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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-25

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-25

It is said that Ellen Terry has re-
fused an offer OF $1,000 week 10 ali.
pear in vaudeville in this country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-25

Richie Ling has become l"a"1nF
man with Amelia Bingham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-25
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Though Service
Fairnnont to Clarksbure
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TRACTION COMPANY.

Cars leave Cor. Main and jefferson
sts., Falrmont, HOURLY for ciarkl
burg and intermediate Points iron
s. 20 A. M. until 1000 P. M. ;l.ts
Schedule Of Intorurban Cars, octs
Der Fl, 1907 II, y.
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"You think February is an unlucky
month"; ZIP }s
"Yes." answered the slightly SUPER
Btitlous man.
But think OF the great men who
were born in that month"
"They are worth considering. But
tnihk Of the short time between Feb
ruary l and March !, and the month
ly bills. coming In just the same
Washington Star.
Griff-You look prosperous, old man:
Grafton-Yes, suppose you read
about Nuritch's ambition to he a Sen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-25

]. A. BARNES. I
District Superintendent,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
JUST ADDED A POSTSCRIPT
Scientist Capable Of Great ~Psyehol0g.
zeal Work Was Not Strong on
Common Sense.

Prof. Spinks, the scientist, who
was engaged in a profound psyche.
logical work, rang for his mansgrr-
ant. Then he indited the following
note 10 the police commissioner;
II viii thank YOU TO send one Of
your men TO arrest my cook. She
has stolen my purse
The servant, who had at once an.
5werel the bell, stood at his elbow,
waiting for his employer to finish
the note. lie stoopcd to pick up
something that was lying under the
table. 40 the note was handed him
the scryitor handed the object he
had found to the scientist, remark
ing as he did so:
Here is your purse, sir. II was
lying Jnder YOUR table"
"Ah, You are just in time Oh
served the psychologist. Give me
the note
This being done, the Investigator
Of the mysteries Of the human mind
tdcrcupon added the following post
script:
"Ihe purse has just been found.
II viii, therefore, be unneoc sary for
you TO send amy one.
%"IIcrc, John, said the professor,
deliver this note al once. II Is ina.
poriant.'
And the learned gentleman re-
sumed his work -llarpcFs Weekly.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
Township Elections,
SUNSHINE

The township elections will
be held the first Tuesday in
April, and the various parties
are making nominations this
week.
Coed political work begins in
the township, and the Republican
conventions have nominated
some of their best men for the
various offices. The attention of
Republicans is called to the fact
that the best way TO bring Bates
county in line with Missouriinto
the Republican ranks Is 10 gel
busy and place their township
right.
The townships make the couu.
ty, the counties make the dis
trict and the districts the state
so the way to carry the county is
10 carry the seperate townships
You have placed good men in the
race for township offices; SO sup.
port them; work for them.
In this, Usage township, the
Republicans have an exceptional
iy strong ticket in the feld-one
that every Republican can CON
scientiously support. These
men will receive a good Demo
cratic vote and with the support
OF every Republican, the, will
be elected.
The same could be said of 9th.
er townships in Bates county.
Republicans get busy lets
begin winning Bates county.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
Call for Republican
County Convention.
PLow Boy

The Republicans Of Bates
county will hold a delegate con
vention at the court house in
Butler, Mo-, Saturday, March 6,
1909, at 1880 o'clock p. m, for
the purpose of nominating a can.
didate for County SuperIntend
ent of Schools.
Township conventions will be
held / n various townships o n
Tuesday, March >, 1903, at .
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose Of
electing delegates to said county
convention, and to nominate a
Republican township tick g. The
various townships will be entitl
ed 10 the following number OF
delegates, based on one delegate
for each % votes, and major
fraction, cast for H. S. Hadley
for governor 1908:
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
IN oRYgsT KANSAS.

