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Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
THEFLoWER OF THE RICH


It is to be doubted If any flower has
received SO much attention and care
from persons of great wealth this year
as has the chrysanthemum. John D.
Rockefeller is supposed to be the rich
est man in the world. He has never
spared any expense to produce perfect
flowers, however exacting he may be
in matters Of corporation economy. He
was one Of the exhibitors ut the re-
cent flower show at Tarrytown, n. T.,
where many of the wealthiest men and
women OF the entire world pitted their
flowers against one another.
And the man with billion didn't
raise the best flowers at that. A wom-
an who had comparatively little
money had the honor of getting the
palm for the most beautiful chrysan-
themums.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
HOLDING UP PRECIOUS LETTER
African Blacks Fail to Realize What
Missive Means to the Exiled,
Homesick White Man.

1t Is a pioneer custom in Africa, east
and west, that the white mans local
letter is franked from town to town.
man gives his letter carries 1t to the
headman Of the next settlement, who
carries 1t in turn to his brother head
man down the trail; and so from hand
to hand by day and by night, with
a glance from any passing white man.
the letter goes forward. Such let
ter-carried as the custom is, in
split rod from which there hung. like
a flag, bit of turkey red-changed
hands that night before my tent. And
now. write 1t in white mans book
that the postmen loitered.
To stand and chat there, in the moon
light with the exile's letter In your
hands-how could you do that, you
two old heartless headmen? I watched
you from my little green tent. It is
remembered of you that you so de-
layed, while in some lonely hamlet
under that same moon q white man
sickened for q letter. And when one
gave the forked stick to the other, 1t
was then too late. If indeed, as you
would say, you spoke no more than
five words of gossip one to the other.
those words were five too many. It is
remembered of you, and a thousand
nights since when have waited for
the mail, II it were q moonlight night,
I have told myself with an extreme
self-pity and bitterness, 1.-THE carrier
is gossiping in some clearing" I have
seen in my heart that man with the
load of mail upon his back, standing
for hours by friend of his, laughing
and asking news one of the other. This
conjured vision Of two black men hold.
ing up the mail is the sad issue of an
imagination infected beyond cleansing.
You see. saw them do it.-Jean Ken
yon Mackenzie, in the Atlantic.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
Temperance:
.s .slOfe5a.
SIGN OF THE TIMES.
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance sUnion.)

We are saying good-by to the per-
ambulating saloon. The rapid disap-
pearance during 1915 of alcoholic
liquors from the dining cars of many
of the. great transportation systems Is
one of the high lights of the temper
ance reform. Dry states and "Rule
g" are the cause Of this total absti-
nence advance.
Dining car chefs and walters on
transcontinental express trains are
often more familiar with the growth
Of prohibition territory than are some
Of their liquor imbibing patrons. A
humorous cartoon colloquy New York
Herald) is an illustration in point.
nCan have highball on this train?"
queries the thirsty traveller as he
takes seat in the dining car. mo.
sir" replies the affable waiter, 1--WE
are crossing a dry state, sir. Be pa
hent, for in few moments we will be
across the line" The waiter soon ap-
preached with the highball, saying,
"Here's your drink, sir. We are now
In a wet state. Hurry up! Be eau
tious We are getting near another
state line" The passenger is fatally
deliberate. To his dismay the waiter
returns and carries OF the drink with
the remark, "Give me that drink
quick. You are too slowl We are
ngain in dry state."-From Address
of Miss Anna A. Gordon Before the
National w. G. T. q. Convention.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
I Difference IN
TIT. | INVESTMENT
The Western Canada Farm Prof.
its Are Away in Excess.

