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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02
My Love, l Long.

The goldenrod is blooming BY the road.
The brown-eyed-susans dip upon the
breeze;
The katydlds are bidding"
Their everlasting Kidding"
And soughing winds sigh softly in the
trees,
The melancholy season,
1t Is apropos TO reason.
Will soon be here in flush OF autumn hue;
It Is coming, coming, coming,
And long, my love, for you!
The hazy days are shortening hour by
hour,
The dried vines rustic softly In the sun;
The river ripples, dImpling,
Are continuously whimpling,
And frostIng by the Frost King has be-
gun.
The spIder-web Is weaving
And the Redeemed leaves are leaving,
To fall upon the earth and rustic too
To rustic, rustic, rustic,
And long, my love, for you!
The wlntry months are coming swift and
sure,
The Wind King soon will send his
draughts OF cold;
The chill air will be chilling,
But know you will be willing
To build the morning fires when you are
told.
IT'S nice to hear them burning
When sleepily I'm turning
III love you Just as once used to do
II you'll build 'em, build EN-, build 'eml
And long, my love, for you!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

have often wondered what the
flocks OF blackblrdS are talking about
In the Fail when they gather for their
pilgrimage southwark. They 1abber,
jabber for hours and apparently are
as excited as can be. When a man or
woman is about to make . long jour.
ney away from home, he or she is apt
to be subdued In manner, regretful Of
the leavetaking. Not 30 with the
blackbirds. They are as noisy as birds
possibly can be and all talk at once.
They certainly must have a language
and must understand each other or
else they are very silly birds to make
such q babel Of mere noises.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

rave already saiS No to You. III
we're sid miss Rate dont seen
To be able 70 make myself plain, a
though / have tried y
+Ah. Miss Butte Interrupted Per
~ We're. "you copldn't do that no mat
ter how you try
"Well-sh-of course. ! shall al
ways be glad to have you call upon me
Mr.. We're. Atlanta Constitution
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02
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1ErH UtNnp
Thoughts In NY Den.
1t is because love is blind that 50
much counting is done in the dark.

There never was a bed SO soft and
downy as your own after you have
been away for a few nights.
Man is equal to the tasks given him
to do even as the attenuated web OF
the spider is strong enough to hold
the fly.
A fellow out Of a Job wants to work,
and the fellow with a job wants to
take a 'lay-on." This is the way Of
the world.
Believe in something, trust some
body. 1t will keep your hope freshened
and your heart light. The pessimist
is the dreariest Of men.
Destroy the ideals and nobility Of
man and you place him on the plane Of
the animal. Inspire idealism! 1t IL
the hope of your life and the lives OF
your fellows.
Too many men, like the Ancient
Mariner who shot the albatross, tempt
Fate by their own foolish actions. It
never pays to take the trouble to look
for trouble.
Blssphemy is the sllliest of vices. It
gives no pleasure, tlckles no salacious
nerve and is merely bad and dis
gustlng form of speech that no gentle
man should use.
The old.fashloned advice to go to
bed with the lamb and rise with the
lark is much disregarded these days.
We go to bed when our pleasures are
exhausted and get up when we are
called-sometlmes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02
Sye.Me.e4gs

Piles quickly and positively cured
with DR.. Shops Magic Ointment. It's
made for Piles alone-and it does the
work surely and with satisfaction.
itching, painful, protrudIng or blind
piles disappear like magic by its use.
Large Nickel Capped glass jars, SO
cents. Sold and recommended by 3.
"a. Blllingslea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02
Ny Dixie Girl.

"My Dixie Girl" best described as
comedy drama with tinge Of the
melodramatic. is one Of the early at
fractions booked to appear here. The
company is backed by the charming
southern actress, Miss Sadie Calhoun,
who will be seen as Dixie Dangerfield.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

In winter-time its whiskey straight,
Which doth create expense.
For every time you take drink,
1t costeth fifteen cents.
But in the fall when coin is shy
Another touch you fear,
The actor saves dime each time
He purchaseth a beer.
Thus do such things arrange tnem
selves,
To suit he trooper man
But then he don't save many dimes
Because he'll rush the can.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

