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Scientists are continuously amazed to
see new, truths rising day by day from
the trenches to smite their established
convictions hip and thigh.
Thus, one Authority who wrote q
book twenty-one years ago, had ms
vanity given body blow when nc
learned that the most progressive stud
ents of his classes a dozen years after
ward had not only never seen his book,
but had Independently and innocently
discovered facts which absolutely dis
proved his fossiiized ideas.
work Of white ropes and strings OF us
sue called the nervous system seems
somehow always to have prevented meos
ical, men from acquiring correct
Johannes Muller, the great Teuton
physiologist, who died dozen year
beiore the German empire was formed,
taught medical men that each nerye
other words. that the optic nerve has a
pecrliar kind of power which MAKES W.
influence different from the nerves OF
nearing, smell or taste. Each OF tness,
in turn is wrongly held to be at varl-
Each nerve unit, 1t was thus taught
| yas specitic quality. A pain nerve.
thev mistakenly believed, cannot seno
a message to q muscle, an ear nerve
| TO the sense Of taste. Du Bols-hey-
Unnnd.
- Ssr az 10 maintain that IL the audi
tory nerve was switched on to the eye
YOU would hear a painting and see
| music.
The fact is. however. that al nerves
are alike. and without any value ex-
cent az connecting wires. The reason
the wise men of medicine and "au.
| thortties". on nervous diseases and
physiology have failed to appreciate the
truth and teach 1t to their patient.
and the public Is because they cannot
see the woods for the trees.
| II each nerve were specific and could
| only transmit one kind Of message
| the operations performed upon cut ano
| injured nerve fbers. transplantations
| Of nerves. splicing nerves and expert
| ments to show the passage Of a mes
| sage along q nerve would all be fail
! ures. AS a matter OF actual truth, al
| such things are done daily.
| Moreover. l have succeeded in making
the optic nerve grow into a small bi,
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the best essay on "seientihe temper
Mrs. John L. speel and. Mrs. 8. M.
Gates were admitted az members.
Mrs. c. H. Hanson. District superin-
tesndent Of medal fontsste: presided at at
Of Mckinley Manual Training School
pastor ssa wesa of Wsfiaes sf Memorial pnssd
Presbyterian Church. conducted the de-
votionsl exercises.
the declamatory contest, while three
girls and one boy played piano selec-
tions. The grand gold medal was
silver music medal was awarded to
Miss Virginia Pate. who played Alpine
Judges in the declamatory contest
RT fsrs Mls Euaen. S
School Of oratory. The judges Of music
were Miss Mabel Linton. a teacher of
both piano and pipe organ; Mrs; John
Memorial Church. and Mrs. J. A. Edgar,
District superintendent OF the red-letter
day department Of the w. c. T; y.
While the Judges were preparing their
x-year-olds. Edwin stimpson. who re.
cited rs Temperance Nothing to Me?''
and Lucretia Hanson. whose selection
was Ma Can't Vote"
The medals were presented by Mrs Mrs
T. T. Moore, vice president OF the DIS
trict w. C. T. u.
The lo7th anniversary Of the birth OF
Jefferson Davis was observed on Tues
day evening at largely attended meet
ing at Confederate Memorial Hall, 1927
Vermont avenue, under the auspices of
the United Daughters OF the Confeder-
acy of the District. CLAUDE N. Bennett.
former president of the Southern So
ciety of Washington. was the orator.
Capt. Fred Beall, commander OF Camp
Ill, U. C. ". presided.
The exercises were opened with an
invocation by the Rev. Randolph Nc
the Confederate choir sang my Old
Kentucky Home" Captain Bean then
introduced Mr.. Bennett. as he did SC
paying short eulogy to Jefferson
Davis, with whom he was personally
Mr. Bennett said that the men and
women Of the south were well typiied
by Jefferson Davis, adding that THE
hardest task the younger generation
has to fuinll is to to live ,,worthily Of
Of the crowning distinction of the
career of Jefferson Davis-that those
who knew him best rated him most
highly. Prescott, the historian. called
man in the United states Senate, stsVeu even
at the time when Clay. Webster, Cal.
houn, and Douglass were members.
In addition, the speaker gave a re-
view of Jefferson Davis services Ia
! this country during the Mexican war
his years in Congress. and his career
as Secretary Of War, closing with q
| tribute to the life OF Jefferson Davis
after the war.
"Disinfranchised'" he said. he neve,
never abused other people. He was the
builder OF a nation more populous thar
the United States was when Washing.
ton defended 1t; he wrote that nation 4
epitaph; he died the idol OF it's people. .
At the conclusion or the address, Mr.
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tn p TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG E1
All NerOes Are Alike, =s.5
Y And Without Any Value
Except AS Connections
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG,
,copyrisht. 1918. By Newspaper Featur. Ser,

