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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
PAINTING ON CORN GRAIN.
Worlds Smallest Work Of Art Re-
covered After Many Years.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-Sam
ucl r. Schultz, an artist, living in
Camden, n. j.. has the smallest oil
pointing in the world. When Prcsi-
dent buchanan died, Schultz went 10
Lancaster to view the remains. While
there lie picked up an ear of corn to
keep MS Il mcmento. His preceptor,
{ hnrles L. Wise. the noted artist. sug-
gested lie paint miniature upon Il
After nearly u years work he sue.
cecded in producing upon a grain
ircm the ear of corn landscape that
was pronounced a masterpiece. Since
that time the picture has been travel
ing through Europe Ut the various
museums. When MIR. Schultz allowed
il to go away he painted upon the
flame request that 1t bs returned
to him. He had given UP hopes OF
ever seeing Il again when the treas
ure was returned to him last week
from Berlin. Mr.. Schultz is GA Yeas
Old and has painted many pictures
for the United States government.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
ARE WOMEN
SMARTER THAN MEN?

1t is admitted that a woman
knows how to buy more for n
dollar than n man does.
Let the average married man
do the household shopping for
n week and see how the cost OF
living will jump.
Women are more constant
readers or advertising than
men. Women read advertise
mcnts because they appeal to
their innate sense Of values.
They take pride In getting the
most for their money.
They like to shor-and be-
fore actually visiting the stores
they read the newspapers TO
see what the stores have TO Of
fer.
Yet mere man throws out
his chest" and pirates OF his su-
periority.
Read the advertising in to-
days West Virginian and see
what an index 1t is to your i'm
mediate needs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
THRILLING CONAN DOYLE STORY

One of the most remarkable stories
ever written by A. Conan Doyle, the
creator Of the immortal Sherlock
Holmes. vii! begin in the Sunday
Magazine and Story Section of the
New York World on Sunday. Sept.
Z. 1t Is entitled The Poison Belt"
and Is Of absorbing interest. Do not
fail to order the Sunday World of
Sept. Z. This is a most thrilling story
and you should not fail to read 1t.
Another great fcatur" of the Sun
day World of Sept. 7 will be Ma,
Manton's fashion supplement full OF
designs for the fall season. Get your
orders TO the ncwSdcalcrs in early.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
CONvlCTS OUT ON HONOR.
Put to Building Roads Ungua1dcd In
Illinois by Pen Warden.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Actual chi
ployment Of convicts on the roads OF
Illinois under an honor system was
brought step nearer reality yes
terday when Warden Ormund N. AL
len at Joliet pcnitentiary had per-
sonal interview with the last OF CPS
men under his care who are eligible
for employment outside the walls Of
the institution under the terms OF
the law passed by the general assent
bly,.
No arms to restrain the men will
be around the camp. Under the
plans formulated by Governor Dunno
and Warden Allen the men will moi
wear clothes that will mark them as
convicts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
Pet Squirrel
Dashes Auay
MRS. NUZUM'S RODENT ESCAPES
AND IS NOW ROAMING ABOUT
THE CITY SOMEWHERE.

Boys. should you see fine fat
gray squirrel playing on the streets.
or fences. trees or gamboling on the
village green, do not hurt this spicn.
did specimen OF rodents. for It Is n
tame squirrel and is the property OF
Mis-. Mary A. Nuzum. mother of Mr..
Sam r. NuZum.
Mrs. Nuzum has number of pet
squirrels that play on the trees In
her spacious lawn and this morning
one of them got away. Mrs. Nuzum
has been worried. fearing that the
little pet would fall into the hands
of mischicvous boys who might not
stop to think and in that way harm
the creature.
II Is 4 pleasant sight nj the Nuz-
nm house to see the gray squirrels
Hitting up and down the trees amt
springing from branch to bough and
then back again. Mrs. Nu2um has
had squirrels for years and she
takes a great pride in them.
Right here in connection with
this article it might be pertinent To
inquire why does Fairmont not have
lots Of pet squirrels running about
In the parks as other towns have?
1t would be u good thing for some
of our citizens to stock the parks
with this species OF rodents OF the
genus scinrus. a box. u keg or
something OF that order arranged to
shelter them and little els; IS need
ed. ....
II is understood that there will be
a large number of squirrels brought
here by one OF the city's most enter
prising men and will be put out so
that they can run about among the
trees and bushes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26

aH free as possible from all organic
dirt and keeping garbage in tightly
covered garbage cans. If in addition
to these measures the milk be boiled
o" pasteurized, If its purity be the
least questionable, the chances for
contracting typhoid fever are reduc-
eG almost to entire practical safety.
OF course. it is assumed that along
with these measures general Clearly
and healthy ways of living are prac-
ticed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
COAL COMPANIES CONSOLIDATE

