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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-06
DoggGae lie raft Of
New Years bills.
Observations Of Old Cap Whipple.

Observations Of Old Cap Whipp!e.
Elmer Sphinx Of cur village says he
made one good resolution this yea!
that he is surely going 70 keep. He
Iain't goin TO exceed thu speed limit
and amt go!n' II do no Oatmobilo
scorch!n THIS Is considered n great
sacrifice on the par: Of Iimc", mas.
much as nc amt got 10 oarmobile.
Hank rumms has sworn OFF eatln
pate de fol gras. He says he cant SET
where pate dc fol gras or lobster Ia
Mcwburg does fe'ler any good. Hank
has never had any OF tie sane yet and
says he will not eat any during 1913
THIS -. .Urty safe bet.
Hold Peters says he aIn't goin' tc
take Il drink this year unless he is
Ia!0ne--or with someOuddy.
Lem Higgins. the seYtant at the
church and graveyard, went to the
meetIn house last night at midnight
to ring out the old and ring in the new
and found that sOmehuddy had stole
the bell out'n the steeple. 1t was first
thought that the bell was stole by
Amry Hicks. who runs counterteitin
Joint in the basement of his harness
shop, but he proved an alibi and was
reeIased by the constable. He proved
that he was nine miles out in the coun'
TRY dom burglary job when the bell
was stole and the court thought this
twas sufficient evidence to allow him
his freedom. A good allbi is almost
as handy thing to have around the
house as a cook stove.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-06
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

A boy who is probably the youngest
member of any major orchestra in the
United States and perhaps Europe
will play in this city with the New
York Symphony Orchestra. He is
Alois Schmidt, sixteen year old sor
Of the third flute player of the orches
ira. Despite his extreme youth he
was the winner recently of the first
prize at the Paris Conservatorie. He
Is 4 'cellor soloist.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-06
PETITION FOR COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT
With Initiative, Referendum and RECALL
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COUNTY OF MARION, To-wit !:


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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-06

The opening OF Aeolian Hall in New
York City has afforded Walter Dam.
rosch opportunity OF perfecting esprit
de crops in the New York Symphony
Orchestra. Formerly, rehearsals were
held in Carnegie Hall Or the New the.
alter, auditorlums too large to provide
the intimate atmosphere" Of an or
chestral rehearsal. "Rehearsals this
season." said Walter Damrosch, have
approached religious exercises in
point OF positive attention and poig'
nGnt silence. In the new hall, fine
acoustics and smaller dimensions en-
able the players to hear one another
play. This increases their under
standing Of the composition as q
whole. Consequently, they grasp the
Spirit and import of the composition,
winch ErOaGens and deepens their
own Interpretation. Orchestral re-.
h&arsals are good examples Of disci-
,,lMe, but all the players are usually
God natural and being enthusiastic
musicians, their attention to their
work is usually assured. Two hours
is tie time OF the usual rehearsal and
thrre are about four each week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-06

A fine pair of young five year old
mules. They will be sold within the
next Ave days, don't miss this oppor'
tunity to get bargain.
Z. B. CARSKADON
Trustee of Big Four Furniture Com
pany, Bankrupt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-06

vented on Friday, as was the sanitary
washrag.
Friday is not such a bad day as
days 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
CENSOR PROOF.

THE TASTE OF APPLES. BY Jennette
Lee Illustrations by l.. Walter Taylor.
emo, pp. vi. 3E. Dcdd NJ lad & Co.
Ii is a good idea sometimes, we think,
for the reviewer to echo the spirit of
his author And the spirit of a writer
is present In his style. Now, this is
why we have written our review here
We are afraid that the ef-
feet - is something like that which
would result in page written half in
the telegraphic code but for this
no one 1--WE hope) will blame us. d.
This is a story of a couple OF homely
apple-pie New Englanders in Europe.
And IT wears its simple senti-
ment on its sleeve so TO say. An
thony Wickham Maker and Member
OF Shoes as the sign over his shop
in the village Of Bolton read. was a
character all compact OF the milk Of
human kindness. Mother his
Yankee wife - is type dear TO the
heart - in sentimental moments --
Of those who listen with deep feeling
to popular ballads sung in places
OF amusement to the accompani-
ment OF vividly colored pictures cast
upon screen. When. In their
declining years, their son John out
Of the fruits OF his college education.
so hard won by them for him sends
them on trip to Europe they find
the great world quite different to Boil
ton. Mother with her black bag, her
bonnet and her cotton gloves, makes a
quaint figure in London, where she
keeps house la New England. =.
And goes in strong though with
out necessity - for economy. How
Anthony's heart beats here in simple
sympathy with all mankind how he
picks up dissolute beggars from the
street. takes them TO his apartment,
and performs the somewhat unusual
charity Of mending their distintegrated
shoes - how by his appreciation of
the excellent shoes Of an English lord,
whom he picks up likewise on the
street, he wins this gentlemans friend
ship - how traditional bookseller
discovers his truly surprising likeness
10 James Mcneil Whistler and how
John finds his wife. All these
things go to make up story which
by no possibility could any public
librarian taboo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
HAIR RAISING.

