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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29

Say" declared the Young mar
/ earnestly. this is no summer-resori
/ romance. its the real thing. I dom
think know / am in love with
you. And row you are panied and
amazed and all the rest OF it. and can't
make up your mind Why
III you have such a poor idea OF me
as that interrupted the girl in the
white sunbonnet. Il don't see why you
should care about me To think that
all this time you thought I was pa
tiently waiting for you to give me q
chance to say yes, suppose yOu
thought I was 50 hOpeiessly in love
with you thar Id never ger over it.
and you'd break my heart If you didn't
ask me, Il seems 10 me that il was
cOnceited as well as unkind Of you"
I never thought any such thing"
cried the young man. Z
Then if you didn't think l was in
love with you there IS no reason for
you 10 De surprised that am sur
prised.' said the pretty girl, tri-
umDhantly It's one or the other.
don't you see"
The young man looked gloomy. q
know one thing. though, he said.
darkly. Il know you can't care Two
straws about me or YOU would say yes
right away Il you are in love with
anybody. YOU know it,
Did the others say yes promptly"
inquired the pretty girl. maliciously.
but with a hint of interest in her
voice
You're the first" said the young
man. The first and only"
They all say that. murmured the
pretty girl pessimistically.
The Young man looked gloomier.
Il suppose proposal doesn't mean
much TO you. he said. They're as
common as breakfast food. Yet. if you
were used TO them YOU would surely
have seen this one coming from NE.
oh. don't know said the girl in
the sunbonnet with a reminiscent
smile that Instantly presented before
the young mans vision "a long line Of
suitors Il just thought We
We're good friends ! didn't know
You thought nothing of The sort
said the young man. You knew was
merely existing on the sight of YOU
Is hours our of the p Didn't you.
now?"
oh. supposed you liked me lit
lie bit admitted the pretty girl. -or
Else You would have gone around with
some OF the other girls. But
How did you suppose" went on the
-oung man. 4 could help falling in
owe with you? You are too modest /
Tou don't realize what a fsscinat-
ng-
We're drifting on q sandbar.~ said
he pretty girl.
'Thatll be nice comfortable place
o stay while you make up your
mind. pursued the young man.
Il don't see why J am obliged 10
make mp my mind. she said. You
ant make up your mind quickly over
thar is entirely new and
10 YOU you know ] rad
ever Thought of such a thing
Il should think You would. persist
d the youns man Haven't / made
eadly enemies of every other man up
ere by keeping you away from
hem
You couldn't have kem ne away
rom them IT : hadn't Jet YOU. un-
uardedly boosted The pretty girl
The Young mans face lost iJs gloom
S Il by magic You can't seen up
le blum" he cried Come now-you
now YOU had your mnd made un
eeks aso and YOU might as Well tell
.e. Look "a, me Saiiie
~Wen anyhow fenced The pretty
rl as the boat drfied beneath some
lettering willow branches 'l'or
eedn'i have been SO sure 10 stan;
ith,~-Chicago Daily News.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29

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breakfast. sh 2
had stopped 4.
tTan fixed by the
appalling sounds
which pierre d
through the cellar
walls.
or reasons
which doubtless
could b. scientif-
callg explained
the song emanat-
ing from Z young
man IN the front
room o. the house
next door while
il could De heard
in all paris Of
Bertha home.
barst forth in full
6 st yOIum ?
through the stone
foundations in z
way both seDul
chral and comic
Bertha did not
know whether 70
be affected 70
tears or laughter
but a she had
been OF the verge
OF collapse Tor
weeks the tears
prevailed and she
leaned against the
cold stone wall 10
weep
When she re-
turned TO tn e
breakfast roo n.
where the family
" q : assembled
her father coUld
b. heard grumb-
.ingiy- 7 O N
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29
IN the swarp.

