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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
MISSES he MAIN POINT.

Our friend, the editor of the Times,
is good In mathemati csSso far as gen
eral figures are concerned and in the
main we agree with him even on his
tax figures but he oyerlooks the prin.
cipal point SO far as the people at
large, the MASSES, so to speak, are
concerned. He states and correctly
that theF total valuation OF all prop.
erty personal and real, private and
belonging to corporations in West vir-
ginia; has increased, about 81 times
within the past SIX years, or since, the
revised tax laws became operative.
He Inns said, and 1t Is true, that in Ma.
n IN county the valuations have in.
creased about six times, going up from
about ten millions in 1904 to sixty mil.
{ Hons ID 1910. With these figures at
hand our political mathematician pro.
fceeds to show that nearly as much
money can be raised for State bur.
poses at "a V cents on the $500 valua.
ton as was raised under the old yalu.
atoms. at IS cents on 500 valuation.
But taken at his own figures there is
still O slight saving in the aggregate
for the State as A x times 81 Is not
35 and even In Marion county times.
* Is onlyi27. But as We stated above
the Times misses the main point
which lis of Interest to the average tax
payer; namely, that the people who
formerly escaped with light taxes are
now assuming their proper share oil
Hthe tax burden. The average proper
5fy holders valuations have not been
increased SIX times, many OF them
mot the half ofsit, and every man
whose property values have not been
Increased over six times has a saving
In State taxes under the new law.
There are certain forms of property
that have been Increased more than
six times and they had to be In order
to bring them up on anything like an
equality with the small home owner.
The individual tax ticket OF the man
whose property valuations have only
been doubled or trebled Is what the
Times. fights shy of in its arguments.
Z 1t deals In general figures which in.
clude all forms OF property, those that
have been increased eight, ten, twelve
and perhaps twenty times. We have
no objection to that except there is
danger OF overlooking the masses of
people who have been benefited by
the readjustment ofvaluations in taxa.
BILE property.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
Passing of Rastlme.


ONO state journal.
The dramatic editor of the New
York Sun says that rag time music il
passing. 1t is high time 1t has done
n deal OF harm in lowering the taste
and shattcring the intellect. We have
had dissertations on the psychology
of about everything, and 1t is now time
we were having treatise upon the
effect of music upon mental opera.
tons. 1t would be great field for
some genius TO disport himself in;
to tell us what music raises ones
thoughts and what drags them down.
The above editor notices that GER,
tain light opera music, with its pleas.
ant melodies and dainty rhythms, Is
pushing rag time. aside, and is likely
to succeed it. This may not be a
complete reform, but 1t is a great i'm.
provement; and there is hope in the
fact that popular taste is tending that
way. Where ones emotions sit fond.
ly in the embrace of a melody or a
soft strain, there is hope for that per.
son. His fancy tends upward. But II
he is in the riot of wriggling notes,
skipping and spluttering in every di.
rection, so so his mind and his heart.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
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womap,s consemp. of Court.
q. q. q 7IlNE. :

:-WoranS SonteHlpt OF SouTes,I
New York Globe.
Do women have less fear of courts
than mon? 1t would seem so. We'd
nesday n federal judge in this city
found a woman in such gross con-
tempt OF the courts orders that he
fined her $4,000. Thursday another
woman, declared that rather than find
her children-she said she had lost
them-and deliver them into the GUS
tody ordered by the court she would
go to jail.
How shall the phenomenon be OK.
planned? Is 1t because the judge is
In woman's eyes merely man? There
may be something in that or it may
be due TO woman's experience gener-
ally with judges and juries. Judges
and juries as rule are much more
tender in their dealings with women
than they are with men. Man in
yites exploitation" He is not diiticile
In the ordinary relations OF life. Why,
then, should he be so considered when
he changes to be decked out in robe
or seated in a jury box?
1t is only the fair sex that is the
bold sex when it comes to passage
at arms between the two.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
Nothing Doing.

