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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
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CHAT

The older ! know the more deeply
nm impressed by the intertexure OF
character-th is, the invarible effect
Of self-indulgence and lack of control
IN any one direction upon the whole
character
For instance, believe that the child
who is freely allowed to give way to
his temper in his youth, in nine cases
out of ten. will be the man who gives
free rein to his passion in his man
hood
And conversely, believe that every
time a man exerts control over him
self in any way-overcomes passion,
restraints temper, gives up some self;
Indulgence, masters his tongue when
1t would speak tqolfsnly Of unkIndyt
compels concentration, or in any way
does the wiser, harder thing, instead,
Of following the course OF least re-
slstance, he strengthens his whole
character and increases his ability to
do not sonly that particular thing, but
each and everyone OF these things
again.
1t seems to me 1t is as II a king
should make some strong demonstra.
, lon of his authority against rebel
ious faction III one part of his king,
dom, and 9Sas1l8I nv; sss6ss find Y
much easler, u Sceiiffstt91l otTteF factions
In the rest Of hlsEkslnl,' .go, !,
Let uStmaglHsIS Fer2 instaGe. a man
whose doctor has'foId him he must
| walk more II he wants to keep well
and strong and efficient. Don't swing
onto street car every time you have
few blocks to travel" the physician
has warned him. Walk man. II you
don't wantGto, rust before your time,
yob,ye. got to, exercise more"
Let us also suppose that this man
has a terrible temper, which all his
life he has had to fight TO control.
Now some cold unpleasant morning
this man comes out of his office to go
downtown for his lunch. 1t Is only Z
fifteen minute walk, and he knows he
ought to walk 1t. but just as he comes
out Of t1e door 6e sees the downtown
car stopping rigSt'in front OF him and
jumps. on. Now, believe that this
man, in doing ,tH$t., ybas, not only weak
eRed his Eowst1o,, obey. The, doctors
orders ahotGSt;tlMs,' but has Also les
ss'ined ii.a abEftyy to control ,His tenn
per.
Suppose some other day this man
has been put III Almost irritating posi-
ton and has managed to keep his TEN.
per. Don't you;think that that success
will help him not only to control his
temper the next time, but also to do
the right thing byhis health?
| do.
And because Of this lntertexture OF
character, believe that mothers who
are so unselfish that they get their
children into habits of self-indulgence
10 their offspring far more harm than
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
sMIssIsslppI RlvER FLOODS.

I There ate of years when the Mis-,
afppi River seems to behave itself
"a the extent, at least of keeping
Within the enlbankments and pursu
iiig It's way to the Gulf. But three of
kouf times within each decad the
mighty river breaks its bounds and
ttirhs large section Of the Missis
slppi valley into an inland sea. Since
itlieEbeginning of the present week ev'
cry tributary of the Mississippi has
been on the rampage. Millions Of
dollars have been expended during
tide past hqlfcentury in building al:
tthcial enbahkments. but, notwitf;
stahdlng this, each recurring spring
Hood brings a new scare to the
jewellers along the shores
What the annHalS s,lrge and swish
az The river does 10 the embankments
ID small in c9mpaEisony to ihe changes
isfdh l8 BSaa tianrel N4SSand bot
tom topdgraphy generally. Every
r6lt ldh eB Misat ssASpEllh% certai9
20 lis stretches, Channels upon which
the hattofal government has .expend:
ed millions are ruined In a night
sometimes, and the work Of excavat.
ifls sis practically TO be done over
'ill,aitiy \
The Congress previous 10 this pro
,ssvsiaed $20OOO0,00O to be expended in
deepening the Mississippi and its
tributaries. & Chicago has been crying
aloud during the past ten years for a
Sstlp channel from the Lakes to the
itita. channel that will make the
gtite port a seaport. II would prob!
abfy cost q billion OF dollars to do
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
WALTZ MASON
The Poet pbllSsjsP
.sq-xsol as ASH nj
ola oiTAg REEFsTaUsT.

