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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-28
Gard PARTY and Luncheon.

One of the prettiest prenup3Il
events yet gwen, honoring Miss Edna
.Trickett whose marriage to Mr.. WI,
liam Benton Campbell takes place on
Wednesday evening of this week, was
the card party and luncheon given TO-
day By Mrs. Samuel Leeper at her SD
.burban home. Mrs. James G. Camp
bell, a sister Of Mr.. William B. Camp.
bell, u also an honor guest. The u.
bles, numbering five, were placed on
the veranda. which was t~astefully dec.
GRATED in flowers, palms and farus.
Hearts vas the game OF the morning
and the cor was kept by means OF
tiny pennants, which were carried by
the winners =om one table to the
other as they progressed. Prizes we're
awarded to t1e table best defending is
pennant%Mrs. T. Wilbur Hennen, Mrs.
Howard s~=.teraeld, Mrs. Charles
Campbell Robb and Miss Bessie Chm
cellor captured tie prizes which were
gold framed ptc;ures. Miss ChaNcel-
Tor and Mrs. Robb presented the prizes
to the honor CUES S. At the conclu-
sion of the game an elegant course
luncheon was served on the veriRda.
As Miss Trickett, the honor guest, lett
the Arnett home, she was showered
with confetti, tiny boxes of which nal
been given the guests as tavors. Out
Of town guests present were Mrs.
James G. Campbell, of Wheeling. Miss
Katherine Morris, of Parksr:3arg,
Miss Nellie Peppers, of huntsville, and
Mrs. Howard satterield, of Raleigh,
N. e..
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nhIldrsns nakEssncI..a

The Sunday Sehopigof tne Ft-stPres
3bytsfian Church obs cAiidF
Day yesterday morn!ns ne shaf
q avery pleasing manner The dauser
vas PRETTY decorated with 1osen
ana several sweet canary birds adee
much to the service by their s@esi
eas6iing. The children taking part Il
the service, acquitted themselves IN
an admirable manner and delighted
the congregation with their songs and
Rotations.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-28
Tho Seats Were Very Close Together

been drawn for Addison Spriggs, be-
ing diverted from its proper course,
went over into the lap of the brewery
wagon man. 1t has been said that
no man has a lap, but this man had
one, and he seemed regard It as too
precious a possession to be drenched
with another mans coffee. He was
beginning to make an ungentlemanly
protest. when MI. spriggs said:
~ beg you, sir, to consider the
words of the poet. Take an optimis-
tic view of the matter. Why suffer
pain to fill your breast because a cup
Of coffee spills within your lap? It
could have been ore dreadful than
! was-you might have got a boiler.
full, old chap"
The man who was accustomed to
heaving kegs gave A. Spriggs a vio-
lent push, sending him against the
sad young man, who returned the
compliment by deity knocking Mr..
Spriggs from the stool on which he
had been perched. In order to avoid
trouble Addison spriggs tossed l5
cents to the cashier, as he was leav-
Ing the place, aud by that time the
feeble appetite he had possessed when
be entered was gone. He theretcra
decided to return to his ONCE. The
elevator was crowded when he began
to wedge his way in, and It was while
be tried to get his umbrella into a
safe position that he iabbed the end
Of It into the ear Of a short and testy
man at his right.
Here! Whatcha dom, you Nanny
goats grandmother? the short man
demanded. "Get that umbrella out
OF my system or I'll punch your
head"
Yes, and quit lettin' it drip on
me-" directed a tall man who stood
where he got more than his rlghtful
share of moisture.
MY good friends" said Addison
spriggs, permit me to ask you to
consider the words of the optimistic
bard, When on your head a brick de.
sends, be not downcast, but think It
well that It was not, as you passed
by, a milestone that upon you fell "
This, unluckily, was considered an
insult added to injury, and at the sew.
enth floor Addison spriggs was dung
out Of the elevator SO violently that
he fell upon his umbrella, running It
and almost lmpaling himself.
"optimism's q good thing till you
try to practice H." he sadly said a
he returned to work.
tcopyright. IN, by n. g: caapman1
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-28

