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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
STRAY
SHOTS

An old farmer down in the central
part OF the State has pulled off an anc-
ton all by himself He was kind
enough, however, to send the profess
slonal auctioneers the advance notice
Of the auction which was in parts as
follows:
"Auction-the undersigned, intend
ing to commit suicide will sell at alc'
lion 81 his farm all his worldly De
longings to wit:
"One Maltese COW, slightly damaged
Eight brown Leghorn pigs with gol'
den hair.
"one old fashioned bucksaw with
full directions for using in four Ian
guages.
zone triple expansion, patent lever
bicycle with full jeweled mud guards.
lone sulky pillow, very sulty and
slightly balkey
"ORe Berkshire wbeelbarrow with
call hearings geared TO 100, can trot'
pace or gallon.
"one Cherry Black jassack, with
good open countenance and splendid
physique,
Two fine double breasted cup
boards fleece lined, also two fine hand
hand painted handsIeds. With auiomat'
ie cutoff. One family doy, faithful and
used to tramps and Indians.
Five goats, two Of which are VIII
liams with red whiskers.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

prepsralidns are being anEde for Che
moving .ef 4he 0fioes fethli one side
Of HE Square to9the other It4is nut
thought probable, as some one sas'
gested, that the newly appointed dip
lomat is anticipating recall due to
the passport issue wbichgIs DOW be
Ing aeitated in fhls country.
II street is a yerirable mIllionaire's
row, and Ambassador aud Mrs.
9akhmrtieff viii have as nelghbors
Mrs. William f. Draper, widow Of the
former American ambassador TO Italy;
Mr. ana Mrs Charles c. Glover. Mrs.
Stephen b. Elkiusi widow Of the West
Virginia senator ana Secretary Of
Stale Knox. A large aud brilliant re-
ception Will be given at the embassy
Immediately after Its future occupants
take possession
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
IMMIGRATION SLUMP PUZZLES
Records Show Big Falling of In Ar
rivals Last Year While Outgoing
ships Were Loated. .

One OF the greatest slumps In i'm.
migration ever recorded at The port OF
New York was written into the rec.
ords at Elhs Island during the closing
days OF last year. I'be records show
that nearly 100000 fewer immigrants
landed there last year than for the
correspordtng period in 1910. anu
Commissioner Williams declares that
there was a reduction OF 80 per cent.
or more from 1910 figures Tor the
year The incoming tide o; humanity
is lower now than at any time since
1898
With the tide at Its eht, every snip
leaving Tor Europeis crowded as never
before. One vessel sai'ias The otner
day lett 500 stcetaKs passengers on
the wharf because o! inytlllty 10 mud
accommodations aboard Tor them bur.
Ing the first ten days OF December,
1910. lS.7U6 third.class passengers
sailed for Europe; last year She tum
her was 253ia outbound vessels car.
ried hearty 50 per cent. Hore third
class passengers last year than be.
fore.
"Thr decrease may mean one OF
several things. said Mr. Williams 1T
may mean that industrial conditions
gcre are murE disturbed II may llean
that ttird class passengers are niGre
prosperous aud are going TO AMI lro
more than usual or maj the Iong'
io0kedttSr ehb IN the tide has come
PERSONALLY | don't know what It
meaES
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
MOST SEVERE COLD
IS EASILY broken
SURELY CURES A COLD AND
ENDS GRIPPE MISERY IN A FEW
HOURS.

Pape's Cold Compound is the result
of three years research at cost o,
more than fifty thousand dollars. and
contains no quinine. which we have
conclusively demonstrated is moi eff
fecttye in the treatment OF colds or
grippe.
1t is a positive fact that dose OF
Pape's Cold Compound, taken every
two hours until three consecutive
doses are taken, will end the grippe
and break up the most severe cold
either in the head, chest, back. stom.
ach, limbs or any part of the body,
II promptly. relieves the most mis-,
cradle headache, dullness, head and
nose stuffed up, feverishness, sneez.
ing, sore throat, running OF the nose,
mucous catarrhal discharges, sore,
ness, stiffness and rheumatic twlnges.
Take this harmless Compound as
directed, with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine made any.
where elsei IL the world which will
cure your cold or end grippe misery
as promptly and without any other
assistance or bad after.efrects, as a
25.cent package OF Papes Cold Com
pound. which any druggist in the
world can supply.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
MUST NOT LEAVE
MONEY IN BOXES.

