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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01

"Gct Rich Quick NNallingfordr Is 4
comedy with a distinctly uRllft.motif.
land, while at no time preachy-in the
sense of a scrmon-it unqucstlonably
points a moral. ~ &
Although the plot Is George Ran
dlph Chester's the mulding iof the
the character Of Walllngford, the pro,
moter OF wildcat schemes VIII regal.
yinizes a little country town Sand lin
sidlously spreads the virus Of spccu.
lation among It's inhabitants, is char
enthusiastically Cohanealue. Mailing.
ford Is as clever n rascal as ever way
laid traveller on the highway. but
the elements of humor that enter Into
| his composition make him u hero.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
LIGHT SHOW
OF OIL IN THE MAMIE LOWE
FARM IN THE SHiNNSToN
FIELD.

In the Shinnston district, this coun.
ty, the South Penn OIL Company has
drilled No. . on the Mamie Lowe
farm fifty five, feet into the ilf,y-foot
sand and has light show for oil. In
Eagle district the Clarksburg Light
and Heat Company has started to drill
n test wellison the L. Borgess. farm:
hutchinson and Company have Just
started to drill at their test on the
lda3 Towlcs farm. Tho Lumberport
OIL Gand GINS company is drilling at
1000 feet ut Il test on the +. W. Gun.
ningham farm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
DESK SERGEANT ABBOTT
HEARS STRANGE STORY
MAN APPEARS AT POLICE STA.
TON AND RELATES THINGS
THAT INDICATE THAT HE is
UNBALANCED.

A stranger appeared last evening at
the local police station and told Desk
Sergeant Abbott that he was Wells,
the man arrested at Morsantown.
Wells was questioned and told very
strange story of his arrest and 70.
lease.
while walking to Morgantown about
twelve miles out he was overtaken
by nan who was on horse back and
toid him that he was under arrest.
wells hurried back and notified the
police there. Wells said man named
wells, pugllist, had died and that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
Not Written for Farmers.

that man hardly darcs to crawl into
a feather bed without being ribbed
mp like antarctic explorer The only
thing that will restore the feather bed
to2favor is to have II covered by the
pure food law. aE 5Ga. p,ii Z, ,,l
DON'T stick up. your nose at the
King drag. 1t will make n sour road
look sweet In less time than any other
device tknowniito man. The only OBJ;
'jectien Ito itNisi thatoit Is too blamed
simpler III oughtrto. have three or
four fly Wheels fifty or sixty. ,coss
and'a few hundredscoil springs attach
cd to it.atThen If S2S5 {. o, b. Chicago
were charged for It,, 1t might come
Into: general use. As 1t is,, it. Is handi'
capped by: cheapness. No man who
Is a road drag which costs only a few
boards off the back fence, a bolt or two
from the windmill and a fislful Of
skinned ;knucklcS. uilf ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
!. FuNERAL SERVICES TODAY

This morning at her late residence
at Baxter, funeral services were held
over the remains OF Mrs. Lucreta Ten
;nant, wife ,ofi Enos Tenant whose
death occurred on "Wednesday. In
sterment WasJsmadc In the cemetery
on Jake's Bun in charge OF Under,
takerS Cunningham d -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01

Z sSDeedsj iwere received yesterday for
record atthe Office Of the clerk of tho
county court as follows: ii5flivr ~
James A. Meredith, and wife to Sey.
5mourfMcIntire.ia parcel Of land in the
EMonongahela Industrial Company's Ad'
sditiont to the city OF Fairmont; con.
sideration, Isl, 500. go ~ sf,F-
80 !. B. Davis and. wife to Archie II.
Meade, a parcel Of land in. the Arnctt
Addition to the City of Fairmont;
consideration, 81 and other valuable
consideration, :.i.A,I,t... AZ -
Y 2GS,e iSybert; to L. d. koen, the
Snlckelodean located in the MASONIC
Temple building In the town of Man
3nington; consideration, SIPS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
lis arrest was in connection with this

his arrest was in connection with this
affair.
At the time Wells was carrying his
coat and said that he dropped it when
big gun was in his sight and for
got TO pick 1t up again.
II was learned that Wells was not
wanted by the police here and had
to be almost driven out of the station
he was not drunk and he is believed
TO be unbalanced.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
Fl fa 4 fh4F3
e al. /. Fl : n G
Notes
Not Written for Farmers.
BY H. 1. RAM
BY H. L. RAM

NOTHING will wiring two.by.siS
cuss word out OF mild husband
quicker than the roll.top window cur.
tain with a rebound 10 1t like a goat
witbhlhe string;halt. This kind Of 4
shade Is rs UNCERTAIN, as the action Of
store! teeth, and # has caused many ni,
apmnu DO expose the fragile beauties
OF hair-pin physique " the admir-.
Ing gaze Of The ncighbors. They VIII
have to 20 some to beat the iold;stylt
wooden blind, which closed UP tight.
or than knock.knecd man in crowd
cd street car.
WE fail to understand why the So
'cicty push of our great, cities has dis
cardcd the feather bed, FThls is~iq
grave mistake. As ,odr mothers made
this bed itgwgs impossible for an in
quisitlEe. goose quill 70 poke It's head
through the licking and perforatee tht
biceps of the, sleeper, but they have Sc
adultcratcd the product nowadays
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
, To Bring Them Up. Well.

Nurse Girl-Oh, ma'am, what shall !
do? The twins have fallen down the
well! D.
Fond Parent-Dear me! how annoy.
ing! Just so into the library and get
the last number OF The Modern Moth.
er's Magazine; II contains an article
on "llow 10 Bring Up Children
Town Topics. /.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01

"a suit was instituted yesterday in
the intermediate Court as follows:
d James J.. Durrett VS.. Lady NJ. Dur.
{rett, chancery; September rules. VIII.
liam S, Raymond, attorney for the
tplaintlfi.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01

or.Iadies' 50 SILK waists, handsomely
trimmed with lace or embroidery, 50
values. Bargain days only 98c.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
Produce Fortunes

iiss u pf nyentors .SSs Fl iuv sfs
n Needed. r'' Why S6mc Inventors .ffi."
IAN sent Free. Special lists Of possible buy
cra, 10 our own clients Send ruisi sketch or
j model for search OF Patent Office records.
~ L2cal representatives In 100 Cities and 'rowna.
Our Mr.. Greeley wan formcrly Acting Commits.
stoncr OF Patents and GH such Ind full charge OF
". s. Patent Office. GREELEY g. MCINTYRE,
Hntcnt Attorneys, Washington ID. c..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01

Birth and death certificates were
yesterday. filed with the clerk of the
county court for recording as follows:
5aoDrdL. N. Yost one birth and one
DEATH. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-01
get RICH JUlcKs WALLlNeFoRpr

get RICH JUick WALLlnGFoRDp
Geo. NJ, Cohan as writer Of com,
edy without the adornmcns. lingerie
and preverslon Of classic compositions
TO fl n, popular tune, which have
made him recognized factor In
America. Is a new development In
the career of that versatile young
man. He has taken the Sketches OF
Chester and made;a comedy OF high.
way finance named Get Rich Quick
Wallingford."
; The piece has been the dominating
attraction at the Geo. NJ. Cohan thea.
tire In New York for the past year
or more and Il run Of almost /! equal
length has been recorded In Chicago.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

The Saint Pati ick's Bail, given On the
night of March 18th by the Creste
Butte Athlete Associa,'on, was wei
attended by the dancing pc Pile arc
everyone had a roysly good time Tks
hall was attractively decorat'd d in greer
and whit streamers, green shamrorks
and flags in honor of the day. The
lunch given by the laries of St Patrick d
Church invigora'ed everybody for the
morning hours, and all went home with
the feeling that the evening had been
well spent.
The c. B. A. A. cleared $os, which
will help that Organization to continue
to push ahead.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23
coaches are to be provided for the
comfort and convenience of the
travelling public.

