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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-04-19
Mystery of the Planets

1t not known definitely whether the planet Venus If
does possibly life and vegetation like though
clothed
not whether they consist of millions like bkbas
whether they smaller ila veil shining
VI Jupiter only that covered with Clouds though
substance nothing
Lowell and Sir William Higgins bands
riffs in the cloud revealing the body of the planet Little lines csscross
these bands Photographs Jupiter taken Flagstaff observatory
indicate that clouds %
pier
But whenever planet badly Even Mars, the
clearly revealed them ALL constantly obured by rejecting
that the famous though nearly 500 number
only percptb unkled observer would prob
badly make them a all.
Sandstorms sometimes
and the winds Mars gentle slow
these long
indeed and merely lasted three
weeks"-Ex.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
WASTE OF FOODS

II would be good thing for people
Of this favored land 80 take an in.
ventory of what goes into the gar.
bage can, according to the American
Bankers association, which in a talk
on thrift bewails the waste of food. II
charges that a good many people Ray
with their dinner. sending choice cuts
Of meat and fowl back to the kitchen
and from there, presumably. to the
garbage. There is cited the expert.
ence of large country hotel, which
a few years ago lost a herd Of 800
hogs from feeding swell swill," good
food too rich for their systems. Con.
elusively, it quotes Dra Harvey w.
Wiley, who seems to have estimated
that the annual waste Of food In this
country is 81 000,000-a rather
large figure even for one so expert 10
chalking down large figures as Is Doc
tor Wiley. That this is pretty waste
full country cannot perhaps be refuted.
1S"" e''S e''Iieuuc u sum- Communists
Is accepted and it is argued that waste
is normal, since nature herself is amaz
ingy wasteful Families that have
a cherry tree in the back yard have
observes that the uncultured robin is
a wasteful child of nature, eating an
eighth Of a cherry and then passing to
another, thus permitting seyen-eighths
of the first to go to the garbage
can"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

1t Is more important to know what
a man is than the policy he intends to
pursue. 1t is better to have a cou-
rageous. high-minded. honest, capable
man than one who lugged bale of pol
icies. In the personality lie the high
est possibilities of public duty. Just
what man will do in certain emer-
gencies no one knows by what he says
he will do, for he is creature of
circumstances, and the construction of
those circumstances belongs to his per-
sonality, which is attested by his life.
So, the ultimate object of all policies
should be the man who can rise above
a selfish influence and do the right
thing at the right time, says Ohio
State Journal. And all this lies with
In the sphere of education, from
which is evolved the citizen whose
whole value is his personality and not
his knowledge or his smartness or
oratory.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

The following amendment to
City Ordinances which passed its
third reading was passed by the
Council last Thursday evening
and is now in force:
Amendment, No. 3 To amend
the Ordinance of the City of Bel
ington, Chapter, XVI Section
67. To read as follows: Under
16 years of age to remain or be
upon the streets of said city after
the hour of 6 o'clock at night.
from September LIST to May LIST
and 9 O'Clock from May LIST to
September1st unless accompanied
by the gardian or other person
properly having the care and
custody of such child.
Adding the words eight from
September LIST to April Both and
nine from May LIST to August 3Ist.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
TWO PATHS IN LIFE

just IN front of every young
man and young woman who
reads this department are two
paths leading into the future
and it is for them to select which
path they will journey in. To
aid them in selecting are their
neighbors, some Of whom in ear
ly life selected one path and 9TH
ers the opposite. The neighbor
who made the wise choice can be
seen returning to his home for
the evening meal, his face radi-
ant with joy as the children
meet him at the gate, each one
endeaVoring to get the first kiss.
The other neighbor goes home
thru the alley, his step is I'M
steady, his face flushed from
dissipation, the children fee to
the mother as he approaches.
These two neighbors had an
equal start upon life's voyage,
the difference now so plainly vis-
ible is caused by the paths they
selected to travel in at the be-
ginning Of the journey. A few
years of training in our schools
upon the other hand, will make
all the difference you see in the
neighborS.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
Thursday, January l8. 1917
HINTS FOR HUSBANDS

