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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
Not II Laughing Matter.
wheeling InielliEencer i

You may laugh at teaching a boy
cooking in the public schools. but how
else win the next generation Of men
get their meals, when the Four Sis
terhoods tell Congress TO pass an
eight-hour housework day law?
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
An Eloquent Butcher.
tParkersburg Sentinel.

Blueield Lodge of Elks has engaged
Ben II. Butcher TO deliver the me-
mortal address at the annual exer-
cises in December An eloquent and
forceful speaker is Brother Butcher
and the big lodge down in the Blue
Ridge could have made no better Sc
lection.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
Go 1t, Law or No Law.


Falrmont and Marion county are
healthy places. nevertheless it is EN-
couraglng to observe that the state
health department has its eye on the
conditions here. and that il is making
an effort 10 compel all the local ply
siclans TO do their duty under the
law.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08

they form ridge between the roadway and the ditch it ought
70 De removed in by onehorse cuvator break
down followed by drag to push the material into windrow
mat can be removed easily If the road is properly shaped
from ditch to ditch this there will be little chance
should. - " - ~ - =
incidentally this attention to the shoulders part
OF he inconvenience due mred wheels the spring when We
nc turns off the hard surface the shoulder in passing
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08

tomobie traffic 1t estimated that there approximate
y two and oneha million automobiles the roads of the
country or one car for mile Of road This present motor
traffic is in of traffic of all sorts twelve years ago.
The cash road and bridge expenditures of the United States
averaged only 28 mile Of rural roads in 1904 this
average had to S09 per mile New Jersey led all other
states both in 1904 and 1915 with 1921 and $ per mile
specvey Nevada made the least expenditure years
s3.75 per mile in 1904 and SIT per mile in 1916
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
o. O. MoINTYRR

In nm
S Ion " o''et ine soIhetning colorful TO
VI IN 10 d,,o .ho-o -
rrob p - ua.e mere mas Deen no eager
ment "pai :
~
Athletlc instruction is to become a
part OF New York hotel life. The tired
business man may now go to his hotel
ana punch the bag, romp on handball
court or spring around a track. The
Majestic mas a gymnasium started and
several others are to have them before
long.
1t is a fact that the New York bust
ness man is greatly In need Of exer.
else. An enterprising newspaper SEM
out reporter to find out from some
fifteen leading merchants how much
exercise they got day.
Only two Of them took regular exer.
else and the rest admitted that the
only walking thew did was from tbair
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08

for mankind. At last, after many thou
sand experiments, he has succeeded.
From peas, beans, lentils, walnuts,
peanuts and various cerials fruits and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08

vegetables he has worked out a COM
bination of twenty-one food products
which provides, in perfect proportion,
the fourteen chemical elements that
are necessary to sustain life.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
A Morning Motto.

OUR OWN WAY of being wrong is all right in eyes;
neghbo way of being offensive to all that is good
kindly anxious pull the mote out of his
eye thinking of the big beam in the of the operation
Our immediate business is to he right ourselves Until
are righteous indignation wasedGeoge Macdonad
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGE
MENT, CIRCULATION, ETC, REQUIRED
BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF
AUGUST "a, 1912


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COUNTY OF HARRISON,
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owning or holding Of
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only the Of stock
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books
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subsc
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Sworn and subscribed before this 9TH
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08

IF I've the strength left to say I've
enough" replied Mr.. Rafferty,. I'm
not whipt yet. Washington Star
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
Salvation

Salvation and meat stripped word has often the vague pitching beyond that Or positive below the sur Still the inspectors heaven The Biblical salvation he'll but thing logical We be M from the misdong which sends jail incidentally saved from Ja but feared the and disgrace little feared and hated disgrace word suit thinking.
 It enough bu saved holiness We things ought And here lmitss love- long suffering gentle faith meene temperance Christ was not merely free full of holiness.
 with it's slime its filth, its dis righteousness given its after like after We begin to
 
