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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26
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FAIRMoNT, W, VA.
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Eastbound.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26

Nothing better for the boys than bread
'-Nm Gold Medal Flour REREccA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26

NAnALA:
Gold Medal Flour saves worry.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26
Fun Attendance Desired.

All members Of the choir at the Dla.
nond Street N. E.. Church are re,
ruested to be present Thursday e2en,
ing at practice as special music Is be,
ing prepared for Decoration Day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26
Driving Horse Dead.

The driving horse which has been
owned by Dr.. G. F. BOyers, ST., for
the past twenty years, died last even,
Ing at the farm near this ward. The
horse was ~thirty-four years old and
win be greatly missed by the family.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26

Warrington, W, Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26
w~oRTHINeTvN NEWS.

Mr.. N. z. Barr2cEman returned
from a trip to Ohio Sunday.
Mr.. Glen Barhe, OF McC Ian, was a
guest Of his brother here Sunday.
Mrs. French SnOlerIy and sister,
Miss Olive Morgan, we're called to
Fairmont Saturday by the illness of
their father.
Mrs. Claudia King was a business
visitor at Monongah Saturday.
Mr.. Raymond Wiles, of Ohio, is Wis.
ittng relatives here this week.
Miss Inez Richardson, Of Shinnston,
was calling on friends here Sunday.
JOSHUA.
HANNAH:
Nothing better for the boys than hrsad
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26
soId fnterest.
HI. Herman stoneklng has sold his
interest in the Hand Laundry to Mr..
Hsrschel satteraeld, his partner.
Married BY Rev. Roaers.

Miss Della Hawkins, Of Marion
county and Mr.. Thomas Costello, Of
Preston county, we're married. on Sun
day evening by Rev. B. F. Rogers at
dts 5ooIns on Merchant street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26
Personals.

A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Six at H~eatsville, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. wtllle Arnett, of e.,
ldns are here foI visit with Mr.. and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-26

We solicit your business, which viii
receive prompt and careful attention
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10

was the neglect of children in their
carrier years. 1t was he who first
conceived the garden of children.
who planned an education physical.
moral and intellectual at once: who
saw that play in childhood is the foun-
dation of all the later work: who
grasped the full meaning of wise old
Montaignes casual comment that the
games of children are their most seri-
Gus occupation.
AS the cities became congested wnlle
they grew enlightened during the last
century. the truth of the necessity of
children's play, taught by the Froebel
movement of 1926. was followed by
recognition of the consequence that
IT was the city.s duty TO provide op-
portunity for play.
To Scotland's credit, Glasgow first
provided free school and municipal
Fairgrounds. Berlin and Han,huro
were next on the honor roll America
was a little late. But when New York
saw the need it was not lax. 1t did
such things as outlaying $1,000. 600 for
one park alone in the heart of it's
crowded east side ghetto. and has set
aside 100000 year, not for mainte-
nance, but for the purchase of new
Fairgrounds in addition to those es-
tablished during the last 10 years by
an expenditure of over $4,000. 600.
Chicago has expended s11. .o0o. 600
upon system of Fairgrounds and
recreation centers. containing outdoor
and indoor gymnasiums. swimming
pools, wading pools and shower baths.
swings, slides, ball fields and rooms for
lectures and social meetings New
standards of order and cleanliness have
been set up-standards heretofore
above the experience of the masses.
The character of whole neighborhoods
has been radically improved. All this
great work has been done at a cost
of less than two dollars per $1,000 of
assessed valuation. of the property
benefited.
One hundred and seventy-seven cit
les of over 5000 Inhabitants have or
ganized Fairgrounds and are expend-
ing a million dollars month upon
their requirement, supervision and
maintenance.
Chicago used $1s0.o00 simply for the
maintenance OF her Fairgrounds last
year and opened five new ones in ad
dition. San Francisco appropriated
Il 100000 for play centers on the very
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
The Moroccan ..How Dye Dor

