The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-03
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That Aaron, Burr was va man OF
great intellect, alladmt; that he had
faults, none. ,denJ The extent Of his
ambitions can only be guessed at
However numerGasS hts shortcomings,
there was one especial sorrow which
clouded his declining years and which
greatly subduea tie hostility which
hts acts aroused. we refer to the
loss Of his daughter, Tneodosla, at
sea. In 1901 she married Joseph AL
ston, who Afterwards became Govern,
or OF South Carolina. On December
81, 1912, she set out from Charleston
harbor with several servants to visit
her father in New York and was
never again heard from, The mystery
Of her death remains pnsolved. Some
guessed that the vessel had been cap
tured by pirates. Burr denied such a
possibility, according to historians.
He said, when hope had ned, Hshe is
dead. II she were alive, all the pirates
and prisons in the world could NOT
keep her from her father. Therefore,
when We contemplate the marvellous
career of Aaron Burr, 1t us not forget
that to his memory is due the sacred
sentiment Of pity
Some people look upon the bright
side OF things and some on the dark
side. We are taught byWebster's Tn
abridged. that the former are known
to sclentists as optimists and the lat
terler as pessimists. The worst case
Of pessimism We ever heard of was
the chap who had.ralsed such bump.
er crop OF corn that, he was afraid 1t
would impoverish the soil. The purest
piece of optimistic view was displayed
by the fellow out West who was
lynched for horse setaling, Just be
fore they clicked the barrel out from
under him, lie Was asked II he had
any last words to say. Looking
towards the majestic mountains, he
murmured. "You couldn't have picked
out spot with d nicer view"
A sleek studentpf the human, heart
says that the manswho combs his hair
over the little bald spot on the top of
his head Is sure TO complain II the
groceryman places the large potatoes
at the top Of The barrel.
A sin,scaked sage AYERS that a wo;
man usually tells q iokethe same way
she gets of a car:
A Chicago crank has evolved the
sparkling idea that the eteTnaily fas.
cinsting woman IS the one whose mo
Itlyes may be always stlrmised but
never ,lndertood.
Emerson said: None shall rule but
the humble, and none but toll shall
have Perhaps, this explains why
tTncle Sam has brought suit against
the steel trust. Here's a Ben Davis
apple that Uncle loses.
A wonderful warbler Of wasp.sh
wisdom declares that because you
close your eyes to your faults don't
think your neighbors WIN do likewise
A Pennsylvania philosopher has de-
cIded that no matter how little We love
our neighbors, We can see no good
reason why they should not have a
kindly feeling for us. We therefore
conclude that hate as well as love has
poor eyesight.
DR.. Frank Crane, Of the wild and
waillng West has made a great dis
covery, which We desire TO rescue
from Oblivion's shoreless sea. He says
tnat Most women love military men,
unifoms, frass buttons and feathers.
Perhaps Clina'd does not realize that
If she becomes a republic, 1t will be
necessary to have a committee ap
pointed to investigate her senator's
and representatives.
The Third Presbyterian Church Of
Chicago has organized a crew To
awaken the members. and get them out
of bed Sunday morning in time fol-
services. 1t may be necessary TO adopt
that plan in West Virginia 1t condi
lions do not improve In the mean
time, will some one inform US why the
Church does not wake up? There Is
a reason.