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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
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King George has little disposition
10 reduce the House of Lords to the
estate of an ornamental appendage
of the nation, OF, from thet point iiof,
view Of the Commons. to put them
into responsible relation to the people
cnrtailings their power Of veto and
by giving them o term rather than
as at present q life; tenure Of their
gilded births. He Is even Unwilling
70 promise Ptemie Asduith that lin
the event Of a yernment victory in
the ections that Would follow a dis.
solution Of Parliament he wiff cfeare
enough new peers Of the Liberal par,
TT to change the complexion of the
upper house. Az there has been mo
defeat Of d goyerhment' measure upon
which to base a dissolution at the
present time the Liberals will not
have an opportunity 10 go to the coun.
I try with their burning issues unless
they shall overcome this difficulty.
Nevertheless, the revision Of the
form Of the House Of Lords-:is pro.
eeeding. 1t is proceeding through
the action d the Lords themselves
They are willing to relinqulsh some
gof their extraordinary powers il they
! shall be permitted to lower the iae
OF their, own accord. In any event
the future composition Of the House
7 OF Lords Is apt to be complicated
Certainly, ifHthe Lansdowne propose
81 followed. The recorEtruction Of
the governing body Of the -natiot
means a great deal to England and i
cannot be effected Without difficulty
even though there should be a disso
Tuition Of Parliament and the countr.
should endorse the Liberals upon THU
{ iuestion- IAN endorsement that has
not vet proceeded from the nation
Baltimore American.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

Capital-city Bank. of. Charleston
takes whole page ad in the Char
lesion papers to publish its statements,
and the Huntington Trust Company,
and Savings Bank5is following thee
ample set by the Charleston bank and
spreads full page ad. before The
newspaper readers of Huntington.
Advertising helps banks to get more
business and the banks are never to
be classed in the non,progressive
class.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
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McGRAW ANNOUNCES.

The Hon. John T. McGraw, Of Graf.
ton. is the first of the prospective
Democratic candidates for the United
States Senate to make public his an.
'nouncement. The Taylor county
statesman is not only a game fighter
but is experienced in the political
arena and will no doubt wage a battle
for the honors we'll worthy of the
FERROUS consideration Of his opPon'
ents, whoever they may be. g{i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

That man who said that his greatest
expense was advertising, and then ex-
planned that he did not mean adyer.
Using that he bought, but the adver.
Using that his wife read and which
inspired her to make purchases,
taught a lesson to those merchants
who are inclined to learn.-charles.
ton Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

The battle for the United States
senatorship may bring about a COLI.
sion between Democratic moguls. The
Republican party should have their
wrecking crew ready and working in
harmony when the track gets blocked.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
OPINION
FronlI SIZE ~ shoFsA. !.

Philad lpiInl Public Ledger.)7

~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LSukersJ ~
The flight Of Eugene Ely. In wind
and rain, from the deck OF the cruiser.
Birmingham I'M Hampton Roads to-
Fort Mohfoes though; 1t lasted butifyeI
minutes, is another significant event
in, the modern chronicle Of aviation
The suceesstu1 maneuyer suggests,
that In future it wilt not make Sol
mnch. difference to- atlantic pas
|sengerss @he ther they are prevented
by the ebbtide from reaching the land
Ing stage. They can be transported!
ply aeroplane to the wharf in the lia.i
ven where, they would be And in;
the event OF a fire or a wreck, instead,
tof taking to the water; the passengers
can take to the air. It viii be less
work to fly. from a platform onathe'
ships deck than to lower the lifeboats.i
In wartime instead Of relying upon
the glass Of the, man in the crows
nest to scour the horizon for. hostile
fleet, twill be quite possible to have
a little cherub sitting up aloft" in
an aeroplane. high in Imidheayen, keep,
ling Those below informed by means
ofSWiseltsss tasl to all that he tdiscerns
'linlthe distance. The airship, as a de.
|tectiYe Of fafoni menaceIr perform
for the battleship much the same SER
vice as that usefullbird which, as ART
can strayelefsiiliform us, rides on the
back Of the hippopotamns s;to give
friendly warning!of the Imminent foe
|paiWith thei use sof; the saeroplatie 1t
may be feasible to pay flying visits
between moving ships at sea, Just as
wireless messages are sent to-day. A
traveller on the Olympic particularly
IL the! vessels were travelling in the
same direction-might fit to the deck
Of. the Mauretania, play bridge or shut.
fleboard for an hour or two, and re.
turn to his own steamer. The posslbll.
tiles suggested by the flight Of Mr.
Ely seem well.nigh infinite. +
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
MusrsssTIiln Te ! i. 3 /