THE MAN BETWEEN. BY Walter
Archer Frost. Illustrations by How
ard Mccormick. l2mo. PIP. viii, 3Oi.
Doubleday, Page x Co
"nGaka" struck us at first as bit
Of bad proofreading. But live and
learn, a nGaka is a very much more
terrible thing than the worst proof
reading we ever saw. A nGaka is
chuck full of every kind of jim-jam
imaginable. He wears mutsha OF
reeds and a shirt. He has bag at his
waist. another at his neck and third
and fourth on his shoulders. The bags
he keeps devils in. Mental influence
is his strong card. Secondary recep-
ton. the power to effect will through
distance, mental messages, reincarna-
ton proceedings, and all sorts OF tele-
pathic doings, these are what he is up
10 all the while. He writhes as a
snake writhes, and he has long, ema-
ciated fingers, which he uses as con-
ductors for curses. Also he is choco-
late color. Happily. he does not in
fest these parts. Down Durham way
in South Africa is where he has his
home. In fine. he is a witch doctor. a
Zulu beggar. There is an excellent
account Of him in this book and what
he can do when he takes ii into his
head. Six men seated in the Regent 8
club he cursed so: Death shall come
fast to those who have earned the
nGaka's curse. But you, umFundize
who have offended the least, shall be
the last claimed You will be the last
TO die he repeated forebodingy, from
the doorway, of those now sitting
within this room Then he melted into
the blackness OF the night" That
umFundize business did not catch us
this trip Such is simply what a
nGaka calls a splendidly At human
animal OF an American. so rich thai
Christian people gave him the title OF
the Human Mint For the details sub
sequent upon this curse we cheerfully
recommend this narrowing story, pre-
scented against a background OF socia
life. love and business in South Africa
II is very well told and the people, fol-
characters in a tale Of this nature, ART
very decent sort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11

JOAN THURSDAY. a Novel by Louis
Joseph Vance. Illustrations by oscar
Gesare. l2mo, PIP. 80. Boston: Little.
Brown & Co.
Here is a good. honest work, better
than any other Mr.. Vance has yet
done. Turned realist. he proves his
right to make the new departure in a
story that holds the attention from
first TO last. We have had many novels
of stage life during the last few years.
and much Of what he has to tell has
necessarily been dealt with before, but
even here the approach and the view
point are new; what may be called
the professional" side OF his story Is
described with touch that indicates
thorough familiarity, and at the same
time is fully informing TO the layman.
Whether Joan Thursdays career will
be a great one is a question for the
future to decide when the book closes.
Mr.. Vance does never for a moment
suggest that she is n genius, but ne
develops convincingly in her the In
stinct for the theatre. 1t may carry
her far with those aids TO advance
ment which she ends by INSCRIPTIONS
ly inviting and accepting.
The author has the good sense Of
indicating that the case OF Joan Thurs-
day is an individual one. lie does not
generalize. he does not load upon the
stage at large the responsibility for
her adventures. The girl leaves home
because she is tired OF contributing
her slender wages to the support OF
father who is racetrack maniac.
She hegins AT the bottom Of the ladder,
i'm the cheapest Of variety houses De-
comes lead" in a successful Vaude-
willie playlet. and thus progresses tow
ard broadway house" She has
grown up, she has not been educated
Her character has not been formed
she has no principles. she Is immoral
sho ,iava fast and loose with the men
who coma into her life without rhyme
or reason. capable only OF ooeying
the influence of the present moment.
She Is waste from the sums ana yet
drift &C she may, her selfish ambition
guides her to at least material prog
ress That her character is but vague
" anaIyzed is perhaps the best proof
If the quality Of Mr.. Vance's realism.
There be many men and women like
Joan Thursday. whom neither nome
nor school has prepared for the battle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Past, Present and to Come
Lord North and the American Colonies-American
Slang Once More-The Marlboroughs.

