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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-12

Can there be anything more agreeable
and pleasant than real Virginia hospitality?
The writer and Junior enjoyed much of
il on this trip. and where all were so
generous it may not be well 10 make in
vidious distinction; and yet we cannot
forbear mentioning our delightful stay
with the charming family of Judge T. N.
Haas. This fine Virginia gentleman and
his kind and cultured household were so
gracious in their hospitality that the hap
piness of being with them was almost
marred by The necessity of separation.
Every day in this home was rer-letter
day, and we shall always remember
Harrisonburg and the pleasant friendships
formed there.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-12

Our visit 10 Harrisonburg would have
been incomplete if we had not called to
see Mrs. Dechert, formerly OF this place,
who has been a reader of the Register
since the day of its first publication in
lS49, and who is proud OF the fact that
she has been subscriber for 62 years.
Mrs. Dechert will not, we are sure, object
to our telling her age, for while she is 50
she doesn't look il and is full OF life and
spirit. She waits anxiously for the Reg
lister each Friday and reaus every word
in it. Candor compels us to admit, how
ever, that she does not agree with all it
advocates, and we will, we fear, have to
60 long way before we convert her TO
equal suffrage. With her children atten-
tive and loving, she is passing her latter
days in serenity and comfort. May the
setting sun dispel all shadows for her and
light the way TO the very end OF the jour-
ney.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-12

Rockingham county is regarded gener-
ally-and particularly by its own inhabi-
tants-as the richest county in Virginia,
and this comes mighty near being true,
even if Augusta county does dispute the
claim. II is rich and fertile section.
truly. and its wheat and corn and grass
prove it, and its fine horses and cattle in
dictate the same. The people have made
a specially OF poultry and dairy products.
and these items OF agricultural life bring
millions OF dollars into the county each
year 1t is said that its poultry and dairy
income amounts TO as much as its wheat
and corn. We know that the chicken
which we sampled was mighty fine, and
can endorse the excellence ofthe poultry.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-12
estimated that 5000 persons attended the
service on Wednesday.

Harrisonburg, where this celebration
was held, is a charming little city OF
something over 5000 population. To
the delightful flavor of the typical Viz
ginia town is added the progressive spirit
and enterprise OF the modern community.
making combination that is genuinely
good. Its street are well paved and it
has handsome business blocks and public
buildings Among these latter is The
courthouse, avery handsome and digni-
fled structure that has with rare good taste
been set in a generous plaza that allows
its beauty to be fully appreciated. 1t is
union CT utility and beauty that one does
not often find, even in more pretentious
places. The residential sections are
particularly attractive, with handsome
homes set in spacious grounds where
flowers bloom and shade trees and grassy
lawns entice to rest and peaceful COM
fort.
Harrisonburg is fortunate in having
within its borders one OF the Virginia
State normal schools Though only es-
tablished some seven or eight years ago,
it has already become splendid institd-
ton, and when the generous plans on
which if is being built up shall have been
completedit will have a magnificentequip-
ment. The five or six buildings already
finished are handsome and imposing. At
this time $50 students are attending the
sessions OF the summer school-an I'M
mistakable evidence of its popularity.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-12

irving TO bear their comrade TO The rear.
The boty OF poor Fayman was never
found, and his ashes have mingled with
the dust in an unknown grave. Harris
Towner died shortly afterward in Win
chester. Daniel Barnhat was shot in the
head, resulting fatally. Albert Pendle-
ton, Selby Hamtramck, Charles Keyser,
S. p. Humrickhouse, William HINES and
Lem Taylor were captured here by the
federal forces. and Hamtramck and Tay-
lor afterward died in prison. II was
bad day for Company B.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13
HOLLAND SUFFERS PINCH OF WAR

