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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-15
Another Bargain.
c. A HOUSE MUSIC CO.
Jacobs Building, Monroe St.

More valuable tnan the mediate
money saved to the woman who stud
les the ads is the education the prac'
tice gives her in values-in how and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-15

The Salvation Army can make use
Of your cast of clothing, shop-worn
goods. shoes, etc. If you wish lis to
call for these, kindly call Bell Phone
$50 or 421 Walnut avenue. 15-6t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-15
Lii!ten /!

Ii you are looking for a bargain in
a nice Player and Piano. look at the
combination in our window. This is
Il high grade piano and real geRH-
inc bargain. You can buy this COM
hination with 70 rolls of music, stool
and cover, for $225.00. The piano
alone is worth the money.
Another Bargain.
One nice. neat, nifty piano just
taken in on Auto piano at. $4,000
Arc you interested?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-15
Glass Ware

Glass Ware
WATER GLASSES :. SOC to $3.50 dog.
GLASS COASTERS ''1oc each
With Star Bottom.
HIGH FOOTED eoBLETs s1.oo dOz.
NEW Kelsey TUMsLERs st.5o dOz.
~; With Star Bottom.
JUGS and rANKARDs 80. is to soc
WIDE MOUTH FLOWER VASES Csc
s.lneh NAPLES ........... Csc each
Kelsey PLATES .15c and Csc
Kelsey BERRY SET .......... 75c
Consisting Of gin. Salad and Fruit
pishes-entire set Of 7 pieces for 75e.
scANoLE STICKS :. Csc to $3.50 pair
The evening world., 1913-12-17

ability brings II to the surface and II
VIII be recognized Just az rapidly a
you can demonstrate Its existence
A college education IL an asset to
every man. the value Of which cannot
DO overestimated. However. II q young
man 10 a graduate OF a high school. he
really has ample kno Wedge Of what Ia
necessary to success N q financial or
mercantile limo OF business. Actual and
practical experience In a business house
during the years that would ordinarily
% spent In college Is. In most cases,
OF greater benefit to q young man In
his work than would be n study of the
Classics and the higher branches of
Mathematics. &C.. unless Q young man
10 fitting himself for a profession.
So don't let the lack OF q college edu-
cation deter you from making a begin
Ming There are rules for success which
You can learn In the great school Of
life just as successfully. You can learn
to ne honest and to be truthful and
to be willing and to be ambitious and
to be gentleman. II you can, by
actual performance of duty. impress
your employers that you possess these
traits. you will be chosen for work
where these traits are indispensable and
your course viii lead upward and on
ward.
insist upon your being honest, not
only because banking calls for absolute
honesty. but because your personal sue
cess depends upon Il
demand that you Be truthful, not
only because your employers otherwise
win not trust you. but because tho re-
spect OF your fello" men hinges upon Il.
I advise you to be willing. not only
because II attracts the attention OF
your superiors. but because Il leaves
no room for habits OF laziness which
would initiate against your success.
I tell you to bs ambitious. not only
because II wins the immediate steps Of
promotion. but because In ambition lies
the secret Of your personal growth and
efficiency.
call upon YOU to be a gentleman,
not only because Of the agreeable re-
lationships 1t fosters In tho Office. but
because only the thorough gentleman.
who knows the uses Of tact and cour-
tesy and refined bearing. 10 1T to take
his place among men as a leader.
Acquire these Ave traits and succsss
must come to you.
The evening world., 1913-12-17
By Maurice Leblanc
,*..Hv.........s..,'... ssssss..,s.,;.%esI~~AsN

