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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
TOPICS ABOUT TOWN

A atire barber red yessef
day that painters and plasterers were
inyariabEy difiic1it 20 shave don't
pretend to know why It Is he said
sbut IN my experience have fire.
quentiy noticed it There must be
something in these occupations that
tends to make the beard as stin as
nails
with the arrival Of September comes
the hunting season and many local
spoFtsmen are anticipating fine sport
this fall. There are many who prefer
the field to the seashore or mountains
In the summer and have postponed
their vacations until the hunting sea.
son, In order to spend their time in
quest of. quail and pheasant
The more that is heard of the clarks
burg fair and the coming Wheeling
fair the more it is regretted that Fair
mont never established reputation
for fairs. A number of years ago a
fair was started here which prospered
for two or three years but interest fell
on and for several years now there
has been no attempt to have fair Of
any kind.
Boat-riding has been a popular past.
time This SIMMER. The Stacked river
provides fine place for a launch ride
or for rowing not to mention the FIRE,
uuent excursions. The Hough's nave
several boats and stlll It is always best
to engage one in advance for other
wise one takes a chance of finding
them all engaged. Nearly any night
one can see forty or fifty people on
the river in small boats.
A shoe merchant, who has been in
the business for number of years
and ought to know what he is talking
about, says that leather has adyarceG
a great deal in price recently and that
before long people Will notice an all
vance of about % per cent. In the
price Oh SHOES. The merchant ssys
that me is paying higher prices al
ready Tor footwear and n general nd'
vance in priests sure to come.
A story recently went the rounds Of
the press praising Secretary Taft for
Iis courtesy in giving his seat in a
street car to tnree ladies. 1t is claim
ed up at the Elks Club that sarre-
tary Taft's press agent confscatqd
this story and several Elks stand
read, to testify that the story orig.
mated several months ago when Sam
my i.eeper gave his seat in the street
car to three ladies VINO were goias toi
NIonongah.
Every time the local bands make an
appearance on the streets many com
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
State Of ohio. city of Toledo,
Lucas County.-ss.

AuGGtS5 GN+
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm Of F.
J. Cheney & Co.. doing business in
the City Of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS for each and every case of Cat
arrh that cannot be cured by the use
of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence, this 9Th day of De;
cember, A. d. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
Cseal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous Surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipatIon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
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Good King Ted was hearty hearted
he had written books aescore
Ana he thoue upon his writing as he
paced the White House floor
eo1t upon the English Language I.
s. alas. can spen mo morel
gI'ss' and 'fe,sH kept changing places;
eos" and "u'sr got in the
way;
Words looked wrong, although he tried
them frst with IT, then 4y,''
then 81"
And he gnaEed his pen in anger,
flung bis manuscript away.
plague the letters! Is there no one
who can ten where they be.
long2"
TASTED to him BranAer Mathews,
and Carnegie sped along,
Read the copy, saw the trouble, said
at is the words are wrong"
Shall the President not dictate in
small matters such as these?
US" and "e's9 and @u-g-h's." Just as
many as you please
"Let the vowels know their master!"
cried they bending on their
knees.
where they 60. how many OF them,
that Is but for you to say
There is no man that breathes Eng
lish who will dare to tell You
Men of steel and men of learning all
will hasten to obey"
"Then go get the Constitution; write
it over up to date!
Shall I not make laws OF language
who can make brave laws of
State
And create Band.new republics out
of nothing while you wait?
Eat my beck Japan and Russia threw
their wicked weapons down;
The rebellious Filipino quakes at my
imperial fro~n,
And my fat night and daily scrubs
the floors of Packingtown.
shall the hand that holds the trigger
with The ink pot not do we'll?
Hath my power any limit? Speak. o
Dictionary. tell!
Now, America and Europe. just sit up
and hear me spell!
Let my royal manifesto be made
known from sea to sea!
Where the English tongue is printed
it shall follow my decree;
London Times and good King Ed
ward, they shall learn to spell
like me-"
Like the sea, great floods Of English
broke in waves upon the
shore;
All the papers and the presses and the
authors, many score,
London Times. and good King Ed
ward spelled as they had
spelled before.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Hla sharp s.nse.

