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The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
Happy Dsys in Alexandra.

These Be happy gladsome, Joyous days
in Alexandria Our good friends and
neighbors Of that interesting old town
are having the time Of their lives this
week. and Washingtouians are going over
in large bunches TO help them along and
show them now 10 put on a few extra
frils and give the fun a few extra fancy
twists.
This is "Old Homecoming Week"
across the Potomac, and 81 erstwhile
Alexandriaites scattered over the face OF
the earth here and there are headed
h0me-Or ought 10 be If they are not We
cannot imagine a finer old home to come
back 20 than Alexandria Il is certainly
'the oldest inhabitant'' among cities in
this neighborhood. and Washington
proudly looks up 70 It, and respects its
ancient and honorable renown-
Gracious, kindly, splendid, patriotic
virginians are those people over there
No wonder they love their town. and pro
pose this ''old homecoming" occasion for
exiled sons and daughters and grandsons
and granddaughters and greRt-grandsons
and great-granddaughters and-weII. il is
hard 10 tell how many generations Alex
andria can go back and still not get be-
yond its initial birthday. you know. We
do not suppose there IS a man, woman,
OF child in all this world who can remem-
Der when there was no Alexandria-and
pretty much the same sweet, quaint. at
tracuve, and beautiful Alexandria that II
is to-day. too.
And SO the Iatchstring hangs on the
outside Of that clty's front door nova
days, and everybody IS cordially vel
come. OF course, If you are a genuine
old home-comer, you are a shade more
fortunate than the sojourners who do not
enjoy that great distinction, and you
may, therefore, expect 70 be accepted as
a visitor Of extraordinary Importance;
but II You are not Of the clan Alexandra
We viii warrant you have a fine and
dandy tine. anyway-fOr they would not
know how 70 withhold the glad hand
from you over there. even were they so
disposed.
That IL why we think you VIII be over
looking a good bet" as King Harry the
Oncest." royal ruler for the tine being Of
this metropolis in honor Of which We
herein sound these words OF praise and
good cheer, would say. If you 90 not HE
yourself AlexandriawaTd somewhere along
the line this week AID find out for your
self how about the festivities over there.
First-nighters were loud in their praises
Of the goings-On; so enthusiastic, indeed.
that many Of them are now second
nighters, and doubtless VIII be every
nighters BY the tine the end IS reached.
Better take sensible advice and drop in
On Alexandra this week You viii get
run for your money, We promise YOU.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

Ambassadors extraordinary and minis
ters plenipotentaTy from African courts
to the big white chiefs camp may ap-
proach without fear Of having chunks
OF their legs chewed or. We think. The
pugnaciogs Pete was not permitted 10
accompany the big white chiefs outfit
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
Pride in the Nation,. capita1.

Frcns the Onahs Zee
Only a small portion OF the people OF
the United States ever see the Capital
City, but the man who IS so devoid Of
national pride as not to desire to have
It made one Of the srandest and most
beautiful capitals Of the world. is not
worthy Of the citizenship which is his
heritage
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

six married women have become law
yers in New York. says the Mexican
Herald Il is something Of a problem
10 determine whether a woman's argu-
mentatiee powers are enhanced or i'm
paired by marriage.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

Fr0m he Nev York Wc-Id.
Where IS the one fierce Democrat. nors
able. more courageous. more uncompro-
missing than any Of the falsa leaders OF
a disrupted party. who w:ll recall ths
Democratic millions 70 their allegiance
and to their duty7
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
one Honest Crafter.

Frorz. the Kansas City gournsL
The grafters. like the trusts, are not
al bad The most persistent CRATER in
this country is universally honored and
commended. Everybody thinks well OF
Luther Burbank.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

Two or three years from now we shall
not be surprised, nevertheless. TO hear OF
Uncle joe Cannon getting up IN the
House OF. Representatives and delivering
q slashing TRADE against Car Clark and
his tyrannical. mean. uupatriotic. and
utterly outrageous methods Of parlia-
mentary. procedure.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

be the combined influence OF a thou
sand? II is the pressure OF their constit-
uencies that is turning Southern Demo
Gratis into protectionists pure and simple
or tarln for revenue only prOtecuonists.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE OFFICIAL GUIDE.

