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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11

sol toi '1alu spclUs5 'ilu sHeCe5satEyS tIuIl-
ming exDenses, ana create an annual
sinking fund of at least six Thousand
lollnrs; which sinking fund as it is:
annually created. shall be by tho.
Common Council iElmediately invested
III good and safe securities, at "a rate
Of Interest equal to at lcastthn which
the said jbonds are drawing. And no
part OF said sinking fund shall be
taEen, borrowed or used by any 9th.
er department Of the city, bui shall
be Kept so invested at said rate Of In.
terest unti1 such time as said bonds
or any part of5them becomes payable,
or use directed to! be paid By the,
Common Council.
Sec. 1. Bit all questions con.
nected with the issue and sale &of
said bonds on the terms and condl.,
lions aforesaid. shall be submitted
To the qualified voters Of said city at
a special election to.be held for that
purpose on Thursday the I'd day Of
March, 1905, at the several voting
places Sin said city and the mayor Is
directed hereby to issue his procla'
nation accordingly; the holding Of
which election shall only be had upon
the publication Of this ordinance in
at least two newspapers Of general
circulation In said cityS for at least
two weeks prior to date Of. holding
said election, and within ten days af:
ter the expiration of the publication
aforesaid, and that all requirements
had and provided in section. Of the,
Especial act Of the. legislature OF West
Virginia comforting this power are
fully carried out. ~ n;
Sec, 5. This ordinance shall take
effect when 81 shall be ratified and
approved sby at least three:a fthsg 81
all the legal votes cast for and
against the same at the election mems
toned sgand provided for III the sue
tceeding sectionss The ballots to bel
.ttseas Of said election shall have WRIT
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-08-09

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
Branding Fad at U. of p.

Remarks concerning the branding
OF fraternity men at the university has
led to the question of who started the
custom. Said a prominent senior OF
the university on Saturday: 81 guess
we got the custom from the ancients,
but branding as practised at Pennsyl-
vanla now is more of fad than any
thing else Several years ago there
was none of It, but nowadays every
fraternity man is wearing the letters
of his frat emblazoned on his upper
arm In gaudy blue letters. The custom
is, of course, optional with the fellows,
but, as Is the case with every fad, they
all want to be in 1t. There Is a man,
an ex-sailor on North Eighth street,
who does & thriving business tattooing
the men. He charges % a letter, and
as most frats' have three letter names,
he makes Sc off every student. There
are, of course, men who do the tattoo
ing cheaper, but the majority are
willing to pay the price to get the
real thing. The only compulsory
branding done at the university is in
the fraternity limitations, and in this
case a piece of ice is used, or some
candle grease is dropped on the VIC
tim. This Is, of course, harmless, but
the effect of the candle grease can be
felt for almost week later."-Phila-
delphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
Lost Cadetship by a Laugh. .

Albert ]. Beveridge, United States
Senator from Indiana, believes that
the direction of his career was COM
pletely changed by careless laugh. A
writer in Success quotes him as say
ing:
when I was youth in Illinois l
heard that the Congressman from our
district intended to hold an examina-
ton to determine what young man he
should appoint to West Point. 1
pitched in AMI studied hard for that
examination, and found it easy when
came to take it.
"Most of tie other fellows seemed
to be still struggling with 1t when 1
had finished, and l was so confident
that had made few mistakes that
was in pretty cheerful frame of
mind. This is why laughed when
one Of the strugglers asked rather
foolish question of the professor in
charge. The latter evidently felt that
the dignity of the occasion had been
trihed with, for he scored one per
cent. against me. When the papers
came to be corrected this loss caused
me to fall one-hfth Of one per cent
below the boy who stood highest on
the list, He is a captain in the army
now, where l suppose should be had
1t not been for that laugh. l believe
in the power Of cheerfulneSs. Look
ing back, 1 am rather glad that
laughed. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23

Eo-called wandering palms" may
come from It's early stages. or the
presence Of danger may be made mani
Test by pr0fuse menstruation, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
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Bradford, Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
Would Prevent pesertIon.

The failure of the average American
to regard military service as different
from any other employment is to a
great extent at the bottom of the fire.
quency Of desertion That the average
soldier and sailor entertains such
light regard for his enlistment obliga-
ton is the direct result of the laXity
Of the authorities in Furnishing deser-
ton. The military services take only
perfunctory effort to apprehend de-
serters with a view to their punish
ment, and the civil authorities make
no concealment of their unwillingness
to aid in the task. The friends aid and
abet them by giving assistance, fire.
quently concealing them until they
have been forgotten by their superiors.
Having little to fear from the authori-
ties and nothing to fear whatever in
the way of social obloquy or ostracism,
the deserter naturally takes less seri-
GUS view of his act than that act de-
serves. Desertion is by law crime
and there is no good reason why it
should not be punished as severely as
any other crime. If deserters were
run down and punished as promptly
and inexOrably as other classes of
offenders it would soon become less
popular method of getting rid of
burdensome military restrictions vol
unfairly assumed. If there were a
certainty of apprehension and punish
ment there would be fewer assertions,
and the general public would come to
realize that desertion is more serious
offence than it has heretofore been
counted.--New Orleans Picayune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23

