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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

to be helpful. The Central Christian
school is asking him, Can you do it?'
Yes, If he is unselfIsh in his leader.
ship and continues to have, and he has.
all assurance that he will have, the
magnificent and unselfsh cooperation
of the officers and teachers. vital con.
tact with the live school and It's prob
lens. close clear-headed observation
and study of Sunday school history.
tendencies, methods and men, with a.
wide acquaintance with facts, plans.
&C.. ought to count for something.
The pastor must have spirituar
health and efficiency to stand upon q
watch-tower to hail his school for the
coming day. He must have wisdom
to adapt as well as adopt, what he.
reads and sees. Churches are known
and measured by the Bible schools
they grow, and Bible schools are test
ed by tie sort of church life they fos.
ter.
The Central Christian Bible schooa
is most splendid prophecy of the beh1
ter Bible school that is to be in Far
mont in the coming months.
Give the Disciples of Christ grow
ing field, In any typical American city.
with average conditions Of opportuD-
ity. average, workers. a few strong
leaders. genuine and common dlficul-
ties, together with some extraordinary
difficulties. peculiar to the Individual
field, with very modest and even
inadequate equipment. with few will
ing to make rather striking sacrifices,
great church can be established in
few years. The Disciples are free
and ready to adopt all workable and
practicable plans, developed, which
have become the property of any sec
ton of the great universal church Of
God.
Do not fall to hear the sermons to-
morrow and the inspiring singing.
Morning theme, Christ and the Little
Things OF Life. Evening, the Fan Of
Babylon. Baptisms at night. Go early
for good seat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

vival continues with increasing inter
est; accesslons at every service. To-
morrow will be a great day in this
congregation: many will unite with
the church. This CHURCH has good
times together every Sunday. You
never saw happier family, nor one
more united and contented, than the
people who compose the Central Chris
tian Church. You couldn't go to sleep
II You wanted to, and you won't want
to. In every department everybody Is
busy. Just like beehive. Every fea-
ture counts. Souls are saved, God is
honored. A great variety OF exercis-
es please and help all who come. eth
er as members of tine congregation or
visitors.
The Bible school of this church has
increased ZIG per cent. since January
LIST and tomorrow it win surpass all
former records. The teachers and
onicers nave mind to work. They
are ready to use any good thing that
can be found in other schools. They
are watchful as to what is going on
among, Sunday school specialists.
Subject Of the sermon for this (sat-
urday evening" is The More Excellent
Way. Sunday mornings theme, Christ
among the Little Things. Sunday
night, The Fall Of Babylon. A num-
her Will be baptized this evening at
the conclusion Of the service. II you
want good seat at these services
go early.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
AN OLD PLAY.

The property" storm at washlng.
ton howis horribly along the sky.
Waves of language churn anil dash.
Southern Democratic Senators are
trying to launch a life boat to thes res.
cue. Eight men in u committee room.
a secret, black and midnight commit
tee room, are making tariff that will
fatten New England and day The west
and the south. The more we read tho
more deeply are we penetrated wen
contempt for the Yankee eye TO the
main chance and with pure admiration
for the unselfshness of the other
parts Of the country, Bat tne;e is .
limit to patience. Heueetortn re. every.
body understand that il, there is any
hosgtng going Or, west virginia, the
south. the west must have q due share
q tie pFocee as II * q blessed Thing to
be 70 sosns 81 is not to have seen
this old ashinston comedy OF rwoit
BAT played with New England.
enhsyIvanla-as positively the
mos yillianons william ever exhtbttea,
% any stage tSeN, x osls sans
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
NO FIzzYoLLey FOR HER.

The following note was recc,v / by
a village teacher from the ambitious
mother of one of her pupils:
Dear Ctr-You will pleze not lern
by children emmy thing more about
ffzzyoiigy stuff / don't think It is pur-
ity to talk to children about ;heir skill.
ton and Bonze and won't have 1t. |
want my children raze nice. You can
lern them to speak gramer and talk
Korrect butt do not desire them 20
know that they have such things as
bonze. Pleaze let the come nome be-
foar the ffzzyol1gy class begins to
talk"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

The editor Of the Harlan ia, Re.
publican IS keeping the lentsn season:
Here Is the substance Of his saf-de-
NAL, I'VE have determined, dnring
lent, to eat no terrapin and drink no
champagne. Neither win We 70 gid
dying about the country in our own
automobile, We are determined to be
good" Huh! II that constitutes good
ness the editor Of the Harlan Repub.
lican is not in class by his lonesome
self If denial loves company as n,ucn
as misery Is said to do this newspa-
per man will md the bench be has
picked out somewhat crowded for
comfort.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
First M. E. Church.

