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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
KANSAS METHOD Of CUMMING

A young merchant in Smith Center,
Kan, has found way to make slow
paying customers dig up. For long
time he sent out monthly duns urging
prompt settlement, but little II any at
tention was paid to them. Getting i'm
patient he sent an enlarged bill to an
old lady who had been owing him
three or four months and the effect
was almost magical. She came In
snorting mad the next day with the
bill in her hand and the way she went
after the young man for trying to
swindle her brought the bushes to
his cheeks. He finally made her be-
lieve the error was un1ntentional, and
she settled on the spot for what she
owed. Since then the young man
sends out bills of about twice their
proper size to slow creditors and he
says it brings them In every time and
invariably mad all over at his at
tempt to cheat them. He says you
can even make a deadbeat wrathful
by dunning him for larger amount
than he owes.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05

AN UNUSUAL REQUEST

Among the most eccentric of tesla
tors are those who make requests OF
their bodies. In 1871 Mr.. Sanborn
of Medford, Mass, bequeathed his
body to Professor Agassiz and Oliver
Wendell Holmes, representing that it
should "be prepared In the most sci
ent1tic manner known to anatomio
science" and placed in the museum
at Harvard He also directed that his
skin should be made into two drum
heads, to be presented to his friend
and patriotic fellow citizen, Warren
Simpson" on condition that he beat
on them the national air of Yankee
Doodle" at the foot of the monument
on Bunker Hill at sunrise every 17tn
of June. On the drumhead was to be
inscribed Pope's Universal Prayer"
and on tie other the Declaration of
Independence.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
IN MINNESOTA
THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF SERIES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED
BY REQUEST OF THE MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION
CRITICISM OR SUGGESTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED

aticn is derived from taxes levied for
certain specific purposes at rates
which are definitely fixed by law,
such as the zone mill school tax" and
the one-tenth Of mill tax for the s'Sol-
diers' Relief Fund and the like. The
rate OF these taxes remains the same
year after year regardless of the tax
able valuation of the state or of the
needs Of the institutions for which
the tax is levied, and it can only be
changed by amending the law The
aggregate, rate of all these so-called
special taxes at present amounts to
2.5S mills on each dollar OF assessed
valuation, and the total revenue de-
rived from them in 1911 was approx
mately 100000. If property in that
year had been assessed at it's true
and full value as provided by law
these taxes would have been increas-
ed fully threefold, and would proba-
bly, have amounted to more than
$9,O00,0O0
In short, if the law requiring that
Gall property shall be assessed at it's
true and full value" was rigidly en-
forced it would inevitably result in a
large and needless increase in taxes
in great and uncalled for increase
in salaries: most likely in great in.
crease in municipal Indebtedness, and
in a general and unwarranted demon
alization of our entire revenue sys
tenn
The next article will show the eff.
forts that have been made to correct
these evils.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
TURNS LIFE UPSIDE DOWN

Vienna can boast of curious &C.
centric, who turns life upside down, q
rich young Pole, who lives in sump-
tuous style, but always summons his
servants by bugle call His favorite
pastime is driving an omnibus, att1red
like an ordinary busman, and though
he is said to spend a fortune each
year in clothes, he wears no garment
until it has been worn by his valet.
He has astonished the guests at a
ball by appearing in 9 costume Of pure
white, save for the shirt and tie,
which were black. To complete his
oddities, when dining, which he in
variably does alone at q table d'hote,
he reverses the usual order, beginning
his meal with the sweets and ending
with the soup.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
BIRDS AND GRAssHo PPERs.

"A strong protest is being made in
South Australia against the continual
slaughter Of such birds as the ibis,
the egret, cranes and spoonbills to
supply the demands Of milltners. The
slaughter is jectionable not only as
destroying some Of the most beautiful
and interesting creatures OF nature,
but, according to the Journal Of Agri-
culture, also as rendering South Aus
atralia ever more prone to plaques OF
grasshopp and is a prime cause Of
the decline Of its fish resources. Az
the Wading birds disappear the crus-
Staceans that destroy fish spawn In.
crease IN mutt itude. Ha
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05

FLOODS KILLS
IS PERSONS
Loss sl,500,000.
SECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA, w.
VIRGINIA AND OHIO HIT BY
HEAVY RAIN.
SCORES STILL MISSING.
Many Towns Inund ated-RIvers Leave
the Banks and Spread Over
Wide Ter
SCORES STILL MISSING

