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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-24

they are certain that men and wo- men lived in the caves of France at least 250.000 years ago, if not be- fore that time; and we now know that they had methods of communi- cation at a distance by scratching pictures on bits of stone or bone and sending these messages by carriers.
 They went so far as to conventio- nalixe these drawings. making a very crude drawing of a fish stand for n fish, and what could not have been intended for bird, but only an indication of one, stand for a bird in writing. Here we have the real birth of writing. It starts with a picture and when the picture has become familiar it is drawn only partially. and at last some part of the picture stands for the whole and we get real hieroglyph, as they are found in Egypt.
 This simplifying of pictures, or conventionahzing, is reduced to a science in the course of time, and the hieroglyphs become fixed in the minds of the people and are taught to various and succeeding general ions of children.
 The next step upward, as men and women came to acquire the ex- pression of more complex ideas, the building of sentences was to use these eonventionalized pictures or hieroglyphs as syllables, often talk ing the first syllable of the word for which they stood as the main sound and in that way.spelling out words. For. until words can be spelled, it is almost impossible to build up sen tenees, the verbs being very diff cult to express by pictures.
 Many generations later the sylla- bic language might develope into the alphabatic language; but sometimes it did not attain this point, as was the case with the cuneiform or Ba- bylonian, writing. As far as we know it's highest development was to syllables; but great poems were written in these syllables and there seemed to be no difficulty in the way of free correspondence in this syllable language. We have thou sands of letters and contracts drawn up in these syllable sentences.
 The more complicated the think ing. the higher the type of writing necessary for the expression of that thought, just as with the progress of English thought and sentence we have to manufacture new words every day, and our unabridged dic- tiOnary grows to enormous pro portions.
 The ancient Peruvians invented what have been called "quippos"- bars with different colored cords. tied in special knots to aid children and men and women in remember ing what they wished to.
 The man who first discovered that he could draw picture which would be recognized by other human be- ings began the art of writing and all that it has meant for human civilization.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-24

When war was declared the ac- tress left London and returned to Budapest, but instead of continuing on the stage began an elaborate round of social activities. She gave ball after ball to military and naval officials.
 Her letters to the British war of flee, it is charged, were sent by way of Switzerland, and in the care of young army officers fascinated by her beauty.
 Her arrest, court martial and ex- ecution were conducted with the ut most secrecy. She denied all charges, but was confronted by several of her letters, which were said to have been turned over to the authorities by jealous officer Then she broke down and confessed.
 Miss Petrass was the niece of Countess Ilka Kinzky. Count Paul Esterhazy, recently killed on the battlefield, was said to have been engaged to her.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-24

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06
LABOR LEADERS
IN10RsE HUGHES
Resolutions Adopted at Meeting Of
the Building. Trades COUNCIL Of
Philadelphia

Declaring that Prendent Wilson b
proven himself an enemy Of orEanl1a
labor and that. on the contrary. Af
Hughes has shown himself the freed q
labor throughout his whole career. -
mes Of resolutions supporting the eandi
dacy Of Mr. Hughes was passed last nlghtl
at meeting Of the PhiIadelphIa euild.
Ing Trades Council, repr'OentInG m alll
about 5000 men. The meeting was beldl
IN the Parkway Building. and the reoo-
IutIons were piGled after 3 SPIRITED dc
euSEion. Prank Schneider I'reRIded
luton declared that until hN entE9neel
INTO politics Slx years egg, PresidGnt
Wilson had proved himself 9 harsh.
bitter and unjust erltle Of Labor unlonl.
0nd had shown b. hfs speeches and hl9l
writings, m his books. that be bad nol
sympathy with the labor movement The
statement vas attributed . han that
Labor unIonS dragged The highest menl
70 the level Of the lowest. and be Wa8I
quoted 40 beng 'aeree parttsan Of the
Tie DSsaaee vas ated from Preadent.
Wilson's book. The History o. tbel
American People where he HS9eFtedl
that the Chinese labor wOs preferable tol
the Polish, SlaVohlC OF Italian On the
other hand, C vas declared that SIR |
Hughes had been ahoWn BY. hl1 Word9
In deeds and be record, that he. hadi
been friend Of labor Gnd Of labor Gntousl
during ha entire career
Afr Hughes UtteFanee, that he FegArd-i
Ell labor unions - . "hne opportunity
for The Improvement Of The CondItlon Of
the rockingham, Was quoted. and hDI
statement. "the interests q labor are thel
mtereStS Of az people. and the protee-l
tion Of the wage Garner n the OeeuFitYI
81 life and health By every practical
means. = one q de nogt Saered tFuSts Of
a&S UrorouSly condemn rad thel
FeS0ultIGn, ''the acton q labor leaders
u ondeaVonng 70 create 0pponuon toI
9Ir Hughes, and with The belief nj
mind that al abor union1 should be'
I kept Fro1 from political paFtles. Re urge
an our membeFa, q Web q thooe 81
other unIon1 and loellg. 20 elSe their
votes = their interest best GsnandI.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06