The first straw hat,
Oh, joy.
Just think OF that,
Ny boy.
Last week the world was al forlorn,
And now straw hats are being worn.
The jonquil and
The jay
Nay fool the land,
say
The straw hat IS the only thing
That truly harbingers the spring
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

About every other man mixed I'D in
that Turkish mess is Somebody Bey. II
the thing had been pulled OF a year or so
earlier, We suspect Oyster Bay would
have managed 70 get in the game some
where along The line
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

The Milwaukee Sentinel claims that
Wisconsin has the bIue-ribbon share Os
Carnegie hero medals awarded during the
past year Probably the judges believe
that voluntary residence IN Wisconsin e.
tablishes a good prima facie title 10 a
hero medal
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

Mark Twain insists that Bacon wrote
Shakespeare" says the Youngstown Tel
egram. A hundred years or so from now
somebody may be insisting that George
bernard Shaw wrote "Huckleberry
Finn" and We know Mark would not
relish that idea.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

They say the wedding was swell az
fair"
Swell? The bridesmaids carried shower
bouquets Of real spring vegetables"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

Even Il We shOuld change our canal
plans and make IL a sea-level affair.
il probably would not stop NJ Bu-
nau-Varilia's mouth And that blessed
contamination would be the only possible
indueement 20 change that we can think
Of
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

A bridegroom who gave the minister
only Il cents admitted afterward that he
paid SSsS next day for his brides hat
We fear that is the all too frequent ratio
held 20 exist between parson and milliner-
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
Seems Reasonable.

WHY do so many authors who have
won their spurs fail to do any more nota-
bic work?-
Il don't know. Maybe spurs have an
irritating effect on that spirited steed
Pegasus"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

After practicing on a piano for twenty
seven consecutive hours, Michigan
r-Paderewski was removed 10 a san
atorium. and viii probably die. What
happened 10 the poor. defenseless neigh
bors is not stated.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

The Constitution doss not invariably
follow the hag. We believe, but ii is con-
hdently expected TO follow the revolt
ton in Turkey.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

Mrs. HetJy Green abolished the tip
ping evil at the Hotel ST. Regis. so far
as she is concerned. says the New York
Herald. This Is real news. inasmuca
as it indicates that Mrs. Green some
time previously must have established i,
so far as she is concerned.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

The agitation Of the question Of a
2-cent piece Is not unreasonable or un-
natural Practically everything that
used TO cost / cent now costs .
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
PA ExnInIns

This young fellow writes our daughter
a good deal of poetry I'm afraid he
amt practical"
Not so fast, ma He kin copy poetry
out Of a book and save takia' his mlnd
offen business
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
This L. the Worst

Frem the Springfield Union.
Having recognized Secretary Nagel as
his superior, Director North may 6e re-
garded as having come TO his census.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
HyeienIe Note.
Fnm the ChicaFo NerS

Fron the Chicago News
After eating onions. a girl should irnme-
diately sit down and peruse some work
Of fiction that is calculated 10 take her
breath away.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
Safest WAY.

First. be sure you are right
And them
Go ahead and do as your wife orders %
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

See sweet stella and her hat; directoire
gown, and all OF that Isn't She a win
Some Sprite? Isn't She a goodly SIght2
stella, stella. fond and true; expensive.
but we muSt lave youl
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

a woman who has never seen her hus-
band fishing doesn't know what a patient
man she has married observes the
Atchlson Globe. And one who has
never heard her husband untangIe a
fsh iine-but. never mind that
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

The Sultan Abdul Hamid is stnl i'm
mensely popular in some Of the prov
inces. however. and the Young Turks
may be merely standing on a volcano, -
SAYS one writer from COnstantinople.
Nevertheless, we imagine Abdul Hamld
thinks it is his neck they are standing on.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

AIr- Norman Mack's new Democratic
magazine, the National Monthly. IS 20 be
decorated on the outside with a particu-
larry fine picture OF Thomas Jefferson.
Jenersonia is universally conceded 10 be
Exhibit y in the ffty-seven varieties Of
Democracy now extant, even though no
body seems TO know exactly what It is.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
sublime HonefuIne.s-

Frcz the Bosscn Herald
The optimism OF Congressman Weeks
in foreseeing tariff revision downward is
as refreshing as It Is exceptional
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
In ne Suim.

Every nation now must have its Dread
nought
What OF it?''
Il even hear that Patagonia is looking
around for a secondhand Dreadn0ught."
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

The Grand Rapids Herald refers to
''Nooley" as "the first COW Of the Iand.~
Bullpups and things Of that persuasion
should reflect that peace hath its VIC
tories no less renowned than war.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

When the Sultan Of Turkey passes
away, official etiquette p-escribes the
firing OF twenty-three guns George Ade
should make a note OF this.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

Two Nevada gentlemen engaged in q
pistol duel recently over the possession
o: g hat, and both were killed And T.
was not much OF hat. either. 4 seems.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
Spring Items.

The crOcus peeps.
Ar5utus creeps
Above the forest mold.
The sky is blue
Kerchug, kerchoo,
Iv got q beastly cold
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28
Probably Not.