CONNELLSVlLLE. Pa. Aug. &c
The Pittsburgh Steam Coal Com
pany. OF which Dr.. D. McGiEnis. Of
this place. was principal stockhold-
err, and the Stoner Coal Company
have consolidated under the name OF
the Conncllsville Coal and Coke Com
pany. The Pittsburgh Steam Coal
Company operated plants at Mon
tana and Opekiska, W. Va, the Stou-
er Company at Aivcrton, Wcstmore-
land county, Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
Vaccination.

Eut what about the individuals
who have to be away from home or
those who cannot control their sur
roundings and supplies? And what
about those compelled to live in a
house containing Il typhoid fever
case and especially when more or
less in close relation with the sick .
To these anti-typhoid vaccination can
he recommended as safe and cffec-
tive preventive measure. The meth.
cd has bccnextensivcly used In tho
army and in civil life among physi-
clans and nurses with good results
and no harm. For many reasons.
however. people should not look upoa
anti-typhOid fever vaccination as Il
preventive measure which Is to make
all other measures superfluous. Hy-
sfiicnic measures detailed above are
really the most effective and most de.
sirable. Vaccination should be looG :
ed upon merely as temporary ex-
pedicnt to be used only under such
special circumstantn as mentioned
above.
However, with these efforts on
the part of every individual and ev-
cry household to escape typhoid f.
yer, the utmost should be done to
promote organized sanitation and IN.
duce county and town administra-
tions to realize tliatm oney spent IN
procuring safe water and maintaining
efficient boards OF health is the best
investment they could possibly maze
In the interests of the people. 1t may
be too late to reap the benefits of such
organized efforts this year. but they
will serve next year and in years to
come. for typhoid fever is endemic in
this country and we will surely be
threatened with epidemics OF 1t again
and again. Complete eradication Of
typhoid fever from this country is n
rational problem and will only be az.
complished when our statesmen will
sec fit to follow the example of all
civilized countries and establish II
complete department of health as
Part of our national government with
place in the cabinet for the head of
that department.
WM. w. GOLDEN. Elkins,
President.
5. l.. JEPSON, Wheeling, Sec'y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
CIT THROAT.

Wll4LlAMSON-While Il Jury IN
the circuit court was celebrating It's
verdict in the case Of D. J. Miller.
ha,gcd with attempting criminal
assault. John Written. whose wife
vas the prosecuptiug witness, cut
his throat with n razor at his home
slmost within the shadow of the
'ourt house. He was found later By
brother-in-law, and was nlmosi
dead. His recovery Is doubtful.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
GERMANS CELEBRATE VICTORY.
Big Gathering in Bavaria to Com,
memorate Napoleon's Defeat,

wv NSSIIIIiIItTT TT'SS,T
BELHEIM, Bavaria, Aug. 26. -
All the German s0vereigns. inclua-
~" Emperor William. have assem-
bled here rs the guests Of the Prince
Regent of Bavaria, to commemorate
in the Great Hall OF Liberation the
defeat Of Napoleon in 1913.
Beside the rulers, this little town
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
Deeds Filled,

The following deeds we're yestcr-
day filed with the county clerk for
recording:
q. NJ. Richie anc wife to Martha
F. High, n parcel of land in the Bon
Air addition to tho city of Fairmonl
consideration. SIS and other valuable
consideration.
G. NJ. Richie and wife to John
Robert Richards, parcel of land in
the Bon Air addition to the city OF
Fairmont; consideration. S. and 9th
or valuable consideration.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
BIG TOMATOES.

Mr.. Geo. b. Morgan has at his
grocery on Main street two Of the
largest tomatoes seen here this sea-
son. They were grown in his gar
den at Edgemont and are not only
large but well rounded and formed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
Administrators Appointed.