Os1NSRi- - E9fA
MOVE TO IND0RSB
WILSON QUASHED
By LABOR UNION
Central Body, in Stormy ses-
sion. Tables Resolution
Indefinitely
INDIGNATION CREETs
cRIcAGo LABoR EoR HUaaEs.
BundioE Trades Council sags pros,.
dent Wnsoa Iaelo sympathy.


Special % ~ Washington Pest
chicago. oet 2I.-ono bremen OF Or
gsniEsd labor swung into line for
Charles + fIugAos tonight when the
Chicago Building Trades Council Of
which Simon o'Donnen - presideat.
adopted resolutions urging the defeat
Of President WILSON oStAuSe q Tack
Of sympAthy with the American work.
Arthur D Burbank. chairman Of tAe
legislative hoard Of TaiIroad trimmer
In Illinois. iagsOd 4 statement dosIar-
ing that rniirnad omUIoyoo are turning
from FeoS'deaS VETlOoo
IL 10 The aFot timo our nGtieaaI en-
Gers have attempted 70 tell 10 h0v -
must vote. and there are thousands me
myself who win not stand for sneh dc.
CRtiSn.. OaId HT Burbank 7 am con-
WINGED that The sentiment among hs
rRiIrooA men for Hughes 10 growing
stronger evoTy day
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06
This is Labor's Answer to the
Attempt to Deliver the American
Workingmans Vote

The labor the Democratic party Inc T
the positive o
inter yin IN
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06

IF 6 the osSs 'ss 8 R9ss Of American l.o
adad the standards it155 issue is Protection
portance. t1cu1arly, We
se9ed arae9 F3as Tat Ss is Of
Sa that VAS eTe duH t5 in this or var
S99 vii The mp st9 oonai
E 9e law the are taken repeal soon as the
books; Democratic
the Taseeear nss the say tariff
Is the present Law
~ Is Responsible the oa"s mich Int eenance
Boa 70 8s than the can
We doing the Tor Reub lean system
1'n re are Charged S10le to safe-saard 2ff Sdd
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06
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''''''''E I I,;s "a: KRAFT
'''s E'iS'r' st. rhi.dsrpnl.. P.
''''' VICE F''''e: :s: ?. ? 5. LrroArr.
Third St. Beaver. p,
second VICE F'ssiasn'. H ,. lDrL,.
Allentown. IA.
SO \. T,S": n srDERMorr
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06

Mr.. Williams is National President OF the
Building Trades department Of the American
Federation of Labor, which includes every
craft in any way identified with the building
industry.
It has a membership of nearly one and
half million men, all mechanics, which is more
than fifty per cent of the entire membership
of the organization of which Samuel Gompers
is the head
MI. Williams fes just completed a tour Of
the south and middle west in course Of which
he talked with representatives of every indus
try and addressed seven national conventions
of labor organizations.
s'No man OF group of men can deliver the
labor vote to Tire Democratic party said Mr..
Williams. 'srTfe American workingman al
ways has supported the Republican ticket, and
for a very practical reason.
she knows that the Republican party
stands for the great principle Of protection to
American industry, and that without such pro
lection there can be no prosperity for him.
The Republican Protective Tariff p1
creasing the cost Of living. The question
only pretends to help the wage-earner
1.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06

slider the re-establishment of the protective
tariff system the one great issue before them'
and they will vote accordingly next Tuesday.
stNo sensible laboring man is deceived Dy
the present abnormal industrial activity IN the
United States. We all know that war orders
from Europe are responsible for it.
eff the foreign conflict should end to 99 IT.
row the wage earners of this country would be
confronted with precisely similar conditions
TO those which confronted them during the
frst two years Of the Wilson administrations
idle mills dead locomotives men out OF employ
nent, and business depression everywhere:
'sThe workingnan will vote next Tuesday
for the Republican ticket because he VIII then
vote for his own material welfare.
ssIn nv trip through the south and west, I
discussed the political situation with hundreds
Of laboring men. I found no indication any
where of a pronounced trend Of sentiment in
the ranks Of the wage-earners towards the
Democratic party.
is workingmen's wages without IN
shall we have Democratic tariff that
Republican tariff that really protects
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06

