sant',
Brannon. He Is worthy 81 that 1--we
and may his days increase. ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-21

f. j ! 1 y I ~ Z p
tb) There are two buildings; the
old and the new. They are valued
ut about 100000. a dormi<ory ID
badly needed and the approps alton
for this has already been made. The
lbcard Of control assures ua. that II
will soon be under way.
We have the usual school room
furnishing and equipment and be-
sides that we havs kitchen ana
dining room furniture enough to
care for fifty boardars. We need d
few more chairs for class rooms,
more pictures, and some statuary.
The old building should be thorough
~ repaired, as no repairs have been
made on 1t for many years.
IalO0fatories.
We have pretty well equipped
laboratories for teaching elementary
physics and! chemistry, The equip
tHent for the laboratories for sewing
and cooking is good, but each one
should have considerably additional
apparatus. Some equipment has
been provided for agricultural and
for manual training. but much more
is necessary before the best results
can be obtained. Last summer.
three new pianos were purchased,
our three old ones being given in
part payment. These together with
the knabe concert grand equip us
fairly well in this particular. TWEEN
ty-six lockers have been bought for
the boys gymnasium. "a like num-
Der should be installed in the girls
gymnasium as soon as funds are
available. Nine domestic science
desks. a stove, and other. cooking
utensils have been purc chased during
the year for for the class IN COOK
ing. and three. sewing machines, u
number OF dress forms. ETC., have
been bought for the class in sewing.
Besides the equipment mentioned
above, d victrola should be pur-
chased; q drinking fountain Is pret>
ty badly needed as well MS quite a
good many new books for tho IL
brary.
Administration.
The greater part Of the principals
time Is taken up with routine duties.
such as correspondence, looking af-
ter the boarding house, business OF
the board OF control, general super
vision Of teachers and students, etc.
A competent secretary, who might
also serve part time as librarian, is
essential IL the principal is to have
time to devote himself TO more Inn
portant duties. The principal has
taught one class throughout the,
year.
We have no standing committee
Of the faculty. When need arises a
special committee Is appointed.
The whole student body Is organ
lied into an athletic association
which controls all athletic activities
in the school. Students have CON
troll Of the literary societies. Chris
tan associations, pubIishing associ-
alton, etc. The Young Mems Chris
tian Association and the Young
Woman's Christian Association ap-
point committees to assist new stu
dents In finding boarding houses,
etc, and to be genralIT useful about
the school ThrouE hout the year,
the greater part 81 the work 81. cons
naction with the boarding house has
been done by Students Such as
aistancs 10 the janitor needed has
been fuynish84 ~ students a linz
[ited nnmhGf 81 students earn psrt
40
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OF schoo. expenses gatherfhg laun=
dry. pressing clothes and Working
generally about town. "a ~
practically all Of the ja9ttor work;
during the year and has done 1t rea-
eonably well. N al
The board Of control and the
board Of regen.s can give us better
service by visiting us more FREE;
quently During the year that has
just closed not a single member Of
the board Of regents visited the
school, not even at commencement.
Throughout the year the school has
conducted a boarding school in the
auditorium Of the old building under
the direction Of the teacher Of do
nestle science. While this has been
somewhat burdensome to the princi-
pal, owing to the diftcu1ty In secur-
ing suppli1sfi the result has been good
as 1t has a tendency to lower the cost
Of board for students all over town.
It should be maintained. The room-
ing problem is a serious one, esiGc-
tally during the spring term. No so
luton Is in sight, until either q dor
mitory has been built or the town be-
comes larger. a a
The Faculty.
The faculty Is composed Of nine
men and six women, including the
critic teacher and the librarian. We
think this Is about the right propof-
tion. Certainly the majority of tie
faculty should be men Id school 20
this kind, especially since about
three-hfths Of the students are males
Five teachers have Masters. degrees,
and seven have Bachelors degrees.
The training Of most OF them has been
largely academic. About one-f6urth
has the normal school point Of view.
Four or Ave Of the teachers are
planning to attend school In the near
future.
A differentiation in salary should
be made in favor Of teachers doing
purely professional work.
Mr.. Barnes and Miss Williams are
leaving the school permanently. Mr..
Rohrbough and Mr.. Hedrick WIN be
on a leave Of absence NEXT year and
Mr.. Conley and Miss Atkeson were
for the spring term On1y.
STUDENTS.
FAN " in. spr.
Men .......... 81 90 $50
Women 60 81 1871
Total ...... lat 157 SOL
For several years the number cf
men enrolled considerab bly, exceeds the
Of women. This year about
three-6fths Of the students have been
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-21

