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The Washington times., 1919-09-19

"OM8IY PIFFLE sadly 'prated
Of the joys Of lemon pie, but
= at 'naught" his funds were
rated, that is why he passed it by.
Mr.. PihIe was a bOarder and he
groaued through many moons
Take a wife? I can't afford her,
that is why I dine on prunes." But
at breakfast he would mention and
at luncheon he'd recall beefsteaks
OF quite huge dimension, frosted
cakes that lowered tall And his
eioquence was noted by sweet An
astasia Green, who on eats just
simply dotted, though her diet kept
her lean. For she, too, was far
from wealthy and she did not earn
enough to keep one canary healthy
so her eating was a blum. Time
kept on serenly sailing, in its un-
complaining way, till Toms ava
ricious uncle who was ailing passed
away. But he left Tom so much
money that his grief was soon al
layed, with a smile both wide and
sunny to Miss Green he swiftly
The Washington times., 1919-09-19

out OF Chateau-Thierry, a Red Cross
captain was looking about for suit
able hospital sites when he met an
American negro soldier marching
along toward Chateau -Thierry, fol
lowing closely behind a German ma.
jor. The negro had transferred his
pack from his own back TO the back
Of the German officer and had also
transferred the German majors mon
ocle TO his own eye. Thus equipped,
the black warrior was paradlng tri-
umphanLly down the road. As he
passed the Red Cross captain, he
called out:
Il say look heah what dis nlgEah
done gOtw-New York Evening Post
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
The TOWer of Babel as 1t Is To-day
AerOane WU Soon Make TaUe OUer Places of Biblical and
Historic Interest an EUeTHdGg Occurrence

The photographs herewith shown are the reputed
ruins of the Tower of Babel that wonderful structure
spoken of in Genesis, as erected in the Valley Of
Shinar when all men spoke single language. The
people were fired with hope to build tower which
would reach to heaven and being visible everywhere
would prevent their being scattered Genesis XII, 2
says: $50 to, let us 60 down and there confOund
their language, that they may not understand
others speech So the Lord scattered them abroad"
The word Babel does not confuse but in reality
"Gate Of God - from bab ('Gate) and ilu < God y
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
To Cure
Rheumatism
q Brice Belden, d. ..

By Brice Belden, M. ID.
KD EDICu1ES have little or ne
W effect in shortening the
course Of rheumatism.
Many things can be done, however,
that will give great relief from the
suffering which characterizes this
painful affection
The rheumatism patient should
lie upon a soft and smooth mat
tress cotton or hair) or upon an
air bed. Perspiration should be
ENCOURAGED and chilling avoided BY
having the patient wear a wooden
gown; sometimes wooden sheets are
used instead OF linen or cotton.
The affected joints must be kept
quiet Where the knee or elbow
joints are affected splints are some
times employed, 50 that motion,
which causes exquisite pain, -
avided.
Kellogg, or Battle Creek, wraps
his rheumatism patients in hoe
blankets two or three times a day,
for two or three hours at q time.
This, OF course, promotes sweat
ing.
Hot lamentations over the az
fected joints give relief. The Joints
should be kept constantly enveloped
in warm applications. Hotwater
bags are used a great deal
An abundance OF water must Be
given. Lemonade is a useful drink
in this disease. since the acid
which il contains becomes an aka
line carbonate in the blood. But
very little sugar should be put in 10.
The Precipitation should be re-
moved from the skin BY rubbing
with dry flannels. Warm sponge
baths add to the patients comfort.
II the fever runs very high pro-
longed cool baths must be given.
Sometimes tepid sponge baths. re-
peatcd every hour or two. reduce
the fever. When Il is necessary -
give the patient a cool bath he
should be put into it at about the
temperature OF the body (9S-9), th1
temperature being gradually low
cred to T5 OF 20. The bath must
not be 50 prolonged as to produce
marked ChiIliness.
The patient must have an abund-
ance OF fresh afr, but must not be
exposed TO drafts.
The diet should consist OF milk.
cereals and fruit preparations.
The disease lasts from two 70
four weeks, occasionally longer.
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

silk handkerchtefs should be
washed in Iukewarm water and
rinsed two or three times in clear
cold water without blue. Wiring
them out, fold and roll them tight
ly in a cloth, but do not let them
get dry before ironing, or they will
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
BE Came From the West.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAN,

