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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
Chief Bender the
--latest Ball Star
Joining the Feds

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7-Charles
la. Bender, tho great Indian pitcher OF
the Philadelphia Athletics has signed
Federal league contract and will play
with either Brooklyn or Baltimore.
The big pitcher is the second star
pitcher OF the former worlds champ
ions to jump to the Federal league this
week, Eddie P1onk having signed a
contract at Gettysburg. Pa, last Wed
(nesday to play with the st. Louis club.
, Bender tonight confirmed the report
that he had gone over to the Federals
He said he met Harry Goldman Of the
Baltimore club here today and lost no
time in signing.
"The terms of the contract are very
satisfactory and vt is the best thing I
ever did in my life," said the chief.
The contract is to run two years.
Bender said he knew others who
were going to sign Federal league con-
tracts, but refused to risclse their tden-
tity.
Connie Mack, manager Of the Ath-
letics, said he was not surprised when
told that Bender had gone over to the
Federal League.
II expected it. His contract with
Philadelphia expired thos year" he
said, land did not intend to renew it.
Gender was simply under reserve and
the matter is entirely up to him. I had
made no arrangements or entered into
any deal for Bender next year. I had
asked for wolvers n him, Plank ond
Lfnnr, i,a a. -. 49, ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
TIH Z eILENT pERIL.

a1o1 Bison" Two Reel Drama at Nc:
cray's Colonial Theater Tuesday.
"a Powerless Boat" boat that
scurries through the water, directing
it's course as though It possessed the
mind OF human being: and yet not
a person aboard her can you I'm.
aEine such contrivance? Can you
imagine what a fearful menace It
would be to an enemy in case of WARP
And what Is more, Il is not out OF
reason to suggest that such q boat
is within the realm OF possibilities.
It Is a strange craft, one that threat
ems thegwelfare OF nations. one that
defles solution, that furnishes the In
SEPARATION for this Inystit ying drama.
Harry q! stafford q the author of the
MAY: and into ats ction he has nut
IN d nndance 81 original ideas aud
situa lions Inei ally, no has WOW.
eii IN the action q love story that
gives N added Charm 70 the play
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

At best ne are likely 10 meet all
sorts d rognes and mount ebat1ls But
some times we are protected from
them By theEEespect they feel foE; our
posi- ion, OF d the other extreme: the 9
pity Sc sengende
n An INTRODUCED lion Is N guarantee OF
good faith. When John Smith says,
Miss Brown, i want you to know
my friend, Mr.. Jones'" he Is stand
ling sponsor for Miss Brown and Mr..
Jones; and they both know It and
act toward one another with certain
regard for their mutual relations to
Smith.
But when Mr.. Jones after, smiling
at Miss Brown during week Of
meetings in the subway, comes up to
her and says. "Er-you going my
way" and she smiles and says Eyes"
two things happen IN Mr.. Jones' mind.
He read1usts his admiration for
her blue eyes in terms of Il wonder
If any other fellow ever picked her
Iup?"" and well - that was easy.
Guess looked as good to her as she
uIu 10 1u6. ...... .t
And the acquaintance that starts
with little fear OF what he'll think
on Miss Browns part is likely to end
with abrupt unpleasantness when she
finds Just how badly he does think Of
girl who had SO little self-respect
that she let stranger speak to her.
Flirting is risk-too great q risk
to take. It has definite big dangers:
through it we are likely to make very
undesirable acquaintances and to come
to be considered as possible unde-
sirable acquaintance.
The chances are a hundred against
one that worthwhile individual will
be met in this way. The chances are
enc against hundred that worth
while people will ever care to know
you after you have shown yourself to
be one of those gamblers with life"
who permit yourself to follow any
fancy of the moment and to accept
acquaintance without any demand
for credentials of character In tho
shape Of proper introduction.
You wouldn't lend any stranger you
passed casually on the street your last
five dollars because you liked his face,
would you? Why entrust to his keep
ing what is infinitely more precious,
your reputation, your standard of per-
sonal dignity, your character itself?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
THE STAGE
"MRs. WIGGs OF THE
CABBAGE PATCH" TONIGHT.

Fairmont playgoers promise tc give
"Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch
an enthusiastic reception upon her
appearance at the Grand tonight. Mrs.
Wigs is always a welcome visitor.
Ever since she left the cabbage patch
in Louisville she has made thousands
OF friends, and the droll philosophy
Of this feminine optimist has carried
around the world. Book plays are not
as a rule long lived, but Mrs. Wigs
bids fair to run for generation. 1t
Is already an American humorous
classic, and as the public waited long
for a great woman humorist, so, too,
they will cling long to such a striking
conception as that of MRS. Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch" and the satellites
OF good humor and innocent 5ollfty
around her. The play itself is clean,
fresh and morally uplifting.
The comedy centers in the mIrth-
provoking episode OF Mr.. Stubbins
and his matrimonial designs upon lit
tie Miss HAY, the meek and shtftlcss
neighbor of Mrs. Wigs. Both char
acters are intensely humorous and
altogether original, The impersona-
tion of Miss Hazy has proven per.
fectly fitting vis.a.yis to that OF Hir.
am stubbins, who, in tho first act
woos and wins her, then falls from
grace and disappears for a time from
the patch, though not of his own vio-
lition; but, on his return, thanks to
his brilliant war record and pension
allowance, is once moro received by
his wife and friends, and made tho
hero Of the closing scenes.
These two characters are we'll
springs Of laughter and are secondary
only of course, to that Of Mrs. Wigs
herself, whose homely philosophy and
cheerful temperament, added to her
genius. practical piety, prove an In
spiration and an object lesson to oil.
The play may lack all the stage
technique characteristic of the mod.
ern drama, but its popularity is none
the less on that account, and, indeed,
1t has already taken its place in the
front rank Of domestic comedies. 1t Is
a humorous classic in which Mrs.
Wigs, Hiram Stubbins and Miss
Hay are tho bright particular stars,
surrounded by a group OF brilliant
satellites.
The play will be presented here un-
der the management Of the United
Play ompany.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
COURT news
peeds ElIed.

Hottie E. Davis to Richard T. Man
ley. parcel Of land on Goose Run
in Fairmont district. Consideration
$1,000.
Thomas s. Neptune and wife to
Minerva A. Riley. a parcel Of land on
the Monongahe1a Industrial Com
pany's East Side addition to the City
Of Fairmont. Consideration $500.
Elizabeth Bradenbaugh and hus-
band to F. L. Hamilton, a parcel of
land on State road fork OF Pyles fork
Of Buffalo creek in Warrington dis
trict. Consideration $189.60.
Albert NJ. Rowand and wife to H.
A. Boor. a parcel Of land on State
road fork Of Pyles fork Of Buffalo
creek in Warrington district. Con-
sideration $1,000.
A. NJ. Rowand and wife to G. F.
Boor, parcel OF land on State road
fork of Pyles Fork Of Buffalo creek
in Warrington district. Consideration
$921.60.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

would like to meet her. but don't
like to get acquainted by flirting with
her. Would you kindly advise me If
should speak to her? writes Steady
Reader"
Letters OF this sort keep pouring in
on me, and nothing that can say
seems to impress my readers with the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

Henry McRae. as the director mas
seen to 1t that the atmosphere, set
tings and the business are all they
should be. William lifford plays the
part Of the detective, Jack Parsons, in
manly style, while Marie Walcamp.
as the daughter of the inventor of the
"powerless boat" is unusually charm.
ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
NEAR DEATH
BY SNOTHERING
But Husband, With Aid Of Cardui,
Effects Her DeIiverance.

Draper. N, C.-Mrs. Helen Dalton, Of
this place, says: q suffered for years,
with pains in my left side, and would
often almost smother to death.
Medicines patched me up for awhile
but then ! would get worse again. Final.
", my husband decided he wanted me to
try Cardui, the wcnan's tonic, so he
bought me a bottle and / began using It.
It did me more good than all the medic
rines / had taken.
Ihaye induced many OF my friends to
by Cardui, and they all say they have
been benefited by Its use. There never
has been, and never will be, a medicine
10 compare with Cardui. believe 1t Is
q good medicine for all wonanly trou-
bles."
For over so years, cardui has been re-
lievinr womari's stfterings and building
weak women up to health and strength.
Ityoti are a woman, give it a fair trial.
It should surely help you, as It has Q
million others.
Get a bottle Of Cardui to-day.
VIM 70: Chattanooga Medicine o.. Ladies'
Advisory Dept, chattaneeEa, Tenn. for Stttial
kIsfSae8feag on your casa and eA-pAEO pookt Home
treatment for Women" u plain wrapper. N,o.,i2s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
Traction officials Feel; Good.