I MpSaers Has lpng been hslas d minor
offense in Tennessee. In accordance
with Etitis theory, stlfe courts now de
lalars Robin Cooper hot ghhtys Of the
annqrder loft former Senator carmack.
Killing ones fellow-man in that State
is not even a mlsdemeanor. particu-
iarly Il Sol!tics be involved in the
case. e. ~ -
Cooper and his father killed Car
mack. Both were convicted. Their
cases were taken before the State
Supreme Court for review. This court
refused to take! any action in relief Of
the elder Cooper and Governor Pat.
terson Immediately pardoned him.
Now the son escapes all punishment
for what would be considered capt.
tai offense in most other States.
The pardon Of Cooper led to the
complete undoing Of Patterson; and
In his fall he dragged down his party
In that State. sFor Tennessee last
week elected a Republican governor.
Political events sometimes move swift
ly when some act ofpeculiar fragrance
incites people toGrighteous indigna.
ton.
Thus ends the carmack incident, SO
far as the courts are concerned. The
primal right Of a Tennessean to muir.
der Is established beyond cavll.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

Fairmont. has been so busy with
buildings and improvements along
Main street for the past several
months that people have had to- aban.
don the sidewalks and use the streets
in travel but they have been SO well
pleased with the building boom that
there. has been no complaint at the
temporary. inconvenience. 7
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
u aasS aaaokANcE.a,.ss.
,First. what. rs, dgnoranee? Z y

\ First. what is dgnoraneea IL
!. The BLACKSMITH, can gdo& what the
professorsof matheptat Hes can't y
What rs the more valuable tps the
world, the art EofsblacK snithing Or the
art of adding up columns OF figures? \
The woman who can cook eatable
buckwheat cakes quite likely cannot
paint a picture. &
Rerhaps you would choose the pic.
ture as against the buckwheaters, but
at the same time we MUST have eat.
ables, and we CAN get along without
pictures.
Bossy isn't nearly so valuable in
dollars and cents as Uhlan, but which
Of the two, Nj. Married Man, with "a
wife and SIX children. which Of tie
''tR6llad YOU rather have in your sta.
BILE? Hi
fs~fhhf U lev years u ne Il ID IctisR
afyewill BE tprihtedawhicf stall deffne
ignorant people as those "whp DIX
Of the least comfort and assistahceAo
their immediate associates" Hi
And then ,the; hardiwlqrking houHs
wife will shine far brighter than tAt
society leaderi 81
The. man with the tiinner-bucket
rsYbo goes straight home after his daH'E
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

Extortion in food has been colnci;
dental with stand-pattism in politics.
It began when the stand.patters won
their first great victory, 1T has in
creased steadily through all the years
Of their ascendancy, and the turning
point was reached. only when they met
at the hands Of both Democrats and
Republicans an overwhelming reverse.
The trusts and combines STOOD pat as
long fas the people, did, and no long.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

The Golden Rule is evidently gain.
ing ground in Indiana. The opposite
political candidates actually began: to
Boost each otherla ~ Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

George B. Cox is going to leave Gin
cinnati. The report that he would
take it with him to New York appears
to be without foundation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

Professor Wilson has given New
Jersey a lively educational course, in
politics, so jnuchly that they made
him governor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

Walter wellman will henceforth be
known as the man who made the equil.
ibrator famous.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

as Kansas City. the improvement Of
the whole stream SO far as it can be
profitably nayigated. should be only
a question of-time, and relatively
short. tine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
piAMM ER uReERY.

