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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
When to prune Ornament Plants.

LITTLE early care given the pruning Of ornamental trees
and shrubs during the early part OF March VIII 90 u 70
troll their growing and Towering habits and enable he nome
owner to have well formed plants and well trained hedges
boundary paintings The pruning of ornamental trees ana
in fact one of the first duties that prohtaby be performed
the home garden The amateur however should not make
ruthless assault with shears of pruning knife upon
his yard Towering and shrubs that bloom IN tne spring
or early summer should not receive radical pruning az %
according to garden specialists of the United states depart.
ment of Agriculture Of course if these plants mere are
dead or weak branches these should be taken out ana any
ing limbs that rubbing and seriously nerlers WIZ
growth of the bush should be removed The UPS OF Me os
however should not cut off should any young oqd @
does not interfere with the growth of bush to be removed II
be borne in mind that the blossom buds for hs year
were formed last year. and every shoot removed takes vi ~
much of the prospective blossoms ., od
Trees and shrubs that bear their flowers IN midsummer a
which were not prned in the fall may be runed at TINS te
plants of this sort are the sharon and the shupoy
dtanpea Where the largest possible mass effect is deseu e
plants should be pruned but little If the ann Is TO SECURE M
largest possible trusses blossom heads last years gleM
should be pluned back to two or three eyes 10 steam %
severe pruning however is not conducive to the most
development Of shrubs ,u,. 49,; voon+ for
Climbing roses should not be pruned at this time except lo
the removal surplus interfering branches every M Wo
removed now reduces the amount of bloom the plant VIII pear
during the coming Roses used in border planning @
be treated exactly the way as other shfuDs ep %
MANY of these species will be improved by having all s Wv
wood cut away once every five or six years ms "oo e
cutting all the old off within three or four ncns o. w
ground and forcing the bush to throw entirely new Woo
Roses used for cut flowers like the hybrid perpetaS m
vbr teas and teas should be severely pruned Inc hybrid
nea NAV be cut as soon freezing weather is past Pruning
of the hybrid teas and teas however, should be e1t nI M
Young growth has started In both cases the pant sou
to within six inches foot OF the GROUND Toul Vi M S
to stem is about the proper amount of wood to leave
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Great Meeting for Road Men.

EVIDENCE accumuates indicating that the sixth American
Good Roads Congress will be the most important and the most
largely attended by actual road builders Of any similar meeting
ever held. :.:u
large number of governors Of states and mayors OF cities
have already appointed delegates their teon
do than previously been the soon after he issue
invitations Some of the and mayors nave expressed
their intention of attending the congress in person
The demands for space the good roads show have been 50
GREAT as to REQUIRE an expansion of the devoted to the exhibit
ton The space originally allotted the machinery section
pecav was found inadequate New arrangements proV1oe
ample space. ~, ,. 4h
I The sixth American Good Roads Congress- which includes the
thirteenth annual convention of the American Road bas
ISOLATION and the seventh national good roads show VIII De he
at Psbrq during the week of February S The program IS
confined to subjects pertaining road and street consruco
maintenance and administration ideals with practical problems
exclusively and on those problems the highest engineering ana
technical knowledge has been brought to bear H..
An especially large number of road and street
from many states have communicated their intention to be pres
ont at he One the important to be presented
and discussed will consider the relations between en-
gnrs and inspectors securing the best results ano e
ion will SUGGEST MANY economical ideas regarding labor saw
ing equipment e ;, ,oo4ior wiz,
rarely has every interest and influence connecun WIN
ractica road and street work been thoroughly comphed
oduce successful good roads congress as ose "hh Nave
heen assembled the preparation Of the Pltburg neehg
Some of the features of special interest to clues VIII De m
dssions on "Stone Block Pavemnts Pavement Openings
and reet Railway Tracks, For country roads are tne SUD-
as Of Road at Low Cost Moderate Traffic Brick loads
J Roads" number of subjects will be OF interest
and va TO both street and road builders while the subject 10 De
selected by the congress discussion at some designated
Is expected materially add to the interest ana Vaue OIL LIE
congress. 500
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
What is Farm MANAGEMENT?

