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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-30
Political Contributions Of Insurance
Companies.


Some things that the investigation
has brought to light bear only incl
dentally upon the insurance question
itself. Thus, the matter that attract
ed the widest public attention last
month was the disclosure of the fact
that the great New York companies
had been contributing at least fifty
thousand dollars apiece to the Repub.
lican campaign funds in recent Presi.
Dental elections. They also, 1t is al.
legged, have put money into State pol.
itics. The standing excuse for these
national campaign contributions has
been the one that did service In the
Mckinley campaign OF 1896. II was
then asserted that victory for free
silver would so undermine the assets
of the insurance companies as to effect
almost ruinously the value OF ever.
outstanding policy. IT was held, there.
fore, that the best possible expendi.
tiire that insurance companies, as
well as other financial institutions.
could make, for the benefit OF the mol.
.icyhelders' and shareholders, was a
handsome contribution to the cause
of the gold standard as against Bryan
and the free.silver heresy. Such an
argument is too fallacious to require
discussion. Men of all sorts of politi.
cal convictions pay their money into
mutual life insurance companies 10,
the strict and sole purpose of having
their lives insured or their money
saved. and accumulated. They do not
pay a'penny for the purpose of Great
Ing. secret political funds to be used
by the inner groups of officers at their
own private discretion to influence
the political life of The country. In
their capacity as citizens, the officers
of insurance companies and other fl.
nancial concerns may support their
political convictions as literally as
they like; but they have no right to
take other peoples money, held by
them in trust for distinct business
purposes, and throw 1t into the game
OF politics.-From "The Progress of
the World" in the American MONTH,
Review of Reviews for October.
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securities Not Negotiable.

AS matter of fact, ! don't see how
ghere can be any loss, for the simple
reason the securities are not negotia.
HE. The bank upon which the false
check was drawn we never had an &C.
gount with. or course, when the
check reached it through the ex-
stange twas at once returned as no
good.
THE bank that accepted the check
from the stranger hurried around its
representatives to see how the matter
xscod. We knew nothing about 1t, of
course. The check was made out for
syoO.O37.5o. The $3.50 represented
rne days interest at AZ per cent, for
= was a one-day 100000 loan. :.
THE loan stood. on our books, it
sarns out, as having been made at
onSy ~ per cent, whereas, on the
Banks books it read Az per cent. 1t
s obvious that someone knew of the
Iran.
rs TEe man must have had some
4 knowledge as to the rate, seemingly.
q he had been man in our office he
s0uld have used the Az per cent. we
tad recorded"
II was learned that the bank
through which the loan was obtained
was NOT the bank that the firm OF
eearI & Co. have its regular accoun,
z with Dyer Pearl, the other member
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Six Months, SO Cents.

THE TwfCE,A-wEEK AMERICAN
is published in two issues, Tuesday
and Friday mornings, with the news
of the week in compact shape. It also
contains interesting special CORE.
spondence, entertaining romances.
good poetry, local matter of general
interest and fresh miscellany suitable
for the home circle. A carefully edit
ed Agricultural Department and full
and reliable Financial and Market
Reports are special features.
See clubbing arrangements in other
parts Of the paper.
Entered at the Postofice at Balti.
more, Nd, as second.class matter,
April IS. 1904.
cHAs. C. FULTON 8 CO.,
FELIX AGNUs, Manager and Pub
Usher. as ..j
American once. Baltimore, Md.
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DARING FORGER
MAKES BIG HAUL
1htains ss5e,ooo From 4 Wall street
Bank Pays Loan BY Bogus

NEW YORK. sept. so.-Pearl &
CO. weil-known Stock Exchange
a1use Of % Williams street, had occa.
sion on Tuesday last, to borrow $780,
COO FOR one day from bank In the
Wall street district. The name of
the hank has not yet been disclosed.
The loan was call loan, and as Sc.
rurity the firm put up $780, $3.50 worth
u stocks and bonds. The rate Of in.
terest agreed upon was Az or AZ per
eerit.
Wednesday,; "a hours after the loan
was negotiated, n man, of whom the
detectives had ia good description,
called at the bank which made the
loan and said he had been sent by
Pearl & Co. to pay the loan. This
man presented a certified check for
s250,00o plus one days interest at the
asreed,ppon rate Of Az per cent.
The bank accepted the check with
aut hesitation, surrendered the securi.
lies and the man left. A few hours
later both the bank and Pearl & Co.
'earned that they had been victimized
BY clever swindier, who had not on.
" forged the name of Pearl & Co.,
Out the certification OF the check as
well This leads the searchers for
me forger to believe that he had "a
confederate, In either the bank or the
House Of Pearl & Co, who prepared
the way so that the forgeries would
PASS muster.
The loser by the transaction is, IL
any loss results, of course. the un.
named bank, as 1t was through the
mistake Of It's scashier in accepting the
forged check that the, loss occurred.
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ONLY $500 TO WASHINGTON
And Re.urn-only $3.50 to Baltimore
and Return, Saturday Night, Z.
Sept. 80. via Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.