The Georgia negro who attempted
to cure blindness bg driving q tack
into the head Of the patient believed,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

Is II. IS a Queer dispensationi Of Proyis
dence that puts election day and
Fhahksg living III the same month. N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

\ Turkey Dinner; Ihanksgiying steys
ems building 1st street. Everything
home p e. cooked: even the bread. Don't
miss 1t. IF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

II you are w ORTIZ more you can
EARN more. Tell; what you; can
what YOU can do sEELL-iti d classf-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

Prior TO; entering the convent SIS.
ter Felix was Miss f ndergast of kan
gas City, and she As survived by one
sister In that city. RI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22

And who is Tierney?'
Has anybody here seen Tierney?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-22
Suits, Goats andz d Wraps for omen
Unusual Assemblage Of New IodelsI

sunHyae in its fullest sense efor
and s
Developments Or etasfs
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q ts2oooai sa5oof ANnIlRTo S45oo
e.Ga our suits
these eoses
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NeSG Relo Goats az ssa3,S
All oat
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women Fipe HEoadeothc
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
WHISTLE HERE.

whistle here" says the signal
board to the engineer as he approaches
some crossing. town or thoroughfare,
and warn unwary people of approach
ing danger.
whistle here" says worn out ply
sical nature, irritable nerves, sleepless
nights and impaired digestion to the
ambitious brain. Heed the signal or
the keenest intellect and the truest
heart is crippled for life.
whistle here" says conscience to
the young man taking his first glass at
the bar, uneasy and ashamed of himself
and half resolved he will never be seen
there again. Heed, oh heed while con-
science speaks. death is in the draught.
whistle here" says fashionable am
bition as you don your costly robes and
excelleth thy neighbor when thy purse
only contains what is rightfully an
others. Sooner or later thy seal skin
saque will be changed for a mantle of
shame.
whistle here" signals ruined hope
and despondent days when you are con-
tracing debts to bask in ease and to
laden your table with delicious morsels
to feast your friends; wisdom speaketh,
''fools make feasts and wise men eat
them, debts come due and you've moth
ing to meet them"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27

At this season of the year, at least
in early spring the premises of the
household in the process of cleaning.
should be disinfected as well. Though
formaldehyde and formalin are chiefly
used now. very cheap affective method
Is disinfection by sulphur. Cellars,
rooms which have been closed and
unused through the winter may very
properly be treated by this method.
Moisture is essential to convert the sui
phur dioxide into suiphurous acid as it
comes in contact with steam. This may
be accomplished by setting a large
sized wash tub, two-thirds full of boil
ing water in the center of the room to
be disinfected, stretch lines across the
room-avoiding the center as precau-
ton against fire-upon which to hang
cloths dipped in the boiling water. For
q room ten feet square use three pounds
of common roll sulphur, broken into
Jumps size of hickory nut, put it into
an iron pan, pour little alcohol over il
and set it on board placed across the
tub Gan additional precaution against
fire) and after all the openings in the
room-including the keyhole-have beer
closed, touch a match to it and ieavf
the room. closing the door tightly after
The room should remain closed fol
about six hours, after which the windows
and doors can be thrown open, the room
aired and it is again ready for occupancy
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
"CLOD-HOPPER" NOT
THE RIGHT NAME,

Last week, while / was narrowing
the land for corn. which quite natur-
ally, was very rough and cloddy, and
managing to step upon and to crush as
many clods as was possible while walk
ing back and forth through the field,
was hailed by a gentleman driving along
the road, who exclaimed, THAT does
not look very much like hopping clodsv'
And while stood there wondering what
he meant, he further explained that
he'd rather think / was clod-crusher.
Then l caught on, and said every
fine, ] never thought of that before. I"
But, / wanted to know more, so con-
suited the dictionary and learned that
the name clod-hOpper applies to rude,
rustic fellow, plowman.
/ presume the gentleman who hailed
me thought should be hopping over
clods to correspond with my name,
"Clod-hopper."
Very well then, I'll be "clod-
crusher" hereafter. and ! tell you fell
low farmers, it would be a very good
idea for us all to be clod-crushers, or
at any rate acquire the habit of crush
ing clods one way or other. In driving
across the country one observes how
many acres planted to corn without
loosening and mixing the soil whatever.
That's not scientific farming, and one
cannot expect the best results from
the land.
A great future is assured the young
man who learns to farm intelligently
and scientifically and he need never be
ashamed of himself to wear over-alls or
walk across the fields crushing clods or
pulling up weeds, with the sweat on his
brow, for he is answering to a high
calling. "A Fellow Clod-hopper, in Sus-
sex Standard.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
BEWARE, YOUNG MEN.