From the Argonaut.
The little one CHANGED to sit near
a plate containing apple parings. After
a long walt, during which no offer was
made OF hospitality, the child finally
blurred out: 81 smell apples"
YES responded the lady of the
house; -you smell those apple par
ings,H
no ma ann " was the solemn reply
,pt the young steTs i sneIl whole ar-
pies
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
"lf YOU SEQ a frog up in a tree,
mi Ma taII and think of me-"

Thus writes a rural correspondent
10 his home paper-but won't. II
see a frog up In a tree, I'll take an
other drink, and see two frogs, and
be thoroughly happy.
Eyerybody's gone but father,
lie stays here in town.
Mother and Ann are getting
Their faces tanned and brown.
Costs almost fortune
To get this coat Of tan
Nobody pays the fiddler
But my old mani
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

zone don't want TO run bar with
n hotel attached" observed a proml.
nent West Virginia hotel man the 9th.
err day, "but run hotel in way that
makes it self supporting and let the
bar be attached 10 II for the convent
ence of your patrons, This is the only
way" he continued. that a hotel can
be made to show balance on the
right side of the ledger at the end OF
che year. Many hotel men are paying
too much attention TO their bars AMI
not enough to their hotels proper"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

IL all dyspepsia sufferers knew what
Or. shoop's Restorative would do for
them, Dyspepsia would practically be
a disease of the past. DR.. Shops
restorative reaches stomach troubles
BY its direct tonic action upon the In
side nerves-the true stomach nerves.
stomach distress or weakness; full.
ness, bIoatIng, belchfng, etc. Call for
the Restorative. We recommend and
sell DR. shoop:s Restorative: III IA.
alllingslea Co
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
.MInd Meanderfnna.

Some time ago it was announced
that Upton Sinclair would solve the
servant girl problem. 1t is now an
nounced that Mr.. Sinclair will run for
congress. I suppose Upton is choos-
ing the lesser of two tasks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

Every time the local bands make an
appearance on the streets many COM
pllmeuts are heard, Fairmont has ev-
cry reason to be proud of her two
excellent musical organizations. Good
bands are getting numerous in this
section of West Virginia. Manning
ton has an organization of which IT is
justly proud. Morgantown has cnn'
pie Of splendid bands, and the Grafton
band, which furnished music at Trac.
tion Park yesterday, is an organiza'
tlon of much merit.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

A Milwaukee clerk stole $4,000 to
spend in chicago ON an expedition of
pleasure. The idea OF anybody e1'
pectlug to have good time in Chicago
on such a paltry sum as that!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Just a Minute.

I suppose some Of the muck rakers
would have investigated the glue trust
long ago but for fear Of getting stuck
up.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

Rather Tame.

From the Chicago News
Enthusiastically has been telling
me some of his vacation experiences.
sfmkIna-=And do you mean to tell
me you believe his yErnsf
Ttmkins Certainly. They were 50
3uninteresting, I'm sure they must BE
founded ON
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

The job department Of the West
virginian ID always busy. Increased
business has compelled thsS purchnst
!ot new ptesses machinery and tyrs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

Several Fairmont people look for
ward to the theatrical season with a
great deal of interest and there are
about half a dozen people who have a
standing order for seats and DO not
miss an attraction during the season.
No matter whether 1t is dollar and
a half show or fifty cent show they
occupy the same seats and one OF them
says he enjoys every show: frequent
Iy getting as much amusement from
a popular priced production as from
those that are supposed to be first
class;
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