81 went into a drug store said
a sad-cycd man, Ito get liniment for
my rheumatism. / asked for lini-
ment, aud never winhcd; but when
/ got home / found the druggist
had given me whisky,
"My wife then went and asked
FOR liniment for me, and when she
got home we found they had also
given her whisky.
Then / sent my prattling, inno-
cent child TO ask for medicine for
her sick father, and the druggist
wrapped mp whisky. II is impossible
TO get anything in the drug stores
Of this town but whisky kansas
City Star.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

Every Missourian who owns
a COW should paste this from the
Missouri Dairyman in his hat:
Cleanliness and hndness-upon
these two laws hang all h Q
profits. Cleanliness must per-
wade every detail Of the dairy
business. 1t is necessary to the
health Of the cows and to the
purity Of the product. There
fore, il may be truly said that
cleanliness IS the first great law
of the dairy. But not less i'm.
p%ortaut is kindness. HARSH
treatment will destroy the best
COW; it will decrease the milk
flow, and ruin the disposition Of
the an NAL. The successful
dairyman must be both clean and
kind and with these funda-
mental virtues 20 start with he
ought 10 be- o pretty good man.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
seed oats, Monday.

seed oats, Monday.
10 I'm Neider was trading in
Rich Hill Monday.
Misses Rosa and Ida Bartz
we're visiting at NJ. Fox's Sun
day.
Monday was annual moving
dav again and quite a number
il this neighborhood were eng
ing places.
j. L. Camden and Geo. Boehm
we're hauling nay Tuesday.
This fine weather we are hay-
ing has dried up the ground
enough 70 work and quite a nun
Der have started blowing.
The Butler, Peru and Pleasant
Gap Telephone Co. held a bus.
mess meeting at Peru Monday
and elected directors for another
term.
PLOW Boy
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
Keith Notes.
Sunshlns's Weekly letter
interesting EsWS Notes.

Mr. and Mrs. Mart Wheatlel
81 Sprague Sundayed at Wm
Wheatley's
Some Of our noighbors think
it is gardening time and had
their ground plowed up Monda4
Ben Rand shaved q his mou
tache the other da, o cot his
daughters met him and was
MT sure it was her papa
MIR. j mes Anderson moved
to a farm near Spre9ue Monday
Mr.. Ratekin t Rich
Hill will cln the home vacat-
cd by Mr. Anderson.
Mrs. Frank Burkholder and
daughter Miss BESSIE and moth.
or Mrs. Mac Henry spent Mon
day at Mrs. Meats in Rich Hill.
Il p. R,'iasn1. Jr dragged
the road along his farm last
Friday consequently IT Is no.
nest road in the vicinity Other
should do likewise.
Mr.. and Mrs. J X Wilsor
eturned Tuesday from Their
Iowa visit. While there Their,
attended the marriage of THEN.
son John to Miss Maggie Me
Cutcheon We wish them much
lappiness and prosperity.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Garrison
visited Chas. Marquardt ana
family Sunday
Quite a crowd attended Lee
Elgin's sale Tuesday. Every
thing sold well, one team Of scr
rell horses g 1927.
From what we can learn Supt.
Robinson is about right about 50
many attractions for the school
children. The skating rink is
all the attraction now.
Mary Wilson and brothers
James and Ravmond visited
their brother Robert at New
Home, Sunday.
Lorenza WheatleT a former
Keith Young man and Miss Leila
Anderson of Sprague we're mar
ried last Thursday afternoon at
Rev. w. B. Miller's of New
Home. They will go to house
K eeping near New Home soon
The young people have our best
wishes.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

Ed S. Austin, son of Editor o.
D. Austin, of the Butler Record,
and who has made a name for
himself As a newspaper man and
as a clerk in Jefferson City, has
been appointed an assistant in
the nfice of Superintendent of
Insurance John Kennish. Eds
Bates county friends will be
pleased 10 learn Of his appoint
ment,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

We have heard several school
teachers who are Dcmocrts say
thai l. T. Robinson, superin
tendent OF the Rich Hin schools,
would receive their supprt for
county hCol superintendent, II
he would accept the nomination.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

The endless prayer chain letter
may have been started by some
body with a religious motive, and
continued by people afraid TO
break the chain, but the man who
pronounces the benediction on
this fad will be the one who real
~ blesses humanity.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
OUR PRESIDENT.
Cass county has a bonded il
~debtedness of 1896, 600 90.

