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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10
WHAT He REALLY WANTED
Deep, Dark Design That Was Behind
Mans Encouragement of His
Companions Singing.

Two men were seated at a table in
saloon, one of them annoying the
other customers by his maudlin at
tempts to sing something that had
strong German air, although the words
were apparently English. The pro.
prietor approached.
"Cut out that singing in here" he
demonstrated. This amt no anna
teur night for cabarets."
The singer subsidized and took am
other drink, but his companion urged
him to continue, expressing great <ad-
miration for the air.
what do you mind the likes OF
him for?" he asked. "Sure, it's fine
song. Go ahead with it,"
The resumption of the disjointed
notes brought the proprietor to the,
table again.
"See here, you," he began, with al
rap of his knuckles on the table, "cut
that singing right now, or I'll have you
thrown out"
Standing not far off to be sure that
the selection was not continued the
proprietor overheard The second man
urging the singer to go ahead and after
another drink the song was resumed.
Stepping up to the table with fire in
his eye the boss addressed himself to
the second man.
why do you keep asking him to
singY he demanded. IF you are
so stuck on his singing take him some
where else and listen to it all you
like"
"Singing!' retorted the other. II
don't care about his singing. l want
to see him thrown OUT
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10
The BelingtOn Progressive
PEOPLES PAPER "A
OUR BoUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first of all be
clean. it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times. devote itself uniinchingly and
fearlessly to the public service IN the
interests of the masses of the people
1t must always combat evil and IN
justice.
1t must always fight for progress
and reform.
III must never tolerate corruptIons'
1t must be in sympathy with the
door and the unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfish devotion, for the
achievement of the finest ideals, OF
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march Oh
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, 1918-10-10
Ready to Meet "the" Girl.

Here's young man who believes in
the efficiency Of preparedness.
With his young wife he appeared re-
Gently before Frank M. Kenney, chief
clerk to Local Board No. Z at Cen
trail armory, Cleveland, o.
"When did you buy the ringr Mr..
Kenney asked.
There was some discrepancy be,
tween the answers of the bride and,
the bridegroom and the clerk pressed
for an explanation.
''Well, I'll tell you the TRUTH" the
man replied. Some years ago 1
bought a watch ON the installment
plan and when 1t was paid for
thought the idea was pretty good
one. I figured to myself that some
day might want to get married, and
thought 1t wouldn't be a bad idea to
get the ring on the same plan"
"You mean you got the ring and
kept it in your pocket until the right
girl happened along?" Mr.. Kenney in
quired.
"That's just it, mister" the youth
replied, unabashed. "This is the right
girl, and we've just got married"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10
A Prodigy.

A new prodigy has appeared in
Paris. He is proclaimed as a man, or
rather boy of genius and his name
is Salvador Schiff. He is designated
in Partisan journal as "a writer who
is not writer and yet it appears
writes better than all the writer's" He
is. boy in the house Of picture
dealer. He has been discovered TAX.
ing the pen from the desk of his EN-
ployer and letting it run agreeably to
his fancy. One of his masterpieces
Of an idle moment came by chance un-
der the eyes Of his employer.
did you do that?" asked the en-
ployer.
YES, monsieur" responded the boy.
much disturbed, fearing that he might
be discharged for neglecting his du-
ties for frivolous amusements.
ut Is admirable r declared the en-
ployer, who without delay sent thA
manuscript to noted literary man
and now the Mercure de France is GO
ing to publish the first work OF Saliva
tor Schiff with others probably to fol-
low.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918.
SEVEN REASONS FOR SAVING


Save for the country's sake because
it is now spending millions a day and
must find most of the money out of
savings.
3 Save, for your own sake, because
work and wages are plentiful, and, as
prices are high now, dollar will buy
more after the war.
Save, because when you spend you
make other people work for you, and
the work of everyone is nodded now
to win the war.
Save, because by saving you make
things cheaper for everyone, especial
ly for those who are poorer than you.
Save, because by going without you
relieve the strain on ships, docks, rail-
ways, and make transportation cheap
err and quicker
Save, because by saving you set an
example that makes it easier for the
next man to save. A saving nation
is an earning nation.
Save, because every time you help
twice, first when you don't spend and
again when you lend to the nation
The Commonwealth.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10
New Idea in Butter Making.

