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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

In the July Woman's Home Com
panion appears page containing half
dozen good ideas for the housekeep-
or, the school teacher and others. In
the following little article a contribu-
tor gives some practical advice TO
prospective house builders:
"A house built of ads: Some dav I
am looking forward to planning and
owning home Of my own, and I have
started novel filing book. which NAV
be of help to other prospective home
makers.
Whenever / see an advertisement
OF new invention. appliance, labor
saving device or convenience or any
other article, which appears to me
superior to anything of its kind hitb-
erto on the market, cut out the ad-
vertisement and paste It i'm a blank
book that / keep for that purpose.
Under il write any remarks 1 may
care to make about IL, or else I note
the name of the article, general de-
scription and name and address OF the
manufacturer. When I am ready n
buy l have only to turn throuh my
book to find all the information neces-
sary to purchasing the article that
have long been sure / wanted.
Il have an index 10 my book with
all the advertisements in alphabetical
order according to subject. OF course
as ] keep adding to the book Il is i'm
possible to keep 1t strictly systemati-
cally any other way. do not make
a task of keeping the book, and it is
indeed, one of my favorite diversions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

Matrimony and Names.
CBy Florence Davies)


y group OF women were discussinr
one OF the perennial problems not
clothes-nor votes. but marriage YER
sus n career.
You would not discuss this SO ser
iously, IL you knew my theory" said
one woman. ITS the doctrine OF fore
ordination as applied TO marriage"
The conversation siumped Just a
second. "oh. yes. know what Won
mean." replied another woman. The
fate OF every man is hung about his
neck and all itatand suppose Il Is.
but it's interesting TO talk about It."
But that isn't the kind OF foreor-
dination that l mean" said the first
speaker It's all a matter of names
II was decided when your father and
mother named you. whether you'd mar
ry or not. Rather n startling theory.
isn't it?-but it's great the way a
works out. first heard it suggested
at dinner party. and when told nv
younger sister she was so struck with
the idea that she has been charting
the marriage licenses ever since
And YOU ought To see her results. they
are perfectly marvellous. II she had
ever put that much energy into a chart
for political economy or kindred
branches, she would have come of
with honors."
And what about the names?" every
body asked at once Which are the
names?"
We'll, what would YOU guess?"
Mary, OF course. Marys always
marry" everybody responded. Mary
sounds so safe and sweet and domes-
uc-all of the virtues. you know, and
not a bit tempery."
Mary is among the best. but Il
doesn't lead. The one at the head of
the list is Ida. Now IL your name is
Ida and you have brown or red brown
hair, you'll be married before Satur-
day, as sure as fate. And after Ida.
there are all these /. names-Leota
Lenora, Leola, and all the rest OF them.
How about Katherine?" some one
asked
Katherine goes pretty well, IL she's
called Kate. Probably because Kate
is always a good cook, and Elizabeth
goes the fastest when she's Lizzie.
Mildreds depart with some dispatch.
Helens are apt to linger. and the prize
slayer is Lucy Why. IL your name is
Lucy you might as well decide TO
choose career. nice safe, milk fed,
brought up by hand career, and then
stay by it"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
BRYAN MAKES HIS FORMAL
ADIEU TO THE PRESIDENT
Parting Was Affeetionate and Very
Touching According to Secretary
Tumulty Who Was Only Witness
Present-No Personal Animosity
Each Held IN High Regard

