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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-07
ykENovAse gets THE SS3isa
CREDIT, cATLETTsRURe;
kY,SGETSS THE MONEY

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Kentucky's anti.booze law prohib.
It's the, shipping OF intoxicating liquors
from a al"wets' to a '.dry' county with
in!the State.
Now while Kentucky has long born
the envlable reputation Of being the
land of fast horses and beautiful wo-
men, it Is also the land Of good whis-
key. 1t isia fact, also, that a large
part Of Kentucky, territory is dry
likewise many Kentucky Cosone;s
therein. q
{ In order to avoid the. just penalty
Of the law, and ito slake thirst of the
aforesaid colonels. cart loads Of re;
lfreshments are daily brought over
from Catlettsburg and shipped by ex-
press from Kenoya to the dry ones
back In Kentucky. The shipment now
becomes Interstate commerce and the
Kentuckytlaw no longer applies. 5l y
Many Gof our gocd citizens consider
this an outrage on West Virginia, and
they are wondering ifgUncle samswill
never move Kenova Enterprise.
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0NE|.N|||CR|E.|AlSE ! !. ! | n |: A | !:
!. FOR W. VA. !.
IS PROPOSED IN THE NEW ,AP.I
PoRTloNMENT OF CONGRESS
UNDER THE NEW CENSUS.
WASHINGTON, D. G, JAM,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. -
Congressional areappointment under
the new census figures, SO as to in.
crease the membership OF the House
to 433, was the plan tentatively. IA.
yored blythe, House committee on cen.
sus at ameeting yesterday. This tlsf
.ure would protect each State from di::
numerical representation
and IS exclusive Of Arizona and New
Mexico The committee wifi meet
again on Tuesday, when Census Dlrec.
tor Durand and two OF his assistants,
Messrs, Wilcox and Hill. each Of
whom has presented plans for the re
appor;lonment, will discuss their
views. FL
The apportionment bill introduced
BY Chairman Crumpacker yesterday
fixes the membership OF the House at
433. The bill was referred immedl.
ately to the census committee, where
the entlreSsnhiect will be taken UP.
The apportionment OF the members
OF the House amongst the --r:ous
States; under the proposed arrange
ment represents an increase over the
present membership In the House as
follows: IS Il "
Alabama. Colorado, Florida, Geor.
gia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Min
nesota, Montana. North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Dhode Island, South Dakota
Utah and West Virginia, one each;
Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Texas and Washington, two each;
California and Oklahoma, three each;
Pennsylvania, four, and New York. six.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-07
lllATRlBu|TEIsIz.lS paid
STEPHEN BENTON ELkINS.
IHHlEF EF BUT IMP PREsslvEt SERVICES
HEED Err REMAINS OF DEAD
STATESMAN. 4: X VI

af-
AylAsH1NGTO ON, Jan IA simple
sprayer constituted the funeral ser.
vices over the body Of Senator steph:
en- - Elkins, OF West Virginia, at his
late home here. President Taft, Vice
President Sherman, Chief Justice
White, members OF the cabinet and
supreme court as well as many smcn.
beers Of, the diplomats corps. the zen.
ate and tie bonses gathered at tile El.
4 kInsS home at s O'clock yesterday az.
5efnoon and listened to an impressive
prayer bys sRey. Dr. Wallace. Radcliffe.
preparatory to the Il removal OF the
body to glkins, " est Virginia, where
sfnal services Will ;$be held tomorrow
morning. u d Il Y! K !. n y
Seven cars com posed the funeral
train which LOFT 1T 30 4 o'clock last
night two ortwhish were reserved for
tie Elkins family md the remainder
&for the conEressio onal committee and
other friends Of the dead senator.
a Secretary of War Dickinson issued
a general order yesterday that flags
at all military posts throughout the
country be displayed at half staff To-.
day, out 81 Prospect for Senator Elkins,
WHO was Secretary Of war during Pres:
S,tdents Harrison's administration.
The United Press this noon says:
ELKINs, w. Va, Jan. 1.-THE iu.
neral services Of Senator Stephen B.
sElklnss were held at ten o'clock this
morning at the Davis, Memorial Pres.
sbyterian Church here. The Rev. Fred.
8crtckj H. Barren pastor. was in charge.
4 An feulosys was delivered by the Rev.
$lsadcliite. pastor Of the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian church OF Washing.
ton, ID. c. The funeral train of eight
Pullman cars arrived at eight o'clock
this morning The party remaining here
until after The funeral Il!
The body lay In the church between
arrival ,ofs the train and the beginning
.of the cetemohies! A train from
sCharleston, bearing Governor Glass
cock and other State officials arrived
at slx.thirty53 this morning. Every
sbdsinesst house hi stllkliis closed QUITO
RESPECT to the memory Of the late SEN
Sntor Elkjns.S n; ,S
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'P|''R|'|OG|:iR|l||E|:jSSO.FNE|N'
road j / | WATCHED.
GREENE COUNTY RESIDENTS
u H oPE For EARLY eCoNsTRuc-
ssSSTloN OF PENNsYLvANi LINE
siiiNTO COLLEGE TOWN. .i,s