my guvner left me enough to live on
II l don't do stroke O. work the rest
O. my days. But won't farm it. Jour-
nalism is my long suit, journalism. L
worked two years ON the Crimson and
I've reported for the city papers, an
I've got the writin fever. I've been
watching the Clarion right along, an
you're all right, but you amt gettin'
on. You've got to quit independence
kin see you've got Dimmycratic lean
ings, an It's easy to flop. Do that,
an we'll win. l say we, because you're
goin' to take me in as workin' part
ner. I'll pay the bills tomorrow an
We'll start her off on new tack. I
kin git into the kind O. work l love, an
We'll have her up to 5000 a week in
a years time. Is it goT
"They was haze in front O. Ridley's
eyes, an he didn't say nothin' for a
spell. Then they just clasped hands
across the table and looked at each
other hard.
After a pause Ridley says, in low
tone: Harder, you're an angel. How
about the girl
The grill" says Harder, surprised.
What girl? Oh, yes,' he continues,
there's girl. I'll confde. This is all
for her. Six months ago, after she had
been naggin' me to go an do somethin'
and be somebody she says, Have you
the maxim Of real man in you, any,
way| Yes, l have" l says, but If
that's the way you feel about 1t the
less we see Of each other the better for
both Of u.s." An I've kept out of her
sight from that day to this. But she's
there yet, an l know she's true blue.
an If the Clarion wins
Ridley had his eye on the closet
door.
Six months without a words rather
rubbin' 1t In, don't you thinkT says he.
1t is,' says Harder. But on the
strength Of our prospects, by Georgei
l can break the ice when 1 get home
to-day. Eh? Why notY
Ridley points to printed card over
his desk which read, DO 1t Now
Eth? says Harder, lookin' puzzled.
But her arms was about his neck.
BY the way says Harder, with a.
mischievous smile, as FIVE minutes later
the two rose to 60, I've been kind o.
leadin' up to this, as you may have
noticed In last weeks Clarion
Flows thatT asks Ridley.
why, you ought to know saws
Harder, that for three months I'VE
been your correspondent from Gloyer's
Flats."-Chicago News
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Marriages between wealthy Ameri.
can women and titled foreigners do moi
meet with approval from some sternly
patriotic Americans. The common sus.
picion is that the money and the title
marry, and drag the man and the WON.
an into a loveless alliance. Yet interna.
tional marriages frequently turn out
happily. In some cases they afford
both parties opportunity for service OF
which both countries may be proud.
The union between Lord Curzon and
Mary Letter was such a marriage, and
the recent death of the wife is mourned
on both sides Of the ocean. That the
late Lady Curzon did her part in the
work of an Englishman of power and
responsibility-one of Englands great
est colonial administrators as cred
table to her ard to her nation as II
she had been the wife Of an equally
notable American.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09
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T HEAR the Clarion's got new lease
O. life" says 81 Budlong to Elmer
Harriott, as they met at the post
office.
"Yaas," replied Elmer, refectively,
as he shifted his cud to the other cheek.
Know the circumstances?"
"Why, no; can't says I do. Cart
right was tellin' me they was woman
In It."
"Waal as to that, 1t was yes and
no. You see, that young editor, Ridley,
just out O. college, didn't calcerlate
they was anything that was wuth
KNOWN in the journalistic line that he
didn't hev cornered. He begun by be-
in Independent in politics. Now, Bow
din County's voters amt got any yeller
streak O. Independence in 'em = It's
straight Dimmycrat or Republican for
all males over 21, except them that's In
the insane asylum or the cemetery. So
the Clarion's subscription list didn't
grow so everlastin' swift an the adver-
tisin' patronage kinder dwindled.
"Then there was the country corre-
spondents. They sent in anything they
wanted to write and Ridley printed it.
He had to take their stuff on faith,
bellevin' 1t was all straight goods.
paper and ink bills were put in an
attorneys hands fur collection, an the
end was near. Ridley was feelin' blue.
He had about made up his mind to quit
the independence racket Last Wednes-
day mornin he was actually writin' up
leader showin' the inevitabul trend
O. public sentiment, an proposin' Judge
Holcomb, Of Cedarville, as a runin'
mate for Bryan, when in comes black
eyed young woman to his office, an she
was madder'n a wet hen. She flashes
a copy Of the previous weeks Clarion
in front O. Ridley, an sez, in voice
quaverin' with emoshun, Read that =
Ridley was gettin' used to demon
strations Of this sort, so he didn't show
no particular feelin' as he noted a
marked item in the letter from Glover's
Flats:
Reported, thet Eb. Harder and
Fanny Brice are again on speakin'
terms. That's right, youngsters; kiss,
an make up
|
"'Did you write thatT asks the lady.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09
Personally, not guilty. says Rid

