The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-25

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said last evening that this city was
one OF the easiest towns in which he
had worked for the past several years;
that the people on whom he had called
had extended him much courtesy and
aided him in every way to secure the
proper Information.
He further said that the reason this
is such an agreeable place to canvass
Is that the names Of the people are
easily spelled, both first and, last
names. It would be natural to SUP.
pose that a man following that voca.
ton would be proficient in spelling the
first names and the greater part OF
the last names, though there is no rule
for spelling the latter correctly. The
first names are summers. he said, for
the Christian name Katherine may be
spelled seventeen diffrent ways, while
many other Christian names, especial.
y those of. girls, may be spelled from
two to a dozen ways and all correct,
according to the p~ossessor OF the name.
He said that Cincinnati, Pitsburg and
Philadelphia were three OF the hard.
est cities in the country in which to
canvass names for directories as there
We're so many Germans, and every one
who has to spell proper names cor.
rectly knows what It is to spell many
of the German names which are NOT
pronounced as. spelled, and the ques.
ton Is always arising in the minds of
the writer whether the 81" goes before
the "e" or vice versa. The "i" usual
ly precedes the "e" in the middle Of
German names. but not always.
The speaker said that Wheeling was
also a hard city in which to canvass
names as there are a great many for.
eigners there and any number Of Ger.
mans on the South Side. The resi-.
dents of Fairmont, with comparatively
few exceptions, have names that are
easily spelled and which is well for all
who have IN occasion to write them.
for anything the ordinary person dis
likes is to have his name incorrectly
spelled. It appears to him that any
one would be able to spell his name
right, but 1t must be remembered In
that case that it Is not at all likely
that the writer has known him as long
as he has known himself and never
had an occasion to write his name be.
fore and the most natural way to spell
it would be Theoretically unless he was
familiar with that particular name
and in that case he would very likely
spell It correctly.
THE WRITING ON THE WALL.
Several hotel proprietors will likely
have their hostelries reprinted on the
inside and outside this spring and add
a number Of improvements to their
houses. A prominent proprietor OF one
Of the leading hotels of this city said
last evening that should he repaint the
walls Of his hotel that he was going to
make 1t a point personally and to tell
his hired hands" to keep a sharp
lookout for certain individuals who
have been in the habit OF writing upon
the walls Of the wash rooms and about
the interior Of the building. He said
that these young men have written
with crayon or pencil all kinds Of OBJ.
scene rhymes and prose on the walls
and In many cases have had the nerve
to sign their correct name to the writ
ing, while some only use their initials.
have my eye On every one OF these
individuals" said he, land the next
time they are caught doing 1t ! am 60
Ing to cause their arrest and shall at.
tempt to convict them under two
|charges-destroying personal property
and writing obscene phrases in a pub
lie place. / don't care about their
family connections for l intend to en-
pose them. I'm going to make them
suffer-" said the landlord emphatb,
cally.
you would be surprised" said he,
III YOU knew who some Of these young
men are whom 1 know positively are
prone to write such filthy verses in
my wash room. and, as / said, even
sign their names to It. Then some one
else will come along and he will try
TO do a little better and by Writing n,
poem under 1t, signing his name or
initials, then another this this clique
comes along with his filthy expression
which he lnscribes near the others,
and SO on until the walls. are covered