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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
WOMAN AND DRhHiA.
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A few months ago Miss Mary Shaw,
who will not feel hurt II she is allud.
ed to as a veteran Of the high.purpose
drama, protested vigorously In a pub
lie address on behalf Of the actresses
against being compelled to take roles
created by the modern play writer's.
and utterly unlike any women even
seen In real life. Sane psychology
she found wanting in most Of the re-
cent productions, so far as the wo.
mems parts were concerned. She sym.
pathized with the mere men who
wrote these plays as incapable of
grasping the true Psychology Of wo.
man. Yet the dramas she criticised
are the ones that women In the audi.
ences approved and made successful.
We suppose the reasonable conclu.
sion is that woman, beginning her ed.
u%catlon with dolls that open and shut
tl.eir eyes, but are chiefly realistic in
their costumes, retains her gitllsh
taste even after she becomes a grand.
mother She prefers harmless pup.
pets to those keen analyses OF motive
that shock the modesty Of her soul.
She does not want TO see herself as
she Is on the stage. She will not pay
for seeing herself as she is. She will
not let her father or brother or sweet.
heart or husband subject her to such
a shock II she knows 1t In advance. So.
for example. she would froWn upon
a revival Of Moliere's "Femmes Say.
antes,' which fits as a satire the, Wo.
mans Club movement Of today as nc.
curately as 1T fitted the like develop.
ment o. Paris In 1872. Becky Sharp
annoys her: Tess OF the D,urberyilles
wearle her. Lady Macbeth she has
banished from the boards
Subscribettf ort the West ylrginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
COLLEGE PROFESSIONALISM.
(Eansas City Journal,)


A salutary rebuke to quasi.profes.
sionalism in college athletics was az.
ministered recently when the faculty
OF one Of the leading Eastern colleges
refused to permit q star pitcher to en-
ter the art department after he had
failed egregiously In one Of the AGA.
demtc departments. Some OF the al.
umni OF the institution have made a
loud protest against this action, lin.
der the misguided impression that
they are rendering their college a ser.
vice by placing athletic supremacy be-
fore scholarship. The faculty refused
to listen to the appeals that the star
pitcher. be enrolled in, the art depart
ment-a flimsy subterfuge to permit
him to become a member OF the co..
lego nine.
This policy Is strictly In line with
that which has kept college athletics
so gratlfyingly free from professional
ism all owe the country, and the
movement to eliminate commercial.
ism as far as possible is only advanc.
cd with the same commendable pur.
pose In view-that Of making college
athletics college athletics. with the &C.
cent on the college" The intellec-
tual requirements Of members OF the
various athletic organizations OF edu.
cational institutions are steadily rls.
Ing and many OF the absurd subordina.
lions Of scholarship to ability to play
baseball or football are being render
ed impossible.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
.PEQHEs TlR1N
ARExPLARATloN.
". VA,
February 24th, 1911

ATI.HLtEsfHfT UENEEH1-ET
Editor West virglnian:
Dear sir:-In reading your com
ments on my letter addressed to the
ward conventions "a compliment for
which I thank you most heartilyl,I no.
tice you refer TO me as belonging 10
the Prohibltionists. please let me cor.
irect.you o that classiacatlonl
wish to be frank and openly state
tayolding all appearance Of deception
or hypoeficy, because. that kind 81
stun don't find 9lodgment under my
elothes), that am in favor OF prohi.
sbition from the bottom Of my big feet
TO the top Of my bald head, not only
so now, but always have been, and will
be foreevr. Oh! what a nation we
would be II every mn who Is under the
rule Of the old long whiskered king
tUncle SAM could put her down in
Just such language.
! can tell you Just where I stand on
party matters. firmly believe, in,
and would rejoice II there were. but
two political parties, Republican and
Democratic, and ! would wish they
might be pretty evenly balanced, "that
Is numerically" so that they could
keep each other out Of mischief; IT
seems TO Illustrate good government
when there are SO many parties, there
certainly is enough to satisfy the most
fastidious:
Let me predict, that when the Ma.
t'onalYeonventlons Of thettwo big par.
ties meet in the summer of 1912 to
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President that II either one OF
them willi embrace the opportunity,
and embody In :their. platform a strong
and uncertain plank. prohibiting the
manufacture and sale Of the nefarious,
abomnable and damnable stuff,
which does not have n re.
deeming quality. Chat ruins the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