We often hear the expression, "As
gentle as a dove" AS a matter Of fact
the dove is not at all gentle in his
demesnor. Among his kind he fights
and scoldS In the coop, peckipg away
with his beak in most ugly fashion.
Two carrier doves will grab hold Of
each other and hang on like bulldogs,
but II the average man were as fond
OF home as the carrier pigeon, what a
domestlcRted heaven this would be!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

He-How women do cackle when a
lot of them get together don't they?
she-Well. what Of it? When a
lot of men get together, all they do
is to Detroit Free Press,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02
IDLE THOUGHTS OF AN IDLE
AGENT.
(E. E. Meredith in Missouri Breeze
A little money
Now and then,

(E. Z. Meredith IN missouri blee"eI
A little money
Now and then,
Is relished by
The actor man.
with Little Jack Horner.O
Dress costs more than hunger AMI
come next to thirst.
A good agent amt got time to be a
drunkard or a chaser.
The gentle CULVER in chorus girls
voice often holds her beau.
After all the best amateur actor Is
the one who pretends to enjoy a plano
recital.
Life in the one.night stands is a
cocktail that frequently contains too
much bitters.
If Cupid goes bare, its from cnoice
He has in his wardrobe plenty o!
breeches of promise.
In the show business the chap that
isn't willing to boom himself "atr not
u going" to get much booming.
Its a question whether the success
of a melo.drama depends upon the
shoot pictures, or the number Of
props 1t borrows.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

Preventlcs, as the name implies,
prevents all Colds and Grippe when
taken at the snee2e stage"
Preventics are toothsome candy
tablets. Preventlcs dissipate all
colds quickly, and taken early, when
you first feel that a cold is coming
they check AMI prevent them, Pre-
ventics are thoroughly safe for chill
dren, and as efectual for adults. Sold
and recommended In cents and 2t
cent boxes by E. A. Billingslea & Co
Read the Daily West ylrglnlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

our want column Is alive with bar.
gains. Property for sale and rent.
Rooms wanted and for rent. Help
wanted. Positions wanted. Look Il
over sure. Your opportunity may be
listed today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02
School Books.
New supply at A, 9. Kinkead's.

You can say more, to more people
and for less money in the West vir
ginian want column than through am
other medium. Il cent a word reacaei
5000 subscribers, Try 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

4 You have furnished 0r I
ed rooms to lei sos WIN Y
dress Of the pe4lle GsaiH
the west vlrginian want co., ,a'4lI1l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

Big circuiatlon, small rates or
yIrrinian want ais. II can't Ne
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

New Bags, Belts, Ties, Bead Combs,
etc., Just received At The Bon Ton. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

II beggars could be choosers there
would be more automobiles on the
drive. Mounted beggars ride fast you
know.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

Man is equal to the tasks given him
to do even as the attenuated web OF
the spider is strong enough to hold
the fly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

A fellow out Of a Job wants to work,
and the fellow with job wants to
take a ''lay.oR." This is the way Of
the world.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

There never was a bed so soft and
downy as your own after you have
been away for few nights.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-02

READ he pally WEI Vlrginlan.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25
TOO MANY FIGURES
TELEPHONE COMBINATIONS ARE
FEARFUL AND WONDERFUL.
50 Boskins, Busy Business Man, Gave
Up Unequal Conflict and
Installed Substitute
Office Bow.

Boskins' Office boy was away on a
vacation last week, and Boskins un-
lertook to answer the telephone. He
IS now firmly convinced that the ways
u the telephone girls are past finding
out He had always been treated
;ourteously by the sweet-voiced "hello
GIRLS" but he has come to believe that
they were only making game of him.
Boskins had to call No. 21OO John
several times in the daily course of
business. The first day after the Of
ice boy had gone he took down the
receiver with confidence.
Give me 2109 john he said.
What is it," asked the girl in a
shocked voice.
'"FWenty-one hundred" repeated
Boskins with precision.
ooh, you want two-one-naught
naught," said the girl, kindly, as she
gave him the number.
Boskins felt rebuked, and he remem
bered the correction, storing it away
for future reference. always say each
figure separately" he told himself.
Don't attempt any fancyf combina-
tions.'
He was in a good humor the next
time he called the number.
"Give me ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
he said.
'Two-one-double naught," said the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

