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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-23
HE WANTED-MALE


WANTED-Gcod iaborers: steady EN-
ployment Helmick Foundry Ma.
chine Co. 7.Il.tt-4l2l
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nom every source. except non the
levy Of taxes 10 b made for the cur.
rent fiRcnl wear.
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WINFIELD DISTRICT

NJ ANNlNGTON DIST SPECIAL.
!. The amount due and the amount
that will become due and collectible
from every source, except from the
levy OF taxes 10 be made for the cur
rent fiscal year.
Balance due from sheriff ...&l0.7l90O
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WINFIELD DIST. SPECIAL.
/. The amount due and the amount
that will become due and colleCtible
from every source, except from the
levy Of taxes to be made for the cur.
rent fiscal year.
Balance due from sheriff s $500
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al ..............,. $4,000
GRANT DISTRICT.


/. The amount due and the amount
that will become due and collectible
from every source, except from the
levy Of taxes to be made for the cur
rent fiscal year.
Balance due from sheriff. 3 I,s7l.O0
Capitations. ......,....... 10000
Total ..........,....... 2,371.O0
2. Debts, demands and expenditures.
Outstanding orders .....S 277OO
To open and repair district
roads ................ b,I5zOO
Delinquent taxes and eXoner.
auons ..,.......,......... 5000
4Otdl ssss.sss..s. O,(bA.VV
UNION DISTRICT.
1. The amount due and the amount
that will become due and collectible
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The amount necessary to be raised
by the levy In each OF the respective
districts is as follows:
To open and keep in repair district
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
RANK WITH EAST'S WONDERS
Famous Temples at MandaIay, In Up
per Burma, a Spectacle That Few
Tourists Care to Miss.

OF the many strange buildings and
temples in the far East. says a writer
In Wide World Magazine. there are
none more wonderful than the $50
Temples of the Law at Mandalay, In
Upper Burma, known as the RuthOl-
daw, or "Royal Merit" The group
consists Of a large central pagoda sur
rounded by hundreds of smaller white
temples. or shrines. They were erect
ed by Ainshay-min. who assembled the
throne on the death Of his brother In
1857. The latter was cruelty murdered
by his two nephews. and 1t appears
that this very much affected the new
king. Not only did he devote his ener
gies to peace, but erected this strange
group Of temples, each one Of which
contains a slab on which Is engraved
a portion Of the Buddhist bible. These
holy tablets are made of soft marble
or alabaster, each slab being about
the size Of a large old-fashioned tomb
stone. On both sides are engraved
chapters from the Buddhist scriptures.
Over every slab is erected a canopy
surmounted by a gilded framework Of
metal with small tinkling bells. The
temples are situated In a beautiful
wooded valley, and seen from the sur
rounding hills they present a fascina-
ting picture.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

apparent to one who knew. 1t must
not be forgotten. however, that I did
not undertake this adventure volun.
tarily. 1t was "wlshed on me-" I
simply had to make the most Of the
knowledge I had.
At about this time blisters began to
appear on my legs and my knees
swelled. In addition l was pretty we'll
convinced that l had lost the sight Of
my left eye. l hadn't seen a thing out
Of 1t since my leap from the train.
When l imagine the villainous APP
pearance l must have presented at this
time-my unhealed wounds, eighteen
days growth of beard and general
haggard and unkept visage-I think
the fear l felt about meeting strangers
was perhaps unwarranted. The
chances are they would have been in
finitely more scared than I! 81
AS 1t was, I was nearly out of Lux
embourg before I came face to face
with anyone. 1t was about 6 o'clock In
the morning and l was travelling along
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
(TO BE
PRIMITIVE WAYS IN ARABIA
Mode Of Life Differs Little From
What II Was In the Time Of
Abraham.

