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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-10-26
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

EO4lOh4AL FAhAGkAFdS
Of course you do not read Cayton's
Weekly; first because you do not have time
to do so, and; secondly, because there is
"nothing in it. Once upon a time a col
ored man purchased razor He sat him
self down, when he got home, to have
shave and the razor being of excellent quail
ity took his rough beard off without
sound, which did not wholly satisfy the
shaver and he called to his wife to bring to
him his boot, on which to strop the new
razor, lit don't talk bit'' The blade
was given dressing on his raw hide boot,
which soon made of it jack knife instead
of a razor, and then he began again to
shave himself. AS the haggled blade half
cut and pulled the hairs out of his face by
the roots with a crash like unto circular
saw running through keg of nails in JOY
full gIee he exclaimed, "now she s talkn'.''
If the undertaking firm of E. r. Butter
worth 4 Sons is guilty Of the crime for
which it now stands charged, then it's an
other strong proof of "the average Ameri-
can being money mad" Any one who will
proiiteer at the expense of heartbroken
family will steal penny from dead mans
eye but we can not make ourselves believe
Burt Butterworth is guilty of any such an
ollense, though the odds seem to be against
him. Few men are more highly respected
than r. r. Butterworth and his sons who
have lived in Seattle for more than thirty
years But whatever is is and if the firm
is guilty the members thereof should paw
the penalty.
After having read at length of the attroc-
tiles Of the German soldiers on the Belgian
women, we are free to confess that they are
almost as nauseating as the atrocities the
uns OF our own sunny South practice
upon the colored citizens. After the Euro
pean Huns have been knocked out why not
turn on the Huns Of the South and knock
them stiff?
1t might be an easy matter, in case of
wrong doing, for Senator Poindexter to
bring about the impeachment of President
Wilson were there not so many southern
Huns in the senate, who are patriotic for
no higher motive than because the presi-
dental power of the country is in the
hands of the Democratic party.
Quite right you are Mr. Chancellor Maxi
MILAN, the enemy is not only at the gates
of Germany, but if they continue at the
rate they are now going it's but matter
OF very short time when "the enemy
(the Allies) will be within the gates of
Germany and woe is you when they are.
When you find you can not get along
with the other fellow, just .emember the
city is quite large enough for you both and
that too without scarcely ever meeting. It's
some times months before you see a per-
sonal friend and it could be much longer
when it comes to one with whom you do
not agree.
1t is said that Representative Dills con-
gressional campaign is tagging while wait
ing for the presidents endorsement. How
different from Representative John F. Mill
err, who when offered a presidential en-
dorsement declined the same with thanks
as it might hurt instead Of help his cam
paign.
Prohibition has been knocked out by the
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-10-26

Camp Lewis ought to run smoothly for
the time being at least as all preachers
have been barred therefrom
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-10-26

With but fifty per cent of the bona fide
citizens OF Seattle registered and thereby
disfranchised for the coming election the
bond proposition to purchase the street car
system may stand a poor chance of getting
by, the popularity Of street car municipal
ownership to the contrary notwithstanding
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-10-26

And now comes the report that Jack John
son does not even want to return to the
United States to permanently reside. In
Spain Jack does not know he is black and
Jack always did appreciate a good thing
when he saw it.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-10-26

Railway employees may indulge in poll
ties says Gen. McAdoo. Most assuredly as
that is a part Of the take over scheme, but
we suspect that McAdoo expects them to
indulge in Democrat politics or they won't
indulge in railroad work
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-10-26

"Kunnel" Hawthorne has opened "
headquarters is political gossip. All thi
extravaganza is for the purpose Of brow
beating President Wilson into appointing
him to a lucrative position at the psyche
logical moment. The "Kunnel'' knows tn,
game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.

