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The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-01-01
HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE.

News of the opening of the legisla-
lures of the nation includes announce
ments of the introduction of numerous
bills providing for an income tax,
reduced passenger rates, the investiga-
ton of trusts and the abolition of the
issuance of passes to other than en-
ployes. These reforms are demanded
by the people and all contain some
moral elements. 1t is a more hope
full sign, however, when movements
are on foot which seek the moral as
well as the material welfare of the
people. The prohibition of the liquor
traffic stands today at the head of
this class of legislation.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-01-01
PrOhibifiOniSfS Seated al CAPITOL.
Continued from page ~

(COuCluu0Q from page H.
growth of zeal in good works. Two
years ago there was not Repub-
lican in the House who had sufficient
interest to introduce a county option
or other important bill on the liquor
question. A bill, fully prepared and
edited, was handed to a member who
introduced it "by request" It was
referred to the Temperance Com
mittee, and never reported back. To
ward the last days of the session the
introducer moved that it be taken
from the Temperance Committee (See
House Journal, page 12O5) and placed
on general orders. NOT ONE SOL
ITARY MEMBER, SAVING ONLY
THE MAN WHO HAD BECOME
FOSTER-FATHER OF THE MEAS
URE, DARED OR CARED TO RAISE
HIS VOICE IN FAVOR OF A HEAR
ING FOR THE BILL, and the Chair
man OF the Temperance Committee
moved to table the motion, and the
bill was mercilessly slaughtered.
Mark the contrast! This year on
the first day Of legislative business
and before the committees were ap-
pointed, man who was a member of
the last House rushes this important
matter before the assembly. If no
prohibition member answers to an
other roll-call this session, there is
substantial progress in the reform
In this state and that progress, by the
testimony of the mover of the resolu-
ton, made both in conduct and by
word of mouth, is the result of the
Prohibition party's campaign.
Mr.. Higgins has been placed on the
following House committees: Com
pensation of Public Officials, Crimes
and Punishment, Elections, Labor,
Logs and Lumber, Public Health and
Pure Food, Temperance. Mr.. Noble
goes on the following: Forestry, Logs
and Lumber, Military Affairs, Public
Lands, State Training School. Mr..
Lobeck gets: Agriculture, Crimes and
Punishment, Game and Fish, Printing.
Public Accounts and Expenditures.
Senator Dunn, Brewer Hamm's at
torney, who headed the Senate Tenn
perance committee at the last ses-
sion, is not on the committee this
year.
Three bills fixing two cents per
mile as the minimum passenger fare
have been introduced. Other bills
prohibit the acceptance or use Of
passes by others than employees. Other
bllls provide for an income tax, reel
procal demurrage, regulating lobby
ing, taxing sleeping car and express
companies and prohibiting the des.
ecrat1on OF Memorial day.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-01-01

One half or more of our Post Cards
will for the present be Valentine cards.
Millions of Valentine cards will be mailed
between now and Feb. 18th. Let US use
this pretty fad to push the fight. Our
Valentine Cards are neither of the sickish
nor the insulting kind. They are express
sions of love and friendship for young
and old. Like all our Post Cards, they
are beauties.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-01-01
ELECTION FREAKS.

One of the interesting things in
connection with the election returns
of reform parties, while yet in a min.
GRITTY, is the fact that as a rule the
farther down on the ballot a candi-
dates name is located the higher is
his vote. The explanation undoubted-
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-01-01

To Minneapolis Subscribers IS cents.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
The Milky Way.
Nv 4, Russell BOND.

On any mooaiess evening during
he autumn and winter months
peculiar band of cloudy light is Wis
ible, stretching from horizon to hor-
izor. This band, which is called the
galaxy, or the milky way, forms
complete ring girGlinS the heavens,
and is found to consist of myriads OF
stars OF all ma9nitules.
The farther from the milky way We
direct our view, the fewer the stars
become, so that at the 'Salactic
poles" as they are called, there are
comparatively few stars. The largest
telescope can discover no more stars
than are visible in a telescope OF
moderate size, and the sky about
these stars is jet black, showing that
here at least we have apparently
penetrated the utmost confines Oh
our universe and can gaze into the
limitless black void beyond.
Tie milky way itself is quite BAT
fling to astronomers. There are some
cloudy spots in the belt that cannot
be resolved into the individual stars
Of which they are undoubtedly COM
posed, but even with the largest tel
escopes sill present the same hay,
cloud-like appearance. On the other
hand. there are riffs and inhy black
spots. or "coal sachs,' as they are
called, in the milky way IN which no
other stars have ever been found.
This would seem to indicate that
there is limit to the stars even In
that direction.
1t used to be thought that the
universe has the form Of grind
stone, with its edge in the milky
way, and extending for an infinitely
great distance, and that the reason
the stars appear closer to each other
in the milky way is because we are
looking through greater thickness
of stars in this direction. If such
is the case, the coal sacks" can only
be accounted for as long tunnels d.
rected toward the earth and pene-
trating to the edge of the grindstone
"a very improbable condition.
But whatever the theory of our
universe it seems we'll established
! that it is not infinite. What can we
say of the infinite space beyond? Is
4 it absolutely void of material sub
stance, or are there other universes
in it besides our own?-Chicago EX'
amiEer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
Rabbit Skins.