!, The fOretgn iywfestlers seaii tiils
shore and say they've come Ia aaae
in gore. They want to show lis iSsiiat
a botch is our great chaSnnl0ii ii
Gotch. And Farmer Gotch Teaf up
and cries ERE tackling me, dad hing
your eyes, you'll have to throw DIS
husky Turk so shed your rags ana
get. to work! And then me oreiei
atheteslstall, and say that islt fiif
at all. ssMy ding rauny ots 81:
plains, when II, hersfHat tliroes and
iains obtained my scored promise
that Id meet no Turk upon the ina
Meet Mahmoutip thunleres ono ~
deed! i don't indorse his chnri 81
creed; his grainmaf's rotten and
tell that he can Hardly real 81 2
u am says one, TIE sEhble IalnqIl.
works,at wrest'ing, Sbuk mont ieet
Turks They stfippedS Foor Abdul q
his fro%n aud chasedsthe old nun olit
Ics town and made d hui del, 3 tliel
lives Of titty:segen OF tlR wives u
ibe Endorsing such b game q 4 Climbed
oyer Mshg1oat And oorn.
fully stieg Iaaghs, ana peses
round tor photographs and hands olt
threats both loud and deep. and
makes the sporting public weep In
tired Of lions and their roars, the Hons
frem theIoreign shores, who show
when they have growied d eAS
they're only fit for RABBIT stews,
g: :;''i i'', ~ LIZ = LDals2N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
TWO KILLED
EIGHTEEN ARE INJURED WHEN
TRAIN CRASHES INTO TROLLEY
CAR.
(By United Press. J

CHICAGO, April 4.-The report of
the police at noon said the Chicago
and Alton train crashed into a Kedz!e
street trolley car and killed two per-
sons, and ln9uring eighteen.
Eight ambulances were ordered to
the scene.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
EASTER EXCHANGE,

The woman's Mission Circle o. the
First Baptist church will hold an ex-
change on Saturday, the PLACE to be
announcer later, They will have a
splendid line Of cakes, pies, salads
and Easter eggs for sale.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04

We are authorized to announce the
candidacy Of DR.. H. D. Hatfield, OF
lsckmap, Mcdowell county for nomi'
nation for Governor, subject to the
Republican Primary Election to be
held on June 4 1912.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04

this, and then require a hundred or SO
millions annually TO keep the channel
open. The Mississippi is magnif-
cent highway for commerce, but there
are few other highways that cost SO
much for repairs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
when the building was one. of the best
In the city, although one would hardly
believe it nov.
] I'M r
(Continusd .Fpni Page 0le.) 81

ferendum vote completed on a
wage agreement,
This was decided on by the district
convention Of delegates here.
sHAAIoKLN, PA, April 4,-After
an alf night session the employees OF
the Catherine Colliery CT the United
Nine workers succeeded in tying up
the plant.
Not a miner has reported for work
today and the Union leaders are anx:
ious to keep everything stationary
pending the Philadelphia conference.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
EoR GOVERNOR

Thereby announce my candidacy for
tie nomination for Governor of West
yifgilla, subject to the decision of the
IssRub llcan voters Of the State as may
Sic recorded In the Statewide Primary
called for June 4, 1912
Respectfully,
cHAs. w. sWIsHER
charleston, ". Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04

TO CURE A COLD IN oiSE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoalo QlIninel
Tablets. Druggists refund money II h
fails 10 cure. E. w. GROVES tala:.
ttlre Is on each boy. CSC.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
STORY NOT True
Beth NICHOLS DID NOT MURDER
HELEN kNARE.
(By United Press

INDIANAPOLIS, April 4.-The po-
lice officials at Portsmouth, N H.
aave notified LOCAL authorities that
Seth Nichols, the sailor, who was
claimed murdered DR.. Helen Knabe
admitted the story was false.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Kindly announce my candidacy for
Congress from the First Congressional
District Of West Virginia, subject to
III declston,o OF the Republican voters
AZ the State Primaries to be held June
GEO. A. LAUGHLIN.
wheeling, W. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04

You've probably missed more profit.
opportunities through Overlooking"
want ads than through dad luck u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-04

"The Luxury OF Life" The general
public is cordially invited to partlcI,
pate in these services.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22

reeking with blood, but just as Roose-
Welt pointed out in his speech yester-
day. the man who wants to do bust
ness within the law II be sorted
out from the one who is determined
to exploit the public outside the law.
The conditions of the country demand
big business. Railroads must cross
continents instead OF states. Manufac-
turers must employ thousands instead
of dozens. But these things are at
the parting Of the ways. The machin.
cry Of the courts. as Roosevelt said,
Is too slow and too cumbersome to
accomplish the desired end. The
quick, decisive hand OF an admins
TRAITOR is required. Who is so com.
petent. so we'll poised, so fearless and
so fair as Theodore Roosevelt? Are
not these great problems more mud
died than they were when the present
administration came into power? But
has there been a week-hardlN A day
that tho press has not contained the
report of some struggle to accom-
plish something Yet nothing has
beer accomplished, save in I'VE in
stances, the credit for both of which
belong To the Roosevelt rather than
the Taft administration.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22

