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The Washington times., 1909-08-22
Neglect Has Left
Irene Unable to Walk.

Our attention has lately been drawn
to two other children in this great city.
One Of them is called for cOnvenience's
sake Irene Johnson. YOU know the
slory-how mainutrition and neglect
have left her al six unable TO walk, TO
talk, or 10 eat any save liquid food.
Kind friends are opening the vista OF a
real life 10 that baby. But today she is
shut-in not by these infrmities alone.
but also by a little left hip broken and
healed go that she can barely drag her
self about.
And down al the immigration deten-
ton camp, while you and l were in Phil
adeIphia, is stiU another case. Chat
tpring in her quaint baby way" as Miss
Braam has told. half i'm Russian. half
IN English. and laughing happily up
into my face all the while, seven-year-
old Rose Goldburg plays about the floor
Of the station" a father employed at
the Broad Street Station had skimped
and saved for months in the heartening
hope of sending to the wife back in Rus
STA money enough to bring his home to
him here in blessed America" They
have come now on lie MeTiOu-and the
law has interviewed to send Rosa and the
mother across the great ocean because
the child Is crippled. Here. too. friends
have come forward bond has been
obtained 10 secure the Government
against the future Of the child. But at
this writing Rosa and her mother are,
indeed shut-ins, and there must seem
to be bitter irony for the father in that
phrase Of his, blessed America"
The Washington times., 1909-08-22

among other things this little hostage
to suffering inspires all the tots OF the
neighborhood. Up there at her win
dow, with a hack that won't let arms
and legs move together, she leads the
Quicksilver Sues" and the Busy
Bens'' at their play. The pain is
less" she GAYS. when she thinks Of
bother things SO she watches the chain
wind in and out Among the lily-white
daisies" and the lines go back and forth
in ''Ramson, tamson. tiddy-bO-tee." and
hears the screams in tag and Hi spy.
and tells her mother, and the mother
tells the rompers. how 10 change the
games to make them better.
There is a piano next door and that
helps, too. As the lady plays, the sound
comes through the wall as clear as If
in the next room. Fortunately for
these ears there is not much Beethoven
or Wagner in the program. But there
IS Barn Dance that little fingers
can beat time to. and there are dozen
songs that a little voice can sing even
If its mistress doesn't know the words.
You and I are stern grown-ups; we
have command over our feelings, OF
course: but just the same we don't care
10 hear come through that wall any
musical setting TO
Little AU-Aloney's feet
Pitter-patter in the hall.
We couldn't stand that. It's better to
think that this is no Little-Oh-Dear We
have found in Germantown We must
forget that we can't call this baby girl
names Ike Pittypat and Tippytoe- We
will have 10 make up name for her.
Suppose we call her Dear-My-Soul and
make her the Queen Of Good Children
Street! And hers will be reign with
out any wars save that which already
she wages so stanchly against suffer
ing and for her ministers she win have
Patience, Unselhshness and Love.
The Washington times., 1909-08-22
MRS. MARY CARROLL AND HER
CHILDREN.

little. And they'e some people with a
school over here where they teach yuh
to do leather work, T. work with it with
tools, v know. Here the eyes almost
shine out of their gray cireles.) And
I en- learn But they only keeps the
school open L hours a day and It's
closed all summer. I'm shut in, all
right, but en- get Z tn school, and
I'm goin' t make somethin' O. myself
I know that"
You stop yourself from looking down
into those pickering torches OF hope.
You think for a minute-"What viii my
daugh er be doing at fourteen" There
is a sharp clamp Of pain in your
breast and then you have somehow a
confused vision of a lawn beside
country houae. with a slender figure In
white rolling a hoop and laughing, and
at one side there is a pond frozen over
and a group of schoolgirls have skated
up to a FIRE. and there's a ''taffy-pull
after a Thanksgiving dinner, and
Christmas gets into 1t all somehow
with a little watch at the toe OF
long silk-and- nsle stocking. Then you
look round here in the back yard OF
1145 Pinckney street. and you wish you
hadn't.
The Washington times., 1909-08-22