The extraordinary SESSION oI
congress to e convened on the All
day of April is thought to be the
most foolish move ever made hy q
retiring congressional body. The
blame is SAID to rest entirely with
"a few Republican senators who. fol
reasons of their own, prevented a
vote upon the Canadian reciprocity
measure which Was fstherd by
presid. mt Taft. The Republicans
did not want the extra session
nor did the D. mocrats wish it and
the business interests ct the coun-
try did not desire it. President
Taft was obliged to call the extra
session in order to have action
taken upon his reciprocity bill in
order to make god his promises
with Canada .hut action wtu'd be
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Division Supt. TenEyke of the
D. & RG Railroad was visitor in
Crested Butte yesterday looking
after his company's Interests in
this locality. The advent of Mr..
Ten Eyke as superintendent of
this division has meant a higher
class of service for the patrons of
the D. & R. G. company here
than they have seen for years
or since Mr.. Ridgeway was in
charge of the division. The big
engine which has recently been
put on between here and Gunn-
ison gives us trairs into and out
of the city on time, which fact
is daily appreciated ty The public
and the proper credit given to
the Superintendent fer this big
improvement Mr. Ten e, k i,
assures us that other advantages
will be furnished as soon as the
tourist season approaches and
az lpicks up when additio, al
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

The result Of the local evolution Ol
mining and meta lurgical methods. in
volviug decreased C st of pr ductior
and higher saw ng of values. s thai
prae tica ~ in every mining county o.
the state low grade ores are now beinl
mir ed and treared at sutstanti al margir
of profit, which formerly could not IL
touched except at a loss. A. there are
at least $40 tons of low grade ore fol
every ton of very high graiie ore, sucf
vastly increa ed supply of low grade
ore now proftably availvble furnish |
the bulk of t e utput, and repre- entI
the greater part of the value and PIC
fit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23
taken at once upon the measure


It's Thought that the business
affairs OF the country will remain
unsettled until the extra" is over
MS there is no telling what the
body will undertake with sll il, nav
M mbership composed mostly of
Younger men of progressive ideas
and widest theories. 1t is doubt
ful whether the new congress when
assembled will confine its delibero
||tions to the proposed Reciprocity
'ereement and is not liable to nv
F'A at a tangent into all sorts OF
legislation and keep the country
in an uproar all summer when.
what is wanted most of them jS
to give us little rest of all this
foolishness and then when the
proper time comes in the first |
regular session, get down to bus.
mess and see what they can.and !
will do for the country ard the
npopIo
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

A joint ticket is reported for the
coming election composed of the fol
low ng names, t. wit: Robert Nc cAllister
for Mayor, F. E. Songer, S. c. Robin.
son, John Arnott and M. l. Roth for
Counci,nren, A. J. Horan for Marshall,
Nike Welsh for Police mag strate, +.
O. Wilson for Clerk, and v. E. Metzler
for Treasurer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Mrs. H. E. Booker was up from their
Ea t River Forks ranch Tuesday and
expects to make regular weekly trips
during the summer as is her custom,
with her ranch pr duce. Mrs. Booker
was out a c, pple of months during the
winter and vi ted in several portions
of the state including Denver, Trinidad
and other p ints where she mas
relatives.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

road, now hat its great promoter has
passel from TIE scene of action, as II
is stated that there were four million
dollars in bonds falling due upon the
lire now constructed. on the first OF
May and the pr bability is that Rookie
Teller WI O controls the d. & X. G. ~, :
tenn will { id in the Moffat line which
was to be in direct competition to the
Rio Grand- route to Salt Lake City and
the coast.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

C unity S errff Hanlon summoned
alb ut all the sa oon proprietors Of this
town to appear before county Judge
Hether ngton tn wee on complaints
made that they were not conduct ng
bust es j. lawful manner. 1t is
unde TODD that they are not ~ have
a hear ng the es for a mouth or
more and that they have employed
cou sci in their behalf.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

The Ma bic b oster is the cognomen
a, srmed by new publication just out
in our 81 ter town of Marble over the
mountain twenty miles. The Booster
ass the svppori rnd cooperation of ali
PEI sous inter- sted the town and want
to see it good title city. The Plot
asls the same thing Of all resi-
and property o, ners here N helping
hoost the general good of the town
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

The rooster is the name given the
Joint cket iled with the town clerk
on last Saturday AID it is sure to be
elected after which everyi oily is going
to joa in the general boosting for this
town and every enterprise started
c. lcul.ated to. benefited town AMI people.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

