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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14

The proper disposal of the rubbish
that gathers in the postoffices of the
country has been a troublesome ques-
time. Years ago it was proposed to
ship all the old stuff to some central
point and then sell 1t at auction. st.
Louis was selected as the depot for
old papers. But when so or 75 tons
had been gathered together it was
suddenly found that nobody in that
part of the country wants the stuff.
In the meantime worthless newspa-
pers continued to pour into ST. Louis
by the carload. Before the depart.
ment could countermand it's orders to
the postmasters and get rid of the
accumulation at st. Louis the expert.
ment had cost pretty penny Then
it was decided to have the postmas-
ters dispose of the collections as best
they could. AS before stated Eastern
postmasters are able TO realize con-
siderable sums of money from these
sales. Every penny thus received is
turned into the Treasury. being re-
ported by the local postmaster as part
of his regular receipts. When the
postmaster is unable to induce his
patrons to buy the old truck on his
hands he must secure authority from
the Postmaster General to pay for its
removal. Hundreds OF tons of debris
which ought to be worth something to
paper mills are thus given away ev-
cry few months with a cash bonus.
The great bulk of this material is
made up of newspapers mailed as sec
ond class matter. When an individual
sends newspaper to a. friend and
gets the wrong address on the wrap
per. it will sooner or later find its
way to the scrap pile down in the
basement of the postofice. The pos
tai regulations do not permit the To-
cal postmaster to notify the sender
that the paper is lying unclaimed in
the Office. The labor involved in such
notification would be far more than
the worth of the stamp on the wrap
per. Publishers receive better treat
ment in this matter than the senders
of transit mail. Postmasters are
required to notify the publisher of
any paper or other periodical when
a subscriber refuses to take the same
from the Office, or neglect to call for
it for a period of one month. Publish
ers receive two notifications of this
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14

The village gossips wondered who
he was, what he was, what he came
for, and how long he intended to stay"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14
Opening Bill -.
.Ths Golden Giant Mine"
GAS FITTING.

w. E. LevelIe, 72a Locust avenue,
practical gas fitting at reasonable
prices. Work guaranteed. All calls
promptly answered and work careful
W done. Both phones. consolida-
ted, 72-6. Bell, 1881.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14

Quick collections. prompt settle
msnts-Marion Claim Agency.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14

tcontInued on Seventh PACED
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14
HOTEL BELLEVUE
FACING BEAUTIFUL OHIO RIVER.
Between both Depots, and best
location in City.
Everything about the house hrst-elass.
Rates $3.50 and $500.
Bath and Bar attached to Hotel.
1908 to 1914 Water Street,
WHEELING, w. Va.

Absent.
My love hath sailed across the seas,
And oh! she's ta'en my heart!
She's ta'en my heart sac blithe and
And left Ieaden thing wi met
o wandering clouds, o billowy sea,
Bring hame my absent love!
Last night arose the filmy moon;
The twilight depths were fair;
Vast DER her face bridal veil,
So mystic floating on the gale?
Or vast my true love wan and pale,
And did see shroud?
For, oh, the winds blaw bleak and
cauld-
The ocean waves roll high,
Wae's me. my love sac far to roam,
Sac long the days gin she come home,
To bring across the wind-swept foam,
My wandering heart to me,
SARAH PALMER BYRNES.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-14

Talk with Junkins & Michael
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

The Western Union has been having lit
tie trouble common to all stations and con-
GERMS Some one has been stealing it's mon
ey Dead men have been carried upon the
telegraph pay rolls, but the culprit has not
vet been discovered It is getting so, in this
country, that the employer will have to
reckon his gains and losses as do the en-
ployees. When a man gets a job he counts
so much on actual salary and so much on
tips or stealings. So, on the other hand, the
employer will have to count so much actual
money paid out and so much stolen.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Supt. Kempster says that the contested
condition of affairs on the Seattle street cars
to all cities where the people all wish to
travel at once, and that the company will
not increase the service in the near future.
Sad, but that's his answer and each and
every weary, water-soaked, strap-hanger
may prepare to still "move little farther
to the front, please . T.a@
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Seattle has boy on whose head no hair
grows 1t seems the child had spell OF
sickness some years ago and since that time
his head has been bald. The mother kept
him out Of school, the truant officer learned
of it and thereby hangs tale. The result
of it all is Judge Frater decided that the boy
must attend school, hair or no hair. His
mother therefore entered him at an acad-
emy Of course, the boy must be educated,
but under the truant law there is nothing
said about children upon whose heads hair
does not grow. However, ones sympathles
go out to the boy, for if there are sufferings
more acute in child's life than those which
are inflicted from taunts given by their
schoolmates, no record has yet been made OF
them It does not take much Imagination
to see what a boy whose shiney pate had no
hair on it would have to undergo from
thoughtless school children.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

