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New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
A GREAT ARTIST ENRAGED

A LMA-TADEMA has told a story OF the
fate OF two unsuccessful pictures of his
student days One of them was returned
unsold 10y the committee of the Brussels EN-
hlbition in 1850 The subject was q house
on fire, with people rescuing the victims. The
artist fellow students were asked into Nina
Iadema $ studio. and We're invited TO lump
through the canvas, the owner of 1t leading
the way by leaping head first through the
OILY flames
The other unsuccessful effort was a large
sized square picture that came back again
and again To It's creators easel, until at last
1t WAS cut out OF its frame and given To- an
old woman To Use ,S a table cover
The picture WAS praised by at least one
person who appreciated its excellence So
Nina Iadema used To declare; for the old
woman was wont TO remark that IT was much
better than those common OilClnth things
that always let the water through as the
picture OF Alma-Tadema making wa~ cd good
thick one. with plenty of paint ON II
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
A MIXED ASSEMBLY

MOT only are we a heterogeneous nation in
the mass of citizens who live under our
flag. but what is more significant. the men who
OF the people who support them
In this connection some statistics concern
ing the North Dakota House of Representa-
tives furnish really significant comment on
American society.
OF the ninety-nine members whose birth
place has been looked up. twenty-one come
from Canada, fourteen from Norway. seven
from Germany, five from Sweden. three from
England, from Scotland one from lee
land, and one from Russia.
OF those who were born in this country.
nine are natives of the Badger State. five are
from New York, five from Michigan. four
from Iowa. four from Illinois. two from Yer
mont. two from Pennsylvania, one from
Massachusetts, and one from New Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
AMEN

WHAT does the word amen signify
w and why Is 1t SO important III PRAYER
| has been asked by thousands of Christians
who Use the word daily at the end of HYMNS
and PRAYERS. 1t Is known that the word i
strictly adjective, signifying firm" and
(metaphorically) faithful. and in its adverbial
sense, certainly. truly surely" Ii Is said al
the end OF PRAYERS and HYMNS to confirm the
words that have preceded. and invoke the
fultilment of them: So be it" Ii is some
time~ said in token of undoubting assent a.
at the end of the creed. Amen, so | be
Iieve'
preston OF good wishes can bc traced back t.
the first century of the Christian era. whence
IS derived the medieval custom of sutfxing
an amen 10 every possible expression of
desire.
As t. the sacredness and Importance Of the
word. however. only an ingenious explanation
Is found III the cabala To understand IL II
must he known that the Hebrew letters are
also numerals, and that. according L. a certain
cNcgctlC rule called gematrId the secret sense
OF word can be disclosed bv reducing its
letters to their numerical value and explain
ing IT 10y another of the same quantity Ap-
PLYING this rule t. the word amen" II II
found that 1t contains both name of God
vIS., Jehovah and Adonai This will be seen
from the reduction of the respective names To-
their numerical value 10y the rule of gematria.
1Tc., lHNH=Io+S S+6+S=c6. ADNI=1+4
5o+ zoos Now the name amen" ANN.
Is. II 4ot So=oI. hence, the sum of Coos
qI) the numerical values OF Jehovah and
Adonai
poetical account OF the power Of amen
Is gwen IN the Talmud. Isa. Nxvi.. !, in
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
GIVE HIM YOUR CUSTOM

The fashionable tailor
Has opened up his shop.
And both the poor and wealth.
Before his portals stop.
His prices are crpricious-
According to their bent.
Some pay Il thousand dollar
And Others not cent.
You need no alterations.
The fittings are but few.
The wear Is quite astounding
And lasts the season through
His ColorS are the latest
Though narrow in their ,hp,..-.
In brown and reddish tingc-
HIS patrons all rejoice.
So old his firm, he fitted
The first primeval man.
Then hail Old Sol the Tabor.
And hail his coat of tan
-NcLuHibayg., H..
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
THINKS
MUCH that is labeled selfshness Is self
= preservation.

