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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-11
puLITzER's HOUR OF EASE
whlm Of Great Journalist Had to b.
serupulously Observed by His
Attendant.

After lunch the late Joseph Pulitzer
always retired to his cabin for a sies.
ia. I use the word "siesta." but, as a
matter Of fact. 1t is quite Inadequate
to describe the peculiar function or
ceremony for which l have chosen II
as label.
What took place on these occasions
was this: Mr.. Pulitzer lay down on his
bed. sometimes In pajamas, but more
often with only his coat and his boots
removed. and one of his secretaries.
usually the German secretary, sat
down In an armchair at the bedside
with pile Of books at his elbow. At
word from Mr.. Pulitzer the secre.
tary began to read In a clear, incisive
voice some historical work-Sueton.
ius's Lives" Green's History" Ma.
caulay's "Essays"-or some German
play or novel.
After few minutes Mr.. Pulitzer
would say. SOFTLY" and the secre.
tary's voice was lowered until, though
1t was still perfectly audible, It az
Admed a monotonous and soothing
quality. After while the order came,
quite softly" At this point the read.
or ceased to form his words and com.
menced to murmur indistinctly. civ.
Ing an effect such as might be pro-
duced by a person reading aloud In an
adjoining room, but with the connect.
Ing door closed.
II. after ten minutes Of this murs
muring. Mr.. Pulitzer remained mo.
tionless. It was to bs assumed that
no was asleep, and the secretary's
duty was to 30 on murmuring until
Mr. Pulitzer awoke and told him to
stop or to commence actual readiukb
again. This murmuring might last for
two hours. and II was 4 very difIicult
art to acquire. for At the slightest
change In the pitch Of the voice. at Z
sneeze or a cough. Mr.. Pulitzer would
wake with q start. and an unpleasant
quarter Of an hour ollowsd.-Amesi.
can MaGazins.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-07-11

navia.Amsrioan pisss at . any even
ing. I'll make connections with you.
Clutter"
blessed Cluf3er for his ability to
make people trust him. and took the
first train for Jersey City.
Grogan's saloon was typical wa.
ter front place for the entertainment
Of sailors and longshoremen. / stroll.
ed in promptly at six, and called for a
glass Of beer. Looking In the mirror
I saw Cluffer enter. and without more
than look at me pass behind me
into back room. ] drank my beer
slowly and followed him.
I've got him trusting mo to the
limit" he said. when we were alone;
but I'll be darned II l believe he's
our man. I've played the crook and
Dragged about the Jobs I've done and
80 on. but he hasn't said word about
the Bauder kid"
WELL" said !. well find out soon
enough II he's guilty. Are you strong
with him."
"srong7" laughed Cluffer. Say.
he thinks I'm the only friend he's got
In the world. He's broke. you know
Then he must have hidden the
bank" / interrupted.
Hes broke" continued Cluffer,
"and I'm his meal ticket. He wouldn't
leave me for a farm"
Good! We've got to fake a mur.
der by you. Here 1t is: You fix It to
hold me up. You have to shoot me,
because l resist. Then you hurry
away. After that you get afraid Of
Hunemann. You tell him that you're
afraid to stay with him because he
knows you're guilty Of this crime and
may give you away. Then, II you are
strong with him. and he wants to
stay with you. he'll"
Tell me he's as bad as am" said
Cluffer. "Right-O. Meet me here to-
morrow night at the same time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
Little Sully's Big Day"

