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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
E TAKE NOTICE

A SCHOOL superintendent Of New Philadelphia,
a Ohio, has hit upon a good plan to draw the
attention Of parents TO their responsibility FOR Their
chiIdren's success or failure in school. There is not
a shadow Of doubt that the children depend largely
upon home influence for their entire attitude toward
school life. .
If parents are actively interested in their children $
success in school. and take special care in lmpressins
the Importance of education upon their boys and girls,
il is bound 10 reflect in the way the child will study
his lessons and the way he will look upon school re,
quirement throughout.
Because of this a parents QUESTIONABLE has been
complied that will ccompan the monthly report card
issued by the New Philadelphia public schools The
questions are exceedingly pertinent to say the least,
and many a parent will think twice after reading them
over, before jumping onto his offspring tor deIln-
uuency in school work. Some Of the questions follow:
DO you visit the school to inquire about the cEjld's
~progressN and department and 10 see it you can help
The teacher help the child?
DO YOU teach your child to read newspapers and
magazines and find out the best things in them, and
do you encourage an interest in public a%ffairs2
DO you encourage helpful conversation at the
tablet
DO you criticize The teacher in your child's hear
inga
ment and friendships2
DO you keep in mind that, while the school may
do much to instl right principles, your children are
handicapped if you do not support them by insttDg
obedience and high ideals Of patriotism and personal
lifeP"
While parents are not required to send back ans
wers to these questions, yet, there is no doubt that
this Ohio school superintendent will IN a great measure
get results, for he will gel parents to thinking and that
is what he is after.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

igou couldn't argue With her be-
cause she would hRyesher own way
to the last. You oonldn't hit her
because she didn't know how to
hit back. And 1t was no use put
ting her out the front door beg
cause she'd G. right around and
come in at the back"
Have you ever known a little
dog VINO loved to make believe
she was very ferocious and who
dashed madly out the front door
toward %passersby as though she
were terribly angry when in real
ity she had the most sanity dis
position imaglnabieS
Nancy was like this and once q
ueighbor boy got Nancy into seri-
GUS trouble by reporting that she
was vicious" For two weeks the
little dog was forced to remain
under observation" near police
headquarters and It vas q terrible
experience for Nancy.
The first time her master came
to visit her he heard a million
dogs barking and in the dim vista
saw cages, tier upon tier against
the wall. Alone of those dogs
Nancy was not barking when he
reached her cage. She had heard
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
ONLY ONE ANSWER

- RESIDENT HRrdngis call upon the women
Of America to WELD their influence in favor Of
disarmament will End an answer that ~forslalls hi. &c
qlest 1t there ever was any question upon which
Fns Womsn A saHa n a. 9f ~ : vii vii b Ps a upon p nus .& g. G,s-
ID doing away with war either in part or entirely will
e received by the womanhood. not only Of the United
States but Of the whole world, with a joy that cannot
measured by words.
The proposition of disarmament. was under ban by
many women when it was first heralded because of a
Misunderstanding of its exact meaning. There was
NJ inclination among American women for Anerica
& sdisarm first, and1eaye it to. other countries 10 follow
theiT inclination so-dftated, there was in fact a vast
suspicion Of any movement which would have this
aston disam without a world agreement to follow
NH
When It became clear that the disarmament meas
gpe was one % be considered around an International
board and that such disarmament as would follow
You'd pc of a nature accepted by all the great ma
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER u, 1921.
P1TERNALiSM ABANDONED

