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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15
MIME MEN. n. EXAMINED
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN
TAKE TEST PREPARED BY
STATE DEPARTMENT OF MINES.

The State examinations for mine
foreman and fire bosses has been held
at Grafton, West Virginia, December
10. and IA, 1911.
oficials OF the State Mining De-
partment are loud in their praises OF
of interest in examinations shown by
the operators and miners. One hun
bred and nineteen men have been
wrestling with the questions given by
the examiners.
Chief State Inspector Lalng direct
ed the examlpation and was assisted
by District Inspectors schow, Par
sons. Vaughan and Plaster. also by
Charles Wilhelm, mine foreman.
Grantown. and John Humptirles, mine
foreman at Newburg.
The board OF examiners are much
pleased with the interest accorded
them by the operators. in getting the
men to take the examination. The
personnel OF the Candidates appear.
ing before the board at Grafton was
especially high. Many mining en-
glneers and mine superintendent
were found submitting themselves
for examination. Remarkable inter
est has been shown during the com.
petative examination between mining
engineers, superintendent, mine fore
men, fire bosses and miners. each
class attempting to attain the highest
percentage.
The examinations have been con-
Quoted lnpartially. Applicants each
received anbmber upon arriving and
are only known BY that number by,
the examiners until the papers are
graded. Til grading the certificates
they are graded In three classes.
The first gratle certificates require
that applicant should have had at
least five gyears experience in mines,
Of which three years must have been
spent in mines liberating explosive
gases in such quantities as can be
detected by safety lamp. A first
class certificate entities the holder
to be mine foreman In any mine In
West Virginia. The second, grade
certificate requires that the applicant
shall have had at least five years ex.
perlence in mines, not necessarily
gaseous. A second class certificate
entities the older to act as fire boss
in any mine in West Virginia. Three
years experience as minimum are
necessary, all OF which must have
been in mines llberatlng explosive
gases.
The examinations have been con
Quoted orally and in writing. 1t is
very noticeable that the applicants
have applied themselves to become
familiar with the increasing develop
ments Of mines and how to prevent
accidents to miners by applying mod
ern mining methods and have showr
Willingness to give proof OF compe
tency to the State Mining Depart
ment and the operators.
!. The mine examinations held II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

Among the Fairmont people who
attended the meeting of the Eastern
Star LodgeSat clarksburg last even.
Ing were Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Brand,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Findley, Mr.. and
Mrs.. H. Kinkead, Mrs Dove Dudley,
AIRS. Cuba Hill, Mrs. G. W. Alexander,
Misses Helen Fleming, Eunlce Lewis,
Cora Wilson, Davinna Brown, Messrs
u, 7, Kelley, L. u. Harden and Ray.
mond Haller..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15
Recital At Morsautown.

At concert given last evening In
Morgantown by pupils OF the School
OF Music, Mrs. Minor Durham, form.
erly of this city. rendered a pipe or.
gan number, the First Movement
from Pastorale Sonata by Rheinberg.
er. Miss Grace Hodges, whols well
known In this city, rendered an organ
solo and Miss Geneyieve Elliott OF
Terra Alta. also known here rendered
an organ solo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

Mr.. Frank C. Dudley aud bride. nee
Miss Yantus Hatfield: OF Lincoln conn.
tSlarrived In the city last evening
from Parkersburg where their mar,
rlage was solemnizcd on Thursday
morning at the First Presbyterian
parsonage. Rev. Culley officiating. Mr..
Dudley holds position in the edi.
torlal department of the Fairmont
Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward +. Holbert,
who have been residing at the home
OF the latter's parents, Judge and Mrs.
w. S Raymond since their marriage
In November, have taken up their res.
idence at COG Fairmont avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

Mrs. John King and Mrs. John ".
King, OF Ashland, accompanied by
their visitor, Mrs. John Dwight Rogers
NJ Van Lear, Kentucky. who was for.
merry Miss Helen Adams. of Catletts.
burg, visited in Huntington for the
day, Tuesday. and had noon dinner at
the Hotel Frederick. = Huntington
Herald Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15
En- ertaIned at Christie Home