dressed in blue. This, however, was
not the case. Probably they were
misled by the fog.
A comical incident occurred that
came near marring my plan of at
tack. The howitzer came up at a gal
lop. and was quickly unlimbered. But,
unfortunately, the howitzer was plac-
ed Just over Il nest OF yellowjackets.
They flew out from under the ground
and attacked my men and horses and
drove the men from the gun before it
was loaded. My WI horse was stung
and became perfectly frantic. The
moment was critical, when onc of my
men mustered courage to run UP to
the u and drag it off. The yellow
Jackets. having won the field, retired
to their holes; and the gun was soon
mounted in another position.
As there was such a great disparity
in force, ! knew we couldn't stay there
long. The guard would soon rally. as
I had no force to pursue them. Be-
o the fight was over / put some
men to unhitclling the mules. others to
firing the wagons. But I had an
Interior motive in making IN attack
against such odds. That was to en-
barrass Sheridan. AS 500 as he
heard of it. he started back down the
valley and did not stop until he got
to Harpers Ferry. He had started
from there ten days Before. 1 sent a
courier (John Munson) to Gen. Lee
announcing my success. The follow
ing telegram shows the importance he
attached to it. although Gen. Lee
could not at that time have anticipat-
ed the full effect 1t would have on
S~heridan's operations:
"Chafins Bluff. Aug. 16. 1864.
"Col. Mosby reports that he attack
ed the enemy's supply train near Ber-
ryville on the 18th; captured and de-
stroyed Is loaded wagons and secured
owe 200 prisoners, including several
officers. between 500 and 900 horses
and mules. upward Of 200 beef cattle.
and many valuable stores. Consider
able number of the enemy killed and
wounded. His loss, two killed and
three wounded.
r.. E. Lee, general.
Hon. ]. A. Seldom. Secretary Of
War"
AS 1 saw that the enemy were re-
covering from their panic and would
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22

after consultation this was denied by
the British government. He was trans
ferred to the British ship Northum-
berland and was landed on Saint
Helena Oct. Is, 1915.
The only concession made wal that
he might be accompanied by some OF
his friends. and he selected for his
fellows in exile Bertrand, his loyal
companion for long years, and the
and Las Casas. who assisted him to
while away the awful period of is6la-
ton, hearing with his dependency.
peevishness and i'll temper. his
wrangles with them being diversified
by frequent quarrels with Sir Hudson
Lowe, the then governor of the island.
His plcasanter monologues with
Gourgaut and Montholon were writ
ten down and preserved and published
but arc of little value except as they
throw additional light on the char
actcr of the most remarkable military
figure of all history. The immediate
cause of his death, which occurred
May 5, 1921, was cancer of the stom-
ach. a disease which also led to the
cordinE to his request his body was
brought to France and placed in a
magnificent sarcophagus which rests
under the pedestal of the Napoleon
monument on the floor of the beauti-
full dome of the Hotel Des Invalides,
near the old Camp De Mars. in Paris.
and it is there seen by practically
every visitor who ever sets foot in the
gay French capital.
Now 1t seems that whether the is
land were cursed or not by Napoleon
or by others who suffered there. it Is
to be almost depopulated, for II this
first of the inhahifant
finds congenial foothold on the soil of
California others will join them, and
Saint Helena will become more bar
rem than for hundreds of years. a
fitting emblem of the barren life there
for nearly five years Of its most dis
tinguished prisoner.
In n of my many strolls about
Rome, in those precincts not usually
seen by tourists, I came upon a junk
shop kept by a weakened old woman.
1t was not a place where there was
tation and reproduction for the gull
ing of visitors would ,be thought of.
Tossing over old lamps. candlesticks,
symbols of many kinds and other
worthless stuff, l came upon a pretty
little bronze medal, one of those
which Napoleon caused to be made
for the members of his old guard,
and so inscribed. 1t bore a vignette
of Napoleon. a detached golden crown
glinting at the top Of the graceful
oval of bronze, and in this was insert
ed a ring by which the owner could
suspend the precious trinket from his
neck by a ribbon. I bought it for
ten cents, American money. I sub
mitted it to experts at Paris. It was
genuine. 1 presented it to a friend
who treasured all things Napoleonic.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
(col. John S. Mosby, in New York

