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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-31
FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 81, 1915.
-COURTEsY.

@OURTESY costs nothing, bur is worth much. The
truth OF the above statement can not be denied.
although there many who do not realize the full
reputation for courtesy Courteous treatment
Of all patrons by the employees of any business
% of the best such organization boast
Of When a customer is treated with courtesy by an
fpoye Of any organization, the employe remembered
ayorably by the customer the firm reaps the bene
the employees knowledge of the proper way to con-
duct himself When clerk treats customer with dis
courtesy, the clerk and his firm remembered in another
way and the company suffers from the neglect of one its
members. Courtesy always commands respect; dscour
tesy' breeds contempt.
oushaye no doubt gone into store and have been
waited by discourteous clerk one who did not seem
to take interest in your purchase seemed to
think that giving you his her best efforts was mat
ter OF little Importance You probably left this store
feeling that your patronage matter of little inter-
est TO the company when in fact the concern was in
reality seeking you as steady customer.
You have gone into another and have been wait.
a. on by clerk who knew the value of courtesy You
perhaps purchased than you intended to when you
entered and went away feeling that tho concern was
making earnest consistent and successful effort TO
Hiyelyou the best possible service.
Thereafter probably did the bulk of your dealing
whit store that had the courteous clerk
ills the same story in any limo OF business Courtesy
neyersfals to pay
Courtesy is IA mark Of true manhood and womanhood
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be the social status OF the blessed
Gus disposition humble or exalted.
There Is perhaps business in the world where the
tension Is greater than the newspaper field. In news
paper Office every individual is keyed up to the limit
from the time he enters the office in the morning until
the final page is ready for the press There manifold
trbulatons and worries IN the daily routine Of news
paper Office unknown to the reading public which all
have part in making the tension extremely high There
are hundreds of things which gnsw at the very nerve
centers of the olers the press But where the
sion is great there comes correspondngly great de.
mand for courteous treatment.
Tho newspaper editor does know or should know the
value OF courtesy the Is OF every member
the staff; and 1t is fixed rule in all newspaper offices
that courtesy paramount issue in the success Of the
organization No matter how busy the editors or the
reporters are they have always time be courteous
the public always have time to telephone call
in courteous manner, always have time to give the
humblest citizen the complete benefit Of the united effort
of the entire staff IL need be, the effort Of any ind
vidual member of the force.
The West virgnian has ever realized the value OF
courtesy and has instructed those the payroll Of the
organization as to the value OF courteous treatment
Every empoye of The West vrginan is anxious to rem
der you real service service which goes beyond mere
newspaper routine and is given not grudingy, but
gladly.
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WARS RED TAPE
IS A HUGE AFFAIR
British Army Requires Mil
lions of Blank Forms, La
bells and Stationery.
(By Associated press.)

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Even the ia.
nous British red tape, typical OF pre-.
war days of conservatism and bu.
reaucracy, is, at time, diverted from
Its customary uses in the interests
OF the army. The following Is a copy
Of an application received by The army
stationer at British headquarters nj
the height OF the second battle of
Ypres:
please deliver to bearer 1000 yards
OF red tape, for use with respirators
for urgent issue to the, front immed.
lately"
The occasion was one of the first
German gas attacks, and the 1000
yards OF red tape was supplied instant.
ly and reached its destination in
time.
The army stationer at headquarters
occupies a small old.fashioned room
which scarcely gives the visitor an
adequate idea of his essential import.
ance to the forces in the field. It is
a common observation among Brit.
ish officials that ian army marches
not on its stomach but rather On It's
Army Forms" There are literally
thousands of varieties Of printed mat
ter supplied through the army sta.
toner and without which modern mil.
itary operations would be wellnigh
impossible.
Nearly two hundred subordinates
are required to attend to the business
of which the headquarters station;
er is the head. They handle 700 dit.
ferent kinds Of Army Forms $40
kinds of books of rules and regula.
tions, 60 kinds Of writing paper, aud
even 90 kinds of inks. During the first
year OF war, the Stationer Service sup
piled 50 million field service postal
cards, printed in English, Hindu, Urdu
and Gurmukhi, 100 million army mes.
sage forms, so million Of single
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-31
Party to Celebrate
Fiftieth Birthday