ideal locations in town. 1t is loca ted
on the smooth summit Of an eleya-
ton and oyerlooks the e1tire settle
|ment.
Glenville has churches OF the Meth
cidst Protestant, Baptist anu Presby-
terian denominations. There are two
Banks ii the city. namely. the Glan=i
vile Banking and Trust Company,
and Kana*ha Union Bany. There are
four hotels, each one Offering excel
lent acconodat atoms, and each well pat.
ronized There Is a full line Of mer-
camille establishments that are usual.
ina town OF Its size. Natural gas and,
q good system OF water works are two
crest conventences enjoyed BY tie
town inpro vements which q few
towns Of its Size can boasl Of. There
Us q fine fraternity hall and an from
bridge spans the river and connects
with the growing suburb on the left
bank.
Glenyflle constitutes an indepen-
dent school district. The term is sit
months long. but through the cooper
alton OF the senior normal class the
term is extended to nine months FOR
cost Of SIX. The old school house has
been replaced by a beautiful new SIS.
600 brick building. The board Of
education issued bonds for the con-
fstruction Of this new building.
The State Normal.
The people Of G1enville are proud
OF the state normal school and Justly
SO. This institution renders Glen
vile an educational center Of q! state
importance and causes the fee
schools to be somewhat, overshadow-
ed. but the latter are being improved
by cooperating with the former. The
normal school building commands a.
very pleasant and commanding site.
The architecture is plain, but the
rooms are commodius. The town
clock in the tower Of the building IS
9 very useful adjunct. The library ts'
large and well chosen and is a state.
depository for government publica-
! lions. There is no other school OF sitn-
liar rank within a considerable dis
lance, but the lack Of railroad has
lcircumscribed It's tributary territory
In spite OF this fact the school ranks
second in point Of enrolment among
normal schools Of West Virginia.
The presence Of state educational
institution. with its libraSx has
helped to infuse an intelligent atrnos-
phere in Glenville. Her people are
unusually appreciative of good liter
ature and are liberal patrons Of the
same. ~
Glenyille, the capital OF Gilmer
county, is one Of West Virginia's most
prosperous little cities. Situated in the
very center Of the state and in a
valley wonderful in its resources, it
gives promise Of some day being the
central point In a great manufactur-
ing country. All that is needed now
10 an outlet by water or rail-.
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is RICH TN z SOUR CES
But HAS NO R-AlI,TlO DADS
CAPABLE OFFICER.
Worthy Davis, Circuit Clerk, Is.
Proving to Be an Efficient
Official.

Twenty years ago Worthy Davis
came to Gilmer county Mr.. Davis
was born in Harrison county in
1873 and during his early man
hood fc:;owed the teaching profess
sion. He taught several terms in
the countty schools Of the state and
proved d success. During this time
he turned his attention to farming
during the vacation sessions. That
Mr.. Davis ranked high as a schooi
teacher Is evidenced from the fact
that he served two terms. eight
years. as county. supcrisrdhd dent OF
schools for Gilmer county.
Mr.. Davis later tursed his atlen-
ton to pubic AFFAIRS sad soon be-
came prominent N ttsa counsels or
his party. Last tSevember he was
chosen circuit clerk and is now serv-
ing In that caDgc ", aid while he
has only secysd 4 ieal ia Oh tbs On his
term. he 10 proving that he Is an er-
ffcient and capable officer. Worthy
Davis is the father OF Ave children.
Death claimed his wifs and help
mate about Two years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10

A. hs wrote these words the young
0an's bright blue eyes softensd like
. woman's and . grim line settled
about his lips. He knew, on the word
Of the greatest specialist Of two CONT
nents, that the dignihed old gentleman
to whom they were addressed. Q white
haired gentleman with the finest bear
ing and the gentlest heart. tied irYevo-
cably to an invalid chair. had at the
most but scant year to live. Yet he
wrote of hope and travel and return
ing health, wrote determinedly with .
force that must communicate some
thing Of its light to the lonely wreck
left by the tide Of life stranded at the
edge Of that mighty. flowing stream,
the metropolis.
He finished the letter with . com.
mendation 80 tender, 30 indicative Of .
great affection, that 1t did not sound
like mans. a sons to Q father
rather like . daughters to an ailing
mother. signed. sealed and stamped Il,
and sat for many minutes holding 1t in
his hand, staning hard with drawn
brows at the yellow pine Of the new
walls. Again the faint shadow of sad
ness, Of regret, hickered from the past
across his features. Then he sighed,
ross with his graceful Quickness and
slaughtered his shoulders. AS he
closed the desk and stepped from the
Office he felt that he had gathered up
the reins of the new life.
(To BE Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10
Primitive Methodists.

