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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
STATE news
TRACK MEET.

I. BUCKHANNoN--Followihg the sug-
gestion OF the State Board Of Educa.
ton, a big track meet Of all the col
,leges and schools of the State Will
be held here May 80. Already the fol-
lowing institutions have entered:
West Virginia Wesleyan, Morris Har-
vey, Marshall College, Fairmont Nor
mai Broaddns College. Salem Col
lege and Chenille.
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pERFoRArINe MACHINE.

The Consolidation Coal Company
have installed stamp pertorator
which will perforate5 the letters g, G.
Co. through the stamps, preyeitins
their use by employees for other than
company, business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
ne eRAND,s SUNDAY, PICTURES,

THE GRANDs SUNDAY, PICTURES.
Another one Of the Grand's excel
lent charity benefits VIII be given Sun
lay night when bill that is hard to
beat will be exhibited by the Grand's
expert operators. The subjects select
ID are the following photoplays: The.
Martyr, The Last Notch, Keeping Ma
sci Home, The Holy Land, Buttons
md Hooks and The Unwelcome Visit
II. These subjects are selected with
he greatest care for athe enjoyment
md instruction Of discriminating mo.
ION Observation-Disclosures: a'S'c- i,i2l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
JEWS 70 VoTEsBy rRoxY
lRY limited Press !.

CHICAGO, March 23.-Nearly 10000
lens will vote by proxy at the State
and county primaries here April 8.
The dale is aJewish holiday and lneTi.
hers ofthe faith are forbIddento write.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
LICKED RY ROOSEVELT


SALEM, Mass, March 20. n, Roose-
welt licked ". Coolidge in threerounds
at Harvard years ago. Now City So
licitor Coolidge says the decision was
unfair and that HE viii vote for Taft;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
BUReLhRs EAT


IslsYI sSii airs
yenters ,the ot tl6fntn.
illtllls ;lil dish oe
iruis ID tlte dIn.h frank vine,
ind an 3Esd ara tten were
:outed wheaifap ne house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
No MORE Is cTloNs
B85untted Prcss.l

CINCINNATI, Marcel 2s.Iingling
coins and changing money III church
Will be stopped by an ordergof a,1e,t'
bishop Moelfer or southern Ohio. Pew
rent VII take the place 81 eontribu-
lions. W.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
: AlTEN'TS Fortunes

L l. RizESNfnr patents. Book On Patenta.
NeeSei. Y Why sSSfs6I Insantors laiiis
An ient FFgA Special ligtS 1f PAM buy.
erS, to hlk own cll9nty. Send rough alfettn %
i1cai repre ertntivS III 800 he! ard ToygIas
Our Nj. Greeley yrna f0l FneflY Iketieg Conn
iiC6ef 81 Pat1ntR and a. trh bad tnl ehaElge ~
~ n Phtfht ClhrN flEElfil1sY h lleikit lslsf
lpiiitnt Attorney lsllipglp y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23

TO cuR5A coInNtN oNEs0AX ),
axe LAXATIVE BRoWo aQuinine,
rablets, Druggists refuH& money i
/ fails to cure: p. W GROVES sig,
lsture on each box. i225er
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23

tie instalEatioI 81 another pump 4
fSnpafatlre
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22
PRETTY TIES AND JABoTs
May Be Made at Home From Four
Inch Wide Black and White
Satin Ribbon Ends.

Smart ties can be made from black
and white satin ribbon four inches
wide A good-looking jabot is made
from six-inch strip of three-inch rib
bon in soft satin, with check or dot.
Round the bottom edge with inch silk
fringe, and across the top put a satin
butterfly bow in the same shade. This
bow may have double loops on each
side without ends, or can have two
loops and two ends, the latter pointed
and finished with a small tassel.
For quite young girls this model is
prettily made of plaid ribbon, with
black fringe and black bow.
A stiff, rather formal effect is had
from a jabot of white satin two
inches wide at the top and four and a
half inches at the bottom, which is cut
straight across at the end, and that
reaches to the bust line. The upper
part is drawn stiffiy over two straight
stiff loops an inch and half on either
side. An inch and half from the bot
tom put two-inch band of filet lace
insertion, and above it three crocheted
buttons, one above the other This
jabot is especially attractive in vivid
green satin, with ecru lace banding
and small gilt buttons.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22
WHEN THE SAND MAN COMES
How One Mother Does Away With
the FretfuIness That Sometimes
Precedes Bedtime.

