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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-30
A VOCABULARY TEST.
some words strange to You That are
In the Dictionary.

In the Dictionary.
The number of obsolete words that
are to be found in Webster's Dlctlon-
airy is considerably larger than people
have any idea Of. The following letter,
written by an alleged poet to an editor
who had treated his poetry with dert-
sion, furnishes some idea Of them:
"str-You have behaved like an Inn
pettginous scrogIe! Like those who. en-
vtous Of any moral celsttude, carry
their ungicity to the height Of creating:
symposically the fecund words which
my pollymathic genius uses with pber-
t. to abltgate the tongues OF the weet-
less! Sir, you have Grossly parodled
my own pet words as though they were
trangrams. win not coascervate re
proaches-I will educe veil over the
atramenatal ingratitude which has
chameered even my indIscerptlble
heart l am silent on the oscillation
which my coaljuvancy must have Civ
en- you when offered to become your
fantor and adnInfcle. Twill not speak
Of tile lippltude, the epilepsy, you have
shown in exacerbating me, one whose
genius you should have approached
with mental dlscalccation. So / tell
YOU, without supervacaneous words,
nothing will render ignoselble your
conduct to me. Z warn You. that l
would vellIcate your nose IL T thought
that any moral dlarthrosis thereby
could be perforrned-tt l thought !
should not implgnorate my reputation.
Go, photographic scrogte, band with
your Grass IqulnRte fantors; draw OBJ
locations from the thought. II you
can, Of having systematically lost the
exlstImatlon of the greatest poet since
Milton"
And ret all these words are to be
found in the dictionary. Chicago Jour.
nal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-30
IN. ntl,er way AroundI.

ut seems to me-" exclaimed Aunt
Rachel, "you two are always quarrel
Zig when / come I'M"
ION the contrary, ma'am!" vociter-
atetl the masculine end Of the domestic
controversy. "You always happen in
when we're quarrellng!- Chicago Trlb.
une,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-30

Never hold any one BY the button Or
the hand In order to be heard out for
Il people are unwilling to hear you you
I, kad better hold your tongue than them.
-Chesterheld.
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a Con.Iatent Carre.er.

II can remember when the wealthy
MI. Hldem didn't have a dollar Of his
own" said the man who dlsparages.
"Well," answered tie mlsanthrope,
ut Is said that he Is still doing bust.
ness entirely with other peoples al
lars. washington Star.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-30

The animals to whom nature has
given the faculty we call cunning
know always when to use It, and use
It wisely, but when man descends to
cunning he blunders and betrays.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-30

AIr John " shaw Of Barbour coup.
h was tie gueot o. his nephew aud
niece. MI and Mrs. Il. F. eolebnnh TO-
day. He goes from here to MoTnn.
town to visit relatives.
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The Fnlbro eries.


Or emhroideties have quality stick
ing out al oyer them ne hunted for
quality because We lIlew yoa i had q 2 !.
chance to buy tie cheaper grades. be
fore We ccnid put out TIE better ones.
These We c8er aFe much better than
you ever ind ii q sais ana / lqt l1r
Der every piece s New, FreshFs q
elean-not q single yard OFT has ever
been on saie.
Prices raa-aO q lscfa yard
Most every prise Between.
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care Won one, of the expert witness
h. acquired the court officer.
II am answered the high fnanceeF,
"I'ye been on the stand two hours AMI
haven't told them a thing, Washing
ton Star. "A. \. N
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S. Pcpis. the only store handling
~The American Lady Shoe my
style al $500 and 1880 per pair
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sALEsBoYs WANTED,

wANTEp-Ten saIesboys to begin
work Monday evening. Apply at West y q.
ylrslplan sttes Ter asslgnn,sn q as 4
ritsty,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-30

srhe American Ind Shoe sod
soaly 81 Pople N $500 and s!sc
psspsiy aitissyiesi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-30

j. IS. spopie, the only store handling
isiThe Amafican 1sady stoe any,
lstyisgat ooslaa $3.50 psF ps'ss
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coaI 10 the Lakes.

