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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
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New York Tribune.)

The result OF the general elections
in the United Kingdom is unique. New
er before in the history of that realm
since the people, began to elect their
representatives did the composition
ora new Parliament coincide so close
ly with that Of its predecessor. II,
there had been a loss or gain. Of a doz-
en- in the governments majority there,
would have been occasion for COM
ment on, the tsmallness Of the change
which had been effected. AsSitiis,&the
outcome oftthe campaign is nothing
short Of marvellous, the more so be-
cause of the. Intense passions which
animated both sides and the extraor-
binary efforts which were made to
secure decisive expression OF pub
lie opinion.
The slight change which has, been
effected serves merely to emphasize
the resemblance to drawn game. On
the one hand, the government coali-
! ton will have ground for insisting
that 1t has received a vote of conn.
dence from the nation which will justi-
fly 1t in proceeding with its programme
of last session. On the other hand,
the Unionists will have ground for
claiming certain moral victory in
the fact that they have gained enough
Ito transform them from minority
into the plurality party. In the last
Parliament there were two more Lib
erals than Unionists, SO that the Lib
erals would have had a slight major
ity If all the minor factions had alb
: stained from voting, But in the new
Parliament the, situation will be re
versed and the Unlonists will .outnum
Der the Liberals by, one orttwo.s--2
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
.PAis IEAILlNel EE:Alc uLTIEs.

tFrom the Chicago Record Herald
Pa paid six dollars for o that; ma
thinks he's lost his mind; i
It's lined iwithFs silk. and one Of those
Blown; scottish. woody kind;
He brought Il home the 9tber. night
and kept 1t on a while; i &
Before she found out what it cost ma
kind Of liked itststyle; D I
But when pa sto1d her what he paid
s,ts she sank down inyla chair, 4
And said: Pa, every day you get
rs more foolish, ! declare. s II
81 shouldn't think, she said that YOU
would waste your cash like
that!
Nobody but a fool would pay SIX dol;;
lars for a hat!
The children need new oyercoats;
their, shoes are shabby, too:
Sometimes you make It hard for me
okeep respectful you;
Think of the many ways l try to save
day after day; s ss55f55
And here you go and waste the cash
in'such foolish way!
ar we had millions, l8should be the
last one to complain; 4.
But here We, live from hand to mouth
IFS lust constant strain!
/. l must deny myself the things OTTER
wishI had, &. 3
And then you buy ashat. like that-it
simply Is too bad!
Six dollars merely thrown away! !
fillsime with the blues '
Six dollars for a hat! Enough to blu,
two pair OF shoes!"
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Pa sat and listened for while a
| though he felt ashamed
And pretty soon he says: well, II
49, admit1 should be blamed; y
Six dollars for hats too much; II
! take It back-but say,
How much did that one cost that yo1
brought home the other day?
Ma left the room and we could see
tear roll. down her cheek;
She's worried over pa and thinks HI
mind is gettin' weak.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
POOR OLD NEVADA.

This is a curious movement started
in Nevada under the lead of Governor
Dlckerson, who was defeated at the
polls in the last campaign,
1t looks to the prevention OF any
amendment to the present easy d.
vorce law which makes Reno so pros
porous in the court season,
1t threatens as al alternative the
restoration OF the wlde.open gambling
which was enjoyed in that State up
to about year ago.
1t thus arrays sports OF two classes
against each other and gives test oil
how far Nevada has progressed toward
clean self.goyernment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

The gale in which Arch Hoxsey cap
tured the worlds record for altitude
by a wide margin, 11,474 feet, and
while other Wright aviators, Parma.
lee and Brookins, did their usual
stunts, was too much for mhost Of the
foreign aviators at Los Angeles.-Bos'
ton Globe.
While no aeroplane affords entire
safety at this stage it seems to look as
though the Wright machine is mucn
safer than the others and best OF all
don't forget this is an American pro
duction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Practically every postmaster in the
land is throwing boquets at himself
these days and telling all Of the pat
rons Of his Office about the wonderful
dispatch with which he handled the
big Christmas mail. 1t was record
breaking mail all right but Fairmonts
postmaster, that able and most eff
cieht assistant of his, and the boys un.
der the two proved themselves equal
to the occasion. Some Of them may
have had no holiday and the general
gratitude OF the public was not sufli
cient gift.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES.

