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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

he was idoai. Alas for tie. vanity d
human preparation aMrSS5ames Arms
strong, friend and protege these many
years of Mr.. Robert Maitland, mine
owner and cattle man on q much
smaller scale than his older friend,
was desperately in. love with Enid
Maitland, and Enid, swept on her feet
by aSwooing which rhegan with pre-
cipitantt ardoriso soon as be laid eyes
on her, was more. profoundly moved
by hia,spit, or pursuit. than she could
have imagined. JyssS ~ aiaS4 4, ,lG
's omneSjignotum pre!magnifcot Is,
y She had been woped linethe conven.
tional5fashion many times and ,oit on
ithe sands OF Palm Beach, along tho
,cliifs,of Newport, inths romantic glens
Of Mount Desert, lngthe old; fashioned
drawing:foom overlooking Rttenhouse
Squares She, had been proposed to in
motor. cars on !. the decka. of yachts
and once RRwhile riding to hounds.
hut there had. been q touch pf same
ness about II all. Never had she been
made love to With the; headlong gal.
lantry, With the dashing precipitation
Of the vest, It had swept her from
her moorings. She found almost be,
fore abe was aware Of il that her past
experience now stood her in little
stead q She Iawoke 40 q sudden realiza-
ytlon 1.-THE fact that sheiwas practical.
y pledged to ,JGnes Armstrong after
an acquaintance Oh three weeks in
Dcnveriand on the tranch.
Business ofAthe most Important
and critical nature demanded Arm.
strong's presence east at,this juncture,
and will.he:nillhe there :iwas no way
be could put on his departure longer.
He had TO leave the girl with an TN.
easy conscience that; though he had
her half way promise; he had her but
half way'w He. had snatched the
ultimate day from his business de
mandi, TO ride with her on the first
stage OF her Journey to the mountains.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

beyond the Allegheny except scenery.
What you need, s Enid. is "a ride
across the plains. Rsight Of real, noun.
tains, beside which these little foot.
hills in Pennsylyahia that people back
here make 10 much OF wouldn't be
noticed; You want to get some Of the
spirited, glorious freedom Of the west
into your conservative straight.laccd
little body ~ rs
"In:my day, Robert" reproyingly 70.
marked bis brother, lEpid's father,
freedom was the last thing a young
lady gently born and delicately
nurtured would have coyeted.r7
"your dayria passed. osteye,r re.
tprned the younger Maitland with
shocking carelessness., ''Ffesdpm is
what every woman desires now, espe-
cially when she Is married. You are
not In love with anybody, are you,
Enidsa 'G%S "a
with not soul" frankly replied
the girl. greatly amused at the col.
loquy. between the two men, who,
though moihered by the same woman,
were as disAimilar sa:-whati shall 1
say ay, the east is from the westf. Let
y go at that. LIZ
That's all right said her uncle,
relieved apparently. 81 will take you
out west and introduce you to some
real men 4and-!,H 80 ~ ulsa ",
iS"If ] thought It possible. y ,lnterposed
Mr.. Stephen Maitland In his most
austere and dignihed manner, that
my daughter" with q perceptible emf
Dhasfs on the my as II he andanot
the daughter were the principal being
under consideration, nshould ever so
far forget what belongs to her station
In lie and her family as to allow her
aflecttons to become engaged by any.
one who. from his birth and upbrfng-
Ing in the er-oh-unlicensed atmos-
phere Of the western country would
be persona non grata to dignified so.
ciety OF this ancient city and"
Nonsense" interrupted the young.
er brother blunuy. you have lived
mere wrapped up In yourselves and
your dinky little, town so long that
mental APPROPRIATION 10 threatening
you.r n, ~ y: f',Sit 4" y ,,g!s:.' =
II will thank you. Robert said his
brother with something approaching
the manner. in which he would have
repelledia blasphemy, mot to refer to
Philadelphia as:-er-what'ggas your
most extraordinary word 49, ,;;'--.
".Dtnky.' II my RECOLLECTION serves
"Ah..a precisely am not sure as;
to the meaning Of tho term, but i
conceive It to be something opprobri,
GUS: You can say what you,llke about;
hesahd mine, buGoY;P Philadelphia no.
ESFohf The towns right enough" re-
turned his brother, not at all i'm.
pressed. I'm talking about people
now. There are just as fine men and
women; in the west as In New York or
:. Philadelphia" ny ~ ''.'ei" ~ ~
II am sure yon don't mean to be
offensive. Robert, but really the asso.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

