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The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

A st. Louis man claims that he
never HAD to swing on a car strap.
A circus has an armless wonder, too.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

More earthquakes have been record
ed at Washington, but they attract
little attention now that Halley'a
comet has proved an alibi.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

And after the COMPOUNDED potatoes
get up, every blessed cutworm turns
into a blooming potato bug!
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

You will enjoy your own outing bet
ter If you help others who are less
able to get one.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

Tips you get are almost as worth
less as those you give.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

Drownings are increasing in direct
proportion to the carelessness OF hu,
mainly.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

1t does not necessarily help any to
get cold feet during this sort OF
weather.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

Many a budding genius has devel-
oped into a blooming idiot.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

Do you think the weather man is
playing to the galleries?
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05
Do not argue with the c%ontagion.
spreading house fly. Swat him!

Doing nothing" has been defined to
be a looker-on at a game of checkers
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

Meanwhile. remember that there is
always some hotter place.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05
AN INSURANCE EXCEPTION.

"Now," said the chronic quoter, %
man is known by the company he
keeps"
Say, I'm an insurance policy hold
err! Please don't class me with the
company / keep"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

Weather jokes are bound to be dry.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

Nice and cool to fight flies!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
About the Elanhanit..

Elephants haze a wonderful amount
Of self control. They ,willsubmit day
after day to have painful wounds
dressed by their keeper and meet dan.
ger in obedience to orders. though their
intelligence is sufficient to understand
their peril and far too great for man
to trick them into a belief that It is
nonexistent. No animal Will face dan.
ger more readily. at mans bidding
As an instance, take the following
incident, which, recently occurred In
East India:, a small female elephant
was charged by a buffalo in highsgrass.
and her rider, In the hurry Of the mo-
ment and the sudden stopping of the
elephant. fired IN explosive shell from
his rife, not into the buffalo, but into
the elephants shoulder. The wound
was SO severe that 1t had not healed n
year later. Yet the elephant stood
firm. although Il, was gorcd by the
buffalo, which was then killed with
another gun. What Is even more
strange Is that the elephant was not
"gun shy aftcrward. }5t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
SANTA CLAUS
REINDEER.


Did you ever stop u shink lust how
old Santa Claus Isl Son.ll tinl That
your father knew The Jolly Ola soal
just ms well US you know him. and 50
did your grandfather, yonr great
grandfather and oh. Just rs far back
as yongeail. gos;Iiiloag your ancestors,
From tlils yon win suppose, oftcoufse
that Santa Is very, tt az Sdldp AMI You
are right for he lived dong lsfere PEG.
SpleGeaais M IIhs BIT E II
K But Santa,aC Claus didn't always live
where he does now Amid the Ice and
snow of the north pole. Thousands dt
years ago lie dwelt In Il world far
from ours, and abby himself. It's
all the more wonder. that he should be
so merry when for ssncl, long time
he was so lonely, with only Ills elves
and Sprltes to keep him company.
Perhaps who knows:) even then he
made toys and playthlngs, not for NOR
tails, but for the little. angel children,
After II time, however, when he saw
that the earth was becoming well
populated, Santa Claus decided that
here was the proper place for him,
where he could do more good than
upon his lonely little planet.
So Santa built himself Il brand new
sleigh, filed 1t full of all sorts OF
toys. and. ) accompanied by his merry
elves, set out through the heavens on
his long Journey Now, at that time
he had no reindeer. but he merely
hitched the sleigh TO the tail OF n
whlzzlng comet. The earth; was reach
ed in a jiffY, 1 can tell you. -
T But, as the comet landed upon tho
north pole with, a.tliud and a crash
and rumble, what should 1t do but
bury beneath It a whole herd of rein
deer! Santa: who. of course, had come
to the ground quite gently, was very
sorry. indeed, that such m accident
should have happened.
Perhaps, after all,'5said he. II Gun
bring good fortune out Of ILL.,
So the good, kind man had his elves
bring the reindeer to life again by SIM
ply breathing upon them. and to show
further that his former cruel act was
unintentional he gave them the honor
Of drawing his wonderful sleigh =. y
And 1t Is those same magic reindeer
who have ever since served Santa
faithfully. too. for they love him for
his Kindness to. them. Y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
FIRED REVOLVER
I HIS HOME
LON c. BOOK ARRESTED AND
BROUGHT BEFORE a JUSTICE,
BUT RELATIVES REFUSE TO
PROSECUTE, HIM.

