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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-01
MAKING 4 Choice.

"Don't you love the merry prattle Of
the childrenY
EYES," replied Mr.. Growcher, with
some hesitat ton that IL to say. 70
rather hear Freddie and Willie prattle
than learning to play the bugle and the
snare drum."-Washihgtoh Star.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-01
SEVEN ARE BLOWN TO PIECES
Four Men and Three Girls Lose Lives
in Explosion.

Beloeil, Que, July 26.-seven lives
were lost at Beloeil when an explo-
sion Of nitroglycerin blew one of the
isolated buildings Of the Canadian
Explosives company to bits and scat
tered the dismembered bodies of four
men and three girl employees in every
direction.
Workers in other houses Of the plant
we're uninjured, the distance between
the buildings being great enough to
prevent the shock from producing 9TH
Or explosions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-01
LIVE WIRE IN Her GARDEN
Hibbing (khinn.) Woman instantly
$50. Eiectrocuted.

$3.50, Eiectrocuted.
Mrs. Louis Collyard, a resident of
Hibbing, was instantly .electrocuted by
coming into contact with live wire,
while loosening earth around cabbage
plants in her garden.
Mrs. Collyard lived near an open
pit NINE While one Of the shovel
crews was working pole bearing
cables carrying current to the mine
was dislodged. The cable lay across
the garden at the rear of the Collyard
home and it is thought that it was
concealed by the cabbages and that
Mrs. Collyard came into contact with
the wire with her knife.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.

United States of America, Northern
district of West Virginia, SIS.
In the United States District Court IN
AMI for said district:
In the matter OF Emory L. Tetrick.--
Bankrupt No. 2S5. In Bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of Emory +. Tetrick,
OF Fairmont, in the county Of Marion
and district aforesaid, Bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that OH the
Gath day of February, A. D, 1913, the
said Emory f. Tetrick was duly cd.
Indicated bankrupt; aud, that the first
meeting Of his creditors will be held at
the law office of D. l.. Butcher. Rooms
@O4 and sos Jacobs building, at Fair.
mont, Marion county, West Virginia,
OH the oath day Of March, a. D. 1913, at
ten O'clock in the forenoon, at which
time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee,
examine the bankrupt, order sales anu
transact such other business is may
properly come before said meeting.
Dated the 70 day Of March. 1918.
BERNARDO, BUTCHER.
.S,lslS. Refereoi in Bankruptcy /,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
WEST VIRGINIA
NNl HUE SONG
BlFlRHNI0AER|
POEM CONTEST TO CLOSE NEXT
aWEEs COMMITTEE TO START
(. WEBBING sn0cEss, AT ONCE.

~ g.
Within asmonth West Virginia viii
have an Official song am. The people
OF the State as we'll as OF the patton,
VIII probably be earning to Sing ii.
The state poem and song contest
closes March %, and the work Of Sc
leril1g the one Tor which The author
viii. be awarded the cash prize Will
be started. A prize OF $500 Will be-
paid for the poem and $500 additional
for'the music 10 Sllteh. the words Wiz
be sung.
To date mOretlan 200 poems have
been received by Col. John i. Day,
secretary of the safe semi-CentennIal
commission, and only about one.thrd
OF these have been accompanied by
music to which the words can be sung.
The poems are sill being submitted
at the rate of several q day, so i'll
looks like The committeeman will have
a supply o! more ,han 500 from witch
to select one suitable for the States
Official anthem.
A subcommittee is to be appointed
to weed oil the poems. This com.
mittec will throw out all found not to
he suitable aud will turn the best ones
over TO another committee consisted
OF educators @nd authorities on Eng
lisb and music This committee viii
do the awarding.
II Is planned to have the song print
ed and ready for distribution among
the school children by tho middle OF
April so they can be taught the words
and music before school closes for the
year The children will be asked 10
sing the song at noon on June 20.
Many odes and monolo2ues are also
being received at the semi.Centennial
headquarters. These odes are. to be |
judges in a manner similar to The
songs, and awards made accordingly. |
There are no cash awards for the odes
and monologues,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
MODERN INVENTIONS.
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF "At Good Old s'~aIh."
tCopyrlgDted by George Mathew
A1HmA,

ICng-liYed in history, but they are fat-
ter than they used 10 he.
There are now so many magazines
in This country that when man can
write he has to disguise himself in
a barrel TO keep he editors away from
him. Magazines do not produce so
much deathless literature as they once
aid. but they scatter much more III
formation regarding science, politics.
tie drama. sliding to second, the
Montessori method. college education
for corn, ingrowing standpatism and
easy methods OF reaching the north
and south poles. The magazine OF
today is a liberal education and lad
der by which man with a good
knowledge of advertising can climb
rapidly into our most select correct
circles.
There arc two grades of magazine
success-literary and financial. In the
literary success the reader looks over
the stories before he reads the adver-
ilscments. In The other kind he reads
the stories after he has gorged him
self with art and reason in the adver-
Using section.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
cIRcLJirco uRT.

