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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
NEW SET OF COMMANDMENTS
Thou shaIt Give Every Man 4 Square
Deal" Declared the Greatest
by the Author

| Thou shalt not wait for something to
| turn up, but thou shalt pull off thy
| coat and go to work that thou mayest
| prosper In thy affairs and make the
word failure" spell success
Thou shalt not be content to go
about thy business looking like a
Ioafer, for thou shouldst know thy
personal appearance is better than a
letter of recommendation.
Thou shalt not try to make excuses,
nor shalt thou say to those who chide
thee, II didn't think"
Thou shalt not wait to be told what
thou shalt do, nor in what manner thou
shalt do it, for thus may thy days
he long ON the job which fortune hath
given thee.
Thou shalt not fail to maintain thine
own integrity, nor shalt thou be IN lty
of anything that will lessen thy good
report for myself.
Thou shalt not covet the other fell
lows job, nor his salary, nor the po-
sition that he hath gained by his own
hard labor.
Thou shalt not fail to live within
thy income, nor shalt thou contract
any debts when thou canst not see thy
way clear to pay them.
Thou shalt not be afraid to blow thy
own horn, for he who faileth to blow
his own horn at the proper occasion
findeth nobody standing ready to blow
it for him.
Thou shalt not hesitate to say "No'
when thou meanest NO nor shalt
thou fail to remember that there are
times when it is unsafe to bind thyself
by hasty judgment.
Thou shalt give every man a square
deal. This is the last and great COM
mandment, and there is no other like
unto it. Upon this commandment
hang all the laws and profits of the
business world.-Yeoman Battle Ak.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
CHRISTMAS GIFTS OF LIFE"

Z In War Countries Millions of
children face the bitter cold of
anothr winter without food
hundreds of thousands in rags,
and naked. Many live in holes
in the ground, like wild beasts,
children gnaw at the carcasses
of dead animals to live; and in
the fields by the roadside, little
ones, separated from parents, lie
starving, dying alone!
Millions of children have
starved to death weakened, ex-
hausted, by three years of I'M
derfeeding and eposure, millions
more will die this winter if we
do not help them.
= 10 cents will give a starving
child one days life g dollars, one
months life; 35 dollars, one
years life.
Over 100000 American boys
and girls are working and sacri-
fcing month by month to help.
You have q few friends with
whom you customarily exchange
Christmas gifts. Won't you
write at least one friend that
you are sending the money-cost
of his or her remembrance to the
Children Of Americas Army Of
Relief to keep the breath of life
in some little body, and ask that
your gift be sent in the same
way.
This exchange of gifts means
temporary pleasure to you-Life
or death to them.
This will be your Christmas
gift Of life"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
CALLED HER FAMILY
TO HER bedside
Sax ges Ago, nag She Might DE- Says TEXAS Lady, But Nov
She Is Well, Strong Woman and Praises Cardui For
Her Recovery

Eoyse City. Tex.-Mrs. Mary Kill
man, OF this place, says; "After tue
birth of my little girl. my side COM
menced to hurt me. had to go. back
to bed. We called the doctor. He
treated me-. but got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was in bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that I was just drawn up in knot. :.
I told my husband if he would get
me bottle Of Cardui would try it. !.
l commenced taking it, however, tina.
evening called my family about
me-. /. for knew could not last
many days unless had change for
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
WAR AND PEACE

Since the world began the
history of the human race is a
history Of wars. There is not
a nation on earth in which there
is not strife more or less short
of war; no city in any nation
that is not involved a great part
of the time in some sort of con-
troversy between its inhabitants,
and but few families that are at
perfect peace always. 1t would
seem as though all progress were
at the cost of bitter struggle and
sacrifice.
This month we celebrate
throughout the Christian world
the birth Of the Prince Of Peace
with the greatest part of the
earth's population seeking each
others lives in the most terrible
war in the worlds history.
May this Christmas mark the
climax of the worlds war his
tory and from this date a new
era be established of world
wide Peace on Earth and Good
Will toward Man.
1t would seem as though the
cause of wars was an inherent
human trait which can not long
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
oriqln of Man In the Moon.

