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'he use made by the Mosem cunuuerors of The,
seven hills. more or less dominated nv snlendid
hefashos and mosques. including the matamor-
bhosed santa sophia Itself gives ConstantInop,
'oaaF ts peculiar character above all other cities
aud makes the near distant view under vary.
ihs aspects OF sun and season one OF unriyaled
inagnihcenee, 80 that 1t is today the chief picture
city of the world
The mosques seem to be part Of as well as ris
Ing out OF sort Of curious mushroom growth
developing out Of rooted refuse Of stone and stuc.
70 that spreads all over the two sides OF the
Golden Horn that famous arm Of the bay on
which the city is situated with STEAMBOAT, the old
city on the west and Galata and Pera where
the foreigners live. on the east. stretching along
the shores Of the Bosporus toward tht Black
sea And the mosques are wonderful Here
they rise. huge masses OF clustered rectangular
btruetures with all sorts OF subsidiary buildings.
as Il were. tied up to aud plastered against them.
Aud then out OF this squat mass appear the
soaring slender minarets. cutting the blue sky
IN lovely taperng outline, broken only by the
balconies, from four to six I'm number, the latter
grouping only allowed in one case. however.
while above the central section. iortlike In char
acter the domes and semdomes are upllfted all
% be crowned BY the great dome which balances
the entire mass In a manner that seems pure
aud proportion as is in evidence in the great
mosque IeniJanl near the Galata bridge
Dolce far niente days will soon be over II It
again yields to the new invaders. and new era
If enlightenment sets in Then the street and
public life will take new aspect aud the
city will be once more a place OF pilgrimage
Moreover, when the capital is once more IN
Christian hands, what chance for the antiquar'
ians ana Psychologists and classical scholars and
specialHtsl Every ruin should yield treasures,
and of all the promising places the most prom
Using are the mysterious vaults under the great
Agia Sophia mosque formerly the Church OF st.
Sophia origirally built by Constantine in S26 op'
poslte hts palace and dedicated TO the Divine
Wisdom tsophal The church as 1t exists to-
day, one of the greatest buildings in the world,
Was erected in 532-5s7 by the Emperor Justinian-
Anthemios OF Traeis and lsidoros OF Mietos
we're the architects Fossati, an Italian archl'
tect. undertook a thorough restoration OF the
exterior Of the building in iSiI. when II was
tainted yellow with red stripes.
II is In what may lie under ST. Sophia that
the interest OF archeo,ogists will center These
vaults have always been iealonsly guarded by
the Turks. and few indeed have been the out
siders allowed peep at them. One OF those who
saw the most was the late Moberly Bell, manager
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consent TO this, giving utterance to his celebrated
and historic phrase. No the possession OF Con-
stantnople By Russia would mean the mastery
OF the world
II was this question about constantinople that
caused the break Of the friendship of the emper-
ors and an enmity which resulted In Napoleons s
disastrous invasion of Russia, with his grande
armee. in the destruction OF Moscow b. fire. in
the coalition OF Russia with Great Britain. Prus.
sia, Sweden and Austria against France. in the
invasion of the latter country BY the allies. in
the disastrous defeat OF Napoleon at Leipsic
and at Waterloo. In the loss OF his throne and In
his exile. first to Elba, and then to st Helena
The will is probably less authentic than that
famous mot Of the Car Nicholas. who Just be.
fore the Crimean war In 1858 said to the British
ambassador, apropos of Turkey, that we have
on our hands sick mana very sick man. II
will be, ! tell you frankly a great misfortune II
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Many Difficulties Of
City Living
By H. A. JEFFREY. Milwautse. Wis.