face aroused. The gussts Of the nth,
before gave their version Of what hac
happened. emitting mono Of the tmpres.
sive details: and . legend formed
straishtway arousd the fair-hairsd Enc
liehwoman. . leGand that assumed Z
really traE's character. OWING 70 IN,
popular story Of Ne svan-osoke n
heroine
And yet the pu0nc could not With
hold It's admiration Of the sxtraorA,
nary skill With which tho theft IA,
been effected. The police explained 4,
ater . fashion. The detectives hat
noticed from the hrst and subssauentl,
stated that ono Of the three window,
OF tho gallery was wide open. Thar,
could be no doubt that Lupin and nj,
confederates had entered through thu
window.
II seemed . very plausible auRros.
ton. Still. In that case. how were they
able. hrst. to climb the garden rail.
inxs' IN coming and soinG. without be.
'ns seen: secondly. 70 cross the garden
ana put up . ladder on the flower
border. without leaving the least trace
behind thirdly. 10 op-r the shutters
Ill. N"ou' s'a!un6 tho
a.. -. ." '"s "shs IN
~.
.,v. - ",,...' ,mo 'nree oe'eo-
In nh.. .. 1no mah'S.ra's
a, i.n.,h go" go. .".," 'nom
their private lives and stated formally
that they were above all suspicion. A.
w '"' 'apnS'I'es' 'here seemed 10 %
no nope that they would DO recovered
u was At this moment that Chief
Inspector Ganimard returned from In
dia, where he had been hunting for
Lupin on the strsnxth Of a numhsr az
mo-, cory,nciny nrno,. .,nn,,.s b.,
.'.
The evening world., 1913-12-17

People laughed loudly at the way In
which they had been frigh tened. but
they laughed without conviction and In
. more or less rhamefaced fashion. for
each OF them was keenly alive to the
absurdity Of his conduct And they
had but one thought-to get out Of the
house whore say what you would. the
atmosphere was one o. asonising anx.
isty.
Two journalists stayed behind. how.
ever. and the Colonel Joined them,
after attending to Edith and handins
her over to her mazda. The three OF
them. together with the detectives.
made . search that did not lead to the
discovery Of anything os the least In
tersst. Then the Colonel SEM for
some champagne and the result was
tina. 1t wss not until a late hour--to
DO exact. . quarter to three In the
morning-that the Journalists took
their leave. the Colonel retired 70 his
quarters. and the detectives withdrew
to the room which had been set aside
for them on the ground floor.
They took the watch by turns, q
watch consisting. IN the nrst place. in
keeping awake. and mex. In looking
round tho garden ana visiting the gal
lsry at intervals
These orders were scrupulously car.
rtSd out. except between nvs and seven
In the morning. when sleep gained tho
mastery and the mon ceased to 90 their
rounds. But II was broad daylight out
~ -
the least sound Of bells would they not
have woke upf
Never theless whom one Of them, 1t
twenty minutes past seven. opened tho
door OF the gallery and nung bach the
shutters. he saw that the twelve tapes
tries were gone.
This man and the others were
blamed sfterward for not giving the
alarm At once and for starting their
own Investigations before informing
the Colonel and telephoning to the
local commissary, Yet this very 81.
cusable delay can hardly b said to
have hampsrsd the alton Of the polics.
In any case phe Colonel was not told
until haif-past eight
He was dressed and ready to 20 out
The news did not seem to upset him
beyond measure. or. at least he man
aged to control his emotion. But the
effort must have buen too much for
him. for he suddenly dropped into .
chair and for some moments. rave
way TO . regular At OF despair ana an
guish. most painful to behold In . man
Of his resolute appearance.
Recovering and mastering himself
no went 10 the gallery. stared At the
bare walls and then sat down ct q
table and hastily scrib olsd Q letter,
which he put into an envelope and
sealed:
There" ne said. TIN In Q hurry.
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Brags most Invstsratsiy about Himself
TO his Wifei
Another Reason why We Feel that
there u Something Wrong about ~ 70
that we've Never been Able 70 Work up
a Cents Worth OF Enthusiasm over the
so-tsrmed Biameless Manor womani
The interrupted Onss Hps rvdn-
gully IN their Cold. SeQuestered
ClOisfer but the Tempted Ones
Fight and Win or FAN In the Open
Our Understanding ABOUT Nirvana 10
that us . Place where Nobody Criti-
clses or Knocks ANYBODY about ANY.
thing.
SEE the Man whose Interest you
Want to EnEaGe--for when he Tells you
over the Phone that hen Think &
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furnishings She had . twings OF re
sret that she could not make Il one O,
those with the gold pen. that cost N.:s
and she wanted so much 70 include the
glass quill holder containing tiny col,
ersd glass bails. but these we're o cents
and upward.
For . brother she selected Q very
handy desk aecsssory-a brass stand
Adding uprisht . pen. two isaA psnoiis.
. blue pencil and . rubber.
A cousin will receive one Of those Am
Der neck chains that are now 90 fash
lonsbls, and . shum wiz bs delighted
with the dainty little blue neck orna-
ment Of orsps Dc chine. Another Il
going 10 set . ntus ostrich feather fan.
Little brother 10 going to get book
selected from HE school grade list OF
suSgsstivs reading. Another brother
The evening world., 1913-12-17