An old newspaper man Wit
went into other business and
succeeded says that he would ad
vertiSe even if he were running =
cemetery safe rooms, heat and
quiet locality Elk.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

Two bills passed by congress
to relieve post masters from pay
ing money stolen from their
Offices by burglars have been
vetoed by President Roosevelt.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

The Referendum League of
Missouri is opposed to a consti
tutional convention.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

A millionaire's advice to young
men bears few ear-marks of ex
perience.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

The Eldorado Springs News
says-the light question for that
city looks bright.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

1t is a wise person who for
gets the gossip he hears.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

A milestone factory is to be
started in Cedar county.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

Don't send anybydy lemon
seeds-they may present you
with a lemon later on.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

The difference between a store
keeper and merchant is advertis.
ing.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
LONE OAK.

NJ, Laskey and VIM. Blanken
baker went 10 Butler AT er some
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
thinkers.

Silent men are not always deep
thinkers.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04

No person who knows himself
is cOnceited.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-03-04
THE
GEO. b. DowELL,
Editor and Manager.

subscription price S1.oo peryear.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
WOULD NUMBER PLAYERS
Simple Plan by Which Spectators
Could Identity Various Men
In the Game.

The suggested scheme of numbering
ball players in game, as track ath
letes are numbered, is not a new one.
but 1t would be good thing. When
men are all dressed exactly alike, as
they are on ball team, it is not the
easiest thing in the world to distin
guish them on the field. Still, every,
body wants to know who each player
is as he steps to the plate or as he
comes in from the field after making
some specially brilliant plan, and ii
would be simple matter for one to
ascertain the identity of particular
player If he but had large number
on his back, which number with the
correct name appended should then
appear on the score card.
This may sound or seem silly tc
some, on account of it's novelty, but
anything new in any game seems
strange, and often even ridiculous on
its introduction. as, in fact. do most
novel inventions of any kind. Ger
tain it is that this would be an aid
to the public, who at distance they
are compelled to sit from The diamond
often cannot tell who player is as
he steps to the plate. A few wise"
ones may scoff. but the majority of
spectators would warmly vrlcome
such an innovation, and it is surpris
ing some of the big league Hals have
not tried it, for the comfort and con.
veniences of the public should al
ways be kept strongly in mind by
those who make the rules and run the
games. The scheme has been tried in
football with success, and might be
applied to other games as well.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
Good-lf True.


A Jersey commuter says that the
other day his wife hired Swedish
carpenter to repair some blinds on the
outside of the house When he was
at work on ladder propped up against
the side Of the building the madame
went out to see how he was getting
on.
rs there anything you need, Mr..
Swenson?" she asked.
The carpenter gulped once or twice,
but made no reply
The lady repeated tho question.
again a gulp, but no answer.
why don't you answer me, sir?'
said the madame, Indignantly.
The Swede turned and looked down
at her gravely
My mout' is full uf SCREWS" he
said. Il cannot speag undill | sdal.
Ter some!"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
1865 q