Instructions have been sEaed from
the postofiice department :. Wash
ington to the postmaster 4nd tAe ru'
raj free delivery carriers break up
If possible, the practice q 'nany OF
the persons who enjoy the rural ser
vice, of putting money in the BOXES
which they desire TO be used foE
money orders and every effort VII
be made in the near future to carry
out this scheme for a number Of rea'
sons In the past this practice hEs
been allowed for no other reason
than that the rural carriers has been
accommodating in taking the money
from the boxes and carrying GU the
instructions OF the patrons o, The ser.
vice.
/ However, there has been consid'
cradle complaint regarding this mat
ter as in a number Of cases TIE mon.
ey has been lost in some manner
One Of these being that the car,
riers we're not as honest as tire de
partment insists they should lie, and
aonther being that business OF this
kind is frequently overlooked or the
money is lost in transit. TO obviate
all danger the department intends
that in the future patrons must so "a
their nearest postoGTice ard get their
money orders or they must get q
receipt from their carrier showing
that he received the money which
had been deposited.
1t is pointed out by the depart
ment that the practice Of placing
money in the rural free delivery box
es encourages theft, and, II continued
eventually will cause the department
no end of trouble and expense in in
vestigatlng cases of robbery.
1t is on this account that the post
master general has issued Instructions
to have all patrons on rural delivery
routes notified that the postottice
does not countenance the practice
His orders are that patrons should be
Impressed with the fact that the!
should obtain the money order in per
son from the postoffice if possible. bu,
that ifthis is inconvenient they SHOULD
see the carrier personally, and OBJ
tain his receipt for the sum deposit
ed. In no instance should purchas
ers OF money orders go Without the
usual receipt form provided by the de
partment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

al the one who lea his t0f1i orse
III All snmDlefs
Many x good man has had 4 kind ana
aifecfionate disposition ruined by one
Of them hot aif furnaces.
Eiany a Teller who used TO part his
hair in The middle is trying to live
down the part.
A teller who lives on corner lot
amt muchin sympathy with that great
poem entitled, SNOW Snow. Beautiful
Snow
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
Personals.

Miss Meryl Blaney. of Morsantown
avrn"e, is mute sick
Miss Artha Morgan and sister, OF
Bucxnannon, were III this city yester,
day.
Mrs cofTman and daughter, Ger
trude, OF Guffey sweet, went TO Graf
ton yesterday to visit relatives.
. Miss Ethel Barnes is able to be out
after a couple days Illness.
Mrs. DoolittIe, OF Merchant street
Is visiting relatives at independence
Mrs. Della Flanagan returned tc
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
s 81 Attendance.


Very interesting services are being
held at the Christian Chapel on Co
lumbia street. Evangelist Harkins
preached an eloquent sermon yester'
day morning on "The Most Excellent
Way" Last evening the subject was
Sin" and he delivered an interesting
as we'll as instructive sermon on TINS
topic. These meetinsg are being well
attended Services each evening dur
ing the week at seven.thirty o'clock
and all are urged to attend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
House Warming.

Mr.. and Mrs. Forney Pride, OF Mer.
chant street, were given a house
warming Friday evening by the mem.
abers Of the McElfresh class of the N.
4 =. Sunday school. OF which Mrs.
Pride Is member. AS is customary,
the class presented Mrs. Pride with
a beautiful picture. A very enjoya'
Bile evening was spent and tempting
course Of refreshments was served ny
Mrs Pride assisted by her sister Mrs.
o. S. Nichols.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
pr selbv win Preach.

DR.. selby, OF Parkersburg, arrived
here to-day to assist Rev. Jesse Jones,
pastor Of the First Nj. P. church in
the revival services now in progress.
Or. seIby viii preach each evening
during the week and all are invited
to come and hear him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
nlsn,t.. Nos EmnloYes.

