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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

Last evening at the residence OF
Rev. y. w. Critics. on CASTOR avenue,
the marriage of Miss Emse Caroline
Mason TO Mr.. Late C. Post was quiet.
~ s61emnlzed, Rev. Critics officiating.
The wedding was witnessed by few
intimate friends OF the bride and
groom, and the announcement of the
eSent has occasioped much surprise
among their friends in general. Mr..
and Nrs. Post leave this evening for
an eastern wedding journey after
which they will be at home at Berlin,
Md. where Mr.. Post is engaged with
his father in fruit farming. He for
merly lheldAa position with the Con!
solicitation Coal Company Of this city.
Mrs. Post Is a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. p. Mason, Of this city, and IL
q popular and attractive young lady
They have the best wishes Of host
Of friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

A sUccEssFUL INVESTIGATION,

~ 0lSSSGoST VI INV ~
p Z XIV New York Tribune)
Tie steel investigation, which now
adiourns over. till fall, has been the
Democratic pArty's most successful In
vestlgation. Not that 1t has found out
anything; that is only the INCIDENTAL
purpose of an Investigation, Its real
purpose is publicity. A party must
have publiclty,s and the steel inYesti'
cation, without establishing a single
new fact, has filled more columns ot
;thenewspapegs,4gOt more often on the
front page and received larger heads
than. almost anything else the party
has done INA
!. ME interest!in 1t has been all per
ssonalS It h akin to the interest which
VI fslt IN th9sbociety columns Of a
newspaper, iHRWall street gossip and
in every item OF news that concerns
well,known millionaires and money
kings. The public likes to read about
the big mon of Wall street, and the
Democratic party In this investigation
has furnished 1t with a lot of readlns
matter.
Desnite the bootless nature Of the
enterprise, will not the public be trl-
" grateful for the entertainment 1t
mas received? Will not the publicity
serve all. the ends Of the Democratic
party? The political lesson should be
long remembered, A party needing
publicity HAS only to so through the
Directory of Directories with an am.
pie supply of blank subpenas at hand,
Popular curiosity about great men will
settle the rest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17
A Debutante.

Mrs. Andrew Melville Reid and
Miss Gladys Reid will, in September,
leave Coburg, Canada, where they
have been since the latter portion of
June, and 80 to Atlantic City before
returning to Baltimore and opening
for the winter their residence, 1910
North Calvert street. Miss Reid will
be one Of the most attractive of the
tdebutantes Of the coming season.
washington Star. A' .-,s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17
CHAPTER VIII.

H. H a d - g.
I A crowd Of boys were waiting about
the door. The boy Of the back seat
linked bis arm in Richards. "Whatd
old Four-Eyes Want?" he demanded.
Got leather medal anywhere?"
"Whatd he say, anyhow"
The fact that Richard was their
senior by several years did not seem
to impress them. They gathered
about him, chatting and questioning.
They, disregarded his stern look as he
tried TO shoulder his way through the
crowd, IA
"Oh, hold on
Tell US what he said"
In The end Richard complied. half
resentfully,
Liked It, did he? Ny eye!"
They danced about him.
"Fof he liked 1t, don't you know,
don't YOU know" they chanted, For
he liked 1t, don't you know o.oh!e
"Then Aurora, rosyangered daugh
ter Of the morn" walled In the Greek
a small, chubbs lad with pink cheeks
It was the sseesaw chant Of the
woods, Sil
The group took II Up with shout
Of Joy. They sent the burlasque jig.
glng across the campus
Heads were thrust out above. Hey,
you ffeshissl Haw:faw.ha@l Keep
quiet down therelil Il, q
IA shout of defiance went MP from,
tie group They were. drunk With too
much Greek INA With telease from ois
PRESTON
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17
Barnes HeunIon.

