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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
Festival a Success

The church festival which has been
held for three nights at the Methodist
church has been very successful
The musical on Wednesday night at
which all old-time songs were sung
was a complete success. The songs
which were the kind that never died,
made thu same good impression upon
the auditors that they did years ago.
The quartette music and the readings
by Helen Wright and Violet Golding
were heartily received. and taking ev-
erything into consideration much credit
10 due the committee for the success
OF the affair.
Isaac Stanford, the probation officer,
of Hammond was in Whiting yesterday
looking after Writings young truants.
Mrs. Joseph Scheer and children left
yesterday for st. John to remain for
some time with relatives there.
Catherine Koch of oliver street is
on the sick list.
William Hardy of One Hundred and
Nineteenth street has returned from
Youngstown, o., where he was called
by the death of his sister.
Sadie Burke, who is i'll with scarlet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29

the day in Chicago visiting friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gothic returned
home from Waukegan, ILL.,. yesterday
where they attended the funeral of
their nephew.
Mrs NJ. Hubbard and daughter. Bue-
attended teachers meeting in Ham
mond Wednesday evening.
Miss Irene Matthias of Harrison ave-
nue., is recovering from a severe at
tack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Mary E. Hunter of Indiana
boulevard. was the guest of friends in
Chicago, Wednesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29

at which Henry Davidson proved to be
the best spel1er, nine-foot man re-
duced to three feet and gypsy fortune
tellers.
The petition asking the services of
John Kamradt. as district manager for.
the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric
company, was sent away yesterday to
c. H. Geist. president of the company at
Philadelphia. The petition contained
about 200 signatures. which could have
easily been doubled, but for the short
time there was in which to circulate
the paper.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29

wrestling match which takes place to-
night before the Empire Athletic club.
DR., Roller has entirely recovered from
the INJURIES he sustained in the recent
bout with Mahmout and is confident OF
his ability to gain the decision over
the big Polish mat artist.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
CANNON TO SPEAK
IN BOSTON

Washington. April 2s.-Speaker Can
non is going to Boston tomorrow to
speak at the Grant day banquet of the
Middlesex club in that city. 1t is said
here that Uncle Joe" Cannon intends
to take advantage of the occasion to
pour SOME hot shot into members of
congress and others who have recently
incurred his displeasure by their criti-
cisms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29

MATCH TONIGHT.

Chicago, April PA lively interest
is manifested in the Zbyszko- Roller
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
WORK ABOUT. FINISHED.

Messrs. THOMAS Bond, Fred Meyer
Charles Conoway William Depire
Ray Conway and James Turner, OF
Pennsylvania. the half dozen men who
have been here for the past several
months working for the National Fire.
proofing Company, OF Pittsburg, Pa.
which firm has the large contract for
oil the flrerroofing and brick work on
the new Watson skyscraper, will com.
plete bleir work in about two weeks
when they will leave for Erie, Pa, to
be employed on the new electric light
and power plant OF. that city, on which
Job they will be engaged for at least
two years. The contract was recently
awarded the National Fireproofing
Company. and the building will be one
OF the largest OF the kind in the world.
The above gentlemen have been
working here under the supervision OF
Mr.. Thomas Cook, and they have done
an excellent job which is declared to
be one Of the fuest. and most sub.
stantial pieces OF flreproofing and
5rick work in this section OF the State
u not in this country. and their leayt
ing Fairmont Will be regretted by
their many friends whom they have
Gadeswhile lnEthe city,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
HOUSEKEEPING.

!, So far as West Virginia is concern.
ed, The Post.Chronicle is convinced
that the result of the late election
ought to be considered Republican
fouse-cleaning rather than Demo.
cratic victory, and it is now up to Re.
publlcans who are loyal TO the princi-
pies Of their party TO begin the task Of
setting their political house in order.
If the organization Is to go into fu.
tture political contests with a reason.
able hope OF winning back the conf.
dence of the voters, the old decem:
virate Of the State committee will
have to be replaced by membership
capable of conducting party affairs in
accordance with the principles of
common honesty and common sense.
II the State. Committeeman and the
members of the Senatorial committee
Tor the Eleventh district think that
their administration OF party affairs
has met with the approval of the vot.
ers, The Post-Chronicle would respect.
fully refer them to the election figures
for proof to the contrary. The ticket
in Marion county which had all the
advantage of their certIfcation as to
its regularity got a total vote OF
some nine hundred and odd-and this
in the Republican county of aMrion.
Moreover in as loyal Republican
district as the Eleventh. the net out
come Of the malign activities of the
State and Senatorial committees has
been a majority of two thousand for
q not very strong Democratic candl.
date.
III these committeeman are in any
doubt after this showing; as to the
opinion which Republican voters en-
tertain concerning their fitness for the
work Of directing party affairs, their
ease 'so1la seem 70 Be- hcIel Tie
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
BLUE LODGE MEETS.
Grand Lodge A. F. and A. Masons |
Session Thursday.

