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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
THOSE WEALTHY UPllFTERS.

From curren: reports It seems that
the Social Uplifters' alias the Dia.
mond Club, sometimes alluded to as
the Observation-Disclosures, have
perfect right to express their indig.
nation at the wanton surveillance of
Assistant Night Chief of Police Ho.
waiter. as this organization at some
time previous and far back of the pres
ent moment, 1t Is said was promised
immunity and felt perfectly secure in
is revelry cen though its sessions
were extended far into the day We call
Sabbath.
1t would appear from a process Of
deduction that screw worked loose
somewhere in the machnery,-one Of
he threads i seems had worn smooth
and the steering gear failed to work.
and at the time tho protecting angel
was holding the hose ready to admin.
lister the immunity bath some other
person with plug key had slipped
around and turned the water off and
the bath was dry one, yea and like
wise a sad one, for 1t Is further de.
duced that the payment of the said
S225 in fines must have cost some one
Il pretty penny. 1t would be surpris.
ing indeed If 20 crap shooters with
only two dollars in sight could pro-
Guce such a large sum of money es.
Lecially when such production was
least expected. If that crowd could
oil the machinery OF he city govern
ment TO the liberal extent of 30
bucks" upon so short notice We want
to say right here that the Fairmont
Crap Shooters Association Is one of
he wcalthlcst organizai ions OF its
kind in the State of West Virginia,
and we doubt il their financial meas.
IRE could be taken even at the ia.
nous Monte Carlo resort.
We repeat It is darned seldom that
you can find 20 devotees of the ivory
cubes working heroically for the
amclioraton OF their social condition
under the benign Influences of the
fascination offered by the problem as
TO whether or not the numerical fix.
urcs on the worries would total Seven
or lcbcn," who can each produce a
ten spot from his pocket In the
twinkling of an eye.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
THE WATER WAGON.

The women or Inc city have always
advocated the use OF the water wagon
in Fairmont, but now they have come
TO the assistance of the merchants
who have also been arguing the ne.
cessity Of u different kind of water
wagon, one from which there Is no
danger Of falling off, and one that
will squirt cooling and dust sub
DUNG spray over the heated bricks Of
the business section. In other words
they all want street sprinkler.
The merchants have advanced ar.
eument in favor of this necessary ad.
junct to the city equipment for a num-
Der of years on the ground that they
are entitled to protection from the
dust which damages their goods. The
women take up the argument on the
grounds Of sanitation, pointing out
that the filthy dust from the street is
carried to the vegetables and othe,
edibles on display in front of provi.
sion markets Of the city, depositing
deadly germs upon the articles OF food
thereby spreading disease over the
city.
The reasons advanced from both
parties seem to be well founded and
1t is now stated that the merchants
are willing to contribute towards the
purchase of a sprinkler for the city,
which after all seems to be the best
and most logical argument yet pre-.
scented In favor of the Improvement.
The loosenlng Of Ethe strings of the
pocketbook usuallyfurnishes reasons
that are more productive than senti,
ment without substantial backing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
A SUMMER SHIRT

on every main road TO the edge OF
the district line on a paved roadway,
or We might say street, as these sec.
tions are now well settled and built
up all along the way.
But that is not all. The brick that
will be removed from the streets 10
provide for the new modern paving
soon to be done will be available for
paving the remainder of the side
streets OF the city. This brick. while
some of it is pretty well worn, can
be turned .oycr and relaid and will
provide pavements for the streets
that are not used SO much that will
last as long as the new pavement on
the streets that are subjected to so
much travel and heavy hauling.
The brick 10 be removed belong to
the city and the only expense to con-
vert them into new and extended
pavemcnts will be the laying, which
will not be very heavy burden upon
the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
LUKE MclUkE SAYS.

