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Evening journal., 1923-01-13

Church. The Rev George W. Cook
and Francs Smith. evangeiists. are
conducting a three weeks religious
campaign there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Moore, Of
state Road, are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth OF a son. in
Delaware Hospital. yesterday.
Mother and son are doing nicely.
Mrs Moore is treasurer Of the state
Road Community Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Connor. OF
East Second street. are being con-
graduated on the birth of daugh-
ter.
Matthew Walz. who has been i'll
for several days at his home on
East Second street. has recovered
and resumed his duties in his meat
market.
Lewis Smith. Of Pittsburgh. Is the
guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs.
John Smith. Of Eas. Second street.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
GREENsBoRo ROADS sHELLED

GREENSBORO Md. Jan. 10
About 5000 bushels of oyster eheUs
were unloaded from a vessel here
during the last few davs and We're
used in repairing the Whiteleysburg
road and the hin near the home OF
L. !. Jones. south OF the town The
road beyond Greensboro station viii
soon he repaired with Stag.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
sTssEN TFNCHERs TO MEET.

GEORG ETOWN. Jan. I3-The
executive committee Of the Sussex
County Teachers Association VII
hold its annual meeting in the Sus-
sex county court house on Friday.
January %. One ~ the principal
speakers will he Dr. VI s. Pttman.
of Ypsilanti STATE Normal College.
Ypsilant'. Mich.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13

The Want Ads will favor those
born today. and all desiring TO
change positions and enter better
partnerships should consult the
Want Ads
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19
J. E. DRUMMOND GOES
TO BENWOOD SCHOOLS

James Earle Drummond for the
past four years member of the
teaching staff of the Belington
schools and principal of the high
school will leave Belington this fall
to become the principal Of Benwood
high school
Belington high school is loosing
one of its most popular teachers, not
only popular with the students but
with the patrons as well.
Mr.. Drummond was splendid
teacher and man to whom the stu
dent could take their troubles and
receive good advice. He was the
leader of the Boy Scouts organiza-
ton here for several years. 1t is
felt among the young people of Be-
hngton that in Mr.. Drummond they
have gained friend whom they will
not soon loose.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

to Oak Hill, Fayette County, where
he taught last winter.
The Barbour county teachers in,
stitute will be held at Philippi com
nencing August 9th 1t is earn
estly requested that all those who ex
pect to teach in Barbour county at
tend.
Beliington should be on the look
out for Labor Day and have big do
! ings here that day. We have an ex
cellent place-the city park-for out
door gatherings, and labor day coulc
be made a real occasion, if we should
go after it.
Ensign Delbert Cornwell is al
home with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
A. B. Cornwell for few weeks. His
year has been spent on the Idaho, a
first class battle ship, on the western
coast Of the United States and Pana-
ma.-The Barbour Democrat.
G. G. Strother who has spent the
past two weeks with his parents DR.
and Mrs. j. w. Strother, returned to
Mystic, Conn, Sunday. Mrs. Strother
and little daughter will remain here
until September when DR.. and Mrs
Strother will accompany them home
Lewis H. Simon, died at a hospital
in Clarksburg, recently. He was born
and raised in this county, and lived
for a number of years IN Elkins. His
interment was made at Fraternity
Cemetery at Philippi. The cause Of
his death was tuberculosis.
A service was held in the M. E.
Church on last Sunday in honor Of
the memory of Mrs. L. B Lovett who
was one of the most faithful ano
earnest workers of the church. The
church was handsomely decorated
and fitting service had, which was
well attended and heartily engaged
in by all.
'The Golden Rule Sale at Philip
on Monday was the first of the kline
IN the State. Each merchant put the
cost mark on single article-none
Of them alike and sold them. Ar
auction sale was also arranged ir
the public square, where an auction
eer was in readiness to sell any.
thing the farmer had to dispos Of
We learned that the affair was q
success throughout.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19
ONE WAY s65
Connecting for
London, Liverpool, LeHavre

