davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
BIRTHDAY STORY
THE a oE alRRoN.
BY o. Terrence

The sixteenth Of January, 1894, is
memorable us marking the death OF
one OF the greatest historians Of all
time: Edward Gibbon. His monu.
mental decline and Fall Of the Ro.
man Empire has been described as
one Of those works which everybody
owns and nobody reads, but this Is
far from true. No student OF history
can afford toineglect Gibbon, and this
is especially true at the present time
of European CONFUSION and transi
tton. when the history recorded by
,Gibbon may be in process Of repeat.
ing itself. It will surprise many
present+day readers Of ,Gibbon ID
learn that during his life and fol-
many years following his death the
great historian was denounced as an
"intidel," and his great work was
under the ban Of disapproyal OF! many
religious leaders because OF hi al.
legged reflections on Christianity. Glib.
bon was inspired to write his Rome
when, at lineage Of twenty.seven, he
inspected the ruins OF the Eternal
City. In 1872 he settled in a house
In London and began writing the
great work, and on a June night in
~ he wrote the last lines Of the last
page. The labor Of fifteen years was
ended at last. Il will not dissemble
the first emotions Of Joy on recover.
ing my freedom, and, perhaps, the es:
%tablishment Of my fame" wrote Glib:
bon. "But my pride was soon hum.
bled, and a sober melancholy was
spread over my mind, by the idea that
i had taken an everlasting leave OF
an old and agreeable companion, by
and that whatsoever might be the flu.
ture fate of my History, thelife Of the
historian must be short and precari:
ous.""
Gibbon spent his life in celibacy,
and, although he fell violently in love
with a younger woman, he decided
that marriage and Its distractions
must interfere with the great work
to which he devoted the larger part
Of his life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
HOW 10 HasIEN THE WARS.

N4A -
What the government at Wash.
ington should do. say some Of the
; peace advocates, Is to step in and
prevent ali traffic An war supplies
ammunition, guns, horses, motor
cars. gasoline. food stuffs; between
this countr yand any and all of the
beliteerents, thereby strangling the
war, bringing ii to an early conclu.
sion.
Then again. the Memphis Appeal.
an intelligent newspaper, thinks just
the contrary:
Peace advocates are making against
peace when they seek to keep mill.
tary supplies out 0 fthe hands Of the
belNgerents. The more cannon, the
more powder. the more submarines
all Of the Contestants have. the
quicker the war will be ended. The
sooner the war IS endedthe better
II viii be for the general happiness
and prosperity OF the world.
you take your choice The war
can best be ended by starvation in
the MARTIAL means OF warfare. Ths
war can best be ended by a~ccelerat.
ing the slaughter Of all the fighting
men on both sides.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
WHO'S WHO IN THE A
GEN. HAMILTON.

General Sir Ian standish Monteith
Hamilton, for several years the in.
spcctor.general of the oversee forces
OF the British empire, was born at
Corfu, the son of an army officer,
sixty.two years ago today, January
IS. 1853. Sir Ian is well known in
America through his visits to inspect
the Canadian forces. He entered the
army fortytwo years ago, ana
achieved the first of many medals
and honors he has received through
the gallantry he displayed In the
Afghan war OF 1873. He served in the
Boer war of 1881, and with the Nile
expedition three years later, when he
acquired more medals. The Burmese
expedition Of 1886 resulted in his
elevation tothe rank Of lieutenant.
colonel, and in 1891 he was promoted
to colonel. He commanded a brigade
lin the Tirah campaign and in 1898
was sent to South Africa. In 1900,
during the Boer war, he was placed
In command OF 10000 mounted men
from all parts Of, the empire, includ'
ing the Canadian Mounted Rifles and
the Australians. His brilliant ser
vices In that bloody conflict was pro,
motion to the rank Of maior-general,
In 1901 he was made chief of staff
to Lord Kitchener, and from that
time until the end of the war was In
command Of mobile columns in west
ern Transvaal. During the Russo
Japanese war Gen. Hamilton was the
military representative Of India with
the Japanesesfie army in Manchuria.
where he learned many Lessons OF
warfare which have been useful 70
his country in the present conflict. he
was appointe dinspector.general Of
the oversee forces in 1910. Besides
his many British honors, Gen. Ham
ilton has received Prussian, Japanese
and Spanish decorations. During his
busy military career Gen. Hamilton
has found time to write a number Of
books dealing with his experiences
and the countries he has visited.
- III "...- Ha ~ -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Secretary Bryan sent the British
Ambassador as a holiday gift o copy
of his books GA Message From
Bethlehem" Sir Cecil wrote Mr..
Bryan expressing his gratitude and
appreciation.
"A friend of Sir cecil's who knew Of
the gift. when asked q Sir Cecil had
read the book, remarked:
"!Of course he did! He read 1t rom
cover to cover. You know he though.
possibly there might be something In
II about Charlie schwab's proposal
to ship submarines lin sections
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

