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The Springdale news., 1914-02-20

Several of our girls visited Sun day evening at the home of Star beam, and all enjoyed themselves greatly, promising to come again some time.
 The meeting ended Thursday night at Mountain Springs. Quite an in- terest was aroused in the two weeks meetings, and the people all wish to have the two ministers with them often again.
 The Hughes people are testing in their shops a modern type of gasoline engines, designed by the makers to run on kerosene Tests have prov ed satisfactorily that the fuel of the future for farm power will be kero- sene.
 Everett Gaddis, who has been wis ting with his father=in-law for quite a while will depart for St. Louis Wednesday, where he will join the army. This will make the fourth term Of three years each in the ser vice for him. He was in the Phillt. pine Islands during the instructions t903-4, and under the starry flag, helped to ciyflize with erag!3'
 Starbeam
The Springdale news., 1914-02-20
HARTMAN

J. [. and R= Brown made a basi- ness trip to Robinson Monday.
 John Franklin visited at the home ot Will Mustain at Brush Creek Sun day.
 Jim Perrin cane out from Spring dale Sunday to visit friends around
The Springdale news., 1914-02-20

An empty mind is so small that if doesn't note the vacuum
The Springdale news., 1914-02-20

Polly Ann
The Springdale news., 1914-02-20

for by Calumet. For daily use in millions of kitchens has proved that Calumet is highest not only 1T qaaiar but in ieaVfnng pgzeer as well-un, failing in results-pure to the extreme-and wonderfully economical in use. Ask your grocer. And try Calumet next bake day.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-15

Copyright, 1914, by the New
Dick carried me down the stairs,
and the butler did not drop dead"
when he saw nay kimona and Dicks
business suit, but, on the contrary
he seemed very so1icitous about me.
81 think we should be going back
to the hotel" said Dick after we had
gotten settled in the library after
dinner. you know we have been
here four weeks
Aunt Mary looked at me as though
to say, ''This is the time for you to
breach the housekeeping project"
''Dick, would you like to keep
house?" 1 asked.
mot on your ife," answered Dick.
81 haven't the money nor the inclina-
ton to put on dog every minute.
Poor Dick! That is what his
mothers home has always meant to
him-a place that is built, furnished
and kept up merely for the sake of
impressing someone one cares moth
ing about.
''But Dick that is not the kind of
house 1 want to keep" l rennon-
strated. 81 would very much like to
take modest little apartment and
Annie says she will come and help
me-"
Dick looked rather surprised and
somewhat disconnected that 1 had
talked with Annie about it before
speaking to him.
you see," l went on hastily, "An-
ME is going to leave her husband and
she intended getting place, so 1
thought I'd tell her that perhaps we
would go to housekeeping"
But you will be alone when I am
gone"
II have told Margie that I'd come
and stay with her." spoke up Aunt
Mary quickly.
r.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-15

all her income in trying to keep
things going. You know, Dick, we
promised Uncle John to make Aunt
Mary as happy as possible"
Dick has tender heart, even if he
is little thoughtIess, and the idea
that Aunt Mary was not happy as she
might be made him turn to her and
say:
do you think we would be any
better to live with than Jack and
Nary"
81 think So" answered Aunt Mary,
in trembling voice.
'Wll you take a chance on us?"
he asked as he went over and kissed
her.
81 certainly WILL she answered as
her arms chung to him. 81 think it
will do both Jack and Mary good to
have to depend upon themselves"
said Aunt Mary as we discussed ways
and means of putting our plans into
effect. ."They have beautiful apart
ment and every possible thing that 1
could do for them have done"
up to date" interrupted Dick,
that scalaWag Jack has had things
made too easy for him, and I'll sim
ply go to him tomorrow and tell him
that from now on he must spend his
money on his wife and home instead
Of running about town. 1 am disap-
pointed in Mary, too. 1 thought she
would be more of a help to him."
''You must not blame Mary, Dick"
said Aunt Mary Loyalty. "She is do
ing the best she can Poor child! she
has never had any sort of training
that would fit her to be either wife
or a mother, but 1 think she would
learn if Jack would behave himself
and take little responsibility. Some
times think his love for Mary was
only sudden fancy that is quickly
passing
~GGTHLa T71oda q yIoicfoly Il, a1,,n4noao-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-15

THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
DICK AGREES TO RENT AN APARTMENT
1914 by the Newspaper Enterprise Assocation
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
The UBIQUITOUS OUTRAGE OF new WATER ORDINANCE UNAAASKD
BY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS AND FIGURES FROM THE CITY HAT
HE'LL PLOUGH NOT ~ .
SAID SPOUSE NO. 2.
LATE Choate, Who Harnessed
No. ! with Mules, Now
waits on Her Successor.

