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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
DON'T STAGNATE
BY H. ADDINGToN BRUCE

long as a vestge of willpower remains with you.
1t is possible for you to prevent yourself from stag
nating-nay to escape from stagnation if you have
fallen into 1t.
1t is essential, of course, for you to recognize
when you are stagnating. And this is something
that many men fail 50 do
1t is not merely the wicked man, the dissipated
man or the idler who falls victim to stagnation.
There are good men and industrious men who stag
nate without knowing it.
To state the truth in few words, every man
stagnates who ceases to make any real effort to
grow in knowledge, skill and productivity that
shall be of benefit to himself and to the world.
This is true of all vocations in life. Whatever
a mans business constant self-improvement is pos
sble to him. And if he stops striving for selfim-
provement he stagnates.
Many men show that they are stagnating by
their failure to make Roadway in the vocation they
have chosen. They allow themselves to be salts
fled with what they have attained. They deceive
themselves into thinking that they have done well
enough and certainly have gone as far as they can
This is a mistake. They can always go fur
Their, if only they will try. And they must try IL
they would life as God meant them to live.
The same with men who have climbed to the
very pinnacle of business success. They, too,
sagnate if they do not continue striving for self
improvement
What then is the test? How is man to know
whether he is stagnating not?
By self-examination, candid and thoughtful.
You can tell, 1. can tell, any man can tell II he
will be honest with himself.
And honest determination on this point ought
to be frequent. For it is easy so easy, to slip
into habits, to acquire points of view, that mean
stagnation
Copyright, 1916. by the Associated Newspapers-)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
Ouips and QuidditieS

A certain distinguished professor of medicine asked
one of his students in class day how much of a
certain medicine should be administered to the suf
a tablespoonful" answered the young
In about a minute however. he raised his hand and
said professor would like to change my answer to
that question"
The doctor took out his watch My young friend"
he remarked, your patient has been dead forty
seconds
'EIow's the grub here?" new boarder asked
geniay, rubbing his hands, the dinner table of
seaside boarding house.
We'll. friend, have chicken every morning" an
old boarder grunted.
chicken every morning." The new boarder posi-
lively beamed Chicken every morning! And how is
it served?'
I'm the SHE'LL" grunted the old boarder
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19

VERY human life should be like river.
II The river begins as tiny brook creeping its
IL way through the long grass through the
dark, obscure forest, to an unknown goal.
AS it flows it gains in strength and speed. 1t
into more open country, rejoices in the sun
light, darts merrily down a small incline, sings
over the pebbly gravel
A little later, still growing, it becomes robust
and strenuous. 1t dashes recklessly and triumph
antly against obstacles 1t throws itself headlong
from rocky sleeps. 1t brushes aside everything
that would hem in and restrain it.
Then, broadening, it quiets down. 1t allows
it's strength to be turned to useful purposes. 1t
longer filings in and out impatient at the least
delay
Nearing its goal, it grows ever more placid. The
speed with which it coursed when it noun
tain stream is it's no longer. But it still flows.
This, l say, is picture of every human life
it should be. Alas there are many human lives
it does not at all resemble.
The brooks of these lives do not gain in strength
and power. They do not run profitable course.
They do not excite admiration they flow, ever
flow, to their merging with the green sea.
No. Somehow they get lost en- route. They run
into miasmatic places. They lose their ability to
progress. They meet an untimely, inglorious end
in some noisome swamp, where they stagnate.
Brother how is it with your own life? Are
you flowing onward, or are you stagnating?
The brooks have no choice. Forces external to
them determine whether they shall grow into
splendid rivers perish in stagnant ponds
1t is different with you.
External powers to be sure, do have part in
the shaping of your destiny. But it is not an all
decisive part.
The arbiter of your fate>is always you So
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
Grade CROSSINGS.