An uncle y TO have Q desk caisndaI
with an Appropriate sentiment for sacf
week OF 1914 a girl In public lie 10 e
receive . clipping set made up Of s,rons
envelopes 70 preserve personal mon
tons. Mra Nsvlywsd wiz get Q simuar
set for recipes.
For mother she oousht . coffee psroo-
lator wh4ch cost considerably more
than 70 cents but - she explained,
Dear Mumsis. she certainly deserves
something extra"
The jsnitrsss 10 10 be made happy By
pair q warm glovss and her husband
vil get . pav OF suspsndsrs In q fancy
box The olaos boy viii BE- proud OF
HE soasS pin ana the elevator boy y to
GET . DaiB Of silver hnka Her regular
waitress at the restaurant WI receive
. Get Of eolar and euHa
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will got either the Indian cluos or dumG
cells he has been wishing for.
For sisters baby she selected the cut.
est pair Of moccasins and tor The three
year old she purchased three bibs that
she will smbroider. Brothers newly
arrived daughter will get . dear little
worstsd bonnet and her mamma will
Do made happy by . dainty record book
whore abe can record baby's wonderful
advancement
For one friend she purohaa Q boz OF
stationery; for another . sealing wax
outnt A soft pair OF boudoir slippers
will rest the weary feet Of one woman
after business hours. The SRI who 10
gathering set Of white toilet articles
viii have another pisos added 70 the
collection. Another favortts psnnsnt
will sdoru the wall Of . friends room
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have an important engaSe.
ment 800 Here u a letter for III
commissary Of police" And. seeinx the
deteotives' eyes upon him, no added
am giving the commissary my We've
telling him OF q suspicion tina,
occurs to me. lie must follow 1,
up will do what I oan." -
lie 'eft tho house at q run, viii
excited gestures which tho detectsvs1
were subsequently to remember
Tow minutes later the oommissar,
of police arrived He was handed thI
letter. which contained the following
words:
Il an at tho end of my tether. Tns
theft Of those tapestries completes the
crash which have been trying 70 con.
ced for tho past year. ! bought them
IA . speculation and was hoping to
ge' . million francs for them, thanks
to the fuss that was made about them.
40 II was, an American offered me six
hundred thousand. II meant my salva-
ton. This means utter destruction.
II hope that my dear WIFE win Tor.
give the sorrow which I am bringing
upon her. Her name win % on my
lips At Inc last moment"
Nina Sparmiento was informed. She
remained sshast with horror. while IN.
quiries we're Instituted and attempts
made 10 trace the Colonei's movements
Late In the afternoon a telephone
message came from vnis d'Avray. A
gang OF railway men had found a mans
body lying at the entrance to q tunnel
after . train had passed. The body WA
h!deously mutilated. the face had lost
all resemblance to anything human.
There wero no papers In the pockets,
But the description answered TO that Of
the Colonel.
Nine. Sparrn!ento arrived at Vale
d'Avray by motor-car at seven O'Clock
In tho evenlng. She was taken to a
room At tho railway station. When tho
sheet that covered II was removed.
Edith-Edith Swan-neck-rscoyn ixed her
husbands body.
In these circumstances Lupin did moi
receive his usual good notices N the
prsss;
Let him look to himself" jsered one
leader writer. summing up the genera.
opinion 1T would not take many 81.
ploits Of this Kind for him to forfeit the
popularity which has not been grudssd
him hi.harto. We have no use for
Lupin. except when hh rogusHss are
perpetrated at the sxpenss Of shady
foreign advsnturers.
German bsrons. banks and nnanaal
companies. And, above all. no murders!
A burglar We can put up with; but .
murderer. no! II he 70 not directly
guilty. he is at least responsible for this
death. There 10 blood upon his hands.
the arms on his escutchsoa are stained
gules. -
The public anger and disgust we're In
creased by the pity witch Edith's pale
The evening world., 1913-12-17
~ Hints for Christmas Shoppers eN&