A surprise party was given Monday
evening, Dec. 20, for Will Rice In hon.
or Of his flftieth birthday. 1t was plan.
ned and arranged by his neIghbors at
Mcclellan and vicinity. AS Mr.. Rice
went to church on Monday evening
q large number Of his friends Assem-.
oled at his home near Mcclellan and
prepared supper. When he came
back home from church abort :
O'Clock supper was ready and al, en-.
1oyed 1t. Mr.. Rice received many fine
.remembrances from his friends. In.
GLIDING fine rocking chair, blankets,
muslin and dishes to the amount OF
ftteen dollars or more. Presents were
also received by Miss Ethel Rice.
daughter Of Will Rice. The guests
departed for their homes about welve
O'Clock, wishing Mr.. Rice many happy
birthdays. Those present were: Mi.
and Mrs. John Talkington and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Straight and fam.
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Flint Rice and daugh.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Reed and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Rice and
family, Mrs. Nora Michael and son,
Mrs, Essie Full, Of Writ county, W.
Va; Mrs. Cash Rice, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Yost and family. Mr.. Albert Rice
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Thorn
as, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Cook and daugh.
ter, Mr.. ]. f. Myers, Mr.. Harrison
Gump, Mr.. Ray Toothman, Mr.. Law.
renee Gault, Miss Irene Beatty, OF Lo.
gansport, W. Va..; Misses Bessie
Toothman, Essie Toothman, Martha
Toothman, Emma Right, Pennington;
Mr.. Dana Toothmani Mr.. Chester
Talkington, Miss Tessie Gault, Mr..
Ernest Toothman, Miss Fluharty, Miss
Icy Fluharty, Mr.. Loney Fluharty,
Miss Opal King, Mr.. Coeman Fluhar-
ty, Of Mohan's Run; Mr.. Glen Tooth
man, Mr.. Howard Toothman, Mr.. Pete
King, Mr.. Russell Toothman. The
guests number 81.
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type OF army form, and two million
memorandum books for army record
purposes.
Even in such small matter as
truck labels, there are several hum
dred varieties kept in stock, and the
total number on hand is never allow.
ed to fall below two million. More
than thousand typewriters have been
supplied to the army through the head.
quarters stationer since the first
British troops landed in France, and
the stationer maintains a staff Of ex.
perts for repairing them.
Pamphlets and books of many kinds
are included in the catalogue OF the
Stationers stock In trade. There arc
Bibles and prayer books, brochures
instructing the soldier in the use OF
new weapons or in the preservation
of his health, and confidential docu.
uments of most diverse character.
More than 10000 copies OF a booklet
entitled How to Combat Asphyxiat-
Ing Cases" were turned out In forty.
eight hours.
The printing of all this miscellan.
eous matter is done by the local print.
ing sections OF the Base Stationer
Depots either on their own presses
or in conjunction with the French
printers In the towns in which they
are quartered, and also through the
government printers in London. The
labor OF printers and compositors Is
cheap in France but paper is very
dear, therefore, the usual arrange.
ment with the local printers Is for
them to supply the labor while the
British authorities supply the paper.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Prof. w. Samples was in town yes
terday, says the Weston Free Prers
IN this weeks issue. He is now teach
Ing the Sugar Camp School up In the
Crawford country. Mr.. Samples has
been teaching long enough to remem.
Der when the grandparents of many
Of the other teachers were at their
mothers breasts. He taught his first
school in what was called the Wilder
Jness district in Nicholas county. That
twas In the spring of 1866. This writer
went to school to him one winter SO
tipng ago that he doesn't remember
what any, dates were used that far back
IN the past. Samples has tho habit so
bad that he'll have to be killed ano
his funeral held before he can ever
be dissuaded..
Rev. Harvey Cofer, who is in charge
ct the Old Mems Home farm near
Central, Is not only jealous minister
~ the gospel, but is a successful far.
yuer and astockraiser, and very busy
man on all occasions, says the Par.
kersbnrg News. The prize hog of
Wood county for the season, contin.
uea thePNews, was butchered on the
farm this week. It was 80 large that
several men had to assist In handling
IL Some idea Of its size may be gain
Cd when It is stated that the animal
after being dressed netted over six
hundred pounds. 1t Is estimated that
when 1t was alive 1t weighed over
eight hundred pounds. 1t measured
seven feet In length and eighteen
inches stwide between the shoulders.
One of the hams when trimmed weigh.
edSoyer sixty pounds.
Wheeling and Huntington are to be
the locations for branch offices of the
state fire marshal's department which
Fire Marshal Koran expects to estab.
Msh In order that the work may be
handled by districts with more dis
patch than Is possible at the Capitol
annex In Charleston. Arrangements
are being made for the establishment
Of the Huntington office at once. F.
g. Cherrington will have charge OF the
new branch there. Deputy CHEERING.
ton 10 now engaged In investigating a
dreIat Logan.
Sessions of the Kanawha county
Agricultural extension school will be
Aeld OF Sissonsville January / to 81.
Representative of the West Virginia
uniyorsity College Of Agriculture,
Kanawha county organizations and
T.Y.McGoyran, county agent, will co.
operate lin the work Of instruction.
SOIL fertility, animal husbandry, farm
crops, horticulture and dairying are
the principal subjects to be expanded
upon by the instructors. A large at
tondance is anticipated.
Yesterday and today were inspection
days nt the new banking building OF
the Wood county bank at Parkersburg
and Monday the institution will open
for business in its new home, which
q raid to be one OF the most beautiful
banking Establishments in the state.
The Mingo Free Press will be the
name Of new weekly publication that
VIII launch out upon the journalistic
sen about February /, from Matewan.
The enterprise is backed by stock
company OF local men. II Is under.
STOOD that the paper will be strictly
independent Of politics. Pendleton
Webb will be the editor.
prgreetnr q t,ton ..i,t t,t.ra,,,a q,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-31
New Years Day at
st. Peters Church