Main ST., C. D. Smith,, Hastor-
$3.50 a. m. Sunday school, Chas. w
Evans, superintendent; 1O:45 a. m,
morning worship. sermon by the pas.
tor from the text "Tf this counsel or
this work be of men 1t will come to
naught: but II 1t be of God, We cannot
overthrow #" Acts $3.50; 2:8O p.
m, Junior League; G:SO p. M, Bpworth
devotional meeting, led by Frank
Reeves. topic, Called to Serve" 1880
p M, evening worship, preaching by
the pastor, subject, "The United
States as a Mission Field" You are
cordially invited.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
MIR. HunBARp's coMMIrrEE.

West Virginia in general and the
First congressional district lin par.
ticular, is fortunate in having a rep.
resentative in the person Of the Hon.
William P. Hubbard on the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce.
says the Wheeling Intelligencer. This
committee, nextto ways and means. is
now regarded as the most important
in the House, as the following item
from the Washington Post will indl-
cate:
Members OF the House already are
beginning to speculate upon their in
diridnaI chances of getting caoice
committee assignments, which are ex.
pected to be made Just before the pres
ent special session of congress adj.
iourns.
Particular interest is conferred in the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce. During the Roosevelt adj
administration this committee, dealing
with the Panama Canal legislation, the
pure-food law, the interstate COM
merce laws, employers liability law.
and similar questions, won recognition
as the great constructive committee
of the House. Therefore, berths on
this committee are regarded as espe-
ciaiiy desirable.
Mr.. Hubbard will rank two places
higher this session than he did the
last. The former chairman, Col. Hep
burn, of Iowa, failed of reelection and
the, ranking, member, Mr.. Wagner, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, will be transferred to
the chaiFpanship Of another com.
TnFttee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
Presbyterian Church.

Rev. H. C. stoetzer. Pustor-Tae
Sunday. school will meet at . 80 a. NJ,
Prof. J. Walter Barnes. superintendent.
Tomorrow will be the first Sunday
OF the new quarter. and all the teach,
ers and scholars are urged to make
a special effort TO be present. Morn,
ing service. 1O:45 o'clock Reception
.of members and the Communion OF
the Lords Supper. Subject Of ser.
mon. Invitation of Tie Master" The
Junior Endearor Society will meet at
2:S0 p. M leaders. Miss Flora Lloyd
and Master Jos. Greer Topic. "a
Life.Uved for Others" Meeting OF
the Session. at $3.50 p. IN. The Sen.
Tor Society will be lead by Mr.. Frank
Evan. and will meet at $50 p. m.
Topic. Lilies Lessons from the Book
'ot PfoEerbs.r Conservation meeting.
Evening service. 1880 p. M; text,
Judges lee A,loni!bezek fled; and they
pursued after,hlm and caught him and
cut on mis- thumbs and great toes"
Subject ePeople of Impartial Powers
and Partial Progress. The annual
.congreg ational meeting will be held
Asxs "Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock When reports from all the
different ORGANIZATIONS Of the church
viii be read and officers Of the CHURCH
win pc eeietedftor the ensuing year.
We give ali d cordial invitation to
worship With Us.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
"Busted His CALI

An old negro was asleep on the
train out of sedaiia the otaor day,
mouth open and snoring, wnen a drum.
mer emptied quinine capsule on his
tongue. says the Butler Democrat. The
old darby. awakening, began to spit
around and called for the con lactor
saying: Boss. is dere a doctor On
dis here tramp q don't know" said
the conductor. "Are you sick?" Eyes
sir. sho' is sick, sho' is sick
What is the matter with you?" Il
dunno, sir, but it taste like l busted
my GALL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
The Telephone Girl.