The native Moors are not content
.Uith the salutations which pass muster
with English when acquaintances are
met in the street.
Here is the kind Of conversation
that takes place at every meeting OF
two friends or acquain Mr..
Abd1-Khader and Mr.. Boo'I- -Hamara.
Mr.. Boo1- Hamara-
Peace be with you this morning"
And with YOU be peace"
How do you dor
Without any i'll"
'''Are you wel1?"
Thank Allah
And is your health goody'
1T is good
And you have no III in your body -
Il have none"
And your bones. how are they7''
They are indeed strong
And your little bones2'
There is no III to them
And the marrow in your bones. IS
it well?"
TT is we'll"
And your limbs. are they well?'.
They are sound, praise be TO the
prophet"
And the whole of your body. Is 1t
well?"
Tt is we'll
And your forehead. how is IT this
morning."
BY your life. truly IL is we'll"
And how is your nose%'
1T is free from harm. am grateful
TO you"
And your ears. are they wel1?'
They are well. may the prophet be
blessed
And so on and so forth. until almost
every part Of the human system has
been alluded to-"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
FIRST VISIT TO SAN FRAN
CISCO
ETHEL BERKHOUT,
state Normal, A Eighth. IA Year

Last vacation I received a letter
from my cousin telling me that she
was coming TO visit me- She lived in
Texas and had never seen large build
ings- / had never seen her. only her
pictures. When I went over to the
Oakland mole TO meet her L had a hard
time to find her
On our way home we got quite
chummy. She was my age and we had
sport together. Coming home on the
Market street car she asked. What
are the names of those large build
ings? She kept me busy answering
her.
I had IL all planned where TO take
her. The next morning we got up
early and started for Golden Gate
park We had some rides and decided
to go on farther. took her TO the
museum She thought it was fun
looking at the different things.
We ate our lunch and started for
the chutes. The first thing I did was
TO buy tickets for shooting the chutes.
Edna was frightened to death the first
time. but afterward couldn't get
enough OF it.
Edna and I went down the hume.
When we got in q dark place the boat
stopped and this was worse than be-
fore
We went home very tired from the
days outing. In a few days we went
to the beach and went in wading-
The end of her visit came and she
departed for home
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
MY COUSINS VISIT TO SAN
FRANCISCO
49S Hoffman Avenue. b sixth Grade,
James Lick Grammar School.
Age IL Years
EsTELLE GRoTH.

One day as I was coming home from
school, / saw the mailman and asked
him If he had any mail for me. He
said. Yes" and handed me two letters
and a postal. The postal (for mel
from a friend down south and a let
ter also for me, the handwriting of
which did not remember ever see
ing before.
1 soon tore it open and at one glance
saw 1t was from a cousin, who lived
in little country town near Santa
Rosa. She was coming to visit San
Francisco and while here would stop
at our house.
AS the next day was Monday and she
was coming Wednesday, we decided
that she would sleep with me- 1t did
not take long for Wednesday to come,
and my cousin, whose name was Alice.
arrived at the ferry at IL o'clock, Just
in time for lunch when she reached
our house.
The afternoon was consumed by get
ting Alice acquainted with her sur
roundings. The next day we took her
down to see Market street and the
Goddess of Liberty" who as it was
aid came down to get her Easter
bonnet"
The week Alice had allowed herself
for her visit soon passed by and as she
bade us goodby and thanked us at
the ferry she said she would not for
get the many places we had taken
her during her visit: some of which
were Golden Gate park, Mission Do
lores, postoffice, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
IMPORTANCE OF Chill LDRENs FAIRGROUNDS

