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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
SNAKE IN FIGHT
With YOUNG MAN
Comes Off Victorious in Desper-
ate Battle Near a Pennsyl-
vania Town.
LOSER is IN HOSPITAL
Youth Starts Fight and Finds Reptile
Only Too Eager for Combat
Bitten In the Hand Man
Gives Up.

Harrisburg PA young man ems
gagged in fight with big snake near
Penbrook. In the end the serpent was
victorious. getting. off without any
harm, while the man was severely Bit
ten. The loser in the fight, Albert
Miller, nineteen years old, of PEN
brook, went to the Harrisburg hos,
pital, where efforts were made to pre-
vent blood poisoning.
When Miller was walking through
the Pembroke cemetery recently, pass
ing large tree he saw a snake about
four or five feet in length, with its
fangs protruding and evidently ready
to make an attack on him.
The youth did not wait for the rep,
tile to act, but, instead, picked up a
club and made for it. He dealt 1t a
blow, but that only had the effect OF
melting the snake. and it leaped for
him.
Snake Eager to Continue.
Then came the battle. Lunging Its
fangs to their full extent, the serpent
tried time and again to sink them into
the young mans body, but for time
the youth managed to get away Mil
Ter, however, kept welding the club,
and while so doing the snake shot its
poisoned prongs into the youths hand,
The snake seemed eager to continue
the battle, but Miller started running
away. The snake followed for a short
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
From the Chestnut Tree

Porter-"Do you want to be brushed
off, Lady," Passenger-"No. thanks.
I'll wait till the train stops and get off
in the usual way. New York World.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06

Z IF
! = RI y i *t* =
Belington, w. Va, June 26.
The following letters remain
uncalled for and will be sent to,
the dead letter office on July 10:
Miss Gullia Ice, Miss Lizzie
Severe, Mr.. Joe Griffin, Rev.
Jacob Buckingham, Mr.. Gideon
Rhorbaugh.
Any one calling for above let
ters please say they were adver-,
Used.
B. B. Rohrbough, P. M.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11
10000 VOICES
And Many Are the Voices of STAN
foId People.

Thirty thousand voices-What a
grand chorus! And that's the num-
Der of American men and women,
who are publicly praising Doan's Kid
ney Pills for relief from backache,
kidney and bladder ills. They say it
to friends. They tell it in the home
papers. Stanford people are in this
chorus.
Here's a Stanford case:
j. T. Spoonamore, Whitley Ave,
Stanford, says: 81 was down with
my back and | couldn't stoop OF lift.
The kidney secretions were too fire.
quent in passage and caused me a
great deal of annoyance. / tried a
dozen different medicines, but didn't
get any benefit unsil / began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. By the time
had finished two boxes, l was cured
Kidney trouble has never bothered
me since. Others of my family have
also used Doan's Kidney Pills and
have found them satisfactory"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Spoonamore had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. 12-1
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11
Ottenheinn

The Ottenheim public school closed
Friday with nice entertainment and
a large crowd present. Profs. White
and Russell are to be congratulated
on the good work done the past ses-
sion.
There are several cases of grip and
colds in this community.
Mrs. F. H. Schumann was very i'll
recently. She has been under the
care of DR.. L. F. Jones.
Mr.. Will Smith is on the sick list.
- Mrs. Joseph Wientjes is in Louis
vile, where she will undergo an op-
Grafton.
Mr.. Earl Russell and Miss Barbara
Russell left Monday for Richmond
where they will take two special
courses in the E. X. S. N. S.
The wedding bells will ring soon
at the Catholic church.
Mr.. E. T. Bliss has moved his saw
mill to Lib Clausen's farm.
Mrs. Sue Russell sold nice bunch
of hens to Mr.. G. d. Boone for q
fancy price.
Mr.. Bradley G. Russell has moved
to the Ridder farm.
Prof. Henry Davis was the guess
of Mr.. Earl Russell last week.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11

than / ever was and recommend your
remedies to all my friends. Mrs. LENA
WYNN, 2Sl2 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change of Life is most crit
zeal period of woman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
it may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use of Lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are sense
of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, constipation, variable ap-
petite, weakness and inquietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11
Small Farm For Sale