OUR prayers for victory will be answered. say it
- who believe and know it.
Such are the words Of that grand old man, Cardinal
Gibbons delivered on his 64h birthday anniversary the
other day.
Reason, knowledge; belief, faith Such is the align
ent Of human philosophy. and there are those who will
maintain hat while the cardinal may believe he does not
know But let see if this good old mans faith is not
actually knowledge far human knowledge possible
kOw comes he to know that prayers for victory will
Be answeIedp
All our knowledge is founded on belief We know
poly BY believing through senses-feeng seeng hear
Ing ete-and the degree Of reliability of these means Of
moving depends altogether upon their use and upon ex-
peinee. And our means Of knowing are fallble
Cardinal Gibbons life experience has been most remark
lbe. His has been long life Of intimate association with
~ people For many years he has studied men, their pas
soma aspirations. habits, modes of life and of thought
b tar IS one may know, he knows the applications Of the
ha1Ta laws to mankind and mans relation to other crea-
hons. Oh, yes! he has read Darwin Haeckel and the
ret Of the great philosophers scientist, and evoutionss
Who delVed and dug we'll and skllfuly into the Grea,
scheme Of Creation and who, when they'd got through
digging. had produced hole But from his long wears
Of study Cardinal Gibbons has gathered that the highest
progression and highest happiness Of man are the purpose
q creation. he knows, so far man may know; and
. ~ that hat purpose be reached under the policy
That Might Is Right is to say that the purpose is brutal
fllieal and impious.
So full Of the wisdom Of four score years and more the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
CASTOR OIL AND TARIFF.

HE. War denahnent IS out with an extended state
me0t telling how has revived the castor bean IN
dustry, which formerly "hounshed in Missouri, Illinois,
Oklahoma and Kansas" but which "succumbed 10 the
cheaper mportations from India Because the American
castor bean industry Succumbed to the cheaper mporaons
from India. this country found ltset IN serious pre-.
dicament when needed castor oil for the fabrication Of
aTpl0ne motors
In this connection il may be well to note that in 1913
yhon thew came INTO control Of the administration the Dem
ocrats cut the import duty castor beans from y cents
bushe to cents, and the duty castor oil from 3
cents a gallon 10 II cents gallon he Democrats ev-
IDENTIFY wanted The american castor bean industry 10
oumb to he cheapv mPortahons from India. In TACT
thew wanted most American industries to sucoumb to
cheaper Importation, from Asa and Europe, and lots OF
the industries were m the process OF succumbmg when the
war broke out IN Europe and cut of the mPotahon' from
the leading nations that we've supplying our markets
81 ct the American industry succumb to the cheaper
importaons from foreign lands the practical statement
Of the Democratic policy. That Is not the way they ex
pres, II but that i, what It amounts to- hey say that
"Amenca loses nothing If It buys abroad cheaper than 1t
can produce a, home" They say that all economic
barriers mus, be removed" which means succumbmS
the cheaper importalions from India elsewhere They
saw that Americans must compete with foreigners on even
terms which means that the farmers Missouri, Kansas
Illinois and Oklahoma, who formerly made castor bean
raising "nourishing industry, must succumb TO the
cheaper importation from India. And thus might go
on almost indefinitely. quoting the leaders Of Democracy
and showing that in their true purpose and effect shom
of all sophsty and subterfuge, they nothing more
nor less than that American industry must succumb to
cheaper importations from any nation that Is willing to
maintain lower standards Of wages and living
The War department should be gwen vote Of thanks
BY the Republican organization for this presentation Of the
,,ory of the castor bean industry Secretary Baker may
lot get his facts straight in regard to the number Of air
planes in France, but he knows why there made
quate supply Of castor oil for the ubncaton of apanes
IN America The American industry, which once -four
shed" had succumbed to the cheaper imPOrations from
India" We shall not forget the fact election day
when we shall be called upon to choose between two
dldates for the Senate or the House Of Representative
both loyal Americans and both supporting win-hewar
policy but one in favor of building up American industries
and the other in favor of letting them succumb to the
cheaper mpOrtatOns from anywhere and everywhere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
Picnic For the
DOOlittle Children

A very enjoyable picnic was held
Friday, July &c. by the children OF
Doolittle Ridge and Mt. Clair in the
David Carpenter orchard. Those pres.
ent were Tommy Doolittle, Misses
Grace Travis, Mildred Vincent, Enid
Carpenter, Mary Vincent. Rama Car.
penter, Edna Brown. Madge Vincent,
Alice Hayhurst, Mary Carpenter,
Mamie Hayhurst, Morgan Vincent,
Morris Brown, Dale Hoffman, Robert
Brown, Wilbur Jones. Lloyd Brown.
Dinner was served at noon the chill.
dren having brought well filled has.
kets.
Games and music were the diver
sions Of the day. Music consisted Of
one violin and two guitars and in the
evening all marched to David Carpen-
ter's residence where they we're enter.
tanned with graphaphone music by
members Of Mr.. Carpenters family.
Mrs. Carpenter served lemonade.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
Determining Chickens Ages

