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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
ROBERT MORRIS. Financier

Not burning for independence"
like Samuel Adams, but of soberer
Judgment, cooler reason and equal
love of freedom from tyranny, Robert
Morris, s'Financier of the Revolu-
tion," absented himself from his seat
in Congress on July 4, 1776, when
the Declaration of independence was
submitted for approval
Bob Morris Gas he often signed
himself) was a signer of the famous
document, the one hundred and fif-
tieth anniversary of which will be
celebrated by the Sesquicentennial
International Exposition in Philadel-
phia this year, but he did not affix
his name until August 2, when the
engrossed Declaration was laid on
the table to be signed.
For long time he believed that
the Colonies were not yet ready for
independence, but his final signature
was not inconsistent with his former
hesitation, for much had happened in
the brief month between the two
dates. Such signature as his
leaves little doubt as to his sincerity
large, clear, steady and devoid of
entangling flourish in its fortnight
march across the page.
Again and again did Robert Morris,
with the gifts of natural-born fl
nancier, come to the rescue of his
country when money was the prime
requisite of the moment. On his per-
sonal credit he borrowed sufficient
sum to enable Washington to finish
his victory over the Hessians at Tren-
ton, to be followed by his success at
Princeton.
AS a statesman he discharged his
duties in a distinguished manner:
three times member of Congress;
leader of the Pennsylvania delegation
which signed the Articles of Confed
Grafton and Perpetual Union between
the States;" Superintendent of FL
nance; delegates to the Constitution
al Convention, and the first senator
from Pennsylvania to the first Con-
gress of the United States under the
constitution.
A statute recently has been placed
on the steps of the Custom House in
Philadelphia. A tall figure bears in
his hand manuscript which repre-
sents the subscription list of Colon
ial business men who provided funds
to gain the victory at Yorktown.
The statute is as yet unveiled, but it
bears the inscription: Robert Nor
ris, Patriot, Statesman, Financier.'
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04

it around on the street with its tail
twisted so tightly that it almost lifts
its hind legs off the walk, and who
thinks more of it than sweet babe,
may say: o, the public dance hall is
not good, Of course. The best people
do not go there. Let me Whisper a word
in your ear, Mrs. Society woman;
you can dress the devil up if you
wish; you can invite him into your
home if you choose; you can fix him
up in an evening suit or lownecked
gown that has been taken from the
dressmaker before the sleeves were
put in, and all that; but believe me
you have Mr.. devil just the same.
And your high school teachers here,
there, and everywhere, had better
wake up befor the devil gets you.
You train your boys and girls to do
thing that is sending thousands of
them to hell every year. You need
the dynamite of God in your soul and
the T. NJ T. of the Holy Ghost, to
destroy the evil that Satan is getting
into your lives.
The dance is not questionable but
it is UNQUESTIONABLY BAD.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
SENTENCE SERMONS
By CASTOR R. CoYner.
The Booze Battle.

The booze battle is on and Ill
fight for Prohibition as long as there
is drop Of blood flowing in my
veins or a spark of energy left in
my body.
What about those two or three
bishops who are said to want to mod
ify the Volstead Act? Why, friend,
didn't you know that the devil tries
to get bishops to work for him and
that he succeeds once in while?
A man who says that things are
worse nov than before Prohibition
hasn't as much good, old-fashioned,
common sense as chipmunk. | cou'd
take hair, wnittle it down to a
fine point, punch out the pita, pat II
hundred brains like that mans
shake them up and they would rattle
Repeal Prohibition? Not in 10000
years. We have the devil on the run
now and if he looks back we'll just
throw hot sand in his eyes and hear
him howl.
The Modern Dance
Why do so many church members
dance and say they see no harm in it
Because they do st have the Holy
Spirit in their nea g. Let them get
the gift of the Spirit and Pm
here to tell you - they will hate
to dance. Absolutely HATE it. And
they will hate every thing else that
is sinful and worldly.
But some young man who dances
says: you must keep your mind
pure and the dance won't harm you"
Listen, young man. An old, fossihzed,
octogenarian without any red blood
in his veins might take bright,
beautiful, young woman in his arms,
assuming the position of the modern
dance, and whirl around over the floor
to the tune of the cow-bawling jazz
with her and have nothing but Sun
day school maxims going through his
mind but REAL man can't. If you
say you can, | don't dispute your
word, but | do say, may God pity you
that you are an unsexed man.
Some society womon who likes to
pet a dirty, ugly, pug dog and leads
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
THE AJAX
That Nash Built
n HE AJAX SIX boldly claims to introduce

