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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28
euests at JolIiH Home.

Mis5 Fanny McDopGusil, OF Wash
ingon, pa. and Emil coaiquist, of ut.
Jewett. Pa, are the guests OF Vaughn
and Miss Zoe Jolliff at their home on
Madison street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28
Society
& 81 g9g 81 @ q @ggI
.Elonor q Is. MIsses Raymond.

II Honor Of the Misses Raymond.
oheasf5t the prettiest social affairs OF
the season was the reception Miss
Willis Wilson gave last night at her
home on Capitol street, in honor of
Mldshipmai and Mrs. Vaughn Wood
ward, Miss Alma Glennan, OF Norfolk.
W. and the Misses Raymond, OF Fair
mont The drawing room was artts-
ticaiy decorated In yellow and wnite
ehrys1nthemunis. Those in the re.
eeiying line were: Miss Willis vii.
on, exclusively gowned in a white
lacesrobe over pompadour silk, empire
mode; MidsnIpman and Mrs. Vaughn
woodward. Mrs. Woodward was at
1stired in her wedding gown, a hand
some creation Of embroidered white
satin and Brussels lace, empire mode.
Miss Alma Glennan in pale blue satin.
eldpire mode, with silver ornaments.
Miss Raymond, rose messaline, prin-
cess mode. Miss Lucy Raymond.
white chiffon over green satin, empire
mode
In the library the decorations were
AYerlcan beauty roses and shaded
candles and here Miss Nan Nash, as
sisted by Miss Ashton woodman.
served punch. Mrs. John Cotton AMI
Mrs. w, B. Donnally invited the guests
into the dining room wrere Misses
Ruth Eskew, Carrie Hoy and Caar.
lotte woodman assisted in dispensing
the aospitalities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28
Mrs. Fleming Absent.

The Woman's Club greatly misses
their president, Mrs. Thomas w. Flem-
inf, who has been in Philadelphia on
account Of Ill health for more than a
month. Mrs. Fleming expects to re-
turn shortly before CHRISTMAS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28
Entertained at Informal Dance.

Miss Zoe Jolliffe entertained few
friends at an Informal dance last even
ing at her home on Madison street,
complimentary to her guests. Miss
McDonough, of Washington. Pa, and
Mr.. CoalQuit, of HIT .Iewett, Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28

The want ads. to more real estate
business than all other brokers com.
Dfned-in fact, they "start" most OF
the business that the brokers and
agents finish.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28

the charge that am gentleman
farmer. But there are extenuating
circumstances
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28

Tonight is your first chance and
possibly mur last change to hear the
Royal Hungarian Orchestra.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-28
me-. Black Entertained.

Mrs. ]. NJ. Black was hostess to a
few friends yesterday afternoon at her
home on Walnut avenue. Her guests
included the executive board of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12
CROSSING THE LINE.
Old Neptune and the Ancient Order
Of the Deep.

OF the Deep.af,.
The ceremony of crossing the line"
is avery much more elaborate affair
nowadays than it ever has been despite
the fact that Neptune day is so old n
celebration that its origin is lost to
history. ,4
When old Neptune, impersonated by
sailor. makes his appearance on an
American battleship nowadays when
the vessel reaches latitude O degree,
o minute, o second, to initiate the
jackies who have never crossed the
line before into the mysteries and
membership of the Ancient Order of
the Deep he Is accompanied by his
wife, Amphitrite. another sailor. They
are both dressed Enthusiastically In
clothes which have been designed and
worked upon ever since the vessel
sailed. How they get ON board is un-
known, at least to the captain, who
meets them and gives them perInis-
sion to go ahead. An immense tank
made of canvas is rugged up, and here
the initiation of all the candidates
takes place. Devices for getting the
candidate into. the tank vary on diff.
ferent ships and ON different occa.
sions. Often he is simply picked UP
and thrown in. Frequently he is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12