Commenting certain figures which The
Journal recently published to show the peril
of walking railroad tracks, correspondent aptly
remarks that of the prime causes of the thou
sands of deaths and injuries thus incurred is the
great number of grade crossings.
"Why continue grade crossings?" he asks
LAS have been informed, the laws in the old
countries, England and others, do not permit
such crossings. The railroads should exert
every energy to do away with grade crossings
1t would save them thousands and thousands
of dollars. They should join in with the
counties through which they run and re-route
the public highways, that the latter will
parallel the railroad all the way instead of
crossing every mile or Coweta county has
metto and Newman they have eliminated many
grade crossings and also between Newman
and LAGRANGE. Other counties should take I'D
this work. It shortens distances and saves
lives. So, why not law to abolish grade
crossings?"
AS understand it, the railroads seize every
opportunity to reduce their number of grade cross
ings and progressive counties always take account
of this problem in reconstructing their highways
But the expense involved is oftentimes tremendous
AS our correspondent Mr.. NJ. B. Forfeit points out
the roads and the counties well afford to CO.
operate in effecting such improvements. In the
meantime, however it behooves pedestrians and
drivers to avoid as far as possible the danger of
railroad tracks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19

HE monarch swung down the avenue, riding
his housekeeping horse, between the crowd
- ed rows of cheering people, with drums
flags and loud fanfare; and suddenly it came to
him how many times aforetime kings had ridden
thus, and now they were still, soft dust; and he
grew sick at the thought and went home to his bed
and turned his face to the wall and died.
The poet to his maiden, turning
his desire into all manner of curious, jeweled
metaphor; and he opened book at his elbow and
read the Greek anthology of a thousand years, and
saw that all his delicate fancies had been done be-
fore by Meleager and Sappho Melanippides, ST.
monides, Alcaeus and Pamphilius; and he remem-
bered also that the same nothings had been writ
ten by the bards of old Italy, Germany France and
England and by singers and lovers in Arabia Per-
sia China and where not? So he ceased from
writing and ate and drank until he was sleepy
The beauty smiled at her freshness in the mir
ror, and was proud of her round breasts and long
hair and all her goodly charms; but the thought
of Cleopatra came to her, and of Blancheneur ana
Helen, and of the many, many enchantresses OF
men who once enkinded ardor and now were gone
back to earth air, silent and impotent forever
and her heart sank and she covered her body with
coarse clothes and betook hersel1 10 huhher!'
there to end her days.
The epicure ate rare viands ana drank the
choicest of wines at the feast, and knew how to
draw out the lingering taste of things, and to APP
preciate the incest shades of flavor and aroma until
there came to his mind the vision OF the mliiohs
upon millions of men and animals, teedlng' Diuns'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
.Iudee Price Gilbert.

Governor Harris made admirable selection
in appointing Judge Price Gilbert to the Supreme
Court vacancy caused by the death of Justice
Joseph Henry Lumpkin.
In the ten years during which he has presided
over the Superior Court of the Chattahoochee cir
emit Judge Gilbert has proved himself able juris
and an earnest upholder of the law. Prior to that
he earned distinction Solicitor General and
also as a Representative of Muscogee county in
the Legislature.
To his new duties he brings wealth of legal
scholarship, a rich fund of practical experience
a mind of rare breadth and cultivation and a.
character worthy of the best traditions of Georgas
Supreme Court
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
A Spy's Camera

novel which has been in in Germany
for months has been found upon a recently can.
tured spy In consists of a disc the spy's
clothing about six inches in size 1t is camera
of type and contains universally focused film
which resembles a button projecting from mans vest
The shutter of the film operated by string which
is extended that it be operated from a con-
venient pocket Each plate placed at an angle of
sixty degrees pictures be taken without
refng the The of the pictures is about
and a half inches, but of them clear and
capable of enlargement.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
TEN ARE CAUGHT
IN TWO RAIDS
City Policemen Were Active
During Early Morning
4 Hours.

