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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15

FOR RENT-Room for rent. Apply
6OS Jamison St
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15

WANTED-Girl for light housework
1927 Main st.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15

FOR RENT-Three rooms and bath
Apply ]. c. Miller. Cook Hospital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15
h8RNEtL 4 W. lFosE

slaasrs TslSe r I'D aaysIty panesrs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15

Commenting on the delinquent list
the report says: The council is to be
severely criticized for their failure to
attend to this duty and by so doing
incur such losses.APage 90.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15

FOR RENT Two nicely furnished
front rooms Mrs. "! ii. Black, ST.
mons flats, 4ss jackson street
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15
ZOE .RENg

FOR RENTzrFirnished rooms al illl.
Fairmont Avenue. Men employed
through tle day preferred.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-15

WANTED-Woman to work by the
day. Address P. o. Box Col.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
HOW TO CARE FOR TIRES.
Early Discovery of Auto Trouble Will
Save Much EXPENSE.

Pneumatic tires will give service II
given the proper attention. The instant
fault is found careful investigation
should be made to ascertain the remote
cause. Immediate action should be
taken, and the tire, instead of develop
ing chronic case of trouble, will stand
q chance Of running a mileage perhaps
twice or three times as long as other
wise possible, says ]. B. Cox.
determination, overlooking and i'm
proper alignment are evils that are
common, but close attention will easily
detect them. Road conditions also play
an important part In the life of tires.
Stone bruises and cuts are ruinous to
automobile tires. Take the trouble
early in the game, use a little plastic
or quick repair gum and fix the cut or
the bruise. and perhaps the unexpected
blowout will be avoided. Outside these
common faults there are others none
the less important which undermine
the life and strength of a tire. Nurse
your tires and give them close scrutiny.
A word on initiation. 1t is common
practice among car owners to drive
their cars on tires not properly Inflated.
This is altogether wrong If the life of
tires Is taken into consideration. The
car may ride a little easier, but the
owner pays dearly for his luxury.
determination means q short life for
the automobile tire.
Tire manufacturers recognize that
more trouble is caused by underiRfla-
ton than from any other cause No
motorist should be without reliable
air gauge, and tires should be kept at
the prescribed pressure, twenty pounds
an inch of the cross section. For in
stance, If tire Is four inches, then the
pressure of air in the tire should be
eighty pounds.
Overlooking is a common fault among
motorists 1t is not unusual to see
eight or nine persons riding in a seven
passenger car. 1t is frequently said
that per cent added to the weight of
a car adds 10 per cent to the wear and
tear Of tires. SO 1t can easily be seen
what the effect of overlooking has on
the life Of tires. 1t means frequent
punctures and blowouts and early ruin
alton.
Brakes not properly adjusted are also
hard on tires. One brake may be work
ing more freely than the other, and one
tire consequently may be compelled &c
stand all the strain Of stopping the car
Adjust your brakes often. Be careful
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
A PRECAUTIoN.
How to Act if You Are Suddenly
Thrown Into the Water.

Keep cool.
Do not feel alarmed If your head
SHOULD sink below the surface once
Or twice You are bound TO come to
the surface.
Keep your hands under the water.
Even though you do not swim you
are bound TO float for considerable
time. provided you keep your hands
below the surface. Most people drown
because directly they come to the sur
face they raise their hands above the
surface and shout for help.
Keep the mouth closed until the
body attains the floating position; then
try TO breathe naturally through the
mouth.
Propel yourself all you can with
your hands.
If you have any knowledge whatso
ever about swimming try to remove
your clothing The longer you are in
he water the more water soaked it be-
comes and the quicker you will sink.
When help comes to you do just as
you are told. and, above all else, do
not attempt to seize hold of the swim
mer who is trying to aid you.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
The Vermont Turkey.