About half an hour before nap-time,
Junior is washed and given cup OF
milk Then | set him in his high
chair and give him something that ne
can play with quietly foc some time.
II he still seems hungry, I give him a
piece of zweiback or crust of toast.
that will keep him busy for long
season. Then, he has music box
and some cards and disreputable
clothespin doll, that we call his "Quiet-
time Playthings, and do not let him
see at any other time. If he is very
restless and | have the time. we go
into the sitting-room, darken it, and
play softly and sing the dear old mel
odies, that make M voice tremulous
with memories of my childhood.
Sometimes we put rug in daddy's
big chair, and Junior rocks slowly and
croons sleepy song" with me.
When nap-time comes, I take off hrs
shoes and prepare him for bed in the
usual way, lay him down in the quiet
room, shut the door, and if he is not
already asleep, he calls happily after
me-
"Byeby"
Do you see the principle of the
| thing? But of course you do. From
the time he wakes in the morning un-
til nap-time, the child grows more and
more tired if left to himself; and when
it finally comes time for his nap, he is
too excited and weary to want 1t. The
old way of rocking the baby to sleep
Objectionable as it was in many re-
spects, had this very important virtue,
that it soothed and prepared the tired
| little brain and nerves for the coming
nap.-Home Progress Magazine
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22
Tam o,shanter Shape.

Many women have already taken to
the Tam o. Shanter, which has been
lowering on the brink of popularity
since the beginning of the season, and
in its winter form it is likely to be
much in vogue, The stage often, il
not always, leads the way, and one of
the prettiest black velvet hats of this
shape is worn in play recently pro-
duced. This is quite unrelieved black.
A pretty variant of the Tam O. Shan
ter style is in blue felt with a black
taffeta crown and a black aigrette at
the side.
The fashion of having color and
material combinations is going to be
very general this season. Silk and
felt, silk and velvet, silk and plush
will be artistically combined, and tho
black underbrim with white crown
will be a feature in modish millinery,
for the autumn season.
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theory such as this. followed as it was
in the next line with the word dds
grace"
For moment felt that was on
the track Of the solution of the mys-
terry. Some specter from the generals
past had risen to haunt his declining
years, to threaten his good name, to
worry him into his grave His elder
daughter had discovered it and had
been unable to carry the burden of
shame. Could. this have been the
secret that these two shared and kept
Louise In ignorance of? "A word from
Louise all at once upset my theory.
Il wonder" she said. ''if this isn't
part of a letter about Hugh Crandall."
Both she and were convinced that
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22
CHAPTER II.
Our First Glue.

Louise and | sat at dinner together
Isn't 1t strange in this world of
ours howsthe commonplace follows on
the terrible, how the usual and the I'M
usual intermingle, how the clock ticks
on when the whole universe seems to
be tumbling about our heads! In one
of the rooms upstairs lay Katharine,
still unconscious, with a doctor and a
nurse constantly at her side. The bull
let had been removed, and while it
had penetrated the brain some slight
distance, Doctor Wilcox said there was
just chance-the barest chance-that
she might recover. 1t might, however
be hours. he explained, before she re-
gained consciousness-if she ever did.
In another of the rooms lay General
Parrish, more dead than alive. Paraly-
sis had deadened his limbs and tied
his tongue, Only his eyes seemed
alert. Most OF. the time since the
stroke had felled him he had been
slumbering heavily.
While the hustle of caring for the
two stricken ones lasted there was
little time for thought, and was glad
for the activity that kept Louises
mind distracted. Just at the moment
when it seemed that everything had
been done and there was nothing left
but the anxious waiting waiting for
the worst-the butler had tiptoed in to
summon us to dinner. Bravely, at
first, Louise and l made pretense of
eating, each trying to encourage the
other, but the unforgetable events of
the afternoon, the missing faces at the
table and the sorrow that filed US both
made food impossible. Drawing our
chairs together, we discussed in whis-
pers the battling mystery Of Kath-
arine's attempted suicide and her fa-
theirs strange terror
On the table before us lay the scrap
of yellow paper. the sight of which
had so agitated General Parrish. AS
soon as he had been carried into his
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22