This afternoon at Traction Park
The annual reunion of the Barnes fam
ilyfis being held. The family is one
Of the largest in this section. and
the. reunion today is largely attend.
ed Many having come from surround
ing towns TO he present Special
cars carried the crowd to the'park at
intervals during the day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17
HAVE you had YOUR
BOWEL REM0YEp2

One OF. the loading French scientists
who has been making q study OF the
cause of old ago, has discovered that 1t
Is due to germs found in the large in
testlne, and recommends as preventive
Of old age, and to insure good health,
that the Intestine be removed,
1t has long been known to scientists
that the bowels were the breeding place
Of germs and that persons suffering
from, or having a tendency to Con-
serious illness than th6se who were
FREQ from this trouble.
In Constipation the germs instead of
passing OF, are retained in the Bowel.
thus giving them an opportunity OF
multiplying to such an extent: that they
Very few people will agree with the,
scientists as to the necessity for tho
removal Of the BOWEL, but oil will
agree that Constipation Is the most
prolific cause Of illness, both acute and
TO 10 iii Who suffer from Constipation,
and diseases resulting from Inactive
Liver, Stomach and Bowels or Kidneys,
we advise the use Of some mild, safe
thorough laxatlvo; one that vii act
TEN, promote litigation, 'that;is pleasant
to the taste, and that can be given to
any member Of the family from the In
font to the aged, . "a
There arc a number OF remedies on
tho market, but wo would not bedding
our duty X we failed to say that the
pRUNE SYRUP AND SIENNA, and Ito
suggest that you It. It's use may
prevent serious disease, and if the emit
mont scientist Is right, 1t Will help you
PRENE SYRUP sells at soc per bottle.
II your dealer cannot supply you, write
10 the manufacturers, Va. Medical Go.
OF Charleston, W.,Y a:, who VIII Furnish
free, booklet and souvenir postcard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17
Returned from Aurora,

Mr. and Mrs. "A. L. Lehman and
entldrens William Parry, Margaret and
Albert returned yesterday from 'Au-
rora, Preston county, where they had
spent several weeks. They made the
trip in their Peerless.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17
HAND HURT.

Nick Chimic, an Italian laborer, at
the Grafton yards, was brought to the
Miners hospital yesterday. He was
caught, beneath a rail and sustained
a 'mashed hand g.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

The Countess Of Warwick is living
down her oldtlme sobrequet, The Bah.
bling Brook. She has deliberately
iburnedsa large collection of letters
from King Edward, which would have
been priceless to a publisher.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

Representative Henry H, Bingham
OF Pennsylvania, is the Oldest member
Of the House in point OF service, hav
ing served continuously for II terms
3 He lives at Philadelphia, where he was
born not quite 10 years ago
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

Notwithstanding the unusual dry
spring, the apple crop of Novo Scotia
remains promising and the fruitgrow-
erS still look for an output Of 1,0QO,.
900 barrels. &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17


Notice is hereby given chat N''I
loIer for sale al pnhlIc auction 81 llla
front door OF the court house oi'A|ar
zion county, at 9 O'clock W n. on sat
uraay September Q, the following o.
sesIbed personal property Of the la'e
Il. 7 AsheEall
FSo rye bundled ts5oo.) arsi mort
sage i per GENT gold bonds Of Iho
tslfmon Wholesale District Improve
Tment onpans and three five hundred
$500 ret cent gold bonds Of DE
aIcnons ahela industrial COMPANY
NJ. Ashcroft Admir- J. r Aeb-
cfalt deceas SlSIm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

A 110n voice rnueuan l17 --'
and snalcho0 IL from them and made
IL beautiful hurling it out with force
The group looked AZ him q moment
doubtinely Then they gave why and
followed his lead. The buylesQue had
become d march Of triumph Breath.
less thes landed him atelda own door.
Vol feliows what ID son bet
Old Font Eyes don't let ussall on easy
on account 81 the filrtnets
cheers Tor faFmerg
hlps III,
Three cheers for EoIrEy est \,
Heads we're thrust out again above.
yah yahi Dry up down there,
Yah yahl
The group rpk up and drlfted apart
with a final veil Windows descended
with q SLIM and quiet relgned.
The Greek ofessor, crossing the
campus ave minutes later, heard only.
the t@ittetipg Of English sparrosss
and the quiet rustic Of the leaves. IN.
derneath the quiet for the professors
ears, ran sonorous epic lines, chanted
to a.deep measure. The professor held
his head high and stepped to a mighty
tune.
The whole class was entered with
out condition in Greek a thing un.
precedented. The faculty gaspei
when they heard the news. Tho
students grinned. News Of the Creek
prodigy got, about college Poor Rich.
ard found bis path a thorny one. He
could not appear on the campus but
a chant in Greek would spring up Of
itself in the distance swelling or dy-
ing away toan echo, according to the
number Of Students on hand, and end.
ing always with the knocking refrain:
For he liked it, don't you know
o-nhi"
(To be continued.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