this throw an after-dinnerl coffee Gun
of cornmeal. Let stand a little while
and strain. Use upon the face and
hands. It will make them soft and
white. And the same way with ordi.
nary oatmeal
Il try to bleach the skin with the
trult and vegetable bleachers, be-
cause they are pretty sure to be harm.
less. @
The red and sunburned skin re-
quires entirely another treatment. It
must have it's coat of skin food. and
this skin food must be of the yerv
best kind.
Il make "a skin food for the use of
my patients that is nearly all almond
Oil. Any woman can make it for her
self. 1t feeds the pores Of the skin
and is good for the complexion and
the tissues. 1t prevents the red and
swollen veins, and it seems, somehow.
to make the skin look youthful again.
That is the trouble with sunburn. It
leaves one SO very old and wrinkled
afterWard. If the girls only knew
they would be more particular about
the skin and it's care.
g! know a bleach which is called
the automobile bleach. It consists
largely of the juice of the watermelon.
Those who have tried it say that it
has an excellent effect upon the skin.
''The buttermilk bath is the best
bleach in the world. Take enough
buttermilk to fill tub and get into it,
The recipe is simplicity itself. Get
into the bath and soak. 1t will whiten
the skin and make you look like a
buttermilk beauty.
"The woman who invented the milk
bath was genius. Don't think there
is anything that approaches it. But it
is expensive.
"The sour milk bath is the next
best thing. 1t takes nothing but sour
milk. And the acid of the milk is
supposed to penetrate the pores of
the skin. Let the skin saturate all
the milk that it will. Then rinse off
the milk with warm water.
"Skinning the face is not to be ad.
vised except for the worst of cases."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25
VOL. %. NO. 81 a.., =.
Pertaining and
Bleaching the Skin

MOI one person in fve," said a
flesh specialist, knows how to bleach
the skin. Even in the profession the
knowledge is rare. while in private
life there is hardly woman that I'M
derstands 1t. Yet it is thing that
every woman ought to know.
Ladies, nowadays. study hair dress
ing SO that on pinch they can do
their own hair. And they study mani
curing, SO that in time of need they
can manicure their own, nails. But,
when it comes to treating the skin,
they know very little about it.
Il make a specialty of clearing the
skin. go on the principle that, no
matter how dark the skin may be, you
will be good looking, providing your
SKIN Is clear. The Japanese woman
IS as brown as berry, yet she is
pretty. The rule is that your skin
will be becoming to you, providing it
is clear and clean and well kept.
Il also teach my women clients how
to perfume the skin. A perfumed skin
is the loveliest thing in the world.
1t is pleasure to be near woman
whose skin smells like the rose. It is
easy to smell sweet. The whole art
lies in the proper pertaining of the
skin. I can perfume your flesh any
odor And I can make it lasting so
that you can hardly wash it off.
I 81 like to take a muddy skin and
make it clear It is such an easy
thing to do. had a woman come
in to me the other day with a skin
that looked as though some one had
thrown mud at her. Parts of her face
looked as though they had been pep
pered. Such a skin I never saw be.
fore.
II took her face and went over II
with hot needle spray. This woke
up the skin little Then I went over
it with a very mild electric battery
The face scrubbing brush would have
been just as good, but it would lave
taken too much time.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

Punching the skin lightly with the
finger tips acts like an electric 5at-
terry.
well, I took my woman with the
mud-colored face and I went at her
skin in earnest. I spread soap Jelly
upon it and let it stand fifteen min
utes until the jelly had time to sin.
in. Then I sprayed it off with lots
of hot water
"The trouble with most faces is that
they do not get washed enough. The
skin of the face needs plenty of wash
ing. A wash cloth is not much good,
for it is too harsh, and a. sponge is
little better. The finger tips are best.
Then, after had sprayed the face
of my woman with the muddy skin,
rubbed in enough skin food to fill out
the pores again. had robbed them
of their natural oils by washing them
SO harshly. And I knew I must re-
store the texture of the skin again.
There are women whose faces need
to be bleached at least once a day.
This sounds like an extreme state
ment But have a patient who
would be a sight were she not to
bleach her face daily. 1t is not
matter of habit with her, but of neces-
:sity. Of course, she uses harmless
bleaches.
During the season she used ripe
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

