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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
FIRST THINGS.
Rhodes Scholarships.

The first great educational move.
ment for promoting the solidarity of
the English speaking world was the
Rhodes scholarship fund, provided for
in the will OF Cecil John Rhodes, the
South African statesman and "dia-
mond king" who died in Cape Town,
13 years ago today. In his will Rhodes
left about S10.000.000 to found q mum.
Der OF scholarships at Oxford. Two
were offered to every state and terri
tory in the Union and to every Eng
fish speaking colony and province,
while five were set apart for students
of German descent. The inclusion
of the latter was an afterthought ex-
pressed In codicil. Rhodes left
bitter resentment toward the kaiser
because of his famous telegram to
Kruger. but in 1901 the South African
statesman visited Berlin and made
the acquaintance of the emperor
Rhodes wanted permission to build a
telegraph line throug German East
Africa, and the German Rhodes
scholarships are the testimony OF his
appreciation of the kaiser's favorable
action. The first applicants for ad-
mission to Oxford under the provi-
sions of the Rhodes will were three
young Germans, who entered the
ancient institution IL years ago as the
advance guard of the hundreds of
young men from all over the English
speaking world. who have since bene-
fitted by the generosity of the great
imperialist.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
ToDAY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
BY o. Terence.
George Lynch, a Correspondent Il
Wars of -Four Continents.

George Lynch, Correspondent in
Wars of Four Continents.
Few of the correspondents engaged
in covering the present war have had
SO much experience as George Lynch,
the distinguished Irish journalist Mr..
Lynch was born in Cork forty seven
years ago, come tomorrow, and was
educated by Cardinal Newman. He
began his adventurous career as an ex-
plorer in the wilds of Western Austria
liza. and THE remote islands of the
south Pacific. His first experience as
a war correspondent was in the con-
flict between the United States and
Spain, when he represented the Lon
don Chronicle. When the. Boer war
broke out he went to South Africa
as the correspondent of the Illustrated
London News. and there he had many
exciting experiences. He was wound
ed at the battle of Reitfontein, and
again in the early days of the siege
of Ladysmith. Later he volunteered
to make an attempt to escape from the
besieged town and make his way to
Gen. Buffers forces, but he was cap
tured by the Beers and was confined
in Pretoria Jail for month When
liberated he was stricken with enteric
fever, and was sent back to England
to recuperate. Mr.. Lynch's first expe.
rience in Asia was as correspondent
of the Daily Express during the Boxer
troubles in China. Later he joined
the Chinese rebels in the southern part
of the empire. After that he spent
some time in the United States as y
special correspondent of the London
Daily Mail. In 1903 he was engaged
by the New York Journal TO go to
Macedonia. The following year found
the Irish correspondent back in Asia.
representing the London Chronicle in
the Russo-Japanese war, during which
he was with the army of Nippon in
Manchuria. He returned to Europe in
time to be assigned to cover the dis
turbances in Russia followed the war
The Balkans next occupied his atten-
ton, and at the outbreak of the pres
ent war he was sent to Belgium and
took part in the retreat from Ant.
werp. Mr.. Lynch has made the circuit
of the globe half dozen times and has
written number of books dealing
with his experiences, Mr.. Lynch de-
clares that the Germans have disre.
garded the rules of warfare, that they
do not fight like gentlemen" and
that they have often been guilty. OF
hitting blow the belt"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
NO PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.