~ these days Of GrudEing akins
| II was decidedly refreshing to hear .
woman say. II Just love to give
Christmas presents" and It sesns quite
deplorable that such . generous and
model Christmas spirit should os curbsd
by stern necessity. For with . sigh
she continued. 'But ] can't AFFORD Ia
spend more than 90 cents for . gtft be-
cause I have % many 70 buy for"
The sigh was quite irrelevant - the
gifts she purchased we're selected with
special caro- 10 suit individual taste ana
In several instances she y satisfying
longings expressed. 90 Il 10 safe to say
her fits will AFFORD the 10y that every
Christmas present should.
For her sister. who has . dssk In
her room. she bought oes Of those new
Suin esns N . ssisr b aaatA ne reoo
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Just What He Said.

- ~ sshy dAys o Arizona an elderly and
n DsnssU oAasf Justice Wa presiding q, Ii,
~ q aasbsstsd murder cass. An sssd
~ ~ bs0 Nthlndy killed end the only
OoSo.ao - ~ ausdss ~ . WI small negro
~. WAa b vas csllsi to give his testimony
~ lsvy0 Tor ehs dsfsns objected on the ground
~ - ~ TOO youns to know the nature Of an
-, - h sxsminins him ssksd:
would hsDpsn TO you n 'oo cold .
- dsbb1 I'd 1t msr the hoy rrdisd.
Tea and I'd get you" sternly said the Chiel
Ja10.
"DaG's jus' what I add answered the boy
eoeolsaG Monthly.
The evening world., 1913-12-17
Mrs. Sidney Ballou.
(WVe Of HsscoItoN yvdoA)
Asplc J0jl..

- %. (TAs Nv x04 evsnin0 WuiO
Over" yeu'rs Going 70 Oct Q Rejsoeion
dip from him By Mail II the Nors4ns
Most Of %. when We Bury tie Past.
wat to Hold ProionGsA and Needless
Oossauiss svsr the No-accouns Old
Thinsi
Looking Back. w Discern that We
we're Hsppisst when We we're Talkinr
Fooiishiy abeus the Eiusivsasss Of HAP
pinsssi
A Man who Appears TO Knew what
no il Talking About informs us thaA On.
portunity nsvse sits Down on ne neor.
step and Waits after Rinsins ~ On.
answered Bsili
Btde your Time. Of coasrss: DIT
Keep HHmmevino A.cay at Some Sort
OF Worthwhile Side Line seNtls
yoS'rs Wdtttno!
Whenever We Hear q Corrugseed orob
quote that Unpsovabis Dctum, ''Dvsry
Man has HE Price," We Conclude vfth
Reason. that the ouoter has At same
Time or Other sold himself Hsvoey
chsaplyi
We know Lot Of Men wAoss Oeast
u u that they Drink Like 0sntismsn,"
but It's Queer that None OF Then ever
70 Able - Convince his wife q 10 ~
ssrtioni
introspsction y . Nice. Mouth A0Dng
Word. but It's Medicinal Properties are
MI unless rs followed by an InvsaNsry
OF Ourselves!
The evening world., 1913-12-17
He Could Try It.