if che" sends around lovely" present
and mother and father each present some
little token Of parental remembrance. She
will be happy, too, that is, if she doesn't re-
member that Alive Roosevelt has had pres
ents bestowed upon her during her trip
through the Orient, the duty upon which is
about $4,000.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

The estate left by Joseph Jefferson, the ac
tor, has been appraised at $130,929 in real
and personal property in New York. He
owned 103 Riverside Drive, worth $4,000,
and had equities in several other pieces of
real estate. He owned paintings worth $780,
$40 and had $40 in cash. His property with
out the jurisdiction of this state is estimated
at $192,250.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Some of the owners of gasoline launches
have been having trouble in the way Of fines
for carrying more passengers than allowed
by certificate Of inspection. The temptation,
in any conveyance, to crowd in few more
is as great as it is dangerous. The old rule
saying that there must be martyrs before
some questions are settled is as true as the
fulfllment is disastrous, and safe way is to
look closely to it that every launch comes up
to the governing regulations.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Some of the churches are trying to intro
duce the ''spirit' Of ladies removing their
hats during services There are two sides
to the question. If they keep them on the
men behind them can not see the speaker
and will be apt to go to sleep, and the women
will fail to be benefited from the sermon be-
cause they II spend so much time inspecting
millinery effects; on the other hand, If they
remove them, the men behind the 'lovely
tresses" thus displayed are in danger of
having their souls slightly damaged, while
the women will vie with each other in see
ing which can wear the most elaborate Golf
fure 1t don It matter much about the men,
however, for even in Puratanic days, when
the maidens came to church in little tight
cloth bonnets which disclosed no lovely locks
nor obstructed any ones sight, the brethren
behind them spent much time wondering
what sort of hair those bonnets concealed.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

It is reported that the milk in Seattle is
purer now than it has been for a long time.
The city officials have just returned from
trip of inspection Of Cedar river, where they
saw that the land from the lake to the dam
was cleared out, all timber likely to fall cut,
and underbrush cleared away. 1t begins to
look as if we are going to be able to take
good, hearty drink of milk or water this
winter without shutting our eyes and hold
ing tight to the back of chair while doing
so.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

There have been many Bluebeards since
the first imaginary one in story books, but
the latest one on record-one DR.. George A.
Witzhoff, the man with thirty-two wives
beats anything yet heard Of An educated
man in a civilized country destitute of all
finer feelings, wholly disregarding marriage
laws and living on stolen earnings, is ex-
tremely nauseating. However, the recital oil
his adventures also shows the weakness of
women in confding in strange men and in
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27
The total Jewish population of the world
is calculated in this way:

Charles Dana Gibson will sail in Novem-
Der for Europe, to be gone probably two
or three years. His. purpose is to reach the
limit Of his possibilities in color. The young
miss ,sentimentally inclined, will be at loss
for Gibson girls drawn in black and white
to pin upon the walls Of her bed room, for
Mr. Gibson says he has accomplished the aim
he had in view in that line of work and will
draw no more Of them
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Reports are coming in from the Southland
how when they cheered President Roosevelt
he acknowledged it with smile and bow, his
hat raised, meanwhile. We understand.
We've witnessed that same bow, shared that
same smile and silently asked blessings upon
dent!
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Can an army officer live within his in
come is question exercising the minds Of
quite few at this time If he can live with
in his income he accomplishes that which
gets the best of two-thirds Of those not con-
nected with the army in any way.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