WASHINGTON. June with a
fervent and sincere God Bless YOU" ."
from each. President Wilson and w
Bryan. his premier up TO yester-
day. took formal leave OF each Other
at high noon today i'm the historic blue
room of the White House, Secretary
to the President Tumulty. who was the
solo witness OF the parting. says IL WIS
an anecting scene. Mr.. Tumulty. in
describing the scene late this after
noon to the correspondents. said that
both tic President and MIR. Bryan
were much moved by the farewell and
t.iat the de pth OF their emotion was
manifest in t.elr 50, ech and action.
MIR. 1umuby said that MIR. Bryan
went over again with the President
the views he holds as to a proper for
elm policy and re-stated his reasons
for mir views. While their differences
he realized were irreconciliable. he as
sured the President OF his conviction
that tl;e President was doing his duty
"as God gave him the light to see A."
and asked the President If he did not
accord to him the same sincerity I'm
standing for his convictions. The
President assured him he did unquali
hedly giving him credit for conscien
tiousness.
Mr.. Bryan told the President of his
great relief in casting aside the bur
den of the secretaryship. saying: "I
had the first good sleep last night
have had in many nights" Just be-
fore the two men took final leave of
each other the President asked Mr.
Bryan IL he would not prepare for him
several memorandums upon pending
south American questions before leay-
ing Washington. Mr. Bryan prom
ised to do so. This request of the
president and pledge OF Mr.. Brvan
was cited by Mr.. Tumulty as indicat-
Ing the friendly relations between
President Wilson and Mr.. BRYAN had
not been in the least affected by the
severance of official relations.
In the statement which Mr.. Brvan
issued later in the day explaining the
differences between him and the
President, which led up to his re-
signation. he made both at the begin
ming and the end of it friendly and
complimentary illusions to the Presi-
dent. The two contentious OF Mr.
Bryan in which the President and he
could not agree were i'm brief:
First. That the Lusitania case
should be investigated by an interna-
tional commission.
Second, advisablity of warning TO
all Americans not to travel on belli-
gerent vessels or with cargoes of am
munition.
His second proposal is but another
way of stating that he thought the
President ought not to demand of Ger
many the absolute cessation of sub
marine warfare against merchant yes
sells,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

the members invariably adopt the
methods OF the boys in their various
projects. The yields and profits that
the boys obtain are the best possible
demonstration Of the value OF their
methods. II has been said, for exam
pie, that a single corn-club boy I'm one
community did more for sound corn
culture In his county than five years
OF public lecturing could have done.
In the same way the success Of the
girls with their canned products has
paved the way for women county
agents to demonstrate simple useful
lessons in cooking TO the mothers. II
is an easy matter for an agent who
has gained in this way the confidence
Of the farm family 20 secure the in
PRODUCTION OF a number OF simple but
important improvements I'm household
management.
Tho new movement Of Organizing
mother-daughter home canning clubs
i'm the north and west is an instance
OF this. for II is an outgrowth and ex-
tension Of the work already done by
the girls canning clubs. The club
project Is confined entirely TO the can
ming Of fruits and vegetables and these
may be grown by the club members
the mother-daughter team-or By some
one else and purchased for canning
purposes. II is designed primarily TO
teach better methods OF home canning
and to aid ia the utilization of waste
products Of the farm, orchard and
garden Among the other aims Of the
clubs are to cultivate closer co-opera-
ton between mother and daughter I'm
home interests and activities. to teach
economy and thrift. and to furnish
helpful ideas for the direction Of girls
work, In cooperation with mothers. In
the home during their vacation per-
iod
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
what About Their Personal Liberty :

Mayor Brown OF Franklin, Pa. has
issued an edict against the use Of IT,
guor which applies to all city employ
es I'VE do not intend that the money
paid out by the city shall be spent for
liquor, when so many persons have a
hard time earning enough to obtain
bread on will come the head Of any
city employo who pursues this course"
said the mayor. Il am not turning
prohibitlonist," he explained. Il sim
ply wish to guard against the spending
OF the city's money for liquor, when It
ought 10 be used for bread and other
necessities OF life"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

A black tOm-cat with a crooked tail
last night climbed up on the highest
pale Of the new board fence Just back
OF the jail and began his lot in life
TO bewail. An old boot jack with a
rusty nail was hurled straight at that
topmost rail where the masculine cat
with the unstraight tail was telling the
neighbors his woeful tale. The jack
hit hard the cats left claw. he stood
right up and began TO paw; he turned
around before he fell. then hit the
ground and ran like-our now Ford.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

The whole evidence Of this war has
been that drink impairs national eff
ciehcy a national system impregnat-
ed with alcohol cannot work at top
speed.-From editorial in Saturday
Evening Post
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
Il a O. Ronnlnn

The thirty fourth annual reunion OF
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad em
ployes and their families viii Doc held
At Ilarper's Ferry. W Va. on Thurs
day. July %, as announced by the
committee which has the celebration
In charge.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
No Denial

