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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

psrtment Of this state buying tne Elk horn
district bonds, amounting 10 s2IO, 600 q
par, snd slso the Northfork Dist. bond.
amounting 10 tIGO.Oo at par. There
we're 9 number Of bonding oompaniss
represented and bidding on the remain
der OF Tire bonds, and the successful bid
ders were, jointly, We'll Roth 4 Co., and
Frild-R Richards Co., Of Oincinnssi. Who
bought 81. .Ol5.Oc0 Of the bonds, psvi,s
. bonus premium Of $500.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
COLORED MEN
OF BLUEFIELD
Reaffirm Allegiance to Country
and American Flag in Pres
ept Crisis.

The coIored citizens II BluefeId, in
Response - tsovernor Jebn J. CornvelPs .
proclsmstion de~ignsting Monday, April
"-,gosic Dsy. held their meeting
2nd, a. NzBapti-t church. and .
N scott strertsed The central figure
large crowd .s.-sx large por'I.i, Of
Of the decor... >on drsped with
Am.ric." woodro~ VIZ d Lincoln.
sissurs ,1 :, a,s' sad on e.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
BRIDGE OvER RAILWAY TRACKS

BRIDGE OvER RAILWAY TRACKS.
The Norfolk and Western Railway Go.
appeared before the county court Frlday
Of lat week With proposition 10 build
an overhead bridge over the tracks jus,
east Of Es-t Vivian. and u Va agreed
that tie railroad company will pay sixty
i've percent and the county thirty I'VE
percent 81 the cost Of constructing tbi-
bridge. This matter wss fsvoIsbly pass
81 nPon by tire county court, and it i
Understood that the work will be b~gun
in the near future. This is . great pro
tection 10 the travelling public at this
point, which is very dangerous one.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

sI.@5j.Dc BOND ISSUE SOLD.
The 81 ,Bs5, 900 bond issue for the sonr
districts Of Mcdowell county wss cold
'ast Fndsy. March 30, By the county
court, the vorkn,en's compensation do
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06
Returned From Hot Springs Fresh
a. q "Cucunber."

Attorney u. J. Cspehsrt. our brilliant
youns sssuse lawyer and friend. s-socists
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

This paper. ssns 70 Jour sddrs., $50.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-06

Miners. Coke Men anA Labsrsrs
wanted ell over Mcdowell Csus-
v-Bss;asss Openings.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10
PUTTING UP THE FLAG
by Charles J. Rosebault of The
Vigilantes.

| We ran our car out of the noise
and smell of the Saturday afternoon
mob OF motors along the Boston
Post Road, and scooted off through "a
side lane into the quiet country A
few miles and we came upon little
back-water of village life-a typi-
cal Connecticut assemblage of quaint
old homes scattered along broad
elm-shaded road and terminating
with the village store and a little
triar gular shaped green.
Around this were gathered mum
Der of motor-cars. most of them iiv-
'ers. the occupants of which had
d'smounted and were standing on
the green in small groups, facing a
lot of children, varying in ages from
eight to fourteen We stopped our
car and got out, too.
IL was clear enough what was on
the tapis. A tall pole glistening In
It's coat of new white paint. with
ropes descending from the top and
connecting with something hidden
Wnder robe at the bottom. indicat
ed plainly enough that we were
atout to witness flag raising.
Al the right of the pole were
riaced three chairs for the speakers
OF the occasion. Opposite were tho
! CT iidren who were clearly to provide
the music. and their leader, tall
gaunt Yankee. was convuIsive,v
working his vocal chords i'm silent
preparation. Nm ordinary times IL
was Just a scene for an indulgent
smile and a moments pause to see
things started-no more. But ,bero
was something in the earnest rant
expressions of the people gathered
there which made us-holiday sear.
ers cut for a jaunt-realize the sn;r;,
In which this ceremony was beino
undertaken. Involuntarily we men
TOOK on our hats and the ladies
stopped their chatter with eoual
promptness.
An earnest young woman. with
thin delicate New England features
and slight form clad in light silk
stepred forward.
she spoke haltingly. searching now
and then for the right word to fin
ish phrase, but none of US was dis.
turbed by that She was so earnest
So sincere and so evidently inspired
by reverence for her task. In the one
hundred and twenty years that this
community had existed, she saic n
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10

