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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR
SPECIAL GRARTERELECTI0N
CITY Council Makes Early
Plans To Comply With
New City Charter Act
THIRD MONDAY
IN SEPTEMBER
Arranged At Special Meeting
The Territory Into
Election District

Pursuant to the provisions OF the act
q the recent Legislature extending
The boundaries and proposing a
change of the form Of Government for
The City OF Fairmont, there was a spe-
Cial meeting of the city council held
Yesterday afternoon in the city hall to
carry out the provisions of the act
which consisted of designating cleo
ton precincts and voting places.
All members we're present aud there
was an apparent desire on the part Of
the council:Ien to carry out with the
utmost care aud dispatch the provis-
ions which call for the commission
law to be submitted to the people for
their ratification or rejection at a spe-
cial election to be held en- the third
Monday OF September 1913.
The precincts for the special cleo
ton and the, voting places are desig-
mated in the following order which
was entered at the meeting:
A copy of the Act Of legislature ri
West Virginia of the year 1913 amend
Ing and re.enacting Chapter eleven Of
The Acts of 1889, Incorporating the
City Of Fairmont, as amended by
Chapter 14S of the Acts Of 1901, and
changing and enlarging the corporate
limits of said City TO include the town
ur Evansville, and other adjacent ter
rItory, changing the form Of govern
ment, and repeating all acts and parts
Of acts inconsistent wit hthe provis'
Ions of said Act, being laid before
this body, and this body being there.
by required, and now proceeding, so
10 do. doth, on motion Of Mr.. Powell
duly seconded, order that the territory
embraced in Section Two Of said Act,
and each Ward thereof, be and is
hereby, for the purposes Of the special
election to be held under staid Act
on the third Monday Of September
1913, divided into election precincts
Us follows, and that the following be
and are hereby designated as the re-
Spective voting places in such pre-
Olncts, that is to say:
la So much Of said territory as is
embraced in the boundaries Of the
present First ward of the City Of Fair
mont, and all the additional territory
lying south of the present northern
line of said First ward extended and
continued on q straight esterly course
10 the eastern line Of the corporation
Territorial limits prescribed by said
Act, shall constitute one election pre-
Clnot, and the old mayors Office there.
IN shall be the voting place in such
precinct.
(b) So much Of said territory as is
embraced in the boundaries Of the
wesent Second ward Of the City Of
Fairmont, and all the additional terri
Tory lying north OF, the line between
the present Second aud Third wards
extended and continued on a straight
westerly course to the western line Of
the corporation territorial limits pre-
smribed by said Act; anil south Of
Buffalo Creek and west 1.-THE Monon.
gahela river, shall constitute one cleo
|tioh precinct, and he5old Normal
school building (in the present Second
Sard5 shall be the voting place On
|Ipch precinct. I'm
(cl SO much 81 said tettltotg rs IS
saIbtacad in llle hoandatla q Me.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04

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present Third ward oil the CITY OF
Fairmont, and all the additional ter:
ritory lying west OF said Ihlfd ward
and between the lines between the
present Second and Third wards, and
the present Third and Fourth,
Third and Fifth wards. each ex.
tended and continued on a straight
49, - oon.as - NE western
"e'>e S .,, .srr,,orio1 LIN.
me OF the So'po'r ~, ~ AZ, snaII orr.
its eatDs ',ant;,,, ,rocinct ana the
sitnte ohes"iSsiMh Iins'.. nv, Wv WV the
City building lheEe'n Sn"., - '
voting pace Y Ive.t !, Ite sS,.,.;tnrv nc Is
td1 50 maeh y Sap' $3.50 49, ~ - ,ho
embraced IN me nCuiln" .n C..v ~
present Fogrll Nat va. ~, =. o r"t oInct;on
Faafinoht' sM'm se vs., sch Hl lild.
precinct, an0 'ly;'!Sotn.o' T ,.otiMr n,acs
ing tneFeIi Sl.til w '''s o
ID saen pSe !'sS To-. a., ,,r4,t,,,t no t.,
le) 80 mac! o. Sa,u 1870. .s'.of The
embraced ~ :4e po.'i"l a., cnr ~
present flI'h % "; ~, ~ t"e :, N ,nr';,,rv
tairmcht, @a'l u" "uGl''s so,th If ne
lying west ''Iei eoi anu Mis- ond
llne between tuS iress"s a.,m,,od IN
fifth wards eSlenGeu anu eo't inv woSt'
a straight westerly coui s.a' - . or
ern line OF (oe Go[potatioil ~ sbai,
limits prescr'Dea Dy sa'u ~" anJ
constitute one election meo,''t t,'or %,
the FUN wato scl'ou ,, no ~ sroh nra.
snall NC ''e 'V''"e p'
Ginct. ,,.n. we.t
~ All CT salI Settit ;.,. i ond sa,,fb
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04
Had tuberculosis
Of Glands; Now Well