Personally, not guilty. says Rid
ley.
"'It's scandalous,' says she, that you
newspaper men don't hold nothin' sa-
cred. What do you mean by flauntin'
the private affairs Of the respectable
citizens Of Glover's Flats before the
whole worldT
Your question is extremely flatter-
In says Ridley, smilin', tryin' to
smooth her down. I'm sorry If the
statement Of our able correspondent
has given offense. If you desire to
make any correction for publication,
says he, takin' up his pencil.
mo, no, no! says she, beginning to
be frightened. Don't put our names to-
gether again. It's false-that item of
yours. l haven't spoken to Ebenezer
Harder for six months, and unless he
explains-I shall never speak to him
again. But how did you-what win
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

JULIET " STRAUSS Of savages-we ourselves bereft
of the Godke qualities that love temporarily invests
wh-it really looks scary old folks who see things
they l often marvel at the courage which we
bring to bear upon daily living. Where do we get
the heart and hope that carries through long years
of self-denal and sacrifice?
So much the greater part of the of married
life depends upon the wife that it is to her especially
that feels like addressing remarks upon the subject
This Is particularly true of poor folks When couple
starts with little in life almost the entire responsibility
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Tor the success Of the venture rests with the WIFE To
be sure there certain things demanded of the hus
Dand He must be built on reasonably strong ines-'n
Snort he must be fairly decent fellow, and not actual
ly lazy.
But the wife must be She must add to every
quality required of the thousand and one little
accomplishments and bits Of cleverness and tact Only
woman can successfully cope with poverty Any
VIII become squad, unkempt pful, when the wolf be-
gins prowling But woman knows thousand ways to
oaffe him. She knows how to lay white cloth the
table and make a flower bloom in the window. She
knows how to convert plain fare into dantes serve
1t IN attractive stye she knows how to be fine and
dainty in cheap attire and to give the home to
plain rooms utterly lacking in luxury.
1t is hard to bring woman to the point Of unlove-
illness in daily ehave you noticed how seldom it hap
pensH When 1t does 1t is dreadful thing, thing to be
spoken Of with baed BREATH and yet we know not what
supreme genius we demand of when we take
as matter of that she shall be good and clean
and cheerful and sweet under the terrible burden of life
long poverty
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