a GENTLEMAN gave lsue dinner party h,
"A Dublin once and invited Mr.. O'Connor,
one Of the wittiest men IN the Emerald
Isle. to amrse and divert his guests. Mr., O'cop.
nor scepted the invitation with pleasure. But
from the beginning to the end Of the dinner hs
preserved q solemn and serious face The host
thought this very strange and lust before rising
from the table Nmarad to him ,estinsly: "why.
OConnor. old fellow, I don't believe the higs.st
fool In Ireland could make you laugh to.nisht. -
Whereupon his guest snsversd 10 Q solsmn
tone. speaking hs first word thst evening: IT,"
-Pte6busA ChsuulGlD. TshenpA
The evening world., 1913-12-17
Don't Elope!

till each 10 Of as~ Aftss that they may
walk boldly forth at high noon and
have themselves united IN An opsn and
ahoveooard fashion By all the processes
known 20 Church and stAtA Then why
should ne strl especially. take the rish
OF . Mght st some unsssmly hour 90
cording to some hsltsr-sksitss plant me
deliberately makes herself a ebjeee es
gossip. Y not Of osasuFA AaA - ~
girf cares 10 be talked About
The evening world., 1913-12-17

. heneaon OF th(
work expected Of him.
Ability 10 . matter Of growth. Nc
matter how well you may DO endowed
WITH brains ana special talents. you
YIN never como into possession OF you,
fun vowers until you have grown into
then, and you grow into them only BY
ahsorbing the necessary-and . number
Of apparently unnecessary-deta,ls OF
veur daily occupations.
3FoCsss u . matter Of mastery. You
ono0t master your small held before
yea osust begin By mastering yourself.
Y0u must know whore you are weak
AnA strengthen yourself At that point.
You must know where you are errat,c
ana stsady yourself there. You must
know whore you are careless and make
'ySnsosif reliable there
Uoe great strength . only little
stssagth multiplied The strong man 10
be Who hurls from him all weakness
WAseover he ands Il. chain 10 NJ;
strong u one link . weak or poorly
welded. A cable 10 not strons II one
strand. or several strands, are made o.
straw and not Of steel. You must ne
place straw with steel IN yourself be-
fore HOU can be strong.
4 banker must be q man capable 81
prompt and sure decisions. To cannot
be given the control OF money n Il Il
not considered safe in h,s hands. his
decisions must b respected. his intsrpre-
tations OF vast movements accepted and
his stability at all times unauest!oned.
He MUST Be STRONG man.
SO II your ambition turns to banking
you should first Of al study yourself
and see II you have the capacity for
gainins great strength. You should
mako sure that you have the qualities
ana the capacities which will mt YOU
above . minor clerkship into positions
OF great responsibility. Unless your
ambition and your determination reach
cless 20 the top. keep out Of the road.
There are hundreds Of others to whom
your place there more rishtfully be-
Tonga
Ttuthfuiness. honesty ana ambition
are the chief requisites for success In
any line. Power to resist temptation
and the faculty OF acquiring a knowl-
edge Of tho details Of your chosen
sphere are two Of the most necessary
attributes to the beginner. To perform
even he most trivial duties in . way
tAae meets the approval Of your su.
psriors U the best way to win pro.
motion. To the youns man who does
small things we'll Will b given larger
things TO do.
Once you make your beginning, the
extent Of your success rests entirely
upon your own shoulders. Whether you
begin - . young man In your teens
q h your early twsnties. the speed
- which you oaimb will depend upon
yo0s ability - . climber. What 10 In
~ VIZ come out Just a. fast 20 your
The evening world., 1913-12-17

When you Taik
9loomily about the
Inc vitabis Day when
the Black = Plum~d
Wagon will DraW
~ 10 your Door.
You Are Handing
Death ne High
Signi
The Man who
Seems Most Modest
to hb Friends often
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The Supreme Test.