I..19eIican National Publicity commitlo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

n niIl lS Z AM SAE
favorable finish in many garments this
season. and the whole thing could be
run up on the sewing machine in half
an hour.
The upper portion is trimmed with
passementerie embroidery. This Is not
always available in small towns and
any pretty trimming can be used in its
stead. Where one does embroidery. it
would be charming to stamp q design
and embroider 1t in rich colors. or
braid 1t. or chainstitch over the design.
Any Of these forms Of decoration are
very fashionable.
II the neglige 10 made Of silk. and
you want q quick finish. trim 1t with
ruchings, or little ruflles. or folds piped
with contrasting color. In case the
goods is cotton crepe. of which negli-
ges are so generally made. a trim
ming of contrasting color in crepe or q
fancy pattern in birds or flowers is a
lovely decoration. advise against
fiannelette for neglige and kimonos.
It Is useful. but is never pretty when
worn or washed. 1t rubs and fades,
too. Use 1t for bath robes. or as a
warm lining. but cotton ribbed velve-
teen IL much prettier and washes we'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

She tried to walk . few steps. but
couldn't, because the strength had not
yet come back to that poor leg; Farmer
Browns Boy shook his head. Il really
don't know what to do" said he.
Just then Mrs. Grouse settled the
question for him. With a whirr of
her stout wings she was OF, up over
tho tree tops. The strength had come
back to her wings II not to her leg.
Farmer rown's Boy watched her out
of sight. Then he turned to the little
, brush fence and such change as came
over his taco All the anger which had
| been there when he first found 1t re-
| turned. Right down the length Of that
| little fence he went, tearing 1t down
and tramping it into the now. At each
Of the little openings in 1t he stopped
to spring the snare set there and take
| Off the wire. And all the time he kept
muttering to himself
I'D like to know who set these
he growled Il wish had him under
my feet instead of just this brush. l
guess when / got through with him
he'd never want to set another snare
Any fellow that will set snares will
will He stopped because he
| couldn't think Of anything bad enough.
And right that very instant there
| flashed into his head the memory of
how he used to do that very thing. A
| little shamed look crept into his face.
Il didn't know any better then" he
murmured by way Of excuse But !
| do now!" he added, and went on with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
lI1IILESi0R!Es
.%BEGDTInTE
~ THORNTON W. BURGESS
Copyright. 1915. BY T. W. Bursess.)
Farmer Browns Boys Anger.

Farmer Browns Boy was angry.
There was no doubt about that. He
was scowling in a way that made his
usually sunny face most unpleasant.
oh. most unpleasant! But as he ran
forward to where poor Mrs. Grouse
vas hanging by one leg from the cruel
snare the angry lines all faded from
his face and in their place came look
of sorrow and great pity. AS he drew
near Mrs. Grouse struggled as best she
could, for she did not know whether
he was a friend or an enemy. But her
struggles were very weak and feeble.
You see, she had hung there 80 long
and had tried 80 hard to get free that
When Farmer Browns Boy saw how
frightened she was he stopped running.
He knew that he must look very
frightful to her rushing at her that
way. So he approached very slowly,
all the time talking to her softly. Very
gently he bent the little tree over I'M
til Mrs. Grouse lay on the snow. Then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
Household Economy
How to Have the Best Cough
Remedy and Save q by
Making 1t at Home.

