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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
MRS. MYERS HOSTESS.

Mrs. R. U. Myers. at her home on
Second street and Fairnont avenue,
was hostess last evening to the Inas.
much Circle OF Kings Daughters, be.
tween the hours of and 10 o'clock.
he meeting was presided over by
Miss Pearl Morris. After singing
Onward, Christian Soldiers" the
members Joined in repeating the
Lords Prayer. The meeting was o
very interesting one. A delightful
luncheon was served by Misses Min.
ME Belle Polling and Mildred Meyers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
Jury. Still Out In
B. G.. Williams Case

The jury in the B. G. Williams
"bootlegging" case after being out
for nearly As hours had failed to reach
an agreement late this afternoon: It
lis predicted that the jury will fail to
reach IN agreement and be discharged.
The case involved the selling Of IL
lquor in the well-known Skinner tav-
tern in violation of the Yost law, b.
G. Williams being charged with sell.
ing whiskey to Phillip Campbell inlvio.
Ilation Of the law.
There were two indictments of a
similar character against Williams.
both charging misdemeanor. The evil
Edence In each case being similar the
trial of the second Indictment was
postponed to the May term Of court
lat the cost Of the defendant.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
MANN|NGTONNENS.

DR.. Kinney, OF Glovers Gap. was a
visitor here yesterday
Dale Hamilton returned to school at
Morgantown yesterday.
Mr.. Cook, of the Cameron, Printing
Co., was business visitor here yes.
terday.
Miss Elizabeth Richardson, Of Bal.
timore, Nd. is the guest Of Mrs. Fred
Burt.
Mr.. Hagan. of Cameron. was a bust.
ness visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. ]. R.Burt was Wheeling Wis
itor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Patterson re.
turned to their home in Muskogee,
Okla, yesterday.
Miss Alice jerks is visiting friends
in Parkersburg.
Arrivals at Bartlett House: ]. F..
McCary, Fredonia, N. Y; P. H.. Mack,
Bradford, Pa; J. 2. B. Qualley, Wheel.
Ing: W. H. Brown, Milwaukee. Wis;
IL. B. Mckee. New Castle, Pa; P. II.
Read, New Philadelphia, o.; Geo. B.
Schlegel, New Philadelphia, o.; A.
Witherbury, Detroit; A. L. odbut,
Wheeling; w, c. Grow, Pittsburgh; A.
II. Solomon, Columbus, o.; J. R. Doals,
Parkersburg; K. w. Koontz, e. D.
Trouble, Pittsburgh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

4. ~ ~. y ll7
illness has SO deeply concerned her
friends for the past week, awoke to
consciousness this morning and talked
with relatives and friends. She has
remained conscious through the morn.
and and early afternoon, though
shortly after noon it was noticed that
she was weakening.
All day yesterday and today friends
have called at the home OF Miss Shore
Ito inquire after Aunt carrie.r and 10
express their deep sorrow at her SC.
lrious illness. Her niece, Mrs. Harry
lBeyerlin. OF Grafton, and Mrs. Lou
Fox, OF Farmingto ton. are OF the Shore
home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
GOV. SENDS SPECIAL
MESSAGET0E SOLONS
Asks Laws for the Conser.
walton Of Health and Nat
ural Resources.