mad never owned flag. individuals
ant. individual families had hung
the national Solors from the VIE
GowS of their homes, but the COM
nunity itself had been flagless. Now
that our country was in the wal
war for right, for justice and Tor
the reedom of the world-they haG
al felt that there should be an en-
bie.n to represent the communal
faith in the cause of the country,
and it's support of the great enter
prise to which the country was Civ
ing it's energies.
Some of their young men had al
ready gone forth to offer their lives
for this cause. More would soon be
gcin~. it was fitting that these
should know that the families and
friends at home were thinking of
the same cause which had brought
them into the ranks.
! She related simply how difficult it
had been, with all their willingness,
to get the flag. 1t was only small
community and flags cost money,
but the job had been accomplished.
One generous soul had provided the
flag, number had united to pur-
chase the pole, and at the last mo-
ment when it seemed almost impOs-
s'ble to get the latter shipped down
fl ON the city, two intrepid men had
volunteered to bring it by motor. 1t
had required much skill and. cour-
age, considering that the pole was
some fifty feet long and extremely
heavy, and that there were many
had roads to navigate, not to speak
Of the crowded streets OF the city
But now here 1t was, firmly rooted
in the soil of their village, and from
it would float the beloved Stars and
Stripes, to keep awake in their hearts
the great cause it represented
The choir master struck the right
note and the fresh voices followins
him carried along triumphantly the
strains of the Star Spangled Banner.
They had been schooled for the oc-
casion and managed very we'll Then
strong pair of arms hoisted the
flag into place and it broke upon the
breeze in all its glory.
We climbed back into the motor.
not little stirred. ut was orly a
tiny village and it had been very
simple affair. But somehow we felt
that it represented thousands of flag
raisings over all this broad land.
each stimulating a community and
sending this stimulus to ever.widen-
ing circles. The spirit represented
here was what the country would
have to rely upon to meet the propa.
ganda of pacifists, pro- Germans and
slackers. 1t was a note of encour.
asement amid nauseating unpatriotic
propaganda OF Hearsts, LaFollettes
the Soap Box orators, and the othe,
unhealthy excrescences on our Ma
tional life.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10
RED CROSS RELIEF
WORK IN ROUMANJA

Washington, Nov 8, 1917-The
American Red Cross War Council has
appropriated one and quarter mil
lion dollars for emergency relief work
IN Roumania. w. H. Anderson, Chair
man of the Red Cross Commission II
Roumania, has cabled Henry P. Dav
ison, Chairman of the Red Cross War
Council of shortage of food and es
pecially food fats. The military hos
pitals also are in need of bedding
and surgical and medical supplies in
large quantities. No supplies of tb;s
kind are available there.
approximately one million dollars
OF the appropriation will be used for
the purchase of two thousand tons ot
foodstuffs. Another large item in tbe
appropriation will supply forthy thou.
sand pairs of shoes. Medical supplies
VIII be sent in large quantities
The need of relief in Roum.n,a :,
particularly pressing because of the
oVercrowded condition of certain
areas caused by the war operations
IN territory normally occupied bv
one million persons there is now \
population of three million. accordin,-
10 advices cabled by Red Cross work
ers In the field. Measures to relieve
the needs developed by this situation
viii be put into effect as speedily as
possible
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10
Florida Live Stock Assn Will
Meet in jacksonville Jan. 8-l2

Jacksonville, Nov. S.-Plans for
the entertainment of the members OF
The Florida State Live Stock Asso-
citation, WHO will hold their annual
convention and stock sale in this
city from January 8 to II, arc now
being considered by the committee
appointed from the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce, headed by
Will NJ. (BilD Traer, and within the
next few days a complete program
will be announced for the informa,
tion of the many members from 9th
er points in the state who will at
tend the gathering.
According to a communication re
ceived by Secretary B. R. Kessler O.
II. E. Minium, superintendent of Ar,
mOur Co. here, and who will pro,
vide interesting features at the bis
meat packing plant on Talleyrand
avenue, the convention will be OF
great importance, in that a nam
moth sale Of blooded hogs and cattle
will be conducted at the Interstate
Stock Yards for the benefit of the
farmers and cattle and hog raiser:
o. the State.
During the convention it is plannet
to give the delegates banquet a,
one of the large hotels, as well a.
provide other entertainment fea
lures. The meeting will convepe on
Tuesday morning, and Thursday af.
ternoon the sale of blooded swim,
will take place. Friday the sale Of
Flooded cattle will be held and pos
si5ly Friday night banquet will b,
given to the delegates.
One of the features of the conven
tion will be the address of a promi
nent stock raiser Of the State, prob
ably DR.. W. F. Blackman, presi
dent of the association and director
of the live stock department of thu
Florida State Fair and Exposition
on the value of the State fair to tn,
increase in cattle and hog produc
tion in Florida.
The committee appointed to ar
range for the entertainment and dis
posal of the delegates is composed
Of; Will M. Traer, chairman: B. F.
Williamson, president Of the Florids
Live Stock Exchange; C.. A. Dupont
president Of the Live Stock Commits
sion Company; A. F. Keller, Fl. II
Simmons, John G. Boyd, H. E. Hark
isheimer and H. B ,Minium. super
intendent of Armour & Co., in thi.
city.
In the Japanese parliament ther,
are 5S lawyers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10

