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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17

The friends of Carl Frame are try
ing to prevail on him to be candi
date for city clerk at the coming mu'
nicipa election. s!ailEl1i !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17

Special prices on watches at W, a
Fishers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17

Sit now for that cbHstmss Phcso.
shafer Studio. dI 2eeit2t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17
FAfRM6NT WEsT VIRGINA loNDAYg DKeElIBEB IL i9&
ons,Week.o Old Child Of Mr. AID Mrs.
]. G. Bond Dead.

!, John @. Bond, Jr,, the infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John c, Bond. died on
Saturday evening at Cook Hospital.
aged one week. The remains were
taken to Harrison county on Sunday
and laid to rest In the Garrett Gem
etery. Mr.: aud MTs. Bond have the
Sympathy Of the entire community in
their sad affllchon. i. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17
rhohurn Womanl peat.

Mrs. Sarah Wright oI 5Thoblftn dled
last evening at Cook Hospital after Z
brief Illness The remains were talsen
to her home at Thoburh this morning
and funeral services Willsbe AZ
her late residence tomorrow afteEnoon
at two o'clock. asss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17

gshafer'si Studio, is Independent. Of
weather conditions. First, class work
guaranteed. 5lhis v sa, 200;12t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17
FairmonF VIII Have The Best
.-a Equipped Office In The. StateE

moved into the new Masonic Temple
..date and finest equipped oflce In
larger yearly business and claim any.
igatlon onthe NIonongaheai For the
the force at once got busy Saturday
and from now on the public will get
mont Office has been one of rapid
short period Of eight yearsehas seen
ch is not outclassed in efficient ser.
e very grateful to get into quarters in
r of the new Temple for postoftlce use
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17

lHndIing facilities have been advanced! /!
line and again until the business be-s
he necessary appropriations by Con
government on the. new quarters for
;eet, or. mbte than two hid 'one-half.
/ possible advantage.
! street. Qp which -thorQpghfare.. the,
le Falrmont & Clarksbufg Traction
II alley and another door there is used
,e in an Office in keeping with Fair.
ie, and GHartered golden oak. Ample
4 1t be the general convenience. The
,dern set OF storm doors Is provided.
he opposite side is the ladies' writing
Ierk Harry L. Engle, whose business 1t
IL matters. Next IS the stamp window
! packages, one for local letters, one
livery windows are arranged for ladies'
with single, and ten, with double
Of mail. These boxes haye, been as
way leading along the boxes is sep.
apartment. Two windows are here for
-is for the employees only. The carriers
e hallway leads to the rooms of the as
comfortably furnished.
etail which was planned by the post!
!. of The Lending Offices Of the country
s The carriers ihave department to
lis have been installed. and all will
'annot interfere in any way with those
a penny IS short or a letter gets plac.
burglar proof vaults are provided and
, building and look into every part of
achine, etc, the local office is ?squip.
pany Installed all the furniture and
stmaster. fG 2e ~
has been phenomenal. Postmaster
nd took charge OF the Office May l,
sevelt, who could see no reason for
his force consisted OF two clerks.
between the hours Of S a. m. and p.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-17

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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
A PLEA FOR IDEALS.

Then let us all have an ideal! Let
us have courage! Do not put them on
on holidays, only to lock them after
ward in the closet. Put them on every
day and carry them everywhere. Take
them as n takes a torch; bring them
near to the realities of life. as you
would carry a light into a dark place.
The treasures of the ideal which are
in the souls of others may be trans
mitted to our w Let the world with
it's ugliness, it's trials and its pains ex-
perience the contract of the human
soul, impregnated with the memory
of heaven, is the creator of the ideal
and of light. Some of our fathers who
have passed before us along the ways.
sometimes so hard, where we in u
turn pass, have thrown their lights
even up to the very portal of the tomb.
They have put strength into weakness;
have experienced that in poverty It,
self the spring of riches rise. In real
izing the mystery which operated ev-
cry day of their lives-that is to say,
the transformation of outside incidents
by means Of the inward energies OF
the soul-they tr%uthfully might have
said, 1--WE are poor, but with our en-
ergies we have enriched others
Charles Wagner in H~arper's Bazaar.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
DIVORCE IN NEW GUINEA.

