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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22
THOSE WHO WALK.

1t is generally believed that more
automobiles will be used this season
than ever before. Many people feel
that it is q sign of social insignifi-
canoe not to own machine. Yet
there are tens of millions of good
people in This country who own no
automobiles. Have they wholly failed
in life?
There are of course many people
able to buy motor cars who do not
care for them. The meditatiye PAGES
of the old family horses suit them
better. Or they may have no gump-
tion for machinery. The possibility
of finding themselves stranded on a
lonely road twenty-five miles from
nowhere is the deterrent.
Still automobiles are the twentieth
century's most popular toy. In nine
out of ten cases, failure 20 own one
results from a feeling of inability to
afford it. What solace have these
people for lack of convenience that
a great many people now find to be
an absolute necessity?
To the philosopher, the possession
of two good muscular legs, able &c
walk considerable distances without
fatigue, is very good substitute. II
is a compensation which many people
do not understand. Even before the
days OF automobiles, one often used
to hear farm people,. who had the
use Of several horses, speak rather
contemptuously of city persons who
used to come into the country anC
spend a good deal of time walking
1t never seemed to occur to the hors,
owner that people walk for the mer'
pleasure of the stride and the clos
contact with nature.
The use OF motor ears is weaken
ing muscular power for a great man
persons. AS the fascinating ease o
motion gets It's grip over them, it /
a great temptation to jump into ther
for a half-mile shopping trip or er
rand about town
Man Is a walking animal. His or
gans depend for their stimulus o.
muscular activity. The results OF los
ing the habit OF walking, under tn
beguilemcnts OF fascinating play
thing, seem ominous They are some
thing that threatens serious work TO
the doctors.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22
CONWAY MAY RETURN.

Some weeks ago Mr.. Greer of the
springs commission wrote Mr.. Con-
way a letter congratulating him on
his Myrtle Arms" apartment build
ing at Marshfield and telling him that
if he would return here and dupli-
cate the building we would see that
he got a lot to put it on. He must
have shown the letter to the editor
of the Marshfield Record, for we find
this comment under a big head:
Ashland wants our livest wire. Cit
izens of progressive main line town
offer to give builder of Myrtle Arms
fine lot If he would go there and
duplicate that apartment. The idea
is to induce Mr. Conway to return to
Ashland, which. is extremely unlikely
that he will do so, as MIR. Conway has
been highly successful on Coos Bay
and is regarded here as Marshfield s
most progressive citizen" Then the
Record prints Mr. Greer's letter tc
Conway.
F. e. Conway is a live wire and
the writer would stretch a point tc
get him to return here at this time
He is builder and doer and under
stands the financing of large under
! takings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

and there is no doubt that many of
them will try to finish their common
school or high school course. When
these young people get back into
school again they invariably make
the very best students, having a real
purpose for being in school.
The college authorities will appre-
ciate being handed the names of am
bilious boys and girls who are strug-
Cling under difficulties to gain a
practical education.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

The new charter amendment was
not necessitated by any opposition to
the springs project. 1t is simply to
cure a legal technicality which, as it
stands, leaves the springs water COM
missioners personally liable on their
bonds, and as the council has re-
quired a ten thousand dollar bond
from each of them they felt it was
too big a responsibility without fur
ther legal authority. When the
amendment is duly adopted each of
the commissioners will file their
bonds and the park work will go at
once forward.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

Never repeat to a person any de-
rogatory remark made about him or
her by another. Even if it contains
but a suggestion of fault-finding or
disapproval, it is best left untold, for
no one likes to feel that he is being
adversely commented upon behind his
back, when he cannot defend himself.
A comparatively innocent remark as,
sumes great proportions when it is
received secondhand. To repeat a
kind or complimentary comment sell
dom does harm, and may do good, but
as rule even this is best untold, un-
less to very modest person.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

The science department OF the Ash.
land high school has tabulated the
analitical contents of ;he Ashland
mineral waters from determinat' cns
published by the Oregon Bureau Of
Mines and Geology. 1t is an interest
ing and creditable work. Blue prints
have been made of it which no doubt
can be utilized in future in our ad-
ver.ising literature, as the entire
data is thue presented in condensed
form
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