Around trip, with all expenses on
shipboard included, at no more ex-
pense than vacation right here
at home! To meet the ever increas-
ing demand in this country for an
inexpensive and at the same time
thoroughly comfortable and en-
joyable transatlantic voyage, is
the prime object of the Great
Northern Steamship Company
Organized by progressive busin-
ess men who realize the exception
al opportunity offered for mex
pensive travel in Europe, the
Company will cater to the thous-
ands of intelligent persons who
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

very well without my glasses. Are
these TIM"
NO." said the salesgirl, they're
fifteen"
A Califtrnian was making trip
! around the world. He appointed
himself press agent for the state of
California and his fellow passengers
soon began to feel that they were
not so much world pilgrims engaged
in circumnavigation of the globe as
members of Southern California
Chamber of Commerce who were off
on a Boost California excursion.
Whateve picturesque sight the Cali
fornian encountered in any of the
countries he and his fellow passen-
gers visited, he Immediately COM
pared it to similar sight in Cali
rornia always to the advantage
of California and sometimes upon
the principle Of tn Sloets schoolmas-
ter who was Judge Of a beauty con-
test and awarded the prize to his
elderly daughter saying in ex-
cuse that man must favor his own
At length the excursion on it's re-
turn trip to America from the Orient
landed at the Hawaiian Islands and
made the trip to the orator Of Kill
auea.
"Well, sir" one of the Californians
fellow passengers said as they gazed
upon that stupendous lake of fire,
with it's molten lava and terrifying
jets of gas and vapor, "have you any
thing like this in the State of Cali
fornia ?"
The Californian was crestfallen.
81 guess we haven't" he admitted
gloomily A morent later, however,
he became much more cheerful.
But" he declare triumphantly,
sthe Los Angeles fire department
could put it out in ten minutes"
X
The master of the house had just
come home from business and found
paper-hanger busily at work in
bed room. He took glance at the
new paper and then asked sharply:
"who told you to put that paper in
this room 2"
sYour wife, sir"
ooh - sold fbe NAV of +bo l.o.,eo
in a changed tone; pretty, isn't it?"
A colored man was arraigned before
Southern magistrate on a petty
larceny charge. Although he vehe-
mently protested his innocence, the
evidence was so strong against him
that he was soon found guilty and
sentenced to term in the peniten-
tiary. AS he was being led away, he
began to mutter to himself, half a.
loud, and the judge banged fiolently
on the desk with his gavel.
what was that you said?" he de-
manded of the prisoner.
"Ah didn't say nothin' Jedge," the
darby replied.
ooh, yes you did" the Judge in
sisted. Il heard you using very Gin
temptuous language about this court
- language that no decent man could
repeat. Now, have you got anything
to say befire | commit yiu for a fur |
Their term of sif months?"
"Why, Jedge, All don't know what
you all's talkin' abiut," the darby de-
clared. "After you sentenced me ies'
TOW All wasn't talkin' at all. All was
jes' prayin'"
Praying the judge exclaimed.
"Why suttenly, Jedge,' the prison
er said. "Ah's an innocent man go
in to the de hoosegow for somethin'
"A never I'D, Jedge, an all All said
jes' non was: God am de jedge! God
am de jedge"
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Student at West Point Killed.

West Point, N. Y. Gerhard
George Rowe, member of the
graduating class of the United States
Military Academy, whose home was in
Menominee, Wis, was killed near here
when he was struck in the chest by
piece Of metal projected by an ex-
plosive charge. He was one of a
party of students from the academy
engaged in military instruction. A
section Of railroad had been construct
ed and the cadets were being taught
the method of destroying a railroad
IL compelled to retreat
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

