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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03
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Client don't mind what wagesaIi
pay as long as She IS capable. y; ~
registrar j can assure YOU madam
she's capable Of anything london
Opinion u II i55
Traveller Haven I you "a time table?
4 Station Agent We used toihaye one
until tie, people began to think the,
trains were supposed TO keep to it,
Fhegende Blatter # 4 I 81
skybough Why nave you put that
vacuum cleaner In front Of your air
ship = 3isf i, :,
Klondleigh= To clear a path. ! have
an engagement to sail oyer ttsburg:
Chicago News q u y 4. N A
Baseball is such a curious game.9
observed the puzzled foreigner. When
that man they called the umpire said
safe z he became al: once In great per-
sonal danger Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. oldum-I hope you and your
husband live happily together? &
Mrs Strongmind-Ts should say We
do. I'd Just Ike to see him live un-
happily with me!-Wasp. 81 o.
do you have much trouble with
your automobile?n 80 "
TROUBLED Say, : couldn't have
more Il 1 was married 70 the blamed
machine. Detroit Free Press. !
q don't see any difference between
you and q trained nurse, except the
uniform, said her sick husband. I u
And tbs; salary she added thought
fully.-Harper's Bazaar.
Aunt Anna asked her little nephew
what he would like to give his cousin
for his birthday; 5niF Il Is
u know he answered, .'but. aint
big enougb.-The, Delineator. 4
Tommy-Pop, what is dividend?
| Tommy's Pop (who has been stunt
in P. D. & OLA. dividend, my son
is what is left for the stakeholder!
after the diyvy.-Philadelphia Record
Elbow do you know when your hus
band forgets to mail the letters yol
give him? IL
~ always put a card addressed Il
myself among EN-. IL l don't get I
the next day, I know. And it onl.
costs a cent. Cleveland Leader.
81 understand that after waiting "A
years she married a struggling EounI
MANI"
yes, poor, chap. d Hei struggled TN
best he knew ,lhpw, but she dlandeI
him6r-Brooklyn Life.q: Gf,wd+ Z, \
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

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Eritofed III the Post Once ct. Fair
mont, West Virginia, !, as second claa1l
matter n =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

Baseball is such a, curious game,t'
observed the puzzled foreigner when
that man they called the umpire said
ssafen he became al; once In great per;
sonal danger.C Chicago Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

Tommy-Pop, what is dividend?
Tommy's Pop (who has been stung
in P. d. & OLA dividend, my son,
is what is left for the Stockholders
after the divvy.-Philadelphia Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

Published DaIly Except Sunday and
Semi Wee KY by the ERtrmont
West Vfrgifiinn Pub ighing
Comp ny. n 4 =. Z n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

PUBLICATION OFFICE,
JaecbS Building Menroe Street
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

skybough Why nave you put that
vacuum cleaner In front Of your air
ship? 4 /; 4 5isf !.
Klondleigh To clear a path. ] have
an engagement to sail oyer ttsburg:
Chicago News q u y 4. N A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

q TELEPt paE rs
Bell 90 i " cpnaoll qeteu IA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

: !, New stocks make the stores new
ln5&adays-Ttale them 'wonderlahf dr.;
:;ior people who like to see and q "a
shtew' and, allitring things.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

Q II understand that after waiting 70
years she married strugglinglEounE
MANI" Il
.'.Yes. poor chap. d He struggled tht
best he knew ,lhpw, but she dlandefl
him6r-Brooklyn Llfe.q: dt"1yd~ 4 u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-03

Aunt Anna asked her little nephew
what he would like to give his cousin
for his birthday. 81 i5l
u know.@thesanswered, "but, amt
big enough."-The. Delineator. (,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-15

MADE a Joke there. Dot-very near
II don't know as l ever was nearer
John looked at the baby in his wife's
arms as II he was a little afraid OF
It, put respected it immensely. "Ain't
ne beautiful, John?" asked Mrs. Perry
hIngle. Don't he look precious in his
sleep" He generally is asleep
ant ne? asked John ~anxiously.
-Lor, John, gracious no. said Mrs.
P~errybingle loftily.
The precious baby having been turn
ed over to Miss SIowboy. John was
invested with the help Of his wife. Of
various great coats and remarked
that he a had a hard time of it
lighting the eathe on his rounds,
the northeast wind blosing into his
car a perfect gale, no matter in which
direction he was driving. Bowser, tn,
dog, came demanding admtttance at
the door; Mrs. Perrybingie made tea
and promised to help John with MS
parcels when the two had imbibeQ
a warming and sociable cup together.
Hey day! It's Inerrier than Yer
this evening" said John. referring to
the Cricket, which was putting forth
its best efforts. And it's sure to bring
lis good fortune. John" replied Mrs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-15
Deu9O0o 81 02WDE9G MGG. ALL RIGHTS @ESFRWEMa