If America can get little rest it
will do her good. During the past
few years business has been nearly
legislated to death. 1t has grown
lean and weak under the legislative
manipulation and it needs time for
healthy recuperation and taking on
of solid flesh The economic soup
prepared by theoretical chefs has had
too much water and not enough nu-
triment. There should be a change
of cooks and economic ingredients.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

A quart Of prosperity is worth
gallon of high-flown economic theory.
The best reform would be the repeal
of million laws enacted in the past
for private favoritism instead of en-
actment of so much legislation regu-
lation. Steady, steady, Maud. It is
the steady pull, not the fussy jerks,
that moves the load.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

We have no contempt or criticism
for those who prefer to live in a city,
but we do object to their attitude of
scorn for the doings of those who
live in the country or in small towns.
There is no basis for their feeling of
superiority, and, to a person with a
proper understanding of the relations
of things, it is nonsensical and un-
called for.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

Every property owner and tenant
should take the greatest pride in
cleaning up and keeping. their hold
ings and home in an admitted sani-
tary condition, health and happiness.
We have the reputation of having the
healthiest climate and the best water
in the state. Let us keep that repu-
tation by all means.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

Unless the charter amendment is
adopted two weeks from today the
city will be unable to carry out its
proposed watering resort, as far as
the work in the park is concerned
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

The charter election on May 8 is
simply to aid the springs water com
mission TO do legally what everybody
thought they already could do. That
is, build the watering resort.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

Not property In Ashland but that
can be sold by Tidings For Sale
ads in less time and at less cost than
through the regular agent channels
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

Every citizen in town should be
interested in it's prosperity. One of
the best ways to help a town is to
speak well of it. 1t is true patriotism
to stand by your own town, and in
terests that affect the town should
affect every citizen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

If you want to ruin your boy just
take his side on every question and
dispute he has with his teacher or
your neighbor's children. Just let
him know you are with him, right
or wrong, in all his disputes. This
will give him a good start in the
downward path.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

The latest thing in an alarm clock
is contrivance that emits a honk,
making the sleeper think he is in
front of an automobile. And he gets
out of bed with a single jump.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

Never forget you are a part of the
town, and that your department
helps make up the strangers estimate
of the place.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

All of the rulers claim they were
forced into the war. No one has yet
offered a reward for the fellow who
did the forcing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

Patronize and help your paper as
you would any other enterprise, be-
cause it helps you, and not as an act
of charity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

There is no new proposal in the
proposed charter amendment. 1t
simply enables the commission to do
legally what It was intended It should
do.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22

The Tidings is on sale at Poley'a.
drug store, II East Main street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-24
CUNNING PARTY
ENJOY HOLIDAY
NEAR [AkEv|EW
BUNCH WILL CAMP ON
FLINT RIVER.

Probably the largest and most form
liable galaxy of nimrods leaving
Americas today is that "chaperoned'
by Alderman II. o. Jones, the high pri-
Yates including j. d. Hooks, Walter
Rylander, Rob Hawkins, Tommy
Hooks, Walter Brown, John Mathis,
Sion Hawkins and Bob Cox, the two
later coming from Atlanta TO join the
Americas inyincibles. Alderman Jones
will serve as safety valve for the frol-
icsome youngsters and tuck them all
safely in their little beds after dark.
The party will spend several days
camping on the banks OF Flint river,
and will catch carp and sturgeon as
well as slaughter ducks and part
ridges, The nine innocents abroad
vent out this afternoon and are billed
to come back Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-24