|. HINTON, W. Va. Nov. 1S.-The
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. MI of West
Virginia opened its sessions here last
night. with representatives OF the Blue
lodge from all over the State to the
number Of 500 in attendance. Last
Night the Grand Chapter Royal Arch
Masons. which assembled, closed its
sessions. having elected officers as
follows: Wyndham Stokes, Welch NJ.
Z. grand high priest; Harry S. Gus.
heve. Martinsburg, R. Z. grand king;
F. E. Nichols, Fairmont; r. E. grand
scribe; Samuel N. Myers, Martins.
burg, r. E. grand treasurer: William
Fl. Rose. Wheeling. grand tiler; David
X. Reed. Clarksburg, secretary; John
W. Ashley, Charleston, E. grand lee.
turer; W. T. Rittenhouse, Parkersburg,
E. grSnd captain of host; W. T. Work
man Echo, E. grand principal sojourn.
or; A. B. G. Bray, Ronceverte, E.
grand royal arch captain; W. X. Cofs
odess. Huntington, E. grand MASTER
third veil; DR.. Clark Kyle, e. grand
master second veil; Stark L. Baker,
Beverly. 3. grand master first veil;
]. F. Bedell. Charleston, E. grand
steward. s
4 Us ID y y u /
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

NO PLACE FOR HIM.

He must Indeed be hard.hearted who
does not sympathize now with vii.
liam J.. Bryan. From 1896 until cleo.
ton day OF 1908, during all OF which
time Mr., Bryan was the dominating
figure Of Democracy, his party never
got within sight of the promised land
In 1910 however, when he had been
pretty effectually pried loose, and had
but an insignificant speaking part In
the campaign, the Democrats won
their most decisive victory in IS years.
or since 1892. This fact has not es.
capped newspaper and other common.
tators, and great deal has been said
the past week of nature not calcu.
lated to comfort Mr.. Bryan. Evident
ly the latter, meantime was quick to
realize his position and to appreciate
the. trick that fate had played him.
At least one gathers that much from
the Commoner's first issuel following
election, in. which there is this touch:
ing lamentations q 4i4&. sd 3
see full many Triumphant spheres
or dignity and renown;
Here clash 4he warriors! changing
spears,
There .sparkles the -yictor'sacrown;..
Here theSPoet sings and the world is
~ ,hqshfd, ,ts3 + Il I
'STo listen tntp bis lays$ (
There the STATESMAN staRds with His
a. hcnors flushed
: I'm the sblendbr of his days;
But!Whetheriin Sphere, or high or low,
/, On shore. or On the seq, ,,,.,,. go
No ffc.fhi reward wiliS Il ever know sss's'
.ssThereHlsrne place.fop me,s,as,s4.s .r,g.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
IsIA,MlEL.IrnE GREAT rRAeEplAN.

SAM UEL,5THE GREAT TRAeEDlAN.
Chairman Sam Mathews, OF the Re-
publican State Committee in a recent
Interview Is reported to have given
out the Illuminating information that
the State Committee Is in no way re-
sponsible for the disasterous defeat
that overlook the Republican party In
West Virginia at, the last election and
says IN support ofhls contention that
the committee did nothiflg in the last
campaign except to install a press blu.
sreau at Charleston for the purpose OF
compiling and preparing for publica.
fton statistical matter reviewing the
progress Of tbs State under Republic
scan rule II this was all that the'come
mittee had ever done there would 9be
mo fault to find with It and the few
counties which have retained thefr'
I Republican supremacy. in. West Ylr:.
lginia will no doubt find cause for giy;.
Ing thanks on the oath thatktlieH COM;
,!mittee did not NEEDLE i'm their, Affairs
80 that extent which has broken up
the organization In many, OF the 4argel
Republic counties of.lthe State.zua,,
x IT the statements Of the chairman
are; to pass as current there s%ouldsbR
cause for congratulatlng the commit
tee for the display OF wisdom in mar
rowing down its activities to the sta
3tisical features spoken OF. Jas itheiglare
of the limelight would. no doubt have
caused the rebuke to the committee to
extend to those counties in which Re-
publican supremacy was continued.
The Morgantown t-Chronicle else
where In these columns takes issue
with the chairman and points out
very clearly wherein the Influence Of
the committee proved boomerang to
I the party and that too in some of the
counties from which usual big Repub-
lican maiorities are given. We are
giving space to the comment of the
Post Chronicle to-day believing that
perhaps the benighted Samuel may
soon see the light and reflect 1t to his
cohorts. The applause greeting the
State Committee for thespast, fewtsea-
sons has been growing ,feinter each
year and the hand" It got ut it's, last
appearance is not the sort OF encore
that usually brings the actors back to
the footlights. 4
THE Comedy of Errorsr has devel.
soped into aipolitical, tragedy with Sam.
Suel in the stellar role supported by a
company OF we'll trained political pail
bearers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
AT The HoRsE SHOWS
New York WORLDLY