MUCH that IS labeled seIfishness is self
preservation.
1t would be proselv prosaic to be entirely
sane 80 lis a mad world. my masters.
Suspended judgment is the only Just iudg
ment.
If a measure Of success initiates him. It shows
the small measure of the man.
Things that seem unreasonable would often
prove reasonable If we only knew the reason.
An ignoble spur will often incite noble effort
y happy vision to see in every goose Il swan
We speak of blind destiny when it Is We that
cannot see.
We glance from our own problem to that Of
our neighbors, and think How easily
solved 80
Bravery is often born OF ignorance.
'Tis better to have tried and failed than never
to have tried at all.
II our enemy smitez us. would it not be
charitable To- suppose that he Is following the
Golden Rule,
Nature is sure to out; clipped wings will grow.
-Cord Ldpil,r Hd-Iri
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
SOME LITTLE TRUTHS

which the final release from he'll Is described
as follows. After God shall have publicly
revealed the new Messianic Torah (Lawl
Zerubbabel Will recite the kaddish Ga certain
sacred prayer. His voice Will be heard through
out the world, 50 that all dwellers on earth.
we'll Jews and heaLhenS in Hell. viii eX-
claim. Amen MOted to pity by this Amen
from the dwellerS of Hell. God will bid the
angels Michael and Gabriel release them from
He'll and place them in Paradise; which com
mand the angels will forthwith proceed to
carry out "
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
WITH A PHOTOGRAPH

This picture isn't very good;
But by the by. perchance | should
In Justice to the artist add
The subject too. was pretty bad.
-NiN0H II ,tt5ryfdU
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23
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lWitL PRO HAR !. VI 4 BE- EFEREDi
FAD or 81 REAuf oEls H lts5 "A
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3{.44jS'NVAsHISGTO N May q. Senator!
Dick Of Ohio, chairman Of the com.
mittee on mines and mining. vii! call
q meeting 20 that committee yester.
day t.; act on the bill sjustf passed $byj
the House creating alb iureau Of smlnes
In the interior departm " VA 4,
This committee Is said to, beSyery
friendly to- the BILL, and II Is expected
that II will pass the Senate, withou.
trouble. I. II z B, q
The only ppositloni is from sena'
tors who believe that q separate ! dc.
partment with q cabinet facial at
its head should be created, instead Q.
q bureau. But this Is regarded as IN.
sufficient to defeat the House bill.
The bureau will Investigate ami
foster the mining industry Throughout
the country, supplementlng the work
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23
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PArrY. y -, y = 3 n
Gold Medal Flour SIS very highest
v ~ ~ u ~ LAriSIA.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23

attendants, arrayed in barbarlc splend.
or Of crimson and gold. march side
by side with the dlminutlve Shetland
ponies but a few inches In height,
monkeys attired as Jockeys ride the
dogs and ponies, or with their aftini-
ties wearing merry Widow" hats are
driven in small carriages by one Of the
simian race, and drawn by their ca
nine friends, The two sacred water
buffalo; one of the latest additions to
the show, will be led along the streets,
these being the true Indian buffalo
from the Gauges, and worshlped by
the Brahams at present being exhibit
! ed to the public.
The various performers that con.
tribute to the entertainment that fol.
lows will be all there, and music
along the line Of march will be furn.
lshed by two military bands. The pro.
cesslon will be worth coming far to
see, and the parents should on no &C.
count allow the little ones to miss 1t
II only for the educational features It
presents. tx 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23

talking Of the unwilling and will Sbe
here enmasse for 1T. "a q 4 Y.
Engaged for the occasion are four
military companies, namely the 10.
cal company, two 9Fairmont compa.
MES and the company at Weston. They
will all participate In the big parade.
The First Regiment and four or.:tiye
other bands will be here for tho
event and furnish plenty Of music.
Invitations are being sent out to
every fraternal lodge in the county
to attend and take part In tho cere.
monies, and these Invitations will re.
suit In the assembling Of an immense
concourse OF people. 81 M. .s3i y;
The parade will be held at i
o'cloclt5in the afternoon, after which,
speeches and the unwilling will take
place. The speakers will be an.
nornced later. lt h. a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23

fsTRurxrA:s 81 Y! ~ II u < x Z +
Cod Medal FLOUR makes delicious baked
Stn1. ~ g Y K y. RHopA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23
I dies Start
/. Little |. J; I !: z Club ): i. /:
W. VA. CONGRESSIONAL SET
SPONSORS I'm CORPORA N
i..TloN.

,ttt
WASHINGTON, D. G.. May 2s.-
At the request Of the District Of Col.
umbia committee Representative Kahn
Of California introduced a. bill incor.
porating The Congressional Club,
which is to be the name Of the, organi.
cation started by the wives Of congress.
men.
The wives and daughters Of all the
prominent members Of the two houses
are named as incorporators Of the
club, which already owns a club, house
on X street, not for from the home Of
Senator Knox. IA few ladies whose
husbands are not now in congress also
are included among the iincorpora tors,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23

