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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-15
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VERY INTERESTING (

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Have Been Meetings at First Baptist
Church For Past week.
ESt The series OF meetings IN session ut
Sstha First Baptist Church SO for have
been the. most successful In the HIS.
tory Of the church. Each evening secs
/ large congregations gathered for tae
service and excellent interest Is main.
Y gtained. Within the past week, thir.
teen: haA pro!essed conversion and sev.
eral more have manifested their inter.
! est openly. The services will con.
I dnue3t through this week, beginning at
s7:ao o'clock, The public is invited to
i Sattond.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-15

WANTED--A West Virginia newspa.
per wants a young man OF average
ability and education who can reduce
a news story to writing IN an Inter
estIng manner and who would Like to
learn to be q reporter. commencing on
small salary. A good chance for the
right party. Address Journalism
care West Wrginlan office. State age,
experience. etc.. In brief letter. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-15
Offices Moved.

Dr.. ". G. Ogden has moved his Of
flee from tile former rooms over Dll-
lin6slea's drug store to the Ogden
home on the corner Of Ogden avenue
and Qulrcy streets. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-15
HIGH SCHOOL /.
WON THE first !
~ VI ~ sl-..' t'y'. T
scRAPPY GAME AT, NORMAL ON
SATURDAY NIGHT WAS VERY
INTERESTING. s.,.

On Saturday night the first game Of
The series Of basket ball games to be
played between tn teams Of the Nor.
nal and High schools went to the
High school team by score Of II to
70. The first half the score stood "A
to 4 in favor OF the High school. In
the second half the Normal team took
. brace and succeeded In keeping the
opposing team down to three points,
while it scored eight points. The
teams were evenly matched and pu!
up a good scrappy game. The lineup
was as follows:
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
HIGHEST LINKS IN EUROPE

The highest golf course in Europe is
that at Maloja, in the Upper En-
gadine. The course of nine holes,
varying from ITO to $50 yards, is be-
tween Maloa and the pass which leads
from the Engadine to the Lake of
Como and commands lovely views of
the Silser See and the snowclad
peaks; the hazards are chiefly depres-
sions between the hills. The altitude
of these links is about $500 feet above
sea level.
The small course of st. Moritz is
about the same altitude. while that at
Samaden. one of the finest links on
the continent, is about $500 feet; the
next highest being that of Montana,
above the Rhone valley, about 5000
feet. Maloja is an ideal spot for
those who wish to be quite off the
tourist track, and in a country LIKE
Switzerland 1t is not easy nowadeys
to get away from the crowds. The
nearest station is ten miles away. at
st. NORTH.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
URNS 5000 YEARS OLD

What is believed to be the site of
an ancient British village has been
discovered on hitherto undeveloped
piece of land situated on a command
ing hill to the north of the railroad at
Pokesdown, Bournemouth.
The property. which for many years
has laid covered with brambles. furze,
heath, etc., has recently been cleared
for building purposes, when the posi-
lions of two ancient barrows were
clearly revealed. The smaller barrow
contained considerable quantity Of
burnt flint and bone dust. and on q
road being cut through the larger bar
row many urns of great antiquity
were unearthed, few of them in a
perfect state of preservation. They
were what are known as sun dried,
and belonged to the period before the
Bronze or Iron Age. being probably
some 1900 years old.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

The amount of wine that California
figures come quite as shock to the
average person accustomed to look on
wine as mostly coming from European
countries. 1t is only fitting. therefore,
that California should be able to boast
the possession of the largest wine
tank on either side of the Atlantic
ocean.
This vast store, which has been in
stalled at Asst, is the property of the
Italian-Swiss agricultural colony. 1t
is "a feet long, "a feet wide, and rs
feet deep, and holds no fewer than
100000 gallons. Compare this with
the ordinary pint bottle of California
wine which graces the dining-table,
and it's size will be realized at once.
Its contents would fill no fewer than
100000 of such bottles.
1t is hard to realize the object of
the proprietors in constructing tank
OF such mammoth proportions. 1t
must have many disadvantages. To
begin with, there is evaporation to
contend with, and, under the hot Cal.
ifornia sun, this would prove no small
item were it allowed to occur. The
banking of earth which surrounds it,
however, no doubt battles the suns
thirst to large extent.
Soon after its erection it was put
a strange use. 1t was illuminated
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