Pittsburg, Sept 3.-As q result Of
terrific rains through West Virginia,
western Pennsylvania and eastern
Ohio, SO are dead and scores missing.
Added to the list of fatalities are 10
foreigners at Golfers, w. Va, bring
ing the death list there up to IS;
three at Burgettstown, Pa, bringing
the list there up to four, and one at
Woodlawn, Pa, near this city.
At all points the storm is over. Peo-
pie in the various towns are attempt
ing to take care of conditions caused
by the flood, but are making little
progress. Help is on the way and has
arrived at some points, but the actual
extent of the disaster cannot be esti-
mated yet. From meager reports, it
Is believed the monetary damage will
reach close to $1,500,000.
The stream was the most devastat-
ing in the history of the localities
mentioned. All small streams left
their banks spreading over wide
territory, while transportation facili-
ties in all directions from this city
were practically put out of commits
sion. .@&aa
After a 24-hour period Of excessive
~ hot weather, the storm broke In
addition to an extraordinary rainfall,
the electrical features were most
spectacular.
In a number of western Pennsyl-
vania points people became panic
stricken. At New Castle, Pa, churches
were dismissed by ministers when an
nouncements were made that flood
vas headed for the town.
At Ford City, Pa, a dozen houses
were washed from their foundations
Lighting struck a score of houses,
while McGraham, suburb, was under
from three to five feet of water last
night.
At Golfers, w. Va, a cloudburst de-
wasted the valley in which the town
Is situated. Harmons Creek overflow
Ing it's banks. The entire valley was
deluged by the water, houses swept
from foundations, railroad tracks torn
up for long stretches.
NJ w dou1uSCOus d., Iue SIOiLu was
especially severe All through that
part of the state manufacturing plants
were put out of commission and many
homes were wrecked.
Family Is Killed.
At Cherry Valley the flood waters
caught the family of George Gillespie
while asleep. Gillespie, his wife and
four children were victims of the sud-
den, raging water Mother and faith
er were found dead, free of their
home, but the bodies of the children
we're recovered, drowned in their beds.
Town Under Water.
Cannonsburg is under three feet Of
water and three persons are dead.
Prompt action on the part of the
Pittsburg Buffalo Coal company
brought the lives of 400 miners out
Of the floods path.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
CLOSE VOTE PREDICTED,
Democrats Candidates End Hot Cam
paign.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept 3.-The cam
paign incident to the primary election
In Wisconsin closed in whirlwind fash
lon when Probate Judge John G. Karel
and Randolph ]. Schmitz, candidates
for the gubernatorial nomination on
the Democratic ticket made numerous
short speeches in Milwaukee and VI
cinity.
The state income tax law has been
the theme discussed by both candi-
dates, Karel being opposed to the
measure and Schmitz defending it.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
TWO EGGS IN TWO MINUTES

Chicken experts say thing hap
pened at the poultry show OF the Ma
tional Fanciers' club in Indianapolis
which they have never known to hap
pen before. A Buff Orpington hen
laid two eggs in less than two min
utes. There was no room for doubt
that this actually happened as fan
cier of reputation was standing by and
saw the thing done with his own eyes.
The first egg was perfectly formed
with hard she'll The second egg
was large as the hrst, but had soft
she'll The chicken men believe this
hen understood that she was on ex.
htbition and must make record
Sheaf Want Ads. do the Business
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
Wreck Victims RECOVERING.

Green Bay, Wis, Sept. .33.--The four
men who were brought here from the
wreck on the Chicago and Northwest,
srn railroad, near Lynhurst,. are re-.
coyering rapidly and physicians state
none of them was seriously injured
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
ELEPHANT sHREW is RARE.

The London Zoo" has received
from South Africa three elephant
shrews, the first of their kind to be
seen in Europe. This animal, which
is about the size of dormouse, has
an elephant-like trunk on the snout
and its hind legs are extremely long
and suggest those of a kangaroo
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
Mcooorty Flnishe, smIth.

