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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21

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her. He looked at her with frown
and then said: "She got awful sun
burnt coming down from heaven: she
is so Ted."-The January Delineator.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
A Martyred President

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When I was in the second grade Pres
ident Mckinley was to pass within a
few blocks of our school, so our prin-
cipal let Us go to see him.
We all went, from the first grade to
the eighth. The place where l sat was
on top of a large pile of pipes, so 1
could see over everybody.
The president was riding on a South
ern Pacific train, pulled by two of the
finest engines of that date. They were
all covered with bunting and banners,
and each had a siren whistle, which
would blow at every crowd.
President Mckinley was on the vesti-
bule of the last car, and he waved his
hand at us. But the train was going
so fast that we had but flying glimpse
of him.
He was the only hero ever saw. /
call him a hero because l think every
president is a hero, though some are
greater than others.
VICTOR SYLVESTER.
Ann Street school, grade SA. Age 10.
213 Bloom street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

form pressed close to him. Landing
him safely on shore he made another
attempt, and then another, each time
bringing in a victim of the wreck, until
he had made five trips. After the fifth
trip he fell exhausted beside his friends
They tended him with great care until
he was revived.
When he was able to sit up he still
heard the cries of the people on the
ship. Jumping to his feet he made an
other brave attempt to save one
more life. He returned with the sixth,
but that was the last. Hardly had he
got to shore when he dropped, totally
exhausted. This time they were unsuc-
cessful in reViving him. His last words
were: did 1 do my duty?"
GEORGE BONES,
Gardena Avenue school, BS grade,
age IA; Gardena, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
A Courageous Dog
FibO
grade.

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I was down by the Mississippi river.
My dog was with me. A large boat
was on the river. The boat ran on
some rocks and was wrecked. A girl
was sitting out on the deck of the
beat by herself. A man came running
out. He called out: "A wreck" The
people rushed out. Some of them were
knocked into the river. The sailors
could hardly bet the libe boats down
into the river quickly enough
The people were knocked ipto the
river by the jamming of the crowd.
At last the boat was broken to pieces.
Hundreds and hundreds were killed.
A little girl was on a piece OF wood
floating around. A large wave came
rolling in. 1t knocked the little girl
over and over. l sent my dog out after
her. It. was all he could do to get to
where she was He took hold of her
and started toward land. He made
three attempts to come to land, but
he was kept back by the waves. At
last he went under. He soon came up.
He made the fourth attempt. AT
last he began TO come toward land.
He was soon ashore. The child was
taken home late in tie afternoon. After
that I always went to see her with
my dog ROBERT FAIRCHILD.
$40 S. Sichel street. Age IL years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Snowfall! and Teddy

Dear Aunt Lamia:
l have never tried to write in the
Junior contest le-ore. but now ] will
tell about two of The most interesting
cats, named Tie 10y and Snowfall.
Snowfall is white; Teddy is black.
They play together III the time. Teddy
runs races with people He also runs
around and around after his tail.
Teddy had four other brothers, which
were all killed by weasel. One was
black and white, which we named
Elack Beauty Another was striped,
gray and white. We named her Fuzzy.
The other two were black, like Teddy.
They were named Niger and Blackie.
Snowfall came TO us. We woke up
one morning and found her all curled
UP outside. Teddy and SNOWFALL catch
goEhers, squirrels, birds, chickens, mice
and rats They are very bad cats to
kill the pretty birds that fly around
in the air. 1t is also very bad for them
to kill chickens.
Snowfall lies to go walking with
Aunt Florence when she goes over to
the neighbors'. Te1dy's mother is a
gray Maltese cat. She is a very good
gopher cat. Her name is Malta. All
three cats eat out OF the same dish.
and Snowfall always wants to eat
everything and not let the others have
any
DOROTHY TYLER SUBWAY.
TNenty-fourth street school, Fifth
grade. Age II years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Hero Saves Many Lives

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The most heroic person I have ever
heard about is a young man about 10
years of age. During a severe storm off
the coast of Long island ship loaded
with passengers struck a shoal and was
unable to get into the harbor. The
waves were washing over the sides of
the ship and it was fast filling with
water. Not many people were on the
shore that night, but this young man
and two of his friends happened to be
watching the mad waves dash against
the rocks. Looking over the water
they saw a glimmer of light. Then
listening they heard faint cries from
the ship. They all stood still for mo-
ment, then this young man threw off
his shoes and made run and a dive
for the water and was off for the ship.
The rest of the boys stood amazed for
a moment, but they had not long to
wait. In a short time he returned with
one of the passengers on his shoulders.
He told the boys to look after him while
he made another trip ITO the ship. He
returned again with another human
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