IS mist n darkness, and below all
IS nnlrs n clay; and there's only
one feller In all his dark and m1rkv
~ ana don know that it is one.
1or It's nothing but a glare; Of deep
and angry crimson, where the sun
and wind together, set a brand upon
the clouds for being guilty Of such
weather.; and the ice it isn't water
and the water isn't free, and Won
cannot say that anything is as it ought
TO be; but he is coming, coming, com
highland here the Cricket did Join
IN, took first fiddle and kept it. And
the burden Of his soma was the same,
hes coming, coming, coming!'
And there was Miss lilly Slowboy.
with a baby in her arms-a wonder
ful baby belonging to John, the car
rier, and Dot. his wife. Miss Siowboy
was chief upon the wonder
full baby. and VAS filled with CON
slant and open-mouthed wonder at
its perfection, which, however, did not
prevent her from getting the infants
previous head into jeopardy every few
minutes by bringing it into violent
contact with some article OF furniture
and into some perilous position from
which i was only rescued by the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-15

she had with many tears consented to
the unequal match. This Was now
what made John and his wife very
t~hoHghtful and, perhaps, was by the
cricket ceased It's song anon the
hearth. Then suddenly John exclaim-
ed: Why. bless me, | have forgotten
the old gentleman" and rushed out
into the night from whence he pre-
sently returned leading IN a little old
man, Very deaf and very gray. and
wearing huge s~pectacles. The stranger
calmly took 4 seat and, opening a
DOCK which he took from a caDacious
pocket. began to read. There said
John, that is the way I found him.
sitting bolt upright by the roadside.
He jumped into my cart and handing
me eighteen pence said. Carriage
paid And there he is. He was asleep
in the straw" L was to be left until
called for remarked the little Old
man looking up don't mind me" And
he went on reading.
Then the stranger locke UP again
and spoke: Your
'W-i-f-e.' roared John. Indeed
very young. Baby yours?' This was
Mrs. Perrybingle's cue: Two months
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-15

, Perrybingle; the first time I heard
its cheerful note was when you brought
me a bride to this homo here-its
little mistress-nearIy q year ago, you
recollect, John?" I should say o
answered John. After that John
brought in his parcels. n his plump
little wife and he began to assert them
Among the packages Dot came upon
was a great wedding cake tn a big
box. why, goodness. John, saiu
Dot. as she read the address upon
the box. you never mean to say that
Gruff and Tackleton, the toy merchant,
is going to be married." John nodded
an assent and his wife nodded nifty
times In a meditative n solemn way.
.And it has really come about, salo
she at last. and we were girls at
school together
Now. the senior member OF the
firm of Gruff and Tackleton had long
been dead and his survivor had NOT
only Inherited the business, but also
the character which the name OF ms
former partner would signify, accord
ing to the dictionaries. Also Iackfe-
tom had cast his eyes upon a young
woman not half his age-and SO un-
Fielding, Dots school
friend. And Mays mother had Wor-
RED and tortured her daughter until
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-15

and three days. Vaccinated Just six
weeks ago, and it took very finely!
Considered by the doctor a very re-
markable chil-de-e. May seem i'm
possible to you. but feels his le-egs al
ready" Here Mrs. Perrybingle paused.
being quite red In the face and out
of breath at trying to make the deaf
old fellow hear. Just then there came
a knock at the door, and then in
the door walked q little, meager.
thoughtful man, dingy-faced, who
seemed to have a sackcloth covering
fer some old box For when he
turned to shut the door n keep
the weather out you could see the
letters G. & T. in large black capitals
on his back. He was to make q long
story short, old Caleb Plummer, who
lived with his Blind daughter IN a little
shack ALONGSIDE the warehouse OF
Gruff G. Tackleton, and was a faithful
and oppressed slave Of the toy mer-
chant. CaIeb's daughters name vas
Bertha, and, blind as she was. she
assisted him ia his work Of manufac-
turing and dressing dolls and mechani-
cal c~ontrivances for Gruff & Tackle
on.
Tackleton ground them dOxR and
oppressed them, bat Caleb. IN erder
Continued on page twelvel
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-15