Traction company officials feel that
their power troubles arising from bad
water conditions are now practi callyI
over for this season. The poison,
GUS acids have been carried away
and it is likely that the streams viii
not be SO strongly polluted again this
winter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

Dear Miss Fairfax: ON deeply in
terested in girl see every day on
tie car as I go to work. She smiles
az me:every morning as we ride in the
car but scarcely dare to speak, as I
have never been introduced. ! do not
know5any of her friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

you'll never limp or draw up your face
In pain. Your shoes won't seem tight
and your feet will never, never hurt or
get sore, swollen or tired.
Get a 25 cent box at any drug or
department store, and get relief.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
'l7 FOR TIRED
SOR,AlIHIEGEEE.II

All what relief. No more tired feet;
no more burning feet, swollen, bad SMELL
ina, sweaty feet. Nomore pain in corns
cailouses or hunions. No mater what
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

ailS your feet
or what under
the sun you've
tried without
getting RELIEF.
Just use ''TIZ."
"T1Z" draws
out all the poi
sonous exuda-
lions which puff
up the feet;
'tT1Z" is mag
ieal; 'TIZ" is
grand; s'T1z"
will cure your
foot troubles so
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
MERCHANIDIsE
GERTIFICsAT

These cert Gates Will bsSt
Issued to you In any amount
and are red eemab BILE in any
department Of this store.
When in doubt as what to
give, give "a merchandise GER
titicate; It serve. the purpose
Of a carefully selected GIFT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
GLOVE BONDS

glove BOND win serve you
to 5000 purpose when you
are not positive as to size.
style and color Of gloves
wanted. Cert cates are lis
sued 81 any amount you wish,
redeemable In our Glove De-
flarfment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
Note price Cut on
WOnlens Suits

Pay Only s10.75 for suits
Pay Only $17.75 for Suits
marked S22.50 to $3.50
A' marked $500 to $3.50
Pay Only STATS for Suits
marked $3.50 to $4,000
Pay Only $3.50 for Suits
marked up to $4,000
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
TOYS For Boys
Real Price Cutting Of
WOmen'S Garments

We give you the benefit of these big,
genuine Price Reductions NOW, IN
stead Of January or February, as IS
generally the custom. The offering
consists of practically our entire
stock OF TYomens Finest Suits-tAe
very latest styles OF the season. The
original price tag is on each garment
and the new reduced price is written
on the tag. Thus you can figure your
saving in an instant. 1t is the same
as getting q discount OF $3.50 from our
plainly marked prices-always thu
lowest for the same qualities. The
following is list OF the reductions:
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

A CONVENIENT garment has been
"a evolved for the delinquent fair
ones who sleep late and rush through
a hasty toilet in order to be pre-
sentable at the breakfast table. 1t
combines the outlines and certain fea-
lures of the plain kimono with those
of q simple Empire gown. Thus 1t is
as easily slipped on as a kimono and
has the quaint grace Of the high.
WASTED Empire dress.
Cotton crepe, chaliie, %albatross,
nuns yelling, or other supple and
washable fabrics are used for making
these morning gowns. with the cotton
crepe favored above the others. This
lie q substantial, attractive washable
fabric and does not really require iron.
ing. It is woven in all the light and
pretty colors which are used in the
Japanese silk of which silk kimonos
are made, and In both plain and fig.
ured patterns. The designs r copied
after those used in the silks.
The upper part Of this morning
dress is cut with straight, moderately
wide kimono sleeves. and the regula.
ton "v"-shaped neck. The sleeves are
three-quarter length and sometimes
finished with a turnback cuff. The
waist line Is introduced by means OF
a cord over which the crepe is shirred'
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
BETTER COACHING IN EAST
First Month Of Season Is Devoted En-
tireIy to Elemental Football, Each
Man Receiving Attention.