An emulsor, now being widely intro
duced, produces pasteurized milk or
cream from their component parts
with the aid of centrifugal force. The.
machine, which is shown in Popus
lar Mechanics Magazine, is built some
what like cream separator Milk
powder, butter and water, which have
been mixed and heated in steam
lacketed vat are fed at pasteurizing
temperature into the revolving cham
Der, producing perfect emulsion
from which all foreign matter is elm
mated.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10

Obstacles are the stepping stones to
success. In the chemistry of bust
ness men are tried by fire.
Poverty cannot hold you down.
Whitney wrested the cotton-gin from
fate that forced the sale of the bed
of his dying wife.
Impaired health? Grant wrote his
Memoirs "-summoned back armies,
and lived over again hundred bat
tles-with death clutching at his hand
A new field? Morse tured from the
easel to the laboratory and brought
forth the telegraph.
Youth, age? Recall the exploits of
England's twenty-two-y ear-old prime
minister, Pitt, and the discoveries of
Humboldt when past the four score
milestone.
Don't finch = however fierce the
fire. Only the scorch of the flame can
harden the steel for its work can
fashion the man for the responsible
ties and problems, the successes and
rewards, Of business.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10
SEATTLE MAN PRAISES TANLAC
Proprietor of Big Printing
GAINED SEVERAL POUNDS AND
is STILL GAINING
81 know From What ii Has Done for
Me That Tanlac Deserves
All the Praise"

Like wildfre the fame Of Tanlac
is sweeping the whole continent from
coast to coast and from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Great Lakes. Well
known men and women from all parts
of the United States and Canada are
testifying daily to the extraordinary
merits of the preparation, until it is
now the most widely-tlked-of me1i-
cine in he world.
F. H. Jenkins, proprietor of the Fox
Printing Co., 3087 Arcade Building
Seattle, Wash, says:
II have already gained several
pounds in weight since | began TAX
ing Tanlac, and am still gaining all
the time, but the best part of my Won
derful Improvement is in my feelings.
II can't say that I've actually been
Ill or had any special sickness, but for
sometime past have been going down
hill. This had shown itself decidedly
in my face which had gotten very thin
My appetite had fallen off and | didn't
think was getting the proper nour-
ishment from my food To sum the
whole thing up, felt that my sys-
tenn was becoming all rundown and
! needed something to build me up.
after reading the high indorse-
ments of Tanlac, tried it and it seem
ed to be just the thing l needed. I
am greatly improved in every way.
My face is filling out, my appetite is
fine, and ] enjoy what | eat, and at
the rate I'm gaining, l will soon be at
my old weight one hundred and
forty-five. Tanlac deserves all the
praises that is given it
The genuine Tanlac, bearing the
name 7. c. Prince, can be bought at
GRANT GRAHAM'S Drug Store. lad
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10
Published Every Thursday by
THOMPSON PRINTING COMPAN I
Belington, W. Va.

FEE. THOMPSON, Consulting Editor
e. d. KOONTZ, News Editor
f. L. THOMPSON Foreman
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Bell Phone.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE IN
81, ADVANCE.

First, Second and Third Zones,
One Year. $1.50
Fourth and Fifth Zones, One
Year. Sits
Sixth, Seventh and Eigth Zones.
One Year. 5000
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Army Pronouns.

Pronouns and their definitions as
the army understands them are quoted
In camp journal as follows: r
the rookie; You--the sergeant; He
the colonel; We--the gang; They-the
Huns; 1.-THE war; His-what the
kaiser will get; Theirs-what the
Huns will get.-Outlook.
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Advertising Rates On Application
No charges will be made for Nes.s
and Notices of Churches, Sunday
Schools, Public Schools and Societies.
Cards of Thanks free to paid-up sub
scribers only.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10

Entered as second-class matter
June 13, 1912, at the Post Office at
Belington, w. Va, under the Act of
March 8, 1879.
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We will not be responsible for the
views of correspondents.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-10