+ tits too bad that The adleness and
relax Of Christmas holidays should
beget In some persons tile sway OF
their slower passions and turn them
to deedssof desperation and Of blood.
Yet IT. GEMS that Christmas must
be marred BY the record Of men who
take the occasion for venting their
grudges or creating difficulties that
endsin tragedies.
! The hoodMmism and rowdyism that
is responsible for most OF the Christ
mas tragedies indicate the existence
fof the kind OF spirit that, II allowed
rein, would soon overwhelm the; SEN
stiment and force OF law and order. j.
The fact that despite the tragedies
of murder the population was at rest,
with no sense of .lawlessness, and the
crowds on the streets mingled and
merged in fine good hunor, is a high.
tribute to American capacity, TO main
I, tain control Of Itself. 1t lis also a
tribute to the efficiency Of the police
OF the various large cities that SO few
I desperate deeds! marked the day when
1.-THE millions were, at liberty to do
very much as they pleased. R{t "
!. On the whole therefore, despite the
numerous tragedies lover the country,
Christmas was peaceful, and the ex'
captions merely pointed TO the rule.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
IaHE
.FfsHiN''
(From Llpplpcott's Magazlne.)

(From Lipplpcott's Magazine.) 6
In tn springtims they's "a dreamin' in
TIL beamia GY tn day,
An tn strangests soht q feelin' kinder
stealth onsits way
Through Teller I'LL he's achin' to be
:, maxim feF fh' stream. I'm
Whar' th'Hbeadties are a'startln' an
dartinp With a CLEAN,
An he goes ansgets his flshin' truck,
a-wlshin' through an through
AT he's lad a.playin an a-layin
I round to do
Jest whatever things is pleasln in tn
Season uyfhsyear
When tn authorizations singln' an
a-ringin' SOY Is here"
An he passes through th'~apple lo
with dapple blossom'd trees,
An he laughs to see tn flowers blown
in showers by tn. breeze.
An he hears Wild things a-creepin' an
tn cheepln' Nv tn birds
In tenderness ats sweeter an com
pleter far an words.
An tn air is just as lazy, sort O. haz.
like an sweet,
An tn, waters sort Q .tricklin an
a-ripplin' at his feet,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29


ter 4
This Is Illustrated iii the work he
has done on his own name
He was cilristened james Bealii;s
champ Clark, but NOT liking the way
people pronounced the middle name.
as they did not give II the. proper &C.
cent, he discarded his first name al
together and Whitfield the middle
name down totwhat it Is today. 4;
TheGnext question Is whether he
viii aid ii ali effort 70 white down
4 the cost OF living II he fails to do 50
Clark wiz MOST certainly white down =
1.-The tne&t mocraaG majority.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

The Boston Evening Record, a real
live wire, edited by former Congress
man Barrett, says:
"Will Congressman McCall's declara
ton for popular election Of U. S. sena'
tors put his name beside that Of
Speaker Walker in the, category Of
progressive Republicans whom the
Democrats are considering as candi
dates for the vacancy to be filed Jan
uary 10 by the Massachusetts Legis
lature?"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
n,AAx2 STATE Has RIVAL

The senatorship contest In New Jeri
sey. Is to have even, sharper edge
than the one, in Massachusetts,
Former Senator James Smith lis talk
ing with marked sarcasm about Cover.
nor.elect Wilson when he suggests
that he has been swept up to the
heights so suddenly that 1t has upset
the equilibrium Of his judgment.
Mr.. Lodge preserves dignified sill
ence.
But there is no lack Of critics who
say that Governor.elect Foss' diIticul'
ties Of the last so days might easily be
diagnosed in this way.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

