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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15
Centenarians.

Sir James Crichton-B Browne says we
ought to be ashamed of ourselves if
we do not live to be centenarians.
Well, IL persons who died In Irish
warehouses last year at least claimed
to have done their duty, the alleged
ages of two being 116 and ia. But
these cases would certainly not have
satisfied Sir George Cornewall Lewis,
who disputed all the alleged instances
of centenarianism and doubted wheth-
er any person ever had lived into
three figures. With Lewis the ex-
IRENE of cutting down was reached
The seventeenth century's claim of
152 years and nine months for Old
Parr was modest beside the case of
Johannes de Temporibus, who, ac.
cording to Stow, died in 1914, aged
361; and what was that to Methuse-
lah's 969! With Sir James aid we
may work back towards that.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15
MAKING THE LAND BEAUTIFUL
Likely to Return to Something Of
Its Old Glory.

I,..,, :.
ohuei i-oiu h''o''eie, 'esi'no'
many mp o.e'''en,' "i1 .eirs 49,. .noIs =,
eu ~ 'no "onue' ~ ~ 'a'n r. y. 40, ,l,, ~. -
'ie opo'' sl'',e '''"i 1'no ''"''D"' W.,
saiue,'9 nav '1en '''u ou' pS 't9
nii'''h 'es.'' anu 'oo" 'i,o i,'"9 ~
statue VI hd'',eS'7 - WITCH h'9 ioi'S
oeei lying unl'ohoIeu lieir neu''9p''''
VIII De erected ana hSSp'iahS ana VlS'
i'ofs aiihe WIZ pe apIe 10 get Il glimpse
oi one Vi 'ie siorieS Oh 'ie iaha Cl ti9
PharoahS,
Ralneses H. was one OF the most
| celebrated OF all Egyptian kings, and
he is often identified with the "Phar'
oah OF the Oppression so he will be
truly a iltiih&Iy imposing parsonage
with which to "rcct arriving visitors.
This statue which is made Of iine,
/ hard i|ys.Jao, and measures about
iorty-,Eo Ioet In hoi"ht Was dinc0v-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15


the great school structure which was
to succeed the little school-house of
the present, Il am sorry to say shant
be abel to com back to scool next
term Joel Upman has axed me to mary
him and as i'm seventeen ] thot it was
best to take him besides the corn has
to be got in lovinginly SADIE"
Another letter was from the mother
Of Marion Briggs, who wqs in many
ways the particular bright star of
Miss Frances school.
"Dere Mis- Turner" it ran, this is to
inform You that Marion cunt cum back
to sco1l as h.r fathers in Jail for
lil,aring the uaberhood an she has to
ttlf ii5e still. 4 s,,iy jane Bric5.'
n fact, OF the liitle siSteraOod on
whoa she had built such high and
d.1laas hopes only Pauline Dittun had
remained faithful to her trust. Pauline
VI. si4yrou a Guiot, gentle girl, not
bli.t,'ut, but an enthusiast about the
ltN'tl @. 4Nd 'ltilg -Al1o A ltsliCto I4ahS
hcr her confident during that term.
I'm going to have an educational
insitgte,' she said impressively, as
they sat together at dinner-Pauline
occupying the post of honor on Miss
Frances right. I'm going to extend
its influence throughout the noun
tain districts. Pauline, my dear, don't
bite that potato off your fork but cut
it in your plate"
The second term started auspicious.
ly. Miss Frances impressed partic-
ularly upon her pupils the need OF a
two years curriculum, and she had
hopes Of achieving her ambitions In
building up a staff of trained teach.
ers.
"a woman's vocation" she would
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15