+ On Saturday evening Lon C. Book, a
well-known young man OF Edgmont,
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Thos.
Tucker and Constable. C. W. Hawkins
on complaint of John Baer and
brought before Justice Amos on a
charge OF raising a general disturb.
ance at the Book home.
Books wife and mother-in-law were
to be the prosecuting witnesses but
they did not wish to prosecute MIN
after he was arraigned before the JUS
tice and the charge was withdrawn
end Book paid the costs in the case.
After Justice Amos had given him a
good sound lecture he was released
from custody.
1t is alleged that Book came home
Saturday afternoon In pretty drunk
en- condition and began shooting a re-
yolver in the house. one bullet narrow
ly missing the head of his wife. The
gun was %rested from him by Mrs.
Book and her mother and Mr.. Baer
hearing the shots and thinking some
one had been killed or, fatally injured
phoned to! the authorities here asking
that they quickly send out squad OF
officers to arrest Book and a physician,
as he, was quite certain that some one
had been shot.
Book seemed TO be crazed by the
whiskey he drank and&it is almost a
miracle that he did not shoot Sums
one Including several of his children
who were in the house at the time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
HUMANE SOCIETY
Continued from Page one.)

nSd to Fairmont proper but over all
the adjacent town, including Manning
ton. The society has done much good
in the coal towns near this city and
there has not been week passed for
more than six months that Officer
Brand has not visited one or more OF
these places on official duty and in
a number OF cases has brought the
yiolators of the law before the courts
and in almost every case the defend.
ant has been. convicted and fined and
in a few incidents sent to jail.
There is,still more work to be done
in this section OF the State by the So
ciety, but 1t takes money to prosecute
the work andit's' up to the people to
furnish the funds,!.which is an as.
sured fact they will do when called
on. 5f,aF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
'.N||'|0.|PE.R.||.SlNA
/. C|..I.R.E..C|I!k||!S|iI.BAS!HEl''
SO READS NOTICES DlsPLA SEDs
d IN HoTEL oFFic ESP oRRiE.
( \ TORS AND c tE Rls S TIRED OF
BEING sTuck.

Because they have been stuck by
a large number Of worthless chests
during the past several months the
hotel proprietors Of Fairmont have Is.
sued instructions to their managers
and clerks that no more personal
checks etc be cashedf by them 3un,
less they wish to make the check good
II It proves toabe worthless. e. y
AS the employees do not feel inclined
to assume this responsibility there
are no personal checks being casheds
by them and few. II yany. such checlsss
by the proprietors themselves: e
A. day clerk at a prominent hotel
stated this morning tina I he had
worthless checks to the amount OF
over 500 in the safe which he had
Scashed during the past year, and 1T
was very doubtful lfshe gets e:tenth
Of the amount. He said that some
time ago he cashed a check for weilS
known man for 81 and the check came
back marked (" No deposit. =. He wrote;
to the man and after some time he
sent him a dollar bill and told him to-
destroy the worthless piece Of paper.
a proprietor Of another popuiar
local hotel stated that he had several
hundred dollars worth OF bad cheeks
which he had cashed during the past /
two years and he considered them
Just SO much scrap paper, they @erss
not worth cent for he had made
every effort to get the money on them
but to no avail. 81
The proprietors feel that 1t is hard
TO refuse to cash q check for d friend
but 1t seems that IT is about the only
thing they can do to keep from being,
stuck with worthless checks, for
Is an assured fact that only a friend:
would ask them to do so. Never
stranger. Nearly all the hotel pro-
prietors have posted notices In their
public Offices reading. No personal
checks cashed, and they are going b (
follow the rule to "a letter, SO they
say. II, .st .1;'. "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
IMPRESSIVE IlIEINlRIAL.


