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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
The Fifth
StenOgrapher
BY Edmund Moberiy

Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary
Prcss.)
MIR. Benjamin Holbrook. of the firm
of u. Holbrook a Company. jobbers.
had been absent from his business for
three weeks. and therefore entered
his Office resolved TO get back into
harness as speedily as possible After
wading through mass of accumu-
lated correspondence. he rang for his
confidential stenographer. She failed
to appear. A second and third ring
were equally barren OF results. Mr..
Holbrook grew indignant. With saw
age jab. he touched another button
on his desk. and In a moment Watt
son. his chief clerk. stood at his ell
bow.
Watson" he demanded, why
doesn't Miss Gayley respond to her
CALI"
Miss Gayley was married whila
you were away"
An Office romance?"
yes" responded Watson with a
- oht Va hA' RtOh-
keepers. is the other guilty party"
Well. he got a sensible wife. con.
found him. Give him ten per cent.
raise. AT the same time he robbed
me OF a good stenographer just when
she had become efficient and valuable.
II strikes me these cases are becom-
ing pretty frequent In this office,
aren't they. Watson
This is the fourth in three years"
Exactly" agreed MIR. Holbrook.
-Four in three years. OF which your
own case was the first Matrimony is
a noble institution. Watson. but II can
not be allowed TO play hob with this
business the way II has been doing.
! propose now TO get a stenographer
who will regard this office as some.
thing more than stepping-stone to
marriage. Miss Gayley's successor
must be at least thirty.fve years old.
You will advertise at once for lady
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
PERMANENTLY CURED.
Kodak Booklets.

A Kodak owner printed some good
negatives in soft sepia shades and
mounted ,fem in book made from
heavy tinted paper. tying the booklets
with pretty ribbon. An aunt. who
never saw mountain. enjoyed pic
lures OF South Cheyenne canyen. Colo
rndo Another liked the homes OF
several relatives Grandmother en-
joysd variety OF snapshots OF her
grandchildren. A doz negatives
can b. made in very short time and
will cost less than si.-Woman's
Horne Companion.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
We will


II you are living in rented house
you, no doubt. have long desired 10 own
your own home and have made plans to
that end. There is no need to delay tho
matter. when the Snow Hill Building
aud Loan Association is ready 20 hcip
YOU, ana wnen you realize that tho
money you have been paying out every
year for rent would have bought and
paid for home for you. then you will
no longer continue to pay rent.
Call and see W. d. Cordry. Jr.. Sec.
rotary of the Association and he will
explain how you can get the money To
build you n house an and easy way by
which yen can repay the loan.
Snow Hill Building and i.oan
Association.
MARION 4. HARGIS.
President.
w. d. CORDDRY. Jr.
Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
Cannot eliminate Love.

A periodical devoted 20 the drama
pleads for plays based on some emo
ton other than love. The difficulty
ia producing such plays is that every
play must have hero. and in making
hero the playwright. ms well as his
audience. almost inevitably adopts the
view expressed two thousand years
ago by a scribe on one OF the dead
walls OF Pompeii: He who has never
loved a woman is not a gentleman"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20

Dan j. Joyce. Sanville, Va. is so glad
he escaped consumption and regained
his health. that he writes about il for
the benefit of others: II had cough
which hung on for two years when
began using Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. kept on until the cough
finally left me and gained in weight
from ll3 to 1856 pounds In two years
have grown strong and healthy. all from
the use Of folcy's Honey and Tar Com
pound. which cured me. :" For sale by
all druggists.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20

r. g. Collins. Postmaster at Barnegat.
n j.. advises his friends: IL find your
Foley Honey and Tar Compound the
best remedy for cough ever tried. |
had Ia grippe cough that left me com
pletely exhausted. but after taking half
i bottle OF FoIey's Honey and Tar Com
pound. the coughing spells entirely ceas-
ed. | wish TO say il cant be beat" For
sale by all druggists.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
Celestial swass.