Residents Of Waynesburg and
Greene county are watching with in
iterest the progress Of the Buckhan-
non & Northern railroad company In
the Morgantown and Fairmoats dis.
strict. 4 The construction Of the new
road from the State line to Rlvesville
means much toward the development
sof Greene county and may result In
the econstructions offSa road by the
Pennsylvania railroad piercing the
Greene county coal fields and passing
on Into the iFalrmont region.
NJ The Greene countlans figure out the
5cotstructio lon OF the B. e N. will force
the Pennsylvania road to build a com.
Speting line for the immense tonnage
which will be produced. L Construction
It's to start In the early part of the
spring; e according to H reports at
SSNyyaynesburg, on a branch line OF the
PENNSYLVANIA from Mariana to
/ Hackney, a short distance below
SWaynesburg. The Greene county seat
lis now practically isolated, the only
outlet being the narrow gauge line
from Npaynesburg to Washington. con.
Etrolled BY the Pennsylvania system.
According to Waynesburg business
men 80 cents per hundred. with few.
Sexcept Is charged for hauling
freight from Waynesburg to Washing
ton and vice versa. The passenger
rates are likewise excessive. II
Reports have been circulated to the.
effect that the road from Washington
and I Greene county seats Is to be
standardized but this Is .! not I. given
much credence In iWaynesburg. The
work will necessitate a large expendi.
ture and will decrease the profits Of
the present road,
~ The Greene Il county town Ills also
hoping for the construction Of the
trolley line to Plttsburg. but even
sthis seems several years in the i5fu.
Sture. There Is a large amount OF bus
.iness transacted In the tile town now
but much Is lost on account Of the
trade going to other places, principal
sslys to Pittsburg. A board Of trade has
Just been organized and this boaySis
now taking steps to begin work for
better connections wilt hthe outside
world. .5 n Il 4; ii ~ Y < q Z!
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SUDDEN DEATH

MANNINGTo on. & JAM Friends of
AZ G. Free were shocked to hear. OF
his sudden death at okmulgee, Okla.
hona. Thursday night In the smes;
sage to ihis motherInoi oiparticulars we're
given further than thatSh.s death was
sudden and sunexpe ected! n Il
/, Mr. Free was for man years d resi-:
dent ofst this cityt before going To- o olsia.
homa engage Hi sths lnanufac tare 81;
brick. His remains WI he shronshi
here tor burial md will ,probah ahls All:
rlys Sunday evening Y 4
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Condemned
Council Win Not se Held Up and
Before Submitting viii invoke the
AID Of the Courts IN Securing Its
w End. S,5; y .set