prompt and energetic action or MIS-
P~errybing1e. The p~aternal ana the
maternal SIowboy were alike
to fame: Tilly had been bred a founa-
Ene-which is a very different thing
from being q fondling. although the
words differ by only n voweIs length
There was a sound Of wheels: Dot ran
to the door. grabbing up the oaby
on the way, and the carrier came
into his little paradise of a nome
while the kettle and the Cricket strove
almost to bursting to see which snouid
Give him the louder welcome.
"Oh, goodness. John, what a state
Won are int, cried Mrs. Perryblngie
He was something h worse tor wear,
certainly. The thick mist huns IN
clots on his eyelashes like candleo
thaw. and between the fire and the ios
together there were rainboWs In ms
uub,skers. John was older thar nus
wife and SO much taller that ne nau
to bend a long way down to KISS ner.
.ewell. you gee. Dot, 1t amt exactiY
summer weather." said the carrie,
Slowly. as he u~rwrapped a thick shaw
from his great thick shoulders.
wish YOU wouldn't all me Dot saiu
Mrs Perrybingle with d!gnity.yeI
Sha did wish 1t. What else shaI 1
ca1l vou?" returned the huge. hulk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
Philosophy of Freedom.
From Nautilus.


What. then. is freedom? We blush
with angry shame to think what crimes
have been committed In the name of lib
erty. The ancient Greek and Latin cities
with all their zeal for political indie
pendence. harbored chattel slavery as
one Of their most important. institutions.
The Puritans. having braved the perils
Of the sea and savage wilderness to Sc
cure religious freedom. turned with
fierce oppression upon those who claimed
the right to worship in some other way
The civil war gave personal and political
liberty to the negro population OF our
country. yet we are suffering today under
the curse of Industrial and economic
slavery. In our own lives. the same
problem is ever present. We barely at
tain some cherished purpose before fresh
difficulties present themselves. From
every fruition of success shall come forth
something to make greater struggle
necessary"
no objective standard of freedom 1t is
not a fixed quality in nature which can
be described. or formal ideal which can
be defined. or a deity to be adored and
served with sacrifice. 1t is rather one of
those mysterious elements Of our spiritual
nature. which we know only through
direct consciousness. or through the
actions which are their effects, and which
we attempt to define by their associa-
tons. Time and place and personality
give direction to the current. which flows
on. unqualified by these incidental condi-
tons. Yet We may abstract from all
ideals Of liberty which have inspired the
progress of the world. from those adyo-
Gated TODAY. and from our own personal
conceptions. certain fundamental ideas
and so formulate a generalization which
may serve as a principle for practical use
in our lives and in our Judgment Of HUI
man affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
Church Services Suspended.

William winter, In Harper.s weekly.


Every lover OF the theater Is DESTROYS
of the continued advancement Of the art
Of play-writing and Of the sister art of
acting, New plays, IL they are also good
plays, are eagerly desired, and from time
TO time good new plays. and even great
new plays. are produced, which imme-
diately become a valued asset of our
treasured literature; but the public is en-
titled to see, and 1t has shown itself
w1shful to see, not only the new plays,
but all that Is best in the repository of
manager Or actor, the contemner OF the
past, the .self-satisied person who prides
himself upon being modern" "emanci-
Dated. and up to date" unwisely and
in5uriously ignores. Indeed. If he could
.viyai all such excellent old plays, as
-"Richelieu." Caste" Jim the PEN
man. THE AIikado." THE Rivals" Ours"
"Brutus." ''Dan'l Druce' and Dora
which aEeonly types Of various classes OF
leged< Fartifciality," "impossibility,' "sen-
tin1entality" and ''antiquated obvious
Iess; and, by way of providing themes
>6f what has been called Contemporary
human interest" he would deluge the
Ghosts. Gablers. Lettys. Niggers. Easiest
Ways, Afiinities, sex questions" great
moral lessons" and dramas Of debate"
Toward stuff Of that kind he supposes.
most incorrectly. that the entire public
gaze Is directed. The delusion is COM
mon. and 1t has had encouragement, but
the time Is ripe for its abandonment, and
those managers and actors who now are
turning to the established excellence of
the English drama evince both good
Judgment and good taste. BY all means
let us have all the good new plays that
genius or talent can produce-'.The Har-
vest Moon" What Every Woman
Knows" "A Woman's Way" THE Man
From Home" THE House Next Door,"
playful nonsense, tuneful frolic. modern
comedy or tragedy, whatever. within the
bounds Of refinement and taste Is dra-
matte and will please, or inspire. or en-
noble-but let us not be deprived OF that
almost illimitably diversified drama
which. as a people claiming not without
reason, to be the heir of all ages
in the foremost ines of time" 1t should
be our privilege, as it Is our right, to
utilize and enjoy; and when we thus
have the old wine in the new bottles. let
the bottles be strong enough to hold it,
SO that no portion can be lost Of it's
sparkle and its zest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
What Thought Looks Like.
From Nautilus.