II you are q sufferer from Gandular
Tuberculosis, nr know OF anyone 80
afflicted, It might be we'll to tnvestigate
this case, where the writer declares after
a year Of suffering, he found permanent
using Eckman's Alternative. a medicine
which has beep effective 10 many cases
Of tuberculosis
"Gentlemen Sin March, 1909, I was
taken sick and my doctor pronounced
my case Tuberculosis In the Glands.
on my doctors ADVICE. went to- a hos
pItal to be 'opetated upon, but relief was
only temporary lost strength, and at
times would have cold, sweats and fever.
In April, 1910 / returned to the hospital.
but the continued operations were not
Senehting me,
I'm the meantime. friend Of mine
was good for tuberculosis. Tile wounds
In my neck were still open and Ia a
trlGhtful condition when started, TO
saEe 1t. After using two. bottles,
fOuHd 1 was improving. having gained
weight. could eat, and was able to sleep.
continued using 1t until was we'll,
which was In November, 1910. Before
rhaGes; since have been taking It.,
have not had sny. On November III.
1910. RtartcG,t6 woik, and since that
tlTnh ] have not lost one days work
through sickness. i can highly RECON-
mend Eckman's Alternative ) to anyone
who, Is suffering from Tuberculosls' or
Gland Trouble. providing they take; 1t
M directed; will !: gladly correspond
with any party desiring further htors
nation Of whnt,the med cine did Tor me-"
tSwnfn, afidAflt JOSEPH r. WHINE.
Eekmaii's Alternative u! eft ain, Br0n.
clitis, Z; TINA; lay Fever: Throat and
Lung Troubles aid lnS tiphuitl ding The
system. 4Does not contain p0isa opl4tes
or habi 10 rh,lIgs dfti "a Al is IOf boo kiet
.teitilie Jgfi te TO EelIlnan
LIN tory ~
,i5ei,es IN ling dug sista 4
i. ciSsksy 90.
Mountain ely nfhp CO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04

CIV clerk cauaa IS order 70 By pub
lished astrequlred b. sald act before
N medal election Is held en- tle.
ana Monday 81 Sepfetnbet gia.
Tbat SlA yor siyels was prompt ~
III cafFytIlg ont the esislcEs g
The aet isst passed By ne. egislalaf & Z.
Is shown by his cat for the special.
meeting, Of which the following Y 2
copy:
CALL, i
ITO the Chief Of Police OF the, guy OF
Fairmopt:
you are hereby directed to notifs
all the members of the Council Of the
CITY Of Fairmont that a special meet
Ing of said Council Will be held at the
Council Chamber IN the City BpildlpgS
on the Srd day of March, 1918, at six
o'clock D. m, to consider the follow
ing matters of business, to.wit To,
divide. pursuant to the Aet Of 1.-THE,
Legislature Of 1913. amending and re-
enacting Chapter eleven Of the Acts OF
1859, incorporating the City Of Fair
mont, as amended by Chapter 14S Of
the Acts OF 1901, and changing and
charging the corporate limits Of said
city ia include the town Of Evansville,
ind adjacent territory, changing the
form Of government, and repeating all
acts and parts of acts Inconsistent
With the provisions Of said Act, the
territory embraced in Section TWO Of
said Act, and each Ward Thereof, UNTO
election precincts and designate yot-I
ing places therein, and cause the
same 10 be published las therein re-
autred; aud to enter all necessary or.
tiers in relation thereto.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04

= sTA
state Championship Isl nov being ar
ranged, The aFirmont team has me
advantage and seems beyond doubt
to be the real state champions.
Another team thai Is almost ir the
Championship class is the clarksburs
seholasties. But they have ben, de
reated by the Fairmont Y. N. o. A
and the KingwOod team. and have not
as yet played the Wesleyan College
Ave. Although one Of the best teamf
OF the state the Clarkspurg boys have
dropped out OF the championship race
and cannot longer be considered as
real ,coatenderS for that honor.
A careful stuGy OF the games and
victories of the state teams in all d.,
visions, at this time, results in the fol
lowing teams now being in the leat
for state honors in their RESPECTIVE
classes,
AIEcIass State Champions.
Fairmout Y. M. G. a., holders ct tn
same honor in 1912.
College Champions.
West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Champions. state Normal Schools.
Fairmont, State Normal school.
Champions shenandoah Valley.
Shepherd College Normal School.
Champion Y. M. c. A. Of State.
). FaiFmopt YIN. q: A.
~ chanelo as ,lpdependent Teams.
GIatRsburg sSh6tastiea. "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04
SEE LEVI 3. HARR