, vs1s once week for eight tsl coBset--,dr
rro,. IN me LAKELAND EVENING =
I,.has newspaper Of general circulshoh >
no,, N Polk county Florida "a
co,.NA AND ORDERED at Barlow
d. 1917. As 'V''i eAs "a
J. A. JOHNSON
wu,-,, Clerk Circuit cOui-
"InNkf, slI,Nf, SPENCER q BRYANT, a
cctors cus for Complainant.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10

years age OF twenty-one (2u
n therefore ordered that the at.
-. S.yiet De and is hereby reon,rss 81. 'onn
esn.. !" me OIL Of complaint aled IN ~ 70 ap-
a on 1a, or before the Tth dav ~ ~ Iae sad
Circuit st cos-, Al II, once Of the CLERK taapa5 ~ ~
ida, otherviss % a. a. BsTtOv, Polk county ror e1e
o complaint sif f asFAtiCns Ss lions Of The said BIN
asAinst the said defend.st as confessed
'''aef ordered that this order h. r,,s
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10

The country's potato crop will proh.
ably total 4s2.ooo,ooO bushels. or
about 200, 100000 bushels more than
last year.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10

work on the aviation camp at Mi
ami is now well under way, and Will,
be pushed rapidly to completion
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10

AIT. Cigars are the best and they
only cost 5 cents Ask for them
-ssss
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-10

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Of rur r.,
JUOiCIAl CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA. IN ssn
FOR POLK CoUHTY.-Ia cHAncERv
nollIe e SAflER. Complainant. vs.. Jonn
N. SAflER. Defendant 'o"S
II appearing by afidavit of the conptai.,n,
nsreh una. me residence OF the defendant
Jchh VI. Sayler. Is unknown and ,h,t ,.an.
Is nc person in the State Of Florida. ;he ssrv.
I've OF = subpoena upon whom would bind sha
sid John NJ Sayler. and that The sssd a.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
TREES AND SHRUBBERY

If you are planning to plant erna- mental trees and shrubs, plant in groups. always leaving an open space for grass.
 Cut-leafed birch is a fa4orite tree for planting on the home ground. It is pyramidal in shape with dropping branches.
 The Japanese naples are very beau tiful, small trees in bush form with vivid coloring of cut leaves.
 Many shrubs are more beautiful in foliage than in flower, and some of them carry their fruits through the winter in bright colors.
 In setting trees or shrubs, make q hole wide enough 50 that the roots can be spread out, avoiding twisting and croWding as much as possible. Work the soil in about the roots, leaving ne spaces, and packing firmly.
 Avoid planting trees between the house and the street in such manner as to hide the view from the windows and doors To obstruet the outlook is
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22

The annual consumption of potatoes in New York exceeds 750,0O0.OO0 pounds.
 French engineers have completed plans for making the city of Brest a deep-water port.
 Great Britain has now prohibited the importation of all jewelry other than watches and watch cases except under license.
 For touring small towns in a number of states an Illinois snowman has fitted up Pullman car as complete motion picture theater.
 Business conditions in the Ural re zion of Russia have good prospects due to the extensive improvement of railways.
 Norwegian electricians have sue ceeded in comfortably heating rooms with an expenditure of from 80 to 35 watts to each 35 cubic feet.
 Electric devices for transmitting photographs by wire have reached such a stage of perfection in Europe that pictures have been sept 600 mjles>
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
PROPAGATING BY CUTTING
By E. VAN eENTHuYsEN.

