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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
NEW" WEAPONS REALLY OLD
Asphyxiatin9 Bomb and lncendiary
She'll outarowth Of Missiles En-
ployed Long Ago by Chinese.

Many Of the new" weapons pro-
duced by the world war are really very
old. Thus the asphyxiating bomb is
an outgrowth of a missile employed
long ago by the Chinese. Instead of
deadly chemicals, it contained some
substance that emitted a nauseous
odor, accompanied by sitting smoke.
Later this device appeared in Europe
and was known by the inelegant but
expressly name Of "stink-pot"
Another Chinese war method paved
the way for incendlary shells. They
invented a rocket, later adopted and
widely used by the Saracens, which
fired a kind of ball having claws or
hooks that would catch hold to the
side of a building and set fire to it.
These balls We're made Of petroleum
and inter, which became famous in
the later ages as Greek fire.
The German device Of throwing pc
troll upon an enemy by means of a
pump was used long ago, when an at
lacking ship often spouted flames at
the object Of Its assault. This plan
was reserved for close quarters, and
frequently resulted in the destruction
of the vessel so attacked.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
MANNERS AT HOME

The presence of good manners is
nowhere more needed or effective that
in the household, and perhaps nowhere
more rare. Whenever the familiarity
EXISTS there is a tendency to loosen
the check upon selfish conduct which
the presence of strangers involutar-
ily produces. Many persons who are
kind and courteous in company, are
rude and careless with those whom
they love best. Emerson says: Good
manners are made up of pretty sacri-
fices," and certainly nothing can more
thoroughly secure the harmony and
peace of the family circle than the
habit of making small sacrifices for
one another. Children thus learn good
manners in the best and most natural
way, and habits thus acquired will
never leave them. Courtesy and kind
ness will never lose their power or
their charm, while all spurious imita-
tions of them are to be despised.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
A Clever Rurro.

A friend tells us the following about
Rowdy, a burro he bought as foal
in Colorado and brought home to Mas
sachusetts for his children 'Rowdy is
now an aged pensioner, but he has
been as clever little pet and servant
as one could wish. His friendship for
the family cow has been one of the
distinguishing features Of his career.
They used to stand side by side in
the stable, and in the pasture would
actually play tag. The COW began
years ago with her rough tongue to
lick Rowdy's face. When he attempted
to reciprocate the courtesy, his smooth
tongue made no impression. This then
Is what we have seen him do hum
dred times: He would find a small
stick, take it in his teeth, and scratch
the COW all about the eyes, and ears
and horns" Can anyone call this in
stinct? Was such an idea tucked away
in Rowdy's brain when he was born,
a part of his inheritance from genera
lions of ancestral burros? That
would seem out of the question. We
are inclined to think that Rowdy
thought out the stick idea for himself.
Our Dumb Animals.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
81 IS slA!5 sasR

There were eight ferries in Hamp-
shirs county in 1890.
Shepherdstwon was busy place
during tie Revolutionary war
John Simpson was the first settler
Of what Is DOW Harrison county.
Warrington had is first school in
1920 and there were 20 pupils
Linsay Boggess started the first
newspaper in Fairmont in 1910
The first wagon road along the
Great Kanawka river was completed
in 1886.
Gabell county was settled much
later than other West Virginia terri
tory.
William johnson was the first post
master at Bridgeport in Harrison
county.
Monongalia county was formed in
l776 from The District of Augusta
and was named for the Monongalia
river
Daniel Boone, the famous trapper,
was at one time a delegate to the
Virginia legislature from Kanawha
county.
Christopher Gist is credited by
historians with being the first man
to reach the mouth of the Great Kan
awka river
The first permanent settlement west
of the Blue Ridge mountains was
made by Joist Bite and otkers on the
Greenbrier river in 1892
Fairmont was laid out in 1919 and
was called Middletown, being half
way between Clarksburg and Morgan
town, which are much older places.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
OLD ALBUM FIRST ANTHOLOGY
Present-Day Passion for Gathering
Favorite Passages Of Prose and
Poetry More Than Fad.