ooTHEiMo

4t ~ ", Ats!iR isit
Sunday between the hours Of i2:3O
and 500 IN the afternoon, the AMI.
mails !of the Gentry show will hold
open house, and all are invited to pay
ayisitto3the show grounds which are
situated at 81 (. y y v
There will be no charge, the re.
situated at South Side; Park. /.
LIFTS customary with all travelling
organizations Of this kind, to set apart
Sunday for the weekly cleaning Of the
animals, and Gentry Is no exception
to the rule. Knowing, however, that
the public as a rule know little or
nothing about this part Of the show.
mans life, he has made 1t a practice
to allow all who care to see this In.
teresting performance, the run OF the
tents on the Sunday afternoon. SO that
they can observe for themselves the
whole process OF smartening up the
four, footed actors. q
To the initiated It hardly seems
necessary to manicure an elephant,
cleans the camels teeth, or shampoo
monkey, yet such Is the case, clean,
illness is the sine qua non Of the me
nagerie, and these four footed thes-
|pinas are models of neatness and
personal cleanliness.
Monday morning promptly at 10000
O'Clock, the grand free street parade
will start from the show grounds, 60
ling through the principal streets Of
| the city. This year It is the best the
Gentry Bros. have ever given. Every
actor, animal and human will be seen
in the pageant. The highly trained
horses and ponies will be driven In
two, four and six.horse teams, at
tnched to gllttering wagons resplend
ant with gilled decorations. The
monkey fire brigade, With Its hose
cart, hook and ladder corps, engine
and other paraphanalia will find 9
place in the procession. Gaily capar
Iisoned camels and elephants with theil
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23
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Companies:
WILL TAKE PART IN CEREMONIES
AT UNWILLING OF SOLDIERS Z
* MONUMENT. &

CLARKsBURG, May 23.-Captain
Duncan Boughner with an active conf
mlttee is engaged in preparing elab.
orately for the unwilling Of the sol.
diers' and sailors monument in the
Courthouse yard here Decoration
Day. z. f@i
The county and adjoining sections
and being thoroughly billed and tho
neighboring cities and towns are all
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23
IS Yoa safssrs frsra rIIes !

CERTAIN citre Tor all l.SF1ss 81 pies
blind. bleeding ana ptotT6sII i Il
been lisc6se cred. PTesssfS i'll f6s
years its "a eters 81 ssS
man SCENT ply e1an. II u.s. sata I n
have cured man, cases Have YOU:
drnggiss mix Itors yca, q drops Car,
lbollc Acid. dram Zotanl oz. zlne
Ointment and apply night and morn,
ing. Quick relief and a permanent
cure Is assured. 4; VI ssssl II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23
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ForestIy Survey

Y ~ MI " ~ n X ~ ~ la 4
LABfifrsGI0ls siay AZ This ssass
sons co-epetatiy e study of ehtnelsyss
forest fesotrce TIE ahdi Fed
srai tsoYe rnment wi bs begun Id two
Heelss u was| ne ease ..last year
ths expsnse 81 ~ inx estis alton Will
% i,orne ointly Tire state Board
os lsgricn iture and tie United states.
lgorss ssrytee each Sappropriatlngi
y .Oops hichs togethe hi with approx
mlteI sU0i1eft over from last year.
makes 81. 800 laystl able ifor the work
Holmes ~ tie section o. co-opes
asloh N Tie Forest Service, who hal
chargo 81 tte stndys last summer, Will
aEaiI direct Tie work. Il
q opposed to start q small apa:s..
\ sym thu sonth mountain counties ea.::
IL insJuns, IL III hoped that inSJuly
more man win De add led to the force,
VIE WIN take up! the study in two
ofhers lions oft the State! The meth.
nd of wording will he similar TO that
! eupIoy AZ last year. The foresters
VIII stake The ion, county by coun.
ttayel lng over it On foot Or on
hofseb The percentage Of forest
md cleared land viii DE ascertalneJ
4 anas ash accura q an estimate as pos
sible MAD oi Tie available supply ot
Timber III each Scounty. ! Ia 4 4
The general lition Of the for.
! estSs whether cut over Or virgin
ghether burned over or injured by In
seeta Or y Their enemies. and especial
nv tho; result ~ past numbering, viii
! aoted, sso that specific recommen
stions can be made to i guide th;
nwners "a the care and management,
ois thelt Hmbe rlands. "A study Of tht
timber Industries will be- made with
ne Object o. $sugg esting less wastefn
rdsthodss 81 such are possible. Til,
question % IRE protection, protection
irom5 stock forest planting. and tn,
mptosements Of the stands, win re
Y ceiYe special consideration.
Kentucky IS 90 exceptionally situat
With many Of her large stream
1ising within her own borders. thu
"a eans most proiitably conserve he,
Massr REQUIRES, and for this reason
Z ss well ~ for the production OF tim
4 hsr tho forests of this State nee.
special care: II IS likely that Thu
study VIII lead ITO the inauguratIo,
& 81 q liberal and 4 farsightel policy
There! ate signs that the need Of sucl
policy AZ rapidly coming to be an
s preci ated nv the people Of the State
nd That Kentucky will soon be on,
efE theS leading States in the movemen
ipTs the better care and protection 0
forests. .35 & n III
~ - X Mi 80 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23