Of muscle. After half a dozen failures.
the experiment on white rats was sue.
cessful. An electric application to the
nerve caused the muscle to act the
same as II the message flashed along
Its regular nerve. .t. n
There can no longer be any doubt,
the firmly crystallized and unanin,ous =
medical view to the contrary moi with
standing, that each of the nerves or
the living anatomy-lfke all OF the mus
cles OF the same makeup -mays stir up
anything that 1t reaches and ia at
the skin, the muscles or the eye'ypst,
ters not. There Is nothing special or
mysterious about 1t. in spite oftfba
unanimify of the sbort-sighted ,ft,fe W
1ou may just as well expect a piece
70 b6eppes 6e ,T w,re attached to a telephone
,iar piece OF wire attached to an cieo.
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Here is her letter:
To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
The economic independence Of women
~ interpreted by Mrs. Christine Fred
erick is also common to convicts and
parasites. The former. like wives. get
their living for nothing (but hard labor).
and the state, In the first instance, like
the husband in the second, is taxed for
the support Of that kind Of economic In
dependence.
In the case Of parasites a more exact
psrailel OF the economic liberty Of wives
is defined. Sex In both cases there
takes women out of the economic order
and secures them livelihood. Immor-
ality In the one case Is discerned to be
the cause Of the woman's freedom from
tho exigent conditions of the economic
irdependence Of mea; In the case Of
wives, virtue Is understood to entitle
the woman to support and to elevate
mans labor is happily "sweated" or re-
duced to sweet idleness by the noble
yielding up Of pay envelopes-that is the
matrimonial string to he economic in
The main point of economic inde-
pepdence is not money, but the dignity
OF labor.
Dignity of Labor.
Tho aim Of esapemic Independence Is
the olS olSnltyI4YAS5HOrs
1t Is not rms on which one me
which the disniT3of labor may b.
achieved by women which constitutes
the problem Of economic independ.
be the least infir,itesimal particle of g
/ product, produce, 1T in Gods name
says Carlisle and therein is the war.
rant for demanding conditions of the
,.vt, a. II
shall assure a woman the opportunity
that Is at the base of the economic In
dependence Of men-free choice OF
Mr.. Rockefeller's miners in Colorado
base of economic Independence. yet
they are vastly nearer to 1t than. for
example, the married woman teachers
in public schools. Why? Because II
10 nothing but an accident Of fortune
which afflicts Mr.. Rockefeller's Col
orado miners; the country realizes
the hardship Of their situation and is
UP in arms to change 1t. But the
work of wives Is subject to an opera
tion OF nature which for lack OF in
telligent and Just action on the part OF
society. fxes women in a condition
Of economic inequality in competition
with men.
Penalizing Women.
HlS mas the eIIoCt Oh
women in the professions and in in
dustry who become mothers; it has
the effect of submerging their unpaid
industry in the home so that wives are
either sweated in the home or they are
permitted to shirk. according to the
caprice Of the husband. who may
value them most for the profit OF
their wageless labor. or for the pleas
ure they may yield.
The idea OF determining value with
respect to the labor of wives Is another
step toward more clearly defining the
individual as the unit of society. But
what is the whole purpose Of democracy
except to fix the individual as the unit
Of society and to hold him accountable
in all his relations for that dignity
which Is republican as opposed to the
aristorcratic order of monarchy? Oddly
enough that is Christian as we'll as re-
publican: 1t Is to the individual, not
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Hope.

"Yes. she rejected me. but she did
It In q most encouraging way"
How was that?"
AS went away, she pointed to the
footprints that had made on the car
pet. and said: The next time you come
to propose TO me, want you to wipe
your shoes cleann"-Der Guckkas sten.
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ing the hair roots. Removes dandruff
and itching. Gives hair superb beauty
and life. Get a SOC. bottle today from
y Donnelrs Drug Store, who refunds
also give you free the Harfina Shampoo
Comb and q full size 26c cake OF Har-
ma Soap. Wonderful shampoo and COM
plexion soap.-Advt
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

