The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-09
Where He is a Rancher and Ed
ucator and Newspaper Car
ries His Picture.

A recent issue OF the Clovis, Calf.
Tribune contained a picture OF Fred
erick Mortimer Harbert, rancher and
educator. who has relatives in this
county and had the following article
concerning him:
In the period preceding the Civil
war an organized public school sys-
tenn did not exist in the South, private
and subscription schools partly COW
cred the educational demands Of the
day. In the reconstruction period
after the war public schools were
established and have now reached a
high state of efficiency in many local
tiles.
1t fell to the lot of Frederick Mort
inner Harbert, the subject of our sketch
to have to educate himself by the light
Of the old-fashioned grease cruise or
by the uncertain freight in the even
ings, as like all boys Of his day who
we're raised on farm, daylight hours
, incident to farming. Mr.. Harbert was
born near the village OF Wallace, in
what Is now Harrison county, W. Va.
on January 4. 1851, his parents. Isaac
q. and Aseneth Harbert were natives
OF old Virginia whose forefathers had
been among the early English set
tiers in that colony For the first six
teen years of his life Frederick strug-
gled through the rudiments of an edu-
cation alone, when he was sixteen n
school was established and he attended
for several winter terms with an
avowed purpose to become teacher.
When he was twenty-one years OF age
he secured his first position as a
teacher and he then made up his mind
to become proficient In the profession
and aimed to become the head OF the
educational system In his native
county, an ambition that some years
later was fulfilled. by his being
selected twice as superintendent Of the
public schools OF Harrison county.
The early years spent on the farm and
the hard physical labor involved In
clearing away heavy growth OF
hardwood timber. put the mettle in
the Young Virginian. and schooled him
for the successes and reverses of after
life.
The axe. the greatest aid 10 man in
his work nj development and pioneer
ing. was the farm boys companion and
trusty friend, with 1t. he helped to hew
home out OF the almost unbroken
wilderness that stretched southwark
across the Allegheny mountains and
northward thirtv-fve miles to the Ohio
river. with It. he developed sturdy
health and indcpendence OF mind and
action that stood him in good stead in
the years 10 follow.
Mr.. Harhert married Miss Lizzie
Glover in 1877. and thew had family
OF three children. Virgil. now a resi-
dent OF WASHINGTON state. Loren CLYDE
deceased. and Mrs Ina Parker OF
Clovis. He had two sisters. Mrs
Elizabeth darlington Of Rinehart. W
Va: Mrs. Martha Hawkins OF Center
Point. ". Va: two brothers also. Fl.
bert c.. Lumberport. w. Va. and e.
G. who died recently in Fresno. Calf
Mr.. Harbert has seen his father shoe.
deer from the cabin door in his boy.
hood days. while he shot gray SQUIRRELS
by the thousands to protect his corr
crop. There was wild nigeon roos'
near his old home. and he has seer
the sun obscured by the wild pigeons
flying across the country on their an.
nual pilgrimages. they flew IN such
masses that when they settled down
for the night the limbs Of trees snap.
ped and gave way like pipe stems
People went at night to the roostins