LIBERTY. MO-, March 25.-
LATE Choate, the man who
hitched his wife to n plough
with two mules and. ploughcd
with her in the fields three
years ago, has taken a second
wife-and there's another
story.
Choate got married again last
week, Miss Bessie Evans of
Kansas City being his bride.
At the, time Judge John stcen
warned Miss, Evans Of Cloate's
character. '''-''''
"oh. know All ai,oMt him."
she replied. "If there's any
plousting to he done, lic'llFdo
It." '' 5as1fe,
She has apparently made her
threat good. Choatc. the ter
rible. is waiting on his wife as.
a courticr waits on n queen.
the ncighbors say.
Perhaps the reason is that his
bride weighs two hundred
pounds. Choatc was nearly
lynched by the farmers of Clay
county three years ago. and
the fright also may have tanned
his disposition. a divorce fol-
lowed his prosecution and term
of ten days in Jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
DEVELOPED IN FLAMES HE
BURNED ALMOST BEYOND
RECOGNITION.
LIVES OF OCCUPANTS. OF BUILD.
ING WERE SERIOUSLY
a ~ ENDANGERED.

The body OF James Means an old
resident painter was found at G
O'clock this. morning, charrcd and
burned almost beyond recognition
enyeloped In the flames of the burn
ing Merrifield Hotel building In Wa
tor street in the first ward.
# How tile accident occurred which
took the life away from the man,
and endangered the lives of many
other occupantst of the building and
caused a damage of several hundred
dollars TO the owners of the build
ing is not known. Early riscrs
among the roomers OF tho hotel were
alarmed at the smell of smoke in the
building and a search was begun to
reveal the location, resulting in John
Small finding the cause in Means
room.
The door of the room was broken
open and the fire and dead body dis
covered. The fire in small gas
heating stoye was burning at full
leightsand Means was found on tho
floor. his body touching the stove and
one hand completely burned of was
laying lin sthe flames. AZ rag, prob
abb hafekerchief, was found tied
around his head completely covering
his mouth. The other hand was
near his face with scarcely n burn
omit. His body was also burned to
such an extent that great care had
to be taken in picking it up. SO MS TO
not break 1t completely into.
AS soon as the fire was discovered
an alarm was turned into the first
Ward fire department which quics-
" RESPONDED and 'afterward the Cen
tral department was called to fight
the Increasing flames. A quick run
was mades'to the other side of the
river and with the combined efforts
of the two departments the fire was
soon distinguished in the building
@ithsthree or four rooms on the third
floor badly damaged. The fire had
8eatensits way between the floor and
the ceiling and was very hard to
handle for that reason. One side of
the building is also badly damaged.
Mt. Ed. Jenkins. the Manager Of
the hotel. said that Means had come
in = y last last nigRt about 10 o'clock and.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
.gHARRED BODY OF JAMES
MEANS WAS FOUND THIS
MORNING IN OLD HOTEL

went Immediately to his room, lock-
Ing the door behind him. 1t is sup
posed that he had lighted the gas
fire and then went to sleep OH the
floor as his bed had not been occupl-
FED during the night. In some man
|ner his body must have come into
Contact with the blaze during the
plight which enveloped his clothing
|and then catching the furnishings OF
The room. which resulted in the fire
In the building. Mr.. jenkins sad
that it had not been the habit of
Means to light his gas fire as he al
ways said that he was afraid OF gas.
How the tragedy really occurred
will probably forever remain an un-
solved mystery. The rag tied around
the mouth only makes the mystery
deeper. II he had been conscious
enough to see the fire and 10 take
this precaution of protecting his
lungs ana breathing from the effect
of the smoke, as it is supposed he
did. why he would not have cxtricat-
ed himself from the flames is not
known.
Means, who is about sixty years
old, has been living in Tairmont for
many years, and for about two years
no has made his home Mt the Merit
field Hotel. He is a painter by trade
and II was said that he was one Of
the best in the city. He has been a
heavy drinker, but for some time he
has not drank any. 1t is rumored
though, that lie was drinking last
night when he went to his room. 1t
Is sud that he went to Monongah
Yesterday and while there became
intoxicated. returning and going
promptly to his room.
He is a married man but has no,
been living with his family for
years. His wife has married acan
and his family, consisting of three
girls and two boys. all grown. is
scattered at present and none OF
them live in the city at this time.
The body was turned over to
Undertaken Jenkins this morning.
who will prepare it for burial.
The hotel property owned by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany and is rented by Mr.. Jenkins
who Is running it at the present.
While 1t is damaged to great ex-
tent 1t can be easily repaired and the
loss is. covered by insurance.
Coroner Frank Lloyd was called to
the scene of the tragedy and made
a careful investigation OF the corpse
and surroundings. He, deemed It
unnecessary to hold an inquest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
sBosTONiBLUsHED AT rs
X WOMEN 1N-HUSH!
Well, Just to- Whisper It, They
Walked on the Common in
Pantaloons! y