n IoiclSu StlticiIldH dl d country
fair had spent all his money on the
merry-go-round. When he alighted
from his last ride, his thrifty wife
confronted him with:
"Now yoh spent yoh money, niggah
whar you bin?"
The mosquiti was performing on
the screen.
Personally" he buzzed, II prefer
the great open spaces, where bites
are bites"
But just at that instant he was
made the star in slap-stick comedy.
During target practice on a mid
shipments cruise on the Ohio, the
first shot from the forward turret
put out all lights in the powder mag
azine and handling room below.
whereupon one of the mids put his
head through the powder bag flap in
the magazine door and sang out:
Hey, there, boy, strike a match
ano we'll get the rest of this powder
out!"
An old darkey from Georgia was
sent to hospital in Charleston. One
OF the nurses put a thermometer in
his mouth to take his temperature.
Presently, when zone of the doctors
made his rounds, he asked:
We'll, Nathan, how do you feel ~
Il feel right tol'ble, boss
"Hace you had any nourishment ~
.Yassir.o
What did you haye."
"A lady done gimme a piece of
glass ter suck, boss"
# y
Some forty years ago a naval YES
sci developed engine trouble in the
Straits of Magellan, and was taken
IN tow by an English tramp steam
er. The old British captain knew
that the American skipper was fam
Gus for wit and originality and as the
weather became worse he decided to
Joke with tn Yankee. Accordingly.
ne slgnaled to the American ship.
UNLESS the wind and tide abate.
1 cannot tow you drought the
Strait"
Quick as flash the answer came
through:
AS long as you have wood and coal
You tow head and d your SOUL"
At a recent American Legion Con-
ference Colonel MacNider told
story about an army captain who was
HANDICAPPED by very youthful ap-
parance.
he was passing one day in front
OF his hard boiled company when a
voice from the ranks called out:
And little child shall lead thm ],
The following day the youthful
looking captain posted the following
notice IN his company's quarters:
And little child shall lead them
On twenty mile hike, on a d big
horse
Hello, Bob," said jim; Il hear
you're working in the shirt factory
now"
Yes" Bob answered shortly; ~.
am
Why aren't you working today? ~
his friend wished to know.
"Oh," Bob explained, Were MAX
ing nightshirts this week"
The sweet-faced elderly woman,
who was shopping in a large popular
prices store, was peering nearsight-
edly at small cup which size had
picked up from a pile onthe counter.
Presently she remarked: 81 cart sca
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

Be Ready where're you go
Ever to tell the people-never rest
Let all you meet, see or know
It's our town that is the best.
No matter what others see fit
Go to it! Keep bowling for it.
Tell it from field we grow
On to a town of 1000 won
None can out-go BELINGTON
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

wish to visit the battlefields of
France, the Shakespeare country,
Scandinavia, the Land Of the Mid
night Sun, etc. A chance of life
time. So it would seem; but it is
more than that. The company
will build a permanent business,
planning on setting a new stand
ard of high-class ocean travel on
a one-class basis. That this can
be done at a fair margin of profit
has already been proved and is
further outlined in our prospectus.
You'll find it extremely interest
ing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19
Former Justice Day Dies.

Mackinac Island, Mich. Will
8iiam r. Day.. former associate JUS
tice of the United States supreme
court, died at his cottage here The
funeral will be held Thursday. with
burial at Canton, Ohio.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19
police Chief Dies a. Ter Killing Neoro.

Police Chief Dies A. ter Killing Negro.
q Altoona, Pa. 49, Charles McCOn-
aughey, Mount Union police chief,
is dead at Huntingdon hospital from
injuries sustained in a pistol battle
with Eugene Terry, a drink crazed
negro, Sunday night. McConaughey
fired the shot which killed the negro
after he had been mortally wounded
Bruce Miller, Mt Union patrolman,
is In a serious condition from the
wounds which he received ing the
fight, but will live.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

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We locality
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

Many Belington man can talk {
judge into letting him off, but it's
differnt when he's talking to ais
wife.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-07-19

New York holds first place in both
base ball leagues, but not in the
Anti-Saloon League or the Epworth
League. X
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-17
A ~DIsGRAcEFUL EXHIBITION