~ season of year. there isn't that better than the
in our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE When you know Shorty
McCabe story you will be willing agree in advance that this
So And when you are assured shows Shorty his very
best you will be prepared say that it Of the best Christmas
stories that have published many years you know
there are never 50 many you haven't read.
For one thing it is sort Of formal introduction Of Master S
van MCabe as an individual entity Up this time he has been
lust baby has reached age where he has initiative md
the very first thing he allowed for himself that my
importance proves real Of Shorty He willing
have Cuhbet and Harold come their nurse but he en-
thusastc When to asky the Italian gardeners
son. and Able Meyers who delivers the papers, and the J. her
Backs Sully insists upon their presence
That is lust part of this Christmas story OF course
ike Shorty find clerk in department store who Hc
to carry out big package the McCabes country hone On
Christmas morning he is forthwith invited to the
at woulnt help my day any think Of him wandcrn around
lonesome Shorty explains to Sadie.
Out Of it comes the happy ending Of perfectly good
OF course it is stretching the long arm Of coincidence
one Of the things stories for The familiar, commonplace a
told in familiar commonplace way not interesting
raabo and extraordinary, whether it is revealed in the
that happen or in the way the tale is told make it worth
DISpOSING OF EMMY, in next number, proves b.
a,r5inga simple tale become when it is told by 10
understands and knows how to write It shows too boy y
can be full Of the spirit that makes Christmas what mt
a single thought or suggestion Of Christmas entering I'll. Is
Of those who take part in it. Frank X. Finneean "r.- his
human tale It has in it something Of the Dickens quality.
the vrc Of course but in the feeling. Dickens would @ n.y.
cad in Samuel Winters Citizen Of the world actor on n
and nceIouca in general whom you will respect and love
than certain successful members Of the community you know
THE BEGAMS JUDGMENT is an adventure story by
Michael White, in which the action starts very C H
An American falls of his yacht the night time and M The
Indian Ocean After start ike that you know lively thn
bound to happen-and they do.
THE MAN WHO WAS LOST carries the reader into bar -c
setting too. And it is plain that the mystery must be cleared
up quickly for Sylvester into Angela and Sara on South
Sea island But for the time, it only becomes more comph
MRS John HAYS HAMMOND, whose husband is the D,.
hraed mining engineer rcputci to draw larger salary ta
anv uorngnan has written article for next SUNDAY MAo
ZINE on THE AMERICAN WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY. Mrs.
Hammond is an cubwoman and in this article tells Of tn
remarkable things that have accomplished by organization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
THE BEGAM'S JUDGMENT

Michael White, in which the action start.
An American falls of his yacht in the night tim
Indian Ocean After start like that you know
bound to happcn-and they do.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
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sue sf de
ngahds IRcEhD
There should NOT Their the
of unskiled
powerful
dblted teachers milnsrs dssmaker
mothers and feeble generally DR. Fayore Prescription
edasa aand storiye
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
FLIES CAUSE ABOUT y ]. J. !.
100000 DEATHS
CLARKE UNIVERSITY MAN HAS
OPENED A CAMPAIGN TO SWAT
THE FLY-mUcH DAMAGE is
CAUSED EVERY YEAR.

PITTSBURGH. May 24-The house
fly causes 100000 deaths a year, $l2..
100000 worth OF property damage and
is the greatest distributor OF filth in
the universe according to Prof. C. F.
Hodge. OF Clarks University, Wooster,
Mass. who was in Pittsburgh yester.
day, promoting a campaign to swat
TIE ny" D
SsHe addressed the students of the
Shurston-Gleim school, those Of the
Pennsylvania College for Women and
the University OF Pittsburgh yester.
day morning, and the members OF
the Chamber OF Commerce yesterday
afternoon, and told some facts that
astounded his hearers,
THE house fly travels but 1900
feet and. he eats things that are not
hard-delighting to I'LL up on liquids"
said Prof. Hodge. when he finds
he likes better than that he
has eaten. he disgorges and fills up on
the, new found provisions. Where was
NNHS,rttS uCiOie liz uiu lIlul! llltn lie
enumerated n number of places.
The time is coming when It will
be more disgraceful to have flies in
our homes than bedbugs," he went on.
"The great proportion of our typhoid
fever is caused by files. One pair OF
flies In May will cause 1865 to be
bred by September. Each lays $50
eggs every ten days. 1t is awful, TO
contemplate. but the calculations are
reasonably correct. We must clear tho
air OF this universal distributor of filth.
We cannot follow the fly and find
where he has been"
The speaker said that the insects
cause $1,O4S.OOO,OOO worth OF DANA.
ges every year. And we talk about
the high cost OF living" said DR..
Hodge. I'VE ought to protect our
birds and watch our. cats. Save the
birds. We need them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
BOY SCOUTS FIGHT ElRes