More men, money and material
means a mighty military machine.
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We do have free air now Cat the
garages)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05

long snaky something was around
her waist, holding her fast. She gave
a little shrek. Then the snaky some
thing lifted her high in the air and
she looked down to find herself amid
herd of elephants. She realized in
an instant that the snaky something
was an elephants trunk. 1t turned
her around so that she was looking
right into an elephants twinkling
eyes. She didn't know whether they
were twinkling in fun or in mischief.
She had heard all sorts of stories
about elephants. Some were good
and some were bad. What was this
onea
The elephant gave her the answer.
Trumpeting softly, he closed one eye
at her with a wink that was strangely
remindful of Judge Owls. Then he
tossed her up over his head and right
into a pretty golden throne, fastened
to his back. 1t was the very place
where. she belonged. The elephant
had recognized Countess Alicc's cos
tune and had come to the rescue at
just the right moment.
As Peggy settled herself on the
throne, hanging on tight to keep from
being thrown off by the queer rock
ing motion OF the elephant, they
moved out into the main. tent, and
Peggy found herself being stared at
by thousands and thousands of ex-
cited eyes.
(Tomorrow the strange act that II put on
by Peggy, Billy Belgium and the animals
will be described.l
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
'sDrearmIand Adventures"
BY DADDY-"Jerry the Clown"
Complete Ending

on the mules back as he gallops
around the ring.
Gracious. I'll fall off," cried
Peggy.
But she didn't have time to worry
over this prospect, for just then a
bugle sounded and Nanny bleated a
warning.
That's the cali for the pageant,
You mustn't be a second late"
Out,ran Peggy, joining crowd oi
circus girls ard women who were
streaming into the assembly tent.
There she found a confused looking
mass of men, women and children OF
all sorts of colors and nationalities.
Arabs, Bedouins, Hindus. Chinese,
Japanese, Samese, Indians, Ethio-
plans, Syrians, and all sorts of
strange peoples. Mixed up among
them were scores of horses, ponies,
camels, zebras and elephants.
Poor Peggy didn't know where her
place was in this mob, and Nanny
was not there to tell her. Hoping
that someone would direct her,
Peggy ran along. But no one paid
any attention to her.
Dismayed and half frightened. she
finally stood still. A trumpet blew,
followed by a blare of music as the
circus band placed itself at the head
of the grand opening pageant. The
whole mass of men and animals got
into action, quickly unwinding itself
into glittering parade that streamed
out into the arena,
Peggy pressed back to get out of
the way of the horses. She felt that
she was going to be left behind.
Then it would be discovered that she
wasn't Countess Alice and she would
be driven out of the circus in dis
grace. Perhaps, even. she would be
arrested.
She looked around anxiously for
Billy Belgium and Balky Sam. II
she could find them, she was sure
they would help her. Her eyes
chanced upon them just as Billy Bel
gium, dressed as a clown. and seated
in a funny cart, was driving Balky
Sam, Johnny Bull and Billy Goat out
into the big tent. Peggy started on
a run to catch up with them.
But suddenly she was stopped. A
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05


ny Bull and Billy Goat volunteer to take the
place of an act In circus. so Jerry the
Clown, with his daughter, Countess Alice
can say goodby to his departing soldier SON }
n EGGY found the costume o.
r. Countess Alice just fit her. Blu
- it made her look so differen
that she scarcely recognized herself
when she peeked into a tiny mirror
she found in the trunk.
She was all tinsel and gilt. while
little wings sprouted from her shoul'
ders. A thrill of exultation ran
through her-she was to make hei
first appearance in circus arena.
But now disturbing though,
popped into Peggy's mind-one that
should have popped there long be-
fore. What was she going to dc
when she got into the arena? She
hadn't the slightest idea of what
Countess Alice did.
"You look very SWEET commented
Nanny Goat. You're sure TO make
a hit"
"But what am I to dor asked
Peggy.
First ride in the opening pageant
as fairy princess"
Il know how to do that" answered
Peggy much relieved, Il am Prin-
cess of Birdland."
Then in Jerry's clown act you ap.
pear as Titania, queen OF the fairies"
"Oh, like in Shakespeare's 'Midsum-
mer Nights Dream cried Peggy,
growing enthusiastic.
"It's Jerry's Midsummer Nights
Dream not Shakespeare's." answered
Nanny. IF Shakespeare is calling it
his he is trying to steal our act"
Peggy didn't have time to argue
that it was Shakespeare's first. for
time was precious.
What do l do as Titan.a?" she
asked.
"You change the clown into a mule,
and then you put the mule through
his tricks with goat and the dog.
We do some funny tricks. but there
hasn't been any fun in it of late
Jerry has been so cranky since his
son went into the army that he's got
us all dull and cross"
Maybe that's what the matter with
your act" commented Peggy.
Your best part is at the finish"
went on Nanny. Then you dance
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
Dana Hall Club

