The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-12
IRIVEsVILLE

RfvEsyILLE; Oct j 1.-THE Riyes.
VINE graded school began Monday DC
tober seventh with q fair enrolment.
The school building 1T THIS place Isl
MT the best, but one consoiat ton there
win no need Of electric fans ~ any any
danger q black damp m the house
and the doors need not Be- opened An
order 70 drive the bats out! The pure
|air can pass in and out at its leisure
and there VIII be no. danger Of the fat
scholars being overcome by heat IN.
less they get too hot while outside,
but most Of them have learned where
to so to cool OF. 10. these many win.
tiers ago. But there'll be no kick in
a hundred years. SO what's the rse to
begin making a howl about 1t now.
though one fellow sail that the house
was 80 cold last winter that when the
teacher gave out long words one end
Of some OF them would sbe frozen be-
fore they could be spelled. 4,
That boy ought to have been made
stay in the house at noon and recess
both, hereally ought not to be allowed
to go out and warm at all until he
learns not to be SO impudent.
Mr. E. G. Miller, as principal. Miss
Maud snodgrass and Miss Cora Val.
entine, assistants. have charge Of the
school and II the chillren's blood can
be kept in circulation during the cold
part Of the season there is no doubt
but what we will have a good school.
but there is not much OF an excuse
for a pupil not learning II the proper
ambition exists In both pupil and
teachers, as ambition is earnest to
great extent.
An old gentleman claiming the age
Of eighty not long since with friend
went to the Trust Company bank at
Fairmont and being rather stranger
took 1t on himself to make few in.
troductory remarks. So on entering
the bank he stepped in front Of his
friend or companion and who was edu.
Gated In good school houses and col.
leges and to the bankers he said:
Gentlemen, my name Is ---- | was.
mt educated in fine schools and col.
leges as you fellows; got my educa.
ton In an old log stable. sitting on
sharp rail for seat, but that's no
sign am jackass or a mule and 1
want to transact some business with
you. am in a. hurry and in earnest"
The old gentleman commands good
salary and his services are always in
demands. He works in earnest. Ey.
erybody must get In earnest to do bus.
iness. Scholars. parents and teach.
ers must get in earnest. The same old
man in his younger days took up with
a new tangled kind Of religion or rath.
er what they called religion +. He
claimed not to get mad at anything.
He had some very unr,ily boys who
sometimes would 5yex their dad until
he would look awful fierce and threat.
en- to give the impudent kids a good
sound religious thrashing and SOME.
times would do it, that is give them
sound one, and when that was over
they never bothered or questioned the
religious part, and don't forget that.
They would say. Dad, you are mad.
and he would sal, u nm not mad. but
am awfully in earnest" One time
one OF his boys picked up stick and
was knocking little pebbles with I'll
and came near hitting his dad, who
at once made him dispose OF the stick
by threatening to fog him. Soon again
the boy. went on with his foolishness
until he accidentally landed a pebble
against the old mans Jaw; then the
old man went after him with every
scrap Of earnest and holy ghost he
had In him and the boy yelled and
followed and said, Now, dad, know
you are mall" The old man kept on
hanmering the boy until he had the
ghost about thumped out of him when
the lad happened to catch breath.
he said, Now, dad, wasn't YOU really
mad No. he said. but was aw.
fully In earnest" and he surely was.
Parents, pupils and teachers must all
get In earnest like dad did and there
Will be something doing and that's no
lie, II 1t was said by the LONE STAR,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Crisslip, OF Fair. !
mont. were visiting friends in Rivcs.
vile this week.
Mr.. Ernest Crisslip, Of Philadelphia,
was here this week. Mr. Crissllp was
the guest while here Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thrash, Mrs. Thrash being his
mother. Mr.. Crisslip has many warm
friends in this section.
Hello, Fritz from Hoult. Not being
the owner Of n horse. mule, Jack or