On account Of the mild weather dur
ing which the lake ports will remain
open, the shipments Of coal from the
Coal Company's mines over
the Baltimore and Ohio to Lorain for
loading continues. A large amount
passed through Benwod Sunday night
and yesterday several more tralnloads
passed through. The shipment Of coal
from Plttsburg to Cleveland has start,
ed and will probably continue for sew.
eral days, Railroad men say that this
is very unusual for this time of year,
ana unless there is an appreclable
continue for some time.
change In the weather 1t promises to
+, II. Moore, who resigned his posi-
ton as assistant train master on the
t9 i2a about fifteen
months ago, and took position Of con
ductor on the local drag from mere 70
Connellsyille; has again taken up his
liold position, MD. Dumlre, who was
transferred 70 connellsyille at the
same time now comes back md DE,
comes conductor 10 pace rs Moore
,aIt. pumife ana lfamily Millsmoye Int
lthsir property on Iayniond tfee
Fitst waFd anasagain be residsnts q
Faifmont
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rhe Ani,n Anl.cleatry,,.

"What makes Judge Ant 50 stuca
IN? Is he any better than the rest Of
us7"
as he! Why, say, tue judge Is d.
rect descendant Of the ant that the
sluggard was sent to."-Puck.
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GRO! IIaII8lI

a2s NsaFssAS So IN. Fhsne 81
Fcall8asqp{sa'ais ssll Pasas 2ssH
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
ABOUT PRESSING FLOWERS
Pressed Flowers Are Pleasant Sou
venirs Of Vacation-How They
May Be Preserved.

No prettier or more pleasure-giv,ng
vacation spent at the seashore or in
the country could be found than spec
linen book filled with dried flowers,
leaves and seaweeds, and the work OF
gathering and preparing them would
amuse the most Indifferent boy or girl.
Then it is very simple and costs lit
tie time and trouble
The collector should provide him
self with tin botanical box, or lack
ing this, with several dozen sheets of
soft, thick, unglazed wrapping paper,
and two boards for covers. The paper
and the boards should be several
inches larger than the book in which
the specimens are to be preserved, adj
yises the Chicago Inter Ocean.
AS each specimen is gathered, place
it between two sheets of the paper,
natural position. When the collector
reaches home, he should transfer the
specimens to fresh sheets of paper,
placing several sheets between them.
and when they are thus placed, one on
top of the other, they should be weight
ed down with anything convenient, say
books, or heavy boards, or even
stones.
They should remain thus weighted
for from "a to 4S hours, and should
then be removed to fresh sheets of pa
per, and be packed and weighted down
as at first, allowing them to stay so
for another period of from "a to 4S
hours. The paper used in the first
packing may be dried and used again.
When the specimens are taken from
the second packing, they should be
mounted or fastened on separate
sheets of paper for preservation.
There are several ways of doing this.
One way is to gum down the whole
flower or leaf, but better way is to
fasten it in place by putting narrow
the last method it is possible, If de-
sired, to remove the specimen to a
fresh sheet of paper.
The specimens may be mounted in
a scrapbook. or the separate sheets
may be kept in a box of proper size;
if the latter, light weight should be
kept on them. A bit of camphor in
the box will preserve the specimens,
but better still is it to open and ex-
anime them now and then, so that
they may get air. No specimen should
or it will mold.
On each sheet containing a specimen
should be written the name of the
flower or lsaf, with the place where it
was obtained. and the date.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
"DENATURIZED" ALCOHOL.
An Explanation as to Just What It
Is-Will Soon Come Into
General Use.

Denatured alcohol is simply ordi-
nary alcohol mixed with some sub
stance that makes it unstable as a
beverage. The bill recently passed
by congress to remove the tax on al
cohol for technical uses, which is ex-
pected to prove of enormous value to
almost all industries. necessitates
treatment of this kind in the case of
the exempted spirit. Such processes
have been long in use in European
countries, when alcohol used in the
arts has been free from tax. In the
Scientific American the following de-
scription is given of the "denaturiz-
ing" processes in use in Germany
Says the writer:
There are two general classes or
degrees of denaturizing. viz. the
complete and the incomplete ac-
cording to the purposes for which the
alcohol so denaturized is to be ulti-
mately used.
Complete denaturization of alco-
hol by the German system is ac-
complished by the addition to every
100 liters (261s gallons) of spirits:
(a) Two and one-half liters of the
standard denaturizer,' made of four
parts of wood alcohol. one part of
pyridin "a heterogeneous base obtained
by distilling bone-oil or coal tar),
with the addition to each liter of so
grams of oil of lavender or rosemary:
(b) one and one-fourth liters of the
above standard and two liters OF
benzol, with every 100 liters of alco
hol.'
OF alcohol thus completely dent
turized there were used in Germany
during the year 1903, we are told,
26.OSO.505 gallons. which were en-
ployed for heating, lighting. and vari-
GUS processes of manufacture. The
incomplete" type of denaturization
is sufficient to prevent alcohol from
being drunk, but not to disqualify 1t
from use for various special purposes,
for which the wholly denaturized spir-
its would be unavailable. There are
several methods in which such sub
stances as pyridin. shellac, camphor,
ether, soap. or castor oil are used.
The writer concldes:
THE price of denaturized alcohol va
RES Ill ulutTeHt stdtcs anu provinces
of the empire in accordance with the
yield and consequent market price of
potatoes, grain. and other materials.
At the present time alcohol of 95
per cent. purity, which is the quail
ity ordinarily used in Germany for
burning, sells at wholesale for 2S
to 30 pfennigs (6.67 to 60 cents per
liter II O6 uuartS) and at retail for
33 pfennigs (7.S5 cents) per liter"
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
SIMPLE SUMMER DESSERTS
Sponge Cake Light as Air, Good
Pudding, Snow Ball Trifies, Tooth
some Brown Joe Bread.