\VJELLINGTON'S words, made thread
w bare by three generations mis-
Interpretation, none the less were true
when spoken and are true now: Eng
lands battles were won on the play
ing fields of the schools of England ''
What Wellington meant was that
ample, open air play, so we'll super
vised as to be a constant pleasure yet
a continuous. though unconscious
training in courage, patriotism and
that fine sort sof moral wisdom taught
by self-subordination in team work
is the easiest and most valuable means
of developing childhood into strong,
brave youth and efficient manhood and
womanhood.
Americas hopes for victories are
ony those which peace hath" But
the rule of conduct of the war cap
tain holds good. Our great reserve.
our inmost defense line, the garrison
of our central citadel. must always be
the children just past babyhood
Another soldier. whom history will
remember longer, perhaps, than Wei
lington. was not general He was q
private. a German peasant, son of the
humble pastor of q Thuringian village
church.
From the first he wanted to be a
teacher. But he was so stupid at
school that he was made apprentice
to a forester. And he was not very
good forester-he studied too much and
loved too much every bit of nature ev-
cry bird and brook and flower, every
plant and stone and cloud and tree
AS a university student he went into
debt to the extent of eight dollars and
was expelled. He was failure as a
farmer a surveyor, an accountant and
a secretary. When his country needed
him he went for q soldier. and in the
hours of sentry duty in service against
Napoleon he formulated his theory oi
education.
1t is a theory more honored every
day in this century than it ever was
during his lifetime. For Friedrich
wilhelm August Froebel died in 1862
a broken and embittered man. facing
a royal edict forbidding the establish
ment of schools based upon his prin-
cip1es.
1t was Froebe1 who saw that the
chief obstacle in the way of per-
feet education or "self-completion'
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
A VISIT
SOPHIE PEDRANTI.
0Ieme, Cal. seventh Grade. Garcia
School. Age II

Once we invited our cousin. Mary, to
come and visit US in the country
So she came on Monday on the 10
o'clock train. The day after her ar
rival we took long walk up the noun
tain and there we had lots of fun. On
Wednesday we went down TO the
ocean. My cousin had camera. so she
took picture OF all of us sitting on a
rock. After about an hour it began to
rain and then we had to go home.
On Thursday it was again nice and
clear That day we went up the noun
tain again as my cousin wanted to
take some pictures. When we got up
there 1T was clear all over.
My cousin took many views and also
pictures of us in many positions This
day We had more fun than any other
day because il was nice and clear and
we could view all over We saw q
flock of white swans flying around on
the mountain. My cousin was going
to take their picture. but they were
out of sight in a second.
On Friday we all went to the sta
tion with Mary for she was going
away. While she was waiting for the
train we bought some candy TO eat.
About a week after, Mary sent us
some pictures which she had taken
while here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
FREDA'S EASTER LII LYA(%szz %s, Corner S' c.. Chat
HEALTHY taste and Just discrin


A nation in the choice of literature
are of vital Importance to a
young girl. Upon this depends much
of her future happiness and of her
mental and moral development. I'm.
fortunately this is matter which is
left too frequently to haphazard An
immature girl Is generally allowed to
exercise overmuch freedom in the se-
lection of books without restraint and
guidance on the part OF older persons
Current topics should be carefully
studied from some good weekly or
monthly magazine. which, besides sup
plying valuable comment, will exer-
else the important office of sitting the
wheat from the chaff and presenting
only that which is most worthy of
consideration.
While your reading should be made
to furnish you with subjects of con-
versation, you should formulate ideas
of your own in connection with it, not
only for the sake of your mental i'm
provement, but also in consideration of
the entertainment of your friends The
habit of skinlming is a bad one lead
ing to superficiality in other respects
If your time is restricted better by far
read a little and think over that than
gain a smattering of number of diff
I6TeHI Things dH0 AtO CicdI OF QGnnlIe
ideas of any of them.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep, taste not the Pierian spring.
1t is not easy to advise as to the
subject matter of reading-there is
such a wide variation in tastes But
almost every girl can find among the
masters of the clean, wholesome litera-
ture of our mother tongue some one
or two who appeal to her There are,
published in the present day, but the
output is SO great and the majority
of them are of such mediocre quality
that without capable guidance one is
apt to wade through a quantity of
trash before discovering book that
repays the reading.
Poetry is desirable reading, not only
for the pleasure and mental culture
derived from il, but also because 1t is
one of the best agencies for the acqui-
sition of command of language. Com
mitting poetry to memory unless in
great moderation, is generally consid :
cred rather an injurious practice. but
paraphrasing it is excellent mental ex-
ercise.
The old reading circle, which was
a valuable educational agency and to
which many woman owes her early
direction and taste in literature is,
unfortunately, unless, perhaps. in some
remote country districts, practically
extinct. A prominent authoress and
critic has said that until she became
a member of reading circle in a
western mining town at the age of 20
books had very little attraction for her.
The interchange of ideas and opinions
furnished the stimulus for reading and
developed the critical faculty which
she now possesses in such a remark
able degree.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10

