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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-31

The lovely lady, DR.. Montessorir
! wants us to be pretty, to fix our
selves up so that we will be beautl-
full In the eyes Of all women who
see us. BY I'VE" and "us" we dc
not allude to the writer individu-
| ally. H6fTSAsfsoHaf apufdhritN1de
needs no adornment of silks or
satins or jewels. We allude to man
kind, or rather to men kind, gen.
orally. The lovely lady would have
us all flashed up with long curling
hair, knee panties, lace collars. fan
cy shirt waists, powder, puffs and
goodness knows what all, and hats
with gay plumes on them. She says,
!. says she, that it enrages me to see
| how men sacrifice beauty to conf
fort in their dress. They make nc
sacrifices that they may be beauti-
full to us, but we abandon all COM
fort that we may beautiful in their
eyes,"
0 lovely lady, say you that we
make no sacrifices to appear comely
in your sight! How about shaw
ing day after day and year after
year. when we all want to wear
long whiskers? How about spend
ing more for shoe polishing than
our shoes cost. us? DO we get pc
credit for the white shirts and stift
collars we wear, when flannel shirts
are so much more comfortable?
Why do we have our clothes press
ed and creased, our hair trimmed
| every two weeks; and our nails
kmanicured, but to be handsome In
th$s sight? And why, pray tell us
| AoS%e wear our monkey clothes
m9th an open-face waistcoat, and
IleRefa silk hat, on special occasions
EbNtj to win your admiring glances
and fill your conceptions of manly
tbealty? And to get right down tC
brass tacks why do we, in the very
bosoms of our families. array our,
selves in pink and purple and birds.
egg blue papamas, with gorgeous
frogs on the coats, but to tittingly
prepare ourselves for night inspec'
tlon by the neighbors in case Of
fire.
Don't tell us that men do not
herOically suffer many discomfortS
to please the eyes of the ladies, fol
we know better. We have suffered
too much in evening clothes al
times when we wanted to be in our
slippers and shirt sleeves, to liz
dumb under any such imputation
Every manwants to be handsome In
the eyes of women. That he does
not paint and powder and wear sat.
in panties and silk stockings ant
gold buckles and 1S-button gloves
is only because he denies his love
of finery&in order that his wife anG
daughters may crafty their artistic
tastes in raiment. .Etl..
Do YOU get us, lovely Lady,
GalipOlis Tribune,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-31
Az KINDS OF PEOPLE NEEDED
IN OUR RURAL DISTRICTS.

Farm and Fireside printed recent
5ly an editorial telling about a Chi
Scago family-a family of d railway
,3engineer, who wished they could
move into the country. They wanted
to know how, without scarcely any
capital, they could move from the
city into the country. The interest
excited by this editorial was intense.
and in the current issue Of Farm and
Fireside are reproduced a number Of
letters on the subject, written by
contributors. One OF these letters is
from a carpenter-farmeT living in
New York state, who says In part:
1T is a great mistake for the city
man who moves to the country to
think he must abandon his old trade
and subsist entirely. upon the land.
There are; thousands Of positions in
which he can earn a living by his
trade. and at the same time be learn
ing farm life.
\ we bought a farm sixteen miles
from town on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, and our eggs, poultry ano
produce are carried to New York,
three hundred miles away, every
might, ready for the morning mari;et.
III cannot do~all the carpenter WORK
my neighbors offer me at good wages
am a carpenter and still work at
my trade. And why not the engineer
fat his trade in the country, with
tcreameries, farm power plants, rail
road pumping stations and thrasnlne
outfits? Last spring knew Of ole
state road contractor here who spent
some time looking for a competent
man to run a steam roller. Near the
lob was a neat five,room cottage for
TENT and an acre of ground set to
fruit. The rental was three dollars
per month.
"Hundreds Of country communities
49,. al E.- -. M NNFV 49, IA aAEEFs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-31
Yarn. and. Flreside says:

Farm and .Elreside says:
Some people believe that a water
witch can find wleresYaterfruns I'M
foreground by using a divining rod Of
@itch-hazel or a peach-bough crotch.
This is a popular error; but an Art-
IONA observer has found out how to
tell by the mesquite whether water
rs near the surface or not. When the
mesquite grows up into tree. form the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-31
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
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man power what rich fertilizer is to
the plant: it supplies the material that
forces Developments and growth.
Wasted opportunities are not pleasant
to look back upon and few there be
who do not peep into what might
have BEEN
The high school of Ensley. is one of
many in the city and of hundreds in
Alabama, and the interests of the pub
lie is invested in their welfare. The
young men and young women are not
making fortunes in their service, but
they are working hand in hand and
heart to heart with our children. The
visits of parNnts to the school is a
recognition of their efforts, and a
needed CO. o-operation- Much good can
accrue from friendly relation be-
tween teacher and mother and this
bond of friendship will be transmitted
to the child. Wherever you see the
child loves the teacher you may know
that child lis taking advantage of the
school hours and is doing its duty.
The teacher is forced to approve of
good work and it is their duty to
correct the neglected duty. When par
ents can see these wrongs and aid in
correcting them. they will better ap-
preciate the service of our splendid
schools and the faithful teachers.
Education means growth, evolution,
effieiency"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

higher and higher, then 1t is at it's
best; until its branches have covered
the entire frame; have protected its
buds from the storms and suns rays.
that they may bloom to perfection and
the fragrance of their beauty shall
sweeten the earth.
Education is the framework of the
human. 1t gives the scholar something
to build on and unlike the vine, it
goes on and on--is never full grown:
lives through winter and sumner and is
never finished. The usefulness that one
derives from this source, the influence
that is felt for good, are to the world
and it's welfare as the foliage and the
flower.
The opportunities for the making of
more efficient. more cultivated men
and women today are SO far superior
to those of yesterday. A graduate from
our schools of today If he or she makes
the right use of the advantages. has
the privilege of acquiring a trade.
To fill the best of lfe's offices must
ripen every faculty to a state of per-
fection as near as possible. Utterly
without comforts many of our great
men have won their way to their
ranks. With the present opportunities
and equipments is 1t a wonder that
more is expected of the pupil today?
Ambition should be stimulated If it
is not a part of nature; 1T is TO hu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
EMPEROR WILLIAM
ON NAPOLEON
Centenary of Prussia's First
Rise Against the C0rsi-
can Celebrated

Berlin, March 1.--(Special. .)--'Divine
Providence" put an abrut end to the
conquering career of the audacious
Corsean, declared the Emperor Will
liam at Konigsburg to the provincial
diet, during the celebration of the CEN
tenary of the first steps of the rising
of Prussia against Napoleon the Great.
To-day, he continued, 1--WE once more
write in the figures of the year 49,
How happily the picture of time has
been reversed. Before us stands the
firmly knit structure of the German
empire esteemed in the council of the
nations and well armed against every
attack. The place of martial deeds has
been taken by beneficient works oe
peace. Trade and industry flourish. Art.
science and technics advance. Town
and country rejoice in prosperity. But
the events of a hundred years warn us
urgently that in the last resort it is
not martial laures nor prosperity.
power and prestige that determines tho
future of the nation, but alone the
moral strength that dw6lls within it.
Without this our nation could not
have sustained it's hard probation a
y
strength rests in the fear of God, fidel-
ity to duty and love to king and faith
erlaffd. Thus is the Kaiser on every
opportunity raising his voice against
force which is not material. but spir-
itual, not temporal but infinite
Behind closed doors, a charge OF
espionage against Wilhelm Ewald, a
mechanic. was heard in the supreme
court at Leipsig. Ewald. who was for
merly employed in Siemens and Halskes
En- gineering works in England. was
engaged in fitting telegraphic and tel
ephonic installations on board war
ships and he was accused OF having in
Wflhelmshavn. Kiel and London
brought certain secret matters to tho
knowledge of the British intelligence
department. Ewald was found guilty
of betraying military secrets and sem
fenced to seven years penal servitude,
10 years loss OF honor and police super
vision. During the proceedings evil
dence was abducted to the effect that
prisoner was regularly employed as a
spy by the British admiralty and had
delivered seven reports and plans re-
garding matters that ought to be Kept
secret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