The telephone girl sits still in her
chair and listens to voices from
everywhere. She hears all the gossip.
she hears all the news. she knows
who is happy and who has The blues:
she knows all our sorrows, she knows
all our joys, she knows OF every girl
who is chasing the boys, she knows
of our troubles. she knows Of our
strife, she knows every man who is
mean to his wife: she knows very
time We are out with the boys, she
hears the excuses each fellow EN-.
Dloys: she knows every woma who
has dark past. she KNOWS every
man who's inclined to be fast; in fact,
there's secret meath each saIcy
curl Of that quiet. demure liking tele.
phone girl. If the telephone girl would
tell al she. knows 1t woud turn half
our friends into bitterest foes. She
would SOW small wind that would
soon become gale, engn;f us in
trouble and land us in jail; She would
let go story (Which gaining in force).
would cause half our wives to sue fol
divorce; she could get all the churches
mixed up in fight and tutl ali Our
days into sorrowing nights; in fact,
she could keep the whole town in i
stew II she'd tell the tenth part of tao
things she knew. Now doesn't ii make
your head whirl when you mink what
you owe the telephone girl?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
Get 1t stralaht.

Better get the thing straight before
you repeat It. A thing that Mrs So
and-so said that Mrs. so-ahd so said
that her hubby said that Joha Keep
itstlll said that his wife said that has
closest chum and secret adviser, Mrs.
Nevertellit, said that her husband said
he heard on the streets, may not be as
true as gospel. You take a clean rag
and let it be dragged around over
town a few days, and its color will nr
greatly ehanged.-center Point tTex)
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
Delivered BY Carrier.
PITTssuRe COAL MEN GET
SLIGHT CONCESSION.
GE 7

The Plttsburg coal operators whose
protest against the discriminating
rates extended to West Virginia ope-
rators BY the lake railroad lines was
discussed in these columns night be
lore last made some impression upon
the traffic managers of the roads AZ
yesterday's conference in New York.
The traffic men, after being shown
that Pittsburg cosl Is being taxed
nearly three times as much per ton
mile for the haul from mines to lake
as the West yirginia coal is. announc-
ID a new rate card This card leaves
lthe treight rates on Pittsburg coal IN.
changed hut raises the rates to be
sharged the West Virginia producers.
The Falrmont tate 8 put mp from
sex 10 st.96s the. tSaqa yna river rate
'ifoln s5e 10 ST eil s. ! and tls New fiy;
rate fsoh sflis toasl .2lA!
IS no means certain that these
eonesssiens ins favor o. the Pittsburg
field win end the dispute. OF course,
Il Is an advantage TO the Pittsburg
coal shippers to have the rate on
west Eirgiaia coal raised even;a cent
q tong but II is a question whether the
railroad haye yet done enough to
PROVE Willingness to be fair to this
4fatt.tsfi n &c tbe lISairr,nnt noaI {hot
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
A Good Gil.

A girl is gentle, brave and spirited;
who is unsefhsh; highminded and in
telHgent; who has sweetness and
depth of character and does not think
OF herself, but works fos the aspplness
of others; who is merry and dainty
and wholesome as a gin sno,ti lie,
will never lack either lovers or
friends. She is the light or the home.
a good friend to her sisters ana broth.
ers, and the sunshine or the old folks.
God bless her.-Exchdnge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
When . nrIde Goes T. M,rket.

when 6rioe Goes 70 M1rket'
After bride of week hal Inspect.
ed all the fresh vegetables In the store.
purchased few and inquired prices
all around, she said to the patient
clerk: These tomatoes are Just twice
as dear as those across the street.
Why is itr"
"Ah, yes, ma'am, to be sure: but,
you know, as I see you are q judge,
these"-and the. grocer smiled
"threse are hand-picked."
"of course" she said hastily, blush
ing, why, might have known. Give
me a bushel, please"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
NJ E. Church, south.

Rev. ]. W. Critics, sPastor-sunday
school at $3.50. preaching, 1O:45; sub.
ject the basis ofyeur Missionary OBJ.
llgation. Recepeon Of members at
the close q % morning service. Jun.
ior p. m, led by oney
Tharp sIi9f rue at6:So; preach,
ne 3 Elder W. I. Can.
ier me ent will be admins.
iee lhs lne service. All will
ana .iess services.
ttuU1 I'D church. "
pastor TIE rs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
REPORT Is ISSUED BY
!. AUDITOR pARsr.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Apyil o..
The report of Auditor parst for tine
month. of March Just made public,
shows that the state has on hand 81.
725,665.51. During the month here
was received sSSG143.2O and tllsburs.
ed $1.S2s.16O.75. This includes ali
funds. The reason for the large dis
bursements is that $1.5S4.c7s.g2 was
money paid to counties au'l mantci.
palItieE, having been collected from
public service commissions by the
state.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
Christ Church.