st. Peters Catholic congregation
will observe New Years day by OBJ.
serving two masses In teh morning
and short service at 7.3O in the
evening. Low mass will be observed
at seven o'clock and high mass at
nine o'clock.
Beginning on next Sunday the hour
OF services at this church will be
changed. The first mass, which has
heretofore been observed at 7.3o, will
now be held at eight o'clock, and the
next mass will be observed at 1880
instead Of 10 O'Clock, This change
wa smade necessary to accommodate
those who come to the city on the
interurban cars, many being unable to
reach the church in time for the 7.3o
service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-31

Wanted, a Lady Who 10 Only oee,.
slonally Old.
tFrom the Glasgow, Scotland, iHerald.)
Lady would like 70 meet occasion,
ally elderly lady living alone for com,
partnership.
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Grace Marshall
Improves Slowly

BALTIMORE, Dec. s1.-Grace Mar.
shall, the Eastern Shore girl long i'm.
prisoned by her father and stepmotn.
er, is showing very slight improve.
ment In her mental condition. It is
so slight, according to DR.. Lewis "A.
Sexton. assistant superintendent OF
Johns Hopkins hospital, that It is al.
most Unreasonable, but It, neverthe.
less, revives hope Of the physicians
attending her at the Phipps Clinic
branch of the hospital.
Since the first day OF her stay 'there
her physical condition has contin.
uously responded to treatment, but
her weakened mentality has been OBJ.
stinate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-31

Princeton Is Intensely Interested IN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-31
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
BY Red.

There Is an epidemic OF grip In New
York. Wait until the confidence men
get working and grip, trunk and all
will be gone.
Where does all the money go to that
is collected at Charity Balls?
II Sarah Bernhard dies we will then
know that she was truthful when she
said her last trip to the United States
was her farewell visit.
There are 5,766 women school teach
ers in West Virginia. Wish VIC were
still going to school.
Twelve inches of snow-eighs
hours"-Kane, Pa, headline. Last
snow here we ate our supply, too.
Frank A. vanderlip wants big din
ners taxed. There amt no such
thing"
A New Jersey woman received $40
each for eyelashes that were burned
out. Well sell ours for two bits each.
King OF Greece says the financial
strain will beat the Kaiser. That may
be true, but see what happens TO the
Greek King soon.
Things should go along merrily in
Fairmont after the first until the H2'0
wagon starts down Madison street.
Ford can get the money he has
spent on his Oscar trip all returned 20
him by writing OF desolate and pov.
erty stricken sections OF Belgium,
France, Germany and Russia. Other
war correspondents manage to write
good stories and don't even get as
near the war scene as Henry did.
Fairmont women are wearing mems
hats on the street. Pretty soon the
young man calling on lady will have
to wear feather so that he will take
his own hat when he leaves.
Wives can't fool us on the price Of
mems hats, SO let 'em wear them.
Marshall Field once said. 81 invest.
cd my first 500 in now idea and
made $4,000 out of It," We have sew
eral new ideas daily, but nobody will
fall for them.
Only sos more shopping days until
Christmas.
This time next year the skating
craze which has New York nuts will
reach Fairmont.
Colonel House has the best Job in
the country. Just runs around the
world and charges 1t to Uncle Sam.
After the sickening three years of
Federal league talk we will now have
to listen to the players troubles which
are OF great interest to their attor-
neys only.
II it's left to Mayor Bowen we win
have the new bridges soon. Seems
everybody is afraid to say why the
building Of them has been put of so
long,
We have never been in bar room,
but Constable Satterfeld's desk this
morning looked like what we think
bar room looks like. But he refused
to sell any Of 1t.
Duke, the Spanish cheese hound be.
longing to the municipal building
trIha ba a uan al HE NAV fa xphara ba
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Schoolgirl Wsds Teacher