Holland is beginning to feel the wartime pinch. Pret-
tv much everything that could be sold to Germany was
disposed of at high prices, and now there is a shortage OF
foodstufs and fuel. There is a scarcity OF building ma
terials and of materials for shipyards, machine works and
other great industries. Unless such materials can be I'M
ported all construction work will be stopped and some OF
the large factories closed down, thus throwing thousands
OF persons out of work. Economy is being pract1ced to
some extent, and the government is doing all within Its
power to conserve the supply OF fuel.
The mines of Holland produce about 100000 tons OF
coal a wear, about one-fifth OF the amount needed. Eng
land and Germany have been the foreign sources OF supply,
but importations are now restricted and uncertain. AS a
result of the fuel situation is very grave. Holland pro-
duces comparatively little wheat, and even II extensive I'M
portations we're allowed, the price OF both wheat and Hour
would be too high for the poorer classes.
They could use corn meal and bread to supply the de-
ficiencv to a great extent but like all the rest of the Euro
peans they consider corn an animal food and must be edu-
Gated to eat it themselves in any form. 1t has always
been a matter of great surprise to Americans, especially
those living in the western and southern states,
that the people of Europe refuse to eat corn SO long as
they can secure anything else. We dare say, however,
that if the war continues millions of them will be happy
indeed if they are allowed to fill their stomachs with corn
bread or the plebian corn-meal mush.
OF course the allied blockade has considerable to do
with the present plight of Holland, for importat1ons are
restricted to a point where only the bare necessities OF the
people are considered, thus preventing the possibility OF
the Germans obtaining further supplies from this country
through the Netherlands. There Will be no relaxation so
far as the blockade is concerned, and the apprehension OF
the Dutch that there will be much suffering this winter
aDDears to be we'll founded. Undoubtedly Holland, as a
whole, has gained something by reason of the war, but
the enormous profits have gone into few hands. The gov
eminent is out of pocket and the poorer classes are worse
off than they were at the outbreak or the great struggle
The situation is not materially different in the three Scan
dinavian countries, which have ranged themselves behind
President Wilson in his effort to bring peace IN Europe
Salt Lake Tribune.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13
VAST INCREASE IN WAGES

Wages in the United States increased 10 per cent dur
ing 1916 over those of 1915. They now stand at the high
est level in the history of this country or the world.
Such is the report of the United States department of
labor, which estimates that in the manufacturing indus
the average wage increase may exceed ten per cent
range between twelve and fifteen per cent.
In the closing days of 1916 salary and wage increases
to the amount of more than $3ooyooo,ooo went into effect.
They were distributed among $4,000 salaried employees
and wage earners and they came in various forms as
straight-out raises in pay, as bonuses, insurance benefits
profit-sharngs.
The general tendency toward an advancement of
wages, due to the higher cost OF living and the country
wide prosperity, has led the department of labor to start
compiling a table of the changes effecting the industrial
army of wage earners, which in the United States now
more than 100000. The reports so far indi-
cate that in manufactures alone the volume OF wages paid
was more than ST., 100000 600 in excess of the amount in
1910, at the time of the last census.
Nearly S, ooo,ooo,Ooo was added to the pay rolls OF the
manufacturing industries in 1916 over the amount paid IN
1918, the actual estimated increase being SO2oOOo,ooo. At
the same time the number of workers increased 100000.
The table of the wage volume in the manufacturing
industries compiled by the department of labor, indicates
the great bound taken during 1916. One thing it shows is
this: During 1916 alone the total pay roll increase in
manufactures was some $5o,oooooo larger than the in
crease during the entire preceding five years, I9Io-I5.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13
THE FUTURE OF THE METALS

Steel is conceded to be the barometer OF trade Every
blast furnace and steel mill in the United states Id
running at full capacity throughout the year ana addltonS
to existing plants have been constructed as rapldiy > poS-
sible. The average price of merchant steel Products 10Y
exceeds Sz4 a ton, which is more than double the averaged
price obtained in previous years OF prosperity III
more than three times the price in lean years.
Our leading producer of steel, the United otateS oor-
poration, reports net earnings equal to more tha1 50 per
cent of the outstanding common stock and another year
of such prosperity will enable it to realize a profit ana loss
surplus equal at least to the par value OF its STOCK the
market price of which has risen above par Tor the MS
time in it's history, and has thus fulfilled the dream OF the
great financier who was chiefly instrumental IN the or
ganization of the greatest of the worlds industrial cor
porations.
At the beginning of last year members OF the metal
trade were a~stonished to find copper metal at 81 cents a
pound. Since then the spot price in New York City mas
been as high as rs cents and the year closed with it in the
neighborhood of 30 cents per pound. Many OF the large
producers are sold up to the first half of this year and the
general anticipation is that the price will be maintained.
During the war and after peace comes the demand Tor cop
per in central Europe will be great enough to prevent a
sudden or serious decline in price.-New lork CONNER
cial.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13
DESTROYING AN ILLUSION