tSncclal to the Tie Wnst virginiar)
CHARLESTON, Feb. 3.-Just as
the senate recessed at twelye.thirty
today and after the house had already
recessed until two o'clock, Governor
Hatfield sent a special message to the
legislature, through his secretary,
Walter Hallanan, calling the attention
of the Legislature to the importance
OF legislation looking toward tho con.
seryation Of the health and antural re.
sources Of the state.
More than 100000 acres Of valua.
Bile coal lands have been destroyed by
the oil and gas searchers in quest OF
these valuable natural assets with
which our state is so bountifully en-.
dowed," says the governor in his mes.
sage. He declared that five hundred
million cubic feet Of gas was going to
waste every day, and urged legisla.
ton to stop this waste. He asks that
the legislature pass a bill requiring
the proper marking of bore holes for
gas and other wells. The was and oil
lobbyists opposing the bill are criti.
cised. He urges the passage Of Sen.
ate bill 1923 and House. bill 1853, both
health measures. The passage Of the
mining bill now before, theslegislature
Is urged without materialchange. SO
that more stringent mining law may
be placed upon the statute books.
The senate this morning devoted
its entire5itme to the consideration OF
the mining bill, and it was. still under
consideration when rescess was taken.
Party Ines We're thrown to the winds,
principally, however, on the Republic
can side. On the motion of Senator
Marshall, the chief inspectors salary
was cut from four to three thousand
dollars annually, and the inspectors
from twenty.four to twenty.one hun
dred. on motion Of /, Carter, Godbey
urged his colleagues to kill the bill
rather than make a nullity out OF it by
amendment.
In the house thirteen new bills
were edded. among them the hydro
electric bill, giving hydro-electric
companies the right OF domain, regu
lating the construction Of dams, etc.
by Hineman, of Marshall.
The Fair-mont charter bill came
from the committee with favorable
recommendation, but Delegate Shaver
of Marion, filed a minority report
The bill was rejected by the senate
committee some days ago but 1t is re.
ported now that little opposition will
be offered against it when the house
bill reports. ID
In the senate, on motion OF Brown,
of Marshall, Speaker Johnson was au,
thorized to add two two additional
members to. the judiciary committee.
Curry. of Mason, and Layne, of .Cabell,
were named.
The house refused to concur In the
senate action In striking out the
word "jail" in the bill permitting spe.
cial leyies to build court houses, and
SO !notifiedthe senate this morning.
The dentistry bill was passed. and
the education bill making the mini
mum teachers salaries for first grade
SIXTY dollars, second grade forty dol.
lars and third grade thirty dollars was
advanced to the third reading. N
Amusement was created when
Pierce. of Preston, offered a bill for
the eradication of contagious and
dangerous diseases among honey
bees.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
Filipino Rule Bill
Given To Senate

I WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-with a rec.
ommendation for immediate passage.
the, revised bill for a greater measure
of self government and ultimate indie,
pendence for the Philippines was pre-,
scented to the Senate.
The Senate committee urged action
at this session because longer delay
would "infiame and provide political
agitation possibly leading to disturb
:ances. and increase present business
depression in the Islands,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
Explosives Dropped
0nFa1nous Castle

BERNIE, Feb. s:-French airmen
dropped bombs, on the famous HON.
berg castle in Alsace where a, group
of important German staff officers was
residing. The building was set on
fire and burned to the ground. The
fire spread toia number Of farm build.
ings adjoining 1t and soon nothing was
left but smoking heap Of ruins. a
Homberg castle was the summer
residence Of the French Countess
Maupeau. 1t contained some cele.
brated ancient furniture. The dam.
age is estimated at several million
francs!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
WoRTHlNeToN.
Elias McIntire Of Enterprise, was
shopping in Warrington last Satur.

shopping in Warrington last satur'
day.
II. Clark Jones, Of Davis Ridge, was
business visitor here ION Monday;
SIM. aWadsworth, of Fairmont, Swaa
business caller here on Monday.
Commissioner a. L. Heham, o,
Fairmont, was transacting business
in Worthington on Monday OF this
week. Z
Henry king, who has been working
in the oil field near Weston returned
home last Friday, having finished up
in that section I. Z (
Miss Jeane Wood. who has been
located at Pennington for several
months returned last Friday.
Finley Oates. mayor.elect, together
with the other municipal officers cleo.
ted in January assumed the reins fof
government on Monday morning. The
common council met on Monday even.
ing and organized.
Local talent presented the comedy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
LACK OF OFFICERS
IN ENG[AND'SARNY
Schools May Take Up asys-
TEN of Military Train
ingfor Boys.
(coresponden Of The Associated

