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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16

she II worry about much was afraid to leave any
kind Of for fear she'd get before the and
down here'
''You didn't have to tell her what depot, sily.''
'Did you fellows write notes for your mothers?''
The other four looked at him scornfully Baby,' said
the alest boy 1t the last straw for the
stricken
II amt baby, he sobbed, but don't think ought
to 60 without telling her that going And maybe she
wouldn't anyhow Besides heard her say that we
going to have mnce pie for supper You fellows
60 if you want to- I amt going to squeal youse But
I'm going home.''
The four looked after him with deep disgust went
up the stairs After moments silence of them
tured to remark:
IT suppose folks will think that we've been killed
kidnapped something guess ought to let them
know some way My IL just be worrying all night''
Then the talest boy stood up "
"Look here, felos,'' he said, 'You just go without
It's kind Of trick to play your mother after
ALL She said she going to get a today
anyhow. Maybe other time I'll co. and I'll see you
out in Colorado. So long,
They looked after him in amazement The smallest boy
the first to his power Of speech They
dirty ditchers that's what they are he declared hoty
"Before I'd break up crowd like this
'Just the same" declared one of his two companions
81 don't think that the two Of ought to CO. I'm the old
est and it's right to 60 ahead Of you Johnnie You'd
better 60 home, guess''
But altho his brother had evidently been considering just
how he might escape from the trip he be coerced
81 guess it to you to stay home, he retorted.
''We maybe, said the elder, cit would just about kill
my mother either of went The doctor said that she
had heart disease and that any shock might do it. guess
we hadn't ought to go.''
eco home both of you' said the smallest boy angriy.
IT guess find my way to Colorado without either Of
you I'll write about all the fun that I'm having Go
on home.' ,.- ..~.. ..* e.. .' =. -
only minutes till train time when the smallest
boy stood at the gate alone Men and passed him
their way aboard The engine bell ringing; the
ductor cry out The porter took up the STEP The
rainmen closed the gate the baggageen began wheel
away the empty trucks The smallest boy stood with his
hands in his pockets gazing after the slow gliding
Them whsng he started in the Of the elevated
railroad station.-Chicago Journal as.-... y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
IN THE SAME LINE.

nR. WASHINGTON GLADDEN. was attacking certain I'M
- fortunate tendencies Of modern finance.
IA modern fnancier of this type, he said hunorously
twas robbed Broadway the other day. little urchn
slipped up behind him and snatched his hand
kerchief from his pocket.
'Someone grabbed the boy-caught him red-handed A
crowd collected. A man said:
s.!' I will for the police
SBu the fnancier fixed not unkindly look upon the
trembling little eulprit.
"Oh, let him alone he said 4 began business in
small way myself
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
QUESTION FOR TOMORROW.

PAPER WEDDING-Please advise at your earliest
convenience what gifts would be appropriate to present
at paper wedding annversaryq-Mrs. Z. M A.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
ORIGIN OF sURNAMEs,

M EARLY all surnames originally had meaning. They
descriptive Of their In word they
nicknames, like 'tsknny,'' 'tShorty,'' "Pud."
Peel that shows the original Peel to have
been bald. Grace means fat-from the French "gras"
Grant, from |Fgrand," means big.
An Oliphant should be clumsy and unwieldy person.
This surname "elephant'' originally. >
The Parkers were keepers Of noblemens parks. The
Warmers warreners, rabbit tenders The Bankers
prepared bark for tanning The Laboucheres butchers.
Bell meant handsome Cameron meant crook-nosed. Cur
tbs meant polite And Forster meant forester; Napier,
servant in charge of the table linen Palmer Pilgrim Vain
wright wagon-builder Waller, wallbuider; Webster,
a weaver; Wright, carpenter l~-~a~" -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
What Women Want to Kno,u

THE STATE CAP1TOL.-Where can I get pamphlet,
descriptive of the state capitol building? I wish
to know the cost of the building the architect the length
of time in building where material purchased etc. etc.
Kindly give me recipe for making potato cake.AIrs N
The capitol commission has issued only small folder
descriptive of the building, and you obtain it by
writing the secretary of the capitol commission, in St. Paul
To make potato cakes, shape mashed potatoes
dinner into small fiat cakes dip in fted flour and fry
butter in hot pan An egg broken into the mashed potato
and thoroy mixed with before moldng the cakes will make
them little richer.
NICKEL TEAPOT.-Will you please tell me if there
is anything clean the inside of my nickel teapot with
and not injure it any9-A Housewife.
Make strong solution Of alum and water and let the
teapot boil in it until you it is Clean Then dry it and
polish with equal parts of aqua and alcohol with
whiting to make thin paste. Apply with chamois skim
let dry and then polish with cean Of chamois
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16