spent his life in Philadelphia from his
eighteenth year, when as one of a fam
Iy OF sixteen ne caIJe L. the new III
Dorado from Peu.so, Ireland. See him
p -+-.eds in The doorway, an eX-
precision OF genuine sweetness lighting
his old face, and then reflect that he IS
palsied until his left hand can't be held
still and that his left side twinges with
the circulating pain OF sciatic rheuma-
tisn. For twenty-seven years he was
a salesman for the wholesale grocery
house. Even today, when enduring
pains which might well keep you ard me
I'm bed, he re-enforces his self-respect
and keeps himself above pauperism BY
dragging his bent and quiverins body
through the streets every Saturday to
make sUcn collections as kind employers
feel can yet De entrusted TO one so
feeble. There is a lesson in Matthew
Young for us-a hOmely lesson like that
which Stevenson phrased so beautifully
in TO be honest, to be kind. to earn a
little and 70 spend a little less"
The Washington times., 1909-08-22
Hope For Fairy
To Wave Her Wand.


And when we leave Mosher street we
wonder II there isn't somewhere a good
fairy TO wave her wand over two para
lyzed little legs and two arms almost
motionless. TO change little body iBto
one like that we know so well, to pvt
a "bowanarrow' into those hands, or a
beanie" and send Charley Craft run
ming like any other school boy over the
brow of the bank TO Big Rock TO 80
in swimmin'.
We go across The city 10 Durham
street. and we hold our noses. What is
that smell? Garbage? We stop, our car
well awa7' from No. 247, but even so We
draw to the do0rsteps of the tumbled
shacks title groups Of darkeys and ,ow
whites. We ask for Eva Fritz. who is
yuh. doctuhs?" inquiries one OF the co..
ored women. Then we see Eva, whose
nineteen years ought to have developed
her into the crown OF young woman
hood, hiding behind the skirts OF TWO
black servant>girls. We ask her to come
out. After a while she peeks out at us
ike a frightened cat. We try TO Yc4s-
sure her. But when she does come out
il is to run down the gutter in the mid
die of the alley, with a motion like shat
Of q wary and crippled kitten, 10 a bet
ter hiding place. and that is ali.
Round about Baltimore we know there
are hundreds OF cases like these. But
We can't find them. AS we knock at
doors we hear sometimes a scuffling
upstairs. a blind drawn. a voice from
next door saying as a bluff Ain no.
body home IN tieah.' We realize that
this summer 800 applications foe vaca-
tons at the fresh air farms must go
unanswered. We wonder vaguely If the
choosing hasn't been badly done to per
nit such cases as these TO wait till the
last. And We drive SLOWLY back to the
sections OF the city we know so mucn
better, warning the chauffeur not to
honk so much and 20 give the lively
youngsters playing in che street as
much time as they need TO get well out
OF the way.
Suffering Children
Teach Lesson In Simple Faith
Here, then, are half a dozen stories
of shut-ins taken from the heat OF the
day ana the sweat and suffering. What
do We sly OF them? Are they simply
studies "a poverty or misery. or unhap-
piness? Surely not. There Is not one
OF them that does not show forth some
thing finer than the having and hold
ing Of worldly success. There is not
one that does not CLEAN With that Won
derful light which moved the Master
10 speak Of 1.-The least Of these" He
had in mind self-forgetlilg. love- stead
fastness, simple faith. Could any self
forgetting; sdSnass that of Sara Bar
ger? Any love. that Of the Romers F?
Any stes dfastness. that of Annie Wald-
The Washington times., 1909-08-22
| Annie Sews
| But Can't Walk.


while YOU stood there. 1t comes to you
with a start that. she works longer
hours than you dc, that as long as she
can see she sews buttons on those
Ioveralls against the coming Of the col
lection wagon" The weeks work Is
worth possibly $3.50 to them all to-
eether 1t has cost you that much 70
come down into southwest Baltimore
in a taxicab. So you turn quickly and
ask (and even your voice isn't exactly
steadv): Annie, have you ever been in
the country?
The reply comes through the ''thr-r-r''
Of the machine with note of real
happiness in it. "M-hm. 1 went thee
once.
Did you like it?''
1T was great" this with breath
that lifted the thin breast two or three
inches.
''WeH, what did you Ike most about
it2"
oh. t was tn air and eVerythin'-
But tn air blew all around, and they
wasn't any smell in q and 1t had kinda
taste to it that mac me feel sure /
could make somethin' O myself
Walk out Of n45 Pinekney street.
Southwest Baltimore. and be proud, if
you can. You can't do it. You can't
even talk. You can only think in pic
tures-pictures that drive each other
away and then come back-pictures Of
young girls i'm plaid wooden school
dresses with straps full of books swing
ing by their sides, of flower Of cour-
age dropping in a sort Of prison yard
su rounded b. chimneys and slate
roofs. of a mother helping her girFe
get ready for a party in a crisp white
dress with a pink sash, of long fingers
reachino out for buttons as though they
were hungry And there is a dull
''thr-r-r' in your brain that even the
throb of the taxicab doesn't drown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
Homes Wanted
AN EARNEST APPEAL MADE BY
THE cHILDREN's HOME So
GETTY OF WEST WR-
GINA.

