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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
Peopie You Know

49, q : 49,.
Mes Lena Palmer, Of Morsantt
spent SUNDAY watia Relatives In the
|city. 80. r
Mrry conaway, the little daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. WIZ CONWAY, fs Ill
of scarlet fever at the home Of iner
Epaer1lts on Chicago street It ts
thought her case win he a fsht one.
Dr.. george Mayors has returned
iron d trip.to Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Mrs, Jennie Jackson and Mr.. and
Mrs.. Floyd Patton, of Grafton. were
guest at hts home OF AIRS. Clarence
Abbott over Sunday.
Mrs. 4. A. Neill and daughter, Miss
Jessie, are visiting. relatives in Var
ginia.
Attorney Kemble White was a bus
mess visitor in Clarksburg yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Furbee spent
Sunday in Clarksburg. the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Furbee.
Miss Ella Flanagan and nephew,
Francis Helmert, of Grafton, spent
Sunday in the city.
Mr.. philip Bentel and family are
moving from their present residence
on Benoni avenue into a new house on
tne same thoroughfare.
Mr. Harry Griffin, a member of the he
High School faculty, who has been
seriously i'll Of typhoid fever at his
home in Belington. is recovering. His
sister. who was called home by his
Illness. has resumed her studies Mt the
Normal School.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
No Holidays.

Local school teelahers will be inter
ested in the message OF Superintendr
emit shawkey In regard to the Christ
mas and New Year holidays falling
on Saturday.
Superintendent Shawkey says snat
teachers may report legal holidays as
days Taught provided that such Holt
days r:ll on days that Otherwise
would have ben regular school days
But In the present instance, the hoE
days fsll on Saturdays and therefore
cannot he reported es days taught.
Neither can the Friday preceding or
tine Moukiny- following be observed as
the legal holiday snR reported as a
day taughh Teachers who observe
either Fr5dlly or aRne Monday following
must make UP the Post time The state
superintendlentia word is final under
the new Law, s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
WoM.


EHEsne Raltef's play Tlle Wolf
which comes to tae Grand next aEon;
day nigh, might ps eaIled q poem
piay d psctlres. 1t Is very seldom
that one sees a play that grips The IN
terest end pi1pes the curiosity With
it's iiras line. "The Wolf'' does that
The curtain rises on a!bear1tFiall scene
It is Indian summer IN the northern
woods. pines and golden 6oFage pltn'
gle their nght rnd shade. A stream
winds down the avenues of cotton
wooIe. In the background are The
blue ioothllls. To Hne right Is 'the log
house Of McTavssh. vita a ereat. tree
in front u Ui,dsr de .rea sits
RatIste the "canuck.' pulling at his
pipe. In the porchway IS the 2apnt
form Of McTavish. He. too. Is sinok
ling. The swo men puff IN siier ~ feF
mninent while the auditor takes In
the perfect cnlortng perspsctiv' ard
grouping OF the scene nhen Me'ray
dEn says: .tYon say that ene died
I9ncn:"
This is one CT Eugene Walters
STRONG points begins his STORY with
| che opening lines He wastes no ttme
dn unnecessary conversation. antl he
sticks to the point from curtain to
curtain.
Anclher OF these pretty picture Ell
fects ta en- Act III Two men arc
squatiipg 1llhe foreground. Standing
is the tall, lithe, graceful figure Of
Jules Bea9getn. Hildn appears al
the top of toe trail carrying the canoe
paddle She stands there an instant
holding the paddle like 4 spear. franz
cd in the dark pine and golden leaf
age cOloring. with the sunset redden
ing onlinousl yabGut her. One al4nost
expects to heir the wild cry of the
ValEgEie. The play ran six months
in New York and returned Lor an en-
gag anent this fall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
rh. First Load Of an EIaht-Paae letter.