There is no need of divorce courts
In New Guinea. When a oma be-
comes weary of her husband she
simply leaves him and goes back to
her mother. When a husband tires Of
his wife he simply hits her over the
head with a paddle, and if not killed
outright she is certainly made to
realize that she is no longer wanted.
When a divorced" woman marr1es
again, her former husband rallies all
his friends and conducts a war dance
In front of her new home. This cere-
mony, however, is not as ugly as
1t looks. It's purpose is not to kill
anybody, but simply to satisfy the
grass widows honor.
Courtship in New Guinea Is begun
on much different lines from those Of
the Caucasian. 1t is the girl who takes
the initiative instead of the youth.
When a young man falls in love with
a Papuan belle he does not look at
her, and whenever possible shuns her
company. If she appears grieved at
such Sights the sutton performs var
lous a~crobatic feats whenever he
thinks she is watching. He will leap
Into the air, stand on his head, or
knock down some smaller youth.
Should the girl be fascinated by these
performances she employs a little girl
to carry a nut to her lover, and on the
nut she will paint certain emblems
Indicative of her passion. The nut
will also tell where she will meet him
that night. At this trysting place the
two will eat the nut together, and
make such arrangements as are nee
essary for the marriage. All the diff
culties of proposing on the European
or American plan are done away with
in New Guinea.
Should the betrothed young woman
repent of her choice and find some
other man more to her liking, she has
a most convenient remedy. She simply
disappears the day before the we'd
ding with her lover and appears with
him in the village the day after. In
this case the first sutton RACES and
storms before the home of his success
full rival, but the performance is gen.
orally as much a bluff as the war
dance Of the grass widow.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
The Cow as An Ivory Mine.

In addition to furnishing sweet
and sour milk, convertible into al
most anything, from cheese to the
au lait for coffee, the meek and low
ly COW is finding an increased field
of usefulness.
Through the genius of Chicago, the
COW long ago furnished fresh and
corned steaks and roasts; was en-
balmed in beef and preserved in ap-
petizing soups and strengthening beef
extract; gave it's bones and blood
to make handles and buttons, and
furnished soap for the toilet, fertiliz-
er for the farmer and brains for the
patron of the ala carte restaurant.
But the Germans have found a new
use for milk. Out of the casein from
the dairy they are making all kinds
of things In. ivory" The white but
tons on your clothes, your playing
cards, your ivory cigarette case, your
cigar holder are likely as not the
triumphant product Of the unrivaled
COW. She has ventured into the realm
of chance through the medium of the
poker chip, and entered the precincts
of music through the ivory-white keys
of the piano.-Baltimore Sun.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14

In these days of get-rich-quick
schemes the formula proposed by a
Western banker, who figures 1t hi
that If a man will put only one dol
lar a day in the savings bank he VIII
have, says the Springfield Republican,
at 4 percent compound interest, the
comfortable sum of $1,000 at the
end of 20 years, seems r~efreshingly
simple and sufficiently inviting to en-
courage small savings as a means 10
reasonable wealth.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14

Customs move In cycles. Several
generations ago the country merchant
went to the city ito buy goods" Then
came a period when the big city
wholesalers sent their armies OF
"drummers" to the country merchant,
to sell to him by sample at his home.
Now the old practice is returning
again; the rural merchants are very
generally going to the city once more,
to look over the markets and choose
for themselves. The drummers are
complaining at the new order of things
which. is in many cases taking their
Jobs away from them.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
SILVER

A new collection of sterling silver
pieces of English origin, for the break
fast table, are without decoration ex-
cept for a little raised trefoil scattered
over them. They are useful and cal
culated to appeal to the American
housewife.
The breakfast bacon is served in a
straight sided, oblong, shallow tray,
filled with a rack to keep it out of the
drippings. Eggs are found in two en-
tirely new creations-an e~gg-shaped
broiler standing on a tripod with alco-
hol lamp underneath and a silver tray,
standing on silver ball feet, upon
which rests four egg cups. From the
center rises a long, slender handle.
The berry set is particularly inter-
esting, and as a rule unknown to the
American hostess. There is a wire
frame twisted to form feet, a raised
handle, and the holders for two fruit
dishes on each side of it. Cream and
sugar bowls are also arranged in con-
nection with this same frame. A de-
vice like this is made for tea cups
fitted in a wire frame, which is used
to hold a steamed bag pudding or
salad, and may be turned into a soup
turreen by using one part of it for a
cover.
The revolving dish is still used, al
though smaller than heretofore, and
has it's compartments for fish, entrees
and soup.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
TRAINING FOR PARENTHoOD.