Executive Committee Hon. George
W. Atkinson, L. L. D., pres't.; Rev. R.
D. Roller, D. D., v. Priest; Hon. H. G.
Davis, Rev. T. c. johnson, D. D., Hon.
H. G. Mewhorter. Hon. George E.
Price; Secretary. ]. D. Baines; Treas.
urer, Col. ]. Q. Dickinson.
The above Society was organized in
1896 for the care and training of the
orphan and homeless children Of West
Virginia.
Shortly after organization Hon. H.
G, Davis, the great frieni of West
Virginia orphans. gave the Society a
home for the unfortunate little ones.
which Is located in Charleston, W. Va,
supplementing this generous gift by
the yet more helpful donation Of 500
per month since 1896. To this first
building Mr.. Davis has added a two
story building. thus greatly increasing
our capacity for caring for orphan
and homeless children.
Into this home we receive the home.
less children, being admitted at the
rate Of q 8. and sometimes 10 per
month. .
+ We have a fine lot Of bright little
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

boys and girls, ranging i1Om 1gear to
II years old. we are anxious to ind
homes for these homeless little ones
--homes wen qualified, morally. intel
leetualy ana lnaneniiy-sueh homes
as VIM receive them IS members of
the farnily As Sons and daughters.
Thus making 1 mutual benefit.
DeaT Reader else help Us to
care for them.
Can you not become q parent to
one Of them7 Perhaps you hayea good
home and no child to share 1t With
you. You can make the little one a
blessing to yourself Tney are plead
ing daily for a new home, new papa.
and new mamma. WIN YOU let US plead
with You for thems ii. you Win give
one or more Of them a place in your
home and hearts directions. write to
the superintendent for blank applica.
ton papers
N. o. Sewers,
State supt.
Ills Washington st. Charleston, W.
va. fI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

separately, and the paper written on
one side only. No answer must ex.
coed two hundred words in length and
may be less. Each answer must have
the name and address of the writer at
the bottom OF the answer.
4. Students should be careful to un.
derstand the question before answer.
ing. To do this, the lesson text must
be read and especially the verse, or
verses, upon which the question is
based.
5. The answers from this Local
Club must he delivered to this Office,
and they will be collated at the close
of the contest, and forwarded to head
quarters for independent examination
by competent examiners. The prizes
will then be awarded according to the
highest number of marks, won by
members of The International News.
paper Bible Study Club, and prizes
which may be awarded to members Of
this Local Club will be given out from
this office.
The Prizes.
First Series-A gold medal to each
OF the first five contestants.
Second Serles-A silver medal to
each Of the next five contestants.
Third series-A Teachers Bible,
price $3.50, to each of the next five
contestants.
Fourth Series-The book "The Heart
of Christianity" price $1.5O, to each Of
the next thirty-five contestants.
Fifth serles-A developed mind, an
expended Imagination, a richer expe-
rlence and more profoundo knowl-
edge Of the Bible and of life, to all
who take this course whether winning
any other prize or not.
Each medal will be suitably engrav.
ed, giving the name Of the winner, and
for what 1t is awarded, and in like
manner each Bible and book will be
inscribed.
All who can write, and have ideas,
are urged to take up these studies re.
CARELESS OF the degree OF their educa-
ton, as the papers are not valued
from an educational or literary stand
point but from the point of view of
the cogency of their reasoned ideas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
gxEc:.UTRix,s NORGE

The undersigned hereby owes notlco
to all persons holding claims agains,
the estate 81 Andrew Starting de
ceased, to present the came properly
authenticated. to the tindersIgnea Tor
settlemen. And an persons oWfng said
esate are requested to ny the same
at once,
NANCY ]. RAYMOND Iaxerutrlx Of
the last VIII and lament 81 Al
drew Sterling deceased No. 10i
Newton street Fairmont West va.
April 9Th. 1905.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
international Newspaper
Bible Study Class