on the farm do not think ordinarily young girl live
the city Rents high and food prices great speak
the of clothing the farm has been shown that ndyd-
uas can live on sso34 year. which little than $3.50 week
The figures of the department show that Wisconsin the individual
spends $50 for food SIS fuel s for rent and s for house
labor, with an additional item of Sl65 for light OIL
In other states it said the cost OF actual living Wis
consn Wisconsin farms ordinarily support persons acres which
makes necessary for each farm of that yield S6O
However, large part of this for labor which supplied by
members of the family
Speaker Clark recently called attention seech Of former
ta Of Agriculture James Wilson, who each acre of ground
the Mississippi valley could support person for year.
speaker carrying out the illustration showed that that
try alone could take 250o0oOo people nation
Of perhaps 1l00ooO0O.
1t all goes to show that the besetng sin of the American people
extravaganza weakness that has been continually upon by
foreigners.
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Good Homestead
Land Still Open
By W. Matiesos. Benkelmsa. Neb.

hope of getting ahead If these people take up good
l6o homestead they would be far and away ahead the game in
very few years
The first item Of saving the country has the city man
rent In the city poor cramp quarters $40 month
Then his milk butter eggs considerable BY the end o the
month The country produces all this practically without cost
have lived out here for twntyx years when tell Won there
still desirable homeeads to be had know am talking aout
Even on the poorest one man can make living for his family has
enough capital buy few m little pigs and few cens
OF has got roll his and 90 to work but b
efforts will be rewarded and beats listening the tune Of factory
whistle
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CLOSE QUARTERS.

Yes, for the last two months I've been posi-
lively living within my income"
Don't you feel rather eramped?"
'Cramped? Say lend me SO. will you?
want to stretch myself"
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sent and the green flag Of
is'am deseerated the holy
Iisees as the conqueror
rode into the city through
the gate Of st. RDmauus
Aad. as he entered the
rsiace the new ruler vas
heard to recite 80 tradi
'inn has it, some lines ot
Persian poetry running as
follows.
fhe spider has spun her
%eb 10 IN. palace
Of the Caesars.
The owl has sung her
watch song on the
towers OF Afrlsiah
Superaaturaie with his
'ory as Is the city. its
present-day aspect, as ID,
long revenge OF time
hnstens TO its final salts.
faction. aud the crosses
that will replace the cres.
cent are already in thu
making. is one that Is
more redolent and reaec,
tive OF the immediate
down-at-the.heels Orient
'han OF the earlier cen
turtles. Il Ia a medley Of
mosques and minarets. OF
magnilicenee and squalor,
ni kiosks and cafes Pal.
aces lostle miserable huts,
and enchanting kiosks. in
Siracenic style. gay IN
color OF stone. stucco or
tile. aud with superb
metal work. are seen side
by side with the cheapest
of frame houses and mean
cafes Broad open squares,
like nnkempt back lots
where tia cans and goats
most do cnngregate how.
ever. are contrasted also
"ith the narrowest Of M,
smelling alleys doing duty
as streets. and get above
all this meanness. all this
huddlement OF cheap aud
fnpreienllnus buildings
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When it comes to figuring
whether a girl can live on
Sc a week in the city, it is
interesting to note the fig
ures recently compiled by
the agricultural department
regarding the cost of living
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HARD TIM ES.

What's become OF the oldfashioned Joker
who used to answer, when asked il he was mar.
RED; No, I'm in business for myself.'"
The last time heard Of him he was still at
IT, but his salary had been reduced"
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one OF these days
he should slip away
from us: especially
before all the neces.
sary arrangements
have been made.
The English ambas.
sador was strictly
noncommittal e ven
after the car han
pointed out the hor.
rors OF a general
+ uro pc an ar
which might ensue
II the great powers
were not careful, so
the Russian auto
erar repeated his re.
mark about the
sick man" to Prince
Metternich, the eel
ebrated wit. who
was the Austrian
ambassador. and II
was Metternich who
eynically turned the
tide against any Eu'
ropean cooperation
with Russia In han.
ding the Turkish
situation. by re-
m ark ing curtly,
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The great war has DEM
onstrated, if nothing else,
that animal courage, the
lack Of the fear of death or
injury under certain cir
cumstances, is the common
heritage Of men. After
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It has always been a mys-
terry to me why SO many
people who really ought to
be in the country will go to
a city TO live, where the best
they can do is to exc out an
existence, with no possible
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days of Alexander the Great, OF xerxes. OF Darius
The Jump OF centuries to that most celebrated OF all
h'lestones. the inauguration of the city the CAPT
tai OF the eastern empire by Constantine on the
eleventh OF May, $50 not uneyentful, though
nothing like the story told by the eleven hundred
and twenty-three years Of imperial splendor before
II Tell into the hands Of Mohammed II. MAY %
ii'a on that most fateiu OF all days when the cross
nnder Constantine XII Hent nown before the cres-
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Should an artist produce