Rabbit and hare are favorite deli
cacies in France. Every day. 1t is
estimated, about Is 900 OF their skins
get into the hands of the furriers.
All are scrupulously cleaned and
sterilized. These are shaved by ma
chinery down to the very skin and the
hair is made up into fine felt hats.
The rabbit or hare skin that is to
figure as fur is treated with distin-
guished consideration. 1t is cured
and softened The pure white ones
are picked out for ermine. All the
others are dyed into chinchilla, otter
or silver fox.
AS the fur of these animals always
has characteristic depth, the skins
are passed through shaving machines,
which trim down the hair to stand
ard length, to hundredth of an inch.
It appears that The hare of no country
equals that of France in it's fitness
for this sort of counterfeit. The best
skins when made up can be detected
only by experts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
Things to Quit.
aniEer.

Gossiping.
Fidgeting.
Grumbling.
Hairsplitting.
Saving fate is AGAINST you.
Finding fault with the weather.
Going around with a gloomy face.
Faultfinding, nagging and worry
ing.
Taking offense where lone is in
tended.
Dwelling on fancied sights and
wrongs.
Talking big things and doing small
ones.
Scolding and dying into passion
over trifies.
Boosting of what you can do in
stead of doing it.
Thinking that life is grind, and
not worth living.
Talking continually about Yourself
and your affairs.
Dapreciating yourself and making
light of your abilities.
Saying unkind things about &C
quaintances and friends.
Exaggerating and making noun
tains out of molehills.
Lamenting the past, holding onto
Gsagreeable experiences.
Plying yourself and bemoaning
your lack of opportunities.
Comparing yourself with others to
your own disadvantage.
Waiting around for chances to turn
up. Go and turn them up.
I Writing letters when the blood is
hot, which you may regret later.
/ Thinking that all the good chances
and opportunities are gone by.-Good
Business.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
a Well-Informed Woman.

A woman who is trying to climb
into Washington society attended a
recent reception at the house of Mrs.
Taft. The crowd was SO great that
guests were hurried along the line OF
the receiving party with merely a
handshake with the wife of the Sec
rotary Of War. The climber" with
determination written on her face,
finally pushed her way up to her hos
tess and passed long enough to say,
How do you do, Mrs. Taft" adding
with a very impressive manner, I've
heard of your husband."-Lippincott $
Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
THE GAME OF PAINTER.

One Of the company is chosen 10
lead the game. and represents the
Painter; the other players adopt the
names Of different colors, such as
Blue, Gray, Green. Red. Maroon, lei-
low, etc, as many as there are per-
sons present
Besides this name, which the bear
er must reply to by calling on ohe
of her comrades, there are tour az
ferent words which require different
answers. and they are these:
The Painter supposes that he IS Or
dered to paint portrait. When ne
pronounces the word palette all the
PLAYERS together. except the Painter,
cry out, "Colors, colors," If ne men
tons colors in general, all says, Her"
we are" II he speaks Of his brush
handle, all reply Brush, brush, Ana
finally, if he mentions his BRUSH al
cry out, Help. help"
If he mentions color by name.
then the person bearing that name
hastens to mention another color, VINO
must simply reply. "Ah. Mr.. Painter.
ANY inattention or mistake IN the
proper reply calls for a forfeit.
The art. on the part OF the cclor
called is to designate one which VIII
make, with the subject of the painting
the most ridiculous contrast.
For examp.c-The Painter says: i
am ordered by one of the lords Of the
court to paint picture Of Cleopatra
sailing on the Cyndus. I am to take
great pains in representing the Won
derful beauty of this noted woman.
am going to fix up my palette
All the colors: 'Colors, colors."
The Painter-"With the brightes'
colOrs."
All-"Here we are, here we are"
The Painter-"I can not use yo'
all at once. l must have my brusl
handle
All-"Brush. brush"
The Painter-"Ah. | have put OF
too much: l must take off some will
the brush"
All-"Help. help"
The Painter-'Be quiet: I will u.s.
none of you. l am going to begi'
with Cleopatra's eyes. l viii max
them black"
Black-"Red. red
Red-"Ah. Mr. Painter"
The Painter-''No, will make then
blue"
Elue-"Green. green.
The Painter-"As for the cheeks
they shall be lovely rose
Rose-"Brown, brown"
Brown-"Ah. Mr.. Painter"
The Painter-"All colOrs."
All-"Here we are. here we are"
The Painter-"Will have their PROF
er place, thanks to my brush"
All-"Help, help etc.-NeYar
Call.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
A DOUBLE SURPRISE.

