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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10
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SOME Ho0sEcrEANINe REsoLu.
TfoNs-WIGL YOU MAKE 70.
THEM? r-.-'-7 =

] will remember that my husband
and children would rather have a
pleasant. happy. wife aud mother, than
the most Immaculate house in the
w5tld; therefore. I Will try not 10 do
any more house Cleaning Than can
do and keep well and pleasant.
Twill not be influenced In the small,
est degree by the amount OF cleaning
which my neighbor does. know what
my house needs and what am capa
be of doing, and no feats OF, hers
shall spur me to do one whit more.
Tewill not criticize my neighbors
house cleaning. She knows what is
best for her.
This season will try 10 do away
with every piece OF furniture and ev.
cry ornament which. is not yielding
due return in utility or beauty for the
care which have to give 1t.
When am looking over our clothes
and putting things away for the sum.
mer. | will remember that have no
wight TO keep anything on the vague
chance that might possibly neea 1t
in the distant future. when there are
SO many who undoubtedly need II
right now. will try to make my
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10
IlNHElT GRgP
~ WEST VIRGINIA In BETTER
coNDITio Than THAT. OF LAST
YEAR ON sIAYf.

WASHINGTON, NAY II. me eondi.
lion Of the wheat crop in West VII.
.ginia on May was much better than
at the same time last year and better
than the average on the same day for
the last 10 years. The same. is true as
TO the rye crop in the State. Figures
given out by the crop;reportIng hoard
OF the department OF agriculture show
that on May There we're 23s, 900 acres
OF wheat growing in West Virginia and
in condition to be harvested at the
proper time. Placing the normal crop
at 100 per cent, the condition OF West
Virginia wheat on May !. is given as
80 per cent. compared with IS per
cent. last year and Sc per cent. for the
average OF the last 10 years. The
condition of the rye is given as % per
cent. compared with 81 per cent year
ago and SO per cent. for the 10.year
average. According to the same fig.
ures 3.3 per cent OF the wheat crop
sown last fall has been abandoned In
West Virginia, while In the United
States 201 per cent. has been aban.
.doned. The wheat is in much better
condition in West Virginia than in the
country at large. the condition for the
United States on May being but 1911
per cent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10
FREGkL|ES
DON'T Hide Them With Veil; Remove
Them With the New Drug

An eminent skin specialist recently
discovered new drug, othine-double
strength. watch is SO uniformly sue.
cessful in removing frecEles and Civ.
Ing a clear. beautiful complexion that
1t is sold by Christie under:an absolute
guarantee to refund the money II It
fails.
Don't hide your frerkles under u
wen; get an ounce Of oshlNe and re.
move them Even the FIRST nights
use: will show a wonderful improve
ment, some OF the lighter freckles
Evanishing entirely. It is absolutely
harmless, and cannot !njure the most
tender skin. = 10
BE sure to ask Christie for the don:
BILE strength othine; 1t is this that is
sold on the money back guarantee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10
TpMoRRow WILL
BE LAST CHANCE,
TIE West vlrsinian's Exceptional
Offer Ends To-morrow-knother
Rare Opportunity.

There are all kinds of Aliases Just
as there are all! kinds OF eggs. but
there is only on kind that you want
If you wish TO take advantage OF the
West Virginian's Atlas you will have
10 hurry. No b looks will be presented
after tomorrow night. They can then
be bought at the stores for $l.5O each
lE order that you may not get left"
you need only clop one heading which
with the small bonus, will get for you
ills wonderful Atlas.
Gall your stenographer anything
you want 10, but do not call her down.
That Is, II you wish to retain her ser.
vices.
1t is safe to say that she is one OF
the 10000 '2snights and ladies of the
typed keys" who have rebelled against
the method of repPlmanding frequent.
ly practiced by employers, and have
adopted the enectual method offered
by The West Virginian OF ending 1t.
Insurance against ridicule" and
lob insurance" now have been com.
bined with insurance against reprI.
mand." and all three OF these new poll.
clcs of progress have been connect.
90 with the Peerless Error Eliminator
which the West Virginia is distribute.
ing.
II YOU do not understand what all
this is about, read the advertisement
printed upon another page; or. better
still, get that Atlas you have seen ad.
vertlsed. which is now known to all
our readers as the West vlfginian
book.
Insure your job.
Insure your happiness.
Insure your understanding.
Insure your understanding and ap.
probation of the passing show OF life.
Get the Atlas that is more than an
Atlas. Get 1t for ONLY ONE, HEAD.
ING. ~ = W AElIgRF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10