At first. ThOra wished to surprise
father and mother, as well as grand
mother, but wise Orlof made her see
that it would be better to let them
have part in making grandmother's
Christmas happy. When Mr.. and Mrs.
diversion learned that Thora had
earned $40 crochetlng lace for one Of
the village shops, and that Ole was re-
ceivlng seventy-five cents a week for
doing a neighbours chores each night
and morning, they looked at each other
in wonder.
II think we starve never more now"
said Mrs. diversion, with children
which hard work so good"
Mr.. diversion did not answer He
turned away from the eager young
faces of his children and the proud
gaze Of his wife. After a moments
silence he said, 81 was wrong when
said there would be TO Christmas.
There is always Christmas where
hearts are warm and generous"
What a hustle there was the last
few days before Christmas Evel Mr..
diversion, with Thora and Orlof, drove
to town in the old bobsled and came
home laden with packages. Selma
stoned raisins for the Norwegian hOli.
day soup made of wine, ralsins, prunes
and sagO Thora made the lefse
christmas bread and cooked the ia.
vorite Norwegian fish, the ludefisk,
which is brought to this country for
the children of Norway who have
found homes here. She stewed into
delicious sauce the ruby -colored tytte-
bar berries, which come all the way
from. Norway dried. Father diversion
brewed the harmless homemade beer,
without which no Norwegian Christ.
mas Is complete, and Mrs. diversion
baked huge jarful of the Yule cakes.
All this time the little grandmother
sat by the sitting room stove, near the
window, knitting her memories into
the long socks for Orlof. and often
times weaving tear that fell softly
upon her work as the thoughts of hap.
by days never to return overwhelmed
her. Sometimes she fancied that she
actually smelled the roasting spare
ribs or the ludefisk, so clear was the
memory OF the old feasts. When she
told orlof this he laughed aloud, and
she smiled gently. for she was not
hurt that he should find his old grand
mother amusing. But she wondered
when he went into the kitchen why
lie shut the door so quickly after him.
The morning before Christmas Mr..
diversion and 0rlof went out with
hatchets and struggled into the house
great branches OF the Norway pine
which grew on their place.
At supper time when grandmother
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23

mas Selma learned to be quite a capa-
bic little housewife, for all the duties
that Thora was in the habit of attend
Ing to fell on her shoulders. She
helped her mother with cooking and
baking, washed the dishes, hung out
| the clean clothes to dry and watched
the baby faithfully.
Il like not that my Thora all the
time crochet" said Mrs. diversion in
her quaint English, so Norwegian in
accent and construction. But 1t be
for my Selma good. She now learn
all the things useful. When she know
all, l have my Thora in the kitchen
again work more"
So it was that Thora was permitted
to spend the time out of school crochet
ing. Many were the mornings that
she rose long before dawn and, quietly
dressing herself so not to waken the
sleeping children, sat working by can
die light with fingers almost too
cramped by cold to hold the slender
steel crochet hook. Many were the
hours that, with the lace in hand, she
sat by the grandmother and listened
TO tales of happy Chrlstmases beyond
the seas. Again and again. the aging
grandmother, who lived so much in
the past, described in fearful voice,
the old Norwegian customs that made
the Christmas tide season of plety,
joy and frolic.
81 know just how we must do every
thing" Thora confded to Orlof. of
whom during these days she saw but
little, for he was early away and home
late. "We will make Christmas that
will be like 'he had in Norway before
grandfather died"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
MnNARcAs oE TO-DAY.
The Good Fellowship OF Modern Crown
WeArers.