My farm containing 81 1-2 acres
of farm land; AZ 1-2 acres for corn
20 acres of grass. This farm is loca-
ted one and half miles from Grab
Orchard, KY, on the Crab Orchard
and Lancaster pike. 1t has a six
room cottage and all necessary out
buildings and very desirable loca-
ton; has plenty of nice shade in the
yard and is well watered farm. This
farm is for sale privately and if not
sold privately it will be sold to the
highest bidder June IA, 1916, at the
residence on the farm. For any in
formation regarding same address
HUGH H. LOGAN
10 2t-F-p Crab Orchard, Ky.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11
Commissioner S Notice

Lincoln Circuit Court
George w. Cloyd and others, Plain
tiffs,
VS.. NOTICE
Sherman Goode and others, Defend
ants.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Phillis Goode, deceas-
ed, are hereby notified that 1 will sit
in my Office at the court house, in
Stanford, KY, from 10 o'clock, a.
M, until o'clock p. M, on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2e. 1916
to receive, hear proof on, and audit
claims against said estate, and all
persons holding such claims against
said estate are now notified to have
same properly proven as required by
law, and to file same with me on OF
before said date.
At said time and place viii also
hear proof as to the interests of the
various plaintiffs and defendants in
this action in and to the proceeds of
sale of the land sold herein, and to
that end will hear proof as to the
kinship, and the degree thereof, of
the said parties to said Nose Cloyd,
Letcher Goode, and Phillis Goode, re-
spectively, and will then and there
also hear proof as to what interest
said Phillis Goode possessed at her
death in and to said land, and as to
what, if any, personally was owned
by her at her death. Each and all of
said plaintiffs and defendants claim
ing to be heirs of the above named
parties, to-wit: Phillis Goode, Nose
Cloyd, Letcher Goode, are hereby
notified Of said sitting.
Such hearings will be held pursu-
ant to order of the Lincoln circuit
court, entered at its November, 1915
term.
E. D. PENNINGTON,
Master Commissioner Lincoln Cir
cult Court. 12-3-f
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11

Lincoln Circuit Court
George w. Cloyd and others, Plain.
tiffc
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11

V e g e I a Die OOm-
pound / feel like a
new woman. | al
ways had a headache
during the Change
of Life and was also
troubled with other
bad feelings COM
mon at that time
dizzy spells, nervous
feelings and he a t
flashes. Now | am
in hatfpr health
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11
HEAT FLASHES,
DIZZY, NERVOUS
Mrs. Wynn Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
During Change of Life.

Richmond, Va. AFTER taking
seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
4 Virginia OIL Boom.

Virginia had a brief oil boom fifty
years ago which greatly raised the
hopes of tho people of that State and
o. some Neutrality-suspicious. with Virginia
property interests. but which proved
was given to the people OF this city
in the following extract from the
Alexandria Journal. printed in the
Star OF Septe mber 10, 1866:
Several scientific gentlemen have
been prospecting for oil in the vicinity
OF Alexandria, on the line of the Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad. for
some weeks past. and have succeeded
in discovering surface indications of
a character sufficiently encouraging as
70 induce them to extend their oper-
atoms to the putting down OF couple
OF wells A fine oil spring has been
discovered on the farm OF Captain
John Powell near Hunters Mills. and
one OF the wells will be sunk there.
The other will he sunk down on the
farm OF Mr. Joseph S. Thornton, at
Thornton Station. DR.. Paul Gregory.
formerly of Richmond. has charge OF
the operations and has been mainly
instrumental in projecting the enter
prise. Several large capitalists OF
Washington are taking hold OF the
matter, and the indications are very
favorable that their Investments Will
prove immensely profitable. The ma
chlnery for putting down the wells
has arrived here, and Is being rapidly
shipped to the spot"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
SYMPATHY FOR MR.. WILSON.