A boy by the name of John Drake
was carrying q turkey home. He saw
the blaze and laid the turkey down and
ran and got a bucket of water and
throwed 1t on the fire. He got on fire
himself, but put it out. The engine
came, the fire kept spreading and got
next to his house. He thought what
must I do to save my house. He took
his hose and screwed it onto a faucet
across the street and saved his house.
1t was very cold that day. When the
captain of the department came in
icicles were on his hat, Guess you know
that everybody admired this boy.
Everybody brought him cakes, turkey
and candies. They would sit and have
him tell about it.
STEPHEN CLARK,
Age 10; Griffin Avenue school B5
grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Admires Lincoln

My Dear Aunt Laurie:
1.-THE most heroic person have ever
heard about or seem"
One of the greatest and most ndteS
worthy heroes that the world has ever
known, 1 think, is Abraham Lincoln.
What president has ever done more in
his power than Honest Abe" to help
build up the United States? 1 wish
there were a good many more boys
and men-women, too-like Abraham
Lincoln. We would have a fine coun-
try.
Many stories are told about this great
hero. They all go to prove what a
splendid man Lincoln was, and what
he did toward the uplifting of this
the worlds greatest nation.
There are, no doubt, many heroes
of the present time, but none are of
as great interest to me as this one.
have read the Life of Lincoln many
times, and each time I find something
new and interesting.
EDITH C. WALKER.
Bell, Cal, Age IA. Grade 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
A Perseverlng Junior

Rear Auntie:
I am always willing to try again. 1
did not get first prize nor honorable
mention, but l am not disappointed.
: .lere Is nothing like trying. one of
my brothers win write and probably
two of them. | have tried very hard
to earn prize, but l will not get
discouraged.
We have a rather queer cat 1t will
not try to get in when I and my two
brothers are at school and my father
and two brothers are at work. only
when the door is ajar. Then she puts
her paw in the crack and squeezes her
body through. We have a black cat
and everybody says we will have bad
luck, but I don't believe it because she
puts up her back and purrs.
OLIVE WAGNER,
Lawndale, Los Angeles county. Fifth
grade, Lawndale school.
To compete for a prize you must find
the topic for the week and write upon
that The contest about pets was
over some time ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Doc Saves Girl

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I thought 1 would tell you about a
little girl my cousin saw at the beach.
The little girl was tired and lay down
beside her dog to rest Soon she fell
fast asleep. After she was asleep the
waves began to grow higher. The
water got her clothes wet brs she was
sound asleep and did not know it. The
waves go so high that they carried her
far off in the ocean. In a little while
her dog came down from his house to
where she was lying but did not find
her. Then the dog looked out to the
ocean. He saw the girl waving her
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

she gave one more pull, and the little
boys shoe came off, and she saved
his life.
This little boy was about years old.
He was in the first grade. The girl
was Is years old and in the seventh
grade. This happened at the Marengo
avenue school. The train runs very
near by our school. Now, Aunt Laurie,
don't you think this girl was a heroic
girl? ADDIE HOUSTON.
Marengo Avenue school. Third grade.
Age 9 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Blind Heroine

Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is the first time I have written
you. Your subject in the Junior Her
aid appealed to me today. l will try
to tell you of one who, in my estima-
ton, is a real heroine In my mind
Helen Keller is one of the greatest
heroines of today.
Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia,
Ala, on the 9th of June, 1880. Before
she was years old she was taken
with acute congestion of the stomach
and BRAIN When Il left her she was
deaf, dumb and blind. There was a
time when the deaf and even the blini,
were regarded as idiots. But, Aunt
Laurie as we ALI know through pa
thence and self-mastery, Helen Keller
is the miracle of today.
She has been through college and
can write or converse on any subject
or theme.
When we consider what she was and
now is. and how she labored and kept
hope. and what an endless amount OF
backbone and grit she must have had,
think we can consider her heroic
person, don't you? Yours truly,
EUGENE WEBSTER.
1912 Pacific street. San Bernardino, l
street school, Seventh grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Bravery on Railroad

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am going to tell you a story that
my mother told me. 1t is about a
brave man. Once there was a little
girl, about 10 years of age. She lived
down near the train tracks. One day
as She was coming home from school
she had to cross the tracks. She was
walking very slowly and did not see
the train. 1t blew the whistle two or
three times, but the little girl did not
hear.
The train was now only a few feet
away. Still she did not hear So the
brakeman jumped off the train when
1t was going and took her off the
track just in time; but while he was
doing this both of his legs were cut
off by the engine.
He was taken to the hospital right
away, but the little girl was safe. 1
do not think l would have liked to
have seen it. EDNA SMALL.
Griffin Avenue school. Age 10 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
In the Johnstown Flood

