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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-06

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WEST VIRGINIA FEATHER9lN.
OUsIRYS ALMOST THING OF THE
PAsT.-Due to the Introduction OF the
modern mattress. the old fashioned
feather bed is fast going out Of use
and sthe raising Of geese for their
feathers is a thing OF the past. The
sale Of feathers plucked from geese
and ducks used to be one OF the chief
pin money sources for the wives and
daughters Of the farmers of the State,
but now the only time that the geese
get their feathers picked is when
they are killed and are being dressed
for market.
There was a time when every spring
all the geese and ducks on the farm
would be corralled and the fowls
would have to undergo the treatment
OF having their feathers plucked from
their bodies alive and then turned out
to raise a new crop for the next pluck.
Ing. These feathers would be packed
and taken to town and sold for n
price averaging from twelve to TWEEN.
ty cents n pound and there were nj.
ways plenty OF buyers as feather beds
were used almost exclusively by the
people who could afford them.
Now when a bed Is wanted n mod
ern mattress made Of cotton, shucks,
excelsior or some other material is
purchased at a price a great deal
cheaper than a feather bed can be
made. This caused the decline OF the
feather industry.
The ceasing OF the feather pluck.
Ing Oil a large scale caused the price
OF feathers to go up and now feathers
OF a first grade bring a price between
twenty-five and fifty cents per pound
and they are used in the making of
pillows only, very few OF them going
into beds.
"A TOAST TO APoPuLAR BIRD
Well may we call her the Great
American Bird, the bird OF many vir.
tues and innumerable qualities. She
is the greatest coin producer OF the
age, second only to the United States
mint. She Is worth more to the ma.
ton than the entire wheat and oats
crop combined. Each sixty days she
produces wealth equal to the entire
iron industry in America. Her earn
Ing In twop months are sufficient to
pay the annual pensions OF ii old
and gallant warriors. II Every ninety
days she produces wealth equal totthe
anliualfoutput ofstall our gold mines.
In nine months; she could liquidate
the national debt. Her eggs, her
body! her very feathers are. contribut-
ed to mans welfare and enjoyment.
She Is :theraldedo arountl the frglobe.
We find her In England. Africa. Aus.
tralia, the Isles OF Barneo and Suma-
ira, and far away japan. May her
son never set! VI s1HaE Ipl tstF
-EAsTERN SUNDAY FALLS ON
APRIL 18th AND THE REASON
|WHY-Thls year Easter Sunday falls
on April 1G. Last year 1t was March
81. Next year 1t will be April Z. In
1913 1t will occur on March 23. within
one day of the earliest date on which
It ever falls. In 1916 1t will be April
80. or two days from the latest posi-.
BILE date. Not since 1918 has 1t oc.
Cured CT March %. the earliest limit,
49,, ,rtll tk,ot l,o-~ox, ~ III T.. Ait, -.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-06
FOR SALE

FURNISHED ROOMS for rent. Ap,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-06

Junior League.
In the Junior League at the Hayes
alleys last night, the Teddy Bears
won two games Of three from the
Twin Stars. The scores:
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
DRESS IN ITALIAN SENATE.

Considerable excitement was
caused in the Italian senate the other
day, writes correspondent, by one
iof the ministers, the under secretary
for the interior, Signor Falcioni, en-
tering the sacred precincts dressed in
q fancy pattern morning coat in
stead of the black frock coat which
is de rigeur. Several senators on
seeing him take his seat on the gov
crnment bench walked out as a mark
Iof protest. Later when he arose to
make a speech the opposition to his
doing SO in his unusual attire was
$50 strong that Signor Falcioni left
! the senate chamber, returning in a
minute in the frock coat of an usher,
lent him for the occasion. On his
Temperance he was loudly cheered.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
DIAMOND BITS ARE COSTLY
Fair Value for the Eight Needed In
Drilling In Rock 10 About
$500.