1t is no uncommon thing to hear of
farm land worth 800 an acre, but for
a land owner to be offered 100000 an
acre, and besiezed by bidders, is de-
cidedly out of the ordinary. Mary G.
Pinkney can dispose of her five-acre
New York farm any day at that figure,
but so far she has turned deaf ear to
all eager to acquire the property.
Watts Farm" as it Is known In
New York, is in the heart of the city's
uptown residential district, and apart
from being one of the city's greatest
curiosities-a real farm in a bustling
metropolis-it stands alone in the
matter of million-dollar farms. Com
prising about five acres, it lies be-
tween Lenox and Seventh avenues,
being bounded north and south by
One Hundred and Thirty-ninth and
One Hundred and Fortieth streets.
On this piece of ground are an old
colonial mansion, an acre of native
oaks, several barns and more than an
acre of cultivated soil. This minia-
ture farm, owned, and until year ago
tenanted, by Miss Mary G. Pinkney,
is the last of the celebrated and extern
sive Watt estate, and one of the sur
v1ving relics of old New York. Daily
an old man who has been employed on
the farm for more than half a century,
may be seen hoeing potatoes, or ad
justing bean poles, while on all sides
of him, separated by an elaborate
fence, the modern city is indicated by
six-story apartment houses, honking
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

friends were not surprised when they
were declared guilty and sentence pro-
nounced upon them.
In this time Empress Carlotta, wife
of Macmillan, was under constant
surveillance at her beautiful palace
in Cuernavaca. She was held nomin-
ally prisoner, and her pleadings and
entreaties that she be permitted to go
to the side of her husband went un-
needed. Then, according to the oft
told story, came the draught of tea
in which a powerful essence of mari
huana had been placed for the pur
pose of dethroning her reason. She
took the proffered cup and drank it's
contents. The poison soon caused her
to lose her reason and she was OBJ
livious of the fate that befell her hus-
band.
The morning set for the death of
Macmillan, Mejia and Miramon they
were ready when the guard came to
their cell in the convent. Macmillan
made final plea that he be allowed
to bid his wife good-gy. He was told
by the Mexican officers that she was
dead.
"Then there is one less tie to bind
me to EARTH" was his only comment.
He requested that his mother might
be permitted to look upon his face
when he was dead, and for this reason
he asked that the firing squad aim at
his body. He did not want his face
mutilated, he said.
The men were led to the top of the
hill and stood in a row, with Maxi
milan in the center, but he stepped
aside and put Miramon in his place.
THE center is position of honor"
he said, Il desire to honor brave
soldier by placing Miramon there"
Macmillan again stepped from his
place and handed to each member of
the firing squad gold piece.
at is my reward to you in advance
for aiming WELL" he told them.
He took his position by the side of
Marimon and Mejia and folding his
arms across his breast again told the
soldiers to aim we'll
All three fell dead at the first vol
ley.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

the old as well as the young bees, and is
very contagious. We have never been
troubled with it. The other is chilled
or black BROOD" pronounced by Prof.
Phillips, of the chronological bureau, as
European foul BROOD" and is very con-
tagious. The young bees and larvae
(maggot stage) become chilled in the
spring from cold, damp weather and die
when the old bees remove them and the
queen lays the fresh eggs in the cells
and the colony soon acquires its normal
strength. am satisfied that it is not
contagious. All the large bee-keepers in
the country have been affected by it, and
the damage has been from 10 to Is per
cent. In spite of it the bee-keepers will
produce more honey than last year.
The resources for honey in this great
alluvial delta are beyond computation,
where one bee-keeper with $50 colonies
last year made 81 900 pounds, which is
equivalent to II gallons to the hive, and
three other large ones produced from
nine to ten gallons.
Bookkeeping is no light work, and it is
not to be supposed that the bees do most
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

