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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14
THE CROUCH

The Knockers are bad enough IN
community life, but people Win
chronic rrouchcs are even worse. lhs
typical knocker is n fellow who claims
10 have high ideals Of progress and
efficiency. and who is continually
kicking because this or that thing Is
not done. OF because mistakes are
made. Yet personally he may be a
good fellow and one who MAKES
friends and III " limited way hr may
be- good citizen.
The typical crouch goes HIM one
better. To hear some Of these folks
talk, you would think that about
everything was going wrong, They
are constantly getting cheated IN
business dealings. They complain
that lawyers are crooked, doctors in
capable. ministers phsrissical, etc.
The government is inefficient and
futile, and public office full Of graf.
and corruption, Whatever subject
you mention. these people ttnd mis-,
management and dishonesty and
stupidity.
Such n state Of mind indicates trs-
m~ndous self confidence. AS such ptN-
ple in effect claim ~ know more
than their neiHhbnrS. Yet You rare
" find that these folks have accom-
plished much for the community.
They have spent their lives criticis'nS
and finding fault, Ii condition. are
50 very bad. and II they could do
things SO much better. 1t would seem
~ II they might easily take held
and perform some function 50 we'll
tha, their powers would be rtroGnlEsi
and they would b, advanced 70 hiEh
positions,
The people who assume that they
know so much more than the rest OF
the community. have not the spirit
tina, makes one useful member Of
society. People cf large intelligence
and achievement have modest es,i-
mate Of their own powers ami Az sp-
probation Of the fine things that o'h-
ers are doing.
American life has made y splendid
progress during the pas; 10 wears and
those who fail 10 see il must have
minds eoloreG by radical propaganda.
poor digestion or peculiar men'Sl nab
ITS
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14
THE MORAL EFFECT OF PAINT

rh;. !. no, a moral essay on The
:ispper Who feels that her type o!
beauty calls for facial decoration
Rather il IS thought suggested by
the remarks Of Mr.. Scoc- Of S.. Louis,
secretary Of me committee ot the Ma.
.ionsl Paint and Narnish Association,
which aSS conducted cleanup cam
paiens III 1000 American cities and
towns. M. Sso.t says. as the cut
come % me experience of MS commit
tee, cha: freshly painted houses >,inlu-
lated .he occupants thereof 70 Dc
cleaner Ar; better citizens
Houses with shabby paint looa de
csisnc. ard whsG whole ue.Chbor-
hc-oi gets :aa- Way. me run down ap-
pea-arcs Of The street must nave :
iIscocrSxinS effect On the residents
Sucn people o:csH remark chS- !. i.
lso. much Use 70 make Improvements.
Sls.ca they coclG nor possibly overcome
the general forloru impression
\ow ii some good active salesman
coGid % Though such DsiEhhorhooI
ard sell pSias 70 me hou.shoi3e-s, you
would aS merely get = wonderful IN
crcverren.. hu. you would promote
teasre to- general ees:e-mea:. Pso-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

pie would say that as their places
looked SO well II was too bad TO have
them marred by unslghtly conditions
OF any kind. They would clean up re-
fuse and mend things that needed re-
pair. Also clean and bright colors
suggest cheerful thoughts.
4 mans outlook on life is affected
oy his environment. If you put MN
IN a shabby house, ne is IN danger OF
becoming careless and indifferent, and
may have the feeling that 1t is not
much use to struggle and strive.
Bu, If you fix up that mans house
with paint. the brighter and more
cheerful appearance. has subtle et-
feet on his outlook ON life. He feels
as If he were keeping up with the
game. and accomplishing things and
doing his part in the community.
wei panied town or neighborhood Is
usually go ahead sort of place, and
people have confidence 10 settle there
with the feeling that it will show life
and enterprise.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14
pow En- OF PROP AGA\DA

