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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
;tcLLNesl LIkE.AL LEIGH.

The Clarksburg Telegram agrees
with the West virginian and adds
some to what IT, says in an interest
ing editorial as follows:
The following is a plain truth ut
tered by the Fairmont West Virgin
ian:s
However, much the Democrats
would like to get away from 1T, the
fact remains that capital and labor
alike are afraid Of the party's poll
dies and the industries of the State
are in danger If the Democrats get in
power
Democrats themselves fully real
ize this fact but the leaders simply
can not get away from 1T, notwith-
standing the deceptive platitudes can.
didates Of that party so often assume.
The Fairlnont Times, which has taken
upon itself defense of the Demo-
cratic nominee in this district for Con-
gress tries to evade. the issue, under
! takes to leave the impression that the
nominee, II elected. would not antag-
onize the industries of the State, but
failsto tell the people while 1t is thus
trying to fool them that tine eandi-
date Is pledged to vote for free trade,
the existence Of which would cripple
and destroy these industries.
The West yirginian is right when
1t says Democrats would like to get
away from the truth as given above
but can not. It clings to them like a
leech and sucks out their party's life
blood.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
German Conservation.

Germany, Enthusiastically thor.
ough, systematic and scientific, sets
the civilized world is a shing exam.
pie in one phase Of conservation.
We mean the conservation of human
life and wellbeing by public or social
effort.
Comparative statistics show that in
the last 40 years the increase in popu-
lation of Great Britain. France and
Germany have been 1874, Ill and
5S.5 respectively. Since Germany's
birth rate has decreased within the
period. her increase was plainly due to
two main factors: A lowered death
rate and decreased emigration. And
these are themselves the rsults of a
wide departure from the old laissez
faire theory OF government, a part
OF whose "let alone" philosophy was
the eyangel OF free trade
Germany, despite the Increased
pressure of population and land re.
sources, is far better place to live
than it was 40 years ago when its
population was some 100000. 1t
is now 100000; but the masses are
better housed, better fed and clad,
and live in far healthier environ.
ment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
Southern Farming.
(From te Washington, Post. J

tFrom tie Washington Post.)
In this ripe year of 1910 there Is
growing n corn crop Of 26977oOO ocres
in the eight southern states Of vir.
rinia. the carol,nas. Georgia, Ken.
tucky. tennessee. Alabama and Misc
sissippi. which is mn increase Of i.
525 900 acres oerv the area devoted
IN that cereal in that terr,torv In
1919 This ia nm enconrag cling sign and
IL persisted in and the system Of in.
tensive culture shall be adopted gen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
] STAND pA1rERs DOOMED.

The result of the election in Maine
cannot be counted, except indirectly,
as a Democratic victory; it was a
estand pat" Republican defeat. And
what Is most significant 1t was not in
the West where the Progressives are
the whole thing but in the extreme
East the home of standpatism. Moth
Ing Is clearer than that the country
has grown tired Of standing pat ano
;iIetting well enough alone" Those
were good war slogans In their day,
but we are a progressive people and
can't stand still, therefore 1t is only
the natural thing that progressive Re.
3publicanism should come to the front.
Now, the question is, with signs so
unmistakable that the people are tired
OF the stand pat leadership and stand
pat policies, will the stand pat Repub-
Leans Join the progressives and ward
on what seems certain Democratic
snccess or will they sulk In their tents
and let the Democrats get control of
the country? 1t means much to this
country at this time to turn every.
thing over to a party that has SO often
shown Its incompetency to run the af-
fairs Of the Nation. 1t seems shame
that the business Of the whole coun.
Try should be placed in jeopardy need
lessly But there is nothing more Ger.
tain, II the Democrats get control OF
the coming Congress and seem to
have a chance to win the presidency
ihs1s12 that many, large industries will
halt operations and slack times will
set III. Think on these things
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
De optir1ist's Corner
Daily Helps to Health
and Happiness .
By GEORGE F. BUTLER. A NJ. IND.