Mr.. George b. Barr. of Iowa, holds
seven sections of land In Saskatche-
wan. These he has fenced and rent
ed, either for pasture or cultivation,
an paying good interest on the invest
ment.
Mr.. Barr says that farm land at
home in Iowa is held at $3.50 per acre.
These lands are In a high state Of cul-
tivation, with splendid improvements
in houses, barns, stables and silos, and
yet, the revenue returns from them are
only from two to three per cent per
annum on investment.
Last year, 1915, his half share OF
crop on a quarter section in Saskatche-
wan, wheat on new. breaking, gave him
S5 per cent on the capital invested
$500 an acre. The crop yield was
35 bushels per acre. This year the
same quarter-section, sown to Red
Fife on stubble gave 1926 bushels. His
share, 1,643 bushels Of 1 Northern at
$1.56 per bushel, gave him $2,563.OS.
Seed, half the twine and half the
threshing bill cost him $453.OO. Allow
ing share of the expense of his an
nual inspection trip, charged to this
quarter-section even to $1,000, and he
has left 100000, that is SO per cent
of the original cost of the land. Any
one can figure up that another aver
age crop will pay, not or B per cent
on investment, as in Iowa, but the
total price Of the land. Mr.. Barr says !:
"That's no joke now"
Mr.. Barr was instrumental in bring
ing a number Of farmers from Iowa to
Saskatchewan in 1918. He referred to
one of them, Geo. n. Kerton, tenant
farmer in Iowa. He bought quarter
section of improved land at $500 an
acre near Hanley. From proceeds of
crop in 1914, 1915, 1916, he has paid
for the land. Mr.. Barr asked him a
week ago: swell, George, what shall
tell friends down home for your
The reply was: '.Tell them shall
never 20 back to be tenant for any
man." Another man, Charles Haight,
realized $4,000 in cash for his wheat
crops in 1915 and 1915.
Mr.. Barr when at home devotes
most of his time to raising and deal
ing in live stock. On his first visit OF
inspection to Saskatchewan, he real
lied the opportunity there was here
for grazing cattle. SO his quarter
sections, not occupied, were fenced
and rented az pasture lands to farm
ers adjoining. His creed is: Let ma
ture supply the feed all summer while
cattle are growing, and then in the
fall, take them to farmsteads to be
finished for market. There is money
in t."-Advertisement.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
Feeding Babies In PondoI.nd.

-
# a Pondo baby lives through the
first year Of his life. nothing short Of
an earthquake or submarine can
jeopardlze his future. Consider. for
example, the way he Is fed. |
His mother lays him fat on his
back on her lap. With one hand she
makes q funnel over his mouth and
with the other holds a gourd contain
Ing about quart Of thick, sour milk,
called 'amasa." This she proceeds to
pour down the screaming child despite
his sputters, kicks and chokings. Not
until the last drop has passed through
her hand does she release him.
A frequent result of this forced feed
ing is convulsion, and the mother.
frantic with fear, dispatches a messen-
ger for the medicine man. II he is q
proper medicine man he has carefully
Quizzed the messenger on the way
over, and knows just what is expectede
Of him.
Without even cursory glance at
the sick child, he calls for a large dish
and into this pours little more than
pint Of water. Powdered roots,
bark, bones, claws and sometimes
pieces Of hair are mixed with the wa
ter and the mother Is then ordered 60
give oil Of this splendid medicine to
the baby instanter. The doctor then
departs for some distant place, leas-
Ing no immediate address.-A. n. An
derson, In World Outlook.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
HOW ABOUT A FouNTAIN7

BY ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYsEN.
l am impressed in my study Of the
drift of landscape work and amateur
gar dening with the trend that Is being
shown in the direction Of reviving the
fountain as means Of decoration. Not
only are the big estates placing hand
some fountains, some Of which repre-
sent thousands and thousands Of dol
lars spent for the best work Of noted
sculptors, but the most modest homes
in the country seem to be looking with
interest toward the prospect Of having
some running water to relieve the gar
den effect.
From the simplest little rock-built
circle, bordered by plants and sprayed
from a miniature pipe of crude con-
struction, to the dazzling geyser that
spouts its volume at the Southampton
estate of Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. L. Breese,
the range runs.
The latter costly fountain, by the
way, has just been provided with i'm
provised moonlight, by which evening
guests may stroll while 10000 can
die power installation crosses blue, yell
low and white rays to make something
that looks much like the original and
genuine moonshine under which Ro-
meo and Juliet wandered while Romeo
suggested that:
"At lovers perjuries they say Joye
laughs"
By far the commonest Of the foun-
tain efforts are being made In stucco,
or in concrete and cement. 1t takes
no millionaire to provide the where
withal to make such a fountain. Nor
does one even have to go to that much
expense. Even modest wooden struc-
lures, water-proofed and sunk 80 that
they may be hidden BY plants. hre with
In the command Of the plain. mortal s;
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01