tracing mail. One of the inspectors ,s
a friend Of mine and we will enlist his
help. But first | must find CrandaGl.
Probably he can tell us everything If
he will. Do you know where he liEesY'
He has bachelor apartments som,.-
where along the avenue, don't kno n
just where. | know his place of buAi
ness
Il know that, too, but it is useless 10
try to find him there tonight"
Katharine used to send all htf
notes to one Of his clubs where he Tar
ceived his mall think It was thu.
University"
Come into the library" said I, Wv,
can quickly locate him."
Go. BE CONTINUED,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22

in some way Crandall was involved.
My theory would not account for shis
connection with the case and at once
abandoned it, listening intently to one
Louise advanced.
There must have been some con-
nection between his having telephoned
her and what she did this afternoon.
Before she shot herself she burned
this letter, or most of it. Father must
have known about the letter, so l am
certain that 1t concerned Crandall."
Has Crandall sister,"
Il do not know" said Louise. Il
know nothing about lin family. 1t
and months we saw so much of him.
do not recollect his ever having men.
toned any of his relatives"
My brain recorded a victory for
woman's intuition over mans logic.
Her theory seemed infinitely better
than mine. After all it was absurd to
suspect a skeleton in the life of man
like General Parrish, who had been
constantly under public scrutiny for
many years. 1t was much more prob
able that the letter referred to some
incident in the life of Crandall, some
thing SO discreditable that the general
had been forced to forbid Katharine
having anything to do with him. This
theory would account for the quarrel
between father and daughter, for Gran.
dalPs reticence about his family, for
Katharine's distress, and naturally
the sight of the letter that had caused
all the trouble would upset the gen
eral. began to see a plan for action
Louise, dear" How quickly adj
versity strips off conventionality and
puts us where our hearts would have
us! Louise, dear" l said, 1T will
probably be days before either your
father or Katherine will be able to
give us any assistance, yet the knowl'
edge that everything has been cleared
up, that the specter has been driven
away, undoubtedly would hasten the
recovery of both. SO | feel that we
must go ahead"
ooh, Harding" she breathed. Her
lduU SJOtS OUT anu Sought ullu0. w Hat
a comfort you are to me! What would
l have done this afternoon without
you! You're right, dear, we must solve
this awful mystery at once. We must
THE first thing for me to do"
went on, sis to find Hugh Crandall
He can probably tell US all about this
letter. Even If he can't he can say
why he telephoned Katharine and
where she went this afternoon. When
we have learned this much we shall
at least have made good start. The
next thing will be to trace the letter
If Crandall does not know about it, we
will try to learn from whom it came
That's impossible" objected Lou
Use. Haven't we looked everywhere
in Katharine's room for the envelope
in which it came. l am positive that
she burned it. Without the envelope
you can never discover where it was
mailed or to whom it was addressed"
I'm not SO sure about that. The
post office has wonderful ways OF
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22


own rooIhs hau nasUeneu " rescue ~
run tne Hool. peAC tnd.' insie iiiiio.lA y
as II appeareu' ~ must nave Sums IN.
poFtanl conhecLion Win me events VI
the AFTERNOON. let as louise anu
puAAleu over AZ, tnere seeiueu io'iiine
SINISTER III the fragments VI sen'ence'
llial the names hau let an oue inue
clpheFaDle.
Inc paper, ol peculiarly olio"i'ii
unit was haroiy more IMAM lwo squale
inches, the torn coiner VI q iolueu ~
Ter. on IL we coulu MAKE ou' THESE
words:
pa
used Sc
sister
seemed inevita
anu disgrace an
Dy acciuent re
make good
AS we studied the DIT OIL type-Wrlt-
ing, word by word, we trled 10 trace
in 1t some hidden meaning, some SIN
lister warning something or anythlng
that would connect IL Win poor hatn'
arines mental distress ana her ia
theirs poignant terror. mat the let
ter OF whlch tnis was d part nau Deen
IN hatharlne possession Was eyiuene
from the pace Wnere nau picAeu up
the fragment. ~ was equally CERTAIN
that " nad oeeh heF purpose 70 ue,
stroy II, oh me otAref manu- eeael a.
ailisn' W. NUS NV Ao"n - e aiS
eAls,ence u 'lis go, eise ", .. IN
ne si1o" suoi. ~ ~ 80 80
VI scrap u - - nus na' ~ 80,
pal. " soine IVY u'i go --l 49,
YiViu ilipieSsion on ,lis lninu
IMAM likely we ie,.' "nalesei ene ~ -.
tei was II nau pay ~ aone pe'A - :,
ehe auaiiei ues"uon Aei,'1i
nef !a'nel Tue aieein Oeioio' ''-e
uisinlsseu llush oiahus'ii
we ran over an tue "oIus We eouau
thlnK OF tnat Degin "a, tryihs 70 ~
one to the phrases Iollowins
bar, ban, oanK, Dankruptcy' Dasih' odi-
rel, barren, pattie-tnere were Wy
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Illustrations NRa1ney