John w. Davis adherents in order
to boost, his candidacy for congress
have been diligently spreading the
idea that he is to be the Democratic
state leader, il elected. While there
is no chance Of his election. the two
fractional leaders OF his party con.
cluded they would put stop to that
sort. of talk. So, they proceeded 10
show him they were reconciled by
embracing and shedding a few croco,
ollie tears at the meeting of the state
committee at Parkersburg day or
so ago. Perhaps. an eye witness
could say they both had their eyes on
Davis. when they nudsed one anoth-
er and whispered: Not for mine!r-
Clarksburg Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
NOT GOING so FAST.

There is hggeneral impression that
the advent OF trolley cars, automobiles
and airships Is fast driving, the horse
into oblivion and that ii. will be only
"A few years until we shall see the
noble animal nowhere except in ZOO
logical gardens. However, the fig.
iires compiled for the past few years
Z tell an entirely different story. Hors.
es are becoming more numerous and
are far, more valuable than ever be.
fore in the worlds history. In 1000,
there were 100000 ohrses valued
/; at 81 ,000. 100000; in 1908. there we're
S30,000,0O0 valued at s3,OOOOOO, 600,
making an increase of a little over
100 per cent In number and 200 per
cent In value. Placed SO the con-
tFast can be more readily seen the
figures stand rs follows:
1900 ~. y ......... 100000 horses
1900 = -. /. !! 10000, 900 horses
Increase .,....s over 100 per cent.
Value 1900 ........ :. 81. O0O, OO0, 900
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

Two young women in this vicinity
have been made widows and several
children have been rendered father
less because Fairmont has saloons.
There is no use to try to evade. the
matter, 1t Is the plain truth. Clint
Thorn would be living to-day and n.
w. Movers would not be lying cold
IN death had this city been free from
the omen grog shop. What 1t means
to make widows and orphans and cast
them upon their own resources Is
only appreciated by those who have
experienced the bitterness OF the or.
deal. It is burning shame that so
many men care so little what happens
to the widows and orphans of those
killed by drink.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
AN uMosrENrATlous GOVERNOR

harmon appeals TO the Ohloan wheth-
or that Buckeyes political notions
dovetail with the Harmon brand of
politics or no. Because Harmon is,
10 use the expression Of a Holmes
county farmer who was Analysing the
merits and demerits OF the state eX.
ecutive, les so durn common"
"l'll tell we, boys" he said. 81 went
down t. tn state house an walked
right into tn Governors Office an
| SEE, SEE |, Where's JUDI? An right
then he comes a.walkin out an he
grabs me by TIL hand and he asts me
where I'm from an hands me a stogy
an by cracky, when ! tells him my
name and that I'm from OF Holmes,
why, he asts me about "a lot of the
fellers up here an takes me by TIL
arm an We walks out O. the capitol
together. He ain't no more stuck up
than YOU be-"
Which homely estimate casts an in
tense and interesting sidelight on J..
Harmon. He may not be feverishly
interested In you, but he has a quiet,
unobtrusive way OF making you be.
lleye that he has been sitting up and
waiting to greet you since the dawn
of history. Not an ostentations palav.
er. understand, but Just n natural
friendly sort OF way with him that
you're bound to recognize and appre.
ciate and swell up about-From "Jud.
son Harmon of Ohio" by Sloane Cor.
don, in the American Review OF Re,
views for September.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

d 1t Is with much qualification that
the Sentinel is able to announce that
a feature of one of its centennial edi.
tons will be historical sketch of
Wood county and Parkersburg by
Judge L. N. Tavenner. Being the
grandson Of a Wood county pioneer,
Judge Tavenner is peculiarly well
qualified to make an article Of this
Kind both readable. and authoritative.
He has a great amount of valuable
data which has never been published,
and he is also able to correct q great
many inaccuracies and miscellaneous
which have crept into previous local
histories. The work will be Of per.
manent value, and will command a
high place in the literature Of West
Notwithstanding Sentinel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

Value 1903 s.. !. 4. 4. $4,000 100000
increase rs. -. 4. 4. !. 200 per cent.
Average value In 1900 Z. ]. I. -. s44!6i
Average value IN 1908 :. I. !. 1864
These figures indicate. that the
horse IS here to stay. The horse Is
without doubt a useful and noble an
imai and It Is pleasing to note that
he Is not threatened with extinction
no matter how many devices seem
uestined to take his place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
Pod on az Trlmmlnats.