Brick and terra Gotta are both being
fountains. OF course the character of
fountain and the value that 1t will
achieve as part Of your home all de-
pends upon your own good judgment
and taste.
The scope is SO wide that no rule
can be laid down for any considerable
number of people. One OF the pref
test effects that have seen recently
cost little. The water went skyward
through simple pile of rocks, moss
bedecked and loosely arranged.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
1 Ten Minute Classics
F.mou. Tales and Legends Told h Brief Form
Sultan Saladin and Nathan the Jew
oo,yz,sa. b. Aw.x.n..
By J. M. MULLER

bring out its power by living In gentle
ness, in loving tolerance, In the sane
tity of good deeds, and with faith In
God. And command your chihren's
children to appear before this court
in a thousand times thousand years.
Then there will sit In this judgment
seat a man wiser than /. He will rem
der the verdictr~
Saladin bowed his head and mur-
INJURED the name of God.
"Saladin." said Nathan the Wise, IF
thou art this wiser man"
@What! I? I, the dust. the moth
ing?" The Moslem seized the Jews
hand. 1.-The thousand tines q thousand
years Of thy Judge are not yet. The
Judgment seat is not mine. Go! Go.
Nathan, but be my friend!"
Germany esteems the drama,
Nathan the Wise" properly among
its best literary riches. Its author.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-
17s1) was a great poet, a great
philosopher and a man of ,oide and
profound general knowledge, like
Goethe. Has views of life are criti-
cal but hopeful and noble, and his
writings have affected deeply the
creative thought of the whole world.
His poems are known in Germany
from the kaisers palace to the rood
cutters hut.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
cuTIcURA is so SOOTHING
To itching, Burning skins-lt Not Only
soothes, but Heals-Tria' s-es.

Treatment: Bathe the affected sur
face with Cuticura Soap and hot wa
ter. dry gently and apply Cuticura
Ointment. Repeat morning and night.
This method affords immediate relief.
and points to speedy healment. They
are ideal for everyday toilet uses.
Free sample each BY mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
CAUSE OF RETREAT.

Speaking recently in London, Ont,
before the Canadian club, La Baronne
Huard, whose home is in the Marne
district Of France, told of her escape
from her chateau just before the Ger
mnns seized 1t for their commanders
headquarters. and added:
"How did it happen the Germans
were obliged to retreat when SO near
Parisf' One explanation is that the
army was in the champagne district
md the army was literally dead drunk.
We had evidence Of this when we got
back. I saw at least 10000 champagne
bottles in my own grounds"
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
Thirteen Lucky Miles.

Patience4I see that 13 per cent of
the line of a railroad being built In
Switzerland will be through tunnels.
Patrice-That is case where no
girl, however superstitious, could pos.
sibly think thirteen unlucky.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
Help! Heipl

The Turk ought to make good
chauffeur-he's a born Auto-man.-
Boston Transcript.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01

France In 1915 exported to the Unit
ed States goods valued at $110. .3O4. 81
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
Not Mueh use.

A little boy came home the o.her
day to tell some sad news.
~And % Jour teachers deadr askod
his mother. horrifled ut the lads an
noncemeat.
Yea" he replied. thoughtfslly.
hut that Int mueA Ne whslo -
sehesa's still tAsBa - lev'
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01

Ceveland's COS public school teach
err expect Increased pay for 1917.
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
WHY WE LEoIsLArE.

WHY We CE0toGNIE.
~People say that you can't make peo-
pie good by legislation" said Dr..
Charles F. .ked in one Of his logical
and telling speeches in the California
dry campaign 1--WE don't expect to
make people good by legislation We
shah be satisfied II we can prevent the
other fellow from making them bad
TIE thing for M to do when we have
reached fnal conviction IL to translate
hat conviction Into legislation. We
must build oae conviction Into the
Oasslvs masoary ee iegislatioo foe r.
tire gcne-stious." yE,,-f =
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01
FOREIGN VOTE NOT WET.

