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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-07-21

Old Town, Many Miles Away)
is conventional too-and up-to-date
in all ways of living, thinking and
dressings! You must lock your best
in this old town From the top cf
one hill to the top of the ether, across
the town, rom east to west, or north
or south, Lewisburg hospitality is the
same forever and day" Not only
in material things of life does Lewis
burg excel, but in beauty, and
wit, and literary talent, well dis
persed throughout its limits, and
which in time past has made 1t a
noted place, and which continues to
the present time. The Greenbrier
White Sulphur is only nine miles
from Lewisburg. In all directions the
drives are beautiful, showing rich
farms, mountains, valleys and rivers,
verify a land CT milk and honey.
Deep seated in all our hearts is UNI
dying love and everlasting longing to
get back to Lewisburg, to find rest
and peace and comfort, when the way
seems hard and the heart is tired.
Here's to Old Lewisburg, may she
live long and prospect
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-07-21

M. GiImeP is son of Samuel and
saIlie (CaIlison) elmer and WIS
born in Lcwisburg, August 8, 1883.
Though he nevo2 had the advantage
of college training Mr.. Giimer has
read much and digested well what he
has read SO that he is very well in
formed man with ideas and views of
his own on all the great social, politi-
cal and scientific questions of the day.
Recognized throughout the State as
4 man of strong intellectual powers
ard complete knowledge Of the law
tie Democratic Convention of the
State, in 1904 nominated him as a
candidate for Judge of the State Su.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-07-21


this nospita9le cline. Chilis and fever
are unknown. But one dreadtui
miasm haunts the verdant gloom anu
rosy bower, and that is 'sbad poll
tics. That is the pathogenic BAG
terra with US. That is the hookWoflu
i hat renders us limp and lifeiess'
But let us keep our mind On nature
The most wonderful water-power Oh
Garth is. in-Mest-Virginia Eternai
power! The wonderful deposits o.
iron ore, and glass sand; lroH
enough to build a railroad to PoiariS
and glass enough to build a palace
| % the moon. Cement stone, yes
aough in Greenbrier county alone TO
asst the world a century. BUILDING
| tone, brown stone; coal, oil, gas
| Ill you can't rest, and some Of the
| Inest coal in the world right III
Ireenbrier. Timber! What countr1
IN earth ever rad such variety
Walnut. poplar, oak, ash, birch, pine
spruce, hemlock, every variety on the
face of the earth except few tropl-
ca! or semi-tropical trees. And fruits
For apples peaches, pears, cherries
olums, ETC., we have every state IN
he Union skinned a block. And Tor
cattle raising. stock 5re .dilg, corr
Growing hogs and honiny, the world
cannot beat us.
And you may ride from coast to
coast and no where else are the SIZES
so blue or the moun,airs 50. gr~ en-
And for real sublime and beauti-
ful view Elk Knob has Pixies Peak
laid in the shade. And yet this
State, where every prospect pleases',
Weather by nature than the tabled
Ormus or Ind has not city in II
with population of fifty thousand.
The agricultural scientists tell us that
tenh chemical elements are necessary
for plant growth, viz: oxygen, hydro
gen, CARBON, nitrogen, iron, phos-
pherus, sulphur, calcium, magnesi-
um and potassium, and that the abb
sence of any one of these, even
hydrogen, whose atomic weight is al
mest-eaual to nothing itself Is abso-
lutely fatal to plant growth. But
our agriculture scientists are wrong
about this. Plant life can exist on
five of the above named, to-wit:
oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, sulphur,
and iron, but it is a mighty puny
form of plant life. 1t had just
we'll be none. And it takes all sorts
of people to make great state arc
one Of the necessary elements in tn
modern state is the Booster ele.
ment.
Our State is deficient in boosters,
We need the proper kind of adEer.
Using. 1t is not every sort of boost
ing that does good any more than
you can drink any, sort of water,
Like old Tantalus, you can pine with
thirst amid sea orswaves, but we
do need a campaign Of advertising
that will verify in the mind ct the
world what 1 claim in this ar%cle,
VIZ: that West Virginia in NAT &al
resources is the weahhiast State IL
the American Union, that her popula-
ticn should be twenty million in
stead Of what it is, and that there
is not a section of the State any NOR,
blessed in natural wealth than the
county o. .Greeenbrier. Where else
on earth is there such wonderful
combination of natural wealth as in
his State. And it can be made the
Nest desirable place to live. Our
State needs more people, more mon
ey and more development. We can
get all these by showing to the
world waat the State really is.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-07-21