Mc0oorty Finishes Smith.
New York, Sept 8. Eddie McGoor
u knocked out Dave Smith. who hold
ne middleweight and Light heavy
Hsight championships Of AustraAa n
y first wound Of . scheduled te1
~ holrt IS Madhton Square Gaxda1
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05

Nat Goodwin's Career Probably Ended
Los Angeles, Sept. 3.-Whether Nat
G. Goodwin will ever appear again be-
fore the public as an actor is hanging
by slender thread. The danger cen
ters about crushed pelvis, which was
not discovered during the hurried sex.
animation following his recent injury
by the capsizing of a dory in the surf.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-05
BISHOPS BODY LIES IN STATE.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Sept 8 .-After a
short prayer. and service. conducted in
the library of the Episcopal residence
by Bishop R. H. Weller, the, body OF
Bishop Grafton was conveyed to ST..
Paul's cathedral.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15

day in the sand was not more aston
ished at what met his vision than
Newbold on'that winter morning. For
there, in the virgin Wilderness, were
the tracks OF q man!
He stopped dead with, sudden con-
traction Of the heart. Humanity 9th.
er than he and she in that wilderness?
1t could not be! For moment he
doubted the evidence OF his own sen.
ses. He shook his pack loose from his
shoulders and bent down to examine
the tracks to read II he could their
Indications. He could see that some
one had, come up the canon. that some
one had leaned against the wall, that
some one had gone on Where had
he gomez ~ ~
To follow the new trail was child's
play for him. He ran by the side Of
Il until he reached Sias knoll. The
stranger had stopped again, he had
shifted from one FOOT to- another, EVIL
IDENTIFY he had been looking about him
seeking some one, only Enid Matt
land of course. The trail ran forward
10. the edge Of the frozen lake.: there
the man had put on his snow shoes,
there he had sped across the lake like
an arrow. and like an arrow himself
although he had left behind his own
snow shoes, Newbold ran upon his
track. Fortunately the snow crust up.
bore him. The trail ran straight. to
the foot OF the rocky stairs. The new.
conner had easily found his way there.
With beating heart and .throbbing
pulse, Newbold himself bounded up
the ACTIVITY after the stranger, mark.
ing as he did SO evidences OF the 9th.
er's prior ascent. Reaching the top
like him he ran down the narrow path
and in his turn laid his hand upon the
door.
He was not mistaken. he heard
voices within. He listened second
and then flung It open. and as the 9th.
er had done, he entered.
Way back on the trail, old Kirkby
and Robert Maitland, the storm having
ceased, were rapidly climbing up the
canon. Fate was bringing all the &C.
tors Of the little drama within tie
shadow OF her hand. ~ $ sSl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
SIDEWALK SKETCHES
KINDNESS.
sy \. L RANN.

Kindness Is a moral attribute which
prevents people from littering UP the
family hearthstone with navy Blue
grouches and rancid forms OF speech
With some people kindness has be
come such a habit that they iSnhfd
rather nurse a sick neighbor' thai heal
Queen Esther sung by home talent
In four different keys.
II it'were not for kindness, many d
prosecuted husband would be going
around wearing a furtive look and a
set of bright new splints.
Kindness Is not expensive to oper
ate, but 1t costs a good deal to Guilt
tate. 1t is one of the most cheerful
tunes ever written. and is frequently
accompanied by gray hairs, bent
back and a weary smile. This is the
mother kind OF kindness, and 1t has
all the other brands backed out OF the
running. hh =
Kind folks arc sometimes run over
BY people who wouldn't know the milk
Of human kindness from apple vinegar
Others will accept kIndnesses and slS
O'clock dinners without even loosen
ing up for the price OF lap supper
Relatives are always kind when they
have been informed OF the contents Of
the last will and testament. This is o
very suspicious variety OF kindness
and can change front almost as fasl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
cArARRA CANNOT sE CURED

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat OF the dis.
ease. Catarrh is blood or constitu'
rtional disease, and in order to cure 1t
you must take internal remedies
Halls Catarh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
ta,rh Cure is not quacK medicine,
1t vas prescribed by one OF the best
physicians In this country for years
and is regular prescription. 1t is
composed OF the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood puriti.
ELS, acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination Of
the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results in curing Ca.
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio,
isold by druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15

proprlate OF the famous Tissot eollec.
tion All these arc reproduced in col
ors and inserted in their proper places
throughout the value. The result is
a great work of art which cannot be
surpassed,
u you have not yet started to save
certificates, begin tomorrow and lose
Ito further time, for you will never
have pnother opportunity like this,
and at the rate they are now going
the supply will soon be exhausted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
PLEASED 9 :
WHEN :1HEY. SEE II
READILY SHOW APPRECIATION
OF THE GREATEST OFFER EVER
MADE. 6YaANY NEWSPAPER.