We heard one of our young men max
ing sport of religion in front of our
Office the other day. His moustache
had just began to sprout and judging
from his talk his mental faculties were
not as well developed as his moustache.
During our brief stay upon earth we
have seen many just such young men
cold in death. We have seen the
atheist at rest in his casket, but before
being consigned to their last resting
place they have all been carried through
the doors of church and had prayers
scott at religion in his strength and
beauty of health, but if the dark angel
should get after him he would instinc-
lively regret what he said and look into
the future with fear and trembling.
When one stands before the open door
of eternity his desire to scof at religion
vanishes. We admit there are bad men
in the church, but even these black
sheep in the flock might be blacker if
they were outside. No young man or
old one either, should condemn the noble
efforts the army of Christian men and
women are making towards bettering
the condition of things, and whether we
attend church or not but few of US
would desire to live in a community
where there was no church. Young man,
in the future. if you must scott at re-
ligion, please get little further from
our Office if you do not want to see your
name in print.-Exchange.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
TEMPERANCE.

Workmen in the big distilleries of
Washington have agreed not to drink
more than two mugs of beer a day
whilst at work. A temperance object
lesson to drinkers.
In the early days in Virginia every
body had the right to make and sell
liquor. A little later license to keep a
tavern carried with it the obligation, not
the privilege, to furnish the guests with
specified amount of rum or wine at
each meal. When finally the traffic in
intoxicants was made the subject of IL
cense and tax it was a revenue measure
and was viewed az a restriction on the
general right rather than the granting
of particular favor.
When the saloonkeepers have expell-
ed from their organization, big and lit
tie, men who violate the law, the men
who corrupt politics, the men who stuff
ballot boxes, the men who invade pro-
hibition territory with their whiskey
bottles and beer casks and poisoned
drinks. then their accusations against
the Anti-Saloon League can be heard
with some patience. The work of pro-
tecting the ballot box against COLOMBIA
ton. against repeaters, against officers
who made false returns, will never be
done if it is to be done by the leaders of
the saloon in American politics.-Lou-
isville Evening Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
THE LAND OF REGRET.

There is city, whose gates are wide
It's pavements pure and clean,
Where shadows forms fit side by sid,
On the road called might Hav,
Been.''
But folks walk there with their nc ad,
bowed 'ow,
And heavy eyelids wet,
For every corner is haunted so
In this 1.-The Land of Regret"
They meet the ghosts of those other
years
In dreams of memory sweet,
! And wet with passionate. frenzied tears
The graves which lie at their feet;
But never, long as their lives shall last
Can they again forget,
Who once have walked with ghosts OF
the Past
In this ''The Land of Regret"
They feel the touch of a hand grown
still,
Qts fingers softly press)-
The tender passion of kisses thrill
Their own in fond caress.
Ah me! but pity the folks who stray
Where long the sun hath set,
And walk with the ghosts who're laiG
away
In this ''The Land of Regret"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
THE HERO.

Go sing your song to him who dreams,
To men who carve or paint or play,
Whose splendid vision ever seems
To keep our grosser world at bay;
Such souls. you say, possess the larger
view
l sing the virile, common men who Do
Go sing your song to those who reap
A golden harvest of acclaim,
Who gallantly to glory leap,
Whose herald is the trumpet Fame
| sing the quiet man with furrowed
brow,
Who does his homely duty, here and
nowi
Go sing your praise of Art Divine,
OF Color, Form, and Atmosphere,
Sing of the mystic Muses. Nine.
And Of the men They hold most dear.
l sing the song of work, Of men who
keep
Their faithful watch and ward that we
may sleepl
Go crown We him whom all revere,
The Rich, the Strong, the Proud, the
Fair.
No room for common mortals here
But laurels for the great-who dare.
l crown that man, responsible and true
Who bears the brunt of Life for me-
or youi
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
JOKES.