Many Thousand Boy Scouts OF Ameri.
ca In Pennsylvania are urged to be-
come forest fire fighters. The leaders
Of the scout movement are eooperat-
ing with Robert s. Conklin, Commits
sioner of Forestry and Irwin c. VIII
.liams, Deputy Commissioner Of For.
estry. In their efforts to teach the boys
of the State how TO put ont forest fires
and to prevent them. Every. boy scout
In the State Is being sent pamphlet
issued by the Department OF Forestry
OF Pennsylvania showing the boys
what to do to extingulsh them. 1t also
emphasizes the great loss which care.
lessaess In the use Of matches or CT.
CARS may do in the woods. AS face
every boy scout throughout the coun-
try ought to. have some OF those pam.
Phlets and he can usually get II by
writing TO the Forestry Department.
First Aid Work r
DR.. NJ Whitfield Glasgow, Field
Representative American Cross As
ISOLATION who Is in charge Of car
touring the country to teach railroad
employees. boy scouts, and other per.
sons something about first aid 10 the
injured Is enthusiastic over the man
ner in which boy scouts take up first
aid work. In a letter. to James E.
West. Chief Scout Executive he says:
81 find an increasing, interest in the
Scout movement among the boys Of
the country. In nearly all the cities
of the West. ! find scout organizations,
and in most places they visit my car,
and take great interest in our first aid
demonstrations. Tam always glad to-
meet them. and take great pleasure In
giving them the first aid drills. Think
the scout movement one OF the great
est organizations Of the age. for boys
and my wish is that II may have in;
creaseding prosperity the world oyer.r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice ia hereby given to building
contractors that sealed, bids will be
received atsthe office OF II. A. Watts,
Secretary OF the Board OF Education OF
Fairmont independent district. in the
court house, Marion county. West Vir.
ginla, for the erection of an addition
TO the Fourth ward school building in
said district located at the corner OF
Fourth street and Benoni avenue, in
the city Of Fairmont. plans and speci.
flcations for which may be seen at the
office OF R. a. ellis, the architect, In
the Jacobs building.
Notice is also given that sealed bids
will be received by the said Secretary
OF the Board OF Education OF Fairmont
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
'Ell HER eAREER
10 SgEEaAGE Glgs
DIAMOND RINGS ALSO coHIRiH.
uTEp WHEN CONTRIBUTIONS
ARE AskED AT MEEplNo OF
suEERAGETTEs. {. 5t7ls

q !
. CHICAGO. Ill. May 2l-seYeral
diamond rings and one diamond garter
were thrown into the ring for woman
suffrage, yesterday at the Mississippi
valley suffrage conference. The ring
was a large hat OF the latest millinery
design and stirred to high pitch by
enthusiasm by, the speeches of snffra-
glst leaders. the women threw their
iyalunbles into it with reckless aban-
don. . 81 siss a,S.'
7 Following o plea FOR contributions
for the suffrage campaign in Ohio.
and after $500 had been pledged, Miss
Rose Bower, cornetist for the cause
AT Rapid City, Ia, took OF her 5000
diamond ring and laid 1t among the
contributions Her lead was soon
taken up and sparkling gems from
many fingers were offered as sacri.
fees.
"l'll give my ring" said one. ""l
will. too" said another, and the pro-
ceSRIoR toward the hat was started.
II haven't n ring. but will give my
-" and blushing furlously the mys-
FERROUS young woman walked timidly
toward the hat, nRclasped her tight,
ly closed hand. and dropped spark.
ling red object into 1t. She then hur.
rledly left the room. e
The Rev. Mary Stafford, OF Des
Molnes. Ia, is president,ot the Iowa
Equal Suffrage Association, and she
started the dIamong throwing pastime
with q call for the sacrifice Of costly
iewelry for the cause. offering her own
diamond ring, worth SIS. w. ~ n!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24

President Taft has approved a plan
10 retire all government employees at
the age OF seventy years. This, how.
ever, does not include presidents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
PusLic SALE OF TaE BUSY zee
RESTAURANT 57S

By virtue OF the authority vested In
me by certain deed of trust execut.
ed by Samuel Bissett and Burt Guthrie
to me Us trustee. dated February Z,
1912. and recorded in tho ONCE Of the
county. court OF Marion county. West
Virginia. In Chattel trust deed book
No. l page 1874. will on Friday, the
31st day OF May, 1912, at the front
door Of the Court House. in the city
OF FaiFmoRt. West Virginia, at The
hour of 10 o'clock a. m, on that day,
offer for sale at public auction. to the
highest bidder, for cash. all the fol.
lowing described personal property to.
wit:
Alliof that certain property and busl.
ness known as the Busy Bee Restau.
rant, situated in the old Peoples Bank
Building on Main street in the city Of
Fairmont, West Virginia, including all
of the furniture. fixtures. appliances
and property of every kind whatever
now within said building and used In
connection with said Busy Bee Ilestau.
rant.
HARRY SHAW, Trustee.
gf-4e h,9h.Inf|
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24