osopher as mother witt" protested the
schoolmaster. and old Linn replied:
''rl be blowed II 1 know"
Then education is useless" said the
schoolmaster
"Oh, no. but sometimes It does
seem like an experiment. There are
two sorts of education. YOU know
one of memory only and one that
teaches teller how to think for him
self. knew teller tina. could hear
a sermon once and could come away
and repeat every word OF it, but he
didn't have ability enough OF his own
to write notice and tack II on n tree
announcin' that he had mule for
sale. He was like n blanket that Is
rained on. You couldn't wiring out of
him. Yes. sir. common sense Is mighty
nigh everything. And when 1t rises
into sort of enthusiasm it is inspira-
ton. Sometimes ignorance takes fire
and in it's light we see beautiful pic
lures. IL the man is altogether I'M
lettered we call him crazy But If he
can write he may prove to be gen.
sense. an overbalancin', as it were"
Then you call genius insanity"
said the schoolmaster.
mo, not that, but 1t is sort Of
passion that don't halt to reason by
slow means, but that sees all reason
in one flash. Now there was Shakes
peare-"
written by Bacon; but proceed"
broke in the schoolmaster
Il don't care if it was written by
ham, lard or soap grease, its senten-
ces are staked off with stars, snatched
out of the sky on a June night. 1t
took the world several hundred years
to catch up, and neither the railroad
train nor these pantin' wagons that,
bull-eyed, plunge across the country
has outstripped that book yet. And
what is it? A torch held high by COM
mon sense. A lantern ray flung into
the black face of human nature. Up
shows a grim countenance, and then
we wonder how man could have
been so smart. OF course, the man
! that wrote that book had to have
words, but common sense finds all the
words that are needful to its purposes,
all the words there is if there should
be demand for them, and then
make a few"
The schoolmaster shook his head.
Those immortal plays were written
by man of the world, and world
man, of that day. could have come
from no place other than a univer
sity."
That's all right and it may be true,
but the university is premium put
on common sense. It's a flower
bloomin'' on the top OF, the buildin''.
| And / believe that it would be better
| for every man and every woman to
go through a university. 1t is the
warehouse of the ages. 1t might not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12

made to sit down in BARRIERS
chair close to the edge of the tank,
and when as much soap as possible
has been put into his mouth and eyes
he Is tipped over backward. Generally
the soap has been mixed with tar
coal oil and many other ingredients
and Is impartially applied from the
waist up, so that the bath is needed.
In the tank the candidate is attend
ed, sometimes by bears with shaggy
coats made of unraveled rope and
sometimes by cops" who act as the
kings assistants and see that the can
didate IS held under water long enough
to know it,
1t is n great frolic, prepared for days
In advance, and when it is over the
certificate is issued and the candidates
are free to get themselves as clean as
they can before the next roll call
Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12
He Worked For II

Some years ago there lived in Arkan-
sas man named Reynolds, who
owned narrow gauge railroad from
Malvern Junction to Hot Springs. 1t
was partly due to the fact that he had
put by neat little fortune and partly
to his habit of wearing an enormous
diamond shirt stud that he had won
the nickname of Diamond joe"
1t was Diamond Joes boast that no
one had ever stolen a ride on his little
twenty-five mile road, and not content
with telling this to his friends he OF,
fered reward of 500 and suit OF
clothes to the man who could do 1t.
One clear moonlight night a man
came into his office, dripping from
head to foot.
rs this Mr.. Reynolds?" he asked.
YES" replied the owner Of the mar
row, gauge, involuntarily glancing out
to see If it was raining.
well, I've come for that suit OF
clothes and the 500. I've beat nay
way ON your road, Mr.. Reynolds, in
the boiler tank of the engine. 1t was
hard work keepin' my head above wa
ter, but did it-and-I guess earned
the prize."--New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12

Emerson" would say, continuing
the conversation-for you to under
stand that this is a hypothetical case
and that therefore the boy has got to
stand still and listen-"Emerson said,
Hitch your wagon to STAR but you
may make mistake and hitch it to
comet and then, where is your wag-
on?
There are plenty of likelier horses,
my son, and in these days of auto
mobiles 1t isn't necessary to hitch your
wagon to anything. Just make up your
mind where you want to go, be sure
you have motive power enough to get
there, and then turn on the current.
But put the presidency out of your
mind once and for ALL"
The presidency am not talking
to my son now, but just to you, dear
reader-the son escaped after all, by
pothetical though he was-the presi-
dency is, as general rule, equiva-
lent to life sentence. Few there be
who survive its term of office many
years. There have been solid excep-
lions, but as general thing when a
man has passed through four years
of Misunderstanding and politician-shaking
he is willing to wrap the drapery of
his couch around him as Bryant did OF
the age of 10. Bryant lived for some
70 years after. but no former president
ever did. Not one.
And on the other hand Bryant
never became president There's Bry.
ant who could and who did write
"Thanatopsis" at the age of 10 and
he's the only man in the history of the
United States who ever wrote it, and
he never became president, never in
his life. And there's Andrew John.
SON, who at the same age could Meth.
er read nor write, and he became pres
ident OF course it's q lottery, and
I'm opposed to lotteries on principle.
There came day in my own life
when gave up all thought of being
president. l said to myself: at will
be hard work to get the attention of
the public in this thing. Many will
not know who l am or where came
from. and perhaps IL do get the
nomination on the independent prohi-
bition or labor ticket will wake up
the day after election and find that
some totally different person has won
the prize, and I'll be extremely NOR
titled and absolutely put to 1t to pay
my legitimate election expenses-to
say nothing Of the illegitimate ones.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12
Eczema is Now Durable.