soul out of him | have seen Kath-
arlne's life, too, blighted by it's con-
slant presence. Whether Katharine
lives or whether she dies, must find
out what it is. l must, before it kills
my father too You'll help me, won't
your"
There have been strange Wooings
and strange betrothals in loves his
! tory, but never before has any man
| been brought to fuller realization of
the depth of woman's affection for
him or her~confidence and trust in him
than | was at this moment when Lou
Use put this question to me. My arms
went about her and my lips met hers
| in one long kiss that was pledge-a
pledge that henceforth my life, my
heart, my mind, my powers, my every
! thing were hers. All my abilities would
be devoted to clearing this mystery
that was stealing the joy from her
years, when they should be the pleas
ATTEST. But this was no time Cor love
dalliance. The mystery must be
;solyed. Suicides generally left letters
Perhaps
Hand in hand, Louise and | went
into Katharine's apartments, where
! the rooms disorder still told of the
tragedy so recently enacted there. In
one corner stood little open desk.
! It's contents bore evidence of a recent
careful sorting that limited very plain
~ Of generalization, but there was no
| nr 7 n on
the mantelpiece, hoping to find among
| the photographs and cotillion favors
| that Uttered it some clue which might
solve the mystery, but there was moth
ing there, either
| My eye fell to the CRATE below,
where fire burned cheerily. Here
again was evidence of generalization
in the ashes of burned letters and the
charred corner of a photograph A
blackened bit of paper that had fallen
| through the CRATE before it burned
caught my glance and | stopped to
pick it UP. 1t was just scrap of yell
low, torn from folded letter, with its
edges burned to fragileness. Careful
| ly Louise and / unfolded It, for it
seemed the only thing in all the room
that might yield some explanation. AS
we pored over the meaningless frag-
ments Of sentences, an exclamation Of
horror came from the doorway. Look
ing up we saw the tall form of General
Parrish tottering on the sill
| Clad in dressing jacket, his white
hair in wild disorder, he pointed with
accusing finger at the yellow scrap of
/ paper in my hand. Never in mortal
| face have seen such terror as I saw
in his. His eyes, dilated, seemed bulg-
ing from their sockets. His counte-
nance was white as chalk His jaw
had dropped in the paralysis Of terror,
From his throat came horrible numb
lings. as he tried to speak and could
not.
Louise and sprang to his side, but
with almost maniacal strength he
shook US off and, with finger still
pointing to the yellow scrap had let
| fall to the floor, he managed to gasp;
THAT yellow letter. Where did
| Before he could finish the sentence
he fell stricken to the floor, his voice
choking, his eyes glazing, paralyzed by
| some hidden terror-we knew not
| what
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house in
great excitement over the attempted sui
eide of her sister Katharine Kent starts
AN investigation and finds that Hugh
Crandall, sutton for Katharine who had
been forbidden the house by General Far
fish had talked with Katharine over the
telephone just before she shot herself.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-22

If much modshness;
blow
her neck make feather this the last whim
of Paris the hat feathersthe millinery
the back of
hat absolutely object there it should
stifbrmed black velvet
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-10-17
MOVING PLANT mo- ABILENE.
Part of Kaw Paving Plant Has Gone
There.

AS it has no further paving con-
tracts here and as the concrete work
on all the jobs 1t has here has been
finished, the Kaw Paving company,
Saturday, shipped the concrete ma
chinery to Abilene where 1t has ex-
tenslve work. Meanwhile the work
Of laying the surface paving on Sew
enth street goes on. Two blocks
have been finished. The Kaw Paw
ing company will have to move its
plant soon as it il now located on
land that is to be taken by the new
union depot One report says the
plant will be moved to Abilene out
right but this is not definite. Union,
~ $ E
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-10-17
SOME NEW SONGS.