Tt is small wonder that the number
Of anthologies should be increased
with every season, since the passion
for making them, so far from being 8
literary fad, has its roots at the very
heart Of human nature. In one way
or another We are all collectors, and
the desire TO group together in q sim
gle volume our favorite passages of
poetry ana prose is at least as old as
the Illuminated manuscripts of the
monasteries.
Moreover, in the generation immedi-
ately preceding our own, this taste
was particularly luxuriant; and the
first anthologies Of the current fashion
may be found in those albums Of our
grandmothers, of which every AZ ll7
preserves a few. where the, me4oaies
Of Moore and the lyrical fervors OF
Mrs. Hemans- are engrossed in the
neatest and most angular of calig-
raphy. And nowadays, when every
thing that is written and collected
seems to find it's way into print sooner
or later, nothing is more natural than
that every man or woman of letters
should be represented by his own par
ticular anthology, as sort of sign
manual of taste and erudition.
The custom has also conspicuous ad-
vantages, for even the most capricious
collection must needs contain many
indisputable jewels, and for these
there can never be too many, nor too
frequent readers. {. Speaking gen.
orally, then, 1t may be. said with JUS
tice that there can scarcely be too
many of these aids. to culture, and. that
the more deeply they penetrate into
the leisure reading Of the student. the
more thoroughly will his appreciation
for what is best In literature be fos-
tered and eveloped.-Arthur Waugh.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
MOTHERS LOT

An exchange truthfully says that
father spends his days down town at
his regular work. He is usually where
be can talk with some other people.
When lunch time comes he eats at the
club with some friends.
Sister doesn't work down town, but
she is away from her home enough to
meet lot of friends and to discuss
events Of different kinds Evenings
she may go out to her card club ses-
sion.
Brother, Of course works hard. All
young men, if we would believe them,
work very hard But his work is such
as to keep his mind busy and it Of
fers enough of change to drive dull
care away.
But how about mother?
She usually works as hard as faith
err, sister and brother combined. If
she goes away from home during the
afternoon or evening, it is an ex-
ception. She rarely has time to play
cards with her friends. When she
isn't doing houswork she is knitting
for the soldiers. Theatres would
starve to death if they had to depend
upon mothers for patrons. Clubs
would cease to exsist over night if
mothers were the only ones to keep
them up.
Why not give mother chance to
enjoy herself? Why not demand of
her that she go to the theatre occas-
ionally or that she attend some other
entertainment? OF course, mother
will never ask to be taken out to a
show. Mothers never do.
Give mother a real chance.
She deserves it.
And there will be the rearest kind
of smile on her wrinkled face wher
the rest of the family pays some real
attention to her.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
WHY WE ARE FIGHTING

If you don't know why we are fight
ing,
Let the seas out there explain.
There's a place in the Atlantic
That will never lose it's stain;
And liner on the bottom
With a great hole in it's gut
Where the cells are mounting babies
bones
And nameless horrors glut.
If you want to know why we are
fighting,
France will point you to the west,
Where the bayonets of Germany
Are hacking at her breast;
Where thousand lovely villages
Are marked with blood and flame,
And the gentlest of her lassies,
Soiled and broken, walk in shame.
II you want TO know why we are
fighting,
Belgium has tale to tell,
How The Kaiser's cultured" legions
Came to do the work of hell
Let her hordes OF homeless starved
ings.
Let maltreated children show;
Look upon her desolation,
Ask her women-and you'll know
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
A WORD FOR THE BOY

A boy at fifteen years of age,is,
in our opinion, at the most important
period of his life. He is at the forks
of the road. What he needs more
than anything else is sympathy and
advice. 1t would be strange, indeed,
if boys did not build castles in Spain
at that age, and what they need is
the practical suggestion of some one
who is himself a success in life, to
guide them. Most people think that
boys do not need either sympathy or
advice. 1t is great mistake. They
need it as much as girls. We have
never known one of them to refuse to
take advice if it were rendered at the
right time, in the right place and in
the right spirit. The mistake that
most people make in talking to boys
is that they lecture them in season
and out, persecute them with all sorts
OF foolish suggestions, and expect
more from them than they would from
man. If we had any word of coun-
sci to give it would be: Don't lecture
boy. Don't nag him. Don't perse-
cute him if he has done wrong. Don't
laugh at him if he has failed, perhaps
in some over ambitious boyish schemes
Don't crush him. Don't break his
spirit. Give the boy chance. Show
him his mistake, and then show him
what he should do. When you crush
a boys spirit you have ruined the boy
in all probability he will blossom in
to first class dude.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
BRIEF AND BREEZY

Lord Northcliffe is the only Eng
lishman in history who admitted that
we did some things letter than they
did
We notice from the coal pro-
duction curve issued by the geological
survey that it runs in the same dir
ection as the price.
The meek will of necessity have to
inherit the earth-if they ever get it.
Mayor-elect Hylan Of New York
was a locomotive engineer, SO he
will know what to do when the 'b'iler
bursts"
The water wagon, like the automo-
bile has proved little unpopular at
the outset in some communities. But
people all like it when they get used
to it.
For the first time in centuries Holy
and Christians may soon be able to
sing Jerusalem, My Happy Home"
Doc Wiley complains that food off
Gals talk too much and do too little.
If any one ought to know, it's. Doc
Wiley.
The Russians will never make a
separate peace with Germany until
somebody separates them from one
another.
**
Let US cheer up. Suppose we were
Eskimos and had nothing to eat but
blubber
AS to those second lietenants, it is
the opinion of many of girl that of
such is the kingdom of heaven.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
Belief In Fate Makes Failure.