Perth Amboy is not going to get very far when the men who
have been chosen to run the city government spend their time
calling each other names, shaking fists at each other and otherwise
confronting the city to have the men whose duty it is to solve these
problems making such a disgraceful exhibition of themselves as
they did Monday night,
When t. is impossible for seven men, one from each ward in
the city and one elected from the city at large, to get their heads
together, forget personal differences and party politics, and work
for the advancement of Perth Amboy, then, indeed, is our present
form Of government a failure. We are not going to get anywhere.
The outlook for the taxpayers is dark.
Here the city is within a few points of its legal debt limit, yet
there are projects involving the expenditure of millions of dollars
ton has been started to compel the city to act, yet the aldermen,
upon whom rests the responsibility, waste their time in personali
ties, insinuations and innuendoes that mean nothing, get nowhere
and that only make the aldermen look ridiculous in the eyes of the
public.
1t is to be hoped that we have seen the last of this sort of
thing: that the aldermen will now settle down to business and give
the city some real service. Mighty little progress has been made
thus far in solving the real municipal problems and there ISM
much to hope for as long as the aldermen remain in their present
mood and have such feelings toward each other.
IF these men have as much regard for the welfare OF the city
as they pretend to have they will cut out this petty STUFF and get
busy. Perth Amboy cannot go on forever this way. Some action
has cot to be taken. If the present governing body is unable TO
agree and enact progressive legislation it is time to take steps 10
replace this government with a body made up OF men big enough
in ability and vision to give the city efficient service especially
during the next two or three critical years when there IS sc much
being done in the way of development here
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-17
GIVES YOU PEP

When you need stimulation, eat a few Jumps of sugar
and you'll get as much "kick" as from an alcoholic cocktail.
So claims a medical research man of high standing in his pro-
fession.
He adds: "Most people will laugh at that statement, but
it's a chemical truth. The sugar positively will stimulate the
phvsical body as much as the cocktail. The mental exhilara-
ton may seem greater from a cocktail than from lump sugar,
but that's chiefly the power Of the Imagination. The cocktail
drinker gets a kick because he expects it, is firmly convinced
that he II get it. Sugar doesn't seem to give this same effect
because the sugar doesn't expect It,, hence MS imaginauoh
doesn't create it."
Mental stimulation is at least so per cent ina gination.
A strong whisky highball, if you tell the drinker it is very
weak, is not apt to stimulate him mentally as much as a weak
one if you tell him it's half whisky, half ginger ale.
Exhilaraton and depression are Largely states of mind.
Sugar in the stomach is like coal in the furnace. 1t rap
idly is converted into heat and energy. That's why so many
athletes, especially football players, instinetively crave a few
Jumps of sugar before they enter a contest. Sugar sfgets to
them" quickly-is transformed into energy and heat sooner
than any other food.
Newspaper men, as a class, are notorious candy fends.
Few of them realize it, but they crave sugar because of its
stimulating power.
Many candy fends are really 'sugar d~runkards."
Did you ever notice that some girls who constantly munich
candy are geared up to an emotional exhlaraton that re-
sembles intoxlcation?
Ginger weight test for exhaustion Hitch a small weight
(about two ounces) to your f~ore-fnger. Then count how many
times, with your hand parallel with the floor, you can raise
and lower the finger and it's attached weight. After a certain
number of times, you finger will get exhausted and the little
weight will seem to weigh a ton.
Try the same experiment again, after eating several Jumps
of sugar, and you'll be able to lift the little weight a tenth
or a fifth more times than when you haven't stimulated your
self with sugar.
The stimulation from sugar is of longer duration than the
"kick'' from alcohol. Also, sugar does not have alcohol's de-
pressive reaction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-17

@. Is it unwholesomo for children
to eat snow?-C. P.
A. The U. s. Public Health Serv-
ice says that snow falling to the
ground is the purest form of water
known. 1t is only after it is stepped
on or contaminated by handling that
it becomes dangerous. Care should
be taken to let children eat only
a moderate quantity of newly-fallen
snow, as there is a possibility of
chilling the stomach. Do not handle
the snow In collecting it as food.
Collect it in a dish. Adding a small
amount of whipped cream and sugar
makes a dessert that children con-
slider a treat.
Q. Was the famous Italian med
ium, Palladino, ever exposed as a
fraud?-N. A. B.
A. Despite the fact that it was
proved that Palladino practiced
fraud at times, the supernormal
character of certain physical phen-
ence has never been explained. 1t is
said OF her that for W. twenty
years she remained an unsolved puz-
zle and defied solution at the hands
Of many skepticat Investigators.
@. Can one go direct from Paris
to Bucharest without change?-T. L.
A. The Orient express makes the
trip without change, in three nights
and two days.
@. How is "sinaia" pronounced?
Fl. D.
A. The name of this famous Rou-
rnanian resort, where the king and
queen are often in residence, is pro-
rounceG as if spelled Sin-ah-yah
ard accented on the second syllable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-17