Mr.. Edwin Arthur Kraft, who gave
an organ recital at the First3M. E.
church last night. was entertained at
the home of Dr.. NJ. D. Christie on Lo.
Gust avenre.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15
NAH AND FAUlnL TREATMENT
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

Electric Vibrating hassage stop,
falling hair and cures daLdruif. Man.
touring and Ghiropody done by BanI
tary methods.
MRS. N. 3. H, BARR, M
Second Floor, Room 2, Hall Block.
Bell 4seR. cshs. sstx &.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

Mrs. VIM. Miller entertained Infor.
nially at bridge yesterday afternoon
ut shcr apartment on Quarter street.
Charleston Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
HosnitaI lie Own cannery.

Hereafter the Southern California
State hospital at Patton will not sell
it's green fruits for song and pay
high price for canned goods. Arrange
ments have been made to put up from
eight to ten thousand gallons of
peaches, apricots and tomatoes, and
consignment Of 5000 gallon cans has
recently been received for that pur-
pose.
On the state grounds are several
acres of deciduous fruits. Superln-
tendent Blair could see no reason why
this should not be conserved for use
in the institution, which feeds moro
than 1900 persons. rather than buy
ing canned goods in Los Angeles or
Pomona.
So it has come about that room
has been prepared in which to carry
on the work, and the apricot crop is
being successfully handled at this
time. Next in order of ripening will
be the peaches, and later thousands
of gallons of tomatoes, almost indis-
pensable in an institution of this
kind, will be stored away In the hos
pital larder
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
EOEzxc1r MRfNhuv NYMS RHlY AbD En1EzDM50HhES
rSZjQEAI(ZN

marvellous secret detective system OF
the French capital-a system that
knows everybody and everybody's
business-for once failed to bring re-
suits. Months, and finally year,
went by. At the end Of the second
year the murder of the gentle old
dealer in antiques was still unavenged.
M. Robert had assumed all sorts of
disguises. He had associated with all
manner of criminals. He had been as
sisted by a corps of clever men. and
still the problem remained unsolyed.
The long arm of coincidence Is q
thing which occasionally appears in
all of our iives. M. Robert was to see
it in its most interesting phase. After
the close of the second year since the
Gilbert murder the detective went to
the country for the purpose of taking
a brief vacation. On the return trip
he met delightful old gentleman, NJ.
Dupret, country banker They made
themselves known to one another and
the long journey back to the city was
shortened by an interchange OF ex-
periences. NJ. Dupret had met with
with some curious experiences in his
lifetime. He had frustrated some OF
the best bank thieves in the country
and naturally felt proud of his achieve
ments. M. Robert, in turn, related
some of the adventures wherein ne
had rounded up famous CRIMINALS.
They separated at the station with
many expressions of mutual esteem.
The next morning. while M. ROBERT
was seated at his desk in the police
headquarters of Paris, he received
telegram which said:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
PASSING OF THE OLD HOME
Herding of People in Cities Makes
Home Building Now Almost
impossible.
(copyrighted by ]. S. Kirtley.)

/ copyrighted by ]. S. Kirtley.)
There are those who say that the
home is passing away. That would be a
very dishonorable thing for the home
to do, after it's honorable history,
through all the Jewish and Christian
centuries. It first found itself among
the Jews. Rabbi Abraham 1saacs has
written good Characterization of the
Jewish home; and what it stood for
among them is exactly what 1t stands
for among us-religion, education and
the unity Of the family. We may not
have to ask the Hebrews to take over
our homes, but we shall have to go
back to the very things that made the
Jewish home the only thing of the kind
in the ancient world and won a great
many undetermined Genti1es to their
faith.
The home will not pass away, though
it now seems that the old style of
home may have gone forever. Those
elemental things that must be in it,
or it is not home at all, are now en-
gagged in adjusting themselves to con-
ditions that were never encountered
before, and 1t Is because of those new
conditions and the present unsettled
habits of people that SO many are ut
tering lamentations. The family will
not pass away till the race does. The
family must have place to live. 1t
will make some sort of nome In that
place, whether good or bad. Let us
hope that, when we emerge from this
transition period, the home growing
popular one.
But we are being told of the perils
of the home. Let us face them with
out fiinching. They may vitiate but
cannot exterminate it. They may de-
grade it to a lower or regrade it to
higher level. Here are some of the dis
migrating forces now at work: Spe-
cialized industry is robbing it of some
OF Its former functions and that loss
has changed the family life. The
question is whether those functions
are essential in home or were taken
On only as temporary duty and can
be dropped without loss There was a
time when almost everything was
made in the home The. women spun
and wove the cloth and made the
clothes for the family; the men did
their work and made many OF the
tools with which they worked, but
trades have developed, industries and
arts have become specialized. One can
buy better things and for less money,
made by those who give their whole
time to one thing, and, by the aid Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
The French
Antique De a1er-
In Episode intheLie of NJ. Robert.the
Ee1rbrated pdrlsldn detective.