Mrs. willis suppose that in heav.
en- we will be disappointed In not find.
.ng certain people there.
Mrs. Giilis-Yes. But wen be more
disappointed at finding certain othss
people there.-Puck
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20

IT'S A POWDER. The chicks inhale
it. Whole brood treated a. once Ask
your dealer for it. or send 35c. for full
sized package postpaid We make other
poultry remedies. Let US tell YOU about
them Address HACKETr'S CAPE
CURE Co. llillsboro, Md Dept IL
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
DOUDLY PROVEN
Snow IT'LL Readers Can No Longer
Doubt The Evidence.

This grateful citizen testified long ago.
Told Of quick relief of lasting benefit.
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete the evi-
dence coclusive.
Mrs. Carroll Hastings. X i. ID. No.
4. Princess Anne. Nd. says: For
about seven years my kidneys were dis
ordered and | suffered severely from
dragging down pans IN my back. Head
aches were common and WAS caused
much annoyance hy the kidney sccre-
lions My condition was gradually
growing worse and when ! read about
Deans Kidney Pills procured box.
They cured me and have not had any
trouble from my kidneys since. (State-
ment given October nth. 1907.
PERMANENTLY CURED.
ON April 2S,b, 1911. Mrs. Hastings
added to her former statement: The
cure effected by Doan's Kidney Pills
three years ago has proven permanent.
II affords me pleasure to confirm my
previous public statement in praise OF
this remedy.
For sale by al dealers. Price 50cents.
Foster Miburn Co Buffalo. New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan' and
take no other
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
Anty Drudge on Teaching 'Rithmetic.

Teacher Tin arithmetic cass)-"Now Mary, if your
mother spent two hours boiling the clothes, three
hours in rubbing them, and an hour to hang them
out. how many hours would that be altogether
Little Mary-"Yes, but my mama doesn't boil the
clothes. She washes them with Fels- Naptha in cool
or ukewarm water, and she doesn't have to rub
them hard, either"
Anty Diudge-"You'd better make the time shorter
Mistress Schooteacher when you give an addition
question like that to little girl whose mother knows
the advantage of washing with Fels-Naptha."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20

Easy on the woman and easy on the
clothes.
That's why progressive women are
washing their clothes with Fels-Naptha
in cool or lukewarm water, in summer or
winter.
It's easy on the woman because il
does away with fires for heating water,
makes hard rubbing unnecessary and
takes less than half the time of the old
way of washing.
It's easy on the clothes because there
is no boiling to make the clothes tender,
and no hard rubbing to wear them into
holes before their time.
Save yourself; save your clothes-use
Fcls-Naptha.
Costs little money for big cake, and
lasts longer than ordinary soaps.
In using it follow directions printed
on the red and green wrapncr
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20
Sore Nipples and Chapped Hands

re quickly cufed hy applying ChamheTlains
alive. Try ~ Il Is a success. Price as cents.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20

Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary
Press)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25

W. McClenathan. OF Coaaellsyille.
That coal was disposed of at $lOO an
acre. Mr., Cotton stated this morn.
ing that other large deals are pend.
Ing, which will likely be closed in the
near future.
AT the same time as the sale OF the
coal to DR.. McClenathan, OF Councils.
vile. Mr.. Cotton purchased the Nc
Clenathan block in Connellsvllle for
$4,000.
The coal being disposed Of by Mr..
Cotton Is in the central part Of Mar.
shall county and is considered quite
valuable. Mr.. Cotton intends to dis
pose OF that coal at about $lOO an
acre at the, ,present time. " ~
Fayette county people interested in
hat section have received a number
OF Inquiries recently, and there is
every indication that several sales
vii be made by coal land owners in
the near future. The demand Is
mitch stronger than It has been for
months, and the buyers are offering
a better price than Marshall coal has
ever commanded before. A few deals
for Monongalla coal are also hanging
TIRE. ,btt the. majority tof the men
holding coal In that county are not
very anxious to dispose. Of their hold.
'ngs. 4 big price Is asked for all
Monongalia coal now as the result
OF the opening of the West Side rail-.
road. None OF the capitalists arel
likely to let go OF any very large
tracts until they find out Just what
sections OF the county are 10 be first
developed by the B. & N.
Just rs soon as the B. & N. builds
\. spur up one of the creeks a railway
line Is sure to follow and this will
mean a big increase In the value OIL
all the territory affected. Although
there Is q great deal OF speculation
mn nne seems to know Just what part
of the county is to be favored first
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
n1nUrn n,I,iIi,', ! ,r u. Is
PARkERsBURG WILL GEI
State HEADQUARTERS
EFFORT BEING MADE TO GET
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS.