Many people could be ron.
dered perfectly happy with the
happiness which Is lost In the
world. We lose happiness be-
cause we often despIse calm,
quiet pleasures, and take in
terest and delight In nothing
but that which exeltes, or we
make the fatal mistake Of think
Ing that happiness lies only In
sensational events, instead Of
In the small, trifling incidents
Of daily life. There is nothing
which we waste more than hap
plness, and even those who are
prudent and economical In 9th:
er directions are prodlgal In
this respect They pinch and
2 stint to save a penny, but arc
often Indifferent. about the loss
Of days Of happiness. We FIRE.
quently fall to appreciate our
friends until they die, or we
lose them In some other way.
We rush through holiday trip
and miss half the beauty of the
scenery because we are In a
hurry or anxious or troubled by
worthless trifles. Nearly every
old or middle.aged man who
looks, back honestly on his life
wifi admltthat, however wretch.
ed he may be now, opportunl.
ties for happines we're given to
him which In some way or other
he has neglected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14

The Normal School once more starts
off with very flattering prospect OF a
very successful year. 1t was an in
spring sight this morning to see two
hundred students in on the first day
ready for work. The Fairmont Nor
NAL is one OF the great schools OF the
State and it is gaining in numbers and
Influence very rapidly. All join in
wishing the new President, Prof.
Woodley, the highest measure Of sue
cess in his new duties.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
JUDGE is A CRAP SHOOTER.

JUDGE IS A CRAP SHOOTER.
Adolph Lock of 179 Middleton
street. Brooklyn, was charged in; Els.
sex Market Police Court yesterday
with being a common gambler. Pc.
llceman Joseph H. Miller. Of the. De-
lnncy Street Station, said that in
plain clothes he entered the house at
rs Avenue c and there found Lock
running a crap game. =,
Describe the game" said Magis.
trate Kernochan.. 81 know how to
play the game. for I've played 1t my.
self, but give the Details g.
Miller explained how the game was
played. On the first roll he lost, but
he won the second.
What was your pointg' asked the
Magistrate. s
-Four" said Miller. l.
Magistrate Kernochan nodded his
head approximately. Good shooting.
he said; that's the hardest point on
the dice -.
He then held Lock in $1,000 bail
for trial.-New York Sun.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
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A MOOD OF NATURE.

tFrom Lippincott's Magazine.)
As high as the small grass of the
field;
Eight inches high, as high as my head,
Lie l reclined; and look DER the tops
OF the grass to the tops Of the tall
black trees;
2 restlessly turn, and put my lips
And ,flatten my cheeks 'gainst the
savory soil;
And stretch my arms to embrace the
earth;
Alas! the, little my arms can hold!
And so I've turned from the show OF
things!
For which is taller, the grass or tho
tree?
One size to my eye are grass. tree
and self;
All small to the infinite. equally
nought, ~
Better am than they until
l say SO; that instant they're more
than /: A.
AS much as the pure little simple
child
Is more than braggart who swells and
lies!
For we three alike take suck from the
earth;
And not one of us three that knows
what he sucks!
AND if ] am more than the tree in
{. brains,
The tree rears his bushy, head nearer
the Sun;
And the green little grass is sweeter
than both;
And sweetness is not to despise, you'll
confess;
Then who shall say who is less, who
is more?
Who shall say? 'Tls lost in eternity!
GEORGE BENEDICT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
STILL ONE CHANCE TO LOSE.

aI '
Now that the Democrats are crow
ing over their prospects Of winning
the congressional election said Rep
resnetatiye Butler of Pennsylvania,
the other day,e1 am reminded Of what
good old Ike Hill, assistant sergeant
alarms Of the House, used to say on
the eve Of an election. Ike was a
Democrat through and through, but
he was a philosophical Democrat
when anybody asked him how he
thought the vote would go he would
invariably reply:
tBy gosh, ! think we've got EN-,
liz they don't buy US on Popular
Magazine
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14

II T. R. SO much as mentions the
chapter and verse where any OF the
Ten Commandments may. be found,
Wall street gets the blue shiyers.
Warrington Record. " N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
THE FAlRMoNT WEST VlRelNlAM I
aTHE HOME PAPER