Womens styles furnish the news,
paper man with the greatest off-time
sport which they can possibly hit upon.
The Photographer relishes at the quips
of ankle watches, shorter skirts, etc
The time copy" editor can stock his
desk with good stuff, good for any time.
all about the wears for women.
Possibly no other feature of ma
tional interest could have broken
which gave more unadulterated JOY 10
the newspaper man than the Calf
Wilson wedding Anything is copy
about this wedding. Columns after
columns can be written; the old love
theme continues on the job.
But back to fashions-he~e is COM
ment from the New Orleans Daily
States
Ooh! The very idea of such d
thing.
Miss New Orleans simply is shocked
to DEATH She wouldn't wear any OF
those horrid fur-trmimed stockings
CTR anything. They are not pretty, and.
besides, she drew the fur-line at shoe
tops and intends to keep it there.
"She doesn't care is these eastern
women are going about with legs trim
med like poodle with summer hair
cut. The fact that the fad is only
to accompany evening frocks does not
roake the slightest bit of difference.
When Fashion ordered fur collars,
Miss Orleans buried her chin in a tick
lesome choker and said nothing When
tire word went forth that fur was to
appear on boot tops, she again obeyed
Petticoats, even, were edged with fur
at the suggestion of that tyrant Style
But stockings? No, Geneyieve, alb
Jsolutely nothing is going to transpire
along that line. How shocking even
= mention such thing! Besides, Miss
New Orleans never would let it be
known, even if she did try out the fad
so, there"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-24

Railway, near Columbus Monday. Inc
scarcity of the right names OF some OF
tie dead people is prominent for here
there is a Whitley" then Johnson, al
so Chadwick-all that is known.
Where they came from, only they hold
the story.
The newspaper man heard the flash
of the wreck, and he plead for the
names and addresses-but they were
not known. The whole story was in
the names-t the prominence of the peo-
pie.
Going over the face of the earth we
have these wandering people who APP
parently sprang from nothing. And
few silent moments in thought will
make us realize the many blessings
which we enjoy. Tomorrow is Thanks
giving day, and several souls have been
hurled into eternity unknown, and
their past concealed.
Yes, we should be grateful.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-24

There is a touch of quickening
pathos in the head-on collision of the
Con T. Kennedy show train and a pas
senger train, on the Central of Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-24
On the Leuel
By C. w.

From trustworthy accounts, the
South Georgia Harvest festival at
cambridge was glowing success. To
a former Americas man can all of this
be attributed-Q uimby Melton. For
fear that some might thing his writing
relations have not been completely cut
away from the T.-R, We'll take anoth-
er's account of it, This is what the AL
bany Herald had to say;
"Quimby Melton, the hustling sec
rotary of the cambridge Board of
Trade, is the man who is depended
On to keep the machinery oiled, the
track clear and full head of steam
in the boiler. He is doing an excel
lent work for his community, and Balm
bridge business interests seem to fully
appreciate his value in the place to
which they have called him.
"The cambridge Board 3f Trade, by
the way, is making itself felt as
factor in the development of South
west Georgia w. A. Wheeler is the
boards president, and j. G. Garrett
and S. T. Carter are vice presidents.
On the board of commissioners, or
directors, are ]. NJ Laing, E. ].
Perry, DR.. j. D. Chason, J. M. Sim
mons, Max Nussbaum, H, H. Coombs
and ]. B. Mayes.
When men of the stamp of these
are willing to guarantee the success
Of a Harvest Festival, Tri-State
Fair, or any similar community en-
terprise, failure is not to be thought
Of These men are looking ahead
They have made an unqualified sue
cess of this weeks celebration just
to get in training, so to speak, for
the really big event of next autumn.
when a town with the civic pride
AID public spirit of cambridge has
behind it the resources Of a mag
nificent county such as Decatur, it
can make a success of anything It
take nation to make succeed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-24