month for two years or until I was
twenty-one. We have kept strict
ly to that promise.
Now ! am twenty-one, and she Ia
seventeen. but there Is more obtec-
ton than ever. Our parents are BIT
terly against our seeing each other.
] am making $40 a week with a
1850 I'm bank. My mother and sisters
and my girl friends parents have
enough to live on.
Please. for our future Happiness,
advise us what to do.
A Most Discontented Man.
The entire case seems to be in your
favor. except for one thing. On what
grounds do your parents oppose the
marriage OF yourself and your girl
friend? They surely must realize
that the simple refusal Of consent
won't do. 1t may be that they feel
as ] do, that the girl is too young
II this is the case. perhaps you
will be willing to wait year or
SO more. Two years OF waiting have
already passed, and they haven't
seeemd so long, have they2
am sure that the objection
couldn't be on the grounds of money.
for you are getting a good salary for
a young man of your age. and the
balance In the bank shows that
you are anything but a spendthrIft
Do try waiting a little longer be-
fore you antagonize your families.
Miss Laurie VIII welcome letters O
inquiry on subjects of feminine tnteres
from young women readers OF thl
paper. and will reply TO them IN thes
columns. They should be addressed I,
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The editor of the Magazine Page
ie in receipt Of letter from Mrs.
Flora Mcdonald Thompson. VINO
wrote a letter to Frank p. Walsh,
chairman of the Industrial Rela-
tions Committee. urging him TO
consider the unpaid labor of wives
as a factor in the social un-
rest of today. Mrs. Christine
Frederick, in a recent issue OF this
page, discussed economic inde-
pendence," questioning The reality
OF such q state and considering
the financial responsibilities incur
red by women who marry and
think to remain economically in
dependent of man by continuing
to work and receive money In
compensation from others than
Mrs. Thompson. believing that
Mrs. Frederick is of the opinion
that wives who have carte blanche
to spend their husbands money
are more independent economical
1y than those poor husbands them
selves, writes in reply that econ
omic independence is not money.
but the dignity Of labor. that
woman's human right Is that Of
free occupation and free applica-
tion OF industry and ability.
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Girls! 1t
II simple and
Q q s y I o
trans I o r n
thin, scra ggy,
h O l r to Q
b e q U full
lug u ri a n I
growth, by
using II a r
ana. T h 1 Q
famous prep
aration actu-
ally q r o W 8
hair by Wit
alizing I h q
scalp, induc-
Ing health,
c rc ula ton
and nourish-
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Dear Annie Laurie: am young
man about twenty-one years old.
And considered very gool looking.
! have little love affair as many
do. And I wish to ask your advice.
A girl used to 90 with l think
much of. And think she does of me.
I have studied as to how to win her
] going to find out II she likes me
or not for a certainty?
w HAT a shame you are so
\h/ good-looking, Walter! And
w how heartless of the girl
to refuse to give up her
other admirer when she could have
you?
Why don't you ask the girl the
state Of her affections? That is one
way to find out FOR a certainty" II
the love affair-on your side at least
lis such little one, perhaps II
doesn't matter so very much about
this particular girl. Try another.
Dear Annie Laurie: Would YOU
kindly advise the most miserable
man in the world
Two years ago this summer nv
sisters old classmate and chum came
to visit her. NV sister had always
told me what nice girl she was and
wanted me TO show her as nice a
time as possible. 1 did. and we grew
very fond OF each other.
Ny mother and sisters said that.we
were too young TO think so much OF
each other. After a family talk by
her parents and mine. we promised
that We would write onl yonee a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-30
JUDGE ATKINSON IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
of State Bar Association and
BIuefieId is Selected for I.
Next Meeing.

George Wesley Atkinson, former
governor Of West Virginia and now
Judge Of the United States court Of
claims in Washington, D. c., was elect
ed president Of the West Virginia Bar
Association. late Wednesday. The
other new officers are as follows:
Vice presidents: First Districts.
B. Hall, New Martinsville; Second
district-Tracy, L. Jeffords, Harpers
Ferry; Third district-U. g. Young.
Buckhannon; Fourth district-John M.
Baker. Spencer; Fifth district-Angus
w. Mcdonald, Charleston; Sixth dis
ltrict-Harold A. Ritz, Bluefield.
Secretary Charles McCamic,
Wheeling.
Treasurer-Ch Charles A. Krebs, Park
ersburg.
Executive council-w. P. Wiley,
Morgantown; Nelson G. Hubbard,
Wheeling; B. N. Amber, Parkersburg;
Judge 7. P. Jacobs, New Martinsville;
and r. s. Spillman, Charleston.
Delegates to the American Bar
ssociation-Judge Raymond Maxwell,
| Clarksburg; John G. Palmer, Wheel
ing; and 3. L. Nuckolls, Fayetteville.
Bluefeld was selected as the place
| for holding the next annual meeting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-30
B!'|AG|G!E!TlI DRAWS
Large Audiences to His Evan
gelistic Service in Adamston
Methodist Church.