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX.
Five months ago a young man from
the West came 10 New York on Es,g
way 70 his native land and while here
Tor seventeen d=Ps We fen in love.
thought my heart would break whom
he LETT but after two months 7 re-
ceIFed letter from him telling me
that he would always be sincere 10
me. My mother and father both an
prove Of him. ss they have known his
family FOR a long ume, but This is
the question:
DO you believe it possible 20 fan lu
love in that short timer i am sew
enteen years Of age and the young man
tWenty-three, DOUBTLESS.
Il did not take Romeo and Juliet
nearly as long as seventeen days to
fan in love, and I believe IL can be
accomplished in the time you state.
As you are only seventeen doubt
less you viii have ample time 10
prove the sincerity Of your aHec-
tlOn before you make up your mind
tn regard % the Young man
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
NAuthoE Of many novels and one Of
the e0uutrg's beEt-knoWn writ
eHB OF short HtorieEsl
CHATTER LIZ.

fCopyright 1913. star Company
~ UHING the two days following
the events Just recorded, De
stree Leighton avoided see
ing David smith.
The drst day, Wedueaday1 she did
her errands on foot She had spoken
a brief negative to her fathers cues
tion as to whether she would need
the car or not.
Il need exercise" she said.
shall walk instead of riding The
next morning dawued raw and
cloudy. That IN itself gave her an
excuse for remaining indoors. But
she must face Smith this evening
for he was 70 drive her 10 q dance
She must attend. She felt much en-
barrassed at again meeting the
man to whom she had sent the un-
explained telegram. She made
tiuld suggestion to her father
at seems hardly necessary TO
' have the Limousine out just for me
this evening, Dad I can so 10 the
Burnhams' dance in q taxi
tsWhy?T the parent demanded.
because" she tried TO explain,
f.it seems rather selfish for me TO
keep Smith and the car out the en-
tire evening, doesn't it?"
tSo more selfish than &c has al
rFays been" her father smiled teas
. iuEly. THAT IS what a car Is for,
my 6ear-to use when needed,
smith viii come TO take you TO the
Burnhams," then so back for you at
any hodr you name"
Then make it II O'Clock prompt
y, pIease-if you viii kindly give q.
the order" she said.
"Tou are planning 20 come home
rather early considering that the
affair IS a big dance are you nOt?'
Samuel Leighton demurred-
II am feeling a bit tired" she ad-
mitted.
sTts all right 81 you are coming
back early by preference. But 7
wiz not have you humoring a
chauffeur and cutting your fun short
50 as not 70 keep him up late.
That would be absolutely ridicu-
lens"
Desire said no more, but a slow
lush crept TO her face.
she wished she need not see the
chauGeur for a while. She also
wished tHat she dared ask her
father if he had made any investi-
saEions about Smith. II so, he had
not taken her into his confidence.
Samuel Leighton, as was his Gus
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
TO THE
UOVELORN
By Beatrice Fairfax.
Shall She Visit Him2
DEAR MISS FAlRFAXa

DEAR MISS FAIRFAx:l
There has been dear frie16sbfr
between certain young man and
myself Tor several years. He rs SION
ping az hotel IN q summer resort
ana has invited me TO come effher
with friends or my mother. or alone
II wish / claim &c is pcrfectIv
proper for me 70 go 70 see this vouUg
man. n happen 20 be at that resort
ana yet my girl friend seems "a fhiDI,
that u Is highly improper What do
you think2 / don't think IL would be
lair Tor me Gs my home is far au-a,-.
also, " am accompanied BY some one.
DO you think I ought sto insist uDo1
ms taking me home? IL is about two
hours ride from my home TO the
place where he is stopping
ANXIOUS
i will be proper for you to dine
with the young man at his hotel II
your mother or some older woman
goes with you. And It will not be
necessary for him to "see Won
home" il Il is two hours away from
your home TO ride by train. Don't
think Of going alone with another
girl While I realize il would be
all right, il would look all the
things your young friends say.
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
OF
THE FAMOUS

In the course OF one OF his lecture
tours. Mark Twain arrived at =
small town and went to a BARRIERS
shop TO be shaved. you are .
Stranger asked the barber. Eyes"
Mark replied, "this Is the first time
I've been here You choose q
good time % come" the barber went
on; Mark Twain Is going 70 read
and lecture tonight You'll go, I
SUPPOSE" "Oh, I guess So" Have
you bought your ticket?" mot
yet" But everything IS sold out;
yoU'U have to stand" How very
annoying Mark Twain said, with
a sigh. Il never saw such luck! I
always have to stand Wheh that
fellow lectures."
The Washington times., 1919-09-19

An excellent story s-told OF Lord
Kenyon, q once famous Judge, who
was a favorite with King George
the Third, but had a violent temper,
and on one occasion made a scene
in court By an extraordinary out
burst. lie went 20 a levee shortly
afterwards, and the King took the
opportunity OF saying a word IN
season to him. MY lord chief jus
tice," said bis majesty, II hear that
you have lost your temper, and from
my great regard for you I am very
glad to learn Il! ] hope you win
and a better one"
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
Legal ROJ0s in BOrneO.