- y 81, her. ,,ta.Gi, u.
no means the first woman he had
kissed-remembe suspicious reader,
that he was not from philadelphia
hers were not the first ears into
which he had poured passionate
protestations. He was neither bet.
ter nor worse than most men. perhaps
he fairly enough represented the aver.
age; but surely fate had something
better IN store for such superb won.
an. A girl, Of such attainmentS and
such infinite possibilities, she must
mate higher than with the average
man. Perhaps there was a sabcon.
seriousness of this In her mind as she
silently waited to be overtaken by, the
rest Of the party. u,
There were curious glances and
strange speculations In that Attic
company as, they saw. her, sitting her
horse alone. A few moments before
1smes Armstrong had passed5them dst
a gallop, he had waved his hand. as
he dashed by and had smiled at them,
hope giving him a certain assurance,
although his confidence was scarner
warranted by the facts. s..
His demeanor wec not In rc~soi','
= (To Be .centinuedl q.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

citation OF ideas In your mention of us
with that common and vulgar New
York Is er---un-pleasant.' fairly shud.
dered the elder Maitland.
I'm only urging you to recognize
the quality Of the western people. I
dare say they are OF a finer type than
the average here" H"H.z.
From your standpoint, no doubt"
continued his brother severely and
somewhat YEARLY as IL the matter
were not worth all this argument. ""All
that want OF them Is that they stay
In the west where they belong and not
strive to mIngle with the east; there
Is a barrier between us and them
which 1t is not we'll to cross. To per-
nit any intcrmixtures OF GRACE
Or" ~
THE people out there are white,
Steve" interrupted his brother sar.
donlcally Il wasn't contemplating in.
PRODUCING Enid here to Chinese, or
negroes. or"Indians. Or"
Don't you see."5 said Mr.. Stephen
Maitland, stubbprnly waving aside
this sarcastic and irrelevent CON.
ment, from your very conversation
the vast gulf that there Ia between
you and me? Although you had every
advantage In life that birth can give
you. we are-Imean you have changed
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cHAprERl d.

Tho Game Played In tho Usual Way.
The road on which they advanced
into the mountains was we'll made
and well kept UP. The, canon through
the foothills was mot very deep-for
Colorado7--and the ascent was gentle.
Naturally 1t wound in every direction,
following the edeyiops. course Of the
river, which It frequently! crossed from
one side to the other, on rude log
bridges A. brisk gallon Of half a mile
or soon convenient stretch OF com.
paratiyely level going put the two in
the lead far ahead OF the numbering
wagon and out of4sight' OF those others
OF the party, who, had elected to go a
horseback. There was perhaps tacit
agreement among the latter not to
break in upon this growing, friendship,
or, more frankly, not to interfere In q
developing love affair:
The canon broadened here and
there at long intervals. and ranch
houses, were found in every clearing.
but these we're few and far between
and for the most part Armstrong and
Enid Maitland rode practically alone
save for the passage Of an occasional
lumber wagon. Y ss.9 Il.
-"You can't think, began the man,
rs they drew rein atker%a splendid
gallop and the somewhat tired horses
readily subsidized Into a. walk, how +
hate to 60 back and leave you"
And YOU can't think how ioath am
to have YOU return the girl flashed
out at himSwith a sidelong glance from
her bright blue eyes and q wltching
smile from her scarlet Tips. Il Is.
t1Ehia Maitland 'ssaid the imam,
lyon know | Just worship you. I'D
like TO. sweep yop out ofsyolr saddle,
lift You tosthe bow offmlne and ride
away withfyou., 1 can't keep my hands
~ you. I7TF;'., 1 Isl s.l9 ~. :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

Rev. Paul Irerris Drake. pastor Of
the Second Parish Unitarian church,
OF SAGE, Me, and formerly of tho Uni.
yersalist Church, Of Beverley, where
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

When the ground 10 covered with
snow, in at least one city IN Norway,
a trackless trolley car hauls as q trail.
er passenger car mounted on run.
ners.. To- q, r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

and was soon TO have tried f9f her
pilot's license. Tho fate of her cousin
made her abandon the idea,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

President Taft worshippd during ijhia
stay al that place, has been. discbarg.
cd from his passionate by unanimous
vote Of the trustees Members Of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

parish say that Mr. Drake has Abefn
.! preaching too much Socialism the past
few, months.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

ON lTHlIIEi: bE.iAIcAEs

Bye Che8tAr EifIiips.