j! F. Mailaney holds the record for
length OF service at the Lewiston.
Fair having taken tickets at the main
gate for 10 consecutive years. W.
70. Greeley and G.. r: Nelson, his as
sistants, have served II years.
School Superintendent A. H. Water
house Of Fremont, Neb., has given
his approval to the use Of roller
skates by teachers and pupils ontheir
trips toand from school. He says
that much time can be saved by this
innovation.
Finding a. Negro ransacking her
room, Marian Holloway, 10 years old.
of Atlantic City, N. j., entered the
room, locekd the door. threw the key,
5ut the window and grappled withsthe
burglar for 10 minutes until the 20.
lice arrived.
The late John Alvah Blaisdell OF.
East Lebanon, Me-, lived on his farm.
without a human companion for
more than 40 years, but had, at times
Is or 20 cats. He read every news.
paper he could get and Is said to
have read every book In the East
Rochester library. and some Of them.
three or four times.
After remaining practically unused
In the belfry of the Phoenix Hail in.
Fairhaven for 20 years, the bell which,
was placed there in 1892 is to be
movadNtn a erhool 3hnuae An North
Fairhayen, and there used for both
the school and for the fire alarm
system. II was the first bell in the
town, and was made by Paul Revere.
In the French Chamber Of Depu-
ties there are 154 barristers and So
licitors: The next most numerously
represented profession Is that Of
medicines deputies. The literary
men and journalists number as; the
university professors, AZ; the landed
proprietors. 4s; retired officials, az;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

"a soldier never ought to COVER
When ali them shells Is falling fast
But through each hard and nerve.
racking hour
he should keep his courage until
the last
IsMy father was q soldier once
With a heart as brave as Julius
Caesar;
For three long years he done his
stunts
And fought as brave asy any greaser.
.And that is why sigh for war
And want to fight the enemy.
And its I'm wounded very sore
The Red Cross doctor Will have
a remedy
Al wish he could find o remedy
that would keep him from writing
that poetry" said the Head Barber.
Some Of these days you viii SO too
far, Fostering me with that junk
which that brother OF yours cooks
! don't suppose you knew that
n had a headache this morning, or
you wouldn't have sprung It one me"
81 didn't know you had q head.
ache, George said the Manicure
Lady, ..but 1t wouldn't have made no
fearful difference, because I've got to
read this stuff to somebody, and you
always seemed the most sympathetic.
There comes an actor now. and IN
bethe wants to have his nails did.
II he does. I am going 70 lrecite VIII
fred's poem to him. I hops times
hasn't went SO far that nobody APP
preciates genius.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
MANS INDIGNANTLY.

Taking mans inhumanity to man
as his text Jerome Haddox advocates
the pardoning Of the FIVE Imprisoned
legislators In an editorial that:touches
the deep springs Of the human heart
In a paragraph Of punch and pathos
he deplores the condign punishment
OF these weak men, while the perpe.
traitors of the enviegitng game are
still ''unhung.' Here II Is, Just as
he says 1t in the Pocatontas indie.
pendent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
.oPlE a WISDOM.

opie Read thinks this would be a
dreary old world 10 everybody in It
had a million dollars.
tThink OF It Just think OF it, he
said in an address theother night.
III everybody was worth s1,oo0,000
and a man asked another to do some
work, he would Just put or! a high.up
air and tell him to change climates.
There was never a falser belief
than that money and ignorance can
.make.a man happy. I would like to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
savinaTime.