Not with sachel and lunch baskets as
in days gone by, but with a keen in
terest in what is being done for our
young folks, we entered the recep-
tion hall just after opening hour of the
Ensley high school and were made to
feel perfectly at home by Mr.. ]. l.
Dimmitt, whose work in the schools
of Birmingham has gained for him the
friendship of every mother Now he
has assumed his new duties at Ensley
IL is interesting to note tht he is as
sisted by an able corps of workers,
among them Miss Mary Clay of South
Highlands.
Only yesterday he moved his family
to Ensley Heights, where he will be
convenient to his task When We speak
of the Enley high school, do we real
ize we are only pointing to the growth
of Birmingham, for that thrifty city is
one of the acquisitions of Greater Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

beauty. The equipments include all of
the comodities for practical usage, and
as we saw the dainty surroundings
We could not refrain from asking If
they only taught girls to make spun
candy, salads and sandwiches. One of
the frequent visitors to these lessons
who was with us on this occasion ex-
claimed with delight mo. indeed; you
should see their rolls and cakes"
Bread making is the foundation of the
best housek eeping. If we can have good
bread. butter and good coffee we can
feel sure of an appetizing meal.
AS we visited the mechanical work.
shops We then fully realized that the
schools were{building useful characters
useful because they have their heads
filled with ideas for the execution
of practical ends. As we were shown
the auditorium where more than 800
young boys and girls were growing
and making the best use of. their time,
we could but compare it with a great
field of beautiful plants being culti-
waited to yield harvest of good cit
izenship. Nothing reaches it's highest
intent without training. Did you ever
notice how weak the vine seems as
its first growth appears; how it droops? !?
droops?
The minute you begin to train. it.
give it something to lean on. to climb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

got the fascination of artistic phrases.)
Then another stand showed the
cloth, spread out ready for the scis-
sors, and the pupil was scheming to
save material. This is important. The
making of odds and ends do their share
in an important and valuable part of
the lesson. On through the room were
classes interested in plying the needle,
and in closets we found the finished
article ready for exhibition. Miss
Powell, the director of the domestic
arts, though. young is an expert In
her field and her enthusiasm neces-
sarily creates a live interest among
her pupils.
When she showed us the specimens
of the finished handwork she pointed
with pride to the workmanship Every
woman who wields q needle and thread
knows the value of hand work. 1t Is
always valuable and this finishing
stitch always indicates the well made
garment.
The kitchen is almost a thing of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Family Life in Java

from the London GLOBE.
In the Padang Highlands of Java
there is tribe who still practice the
matriarchate. Blood relationship is ex-
clusively traced on the maternal side,
and household in the broader sense
consists of a number of such relations.
At the head OF such a household is
placed a Panghoeloe or chief. who at
his DEATH is succeeded by his younger
brother. for in case he leaves no BROTH
ers. by his nephew. son of his eldest
sister. A gathering of some households
forms a family, while a number of
families together form a tribe or union
called Seoke. The families. says 81 ic-
turesque Java" have no proper name.
but every Panghoeloe has an old he
reditory title. which stays with the
head of the family and which is called
Galar. The children always follow the
maternal relation and in consequence
also her Soekoe. The father of the chill
dren remains altogether outside of this
connection. All children from one moth
er are considered fully related as BROTH
ers and sisters. even in case they have
not the same father.
In the district of Java referred to in
the preceding paragraph the possess
sions of family moyeabies and inn
movables and which together are
called the Harto Poesako, always re-
main the indivisible property of the
whole family. Pawning of plots of
ground is only then possible when all
concerned agree to it and furthermore
in some cases set forth by tribal law.
Such pawning may, for instance, be
done. according to the prevailing GUS
toms, in case family does not possess
the necessary funds for the celebrat-
ing of a marriage, the costs of burial.
the repairing of the communal house
(family house,, the paying of debts of
honor contracted by the head of the
family dhs does not apply any more,
since gambling was declared a vice by
the Islam: and further for the lower
parts of the country. the paying OF
losses caused by shipwreck. The eldest
man of the elder female line, called
''manal" is as such keeper OF all tho
possessions OF the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Mansfield's Funny Story