SPONGE CAKE WITH HOT WA
TER.-Yolks of five eggs, two cups
of powdered sugar, well beaten to-
gether; next three-quarters of a cup
of boiling water. two cupsful of flour,
a pinch of salt, two heaping tea
spoonfuls of baking powder and
flavoring to taste. Beat the whites
of the eggs to froth. The cake is
best cut with fork.
PEGGOTTY'S PUDDING. - Four
ounces of flour, four ounces of suet,
rind and juice of lemon, tablespoon
full of treacle, one ounce of candied
peel, one teaspoonful milk. Boil
three and quarter hours, sifted
sugar to be strewn over before serv-
ing.
SNOW BALLS.-One cup of sugar,
two eggs, four tablespoonfuls sweet
milk. one heaping teaspoonful cf bak-
ing powder, flour sufficient to work
into balls. Fry in lard. and when
done dip in white of egg, then in pow
dered sugar until white.
BROWN JOE BREAD.-Two cup
fuls of corn meal, two cupfuls of white
-four, one cupful of molasses, one cap
fu; Of sour milk. one teaspoonful soda.
Steam three or four hours and aake
half an hour.-N. Y. World.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
Tin Plate Mills in Wales.

In Wales there are about 45O tin
plate mills Of which 95 per cent. were
in operation at the close Of Novem-
ber In the United States there are
about $40 regularly operative mills
which have been In work at one time
or another within the past year. the
leading interest having some 242 In
dependent interests. There are about
80 other mills not in regular .wS'k
It can be assumed that an average OF
not less than 400 mills were operated
In Wales during 1905. while an average
OF scarcely more than 275 mills we're
worked in the United States. with
substantially the same total produc-
tion. says the Iron Trade Review. It
appears that the output per mill has
been between third and bali great
or IN the United States than In Wales.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02

where he fell asleep from exhaustion,
not awakening until past noon the
next day. Then he swan to the Molo-
kai shore mile away and made his
way home.
When he started on his swim he
had taken off his shirt, as it was
hindrance in swimming, but had kept
his trousers on, so that the white skin
of his legs would not attract the
sharks which infest these waters. He
was terribly tormented while in the
water by small crabs which fastened
themselves to the skin of his chest
and clawed and bit him almost to
madness. He was in the water nearly
II hours and swan a distance of be-
tween 25 and 80 miles.
Duvauchelle is of French and Ha-
waiian parentage, 3s years old, tall
and powerfully built. In many re-
spects Duvaucheale's experience is
without parallel, although there
have been several somewhat similar
occurrences in these waters, the COM
paratively narrow channels between
the islands of Molokai, Lanai and
Maui tempting many to cross in
whaleboats and other small craft.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
A Dinner Party.

Everything should be in readiness
sometime before dinner is actually
announced. so that the maid cen go
round and see that nothing is for,
gotten. A thing to impress strongly
on servants is the necessity for siv.
ing all plate and glass a final p,l sh
before putting 1t on the table. as
nothing looks worse than plate or
glass which is finger-marked or not
perfectly cleaned. Attention to these
little points is the mark of veil.
trained servant and good mistress.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
Chicken Salad.