Na Il
Independent district for The erection
of an addition 10 the Virginia avenue
school building. located on Virginia
avenue In said district. plans and
Ispeciieations of4khich ma be seen
et the Office OF A. c. Lyons, arehitecl.
IN the Jacobs building.
Tho said scaled bids inast be aisd
10 the office OF the Secretary OF tho
Board Education in the Court House
not later thsn Tuesday, May 2s, 1919.
nj. three o'clock p. m The said hoard
of Education reserves the tight 10 fn.
jeet my or all bldsithat may not ia
satisfactory. ssS 4
n. &. WATTS.
Secretary, Board q Education Fair.
mont lndependf District.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF SALE
OF REAL ESTATE NEAR
MANNINGToN

Pursuant to a decree OF the Circuit
Court OF Marion County, West Virgin.
Ia, made and entered on the Sd day OF
April, 1912, in the chancery canse
therein pending wherein Marshall A.
Morgan is plaintiff and Fairmont and
Pittsburgh Railway Company is de.
PENDANT, the undersigned Special Com.
missioner, appointed by said decree,
will offer for sale, at public auction at
the front door OF the Court House OF
said Marion County, on Saturday, the
18th day OF June, 1912. the real estate
In said decree directed TO be sold, de.
scrlbed Us follows:
A certain tract or parcel OF land
lying on Plyes Fork. In Warrington
District, Marion County, West Virgin.
Ia, adjoining lands of Nimrod Morgan,
and being all OF the land included be
tween the said creek and the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Company's
land from the railroad bridge at the
mouth OF Flat Run and down. the creek
TO the FluhartN lot, containing about.
three acres. and bounded as follows.,
Beginning at point In line or the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
lands 16 feet North OF the abutment
OF the railroad bridge Which crosses
Pyles Fork OF Flat Run and on the
South side OF said creek, and running
thence along said railroad property,
s. II degrees E. 100 feet; thence s.
20 degrees E. 100 feet; thence s. gig
degrees E. 100 feet; thence s. "a de.
grees E. 100 feet; thence s. 45h de-
grees e. 100 feet; thence s. SO degrees
f. 100 feet; thence S. 81 degrees E.
100 feet; thence s. 20 degrees f. 100
feet; thence S. II degrees f 100 feet;
thence s. 7 degrees E. 100 feet; thence
S. degrees L. 500 feet TO post at
Fluharty's lot: thence N. 80 degrees Z.
80 feet 10 creek bank; thence up said
creek N. degrees w 800 feet; N. IS
degrees W. $3.50 feet. thence N. 80 de.
grees n. l42 feet; s. 81 degrees, W. 1873
feet to the place of beginning.
Reserylng thereIromt however, the
OIL anu gas hereunder, and the Pitts.
burgh vein OF coal, together with the
usual mining rights and privileges for
the mining and removing of all Of said
oil and gas and said coals-, an S
TERMS oF.sAlE VI ~
one-third of the purchase price CASH
In hand on the day of sale, and the re-
manning two-thirds in one and two
years thereafter, with interest from
date. The purchaser shall be required
to execute his notes. for the deferred
payments with good personal security,
and the Commissioner shall retain a
lien on the property SO sold as furth.
.er security therefor.
W. S. MEREDITH
Special Commissioner
+ ] thereby certify that the said Special
Commissioner has given the bond re.
|quired by said decree. -
| Given under my hand this 18th day
of May, 1912.
w. s. BLACK
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of
Marion County, West Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
WHEN SERVANTS WE'RE SLAVES

1t hasn't been so many years since
servants We're practically slaves; they
We're bound out for term OF years:
they never could hope to better their
conditions. The world Is advancing,
however, and now servants. especially
those who do washing and houseclean-
ing are better treated. Easy Task
laundry soap that does halfrthe work
itself, and which cleans pots and pans
and painted work like magic, is re
ssponsible Tor much OF this emancipa-
lOn., Only cents q cake, too. =.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24