Train will leave Eairmont at $40
P. NJ. affording. an opportunity to
spend all day Sunday among the at
fractions Of. either the Capital or Nom.
unental City.
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The Peoples Bank of Fair
mont.
CAPITAL STOCK PAID
IN, $50, 100000.

Directors-Geo. NJ. Jasobs. w. s.
Meredith. J. NJ. Hartley, Harry Shaw,
w. S. Raymond, G. E. Hutchinson,
Howard R. Furbee.
We solicit your business. which viii
receive prompt and careful attention
Our fire and burglar proof vaulta
are free to customers for private
papers.
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Marion Lodge No. II.
Meets every Tuesday evening, ODD
Fellows Hall. corner of Main and
Monroe streets.
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Meets every Wednesday evening
Odd Fellows Hall. corner of Mer.
chant and Market streets.
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W. O. W.

White Oak Camp No. 20.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Willard Hall, W. G. T. U. building,
corner of Fairmont avenue and First
street.
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X. o. T. NJ,

showalter Tent No. Z.
Meets every Monday evening in
Eagles Hall. over postofHce.:
Division No. 2, 9Th Pa. Reg, u. r.
Meets every second and fourth
Monday evening in Eagles Hall, over
postofflce.
Marion Hive, No. 30, meets every
Tuesday evening in Eagles Hall,
over postofice.
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Waneta Council No. 8, D. P.
Meets every Friday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner Of Merchant
and Market streets.
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MONONGAH DIVISTOV.

MONONGAH DIVISION.
No. ARRIVES at Fairmont 12:10P. M.
NO. 6.-Arrives at Fairmont 5:45P. M.
NO. S.-Arrives at Fairmont T:45 A. NJ.
NO. LEAVES Fairmont... 7:10A. NJ.
NO. 6.-Leaves Fairmont. y. 225Ip, NJ.
NO. - Leaves Fairmont. 9:45P. NJ.
NO. 66-Leaves Fairmont. 800 A. M.
NO. 6e-Arrives at Fairmont. s:55 P. M.
Nos. 2, 4, and daily except Sum
day; No. GO Sunday only.
For sleeping car reservations and
information concerning tickets and
rates, consult
T. B. HENDERSON,
Ticket Agent.
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Clerk--Jasper Y. Moore.
District Attorney--Reese Blizzard.
Assistant District Attorney-E. M.
Showalter.
o. s. Marshal-Charles D. Elliott.
The Southern District.
Judge-Benjamin F. Keller.
Clerk-Edwin NJ. Keatley.
District Attorney-Elllott North
colt.
q. s. Marshal-John K. Thompson.
United States Senators.
Stephen B. Elkins and Nathan B
Scott.
Representatives In Congress.
First. district-Blackburn B. Dove.
Second District
Third Sistrict-Joseph H. Gaines.
Fourth district-Harry c. Wood.
yard.
Fifth district-James A. Hughes.
Estate Government. -
Governor-Wm. NJ. o. Dawson. -
Secretary Of Subsidiaries. W.
Swisher. j..
Superintendent OF Schools Thomas
G. Miller.
Auditor-Arnold c.. Scherr.
Treasurer-Newtep Ogdin.
Attorney General--Clark W. May
Adtutant Generals. B. Baker.
Commissioner Of Banking-M. A.
Kendall.
Commissioner of Labor. v. Bar:
ton.
Chief Mine Inspector. W. Paul.
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
George Poffenbarger, president;
Henry G. McWhorter. Henry Brannon,
Frank Cox. Joseph NJ. Sanders.
Clerk-William B. Mathews.
County Government.
Judge Of Circuit Court, Fourtee1th
Judicial Circuit-John W. Mason.
Judge of the intermediate Court
q. 8. Kendall.
Prosecuting Attorney = Scott c.
Lowe. -. :.
Saskatchewan R. Furbee.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court-R. B.
Parrish.
Clerk of the County court-Geo. M.
Jacobs.
County Surveyor. n. Wilcox.
County Superintendent of Free
Schools-Carter L. Faust.
Assessors-Gilbert Holman, Eastern
district; A. J. Mcdaniel, Western
district.
Legislators.
State senator-Joseph H. McDer-
mott.
Members Of the House Of Dele.
gates-Thomas W. Fleming, James
B. Fox and Lamar G. Powell.
County cour..
W. e. Cordray, president; g. e.
Fleming, c. P. Moore.
Fairmont District.
Justices Of the Peace--L. q. Ben
nington, e. 8. Amos.
Constables-Clark W. Walker, J.
Lee Parker.
Board OF Observation-Disclosures indie.
pendent District.
e. M. showalter, president; M. J..
Lantz. w. e. Arnett, T. W. Boydston,
secretary.
City Government.
Mayor-George W. Kinsey.
City Clerk. Engle.
City Collector-Charles L. Barnes.
City Treasurer. e. Powell.
City Engineer. M. Prickett.
City Assessor-w. A. Crowl.
City Solicitor-A. o. Stanley.
Chief Of Fire Department Franz
Reed.
Water Commissioner-,. Howard
Swisher.
Street commiss,oner-Geo. a. Rich
srdson.
Health omcer- Harry Robinson.
Z Chief Of Pol,es-Jamss u. lEorrsn.
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I. o. r. M.

