V\>l,Q8Nol Marlinton. Pocahontaa Oo«, "Weat
For Good Roads in South $400.00 IN l'Rt/.EH TO BB (IIVEN
The Manufacturer*' Record of- fers, for the encouragement of the movement for improved highways in the South, three money prizes, aggregating four hundred dollars, in a competition for the l>est three
Som 5 Recollections of The Civil War.
BT W. n. HULL. TWELFTH I'Al'EK.
Thettn.t days of April, lSft-2, Gen. Johnson began inak;ng prep- arations'to fall back from his po- aition on the top of Alleghany mountain. When hia intentioi s'articles suggesting the mos*. effec- becaine generally known, it'tive. p'nn for giving the South a brought great discouragement to,system of public highways suited
to Us needs. The prizes are: Two hundred and tifty dollars
for the l>est article. One hundred dollar-* for the
second be>t article. Fifty dollars for the third best
article. Competition is free to everyone
who reads this announcement, up- on the following conditions:
No article must contain le« than 3000 words ormortdian fiOOO words
No article mu»t bear the name of its author, but each article must be signed by a noin dc plume and endowed with it must lie a sealed envelo|ie l»enring the nom de li'uiiii' on its outside and enclosing the real name and address of its until >r. The small envlope will n >t be opened until the winning articles have been selected.
All articles must be addressed to "Editor Good-Roads Competition, Manufacturers' Record, Baltimore Md.," and must bo received net later than September 20, 1909. No article received after that date can be considered.
Articles not receiving any of the prizes will be returned to their authors, the Manufacturers' Rec- ord reserving the right, however, to publish at its regular space rates to be paid the author any of such articles available for its pur- pose.
Judgement in the competition yjll be that of the Manufacturer's
cord, and it will turn upon: Clearness of expression in the
articles. Practical value of suggestion*
made. Importance of the facts brought
out showing the influence of roads upon material prosperity and soc- ial conditions of the South.
Tim compitition is for the pur- pose of showing what has been done in the several fourteen States of the South under the auspices of State, county or minor local gov- ernment, through co-operation of citizens or by individual effort as indicative of what must be done in road building to advance the social and material interests of the South and with a view to awaken- ing a fuller realization of the need of good roads and of bring- ing forth suggestions as how to secure them.
the soldiers and citizens of this nection and also to the soldier of the counties west of here. Among the other things of a preparatory i nature he promulgated an order requiring all- citizens subject to military duty to report at his headquarters on a given day. The j order met a general, if not a cheer i fill response; not |M>rhaps so much on account of its being a miliatiy order, the enforcement of which could have been largely evaded, as that the class of persons described «lid not feel very *afe to remain at home in case he should withdraw hia army.
Our Hrst days march brought to the town Of Monterey in High- land county. As we passed Hev- ener's store at Hightown, there were quite a number of persons, mostly women and children, as- sembled on the store porch. They were a sad assemblage. A consid- erable number.of them were shed- ding tears, and all were looking sad and forlorn. As. the 31st. regiment was passing, Gen. John- son having ridden up and engaged in conversation with the people, the writer heard one lady remark in a very sorrowful tone of voice, "General Johnson, it looks like a great pity that these poor soldiers
should have, to go away from home to fight." Quick as a flash came the rejoinder, "It looks like a pity but it a'int."
At Monterey, the night be cold, the soldiers were sheltered as far as- possible, in the barns and
asisV also itt,thatw»| churches of tlie town, and quite a number were lodged in the homes of the families of the town. Here the writer had his first experience with a cartridge box for a pillow. In addition to. .an all night head ache and dreams of pandimonium running riot.,.he could not have told in the morning which side was the sorest. Many was the time afterwards when we would hare been glad of Che chance to to have slept with our head on a cartridge box. The next morning as we were passing one of the churches we heard the tones of a violin on the inside and oh. going in our sense of the .proprieties were somewhat shocked. Behind tbechxnoH rail a violinist- was in- stalled with his violin in hand, and in his happiest mood was taming off bewitching music, while in front, the benches having been cleared away for the purpose, a crowd of soldiers ' were dancing "hoedowns," "cutting the pidgeon wing" and other fantastic figures. As a rule a soldier leaves about everything at home except his ap- petite, the thing that was almost a a continual source of trouble to the Confederate soldier.