Hubby. I'm goin in for dress reform. -
Does that mean a cheaper spring out
fit, my DEAR
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

When the late Jere Rusk was COVER
nor OF Wisconsin he attended & clans
bake in New Jersey. said Thompson 8.
Tompkias. Of Jersey City. at the RiEgs
last night -Of course. he hal 10 make q
speech he began by saying that he had
greatly enjoyed their low-necked clans.
A long-faced old man across the tsbls
scowled and said in a stage whisper: Lit
tie nec4S. not low necks-
Gov Rusk paid no attention % him. -
continued Mr. Tompkins, but after din
ner the long-faced man followed him ont
Of the hall. You don't have many clans
IN Wisconsin. reckon said he
Well. said Jere. we have some, but
it's a good way 10 wafer. and driving
them across the country their feet get
sore and they don't thrive very we'll
Why, man alive, said the long
faced man, clans haven't feet
Soon after that he bGttonholed one Of
Rusk's friends Is that fellow governor
.of Wisconsin, he demanded Wal be
continued when informed such was TIE
case. -pr'aps he may be q smart enough
man for Wisconsin, but he's a good deal
OF a fool AZ the seashore
The Washington herald., 1909-04-28

If alive, Mr.. Cleveland would have 70
modify his Indictment OF Bryan leader
snip to some extent. though the main
count. that Of continuous defeat in the
national elections, would remain unim-
paired
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

ne readers d Ills paper VII b
plea1ed g learn that there Il at least
one dreaded disease that science has
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directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system thereby do.
strcyllg the foundation OF the disease.
and giving the patient sttsngfa by
building up the constitution and as.
sisting nature in doing It's wori, The
proprietors have 50 much faith In us
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monials.
Address: r. J. Cheney & Co, ToIe.
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Take Halls Family pills for eonstl.
patton.
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TO SUE OUTLOOK
Socialists See Libel in article ROose.
welt Wrote.

NEWARK, N. j., April 14.-secre-
tary Kflilngbeck, of the state commit
tee of the Socialist party, stated that
at a meeting of the state organization
steps had been taken to secure legal
advice for the purpose Of bringing. IL
possible, legal action against the Out
look publishing company, of New
York, for an article regarding the So
cialist party. by ex-President Roosc-
welt. The resolution was adopted at
a meeting held Saturday, referring the
matter to the national committee with
a view to formulating a suitable pro-
cedure. Killingbeck said the objection
was not to the political character of
the article, but to structures it con-
tanned upon members OF the party.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

Here IS a circus romance red.
oLent Of the fresh sawdust of
ne ring, vibrant with the inces.
sant clantor of the band, PIANO.
Eanltc n rs ever moving display
of clowns, acrobats, horses and
captfye wild animals. You will
/ read of Polly the daughter of
lte circus, and of Bingo, on
whose broad back she rode of
The leap Of death" girl; of
Mnvver Jim, /" the boss canvas.
man and Toby the clown, who
loved the cycus orphan and
cared for her like father and
siother; Of Deacon Strong, who
hated q circus, and of Rev. John
Douglas, who grew to love a cir
ems girl You will read of Cos
sip that threatened to divide a
pastor and his flock, of Ruth
and Naomi of a show girls re-
siRacfation and Of Polly's first
and last ride on Barbarian, The
circus horse.
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parade. sne made her first appear
ance In the streets upon something
very Ike Newfoundland dig. guard
ed from the rear by Jim and from the
fore by white faced clown who was
thought to be all the funniei because
he twisted his neck 20 much.
From the street parade to Polly's
first appearance in the big tip had
seemed short while to Jim and Toby.
They were proud to see her clrclIng
the ring in bright colors and to hear
the cheers Of the people. but tense
Of loss was upon them.
II always said she'd do itr' cried
Barker. WHO now took upon himself
the credit of Polly's triumph.
And what triumph it wasl
Polly danced as serenely on Bingo's
back as she might have done on the
concert boards. She swayed grace.
fully with the Eusic. Her tiny san
dals twinlIled rs she stood first upon
one foot and then upon the other.
Uncle Toby forgot to use many of
LIS lEIShS luut hlsul. uuu jim lGll Tic
loading Of the wagons to take care of
itself while he lowered near the en-.
trance, anxious and GREATNESS. The
performers crowded around the girl
with outstretched hands and congrat-
ulatlons as she came out of the ring
to cheers and applause.
But Big Jim" stood apart. He was
thinking OF the buttons that his clum-
sy fingers used to force into the stIfr,
starchy holes too small fol them and
of the plgtails so stubborn at the ends,
and Toby was remembering the little
shoes that had once needed to be
laced in the cold. dark mornings and
the strings that were always swapping.
Something had gone.
They were not philosophers to rea-
son, like Emerson, that for everything
we lose we gain something. They were
simple souls, these two; they could
only feel.
tic Be CUntinued.)
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PILEsl pILEsl PiLEsl