Setting Sun Tribe No. IS.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall, corner Of Mer.
chant and Market streets.
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United States District courts-The
Northern District. s

Judge-Alston G. Dayton.
clerk-Jasper Y. Moore.
District Attorney--Reese Blizzard.
Assistant District Attorney-E. M.
Showalter.
q. S. Marshal-Charles D. Elliott.
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III
SOCIETIES
MASONIC.
Eairmont Lodac NO. 0.

Meets first and third Monday even.
ings of each month. Masonic Temple.
corner OF Main and Bridge streets.
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PAWPAW BRANCH.

(Monday, Wednesday and Saturday }
No. 201-Leaves Fairmont. .7:0oA M.
No. 203-Leaves Fairmont. 400 P. M.
NO. 200-Arrivesa at Fairmont3:55 A. M
NO. 202-Arrives at Fairmont $40 P. M.
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supreme cour. Of the United States

Supreme Court Of the United States.
Chief Justice----olville W. Fuller.
Associate Justices-John M. Harlan.
David ]. Brewer. Henry B. Brown, Ed.
ward d. White. Rufus w. Peckham,
Joseph McKenna. VIM. r. Day, Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr.
United States Circuit Judges-Na.
than Cor and letter g. Pritchard.
United States District Judges-Al.
ston G. Dayton and Benjamin F. Kel.
Ter.
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THE WEST VIRGINIAN'S
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt, Of New York.
Vice President Charles w. Fair.
banks, OF Indiana.
Secretary Of state-EliAr Root, Of
New York.
Secretary Of the rreasury-Leslie
M. Shaw. Of Iowa.
Secretary of war-wm. II. Taft, of
Ohio.
Attorney General-w. a. Moody, Of
Massachusetts.
Postmaster General - George B.
Cortelyou, Of New York.
Secretary OF the Nayy-chas. J..
Bonaparte, of Maryland.
Secretary of the Interior-Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, Of Missouri.
Secretary OF Agriculture-James
Wilson, Of Iowa.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Victor H. Metcalf, of California.
President OF the Senate pro tenn.
pore-William P. Frye, Of Maine.
Speaker Of the House of Represen.
tatives-Joseph g. Cannon. of Illinois.
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Lost anythingY A West vfrginian
want ad. will find 1T for you.
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Crusade commandery No. 9, K. r.
Meets fourth Monday evening Of
each month. Masonic Temple. corner
of Main and Bridge streets.
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Orient Chapter No. 9. r. A. M.
Meets second Monday evening of
each month, Masonic Temple, corner
Of Main and Bridge streets.
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Mountain City Encampment No. 5.
Meets first and third Friday even
lngs of each month, Odd Fellows
Hall, corner OF Main and Monroe
streets.
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.PaIatIne Lodae NO. s4.