 Slowly promises fulfilling
 
 He with And Him the hearts burn within and glory into His image
  
 M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

London for nearly 20 years, it seems to me Birmingham has been going some.'"
 MT. May went to London to get the
 $20.0o0,000 bond issue of the Mobile and West Alabama Railroad company, of which he is president. underwritten to build the road, and, had just succeeded in securing a contract guaranteeing this when the European war broke out. Since then no capital for foreign in- vestment has left Ensland but MT. May has preserved his bond underwrit- ing matter in statu quo. and has the assurance of his financial backing that when the war ends they will proceed and the road will be built During the war MT. May has been very active in handling for the large financial inter- ests in England. which are interested ill the building of the Mobile and West Alabama railroad, some large war con- tracts with England. France and Italy Some of these financial interests are represented by the great legal firm of Lloyd George & Roberts in London, of which David Llod-George, the success sor of Lord Kitchener. is the head. Mir. May will be in the United States about 60 days in behalf of one of these fnan- cial groups. which is interested in ob- taining the product of an American line of manufacture of great importance to the British government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
ITALY PUZZLES ENGLISH

Lewis R. Freeman, in the Outlook.
 It is highly probable that the course Italy has pursued since her entry into the war is thoroughly understood and ap- proved of by official England, and even by those in England who have taken the trouble to read the very comprehensive explanations of Italy's position published in the British reviews.
 The man of the street." however, does not try to conceal the fact that he is at war with Germany, and why Italy, the most favorably situated of all the allies for such action. did not lend more than perfunctory aid in the Balkan campaign. Moreover, Italy. fighting to win better frontier on the northeast and to acquire ultimate mastery of the Adriatic. does not awaken the same enthusiasm in his breast as does the thought of France and Russia fighting to expel the invader, or that of his own country lending military and financial aid to all of it's allies.
 Until then, the handspring of Italian motive is better understood in England the average Englishman will hardly ac- cord to his countrys Mediterranean ally the same confidence and affection which he has given France from the first and which he is rapidly extending to Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
THE LAST STRAW
m the Cincinnati Times.

From the Cincinati Times.
 We read in a Kansas newspaper the other day an item saying that Princess Nary of real Romany band of gypsies had passed through the town in an au- tomobile. That Is about the last insult to the horse!
 A little less than a generation ago the horse was supreme. In some quarters of the land he was still pulling the jang- ling street car. He was still the only motive power on the field of battle. In the social swim he was decked with silver harness and he drew milady' S broughman in pomp and pride. He alone hauled the products of industry through the streets. He drew our fire engines and the unbiquitous patrol wagon. He dashed hither and thither with the mer- ciful ambulance. Uncle Sams punctual mail wagons could not get along with out him. On him we depended almost entirely for our pilgrimages in the noe turnal cab.
 One by one these duties of the horse have been taken from him until now he has little left of his old place in the sum-
 The motor vehicle has robbed him of most of his heritage, and has left him in low estate. The merciless god of prog ress might have spared him his final humiliation. Gypsies, in Kansas, should still ride on horses whether this is the automobile age or not!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
THE SIREN OF CEYLoN

From Answers, London.
 Contrary to the general belief, fish are not all dumb. Quite number of them make some kind of noise.
 The common red gurnard of the Eng fish coasts, on being hooked and hauled rudely out of the sea, will grunt loudly and indignantly as fisherman will tell you. It is a strange, croaking sort of noise, such as one might expect of young crow to make.
 Then there is fish called the butter man. which is found off the Scottish coast
 This fish, which is fat and comfort able looking, about foot long. as a rule makes a distinct hooting noise from the back of his throat when landed in a net or caught on a long line A netful of these fish, though they are rather rare is sometimes caught, and when they are hauled in the chorus of sharp, siren like hoots is very startling to a stranger.
 But in Ceylon there is shellfish a kind of mussel, which positively sings
 In still weather, when the water has ebbed away from the mussel beds for. a few hours these shellfish can be heard producing long, low, fluty sound.
 How they do it no one knows but they make a quite distinct attempt at singing; and as they have no threats. they must produce the sound by some manipulation of their double shells.
 The sound is low and not at all un- pleasant-in fact, it is rather sweet to the ear on a still summers night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
BEAU BRUMMEL'S CRAVAT