Parkersburg will be tho headauar,
tiers for the Democratic State Com.
mittee during the coming campaign,
as this has been practically assured,
and 1t may be q matter OF only a
few days until definite arrangements
VIII be made 10 open up and begin
business.
Col. Joe NJ. Murphy, OF, this city,
one OF the members OF the commit.
tee. has been working on this matter
ever since the meeting of the state
convention at Huntington. While
there he was In conference with each
OF the members OF the committee. as
well as with the candidates. There.
was disposition on the part OF some
10 select Huntington, for the reason
that 1t Is the home OF the candidate
FOR governor, but the majority OF the
copmittee appeared to be in favor. OF
rParkersburg on account OF its loca.
ton and accessibility, and from the
fntherStact that MIR. Murphy offered
them suite OF five rooms IN the IN.
ion Trust building free of rent, IL
hey would consider ParKersburg.
Today Mr.. Murphy is practically as.
snred that the headquarters will be
Iocated,n Parkersburg, Which Will be
4 pleasing, bit OF news to local Demo.
Gratis and. others MS well
Headquarters have been maintain,
tanned lrre during several OF the pre-.
reding campaigns, and the candidates
as we'll as all the members OF the com.
mittee were pleased with the arrange,
ment
Itfs not yet known where the Re.
publican state headquarters will be
located. Frank 81 Smith. Of the
Board Of Commerce, Is keeping in
touch with the Republican leaders,
aud he hopes that the board can In.
,dpce them to go to Parkersburg. 4,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
CHURCH BARS cAMPAieNER.
Erie Man Expelled for Wearing But
ton Of Mayor.

ERIE, Pa, July 25.-Flfty years a
member of the First Baptist church,
Frank NJ. Crane, retired wealthy
realty dealer, was expelled from mem!
bership because he wore campaign
button of William ]. Stern, whole.
sale liquor dealer, now the mayor OF
Eric. - ~ M n
X The charges against Crane, graw
gut OF a dispute arising ffom HID &C.
dyity in the late campaign. The
tharses 'Ftdf at d meeting Of rhafqe en-
directors were: - /. s,s'- 1880,
4, That Crane wore a Stern button
during campaign, knowing that
Mr.. Stern wasta liquor dealer. ge,tfus,
z That Crane permitted alphotograph
of Stern in the window of his resi-.
dence.
T Crane defied any. member ,of the
Church to state anything detrimental
10 his character during his tflfty years
OF membership. ol 2eLf slsiu1'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
GAAS
N. ]. LAA'IlLER'
RESIDENT OF HARMONY aRovE
succuMes TO HEART FAiI.ufi
LAST EVENING.

$ . d . :. = q 4
Mr.. Mortimer Jackson Lawlef. d
well known resident OF Harmotly
Grove. and the father OF W. A. Lawler
OF this city, died suddenly last even
Ing at ave o'clock at his home, death
occurring few minutes after he was
stricken with heart trouble Mi,
Lawler had gone with his little grand.
son TO look after the cows and took
refuge In barn during the storm.
While waiting there he told the hoy:
that he was very III but the storm was
raging so that the boy could not reach
the house where other members Of the /
family were. He died IN a few min.s
.utes.
Deceased was aged So years and
had ben lille long resident OF the
community Ia which hts death DC.
Cured. He Is survived by his wife,
nee Miss Ann Gurrey and two sons.
rev. 7. D. Lawler pastor OF the st,s
Adams Bapust church. formerly pas
tor OF the palatlne baptist church.,
and W. A. Lawler, the well known!
zeal estate dealer OF this city. ithads
been impossible at thiss time to notf.
ty the ioimer OF his fathers death on
account of storm damaged wires ana
no funeral arrangements have been
made. a
sMyn,W, A. Lawler did not receive
the message telling OF his fathers
ee4tll UNI last night at eight O'clock
tsree'hours after 1t occurred He LEFT;
last night VISA Mrs. Lawier anu drove
TO Mt. Harmony. He returned here
this morning after a hard drive. the
roads being impossible In several sec.
tons, necessitating a drive around
Of inany miles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
WILD STORM
At CRATIC
WAS THE WORST IN THE HIS.
TORY OF THE TOWN ~ WEST
GRAFTON FLOODED. r.. r,