Z Nothing impresses stranger so
much as well decorated town, If
anything is going to justify decoration.
During centennial week there will be
probably 10000 visitors in the city,
and everybody, be he manufacturer,
merchant or private resident, should
show his colors. Let no house 90
undecorated, and then keep up your
decorations for fair week.-Parkers-
burg Sentinel
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
Got EN- eoinq and COMING.

Mr.. Roosevelt's range is, perhaps,
best illustrated in the fact that he is
ut once the foremost representative OF
bob peace and war.-St. Louis Post.
Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

Castro's troubles are Increasing.
Now, that all his poor relations have
been chased out of Venezuela, they
will be sure to run him down.-Pitts.
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
Good Roads.

The good roads agitation is taking
hold in this section. There is no
more important question before the
citizens OF Marion county than the
question OF good roads. Good roads
touching city make it a limb OF
prosperity center OF social life and
a point of commercial Importance
Warrington Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
R|I(0ONG R|
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MoNTMoRENcYs Love.

MoNTMoRENcY'S LOVE.
(From the Chicago Record.H erald) !.
Montmorency Miggsworth loved Luc.
reda Ann Adair,
Loved her with the love of twenty
four,
Loved the very hairpins that were
fastened in her hair,
Loved the plaits and puffs and rat
she Wore.
Loved the sky because she saw 1t.
Loved the air because she breathed
1t,
Loved her as he fancied man had
never loved before.
Montmorency Miggsworth loved the
little yellow bird
That the maiden fed from day to
day,
Loved the brindle kitten that lay in
her lap and purrcd,
Loved the wads of gum she tossed
away.
Loved the chair that she sat in,
Loved the tub that she batbed in,
Loved her SO he hardly had the time
" edi ~ his pay. so
Mcntmcrency Miggsworth loved the
: shoes upon her feet,
Loved the little mole upon her
H., cheek;
Loved her SO he gladly paid for things
she liked to eat.
Went to see her seven nights n
week;
Loved the filings in her molars,
Loved the charcoal on her eye.
brows,
Loved SO love became the only word
he cared TO speak.
Montmorency Miggsworth lost the
job he had possessed,
Lost 1t when he had himself to
blame;
Then Lucretia scorned him, and, dis.
couraged and oppressed,
What he did was really q shame
Thought that life was not worth
living,
Loathed the world and longed to
leave it,
But the world went swinging in its
orbit Just the same.
S. E. KISER. !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
IN THE BEST OF HuMoR.

.
She, to future son.in-law-I may tell
you that. though my daughter is well
educated, she cannot cook.
He-That doesn't matter much, so
long as she doesn't try.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
On Superior avenue a sign over a
small restaurant reads: I'VE serve
ladies' as well rs gentlemen"
What are we coming to? Why not
better than?"-Cleveland Leader.
1t may be as the preachers say,
From heaven baseball they will not
bar,
But how the mischief can they play
The game where no ball players are?
Chicago Tribune.
See the Joys"
Pretending to be sildiers, eh?"
Yes, kids have lots of fun pre-.
tending"
"And grown,ups, too, will put in
my vacation pretending was rich."-
Louisville CONVERSATIONAL.
Miss Neyerstop (seating herself be-
tween two much-engrossed. senators,
exclaims): "A rose between two
thorns!" .5-.,,.
NAY, madam" retorts the irate old
gentleman. SAY, rather, tongue
sandwich."-Lifc.
DO your boys give you any trou.
ble?"
NO, but my daughters do. The
suffragette is always in danger of
jail. expected that, but her fashion,
able sister gets pinched in society
gambling raid."-Pittsburg Post.
She-l see by this paper that but
IONS and similar opectes are now made
Of milk.
He run out and get quart of milk,
will YOU? This shirt hasn't q button
on it.-Yonkers Statesman.
Three.yearold Harold visited the
beach for the first time on Saturday,
and while there saw the minnows in
the water, thought 1t over. and wisely
81 don't like fish In the
water. ! like them in bread crumbs"
Boston Record.
AIRY, that Sal Robbins says you'-
re in love wiz 'er-N'tain true. is it?"
earn, don't you take no notice Nv
'er. She exaggerates every bloomin'
thing. l may ave giyee 'er clip
or two over the ear'ole, but that's all
there is in it."-London Opinion.
"You let two automobile schorchers
get by without saying word to 'em!"
Don't won worry" replied 81 Sim.
lin. reckon. | know the constable
business. By lcttin a few go past, l
set up aefeelin' of confidence an by
an by III git n bunch with while.r-
Star.
Yes" said the old man frow st
Louis, 81 am very fond Of green
peas. but can't eat them,
Why not?' queried the Chicago
man who was dining at the same table.
Because explained the other. II
can't Keep EN- on my knife, - Chicago
NAVru. - * =. q a. - u 49, A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
HAD no HAVE A slln