A great deal is being said in the public
press these days about supposedly new
disease that has been discovered as prev
alent throughout the country. While
the medical profession is not agreed upon
the causes for this disease, majority
have attributed it to the use of damaged
corn meal. It's symptoms and progress
have been given general publicity and
do not call for repetition. Suffice it to
say, that it is being advertised as seri.
GUS malady and largely confined to the
South.
Reliable research has proven it to be
one of the oldest maladies to which
human flesh is heir, having been prev.
alent for hundreds of years in a number
of the old countries across the waters.
Then too, there are those who have in.
vestigated and claim that it was well
known malady, even before corn or In
dian maize was discovered. Instances
have been given where the victim was
never known to have eaten a piece of
corn bread. So it is possible if not prob
able, that when the true cause is To-
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

motor cars and Gathering elevated
trains. On the cultivated area corn,
potatoes, cabbages, beans, peas and
radishes are raised. A rooster and
dozen Leghorns still keep possession
of the barnyard, and one COW supplies
the milk and butter wants.
The original Watts estate was just
40 times the size of the last remnant
of it, In 1895 Archibald Watt bought
the entire property for $4,000; it's
present owners pay taxes on $780,
100000 The visitor to New York in
Watts time saw shanties and
swamps where now stand solid rows
of ''bandbox fats" for which the city
is noted. Although Archibald Watt
owned goodly portion of Manhattan
island. he was land poor and unable
to meet his taxes. His wife's sister,
Mary G. Pinkney, gave him the use
of $4,000 left to her by her father.
and when Watt died, by his will he
made her the richest landowner on
Manhattan Island, not even excepting
the Astors.
AS the residential section of the
city steadily crept up town, Miss Pink
ney sold her immense holdings part
by part, until this last parcel known
as Watts farm" alone remained. This
she refused to SELL The old mansion
has been the scene of many brilliant
society functions of the old days, and
she would not allow its memories to
be disturbed
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

We We're all brought up under the
old adage: "A stitch in time saves
nine," but how needless have we be-
come. The girl or woman who finds
the hook loose, the button gone or the
braid ripped and Immediately puts In
the needed stitch, thankfully puts on
the garment feeling well dressed.
On ironing day it is a good plan to
put all garments needing mending on
one side of the rack so that nothing
may be put away overlooked. A still
better plan is to make all repairs be-
lore sending to the laundry, as they
usually become worse after passing
through the washing. Hosiery, of
course. is preferably darned after
washing.
Shoe heels may be the means of
much destruction to fine petticoats of
lace and embroidery. See that the
corners of the heels are trimmed and
avoid being tripped or being morti.
fed with dangling piece of lace. A
handy little convenience that may
save many disturbed moment is a
CUSHION containing few needles
threaded, of different kinds of thread.
and silk, hung where one may reach
1t easily when dressing These thread
ed needles are real temper savers.
Try them.
One of the valuable talks given us
as college girls was one which has
proved invaluable in ordinary daily
life; 1t is this: Decide the night be-
fore what you are to wear the follow
Ing day Qf you are a business wo
man this is invaluable advice), lay out
the garments, see that there is moth
ing to repair, and in the morning you
will be ready for busy day with the
satisfied feeling of well dressed wo-
man, unhurried and happy.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
HERE AN EMPEROR DIED.

The little stone chapel on a hill lust
outside the city of Queretaro, Mexico.
marks the spot where Emperor Maxi
milan and his two generals, Mejia and
Mlramon, were put to death in 1867 in
payment of the penalty for the part
they played in attempting to establish
french rule over Mexico This chapel
is OF comparatively recent date. 1t
was not until in 1897 that the consent
OF the Mexican government was OBJ
tanned for the French residents of
Mexico to pay this tribute to the mem
DRY OF the Inflated leader of the
French regime in this country.
Three stone flags in the chapel mark
the very spots where the men stood
when they received the fatal volley.
The story of the capture, trial and
death of Macmillan and his two gen.
erals is told there by aged Mexicans
who were witnesses to the final trag-
edy and the events leading up to It.
Macmillan made his last stand in the
convent of Santa Cruz in the city of
Queretaro. When the Mexican army
closed in upon him he and his staff
sought to make their escape by flight.
They had gone only a short distance
and were upon the summit of the hill
where they were soon afterwards put
to death when captured
The law promulgated by Juarez pro-
vided that all persons caught bearing
arms against the Mexican government
should die upon the spot where cap
tured 1t was evident from the first
that this law would be applied in the
cases of the three distinguished cap
tives, and the prisoners and their
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