st. Louis chemist, after many
years of careful experimenting and in
vestigation, has discovered a simple
remedy that has cured hundreds of
cases of eczema that had been pro
nounced incurable This chemist be-
.lieyed that eczema and all itching
skin diseases were of local origin and
were caused by germs which attacked
and fed on the skin He began to
search for remedy that wonld de
.stroy these germs. and found that by
combining the active principles OF Ger
tain well known vegetable drugs. and
applying them locally, the first apph
cation stopped the itching and burn
ing. and If used persistently would
drive all germs and their poisons to
the surface of the skin, and destroy
them, leaving a9nice, clear, healthy
skin He gave this remarkable rem
|edy the suggestive name of Zemo
land since its Introduction to the pub
|lic Zemo has proved a very popular
remedy and is today recognized the
most successful sand meritorious rem
|edy ever produced for the relief and
cure of eczema and all diseases OF
the skin and scalp.
Harper House pharmacy endorses
land recommends Zenlo and says thai
lthey believe 4zemo to be an honest
!medicine and will do all that is claim
led for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12
I[SAIl & u BE-
nv WIZ 82fzSxs,,.' J..

: The wiseacres of the neighborhood
were discussing the question of COM
mon sense, sitting about the black
smith shop, waiting for their horses
20 be shod, when a silence that had
suddenly fallen warned old Limuel
Jucklin that it was time for him to
say something.
"Yes," he remarked good, hard
horse sense Is of so rare quality that
II is nearly always taken for genius
All that most any man needs is a
little Judgment, the very governor on
the machinery of this life; and bein'
SO needful it is what we seem to be
most lackin' in. To know how to do
q thing isn't much more important
than KNOWN what not to do. KNOWN
when to do it Is real genius. II
you cut your wheat before it's ripe
you get sappy straw for your labor.
If you wait too long you get but dry
straw. Judgment comes from expert
ence. and common sense Is the wis
dom beat into the heads Of men that
have gone before"
You leave out education," spoke up
q schoolmaster.
"Oh, no, don't, for education is the
experience of the mind. 1t goes back
beyond all books, and the first book
must have been written out of expert
ence. But to read of the common
sense of the other men don't always
give us common sense of our own. In
my house is book written by a man
named Kant; he calls it the 'CritiQue
of Pure Reason Well, since / have
more or less let up on hard work I've
given a good deal of attention to the
books that fortune and little lookin'
around have thrown in my way, but
this here one stumped me. I read II
forward and l tried it backward, up
and down, and it seemed like l want
goin' to get thing out of it. My wife,
SEEM how l was bothered, begged me
to throw 1t away and eat boiled din
ner that she put on the table. l did
eat, but all the time I was thinkin'
about that thing all set out there in
words plain enough, but what didn't
appear to have any meanin'. After
dinner took 1t up again and fought
up and down, in the sun at the win
dow and in the shade; but I'll be
hanged If could get at the juice of
It, Finally, however, 1 struck one
thing that paid me for all my trouble.
and it was this, as near as I can re-
member it: "A man may read all
books and understand them, and he
may be able to speak all languages.
and yet all this cannot atone for
lack of what we know as mother wit
Mother wit-horse sense-you under
stand.
But how are We to get or rather
! should say, after maturer considera-
ton, how are we to proceed toward
the requirement of that quality de-
nominated by the great German phil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12

