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oll,l euourh % many people n hii county vii believe
il, n spie Of ID fundamental ialiy. that hoTe viii Be
q dangerous weakening after be election. not n be
strength Of he Republic abroad Of course. but IN he wal
effort at home. To put another way, hoTe y IN this
form Of campaigning danger that the election will be
followed by period during which the administration will
have to prove all over again that it can work with the
opposite political party Congress before the people Of
the country will breathe easy again,
II the Democratic party in Congress had supported the
administration in its war policies the position Of the Dem.
ocralc newspapers and political leaders would be simply
tina, it would be the heighh Of folly to change horses in
mid stream. And in such position they would be I'M
assaiabe. The public is in mood for experimental
politics during war times But it happens that from the
very beginning the administration has been compelled to
rely upon Republican help to put through its
1t had to ask Republican senators and representatives to
take charge Of important legislation to which the leaders
Of the Democratic party were hostile and no important
war measure could have been passed had il not been for
the votes which it obtained from the Republican side Of
the houses.
In such situation the Democratic press is compelled
to conjure up an impossible theory Of the weakening Of
our prestige abroad as possible result Of the overthrow
Of the southern Democrats who control the Democratic
party 1t may deceive ignorant voters, but for every
vote it gains the Democratic candidates they quite
likely to lose two who resent the inherent vcousness Of
such politics.
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RUFF STUFF

out n Chicago the BARRIERS have
started a. agitation to put the price
"a hair cuts ct one plupk.
THIS seems % be q conspiracy to
make baldhOaded men happy.
Slaves q hIty cents per are also
part d TIE Chicago plan.
ht that rato most OF the male part
oi ne n0pulation in this neck OF the
woods would look like billyEoats by
ne tine The snow was flying.
Some % the boys and girls had a
NICE tluo haglng 4 bride and groom
III ne business center Of the town
seem determined to keep Fairmont
In ne country town class.
EhFleo CaFusO is going to wed the
01uI4tST d q New York man.
Woncsr ii the new drsr ~ rick
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The young women who have volunteered TO onter
training schools for nurses quite as much entitled
to the gratitude OF the public the young men
who fastened TO the recruiting Offices when it became
apparent there would be need for Aemrcan SOL
diers. They displaying patriotism Of practical
type and II it is possible when the drive is over there
should DC some public recognition Of that The young
women cannot be escorted to tho train with brass
band as the early drafted we're but they could be
rendered n reception at Red Cross headquarters, and
we venture to say that Il this done large and
genuinely representative crowd o! Farmont and Mar
ion county people would gather there And that is
something that has not happened yet in spite Of several
efforts 70 bring il about
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Wash Skirt Values

ors from inland states Our fresh.
water sailors on the Great Lakes are
second 10 none in ability. and the
Great Lakes merchant marine, like
American railroads. surpass those OF
other nations in CCiciency and reason.
able carrying rates.
/ want to see our new merchant
marine occupying the same place in
national thought and the every day
affairs OF all Americans that our navy
now occupies. want the whole
American people to think about 1t as
often. and with the same pride. 40
amount OF money or tonnage will
maintain a mercantile marine unless
we can back II with American public
opinion
I am a business man. and so this
looks 70 me like a straight selling
proposition. It ia not enough 10 build
and operate biz merchant marine.
We have got to SELL It TO the great
American public and particularly the
llrmor and workmen who make up
me backbone Of this country, and the
boys who must again he brought un-
der fEC spell Of the sea. Selling is
nothing more than making people see
what YOUR goods can do for them. so
our merchant feet must be brought
home to Americans everywhere In
terms Of direct benefit
With personal good wishes, am
Yours very sincerely,
EDWARD y. HURLEY,
Chairman.
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COurtneys'
Editorial Comment
-SG1.Us1S--IIlIls- Sszs=-- r. -sHgss--
on Current Subjects
REPUBLICAN HARMONY.
(From The Chtrleston Maill