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down his pipe and called Tor thr
bedtime story and when they had bis
q w he began. ss5e ss5 ss
Once time named Topsy tired Of sayns
ne and decided goout ahd something world
sid gocdb TO all cats in her back
had not gone however, when
last and almost had the end OF her
caught bold OF rope hat dangling in
was swinging from big balloon
carried Toy right along with II
looked down and saw how FIR
times that she was home behind
kitty and she Just ready
with me: But am very glad she
IN z moment more he had the basket balloon
and she was 50 slad to there that
And pretty the his dinner
sardlnes a for herself Wasn't flat
balloon went long distance In the
carried Topsy home With him. Maybe
the to hear
them: az
see before the
balloon billion your
the face OF tue In the
said How do dog to him me- mt
suppose he was 50 surprised
And While was there had dinner
Have Of Vol such
where and XXX
Topsys hster haa terrible time seting TING IL
his balloon The cats for miles
md were such " nuisance that finally WIS y
KIND 70 1ep and she lived with him until she died
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14

Nine years ago, to-day President
William Mckinley died and the Ma
ton. was in mourning. Mckinley was
much loved President.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
an unprofitable Emp u

+ Probably there Is no more unprolit.
able employment on earth than that
or counting the buttons down 4 wo.
man.s back. GALVESTON News. =.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
AhANpsoME FOLDER.

The West virginian Is indebted to
the John u. Rennard Co.. the enter;
prising adyertiaing agents Of Wheel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14

Football practice for the fall games
has commenced: Good results are ex'
pected from the new rules.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14

Some Of to-day's want advertisers
ought 10 receive letters FROM YOU
today or tomorrow
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
Jonah emerged from the whale

Jonah emerged from the whale.
"At least 1t was a seaside resort
without mosquitoes" he cried.
Thus, We see. he was disposed to
look on the bright side.-New York
Times. ,a.5
DO You see that fellow over there
yelling Kill the umpirel Cut his heart
out, the bloody robber?'"
"of course, 1 see him, and hear him,
too"
well, he's one of the worst hem
pecked men in town. He comes out
here every afternoon to let on steam"
Birmingham. Age Herald. t
Thief" "Robberl' Yell ed a hun
dred voices In the excited crowd.
Several policemen were in sight,
and they plainly saw the william, yet
not one made a move to arrest him.
But the umpire, calmly lodging a
pop bottle, struck his decision and
the game went on. Chicago Tribune.
Has her marriage to. the Count
really been indefinitely postponed?'
Yes; there was a little mlsunder.
standing, l believe ~. 5, e.
but does the misunderstanding
amount to much p,
"only to about 100000, i. think
Catholic Standard and Times.
Some Of to-day's want advertisers
ought to receive letters FROM yoU
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-14
Father ito anxious dauglter)-,s b
a man of any means?
"Yes; he means to hurry me-"

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The Beau-Are you at all interested
in turbines?
The Girl Every tired, at midnight
Not in the least.
The Beau with fresh energy)-Let
me make you interested in them
Life.
would you marry for. money!" ask,
ed one girl of another.
MOT l; want brains!. was the re.
ply.
yes, l should think So" said the
first speaker, "if you don't want to
marry for money!"-Ideas.
81 suppose you made some discov,
cries on your trip"
"Yes; ] found there really is a town
called Oshkosh. always thought
that was just minstrel joke."-Pitts'
burg Post.
Gle and used to court the same
girl"
at doesn't seem to have -interferred
with your friendship
mo-. One Of us would have married
her II the other hadn't always been in
the way.s-chicago Record Herald
Israel Putnam had killed the wolf
1.-THE bystanders said it avs brave
thing to do" he told the reporters
afterward, but, Great Scott, if it had
been one of the Cubs knocking out 0
home run they would have cheered
their blamed heads off!"5
Still, for those primitive times, Put
was a real hero.-Chicago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
FORMER KLONDIKE KING
DEAD BROKE IN LONDON