@. Is the sun nearer the earth II
winter or in summer 20. w. S.
A. The sun is approximately s.,
600, 900 miles nearer the earth or
January i than on July /.
@. What per cen of efficiency is
developed by water turbines, that is
how much water makes power and
how much water goes through the
turbine without making power?-E
NJ. l..
A. Water turbines develop aboui
rs per cent efficiency for small tur-
bines and a higher per cent for lar.
ger ones.
@. When was the National Geo
graphic Society started?-E. l.. A.
A. 1t was organized thirty-four yean
ago.
@. What was the largest city In
the United States during Washing
toms presidency and how many citiea
had a population OF at least S,00ot
"A. M. W.
A. In 1890 New York City ws1A
the largest city in tho Union. Itf
population was 49,401. Other citiei
having a population of owe 5.00S
| were: Baltimore, Boston, Charles,
ton, S. c., philadelphia, Providence
K. l., and Salem, Mass.
@. Is it true that Pasadena, Cal.
was established by Indiana people1
IN. M.
A. Pasadena was settled by Span
iards in 1771, 1873 a colony front
indianapolis settled there and began
raising fruit, and in 1886 the city
was chartered.
@. What was the biggest flock OF
birds ever known Pm 8.
A. There are no statistics from
which to give a definite answer to
the question. Audubon once COM
ruted that a continuous stream OF
carrier pigeons observed by him!
included more than LOO, 900, 00G
birds. Wilson similarly calculated
that a flock observed by him was
240 miles long and numbered $780,
272.000 pigeons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-17

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Tne
last few days have brought two
fresh developments in the achieve
ments of the American famrer n
the matter of organization for the
Improvement of his economic posi-
ton.
First. the Federal Reserve Board
has issued two important rulings
Hberalizing the banking rules of the
Federal Reserve System in favor
of the farmer.
Second. the American Railway
Association has appointed a special
| AGRICULTURAL representative whose
duty it will be to travel about the
| country and seek to meet the de-
mands of the farmer for shipping
facilities.
These developments add to the
long series of triumphs already
scored by newly awakened Amer
lican farmer. Over the last two
Years the tillers of the soil have
been organizing their forces and
making demands and so far they
have not failed in any instance.
The farmer in normal times fire.
quentiy the butt of the city man s
4iuliiOls 1 IAdS5SNos ~ &N0O
and the LAY" have been subjected
to a great deal Of ridicule. But nor
nal times are a thing of the past.
! Many miracles were performed by
the war and one of the greatest
was the galVanization of the Amer
lean farmer into a great political
force capable of bringing about
economic reforms that such tradl-
I E--a11-v ,,1v,1.fr,y taR1,nonaa az oval
street" the Interests and such
could not achieve.
The explanation is that the rural
population is nearly so per cent OF
| the entire population of the United
! States. People who live in big cities
various industrial groups and the
several organizations Of different
sorts are intensively organized and
they feel that the lonely farmer ont
lin the country cannot possibly
amount to much. They have been
forgetting that the lonely farmer, In
an emergency, is able to multiply
himself by a factor which will give
him an aggregate power equal to all
the others put together.
That is precisely what happened
During the war the farmer goI
good prices, but his costs were high.
Suddenly, the crash came n
the summer of 1920 when prices Of
all sorts Of commodities tumble
down, headed by farm products
THE farmer had planted his crops
az high cost; he was compelled Il
sell them, in many cases for less
thar what he paid for his seed,
1t Took Time to Organize
It took some time to effect the
organization necessary to bring
about the multiplication OF the
lonely farmer, but the work was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-17
(miIo|
| With
- Ion SIMS

Many a rich young fellow makes a
poor husband.
A glider stayed up in the air seven
hours. Some day the earth will run
out from under a glider.