That cats spread tuberculosis and
are a menace to family is the opini
ion OF DR.. Thomas W. Clark, Of Cleve-
land, who in the last six months has
conducted more than 100 post.mortem
examinations of felines, discovering
germs Of disease in every one. This
offers new and simple method OF
fighting the great white plague. Not
even Red Cross Seal Is needed
Scat! Scat Shoot and shoot to kill
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

The official experiment that olive
drab service uniforms for soldiers in
the tropics were not cooler than the
uniforms Of white drilling ends in con-
flrming the belief held for some gen
erations by laymen in tropical regions
that they are NOT. But meantime the
enterprising promoters Of the clothes
OF scientific" color sold great many
suits to the patient government.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
PATRIOTISM AND NAMES.

Z cleveland Plain Dealer.)
DR.. Van Dyke suggests that 1t would
be both patriotic and appropriate to
name American girls after the sew
eral States. DR.. Van Dyke recalls that
this practice was in vogue years ago,
but that It. seems to have been aban.
doned. He relates that the president
OF Ecuador has named his three
daughters America, Quinta and Cas-
tilla, each of the names having a pa
triotic suggestion, and he holds up
Ecuadors chief magistrate as a wor.
thy example.
No doubt the titles OF many OF the
States would answer excellently for
feminine names. Virginia is beauti-
full name and Caroline, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama and Louisiana are all
lmellifluous. So;in, a minor degree are
Missouri and tIowairand Indiana and
Minnesota. In another class we could
lgroup Texas and onfo and Tennessee
and Maryland and Dakota and Mon.
tana and Nevada and even Colorado.
! But we must regard as quite lmpossl'
BILE, Arkansas and Kentucky and Kan
sas and New York and Michigan and
Oklahoma and Oregon and Utah and
Nebraska, and all the New England
States.
) DR.. Van Dykes suggestion is par
ticularly timely because it begins t.
Hook as If the accessible supply o
girls names was narrowed down t.
an extremely limited list. Certain
names are duplicated to a surprising
degree. In school rooms a dozen o
\ more girls may bear the same name
DR.. Van Dykes suggestion woul'
I greatlysrelieye this poverty Of choice
\ Subscribe for the West Ylrglnlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Lat. Monday Chicago gave its fire.
men killed In the stock yards fire a
funeral procession nearly, two miles
long. II energetlcally prosecuted, the
movement. to raise s250.oOo for their
families will probably be crowned
with success: The public's heart is
tender, though the public's remem.
brance is habitually brief.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
BY The SEA.

Till all the waves roll in, my Love,
TIL all the waves roll in.
I'll. scan each swell through the ris.
ing fog,
Lay on the blazing fire log
And keep my trust with thee.
Till the tide has reached out nest,
my Love
And the rocks hide out Of sight.
Dark night the earth and the sea may
But thou wilt find US still awake,
My bonnie fire and me 4
Till the last bright'waye, comes home
my sLoye. =, T.,
And heaves a sail on high,
! Cod will keep watch Ger the Satery
80 deep, ,.5..l:
Will guide, Ger the waves that never
sleep,
my lover home TO me.
LAURA T. GR1GGs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
"ThIs whole tariff discussion makes

"This whole tariff discussion makes
me weary Lieutenant Governor
rockingham Of Massachusetts in a
signed editorial.
We are not especially familiar with
the constitution of the State referred
to, but doubt very much whether 1t
prescribes the duties OF the Lieutenant
Governor to include his engaging in
such debate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

And once more, even now, the trail.
leads to o the big Eairmont stores.
Many Of them will; soon announce
their s,.clearahces and reduction!
sales. Big bargains for each and all.
Only way you Gan Keep informed is to
read the. advertising columns Of the
West yirginian each and every day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

r. ADMIRAL Dewey has reached three
score and thirteen and is one OF the
<heroeS his country still, delights to
S1noaor. That he Is still vigorous,
sheai; ty and useful man Is all the more
to bis credit.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