It is good to learn that not only is the
backbone of the yellow fever broken, but
the quarantine has been lifted.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Warren Dalton, of Seattle, has built his
own auto. It is a runabout and cost him
1885, Young Dalton is Is years Of age and
quite mechanic. He turned out all of the
parts for his auto, with the exception of the
wheels, and competent judges pronounce his
machine frst-class of it's kind. Dalton earns
his living as a polisher in steam laundry
and worked nights and Sundays on his auto
for five weeks ere he had it completed. A
few of the larger boys might take this kid"
for an example and at least be willing to put
up the winter stove or stretch the front
room carpet when they get home from work
evenings And as for Sundays they may
have no auto to work upon, but if they do
not wish to attend Sunday school themselves,
or if they do, for that matter, they might
lend hand towards breakfast or dinner, so
that others Of the family who wish to attend
might do so. We can't all make an auto,
but we can work little overtime as young
Dalton did when making his.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

It will soon be Christmas time again and
the average young woman will smile sweetly
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

Miss Marie Cauru is making a hard fight
over the Sullivan estate, but a million looks
good any old day.
The Seattle Republican., 1905-10-27

trusting their money out of their own keep
ing.
The Washington times., 1905-11-21

excellent in plain wheat mullins. and
especially suitable for luncheon or a
simple country supper where there Is not
much rich cake. A certain housemother
on baking day always adds a small
amount Of seeded raisins TO one of her
loaves of white bread. especially for the
pleasure of her children. Mothers who
IND 1t difficult to get their children to
eat plain bread would do well to ADOPT
this means OF making IL attractive
Some housewives like raisins in a
Boston brown bread. but only a few
should be used. as many raisins make
II too much like sweet cake, especial
ly when spices are also used. The nat
ural favor OF this bread IS too good
IN itself to spoil with the addition OF
much fruit or spices
Biscuits, mullins and especially nom
overs are nice for a change when split
open and filed with fresh fruit slightly
sweetened.
Though housewives of Germany use
almonds great deal in the decoration
or their coffee cakes and in their buns
nuts are little used in breakfast
breads by cooks OF other countries
Plain wheat mullins. however, will have
a crisp, appettzing crust II finely chop
ped hickory nuts or Walnuts are spread
over the tops just as they are put Ia the
oven. Press the nuts into the dough a
little so that they viii not fall or; but
become q part OF the crust when done
And If YOU desire a dainty muffin for
the supper table sprinkle minced nuts
through the batter.
The Washington times., 1905-11-21
HOWE, ITS PROBLEMS 4ND INTERESTS
Attack Jpon OATMEAL

An English physician eminent in hl,1
calling. and whose authority TO speak
ON the matter in question is beyond
doubt. has recently in published in
terview declared against the use OF oat-
meal in any form as an article of food
for human beings. ricketts,, a disea Sc
sulonE children which is said 10 be on
the inc ease In England he attributes
chiefly 10 the fact that many mot hers
giNe their children oatmeal for break
fast and so fill them up with q sgodgv
and insufficiently uOurishing food IN
stead of more easily digestcd things
such as bread, meat ana milk. less
quantity Of which would supply far
more nutriment." People wno feed the. {
children on oatmeal. this physician pro-
ceeds to say are literally starving
efied by the sale and Use OF the stuff
are tne doctors. II is d blessing 10
them because il fills their surgeries
and increases their incomes" "
This IL a severe judgment but we be-
heve u to be true, says Lssiie's Week
~ Oatmeal can only be taken with i'm
p95AllF Dy Ihose who have hard manual
LABOR 10 perform or VINO possess iron
clad digestive organs II is a past,
mess TO put into the stomach. fun or
carbohydrate tes an starch, and not TO
be compared with the breakfast foods
which are 50 popular in this country
that by some process OF roasting or
preparation are made easily digesiible
Served with an abUnda nee OF milk or
cream these are incoI4pa "a bly, the best
breakfast foods IN the world and can
be eaten with comfort aud satisfaction
by the youngest as well as the oldest
1t is no argument in favor of oatmeal
10 say that ii has been popular article
of diet In Scotland for centuries and IS
thus sanctioned by custom and usage
thore and elsewhere. Custom and usage
are not infaliibie guides IN matters OF
diet any more than they are in religion
or government The same argument
might be used to support the use OF a
thousand dietetic abomnations The
researches and experiments of modern
scientists and food experts, have made
us wiser in some things than our excel
lent f0refathers were, even though they
came from Scotland and We're brought
up on oatmeal and Calvinism and hold
10 a strict observance of traditions and
faith
The Washington times., 1905-11-21
Fruit and Cereal Breads.