(f rom the inLFleStOn NALL
At no time in a number OF years.
probably a decade. has there been tns
promise Of complete harmony OF ali
factions OF the Republican party H.
West Virginia as that prevailing r..
day Information from all sections %
the state shows that Republicans are
united with the intention OF sweeping
the state this year With the purpose
" putting oll-time Republican Drin.
ciples and old-time Republican ma.
jOrties in the ascendant once more.
Particularly regarding the election
Of the men nominated for the national
house OF representatives and the son.
ate, there seems 10 he a unanimity Of
opinion that Republicans throughout
the state should put forth all posi-.
bic effort 10 see that their nominees
are successful.
The party was fortunate in the fact
that practically all ifs nominees wero
successful by majorities which wert
evidently decisive within a day or two
after the primary, and was fortunate
again in the quality Of the men who
we're defeated as we'll as In those VIM
we're nominated, for the defeated men
and their friends, so far as known
acre, have let it be known that they
IL support Loyalty their successful
?ponents.
This means. first OF all. that there
little doubt Of the election OF Major
avis Elkins, the Republican nominee
,or the United States senate. Though
he Is IN military service in France,
and ON that account will be unable to
give thought or attention to his cam.
paign for election to the senate, his
friends and the party will see 10 II all
the more that his interests AID theirs
at homo are attended to.
Il means also that there Is the best
chance OF years In elec'ns RepuD-
lican corgressmea from Ill six dis.
tricts. There Is believer 20 be 40
doubt OF the reelection OF Bowey9, in
the Second. Woodward in the Fourth,
Reed in tho Third. and Of the elec'
ton OF Goolykoontz In the Fifth. 10
succeed Cooper. And besides, there
Is a good chance Of wre5t.ag the two
remaining districts from the Demo.
Gratis.
In the First district Charles J.
SChuck was nominated without Oppo-
sition to make the Republican night
against the reelection OF Congressman
NJ. n. Nicely. Though Nicely Is re.
garded a. a hard man to beat. he Is
no bettsr campalgner than Schuck.
and the Republicans seem 10 be united
behind their man.
The fight in the Sixth district also
will be a hard one. but the situation
has not been so promising for the
Republican nominee in a number Of
years. l.. S. EcholS. OF Charleston,
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BEST INVESTMENT on EARTH

VERY owner Of Liberty bond aud every prospective
l. purchaser Of bonds Of the fourth ISSUE ought be IL
ter.sed in some statistic, regarding national debts which
Richard SpilIare recently complied far Commerce ard
Finance. financial journal Il Mr. Spiane's belief
that all our Liberty bonds hould be selling above par
and would be if it were not for the fac that the American
people have not been accustomed to investing govern
ment securities To support his position he advances
number of arguments, among them the following table
showing the national wealth and national debt Of the
tons at
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It really does not take anything more than careful
reading Of that table to convince any thinking that
the claim that there is no security on earth to com
pare with the Liberty bonds in virtue founded solid
fact
This is period Of great imitation all over the world
Practically nothing bought at present prices, with the
possible exception Of real estate in growing communities,
or near growing communities will be worth as much ten
years from today as it is RICH, now. But Liberty bonds
are certain to be worth more In tia, they are absO-
lutely unique nye,tment for man and woman Of small
means and they should be purchased to the fullest possible
extent.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Ira Smiths stuff, 10 borrow an eS.
preston popular IN vaudeville. VII.
ness the following from the ClaEkS.
burg Telegram: A musical oFGanltt.
ton to be known as the ClaFkSburg
Patriotic Band iS 10 be organized. The
band will consist OF ClarkshuTg. Stsa.
ley Heights, Northview. Adamslon
and Italian musical aggTegatlont.
There will be 100 or more pieces ID
the new band.
II Is the purpose Of the new OF.
ganiEation TO participate IN patriotic
demonstrations regularly every Fri
day night, and not to take part "a
impromptu outbursts 81 patriotism
as heretofore. except IN extraordinary
instances Friday night paradeS Viil
be held BY this patriotic bard 10 the
central part OF the city and various
suburban points, and the regular ri.
day night concert win Be given %
front OF the court house.
The organization. when perfected.
will be announced as 10 its leader aAl
officers.
The hrst parade aud concert win %
held the coming Friday night.
The Martlnsburg World Is TOgpoA.
sible for the following little story:
while on a trip TO ClarkSburt e.
Gently Frank J. Trammeli. Of this city,
avs mistaken by two children foe
Food Administrator Hoover: aud 10
make the mistake realistic Mr.. Tram
mel assumed the rols--in favor Of tee
childrcn who had paid him the eOU..
pl!mea
"lir. Tranmsll vent into the dlaeF
at Cumberland Opposite sat 4 ser.
tleman with two young children. one
a hoy and the other a girl. The g9n'
tleman struck up a conversation. BNd
Il developed that the little gil hAd
cautioned her father 10 be very care.
tul in giving his order or dinner BE-.
cause Mr.. Hoover was sit'lag lust
opposite. Thereupon Mr.. T:aSnneil
called the waiter and IN voice WalcA
could not be heard by the chiidEge.
directed the waiter to give those tN.,.
dren anything they wanted FOE do
ner. and to give them plenty Of saGaf
"A secold share Il they desired o.,
Which won friends. ne says, t0s he
real Mr. Hoover"
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VICIOUS POLITICS