The heart or the American people
lis touched with sympathy for Presi-
dent Wilson and mourns with him the
death OF his sister Mrs. Howe. The
previous sorrows which had come to
Mr. Wilson since he assumed Office
and the unusual strain winch the
world events of his administration
have kept him under have enlisted
the affections and sympathy of the
people for him In an unusual degree.
The Presidents devotion and tenoer-
ness in all OF his family relationships
fr,d his high ideals of government
have alike attracted the admiration
and good will Of the nation. The ma :
tons sympathy will be with him when
he stands by the open grave of his
sister at Columbia, S. c., this after
noon. ,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

Laredo. Texas. Sept. 17.--There
passed through the port of Laredo
from June 80, 1915, to June 80. 1915,
$4,000 Mexican immigrants or labor
ers. approximately half of them wo-
men and children. Through all the
ports on the Rio Grande last year
there entered the state OF Texas from
Mexico in excess of 100. 900 OF these
Mexican laborers.
immigration authorities In Laredo
predict that for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1917. the total number
OF immigrants passing through here
will exceed $4,000. as present indica-
tons are that the heaviest immigra-
ton In the history Of the port will
take place this fall and in early
spring.
With an average Of 100000 Mexican
laborers entering the country annually
the cheap labor problem remains un-
solved. These people come to this
country to find employment in cotton
fields, on railroads. in building high
ways and doing all kinds Of unskilled
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
SELLS SELF WH|SkEY
AND IS FINED FOR It
Denver Man Serves Soft Drink to
Customer and Takes Liquor
Himself.

Denver, Col, Sept. 17.-Frank To-
poll. one of the proprietors of soft
drink emporium at 2400 Fourteenth
Street. sold himself his own whiskey
and paid a fine of 800 in Police
Court for the offense.
1T was this way" Topol told
Magistrate Rice. II had whiskey in
my place for my own use. didn't
sell it to anybody but myself. and l
didn't give it away. or otherwise vio-
late the law. When a patron would
come in and ask me to have a drink.
I'd reach around and get a special
grape juice bottle-that one over
there" this as he designated a bot
tie marked grape Juice" and intro
duced as an exhibit by Policemen
Cook Kline and Schneider, of the
Bookkeeping squad.
well, the customer didn't know
but what l was taking a drink of
grape Juice. and l was getting a drink
of whiskey-but it was my own
liquor. OF course, he paid for 1t, but
don't see that there was any harm
in my serving myself my own
whskey. even II l did charge for the
drink. sure haven't knowingly
violated the prohibition law" declared
Topoll, land don't see how a man
can be convicted for drinking his own
liquor. even If he has sold 1t to him.
SELF
Attorneys present in other cases
said that 1t would be a finely drawn
point OF law to present to the Su-
preme Court. that question Of wheth-
err man may sell himself a drink
Of hts own whiskey
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

/ The government has appropriated
n large sum for river improvements.
and already men are at work below
the city OF Richmond, dredging and
banking and widening Little OF this
money can be used in the immediate
harbor Improvement
With number OF large appropria-
tons pending before the City Council
1t seems that some Of the money pro-
posed may be diverted to the work OF
I'M proving the city dock and widening
and deepening the city basin
James River Is a great highway and
should I've provided for with as much
earrestucss as is displayed in the I'M
provemeuts TO Monument Avenue and
Chamberlain Boulevard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
Mexican Immigrants Find
i. s. ''Pronised Land"
BY FALvE1IA a Correspondent

labor. Their first employment IL
given them by labor agents on the
American side OF the border. and they
usually get a wage OF from seventy
five cents to sl.25 per day. and out
OF this they feed themselves.
In the cotton fields. however, II
where the Mexican laborer thrtves, a.
he. his wife and several children all
combine their efforts. and q family
generally earns all the way from -
TO SIS a day by uniting their cotton
pickings.
On the railroads and highways, how
ever, only the men and older boys can
do the work. while the women, through
their frugality. save money from the
meager wages OF their husbands and
sons. Within year or two these PEG.
pie generally, II they are thrifty. get
employment of a more desirable ma
ture than the hard manual work OF
road building, and in many instances
build humble homes Quite 4 few OF
the Mexicans wander back to Mexico
after having acquired little stake"
In the United States. When one goes
back there showing evidences OF pros
perity he naturally excites the curl.
osity of his former neighbors or
friends, and the consequence IL that
these friends, as soon as they can per.
feet arrangements. begin vending their
way toward the United States.
The heavy immigration from Mex.
leo at this time Is due primarily to
the revolutions there and the fact
that the poems have faced starvation
and undergone many hardships, and
are only too glad to get out OF their
revolution beset native country and
come to the land where protection ana
a good living awaits them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18