\ a roundup Of some Of the colored
gentry Of the city was staged last
night by officers Seaman, Fleming
Borgess. and Kerns. At 2,2O O'CLOCK
this morning, Billy Mays place was
pulled and Douglas. Howard, mary
Saunders, Kid Shelton. Mamie Lee
and Billy May were arrested. May
put IN q $50 forfeit and failed to ap'
near. Shelton pleaded illness and was
allowed to remain at his room for the
night and told to come up Tor trial
at 0 o'clock this morning. At 8 o'clock
he could, not be found. Douglas How
ard claimed that he was IN; Mary
Douglas room having his sore throat
treated. hswere- fined rs lSannte
;I3es atedt that '3ii b was in4 Shelton:
room giving him his medicine. She
was fined $40 also. They all arranged
payments.
At 8 o'clock this morning the same
set OF bluecoats entered a house on
New street run by Elizabeth Brown.
They took therefrom Charles VIII
Jams Julia Parker, Irene Walker,
Walter Smith and Elizabeth Brown.
At the trial this morning the five OF
them pleaded not guilty to lettering,
as they all had rooms at the Brown
home and pay rent for them. In the
absence OF. the policemen as witnesses
the case was continued until o'clock
this evening, In the meantime the
whole party went to jail, fearing that
it might rain before the day is over.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
LINCOLN DISTRICT
ROADS MEETING
State Road Engineer Will
liams Was the Principal
Speaker Today.

Nearly 200 enthusiastic voters OF
Lincoln district met this afternoon IN
the schoolhouse at Pennington and
heard the address of State Road En-
g;neer A. D. Williams. Mr.. Williams
discussed fully the merits of e very
method Of financing good roads. and
showed plainly that. the bonding
method is the most practical and
cheapest in the end. The merits OF var
ious kinds OF construction were talk
ed of and the audience seemed to CON
slider Mr.. Williams, ideas entirely
cound and practical. !, III.
The reports of the committees that
swsre appointed to scotsid der the eds
OF the different sect ionsS Spf the dis:
f4ict N6IllI sfez.d |Acdssed. Iitle Ii1tl1
sse1 tn ehts 81 the voters eenfed TO
he Stliff SEinco In ID district Will be the
first fofS the count to- vote q bond is.
sue q gfors road dsg this; year.
n The oTiEInSlS intention .ofs this dis.
trict to make the bond. issue $3.50, 900
was changed at th Is EWorthlng gton meet
ing toS $3.50 900. EThe voters are practl-
cally5unaninous In theiridemand, that
all the roads IN the district be i'm
proved and the wild Ter, roads, of course,
on the main thoroughtares where
traffic lis heaviest. z. Y \.
The Farming gton end Of the dis
trict. IL possible Y, even Is more en-
thusiastic I IN support Of the move
ment than the Worthington end.
The bond seIectio lon will come in Ap-
I'll for: Lincoln district sahd, it is the
Intention Of It hes committee that are
promoting the good roads movement
to live several more esmeetings in the
district before the election SO that
every citizen vii fully understand the
details, offthel lpropo osed improvements
and the methods :of paying for them.
The allure OF thesfirst election in
Paw Paw district was. .undouhted due
to the lack of aStho ugh. understand:
ing of the details of the plans by the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
AMERICAN LIVES '
STIONICHANNEE
STEAMER Sussex
Unofficial Reports Say the
Vessel Was Torpe-
docd.
Loss OF LIVES HEAVY
Boats Bulkheads Kept It
Af1oat Long
Time.

LONDON, March 25.-The cross.
channel steamer Sussex which was
badly damaged late yesterday, was
towed into Bolougne today. 1t Is now
regarded that there was loss OF lie
among the passengers, some 20 OF
whom were Americans. Unofficial re-
ports say the ship was torpedoed.
Among the injured reported was
Miss Baldwin, prominent young
American of Paris, who, among other
injuries, suffered broken leg.
Paris reports that the ship was tor
pedoed. According to the admiralty
100 passengers have been landed at
Dover and $50 others with the mem
bers Of the crew have been taken to
Bolougne. Edward Huxley, president
Of the United States Rubber Export
company, and Francis Drake the COM
pany's European manager, who were
on the Sussex, declared there was
heavy loss of life, Including number
OF Americans. The chief engineer OF
the Sussex was killed by the explosion
and the purser was wounded seriously.
An American, whose name is not
known to survivors who have reached
London, was talking with the Baldwin
family close to the captains bridge,
when the explosion occurred. He has
not been seen since that time; md Is
supposed to have been lost. The @ ex:
lpl6sion occurred at rem \ ttle q
Sussex was an hour and a half out Of
Folkestone. The wireless apparatus
was destroyed and no help arrived
until nearly midnight. Had u not
been for the watertight compartments
the Sussex would have sunk and the
loss Of life would have been heavier
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
MRS. SARAH A. FLOYD
DIED THIS MORNING
Heavy Cold Recently Caught
Developed Into Fatal
Illness.