At the close of our second days march went into camp hear Mc- Dowell, on tin fias'estate belong- ing to Robert Sitlington, on Bull Posture river. The third day brought us to Ramseys Draft, on the east side of the Shenandoah mountain, where we remained in camp about two weeks. Col. John B. Baldwin was left with his regiment to fortify and hold the top of the mountain. ...Our next days march brought us to West View in Augusta county, where we remained until the 6th of May. Daring our encampment at West View we had an election of officers from colonel to corporals. Lt. Col. John 8. Hoffman was elected Colonel of the Mat. Vo. Copt. Alfred H. Jackson was elected Lt. Colonel and Chenoweth Ma- jor. J. C. Arbogast was re-elected
Clendenin's fair equestriennes are dismayed by the action of the common council of the capital of Big Sandy district which has pas- sed an ordinance prohibiting wo- men from riding astride through the corporate limits of that town. Clendennin boasts of her many horsewomen who-can manage the firey steed fearlessly and well. However, the old side saddle with its numerous accoutrements was found unavailable for use in the metropolitan town and in almost every instance was sent to the woodshed for the use of infants and the horsewomen|board- ed their in manlike fashion. Such departure from the customs of the ancients, was too much for the staid and dignified town council which had an ordinance drawn up making it a violation for women to ride astride through the cor- porate limits of the town. The horsewomen of Clendennin, it is said, are indignant over the action of the council and are demanding a repeal of the ordinance. It is said there is some doubt of the Clendennin officers being able to enforce the measure which was enacted.—Free Press.
The New Tariff Law The Payne Tariff law was sign-
ed by the President Thursday evening, and from that hour went into effect. Below is a comparison with the Dingley law. ,
UFWAB1)
Fancy soaps, from 15 cents per pound to 50 cents ad valorem.
Oxalic acid, from free to 8 cents per pound. Plate glass, smaller sizes, slightly Structural steel, punched, from
89 to 4-> per cent ad valorem. Razors, general increase. Shingles, from 80 to 40 cent*
per thousand. Hops, from 12 to 1»5 cents per
pouniL Pineapples, from $7 to $8 |*r
tltousand. Lemons, from 1 cent to 1
per pound. Cotton, approximately 13 per
cent.. . . Cotton hosiery, valued at not
more than $1 per dozen, increased from W to 70 vents per dc*. pairs.
Hemp, from $20 to $12 per ton. High priced laces, from 60 per
cent to seventy per cent Fur clothing, from 35 to 50 per
cent. . . Fire works, from 20 per cent
ad valorem to 31 cents per pound. Jewelry, graded increase on
high priced articles. Pencil, lead, slightly. Lithographic prints, etc., most
classes increased, Opium and cocaine, Increased
50 cents per ounce. Cocoa, increased five eenta per
pound. nOWKWIBD
White lead, from 7-8 to 2 1-2 cents per pound.
Common window glass, 1-8 offa cent per pound. j Fire brick, from 15 to 35 per cent.
Iron ore, from 40 to 15 cents per ton. -Pig iron, f rom $4 ton.
Scrap iron, from $4 to $1 per ton.
Steel rails, from 7-20 to 7-40 o a cent per pound,
Wire nails, from 1-2 to 4-10 of a cent per pound.
.August 12 1&Q9 SlOOAYm
linotypes, type- steam engines,
counj
Screws, from 4 to 3 cents per pound. Cash registers, writers and all from 45 to 30 per cent.
Lumber, from $2.00 $1.25 per one thousand feet. Sugar, from 195-1000 to 190-1000
of a cent. Salt, from 12 to 11 cents per
hundred pounds. Carpets and mats, from 5 cents
per square yard and 30 per cent ad valorem.
Wool tops, yarns and clothes, with a cotton warp reduced 5 per cent.
Wood pulp, from 1-12 of a cent pound to free list.
Oil, free and without any tervailing duty. Print paper, from $6 to $3.75 per
ton. Coal (bituminous) from 67 to 45
cents per ton. Hides, from 15 per cent and val-
orem to free list. Dressed leather, from 20 to 10
per cent. Calf Skins, etc., from 20 to 15
percent. Boots and shoes, from 25 to 10
percent. Works of art, more than twenty
years of age, from 20 per cent to free list.
CNCItAHGED
Chinaware; cotton and cotton cloths with few exceptions: wool and woolens except tops, yarns and one grade of cheap dress goods: bottles, vials and decanters; crown glass; cheap laces; watches and clocks', stockings,; worth more than $2 per dozen; some grides of litographic prints; nickel; monu-
Captoin of the Greenback Compo- have been visiting relatives here oy (G;) Sidney Ruckmon 1st Lt., for sometime, have gone to Char-
focturos of nickel, aluminum, Mrs. Myrtle Graham and chil-| bronze, pewter, platinum, .jetc.;
dren,of Jackson, Mississippi, who. tobacco; live animals; agricultu- ral products, most fruits and note
Charles Rackmao 2nd. Lt. and Kliaha WUfoog 3rd. Lt.
Je| C>ver hid a! finger badly in the rolling room at the
tannery Saturday. OMSfed
leston to visit relatives.
Mrs. Lillie Stall and three chil- dren, of Lexington, Kentucky, are visiting Mrs. Stall's parentr, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wsugh.
fish; collars and cuffs; lace curtains hats and bonnets; buttons and gloves.
Mrs. J. H. Patterson and daugh ter, Mrs. F. H. Kincaid, will go to North Carolina this week.
Prefers Democracy to Qisl
A prominent Republican eahontas county, in a letter Fayette Tribune, in refc a change in the hVpulican Committee, says: "I of the belief that our senators leaders should keep tfceir pr as to the reorganization state committee. Our this way are not satisfied wit exiting committee and if not some material change < better made in the Pocahontas will drop where kite wan for nearly years- -democratic. The of our people beliete- in politics, the same as fbejr in honest business method-*. '
Business CatUjri.
tention to the superior- ad vant
of the Capitol City College Charleston, W. Vo.
If young people expect to j themselves for business- aud to do it thoroughly, in; the i time and at the least cost, once for catalog of this > make arrangement* to ant fall session. Sept. 1, 1909.
Positions are securetfr-oH ates and the demand for ceeds the supply. The' work! is crying out for jroai and women to come and the work of the world, ton, the capital is a dean, city and you can send /oar and daughters there with *efety. Steady emploj good pay is yours if you wiHi ify yourself for it at the City Commercial College, leston, W. Vg. Send for handsomefree catalog
i I." I TIM*. '
Top Alleghany. Hay making is the order of the
SaatJfeeacar, Kenton Wiknoth, —HUH and Lea Wood- thta section tw ggteod-
the teachers Institute at, Mar- rlast week,
leva. Klme and Click, of Au- gosta county gave us several goad ^•r(wos Vwi.v*
John <w\ PhillifM was in this section Sunday.
ttevi Wirhom L. Wihnoth and . Klme were the guests of J.
f. tipenotr Saturday.
J. J. Sippli was thrown from hU bosrgjr Saturday and received
vary painful bruises, bat we re glad to say. ha was not eerkmly
and wot aUa to be at church
Ohtffau. frocduVl »oeomp»l»d our. OH* to Bask Alleghany
[Saturday.
