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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT-Large n,nck. tour Sitss
electric light, gas, water and
tor. suitable. for actslaa sAap.
Possession March e. Appl
Kinkaid. Con. phone 4 sSiy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT-Two rooms withseF Eitl
Out light housekeeping, Appls Ara
j. P. Robertson, corner aIonrcs ait
High sts. -iittt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26
FARMERS PARCEL POST ADS.
Maple Syrup.

Maple syrup, pure home made A
postal card brings you any amount de-
aired at 25 cents per quart. A. B. Rule
Rt. 4, Box 6S, Fairmont, W. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

$500 in prizes are offered free e
the residents d this etion i. il \ t l
sfeat lomobIIs ana prize contes
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT I3assme nt tSltc L bnrs
building s4x4s: high eeliins ln
qulre aas jefferson s.. i.sstst
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR n ENT--0nn unfinished room AZ
iiiy MS jessie Hamilton RroNn.
han BLOCK 2lsaf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT phes Groom mouse be-
tween 9Th aud 7th streets Heuoni
I Ave, Can Bell phone 9s5s. 1-N.t'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26
FOR RElV1.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms withsor
without light housekeeping. Apply
2OS High St, A. A: Atha. S-lS.lmo
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT-one 7.room and one s.
room house on Morgantown avenue,
near Owens Glass plant. Call Con.
Tel, 317.X.s = 2-20'tf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

14s A. FARM FOR SALE CHE
Settling an estate. Located "a
mont Co.. Ohio. Good seigAttoaIp
house, gas and telephone an some
on R. D., 2 10 NJ. from good pIke
10 mile from school. Barn, COW
shed and slow in good repair also
other out buildings. Good land and
we'll watered. INTERESTED ealfcn
Dr.. Turner. Belmont, Ohio. sshl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26
lNTERVE ~ IS
OPPOSED !
Foreign Relations Committee
Discusses Move.
is VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM.

Present Administration Passes Deli.
cate Complication to Successive One.
Madero said to DO uubaIanesd-Ap-
pointment of Huerta Not Thought
End Of Mexican Trouble.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR NfNf-l room lpaflmvn' loi
md cold water. steam heat Yoi}
noael1 lifa fll \. {. ND
ler Cooks Hospital. 2iQiI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT-six room brick house,
conner Of Fatrmont avenue and First
street. Inquire o. F. Tough, 4O4
Watson building. 2.17.tf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR sALE-Eggs for. hatchIng Ross
Comb Rhode, Island Red, Utlllty
and Exhibition matings, sl:ool ss9o
and $500 per setting. Tncpbaatcl
eggs $500 per 100. G. 3. and
cartright. Warrington, ". W
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT-New 5-room apartment.
Never been occupied. Located on
Water street, list ward. Inquire F.
P, Kelley Lumber CO. 2:21,tf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT-Four room fiat with
bath. Apply Robb's meat market
1.St.tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

FOR RENT-stofe room in Odd Eel.
lows building, Merchant street, First
ward. n Forturther information see
". sfaiksr 81 Il. Barrett slems
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26
FoRsA1RI.

FOR sAEE-Eggs, $1.0O to- $500 gel
setting. At Fairmont9 soalIFs
Show, 1918, my birds tied for higts
est scoring pen in the AnericaSl
class. THos. j. KooN, PEopristor
breeders Of Buzz Wyaadottes sxelii
sively. Monongah, w. va
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
TRUSTING A MEXICAN BANDIT