AS d soothing ana strength
ening nervine Favorite Pre-
scription" is invaluable in
allaying and subduing nervous
,excitability, irritabllity, nervous
exhaustion, nervous prostra-
ton, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms,
fainting spells, and other dis
tresslng, nervous symptoms
commonly attic n d ant upon
functional and organic disease
of the distinctly feminine or
gans. 1t induces refreshing
sleep and relieves mental anx-
iety and dependency.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is devised and put
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10

chaTlty bundle larger than ever be-
fore, and will see that 1t contains
less junk and more charity.
| will not go beyond the limit ct my
strength in trying to finish this or
that task at any special time. No mat.
ter how temptingly near the compile
ton of any task may be, | will stop
when know | ought to. 1t is better
10 give up finishing that last shelf in
the dining-room closet than TO finish
1t and myself, too.
| will make some radical changes
in the arrangement OF my furniture.
There is nothing In the world So
healthful as change. Even little
changes like this belp get us out OF
the -rut and refresh US, Id Ike 70 90
to Europe this spEipG! J.can'teaJ Gap
rearrange the livlng.room furniture. so
| will. -
II possible ! Will deprive myself Of
some other luxury and put a fcy more
dollars this year into buying strength
for my spring cleaning.
l will not cat hurried and INSULT
Client meals In house.eleaaIHg time be-
cause want TO get back 10 my clean
ing. When you want an engine to so
very fast you do not cut down It's sup
ply OF coal. aH ~
First, last and always. ! viii try 70
remember that my family ana do
exist for our house. but that cur house
is for us; and holding firmly to that
perspective, will try to 20 .oout my
house cleaning this year more sanely,
sensibly and TRANQUILITY than ever
have before. =
R7 G-,,--..,~,-,-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10

II possible, l will deprive myself of
some other luxury and put fcy more
dollars this year into buying strength
for my spring cleaning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10

Among today's ad readers are some
people who want TO move-and, to
whom The 10 let ads represent up.
portunity."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10

No calomel, no habit forming drugs
Cary's Indian Liver Vegetable Pills
A mild, purely vegetable cathartic
Cures headache and biliousness by re
moving the cause, For sale by al
dealers or Fl. C. o. Cary Medicine Co.
GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10
sHERiFF's SALES;

Otis W. Miller VS.. James U. Wise,
William F. Wise aud Marcclus a.
Jolliffe. partners doing busincss un.
der the firm name OF J. L. Wise &
Company.
by virtue OF an execution TO me d..
iected in the above entitled cause late.
ly pending in the Circuit Court of Ma.
rion county. West Virginia, have
levied upon and will, on the Sth day OF
June. 1912, between the hours OF
and 2 O'Clock in the afternoon. at the
front door OF the Courthouse OF Ma.
rion county, West Virginia. proceed
TO sell at public sale. for cash, the fol.
lowing described personal property, to.
nit.
Eighty.two 1927 shares OF the capt.
tai stock of the Wise Packing Com.
pany. OF the par value OF $4,000. as
follows:
Certificate No. II, calling for nine
shares; certificate No. IS. calling for
eight shares; certificate No. 10. cali,
ing FOR seven shares; certificate No.
%, calling for six shares; certificate
No. 81, calling for five shares; certia.
cate No. %, calling for four shares;
certificate No. %, callng> for three
shares; and certificate No. "a, calling
for forty shares, us the properly Of
said defendants TO satisfy said execu.
.tion, ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10


Endorsement of leading all schools
has andm
of by
Dr. Psrces Pleasant Pellets to
a a candy d
SEND 81 stamps Of wrapping and mailing Only
Surgical Institute V Pierce M D. Presidents Buffalo N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10

GEO. z. AMOS,
! Sheriff OF Marion County.
West Virginia.
Ala! ., 1912. iO.lT24.31
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-10

charity bundle larger than ever be-
fore. and will see that 1t contains
less junk and more charity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Sweet Clover Here.