(Correspo ndence OF The Associated
Press.)
LONDON, Feb. s.-The question OF
military training In the schools is
now live one over all Britain, and
the chief agitators are not army men
but teachers. Lack of proper mater.
ial for officers TO take the place Of
those killed and injured at the front
and TO supply Kitchener's huge new
army and the inadequately differed
territorial force, Is one Of the most
serious problems Of the war. All OF
the higher schools have been called
on for subalterns. as the British
Tommy objects to serving under
any officer not born gentleman.
The teachers feel that theyEwere in a
sense to blame for not having given
their students some elemental pre-.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

wAuKEGAN, 4 nj, Feb Il Gas from
IL leak in a mains2 feat from his
lhope woke Joseph Zelmo. He struck
q match. The resulting explosion
killed his wife and his mother and
injured him SO he may die. Two years
ago leaking gas ismoth ered Zelmo's two
little children.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03
"A FIRE FIGHTER

with ali the modern appliances for
fighting fire Is not able to save your
Life and Property at all times. A pol,
Icy OF Insurance will furnish you the
money to replace your furniture, build.
tngs or stock of merchandise In case OF
accident by fire. Would you like to
know what a policy would cost? Wen
enlighten you for the asking.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

Those free school bags are fine for
the children. Read the West Virgin
ian of Friday and Saturday for our an.
nouneement. 2.5.2t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-03

drama. TONY. the Convict" at Odd
Fellows hall on Friday. Saturday and
Monday evenings last 10 large and ap-
lpreciatiye audiences. About fifty dol
lars was cleared for the benefit OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
A PORCH WEATHER VANE.

When the first warm breezes of
summer began to blow through the
he was ready to go to the lakeside
But, my dear boy" exclaimed his
mother, you can't go to tbs country
for weeks yet. There is a long time
wards before we can get away. Why
are you in such a hurry?"
Jack sighed a big "late-fn- the
spring" sigh, and replied, "Oh, L know
do SO want to make boats! There's
nothing SO much fun as making
boats
why don't you work on your boats
after school every night" suggested
mother, then when it really comes
time to go, you will have a lot of fine
ones all ready for sailing
At first Jack thought that a fairly
worked diligently. But by the time
he had finished the second pretty lit
tie craft, his enthusiasm waned and he
said fretfully, There's no fun in
How can 1 tell whether they are any
good or not? How can I know how
to make the third one better than the
first when the first is just lying on
the shelf? No sir! I'll not make any
more till I can use themi"
Mother heard him, and wished she
could think of some scheme for using
boats-but she couldn't. Jack had
long ago OutgrOWn DatntuD sailing;
there was no park or lake near their
home, and the tanks in the city gym
nasiums could not used for boats,
even if the boats were beautiful ones
But I'll ask father tonight" said
mother to herself, maybe he can
think of some way of using boats"
So that evening, Jacks father was
to and he thoughfully stu
died the question before he gave an
Yes, you can use your boats
here at home he finally said, make
me four of the best you know how to
make, and L will show you how to
use them
You know you are Just joking
me-" said Jack, half Vexed, you
know boats can't be used in a city"
''They can't?" laughed father,
well, you make me the boats, and
we'll see about that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

GFrom the Philadelphia Recordl
One way to tell a dogwood tree is
by its bark.
Even the woman with a past isn't
averse to a present.
''Al1 things come to those who
wait is a lazy mans motto.
The man who banks on luck is apt
to overdraw his account.
1t isn't altogether the love of peace
that influences a woman to make up.
You can reach a mans heart
through his stomach; woman's
through fattery.
Any poker player will tell you that
a chip in the hand is worth two on the
shoulder
You never can tell. Many a young
man Of promise has been sued foi.
breach of it.
Physical culture will make a man
long winded. So will blowing about
his own achievements.
Some states have easier divorce
laws than others, but a fool and his
money can be parted anywhere.
woman reaches the age of discretion %
Cynicus-''When she begins to forge:
her birthdays
Every man has his price," quoted
the Wise Guy. NO wonder a woman
can make a fellow feel cheap" added
the Simple Mug.
Hoax-''She's rather metallic
Joax-"Why. she seems quite jolly to
me- Hoax-'YeS, but have you ever
noticed how her silvery laughter fill
tiers through her gold teeth?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Jayh dwker Jots