he thinkT And with that she burst
right out cryin'.'
Ridley started to apologize, but she
rushes out the door and slams it after
her. Then she comes back in an In
slant, scared to death, an she sort o.
stage-whispers to him, He's comm up
here. Put me somewhere, quick
Ridley pointed to closet an she
jumps in an pulls the door to.
I'm walks young man and saws .
is this Mr.. RidleyT
"The same says Ridley. Have a
chair
"'Mr. Ridley says he, sittln' down
opposite an assumin' a confidential
tone, my names Harder, and l live at
Glover's Flats. l aih't been but two
years out O. Harvard, an 1t may be
I've got more money than brains, for
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Paris green, the farmers weapon
against potato bugs and other pests,
has advanced In price nearly 80 per
cent In year. The reason is the
flooding Of the arsenic mines in Wales
last year. Paris green is aceto-arsenite
of copper. Arsenic is the best insecti-
eide, and constitutes the destructive
part of arsenate of lead, which has be-
come the most useful spray for fruit
and shade trees.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Flies are one of the greatest pests
mails. Long before the science of bac
teriOlogy arose and the micrObic theory
Of disease was originated flies were
supposed to propagate the plague and
many other diseases, and modern
science has confirmed this theory. In
ORDER to test 1t the putrid remains OF
dead animals have been sprinkled
with a fine white powder and subss-
quently flies that lit on sick people and
on the dainty dishes Of the table have
beer found to have this powder on
their feet. OF course, when there Is
an epidemic must convey the secre-
tious and excretions of the patients to
healthy people. Possibly this may even
be done by the flies lighting on food
which healthy people afterward eat.
AS this evil Is, so far as known, only
occasional, flies do just as much harm
In the aggregate by torturing the do
nestle animals, as this goes on all the
time. The sufferings which horses and
cows undergo in this way is sometimes
sufficient to make them drip with
sweat. At the same time their useful
ness to man Is greatly impaired. In
the summer time the horse could do
twice as much work If he did not waste
his strength In kicking at the flies
Cows also would probably give more
milk. Here Is an enormous economic
waste which has attracted surprisingly
little attention. If flies are to be ex-
terminated the most curious and most
significant thing Is that they are
product Of human nature. When trav-
elers visit region uninhabitated by
man they find no flies there. If they
live there short time there will be
as many flies there as anywhere else
The right way is, Of course, to exter-
inmate them, but in the meanwhile Is
there not some way by which the horse
and COW may be protected against the
pest? Several lotions and powders have
been invented which repel the flies,
but they also injure the animal. What
Is needed Is some application which
WI not hurt horses coat and yet
will repel or mislead the flies. The
reason that nothing of this kind has
been discovered is probably that the
impression prevails that such sub
stance must be poisonous to the flies,
whereas the truth seems to be that 1t
only needs to deceive them. Insects
seem to be guided to their food by the
sense Of smell. AS soon as anything
they like Is volatilized they swarm
to 1t from far and wide. Evidently It
Is the odor of the horse or the COW
diffused by animal heat that attracts
them and the way to drive them off
Is TO disguise that odor so that they
Will not be led Alright. No doubt this
Is the way that fish oil and kerosene
repel them. All that Is necessary Is
some lotion which kills the odor of
the animal as effectively as these oils
without injuring their coat or inflam-
Ing their skin. For all anybody knows
this substance may be something which
is handled every day and Is as cheap
as dirt.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09
The island of Juan Fernandez Is re.

The island Of Juan Fernandez is re-
ported destroyed in the earthquake
which devastated Valparaiso. If So,
1t will be loss that will be felt keen
ly by every boy, old or young, who has
reveled In the story Of Robinson Cru
soc. Every admirer Of that hero prob
ably has had at some time the secret
longing to some time visit the island
made real to him by Defoe's great tale.
1t is the Mecca Of boylsh fancy. All
lovers of Robinson Crusoe will hope the
Island still stands with Its magic at
mosphere Of romantic interest.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09
WHEN POOR PEOPLE WE'D.
By Juliet v. Strauss.

Marriage is partnership, and as
such every matter pertaining to the
married state should be frankly treat
ed; there should be no subterfuges
Really, when l think Of poor folks get
ting married and starting out on the
voyage Of life my heart falnts little
1t Is 80 dreadful to realize that they
quarrel over so cents worth of sugar
or twenty-five pounds of flour.
The bare details Of daily living
bring us down so closely to the level
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

OF course, the intention Of the Stand
ard OIL Company, in its attempt to
corner the denatured alcohol business,
Is 10 make the new fuel so cheap and
popular that persons will prefer it to
kerosene and gasoline.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

While there can be no doubling the
intention Of the British government to
henceforth dominate openly the Do
litical control Of Egypt as a part of
the British Empire, the proposals of
Lord Cromer clearly indicate that there
is to be equal opportunity for all ma
tionallties and full respect for acquired
and vested rights. In other words, mod
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

grades, rising from the lowest conceivable spark of vi
tally to the full blaze Of intellectual genius Life in
man energies the whole of his compound being The
problem Of individual life when the task of living be-
comes difficult is to discover in what particular direction
lies the source of vital power most readily accessible
productive and SO to live that the supply of esrengh
through that channel is adequate to the needs of the
whole body.
Nerveforce is quite different mind-force for OBJ
vously man may be without in the degree
being Intellectual man of lives by the energy
Of his favorite pursuits Cut him off these and he
Will soon langush The acts he performs not life
giving or healthpreservng in themselves but they have
become to him Of happiness. Fashion praises
field sports and the chase heathfu but they be
only to the extent to which they of life
strength to their devotees There Is no better form Of
life insurance than that represented by the policy of
cumulative fesrengh issued by the benevolent corpo-
ration of Mind, Muscle and Nerve.