To any one who has ever lived in
Lewisburg, such words bring forth
the same feeling and emotions that
are expressed in Miss Montague's Sc
say, "Back to Him Murrer." To those
of us who have lived in the midst of
rush and hustle, and progress of the
present time, vision of the little
town in its peaceful and beautiful
set ing of mountains, and more noun
tains, brings rest to our weary souls.
If you have ever climbed the hill, and
watched the sun sink behind the
mountains, can you forget it? Does
it not seem the NEST beautiful of
sunsets in the world? To go back to
Lew:sburg and feel the clasp Of a
friendly hand, and be greeted in such
mmistakable sincerely and love, is a
cherished memory for many a day.
It seems to me that living in Lewis
burg, surrounded by such beauty OF
nature, has sunk deep, and taken root
the hearts of all Lewisburg peo-
pie, and their characters reflect the
same beauty, chryStalized into lives
of refinement and hospitality that is
seldom found elsewhere. Lewis5urg
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-07-21

promo Court hut ne was not elected
and has continued his labors at the
ba-,, enjoying a large and growing
practice. MIR. Gilmer served two
terms as Prosecuting Attorney of this
County. He is a public spirited man
ard advocate5 progress in every line
Of human endcavor. With the cour-
ago Of conviction he does not Hesitate
to let the public know his views on
questions Of public conco.n. His
many friends in this and adjoining
counties arc distressed to know that
in recent years his health has not
been coed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-07-21
Small HELPS.

When one stocking wears before
the other save the good odd one 20
match up with a pair which may mec:
the same fate.
The tops Of old white stockings
make good holders for the kitchen. ,
Many heavy cotton materials can be
darned with a single threat Of darn
ing Cotton.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14
4 BIZ LEAK IN
THE DRY" LAWS
MissOurian Describes Process
of Purchasing a Drink
In Oklahoma

Under the caption, kansas Brand
Df Prohibition" the Washington Post
printed the following interview. de.
3cribmS the sale of liquor in dry"
Kansas:
The Kansas brand Of prohibition
does not seem TO have particularly
impressed Nat Rosenheim, a resident
of Kansas City, Mo, who is stopping
at the New Willard.
"ProhibitiOn in Kansas" said the
Tisitor, ''is not an economic or moral
question, but political one 1t is the
'OOtball Of Kansas politicians. At
times town is wide open and the
stranger has merely to mention his
desire for little refrcshment in order
TO haze his choice of a score Of
brands. It will go on this way for a
while until the reform element makes
loud Outcry, and new administra
ton soon makes the town as dry as
Sahara.
business made it necessary for me
TO visit certain mediums I'd towr
in Oklahoma, and while there | was
unfortunate enough to sprain my
ankle. Painfully limping into a near
by drug store, | called for bottle Of
!iniment which could be plainly seen
in show case. The clerk in charge
looked at me in uncOncealed disgust.
If [ sell you that, I'll have to buy
another bottle, he said. "
I was about to leave when an in
SplratiOn seized me.
Have you any peroxide, ! asked.
What in the dickens is peroxide?"
asked the clerk
Lowering my voice and winking. I
said in my state they don't call it
peroxide. The clerks smile instantly
changed, and going into an adjoining
room for brief space he rcapDeared
with wrapped package This he
handed over and l put two dollars into
his hand. It was a full quart Of bour-
bon.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

dead. and apologize to the Insurgents.
He will axe CArrnnZy, whether he wud
accept 4 loan If offered. rhls Is con-
Sid"rrd the thruc Sutton iv the diff
Guilty.
''WiuSdNh the Frisidint goes motor
in. ThurSdah he writes 81 note and
Gincral Scott starts for tho border.
FridNh the headlines says pcacc in
Europe near. l'riSidcnt studyin' terms.
win he stop the war? Another note
expected. Capital excited over report
"Eut we're comfortcd be bein' towld
the rriSidtut will not be betrayed
into hHNtv arkShun.
"SUmdah. he's cOuSilcru' tn Ar
mcnyan question, nu' Monduh he ad-
vi%eS GrandmUthrrs about suckin'
eggs. And another crisis Is pnst.
$50 Il goes .Nry day. AS | was say
In, there's a'p!rnty publicity, but It's
not the brand iv 1917"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14
Elusive Ba'ancer on String CT
Words Pinned Down by Proof
That In Fifteen Public Ut-
terances He Took Forty
One Different Positions
on Preparedness.
EACH STAND CONTRADICTED
FROM ! TO OF TIE OTHERS