First we know there will come a
wall from bloomin' Europe that the
Speerage ought to be improved, that
hi is getting too much American blood
In its veins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

n There will continue to be many
MARKED Man Just so long as the
women are allowed to wear stllleto-
4 like hat pins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Mount Etna Is again reported in
I eruption. Nature is not going to have
man start everything in the way OF
trouble Just now,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

The Pennsylvania order for $780,
s000tons Of steel rails ought to relieve
somewhat the growing fears engen'
dered by the; hard luck stories Of the
railroad presidents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Il Christmas is mighty good institu.
ton but we are beginning to believe
that one a year as Just about all that
any community requires.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

There were too many Christmas
Why cannot people behave
themselves while trying to properly
celebrate the Natal Day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Two Of the Rockefeller servants
quit because their Christmas pres;
sents consisted Of twenty cent aprons.
Do you blame them?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

i A New York man shot himself Ave
times in an attempt to commit sui
eide, which Is a striking commentary
on General Woods. contention that ev-
cry man should learn To- be good
staaEgsman. t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Neyada's population increased 90
per cent The census must have been
taken on July 4 when Reno was full
iofl prize fighters and sports.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

both by the cocktail route and q Hip
around Tie World. We bepese him
certain oE one 81 tie new ainba dor;
ships ii be named early ii the new
year IN Al, "a.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

II SHetty Green's son says that Wall
street is needed OF course. The
magazines must have something to
roast
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

General;Woods says we are not pre-
pared for war. But yeinsist that I'm.
Gle Sam is not willing for it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
up to Date.

crltic-The public likes play with
plenty Of action, Il! "a. a. Il
Manager-Then this one is win.
ner. There are i've divorce suits 60
ing on now among the members of
tie tompan Puck. rs i :.
Some OF today q store news may be
as enewsys, fotsy onias the papers stirst
page news dlspate hss!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

The cost; living will continue high
as long as our vast military expendi.
lures eat up SO much money:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

America now holds the altitude
record. IL there is anything that
comes high we are bound to get 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

/ am a pagan" Emma Goldman
announced. II We feared it was worse
than that. &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Nothing like having an early win
ter and getting done with 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
care those people anybody|
( "They are known'by everybody, but
care to know nobody" q
"Then they must be somebody

~ y ! ~ . D j
Applicant-Did l understand you TO
say that you accommodate zoo per.
sons at this hotel?
Hotel ProprietorNo, said this no.
tel had capacity for 2No.-Browning's
Magazine.
"They tell me all the women in your
married peoples dancing club are un'
usually pretty"
"Yes: we found that was the only
way. to get the other husbands TO
come."-cleveland Plain Dealer.
"she asked me to teach her 10
skate" sy.-l.5is =
~ taught her to skate last winter
"The deuce! Then she's fooling me-
"Don't take,it that way, old fellow.
|,Maybes she thinks she needs a post
4 graduate course. -Louisyille cour-
|ier,Journal. lpc - Z 4
How do, you get that bqy!of yours
4 up SO early in the morning" n
81 take his book away from him
and make him go to bed Just at the
point where Nick Carter is sinking
stealthily into the haunt of the Black
Hand.'-Cleyeland Leader.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
.helpful suaaestion.

81 IISlP tai-SaShSSh'S'''.- ~. .
Rivers was believing through the
telephone to his wife, six miles away.
IF you'll raise the window" said
Brooks, .You won't have to use the.
telephone. Chicago Tribune.
- Il II, - MI y ~
( - 49, = Z =
Yonr faS9fite Store has al Interest
.lng "a IN todag's pup course. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Kesp;your eye. on former Niee.presI.
dent FaIrbanks!; He has qualified
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
cHAMP Isl 81. GOOD WAlI1LERs..