ABOUT INCLUDING YOUR PROPER
TY IN THE GREAT FAlRMoNT
REAL ESTATE SALE.
Bell Phone 2S1. Consolidated 29S.
Offices Opposite Court House.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04

But the Book tells more
than the mere details of the
work in the White House. It
gives the only sueeinet and
readable account in existence
Of the actual working ma:
chfnery Of the Federal gov.
ernnent in all tts depart
msnts, j !
While the sdmlnlstration
changes on March q, the &c
tual change Ii all the branch
es Of the government will not
be accomplished for many
months. During this time
the newspapers every day
will. print,news about certain
changes, There Is but one
way Tor you to properly dm.
derstand3 these things, and
that 10 teifead this book.
eAs tsade % this nsvsspa:
Iper Ii Il siless q OBJ
tsln II s6st
sse sss espp vi slseWhete6
81 His lstua.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04
Z How would you like to be
Woodrow Wilson !?

He is just taking up the
biggest job on earth,
Of course you know
what it is-you have your
own idea of what it means
to be the head Of a great
nation. g.. -. ~.
But do you know how
the President does his
work? How he, receives
collars, how he handles
his mail, how he attends
to the thousands Of de-
tails that come up in his
days work. =
It is the book Of which
VIM. HOWARD IalL shlu
"It is accurate in respect
to all the details coming
Under my observation.
It is the book that
Woodrow Wilson read on
the night the telegraph
wires brought the ltsws
that he had been chosen
to be the chief magistrate
of the American Republic.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
HOW FAR A BARBER SLAVES

Did 1t ever occur to you how far the
average barber shaves ever year? AS
a general rule the writer shaves him
self, but the other day he had occa-
sion to visit the barber, and, being
statistically inclined, counted the
number of razor strokes made in the
course of the artists operations. For
4 clean shave-chin, cheeks and up
per lip-the number was 236, and the
time occupied, including the prelim-
mary lathering and the final powder
ing was exactly ten minutes. Taking
the average razor stroke as being,
say, one inch in length, the distance
travelled by the blade in removing SUI
perfluous hair from the writer's face
was six yards, one foot and eight
inches.
The barber's shop hours are from
eight a. m. to seven p NIL hours
Deduct one and half hours for
meals, and it leaves nine and half
hours. Assume half Of this time to
be taken up with hatr-cutting, sham
pooing, waiting for customers, ETC.,
and 1t leaves four and three-quarter
hours for shaving. AS not every Gus
toner is clean-shaven, we must also
make an allowance on the number
of strokes and on the time occupied.
Suppose we take the average number
of strokes at 150, and the average
time for each shave as eight minutes.
This would give time for the scraping
of about thirty-siX customers, and the
distance travelled by the razor would
be 5400 inches, or $50 yards.
The shop closes at one o'clock on
Saturdays. Therefore, on the forego-
ing basis, the number of customers
shaved per week will be about 1856.
Allow fortnight for the summer hol-
iday, and you have a total of $500
customers per year, with razor
stroke distance of 1,470,000 inches,
which is equal to 23 miles, 353 yards,
one foot!
Further investigation revealed the
fact that when the writer shaves him
self something like 696 strokes are
required to produce result equal to
that obtained by the barber with his
236. The greater skill of the barber
is thus represented by a saving in
razor distance of no less than IL
yards, two feet, four inches! The
time advantage to his credit was six
minutes. So much for the results
of specializing in industry.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
CURIOUS PLACES and DEVENTSI