1t appears that in certain parts Of
the Arabian desert life Is as primitive
as In Abraham's time. Sheep are
still claim to seal a vow. The salt OF
bread covenant is observed and when
a man dies his tent Is torn down and
destroyed.
Old names like Joseph, Moses, Alex.
ander, ETC., are still In ommOn use
among Arabs, although pronounced
"Yusuf," "Musa" and "Skandar." To
divorce his wife a man may repeat the
formula "Ent telek" three times; usu.
ally uttering 1t once makes the woman
behave and the repetition is not nee.
essary. The evil eye superstition 10
common, and the first Injunction Civ.
en- a foreigner by experienced Arabian
travellers Is that he must not point at
animals or persons In Arab settle
ments.
Arabs say that a man possessed Of
this malign power can look at a bird
flying in the air and it will drop dead;
that IL he chooses to cast his wicked
spell on a camel 1t may go lame, or a
child may be struck blind. None OF
the lower class can read or write. but
the Arab is noted for his ready wit
and his habit of speaking In allegory.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

I awoke, and ! found myself right in
Il German backyard. You can imagine
that | lost no time in getting out of
that neighborhoOd and | made up nv
mind right there and Their that | would
never give away to that tired feeling"
again.
In the daytime, in my hiding place.
wherever it happened to be, | had
plenty of opportunity TO study my map,
and before very long l knew it almost
by heart. Unfortunately. however. it
did not show all the rivers and canals
which | encountered. and sometimes 1t
fooled me completely.
1t must have been about the ninth
night that | crossed into Luxembourg,
but though this principally is officially
neutral, it offered me no safer a haven
than Belgium would. The Huns have
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

my uniform would have been a deaC
~give-away. Anyone who captured Inc
or who gave information from which
my capture resulted might have been
sure of a handsome reward. | knew
that 1t was necessary for me to make
progress as fast as possible, but the
main consideration was to keep out of
sight, even If 1t took me Il year to get
to Holland, which vas my objective.
From my map | estimated that | vas
about ~thirty-iive miles from St%rassburg
when | made my leap from the train.
and If I could travel In a straight line
had perhaps II hundred and fifty
miles to travel. AS it was, however,
| was compelled to make many detours,
and figured that two hundred and
fifty miles IA nearer the extent of the
journey ahead of me.
In several parts Of this country | had
to travel through forests of young pine
trees about twelve feet high. They
we're very close together and looked
almost as If they had been set out.
hi'. bipN'h w Dt u louS bDSluNlc
to me because. | could not see the stars
through them and | was relying upon
The heaven to guide me to freedom. /
am not much of an astronomer, but l
know the Pole Star when | see it. But
for 1t | wouldn't be here today!
/ believed 1t rAined every night and
day while | was making my way
through Germany and Luxembourg.
My invariable program at this stage
Of my journey was to travel steadily
all night until about six in the morn
ing, when | would commence looking
around for a place wherein to hide
during the day. Low bushes or woods
back from the road, as far as possible
from the Travelled pathway, usually
served me for this purpose. Having
found such a spot l would drop down
and try to sleep. My Overcont was
my only covering, and that was usl-
ally soaked through, either from the
rain or from swimming.
The only sleep l got during those
days was from exhaustion, and it usu.
ally anne to me towards dusk when
it was time for me to start again.
II was a mighty fortunate thing for
me that | was not a smoker. Somehow
! have never used tobacco in any form.
! was now fully repaid for whatever
pleasure | had %foregOne in the past as
n result of my habits in that partic-
ular, because my sufferings would GER
tainly have been intensified now if. In
addition to lack of food and rest, l
had had to endure n craving for to-
bacco.
About the sixth night | was so
drowsy and exhausted when the time
came for me to be on the move, that
! was very much tempted to sleep
through the night. | knew. however,
that would be a bad precedent to
establish and | wouldn't give in.
| plugged YEARLY along and about
II O'Clock, after | had covered perhaps
miles. | sat down to rest for a
moment IN n shock Of brush which
sheltered from the drizzle some
what by other shocks which were
there. 1t was daylight when
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
maintenance IS A PROBLEM
Under Constant Flow Of Heavy Traffic
Main Trunk Lines Have Been
Badly Broken Up.

