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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-04
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WANTED.

wANTED-Woman for general house.
work. Apply 314 Fairmoat Ave. u
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|WANTEp-Fresh COW, Jersey pre-
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FOR sALg-REAL ESTATE

FOR sALE-Four room cottage at rea.
sonable price-within five minutes
walk OF Courthouse. 8. Ray Hol'
FOR sALE-Beagle Hounds. GOGGLES,
Morgantown avenue.
bert. l2t
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PRIcEs-25, 6o 1866 s1.o0i $50.
Seats on sale satpraay
Special cars to Chiefton and Msu
nington after performances
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
Sentenced to Home Life.

II Is a wise Judge in Maiden, Mass,
who has prescribed the home treatment
for youths who wTeak mischief in the
streets. Several boys were brought be
fore him. charged with wandering mis-
behavior. He released them temporarily.
on condition that their parents keep them
az home from o'clock In tho evening
until the next morning At the end OF
this probation, the lads are TO be exam
ined as to the effect Of this treatment
upon their conduct
This magistrate has exercised his dis
erection in the direction Of enforcing
parental responsibility. In reality, It is
the fathers and mothers. and the homes
they make. rather than the children.
that are on trial in this test. The expert
ment will enforce. at least during its
period. the presence Of these boys every
evening II the family circle The influ-
ence OF Its environment must make IT.
self manifest in either marked improve
ment OF manners and diligence. or in
sullen deterioration; for youth must
grow. either upward or doNnward It
is possible that the trial OF this method
may disclose whether Il is the parents
who need reformation. The presumption.
at least. is against them. as II is at the
first appearance OF all such cases. A
fair judgment. however, would require
intimate individual knowledge OF char
acter and circumstances. But there can
be no doubt about the general principle
that the homo. rather than the police
court or a reformatory. is the normal
place for the training OF youth II is
the exception when the reason for juve-
nile errancy cannot be discovered in the
elders.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
A Field for the Duck.

The pursuit and destruction Of the elu-
sive but destructive potato bug have hAsn
long ore Of the burdens OF life for the
farmers boy. There IS no shade in tse
potato patch. Beneath the broinng sun,
treading 10 the dry soil. II has been
his hard lot to make his weary way
up and down the long rows Of plants,
lifting their leaves and tediously eradicat-
ing the pests. one at a time, as they
were discovered 70 his burning eyes. But
at last the patient lad is TO have
relief Invention has come TO his aid.
tardlly. but with promised effectiveness,
and simultaneously with profit to the
farmer.
An agriculturist IN Illinois, after much
meditation. boueht a fock OF ducks. TO
these for several days ne gave water 10
drink. but no food. Then he turned them
into the potato patch. At orst the ducks.
while not failing 70 End the bugs. turned
up their bills disdainfuily at such proven
der Of the earth It was very different
from the succulent roots OF aquatic
plants. BY Inheritance aHd habit. they
preferred a vegetarian diet But hunger
proved stronger than precedent AS soon
as one duck set the heroic example. the
others followed suit II was almost a
parallel 20 the man who Arst ate an
oyster. He discovered q delicscy and
founded an industry. So did these ducks.
They added 20 their own weight. and
.unconsciously to their value, while they
saved the potato crop and rescued the
farmers lad from a hard task. In due
time that youth. glowing with health and
appetite, could feast upon both the tuber
and the duck. There is another discov-
cry that might have been made. but was
not, by the Department OF Agriculture.
Il may serve as another illustration 20
the enterprising Secretary that ne can
ind work near home for some Of his
travelling experts
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01

surgent" Republicans. and 10 them win
belong the lions share Of credit for what
ever revision downward may finally be
discovered IN the tariff act Why should
they be turned out Of Congress? Senator
Gore urges that they should not be. and
his plea strikes US as sensible. broad
minded. and patriotic.
While there may reasonably be expect
ed a continuance OF the movement for
tariff revision which has been baked in
part by the Senate. a movement largely
within the Republican ranks. economic
and political conditions do not portend
any such revolt as occurred in 1890
against the Mckinley bill. Farmers were
then impoverished and ready to vote for
anything promising relief. and the coun-
try had been nightly stirred by Cleve-
lands efforts to reform the tariff. To-
day tho country is prosperous. partisan
feeling weakened by tho ioosening OF
party ties, protectionist sentiment more
widespread than ever. and tariff diff
ferences relate not so much 20 principle
as TO details OF application. It will re-
quire mighty clever generalship for the
Democrats to turn the existing situa-
ton 10 account
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
Politics and the Tariff.