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cure Blind, Bleeding, and Itchlag
Piles. It absorhs the tumon, allays
at once, acts as poultice. gives IN.
slant relief. Williams Indian pfle
Ointment is prepared for PIles and
itcntng of the private parts. Sold BY
druggists, mail soc and 800. vii.
liams' Mfg. Co. Props, Cleveland, o.
Sold by NJ. D. Christie.
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might wash the delicately shaded
tights, handkerchiefs and other small
articles not to be intrusted to tbs
slow careless. process of the village
laundry. Some of these had been
washed tonight and hung to dry on the
! lines between the dusty street gar.
ments
Women whose turns" came late sal
about, half clothed, reading, crocheting
or sowing, while others added pen.
aciled eyebrows, powder or rouge tG
their already exaggerated makeups.
Here and there child was putting
her sawdust baby to sleep in the till
Of her trunk before beginning her part
I'm the evenings entertainment. Young
and old went about their duties with q
Systematic, buslnessllke air. and even
the little knot Of excited women near
Polly 1t seemed that one of the men
had upset 2 circus traditlon-kept a
sharp lookout for their turns.
what do Sou think about It, Pollyf"
asked q handsome brunette as she sur.
reyed herself In the costume OF a
ItonRn cbarioteer.
About whats asked Polly yacaptly.
''ietgt Poll Monet She's In one o.
her iransesll' called q mothsriyi rosd
iiatured woman whose tfunk sssQd
q y ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
BY the Greatest
American HufnOriStS
PARENTAL
PRECEPTS
BY ROY L. MecARDRLL

Dearly Beloved, the cloak of con.
tentment has lining of worry. The
luxury of children is the costliest of
all indulgences. 1t is a luxury the
poor indulge in the most.
They are small favors not always
thankfully received, and yet, as we
tritely say, we wouldn't part with
one for a million dollars or have an
other for the same price-but We often
have many more and without cash
bonuses, alasi
When they are babies we say, 10,
when they are able to take care of
themselves what comfort they'll bel"
But they never get able to take care
OF themselves until we, their parents,
are SO old and feeble we need them
to take care of US, and generally they
don't.
When they are In their teens we
haven't time to congratulate ourselves
over the fact that we nave no dread
of their falling in front of trolleys
and automobiles or catching the
measles or scarlet fever, because we
are too busy advising the girls against
their beaux and the boys against Gig.
arettes.
The time has passed when they
cried for candy. They now want
pocket money and new clothes. We
do without new clothes for ourselves
and have no spending money of our
own that we may satisfy these de
slres.
At about this time we say, "Behold,
when they are married, then will our
troubles be as smoke!"
They do marry and our troubles
are as smoke, smoke that is a back
draught, pestiferous, a nuisance that
will not be abated.
Our daughters marry just the sort
Of a son-in.law we don't want, and
our sons brides are the sort of girls
that particularly eXasperate us.
We are connected with families by
these marriages that We do,not like,
and the said families we are newly
connected with do not seem to appre-
ciate us, either.
What worry and trouble children
are! How many things we could have
II we didn't have children-but we
have the children.
And yet we do not want the things
We might have had as badly as the
childless yearn for offspring. A child.
less marriage is a ship without ballast,
a flower garden without blossoms.
Children are the little troubles that
keep away the big ones.
Here In the kingdom OF home our
loyal subjects. before they are old
enough TO rebel. believe that the king
and queen mother can do no wrong.
In their eyes father is big and
strong and no ether child's mother is
as good as theirs.
Admonished for their own good,
they are not as good as they might
be because they realize that they
have none Of the parental perfection.
Here is the time we should realize
that we dwell in the house Of tulfll.
ment, but let US Joy at all times in
the luxury OF children, for none need
be so poor as not to have them, nor
none can be SO rich that they can do
without them.
Have children and you will know
10y, because you will see the shadows
u sorrows often enough to bring out
the high lights Of happiness III palmer
relief. N
Have children Of your own, Dearly
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POPULAR Corr.

The number 81 people non v.in
mont registering IL the Hotel wa
exceeds that of III other places 4
clarksburg combined. And. Why not.
It IS the leading hosteiryi Of this ptr,
Of the United statss, rs room iis
elegantly fitted out lis tabio sssVls.
unsurpassed. and besides. It, rate 10
meals Is only fifty cents Americat
plan. y The q ila 4 Carte DINING foom
fords the oppostunity tor guests 8
derlng lust what Is desired al ressor
able prices
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15

Beloved! Six is more than you can
afford and SO is one. But accept no
substitutes. there are none. The
best mother in the world cannot bear
other peoples children.
Children are born, not made. An
adopted child is like an adopted pro.
fession; it is never what it processes
And a founding at your door is only
a step.child.
Copyright, 1903, by W. G. chapmunp
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-15
CHAPTER I

51rT1i HE band Of the Great American
lit Circus" was playing noisily.
The performance was in full
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tic Be Contlnued.)