Lord North's share in the loss TO
England OF the American Colonies is
carefully traversed in a forthcoming
monograph by Mr.. Reginald Lucas, who
has studied with ardor the evidence
for and against his hero. The book
Will be of peculiar interest to students
OF American history.
Kind Words for Slang.
The more or less contemptuous dis
cussiOn in England of American slang
was lately interrupted by an acknowl
edgment of the virtues of "slang-in
moderation" 1t is The London
Globe" which says:
| In Itself, slang can certainly not be said
! pquante OF language, and is only 10 be
deprecated II it be used 10 excess or If
! il be feeble or unimaginative. Unfortu-
nately, most English slang of the present
! day is lacking in virlity, which is pre-
cisely what United States English" is
not.
| There is another popularity of Amer
! lean slang worthy Of notice. Much of II
| is not really slang at all, but consists Of
| the use OF German and other foreign
a
| tie stretched, but usually with the sig
| nitcance of the original preserved On
J this side Of the Atlantic the practice may
! appear irritating. but 1t is certainly no
worse than the wanton and unnecessary
use or French words by the Victorian
novelists, a characteristic still retained
/ by some OF their most mediocre success
sors. And there is perhaps nothing in
| American slang equalling in atrocity the
| pigeon-French OF nom de plume" The
Americans have more Imagination than to
| fancy that the result OF translating Eng
! fish words into French words is neces-
J sarily French.
Shakespeare's Stafford.
One decidedly fresh bit Of informa-
ton Is offered by a recent visitor to
STANDARDIZATION. II is to the pleas
! ing effect that the schoolboys Of the
town all possess a strong and natural
! dramatic instinct and that they can do a
Shakespearian play such as Henry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11

V" with remarkable power. This
agreeable visitor adds that among al
the inhabitants there is a genuine and
deep appreciation Of the poet and Lis
works, and that the Mayor, Councillor
Balance, sets a fine example 10 the
corporation and burgesses by reading
piece of Shakespeare every day.
What needs my Shakespeare for his
honored bones"
The Marlborough.
The unpublished letters and papers
at Blenheim have been used by Mr..
Stuart J. Reid in the preparation OF
his forthcoming Life and Letters OF
Sarah Duchess of Marlborough" This
fresh material. it is said. has enabled
the biographer TO present view Of the
tart duchess and her duke much more
favorable than that adopted by Swift
or Macaulay. The present duke has
written an introduction to the book.
| A Novelist's Suggestion.
The ironcal humor Of Mr.. Cutcliffe
! Hyne matches that Of his own Captain
Kettle. In the window Of the largest
/ shop in the village in which the now
elist lives this notice was posted the
other day:
May l suggest to the individual who
! stole my apples that II is inadvisaole 10
eat the specimens that have been dosed
with strychnine for the birds?-C. j. Cut
clffe Hyne.
! Mr.. Bain's Indian Stories.
The American readers Of Mr.. F. w.
Bain's stories may like TO know that
they are 10 be issued in particularly
dainty form from the Riccardi Press.
"A Digit Of the Moon" and THE De-
scent of the Sun" will be brought out
this autumn and the other volumes
! will follow next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
REPUTED RELATION OF WASH.
INGTON.
From Notes and Queries.

old woman named Steadman. or Sted-
man, kept a little shop and infant
school. something like the one described
in Great Expectations" My father
always told me that she was 4 niece Of
George Washington. and that hand
some offers had been made to her II
she would go to the United States; but
that she had refused. being by no
means proud Of Washington, whom she
STYLED "a traitor" Can any corre-
spondent inform me II this was really
the case? 1t was, at any rate, believed
by all residents there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11

Beauty is all. And is not beauty what
we arc all driving att"
Such is this critic. sound in wind and
limb. and guaranteed To stand no
hitchin'. Does he somewhat fail TO
see the vision and hear the angel
voices? Not often. we think, when the
cat is there.
ROBERT G. HOLIDAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11

of life which they must begin so young.
and in which they conquer by their
own dim, pickering. false lights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
Vld Countries Discovered Anew

I N DOOA tut LVeIyUO
/ ny ERNEST TALBERT. a chatty
sho interesting account Of a trip by
s.VIor-ear through Holland, Ger
many and across France. Illustrated.
$40, cloth, $50 net.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
S c s
NEW BOOKS
NOW READY
sand Dunes and Salt Marshes