Nebraska is one Of the politically IN
reliable states Of the great Middle West.
having voted IN the last dozen years or
moro alternately for Bryan o. the Re
publican nominee for the Presidency.
In the last campaign II deserted tho Re
publican party and cast its electoral vote
for the eminent Nebraskan who has led
the Democratic party since 1886. thus re-
naming unaffected by the vast wave OF
public sentiment which carried Mr.. Taft
into the Presidential chair. On this ac-
count the value Of Nebraska opinion as
political straw may be regarded as
somewhat problematical. Yet there may
be Significance In the circumstance
that the State conventions OF both the
Republican and the Democratic parties,
meeting on the same day. contempo-
raneously and unanimously denounced
the Senate taHr bill. The Republicans
declared the bin betrayal OF the party
pledge and faith" and called on the
President to veto It II not remodeled ac-
cordlng to bis wishes. The Democrats
echo the opinion of Mr.. Bryan that the
Aldrich measure Is a shameless consum-
nation Of the fraud deliberately planned
by the Republican leaders when they
promised revision" It IS evident that
Mr. Aldrioh would not run we'll in Ne
brasica
/ What about Republican control Of the
next House? Our Democratic friends are
feeling happy over visions Of a Demo-
cratic majority In that body two years
hence. We would have more faith In
their dreams ~ the Democratic minority
had made better tariff record It has
come out Of the session with a badly
damaged platform. and with less actual
glory than the Republican Insurgents. !"
The tariff debates. IL not the votes on
various schedules. and still more the i'm
portunities OF Democratic constituencies
for tariff fayors have shown a large Sec
ton OF the Democracy more or less open
~ for the high protection policy. Those
portions OF Democratic platforms most
frequently quoted are those which squln,
at protection. Democratic opposition TO
protective duties is scattered ineffective.
and insincere. With what sort Of plea
the Democrats will endeavor 70 obtain the
votes Of low tariff Republicans for Demo
cratic Congressional nominees we confess
we cannot imagine. All the real fighting
for lower duties has been done by in.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
SUPPRESS THE COMIC.
A Newspaper Device that Is Both
Degrading and Dangerous.

A Newspaper Device that Is Both
Degrading and Dangerous.
From the Living Church.
The Pennsylvania State Educational
Association at its recent session by for
mai resolution declared that the comic
supplement OF the Sunday Newspaper is
degrading and dangerous element in
the environment Of the American chill
dren. 1t eves perverted ideas OF art OF
wit. Of life. OF hlial duty. asd Of the
deepest and purest affections OF the
heart. We believe It should be elimi-
mated from American life"
II is certainly refreshing to have edu-
Gators take Up this subject. II only more
Of them VIII follow in the footsteps OF
their Pennsylvania fellows, and then
together work 10 impress upon the chill
dren under their care that the reading
Of the comic supplement IS evidence OF a
degraded taste. INDUCED in only by
those who Go not know better. st viii
not be long before a change for the bet
ter will be observed.
II IS incumbent upon those who feel
the iniquity OF the present condition OF
things 20 exercise their influence 70 d.
minish the use OF the supplement, and in
this direction the example OF the Penn
sylyania Educational Association is
worthy OF prompt and general imitation.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
A NEW REMEDY.


