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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

things you do not desiFe. but WIEN ton
hope for things yeu both desire and
expect them"
Dick knew me 50 well that hs knew
that would do Just the very thing
he hoped would IN regard % hll
manuscript.
Sometimes. little book, almost
think that when have finished Dicks
manuscript and said my say 10 yon
about II, Will not write any more On
your white pages.
Which clever historian was Il that
said something 10 the effect that con.
tented countries, like happy women.
have no histories? I expect that quo.
tatiOn is not literal, but you know.
little book, am like the GA Scotch
woman on whom the dominic called
early one Monday morning. He found
her out on the green where she had
spread the linen that she had iust
woven to bleach under the morning
sun. She was delighted 70 see the min.
lister and began at once % toll him
how much good the sermon Re had
preached the Jay before had done hor
OF course the clergyman was flaifered
and he Immediately wanted TO know
what part Of the sermon pleased her
most. After a little questioning ne
discovered that she. could repeat moth.
ing Of Il; not even the text
MY good woman" hO said, some.
what acrimOniously. Y can hardly
conceive how my sermon can b 81
any great service % you, when you
cannot remember q word Of c.
The woman went On pouring water
over the lengths Of linen spread oui
on the grass. When she had finished.
the piece Of cloth nearest TIE minister
had already dried. There" she sad
as she pointed 70 Il; you % not 80
drop Of water on that linen, but e has
done its work and the CLOTH q winter
than belize I pOurql Il en-"
The minister bad nothing more %
say.
/ never am able 10 quote from ny
hyOTitO authors perfectly, but the
meanings Of their inspired words STAY
with me always and are . source Of
pleasure and help
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27
HIGH COIRAGE

I lMNlIE ENCIARMO, who smiles into the e.-se
faces Of the surgeons at the Faimon hospital and tells
them that he gong get well in spite Of the fact that
their experience makes them believe he has not one chance
in thousand, humble mine worker bit he is made
Of the stuff heroes are made Of
Jmmies optimism may be woefully misplaced, but if
roofing for him has anything to do with the outcome
Of his he will get beautifully over the shock Of his
gaping wounds and live to teach the value Of the never
say-die spirit to other workers
viii power one of the mghlest forces in the world
II has kept many man from gong down underneath a
sudden rush Of work Responsibility or The personal disas-
tiers which all too frequently oyerwhem weak characters,
and 1t has enabled many 10 get up out of sick bed
when even his physicians had gwen him up. Next to clean
blood the best staff any SICK or injured man can have is
high courage
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

pairing BE receipts from cn,loms Of Great BIinm viii
tho,e Of he United States il noted hat for 1918 DE PEI
capita receipts from customs in he United Kingdom aver
aged about $500. while ours. by the end Of the present
month. will have averaged about $l60. The following
table shows customs revenues for the past FIVE fiscal years
in Great Britain and in this country. Oddly enough. it
will be noted our custom, receipts during our FIRST year
participation the war arc slightly less than Brains re-
cePss the year Immediately preceding her entry into the
war. And Great Britain he's been held up to Us all along
as a free trade county,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Just tell her It is unpatriotic TO ex.
coed the sweet ration.
Ten communities already over the
top in the w S drive.
All Of them but one outside Of the
city.
Some Of those patriots who a month
or two back were weeping over the
baekWardnoss OF the country districts
ought to take an extra hitch in their
pants and get to work.
The apathy is right here in town
now.
And Il e time to get rid Of II for
there are a couple Of pretty stiff drlV.
eS right ahead Of US.
One thing 70 ceUAin.
When A. Kerensky gets here he
will have plenty 10 eat, but the guys
n PotFogFad who took BE nice iob
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27
RUFF STUFF

Some one asks why Kerensky &c
coming % this country.
Well,'if you were Kerensky what DO
you think you would want TO do II you
bad been lucky enough to get away
from tie blood thirsty Prussian tools
n Rulsia2
lon bet your sweet life you would.
And you would not stop very long in
london % sos the sights either.
only going 10 get three pounds OF
sugar per month after the GrSt OF the
Nllh that order as "a alibl. most
Elgr onght 10 Be- able TO cut down
I11'f candy Expenditures fully . half
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27
What People Say
and SomeSide Remarks

Percy Byrd, an amateur minstrel
old-man OF Clarksburg, who made q
big personal success In the Elks Min
strel performance at that place Mon
day and Tuesday nights, deemed item
permanent when called upon 70 relate
incidents In connection with the show
az the meeting OF the ClarksbuFg RO.
terry Club Wednesday az noon, and
without seeming 10 he embarrassed
confessed that il was
Something little wrong with
a fellow"
Mr.. Byrd admitted that he liked
showdom and regretted that he could
not get money for his efforts bot in
enlarging on his detinition Of temper
ament' thought a man must be a
"darned fool 10 win fame.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27
MINES.

