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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
Lays Divorce to Music.

One reason for the great number
of divorces Is that women now go in
for piano lessons and voice culture
but scorn plain sewing and cooking. ="
sa!d the Rev. G. H. Seers. Of this city
the first p-Iest to be called to testify
in divorce proceedings in this coun-
~.
III our girls knew how to cook
meals and how to darn and mend their
husbands would be more contented
But not all the blame lies on the WON
ans shoulders. The small incomes OF
our workingmen and the high cost OF
living do much to swell the percent
age Of divorces" Father Seers de-
clared.-Cincinnati (Ohiol Dispatch to
New York Tribune
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
Parsnlp Balls.

Mash one pint of boiled parsnips.
Add two tablespoonful of butter, a
half teaspoonful of salt, little pepper
and two tablespoOnfuls of cream. Mix
together and stir on the fire until the
mixture bubbles. Remove from the
fire and before it cools add one we'll
beaten egg. When cold make into
balls about half the size of an egg. Dir
into beaten egg, then into bread
crumbs Use the frying basket for
these balls and fry to pale brown in
boiling lard
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
SOUPS AND CH0WDER
SHOULD FIGURE FREQUENTLY
ON HOUSEHOLD MENU.
May or May Not Be Substantial. as
One Desires, but Are Practically Es-
sential-Corn Chowder Spleen
did Luncheon Dish.

Soups made with herbs and vege-
tables TO be used on fast days are
Very numerous. Some of them are
created for novelty, some for very
kimple light form of diet, merely hot
beverage suitable for very cold
weather, or cold in summer time, like
HE Russian or German beer soups.
Then there are other soups or purees
made entirely of vegetables and herbs
(which are substantial enough to re-
&lace meat dishes as they give a con-
derable amount of heterogeneous food
= hen they are properly compounded.
Tut the names OF these soups do not
Il Essignate them as belonging to any
becial time or season. Here are three
the best:
Corn Chowder - Chowders make
ost satisfying and nourishing lunch
bn dishes, and several are made with
hut meat extractives of any kind. For
BORN chowder take a quart of grated
line corn; ordinary canned sweet corn
4 may be used, but first put through a
food chopper; also a white onion
chopped fine, two good-sized white po-
tatces, diced; a tablespoonful Of
minced parsley, salt and pepper. Put
the potatoes in first; then a sprin-
king of orion, little parsley, salt,
pepper. and then layer of corn. Then
more potato, and SO on, until all are
in, having the top layer of corn. Add
a pint of cold water and simmer gently
until the potato Is Just tender, but not
broken. About twenty minutes will be
sufficient, perhaps less. Rub together
two tablespoonfuls of butter and two
OF -four; add beaten egg yOlk and thin
with a little hot milk; then add a
pint of scalded hot milk; stir all to-
gether and stir into the chowder.
Stir and cook a few minutes longer
and serve at once. If you do not wish
to use the egg, the chowder is excel
lent without it.
Convent SOup-Take two pounds of
fresh founder, or any white fish; cut
in pieces one carrot, one onion, one
turnip two stalks of celery, chopped.
Add a bunch of herbs and quart of
cold water, and cook gently for about
two hours. Take out the fish, remove
the bones and skin and put the meat
back into the soup with a pint of
scalding hot milk, thickened with a
level tablespoonful each of butter and
-four and mixed with the beaten yolk
Of an egg and a little lemon juice. Sea
son to taste with salt, pepper and graf
ing of nutmeg. Press through a sieve
and serve
Good Vegetable Soup-Cut into fancy
shapes or chop fine one small carrot,
one turnip, one tomato (the solid meat
of canned tomatoes can be used) add
half a pint of peas, half pint of
beans, soaked and parboiled if dry;
two tablespoonfuls of rice, one quart
of cold soft water, and cook slowly.
A cupful of corn and two white pota-
toes, diced, may be added when the
soup is nearly done Season with salt
and pepper to taste Another quart
of boiling water will be required The
rice may be boiled separately in this
water and both added to the soup.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
SYNOPSIS.