Cough medicines, as rule, contain
a large quantity of plain syrup. A
pint of granulated sugar with " pint
of warm water, stirred for 2 min
utes, gives you as good syrup as
money can buy.
Then get from your druggist 2H
ounces Pinex go cents WORTHY, pour
into a pint bottle and fill the bottle
with sugar syrup. This gives you, at
a cost of only 54 cents, full pint of
really better cough syrup than you
could buy ready made for $2.50-a
clear saving of nearly s.. Full direc-
tons with Pinex.
1t takes hold of the usual cough or
chest cold at once and conquers it in
"a hours. Splendid for whooping
cough, bronchitis and winter coughs.
It's truly astonishing how quickly
it loosens the dry. hoarse or tight
cough and heals and soothes the in
famed membranes in the case of a
cough.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for '2H ounces of Pinex"
and don't accept anything else. A
guarantee of absolute satisfaction or
money promptly refunded goes with
this preparation. The Pinex Co.,
Fort Wayne, Ind.-Advertisem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
TODAY'S HOUSEHOLD
AFFAIRS.
BY MARY LEE.

How about getting out the Helpful
Hint Book for few entries today:
Here is a dish-washing suggestion.
Take a tin can the size Of tomato
can. Hammer down the rough edges
where the can has been opened. Punch
holes in the other end with tenpenny
nail. Use this as a "catch-alf for all
the odd bits of soap which are always
left when the bar is nearly used up.
Keep this convenient on the sink shell,
and if the paper-scraping process OF
cleaning the dishes of food is observed
the hot water poured through this will
be found to be just ''sudsy" enough to
wash the dishes. You will be amazed
at the saving in soap.
When stove-polishing day comes
around If you are interested In saving
elbow grease as well as stove polish.
and in having your stove shine with
real radiance, mix soap of any kind or
any soap powder with the stove polish.
Speaking of newspapers. here is
use which we do not remember to have
economic ice when making ice cream
after the ice and salt are in the freeZ-
er. press pieces of newspaper around
the top closely and cover all with a
H.
have one. Turn the crank few times
and let it stand ten or fifteen minutes.
1t will then freze with about five
minutes turning. The newspapers. be-
ing non-conductors, keep all of the cold
in and make it unnecessary to add Ice
continually. Ice cream can be frozen
in this way in about half the time, and
with just half the ice.
These cold days window cleaning is
a hard task at best, and sometimes
seems useless, for as soon as the win
dows are cleaned rain or snow storm
undoes all the work. Moisten a cloth
with denatured alcohol. going over the
.shing with dry cloth. The glass is
brilliant, never cloudy, and one pint of
alcohol. which is very cheap. will do
twenty windows.
A friend of mine made an interest
Ing experiment, which she undertook
had an old German woman doing some
housekeeping for her, and when she
mentioned that she would have to have
some of her gilt frames renewed the
old woman told her to take a piece Of
fresh bread. pour a few drops Of am
monia on 1t. and rub the frames care
fully. My friend thought it could not
make the frames look any worse than
they did and tried the suggestion. To
her surprise the frames looked like
new.
Often we need a small funnel and
there is none available, SO try this for
such an emergency: Make a small hole
in the end of an eggshell and pour the
liquid through this into the bottle.
Another emergency device II YOU
have small bottle which no cork will
Mt. try boiling any cork which is handy
hve minutes, and when it is soft it can
be nodded to At any bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
It's Pay Day
nH Hy

When the manufacturer,
whose goods you carry, adver-
tises in The Star it's pay day
for the retailers"
The kind of pay day where
the money comes in.
II means demand for the
goods starting toward your
store.
Now. your part Is to cash in.
That means take advantage of
the business building possibili-
ties of the newspaper advertis-
ing.
Show the goods in your win
dow at the time the advertising
is running.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
THE DAILY MENU.

BREAKFAST.
Grape Fruit. Cereal
Coddled Eggs.
Buckwheat Cakes. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Pork Chops. Drowned Sweet Potatoes
Apple Sauce. Raisin Bread.
Tea.
DINNER.
Celery Cream Soup.
Boiled Fowl. Bechamel Sauce.
Glazed Sweet Potatoes. Mashed Turnips
Cottage Pudding. Vanilla Sauce.
Coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

he unfastened the wire from the tree
and gently picked Mrs. Grouse up. For
few minutes he held her close to
the time talking to her very softly. He
could feel her heart beating very fast
with fright. but as he stroked her and
last Mrs. Grouse dared take hasty
look up in his face she saw only gentle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