The nan who writes the railroad folders-IiSten
shortly win he win new laurels for his high and
burning brow.
He may chuck f. Glyn descriptions Of the dis
tant bowers q bliss,
And promote his lovely railroad IN a style re-
sembling ahis.
Hiram Hanks. Of Indiana. was exactly ninety
nine.
But our TIP 20 East Chautauqua went 10 his old
head Ike wine.
Nov he dances Highland fioglets and makes Jokes
IN manner light
And they have to lock him IN his room to keep
him home at night.
Sarah Coquetto had q horror Of the wrinkles
caused by age
Though she'd passed the sixty milestone at each
gray hair she would rage.
But. converted 10 our treatment she saw old
Niagara fall
Now she, featured in the chorus as the Baby
China Doll.
Henry Rocts, a man Of millions. wept to fee
himself grow old
TO0k trp ont TO Seattle on the Road that is
8S0ft Coaled.
Now he rises before breakfast in happy bOyish
sOahs the public hOuid vsIops over fifty times
day"
II iumbaeo keeps you worried o. you're IN the
clutch Of govt.
If you'rc bent and lined and. toothlsss and your
hair IS falling cut.
DO not let the folders con you-in the tale thero
Is no truth
There are no cash fares and tickets on the one
true road 10 Youth.
boston Travslsr.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
Races on the znmbest.

From the Chicago Evcning Post.
II IS announced in one Of those stray
items OF news the world travels OF which
Afr. Kiplins has registered so connectedly
in one Of his Indian tales. that rowing
regatta has been held a mile above the
Victoria Falls on the Zambesl River. II
was given by the Zambesi Boat Club, and
participated IN by four other clubs from
Cape Colony and Natal Truly the world
gets smaller No white man ever knew
OF Victoria Falls till Livingstone dis
covered them IN 1855. For years after
ward they stood IN our minds as a symbol
for the heart OF an unknown land. They
suggested orang-outangs, pygmy races.
and all the mysteries OF the dark CON
tinent. And now the English are holding
q Henley in the broad and placid stream
that rolls 10 their lofty brink. What need
John Bull care that Belgium beat him
on the Thames when he may claim the
championship OF all African
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
The Terrible Revolver.

From the Boston T1Teler.
Why should any man or woman keep
a revolver IN the house7 For use against
burglars Is the usual reply. the only one
with glimmering OF common sense in
f. Yet how seldom IS the implement
used fer the defense Of the home. and
how pitiably often does II become the
instrument Of a sad tragedy, The re-
volver is. OF course. perfectly useless as
a means 81 keeping burglars away; one
small black and tan dog Is worth a
whole arsenal for that kind OF duty. Il
Is about as Ineffective for putting night
marauders 10 fight. II used. II implies
a duel. in which the householder IS quite
likely 10 come of second best. And out
side this narrow province It's CHIEF mis-
sion seems 10 be 10 kill or MAIN through
accident. TRere is no good use for a
revolver IN your house. II ought to be
banished as a potential destroyer OF life
and happiness.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
FASHION IN HEADGEAR.
II Runs 10 Extremes and Father
Must Pay the Bill.