were high and no rebates went. A
good, feryent love letter would fire.
oueutly occupy an entire box car, and
the draymen In those days were sordid
souls. II was not until after the
charge for drayage of love missiTes
was fixed at so much a paragraph by
city ordinance, that those who were
only moderately wealthy could write
even the most meager and, subdued
expressions of their regard. Even
NOTE asking young woman to go and
mix 1t up in the slow and dreamy
at the next mid-week assembly would
cost at least $40.
On the other hand, this condition
was SO conducive to brevity that a
skilful lover could tell of his undying
devotion in a manner that would con-
vince a young woman that she had all
the other girls grasping frantically for
the life preserver-and yet use no
more than a cart load of ordinary sun
dried brick.
When It came to wedding invita-
lions, even wealthy citizens would be
obliged to place mortgages on their
homes before 1t would be possible to
notify all of the relatives at distance.
Thes onIy compensation was that It
was cheaper for the people invited to
send presents than to send regrets,
The arrival Of a letter in those days
was a distinct event. When a wagon
load of brick hacked up at the house
OF village belle some gossipy neigh
Dor would at once strike up the chords
ofSan anvil symphony. thus: We'll l
see; Blanch got another letter from
limo Gee! I'd just like to know
where that fellow gets his money to
write letters like that every week or
30"
When the postman arrived with me
first load of an eight-page letter, the
girls father would send him around
to the back lot to unload the stun
Nothing was more pathetic than Y
see a pensive young woman seateI
back by some ash barrel, intent upon
sorting out and absorbing the vitriaed
heart throbs and kln.dried yearning
Of some absent lover.
Bricks never made good vehicles fob
popular novelists. One young man,
OF Door but honest parentage, started
TO carry home certain historical
novel an armful Of bricks at time
reading each evening what he had cal
ried home that day At his death .
and he would have been 81 the follow
Ing Tnesday-he hadn't got far enough
into the plot to learn who the gltl's
father really was. .-s.fs - 90,
Copyright. 1909. BY w, q. chapmanl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
". Va. Asylum.

HON. Jonn a. Sheppard OF tho
board OF CnRtroI mas advertised for
ibisIs fof the construction OF new
4d,sliiding dor men patients cit the West
Virginia Asylum. Huntington. for
which an appropriation OF $4,000 was
made by the lagt legislature The
bull Ing s. TO be ct red pressed bricl;
and nae 'pians anl qualifications were
slfaHn Ji bys Architect H. Rus Wnrne,
OF ctafieston, and all bids must DE in
~ noon Of peceuIbers2s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
81 FRED G KHLLY

Bricks are now largely Implanted
by paper as q writing material. ia
man we're to try to buck the paper
business with bricks now. he would
lose money When anybody wants 70
lay In supply of once stationery ne
doesn't go and dicker with the pro
prIetor of a brick yard. He knows he
would be whisked 90 to the foolish
works in a tiffy. -
And yet If one can accept the WORD
Of John r.. Herodotus, IT has been Ut
tie more than 5000 years since the
syrians made common use OF bricks
for business and personal correspond
ence, books, court records and cam
paign dodgers. Brick billet-doux were
then altogether an talt.
An advertisement reading as follows
once appeared in the willow o. .
west Maih street BOOKSTORE IN Mine
yah: 3. 81 Il g.sr,ss 81 .
ITO make room for an enlargement
OF our kiln we will close out our en-.
tire stock of commercial note brick
nj about what 1t costs us for the raw
clay. Also, new Line OF cuneiform
outfits for stenographers, all marked
In plain figures. We are Offering q
choice line of stationery with mono,
gram at $3.is ton or S11 a quire'
Drayage extra"
twas the drayage that made 1t cost
like sixty to have a small pad OF
writing material In the house in those
days. !,
The older residents in Syria tell
many strange incidents of the old
brick, days. 1t was common then to
present statements to delinquent Gus
TONERS, on the street or In some alley,
at FIVE yards. After the inquest. ar.
rangements would be made with the
customers administrator to settle the
amount
When anybody wanted to turn over
a page of a hotel register, to learn
what politicians were in town looking
for Jobs, the clerk would have to call
the head porter and two bell-boys-
Only the sons Of the extremely
wealthy could afford to carry. on
courlship with young women living
outside the city. Freight charges
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
sLAcK lAckED.

2 By ijnited Press.)

~ I(By United PffEs.l
NEW YORK Dec. T-Wm. Aston
Drayton, grandson OF the late John
Jacobs Astor. Kwass black lacked this
morning by two neil He was left
Unconscious on 4hs sidewalk at West
Ftftyssecond street. but was not fatally
hart. He WAS unable to describe his
asailants. Roberry was evidently NOT
the motive, for lhfs va4unbfesswere not
ta5Eses sn1sa5s ~ tsF tzA aEsf st9
subss.;be for the West vlrElnian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
SNOW STORM.
nav I1nitefL Press.l

IBy UnlteH FIess.J
CHICAGO, Dec. IA binding snow
storm, the first OF the season, badly
crippled the traffic in Chicago to-day.
The lake traffic Is suspended and the
railroads aretied up. Gangs are clear
ing the tracks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
RoyaI Neiqhbors.