BOSTON. March 25.-That
Miss Priscilla Prism or Miss
Pr,ic Prunes Of Beacon street
should ever live to see the day
when tehir sex walked the
Common wearing instead of
carefully concealed blue stock
ings boldly displayed blue
pantaloons. Also shepherd
plaid ones.
Boston gasped at the shock
this afternoon. but it's citizens
of both sexes brcathlessly fol-
lowed Miss Harriet Gustin and
Miss Frankie Heller OF an opera
company as the two girls went
gayly across the Common dress
sed in the dernier cri In modern
lady-clothes the trousers
gown.
Miss Heller wore a white and
black check that> had a man
nish coat and a plain skirt,
slashed up the side 10 show
the baggys trousers fitting
tightly atSthe bottom over
neat little boots. something af-
ter the manner of those peg
tops the gentleman artists 20
much affect in tho Latin Quar-
tel,
Miss Gustin's dress was navy
blue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
REDUCED THE
DIVIDEND ON
COMMON OHM STOCK (
PENNSYLVANIA LINES WEST OF
PITTSBURGH SUFFERED BY
FLOODS.
DIRECTORS CONSIDER AND Ap-
PROVE ANNUAL REPORT FOR
YEAR 1918.
REVENUE IN LATTER PART OF
THE YEAR WAS MUCH
DECREASED.

By ASSOCIATE. PRgss.1
PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-The
directors OF the Pittsburgh. Cincin-
natl, Chicago and St. Louis railroad
company. the Pennsylvania lines
west Of Pittsburg Today, reduced the
dividend on the common stock from
. 70 to 80 year and on the pre-
ferrcd stock 5to 4%.urIn connec-
tiomywitl, the announcement Pres.
Rea ofGthe Pennsylvania railroad
made the following statement, .'the
directors of the Pittsburgh, Cincin.
natl, Chicago and st. Louis railroad
company at their meeting today con-
sidered and approved the annual re-
port of 1913. This report showed
an increase OF $4,600,00 in operat-
ing and maintenance expenses which
inclused the extra ordinary outlay
for replacement of repairing track.
bridges and other facilities destroy
ed or damaged by the serious flood Of
March 1913 SO that after paying It's
fixed charges and appropriations to
sinking another reserve fund there
remained only $6S0,064 as applicable
for dividends. The company however
paid its regular so dividend on the
preferred and common stock, aggre-
gatingN $S.232.542. but in order to
meet the same had to utilize large
part of its surplus income from previ-
GUS years.
In view of the decline in the net
revenues Of the companies in the
latter part of 1913 and so far In the
present year and US there are still
large expenditures TO be made in the
current year for the flood damage OF
1913, the directors deemed 1t prudent
to reduce the dividends and therefore
declared Ia on the preferred and Y
of l u on the common stock for the
first quarter OF the fiscal year or at
the rate of Az per annum for the
preferred and go for the common us
against SO declared on each class
of stock infrecent years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
NOT e TO TAXPaYEss.