5y DR.. CHARLES WENDELL
iOWNSEND. author Of Along the
labrador Coast" etc. Illustrated
WIN nearly 100 photographs.
Large 12mo, cloth, $500 net.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
1amhles in Holland

Soy s EDWIN and MARION SHARPE
yenhW with colored illustrations,
photographs and maps.
Boxed, price each, $3.50 net.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
70 the Ramble Series Have Been
kanhlss in Florence

ny J. Z. TROUTBECK, author OF
sssotes from Italian history; s Illus
Sauons In color. and over 30 photo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11

liz 6oured TO himself victor Hugo,
,,s he ,ng 10 the voices of nature, and II
we are TO believe the nonsense OF MS AGO.
lytes the poet, as he portrayed him' is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11

truly rapt by the murmurs OF the sea, but.
a. matter OF fact. he shows us only an
old gentleman looking absurd in the alb
sence OF his clothes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
FICTIO
South Africa-Louis Joseph
Vance, Realist.
a STAGE CAREER.

JOAN THURSDAY. a Novel by Louis
Joseph Vance. Illustrations by oscar
Cesare. Emo, PIP. $S5. Boston Little,
Brown & Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11

THE TASTE OF APPLES. BY Jennette
Lee Illustrations by r. Walter Taylor.
emo. %. vi 3i5. Dcdd. NJ lad & Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
MS. Julia Ward Howe and the Woman
Mifrage Movement

"a. - volume Of her speeches and es-
on this subject. together with
sketch OF Mrs. Howe's connection
,sh the movement, by her daugh-
'i' Mrs. Florence Howe Hall.
I0mo sIafh 81 90 net.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18

the facts can doubt for one instant
Mrs. PankhurSt's honesty and sincerity.
Shall America show a smaller spirit
than France. Mrs. Pankhurst's daugh-
ter Christabel, who is even more mill
tant than her mother fed to France
recently and was given the protection
of the French government. Men as
we'll as women are protesting against
this action of the immigration authori-
ties and we trust that a kinder spirit
will prevail and Mrs. Pankhurst will
be allowed to enter The land of the
free and the home of the brave
No Appeal by Telephone.
Washington, Oct. 1S.-Immigration
Commissioner Caminetti said today
that no appeal by telephone in Mrs.
Pankhurst's case would be considered
by the immigration bureau and that it
would be necessary to have the actual
physical records in Washington and
consider the case in the regular way.
Officials of the bureau said they would
consider the appeal any time the papers
arrive outside of regular office hours,
to expedite a decision.
Headquarters of the National Wo-
man Suffrage association here today
engaged two attorneys to appear for
Mrs. Pankhurst. One is Miss Emma
G. Gillette, an ardent suffragette and
dean of a local law college.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
FOOTBALL RESULTS.

Ithaca-First half; Cornell, 7; Buck
nell, Z.
At PhiIadelphia-Firs half: Univer-
sity of Penna. q, Brown 0.
At Lafayette-First period: Purdue 0,
Wisconsin 0.
igan Aggies 6: Michigan 0.
At PrincetOn-FirSt half: Prince
ton 13: Syracuse 0.
At Champaign-F'irst period: Illi-
nois I, Northwestern o.
At Lafayette-First half: Purdue 0,
Wisconsin I.
At L-afayette-First period: Purdue
0, Wisconsin 0.
At Chicago-First quarter: Chicago
0, Iowa 0.
erlin 0, Ohio State 0.
At Champagne-First period: Illinois
Z, Northwestern 0.
At Lawrence-Score first quarter:
KansasO; Drake 0.
At Ann Arbor-First half: NJ. A
c. 6 Michigan 0.
At Annapolis-First half: Army o;
Colgate 6.
At Lincoln-First period: Nebraska 0,
Minnesota 0.
At New Haven-F'irst half: Yale 10,
Lehigh 0.
At LincOln-EirSt half: Minnesota };
Nebraska 0.
At Urbana-First half: Illinois 21;
Northwestern 0.
At bridge-End second period
Harvard 81, Holy Cross l.
At Hanover. \. H.-End second per-
iod: Dartmouth q, Williams 0.
At New Haven-Final: Phillips Exc
ter s. Yale freshmen 8.
At St. Louis-ScOre end of first per-
iod: ST. Louis university, 0: School Of
Mines. Z.
At Philadelphia-Final score: UNI
n
At Lawrence-End second quarter:
Kansas. .: Drake. 0.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP,