The dismissal Of 1895 clerks from
the census bureau the other day was
marked by humor aud pathos. Cards
.iom the sorting machines were scat
tered ayef the rooms. While mauy or
the mrr marcned In Iork step thtough
The cnrr;dprs. and stiIi others formed
groups wi,h the women 10 sing God
he win lis TN We Meet Again"
A general ieeIing o; resentment was
manifest among the CLERKS, ana ,ttnay
have been on this aucpun, that d..
rector Il. Daua putand took the pre-.
caution TO have the pay tellsrs' booth
surrounded By cl,iels of divisions and
Ali OF the sSallsbIe wRtc6msn,
Lack of funds was the cause OF the
discharges. Many parts ot the celsua
viii be omitted as a result Of the lack
OF workers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

) The Kerns class OF the Diamond
5sreetSM. E. churcl, viii hold Val
entine supper in the basement Of the
church Thursday evening from Ave
until eight o'clock. The following
menu will be served;
Vegetable Stew Cold Sliced Meat
Pickles Cold Slaw Cheese
Bread Butter Jelly
Apple Pie
~, Coffee.
e IL Ice Cream and Cake Extra.
Price twenty cents. A Valentine
will be served with each meal.
S. S. Attendance.
Diamond Street M. E., 3S2.
Palatine Baptist, 1856.
First N. P., 1'6.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
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EEe5sis sIgsN gET9lfEHo IS7tSS0R:53
Home Missionary Society.

The Woman's Home Missionary So,
ciety Of the Diamond Street NJ. E.
church will meet Wednesday after
noon at the church and full attend
ance is greatly desired.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
Hot Shot from a RaeheIor Maid.


"a leap year protest written by Il
suffraget in answer to bachelor poem
telling women that their place is in
the home.)
1t is not the careers we want, dear strs,
for none of us likes to work
In the toll and moIl that smears and
soils.
But we have no chance to shirk.
We'd gladly stay in the home" dear
sirs,
And this is why we're some r'iied:
We're robbed by the clan OF the bach
+. elor man
or husband and home and child"
Don't worry about the votes, dear vsirs,
That danger is fancied, not real,
The "homing doves" like the women
who scrub,
Want only good square deal
/ 'Tis the unselfish men that we want,
dear sirs'
And that is why we've just billed:
We're willing to wed, but some men
can't be led
To a wife, "a home and a child"
The Song of the Reckless Auto.
| | come from haunts OF brass and steel;
A thing OF wondrous power =
And speed out Of the factory door
AT sixty miles an hour,
Es
! gaily clip the corners of
The carts and lamp posts grazing.
| hasten past the citizens
At speed that's most amazing,
scare the stald pedestrians
Until their hairs H-bristie.
| run behind them quietly
And then loot my whistle,
| take all sorts OF chances and
| slacken my pace never
For men may jump and men may
Dodge,
But speed on forecer.
Observations Of Old Cap. whippie.
A straw vote Is valuable for 1t gen
ally tells the exact opposite Of the
truth OF the matter.
Hold Peters is in doubt whether 10
continue with his farm work this year
! or to take summer Off and stay down
to the gru'cry store and run the presi-
dental election. He thinks his duty
Ito his country demands the latter
course
The Kind Of s'machlne' that women
talk about now Il not the sewing ma;
chine. Si,. Il
The tsllHrgho Ieays bis scte ens, lp
an Winter Is the samc kind 81 ielier
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

Seattle Is grading iIs tee illl S.
The work Is done By iydiauiit sIulc
Ing. The present plan calls fof tlefe.
moyal Of 34.oOO,9Oo3 caBie bid oimA
terial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
NOTICE
OF Meeting of Republican Senatorial
Committee, Eleventh sena. Z.
torlal District.

Pursuant 10 the request Of the Re
publican State Committee, aud in ac-
cordance with the rules of said com.
mittee, meeting of the Republican
Senatorial Committee OF the Eleventh
Senatorial district is called to meet nj
1880 o'clock on Wednesday, the 21st
day of February, 1912, in the County
Court room in the Court House. nj
Morgantown, West Va. for the pur-
pose of providing by proper call and
resolution for a primary election for
said Senatorial district, to be held on
the 4th day Of juno, 1912, for the cleo.
ton of member of the Republican
State committee from said Senatorial
district, the election of member Of
the Senatorial committee from each
county in said Senatorial district, and
the nomination Of candidate for the
State Senate from said Senatorial dis
trtct,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

All Of the anintegestlpg stores are
unadyertissd. stores.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

FolgATdH ITaEI ll9ANr Ars ia-Io
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

The Song of the Reckless Auto.
come from haunts OF brass and steel
A thing OF wondrous power
And speed out Of the factory door
AT sixty miles an hour
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-24
WAITING at the Plate.