]. Clark Miller was named admins
traitor Of the personal estate of the
late Louis Evans. Bond OF $1,000
given.
w. II. Manley was named admins
tiator Of the personal estate of the
late John RICHTER. Bond Of $500
given.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
TYPHOID FEVER.
It's CAUSE AND
HOW T0ESCAPE|T
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH SENDS
OUT TIMELY STATEMENT AND
WARNING CONCERNING THIS
DREADED DISEASE.
Office Of State Board of Health.

Office of State Board of Health.
Wheeling, ". Va, Aug. 26, 1913,
Tt the People:
The height Of the typhoid fever
season Is now upon us. Typhoid fc-
yer seems to be quite common this
year all over the country. Our State
is not escaping this pandemic. As this
disease is generally most common in
the rural districts. we fear that the
people Of our State will pay n heavy
toll In sickness and deaths from this
disease before the season Is over IN
less aroused to resort to every possi-
Die measure Of prevention by COM
munities and individuals.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
Causes OF the Disease.

The primary cause Of every case Of
typhoid fever is another case of the
same disease. The bodily discharges
from the afflicted are laden with the
germs OF the disease and every new
case simply means rcplanting of
these germs. How does this happen"
How do these germ-ladcn discharges
find their way into our bodies? Oar
knowledge upon this point Is quite
extensive: in fact. almost complete.
As far as epidemics are concerned.
polluted water and milk. and flies are
the causes. Scattered cases may be
brought about in many other ways.
Tor dirt diarrhoea and dinner too
often become sadly confused"
How to Escape the Disease.
Communities blessed with a water
supply free from contamination and
health departments with ample
means. authority and ability. need to
worry but little about typhoid fever.
"A proper health department will cas-
lily be able to detect and debar con
terminated milk, and with the proper
cooperation of the police department,
It can effectually rid the community
Of exposed garbage and horse manure
which are the sources Of our supply
ct flies. But what about communi-
ties not so fortunate? There is only
me way open to their members for
immediate safety and that Is to act
| II Individually and make use of meas
ures OF tried and proven value. These
measures are simple and inexpensive
Roiling the drinking water is one o.
tie most important of these measures
Byt this should be understood to in
cludc the water for washing dishes
vegetables and fruits and for all
other purposes that may lead to The
introduction of water into the sys.
TEN. such. for instance, as rinsina
the mouth after brushing the tcct:,
and the final rinsing of the hands
after washing with soap and untrcat.
ed water. Keeping out flies from tn.
entire house is the next most i'm.
portant item. For this purpose tive
effective means are available and
should be used at the same time: l
To have all windows and doors In The
house well screened. The effective:
! ness of screening is greatly increased
by including the porchcs. especiall'
the back porch. > Keeping premise!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26
Trustee Named.

w. NJ. Hess was named trustee for
Ortiz Lancaster insoivent debtor
Bond of $4,000 given.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26

of only four thousand people is en-
tertaining seventy thousand persons
visitors who have travelled here over
the railroads or in autos from all
parts OF Germany.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-26

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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04

ity of honor.
ut was said that Ireland would
'faunt her flag" He did not know
what Haunting the flag meant, but
Ireland would do what every other
colony in the Empire did today. In
Canada they would find the Union
Jack, as the symbol of the Empire,
with the Canadian flag flying along
side of it, He had sat in great Aus
tralian gatherings with the Union
Jack over his head. side by side with
the Australian flag. He remembered
being greatly interested at seeing the
fag OF Scotland without any Union
Jack in sight floating proudly over
the Scottish Office in London. Not
long afterward he happened to be
passing Downing street on the most
innocent Of missions. He found the
flag OF Wales, without any Union
Jack over it, floating over the House
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The main fact was that the Irish flag
would be the symbol of the local
separate nationality which Mr.. Bal
four promised in a recent speech,
and the Union Jack would be the
symbol of the Empire
BY a majority OF 1870 the flag Clause
was defeated and Ireland is not
obliged to use Union jack as a
symbol of loyalty to the Empire. The
Irish will use their own flag on the
Parliament house and public build
ings when they are making laws for
themselves. OF course, the flag will
be green for the Emerald Isle. It
will certainly not be red. Why not
make it Orange and Green to placate
the men OF Ulster? The men OF the
north are irish born and will become
patriotic Irishmen in course of time.
In the words of Thomas Davis:
Landlords fooled us;
England ruled us.
Hounding our passions to make us
their prey,
But, in their spite,
The Irish UNITE,
And Orange and Green will carry the
iav
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04
FROM THE CAPITAL