"Fropsgania" has become big
force in American life and many pso-
Pile see great menace in il, The
word "prcpagAnGa" is defined MS any
systematic movement, or Institution
for promoting belief in certain ideas
Il works through publicity and aiver-
tiSiDs, ana seeks particularly 70 en-
list the support OF all vino help form
public opinion Editors. tlsrgymsn.
statesmen. teachers, etc. receive 4
great deal Of literature designed to
convince them u the truth Of certain
ideas, and 70 obtain their cooperation
in behalf Of eer,Sin interests or caus-
es.
The >wayins ot public opinion IA.
become science. and public opinion
in manufactured much Is you would
manufacture iron or >oSp, 4 favor
able public sentiment IS worth mil
hons .! dollars 70 mary interests.
They pay literally for publicity
scheme tina, will Influence people 10
favor their claims.
Propaganda cSn De overyious The
German empire .rleI 70 operate pro
pasandS machine in this country Gur-
ing the war. 4. firS, Z WAS effective.
But gradually people realized .hS:
they were beng ''wO-Ssi" IN behalf
CT the German sutocracy'> crazy
dream " power.
Some people believe that propa-
sarGa con>.ltuteS SC srsa. danger
,aa! II should Dc Controlled by public
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Years ago such folks used TO lose
their money by indorsiug notes for
relatives and friends. Ii any Of their
associates wanted to go into business
and asked them for money 10 finance
the scheme. these big hearted folks
could not bear 10 refuse. They would
;rustfully believe that the venture
would come out all right, and sign
away their rights without compensa-
ton or investigation.
So many people lost money heavily
rs n result OF this practice that II
does not seem To be SO common today,
Perhaps people look into such re-
quests more carefully. But plenty
Of them can find opportunities TO
throw away their money on poor in
vcStmentS.
1t is too bad that the people of this
type SO often lose all that they have,
because they are usually generous
and faithful in all their relations and
they deserve 10 fare better,
Unsophis;icated people who have \
little money. need to beware of the
display Of too much affection and in
tersst by mcwsnary friends. Some
folks who sppear To love them Tor
their own sake. may be too much at
,ractei by their money. and may have
schemes for getting some of this cash
for their own projects. Il is one Of
the tragedies of life. that the people
who have the leaS, money. and need it
most, often have the mos, difficulty
in keeping it, They are in great
need Of good business Sdvice.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

authority. But in this land of frce
speech that is hardly practicable. The
beS, way to control propaganda Of an
undesirable kind is TO drop it into the
waste basket.
The editor who makes that -diSpo-
s;tior of lot of the stuff he gets.
does the public great service. The
newspapers must sift the true from
the false Their unbiased comment
is the country's best defence against
bad propaganda. Much propaganda
of course is good. and our philanthropy
les would be nowhere if they did not
make use of systematic publicity TO
promote their noble ends.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14
THE EASY MARk" 81. EAE\T

Sc,ue one has SAID that sucker is
born every minute. ana the readiness
with which worthless securities are
sold 70 coutiGins people wsSsS one
believe II.
However i, ,> possible II speak too
crnssmptupusly oi the folks VINO are
commonly called easy mSrAs" OK
suckers" usuSlly they are fine ana
generous hearted people Ii everyone
was AS kind snG friendly s> they ars.
the world wpal6 oe better plSce II
which % hive, They imagine :ha:
everyone Is as sooG IS they are. and
they pSy the penalty ~ TOO much
trastfUlneSS.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

There is much complaint Of the
dearth of statesmen. but the congress
men do not admit that such scarcity
exists.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

While the farmers are calling for
more rural credits. some millions Of
,ewn people are shouting for more
grocery credits.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

4 Kentucky editor says the Golden
Rule would settle everything. But
look al the fellows il would put out
of business.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Nothing takes the joy out of
JuleSburg womsn's life quicker than
seeing another woman wearing a hat
jus. like hers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

What the average JuleSburg faith
er would like 70 see is ShoeStrings
for kids ina. would las. as long as the
shoes.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

The girls should no. lay on the
coats Of paint so thicQ that it takes
= .and blast machine to get it off.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Another nice thing about wearing
ar old overcoas is You don't have 30
@orry about somebody stealing il.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Principal trouble with the Reds is
that they need 10 use little more
grey matter.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14
900

l, used 10 be that along about this
time Of year We commenced 10 talk
about the water wagon. Now its the
coal wagon that interests rs most.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Another thing this country needs
10 a goo~i nickel cigar tina, sells 70,
five certs.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

1t has been our observation that
the man who gets by on his looks
never gets very far.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Ana among other beautiful words
in the English language we might
poin: 70 shese Pay 10 the order Of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

\ harmonious costume is said 20 o.
symphony in color, but many Of the
girls seem 10 prefer JAZZ. band effects.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Many Julesburg man IS wonder
ing what has become of the day. when
he got three years out Of an overcsat.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Maybe you hadn't noticed ii. but We
iong ago passed the stage where
new Ford in town constitutes a news
r.aD,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

II you want 10 make stout woman
mad, just compliment her on being
light on her feet.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

The Sultan Of Turkey mas been
chased away from home. A man with
as many wives as he mad shouldn't
care
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

Your photo makes i good Christ
mas present. The fellow YOU give It
% can't give II away
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-12-14

More than one Julesburg man who
WAS willing 10 die for girl before
ne GO. her wishes atts-ward he had.
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NAY Be TOO TRUE.