New York Worldly
Wealth aud fashion and beauty
Sitting all in row,
Performing a social duty
AS part of the great Horse Show;
Some over dressed in sables.
Some underdressed by half
Tiers and boxes and stables
Resound with the old horse.laugh.
In ring that is free from cobbles,
Gayly the horses prance,
But Fashion arrnyed in hobbies ~
q Gives them scarcelyi'a glance; .ay
Naught cares. she for their capers,
Hers is the main display +.
Posing there for the papers. tsE Us
Enacting some new horse-play.
Let her still preen and chatter.
For that is herrway of course,
And it really doesn't matter 5:
To the folks that love a horse,
His be the homage and glory,
Shorn of all false pretense,
With tributes in song and story
From people with real horse.sense.
RICHARD LTNTHICUM.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
show IS
.ELkS MINISTRIES
LOCAL COMPANY WILL GIVE "a
GRAND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cEEos GO TO c CHARITY. -.

- --4- ~ /. :
But TO the members is the charity
done by the local lodge of Elks known.
Hundreds of dollars are donated each
gear to- the needy in Fairmont and
vicinity but few people outside Of the
membership know OF the beneflciaries,
as 1t is q rule that the charity is given
without ostentation. But once year
do the Fairmont Elks bring before the
public the fact that they have char
ity fund and that is In their Offering
OF benefit performance to enhance
the fund for the use OF the needy,
The shows are usually given at the
Grand opera house and minstrel per.
.formances. are the best done by the.
lodge, This year the dates for, the
benefits, are ANNOUNCED as. November
25 and 90, and as usual a minstrel
performance will be given.
Patrons of the benefit last Year,
which Was given in. the. spring. were
amazed ut being entertained by a
peif%mance.whtch had never been be.
fore equallediby iamatedrs in Faitmoht
and which ranked With the best Of tie
professional companies. This year
an attempt will be made to equal IL
notsexcefstheiartghSs andardFsetaasti
season-anGvi it ris,saidSa very credltable,
and heightened show will be given.
Fairmont,s best talent will appear.
There will be an elegant first part,
dressed in special scenery and having
novel electrical effects. in which. such
well known singers as Walter Barring
ton, Dayton Mayors, John Fl. Rock
Jr, Oric Stanley. Chug Ingram and
Lamar Satterfiled will be heard in
pleasing ballads and such funny local
comedians as Luke Robertson. Law
renee Fleming, Harry Dawson Sam
Ridenour. Mike Glepson and Hugh
Cargo will appear in the black faced
part of the bill. Edwardd Slack will
be the interlocutor and the opening Of
the show gives promise of being big.
ger and better than anything attempt.
ed by local talent here.
is difficult task for amateurs to
preselp. n good olio to follow min
strel first part, The Ellis have solved
the problem this year for good acts
Will follow the opening. The feature
OF these will be u little comedy, very
funny but with a touch, of pathos,
enqGed "a Song at Twilight" In It
will appear Miss Nellie Casseday, one
of FiSrmont's most talented young
ladies' and Curtis B.. Robertson, MS
cleyeS u local boy as the town has
produced. Miss Casseday portrays
the part of woman from the city
who goes to the country and finds the
proprietor Of the only inn absent. An
old IJln. who is the boy of t,l work
about the place, greets her and the
is excellent comedy. The
talk falls upon old songs and the aged
man asks the girl to play an old ditty
which, when she sings 1t, brings back
ancient memories to the aged man.
Mr. Robertson Is capital In the male
role and the part Is of sufficient
strength TO change the audience from
tears to laughter and back again in
the twenty minutes OF action.
The remainder OF the olio will be on
a par with the act. Prof. Omen will
have charge Of the music and az aug.
mented orchestra will render the In,
selections. p
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

leAnd behold. The comforter speak
eth! II 1t Is going to afford the people
of West Virginia any comfort to fill
the place vacated by millionaire
with another of the same class, the
only difference being the label We
venture the reputation of one of the
,'small caliber" nose for correct prog.
nostIcation on the assertion that such
comfort will not be visible to the
naked eye.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
WHAT THE BOYS THOUGHT.