Continued from Pase One.
led Ruler Curtis 3. Robertson condnct.
lea the opening memorial service, is.
sisted by the other otlcsrs Oh The
lodge. "a ;.}
sun Of Ny Sour was the title OF 4
splendid selection sung By i quartette
lof male voices. composed OF siessrs.
Darlington. Rock, Randall and Dfen.
men. The sselee ti6n which wasta aim
cult one was hRudledi in an admirable
manner and was sung without accom-!
paniment. 4 81
I Following this selection Mrs. chas.
WI Waddell sang Savior Blessed Re,
Ideemer in her usual magnificent
style. The invocation was given by
Rev. H. G.. stoetzer. pastor Of the
Presbyterian church. and the Inyoca.
ton was followed by a selected trio.
Protect. Us Through the Coming
Night" which was beautifully SING by
Mrs. Waddell, Mrs. oliver Al. Wood
and Mr.. John Rock. 8 AZ
The principal feature Of the after.
noon and one which was most heartily
enjoyed was the memorial Address
which was delivered by Hon. John II.
McGraw, Of Grafton. Mr.. McGraw is
one of the most gifted oratorssof West
Virginia, and his address yesterday
was generally conceded to be one Of
the best memorial addresses ever de.
livered in this city. Mr.. McGraw+ paid
Ia fitting tribute to the departed mem.
bers Of the local, lodge OF Elks and
paid an especial tribute to the mem.
|ory Of DR.. John r. Cook, Mr.. Lee L!
Malone and Mr.. Joseph p. Sands, all
Of whom were personal friends OF the
orator. Mr.. McGraw's address was
eloquent and impressive throughout
and he was given the most flattering
attention by the large audience pres.
Ient. iF4S NJ III -
Following the memorial address and
q quartette selection, THE Homeland
the closing ceremonies were carried
out by the officers of the lodge and
following the Doxology and Benedic.
ton and while omen's orchestra rem.
dered 'Tanhauser March," the lodge
retired from the Opera House in a
body. i57s. 81
The service throughout was most
impressive and beautiful and will long,
be remembered bythose present. M
Neat souvenir programmes contain.
ing the programme, list OF the depart
ed members, officers OF the lodge as
well as the entire roll of the lodge
were given out during the service. 81
The following is the list Of the de-
parted Elks, in whose honor the mem.
orial service was conducted yester.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
TODAY
The Strongest
Tie"
AN EXCELLENT KALEM PRopuc.
TON.

A drama of the lumber regions rep
resentlrg wife about to leave homo
to so with a former lover, whom she
had supposed dead. AS she is about to
leave a little girl of three or four years
old toddles into the room. The charac.
ter OF the picture at once changes
and what the title means is immedl
ately apparent. 1t shows clearly
that mother love is the strongest tie
and thRt:former lovers count for little
when set over against the little one
The picture is homely, representing
what might have occurred in the life
Of almost any one and its emphasis
upon the strength of mothers love Is
to be heartily commended.
Song
NV. MAMIE RosE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
Mrs. shallenbereer Dead.

Z Mrs Elizabeth Shallenberger died
Sunday night at 6 O'Clock atithe home
OF her daughter, Mrs. JOS; B. Fuller,
OF Amos, w. Va, aged 81 years. The
cause of her death was carcinoma.
Mrs. Shallenberger was a widow and
Is survived by one other daughter,
Mrs. Rose Twiddell, OF Baltimore, who
Will errive some time today. Tho
body will be taken. on the 1863 train
tomorrow to Hollidaysburg, Pa, where
the interment2will take place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
Christmas In Greenland nj,

Preparations in Greenland for this
joyous festival, which is looked for.
ward to with the most enthusiastic an.
ticipation, begin months before. All
the gifts, which consist chiefly of
clothing, are made by the women. Not
only are clothes, such as tunlcs.
breeches and boots, used for glftsrall
must be new for the occasion. so that
every one, young and old, shall appear
at his best.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
TERM ABOUT FINISHED.

The November term Of the Circuit
Court is nearing AM end. There is
only one more jury case for Judge
Mason to try at this term. The chan.
Gerry side of the court will be open for
several days yet. i-s 7 =.
Judge Morgan held a special term Of
court on Saturday. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

"A store that ranks high as an ad-
vertiser ranks high as store-al.
ways. Look for an exception to this
rule--and look in vain!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

Make every Special Sale" really
strengthen your store--by taking care
that your ad readers learn the truth
about. each sale. n 80 =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
THE RIVALS
DEAN souTHWlcK, OF EMERSON
COLLEGE oFg oRAToRY, WILL
BE At NORMAL Az DlToRluM

Dean southwick, president Of the
Emerson College Of soratory, has ar
rived in the city and tonight will give
his celebrated reading Of 2"The Ri.
walls" The reading will begin prompt
ily at 7:45 o'clock.k Dean Southwick is
one Of the most celebrated readers on
the American platform and those who
VIII hear him tonight are promised a
rare treat. Dean southwick comes
here pnder the direction OF the Nor
ma! School Lecture course.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