=
4 The water committee is having "a
good deal OF trouble in getting the
right of way for the new water line
that is toSb laid from the new pump.
ing station to be built on the Valley
river TO the reservoir, on Log Cabin
Hill. y /! 81. 3si, II Z
The farmers are said TO be asking
extortionate prices for their property
and then some Of them do not want
any hauling done. overitheirs premises,
The farmers have been offered much
larger sums than oil and gas com,
panies pay for lights Of way for the
construction Of oil and gas lines:
There Is another difference the
property that is. close to a gas line is
made non productive while there is
no harm done by. the laying of q wa.
ter line. sil51tiiyt y:
II looks now that council will have
to condemn the property in orderSto
secure a title to the right OF way for
the proposed water line
This Is said to be one OF the srea.
sons that the farmers are holding the
city up for a big price Theyatha
got 1t into their heads some way that
inlthis8case eonde emn alp ea.llpss
do notlie and that the citys - Il wants
the properly will have TO pay what
ever the farmers see ut to ash. IS
X One farmer who Is said to have paid
about three hundred dollars for his
farm and since buying has soldSsome
Of his property for two hundred dol.
lars wants Ave hundred dollars for
the right Of way to laya water line
through IFS premises.
They seem to want the water line
and have asked that taps be made on
the line SO that the farmers on the line
may have water In their homes the
same isis found IN the city homes.
Council Is not going to be held up
and II there is not something done
soon in regard to the matter there
will be condemnation proceedings in
stltuted and a commission appointed
to assess the damages for the right Of
way for the water line.
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NOTICE: / |

Having this day purchased the en-.
tire Interest OF A. Finley insthc
business OF Kelley.Finiey: Lumber.
Company. hereby notityyall those in.
,iehted 10 the above firm TO make tlleir
settlements at thot Office or the F. P.s
kelley Lumber Cont ! will con:
tinueSt the business at the same stand
attthe corner OF Third street and Wal.
nut avenue, South Side, B and will be
glad TO- see all my old friends and pa.
irons as well as any new ones who
may be looking for bargains In the
way Of lumber and building supplies.
;s4 Miss Grace Kelley will continue In
my employ as book keeper and Mr.
y: p. !Anlt.sWh has been! the efficient
yard man" OF the firm for so many
years, will continue IN that position.
Thanking my old friends and spa:
irons for past lfaYors and renewing my
promise sofs fair and honest treatment
s always pals' toS 6 g my Pat ronsl an,
Most cord diailsy n
n. SEELEY.
Jsnuary 9Th, 10 sssS !, II
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-G!AIlR||AlEG3!E TRUST. /: ] G0...
CLOSED THIS MORNING BY su.
PERlNTENDENT OF BANKING
CHENEY WAS CHARTERED IN
1907. - y3i 4 < < I w y.

NEW y YoRK. Jan. q Especial. -
The Carnegie Trust Co. was closed to-
DAY; by State Superintendent of Bank.
Ing Cheney, N Il I; HI \;
The company was chartered I'm 1907
liadsa paid sap capital sof 5000 1ggsurA4
plus and sundly lyideds ;Iprofits of s7s7.,. J.
900 and gross deposit of about ss,.,
100000 vi q, oWells Vas president
Iofst y ne NJ nat ltiisISns
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HAVE PURCHASED.
.CHARL[S.T0N|MA|L
DAWSON AND HALL HAVE PRINT
s ING PLANT AND NEWS PAPER.

i lis reported that Ex-Governor W,
NJ o. Dawson and former State sena.
tor Grant p, Hall have purchased the
Charleston Mail and the printing plant.
Some time ago the contract for the
State printing was awarded to them
and II created some stir for-it was
argued that they had no plant to do
the printing. j; sl5
Since they have come into posses:
sion Of q very large plant this objec.
tion cannot be urged against them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-07
GASEXP.LOS|0|N
C'A!U.S'jIED:.zDEAT'H|:: |! ]
.0j|F[AE MINERS
MEMS ! LIVES WERE sNUFFEp,
OUT BY [ oEToNATIo M OF ON,
\ RusTlBLEs SUBSTANCES SUP
POSED TO + ExuDE FRoMS3Fls:,
ii isuREs IN ROCK. s.3S a
UNhVO|DA|B}lE |}