K SO ~ GlN stfrfs v e-sNstt 49, ri y 4 & ~
y -. II
By Chester EifIbns
When the mind NJ heavy with leRrlne
Tie doom d The rd$lns race,
And the hear; is weary Of bearing
The woes that tseIwisi men race:
When you're tre6 oi ail MT teaches
The ruin our sQns shall see,
Come down to the city beaches
And view those sons with met
f iiliiatb bhS 20
When you've sisop yonr last eempass
sion js!SS ~ \ q! );
To the women that live today ~
Dying as slaves TO Fashion h
And leading the world fastray; a
When you've sanotlo ned the last opi1s.''
ion sseeR Fl. 'sSS
OF puny forms untree;
Como out to the surf's dominion
And look at the iiymphs Of the Sea.
You'll face but now "anbpena, II
For your critics are also here
Gin House or Catalina,
Wilson or old Revere
Shocked at the "calisthehics,.
shamed by the undressed sen.
Talking about '.epgenics''ii---
But look at our Youth with NET
Goddess and brpWp.hped Titanl L
Tall and mighty and fair, NJ
Down on the sandstat Brighton,
IN the bite Of the 'nipning air+
These in their strong iimbed glory,
: These are the sons for me 4
And the silver side Of the story
or the race that is yet II; bs
Y HOW BRYAN WON HIS WIFE.
After William Jennings Bryan had
.coarted the beautiful Mary Baird for
what he considered sapsuaic leut length
Of time. the Commoner. then striigS
Cling young lawyer, concluded TO put
The vital question to the father OF the
future Mrs. Bryan. William, after
finally downing the lump In his THREAT.
sought refuge III the scriptures.
"Mr. palrd, | have boom reading
Proverbs a good deal latels.gssaid Mr..
Bryan. "and find that solomon says: 4
Whose fipdest a wife, lndeth good
thing and obtalnetb favor of the
Lord!'"
Father Baird, being somewhat q 9
'BiRie scholar himself; replfeus Yes.
/ believe solomon did ,.sass that, but
'PapI gagsests thati while ne aat mar
iriGEh doeth Wen, hefthat marfieth not
''doath% batter,df 4hi a. Sfj5
Bryan, who never has beenF ~ 2
loss for an answer, ip bis sI|
life, quickly replied; (, ol9 mon would
tbr.. the best apthl99fity upon this point,
because Paul Yss Z E never MARI married.
while Solomon .,,, had b. number tIsI9 q
wives, ~ ,r,,,3 ijl.,, ss
,@Whereuponi Father Of, + Baird e sl
essFKansspass fltyf sRt9PlF . b & M Il
~. NV ne Ell HADN'T s:'Ss s4k3cx on.
y" Mrs. John Hays HamlRohd, Vile ot
the widely known AmerlcaH mining
engineer, shows las much apr ciatioF
d the n,arvels Of the 2Prsfs sston 90 (
her husband. i9Si;;
zone day a f,iend," she says.
came joyfully TO Mr.. Hammond de,
clarlng he had found oil flowing
from spring on his land. He brought
along sample In bottle,
"The bottle was one which ne mad
picked up in a hurry genewherre
around the house. Mr.. Hammond for
warded it to an expert chemist, and
he and his client waited with consld,
cradle impotence for the report OF
The analysis to be returned. Ina few
days this telegram was received:
"a ,Tsind M trace of oil. Your'friend
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

MissiEs5 q Qalmby, AZ Cousin OF Har.
riGt Q'iilnlts Sl9stsher life when
sAe Stll from her 'noapflans at nos,
ION, iltss started "A! f,r5 sIS do Janeiro,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

where , she VIII become ''i = the bride Of
'INhR p. Harvey. Miss aaimhy. like
her cousin, was interested In flying,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07
HELEN KANE.