Some people can speak-and speak
directly, but the most off-shot ever
taken by a pointed Photographer is
herewith handed from the J. d. S. col
umn of the Macon Telegraph:
Wow! uSt Plain Little Old Wow!
EVIDENTLY Cranston Williams, of
the Americas Times Recorder, has
been entering Macon via the G.S and
2. yards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-05

article elsewhere printed. The direct
money cost 10 set az $4,000. 100000.
Destruction damage In Belgium alone
has been put at 81 .oeo, 100000. Il d
as,sreat IN Northern France. but rela.
lively less in the east. The Germans
viii not rare LODI, a German town
by ownership; from policy. the Rus:
SLAMS try to spare Gaiicia. DUN Is
more complete In East Prussia and
seryia, but the population Is sparse.
The total property loss may be half
as great as the direct money cost. The
loss by wreckage Of trade and indus.
try is impossible even to guess at.
& But looking beyond all comparison
is the wasted life and health of the
most vigorous men Of Europe. Less
accuracy is here possible. All fig.
ures are In arrears. The total esti.
mate of 100000 Is as fair as any.
Six million men! How many are
dead? The per cent OF killed in the
British lists is about Is. 1t was II
in South Africa; the Beers are dead
shots: Owing to frontal charges and
desperate haste, IT is perhaps as high
among the Germans. A larger pro-
portion Of prisoners may make the
per cent of dead Russians and Aus.
TRANS less than Is. Close to a mil.
lion men have surely fallen.
What triumph of conquest or trade
advantage can statesmen use to cover
the policies that have made possible
such devastation? New York World.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-05
EsNEWS CHARTER.

On another page of today's paper
will be found an outline covering the
principal proykions Of the proposed
new charter ffs Fairmont. The new
plansis very largely patterned after the
Dayton City Manager plan and pro.
ytdes for "a government by Citizens
Board Of Directors OF nine members
elected at large. but giving each ward
representation. The directors are to
hire q competent manager, who will be
theIonlyl high priced person In connec.
tion with the city government. The
citizens board members will be paid
five dollars for each meeting OF the
board, but they must attend to get
their pay, and the meetings provided
for are two each month.
The new Fairmont charter goes fur.
3ther than has ever before been at
tempted in the way of municipal char.
tiers In West Virginia by providing for
q system of registration of voters, a
corrupt practices act and election law
provisions. designed not so much to
punish the person who buys or sells
q vote but to prevent such practices.
Sending the bride itaker or giyer to Jail
does not improve corrupt election
nor restore the office to a. man who
may have been defrauded out OF it, but
u these practices can be stopped, and
we believe the new charter will stop
them, 1t certainly is a long towards re.
forming the outrageous conditions that
have existed here for SO many years
and which have made this county the
name Of being the most corrupt In the
United States. The new plan provides
for short ballot and non.partisan
elections. Read the outline Of It and
lend your aid In securing its passage
II You are interested in the future
growth and prosperity of Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-05
State Editors
"TeIl 'Em All to Cut It Out"

.f. - Gil Eli nv W ShL " SuIs
While going through the newspa-
pers today the editor of The lndepend.
ent paused over pathetic news itom
and dropped tear upon the white
page in sympathy for poor Ross Bor-
ham.
And, shuddered too, because back
yonder behind the curtain which we
have hung to hide what HAS BEEN
from NOW is Memory trought with
heartaches. swept by turbulent seas,
whipped by the storms, tori ton the
rocks, caught in the brambles, lost il
the malestrom!
Rose Borham was a fighter up a.
Bellaire near Wheeling. He has been
known to whip man twice his size
have the fellow arrested, hne ply
stefan TO dress his victims wounds
anw pay the police fines himself.
Poor Ross Borham. combination Of
good and evil.
But fellows, lets read letter he
sent back TO his home town the other
day. 1t explains. 1t tells the whole
story.
Read It and think:
"Mr. W. G. McClain,
Bellaire, Ohio:
Dear Sir-Got my sentence yester-
day-for life, 1t was booze that did
It
Wish that you would tell every boy
in Bellairse to keep away from booze.
It got me here and my brother Bob,
too.
Inever would have killed that fellow
II 1t wasn't for the booze. Gallagher
and were both drunk. He drew his
gun on me but shot him,
hope that Bellaire goes dry on Sat
urday week. Tie saloon people will
spend lot Of money to get saloons
back again, but It will be hell to the
boys Of Bellaire Il It goes wet.
Tell 'em all to cut it out.
Yours very truly,
Ross Borham."
-Pochahontas Independent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-05
Luke McLuke
tFrom Cincinnati Enqulrer.)