There is a quaint tradition about
how the belief in the man in the
moon originated. Like many of these
beliefs, it began in Bible times. BY
many nations the old man is supposed
to be the one who first made his ap-
pearance in the book of Numbers (15:
32). It is there stated that he was
found by the children of Israel gath
ering sticks on the Sabbath day. He
was taken before Moses and con-
denned and was stoned until he died.
One would have thought that that
was punishment enough even for so
awful a crime, but superstition took
him in hand and consigned him to the
moon, where, with bunch of sticks
on his tired old back, he was des-
tined to climb forever up the shining
hill and never reach the top. The
story goes that his faithful dogs were
permitted to share his fate and, if
you look carefully when the night Is
clear, you will see them 'toiling away
upon their endless chain.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

endure peace. The only per-
manent cure that has so far been
offered for this fatal malady is
embodied in the command Love
thy neighbor as myself" but We
must first learn to realize that
every human being is our neigh
Dor. Through the dark clouds
which lowerover this tiny sphere
inhabited by a struggling mass Of
humans, calling upon their Gods
to give them victory over their
fellows, there shines with steady
increasing strength the Star of
Bethlehem and its message, that
out of our world travail there
viii yet emerge a new brother
hood of man.
Man has fought for every con-
ceivable cause and fought equally
hard for no cause. Now we
fight in great fight for world
democracy that men may be
privileged to govern themselves.
May the frightful sacrifice the
world is now making mark the
turning-point toward a world
wide freedom, that will last for
ages--a universal peace in the
Brotherhood of Man. Selected.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
knowledge of How to Keep Alive and
Well, Placed First In the List by
Herbert Spencer.

Herbert Spencer analysed the differ.
ent kinds of absolutely necessary
knowledge after the following manner,
given in order of their Importance: y
l. knowledge of how to keep alive
and well.
2. knowledge of work which gives
you means to live.
3. knowledge of how to rear chill
dren.
A. Knowledge of your proper social
and political position.
5. knowledge Of art and music and
amusements, etc.
It is feared there is q reverse often
and a disposition, for instance, to
put amusements and fashion ahead
of the knswledge Of how to keep well.
It is not entirely so, but there Is in
fact a great deal Of morality in keep
ing well. II, for instance, young
lady goes thinly clad to q midnight
dance and lunch, she has no right to
complain of the weather or the food,
but of her own lack Of knowledge
and resolution. But all the knowledge
recorded in the above list doesn't
amount to scum IL there Is no spirit
behind it to utilize it.-Columbus (O.)
Journal.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

1t is the habit of writer's, speakers
and even of plain conversationalists
to refer to certain classes of mankind
as "lotus EATERS" meaning, Of course.
that they are idle, INDECENT persons of
luxurious and frivolous tastes. There
were in the ancient world real anL
true lotus eaters and it may be that
they were as Industrious and hard
working as the persons who did not
eat the lotus.
Among the old Egyptians the lotus,
which is an important member of the
water lily family, was an article of
food with the common people and it
was so extensively used that it may
properly be said to have been staple
article of food.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
Church Directory.

BAPTIST CHURCH-Rev. H. A.
Stellar, pastor. Sunday School at
s:45 A. IA. j. NJ. Terrell, Supt. Pray
er meeting Wednesday night of each
week.
M. E. CHURCH-Rev. R. A. Skaggs,
pastor. Preaching every Sunday.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing. Sunday School every Sunday at
$50 A. NJ. j. L. Ernest, Supt.
M. e. CHURCH, scUTH-Preach-
ing End and 4th Sundays of each
MONTH. n,y. O. E. Thorn, pastor. Pray
er meeting Wednesday evening. Sun
day School at 9:45A. M. Howard
Price, Supt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching services at IL A. M. every
first and second sunday, and at IL A.
M. and 1880 P. M. every third Sunday.
Rev. John Mckenzie, pastor Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 800 P. M.
Sabbath School at 9:45 A. M. J. P.
Tibbets, Supt.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
Rev. H. D. Farmhouse, pastor. Preach
ing every Sunday. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening Of each week.
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing at $50 A. M. M. d. Gamer, Supt
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
Names Detroit Escaped.