w. yow nushand treat you unkindlv''
u sshsd the lawyer.
"Csr.Ainly eos!" sad thu uusut.unnu
woman.
Then why do 700 want . divorc<,-
don't sctusliy wan, q divorce. I m.r,,y
want to sp,y for one. Then ! can b,d.. nv
inc Kind OF fuss my husband makes whether
10 really oares for me or not. "--ws.hipCou Star
The evening world., 1913-12-17

TIE fovortts rsotess Of fomoxs
scomen Of tAs United states sotu b
printed II Tho Booming World on
xo~d0ys. Wednesdays and Fvtdovs.
1oWv Of the dtshes 6ssovtbcd AoVs
'oon National renoso's. appearing On
Ns menxs Of stote dlNWsvs ~ eeA~
Not0bls fu,,cttoms.
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NJ -: -. !: , . ,1:

AvA don't siope
Just because you
think It's roman
tic and thrilling.
Its always undig-
mined and II may
BE- dangerous.
Moth !ns or no.
body can prevent
. young American
man and woman
from m AIRY ins
each other. pro-
VidAA ehav ~ait
The evening world., 1913-12-17

oWi unF eTeton0 No
ono but myself knows where that bel.
10 hxed" -
And. at that moment-here a&ain the
evidence Is unanimous--at that moment
came sudden. absolute darkness, fol-
lowed Immediately by the maddsninR
din OF all the bells and all the xonxs,
from top to bottom Of the house, In
every room and At every window.
For . few seconds q stupid disorder,
an insane terror. reigned The women
screamed. The men banged their fists
on the closed doors. They hustled and
fought. People fell to the floor and
were trampled under foot, II was like
panic-stricken crowd. scared by
threatening flames or by q bursting
shell. And above the uproar rose the
Colonies voice. shouting:
silence! Don't move! .
It's all right! - The switch L. over
there. in the corner. . . Wat q bit
- Here"
He had pushed mis- way through his
guests and reached q corner OF the
gallery; and. all At once. tho electric
light blazed up again. while the pande.
monium OF bells stopped.
Then In the sudden light q strange
sight met the eyes. Two ladies' had
tainted. Nine. Sparmiento. hanging to
her husbands arm. with her knees
dragging on the floor. and iivtd In the
face. appeared half dead. The men.
pale. with their necktiss awTy. looked
40 II they had all been in the wars.
The tapestries are thsrs" cried
some one.
There was . great surprise. ~ though
the disappearance OF those hanxings
ought to have been the natural result
and the only plausible explanation Of
the Incident. But nothing had been
moved. A few valuable pictures. hang
ing on the walls. we're there stu. And.
though the same din had revsroerated
all over the house. though all the rooms
had been thrown into darkness. the
detectives had seen no one entering OF
trying to enter.
"Besdes." said the Colonel. ITS only
he windows OF the gallery that have
alarms. Nobody but myself understands
how they work, and l had not set them
yet"
The evening world., 1913-12-17
Mrs. J. Thompson Baker.
CWVe Of the N. J. Co~orsssWoaA)
Chtcken and Snnshsffl

NOlL ons-han pound Of spasAsttl
X Line . mold With Il. bending tAs
- spaghetti and leaving . hollow Ia
The centre. Put . lump Of butter IN Q
saucepan with one-half cup Of cream.
ono sgs. some chopped parsley. . graf
ing OF nutmeg. salt and papr,ka When
II begins to cook add Q cup Of On oppsd,
The evening world., 1913-12-17
THE ROAD TO THE TOP
Those VINO Are at the Summit Point Out the Route to
Others Who Are Beginning to Climb,
CopyrSht, 1919. b. rhe Prea Publishing Co.
THE New York Evening World
l.--SUCCESS IN FINANCE
By Henry Cie,cs,
Founder Of the Banking FIRM Of
Henry Cletcs & Co.

III Road to the
Top" In banking.
or in any kindred
financial line. de-
mands OF Q youns
man stsa d fast
application to his
duties and an In
tNligcnt oompre.
hAnAo0 AZ Sha