When heglnnipg 10 doubt vholher
there a % ans more tenants wqpl ad'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

pr. and Mrs, Hustead BrownfieIl
and Mr. and Mrs. NJ. E, Ashcraft
leave tomorrow for Cleveland, Ohio
and a tour on the Great Lakes. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

Shortly after the publication Of her
novel, Qplcksands, Fannie Heasllp
Lea changed,her name to Mrs Hamils
ton Rope Agee, and left, her New or!
leana lomelto live in Hawaii where
her husband as q government Official
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

Misses Grace and Edith Pickett will
entertain a number Of young people
at Look Park this evening compliment.
tary to their sister, Miss Mildred
Pickett, OF Phoenix, Arizona, who is
their guest for several weeks. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

Don't forget to call at the South
Side Pharmacy Thursday, Friday and
Saturday to get a cake Of the famous
Maxine Elliott Toilet Soap FREE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

FOR IRE Two iinfurnlshed rooms
for lightsholse Keeping, s12 me:
ponI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

owed to her rescuer, and that was all.
Well, let her go, reasoned Valentine.
Never again would he commit the fol-
ly of placing faith in a straight girl!
Wait" he cried. My hands are
pretty tough. 1 couldn't feel the tick
of grandfather's clock the way they
are now, but 1 can beat that. 1 can
sandpaper them down till l can feel
the pulse in a dead mans wrist
Where's the
I'VE got him." whispered Bill Avery
exultantly to Red. I'VE got him, an
he'll stick"
Hardly had Jimmy Valentine made
his declaration to again join interests
with Red Flanagan and Bill Avery
than bellboy entered the parlor, pag-
ing the name of MIR. Valentine
Jimmy stepped forward hastily, seized
an envelope bearing his name which
the boy carried and eXcitedly tore ii
open. He found a brief note written
in feminine penmanship. He read
these words, and the color surged to
his cheeks:
Please don't leave till return.
inclOse you a note Mrs. Webster asked
me to give you. We saw her at the
depot, where we went to reserve sleep
ers for tonight Rose Lane"
What is ito" asked Avery, drawing
near. Something from Doyle, I'll
bet"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
SUN is BAD TlMEkEEPER.
United States Naval ObservatoryBases
Its Calculations on Stars Instead OF
Trusting Old Sol.

trusting Old Sol.
If a large number of persons were
asked the question What is meant
when in daytime a clock says IL
o'clock?" about 80 out of every 100
would answer that at that hour the
sun is on the meridian and it is noon.
But the sun is not on the meridian
each day when the clock is at 12.
Nearly every one has a friend who
owns a valuable watch that keeps ex-
cellent time, and many a time this
friend, on being asked the exact time,
has looked at his watch with a great
deal of pride and has told the hour,
at the same time remarking: This
watch regulates the SUM-" If the watch
keeps as poor time as does the sun it
should be sent to a matchmaker, for
the sun is a wretchedly bad timekeep-
er. It sometimes is as much as a quar-
ter of an hour fast, and at another sea-
son it may be an equal amount slow.
In fact, it may be said that a clock
of extreme precision, such as the as
tronomers use, is never exactly at -
when the sun is on the meridian.
But" it will be asked, "if the sun
does not give us our time, what, then,
does? AS every one knows, the rotation
of the earth on it's axis is our measure
of time, each complete revolution max
ing a day. AS the earth rotates it car
ries our meridian around with it, and
as the meridian crosses through the
heavenly bodies, in succession they
are said to transit" The interval Of
time between two successive transits
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
Bank Notes Made of Skin.