"lhr world would never have
been plunged into tilr catra>lrophr
of the world war if the press had
not ovcrraicd professional diplo-
macy, thereby cntrustinS to The dip
!omatS the most vital questions"
This Is the view of Mr.. SlSmund
NUM-, who, writing on diplomats
in the Contemporary Review. ana
lyZcs the characters, deficiencies
and prctcnsions of many of thc
leading figures in European and
American prc-war diplomacy. He
is further Of the opinion that post
war diplomacy. both in England
and America. suffers from ignOr-
anCc.
"A distinguished Darticipator in
The Paris conference has told me in
credible things about the ignorance
OF central European conditions that
prevailed there, And strangely
enough, they were generally Anglo
Saxon diplomats who proved them
selves 10 be ignorant.
'lIoW muCh," he continues.
could ! tell YOU Of the ShallOwncSs
Of The american diplomats witt,
whom ] nave come in contact.
Il have met men like Marsh. An
drew White, Elihu Root. Oscar
Strauss and others, but they were
all men who had distinguished them
selves in other ways, than the trade
Of diplomacy.
America has excellent and we'll
especially in England.
81 shall avoid details about the
american embassy in Vienna dur
ing the last 80 years. But the in
ncr life Of the majority of these
diplomats consist Of petty social
vaniticS, and if ever their diaries
see the light Of day they will reveal
that the height of their ambition
/ and fame was reached at those
bourS which saw princes Of the
blood at their tablcS!"
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HONOR UNCLE JOE,

\ dinner wS given in honor of
"l'nClc Joe" Cannon Saturday night
last by members Of Congress and
The cabinet on the eve OF his eighty
sixth birthday, but the veteran leg
islatOr found ii impossible at the
last moment to be present. He re-
manned away only on orders from
his physician, because of a cold.
The dinner went forward Just
the same, however, the speakers
paying tribute in warmcSt terms
10 tfIc former speaker.
Mr.. Cannon'S record: He scrv-
cd more years in the House than
any man-,may never be cUuallcd.
When he rctircS March 4th, he will
nave served IS years as Repub-
iiCan member from the eighteenth
illinois district. But his records
does not end there. For half 4
century, he was the Republican
nominee and candidate. being first
elected in 1877 and other RcDub-
leans tried TO stand in his shoes.
IN two upset elections, he was beat
en-. but he came back.
He only recently decided to re-
lire.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-05-12
PRECINCT NO. 10, MEADOW
BljEF DISTRICT

Beginning AT point OH The Green
.L14.' and Eastern Railroad and
corner TO Precinct No. . and No. 5
and following the line OF Precinct
NO. 3 Ill Il SOuthcrlN direction TO
the southeast corner Of tie Nelson
Fuel Company lease, thence in Il
straight line IN All castcrly dircc-
ton to Rich Knob, thence follow
ing ridge of Big Mountain to point
mt the mead OF Mill Greek, thence
in Il Southcrly direction, a
StraiS ht line to TIE Big Mountain
load to Il point south of Martins
and opposite the stone school house
thence with the Big Mountain road
TO the GrccnDrier and Eastern Rail
road where ii crosses same thence
East on a line with the Grcnbricr
and Eastern Railroad TO a point op-
poSitc the tipplc with the Imperial
SmokclcSs Coal Company. thence
in Il northcrly direction in a
straight line to Meadow Greek.
thence following Meadow Greek
and lis mcanderS TO the Eastern
lease line of the Imperial Smokcless
Coal Company. thence with said
line in Il northcastcrly direction to
The head of PcarcS Greek thence
With said Greek to the Nelson Fuel
company line, thence with said line
III westerly direction TO the
waters of Prices Fork. thence up
Prices Fork 10 the source. thence
south in a straight line to the be-
ginning.
The voting place for said pre-
cinct No. 10 shall be located at
Ouinwood TO be held in the Oun-
wood Amusement Theatre.
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PRECINCT no. 9. MEADOW BLUFF
DISTRICT.