Four pounds chicken VIII maize sal
ad for ten or IL persons.
Cut the light and dark mea. into
fine pieces. Use two-thirds Of the
chicken to one-third of celery. Mix the
salad with the dressing. saving some
to pour over the top before using.
Salad Dressing-One tablespoon
mustard, one tablespoon sugar. a
teaspoon of salt. one cup milk, npe OF
vinegar, three eggs. Mix sugar, salt
and mustard together and ado the
vinegar and well beaten eggs. four
the milk in, stirring slowly all the
time. Set In dish of cold water and
cook as soft custard; add piece of
butter as large as an egg and stir In
thoroughly.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
REMARKABLE FEAT OF A HA-
WAIIAN FISHERMAN.
IN WATER NEARLY II HOURS
Boat Capsizes in Squall and His Three
Companions Perish Is Nearly
Driven Mad by Grabs During
Awful Experience.

Honolulu. H Edward Duvau-
chelle, of Molokai, is the hero of a
most remarkable story of human
courage and endurance and of a mar
velous escape from death. The fact
that he was one of the team that rep
resented the national guard of Ha-
waii at the rifle shooting at Sea Girt,
N. j.. last fall will perhaps add some
interest to the tale of his thrilling ex-
perience.
Monday night, May 2S, Duvauchelle,
who is fisherman, living at Pukoo
on the southern coast of Molokai, with
three native Hawaiians as compan-
ions, left home in {; whaleboat with a
load Of fish for Lahaina, Maui, about
IL miles away. They arrived there
safely, sold their fish, and about eight
O'Clock started in a dead calm to row
back. A light breeze sprang up and
they hoisted sail, making the sheet
fast. A sudden squall capsized them
before they could ease off the sheet
The boat became waterlogged and be-
gan drifting out to sea. They were at
the time mile or two from Kama
pail landing, Maui. They made float
with four oars and the mast and with
this to help them, two of the natives,
at their own request, started to swim
ashore to get help.
After waiting their return for three
hours in vain Duvauchelle and his re-
naming companion. Dan Pawaa,
came to the conclusion that the two
men had failed to reach shore, and as
the whaleboat was drifting still farth-
er out to sea they decided that they
would themselves attempt to reach
the shore by swimming. They made
float of the boom and gaff and all that
was left of the boats gear and start
ed. The current carried them in the
direction of Napili and they were able
to gradually make their way toward
the shore. When within half a mile
of it they discovered, to their conster-
nation, that the current was setting
against them and that in spite of all
their efforts they were drifting farther
away-this time in the direction of
Molokai, which seemed to them to be
about ten miles distant. They there
fore made up their minds to swim to-
ward the shore of that island They
seemed to be making considerable
headway and by sunset were as near
as they could Judge by the line of
breakers on the reef, four or five miles
from the shore.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
SWIMS 30 MILES
TO ESCAPE DEATH.

They had moonlight until nearly
midnight, when the moon set. By this
time Dan Pawaa was becoming ex-
hausted and could barely keep himself
afioat. Thereupon Duvauchelle gave
up the float to him entirely, placing
him on the middle of it and he himself
swan without the assisting buoyancy
of the float. When about 500 yards
from the shore of little rocky islet,
about a mile from the Molokai coast,
Pawaa was overcome with exhaustion,
and bidding Duvauchelle good-by
dropped from the float, sunk and new
er rose. Duvauchelle succeeded about
an hour later in reaching the rock
and dragging himself, wounded ari
bleeding, beyond reach of the waves,
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
.SS(jiIE;l{[EE;5x&sRSi1iGlIjj!1illI. seen ION ION
&s&:sSM4ssS IN W Sssgs.ii.ss Ss.Ssihi.ss
MECHANICAL PRIZEFICHTER.
PRIZEFICHTER.
Ingenious Device Invented for the
Training of Men as Pu-
gilists.

To accommodate the needs Of the
professional boxer, as well as to in
struct the novice in the noble art
of self-defense," Mr.. Charles Lindsey,
New Britain (Conn.) inventor, has
devised an automatic sparring ma
chine. This machine, says the Sci
entific American, is really formida
BILE fighter, and has already gained
quite an enviable reputation in the
many encounters 1t mas had with To-
cal talent. Not only does it deliver
straight leads and counters, but it
varies these with an occasional up
percut, and its blows are rained with
speed and power that are the envy
of the professional boxer. The ma
chine does not telegraph" that is,
1t does not give warning of COM
ing blow by preliminary backward
jerk, which is so common to all but
the best of boxers. Nor can the op-
ponent escape these blows by side
stepping. because the automaton will
follow him from one side to the
other. AT each side of the opponent
is a trapdoor, connected with the
base Of the machinery in such way
that when he steps on one or the
other of these doors, the machinery
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
THE CAMERA FIEND.
Amusement Like Taking
Pictures.