The Inquest over the remains iof
Luna Java, lin Andy and Tony spen,
to. who were killed; in Middleton mine
on De cember A 1, was included today
'sands the Jury comp posed Of g. O. Pow
ell w. Z. Arnett 2. s. Amos. John
H. Rock, c. D. Conaway and NJ. II.
Talkington returned Its verdict.
From the evidence the Jury decided
that the men came to their death by
a gas explosion but the responsibility
'iof the explosion was not determined
by the jury sss55s a: 4
The verdict was returned late this
afternoon. ;i;lls
Therefwere many witnesses giving
evidence before the coroner's jury
that were notsincluded in yesterdays
list being II. s. Bel. w. E. Foil, Jas.
Jones; Nick Andy; H. H. Carr Bland
Courtney, F. p. shallenburg, r. Es. La
Rue. Z B. Moore, Cal Tarleton .s ], ],
The parties that we're directly IN.
teres;ed In the. inquest are the State
and the Constellation Coal, Company.
The States interests were looked af.
ter by John Laing, chief. OF the min.
ing department, Earl a.. Henry Frank
Parsons, Karl F. schoew, state mine
inspectors, and Prosecuting Attorney
Tusca Morris.
Il. w. Cummins, chief counsel for
the South Penn OIL Company, Nv. E,
Fohl and R. q. Shalienburg, engineers,
all of Pittsburg,t represented the South
Penn on Company. il
George NJ: Alexander Represented
the coal company. I
The verdict5was a s follows: T; ~
STATE Q WEST VIRGINIA, !s$
County Of Marion, to-wlt: S.
An inguisitlonI taken at Fairmont, In
said county, beginning .at Fairmont,
December 21st. 1910. and after an, IN.
teryal concluded Sat Fairmont On The
7th day Of January, 1911, before q.
L. Musgfaye, coroner of5 said county,
upon the view Of the bodies of Luna
,Juya, Jim Andy and Tony spento,
there lyingFtlead. Y
The Jurors sworn to enquire when,
how and by what; means the said
Luna Juya, Jim Andy and Tony, spen:
to came to their deaths. upon their
oaths do say: That we. find from the
evidence in our possession that Luna
Juya, Jim Andy and Tony spento
came 70 their deaths on the 1sthsday
ofs December, 1910, at Middleton nine,
Soperated by the Consolidation coal
Company, In said Marion county, death
resulting from u natural, gas explos.
ion, said natural gas according to the
testimony having probably exuded
from a gas welllocated near The; scene
Of the explosion. In our opinion from
the evidence the explosion seems! 10
have been unavoidable: a
In testimony whereof the said scoro.
ner3 and Jurors hereto set their hands:
9. p. coNAWAY, M. NIX Z. p
4, 8II. II DWELL, sss
MOI M
ALKIk gro q
N N u: RI oG sJr.I u,
Jurors.
n "; Al Cofoner.
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| E'|A||||.R'||.||N|||||||0NTiERS I |||.R| / v I.
| D|...!.V|'l|1iNESS...
!. I. The |: [. ELECTION /:
CITIZENS L e! OF. THIS City WILL
= 70 ;! uRNEY2s e TO I cHARGEsToNsToi
WATCH THE PRO ocEEDlNGs in
CHOOSING a UNITED STATES,
Il SENATOR. s3.ss n,
DOES 5NDTs OCCUR VERY OFTEN
Legislatures Seldom Elect Two oena.5
tors at the Same TIme-Thls viii
Be Done In This State on Janu.
!, airy Path. &

There Will be a great many Fair.
monters at Charleston on January
2fth when the Legislature will In all
probability elect two senator's to rep.
resent West Virginia in the upper
house Of congress.
The election of two United States
senators at one session Of the leglsla.
ture other than when 1t Is the first
session Of a aleglslatnre Of a new State
is airare occurrence and many VIII al.
tend the session on that day Tor no
other caues than that;it is something
that Is not often seen. = :.
Y Some Of the people are under the
impression that the Legislature will
not elect both senators on the same
,day. but the law Of this State is clear
on this and says clearly that! III cases
like these the election shall he held
on ths second Tuesday after the lsgis-
Ilature conF Fenes !; ! Il Il IT
The legislature meets on the eleyys
,enth and the second Tuesday after
falls on$ the 24ttI when the election
takes place. s{aS Y,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-07
STORY RELATIVE
T0fTHE DEATH NORA POE|
RESPONSIBLE EoPlE HEARD
1: WOMAN SCREAM ND THE Wa
4 TER SPLASH I ON DAYsIHE sur:
eide WAS COMMITTED I;