Rudolph Van Vechten, a young man OF
leisure Is Rstonshed to see a man enter
No. 1912 a house across the street from
the PowLatan club, long unoccupied and
spoken OF as the House OF Mystery sew
erei persons at regular intervals enter
No. 1913. Van Vechten expresses concern
20 his friend, Tom Phinney. regarding the
Whereabouts OF his cousin and fancee'
Paige Carew. A fashionably attired wo-
man Is seen TO enter the House OF Mys-
terry. A man is forcibly elected from the
house. Van Vechten and Tom follow the
man and find him dead in the street:
Van Vechten is attracted by the face or
q girl In the crowd OF Onlookers sur
rounding the body. Later he discovers
tho girl gazing at him with a look OF
scorn from the windows OF the mysteri-
GUS house. Detective Flint calls on Van
Vechtsn 10 get his version OF the trag-
sdy,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18


Tremendous and infinitely various. He
has also been likened to a at spider
lurking in the midst OF his web, the
fflaments of which radiate in all d.
rections throughout the contiguous
territory. and every one of them
guiding a steady stream OF gold into
the Van Vechten Golfers.
Theodore Van Vechten typifled
Power.
There was. first of all, the prestige
OF the enormous Van Vechten for
tune; and then the regulation and su-
pervision of all the money, stocks and
bonds within rife shot OF his Office;
which is to say, the entire country,
for even the United States sub-treas-
ury-its parent also for that mat
ter-is not excluded from this sweep
ing statement.
AS head of the Consolidated Metals
Company, he was a shining target for
the United States Attorney-Ge General
and, 1t is no doubt needless to add,
an invulnerable target. There was not
metal article manufactured and
marketed. from a pin or a wire
clothesline to a locomotive, motor-ca
or battleship, that did not contribute
along one or another of the webs fla
ments to the aforementioned Van
Vechten fortune. Hence, literally. he
was the Man of Iron"
He was a big man physically as
we'll as mentally, which was as It
should have been. His activity de-
manded prodigious physical strength
and vitality, and these two factors in
his makeup. together with an infiex-
ible will. showed never so advanta-
geously as in his habitual reserve, his
steady. answering self-assurance,
which made obstacles of no more i'm
portance than so many sheets of pa
per opposed to a speeding bullet.
AS for his personal appearance. its
general effect was one of iron gray
ness: the smooth-shaven lips were a
straight, thin, uncompromising line
that scarcely moved even when be
spoke; the bare chin was square. mas
sive. iron-like, and the closely
trimmed gray "sideboards" we're we'll
nigh eclipsed by these more salient
features. His eyes. under thatch OF
gray brows. were simply a metallic
glitter beyond whose surface no man
had ever seen. His moments OF weak
ness. if he had any, would have been
another mans strength.
There was only one person who had
ever been wholly at ease in this man s
presence-his nephew, Rudolph Van
Vechten. OF the hundreds who came
into and went out of the New Street
Offices, this young man alone seemed
wholly oblivious of the fact or indif-
ferent to it. that Theodore Van Vech-
ten had but to utter the word. and
he would be extinguished
Rudolph paid his uncle visit on
the Monday afternoon that Tom Phin.
ney was cruising around Long Island
Sound in his friends catboat. He
entered the inner shrine, and OF
| course found his uncle busy. The cir
cumstance was pointed out to him.
Rudolph ignored the other two men
| present
CTO BE CONTINUED
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

featured face bore a number OF marks
and abrasions. as II he had quite re-
Gently met with an accident Tom s
own good-humored psysiognomy
more than once had acquired similar
high lights and shadows, resultant or
tumbles from sundry polo-pouies
The man proceeded upon his way.
lookng neither to the left nor the
right He carried large laden bas-
Get-which he bore lighdy-and in
second or TWO uad passed into the
darkness again
The night though was now so pune
quated by lightning flashes that Tom
found 20 difficulty !n marking his
LGossSss along the road 1hat led In
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

Peel and core tart apples; slice and
weigh them, and to three pounds take
one cupful of sugar; put in a granite
kettle with the grated rind and the
juice of one lemon. two cloves and one
inch of stick cinnamon; simmer slow.
ly until the apples are very tender
then rub through a colander. Scald
one pint of fresh cream. mix with II
the apple pulp and serve cold
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
Question of Heioh,

Michael-Come quick! Patrick /.
stuck in a bog up to his ankles
James-Don't worry, then. if ba,.
only up &c his ankles he can soon %,
out again!
Mike-Yes, but he went in hoo.
frst!-Pearsons Weekly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
Saving Money On soan-