"one of the high ranking officers
in the Cleveland Grays is likewise a
pillar In one OF the leading churches"
says Col. John ]. Dalton.
This officer has a ten.year-old boy
who is very much Interested In! his
Sunday school. Recently he said to
his father, who, by the way Is also
a great baseball fan.
" Say, papa, you're big man In the
church, aren't you?'
:" Il hope SO, my boy
I" You pass around the corn. pop.
per twice every Sunday, l know, papa,
but why don't you kneel down and
pray with mamma and me at homer,
. oh. said the father, its like
this. The Lord let's your mother do
this substitute kneellng for me. /
have to ssaye up, those arms. and legs
Of mine for the double.headers / play
every Sunday. Il Cleveland Leader.
d IT,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

When the East Side gets under full
swing in house building, Fairmont
will be pretty busy place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

There is tax about school for hotel
clerks. Pray, what has the emperor
OF the desk TO learn ?-Parkersburg
State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30


A great many people discard
all fat from their diet. They
never stop to think that fat con-
talns just the elements required
by the system. Fat serves to
increase the resistance against
cold and build up the system
and give II power to resist or
overcome certain diseases. An
Increase in the amount oAfatty
foods would go a long way and.
do great deal to increase the
strength and vitality, and pre-
vent the further development
Of scrofula or consumption. OF
course, even fatty foods should
be taken In reasonable quaint.
ties, and II Is we'll to take a
variety Of fatty foods and not
confine. ones self to a single
kind of fat. Almost all the
fats some people eat are OBJ
tanned from butter. Butter Is
good, but the other fatty foods
should also be used. The fat
part Of beef, mutton, pork,
cream, olive oil, etc., furnish
very good fatty elements. In
stead Of letting the butcher
trim off all the fat from the
meat, you had better leave It on
and take II home, as II contains
some of the most nourishing
parts Of the meat. When eat
Ing meat do not confine yours
self simply to the lean portion
and push aside the fat, but re-
member that the fat nourishes
and builds up the tissues of the
body, furnishes force, energy
and body heat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
Adam grew philosophic.

IF It hadn't been the devil 1T would
have been Uncle. joe" he cried.
Thus We see how early insurgency
began. !,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

If you nave nsed Of a worker you
have need Of O want adj a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

Vacation days are making more
than mile a minute now.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

The hammer and saw are making
merry music in Fairmont every day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

She, to future son.in-law-I may tell
you that. though my daughter is well
educated, she cannot cook.
He-That doesn't matter much. so
long as she doesn't try.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

!, 10 become a regular reader OF. the
ads is Equivalent to an increase Of In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

1t may be as the preachers say,
From heaven baseball they will not
bar,
But how the mischief can they play
The game where no ball players are?
Chicago Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