The Detroit city directory contains
this bit of information: Detroit was
established as a town ia years ago.
Detroit was adopted as the name of
the new town after six other cogno-
mems had been tried out and found
wanting. Yon-do-ti-ga was the first
title, then came Wa-we-a-tun-ong.
Toghsaghfondje Teuchsa Grondle,
Ka-row-ta-en and Fort Pontchartrain.
"Old records show that when Fort
Pontchartrain was built, the village
of Detroit was isolated within it's
walls, giving Detroit the unique dis
tinction of being the Walled City Of
the United States.'"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

the better That was six years ago
and I am still here and am a well,
strong woman, and owe my life to
Ca,dui had only taken half the
bottle when I began to feel better.
The misery in my side got less. !
continued right on taking the Cardul
until I had taken three bottles and
did not need any more for was we'll
and never felt better in my life.. 7
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache. back.
ache, pains in sides, or other discom-
forts, each month! Or do you feel
weak, nervous and fagged-out? II so,
give Cardui, the woman's tonic, .
trial. J. II
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
'IylEI !Izzz s!5!sH

Romney was established by
law in 1862.
There were eight ferries in
Hampshire county in 1890.
John Simpson was the first
settler in what is now Harrison
county.
Lindsay Boggess started the
first newspaper in Fairmont in
1910.
William Johnson was the first
postmaster at Bridgeport in
Harrison county.
The first wagon road along
the Great Kanawha river was
completed in 1856.
The first mill in Philippi was
built in 1918 by William F. Will
son.
The first ferry established by
law across the Cheat river was
at Ices Ferry in 1885.
The first house in Grafton was
built by Mike McCraw described
by one historian as Railroad
Irish"
The first court for Ohio county
was held near where West Lib
eTty now stands in January 1777.
New Salem was made a town
by legislative enactment on Dec.
10, 1884 the town is now known
as Salem.
Beverly was 1877 years old on
Sunday, Dec. 16.
Samuel Harper taught the
first school in Monroe county in
1895.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
County Directory.

CIRCUIT COURT
Warren B. Kittlc, Judge
w. Bruce Talbot, Prosecuting Atty.
w. D. Corder, Clerk.
COUNTY COURT
E. A. Waugh, President,
VIM. Scrimgeour, Commissioners.
Ishmael Haddox, Commissioner.
S. F. Hoffman, Clerk
County Court convenes:
Second Monday in January
First Monday in April,
Second Monday in June,
First Monday in October.
e. ". S. Kennedy, Sheriff.
e. A. Barte, Deputy Sheriff.
w. Scott Simon, Assessor.
Cleo. Swecker, County Engineer.
Isaiah Johnson, County Surveyor.
2. A. Hunt, Supt. Free Schools.
COURT HOUSE Philippi, ". Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20
THE BflIAGToA PROGRESSIVE
-
PEOPLES PAPER IA
OIIR ROuNDEN DUTY


This newspaper must first OF all be
clean, it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in it's opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times, devote itself uniiinchinely and
fearlessly to the pubic service in the
interests of the masses of the people
: It must always combat evil and in
justice.
1t must always fight for progress
and reform.
1t must never tolerate corruptions.
1t must be in sympathy with the
poor and the unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfish devotion, for the
achievement of the finestideals, Of
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march OF
progress.
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and undying
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