Now that the Hatfield Highland
Denham political traders have taxed
the rest Of the state to the tune OF
about a million and half dollars, Il
might be well to note again that the
salaries, etc, Of the state institutions
have increased about 5000 over the
Giasscock administration Have you
heard Il denied Charleston Gazette
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

II Is waste of time to look else
where for better paper than this
one. Let's have your subscription.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

When you buy a newspaper you
have right to demand the news.
That's what you pay for. The Argus
delivers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

II 1t pays to advertise part OF the
time, why not all the timer
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
TURN ON THE LIGHT.
] the PhIladelphIa Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The ultimate welfare of all the l.
500 national banks in the country is
involved in the case of the Riggs
Bank against Secretary McAdoo and
Comptroller of /, the Currency Will
liams. Indeed. the safety Of all the
25,O0O banking institutions in the
land is involved TO a certain degree in
having matter of such vital interest
settled in open court. The Riggs
Band accuses these high officials Of
a deliberate attempt to ruin it. and
it appeals for legal protection against
their alleged animosities.
On the other hand. the officials sug-
gest that the bank was guilty of acts
that were highly improper For a
long time there have been reports OF
keen friction between that particular
bank and the Treasury Department
There were vague suggestions to ac-
count for such hostility. these inti-
nations going far beyond the immed-
late field of bank conduct and bank
examinations. These whisperings
reach back TO the time when the pres
ent comptroller was at the head Of a
large railroad.
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
Good Friday, 1865
CFrom The New York SUM

April IA. 1865 A strange Good
Friday That great mournful, sa-
cred anniversary dawned upon the
heart of the North almost as
Thanksgiving. Lees surrender was
only few days past JOhnston's de-
feat or surrender could only be a
matter of days Noon saw the Stars
and Stripes raised by Mr. Lincoln's
command over what was left Of Fort
Sumter, the first theatre of war. A
sober gratitude, chastened by the re-
membrance Of so many dead in those
anxious and heroic four years, the
deep sense of triumph for what they
believed a righteous purpose. per-
yaded the victors:
'They that SOW in tears shall reap
in joy.
'He that goeth forward and weep
eth, bearing precious seed, shall
doubtless come again with rejoicing
bringing his shesyes with him"
So clergy and people at Sumter
In Washington al his last cabinet
meeting Mr. Lincoln, incapable of
bitterness. was looking forward hu-
namely, and hopefully to the restora-
tion of the South and the Union;
1--WE must extinguish our resent
ments if we expect harmony and
unions.
"He did not wish" his biographers
tell us. "the autonomy nor the indi-
viduality of the States destroyed. lie
commended the whole subject to the
most earnest and careful cOnsidera-
finn Of the Cabincf. II was TO be re-
sumed on the following Tuesday: il
was. he said. the great question pend
ng-they must now begin to act in
the interest Of peace"
Thus his last official words were
full of the wise, tolerance. the unsec-
tional statesmanship, the national
thought that the narrower men and
passionate partisans to whom the mo-
mentous task of reconstruction was 70
fall, could not reach or understand.
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
rERRE nAurEs POLITICAL PuRIrlcArloN.

S a result OF he activity of the Federal Govern
"A ment 11G men who were accused of engaging
in the election frauds in Terre Haute. Indiana, have
pleaded guilty been convicted and sentences have
been imposed upon all except eight of them OF that
eight. sentence suspended against four and four
others sentenced because the government
desires them in the trial of Roy shattuck the
Republican candidate Congress the Fifth Indiana
district and other Republicans who we're candi-
dates for offices in Vino county
That political publication with a vengeance It
should have sautary effect upon crooked politicians
all sections OF the United States and make for purer
elections To Republicans it is pleasing that all of the
i16 with the exception OF one are Democrats The
exception is Progressive. II Shattuck and the
four other Republicans who have been indicted with
him. in proving their innocence he court rec
ord will be especially gratifying all who belong
the party of Lincoln and who would not have 1t be-
smrched by such showng-up as has befallen the
Democratic party in this Terre Haue conyulsion
The situation in the Indiana city must have been
desperate when a Federal Investigation results in the
sending to prison of Mayor Roberts Sheriff Dennis
Shea. Circuit Judge Eli Redman, President Harry
Montgomery and Commissioner George Ehrenhardt of
the Board Of Public Works. Assistant City Engineer
Edward Drscoll City Judge Thomas smith, Assistant
City Comptroller n H. Talbot and Inspector Of
Weights and Measures john r. Masselink not to men
on Of others prominent in the affairs Of Terre
Haue.
The evidence given in the case caused millions of
Americans to wonder why the Republicans permitted
the Democrats hold such carnival of electoral de-
bauchery. They must have been fooled in their watch
ors at the polls such Wholesale repeating, ballot
box stuffng and crooked counting never could have
ben carried out by the Democrats. Certainly if Re
publieans were watch in the districts affected on
general principles they should be indicted and con-
vcted in the public mind for shameful neglect Of
duty.
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
The Treasury and the Riggs Bank
From the New York Tribune)