The percentage Of foreign-born votes
in some of the cities which have voted
themselves. dry is both interesting and
significant. Note the following:
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01

Note further the percentage in four
wet cities Of Pennsylvania:
Cheyenne record., 1917-03-01

In asia Minor today, as in the
Crusades sepen and half centuries
ago, the three great religions Of tho
world are inertricably knit into the
fortunes of Ear. Todays story Is
from Lessings celebrated drama,
Nathan the Wise.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-15

soes outright and putting .em away for Ii. day Of ney;.
table rise.
That plan win work Jus. As wen now. Railway .,oeJ,
nay 60 lower before they start on lie upgrade asa But
what difference does that make b man who has actually
bought them and i entitled to draw the dividend, which m
most eases will be forthcoming IN spite Of stock arke. quo
aiOns1 Even the spectre Of government ownership can
have no seron for the who has bought good railroad
sock right The government cannot take over the roads
without paying fan price for the stock and all of the big
systems are paying dividends even though the quotations for
the stock would not suggest that thought.
Railroads in this country in bad way Their credit
impaired and. so far the practical and operating sides
are concerned their future obscure. but the man who
pe:'mistie about them is merely gloomy person who
eonsult' his feeling and does not make any serious drafts
upon reason when forming his opinions.
The railroads going come out all right They will
have to reform their methods. and may be that they will
have to have assistance the way of higher rates or
even of grant of government credit so that they may be
able to get increases of capital reasonable rates. but in
the end the real of the stock will be well rewarded
for sticking to them in this hour of gloom.
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SHORT WEIGHT LOAF
IS PUT UNDER BAN
County SeaIers are Ordered
to Give Special Attention
to Bakeries.

CHARLESTON, Oct 15.-lf the
suggestion to the city and county
sealers of weights and measures
made in letter which Samuel B
Montgomery, state commissioner Of
labor and of weights and measures
has sent to them is carried out the
bake shop Of the state dwill get a
good looking over within the next few
weeks. Commissioner Montgomery
letter which also treats upon Other
things, in full Is as follows:
Numerous complaints are reach
ing the Department relative to pack
age goods, flour, fruits in baskets
and meats with cloth and canvas
wrappers being sold without the net
quantity of the contents being mark
ed on the outside of the package in
terms of weight In this connection
your attention is called to Section q
OF the Weights. and Measures Law
which provides:
1T shall be unlawful to keep
for the purpose Of sale offer or
expose for sale, or sell any COM
modify in package form unless
the net quantity OF the COMETS be
plainly and consptcuously mark
ed on the outside OF the package,
in terms Of weights, measures or
numerical count; provided, how
ever, that reasonable variations
or tolerances and also exemptions
as to small packages shall be en-
tablished by rules and regula-
lions made by the Commissioner
OF Weights & Measures.
From the above you will note that
It is the plain intent OF the weights
and measures law that all packages
shall be plainly marked, showing the
net contents, and we deem 1t our
duty to insist upon a strict enforce,
ment Of the above section.
I'm relation to this, 1t is interest
ing to note that Mr.. E. NJ. FiZer, City
Sealer Of Huntington, seize two cars
Of flour, each barrel being found to
be short on an average of 16 pounds,
or q total of $3.50 pounds, or net
loss to the consumer Of $697,6S. Need.
less to say the shortage was made
good as soon as Mr.. FiZer stopped the
sale OF the -four.
from September I, 1916, to July
I, 1917, Mr.. G. B. Stewart. County
Sealer OF Monongalia county, stopped
the sale OF II 1-2 car loads OF flour,
when the one-eighth barrel was found
to be short from one to 2 IL pounds
The milling companies gladly resack.
ed the -four with full weight, and
promised not to do it again.
Where sacks Of -four are found
short to begin with, like those mark.
ed "a pounds instead Of "a IL
pounds, careful rewighing should
be made to see il the quantity con.
tanned In the sack corresponds with
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-15
YORK MELL BEGUN.

~ PEAAlNG 10 one of the classes on the first Sunday
~ services were held IL the magnificent First Presbyterian
church. which was dedicated with impressive services
yesterday, j. Walter Barnes said that the devoted people
who organized the congregation the wilderness probably
would be surprised if they could see The present structure
and note The Importance the congregation has attained
There were plenty Of with abundant faith in the future
among those hardy pioneers but what Mr. Barnes said
Is true. There is reason 10 believe that any of them
foesaw the present prosperity of this region or the future
abundant strength and usefulness Of the little body they
founded
But even if they could moi see what time held in store
they did the work that before them thoroughly They
aid firm foundation and started superstrucre of faith
and right living, sacrifice and service The result is not so
much the magnificent church ed6ce of which the consresa-
ton Of the present day. and indeed the whole city. is
so Justly prOudhat is merely an instrument and symbol
but the great part which this congregation has been able
to play in the development Of the life of the community
he record of long Of genuine usefulness and
hepfnes the congregations proudcs possession and its
greatest inspiration With the broader vision of the present
day and the wonderfully complete plant which they now
possess should be the greatest ambition of the First Pres
byterians to be much important the future life
of the city their opportunities are greater than those the
forefahe had If they do that yesterdays dedication
will be as important date in Fairmont 100 years from
now the organization of the congregation is to U.s. The
work well begun; it for the Prebyterians Of the
present day to see that it is nobly carried on.
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RUFF STUFF

