The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-28
Evening Chat

Many funny stories have been writ
ten ana printed about mixed metaphor
but the following gem produced IN
on cot the best known journalists tn3
west virginia and printed this week
IN thesmost carefully edited tttsburgh
newspaper deserxes q position near
the topSot the list:is Il Z
SoSmuch & Injected i'm the pos
iiticat horizon Of West Virginia Il
that 81 eitherS az berately foreign
foEtIfas known truth Of actual events
\ ofEfhe day or cast into the pool q
Tor tfieFsole purpose Of louding
fiie waters that the whole warp N
and wool Of true condt tionB are
covered with patchwork OF
speculation and conjecture.
But then, as has been remarked be-
fore. even Homer nodded.
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The Census bureau has just issued.
q bulletin showing the number Of
deaths and the death rate per 900
for the year 1914 in all cities in the
death registration area Of the United
states which have a population be.
tWeGas10. 900 and 100, 900 and the only.
West Virginia city. mentioned Is
wheeling which has death rate Of
1915 and In that year reported 681I
deaths The eeling rate is good
Ofthe 1875 cities reporting the lowest
death Srate is that OF Canton, Ohio,
which Is s10.3 and the highest Is
.GharIeston; 81 O., which is 29.7. This
Waite Srfgure is explained by the fact
that the death rate for colored people
I'M Charleston Is 1872 per thousand.
There are only 25 states in the regis
tratton4 area and that Wheeling is
mentioned lin such compilation is due
To- the, fact that it has had good local
laws requiring reports on vital statts'
tics: The State as whole now re-
auires reports on these matters and
the authorities at Charleston have this
week issued a warning broadcast that
sttfwills cost physicians 800 II they fall
to3o obey the provisions OF this act.
The him Grammar Is all too often
& d ssad AFFAIR, aimleSs, deficient in plot
sandSsel dom above criticism in morals,
J but the moving picture cartoon is al.
ways a thing Of delight: The things
the artists do with their nimble PEN
scils \ are a revelation even to those
who are fairly familiar with the pos
sibiIitfes OF vigorous line drawing, and
8sit Is impossible not to speculate about
what the animated drawing would
have been In the hands Of such mas
tiers as Hogarthn T. Nash, Baron de
Grimm, Tenniel, n. g. Bush, to mem
1 ton only a few OF the men who achiev
Had fame In that difficult and purpose
full field of art M =.
But it is not punch but fun that the
film artist seeks to achieve and most
Of them scorefa bullseye every times
The antics of "a yellow dog who winks
knowinly at the audience and wags
his head over the puzzling behavior
OF the stupid man to whom he is at:
tacheds will, do more for a. fit of the
blues than all the Doctors medicine
IN the world. ,4l
Two very. valuable books have
been presented to the AFairmont Pub
cSlibrary through the .instrum entail
sity Of Mrs. u. A. Clayton. They were
written by Mrs. Cornelius NJ. Hoult
from material gathered by, her In her
many trave1s abroad: Mr.. Hoult had
these essays collected and put in book
form called ""Art Essays and Poems
asSasmemor1alit to his VIE, beautltuI
memorial to one Of such character and
accompl ents. They contain most
valuable information as to the, great
artists and ysculp tors Of the world and
their literary merit will be q source
ofgpleasure to- lovers Of good poetry
and prose. and also "a source of pride
to- the people of B'airmonti that one $50
gifted Fonce lived here. Though Mi,
HoultS has lived in Topeka, Kansas;
for many years, he has shown his
love for HIS native town by presenting
these books ftoS tho library. The books
4 were presente to the board by Mrs.
George DeBo1t,s and cceptance was
made BY Mrs Jennie iEngle, vice presi.
dent.g The librarian hopes these books
wills form the nucleus of an art sec:
tion3 In the library, which will be OF
great benefit and pleasure to its mem
bership: