The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-24


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Dear Unknown Frlend:i /
EThe8hnder OF this etterwlll please
Here Is my description: \ L
am S15 years old, am 51.2 feet high L
and weigh 10 pounds. go to the En-;
terprlse High School. For further II.
formation write 70 Miss ----. n.
X # Enterprise,
" P. o. Box w. w. Va.
I'VE withhold from public print both
the name offthe youngtgirl and the
number Of her postodlce box, in or4Sr
to- conceal her identity In doing. 50,
however, we are persuaded that this
method Of wIdeningSher acquaintance,
ship ina promiscuous waytwith those
whom she knows not, and might be.
ibetter OF possibly II sheSnever knew
them, is 10 say the least unwar1rantetl
I'm d High School girl in training for
higher occupation In life, and besides,
I'LL becomes a young lady o.. any age,
5lbut much more one yet SO young u.
her teens. Even granting that her &C,
I ton was well meant and her motive
pure. syei II. adds no special attrac;
! tion to give her age height and
i weight in order to secure the desired
q reply. hit indicates. rather a thought,
! less frivolity and heedlessness offac'
i ltion that might lead into evil. The
S merit of yirtuous action and moral
i worth consists not in personal bulk
i, but in the essence of purity in charac
q ter. gen;leness, meekness and psu
e ldence OF action, such as always CON
4 mends the true lady wherever fonn!
"a III The Broken Link.
Some days ago. as formerly noted
\ the rise in The river and debris lods
Is ing against the barges at the pun
it station, broke,a guy rope and bent tn
ll-Ipipe already tointed MP, compellin
to the workmen on theSpipe line to swim
To- the barges and pipe around TO u
s3 shore in order 10 save them. Til
5t3Efreshet was unfortunate for the cit!
in that 1t is likely to cause los
". |Gfthelworli. already done, and the O.
Is. pense Of doing 1t all over again. I'll
I'll commissioner and his crew are no
ns trying to repair the loss sus'atne
he and get back the barges into positic
III, with the5pipe line attached, TO col
he plete the work. This is being dor
re al an expense OF about sci per daysf
ey labor and 81 per day for barge hire,
de SIS d. day for both amounting 10 abo
~ $50 expense 50 far since the bret
S by the high water. Taking into 9
count the, weight Of the, barges a
ri pipe line attached 10 them, and I
me Strength OF the current against viii
ral they must work, we are convinc
ow upon examining it, that the men Ialo
1 b .H ~ I-. ~ y #H.4 To-
ore may work for weeks to come by la
usi. or tackle and pulleys, an entail an
for pense to the city'of 5000 or $500 mo
md and then be compelled after all to I
a boat 10 come up and pull them
s position. We therefore think 1t wo
/: II he economy for the city-7unless
IN ,,,;, workmen5 have some cheaper plan
81 mind, TO procure a boat immediat
" J, fori5one and a, half or two days
~ most for SIS or 500, and with 1
IN. help Of the: mon, now, at work put
rs rs barges back in position, join up
M pipe and have the water line G
- - pleted and laid across the river
,.,., once ready for use, and save all
,i,,o inevitable loss of extra labor,
rd,,, and money, and then have to re
VIM 10 this plan in the end and pay
80 the service Of boat. We me
, !, IN make this suggestion from our.
ib,, point Of the situation, and the q
: ,hc est, surest and cheapest way TO
II /, edy 1t, and wait till the citys +
a., ~ are wasted in an, expense and us'
,,oada, experiment, and then have logr'
Ia :, to itsor something better to-
III good what we have lost by the
!. ,S onI waters breaking loose our. b;
,o,y,a a, from their moorings before the
m,c,i was quite completed. 81
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