Never put quantity of new soap in
the pantry-its odor is penetrating.
and delicate articles take on the flavor
II is economy to get both laundry and
toilet soap by the box and dry it thor.
oughly before using.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

Having discovered an excellent way
to keep yeast cake fresh For a week,
pass it on. Remove the tinfoiI from
the yeast, bury the cake in a cup OF
salt and set in cool place.-New
York Press.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

V t Z e I a DI e. Com
pound. l used to go
to my doctor for pills
and remedies and
they did not helpme.
/ had headaches and
could not eat, and the
doctor claimed l had
female trouble and
must have an opera
ton. l read in the
paper about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
Important TO Mothers
Economy.

Don't you think it was extravapant
in Miss Noodles to buy an automo
bile?"
mo, indeed; she married a cbaut.
feur"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

Then a fellow at the rear of the
hall spoke up:
Il bid ISL" he said.-Answers
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

In the eleven years from 1901 to,
1918. inclusive, there were 1919
strikes and lockouts in Canada.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
The Why Of u

Why does lightning turn milk souri,
Because it doesn't know bow to con
duet itself
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
TWO WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Chicago, ILL., must thank you with
all my heart for Lydia E. Pinkham 3
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

table Compound and l have taken it and
feel fine. A lady said one day, oh,
feel so tired all the time and have head
ache / said, Take Lydia E. Pink
bam's Vegetable Compound and she
did and feels fine now. Mrs. NJ. r.
KARSCHNICK, 1888 N. Paulina Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

No argument can discount genuine
happiness.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
The Other Case.

Dayton, Ohio. -" Lydia E. Pinkbam's
Vegetable Compound relieved me Of
pains in my side that I had for years
and which doctors medicines failed to
relieve. 1t has certainly saved me from
an operation. | will be glad TO assist
you by personal letter to any woman
in the same condition. - Mrs. J. w.
SHERER. l26 Cass St, Dayton, Ohio.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
idine Co. (cOnfidentiaD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by = woman,
and held in strict confidence
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18

CTO BE CONTINUED
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01
JfC|.: , League
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Stcontinued fromaPase one ysn.t,
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o'etackbefore the program 9as SSSpE
Guided. With Fred Rapp as leader
IN the song the men sang THE True
Booster" to the air Of ''lle n Hero"
JIM. Black Presides.
MIR. ]. NJ. Black, president of tile
Civic League was postmaster. He
was in a happy mood and acquitted
himself in q most creditable manner.
in introducing the talkrest of the
evening Mr.. Black said:
Mr.. Blacks Address.
perhaps the time has arrived
when we should refrain from further
indulgence along this line, pleasant
thought it be- and turn our attention
10 the more important of the hour.
This banquet is given, as you know.
by the Civic League of 2Fatrmont
whose prime object and purpose is
to promote civic righteousness plly-
steal. mental. educational, moral and
spiritual welfare Of this community.
You will see at Il glance that 1t
has marked, out a great work, inyoly.
ing the enactment and execution OF
such laws and ordinances IIqs are con-
ducive to the general welfare of our
city. or the abatement, removal and
destruction Of ali those things that
are detrimental to IL community.
So great isa Tie work thhtbir our aims
were attaihtd, we would be u great
influence for good in the city: In
Jul short existence We have been able
to touch bit few of tho high spots.
We feel that our work has Just be-
gun. You all knoa THAT ahis ban
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01
EFFECT OF OATS ON FLAVOR OF
MILK

II hrg hnn, -
men thai Tho soo,,t, .o'''a ua,i
mt. ri oo,a' ,,;,, s VI crushed
or min To po'v '"e 'i''o'
ness nrS Il, 10 'Nc correct
mems ~, noJa ~ '., .e' VI eNpeF'
Ap,mo,}InLuStr 80 n"eau III
Drnortrrm, NJ o"'t.u states
nar,,; i stS''"' At Tue en-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01

ouo, Il, r;,o, In o oF ~, -
Wy .S.Ht u W. so
~ $50 ~ us' =
~ "'n'Sss -. ua easSs ~
w ."Ne III i
ny .oot.ySh Nnt. ny III;
snas,n IVY sT'snSIiot u, HYia.1rg
t,o' gu" $500, l!HSSi
tne ae"s.'is =. VIZ me.'o.. p
n mnSHt 90. ,aa enss -
doing. We arc. very proud Of the hum
HE nnrt We bore and desire to VOL
come them 10 This BANQUET and III,
poycrrmcnt Of our fair city. nIedr-
inp them loval sunnnrt and ASKING
Gods blessing to rest upon, and sup
Fort them in their great work.
You will be pleased to know that
they are tile speakers of the evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01