A common way Of testing the age Of
dressed poultry, as described by home
economies specialists Of the United
States department Of agriculture, is to
take between thumb and finger the end
of the breastbone. farthest from the
head, and attempt 10 bend it to one
side. In a very young bird, such as q
"broiler" chicken or a green goose. It
will be easily bent, like the cartilage
in the human ear; in a bird a year or
so old II will be brittle, and In an old
bird, tough and hard to bend or break.
Tricky dealers have been known to
break the end Of the breastbone be.
fore showing the bird, thus rendering
the test useless.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08

It is n mistake to try to Overstock the
available space. Better results will be
obtained from a few hens in n small
yard than from q larger number. The
backyard poultry flock rarely will con-
siSt Of over 20 or - hens and in many
eases Of no more than eight or ten, or
occasionally Of only three or four.
For flock Of 20 TO - hens a space Of
not less than - by 30 feet should be
available for n yard. Where less space
Is available, the size Of the flock should
he reduced, allowing on the average 20
to so square feet per bird.
A few hens are sometimes kept sue
cesSfully with a smaller yard allow
ance than this. but II the space is avail
able a yard OF the size indicated should
DO used.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
B &. SHOP MANS
MESSAGE MEANS
A LOT TO OTHERS
E. c. Rudy Thinks a Second
Bottle of Wentworth
Will Cure Him
Entirely.

The author OF this statement is one
Of that very large class Of thankful
Wentworth users who want their re-
ports printed so that friends and neigh.
bors may take the Wentworth way TO
health as they did. Mark what he
wrote to the Wentworth druggist at
Martinsburg, w. Va, a short time ago:
f. c. Shepherd-After suffering for
about a year with a nervous break
down and trying several kinds Of med
icine. | bought bottle Of Wentworth
and am very much better and ! think
one more bottle will cure me entirely.
You can publish this so it can do 9th.
ers like il did me.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVEN.

II AVINC got the municipality into Water depart
ment middle he costllness of which is beginning to
Be understood. the City Commissioners have succeeded
dVedng themselves Of the necessity Of even formulating
. program for relief They are fortunate beyond their
deserts.
The wide distribution Of responsibility which tie plan
worked out yesterday at the Chamber Of Commerce meet
M involves decidedly Objectionable but there a COM
ponatng advantage the fact that there will be consider
abe measure Of public confidence in the program 10 be
adoped By the Committee Of Seven and that could
have been said Of any project advocated by the Commits
SneTS, no matter how mentorious it might have been
Il Is he Et business Of the committee to put the water
plant IN such condition that the daily suspensions of oper-
aons will no longer be necessary and then to go ahead
with plans for the construction Of modern water system
adequate for the present and future need, Of the city If
de committee is wise it will do the latter part of its work
%. thoroughly that there will be little opportunity for its
report 10 become bone Of contention at the meeting of
business nan which is to be called to pass upon it.
This Is a matter for experts. Let's have the best the
county affords while are at it, and then go ahead and
build water system that all be proud of and feel
confidence IN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
RUFF STUFF
H'soR again.

IT'S Oh again.
But We should WoTTy.
The City Commissioners fessed
70. mother got the washing done. and
nll the lids had a hot bath while It
vas On.
And the torrid wave has been
broken.
There are lots Of places where life
q not nearly 80 much worth while.
JaSt the same the following from
ne AstQniSher's report Of the Cham
Der o. Commerce meeting looks like a
Joke on some one:
There was an unanimous opinion
that the water situation in the city
va serious"
Wen. rather.
But sometimes opinions differ.
Until quite recently they probably
"a not take We war very seriously
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
WORLD SHORTAGE
i IN BEET SUGAR
Crops Are 20 Per Cent. Less
Than Pre-War Average-Cen'
trail Powers Hit Hardest.
CANE SUGAR IS ISOLATED.
Allied Beet Production Falls one-;hird
in Rigid War Economy
PraetleOd