Another large audience greeted DR..
Baggett. the evangelist. at the re-
WAL services at the Adamston Meth
odist Episcopal church Wednesday
evening.
Another meeting was held at the
plant OF the Hazel-Atlas Glass Com
pany at 2:40 o'clock Thursday az
ternoon. Great interest is being TAX
enYby the employees, and the meetings
are resulting in much good.
The subject for tonight's sermon
Will be Two Men Contrasted."
The Phillips Sheet and Tin, Plate
Company has invited DR.. Baggett "a
address their employees. The first
meeting viii be held there at noon
Monday. Many similar meetings are
being planned, and much good is ex-
pected to result therefrom.
A cordial invitation is extended to
~
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EXPORTING IS
TO|BE STOPPED
BY HUNGARY
Even to Austria as a Result Of
the Serious Food Situation
in That Country.
tsv Assoe,Arro raess,

ZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 90
All efforts to prevent the extortionate
prices Of foodstuffs In Hungary hay-
ing SO far failed, the government has
now determined to prohibit entirely
the export. even to Austria, OF any
articles Of food which are scarce, and
has also fixed maximum prices that
are to be imposed throughout Hun
gary, according to reliable advices re-
ceived here. Local authorities are
to be empowered to seize with mil
itary force all stocks OF grain and
other provisions that are being kept
back for higher prices.
Although Hungary is essentially
an Agricultural country. the prices OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-30
ExEoUToR's NOTICE of SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue Of the authority vested in the
undersigned executor by the last viii and
testament Of Bridget Callahan, deceased,
bearing date on the 10Th day Of June, 1918,
and probated in the Office Of che Clerk Of
the County Court Of Harrison County,
West Virginia, and recorded In said
Clerks once In win Book No. at page
s47, ], Charles P. Callahan, Executor Of
the Estate OF Bridget Callahan, deceased,
will sell at public auction. Mt the front
door of the court house Of Harrison Coun-
lty, West Virginia, on fli :.
N UARY, 1915, \
at i 80 o'clock, p. NJ, on that day the
following described real estate:
]. All that certain lot or parcel Of land
sitnated IN what e known as 'Union
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duty.
Undeterred by fines and even i'm
prisonment. Hungarian producers
and dealers have been charging ex-
horbitant prices. until the patience
Of the government, press and public
alike have become exhausted. Under
the new arrangement, every possible
effort will be made to bring In live.
stock, meat and fodder from abroad.
while the export Of these, together
with eggs and dairy products, will
be stopped. Nothing VIII be left I'M
done to ! increase the producing ca
pacity Of the country. Manufactures
such as distilleries, breweries, sugar
and oil ref1neries, whose by-products
yield cattle foods, must now be run
SO as to produce the utmost quantity
Of products.
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(Continued from page 3. D A
-
no man can know woran's wants as
we'll as the woman herself. That
men ana women diner - no accioenss
put the Dian q . wise creator. one
compliments the other, one ts .eQnal
20 tne other and experience IN tne
equal Suffrage states has taught that
% me same extent that their dinerent
Qusnncafions are ,ot value 70 the
nome. 20 are they found 70 work ZOE
the general good In government:
rhe number o. women IN America
ePosy. wac are ASKING TOE the Dallos
EAT Sreater than the NUMBER OF
men VINO nave ever asked Tor any
one ening and these women make
~ the most intelligent Doayl OF people
*Ao nsye YET sought admission 70
tns eleesorste. Z "a 4 ~ I.
Equet sntkra ~ no experiment.
oEty-eiks Years ago My01ea1g gave
ee5 men sne. FRANCHISE, while yet
esftito5y.s When she applied ZOE
sAa,ls1'on. esEsa STATE. objections TO
Women yotang snloeked their progress.
sne NJ omen q wyoming telegraphed
tneif 9epteaentatvest 70 let equal SUI
kteee go and they would trust TO
sne honor q their men to re-en-
rencnise the IN. But their represen-
4nyes replied we 80 IN with our
women Or we don't 90 Of all
All honor 70 the men OF Wyoming
sne nrst AZ our nation to free them-
+ esiyes from me snackies OF an out
grown custom and prejudice. and
He ~ sns I anllaetlye IN movement
QUTU00 l0I0KI8H4 An0 IAlr day.
NV. y ,snlrseen s.ates men anu
t Ssn slass !. sauAlly ~ governments
=, NJ, 1pRp3t Y ss.nlsales.
=. ~ e laasIa 1eeth rate IN New
e 49, ~ - Y loWest OF any county
~ ss - agpe, N,sn no smaA part OF 4
.. S sson ~, attr lguIaole 70 woman
sse.sss 5 y: lnree nunored tnonsana
$3.50 s ~ 1nnn 1Iy ~ tne unitea
s5 sSe ,, nei0ls taey are year DID,
49, ~ ..ssl q tnese ale from pre-
10y c ~ .naiena,s legi9a-
- rxts.s n,sse ~ gassea = $o.VvV appro-
s s%sns s9EI Tug yDester care OF nogs: |
- oon sstsatsa u Z appropriauon OF
~; =. NE pe..eI care OF children.
~ ~. s4S ss ~, IDJectlons 70 eQuai SUI
, tssss aLe tne stneories OF persons VINO
.. ..ss.s nsysI seen y tIlea, ana VINO are
ssssns ~ y NAY " ,ney IMAGINE might
a nss. snoulo y .De inaugurated. al
~, 49, nsSn koss TOT nosnlng before the
oa pIesens Gay knowledge GAIN
e saL9gsn z Working experience.
s s,saS soran. o. ldano, states nus
s sssss. tSw aa'1 eQnn suIrage IN q
y: xn3tcsseat arucie, IN winch ne says.
: eMa g believer IN woman suffrage
E.sl. NO oouot tnat us ten
eeaS e AZ .or me gooa-for the ad-
snss e ana nenenl OF tne body
kSa4 snns.a,y am quite sure
s tssse lone q tne evils. and none OF
sss .snoeneles wnlcn tne opponents
o. onaan sunrage 50 oIten prophesy
s.,s 1 sessn srealy 70 rear have re-
S1 aee IRON sunrage IN our state.
~ sne o. ,1s nand ! can see much |
sn9a resnlslng from t. And 80 say
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10 RUN FOR AUDITOR.