With the luncheon given Thursday
at the Blackstone the Dana Hall club
will be officially launched. Meetings
will be held two or three times year
and as a number of the members are
out-of-town guests and temporary
residents of Omaha, the formation of
the club is especially interesting
Mrs. G. G. Ule, Mrs. E. P. Klafner
and Mrs. K. B. Case are out-of-town
members who are living here while
their husbands are stationed at the
balloon school. Mrs. G. w. Van
Brunt is also numbered among these,
as she is from Council Bluffs, Misses
Esther Jeralds and Miss Elizabeth
Gilman, the guests of the Misses
Mary and Margaret Wattles, will be
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
CHAPTER Nv.
Peggy and Elephant.

peggy, Billy Belgium, Balky Sam. John
ny Bull and Billy Goat volunteer TO take the
place of an act In = circus, so Jerry the
Clown, with his daughter, Countess Alice.
can say goodby to his departing soldier son.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
.kZaEInyI9IE(S|z!!|S||S

Clifton Hill Red Cross Auxiliary
will hold a meeting in the parlors of
the Clifton Hill church Thursday at
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
The district system of the salvage
department is working out we'll Total
receipts for August were $l,69S7S.
French section of the Red Cross.
Baird building, re-opened Tuesday
with Mrs. Fred Cuscaden's circle at
work. Meetings will be resumed as
usual. The quota is large and must
be finished by September IA.
Miss Merle I. Dunn. 1904 North
Thirty-fourth street. enrolled Tuesday
for overseas Red Cross motor service.
This makes the 10th applicant for
overseas service.
Mrs. Frank Carmichael. chairman of
auxiliaries, announces a meeting OF
chairmen and supervisors on Thurs
day morning at $50 o'clock in the Y.
w. c. A. auditorium. 1t is most i'm
portant that supervisors attend this
meeting in order that they may get
information first hand.
Workers are needed at the public
shop. Mrs. Lee Huff today issued an
appeal to women to come to the shop
and help with the work
Business Woman's Club auxiliary
will resume work Thursday evening
from 7 to 9 at the Young Women's
Christian association,
The Women's Christian Temper
ance union Red Cross auxiliary at
the Masonic temple will open for
work Thursday morning. Mrs. Homer
Robinson is chairman and Mrs. w.
A. Pixley and Mrs. E. M. Morsman,
jr., assistant chairman.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05

Conducted by Ella Fleishman
zEEzXEns

among the number. and the, Omaha
girls inclr~e Misses Helen Pearce,
Corinne Elliott, Regina Connell, Clara
Hart, Ruth Fitzgerald, Helen Hoag-
land, Virginia Pixley. Ruth Hamilton.
Mary Clifford, Mary and Margaret
Wattles and Carolyn Holmquist.
Mesdames J. y. Davidson, John Cald-
we'll, E. H. Benner, K. B. Case, Rob-
ert Daniels and Mahus Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Briggs and son,
James, have returned from two
months stay at Colorado Springs.
The distinction OF plotting . mimi
mum wage bill through the British
Columbia legislature fell to the lot
of Mrs. Ralph Smith, the only woman
member of that body.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05

Mrs. H. H. Fish has been named
chairman of the newly organized re-
fugee garment department at the Red
Cross state inspection warehouse.
The new department was authorized
by Mrs. Howard Baldridge, state CEN
sor, on account of the heavy demands
made upon the hospital garments d.
vision, under Mrs. J. L. Kennedy,
of which this work was formerly a
part.
Before taking up her duties, Mrs
Fish has gone with her husband and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Farnsworth for
three weeks stay in Atlantic City,
where they will be at the Traymore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fish have son now
serving as an aviator in Italy.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
W0Nnem i'm
War TiHune