DOLITICAL hack writing frequently produces results
that are uhl0vsly. hu: dv net Te,ccmb.r ever to
have seen anyIAnN ha. quite equals in ih, pscular The
aeDrs Of he Democratic Pscy press to max the con.
eiespnAl campaign pivot upon the war. F~ instance,
Ate ere gons The round. Of the Democratic nVv.p;ra.
Arguments Of which the following fair sample:
The political and moral strength Of the ma
lions government its power to bring pOGGe
won BY fighting men, will be weakened
b. the defeat Of the party Of the admin!strH
tlon.
Nov he failure Of the Democratic party to win q
aoiV in the eeeiioos this fall is among the possibilities.
end De danger that kind Of talk that if it is repealed
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Enrico?
The Teuts do not like PerShing'S
sawed off shot guns.
Well, there is one way to prevent
them from doing any damage.
Just keep out Of range.
At present "everybody's doing IT,"
There Is going TO be a world series,
but the magnateS are keeping the
date OF 1t dark for a while.
With railroad fares and hotel rates
up where they are they might as we'll
carry the gag little further and play
the games out in secret.
OF course II they could arrange 10
have time taken out OF the war while
they are pulling their stunt.
Bet old LudandOrR would Jump at
= chance OF that kind.
But baseball never did make much
~ a klt with tha French, 50 old Foch
probably would turn en- doau.
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For almost four years the Germans, Including most
of their military experts, believed they winning
tie In the past five mon,hs they have seen the
dreams bult upon their four years Of successes" shat
tered completely. Is Il ANY wonder that the Allies hay"
little trouble to push in their front almost at will?
great deal OF laena anguish has been packed into thr
pant few weeks for TIE Teutons. They have been con,
ptlsA TO swing from the belief that is not only
glorious expression VI national greatness but mo
profitable business venture to conviction that H.
Shermcn definition is right. And the military mind l.
not VIA: could be called facile. But Germany is not
dcieated-yet It would be a very dangerous mistake
for the people OF this country to get into the habit Of
believing that she Is The prisoner who told hts Amer
lean cRptoTs The other doy that the German armies
wouli fight better wien they got t1ck or their own
soil knev villa: he was talking about They know what
tA:r did to thS counties thcy invaded, ard Il Is a
-cuart. CT their mental processes that while they
u'Wng to THINK any other people are tteir equals
Intellectually they freely Ccncade tia. all people are
qu,'e base a. they are morally. There Will be no
lOvason 81 German soil il they car help it,
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
HEART CHANGES.

FAIRM0NT, Aus. 2O.-IEditor The
West Vlrglnian. l-Rumania that csle.
brated her peace treaty with Germany
with programs on her Jews, has sud.
denly decided 10 give them equal suf'
frage. Why this sudden change? We
find our answer In the continued al
lied victories. Rumania that has out
done even darkest Russia in her per-
secution Of the Jews. knows that she
must keep her hands clean II she Is
to be favoFabIy considered when We
dictate our peace terms to the defeat
ed Central powers.
ALFRED MEYERS.
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who was nominated to make the Re.
publican race In this district, spar.
emily viii Rave the hll party vote,
and II this proves true no Will %
elected. That he has . hard man n
beat in Congressman Adam B. Little
page Is admitted, but ne has . bettgf
chance than the Republican eandi.
dates in either 81 the last two cam.
paigns. This Is principally true Be.
cause NJ the improved conditions %
Fayette county, where The leaders %
all the factions have signed a. agree.
ment 10 support him, along With Ell
the other nominees Of the party.
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German Newspaper mep complain that American
troops are using shot guns which are contrary to the
Geneva convention. II will surprise the rest Of the
world to know that they nre willing to acknowledge
they ever heard OF the Geneva convention in Germany
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ALFRED MEYERS.