NE AJAA SlA boldly claims to introduce
an entirely new idea of motor car purhas-
ing power in the $1,000 field
G. W. Nash recognized distinct and definite
need Tor quality car of more moderate size that
would embody the most advanced principles of
design and engineering.
He believed there were thousands upon
thousands of American men and women whose
natural good taste inclined them to the very best
but who wished to restrain their automobile in
vestment to moderate sum.
1t was also perfectly clear that to build the
kind OF car that would satisfy such exacting buy
ers and to market it in the 81 900 field would re-
quire a character of design and engineering that
would be recognized instantly as a definitely new
and valuable contribution to motor car progress
Therefore, the standards Mr.. Nash set up for
the Ajax admitted of no compromise in quality or
design or in completeness of appointments
1t was clear, too, that it must have six cylin-
ders, Tor only In motor of this type could there
be secured the smooth constancy of, power flow
be secured the smooth consistency of power flow
n-and-day-out performance that its buyers
would demand.
Also, it must be a Sedan with four doors
the ideal of every motor car buyer who wants the
maximum OF convenience and comfort that only
this type of car give and who wants it within
the investment limit he has established for
himself.
1t must possess the most efficient 4-wheel
brake system known to the industry.
Throughout it must have Nash-buiIt thor
oness in every detail, and include as we'll, such
quality features full force-feed fabrication, z
bearing crankshaft, 6-bearing cam-shaft, full bal
loon tires, and disc wheels.
To the design and development of just ex-
actly such car Mr. Nash has devoted all of the
intensely valuable experience he has gained in
long and eminently successful as one of the
worlds leading manufacturers of fine motor cars.
Supporting and supplementing his personal
efforts are all the experience and extraordinary
resources of The Nash Motors Company.
The Ajax Six represents Mr.. C. w Nashs
idea of style and inherent value that be incor-
porated in car of moderate size in the 81 900
field when toward that end have been concentrat-
ed the most exceptional resources in Men, money
and machinery.
50 that the Jazz stands Uirtually, as q car
made to order By naoster-builder of fine for
a decidedly important and most eTacting field Of
buyers
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA

As this is the season of the year
when colds, Influenza and Pneumonia
are so prevalent it will not be amiss
to take all the precautions possible
to prevent their spread, and that may
be said of one will apply to the others
Things that lower vitality and cause
catarrhal diseases are:
Impure air and bad ventilation in
the home, the school, places Of en-
ployment and amusement
Unwholesome food, hurried eating
or no meals before going to school or
work.
Fatigue, late hours, lack Of exer-
else.
Dust, dirt and dark rooms.
Dissipation of every kind.
Neglected teeth, tonsils and aden-
oides.
Colds and Influenza are spread by
droplet infection by persons coughing
or sneezing, so the mouth and nose
should be covered with handker-
chief, when in crowds or near any one
if it is necessary to cough or sneeze.
Important ways to prevent pneu-
monia are as follows:
1. Do not allow young children to
be exposed with persons with colds.
2. Build up the resistance of the
body. This may be done by careful
adherence to proper health habits,
such as adequate diet, regular out
door exersise, plenty of sleep, the a
voidance Of everheated rooms and
personal cleanliness. ~ }et
8. Dress for the weather. In cold
weather wear plenty CT warm cloth
ing. Do not wear heavy clothing in
warm rooms. Do not change from enc
tempature to another without chang
ing the amount Of clothing. If tho
baby sleeps in cold room, as he
should remove the heavy clothing
when you move him into the heated
part Of the house. When shopping in
we'll heated stores, remove your heavy
wraps. If your clothing gets wet
chan as soon as possible and keep
exercising until you get warm.
a. Do not neglect a cold. Probably
more Pneumonia has resulted from
oelected colds than from any other
81 1g.e cause. Take care of a cold now,
not tomorrow.
If you feel cold coming on, take
a no. bath, a hot drink and go to
bed Immediately with sufficient COW
ers to bring about free perspiration.
On arising take brisk rundown and
avoid becoming chilled. If the cold
persists call a physician. If you have
a cold, use separate toilet articles,
towels, wash basin and drinking cup.
5. Take the utmost care of persons
recovering from facilitating disease,
especially measles and whooping
caugh. Disease greatly lowers the
vital resistance. 1t takes some time,
usually several weeks after the dis
ease has disappeared for the resist
ance to return to normal. During
this time the patient should not re
turn to a normal routine of life with
out the advise of the physician.
Common sense continually applied
will do much to prevent pneumonia
with it's tremendous number Of
deaths.
Barbour County Health Association.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
CATARRH