Pocahontas, an Indian maiden, who,
under romantic circumstances had"
Il mean John Smith of-of Dab
Valley" interrupted Miss Frances, gaz-
ing angrily at a letter in her hand.
This person. whose education is ap-
parently extremely defective, says that
he is engaged to you and wants you
to leave school and marry him. En-
gagged at sixteen! Preposterous! II
ever you did marry, Pauline, say in
fifteen years time, l hope 1t would be
q man competent to assist in the
responsibilities of your life.work. Some
village loafer, suppose! shall write
a letter that will etfectually end this
nonsense Of his"
"Yes, Miss Frances" whispered
Pauline, with downcast eyes.
Days passed. Miss Frances had
forgotten the trifiing incident. Pauline
had been initiated into the elements
Of physics. astronomy, and domestic
science The school was 1ourishing.
So much so, in fact, that Miss Frances
resolved to begin the construction Of
the boys wing.
It was to be done little by little.
Two carpenters were sent for to put
together the wooden frame, and later
the plasterers would appear. Per
haps by the second year the wing
would be completed.
The carpenters, with local shiftless-
ness, appeared about ten days after
they were due-one Of them, rather:
a low.browed. sulky-looking fellow.
whose deliberation of movement con.
tinually affronted the energetic north
ern lady.
You see, my DEAR" explained Miss
Frances to Pauline, that is the result
Of lack Of education. This fellow,
shiftless, slow, uncouth, will doubt
less marry some suitable girl and pro
duce half dozen or more children
useless to the world-unless we can
get them and make good citizens Of
them. That Is education versus native
ignorance"
Yes, Miss Frances" answered
Pauline.
Nov I am going to train you In
executive power" continued the teach
er day or two later. Il am goins
into town for couple Of days to try
to interest Mr.. Joyce, the cotton mil
owner, in our school. When return
l shall expect to see great progress
Keep that carpenter up to the mark.
Yes, Miss Frances, said Pauline
Miss Frances, returning two days
later, found the work at standstill
The school was in disorder; the grill
sat about in groups, eagerly discuss
ing something. Pauline was nowhere
to be seen.
What's the matter?" demanded
Miss Frances. Where is Pauline Dit
ton?"
There was general glance at thu
blackboard On 1t Miss Frances read
Dear Miss Frances, John was tn.
carpenter and he think ought to ge
married now I'm nearly II so l can
come back mex year. Thank you To-
the aster and physic but John say
domestic siens suits both of us JUS
now. RespfIy Pauline Smith"
Copyright, 1913, by w. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15
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TEACHING MANKIND
BY ALLEN WARD.

6y ALLEN WARD.
When Miss Frances Turner estab-
lished her hill school for the children
OF the poor whites Of Mill county, un.
favorable prophecies concerning It
were vented freely.
You'll never get the parents to send
their children to your school, Frances" !"
advised her friends. why, what they
need is civilization, not book-learn.
ing. They get that in the mills, you
know Those mill towns are to them
what 4 trip to New York would be
to u.s."
Miss Turner listened indiffereztly.
TO educate the children Of the poor
mountaineers had always been her am.
bition. A chance legacy had enabled
her to begin this work. And so the
school was started
Contrary to her friends predictions,
1t did not lack for pupils. They came
from far and near on the opening day,
bringing their baggage in antiquated
grips, corn sacks, and handkerchiefs,
taxing the capacity Of the little build.
ing.
Later boys wing was to be added
For the present only girls could be
accommodated. These, ranging in age
from seven to seventeen, proved apt
pupils Of course Miss Frances had
her favorites. She could not help
that. She had already selected in hel
mind band of dozen young women
who were to be trained to carry on
and extend her work. She chose them
from among her most studious girls.
The six months course ended. and
when the new term began, Miss
Frances, back from New York. where
she had been explaining her idea be
fore the Chautauqua conference, dis
covered to her dismay that nearly
every face was new. And it was evi
dent that the parents considered si1
months ample time in which to &C
quire a very fair education, as was
witnessed by the dozen or more pathe
tic notes that were received.
Dear Miss Frances wrote Sadie
Ellison, whom the elderly spinster hat
selected in her mind for principal O
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15
Everything
IN BUILDERS
Hardware

1t is most important to select
the best hardware for that new
home or building.
That brings YOU here, for We
make a point Of carrying moth
ing but the best builders hard
ware that adds not only to the
b auty Of building, but 10 its
selling value as well.
The sash and door locks,
hinges, etc., are very small
part of a building, but will re-
pay mary times for the cost
and trouble of proper selection.
We are prepared TO name
interesting prices on tte COM
plete hardware for any style OF
building from the humble cot
,age to the largest office build
ing,
Yes, Sir! We also sell the
best building too's'.all moder-
a,ely priced.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15

the great school structure which was
to succeed the little school-house Of
the present, Il am sorry to say | shant
be abel to com back to scool next
term joel Upman has aXed me to mary
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
ABOUT IMMIGRATION.