My wife said if would let her 90 to
Atlantic City she would promise to
dream of me every night. l told her
to stay at home and dream she's in
Atlantic City.
We got boarder. He said he wan
ted to live in a private family the
worst way, and told him to stay with
US. That man looked so lonesome. !
asked him if he didn't have any friends.
and he said, mo, only relatives"
Went into dentists and asked how
much he would charge to pull tooth
that was aching. 1.-Two dollars" he
replied. That's too much" Then
the dentist said he would pull two teeth
for three dollars, and told him to go
ahead.
Doctor" said the patient, upon
whom the hospital surgeon had just OPP
Grated for appendicitis, you're the
same surgeon that amputated the first
finger of my right hand when l had il
crushed in railroad accident a few
months ago. amt your"
Yes" answered the surgeon.
"Well, you got my index then, and
now you've got my appendix. hope
you are satisfied. Chicago Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Many Jews are about to be driver
from Russia, the persecution of tha,
unfortunate race being still continued
Oy the government of that country
Many years ago Spain drove the Jews
from that country, and it seems a sin.
guiar coincidence that Spain has neve,
prospered since. =
The most valuable oyster ever opened
In Atlantic City, N. j., was pried open
by Frank j. Bensel, restaurant owner.
In it he found fifty-four pearls, rang
ing in size from that of small shot IN
that of pea. All are perfect spheres.
He refused a large sum for his
pearls and will have them set in .
brooch. Expert oyster shuckers saw
that eight is the highest number of
pearls ever before found in one oyster.
Masters of vessels trading in the
Chesapeake Bay are interested in the
arrest of Capt. Louis Ashton, of the
schooner William Oliver. by authorities
OF Gloucester county, Virginia. eharg-
ing him with anchoring his vessel over
an oyster bed owned by some one in
East river. Va. Two men were placed
on board his vessel, and he is being held
subject to paying $500 for the supposed
destruction of oysters that have beer
planted by the owner of the bed. The
schooner had loaded lumber in Eas,
river for Baltimore. and in coming out
it was necessary to anchor the vessel
to save her from going ashore.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-27
CONCERNING COMETS.

What is a comet? 1t is a heavenly
body mostly surrounded by tail. A
comets tail has length and breath, but
no thickness, being so thin you can see
through it. Astronomers have not yet
discovered whether the comet wags the
tail or the tail wags the comet, and
they are not trying to. because it would
go on just the same if they did. The
difference between q comets tail and a
cocktail is 80 apparent that if you went
up to the rail and called for q comets
tail, the barkeeper would be likely to
tell you that you had 'em again and
to get out of there. The part of q
turkey that gets over the fence last is
the tail end, but the tail end of a comet
is not SO easy to locate. Usually a
comets tail is as harmless as rabbits,
but the one now swishing through the
sidereai heavens is said to be composed
largely of twenty-cept gas and is dan
gerous to life. This sounds like Con-
solidated Gas Company's hint for dollar
gas, and maybe it is. We shall know
more about it when the earth gets into
the gas-belt of the comet.
Do not attempt to step on a comets
tail. because no one knows what might
happen if you did. And do not try tc
drive a comet the way you want it tc
go. as you would steer, by twisting
its tail. The reason is obvious. A
comet does not use its tail to shoe the
flies away, because there are no flies OF
comet, even when it gets near tn,
Milky Way. Several million persons
have recently suggested in print an.
elsewhere that a comet may be caugh
by putting salt on its tail. but NOBODY
has done it because nobody seems t,
want to catch q comet and wouldn'
know what to do with it if they di,
catch it. Besides, it may be a joke t
say that.
However, a comets tail is no shor
story and cannot all be told in on
writing.
| P. S. We do not believe any edito
in this country would have space to prin
a comets tail, anyhow.
w. j. HAMPTON. in June Lippincott's g