AT IL she wants Prince Charming
with the features of young god At
30 wall.eyed mutt with pink whsk.
ers and game leg looks mighty good
to her. r.
You never see man who looks like
Il woman. But you often see women
who look like men dressed In wo,
mems clothes.
Men are always hollering because
their wives cant cook like mo,he.
used to cook, but they won't marry
cid women with mothers experience
In the cooking line. .r,
Nowadays man would rather have
his picture in the papers than take
chances on having a monument in L
rark
The next American team OF marks,
men to compete for the international
trophy should consist of IL married
women. Let the targets be dummies
rugged up to look like their husbands
and not one of the women will miss a
shot.
When mans wife has been away
for a month be meets her at the traiu
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
uMeEL INVESTIGATION
Z TO BEGIN MONDAY

HARRISBURG, June l9.-The lcgis
latlye committee appointed TO invcsti
gate the charges brought against tn.
Fayotte County Judiciary with a view
OF rmpeaching Judge Il. E. Umbel. de
parted for Uniontown last night ant
will begin its session in the Fayettt
county court house at an early hour
this morning. The committee was &c
companied by two ssrgeants.at-arms
a clerk and stenographers. The com
mittee expects to hold sessions to-day
Friday and Saturday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
DOING THINGS,

The hustline. busting. cntcrpriS.
Ing people of Marion county are up
and doing and will soon have some.
thing constructive TO show for their
enterprise in the form of real roads
roads. like houses. chicken coups
aud hog pens require money TO
build. The enterprising people of
Marion are evidently willing 10 sup.
ply the money without quibbing
end chatting about how much this
fellow or that fellow Is going TO
get out OF it-thcy seem to be glad
10 have the money expended in
their midst,-Grafton Sentinel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
Up TO POLICE COMMITTEE.
81. JONES les

Whether or not the payment OF fines
amounting TO S221 by members of the
Diamond Club will be considered as
warning that gambling must be
stopped, or license fee guaranteeing
protection for another year, will de.
pend largely upon the Instructions the
police committee gives the police
force. Conclusive proof Is shown that
IT can be broken up II those officers
who want to do their duty are no. &c.
strained.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
HAiR6READTH HARRY
f, LOSES HIS JOB

r. BEAVER FALLS. Pa, June 19.--
Conductor Thorn, Of Hazelton, Ohio,
Jumped from Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie train running over so miles an
hour, last night. and diving headlong
into the Beaver river rescued John
Shamolski. aged IA. of Eastvale, who
was drowning. The canoe in which
the boy was crossing the river upset.
He is cripple ana could not swim.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19

horn of the dilemma they take. Their
promises are out, and there is So
much opposition from within their
own ranks that II is n stout political
heart that is not bowed down in woe
over the Observation-Disclosures Telc.
graph.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
Lincoln Legion.

s. The Lincoln Legion OF the. Diamond
Street NJ. E. Church is planning a
banquet for members and candidates
for membership on Friday, June 20
at S p. m, in the social room OF the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
United States and State Depository.
ESTABLISHED 1865

church. All members must have dues
for quarter paid up to be admitted.
There will be speeches and a social
time. Let every member be..sure to
come and bring a friend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
The Educational Center.

II is eminently fitting that the edu
Gators should meet in convention at
Parkersburg. Parkersburg is the cX.
act educational center OF the state
Parkersburg Dispatch-News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19

According to the State Journal.
brain, Drawn and hustle go hand in
hand in Parkersburg. Carefully seq.
regated in Huntington. - Huntington
Herald-Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY.


II there is any kind of souvenir
in the market that Is not offered in
connection with the state semi.ceAten-
NAL We would like TO hear OF it,
Wheeling Register.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
Billed for Trouble.

The trouble with the tariff bill Is
that the Democrats are afraid to pass
1t and not afraid to pass 1t. They
will get into trouble no matter which
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-19
ldiotic.

This public drinking cup business is
being carried into the borders OF
idiocy. The germ fad is mostly \
crazy one anyhow. Us fellows VINO
used to drink out of Gourds, and even
out of the old oaken bucket itself,
haven't ben troubled with bacteria.
snakes or efTluxia OF any kind The
world has gone so wild in many par
ticulars, that people die off from
sheer imagination and the famous sur.
eeons chop up lot more for appen.
dicitis and notions that never existed
IN the good old days of forty years
ago.
Anyhow, this drinking cup nonsense
ter If he has not anything along to
drink out OF, and can't find 1t il he
has, is carrying things Just little
bit too fredericksburg State jour.
nal
A Wheeling newspaper declares
that it would have been too eXpen.
sive to pay transportation of bands
from West virginia cities to the semi
centennial at Wheeling. That news.
paper seems to think 1t the proper
thing, however, to pay the transports
ton of Pittsburgh musicians to the
affair. Why have love for Pittsburgh
and none for the cities Of your own
state?-4Ciarksburg Telegram.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
CEMETERY OF SUICIDES.
The Dreary Plot In Which Monte Carlo
Suries Its Victims.