= President Wilson's plan to have
congress enact a law providing for
presidential primaries has come to
grief. He recommended legislation on
the subject year ago, and recently It
was reported that he was determined
TO press the matter on the incoming
congress, the statute to apply in 1916.
But Senator Pomerene of Ohio, acting
for HIS committee on privileges and
I elections, has advised the President
THAI there is no warrant in the Consti-
tuition for this departure. The Twelfth
Amendment delegates to states au
thority to appoint electors in such
manner as the legislature may direct,
not congress. There being no consti-
tutional authority, therefore. for the
legislation desired by the President
Senator Pomerene admonishes against
dt, suggesting that only after cOnsti-
tutional amendment covering the
situation would-congress have power
to act.
It is not considered probable that
the President will pursue the subject
farther. That would be embarrassing
The Baltimore platform was silent on
the question of national primaries, but
It did commit Mr.. Wilson to a certain
constitutional amendment providing
for o Single presidential term" and
making the President ineligible for
reelection" This Mr. Wilson mas
calmly ignored in public, although
privately he is reported to have writ
ten his protest. Meantime the Pomer-
enc opinion, which the latter comes to
with great regret" is disconcertrs
for the reason that it has placed the
President squarely in the position of
having asked congress to pass an un-
constitutional act. Incidentally this
daye1opment diSDOSeS of the Progress
siye party dream that there would be
no more national conventions, candi
dates for President and Vice President
being selected by direct vote. Dele
gates will be chosen by direct vote IN
such states as by law require that
method, and they, with other accreIit-
ed delegates, in turn, and in national
convention, will determine the person
mel of the party ticket.
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Our Daily Special.
An easy mark is always hard up.
Luke McLuke Says:

Luke McLuke Says:
The old fashioned theatrical producer
who used to scour the country for
plays now has a successor who forgets
to scour the plays he sends around
the country.
"A woman who Is always having
things charged is always shocked when
the bills come in.
Lots OF men who are wearing med
ais for heroism haven't nerve enough
to call a woman's bluff.
What doth it profit man IL he Is
long on prayer and yet short on weights
and measures?
1t Is pretty hard for man to love
his neighbor when said nelghbor has q
rusty photograph that plays clipper
AIRY" cighty-one times a day.
When two women who haven't seen
one another for five years happen to
meet on the street they embrace and
kiss and hang on to each other, and
each tells the other how fine she looks
and that she hasn't changed bit. And
then they part, and each says OF the
other: did you ever see such an old
crow? She is painted and powdered.
and her hair is stained, but she looks
as II she was a hundred years old"
Before they marry he says that she
is nice enough to eat, and she says
that he is nice enough to eat. And Mt
er they marry she tells him that he is
lobster, and he tells her that she Is
hen.
Every time n married woman ex-
claims Dear me-" her husband frisks
his pockets and agrees with her.
Matrimony and billiards are alike In
that you have to take the kisses with
the scratches.
Any woman who has fern and a
canary and n poodle to care for will
always agree with you when you say
that woman's work is never done.
When mother serves breakfast with
her face dirty and her hair wadded
into baseball on the back OF her head
and wears a greasy wrapper. and slop-
py pair OF slippers father VIII take a
long look at the enlarged picture that
hangs in the dining room and shows
mother as bride, and father will
make a mental note OF the fact that
anything can happen in the course Of
time.
The faddists have started "A move to
make Feb. % national holiday by oh
serving it in some useful way. We
know some men who could observe It
in useful way by taking a bath on
that date. Once in four years is better
than never.
There isn't any law compelling n man
! to put in four hours n day arguing
about the war in Europe. Alot Of peo-
pie seem to think that there is such a
law, and we are putting them wise.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
LITTLE Boobies PA
BY William II. Kirk.