Seattle. Wash.--"Swiftwate Bill"
Gates, famous as one of the original
Klondike kings, as Tanana capital
list and for his many matrimonial ven-
lures. is walking the streets of Lon
don in that state of financial depres-
sion termed "stone-broke."
By means of the postal service he
is yelling loudly across the Atlantic
ocean for help from w. H. Dohr-
mann, formerly a well-known Alas
KAN now manager of the st. Francis
Hotel of San Francisco.
This is the news brought from San
Francisco by Jack Mcleod, former
Alaskan and a friend of "Swiftwater
Bill" who has just arrived from Raw
hide, New. He was accompanied by
James McTavish, another Alaskan,
who cleaned up a small stake on Can
die creek.
According to Mcleod, the treeless
tundras and frozen streams of the
north now look pretty good to "Swift-
water Bill" and at the time of writ
ing he desired nothing better than to
be lost in a blizzard on the Chilkoot
summit. Gates says it is cold in the
northern part of Alaska, but not half
as frigid as was his reception by the
English nabobs when he tried to per-
suade them to buy stock in some
mines he owns at Rawhide.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
"BOOMER", UNION LIFE SAVING
DOG KILLED BY OFFICERS

Spokane, Wash. - Boomer" for
20 months a self-appointed guardian
of the Northern Pacific railway cross
ing at Sprague and Division street, in
the eastern part of Spokane, where
the animal saved the lives of scores of
adults and little children, is dead.
The noble animal was executed by the
poundmaster after biting a street
car conductor. The dog, a tramp of
mongrel origin, gained national re-
nown a year ago when it saved a
woman, carrying a baby and leading
a child, from death under the wheels
of locomotive by tugging at her
skirts and dragging her out of harms
way. Another event, which gained
for it the reputation of being "the
only union dog in town." was at the
beginning Of the switchmen's strike
on the Hill lines last December, when
Boomer deserted the crossing be-
cause its railroad friends were not
there to greet him. Afterward, 1t Is
said, the animal. fell in with saloon
loungers, who taught it bad tricks, in
cluding biting street car men when
they approached the croossing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
WOMAN STARTS ENDLESS
CHAIN SCHEME, CAN'T STOP

Washington, Feb. 24.-Mrs. Rosia
Abrahams recently started an endless
chain scheme for the benefit of the
Hebrew Infant asylum in New York.
Mrs. Abrahams soon found she was
being criticised for it and decided to
stop the chain, when she discovered
She could not.
Her mail was being sent to Nash
vile, Tenn, and she arranged with the
postmaster there to refuse all, except
that which could be identified by re-
turn cards. Some citizens of Nash
vile objected and the postoffice in
spector looked into the case. They
decided that the best way to stop the
flood OF letters was to issue bulle-
tin about the case and leaving the
public to draw its own Inference.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
MAN SHOWED IN CABIN
IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER

So far as Deputy Sheriff Bert Will
son has been able to ascertain, the
man Mentzer who was reported to
have been snow-bound in little cab
in on the headwaters of Mckay creek,
is in no immediate danger. The Of
ficer is so we'll satisfied of this that
he has abandoned the contemplated
relief expedition from Kamela to the
cabin.
The deputy sheriff received his in
formation from George Adams and
the other ranchers on Upper Mckay
creek. According to them, the man
was seen less than two weeks ago and
at that time he had plenty of provis-
ions. They are therefore of the opin-
ion that he could be in no danger of
starving.
A report became current In La
Grande yesterday and also in Portland
that Mentzer had been rescued by a
Pendleton man who had made a dar-
ing trip over the snow on snowshoes.
II such was the case the performance
was certainly unknown to the local Of
ficers or any one in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
THE SPIRIT QUESTION.
What Must Liquor Made From Sugar
Beets be Labeled.

