The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
Evening Chat

Pup is dead! Many a teah was shed
In BarrackVille this morning. Not be.
cause eggs were so high or the air was
30 cold or the Christmas purse was
light-but because Pup was DEAD.
Pup was Doc Smiths dog and long
story precedes his tr, sic death and the
touching burial this morning Ben
Wilson brings the sad news to Fair.
mont and tells 1t this wise:
1.-THE first troIbIc was that Ftp was
too smart. He used to lay around in
Volney Sturm's barber shop before
election and listen with an almost poll.
tician's intelligence to the barber shop
discussions, pro and con. There came
@ timo when his political mind waa
made up-he cast his lot with the whis.
kered candidate Then came the cleo.
ton.
GAS the first returns came in Pup
barked with wild delight, but as thu
later ones came struggling in, and
their result became known, his spiril
seemed to curl up. Pup could not un.
derstand why there was California
anyway. From that day he was
changed dog No longer did he whine
TO be taken in Docs Ford when he
started patienting. No more did he
care for bird hunting.
"Apd the end came Saturday night.
After the town was fast asleep. Pup
walked sadly out into the middle OF
the road in front Of the barber shop
looked sadly at a rayed and tattered
campaign picture that chung to win
dow. howled his swan SONG and lied.
when the body was found yester-
day morning Doc at once took steps
to assume proper and fitting buria..
Or. Joe Conway was called In and in.
vested with the right OF preparing the
corpse. Wrapped In solemn shroud
and with the other dogs OF BarraCk.
Vile gathered round in solemn misun.
derstanding, the body was laid away
"But the good people Ct BarrIckvillo
want TO do more than that They want
to show respect for Pups memory In
come substantial way So at ciu.
Gems meeting IL was decided to pur.
chase a plain wooden headpieCe and
tngraVe 1t with the following insCrip.
tion:
"'Here lies the body of our old
dog Pup
He had no enemies as he was a
CROWN up.
Now he's dead an gone to his rest
An will no longer our presence
bless
1.-THE board will be placed on the
grave as soon as the spring thaws
make construction work possible"
Personal experience means mnch
In ones attitude toward the Seals. VIII
you let me tell why both gratitude for
the saving of my life and desire to
help exterminte tuberculosis makes
me buy and use Red Cross Christmas
Seals?" This is request in letter
from cured patient in one OF WiscOn
sins county hospitals for tuberculo-
sis, who says:
Il was shocked to learn in 1910 that
! had consumption. | thought that
was the end OF me. Fortunately for
me the National tuberculosis AssOCia-
ton and the American Red Cross had
taken up the task Of Informing the
nation that Pulmonary tuberculosis
can be arrested and perhaps cured by
q combination OF fresh air, good food,
perfect !eSt, and freedom from care.
In course Of time this good news had
reached Wisconsin and the Wisconsin
Anti-TuberCulOsis Association was or
ganized to carry the message into
every corner of the state. Through
this propaganda sanatoria were cstab-
lished in various parts OF the state.
So when the disease became a very
personal matter to me. there was an
institution near at home to teach me
how TO breathe, eat, rest and think, so
as to live with tuberculosis. and al a
price within reach of my moderate
purse. This was all the result OF the
philanthrOpic propaganda of these ma
tional organizations and the Wisconsin
Anti ruberculo J. Association, to
whom must always be grateful Tor my
present health and strength"
What Red Cross Seals have done in
Wisconsin they have done and are do
Ing in every other state In the Union.
All but ten per cent. OF the proceeds,
which Is used for expenses. remains
In the state where the Seals arc sold
10 be USED for the prevention OF tuber-
eulosis.