HE Republican national administration has won
Tie confidence of the people by seeking to re-
tore normal conditions through return to the only
1iictes upon which permanent prosperity can be based
AindiWdual enterprise, energy and thrift. here
Has been cpmmendable abandonment Of the recent
III preyalenttheory that the only way, or the best way,
Ia get things done was to have the government do them,
There has, been abandonment Of the idea that the
government can by fiat or magic produce prosperity
aad provide lucrative employment for the people.
There are still some who believe that The best way
10 run a large business enterprise is 10 take the man
agetnent5 ooQl Of the hands Of men wto built ii up and
made it a success. There are still some who believe
that if a man has made a success of handling large
ltns of money in large enterprises, thus giving en-
aployment to large numbers Of men. the best way to
bfep things going is 10 tax The successful man so
SbeRyily that he will either have no surplus with which
expand his undertakings or will be so thoroughly
discouraged that he will retire from business and in
Vsst his savings in no-taxable securities. leaving the
management Of business 10 men who have not deuoi-
a4sted ability 10 conduct affairs effectively. There
aye still some who believe in more government inter-
ference with business and less business practice in
government.
But tf= number of those who support such policies
has become relatively small. The country as a whole
Isjoiccs 10 see at Washington an administration that
ss9 an example in efficiency and economy. The great
majority of the people are gratiHcd 10 observe the
Establishment Of policies which encourage enterprise
and thrift and discourage Stacking and waste, They
III particularly pleased thai there is no longer an adj
Euepce to the theory that every emergency should be
net by an appropriation from The Federal treasury
and every temporary III should be remedied by the
Enactment Of law establishing some new bureau to
glpervse the activities Of the people.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

do1s, iHa lie Women fell IN back Of he movement
viii one assen snd any Ius d the dssHuA@9spt
conference 70 arrve At . definite plan for the rsduer
lion of armament will be met by 4 disappointment
that would5bathe The face Of all wOmanhood whs BIT
ter tears.
Ifsil 10 succeed, The whole world demands relist.
There IS no other direction in which to take a step.
The tremendous folly Of piling up arms upon arms IN
the face Of The direct chao, that would follow an
other war Of magnitude IS something that viii not
bear contemplation. The world is still phuddsn1g at
the narrow line which separated US from a plunge back
into the dark ages, whose terrible import we can only
guess at, as the book Of history closed on their be-
ginning
The demand, for permanent peace finds no more
unanimous voice in the womanhoOd Of the world than
it does in the manhood. There can only be.one ans
wer from the conference in Washington that will be
accepted. Reduction in armament!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
Nancy

Last evening l spent several
hours going over some back num-
bers OF magazines.
was reading the August Scrib-
ness, wneu I once again found
Nancy" Did You read Nancy;
Her Life and Death?" l feel very
sorry for you II you missed 1t for
It is one Of the most wonderful
dog stories ever published. The
author, Louis Dodge, never intend
cd the story for publication but q
friend Of his begged him to share
1t with the public and the lucky
fellow who found 1t on his edi.
torial desk happened to be the
editor OF Scribner's.
at does not seem possible that
the death of a little dog could
alter things so. Yesterday she
was alive and we'll. To-day she
lies in her grave in the garden"
Nancy, says the author, was a
lot like a certain old sailors wife,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
Mrs. Stoetzer Is
Named President

The women's synodicsI societies
of Home and Forsign Missions OF
tho Presbyterian church. united uH'
der the tito Of the Woman's Synpdt
cal Society OF West Virginia at the
annual meeting OF the church which
closed yesterday in CiRrksburE.
Mrs. H. g., stoetzer, was made
president OF the new organization,
and Mrs. w. S. Mayors, another To-
cal woman, was made one Of the
vice presidents at large, Mrs, J.
Walter Barnes, recently removed
from this place to Charleston. was
honored with a like office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

The failure OF the first parley between the rail-
road labor board and the heads of the five unions
white disappointing, does not make the possibility
Of a strike become a certainty. The public should
not cross this bridge until it comes to it. OF course
the railroads are making every preparation to meet
conditions that will develop il the strike is called,
and there will be much inconvenience but there is
no need tor a panic. The only thing to do is to keep
cool. Wholesale houses are storing food to meet
emergencies, and there should not be foo3 boarding
upon the part OF housewives. Such action on the
part of the people will do more to bring Widespread
suffering in the event of a prolonged strike than
any other one thing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
mrs. hARCUN HAS
GAINED 20 POUNDS
Lets Help Go And Does
All Her Own House
work Since Taking
TanIac.