Those who started to clip certifi.
Gates from the West Virglnian week
ago can now testify TO the true mer-
its of the great offer for the Bible dis
tribution started of with immense
satisfaction to all concerned. All who
got their Bibles are proudly show.
Ing them to their friends, and com,
Fmendations and congratulations are
already pouring into this office.
The limp Heather volume with over.
tapping covers is the most popular
although the one bound in silk is Just
as serviceable and contains all the
beautiful illustrations printed in with
the type as well as the colored plates
There Is also Catholic edition. which
contains the full page colored plates
approved BY the church, without tho
Tlssot and text pictures, and this is
being distributed in the same bind.
ings as the Protestant books.
1t makes no difference how, many
Bibles you may now have you will
want this one anyway. for it, is illus.
.trated as not otheryBibleJin the world
lis Illustrated, The picture for each
particular verse or subject taken up
Is inserted with the type, SO that it
corresponds with the accompanying
text matter. The publishers expend.
ed $4,000 for this work alone, and
besides, they selected tho most up.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
CHAPTER XXI
Tho Odds ADAMS. Him,

mo Ouub Against him. .
The noise OF the opening OF the
door and the thrush Of cold air that
followed awoke Enid Maitland to In.
slant action. She rose to her feet and
faced the entrance throughywhich abe
expected Newboldto reappear-Ifor OF
course the newcomer must be he
and for the life OF her she could not
help that radiating flash of joy, the
momentary anticipation OF which fair
ly TRANSPORTED her being; although II
she had stopped to reflect she would
have remembered that not in the
whole course OF their acquaintance had
Newbold ever entered her room at any
time without knocking and receiving
permission.
Some of that Joy yet fingered in her
lovely face when she tardily. !, recog-
nized the newcomer in the half light.
Armstrong. scarcely waiting to close
the door. sprang forward joyfully with
his hands outstretched.
Enid" he cried
Naturally he thought the look OF eI.
pectant happiness he had surprised
upon her face was for him and he
accounted for its sudden disappear.
ance by the shock Of his unexpected,
unannounced, abrupt, entrance.
TIE warm color had flushed /. her
face, but as she stared eat him her as.
pect rapidly changed. She grew paler.
The happy light that had shope in her
eyes faded away and as he approached
her she shrank back.
"You!" she exclaimed almost in ter.
ror. -
YES" he answered smllInglS ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15

that said what dld. but yol VIA
have to charge Il to ny binding pas
aInn lor you. u can truthfull5 ms that
YOU are one wtmin that / have cvtrl
erayed with all my heart, ! VII do
anything. Be anything. 10 win y9n.s'
II was very brilliantly done: be had
met told u Sinsle nldnth: he a III
nitted much, but he had Withhold
the essentials after all. he Naa fli{t
Ing against Desperate odds, he Ind sIlo
knowledge OF how much abe know. Or
where she had learned anything Ess
cry one about the mining camp n hero
-shelhnd lived Shady known OF MS ioraf
for; Louise Rosser. but he had not rlp-l
posed there was a single human i1hls
who had been priyy to III later defel-;
ppments. anaEh could mot figure out.
any way by. which Enid Hand coAldi
have learned bysany posslbllliy any
more OF the story than he had told
lher He had calculated swiftly and
with the utnost pieety, iuit how inueh
he should confess. BE WIS n ,l6lll
switted clever man md he Wan Uniting
Sfor what The held most dear. bit hlsl
iesgerness and ZEAL as they hive ptt-l
senfdore, OVERRIDE his judgement. and
hetmGde another mistake Il this iuhe
ture. His evil genlus was 1T hll. o.
bow.
s. you must remember ,. no continued,
that you have been alone here In
these mountains with 4 man Tor over,
! month; the world
,Fwhat, what DO you mean z a.
claimed the girl. who indeed knew
very well what he meant. but who
would not admit ME possibility.
ITS mot every man." he added.
bllndly pushing to his doom. '.ttasl
would care for you or want you-ait-
er that &;
He received sudden and teryiblcl
enlightenment, =
you coward. : she cried. with up-
raised hand, whether in;pfptsst Of 10
strike him neither ever kneE. ipe. At
that moment The door opened tho 500
iehd time that niofhini toI d Omit IN.
iother man. Ks
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
cHAPrERs,smI:

.lfhssLast Resort % stnus and AilH
The sudden entrant upon. q quaEEels
between others! Is invariably at d dli-.
advantage. Usually he rs suAa vpFef
OF the cause Of difference and gehsfnIs
ly he. has no idea. Of the Stase Of d.
yeiopment OF the affair that haa Ban
reached. sfNeNb ia sniIered nom tllist
lack OF knowledge and to these dlssf
advantages were added othersl B6ra
instance, he had mot the ,faintegt ideas
as to who or what was the atrnngef.i
The room was not yeryj iisht In the
day time. Armstrong happened to bel
standing with his back to II Il 6onio
distance from thelwindow by the iidos
OF which Enid stood. six Year, nat
prally and SineSitably makes BONE diE-
ferenceit q mans appearance, and 5it}
Is not to be wondered that ut drrti
Newbold did not recognize the MIN be-
fore him as the original of the face In
his wife's locket: although he had ntud-i
fed that face over and over again. Al
neareriBcrutiny. 4 longeri1tudy. Fctld
haze enlightened him Of course, but
forithe present essaw nothing but 4
stranger yIsibly perturbed on one aidei
and the woman he loved apparently
flercely resentipl. stormily, Ii dlSnnnt,
confronting the other with an up
raised hand.
The man, whoever be was. had nj
fronted her. had aroused her indigna-
tion. perhaps had sinSnited her. that
was plain. He went Bwiftly % xhsrs
side. he interposed himself betWeeni
her and the man.
Enid" he asked, and his Easy ulo
Of the name was a revelation apd an
Illumination, to Armstrong, ..who Ia
this man. what has hi. doleipp Il
It was Armstrong who replied ItI
Newbold were m the dirk. not Ia hS;l (,
although they had never spoken, 10
bad seen Newb6id He recognised
him instantly Indeed. recognized Of
not, the newcomer could be- no otid,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
4 MARVEL Of coNsrRucrIoNs.

The following facts will enable the
reader to get a general idea OF thu
size and structure of the Tintanic:
Registered tonnage was $1,000. +
Displacement tonnage was $4,000,
Length was SS2ls feet, or about fon
city blocks.
Distance from keel to top of fun
nels was It's feet. n
Capacity was $500 passengers.
Crew was $50 men
Largest plates in the hull were 81
feet long and weighed AZ tons each.
Largest steel beam was, % fee
long and delghed 4 tons.
The rudder weighed 100 tons, thu
anchors 15h tons each, the centre
propeller 90 tons, and the two wins
propellers IS tons each. Each link IL
the anchor chains weighed II;
pounds. I
The depth OF the double piatet
steel bottom was feet inches.
Three million and half rivet1
weighing 1900 tons bound this arnol
OF steel together.
There were two Gets Of engines
each capable of generating $1,000
horsepower at 10 revolutions a min
ute.
There were "a double end boilers
each Is feet . inches in diameter and
90 feet long, and single end boilers
each Is feet . inches in diameter ant
II feet 9 inches long.
There were more than 200 Windows
and side.lights.
The Titanic was built at a cost o.
$4,000, 1000, and was equipped with {
gymnasium. swimming pool. hospita
with operating room, and grill ant
palm garden.
This interesting Information wal
Cleaned from single chapter OF The
Tragedy of the Titanic. The Wes
Virginian has few copies OF this
book left, which may be had at a
cents apiece. Postage will be pre-
padded on out.of.town orders. 1t is Q
handsome cloth.bound volume, ant
contains 300 pages OF reading matter
besides 80 pages OF Illustrations.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
LADDERS, LADDERS, LAoDERsl

Now that the fruit season is on,
ladders. will be needed. The biggest
and cheapest stock OF ladders, both
straight and extension, in NalrIon
county are for sale by The +. p. Kcl.
ley Lumber Co, aug. 12.6t