II Runs TO Extremes aud Father
Must Pay the Bill.
From the Baltimore Sun
The ''peach-basket" hat IS dead. The
fashion bells OF Paris are tolling. and q
is being borne 70 its last resting place in
the discard where are buried the Merry
widow and the sheath skirt. They tell
US. furthermore. that many OF the rnyri-
ads Of rats" "puffs.' rolls" and all
kinds Of faIse-hair hxings will be laid TO
rest in the near future. and woslan will
once more appear somewhat in the form
in which she was created.
Full many a pretty face has been
blooming unseen beneath the peach-bas-
ket. Many q smiling countenauce has
been buried IN its depths It was a mon
strous mass Of straw. fruits. vegetables,
and other funry things. Paris must
have invented # as q Joke and laughed
IN rs sleeve when the women Of the
world took IL seriously Mere man could
see IN IL no element OF beauty. no line OF
grace. and nothing on earth 70 commend
It. But lovely woman bore the burden
without a murmur
Better be dead than out Of fashion. -
seems 20 be the motto OF many Of the
ladies' For whatever the fashion-makers
decree. the women adopt Theirs not 10
question why; theirs bat TO go and buy.
They bought the Merry WIDOWS" by the
acre. and IN time learned 10 sail them
around Ike experts; TO tack, iibe. and
navigate them in any wind. When the
peach-b9sket was brought forth the
ladies dived in and even Convinced them
selves that there was something beauti-
full In the queer monstrosities they were
required 70 carry around on their heads.
Now. having had their little Joke on
the women OF the world. the creators OF
fashion have prepared a new exhibition.
According 70 advices from the center OF
interest. they have decreed that all the
hats now IN use or heretofore bought and
paid for must be discarded They have
changed The fashion 50 completely that
papa win have the privilege OF buying
beadgear for all the family the coming
season The edict has gone forth: Next
season the tuTban and the toQue"-not
the dainty gentle little hat the men
would Ike 70 see. but huge creation
that VIII stand a foot and q half high
and will make the wearer look as mar
tial as a Russian drun1-major. The fur
hat Itself runs Up story or two. and
the tower-and-minaret erect is added by
an "aigrette whatever that may be-
that sticks UP ike q young tree. Il IS
not stated whether the prices Will De as
high as the "aigrettess" but after his
experiences with the Merry Widow
and the 'peach-basket." father fears The
worst,
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
Uniform State Legislation.

The National Civic Federation has
called q conference on uniform State
legislation 20 meet In Washington in
january. 1910. in the belief that the time
is ripe for a broader and more active
movement for remedying the inconveni-
ences arising out Of conflict OF State
laws. President Taft has promised to
make the opening address at this con-
ference, which will bring together emil
nent lawyers from every section Of the
country.
Uniform State legislation becomes more
and more imperative as our population
grows more closely interviewer. and busil
ness and other connections extend be-
yond the confines Of single State This
is not TO say that local autonomy should
be obllterated. nor that the legislation
OF all the States should be similar as to
oil matters. There are. however numer-
Gus subjects Of legislation that affect
our people much alike everywhere. such
as marriage and divorce and the con-
years the committee on uniform leglsla-
tion OF the American Bar Association
has labored 10 bring about uniformity Of
legislation on a few matters OF general
business Importance. and has been en-
couraged az last by the success OF the
negotiable instruments act now in force
IN thrty-three States and two Terri
tories as we'll as the District OF Colum-
bia. II took many years to bring about
that desirable contamination. A uni
form warehouse receipts act has been
since passed by ten States and a uniform
sales act by five.
Meantime there has been a remark
able increase in the number OF topics
upon which uniform legislation IS re-
garded as desirable. Taxation. the con-
servation OF natural resources. corpora
ton and municipal accounting. trust reg
ulation. railway legislation. banking. life
and IRE insurance, pure food, the pro-
lection OF labor vital statistics. rights CT
women. public health. marriage and d.
yorce, good roads. and motoring are
among the subjects which will be COR
sidered at the coming conference. with
a view TO working out some practicable
recommendations as to the extent OF
uniformity requisite In State laws IN
order that the public convenience and
welfare may be properly conserved.
Tentative steps have been taken by those
interested Ia each OF these subjects to-
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
Tomhstonss and Other Things.