without regard to the moral
influence of his work? This
question has as many sides
as there are intelligent
thinkers among men, for it
is a question the answer to
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the place over there,
as this modern perversion OF the Greek
phrase In the city" Is often translated,
has been sung by poets and painted by
artists and been the theme of almost
Incorporate eulogy since its early days
when as the picturesque little Greek
ernmost settlement of Greek culture in
Europe. tower OF light shining over
the harbarie Orient that lay within its
sight across the way From these early
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ShOuer of
Continued from Page One.)
AbsoluteIN No Losers.

Absolutely No Losers.
In 1.-THE Shower of Gold for Babies
there will be no losers. After the
prizes have been awarded, a commits
sion Of 10 per cent OF the subscription
money turned in by candidates will
be paid them for their efforts. provid-
ing they continue as active candidates
until the end Of the contest. Candi-
dates will not be considered active
who do not secure at least one sub
scription each week, after they start,
until the end.
Two Coupons Daily.
Two coupons appear on the back
page OF The West VirgInian today
and will continue to appear in eacn
issue. One coupon is good for twenty
five votes. The other nomination
blank will entitle the baby named to
the free bonus OF 1000 votes.
The Shower OF Gold" manager re-
serves the right to increase or de-
crease the value OF this coupon or
to discontinue 1t entirely
AS many Of these coupons may be
cast as desired, but naturally only one
will serve to entitle your little IA
vorite to the bonus OF 1000 votes.
The object is to secure subscrip-
lions to The West VirginIan.
The babies securing the most votes
will win the prizes.
The way to secure votes is to get
your friends and neighbors to pay
subscription to The West Virginian.
The coupon will be published and
il neatly cut out and sent to the
Shower OF Gold" department will
count as votes for the baby named
thereon.
Subscriptions can be secured any
where in the United States. Write
to your friends, no matter where they
live.
Rules Of the Contest.
Votes will be allowed on subscrip-
lions secured anywhere.
The votes Will be counted and can
yassed by the committee OF promi-
nent citizens whose names will be
duly announced. No person can win
more than one prize. ANY question
which may arise will be settled by
the Fairmont West VirginIan and its
decision will be absolute and final.
In case OF a typographical error, It
Is understood that The Fairmont West
Virginian Publishing company will not
be responsible except to make the
necessary correction on discovery OF
same.
The Fairmont West Virginian COM
nany reserves the right 10 alter the
rules and regulations or any OF the
offers, everything in face except the
prizes) for the protection Of the best
interests Of the candidates and this
newspaper. The Fairmont West Viz
gtnian guarantees fair treatment to all
contestants, and should any question
arise a decision from the manage
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Persons who enter and take part in
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Eairmont Inventors
Are Given Patents

AS reported by H. E. Dunlap patent
lawyer, Of Wheeling. W. Va, the Pat
emit Office records show the recent is
sue of the following patents to West
Virginia inventors: Edward H. Law
renee, Cameron, valve operating
mechanIsm; Lydia NJ. Spinks, Lanes
Bottom. bottle stopper; Calvin c. Ball,
Huntington, dental tool; Walter B,
cullom. Grafton. valve; William A.
Fulford, assfgnor Of one-half to W. E,
Wood, Elkhorn, tensIoning device;
Allison H. Fleming, Fairmont, razor
blade holder; Eta H. Meadows. MAIDS
cotI, seal: Henry L. Ments. Hunting
ton, safety lock door catch; Shrews'
bury B. Miller, Fairmont. playing
cards; Charles ". Rodecker, assignor
OF one.third to ]. P. Mcneil. and one
third to ]. w. Holiday. Charleston,
window screen.
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defenseless little maid Earbed in q
brilliant orange waist and boomers
and a black and white checked skirt
and not only salmly stood and meas
ured her skirt with tape measure
while the crowd of men looked on, but
shooed her on the beach altogether.
with the warning that il she returned
in the same suit she woSid be arrest
ed. The tape measure showed the
skirt In question was seven inches
above the knee. four inches beyond
the legal limit.
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~. -. g.. inf an.