teach N how to make . better livin,.
but 1t would enable us better to en-
joy the Twin we have. / don't be-
lieve in this fool idea that ignorance
Is any ways kin to bliss. I know
what the sayin' is, where ignorance is
bliss, and SO on, but the world got 1t
wrong and thought 1t was plea for
ignorance. And neither do / think
that a little learnin' is as dangerous
little the chances are that he'll get
more. II we've got mother wit, and 1t
has come out of nature, let us thank
nature for 1t and try to improve 1t.
But trace IL on back and mebby you'll
find that It comes from some care that
our forefathers took Of themselves.
One of these days Wen be forefathers,
and right here. want to say. rests
somethin' Of responsibility. Let US
all try to light up the future with
common sense"
Old man BriZintine said that he was
willing. He was sure that he was in
debted to his forefathers. His great
grandfather had been noted as the
best horse trader in the state, and"
he added, 'if it hadn't been for him
might not have been such q good
Judge of colt"
Yes. might not have been here at
all" Lfmuel spoke up. But, not
wishin' to do the old man an injustice.
l may remark that horse sense don't
pin. One of the best features Of
common sense is honesty, and the
shrewdness that is required in horse
trade is sometimes q twistin' of that
quality"
Brizintine had begun to swell with
resentful reply when the schoolmas-
ter spoke. But giving genius the
place of high common sense, undergo
ing, / might say. some Of its own and
peculiar evolutions. don't you believe
that it sometimes goes through this
world unappreciated?"
"Well. I have heard folks say that
they want taken at their worth.
know some that haven't been
taken at their word. Recollect old
Gabner Hightower, over on the creek?
| He had son that was a born genius.
His name was Elihu and he looked
| it all right. They didn't want him to
| soil his hands for fear that it might
smirch his genius. His mother wanted
him for the church because he want
strong in body, and his dad wanted
| him for the law, because his habit
| of silence would prove him a good
| jedge. In the meantime Jim. Elihu's
| brother, worked in the field. Well.
they first tried the pulpit and then
they tried the law, but Elihu had too
much genius for either one. Then
they thought he was designed by ma
ture to write hymns, and he tried
| his hand at it, but failed. They tried
| many things before they found out
what he had a genius for"
"And what was it?" the schoolmas.
ter inquired.
well, nothin' but for just lookin'
like a genius. And Jim, his brother.
invented an evaporation for maxim
sorghum molasses and now owns
about third of the county. Yes, sir,
boss sense"
Copyright, by Opie Read.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12


tween Fourteenth and Eighteenth ave
nues and Eighteenth avenue between
laying watermains; also city engineers
estimate of cost of Improvement at S.
500.
Alderman Tuckis offered a. resolu-
ton that the estimate of the cost of
said Improvement is a just and rea-
sonable one and same be approved.
Adopted.
| Alderman Tuckis submitted an ordi-
| nance providing for the Improvement
| of Thirty-ninth and FOrtieth streets
between Fourteenth and Eighteenth
lavenues, and Eighteenth avenue be-
tween Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
streets, by laying watermains. and
moved its immediate consideration
Carried.
| Alderman Tuckis moved the adop-
ton of the ordinance as read. Adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
Alderman Smith offered resolution
that street lights be placed immediate
lily at certain places in the territory
just annexed to the city. Adopted.
| Alderman Smith offered a resolution
that city engineer be instructed TO pre-
Ipare at once grade ordinance for terri
TORY Just recently annexed to the city
Adopted.
Alderman Smith offered a resolution
THAT mayor be instructed to request
Peoples Power company to extend gas
land electric service in recently annex
ed territory. Adopted.
/ Alderman Carse offered a resolution
linstructing city attorney to begin con
defamation proceedings at once fol
Iopening of Eleventh street from Tent
to Eighteenth tvenues. Adopted.
Alderman Carse moved that when
the council adjourn it be to Wednes
tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Car
ried
Mayor Schaffer appointed the
standing committees of the council
as follows:
| Bridges-Schmid, Frick and Ellin
wood
Claims-McNealy, Holzhammer and
Lawler.
Finance = Tuekis, Thompson, anc
IOstrom
| Fire and Light-Trefz, Carse and
ITuckis.
Health and Police-Utke, Lawlel
and Ostrom.
License and MaFket-Frick, Schmt
land Ostrom.
Ordinance-Lawler, Smith and Tuck
Parks-Carse, Frick and HOLMAN
lmer.
/ Sewers-Blochlinge McNealy ant
lThompson.
| Printing-Carse, Smith and Trefz.
Waterworks-Elli Utke ant
lBlochlinger.
| Street, Alleys and Grounds-Smith
IHolzhammer. Utke, Thompson
i Schmid, McNealy and Ellinwood.
! Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Utke.
\ NJ T. RUDGREN,
| City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12