Pa didn't go to his office yesterday.
1t was his day off and he was feeling
fine wen he was Getting his breakfast.
He was reeding the paper G. all of a
sudden he sed to Ma, ussen to this
butiful verse. deerest luv.
One kind wurd gently spoaken,
Wen a friend Is feeling glum.
Can mend heart that's broken
And that's goin sum.
/ think it is rather meedioker, sed
Ma. l doant, sed Pa, the sentiment Is
butiful. At any rate sed Pa, l am
going to start in this morning & every
persun witch Gums neer me is going to
have the gentel talk slipped to them
until they will think am ray OF sun
shine l am not goin to utter one
harsh wurd to anybody. sed Pa, not
even to you, deer.
Just then the door bell rung &fn
calm the grocer. Good morning, Fred,
sed Pa. You are looking fine sed Pa.
Is that SO. sed the grocer; am feeling
rotten. How about this bill. That
will be adjusted, kind friend, sed Pa.
have always thot a great deal OF you,
perhaps moar than you will ever know.
You can go as far as you like with me.
good friend, Pa said to the grocer.
Well. sed the grocer, am sorry that
cannot say the saim to you. Cullec-
shuns has been very slow OF late q
| want you to kick in with fifty beans.
All of witch will cum in due time, sed
Pa. L think too much of you to beet
YOU out Of a penny. ! am going to
have a big week next week & then l
will moar than reward you. have
had It handed to me pretty hard laitly
but they cannot keep a squirrel on the
ground.
They can IL they step on it. sed the
grocer, & that's what am going to do
with you IL doant get my coin now.
I halt to make a scene in front OF a
lady the grocer sed. but 'onless you I'M
bucket the valees & slip me fifty things
will beegin to happen to yure frank
open face. So pa paid the grocer.
Then the gas man CAIN. An, my
deer fellow, sed Pa, you certainly are
looking sphinx and span this bright
spring morning. How are ali yure
folks? I haven't seen you In long
time.
That is yure own fault. sed the gas
man. You know where a check will
reah me. To be sure. sed Pa. to be
sure, woant you sit down and have
sum of this grapefruit. You will ind
it delishous.
No thank you. sed the gas man.
didn't cum to eet, I CAIN heer to col
lect. All of witch Is perfectly proper.
sed Pa, you are entitled to yure mon
ey as any poor & honest gentleman
is. I was Jest telling my wife last mite
Pa sed, that the next time that gen.
tlemanly gas man calm he must have
his mummy.
Do I get it, or do I put the clamps
on the matter. sed the gas man. OF
coarse, the gas man sed you wud
look better In the dark any way. but
for the saik of yure good wife will
give you FIVE minutes to con up. So
Pa paid the gas man.
Well. sed Ma. after the gas man
had gone, It SENS to me that Little
Sunshine is Citing bawied out quite
considerably this a. m. Yure gentel
wurds doant seem to git across cum.
how or other. Maybe wen the next
visitor Gums you mite sing him lit
tel song and see IL that wud not go
littel better.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26

Pa was beginning to git pretty mad
and it maid him nader wen ma bee
gan to laff at him. Gentel words are
a great thing. Ma sed. wen spoken by
gentil person but cunning from you
they are like so many hymns sung by
porch climber.
Just then the butcher saim and he
sed I have cum already for the bal
ance witch to me is on my bill due.
You doant git it, you fat he'd, sed Pa.
&c IL you doant get down them stairs
this minnit I will kick you all the way
saver to yure butcher shop & maik
you eat your CLEVER. The butcher
went rite out and Pa didn't say other
gentil wurd all day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
! TODAY BE CELEBRATE.
Seml-centenary of Last Gallant
- SfruunIe of Lee.

& In these days of warfare it is in
terestfng to recall the closing scenes
of that great struggle between the
northern and southern states OF
, America, which were being acted on
the stage of Virginia half q century
ago. AS winter gave way to spring in
1866 the gallant armies of the Con-
federacy were making their last stand
against the blue in gray, but they re-
fused to admit 1t, and fought on until
fairly overwhelmed by superior num-
bers and armament.
Fifty years ago today Gen. Robert
e. Lee played his last strategic card
In the losing game of war. Calamity
he had held the defenses of Peters
burg and Richmond. but he realizet
that the end was near unless by some
desperate expedient he could break
his way through the blue line at
Petersburg. In that final exhibition OF
his brilliant strategy Lee chose as his
ngent Gen. John B. Gordon, the hero
of eight wounds.
In working out his scheme for en-
ab1ing the army of northern Virginia
to escape from Grants grasp at
Petersburg, Lee directed Gordon to
head Is 900 men and seek to fight his
way through the Federal lines at Fort
Steadman. This stronghold and it's
arthworks had in the rear three other
forts, and all we're protected by
tangled wires, sharpened rails and
other distractions.
- Gordon's job was to capture Fort
Steadman and the forts in it's rear
and thus open way by which the
whole army could pass through the
Union lines and fall upon Grants left
wing. 1t was hoped thus to disor-
ganize the Union forces so that Lee
+ could have time to collect the various
armies of the Confederacy and face
Grants men in another great battle.
It was shortly after midnight on
March 26, 1865, that the Confederate
attack on Fort Steadman commenced.
Z Taken by surprise, the Union pickets
donss force cleared away the obstruc-
tons. Then the main body rushed
toward the fort and captured it, with
700 prisoners and the brigadier-geneTal
in command, who had been caught
/ sleeping.
The daring plan. desperate as it
: was, seemed fated to succeed But
there remained the three forts in the
rear. The detachmerts sent against
them Numbered in the dark, and miss.
i ed their way. SO that when daylight
came they were far from the strong
holds they had been sent to take.
y As the sun peeped over the horizon
the Union forces closed in and the
shattered force of the Confederates
was driven back to Petersburg. Sur
prise was the main element of Lees
plans and he could not hope to repeat
It A week later Lee was at last dis
lodged from his intrenchments and
compelled to retreat-a retreat that
ended a few days later when Lee sur
rendered himself and his army to the
conquering Grant.
The attack on Fort Steadman was
: but q fash in the pan, but, except for
the laundering of the guides. 1t would
probably have succeeded. and Lee
would have been free to effect juno
ton with the other Confederate COM
manders. Another terrible and bloody
h battle would have followed and the
Inevitable end of the struggle might
have been postponed for many months.
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old residence which had been she