Where thousands of plants are grown for positions in the open air during the summer, this K an impor. tant operation from March onward.
 Considerable forethought and know ledge of the work are necessary to ob- tain the plants in suitable condition and in sufficient numbers when the time for planting out arrives.
 Although deeried by some, The scar let geranium still has hosts of admir- CTS, especially since the introduction of so many beautiful varieties.
 Cuttings of the varieties of which the numbers are short can be inserted now. These may be obtained from the
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22

old plants lifted from the beds in the autumn, or d few tops may be taken off the strongest of the young plants. Inserted i'll light. sandy soil, they will soon roof on shelf in a warm house.
 Cuttings of ageratum, coleus, helio- trope. iresine fuehsia, tibrous=roeted begonia. etc. when required in quan- fty. should be inserted in q bed of sand made up in a propagating frame With bottom heat.
 Three inches of sand will be safii- cient. and fl this is made firm well supplied with water and a bottom heat of 7j to sO degrees maintained, many of fhe cuttings will he rooted in q week and ready for potting up singly in small pots.
 Remaining in the sand such short time. they can be dibbled in close to- gether
 Lobelias. alyssum, can be increased by fhe thousands in this way.
 Provided there k a good stock of plants oH hand, March k soon enough to commence propagating.
 Early iH February dahlia tubers, of
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
INTERESTING FACTS

Bergen, Norway, is to have school for chauffeurs,
 Electric street ear service was begun in Matanzas and Cardenas on Deeem- Der IT.
 A Colombian merchant is in the mar ket for machinery for making mosaic and floor tile.
 In Persia surgery is almost solely practiced by barbers. who also act as dentists and bonesetters.
 Metallis titanium, fl has been found, will cut and mark glass, leaving an ornamental silvery streak where it has been used.
 Collecting stations have been estab- iished in Germany for the gathering of nettles, which are used as a substitute for cotton.
 Two Callfornians have patented a device that measures a pipeful of to- hacco from pouch or box and stuffs if into pipe without contact with the users fingers.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
Fair Widows Offer

A merchant who had been travelling months. was informed upon his return of the death of a valued friend. A few days later he called on the bereaved widow to offer his expressions of sym pathy. During the visit he remarked.
 T was good friend of your late husband. Is there not something of his which I could have as a memento of him?"
 She raised to hts her velvety brown eyes. which a few moments before were moist with tears, and said,
 How would l dor
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
How Trees Keep Air Pure.

The volume of carbonic acid ex- haled by human being in the course of 24 hours Is about 100 gallons. but q single yard of leaf surface, counting both the upper and under sides of the stances, decompose at least a gallon of carbonic acid a day. One hundred square yards of leaf surface, then, would suffice to keep the air pure for one man, but the leaves of q tree of moderate size present surface of many hundred square yards.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
Thrift Thouuht.

Did you ever stop to watch crowd around a street faker selling some article of household use-a po- tota peeler, for instance? How he persuaded the men that their wives could not peel potatoes without it. found ready purchasers, who laid down their quarters, marched home and presented the article with pride and righteous feeling of helping wife in her daily labor." only to find her peeling potatoes the same old way the next dayf
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22

Miss Raymonde Coudert Glaenzer. directress of the Appui Beige, one of the foremost relief organizations of women in the French and Belgian war zones, who has just arrived in the United States. She says she has not come to this country to talk "gloom," !" but that she brings a message of cheer, founded on the hope for the future "Fhe United States has heard lot about the sufferings of the men in the trenches, and of the women and chil- dren who have been driven from their homes" she says, but I want to tell of the regeneration that is taking place; how we are helping people to find themselves for the future and how they are preparing for the new life after the war Is over"
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22

which large stock are required, may be brought into the propagating house. Placed on the stage, partly burying the tuhers in leaf mold, plenty of shoots will soon push out. When these are about three inches in length they should be taken off with a slight heel, and if inserted in a sand bed they will soon root
 Another method successfully adapt ed for roofing dahllas is to make up hotbed yard in height, place a frame on this and plunge the pots of cut. ahgs where there is nice bottom heat.
 A list of the quantities of plants re. quired should be made and the num- bers entered as they are rooted. This may save much trouble when the time comes for planting out.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
Roosevelt Didn't Promote Wood.

There is one curious thing which has accompanied this case of Doctor Grayson into the limelight. The in- stant that the young surgeon was named for high promotion, not only Washington, but the entire country said: well, didn't Theodore Roose- welt do the same thing to Leonard Wood, who was a junior doctor in the medical corps of the army?'
 Years of service as q Washington correspondent teaches men the truth of the old saying that It Is hard to catch up with q falsehood. It is prob
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22
Daily Thought.