We publish in another column a
letter by Lieutenant Governor F. +.
Howe regarding turkey raising in
Orange county. II is an interesting
paper for the older people as it des-
cribes conditions they well remem-
Der. II should also interest the
younger people because it suggests
TO them a way in which they might
increase their income. The young
turkey is a delicate fowl until about
the first of July, but If 1t reaches
that period in good health 1t will
largely care for itself and increase
in value very rapidly. II the black
head disease works destruction
among the birds it should be inves-
tigated by the proper bureau of the
department of agriculture to see II
some practical remedy may not be
suggested that will enable the farm
er to resume this once profitable
side line to farming. We certainly
hope the turkey will come back" to
the Vermont farms.-St Johnsbury
Caledonia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
HOW TO LOOK YOUNG.
Beautiful Russian Princess Tells How
II Is Accomplished.

II Is Accomplished.
A Russian princess who is considered
one of the best dressed women in Paris
declares that nothing ages womans
appearance so much as the old fash
toned method of pushing the flesh up
above the corset
How few women stop to think OF
this! Yet is it not true? The settled
look that comes with middle age Is en-
HANGED by stiff corseted figure above
the waist.
Put money into good corset have 1t
fitted sitting down and in adjusting 1t
be sure TO pull it far down and grid il
firmly around the hips.
Many women find as they grow older
they must have their evening gowns
cut high. This need not be done If care
is taken to get a corset that has low
bust.
From Paris comes another hint about
youthful looks \ famous dressmakel
SAYS that real lace ages women anc
should never be worn near the face.
The Parisienne has learned TO fgh!
age more successfully than most wo.
men because she pays heed TO details
that to others seem trivial. She makes
study Of line. angle and color. And
who will say the results are not worth
the trouble?
1t is every woman's duty to keep
young looking. The worst way to do
it is to feign youth through cosmetics
or kittenish manner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
sidewalk Make the Town.

The Bennington Banner says more
sidewalk improvement has been made
IN that town this year than in any
year in its history. This is cause for
Generalization, for, as the Banner
says, more people use the sidewalks
than the streets and Il Is one OF the
best investments for the town, too.
Good walks and streets make the
town attractive, and that is a factor
IN growth and prosperity.-Vergen-
mes Vermonter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
"Humbuu.u

"Humbug' is merely corruption OF
Hamburg. and the connection between
the meaning Of the word and the place
took its rise in the first half of the last
century during one of the great Euro
pean wars, when false political news
was set afloat in Hamburg with the
view of affecting the London stock ex.
change.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
THE HOURS OF LABOR

HE HUNS Vt LAENh
The Banner is interested in the
communication from II. C. White of
North Bennington few days ago on
the question of limiting the hours OF
labor. While the bills before the leg
islature refer solely to women and
children. it is evident that in most
mills and factories a limit is fixed for
women, the same limit must in nearly
all cases apply to men also. AT the
very start it can be figured that two
standards will not work with success
in the same shop.
There is no question as to the de-
STABILITY of a 54-hour week and The
Banner would like to see it brought
about or even still shorter day, but
there is another side to the question.
1t is impossible for mill or factory
to compete successfully with other
plants in the same line If conditions
are imposed which make it more ex-
pensive to do business, owing to the
small margin of profit in most lines
of manufacturing.
Suppose, for instance, that the state
of Vermont in seeking to be humane
and generous to its working men ana
women, should enact a 4S-hour law
how would it affect our Bennington
mills and other Vermont industries?
Our underwear mills, here in Ben
nington. are in competition with
similar mills in New York with 3D.
hour law. with Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Ohio and Michigan with
6O-hour law and with Maryland, Mis-
souri, and other states that have no
limit at alton the hours of labor.
The result would be that the states,
lacking in humanity, could andersen
and get the business and our mills
would have to shut down. We should
he aiding in building up the states
most unfair to the workingman.
It seems to us apparent that the
proper way to get at the question
would be for congress to pass a o.
hour limit law and thus put all the
states on the same plane. The men
who work can force congress to DO
this if they will bring pressure TO
bear.
On the other hand an investigation
of conditions in Vermont has SHOWN
that there are places, not in Bennlng-
ton. but in other towns in the state
where seriously unjust conditions
are imposed by employers. There are
mills where men and women have
been compelled to work rs hours a
week for many weeks at a stretch and
where complaints have been met by
discharge.
For this reason we believe, that a
limit should be set by law and rigidly
enforced, but in view of the compe-
tition that Vermont industries are
compelled to meet The Banner Is
convinced, after considerable inyesu-
cation. that the 54-hour limit is too
low inasmuch as only two other
states have yet gone down to that
figure.
Will it not be better to go half way
and make the limit sc or So hours
now and wait a little to see the eff
feet of that before enforcing the more
radical demand? Such a compromise
would do away with the serious abuse
that comes from having no limit at
all and at the same time would not
run the risk of serious injury to our
Vermont industries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09