& rs "a ,.,-lz. 7 : ,,-s. Sss ~
! .ThefoHowiug named,witltesses have
SO far appeared before the grand Jury
this terma
James Penn, Charles Witty, Dora
Rolls DR.. oRner, Chief of Police Flo.
waiter, Mrs. II. H. Hollis, ]. L. Blocller
Charles Parson, Dorcie Eddy, Ellis
Eddy, New Smith, Miss Alpha AEulien-
ex, Charles Westfall, Earl Doll, Tony
Ricco, Hirson Wells, Larhey Eckles,
Van Moore, C. w. lladwkins, Pete al.
bert, Charley Urick, Mike Biggie, I'd,
Gill, Ed. Murphy, II. Il. Lemley, Henry
Gump, Charles Gumh Pete Ira, Fred
Shaver. c. n. Mockler, c. Z. Hunter,
Dickie Watson, Tom Gill, Lloyd WI,
son, Ella Smith,, Tony Patio, TON
Smith, Tony Bsrrillo Rev. Yoke, Dom
onlcO Malino, George Huey, Oliver Tay,
Leo G. Gillette, Robert Hill, Eugene
Sullivan. Ed. Danlie, Herbert Ander.
son, Fred stape, n. NJ, Kilgore, /. Fuut,
Lewis, Vincent, W. Il. skinner, VII.
liam Smith. w. l.. Murphy D. H..
Grapes, John Crtss, WI. Names, Grace
Hancs, Ed. +. zollers, Ed. Mcdonald,
Sylvester Wilson, John Keener, Jay
Wilson, John Moondy, H. II. Males,
Sam Evans. Tom Helmlck, Gins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
MAGAZINES.

Magazines existed two centuries ago.
but Eave been improved so much in
the last twenty years that the TWEEN.
,tteth century ought TO have the credit
forthe,n.
"a magazine is an instrument for the
introduction Of breakfast food, hole
proof socks, automobiles, patent sus'
penders, new process flour, improved
shoes aud literature into the home
In this work the magazine has been
so,maryelously successful Of late thai
the man who sits down to read gen-
tie little love story in half-pound
monthly publication often winds up
BY buying a new self-cranking car
and43 lineal feet Of encyclopedias.
Magazines are originally padded
with advertisements in order to sup
port literature. Nowadays stories arc
put into them in order 10 tempt the
reader back into the advertisements.
When magazines were published by
quiet men with skyscraper brows ad.
yeEtIsements were looked on with
contempt and only accepted as per-
soRsl favor to the advertisers. In
those days authors were paid dollar
a page and died in few years full
OF fame and positively nothing else
whatever.
Nowadays magazines rent out space
tosadyertisers Tor $1,000 a page ana
taorc. This enables them to pay 81
d word for literature and the authors
OF tie country can readily be detected
by their diamond.studded fountain
pens.
The authors of today may not be
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13

sit afound and scold lll drive me
folks iodrnks When have the rheu.
mstlz, aud iumbaeo and repeat. and
the edsswords fairly aizz IS ] nurse my
sepiien Eee when etiiteh have e
h III aitde nj tfilbys are So lame
tileg NilI not ut my shoes, VIII yp:r
Ioys me Just the same? Wien the
govt iniests my toes: and all vanished
are my charms. will you.klss me on the
nose, will you claspme in your arms?
Silver threads are in the gold, life will
Foon have run, its lease; I'D be glad II
weret told that your love will still
Increase Whenmy high ambition fails,
and my hopes are all unstrung. and {
tell my tlresome tales ofthe days when
was young; when I SIT around the
shack making loud and dismal moan,
6f the stitches In my back, and my
aching collar bone; when the asthma
lacks my chest so cannot speak a
word, viii you fold me to your breast,
saying I'm your honeybird? When
I'm palsied, stir and sere, when I'm
weary Of the game. tell me, Q JemIma
dear, will you love me Just the same?
p Y. f. HH q b D.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
and monologue!