No team ever won pennant that
was not waiting team"-that is, one
that could compel the opposing pitch
er to put 'em over In the groove" 1t
does not necessarily follow that to be
good waiting team" team must
draw many free passes. to first The
object is not SO much to force the
pitcher to serve four wide pitches as
TO force him to use his full strength
and to get him 'in the hole" which
In baseball means to force him into a
position where, to avoid giving pass,
he must pitch the ball over the plate.
If the count is two balls and no strikes
the batter is morally certain the next
will be over the plate, whether it is
straight or a curve, and he also knows
that in his anxiety to make certain
Of throwing the ball over the plate the
pitcher Will not dare put as much on"
the ball as he would do II there were
two strikes and one or two balls called
Therefore he is practically certain that
the next ball will be a good one to hit.
and he will "set himself" grab a toe
hold and double his chances Of base
hit.-Hugh 8. Fullerton In American
Magazine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-24
IT WAS NAPOLEON.
The 6ey Finally Recognized Him and
Won a Compliment

The 5ey Finally Recognized Him and
Won a Compliment.
One afternoon the hey Of Tunis while
visiting in Paris was conducted to the
gallery Of battle pictures. They first
showed to him Philip Augustus at bou-
vines
That's Napoleon l., isn't itr said
the hey.
"No," said NJ. de Nolhac, that is not
Napoleon l.. but, quite the same,
great warrior"
They passed to St. Louis, who on the
bridge of Taillebourg. was battling like
the Archangel Michael himself
That's Napoleon I.T Querled the
hey with a wink of the eye.
NO" said NJ. de Nolhac.
They arrived at Henri ". who was
carrying bread to the besieged Parish
ans.
Napoleon I.r'
"No; that's Henry ~"
The bey was vlsibly disappointed.
They skipped Louis XIV. and XIV. and
passed quickly to the wars OF the EN-
pire They stopped before the battle
Of Austerlltz.
Napoleon |. !" said the bey.
"Yes," said NJ. de Nolhac. How
your highness has recognized It. How
admirable that is! All. truly your
highness knows the history Of france
maryelously well."-Cri de Paris.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-24
HELP THAT HELPS.
-incoln's Response 70 His Brothers
REQUEST For q Loan,

'Lineoln's Response TO His Brothers
Request For Loan.
Abraham Lincoln's good sense is
witnessed by almost every act of his
life. His sound views on indlscrimi
nate charity and the best means of
encouraging thrift and industry are
shown by the following letter to one
Of his brothers:
Dear Johnson.-Your request for
$50 | do not think 1t best to comply
with now. At the various times
when | have helped you a little you
have said to me. we can get along
very we'll now,' but In a very short
time | find you In the same difficulty
again. Now, this can only happen by
some defect in your conduct
that defect Is think | know; you are
not lazy, and still you are an idler. -
"You are now In need Of some ready
money. and what propose is that you
should go to work, tooth and nail for
somebody who will give you money
for it and then to secure you
a fair reward for your labor | now
promise you that for every dollar you
will between this and the first of next
May get for your labor will then give
you one other dollar. You
have always been kind to me and
do not mean to be unkind to you. On
the contrary, II you will follow my
advice you will find 1t worth more
than eight times $50 to you. Affec.
tionately your brother,
"A LINCOLN"
Youths Companion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-24
A POSSIBLE BASEBALL FEAT,
Pitcher Might Strike Out Fifty four
Men In One Game.