From 1864 to 1882, 81 per cent
of the. 100000 immigrants were
received from Northwestern Europe
mainly Germany. Great Britain and
Ireland. says the. current Losiie'4
Weekly.
Since 1889. 81 per cent of ,l,c
whole were from Southern ana
Eastern Europe.
OF the earlierdmmigrat,. n, 8; ncr
cent became naturalizcd citi.cas; OF
The latter, so per cent.
In 1913 new high water mari.
-1,SS7,S1S immigrants was cstab.
lished, the larger part hcins. Itai.
ians, Poles, Russian Hebrews ana
Austro-Hungarians.
Distribution in la1"--nct imln!.
grafton ARRIVALS less dcparturcs):
To the South, hungry for labor.
ers, 22,024.
To the West mississippi river 10
but not including. Pacific Slope.
63.61S.
To six state. already ovnrc:owd-
ed New York. Massachusetts. Tenn.
sylvania, New Jersey. Ollie aEdsfiJs
nois), S14G41. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
like a warning against help. They'll
probably get their wish. - Weston
Independent.
WHO woN9
Let US see how do we stand?

Let Us see how do we stand?
A Mexican officer unlawfully ar
rested and imprisoned an officer OF
the United States army. President
Wilson got, mad and claimed that
this was a gross insult to this gov
eminent and that the Mexican gov
eminent should apologize by saluting
the American flag in the public
square. Huerta claiming to be pres
ident of Mexico. said that was an in
dignity which his country would not
submit to, and fatty refused. There
upon Wilson called upon the army
and navy to help him make Huerta
salute the flag, Our soldiers took
possession of Mexican territory and
were just ready to make Huerta kiss
the flag, when President Wilson
sought. or at least gladly accepted,
the services OF South American adj
viscrs, ana hostilities were suspended
It is now announced that our troops
are to be withdrawn from Mexican
soil; there is to be no war between
Mexico and the United States and
1luerta will not be required to salute
the flag. We are Just n little curl,
Gus TO know the honors President
Wilson has gained in this bout with
Huerta
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
SPANISH TAPESTRIES.

Among the famous tanestry fac
tories of the world IA Tho royol cs-
tabllslment nj Madrid. founded In
1920 by philip " The toncst rios and
CARPETS turned ont by tbis concorn
rival in some rrspects Tho Fronch
Gobelins. They arc mndc after tho
cartoons Of Cow. preserved nj tho
EscurIal and tho parao
In one room are kont tho v,r,s
those intended for corncts oro ,ooso.
~ twisted into strings No ,arre no lilo
little finger, and orc of cvorv color
and shade. Those intondod for inc
tapestries are ms fine NO shetland
wool
!. In tho room wbero ,bo .oo, 90
carded NAV be soon many woman 81,
ting on tho floor some sninniny o,L
ers eardinr from hand roofs In ,ro
next room are manufactured Tho oar
nets. Tho worp 10 s,rn,cbed from
great rollers and reaches frnm fIoor
to floor Men women md ch,,dron
ere here nj work taking Tho on, roo
yarn. passing II over md under Two
threads of the warn tyinr Il IN n
knot and emitting q nrr sv,i,F en,.so.s
Ends mn inch long are ,nft and those
make the nile Of tho Garnet The forn.
man has charge Of the nattorn and
by1it directs every change Of color
These carpets are made in ono niece
The process of making the tanos.
tries Is similar to that emnloyed in
the manufacture of tho carncts ThS
threads. however orc erccedingiv
fine Tho workors are nil seated ho.
hind the worn and with Tho fin,
warn nm bobbins weave IN and ont
over every thread No workcr sees
the nattcrn hit follows hl;ntiIv ths
directions of The foreman who l. rs
snonsible for Tho nrnsrnco ~ tho
right color in tho right n,aco A
faint outline of Tho nicturn IN he
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
PRINCIPLES ABOVE PARTY.

