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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
The Boom in Bibles.


The European war has stimulated
American trade in many lines. 1t has
increased our expectations Of food
stuffs, Of munitions, and of manufac-
tured articles which the belligerent
nations are not now making. 1t has
also increased the demand for Bibles.
One Of the largest Bible publishing
houses in the world, with principal
offices in New York City, announces
that there has been fifty per cent In
crease in its output. Bibles are being
shipped to Great Britain, France, Rus
STA, Belgium and Serbia. The publish
ers make the remarkable assertion
that when all other business is bad
the Bible business Is good, a state
ment which is supported by the in
creased sales in European countries
which are being impoverished by the
war.
But some other reason must be as
signed for the increase in the demand
for Bibles in this country. 1t is said
to be due in no small measure to the
activities Of the Gideons, a society Of
commercial travellers which has for
the last six Years bought $4,000 Bibles
a year from one firm, to be placed In
hotel rooms. Possibly also the slaught-
er OF human beings overseas has
turned the minds Of the American peo-
pie toward religion and caused more
Bible reading in the homes than ever
before. H.. . 80 r ~
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Public Hearing on Labels.

HEARING on question postponement Of the s fa
date of food inspection decision 3 which in substance
the use Of guaranty legends and serial numbers on labels
and drugs IN interstate will be held the United states
Bureau Of Chemistry ZIG Thirteenth street. W. washington
D. C., at o'clock p my March TO-
This decision issued May 1914 originally p5G%ugate s
was to take effect May 1915 Later the date on which IT was
to take effect was postponed until l. 1916 with the povso as
to products packed and labelled prior to May 1910 IN @
ance with law and with the regulations in effect prior 70 way o.
1914 that the effective date postponed until l9lo
recently have been made to a hi, de scton
that manufacturers and dealers shave on
quantities of labels printed prior to May 1914 and bearing e
Guaranty legend and serial number 1t represented
Supply Of labels in the aggregate cost many thousands OF dollars
and that unless they be used their owners Will sustain
On the other hand many manufacturers in expectation OF
the new regulations going into operation next May nave
mnated the guaranty legend and serial number from the
labels. n -. =, c., ~ &c +bo
extension or opposed it, invited to attend the nearing ana
present such facts as may be material Those unable to aeaa
person NAV submit their views in writing
honld he addressed to the chief the bureau Of chemistry United
states Department of Agriculture Washington, d. Z.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

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promote the physical moral and industrial welfare of the natives
adults well children In the native villages the teachers and
of the Alaska school endeavor establish proper
sanitary conditions by inspecting the houses by insisting upon
the disposal of garbage and by giving instruction N san
ary methods living Natives encouraged to replace ne
hut with neat well ventilated houses In sections the natives
have been taught raise vegetables heathfu addition to
the usual diet of fish and meat.
The need of home education Porto Rico evidenced by
survey of home conditions recently made by special nystga
or for the bureau of education While much valuable work has
already been done by the authorities there urgent need for
simple instruction IN the selection osps bsen q Pe0 f1
bring the women together in small groups to discuss home prob
work Y 5 s 5e
dcaton the bureau Of health and bureau agriculture have
been actively engaged in improving and building home life
There the closest relations between the home and the qG
bureau of agriculture has been instrumental in the establish
ment and supervision Of thousands Of home gardens while the
it's successful efforts control diseases Of the tropics has dis
buted circulars regarding pdecs an has nman other ways
reached the homes of people with instruction in preventive
health measures.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Need a Job?

The United States Labor Distribution Branch located at No
1856 South Second street. Philadelphia Pa and the
with Offices the Berger building Psburg have been IN opera
ton about year. the exact date ofe official opening beng
February II, 1915. So.
hene is noteworthy difference between conditions today
and those Just months applied to our labor DIS
trbuton work" said Commissioner of immigration Elmer H.
Greenawa commenting the service rendered by ms par
tcar branch Of work coming under his SUPERVISION year
applications fwor and the opportunities for at our
disposal quite limited but things are different now ppo
tties plentiful and applicants fewer by lar han
Midwinte ordinarily finds large number of workers. par
ticuary in unsled lines out Of empoment this winter how
ever exception to the rule and we have been wholly unaoe
Right have opportunities for an unlimited NUMBER Of coa
miners and laborers for middle and western
and West Virginia 800 for large blanket cloth and car
pet mill Philadelphia seventve aborers for stone quarres
in eastern Pennsylvania italians prefed 200 aborers Tor
iron works outside of Philadelphia unlimited number OF expert
acnist domestic ETC. On the other hand we have many ap
patios file persons whose qualifications unit them Tor
additional help instance there at least twenty VINO want
Jobs as wacmen and anors also church sexton submarine
diver railroad gnaen special policemen Stewards lille setter
log scaer flax dresser managers and toreen ceuold WORKER
confidential meenger asbestos worker harnesmar travelling
bee Inspector clerks nurses etc Opportunity for employment
such miscellaneous lines as have just quoted and others tat
MIGHT be added are not all plentiful and much regret
we are not always position to find places for all who apply
under such speclallzaftn s8H , HrS Ill oeilalu az
all large manufacturing plants, and husky aborer are wanted
almost everywhere. -
The months of December and January just past, show the
greatest number persons actually directed to employment since
the United States Labor Distribution Service has been IN opera
on in what designated three comprising the states Of
Pennsylvania West Virginia and Delaware In December S29
were placed January 4O5 making total Of 3a in these
two midnight months.
seeking work given by the United States government absolute
" free and any wishing information concerning opportunities
for employment desiring hire help can Obtain run
bv calling in person. addressing the United States Labor Dis
ron Service branch No. 135 South Second street, Pha-
uephia, Pa, or Berger Building Pittsburg, Pa
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Baby Week.

There are 1927 communities considering some
for baby week according the inquiries received by the
bureau Of the United States Department OF Labor ms NUMBER
does not include those of whose interest in the campaign Wor
has come to the bureau indirectly.
The letters about baby week still coming in from ON every
state ia tie union and every type of community uch as
Colorado settlement forty miles from railroad CLUB Of wo
en- on one the government reclamation projects montana co
mining town with large foreign population, southern mn
village and club of farm women in middle western se
Texas has its own baby week sloganby heatn is leSas
mississippi has started competition to secure
slogan for that state North Dakota reports plans for nae
contest in the public schools In few state campaigns e
state federation Of womens clubs the state university
the state health officials and those who are eca
interested in education are all cooperating in the baby week cam
paign. a.a .as oo, nofni+e
mans are under way in Albany Baltimore Boston, Cleveland MI
waukee Minneapolis Philadelphia Richmond San rfanGsto S
washington and other cities New York had successful Dap
week in 1914 and will probably hold another this year i'll the ae
spring. s45iai H.. ,,,.,
bureau lays special emphasis the opportunity it affords for
tending permanent work for infant welfare such as nant wei
fare stations visiting nursing special nursing and non tS
nrosneye mothers city inspection of milk special work fo e
Of blindness and little mothers classes and home nurs-
inc instruction for school girls in the upper grades
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Gopernn,ent Agencies Hon1emaking.

Numerous government agencies at work behalf OF
according recent report on home education pre-
pared BY Miss Ellen c. Lombard of the bureau OF education
which maintains divisions home educaonthe bureau of mines
the service and the Office of Indian education affairs
and all of interior department doing direct work education
homes The treasury department. through its public health
service and the departments of agriculture labor and commerce
are also promoting homemakng through more Offices
The reclamation service of the interior department reach
ing the women on the projects it is working for improved con-
dtons in the homes and has taken active steps III
clubs for study purposes More than clubs have been formed
among the project women every of the sixteen where
has recamano projects being represented Inc he
camaton Record the organ of the reclamation service has
an important factor reaching the women on the projects
entire section of this periodical given over to project women
and their interests , :. H. ...,
The Indian Office also under the department Of the inerof
carving on four distinct activities in the promotion OF better
home Conditions Through the Indian children in schools and
through the farmer on the farm through the ana
hph the work Of the field matron The field matron comes m
contact with the Indian mothers She nstructs them how to
care for themselves and little children; how to give the children
noner food She teaches them how care for Their homes and
pvs them valuable lessons the importance Of ventilation sun
M and cleanliness She experts definite moral influence in adj
vising the mothers. , t.....:o. ,,s aoro,doro;o.
the United States has had the attention of the government for
some time much good work has been done ahouh ere are
still sections especially in the sular dependencies Wnere care
FIJI study of living conditions and plan Of work Tor nome edua
ton are needed Alaska where the education OF ntves IS
dere direction of federal department of the interior every
tahar is social worker and strives " every way Dossoa %
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
SANCTUM
VAUDEVILLE; I.