Those who have been following
the recent animated discussions
in some of the leading agricul-
tural papers concerning the value
of sweet clover for stock, will be
interested to know that it will
grow in this part of the country
if given a chance. George w.
Morton, of Belfast township
brought stalk to this office for
identification, by Prof. Will
Hughes, who said that it was
sweet clover. 1t probably found
its way to this county in seed of
some kind shipped here.
Sweet clover is highly recon-
for lands deficient in
lime; but, like other clovers, does
best where lime abounds. 1t isa
fine soil improver, same as COM
mon varieties, and is said to win
ter well. The specimen sent to
this office was of the yellow BIOS
som variety. The white variety
sometimes reaches length of
seven feet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Take II Back" Day.

We have been hearing for some
time that towns, in several in
stances, have established a Take
1t Back" day, which means that
a certain day was set apart, for
those who have borrowed things
from neighbors, to return them
to the rightful owners. Wepre-
sumo that the man who thought
out this scheme intended that
it should prove to be polite and
peaceful way to remind borrow
ers of their duty.
We were at one time intimate
ly acquainted with firm COM
posed of two men who sold hard
ware. Of necessity, they had to
keep an assortment of tools used
the store and warehouses,
and chronic borrowers of these
tools became such a nuisance that
the firm was forced, in self de-
fense, to open a loan Account"
The result was that when sever
al Of the worst borrowers found |
borrowed tools charged to them
at the periodical settlements, and |
nad to pay for them because they
1ad never been returned, they
,ook care to return borrowed
,hings promptly thereafter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Stream Pollution.

Over in Franklin county the
farmers and others are making a
big fuss over the pollution of GER
tain streams, and in one case at
least, they have applied to Court
for relief. This reminds us of a
complaint that was made to the
News some time ago concerning
the pollution of Licking Creek in
this county. There is no doubt
whatever that bodies of dead an
imals and the drainage from priv
les and hog pens introduce dis
ease into communities farther
down stream, and there is ample
law for protection if the law
would be invoked.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Spent Day 10 FIiHtstOne.

July Bird was the twenty-sixth
anniversary of the wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Wilkinson at
tlintstone, Nd. 1t was ais o
twenty years to day since he,
his wife, and son Robert f. then
but a baby visited his parents
and friends in that place; so, be-
ing in need Of a rest and vaca-
ton, Mr.. Wilkinson thought it
betting that he go back and Wis
1t the home Of his boyhood, where
he began working at his trade of
smithing which he now follows
nMcConnellsburg. Accordingly
on Friday afternoon, the babe of
twenty years ago took his father
in the the little Metz runabout to
Flintstone, which is fifteen miles
on this side of Cumberland.
Flintstone is one of the most
picturesque of mountain villages
that lie along the Old National
Pike between Cumberland, and
Washington. After sojourning
in that place, renewing old ac-
quaintances, and visiting the diff
ferent places of interest, they
went to Hancock, the home of
his mother, Mrs. r. NJ. Wilkin-
son, where he had spent a num-
Der Of years before coming to
McConnellsburg.
What a pleasure it was to Mr..
to recall the happiest
days Of a mans life-his boyhood
days! After having roamed over
nillsides, extracting pleasure at
every nook, as a bee gathers hon
ey from the lowliest flower, then
growing into manhood and going
'ut into the world of rougher
strife, there is nothing that so
'elaXes the tension like return
o the old playgroundss Such
vas Mr.. Wilkinson's experiences; {
md he and Bob at the anvil, and
n the family group around the |
library lamp, will long find pleas
re in going over the incidents of I
he trip. The round "trip of $50 \
niles was made in seven and a :
alf hours without an accident. ?
hey arrived home Sunday even n
lg. n
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
NUMBER 43
BREEDING FLIES AT HOME.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, NJ. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner Health.

Behold how great a matter a
little fire kindleth."
For several years past the cam
palgn against the fly has been
waged with unceasing vigor un-
til the majority of us have come
to realize how dangerous this
disgusting little insect may be.
Decency and health demand
that it be abolished and whoever
is responsible for the federation
of its breeding places is a public
enemy. However, before you
crltlcise your neighbor make a
tour of your own back yard. Of
course, your garbage can is prop
erly provided with a lid? No.
Well, sanitation begins at home.
Seek no further until this is rene
died, for here is the source of
much of your trouble.
Uncovered garbage cans and
make-shift substitutes are the
breeding places for millions upon
millions of flies during the sum-
mer months, Where the prompt
removal Of this kitchen refuse is
impossible it should be kept in a
tightly closed receptacle. A lit
tie kerosene poured over it every
day or so will prevent the flies
from breeding.
There are many other breeding
grounds dirty stables, insani-
.ary out-houses, etc., but none
more common than the uncovered
garbage can. One screened ma
lure pit will do more to extermin-
tie flies than car load of swat
ers, no matter how enthusiastic
lily welded.
Do your share in the work of
destroying these dangerous pests
~ cleaning out their breeding
,laces.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
fOrty.One Days.