Rev. a. H. Beavin, Pastor-T:3O a.
m. Holy communion; 7:8O a. H.. Sun.
day school; 1876 a. H.. Martins Holy
communion service: subject. "Cnrist's
First Temptation in the Wilderness"
1880 p. m, evening sermon, subject,
The Eternal Goodness
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
First Baptist church,

,tiey; w j, Eddy Pastcr- This Sun
day begins a new quarter May not
al the people who have been asteni-
ing sunday school be present ait e.2ll
1915 morning service. subject The
Institution Of tie Lords supper 5ndl
lts Observance $3.50 evening sarllce.
subject 'Baptism, rs sIgnileoaa G
$3.50 B. Y. P. u Ie'rts pffI' S.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
IN POLICE CIRCLES

Policemen were busy tolay. Two
women on washington street had a
spectacular fight. No arrests made.
Sam Walker was arrested for giving
ris wife beating.
Two prisoners were fned for dis
orderly conduct.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

]. C. Bloomfield, Pastor-To the fol-
lowing services you are cordially In
vited: Sunday school, $3.50 a. M. and
Communion service at 1O:45 a. M:
Junior Endeavor $3.50 p. NJ, Mrs. R.
G. Jones, in charge; Christian En.
deayor, GAS p. m, led by the newly
elected officers Miss Nan Cox, presi.
dent EyahgelisAe service ii 80 d
with sermon On appropriate prep.
aEaticn for Easter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

a young man named Du Bose m
ytted his sweetheFt to take buggy
ride with him The young woman had
a very fesching nsp. When taey
reached q very lonesome bit Of rad
the young man announced: '-This Is
where you have to pay toll. Tho toll
is either kiss or a squeeze
ooh, Nj. Dn Bothle exclaimed his
companion. scissored.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
FAIRMoNT CHURCHES
Where to Attend Divine Worship

Eddy; subject, life Lessons for me
from the Book of Proverbs" The pub,
lie is cordially invited to attend all
the services. There will be baptism
at the close Of the evening sermon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03
Catholic Church.

Rev. a .Boutlou, Pastor-Mass ev.
cry Sunday morning at s and 10
O'Clock. with evening devotions at
1880 O'Clock. Mass every morning
during the week at 1880 O'Clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

The display of weapons at The Court
House shows tnat the Black Hand is
well up on the science of cutlery and
shootlery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

sence of any authoritative statement
from the Pittsburg operators IT would
seem as If their grievance may yet be
appealed to the Interstate commerce
commlssion.-PFttsburg Press.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

Are you a .'iudge Of adyeHisIngg,-.
Of the interest and Importance to you
Of advertisements? f;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

You, will find the ads. that appeal
to youSmost are Of the stores that viii
appeal to you most.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-03

Not to use the classified ads. is to.
remain "old-nashloned" in "newfash:
Toned" town.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28
5AMlsHMEN HAVE
QUEER CUSTOMS.

| The queerest people in America are
| probably the Amish. In Alabama, Ohio
and Oregon men may be seen wearing
| long black boards, wide brimned black
| hats and black clothes without buttons.
| They are Amshmen. There are sew
| eral thousand OF them in America aud
| they are constantly Increasing in num-
Der.
They came originally from Germany
and Switzerland. driven out by religious
prosecutions. First they settled in
western Pennsylvania, and then went
to central Ohio Fifteen years ago they
ruled Holmes county. in the central
part of Ohio. but because their children
had to go to the county schools they
moved to Geauga county, in tile north
ern part OF the state Even there they
were prosecuted, and a large number
of them moved to Alabama and oregon
The Amish are the most ignorant
people III America. Education is
scorned They resent all attempts 10
educate their children. Even after their
sons and daughters have been to school
1 and have learned about the world, the
Arnishmen brand the knowledge as u
lie. They have no conception of the
earth as being round.
why" they say, 1.-The earth is not
round. because the Bible speaks Of the
four corners of the earth. and it
wouldn't If ii was round"
They never read books or newspapers
and the only way they receive news OF
the outside world is by hearst,y 'rney
have no conception OF the size OF Amer
lea In fact. they have no conception
of anything outside their own COM
munitY.
Naturally, the Amislimen are very
clannish, especially on a meeting
day" Each sunday all the Amishmen
in n certain district attend Il meeting
at the minister's home. since It is con-
sidered a sin to have u church. These
ministers are selected from the congrc-
cation by lot annually. They do no.
know one whit more than the members
of their parish. If an Amishman be-
5lcves that he will be selected toact as
Il minister he weeps copiously. Often
he throws himself into Mysteries Ans
other duty which falls to the minister
is to supply benches for his flock
These he places In a senli-circle around
his front door At meeting time he
takes his place on the doorstep and dcs-
ignates where each member of his con-
gregation shall sit. Men, women, boys
aud girls sit III different parts of the
meeting place. The men sit through |
the entire lecture" with their chins in
their palms and their elbows on their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28