"will you marry me, Ethel My
family Is all one could wish for
"Then why do you want me%-'
Jester. af Il. re
visltor-Do. you give your dog any
exercise?
owner-Yes. he goes for a tramp
every day.-Burr.
~ am agent for new champagne.
II think you'd like MY wine"
s'Maybe I,would. You can give me
a demonstration anyhow."-Kansas
city Journal. f'5
"Why, mfr. Gloom, what is the mat
ter? You seem in pain Or"
"Pain?" snarled the pessimist.
"Confound YOU! This is the way l
smile!"-Judge.
Tommy, you should not fight with
that Jlmpson boy.
~ know it, ma"
"Thats right"
"But | didn't know it before l hit
him."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Bill-The Chinese must be glad
when the shortest days in the year
come.
Jill-Why so?
~ understand 1t takes half day
to sing China's national hymn
Yonkers Statesman.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
"speed- Wefqht.'

"Speedweight is the given by Colonel H. A Stevens
of public roads of New Jersey and recently elected
esden Of the American Road Builders Association TO newly
DESIGNATED factor road building which must be more
considered by highway engineers in ne future Inc spe9
II which commodities given weights can be carried over
has definite relation to the value OF the road the connodCe
"a community dollars and CENTS and to ontfuct roau Wc
M stand under the present heavy automobe ana motor TRUCK
traffic most careful study of speedweghs IS required IL Is
. axnected that Colonel Stevens in his FhorH go -,
Good Roads Congress Pttsburg February 70 VIII pace th
rohem sarey before the convention for highway ocas and
engineers to study - , :; rod
and street construction and maintenance amounting 20 several
Hundred million dollars and the constantly growing necessity Tor
Greater mileage of improved roads which will sustain modern
traffic and the rapid development of motor veces 70 nande
h commodities and passengers high speed all tend 70 sum-
late highway officials and engineers to higher appreciation Oh
fha economic and scientific principles involved
= The sixth American Good Roads Congress- winch INCLUDES
+e thirteenth annual convention of the American Road Builders
Association and the seventh National Good Roads Snow and Wch
will he held at Pttsburg February % to March B. attracting
musna attention from the governors OF the various STATES VINO
have been invited to appoint delegates Some nave
ounced their intention to be present in person. and almost WIN
t eycenon have announced their determination to appoint DEL
os who will certainly attend and take part the
IL he In many instances these delegates lncude ocals
"a state highway departments who are also members OF ne aso
MAYORS of large number Of cities have either appointed
asIeoates Of expressed their intention to do so, .
The executive committee of the American Road Builders AS
makes the specific announcement program winch
@ be Of an especially high scientific character is nearly con-
%sfa present of space in the exhlnltlon
aaaure a most successful cooc roads snoW- -7a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
william p. Hepburn.
(Charleston Gazette.)


William P. Hepburn, former con-
gresham from Iowa. who died Mon
day at his home in Iowa, was one Of
those fearless, conspicuous figures who
leave behind them a legacy Of having
accomplished something during life.
During his entire career, in Congress
he fought against special privilege
and particularly the discrimination
practiced by common carriers in the
matter of freights, freight rates and
rebates. 1t was in the ffty-ninth Con-
gress that he had passed three bills,
the most famous Of which was the
Hepburn bill, prohibiting rebates by
carriers,
Colonel Hepburn served about TWEEN
ty years in the lower house and was
the nominee of his party thirteen
times. He was a product Of the new
West.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. w. sTRAus = 7
Rsniaxnt Amesi1aa sseie1 tss T1eia