A diamond bit for rock drilling is
quite an expensive article. Its value,
however, will undergo fluctuations,
dependent upon the price of the dia-
monds. Perhaps $500 is fair value
for bit. The diamond used is ex-
ceedingly hard-harder than those
usually used as jewelry. Their carat
price is considerable, averaging, say,
at $50 carat. The diamonds used
will weigh from one to two carats, 50
that eight have a value ranging from
$3.50 to $500, on the average. The
loss Of bit means so many dia-
mbnds gone and may lead to diff
Guilty with the hole. The diamond ID
not tough, but brittle. It will with
stand heavy pressure if applied even
~ and without shock. 1t can read
lily be seen that drilling through
;seamy rock may become quite unfa-
;vorable. If there is much quartz
present the abrasion may become ex-
cessive. Under ordinary conditions,
however, the wear on the diamonds,
while considerable, is by no means
iprohibitive.-Cassier's Magazine.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
LovE-MAKINc STYLES CHANGE
Today the Fiowery Sentiment Of Old
Time Plays 10 Considered Mere
ly Melodramatlc.

When a successful play Of rs or
30 years ago is revived critics inva-
riably hasten to point out how the
atrical and "old-fashioned" dra-
matte fare used to be in the last gen.
GRAFTON. And, in a sense, the criti-
cism is quite justified. The senti-
ment of former day clogs; the
heroics only amuse us. Even so ex-
pert a workman as Sardou feels the
changes of time. His set scenes
rage, denunciation, jealousy, terror
are nowadays dismissed as melodra-
matte. Actually, the difference is
one Of manner and not Of essence.
We are quite as fond of melodrama
today as people were 80 years ago,
if by melodrama one means impos-
sible human beings acting in an inn
possible way. And, if anything, we
are more sentimental today than the
Victorians were. Only, once upon a
time sentiment voiced itself in nice
ly turned and nicely balanced SEN
fences succeeding each other in ora
torical form. Today even sentiment
has lot of ego" to it. On the stage,
as in the magazines, today the broad
.shouldered young man who addresses
.spasmodic half sentences to the only
woman in the world is as popular
and as offensive as the heroes were
in the age Of vapors and antima-
CAESARS.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08


Mrs. Hobson was an ideal tenant for
any landlord. She knew all the rules
and kept to them in every place she
lived. When she discovered that the
agent for the Uphill apartments was
slow in ordering necessary repairs
she possessed her soul in patience.
But when she had spoken and writ.
ten unavailingly several times in re-
gard to the leak from one Of hel
steam radiators, she decided to send
a personal note to the owner Of the
property. whom she had met and
liked.
Dear SIR" she wrote, will you be
kind enough to instruct your agent to
purchase for my use large tin pail
and a rubber mat, four feet by ten!
The pail will do to catch the water
from the leaking radiator pipe when
l am in the house and can frequently
empty 1t, but the rubber mat Is ne
cessity at other times. Yours respect
fully, Mary Hobson."
She never needed either the pail o.
smat-Youth's COMPANION
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
TELL THIS ON THE v. P.

+; There is mush quiet amusement
in administration circles anent an
anecdote relating to no less a per.
son than the We PIT.
; A very sprightly lady who sat next
to him at a dinner one evening last
week turned suddenly to him and
asked the question:
"Pray tell me how you ever hap
pcned to be called Sunny JIM"
!; tsMadam," he wittily retorted, q
f; was called Sonny Jim when I was
d little boy"
Immediately the whole table was
in roar.
(, Copyright, Anecdotes Of Emf
Inent Persons" Bureau, Washington,
n. C.)-Chicago Tribune.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
FRUIT RAISING IN ENGLAND.

England sticks to her fruit rails.
ling. In ten years orchards increased
i25, 900 acres and small fruits H. 900.
Last year there were $4,000 acres
lin Strawberries, nearly 5000 in rasp-
berries, $4,000 in gooseberries and
Icurrants, $4,000 in apple trees,
NEARLY 10000 in pears, $4,000 in
cherries and 10000 in plums.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
HIS CALCULATIONS.

! She-I1l be ready in minuta
dear.
He-All right. I'll just fix up
this paper while Pm waiting. II
won't take more than an hour"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
A VARIATION.

j Miss Sweet-We all consider vii.
lie the flower of the family.
Mr.. Spooner-Yes, he's bloom.
ing nuisance.-Purple Cow.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08
EVEN TO MARRY.

IT hear they were married i, the
professors laboratory"
eyes; the professor could only
spare half an hour"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-08

Hilda-I should think that you
would be lonesome without your hus-
band down here with you.
Hulda-The idea Pm never lone
some except when he is here.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Two Very Old Iadies.