Women in the churches have always
had q rather precarious foothold-
ever since Paul did the preaching and
Dorcas busted herself with sewing
in the cause of charity. But it seems
/ was wrong the other day in giving
the Salvation Army credit as the
first religious movement to call the
women to an absolute equality with
men," I had overlooked the Primitive
IIethodists. For about century, as
am reminded by minister Of that
f1ourishing church, women have held
every post. including that Of the reg
ular ministry, and may do SO now
wherever they choose, and pass tho
necessary examinations" Yet the
Salvation Army has certainly made
the equality of women reality be-
yond that of any other religious Or
ganization.-London Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10
u y.u Do Not s,.sp w.,s.

Should you be restless sleeper,
should sleep come TO you only ct fits
and starts. try simple remedies. and
do not plunge into narcotics or stimu.
lants-at least not until the others
have failed. A famous English physi.
clan is quoted as saying, Il can cure
the worst case OF insomnia in this
manner: When the patient has re.
tired. give her q heaping bowl OF
bread and milk, with just dash OF
salt to season 1t. This will draw the
blood from the head to the stomach,
It will quiet the nerves and put the
entire body in . healthy glow, and in
ninety-nine cases out OF hundred
the patient falls into healthy, rest.
full sleep" Another tasty dose to take
which will induce sleep is cold or.
ange just before retiring. There are
certain sedative as we'll as stimu.
lating qualities in an orange. and ii
is probably one of the most efflca
cious fruits that can be taken tor this
purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10
me Spiritual Iifa

Spiritual music can only come
from discords set In unison" said
Carlyle. 1t would be worth the time
and spae of whole sermon to dt.
late upol that wonderful truth. Good
comes MT from an easy, languishing
life, vince virtue meets no opposition
and vince courage encounters no de-
fiance. Nh discords are created by
divine lee} to make spiritual music
out Of. h4,se who do not meet with
such disor IDS will not hear such mu.
sic. Sue Experience is left for sac
rifice to tim into harmony. Do you
meet frfrd who may seem to turn
against yc don't leave him till tho
harmony ! restored. not by appeal
or instructor, but by the union Of
your own I'VE. This may seem senti-
ment, but member the spiritual life
il rs hars1 and exacting as the ma
terial life These are days that need
so much 4 lthis fine philosophy. not
to say reli.f bn, that there is sweep
ing tendeff1 toward the dalliance OF
life that Huld escape all discords
and thereto never hear any spirit.
val -musict Ohio state Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10
Neaiect,l Duty.

There is one duty that human be-
ings conspicuously neglect. It 10 .
tremendously important duty. And 1t
IL also, for most human beings, tho
most attractive duty in the world.
Nevertheless, in spite OF it's attract
iveness and its Importance, 1t is sci.
dom spoken Of There are millions of
people who don't recognize it as .
duty. So they neglect to strive for 1t.
Then they wonder why they have not
achieved the duty. Sometimes they
complain, bitterly. Occasionally, by .
chance. they do achieve the duty with
out recognizing 1t as a duty. Then
they neglect it. and they suffer for the
rest of their lives. Surely you know
what the duty is. 1t is simply the
duty OF being happy.-New York Tel
eEram.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10
The WON and III. sh.phsrd.

A Wolf followed flock OF sheep for
long time. and did not attempt to
injure one Of them. The Shepherd at
first stood on his guard against him.
as against an enemy. and kept strict
watch over his movements. But whom
the Wolf. day after day. kept In the
company Of the sheep. and did not
make the slightest effort to seiso
them. the Shepherd began 10 look
upon him - . guardian Of his flock
rather than ~ . plotter Of evil against
It; and when occasion called him one
day into the city. he left the sheep
entirely in his charge. The Wolf. now
that he had the opportunity. fell u4oa
the sheep. and destroyed the groaese
part OF tho hock- TIE Shepherd "a
his return, finding hi Aock destroyed.
exclaimed, II laye bssa F1gAa1yQ
served: why did trsse ny eAssp g Z
Wolfr'-From AessD's TsAaas,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10

ciety. The reasons stated for the or
dinance are as follows: The birds vio-
late the speed laws. They are danger
GUS and likely to kick in any old di-
rection. They can and do ''swipe" or
anges from the roadside groves. They
are a menace to traffic, being liable,
with their we'll known fondness for
hardware, to eat auto accessories, Ii
censes, tail lights, etc. They make
fashionable Pasadena look like circus
town and are contrary to the peace.
quiet and dignity of the people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10