FARM management branch of agricultural science is de-
fined follows address recently delivered in New England
by Of the United States Department of Agricutures spe-
cialsts:
"The farm management investigator gets his information
direct from the farmer The solution of many of the practical
problems of agriculture found to have already been solved
generations ago by large groups Of farmers particularly is it
Of farm and organization Every farmer OF
necessity less Of expermente The results Of hous-
ands of such expermenr gathered by the farm management in
vesgator classified and interpreted in their bearing the com.
1nunys problems and the individual farms problems yield
not only many fundamental broadly applicable principles good
farm organization but also show less detail in Just
what respect successfully operated farm differs from one which
is failure only moderately successful.
In previous decades the agricultural investigator largely
concerned himself with the study Of how to accomplish certain
ends How best to feed pig COW; how best to raise potatoes
or fruit The farm management investigator is concerned with
determining whether to keep pigs whether to raise fruit
or potatoes and if industry be found to be desirable to what
extent it should the farm organization and with what
intensity should be pursued All of these problems have in the
aggregate been solved by the farmers Farm mere
" science for classifying and Interpreting the collective ex-
peence of the farming people to what constitutes business
efficiency in farming
Farm management considers farming business 1t at
tempts to anayze various factors having do with the sue
cess or failure that business is found conducted on the
individual farm and in far possible to determine the broad
outstanding factors for efficiency which admit OF general applca-
ton for region.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
As lie aIIeard" II.
(Pncahnntas Times.l

A strange tale comes from Kanawha.
One A. c. Miller, of Turtle creek. hay
Ing been converted by the Holy Roll
ers, turned turtle SO to speak. and
finding that he had melon on his
conscience. having stolen, "a melon
some twenty years ago, made out a
check for $3.50 and sent 1t to the own
or of the melon, and so purged his
conscience. Now all OF you old boys
who have melons on your consciences
step up to the captains office and
settle. This is not our idea Of the eff
feet of melon stealing. In the melon
country 1t was the custom OF the
growers to take wagonload and 80
10 town with them and peddle them
out. The way we heard Twas that
such a wagon coming to town, 1t 50
proved on the appetite Of a boy that
while. the owner of the wagon was
making change in the front part, that
the boy stole a, melon from the back
mar. of the wagon and took IT home
behind the barn and cut II open and
found 1t to be unripe., Being desperate
and addicted to melons, the boy took
The melon back to the man and made
him give him q. ripe ONE tors III 4 i7;- :
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
p,oc4;ce COTTAGES in Home Economics Teaching

cottages in which the students obtain actual
practice in household work. prominent feature OF current
in home economics according to report issued by the
federal department the interior through the bureau OF educa
The practice house distinctly legitimate part Of the
epent for teaching home economics the sewing
rnine board or individual desk with its cooking utensils de-
cares the report. .., oo,,o,o, oro rot
all 20 fortunate as residences in which to INSTRUCT IN nome
management in housewife There has been some heSla
school officers because of the initial expense Oh pcuce
house But it is recognized that these houses are quite as
as are good laboratories and that the maintenance costs
are not excessive departments are being thus supplied
These houses offer opportunities for experimental studies IN
household administration make practice in home FURNISHING pos
be and afford excellent places for studies in nutrition
The report shows that home economies now recognized
If Study in all agricultural colleges to which women are a-
ted Thryone state universities offer regular courses IN
Homo economics and most of the private and denominations col
eges and universities offer similar instruction ant
as The subject become state public school systems during the
Last o or three years that practically state normal
school has course in home economics for prospective school
teachers. ;o, ;,.nor+on+
part home The bureau OF re
dur the summer Of 194 in 1915 the number reporting had
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