"Do you suppose
there are any bears -
asked the youngest
boy. The others hoped
so, altho they did not
allow their hopes to
color their judgment.
What time tomor-
row do you suppose
that they will find
us?' came the next
query.
" Bout s O'Clock. -
land won't we get
nothing to eat till
then? I amt had a
bite since this morning.
I didn't dare go home
at noon for fear my
mother wouldn t let me
out again. She had a
lot of work for me to
do, she said this morn
ing. I wonder who
she'll get to do it for
her now. [ wonder if
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
THE WIND AS ARB1rER OF FASHION

ct rs the wind that decides section of city shall
i be the fashionable secton," said the weather man
Take for instance London The fashionable section
of London is the West End Why? Because in England
the winds blow mainly from the west and hence they strike
the end of London pure and fes and by the they
reach the east end they polluted Fresh pure air dis
tingushes London's West End. That therefore, is the
fashionable end Of the CITY,
philadelphia fashionable section is the southern one
Phiadepha's winds, you see, from the south. In
the south the Philadelphia air is best
Take the other cities you know, and it, in nearly
all of them isn't the wind that has determined where
their fashionable sections shall be.''
a% SPECIES OF BOOK COLLECTORS.
THIS age Of specialization even SO simple subject as
book collecting is subdivided in complex scientific
way
Book collectors Of the twentieth century fall naturally
into these classes:
Bibliomane-An ndscriminate, emotional collector
Bibliognoste-A learned collector, very expert in i'm
prints, first editions, and the technicaities
Bibliograph-A collector who about his collec-
tions.
Biblioaphe-A cautious collector who keeps his books
always under lock and key in glass cases.
BibiopheA real lover Of books; one who buys books
only for the pleasure of reading them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
FROST.

WHAT makes the sky so pure and blue,
w The air so sweet and cold7
( What gives the leaves this splendid hue
Of red, and brown, and gold?
The frost has come, the frost is here,
The finest season Of the yearI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16
Bound for Home

HERE were five Of them standing under
the train shed of the Northwestern
station about a half-hour before the
Colorado Limited was due to leave.
None Of them was a day over IS; the
youngest might have been. IA. Upon
the face of each one was apparent a
great determination, not unaccom-
panied by some little anxiety. Fur
lively they watched the clock; still
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16


ways and starways that led down from the street. After
long silence of them spoke to the others.
'Wel how going to get onq he demanded rather
abruptly "Thats the part of it that don't just set"
''Its just like ths explained the smallest boy "When
going thru the gate will have to along
with him just if going to see him off, Wen
have to divide, that go two at time 1t
all the five of WENT the at the gate would get
pcou Then just walk onto the train with the fellow that
you following and go out the back vesbue Lie
down there that nobody There will be room
enough for the fve.'
'But won't the conductor get there?'' asked the
talest boy.
emo, siree' the reply. 'There amt nobody comes
to the vestbue there until the train gets away out
half across the state of Iowa. know it,
He evidently of the opinion that this statement OF
knowledge would the inquiries of his fellows to
but another started tack ''What shall do
then?' he asked.
~e'n get off and get something to eat and then we IL
wait for freight We 60 perhaps fifty miles
and then if thrown off wait for the next
In that way won take long to get to Colorado
The bulletin Of information paused for breath. The
youngest boy took courage to ask another question.
''Was any of you fellows ever in Colorado?'
The other four had to admit that they had not Travelled
far that state. But Of them had cousin
who had lived for year Denver and he could retail
glowing that the cousin had given Of the mines
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
ENGINEER uHLER
WAS. F.A!S,I! ASLEEP IS!
WHEN HIS Alfi} c RAsH HE'D MO
Eth q Jar OF An 9TH Err 2
( i5ARNsToWN 4 SHAFT