There is NO worse belief than thai
in fate and luck to make one fail.
ure. 1t puts one in wholly wrong
attitude toward life. 1t deadens in
centive and power to employ ones
wholesome aspirations. 1t paralyzes
the energies and the resolves. 1t rem
ders organized and spirited effort i'm.
possible.
We may hope for no luck that we
are not worthy of and are not doing
our own part to earn.--The Christian
Herald.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

Il ever the world needed selffor-
getfulness and compassion it is the
world today. In most Of the lands Of
earth the poor ara fighting as never
before in the history Of the world,
their losing fight with cold and hunger.
The terrible scourge Of war has para
lyzed all Europe and already-be-
fore the battle-here in America we
begin to feel the touch Of it's icy
fingers.
After all, it is individual courage
and unselfshness alone that viii solve
this old worlds problem. In America,
let human considerations come first.
The destitute of Europe cry out to US.
In adopting measures to help them,
however, let us not choose those that
make life harder for our own poor
until we have relinquished amusements
and luxuries-things which are sup
ported by their patrons surplus.
Let the public schools keep to their
accustomed routine until every un-
necessary expenditure for light and
heat has been eliminated.
In the beginning of the war, Eng
land, as war measure, did away
with some of the laws which safe
guarded her children. She has
acknowledged this to be grave mis-
take. Let us take leaf from her
book,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
Rain Has Followed eunless Battles.

That rain follows great battles is a
tradition that has persisted for CEN
turtles, and the fact-if fact it be-has
usually been attributed to the coneus-
sion of the air caused by heavy artil-
lery firing. But a correspondent Of
Nature cites a passage from Plutarch
telling of battle OF Caius Marius
against the Teutons in 1872 3. G. in
which that ancient historian wrote:
sit is well known that extraordinary
rains generally follow great battles, as
if the gods decided to wash and puri-
fly the earth, or as if blood and corrup-
ton, by the moisture and heavy va
pors they engendered, thickened the
air which is changed by the most tri-
fling causes"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

Don't advise the preacher how b
preach-help him and he win preach
better. Don't tell the lawyer how ne
ought to plead. Pay him and he viii
plead better. Don't tell the Physician
how he should do-pay fees and you
will get better treatment Don't tell
the reporter, editor or solicitor how he
could make better paper-patronize
and pay for the paper and make it
better each week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
SUMMER SCHOOL

We will teach a summer school at
Belington beginning the second Mon
day in May, and continuing eight
weeks, provided we secure enough
students to justify u.s. We are asking
all who will attend this school to write
US at an early date informing us of
their intentions, so that we can make
our arrangements for same. Partic-
ulars on request.
Respectfully,
3t) e. A. HUNT.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

Talking is one of the strongest in
dications of life. Let our readers be
governed accordingly and notice the
firms who talk through our columns.
They are alive and full of business
and it will profit you to trade with
them every time.
If worst comes to worst the Ma
tional and American league baseball
clubs can be turned over to the fed
eral government for management for
the duration of the war.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the Creditors of Virginia
Phares, Deceased:
You will take notice that I
have appointed the 26th day of
January, 1918, at my office in
the city of fhiiippi, Barbour
County, West Virginia, for re-
ceiving proof of debts against
the estate of the Virginia P hares,
deceased, at which time and
place you are required to attend.
Given under my hand this
18th day Of December 1917.
II. J. WILCOX,
4t-adv. Com'r. of Acc'ts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

The best money maker on the farm
is the hen. She turns grass into
green-backs, grain into gold, and from
the sand and gravel she coins silver.
There is nothing else on the place to
compare with her. The cattle and
horses are her heavy customers, and
to get their value we must part with
them, but not so with the hen. In
her small way she is a gold mine on
grinds that which others overlook or
the face of the earth; mill that re-
fuse.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
FARMERS MEETING

There will be a farmers meeting
at the High School building on
Saturday Jan. IL, 1918 at l
O'Clock for purpose of electing
offers and making an order for
fertilizers, lime and grass seed.
The farmers are all requested
TO be present.
r. S. Dayton, Pres.
w. J. Goodwin, Sec.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

To be sure the department stores
tell you that if their goods are not
satisfactory you can return them.
Sure! But you have to pay express
or freight both ways and you decide
10 keep them. If your home mer-
chants goods are not satisfactory you
can take them back and it costs you
nothing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