account for the Inconsistencies in the
play, which anyway has to be wound
up summarily In order that subur
banites who live across the Neva river
a catch their 1919 train for home
guess that will hold the bunch fol
a while, and give me a chaIRce to un
load my huge boilerplate, space-an
Initiating machine, known as the
'Tolstoy Cycle of Readings" This
Cycle" title refers to the wheels In
my venerable head. The thing Itself
Is my own private original scrap
book Of 365 pages-one for each day
in the year-and contains some of the
best thinks from great thoughters, in
GLIDING largely myself, that 1 ever
wrote. The stun from the other fel
lows Is printed in plain. ordinary
type, like this. My own writings are
printed all in italics, SO that anyone,
even an Italian, will know what not
to skip. Come to think Of 1t, maybe
I'd better do the skipping myself. and
cut out all the other fellows rot be.
fore l send In my copy.
So, here you have the quintessence
OF ToLsToY THE HUMoRIsTo.
vIcH:
Ny Motorcycle Of Readings"
February pa wound inflicted BY
weapons may be cured, but never q
wound inflicted by the tongue. There.
fore, you had better hit a man with
4 piece Of lead pipe than tell him bis
necktie IS OF color.
March 4.-However many times you
may fail, don't be a GUTTER. II at
first you don't succeed, fail. fail again.
Also an insurance fire, followed by a
sacrifice sale Of damaged goods, may
help some.
April My religion rs. love every.
thing that lives, and let charity begin
at home. I, myself, am very much
alive. ! am generous to a fauit-espe.
cialIy to my own.
May (run any old date).-What Is
Duty? Oh, ask me something harder.
Why, Duty is what we expect every
other man to do, of course!
June, Q p. MN order TO educate
q man, at for the future, to stand
ahead Of the present generation, It Is
necessary 70 educate him while hay.
ing in view an ideally perfect man.
Note-My portrait Is run, or ought
to be, daily with this service.)
Last August.-If we have not the
strength, nor money, to burn and die,
fuse light. we should AZ least refrain
from blowing out the gaa,
lcoRyEght, 1so9s Chapman
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-28
MANNlNeTAN AND PENNINGTON
MAKE FINE CONTEST SHOWING


The showing that was made In The
outside districts, especially In Man
nInston and Harrington, speaks well
70 rthose communities, which have just
been placed In closer communicated
with Falrmont since the building Of
the new street car line, and the over.
shadowlns vote cast In these districts
Is pretty strong evidence OF the fact
that either town has enough loyal PEG.
pie to give FaIrment "a run for the
money" should Il ever happen that
these communities should be contest.
ants for the same honor.
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By the Creaseat
American humOrS&
Imsgiaary Nfonologaes 81
the Aiighty
D eouSTLEo ToLsToy
tTranspIan.ed By Aenry TyrFeIil .

ra.rHH.. #HMaT
I a remain glum no longer. AZ.
ter 80 years Of reading, writing and
figuring how to appear to live down
to my own hard-luck stories (which
l must Bay have been fairly good sell
ers, because they make every man
feel that be is a villain, and SO he
dutifully gives up his kopecks for my
screeds, as a kind Of conscience
money)-l am resolved to be up and
doing somebody, / mean something,
or some American newspaper, to get
a laughsky.
William Dean Howells thinks l
ought to do a Russian business. l
think William is a Sar-Dean.
As the poetessen says
Laugh. and the press laughs with you.
Shore, and you sleep alone.
The humorists are eating up all the
space nowadays, and | want to be in
IN that.
MY first big joke, on Shakespeare.
have already sprung, and 1t looks
like a winner. 1 am getting returns
from It that might satisfy a boomer
ang-thrower.
started in blithely, you may re-
member, by declaring that Shake can
not be recognized either as a great
ganirs or even as an average author.
OF course, | don't claim this remark
as original. 1t is what they all say
about Me. But note how cleverfy
have turned 1t OF on the Englishman.
What?
Then l go on to show that his
Hamlet" and other %star.vehicles and
vaudeville sketches. are %chock.full OF
playedout quotations, and would not
draw a paying house at any ten-twent'-
and-thirt' combination theater on the
Nevsky Prospekt to-day.
Hamlet lacks sincerity" says |.
HE don't mean what we mean. Mr..
Shakespeare puts into his mouth a
lot of fat speeches in a language
which it is more than probable Ham
never knew. And he gives him some
tricky stage business, such as muir.
ders, which are sure to be found out.
just to prove that he is bug. and SO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-28
mrs.. j. West
PASSES AWAY
WELL KNOWN WOMAN DIES at
HER HOME IN WINFIELD
DISTRICT.