We have heard a great deal lately
about long,lived people, but It is prob
able that the oldest two people in the
world today are Frau Dutkievitz and
another old lady named Babavaslika.
The former lives at Posem, in Prus-
sian Poland, and was born on Febru-
ary 81, 1855. She is therefore one
hundred and twenty-five years old
The latter. however, is nine months
her senior. having been born In May,
1884.
She is still 4 fairly hale old woman,
and for nearly one hundred years
worked in the fields. Her descendants
number close on 100, and these now
make her a Joint allowance. She lives
at the village of Bavelsko, whose
neighborhood she has never quilted
during the whole of her long life She
remembers events which happened at
the beginning OF last century much
more clearly than those of the last
40 years.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Vivid at Least.

DR.. Hiram c. Cortlandt, the we'll
known theologian of Des Moines, said
In a recent address:
Thomas A. Edison tells us that he
thinks the soul is not immortal; but,
after all. what does this great wizard
know about souls? His forte is cleo
tricity and machinery, and when he
talks of souls he reminds me irresist-
IDLY of the young lady who visited the
Baldwin locomotive works and then
told how a locomotive is made.
"'You pour she said, a lot Of sand
into a lot OF boxes, and you throw old
stove lids and things into a furnace,
and they you empty the molten stream
into a hole in the sand, and everybody
yells and swears. Then you pour IL
out and let It cool and pound It, and
then you put 1t In thing that bores
holes in it. Then you screw It to-
gether, and paint It, and put steam In
it, and 1t goes splendidly; and they
take 1t to drafting room and make
a bluep rint Of It. But one thing for
got-they have to make a boiler. One
man gets inside and one gets outside,
and they pound frlghtfully; and then
they tie 1t to the other thing, and you
ought to see II GOT"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Bankers and Bank Notes.

Four men. three OF whom we're con
nected with brokerage concerns in the
Wall street district, were discussing
United States paper currency and the
disappearance of counterfeits. I'VE
are so sure nowadays" said one of
the party, "as to the genuineness of
bills that little attention is paid to
them in handling, except as to de.
nomination" To prove his assertion
he took a $40 yellowback from his
pocket, and, holding It up, asked who
could tell whose portrait II bore. No
one knew, and by way OF coaching
the broker said it was the first treas
urer OF the United States. Again no
one knew the name. why It's
Michael Hillegas," said the man
proudly. But in confidence, I'll tell
you, didn't know 1t FIVE minutes
ago."-New York Tribune.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
PIantlna Weddlna Oaka.

Princess August Wilhelm, wife OF
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
the task of reviving one OF Germany's
Oldest customs, that according to which
newly welded couples Immediately af-
ter the marriage ceremony plant cou
pie OF oak saplings side by side in
park or by the roadside OF their ma
tive town.
The town OF Mulchausen, in Thurtn-
gia. Ia the first to respond to the prin-
cess appeal. A municipal Off lciaI ap-
pears at the church door after every
wedding and invites the bride and
bridegroom to drive with him in a car
riage to a new road near the town and
there plant oak sapllngs.
The tree planting idea was started
by former elector OF Brandenburs
with the object OF repairing the raw
ages caused by the 80 years war. The
elector forbade young persons to mar
ry until they had planted a number Of
fruit trees.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
An Unnecessary Confession.

A hearty laugh was occasioned q,
the Birmingham police court by pris.
oner who gave himself away in a very
delightful manner. The man was the
first on the list, and the charge against
him was merely one OF being drunk
and disorderly He stepped into the
dock, however, Just at the moment
when the dock officer was reading out
a few Of the cases which were to come
before the court that morning, and q
guilty conscience apparently led him
to mistake these items fer list Of his
previous convictions.
He stood passive enough willis the
officer read out about a dozen drunk
and disorderlies, but when he came to
one "shopbreaking" the prisoner ex,
claimed excitedly, THAT was eight
years ago, your honor" Everyone be-
gan to laugh, and the prisoner, realiz-
ing the blunder he had made. at first
looked very black indeed, but finally
saw the humorous side of the matter,
and a broad smile spread over his face.
His blunder did not cost anything
Birmingham Mail.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
loo Ardent a Lover.