Speakln' o tn parcel pust. some o
tn eggs we're gitln these days must
come from tn torrid zone. TIL reI,
Ter that kin pass q saloon an a nickel
the.ater both is goin' some.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13

II you have property to sell, "classi.
fed advertising" will enable you to sell
1t somewhere near ION time"-perhaps
even in half the time you have antlci-
The store ads are the most interest
Ing things in the paper to all those cn-
gagged in home.making-for they have
an important bearing on the problem,
not alone for thrift.reasOns. but In
keeping the home.maker posted on
new things .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
MAKING STUDY.
BIG ESTABLISHMENT CONSIDER.
ING THE MINIMUM WAGE SCALE
FOR WOMEN.
(BY ASSOCIATED Press. J

lBY ASSOCIATED PNESS.J
CHICAGO, ILL.,. March PA careful
study of the probable effect of estalr
fishing among themselves a minimum
wage scale for women, is being made
by the big retail merchants of this
city following the recent disclosures
before the Senate Vice Commission
Later a formal meeting will be held
by the merchants at which members
OF the Commission will be in attend.
nnce. The commission has proposed 4
minimum wage of 5000 a day for wo.
men workers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
DALI
CHIT
CHAT
DoEs' IL pAYq

DOES 1T PAY?
Must consume MY life-this little
life,
In guarding against all may make it
less?
1t is not worth so much!--it were to
diG
Before my hour. to live in dread of
death" byron.
We were discussing travelling and
the dangers incident thereto the other
evening.
There's one thing / hate to do"
said the Author.Man, "anl that's to
sit on the side of the train toward the
other track. | always so through the
train till find seat on the other
side"
u never thought of that" said the
Wants.to.be cynic, but | must say |
hate TO sleep eight or nine stories up
in hotel. | won't 30 Adore the fourth
story If there's another hotel in town.
one night went 10 five hotels before
[ could find room I'd take"
81 never stayed in hotel but twice
in my llre," said Observation-Disclosures
SrapherIady. and then was too
pleased to be there at all 10 mind what
story was in. But there's one thing
that always frightcns me, and that is
IA elevator. never get INTO one OF
those things without expecting to be
killed. When have only Two or three
stories 10 go, ] always walk"
"How about you?" said someone,
turning 10 the Man.who.lhinks, you
travel lot, what's your special pre-.
cautions@"
"Me?' said the Man.who.thinks I'll
don't believe have any"
Aren't youevcr afraid Of anything?"
asked Molly.
"Oh, yes" said the Man.who.thinks,
81 suppose so. and used 10 have quite
lot OF precautions TO follow In fact,
/ used to carry a private lih.preserver
for ship travel. because Id heard that
the ordinary kind are likely to turn
you upside down and drown you in.
stead OF saving you. But finally de-
cided it didn't pay"
"Why?" asked Molly.
well, | figured it out this way"
said the Man-who-thinks. by Tussing
and frettng over these things | was
using up 4 certain amount Of time and
energy that could never get back.
or course ] might possibly save my
life that way. hut the chance was so
small thai thought it didn't pay. It's
like insurlng your life At so high a.
premium that by the laws of PROBABLE
lily you'd pay in twice as much as
you'd ever get out. There's something
in Julius Caesar about its being bet
ter TO die once than every day, and
that's the way feel about IT,"
"Oh, learned that in srhool," said
Molly. Isn't this is?
towards die many times before
their deaths;
The valiant never taste Of death but
once,
or all the wonders that eyt have
heard,
1t seems to me most strange that men
should fear;
Seeing that death a necessary end,
Will como, when it will comet"
And yet If Caesar had only been
willing to heed the warning, and take
a precaution or two, he could have
lived twenty years more" said the
Wants.tobe-cynic.
But he couldn't have been Caesar"
said the Manufactures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
!.
PROGRAMME
DETAILS FOR VEST $WRaiNlA's
BIG CELEBRATION ARE TENTA.
lively OUTLINED.