Engineer uhler, hauling. the Third,
section Of 81, went to sleep on his.
engine leaving Barrackyille atS23 AZ
NJ. Sunday, and caused a bad wreck
at the Shaft icoaling station west Of
town. The second man was but a
short distance ahead and stopped at
The SHAFT to coal. Uhler coming
downthe hill fast asleep; hit the rear
end.
Six cars we're wrecked. the caboose
and the rear car. loaded with flour,
burning entirely up. The fireman and
head brakeman did not notice the
proximity OF the train ahead until
nearly into ii, and they managed IL
save themselves by jumping. They
did not have time to waken Uhler
and he, sound in the arms of Nor
phcus, rode Into the wreck. Not .
scratch did lie receive, howyer.
He acknowledged being asleep, 5bu
does not claim that II was from over
work, He has been running an en-
CINE on the Wheeling division for tiy.
or six years, and has never been ii
any kind Of trouble before, and i
rated as an excellent man. Trains
and S, The fastest on the division
were delayed over two hours BY tn
!. accident.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

You may smile, but there is such n
thing. Remember that the old witches
and necromancers of bygonc' days
placed the utmost value on the pres.
cnce of moles, and according TO their
location was their Significance.
Some people are distressed ut pos.
scssinG these beauty spots and en-
ploy every means to 10 rid OF tleni.
but In most instances they portend
good luck to the owner, particularly
when round and rather large.
\ mole on the left eyebrow or temple
forelclls that the person will frequent
ly be near the best of luck. but by
some miscllance lie will be prevented
from securing 1t. On the right temple
and eyebrow mole signifies wealth
and II happy marriage.
4 mole Oh the nose means success
in business. while one on either cheei
denotes that. the person will not affair
any great fame or fortune.
One on the chin foretells good for
tune and friends; on the lip. that III,
owner Is I'M eplcure, and on the tllroat
prosperity through marriage.
Violent death is portcnded by ont
OH the neck or ut the corner OF TIN
eye.
A large mole OH the left hip Indicate
much good fortune.-McCalrs Maya
zine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
Wheeling Telegraph

The Wheeling Telegraph believes
let once in every four years is
CROUCH fer II legislative session, w!iilo
TIE Clarhsburg Telegram is of The
opinion that it would be better to
!lol,i session annually. The Hurt.
irgton Dispatch favors abolishing the
.'sislature altogether, and there are
:lfty-two other counties to hear from.
Charleston Mail.
The parlcrsburs State Journal has
suggested the abolition of the Senate
erd we ourselves are inclined to the
Belief that If the srafters are to run
things they might do it by core
spondence and save the trouble and
mileage incident 10 a session Of tho
Legislature.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
lWas JMgNT.

A.
sehe stately Shaft cuuses the Death
OF rhopsan ds d sBirdss
;Thougl every one in ashlngt ton is
4aciualntel With the monument by
sight at least, few, nree5 aware tllt Tie.
stately SHIFT causes tie death Of tiiou;;
sands Of birds every ,stllfas they mi
3grate splitAWiTd FOR the winter Tile
{blr,ls fly by night against the Shaft!
In great numbers and nre killed or.
stunned, wlicntliey drop 10 the ground.
where they are found always on the
north side Of the structure. u In order
to realize the mortality thus caused
among tie featllcred tribe 3itgmay be
stated That one man In this city SC.
cured over 400 dead birds In one
night. As tile birds thus secured In
cluue humber OF wild ducks and
,otlicr game birds 1t Is not unusual for
persons 10 stay around tile monument
l.ull night during the migrating season.
| In addition to these food seekers there
nre. tic ornlthologists from the Smith
soMian Institution wlloFcome,to secure
specimens. And then there are the
cats. which gather In considerable
numbers. whose nocturnal sight and
quick movements enable them TO seize
a bird almost the instnnt it falls to
the ground and make OFF with tlieil
prey.
"Tlle variety In species OF the birds
that are found around tic monument
hors de combat is snrprisiig,'t#o oh
served II man who has on several occa
slons waited around the monument Of
nights In order 10 secure specimens fol
purposes OF taxidcrlny. There Is. foi
instance. the beautiful blucbird, who's
color Is MS dellcutc as that of n flower
with which most persons in this cit!
nre totally unacquaintcd. This bird
with others Of fine plumage which ar
10 be found in OUR vicinity, Is tlmorou
end retiring, while the ubiqultou
sparrow. tie yellow breasted w;lblc
anu the catblrti are prominently scel
!, a considerable proportion of.tllc NOM
meMts Victims IRE swallows, thes'
birds flying close together. A larg
number. too, are birds of passage
merely dying through Wasllngto
; from far removed localities on thcl
: way south. Tile birds seem to be a
: tracted III some strange way by III
$ ghostly looking shaft. Perhaps The
4 imagine 1t is IN opening instead of
ii barrier. or 1t may be that anythln
j lighter than the surrounding night a
! mospliere tcnlpts them. All down III
:. river the lighthouses offer deadly Of
! stacles. or, rather, attractions, to IL
i migrating birds, many thousands {
c which are destroyed every season
G this way!"-Wasllngton Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
BLEW OUT BRAINS.
Sent Word to One of His Neighhors
to Come and See Him-Found
Dead Body.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Feb. 2o.-Dn.
yln Hcltzel, a well 10 do farmer, cert
mitted suicide at his home near War,
Gensyillc. W. Va. by blowing out his
Trains. He had been suffering from
paralysis on one side of his head AID
II is thought this affected his brain.
fle got up, made several fires, and
then committed the deed He sent
word 10 one Of his neighbors the night
before 10 come around early In the
morning and when lie arrived he
found lieltzel dead in pool of blaoa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
Called Back.