There is at least one Progressive
Scampaigner who offers no solace to
the Democracy. and that is Col.
Roosevelt. His Pittsburgh speech
was aspowerful arrignment of the
Democratic party and the Democratic
administration. Col. Roosevelt is still
! a strong advocate of progressive
principles; and opposed to bossism in
the Republican party and he will find
few, II any, Republicans in this state
who do mot agree with him in that re.
2spect.
In. his Pittsburgh speech, Just as
he stated before sailing for Spain
some time ago. he refrained from
talking Of the Progressive party but
hued to the line on the principles of
his party. A prominent Progressive
Of this city who heard his speech
states that his. party was not men
TONED at Pittsburgh. This all adds
weight I'd the hope that there is yet
q common ground upon which Re-
'publicans and Progressives Will un,te
to do effective battle. to the common
enemy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
.BUNORoe 6eDBY

Death to the traitor!" shouted the
Infatuated revolutionists.
But the old man gazed upon them
calmly.
Hear me-" he said, before you
strike. 1t is true that swore to
overthrow the government, and It ls
also true that was captured fight.
ing in the ranks of It's supporters. But
the fact is, citizens, that !. have been
engaged in SO many revolutions that
! sometimes get mixed up. On this
occasion got ratified and forgot
which side ! was on"
Concluding that his defense was
quite plausible, the patriots gave him
the benefit Of the doubt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
WITH THE TIDE.
Solar Eancies

Tho sun in i iSs rk fahcies,
Mounts ever 30 'hieh
breathing f,,mo.
shoots his deadly darts q, fire
Down thro,gb roos ,ron Ja,,a a,J
snire
Taking aim
AT mankind. who nc,r,v hoi,
And thew quarrel nj ti,S,r toi,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
HORSES I'M HOT WEATHER.

rfIfk115H
The following suggestions for the
treatment Of working horses in hot
wealth er have been published by the
New York Women's League For .ku-
finals: q
~ n Load lightly and drive slowly.
e 2. Stop in the shade IL possible.
81 Water your hosse as often as
possible. SO long as horse is work
Ing water in moderate quantities
will not hurt him. But let him
drink only few swallows II he is
going to stand still.
a. When he comes in after work
sponge off the harness marks aad
sweat, his eyes. Ills nose AID mouth
and the dock. Wash his feet, but
rot his flesa.
8. If ta1 thermometer IS - de-
grees or higher, wipe him all over
with vet sponge. .u3c vinegar
water II o's%:.lc. DO no; turn ire
ltosc on :.l..
mash cnII NO, a miS"e , sNS pfaiI
Of saitneter ' '"''''Po'"i"l
10 mt uso = hor., ho, ,n,,,,
n ,s n cai;onv-ton Iot The a.S Ta.es
hoiI.shonnJ t,,t Io"s ~, a"e o.l 80 .,
good 'A' N'eS '''o' ( '"'i' sNun
s,o,yo m a., ., ,,,o ,,
or o,or 'p n,n,S U -, .op ., .le Ncau'
If dry i, Il worso ,, So"u ,t :. sepa wet
r. tho hnrso '1 t. n,anan.
hcat ,ot IT., IT, .. 49, - oss'eoAne w
harness Sc and hri rim .e saaae remove
mhntli s Tn hin, Al, Ta ISL. o%t ms
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
ROOSEVELT RESTING.
BIZ Asso1rArEp PREss.l

BIZ Associated PREss.l
OYSTER BAY, July 2.-The res
cure treatment was undertaken
again Today by Col. Roosevelt. HI
.ienicd himself to visitors and re
trained from his usual work hours
with his secretary. Col. Roosevelt
vas so encouraged by the half prom.
tse of Or. Curtis that he might ex-
7ect to be in fighting trim in an.
other six weeks, that he determined
% follow the physicians advice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
RIGHT NAMES OF BIRDS.

Many Of, our birds arep often called.
ayen in books, by names which are
Misleading. says st! Nicholas. I'VE
average young bird student SrcalIy
knows more about birds than the
folks who gave some of our birds
their names. While. these birds
were as yet without English names,
those first suppested by Tom, Dick
or Harry would naturally tick" cs-
,ecially II the names were reminders
Of the birds the early settlers had
known, across the sea. But the
"misfitting" names are by .
means all due TO this cause, as we
shall see.
Meadow Lark is an example CT
one kind of misnaming. The real
American representatives Of the LII
:opean larks are our horned larks.
These are much smaller. more luict
and less snowy birds than the big
starlings; hence they failed To Mt
tract. attention. But these starllngs
of the open meadows, with their
iabit of singing on The wing. snme
lines as they circlcd 10 Align, sug-
yested to the people, however re-
notely, their beloved larks; SO they
we're called meadow larks.
Robin, as applied to our ruddy=
Breasted thrush, Is another. example,
nut less serious one. Even To. this
lay, one occasionally hears our bird
allied "redbreast,' y as WIS done by
he early colonists on account OF the
5nddy coloring which II had IN com
non With the English warbler. which
hey had known 50 well as robin
Iredbreast."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
DIES FROM BROKEN BACK.