Do not look for wrong or evil
You viii find them if you do;
AS you measure for your neighboA
He will measure back to you.
Look for goodness, look forgladness.
You will meet them all the while;
If you bring smiling visage
To the glass, you meet smile.
Alice Cary
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

No postmaster's pay will be
increased during the war, accor
ding to an order by the Post
master General.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

Entered as second-class matter
June 13, 1912, at the Post Office at
Belington, w. Va, under the Act Of
March 3, 1879.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

SEWING AND PRESSING DONE
on Pike Street. MRS. ICIH
TAYLOR.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

THURSDAY, DECEMBER goth, 1917.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-20

We will not be responsible for the
views of correspondents.
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Advertising Rates On Application
No charges will be made for News
and Notices of Churches, Sunday
Schools, Public Schools and Societies.
Cards of Thanks free to paid-up sub
scribers only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

This is also a feature offering. 1000 clear glass "optic" table goblets, 1o-ounce size, pure crystal glass of a heavy, service able quality. These glasses are our regular 1.75 the dozen kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Sum m CT neck UeHr Uery neU
 nt 75c

Miss Fashion now welcomes the high collar, which takes a place among the new neckwear fashions along with the revived jabot.
 These dainty new high collar ideas are executed in dainty Oriental laces and the dignity of the high collar is daintily offset with the gracefulness and frills of the jabot We can't imagine any woman not looking her best with one of these newest pieces of neckwear encirc- ling her neck. (Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Model No. 566-$5

A corset generally adaptable for the medium or full figure, requirin g strength of fabric and boning. Low bust, madium back with skirt of sui ficient length to corset prominent hips and thighs. Both pink and white stcrl- ing cloth.
 These two models are two of our best numbers at 500-bu there are others.
 (2d Fioor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Model No. 564- -$5

This is an average corset which may be applied to many figures and which will provide comfort and better health wherever applied. Has medium long skirt and low bust, and for that reason is particularly comfortable to the ac- tive woman. No. 564 comes in either pink or white, made of pretty figured batiste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
!5)88c
Values up to 1.75, in fourth floor sale today

These pieces very rare Japanese work were made to be sold at 1.50, /$ N 175 and 200. Many pretty gift ls ;l pieces may be chosen from the as- N LU sortment and there dozens of N~ pieces that woman would buy for un-1azaMnnaHuEz.1 her home use such plates bonbon dishes candy ba kets card receivers relish dhes nappie cups and and others.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-13
WaveletS
Fro m
The Deep
C.. Gre e n

object to eat canned dogs, meat
or no meat.
And now, you cruel husbands who
conc home intoxicated and chastise
your poor little wives, listen to me.
have BEATLESS Tuesday.
Long live the king!" Four of
them come in handy against three
aces.
AN Arctic explorer says the Es.
kimo swap wives. We know several
men who would like to swap their
wives for autos or something else
that wasn't So fast as the wives. -
Ocala Star. Imagine there are a lot
OF women who would love to swap
their husbands for a pound Of sugar
or something just as hard to get.
Hooverize your breath Cut out the
onions.
Millionaires move around amongst
"the 400" while BARRIERS stick exclu
sively to the Shaving SET.
Saw a man in a restaurant this
noon with short ribs He eat 'em
all, too.
When you are in Rome do as the
Romans do, eat Roman candles.
Cont see much of the girls az tn,
beaches this cool weather.
Had stew in Tampa last night,
oyster stew | mean, and the oysters
sure have the art of camoufaging
down to nicely.
TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKELAND
Man misbehaved and a mob made
him ride rail. He was a rail-road d
man.
FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKELAND
'-Carswell was telling new story
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-13
The County Y. NJ. G. A.