"TRnIRc has certainly been a rev.
elatiou to me, for | eve dreamed
there was a medicine that could
do what 1t has done for me-" said
Mrs. J. H. Marcum, % Orchard ST.,
Huntington, W. Va:
II had fallen Off until l weighed
only seventy pounds and vas SO
weak I was confined to my house.
This condition was due 10 years OF
failing health which began with n
bronchial affection, for which ]
could get no relief. My stomach
was upset, too, and often q little
sip OF good tea or milk would nau
seate me. had little hope of ever
getting well again and had become
almost resigned to my fate.
"Taniac has restored b.
strength and / have boon able to let
all my help go and do my own
work; / have gained twenty pounds
liz weight, too, aud feel az yUuaS
as l did twenty years ago"
TRniac Is sold in FAirmont by.
/ Cranes Drug Co, and druggiats
everywhere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

4 jump in cotton has had a most re-,
narkable effect upon the entire financial outlook
OF The south. Within sixty days It has been esti-
mated that approximately s5OO,00O,o0O have gone
into The South because Of increased cotton values.
The whole financial system has been nOticeaOly re-
yired because of this inflow of money. The fortunes
Of the southern states are irreYocably tied UP with
the cotton market and the keen concern manifested
in this market is amply justiGeI because it is an
infallible barometer Of money conditions in the
South.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
Evening Chat
She Enjoyed Herself

One OF the clerks in the city was
my impromptu comraue at lunch.
con at one Of the local drug stores
this noon and she RECALLED me with
q number OF condolences and ex.
periences and the very best story
she related so amused me because
of it's genuine human interest that
l determined then and theer the
little tale should be repeated in
Evening Chat.
For goodness sake, don't tell
! who told it," she begged, and |
promised.
A certain wonlan from a nearby
town walked into a well known de.
partment store very recently and
almost Immediately. a CLERK was
assigned to the lady who at once
asked to be shown numerous
articles of varied description. The
CLERK was very willing and exceed.
ingly pleasant and without hest.
fancy took down boxes galore.
When these were exhausted. every
solitary article looked at carefully.
the lady asked TO see other things.
After that she believed she would
like to try on certain wearing ap-
rarel. The clerk took extraordin'
AIRY pains to find something which
pleased.
She tried on everything! Or So
1t seemed to the obliging yet
weary clerk.
This department exhausted she
was anxious for the same clerk 10
show her other articles which the
clerk did-many Of them-qIt
too many. Surely the lady's M.
| chases In the end would be MAJ
nificent. Suddenly the lady g!ant
ed at her wrist.watch.
ooh, my, must hurry she OK
claimed-"thRnk you Sc much, J
was just waiting for my a t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
RUFF STUFF

That little story from Adam
stanshury about the fellow who
8Rnted to know II an education was
aasded,to get on the wrestling team,
4minds U.S.
That many birds figure athletics
sthe main gazoogle at college and
Rt education is simply thrown in
for instance,
M understand that In the health
p6Fade this afternoon, the under.
kers viii follow the doctors.
Cutie appropriate.
wander II the dentists will carry
drflls2
or6ring With them that peculiar
ma ssnsed in a dental parlor.
hey dosplease pass the onions.
seofgeSWashlngton is said TO be
9athar ef our country. At times
heiGhould come back long
66af 3 spank 1t.
dRyB are getting shorter, but
neyerahlt the skirt mark by
csm6er2
slqnoT. Warrats !out-bIg head.
btsghpaps ReZpGss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
the rat trap and bait it with three

the rat trap and bait it with three
star.
Personal mention: Homer Tooth.
man called this morning; Ward
Lanham was on the front page
again last night; Goat Ridgely
wants to bet us on the BucknelI
game.
The price Of liquor has gone up
In Pittsburgh. Syracuse plays
there tomorrow and the rooters will
be dry when they get in.
Speaking of the game. hope
Pop" Warner does not make any
Illegal substitutlons.
The strike order still stands,
Things may turn ont all right in
a few days.
If they do not Adam stansbury
may have to arrange for airships to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
liz slmpIe sona % Re1t

Why do singers choose difficult
,songs-songs in foreign langu-
ages or those which use up all the
breath and require that the singer
labor numerically, 30 that he or
she may miss not one single
proper effetc? II there anything
sweetcr or more thrilling than
the simple little song which comes
straight from the heart In ons
easy, steady flow Of intense feel.
ing. So often in the city ! have
heard members o. an audience
praise tho soothing softness OF a
pure lullaby or the dainty out
pouring Of a touching love sonnet.
So often l have heard them say:
"Oh, why does anyone ever sing
the difficult ,asborated, exactlng
medley?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