All. persons owing 1913 taxes will
please call and settle at once as the
time for annual settlement is draw
ing near and am compelled to in
sist upon prompt payment of same.
At ten percent interest your taxes
will increase very fast and you could
save -four percent by borrowing
money to pay your taxes. Lewis
will be made at once and all taxes
collected or turned delinquent. II
yonr property gets on the delin.
qpent list please do not blame me.
9. u. coNlW.AY, sherin.
sA4-tf.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
Cause OF Unrest In Ireland

Fer years the Irish parliamentary party in the House of
Commons has sought obtain separate
land at Dublin! E1ii 4eiGfiIa2a@7 -
Under the leadership first Charles
Of John E.. Redmond 1t finally nduedrhe government
introduce Irish home rule bill. ara
The Liberals under the British Prenor AsduhS
advanced the bill almost to the of final
The orungemep OF Ulster the bill
fight home re Is foced them They have
ments of volunteers commanded by retired officers
ih army
Recently the Premier announced concession u
serics that he would the home bill
counties Of Ulster opportunity the
fnsing to recognize the hish Parliament for six years.
Sir Edward Carson. Law other u
s'e,iGs refused entertain the proposition.
Tho home rule advocates in :hc
fcmcd regiments and drin with the object aiding
government should Ulster start revolution.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
New Plan Will Saddle Perman-
nent Fixed Charge OF Ouer
$l5,0O0Per Year on
People When 1t Is
Not Needed

we want Mayor Bowen is him
he we understand favored submitting water ordinance e
vote Of the people that they elected under
the referendum and he believed the people had right upon
We do not know how he voted matter was before His board
whether ne lined up with majority Of the board
He also believed told that dangerous set 81
trying to enforce ordinance that had published X
the fragrant violations the plain
has ever come to our attention. ===s==4=
furnished the only the have
Of forming to the reasons the
he had furnished this before the ordinance was passed
the objectonal points might have been eliminated having
have had satisfactory majority the
We want to quote his figures and show however that yet
furnished all the information that has made
step the right direction. 5tEssS -
We quote from his statement as follows:
averaged about The interest on the bonds runs rcuad
numbers to about SIS 10000 The annual retire
The revenue last year from the water works This
would leave balance Of purchase
of 0oo00 besides this there has in the
water sinking fund which amounts TO S2s,41400p
In this gives the total water works as
4sSoo oand the expense including interest and SAL
He number city where
extensions should be made but he furnishes
cost Of making these extensions
The figures he furnishes
Mayor Bowenare based on actual COL
eciohs for this they close the estimate by
Simon who understands the water situation in Faimon possibly better
than any other in the city. 4,
But since the audit now under
completed take that the estimated
instead Of the actual receipts from could
well the actual receipts until the been made up
There only So 90 difference mayors figures
would indeed be startling prove
but these figures basis
which to draw conclusions.
that the figures
reproduce below complete levy
August 1918 the water situation
exCity Miller on the
18th day Of August 1sl3O
Water rentals -. ........... SAL 22235
Additional rentals .s....-.. 100000 "A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
Pythiianl: +. .
LodgesInThe
Ohio Valley
BIG GROWTH OF ORDER UNDER
CHANCELLOR NUzUM's AID.
MINIsTRATI0N.
MEMBERSHIP OF WEST VIRGINIA
AT CLOSE OF YEAR WILL
REACH 10000.

Sam r. Nuzum, Grand Chancellor,
Knights Of Pythias, left Tuesday af-
ternoon for Wheeling to attend a
meeting of Ohio Valley Lodges.
Twelve K. of p. Lodges in Wheel
ng and vicinity have been holding
"Visitations" every two weeks dur
ing winter months, all the lodges in
immediate vicinity of Wheeling meet
ing together and holding public SEES
sions. This has resulted in much
rood to the order and great Pythian
interest has been aroused.
A report from the Grand Keeper
CONTINUED on PAGE sIx.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
81 ASSOCIATED Pass. ]

BY ASSOCIATED Pass
JuAREz, March Tie vigil OF
Officers at Rebel Headquarters
Throughout the might continued to-
day without authoritative Information.
as to the outcome Of the fighting. at
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
GENERAL vALEsCo WAS WELL
PREPARED FOR VILLAS AT
TACK ON STRONGHOLD.
REBEL HEADQUARTERS WITH.
{0UT AUTHORITATIVE INF0R-
NATION ON FIGHT.
BIZ ASSOCIATED Pass. ].

BIZ ASSOCIATED PREss.1
WASHINGTON. March 25.--Thc
Mexican embassy has received the
following cablegram from the city of
Mexico dated last night:
THE Rebels were repulscd today
in an attempt to reach Torreon. Gen.
Xalesco well prepared for attack"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
Notice Of Removal

We viii occupy our new rooms 1
414 Main St, April LIST.
KELLEy.GouDY co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
REBELS WERE HEAVILY
REFUSED AT T0RRE0N.