was covered with tropical swamp
Jungle in which lived awful monsters,
half animal and half reptile. and 9th
ers half bird and half reptile which
alone could thrive in the fetid atmosy
phere The fact that these sandstones'
once the floor Of an early sea and later
of a vast swamp, now stands thou
sands of feet above sea level in a coun-
try which is so arid as to be a part OF
the Great American desert is Itself a
thing to be wondered at.
AT another period of Wyoming his
tory there were forced up under tre-
mendous pressure through these huge
cappings OF the softer sedimentary
rocks vast flows of molten rocks from
the interior Of the earth, and these
are represented in the great granite
slabs and boulders which are found on
the top of the Laramie mountains.
Steamboat Rock" could tell still an
other story This is a portion OF a
great bed Of rock sandstone more than,
LOO feet in thickness which was once
a red clay mixed with sand deposited
by the tides of an ocean which existed
perhaps 100000 years ago. Like
the other rock strata 1t has been bod
lily elevated from 5000 to 1000 feet
above its original position, which
was below present sea level, and has
witnessed the entire evolution of the
animal life of the world from the
earliest, lowest, form to the human
animal of today.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12

feet wide were dragged to these rooms
by some power of which modern civil
lization knows nothing, The center OF
these huge granite powders was then
followed out in the form of a vault,
in which the mummified bulls were
laid away with religious ceremonies.
There are AZ of these tombs in all,
and | visited q of them. How in the
world these great granite pillars were
put into place or where they came
from nobody knows, but these i'm
mense tombs are one OF the most
marvellous things l encountered on
my entire trip.
"The bulls have all been removed
from the tombs, having been taken
out during different wars.
"The Sphinx is also a wonderful
work of art with its head of woman
and body of lion A temple has only
recently been discovered in the head
of the Sphinx, but l did not visit it..
Next to the tomb of the bulls, the
catacombs at Rome are probably the
most interesting tombs in the Old
World. They have already excavated
SIS miles of catacombs and are still
excavating"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12

/ .no ponuumau. You re coming Win
me. It's going to be cell for you"
But a woman gave II to me" plead
ed Professor Barry dismally. The
mental picture OF imprisonment proved
overwhelming. He saw himself dis
graced expelled from the society OF
his freinda, thrown out OF the college.
"Oh, for ave minutes of Miss John
son!"
Tell that to the judge. Are you
coming quietly, Or"
Suddenly the crowd parted, as waves
are cut by a keel. and then, quietly
placidly, without the least effort, and
perfectly cool and collected, Miss John
son appeared at the policeman's side
It's all right" she said, smiling
"Just a mistake, Frank. This is Pro-
fessor Barry OF whom l have often told
you"
Then what's he doing with a
strange baby, miss?" inquired the po-
liceman dubiously.
why, you foolish man, Il isn't
strange baby. it's your baby" said
Miss Johnson, smiling. Don't you
know your own child?"
My Bessie!" exclaimed the police
man, and would have dropped it had
not Miss Johnson deftly caught II. 1T
must be. remember them shoes.
How did he get It? Where's my Polly
and wny isn't she here?"
AS he looked round helplessly n
young woman struggled through the
crowd and snatched the child hysteric-
ally from Miss Johnsons arms, kissing
and murmuring over ii.
My baby" she cried. 81 left her
with the saleswomau, Frank, and she
gave her to the wrong woman. Thank
God I've found her"
There you see the explanation"
said Miss Johnson. The woman
couldn't resist taking her, and then
she was afraid TO restore her, SO she
gave her to Professor Barry because
he looked absentminded, Professor
Frank Hitchins is the son Of my land
lady"
Professor Barry, too stupefied to an
swer, suffered himself to be led away
through the dissolying crowd and
half and hour later Miss Johnson de-
posted him at the door Of his house.
Now / guess you can take care Of
yourself, professor" she said smiling.
The professors arms went up just as
the babys had done, and he caught
Miss johnson by the sleeve.
NO, can't" he said. II want
somebody to take care of me for life.
That's what is the matter with me.
want you, Miss Johnson mean
Elizabeth. VIII you?"
Miss Johnson signifed that she
would.
Copyright, 1918. by w. C. Chapman)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
LIGHT BREAKS IN
Thoughtful Farmer Learns About
Coffee.

