The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-25
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This Is true story ItIis9 told so
that you may have some intimate
knowledge about things that are be
hind the newspaper that comes to
your fireslde every evening and that
you ought to know as friend of
your family. s5.a
We'll, in the big city oftCleyeland,
O., fortnight ago, Mrs. Gus Watkins
a woman Of about 40 years Of age,
was>working and worrying, highland
day, at running boarding house in
order to support her four children
Jullar, aged:7; Carl aged 81; Cynthia,
aged a years, and Neal, aged 6
Keep these ages in mind. Pretty
soon we're going to tell you that
THESE CHILDREN WERE STARv-
ING. or course, six.months.old Neal
has always cried when hungry. Ba-
bies are expected TO do that, and they
can't tell how hungry they are, any
way. But, get down on your knees
and ask God never to let you hear chill
dren Of q. 9 and Z years cry. for food
when there is none! Such can speak
their agony.
/ One day, as Mrs. Watkins was set
ting the table, her jealous husband ap.
peared lat the doorway, revolverlin
hand. He didn't shoot her. He killed
one ofsthe boarders and became a
murderer.S3 il ~ e. III lsi.iietS}
Gee! but that tragedy made a great
neysnaperr item! The editor had it
written zap in great shape. Thousands
Of newshoys went rushing through the
streets erying "All about "a the BLANK
stcmurder!'' and the papersSsold, like
BET cakes. III ( .lis4 ,GSrGl 5B'g o3sRa i
: G0ssips saw scandal rinsthatttrag.
edy.-- Mrs..I atlsinsi'boardersrq quit: The
children were rjeered at on tbeiF way
to school, for. their. father, was a muir.
aerer. AIlSwtong? sure!E But it is the
way OF the world. Injustice! Mans
ihhpn1anity tosman US And little Ju:
fla, Carl and Cynthia sbegan TO
sTARVEse y IN IN !.
Maybe, you'll say that 1t was all
none Of the editors business. He had
given the news. He had sold thou.
sands Of extras. 1t Is the editors bust.
ness to give the news, put this or that
man In office, criticize actors, tell you
how to make dill pickles, roar at graft,
steern the city government, tell You
| the ila,est in science, art, literature
Manufacture &c, &c.hIf he does all
this. well, he makes a big and prosper.
epss., newspaper. and the stockholders
say 4 swell done, faithful iservant!nt.i
|,p sButy BEHIND. THIS GREAT Ed!
TOR THERE Isl THE MAN! ~
3So, this editor said to himself tina,
the CRY Of thesmother and her starry
ing, little ones, Us NEWS, Maybe he
some ytime,tha had a boy or girl {ol
Ia Of his own. Z Maybe way back in
| the old, days Of reporting, he'd heard
In 1.-THE slnms ofstheabig city, that aw
fpl,u pitifpl,s Misunderstanding cry of chill
ldrene for food tas oi7 81 W.
hi, Anyhow, he saw the misery of that
helpless mother, whose condition was
worse than, twidowhood. and he heard
little julia, Cynthia, Carl and Nea
|crslnghfor food and warmth and q
hpme.lnlIg. Ggl,ii. 81
liy Then he published news facts show
Iinge the frightful injustice and inhu
manityaa And people came with food
In baskets with comfort and sympa
ithgiin their! hearts, putting an end te
the iniustice, And the four little chill
drenl no. longer cry from starvation;
because, behind the. editor there /.
THE, MAN. sl.
!, This is all the story. Lesson in It
Sure!, Same lesson that's in the "Ser
mon on the Mount" Read that, too
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