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Ny mamma was in the Johnstown
food so she told me this story. When
the Johnstown reservoir began to leak
the people stopped up the holes with
straw, for they thought it would keep
the dam from breaking. The watch
man at the dam thought differently,
and told the pepole that straw would
not hold it.
Pretty soon the dam began to fall.
More straw was put in the holes But
a few days after the dam broke just
a little bit. The Waterman warned
the people that the dam was breaking.
They took no heed. The hole was
growing bigger every minute and more
water coming out.
1t was just like an arch, growing
bigger every moment. So 1t continued
for a day or two. The people worked
hard to fix the dam. But it was too
late. The Waterman got a horse and
galloped away. He looked back and
saw the dam break. The people were
still working hard. But down came
the dam. The people made for the
hills. Onward rushed the waters, on
ward galloped the man. The waters
were gaining on him rapidly. He
warned the people to rush to the hills.
Still he galloped on. He reached a
telephone Office. There the swirl Of
waters caught him, his horse and a
telephone operator who had stayed to
warn the people Nobody ever found
out what this mans name was. Be-
cause of this in memoriam they called
him after a brave patriot whose name
was Paul Revere.
254S Powell street. Griffin Avenue
school, Grade b. age 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

she went in the tunnel and put the
oil on the track. When she looked
behind her she saw the train coming
and she could not get out before the
train would get there and she could
not stay in the tunnel, for it was not
wide enough for her and the train.
she said: when the train comes
will hop on and so she did and was
not hurt and saved her father.
RUBY MARBLE,
Griffin avenue school, B5. Age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
The Fiery Peril
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
thought 1 would write you letter
and tell of 1.-THE most heroic person 1
have ever heard about or seem"
The lumber mill was on fire. Many
people were standing in the street gaz-
ing at the disastrous fire. The fire de-
partment had done all that was pos
sible, and everyone was supposed to
be out A faint cry was heard from
above, and the people were horror
stricken to see the form OF man in a
second story window. A young man
named Robert Burns dashed into the
burning building. Both of the men
were in great danger of being burned
alive.
Five, ten, fifteen minutes passed,
when Robert, with another man in his
arms, staggered into the open air. I'm
able to stand it longer, he fell into a
dead faint
Both were in bed for a long time, but
the man revived first.
One of Roberts feet never healed,
but he never seemed to regret it, for
the mans humble thanks seemed to
satisfy him.
This, dear Aunt Laurie, is what l
call heroic act.
I enjoy reading the Herald Junior
very much, and l wish you great sue
cess with it. GLADYS .GERVA1S.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Heroic Missionary

Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is my first attempt to write for
the Herald Junior and l hope it will
be success. If it isn't 1 will try on
another one, and something else, too.
like the Herald Junior fine.
The most heroic person l have ever
known was a missionary.
This man had a wife and child, but
while he was working in his mission
his wife took i'll and shortly after died.
1t was one of her last wishes that her
baby be buried at her side if possible
when 1t died.
After his wife's death the man
started to another mission on foot,
carrying the child. After a few days
journey the child died; and to carry
out his wifes last wish the missionary
started to walk back to his dead wife's
grave, carrying the dead child in his
arms in the daytime, sleeping by it at
night and watching over 1t so that it
might not be devoured by wild beasts.
I think this is truly the most heroic
person I have ever heard of.
RUTH e. FERGUSON.
East First Street school, grade B3.
Age years. s246 Emmett street, Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Saved Her Father

Dear Aunt:
Once there was little girl that lived
near us in the country. She did not
have any mother and she lived with her
father. Her father was an engineer.
He would go to work one night and
come home the next.
One day there was a storm coming
up and the little girl was at home
alone. The storm got worse and worse
and she was afraid that the bridge
would wash out and her father would
not see that it was gone and he would
be killed.
There was a tunnel just before the
bridge and the train would soon be
there.
She put a cape on and hood; she
took kerosene with her. She intended
to have to put the oil on the track in
the tunnel so that the train could not
go W the grade into the tunnel. So
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
WRITERS CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this contest each week.
One dollar the best original paper submitted by Los An
gees girl boy dollar for the best submitted by the
girl OF boy living the city limits OF Los Angeles
Papers $50 $50 words in length written
side of the paper only and with margins and side Of each
paper.
All contributions be signed with and address and
name of school and grade.
PAPERS for this competition be addressed Aunt Laurie
Herald Junior The Herald, Los Angeles CAL and must
this office than Saturday afternoon December l.
Topic what Would Do if Were Santa Claus"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
Saves Boys Life