NEW YORK, Feb. 26-one OF the
rarest treats afforded by high life IN
New York, an experience without
which all the phantasmagorla OF a
winters night on Broadway would Ne
incomplete, was to see Diamond
James Brady give an exhibition tan
20 shortly after midnight the other
evening. ~
diamond James is built along the
graceful lines Of the Hippo and 10
see them both at play Is one and the
same thing. TWAS reported that the
manager OF Murray's had offered Bra
dy 1000 lovely slmoleans to give an
exhibition dance.
His performance was delayed by a
bceisteak dinner Of the Undertakers,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

Office from A. H. Woods, who fs II
pIttsburg, requests that handker
chief be mailed to him Immediately
This indicates that Mr.. Woods is to b.
away for another week.
Edwin Wallace Dunn. George "
Cohan's man Friday. emerged from
the Fitzgerald building recently, ;
pleased smile wreathing bis face.
II Just engineered bit Of guici.
thinking" Dunn told Leo Marsh. -
stood on the second floor otthe biuld
Ing for five minutes waiting for 9
car to come down with room enough
to get In, but every one of them wa
filed right UP to the door by tht
time the elevator got down to ny
floor"
Eyes, yes" Marsh gasped, fever
ishly clutching Dunn's arm, Go on
60 on. Your story interests MI
strangely" L'G2s ;fieF.ai,
well" continued the. puryeyor o.
publicly, beaming anew, II JUS
walked up to the fourth floor and go
on the elevator there"
Another reason why they call y
Little Old New York. the Depart
ment of Correction" Is permitting
well-to-do victims Of the drug -habi'
frcm this city and elsewhere to taxi
advantage Of the work-house drut
cure. Now the taxpayers are "prt
bon publicoing" the newspapers tina
the city should desist. Why shoult
I'VE" pay for the cure of others? the!
ask.
The cost is small and the saving o
a human being is great. The WORK
house drug cure is an offshoot of tn
ideas formulated by Charles B
Towns, who practically drove opium
from many places in China.
The New Workers are kicking be
cause two men. one physician an:
one a labor leader, and two women
sisters. who came from other cities
we're willing to become yoluntarll.
prisoners to be free from their habits
1t is not considered, it seems, bet
ter from business standpoint alon'
to turn human wrecks into self sup
porting men and women than to per
nit them to 20 TO the hospitals oVel
the country and the poor, houses. Z.
Theda Rara, who eats 'em alive
has quit vampiring temporarily t.
rest. 1t is the first vacation fol
IIell's hand-maiden in, fourteen
months and she will not appear be
fore the trusty lens Of the William
Fox cameras for two weeks. She Il
at Long Beach living a secluded life
and has no desire to see a liyins
mortal until her director whistles
for her to come forth in her next pic
lures. She recently completed a pic
ture called Gold and Woman,
which she completely, SO It's said
outvamrired herself.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

increased 30 and still further increase IS already assuq
for 1916.
Twentythree states report outline Of lessons in home
economies for statewide state manual of study for the
public elementary schools of Alabama contains outline for les
sons in cooking and suggestions for the teaching of sewing in the
grades with lists of equipment and references for domestic SCI
teachers in the grades In California each county or Guy
economies An outline for of lessons in home economics
has been prepared for the schools Of Illinois ms is
made use of particularly the rural schools The domestic SCI
ence section of the high school conference of Illinois has recently
completed comprehensive outline for lessons n e eg hsp
ing to unity the courses offered home economics high
school,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Civic Retirement.

(MorgantowE Post-Chronicle.)
This New Jerusalem OF the gospel
OF civic betterment may. seem to the
pessimist merely an irridescent dream
bit it is, at least, a noble and glorious
social and civic Ideal toward which
urban jewellers should strive with
all the might that is in them. The
day of the full attainment Of the idea
viii be brought nearer when we all
develop that large minded interest ir
public affairs which is the true test Of
good citizenship. 49,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
WHAT OTHER
EDITORS SAY
Paw Paw to Vote.
(Randolph Enterprlse.)