The credit system has put more
people in the poor house than any
other single force, insists the Sabetha
Herald.
wardsville correspondent of the Bon
ner Chieftain-even the horseshoe
pitchers have gone to work
How much larger church collections
would be, thinks the Glen Elder Senti-
mel, if contribution plates gave trad
ing stamps.
Market report, in the Peabody Her
aid: oysters and coal are a drug on
the market. Soda and ice cream going
down, to the joy of the fountain men.
One might suppose that all the army
worms in the world would be busy
these days in Europe or Mexico, but
the Miami Republican reports the
presence of a few in some alfalfa in
it's neighborhood.
Reporting chinch bugs numerous in
the air in it's vicinity on recent days,
the Soldier Clipper advises: Don't be
afraid of flying bugs. They are not
pleasant in the eye or mouth, but may
not hurt the crops in the least.
If, as the Anthony Republican OBJ
serves, a man could get a suit of
clothes to fit him like the fashion
plate pictures and raise a garden like
the front page of a seed catalog, he
would have no need to look for further
happiness.
Cleanliness is eVlQently next 10 I'M
possible with some people. The Atch-
ison Globe declares that a man was in
Atchison recently who hadn't washed
last winters dirt off his neck yet, And
the Globe surmiseS that he probably
will wait till warm weather and sweat
it off to save the labor Of washing.
AS Nutty Ned limerickizes in the
Bonner Springs Chieftain:
There was a young fellow named
Peter
Who started to fix the gas meter.
He lighted a match
And lifted the catch
His remains wouldn't make a good
skeeter.
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partment then decided to offer SO
cents a peck for all flies delivered to
it. This produced 140 gallons of dead
flies during the fly season of that
year In 1914 it was decided to dou-
BILE the price on flies, and an offer of
10 cents quart was made for them.
Although this offer remained open
for two months, only "a quarts were
received. Again in September the
price was advanced to Is cents a
quart. and only seven quarts were re-
ceived- This proved conc1usively to
the sanitary department that flies
were scarcer in Topeka than ever be-
fore, and that it is possible to rid a
city of flies. 1t also proved that flies
migrate only a short distance, since
farmers on the outskirts of Topeka
reported plenty of flies and begged to
be let in on the offer of Is cents per
quart The whole cost to the city of
this fly campaign was less than $50:
and it would seem to be one of the
wisest and most valuable investments
that Topeka has ever made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.J

[From the Chicago News.1
flow of words is no proof of wis
dom.
Why shorten our days by 1engthen-
ing our nights?
If "a lazy man has nowhere else to
go, he ought to go to work.
A good many spirit manifestations
come after visits to the bar
If you want to know anything about
club life, hit the policeman.
The lantern-jawed man isn't neces-
sari1y brilliant conversationalist.
Fat men are good natured because
good natured men are usually fat
A full dress suit enables a $500 clerk
to pass himself off for $1,000 waiter
Talk less and think more. This is
easy advice to give, but uneasy to
take.
contented, willing laborer is
worth SO per cent more than a dis
satisfied compulsory worker.
Sometimes the humor of a man is
so dry that he has to buy the drinks
in order to set other men to listen
to it.
How shall / dress tomorrow is
the all important question that fills
the mind of woman the first time
she goes to bed in a sleeping car.
And no wonderi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCRIsoN GLOBE.