to her companions IT will attend to
this case" And she followed her little
guide, who danced on in front, her
eyes sparkling with-delight.
II was only short distance from
the avenue, so closely do wealth and
poverty elbow each other in a great
city, and the way led through muddy
alleys and down broken steps, but
presently the house was reached and
Roxy opened the door. Fredas mother.
on this rare day of rest, was sitting
beside her dying child. The Easter
bells had brought to the woman recol-
lecuons of her childhood days in the
old country and she was telling. as
wen as she could, the old, old story
or Jesus and his love; of his death and
resurrection And then appeared what
was to the child vision of the other
world, this beautiful, smiling young
girl with her armfuI of lovely Easter
lilies.
See. Freda. here's the flowers I told
you bout. She says they're lilies" and
in a moment Freda's hands were clos
ing on the waxy beauties and the in
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10

cense of their perfume surrounded her
as with a cloud.
They are the Christ flowers, the
Christ flowers said the mother in
her broken English. and the tears
welled into her eyes.
But Freda had no words. Her eyes
wandered from the blossoms to the
face of the lady, to that of her mother
and of her valiant friend Roxy. She
pressed the flowers TO her lips, she
laid her cheek on them. Finally she
spoke. Il love them she said in little
more than a whisper. II love you
lady, cause you gave them, and You,
too, Roxy. 1 love the Christ and his
flowers. Oh, mother" And the
anxious watchers saw the look of sud
den beatifc happiness which idealized
the thin face, caught one f1eeting
glimpse of the light that shone upon
1t from the unseen city whose gates
had opened to let in one more of earth S
forlorn and weary ones, and then they
knew that for Freda the lilies of
heaven were blooming and her never
ending Easter had begun.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
MY COUSINS VISIT TO CALI
FORNIA
MARGUERITE MILLER,
SoG4 Nineteenth street. San Francisco
Agassfz school. B Fourth Grade.
Age II Years

My cousin Ria. who has never been
IN California before. promised me in a
letter TO come TO see our glorious state
the land of sunshine. fruit and flowers.
On her arrival we will take a car
ride, showing her our beautiful city
the city that has risen from ashes in
not quite three years. How she will
admire The Call building that with
stood the 1re and earthquake; also the
chronicle, the Emporium. the handsome
ings.
The next day we will visit our beau
tiful Golden Gate park with its chill
drens playground. aviary. museum.
music stand, given to the city by Claus
Spreckels. the conservatory and ami
mails Taking a boat ride on Stow
lake, from where we can see the OBJ
servatory and the cross. Then passing
the stadium we will continue our walk
TO the beach. also visiting Sutro baths
Taking a trip to the Presidio I will
show her Uncle Sans strong fortifca-
We shall also take a trip to Mount
Iamalpais over the crookedest railroad
In the world. From this high noun
tain we can see the Golden Gate
strait and the largest harbor in the
world, with its ships of all nations.
Returning home on the steamer we
shall see Angel and Alcatraz islands.
Having yet little more time left
over of her weeks vacation I shall
show her acres OF California poppies
the flower which is the emblem of our
state.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
MY COUSINS VACATION
WITH ME
435E Third Avenue. Richmond school
A Seventh Grade. Age Is Years
LAURA MORSE.

