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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30
THE PRESIDENT
At BUFFALO
THE PLACE WHERE PRES.
IpENT M'KlNGEY DIED AND
ROOSEVELT TOOK OATH.
tRyUnlted Presk.l,

BUFFALO, April resident,
Taft today IS. the guest Of AnsIey VIII
cox, at whose home Roosevelt took
the presidential oath. ACROSS the
street Isl the John G. Milburn5 home,
where President Mckinley died. He
visited the chamber q commerce, at
noon lupched at the Bufalo Club and
this aftsruoonl isits5 The state can;
Ger Laboratory. NlotorsaA Gaptain
Butt he ands other members Of atae
party visited NIAGARA. a1tg'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30

entertainment at Second Ward School.
AT the Second ward school on Mon.
day evening the first and second prl.
mary and the second grade will give
an entertainment consisting Of drills,
music and q short play. The pupils
have been drilling for this play for
several weeks and the entertainment
promises to be o good one. An adj.
mission fee Of flye and ten cents will.
be charged.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30
TRIBUTE
10 one Of Our
noble SONS. 9
of West
ginial,s Az
liillgton

WASHINGTON, April 3O.--AIrlohg
ne many most excellent addresses
made here today at the uuSeiling OF
tho statue 81 Francis H. Piermont.
governor of Virginia, none were
better nor more appreciated than that
oi governor wan. b. Glasscock, of
west virginia Governor Glasscock's
address IN part follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen:
Braneis II. Pierpont, whose statue
itiimaFble i thus have the honor to
present on behalf Of the State OF West
vIfgihla. to the American Congress.
VAS the third son Of Francis and.
cathaYfne (Wsayefl Pierpont, and
was shortl January Is, 1914 in Monon.
galla county yirglata, on the farm farm
settled by hts grandfather, John Pier
pont In 1914, Francis Pierpont the
iat6sr of the subject. moved from the
oIdhomestead 70 land purchased by
him atout two miles from Fairmont,
nov Marion then Harrison county,
West virginia. In 1897. he made HIS
residence in MiddletoHni now Fair
mont, where tfe conducted a tannery
III connection withehis farm. His
ycung son, Francis II. the subject, as:
Sisted bis father In his several oeGgi
batlonss until manhood. Hls1ed!gGa, sdt!glfsa
iiobal llopportuntties we're, in the mean A /
time, limited. In June, 1885, he en-
tsIed Allegheny College, at Meadyille,
I'd, nom which he was graduated
Win the degree OF Bachelor of Arts
ii September 1889. He taught school
Until 1874, when he removed to Mis-
slsslppI where he continued teaching,
but tho following year he returned
lone because OF the falling health OF
its father Having studied law in the
icisage intervals Of his career as a
TEACHER he was nov admitted to the
ijaf. Frni ls4S for n period Of eight
years, he served as local counsel OF
e baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, fof the counties OF Marion and
Taylor Inels5s he engaged in the
mining and shipping Of coal by rail-;
ahd soon afterein the manufacture OF
ebricks. In December, 1854, he
married Julia A. daughter OF Rev.
samuel Robinson, a Presbyterian min.
istet ofllSew. York. In religious faith
he $was.a member Of the Methodist
spiscppal Church He now confined
hlnseit 10 the law, and was engaged
inits practice at Fairmont when
theterrible storm Of civil strife swept
oser the land. No where else did 1t
rae 90 fercely as in Virginia which
then extended from the Chesapeake
% The ohio. The year 1860 found this
fand s6ld Dominion in state Of
the widest commotion, a condition
nnssampled in history, unless 1t be
isfaacein the early days of the French
Revolution. Her people hesitated long
but at length the time for final action
atriyed, aud Governor John Letcher,
inllaenoed BY the pressure of the time
issaed 4 pF6clamation eonvening the
General Assembly in Extraordinary
Session on January I, 1851, and some
tiays IateF, an Aat was passed provld!
itigfor d Convention Of the people OF
Virginia to NEE February 4th, 1851.
il was 4 remarkable body Of men,
Among them we're ex.President John
fslsr, hon. Henry A. Wise, ex;Goy'
efhor al the Commonwealth, and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30