Firs; Nlrsqui,o jauNiously What
90 you think OF this human war
aSainst u.s.
Second Mosquito l,riumphanslyl-I
Der you. We draw frsl blood.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29

GoodIoe Is in pretty business disturb
ing the peace Of the neighborhooo this
way every morning He deserves 10
be mUzzled
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29
HIS VOICE

In the cellar stood Bertha, cream
pitcher il hand. IL geest az cream sor
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29

While Bertha was f0rgivirg Tom for
his period OF Naturalization he was. as
the music teacher had predicted. very
rractaele. So Bertha worked out an
idea which had occurred 10 her IN one
Of the dark hours which she disliked
&c recall She induced Tom 10 Try
comic songs. and his Irritable accent
and poses soon gained him = reputz-
tic1-
one morning at the railroad once
where he was employed he was anus
Ing lis fellow clerks with a funny
song The applause was ar It's height
when the general manager walked .n
and Tom and the tumui, suddenly
ceased
in THE afternoon q letter .ay 0n
Toms desk which had au ominous
look. The young man opened il ners-
ously. fearlns 90 find himself dischar--
ed Bun rhe letter proved -n Le en-
invitation go favor Tile S-neru man
ager and a p.rty Of friends wiri SONGS
al d dinner that evening
Tie day after The dinner Tom sal6
10 BERTHA. Il am now in a position u
marry Whesever you sen Tie day TheT
have made ae sor ot seicirire
freight assent Il wiz De my Nors to
cei hold ~ big shippers who are in
town and give hem sooi time So
curins business for our uad ,acideu
talls The bows call ir heinz trans
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29

Il don't see why you should say
You are SURPRISED" Insisted the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-29


young man in
! one end Of the
rowboat as he
rested on the
oars
Why, Of course
its q surprise
repeated the girl
in the ridiculous
y frilly white
sunbonnet, who
sat in the other
end IL am
not a mind read
. err"
T Il z yOun 2
man lifted OK
asperated eyes
to the sky
Didn't you have
any idea az al
that that is
say honestly Sal
liz. have NJ you
b g g 4 expecting
right along that
I'd say what /
just said2 Didn't
you KIN " I
was head over
heels"
~Ineyer thought
any such thing"
said the pretty
dabbling her
fingers in the lake
The idea I'm
not in the habit
Of suppOsing that
every man who
looks al me IS in
love with N e.
There isn't any
reason . Z = h o y .
oh, -or chouTd
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
GOLD PRzES OFFERED
BY CRANE DRUG co.
pfEs MAKE GOOD MONEY TAX
slNesoR oRsERs FOR sANlToL
EPARATloNs.

Fhe firm8of W. R. Crane & Co, the
drug Is taking up the great Of
otsthe sanitol chemtal Laboratory
Company Of st. Louis, in which is Of
fered Tor few months to supply to
tie retail trade $40 worth Of sani-
toll preparation for $1.0O, and
ADDED ii tie interest Of tae big offer
by giving away Ss25,oo. in gold as
prizes to the ladies for taking orders
for this. unusual offer, $3.50 per day
is guaranteed as a salary to those who
are making the canvas and 100 So
iicifors are wanted in Marion county
VINO VIII each have a chance to get
die $500 In gold offered as a capital,
prize; Quite a number Of the lead
Ing ladies Of Fairmont have entered
the contest and one reports as the
result Of the first days work that 10
orders were taken which netted her
si.75 for the day and full time was
not AIKEN up with the work. AS every
body win sooner or later place their
orders for this bargain offered it
seems to be very little trouble for an
ordinary canvaser to make on araver-
age Of $500 per day and some will do
even much better than that, An ad-
yertislng appropriation Of $1OO,OoO.oo
liss been made to exploit these prepa-
Tatiols and the announcements are
being made very elaborately through
lie Ladies' Home Journal. The Sat
urday Evening Post and other maga-
Zines and the local papers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
THREW BABY
into RIVER.
INSANE FATHER CALMLY WATCH
ED STRUGGLES OF LITTLE
ONE AS 1T DROWNED.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug, 2S.-Albert
stemmelen, Of 27O Baldwin avenue,
bookeeper for the weson estate, be.
came insane and taking bis two year
old daughter, Helen, to the Belle Isle
bridge threw her into the Detroit river
and watched the little one struggle
and drown. stemmelen's insanity is
of the religious order and he believed
he was making an accetable human
sacrifice to God for the sins of the
world. Leaving the bridges he went
to police headquarters and calmly an
nounced to Lieut.. Detective Bert High
what he had done. He had no sooner
been locked in cell than the prison.
er's wife telephoned the police that
the little girl was missing. 1t then
developed that stemmelea had been
talking greer for about month and
that yesterday at dinner he began to
show symptoms that alarmed his fam
lily. T1eye is one more child surviving.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
LOSES ARM ON
Mill PLANE|:RI' !. ! r
IN ATTEMPTING TO FREE him.
SELF MACHINE TAKES HALF
OF OTHER HAND.