the two was launched with the remark. It is an old story up to this point, but the Mirror proceeded with some factsl which probably have never been pub: lished since Brummel boasted that hes would put the prince regent out of fash ion, made his plans at once and sprangj his coup at brilliant ball given by the Duchess of Devonshire. In the Mirrors own words:
 When the whole assembly were con- versing upon his supposed disgrace, Brum-. mel suddenly stood in the midst of thein.l Could it be indeed Brummel? Could itl be mortal who thus appeared with such an encircture of radiant glory about hisI neck? Every eye was upon him, fixed in stupid admiration; every tongues as3 it slowly recovered from its speechlesss paralysis, faltered forth What a era vatr"
 And then the description of the cravatl which confounded the guests at the Duch-4 ess of Devonshires ball:
 There it stood, smooth and stiff, yet light and almost transparent; delicate asl the musick of Ariel, yet firm as the spirit of Regulus; bending with the grace ufI Apollo's locks, yet erect, with the majesty of the Olympian love; without wrinkle,1 without an indentation. What a cravat!l The prince regent saw and shook, and.I uttering faint gurgle from beneath thel wadded bag which surrounded his royal thorax he was heard to whisper with dismay: Damn him, what a cravat! The triumph was complete.''
 The Mirror added that the Prince of Wales sent an emissary to Beau Brum- mel to learn the secret of the wonderful creation in neckwear, and that Brunmel sent back word: Tell your master that you have seen his master"
 It was not until his debts forced him to flee from England and to take the ob- scure position of British consul at Caen, in France, where he contracted more. debts and finally died insane in 1S4O, that the secret of the cravat became known. The Mirror said:
 There was found, after his departure, written upon a sheet of paper upon his, table, the following epigram of scorn:, Starch is the man.
 '"The cravat of Brummel was merely starched. Henceforth starch was intro-l duced into every cravat in Europe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
POTTERY OF A GEN1Us>

From the Christian Science Monitor.
 William Congreve. whose play, The Double Dealer" was revived recently by the London Stage society, was a sore trial in one respect to pr. Johnson. Con- greve enjoyed much recognition of his work. and Queen Anne was present at the first performance of The Double Dealer" He, however, always pre- fcrred to win applause as man of fash ion rather than a man If letters. This "ingratitude,' as he described it, out ragged Johnson. He tells of how Con- greve. on one occasion, received a visit from Voltaire, and 'disgusted him by the despisable foppery of desiring to be considered not as an author but gentle man; to which the Frenchman replied that if he had been only gentleman he should not have come to visit him"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
A WARNING.

I'd love my neighbor better far And would not feel inclined to shoot If, when he's speeding in his car, He would not splash my ice cream
 suit.
 Youngstown Telegram I'd love my neighbor better far And him surely would not scorn, If, when he rides out in his car, He'd stick 1nuffler on his horn. -Plainesville Telegram Republican I'd love my neighbor better far If he would not my peace disturb, When driving by. me in his car, By forcing me to climb the curb.
 -Glenville Times. I'd love my neighbor better far And pleasant rides. would never lack, If when we go out in his car We didn't have to haul it back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
HOTEL LOBBIES
Returns From Lopr Tour

E. P. Triplett, proprietor of the Avon dale Marble Works. has returned from three months tour of the western states. MT Triplett while away visited all of the prominent cities along the Pacihc coast and he returned from LOS Angeles by way of Prince Rupert, B. C., thence over the new Grand Trunk rail- road down to Winnipeg. Manitoba and by Chicago to Birmingham. He spent two days in Chicago. taking IT days to make the trip from Los Angeles to Birmingham.
 Since I left Birmingham" said MT. Triplett yesterday, T have travelled by rail 5000 miles and by water S20o moles.
 T am glad to be back among my friends and to find that Birming gham is holding her own in a business way as well as any city in the west, although business conditions are picking up all through the states. Owing to the war Canada is in bad shape"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
EVENING