about their families and they kaew
all about yours. You might have
made no serious mistake had YOU
asked any girl In the bunch to lie
the queen of your home. You prob.
ably would find it rather hard to-
day to explain just what causcll
your heart to iiutter and your pulse
to dance for the miss who became
your miss1s in supreme preference
10 all the other about equally in.
telligent and good-look-ing girls In
yorr set. You only know that thew
did; that you're glad they did; that
If You had that part OF your life TO
live over again you wouldn't want
1t to be different. but what you're
likely to forget is that your wooing
was easy.
Suppose that Just about the time
you were ready for a wife, business
had lifted you out from the bow
hood circle and SGT you down, a
stranger in u strange. big city-say,
!"r example. New York.
You might have to go to a nall
: cdroom and take, your meals where
you happened to be. Then the main
Iclaitce you'd have to meet good ma
isrial for %ifehood would be in
fugitive, casual ways. And thousr,
Cupid sometimes works what Looks
like miracles. the chances remain
against your finding the right wo,p-
an by dumb luck.
So 1t may not be in vain that t,f,
Berlin matchmaker has conceived
his notion of a commercial mar
rtage bureau. He has ut least ven.
tnred an idea worth thinking about.
Unless IL cities open social certcrs
where human association may pro-
coed normally, it is rather likeiy
that some variation of the Berlin
idea may spread. For men and
women must be introduced some.
how; and though marriages that
turn out well are commonly spoken
OF as having been made in heaven.
WICKLOW. don't W., that they re.
qutred a good bit of coodlinL ON
earth.-Cincinnatf Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01
FOUR NUTTye
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FALL


Preface: Although the author con.
siders himself a phenomenal wonder,
a very small majority 1898, 1896, sss
readers out OF a total OF 4o0,o 0o, ooo)
do not consider him so. Therefore,
he is in the minority-incidentally a
minor and used to be a miner-he
pl~eadingly solicits your kind-ouch!
Voice from the audience: Jaw, shut
upi")
JoNAH's FALL.
Jonah Joywater, considered by the
fashionable young ladies OF Cinco-on.
the-Selash. the handsomest young rat.
tlesnake inspector In the employ Of
the government stood modify on the
summit OF Mt Dis, gazing mournfully
into the crater and preparing to jump
in after the gaze. ,r
Cora Klinketty had rejected him
and the thought Of her living on with
that name drove her TO despair. Hest
tating on the brink a moment, he
jumped. Had he known he was stand.
ing on the edge Of the bottomless pit,
perhaps he would have chosen some
other crater.
Immediately. as Is always the case
with a failer, his past life flashed be.
fore his vision as on a screen.
Scarcely had he fallen 1000 feet
before his past life had been COM
pletely reviewed and started to flash
all over again. Again and again his
brief career flashed by. 1t became
monotonous. IL.
Thus he grew more and more tired
Of his life.
We leave him as It Is flashing past
for the four thousandth time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01