Rev. l.. A. Lindemuth, who has been
preaching at the Presbyterian Church
the past two weeks, left for Morgan.
town today. but has been asked 10
return and preach again Wednesday
and Thursday evenings at $50
o'clock. The attendance at the Church
last night was large and the interest
deep, the sermon was impressive aid
convincing and many regretted The
close OF the meeting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
pERss

=. - 4 X Y K
N a remark was 1aad Il at q meeting
|ofs the city council 10 few eysnings ago
which sis9o he more than passing inter-
|est. Tho question sof blishingS the
water work bond Issue ordinance was
iip for cohside ration, and q member
the council said a u were TO be
published every day, for three weeks
Ia 7 lot Of people would never see IL,
What the colincllman said is true,
There are perhaps as many newspa.
Ipef readers in Falrmpnts Iii proportion.
1.-THE pppuladon3as there are In any
city Or town anywhere, but IL Is as.
toHishing how many! people even in
this city scarcely ever look Il at a
paper, and q host Of others might as
well never do so for all the informa-
tlon they receive. They simply
lglance at the headlines. look over the
Ipersonal column and throw the paper
down, thinking they have read every.
thing in@lt. suchi treatment as that
Ifs an insult TO editors and reporters
who work SO faithfully day in and
/ day QUITO give the people full infor-
nation concerning every business
political and social movement in the
i community.
l5gtrhelwell informed man or woman Is
not satisfied when he has read the
various local happenings, but he Is
Interested in the general news Of the
State and Nation. Yet right here ii
Fairmont we know people Of consld
cradle prominence who rarely eve
!. look at a newspaper. To be u lttl'
more specific, we5haye in mind Teach
crs in our public. schools who ar
/ themselves authority for the state
ment that It is u rare thing for then
! to read newspapers. There are mil
listers here also OF whom the sam
may he said. We are acquainted wit
/. business men who cannot read a pf
per !ntelllgently, so little acenstome
). are they 10 keeping in touch wit
), the affairs of the country.
. What does this all mean? 1t mean
4 that people are not taking time I
inform themselves on what is goin
: on about them. 1t means that som
e of these days We shall wake to fin
}. a widespread ignorance OF the con
mon affairs OF our land where most {
us would expect to find Intelligent
and thorough knowledge. Parent
: and teachers ought TO set the examp
in the matter of keeping informC
ii through the daily newspapers, an
e children will follow their lead al
II grow up into interesting and intel
gent citizens.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
5itisn't any wonder that Mrs. Chad,

ltisn,t ANY wonder that Mrs. Chad.
wick smiled as she took an inventory
Of the claims filed against her in her
case before the referee on Saturday.
Il ssenongh to make even a less dis,
tinguishedf individual move the fun
ny muscles Of the face to see how
many dupess of various sizes there are
the world.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
Mrs. Chadwick Has a Million.