PalatIne Lodge No. "a.
Meets every Wednesday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Mer.
chant and Market streets.
Mountain City Eneampment No. 5.
Meets first and third Friday even
ings of each month, Odd Fellows
Hall, corner of Main and Monroe
streets.
Canton Mononsaheia No. 3, p. M.
Meets every Thursday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall. corner Of Main and
Monroe streets.
West Virginia Lodge No. 81, o. r.
Meets every Monday evening. Odd
Fellows Hall. corner of Main and
Monroe streets.
Seven Star Lodge No. 81, o. r.
Meets every Monday evening. Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Merchant
aud Market streets.
A. o. U. w.
Falrmont Lodge No. II.
Meets every Monday evening. Home
Savings Bank building, Main street.
3. p. o. E.
Lodge No. 2s4.
Meets every Tuesday evening,
Elks' Home, Main street.
X. OF p.
Mt City Lodge No. 40.
Meets every Thursday evening, 315
Main street.
Fairmont Lodge No. IS, U. r.
Meets second and fourth Friday
evenings Of each month. 315 Main
street.:
Pythian Temple No. s, r. 8.
Meets every Tuesday evening in
x. of P. hall.
X. o. T. NJ.
showaIter Tent. No. ?.
Meets every Monday evening in
Eagles Hall, over postofice.'
Division No. 2, 9Th Pa. Reg, u. r.
Meets every second and fourth
Monday evening in Eagles Hall, over
postofice.
Marion Hive, No. 80, meets every
Tuesday evening in Eagles Hall,
over postofice.
W. o. W.
White Oak Camp No. 20.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Willard Hall, W. G. T. U. building,
corner of Fairmont avenue and First
street.
|. o. r. M.
Setting Sun Tribe No. IS.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall, corner Of Mer.
chant and Market streets.
|, Waneta Council No. 8, q. P.
Meets every Friday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Merchant
and Market streets.
MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA.
White Camp No. 547s.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Eagles Hall, Skinner Block, Main
street.
ORDER RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Fairmont Division, No. 472.
Meets every first Sunday at $3.50
P. M; Third Sunday at 1880 P. M.
Eagle Hall, Main street.
r.. o. E. AERlE $50. -
Meets every Wednesday evening
Skinner block, Main street.
Royal Arcanum.
Meets every second and fourth
Tuesday evening. over Musgrave's
undertaking rooms.
National Protective Legion.
Meets second and third Wednesday
evening, over Home saming's bank.
Order Of the Golden Seal No. $50.
Meets every Friday night at 1880,
Eagles Hall.
GRAND UNITED ORDER OF oDt
FELLOWS.
q. tcoIored.)
Mt. City Lodge No. 1888.
Meets first and fourth Monday
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The Southern District.
Judge-Benjamin F. Keller.
Clerk-Edwin NJ. Keatley.
District Attorney-Elllott North
colt.
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MooEHN WooDMEN OF AMERICA.
White Camp No. 5473.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Eagles Hall, Skinner Block, Main
street.
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Pythian Temple No. s, r. 8.
Meets every Tuesday evening in
K. Of P. hall. -
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ORDER RAILWAY CONDUCTORS

Fairmont Division, No. 472.
Meets every first Sunday at 2:3C
P. M; Third Sunday at 1880 P. M
Eagle Hall, Main street.
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81, 1905:
WEST BOUND.
No. 7.-Chicago Express. 2.24 A. NJ.
No. 17.-Wheeling Accom-
mediation 80. 7;i7 A. ~.
No. TI---Wheeling Accom-
modasion; go. / 80 $. NJ.
No. k5.-Wheeliag & Chm
cinnati Express. 7:23 r. M.
No. 5,-Grafton Accom-
mediation. ...... $50 p NJ.
EAST BOUND.
30. s.-New York, Balti-
more and Wash
ington Express. J;2s a. ID.
70. Iteration Accom'n 1888 A. rs,
No. A.-New York, Balti-
more and Wash
ington Express. 22o 2. Y.
%. 4.-Grafton Accom'r $40 P. X.
No. Cumberland Ac-
commodation.. 700 A. NJ
Nos 8 and 5 daily except Sunday.
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RRILROHDS.
I'd BALTIMORE s Ono J
RAILROAD.

PASSENGER trains will arrive at
L and depart from Fairrnont on the
following schedule on and after May
q, 1905:
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Canton Mononsaheia No. 8, p. M.
Meets every Thursday evening, Ode
Fellows Hall. corner of Main ant
Monroe streets.
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Lodge No. 2e4.
Meets every Tuesday evening,
Elks' Home, Main street.
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a. AND II. RKANUR.