Helen Kane is a Chicago factory
girl. She is also the distilled essence
of the noblest American womanhood.
The other day Helen found in the
street a pocketbook containing S55.
She went promptly to the nearest po-
lice station and turned over the
money with the statement that she
had found it and that it was not hers.
Now there are good many girls
in Oregon, as well as in Chicago, who
would not have asked any questions
about that $55. That was one of the
reasons why a police official decided
to find out something more about
this one. He went to her humble
home, and here are some of the
things he found out about Helen
Kane, who refused to keep $55 she
had found:
Gets up each morning at 4:30.
Prepares breakfast for herself, her
sick mother and the three children
of the family.
Gets the children ready for school.
Walks two and one-half miles to
work.
Tolls hard each day from Z a. m
until 6 p. m.
Walks home, two miles and a half.
Gets the evening meal, sews, helps
the children with their lessons and
sees that her mother is properly
cared for.
Earns So a week.
Pays $3.50 a month rent for four
rooms in building in the rear of the
lot.
Helen was asked why she did not
keep the money. Her only comment
was: a.
ST was always taught honesty a
home; l never thought of keeping
the money"
Yet when she went into the polio
station the officer noted that she wa
thinly clad; her skirt was patched
but neatly done; her shoes were old
but polished. Now $55 would hav
bought fine clothes, lots of them
more than she ever had in her Who'll
life at one time, if she had kept il
But Helen loved honesty more thai
she loved fine feathers. Any woman
will understand the sacrifice. Blu
upon character like Helen Kane's
founded the American nation. 1t i
such womanhood that lifts men t
lofty thoughts and purer ideals
Every American hat is off to HeleI
Kane.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07
NEW YORK HERALD POLL.

The New York Herald has just
published poll compiled at it's own
effort and expense showing the stu
alton throughout the United States.
AS the Herald is bitterly fighting Mr.
Roosevelt it may be fairly taken as
not at all partial to the progressive
cause. This poll shows that Roose-
welt will lead Taft in New York state
by $4,000. 1t gives Roosevelt 49,
600 plurality over Wilson and 1000
over Taft in Connecticut. 1t gives
Roosevelt $4,000 plurality over both
Wilson and Taft in Pennsylvania and
100000 over Taft in Indiana. 1t
shows Taft running a bad third in
every state except Wyoming and
Ohio, where he takes second place
by narrow margin. The Herald poll
looks like a landslide for Roosevelt
in many states, especially in the
great industrial centers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07
AN AMBITIOUS CITY.
portland Journal.)

Grand Junction is a Colorado city
of about 5000 people. But her am
bition is to show to the world that
small size is no bar to progressive
ness.
In 1909 the city adopted commits
sion government. She now claims
these results: Disease has been re-
duced 80 per cent. Contagious dis
eases are practically wiped out,
Three paving districts have been es-
tablished. Children's Fairgrounds
have been provided and parks inn
proved. The chamber of commerce
is made part of the city government,
sustained by a regular tax levy. A
system of free garbage collection has
been installed. Taxes have been re-
duced three mills"
Under the Grand Junction charter
all municipal work must be done di-
rectly by the commissioners and not
by contract. The commissioners as
sert that in the last three years the
saving to the people has been over
100000.
A water system costing over $780,.
900 has been constructed by the com
mission without a day of contract la
Dor, and at saving of over $4,000
over the lowest bid submitted by con
tractors.
On the application of the city, Sec
retary Fisher has set aside from en-
try $40 acres of coal land in the
heart of the Book Cliff coal field
eight miles from Grand Junction
Within the present year Grand juno
tion expects to own and operate the
first municipal coal mine in the
United States.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07
ANYTHING TO BEAT ROOSEVELT.
(Medford Sum-


According to George P. Sheldon,
treasurer of the republican national
committee four years ago, Morgan,
Frick and Gould gave 100000
apiece to help elect Taft.
Eight years ago he declares Arch
bold gave $125,O 900 to help elect
Roosevelt.
This year, as everyone knows,
these corporations and moneyed in
terests everywhere are against
Roosevelt and in favor of Taft, while
Wall street, represented by Harper's
Weekly, is plugging for Wilson.
All this money talk merely goes to
prove again that the republican party
had become so subservient to the
moneyed interests that it was time
for progressive members to withdraw.
Roosevelt led this migration.
The first effective work in this
country toward curbing the trusts,
toward making campaign contribu-
tions public, toward purifying and
elevating the standards of public life,
was done by Roosevelt.
People can complain of Teddys
manners, of his egotism, of his ambi-
tion as long as they like, but trying
to make him out a friend of the
trusts, a crook and liar is waste
of time. The people won't believe it
simply because it isn't true.
The whole disturbance merely
goes to prove that the one man the
trusts fear is Roosevelt. The one
man the democrats fear is Roosevelt.
The one man the CRATER, the public
land shark, the waterpower grabber
fears is Roosevelt.
This campaign has merely resolved
itself into anything to beat Roosevelt.
And while many people are no doubt
opposing him in good faith, the fun
damental force behind the Roosevelt
opposition is that of the vested in
terests and the supporters of the old
time political machine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07
Loan Sharks Given Setback.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Judge Monroe
recently decided that loan sharks
and collection agents cannot secure a
debtors pay, to apply on his debts,
until such time as the mans family
has been first supplied with the nee
essaries. The case came up in sep
arate maintenance suit, the man be-
ing ordered to pay $50 to his wife
and babies monthly before satisfying
his creditors out of his salary Of
500. The man had failed to make
payments to his wife, giving as his
defense that collectors had bounded
him so much that he had been un-
able to spare money for his family
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07