M IN " II I, ~ Il z AZ n i
rs Mother says "theyi can't say anything toc
good about Gold Medal Flour CHARITY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23
s'oU |. Z. ERTojWN3HoRsE 5sHow.

\ PHILADELPHIA. May %. Quaker.
town society IS sbuslly spreparing fos
the greatest event gois the sprtagSsea-
son, the seventeenth annual outdoor,
exhibition q the Philadelphia Horse
Show Assoclaa ton, which wifi BE held
next week. Society folk o. many 9th:
erS cities will Join with those Of Phlla.
delphia i in paying homage TO tho
equine king h X ~ u Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23

nc5anis ssfA. /. " kropp, of penn
|syiSapia. 4, y:
The tncpEp orators ffonl West Wiz
lgsInia are NIedsmes s. 3 sikins;
I:ss. 3. scott d. G. Wopdsafd, 5anss
lAs Haghes. q Is s y ess IS g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-23

pN7 pHin Eiif1t y The ;;ia-e=l
4 Is nadosst0Sa ,lias loha ,,,,:scassl,
until recently pfss ident ot ths Unitcl
SIsne Workers. VIM te made head I'll
tie sassas 4 hs VIII accent,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
WHERE GIRLS MARRY MOST

Il have noticed that girls from GER
tain counters in department stores
continually marry off said clergy
man. Il refer to the counters that men
patronize--the pajama counter, the pipe
counter, the habordashery counter, and
so on. Were l a girl about to take a
place in a department store, l should
choose, even at lower salary, the pipe
rather than the ribbon line
Trained nurses too, are a great
class for getting married And they
make good marriages, They become
the wives of promising young physi-
clans.
Governesses, If the family travels a
good deal, marry the mates and stew
ards Of ships. With stationary families
their matrimonial chances are less
good, though now and then a really
pretty govcrness hooks in some friend
Of wife or husband, a millionaire brok-
er or publisher. philadelphia Bulle-
tin
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
THE "BREAKsr OF ARTISTS.

among the most amusing breaks
by artists is a landscape by Turner, in
which rainbow is depicted behind the
sun This occasioned almost as much
humorous comment in English art cir
cles as did the slip Of Constant, the
great French artist who, In his por-
trait Of Queen Victoria, painted the
ribbon Of the Order of the Garter the
wrong color
A picture of Adam and Eve in the
Garden of Eden, hung in the gallery Of
the Gesu, in Lisbon, represents the first
couple as watching n procession Of
monks
In the famous galleries at Antwerp
are certain pictures by old masters, In
which the tumble of Ideas Is as re-
markable as the technique Is fine. in
one picture Of heaven the archangels
are armed with bows and arrows, and
IN a celebrated painting Of THE Muir
der of the Innocents" the massacre Is
represented as taking place in a city Of
Holland The parents of the children
are stout hurghers, the Roman soldiers
are Dutch policemen armed with mus
kets, and the innocent Infants are
transformed into solid schoolboys in
buggy wooden trousers and jackets and
hobnailed shoes,
In most of the great religious paint
ings, including those by Raphael,
Murlllo and Michelangelo, the eharac-
tiers are represented as Italian and
Spanish rather than persons of He
brew type. This, however, so far from
being an anachronism OF other exhibit
ton of ignorance on part of the artist
Is rather an evidence of the devout
spirit in which he approached his work
He gave to the members of the Holy
Family the features Of his own race
and the garb of his own time, and
placed them in the midst in the famil-
lar scenes which lay about him, be-
cause he took the sacred characters
which he painted into his own life and
made them a part of It.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
INTEMPERANcE IN WASHING.