The origin Of the English reysl g.
lute which consists Of 1o1 guns. q g.
plaIned as follows: It was oFigtnalY
decreed that the sovereign should g
saluted With 100 guns, but once whsa
the duke OF York. aSteFward WtLliam
w was being greeted BY the meet no
oficers IN charge lost count ana or
dered another round to oe hred g
make sure. W
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Miss Esther Brown returned today
from a two weeks visit with her
grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott.
of Harrison county.
Mrs. A. J. Vincent left yesterday for
a several weeks visit in Lewis county
Mrs. Smith and three children of
Redwood. are guests Of Mrs E. G.
Wilson and Mrs Melville Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Poe and daugh-
ter Grace. are spending few days
at Hartman, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. ARA Stealey leave Sun
day for a trip to Atlantic City. Boston
and other points.
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Pretty Maid "ShooedD
Off Bathing Beach

ATLANTIC CITY, y. J.. July so
The girls were sure the beach police
would not dare enforce the recent rul-
ing that bathing skirts must not be
shorter than three inches above the
knee. but Gaey C;he policel descended
in all their might yesterday upon one
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Shower For Me. and Mrs. Davis.

Mr.. and Mrs Guy Davis. who were
married recently and have taken up
their residence on Maryland avenue.
were given a miscellaneous shower
last evening by large number OF
their friends. They received many
useful articles for their home and a
very pleasant evening was spent.
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FLATS AND APARTMENTS
SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE.


The Buckhannon and Northern Rail
road Company, a West Virginia cor
poration, and the MonoDgahela Rail
road Company, Pennsylvania corpor-
alton, have, according to the laws Of
West Virginia and Pennsylvania, been
consolidated into railroad company
to be known as The Monongahela Rail-
way Company; the agreement OF con-
solldation having been fled in the Of
fee of the Secretary OF State OF West
Virginia on the tenth day Of July, 1915.
Here after the property formerly
owned by the Buckhannon and North
ern Railroad Company In West Vir-
ginia and the Monongaheia Railroad
Company In Pennsylvania will be own
ed and operated by The Monongahela
Railway Company.
The Monongahela Railroad Company.
Buckhannon & Northern Railroad
Company.
The Mouongahela Railway Company.
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AUTOMOBILES, ACCESSORIES

auto to repair. All
work promptly done and guaranteed.
Quick service and reasonable charges.
Cars washed and stored. Carbon re-
moved by oxygen process. Full line
guaranteed tires in stock. Standard
gasoline and auto accessories. Fair
mont Garage Co., Morgantown Ave.
7-21.26t-No. 269
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the contest will thereby bind them
selves to abide by the foregoing rules:
The contest manager may furnish
candidates with names OF prospects.
subscription lists. and other records
that may be desired.
Extensions" on subscriptions pre-
vIousIy turned In will receive the same
vote value as II the entire subscrip-
ton was secured at the time the orig
inal subscription was given. One can
didate can make extensions" on SUBJ
scriptions OF another candidate. and It
will be permissible for the contest
manager to furnish such names, rec
ords. etc.
Long term subscriptions may be d.
vided later. Extensions may also be
divided later. Requests for such divi-
sIons are to be made by the candidate
turning same in.
In case Of a tie for any of the prizes
offered by The West Virglnian com
pany, each candidate will receive q
prize OF equal value.
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MONEY ToLoAN

MONEY LOANED in sums Of SO to
$50 to anyone having steady work.
Can be repaid IN small monthly pay.
ments. No reference or endorsement
required. Business strictly confiden-
tial- Address Box 595, Clarksburg. w.
Va. 7-29.tt-Eo. 2S5
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Help WANTED MALE

WANTED-An energetic. ambitious,
active man to establish permanent
business. health and accident insur.
ance. Immediate cash return and fu-
ture Address National Casualty Co..
Detroit. Mich. 7.30-3t-So. 2S7
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Entertained Friends.