Just how easy 1t is to see things
from different angles is well illustrated
by the expressed opinions on football
as played in the East, as compared
with the West, by two well-known
coaches. Frank O'Neill, coach OF the
Syracuse" team, is quoted as saying
that the West is far ahead OF the East
in the great college game.
On the other hand, Andy Smith, the
ex-Penn coach, who taught football at
Purdue with such success that his
team lost only n game, expresses 1t
as his opinion that the eastern teams
are more thoroughly coached than
those in the West.
As Smith has had opportunity to see
elsvens Of both sections in important
games, Smiths pronunciamento was
to the effect that, while the material
was about the same in all parts Of the
country, the eastern elevens are more
thoroughly coached.
Coaching in the West is nowhere
near as thorough as in the East" de-
clared Smith. This is not the fault OF
the tutors. but rather of the system.
Take the average eastern man. The
first month Of the season is devoted
entirely to elemental football. Eastern
coaches rarely give their men any
thing OF an attack until mid-October.
and then their plays are Of the sim
plest sort. The early part Of the year
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
"A HORRIBLE EXAMPLE,"

During a recent election in Huron
county. Ohio, the liquor interests took
the town of Findlay, a city of 15,0O0
population, as a horrible example OF
what no saloons will do for a city.
Hon. Lincoln Groves, mayor OF Find
lay, produced evidence to show that
Findlay has the lowest tax rate OF any
municipality in Ohio and that the town
is better morally, financially and indus
trially than it had aver been during
the wet" period.
AS to the effect upon business. the
Business Mems association is quoted
as saying:
THE wet towns around have drawn
nothing away from Findlay but booze
and buns and neither pay for o OF
clothing"
The city council said, Lower taxes
less disorder and fewer %paupers."
The Bankers association stated that
for the three years Immediately fol
lowing the voting out Of the saloons
from this county. there was an average
of over $23O,O0Q more on deposit In
local banks than during the three
years Immediately preceding the clos
ing of the saloons"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

THREE pretty and simple little
i frocks adapted to the use of the
dancing girl are shown here. They
make no attempt at the unusual In
style or the intricate in composition.
or to be anything but youthful and at
tractive. r.
Anyone who is patriotic enough to
be interested in the use of fine cotton
fabrics or cotton laces, of which 80
much is manufactured here in Amer
lea, may study these gowns and re-
produce them in cottons. There is a
world of beautiful goods in printed
cottons to choose from. The plain voiles
and marquisettes and figured pat
terms in the same materials, and the
dainty printed cotton nets vie with
lovely quaker laces in ~adaptability to
the simpler evening gowns.
Already the foremost American de.
signers are finding quaker lace ideal
for those gowns made for the young
girls dancing party. 1t is altogether
practical, for 1t is an inexpensive.
lace as filmy as cobweb and as durable
as net.
The. youngest of the three little
maids who seem to be in gay readiness
for the next dance has OIL a short,
plain skirt of taffeta. Over this a
bodice and overdress in Powered wolfe
has inserts of princess lace at the
front and bordering the sleeves. The
pointed neck is. set over a little fchu
of folded chiffon.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Questions We should Ask.

Am 1 really what I ought to ber
Am I what, In the bottom Of my
heart. l honestly wish to be? Am I
living. a life at all like what I myself
approve? My secret nature, the true
complexion Of my character, is hidden
from all men. and only know 1t. In
It such as I should be willing to
show! Is my soul at all, like what
my kindest and most intimate friends
believe. Is my heart at all such ~
/ should wish the Searcher OF Hearts
to Judge me by! Is every year add
ing to my devotion. to my unselfish-
ness, to my conscientiousness. to my
freedom from the hypocrisy of seem
ing so much better than I ann When
/ compare myself with last year, am
I more ready to surrender myself ut
the call OF duty. am | more alive to
the commands OF the c~onsciences
have l shaken on my besetting sins?s
These are the questions we ought n
be putting fairly and honestly to our
hearts.-Frederick Temple.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
As A soPoRIFIc.

LICENSE AS A SoPoRIFIc.
Purely as An educational measure,
the temperance organizations Of Mas
sachusetts introduced into the legisla-
ture a bill asking that the fee for q
frst-class liquor license be reduced
from its present minimum Cf $1,000 to
the minimum Of $50. 1t afforded an
opportunity to puncture anew the high
license fallacy and to show how the
very amount of the fee served as a
bride to the several towns for the Ii
censing of the traffic.
Viewed on its merits and consider
Ing the liquor traffic from the stand
point of any other legitimate business.
It would seem %self-evident that the
men who pay the license would ap-
prove Of SO wholesale a reduction, and
We might have been excused for ex-
pectinU the wholesalers, retailers,
brewers and distillers to be present in
large numbers to endorse the meas
ure. They e present, through their
paid representative, but not to en-
dorse. On the contrary Mr.. Weld
spoke with his accustomed ability
against the suggested change. Why?
Because the large fee acts as a bride.
a soporific to the municipal con-
science, a narcotic to the body polite.
The trade" is wise enough to stand
for large sums paid into the public
treasures, that therefore their deadly
work may be protected.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