When man has established a
home, has a wife and children,
tie NEST important duties of his
life have fairly begun. The er-
rors Of his youth may be over
looked; but from the moment of
his marriage he commences to
write an ineffable history mot by
pen and ink, but by deeds by
which he must ever afterward
be reported and judged.
His conduct at home, his care
for the family, the training of
his children, his attentions to his
wife, his devotions- to the great
interests of eternity, these are
tests by which his character will
ever afterwards be estimated by
those who think or care for him.
These will determine his position
while living, and influence his
memory when the grave has
closed over him. And as he uses
well or i'll the brief space allotted
to him, out of all eternity to es-
tablish fame founded on the
most solid of foundations pri-
vate worth-so will God and
man judge him.. He holds in
his hands the private veal and
woe of his wife and children
and if he abuses his most holy,
God-given trust, he cannot hope
for mercy hereafter. Many a
child goes astray simply because
home lacks sunshine. Many a
wife esteems death her best
friend, because he who swore be-
fore God to '1ove, honor and
cherish" has forgotten his vows.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

Did you know that the words "ci.
pher" and zero" came from the same
Arabic originate OF course you know
that they commonly mean the same
thing, but they don't at all look as II
they had the same root. 1t came about
in this way: The Arabic word was
"sifr." The old Latin treatises on
arithmetic took this word from the
Arabic, but Latinized it into "zephy.
rum" The Italians cantracteA this
into "zefiro." We knocked the two mid.
die letters out and still further short.
ened it to Zero" The French, on
the other hand, contracted the Latin
term into "cifre," thus getting nearer
to the Arabic. And since the English
language has always taken what it
wanted from the French-whether 1t
was needed or motive took this word,
changing its spelling to cipher" We
have differentiated the meanings of the
two words, now; zero means nothing,
and cipher means the character for
nothing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
MISSED SOME GOOD PLAYING
Lady overlooked the Fact That Mu-
siciap Could Use the Bow as Well
as "Talk Nonsense"

at is a privilege of musicians and
architects" said the humorous com,
poser, Erik Satic, ''to be the COM
freres of animals. A certain number
of animals sing. Many among them
construct their habitations. BUG
they neither make literature. nor
painting, nor sculpture. As one paJ
only be rightly judged among conf
freres, it is just that . musician
should speak well of animals.
He then gave reasons for the SUI
periority of birds to human mu!
sicians. s'Take notice." said het
"that their instrument, whether
trumpet, flute or hautboy, is fixed in
their throat. This accustoms them
to play upon the instrument without
delay for preparation. Providence
has neglected to give musical instru-
ments to certain animals. In consel
quence, they remain mute; fishes, for
example. We're you to presaNt to
them flute they would not know
how to make use of it,"
At that moment stout and state
ly dame rose, saying that it was scam
dalous to talk such nonsense, and
went away.
She was wrong, for Erik Satio
then began to play his own divine
MUSCLE Cri de Paris.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
HOW TO SAY "vENlSoN."

We have noted methods Of cooking
venison, but how should it be pro-
nounced-as a two OF three-syllable
word? Most Of us pronounce it as if
spelled with ~" and as it is de-
rived from the French "venaison,"
this is at it should be. Shakespeare, it
is true, treated it as trisyllable, and
apparently regarded the ''s'' as hard,
for, in Gas You Like IT, the duke,
asks, ''Shall we go kill us venison ?"l
But his contemporary Chapman
made but two syllables of it, and that
there might be no doubt as to the
pronunciation he favored, even
spelled it phonetically, thus-yen-
zon.-London Chronicle.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
THE HABIT OF TAKING COLD