Another man afflicted with blind
ness was John B. Hefreshof, the
yacht designer Of Bristol r !, who
died last SUMMER and TO whose
memory the whole city paid tribute
On the day Of his funeral. Though
so terribly afflicted he was able to
build Amefica's cup defenders. He
feftsed TO let the fact that he was
bind discourage him.
Miss Hattie Maddox did not des-
pair though she too, was blind She
knew she "c6uld" given the oppor-
tunity, and everyone is given the OPP
portunity who wants it sufficiently.
She convinced John Wanamaker Of
this when he was Postmaster Gen-'
eral and he gave her a position which
she still holds-thats of tepairing
mail bags. She asked only for a two
months trial, the'same ASH s:giyeh to
people who can see, and she made
good.
In the light of what thousands un-
able to see accomplish, the fact seems
hardly worthy Of comment that one
night recently twenty-nine men,
each having his eyesight, who twenty
years or so ate from their dinner
pals in the steel mills Of Pittsburgh,
had reunion and dinner together
in New York in the 100000 palace
Of one of them, each of them being
many times a millionaire. The same
virtues that will lead anyone to sue
cess were the characteristics Of these
men in their upward climb-concen-
tration, industry, perseverance and
economy.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
the disease directly to another There
is one case of healing reported in
England after an army officer had
taken up a form of medical treat
ment. ~ -


The Manhattense always have pity
for the Staten Islanders and vica
versa. The New Workers, wonder
how it is possible for them to live
50 far away across the bay. AS a
matter of fact the Staten Islanders
practically walk across the bay.
There is plenty Of room on the fer
ryboats and they tramp back and
forth while the New Yorker goes to
his glorified egg box apartment
packed likera ssardinefdnaa subway
car and breathing the smell laden
air from Thousands Of lungs.
The Staten Islanders can watch
every day the vessels from the four
corners Of the earth. There are the
Union Jack, and the Tricolor,t the
green field and yellow globe Of Bra
zil the rising sun Of Japan, the yell
low rand white and red crosses of
Scandinavia, the red and yellow of
Spain, therbanners of Italy and Hol-
land and little Cuba. It Is a con-
gress of nations and they come rid
ing high on the waves to go forth
heavily laden with. huge boxes for
our more unfortunate brothers over
the sea.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

New York has case Of leprosy.
A ten year old girl is now p one
|of the hospitals taking treatment.
She has been confined-in one;room al
her home for six years with tbs, dis
ease. An effort will be made to nave
IDr. Murphy, Of Chicago; DR.. p, M.
planck, of Kansas City; and other
prominent medical, men study tne
case. fa
Woods Hutchinson, who writes on
medical topics says that leprosy Is
|dwindling and disappearing like the
buffalo. While this Is true he says
that there has never been any way
medically to account for the disease.
OF the tensiof thousands OF lepers
Under careful observation In Nor
Iway and in tropical colonies not one
'Aaz aver been proved to ttazeni'
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

dustry.
ator from Oklahoma, was eight
years old, while playing with a
schoolmate, he lost one Of his eyes,
and three years later the other Eye
was shot out by a cross-Iow. Thus,
with the most discouraging Of all
handicaps blindness, he studied and
fitted himself to be a lawyer. He
graduated from Normal School and
won his law degree at Cumberland
University, Tennessee. He taught
school, and began to practice law in
Texas, at the age of %. In 1901,
he removed to Oklahoma territory
and the following year was a mem
Der of the territorial council. In
1907, he was sent to the Senate, and
has served continuously since then,
being reelected last year for another
term Of six years.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
A Morning Motto.

q honor the man who is ready to sink
Half his present repute for the freedom to think
And when he has thought be his cause strong or weak
rrin nauoh far what vengeance the mob has in store
Let that mob be the upper ten thousand or lower
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
WHAT OTHER
.EDITORSS A Y.
One Kiss.
nicholas Republican!l