All members of seaton Camp No
5OS9, r. N. q a., are requested tc be
present at lodge on Tuesday evening
as it is the night, for the regular cleo
ton of officers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
CHARGE EMREzzLEmENT.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Dec. g.
Charged with the embezzlement OF
$s5.OsO of the funds of the Peoples
Bank and Trust Company, Robert D.
Muir, cashier of the bank. was arrest
ed tonight and locked up in default
of bail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
six HUNDRED STRIKE.
nav undted Press.l

SCHENECTADY. N. v, Dee. ",
Six hundred blacksmIths and hoile;'
makers of sne local branch of the
American locomotive works struck to-
ilay.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

PAzo OINTMENT Is guarantees to
cure any case Of itching, Blind, Bleed:
ingIpr Protrnding Piles in 6 to IL days
or money refunded. sec.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

The best gtnre AIM asfEerttsei
today might be the very thing y9l
want 70 buy today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

II your competitors ADVERTISING is
better than yours, you mad better re.
sign from the Don't Worry Club"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

HousE-Wanted 10 rent or buy hye
to seven room house With bath,
centrally located. Apply c. this
office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
FOR SALE.

HoUsE-Four room mouse for sale.
All modern convenience. "A bar
gain. 1915 9Th st. Fifth ward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

~ lIslIa ..Rantaas KsEk toE y0a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

RAosWapted. good Cotton Rags Tor
Wfping presses and macninery.
Good prices paid Mt this ONCE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
WANTED.

aiRL-Waa4ed for general ho1t5e
work. 900 Fairmont ayenue. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
FOR RENT.

oFFIcE RooMs-one front suite two
rooms on fifth floor and one light
room on second floor Jacobs build
ing. The only vacant rooms left
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

'RooM-For rent. One room with
bath, 72o 4th street, Filth ward. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

iaAsEMENT-For tent. s,room base
onent. 9Th street, Fear Fairmont
Ave: water. gas and electric
light Apply NJ. ]. oNaia, Kart
ley's Store. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07

'RooM-Furnished room for rent. APP
ply 427 Quincy st.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
Boys
suits

Suits for the little fellows-youngsters
from 211a to 10 years of age. The ones
that tear through suit in no time. We
have especially instructed the makers
of our little mems suits to put more
time, better material and heavy reinforc-
ing in each suit, even at little addi-
tiOnal expense, as we want mothers to
know where to go to get boys suits with
style and at the same time great dura-
bility.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
Youths
suits

Our suits for young men IA to
20 years of age are much bet
ter this season than ever before
better in many ways. The
styles are snappier-they are
the prettiest ever brought to
Salt Lake. They are sold I'M
der the same guarantee as our
mems suits-made under the
same favorable conditions. We
show them in all prices and
every one a bona fide value.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
When hats, shirts, neckWear or
underwear are considered

The perfection is found throughout the stock Only the
best known makes representedOny the very finest Of
each kind here and each garment each hat each tie, each
shirt each pair hose whatever you buy known being
full of absolute value and priced low merchandising
will allow
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
2tter styles HGn shOlUn at SiegeL'S

are always much greater than the
hing a tremendous and satisfactory business
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
Power Of Habit strono.

''The habit OF looking under the bed
for burglars" the young woman said,
as something that folks laugh at, but
I have never been able to get myself
out Of It. I never feel perfectly COM
Portable unless I look, no matter where
I happen to be. To my mind there
isn't any place except safe deposit
vault burglars are unlikely to be. In
fact, the habit IS SO strongly ingrained
IN me that one night when was stay
ing in a small country hotel, where
there was nothing but a folding bed
in the room. took It down and then
looked under It before I got into bed.
That's fact. laughed at myself the
minute after."-DetroIt Free Press.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
GLENWO0D