Miss Beatrice Gaskins, OF Elkins
street. entertained a few of her girl
friends informally on Wednesday
evening. a very enjoyable evening
was spent and tempting refreshments
were served. The guests included.
Misses Marie Scott, Esther Layman.
Marie Lloyd. Helen and Katherine
Mcmillan and Beatrice Courtney.
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NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that there
will be meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Fairmont and Pittsburg Rail
way Company in the office OF Showa!-
ter & Frame in the City Of Fairmont,
West Virginia, on Tuesday. the 10th
day OF August. 1915. at 800 p. m. for
the purpose Of providing means by
which to discharge and pay of the in
debtedness Of said Company, and to
that end II necessary TO authorize the
sale OF It's property. and to transact
any other business that may properly
come before said meeting,
Given under our hands this 18th day
OF July, 1915.
H. F. SMITH.
Vice President.
HARRY SHAW,
Secretary. July 9-16-23-3O
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Votes are not Transferable.

Special Inducements.
First yearly subscription turned in
by each candidate gives 100000 extra
votes.
First $50 worth of subscriptions
turned in within two weeks will count
100000 extra votes to each candidate.
Until August IS a bonus Of $4,000
extra votes allowed each yearly sub
scription turned in. For every club OF
ten an extra ballot good for 100000
votes will be given.
Until September 4 an extra ballot
good for $4,000 will be given for
every $50 worth Of subscriptions turn
ed in.
From September 6 to September II,
triple votes; from September Is to
September IS. double votes; from
September 20 to September rs. the
end, regular votes. !.
Extensions on subscriptions prev!-
ously turned in will receive the same
vote value as II the entire subscrip.
ton was secured at the time the orig
inal subscription was given. One can
dldate may make extensions on SUBJ
scriptions Of other candidates. and It
will be permissible for the contest
manager to furnish such names. rec
ords. etc. Long term subscriptions
may be divided later. Requests for
such divisions are to be made by the
candidate turning In same.
From September IA to September %
a competitive ballot equal to 80 per
cent of the total reserve vote Of the
highest candidate on September 10
will be given the candidate turning in
the largest amount Of money on new
subscriptions. Two other grand bal
lots with a decrease Of 10 per cent.
After this ballot there will be five bal.
lots IN each district, each decreasing
Is per cent.
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Oldest Writing.

According to the claims Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania museum, the
Oldest pieces Of writing known to Us
are from the Babylonian tablets re
Gently deciphered by Professor Barton
Of the University OF Pennsylvania.
They deal with events as far back as
5000 B. C.
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For Mrs. Travis.

Complimentary to Mrs. j. E Travis.
OF Arcadia. Texas. her mother. Mrs.
Margaret Morris. OF Raymond street.
entertained a few friends yesterday
afternoon.
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Miss Louise Bullock, Of ParkerS.
burg, will arrive here tomorrow to be
the guest Of Mrs. J. H. Abbott at the
Manley for several weeks.
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Purchased HouIt Property.

FuTChdScd HUUIL Properly
Mr.. Frank Amos has purchased the
Hoult property on Guffey street. Mr..
Amos will improve the property by
painting it and building new porch
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viii Entertain This Evening.

Miss Grace Brown, OF East Park
will entertain this evening at her
home.
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HOUSES F0R RENT

FOR REST.-One eight room house.
6161s Walnut Ave Price $l4.0O per
month. Water rent paid. Enquire G.
3. Highland, 800 Main st. No. ESQ
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EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
Accepted Position.

Mr.. Raymond satterfeld has accep
ed a position IN Warrington.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-03-25

Will direct most excursionists and vacationlsts
to the Pacific Coast during 1915. Many of US
are not in position to take an extended trip
every year, and it should therefore be to our in
terests and advantage to make the most of a
and conditions favorable At these times, low
circle tour rates are in effect which permit of GO
ing via one route and returning via another at a
very much lower expense than if separate trips
were made.