Reports from Grafton this morn
Ing, in reply to queries sent by tbs
West virginian to that city, state that
the storm yesterday was one OF the
worst ever witnessed there and that
q foot stage OF water, the water uf
until eleven o'clock today has risen "a
feet and 3 inches. '.'
The damage was slight, the light.
ming causing some fences. telegraph
poles, ETC., to catch on fire at differ.
ent times during the storm. but no
houses were reported as damaged by
lightning. The people OF Grafton say
that the water has risen the fastest
that they have records of since the
year OF 1888. 'N ''LH. a. ign y
The railroad companies are keep.
ing numbers OF workmen and labor.
ers busy clearing debris away from
the abutments and piers of their many
bridges In the city. The rain fall
there was, according 10 the govern
nent report, about 2Is inches. The
rain started about n quarter until 4
O'Clock, then raining at different inter.
walls during the night. The up-river
towns are reported TO be In great dan.
ger from the floods caused by back
water and from the heavy rains.
Grafton people state that in what
telephone ind telegraph service they
can get 10 anf tr6ms 3elington. Phil.
ippi and the smaller mining towns
along the Grafton and Belington
branch OF the Baltimore and&Ohio
railroad say that these towns are SUI,
lrring severe damage from the heavy
rain tall. and from the unexpected
sudden rise OF the Tygarts Valley riy.
er. The river rose rapidly along, from
the headwaters and came wittS a
swoop. 1t is believed that there mus
have been cloud burst along some
OF the headwaters OF the stream
Crops have been damaged incstima
bly, along the path OF the heavy storm
and reports from even us far as Buck
hannon state that the storm was Sc.
vero.
The trains on the Grafton and BE.
lington branch are all late. and many
OF them are running under slow or.
ders. owing TO the tact that the va.
ter OF the Tygarts valley is In many
places at such height as to overflow
the tracks OF the company, thus max.
ing precaution necessity.
At Tygart and Hackers functions
above Philippi the water is backed
ull over the lowlands, and 1t is said
that the Tygart Junction station,
telegraph Office and store is under wa.
ter winch had backed up in the small
streams. then sweeping over the
tracks and through the station. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
SAND PATCH
PUT ON MAP
BY GAVE IN
POPULATION OF THE TOWN HAS
GREATLY 4iNcREAsED SINCE
COLLAPSE OF 'THTfsAND PATCH
TUNNEL. ~ s.vst ,0H tdt.ru

MEYERsDALlE, Pa, July 25.-The
little village offSand Patch, Pa locat.
ed at the foot OF the Allegheny noun.
tains Oh The ffdfR liie OF the Balti.
more and Ohio IRailrdadiNhas become
ID the last week'the scehe'of the most
strenuous activities in tile history OF
American railroadlng. Since the
cave-ln of the old tunnel thar portion
of the railroad 4las been the center
and focus Of theentifeG railroad .und
a point Of interest to railroad men
throughout the country.
Within n d1y PrterS the slide. the
population of the little town was in
creased by 1000 workmen while in
The railroad yards at that point is q
special train of Pullman cars whlcI.
provide sleeping and eating accom-
modations for Third Vice President
A. w. Thompson, Chief Engineer +.
J., Stuart, the division engineer and a
full complement Of assistants and
others OF every degree. Within "a
hours after the collapse all Of the
available camp and work trains of the
Pittsburgh. Division were sent to the
scene and these trains. are, strung
along botlI sides OF the main tracks
westward OF Sand Patch station II
quarter. OF Il mile. ~
At Sand Patch the entire Baltimore
and Ohio system Is now working at
white heat tension and concentration
for the purpose OF re.establishing ser.
vice on single track OF railroad
less than mile In length. During
Al years this single track has afford.
ed transit for all the freight and pas.
senger traffic OF the Pittsburgh Divi.
sion, including the coal and coke
from h, region covering six counties in
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and many
products aud manufactures from the
heart of the American continent.
The cause 81, the old tunnels col.
lapse was due toNthe excavations nee.
essary for the new. bore now being
drilled through the mountains. The
channel leading TO the new tunnel Is
Is feet deeper than the Hut leading
10 the. old bore. The norHa wall Of
the old tunnel rises to sheen height
OF ITO feet above the floor of the new
tunnel. The south wall Of the new
undertaking was excaYated too close
TO the old tunnel and the lateral sup.
port to the old tunnel arch was weak
ened.
When the new tunnel is completed
i'm n year at tile, utmost-the old
bore can be arched. giving the Pitts
bureh Division a three track system
from end to end. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
LIGHTNING CURES
Her RHEUMATISM.
Stroke Knocked Mes. Harper uncoi;
selous, But Freed Her From
the Disease.