Her taller sister wears a draped
skirt of soft crepe, folded over at the
front and with a low baby" waist.
Over this a plain short,sleeved bodice
and short tunic of quaker lace Is worn,
confined at the waist with a twisted
velvet girdle. Velvet ribbon Is
draped on the skirt under the lace
tunic in a clever sash arrangement
The sleeves are edged with a narrow
fancy cotton edging.
The remaining dress Of the three is
made of o lightweight satin, with
plain underskirt and a tunic set on to
a yoke. A plain short waist OF the
satin is sleeveless.
The chic coatee Of renaissance lace,
made of lace braid wrought into floral
patterns with lace stitches, is the
dominant feature in this charming
gown for the Oldest of the three young
buds. Lace of this kind is handmade,
and except for the difference in the
braids used, is much like battenberg
lace, which SO many women know
how to make for themselves.
The fine cotton crepes and voiles,
plain or printed, and the ilmy cotton
laces, not to speak of the silky mer-
cerized cotton fabrics which are to be
had in all the light evening colors, Of
fer the most appropriate materials for
the young girls party gown, and In
them the charm Of her youth makes
! itself most strongly felt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

In the ready-made garments an elastic
cord Is used. and for comfort In loung-
ing It is to be commended.
The skirt portion is straight and fin.
ished with a two-inch hem, and Is
closed In. a seam from a little below
the waist line downward. A rose made
of ribbon or of the crepe finishes the
closing at the front. Snap fasteners
are used instead OF hooks and eyes.
A sheer collar Of white organdie
with narrow hem-stitched hem is fin.
ished with a bias tape about the neck.
1t Is basted In the neck Of the morn
ing gown. Cuffs to match are worn.
basted In the sleeves and turned back
over them, as shown in the picture.
Similar collar and cuff sets made OF
net are pretty for the same purpose.
Small flower forms In silk floss are
embroidered on the sleeves and waist
portion Of this gown. the floss match.
ing the fabric In color. It Is washable,
but some Of these morning gowns and
kimonos of cotton crepe are embroid-
cred In graceful flower sprays in which
white cotton floss Is used effectively
on the colored materials. Blue, pink.
light green, lavender. and rose color
are all much used for these dresses.
JULIA 5oTroMLEY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

Its gables. 1t was on this very bal.
cony that Lady Mary Stuart sat with
her bridegroom, Argyll. when gallant
Montrose was brought by in a gallows-
cart with his hands tied. The cart
was stopped SO that Argyll might gaze
upon his enemy; but when Montrose
turned and stared at him Argyll shift.
ed his eyes, not daring even then to
look him in the face. That was in
1850. Ten years later Argyll passed
this same house himself on his way
to the gallows.
Queensberry house, nearby, has tragic
memories of its own, but is haunted
by one dear ghost-that third duchess
who was Prior's Kitty u fair" and
who was gracious to a company which
included the poet Gay.
High Street Now a Stun.
There are famous characters to meet
In memory to the left and right of n
all the way along the Canongate and
the old High street, in every close
with its narrow entry leading to the
lands behind-those tall white
houses built like fortresses and dense.
! ly crowded, which held within a small
area all that Is famous and noble and
memorable in the story of old Edin.
burgh. 1t is a slum now, where tat
tered garments hang out to dry, where
poverty Is naked in crowded tene-
ments, from which on days Of royal
progress, whenever a carriage passes,
there swarms out a legion of "barht
BARNS" with shrill cheers and flutter-
ing rags, but where, in days gone by,
the wit and fashion and rank Of Edin'
burgh were closely housed.
In Lady Stairs close the countess
who gave her name to the place kept
up great state in a little fiat, after
the unhappy days of her married life,
when her first husband threatened to
cut her throat with his rapier, and heI
second husband struck her with his
fist. She was the leader of fashion
in Edinburgh when Lady Mary Wort
! ley Montagu came to record her i'm