The West virglnlan has the largest
HOME DELIVERED circulation Of any
paper In Fairmont. This ls one o. the
reasona Why the west yiFglnian y
caIled THE HOME 4 AsEa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30

eTho people who are not up on q
thing are usually down on il.p The
(noopie who are up on advertising are
the ones who do the most OF il; 40
It the most INTELlAGENTL'Y and
lpatarrksptlv
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30
NoTlcE .. .. "a

Notice is hereby given otrn special
meeting Of the German Heaeacial ltp;
ion to be held Sunday, May III At g
5. nj. al the Club House en Monroe
street All members are requested g
lbs present ls
BY order 81 the sIdehE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30
/. DIXIE
Always Good
a GOOD PICTURE FOR TO-DAY.
Sunday Night

BENEFIT HUMANE. SOCIETY
one Of the best Sunday shows we
have ever presented. "ELEcERA,"
i big feature arm made by the Vita.
graph Company, will be exhibited,
Next to the Roosevelt IN Africa pic.
lures this him Is causing more com.
ment than any manufactured in years
Another good subject Wilt also be
shown.
4o.mlnute SHOW Admission toe.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25

away, leaving Wilding speeches. with rage. When the manager did find his tongue. a torrent of oaths flowed from his lips and an evil expression came over his face.
 At dinner on the following evening Dick was exceedingly polite to Wild ing. but the latter scarcely took any notice of Dick. Thornton's politeness aHgered him almost beyond control.
 Well. how did you get on this after noon. Wilding?" MT. Marsden asked
 No good. sir. I saw McGrath, and he just grinned in my face when sug- gested they should bring their price down."
 Its nuisance" said MT. Marsden "I want to get things going. You young people don't know" he added addressing Dick and Edith, but when I acquire this land I'm going to con vert the business into a private com pany and retire. I shall hold the bulk of the shares and a number will be distributed amongst the hands"
 You'll want a secretary for the com PdhJ III lhdI CtSS, Ali. AdISueu, SdlQ Dick.
 ''Yes, am looking out for a compe- tent man."
 How would I do?'
 A coarse laugh broke from the man. ager's lips; it brought a flush to the faces of Dick and Edith-Mr Marsden looked annoyed
 "I should want a man of business, Dick" he said. mot a man of letters"
 But I could fill the post" cried Dick eagerly. ''It is not necessary for the secretary to be a mechanic, the same as the other employees"
 Thornton could not resist glancing ate Wilding.
 There's something in what you say, Dick" said Marsden. gazing kindly at his guest.
 What ridiculous ideal" spluttered the manager. unable to contain him. self.
 But this time he had gone too far MT. Marsden glanced coldly at him.
 You must allow me to be the judge of that. MT. Wilding," he said wither- ingly.
 I've a proposal to make to you, Mir. Marsden," Dick said will you give me permission to treat for you in mat ter of the land. If can get it at your
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
Farming n. a Business.

Science has shown that where there is farm that does not pay. the fault lies not in the land. but in the man who is in charge. Good or bad farm ing results from definite reasons. Sue cess results from painstaking, season able operations; the application of practical knowledge which has been gained by studying the requirements which are known will bring success.
 Lack of ambition results in indif- ferent work on the farm. Taking full advantage of the resources of any farm, and following intelligent, up-to- date methods of farming will in due time mean steady and often very rapid improvement in yield of crops. In sense, the resources of a farm vary with locality; but in the main there are many identical conditions on very many farms. The farmer who works 10 establish a well-set meadow, aims to get the hilly, washable, waste lands set in grass: utilizes the rocky rough lands by setting out fruit trees; ditches the low lands and reclaims the swamps; improves the stony fields by picking off the surface stones so that crops will take the places the stones occupied. uses some of the ways of taking advantage of the resources of farm.
 The farmer who owns big farm in Iery many instances does not secure crops that average as well as the farm er whose farm rarely exceeds sixty or seventy acres. The reason is the large farmer cannot. with the force be usually keeps. properly look after everything, seeing that seasonable work is done and that each farming operation is well attended to. Each of these is a great success factor in farm Ing. Nasty work means. invariably, some neglect or work indifTerently done.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25