The latest piece of freak legislation
to be proposed is an anti ostrich ordi-
nance. The legislation has been asked
by the humane society of Los Angeles.
Ostrich driving has become quite pas
time with excitement loving young So
ciety folk, but when one driver sped
thru the streets of Pasadena at a speed
estimated at forty miles an hour, put
horses to flight and bowled over wo-
man, he was arrested and an issue
made of the case by the humane So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10

When Walter Sandry settled quietly
down with no voice In the doings Of
the camp, Daily drew good breath
and went ahead once more.
Az for the new timber magnate, he
sat down 1t the new desk on the first
day Of his occupancy Of the little ONCE
on the slouEh's edge and wrote his
drst letter.
It was on printed letterhead:
/ Dininsworth Lumber Company.
: Toledo. Oregon.
!; Dear Dad: Excelsior! fancy I'm on
top Of tho world! Wish you could step In
here for an hours chat. The country
would amaze you - Il has me with its
mighty bigness You feel like an atom
crawling on the SEES hoor-too small To-
count. Tho hills are like our beloved
Catslkills, only they are their Wild cousins
from the wilderness, unkempt and savage
There il wealth here, Dad. untold
wealth and intend to get . handful Of
It. Tho timber 10 unsoundsd. II reaches
away to the siletx reservation on the
north-and on beyond These Indians
come into camp once In awhile with
baskets. . timid sort Of people. nshers.
not fighters. The stumpegs u maSnih-
have . rival. . formidahie sons. the Yellow
Pines. which operates to- ne south Of ~.
I have met none Of their people - YET.
hut my. foreman {tello ne there II, and
aiways has been. bad blood lbetwesn rus.
Well, dear old chap, ! must not weary
you. Write me all the happenings that
concern you there. Ten Higgins II he
him alive when I come home for . flying
tim. Ks -. *
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10
shan Women Propo,e2
Go BE Continued.)

OF course women should propose. It
is women who change their entire
lives by matrimony, it is women who
take on colossal responsibility by
matrimony. The women should sure
ly he allowed to choose the man for
whom she feels herself able to work
and give. Men propose; men have
had it in their own hands up to now
and If they have married the wrong
woman they have only themselves to
blaHe for it.-Women of the World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10


nv himself NJ nieht in the plain little
,.o,, nnder the drinnin. eavea Thev
rsr. nesrlv .lvav. drinninr. the name
bah,rA the snotless curtains was al
.v.v. ,h,.ct .nd 1littarine there was
n..rIv .Ivavs the ahnt.in silence that
rair imnose.-that dense silence. liz.
.s sr,I md lona.om.
scr.a.,re. "a IN .nra u va. on,v .
ut,,. ore.on mist that aaddened the
ni-ht ontsida hut II had the same
aaact IN the vounr man from the
n,a.t ~ li,e q nav York
a. -. East and he knew II Alao.
~. man had known Il frnn th.t nrst
.re.ch IN the doorvav. az the cook.
.h.cr they anoke Of hin among. them
.alvas q. "Diilinxworth" accomuany.
,nr the word Win Srins. tasting sita
navor "A dalfcafel,, a any sbespesc,.s
t.cled professor of. the East dallyinx
With = new deriyative.
Nowhere IN the world IL discern.
ment brought to I inner point than: in.
the lumber camps and mills Of the
Northwest. among that floating gentry
Of the pike and peavey, the knee-lacsd
Aoot and the turkey who PASS here
Id there with the seasons, picking
critically at the speech and doings Of
many places.
Also, nowhere IL there . stronger
prejudice against any manifestation Of
personal superiority. any exploitation
Of what may lie east Of the Cascades.
TO them the man and the place are
one-East and Fastener.
They felt for him that contempt
which only the seasoned feel for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10

Pleasures and Pains Of Pow0r.
To know the pains OF power "
must go to those who have Il: to know
its pleasures We must 90 to those who
are seeking It. The pains Of power
are real, its pleasures imaginary
c. c. Cotton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10
Purpose and Action.

He is weak man who cannot twist
and weave the threads Of his feeling
--howevaraa 6ne, however tans1ed'
however strained or however strong
into the great cable Of Purpose y
which he lies moored to his life OF
Actjon.-D. G. Mitchell.