In China, the first country In the
world credited with using bank notes,
certain skins were so valuable that
they were accepted as cash and passed
from hand to hand in the same way
as bank notes are at the present day.
The negotiability Of these skins arose
thus: The Emperor Gu TT, being In
want of money, gave his treasurer to
understand that such a state OF al
fairs must not continue. At that time
II was customary for princes ana
courtiers on entering the royal pres
ence to cover their faces with a piece
of skin. Taking advantage Of this
custom, the treasurer ordered a de-
cree to be issued forbidding the use
of any other skins for this purpose
except those of a certain white deer
in the royal parks. Immediately
there was a demand for pieces or
these skins, which, being monopoly
were sold at high price, and the roy
al Golfers refilled. The steady value
of the skins thus secured made them
readily pass and be accepted as an
equivalent of coin Of the realm. In
the Russian seal fisheries of Alaska
the workmen were formerly paid IN
the currency stamped on squares OIL
walrus hide.-Tid Bits.
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square half the thieves in the prisons

square half the thieves in the prisons
if they could but obtain it.
And so he resolved that he would
take Red with him wherever he went
if possible to arrange it. Together
they would hew a way out of the
morass of degradation and misery into
which they had been plunged.
Red had been unfortunate in his
early environment. Here lay the cause
of his lawbreaking career. Left an
orphan in a crowded tenement on the
east side of New York city at the age
of thirteen, he had been taken care of
by his uncle, a retired police captain,
who operated a gambling house In
Thirty third street.
Four years later Red was placed In
charge Of the buffet in this establish
ment, which occupation he followed
until a new district leader was elect
ed. One night during horse show
week the sound of lusty ak blows on
the armored front door struck terror
into the hearts Of the employees and
the fashionably attired players of faro,
roulette, baccarat and poker
The lads truthful testimony at the
trial which followed so enraged his
uncle that Red no longer found a home
with him. Cast on his own resources,
he was attracted by the glittering
promises of an expert poker and faro
dealer whom his uncle had employed.
He Joined with him in several trips on
coasting steamers, sitting in" with 'ae
gambler in poker games with the pas
sengers and exchanging signals with
him concerning the cards they held.
He learned the art of denting the cor
ners of the aces, kings, queens and
Jacks with his thumb nails so that IN
dealing with fingers sandpapered or
worn almost to the bleeding point with
pumice stone he could detect these in
dentations and know when and TO
whom he was dealing the high cards.
From this it was only step to part
nership with the great Jimmy Valen-
tine, the man who could "cop a gopher
without any artificial aids.
All this was we'll known to Valen-
tine. He himself had drifted into bad
company in a manner somewhat SINH
lar. He could see in the lessons of his
own experiences that Reds misdeeds
were not entirely blamable on Red.
He was about to inform Red of his
1T H.
when he heard in the corridor the
voice of Rose Lane addressing some
one he believed must be her father.
Here she is, Red" whispered VAL
entine, rising quickly. You must get
out till they 60" But too late. At
that instant Rose Lane entered, for
lowed by her father. They saw Val
entine standing by a suspicious look
ing young man with very red hair.
Valentine, realizing that he was on
the verge of absolute ruin in the esti-
nation of the girl and her already
suspicious father, for he could hardly
explain Reds presence, turned coldly
toward the thief
I'm very sorry, sir" he said in in
different tones, ''but don't know the
man you are inquiring for. Never
heard of him. Guess you had better
inquire of the clerk at the hotel Of
fee"
Red, catching the hint, replied,
Thank you, sir; 1 will do so," and
went out of the room, concealing
grinning face behind his hat.
(To be Continued)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
NOvelized by
FREDERIC R. TOOMBS
From the Great
Play by
PAUL ARMSTRONG
Copyright, 1910, by American
Press Association.

Yes, what is it?" questioned Red.
1T is the return Of hope" answered
Valentine, his emotion causing his
voice to shake.
you've weakened again." sneered
Red.
NO; I'm strong again."
You mean that's from the girl?"
"She is coming back, Red, and
there's nothing to this earth or in HI
that can make me go wrong. You said
a minute ago that if you thought !
had a chance you'd stick"
Il said it."
Then I hold you to that"
Good God!" exclaimed Avery.
You're not goin' to turn square, too,
Red?"
I'm going with Jimmy. If I'd do
a bit for him 1 got to go if he asks
it."
What am I goin' to do?" asked Av-
cry plaintively.
Valentine drew close to him.
I've got you job, Bill a good one" )"
he announced.
Me job! where?"
Valentine read from note Mrs.
Moore had left with him.
Listen" he said. This will intro
duce the man you promised the posi-
ton as watchman of one of your grain
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