Where is the man who has no.
wandered now and then through the
grayeyards Of the world and wondered
where the wicked folks are buried? II
one believes al the tombstones say. one
inevitably inclines 10 think there never
were many. II any. very. very wicked
folks on earth.
To such people we commend the fol-
lowing bit Of verse-author unknown.
nore's the pity-nOt bOnly as good Sun
day reading. but as wholesome. and
worthy Of any scrapbook for future ref
erence:
Tell me. grey-haired sexton. said.
Where IA this field are the wicked folks lnidg
I have wandered the quiet Old graveyard through
And studied the epitaphs old aud new.
But on monument. obelisk pillar. or stone
] read no evil that men have done
The old man stood by a grave newly made,
With his chin on his band. his hand on a SPADE
! knew BY the sieam Of HIS eloquent Fye
That bis heart was instuctiag his lips
To reply
who Is the Judge when the soul takes its nshtl
Who then will Judge tWirt the wrong and the
rightly
Which q us mortals shall dare 20 say
That our nsighbor wicked who died to-dayi
In our Journey through lie the farther we speed,
TIE better we learn that humanitys need
Is charity's spirit that prompts US 10 ind
Rather virtue than vice in the lives Of our kind
Therefore good deeds VIC record on these stones;
The evil men do let Il dice with their bones
have hbored as sexton this many a year
But pevcr have buried a bad nan here"
That explains the tombstone riddle. and
very satisfactorily. 10 our way OF think
ing. These perishabIe ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and small-are all conceived in love and
hope. They tell individual tales. rot OF
sadness. but OF gladness; they reclte the
one good thing Of the dead person, the
while they are mute concerning the hun
dred bad things that might be said of
him; and the world is all the sweeter for
II. The evil men do let It die with
their bones" but the better things. let
them be perpetuated IN human minds as
long as they may
II only man might learn 70 be as kind
in thought toward his fellow-man this
side OF the grave as he inclines TO view
him dead and gone. We speak no harsh
words OF the dead, nor should we But
how much less should we speak no harsh
words Of the living? The dead-perhaps
the dead do not know. But the living
sh, we can see to It that the living are
made acquainted with our generous
thoughts, and are made happier thereby.
Which Of moItals shall dare 20 say
That cur neighbor was wicked who died to-dayf''
We give it to you as a Sunday thought
well wOEth your while.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
Asbury Park Not Immune.

From the Treaton EUning Tiuies
Asbury Park pastors complain at the
large numbers OF pennies that are cast
into the contribution baskets at the Sun
day services, and one OF them declared
that many persons who put a cent on
the plate dedicated 20 God. would be
ashamed TO hand a like amount as a tip
TO a porter, or a bell boy" Which is
true. Let some genius devise a collec-
ton box with a slot and bell attachment,
that viii ring an alarm when q penny
falls into the receptacle. That will head
of the Stight-wad worshipers. who take
too literally the statement that saliva
ton is free.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01

ward securing uniformity. In tho con-
ference Of next January these various
interests viii join hands in a compre-
hensive movement.
It is movement which looks to the
strengthening OF national solidarity with
out weakening local autonomy. 1t aims
to attain ali the ADVANTAGES Of oenualiza-
ton without mourning its dangers. and
so Is quite in accord with the trend OF
national growth and aspiration.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
Renenth an OH Tree

II is an interesting find that has been
made in Long Island by the digging up
OF an old tree to make way for a side
walk. Entangled in its roots were In
dian beadwork and two ornamented
buckskin bags Inside one bag were two
stone war clubs or hammers, and twenty
FIVE metal tipped arrows and a bow. The
stone club heads were eggshaped. IN
the other hang was stone pipe decorated
with Indian characters. The stem was
long and fastened to the stone body by q
metal rim. Beside the two buckskin
bags were a pair OF saddles and a pair
OF leggingS, also OF huckskin. They were
wrapped in the skin OF some animal
apparently a wolf All were IN a good
state OF preservation.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
THE RELIGION FOR HIM.

The woods and dalas
And tho hills ard wales
These are the church FOR ne;
The chorus sweet
Tsat the birds repeat
And the paeans Of the bee;
The rlstling PRAYER
On the still. sweet afr
OF the leaves on the kindly trees;
The ligi. divine
OF the soft sunshine.
Ard the woodland harmouies;
The sturdy Etngggth
OF the mountain length
As It stretches athwart the SKY;
The fresh, clean thrill
or the mUlntain I'LL
As & runs a-whispering By;
The perfumed scent
OF the meadows blent
With the pine q the talsom boughs,
And the SWEET wild rose.
Ard the elder blows.
And the grain in the trimming mows;
All speak % me
OF tie majesty
And glory az God above.
Who made the hills
And the dales and rills
And taught them 20 sing His iovel
John kENDRICK BANGS