MARTINS FERRY, O., Dec, 81
Prof. F. s. Miller Of the Martins Fer.
~ High School and Miss Alma Gross.
ley, one OF the high school students,
were married today. Rev. j. B. Nc.
Clay Of the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church performed the ceremony.
The bride was member Of the sen.
Tor class.
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Today's BeIIrlnqer,

opie Reed, the novelist. was riding
between Buffalo and Albany one day.
Tho train was behind time. He called
the conductor over and said:
Can't you go faster than this,
Sure, came the reply, but ] have
TO stay with the tratny' "a
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.tRYl coNpo.)

could get something more substantial
to eat than cops overshoes.
John Reeds pretty hair doesn't
seem to be drawing very large crowds
Of girl visitors at the Y. NJ. c. A.
To prove that dog is mans best
friend, We cite the case in court yes.
terday where dog jumped on tho wo.
man while her husband was beating
her and helped the specimen OF the
ugller sex out.
The IA karat gold is beginning to
leave the brass.
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tne tate OF the bill providing q public
building for that town which has been
introduced in Congress by Represen.
tative Cooper. A meeting was held
one day this week. Statistics are be.
ing prepared showing the growth OF
the city in property values, popu!a.
ton, income, its banking and Industrial
facilities and other matters pertaining
to its importance, and hearing will
be asked Of the congressional commit.
tee having the bill in charge.
Word has been received In Parkers.
burg that No. well being drilled on
the Jones lease near Hebron, Pleas.
ants county, near the Richie County
line. has reached the top of the sand,
where they struck such heavy gas
pressure that 1t was necessary to
shut down for the present at least,
as the small streams In that locality
had also interfered with the drilling.
1t was stated that the gas pressure was
as strong as any of the great gassers
encountered in that field. 1t is oil
the parties interested are after, and as
these have been great producers en-.
countered in that locality, they expect
to get one Of the same character. The
Parkersburg parties interested In the
well are r. E. Bills, R. A. Cooley, P.
Gabbert and c. A. Kingsbury. Drill.
ing will be resumed as soon as the
conditions will permit
The good people Of Ming county are
watching with intense interest L
movement across the Kentucky line to
divide Pike county, II the move
ment succeeds the new county will be
called Mayo. One portion OF those on.
posed to 1t are claiming that it is but
a scheme OF Ohio liquor dealers to
create new wet" county and thus
reach the arid portions Of West Virgin.
la, while the vets declare that the
vote taken last May in Pike county is
sufficient evidence to show that
should the county be formed and vote
taken that it would vote dry.
The following seems to be knock"
on both the eyesight and the intelli.
genee Of Parkersburg girls but as
1t was printed In Parkersburg paper
1t Is passed along for what It is worth.
THAT there is some advantage In
havinga twin brother with a similar
name is the firm belief of well
known Marietta young man, who es.
tablished neat altbi In mix.up In
dates with two Parkersburg girls a
few days ago. The young hero called
up Parkersburg girl and made the
necessary negotiations for date,
but upon that evening he telephoned
and called'off the engagement, calling
on another Parkersburg girl that even.
ing.
During his call the girl with whom
he had first made the engagement
called on the other girl, and the local
Lothario, apparently, caulght dead to
rights claimed that he had never seen
the first girl before, but that It was
his twin brother who had broken of
the social call.
"The excuse proved successful and a
few nights later he made another en-.
gagement with the first girl, making
the call as per schedule. But this
time he passed himself of as his twin
brother, and now he has completed
the necessary arrangements for keep.
Ing company with both girls without
fear OF detection"
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Yesterday. and today were inspection
days nt the new banking building OF
the Wood county bank at Parkersburg
and Monday the institution will open
for business in its new home, which
q raid to be one Of the most beautiful
banking establishments in the state.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-15
PAssEN6ERs ExPE0TID