Catarrh is a Local disease greatly In
duenced by Constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which gives Quick
Relief by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces ana assists in Kidding your System
of Catarrh.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
Gods Way

God werks in mysterious way In
grace as well as in nature, conceaIing
His operations under an impereeprible
succession of events, and thus keeps
us always in the darkness of faith
Fenelon.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
MONONGAHELA WEST PENN
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

Fairmont, w. Va, March 2, 1926.
The Board of Directors of Monon-
gahela West Penn Public Service
Company has declared Dividend of
4S%c per share on its re Preferred
Stock for the quarter ending March
81, 1926, payable April /, 1926, to the
stockholders Of record at the close of
business March 18th, 1926.
3-4-1t. S. E. MILLER, Secretary.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
Sll1nldaySchool
' Lesson '
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stitute OF ChicagoO
sSs 1875. Western Newspaper union.3
Lesson for March 7
JESUS WASHES THE DISCIPLES
FEET
LESSON TRXT-John l2:1-i7.

LESSON TEXT-John I2:1-f7.
GOLDEN TEXT-''-fhe son Of Man
came not to be ministered unto but to
minister and to give His life ransom
for many."-Matt 2Q.22
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Loving Serv-
ice OF Jesus
JUNIOR ToPIC-The Loyal Service
Of Jesus
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
iC-Jesus Dignifies Loyal Service.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
lC-The Spirit OF Christianity Illus
trated
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
Unites and Stills the Soul

Let the current of your being set to-
ward God. then your life will be filed
and Gained by one master-passion
which unites and stills the soul.-AAlex-
under Maclare7.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-04
DIR. D. B. casio
Dentist.
Office Over Graham's Drug
Store

The aerial or counterpoise must be
kept we'll away from all electric light
or power wires of any circuit of more
than 900 volts.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-10-15
MT. Paul Supported The
 Following Bills

No. 1, a Literacy Test for voters, introduced by William D. Grant and providing that voters must be able to read and write the English language.
 No. 4, to permit corporations to act as administrators of c5- tates.
 No. 7, By Richard sundquist, to extend the time for filing miners liens-from 30 days to 50 days. The proposal to mako it 90 days was defeated by Joseph Murray and his crowd, the same who are now support ing Tom Marquam.
 No. 8, An act to provide money to pay pensions to pio- neers.
 No. 13, By Ben Grier, to ap- propriate $10,0O0 to aid ship ping on Cooks Inlet. . No. 1, An ac.. to permit hold ing insane persons pending an examination by physicians.
 No. 16, By Richard Sund- quist, to appropriate $17,2o0 to aid shipping along the Seward Peninsula.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-10-15

used by the debtor to earn his living and not to exceed two thousand dollars in value. This bill passed the House, but was lost in the Senate, due prin- cipally to the opposition of the present supporters of Tom Marquam.
 No. 36; For an act to strike the word white" from the orphan pension act. This bill passed by the vote of Is to 1.
 No. 38; For an act to per init oral notice of appeal from the decisions of Justice Courts.
 No. 39; For an act to pro- vide for licensing non resident fishermen. This act was de- signed to tax non resident fish ermen and thus keep out of the country. The tax on non res ident seiners was to be $25O each; $50 on trollers, and $25 on gill netters. The idea is to gradually increase the tax until only resident fishermen could fish in Alaska. This fol- lows the practice of Washing ton, Oregon and California.
 No. 51. For an act to pro- vide for licensing chiropractors and Osteopaths. This class of men are now practicing in the Territory unlawfully.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-10-15
THE ALASKA FISHERMAN