Everybody in Mexico goes about
armed Even the passenger trains on
mos, Of he railroads are guarded by
detachmeu,s Of soldiers who ride in
special cars. while on every station
platform ar. seen rural guards armed
with carh.ues, ready for all emergency.
Foreigners have Co adapt themselves
90 the custom OF going about armed or
else make themselves unfayorably con-
sYIruous ia the eyes 81 the natives. II
WAS q novel experience, however, 10 see
railroad surveyors when occupied with
their peaceful work, armed Ia the teeth
with knives and reyUlvers. As a mat
ter OF fact arms were rarely required
10 Mexico as a means Of defense. As
everywhere else, II is well To remem-
Der however. 10 keep cool and forget
that you ar. armed in case of a quar-
rel.
In this connection, the principal To-
eating engineer OF the road had an ex-
per.-uce at which he displayed some
nerve He had 20 make a reconnois-
sauce Of "a mountain range called the
Sierra Gordo. said TO be infested with
cut-thrDats. He was warned 10 let the
district alone but duty prevailed, and
he went when reaching a rancho near
the summit at suudawn he and his at
tendant We're met by four men whose
breaking proIensi,Ios required No
further Introduction than their faces
THEY took hold Of the partys horses
told the engineer and his attendant "a
j-mouut. and made no effort 10 con-
,eal the fact that they were there for
business. The engineer complied smil-
Iugly, and going up 10 the ladder, mys-
titled that Individual by asking him
10 step aside.
Il am told that it is unsafe to traye
In these mountains he whispered
"WUI you not. therefore, ohlge me By
taking care Of nay property and allow
us tu remain under your roof unit
morning" with that hc handed over
I h.s watch. money and other things anc
/ the astonished thief who was probably
for the first time IN his life treated tC
The novelty Of being trusted. not onlS
Ilet tHc engineer have the best Of his
/ hOusr but handed him back his prop
erty zoo the morning and furnished hin
with Two cut-thrOats 10 serve as al
escort during the rest Of his journey
/ Engineering Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
Popular Mechanics
Melting Pot For Experimenters.

For small work, such as the making
Of jewelry. for assaying or for expert
mental work OF any kind, ii is often
necessary To melt up metals In small
quantities. this resulting in Il demand
for a small furnace which will do the
work I'm the home with safety.
To fiji this demand IA foreign firm
has taken the idea of the gasoline blow
torch and applied ii To n fire clay cruel
BILE chamber to obtain the result de
sired The blow torch shoots the hot
flame into the fire clay retort or heat
ing chamber supported on legs ut the
left Inside this sets the crucible con
tanning the material To be melted.
When this is in place and the fire start
ed fire clay cover. which has open
ings through ii enough To allow cir
cuation of air, Is put on top.
Any one wishing To have one Of these
could easily make one with blow
torch as Il start, fire clay being cheap
and tin doing for the case. Crucibies
may be bought at any wholesale drug
house Boys making model engines,
etc, would find the scheme handy for
melting lead and type metal for their
fittings.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
ERRkTIc ENGLISH.

although I love my native land
And OF her praise have sung,
] must confess there's something queer
About my native tongue.
My lawyer on the street ! see;
saw him or have seen him.
Pat II fee him 1 cant say
raw him or have feen him.
81 child the plural, you'll agree,
Has been for ages children;
Uowe'er the vilds Of Africa
You'll never speak Of as wudren.
Upon the road you'll meet an OK,
or cen a yoke Of oxen,
Bui though Gull many a box YOU own
Yot cannot say you've boxen.
our spellings cnigmatic, too.
While mother kneads the dough,
Father can Kfead the chickens. an'
The wind can never brough.
\ thousand other instances.
For which our tongues maligned,
II I were so disposed ! might
call briefly 20 your migned.
Jessie r.. Parker.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
LAND HOLDINGS IN MEXICO.

Land holdings are conc entrated To a
greater degree in Mexico To-Day than
they were in France in 1879. Seven
thousand families hold practically all
the arrable land. # the distribution
We're proportionately the same as II is
I'm the United States. l,O00.OOo Mexican
families would be in possession Of TIT
les 10 landed properties In the state
Of Morelos, the center Of t.ie Zapatist
revolt, twelve proprietoTs own nine
tenths Of the farming property. In
Chihuahua, the center of the aSrar!an
revolution in the north, the TerrazaS
family holds nearly @O,OEo,"?0 acres,
which comprise nearly all the tilldble
soil OF that state. The greater por-
ton Of the state Of Yucatan is held by
thirty men. kings of sosal hemp. The
territory of Quintana Roo, which is
double the size Of Massachusetts,, Is
divided among eight companies. When
visited Madero On Jan. n he unrolled
a map of lower California she wing the
land gifts OF General Diaz. That ter
ritory, equal in area IT, Alabama, had
been sold in five vast tracts for about
three fifths Of cent an acre.
In the United States the farmer rs
humble person. In Mexico he Is a
king of millionaires. The typical farm
in Mexico is not of Ito acres, nor yet
of 600, but of l,OO0,oO0. The Madero
holdings In Coahuila run into the mil
lions Of acres. Nowhere in the world
not in India, nor Egypt, nor any coun-
try, are found the vast cotton planta =
tions that are discovered in the state
of Durango.
In a news dispatch regarding the OPP
eratiOns Of the rebels. which recently
appeared in the MeSican papers, II
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
HOLLAND FARMERS COMING.
viii Apply Intensive Agricultural
Methods ana VIII nslp Land