PARKERsBURG, Aug. 2.-Harry
Shaw, a young man who recently came
here from Cincinnati, and who is en-
ployed In the planning department Of
the Bentley & Gerwig furniture fac.
tory, met with a bad accident yester-
day morning about 10 o'clock, which
has cost him half Of his left arm and
several fingers on his right hand.
Shaw was working on the buzz
.planer, which in some manner caught
his left arm and mutilated It terribly
to the elbow While endeavorlng to
escape from the clutch Of the machine
his right hand was caught and badly
lacerated.
Shaw was. held by the machine un-
til the other employees could release
him, which they did with difficulty.
DR.. "A. N. Frame was called and
Shaw was removed to st. Joseph's hos.
pitaI. Drs. Frame and Dudley Welch.
the unfortunate victims
left arm Immediately below the elbow
and also three Of his right hand dig
its. The operation considerably eased
the young man and he is improving
from his wrecked state.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
farmer SUSTAINS
IN A FALL
JOSIAH HART FELL FROM FLOOR
OF BARN AND IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.

WHEELING, Aug. 2S.-Josiah Hart,
an old and prominent farmer who re.
sides near sherrard, is confined to his
home in critical condition and may
not recover.
Mr., Hart received severe injuries
several days ago from falling through
a trap door in his barn, He was on
the second floor of the barn attending
to same grain when he stepped upon
the trap which was closed. His
weight caused the trap TO drop AMI he
fell to the floor below, a distance Of
about ten feet.
Mr.. Hart was picked up by several
farm hands and carried to his home.
Medical aid was called, and after a
brief examination it was found that he
had sustained several fractured ribs.
On first examination 1t was thought
that he had sustained internal injuries,
but 1t was found out later that this was
not true. Owing to his extreme old
age 1t Is feared that he will not re.
cover from his fall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
CIRCUS DAY
VERY QUIET.
oNLYAFEw ARRESTS MADE YES
TERoAY, BUT SOME WERE
PICKED UP LAST NIGHT.

Yesterday was a very quiet day con.
sldertng that 1T was circus day. The
policemen had little to do during the
day. During the night business pick
ed up and this morning there were sev.
en- names registered at the city hall.
Bert Hair was a drank that was I'm.
ed seven dollars.
Minor Fogg and Bertha Fogg were
taken Up for lettering. Their fines
were fixed at nine dollars each.
Maggie Jones, charged with lettering
was fined ten dollars. She and Ber-
tina Togg are doing time IN the bastlle.
Perry Batson could not stand the
prosperity he reaped from his get rich
quick stand yesterday. He was ar:
rested for being drunk. Perry put up
six ands a free man,
Jones, q plain drunk, put up
-six dollars. S,is
Jet Mann was disoEd EdsEly he sees: ge
tied Wtt6san
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
.MAGHINIST'S
Want INCREASE
REPRESENTATIVES CALL ON 3.
& o. AND 3. 6 o. s. w. oFFI-
GALS AT BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 2S.-After
meeting of the representatives OF
the machinists employed by the Baltt
more and Ohio and the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern railroads, held
yesterday, it was announced that they
would make demands upon the com.
panies for an increase Of 10 per cent.
ii the wage scale, and would also ask
for tine abolition of the lowest of the
grades into which the machinists are
divided. These subjects were taken
up with representatives Of the rail-
road companies at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. At the Office of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company 1t
was said that as yet the matter Of in-
creasing the wages Of the macninists
had not been brought to the attention
Of the company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
GIRLS DRANK
DRUGGED beer
THEY ACCUSE PROMINENT POLL
TIcIAN OF AssAuLTINe
THEM.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Adele Rob,
erts and Anna Russell, claiming to
have come here with a theatrical com
paay from Chicago appeared in Con
ey island police court to-day as Wit
nesses against Abraham Brakeman,
whom they accuse Of being one of two
men who assaulted them, pursuing
them in a cab and making them drink
drugged beer, and finally leaving them
unconscious on the roadside. Blake
man is a prominent Republican .polltl-
clan and declares he can prove an
alIbt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
MISS SPA|1RII..gR /
AGAIN GIVES
PRACTICAL. ! |. G u. talks
Supt. R osie l
Assists {. "a =