At the annual election of officers of
Division No. 8, Ladies' Auxiliary to
A. .. H., Ramsey county, the follow
ing were elected for 1913: President
Miss Johanna Cook: vice president
Miss Mary Kenny; recording secretary
Mrs. Mabel Allen; financial secretary
Mrs. Elizabeth McNally. treasurer
Mrs. Mary Marshall: sentinel, Miss
Mary McGarry; Observation-Disclosures
Miss Anna Mitchell: insurance secre-
tary, Mrs. loretta McManus; must
clan, Miss Abbie Miner; medical ex-
aminer, DR.. r. A. Burns.
Joseph harrington. aged rs years,
son of Dennis J. and Catherine Mad
den Harrington, SS4 Conway street,
died Friday after a long illness. The
funeral took place from the above
residence Monday at $3.50 a. m. Ser
vices were held at st. Johns
church at 9 o'clock. Interment was
in Calvary cemetery.
George Farrell, 5, son OF Alphonse
Farrell, 1853 Rondo ST., who sustained
several fractures of both legs when
he fell beneath Peoples Ice Co. sled
Mt st. Peter st. and Central Terrace
at noon Saturday, is reported i'm
proved at the City hospital. He was
"hitching on. the sled, driven by
Ernest southwald. 211 w. 7th ST., and
fell when the horses gave a sudden
start.
Sibyl Sammis-Mac Dermid, who
! was the soloist with the Symphony
orchestra at Tuesday nights "pop''
concert, admits that her husband,
James Mac Dermid, the Chicago com.
poser, is greater artist than she is.
Mr.. Mac Dermid insists the reverse is
true.
I Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Gilboy, 7O7
Marshall avenue, Friday received a
cablegram telling of the death OF
their son, Lawrence Fl. Gilboy, near
Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The cable
gram contained only the announce.
ment Of the sons death saying he
had died from an accidental gun
wound. J. w. Gi.boy, the father, be.
lieves from the context of the wire
the wound probably preceded death
several days. The construction camp
at which young Gilboy was employed
! was far inland and precluded the re
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04

| 2,500,0O0, contain seven universities,
while Prussia, with population Of
100000 has but seven"
The foregoing was written long be-
fore the unification of Italy and the
| confederation Of the German petty
states into mighty empire. The
Italians are apparently neglected in
: their education since the confscation
of the states of the Church, and since
; the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Poland by
three royal robbers the land of Kos
ciusko has lapsed into illiteracy. The
royal masters of Poland do not want
to educate the Poles, for an educated
people will plot and strive to free
themselves from tyranny and achieve
their independence.
II such a bill as that passed by
the house Of representatives had been
/ enforced against the Irish immigrants
. of sixty and seventy years ago. how
many illiterate lrishmen would there
be to enlist in the Civil war and shed
their blood for the preservation of
the Union? Education was made a
crime in Ireland for three genera
tons, and it is only eighty years
since schools were established by the
British government in that country
to anglicize and Protestantize the
youth of the land. When the Irish
governed themselves they were high
ly educated. Dr. Johnson. the English
scholar, refers to Ireland as "the
school of the West. the quiet habita-
ton Of sanctity and literature" That
was centuries before the English set
foot on Irish soil.
A country governed by strangers
against the will of it's inhabitants
cannot Justly be held responsible for
illiteracy. In the Russian provinces
of Poland, educational facilities are
lacking, in the German provinces
better facilities are afforded, and in
the Austrian provinces. the educa-
ton given is more pleasing to the
Poles on account of their religion.
The Poles who have come to Amer
lea have made excellent citizens
In our opinion this bill just passed
by the house will find it's quietus in
the senate. If it passes both houses.
President Taft should veto it. The
oppressed races of the earth will
have no asylum for refuge if such
bill goes into operation in this land
Of the free.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04
6ieots Behind II.