Mike Mitchell, who had bad sea.
son last year, is just killing the ball
this spring, and seems to have re-
gained all his batting power.
Jimmy Sheckard is having an ele.
CANT season. He is doing the best
work he has shown since he joined the
Cubs.
When Mike Kelley of St. Paul sold
Myers to the Giants he told McGraw
that the Indian wasn't very good
catcher. There is no danger of KEEL.
ley getting him back the way the red,
skin is batting the ball
If Durham could only pitch against
Lennox and Maddox on the same day
the scores would sound like a bull
market.
Tom Catterson has been released
by Brooklyn to Buffalo of the Eastern
league.
Studerstanger of Rochester has been
secured by Manager Kittredge to re.
place Kister at second base for Wilkes.
barre, New York State league team.
Manager Golden of the Reading At.
lantlc league team released Pltchef
Coveleskie, brother to the Philadel
phia National league team pitcher,
and Third Baseman Deckard.
Babe Towne. who caught for Comis.
key three years ago, is now with the
Sioux City team. Weaver, who was
with the Sox last season, is back at
Wichita.
One put-out is unusual for a first
baseman in a nine-inning game. This
is the record of First Baseman Rohn
of Atlanta in game against Birming.
ham the other day.
Fromme, who was given 20 Cincin.
natl without murmur is showing
grand ability. Many critics always
maintained that this Reuben was a
star II he had decent luck behind him.
Pitcher Boultes of the Doves has
been sold to the Rochester club of the
Eastern league. This fellow is a
very handy man, as he can play al.
most any position on the team and
can hit fairly we'll
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
TO UTAH EDUCATORS.

The Salt Lake Route, Utah's most
popular road, announces many rates
and dates for east and west-bound ex
cursions. These excursions include
attractive water and rail trips, ocean
voyages and side trips to the Alaska
Yukon Exposition and other notable
places.
For the n. e. A. convention at Den
yer, July 9Th to 9th. all stations ir
Utah will sell round trip tickets, also
on many other dates low round trips
to Denver Cheyenne, Pueblo and Col
orado Springs.
The round trip to Los Angeles on
days especially suited for teachers go
ing on their vacation is $4,000. Tick.
cts also sold returning via San Fran
cisco and Portland. Ore, and good
for ocean trip to Portland. Every
teacher in Utah should call on the
nearest Salt Lake Route agent for full
particulars or write to Kenneth c.
Kerr, ID. P. A., Salt Lake City, who
will cbeerfully give full information.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
BoREs AT PUBLIC GATHERINGS.
Protest Against Prosy Utterers Of
Dreary Commonplace.

Those who impute to us a national
lack of patience and politeness must
admit that there are occasions upon
which we deserve long mark for self
restraint and kindly consideration of
the feelings of our tormentors. I'm
doubtedly altruism is one of the finest
jewels in the moral crown, but 1t has
its limits, and at the close of sea-
son that has abounded in lectures and
debates it seems fitting time to pro-
test against their being stretched be-
yond the point of human endurance by
DOWNRIGHT hores in the shape of chair
men and speakers, who vocally amble
on and on while their audiences. how
ever they may chafe inwardly at the
waste of time and mental irritation,
begotten of a dreary rehearsing of
commonplaces, sit as patiently as
dumb puppets.
In private their victims discuss the
advisability of a stiff civil service
course for chairmen who apparently
are of the firm conviction that they
are expected to make the longest ad.
dresses of the occasion over which
they preside, and certainly they as
well as other speakers frequently
stand in need of training in the direc.
ton of much thought and few words.
Vogue.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
What He Saved.

A prominent Democratic politician.
who lived at Allentown. was appointed
to the position Of naval officer at Phil.
adelphia during the second Cleveland
administration. While in the city he
made host Of friends and all of his
waking hours. when he was not en-.
gagged in Official duties, were spent
with these gentlemen, attending vari.
GUS interesting and costly entertain.
ments. At the expiration OF his term
of office he returned home, and his
good mother, who was an old.fash.
Toned German woman, said to him.
curiously:
John, what did you save during
the four years you were in Officer"
Mother" he said. with a smile
lighting up his countenance, 81 accom-.
plished wonders saved my life"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10