Chairman Hurley Writes an Editorial.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. 1915
Editor The West VlTginian)-EverY
day here IN Washington ! read cur
rent editorials relating To shipbuiid-
in and our merchant marine. These
are clipped and laid before me. and
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ALREADY DONE.

Apropos Of the use of the telephone
ut the front in Europe a press cor
respondent wrote recently: Gust be-
fore l dropped in at the post COM
mand Of the - battery the tele-
phone jingled from French neigh
bors down the line. We've caught
couple of Boche spies came the
message; they were dressed up in
American uniforms. One of us had
suspicion and suddenly sprang
German sentence which one of the
Boches answered in German before
he stopped to think. Then we ex-
amined their papers and they
couldn't give any account of them
selves What are you going to do
with them? asked the listening Off
GER. We're motifs already done.'
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LEADS COFFEE PRODUCTION.

The state of Sac Paulo, Brazil,
alone produced in 1916 only 298
bags short of three times as much
coffee as all the remaining countries
of the world, outside of Brazil.
The area planted with coffee trees
in the state of Sac Paulo alone COW
ers 23,296,15O acres, divided among
$4,000 fazendas, or plantations, with
a total of 1913, 464,425 bearing cof-
fee trees, valued at $90O,0OO,0OO.
One proprietor alone, Col. Francisco
Schmidt of Ribeirao Preto, owns 80
estates with 100000 trees yield
ing annually 10000 tons of coffee.
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PLANS OUTLINED FOR REG
ISTERING NEW DRAFT MEN

Plans for the probable registra-
ton Of all men between the ages Of
IS and q and the ages Of 81 and As
have been outlined 10 the various
local draft boards by Major Henry
Rhodes, Chief Of the Selective Serv-
ice Department. II the bin providing
for the registration Of male persons
between the ages Of IS and y and
the age- Of q and -. is passed by
Congress. Major Rhodes believes
that the registration this year Will
be at least one and one-third times
as large as the registration Of June
last year.
As the time between the passage
of the bill and the date Of registra-
ton will be limited, Major Rhodes is
anxious TO have the local boards or
ganize for the work in order to con-
duet q successful registration.
Preparation for the anticipated
registration, Major Rhodes writes
the local draft boards, is the most
important work now confronting
those connected with the admins
tration Of the draft.
The governors Of all the states will
be called upon to supervise the exc
cution Of the registration in their
respective states and the draft ex-
ecutive, acting under the direction Of
the governor, will be the central ad-
ministration authority Of the regis
tration system within this state.
The registration will be made in
the customary voting precincts in
the jurisdiction of each local board,
and place for registration to be es-
tablshed in each voting precinct.
Local boards are ordered to ap-
point registrators for each voting
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-13
THE PRUNE CLUB.

"Now here's a penny" said the
thin boarder at the breakfast table.
81 take some of this mustard and
put it on the penny. Now of what
does it remind your"
"Of one of your Stories" suggested
the blond typewriter, because no.
body will swallow it,"
Nothing of the kind" came from
the thin man.
at reminds me of money that
might burn in ones pocket" ven
tured the bank clerk with the red
necktie.
"Not even that" said the thin one.
"Listen, it reminds you of a bird
dog"
"a bird dogY' came from the as
sembly.
''Yes, a bird dog when it's hot on
the scent. "-Yonkers Statesman.
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NO RELIEF FROM HEAT

No immediate relief from the hot
spell which has been unbroken, in
this section for the last two weeks
is in sight, according to the govern
ment bureau
Considerable damage has been
done to crops, especially to tobacco,
which in some places has turned vel
low or been burned. Corn and blue
grass have also been hurt by the
continuous spell Of heat and if the
temperatures which have prevailed
since August 6 continue for any
length Of time more losses will re-
suit.
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AQUARIUM IN BACK YARD
Something That Any Boy Who Is In
terested Can Easily Construct
by Himself.