That one kiss. and just one. was
Just compensation for an automobile
he had given hef was the: defense Of
Mrs. Bertha SANGER, a widow, who
told her story to a jury in Davenport,
Ia, In answer to the suit of Thomas
Brown, a wealthy farmer who wants
his automobile, back. The jury was
Instructed to decide whether or not
the kiss of a widow is worth an auto.
mobile.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

w hen we
see the strug-
gle SO many
men have.
made from
childhood up
to q success.
full manhood
against hand
pApo "a no
ture and en-
iSironnient, il
shon1d NJ
least rnakeIs
marvel at our
own lack Of
~ ~ IN
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
6 l2 : 81 81 s. e|z',@l{l ex
reesrum Street

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Hugh D.
Mckay is one of the bright partic-
ular stars on Mr.. Hearst's morning
newspaper. He comes from down
South and is one Of the best story
tellers in town and that may be why
his Job is to stroll through the hotel
Hobbies to secure the latest quips and
Iquirks.
There was group discussing the
Albany silent gunman in the loooy
NJ the Claridge the other evening.
Jimmy Montague read from some
newspapers that the parents OF the
hoy stated he was somewhat eccen-
Itric. I'm view of his past perform
ances." said Montague drylly, the
parents are conservative and not
Ioverstating the case. FL Hi'e,
maybe you remember" said NC Nc:
KAY. THE Tennessee Judge who was
lloatn 10 sentence a boy ror murder
having been asleep when the evidence
was taken. When he was told that
|the prisoner had shot his father, cut GU,
the body to pieces with an axe and
burned the pieces he called MIN 70 inc
Ibar and said sternly: Lookahere,
Young Teller, you amt acted right
Down at the Palace theater the
other nlgnL signify lnepristeo sen-
tieman Ia even clothes Walheu oomn
ma aisle ana sat IN the front row.
A singer came out and looked at him
several times and smiled. Then she
sang a song which ended with the
words: All can do is, Just love
YOU" f.r - a. -
Well" he said so it could be
heard all over the nousel noGning
could be fairer than that?D She ola
not return for the encore account
Of the laughter. 1t requires someone
with lust thatmuch courage TO pre-
Vent singers from holding the patrons
Ito ridicule. 99i.';lfr' N;s'tssR
4 At a roof garden show recently a
,lthinly clad girl walked down the
aisle and beckoned to d man who was
nresent with his wife. or course he
had some tall explaining TO do Tne
,[uext night he went back alone ana
line singer beckoned to him again
ITO her surprise he followed her on
line stage and almost put the per
,lformance on the fritz. IFr
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Only Four.

I al UnIy FOuf. H
| (Wheeling Intelligencer)
The proposed popular convention to
select delegates to Chicago, Of course,
would only choose the four at large.
The other twelve would be selected by
the congressional districts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-28
GOOD FORM

Oriug to the fact that the Evening
ledger Is constantly asked questions
relating to matters Of etiquette, 10 has
been decided TO open column IN
which queries Of this Kind may be an
StCercd
The column is edited 7inder a pSeu.
donBm: bat IL Is, nevertheless, edited
bU an authority on social conventions,
1Uho is prepared to drstcer cIedriN
carefully and CoucltSiUclW am quefD
1chiCh mdV be prOpotndcd.
Good form queries should DC ud'
dressed TO Deborah Rush, t1ritten on
one side of The paper and signed trth
JtU name and address, though thu'diS
ONLY tyW be published Hpon request.
am frequently asked. what is proper
to serve for a o'clock tea and how should
the table be arranged for such an affair."
The table may be covered with a fine
cloth, or if it Is a handsome polished one
o fancy centrepieCe and dOilies may be
used Flowers should be placed In vases
and small silver and Cutglass dishes filled
with bonbons and nuts may he placed
about Larger plates and silver dishes
are used for sandwiches and cakes. At
either end of the table tea and chocolate
are served, so urns and cups and saucerS
with all the accompanying silver are
placed at each end. IL it is desirable to
have frozen coffee or an ice of some de-
sCription. this is placed on the table IN a
bowl and is served in small cups. IT is
not customary to seat the guests at these
affairs Just have a few chairs placed
in the dining room so that older people
may sit down If they so desire.