Washington.-If spirits made from
sugar cane is rum, and spirits made
from grain is whisky, what is spirits
made from sugar beets?
This is the question that the inter-
nal revenue collectors and the pure
food experts are working over.
President Taft, it is said, has de-
clared that he has said all he is go
ing to about whisky, and ordered his
subordinates to settle the question.
The executives decision in the what
is whisky?" case laid down the rule
that grain spirits must be called
whisky and spirits from molasses
must be called rum.
But now comes the Western Dis
tilleries company, located at Agnews,
California, with the declaration that
they make whisky from the pulp
left over after the sugar is extracted
from beets. They want to be allowed
to call the booze whisky just as
they have always been doing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
PIONEER LOCAL PHYSICIAN
DIED AT MYRTLE CREEK

A story from Myrtle Point, Oregon,
under date of February %, tells of the
death of DR.. c. w. Whitcomb, a ply
sician who is well remembered by
many old timers of this city. DR..
Whitcomb practiced medicine here in
the early days and was one of the
doctors who cared for the wounded
men following the fight at Willow
Springs during the Piute war of 1878.
The following is the account of DR.
Whitcomb's death.
DR.. c. Wells Whitcomb died here
Saturday from injuries received in a
fall recently. DR.. Whitcomb was born
in Greenfield, Conn, July 90, 1882,
and moved to Massachusetts, at an
early age. He was a schoolmate of
Admiral Dewey and Dwight Moody,
the noted evangelist, and was grad
uated from the Philadelphia Medical
College and the Rush Medical College
of Chicago, Ill.
In the civil war DR.. Whitcomb was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25

The man who calls a bluff is sell
dom sure OF the answer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
HOOD RIVER MAN IS
STILL AFTER M0TAN|c.
L. A. GRANT WOULD
HAVE BOUT WITH INDIAN
Guarantees to Throw Him Three
Times i'm 80 Minutes-Has Several
Pupils he Would Match Against
Pendleton Grapplers.

That L. A. Grant, wrestling instruc-
tor for the Hood River athletic club is
in earnest in his desire for a wrestl-
ing match with Parsons Motanic, the
big Umatilla Indian who recently
went on with Frank Gotch, is evil
dent from second letter which has
just been received from Hood River.
This one is from Mr.. Grant himself
and while he says there is nothing to
the Indian style of wrestling that
would be of interest to a crowd, he
is willing to wrestle Motanic anyway
the Indian desires, so long as there
are pin falls" to it.
Despite the fact that Motanic insists
that it is necessary for Grant to go
out and get a reputation before he is
entitled to ask for a match with him,
the Hood River wrestler offers to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25

surgeon Of the Fifteenth Missouri
Volunteer Infantry and served under
Grant and Sherman. He moved to
Oregon in 1868, locating at Pendleton,
He practiced medicine there, at Prime
vile, and at Dufur, Ore, later taking
up his profession at Eureka and
Healdsburg, Cal He moved to Myrtle
Creek in February, 1898. He was a
Mason and member of the knights
of Pythias.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at the Methodist Episcopal
church, after which the remains will
be taken to Munroe, Benton county
Oregon, for interment.
DR.. Whitcomb is survived by his
wife, of Myrtle Creek, Ore, two sisters
and a brother of Providence, r. I.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25
WONfAN'S LEAGUE TAKES
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS

The American Woman's League ac-
cepts subscriptions to any and all
magazines and periodicals in the Uni
ted States Except two). This includes
medical, legal or any other journals
or periodicals of the professions or
trades; also church and religious peri
odicals and papers. These all count
on membership at their full subscrip-
ton prices according to their classlfi-
cation by the League as Glass A or
Glass B publications.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-25

guarantee that he can throw the In
dian three times in 80 minutes.
Grant says he also has a new pupil
who weighs 1877 and who is willing to
take on the Indian for the best two
out of three falls.
In his effort to arrange a match
between his club and Pendleton the
Hood River man offers to furnish
two lightweight wrestlers to wrestle
with any men of their weight in this
city. One of them, he says, weighs
155 and the other 140.
Though wrestling is a game which
has been sadly neglected in Pendle-
ton, an effort will be made to revive
it for the accommodation of the men
in the little city made famous by its
apples and strawberries and it is pos
sible that a series of bouts will be
arranged for the near future.