Institute opened for te thitd day's
work oh time ibis norning Ths et-
tendance Is on the itcfsse aud The
interest shown iaz the dlscdssions by
the teachers ID an tnteres ltag aud
sharacteristic.te eatufe ot Pie Institute.
TIE work oftAe eloquent and schoIar-
II Instructors IS most highly appre-
ciated by each member oE tae lastl-
tute. The devotional exegctss Haa
conducted by3Rex. aIr yebp aad att
er the institute sang slrgInia
Hills he wascalled hack II ithe rost
trum to address the teachers on tho
dignity Of the Teaching PtetesaiSn
He said in brief: The teacher sha'lId
not stand as an exponent ot 81 nlany
dollars per month, but orsthe iame
urable worth as character baildsr
God has called man to q high and
holy destiny7not to- alnass for
tune, or courta lordty name but sim
ply to uplift humanity One ot the
greatest lessons IN store for rs is
gratitude for being placed ~ such a.
sphere Of usefulness.
Rev. Mr. Webb was follcwedSby MI.
W. G. Faust who sang . delightful
and aeart:touchlng solo accompaniei
by Miss Chtlsty. Mr. Faust y cor
tainly an artist With gu enyiable tat
ent.
The first period was occupied W Allss
Patrick on the subje Of athemali IS.
In which she said that Al the study
Of mathmetics the teacher may teach
logic, history book eepin ets She
took much fthe time it cenaacsing
a recitation On "lIensuratIon - she
would In her own class room The
scope Of ones knowted u ceafned
to our own Immediate surtolldilg
All else Is brought TO our tisebs the
God.gtven power Of lima ginatioa we
teach mathematics as neai 10 a q
end. To succeed as teacher one
must unity the subiect II ttie study
why so many nave failel Tin teachins
this branch Is because they taye not
recognized correlation. The develop
ment of the Imagination Is die drst
essential in teaching arithmetic. II
the child is taught to- elassit gae has
1contInued a I5aae isfVe.y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28

Senator Adam 3. Littlepage didn't
stay as long in Grafton as he announc.
ed he would, but came onto Fairmont
yesterday instead Of staying at the up
river town as story from there yes
terday stated he intended to do. We
DO not know his reason for cutting his
visit short at Grafton, but probably he
didn't find very many dissatisfied min.
ers there and moved on. He will find
about as few here asthe did there
where they haven't any and he can
move on from here very soon. It is
said he will go from here to clarks.
burg. He can find several thousand
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
SENSAIlONlAjLIII.SN
TO BEELIlAIlNATED
NlHIl|Avl trial
Main r oints
1T Next Trial

NEW YORK 4 Aug 2S@The plea Of
temporary insanity from which tae
client fully recovered, and as far as
Bosstb!e tue elimination Of the sensa-
tionatIsm that marked the last trial
vii BE tie method Of Martin Little.
ilieta III hssnext trial Of Harry Taaw
SItor tae White murder. 1t was stated
the 1onbs That Thaw Is in excel
s1snt health and spirits.
Littleheld Is making prepara-
ionsto press the trial to a quick con.
cltsipa and to avoid the highly SEN
satioaal features which marked the
Former trIals He has strong hopes
cleaftng HIS client at the next hear
The members Of the family are
showing great interest in the case and
they III assist Mr.. Littlefeld in ey-
ery way possible. Harry is very con-
fident 81 aequittal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
DON LOCATED
ON COUNTY LINE

has since operated his saloon at
Hotchkiss, The Raleigh county Off.
cials did not like the saloon right on
the border line and a dispute arose
over the exact boundary, the officials
Of this county claiming that Moran's
saloon was IN, this county and not in
Wyoming, "a survey was made by or
der of Raleigh county and Moran's sa-
loon was found to be In this county.
Notice was served on Moran who
defled the authorities; continued to DO
business aud secured an injunction
from thefcErcuit court sat Hinton re-
stEaining Raletg county tfon, inter:
tsFing viii his busIhs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
Died To-day
MRS. MARJORIE WIcKAAM GIG.
Noux DIED AT THE HOME
OF HER MOTHER.

BERvER, Pa, Aug. 28.-Mrs. Mar.
torte wickham Cignoux, Of New York,
daughter Of the late Judge John Wick
ham, died to-day at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Ida Wickham Wilson.
She was born November 81, 1887. Miss
Florence Wickham, grand opera sing
er, of Berlin, is sister Of the de-
ceased.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
Mr.. GIBBENS
IS VERY Ill
Ex-PosTMAsTER IS AT DEATHS
DOOR AT HIS HOME IN
PARKERsauRe.