By John Keats. To one who has been long in city pent, lis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven-to breathe .
 prayer Full in the smile of the blue Armament. Who is more happy, when, with heart s
 content,
 FatigYed he sings into some pleasant
 lair
 of wavy grass, and reads debonair And gentle tale of love and languish-
 ment? Returning home at evening, with an ear Catching the notes of Philomel-an eye Watching the sailing cloudlets bright ca-
 reer, He mourns that day so soon has glided
 by, Fen like the passage of an angels tear That falls through the clear ether si-
 lently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

From the Kansas City Times.
 TIT was Beau Brummel who was de-
 scribed as the glass of fashion and Il the mold of form," and today there are ordinarily only two things which the name of the famous dandy of the Eng fish courts suggests. One is an arbiter ot fashion, the other the incident in which Brummel asked of a companion Of the Prince of Wales: "Who is your fat friend?"
 Eighty years ago Beau Brummel still was living and the New York Mirror, a weekly publication devoted to literature and the fine arts,'' printed a biographical sketch of him as a figure in contemporary history. Reading it today makes very real a. character now little more than a tradition.
 For an obscure individual without for tune or rank to have conceived the idea of placing himself at the head of society in country the most thoroughly aristo- cratic in Europe; relying. too, upon no other weapon than well directed inso- lence; for the same individual to have triumphed splendid over the highest and the mightiest-to have maintained a. con test with royalty itself and to have come off victorious even in that struggle-for such an one, no ordinary faculties must have been demanded the Mirror said in its issue of June 4, 1886.
 It will be well to recall here that George Bryan, Brummel's father, was Lord North's secretary that the son at Eton and later at Baliol college acquired rep utation for being swell dresser" and that still later he was a favorite of the Prince of Wales, who was to become George " of Great Britain. The Mirror related the familiar story of the fat friend" immortalized in Punch cartoon, explaining the circumstances which led up to it. A mutual friend had dared -Brum- mel to give an order to Wales, who then was prince regent, and at dinner the dandy said to him: Wales, ring the bell" The prince did as he was ordered and then a servant appeared said: Show MT. Brummel to his carriage It was to repay the regent for this public humlia- ton that Beau Brummel uttered his fla nous question the next day in the street, The prince was growing corpulent and sensitive of the fact, so a feud between
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
From Age-Herald Files

Friday, July 15, 1S9S-Work of stalking out site of Ensley steel mill is started. Col. A. M. Shook G. B. Mccormack, T.. T. Hillman and Erskine Ramsay were present representing the Alabama Steel and Shipb uilding company.
 Santiago de Cuba has fallen to the American arms, General Toral accepting uncpnditionally the terms made by Gen eral Shafter.
 The formal opening of the Avondale mills will be held next week. according to an announcement made today.
 Birmingham subscribes for s175,000 of the war loan of s1,2ooooo,O 600 floated by the government.
 The state treasury shows a balance July 13 of $1S4,04419 as against $91, ,69S61 on the same day in 1897, according to q Montgomery special to The Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CAMPAIGNING"

'Tis fine to be a soldier.
 On whom the ladies smile, And march to stirring music In truly gallant style. A fellow feels heroic
 There's no denying that; But when he's digging ditches The life seems rather flat. And when the rain is pouring And everybody's wet. The home he left behind him He simply can't forget. And when he sits consuming A pan of army fare The hardships of soldier
 Are very hard to bear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
LOOKING AHEAD.

lump in my car and I'll show you through our residential district" said the proud citizen.
 "Never mind about that" said the visitor. My time is limited. Show me few of your leading cabarets so T will be able to find my way around when I come back here again"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
GOVERNMENT NITRATE PLANT
'om the Wall Street Journal.