John Exnicios, is certainly a man after Judge Ben
Lludsey's own heart in his declaration that the
champagne drlnker as we'll as the patron Of the
cheap red-eye will be prosecuted with equal dis
patch. ExnicIos promises indIscrimippte and rigid
enforcement Of The Volstead law and claims that "alI
classes Will look the same to my force" The force!
Y the way, is almost entirely new, as sixteen resig-
nations we're demanded following the visit Of Com
missioner Haynes to Pittsburgh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
THE TRAMP


There's q tramp Just in
With q battered stack
With her paint all dingy
And her stays all slack;
Like a tough old hRrpy
That Is drunk on gin
She has Rallowed homeward-
There's a tramp Just In:
She is filled WITH guano
And some wet raw hides,
And the seaweed's CROWN
Halfway up her sides,
And she smells to heaven
And she looks like sin,
She's a hard old hooker
There's a tramp Just inl
she doesn't LOOK romantic
But she is-to me,
For she's been a ploddin'
Up and down the sea;
When / sorta figure
What she's done and bin,
Well, 1t kinda thrills me
There's a tramp Just in!
There's a tramp Just in
And I saw her come
AS she hoggged and wallowed
Like q poor old bum,
But she brings in visions
That I dream about,
And-I may be on er
When that tramp goes out!
Copyright. 1921, NEA Service
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

MS voice IL the corridor and her
eyes said very plainly Surely
he'll come TO me--oh, surely he'll
come to met"
But it's not u bit OF use my tell
ing you ABOUT Nancy because It Is
quite impossible for mo to tell It
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

3hsk ffsh pessihle Ge
81 for Angus
thh Lam quite
has never bean published ano
half 81 god. Those who have
the tale will agree that It IS
sSeet story OF a rare lovabie
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
plEsyAT WESTON.

Earl Hugus, aged %. formerly Of
Boothsville, died early yesterday
morning at Weston after an illness
with Bright'S disease, His widow
and two sisters survive, The par.
onts Of Nj, Hugus reside in New
York. He Is a world war veteran.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

take his football team on a few
trips In November.
Moses Kline vii, go to tho LIE.
hiEh game. Think he Is going to
try to get the Kiwanis baseball
team on LohIEh's schedule next
spring.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

GIwksbuFg and wanted % pas
the ttmsi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

Cleaning without Blue Devil ig
like startIng a car without saso.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

coed lambs. ]; medium lambs. O
Shrupshire-p pme lambs, 10: good
lambs, = medium lambs, 3. Hamp-
shiTe-prime lambs, 20; good lambs,
.; medium lambs, /. ONfOrd-prime
lambs, 5; good lambs, 8; medium
lambs. $.
Ii should he noted here that there
is not the same number in each group.
Tho, il is we'll to observe the averages
weight Of each bunch Of lambs and the
average daily gain, which is given
below.
The Southdown lambs we're the
youngest of the entire lots. But they
made an average daily gain of .T23,
and total of 7G.G pounds. Many
thought this lot of lambs the post uni
form. the iishtest lamb weighing 20
pounds and the heaviest 50 pounds.
The Shropshire bunch was probably
less Uniform, but in this lot was many
twms. However, these lambs made
an average daily gain of .S05 of a
pound per head PER day, and an aver
age weight per head on sale day of 705
pounds.
The Hampshire made a most strik-
ing impression as To size and weight.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07
CHURCH NOTES
BENTON.