run Tue hdilsds city Star.
The late Richard Mansfield possessed q
concise and penetrating wit, of which
only, those who knew him Intimately saw
the best flashes. One day in his Dress
Ing room he CHANGED to read a prize Of
fer OF soo to be given for the best story
about an umbrella. He scribbled some
thing quickly on a scrap OF paper and
turned to an English friend who was
with him and said:
have a good one Here it is. We
will send it in
The friend took 1t and read these words:
Once ! bought an umbrella"
The Englishman, in telling of It after
ward, added; And Mansfield really
Thought that blooming thing was funny,
but we did not send it i'm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

mingham and indeed 1t is something
to be proud of. besides thriving In
dustrlally it has beautiful homes and
public spirited citizens and they feel
justly proud of their educational fa-
cilities.
The most interesting feature to one
who is looking after things ito show"
was the departments of domestic
science and manual training. Where
the boys and girls are trained to use
head and hand together.
The sewing room is well adapted to
the process of stitching, bright and
cheerful with a beautiful view of the
playground. Each workstand repre-
sented a varied lesson. First, we saw
the pupil unfolding the patterns and
planning the garments Ga real woman
of style would have expressed 1t de
signing" but we have been so in the
habit of working by plans. that we for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Supported BY His WIFE

From the London Evening Standard.
what are men coming tor" asked an
old lady from the country, when she
saw It shamelessly stated on a play bill
that certain well known actor Waa
supported by his wife!'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-11

w JILL SlIlSAIO
to be sent here by Musicas after
obtaining it by alleged fraudulent in
voices of hair goods.
Neutrality-suspicious. TumuIty, sec
rotary to president, fired his cook and
lived to tell about it.
Hammond, Ind.-1,0o0 working
mems homes will be built at cost of
$1,000 to be purchased by men who
have saved $100 and assign So to S.
weekly.
New York;. w. Buchanan, in
ventor of life preserver he claims will
keep one alive week, jumped into
Hudson river in effort to interest
steamship companies in continuance.
.Denver.-AIonzo Thompson, octo-
genarian millionaire, who died yes.
terday, disinherited woman for whom
he divorced his first wife.
MiIwaukee-EIsie Schwartz, Itai-
ian, known as flirting princess, or
dered deported by Inspector Schubert
of federal department of labor.
Los AngeIes.-Jos. w. Allen, cash.
Ter First National Bank, Canadian,
Tex, arrested on charge of embezzle-
ment.
Rome.-$20, 600, 900 worth of Jew
els worn by patrons at fancy dress
ball given by Lady Rodd, wife of Brit
ish ambassador.
Observation-Disclosures that Cap
tain Admundsen, discoverer of South
Pole, has been offered honor of TAX
ing first ship through Panama Canal.
London, Eng.-Joseph WiIberforce
Margin, Memphis, Tenn, with large
sum of money, has been missing a
week. Believed foul play.
Help! In the Oceanside, CAL, hen
contest, a hen has laid an egg meas
uring 7x9 inches, but weighing only
8 ounces. They're going to laying
emntv She11Si
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-11


President Poincare of France, died
today.
Wheeling, w. Va.-Dozens of mir
rors removed from high school build |
ing because girls students, who |
stopped to primp, were delaying every
recitation.
Hampstead, L. LAS a protest
against "anti-Turkey-trotters," ]. E. |
Downing issued 100 invitations to a |
dance. Nothing but the turkey and
tango will be allowed. |
New York.-Rev. j. L. Hervey, pas
tor United Presbyterian Church of |
the Open-Door, has sued 10 members.
of his congregation for $4,000. They |
said he ''had a serpent's TOOTH
New York Sigmund EngeI arrest
ed for stealing $50 watch. Said he |
had just been married and wanted to |
begin life in the right way. Held for
trial.
Amsterdam.-Dutch cows evident
ly are considered able to read. Cat
tie unaccompanied by drover are
forbidden to cross this bridge" says
a sign near Harlem.
London.-"Oxford student, tired of
being poor, wishes to be adopted by |
wealthy family is want-ad appear
ing in Times.
Paris.-The French Chamber of |
Deputies now supplies handkerchiefs
for the use of members who leave |
theirs at home.
Antivari.-The Roumia, King Mich
olas' private yacht, was first vessel
nabbed in net of international block |
ade. Three barges, loaded with flour,
towed by yacht, were confiscated.
Washington.-Mrs. c. D. Hem
mick, social leader, advocates work |
ing women wearing comfortable, SEN
sible trousers.
New York.-To make suffragette |
term of fiattery instead of ridicule,
Il
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-11

