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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

ne Return OF the Prodlgai.
AT Tuesday nights caucus Of the
Republicans Of the Illinois House O,
Representatives Medill Mccormick, a
member from Chicago, and vice chair.
man of the Progressive National
Committee, announced his intention
with the only other Progressive In
the House, to vote with the Republi.
cans during the session. II am glad
to get back to the party Of my
fathers" said Mr.. Mccormick in the
course Of speech. AS in olden times,
so has 1t been with Medill-
And not many days after the young.
er son gathered all together, and took
his Journey into a far country, and
there wasted his substance with riot.
GUS living.
And when he had spent all, there
arose q mighty famine in that land ;
and he began to be in want.
And he went and Joined himself to
a citizen Of that country; and he sent
him into his fields to feed swine.
And he would fain have filled his
belly with the husks the swine did
Geat and no man gave unto him.
And when he came to himself, he
said. How many hired servants Of
my fathers have bread enough aud
to spare, and I perish with hunger!
! will arise and go to my. father;
and will say unto him, Father, j have
sinned against heaven, and before
thee.
And am no more worthy TO be call
ed thy so n;make me as one Of thy
hired servants.
Not to be uncharitable, toward one
who has done so much to point a
moral, let Mr.. Mccormick take his
place with the hired servants. Veal
comes high these days and the fatted
calf should be conserved In the In
terest Of economy.-Pittsburg Gazette
Times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
THE sHERlFF,s SALARY.

We want the legislatureNto remem-
Der that the sheriff of Marion County
gets s25,265.0o per year for work he
would be glad to sign life time con,
tract to do for $4,000. Save $4,000
on, this one Office and there will be
plenty OF good men who will aspire
for the place; but they will not spend
$4,000 to get it. A lower salary will
help some, to eliminate bribery and
corruption in Marion County cleo
lions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

One of the weaknesses In all for.
mer charters that have been proposed
or adopted Is that no salary limita,
lions were fixed. This would not
have been deemed necessary unless
the $4,000 salary grab had been In.
augurated, but the new charter will
make such graft impossible in the
future.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The readers Of Democratic newspa.
pers which were too partisan to pub
lish the news before the election. no
doubt now believe that the reporters
were all on q vacation when they
read Of SO many factories resuming
operations which they had never
heard were closed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

We venture to suggest that there
are many persons whose heads are
crammed with knowledge who would
not make good teachers even II this
burden knowledge obtained for
them No. / certificates. The same
rule applies to the "liberally educa-
ted"
The mere act of teaching is an art
IN itself and knowledge Is merely an
adjunct, although very necessary
one.
Observation and experience have
shown that some very highly educa.
ted persons have not made brilliantly
successful teachers; while others, not
so literally equipped, had more delft
ness and success in the vocation, be.
cause they had the gift. II
No mechanical examination, as
these examinations must be-can be
relied upon absolutely to disclose the
teacher, although they go a long way,
and are the best practical way we
have yet discovered by. which to test
the qualifications of the teacher.
However, one must admit the per-
tinency of the observation Of the
Fairmont West virginian, which
newspaper started all this commotion
that Sin a country neighborhood a
highly educated person is one who
can secure a certificate permitting
him to teach school" expressing the
fact that the teachers certificate In
itself is accepted as prima facie
evidence Of knowledge. For has not
Goldsmith told us anent the village
schoolmaster, and hence the rural
schoolmaster, In somewhat like man.
lner, that -
$50 II severe in aught,
The love be bore to bearing was in
FAULT" *
That
"Tho village ali declared how much
he knew" ST.
And that 80 lsS =.
t"In arguing too, the parson own'd his
skill, @ u
For cen though. vanquished, he could
argue still, Il
While words of learned length and
laundering sound, y
Amazed sthe gazing rustics ranged
around;
And still they sazed, and still the
wonder grew
THAT one small head could carry all
he knew
Allof which Is implied in the teach.
ler'ss certificate which Is the symbol Of
knowledge, the badge Of IN ellectual
superiority, and fnll authorit to be
master Or something. And. to obtain
lone. IL not always the easiest lob Il
he community. Charleston Mail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Just Smiles
The Progressive Indian.

Old John Fuzzytace is up from the
reservation today. John has learned
to smoke cigarettes, eat olives and
call fog and slush Cynthia Grey"
weather. John is fast becoming CIV
flied. Come again, John.-Ponca
City (okla.) Democrat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Current Comment,
iLooka sio.,

No wonder the exceedingly rare
dollar of 1904 is quoted at fabulous
sum, seeing that the case note Of 1914
has begun to look like s2.4s.-wash.
ington Post. i
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
COURT NEWS
peedsl FIIed.