My cousin has just arrived from the
country to spend her Easter vacation
with our family. I planned with her
when l was visiting her last summers 8
vacation that when she came down this
Easter / would take her to see the
amusements of San Francisco.
Well, she arrived last Sunday, and all
the family and myself were glad to see
her.
On the following Wednesday I took
herto see the ruins of the city hall She
remarked what vast change had come
over the building since last she saw it
as at that time it was a magnificent
structure.
The same day we looked at the large
stores and buildings, such as The Call
building and the Fairmont hotel.
The next Saturday we went to Sutro
baths. which is one of San Francisco's s
interesting buildings. 1t contains stuffed
animals and birds and such things, also
swimming tanks. That same Saturday
we went to Sutro park, which is oppo-
site Sutro baths. 1t contains some of
the grandest trees inaCalifornia. 1t
also has some handsome statues
| should have liked TO take her to see
the Cliff house, but there is not much
to see now. We went to Golden Gate
park. which is one of the finest and
handsomest parks in the United States.
When she left San Francisco she thanked
me for taking her to see the sights
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
A VISIT FROM THE COUNTRY
IRENE KANE,
OF Central Avenue, San Francisco
Sacred Heart School.
Age IL Years

l am going to have the first visit to
San Francisco from my cousin from
She is as old as am and we can have
great fun together l will take her to
Golden Gate park, the beach and other
places of amusement. ] have sent her
pictures of the ferry and Call buildings.
and she says that San Francisco must
be grand place and she would like to
see all the big buildings, also the large
stores down town, SO / will try to have
her see them all. I will also take her
to Oakland and Alameda.
/ sent ner the Junior Call one Satur-
day, and she asked me If it would come
while she was here. I told her yes, and
she was glad to hear that and said she
would take great interest in il. She
loves to read the stories, and if she had
the opportunity she would write one.
too. She thinks that the Junior Call is
grand thing for children and every
body ought to try to write one. She
can't wait for the day she will come.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10

heels of her disaster. Cleveland had
nine Fairgrounds last summer. Next
summer IL will have % The board OF
education OF Detroit opened nine
school Fairgrounds last summer. and
the mayor of that city, in addition. has
found between so and 20 real estate
owners who will turn over as many
vacant lots for the use OF children
as Fairgrounds.
Berkeley, California, has issued
bonds for s450,000 for playgrounds.
Richmond will open IL school play
grounds next summer. Portland. Ore.
has employed one of the. most cele-
brated firms of landscape architects in
the country to transform a great tract
of undeveloped land into a playground
and athletic field.
This is no fancifu1 socialistic fad
dism-this example set for US by those
sanity. civilization, American common
sense.
It Is practical understanding of what
our wisest leaders of thought are
teaching. 1t is comprehension of the
utterance of Jane Adams. of Hull
house, that vice is simply a love for
pure pleasure gone wrong
1t is concrete comprehension of
President Eliot's farewell talk to Har-
The American people believe in moth
ing so much as in education. To them
it insures the perpetuity Of free insti-
tutions. 1t Is faith with them, al
most a religion
We are developing in this country
a new religion I am sure that il is
not too much. to describe il in that
way. Perhaps 1t is merely an old re-
igion under new name Tt is the
religion of service. And education
must be used as the preparation for
service-for the giving of pleasure to
others. The rendering of serviee--thaf
Is the supreme reward
1t is proper sympathy with the sim
Sple comment of the president: Fine
showparks are good in their way. but
the playground and breathing place
In thickly settled neighborhood is
better"
1t is understanding of the message
of Judge Lindsay. founder OF the iuv-
emile court system in the United
States, who has declared, 1T is no
longer a question that Fairgrounds do
more to prevent crime than jaiIs,
courts anC policemen
1t is appreciation of the indubitable
truth, we'll expressed by Elizabeth
Rafter. that among all the lines OF