old residence which had been her
home for many years. She was q
lovable, motherly woman. When ii
was a youngster che would give me
cookies when l visited her.
"She was as good to me as my own
grandmother. Mrs. Jackson's grand
children, Thomas Christian and Julia
Christian, were my school mates. We
playeI together and were churns.
Mrs. Jackson cared little for society
but she delighted in helping the poor
and unfortunate. She never ma a.
any parade of her charity work, but
everyone who knew her loved her, and
would go to her when in trouble.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
2 GIRLS COMMIT suIcIpE,l

WASHINGTON, Pa, March 2s.-
Mary Coyls, aged 10, of BentleyviIle,
and Margaret Berger. aged 20, OF Nc.
Kesport, inmates of the Western
Pennsylvania Industrial School at.
Morganza. committed. suicide togeth-
er Tuesday night. The girls, who
were TRUSTEES, secured poison from the
matron's office and were dying when
found.
Superintendent w. F. Penn could
give no reason for the action.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26

Tho Editor Sings His Cyan Song.
We don't know who will succsed N;
but we sincerely hope he will receive
the support due him, but we fear he
Will not, for there are more tigss:wads,
big jacks and two faced hypocrites in
this town than any place we ever
knew.-Exchange.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
2 Boys Fined For
Cigarette Smoking

Smoking cigaretts is an expensive
pleasure for boys under 81 years OF
age in Fairmont, as was proven last
night when Earl Goode, aged Is. OF
Belleview, and Joseph Biefor, aged Is.
of Watson, were assessed $3.50 each
by Justice of the Peace r. Leigh
Fleming.
The boys were arrested yesterday in
a Fairmont pool room by Constable
Charles Satterfield. Both are alleged
to have been smoking at the time OF
their arrest According to the testi-
mony Biefor had a package of cigar
etts in his pocket and Goode had the
"makin's." Both boys paid their hnes.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
Acquainted With Mrs.
Stonewall jackson
WIDOW OF THE GENERAL LIVED
IN THE SAME TOWN WITH
J. NJ. OATES.

81 was intimately acquainted with
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, who died re-
Gently at her home in Charlotte. N.
Co." said j. NJ. Oates, superintendent
in the Fairmont district for road con-
struction work being done by the At
lantic Bitulithic company, today.
"Our families resided in the same
town and were on very friendly terms.
Mrs. Jackson died in the same plain
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
That's the Piaoo-

That's tho Place.
P'Were you over IN New York;" ash
ed the American who was so1ourninE
In London
II believe I did Witt that city" 70
Piled the Englishman. 'Tsn't that the
place where the cafes display signs
reading, Waters Will Please Report
Amy Dlscourtesy ON the Part Of the
GuestsP'"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
Enuanh II PIent

Eno0ah 10 Plenty.
LaveH Of great men eft remind IN
That we should control q thirst,
Apd, departing, leave behind us
This fair warning, "5afety drst."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
Ho. HumI

Back to the farm" is now the cry,
And yet we stay In towns and sigh.
To have n farm would be real nice
II we could only raise tho price.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
WHO'S WHO in THE WAR.