Everything had gone wrong with
Grumps that morning, and as he strobe
.gioomily down the suburban road on
his way to the station he was simply
aching for an outlet for his temper.
Good morning. cheerfu1iy called out
the man from the Films. overtaking
him. Good morning. good afternoon.
good evening. Now we've made q day
OF itE' snarled Grumps yiciously.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

The G%oyernor's suggestion that
the state ~penitentiary should be con.
Quoted as o reformatoryi Is in keeping
with the most advanced ideas con.
corning institutions OF correction. Ths
state should recognize them pri.
MARTY as Institutions whose purpose
is educational rather than punish.
ment.-Parkersburg News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Select Your Box Stall Early.
The next dance will be held Tues.
day evening. Free stabling al
Weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
StateEditors..
MERE sklaMlsA

The fight In which President VII.
son is now engaged, with the Demo
Gratis In the United States Senate and
elsewhere, IS q mere sklrmish com.
pared with the battle that is TO fol.
low. The Democratic party never
did have Q president It supported
through his entire term.-Parkers.
burg State Journal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
Annual Burden. +
The mail is full of biotters.
And calendars abound.
The postman fairly totters,
Under his daily round.

Well.known Leagues of the World.
American.
National.
6,0oo Under the Sea.
Hanseatic.
OF Peace.
Epworth.
Purity.
For National Defense.
Federal.
OF the Public Veal.
Holy.
OF American wheelmen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Some men marry for love and
others because there is no other way
out Of IT.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Eph Wiley who lives on a boule.
ward. says the most common remark
in his neIghborhood Is, There goes
another Ford
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

The Detachable Finger.
Mrs. Ernest Martin took the end Of
her first finger off last week while
making causage.-Eaton c%orrespon.
dence, Charlotte Tribune.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
Just Smiles.
TIM ELY VERSE.

y" Iii u ..Nf" NHg.L-
Bill Bowhay is a Jolly wight,
Heloyes his little Joke,
Says he: my watch is water tight
It's often been in soak"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Up in an airship Billy wore
His watch-the artful guy
And to his satisfaction proved
That time could surely fly.
Memphis Commercial:Appeal.
Will does not care for company
When he's in miseree;
aueA aou scoop on 6Ip 81 on ueqh,
The town he's in to be.
Houston Post.
L. o. Allott couldn't live on tick;
So, thinking to be funny,
He took his watch to a pawn:shop
quick.
And proved that time is money.
-Parkersburg State Journal.
The French OF IL
Allons, Tenn.
Calais, Ohio.
Flanders, Okla.
Marine. Iowa.
Allouez, Mich.
Cork, Ga.
Revenue Energy.
When Prohibition rules the hour
And revenues grow small,
Can taxes run by water power
Instead of alcohol?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

gan to write porodies. and this led
to employment BY New ork papers,
for whom he wrote the sketches
John Henry. and sDinkelspiel.r He
then branched out into dramaticl
writings, IN which he has attained
wide celebrity
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

II a man really wants to get the
attention Of his wife he must talk
In his sleep.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Buck Kilby says the only extenu.
ating circumstance Is that the cabaret
performer makes q living at It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Buck Hilby says a careful man is
one who figures that every gun is
loaded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Hotel barn, 81 a couples cattara
gus. N. Y. Star.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
-----
skip!

There is Skip Rathbone-hain't he
list jerlin' them bootlegger fellers
around seese.-Parkersburg State
Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
vfnAisrss'

avfns Aigres
The term vinegar comes from win
satgres tsour swtnel. which indicates the
source from which 4 was produced.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

Judging from reports that are. drift.
Ing across the waters. the European
war has not begun yet. All. that has
taken place Is mere diminishing.
Real war, we are informed. will be.
gin the first Of May nexts-Charleston
Mall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16

The Limit In Gratitude.
We are grateful to Rep. Thomas
for the regular copy Of the Congress
sional Record.-Lane, w. Va, Re.
corder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-16
LLoYD.eEoReE
/ 81 on Sunday,