DIR. Baruduc Of Paris is the scientist
who has been able to snapshot thoughts
One day recently, while he was at work
in his dark room. endeavoring to solve a
perplexing problem in the development Of
picture. by chance he laid his hand
on a sensitized plate. This plate, quite
by accident. was placed in the bath along
with the others. A faint image was pic
was puzzled. Finally the thought occurred
to him that he had rested his hand upon
the plate while he was studying. 1t
was just possible, he reasoned that his
thought had been caught and held by the
sensitized plate. He determined to ex-
pertinent with a view to establishing the
truth or falsity Of his surmise. Again
and again he repeated the operation. The
results invariably were the same. The
clearnesS Of the image picture on the
upon the concentration of the mind. AL
ways, though. the picture of the thought
appeared on the plate.
Prof. Elmer Gates Of Washington, d.
c.. has demonstrated the same thing in
a little different manner Studying his
subjects while they were laboring under
every variety OF emotion. he discovered
that different thoughts produced a dis
tinct chemical change in the human body
He came to this conclusion after a series
OF careful experiments. In moments of
climax of emotion he would have the sub
5ects breathe in q cooled tube. The
breath instantly became condensed and
Prof. Gates was able to chemically an
alyze the precipitates thus secured These
analyses showed that the color and char
acter of the precipitate were totally diff
ferent with the various forms of emo
ton. The injection Of these resultant
precipitates into guinea pigs determined
that their effects were as diversified as
their colors. For instance. the precipitate
OF the breath of a person thrilled with
benevolent thoughts proved to be perfect
ly harmless when injected into the sys-
TENS of the little animals; the breath of
a person laboring under malevolent emo
ton killed them almost instantly-hatred
being found to be probably the deadliest
poison known 70 science
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
The Whistling Tankard.
From the Kennebec Journal.

From the kennebec Journal.
The Putnam House at York, itself over
100 years old. contains many interesting
relics. says the New York Transcript
and probably the most interesting is a
whistling tankard, which derives its
name from the fact that the tankard,
turned upside down. shows q whistle, on
which the owners used to summon the
servant. The tankard will hold about
q quart and q half OF liquid. 1t Is In ex-
cellent shape, being smooth and bright.
On the front is engraved the coat Of arms
Of the Moulton family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
Flour in Bricks.
From the Chicago Journal.