we received a letter Monday
T0n from James K. Foreman, a
\ I'Hler Fulton County teacher,
| , 'or several years a resident
~e Phlllppine Islands. The
E'eF contained two dollars to ad-
luce Mr.. Foreman's subscrip-
u 70 the News. The letter was
raI. rneu at Jolo Sulu postoffice,
tO'lnce of Moro, on the 26th
h o Ul May; hence it took al days
uncle Sam to make the de-
n Ivy =, TO the McConnellsburg
n p'oIIlce' From this it will be
T. La1 ,nat the NEWS is almost a
H.. |u and a half old when it
r." 1nes James, but he thinks it
T.. VI the price, and does not
n" =" miss a single number.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
This Man Likes Fish.

One Of our esteemed subscrib-
ers recently called our attention
to a long article on the impor-
tance of fish for food. The ar
ticle dealt chiefly with sea and
river supplies of fish as a cheap
source of flesh food to replace
costly farm products. But it car
ried with it the idea of inland
supplies as well. This latter
source would have to be develop
ed by individuals, as has been
suggested frequently by t h e
NEWS. Game fish are more cost
ly to raise than others, for the
reason that fish like bass, pike,
sunfish, and trout destroy the fry
of their own species, as we'll as
the small fish of almost any 9TH
er kind. For this reason we have
advocated ponds where nothing
except catfish are permitted to
stay. The flesh OF catfish is con-
sidered a delicacy by most fish
eaters, and catfish are known to
rapidly when given the
opportunity. Catfish have al
most disappeared from the dams
and pools of our streams since
the introduction of bass.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Some GOer.

Our young friend Daniel w.
lraker, of Towner county, North
Pahota is taking a hand in poll
les this year. At the primary
lectlon held in his county on the
|th of June, he was one of four
Pndldates in the race for the
Eepubllcan nomination for the
Flce OF Register of Deeds. AS
/ received 45O votes against sos
PIES cast for the others, and 221
PIES more than his highest COM
fulOr, ne won the nomination
|h hands down." AS the
Punty is Republican by 2-to-1,
nomination means his cleo
Pn' The NEWS extends con-
Pa'ulatlons. Daniel is a son of
EEnrade Dyson Fraker, of Fort
(ttleton.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
"Uncle Joe" MelIOtt Kicked.

Last Friday afternoon, ex-
County Treasurer Joseph B. Mel
lott, of Ayr township, went into
one of his stables to bride a
horse; and while in the act of
getting the bride from the pin,
a horse kicked him in the side,
injuring him seriously. Mr.. Mel
lott is in his seventy-seventh year
and, of course, not as strong ply
sically as he once was.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Methodist Day.

The seventeeth annual gather
ing Of the sons and daughters OF
Wesley will be held at Lakemont
park, on Thursday, JulS30. All
arrangements are now complete.
Grace church people furnish the
meals, and their PREVIOUS cater
ing is a guarantee of excellent
service and good things in plen-
ty. The Lakemont people will
be in charge of the refreshments
which have been dispensed by
them for three years.
Excursion tickets will be sold
July 20, good nutil August l,
from all points on Cresson divi-
sion, and between Lock Haven.
Huntingdon, Johnstown, Cum
berland and Altoona. The only
excursion trains on Methodist
Day start from Saxton, via Bed
ford, and Gram 1ian, via Tyrone.
From all other lines regular trains
must be taken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
INSTANTLY KILLED.
RS. Kurfman Loses Ills Life in Run
away Accident in Dominion
of Canada.