Many people exist in more or less
aazy condition and it often takes years
before they realize that tea and cof-
fee are often the cause of the cloudi-
ness, and that there is simple way
to let the light break in.
A worthy farmer had such an exper.
ence and tells about it, in a letter. He
says:
For about forty years, have had
Indigestion and stomach trouble in
various forms. During the last 25
years l would not more than get over
one spell Of bilious collie until another
would be upon me.
"The best doctors / could get and
all the medicines / could buy, only
gave me temporary relief
Change of climate was tried with.
out results. 1 could not sleep nights,
had rheumatism and my heart would
palpitate at times so that it seemed
1t would jump out Of my body.
II came to the conclusion that there
was no relief for me and that l was
about wound up, when / saw Postum
advertisement. l had always been
coffee drinker, and got an idea from
the ad. that maybe coffee was the
cause of my trouble.
Il began to use Postum instead of
coffee and in less than three weeks l
lelt like a new man. The rheumatism
left me, and l have never had a spell
Of bilious collie since.
my appetite is good. my digestion
lever was better and can do more
work than before for 40 years.
Il haven't tasted coffee since I be-
gan with Postum. My wife makes 1t
according to directions and ! relish it
as well as l ever did coffee, and was
certainly slave to coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Write for copy Of the lit
tie book, "The Road to Wellville."
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum--must be we'll boiled.
Instant Poatum Is a soluble powder
A teaspoonful dlssolves quickly In q
sup Of hot water and, with. the addi-
tion Of cream and sugar, makes a do
licious beverage Instantly.
There's reason" for Postum.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12

the professor started in surprise, to
see that he was looking into the face
of a comely young woman who carried
a baby.
q assure you no harm has been
done" she said. $50 if you will kindly
hold my little girl while l look for it,
everything will come out all right"
And she thrust blinking bundle into
his arms.
Professor Barry had never held a
oaby in his life and would have indig-
nantly declined, but his arms went out
instinctiyely, and moment later he
found himself holding the bundle,
while the mother disappeared into the
midst of the shopping crowd and was
lost to view almost Immediately.
"Now I wonder what it was that
did" suggested the professor to him
self, but there was no answer forth
coming 1t must have been something
dreadful to have merited this penalty
The bundle was becoming uncommon
Iy heavy, and, what was worse, the lit
tie face suddenly screwed up and a
wall of extraordinary intensity came
from it.
flush, hush, baby" implored the
professor, dandling the infant. GO to
sleep like a good boy-I mean girl.
Mother will come by and by"
Apparently this prospect did not act
as soothing incentive for the baby
began to howl louder than ever. A
little crowd had formed around the
professor and was regarding him with
manifest interest. A small boy jeered
at him.
"Ah, take him home" suggested a
ribald spectator. Where did you get
,it?"
1T isn't his" exclaimed a woman
with shopping face, who stood near
the speaker.
Hes stolen it." suggested another
lady,
"Kidnaper," yelled another woman
and promptly tainted
He's Black Dan, the thousand-dol-
lar child-stealer," somebody yelled,
and those on the outskirts Of the
crowd set up a yell of rage and surged
forward toward the victim, while those
nearest him, who understood the con-
ditions Of the case, not wishing to take
part in the impending riot, quickly dis
appeared, leaving the professor at the
mercy of the hostile mob.
Happily at this juncture a policeman
came pushing through the crowd
whats all this?" he demanded.
Hey, there. Whose child is that?"
"It belongs to woman" stammered
Professor Barry Il don't know her"
He's stolen It," shrieked an irate
lady as she broke her umbrella upon
the professors hat.
Gimme the child" said the police
man. taking the screaming and fright
ened baby from the professors arms.
Certainly" said the professor cor
daily, divesting himself Of his bur.
den happily and turning to dodge out
of the crowd.
"Hey, where are you going2" cried
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
Necessary Rewards.

Were it not for the prizes of life
there would be little effort. Few are
those who labor for love, and the law
of creations seems to have contained
the necessity for struggle, with a re-
ward attached. Sons go out to labor
as a matter of course, but daughters
are sometimes needed at home, where
they will not remain without com.
pensation. To fit all girls for money.
getting is the duty of parents, but
they need not be driven to use that
knowledge outside Of home if parents
are able and willing to make them
Independent financially. Half the
wages Of a housemaid would serve to
keep a daughter as valuable home
worker. The benefit to the girl can.
not be over-estimated-Ex
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
Should Carry a Tin Whistle.

Capt. Thomas e. Halls, of the Unit
ed States secret service, never learn
ed to whistle. He simply can't puck
er up his lips and make the whis-
ling sound, and never could.
One day when he was walking
down a Philadelphia street, a well.
dressed young woman same running
in his direction and said to him:
Kind sir, will you please whistle
at the conductor of that car, so he
will stop the car for me?"
Captain Halls doffed his hat and
said: Madam l am very sorry, but
nature has made it impossible for me
to comply with your request"
The captain says the young woman
stopped, looked him over with an air
Of complete misunderstanding, and
withered him on the spot with pair
Of eyes that flashed all the scorn that
a superior being can have for mere
man"