IA LEADER IN WAR AS IN PEACE.
Not so very long ago the mobiles and
wealthy men of England were call
ing down curses upon the head of the
Ri. Hon. David-George, Chancellor Of
the Exchequer, and all his p~ostiferous
schemes for separating Peter from his
cash in order to provide for Paul.
Strangely enough, war has brought
comparative peace to LloydLGeorge,
for In the most critical period Of Brit.
ish history the peers as we'll as the
people, the classes as well as the
masses, have been brought to.a reali.
cation that in the Welshman Eng.
land has a great statesman man OF
poise and power, and one capable OF
bringing home to the millions who
adore him the real meaning and is.
sues OF the conflict in which the Gun.
try is now engaged.
David Lloyd.George was born in
Manchester on January II, 1863 so
he will be tfty.two this Sunday. AL.
though born beyond the borders Of
Wales, h els a Welshman through
and through, his father, William
George. having been a school teacher
Of Welsh yoeman stock. and his
mother, Elizabeth Lloyd the daughter
of a Welsh Baptist minister. The
future statesman was reared in pov.
erty, and at sixteen was articled to
a firm of solicitors! From his !admis.
sion to the bar he was always the
champion; Of the masses, whose rufter:
Iings and privations he had shared.
Fiery but persuasive oratory en-.
abled Lloyd-George to get In close
touch with the people whom he was
anxious to serve, and, coupled with
his natural ability, forced him to the
front in the political arena. For the
moment he has dropped all his re.
form projects and has devoted his
sole attention to the problems pre-.
sented by the war.
George v. Hobart, the author OF
aExperience" and many other plays
and dramatic sketches and the ltbret-
list OF numerous musical comedies,
was born at Cape Breton. Nova SEQ.
tia, forty:eight years ago today. In
Ibis youth he studied 8teiegraphy and
was q cable operator In Newfound:
land for some time. After d brief
lexperience as an actor, he returned
to- the key, and operated d newspaper
wire. In his moments ofleisure he be.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-25
3 Local Happenings &
@I

Smoke Little Council cigars, Sc.
Boyd's elevator will have a car of
corn on track the last of this week.
Harry Bowles was in town Saturday
from Osnabrock ~transacting business.
WANTED-To rent four or five
room house. Small family. Inquire
at Democrat office.
John Goggin was a Langdon visitor
last Saturday for a short time from
his farm in the vicinity of Concrete.
Miss Katie Goggin left last week
for Sharon, N. Oak, where she is
making a visit with her cousin, Mrs.
H. O. Sorenson.
r. T. Burke went to Grand Forks
yesterday to attend the sessions of the
state organization of telephone COM
panies, which is being held there this
week.
Attorney Frank B. Feetham is here
from Garnd Forks this week to look
after the interests of clients who have
cases in litigation before Judge Knee
shaw at this term of court.
Druggist G. A. Spellman has just
got through making a number of
spring improvements in the interior
Of the Langdon pharmacy, which add
materially to it's appearance.
Mayor Mcintyre and little son,
I"Billy,' were in Grand Forks over
Sunday to visit with Mrs. Mcintyre,
who it is expected will be we'll enough
to leave the hospital and return to
Langdon during the coming week.
SSJudge Kneeshaw disposes of the
few details connected with the March
term of court, which convened Tues
day afternoon in time to reach an adj
j%ournment yesterday. Much of the
time was taken up with the examina-
ton by the court of parties making
application for papers of full citizen
ship.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-25
Concillia'' GIG

Two good steam heated rooms for
rent. Inquire of E. C. Dedrick. If
Miss Marie Hankey was a visitor
several days during the week with her
friends in Grand Forks and at Milton.
A. H. Mcmillan came down Tues
day from Hannah where he is actively
engaged in the farm machinery bust
ness this spring.
Mrs. A. Schulke and Mrs. e.
Schadwinkel were visitors at Dresden
a couple of days last week at the
home of Merchant and Mrs. Ray
Fabel.
w. j. Kelly returned to his home
south of Langdon on last Fridays
passenger from a visit to the home of
his mother in Iowa, called there by
her recent illness.
Chas. Haugh's two daughters and
son, Herbie, who have been spending
the winter months on their homesteads
in northern Minnesota, returned to
their home here Tuesday.
Mrs. Alpstag was the hostess at an
''at home held Thursday afternoon,
when a number of friends were invit-
ed to meet Mrs. Mitchell, who left on
Friday for the western part Of the
state after an extended visit here.
Chris. Halvorson and wife, the lat
ter a sister of Mrs. Joseph Nowatzki,
were departing passengers Monday to
their home at Oakley, Mimi, after a
two weeks visit at the Nowatzki farm
home in the Mt. Carmel settlement.
Arthur Waldner and wife intend to
leave in the near future to join the
.eX-Langdon colony at Mowbray, where
Mr.. Waldner, until recently in the
gents Furnishings departments at the
Boyd store, has accepted a position
with the Donovan Mercantile Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-25
Smoke Council cigars"