r. HERE was an unusually inspiring ring to that list
Of names of the men who went of to camp yesterday
The leader was Wendell Holmes Hest certainly
mus. have been Oliver Wendell when he was chrisened-
ana one Of the men was Edward Everett Hale.
These are names to conjure with in these patriotic times
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote 'Old Ironsides, poem
which dear to the heart Of every one familiar with the
history Of the American navy and the original Edward
Everett Hale wrote the MAN Without a County the
most impressive argument in favor loyalty to country ever
put IN short story form.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

away from him will be lucky IL they
get enough to keep body and soul 70,
gether. NN}sf
Lamp clipping in the Astonisher
this morning from the Charleston Ca
zette IN which the Charleston paper
says West Virginia has no United
States senators.
Apparently the Gazette has not been
paying much attention 10 the news
from Washington lately.
Which Is a BIT unusual IN a news.
paper which has two reporters and its
owner In the capital most OF the time.
But maybe they are all too much
interested in pulling wires 10 pay any
attention 70 little thing like the
news.
How about that w s s pledge?
Sioux City. Iowa. has q labor union
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

This cool June weather has not been very good for
the gardens, but the gardeners should be dis
couraged or permit their interest to flag. And II they
are having troubles they not understand why the
best thing for them to do is to around and get
West Virginian garden book They be had for the
asking
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Statements made by Secretary of War Baker and Gen.
eral March, acting chief Of staff to the Military Affairs
committee of the Senate have brought the movement
to change the draft to a stop for the time being
but it is apparent that before the end of the year
legislation Of this character will be asked for and every
one in the country should his affairs with this
in view.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Those anglers who enjoy fishing
with rod and line, aud they are the
real sports Of the fishing fraternity,
arc having their innings at the pres.
ent times, as the fish are rising to
the bait very freely, especially at Dam
is. says the Parkersburg Sentinel. At
this favored spot, in the swirl OF the
backwash from the dam, a number OF
white salmon If good size. and some
green bass hRye been taken, as well
as numerous white perch. DR.. NJ. Nc.
Neilan, who Is recognized as an ar.
fist with the rod and line, came to
town Monday with pike, one Of the
gamest fish that swims. and a dozen
other good.sized fish OF other varic.
ties, the pike measuring thirty-cight
inches in length. He was envled by
4 number OF others Of the fraternity,
among them II. w. Russell and Doc
CASTOR, who had nothing to show for
their days work excet a twelyepound
German carp. Mr.. McNeilan got his
near the mouth.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Make It point to attend the W. s. s meeting in your
district tomorrow II you have signed up in the
campaign Good Americans ought to get together
ofener than they do for the purpose OF discussing the
and their personal part in it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

After July the official allowance viii he three
pounds per capita per month. That may sound small
but with proper management can get along on il
without the least hardship. 1t means Sc pounds per
capita year and that is above the peace time con-
sumption in most European countries. 80,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

the colored laborer in Charleston is
probably better right now than it ever
was before. lie IS just "rNEin in coin"
and the feeling is a mighty pleasant
one.
The other day a salaried man, who
has need to count his money careful.
ly these days stopped in a local meat,
vegetable AMI chicken store and be.
gan a dicker for a chicken. He had
couple OF likely looking "frys" in
view and the proprietor insisted on
something like $3.50 each for them.
That looked pretty big to the salaried
man and while ne was hesitating his
prudence battling with his sense OF
taste, a colored citizen stepped up and
said to the seller:
what did yo'all say was the price
Of des birds?"
"One fifty each" was the reply.
"Wrap 'em up, I'll ies take bof."
The salaried man walked out
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Uncle Sans celebration OF the glorious Fourth Is
going to be the launching of about IS ships That
ought to make splash enough to dangerous tide
in the Kie canal where the German high seas feet is
supposed to be hiding.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

The committee to arrange for the Fairmont Fourth
Of July celebration has been announced at last and
week from today is the Fourth. The committees time
is limited and it cannot afford to devote much Of it to
planning. Action is the thing that is needed now
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

An ant hIll two feet n holshi 90.
tains about $1,000 ants, accord|nr 10
the observations and counting, extend.
ing over two years, carried out 81
WeIl.kn0Wn naturalist.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Further assurance that the govern.
mcnt will not permit the closing OF
the MOrgantown ana Kingwood rail.
road was received at the local Offices
OF the railroad TUESDAY morning,
says the Morgantown New Dominion.
II came in the form of telegram from
the Central Iron and Steel Company
at Harrisburg, Pa, which has exten.
sive mining interests alonS the N. g.
x . The Telegram said, Washington
plainly advises us that NJ. and X. will
continue operating"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

This is certainly the day of collective bargaining A
Consumers league in Fairmont vigorously managed
would make it possible carry this principle into the
affairs OF the household.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Charleston is growing like the pro-
verbal green bay tree undc; the atim-
illus Of her munitions and armOT
plate plants, but she some times has
growing pains as the following from
The Mail indicates;
The condition OF the pocketbook OF
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27
BITS OF
STATE NEWS.