/ the Boys Conference in the county
and a county camp and number OF
Father and Son Banquets every year.
These have a great bearing on crys-
talizing the ideals we are attempting
to teach; also a department for COM
munity service is inaugurated in ev-
cry community This department
seeks to relate the boys and all the
people as far as possible to different
forms of community service, and by
forming a federation of organiza-
tions make possible at an instant's g
tice the cooperation of all organi-
ations for any worthy community
enterprise.
a. Does not the work of the Young
Mems Christian Association trespass
upon the field rightly belonging to
the church?
No. Rather the Young Mems
Christian Association bears the same
relation to the Universal Church as
the Sunday school does to the loca,
church. 1t is the church at work
This is the way that the the church
es have of doing those forms of SER
vice in community life which require
a united effort of all Christians to
bring about.
Character and manhood are not
produced in the growing boy with
cut hard work upon the part OF
adult leadership any more than anv
other thing worth while can be done
without effort. This new county work
is now demanding the services of
SOME of the best people in every com.
nunity or else it will fail. If you will
yourself competent to work along anv
line suggested, will you not write
the secretary indicating the type of
work you would like to do.
You may be interested to know
that at the late Boys Conference
Polk county had al boys and lead
erS' the largest delegation of any
county in the State. These fellows
coming back to their home commun
ity flushing with a great inspiration
t. Go must have immediate direction
and help that the efforts of this grea
Conference will not be in vain.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-13
Newly Welded Couple
n. Iiua at MnlherTY

a. -
Miss Bessie Taliaferro, one OF the
most popular young women of Wat
seka left Thursday evening for JACK
sonvil,e Fla. where she will be mar
,ied at noon Saturday to Henry Por-
fer Ballou. grandson of the late
Henry Upsall.
The engagement was announceu
Saturday evening at party gwen Dy
Mrs w. H. Hogle to twenty friends
of the bride-to-be. The guests spent
a very pleasant evening in quest OF
the mysterious package which con-
tanned the ring and card announcing
the engagement, after which dainty
refreshments we're served in the din
ing room. which was beautifully dec
GRATED in red and white and where
Cupid presided.
Miss Taliferro was also the guest
OF honor at showers given Monday
evening by Miss Clara Harroun ana
Tuesday evening by Miss viola
Grassland. She was the recipient OF
many pretty and practical gifts.
The couple will make their home
at Mulberry, Fla, where the groom
has a good position as chief electri-
clan for the Prairie Pebble Phos-
phate Co. He is we'll known to Wat
seka people, being sen of Lou
Ballou, for many years conductor on
the c. & E. |.
The bride has been successful
teacher for a number of years, and
this fall was principflato thef&.etao
this fall was principal of the schools
at Claytonville. She completed the
ct urse at Lewis Institute in Chicago
last summer. Both she and Mr.. Bal
lou have the very best wishes of
their many Watseka friends-W Wat
seka (Ill.) Times
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-13

They've had hot election up in
Ocala, DR.. Chace being elected May
or over John D. Robertson. We
judge that there was a good deal of
bitterness injected into the cam
paign, and we wonder if it is really
worth while for men to worry and
fall out with one another over the
empty honors of municipal office. We
suppose they persuade themselves
that the interest of their community
is at stake, but as rule pretty good
men offer for Mayor or Councilmen,
and it's usually six of one and half
a dozen of the other so far as the
town is concerned, no matter who
is elected. But men have always
fought for baubles, and always will
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-13
DON C. M'MULLEN WILL
RETURN TO HILLSBOROUGH

Ecn c. McMullen. who has been
attorney for the State Railroad Com.
mission for the last several YEAR,.
Will return to Tampa Jan. 1 and re-
open his law Office in the Sparkman
building, according to letters re-
ceived from him by Tampa friends.
Mr.. McMullen some time ago de-
c'ded to resign his position with the
railroad commission but was persuad-
ed to retain it until the first of the
year.-Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-13

Road maintenance and traffic regu-
lation are as important matters as
road building-perhaps more so. In
character and quantity, the strain of
traffic upon a thoroughfare now is ten
times as great as few years ago.
and every year finds It greater. This
is something that must be considered
In estimating the life of a piece of
road-work