Admiral Hugo Won Pohl. the new
commander OF the German high sea
feet, is native of Breslau and is sixty
years of age. Before his elevation
Kaiser's navy he was chief of the adj
miralty staff and was stationed N
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
WuHI

Tho holdup man had q stern way
OF making us heed HIS commands:
He went into clock store, and
Tho poor olocks all held UP their hands.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
Sure!

Sure!
"Why do they call those noisy pat
terms Balkan necktIesT' asked the old
fogy.
Because they make horses balk.
guess" replied the Crouch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26

Things 60 Worry About.
The natives of the Andaman islands
never sing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
A Live Town.

The merchants IN this place do not
seem TO do any advertising" remarked
the stranger.
NO" replied the editor of the local
paper "They are too busy Dragging
that this town has the finest cemetery
In the state"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-26
Bits Of Byplay
By Luke hcIaEe
copyraziE. lels. che, oanuaazzsl
Enquirer
Paw Known Everrthina

raw KNOWS EVcFJtnln6.
Wnlfe-PHw, when has q man horse
sense7
Paw-when he knows enough not to
bray myson-
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10 That So!
naor Tnka

Dear Luke:
Luke McLuke, you are some wise.
Your corn fed is darling;
He who wins her wins a prize,
She's much too fat for quarrelinE.
M. e., New Albany, Ind.
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Names 10 Names.
Mrs. Ora Nickel lives in Kentucky.
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Get right. See jackson on plumb.
ing-Monroe street. {.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-16
The Short Cut
Dec. 16 Jan. 6.

TO save few Steps-a very few
indeed-many persons in Sterling are
destroying the beauties of nature
Ia -tSke the SshOrt cults an. Americas
trait. We are al! anxious to reach the
goal by the shortest possible route,
and going anywhere, whether 1t be on
long journey or Just to and from our
homes and places Of employment, W.
seek the shortest route And in the
mad rush everything in the way which
will yield to force is pushed out OF the
road or tramped under foot As IA re-
suit of this condition well worn paths
are being cut across lawns in public,
squares and IN from: Of private resi-
denccs. Several path S are cspcc-
tally noticeable on the courthouse
lam. And the observer can also sec
paths cut in what have been pretty-
lawns in many parts of the city. All!
because some persons want TO reach
a certain place in hurry. And fcN
steps are saved while unsightiy spots
are created. We all like to see pretty
lawns, but as is the case with many
ether things, we like to see them so
long as they are pretty. After the
Eretiness is worn off the toy it as 4
rule has little attraction for the Child
But we do know OF cases whore the
enid cllngs TO treasure no matter
low old and battered it is. In this
these children show better sense thar
their elders, for despite the fact that
the grownup is supposed to have good
judgment, there are many who .sFcal
the fact that they have none VIXEN il
comes to the lawns. 1t became nee
essary to string barbed wire about the
corners of one of the public school
grounds to prevent pedestrians wear
ing path through the lawn which
tended to spoil its appearance the fol-
lowing summer. 1t shouldn't be nee
cssary for the man who loohs after the
courthouse lawn or fer the resident to
resort to the same eXpedient to pre-
serve the grass plots The people
should use little Judgment and if
they cannot reason it out that their
practice OF cutting across the corners
OF the lawns saves them but very
few steps, let them remember that
they will like to see pretty lawns e.
gain ncEt summer
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-16
CHRISTMAS STATIONERY The
Gri, Office.
Chickens at Dcnvrr

since the starting OF the annual
poultry show, in connection with the
national Live Stock Show at Dewey.
there has been a wonderful improve
mcnt in the poultry flocks of Colorado
and other Rocky Mountain states. A
great deal Of this Improvement ha;
been due to the annual exhibition a,
Denver. Farmers and their wives
nave been able to secure choice breed
ing stock, and at the coming show
there will h" quite number of cxhib-
tors from Western farms who q few
years ago had nothing but scrub chick
ems. This annual poultry exhibition
has become strong feature of the
SHOW and l.; regarded as one OF the
big poultry events of the country
There Will be exhibits at the next
show not only from Colorado but
frCm practically all of the adjoining
states. The feature of the show is
the high quality OF the exhibits, and
every year the best judges in the
country are secured to place the rib
bons. The Judging is done by COM
parison. instead of by the score card,
so that individual merit has IN op-
rortun,ty to win.