Democratic Candidate Said That Our
Army Was Ample anc! That We Did
Not Have Enough Troops to Patrol
the Border; That We Were on the
Verge Of Maelstrom and That
There Was No Critical Situation;
That the National Guard Would Not
Do and Then That 1t Must Do.
In the fourteen months extending
from December Sth, 1914, to February
10th, 1916, there were fifteen mes
sages, letters and speeches Of Trcsi.
dent Wilson which l have read III
these fifteen messages. letters and
speeches, during those fourteen
months, President Wilson took forty
one different positions about prepared,
ness and the measures necessary to
secure it; and each Of these forty one
positions contradicted from one to six
or the others. In many Of his speeches
the weasel words of one portion OF
the speech took all the meaning out
or the words used in another portion
or that speech; and these latter words
themselves had a weasel Significance
as regards yet other words He ar
gucd for preparedness and against
preparedness. He stated that our
army was ample; and that we did
not have enough troops to patrol the
Mexican border in time OF peace He
SAID the world was on fire and that
sparks were liable to drop anywhere
and cause us to burst into flame: and
hn oil 4
dlatc danger. He said that there was
no sudden crisis; ana then again that
ne dld not know what single dav
would bring forth. He said that we
We're on the verge Of q maclSirO1n.
and then that there was no spccial
or critical situation. He said the dan.
ger was constant and immediate: and
also that we were not threatened from
any quarter He said that there was
no rear among us; ana also that we
We're in daily danger of seeing thc
vital interest and honor OF the country
menaced and the nag of the United
States stained with i1npunity. He
said that we were in very critical
danger Of being involved in the grca.
european struggle; and also that
lhcIe Was no need to discuss the
question Of defense. or to get nervous
or excited about it. In one and tho
same speech, he said that 4 sufficient
NUMBER OF men would volunteer. and
that IT they did not he would bo
ashamed of America: and he also said
that he did not know of anv law
which laid upon them the duty Of com.
Ing into the army if it should no
necessary TO call for volunteers. uo
SAID that we needed 800 600 volunteers
ana that If there WAS any legitimate
criticism Of this demand if was bo.
cause 1t was too small; and as soon
as Congressman Hay objected to the
pan he promptly abandoned it. He
SAD that the National Guard was not
the proper body upon which TO relv.
and then not only changed his own
mind but forced his own Secretary
or War out Of his cabinet. because this
secretary possessed less flexible con.
Vlcuons ana was unable instantly to
reverse himself when going at f,,,1
specd.-From the Speech Of Colonel
Roosevelt at Battle Creek, Michigan,
In Behalf of Mr.. Hughes.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

we don't want TO maintain po1Iti.
t"l n'lhShouSe," remarked Mr. Hughes
20 lhc North Dakota farmers. and y
nation applauds him Americans oro
DegIhn1ng to sec possibility in tbo
Ie"' iUture Of regainim- their self re
sDcct.
a Democrats idea fan ideal watch.
do9 OF the Treasury is a Pcmmerau.
ian.
Mr. wilson Is now busily engaged
working the other side Of the suffrage
street.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14
q KANSAS ALlBI.
fAtchison CKAnJ Globe !

An Atchison reporter was Mortified
when he thought he smcled whiskey
upon the breath of prominent Atchi-
son banker who has the reputation Of
oelng teetotaler. Investigation re-
Vealed instead Of whisky the banker
vas. eating onions and was chewing
champagne favored tobacco.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

propose 1i'Ht we shall study this out,
"ppiNlhS principle that we believe in
ana secure lniclliScntly and honestly
aucqrate protection TO American indus
1rlrS III every part of this land
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