Paw Paw district Of Marion county
this state, will vote on, March q on
$500 900 bond issue for good roads
Just think about that for one district
in county and what this will amount
to for the whole county, II the Other
districts keep It up. Leadsville dis,
trict of Randolph county with Elkins
in it, one of the young and thriving
cities OF the state, should be able to
spend three-hfths as much, anyhow
as this countr. district Of Marion
county.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
@ rpEzllEW T6pN
~ 81 I y Q2n*dywg,
Street.
ram Rooms Hotel MaJest West seventy st


Association, but he finally made good
with Miss Agnes Dunn, his partner
hired for the memorable occasion.
The Broadwnyite, who is stern
business man by day and rollicking
boulevardicr by night. conducted
himself just as we'll as Vernon Castle
did before he began searching all
over the United States for war and
someplace to drop bombs from an
aeroplane. Brady heeled and toed
and sashayed with the greatest OF
sangrroid and he and his partner were
all to the allegetat-which isn't SO
French as sangfroid, but 1t sounds
quite elegant.
! Wardrobe Note-A telegram to his
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Looks for Banner Year.

(ROane CUUHly ,fepUlleID
Unless thereds hitch in the pres
ennt plans, the coming year will be a
banner one in the state OF West Wiz
gInia and 1t is roughly estimated that
close to $5,OOOOO0 will be expended
in the construction of new permanent
highways and the Improvement OF old
nnes
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Credence Has Its Limit.
fyUhnnlinp Repiaterl

We are unwilling to believe, even
upon the authority of such veracious
sheet as the lntelligencer, that inyt-
tations to last nights military ball
we're sent to deceased" alumni OF
the Linsly.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
The Dog Walk,l

From the Hutchinson, Kan, NewsD
Topeka found fifty-two persons,
ranging from 10 to SIS years of age.
dancing the dog walk in Topeka's
only. cabaret, q colored place. They
we're all arrested.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
: The Freedom
OftheaPress
Journalism I'm Oklahoma.

from the chickasaw. Okla. starr
r, e. Brown Of Tabler met the writ
or ON the street Saturday and forced
US to take another dollar to keep the
Star coming.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

why are there SO many old jokes
on the stage?" air. st1.a
"oh, they go good. THAT is due to
the feeling, of superiority produced
by the fact that you know the an
swer. while the actor glnk who is
being told the joke apparently does
not."-Kansas City Journal.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Marvellous.

From the Saturday Evening Post)
Scotland Yard reasoned roughly
that the crime was committed eithsf
by someone already in the house, or
someone on the outside.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Grafton, W. Va.

Lam candidate for the Republican
nomina ton for governor Of West virginia.
subject to the primary election to be held
June Q. 1910, and respectfully solicit your
'"p''f a. a. LILLY.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

-uUtr -. For City Csark.
lam candidate for nomination for city
clerk ON the Republican ticket, subject to
The primary election March Z. 1916, and IL
Give the same honest, efficient and cour-
teous service as during the last year.
/ earnestly solicit your vote and iniiu-
nnIn
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
A Morning Motto.

TOMORROW may do not live in tomorrow
we can find it in any Of title deeds The who owns
whole blocks real estate and great ships the does not
asngle minute of tomorrow. Tomorrow 1t il mysterus pos
veil of gtterng constelations.-E Fl. Chaplin.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Garden Seed Timer

From Conway Springs, Kan, Starr
Congressman W. a. Ayers has our
thanks for several favors extended TO
this Office recently. Mr.. Ayers seems
to be alive to his duties in Washing
ton. -
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
COUNTY OFFICES
N W.T. !
ror sheriff.

To the Voters Of Harrison County:
/ hereby announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Sheriff of Har.
rlson county, subject to the decision Of the
primary election to be held Tuesday, June
3, 1910. / most earnestly ask your support
and influence, and If nominated and elect
ed, i not only promise to discharge faith
iilly and fearlessly the duties Of the Office.
but will give my very best service to all
'A' L. wAYMAN OGDEN.
rio.t,I,ur1 w Vo
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

| am a candidate for the nomination for
attorney general Of West Virginia, subject
ito the Republican primary election. June 9,
1915, and will appreciate your vote and
support.
nnan ". Va =. w.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
political Advertisements
announcements
STATE OFFICES
For Governor.