OF twelve inches. Similarly in Utah
dry land farming has yielded excel
lent results with wheat, barley and to
a somewhat less extent with alfalfa;
IN the interior of Oregon there are
immense areas planted to wheat and
yielding twenty to twenty-five bushels
per acre with a rainfall not exceeding
eight inches per year.
The results obtained by the thou
sands Of farmers who are engaged in
this line of agriculture have called
attention to the great possibilities of
dry land farming and have made it
apparent that there are thousands of
acres of land containing almost unlim-
tied plant food which will yield good
crops under a system of dry land
farming and which have heretofore
been considered irreclaimable.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

how the Hungarian can regulate the
force of each stroke.
is within half an inche of the inter-
collegiate record He can do 10 Sec
onds for the 100 yards, and % Tor the
22O. In competition he IS bitter, if
silent fighter, who does not know the
meaning Of the word quit, and battles
for victory till the last gasp
1t used to be said that while the In
dian had natural feetness of foot, he
lacked the determination and quick
thought needed for bruising competi-
ton.
The success Of the Carlisle football
eleven about exploded this idea.
Year in and year out, no matter who
is coach, the Indian school is able to
turn out star eleven that tackles all
the big fellows, and plays the hardest
kind of schedule without whimper-
ing, no matter how seriously injuries
may fall
1t shows the generalship of the In
dian to say that Carlisle has never
been without a good quarterback In
Hudson, Johnson and Mount Pleasant
it has had three of the greatest quar-
terbacks that ever donned armor.
But it is not only in turning 6ut the
alert flyers of the football field that
the Indian school has made notable
record. Uncle Sans wards have pro-
duced the heavy artillery, too.
Hawley Pierce, the giant guard, was
unexcelled at the position, and proved
himself more than a match for the big
fellows of Yale and Harvard. Pierce
was also a good kicker and fast
enough to play in the bacfeld had he.
been needed there.
John Middlesky, mammoth Indian.
who weighs some 800 pounds, and
stands six feet high, has lately been
thirsting for. the gore of the retired
champion pugilist, James J. Jeffries.
Middlesky is an Indian He has not
yet been thoroughly tested, and no one
takes seriously his pretensions that he
could beat the boilermaker or any 9TH
er good man. But to have an Indian in
the ring is an event.
No reason exists why the Indian
should not be a great athlete. Genera
tions of life in the open air argue for
him an athletic vigor Many tales and
legends survive showing how in the
bygone days the Indian was capable of
some prolonged athletic tests, partic-
ularly in the way of running. The red
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25
DRY LAND FARMING.

Immense Areas Of the Northwest Are
Now Under That Method.
Within recent years the possibilities
Of dry land farming have begun to be
realized not only by the department
of agriculture but by the various ex-
pertinent stations in the arid states.
The old rain belt was formerly con-
sidered as limited to the area inwhich
the average rainfall was about TWEEN
ty inches per year. Dry land farming,
however, is now being successfully
practiced in many localities where
the rainfall ranges from eight to fif-
teen inches per year.
In parts of Montana, says Country
Life Nin America, spring wheat and
alfalfa yield large and profitable crops
without irrigation and with rainfall
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25
Most Unkindest Cut.

Most Unkindest Cut.
With reference to the humors of
country society" reporting, Melville
Stone Of the Associated Press tells of
the account of wedding published in
a Kansas paper.
The story, which described the mar
riage in the usual aowery adjectives,
concluded with the surprising an
nouncement:
"The bridegroom's present to the
bride was a handsome diamond brooch,
together with many other beautiful
things in cut glass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

Cautious.
Young man." said the old lady with
eyeglasses in the drug store, '.be you
regular clerk here? 2"
Yes, ma'am; I'm a regular clerk. .
Be you registered 2"
Yes, ma'am.''
Know all about putting up prescrip-
lions 90
yes, ma'am."
Never make no mistakes? ~
No. ma'am''
Well, guess I'll trust you. Gimme
s cents worth of camDhcr. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