Monarchs and other great person
ages frequently unbend and are as
sociable and democratic in their ways
as ordinary folk.
Stories of the genial good fellowship
of the King of England are numerous.
One Of these relates how, upon coun-
try walk, he once stopped at wayside
inn, and, calling for a tankard of ale,
Joined the crowd ut the bar and
chatted freely with them while he
drank.
At another time the royal Edward,
walking along the street with a friend
upon a windy night, stopped at the
"can" of street vender of hot pota'
toes and bought some.
When last year the young King Of
Spain went on visit to Salamanca,
the Mayor of that city, together with
the rector of the famous college there,
went out to meet him, and, on their
knees, sought to kiss the mOnarch's
| hand.
Alfonso, however, refused their hon.
age, remarlklng genially that he was
only a king and not deity. And not
content with this display of contempt
for ceremony, he shook hands with the
astOnlshed pair and took them for a
ride in his carriage.
The aged Emperor of Austria has
greatly endeared himself to his sub
iects by his simple and cordial manner.
On one occasion Hungarian deputy,
who had grown gray in the service Of
his country, applied for a post In the
civil service, but was informed that
being over forty he was ineligible I'M
less he could secure the special sane
| ton of the sovereign. Dressed in the
national Hungarian costume, the dep
uty gained admission to the royal pres
ence, but so nervous was he that he
found himself unable to utter sylla-
ble says the Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
A smiling word from the King, how
ever, reassured him. "Your Majesty"
said he, ~ should like to be forty years
of age" "Why, so would L. replied
the monarch; then, glancing at the dep
uty's petition, he understood the pur-
port of the remark, and affixed his sig
nature, after which lie sat down and
chatted genially with his grateful Wis
itor for nearly an hour.
1t is said that Pope Plus X. is never
ashamed Of his humble start in life.
Once, it is related, in the presence of a
cardinal, he drew from his pocket a
cheap-loOking watch, the guard of
which consisted merely Of an old shoe
string.
The cardinal at once produced his
own magnificent timeplece and begged
His Holiness to accept it, and give him
the inferior one in exchange. But the
Pope refused, explaining that the poor
old watch was a present from his
mother, who had to stint herself to
pay for it. AS to the shoestring, when
the watch had been paid for there was
no money left for the chain, so one of
his sisters gave him the string.-New
York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
SAY SNAKES COMMIT SUICIDE.
Indian Theories Of Why the Country
Is Not overrun With RsptIles.

Indian Theories Of Why the Country
Is Not oVerrun With Reptiles.
In the dialect OF the Maine Indians
the word which stands for November
contains eight o's and six is and it's
meaning Is the month-in-which-
snakes-commit-suiclde." So far as
Indian observation goes, there IS no
creature which preys upon snakes from
preference. A few small hawks will
eat snakes when very hungry, but all
other creatures of prey reject them.
AS the female snake lays from sixty
to eighty eggs every year, all of which
hatch, the prospects of havins the
woods and fields overrun with snakes
would be excellent, the Indians say,
were 1t not for suicidal habit which
takes them just before it is time for
them to crawl away and spend the
winter in sleep. In remote meadows
and lots the lean snakes climb into
crab apple trees and hawthorn bushes
where they pierce their own bodies
with the sharp spines and remain
dangling until they are dead. In the
country towns the snakes crawl into
the wheel tracks and are run over.
The Indians account for this by
saying that none but the latest and
most vigorous snakes can withstand
the cold of the northern winters, and
that the feeble members of the race
prefer suicide to lingering Death
| New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
Harvard,s Ancient Han

1t was in the year 1880 that Har
ward took the title of university. II
had been in being nearly century
and a half, had built the first Har
vard' hall in 1872, Stoughton hall in
1900 and Massachusetts, hall in 1718
The outside of the old hall is exactly
the same that it was in 1920, the
same red brick square walls, the
same windows and the same narrow
doorways Every class has seen the
same exterior since 1920. Say what
you will, this hall possesses some
thing besides business meaning. II
has veneration, which is the consola
ton time brings to bear on things
that are deeply loved. But the in
side of the old hall has been much
changed since it was occupied by the
soldiers in the revolution. Words
worth and Craigie house sheltered
Washington for time and since then
century and third of building has
surged into the streets of Cambridge
from the yard till still greater expan
sion began with the Inauguration OF
President Eliot, in 1869.-New Eng
land Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
Dinner a Failure.

A Nemaha county man relates that
he once gave big dinner party in hon
or of some out-of-town guests, The
spread was elaborate. There was
everything on the table to tempt the
appetite including all sorts Of produce
out of season, and rare delicacies. The
dinner was a great success and was go
ing off famously, when, without warn
ing, in walked the hosts uncle and his
family from down in Missoury. They
had just arrived in a covered wagon,
bound for the west end of the Central
Branch to take up a claim and build
sod house. The man told his uncle
to call in his family and have some
thing to eat. When the family filed In
they looked like surprise party; there
we're nine of them. Places were fixed
for them and they were squeezed up
to the table. AS soon as all were seated
the Oldest boy, an overgrown youth
with heavy fuzz on his face, looked up
and down the table critically, and in a
disappointed tone said; Gosh durn it,,
pop, they amt got no 'lasses!"-Kan-
sas City Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
Some Zig Families.

The record in family numbers is be-
lieved to belong to Scotland. 1t is
that of Scotch weaver in the 18th
century, whose wife bore him 81 chill
dren. Only IL died in childhood. As
sons and daughters living to be 81
and upward. This almost incredible
record is said to be fully and abse-
lutely authenticated. Sir John Bowes
and three other gentlemen each adj
opted and reared ten of this prodigi-
GUS family.
A century ago there died in Jamaica
woman named Mills. Her age was
given as 118, and she was followed to
the grave by 295 of her children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
Observation-Disclosures fewer
than 60 of whom, all named Elbanks,
belonged to the regiment of militia
for St Ellzabeth's parish Chicago
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
A Chriatnaa Chime.