EGAL disputes in Borneo are decided in a curious
ner. The two Htgants are each given a lump of salt
Of the size to drop simultaneously into water The
whose lump first dissolves is deemed to be in the
wrong,
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
This Day IN Our History.

THIS Is lhe anniversary Of The anchoung Of Hendrix
Hddsons ship the Half Moon. of Kinderhook IN Che
Hudson in 1902 while smaller boats ascended as far as
the site Of Albany Hudson turned back disappointed at
not having found the Soughtfor northwest passage.
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
AS It Looks at a Closer View.

never look smooth. Colored silk
handkerchiefs should be washed
with fine white sOap-never with
strong yellow soap.
When cleaning bottles. cut a raw
potato into small pieces and then
put them into the bottle with a
teaspoonful OF salt and two table
spOoufuis OF water. Shake well to-
gether until every mark is removed.
To clean a carpet, sprinkle thor
oughly with salt. then rub with q
stiff brush. The colOrs will re-
vive under this treatment.
SOUVENIR FROM The FRONT.
During the recent American advance
The Washington times., 1919-09-19

To bend articles of genuine am
Der, drop them into hot melted
beeswaN- After they have been
immersed for a few mi1utes take
them out and hold them before -tha
fire and bend 90 the desired skapt
The Washington times., 1919-09-19
By DR.. VIM. A. McKesVer.

CPrOfeEsOF On the University of
kansas and q Leading AuthoF-
ify On Gala TFlininE.)
The Washington times., 1919-09-19

fCopyright 1913. star COmpanyl
~ UHING the two days following
the events just recorded De
stree Leighton avoided see
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-04
HEGGEsVILLE NOTES

Hedgesyille, Dec. 3.-Miss Alice
Ronk returned to Hagerstown, Nd, o.,
after spending the Thanksgiying
holidays with her mother, Mrs. ".
~. Ronk.
Mrs. j. S. Pitzer an1 son. James,
baye gone to Car J he, Va. to
spend some time wisl Mrs. Pitzers
parents, MI. and Mrs. c. ". Ball.
Miss Mary Frances PearreI spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Lemaster at their
home on Dry Run.
Mrs. Savilla NeWkirk and da.gh-
Ger, Martha Jane. returned home
Saturday after spending several
weeks with her amt, MIS-. ". X.
Butts, near Jones Spring.
Eutcaering is the order Of the
day.
!, Mr. and Mrs. G.. 4. PoHerneld
Mrs, E. y. Rickaed and Mrs. Z. X.
Brown, motored 70 Hagerstown, on
Friday Of last week in NJ. Po.f1-
fields rew Dodge
Mrs. Clifton Mock ard children
Mary Jane and Charles, Of youe
city, spent the Thanksgiving holiday
with relatives in our village.
Miss Helen Ardiagar returned To-
Washington, D. c. Monday after
spending the past ten days with
,her aunt, Nrs. G.. ". PoisaE
Mrs. II. ". Bayer has returned
TO her home in Berkeley Springs.
after sDpnding tow uyeck with har
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-04

The undersigned having decided
to discontinue farming and will sell
at public sale at my farm on what
IS known as the old Thomas Jacobs
farm - mile west Of Greensburg.
and IL mile southeast Of the Sprink-
lie NH on
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-04
EVER HAVE IT?
II You Have, the Statement Of Thi:
Martinsburg Citizen Will Interest

49, N''iS0Af y CiAtNClf w ll interest
You.
Ever have "low-down" pain IN
the back?
In the small right over the
hips?
That's the home of backache.
If it's caused BY weak kidneys,
Use Doan's Kidney pills.
Martinsburg people testify to
their worth. Read a case Of it:
Mrs. Cora N. Tabler, 6o7 North
High St, Martinsburg, says: MY
Kidneys were out of order, and
caused my back to become weak.
/ had a dull, steady ache through
he small OF my back and I was
tired and languid It only took a
few boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills,
procured from Gilbert's Drug Store,
to cure me of tho attack"
Price soc. at ali dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Tabler had Foster-Mil-
hurn Co, aIfgrs., Buffalo n. Y. 1t
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indianapolis, Ind, Dec. "A spe