Silence is sometimes the best de-
Tense.
Not all married men are henpecked,
but all of them are hampered.
There is usually considerable differ
ence between a vacation and rest.
In the average home, it is hard to
get three square meals on Sunday.
Possibly the Mormon church would
grow faster if more men could afford
it.
In some cases one can Judge a po-
1iceman by the number of times he
ShaveS.
Some of the new dances might also
be referred to as tripping the light
fanatic.
If a man arrives quickly at a deci-
sion his wife says he doesn't take an
interest.
There are numerous ways of show
ing your generosity without paying
for the drinks
A good nights sleep is one of the
ablest assistants for the next days
strenuous toll.
Nearly everyone thinks he is a close
student of humanity, and he may be
right about it.
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saying that we were out. Isn't it
working splendidly?"
John Seton rang the door bell OF
his daughters apartment with
feebler touch than had ever been his
before. He did not admit it to him
self, but he was declining is strength
very fast.
He left his hat and old walking
stick with his gloves in the hall and
he stopped to listen to the baby's COO
ing and laughing before he pushed
aside the portieres and stepped into
the cosy living room
Mary" he gasped, looking at his
wife, who was as surprised as him
self
John Henry Seton! You!" she
said, holding the baby close.
''Mary-Mary." began the elderly
man, brokenly, IL didn't know
how much I wanted to see you till I
is some of LeiIa's doings," he added.
1T must be-" Mrs. Seton said.
blinking away the tears of joy that
would spring to her eyes at sight of
her husband.
There was silence for full minute
while John Seton stepped closer and
closer to his grandson and his wife.
They both looked into the round,
laughing, face of the infant and then
into each others eyes. "It was my
fault" they said in unison.
1t was the most trifling thing that
a couple ever separated over, Mary
and l know it," John said after a
while, in which he had been permitted
to hold the baby.
Yes-poor little, innocent Peter"
said Mrs. Seton, while tears steamed
down her face. The naming of you
plain Peter was the cause of your silly
old grandparents Quarreling. 1 re-
fused to interfere with Leila and Ned
If they chose to call you Peter, and
your grandfather refused to own a
child named Peter when it had per-
fectly good relatives with respectable
names like john She looked at
her husband with the oIdtime smile.
"And you remember when we said
when we celebrated our silver we'd
ding, that our love had been full blown
for SO long that we could remember
nothing else but that perfectly de-
veloped understanding? asked John
softly.
'oh, DON'T do know it. Kiss
Peter and"
Her words were never made articu-
late, for Peter began to demand at
tention and the fond and doting
grandparents tried all their wiles to
quiet him. At last he screamed him
self to sleep, and the reunited pair
found as much to say to each other
as if their love were just in the bud
ding instead of full b1own-(Copy-
right, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
WHEN POVERTY IS FACED.

A man with his family was in the
depths of despair from poverty, writes
William E. Towne in May Nautilus
He had not a cent of money left. Out
of his great need he conceived a sim
pie pian- He went to the grocers and
was given credit for few beans, some
corn meal flour and a few other
things. He took the supplies home
and his wife, a good cook, baked the
beans after her best style, baked some
loaves of brown bread that would
make your mouth water and prepared
a few other common articles of food,
making them look as attractive as
possible. Then the man took a wheel
barrow load and started out to find
customers. He succeeded SO we'll that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
WHERE THE CREDITS DUE.

Noticing a brief observation in
these columns to the effect that al
though quite a spell of warm weather
has been on deck in these parts, house
flies are conspicuous for their alb
sence, Mr.. Ramsey, the sanitary SER
geant of the city board of health,
writes in with the suggestion that the
freedom of the city from flies is due
to the activity of the city itself in
purchasing dead flies during the past
two years. While others have been
shouting swat the fly says Mr..
Ramsey, the sanitary department of
the city has been doing some real
'swatting' by buying up the flies in
Topeka. Mr.. Ramsey enclosed a his
tory of the Topeka fly campaign
which seems to bear out his opinions
in the premises. Ex-Mayor Cofran
started the ball arolling in the spring
of 1913 when he offered a reward of
So for the first peck of flies delivered
at his office. This was won by a
country boy. The city sanitary de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
THE POETS SEASON.

This is the poets season,
This is the blessed time
When freedom rules his reason
And rapture rules his rhyme
At last the day is breaking,
The night of death is gone,
winter his leave is taking;
His great storm coat is on.
Let Spring, the goddess. inter
With fair and naked arms
Then close the door on winter
And all his frozen charms.
And as the great door closes
Against his ice and sleet
Let Spring come forth with roses
And sandals on her feet
Behold her all in blossom
A sunflower. strong and tall
Behold her rounded bosom
Like soft waves rise and fall
Behold her in the morning
When Memnon's mother wakes
When PhOebus is adjoining
The rivers and the lakesI
All! gaze upon her beauty
When skies are clear and blue
When love becomes duty,
And dreams of youth come true
Yes, winters days are over,
And he in fear has fled
While Spring, knee-deep in clover
Is reigning in his stead.
JNO. w. FENTREss.
State Industrial School, Topeka.