Christmas.
Laugh. laugh. littla one: IS
Z. Laugh loud and long. 5t
Santa Is coming here soon.
Sing. sing. dear child:
Sing Christmas song.
Santa is coming here soon.
Ring. ring, little bells;
Ring clear and sweet. IS
Baby Is listening for you.
Trot hard? little steeds. vi
On your reindeer feet.
Baby is watching for you.
Swell fast, little socks.
Grow knobby and fat. y
The children eagerly wait.
Good night. good Santa.
Give each one u pat.
z The children so eagerly wait.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

Yov can make yonr al 80 important
that You will double the number OF
people, to whom. for the day, your
store is important. y. .35i7S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
Christmas pay..

Now all our neIghbors' chimneys smoke,
And Christmas blocks are burning.
Their ovens they with baked meats choke
And on their splits are turning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

Without the door let sorrow lie,
And II for cold It hap to die
Wen bury It IN a Christmas pie ~
= Andlevermore be merry. ,si &
Hark, hark!' What news, what Joyfuii
= news. .itiis Ugla, MI 5;1St 50
To all the. nations roundl - e S.
Today rejoice! 7 Viking IS born.
Who'll 10 With giorytsrpwnedi{, ~ 81
And atl the bells VI earth shall ring X,
~ Oh Christmas dgt ions Christmas day, 0
4 And all the bells on earth Ahall ring IL
On Christmas day In the morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

iIhe so1hcers Of The lodge are as fol.
Exalted Ruler-c. B. Robertson. 3i
Est. Leading knight-R. M. Abbott.
Est. Loyal Knight, C. II. ,NeilI.s
Est. Lecturing Knight. F. Craw-
ford. ~
secretary-R. j. Abbaticchio.
Treasurer-John O.. Morgan.
Bsquire-J. A. Clark, Jr.
Tiler-F. v. Moss.
Chaplain. C. Conner. :. q; *. Z
Inner Guard-L. ]. Hunt.
Organist-H. J. Hartley. n, .l,+
Trustees-A. G. Martin, AID. Simon.
R. T. Cunningham. Ei3'f{
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

subseribe for1 the West vlrgiiaiIian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

DR.. s. H. sHERRER. I. 1897
CHAS. L. SKINNER q. J. 1898 Z
s THOMAS j. McGRAW.. 1900
/ FRANK Il. WATSON !. 1902
WILLIAM P. EDDY n. 1904 z
JOHN NJ. MCDONNELL. 1905
WILLIAM H. G {. :. 1906 4 2
FRANCIS ]. MARK. 1906.
sri JOHN D. LEWELLEN. 1907 I
THE0. B. HOUSEMAN. i COS.
HEREFORD GRAY =. (. 1908 2,
JOHN R. COOK -. I. {. 1908
4. LEE L. MALONE. A. 1909
w. H. NICHOLSON. Jr... 1909
JOSEPH E. SANDS &. 1903
/, CHAS. KENYON. 8, 4. 1910
E. w. CHEN0WETH. /. 1910
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

A Gala Season. ,''i
Willle-South of the equator Christ.
mas comes right In the summer time.
Iohnny-Right close to de Fourt o.
July. Gee, wot a snap!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

behind Dr.. Pierco's Medicines
stands the LnYa lids, Hot 81 and Sur
! G5gai Iastftuto. at 8utfalo, thor
oashly EQUIPPED and with Staff
OF Sieiiled Specialists TO treat the
more difficult cases Of Chronic
= diseases tVhe thors requiring Nod
dcalis or. Surgical sltiu FOR theft
e5re SEND for free F-,
.zyRAlLzpS GUIDE BOOZE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-21
FIN THE THEATRES
 P0II'S.

fas
 Manager Polis will certainly provide a novelty in the vaudeville line for next week for he will have as the headline feature Of the big vaudeville bill the Eight Geisha Girls one of the daIntieSt and most artistic acts ever seen in vaudeville. The eight girls, none of them twenty and none of them married appear in this country by spe- cfa1 permission of the Emperor and in view of the fact that Manager Poli has booked on the same bill as a Spe- cia1 feature the Satsuda Japs a sextet of wonderful acrobats and equilibrists Japanese Week at Po1i's next week ed outside and inside perfumed with incense and with special afternoon teas with the GeiSha Girls as hosts. Six other stellar acts will appear on the same bill and it promises to be one of the biggest weeks in the history of -Pofs. This weeks bill is proving to be the most favorably talked about bill of the season the patrons seem ing to like the idea of a straight vau- devi1Ie bill and enjoying<it to the ut most. The Charles Ahearn Troupe of Cycling Comedians headline the bill and convu1se and at times thrill the audience with their sIxiIlfu1 work No better singing act has ever been pre- mund Stanley assisted by Hortense possessed of wonderful voices and a, third highly enjoyable feature is the act of Jack Mcintyre and the Franklin Twins. The bill from start to finish is a eorking good one and appreciated as such.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-21
EMPIRE