The Dreary Plot In Which Monte Carlo
5uriss Its Victims.
Matilda Betham-EdwardS IN her book
"In the Heart Of the Vosges" advises
all visitors to Monte Carlo to go to the
suicides cemetery before those other
places for which Monte Carlo is ia
nous. She describes the small inclo-
sure, walled in and having a gate OF
open ironwork, always locked.
Here, in close proximity to garden
rubbish" she says, broken bottles
and other refuse rest the suicides Of
Monte Carlo, buried by the parish
gravedigger. without funeral and with
out any kind of religious ceremony.
Each grave is marked by an up
right bit Of wood. somewhat larger
than that by which gardeners mark
their seeds. and on which Is painted a
number, nothing more. Apart from
these are stakes driven into the ground
which mark as vet Iu3Frr"rriatCC
spots. The hides r.H-hle GrcJrIueSs Of
the scene IS heie h,rued bv two uOuu-
mental stones gariIuCrd with WrrafhS
and surrounded by flowers The irSG
records the memory of young arti-
san and was raised by his fellow
workmen; the second commentaries
brotherly and sisterly affection. Both
suicides We're driven to self murder by
play.
THE remainder are mere numbers.
There are poor gamesters as well as
rich. and it is only or chiefly the poor
ones who are put into the ground here
The bodies of rich folks relatives, If
Identified. are Immediately removed.
Many suicides are buried at Nice and
Mentone, but the larger proportion fur
Their off still"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
CAUGHT THE buffer.
De Wint's Clever Ruse That Sold One
of His Paintings.

of His Paintings.
Peter De Whit. the English land
scape painter, was accustomed each
year to have a semi-private show of
his pictures before sending them to the
Water Color society's exhibition. On
such occasions his friends frequently
bought pictures, which, Of course. ap-
peared at the public exhibition marked
sold"
Among the painters friends was a
wealthy man who wanted to appear a
patron of art and at the same time
keep his money. He managed this by
loudly admiring the paintings already
sold. He was always a bit too late to
buy the pictures that pleased him
most, and having seen them, as he was
wont to declare, he could never content
himself with less beautiful works.
De Whit at last suspected the mans
sincerity. and when the next show day
came round he concluded to test him.
After plenty of time had been allowed
for De Wint's friends to make their
purchases the rich man arrived. As
usual. his eye soon fell on two per
feet gems" marked Sold" Turning to
the artist. he said: Now, De Whit,
those are exactly the things | should
like to possess. What a pity they are
not to be had"
MY dear sir" said the painter. slap
ping him on the back, II knew you
would like them, so 1 put the tickets
on to keep them for you"
The awkwardness of the situation
was only relieved when the enthusiasts
tic admirer became the somewhat un-
willing purchaser of the two gems
Youths Companion.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
General News.

The Anti-Suffrage Association
opened headquarters in Washing
ton last week within a block of
the suffagists.
Thousands Of persons in Cali
cia, the poorest province in Aus
tria, are facing starvation be-
cause of poor crops and the war
scare.
The jury in Seattle awarded
22,200 against the Northern
Pacific railroad to Mrs. Anna L.
Valentine, Of Chicago, for the
loss of her little finger.
The Senate added 500, 900 to
the Public Building Bill, which
now carries $45, 900, 1000, Ken
lucky items were increased
from $433, 600 to S523, 900.
DR. John F. Russell, superin-
tendent of the Mattewan Hospi-
tai, testified at Gov. Sulzer's in
vestigation that he had been Of
fered $40, 900 to free Harry Thaw
A heavy sleet storm in North
ern Illinois Friday broke down
telegraph wires and practically
cut Chicago off from comrnuni-
cation with the outside world.
Plans have been made by the
militant suffragettes of England,
it was learned Friday night, to
kidnap members of the British
Cabinet. The London police are
guarding the ministers closely.
If the Republicans hold a con-
vention next fall to revise the
rules of the party and cut down
the representation in the South,
they will get no sympathy or
support from the Progressives,
according to Senator Dixon.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
AN UNPUBLISHED NOVEL.
surnaby's Handwriting Was So Bad Il
Could Not Be Read.