Plans for West Virginia's Golden
Jubilee and Semi.Centennial celebra.
ton, to be held in Wheeling have now
advanced 10 the point that a tentative
programme for the weeks exercises
has been mapped out. This programme
is as follows:
Sunday, June 15th-MemorIaI' Day.
Special services in all churches and
monster central meeting with short
memorial addresses upon men, who,
in their day, contributed to the great
ness of our State; with grand chorus
and other music.
Monday, June 1eth-openins and Re-
ceptton Day.
All trains met by bands. Guests as
signed to quarters, etc.
Night-Openlng of Expositlun-tab.
leaux by participants in historical
pageants in costumes, and addresses
followed by free entertainment for
historical characters, guests and the
public.
Tuesday, June 18TH - FrotcrnaI, His.
toricaI and Founders Day.
Afternoon-Parades and drills by
Fraternal organizations, including
prize drills and fancy maneuyers.
,Night-Grand historical pageant. de.
picting the history of the State as cen.
tralized in the different cities
"Wednesday, June 1sth-FIOra and
LADIES' Day.
Aforementioned parades and baby
pageants. ia
Night--A Night in Venice.
Thursday, June 1eth-lndustrlaI, Mill.
tary and G. A. R. Day
Morning-Arrival of troops, making
camp. preparing mess, etc 1890,
grand industrial parade, headed by
civic parade, officials and lstinguished
guests.
Afternoon :, Military parade, drills
and exposition Of camplife,
Night-Camp fire. Veterans Mem
orial talks and sham battle, Including
aud ending with destruction of fort
and fireworks with special set pieces
containing portraits of famous army
and navy men,
Friday, June goth - West Virginia
Golden jubilee Press and Grand
Review Day.
!. Grand chorus of 5000 oylces, accom-.
panied by band Of 200 pieces, Replied
10 by chorus of 100000 voices in
unison over the State. Speaking COW
ering the State in review; reading of
prize poem and monograph; awarding
of prizes; concert by all bands COM
bined; all Of this preceded By chill
dren's parade aud educational en-
hibits.
Night-Grand review of historical
pageant and the better features of all
parades. Grand court ball.
Saturday, June 21st-MardI eras Day.
Concert and general good time with
fantastic parades at night by clubs
and orders Of the city, including the
rubber Neck sunragette parade en-.
tifely original aud up 10th emiaute.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13

Vaughn (CoI Angpps cAFee y
smith, N. d Ross lqesa BONN
Tracy Tenant. Myrtle Blssith sn
Lake, Harry Holt Frank Mansfield, 4
Baker. Charles T1ibbs, CLYDE NC
Archie Price, Eli Package Ed IL IS
son, Clarence Riley R1ssel Hask
Howard Sandy, j. Frank Rassell.
ry Grim, Robt j. Pellt q. +! Peil
rance Wells, Gail Boyee, John Mtl
she'll Johnny Fredricks, Gee Il 6
cltffe, Dick Cunningham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
WAIT MASON
THE POET PHILOSOPHER
SILVER THREADS.

Life is fading fast away, silver
threads are on my brow will you love
me when I'm gray, as you love me now,
my frou? Will you love me when Pm
old, and my tempers on the blink, and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-13
FARMERs' PARCEL: Posr ADS
Maple syrup

Maple syrup, pure nome made.
postal card brings You any auionn e.
sired at 25 cents per quart. As p. RlIle
Rt, 4. Box s., Fairmont, ~ Va
For a lImltpd tIms2aas this na
will be accepted free Of charge ~
West yirginIau
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
METHODISTS INVITE
PASTORS TO RETURN

District Superintendent E. L. Hof-
fecker held quarterly conference at
Zion, Nd, at ? o'clock Thursday. The
Rev. W. II. Briggs is pastor of the
church. He reported IS accessions
to his church during the last quar-
ter. Mr.. Briggs was extended an
invitation by the congregation to re-
main as pastor of the church for an
other year.
Quarterly conference was held yes
terday morning at Bethel. Nd. by Or.
Hoffecker. The church work has
been very successful under the Rev.
Asbury Burke. its pastor. and he was
invited to remain Us pastor by the
congregation fo- other year Mr..
Burke Is busy aupcrintending the
construction of the new church at
Summit Bridge. Del, which will be
dedicated on January 1S The new
church replaces the one which was
destroyed by lightning during a storm
last July, and will be one OF the most
beautiful in rural New Castle county.
This morning Dr. Hoffecker held
at Kirkwood Church. He
will preach tomorrow morning at
Chester Bethel. at 1880 o'clock, and
at New Castle at 7.30 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
WORKERS
REPORT ACTIVITIES

At meeting Of the North End W. c.
7. u. yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Frank
G. MacSorley Mrs. +. L. Hofiecker, Miss
Hitchcock, Mrs. S. L. Foster and Mrs.
Cora Olcott were appointed committee
to make arrangements for the hour
which has been assigned to North End
Union on January l5--the day which
has been set aside as a day of prayer
for nationwide prohibition.
At the call Of the president a meeting
viii be held in the near future, when a
committee will be named to arrange for
general observance of the day. The
transaction of business included the for
mutation Of tentative plans for work
for the new year. Nothing definite will
be done until the committees present
their reports.
The echoes from the Worlds and Na-
tional Conventions, given by the dele
gates, were much enjoyed.
Mrs. Foster gave an interesting ac-
count OF her visit with some other dele
gates to Ellis Island.
The Chamber Of Commerce. Mrs. Fos-
ter said. aent as their greeting, q large
bunch OF white carnations in design
forming a white bow. to represent the
sign Of the union. Delaware presented
her invitation from the Chamber Of
Commerce for the convention to meet in
Wilmington next year, but there were
invitations ahead and the convention
goes to Atlanta, Ga.
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
KILL 1853 RATS
in As MINUTES
In CITY STA lie