The bin for the last three days of this week at the Empire contains many features that cannot fail to please the patrons of vaudeville in Br4dgeport. Every act is something new and pleasing. Last evening the new play house was packed and the audience was very generous with ap- pIause Princess Chinqufl1as assisted by Ed. Newell, has remarkable act She sings some quaint songs in the Cheyenne language, and. as this is something very unusual, pleases all. Major Newell does some excellent jug gIing and gives some selections on the bar1io. The Foster Sisters. the dainty comediennes appear in various cos tunes with appropriate songs. Nick Carter, that fellow with clever say ines and songs met with big recep- ton. He ertertains with 20 minutes of good laughs. The Braggan Bros, with their wonderful acrobatfc feats, areT well worth seeing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-21
Connecticut Patents

The following were issued Oct. 18th 1910: List furnished from office of A M wooster solicitor of patents Bridgeport, Conn.
 Jos HaelebJian. Bridgeport, self cleaning comb.
 wn. W. Harris, Bridgeport, acety- Iene gas generator.
 David D. Lockwood. Bridgeport, electric lamp reissue).
 Chas. H. Sergeant. Bridgeport, in terna1 combustion engine.
 Chas. W. Foster, New Haven, inter- nal combustion engine.
 Jos. Wil1nann, Derby, ernulsif1er. Chas E. Johnson, New Britain. lock. Lucene M Morden. Waterbury, and L. R. Hitchcock Watertown, pat ents: temporary binder.
 Albert IT. Van A1styn, Stamford. patents: clasp.
 Robert G. Pike. Midd1etown, combin- ation spirit level and folding rule. Geo. H. Reynolds, Mansfield Depot, valve mechanism for air-compressors-
 Trade-Marks.
 Salts Textile Mfg. O., Bridgeport, certain clothing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-21
PRESIDENT MELLEN SAYS HE WILL NOT INTERFERE IN
 NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS
Makes Definite Announcement to People Of State That He Will do Away With the Lobby and Will Not Attempt to h. fuenCe Any Public OfiCer--Hs Hartford
 Speech Recalled

roads being so seriously affected. 'Is it not better the whole matter should be carefully considered and set tied by the incoming legislature, rath- CT than by any severely technical con 1 struction' of the law? s'The second great lawsuit to which I have referred is the tax suit. The rail- road should pay it's full tax under the law, but it's taxes should be assessed,
 as are other taxes in the state, on the same basis of valuation. Desiring to avoid controversy and commence with
 the people of New Hampshire with a clean slate, am ready to sit down with your responsible officials and set tie this suit, paying everything the Boston & Maine should pay, bastngs the
 valuation of it's property as other property within the state is valued for purposes of taxation. tF- SS.'.- F -1t is my opinion the present taxes would never have been assessed had
 not prejudice and a desire to punish
 had a greater influence than a desire to be just.
 "A poor and broken-down railroad is not an efficient agent of prosperity
 needed in New England to-day it is a
 more efficient transportation system than it Is now possessed of. have hopes may help somewhat. toward that most desired result, but it must
 be done within, ,sour. 4co-operation.'
 MT. Mel1en in opening his address said:
 "Breathes there a man with soul~> 50 dead,
 That never to himself has said.
 This is my own, my native land.''
 This is my own country; you are of my own people. and you should trust me and grant that time so necessary, in which to work out the problems
 that have vexed you, and of which successful solution is as necessary to your interest as to those have been selected to protect and represent.
 It is not often given to a, man who has left his home to seek. that for
 tune we all look for, and so few achieve, to be called back after long years of toll in feother vineyards. to help solve the problems that have vexed the patience of his comrades, his neighbors of early life, but when such Opportunity does come, to pass it will surely call for all there is in him. to merit and secure fin his old home certainly a modieum, of that which has been given so freely. and appar- ently with goodwill elsewhere.