The price Of paper Is so high,
At least the publishers so hint.
We must pay more for what We buy
OF their commodities in print
You'd never know II by the way
The novel writer's bang away!
II we would buy pad. blotter, book,
Or low-grade stuff or something
nice,
The seller wears a fearful look,
And groans about the rise in price.
But handbills in the hall folks heap,
Somebody must find paper cheap!
They're printing things in smaller
type
(For eyes are cheap and paper
dear),
And cigarettes may yield to pipe
II this goes on another year.
But statements come of what we
owe
Does not the bill collector KNOW
Chicago News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
REFUSED DRINK; FIGHTS.
Angry Man Attacks Alleged Blind
Tiger Keeper With Axe.


Tiger Keeper With Axe.
Denver. Col. Sept. 17.-If Frank
Ennis. a miner, had not struck Peter
Roberts, OF Idaho Springs. on the
head twice with an axe, Roberts
would not now be awaiting trial on a
charge of bootlegging.
District Attorney Samuel W. john
son caused two informations to be
MED In the Criminal Court at George
town. after he had investigated tina
trouble between Ennis and Roberts.
One OF the informations charges En-
mis- with assault to kill and the other
CHARGES Roberts with violation OF
the prohibition law. If Roberts sur
wives the INJURIES he says he suffered
at Ennis hands, he may have to go
to Jail for bootlegging.
Roberts double predicament Is the
result OF efforts on his part to pre-
vent the fact that he ran a blind pig
becoming known to the authorities,
according to District Attorney John
son.
Ennis it appears, had acquired a
Jag, whether at Roberts place or
somewhere else is not known; any,
way. he went to Roberts blind pig
and demanded more whiskey.
cant let you have 1t, you're drunk
now Roberts Is reported to have
said. You don't want to advertise
my business to the police. do your"
Ennis insisted on having Just one
more drink" and Roberts threw him
out OF the place. according to the
evidence In the District Attorneys
hands. Ennis found an axe. returned
to the place. smashed the door down
and attacked Roberts. striking him
twice. according to the District At
torney.
Then he took his drink and both
men were 'pinched."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
Going Into Better Business.


Editor Nirginan:
Sir.-~A local paper of recent date
states that a party of wholesale and
retail liquor Arm OF this city will
fine frame dwelling, together with Il
large -four and corn mill, the whole
to cost in the neiRhhorhoof of so5,-
600. How much better it will he in
the future for this gentleman to
grind the corn into meal. good.
wholesome food product. than to con-
tinue in the miserable business of
selling corn Juice. deadly poison,
that paralyzes his customers and
brings ruin to them. What a great
thing Is prohibition when it does for
"A business man SO great a favor as
to get him out Of 50 miserable a bust
ness as selling whiskey, and put him
into the manufacturing of four and
meal with which to make broad. the
staff Of life. In the paper in which
this item appeared we note that an
other liquor firm in our city has open
cd a large fancy. up-to-date grocery
which promises the hest of every
thing needed in family life. Again
q are constrained to call attention
20 what a great thing prohibition is
/ We cannot pvt on paper how jubi-
| liant, how grateful and pleased we
are TO note the wonderful good re-
I suits of Virginia going dry that is al
ready beginning to be apparent in
/ our midst, What blessing to our
great old town the prohibition OF the
| liquor traffic will be
7 f. p. PARHAM.
{
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
THE NINTH DISTRICT.