A writer in the Delineator says:
"If training is essential for the
teacher, the nurse, the physician, why
is it not necessary for the prospec-
tive mother, when the issues at stake
are of such concern. Mothers clubs
are very helpful, but so much mis-
chief has been done, and there is so
much to learn and to be unlearned
that their help is but as a drop in
the bucket. The popular belief that
mono are so fit as the mother to give
to her daughter this training is not
founded on good sense. Mothers are
very often unfit, because they have,
themselves, had no training, and have
obtained their knowledge by hard ex-
p~erience that they cannot bear to
make use of. Girls are 10th to look
into those matter that concern their
future, thinking that there will be
plenty of time for such tings. later,
and there is so much that is trivial
and more interesting to engage them.
Younger children, too, claim much of
their mothers time and strength, and,
with so many ~exhausting duties in
hand, they, like the daughters, con-
slider that there will be plenty OF
time later; so the matter goes. l be-
lievc that God has placed enough
good substitutes in the world SO thai
mothers may safely take the rest and
recreation which they need to keep
themselves in a sweet and healthy
condition. mentally and physically"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14

Mr.. White did not go directly back
to work on leaving the Office. He had
a quarter in his pocket-an unsecured
loan from the blacksmith-and he took
it to a small eating house near by,
where it was regarded as the equiva-
lent of a square meap'-soup, meat,
vegetables and pie. all complete. 1t
was a deliciously hot little room, and 1t
smelled Of such comfortable viands al
fried pork chops and cabbage. When
Mr.. White came out he looked a new
man.
Thus fortified he attacked the heap
of shells again, not this time with the
sledge. He was applying the smiths
suggestion to go at them from the in
side. One at a time he carried them
to the hydrant, filed them, then ranged
them shoulder to shoulder, carefully
right side up, with military precision.
in ranks of ten and companies of a hun
dred-314 spherical iron shells.
1t was hard work for him: the larg-
est of them when full of water were
quite all he could lift, and the cold
added to his difficulties. But he was
unconscious of fatigue, and his only
anxiety about the cold was lest it
should not last long enough.
The work went slowly, anC it vas
perhaps an hour after quitting time
when the watchmal, who had been
an admiring spectator of the last of
the proceedings, let him out of the
gate. Three hundred and fourteen
shells, in strict military array, their
stomachs most uncomfortably full Of
cold water, were left to watch out the
night.
They were a sorry spectacle before
morning, a shattered army, collective
ly and individually, for the cold held
and their contents changed from wa
ter to ice, a quantity of ice their rigid
iron jackets could not contain. No
longer upright, their military align
ment sadly disturbed, they lay about
with great weals of ice projecting
through the in their sides.
The rage Of McNichol VIXEN he saw
the spectacle transcribed speech. 1t
was twofold-first, that three winters
had passed without suggesting the
simple ~expedient to him; second, that
he had again most egregiously "done."
Ten cents apiece.
you're a swindier" he cried, when
he could get his tongue round the
words. "Ill pay you for this trick"
"Yes," said Mr.. White, gently. "thir-
ty-one dollars and forty cents"
go to the cashier and get it, and
then get out" -oared McNichol.
As MI. White was leaving, he had
a casual encounter WITH The smith,
who, after a cautious glance about,
clapped Mr.. White on the shoulder
and allowed himself a grin.
Across the street." Re said, land
two blocks down. I told their fore
man about i. last night. They'll give
you a job, sure. You'll see their sign
Barnes & McBurney."
And, to be sure, when he turned
into the Office under the sign men
toned, he found q man smiling broad
ly in welcome.
"Yes, we've got a place for you" he
said, in answer to the question, "if
you're the man who got ahead of
Sandy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Compan.
ion.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
Leather Of Human Skin.

A day OF two ago two medical stu
dents living in San Francisco called
on August Manasse. president of the
Manasse Block Tanning company OF
West Berkeley, and asked him to
prepare some human skin for COM
mercial purposes. Manasse declined
the commission.
1t is alleged that articles made
from the skin of men and women
have been carried from California to
all portions Of the Union. The skin
is expensive, a piece six inches
square being valued at $40. When
tanned, the skin Of a man is worth
in the neighborhood of $500.
The skin is soft and pliable, re-
sembling in many respects chamois.
Of it belts, purses, slippers and many
other small articles are manufac
tured.-Portland. ~Oregonian.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
Photooraphs in Court.

The use of a photograph as a wit
hess occurred for the first time on a
recent trial in the United States
court at Boston. In this connection
it is recalled that photographs had
to fight their way to the witness
stand. The right to put telephone
conversations in evidence has been
upheld in some cases. If the use Of
the phonograph as a witness becomes
general it will also become a univer-
sal memorandum. Contracts of all
sorts, from a merger deal to a prom
Use of marriage, can be recorded as in
fallibly as on paper or parchment.
In breach-of-promise cases especially
a photograph would be- of great val
ue.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
ONES HEIGHT.