The ideal artificial aquarium is a
tub, a pail or a tank sunk in the
earth in the back yard, says Edward
F. Bigelow in Boys Life, the boy
scouts magazine. When / visited
Doctor Burgin of Philadelphia l
fond him engaged in the delightful
pursuit of caring for a combination
aquarium formed by little ponds and
tanks in his back yard.
ANY scout who likes to use tools
ran make waterproof box by oiling
The boards and using waterproof
pement at the joints. If the tank is
well made it will not require any,
Thing in the joints, since the damp
ness Of the ground in which the box
is to be sunk and the water within
the box will prevent warping and
The opening of the joints.
A good substitute for the home
made box is a half-barrel or a lard
tub, well cleaned, or an ordinary
washtub; indeed, any feceptacle that
will hold water will answer the pur-
pose. 1t should be set in the earth
because it looks more natural there
with the surface Of the water level
with the surrounding ground.
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CHILDREN MOCK GOOSE STEP
Belgian Little Ones Display Much Of
the Spirit That Has Marked
Their Elders.

An incident that illustrates the in
domitable spirit Of Belgium under
the heel Of her oppressor is men
toned in Brand Whitlocks personal
narrative Of his war experiences, in
Everybody's. In describing the sort
Of humor which is a form of cour-
age, he says:
"This peculiar savory wit, this
sardonic spirit, was everywhere in
play, and it was not long before even
the children of the Marolliens, as
they played at war, marching and
counter-marching there under the
shadow of the Palais de Justice, had
a new game.
"'Achtungy (AttentionD the
little captain Of the band would
shout, brandishing his wooden
sword. Mach PARISH Ito Paris y
"And then the little command, do
ing the goose step, the absurdity of
which did not escape even the chill
iren, would begin to march-baek-
ward.
at was thus that the children, do
ing the goose step in the Quarter
des Marolliens, in order to mock the
Germans, celebrated the battle Of the
Marne."
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precinct, one registrar to every so
registrants.
Provision will be made for the
registration of the sick and felons
will be registered by the wardens of
the penitentiaries.
A complete list of all registrars
must be in the office of Maj. Rhodes
not later than August 10.
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German Sentry Might Have Bageed
British Aviator but for the Lat
ters Beautiful Bluff.

The special correspondent Of the
Petit Parisien on the British front
has story obtained from a German
prisoner which reads like a juvenile
novel, says the Scientific American.
1t appears that an English avia-
tor, descending from the sky, landed
gently near a BOche sentinel. The
aviator asked him in purest German
where the officer in command of the
Gothas was TO be found, saying that
he had an urgent message for him.
The sentry replied: "The herr
commandant Of the Gothas lives
where the Gothas are, but the herr
lieutenant knows that" To which
the aviator replied: eyes, my lad,
but in the fog l have missed my way
and now l am lost" Answered the
sentry: "Ah, yes. l knew the same
thing happened the other day to
Herr Won Schultz, my captain" fol-
lowing which, and with the greatest
of Difference, he wave directions as
to how to get to the Gothas.
The aviator had hardly taken to
flight again when the sentinel no.
ticed to his horror the British mark
ing on the planes!
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THREATS TO THE POSTWAR.

"Well, if that amt the limit"
unused the postman, as he came
down the steps of a private resi-
dence.
"What's the trouble" queried the
mere citizen, who had overheard the
Postman's noisy thought.
"Why," explained the man in gray,
"the woman in that house says if
| don't come earlier she'll get her
letters from some other carrier" p
indianapolis Star.
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BUT MANDY WASN'T.

Mandy had been troubled with a
toothache for some time before she
got up sufficient courage to go to a
dentist. The moment he touched
her tooth she screamed.
"What are you making such a
noise for!" he demanded. 'Don't
you know Pm a painless dentist ?"
"Well, sah," retorted Mandy,
''mebbe yo' is painless, but All isn't. "
Peoples Home Journal.
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TROUBLE WITH FAILURES.

Failures" said Secretary Nc
Adoo in a success talk, "may be di-
vided into minority and a majority
class.
"The minority come to grief and
the majority wait for it to oyertake
them"