few years ago the question OF
washing was thoroughly threshed out
in the London Times, and 1t was Won
derful to see with what strength oil
conviction, with what valor, with what
wealth of examples and arguments
Englishmen undertook to demonstrate
the utter utility Of soap and water.
For our own part we supposed that
the question had been settled forever;
but the habitual seruppers, like all
other cranks and riders of hobby horses
are stubborn crew, and have lately
been reasserting the importance of
cleanliness, besides inventing new ex-
cuses for INDUCING in their favorito
vice So the reformers have been COM
PEELED to come forward once more and
wage a new war against incorporate
washing. Thus r. NJ. Theobald writes
in the Daily News of London:
1T seems to me there is a good deal
of misapprehension as to the benefit
of bathing or even washing at all.
Cleanliness is next to goodness, true,
but ii Is not essential to health The
great unwashed are not the most UNI
healthy. Cleanliness is neces-
sary TO public health, but not to indi-
vidual health. People may go
without a good wash for several years
and yet remain healthy"
The new school OF nature" worship
ers have, of course, entered into the
controversy, some alleging that the
bathtub is natural" others that It is
not. One argues that cold baths are
the only sort that may safely be in
duleed in. Did any one" he asked,
ever hear of an animal in nature talk
ing a warm BATH" Obviously he must
be opposed to soap. Except man, none
of the higher animals use soap, nor do
they use nail brushes, oloofahs, or
spongcs. or any Of the modern artih-
cial appliances. Hence these things are
not natural He says nothing about
clothes or houses Some OF the confirm
ed washers are trying to defend their
practice, but the abolitionists dismiss
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
WE CAN NOT SING THE OLD SONG

What ] can't understand, and what
all foreigners travelling here can't I'M
dorstand about you Americans Is your
Indifference to your old songs" said a
German American. you have plenty of
good songs that are typically American,
but nobody knows them. You try very
hard to learn the German lieder and
students songs and the folk songs of
France, Russia and Italy, and even
Scottish and Irish ballads, but some
how you think It shows provincialism
and poor musical taste to know your
own songs, Such a sentiment doesn't
exist anywhere else in the world. You
get q band of Germans of Frenehmen
or Russians together and they can sing
their native songs for hours without
either words or music, They are learn
ed by heart from generation to genera
ton 1t Is shame that you Americans
can't do the same thing Last night
was at an informal affair made UP of
Germans and Americans. They kept a
young German clap hammering away
at the piano half the time After
while he switched from the songs of his
own country and struck up Old Ken
lucky Home There wasn't an Ameri-
can in the crowd that could sing more
than two lines of it, If were an Amer
lean I'd try to put into the hands Of
every child a book of the best Ameri-
can songs and see that he learned to
sing them New York Press.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

them as sentimental and superficial"
The new war against washing is be-
ginning 20 have its effect. We observe
an advertisement of one of the great
soapmakers In the same paper, who Of
fers 53l,a92 prizes to the consumers u
his "matchless cleanser" In a little
while every Englishman will have to be
bribed before he will undertake to step
into his tub-New York Evening Sun.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Mrs rimsonbeak--John, you yawned
twice. while we were calling on that
LADY,
Mr., Crimsonbeak We'll, dear. you
dldnt expect me to keep my mouth
closed all the time, did you?--Yonkers
Statesman,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

District Of New Haven, So. Probate
Court, Nav 25. 1908.
ESTATE OF. VIRGINIA KENT JOHN
SToN. late OF New Haven, in said
District, deceased.
The Court OF Probate for the District
of New Haven hath limited and APP
pointed six months from the date here
OF for the creditors of said deceased TO
bring in their claims against said es-
tate. Those who neglect TO exhibit
their claims within said time will be
debarred.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment to
MARY S. JOHNSTON.
m2S 81 EXecutrx.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

District of Cheshire SIS. Court OF Pro.
bate, May 20, 1908
ESTATE OF WILLIAM S. THOMPSON,
late Of Cheshire, in said District, de.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
LEGAL. NOTICE.


District of New Haven, So. Probate
Court, May q, 1905,
ESTATE OF HELEN C. Knox late Of
New Haven, in said District, deceas-
ed
Clarence II. Knox Of New Haven hav-
ms made written application praying
That administration of said estate may
be granted as by said application on
file in this codrt more fully appears,
1t IS
ORDERED, That said application be
heard and determined at Court of
Probate to be held at New Haven, in
said District, on the Sd day of June,
1905. AT ten o'clock in the forenoon,
and that public notice OF the pendency
of said application, and of the time
and place of the hearing thereon, be
given to all parties interested In said
estate, by publishing this order three
times In a newspaper having a clrcu-
lation In said District.
BY the Court
JOHN l.. gibson.
ms 3t Clerk.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
! the application OF John

Upon the application of John II,
Thompson OF New Haven, Conn, pray.
Ing that an instrument in writing, pur.
porting to be the last will and tesla.
ment Of said William s. Thompson, de.
ceased, may be proved approved, al.
lowed, and admitted to probate, as pei