Well, Dick, what's the trouble thia morning?" said MT. Marsden. "Just going to see Hobbs McGrath?"
 I've been." replied Dick.
 Wilding laughed sneeringly. They didn't keep you long" he remarked.
 No" said Dick calmly. q wasn't long about it. Will you give me your check for e6,0OO. Mir Marsden? Here are the title deeds"
 'Eh?" gasped Mir. Marsden.
 Wilding was unable to speak.
 Well, we'll, bless my soul," stam mered MT. Marsden. You're a better man of business than either of us."
 I'd like to have a few words in private with you, Mir AIarsden," said Dick
 "All right, my boy. Leave us, Wild ing"
 The manager got up and lurched out of the room.
 How did you manage 1t. Dick?"
 Three years ago, before I knew you or Edith" began Dick. "I came to the conclusion that the land adjoining your property would be valuable some day. I had saved a decent bit and was able to acquire the ground for $500.
 Then, when 1 heard you were after it, I came to know you, and I told the solicitors to keep my name a secret, so that the deal, when it came off should be on strictly business lines. I knew you would feel you must have it, so I put high figure on 1t, knowing that you could afford it.
 Subsequent events, however" Dick concluded with a sly smile. have re suited in my lowering my price,
 MT. Marsden started blanllly at Dick, and then he grinned and held out his hand.
 Dick" he said. I'm beaten, fair. ly beaten. Pearson Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25

figure will you agree to give me the appointment"
 willingly, Dick" replied Mir Mars den with a smile.
 About 10 o'clock Wilding rose to go
 Are you coming my way, Thorn ton?" he asked.
 Not tonight" replied Dick shortly.
 Wilding scowled and took his leave.
 Edith said goodnight at this june ture. and the two men were left alone. For a while they sat quiet, smoking. Suddenly Dick laid his pipe down.
 "Mr. Marsden," he said, eff I pull this off for you. will you agree to Edith and me being engaged?"
 MT. Marsden did not reply for few moments.
 You see, if l get this appointment shall be in receipt of e6O0 year from you. f10O from my investments. and can make say another 100 if necessary. with my pen. That brings my income to $500 year. Surely. that would be sufficient. MT. Marsden?"
 "It sounds all right as you put it. Dick, but you haven't got the appoint ment yet"
 "Supposing I can get the ground for you at s6OOO. will you agree to give me the secretaryship and Edith?"
 eff you can do it, yes,' said MT Marsden.
 ''Will you put 1t on paper?"
 Surely you trust me. 'Dick?"
 "Yes. but supposing anything hap pened to you suddenly. where should I be?'
 Quite so quite so," said Mir. Mars den.
 He seated himself at the table and in a few minutes drew up the follow ing note:
 "I, John Henry Marsden, hereby agree to appoint Richard Carmichael Thornton to be secretary of the com pany which is to be formed to work my factory at Arlbourne, and also agree to his marriage with my daugh- ter, Edith. provided always that he be successful in securing the sale to me of that area of land adjoining my fac tory colored red on site plan, at a price not to exceed e6.Oo0."
 Mir. Marsden appended his sigma ture. which was witnessed by a ser want, and then he handed the note to Thornton.
 On the following morning MT. Mars den sat in his office talking to Wild ing. Presently a clerk entered the room.
 "Mr. Thornton. sir," he said.
 ~Au right. show him in. You needn't 60. Wilding
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
0rchnrh CnIfirntinn.