Mrs. Sarah Ann Floyd, wife OF the
late John Wesley Floyd. and mother
of Mrs. J. F. Conaway, died early this
morning at the a partments OF heF
daughter, Mrs. Conaway. at the Wat
son hotel. She contracted a heavy cold
recently while on a visit to relatives
in Dayton, o.. which later developed
into grip and caused her death.
Mrs Floyd was formerly Miss Sarah
Ann Robinson, daughter of the late
John and Mary Robinson, pioneer res.
idents Of Barrackville. She was born
in Barrackville on April 6, 1912, and
was therefore in her 74th year. She
was united in marriage with Mr..
Floyd on July Z, 1859, and OF the
vive, Mrs. ]. F. Conaway and Mrs. ].
B, McConaughey, the latter of Rich
mond, Ind. A son, J. R. FLOYD, died. in
1902 and daughter, Miss May Floyd,
died in 1895. Mr.. Floyd died in 1910,
A humber OF grandchildren also sur.
vive namely, Mrs. viii McClain, OF
Romney Mrs. Walter Campbell, Of
Fairmont, Mrs. William Schleintz OF
Richmond, Ind, Mrs: Brooks Anderson
Of jenkins, KY, the Misses Eva and
Std NlHh W ebSS VI GAIlp SASJ .NNHtAhNAhA
Floyd, Of Appalachia, Va; Fred Floyd,
Of Orrville Ohio: Floyd McConaugh.
ey, OF Dayton, o.; Walter Floyd, Of
jenkins, Ky. Four great grandchildren
also survive, namely Harry, James
and Mary Anderson, and Clarence Nc
Claim. A sister, Mrs. Paulina Palmer.
of Monongah, and bother, ]. q. Rob:
inson, OF Barrackville, also survive.
Mrs. Floyd was a woman Of splen'
did Christian character. She united
with the Christian church in childhood
and had lived devoted Christian life.
She was devoted wife, mother and
grandmother and her death is deeply
regretted by wide circle OF relatives
and friends. [.
Funeral usrvIces will be held on
Monday afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock at
the Christian church In Barrackville,
and interment will be made in the Ice
cemetery there by Undertaken Gun:
ningham. Rev. Clarence Mitchell, OF
this city will coduct the services.
A number of relatives are en- route
here to attend the funeral services,
In case some living at a distance do
not arrive at the expected time, the
hour OF the funeral will be postponed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
CDALOPERATORS
DISCUSS MARKET
Freight Rate Differentials
Of Secondary Impor- 4.
tance Now.

A special meeting OF the Fairmont
and Clarksburg district coal opera
tors was held here yesterday for the
purpose of discussing market condi'
tons as Influenced by the congestion
Of freight at Atlantic coast ports, This
state of affairs has become SO serious
to the business interests Of the country
in general, and TO the coal operators
Of this region in particular, that It has
been made the subject of investtga'
tion by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. W.
Congestion OF freight at Atlantic
coast ports mas compelled the rail.
roads to place embargoes against load.
Ing any class Of freight for these
points, thus restricting the market for
coal to B. & o. points only. Many
views as to the why and wherefore" !"
were advanced but the main fact which
stands SO, buntly before everyone and
to such a large degree is that there
does exist a condition which hampers
not only through trade but also the
line trade. In view of all, this it is
hardly possible that there can be any
even condition to the coal business
for some time to come, SO far as the
matter OF delivery Is concerned. With
irregularity of transportation there
COMES irregularlty in operation Of the
mines, with additional cost due there
to- 5
It was the consensus of opinion
among those present that these condi-
tlons will not be overcome until the
opening of the lake, navigation season
which will be delayed until well along
into April due to the extremely, cold
weather prevailing at the head of the
lakes during March. 1t had been plan
ned to start navigation on Lake Michi-
gan this week, but investigation of
conditions disclosed that the breaking
of channels and opening of harbors
by byice.crushers is not yet practicable.
F The matter of freight rate differ
entails. which is scheduled for a hear
ing before the Interstate Commerce
Commission on April Gath, will be han
died by the committee appointed for
that purpose. This committee has ar
ranged for tho Fairmont region to be
represented at this hearing, in con.
junction with committees from other
coal producing regions in the 4state.,
along with the h Public Service Com
mission of West Virginia. :,
A . iii Ui "a y VI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
GRACE CHURCH
. TD|CALLPASTOR
SUNDAYM0RN|NG
Rev. A. D. KunkIe of Ham,
ilton, Ontario, Favored
For Place.