The world today is producing forty
per cent less beet sugar than the pre-
war average.
Counting the American, Allied and
German Austrian crops, as we'll rs the
neutrals, the L. s. Food Admlnistra-
ton has estimated that the world
shortage created by the light crop Of
l9l7-l9lS is ar least three and a half
million tons.
That the 19l7-lols crop Of cane suC-
ar was two million 'caS in excess Of
the previous year .Sss not relieve the
general shortage.
Cuba ard Ja.a produce one.half Of
the world cane crop. and the Java sug-
ar is too FAR removed from America 70
transport when shipping is badly need
cd 10 transport aud maintain the mill
tary fora,S ln France.
In 10 a a large part Of The old sugar
crop - still awaiting shipment Since
It requires $50 to 100 days for each
boat that Is sent 10 Java, the possbili-
ties OF obtaining adequate shipments
Of Java sugar this season are remote.
Allies Production Falle.
Taking the Allied nations as group,
official reports show that beet sugar
production Is less by one-third than the
pre-war average.
French beet sugar industry has suf-
fered most by the war. The French
yield Of beet sugar II now only COL
per cent. Of the pre-war average.
For the i've years preceding the ont
break Of hostllitieS in Europe France
produced an average NJ 1892 tons OF
sugar each year. For l917-lS the
French production was 2lo,4lG tons
With 81 factories operating, rs com
pared with more than 200 that were
in existence before the war and before
the general campaign Of destructive
ness launched by the German armies,
France nevertheless managed 10 manu-
facture more beet sugar in 10l7-1S
than In 1867, when the total output
was COZ, AS tons.
Italy in 1917-ls produced 100. sOO
tons Of beet sugar, which was $4,000
tons less than the previous year and
1lO,2jO less than the annual output Of
sugar for the five year prc,war pc
Rod.
One Of the great difficulties expert.
enced IN Italy's beet sugar Industry
was finding sufficient labor to handle
the crop. Thousands Of men usually
employed in beet sugar production
were called for military seryice. I'll,
yield per acre amounted TO approx
mately half Of the usual quantity OF
beets harvested.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
COURTNEYS' STORE NEWS
Aug. 9Th, 1918.
Absolute Clean Up of Summer Skirts
Started This Morning! So Make Sure of an
Ample Supply For Yourself
Real Values!

1t isn't always the price
you pay that determines
real value - sometimes
excessive prices are ask
ed for inferior quality
merchandise. n 0 thin 9
here is over priced in the
first place. For instance,
if you spend sec here for
an article you can feel
sure that YOU have receiv-
ed an article whose real
value is SOC.
You have our aSSur-
ance for this. Proof posi-
tive will reveal itself upon
careful inspection Of our
merchandise.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
at Potsdam

NJ bNcuduls
And it was not until this week tina,
they woke up at City hall.
Out IN Iowa a draft board has de.
cided that reporters on a newspaper
are pursuing nonproductlve occupa.
tiou and they have been ordered 10
hunt other jobs.
Well you don't always have 10 20
clear TO the front to get under fire,
and It Is not hard TO guess what has
happened TO this particular board.
There is one thing about that care.
full analysis" OF the situation made by
the Astonisher and printed last Sun.
day
The estimated Watson majority
runs pretty close to the total vote.
And that Is doing pretty we'll for a
careful analysis" by an amateur
analyst.
Bet Clem'S % hand guess did not
agree very closely with the careful
analysis"
But then Glen has been guessing
for q good many yPaEG.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08

German submarines do a certain amount Of dam
age to American by sinking lightshps the
American coast, but it must take German military
mind to understand how the damage be great
enough to repay the effort Of sending the submersibes
clear the Atlantic. But Of it is possible
that these expeditions undertaken not much be-
Of the damage they do to the foe for the effect
recital Of their exploits has upon the German public
mind In the hands OF skillful journalists the sinking
of lghtship may be made to like great victory
for the Fatherland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08

In announcing yesterday that Major General William
s Graves will be the commander Of the United States
troops ordered Siberia, General March said that no
commander for the joint allied forces in Siberia has yet
been selected In view Of the position which America
has attained in the world because of our dsinterescd
ness in the world the proper thing to do would be
to put General Graves in supreme command. The last
time military column composed OF units from num-
Der Of nations operated in that part Of the world
under the command OF German who earned the hearty
contempt of practically all the men who served under
him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08