The Mother Fox dropped the fat
marmot she had been carrying and
barked three times-softly. Almost
instantly four young foxes, woody,
sheep-like little fellows, came tumb-
ling out from the inner den and their
mother led them into the World.
A few hundred yards below the den.
well-used deer-trail zigZagged
around the hillside To this trail the
old fox made her way, the young ones
romping awkwardly behind.
Where a weasel had lodged under
shelving rock the Mother Fox
crouched for a moment, eager-eyed-
her family, intent on what lay beyond,
pursuing their way along the trail. A
little further on. the most active Of
the Youngsters paused whining, half
baff1ed with his foremost feet resting
on a big rock that barred his way,
and. as he stood undecided, suddenly
a terrifying apparition doomed up be-
for him. Truly grizzly is the very
image of death to smaller animals
and to the tiny fox-cub this one ap-
peared of mountainous proportions.
No wonder then that he tumbled back
ward among his brothers and sisters
with a lusty cry Of fear. But on the
instant, another wonderful thing hap
pened. when the Mother Fox came
bounding along the path, and with no
thought Of herself leaped between this
mighty creature and her young-the
hair on her back bristly thickly, her
fangs turned against the ponderous
animal that could, had he SO desired,
have crushed her with touch. And
why he did not do so-who can tell!
Perhaps he was gorged with eating
or possibly. he was even startled for
the moment and SO allowed them tc
escape.
The fact remains that the Indian
youth who viewed this little drama
from q distance, saw the Mother Fox
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28

The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, d..
D., author of I'm His Steps, Will
spend two months or more speaking
in behalf of temperance under the
auspices of the British Temperance
Union.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
Always Comes ''''

How do yoQ nan 1as czarr
your prestige win the ers ths'
Easily enough, alls" rar -
fortune-telleT. " neA ahout to g.
doubt. | tell him ne IS ay stu,
Quincy" Washington s'A'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28

lead her family back to the home
stead in safety. There, in very
short time they We're growing baby
growls and over the body OF a young
lack rabbit. who poor fellow. had no
mother to watch over him.-St. Nicho.
las.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
HOW STATEROOMS WERE NAMED

HOW STATEROOMS WERE NAMED
When they first had steamboats, on
the Mississippi river they had no
sleeping rooms On board, and later a
bright captain conceived the idea of
having rooms named for the states
through which the boat passed. This
proved such a success that travellers
always made a rush for the rooms
named for their own states and much
consequent trouble roses Finally the
state names were discarded, but that
was the beginning of the stateroom
On some steamers today the name
Texas" c!ings to one room, but it is
the room where the crew eat, and
travellers are not particularly interest
ed in it.-Washington Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-28
NEW IN TEDDY BEARS.


The newest thing in Teddy bears IS
one that has for eyes tiny incandcs-
cent electric lights. Not lighted up
these look like ordinary eyes: but
squeeze one of the bears paws and
instantly they glow with light.
Instead of the ordinary stutilnS the
electric Teddy bear has inside OF 1t
little storage battery with wires rum
ming to the little lamps that serve as
the bears eyes and also to one OF the
hears paws within which is contained
the switch by which the current IS
turned on. The eyes glow only whlle
the pressure on the paw is continued
shutting off automatically when the
Dress.re is released. and as it is not
supposed that anybody would want &c
sit and squeeze the bears paw contin-
uously it is calculated that the BAT.
| terry will furnish current enough 1or
some hundred Of flashes and that II
will last for from two to four months.
The electric Teddy bears, which are
made in various sizes and also IN var
ious coIcrs, as cinnamon, polar ana
black, are supplied with eyes white
and red and green, and by buying ex-
fra ewes one can have bear with
ewes of one color in the morning, an
other color in the afternoon, and still
another color at night. for the tiny
lamps that form the electric bear
ewes screw into sockets like any other
incandescent lamp, and you can un-
screw the white eyes and sore" IN
red ones if you want to. When the
storage battery is exhausted 1t can De
taken out and fresh one put IN
New York Sun.
THE FATHER OF TENNESSEE.
Tennessee has been termed MO-
Their of States, and as the founder OF
the first American colony beyond the
mountains no one of the determined
frontier fighters who did valiant ser
vice there deserves so much as zen
James Robertson to be called the
Father of Tennessee Robertson
settlements were small. his followers
were rude, rough men, but the future
lOf those little colonies was big with
destiny, and from the lOins OF his pho
neerS has descended race OF men
who measured by achievement, are
perhaps inferior to none that ever
trod the earth The deeds OF the
leader himself wd,e enacted in an Oh
scure corner of the world. but his
heroism was not less than that OF
other men whose fame is brighter be
cause the theatre of their action was
more in the gaze Of the world. HIS
character was Of the grim, austere
tyne of the Scotch Covenanters. from
whom he sprung Accepting for his
guidance in life the gloomy tenets O
pure Calvinism. and applying its pitt
less logic to all LIES affairs. he die
his duty as it was given him to see il
. with answering fidelity.-The Out
; ing Magazine.
HOW STATEROOMS WERE NAMEI
When they first had steamboats, OF
the Mississippi river they had M
sleeping rooms on board, and later {
bright captain conceived the idea o
: having rooms named for the state:
Ut
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20