also not 10 run iii car tracks or agalns,
curbs or in ruts. The side walls of a
ire are. as a rule, thin and built TO give
the utmost resiliency. A motorist should
be extra careful to protect his tires at
this point.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
Ukase.

Ukase is the Russian word "ukazu,"
an imperial edict. 1t is a decree pro.
ceeding from the car direct or from
the senate, acting for him, and has ali
the force of law. Generally speak
ing, it is the dictate of any autocratic
master
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09

She may twist, she may reel
She may limp, she may squea!.
She may hobble as long as she will.
For woe to the man
Who thinks that he can
Induce her to wear a low heel.
philadelphia Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. :.
tsgnr Ttsrs.fsr SSs

Lucas ODAhty'
Frank J. ChcIey mics oat'l that he IN
sc1ior partner cf the firm OF +. J. Cheney
6, Co., doing tuciLecs iI Tie City Of To-
Co. County AID State aforesaid, and
tat said lgm VII p-v tie sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLAiti for each and ev-
cry case q C-+ITr'l f,.-: mot be cured
~ TIE use of HI 30 CO AIi8TT CURE.
FRS, !. CHENEY.
Sworn = before r. r-l subscribed in
? e. ;..-s ca G.J Of December.
tccaD y. v. GLEASON.
E-t-ry Public.
Tails Catar~h C.-e - i1'ca internally
FL s,.c.t7 a and nn-
testirnoro's, f-cc.
I. j. C-Ir- r. CO. Toledo. o.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-09
Labrador.

Labrador the great peninsula on the
east coast of British North America.
has an area of 100000 square miles,
but the population is only 1000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22

that place. He has the place rented.
Sam White, carried on Rural No. @,
began fifteen day lay-off Monday
morning and his place is being filed
by his substitute, Ray White.
e. G. Jackson, of Davenport, arriv-
ed Monday to assist in the Sidmore
drug store during the absence of the
proprietor, L. r. Sidmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown Tucker, of &C.
dar. returned Saturday from Mar
shalltown, where they visited friends
for few days. ,-,-r ~,,,... .,-.-
Miss Marie 7Rd6S an6aMiss Mamie
Roberts, of Lacey, arrived Saturday
Ito spend a week at the E. H. Fergu-
son home.
L. r, Sidmore departed Thursday
evening for White Bear Lake, MINI,
for a two or three weeks vacation
"trip.
Anderson Akers returned last week
from visit with his daughter, Mrs.
Henry Shultz, near Lenox, la.
s. H. Van Etten, of Newkirk, Okla.
arrived her Friday for visit at the
H. G. Harfst home.
Earl Alderman left Tuesday even.
ing for Kansas City to buy couple
of cars of cattle and sheep.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22
BUDGET
ED hoUGh HAS LEG BROKEN IN
TWO PLACES JONES ChAU-
TAUOUA OPENS SATURDAY
WITH LARGE AUDIENCE.
Clipped from the Gazette.)