Temperance Funds for War Work.
All funds of the Douglas county
Women's Christian Temperance union
will be appropriated for war work, it
was decided at county meeting held
Wednesday in the Hanscom Park
Methodist Episcopal church. War
orphans and reclamation work are
the two big points of branches of
service in which the Women's Chris
tian Temperance unions are mainly
interested. according to Mrs. w. 7.
Graham. president Of Omaha union.
Last year, the temperance women
started a big Drive for comfort kits,
but this, with the Ped Cross work, is
now being carried on in cooperation
with the Red Cross The Women's
Christian Temperance unions raised
a large sum OF money recently to pro-
vide flowers and hospital comforts
for Nebraska boys in the hospital
at Camp Funston. -
Mrs. ]. N. Taliaferro presided at
the meeting. A gold medal contest in
which children of the City Mission
took part was a feature of the meet
irg.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
!. Y. w. c. A. ACTIVITIES

-
Mrs. Grace Gholson, state director
the Young Women's Christian asso-
cation war work campaign, and Miss
Kate McHugh, chairman of the
speakers bureau, left this morning for
Lincoln to attend the four-minute
mems convention.
The Lafayette Patriotic league will
entertain company of boys from
Port Omaha at picnic dinner Thurs
day evening in Miller park.
Six more districts will be added to
those already organized for Young
Women's Christian association
campaign work by Miss Adele Seyle,
who arrived Monday to do recruiting
for Nebraska. Miss -Seyle hopes to
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05

place district chairman at Fremont,
Wakefield, Columbus, Central City,
North Platte and Scottsbluff. Six
districts out of total of 20 are al
ready lined up for the drive.
Miss Seyle, who is originally from
Savannah. Ga, has been in associa-
ton work for II years. She was
directing hostess at the Camp Dodge
Hostess house.
All members are requested to be
present Tuesday evening for the first
Of series of instructions in first aid.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
Service League Notes


Plans for the second annual White
Elephant sale of the National League
for Woman's Service were discussed
at board meeting Tuesday. The
sale will be held in November and
will combine last years features with
those of a Christmas bazar.
The service league will reopen its
Liberty bank on the courthouse lawn
for the next Liberty loan drive, be-
hinning September 28. Permission
was obtained from the county COM
missioners to use the bank in the
same manner as the last drive.
Thirty-two band instruments for
the military band soon to be estab-
lished at Fort Omaha, have arrived
and are now on exhibition in Bur-
gess-Nash windows. Service league
members will present the instruments
to the post. through Captain A. A.
Wedemeyer, who will direct it, prob
ably Thursday. The instruments are
valued at $1,000.
Members of the motor corps made
252 calls during August, according to
the report of Mrs. E. S. Westbrook.
OF these, so were for the Red Cross
canteen, public shop and civilian re-
lief departments and 1870 for the de-
partment of justice. Calls were also
made for the reclamation department,
quartermasters' corps. Fourteen
women were graduated from TIE
motor course during July and August.
Mrs. T. G. Travis, chairman of
knitting. reports 1000 finished articles
ready for distribution, of these 900
are sweaters for emergency calls and
there are also 1900 pairs OF socks.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
Organize for Next Loan Drive.


Efforts of the women's committee
in the fourth Liberty loan drive will
be confined to house-to-house can
vass, according to Mrs. Frank w
Judson, who succeeds Mrs. E. M
Fairfield as chairman of the wo-
mans section. Mrs. Fairfield has
gone east for an extended stay.
A military organization grated
onto the ward and precinct system is
the plan of work to be carried out
Mrs. Judson will appoint IL majors
one for each ward in the city. Cap
tains will be named to take charge
of precincts and lieutenants for the
block chairman.
Mrs. Judson and the executive COM
mittee will establish downtown Of
fees next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Degen have word
of the safe arrival of their son, 1t.
Motron Louis Dcgen. overseas. Lieu-
tenant Degen received his commission
just before leaving Camp Dodge.
Miss Emily Cleve has returned
from a months vacation spent at Chi
cago and Green Lakes, MINI,
1t. Harold Graham leaves today for
Camp Dodge after a weeks leave of
absence passed with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. 7. Graham.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
B. w. Boehl, Tuesday. Mrs. Boehl
was formerly Miss Hazel Conan.
Mrs. Fred Daugherty will arrive
from the Daugherty ranch in western
Nebraska Thursday morning and Mr..
Daugherty will arrive Friday eve
ming.