broad land of ours, and nearly every
one of them has been told that he has
q chance to become president If he
will only regard his book and be.
good boy and do more right than
wrong.
For my part, think we ought to
take our children aside and tell them
frankly that they have mighty little
chance. Think of bright boy toiling
on at school, avoiding athletics and
burning the midnight oil and his
brain as well-for there's much con-
sumption of brain as there is of mid
night oil in these nocturnal studyings
think of his pushing on in every
state in the union hoping for the
presidency, while we know that for
the next 50 years we can't expect to
put more than five OF the children of
to-day into the great position.
For my part I'd say to my child:
s'Rollo, there's the presidency It's a
lottery. No man ever knew from the
beginning that he was going to get it.
Washington was real surprised, Hayes
had his doubts even after election day,
and Roosevelt often goes on by him
self and says, is 1t really possible that
the former cowboy and literary man
the hero Of thousands Of young men,
is president of this mighty people and
might be yet again II he were to al.
low his name to be used?' But, as
say. my boy. it's lottery. and this
country OF ours is opposed to lotter.
s-ofacially.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12

So 1 put this possible honor from
me. Heavens! it wasn't that did
not appreciate the honor. A man has
right to feel proud when millions
of his fellow citizens. many of them
unable to read or write or think, elect
him to the proudest position in the
gift of any nation. / weighed the
whole thing pro and con and then I
said, deliberately and firmly: mo.
sir, l am going to lead Wagner's
simple life. I'm going to get simpler
and simpler and perhaps I'll die con-
tented"
Fellow citizens, there comes time
to all of us who have an eye on the
presidency when we must make up
our mind to give up the contest or
else accept the inevitable with calm
steadfastness. 1 simply couldn't bear
to be defeated for the presidency. Do
you suppose that could read in the
papers that was showed under in
every state in the union, and then
calmly take a poem and try to sell
it to the editor? No, sir! I'd use back
streets for the rest of my life and
write under pen name. Cincinnatus
hadn't been defeated for senator when
he went back to the pillow. The honor
of election is great, but the mortifica-
ton Of defeat is greater
Look at Horace Greeley. He was
not content to be the Nestor of Ameri-
can Journalism: he must try to be
president. Said he'd rather be presi-
dent than write.
The result was too 1amentable to
| jest about. was mere boy at the
time, but it saved me from the presi-
.dency. 1t was the turning of the ways.
Like Rutherford B. Hayes, went into
the egg business; but unlike him
or maybe It would be more accurate
to say that like him-I never was
| president de jure. But that is by
gone. Twenty years ago If had said
| that many people would have frothed
at the mouth. Many people still froth
at the mouth, but the froth is apropos
of other matters. Significant name
| that-froth. s
No. fellow countrymen. let US be
contented. 1t Is not likely that over
20. at the outside, of those Americans
who are now living win ever add lus-
ter to the presidential chair-or even
sit in it. Let the rest of US go about
our business with contentment, and
every four years let us elevate one of
the 20 with good grace, and for
four years thereafter let every man
mind his own business land see that
=
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12
A californian,s Luck.

THE luekiest day of my life was
when bought box of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve," writes Charles F. Budahn
of Tracy, Cal. 1.-TWO 20 cent boxes
cured me of an annoying case of itch
ing piles, which had troubled me for
years and that yielded to no Other
treatment" Sold under guarantee al
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-12
Central TRUST amid
SAVINGS Bank
incorporated Under State Law.)
ROCK ISLAND. ILL.
ii. e. CASTEEL, President.
NJ. S. HEAGY, Vice President.
h. B. SUMMON, Cashier.
Capital Stock, 100000 Four Per Cent
Interest Paid ON Deposits.

DIRECTORS = c. ]. Larkin. Fl. q.
Curtis. H. Z. Casteel, II. d. Mack. NJ s.
Heagy, II. Il. Sfmmon, III. ii. Cleaveland,
Mary Il. Robinson, W. ]. Sweeney, H.
w. Tremann, C. w. Hawes w. S. Parks
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
Estates and property of all kinds arc
managed by this department. which IL
kept entirely separate from the bank
ing business of the company. We act
as executor of and trustees under
Wills, Administrators, Guardian, and
Conservator of Estates.
Receiver and Assignee of Insolvent
Estates. General Financial Agent for
Nom Residents, Women, Invalids. and
others