OSoAASA kSoAo
Easter is an appropriate time to
exchange photographs. Opie's Photo
Shop. 36-7
Banker B. Prom was in the city
Saturday from Milton attending to
business matters.
c. S. Hunter was up the line Tues
day as far as Wales looking after his
farming interests west Of there.
Cletus Shredder, son of Joseph
Shredder of Mt. Carmel, returned on
Tuesdays train from a two weeks
visit in Fargo with friends.
Mrs. VIM. Shelley took Fridays
train for Darwin, Mimi, where her
mother, is reported as being i'll with
little or no chance of getting better.
Miss Alice Maloney returned Friday
by way of Hannah from Thornhill,
Man., where she was called during the
past week to attend the funeral of her
mother.
MCLAUGHLIN & Stranger are on the
market as buyers of young farm
horses and expect to make their first
shipment east on Saturdays train of
this week.
Mrs. Aiken and children, who have
been making an extended visit here at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Multi
gan, left Tuesday, their destination
being Malta, Mont.
Mrs. E. w. Quick is spending the
week end at Hannah with her daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie Quick, who has a
millinery opening announced for Fri
day and Saturday of this week.
Jas. Mirehouse was a passenger
north Saturday, going to Sarles where
he expects to spend part of the week
visiting with his brother and a num-
Der of old friends of the family.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-25
Smoke 'tCouncil'' cigars.
Spring hats are now on display at
Mrs. Quick's millinery parlors.

Spring hats are now on display at
Mrs. Quick's millinery parlors.
Weber's "Co-Operator' cigar
Plain, but there with the goods.
Elias Porter is a court visitor for a
part of the week, arriving Tuesday
from his home at Calvin.
, Banker and Mrs. Geo. H. Johnston
and the children were over Sunday
visitors here from Wales at the C. f..
Johnston home.
Mrs. j. j. Robson was among those
in town who were on the sick list
' several days of last week, but is now
able to be out and around again.
Ole l. Gjevre is here attending
court this week, being one of the
principals in a case which brings the
Nekoma Farmers Store into litigation.
Mrs. H. E. Fay was a returning
passenger Saturday from a visit of
part of the week in Grand Forks in
company with her mother, Mrs. John
Hannah.
M. 0. Strom and wife returned to
the city on Thursday from the home
of Mrs. Strom in southern Minnesota,
where they were called to attend the
funeral of her father.
Miss Allison Stewart, of the First
National Bank, is making a vacation
visit Of a week with friends at her
home in Sarles, leaving on yesterdays
north bound passenger.
Eugene Pennock is here from his
farm west of Wales looing after his
Langdon property, which has been oc-
cuEied by the O'Reilly family, who
left Monday for st. Paul.
VIM. Kitchin returned Tuesday
from Grand Forks where Mrs. Kitchin
was operated on and will remain
under treatment in a hospital for a
short time before returning home.
Rev. Opie again occupied the pulpit
of the Methodist church at the fore
noon service of last Sunday for the
first time since his recent illness, and
was down town for the first time Fri
day.
Mrs. VIM. O'Reilly and family left
Monday for St. Paul, where Grain
Buyer O'Reilly has been holding down
a job since his recent retirement from
the Langdon elevator of the St. An
thony & Dakota Elevator Co.
John Matern, who is opening up a
shoe repair shop in the DR.. Gibson
building, formerly the Langdon hospi-
tai, received his outfit of tools, ma
chinery and stock of goods this week
and is now ready for business.
j. W. Pomeroy went south from
Hannah on Fridays train after spend.
ing the week at towns along the line
in the interest of a Twin Cities farm
machinery firm. The Pomeroys have
been making their home in Minnea-
polls since leaving here.
Mrs. M. L. Sullivan has returned
home during the week from short
visits in Grand Forks and at Devils
Lake, being accompanied on the trip
back to Langdon by her mother, Mrs.
Baker, who has been quite seriously
i'll since the time she was seized with
a stroke of paralysis a year ago.