Per NJ. N. s. s. Lurline, due here
October 19.-Wm. Turner, Mrs. VIM
Turner, A. Valentine, Mrs. A. Valen-
tine, Mrs. J. H, Moragne,. Miss, Caro-
line Brown, Miss Leslie Tuiloch, Mr..
Harders, Mrs. Harders, j. M. Mede-
rios, Mrs. J. M. Mederios, E. DeFolco,
Mrs. E. DeFolco, J. D. French, Thos.
R. Hughes, C. H. Taylor, G. w. Steele.
Mrs. G. w. Steele Mrs. H. G. Foster,
Miss K. Scott, Mrs. Thos, R. Hughes,
Mrs, A. A. Bemfs. Miss Dell Kisling,,
Mrs. NJ. l. Groff and son. Mrs. w. H,
Fleming. Mrs. J.. F. Yoes and infant.
Miss Myra Harbeson, Mrs. J. Dutot,
Miss v. Lame, Miss E. Moran, Miss
Edith Parnell, Mrs. H. B. Penhallow,
H. B. Penhallow, Mrs, Fank Chew
and infant, Mrs. A. Titus, Mr.. Thos. J.
Flavin. E. w. Green. H. Pomerantz,
Miss NJ. G. Welsh. Mrs. R. l.. Seward,
Mrs. Ida Plum, Miss NJ Peacock, Miss
Violet Makee and Mrs. w. c. Peacock
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-15

nine as a saw horse. Fields is simply
himself. plus some Irish dialect, plus
skirts and a bosom, partly artificial
The members of the cast are up
to their usual standard. Leroy kins
low gives easily the best performance
he has shown since the Honolulu en-
gagement opened. taking the part Of
the simpering little French general,
DubOnnet.
There are a number of chorus num-
beers OF more than usual merit. The
"Charley Chaplin Walk" which closes
the first act is done by Hazel Lake
and the Teal Ducklings and it Is a
feature which deserves the applause
it gets.
Lovers and Lunatics" is the bill
for the beginning Of next week. That
title might we'll apply to the present
show. 1t has some comedy which is
net more than a couple Of inches above
the brows, but nobody is hit with a
slapstick
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-15
THEATRICAL OFFERINGS
SAFETY FIRST TYPICAL TEAL
SHOW; SONG, DANCE, LAUGHTER

If YOU are determined not to laugh
this week, don't 20 to the Bijou the
alter
Safety tir.: is the bill purvpyed
10y Raymond Teal ct al. and the
BljOu is no Ilac~ for a crouch. A
show which mv,e> right along to the
accompaniment Of big laughs, which
has some good singing, clever chorus
es and abounds III highly farcical
turns OF plot pleased one of those big
audiences which have grown charac-
teristiC OF the Bijou since Teal came
to town.
/ The plot has to do with the trials
of newly-married couple whose rela-
tives insist on visiting them, with an
ultra-lrish cook, a sauCy maid, a
French general with cute little mus
taches and a tendency to cheat his
virago Of a wife, and a few other
things. Fritz Fields shows his YER
satlity by taking the feminine role Of
the cook, only it is about as femi-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-15
EDISON COMPANY
EILM MIKES MT

1t had almost occurred to Honolu
lans that all of the handsome and tai
ented actors and actress appearing be-
fore the camera had been gobbled up
by the producing companies contribut.
ing to the Paramount Pictures, prior
to the entry of Thos. A. Edison, Inc.
into that great feature" clan. This
is not true, however, as was proved
at the Liberty theater last night when
The House Of the Lost Court" the
first Edison feature to reach Honolulu
over the p Paramount circuit was
screened for the first time.
Viola Dana must be given the palm
for looks, and as an artist she displays
no mean ability in the role of Dolores
Edgerton. Others who rank well up
for both looks" and ability" are Ger.
trude Mccoy and Sally Crute. Robert
CONFESS and Duncan MeRae are seen
in the leading male roles and are seen
to good advantage.
The House of the Lost Court" is
an interesting film, adapted from Mrs.
c. N. Williamson's novel of English
life. Any desire or taste will be sat
isfied by this film, and it appears as
though the Edison company is in the
big league to stay
Further thrills are afforded in chap
ter three of The Diamond from the
Sky" the greatest of which Is the
mad auto dash before a flying express
train. 1t hardly looks like the real
thing" but the producers guarantee
that it is. In any event it is hair
raiSor