No. 19, by MT. Sherman to build a school house at Kenai.
 No. 20, by George Moody to tax non resident trappers.
 No. 26, appropriating $74O,- 900 for the public schools of Alaska. ~..
 No. 30, by Ben Grier appro- priating money to aid agricul- tural fairs.
 No. 35, To establish standard form for conveyances and mort gages of real property. This was defeated by Joseph Mur- ray.
 No. AZ, by Hosea Ross to aid mining and provide for in- spections.
 No. 43, by Hosea Ross to in- crease the aid given to schools of incorporated towns
 No. 46, by Thomas Jensen raising the salary of the com missioner of education to $5,- OO0.OO.
 No. 49, by Hosea Ross creat- ing a Territorial compensation fund for injured workmen.
 No. 55, by J. J. Elliott to compile and annotate the laws of Alaska.
 No. 62, by Ben Grier to pro- vide for planting certain valu- able game and fur bearing an imals in suitable places.
 No. 72, to aid shipping in Norton Sound and Bristol Bay.
 No. "A, to provide for the ad- ministration of small estates.
 No. 82, to aid the city of Haines in paying the indebted ness on it's school building.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-10-15

ment making it unlawful to print or circulate sample bal lots but refused to regard in- nocent holders as guilty of a crime.
 No. AS, by Charles Wilcox to repeal the primary elections laws.
 No. 4, by George Moody for an act to provide for rotating ballots.
 No. 70, by N. O. Hardy pro- viding for a referendum on the Alaska Bone Dry Act.
 No. 78, by Wm. Sherman giv- ing Canvassing Boards the rights to go behind the returns, taking away this duty from the courts.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-10-15
What William L. Paul will
 Work for If Elected

First, he will introduce again his bill to tax nonresident fishermen so that this class of men will either stay away or else they will make their homes in Alaska where they earn their living.
 Second, he will introduce again his bill to tax traps, ac- cording to the catch instead of the present flat tax. If there is enough support in the House, he will propose a tax so high that TRAPS WILL BE ABO- ISHED BY TAXATION. Otherwise, he will fix a rate corresponding to the British Columbia rate of $500 per thousand.
 Third, he will introduce again his bill to abolish fish hatch cries. No one can show that Alaska has benefited a single dollar from fish hatcheries. Tn fact, since the hatchery has been in Ketchikan, there is LESS FISH THAN EVER and not enough to supply eggs for the hatchery.
 Fourth, a Controller bill. This Controller-not a Board shall take over all the Ter ritoria1 duties that past 1egis- 1atures have given to the fed- eral governor. This is a step in the direction of FULL TER RITORIAL GOVERNMENT. Let us use the power we now have and quit heaping it on to governor selected not by the people of Alaska but by Wash ington, D. C.
 Fifth, Workman's Compen-
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-10-15
Paul Opposed The Following
 Bills

No. 9 by N. O. Hardy to re- peal the Alaska Bone Dry Act.
 No. IA, by Ben Grier to place the literacy test for voters in the hands of election judges.
 No. IS, by N. o. Hardy for an Act to provide for the or ganization Of Corporations Sole for religious bodies.
 No. 21 by Harry Watson to take away from the people of Alaska their right to indicate their preference for Governor.
 No. 28, by Ben Grier creat- ing a Territorial Publicity Board with several members at $5,OOO annual salaries.
 No. 40 by Richard Sundquist it unlawful to possess sample ballot. Tn this case MT. Paul offered an amend
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-27
Ordinary Oil Gun
Cove Edison Idea

The cover Of the humble coal oil
can supplied the idea for the first
electric lamp socket. Nearly 100000
600 standard-size lamps used In the
United States last year were equipped
with uniform simple socket, the de-
sign Of which was evolved from the
old tin screw-cover Of the oil can.
Thomas Edison. in 1880, before the
first electrical central station was
started, experimenting with the
earliest forms Of incandescent cleo
trio lamp, was seeking some means to
connect lamp and electrical circuit.
The first socket, operated by thumb
screw. had no arrangement to pre-
vent the lamp from falling out when
the socket was held upside down. Ac-
cording to the story, one night in $780,
Mr.. Edison was talking on this sub
iect to some of his assistants He
noticed kerosene can on shelf near
where he was sitting. Taking it up and
unscrewing its cover, he studied 1t
for while and then exclaimed:
This certainly would make good
socket for the lamp
After experiments, the lamp socket
still In use was decided upon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-27
Community
{eB1ildi1(g;A1
MZaN8GN o a3N1Axo \
City Man Has to Cope
With Much Discomfort