ChoIIie-The idea of a man sending
a business letter with P. S.! Chap
pie&Doosid bad form, surely. Chol-
ie-But that isn't the worst of it. In
this case it means please Settle"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-11

Help! In the Oceanside, Cal, h
contest, hen has laid an egg me;
uring 7x9 inches, but weighing OF
3 ounces. They're going to layi
empty shells!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13
CITY MADE HER A
CRIPPLE, SAYS GIRL
Miss Garner Tells of AgOnies Suf-
fered From Fall Into Trench
on TOrn-Up Street.

Miss Comieden Garner, pretty
eighteen year-old schoolgirl who is
suing the city for $1,000 as the re-
suit of an accident last May which
compelled her to walk on crutches
seventeen week and has left her still
unable to walk far, related yesterday
the story or her sufferings and the
circumstances of her painful injury.
She places on the city the blame
for her fall off an embankment and
the broken ankle she sustained. For
days, she says, she experienced terri
BILE agony, as the ankle bone was torn
four inches out of place.
Il think | must have tainted when
ii occurred" she said last night. 1T
was on the morning of May 81, last
year, that l left the house to go to
school / went the back way and had
to go down an embankment that had
been cut in the yard by the city in
grading tie street.
THE bank sloped steeply and 1
slipped or tripped, catching my foot in
a hole and wrenching my ankle out
of place. / lay there for some time.
Finally my mother came and carried
me into the house.
Il was on crutches for seventeen
weeks. 1 could have endured my
suffering much better if I hadn't
known that 1 wouldn't be able to
graduate this spring with the rest of
the girls. / was in the commercial
department at the Girls High School.
Mother asked the foreman to cut
some steps while the work was in
progress so that such an accident
would not happen, but he just laugh
ed at her. AS the result of the fore
mans insolent attitude, even the ne
groes that were employed insulted
her"
Mrs. Garner has asked the city for
$3.50 damages for failure to build a
retaining wall around her home. The
street is still in bad shape and is i'm
passable in wet weather.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13
Baptist Training
School Opens To-day
Great Preparations Made for Weeks
Sunday School instruction in
Atlanta Church.

Attractive plans are laid for the
Baptist Training School for Sunday
School workers, which will begin ses-
sions this afternoon at 8 o'clock. The
Baptist training school is one of a
series Of institutions, in which each
denomination is planning a part. Two
weeks ago the training school OF the
Christian Church was held.
Sessions of the Baptist school will
be held in the First Baptist Church
every day OF the week, from 4:3O in
the afternoon until o'clock. A free
lunch will be served every afternoon
from to 6:45 o'clock, making it pos
sible for business men and women to
go directly TO the church from their
offices and shops
An invitation has been published
by members Of the Baptist denomi-
nation TO all persons in Atlanta to
attend sessions Of the school without
regard to faith. Efforts Of Sunday
School teachers and superintendent,
pastors and officers of young peoples
societies have been solicited to help
swell the attendance.
Experts in Sunday School work win
deliver lectures.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13
7. R. IS SCORED IN
LAND FRAUD TRIAL
"He Long Ago, in Effect, AboI-
ished Alaskan Coal Laws"
Says Frost Defense.

CHICAGO, April 12.-Theodore
Roosevelt was charged with practical
annulment of the Alaskan coal land
laws by Nathaniel Sears. counsel for
Albert c. Frost and four others. in the
closing argument for the defense made
before Judge Lands in the United
States Court to-day.
The five men are accused of false
entry on Government coal lands in
Alaska The name of Richard Achilles
Ballinger was brought into the case.
THE attorneys for the Government
have said that to find them not guilty
would put an end to the effectiveness
of the Alaskan coal land laws, and
that Immediately the greedy could
rush In and gobble millions of dol
lars worth Of this land" said Sears
These laws were in effect abolished
long ago by Theodore Roosevelt
What else did he do when he with
drew the coal lands from entry but
abolish the coal land laws?''