He travels safe and not unpleasant ly who is guarded by poverty and guid- ed by love.-Sir Philip Sidney.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22

very annoying to those confined to the house. Trees and shrubbcry should be placed so as to form q background OF setting for the dwelHng.-E. V.B.
The Monticellonian., 1917-02-22

Grow flowers for others. Be gen efous with them. Many heartaehe has been eased by a gift of flower UT blooming plant.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-03
DAILY COTTON LETTER.

+ New Orleans, Jan. 3-Liverpool is
acting on war basis and widening
parity, showing futures this morning
about 10 higher than due. Spot pri-
ces were adjusted to the late rise yes
terday afternoon and the advance in
futures this morning. and are quoted
,26 up; sales 5000, Political news this
morning was in line with Liverpool's'
action. Leading opinion in the Capt.
tails of the Central powers is that the
Allies reply is fiat rejection Of all
peace offers and that war operations
in every form will be resumed vigor-
ously. There is only one hope on the
basis Of more conservative opinion as
lately expressed by leading trade
journals in England to the effect that
the Allies reply to our President will
be more studied and possibly differ
ent. There was much uncertainty this
morning over the effect Of the latest
political news and moves, which was
reflected in limited trading, and our
market, after opening about II higher,
ir line with Liverpool, turned flat and
easy, losing the early gain in the first
hour. It seems to be feared that the
fiat rejection Of peace offers will re-
guH a a ae1ys sssVmetiea X Xas
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-03
PEANUT INDUSTRY ESTABLISH
ES RECORD.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 3-(By Union As
sociated Press)--Statistics just gath
cred by the State Of, this seasons
yield show that the Texas peanut In
dustry has reached enormous proper
tions which means much to the live
stock and commercial interests Of the
State. The total acreage was approx
imately $4,000, and each acre is
yielding an average Of sixty bushels,
making the total production approx
amately 21,o0O,000 bushels. The cot
ton seed oil mills afford the principal
market for the crop, and the price
they are paying at present 10 II a
bushel. Furthermore. each acre Of
peanuts gives an average Of one ton
Of hay, which sells readily for S12 q
ton. At this price this seasons cror
sf peanut hay will bring up to $25,.
100000. Judging from the encourage.
ment which the cottonsssd oil com.
panies are giving the peanut industry
1.-THE acreage in that crop in Texas will
|pi nsgs Tim dsvh mi xtk
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-03
MISSOURI LAWMAKERS FIND
a ROOMS SCARCE.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 3-(By
Union Associated Press)-Should the
Forty-ninth General Assembly which
opened here today spend as much time
discussing and condemning hotel and
room rates in Jefferson City, as the
session four years ago, in proportion
to the rates now and then, it may be-
come necessary to call an extra SEES
sion to attend to the regular busi-
ness of the State. Rooms are 50
scarce that the situation here has
been described as "polite banditry,
under the guise of running a hotel" !"
by some of the legislators. The most
ordinary rooms, without bath, are
being held at $S5 to $50 a month,
while those with bath are bringing
$50 to $3.50 a month, and all on the
European plan.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-03
gets them over every time.

gets them over every time.
Clifford Nelson, in the comedy role
OF Miss Phelps, as Mrs. Hopper, has
some fine work in acts two and thrcs,
and has lively little song, with Male
chorus, called ! Want to Marry Male
Quartet. The chorus singing is thor
oughly enjoyable throughout the ev-
ening, and the costumes are what
might be expected with liberal man
agement and the opportunities offered
by the books.
There are just twenty musical nun.
bers in the three acts, and while
Rackety Coo, the love song that Ka-
tinka---sings to lyan--while the sunset
tints the background Of sky and water
and the two white pigeons tilt about
as she tells Of his gift and the pretty
mate that his pigeon has found n
surely the best remembered ana most
pleasing, many Of the Others are
worthy to be remembered. NY pan.
disc, ] Can Tell BY the Way You
Dance Dear, Allah's Holiday, IN visu.
na. Katinka and others are delight.
fully mslodious and pretty. The COM
pany has it's own orchestra, dirsetsd
BY Edward Bower, and has ! wsaltA
of scenery and effects, very kand-
somely presenting The villa Htrcgolt
y Ruaeia, = Erect ii Stantaas NV
tsy and tas Cs8s Knapt y vIn1