The Weston Independent each week
runs a news department cahed Hos
pital Notes, from which the following
is clipped: ALLEN Wise, OF Clarks-
burg, (colorei who was employed a
few days ago IN the place OF two
girls to cook in the patients kitchen
has resigned the job. Wise found II
no boys job % oversee. pT6pare and
cook for a thousand hungry souls. To
get three meals on time is an item
Of importance too. Reasonably. a
good cook Of this sort should be an
experienced nand."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

According to the Parkersburg Sen.
tinel J. F. woodward. who has been
in Washington Tor the past two weeks,
returned home IN Parkersburg Mon
day evening, having remained in the
capital while the propeller wheel q
which he has been working for some
years was given a test by officers Of
the navy yard. Several tests were
made during MS stay. but the report
Of the officers on the result will not
be made for two weeks. This was the
second time that Mr. woodward had
been called TO Washington for the
test OF his wheel. Demonstrations
were also made here in the Ohio river
on several occasions with very salts.
factory results, and the wheel was
looked upon by marine men as a dis.
t,hct improvement over hose now
generally use on uSiEr Eaats eye.
,n15e in tne naval service. NJ. NoOds
yard has given long and patient study
in developing the wheel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Recruiting for the South African
native labor contingent will cease, No
further contingents OF laborers will be
dispatched overseas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27
Bathing Suits
Now Await Your ChOOS.

If you purchase your
bathing suit here you can
rest assured that Onne of
the suits you will see will
SurpasS it for stylishness.
We searched till we
found what we believe to
be the most fashionable,
attractive and serviceable
bathing suits to be had.
Then we marked them
with prices that will not
impOverish your purse.
$3.50 up to $3.50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27
Customs receipts

ihcIudcs 9IIlVUV,VUV deriYed rom Re
publican duty rates,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-27

Sioux City. Iowa, has a labor union
mayor.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Family Of Recruits.

Abner Wiseman, of Irvine, has
four sons now in training at Mont
gomery, Ala. They volunteered
soon after the conflict was brought
on. These boys are all single. He
has three other sons married in the
draft age, willing and ready to go,
but for their families. Mr.. Wise
man also has four little fellows too
small to go yet, making in all eleven
soils.
MIR. Wiseman is well known in
Powell county where he has many
friends. He prides himself in the
manner in which his boys have dis
played their patriotism.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Breaks Through Ice.

Edmund Searles broke through
the ice while skating on Kentucky
river near Heidelberg recently, and
was in the water fifteen minutes be-
fore aid could be gotten to him.
While in the water he got very cold
and cut up both hands pretty bad
ly scrambling in an endeavor to get
out. He experienced no bad after
effects from his chilly bath. Young
Searles is a son of l.. w. Searles,
manager of the Pearsite Company,
and has many friends in Clay City
where he formerly lived.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Dies in Kansas City.

William F. Clark, 1923 Forest
Avenue, coal and feed dealer, died
Sunday night at the South Side
Hospital. He was 70 years old,
and had lived in Kansas City thir-
ty-one years. He is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Matte Clark, and
five sons, w. J. Clark, Oklahoma
City; E. r. Clark and ID. r. Clark
of 1857 Forest Avenue; III. II. Clark,
4O41 Flora Avenue, and W. ID.
Clark, 4OOl independence Avenue.
Funeral sirvices will be at 3 o'clock
this afternoon at the Armour Me-
mortal Chapel. Burial will be in
Elmwood Cemetery. ry.-Kansas City
Paper.
Mr.. Clark is native of this
county, an old Confederate veteran,
and a brother to Geo. w. Clark, of
Vaughn's Mill, and Jas. F. Clark,
of Shelbyville.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03

This is the first issue OF the
Times for the new year. II is also
the beginning of a new volume for
this paper which has rounded out
twenty two years of existence.
As we now remember our first is
sue and how warmly the unpreten-
tious sheet was then received, and
how loyalty it has since been sup
ported by the best people of the
county, we feel that our efforts
have been of some value to them
as well as entertaining. We hope
this is true, but leave it for our
readers to determine.
We have ever upheld through
these columns that which we be
lieved to be right, and condemned
that which we thought was wrong,
and we did it from principle, and
not as a mere matter of policy.
This has made us both friends and
enemies, and made us satisfied in the
performance of duty we felt we
owed our readers.
We expect1to continue the publ
cation of this paper along the same
lines, and trust that the same hap
py relations between subscribers
and paper may continue to exist as
heretofore. With this end in view,
we invite a continuation of the
highly priced support of our sub
scribers.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
No More White Flour.