Mrs. Anna West. wife of Mr.. iona.
than West, died Saturday evening,
June the tw~enty!sfxth, at her mona in
Winfield district. after an illness Of
several weeks, with a complication Of
diseases. Mrs. West was slxty-elght
years of age and was a daughter of
the late John and Deliliah Fleming
and was widely connected with the
family OF that name. She is survil el
by her husband and the following chit.
dren: Mr.. H. A. West, of Fairmon:;
Mrs. Mary NHgum, wife OF George Mi.
yum; Mrs. Minnie Carpenter. wife of
David Carpenter, and Mrs. Ina Car.
penter. wife of L.onnie Carpenter, of
M~oundsville. One daughter, Mrs,
Laura Reel, is deceased. Mrs. West
was a consistent cnristian woman AMI
IA a devoted member OF the Metao>
dist Protestant church. She was 4
kind and loving wife and mother and
will be sadly missed in the home cir
Gle.
The funeral took place this after
noon at two o'clock from the Hopewell
church and was followed by interment
in Maple Grove Cemetery. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. W.
H. Wiley and Rev. Phillips. undertake.
er jenkins mad charge Of the inter
ment.
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Baby Conte st
(ContInued from Page one.l

ODDS. Others we're so situateed that
they could not give the matter as
much attentions as some who had diff,
~ferent employment.
The contest just closed VS. not born
of a minutes th.usht, but had been
under consideration sev:'zI months.
For any newspaper TO handle such a
contest with its regular force Ct employ.
es is a recognized ~lmposslbIlity. This
paper therefore secured tho services Of
the Mac Donald Brothers Syndicate, Of
Erie, Pa, and the manner in which the
contest was conducted and the success
Of the undertaking is physical testl-
mony Of the ability of this firm to
conduct such undertakings.
It Is unnecessary to say that the
winners were the workers, those who
put forth an earnest endeavor through
out the entire contest are winners on
the merits Of their work, but from the
itabuIated list it will readily be observ-
ed that the losers, like the winners,
had a host Of friends who supported
them, and to their extreme popularity
wide circle o fread.rs by offering at
undertaking as that just completed by
this paper.
In this age Of prosressiveness a
newspaper must not only endeavor to
put before its readers the best possible
presentation Of the news by experience
ed and capable men, give the public all
the leading merchants advertising,
but, being Che promoter Of everything
not only Of interest but Of value to the
community, il must promote enter.
prises and show its appreciation In the
extreme confidence manifested by Ice
wide circle Of readers by oserlns at
times an lndueement Of the character
Of the contest Just closed.
The firm has all the essential requi.
sites, and, together with a perfect sys-
tenn, harmonIze. Their treatment Of
every contestant was impartial, and
Messrs. Harvey, c%rosth@alts, Mac
Don aid and their crew have been un.
limited In their courtesy and favors TO
the contestants, each and every one Of
whom these gentlemen won into their
favor through their buslnessllke meth
DDS o fconduetlns the contest. AZ for
a system, there Is no better. The
books of the contest are all open to
the public.
When the enormou vote, which
passes all presidents In the contest
line; is looked over, 1t will be observ-
ed that the contest was all It was talk
ed up to be-one great grand, golden
glorious success In every way. The
hustIers would ries and fail like the
wind, and again, Of the hundreds Of
babies nominated, but sesty:six have
finished In the race Of honor and com.
.pshsatloa.
while the West NltuInEan extends
tts congratulations q the winners for
the manner h which they conducted.
NIX
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". G. I. U. Meetinq.

The regular meeting Of the w. C. T.
U. viii be held tomorrow evening at
seven-thirty o'clock in the Pubic Ii.
brary Parlors. The following is the
programme for the evening;
Deyotional-Mrs, c. B. Nay.
Tcpic-Eduai Suffrage.
Paper-Progress Of the Suffrage
Moyement-Mrs. Sarah Lloyd.
General Discussion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-28

Fifth ward is feeling somewhat
chesty over the events of Saturday
and Saturday night, Mr.. B. P: Mus.
grave drew the free lot at the Hall.
hurst lot sale and two of the three
prizes coming to the Fairmont district
in the baby contest were won by Fifth
ward children. To get three prizes in
one day is enough to make a neigbor.
hood proud Of itself.
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In Honor Of Mrs. sturass,.