BlNGHAMToN, July 25.--A news
despatch from a reliable person al
acknowledgements that during
ahpndeistorM yesterday glightaH
struck ahe ground near where Mr.
Polly Harper. OF that village, who
residing With 6ef. tiRashtsF, waS bt.liid.
Ing, knocking her unconscious, a state
in which She fenia,ned for some time,
but she found upont recovering that
her chrohicrheumatlsm had vanished.
When the. lightning struck she res
ceived the full sbeneht Of the electric
current through her body.
Upon recovering consciousness she
suffered great Weakness 4 but found
the rheumatism gone saitfs lliitt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
cLouDBuRsr BIT kEYsEa.
CROPS RUINED AND OTHER DAM.
4 AGE 6oME-sTREAms ARE OUT
Z OF BANKS AND TOWN FLOOD.
ED.

II; CUMBERLAND. Md, July Is. =
Yesterday afternoon cloudburst. cy'
clonic In Its nature, struck the town
Of Keyser, w. Va, and flooded the
place and demolished dwellings.
AT Oakland the town was inun,
dated for long TIME, while bridges
on the Northumberland aohio railroad
We're washed outS2uiia traffic has
been delayed several hours.
Passenger trains both East and
West are held up on the Allegheny
mountains unable to- proceed either
direction, as bridges both In the front
and rear are washed out. Both tele.
phone and telegraph wires are down
andtthe details of the terrible storm
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
are lacking, but so far as learned no

are lacking. but SO far as learned no
lives have been lost. In this city
while the rain was severe and contin-
uons no damage worth mentioning
was wrought but the havoc west OF
here has been great and the loss esti.
mated. at thousands of dollars. Farm.
ers have lost nearly everything they
possessed in the nature of vegetation
and people have been homeless. 1t
las been raining IN this territory for
the past month almost every day, and
thS loss cannot be estimated Streams
are out OF bank, and meadows and
wheat fields have been ruined.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
PATTON oRsEoulEs.
This morning at his late residenc

This morning at his late residence
on Fourth street, funeral services
were held over the remains of Alexan.
der Patton. whose death occurred on
Tuesday Rev. W. ]. Canter conduct.
ed the funeral service and interment
was made in Woodlawn cemetery IN,
der the direction OF Undertaken Mus.
grave and Sons
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25

Grand cash prize for high score In
base ball at the Brunswick Saturday
and trade prize for high score each
sheet. Come and win the prize. New
and up.to-date pool and billiard room.
Watson Hotel, opposite Hippodrome.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25

Wit for the Hippodrome at the
Brunswick pool and billiard narlor.
Watson Hotel building, and visit the
Brunswick after the show H. j.
Hyea, proprietor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
uNlonTowN MAN DlsPosEs OF
900 ACRES oFEcoAt IN MAR.
sHAL couNTY,SWEsT VIRGINIA
AT $1oc AN ACRE.

UNIoNToWN. Pa. July 25.-sever.
al large deals in which Eayette Goun.
Ly persons figured have been made in
Franklin district, Marshall county.
West Virginia, coal this week. One
n the largest sales was made by A
W. Cotton, OF uniontown, to Dr. ].