Deeds Filed.
n o. y. Fleming and wife to W. 3. Dem
mis-. a parcel Of land In Graham Heights
Addition to the City OF Fairmont; CON
,sideration $500.
Woodlawn Cemetery Company to
James y. Torrey. q parcel OF land in the
above named cemetery; consideration
800.
corbrah Hin to Thomas F. Mcpou.
gal o parcel OF land in the First ward
OF the City OF Fairmont: consideration
$3.50!
Vital Statistics.
Birth and death certificates were al.
ed yesterday with the county clerk for
recording as follows:
Blrths-Dr. Carter S. Fleming. three.
Deaths-Dr. Fleming. one; H. Gaslrins,
one.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Effective Move.

The art of blushing" is now being
taught in Boston. This ought to cause
an increase in the matrimonial sta.
tistics, despite the hard times.-Roch.
ester Democrat and Chronicle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Luke McLuke
tF-om Cincinnati Enquirer,

There are only two things IN life
that require no effort. They are
growing old and growing fat.
We never want to admit Il but we
are all looking for the best. Of It.
II the house Is situated SO she can
see all that her neighbors are doing
a woman doesn't care II the cellar Is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Al JoIson, Please Write

Al JoIson, Please Write.
Sir-Here's the companion place
for SISTER Sueie's Sewing Shirts for
Soldiers" A little music please. For
Needy knights Our Nettie's Knitting
Nighties." q. A. G.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The B. & o. has placed orders for
1000 new cars at cost of a million
and half dollars, another, sensation
for Democratic headline writer's.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

Her husband. Walker Berry, for.
gave her for having thrown sheep dip
In his face and they are now living
happily on the farm.-Carlisle (Ky.)
Advocate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

1'Ho F'''oyIHS rHdbes
No doubt the chief objection OF
Great Britain to the German bonn.
bardment was that the censor was
not permitted to convey the informa.
ton to the Inhabitants. Nashville
Banner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The plan Of registration Of voters
proposed by the new charter has not
brought forth a single knocker with
his hammer We are about to so
through the ordeal of a political re.
generation in this city it sseems. s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

When lot of the soft snaps at
the city all are combined into one
man's Job at the salary Of one officer
the taxpayers will begin to apprecl-
ate real economy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

You can tell pretty well who is
boss in any household by observing
whether 1t is the wife or the husband
who has disappeared from public
view.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

We are patiently waiting for the
announcement that closed mines
have resumed operations in the Fair.
mont region.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The B. 6 o. joke has superseded
the mother-in-law joke on the stage,
against which the company has start.
ed vigorous protest.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The new charter viii be ushered In
with the Easter styles and IL wiilI
mot now be long tn everybody inl
Fairmont viii again be happy and
Econtented. NJ.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The leading Democrats Of the city
are passing words Of encouragement
to those engaged in the good work
OF correcting the charter outrages.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

L Everybody viii become boosters IN
Fairmont when a new city govern
ment Is elected In q fair election.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The term horse sense" is mis-.
homer. A horse has no sense and In
the matter Of intelligence is rated
sixteenth among the animals.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The fact that man can advertise
for wife and get one is no proof
that advertising pays.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The initial cost OF a breach.of:prom-
Use suit is greater, but alimony costs
more In the long run.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

We knew Of a great many city
neighborhoods where they would be
hard put to find a person with SO
much NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sen
tinel. Z.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

There will be no convention states
nor deals for nominations pulled OF
under the new charter The people
Will get a say in a fair primary elec.
ton protected by sane election laws
and registration-won't that be fine?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

II you really have something to say
the fact that you split your infini-
tives Is not important.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Old stan Falls.

81 can't pick out the villain, Liz"
Said Abner Biscomb Belts,
"For both the leading actors is
A smokin' cigarettes!"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The fact that there is no place like
home keeps good many men down
town at night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

No one seems to object to giving
all parties representation on election
boards in Fairnont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

Fairmopt will be the first city in
the country to provide an election
law all its own.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The sunshine today Is reminder
that Spring is on the way.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

Every dog has his day. and man
his night
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

Have you noticed that the days
are growing longer?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The woman who fiirts because her
husband is gay probably would fiirt
anyhow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

And there will be found many lib.
orally educated persons in every com
munity who would be utterly unable
to obtain such certificate, or to
make even fairly credible showing
in the ordinary teachers examination.
Huntington Advertiser.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
The Naked Truth.