We venture to state that nine citizens out of ten
throughout the United States exalt their country in their
own esteem by the thought that but for the generosity Of
this nation the people of Belgium must have persisted OF
starvation. The general impression held i'll America is that
while the rest of the world looked on indifferently the
people of this country contributed money and supplies II
sufficient volume to care for millions of the disinherited.
1t appears from official reports that the commission
for relief in i Belgium has made distribution of supplies or
the aggregate value of $227ooo,ooo, and that OF this hdse
total the United States has contributed approximately but
$IO,OOO,OOo.
Dealing appreciatively with the illusion Americans
hold, the New York Sun says of that ten million:
This comes to less than ten cents apiece for every
man, woman and child. Canadians have given a
sum equal to eighteen cents apiece. New Zealand
has given ST. "a for each of its inhabitants, and las
mania's generosity is represented by gifts that work
out at $6.25 for each i%nhabitant. OF the $2I7yooo,-
900 that America did not give $I25!ooo,ooo was spent
in this country for goods to send to Belgium.
Taking into account the huge profits the United
States has derived from the war and contrasting what we
have actually done for the relief of Belgium with what we
might have done, and, indeed, should have done, we some
how seem to present a sorry picture.-los Angeles Tx
press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13
CALIFORNIA; MINE OUTPUT

AS a mineral producing state, California continues to
90 forward. The value of her output Of gold, silver, cop
per, lead and zinc in 1915 was $44,3S4,ooo, an increase of
80 per cent over last year. The value of the gold mined
was $22,030,Ooo, an increase of six per cent over the figures
of 1915, and it was the largest in 80 years, and with one
exception in ~fifty-two years.
The value of the silver output for last year was 90 per
cent greater than the previous year and copper showed an
increase of 40 per cent. With the exception OF gold, the
increase in the market prices OF minerals accounted for
part of the total increase in values, but new activities and
methods in mining continue to WELD an influence on the
value of the mineral output, which is of greater signifi
Outdoor sleepers are entitled to crawl in and get
warm, provided they will refrain rom Dragging about
sleeping outdoors.
The kaisers proposal will stimulate recruiting in
Lunnon and Austrylia.-Portlan Oregonian.
1t is reported from Juarez that Villa is not using
crutches. People had begun to suspect as much.-kan-
sas City Star.
The European war is now costing the sevefa! nations
engaged $IO5, 100000 a day and its cost to date aggregates
the stupendous sum of nearly $62,ooo,OOoyooo. Just sup
pose for a moment that this money instead OF being spent
on destruction had been spent on construction!
The British censor who reads the letters can have no
illusi,m ms about hin1self-Wall Street Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

1t is astonishing that men of the cloth should advo-
cate a FIGHT to a finish, and at the same time profess to be
lovers of peace. 1t would be as difficult to accept their
assurances on that point as it would be to believe that men
who pit a couple of bulldogs against each other are really
animated bv a desire to improve the breed of CANNES.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Petrograd, in repulsing the enemy in the Caucasus
the other dav, reported scouting parties in white over
ais" Is Europe importing our street cleaners, too?-
PITTSBURGH Gazette-Iimes.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

A good thing has been accomplished by those Berlin
proposals. They have stripped to their "kultured' hides
a lot of wolves that have been posing in neutrality Sleeps
clothino-New York Herald.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

limitations of the Hawaiian ukulele are being made IN
this country which. it is claimed, are in every respect as
friehtful as the original, showing that ankee ingenuity
has absolutely no Democrat.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

An eastern woman recently obtained a verdict tor
SI7oooo in a breach of promise suit. He must have prom
ised her eggs for breakfast every day after they were mar
i Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Whatever means the government may adopt to econ
omize in print paper, there is no hope that any reform III
the printing of the Congressional Record will be lnaugu-
rated.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

According to a Philadelphia paper, which conducted
an investigation into the subject, only about one-third OF
the municipalities which have adopted the initiative, refer
endum and recall have made any use of them. Yet they
were not happy until they got them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Germany forces Belgians to work as a social duty.
Let us pray that she never gets close enough to feel so
much sympathy for use.-Florida Times Union.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

One man suggests vegetarianism as a remedy Tor the
high cost of food. He evidently hasnt bought any vege-
tables recently-Birmingham Ledger.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

The new cabinets of France and England are intend
ed for war, but their first duty will be to say whether
there shall be peace.-Birmingham Ledger.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Someone says that the English language is spoken by
100000 persons. How many speak II correctly no
body ventures to estimate.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13
REPLY OF THE ENTENTE ALLIES