Charles Spencer's little body [was right ah*lost week but U
a*H naw-D*, Hallottend. physician.
aiarkwood HayuN wo* ia this [oectkm last wtakgothog fruit trees
Miss Ivy Moore from ftndtets- , is vhoting Miss Bessie Free this greek.
Chas. Spenesr tracked up a rat- Saturday evening oi.d
lit. It was o yellow rattler, i over three feet long. Ho fwherait cwaoed the road
[in th. dust.
I following resolutions: 1. tkat we have three days of
ihottf*av*in«highto take ItneUmfotm.fiaaminttion.
9 That the ojo of compeJsnry ot- | tendance be item eight to sixteen. ***. That we favor the county as
Delinquent Tax 1908. State Tax
Personal -Edray $13.54; Hunt, er«ivillc, 8,67; Levels, 3.12; Grecu- Inak, $27.1".
Real Estoto-Kdray, Huntersville, 40 js. 5.37; Groenbank. $260.9*.
County Levy*. Personal— Ed ray. $4fi,:?l; Hun-
tersvme, $18.12; LcYeK $15.82 Grceabank, $182.80
Real Estate- Ed ray, $-101.04 Huntersville, $237.47; "Level*, $2o.K2; Grcchbank, $1257.8(1.
District Road Personal—Edray, $30. H); Hun-
tersville $10.60; Leak $10.81; Greeubank, $69.4).
Real E&ato-Edray, ©119.77; Huntersville; $98.95; Levels, $J9.. 67; Greenback, $498.6,$.
District Teachers
Real E^Ute—Edray, $fJ0.Oti: Huntersville, $-247.39; Levels. $20.40; Gree.nbank.i8S7.00.
District Ruilding Fund Personal—Edray. $17.10; Hun-
tersville, 9.43; Levels, 10.09; Greeubank, 77.60..
Real Estate—Edrny, 209.64; Huntersville, 12 (.70; Levels, 15.78; (Jreonbonk, 7.M.0".. Greeubank Spent! Levy, $117.51
MUDDY ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE
Beneficial to All. > —_
On.' thing seeded In the country 1« morv'Rfueral co-operation among fois
lu accomplish resslls which can- not be done single-handed. Every for iiicr in the country would approve of good, roads, especially at thla season of thg year, when thero la BO bottom in some localities. But comparatively lew farmers are willing; to dig down lu their pockota and pull up the necea- sary cash with which to pay for these good roads. There la a unanimous howl for bard roads, but no funds arc available with which to build them. Owners In the big cities have to pay] far the'pavement In front of thai property, even though they hare noj vehicles of any sort to wear them out F"armenocn* course, are not willing to stand a.Ifrailar expense, but lt doea seem that some system of local Uxa tlon could be deTiseriLthat would bo fair and Just to all. Cost of material is not great, but hauling and putting it da«jB properly Is the sticker. The cost o^ transportation baa been If1
ured out as follows: »y ae* freights, one-tenth of ono
cent per ton ser mile. By railroads, one cent per ton peri
mile. I Uy good, roads, seven centa par ton
per mUe. Hy ordinary country rbads, 25 cent*
per ton per mile. Ninety per cent, of every load by
ateAruBliip, railroad or express must be carried by wngon or truck over a high- way. It costs the farmers of the Uni- ted .States nearly three times more than thoxe of Europe to market an "o.ual tonnage of farm prod nets.