A clever Republican Of Joliet,
writing to a follower of the Third
Term candidate, says that Onward
Christian Soldiers has been sue
ceeded by other hymns.
1--WE are now singing" he says.
such hymns as Gathering the
sheaves' and Yield Not to Tempta-
ton, ali Republicans are Joining
In pull for the Shore and Wen
Anchor Bye and Bye On the night
or election day we win chant 'Blest
BE the Tie that Binds II Roose-
Welt succeeds e bringing about .
Democratic victory. which he seems
to be trying to do, we shall all sing
d year from now. Rescue the Per-
.ishing, because the. country win be
.fun Of idle workingmen and bread
lines and ,csp-housss viii BIZ ey-
elywhere.'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-10-17
church life while he attended school

church life while he attended school
at Baldwin. Lawrence X Hall,
state secretary OF the high school
*. M. G. "A. and member Of Nick's
fraternity. spoke Of Nick's power Of
friendship and the services we're
closed with a speech BY Prot. Ream
who told Of Nick's work In college.
Mr.. and Mrs. MaIoney with whom
Nick had lived since . little boy,
we're present at the memorial SER
vices. Nick graduated from the Abs
lene high school and went from here
to Baker. He was prominent in
every line Of college life. He was
drowned late, in August at Sterling,
Kansas. where he was to have been
principal Of the schools this winter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-10-17

Congressman Rees home paper.
the Minneapolis Messenger, which
IL closer 10 him and more familiar
with his work than any other. gives
him a fine compliment un saying
that he has been q conscientious
and hard working official, endeay-
oring to serve his constituents and
not to play to the galleries.
This was the Reflector's estimate
of him several months ago. Mr.
Rees went into congress under con-
ditiens that precluded accomplish
ing as much as he might otherwise
have done. With the house over
whelmingly Democratic the Repub-
lican congressman could do little
except look after the things the
Democrats would allow them to
manage. But Rees stayed on the
Job and came home to his district
with record that was on the whole
one OF faithful endeavor to secure
legislation in the Interest Of the
people out here Generally he voted
with the administration and acted
with the Republican caucus.
When last spring congressman
were asked by Governor Stubs 70
tell their districts how to act in
regard to presidential pr:DtArles he
was quick to reply that he would
do nothing Of the kind. that M was
the servant and not the master OF
his distrlct--and II won him the
respect OF his constituents, regard
! less OF faction or party.
While not agreeing with him on
every action in congress, we have
believed he voted conscientiously--
and for that matter we have yet
to find the public official who could
suit everyone.
Mr.. Rees Is now visiting over
the district meeting his constituents
and is finding them on the whole
pleased with his record. There is
no reason to think his opponent Is
any stronger now than when ne
was defeated before and Rees
should, according to reports, have
larger majority than in 1908. The
fact that he was then an unknown
quantity in national political life
and that he has now served only
one term-scarcely enough to al
low a new congressman a chance to
get acquainted---is considered by
many strong argument for his
support. The Fifth district is not
likely to elect a Democrat to con-
gress this year-it cannot afford Il
either as a business or political
proposition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-10-17

current demands. and retailers kept
their stock at the lowest stage pos
sibIe 80 that they might not be over
loaded with high priced goods when
the expected influx Of cheap pro-
ducts should come.
The result OF all this retrench-
msnt was that railroad traffic fell
off 50 that practically every rail-
road went into the hands Of re-
csivers. borrowers we're unable 70
meet their obligations 90 that banks
were forced to close BY the hum
drsd. labor was thrown out Of em-
pIoyment, the price Of farm pro-
ducts declined and within six
months from the Day when Demo-
cratic orators were declaring that
no matter how the election went the
business OF the country would boom
right along, we we're in the grip OF
the most deadly panic the country
had known in half o century. Who
is bold enough to say that the in
siustrIal history OF 1892 would not
be repeated in 1912 II the political
history OF that campaign were dup
Heated in this? Now as then, DEM
ocratic victory would mean the re-
vision Of the tariff along non-pro-
lection lines. Such revision has
never yet occurred in this country
without bringing industrial depres-
sion In its train What reason is
there to believe that history would
reverse itself?
That, in briefest possible SUM
mary, Is the line along which men
are thinking who want to keep on
doing business for the next four
years, or who want to hold their
Jobs, or who want to sell their farm
products at a profit. And that is
the reason the drift toward the RI
rdb,ican party is growing day by
day more steadily pronounced.
cHAS. F. SCOTT.