Georgotto Fontano, an embroiderer
who lives in the Rue Sevres in Paris,
haF found herself condemned to
months Imprisonment for what seems
to her a harmless act
She was going home from a concert
few evenings ago when she decided
she would like to see her fiance. AS
he happens to be a fireman whose
station is in her own neighborhood It
occurred to her It would be very easy
to summon him TO her side by break
ing the glass OF the fire alarm and
sounding a call.
She did SO anr in few moments
fire engines came from several direo-
uons, all laden with firemen, OF course,
but alas! her fiance was not among
them, and more than that all the fire-
men were angry, and before she knew
what had happened she was taken to
a magistrate. who proceeded to make
the course OF true love run unsmoothly
by sending her to prison for n month
in spite Of her tears and protests that
she thought It would be a simple way
OF bringing her fiance to her side.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Ra, Bounty ExcItes MerrIment.

Seattle. fearing the introduction OF
bubonic plague by rats, has offered a
bounty of ten cents rat This moves
Tacoma, safe from infection from the
sea, to raucous laughter, and the Led.
ger says that the bounty, though not
intended for rodents of Tacoma,
Everett. Bellingham and other popu-
lous and busy centers, has been find
Ing its way into the pockets Of non
residents of Seattle for nonresident
rats. But the Joke would be on us II
It were found that our rat popula-
tion had found its way into the Seat
tie census"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
An Ace up kiIa Sleeve.

Munich has once more become the
scene OF painful incident" through
ignorance on the part OF young man.
the son OF a high official. as TO how
10 hold bis cards when playing. says
the Munchener Post. A game was In
progress at club when some one
saw the young man draw an ace from
his sleeve. When the excitement
caused by the operation had some
what subsidized prominent citizen
prevented criminal proceedings by
bundling the card sharp into an au'
tomoblle, which took him without stop
across the Bavarian frontier
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
LARGEST Of Whales.

The largest whale Of It's type OF
which there is scientific record was
captured recently of Port Arthur.
Tex. He measured sixty-three feet
in length. and was estimated to be
about three hundred years old. Cap
tain Cob Plummer. mate of a United
States pilot boat. sighted the monster
In the shoals OF the jetties, and the
crew of his vessel captured the NAM
NAL. The huge body was towed ashore,
exhibited and much photographed be-
fore being cut UP.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Ways OF SERVING currled dishes.


In spite Of its high seasoning, peo-
pie who have lived ia India are en-.
thusiastic in their praise OF curry. Al.
though u is not expensive Il may be
made At home
Curry Powder.-Take one ounce
each OF turmeric, coriander seed,
white ginger nutmeg, mace and
cayenne. Pound all together and sift
through fine sieve Bottle and cork
well To make an Indian curry. a rab.
bit chicken or other delicate meat
Is required. For chicken curry. cover
che chicken with boiling water. adding
a bouquet OF herbs and two large
onions. Simmer gently for an hour
and quarter, removing the fat as II
rises Melt two tablespoonfula OF but.
ter In a sauce pan, add two table.
spoonfuls Of -four and when well
blended stir in the chicken broth. Add
teaspoonful or more OF the curry
powder with the -four. Beat the
yolks OF three eggs, stir in the
gravy and the Juice OF half a lemon.
Pour over the chicken and serve with
n border Of rice
Curry Of Mutton.-Fry one large
onion, cut fine. in two tablespoonfuls
OF butter Mix one tablespoon OF curry
powder. one tcaspoonful OF salt, one
tablespoonful of -four and stir II into
the butter and onion. Add gradually
one pint of hot water or stock. Cut
two pounds Of lean mutton into small
lv TaN
Add them to the sauce and simmer
until tender. Place the meat on a
hot dish and arrange a border OF
boiled rice around the meat
currled Eggs.-Remove the shells
from six hard-cooked eggs. cut in
halves. Fry one teaspoonful OF
chopped onion in one tablespoonful OF
butter. add two tablespoonfuls of -four
and half tablespoonful of curry pow
der. Pour on slowly one and a half
cupfuls of white stock, milk or cream;
add salt and pepper to taste Simmer
till the onions are soft, add the eggs
and when warmed through, serve in
a shallow dish; or arrange the eggs
on toast and pour the sauce over
them. This may be used on any fish
faxed and served as currled fish.
Currled vegetables.-Cook one cup
ful each of potatoes and carrots, one
half cup OF turnip cut in fancy shapes
Drain; add half cup of peas and
pour over the sauce made by cooking
two tablesnoonfuls each of onion and
butter remove the onion, add two Ia.
blespoonfuls of -four. salt, pepper and
celery salt and half teaspoonful of
curry. Add gradually one cup of
scalding milk and sprinkle with pars.
ley
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
HolidaXa In the States.