Premier Lloyd George praised the trained skill of the
American army in address delivered yesterday Be
fore this war is over there wont be many who doubt
that the United States is just great the statistics
indicate And that is going to have a profound inhu-
ence upon the future OF the world II the stupid Ger
man General sta had not persisteny moderated the
United States the present war would have had
very different course.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08

FUNERAL OF MRS. JOHN MURRAY
Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. John Murray. whose death Oc.
CURED Tuesday evening. took place
this afternoon from her late resi-.
dence at Watson and interment was
made in Maple Grove cemetery by Fu.
neral Directors Carpenter and Ford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
F. c. RUDY,
"a - o.. o.
OF MartinsburE B. { o. Shops.

Your dollar back at Cranes drug
store, Fairmont, IL Wentworth does
not benefit YOU Neighboring agen-
cies: Johnson's Pharmacy. Shinnston;
Honaker Pharmacy and Windsor Drug
Co, Monongah; F. J. Yost, Fairview;
W. p. Moran, Farmintgon; H. J. Mat
thews & Co, Mannintgon; Grant
Graham. Belington; W. o. Davis, Phil
ippi.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08

oIjnsl psiyS e. vis,oIy 81 e Rib. believing md
Living hat Ihs TSUyUE VI b OnSEeIOd.
A fab % sTeat, - couplCiO thai substitutes for
Iaor4e and GOES farther than finite knONdedge possibly
cal Cod Almiohy rlo,. and the Right always has
biunphod nd always will!
Be,4e Ae qlOy Of such faith and its value to men, how
snail the odds and ends which we gather into our heads
a. knowledRe, purely!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08

The light vote explains the small margins by which
the primary election contests decided but it does
make any the less absurd the prediction estimates
made by the politicians and newspapers Ths re-
turns prove that they did not remotely what
going and unless they speedily get down TO bed
rock and aqure some dependable first hand niorma-
ton there are going to be few abortive campaigns
this fall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-08
PURCHASE FOWLS
IN FALL SEASON
Autumn Is Time for City Man to
Begin Preparations for 0p.
Grating Hen Yard.

The best way for the city poultry
keeper TO procure hens is TO purchase
them In the fall. An effort Should be
made to obtain pullets rather than
older hens, and the pullets selected
should be we'll matured, so that they
will begin to lay before cold weather.
Evidences Of the maturity of pullets
are the development and red color Of
the comb and a size aud growth which
are good for the breed or variety. Hens
will lay little or no eggs during the
fall and early winter while they are
molting. Well-matured pullets, how.
ever, should lay fairly well during this
period, 60 that an immediate return Is
realized from the investment.
Advice Helps inexperienced.
When pullets are TO be purchased,
1t is we'll II possible to so to some farm
er or poultryman who may be known
to the prospective purchaser. In some
cases 1t may pay 10 make arrangements
with the farmer to raise the desired
number Of pullets ut an agreed price.
Where the householder does not have
IN opportunity 10 so into the country
for his pullets, he can often pick them
out among the live poultry shipped into
the city to be marketed.
The advice Of someone who knows
poultry should be sought to make sure
that pullets or young hens are obtained
and that the stock Is healthy. Often
local poultry associations are glad to
help the prospective poultry keeper to
get stock by putting him in cOmmuni-
cation with some Of its members hav-
Ing stock for sale. Sometimes boards
Of trade or chambers Of commerce are
glad to help bring together the pro-
spectlve purchaser and the poultry
raiser.
Kind OF Fowls 70 Keep.
HousehOlders usually desire not only
eggs for the table and for cooking, but
also an occasional chicken TO eat. For
this reason one Of the general-purpose
breeds. such as the Plymouth Rock,
Wyandotte. Rhode Island Red. or
OrpingtOn, is preferable to the smaller
egg breeds. such as the Leghorns. Not
only do the mature fowls OF these
breeds, because Of their larger size,
make better table fowls than the Leg
horns, but the young chickens for the
same reason make better friers and
roasters. whereas chickens Of the egg
breeds are only suitable for the small
eF broilers.