well-known criminal lawyer one
day sauntered into police court just
as case was called. 1t appeared that
the defendant had no attorney, and
the judge glanced about the room to
see whom he might assign to the case.
I'll take it, Judge" the late conner
said, wishing to pass away the time.
BY the way, what is the man
charged with?" the attorney presently
asked.
Hes a camera fiend of the worst
sort. Mr.. Brown" the judge said
with slight smile. Il expect to send
him to the workhouse for about three
months
what" the lawyer shouted, indig-
nantly. "Your honor must be joking.
Send man to the rock pile for three
months for a little harmless amuse-
ment like taking pictures?"
well" the judge said, mildly, che
don't take pictures much-it's the
cameras he takes"
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02

given by Lieut.. c. d. Stearns, of the
United States navy. and Alfred Nc
Nevin, of the San Francisco nautical
school.
The up-to-date navigator will see
at glance that it will solve any
spherical triangle, more especially
when time is involved, as is usually
the case in nautical science; and THAI
its great value lies in the fact of
its being essentially a stellar azimuth
machine, thus relieving him of the
tedious work of computing star All
muths, and making it possible to
find the error of his compass at night,
when the horizon cannot be seen,
which would be necessary to obtain
an altitude in case the azimuth we're
computed.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
Boring with Oxygen.

Sometimes in blast-furnaces the
tap-hole becomes clogged with solidi-
fed iron. AS this is dangerous sit
uation. and may lead to explosions.
overflows and other troubles. quick
remedy is required. But heretofore
none has been found that can be al.
ways depended upon. Even power
full electric current acts too slowly in
clearing out the stopped-up tap-hole.
Recently. says the Youths Companion.
n blast of oxygen has been applied
with satisfactory results. At first a
flame of oxygen and hydrogen is blown
against the plug of iron until the tenn
perature reaches high point. Then
the hydrogen is withdrawn as tn.
heat increases. until only blast OF
pure oxygen under great pressure re-
mains. This swiftly burns the Iron.
at the same time keeping the hole
free from the products Of the COM
bustion. A solid block OF iron 1C
inches thick can thus be peneti ated
In one or two minutes.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
POLICE PUT A STOP TO
SODA FOUNTAIN "JAGS." "

en- and young girls were becoming
slaves to the liquor habit through
partaking of drinks thoroughly satu-
rated with liquor at soda fountains.
The owners of these places announced
that % drinks for which there had
been large demand in the past could
no longer be sold because of police
opposition.
Such decoctions as Louisville"
punch. champagne freeze" with
Kentucky frappe" and frozen
sherry punch" do not contain any
secret as to their ingredients. The
suggestiveness of the names. police
officials claim, was fully borne out
by the mixture when served.
The entire list of 23 drinks no
longer served at the fountains afford
ed a variety of jag that no licensed
thirst emporium advertised. The po-
lice authorities claim the sale of these
drinks to women and children and
even to male visitors barred after one
a. m. from the saloons satisfied an
appetite for intoxicants which must
hereafter be appeased only in licensed
saloons.
Until the revised menus OF the fash.
ionable resorts came out after the
mayors orders there was no clear un
destanding of the extent to which
the sale of intoxicants was carried on
at soda fountains. 1t was generally
understood that a few liquors could be
had from friendly soda fountain
clerk, but the FOUNDERS did not ap
preciate the variety of drinks that
were served.
The police orders are to absolutely
prevent any further sale of these
drinks. and all the downtown foun.
tains have withdrawn them.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
FOUR YEARS OF AGONY.
Whole Foot Nothing But Proud Flesh
Had to Use Crutches-"Cuti-
cura Remedies the Best on
Earth"

"In the year 1899 the side of my
right foot was cut off from the little
toe down to the heel, and the physi-
clan who had charge of me was try
ing to sew up the side of my foot, but
with no success At last my whole
foot and way up above my calf was
nothing but proud flesh. l suffered un-
told agonies for four years, and tried
different physicians and all kinds of
ointments. 1 could walk only with
crutches. In two weeks afterwards I
saw change in my limb. Then l be-
gan using Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment often during the day, and kept
it up for seven months, when my
limb was healed up just the same as
if l never had trouble. 1t is eight
months now since 1 stopped using
Cuticura Remedies. the best on Gods
earth. l am working at the present
day after five years of suffering The
cost of Cuticura Ointment and Soap
was only Sc. but the doctors bills
were more like 5000. John NJ. Lloyd.
us S. Arch Ave-, Alliance, Ohio, June
o7 1QO5