Joseph Kelly, who conducts sa-
loon at Front and Union streets. and
a companion this morning had occa-
sion to go into his barn when they
noticed several large rats scurrying
into hole. Mr.. Kelly secured a
shovel and his companion broom
handle and prying up a board in the
floor Of the barn they discovered that
they had unearthed a tunnel which
the rats used to go TO their nests.
Several rats ran out when the board
was raised and these we're quickly
dispatched
Taking up stands on each side Of
the tunnel the two men waited fox
the rodents to appear. In Just IS
minutes they killed 1853 enormous
rats which made a large heap when
piled up together The rnts were
killed without the aid OF a dog.
Evening journal., 1913-12-13

PLAN FOR TREE
OF XMAS JOY
Committees Appointed by Col
Onel Elliott to Arrange for
Holiday Celebration
CITY SINGERS TO
AID IN OBSERVANCE

The Community Christmas Tree
Committee recently appointed by the
Chamber Of Commerce to arrange for
municipal Christmas tree to be
erected ON the Court House green,
held meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A.
building yesterday afternoon. when
the matter was discussed. The mem-
bers of the committee expressed their
qualification at the spirit of approval
and appreciation that is being shown
by the public in connection with the
proposition.
As yet they have been unable to
secure a Christmas tree large enough
to suit their purposes, Il being the
plan to erect an enormous tree about
thirty feet in height which viii be
trimmed from top to bottom. Among
the decorations on the tree viii be
many of an electrical nature. the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company having agreed to fur
nish electricity free OF charge for
~ occasion.
The committee announced at the
meeting that they would like to have
members OF the various singing so
cities in the city TO confer with them
relative TO preparing appropriate
song services for the occasion. II Is
believed that number OF the church
'choirs VIII lend their aid for this
purpose.
During the meeting Chairman
George A. Elliott. OF the general COM
mittoe. appointed the following sub
committees
On Tree and Lighting IT. Allen
Hilles, chairman: A. ID. Warner. Jr..
George Black. Alfred T.. Moore. s. ID.
Townsend, Jr., Miss Edith Russell.
On Music and Exercises WIN. +.
Metten, chairman; Mrs. A. ID. Warner
Miss $ Pyle, Miss Gordon. Miss Koav-
leny w. c Phillips. j. Prank Ayros
: I. Leslie Carpenter. j. T.. Clymer.
On subscriptions. Tree and Lighting
david J. Reinhardt. chairman: r.. 4.
Haynes, Wm. + Metten. George Car
ter.
:. These committees win Immediate
busy themselves W an effort 10 pehe q
Z Community Christmas Tree somethi
i TO b. lons gcnicafbcred ynd which W
hrnN 10Y 10 The hcnft- Of the hundrc
OF poor children. as well IS the old
folks ia the city.
ieorge =. King director Of the III
worth choir in speaking of the Con
munity Christmas Tree said today. .
have no doubt but that the Epwort
choir would be willing 20 sing carols o
7 Christmas eve near the big tree TN
Silent Night / think, would be very ap
propriate. but Epworth choir has no
been asked TO participate"
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
SIS FOR PUNCH AT
HOTEL--THAT IS,
PUNCH In EYE

George Poles. employed in the
kitchen of local hotel. was arraigned
in City Court this morning on a
charge OF assault and battery on
Stanley Skowsk, a fellow employe.
He was fned s. and costs, which IS
the lowest fine for assault and bat
terry.
Poles is small man. He has an
impediment in his speech. and for this
reason. he claims that some of the
help at the hotel have been teasing
him. He testified in court this
morning that Skowski went in the
pantry OF the hotel eating on We'd
nesday morning, which is against the
rules, and when he ordered him 70
stop or get out of the pantry, Skow-
ski negan to tease him and finally
knocked him down. A few minutes
later he met Skowski in the kitchen,
carrying some dishes and silverware.
According to his statement, Skowski
said something to him and started
towards him. He then hit Skowski
in the eye with his fist.
Skowsk claimed that he had not
had any previous trouble with Poles,
and that Poles struck him In the eye
with a silver plate without provoca-
tion. John Zimmerman corroborated
Skowskis testimony Charles r.
Blandin told of seeing the fight. but
said that he did not see Poles strike
Skowsh with a plate.