Evening Post.)
In the summer of 1864 Gen. Phil
Sheridan was assigned to the COM
mand OF an army which was largely
composed of detachments sent by Gen.
Grant from the Army Of the Potomac.
to repel an invasion of the north
through the Shenandoah valley.
That maneuver was a mastery
counterstroke by Gen. Robert E. Lee
to compel Gen. Grant to raise the
siege of Richmond by threatening
Washington. Under any former com
mander Of the Army of the Potomac,
the demonstration on Washington
would have been effective. But Grant
held his ground and sent what he
thought would be a sufficient force to
counteract Lees movement. Sheridan
a moved his army from Harpers
Ferry. about so miles up the valley,
in pursuit of Early's army, that was
retiring south after having at least
compelled a heavy detachment from
Grants army. which was a corre-
spending relief to Lees.
Sheridan's order from Grant were
TO press Early and cut Lees conf
munications by which he got supplies
for his army from the south. II this
order had been executed, the immedi-
ate fall Of Richmond and close of the
war We're inevitable. Sheridan would
have been in Lees rear with a larger
force than Lee had in front Of Grant.
The chief problem then was how to
check Sheridan and prolong the life
Of the C~onfederacy.
At that time all the force opposed
to Sheridan in his front was retreating
before him: my battalion (Forty-third
Nirginia)-fve cavalry companies
still held n to the line Of the
Potomac. and kept its face to the
north. Our main object was. by op-
Grating in his rear and on the border.
to compel Sheridan to weaken his
front by detachments to guard his
line OF supply. as we'll as to prevent
our crossing the river and drawing
our subsistence from the other side.
The highest. although unintentional,
tribute ever paid to the efficiency of
my command was by Sheridan in his
Memoirs" in which he says that al
though his army largely outnumbered
Early's, vet. On accoun Of the par
tisan operations behind him, he had
to Iook backward, and detach so heav-
lily to guard his communications that
his actual line Of battle strength on
the field was no greater than Early's.
The war records show that at that
time Sheridan had over $4,000 effec-
tives-i. e.. men present for duty, and
that Early had only about $1,000.
That is. Sheridan had more cavalry
than Early had Of all arms. In other
words. II Sheridan is correct. my bat
talton-about 800 men-which was
the only force In S%heridan's rear
neutralized q force Of 1900 and left
only 1900 for Early to deal with.
II this were true. then it would sur
pass any achievement in the history of
var. But ] make no such extraya-
CANT claim. 1 only repeat what sheri-
dan says was the reason why he was
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
lBy Elliott Ellison.l

Did Napoleon BOnaparte place a
curse on the island of Saint Helena +?
Did the thousands Of Boer prisoners
confined there by the British during
curse on the little heap of volcanic
refuse. or did the curse. If any, arise
from its use by the British as a coll
ony for prisoners of war, for which
there was no excuse?
Statements have been made in the
newspapers of the last few days that
several hundred Of the Inhabitants Of
the island have been sem to Califor-
mia by the British government, a mill
tary post having been abandoned and
the population of that district having
no means of subsistence. At the con-
clusion of the South African war
about 5000 Boer prisoners were cor
rallied there. At the end of the war,
when amnesty was proclaimed, the
prisoners went their q leaving a
population Of only about 1000 all told
on the forty-seven square miles of the
island. $500 being In jamestown, the
capital. Years ago it had been a ONE
what important hating place for
steamers, but even this small advant-
age was obliterated by the construc-
ton of the Suez canal.
Saint Helena. with its tragic history.
the great episode of its tragedies be-
ing the death there Of the first Ma
poleon after nearly five years of isola-
ton from the world. the Incarceration
beginning oon after his defeat at
Waterloo by the allied armies of Well
lington and Butcher. With the Boer
prisoners. the island was peopled for
a time as it had never been before,
but since their exodus. in 1923, 1t
has been drifting rapidly into a con-
dition 30 barren that none wan to
live there and loon none will stay
there with the exception of the British
governor. his staff and the council and
other persons necessary for the main
tenance of a show of occupation.
Denuded Of the forests of fine trees
which were there when the Portu-
guese navigator Joao de Nova. in
1902. discovered it. and continued de-
mutation during the years when Brit
ish and Dutch struggled for it's pos
session and held It alternately; it's
luxurious indigenous flora dying dur
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
wDTH MosBY 0N sHEROpAw's REAR