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. "A spe-
cial session of the grand jury will
meet next Monday 10 probe the al
legged activities OF the coal opera
tors in restricting coal production
throughout the United States. 1t
was called by Judge A. b. Ander-
son.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-04

Mrs. z. 7, Blondel Is spending
few days with her aunt and uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Felller, Jeffer-
son county.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-04
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

The undersigned having decided
TO discontinue farming and will sell
at public sale at my farm on what
is known as the old Thomas Jacobs
farm IL mile west of Greensburg.
and IL mile southeast Of the Sphinx
lie NH on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1919
Commencing at 10 O'Clock sharp
the following personal property to
wit.
4 HEAD HORSES AND MULES
/ Black mare, yrs. old, VT. 1150
lbs. work anywhere hitched and
safe for ladies' to drive. / Bay horse
years old, VT 1000 lbs. A good
work horse and safe for a lady TO
drive. ] pair Of mules, yrs old, VT.
g. lbs. each, work anywhere hitch
ed.
10 HEAD OF JERSEY CATTLE
/ Jersey COW will be fresh by day
of sale. cows giving a good flow
Of milk. 3 will be fresh soon.
yearling heifers.
* F1GHO VT f1OG0
: 6 shoats will VT 65 lbs, each.
pigs, 8 weeks old
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
! 2-horse Milburn wagon and bed
1 light 2-horse wagon and bed,
carriage, l buggy, l ney Clarke
cutaway disc harrow, 2 or 3 horse.
l new single Hoosier corn planter
with phosphate attachment. l now
3-horse Syracuse plow, l iron beam
2-horse Oliver chilled pillow, / No
20 Oliver chilled plow, is fl,
shelvings, good as new. 2 wooden
frame spring tooth harrow, 2 dou-
bic shovel plows, one horse cult
VI tor, / single shovel pillow, l frame
drag, double and single trees, spread
ers, leaver cutting box, log chains
Fitch forks, hoes, picks, shoyels,
digging irons and many other artic
les too numerous to mention
HARNESS
3 sets front gears, ! set spring
wagon harness, sets plow gears,
6 work collar, 6 Yankee brides, 2
sets check lines, / set double driv-
ing harness, single driving harness,
geo bundles Of fodder, tons of
good hay, 20 bushel of potatoes, IL
Dbl. of vinegar, iron kettle. one 40
Egge Old Trusty incubator and
brooder, ? good bedsteads and bed
spring.
CHICKENS
. pullets
TERMS
A credit of nine months will be
given on all sums of $40 and over.
Purchaser to give negotiable note
payable at the Citizens National
Bank, Of Martinsburg, W. Va. Under
SO cash. Ne property to be remov-
ed until settled for.
G. T. PARSCN,
r. B. PRICE,
Dodd & Hoffman. Aucts.
Harwood Burkhart, Clerk.
II % 25 81 - 40 IS
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Martinsburg, w. Va,
EVENING JOURNAL
The Peoples Paper
MAX Won SCHLEGELL
Editor and Publisher.

Entered at the Postoffice at Mar
tinsburg as second class mail.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER q, 1919
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-27
TO FORCE TREATY
into CAMPAIGN
or 1920
Especial United Press Wire.

Especial United Press Wire)
Washington, Dec. 27.-Organiza-
tion for the purpose of forcing the
league of nations question into the
1920 campaign as an issue, whether
or not the senate ratifies the treaty
is being perfected by senators who
have opposed any form of treaty
ratification. Branches Of the organi-
zation already are at work i'll six
states.
BY the time the selection of dele
gates to the national convention be
gins, the organization will be repre-
sented in every state, the senators
declared. The movement is nonpar-
tisan. the hackers claim and said its
purpose is to put on record by one
means or another all candidates fol
office from constable to president
on the league Of nations issue. Il
is also the desire to put partisan or
gani2ations everywhere on record
for or against the league.
"The league of nations cannot be
settled to anybodys satisfaction un
| til it has been voted upon by The
| people at large" said Senator Boral
in discussing the organization.
| While the 'irreconcilableS' are
thus organizing to force the league
question into the campaign, the re
publican and democratic forces il
| the senate are working equally hart
| to keep it out.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-27
BRIBERY is
BACK OF
WOOD
Dupont Powder Trust Seeks
by Subsidies to Boom Mill
tarist and Labor Hater for
President.
Especial to the Bulletin. J