The nice white biscuits we now
have been having since we were a
boy is to soon be a thing of the
past upon an order of the Govern
ment. More of the feed is to be
put into the flour which will make
it great deal darker but much
better we are told. "a per cent OF
the wheat berry is now to be put
into the -four instead, of about 60
per cent as formerly. The price of
-four will remain the same, but feed
will drop SO per ton. Feed is now
very scarce and hard TO get at the
high price, but, nevertheless, what
you can get in the future will be at
the lower price.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Clay City Masons Banquet.

The Masonic Lodge after the
regular election and installation of
officers were had Thursday night
the 27, gave banquet which was
carried out with delightful enter
tainment. All present pronounced
the affair the best of the kind ever
given by any of the Lodges of the
city. All departed with a joyous
recollection for this annual event
which was conceded to eclipse all
previous efforts Of this fraternity
in Clay City.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
For the New Year.

We welcome the new year 1918,
and hope to see the old county of
Powell with at least a few miles of
improved roads before the last fig
ure in the calendar year is changed,
and tnat "Peace on Earth and
Good Will to Man." will be fully
and happily restored before another
Christmas.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Very Cold Weather.

This week passed has been a very
cold one, in fact it was upon the
whole, the coldest December on rec
ord in all parts of the country as
well as in Powell county. While it
has been at below zero nearly every
morning for a week it was coldest
Sunday morning when it was 20
degrees below zere, and was 10 be-
low at 10 o'clock. This record is
hard to beat several hundred miles
further up north, while we have
had plenty of fuel in Clay City OF
the kind-mine run-slack coal,
other places have been very short
Of the highly-prized block Jumps,
and The dust even.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
No Sunday Mail Lately.

The fact that we are getting no
mail any longer on Sunday is taken
as official notification that this ser
vice is permanently discontinued.
If the object is tending to national
economy, or if it is to provide a
means for one more individual to
Remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy" we heartily concur
in the action, and that Clay City
people can well afford to be without
mail on Sundays for either of these
lust reasons.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Easter---Watts.

DIR. Albert Easter, of this city,
and Mrs. Mary Watts, of Clark
county, were married at the home
of John w. Ballard in Winchester,
Friday, December %, Elder M. P.
Lowery officiating. 1t is the third
marriage of the bride and the sec
ond venture of the groom. They
have returned and settled down to
keeping house at the home of the
groom near this city. They are re-
ceiving hearty congratulations of
their many friends. =
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
John w. Elkin Dead.

Mr.. John w. Elkin died at his
home near Irvine, Wednesday night
January 2 from complication OF
diseases, aged seventy years. He
leaves a wife and seven children
one of them ebeing Mrs. j. Z. Nib
lack, Of this city. For several years
Mr.. Elkin was a resident of this
city and Spout Spring. For the
past ten years he has been living in
Estill county where he served one
term as Jailor of the county.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Killing in Mt. Sterling.

Henry M. Ringo, one of Mt.
Sterling's fine young men, was killed
instantly in his place of business
Wednesday December Goth, by
Porter Eubank, a deputy United
States Marshal, who had gone into
Ringo's restaurant for sandwiches.
Ringo was city clerk and splen-
did business man. He was a cousin
TO John p. Ringo of this city.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Red Cross Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. t. J Wright, of
Hardwick's Creek, gave a Red
Cross dinner at their hospitable
home Thursday, December 81.
Quite number of friends were
present and enjoyed the bountiful
and diversified repast very much.
They all departed with many kind
wishes for the good people who pre-
pared the dinner, and for the Red
Cross movement.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Joe Mountz Injured.

While unloading some oil ma
chinery at Stanton Friday Joe
Mountz, of this city, secured dis
located leg by some of the machin-
cry falling on him when rope that
was supporting it broke. Mr..
Mountz will be confined in his
home for several days.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03
Declares Usual Dividend.

That sterling institution, the
Clay City National Bank has de-
clared their usual semi annual div
iden of per cent. making 8 per
cent. per annum. Fortunate in
deed is that person who has even
a few shares of stock in this sturdy
institution.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-01-03

Howard ii. Harrison, County
Agent, mailed us a very valuable
letter for publication this week but
We failed to get it. We regret this
as we are always anxious to publish
these letters for l.ey really mean
much to our farmers.