For the purpose Of calling a minis
ter, the congregation of Grace Luth-
eran church. will hold meeting to.
morrow, following the usual Sunday
morning service and it Is probable
at that time that q pastor will be
selected to fill the pulpit at this
lchsirch whfs u has BEEN tth6ut ons
since the resignation on account Of
| ill health, OF DR.. L. X. Probst several
months ago. Fl
While several ministers. will be: con-
sidered it is thought probable that
Rev. A. D. Kunkle, Of Hamilton, Can
ada, will receive the call Rev. Mr..
Kunkle preached at tl1is church during
the month of February and made a
splendid impression on his hearers.
The Lutheran church in this city
is still a mission church and receives
aid from the Home Mission society.of
the denomination located at York, Pa.
The mission board is favorable to the
selection of Rev. Kunkle as pastor Of
the church and If Is the desire of the
congregation that he come here he
will receive the call at once. q "A, III
A short sermon will beepreached, to-
morrow morning by Rev. John Rob-
inson who has filled the pulpit for
several weeks and following this brief
service the congregational meeting
will be held. $-''-
The Lutheran church is among the
youngest churches in. the city. but
during the years since Its. organia-
tion has seen substantial and steady.
growth along the lines &C membership,
and funds. The congregation %or.t,
ships in one of the fastest. and most.
commodious churches in the city, and
the members of the church are active
and progressive, and all the depart
ments of the church are in flourish
ing condition. i "
Rev. L. K. Probst WHO was located
here as pastor of the church for q,
number OF years and through whose,
efforts the church made substantial
progress, was forced to resign the
charge on account Of Ill health. Rev.
and Mrs. Probst have been with their,
daughters, Misses Carrie Mae and!
Emily are in Goucher college sincsi
Rev probst resignation. Rev. Prohst.
has aboutirecoveredhls his health and Mill
accept charge I'm the near futute:sI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
.SUFFRAGISTS WILL
GROW YELLOW L L..||. PlSIES S,
Plans Made Last Night To
Make the Town Bios
som.

Fafrmont and vicinity will take on
a decidedly yellow hue with the open"
ing of Summer, according to plans
formulated by local suffragists at an
enthusiastic meeting held last night
at the home OF Mrs. Allie Raymond, an
ex.state president. At this meeting
It was decided to fall in line with a
state movement and to secure yellow
flower seed to be planted all. over the
city and county as enblematic OF the
suffrage campaign, for votes which IS
being waged throughout the mountain
state. !.
the yellow hue will be procured and
those desiring the seed will be able
to secure 1t in any quantity desired
from Mrs. C. E. Manley or Mrs. Allie
Raymond.
An interesting feature Of the meet
ing last night, was the presence OF
Miss Adella Potter of New York city,
national organizer, who outlined
briefly plans for the campaign to. be
waged during the time intervening
from now until November, 1916, and
talked in an optimistic way OF the
progress the causes had already made
throughout parts OF the state and she
beliyes west Virginia vii come to the
front and be the first state in the east
10 take the initiative and grant to wo-
men the right of suffrage
A large number; of national organs
zers and field workers will come into
the state from National headquarters
with the opening Of good weather and
a vigorous campaign will be conducted,
Meetings were planned for last,
night to be held at various points IN
the county during the next few days:
Following the meeting last night
the ladies who were out in large mum:
bers n enieyed refreshments served by
the hostess. VA 'tts ~