The high cost of living In big city,
the noise, the smoke and other discom-
forts are largely responsible for the
phenomenal growth during the last ten
years Of the suburban zones around
all large American cities. High land
values in the city and high taxes have
contributed toward making high rents
These factors are less important in the
suburbs. In the cities the police fire.
quently are unable to cope with crime
A city resident cannot always feel safe
on the streets after dark or feel GER
tain Of the safety Of members of his
family. In the suburbs he has little
cause for worry. If the city man is
dependent on street cars or elevated
cars for transportation between his
home and office he must either live
close to his place Of business or in
locality that may be undesirable or
spend an unnecessarily long time on
the cars. A suburban home 25 miles
from the city may be closer in actual
time spent in travel than q city apart
ment half of that distance from the
downtown area. Most cities have
grown faster than their intra-mural
transportation facilities; but the man
who drives to and from work In an
automobile is not much better off I'M
less he can afford chauffeur or can
get down to work and back home be-
fore the rush hour.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-27
Vacant Lot Usually
More Than Eyesore

Every city has vacant lots. They
are part of the landscape and lie
singly or in pairs or in triplets and
other numbers between houses. Va
cant lots were meant to have houses
built on them. Oftentimes, Instead,
they lie idle to grow up in weeds.
While they are growing up in weeds
they also are accommodating taxes and
interest, which the owner has to pay.
He doesn't wish to sell the lot at a
loss and sometimes he doesn't wish to
hold it any longer. In addition to
growing weeds, a lot may be a con-
venient dumping ground for the neigh
bors. The absence of lot would com.
pei them to put their grass cuttings,
tin cans and shrubbery trimmings out
for the refuse men to take away.
Sometimes. rather than carry ashes
to the street front or the alley to be
hauled away by the ashes collector,
people will dump them on vacant lot.
Then when building operations begin,
the ashes. tin cans, broken bricks, old
furnace pipe, dead yshrubhery, old
shoes, old rubbers, etc, must be hauled
away by the builder or turned under
to furnish further trouble for the
house buyer when he starts to dig 4
garden or flower bed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-27
Romans Found London
City of Importance

London is of great antiquity and
unknown beginnings. 1t is mentioned
very early In the history of northwest
ern Europe. 1t is noticed in Tacitus,
and later the Romans under Claudius
took it and gave 1t Roman admins
tration. That occurred something like
a century after the invasion of Caesar.
The old Britons were bold and war
like race, and, led by Queen Boadicea,
they recaptured the city and burned it.
Soon thereafter 1t was rebuilt, re-
manning unfortifed, it Is believed until
the reign of Constantine, by whom
1t is thought the walls Of London were
constructed and the city erected into
an episcopal see. The walls began in
the neighborhood Of the present tower,
and we're completed by another wall
along the banks Of the Thames. The
Importance Of the city at that time is
attested by the number of the Roman
highways which led from it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-27
South American Gold
in Solomon's Temple?

Ophir, land of rich gold mines that
supplied metal for the decorations Of
King Soomon's temple, Was In South
America, according 20 DR.. Van Hauch
of Vienna who has been exploring the
forests of Peru. The tabled country
has been the subject Of speculation
for years, and has been variously To-
Gated in Arabia, India or South Africa.
says writer in Popular Mechanics
Magazine. In support of his theory the
Vienna explorer declares that he found
an Indian tribe of 300 whose features
bore q Jewish cast and whose Ian
guage contained many words like those
Of the ancient Hebrew. The name
Solomon had been given to a number
Of men in the tribe, and legends were
told him of a race Of seafaring men
who landed on the banks of the river
Hualla and carried away quantities Of
gold ore. They called the region around
the river Ophira. DR.. Won Hauch be-
lieves that the strangers may have
been King SolomOn's sailors, and that
the three years absence Of his fleet
mentioned In Biblical accounts is ex-
planned by the long journey to Peru.
Columbus believed that he had found
the source of SOlomon's riches when
he set foot on the West Indies. The
African theory is based on the dis
coVery of ancient mines among ruins
south Of the Zambesi river, and a
Seventeenth century writing to the
effect that one was the Abyssinian
mine from which the queen of Sheba
obtained most of the gold she gave
King solomon.