The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-15
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THE New York Sun, the literary
follower Of 1 sYoltatre says, Champ
Clark Is, The champion stopper over
3of the svorld.' Before we endorse lYprst,
that sentiment We would be pleased
I Is e, know: what d stopper over re-
ssembles. 4. lssis 4 81
Monongalia county has the largest;
;pufnpkin crop ever known, . and = 2
scientist says this vegetable is a great
brain food. The primary election next
spring will or will not establish ms
scientific claim. Z.
a mob in a. southern state because
too drunk to lynch ltstiintended VIC.
tim. Our prohibition friends VIII VIII
please make note Of that. 4,
An Ohio woman 100 years old says
she has never been kissed. That re-
sclpe for longevity will mot soon pc Pc
come popular. s. =
IA blatant Boston babbler INQUIRIES
whether in the current sugar war: VII
the beet men beat the cane men or Or
the cane men cane the beet men? 80
The papers report that recently z e
( Chicago man on his wedding day
signed an agreement to permit ms
wife to do as she pleased: He doubt lbt,
less got a thoughtful wife. \
As California poet In comparing the
present with the past, sweetly says:
,.They didn't wear high heel shoes shoes
When mother was little girl.
Nor Laura Jeans love tales peruse
When mother was a little girl: II.
A burglar out west sat down to read
Burns poems in a house that he was
robbing and became SO absorbed IN
them the he. was caught. 4
Thus another star is added8to the
crown. Of the "Plowboy Poet" y,
|sSMen are charmed, maidens are tmoyt'
| ed to tears and robbers are brought
| to justice blythe sublime imagery OF
Iscotland's SsweetestI singer.s
~ a " George town Emerson believes
one reason children are 50 happy is $
because no one talks politics to them.
~ IA Hagans woman who is occasion!
ally obliged to drown Kittens always
warns the water so that the poor
little things will not be chilledsli1
lf,About this time Of the years gos'
lsips get busy predicting Christmas
weddings and other trivial things.
"a Kansas young woman, has been
made doctor Of philosophy by the
University of;Michigan, and a skepti
cal editor wonders II it is possible
to wear a hobble skirt and be phil
osopher. Our opinion OF the subtecl
lis that none but philosophers can re
tain their mental poise while looking
at the shrunken, Stacked, scarecrows
The president Of the board OF edu
cation OF Rochester, New York, recent
ly expressed the following glitterins
thoughts: Every school building
should be a neighborhood club house
No one could possibly estimate tor
highly the neel in every neighborhool
for a public place Of wholesome. rec
reation, social intercourse. physica
development and the opportunity t
combat the awful ignorance OF TIL
proper conditions OF wholesome liv
Ing and social well being through lee
lures by competent persons" Ever
public building should be use
Throughout the entire year to assis
cause 5of education. There should b
reading socials. literary societies an
debating contests from January ii
January. Where. oh where will tn
! Human race wake up to areallzatlo
OF Its own mental sluggardness?
Why not, oh why not get busy wit
our brains and turn them TO somesa
count? Why not read something I
,llimportance and think thoughts on
| side OF orr own narrow sphere?
II voltaire said something to the effe
| that nothing Is as valuable as tin
| and nothing is wasted more. HNo
i many Of us waste golden hours {
}llllttle, local, puny co,,H.ry gossip. CT
we overcome and outgrow this Mario
nasty, habit Of mind? We can II y
(. TRY. II we don't try, we shall not.
Il MI S. C. MUsGRANE.
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