AS the Point Pleasant Register
is elways a Welcome guest, I will
pen a few items for its newsy col
uPPS.
Mrs. a. Mccoy and son. Wv
Mccoy, have gone to New Mexico
70 be at the bedside of their daugh.
tot and sister. Mrs b E johnson,
who is seriously i'll.
Master Ernest Hesson has q bad
II out foot the result Of harrow
filling on It. DR. WitherS dressed
the wound and the little fellow is
resting very well.
Seven of John Rssd's family are
i'll and some of them seriously i'll.
His son, John, was taken to Kess-
lar Hospital. Huntington, Monday
Thomas Walden was visiting
AIem Meadows, Saturday.
JB Mccoy, of Upland. was in
this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs Efie Meadows, who has
been quite sick, is improving.
Sam Keister, of MERGERS Bottom
was visiting his daughter, MEs DR.
Withsrs. Saturday and Sunday.
Geo Mccoy, of Chicago, arrived
here Saturday for a visit With
relatives and friends.
John A Beohtle. Iof Beale, was
the pleasant guest of Miss Maude
E Meadows, Saturday and Sunday
stsrkey school closed Friday
April 9th.
Miss Snora Blazer has returned
from a pleasant trip to Greenup,
Ky, BluebelI.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
orinIn nf ARnnErnn

Stow. referring to the ''boneners"
which the citizens Of London were
wont to make in the streets on the
vigiles Of festiuar dayes and on the
same festiuall dayes In the euenIngs
after the sumo setting every man be-
slowing wood or labour towards
them" and which were an occasion OF
feasting and merriment. says that
these were called boneAers as wen
Of good amitie amongst neighbours,
that. being before at controuersie, were
there by the labours OF others, recon
cned, and made OF bitter enemies,
louing frfendos, as also for the vortue
that great IRE bath to purge the In
lection Of the ayre."-London Globe.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
Charleston, W. Va
April 10, 1909.
THE DEAD.

Mrs. Mary j. Tharp. died at an
early hour Sunday morning, April
IL, 1909, and buried in Lone Oak
Cemetery, Monday evening, April
IL.
She leaves six children; two sons,
George and Charlie; Mrs. Dr.. G.
L. Ship, of BelpFe, Ohio; Mrs.
James Burks, Henderson, W. Va;
Mrs. o. NJ. Nuttsr, of this city,
and Mrs Mollie Smith, of this city,
where her mother died. Mrs.
Tharp also left several grand.
children.
Mrs. Thsrp was So years old Au.
gust Is, 1908; she was married to
Hiram Tharp in 1848; he died in
1862, at Nashville, Tenn. He was
a soldier in the Civil war. Mrs.
Tharp was born in Gallia county,
Ohio, where she lived until 1868,
then moved 10 West Virginis,
where she has resided ever since.
She Joined the Methodist Church
whom quite a young woman.
Rev. R. P. Bell of6oiated at the
funeral services.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
HonlthIuI Tomhntana.

Nobody ever dies in Tombstone un-
less they brought It WITHIN" or fall
into coo foot vertical shaft, or buy
an automobile, or sass" their mother
in-law, or try to thnw out powder, or
mistake cyanide Of potassium for
sugar, or start OF a county seat re-
moval racket. Some die OF old age,
some old partners OF Daniel Boone, but
none has ever been known to die
from physical irregularities contracted
In Tombstone aside from the above
mentioned causes and occasionally an
abnormal tightness about the throat.
superinduced byNa coil OF manila rope,
or from a cold caught through q hole
made BY Q 45.-Tonbstope EnitoDh.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
Londnn In White.

After a few visits to the White City
one feels rather DESTROYS Of white
washing the whole OF London. Why
not? White is an admirable back
ground for color. Our blue sky be-
comes bluer and our gray sky looks
more beautiful behind It, while gold
en- sky makes white buildings delight
full. If we could only make the whole
city white, to begin with, and then
gradually and sparingly color, whnt a
beautiful city London would be!-Brlt-
ISh Architect.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
TIME IN TURKEY.
The Hours Are Always Changing and
Holidays Are Numerous.