elevators. The wages at $3.50 day
are satisfactory to him."
Intense disgust spread over Bill Av-
ery's face.
"Two-ffty a day." he sneered. "A
man can't live on that"
Valentine laughed.
1T costs 81 cents a day to keep a
man in Sing Sing" he reminded the
thief.
II don't want job" snarled Av-
cry. "Only the suckers work for a
living"
Yes, you do want one," returned
Valentine, land this is just your kind
Avery. And let me tell you something
that you think l don't know. You're
tired of being a crook-tired to death
l knew that when we were inside. But
YOU are afraid of what lot of old pals
will say. Well, let them say. What
they got? Did you ever see a crook
with anything? What do they amount
to? They haven't the standing OF a
house dog. You're tired Of it, Bill, and
ashamed of the years you've lost, and
know it. Now here's your chance
your day of salvation. There's the let
ter and here's the coin to get there y
He handed Avery some bills. It's
way out west where no one knows you
and you've got chance. Just think
back to a mother and then ahead to-
The hardened look began to fade
from the thief's face.
Give it to me-" He clutched the
money in his hand. I'll try, by God
I'll try" Tears trickled down Avery's
prison paled cheeks.
That's the talk-that's the heart.
spoke Valentine sympathetically.
And if 1 fail I'll end it," said Av-
cry.
You won't fail It's only the suck
ers that fail. Make the next train
beat Doyle. Get away"
Avery turned toward one of the en-
frances.
"Goodby, Jimmy. Goodby, Red" H.
cried, and he was gone.
Il tell you, Red" said Valentine
looking after him, there isn't a crook
YOU know who wouldn't go straight il
he could"
Cod" exclaimed Red feelingly
"but you know what's inside of
man."
81 know what's inside of me, and
dare face it."
Jimmy Valentine crossed to a win
dow and peered out into the street
No one in sight that he knew, yet M
had lost all doubt that Rose Lane
would return. Her message had calm
ed his fears, and, more than that. il
had come in time to save him from
thrusting aside the one chance in the
world to redeem his lost years.
Another thought rose strong within
him as he returned to the sofa. seated
himself and saw Red standing discOn.
solately near the table. Sometime
had to be done for Red-that was GER
tain. Red Flanagan was yOung-bare'
" twenty -five-and he had many char
acteristics that were not at all bad
Valentine was convinced that his
friend would remain loyal to him if hE
could take him with him and that he
would become a man of honor and in
tegrity if he received the proper en-
cOuragement He felt it his duty tC
do this much for Red-give him g
chance, the chance that would turr
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
STUDY OF AIR CURRENTS.
Tides In the Atmosphere Similar to
Those on the Sea.

Until men began to navigate the ali
and studv its currents and movements
little attention was paid to the conui-
tions of the upper atmosphere, and
such matters as atmospheric tides and
top currents completely encircling the
earth were of seemingly little interest.
Since men have flown, and especlal-
" since men have flown and fallen' we
have heard a great deal in vague
way of air currents. Recently Law
renee Hodges in paper before al
English scientific body gave some
unique facts about air tides whlch are
not generally known.
The moon, we know, causes the ma
rine tides by it's attraction. IL draws
the water on the surface OF the eartn
toward it in a hump on the side that is
exposed to the lunar influence, and
draws the earth itself away from the
water on the opposite, leaving a cor
responding hump of water.
The air, it seems, Is affected In the
same way. i lie 10y 1i VI
about the earth rises, falls and flows
more freely than water, because II is
lighter, so the tide comes more quickly
in the air at a given spot than the
marine tide.
This rise and fall, however, means
lust as much to the navigator OF the
air as the tide in the sea does 10 the
sailor, and has to be accounted lot
The most remarkable current now
ever, is one constant stream IN the
atmosphere running from west to east
completely around the earth IN the
upper atmosphere.
This was first brought to public at
tention when the volcano Krakatao
blew a cubic mile of matter into the
upper atmosphere in the 'So. Ihe
lighter particles were seen to make a
complete circuit of the earth seven
times in this crcumglobing current
before they finally disappeared-Chi-
cago Tribune.