By virtue of an execution to me dl.
teeted In the above entitled cause late.
.ls pending in the Circuit Court of Ma,
tion county, West Virginia, have
levied upon and will, on the Sth-d Of
June. 1912. between the hours OF 1
and O'Clock in the afternoon, at the
front door OF the Courthouse OF Ma.
rion county. West Virginia, proceed
to sell at public sale, for cash, the fol.
lowing described personal property, TO.
nit:
Eighty.two (S2) shares OF the capt.
tai stock of the Wise Packing Com.
pany, Of the par value OF $4,000. as
follows:
Certificate No. II, calling for nine
shares; certificate No.t1s, calling for
eight shares: certificate No. 10. call.
ing for seven shares: certificate No.
20, calling for six. shares; certificate
No. 81, calling for five shares; certifl.
cate No. 49, calling for four shares;
certificate No. %, calling for three
shares; and certificate No. "a, calling
for forty shares. as the property OF
said defendants to satisfy said execu.
ton.
GEO. E. AMOS,
Sheriff OF Marion County,
West Virginia.
Ma, 8. 1912. 1O.l7-24.31
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24

The matter OF accomplishing things
would have no difficulties. WORTHY OF
the name, II ONE publication OF want
ad ALWAYS brought what You want.
cd
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-24
shider's special sale today.
sHERlFF,s SALE.

Otis W. Miller VS.. James U. Wise,
William F. Wise and Marcellus A.
Jollife. partners doing business un.
der the firm name of J. U. Wise &
Company.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
CHANGES MAP OF CITY,
Three Big Firms of utah's Capital City
to Have New Homes.

Salt Lake City.-One of the great
est changes in Salt Lake business cir
cles that has ever been known was an
nounced Saturday, when the news was
made public that the Keith O'Brien
and the Auerbach companies, two of
the largest mercantile establishments
In the city, had consummated a trans
action by the terms of which both
concerns will leave their present loca-
lions in Main street and remove their
ehtlre establishments to Third South
and State streets, hitherto unknown
as shopping center. The Paris Mil
nnery company will also move from
MAIN street to Third South, thus MAX
ing this section one of the busiest por-
tons of the city.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
WOULD ABANDON ARMY POSTS.
Secretary OF War Condemns Sixteen
seln Effort to Cut Expenses.

Secretary OF War Condemns Sixteen
rim Effort to Cut Expenses.
Washington.-Sec of War
Stimson, acting upon an exhaustive
report from the general staff. has de.
cided that no less than sixteen, and
probably eighteen, existing army
posts should be abandoned at once,
lin order to put an end to the ex-
travagance and inefficiency resulting
from improper distribution of the mo-
bile army"
The posts condemned are: Apache,
Arizona; Boise Barracks. Idaho:
Brady, Michigan; Clark, Texas,
George Wright, Washington; Jay,
New York; Lincoln, North Dakota;
Logan H. Roots, Arkansas; McIn-
tosh, Texas; Mackenzie, Wyoming;
Madison Barracks, New York:
Meade, South Dakota; Niagara, New
York; Ontario, New York: Wayne,
Michigan; Whipple Barracks, Ari-
iona: William Henry Harrison, Mon,
tana, and Yellowstone, Wyoming.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
.EX-RULER LYNCHED
FoRMEr PRESIDENT OF ECUADOR
+, AND FOUR OTHER REVOLT
TIoNIsTs ARE PUT TO DEATH.
Leading Lights in Latest South Ameri.
can Revolution, Which Lasted a Lit
tie Over Month, Meet Death in
Horrible Manner.

Guayaqaul, Ecuador.-A mob broke
into the Quito penitentiary in spite
OF double guard and lynched General
Eloy Alfaro, former president of Ecua.
dor; his brother, General FIayio Alta.
70, former minister of war and com.
mander-in-chief of the revolutionary
forces; General Medaro Alfaro, who
is believed to have been a. brother of
the two Alfaros, and Generals Paez
and Manuel Serrano. AS result of
the action of the mob, the leading
lights in Ecuador's latest revolution,
have been snuffed out.
This revolution, although it had
been a long time brewing, began
few days after the sudden death ON
December 20 last of President Emilio
Estrada.
The first of the drastic measures
taken by those who opposed the revo,
luton was carried into effect last
Thursday at Guayaquil, when General
Pedro Montero, who was proclaimed
president by the troops after the death
or Estrada, was shot and beheaded
by mob that later burned his body.
The shooting of Montero took place
In the court room where the general
had just been tried by court-martial
and sentenced to sixteen years i'm.
prisonment for his connection with
the revolt.