Hoe the weeds and grass away from the trees in the orchard. and while you are hoeing the grass and weeds away, dig down into it and stir the soil for or 3 feet around the base of each tree. Keeping the grass and weeds away will destroy nesting places for .mice and prevent them from gir- ding the trees. Digging into and turn ing up some of the surface soil will bring some insect pests to light to be destroyed, and the stirring of the soil around the base of the tree will do some good in the way of cultivation. A few minutes thus spent to each tree may be the means of its bearing an extra bushel of fruit this coming year The more the orchard is cultivated and worked with the more it will bear Intensive orchard cultivation is imperative for the best results.-Jour- nal of Agriculture.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
THE BAND IN THE PINES.

Oh. band in the pine-wood. ceasei Cease with your splendid call; The living are brave and noble. But the dead are bravest of all They throng to the martial summons To the loud triumphant strain. And the dear bright eyes of long dead
 friends
 Come to the heart againl They come with the rising bugle. And the deep drums mellow roar: Till the soul Is faint with longing For the hands we clasp no more! Oh. band in the pine wood. cease! Or the heart will melt with tears, For the gallant eyes and the smiling
 lips,
 And the voices of old years. John Esten Cooke
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
Breed and Feed.

To cheapen the cost of production. is to increase the price of dairy prod. ucts; and the only way to lower the cost is to feed and breed intelligently The scrub bull is the bane and curse of the dairy industry in Missouri and the Southwest. as it is everywhere else. And it should also be remem- bered that the best COW in the world may be ruined as a milk producer b. improper feeding. If you do not own a thoroughbred bull with good milk stock in his pedigree. buy one at once. Get out of the old rut. and start right. Go to work now and build up your herd. The chances are that 50 per cent of those who read this paragraph have lot of COWS that are hardly pay ing for their keep. But. by breeding to the right sort of a sire. and keep ing the heifer calves from only the best milkers, and feeding intelligently. any man who reads this can have a herd of 300-pound producing cows in five yearS.-Missouri Dairyman.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
Corn Breeding.

The Illinois experiment station has just published the results of its ef- forts to breed corn for high and low protein content and for high and low oil content Ten generations of corn have been bred for these different pur- poses by selection of seed having the desired qualities. In the effort to in- crease the protein content the average has been changed from 10.92 per cent to 14.26 per cent in the effort to de- crease 1t from 1892 per cent to S.64 per cent. Individual ears have been found which contain as high as l7.79 per cent of protein and as low as 6.13 per cent, as high as 8.59 per cent of oil and as low as 1.60 per cent. But the high protein corn has been .n every case less productive than any of the other three and in some cases decidedly so. It has also been less productive as a rule than corn grown for no particular purpose-just corn. The conclusion is reached from some plots that, while this continued selec- tion for single purpose to the neglect of all other considerations has resulted in lower yields, yet this is not neces- sary result. In some cases high pro- tein corn has yielded well as compared with standard varieties bred for no particular purpose
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
A PREcocIoUs DOG.
The Wonderful Feats He Performed
 For JOsePh Jefferson.