Informal negotiations to terminate our civil war were
carried on for a year before the end came suddenly. 1t
may take as long or longer to bring about peace in Europe,
but it is always easier to end a foreign conflict than a civil
war, just as disputes between strangers are more easily
adjusted than are family rows.
The entente allies have made such a reply to Ger,
many's offer to discuss peace as was expected. They plaNX
their strong card, the invasion of Belgium in violation of
the treaties which bound Germany as well as England and
France. They find fault with Germanys attitude and as
perse her motives, but they offer no terms of peace.
Both sides have talked about Belgium. 1t may be
taken for granted that Germany intends to restore Belgium
and make some sort of reparatiOn. Her initial attack on
Belgium was accompanied with an acknowledgement of
wrong committed and a promise to repair it which the
German chancellor put on the records OF the Relchstag.
1t would not be hard 20 settle and eliminate Belgium's case
in conducting peace negotiations, and with it would dis
appear much of the bitterness of the controversy.
Unofficial summaries of the maximum demands of
both sides have already appeared in the newspapers. The
next step must be taken by Germany and it must include
the disclosure of her maximum terms, either openly OF
in confidence to President Wilson. If any face-to-faca
conference between the beligerents is held in the near fu-
ture it will be a secret one, like those attended by the
Union and Confederate states during our civil war.
Whatever may follow, President Wilson has broken the
ice and peace will be discussed until one is arranged.
The president of Switzerland speaks upon the subject
of Swiss neutrality as becomes the president of a coun-
try known as the Porcupine.
Panama makes a bid as a training ground for the ma
jor league ball teams. 1t ought to be a good place to learn
to slide.
Isn't it remarkable how Villa manages to extend his
business without capital?
Even when a girl has a fur neckpiece she gives her
locket a place in the sun.
How would it do to remedy the freight car shortage
by building them longer?
"Scandinavia wants peace" says a headline. So do,
fourteen other nations. -
MI. Bryan thinks the water wagon is the band wagon.
Brooklyn Times.
Fraternal insurance society rate revision is all re-
vision upward, but on the new and sound basis these {
sociations can make themselves more useful than ever
1t is said that already two hundred bills have been
prepared for introduction during the coming session of the
state legislature Kill 'em!
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

It's impossible to please everybody. Some say Ger
many offers peace because she's licked. Others because
she sn't.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

IF Villa is looking for some real excitement he should
hike over to where Pershing is camped and tell him to be
on his Constitution.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Loud arguments often benumb the listeners skull, but
seldom penetrate it.-Pittsburgh Post.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

The chief items on the political menu appear to be
pork and crow.-Phi1adelphi Ledger.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Evidently Rumania misjudged the temperature of the
water when she jumped in-Atlanta Constitution.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

The president of Switzerland speaks upon the subject
of Swiss neutrality as becomes the president of a coun-
try known as the Porcupine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

The British censor who reads the letters can have no
illusi MS about himself.-Wall Street Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

The kaiser's proposal will stimulate recruiting ii
Lunnon and Observation-Disclosures Oregonian.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Outdoor sleepers are entitled to crawl in and ge
warm, provided they will refrain from Dragging ahou
sleeping outdoors.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

1t is reported from Juarez that Villa is not using
crutches. People had begun to suspect as much.-kan-
sas City Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Panama makes a bid as a training ground for the ma
jor league ball teams. 1t ought to be a good place to learn
to slide.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

"Scandinavia wants peace" says a headline
other nations.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

How would it do to remedy the freight car
building them longer?
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

Mr.. Bryan thinks the water wagon is the ba,
Brooklyn Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-13

1t is said that already two hundred bills have been
prepared tor introduction during the coming session of the
state legislature. Kill 'em!
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-11

one to pay my way through college
for me shall gain by being made
more self-reliant by having to put
myself through college. Having
to work for your own education
isn't the worst thing that can hap
pen to fellow"
He was right about that. [ do
not know but that it would be
good thing if every college stndent
had to earn at least good part of
his college expenses himself. 1t
is not good thing for boy to
have it made too "soft" for him.
He will be more likely to make
good in after years if he has had to
depend upon himself a great deal
in early life.
That illustration of the ladder
being "still there" should have ~
ii a great deal of cheer and encoar-
sgement for every poor boy in the
land. II is a silent testimony to
the fact that that no boy need be
kept down by reason of his pover-
ty in land like ours. 1t is 81
ent appeal to every poor boy in the
land to make the most and the
best of his life. Abre ham Lincoln
could not have been much poorer
than be was in the years of his boy
hood and early manhood. Few
American boys of our day are as
poor as be was. Other poor boys
are to-day climbing the ladder that
is "still there. Yon can climb it
to some fair goal of success if you
will, even if you cannot become
President of the United States.
Let every poor and mbitious boy
in the United States take fresh
courage and press on still more
cbeerfully and hopefully than ever,
buoyed up by the certain fact that
"the ladder is still there"
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-11
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