WHAT THE BOYS THOUGHT.
DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh tells the
story on prominent educator who
one day visited one of the elementary
schools:
"The teacher asked him II he wish
ed to- say word or two," said DR..
Grumbaugh, 'fand he did. He decid.
ed to illustrate point he was making
by a problem in, long division, the In.
tricacies of which the class had just
mastered. He putdown the necessary
figures and then said:
Now, let US see how many times
this number will go into the other.
Let us try SIX He tried six. and, as
he Intended, six wouldn't do. We'll,
let's try five them he said. Five was
all right, and he went ahead with his
talk.
"on his way home that evening he
overlook two small boys with book.
bags under their arms and heard this
conversation:
Say Bill, did a long whiskered,
bald.headed old Teller come into your
room today?
Yep replied Bill.
And did he talk to you?
Yep said Bill
well, SO he did to us, but the fun.
niest thing, by golly, was that the old
chump stumped himself on an exam
pie in long division. Philadelphia
Times.
iasnhatliha for llhnsl pirElnlrn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

1 William Randolph Hearst comes out
of the wreck and the wreck OF battle
with the sublime assurance to com.
placently announce that in some
States he supported the. Democratic
ticket. IT is dollars. to jdoughnuts
that these States were, those In which
a beautiful Republican minority re-
;warded him.-Charleston Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
,arty will have to devise some means

party will have to devise some means
by which It can assure to itself more
intelligent and more efficient service
than has been, rendered by its misfit
committees Election by injunction
has proved to be a dismal failure.
How will it do to try a writ Ct eject
ment on the old decemyirate?-Mor-
gantown Post, Chronicle. ......--,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

The result was not a Democratic
victory. 1t was n Republican defeat
administered by Republicans. The
Democrats promised nothing. They
have nothing except the possession of
n situation which will probably burn
their hands. Let them handle it,
Huntington Herald.Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

American women are beautiful, but
they eat too fast, asserts a Rouman.
ian prince who has Just sailed for
home. The stingy thing is probably
thinking of what 1t cost to entertain
the dear creatures at New York res.
taurantS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

An article on How to See a Play"
Is announced by one Of the. monthly
Since the women's Golf.
fures are increasing TO such a height,
seeing play Is becoming difficult
feat,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

The real victims of the garment
workers strike in Chicago are some
$500 babies that have been put on
half rations. Surely this fact should
hasten a settlement Of the trouble.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

a New York woman says the FIN.
Ishing" of her daughter will cost SIT,
900 year. At this rate one can
clearly perceive fathers finish.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

The Republican papers and editors
Of small calibre seem wonderfully ex-
ercised over the Democratic choice
for Senator. 1t is one certain thing
and this is said for their comfort,
whoever is, chosen by the next Legis.
lature will be- a Democrat, and con-
sequently. an Improvement over the
man he succeeds.-C Charleston Ga.
yatta ~ - 'fzrf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

1t won't be Tong, before the meat.
eaters once more have the laugh on
the vegetarians.. But it's been along
time coming.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

j Automobiles are to, displace slelghs
y the Klohdlke. Hitherto the only
monk henks In that region has come
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

The Pullman company, it appears.
will pay passengers so cents apiece for
sleeping in upper berths. 1t ought to
be worth more than that.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

There was once fullback who
hunted
For trouble, and got all he wanttd.
For he started to fool
With government mule
His tombstone reads simply: "out,
punted. Standard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

ding party. Whereat Jupiter Pluy.
ius chuckled: IT'S the best I could
do for the bride-she's already been
given silver. tin, wooden, book, linen
and china showers. Puck.
You don't seem to print the re.
suits of tht races?"
"Yes, We do said the editor of the
PlunRville Palladium. I'VE have ali
the bankruptcy news."-LouEville
CourierJournal.
First Beggar-What are you doing
here, Pete? drought your stand
was on the bridge. r-s
Second Btggar-oh. ] gave that to
my son as a wedding present-Meg,
gendorfer Blaetter. : yHs 4as
Did you ever pause to consider the
mischief you might get into II you
was not kept busy working for liv.
ing?"
NO. What's the use dreaming of
pleasures You know you never can
have?"-Chicago Record.Herald..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18
TaE AIRMOAI1Yy ,vlRGlRlANi
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Estahllshed 1893.

Published Daily Except sunday and
Semi.Weelly by the Fnirrnont n
West Vtrginlnn Publishing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

PUBLICATION OFFICE,
Jacobs Building !. Monroe Street
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

~ II n a 81 ~ %.
Entered at the Post ONCE at Fair
mont West yirgiria, as second-class
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

TELEHAoNEs
Bell 90 Consolidated OF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-18

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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-12-08

The two extra specialists had pound
ed and sounded him. and felt Of his
pulse and tapped his frame til he
could only lie in a cold porspiratiou Of
fear.
Undoubtedly fits a case of appen-
dicius," said specialist No. 1, grave.
ly.
"Undoubtedly." asscuted specialist
No 2.
but would he be able to stand an
operation" poudered No, !,
An, would he?" echoed No. 2,
They dug him IN the ribs again. and
he squealed
All" remarked No. !, 81 think we
ought to let him get Bit stronger be-
fore We cut into nim."
"Confound your palaver!" gasped
the patient, starting up. What do
you take me fora cheese?"