cially harsh treatment by Mr.. Nc
Adoo and Mr. Williams a thorough
ventilation OF the Treasury's policy
is highly desirable After the merger
of the United States Trust Company
and the Munsey Trust Company in
Washington, a year ago. an investi-
cation was ordered by the United
States Senate. But the witnesses
called threw little light on what seem
ed to be a singular interference on
the Treasury's part in the liquida-
tion of a local banking institution.
The courts can be depended upon
to bring out all the facts in connec-
ton with the Treasurys practices in
the enforcement of the banking laws
If there is one rule for all-and that
rule a just one-the country will be
pleased and relieved to know il, If
there are two rules and two methods
one for those in favor with the
Treasury officials and the other for
those in disfayor with them-the
country will welcome disclosures
which will compel a return TO normal
standards of equal treatment and
even-handed justice.
Evening journal., 1915-04-15

II is. on the whole fortunate that
the courts have been appealed to to
decide whether or not the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Controller
OF the Currency have been using their
power to discipline national banks
with impartiality and fairness. The
Riggs National Bank. of Washington,
charges that personal enmities and
grievances have influenced Mr. Nc
Adoo and Mr. Williams in the admin
istration of the law so far as that
particular Institution is concerned.
The public interest requires that such
a charge shall be met and disproyed
since next to q total disregard Of
law there can be no worse form of
MISUNDERSTANDING than its unequal
enforcement, either in spirit of
favoritism OF for the purpose of sat
isfying personal grudges
Fhe charges and countercharges
filed in Washington arc now before
the courts. and il would not be proper
10 comment on them. But in view Of
repeated complaints that certain
banks have been singled out for spe-
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
MIsrNRY REpEArING IrsELr.

III IsToRY seems to be repeating itself in the
HI Of the German converted cruiser kronprnz Will
helm Il will be recalled that when the cruiser and
destroyer Prinz Eite Friedrich slipped into
Newport News after eluding the British and French
cruisers OFF the Virginia capes her commander talked
voluby about quick repairs and early return by
the Prinz Eite to the work Of destroying British and
French merchantmen. That talk went for two or
three weeks and finally the Prnz Etel inerned
for the remainder OF the war Her commander did
not court destruction by going outside and attempting
to work his ship by The cruisers watch for her.
Lieutenant Captain rhierfelder commander of the
Kronprnz Wilhelm is talking exactly like the
commander of the Prinz Eel. He has askeo
for three weeks time in which to make repairs.
Az the end of that period he says, he will return to
the high In fact, he is not altogether sure,
judging from what he says. that he will not be able
to make the dash for the open before that time.
Tho real truth probably is that the next dash
the Kronprinz Wilhelm will make will be TO neutral
dock in Norfolk or vicinity and that following her
arrival there, she will pass into the keeping OF the
United States Government and remain inerned until
the European ends
Evening journal., 1915-04-15