The use OF fruit or cereals in the max
ing OF hot breads for breakfast or sup
per is increasing in popularity. A deli
cate cereal. Ike hominy or rice. the
grains OF which do not dissolve. certain
ly adds lightness 10 some hot breads.
and is therefore wholesome Ingredient
The cereal grains break up the dough,
making It less compact and help Il TO
fall apart in flakes when eaten. IN ad-
dition to making bread lighter a cereal
imparts a fine favor Of its own. OF
course. a cereal used in this way should
have been previously cooked and cooled.
1t is good plan TO mix It first with
ihe sifted -four and baking powder in
order TO separate the grains and insure
hghtness. A small quantity OF cold
boiled honatny mixed with the -four is
nice for ordinary biscuit. Rice mullins
and rice or hOminy pancakes are de-
ncicus. as many good housewives know.
Soft. fine crumbs can also be used to
make delicious pancakes.
Certain kinds OF fruit are an excellent
addition 10 mullins and some forms OF
bread Blueberry gems and hot buckle
berry cake are among the many de-
iciOus concoctiOns OF the American
housewife. Plain wheat mullins and corn
mullins are nice baked with huckle-
berries. few dates chopped fine are
The Washington times., 1905-11-21
MoiaSSeS Cake.

Molasses cakes ia variety are among
the easiest to make and wear better
in many families than any other plain
cake. Gingersnsps, hard gingerbread,
molasses cookies, soft molasses cake.
and a spicy dark cake made with both
sugar and molasses. with or without
fruit AZ viii, give some range for a
fairly continuous stock Most OF these
are IN every cook book. and IL is I'M
necessary 10 reDeat the recipes here.
II VIII be sufficient to give one called
Jackson cake. One-half cupful Of but
ter or good shortening one-haIf cupful
or sugar, One-half cupful of molasses.
one egg, One-half cupful of milk two
cupfuls or -four, one teaspoonfui OF
soda, one tablespoonful OF mixed spices
Raisins and currants added make this
an excellent plain fruit cake.
The Washington times., 1905-11-21
METAL BEDSTEADS
The Only Kind That Are Hygienic Can
Be Kept in Sanitary Condition.

That there is such a ching as by
gieIl1c sleeping. as we'll as hygienic eat
ing, probably never enters the trans
sressor's mind. Indigestion is guilty OF
many evils. bat not all. There is a
wrong and right way OF sleeping, and
the sooner people come TO an appre-
citation which IS which. the sooner noe
tuflaI gallopings are going 70 BECOME
less frequent, says DR.. Ellen Dean
Wade IN November Madame.
The great obstacle Ia the way OF
hygienic sleeping is the obstinate per-
sistencys with which many persons cling
10 the old wooden bedstead. From ali
stead IS an atrocity. It ignores the
great requisites of sanitary conditions
cleanliness ard ventilation. The wooden
beestead is neither clean nor accessible
10 fresh air and sunlight. To the exas-
peratiOn OF physicians and health Off
GERS, three persons in every seven sleep
on wooden bedsteads- The ancient ma
hogany bed Of grandmother is stiH held
IN great reverence. Its massive cary
ings and heavy joints, gaping some
times, Il IS true, are admired without
reservation. even though clrts germs,
and bacteria are sure 10 be lurking IN
those very joints and carvings
a wooden bedstead IS illogical and IN
worthy Of consideration in the light OF
our present education. Sunlight Is abso-
1utely essential 10 purity. II Is OuS SS
the question for sunlight to penetrate
The cracks and crannies Of a wooden
bedStead- Germs and bacteria hold forth
In the joints not in the least disturbed
BY the occasional Whisk OF duster
piled by a scrupulously clean house
wife. The only possible check on the
incredible multiplication Of bacteria OF
all kinds is the rayages OF one species
upon another Wood itself Is porous
and spOngeiike. draws into its fiber
germs and bacteria and allows the dirt
of seasons 10 form on its surface into
those mellow tones OF age lovers OF heir
looms cherish.
The only sanitary bedstead IS one
that through its structure precludes the
collection OF germs and filth The metal
bed frame alone nils this requirement.
The sanitary perfection Of the iron and
steel bed IS attested by their adoption
in every hospital and large dOrmitOry IN
the country Such beds are practically
cast la one piece. The joints are so
welded as TO eliminate all possibility
OF germs and filth finding haven.
1T IS bat an example OF the perversity
Of mankind that the room IN which a
The Washington times., 1905-11-21