Mr.. R. S. Curfman, aged &C
years, was instantly killed near
Irma Alta, Canada, on Wednes-
day, June "a, 1914, in a runaway
accident which took place while
he and Mr.. G. Arnold were hitch
ing a team to a wagon on which
was a hayrack.
Mr.. Arnold in attempting to
climb onto the front of the rack,
fell down behind the horses. This
frightened them, and they sprang
forward and attempted to run
away. Mr.. Curfman, who had
been standing just in front of the
team, attempted to grab the
horses; but in doing so he was
knocked down, and before he
could get out Of the way, he was
run over by the wagon, a wheel
running over his head crushed
Ibis skull, resulting in instant
death.
Mr.. Curfman had but recently |
arrived in Canada from Burnt |
Cabins, where he had lived for
|thirty-three years.
At first, upon reaching Canada
|he was not very we'll satisfied
with the climate; but, after a
Short time, he fell quite in love
with the place, purchased a nice
farm mile from town, and de-
Eided to spend the remainder of
hiS life in Canada. His health
improved much in the new eli
hate, and he was hoping to spend
Fhe declining days of his life in
comfort.
His tragic death was a great
lhOck to his family, the survivors
being his wife. and one son M
+ Curfman, the latter being a
Fesident of lrma Alta, Can. ,
The remains Of the deceased (
(ere laid to rest in the cemetery I
\ lrma Alta.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Lengthening Human Life.

The present generation of
young people should live 15years
longer than their parents. The
latter lived Is years longer than
did their ancestors of 100 years
previous.
AT least this is what DR.. Y. C.
Vaughn, the new president of
the American Medical Associa-
ton, told that body the past
week at their Atlantic City con-
vention.
The death rate was reduced in
a centuryin London, for instance.
from so per thousand to "a.
Twice as many children live to
grow up now. 1t was formerly
quite an achievement for a young
person to acquire maturity Small
pox used to kill one in ten of the
population.
Still the ordinary observer of
human life can hardly believe
that the babies of today are 90
ing to gain any Is years. Dis
eases like cancer, Brights, heart
troubles, are increasing. The
science of modern life saves the
infants, but the pace of human
life kills the old folks.
1t is good deal like a para
seen in some paper the
other day. A young man was
reported as seeking ass per week
increase of pay and getting it.
He Immediately telephoned his
wife that she could close the deal
FOR another house at an increased
rental OF S20 a month. Added in
come means added outgo.
If a man through better science
'r physical exercise acquires in
creased strength, he rarely uses
t in building up a reserve of re-
istance against troubles to come.
ordinarily he uses it in speeding
Up his business pace, so that he
an make more money.
What is needed for a greater
is not so much more
cience, as a better spirit of
philosophy. 1t is just as impor-
ant to live within our physical
leans, saving up a reservoir. of
nergy against future drains, as
} live within our financial means
nd acquire a bank balance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-09
Many SiloS Being Built.

We learn from country news.
papers, and from other sources.
that many silos will be erected
this summer. There are reasons
for the activity in this line, among
which is the short hay crop.
Silage can be stored at a cost of
from $3.50 to $3.50 a ton, and
each succeeding season finds
more advocates of its use. The
corn from which silage is made
is cut as soon as the grain ma
lures, but before the stalk dries.
so that when the green stalks
and the ears are run through the
cutter and carefully packed into
the silo, they are preserved in
the state of freshness very SINH
lar to the way fruit is preserved
by canning. Livestock, from
chickens to cows and horses, be-
come very fond of this green
feed, and its effects on the health
of all kinds of stock is like that
Of fresh grass in the pasture.
Those who have used silage say
that when it is fed along with a
little dry roughage, during win
ter months, it keeps all kinds of
stock in much better condition |
than when all dry feed is used, |
and that there is a great saving
of cost of feed. Indeed much
less money need be paid out for
mill feed when corn is fed in this
manner. The grain in silage con-
5ains all the food value of fully
'ipened corn, and the only ad-
iitional grain necessary is that
which should be fed to balance
he ration as at other times.
We are fully convinced that
here is no other investment that
Jays better than the silo; and we
.
'redict that as the wasteful meth
ID Of feeding dried fodder be- {
ONES better understood, silos t
will follow, to the great advan- '
age and profit of the user. Sill I
ge will keep well into the fol- S
owing summer, so that, if pas
lre should happen to be short in t
he spring, or if not desirable to i
IN cattle and hogs in the fields, b
he same results may be had by \
the use of silage. o
uild a good silo in time to store n
lis seasons crop of corn-or "
art of it. Poorly built silos how tt
yer, are like poorly made fruit ii
ms which permit the contents is
spoil. Build good silos or al
me. bl