There is no reason to suspect that
Virginia will fail to return the usual
Democratic majority in November.
Senator Martin. Congressman Flood
and other leading representatives of
the party in their optimistic remarks
before the Democratic State Commit
tee made this clear
State Chairman James is equally as
optimistic in his view. as are promi-
nent men in the rank and file.
The only dark spot on the map o.,
Virginia is the Ninth District, where
Senator r. Lee Trinkle is making a
yeoman fight for the redemption of
that district, With the united and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. support of the
speakers and the solid vote Of the
soyereigns OF that great section OF Vir-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
GIRLS GAVE GUARDSafEN
CHERRIES AND WRITE

Alexandria, Ind. Sept 14.-Hun-
dreds of letters and about 500 postal
cards have been mailed this week by
Alexandria girls to members Of Com
pany F. Second Maine Infantry, at La
redo. Texas. The acquaintance be-
gan when about fifty girls who heard
the Maine troops were coming through
Alexandra. went to the railroad sta
ton with baskets Of cherries for the
soldiers. The soldiers accepted the
fruit and got the addresses Of the
girls.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

Quite a number Of interested ones
are waiting on the attorney generals
office to see If the hula hula dances
are TO be permitted at the state Fair.
Theren be Hawaiian music galore. at
any rate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

A. the SHOWS fall and the rivers and
greeks become encrssted with ICE
While cold winds blow down upon
AAem from the mountains OF Eastern
Europe, 10 one wonders that the Nus
|xtans should push forward to capture
1Gush.
Nush Ia fine winter food, What can
- more appetiz!ng than a big bowl Of
hot rnush with milk and pigs feet?
rhat more 6elightful sinh. than a
ekeaming dish OF mush on frosty
mDgning7
Much roes well with some baked
I0ea9ian hare on the side. and 1t might
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
Cockfights and Sunday Schools.


Cockfighting and the Sunday
School 60 on alomst side b. side in
the Philippines. and at San Leonar-
do it happened that the owner and
his rooster actually went to church
during Sunday school and evan
gelical institute. The man was con-
verted, forthwith gave his rooster
away. and was found at Sunday
School the next morning
At one of the Sunday services a
little girl in a red dress wanted to
Join. The pastor thought her too
young. Her parents were opposed
to the missionaries, but on Tuesday
night the red dress was there beside
her father and mother. and all three
Joined together. "A little child
still leads. the world over.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

lem, because II Is necessary to stop
the production as well as the sale:
but he is not SO optimistic as to think
that national prohibition of the man
ufacture of liquor can be secured
without continual education against
it's use.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

ginia. there is little doubt that Con-
gresham siemp may meet his Water
loo.
Virginia should make every effort to
send solid delegation to Washing
ton, SO that President Wilson may see
that his native state comes to his sup
port as one man.
Congressman Slemp, in his endeav-
ors to inject ridicule in the campaign
of westmoreland DAVIS. places him.
self before the people of Virginia in
a humorous light. Mr.. Davis has chal.
lenged him TO meet him on the ros-
trum in Joint debate. and 1T now re-
mains to be seen whether the Re.
publican CONGRESSMAN will dare enter
upon a discussion of the questions OF
the hour. either with Mr.. Davis or any
other Democratic speaker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

Now that II has been decreed that
pupils In the schools are to write on
both sides Of the paper, because of
a shortage of material. the troubles
OF the editor will be enlarged
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

There still remain few OF the gal
liant squad who haven't called in tho
summer lids. With the men wearing
the new broad brimmed military hon
nets and the ladies Earnishing their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
GREAT AMERICAN BIRD.

enperintendent Riddick. of the
*Smltry department of the State Fair
RI says that the hen has grown to
- the great American bird.
with meats soaring in price. the
hsn comes into her own by evolving
Into the principal food producer for
3he people. Broilers and stewers are
still in the low price class. whlle eggs
70 farther for the price than beef or
mutton.
Little attention should be paid the
grumblers and the GROWERS, VINO
shout aloud their Indignation at the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT.

The Big Brother Movement"
N&arted by the organization of Elks -
me to be commended The idea la
Mat some big brother take the part
- some little fellow. whose surround
E<aau are not such as TO bring him to
80 throne OF real home influences.
~ who Is. through no special fault
~ his own. thrown into evil associa-
as-
pvery member of the order pledges
nosaf to look up sone luckless lad
1 70 devote his energies upon the
~ - bringing him into the fold. OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

crests with these war-bride wells, Rich
mond's apparent nonchalant interest in
the mobilization camp is apt to change
to enthusiasm.