When man has cramps in his
stomach and a boil on the back Of his
neck he thinks he knows something
about discomfort. But he doesn't,
He will never be able to realize how
a lat woman feels when she is wear.
Ing straight.front corset and sit.
ting In a rocking chair.
A woman may forget the vows she
made at the altar. But she never
forgets to jack her husband up about
the vows he made in his love letters.
When q, corn fed girl smiles at a
man he always forgets that he is car.
rying his wife's picture in his watch
case, an :.
The girl who is always advertising
her modesty is always wondering
why she never has any bidders.
When a man stands around and
brags that he is the boss in his house
you can bet that when he is at home
he has to go down into the cellar
when he wants to chew tobacco and
go out In the back yard when he
wants to smoke.
Every wife tells her husband what
a model husband the man next door
Is. But when every husband meets
the man next door down town some
day he discovers that the man next
door is Just as ornery as the rest Of
husbands.
Tell woman that she is pretty
and she will kiss you. Tell man
that he is pretty and he will want
to kill you.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-05
THE MANICURE LADY
BY William 4. kirk

! "1fsee where lot Of society ladies
has gayen bazaar again for the re-
lief Of suffering Europe, said the
Manicure Lady. Il notice. that when
society does anything along them
lines 1t is never for the poor Of our
own country--always for Europe, the
same as they used to do all their
travelling in Europe when they had
never seen any Of the grand and re.
spring sights OF our own land.
think It is shame, George"
$50 do IT, said the Head Barber,
"butiI don't see how, we are going To
do anything to change their little
minds, though, wonder why them
people with little minds here don't
give to the little children here. I'm
glad, though that this country amt
made up mostly Of society folks.
There are a heap of good, sensible
people in America that don't go in
for society, and It is them that helps
the poor and needy OF our own coun-
try"
That's what brother Wilfred was
saying last night" remarked the
Manicure Lady. "He said that he
was glad the true Americans was CIV
ing to the blue Americans, and to
prove that he was one Of the true he
gave his last two dollars to fund
for our city's poor. OF course the
poor boy got hungry for little dough
the next day and nicked the old man
for a Ave spot making him three dol
lars to the good on his noble charity
but that amt neither here nor there
he showed that he wanted to do
something, anyhow.
"He done another thing that he
thinks will help the poor of our own
country, George. Personally I can't
see where It is going to do no good
in particular, but ! didn't have tho
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-05

Is coming from another direction. Il
lts o war revenue current. 50 called
for want Of q more convenient name.
Under 4 we hover in the depths q
meditation.
We need something, lots Of things
for that matter but something 1t Is
necessary to get from another coun:
try or town. We phone the dealer
there and are reminded by the cen,
trail telephone girl that we must pay
a war revenue tax on the message
The fellow, II he don't know our cir.
cumstances, will ship the thing we
want and charge us with the war
revenue stamp he Is compelled to
put on the bill of 1ading
When we find out we can not meet
the bill at maturity, or rather when
The finds It out, he calls US up. and
pays his mite OF war revenue onthat
message. We induce him to grant us
an extension Of time by giving our
note secured by a second lien on
the calf lot. We are called upon to
put revenue tax on the note and
another on the deed OF trust. When
it is not paid at maturity the certia-
cate of protest must be stamped to
help bear the burdens of a war to
which we are in no way a party The
trustee sells the calf lot, pending
which another creditor calls him
from Fairmont to know his chances
are TO get little something on his
claim. He pays on that message. The
purchaser at the sale gives his notes
for the deferred payments and has to
place a revenue stamp on each note.
Then the purchaser goes down to Joe
Bell to have his deed recorded and is
informed that 1t must have a war rev.
enue tax on 1t before it can be adj
mitted to record, and SO on without
end.
So persistent have they been in
their cry about republican oxtraya
gance in taxation that we have look,
cd for that party to be sued by the
hangers on In old booze joints for
applying mo tax" to its SO called 81.
perior brand Of political dogma
Mountain Echo.