Most every good and neFitorious.
measure that has been advanced has.
been unmercifnlly slaughtered W The!
Democrats who control the lower
branch Of the law making body and
most Of the nefarious measures nd
yanced by the majority; have beentslde.
tracked d killed by the Republicans
who hold the balance ofgpower m the,
Senate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

Col. John Cowan. 81 years old. is
dead In Danyille. Ky. He aided In the
organization Of the Nineteenth volun.
teer Kentucky Infantry, was made
lieutenant colonel and was In com.
mand throughout the Civil War.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
.HeNBLAYs FOUR OUNCE &c.,

ST. LOUIS, Mo- Feb. 24sS4Mrs.EC.
3. Morgan has henwhich for three
weeks has laid nm egg every other day.
Each egg measures ilches the!
largest circumference ana Inches
& the smallest ands@elshsfo ounces
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

Standing little more than three feet
In height, yet arresting a man OF full
grown stature and landing him safe.
ly in the police station, was the work
%; admiral" Don o. Robbins, Of Bel.
fast, Me-. who lives with the family OF
City Marshal Marcellus r. Knowlton.
Mrs. Mary Bellamy. the only woman
member Of the State legislature Of
Wyoming, has been appointed on the
Credentials committee and on the
standing committee for education and
libraries. She first spoke in the legis.
!%lature on public roads and later de-
livered a longer address on the bill for
primary elections.
Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Jewett has
been put in full charge Of the public
ity bureau Of the National Council Of
Woman Voters. Mrs. Emma Smith dc
Voc was elected delegate to represent
the National Council at the coming
meeting oi.;theS international Woman
Suffrage Alliance in Stockholm.
The: honeymoon OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gay
E. sharn4 married this week in Okla
homai City, will be spent on a horse.
back ride to Seattle, Wash, and re-
turn. Mrs. Sharp, formerly Miss Wy.
mona Allen, Is an expert horsewoman,
and her husband is also a good rider.
Neither ever having had as much Of
this fun as they desired, they decided
to.combine the longest horseback ride
on record with their honeymoon,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
MEN AND WOMEN.

Mrs. Arthur Vevin, wife Of the we'll.
known American composer, has been;
appointed a bacterlologist at the Pas.
teur Institute In Paris.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

EMIT,
Editor West yirginIap;

Editor West virsinlan:
PLEASE announce the name OF J. H.
;kinkead as a candidate for the office
iof5 City Clerk subject to the decision
81 the voters OF the city Of Falrmont
.at the coming city election.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
Henry Of Navarro called attention to

ttenry OF Navarro called attention to
his plume.
1T has six of my wlfe's hatplns in
1.-THE cried.
Herewith the soldiers followed to
bsttle.-New York, Sun. /.
English humor is aid to be rather
dull"
Their field is not SO wide as ours.
You take the cherry tree out of u ma.
tons literature and you leave q aw.
full gap."-Washington Herald.
Women" remarked the grocer,
|"are not hard to please"
"so?" i%nterrogated the bachelor.
Eyes" continued the grocer, "all you
have to do is to let them have their
own way.'-chicagoj News.
yes. I'm managing to save a little
money now" 4
What is your scheme"
I've quit trying to. live up to the
unparalleled prosperity of my friends
Louisville CourierJournal.
First Robin with an apprehenslye
glance at the sky)-Are we rushing
the season? i
Second Robin-What ift we are
One has to provide ones own amuse;
ment while Taft is presIdent.-st.
Louis PostDispatch.
He had his book Of verse, his loaf as
weelt
She sang beside him, clear toned a a
bell;
He tilted up hts Jug. It fell and
broke.
This isn't Paradise" he said, SITS
Pittsburgh"
( -chicaso Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
cerroberatlas.Ts.timeny.