Ebert Hubbard said: Happiness is
a habit; cultivate it," Dispositions
differ We know, but there are none
who may not be improved by taking
the right view of things Turn up the
corners of the mouth and laugh a lit
tie. 1t will make everything go
smoother. A cheerful view of life can
be cultivated and the meal times when
all the family are gathered should be
the happiest, merriest time of the
whole day. 1t belongs to the house
wife to see that the meal is properly
prepared; but accidents will happen
and instead of making all miserable
because the steak is burned, promise
them something better for the next
meal and bring something of interest
to talk about, so that all may forget
the unpleasant things. Children may
be taught early to contribute to the
cheer and information of the family,
and such training is of inestimable
value in later life. A child that is al
ways curbed and never allowed to ex-
press himself is not likely to make a
brilliant talker when he goes out into
the world. Let them feel that they
have part and are part of the fam
lily. This does not mean that they
need monopolize the conversation for
little people are porne to do that
They may be taught Difference and
ample than precept. If the rights of.
the child are respected, he will most
naturally respect the rights of others.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

of it. To have a good constitution, plen-
ty of energy, perseverance and a mod
crate amount of enthusiasm are the r..
quisites.
Two rules must be observed in bee
keeping: Keep your colonies strong by
uniting the weak ones and take the sur
plus honey as fast as the bees bring it.
All bee-keepers in this country use tha
Langstroth frame. 1t is the standard
hive, simply constructed and of easy and
rapid manipulation.
To make honey work for extracted
honey-to lose your time and money try
for comb honey.
o. NJ. BLANTON.
Salt Keeps Out the Corn Weevil.
Dozens of replies have been received
to the inquiry made month since for
a plan for keeping weevils out of corn.
A great majority of these recommend
common salt. There must be something
in it, from the number of people who
testify in its behalf S. Bagnell, of
Hankinson, says: "To keep weevils out
of corn, put about one-half bushel OF
coarse salt to every 100 bushels when
you throw the corn in the crib. /
have tried this for forty years, and it
has never failed"
can effective remedy that have used
for years with perfect success is: Take
fine salt; thoroughly mix it through the
corn when crbbing no particular
amount, possibly 500 pounds to 1000
bushels. This does not mjure the corn,
but, on the other hand, makes it more
palatable for the stock. Horses ami
mules relish the shuck when treated in
this manner. Rats and mice do not dam
age it so much when salt is used.
Possibly it is not pleasant to their
eyes"
J. M. Thompson, of Waynesboro, says:
MY remedy is to gather the corn as
soon as it will keep in the crib; gather
without slip-shucking, and pack as tight
" as possible. The weevil fly lays eggs
in the end of the ear, and this seems to
kill them. / have used this plan for
years, and have but little trouble in
keeping my corn"
The writer, as well as readers of this
department, are under obligations for the
prompt replies made to the inquiry
Others may have remedy to offer.
Would be glad to hear from them.
State Senator James Mcdowell is pre-
L
coming session of the legislature provid-
ing for state reformatory. This ia
one of the imperative needs for our
state. Young boys should not be kept
alongside hardened criminals for term
of months or years, serving for the in
fraction of law. They should, by all
means, be given chance for reforma-
tion. Senator McDowells bill is UNI
doubtedly a good one.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
Home Ideas.