Robert jumped up with cry of sur
prise. He hurried to the project of
police.
IN. GILBERT" he cried, was muir
dered."
His superior looked at him wonder
ingly.
How do you know this?" he asked.
Because he could not read or
write"
The project was puzzled.
Murdered because he could not
read or writer" he murmured.
mo! MOI" cried the detective, with
impatient eagerness. "But the posi-
tive knowledge that he could not read
proves that he is a victim Of foul
play"
"How?"
HE was found dead with a newspa-
per in his hand"
A light broke in on the projects
mind.
II see," he said; 81 see."
And indeed the two men visualized
the scene. They could see the thieves
killing the old man and then prop
ping him up in the armchair, with
the newspaper in his cold fingers to
give the appearance of a natural
death
A second careful medical examina-
ton proved that the old man had been
strangled to death Faint blue finger
marks were to be seen under the chin
and near the back of the ears. Also.
it was demonstrated that valuable bits
of stock had been stolen from the
shop. Beside this, certain bank notes
remained unaccounted for. Thus, what
would have passed as natural death
had now developed into very mys-
terious murder.
M. Robert went at the problem with
all his heart and soul. He spread out
a vast police net that included the
whole of Paris, but when 1t was hauled
in it did not contain the particular fish
he was most anxious to secure. There
were all sorts of petty thieves, high
way robbers and some murderers, but
not the particular person for whom M.
Robert held his rod in pickle. The
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

Nor is that all. The herding of peo-
pie in the cities, unrooted in any hold
ings of their own, with no sense Of
ownership in anything and SO few
home interests in common, makes
home building almost impossible. The
example of the rich whose wealth
can purchase release from all kinds
of obligations, who can dishonor the
home with divorce and dissolute lives,
without loss of social standing, has
destructive weight with the less
wealthy.
Now, the home is set of principles,
vitalized by a set of persons; senti.
ments throbbing in sensitized hearts;
an atmosphere exhaled from those per-
sons and partaking of their nature, as
the atmosphere around us has in it
some of the very elements found in
the earth. In these adverse condi-
lions, the home instincts may become
atrophied by disuse or perverted by
misuse, especially the building. the
proprietary and the cooperative in
stincts.
But look long enough ana we get
an optimistic outlook of the home.
AS it is a necessary expression of
the family, it is to become better and
greater. If it's essential instincts
found culture in the old industrial life,
we must tax our ingenuity to find
cooperative work of the Intellectual
and artistic and religious kinds. The
fiat has it's limited mission, but it may
be still further limited by larger ex-
odus to the suburbs and to the hos
pitable country. Clubs may be trans
formed to include attention to the
home interests that are mutual and
may be made true synthesfs of the
family ideals. The two sexes will
continue to attract each other. The
family will remain. The home will
still grow up out of the family. New
interests, not before suspected, may be
found. Old responsibilities will reas-
sert themselves. Out of the chang
ing conditions, the eternal home in
stincts will emerge with new triumphs
and new opportunities. The ola ideals
are to realize themselves in new
ways.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