Mrs. Dipio-My husband mud l never
dispute before II children. When
trouble comes up we send them out.
Kind NeighhorA0h. that's why ! see
them on the streets no often. I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

changed soithat ! didn't recognize him.
Mrs. Blase-It Isn't that. I've chang
ed Observation-Disclosures.
Mistress Ito new maid)-we are
giving q large party tonight, Mary.
Have you had much experience at par
ties?
Only as a'guest, mam..Life.
What did Moneybags say when he,
learned that his daughter had eloped?"
That she needn't expect him to
send out a relief ,expeditlon.-Judge.
lobbs-The widow always gets her
third, doesn't she!
Slobbs-I believe she has to get her
second, first.-Philadelphia Record.
Griggs-l am a great believer in the
magic number seven. Success" has
Just seven letters you will notice.
Briggs--And how about failure
Boston Transcript.
But two doth It take a bargain to
make, /;
And Just one parson good to tie IT.,
And only two when a scrap they brew.
But lawyers ten apart to pry 1t.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
IT doesn't pay TO Drag about how
much money you ar earning" !
That's right. You never can tellSat
what minute some enterpr!alng bill col3
lector may call your bllft%-Detroit
Free Press. ! NH. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

After a separation Of 40 years. two
brothers. George Carpenter, a wealthy
tea plantation owner OF Assam, Indo.
China, and Henry Carpenter, a re-
tired broker, OF Little Falls, NaJ.. were.
reunited in New York recently,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24
II always leave the house when my
wife washes and dries her hall"
Il Jump In a manhole when I see q
woman in a hobble skirt"

Mrs. Highupp-Your husband has
changed softhat ! didn't recognize him.
Mrs. Blase-It Isn't that. I've chang.
ed Observation-Disclosures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

Mistress Ito new maid)-we are
giving a large party tonight, Mary.
Have you had much experience at par
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

Only as a'guest, mam.:-Life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

lobbs-The widow always gets her
third, doesn't she!
N Elohhs-T hplfeye aha hoc ~ got tar
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

But two doth It take a bargain to
make, I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26

accommodations for Mohammedans. Ger
tain of the carriages Will be fitted up as
mosques so that the travellers may per-
form their devotions during the journey.
The praying carriages will be luxuriously
furnished. The floors Will be covered with
Persian carpets and around the sides Will
be painted verses from the Koran i'll let
tiers of gold. A chart will indicate the
direction of Mecca, so that one can al
ways turn his head the right way when
he pravs and there will also he minaret
on the top of the car, six and half feet
high. These cars, ] am told, are being
built at ConStantinople.
The Mecca road is a narrow gauge, With
French rolling stock. The material has
been imported from Europe. the ties be-
ing of iron to withstand the white ants,
which eat anything wooden. one of the
great difficulties of construction has been
long stretches through the desert. and
many of the trains carry tanks to supply
the engine.
travelled over a part of this Mecca
road on my way from the Holy Land
north to Damascus. leaving Tiberias IN
The early morning. ! was rowed by four
lusty Syrians across the Sea of Galilee to
Samach, which IS the station on the
lower end OF that sea and the place where
a branch line runs off To Haiia. From
there northward we skirted the east side
OF the Sea Of Galilee. passing the hills
upon which our Savior preached and
where He drove the devils into the swine
We rode up the valley of the Yarmuk a
stream almost as large as the Jordan.
which loses itself in the Jordan farther
south We climbed the foothills of Leba-
non. and at about three thousand feet
above the surface Of the Sea OF Galllee
reached the rich plain of Hauran. the
great bread basket OF the Bedouns. 1T
grows wheat and other grain. and the
land near tine track was covered with
peoples. golden daisies and wild red holly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26