The rest of the daylight Of his last
Friday he gave TO his family and
friends We see him with his son,
young Captain Robert, come since to
honors so admirably merited. talking
over the boys campaigns. We see
him driving with Mr.. Lincoln. His
mind, as it had been all day, vas sin
gularly happy and tender. He talked
much of the past and future" He
counted, wrongly, no doubt il he had
been spared. on quiet days for the
rest of his term; and then Illinois,
and home and practice of the law.
All this, written as history, might
seem the stuff and shaping OF the
artist, the supreme artist Fate, paint
ing the hour of idyl. of the quiet
retrospect and prospect, to make the
sharper contrast with the black hour
at the theatre that night
The dream that Mr. Lincoln had
told his cabinet that morning. ia.
miliar as it is or should be. is always
worth repeating. Here again drab
matter of fact chronicle seems tinged
WIN ANAA6hA VI AOuioIRif anu An1
shrewd. humorous, melancholy back
woodsman appears poet and mys-
tic:
"He had last night mad his usual
dream which preceded great events.
He seemd to be. he said. in a singular
and indescribable vessel. but always
the same, moving with great rapidity
toward dark and indefinite shore
he had this dream before Antietam,
Gettysburg and Vicksburg."
The great event was then but a few
hours off. The dark shore was close
at hand. Now that his end HIS pass
ed from the domain of sorrow; now
that the angry grief" is over. the
political consequences so far as they
related to the South revised or re-
dressed, that end seems an epic ne
cessity, the inevitable elimination, an
immortal good fortune.
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
THE wEAKNEss OF

OUR COAST DEFENSES
From the Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Perhaps the guns of our coast de-
lenses are not so powerful as they
ought to be, but the men of the coast
artillery can do good work with them.
Al Fort Winfield Scott, on the Pacific
coast, one company using 10 and 10
inch rifles made 100 per cent. of hits,
and another company % per cent. or
hits at 1000 yards. and while using
l2-inch mortars they made a hit every
time in &c shOts.-Columbia Record.
The weakness of our coast defenses
does not lie in any lack of efficiency
on the part of the men who man them.
The trouble is with equipment. par
tcularly range of guns. So far as
concerns the coast artillery, its mem
bers may be confidently relied on TO
do their part to the limit of human
ability, but what could proficiency in
craftsmanship or anything else hope
TO avail against an enemy's vessel,
squadron or fleet capable of deliver
ing destructive fire while itself
keeping safely and completely out Of
range of the guns of the defenses
attacked? Battleships of the Queen
Elizabeth type, with their heavy. fif-
teen-inch armament. could smash any
OF cur coast defenses to smithereens.
while themselves lying three or four
miles beyond the fartherest range
of the heaviest guns at present
mounted anywhere along our extern
sive and extended seaboard, and
superdreadnaughts even more power
fully equipped in the matter of arma-
ment are now either in process of
construction or planned not only by
Great Britain, but by others of the
worlds great maritime powers as
well. In such circumstances. to talk
about efficiency and adequacy in con-
nection with such coast defenses as
we now have is to deal in the palpa-
bly, absurd
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
With The PaTagraphers

Austria is not playing the dominant part that might
be expected OF country that is regarded having
provided the pretext for the war.-W Washington Star
The fortihcatons OF the Panama Canal are declared
by army and navy men 10 be the complete in the
Republic.
Is it not little premature to honor Elihu Root on
his retirement from official life" while he Is packing
his grip go Albany delegate to the constitu-
final conyention.-New York Sun.
Evening journal., 1915-04-15
LINCOLN Am ms MEMnRY.

THIs is the hfheth anniversary Of the death of
Abraham Lincoln at the hands OF John wilkes
Booth, whose sympathy for the South impecd him to
commit one Of the greatest crimes in the history of
country
President Wilson, himself southemer. has dis
played commendable consideration for the feelings
Of the American people by issuing an order that
the executive offices Of the United States be closed
and that the national flag be displayed al half
mast upon all Federal buildings forts military
posts. naval stations vessels The representatives
OF tue United States foreign countries also are di-
rected to pay appropriate tribute to the memory OF
The martyr President Owners and masters of all mer-
chant ships flying the American flag arc requested to
ny The flag "a hali-mast throughout the day
The Presidents order is made "as am evidence Of
the profound affection Of The American people the
memory OF Abraham Lincoln That is splendidy put
II should appeal TO everyone above and below the
Mason and Dixon line Lncolnt memory never was
held in proiounder affection than is today The
lapse OF time only serves soften and hailow IT,
Evening journal., 1915-04-15

s Delavareans grahhed TO learn that General r.
Coleman DUPONT has recovered his health to such de-
gree that nc is once more in the East and will re-
turn to his home in this city He has had long and
dangerous siege of it, the Of which caused pro
found regret in all sections of the State and partcu
larly here in Wilmington, where he is best known