The'West Virginian has secured the
right to publish the international Sun.
day school Lesson questions by Rev.
Dr. Lnscott, which have aroused so
much interest elsewhere, and they will
be published In the twice week
and also in the Daily In order to give
ample time in whihc to study the ques.
tons for toe following Sunday.
The West virginlan is also authoriz.
ed to form a local Newspaper Bible
Club for It's readers, and guarantees to
all who join and fulfill the conditions,
that everything herein promised will
be carried out. Only one question a
week for % consecutive weeks Is to
be written on.
Persons may join the club at any
time during the year, but must, of
course answer the So questions here.
matter explained, to qualify for the
prizes. 1t is, however, desirable that
the questions be answered as the les
sons are studied.
The International Newspaper Bible
Study Club is for the purpose Of pro.
noting, in an unfettered way among
the masses, wider study OF the Bible,
the basal truths OF Christianity, and
the problems which enter into every
mans life. 1t Is composed Of all those
who join Local Club, and take up
the simple course herein outlined, bar
ring only ordained clergymen. Sunday
school teachers, Bible class scholars,
and church-goers generally, may be.
long to this Newspaper Club, also non
church-goers.
Conditions of the Contest.
1. Each contestant, or his or her
family must be a subscriber to this
paper, during the continuance OF the
contest, in order to qualify for mem.
bership in the international Newspa-
per Bible Study Club and this Local
Club. ~,
2. Each contestant in this Local
Club. must answer each Of the written
questions, for 50 consecutive weeks,
commencing for Sunday, January 8,
1909, and the answers must all be in
the possession of this paper within
two weeks of the close OF this period.
8. Each question must be answered
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

WANTED ~ Men TO De snwmen, to
take our correspondence course in the
Science 81 salesmanship. The shcl.
don School has increased the earning
power Of over $4,000 men from 10 per
cent to 100 per cent. and more. Clerks
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~ knowing and applying Sheldon sell
Ing methods. We have helped thou.
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Write today and learn how we can
help You. One OF the greatest books
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
eoODyrlsht 1909. by Rev. T. S Linsoott, D. d.

Of the Tight that snined around Saul?
tsee Acts xxn.:s. xxW.:1s, I Cor.
xv,:S.)
Whose voice was It that Saul heard ?
What reason is there to believe that
this was real voice with outward
sound?
Is there any sinner SO bad that Je-
sus does not call him to repent?
Had Saul actually been prosecuting
Jesus2 tsee Matt, 25:4O)
1--we hurt or help a Christian, is
chat actually done to Jesus?
Is there a sense in which Chris.
tlan is the actual CHRISTI
verve 5-Did Saul know from the
first who It was that spake to, himp
Does Is always consciously hurt TO
hight against Godf
Does wrong doing always hurt
whether done In ignorance o. notS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

Verse 6-Wnat makes sinners al.
ways tremble when God reproves them
for their sins?
At what stage does God forgive q
convicted sinner?
When was Saul actually converted
Why did not Jesus tell Saul there
and then. what he wanted him to do?
Verse why does the supernatural
always Brighten people?
Verses S-9-what had blinded Saul?
How did Saul spend the days that
ne was without sight?
Did he fast because he had no de.
sire for food, or was it religious
fast?
Is fasting OF any use in these days
as help to spiritual life?
Verses 1O.12-May the ability to
hear God speak, be acquired by all
true Christians?
Have you any experience OF God
telling more than one person the same
thing, so that when they came to
compare experiences, Gods message
was confirmed?
Will God always prepare US for our
work, and prepare the work for us?
Verses 13-16-Ts God pleased, or dis.
pleased, II We do not accept what he
says, when It is not clear TO us?
Verses 17.1s-Did saul at this time
receive a1e Holy Ghost, or at the time
of his conversion, and when do Chris
tlans generally receive hima (ThIs
question must be answered In writing
by members Of the club.)
Verses 1s-22-Do all genuine con-
verts like Saul, commence Immediate
ly to get others converted?
What was the power in Saul which
gave him his great zeal, and is the
same power available for every Chris.
tian?
Verses 2S-25-1f a person feels, or
acts, In a bitter spirit toward one of a
different fattn, is that proof that he
is not in touch with the true God?
Verses 26-3O-Are Christians justi-
fed in being cautious in receiving
strangers?
What is the best way for young
convert to show he really is a Chris
tian?
Is a true earnest aggressive Chris
tian, as liable to give orense in these
days as was Saul?
Lesson for Sunday, April 25th, 1909
The Gospel in America, Acts Kills
80; 1925.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
April IS, 1909.