nm n candidate for the nomination for
governor of West Virginia on the Repub-
lean ticket. subject to the primary cleo
ton, June 9, 1916, and respectfully solicit
your vote and influence.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

NOW" said the professor of chem
istry, under what combination is
gold most quickly released"
The student pondered a moment.
II know, sir" he answered. Mar
riage."- Home. Journal. q.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
For Councilmn'

MN a candidate for nomination for
Councilman for the Fifth Ward on the Re-
publIcan ticket, subject to the primary
election March I. 1915. and respectfully
solicit your vote and infiuencetin the Fifth
"N''' W. b. CoNAwAY.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Harmony In. Kansas.

(From the Gridley, Kan, Light
THE singer and pianist at the con-
cert Friday night wore her dress cut
very low in the back, in the same
style that Mark Atherly' wears his
hair.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

/ am candidate for the Republican
nomination for attorney general, of West
Virginia, subject to the primary, June L.,
1916, and solicit your vote and influence.
BIRK s. sTATHERS.
Weston. W. Va.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

i am a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Secretary OF State subject
to the primary election, June q, 1916.
believe in the principles of the great Re
publican party aud its platform shall be
and influence. -
Elkins, W. Va.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
All Three, Of Course.

(Wheeling NoWs.l !,
Roosevelt has gone to the West
Indies. The question now is whether
his next campaign issue will be OF
the animal, vegetable or mineral king
dom.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

white. said the Sunday school
teach err, sWhoiwas 1t that was swal-
lowed by the wha1e?"
"Hoodoo." replied Willie, with the
promptness born of perfect conf
dence. PUCK. 81.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

am a candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States Senator, sub
feet to the primary election to be held
June D, 1916, and will greatly appreciate
your, vote and influence.
w, +. HITE,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Everywhere But One Place.

\ Bluefield closed its saloons q year
and a half ago. Since that time every
avenue of trade has shown an Increase
except the receipts at the police sta
ton.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

Agent-All the lower berths are
taken.
Fat Man-That's all right. Give
me an upper over some thin, nervous
man. When he sees me he'll be glad
(which is all the more remarkable
which you consider that there is only
one end" said the mere mah.-Judge.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

~ noticed" said the husband, you
didn't say thank you to the man who
gave you his seat in the car this
evening""
"No," replied the wife; you see. !
once stopped to say thank you and
by the time had done so found
that another woman had the seat
Topeka Journal.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Huntington, W. Va.

nm n candidate for nomination for
United States Senator, subject to the Re-
publican primary, June @. 1915, and re-
speetfully solicit your vote aud influence.
ALBERT D. WHITE.
Petersburg, W. Va.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
ALBERT J. BISHOP.
WILL, II. COLE

WILL II. COLE
I,espectfully solicits your support and In
iuence for nomination on the Republican
tcket for the office of City Clerk upon the
merits as n former public Official.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

Patience-What did you think Of.
peggy's new diamond ring? ~.
Patrice-I didn't noticeit.
Patience-Didn't notice 1t? Gee.
Are you stone blind?-Yonkers
Statesman. 'Et'
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

"How about your new stenographer?
Is she quick and .accurate% -a-.ia
Eyes, sir; she can powder her face,
arrange her bracelets and fix her hair
quicker than any stenographer / ever
had. And do is accurately, too
Plttsburg Post. 49,,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

a"Is he a typical Amerlcan2"
tjYes; he likes baseball, has o mo
tor car, owes mortgage, pays all
mony and thinks the moving pic
lures have grand opera beaten a
mile. Life,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27

1t being leap year she decided to
propose. l.d,!r H.. -.
she said sweetly. ,.n atr .,4r,
b. "Since you have suggested IT,. !
wiIl," he replied. but Just remem-
Der, Name, If l don't turn out to be
all you expect you have only yourself
to blame. Detroit Free Press.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
SANCTUM
IAUDEVHLE

wise-Yod know. Henry speak
i Ha a1i my love; only oftener +.
Boston Transcript.