Keep time, keep time, glad Christmas
chime!
Loud, louder, sing thy song sublime;
Ne'er half enough can e'er be told
OF that dear story, sweet and Old
Hark, men and children, too
List to the wondrous tale anew,
How long ago, in land afar,
The shepherds saw the shining star;
Heard echoed strains of harp and Tyre,
Attuned to thrill of angel choir.
Keep time, keep time, wild, joyful chime!
Bid every heart keep Christmas time
Let there be none so worn and weary,
Let there be none so lone and dreary,
That thy rich music may not fix
With happiness and fond good will;
With just bit of hope and cheer,
A frmer trust in heaven near,
A sense of sacred, new-found rest,
That Jesus sleeps on Mary's breast
Keep time, keep time, blest Christina
chimel
Repeat thy message true, sublime,
Unto the mighty, to the lowly,
Unto the sinner, to the holy
Bid them live on in gentle peace,
Their strife and hatred all to cease;
And bid them come, not as Of old
With frankincense, myrrh, gems and gold
But with the nobler-love's own prolfer-
Unto their God their hearts to offer.
Kathleen Kayanogh
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23

came into the sitting room after the
could not do without, she noticed the
Christmas green, and happy light
came into her faded, patient eyes, but
1t was quickly followed by sigh.
Then her son, the big man for whom
in his childhood she had left the land
of her youth, chlded her for signing.
make glad Yulev he cried. leading
her to the head of the table, which she
suddenly saw was heaped with all the
Christmas goodies that had marked
old Yule feasts at home in Norway.
make glad Yulew shouted all the
children at once, even little Lars
voice Joining in the happy chorus.
Then each one asked for grandmoth-
er's blessing, and when it was given
with tears and smiles. they all sang a
Christmas hymn in Norwegian as they
sat down at the table.
"LOok at your presents, grandmoth-
err" said Selma. "See the lovely felt
slippers l bought you with the money
Thora gave me for doing her work"
Grandmother looked down at ner
plate in surprise. Many gifts were ar
ranged around it. There were the slip
pers, gay little shoulder shawl, a
pretty lace collar and a quaint and
beautiful silk kerchief of an old pat
tern, which grandmother looked at in
especial wonder, for never on this side
of the ocean had she seen its like.
ut was my Mothers" Mrs. diversion
explained. MY father brought 1t to
her from Christiania when | was a
baby. She never wore it except on
holidays or when her babies were
christened."
But it is not for me-" demonstrated
grandmother.
"Yes, for you. l want to see 1t tied
over your head as my mother wore 1t.
You are my mother, too, and it should
be yours"
Mr.. diversion kissed his wife. Christ
mas had brought to him a happiness
long desired. His wife had at last
taken his mother into the heart that
had been grieving for her own mother
long dead.
The kerchief was tied over grand
mothers head amid EXPLANATIONS of
delight and admiration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
TRAVEL WITHIN the REACH Of AL

Have YOU longed to know what ii would
mean To- stand in the great places Of the
earth? Travel, with its posslhi lles OF
culture and education, is now prActco9'e
for those of modest income az well as the
fortunate few, by means OF the
Underwood Travel system
This system is travel of the irucst
kind. vet il does not utilize either shin or
railroad. Such statement is 50 extra
ordinary as TO seem at first unbelievable,
but many have proved its truth, To eN'
perience sensations of pleasure or pain in
the presence OF famous objects and places
which inspire thoughts and produce states
of feeling enriching life and adding to hap
piness is to travel truly. by making use
cf a simple scientific principle, and spend
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securing right in ones home these very
experiences and benefits which actual
travel gives,
DIR. James H. Breasted OF c. ago Uni
versity. says: "By this means the Joys
of travel are extended to that large class
of our people who thirst for an acquOint-
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but are prevented by the expense in-
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More information about this truly re-
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of it by hundreds of our greatest educa-
tors, can be had by addressing
UNDERWOOD Il UNDERWOOD,
Dept. II, $50 West 10Th ST., N. Y. CITY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-23
Don't Wait for the Horse.

When a horse upon meeting an au-
tomobile refuses to go on, and threat
ems to back or to bolt for the ditch,
the best thing that the automobilist
can do is to pass at medium speed
and with the least possible noise. The
unpleasant moment (and by watching
the faces of automobilist l have learn
ed that it usually unpleasant even
to them) is thus much shortened.
Owners of gasolene automobiles, which
even when at a halt are neither silent
nor motionles should especially bear
this in miHH.-Country Life in Ameri-
On