Champ Clark, the next Speaker Of
the nationaHihouse. although not a
New England Yankee, Issa, good whit
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Lend a hand, Hiram, and help
ketch the selectman's pig"
LET the selectman ketch his own
pig. Pm out Of politics for good
Pittsburg Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Mrs. Bacon-Dld you say your hus.
band has a passion for music?
Mrs. Egbrt-Yes; every time ] sing,
he flies into one."-Yonkers States.
man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

Wife-John, John, there's "a burglar
going through your trousers.
Hub (unconcernedly)-oh, you two
fight it out between yourselves.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

1890 |
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29
All aboard for the glad New Year
with its new resolutions.

- -. 80. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

n Mrs. AIegushleigh (of Chlcago)- SO
glad to see you, dear. \, Il 4.
Mrs. Squeeleigh Cof Clncinnati) - am
afraid lam too tired TO dissipate:much.
"oh, you'll get over that. Papa has
invited friends whom you will like to
go to the factory to see the hog kill.
ing"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

First suffragette-lf you were run
ming for office would you buy votes?
Second. suffragett Not unless they.
could be exchanged or credited.-Life.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-29

subscrioe FOR The West VIrg!nlan.
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4 $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
BATTING LARGELY A
CASE Of GOOD LUCK
Mordecai Brown of Chicago
Says Placed Hits Are
All Tommyrot.

CHICAGO. February 5.-"When Seles
was manager OF the Cubs he tried to
show us how to bat said Mordecai
Brown, during tanning bee In the Of
flee of President Tierney of the Three-1
League. There we're a number of ball
players present. including Second Base
man Schaefer Of the Senators, 1nfielder
Charley OLeary of the Tigers and
Catcher Roth of the Reds. .'Selee told
US to slug the ball near the end of the
bat with a straight stroke.
why, say exclaimed Brown, turning
to his fellows, ''you can't tell anybody
how to bat. I always considered myself
lucky to hit the ball at all. You don't
know where the ball is coming after it
leaves the pitcher. and you don't know
where you are going to hit it. You might
as well tell q fellow to strike the ball
on the trade mark or hit it with the emo
of the bat. You will have have just as
good chance as to do some OF the
things that the wise boys try to tell you.
There is only one man / know OF who
is at all sure where he is going to place
the ball, and that is Willie Keeler of the
New York Highlanders. He generally
pops a dinky liner between first and sec
ond over the heads Of the infelders That
.
stead of striking hard, and practically
hunts the ball. AS result the fielders
lay for him and play close to the ,nhelo
But Keeler often is fooled himself, and
does not have much success against the
pitchers of today.
Mitchell of Cincinnati, who has had
such a career the last year with the stick,
tells me he has no idea in the world
where he is going to hit the ball or
where 1t is going. He says that he Is
o,ad tn knock II anywhere He is lust
as pleased IL 1t is a safe bunt down to-
ward third as when he knocks the board
off the fence in the outfie.d. He whacks
the same for both kinds of wallops and
trusts to luck all the time.
This fine batter of the Red Sox. Speak
er, is another man who hits at all kinds
of balls from all manner of positions.
Just to hit the ball at all. All this kind
of talk you hear about placing ball Is
tommyrot. A batter hasn't chance or
putting the ball where he wants TO. Some
times you see shortstop run to cover
second when there is a man on first. and
the batter slices a hot grounder through
the place just vacated by the player.
Gee the fans yell. didn't he pick
out a dandy spot?' Hundreds actually
believe that the batter Intentionally aimed
the ball for that vacant spot. But he
didn't it was just great piece of luck.
He was merely pulling off the hit and run
play in the majority of instances. and
Just had things break right for him, as
ball PLAYERS say Don. imagine for a
minute that he picked out that spot, for
he couldn't do it, no matter how hard he
tried.
II often have to laugh when 1 hear
a new man say that it Is easier to hit in
the big leagues than in the minors. 1t is
just because the pitchers have not found
his weak spots, but when they do he
falls back in the 100 class 800 times out
of 1000