SurhapJs handwriting was SO Bad 10
Could Not Be Read.
1t was stated at the time of Colonel
Burnaby's death that he had left be-
hind him the manuscript of novel for
which there was considerable competi-
ton among the publishers.
This is quite true. The manuscript,
bulky parcel, was handed to me
with discretionary power either to pub
lish it myself or to use it in connection
with the proposed biography.
Here a singular and. as it finally
proved. a fatal obstacle presented it.
self. Familiar for many years with
Burnaby's handwriting. I could not
after diligent endeavor make out more
than a sentence here and there on the
crowded page Of manuscript
Burnaby's writing was, possibly with
the exception Of Dean Stanley's. the
worst l ever saw. 1t looked as If be-
fore sitting down to write letter he
had pulled a twig out Of the hedge,
mixed a little backing and then gone
ahead.
He wrote the whole OF ms HIDE 10
Khiva" and his ride on Horseback
Through Asia Minor" with his own
hand. But before they reached the
printer they were fairly written out by
a copyist.
The hapless man used to make out
as much as he could, then leave blanks
for filing up which he had to seek the
assistance Of the author. Sometimes
there were more blanks in a page than
words.
Despairing of making anything of
the manuscript of the novel, it was
submitted to a publisher, who turned
upon it his most skillful decipherist.
Neither head nor tail could be made
Of the manuscript. and the intention
of publishing the novel was conse-
quently abandoned.-Sir Fl. W. Lucy
in Cornhill Magazine.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05

A prize of $4,000 in gold has
been offered by John B. Meier
ran, Chairman of the Education
al Committee, of the Louisville
Commercial Club, to the county
which sends the largest delega-
tons Of trustees to the meeting
of the Kentucky Educational AS
ISOLATION, which meets in Louis
vile April 30, May l., 2 and 3.
Jefferson county is excluded
from this contest, and the dis
lance travelled as we'll as the
number of delegates viii be con-
sidered, this giving the most dis
tant and isolated county an equal
show with those adjacent with
Louisville. Many counties have
their eyes on this prize and are
organizing to attend.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
AN ACQUIRED TASTE.
Odd Compliment That Was Paid TO an
English Artist.

Odd Compliment That Was Paid to an
English Artist.
Richard Wilson. the English land
scape painter. was not Of plant dis
position. Conscious Of his own merits.
he disdained to humble himself to
those who measure men by rank and
value them by pounds. But Wilson's
friends liked him no less for his
brusQue manner.
Goldsmith. Sterne. Wilson and DIR.
Johnson were assembled at Garrick's
house with a party of ladies for sup
per.
1--WE were very lively at your ex-
pense indeed, gentlemen" said Mrs.
Garrick, rallying them for having ar
rived late. ITO punish you for not
obeying our summons the ladies likened
you all to plants and fruits and flow
ers."
"Pray let US hear" said Wilson.
Doubtless 1 come in for a sprig of
laurel"
mo, sir" said the pretty, lively lady;
you are wrong"
For rue, perchance," said he.
mo, sir; guess again."
"Why. 1 am dubbed bitter enough,
perhaps a crab," said he, "for that
man." pointing to Garrick, has dub
bed me Sour Dick"
Guess again." said Mrs. Garrick.
laughing. will you give 1t upT'
eyes, madam"
"Why, then, sir, you are Hkened to
olives. Now, win you dare to inquire
further?"
"Let me see," said Wilson, with all
eyes upon him. well, then, my dear,
out with it! 1 dare"
'Then know, sir" said she, rising
and courtesying most gravely. "Mr
Wilson is rough to the taste at first,
tolerable by a little longer acquaiD :
ance and delightful at last."-Ex-
change.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
Resistance to the Sun,