Washington's birthday Is holiday
in all states. Decoration day in all
states but Florida. Georgia, louisiana.
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Labor
day is observed everywhere. Virtu-
ally every state has legal holidays
having to do with its own special af-
fairs-battle of New Orleans in Louis
lana, Texan independence and battle
Of San Jacinto In Texas. Admission
day in California, and so on. Missis-
sippi is like tho federal government
in lack of statutory holidays, but by
common consent Independence day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas are OBJ
served. A new one is Columbus day
In few of the states.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Eehoea Of Munohausnn.

II was an absent-minded traveller
who had lately taken to ballooning.
Yes" he observed impressively. 1T
was a fearful journey. The machine.
a thousand feet up. and no more bal
last, headed straight for Siberia, and
the rarefied air-well. you know as
well as do what effect that has on
a balloon. Yes, the peril was terri
BILE" Then the old habit was too
strong for him. "The wolves detected
our presence. A desperate race en-
sued We felt their hot breath on the
nape OF our necks s"-London Globe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Not AItouethsr Dead

Mr.. Robert Butler OF Marlborough,
England. has had the peculiar expe-
rience OF hearing his death announc-
ed. He was attending the poor law
conference at Exeter when one of
the delegates moved that, in conse-
quence of the death OF Mr. Butler.
which they all regretted, another gen
tleman. whom he named, should be
appointed to fill his place as one OF
the representatives Of Wiltshire on
the central committee. Mr.. Butler
rose from his place on the platform
and announced to the conference,
amid much amusement, that, so far
as he was aware. he was still alive
and in good health, and would be
pleased to continue in the office If the
conference desired.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26

hospital and at the risk OF death be cut.
Plain common sense shows the better way
is to stop food that evidently has not been
digested.
Then, when food is required. use easily
digested food. GrapeNuts or any other II
you know It to be predigested (partly dgested
before taking).
We brought to Court analytical chemists
from New York. Chicago and Mishawaka Ind,
who swore to the analysis OF GrapeNuts and
that part Of the starchy part OF the wheat and
barley had been transformed into sugar, the
kind OF sugar produced In the human body by
digesting starch (the large part of food)
Some OF the State chemists brought ON by
the weekly" said Grape-Nuts could not be
called a "predigested" food because not all OF
II digested outside the body.
The other chemists said any food which had
been partly or half digested outside the body
was commonly known as "predigested"
Splitting hairs about the meaning OF a word.
II is sufficient that II only one-half OF the
food is "predigested" It is easier on weakened
stomach and bowels than food in which no
part is predigested.
To show the facts we introduce DR.. Thos.
Darlington, former chief of the N. Y. Board
OF Health, DR.. Ralph w Webster, chief OF the
Chicago Laboratories, and DR.. B. Sachs, n. Y.
II we were a little severe in our denuncia-
tion OF writer. self-confessed ignorant about
appendicitis and its cause, It is possible tns
public will excuse u.s. Ia view OF the fact that
our head, Mr.. G. w. Post has made a lifetime
study of food, food digestion and effects, and
the conclusions are indorsed by many OF the
best medical authorities OF the day.
Is It possible that We are at fault for
suggesting as a Father and Mother might, to
one OF the family who announced a pain in the
side; Stop using the food. greasy meats,
gravies. mince pie, cheese. too much starchy
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
The Cat Came Home.

Tho story of cats remarkable
Journey comes from Wycombe Marsh,
Buohnghamshlre. England. which
seems TO Indicate a marvellous sense
OF direction. Some few weeks ago the
feline went amissing. The owner sur.
missed that the animal had been stolen
or had strayed away, but the other
day communication was received from
some friends to the effect that the
cat had returned to its old home at
st Neotas. Hunungdonshire dis.
tance OF about 90 miles.