With many people taking cold is a
habit, but fortunately one that is
easily broken. Take a cold sponge
bath every morning when you first
get out of bed-not ice cold, but a
temperature of about so degrees F.
Also sleep with your window up. Do
this and you will seldom take cold.
When you do take cold take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and get rid of
it as quickly as possible. Obtainable
everywhere by all dealers. adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

The announcement of Prof. Charles
Gray Shaw of New York university
that women cannot be friends. be.
cause they are not individuals" indi-
Gates that there is something the mat.
ter with his psychological makeup
The suggestion of a Chicago woman
that perhaps his wife is not good
cook and he has dyspepsia" is open to
criticism as perhaps unjust to a de-
serving woman, says Baltimore Ameri-
can. Not every man whose wife is a
good cook eats all his meals at home.
and not every man who develops a
queer streak is victim of imperfect
Hutriti0n
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

Secretary Redfield declares that
more than one-third of the paper CON
sumed in the United States, which
amounts to 10000 tons daily. goes to
waste He thipks that a good deal
of paper is wasted in wrapping pack
ages more deliberately than is needed,
and that wrappings should not at once
be discarded and burned, but be used
over and over, and finally saved for
paper collectors. 1t is easier to
preach economy than to get Americans
to practice it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

= physician was driving along the
s'FNet when his horse took fright and
ran away. He was thrown violently
&c The sidewalk. AMI knocked sense
tess Presently he recovered little
from his Inconsistencies. and, no
ucfng the crowd which had gathered
ABOUT him, remarked whats the
matter. gentleman? ANYBODY hurt?
II Doctor b. Can be OF any
serviceY"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
Editor Roger came in Monday
night he oyster supper.
EIGHTY-sEvEN YEARS OLD

H. H. Adams, Springfield, Mo-,
writes: Il had severe attack of kid
ney trouble. l am getting old, 81
years. | tried different treatments, but
none did me SO much good as Foley
Kidney Pills. Foley Kidney Pills
build up weakened kidney, help rid
the blood of acids and poisons, and
relieve bladder troubles.
GRANT GRAHAM. Belington, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
MAY BE CARRIED TOO FARl
by No Means Altogether Devoid Of
Some Good Argument.

The boarding tradition amounts
to positive SIM 1t should be rec
ognized duty to Immediately pass on
any possessions we cannot usey to
those who can. And this is a good
timesof year to Begin, Various chars
liable associations all over the city
stand ready to make good use Of
every kind of "hidden treasure. L.
is not thrifty to hoard, it is sheer1
gluttony. To hoard up old clothes3
just because "They may be useful
some day. when all the time there1
are hundreds of people scrapingi
along with pitiful insufIiciency of
apparel, is plain hoggishness. Passk
'em along-and don't cut the butt
tons and ornaments off them beforei
you do it, either, but rather spend al
little time on making the gar4nentsf
weara,le for the glad recipients
Los Angeles Times. I
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
THIs-AND FIVE CENTS,
OONlT MISS THIS a. 49, =

ooN'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
SID, eaclose five cents to Foley & Co.,
z 10 shesield Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, writ
ing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return trial
package containin Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound for coughs, colds, and
Group; Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley
Cashatric Tablets.
G-s-.NT GRAHAM. Belington, W. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

Japanese investors are putting lots
of money in American securities. which
shows that they are not only-as has
long been known-an initiative people.
but that they know a good thing when
they see it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

We are so glad those government
calculators have il figured out that
the population of continental United
States is 02,S26.309 That seems to
be so much more exact and positive
than though they had put it at 1922
100000 or even 102S26,0 600
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
COERCION.

did you ever meet a robber who
said Your money or your life Pr
Not exactly. But | have met
waiter who gave ne clearly to under
stand that unless handed over my
pocketbook he would allow me to per-
ISL by starvation"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
QUITE PROBABLE.

"Pll run down to your place some
day and get bite"
"You certainly will if the dog sees
YOU first"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

Somebody has invented a pea split
ting machine, but hair splitting will
continue to be done by the skillful
hands Of lawyers and politicians.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
A YEARN.