Animals whose capacity for thermal
regulation is limited, such as rabbits
and monkeys, rapidly succumb to ex-
posture to the tropical sun. In the
same circumstances the skin of a man
rises some 3 or degrees q. above the
normal. Theoretically the black skin
of negro races should absorb more heat
than that Of the white people. How
ever. cOlOred races are better able than
the white TO regulate their temperature
under the influence of the tropical sun
perhaps because perspiratiOn is more
abundant. The ape. although Il native
of the tropics, is less capable of resist
ing the sun than other animals and
even the white man. This is no doubt
attributable TO the fact that its natural
home is in the forests For certain
monkeys two hours of exposure to the
tropical sun is. fatal
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05

The Kentucky Educational AS
ISOLATION will hold its forty-sec-
ond annual session in the City OF
Louisville on April 80, May l, 2
and 3. The Secretary has be-
gun an active campaign to in
crease the membership to 5000.
Other states like Oklahoma and
Indiana have from 5000 to 5000
teachers enrolled annually in the
State Teachers Association. The
officers of the Kentucky Educa-
tional believe that the teachers of
this stateishould be as loyal to
their association as those of any
other state.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
Hindu Weddings and Burials.

The expenses of a Hindu wedding
come upon the brides father, and they
are so great that family sometimes is
ruined or impoverished for many years
by the marriage Of a daughter The
next most costly affair to the Hindu
is the burial services. Should the
head Of the family escape bankruptcy
when his daughter is married the ED
est son is almost sure to be ruined
when he buries his father.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
How Editors Get Rich.

After a great deal of worry
and study we have at last fgur-
ed out bow so many country edi-
tors get rich. Here is the secret
of their success. There is a
child born in the neighborhood.
The attending physician gets $40
The editor gives the loud .lunged
youngster a great send-off and
gets SO. 1t is christered, and
the minister gets S., and the ed
itor gets 500. 1t grows and mar
ries. The editor publishes an
other long-winded fowery ar
ticle and tells a dozen lies about
the beautiful and accomplished
bride" The minister gets $40
and piece Of cake. The editor
get 5000 and a request to carry
the groom's subscription account
another year. In the course of
time she dies. The doctor gets
from S. to 500, the minister gets
from SIS to 500, the editor pub
fishes a notice of death and an
obituary two columns long, lodge
resolutions. a lot of poetry and a
card of thanks and gets $4,000.
No wonder so many country ed
itors get ricb.-Exchange.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
All Sorts.

The spring hat is in the shop
windows and come call it the
first robin.
Some one should invent an
alarm clock that will make a
fellow glad to hear it.
"Girls in Vermont organize to
get husbands" is the exciting
report. Whose?
A Pennsylvania man got small
pox from aibunch of bank notes.
The filthy lucre!
In Bulgaria bachelors are tax
ed 500 each. There will be a
big fall in taxes after the war.
DIR. ANNA Howard Shaw re-
marks sageIy: THE perfect
lady is a pig" Pigs or prig?
If the Kaiser is really busy
promoting peace, he should
change the angle of his NOUS
tache.
A Boston man wants to make
women wear aluminium hats.
To make them light headed?
A college professor has solved
the mystery of the curved ball.
Still, it's a safe bet he can't
throw one.
Chicago police captured a for
ger because he had sore feet.
He must have been an armless
wonder.
The mayor of Boston advises
all young men to take a chance"
on matrimony. They do, if they
marry.
A Boston aviator proposes to
carry parcel post mail by aero
plane, Better give him all those
bricks to deliver.
A New York lawyer refused to
defend "such a miserable man."
Didn't the client have enough to
pay the fee?
A St. Louis man tickled a
horse under the chin, and it died
laughing. Handed them the
horse laugh it might he saio.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-03-05
q IJnidue 4 aboratorv

Outside the harbor of Sfax. Tunisia
in the shallow water of the clear
Mediterranean. is situated a biological
laboratory for the study Of sponges.
1t is one of the most unique in the
world and affords opportunity for OBJ
serving the development of the sponge
from tiny larva. so small that it can
only be studied under a microscope.
until five years later it has developed
into perfect sponge.