Following the extension of the use
of pOtOrtrucks for overland travel In
the endeavor to relieve the railroads
Of the burden Of strenuous wartime
traffic, under which they have been
laboring, it is but natural that the
question Of highway maintenance
should come up for attention at this
time.
1t Is now conceded that much has
been done through the use of motor
propelled vehicles over the through
connected highways of the country
for the purposes mentioned above.
Literally thousands of heavy motor.
trucks are now upon the road, mate.
rally speeding up the delivery of war;
time necessities. The Lincoln high.
way. particularly in the Eastern states,
has proved its high value over and
yer again; other trunk highways have
also been called upon to carry an ex-
ceptional burden of this freight traffic.
This movement has all been car
ried on with the absolute approval Of
the federal government, and more,
through the activities of the highway
transport committee Of the council Of
national defense. a further extension
Of this use Of our public highways Is
being urged.
Under this constant flow of traffic
the Lincoln highway, and certain other
roads in the East, are rapidly break
Ing down, the road surface rapidly dis
i%ntegrating under the pressure Of the
driving wheels Of the massive trucks.
Up to the time when truck trains were
started over the roads, the Lincoln
highway in its entirety across the
state Of Pennsylvania, was a veritable
boulevard; Its surface was, in the
main, macadam: the road was the
pride Of the state Of Pennsylvania
large sums were expended In its care
full maintenance-expended by the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

state, and the highway we'll served its
purpose in carrying local and tourist
traffic in relatively light vehicles. SINH
lar conditions applied along the Lin
coin highway in New Jersey.
The argument is advocated at this
time that, despite the inclination Of
local authorities to do everything
within their power in n patriotic en-
deavor to further wartime interests,
1t is scarcely fair to expect the county
and state authorities to maintain
such main Travelled routes as the
Lincoln highway, in their pre-war con-
dition, under the heavy traffic Of con-
stantly moving government vehicles.
Government aid is solicited to keep
the. roads at their best.
So persistent have become com.
plants to congress that the highways
of the country have been badly dam.
aged by motortruck traffic that some
members. especially those serving on
committees dealing with the nations
financial affairs. are making a thor
Ough study to determine how the stu
alton can best be met. As q result 1t
Is expected that congress will soon re-
ceive requests to make appropriations
running into the millions. The house
committee on ways and e has al
ready given some consideration con-
corning aid to be given the states
In road improvement. It is but reason.
able to expect that the federal govern
ment will take such steps as are nec-
essary for an equitable apportionment
Of the burden Of expense Of maintain
ing such important routes of travel as
the Lincoln highway.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Lucid EnQlish.

A recent advertisement contains the
following: IF the gentleman who
keeps the boot shop with the red head
will return the umbrella of a young
lady with whalebOne ribs and an iron
handle to the slate-rOOfed grocer's
shop he will hear Of something to his
as the same is the gift Of
q deceased mother now no more with
the name engraved upon it"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

c"very would have been followed by
the same consequences as capture In
Germany proper.
In the nine days ! had covered per-
haps seventy-five miles. and | was that
much nearer liberty, but the lack Of
proper food, the constant wearing Of
wet clothes. and the loss of sleep and
rest had reduced me to a very much
weakened condition. doubted very
much whether | would be able to con
tinue, but | plugged along.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
FIHpInos Play Flute with Nose.

II Is not an uncommon spectacle to
see a negro play a harmonica with his
nostrils. Among the Filipinos a flute
Is never played in any other way, and
It would create much surprise in that
country to see a man play a flute with
the mouth These nose-flutists a
play the ordinary music with ease, but
fast ragtime II too much for tAsm.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
LIEUTENANT 0'BRIEN NEARLY STARvES AS HE CRAWLS
THROUGH GERMANY AND LUXEMBOURG.

service in III" American Flying corps on the Mexican border in 1916
joins the British Royal Flying corps in Canada, and after II brief train
ig period is Sent 10 France. He is assigned to II squadron in active
serNic" u the front. He engages in several hot fights with German
flyers, from which he energies victorious. Finally, in Il fight with fOur
German flyers, OIirten is Snot down. He falls 5000 feet and. escaping
death 10y a miracle. awnkrs to fd himself Il prisoner in n German
hospital. he Is sent To a prison camp At Courtrai. After Il short stay
Their" he is placed upon a trntn bound for "A prison camp in Germany.
lie decides to take ii Il ~pernte chance for liberty. He leaps through
the open window OF III" ca while the train is travelling thirty miles
an hour
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
CHAPTER TX.
I Enter Belgium.