Washington.-There is every prospect that the nitrate factory, provided for in the army reorganization bill that passed bama Power company is interested in the project. Senator Underwood of Alabama and Senator Tilman of South Carolina have recommended Muscle Shoals as thu site. There is such pressure for this site. where a vast amount of water power can be developed. that it is expected the President will decide in favor of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
AMBITIOUS PLANS.

q hope some day to see my name on billboards from Maine to California and from the great lakes to the gulf"
 Are you an actorr'
 'No. I'm in the soap business. If I can get the necessary financial backing I'll start an advertising campaign that will make this country sit up and take notice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
Titles in Great Britain

The British sovereign has conferred few titles since the war began, but it is reasonable to assume that honors will be distributed bountifully after the conflict is ended" said George P. Tracy of New York. who was a mem Der of the American colony in London three or four years ago.
 T noticed in one of our big dailies this week a headline reading thus: High Honor for Col. Arthur H. Lee.' And all there was to it Colonel Lee had been gazetted a Knight Commander of the Bath-A K. c. B.-of which there are hundreds. He will now be addressed as Col. Sir A. H. Lee. Knight hood used to be rare enough in Eng. land to be highly valued. but since the woods are full of them the sir in these days gives little distinction.
 'The only peerage conferred recently was an earldom on Sir Edward Grey, bart, secretary of state for foreign affairs There are now two Earl Greys but the older one is not in public life and is therefore not much heard of except in high society,""
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
RATHER DIscoURAG1NG.

q have here. sir" began the agent, "a household necessity which am off, fering for mere song.
 "I'm afraid we can't make deal,' answered the stout man who was doing a little work on his lawn.
 "why not. sir?"
 q can't sing a note"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord. de- liver me from the love of mOneyJ save me from the allurements of ease; preserve my soul from the soft inviting death of idleness and lux ury. Pour Thyself into me. Through all Thy ministratiOns of life sum- mon me into sterner, stronger being. Beneath the cross of Christ may l find a lash in the face and a blade in the soul. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
ANTI-CLIMAx.

"who is that shabby old fellow you were talking to just now?"
 Hes one of those statistical experts. He can tell you how many silver dol lars it would take to belt the globe.H
 "Wonderfulv
 And after he has told person that he usually tries to borrow a quarter" :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

Prattville Progress: A Mexican soldier is paid the equivalent of cents a day. showing that his employer has no illusions as to his worth.
 Oneonta Southern Democrat: An ex- change suggests that our soldier bows are in danger. Not in danger from Mex ican bullets, but from having to eat their own cooking.
 Greenville Advocate: Wade on Wee vils,'' headline in newspaper. Yes, the weevils will wade on, or swim to the cot ton. They particularly like to travel through water after their provender.
 Florence Herald: A writer in The Age Herald thinks woman suffrage in Ala bama is down and out Wait and see Women in F states will vote next Novem- Der. AS no right thinking mother wants will all vote for Mr. Wilson
 Roanoke Leader: All that we can make out of the criticisms of such men as Hughes and Roosevelt to the effect that the Presidents foreign policy has been weak and vascillating' is that if they had been in his place this country would have been plunged in war before nov. But we believe the American people will see to it that neither of these critics ever has the opportunity of leading this na- ton into war.
 Florence Times: The Washington cor respondent of The Age-Herald writes that he has interviewed in that city a leader of the woman's rights movement in Ala bama who vouchsafed the informat ation that the suffragettes were hopelessly di- vided in this state, and that the organi- zation had practically gone to pieces. An explosion at the late state convention at Gadsden marked the first distinct period of dissolution, when one faction ruthlessy ran the steam roller over the other faction. We wonder what MT. Ray Ruston has to say about this develop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
PREPOSTEROUS.

These drummers are conceited lot" remarked Mrs. Twobble.
 Indeed they are!' exclaimed Mrs Dubwaite T overheard one tell an- other on a train that he made New Or leans. AS if he expected anybody to believe thatn'