4 young man of our city recently
sent SO to a New York firm for q
marriage guide" He received Is
cent bible and these words, "There is
no better guide for married life than
this book" He got value received,
more than many get.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

If the mother would have her chill
dren susceptible of training, let her
make her own life what it should be.
Let pure and holy thoughts fill her
mind; grs and noble deeds enter
into her life. just as surely as like
produces like" in the vegetable king
dom, will the life of the mother be
reflected in that of her child.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

A lawyer will give five minutes of
advice on any one topic, and charge
you SIS for it. An editor will give
you advice on hundred different
topics and charge you but cents for
1t. And very often S cents given to
an editor will save SIS given to a
lawyer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10th, 1918

The professional man who bugs of
an order house and a merchant who
has his printing done out of town be-
long TO the same lodge-same degree.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

War conditions haye put stop to
1lrs. Neighhor running in to borrow
q cupfui Of sugar.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

WANTED FOR CASH
Will pay highest Cash prices
for Hides, and all kinds of Furs,
Rubber and Metals of all kinds.
BELINGTON JUNK co.
n. d. Gamer, ProD.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

Entered as second-class matter
Juns 10, 1912, at the Post Office at
Belington, w. Va, under ths Act of
March 8, 1879.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

We notice from the coal pro-
duction curve issued by the geological
survey that it runs in the same dir
ection as the price.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

Lord Northcliffe is the only Eng
lishman in history who admitted that
we did some things letter than they
did.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

F. Il. THOMPSON, Consulting Editor
MISS CAROL THOMPSON, Assistant
Editor
F. L. THOMPSON Foreman
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

AS to those second lietenants, it is
the opinion of many of girl that of
such is the kingdom of heaven.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
A skiRT FoR SUMMER.

I
 Dear Social Corner Sisters: Upon looking over my last summers clothes not long ago I discovered a skirt that had picked up at a sale for almost nothing and which had not had on but once. It seemed Sd characterless and plain after had put it on with a snirt waist that had taken a dislike 10 fsf and had never worn it again.
 Realizing the foolishness of ipraju- dice in wartime I unpacked the skirt and put it on, wondering what I would do with it. It was of a; dull beige cot ton gabardine and as it brushed against the curtains in my bedroom was struck with how well it con- trasted with the blue lowered ere tonne. Then bright thought came to me. Why not trim it with the blue flowers?
 Fortunately had about yard of cretonne left. With a sharp pair of scissors I cut out the flowers and a few of the leaves. I pasted these on the he mof the skirt, forming a band taround the bottom: then buttonholed this on with heavy blue embroidery cotton and in the centre of each fowel 1 put French knots of the same blue In the same way I applied a flower land leaves on each pocket and on the belt The result was a skirt ideal fo, summer wear that had the rich loob Of hand embroidery and suitable fo, almost any summer waist.
 4 white wash waist to be worn with this skirt would be very original with collar and cuffs of the cretonne. 'fs EASTER LILY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
eREETINcssFRoM DIANA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters AS I was not able to write to have my. let ter in the anniversary number, | will write a, few lines now, as DO doubt all the letters could not be. printed in one paper.
 We. should each one congratulate ourselves that we are member of The Corner family, and we should also thank our kind Editor for his leniency and patience with our many mistakes and our awkward ways of expressing ourselves at times.
 We hope we shall be able. to cele- brate very many anniversaries as the years pass on, and that when we can no longer have a part in these occaI- sions that others will take our places so that The Corner will always exist | Changes come each year and oul hearts are filled with sorrow when we think of a loved Sister who enjoyed the anniversary paper of 1917 who has been called home during the year. We are sorry for the broken links in our circle and extend our sympathy to the several families where death has lefi
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
A WORD FROM AuNry No. f.


 Dear Social Corner Sisters: I have read The Corner page with interest and have thought of you and wish every time you meet that | might be with you; but if not one thing why another would hinder. I enjoyed myself very much at the Feb ruary meeting in Norwich. It was a pleasure to meet so many of the old members, and especially to meet Enid. have always wished to meet her as we had corresponded so much I felt that knew her; and, Enid, it was d pleasure. I hope me shall meet often now.
 wish to thank Club No. 2 for their Kindness. I received box of lovely cake and sandwiches and some of the delicious ice cream through the kind ness of the bearer, Memory. | Blue Nose: wish to thank yod for the directions for the mats. Sorry you have left us; but let us hear from you once in a while It seems like iolden times to see so many old mem bers appearing
 l wish the Corner members all health and prosperity; and that The Corner page may grow even more. | AJJNTY Nh