Announcement is made upon good
authority that John s. Darst, state
audito who some time ago an
nounced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for governor,
would Withdraw his candidacy and
become q candidate for the Reupbli-
can nomination for state auditor.
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flour and dairy products, as well as
meat, are much higher than in indus
trial Germany. The landowners and
farmers. who control Parliament in.
Budapest, have used their utmost
influence to prevent the importation
OF cheap foods from abroad, prior
to the war, by insisting upon the,
maintenance OF the high protective
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-30
STOCKHOLDERS aIEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Wallace Bank for the
election Of Directors for the ensuing
year. or any other business that may
properly come before the meeting, will
be held In Its banking house at Wall
lace, w. Va. on Tuesday, January 18th.
1916, at 1880 p. M. i1Sl T577-
CT. WILLIAMSON. Cashier.
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MUSICAL POSTPONED.

I The musical entertainment that
wa sto be given by the Tri-Mu club
OF Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church on Ben street, will be post
lponed on account Of the death OF
Burie Dangerdeld.
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the City Of Slarksburg, In the County sf
Harrison and State Of West Virgins, and

known and designated as Lot No. 2i5, as
laid down on the plat Of said property.
which plat 10 Of record In the Once Of
County, West Virginia, In Deed Book No.
143, page 100, and being 9 portion OF the
property which was devised to Bridget
Callahan BY the will Of Hugh Callahan,
Aforesaid and recorded in VIII Book No.
o, at page IS. Said lot will. however.
be sold subject to an exception and reser-
vation Of ali the coal, oil. and natural gas
within, upon and underlying the premises
dition that no well for oil or gas pur-
poses shall be sunk Or drilled In or upon
said premises without the consent Of the
owner OF said lot, his heirs or assigns.
TERMS oE SALE: Cash In hand on day
Of sale. !. :, !, z !, 4 &, !, :,
Executor OF the estate Of Bridget Callahan,
deceased. 4 XVI
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italy IN I s13 Imported goods worth
500, 5000, 900 and exported to the
amount Of half "a billion. She had a
mercantile marine tonnage Of 1 ,107,-
600 tons In 1912. and It has been
rapidly increasing.
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The BTttish royal navy reserve was
established In 1S59, the royal neet|
reserye In 1901. II
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Owes Her Good Health to Chamber
Iain's Tablets.

X i owe " good health to Cham
berlain's Tablets, = writes Mrs. r. g.
Nen, Crookston, Ohio. Two years
ago was an invalid due 10 stomach
troubles. took three bottles Of these
Tablets and have since been In the
best Of health. btatnable every
where dvertisement. = e N