machinery, can each one do the work
Of dozen or twenty men. 1t is more
wholesome to have the mind free for
other interests of the home. But here
is the peril: The home sentiments
grow through work with and for each
other The industries can be surren-
dered, but when mutual and altruistic
things go. when no one is called on to
do anything for any one else, but each
one goes off, makes his little purse
and spends it, 1t is blow at the very
heart of the home Other mutual and
unself1sh work must take the place of
the industrial work given up. If the
girls are not to wash the dishes, they
must assist their mother some other
way. The home life demands it.
The transfer of interest from the
founding to the furnishing of the
home raises the question as to the
moral effect of the externa1s rather
than the Intervals, of consuming rath-
err than producing. Again, everybody
is so busy with some outside work of
so technical and personal kind that
none can be taken into it, no mutual
interest be found in it, except in the
income from it. The man is at work
all day, and at night wants to settle into
restful ease or go to an entertainment,
in order to get his jaded and tangled
spirits back to normal. He has no
time to get acquainted with his fam
lily. The women are busy with clubs
nj nj
ers' meetings and sororities and they
are too tired for anything but relaxa-
ton, at that very hour which Is the
most critical of all the "a, in the fam
fly life, the get-together hour, after the
centrifugal travels of the day. Even
the children have their social duties
that keep them occupied. The ready
made plays have lessened the origina-
tive and initiative powers. The old
fashioned frolic and fun they used to
have, when the mutual interests were
more numerous and attractive than
the outside and individual, helped the
unity of the family. Little energy
or inclination is left for originating
and carrying out enterprises for the
making of the home.
But the tale is not finished. Stand
ards of living are high and compell-
ing; and people of small means have
large ideas of keeping up with these
standards. That throws the thoughts
out from the arts of home making to
the arts of money making and spend
ing. Instead of accepting this rare
opportunity for culture, in the virtues
of restraint and self-sacrifce in the in
terest of the home, they often rebel
in dissatisfaction and fault finding.
That marks the end of the home, as
such, though the house and the family
may keep together, for years. Unity
is one of the elements of home, and
nagging is the end of unity. In that
stage of low finances and high living,
the fat is the favorite resort for those
who would eyade the responsibilities
of home building. The fat is not
an unmixed evil and many happy
homes are made in them, in spite of
them; but too many lives are made
fiat, stale and improbable" by them.
They unite with other adverse condi-
tons in making the essential virtues
Of unself1shness, hospitality and mu-
tual constructive work for the home
much harder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

clever thing to make the public be-
lieve the old man had died natural
death while sitting in his armchair.
The idea of placing a newspaper in
the dead mans hand came as sort
of inspiration to Vialard. 1t was so
clever, he thought, that he had
chuckled over it many, many times
during the two years that had passed.
Yet, that was the one false move that
had given proof of foul play and led
finally to the discovery and arrest Of
the assassin and his accomplice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

ne was M. Robert, the famous
plan detective. M. Robert was
|of the many men who had often
attracted to the shop on the Rue
Rme, and he entertained a fond
1or the old dealer in antiques. He
PnStlnctively that it was the sort
place that a professional crook
r like to rob. 1t was different"
the possibilities of a rich haul
alIuring. He called at the shop
the death of M. Gilbert and tried
Scertain If any Of the stock were
ing. But alas, no one could give
occurred information. The old
r knew his business by heart, but
Fpt It locked up in his own breast.
|only catalogue of the stock was
III quaint old head that would no
p nod.
the emergency Robert disguised
et and mingled with the friends
lelghbors of the dead man. For
days he worked without results.
Rne night bit of information was
Pea that illumined the situation
nash Of lightning. A group of
were seated about a table in the
loom of the shop, discussing the
qualities of the deceased.
+ could tell piece of Chippen
.at sight" said Robert, by way of
snS conversation.
FS'' remarked another, che was
successful. 1 have no doubt that
II a great fortune"
pa the marvellous part of it ALL
FL IN third, was the fact that
Rade his money without knowing
70 read or write"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