ished along both esthetic and sanitary
lines.
IN the beginning a bedroom. small
OF large, should have as many openings
as possible, where the light and air,
not germs, can have free reign To run
riot. The greatest mistake OF all is
that gloom is conducive to sleep. a
tasteful and simple scheme OF color and
decoration should be adopted.
Curtains are naturally considered
with the wall paper. Too many draper
les spoil bedroom, and curtains should
be used merely 10 temper the light. The
effect OF light through plain yellow is
sleep-alIuring. in addition TO being
cheerful White muslins low priced
chintzes and cretOnnes offer a wide and
safe choice for curtains Window shades
in a bedroom should be white or yell
low
The modern bedroom abhors a car
pet, even unto mating. If a hardwood
floor is not possible. the floor should be
stained. Two or three washable rugs,
agreeing with the general color scheme.
are sufficient For q bedroom, green
rugs with a scattering OF red. are pleas
ant. especially in the winter"
The Washington times., 1905-11-21
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The Washington times., 1905-11-21
Tea IN An Forms.

Picked tea is a Burmese delieacy,'
said sailor. a British girl once gave
me some. 1t wasn't bad. Sweetish and
splced. A cross between picked and
preserved.
Tea amt only drunk. Down Siam
way they chew il. II is stuck together
with melted sugar into little cakes, and
every Siamese carries one OF those cakes
in his pocket. A plug Of tea-you might
say a plug o chewin' tea.
Some folks smoke It. An English girl
once gave me a cigarette. 1 finished il,
bus such a headache"
Stewed tea is the national dish OF
the Tibetans. Tea. fat. salt. -four, ana
milk are cooked together 10 the thick
ness Of oatmeal and eaten cold
The Washington times., 1905-11-21

person spends more than a third of his
life receives less attention than any
other portion of the house. All the
furniture and decorations that are moi
thought fit for even the most sequest-
cred chamber of the home are relegated
20 the bedroom. II is seldom that the
bedroom OF 2 modest home is anything
but an unattractive. box-like affair
with an uninviring. wooden bedstead.
when people fully appreciate the value
of sleep, then the bedroom is going to
be ths most attractive chamber in the
home. The psychology OF sleep should
sleep as our mental condition Bed
room surroundings are responsible for
almost as much insanity as INSANITY
There come times when sleep must be
WOoed and with bedroom furniture and
decorations that invoke Morpheus A
bedroom should consequently be furn-
The Washington times., 1905-11-21
GATHERING OF THE SHORTS.

Miss Jennie Short spent last week
with her cousins, Misses Myrtle and
Alice Rundt.-Chagrin Falls. Ohio. Ex-
pOnent.
The Washington times., 1905-11-21

There fitted lining 70 this blouse
Of A lawn
lining wei featerbOned win withstand
0
materials for winter with maltese insertion
o lace.a V the
Is applied anFun uks with handing
neaed in under the tuehz that
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The u to the EARN
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
Neck Broken, Lived IS months

Philadelphia, Nov. 20.-With the
death OF George Handforth, % years
old. at the Methodist hospital ended
what is said to be the most remark.
able case of q survival OF a broken
pack known.
tvi n,.vcL ...unVus VnL IiieC 4ai
lay on air and water mattresses,
suffering no pain, unable to move
any muscle excepting those in his
forearms, Away conscious butgrad-
uslly wasting away.
From a strong, stalwart man,
weighing 100 pounds, Hanforth
weighed at the time of his death only
thirty.iour pounds.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
asst oRIA.
Bear. tn. ~ Kind You Aavs Always Dopg'
S's, II &Mz<M
An Oklahoma Slayer Free.

Pawnee, Ok, Nov. 20.-John R.
Skinner OF Blackburn, indicted for
the murder OF Charles Hoggatt,
a real estate agent, was acquitted
here after the jury had considered his
case only ten minutes Hoggstt,
though warned, attempted to stake
SINNERS homestead for oil and gas
claims, whereupQn Skinner shot and
Killed him. Public sympathy was
with Skinner and practically every
lawyer in Pawnee county offered to
defend him free Of charge. Skinner
was indicted at his own request. For
i many years he was a government
> trader in the Usage Indian reserva
,tion.