S. C. Bott nfield and wife came over
from the ranch couple of days ago
walking on the crust in the morning
and returning on the train. Mr.. Botten-
field had the misfortune of being
kicked by horse, and getting badly
bruised eye.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23
DR.. Miles Tjervine

is just what it is represented to be,
a medicine Compounded especially
fo= nervous diseases, such as fits,
spasms. St. Vitus' dance, oonvul-
sions and epilepsy. These diseases
frequently lead to insanity or cause
weak minds. Dr. Miles Ncvinc
has proven most effective in rciev-
ing these dreaded msladics-
Sold by all druggists. " tho first bottle
calls to benefit your money is returned.
GiLES MEDICAL CO., Eikhart. Ind
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Robert Barret ard George Trevar-
then Of Gunnison came up Fr y to
attend the da' ce. 1t - understood that
they intend stat ng a bowl ng alley
very coon in the new reutos. Bldg.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Mrs. R. W Has left S: rd y for
Salt Lake City, Ut.h, where sh- i.
Intending to visit her mother few
months.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Mrs. C. L. Ross left for Ienver la I
week whtre she will eet her husband
upon his return {, ON Chicago.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Dan Mcdonald and Captain NJ Leod
returned from Gothic Monday al d
repoI ted that nu h snow still remaius
in the burg.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

WATCH For the big millinery ad
of the latest hats for the presen.
season. Hattie NJ. v: der.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

R. W. Mcdonald made trip to
Gothic ye- teiday on NOW shoes, to
locate the ult in the telephone wires
which are out of commiss on.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Paymaster Clark of the C. F.&I.
CONF any came in vest riay and set led
last months pay r, Il with mi~e employ
crs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Robert W., McAllister returned last
Thursday f'om an eight weeks Wis
with his mother in De yer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Perry Snodgrass was here between
trains day this week on business for
the Forestry Dept.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

10. 30 am. Ignorant Class
Christian Endeavor 6. 30 o'clock
7:D pm. Socialism.
Glenn Stewart, Pastor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Buy your apples, cheapest place
town. Robinson Lbr. Co.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Our new stock of wall paper has ar
rived. The newest and latest.
Robinson Lbr. Co.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Yardmaster James Harris returned
from his California trip Tuesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

1t is not unlikely that the Dc. K. G.
Railway will. fall Eeir 70 the Motfat
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23
Travel and Steamship Agency,
Foreign Travel Tours,
/ Send for Booklet.
Tick is of fanysClass, by any Line
TO any Part
Of the world.
c. F. Hubbard, Gunnison, Colo

If you want something good try a
box OF those extra fancy apples.6
Robin on Lumber Company
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

T. o. Brown of Pueblo. was in town
on business Tue day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

nion Congregational Church
March 26th 1911
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Just rece ived lunch Of faroy cisle
t-ar LIMB Co
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

See the Gavette candy rattle; it's a
hummer. Robinson Lbr. Co.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

Miss Hattie Vader returned Friday
from a business trip to Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23

months.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23
Local News.
THURSDAY MARCH % 1911

Miss Helen Arnott was on the sick
list this week
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

a man always wants to wear
his oldest suit on his vacation,
while a woman would rather
stay at home all summer with
the blinds closed than go visit.
ing in last seasons clothes.
When a woman gets home
from a visit to her mother and
finds the house in order she
knows her husband has been ur
to something.
When a girl n1arrjes she spends
the first year discovering that
her husband is just as full OF
faults as her brother.
There is nothing like habit.
The man who has once dallied
with a confidence man gives VI
easier the next time.
We don't object to given al
automobile half of the road, but
it does make us mad when the
chauffeur insist on taking his
half out Of the midle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
Tho Name of London.

The old name for the city of London
was Lynden or Llynden, meaning The
city by the lake" An old tradition
gives US to understand that London
was founded by Brute. a descendant
of Aeneas. and that it WAS first called
New Trey or Troynovant. In the time
of Lud il WIS surrounded by wall
and was then Known as Lads Town,
or Caer iud. This latter is probably
the correct version OF the origin Of th2
name of London if for no other tca-
son because it is such an easy matter
to detect similarity between the eN-
pressions London and Lud's Town. II
is claimed by some writers that there
was a city on the present site of Lon
don in the year 1107 &. C.. and il is
known that the Romans founded Il city
there and called it Londinium in the
year 81 4. ID.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
Snidera and tha Stare