"What's that fellows business?o 4
STORING oil wells
q wish he'd confne himself to it,
and not hang around boring me-"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
VERY ACCOMMODATING.

do you know of any soft job I
could get for my son p
81 can get him enc in a feather
bed factory"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
A WEARING.

He-I always fall into converse
ton when I'm out anywhere,
she-And ! suppose you keep it
shallow, so you won't get over your
head.-Judge.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
News Items In Brief From the Old
Files That Bring Back Old
Memories.

(NOTE:-We have decided to start
a new department for those who are
fond of recalling happenings Of long
ago. This will be headed "Fifteen
Years Ago." and will be news items
of the same week of the year record
ed fifteen years ago.-Editor.)
Miss Roxa Ware returned home
Friday evening.
The Blizzard arrived Saturday
morning over the Wabash.
M. Peck, a prominent attorney
of Philippi, was here Saturday.
Mrs. Ruhamia Dayton came in
Monday to visit herson. R. S. Day.
ton.
Uriah Jones, ofKnottsville, was
here two days, visiting his son,
H. H. Jones.
j. C. Tibbets, of Grafton, arch
itect of the new (Citizensl bank
building, was here last Friday
and Saturday.
W. A. Morgan, of Grafton, at
tended the bank meeting here
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Phares re-
turned home Monday from Wis
it to Randolph county.
j. |. Jones came in Saturday
night from Grafton.
Editor Roger came in Monday
night he oyster supper.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

Speaking of sweeping changes. there
Is the modern housewives change
from the broom 10 the vacuum cleaner.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
QUITE so.

Hand reading was once thor
oughly believed in
Those must have been palmy
times.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26
Realize the Good You DesIr.

He who knows the spirit of law "a
not forced to stand powerless In an.
guish of heart before wasting sick.
ness. Strive with all the power within
you (and 1t is great If you but recog.
nize it) to break down the walls of
belief that any evil can dominate you.
Cast out the error that stands be-
tween you and the greatest good You
desire. AS surely as the sunlight of
day melts into the purple twilight of
evening, so surely do you strike sturdy,
determined blows against the prison
walls of delusiOn and false belief. Not
a pain but will vanish when the wise
tongue gives it the lie. Not a misfor.
tune but will give place to peace and
Joy when the wise tongue speaks truth
it.-Unity.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26
Deadly Mysterious Disease.

The China Mail reports that mys
ferrous disease which paralyzes the
stomach and ascends to the heart
causing syncope, has overtaketi a gang
of Knowloon dock Chinese hands who
have been engaged in salving the s. s.
Wisely, which ran aground of
Saigon couple of months ago.
The work was delayed through the
dread epidemic, which has taken hold
Of the workers. The Blue Funnel s
S. Telamachus brought up from Cape
Barilla a few survivors who were al
once conveyed to a hospital where
their condition has been watched with
much concern by the medical frater-
nifty. So far the disease has not been
diagnosed. The captain of the Blue
Funnel boat said when he called at
Cape Barilla he was informed thai
a virulent disease had broken out
among the Chinese salvage crew and
seven of them had died. Fifty-eight
were taken on board and hurried with
all dispatch to Hong-Kong.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26

on the point of throwing up the sponge
when picked up schooner that re-
ported signal fires on No Mans Land.
I. | think that clears everything
up"
YES" said Whitaker sleepily
And so strong was his need Of sleep
that 1t was not until ten o'clock the
following morning, when the yacht lay
at her mooring in the East river, that
.Ember succeeded in rOusing him by
main strength and goodwill.
His wife had gone ashore an hour
gestion that Whitaker be disturbed.
The note Ember handed him was brief,
but in Wataker's sight eminently ade-
quate and ecmpensating.
Dearest Boy: won't let them wake
you. but I must run away. r's eariy and
I must do some shopping before 1~~sple
are about. My house here is closed: MRS.
Secretan is in Maine with the only keys
aside Gom those at Great West Bay; and
I'm a positive fright in coat and skirt
borrowed from the stewardess. ] don't
want even you to see me until I'm decent
ly dressed. I shall put up at the Waldorf;
come there tonight, and we will dine to-
gether. Every fiber Of my being loves
you. MARY.
Whitaker took a serene and shining
face to the breakfast in the saloon,
under the eyes Of Ember. Toward
noon they parted ashore, each taking
a taxicab to his lodgings. The under
standing was that they were to dine
three, Whitaker promis-
ing for his wife upon the morrow.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26
COMBINATION SURE TO WIN
With Ideas and Industry Ninety Men
Out of Every Hundred Will
Achieve Success.