= & 7; & s.g.- -l.- Z. -..-
Last evening d most startling reve-s
lation was made by q well.known ID
cal man about the suicide on Miss
Nora Poe, whose body was found float.
Ing In the Moaongahela riyer III this
point on last Tuesday morning. Had
this statement been made at tho timef
the body @as found aud before the
holding OF the Inquest II would have
saved the authorities considerable
trouble In ascertainlng whether the
young girl did take her own silife or (
was murdsreds Bs That as n mays.
Here's me story ias tod IN Nose
Higglnbo otnam spec!pl; = sat u for the
Fairmont Coal Con- ipahsy And iresidtng
atWatsonF:i hsre.ls, ,ne idbnbt ID my.
mind that the girl who was Found s.,
the river on last TUESDAY was q sul-
eide and had 1lbeen at home when she
was taken from the river and had re:
turned before the inquest was held !
would gladly have given my state.
ment. MI. II Higginbotham then recit.
ed the story ofSthe suicide n came
home at II O'clock TO dinner on oSto-
ber goth tthei very day II was ahoWn
before. the scoroner's Jury that The GIN
took her Mfe) and 100 king out the win
dow shortly alter II o'clock 1 saw d
young girl with blonde hair standing
near my home looking over d fence
along the West Fork river the fence
reached just above her waist Sic
stood there for fullySaYe minutes look
ing into the stream and then slowly /
with bowed head walked down below
my home and entered the covered
bridge. Ny fifteen.yearold
daughter, Louise, called her. mothers
and mysatte ntionsto the gin when ahe
frst$began sleaning over the fence n
few minute utter We saw her wall
Into thes sbria age, We sat down ta Siisnsl'l
and Short all o. us distinctly heard
q woman scream ariI then q heavy
splash into The water Each asked the
other. Did Syoufh hear that7 lshnrried
down toward the bridge and thought
/ saw q body floating III the sttesm6
hut Just as It reached me II appearad
to be a stump or key bbtng up and
down in the river. This \ nov know
was the air under the sslrl's skirts
that made sittappear; ;as such. gave
the matterLo more entlon' thinking
that we might have been mistaken
about hearing the scream and splash,
but at that could mot see: how we aiis
at the same time could 80 distinctly
appear to hear these sounds. Isl &
yESwife and ughtershurried over
10 the Baltimore and Ohio station at
Watson and told the agent and his asA
sistant about seelng tie girl standing
leaning over Tie fence and Elool king Into
. I i s,,,s Il n !, - I & /,
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NOTICE OF FUNERAL, SERVICE
All members Of White Oak Camp
No. 20, W':.so. W. are requested to
meet.at their hall on Sunday. January
Sst.$a 2;so p. M. to attend the funeral
services OF Sovereign Joe Merrifleld.
H. II. JONES, Clerk. VI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-07
NOTICE 70 MOOSE

Members OF Falrmoht Lodge No. 8,
Royal Order Of Moose, are requested
to meet at their club rooms on Jack.
son street Sunday afternoon iat 1890
toSattend the funeral :otS Brother! w II.
Black. X si /,
I NJ I! y y. AL EXA I'd ElR ii y;
q u. Dict tor. 81
snbscrlbe fes 'ssi irglplan.
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STATE ORGANIZER, 4 iHERE.g

~ ~ HIE VH1RWILEHI EHE,I II
Mr.. 7. 2: Roach, State organizer OF!
the Patriotic Order Sons Of America
Of sKearneysyllle, W. vab is in the city.
for the purpose Of organizing a lodge
IN Fairmont.
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.|H|j|E|:||R'|[B|||YE.V||l|SEE ! [: 4
....IN|||.,.Y|,.|D!I||E|:'T.E.CI'|V[ D 3