HOME-MADE WIRE STRETCHER.
trained a fish, which is -to havt ykrion, and part in a public exhibition. It took seven years for the trainer toHrith state aid. teach his finny pupil hie tricks. [t was one of the duties of Mr. Riley to remove this Ml Saturday from the fountain in the park to clean out the basil. In short while, when the w,atcr be- gan to get low, the fish' woo
'schools where practicable, and high schools
5. That oar State Normal schools. have a two year course far the
every training; of teachers, graduates of which to be given on Elementary
flcote. That the Normal schools be
session thruoat the year.
come to his keeper and allow him- self to be handled. He was given] the name of Abe Ruef, arid taught, to answer at the call of a whist and also to his name! His neita) feat was to take worms from his keeper's hands. He then* devel- oped the trick of jumping^ out of the tank into his trainer's* hands. Mr. Riley took him to his own home, built a special took for bim and taught him to go oi$er and under a stick, to go through two or three hoops, to swim bo*wards to come, to the surface and kiss hit master, and to swim under and jump over a bridge at blsl com- mand. Abe is now learning to ring a bell by pulling a string". When he shall have gotten aipert at this feat, he is to go go the stage. The fish measures tkirteeo inches long and is a splendid specimen to behold.—Ex. t
Clarence Knight is moving Clarksburg this week.
to
That we believe that teachers who hove first grade certificates and who continue in the work im-
thetr education and giving best satisfaction, should upon
,tion of the county nteodent and his board of
linen have their certificates renewed at intervals of five years. it. That oar thanks ore doe to Di*. Was; T. Price for his pres- ence and his service in conducting the opening exercises of the In- stitute. tf. That we appreciate the pres-
ence of school oficers in our Ioetitute.
ilO. We as an institute extend ofr heartfelt sympathy to our oa-worker, Mrs. Brlocoe, in her late sod bereavenunt.
-11. That we wish to express our that a much valued mem-
our Institute, and co-worker Lillie Friel U compelled to be
.absent on account of the illness of her mother.
12. And further we desire to express our thanks to Dr. Wait- anon Borbe and Prof. H. C. Rob- ertson for thair able instruction, and the great inspiration which they have given to us for our ooming year's work.
13. That a copy of these reso- lutions be sent to the West Vir- ginia School Journal, The Educa- tor, The Pocahontas Times and The Marlinton Messenger.
T. A.. QngrrrsT, Chairman. J. H. L*wT*i Secretary.
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George W. Giuger; of Hunters- ville, woe here Saturday,,with his little son who is threatened with blood poisoning from a wound on bis foot He and bis little brother hod raised np a board in the old bridge at Huntersville' and were catching fiah. He nod caught a fish and in the excitement of gct-
Chesapcake & Ohio Hy. •she** satjeot U chaiMje aOaeai aegee
From Ronceverte. Limited for Cincinotti, Indianapo-
lis, St Louis, Chicago, Louis- ville, Nashville, Memphis and West and Southwest—
8:13 a.m. and 11:3*) p. ai. Local for Huntington and inter-
mediate western points, daily, 11:22 a. m.
Express Richmond to Hinton daily except Sunday, 8:13 p. m.
Limited for Washmgtoa, Balti- more, Philadelphia, New York, Richmond and Norfolk, tin East -7:18 a. m. and 10<25 p. m.
Express for Richmond doily ex- cept Snnday—10:45 a. m.
Local for Charlotteville and inter- mediate 1 points east, dairy - 3:25 p. m.
t^W p. an. except 9^^^^H| bettov.
• Confederate Reunion. A Confederate Reunion for Pen-
dlcton and surrounding, ooonties will bo iioldat Thorn Springs, three tni'es south of Franklin, one of the most historic spots in th<- whole state, on Wednesday Sep- tember I, Bnder the auspices of the Pemlleton Counti- Reunion Association.
Among the speakers of the oc- casion will be Captain R. E. Lee,. Jr., a grandson of Genesal Robert E. Lee, and Colonel John T. Mc- Grow, of Graf ton. ^M
daughters of Confederate veterans will render Sou them Songs. There will be three brass bands to fur- nish music.-*'
Each veteran present will be presented a handsome souvenir badge, and the oldest veteran pres- ent will be presented 0 large fram- ed picture of the last meeting be- tween Lee and Jackson.
The people of Pendleton count) will bring well filled baskets, and oil visitors and strangers will be cored for.