SO frequently has the question rs 1t
possible for pitcher to be credited
with more than three strikeouts in
an inning" been addressed to the
sporting editor that an extended cal
culation was recently made as to the
number Of strikeouts a pitcher could
score in a game and shut out the op.
posing team. This was suggested by
note that appeared reading. What is
he largest number OF strlkeouts with
which pitcher can be credited in any
game of nine innings and at the same
time score Il shutout?' The answer was
'Fifty-four," which answer is correct.
TO this superannuated alleged ex-
pert, man who made himself deaf
knocking others, came back to this eff
feet:
"Since we have followed baseball we
have yet to see the time when pitcher
can strike out fifty players
! Twenty-seyen strikeouts are as mucl
as "a pitcher can do in any game OF
baseball in this country. At least we
have not heard of any ruling which
changes the number of outs required
for one inning from three TO six"
Here's the explanation: 1t will have
to be admitted that twenty-seven put.
outs are all that are legally required to
retire an opponent in nine innings, but
that isn't the proposition. Under the
scoring rules that obtain in these mod
ern days Of baseball, Il pitcher is cred
tied with strikeout even if the catch
er misses the third strike
In other words. errors by the catcher
could OH the bases, while at the same
time the pitcher would be credited
with strikeout against each batter.
BY retiring three other batters on
strikes, with the catcher squeezing the
ball real hard in each instance, the
pitcher would be credited with six
strikeouts to the inning Six times nine
is said to make fifty-fOur.-New York
World
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-24
"S0NG OF THE SHIRT"
II Was the Most Popular Thing Tom
Hood Ever Wrote.

II Was the Most Popular Thing Tom
Hood Ever Wrote.
During his last illness Tom Hood In
an idle moment made an imaginative
sketch of his own tombstone. He drew
himself reclining at full length on
thick slab Of stone. on the edge OF
which in large capitals he wrote, "He
Sang the Song Of the Shirt This
was the only inscription, and, as he
himself has said Tom Hood needs no
other
How much he felt and prided him
self upon the song by which he became
known and loved by millions is shown
by this and the following fact: "If l
were ennobled these are the arms
should adopt" said he one day, show
ing rough vignette to friend. The
sketch contained very beautiful and
pathetic idea. 1t represented a heart
pierced by a needle threaded with sill
yer tears, and beneath was the motto
he had inscribed on the imaginary
tombstone.
"The Song of the Shirt appeared In
the Christmas number Of the fifth vol
ume Of Punch. It was unsigned, but
every paper in the land quoted 1t, and
It speedily became the talk Of the day.
Hood himself did not think II very re-
markable, but Mrs. Hood had said to
him as she folded it for press: Now,
mind, Hood. mark my words, this will
tell wonderfully. 1t is one Of the best
things you ever did"
Mrs. Hood was right. The song was
translated into French, German and
Italian. 1t was printed on cheap cot
ton handkerchiefs and parodied times
without number.
Fishing For -
Many people there are who delight
in just fishing for fish. Such a one
was John Quincy Adams. The story
was told by one of his clients, whose
case was to be tried on a certain morn
ing, that he could not get his counsel
to leave his fishing boat except long
enough to write a note TO the judge
which read: Dear Judge-FOr the
sake of old Izaak Walton please con-
tinue my case until Friday. The smeit
are biting, and | can't leave And
the judge. having read the note, an
nounced to the court. "Mr Adams is
detained on important business
Christian Herald.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-24
The MinhtY Herring

Few of us realize the yastness OF
the herring industry. yet It is highly
important in many places, including
New Brunswick. Nova Scotia, Quebec.
British Columbia, Newfoundland, Eng
land, Scotland, Wales Ireland, Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Ger
many. Holland, Belgium, France, ia
pan and Siberia. So long ago as 1T20
some 1000 of the principal gentlemen
of Scotland formed q company for
herring fishing, but were quickly dis
rupted, leaving a mournful lot Of stock
holders Thirty years later the Prince
of Wales became president or governor
of herring fishery. with capital of
100000 Efforts were made TO learn
the secrets of the Dutch methods OF
curing herrings. but the company soon
collapsed. The spawning and feeding
grounds of herrlngs have determined
the location OF cities, and in several
instances the actual destiny OF nations
and the fate Of monarchs appear to
have been involved In the herring fish
ery.-London Answers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-24

term seems to nave gone out Of use
II comes from that same useful root
graphic" combined with "phonos" "
The latter word means Sound" so
that a phonographer is one who writes
down sound as he hears It The pho
nograph is, of course. an instrument
for writing or recording sound.
Then there are "brachygraphy" ste
ganography" and Topography as 9th
er names for what we generally call
stenography. In the order given they
are derived from "grapho" combined
with "brachys." meaning short" "ste
ganos," meaning covered" "secret' "a
stenographer is one who writes In
cryptic or mysterious writing. not to be
read by the uninitiatedl and "logos," "
meaning speech. New York Times