SHE HAD y BEEN STAYING AT a
Local II HosTELRY FOR THE!
!: PAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH; IA,
MARRIED y MAN FRo oM THE EN-.
PlRE STATE AND Z PoslNG AS
HIS WIFE. 3
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[.0|.0||...N|U|C.R|:. J

PROPERTY. DIVINE IS ARE SAID 70
WANT SExToRTto NATE sPPRIcEs
FOB RIGHTS OF way For CITY
WATER LINE FROM, NEW PUMP.
ING STATION TO RESERVOIR.
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Continued 4 on Page Threes)s
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lNstsIna sussssas Lie . cIreulasIen..
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He West yirBInian has the
" largest home delivered cir.
:lilatl ! a, Ion of any Fairmont newspaper.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-17
ROBERT HUNTER OFF FOR
LOS ANGELES TO STUMP
FOR SOCIALIST TICKET

While coon hunters of this vicinity
are boasting of the prowess of their
blooded coon dogs purchased in the
south, an Irish terrier owned by the
Roth brothers by past performances
has all the Landed dogs easily dis
tanced. The terrier whose name is
Rags has a record of nineteen for
TINS season.
Last night the Roth brothers with
q party of friends had a coon hunt
in the vicinity of Pine Rock park
and they got five of the fine furred
animals which is record for one
party for this season. The largest of
the coons weighed twenty pounds and
the smallest fifteen. The coons were
killed with a .22 calibre rifle after
the Irish terrier had freed them.
In securing the nineteen coons
which they got this season the Roth
brothers used the same dog and gun
to bag their game. The party stopped
for a few moments in Fairfield ave-
nue. this morning and exhibited the
coons to number of interested spec
tators. In the party were Robert and
Adolph Roth, John and Charles
Hafele, and Fred Watt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-17
a GREAT FINANCIAL OPERATION

(Wall Street Journal.)
Chicago has new financial scheme
that beats pigs is pigs
The plan is nothing more nor less
than to feed rats to cats. skin the
cats, and feed the cats back to III,
rats in endless succe sion. the only
break being in the deduction of tbs
cat skins, the sale of which is to SIM.
ply the profit. The writer. ont,iniI,c
his plan to Postmaster Campbell of
Chicago as follows, said:
1--WE will start cat ranch. getting
100000 cats. Each will have IL kit
tens year. Cat skins are worth 10
cents for white ones and rs cents for
black. They will average 40 cents
each. There's 100000 cat skins q
year, a daily gross income of some
s10,0 'oii'e
"a man can skin SO cats for So
and it will take 100 men TO onerate
the ranch, leaving our pror1I over So =
900 a day. Well have to feed the
cats. How?
Start rat ranch next door. Rats
multiply four times as fast as Gals
We will have, therefore, four rats n
day for each cat, a plenty, How TO
feed the rats?
Simple Feed them on the cat
bodies-a fourth of a cat per rat
amply sufficient. Thus YOU see. the
business Will be self-Supporting and
automatic al the way. The cats will
eat the rats and the rats will eat the
cats, and We get the skins and wealth.
Are you with me?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-17
EASY ALTERNATIVES.

If you cannot write a poem
That will stir the souls of men.
Rousing them to fire and action
When election comes again
And inspiring them to labor
For the bosses overthrow
And for purer public business.
You at least can shovel snow.
II you cannot mount the whirlWind
On a modern aeroplane
With a gasoline attachment.
Beating out a railroad train.
Golng up to snatch the secret
or the Hghtning's sudden shock
And conHersing with the thunder
You can walk around the block.
III you cannot train your muscles
For a bout with dusky Jack
ana within the roped arena
Play the white man coming hack
II you cannot land your punches
On his bright but shifty eve
And annex the slugger's title
You at least can swat a f1y.
DO not stand around complaining
That you cannot something start.
AS swell and swagger hero
That you cannot play the mart
There is always useful labor
Waiting for the truly good.
You can after patient Searching
Get a job of saving wood.