To keep thick frosting In place
bind the cake with a wide band of
creased paper, pin it closely. then put
on the frosting as thick as desired
Two or three colors may be used
easily by putting it on this way after
each layer hardens.
A pair of shears in the kitchen to
use for cutting raisins will be found
very useful. The raisins are never as
pasty as when chopped.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

Gated it will be far removed from our
popular diet of corn pone.
The South has been generally named
as the home of this disease and the inn
preston left that it was another of the
plaques to which we had fallen heir, to
run its course as did yellow fever. With
in the last few weeks comes the an
nouncement that one of the middle north
ern states had 100 cases and the investi-
cation was not half over. Others in
the same section reported number, and
the indications are, that it does not con-
fine itself to any particular section. Mis-
sissippi has no more of it than Illinois
and we do not enjoy the unfavorable
advertising that has been given us re-
Gently.
If it is caused by immature or mould,
ed corn as claimed, our people can soon
get rid of it by raising their own corn for
bread and making sure that it is thor
oughly ripe and dry before being gath
cred. Western corn is usually cut be-
fore being thoroughly dry but not so
here in Mississippi. Let us hope that
it is only one more scarecrow that will
soon vanish. At any rate, it is not CON
fined to the South, but thrives in other
sections of the United States as well.
Bookkeeping in the Delta.
No country can surpass the Yazoo
Delta for the production of honey, which
is the paradise of bee-keepers who fol-
low the occupation on large scale for
profit.
Few have gone into it as an avoca-
ton, as it requires thorough study as
science with reasonable enthusiasm, cou-
pied with hard work.
The great revolution in Bookkeeping
able frame, by which the bees were made
TO build their combs on frame that
could be moved from the hive, all hives
was caused by the invention of the NOV
being of the same construction so
frame could be passed to any one of the
hives of the apiary. The invention also
of honey extractor so the honey could
be thrown from the comb by centrifugal
force after the cappings were removed
by sharp knife are a great help.
With such Improvements honey can
be harvested on large scale and the
comb removed from the hive many times
during the season and returned to be
filled again, preventing the bees from
building an additional comb, which would
consume much time and great quantities
of honey, to the bee-keeper's loss. When,
therefore, the hives were filled with comb
the apiculturst would be complete mas
ter of the situation, moving the combs
of honey and at once replacing the same
with combs emptied with the extractor.
Any one who desires to go into bush
ness in this alluvial country should
handle large number of hives tnot less
than 1907 and spend at least one season
with first-class bee-keeper, as there are
thousand little things to be learned
by observation.
For books l would only recommend
Langstroth on the Honey Bee, revised
by Charles Dadant, as a practical work
There are two diseases of bees to CON
tend with, s'foul brood" which destroys
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
Ne<N1 M~,<s.rN-.
Banana Pie.

Bake rich crust by covering the
bottom of a pie pan, inverted, with
pastry When cool. remove and fill
with sliced bananas. sprinkle with
sugar and a teaspoonful OF lemon
juice. and cover with pint of va
nilla ice cream, garnish with few
fresh berries and serve at once.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
VEIN

It's well to have song in your
heart If you haven't the right kind
of voice it's also veil to keep it
there Chicago News.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

To make marshmallow frosting.
cut the mallows into four pieces with
shears and drop them into the boiled
frosting while beating it. after having
poured it over the egg.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
TRIPLES.

"Trines make perfection. but perfection
is no trifie.
1t is the daily little things that make
up character.
1t is easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows by like song.
But the woman worth while is the ono
who will smile
When everything goes dead wrong
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
IZI!e'MIFGffEN|


w HAT might be done IL men wera
wise;
What glorious deeds my suffering
brother?
would they unite In love and right
And cease their scorn of one another.
Charles Mackay.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
Ravaaes of Cholera.

No race is safe from cholera. 1t is
deadliest to negroes.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

HEN take JOY home and let her
sing to thee
When thou art working in the burrows
aye
Or wedding in the sacred hour of dawn.
1t is comely fashion to be glad.
Joy is the grace we sing to God"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28

Dear Aunt Laurie:
To make kite you must first have
shakes or bamboo and string to make
a frame To cover it you can have
silk, cheesecloth, paper, cambria. news
paper or tissue paper.
TO make tailless kite you must
have two shakes of the same length,
width and weight. Then measuring it
you must take one shake in the middle
and fasten 1t to the other shake about
six or seven inches from the top.
You can then make cuts or put pins
into each end of the shakes and fasten
the string to them. After you have
done this you can put the paper on.
This kite does not need tail.
Measure the be1ly-band to the corner
of one end of the cross shake.
FLORENCE BRADY,
CASTELAR, Street school, grade A6.