FINNEGAN'S PHILOSOPHY
PitileSs Publicity

II SEQ Mr. I,r,hns ,,u,, lilo r. ,,.,.,,,.
fr.bot
,,,..,,,s
''N .' ''''H' I''''S III
""'''''! N"HS lluIh'S' IN the
ASH >"''' says |. WAS All rIght on
Tue stump, but In NAShtn ton It's diff
fer. The Harp that wnt.st through
Trcntou's halls i maur ruuuIty.
Whlu he bursts int. SON, uo,y NE ,,i,.Ls
his chuu.r
...,,.
,.. '',''' -
,,''''' ">''e ''N"''-
''''' p'''''>N' ~ 'N' the snow
man. II" tells y" AL, an more, about
III NY N'Ah'' h"' he mas mlhtol rcS-Na
sh'lnc about the spotted baby.
SO 1t is wild Wilson. Hes sofnCd
the hard heart " 'litiirsS Iubliritv.'
How about the puSiuaStrrs" uNri
the rcfnwrumrrs. 'Wcll uiycr tell W.,
says the C'mi~hmgs For whyT saws
the League. 'TWid Cmhur'%S tn Nj.
nlniSthraShun. says tile Cmishun.
And the people laughs. We fired "a
INA or tn" 'lnSuH,' says Hughes. 'lo
hc' says hedhcId. lie raysincd wild
o"t oe'h aN"H' says h". We lie YER
c'"' SHY" h"F''li. G t""Id me yea
me- me- an Se EcN me place TO II
~, '','""' says l'nf"h". lNhrly
" ''"' H"'"' yen" I'h h'SN'rS, /
H0N' ~ '''' S' "hnS ""S' h"t l
"N'' ~ ~ "SHli''' says llilky.
:. .,,,u
Dimn,vcrn,s, ,nr.' t,a '''''' ','''''' ~
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

No; thc )cluocrA'ic party viii not be
saved hy he European war If you
would knoW what our condition will
DC when that war ends think Of what
our condition WAS before that war be-
gan IL YOU think these nations are so
impoverished that they cannot again
turn to WORK. Those millions of men
now lighting are better able to work
ihhn ever before in their lives.
iheir Factories are there; their plants
arc there; tieT know themselves better
tlan ever before. They are better dis
clpllncd. more alert. kccncr, stronger.
better physically, than ever before in
'le main. and they are ready to turn
great national energies into the DUR
suits or peace to pay their war bills. to
produce up to thr limit. TO send their
goods th:u':%ll"Hl Tie world
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

1f you had two dollars to Invest
would you trust It to tho business
sagacIty Of JoScphus Danicls2 Then,
why let him hnndle the millions that
are to be spent on the new navy7
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

MT hughes is seeing how big the
west ls' ana the west is seeing how
Dig Mr. Hughes is. 1t is happv ar.
rangement
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

Judging by the signs Of War Depart
mcnt activity the AdminIstratiO Is
cunninEly arranging to bring the
militinIncn home just in time to enable
them to vote for Mr.. Hughes
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

It's not to nc wondered that Thomas
\. Edison fAV"rs Wilson'S reelection.
The electrical WiZmrd naturally likes
anything that switches on and Off.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

a train OF thought on one track
MIND has to be composed Of shuttle
cars.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

A train OF thought on a one track
mind las to be composed Of shuttle
cars
Three years ago Woodrow Wilson
was explaining that hard times were
psychological, but he isn't trying to
sHnIrrn out OF responsibility for the
present prosperity.
Tho disaster 10 the Memphis caused
very little excitement, Americans be-
Ing used nowndnys to seeing the navy
on the rocks
This Democratic Congress has pass.
ed into history profane history.
President Wilson'S speech Of accent.
ance could have been phrascd eyon
more Snccinctly in the graphic words
OF Boss Twccd. "What are you going
to do about itr
We see by tho Interviews with the
he1irhn commissioners that the cam
paiEn ,loran this year In the Sonora
bnndit belt lB THANK God for Wood.
row Wilson"
Mr.. Wilson'S culogy Of Lincoln at
todgcnviIo was more literary but less
sincere than the one be pronounced
upon himself at Shadow Lawn.
The new half dollars will have an
owe branch on one side and on the
other an eagle In full fight wiIson
money.
Motto Of the McAdoo shipping law:
The sun never rises on the American
flag"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

Elct"ry,' Mr. Fairbanks told Okla
h"ma Republicans, surely will perch
on our banner But Champ Clark tied
II up In neatcr and more compact
bundle when he said: "They licked hell
out Of U.s."
Villa is still uncapturcd and unpun-
ished.
Carranza stiu slaps the United
States.
There stil has been no accounting
for American lives and property de-
strOycd in Mexico.
The whole question OF reparntion for
invasion OF American rights by vari-
GUS warning nations is still sleeping I'm
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-10-14