Ed Hougn, the fourteen-year-old son
of Francis Hough, met with a very
serious accident Sunday morning He
has been working for Chas. Miller and
rode colt to the pasture to drive the
cattle up for water. The animal be-
came fractions and ran into a fence
with such force that the leg was brok'
en- in two places above the knee and
the flesh horribly bruised and torn.
He was taken to the home of Oliver
Helm, where he is receiving splendid
care, yet it is problematical whether
or not the limb can be saved.
Lawrence Alexander, who has been
here the past six weeks visiting his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ireland,
northwest of town, and his great
grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Ireland, in
Fremont, departed Friday for his
home in Delevan, H., accompanied by
his grandfather J. Ireland, who will
make short visit with relatives
there.
B. NJ. Eastburn yesterday returned
from Chicago, where he was called by
the serious Illness of his brother, Job
H. Eastburn. who for many years was
a resident of this community. He did
not bring back very encouraging re-
ports of his brothers condition.
The Fremont Chautauqua opened
Saturday afternoon and a large aud
fence greeted the first number in the
big tent ON the school house grounds.
The course Is being put on by the
Jones' Chautauqua System, of Perry,
and 1t has proved very popular.
VIM. Woman, who has been here
the past six months visiting relatives,
left Saturday evening for his home in
Osalan, Wash. His visit here was the
first for fifteen years and he thor
oughly enjoyed the time spent with
relatives and old.time friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Forbes and son
Lamont returned Thursday from Bar.
low, N. d., where they spent three
weeks visiting at the home of Mr..
Forbes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Forbes. ...... ...
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Frey returned
yesterday to their home In Blooming
ton, Ill, after delightful visit of
two weeks with their daughter, Mrs,
J, e. Kennel and family.
], c. Fuller returned Thursday from
Cherok'b, Okla, where. he owns q
dne le0,acre farm joining up close TO
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record IN Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

w. c. and Roenna Reed, his wife to
Marquis A. Tate: S. w. a N. w. u
and E. " S. w. u, 32,77.14-$$l44.O0.
Lige Stephens and Carrie Stephens
husband and wife, to C. C. Farmer: E.
" of s. ", lot 8, Smells ad Town of
Sharon-$375.OO.
Emma ]. Nesbitt, unmarried. to
Sarah Wolfe 3-5; to Sarah Wolfe,
guardian of Lloyd C. Wolfe Is: and
to Marcella f. Wolfe l-5. lot l. block
z, o. p. Fremont-$l250OO. ...
VIM. II. Brown (single) TO Sarah Z.
Shafer: Lot 80 and 100. Ro Hill.
formally called Ornbaum. .t.r
Frank p. Shafer and wife to VIM.
II. Brown: Lots SO and 100, Rose
Hill, formerly called Ornbaum--sl.0 90.
Wilson Mercer and Mae Mercer.
TO Martha ], Anderson; Lot l6. Houtz
Second ad, oskaloosa--s3oO.0o.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22
|OWAN
DIES IN CHICAGO
Athlete, Official and "Down and
Outer" Passes Away.
HAD SERVED A TERM IN JAIL
His was a Spectacular career-Was
superintendent OF Polk County
Schools, Also Served Term
as Mayor Of Des Moines.

Chicago, Aug. l9.-Special: James
M, Brenton, once mayor of Des Moin-
es, died Sunday at st, Elizabeth's hos
pital. He had an extraordinary ca
reer and death came as he was regain
ing his fortune after several years OF
Indifferent life. He was SO years old,
He had been living in Deadwood, S.
D. He came to Chicago as a delegate
to the progressive national conven'
ton and was stricken with diabetes,
Farmer, ball player. blacksmith. cir.
Gus performer, teacher, superinten
dent of schools, mayor, down and
outer" homesteader, successful au
tomobile agent--that was the life OF
Jim" Brenton. Mr.. Brenton was born
near Abel, la. He left the farm to
learn blacksmithing. During his
younger years he played base ball
his weight of 1926 pounds never both
ering him. He quit the forge to be
come a teacher in a rural school, and
for several years he taught. always
being assigned to unruly schools
One summer vacation he spent with
circus, taking part in a tumbline
act.
Going to Des Moines in the nine
ties he entered the ice business. He
was elected superintendent of schools
and in 1902 was elected mayor. He
was the biggest and most jovial execu
tive the Iowa capitol ever had.
When his two years term expired
there began a period of hard luck
His contracting business did not pay
and for two seasons he made expenses
by cutting the grass on a municipal
golf course.
When he sued his wife for divorce
charging cruelty, the whole city
laughed
Brenton left Des Moines and prov
i ed up a claim in South Dakota. II
this new state the closing chapters o
his life were written swiftly, ending
with three years sentence in fedora
prison for selling liquor to the Indians
His release from his sentence came
but a short time before.
He sold the quarter section and star
ed in the automobile business in Deat
wood. With success came returning
political ambitions. He was a pre-
gressiye, leading the campaign o
Congressman Prouty in the Seventh
Iowa district several years ago, AM
he was one of the first in DeadwooC
to take up the cause of the new party
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22
LOSS and INSURANCE
First Estimate of $4,000 Borne
Out by Figures.