have said 1t was about the
eighteenth day after my escape that
l entered Belgium, but that Is more
or less guess work. I was possibly
we'll into that country before l real.
lied that l had crossed the line.
About the third day after l figured
l was In Belgium 1 started to swim
a canal just before daylight. 1 was
then heading due north in the direc.
ton of the German lines. l was just
about the wade into the canal when
l heard a German yelling violently,
and for the first time l knew l was
being followed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

a regular path. Just as l was APP
preaching u c%ross-path, I heard foot
steps coming down 1t. l stopped short,
stopped Over and pretended to be ad-
justing my shoelace. figuring that II
the stranger turned into my path he
would probably pass right by me. As
luck would have it, he continued on
his way and never noticed me at all.
After that l frequently noticed
groups Of Luxembourg peasants In
the distance but l usually saw them
first and managed to avoid them.
On the eighteenth day after my leap
from the train l crossed into Belgium.
1t had taken me just nine days to get
through Luxembourg ii distance
which a man could ordinarily v
in two, but considering the handicap-
under which I labOred I was very well
satisfied with my progress.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Many dairymen who take on valu-
able cows are almost certain to lessen
their value by milking too steadily,
that is, not allowing a period of rest.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
hot.house Products,

hot.1ouoe Products.
High-producing COWS, that is, those
with the exceptional milk records, are
dollhouse products.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

O'Brien reaches Belgium and,
facing starvation, he risks cap
ture by going boldly to q Belgian
home and asking for aid. With
an improvlsed weapon In his
hand, he 10 prepared to 90 to
any extreme In order to get food.
Read about this exploit in the
next instaliment.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Good Roads Will Help.
Good roads will help win the war
don't neglect them.
CurtaiI Road Work.

CurtaiI Road Work.
Road work requiring the use of oils.
tar and asphaltic products is to be
curtailed or cut out on request Of the
federal fuel administration.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Life Of Rural Community.
The very life Of the rural commun-
ity depends upon good roads.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Kentucky will pay its convicts who
work on the roads $1.5O a day instead
Of 81 as a result of experiments daring
1916 and 1917.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
0ehorning Dairy Cattle.

The practice of d%ehorning dairy
cows is to be commended under most
conditions.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11

The Boy Went Away Disguised.
strolling. He swung himself by his
tail and looked nj the world out Of
his tiny, bead-like eyes. Food he
said is very nice. There are some
things to eat. Now though we aren't
all Of the same size and though we
are considered quite imperfect. still
we do like to eat.
"'One thing we hate to do though
IL to battle. How we hate baths. They
call US dirty animals but we don't
care. ! suppose II not taking baths Is
dirty. then we are. But we don't
agree with many folks. We like fruit
so do they. but that's about all.
Although n good many creatures have
the good sense to like insects.
~ do believe he continued, ri
90 down on the ground and see what
Is up He jumped down from the
tree. hut no sooner had he reached
the ground than a big boy who was
very cruel and wanted to hurt crea.
lures smaller than himself because II
was So easy to do, noticed him.
"The boy wouldn't have had the
courage TO attack anyone or any crea-
ture his own age or size, but the lit
tie opossum would Just do. He wasn't
quite sure what sort of an animal It
n for he didn't care enough about
animals to find out how interesting
they all were. lie just thought he'd
take this one and put him home In
a cage. He was sure he had seer It
novel
"But when he poked ut the opossum
this way and that, never n sign Of life
did II make, and the boy went away
disguised. When he was out OF sight
the opossum went back to his tree and
to safety. For the opossum plays dead
when danger Is near. and no matter
how he Is handled he will not show
any sign Of life. For that reason
when people play they are asleep ev.
eryone says that they're playing
'possum! !"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11
DADWSEWNDE
IA|RY TALL ell
THE oPossUM's TRICK.
~ MARY GRAHAMR QNNER