In honor of Mrs. E. NJ. sturgess, OF
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the house guest Of
Mrs. Edwin Robinson. Mrs. L. G. Race
entertained on Saturday with a one
o'clock luncheon at her home on Gas.
ton avenue. The luncheon was served
on the veranda of the Race home,
which was shaded and prettily decor.
ated with daisies. Covers were laid
for twelve.
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sunday School outline.

The Sunday School class Of Mrs
Ernest Sherwood and Miss Iva LaRte,
of the NJ. P. Temple, will go to Eureka
Park. at Downs on the Warrington car
line tomorrow afternoon for a hall
day outing. The party will leave OF
the one o'clock car.
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! entertained there Saturday ~attetlcon
at a porch oarty.
B. B. Wardes was a business sItor
In Fsirmo1t Saturday evening
The Marion County sunday chool
Association which was III sslcn IN
Fairmont last week, completed TT
work Saturday evening. A as bus
ness meeting held in the atterloSn the
old officers were elected with &
Mockler, Of Warrington, as sics pesi-
dent.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Exhibt vlIl
arrive here this week and aiready a
great deal Of local Interest beinE
shewn. The Warrington Medical So
dety held an Interesting essen Pr
day evening in the One pE Phoebe
Moore.a at which the slotec d ubsrcn-
losis was discussed
The Misses Edna and Eula BlacE
OF Burton, were visitors Il town yes
terday.
Miss DrIscolf, Of wheeling Is tae
guest of relatives here
Nj. and Mrs. Warner Wfight hive
returned from a9ytsft In ctatksbars.
Mrs. Ed. Blsh, MEswna Berlin, @.
e. Minor and Chas. Toben were among
the Fatrnont visitors Saturday.
DR.. G. Il. Ice mas returned rom a
visit at Mt. Lake park
H. D. Hickman Is business Wis.,
tor in Pennsylvaata.
Mrs. wm. Resy and MISS Irene Zen
erickson left yestsrday morning for a.
visit in Trenton N and eastern cit
les.
Miss Alice Vessel leaves to-day for
~Gathersburg, Md where she win
spend the summer.
Phil. Clayton Il able % be out again
after a serious Illness
Mrs. Clarence Thomas VINO was
poisoned by pulling weeds Is reported
to be very much improved.
Mrs. G. A. snodgras and cons ore
visiting relatives at woodheld, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Mcckler are
home after q two weeks honeymoon
spent in the East.
R 3. Tables has returned from d
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-28
REPRESENTATION RATEs.
souR NEW FRIENDS.

AZ resplt sof the baby contest which
eSose on Saturday. the West Virgin
san begins is daily visits to hundreds
homes never before on its list Of
sabserbers. Especially IS this true
Warrington, bennington, Worta:ag.
IA and points ON the rural routes.
w thus reach hundreds Of the very
best people in the county, many Of
nave never before taken a daily
nsnsr no such pstr6ns as well as
{ ot5ess5we hope to make the West
an moi 4 Injury but a neces.
rafs papes q the home paper in
i "a s,fcb 4 term implies, giving es.
Sss,sI nrofoinencs Ia local and neigh.
horSooa naws II has a fine list OF
!, 4 cnrfasnonSenty who deal with
TsstsTs 4 local interest to yartous
cor,mnn,ties r nnbl,shes the news
3 Tsirnont ana Vicinity the day Il
sgSans 4Tba YVES vireinian also
an evcellsnt te1epranhic service
sIs,Ss M ,mnortant news a. tne void
& eonc,ss and rsad,b,e form IN a Nv;
,S,,rs 49, q /. gatssrad nv the alert
s+ssnonaants Il tbe United press
I ss6ciaHon. Il /. tae only paper in
s,So1 co,,n 4 tbat g,ves q regular te,.
ess -.
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aateFed Il Ina fosfSifes St FsirmGnI
west virginia, as second-clnsS matter.
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Cranes Drug Store
ITAE FAIRM0AT WEST yIRGIEIAH

io0o'
baotl1hSd odtf1 Except Sunday and
eelitsMeetely by the Fairmont
West NlrslnIan Publishing
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

pany, on the day and year therein
mentioned, and for the purposes there
in stated; at the same time personally
came ]. G. Pullen, who acknowledged
that, as guardian of w. H. Pullen, he
signed the name of the said w. H. Pull
len to the said resolution and de-
livered the same for the said w. H.
Pullen, as stakeholder of the said
Pullen Produce Company, on the day
and year therein mentioned, and for
the purposes therein stated; and said
stockholders acknowledge further that
tiry-are all yhe stockholders Of the
said Pullen Produce Company.
Given uDd4 my hand and seal this
18th day ofVknufry, A. D. 1903.
NJ L. L1NDsLEY,
1-1s-4tNo Notary Public.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
CROWN RICHEST image
IN MEXICAN REP UBL|C