Washington, Dec. 27.--Genera]
Leonard Wood will be the next presi-
dent of the United States if the pow
der trust, headed by the DuPonts
and allied corporations, can bring ii
about.
And steps to that end have gone
SO far as the creation of machinery
to bribe so per cent of the small
town dailies and weekly papers in
the United States.
The origin and broad outlines of
this unparalleled scheme to control
and corrupt the springs of public
opinion are known to at least one
branch OF the government and are
likely to be shared with others, in
Guiding the department of justice.
To Control Foreign Language Press.
The immediate objective of the
DnPonts is said to be the editorial
mastery of some 1900 foreign Ian
guage newspapers i'll the United
States. The simple and promising
plan of attack is as follows:
A big agency for the gathering and
ganized and supported by the cor
porations involved. It's purpose will
be to furnish the foreign language
and smaller English dailies and
weeklies with reading mater, abso-
lutely free of charge.
Much of this reading matter will
be of IA legitimately informative char
acter. The paper will be glad to get
it. And all OF them may have it,
on two conditions.
%. They must support General
! Wood for the presidency.
(2). They must fight union labor
bolshevism" and popular govern
ment
But it is not supposed. by the or
ganizers of this scheme that Ameri-
can and foreign language editors will
all sell themselves so cheap. So the
DuPonts and their associates have
another and supposedly irresistible
! inducement to offer.
They will distribute regular ant
highly paid advertising among the
papers which take and print theil
news matter.
Following the example Of the big
meat packers, the powder manufac
turers have in recent years developed
a large assortment of by-products. al
of which they are making known t,
the public by means of heavily en-
! dowed advertising campaigns.
All the inland newspapers are be
ing given taste of this fat" whicl
it is now planned to capitalize 70
the manufacture of ''sane" publ
fco4:,,oa L,o,, pooo Thraa
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-27

While it was stated that the rail-
road machinists were the only rail
road craftsmen who already had
voted to strike if the anti-strike pro-
vision is passed by congress, it was
stated that some similar action by
ether railroad unions could be ex-
pected following the conference of
the heads Of the IA railroad brother
hoods, called to meet in Washington
Monday.
The meeting Monday has been
called by the American Federation
of Labor with the announced inten-
ton of discussing pending railroad
legislation and deciding upon steps
that will be taken BY the railroad
workers in event the drastic anti
labor provisions in pending bills are
passed Ivy congress. II is considered
highly probable that the executive
heads of the brotherhoods will de-
eide to call referendum votes of their
union memberships to decide what
action will be taken in event the OBJ
jectionable clauses are included in
the finished bills and passed.
1t is reported that house and sen
ale conferees will start their labors
toward framing d compromise meas,
sure to take the places of the Esch
and Cummins bills which have
passed the house and the senate re.
Spectiyey.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-27
STRIKE NEWS.

-Four hundred scabs have come out
Of the Cambria mills at Johnstown
during the past few days. The COM
pany has less than half it's force at
work and dissatisfaction and deser-
ton are reported daily. Many OF
the workers went back because they
had been affected by the company
propaganda and thought that most
everyone was going back, but after
going inside the mill and seeing the
state of disorganization, they realize
that the strike is thoroughly effec-
tive, that production is negligible
end many have again quit and joined
the stout-hearted thousands who are
standing solid.
The weakened ones have gone
back Secretary Wilson reports
from Steubenville, "but the bunch
which we have now are the pick of
the basket and will be there with
bells on at the finish. We have more
than half the men out here
Wheeling has a big group of men
stampeded by any kind of propa-
ganda used to discourage them.
Among these are some of the most
essential men, as the tin house men
Of both American Sheet & Tin Plate
company and the LaBelle mill. AL
though the workers who went back
have been in the mills but few
days. there is already disgust aud
dissatisfaction rife among them.
Many realize that they We're de-
ceived to cause the break in the 100
per cent strike which they had had
there. There are already men COM
ing back to join the ranks of the
strikers and more are certain to fol-
low. In other words, the Wheeling
situation is good for production can-
rot possibly amount to much and
such operation is tremendously
more expensive to the mills than be-
ing completely closed down.
Reports continue to come in show
! ing the decentralization of the steel
mills. Buffalo reports the following
conditions in the Donner Steel COM
| pany:
No. 1 blast furnace in very bad
condition. Expected to go down any
day.
No. 2 o. H.. checkers fell in the
day before yesterday.
No. 3 0. H: new furnace blocks
are al burnt out and in a very bad
condition.
No. 4 0. Fl: Heat went through
the bottom. Heat total loss. Fur
!! mace down for week at least.
! No. s o. H: new furnace roof fell
in yesterday.
Plate mill shut down. First car
4 I.4o ~
day, returned yesterday as it was
scrap and was all sheared short;
total loss.
Cranes are in very bad condition
: and in need of repairs. Engine
. room at No. l power house is a
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