The Burnett literary test bill 70,
immigrants passed the House OF Rep.
resentatives by a vote of IT'S to 80
The measure, Il substitute for the SEN
ate Dillingham; bill, would bar from
the United States immigrants over 1e
years old unable to read. except those
proving to have emigrated because OF
| religious persecution at home.
Congressman Burnett, of Alabama
who Is in charge of the BILL denounc-
ed the class of immigrants now COM
ing to this country, especially the
Italians and the Poles. He declared
that labor unions and farmers asso-
Citations are opposed to these inmi-
grants because "they don't want the
spittoons of Europe emptied into this
country"
Representative Moore, of Pennsyl-
vania, opposed the bill. You shut
the doors to the uneducatel,' he stat
ed. because their poverty has held
them back, and at the same time YOU
say to the Black Hand, the scamp,
the anarchist, the fellow who reads
; iaf1ammatory ana deadly literature
Come in, We need YOU"
Congressman Curley of Massachu-
setts. in opposition to the bill, named
some Of the long line of men as su.
preme. geniuses. born in Italy, like
Dante. Petrarch and Michaelangelo
sculptors, musicians, painters, poets
| historians, statesmen, doctors, law.
yers and men of affairs.
Congressman Cannon, of Illinois, the
former Speaker, opposed the bill.
Congressman Dalzell, of Pittsburgh
the son of a foreign born cobbler, anG
! the descendant of rude and unletteret
ancestors, advocated the passage OF
the bill. 1t is no wonder that the mer
of Pittsburgh have repudiated him. .
The bill is favored by all the anti
Catholic societies that masquerade as
patriotic. : The opposition to the i'm.
migrants assailed is due to their reli
glon. not to their lack of education
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04
ITALY AND POLAND

A southern congressman recently
introduced bill to exclude all H.
literate immigrants from the United
States and 1t passed the house by
a large majority 1t is said that the
organized bigots Of the country, a
million strong. We're active support
ers of the bill, for the reason that
the largest influx of present day I'M
migration comes from Italy and Pol
and. 1t is difficult to believe that
the representatives OF the people as
sembled in the lower house of con-
gress were actuated by religious big
otry. They must have had higher
motive in excluding the illiterate
from all countries of the world.
There was a time when the charge
of illiteracy could not be justly
brought against either of the coun-
tries mentioned, and II they are H.
literate today, who is responsible for
it? The King of Italy and the En-
perors OF Germany. Austria and Rus
STA. When the Popes governed the
states of the Church, the Italians
were we'll educated. Samuel Laing,
a Scotch Presbyterian minister, in his
Notes of a Traveller" says: 49,
Education is in. reality not only
not repressed, but it is encouraged by
the popish church. and is mighty
instrument in its hands, and ably
used. In every street in Rome. TO,
instance, there are at short distances.
public primary schools for the edu-
cation of the children of the lower
and middle classes in the neighbor-
hood. Rome, with O population OF
1853, 67S souls, has 372 primary schools
with 1872 teachers and $4,000 children
attending them. Has Edinburgh so
many schools for the instruction OF
those classes? / doubt 1t. Berlin,
with a population about double that
of Rome, has only 264 schools. Rome
has also her, university with an av-
erage attendance of 600 students. and
the papal states, with a population OF
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04

Curran, the great Irish advocate,
was a wit of the first water. The
story is told Of him that he was smil-
ing to himself, in court one day, until
he goaded the judge into the indis-
erection Of asking-"Do you see any
thing particularly ridiculous in my
wig, Mr.. Curran?" "Only the head,
my lord" he retorted. He was riding
one day with Norbury, known not un-
justly, to fame as the hanging
judge" and the pair passed close to
a gallows. Lord Norbury pointed to
it and said, "Curran, if the gallows
had it's due, where would you be?"
Riding alone, my lord,' was the i'm
mediate reply.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04

Mr.. Charles Phillips. of the San
Francisco Monitor, may never achieve
the literary fame of his Irish nance
sake who delivered the eulogy on
Washington at the Lakes of Killarney,
but he certainly is forging his way
rapidly to the front among Catholic
journalists. Ills mind has expanded
since his trip to Europe last year.
Had he stopped over in Ireland for q
few days his poetic faculties would
be awakened by the beauty of the
scenery of the Emerald Isle. We wish
him a very happy new year and
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04

The following contributions to
raise 100000 for the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Cincinnati were made by
Professionals as follows: Hon. John
K. Mclean. $1,000: Governor Harmon,
$50: ex-Mayor Fleischman. $1,000;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Taft. $500,
and the Order of Eagles will endow
a $4,000 bed. The above generous
donors do not evidently take any
stock in Tom Watson's wanton at
lacks on the Sisters OF Charity.