of very efficient series of first aid corps
throughout a large part of the mining
region of Pennsylvania. In many OF
these mines the amounts of money paid
out in sick and death benefits have been
reduced to One-half the former amounts.
There is no other cause working to this
reduction. and nobody denies that 1T is
entirely due to the first aid instruction. If
these results can be accomplished in
Pennsylvania mines there seems no rea
son to doubt the possibility of accom-
plishing them in practically all the indus
tries. The newly created bureau Of mines
has recently taken over the first aid work
in these districts. Now the Red Cross has
determined to apply its principle on the
broad basis of all industry and all the
country. DIR. Shields has been taken over
also to aid Maj. Lynch in this work.
Every community in the United States is
to be taught the principles of the first aid
to the injured. The society has fitted I'D
car with all the apparatus necessary,
has attached to that car demonstrators
and surgeons who are the greatest au-
thorities upon the question that the ma
ton knows, and the whole is perambulat-
ing about the country carrying its lesson
broadcast. This car is regarded as but
the nucleus of the movement and Then
funds are in hand others will be added.
Eventually there will be enough of them
to enable one to visit every community in
the nation sooner or later
The demonstration car now in service
began its work a month ago in Chicago
1t offered itself to whatever railroad
would agree to haul it from point to
point over its line and provide an oppor-
tunity for the demonstration. The Rock
Island spoke first. The ca proceeded to
Blue Island station and to the 18th street
shops. In each of these demonstrations
were made and corps of men were gotten
together to be trained in the first aid
work. Thence the car followed the line
of the Rock Island west. At all the shops
of the company it gave demonstra tons
and formed corps Of students with ar
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head. and it then goes on up to Damascus
over d route which was probably travel
ed by Abraham, David and Solomon. and
by st. Paul when he was blinded by the
great light and warned not to kick against
the pricks.
The read to Jerusalem goes over the
plains where the Israelites fought with
the Philistines. through the country of
Samson. which | have already described,
and near the place where David with his
little stone the great Goliath slew.
The railway from Damascus to Beirut
shows you Mount Hermon. famed in
the Psalms. and passes numerous places.
which, according to the Mohammedans,
prophets. Take. for instance. Suk Wadi
Baroda. little valley oasis made up of
fat-roofed mud houses surrounded by
orchards and vineyards. on the way to
and is referred to in ST. Luke as the
home of the tetrarch Lysanias. The
Mohammedans say that Adam lived in the
mountain which looks down upon it, and
that it was near the oasis itself that
Cain became jealous of Abel and slew him.
l have always thought that Abel was
killed with a club. although / see now
that the Bible does not mention the Weap-
on used in the murder. According to the
Mosem tradition it was a stone. The
story is that Adam had divided the world
into two sections and had given one of
them to each of his boys. They had
marked out their respective possessions
with stones, when dispute arose con-
corning the boundary line. Cain claimed
that Abel was inching on him, whereupon
high words sprang up. and Cain threw a
rock which struck Abe. in the temple
According to the Moslem tradition Cain
was thereuDon filled with remorse. He
did not know what to do with his deaf
brother. and lie took the body on his
back and carried it with him over the
world for SO years. At the end of that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26
SAFE WAY To TAXI ArAat Orr ALIVE WIRE