Some self-conceited philosopher has
said that genius is nothing but an In
finite capacity for untiring application.
1t would seem that this attempt to de-
fine genius would apply more apprcpfi-
ately to talent. 1t is also an obvious
fact that many people. thoughtful 9TH
erwise, use language loosely. We
would think the remark quoted above
a case in point, observes the Los An
geles Times.
There is no doubt that talent, to
make itself effective, requires uniting
effort and unlimited application. CIV
en- talent. and application, success is
sure to follow in any mans career.
Many of us are very much inclined 10
find fault with society and lay all oar
failure to succeed at it's door. Society
is not concrete fact. 1t is simply an
abstraction invented to represent hu-
mainly In the aggregate. Nature has
been very niggardly in her gifts to
many Of us, and where this is so no
amount of effort, no matter how CON
tinuously it is applied can lead to large
success.
Those who find fault with society az
the cause of their failure are wrong,
Given fair amount of talent-that is,
brains-and untiring application, and
will be achieved, ninety-nine
times out CT every hundred. This may
be proved by reference to any walk in
life to which human beings apply them
selves to reach success.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER XVII.
Disappearance.

Seldom, perhaps has a habitation
been so unceremoniously vacated as
was the solitary farmhouse on that
isolated island. Whitaker delayed
only long enough to place a bill, Dor
rOwed from Ember, on the kitchen
table, in payment for what provi-
sions they had consumed, and to ex-
| tinguish the lamps and shut the door.
Ten minutes later he occupied a
chair beneath an awning on the after
deck of the yacht, and, with a blessed
cigar Tuning IN the grip of his teeth.
stared back to where their rock of ref
uge was swiftly blending into a small
dark blur upon the face of the waters.
"Ember," he demanded querulously,
what the devil is that placer"
"You didn't know?" Ember asked,
amused. ut is No Mans Land"
I'm strong for it's sponsors In bap-
tism. And the other"
"Martha's Vineyard. That's Gay
head-the headland with the light
house. Off to the north of it, the
Elizabeth islands. If we're lucky,
Wen be at anchor off East Twenty
fourth street by nine o'clock tomorrow
morning. Any kick coming?"
"Not for me. You might better ocn-
sult-my wife," said Whitaker with an
embarrassed laugh. Look here: I've
told you how things were with us, In
brief; but I'm hanged If you've dis
pOrPpd single word of oxnIanation
as to how you came to let Drummond
slip through your fingers, to say moth
ing of how you managed to find u.s."
"He didn't slip through my fingers"
Ember retorted. "He launched a young |
at my devoted head and |
before the dust settled. IL
came to some time later with a gag
In my mouth, handouts on my wrists, |
behind my back, and rope round my
legs.s Midnight the following night, |
the owner happened along and let me
oose.
ut was easy enough to surmise
Orummond had some pal or other
working with him was slungshot-
ed from behind, while Drummond was
Walking ahead. And two men had
gorked In the kidnapping Of Mrs.
Whitaker. So went sIeuthing; traced
on as far as Sag Harbor. There /
Dst yOu-and there / borrowed this
utfit from a friend, an old-time client
( mine. We kept cruising. looking up
nlikely places And. - that We were |
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! II coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for So
cent bottle of California Syrup Of .
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.