and near by and had pledged himself
general in the army. and has hosts
OF acquaintances, so his daughter is
quite accustomed to encountering
them wherever she goes.
when do you expect the old gentle
man." inquired Gabrielle, languidly.
HE isn't old at ALL" flashed Eliza
beth-'at least. don't think so. And.
of course. he has sailboats and things
If he has a summer home on an island.
He might be very useful"
ASK him to dinner" | suggested.
secure in the conviction that our
competent woman" could really cook.
"And ask Lord Wilfrid and Lady
Edith the same evening"" supple
mented Gabrielle. Let us impress
him at once with our intimacy with
the nobility"
Have we butler and ~ footmen,
that we should give dinners?" inquired
Elizabeth. with whitening sarcasm.
and members of the peerage | don't
want to feel nervous about. anything,
so we won't attempt dinners while I'm
housekeeper."
We did later just the same and
our little dining room was the scene of
several merry nondescript meals,
called dinner by courtesy, and thor
oughly enjoyed by every one. But
this is anticipating.
The next day as we were ali three
leaning out of the broad window of
my room, in an interval of repose
after unpacking and settling, we heard
steps on the gravel path, and before
we could withdraw our heads two men
turned the corner and started for the
front door. From the hand of the
taller dangled Gabrielle's black shop
ping bag, and although he wore gray
clothes and straw hat instead Of blue
serge and a small cap we recognized
the man on the steamer, and were
consequently petrified with astonish-
ment.
Don't let them in" whispered Ca
brielle, who always has her wits about
her in an emergency. Tell Mary
Anne to say Not at home.'"
They were directly under the win
dow now, and we feared to move, al
most to breathe. lest we attract their
attention; but 1t was just at this cru
cial moment that my side-comb elected
to fall out and land with considerable
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
awe Have Wlth us ronlaht.r

It is many year since the country
has laughed over so bright a satirical
nit as Mr.. Samuel G. Blythe's little
book, I'VE Have With Us Tonight "
II is his touch of nature that makes us
laugh with him. Though a newspaper
nan by professionally one of the
most highly paid in the country-Mr
Blythe has hitherto left the muckrake
to his less optimistic fellows; but this
time the worm has turned and the hap.
less victim is that ever-recurring fes'
tival of gloom, the banquet. Pub
lished by Henry Altemus Company
PHILADELPHIA
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
Real Auto Poem.

Arthur Riddle. the old.time philoso
pher, made poem out of the automo
bile. as follows:
Il like the smell Of the gas so we'll
and the smell of the gasoline, and ]
like the purr and electric whirr OF the
buzzmobile machine. What Joy ia
ride Ger the countryside with gale
tearing by your ears. as you fly
through space at a wicked pace with
never thought of fears. Clear out
of mind is the town behind, for moth
ing is real, indeed. but your meteor
red, and the road ahead and the dizzy
delight of speed-till the sudden shoch
when cruel rock destroys your dream
with a jerk. The car breaks down
and you walk to town, half day late
to work. Atlanta Constitution.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-10
CHAPTER LII.

We saw a good deal OF the Camp.
bells-or at least of Lady Edith
during the following week She was
unquestionably lovely, from the crown
of her golden head to the tip OF her
dainty shoe, and, moreover. was en-.
dowed with that most enviable gift
called personal magnetism: her smile
was caress, and the infection of her
voice implied unqualified pleasure in
the society of the person whom she
happened to address.
We took her to the cottage, and
she went over 1t with genuine interest
suggesting slight Encouragement OF
furniture, and lingering on the yer.
anda as though reluctant to leave.
Il quite envy you," she said, with a
trace OF sadness in her voice. you
will be SO coy up here, and--the
hotel is horrid, is It not?'
You must come and see us very
often" said Elizabeth, and Gabri
ellie and | echoed the invitation Gag
erly.
How good of you!" she replied
Il shall be only too glad to come. And
| may bring Wilfrid sometimes? We
are both rather forlorn strangers in
strange land, you know"
We fastened to say we would be de
lighted to see Lord Wilfrid at any
time, and Elizabeth, who had volun
teered to keep house, added that tea
would be on tap every afternoon and
guests very welcome
SO we took possession of the cot
tage ON the bluff and settled down fol-
long, lazy summer.
1t was nice. That first evening as
we sat on the veranda after our com
Portable dinner, listening to the muir
muir of the waves and watching the
myriad of stars overhead. we spoke
contemptuously of the stuffy little
hotel. and pitied those confined within
its walls.
Elizabeth had heard from home thai
day, and told us that man her ia
Their had recently met owned an isl