A cordial invitation by Pendle- ton county to the citizens of the surrounding counties, and a press- ing and special invitation to all Confederate Veterans, everywhere
H. M. CAI.UOON,
Sect'y Comi't on Arraagements.
A congressional boon is being launched by Grant P. flail the Republican Reform Leader of Charleston. Almost every year somebody goes out after Gaines' scalp in the Republican convention and comes out second best, but Hall will be about the hardest proposition Gaines has ever come across in his own party. He is a tireless worker, a past master in the game of politics, and has sys- tematically opposed the machine element of the Republican party. Heretofore the machine has been about all there is to that party when the distribution of office and favor was concerned, but a better day is hoped for. Hall bases hope upon the fact that not a little dissatisfaction is felt in the coal producing counties of the State over his action before the Ways and Means Committee, and in the Eastern portion of the -district he is never seen except during cam- paign speaking time.
The Ed ray District Sunday School Convention will convene at Edray, August 21, 1909. There will be two sessions- held, one in the forenoon from M) to 12, and one in the afternoon from 1 to 3. Dinner on the ground. Each school in the district is entitled to send two delegates and as many as will may come. We hope to hove
good representation ft Sunday
Found to Be Cheaper and More Pow- erful Than the Factory-
Made Oevlee.
The writer some time ago was com- pelled to fence a 40-ocre farm. * He wa» In McDonald county, Missouri, and and aa this county has no stock laws a factory stretcher could not be se- cured without driving to Neoauo, Mo., a distance of 20 miles.
A home-made device was Anally con- structed as shown In the sketch. A clamp was made as shown at D with two pieces of 2 by 4 Inch studding, 43 inches long. The sin-foot lever, C. was also made of 2 by 4-lneh lumber.
A Wire Stretcher.
The trace chains were fastened to the level and clamp with clevises; the two stay chains were also fastened to the lever with clevises, as shown at A A. When using the device the alamp was fastened close up to a post by bolting some over the wire, the lever was then made fast to the next post with the trace chain, as shown on left-hand side of cut, by working the lever back and forward, and plac- ing the hooka, of the stay chaina lo the links of the trace chain, B, the wire was soon made tight.
The device, was found to be more powerfud than the factory stretcher, and If anything quicker, and when we finally secured a stretcher from Nec- eho It was set to one side and our home-made device used Instead.
As the entire outfit was secured on the farm the cost of the same was the time it took to make lt, about two hours, the six half-inch bolts for the clamp were taken out of the hoy rack. —J. K. Bridgeman, Lamar, Ho.
Sensible Road Management. The greatest expense connected
with good roads Is in letting that which has been made good go back to bad for want of a little attention at the right time, says the Missouri Val- ley Farmer. To build a dirt grade, then leave lt entirely alone until It requires entire rebuilding to make of it a good road, is the costly part of road expense.1 No man would think of letting hia own business, go to ruin by such default, but it la common in road management.
There is one tool which can be used frequently at small coat, that will not only repair every damage done by heavy rains but will make- the grade a little more perfect by-every use. K is the road drag. By plowing at the side of the grade, when dirt gets washed down, it may all be put back on the grade, just where It is needed' to keep travel out of^the mire. With all the sod out of the way, a very good job of grading may be done by plow and road drag. A well-constructed drag will move a wonderful lot of dirt from side to center.
Killing Weed*. Killing weeds by spraying: To
make the spraying solution, says the Farm Journal, empty a hundred-pound sack of sulphate of iron into a fifty- gallon barrel; fill to the chine with water and stir with a hoe for a few minutes . until dissolved. Strain through several thicknesses of cheese- cloth tacked over manhole of the spraying machine. Apply with a pow- erful spraying maehine, producing a real mist free from drops. Use about 60 gallons to the acre, sad spray on a bright, lav, or on a dark, damp day. natter so long aa into does not eoaaa within 10 or
arm