For Joseph Jefferson. There Is a story that is told of Jo- seph Jefferson and the boys that had to do with the training of dogs. It appears that there was a gentleman In New Iberia who owned a very intelli- gent animal, and he was most anxious for Mir. Jefferson to see an example of his prcwess. Accordingly he brought him to the island one day and put him through his various tricks, which were remarkably clever.
 When the performance was over MT. Jefferson expressed his appreciation and wonder at what the dog had done. but added that he had an animal that was even more remarkable. As the gentleman seemed to be in some doubt as to the truth of this statement the dog, a deiected, stupid looking beast. was produced, and Mr Jefferson or dered him to go into his room and bring him a shoe.
 Obediently the dog trotted into the house to presently appear with the shoe in his mouth. Taking it from him, Mir. Jefferson patted him upon the head and told him to return to his room and bring him the slipper for his left foot.
 And, mind you, bring the left one," he cautioned as the animal trotted away.
 When he returned in a moment with the left slipper the gentleman could hardly express his astonishment, but MT. Jefferson waved the matter indif- ferently aside.
 Ut is nothing.' he said However we will now try something a little more difficult" Then, turning to the dog. he spoke to him very slowly and carefully. ''Now go into the library" said he, look upon the bottom shelf on the right hand side of the room and you will see set of Dickens. Bring me the second volume. Remem- Der. now, the second volume; not the first or the third, but the second"
 When the dog returned in a few moments with the second volume in his mouth the gentleman retired in the utmost confusion. declaring that in comparison with such a prodigy his own much vaunted animal was little better than an imbecile.
 And I may add that MT. Jefferson enjoyed the joke fully as much as did the boys, who, according to prear- ranged plan. had placed each success sive article in the prodigy's mouth. As to the prodigy. his one accomplish ment consisted of trotting into the house and trotting out of it again. Nevil G. Henshaw in Bohemian
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
Poultry Notes.

Some farmers neglect the 25 to 50 cents that the battening of cracks in the coop would cost, and each month feed a dollars worth of extra corn i1 order to supply the animal heat needed.
 Fowls love to thrash out bundle ol wheat or oats. and 1t does one good to step around to the door of the poultry house and listen to the merry chatter while the fowls are digging In the straw.
 The answer to the question, DoeA winter poultry pay? depends in large measure upon where your hens are roosting. If on the bare branches Of a tree, on the northeast corner of the barn, there can be no doubt about ir.
 Raise your chickens outdoors at all seasons of the year, give them every opportunity to get fresh air and sun. shine. Keep them in small fiocks until they roost regularly. Keep the roofs of all breeders and GOODS water tight; dampness is fatal to chickens old or young. If coops leak, cover with tar roofing or canvas painted with several coats of white lead Farm Journal
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
waxte of Feed.

Wherever cattle or hogs are fed there is a great waste in valuable feed resulting from the feeding of too much corn, or feeding corn out of balance and proportion to protein or nitrogen ous food. The time has come in the high price of corn to call halt to this wasteful method of feeding To fully utilize feed proper digestion must go on, and when corn is fed out of bal ance with nitrogenous foods it is not all digested and assimilated. These are very important facts. now that corn is high in price and is likely to stay so. What, then, is the food that must take the place of part of the corn fed in making pork? That Is the question that should be carefully studied and needed by farmers. Cheap CT production through more econom- ical use of our feeds Is an important matter and must be so recognized sooner or later by our farmers.-Kan- sas Farmer.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-25
Tue Profitable Dairy COW.

Some people seem to keep and milk COWS simply because others keep them, without any regard to whether the cows are paying a profit. For a COW to be worth keeping she must pay 9 profit on the feed and care given her For her to be really worth while, she should produce 100 per cent more milk than her feed costs. including pasture, of course.
 It does not matter so much what breed a COW belong to. Simply be- cause she is of Jersey or Holsteil blood, is not positive proof that she is more than paying her way. A com mon COW may be doing better than she. The only way to find out what she Is doing is to weigh and test her milk at regular and frequent intervals. Let her stand on her merits and not on her ancestry.
 One reason why some cows do not pay greater profit is that they are not fed all the nutritious feed they will eat. This is especially the case with many farmers in winter, when pas tulSS are uedu. MdHy Ol IhSH NSSP their producing cows on half feed when they are not on pasture, and still expect the cows to make up the loss If COW is worth keeping at all she Is worth feeding all she can be induced to eat. If it is not found profitable to purchase extra feeds so that the cows may have all that they will con sume, then it is best to keep only as many cows as feed can be provided for on the farm.
 Make the cnw produce all the milk she can by good care and feed. and do not let her go dry until the time she is ready to turn dry. Keep the best heifers from the best cows.-Jour- nal of Agriculture.