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
Pumpkins For Patching

A poultry breeder who experi-
mented with pumpkins for fattening
a pen of surplus cockerels, put five
cockerels in fattening coop, cover
ed with canvass to keep it dark. The
birds were fed four times a day-two
meals of boiled carrots, to which
had been added corn meal for stiff
fening; one meal of boiled pumn-
kins, mixed with ground oats and
corn meal for stiffening, and one
meal of whole corn. Milk and. waite.
were supplied for drinking; also
grit and charcoal. At the end of
eighteen days, the birds had made q
gain of over two pounds each, and
the flesh was said to be exception
ally fine in flavor and quality of meat
Moral:-Plant pumpkins and carrots
this spring for fattening the surplus
cockerels next .-Wallace's Farm
er.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

10 whom it may concern:
You and each of you are harahv
notified to appear at the Court Holref
IN Wlnneshiek County, Iowa, on the
i l. tn DAY OF April, 1916, at 200 o.
CLOCK +. NJ, to attend the probate of
an instrument purporting to he the
iass VIII and Testament of Helen r,
llaWes' late of DEBORAH township.
IN Wlnneshiek County, Iowa, deceas.
ca, at which time and place you will
appear and show cause, if any. whv
saiG VIII should not be admitted to
probate. ~
In testimony whereof | have here
unto subscribed my name and az
1Xed the seal of said office, this 2Sth
day OF February, 1916.
OLAF KALLEVANG,
Clerk of District Court.
BY S. j. MOORE,
!, WY, - Deputy.
~ Il attorney. 9-4w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
CLAIMS TO BE YOUNGEST
VETERAN.
George Lutte Enlisted i'm Union
Army When Only ID Years Old.

Perry, Ia, Mar 2O.-Perry has a
claimant for the title of youngest
living civil war veteran in George
Lutte, of 1404 Paul street So far as
can be learned he is the youngest
man in Iowa to take an active part in
the war of the rebellion and his
friends believe him to be the young
est now living in the whole country
The attention of Perry friends was
called to Lutze'.i record when a Des
Moines paper claimed that ]. f
Hunnell of Runnells was the young
est veteran, saying he enlisted
wnen 10 years cid and served as a |
drummer boy. Hunnel is 81 years
Old. The Perry man is only sc. He
enlisted when he was 10 in the
Iwenty-second Michigan infantry
and served two years and eight
months, doing the same work and
suffering the same hardships as the
other soldiers. Mr.. Lutte is an engi-
neer IN the employ of the C. NJ. & st.
t. hallway company out of this civ
and one of the best known employees
On the system.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
FIFTY YEARS WORK FOR GIRLS

The so years work of the Youn.
Women's Christian Association ha
: just been recognized by anniversar,
dolngs. Social work for girls has no
been as expensive as that for men anC
boys The latter, to succeed on any
large scale, takes very large sums Of
money. 1t has to compete with a
hundred dazzling resorts and amuse.
ments. There must be gyms, swim
ming pools, usually billiards, pool
and other games. The location must
De strategic and expensive.
Boys and young men are lords of
creation. They feel that they are
comforting a favor when they use
quarters provided for them by phil
anthropy, which must compare with
any social club to suit their bie,
mightinesses.
Girls and young women do not de-
mand so much. The majority of
Young Womens Christian Associa-
tions and girls clubs have succeeded
without large expense for athletic
equipment.
Modern industrial life brings many
lonely girl into towns and cities.
Drawn by some opportunity of self
support, her only relation to the
community is through her Office ties
Ihese may convey no suitable social
invitation. She needs a place where
she can engage in recreating diver
sions, join classes for mental and
professional improvement, and make
friends.
Every community ought to have
Young Woman's Christian Associa- |
tlon, a Girls Club, or some work tn |
meet these needs. In small pIaces
the same idea can be carried out as
a department of church work. The
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton started in time when women
were supposed to remain at home
cooking and baking, and not seek
either work Or diversion away from
nome. In spite of many prejudices.
{ has built up a splendid organiza-
ION. 1t has made home for many
lonely tenant of boarding houses
IND hall bed rooms. And it has given
IN active outlet to many girls who
lave become restless and dissatis-
ed in the routine of home lives.