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l know a heroic girl, and I think you
will agree with me when | tell you
about her. little boy got his foot
caught in the railroad track, and the
train was coming. This girl ran and
caught the boy and pulled at him with
eli her might, and the train kept com
ing nearer and nearer She made the
third trial, when she thought she would
have to give it up. The train was
about twenty feet from them. Then
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

red handkerchief He jumped into the
water and swan to where she was.
The little girl got on the dogs back
and he took her safely to shore. The
girl was so glad that the dog saved
her that she always treated him kindly.
ANTONIA THOEHLER,
Date avenue, esDolgeville. Marengo
avenue school, grade A6. Age u.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

cracking around him. It is not every
man who in a test like that would be
able to face death in such a manner.
wilkins was probably burned to death.
He was brought into notice ,one day
and forgotten the next.
JOSEPH L. JERNAGoN.
Monrovia high school. Age IA years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
The Young Fireman

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One early morning of Thanksgiving
in 1907, boy about u years old did a
great deed in Nashville, Tenn. A large
grocery store caught ON fire. The rea-
son was that a boy was playing with
paper and set the store on fire. The
blaze was coming out of the chimney
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-15
WARNING CRAFT
HIGH Up IN AIR
Hudson Maxim Predicts That
Flying Machines Are
Next to Come.

New York March l4.-Expressing the
belief that an aerial navy win be the
next step in the final conquest of war,
Hudson Maxim. inventor of explosives
and first maker of smokeless powder in
this country. speaking tonight at the
second annual banquet of the Aero CLUB
of New York at the st. Regis, declared
that we must have ornaments in or
der to enforce international law ana
that we need a stronger navy.
Mr.. Maxim surprised his auditors by
declaring that the japanese had recent
~ purchased of a steel company at
Newark, y. j., three thousand tons of
rife barrels, rifles enough to arm I0O,-
900 men" Most of the rifles, the speaker
stated, we're i'm the hands of the Jap
anese troops.
Mr.. Maxim. speaking of the part the
flying machine would play in war, said:
Some terrible things have been pre-
dicted for the flying machine as war
engine. 1t is comforting TO know that
no very great loss of life or property
would result from dynamite dropping
from flying machines, for the reason
that il requires confinement to work
very wide destruction. Half ton of
dynamite dropped upon the four inch
deck of a battleship might kill a few
men, wreck some of the superstructure,
and dent the deck a bit, but the de-
struction would not be widespread and
the crew below would be uninjured.
Dropped on coast Notifications, the
damage would be negligible. Half ton
bombs dropped into the streets of a
large city or on top of the great build
ings would shake a few foundations.
break a lot of glass and kill a few peo-
pie.
THE flying machine will have very
great use in war as a scouting craft for
the purpose of locating an enemy and
inspecting his position: but the enemy
viii have his aerial pickets out. too.
and there will be many tilt in the air
between the warning craft"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-15
CHEMISTS AND ASSAYERS.
Notice of Special Stockholders Meet.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
there will be a meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Extra Session Mining & Mill
ing company, a corporation of the State of
Utah, held at the office of said COM
pany, room 516 Dooly building, Salt Lake
City. Utah on Wednesday, April p, 1908,
at the hour of p. m. of said date.
Said meeting will be had and held for
the following purposes, namely:
FirSt--TO consider and vote upon an
amendment of Article of the Articles of
Incorporation of said company, SO that
the same shall read as follows:
Article 6-The amount of the capital
stock of said corporation shall be 100000
which will be divided into 500, 900 shares of
the par value OF 81.
Second-TO consider the proposition of
purchasing Is (seven-eighths) interest in
the following group of patented mining
claims adjoining the property of the Ex-
ira Session Mining company, as follows:
Tuscarora, Tuscarora No. 9, II. A, July
Prospector and Enterprise, and ray for
the same 143 go shares of the increased
capital STOCK Also to authorize the board
of directors to liquidate the present in
debtedness of the Extra Session Mining
company, by issuing 5000 shares of treas
ury stock for same. being the balance of
the treasury stock now in the treasury of
said company, in full payment and liqui-
dalton of said Indebtedness.
And to amend Article is of the Articles
tof Incorporation of said company, so that
| IL shall read as follows:
Article 16-1hat De. 40 ShareS OF the cap
itai stock of this corporation shall be and
is hereby reserved as treasury stock to be
disposed of under the order and direc-
| lions of the board of directors and the
proceeds arising from the sale of said
stock shall be the property of the said
CORPORATION and be used for the working
| capital of said company. Also to hold an
annual meeting of the stockholders Of
this corporation which was postponed
from the regular meeting date. Novem-
| Der 18th. 1907. as specified in said aiti-
cles for holding such meeting for the
! purpose of electing board of directors of
/ this corporation to serve the ensuing year,
or until their successors qualify.
And such other business as may regular
ly come before the meeting.
JOHN HEINRICH. President
| G. d. GARDANIER Secretary.
| Dated March 18th, 1905
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