Not long ago a party Of 2oa Dutch
farmers from Holland arrived IN Mich
igan 10 locate permanently. This in
dicates that a considerable tide Of mn
migration seems Ia have set in toward
America. and particularly toward
Micniean. where ALREADY FOR many
wears the Dutch farmer has been In
evidence.
There Is n0 more fertile ana flour
ishing farms in Michigan than In Ut
taWa and Kent counties, where the
early Dutch settlers hewed their homes
ont 81 The forests and converted waste
and unproiitable tracts into prodnc-
tive acres. To-day THESE lands are
worth fabulous prices, farm houses
are furnished with every modern con-
venience and the automobile has dis
placed the hors. 10 quite onslderable
extent FOR pleasure driving. These
Dutch farmers are careful thrifty,
shrewd and Industrious They ar"
scientific farmers, too, and conserve
the productivity Of the soil To the last
degree. They are prosperous and hap
py. Their religion was not left in
Holland. They have reaped abund-
.antly and their giving is more than
usually commensurate with their re-
ceiving
These later Dutch immigrants vii.
repeat the successes of those who
came long years ago and of those
whose coming is more recent. They
.. "A
have come here To apply the same in
telligrucc and economy in their farm
operations that have enabled them To
succeed at home And To all such
Welcome, From them our native far
mers may learn If they viii There is
no land where intensive farming is
more commonly practiced than in
Holland, and as for practical methods
uf practical cooperation, these Hol-
landers excel all nations. We are now
trying To copy after their methods in
cooperative dairying in its various
branches. but We have not succeeded
in surprising them in any such mat
tiers.
II is because of these things, he
cause of what We may learn from
them. because of what they may bring
To us in habits Of economy. thrift and
industry, that We say, More such
farmers are wanted" And that COM
monwealth is particularly fortunate
wherein they may settle and make
permanent homes. Its lands will he
better cultivated, its soil will be made
To produce the more if others observe
and copy their methods Of intensive
agriculture and its citizenship will be
the better for the assimilation of these
sturdy Dutchmen.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
New Method Of Boiler Cleaning.

A new type of boiler tube cleaner,
or, more strictly speaking. new meth
cd Of boiler scale removal, has been
recently invented and placed upon the
market In England by Adolph SchrOr
This method is radically different frOm
those common In this country, which
are strictly mechanical In their action.
reports the Coal Age. The principle OF
the new apparatus Is simple. ltconsists
I'm the employment of an oxyacetylene
flame of high temperature. hut 'ot mod
crate pressure. which is rapidly played
upon the scale. The effect Is to disin'
tegrate and break down the deposits.
and. Notwithstanding the high TEN
perature 0f the flame. the makers
claim that there is no cause for anxiety
on the score of undue heating In tho
boiler tubes and that the apparatus
may he used to remove the thinnest
scale 90 g.. f..
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05

beenb
they wouid Ike
in the might 20 ou ana
- for Dnah when wanted pndlhe
think When
,k, said as the children asked him for
vou Will
and uc ons When you pick the berries
hands ana
the skin
often each OF
to our ana
wild
remember did
they would go home with only Few Der
because
she did not Ike the he ones get INTO
the of their tasks
"One morning said Now children
nick someb make pudding
mother she asked TO whom do
,sa .unty little their
the pudding; mother asked
In fingers
- -, a. 49,,
mar rim. IA beside plate those
ii,. lrnth,r am, had milk
Where isourp pudding: they asked in surprise
berries
the Others picked
but to do their own work
think Learnt days mother sent
eres pudding and full though perhaps We older
children ut plump
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
Initiating Ebony on Oak.