. I i . * s. b. .a
entrance way. ring bell and give 1t
into the arms of the attendant who
opens the doors, and go away without
a word.
And mothers and fathers for the watt
ing babies, are a part OF the regular
staff of the Founding home. TheS
work through other agents az over
the country. through churches ana
missions and children's aid societies;
the appeal is universal Do you want
baby? Descriptions and REQUIRE
ments may be written to the star az
the hospital and you may have Just.
the baby you are looking for
You may require the color#of hair,
ewes. or even specify the disposition.
Usually the asylum has more orders
than it can fill. Girls are asked for
in about twice the ratio of boys. Bluc
eyed girls are the greatest in demand,
and a sweet disposition Is almost al
WAYS one of the specifications.
In the last three years 80 pa pies
have found permanent homes
throughout the country. More than
i 900 more have been given back TO
their own mothers who showed IN the
hospital their right to have their
babies returned to them.
Four or five times a year 40 or 81
babies start off in a little band in
through the. years when they are
kent in the Founding home that
somewhere waiting for them in the
world outside are mothers and faith.
ers. Someday they are to go to and
them.
Nurses and attendants travel with
the babies. who are distributed among
agents who wait to place them IN
homes along the way. But the child
is not TO lose its connection with the
Founding home. Until the children
are grown they are still looked after,
and their care and future guarded
by the supervision Of the agents who
make yearly visits to their homes,
and the matrons who keep in con-
| slant communication with them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28
ssADDEsT n ICE IS
FOUNDING HOME.

~ N a niche above q doorway in a
great building uptown is marble
statue OF d woman holding asfittle
child close to her breast. Beneath
her, through a swinging door that has
not been locked in forty Years, women
pass in to the Founding hospital
with their babies In their arms and
come out with their arms empty.
A single White cradle III the entry
OF a bare reception room receives and
rescues nearlSe 1000 babies a year.
says Pcarsonss Magazine. The room
where the mothers relinquish their
New York
There is nothing in the receiving
room but the little cradle and no one
in sight, though q matron is always
in waiting near b., She never forces
a mother to confess but if possible
persuades her to tell WHY She wishes
to desert her child and perhaps iniiu-
onces her not to give 1t up but to be-
gin life over again. \ mother must
understand that the choice is with
her. The matron may give the
mother 10 or Is minutes in which TO
decide but the choice is final.
II the mother wishes IL and it can
be arranged she is often taken into
the hospital With her baby and al
lowed TO nurse it by having charge
of another Of the tiny children and
helping with one older. child. There
are now 300 mother nurses working
5in,the New York home and there have
been 500 or 500 at other times.
The mother who comes into the
hospital to work can often prove her
fitness to have her baby back again,
but. once she puts II down in the res
cue cradle and goes out that ever
open door, the baby belongs to her
no longer; she may never see or hear
of it again.
There are 500 indoor babies being
cared for inside the New York City
Founding home. 1t is necessary to
board on the outside 1,2o0 more.
Seven thousand four hundred and
twenty-four little foundings have
been looked after in the last two
years, and there are relatively as
many in Boston, in Chicago, in Phila-
delphia--in every large city IN Amer
lea.
In Europe there is an even greater
number Of founding babies. The Eu-
ropean states take charge of the de-
serted waits, but the mother Is only
permitted to bring her child to an