Spiders as an aid to astronomy are
recognized to such an extent that GER
tain species are cultivated solely for
the fine threads they weave. No sub
stitute for the spiders thread has yet
been found for bisecting the screw of
the micrometer used for determining
the positions and motions of the stars.
Not only because of the remarkable
fineness of the threads are they val
liable, but because of their durable
qualities. The threads of certain
spiders raised for astronomical pur-
poses withstand changes in tempera-
ture, so that often in measuring sun
spots they are uninjured when the heat
is SO great that the lenses of the mi
crometer eyepieces are cracked. These
spider lines are only one-fifth to one
seventh of a thousandth of an inch in
diameter, compared with which I
threads of the silkworm are large and
clumsy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
The Benevolent Butler.

a Calcutta correspondent reports "a
truly horrible Incident which befell
an English lady Her butler was in
the habit of calling loudly beneath her
window every evening about I. His
cry suggested that he was calling eli
Their the cattle or the chickens home:
but. though she had neither. the lady
for some time took no notice until
one evening. having the curiosity TO
look, she was Mortified to see the but
Ter, like dusky pied piper, surround
ed by Il troop Of rats.
There We're quite fifty of them. from
the big banGicotes to small muskrats.
all being fed on the remains of her
soup. meat and other bits In a plague
country this was au amusement that
was speedily ended Times Of India.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
Lumbermsn's sIanc.

No other industry, perhaps, furnishes
30 many original, peculiar and inter-
esting words and phrases of techni-
cal-cum-slangy nature as the lumber
industry of Canada. Timber tracts,
says Canada, are divided into limits"
or births" The growing timber on
tract is stand and the contents OF
"stand" are measured in "feet"-a
foot being a board one foot square
by one inch thick and not a cubic foot.
To make q survey of stand of timber
Is to cruise" it, the man who does the
work is Cruiser" and his report
thereon is "cruise." Trees are
failed and the man who falls
them is Sawyer" A man who
works in lumber camp is known as
"lumberjack' or ''shanty man."
When going up to camp he speaks OF
going up to the shanties." Timber
tracts that have suffered from the i'll
effects Of forest fires are said to be
"brooly," which is, Of course, cor
ruption of "brule'' (burnD.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
The GIowworm.

The glowworm is not worm, but a
species of beetle, to which the COM
mon freely or lightning bug is closely
related The. true glowworm is the
female and is without wings. Its
short legs and long body give it a
vermiform appearance, and 1t can
withdraw its triangular head into its
neck. The adult insect feeds but lit
tie Indeed. there is reason to sup
pose that the adult male does not feed
OF all The larva. on the other hand,
Is carnivorous and devours small mol
luscs. either dead or alive. The light
given out by the glowworm comes
from yeliowish substance located
on the underSile of the abdomen
Though this light appears to glow
steadily. it is really intermittent, con
sisting of flashes in quick succession
about 100 to Il minute. Besides the
ordinary light rays. Rontgen rays are
emitted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
paol:ned tbs Invitation.

A somewhat striking story dealing
with the now obsolete conventional
suicide. harahiri, or happy Dispatch
once common in Japan, was once told
by the French Admiral Gourdon.
When he was ii young man he had a
coarade who. having assisted in the
organizing of the Japanese navy, was
subsequently raised to the rank of ad-
miral in that force. He took the part
of the tycoon against the mikado in
the revolutionary war and, having
heen captured. was tried by court mar
tial and sentenced to death, which in
those days implied harakiri. When.
however, the fatal sword was pre-
scented to him he fatty refused to kill
himself and declared that if he was
to die somebody else must kill him
Threats and entreaties alike proved
unavailing. He resolutely refused. The
whole of Japan was scandalized at
such immoral behavior, which, how
ever. saved his life. The japanese
penal code had never contemplated
such a contingency as man inhuman
enough to refuse the harakiri, and In
the end he was banished from the
country and returned to France.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-10-13
The Martinez.

1.-THE martinez never succeeds. A
typical martinez was the well known
one who, having ordered his men to
change their shirts and then, having
learned that they had no shirts to
change, said in that event they must
change shirts with each other. heard
yesterday of still another type Of mar
tinet."
The speaker was an old West Point.
err, says the Washington Star. He
continued:
This chap, a captain, strobe up to
one of his men and said, with fear
full frown:
"'Who's the idiot that ordered you
to leave that mess of empty meat
cans right here in front of headquar-
tersY
at was the colonel. SIR the man
replied.
Every well them said the captain
sharply. Let it stay there. And your
leaves stopped for u week, my man,
for calling your colonel an idiot "