Oxaca, Mexico, Jan. 19.-The Virgin
de la Soledad, Oaxacas million-dollar
patron saint, was crowned here in the
presence of what was probably the
most notable assemblage of digni-
taries of the Roman Catholic church
ever assembled in Mexico. Pope Plus
was represented by Monsignor Jose
Ridolfi, apostolic delegate to Mexico,
who performed the act of coronation.
assisted by Archbishop Gillow of Oav-
AGA. Several bishops and archbishops.
hundreds of priests and thousands of
the faithful witnessed the ceremony,
which took place at the Soledad
church, the shrine of the virgin, which
was commenced in 1853 and cost
nearly half million dollars. The robe
of the virgin is covered with pearls,
diamonds and other precious gems
contributed by devotes during the last
two and a quarter centuries and has
a value Of nearly a million dollars.
The image of the Virgin of Soledad
is alleged to have been of miraculous
origin, and was discovered by a ma
tice mule-driver about the middle of
the sixteenth century The shrine is
annually visited by thousands of the
faithful and many miraculous cures
are reported to have resulted through
the intercession Of the patron saint.
The image is beyond all doubt the
most valuable, in it's material occes-
series, in America, and one of the
richest in the world.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
Big SPECIAL OFFER
CREATES INTEREST IN
NEWS POPULAR CONTEST

The great special vote offer for this
and next week in which a thousand
extra votes will be given for every
yearly subscription you bring or send
in. has brought the contestants to
their feet, and they see the great
chance to secure enough votes to
place them in the lead of their dis
tricts. This offer is for this and next
week only, and after it closes it will
not be repeated under any circum-
stances, so get out and make the most
of the special offer while it is in vogue.
You do not want to overlook the 25,-
900 extra votes which will be awarded
to the ones securing the largest num-
Der of yearly subscriptions in each
of the districts while this great offer
is in vogue, so that you get 1000 extra
votes on every yearly subscription ma
king 5000 votes for a new year and
$500 for an old yearly, and too, you
have a good chance to win the $4,000
extra votes besides This Is an excel.
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lent opportunity for good, live work
er to get into the race and carry away
one of the swell prizes.
The fact that there are only four
more weeks of the contest should
make every one sit up and take notice
and they ought to get in all the work
they possibly can now while there is
time. Time flies and you should make
the most of every spare moment you
have. Everyone of the contestants
wants to win one of the fine prizes
and there is no reason why everyone
should not for we guarantee to every
one who works that they will receive
a prize. By this we mean that every
one who brings in or sends in at least
five new yearlies during the contest
we will give them fine gold watch if
they do not win one of the prizes
offered in their district. Could you
ask for more liberal offer than this?
Keep your eye on the contest as
there is bound to be some startling
developments.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Use Daily News Want Ads for all
your Wants.
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To make clothes clean, fresh and
pure, the Premium way is always sure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
RICH RED BLOOD
You viii Never Have 1t as Long as
You Have Dyspepsia.

You Have Dyspepsia.
Just as long as you have dyspepsia
your food will not properly digest, and
the nutritious elements in the food
will not be extracted or absorbed, and
Impoverished or watery blood will
follow.
This condition may not be apparent
at first, but it will come just as sure
as the sun will rise again.
Any stomach ailment, including all
forms of Indigestion, can be promptly
cured by using Mi-o-na tablets, a
scientific treatment unsurpassed.
1t stops fermentation, belching of
gas and taste of sour food almost at
once.
The mighty power of Mona to in
vigorate and restore the stomach to
perfect condition is known every
where.
Mona cures by building up-by
banishing the cause. For thin people
1t is great flesh builder, because it
causes the stomach to give more and
purer nutrition to.the blood. 1t cures
sea and car sickness and vomiting of
pregnancy almost Immediately. Hays
& Field sells Mi-o-na for so cents a
large box, and guarantees it to cure
or money back.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
Because

Cd Because we sell all of our
goods while they are fresh and car
ry complete assortment of cakes
on our wagons all the time.