HE Rue Madame is one of
m the quaint streets of old
III Paris. 1t Is on the left
side of the river Seine. The
artistically fashioned bal
comics Of the houses Of the
ancient aristocracy OF
! nee rub elbows, so to speak, with
hotels and antique shops. One
] he best known of these shops was
n for many years by Leon Gilbert,
sbimsical fellow, whose knowledge
he value Of works of art was only
eeded by his inexhaustible fund of
b humor.
8anv royalists reside in the Rue
sBame, and they haunted the shop
Monsieur Gilbert, for he possessed
Rare things of the past-the things
i loved to examine and talk about,
a if impaired fortunes prohibited
h from purchasing. Even the name
zhe street suggested the glories of
past, for Madame was the title
was given at the court of the
srbons to the daughters of the
sg and the Kings brothers wife.
&onsieur Gilbert was a royalist at
ht, and he was in his element in
little shop, filled with all sorts of
squities and visited with great con-
pension by his royalist neighbors.
8ks of all sizes and conditions and
were ticking out the moments
lead to eternity. And around
b were mirrors that reflected the
and the hate and the fear and
ambition of men. Silver, candle
Ks and mahogany bureaus all were
Be. and Monsieur Gilbert loved them
III one.
be morning the gendarme who
patrolling that section of the city
ced that the door Of M. Olbert's
was ajar. He entered and found
old man seated in an armchair
There was look of peace on
face and he clasped a morning
spaper between his Icy fingers.
physician who examined the body
that he had probably died from
a disease.
b there was one doubling Thomas,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10
IN GREAT NEED

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for one of our guarantee bonds which
gets for you, your money back if the
fail.
Our cut-rate list for the week is
as follows:
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10

George Simmons and family Wis
tied their old ST. Johns friends on
Wednesday, driving here from their
home at Springwater. George has
been laid up with rheumatism since
Christmas and is far from being a
we'll man yet. He reports a visit
by Merritt Hanks, James Gee aud
Bert Simmons last Sunday and that
they were much taken with his
ranch. He also stated that his
wife's aunt. Mrs. Nettie Reed, who
formerly resided near Linnton, had
died last week near Corvallis, aged
So years. The many friends of the
family here were glad to see them.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10

Charles Purdon has leased the
room formerly occupied by f. w.
Valentine on Jersey street and will
open up therein a confectionery
store. 1t is his intention to con
duet an ice cream and soft drink
garden in the rear when summer
opens up. r. II. Wright will be
associated with Mr.. Purdon.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10

+. s. Zook has sold his home on
Svenson street to'K. G. Couch, and
his family left Tuesday for Salem,
near which place they have a home
stead that will take part of their
attention. After erecting a couple
of houses in East ST Johns for Mr,
Holbrook, Mr.. Zook will join his
family.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10
See Mcdonald for Roofing Paper

l.. Seybold was the lowest bidder
OH the Maple street sewer contract,
aud will no doubt be awarded same
at the next meeting of council. The
total amount of the bid was S54,-
io7.6I, which is less than seven
dollars below the bid of Jeffrey *
Buckley.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10
For Glass see Mcdonald.

Mr.. Benjamin Hoover of this
city and Miss Echo Moak of L.enlz.
Oregon, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony at $50 p. m.
Wednesday, March sth, IoII,at the
Hoover home on Stafford street.
Rev. c. 7. Gates officiating. A.
Il. Johnson acted as best mau and
Mollie Carmany as bridesmaid. The
groom is a popular member of the
local engineering corps, while the
bride is a charming young lady
possessed Of many friends. The
happy young couple will reside in
ST. Johns.
-
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10

The Pythian Sisters 500 party
given in the Odd Fellows's hall on
Tuesday evening was an enjoyable
affair. II. S. Hewitt and Mrs.
Sherman Cochran secured the first
prizes aud Mrs. Valentine aud ].
II. Johnstone the boobies. The
next party will be held at the resi-.
dence of VIM. Schmaling OF Friday
evening Of next week.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-10

Take HERBINE for Indigestion,
1t relieves pain in a few minutes
and forces the fermented matter
that causes the misery into the bow
els where it is expelled. Price soc,
Sold by St. Johns Pharmacy.