MIR. Opossum was gray and white
with n very long nose. lie was n quiet
little fellow for the most part" com.
menced Daddy. Ills ears were large
and rounded and he had four sets Of
teeth. His whiskcrs were long and his
snout looked very much like that OF
a pig.
"The opossum's legs and feet some
what resemble arms md hands for his
paws have five toes. very much like
n hand. His hind paws have some
thing which quite closely resembles n
thumb. He likes the night far bet
ter than the day and prefers trees to
the ground. His tail Is very long and
he hangs by II n great deal. Now this
Mr.. Opossum ] want 10 tell you about
had been spending the night In visit
ing different trees. He had been do
Ing his marketing and had had n very
good time indeed.
"What n breakfast he was going 10
havel How he did look forward To II.
He would become fntter and fatter
and instead Of looking like n rat ms
so many people had said his family
looked like, they would say he was
nice and round and well-fed looking
like n pet cat.
soon u was morning and he he
gan to eat. lie had n breakfast Of
fruit which IL not so very different
from the way we begin our breakfast.
"But ncxt he had something very
different. Instead Of having porridge
or hominy he Ind insects! He
thought they were delicious. He gob-
bled them up plain. He didn't both
er to put cream md sugar on them,
they were quite perfect Just MS they
were Neither did he have TO cook
them.
"They were quite ready for him. he
thought. How he did smack his lips
and his snout looked more like n pigs
snOnt than ever. for he seemed so
greedy md SO devoted to his food.
Now next he had baby snakes. II
you would have suggested that he take
bacon and eggs. or plain eggs. or may
be some kidney stew he would have
said. II he could,
"'I know n better course than that
for breakfast. I know OF dear little
reptiles, appetizing snakes, luscious
crawling things! And indeed he ate
this last part Of his breakfast rs II
he thoroughly enjoyed II.
"'What n fine meal I have had he
said 70 himself. 4 do believe ! will
take a nap And he did. He slept
for some time. but later on during
the day he woke up.
ats not evening yet, but I thini
I'll take a little stroll He began by
climbing about the trees instead Of
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11
B0SCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the In.
aammation Of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes,
Insurlng a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy e%xpectoration
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for ffty.two years. A Won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing of the disease. Especially
aseful In lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil.
lZed countries.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11
Their First Mention.

Bobby. for once, expressed great In
terest In the sermon. "Fancy flying
machines being mentioned In the
Bible! :" he said.
But are they?"
"Why, didn't the vicar say Esau sold
his helrship to his brother Jacob?"-
Stray Stoi .es.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11
Five Bottles Peruna
Restored Me To Complete
Hea]th- Mr.. {. N: Petersen. s..,., =. A..

Mr.. c. N. Petersen, dealer In lne
boots. shoes and cigars. 132 s.. Main
St. Council BLUFFS. Ia. writes: II
cannot tell you how much good Pc
runa has done me. Constant eonfns.
nsnt In my store began to tell on my
health and ! folt that was grad.
ually breaking down. I tried several
remedies prescribed by my physician.
but obtained no permanent relief
until I took Peruna. I felt better i'm
mediately and five bottles restored me
to complete health. I have been in
the best of spirits since, and feel that
I owe my health to IT,"
Our booklet, telling you how to keep
well. free TO all. Tho Peruna Co,
Columbus. Ohio.
rhoss who object 10 liquid medi.
Dimes oan now procure Psruna Tab.
Ists.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11

We offer $1,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is TAX
en- Internally and acts through tho Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price DC. Testimonials free.
y. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11
Not Sure OF Father,

Mamma-You should be polite, dear,
and offer to share your candy with
papa.
Little Ruth would, mamma. II I
vas sure he'd be polite and refuse II
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-11

DEATH Turks IN A WEAK HEART,
so or FIRST symptoms use "Ren0vine"
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" Is the hearts
remedy. Price $1.0O and 60c.-Adv.