Yes" said the old man frow st.
Louis, ~ am very fond Of green
peas, but ! can't eat them
why not?' queried the Chicago
man who was dining at the same table.
Because explained the other, II
can't Keep EN- on my knife, 10 Chicago
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30
Mrs. Miller-Why does hen cross

Joe-she doesn't unless the old
rooster goes over first and finds a bug.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

"You let two automobile schorchers
get by without saying a word to 'em!"
Don't Won worry" replied 81 Sim.
lin. | reckon | know the constable
business. BY lcttin a few go past, 1
set up a-feelin' of confidence an by
an by III git bunch with while.r-
Washington Star.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

Sec the Boys"
Pretending to be sildlers, eh?"
Yes, kids have lots of fun pre-.
tending"
and grown.ups, too will put in
my vacation pretending was rich."-
Courier.Journal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
CONGRATULATIONS TO EDITOR

The Tacoma Times hereby takes occasion to
congratulate the editor of the Seattle Star who spent
last night in jail The Star editor started fight for
the people of a certain district who were labonng
under the lash of corporation. They did not think
they should pay certain amount of car fare, and
the Star came to their rescue.
In the course of this fight it developed that the
street car people called for injunction. The Star
observed that the injunction generally sue
cessfully used when dollars were fighting men, The
judge in the observed that the editor was guilty
of contempt of court and promptly tossed him into
Jail.
In that the editor of the Star fighting in
behalf of the people and in that his free expression
to the merits of the case landed him in JAIL the
Times hereby congratulates him most sincerely, and
just sincerely hopes that by doing the editor OF
the Times ism guilty of contempt of court No one
likes to go to Jail.
AS result of the jail sentence given the editor
of the Star the WILL if necessary, be carried to
the supreme court of the United States, and the pub
lie will hear from the lips of these men whether the
ordinary, everyday man has much right to eX-
press himself freely as the corporation has to say,
eve will have federal judge here at two o'clock"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17

erypody hollered, Goodbye, olt
Santa Claus! Don'd come back
until your money ISIS some use by
you!" Und der reindeer took
him to der Nord Pole mitouid
leafing hiss attress, so no wonder
DIR. Cook coult nod find der loca-
dion.
Der Nord Pole is sa colt blaze
NIT no trobigal scenery except ia
rara borealisses und polar bears.
Won of'dese fount old Santa Claus
und chewed him loose from der
sleigh to take him home to ids
fiddle bearies for supper. But he
wass so tough he hurt DER gums.
So dey pushed him ouid of DER
nest, und he voult hat remained
a refrigerated meat eff id wass nod
for der RENDERS. Dey wass hun
cry, too. Der snow wass too deep
for dem to get anydings to eat,
so dey licked der face of Santa
Claus und nearly hat DER tongues
froze off. But he came to, und
sat up feeling like a fiddle break
fast. Dere wass holdings to eat
except lots und lots of hiss fife
tollar golf pieces. He Wit Won of
desc und fount it goot-but nod
for breakfast food. Den he got
real mat nit anger und trew der
money all ofer der purple ice,
Santa Claus dit, mean little dried
up mummy dot he wass. "Vot ISIS
Ider use nit id all he screamed.
Und der answer wass der silence
of der Argtig stiffness.
Und den Santa Claus vept. He
/ fell on hiss knees in der snow
und cried. Und ven hiss tears
fell dey dit nod freeze like der
izzicle on his nose. No, more von-
derful. Dey meltet der snow like
warm rain in der springtime und
ran like fiddle clear brooks und
meitet more snow. Only we're der
fife tollar golf pieces wass, der
snow dit nod melt. Dey wass left
sticking up like mushrooms, und
all arount between dem green
moss grew, und der RENDERS
coult get Something's to eat al
lready. Und becoss diss wass der
fairst ding he efer dit vich wass a
kintness to anybody der RENDERS
brought him nice warm milk, und
Santa Claus drank id und wass
thankful. Und der sun came. ouid
und smiled on Santa Claus und
sunburned his hart face; but he
dit nod care becoss id mate him
feel goot.
Und ven he saw we're dose cruel