ness and pity there. She remembered
how good he had been to her the WIN
ter before whom he found her starving
under the icy crust that had made her
a prisoner, and right then fear left
her
Very tenderly Farmer Browns Boy
loosened the cruel wire around her leg
until he could slip 1t off. Then with
gentle finger he felt Of the little leg
to see If the bone was broken. 1t wasn't.
The skin was cut. but the wire had
been high enough for the feathers to
protect the poor little leg little.
II don't know whether I ought to
take you home with me or leave you
here" said Farmer Browns Boy as he
put her down on the snow. Il suppose
you would great deal rather stay
here in the Green Forest, but I am
afraid that with that bad leg you will
have hard work to get enough to eat.
And then there Is that fox I was fol-
lowing. I'm afraid that scamp will
catch you"
OF course Farmer Browns Boy didn't
know that Reddy had led him there
just SO that he could help Mrs. Grouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
BY ANNE RITTENHoUSE.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK, February est is an
old and oft-repeated story that France
is using all its sartorial resources to lure
the dollars out Of the American purses
Every ounce Of originality and skill and
artistry is being squeezed out Of the in
dustrial workers at the present time. in
order that they and their kind may have
bread and butter.
All Of the shops are featuring new
separate blouses. and those buyers who
have been searching Paris for examples
Of fine needlework and who have re-
turned with a most unusual and varied
stock insist that Paris has never been
so prolific Of useful and attractive ideas
in blouses as this season.
Blouses Sewn by Hand.
The shop windows are featuring sew
eral Of the newest ideas in these waists.
and even the great specially shops which
do not hesitate to ask $50 for wash
blouse are filling their windows with
alluring models that have just been I'M
packed from French papers. That vast
world Of shirt waist manufacturing in
New York is busily speeding thousands
Of copies Of these models throughout the
country, and the woman with either
lear or fat purse can exercise her
choice Of workmanship and still get the
same design, whether she pays high or
low for the garment.
There Is q strong tendency now amcng
American women to insist that their
blouses be handmade: they share the
French dislike for machine work on
transparent fabrics; but unless one Is
clrf nj Until no ka
these fimsy garments at home, the price
for a handmade waist in America is
startling. We are nation of ma
chimes and machinery. France is ma
ton of needles and needlew orkers. The
American business man would have to
pay ten times as much for needle sew
ing as he does for machine sewing in
this country. Even the best seam
blouses or evening gowns are either
unable or disinclined to use the needle
and the fingers.
So. If this demand for handmade gar
at present prices would mean blatant
sign Of prosperity.
Plain white is always acceptable in
waists, but the new French models
with color II we would be in the cir
Gus ring of fashion. The thin wolfe
waists. upon which Paris lays such
stress this spring, are mostly in faint
,
beige and flesh pink. which blend with
the majority of suits: but the blouses
Of white muslin show smart dashes of
color that take them out of the ordi-
nary and make them quite desirable.
Such a wealth Of invention has been
lavished upon the collars that mere
reporter cannot possibly encompass the
situation in one short story. The best
to be said is that no one fashion pre-
walls. There is q strong attempt to
keep the collars high. but they must
not be even first cousins to the tight
stock that ruled in other days. All
the collars. though they are high. are
that was dominant this winter. They
spring out to form . frame for the
chin and ears and are apt to dip down
a bit in the front in order that a dou-
BILE chin may have a chance to fall back
into place and not be pushed forward
into ugly prominence.
The sketch shows one Of the newest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
The Complexion in March.

The March winds will begin to blow
The month that comes in like lion
and goes out like a lamb is not good
for the skin. For March winds are
harsh and dry.
OF course 1t is quite possible. and al
together wise, to fight against the bad
effects Of tho winds Of March. In the
cities there is 4 big influx Of business
at the beauty parlors when March be-
gins. for city women realize that their
skin is to be put to a hard test. If
| beauty parlors are not convenient,
however. you can turn beauty special
list yourself and look to the well being
of your own skin.
Use plenty Of bland cold cream in
March, for the March winds dry the
skin and cause fine wrinkles. So give
the skin a good cold cream massage
| every day.
Use as little water on tho face as
possible in March Such water as you
can be used to soften it-and it should
be only tepid. Very hot water or very
cold water should be avoided.
When you enter the house after mo-
toring or walking or INDUCING in any
other form of outdoor exercise or occu-
patton. don't rush Immediately to wash
the face. Instead wipe it gently with
some tonic lotion. This will prevent
the stiffened, drawn feeling that some
times comes.
A good thing to Withstand March
winds is an ordinary net or lace veil
lined with thin silk tulle in white or a
becoming color. This double veil keeps
out dust and wind.