Tall women are very much In
fashion, just now, and more women
wish to be tall than to be short in
stature. In order to add to ones APP
parent height, the length of the skirt
must be studied. The ankle-length
skirt will take off, apparently, sew.
eral inches from height; n that just
touches the floor in front and Slightly
trains at the back will make one
seem taller, but if the train lies much
on the floor, the wearer will look
dwarfed. The best materials to add
apparent height are either plain ones,
or those having tiny stripes running
lengthwise. A long waist gives even
the smallest woman a semblance OF
greater height, and a narrow belt, es-
pecially If fashioned to a point in
front, considerably l~engthens the line
from shoulder to waist. The sus-
pender suits also give an appearance
of length to the waist. But, however,
n is gowned, unless one carries
ones self properly, it is impossible to
look her best. One should hold her
head up, and her body straight. with
out the least suggestion of strain or
stiffness, and this position, alone, will
add, not only apparently, but really,
to ones height. A woman who allows
herself to "lop" cannot hope to have
the proper form, no matter what the
style of her dress.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
BuiLplflC FOOD

When a little human machine Tor a
large one' goes wrong. nothing is so
important as the selection of food to
bring it around again.
MY little baby boy fifteen months
old had pneumonia, then ann brain
fever. and no sooner had he got over
these than he began to cut teeth and,
being so weak, be was frequently
Thrown into conyulsions,' says a Colo.
ssfado mother.
les 81 decided a change might help. so
took him to Kansas City for a visit
when we gos there he was SO very
weak when he would cry he would
T. sink away and seemed like he would
Ydie.
when / reached my sisters home
l;she said Immediately that we must
feed him Grape-Nuts and. although I
chad never used the food. we got some
5.and for a few days CAV him just the
s;jniee of Grape-Nuts and milk. He got
~S.stronger so quickly we were soon feed
King. him the Grape-Nuts itself and in
lii wonderfully short tie he fattened
Fright up and became strong and well.
Z THAT showed me something worth
knowing and. when later on my girl
came, 1 raised her on Grape-Nuts. and
sheeis a strong, healthy baby and has
been. You will see from the little pho
togFapi 1 send You what a strong.
chubby youngster the boy is now. but
he didn't look anything like that be-
fore. we found this nourishing food.
Grape-Nuts nourished LIir back to
strength when he was so weak he
couldn't keep any other food on his
stomach" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle 1reek. Mich.
All children csn be built to a more
sturdy and healthy condition upon
.Grape-Nuts and cream. The food con-
teins the elements nature demands,
from which to make the soft gray fill
ing in the nerye centres and brair..
IN well fed brain and strong, sturdy
Nerves absolutely insure a healthy
Hpdy.
EL6ok In pkgs. for the famous httis
hbek, ssTha Road to WeItvllie.'
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
E 70
ODDS N lends.

So tremendous is the femme vogue
for boxes in the boudoir that any deft-
fingered man or woman who can de-
wise a new receptacle is sure of coin
ing money. Boxes for trinkets are no
longer hidden in bureau drawers, but
are scattered about like art treasures,
and in the larger sorts they are set
upon fancy castors to be showed with
in reach of their fair owners.
Perhaps no woman has nor novel
ties offered for her inspection than
she who is preparing a layette. The
boxes on wheels, fitted with multi
tudinous trays, or swung upon artis-
tically finished racks, are most entic-
ing.
A white enameled frame is fitted
out with a succession of long, low
boxes, covered with fine white crash,
each front embroidered with some
world like "bootees," Gibbs" "caps,"
"%sacques," ETC., in colors to match
the flowers which are painted ON the
top of the frame, with a few scat
tered sprays apparently falling down
to meet the words and their ur-
rounding scrolls. For-get-me-nots,
primroses and other delicate flowers
are employed.
A large hat box on rollers Is
swung in a similar white frame and
covered with denim to match the
room. The top of this box folds
back like a jointed trunk-tray lid,
while the front drops down to reveal
the hat resting on a standard such as
is used in millinery parlors. A richer
looking box is covered with pleated
silk in which old rose predominates,
and it has a quaint gilt braid for the
finish at top and bottom.
Tapestry-covered boxes are most
popular for small trinkets. These
are made very plainly, the tapestry
fitting like a glove, with a miniature
painting on boiling cloth for a center
piece on the top, set in a frame of
sequins or fine gold braid. Gilt braid
or a harrow fringe with round balls
in hues to match the tapestry is
the preferred finish. For lining these
and nearly all other fancy boxes there
comes a highly glazed paper, printed
with mistletoe, primroses, v%iolets,
etc. 1t can be bought at fancy goods.
The only exception to this lining is
when the box is of cedar of sandal
wood, when no lining is necessary.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-14
Not Old For China.

When Wong Kai Kah was temper
arily a sojourner here-alas, that this
Oriental gentleman who endeared him
self to all who met him is no more
asked him as to the antiquity Of his
family.
"Oh," he said. with naive modesty
and yet with a merry twinkle in his
eye, my family is new in China; in
deed, we have nothing 20 boast of as
to long establishment in that country,
for We have been there only 1000 years,
having come from a place to the
south and east of the Caspian Sea-
Indianapolis News.