{. 5 : . + Z Z -. Il ~ 8
jumped % feet 9 inches, and later at
practice went "a feet 4 inches, which
I saw an odd performance in Paris
week or so ago. said a man who
crosses twice year. There's Hun.
gariah named Piskluzy doing turn
with a whip that is the sensation of
the music halls.
THE first thing he does Us to take
long dashed, stout handled whip in
each hand and, with orchestral ac-
compartment, proceeded to crack
them at a terrific rate The sounds
made by his whips in this manner
range from noise like a rifle shot to
the soft click of a billiard ball. It
makes a curious sort of music, this
cracking of whips, and serves to show
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

1t Is the best plan to go to druggist
and ask him for enough carbolic for
sace wash. The rule is somethfa<
Ike ten drops to big basin of warm
water. This bleaches the face and
peck and hands in the most wonderful
manner.
There are good bleaches, though,
that can be made without going to. the
drug store. And one of these is the
cornmeal bleach.
ITO make the cornmeal face bleach,
take basin of boiling water and add
a 'teaspoon of borax powder to it. into
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25
Good Haul of. -Snakes.

During picnic at Latrobe, Pa, a
woman saw two big snakes hanging
from limbo a tree A cross-cut saw
and two axes were secured and the
tree was felled. Almost a gallon Of
snake eggs were found in the hollow
trunk and six large blacksnakes were
found, three measuring six feet each
in length, and these were brought in
bags to Latrobe. a cage is being built
and they will be placed on exhibition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25
NEW DOOR OF HOPE
OPENS FOR POOR 10
Indians Skill q All Forms Of Athletics SoLDes Knotty
Problem for Uncle Sam.

i r Il tfca !
When Frank jude recently took his
place in the outfield Of the Cincinnati
club, "Lo, the poor Indian" hung an
other athletic scalp at his belt.
/ Many others are there to keep him
company, for the original owners OF
the northern half Of America are
winning back on athletic fields what
they lost when Columbus led into the
new world the firstebody of palefaced
land-grabbers.
The Indian is making a great sue
cess as an athlete. Use has been
found for him on track, diamond, grid
iron and even in the prize ring Natur
ally feet of foot and crafty, he is de-
veloping the other attributes of cool
ness, courage and endurance SO essen
tial in triumphs Of muscular competi-
ton.
Bender is undoubtedly the most ia
nous Of Indian athletes, but others are
rising to dispute his laurels. Connie
Mack's big Indian twirler is chiefly In
teresting because he is one of the
great pioneers. But he was not the
first aborigine to break into the big
league.
Years back Cleveland had an out
fielder named Socka1exis, who prom
1sed to make good, but love of fire.
water sent him back into the minors
before he had a chance to show what
was really in him..
Mack unearthed Bender. The big
chief had made some reputation at
Carlisle, and later pitched for Harris
burg. He has done uniformly fine
work for the Athletics Last year he
won the pennant for Mack's men by his
great pitching and hitting in the cru
cial games at Washington, and he was
the only man to land one Of the
would's series from New York for the
Athletics.
Bender's success, and his fine quail
ties of tractibility and willingness to
work, made Mack hunger for more
Indians, so he signed Bruce, a Phila-
delphia central high school boy. Bruce
displayed good form, and would have
stayed as an outfelder but for the sur
plus Of good material the Athletic man
ager had that year. Bruce is now with
Providence in the Eastern league, and
Is star. y,
Pitcher Finance was another Indian
unearthed by Mack. II. He was never
quite good enough for the big show,
but is now valued member of New
York State league team, and is show
ing excellent abilities.
The Athletics are not to be allowed
to have monopoly of the Indian base
ball players who toll in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia club of the Nation
al league has burst into the reserva-
ton and secured Roy. He has not yet
had> good trying out, but it is the be-
lief of those who have seen him work
that he has the making of another star
twirler.
But baseball doesn't by any means
cover the athletic activities of the first
Americans. There are other sports at
which he is still more adept
Mount Pleasant, the Carlisle athlete,
has only been in the limelight couple
OF years, but he has won an undis-
puted place as one of the great all
around athletes of to-day.
Besides being a star pitcher on the
baseball nine, and one of the best quar-
terbacks ever turned out by a Carlisle
eleven, Mount Pleasant is also a won
der in track and field work.
He combines both leaping and
sprinting ability. In a big meet he