CLEVELAND. Feb. 2O.-Nathan
Loeser, who acted as receiver in the
Cassie L. Chadwick bankruptcy case,
was elected trustee by the creditors
Saturday. The creditors who have
sided with Herbert B. Newton, OF
Brookline, Mass, wanted w. T. Dun.
more appointed. Mrs. Chadwick also
opposed Mr.. Loeser as trustee and
when Referee Harold Remington an
nounced the result Of the election she
burst into tears.
The Leader says that $l,O00,OO0 Is
the amount believed to be securely
hidden by Mrs. Chadwick.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

The Morgantown Chronicle does
not seem 10 take to the idea Of Great
Ing the Office ofslieutenant governor,
as advocated by Delegate Fleming, of
this county The following is what
III has SO say on the subject:
ggestion$ has been made by a
member OF the Legislature at
Charleston that the Office of lieuten-
ant governor created. There is no
use. no call.4n reason for such an
once This State has enough offices
now The heavens and the earth
were created in six days, and on the
seventh the Creator rested. The
egislature8 hasl'be creating places
and filling8them with attaches and
Officers for thirty-six days, and IT is
now time TO take a rest"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

Along with Alexander the Great
and William the Conqueror, coming
generations will place! the name OF
Theodore the Strenuous.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

p
qIndigestion Is making an awful record
as cause Of sudden deaths. It's beat
ing lleart-failure in its CHASTITY harvest.
lqYou read in the papers daily of appar-
emily healthy, and even robust men being
suddenly attacked with acute indigestion
after enjoying a hearty meal, and Of their
dying in many cases before physician
could be called in.
qThis should be a warning to you who
suffer with regular or periodical attacks
Of indigestion. If these unfortunate vic
tins OF acute indigestion had taken a
small dose OF Green's August Flower be-
fore or after their meals they would not
have fallen prey to such sudden seizures.
GAugust Flower prevents indigestion by
creating good digestion. It also regulates
the liver, purifes the blood and tones up
the entire system in natural way. =
qTwo sizes, 25c and 75c. All druggists.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
GAS FITTING.

w. e. Levelle, 722 Locust avenue,
practical gas fitting at reasonable
prices. Work guaranteed. sNAll calls
promptly answered and work careful
ly done. Both phones. consolida.
ted, 72.6. Bell, 2ss.J.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

III YOU want 10 see an exhibition
OF real ring politics so around to the
Progressive SEuchre party tonight and
watch Scot Lowe and Tusca Morris
show syon4 how the thing is done.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

Col. Bell Of Texas, who is arraEi;:
ing the residents trip In Texas has
two bears, one named Theolorc
Roosevelt and the other Carrie Ma.
lion. They make a strenuous pair.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

How the kwhiskey lobby at Charles.
ION ind the railroad lobby and the
& Standard OIL Company lobby and all
the other 1obbies down there, equip
ped With eloquence, money and whis.
key must rejoice to see the State
Senate of West Virginia frlttering
away its time in scandals created by
sitsHown members instead of legislat-
ing ID! behalf Of the interests of the
people Parkersburg State Journal.
While we feel that the State Jour,
nal issriGht in the attacks it has been
making on the State Senate SO far as
d few members are concerned, We are
not prepared TO believe that the body
as Al whole is corrupt. The State
journal lis probably influenced in It's
estimate the Senate by its knowl
edge of the representative from Its
home town That being 50, weSdo mo-
Wonder that considers them a Sc
olsblaeRle gsI hut We really thinkyItha
State Journal II too hard ON Ii,
membership as a Shole in order II
sling the hooks into the ald:heade,
members from ~ God /, ,sssji
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

All Music sung in "The Beauty Doc.
tor" on sale only at Marion Piano
Go. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

How could I'VE ever express our,
selves IL President Roosevelt hadn't
gigensus the word sstrenuous?r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
Qualified as Guardian.

William c. Hunter qualified as
guardian of Chester l.. Craker and
save penalty in the sum of $4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

Try big ESTES famous chicken
stew at Murphy's. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

The West Yirginians Is delivered by
carrier to all parts Of the city and
the nearby towns: II a single copy
Isl missed notify us ut once so that
an invest legation may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

Why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for you? Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

Leased wire telegraphic service by
Publishers Press ISOLATION. Special,
correspondents at Charleston, Park;
ersburg and otherscities in the State.