The lower southwest fields are re-
covering from the foods, but It viii
be some time yet before operations
will be fully resumed. On Grey,s run.
Lincoln district, Marion county, the
Freeland OIL Co.'S No. on the Pink
ney Michael farm Is proving a very
satisfactory producer. For the "a
hours, ending at seven o'clock yester.
day morning, the well produced 800
barrels and the average daily produc.
tion since 1t was drilled in has been
above $50 barrels per day.
On State Road run. Green district,
Wetzel county, Hervey, McNought &
Co. have drilled their second test on
the Charles Gadd farm into the Big
Injun and have show for light pro.
Queer from that level. On Brush run,
in the same district. the Hope Natural
Gas Company has drilled its test on
the James Bennett farm into the Corr
don and has gasser.In the same Id
cality, the same company is drilling
test wells on the David Conneley.
Rhoda, Fox and J. G.. as. C. McCor.
macks farms.
On Indian creek. McElroy district,
Tyler county, the Philadelphia Com.
pany has drilled its test on the w. p.
& G. ]. Allen farm through all the
sands and has a buster. In the Man
nington district, Marion county. the
South Penn Oil Company has drilled
In Its test on the N. E. Hall farm
through the Big Injun and found that
formation barren.
North of the campbell's run dis
trict, Monongalia county, the South
Penn OIL Company has drilled its
second test on the w. j. Devine farm
through the fourth sand and the hole
has filled up $500 feet with fluid.
In the Wallace district, Horrison
county, the South Penn has completed
its second test on the j. S. Ritter
farm and the hole has filled up 500
feet with fluid from the Gordon.
Shallow Sand Territory.
On Long run, Grant district, Richie
county. the Red Bank Oil Company has
now completed its test on the Tstrick.
Hall farm and has fair gasser in
the salt sand. This test is located 400
feet southeast of the well drilled on
the Cain-chancellor farm.
On McKim creek, Lafayette dis
trict, Peasants county, H. Porter &
Co., have drilled their test on the "A.
P. Jones farm through the Keener and
Big Injun and has duster in both
formations.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20
Indigestion

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20
THE STAGE
aThorns and orange BIoalon,s.

~rhorns and Orange BIossoms.v
One of the newest and best comedy
drama productions of the season viii
be Oh /, ed at the Grand Opera House
Thursday. March 2ist. when Rowland
& clifford's exceptionally well select
cd company Of players. headed by Miss
EDNA Earle Lindon, win present Lem
B. Parkers Naturalization of Bertha
NJ. clay's popular book, -Thorns and
Orange Blossoms A brief sketch OF
the splendid play Is as follows:
In warwiclsshire. England. under
the bells OF st Bynos Parish, violai
Beaton grew to fair young womanhood
reared by an embittered maiden aunt.
Violet nd accepted her teaching that
the arlstocraey Is the natural. logical
enemy or the common people. From
warwichshire came Randolph Lord
Rycers. patrician by birth, artist by
nature. Learning her antlpathy -.
ward the arlstocracy he wooed and
won h,.r rs Mr.. Randolph. struggling
artist. Az St Phillipo. Italy. Richard
carst,pe, wealthy man of the people
met asd loved the artists wife. He
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20

The Younger Man-strange that wo
men can't throw straight.
The Older IA1an-Yes-er-my wife
tells re she threw herself at another
rellow--missed ana caught met.
Princeton Tiger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20
i. NOTES FROM THE !;
! OIL AND GAS FIELD. :
stanaard credlt aalaneea

OIL CITY Credit balances SITS.
Runs 174,so2; average 1922.
Shipments 2s1,75s; ayenge go.
NEW YORK. Standard on s5os.