Beginning ut point on the Green
bricr and Eastern Railroad Com
pany to bridge crossing Meadow
Creek and corner to the Urccnbricr
SmokclcsS Coal Company Lease,
thence with said dividing line be-
tween the Grccnbricr SmokclcSs
Coal Company in Il northwcstcrly
direction to Nicholas County line,
thence in IL northCaStcrly direction
following Nicholas County line to
the point on Prices Fork. thence
up Prices Fork in Il southcrly di-
rcction TO its source, thence south
TO Il point on Grccnbricr and East
crn Railroad, thence following the
Grccnblicg' and Eastern Railroad
southwestcrly direction to the point
of beginning.
Said voting place for precinct
No. to be located at Crichton.
West Virginia. and TO be held in
the basement Of the store building
used by The Meadow Greek Coal
Company.
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PRECINCT no. 8. MEADOW BLUFF
DISTRICT

Beginning at Il point on the Green
bricr and Eastern Railroad Com
pany ut Il point opposite the divid-
ing line of the Meadow Greek Coal
Go. and the Imperial SmokelcSs
Coal Company, thence in Il straight
line in Il Southcrly direction 10 the
southeast corner Of The Nelson Fuel
Company lease. thence following
the Nelson Fuel Company lease line
III Il SouihwcStcrlN dirrCtioli. corner
Of The sixteen acres tract. convey
ed by the Nelson Fuel Company To
the Grccnbricr Smokclr>S Coal
Company. thence following said
line to 4 point on the railroad
corner TO said sixteen acre tract.
thence with the railroad to the be-
ginning corner.
The voting place of said Precinct
No s to be held at Leslie West Nir-
ginla. III the basement of the tenn
porary store Of the Nelson Fuel
Company.
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PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.

Not even prohibition and wu-
r.an suffrage. troddins thcir in>i>-
tent way through the halls Of Con-
.rcss. brought more embarrassment
to the national Legislative body
than it now having With the uucS-
ton of the soldiers bonus.
The bonus is demanded by the
representatives Of thousands of or
ganizcd former service men and is
given strength through Il desire on
the part of many members Of Con-
grcss not to be placed in Il position
of apparent ingratitudc toward men
who riSkcd heir lives and SaCri-
feed their interests in the national
emergency. On the other hand.
there is the condition of the treas
uIN, drained to the drcgS and with
Il rapidly accommodating deficit. as
we'll rs staggering bonded in
GcbicdncS>. And looming up is the
political campaign. With the favor
of the soldier voters and of the
rank and file Of the taxpayers TO be
considered.
And the situation went from bad
To worse recently when Senator
.lamcs Watson, Indiana. returned
from IN interview with the prc>i-
dent 'and advised his COLLEAGUES
that Il crisis had arisen between the
Senate and The President and that
one or the other would nave to
back down.
Mr.. Watson. a member Of the
senate finance committee. went to
the White House to obtain Mr.. Hard
inS'S view OH the bonus in the light
Of the instructions given by the Re
publican caucus TO the committee
to report a bonus bill within
unreasonable time" And this is the
message which he brought back
to the capitol:
That the President would veto the
soldier bonus bill if passed in its
present form without providing a
means for raising the necessary
revenue. That the President would
veto any bill that contained a pro-
vision to raise the money through
sales of certificates Of indebtedness
or through the sale of bonds. That
the President would veto any bill
that provided for the payment of
the bonus from funds received rs
payments Of principal or interest
on foreign debts unless these pay
mcnts actually are in possession of
this government ut the time the bill
is passed.
Furthermore, the Hoosicr Scna-
tor Informed the bonus advocates
that there is no probability that the
President will rclinquish his stand.
Mr.. Watson LIT it be known that the
President has put on his fighting
clothes with respect to the bonus
and will not be swaycd from
his present position.
MIR. Harding was represented as
being ready to defy Congress to
pass bonus bill over his veto and
as having stated with the utmost
hrmncSS that he made clear his DO
sition on the bonus legislation and
while members of Congress are al
ways free TO see him on anv sub
Jcct, there Is no use to attempt TO
convert him from his already an
nounccd attitude on the bonus qucs-
ton.
When advised Of his attitude Ger
tain OF dhc bonus supporters APP
pcarcd to be greatly surprised as
they had confidently believed that
tie President would finally agrc,.
to any bonus plan passed by both
branches Of Congress.
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PRECINCT NO. 11-NlEADOW
BLUFF DISTRICT.

