The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-05
Evening Chat

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Thss investigating committee. after
muchs long and labor1ous research, has
a last discovered the probable orr
FIN Of the classic "Longfellow Joke:
This Joke has recently been reyived
and has proved most popular on the
iocalSyariety stage, never failing to
bring aT1augh and get q good hand
fFomathe house. The earliest mention
i0fSthisH Joke is found in the plays OF
fheEGreak t~ragedian, Burodempholer-
8authaneus, who lived about $500 B. q
InSthe fourth tragedy by this worthy
gentleman. and about half way through
thoEthird act, he allows the comedian
toStelIlabout a mar that Is exceedingly
tatlsSThe heavy man then replies very
feolannly that he also knew the tai
mangand that he was a "longtellow !.
Whether this sparkling gem OF tr-
Efepressibla spontaneous wit brought
StheShouse down could not be learned.
THE writings Of all the dramatic crit
$tcBRof that day have been searched
diligently for the effect of this bit
gofFortEina1ity, but no mention seems
$to!have been made of It.
Advertisers sometimes go to constd:
cradle effort and expense TO key
their advertisements SO that they can
ftaIEWhich ads and which mediums arc
drawing custom and paying their way
3fromga business standpoint. Quite by.
accident the other day MI. Balchowsky
StheEenergetic advertising man OF the
Harrison advertising Is a line IN tne
ment which appeared in The west VIZ
Egintan with, results that proved TO nEa
entire satisfaction that this news,
paper does go into the homes anu
produces results for the merchants
who make use ofits columns.
One of the regular features OF the
HARRISON advertising is a line IN the
smallest possible type telling waeFe
advertised articles are to be FOUND IN
the store. The other day a specEa4
Sydrtye was made upon some gowns.
Now. such merchandise invariably is
sold on the first floor OF the estab-
Elfshment, but through an oversight,
the little location line said That thes5
gowns were to be found on the third
floor. The next morning women pe-
3gangtosturn up on that floor inqu1r1ng
Sofythe clerks for the garments IN 9
8tion. The clerks at first were frankly
puzzled, for nothing like that had eV-
& rfhappened before. However, II was
not long before the cause OF the un'
usual development was traced. Inc
erroneous direction appeared only IN
$the columns OF The West Virginian'
SOFT was a certainty that every ID"
Yquirysfor that particular class OF mer-
chandise on the third floor was due
entirely to the pulling power OF this
newspaper. AS the inquiries continued
sallRday and amounted to q CONSIDER
fable total, Mr.. B~alchowsky, Is better
satisfied than ever before that 1t pays
to- advertise in Northern West Vir-
gtnta's Best Newspaper.
The records OF County Clerk A. G.
Martin yesterday as to licenses is-
sued 20 couples to be married show
quite a diversity of age limits, The
very young, those Of middle age ana
others well advanced in years applied
for licenses to marry. One couple
gave their ages as IS and 10 years,
another 81 and "a. Next in age came
$a4 couple who gave their ages as Il
andt46 while the Oldest couple TO apply
t9for q license was a man and woman
Nwho gave in their ages as 81 ana DO.
II straws show which way the wind
Elbows, then the straw vote cast at the
.sFairmont state normal school IN the
Spast two weeks, would indicate that
8the suffrage amendment to the state
Constitution to be voted upon in No
yember will carry. While the vote
cast by the young men was largely OPP
posed to suffrage yet the fatrer sex
cast an overwhelming vote for SUIT
sfrage. II each OF the 10S girls who
#Yoted for suffrage ran influence the
vote of at least one young man, then
the majority Of the male vote would
be- pushed up considerably.
The vote as cast at the Normal is
4 ssfollows. Boys in favor of suffrage
s24, opposed IS. Girls in favor OF suf-
TRACE los. Opposed CT. Total number
In favor of suffrage 1872. Total num-
Der opposed 1875,
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