Columbus, O., Oct. 1S.-Interest in
Ohio football games to be played today
is centered in the meeting of Ohio
state and Oberlin, which will be fought
out at Oberlin. The outcome of the
game will have much to do with Ohio
state standing as member of the
Western conference. Case travels to
Wooster, where the team plays the
Presbyterian, and Western Reserve
meets Kenyon at Cleveland. Ohio
Northern university and Kentucky
State university clash at Lexington,
Ky. Cincinnati will entertain the Ohio
Wesleyan players at Cincinnati and
Denison will meet Wittenberg at
Springfield. Other games scheduled for
today are:
Antioch at Marietta; Hiram at West
minister; Otterbein at Buchtel and
Muskingum at Ohio university
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
Brown Eleven Is Weaker.

Philadelphia, oct. 1S.-Ihe University
of Pennsylvania football team deter
mined to wipe out the defeat which they
sustained the last two years at the
hands of Brown university when the
two elevens faced each other on Frank
lin field today. Last year the score
year man. Oklahoma entire back field
has worked together for three years,
while only one man on the team is a
first year player.
Columbia, Mo-, Oct. ia team of
Oklahoma football veterans lined up
against the University of Missouri
team here today. Though the elevens
were equally matched in weight, the
Missouri squad suffered from the lack
of experience of some of it's men and
the old injuries of others. Only one
Missourian, Captain Wilson, is third
was 80 to 20 in favor of the visitors and
in 1911 Brown won by the score of 6
to 0. The Brown team was not regard
ed as being as strong the teams
which have represented the Providence
institution in recent years.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
Position
HIGH SCHOOL WON.
BY to Against Washburn Fresh
men-Game Called End First Half.

Glass and Wilmarth, players on the
Topeka high school football team,
were responsible for a touchdown in
the second quarter of the game with
the Washburn freshmen this after
noon. These two men made good
gains in bucking the line and going
around the ends of the college fresh
men. Glass went across the line for
touchdown in the second quarter.
Neither team scored in the first quar-
ter.
Sam Stewart and Martin of the
freshmen team were good for long
gains against the high school pOys,
but they could not score. The game
was called at the end of this period.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
Captain Gilchrist of the Navy Team.
Iowa Meets Chicago.

Chicago. Oct. 1S.-With promises
that the game will develop into a duel
between their backfields, Chicago and
Iowa will clash today on the Athletic
filed of the University of Chicago
Iowa's strength lies in the backfield.
However, Coach Stagg has prepared
his backfieid and believes the Maroons
will not be scored upon.
The teams are alike in their lines
which leads to the belief that straight
football will be resorted to by both
teams. Coach Stagg announced that
his men will rely upon line bucks and
enG runs for their gains. Chicago's s
team outweighs that of Iowa, nine
pounds to the man, Chicago's average
being 176 against IOwa's average of
167. The lineup:
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
K. u. SCORES FIRST.
Leads Drake to End of the First
Half.

Lawrence. Oct. 1S.-Kansas and
Drake were we'll matched in their an
nual contest here today and held
each other without a score in the first
quarter They played straight foot
ball and neither would take a chance
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
K. S. A. C. MAN QUITS.
Duncan Stuart VIII Accept Job in
Federal Department.

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 18.-It was
announced today that Duncan Stuart
an instructor at the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural college, will leave the col
lege October 21 to accept a position
as assistant in the dairy farming di-
vision of the department of agricul-
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
Iowa.


Princeton, Oct. 1S.-Princeton's foot
ball squad was confident of victory
when the Tiger eleven met Syracuse
here today, although a harder struggle
was looked for than the contest last
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18
ILLINOIS 4 FAVORITE.
Meets Northwestern With Same Line
up as With Missouri.

Champaign, ILL.,, Oct. 1S.-Illinois and
Northwestern opened the local confer
ence season on Illinois field today IL
linois was a shade the favorite since
the purple had been defeated while
Illinois had clean slate. The Illinois
lineup was the same as against Mis-
souri,.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-18

their dash for later during the con-
test
Kansas scored in the second quar-
ter when SimonS fell on the ball back
of his own line. Kansas broke three
Drake punts in the quarter and out
played the Iowans. A blocked punt re-
suited in the K. A. score.
Score end of second period: Kansas,