Beg inning at a point on the
Greenbricr and Eastern Railroad.
opposite the iipplc OF the Imperial
omokclcss Com company, thence
win the line OF precinct NO. 10 to
pcascrS Greek, thence with said
line OF Precinct No. 10 down Pears
Greek to the Nicholas county line.
thence with the Nicholas line in
an castcrly direction Il distance of
tWo miles, thence in Il Southcrly
direction to the top of Big Noun
tam, lncncc with the ridge OF Biz
Mountain in Il Soullwcstcriy dircc-
ton to the head of Mill Greek to
the line Of Precinct No. 10. and
thence with The line of Precinct
NO. 10 10 the Big Mountain Road
TO a corner opposite the stone
School House and corner to Pre-
cinct No. 10, thence with the Big
Mountain Road and the line of
lTecinct NO. 10 to The railroad
where the road crosses same,
thence with the Grccnbricr and
Eastern railroad in an casterlv di.
rcctlon to the point Of beginning.
The voting place for said pre-
c1nct' shall be located at Marfranc
TO be held in the Club House of the
Marguerite Coal Company.
And the boundaries of Precinct
No. = shall be the residue of the
precinct bounded by the old line
OF said Precinct and the new pre-.
cinct herein created.
And the Clerk Of the County
Court is hereby ordered
to publish within ten days Of the
date hereof in two newspapers OF
opposite politics representing the
parties casting the highest number
OF votes at The last Presidential
election and shall post copy OF
this order at the front door of the
Court House Of the said county OF
Grccnbricr.
y copy, tCStc:
PAUL e.. HOGSETT.
'-'-ft Clerk
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned. J. =. I.acky. Il resident
Ut Anderson. Grccnbricr CCunty.
West Virginia, and whose occupa-
ton is tina Of Bookkccpcr and Pay
master for Carpenter, Major Bros.
Inc. will on Tuesday, the 23rd dav
Of May. 1922, or as soon thereafter
as ne may be able to be heard by
inc Court, apply to the Circuit Court
OF Hrcenbrlcr County, and State Of
West Virginia, for license TO carry
revolver or other pistol as pro-
vidcd i'll section of Chapcr 1lS
OF the Code of West Virginia.
Dated this 10th day of Nav. 1922.
J. p. LACKEY.
BY Counsel
Price 4 McWhol'tcr, !Attys.
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NOTICE..

The undersigned will on the 22d
DAY OF May, 1922, or as soon there
after rs he may be heard, make APP
pilcatlon to the Honorable Judge
OF the Circuit Court of Grccnbricr
County for Il State License to carry
pistol, revolver or other weapon as
provided by the laws of the State
OF West Virginia. thereto pertain
ing. My business is that of Watch
man of the Grccnbrier Smokcl,>S
Coal Company. of Bcllburn. w. Va,
NY f"Stoi'icc is Ouinwood. W. Va.
w. l.. HINES.
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NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be rcceiv-
ed by the State Road Commission
of West Virginia at IFS offices in
Charleston, West Virginia, until ten
O'Clock a. H., on the 9th day of
June, 1922, and said proposals will
be opened and read immediately
thereafter ut the Kanawha County
court House, Charleston. W. Va.
ior the cleaning, furnishing and
applying tar cold surface applica-
ton on sections Of State Roads.
cover coat chips TO be furnished
and applied by State:
Projects | and 2OU3-G .crnbricv
lclInty-l.9 miles cleaning and Tar
cold Surface Application.
proposals will be received only,
upon State Standard Forms in ac-
cordance with plans. specifications
ana estimates of quantities there
Tor. .Whlch standard forms. plans,
,pcrllIcatIonS and estimates NAV
pc obtained from the office of the
State Road Commission at Charles
ton, West Virginia. or at The office
OF the Divisional Engineer, at Fay
ctlevlllc. West Virginia.
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by Il certified check in an
amount equal to ) per cent of the
total amount of The proposal and
not less than $4,000.
The right is reserved TO reject
any and all proposals.
STATE ROAD COMMISSION.
T.. Is. CarSkadon. Secretary 12-4
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the lease line of Nelson Fuel Com
pany. thence crossing SAID creek
and Including Herewith sixteen
acres conveyed by the Nelson Fuel
Company to the Grccnbricr Smoke
less Coal Company, thence TO the
Grccnlsricr and Eastern Railroad
Company where the said sixteen
acres corners on the same. thence
following said railroad to the he
ginning. corner of Railroad bridge
ut Meadow Greek.
Said voting place for Precinct
No. Z to be located mt E,llburn. to
i.c held i'm the warehouse Of the
Grccnbricr Snokclcs> Coal Com
pany.