In addition to .iazness In Turkey
there Is lnaccuraey. The Turkish Of
icIal Is naturally In1ccurate. and habit
and eoneeit make him more SO. This
perhaps Is due to the way In which
Turkey measures time. Twelve o'clock
In the day corresponds With sunset
that IS to say, whatever .houE the suA
sets. 1t mnSt always be- z. Conse-
quentiy the hours change always, get
ting later the frSt half OF the year:and
earlier in the last, which eompels ey-
erybody to put his watch to daily tor
tnre. 50 no one n TURKEY. can fatter
himself that be has fhe exact time.
The most strict of-EnGlishmen SooR
loses his national punctuality. 50 when
two Turks make an appointment It e
within the limit Of half an, hour or an
hour, and even then they don't gen.
orally arrive TIL after the time agreed
on, each one calculating on the utmost
possible delay on the part q the other.
Consequently the state employees axe
not bound down BY very severe dis
cipllne. No enc expects them to arrive
at their once at any particular time.
especially as the majority Of them go
hardly at al. AS for the most indus
trious, they appear for two or three
hours In the afternoon only, and rather
late. In the morning state oAees are
,,,,,oIY, nYo,.I Do.tg... As.t- ,-,.-1. &c.,
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
TRE CABIN BOZ.
He Has Become Practically q Thing
Of the Past

He Has Become Practically q Thing
Of the Past.
An old sea captain who brought his
ship into port recently after a long
voyage from the east was talking about
the changed conditions IN the merchant
marine since he entered 1t nfty years
ago.
Il was thinking particularly he
said. .'of how the cabIa boy kas COM
pletely disappeared. or at least how ex-
tremely rare he Is now. went to sea
when WAS twelve years old and got
my full share OF the many duties and
few pleasures that belonged to the Job
I took. I waited on the officers, or
the passengers II we had any. helped
the steward in the pantry and even
had to assist cookie despite the chron-
&c kicking put up over that imposi-
ton. Besides all those things, OF
course, the crew made me run errands
for them, and everybody In general
seemed TO regard the boy Us the
Scapegoat for anything that went
wrong. All new cabin boys were un-
nercifully laughed at Il they were
either homesSck or seasiek, and there
were various practical Jokes which had
TO be rSod ca them By the Oeanen.
remember well how I was told the first
dag I came aboard never to throw any.
thing to windward except hot water
and ashes and how was green enough
to follow these orders implicitly. The
sight Of my red and streaming eyes set
the crew into roarS Of laughter.
Those times are eono. There's no
place at sea for any one bat an able
bodied man now. Even the mess boys
50 called on the liners and IN the navy.
are all men. The modern changes In
the build Of vessels have left no work
ct for boy, and I don't believe you
could find one now unless on some very
small craft."-PhIladelphia Ledger.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
PENSIONS.

The following is a list of oIsims
recently allowed through efforts Of
Pension Attorney D. W. Brown,
of our city. Z
Hezskish Greenlee, of Letar'
increase of pension from $l2 per
month to s14, per month.
Sandy Stevens, of Bidwsll. ohics
increase Of pension from Sc per
month to SO per month. {,
Joseph F Martin, Bio 9rande,
Ohio. increase from 81 per
month to $24 per month. :
John B. Edwards, Maggie,
increase from $It to ST. pei
month.
Martin Grsealee. Route 2. Point
Pleasant, reiosue. and increase
from $l2 to $l4 per month.
Sidney j. Martin, LetaEt,
widows original pension at Sl2
per month.
Mary F. Casio. of Henderson,
widow of Jonathan Caste. short
pay for services of soldier $1.84.
Andrew j. Gould. of Heights,
arrears OF pay and bounty
Amount not yet decided by the
comptroller of the treasury.
James Armstrong, Rollins, shor,
pay on discharge $3.11.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-04-14
Saved His Rupess.

During great food at Haidarabad n
native banker. overtaken by the sud-
den rush OF water, made his way on
to a mound, where he was quickly iso-
lated. The water rose. and the bank
er's legs were cover to his knees.
Fifty rupees about ~, 50 rupees"
he shouted, ito any csc who VIII save
meT When IL, water reached his
shoulder lie was shouting, zone thou
sand rupeesr' When enTeloped to his
neck. with death staring him in the
face. he yelled: "Heip, help! All that
have viii I give to any one to save
mer' Shortly after the water began
to recede. When once more he was
covered only to his knees an o6eT OF
rescue came. But the banker, pluck
ing up his courage, cried: Keep OF!
Keep OF! I will not give a rupec%
and succeeded In making his escape
free OF charge.-St. James Gazette.