PARKERsBURG, Aug. 2S. = The
condition of exPostmaster G. B. Glib.
bens, who has benin i'll healthfor two
years, ami who fof months has been
seriously Ill, was regarded as extreme
ly critical last evening. Early in the
week his condition became more
alarming, and 1t is reported that he
has been rapidly sinking since.
On Monday nlght1t was feared that
he would not live through the night,
but yesterday he was resting slightly
easier. Yesterday afternoon and early
evening he was apparently no worse
than the day before. Little hope Is
that he will survive for
more than a few hours or days at
most.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
CONFEDERATION CAUSED A LOSS
OF s7s,oOO ORIGIN IS
UNKNOWN.

HINTON, Aug. 2s.-This city was
visited by a destructive fire early Sun
day morning which entailed a loss Of
over $4,000 and had not the recent
heavy rains had some eftect the whole
business section q the city would prob
ably today be a.mass OF charred ruins.
The tire wassdlscoy oyered In the Park;
er building on Summers street about
thtee thirty O'clock Sunday morning
ia lie building b large depaHmspt
stoEe and parksEs tlasater The llre
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
soozE is DEALT OUT BY INJUNc,
lion AND COUNTY OFFICERS
* DARE NOT INTERFERE.

REoKLEY, W. Va Aug. 28.-Ral-
eighs county has been "dry" for many
years but there is d saloon in the
county new doing business right along
uhder tie protection Of the circuit
court ana fae ofiicials are prohibited
byl injunction from interfering with Il.
The saloon 3ls at Hotchkiss, q small
station oh the Deepwate railroad.
Just on county lime! last Nay the
county ccurt ot Wyoming county
grantsd IIcsnge to Moran alds ne
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
White Slaves
EVIDENCE RELA,
RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC HAS
BEEN DISCOVERED.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. Through
an investigation of the local immigran;
inspectors, important evidence in the
alleged white slave" traffic between
here and New York has been discover
ed. Assistant Inspector of Licenses
Archibald, Of New York, is here today
with two important witnesses to tes-
tify against certain employment agen.
cles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
HINTON SUFFERS
FROM BIO

4 !
extended to Fairyland owned w pr.
sentz and Others. ana ID me Domestic
steam laundry, which put y new
outfit one month ego. oniy 4 small
insurance Is carried BY the owners
The fire department did some very
good work and saved the eity's b1si-
ness section; but the tiFe y the Park
er building Had aimed too much Of a
headway to save that particulpr sec
ton.
\ The origin II sthe tire ls not definite
~ known Some believe u To- have
been started BY d defective electric
wire and others sa It started in the
lDcmestic laundry
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
PTEA OF TEMPORARY INSANITY
SENATOR LITTLEPAGE PAYS
"A VISIT TO FAIRMONI

miners between here and clarksburg
hut our guess Is that he will need to
take a.hlgh power field glass along to
be able TO locate many dissatisfied
ones. n
We are not sure that we ever shall
need the presence of Mr., Littlepage in
this region, but as Democracy thrlves
best during panlcs and strikes he might
succeed in doing some business if hard
times should settle down on this sec.
tion as they did in 1893. Until such
a calamity does befall US, however,
Mr.. Littlepage can do us no greater
kindness than to do here as he. dtd at
Grafton-move on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
Bound Dead

PTTTsBURG Aug. 2s.-With q bot
tie which had contained carbollc acid
cl1tched tightly in his hand, John Bun
CART, Of North Braddock, was found
early this morning dead on his wife's
grave, at the st. Thomas cemetery,
part Of the Monongahela cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
ouARRELED WITH FATHER
THEN COMMITTED SUICIDE,

HUNTINGTON, Aug, 2s.-Following
quarrel With his father, George
smoot, aged seventeen, went to his
loom Sunday and drank carbollc acid.
dying less than an hour later. The
snuictde occurred at the home Of his
father just back Of Rockood, Ohio,
ana within a quarter of mile Of the
scene of the sensational shafer trag-
sedy a few months ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-28
Brooch disappeared.

A diamond brooch has ben taken
from the home Of DR.. P. B. Ogden 9H
Quincy street, and It IS known with
out doubt where the property 1T. N
the Under viii return at once TO tae
owned the matter viii 4 be sdroppedi
otherwise stem % recover tte proper
~ viii be takah 81 once.