to give way to public good. AMI
sometimes this public good may not
be the ideal good, nevertheless sound
judgment will often dictate that even
n step ut a time is better than no step
ut all.
we can only reach perfection
through the winding path of earn
est effort. We can not attain ana
heights Of model government al 1
single bound, but must climb the IiadFs
FER round by round. Our possible
pest in this new city, will hayeStoS )
The result of growth.
I'm face OF the grave responsible.
ties that now rest upon my colabor.
ers and myself, | can not help but
feel the thrill of hope, as II comes 70
me out of the future, for this fair
city. believe that a new day IS
dawning for Fairmont.
II am firmly convinced that our
material prosperity is to be greatly
augmented In the coming years! Sure
ly business prospects are bright
er.
we are about to realize the cor
summation of n of onr cherished
hopes.
There are big projects in view
which will reyolutionize our trans.
portation facilities and broaden our
accessibility to home and foreign
markets through urban, interurban
and interstate railways.
Let us get ready for these better
times. Forget old a%nimosities. LEI
US be the men of our best days ana
be true to u reputation.
, "lt'is known whereverrFairmontais
known. that her citizens standst b
gethcr,' and when they put Their
hands to the pillow they never turn
back
is any citizen of Fairmont WHO
has always stood in the front ranks
Of battle, who IIas rl.ays carried his
share of II. Iarden, who has
met defeat : time, who has
struggled an@ &cat and bled forIliis
town In the troubled past.
MS any such citizen, now that the
prize is in sight. the destiny at hand.
the future radiant, the prospects
golden. Is any such citizens to be q
gutter?
Such a question is its own refutas
ton, We know the men Of Fairmont
are not built on that kind Of a model.
Breast to breast let us face our
opportunities.
Heart TO heart let us talk over
our differences and man to man let
us settle our differences.
Gentlemen Il l have. any policy az
all In the business now opening be.
+turc-us-ftsisc one-ofSconciifatio ana
F'sT ;S l. snoassasas.
have is to try to promote a real
prosperity andJa;true patriotism
have a dream for Fairmont which u
IT could be realized would place 1t In
the front rank among the cities of
the world.
I'm the problems now before US !
Continued on Page seyen.l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01

have a fair future. We have a GER
tain amount of civic pride, but i won.
der If We fully realize how much we
all are really responsible for civic
conditions. WeEneslect3 and fofsct
our city affairs until Just before cleo.
tion and then5w We become amazingly
lhE9Sas7iAa dis rs the right way.
NSpuld motif tbeS bettc 10, dtstribat,
out Interest spahat IL might become
more constant. ! believe there is an
awakening along these lipess
sThere is!gro%ing up MI over OH
country a new social spirit, one that
places the public good above indi.
'idual good and that recognizes com.
munity interest above self interest.
III we can bring ourselves into a
right relation with this new spirit
and will dedicate ourselves in, true
allegiance to the new system. we can
lot fail. i,
but there must be no divisions.
Fairmont must be the only issue,
There must be no party and no clique!
We must forget business social and
political differences when We consid-
or municipal affairs. 10.
There must be no East Side, no
South Side, no Darnstown and no
West Side. But all together. Z
1--WE can not become Il party to,any
prosecutions.
I'VE must encourage and foster our
manufacturing enterprises. promote
and develop our public utilities, and
%patronize home Industries whenever
possible. .,,,, li...,
1--WE must not get impatient for re
suits. Rome was not built in n day,
nor can Fairmont' divest itself in a
day OF all the real or fancied. abuses
10 which 1t is the heir through q
hundred years under the old system.
Condemns Old System.
Il undertake to say lgentlemea.
that your past officers. In all the
years OF your city's. history have In
the main been men of sound Sinteg.
"ity. | do not condemn men but l de-
believe the system of our local gov.
eminent in the past has been essen
TALLY wrong.
I'VE are now to try a new system,
one which has brought good govern
ment and prosperity to numbers OF
other cities in this country
we must be careful and make az
few mistakes us possible, we will have
10 move slowly and prudcntly. We
can not launch ourselves. at once into
the depths of this new plan. Our
boat is on the shore and we must
push II cautiously over the breakers
TO the still waters. beyond. g i.,4Gl
"Remember that patience. zeal.
loyaity-anda high patriotism cab.
solutelyrnecessaryie:at this critical
time. Ban ~ nj iggl-b tritI -
ga people becomes great asEthey
become broad. You can not build a
cityton envy or malice or hate:
at Is not possible at all times, in
a cosmopolitan city such as ours. for
each member Of society to have Just
what they want in civic affairs.
individual preferences will have
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01
THE PROBLEM OF
FINDING. A WEE.

That innovation which Berlin
gasped last %eek4a lflysdcesratsd
marriage store IN shopping cen;
ter With portraitsSaad pedisrees7 Of
eligible women offered for wedlceK
on a commission basis-shocks
loves young dream.
But have you ever realized. Mr..
Happily2Married Man. how much
better your chances were to picA
the rigltt woman, say 20 to 20
years ago, than they would be Il
you weie a young man hun;ins a
wife today?
As a lad, you lived on a farm or
in a village. You efew up with
many nice girls. You knew nj!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01

Mrs. C. w. Lynch of West MIL
ford Is the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
D. F. 'Ramage on Locust avenue.