BENTON.
Sunday School 10 III. Prof
J. L. Brewer, Supt.
Preaching End and 4th Sundays
at | a. IN. and Z p. m.
Epworth League each Sunday
evening at $50. R. w, McClary
President.
PRAYER meeting and Bible study
Wednesday evening 6: 80.
Choir practice Friday evening at
7 O'Clock.
CHESTUA.
Preaching First Sunday, IL a.
m. Sunday School, 10 a. m ].
Kinser, Supt.
MT. HERMON.
Preaching Third Sunday, II a.
m. Sunday School, 2 p. NJ, Jesse
Fullbright, Supt,
ocoEE,
Preaching lst Sunday, 2 80.
!. M. Walker, Pastor.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

That uu single factor is more im-
potaut IN improving lambs than the
use OF purebrCd rams WIS demonstrat-
ed recently by an experiment. carried
Un by the Middle Tennessee Experiment
Station, at Columbia, ian comparative
test of four different breeds of pure
bred rams used on common ewes.
The station produced 20 lambs in
the experiment which sold FOR "a pre-
MUM. They were graded on May -
by representative of the Nashville
Union Stock Yards, and were placed in
the three grades, as follows: Prime.
Sc; good, IL. medium, 10. The grader
stated that only two lambs would not
go as tops, and that the entire bunch,
no matter who bought them or who
shipped them, would brine "a premium
of at least 30 cents over the ordinary
run of Tennessee lambs on the Nash
Vile market, which they did when
bringing Sl3.25 per hundred
pounds.
The purpose Of the experiment, as
stated by Prof. c. \. Wilson, director
of the station. was, among other
things, to give additional information
the use of purebred rams
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

Of different breeds when crossed Oh
common Tennessee ewes, and to SHOW
the value Of an abundance of nu
| tritious feed for ewes and lambs.
This experiment created a great dea
of interest among sheep men in Mid
die Tennessee. A meeting was held Al
the station, at which sheep growers
from practically every Middle Tennes
see county were present to see the
lambs. The ewes, the lambs from tht
ewes and by particular ram We're
placed side by side, thus showing the
results with the various breeds Of
purebred rams used on common ewes
for the production of grade lambs,
Those attending the demonstration
declared that they had never seen a
better bunch CT lambs, and they were
greatly enthused over the Improvement
which the demonstration showed could
be made in lambs by the use of'pure-
bred rams and plenty of good pasture.
Uniformity of breeding also made a f.
vOrable impression on the sheep men.
Purebred Rams and Common Ewes
Used.
The methods used for making the
test and the results obtained, which
will be of interest and value to al
sheep growers in Tennessee, are as fol
lows:
-Four breeds of rams, the very best
4 Of 10 "a
purebred fiQcks Of Tennessee and Ken
lucky, were used in the experiment |
Shropshire, Hampshire,
ard oxford. Common Tennessee ewes
we're used, and they were divided into
four lots. One Of the purcbred rams
vas placed with the ewes in each lot
IN August II, 1920. The rams were
'emoved from the flocks on October
-, for late breeding one year maE ?
'ause late breeding the following year.
Station officials believe that one ram
o about % ewes is sufficient, rs
anger number OF ewes than this for
ne ram often causes an irregular lamb
rop.
Practically every lamb was dropped
etwccn January 16 and March -, this
ear, 60 ewes producing 30 lambs, %
81 10 per cent lamb crop, The aver
&c weight of the lambs was al
ounds, each being weighed individual.
7. The ewes and lambs had an abunt
unce of green feed, composed chiefly
{ barley crimson clover, rye, and red
lover The ewes received grain only
lur days through the winter tie
'eathcr being such that ~ was adj
sable to coniine them on these days.
he lambs received no grain ut all.
Results of Experiment.
Each breed mace the following show
'g: Southdown-prime lambs, II
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

Most persons are willing Ia &C
knowledge that there is such a
thing as old age, but the bride
groom of IS, never.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

The beauty lecturer who has
been advising New York women 10
use more soap and water on their
faces, but not to forget the rouge,
reminds us that some beauty ISM
even skin deep.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

A prisoner begged a magistrate
not to fine him, saying it would be
the beginning of seven years Of
bad luck. II had been his good
luck that kept him out of trouble.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

Goats milk is strongly
recommended as a cure for inebrity
Still, the victim may find difficulty
in getting somebody's goat.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

A ditch digger is sole heir to a
SIS, 900 estate, When the whistle
blows at noon he can eat his lunch
light heartedly.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

Six hundred asteroids travel
along with the arth, and one of
them is missing. Has any one
seen a lost asterold?
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-07

Just because the small boy likes
to play with toy railroad trains is
no sign that he will be president.