From the Chicago Journal.
A new method of preserving -four has
recently been adopted with success in
England. 1t is done by means Of COM
preston. With hydraulis apparatus the
flour is squeezed into the forms of
bricks. and the pressure destroys al
forms of larval life, thus preserving the
-four from the ravages Of insects, while
il Is equally secure from mold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans Being Perfected for
Firemen'S Convention.
TO BE ATTENDED BY 1000
Cases Disposed of in Circuit Court.
Fault Found With New.
Assessments.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Speclai correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July Q. 1910
AS the time approaches for the annual
meeting Of the state firemen's convention,
to be held in this city August 1926, in
terest is more and more apparent. An
other meeting of the general committee
OF arrangements, composed of local fire.
men, has been called for Wednesday
evening next, to make plans for the en-
tertainment of the visiting firemen. Fully
1000 firemen from Virginia, Maryland
and the District Of Columbia are ex-
pected to be present and participate in
the parade. In addition to this there will
be number of bands of music. Many
Of the companies will also bring ap-
paratus with them.
The opening session Of the convention
will be held August a. and that evening
the business session will be brought to
a close.
A big parade will be held at 80 o'clock
in the afternoon, August %. This will
be followed by band concert at 1880
o'clock that evening at King and Wash
ington streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
MOSQUITO A PLAGUE
Continuous Battle Is Waged in
Southwest Louisiana.
CATTLE FALL EASY PREY
Estimated that 5000 Head of Live
Stock Have Been Bitten to
Death by Pests.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La, July 9-People
I'm southwest Louisiana are going armed
day and night against hordes of mos
Quitoes that have bred in countless mill
lions as result of fourteen days of in
cessant rains.
At Breaux Bridge, Lake Arthur. ST.
Martinville, Lake Charles and other
towns men. women and children carry
burning bushes in an effort to ward off
the pests. 1t Is necessary to smoke out
stores, offices and banks before the days
work can begin.
Milk wagons travel the streets with
homemade smoke producers. These con-
sist OF charcoal furnaces. and over the
Goals are laid dried leaves. Many of
smoke.
Town Meeting Stampeded.
The annual meeting at Lake Arthur
had progressed but a few minutes to-
day when the mosquito scourge stam-
peded the people. Preachers deserted
the pulpit and fed with coat-tails about
their heads.
In the marsh country Of Cameron and
Calcasieu parishes 1t Is estimated that
more than 5000 head of live stock have
OCCu AHACu DIS d result OIL mosquito
bites. In the grazing country stock
men say cattle herd for self-protection
and in this compact mass prove an
easy prey for the long-billed mosquito.
Continued sucking of blood and ir-
ritating bites soon reduce the cows and
calves to a state Of helplessness and
they perish from exhaustion.
All low lands in southwestern Louisi-
ana are flooded and these breeding
places turn out new crops of mosqui-
toes every hour.
Church Services Suspended.
in number Of communities churches
have announced that there will be no
services tomorrow. Preachers advise
their fiocks to stay indoors under
strong mosquito netting.
Business is practically at q stand
still throughout st. Martin, Iberia and
Lafourche parishes.
The usual ointments and odoriferous
solutions have no effect on the mos
quito. The insect rather likes the taste
OF these liquids,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
Funeral of Miss McCauley.

The funeral of Miss Annie McCauley,
who died yesterday at her home, 500
North Washington street. will be held at
$50 O'Clock Monday morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be
in st. Marys cemetery.
David E. Robey. past exalted ruler of
Alexandria Lodge of Elks, will leave
tomorrow for Detroit to attend the ma
tiOnal convention of Elks in that CITY.
Mr.. Robey Will represent the local lodge.
At the Second Presbyterian Church to-
morrow Rev. ]. r. Sewer. pastor, will
take for his subject at the morning serv-
ices. Heaven, and Who May Enter"
be Recognition in Heaven"
The Alexandria county board of SUPER
visors held a meeting at the county
courthouse today and transacted consid-
cradle business Of a routine nature.
The July term of the corporation court
for this city will convene Monday next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
Reel Races to Be Held.

August 26 1t is planned to have reel and
other races on North Washington street
The winners will be awarded prizes
Prizes also will be given, to the best ap-
pearing companies in line.
The Reliance fire company's house is
now undergoing repairs, and IT will be
in fine condition when completed The
improvements include decorating and pa
pering the interior d the building
Within a short time improvements also
will be made to both the interior and
exterior of the Columbia fire engine COM
pany's house, an appropriation for the
work having been made some time ago
by the city council
In the circuit court for this city today,
Judge ]. B. T. Thornton presiding, the
following business was disposed of: Eff
ie Virginia Sonheimer against Samuel
Sonheimer, final decree for divorce on the
grounds of desertion: Lucilla Pelton
against Clifton c. Pelton, final decree for
divorce on statutory grounds; Nellie H.
Swayze against Elmer G.. SwayZe, final
decree for divorce on the ground of deser-
ton; Luther Carter against Lucinda Jack
cause revived in name of defendants
heirs; Lewis against Coward, continued
until next term.
In the circuit court for Alexandria
county today. Judge Thornton presiding.
application was made for q mandatory in
junction to require the school board of
Arlington district, that county. to remove
fence inclosing q lot. The injunction
was refused and demurrer to bill sus-
leave to file amended bill. A number of
DEGREES were entered confirming the sale
Of several lots in the county for delin-
Quent taxes.