T., ~. AND II. BkA&CR.
ARRIVES.
No. 62.-From Morgant'n. 6:55 A. M.
20. 66.-From Morgant'n. 1850 A. M.
-. 50.-Pittsburg Accom'n loop. IA.
No. 2.-Pittsburg Accom'n 1880 p. M.
.. 4.-Pittsburg Accom'n 940p. NJ.
No. 44.-From Pittsb'g.... 9:4O P. NJ.
DEPARTS.
No. 1.-Pittsburg Accom'n 500 A. M.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Accom'n 1850 A. M.
No. 51.-Connellsville Ac'm 2:25 P. NJ.
No. 6a.-For Morgantown 900 p. M.
Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 90 daily except
Sunday; Nos. "A and GO Sunday only.
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Falrmont Lodge No. 1e, U. r.
Meets second and fourth Friday
evenings. Of each month. 315 Main
street.
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X. OF p.

Mt City Lodge No. 4a.
Meets every Thursday evening, 315
Main street.
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Falrmont Lodge No. II.
Meets every Monday evening. Home
Savings Bank building, Main street
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Seven Star Lodge No. 81, o. r.
Meets every Monday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Merchant
aud Market streets.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-09
CUBAN

L. :. sol licrs who served in G. ba dur
ing the Spanish war know what this dis
ease is, and that ordinary remedies have
little more effect han 50 much water.
Cuban diarrlcea is almost as severe and
dangerous As a mild attack of cholera.
There is one remecy, however. hat can
always be depended upon as will be seen
by the following certificate from Mrs.
Minnie Jacob of Houston, Tex; II here
by certify that Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diaarhoea Remedy cured
my husband of a severe attack of Cuban
d~iarrhoea, which he brought home from
Cuba. We had several doctors but they
did him no good. One bottle of this
remedy cured him as Ii neighbors,will
testify, thank God for 50 valuable a
medicine, ; For sale by Muntzel Drug Go
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-09
OF Interest to Orchard Men.

The following is taken from the
Laclede County Sentinel and is no
doubt, a suggestion which would
prove of great value to orchard grow
ers. when the trees are attacked by
borers:
Secretary W. G.. Carroll, of the
Frisco Orchard Co.. came Over from
Kansas City last Friday to look after
the interests Of his company's 900
acre orchard near Lebanon. During
Mr.. Carroll's call at this office he
complained of the ravages of the
borers in his older orchard during the
past year. The writer suggested that
he have his men who are engaged in
clearing, cut every hickory stick or
wlthc into three or four foot lengths
and drive one of these sticks fOu
inches into the ground within two
loot oi each apple tree in the orchard.
The borer prefers the hickory to any
other wood and between May and
October will bore these hickory sticks
full holes and deposit their eggs.
wholly to the neglect Of the apple
trees. These sticks may be pulled
up in the fail and burned, thus iles-
troyins both the pest and their young.
Mr.. Carroll has ordered his men to
try the remedy this year, and we are
confident that the trouble will be
largely abated."
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-09

There are two families in the vest
ern part of the State named Day and
Sunday. who are neighbors. Day
is the father of several girls. while
Mr.. Sunday is the father OF an equal
number OF boys. Four of the sons
have already married days, another is
engaged, SO it now appears Every
Day will be Sunday bye and bye"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-09
The First Snowfall.

The snow had begun in the cleaning
And husily all the night
Had been heapiug field and highway
With a silence deep and white,
Every pine and FIR and hemlock
Wore ermine too dear for nm earl,
And the poorest twig on the e~lintree
Was ridged inch deep with pearl.
From sheds new rooted with Carrara
Come chanticleer's muiled crow.
The stiff rails s~oftened to swans down,
And still fluttered down the snow.
! stood and watched 10y the window,
The noiseless work Of the sky,
And the sudden furries of suow-birds
Like brown leaves whiriing by.
Thought of a mound III sweet Auburn,
Where a little headstone stood,
How the flakes were folding 1t gently
As did robins the babes III the wood,
Up spoke our own little Mabel,
Saying, Father, who makes it snow"
And l told her of the good all-Fatlier
WHO cares for Us here below.
Again I looked at the snowfall
And thought Of the leadeu ky
That atched o er our frs, great sorrow
when the mound was heaped 50 high.
| remembered the gradual patience
That fell from that Cloud-like snow,
Flake by flake, healing and hiding
The scar that renewed our woe,
And again to the child | whispered,
The snow that huSheth all,
Darling, the merciful Father
Alone can make it fall
Then, with eyes that -aw not, | kissed her,
And she !,issing back, could not know
That my kiss was given to her sister.
Folded close undct deepening snow,
Written by James Russell Lowell.