The wood is immersed for fortyeight
hours in warm solution Of alum and
sprinkled several times with the fol-
lowing mixture: One part OF logwood
Of the best quality is boiled with ten
parts OF water: then 1t is filtered
through linen and the liquid evaporat-
ed ut low temperature until its vol
ume is reduced by one-half TO every
quart of this bath are added ten to fif-
teen drops of II saturate of soluble in
digO entirely neutral i'm reaction.
Smaller pieces may be stepped for a
time In this solution; then the wood Is
rubbed with saturated and filtered
solution OF vcr,ligris in warm. concen-
trated acetic acid. and this operation
is continued until a black color of the
desired intensity is obtained. The oak
wood dyed in this manner is very sim
liar To real ebony.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
lFrom nsIroll nc 49,


Reports that the soldiers are Ia be
removed from the copper district this
week have necessarily been received by
Z the public with some misgivings, but
/ there viii he a general disposition Ia
trust the discretion of the authorities
IN the delicate situation I'm fact there
/ rs uo other course Ia this as inNother
phases ut the strike The ordinary oh
server outside. the immediate region at
/ ie,ted has too insufficient knowledge
nf the facts 10 arrive AT a fair judg
meut about them Mn considcrihs the
merits ~ the quarrel he may feel an
/ inclination to favor one side az the
other IN the dispute as his sentiments
/ bias him, but he knows too little Of the
conditions Ia trust. his own opinion
completely and IA perior,e compelled
to put confidence In those who are IN
authority. 80, too. about the necessity
/ for the solGiery. The state officials
have reliable Information, We others
do not have it, We must coniide the
situation TO their discretion.
II the governor and his advisers are
convinced that there viii be no fur
Their disorder beyond the power of the
local authorities To control, they should
/ recall the soldiers To leave them
there when they are no longer required
would be AN inexcusable burden on the
taxpayers ana would tend To do harm
rather than good in the immediate vi
lcinitV where they are camping, ON IN"
other hand. II would be the hight "l
! folly To- bring the troops away until the
danger of serious trouble Is definitely
over for in that case they would only
have Ia bc sent back and the force of
! lawlessnrss would be all the more diff
cult L. control after it, brief unre-
! straint.
There are many matters that the
state authorities must take INTO con-
sideration before reaching Il decision
about removing the troops, The resto-
ration of tranquil conditions is one.
! The relative number of the striking
and the ron striking employees is am
other. If. as has been reported, ma :
iority of the employees are DESTROYS al
continuing their work and only "A com
paratively small number are disaffect
ed, the fact must he given weight. II
bears directly on the question al keep
ing or recalling the militia.
al these matters. however, are bet
ter known 10 the governor than they
can be t. outsiders He acted with
wisdom i'm the beginning of the strike
by ordering out the soldiers, and tn,
public will accept his decision now II
he thinks the end of the outbreak Is
reached and the, soldiers are no longer
needed
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
To Harden Small Blocks Of Wood

Small blocks of wood can be hard
ened so that they will not split 50
easily when small screws are inserted
by boiling them In olive oil for about
ten minutes The olive oil can be Kept
for future use. If 1t Is desired 10
waterproof the blocks after hardening
them they should be placed In melted
paraffin and allowed to cool in the so
luton. This gives the block OF wood
good appearance and makes II non
abrasive and waterproof
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05

the adoption of any OF their amend
ments. II this is true. would mot
blanket protest against the bill. drawn
up ana signed By the Republican sen
atoIa. fiji al the requirements" Why
not shut OF the debate and get down
To- vote on the Items IL win take
at least three weeks Without general
debate To vote on all the filed amend
ments
The voting and the incidental de
hate, combined with such general
statement would be- about All the stu
weeks of tank
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
Aluminium Safe For Cooking

Professor John Glaister of Glasgow
university tested aluminium cooking
utensils to ascertain II food was In any
way injured 10y being prepared IN
them. The only substances that dis
solved any Of the metal were oranges
lemons. brussels sprouts and tomatoes
but even In these cases the quantity
was so small as to be absolutely harm
less
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05

was casually mentioned that on one
farm in the state of Puobla, the Anten~
cingo. the rebels had burned 10000
pesos worth Of sugar cane. II the
crop standing in the aeit was worth
2,O00,O0 pesos. how much might the
farm Itself be worth
Instead of showing "A tendency to
break up. this system has been stead
lily growing stronger. Always. since
the rule Of Spain was fast aned upon
Mexico, land has been held IN huge
tracts, and there have beer fuedal
lords and serfs. But in Spanish times
and later, after the independence, a
considerable proportion of the common
people had farms of their own, which
insured them fair measure of free
m.-Metropolitan Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
Press Comment on the Strike