Those Indians did not take many
ecalps at Morgantown Saturday.
What barbarities occurred there dur.
Ing the day must be charged up to the
credit Of the morning game
President Wilson has proclaimed
October "a to be Liberty loan day.
Now let's all beat rim to IL
There'll be gloom in Fairmont to.
hight If the Joints win today's game.
It's fine betting proposition now,
but the talent probably is not laying
hny money.
Those wise guys only bet when they
have q sure thing,
Mother shooting ARRAY at Anna.
belle late last week.
Beginning to suspect that this town
never heard about The Anti.Gun Toting
law.
Government announces that 1t is in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-15

bakeries ana report TO the popart.
ment the weight Of the loaf. together
with the price. In England 4 80
ounce loaf Of bread sells for lie. In
France \ So ounce sells for sc. In
England this would be 4 1-2c for A
pound loaf, and IN France the pound
loaf would be &c. This bread is made
from American wheat which Is trans.
ported across the continent loaded
on ships and carried about $500 miles
to an English or French Port. Ocean
freight rates are higher now than al
any time in the history Of steam nav.
igation. After It reaches the port It
Is then distributed by rail to various
sections Of those countries.
In this state It is said that n IA
ounce loaf is being sold for 1Oc. II
this be true. there is something
wrong. and We want to assist the
National Food Administrator in and.
ing out where It is and help him 10
ascertain what makes the difference
OF more than 100 pc cent against our
people when each OF the three loayes
Is made out Of American wheat and
the cheaper English loaf IS made and
sold after 1t has travelled about $500
miles farther than the much higher
priced American loaf.
Packers OF all commodities to
which Section 20 OF weights and mea.
sures law applies should be made ia.
miliar with this particular section in
order that proper markings may be
placed on all packages in conformity
with the law"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-15

Relations between the Dutch and the British are close
to the breaking point In fact they have been broken
to certain extent by both sides. The British have
stopped cable communications with Holland and in re-
talaton the Dutch have discontinued trade with their
island neighbor. 1t all grows out of the belief that
sand, gravel and scrap metal going from Germany to
Belgium by way of Holland is used to make concrete
redoubts to oppose the British armies under Haig in
Flanders. The outlook is pretty black for the Dutch
who have made wonderful fight preserve their neu
trality The Germans cannot get along the present
stage without using Dutch trade routes communca
ton with their army, while the British to have
made up their minds that they would be better off If
Holland frankly in the the side of the Cen
trail empires.
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WASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP ~ 2zzzzEs BROOKS s15zH:

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 10
Former Congressman Jas. A. Hughes.
of Huntington, after several days in
Washington on business with the In.
terstate Commerce Commission, left
for Philadelphia.
w. Dixon Smith, well known lum-
Der dealer in West Virginia who makes
his home in Petersburg, is a visitor
in the city.
Congressman and Mrs. H. c. Wood.
yard have gone to Utica, N. Y. to
make visit of several days with their
son, Capt. William woodward, before
they go to their home in Spencer.
A notice has been received by Con.
gresham woodward from the Pension
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BUY A BOND TODAY.

GALES of the Second Liberty loan bonds are falling
- behind the schedule, according to Treasury depart
ment statements.
That that the small INVESTOR the man on whom
the Government places its main reliance for the overub-
scrption of this loan. is still hanging back.
1t also that there will be an avalanche of ubscrp-
tons during the final hours of the campaign and that the
banks will not know for days how great the demand for
bonds was.
If you have not already bought bond you can help
lot by making your subscription early 1t will be favor
the banks and the Treasury department will appreciate and
will be another little way of showing that you are backing
up Uncle Sam and his armies in this war