April IL, 1909.
The Conversion of saul.-Atsc TX:
1870.
Golden Textile fell to the earth
and heard a voice saying unto him,
Saul, Saul why persecutest thou me?
Acts IX.:4.
Verses 1-2-From experience, phil
Graphically, theologically, psycholo-
gically, or any other way, how do You
account for the bitter hatred of Saul
Tor Christians?
After the conversion, did ne show
the same hatred toward those who op-
posed Christianity?
Does history justify the statement
that, jealous religiouIsts, who have
not known, nor experienced the love
OF God, have been exceedingly cruel
and bitter men9
Verses 3-4-What was the nature
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
GOLD flour
SALE OF Personal PRoPERTl
OF ANDREW STERLING, DE-
CEASED.

The undersigned will sell at public
auction. at the late residence Of An
drew Sterling, deceased, at corner Of
Water and Newton streets. in the
First ward of the City of Falrmont, on
SATURDAY, April nth, 1909, com
mencing at 10 O'Clock A. M. all of the
personal property Of said decedent,
consisting of household goods, kitchen
furniture, and numerous other articles,
including one buggy and harness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

There should be something doing in
the deal line between Cincinnati and
Chicago pretty soon on the theory that
where there is so much smoke there
must be some fire. 1t is pretty certain
however, that Johnnie Eyers as well
as Artie Hoffman, will not get away
from the Cubs unless Griffith has
something pretty substantial to give
in return.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

TERMS or s. IsEs All SIMS Of 1--WE
dollars or less cash il hand and
for all sums exceeding hys dollars, 1
credit OF SIX tel months viii be OVEN.
the purchaser 70 give his inter- bear.
ing note, with security in came
NANCY ]. RAYMOND, xecntrix.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

cor sALE-12 roon residence. Well
nnished, close IN, 20s srd street. A
bargain at 100000. Address "owner"
care this Office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

sssg "a WEEK AND EXPENSES TO
MEN WITH RIG TO introduce poultry
and stock powders; experience unnec-
essary; reliable company and exclu.
tive territory given. The Grant Co.,
Dept ss, Springfield, Illinois. 12t
OF course yoa win read q good
many more ads. taaa you will answer
ANA u decide which you SHOULD
answer q to develop the judicial and
the business Instinct,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
Lost and Found

FouNp-Pocket book containing
about $500. Advertised by q. L. Col
den. Advertiser please call for same.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
Situations Wanted

Trustwotthy, middle aged min
wants work, can drive or help about
store. Address 222 satterfield street,
or call Cons. Phone SOS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

'FouNp-Three bracelets, one gold
chain. For information call S27 Mon.
noe street. 1886
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

Friends of Billy Sullivan having got
busy with the petition business.
friends Of George Davis are likewise
canvassing Chicago for names in sup.
port of his candidacy for the mana.
gerial berth on the White sox.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

WANTEp-By a young man, position
as q Bookkeeper.
Address x. Y. p, This Office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
Help Wanted

WANTED Salesman to deliver. 3faT.
~ and collect. CAN evenings, Mrs.
SshIsnS, No. / Fairmont Avenue
W. P. Bennett.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS

;NSANT-Fo1f bright girls for sole.
ding Address agent" care this OF.
zee. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

COR sALE-Good building lot on
,Eairmont Ave. size 80 x 100 feet
$3.50. A bargain for investment. You
can't buy property across street from
aais lot for 500 per front foot. Lot
Between 18th and 18th streets. APP
ply TO &C. S." care this Office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

+ = 1: + + + i! + - \ s.*
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON !
BY REV. LNscoTT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL .
NEWSPAPER BIBLE STUDY CLUB. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

THIS is to % the pest year for busl
ness In the history Of the world-bpi
to the non.advertiser. and the inem
cieut advertiser. II. viii ssen about
dix all other years
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
BASEBALL pore.

John Killing. the much talked about.
has posted forfeit to meet tae win.
ner of the Weston.Holston pool match,
for the championship OF the country.
President Murphy's threat to fine
King $1,000 unless he comes to time
right away sounds pretty good from a
distance. IL makes good reading in
other words.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

Johnny Evers, the second baseman
Of the Chicago National League Club,
has taken the position of aead coach
to the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Instl.
tute baseball nine.