and larEely bee iuse ~ - Few outsiders
Who came into the copper country,
doubtless. with the intent Ia create
lust the conditions We have now with
MS, and IA bringing about this utter
defiance uf law, politics ana the poll
tiCnns have played a prominent part
Bat where. are these politicians now y?
In the background. as they generally
are, when there Is danger
There IS one thing which the peo-
pie of the copper country should be
thankful for. and the whole state
should be- proud OF ANA thai Is that
this great state has in Gov. Ferris, n
man who did not stop To play poll
ties: but answered the call for aid 10
put down riot, possibly prevent muir
der, protect property ana see that the
Laws were not tasrantly violated ny
any set IT men. hN ordering the whole
military force If the state to this Sec
tiun-an action that Is approved by a
very large majority of the people of
the copper country, as well AS of the
miners throughout the district In the
Calumet ~ llecla, over eighty per cent
OF the entire force would gladly have
continued working we're they permit :
ted 20 do So. The pumps Of the mines
were taken possession Of and nave
beer idle since the beginning Of the
strike So that the mines are being al
lowed Ia fiji mp with water. causing
great loss ana damage to the COM
panies and all this in a district ;hat
would never have amy .,"rious trouble
were the working masses allowed Ia
attend To their own affairs, without
any W. f.. NJ. agitators IL stir mp
trouble.
1t is hoped conditions as they are
today will soon pass away, and that
the strike ma. he settled in II way
that will make Impossible repetition
of what occurred ON Thursday of last
week.
Not until the sheriff. with upwards
of zoo deputies, at Calumet we're un-
able Ia cope with the lawlossness; and
not until these deputies ana other non
union men We're assaulted end beaten
up. was the state aid requested. and
| lust how GOV. Ferris responded To that
request is evidenced thar BY the week
end the entire Michigan guard Mere on
the ground. prepared 20 protect prop
erty and life as far as possible, ana
see that the laws of the state are not
deied
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
!. WHY you SHOULD SUCCEED
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

There is a saying among the Brit
lsh people that the British soldier can
DE just as brave as any soldier in the
world. and Dee brave Tor 10 minutes
longer 10 is often that las, II min
utcs that wins the battle. The begin
ming of a task may bee easy; to keep
an il viii Dee hartrr; ami to keep at
il an il is really done Is the hardest
OF aIl
one the most pathetic facts in
the world = that So many give up be-
fore they reach the end
How can We make ourselves perse-
we're" That is the practical side 81
this subject What can we do To
make sure that We shall not DE
among those who drop out of the
race What can We say TO others
that w.u help them % stay on the
course i'm the race is rum
The great thing in running race
or doing ID task is Co keep ones heart
on the goal II is important to watch
ones step and To take account OF
present circumstances and be careful
that each movement is skilfully
made. hat the thing that keeps us
successfully al The task is the pull
Of the prize al the end
Another motive that should keep
U.s. true is the realization that If We
a go.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
MELANCHOLY.

CHE dwells with beauty-beauty that
~ must die:
And JOY, whose hand In ever at his tips.
Bidding adieu: and aching pleasure nish,
Turning to poison while the bee mouth
sips.
Aye. In the very temple OF delight
Yelled Melancholy has her sovereign
shrine,
strenuous tongue t
Can burst Joys grape against his palate
fine.
His soul shall taste tho sadness OF her
might s.
And be among her cloudy trophies huns
Keats.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
THE NocTURNe.

/" HE cricket tunes his violin:
The bullfrog follows soon
And makes the swampy places
~ ring
Around his big bassoon:
The fall bug from the leafy bowers.
Wherein he spends his life.
Joins shrily IN the serenade
With tootes on his flfe
The locust plays the droning pipes.
That bird OF omen H.
The screech owl from his tree essays
An operate trill. ggf
And then among the breezy boughs
That rustic overhead .
The angry katydid awakes
And scolds them all to bed.
-Minna irving
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-05
..,.-
OFrom the Mining JournaID

Urom the Mining Journal)
There's one way, throwing over the
Federation. that the labor trouble in
the copper country might be- settled,
and that ON terms advantageous To the
men. But naturally Messrs Mahoney
and Miller and their aides cannot be
plan. Their first interest is with the
Federation