may be safely dipped OFF with dry
board or stick. Use artificial respiration.
When arteries ar veins are severed
patient may bleed to death before doc
tor arrives. Immediate action Is neces-
sary Life depends on it. If the blood
flows i'm jets il is from an artery ana IL
most severe. Find the artery between
the wound and the heart and bring pres
sure to bear on it. Dig vigorously into
the mans muscles. feeling for pulsing
artery. When that artery is found press
il between your finger and bone The
blood will he shut off as VII the water In
a hose when you stand on it. This gives
an opportunity for the formation OF clot
i'm the artery below the pressure point.
If you grow tired. knot a handkerchief
about the limb, causing the knot to press
on the artery. Bleeding from veins may
be stopped by bandaging them tightly.
Never touch a wound with tho fingers
where this can be avoided. as infection
may take place. The nearest thing TO
antiseptic bandages procurable should al
ways be used.
Broken limbs should always he splinted
i'm place before an injured person IL
moved. DO not allow any movement at
the point of injury. or tho bone points
will lacerate the flesh To determine
when member is i'm its proper post on
compare it with its fellow on the oppo-
site side Dislocated fingers may be slip
ped into place by pulling on them. but
other dislocations are too complicated for
the unframed. Always elevate sprained
or bruised member. that IL may get less
blood. and therefore suffer less. Do not
let the patient see his own injuries. The
shock of it will injure his chances OF
recovery.
All these things are but a smatterins
of the first aid information that is being
formulated. simplied and given out BY
the first aid to the injured branch or the
Red Cross in its campaign for more EN-.
cient prevention and treatment of acct
dents Maj. Charles Lynch of the Med.
ical Corps of the army has direct charge
of this particular phase of the work. The
simplicity and directness of his work
promise we'll in the plan to convey itn
principles TO the multitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26

Smyrna and ConStantinople at Adana. The
latter crosses the country above Aleppo and
strikes the Tigris at Mosu, running down
that river to Baadad. The road from
Damascus to Hit would be only about
one-third as long. 1t is backed by the
British. who have great irrigation
scheme for the plains of Mesopotamia.
1t is headed by SIR William Wilcocks,
who has gone over the ground. and IS
pushing the matter in London. Sir Will
liam Willcocks is the engineer who built
the great Nile dam at ASSouan. which
has redeemed about seven million acres
in Egypt.
His scheme includes irraSat ton works in
the plains of Mesopotamia, and also a
navigable canal from Basdad on the Zig
ris to a point on the Euphrates just below
Hit This would save seventy-five miles
of railroad and would make Hit the ter
minus, with the rivers of the TiSris and
Euphrates to draw -om as water trans
Dortation routes. 1t is claimed that this
road would pay largely from the freight
traffic and that it would have also large
pilgrimage business through the Moham-
medans who annually go from Persia TO
Mecca. 1t would get many rassen
gers who now travel by the Suez canal to
India. When the present system is COM
pleted they could go from Paris to Con-
stantinople by rail and thence by this
route to Hit and Basdad. from where
they could steam on to the Persian sulf
and across to India.
1t is claimed that the line will not cost
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PU1r1OroR, Or, ARTIFICIAL, BREATnER-
Which Is e5AVINe LIVES 6I-THE ScOFE

clothing should be loosened. Water should
be given when required and small
amount of stirnulant on occasion. Small
amounts Of liquor are stimulating, larger
amounts are depressing. st1mulant
should never be given when the head Is
injured.
"Whatever the nature Of the injury may
be. it must be seen clearly before any
attempt is made to treat it. In order to
do this 1t will generally be necessary to
remove some of the clothing. This is
likely to be very painful and possibly a
dangerous process for the patient unless
he is handled with the greatest gentle
ness. In removing the clothing rip up the
nearest seam in the outer clothing and
cut or tear the undertaking. If the
sound side is undressed first the injured
side will be subjected to less movement;
In injuries to the foot and ankle 1t Will
rarely be possible to remove the boots or
shoes without giving severe pain and per.
haps doing damage, so they should be cut
freely when this is necessary"
The Red Cross in its advice to rescuers
advises against going into the water
where there is any other possible method.
1t requires a mighty swimmer to rescue a
drowning person in this way. Especially
is this true If all the clothes are not re-
moved. The chances of being of assist
ance are far greater in most cases If the
rescuer remains on the bank and devOtes
himself to attempts to get some floating
object to the swimmer. If the rescuel
must go into the water he should be sure
to rid himself of his shoes. 1t is wise tic
take some floating object with him. GRASP
the drowning person from behind Strike
him until he is insensible if he clnches
YOU An unconscious person is much more
easily saved.
When the endangered person is gotter
out of the water the first act should be tt
loosen his clothing. Quickly clean any
mud from the mouth and throat with q
handkerchief on the finger. Turn the
patient on his face. Clasp your hands
about his middle, elevate it, allowing the