The equipment, organization and
experience acquired in constructing
the Panama canal soon will be avail
able for the lakes-to-the-gulf deep
waterway and other portions of this
great work, and should be utilized
by the nation in cooperation with
the various states, at the lowest net
cost to the people.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07

We pledge our party to legislation
compelling the registration of lobby
lists; publicity of committee hearings
except on foreign affairs, and record
ing of all votes in committee and for
bidding federal appointees from
holding office in state or national
political organizations, or taking
part as officers or delegates in politi-
cal conventions for the nomination
of elective state or national officials.
To be continued.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07

A coast-to-coast macadam roadway
to cost $25, 100000 is proposed by
Indiana automobile manufacturers,
who have subscribed 100000 to
start the campaign in their state.
The plan is to raise money to furnish
about 100000 for the materials
and leave it to the counties to pay
for construction. AYE, there's the
rub" thinks the Springfield Republi-
can.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07
THE PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM.
(Third Installment.)
High Cost of Living.

The high cost of living is due part
ly to worldwide and partly to local
causes; partly to natural and partly
to artificial causes. The measures
proposed in this platform on various
subjects, such as the tariff, the trusts
and conservation, will of themselves
tend to remove the artificial causes.
There will remain other elements,
such as the tendency to leave the
country for the city, waste, eXtrava-
gance, bad system of taxation, poor
methods of raising crops and bad
business methods in marketing crops.
To remedy these conditions re-
quires the fullest information and
based on this information, effective
government supervision and control
to remove all the artificial causes.
We pledge ourselves to such full and
immediate inquiry and to mediate
action to deal with every need such
inquiry discloses.
Currency.
We believe there exists imperative
need for prompt legislation for the
improvement of our national curren-
cy system. We believe the present
method of issuing notes through pri-
vate agencies is harmful and unset
entific.
The issue of currency is fundamen-
tally government function and the
system should have as basic princi-
pies soundness and elasticity. The
control should be lodged with the
government and should be protected
from domination or manipulation by
Wall street or any special interests,
We are opposed to the so-called
Aldrich currency BILL because its pro-
visions would place our currency and
credit system in private hands, not
subject to effective public control.
Conservation.
The natural resources of the ma
tion must be promptly developed and
generously used to supply the peo-
pies needs, but we cannot safely al
low them to be wasted, exploited
monopolized or controlled against the
general good. We heartily favor the
policy of conservation, and we pledge
our party to protect the national for,
ests without hindering their legiti.
mate use for the benefit of all the
people.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07
Publicity and Public Service.

both before as we'll as after primaries
and elections.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07

Eugene will contract for a $780,
900 trunk sewer system.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-07

Agricultural lands in the national
forests are, and should remain, open
to the genuine settler. Conservation
will not retard legitimate develop
ment. The honest settler must re-
ceive his patent promptly, without
needless restrictions or delays.
We believe that the remaining for
ests, coal and oil lands, water powers
and other natural resources still in
state or national control Except ag-
ricultural lands) are more likely to
be wisely conserved and utilized for
the general welfare if held in the
public hands.
In order that consumers and pro-
ducers, managers and workmen, now
and hereafter, need not pay toll to
private monopolies of power and raw
material, we demand that such re-
sources shall be retained by the state
or nation, and opened to immediate
use under laws which will encourage
development and make to the people
a moderate return for benefits con-
ferred.
In particular we pledge our party
to require reasonable compensation
to the public for water-power. rights
hereafter granted by the public.
We pledge legislation to lease the
public grazing lands under equitable
provisions now pending which will
increase the production of food for
the people and thoroughly safeguard
the rights of the actual homemaker.
Natural resources, whose conserva-
tion is necessary for the national well
fare, should be owned or controlled
bY the nation.