Torreon., Gen. chao still awaited
confirmation of the report that reach
ed here during the night that Gen.
Villas Army had captured two
tiartels In Torreon.
No definite news had come over
the wires since the receipt of the AS
ISOLATED Press Dispatch from Chuhua-
hua at five p. m. yesterday that fight
ing sim was in progress at Gomez,
Palacto. the important railroad SUI
burbs Of Torre6n.
Br Assoc,ArEn i'REss!t
Ell PAso. Mar. 25.-Miguel Die.
tcox11xrEp on PAGE SIX
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25
The Weather

West Virginia - Cloudy tonight
aud Thursday. probably rain. Warm
er tonight Western Pennsylvania
Cloudy tonight and Thursday: prob-
ably rain; somewhat colder tonight,
High south winds,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

and pretentious marble figure called
Conception MIR. Borglum has evil
IDENTITY been obsessed by Robins Eve
Rodiu plays an important part In all
this work and is the direct inspirer Of
the whole line Of Centaurs, Mar.
tyrs. MaIdens Prayers and Masks"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

I and his mind, "a restless as the ocean.
Like a fretting horse he Is eager TO be
! on Nothing seems to satisfy his
parched soul. He does not believe IN
accident. achievement Is born Of genius
and work. Shy OF fattery. a whole
some praise acts as q stimulus 10 Ais
inspiration. He Is thoroughly human
and wants nothing he does not earn.
lie works FOR the world. and " he sue
ceeds in making 1t see what he sees
and feel what he feels. then he Is
| happy"
And here IL our Academician. He does
not make himself clear IN every par
ticular. but then neither does Mr. Luks.
Il Is apparent. however, that he Is Just
as unkind as Mr. Luks 10 friendly:
"0utxon Borglum:
His talent 10 marked by great aSpira-
ton. but the actual achievement Is
slight There are q few notes here and
there. Ike the Incomplete little figures
IF the Martyrs and the 'Centaurs'
that show del!caey Of modelling. visibiy
inspired by t,odln. but nearly everything
I IN tie gallery has ;he air Of having
been done n too great haste.
"A considerable part of ;Ae exhibit Is
Iuau" up Oh tlasks Oh no great cOnse-
quence. The part played by these and
the other fragments shown is negligible.
quite a number OF pieces OF horses and
parts Of the group Mares Of Do.
inedes' rather cucumber the place. II
would seem that they were put In Just
, u I'll up space.
/ The busts OF Miss Matthison and Col
Ealers have been seen through a mist.
3 The one OF Senator Elk'ns Is cleaner
! cut and keener. The little head OF q
girl Phyllis Ia the most pleasing OF
'he heads. out the ilttie bronze Rus
kin - the most satisfactory thing IN
the show The bronze head Of Lincoln
IS poor sort Of a thing a very !ndIs
! tinguisaed characterization. and more
| over the form IL poor, showing too
much haste. The monument 10 Lincoln
at Newark the full sized model Of
which IS here shown. Is better here than
N It's place IN front of the County Court
House. II should be onspicuous note
there in an important architectural
scheme, but at short distance 1t be-
comes totally Ineffective. In the large
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

Borglum performs. a mans work self
judges. fixes his capacity. The savage
with his rudcly carved image might
properly regard the figure as the most
remarkable piece Of art IMAGINABLE,
when We measure the extent Of his in
tellect. Therefor, Borglum VII tell you
that IL is the intellect that sends the
chips Of marble flying and not the hand
The beauty that pleases is the beauty
he follows. Truth and perfection his
constant aims. To him the soul that
renders such work commands He fol-
lows nature, not as the fox TIE hare. hut
rather as the father his lost child
borglum gives us no pledge and his
spirit eNults In an untrammelled free
dom. lie fees Indebted to nobody. and
the wide world IL at once his temple
and playground. There IL nothing I'm
passive in his creations; they TEEN with
emotion, feeling and life. He seeks thc
relations OF things and Yields his links
together In mastery manner. He en-
ploys no Fabian tactics. but marches
boldly to the front, rel!nquish!ng no con
Quered territory without bitter strus-
gle. America, the land of his birth
he makes his home. lie IL keeniy alive
TO the treasures that lie hidden in every
page OF his country's history. Theme
upon theme surge through his heart