not able to destroy Early's army. A
large part of the troops who surren-
1ered at AppolnatoX. had returned to
Gen. Lee from the Shenandoah valley.
Sheridan had not been long in the val
ley before he found out that there
was danger in his ear as we'll as in
front of him. In accordance with
Early for about so miles UP the val
ley to the neighborhood Of Strasbure.
and then halted for a supply train
that was coming on from his depot at
Harpers Ferry.
The train was heavily guarded by
infantry and cavalry, and naturally
ne considered it safe. With these sup
plies. no doubt, he intended to move
on toward Lynchburg as his objective
point. as no effective resistance could
nave been expected from Early's
army, hat was SO inferior in num-
bers. One Of my most trusted scouts,
John Russell, informed me that this
long supply train-about 500 wagons
was going up the pike to Sheridan,
l saw the opportunity to strike a blow
OF f~ar-reaching effect. So. with my
cavalry that made as much noise as a
Napoleon gun. We crossed the Blue
Ridge and the Shenandoah River in
the evening.
. was Sin OF seven miles
from the turnpike. did not wish to
reach it in advance Of the train. John
Russell and a small party We're sent
off to find out where the train was,
and we lay down to rest and wait for
his report. All We're soon asleep.
In two or three hours the scouts re.
ported that the train was near Berry.
vile. We hastily mounted. I left the
command; to be brought on by my
senior ofncer. Capt. William Chap.
man, and. with a few men who knew
the country, rode on to reconnoiter
and arrange for an attack. As I knew
the convoy was heavily guarded by ter
times my number. my only hope OF
success was in a surprise.
When We got to a knoll. 200 or 900
yards frim the pike, day was iuat
breaking. and the long train, with a
big herd Of beef cattle, that had trav-
e!ed all night. was in full view of us
fortunately. the weather was hot
Their was a dense fog that morning
and X they saw my party watchine
blue could not be distinguished from
gray. Chapman. with. his squadron,
was soon sent toward the rear of the
train. and Richards, with his, to the
head Of 1t. while l took the center,
with the little howitzer. and Capt,
Sam Chapman's company in support
Of It.
The orders to Chapman and Rich.
ards were to charge when the howitz.
er fred a signal gun. They were soon
IN position. The. shot was fired that
knocked off the head Of 2 mule and
stopped the train-the. squadrons
charged. and the guard stampeded.
Brig. Gen. John r. Kenly command
ed the train guard. He was court
martfaled. but acquitted of the charge
Of having permitted a disEraceful sur
prise. Some Of the witnesses account.
Cd for 1t on the ground that we were
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
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FAIR AND OPEN FIELD.

TTTJTLTT7TWFTTS t|F'F.T
= The opening IF Roosevelt head
quarters in indianapolis. follow
= ing recent similar action in mi
y cngo. need cause neither wonder
: nor excitement. Mr.. Roosevelt
/. has said merely what everybody
= kncw-that he would not refuse
il demand of his partN. if 1t cal1le
= without intrigue and were sufh-
' ricntly general To Indicate a wide
. popular demand that he he the
: presidential nominee.
a Neither he nor any other
= American citizen is. or ever mas
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
Curious C~ondensatious
Australia has $4,000 miles of rail.
(Taken from Exchanxes.)

Australia has $4,000 miles Of rail-
road.
The imperial library Of Paris con-
tains 10000 volumes.
During 1911 New York averaged
n murder every thirty-four hours.
Holland is considering a proposition
to drain the Zuyder Zee.
The government Of Venezuela has
established a national bureau of sani-
tation.
Conch shells are used as a substi-
tute for window glass in some parts
of the Philippines.
Arkansas has the only diamond
mine in the world. outside Of Africa,
in Pike county.
Arkansas produces coal. silver,
galens, slate. oil stones and clay Of
every description.
Twenty-six native species Of wood
are cut In Canada. spruce yielding
o%ne-fourth of the total.
Electric smelling and refining pro.
ceases are said to produce steel that
is denser and more homogeneous than
open-hearth steel of the same general
composition.
Chile claims that the Island of
Chloe, of the west coast. is the orig
inal home Of the potato. 1t ha wing
been cultivated there since early in
the fifteenth century.