Losses at the fire of Wednesday
morning, now that time has developed
the extent of damage, will foot as
large as first estimated, $4,000, and
possibly greater. Walls of the build
ings have been damaged and will need
repair or replacing entirely.
Insurance in several instances
comes far from meeting the damage
done. The completed list of losses
and insurance Is as follows:
Walton Clothing Company, between
$4,000 and $4,000 on stock and fix
lures and equipment. Total insur-
ance, $4,000.
Williams & Orvis law Office furni-
ture, equipment and library and
Chas. C. Orvis' private law library,
$4,000 to $4,000 No insurance.
Chris Winter, damage to building
occupied by the Waltons and total
destruction of Office. $1,000 to $4,000.
Total insurance, $4,000.
I. w. Clendenon Company shoes.
Destruction of rubber and leather
stock in basement room, findings"
ETC., and damage to entire stock by
smoke, not yet figured. Total insur-
ance $4,000. w
j. F. & W. r. Lacey damage to
Clendenon room and party wall.
smoke damage to library and law Of
fee. Slight damage TO room vacated
by Ralston book store, $4,000 to
$4,000. Total insurance $500 on
building; $4,000 on libraries.
Van Wittenmyer, the d. & W. Tea
store, stock practically destroyed.
Damage to furniture and equipment
$4,000 or more. Total insurance
IS, 800.
Lewis Cruzen, damage to building,
$1,000 or more. Insurance $1,000.
Smaller damage was sustained by
the W, Fl, Shaw insurance and realty
office, and o. c. G. Phillips justice
ONCE. with ample insurance and by
George Kutrumanos, uninsured.
.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22
Come To Oskaloosa
List Of New Citizens Who
Have Recently Arrived.

Ed DUNCAN and family have remov-
ed from New Sharon to Oskaloosa
and are residing at No. 42S North
Market street. Ed has taken a situa.
ton with the M. & st. L. Ry. in the
local freight Office.
-. -. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. N. Adams and four
children, of Kalona, Ia, are recent
newcomers to Oskaloosa and are resi-.
ding at 6l8 North c street Mr..
Adams is a commercial traveller.
- -. =.
VIM. Wilson and family, of White
City, have moved to Oskaloosa and
are residing at 40S First avenue East.
Mr. Wilson operates meat market
in the opera house block.
- - -.
NJ. P. Angel, of Keokuk, has moved
to Oskaloosa and has taken charge
Iof the Orpheum theatre. He has
rooms in the theatre building.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22

county was in town the same day and
against the world. Even the babies
and the women folk are better look
ing to us every year.
The writer spent this week reading
Report Number l Of the Miners last
convention. From reading it we are
led to believe from financial point
| OF view, it would be bettef for the
miners in general If they only held
one convention in ten years, especial
lly if they had an Ogden case to settle
The Herald man spent Friday
morning at the home of Henry Krel-
ing, south of town. Henry has eighty
acres of land just east of the Burr
Oak school house. He has a force of
men putting up nice residence on
the corner It is two stories high,
with four nice rooms above and
three below. All the lower doors
will be sliding doors. He is sparing
neither pains nor money to have a
model home, which will soon be
ready to plaster. He is to be compli-
mented on getting all his material
from Oskaloosa. We are glad to see
Henry and his wife doing so we'll
They have nice little girl at their
home. We congratulate them on
their home and hope to see them con-
tinue doing we'll. D. Mcdonald OF
Beacon is boss carpenter, which is
guarantee of a good job. This re-
markable man is travelling to the 18th
milestone ON the journey of life, and
reads and does all his work without
glasses.
R. W.