Frank Ekzcmski, aged a.. n Pol.
ish man residing at Monongah, died
this morning at his home after suf.
fering for hour months from n brok.
en- back. The accident occurred lr
'hc mine.
The funeral will be held on Sat.
ihday by Undertaken r. C. Jones.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02

Six wooden-legged men testified
in Massachusetts, suit that the loss
ora single leg does not diminish n
mans earning power. The advan-
stages of an. artificial leg are so nu-
merous that the defendant railway
Company may file counterclaim for
services to the plaintiif.-Hunting-
ton Herald; Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
THE PRIZE EDITORIAL.

Tho contest for the prize editorial.
taking the following two lines as
the subject:
1.-TWO prisoners looked out from be-
IN hind prison bars;
One saw the mud and the other saw
Z II the stars"
ended yesterday and while We have
not yet finished reading all the
manuscripts we are sure thnt we
will have good article TO publish
when We are finished. Some were
only ordinary, some were far below
the standard expected, AMI others
very cleyerly written. We also have
a: very strong drawing illustrating
tlie5subject that will be published in
connection with the winning article.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02

Progressives nominated the Hon.
iorable Harvey w. Harmer, of Clarks-
burg, for Congress, and then passed
"a resolution against fusion. They
know itheyshaven't a ghost of a show
TO elect, and the resolution reads
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
The Real Question.

"My son." said the father, impress
sively, suppose should be taken
away suddenly, what would become
OF you?"
S"Why,n said the son. irreverently,
"Id stay here. The question is, what
would become of you?"- Exchange.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02

Mr.. a. ]. Dick and son. Edmund
eft this morning for Atlantic City
where they expect to spend u weel;
Dr ten days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02

There's always room at the top"
said the Sphinx.
Take aS2look at usr and guess
again." replied the Pyramids.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
This ls a Perfect Pattern.

Be sure to give right size, passing
the tape around the fullest part of the
breast well up under. the arms. It NAV
be secured by filling out tue coupon and
enclosing Is cents in stamps or coin to
the Pattern Department OF this paper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
DR.. BLUE AT NEW ORLEANS.
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRnss.1

BIZ ASSOCIATED PRsss.1
NEW ORLEANS. July DIR. II
blue. surgeon of the United States
Public Health and Marine Hospitai
service, accompanied by Dr.. r. II
creel. assistant surgeon gccnral. ar.
rived in New Orleans FROM wash
'ngton today to investigate bubonlc
plague conditions here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
Human Nature.

There are always u lot of people
ready to say, 81 told you So" but did
sou ever notice any one Of them to
collect bet:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02

An extremely simple, one.piece romper
is shown in $3.50. 1t closes up the back
and has pair of seamless drawers but
toned up each side which fastcns to a
narrow stitched belt in the back. A
little garment of this sort is especially
good for q summer play garment as 10
is cool and comfortable, docs not hamper
in any way and may easily be Numbered.
Among the practical materials arc blue
chambray, colorcd ginghams, figured
crcpes, dimity and madras. The cham.
bray and crepe are especially good as
they launder so easily, crepe in particu-
lar, requiring no ironing. For a child
OF four. this romper may be made with
TX yards OF 3G-inch material. The pat.
tern comes in seven sizes. u To @,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02

Fashion Note.
We ca .smember the time when
Young girl who happened TO be
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
Misl,snnetl

Misnamed.
DO not imagine that grass widow
is near so green as the grass part. OF,
II would lca' one to suppose.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02
The Odd Individual.

The only chap who really likessto
hear abou; other peoples troubles. q
the lawycr. alEg1
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-02

THAT fellow certainly is a dub.
[o' Why aF.It tx d.
81 told him ! hossed my wife, and
he went and told lIer."-Louisyille5
Courier-journal. Z.