4 am the Naked Truth,
Way out here in the park.
u SIT and feel. forsocth.
{ solonesome In the dark.
I'm summertimes at night
On becoming filled with looms.
Ny eyes looked with delights
Upon q thousand spoons.
But now it's cold and drear.
q No passer stops to ask, 81 /
"1s tDaenzer5 living here?
is this Carl schurz's maskY
Pretorious ofathe Post
The Westliche, Il mean,
Is here enshrined your ghoat
In memory evergreen!n
Alas, no question thus,
Mid snow and ice to cheer
! should have made the fuss
Before they placed me here.
r. D. K. in st. Louis Pos
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
You Pay the Price for This Worlds

To be success a man must al.
ways travel close to the trouble line.
RUFF Hoskins. i
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

It viii soon be time to plant flow.
ters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The little birds are looking out 10.
cations for their nests.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
State Editors
As no KNoWLEpeE.

In a country neighborhoodsa highly
educated person Is one who can Sc.
cure a certificate permitting him to
teach chool.-Fairmont West Virgin
ian. %
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
ARE SORRY.
Wefare rather inclined to the opin-
Ion that many who voted SO hard To
defeat President Taft are sorry they
ARE2soRRY,
COUNTY SALARIES.

done Il.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

Tourist - You have an unusually
large acreage Of corn under cultiva-
ton. Don't the crows annoy you a
great deal? ~,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

There never was q married man
who had to sit up nights and worry
about how to getrid Of his money.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
BOARD MEMBERS NAMED
C. p. DODGE AND DR.. WORK RE.
CEVE APPOINTMENTS.
Mrs. John Bond Becomes Woman
Member of State Boys Indus
trial School Board.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver. Governor Carlson an.
nounced a number of appointments, in.
GLIDING memberships of state boards
and bureaus and new water commits
sioners. The full list of appointments
follows:
DR.. Hubert Work of Pueblo, mem
Der of the board of trustees of the
Colorado School for the Deaf and
Blind at Colorado Springs, for term
of six years.
Clarence p. Dodge of Colorado
Springs, member of the State Board
Of Pardons, for term of four years.
Mrs. John Bond of Denver, mem
Der of the board of control of the
State Industrial School for Boys.
Three commissioners for the pro
motion of uniform state laws: Charles
w. Waterman OF Denver TO serve for
six years; Willis l.. Strachan of Colo
RADIO Springs to serve for four years,
md S. S. Packard of Pueblo to serve
'or two years. These commissioners
lake the places of Henry C. Hall of
Colorado Springs, John Davidson OF
Pueblo and Harry e. Kelly of Denver
The work of the commissioners is to
confer with similar commissioners in
other states in a movement to make
the laws of all states upon kindred
subjects uniform so far as possible
The following water commissioners
were named: District No. ., J. C..
Wylie of Platteville; district 8, S. F..
Couch, Littleton; District 9, j. w. Nc
Lean, Mt. Morrison; District 10, ID.
GerouX, Westcliffe; District 10, Rob
ert M. Totten, Rye; District %, A. g..
Morris, Moffatt District %, George
Burch, Saguache; District 27, Juan
rrujillo, La Garita; District %, J. Roy
Hicks, Sargents; District AS, r. e.
Moan, GIeneyrie; DNtrict IS, ]. b.
Lansing, Yampa.
The appointment of Mrs. Bond as a
member of the board of control of the
State Industrial School for Boys
meets the provision of the law that
one women shall be a member. Mrs.
Bond fills the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Evangeline Hearth,
Democratic member of the House of
Representatives.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
Two KILLED by Mine Blast.

Walsenburg.- explosion of I'M
known origin in the first and second
entries of the Mutual mine. two miles
west of Walsenburg, instantly killed
two men and injured two. The dead
are: Michael Sparks, single rs years
old. and Michael Crotch, married, SO
years old. The injured are: William
Coleman, slightly Stanley Smolslxi
seriously. The men had gone into the
mine but a few minutes before the
explosion. The explosion shook the
mine buildings.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
convicts Hear Governor Talk.

Denver-Governor Carlson found
both the State School for the Blind
and the state penitentiary working at
high degree of efficiency during his
trip to Colorado Springs and Canon
City. AT the Blind school they
seemed extremely pleased that they
are to have new boilers allowed them
by the general Assembly, the present
ones having been used for twenty
eight years" the governor said.
Everyone seemed busy and active
around the penitentiary. We saw men
at the road camp twenty-three miles
up the Arkansas yalley, prisoners
farming, raising poultry and doing
many other things. Affairs were go
ing with a high degree of efficiency
at both institutions" During his visit
at the penitentiary Governor Carlson
addressed the prisoners at a general
gathering in the prison chapel and
heard the personal stories of about
100 men. II was his first inspection
of the prison since he became COVER
nor.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08

The productions of tungsten and
vanadium together amounted to ap-
proximately 100000. In 1913 their
productions amounted to s905,5oo.
Teller, San Miguel and Summit
counties were responsible for the in
crease in the gold production. Teller
countys record in 1914 was S12 ,076,-
760.15, compared with $40, 905, 9l4.04 in
1913. That of San Miguel county was.
1921, 905.S2, compared with S2,120,-
266.90 in 1913 Summit county's gold
production in 1914 was $1,00S, 060.76.
compared with s462,6574o in 1913.
These statistics are all for the calen-
dar years from Jan. l to Dec. 81.
In 1913 the average price for silver
was 59.7 cents per ounce, while in 1914
1t was 54.8 cents per ounce. The aver
age price for lead in 1913 was s4.S7
per 100 pounds, while in 1914 it was
1886 per 100 pounds. The average
price for copper in 1913 was Is cents
\ pound, while in 1914 it was 1871
cents per pound. The average price
of zinc in 1918 was $3.50 per 100
pounds and in 1914 it was $500 per
100 pounds.
Lake county's production OF zinc in
1914 was worth $3.50, 1882 and in
1913 it was worth s4,s69,s 72.60. Eagle
county showed a similar loss because
of the war. Its zinc in 1914 brought
1929 ,111.S7 and in 1913 it returned
s545,911.76. Summit county's zinc
was worth $343,6S7.15 in 1914, while
its 1913 production returned $780,
O33.61.
Following was the production OF
gold and silver by counties in 1914:
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
Warning Sent Judge HilIyer.

Trinidad.-An anonymous letter, re-
ceived under date of April 26, post
marked Trinidad. by Judge CRANKY
Hillyer of the District Court, conveys
the threat that if Louis Zancannelli,
recently convicted in the District
Court here of the murder of Detective
C. w. Belcher, or John R. Lawson,
who has been found guilty of murder
in the first degree, are prosecuted or
punished evil will befall every man
connected with the coal operators,
from No. &c Broadway, New York, the
Rockefeller headquarters, on down.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
BANNER MINING YEAR
coLoRADo's MINE YIELD IN 1914
ToTALED $34,25s,77e.
Gold Production Increased Three Mil
lions and Other Metals Show Up
Well in Commissioners Report.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
The total mineral production of Col
orado during 1914, exclusive of tung-
stem and vanadium, was S34 ,25S, 1911,
according to official statistics made
public by Thomas r. Henahen, state
commissioner of mines. Despite the
greatly reduced prices in a number of
the most important mineral products
because of the European war, the
states total production was only
$3.50, 1882 below the value of the to-
tai production in 1918. which was
sS4, 1893, 57749.
The gold production increased So,
0S4, 462.S0, an increase which almost
entirely made up for the lower values
Of the outputs of lead zinc and other
metals due to the war.
With the rise of prices for mineral
products which has already come as
the second effect of the war and fur
Their rises which are anticipated, Colo
radios mineral production this year
should be worth between S4O,O00,000
and $40, 100000, Commissioner Hena-
hen thinks.
The values of the productions OF the
chief minerals for the years 1914 and
1913 were:
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
New Branch for Asylum Assured

Grand Junction.-Before leaving for
Denver, Governor Carlson had eased
all doubts in the minds of proponents
of the establishment of branch in
sane asylum at the Teller Indian
school here. The governor says he
must appoint the new board which will
control the state insane asylum, pen
itentiary and reformatory within nine
ty days from adjournment of the As
sembly.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
Bow confesses SHOOTING Father,

Denver.-Neil Wright, twelve-year-
old son of Mrs. Berta Wright, con-
fessed that it was he and not his
Wright, city employee, to death, on
the porch of their residence, 1850 Adj
ans street, Sunday morning, April 10.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
Boulder Visited by May snowstorm.

Boulder.-Snow and sleet fell here
Monday night accompanied bp a Sc
we're drop in the temperature.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-05-08
euyer and Jones Win in penve

Denver-Ben b. Jones and DR..
Clarkson n. Guyer, backed by secret
societies and patriotic organizations,
were elected school directors by APP
proximately 5000 plurality over their
closest competitors, Frank ]. AIexan-
der and C. A. Kendrick, the business
mems choice" for the positions