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

n Every so often peculiar customs
and actions will spread over the tcoun.
Itrytfrom one town to another and OF.
ten times Will have long durance and
AFFECT many otherwise sensible per.
sons before the righteousness Of the
movement 10 finally proved. One or
these that Is now In progress is the |
custom of men removing their hats
when they enter an elevator which
'containsswomen passengers. The still.
ness OF this action is apparent to ey.
cry man who ever rode in an eleva.
tor II he gives the subject a moments
thought. This foolish and objection.
able custom was probably started by
some would,be Chesterfield Of the
species that tnfest Office buildings and
are oiled filling clerks, :. This poor imi.
,tator OF Sir Walter Raleigh no doubt
meant well and his purpose was evi.
IDENTITY to show the proper respect to
the women who happened to be in his
presence. But as every one knows,
true politesmanners are only the mani.
Ifestaflons OF q kind and considerable
respect for The feelings of Others, and
tanyf actions that fail to come under
this classification are necessarily not
polite OF kind. Therefore the Gus.
tom Of all men removing their hats
when they enter O. crowded elevator,
Just -bscause o woman or two hap:
ipen1 70 be present, not only
kind or confederate but Is also unkind
and dnconaiderate. In many cases II
tho elevator 10 fairly well crowded,
ap most elevators are ct times, the &c.
.tion "a rude and objectionable. There
- Seldom much space In any eleva.
tor<for q man to do much waving OF
his arms without 1ostling his neigh.
bors. and when or 10 men all reach
Tor their hats with the corresponding
Iprotuberance OF their elbowa a Choir.
ms Of. gruntHs and imprecattons In NUT.
ltorn6 Yoicos Is heard as each man
lbumpsi his neighbor with his elbow.
IT, IL iEtnecessary for men to remove
(theirs hasn when In an elevator, why
not also In the street or q trolley
carr Women ARE also usually to be
eoon.i IA. both those places. Every day
IN Tatytnont can be found the feeble.
minded meaning.well person who en-.
tiers the elevator and makes a NUS.
nnoek OF himself by ostentatiously re.
moving his dollar hat and thus making
every other man In the elevator sur.
yeptiou1ly attempt to remove his head
ndornmefit. The number OF these per.
sons ID rapidly increasing and unless
tho fool killer yisitslthis section in the
near future, II will soon be imoossi.
bic for Q man to enter an elevator in
Enirmont without danger OF hia ribs
Being psodded.
Three boys who came to galrmont
yohterdny saw something in addition
TO tho circus and the parade. This
was tho mural decorations in tho
courts house. The pictures of famous
men Of this country anu tho scenes OF
the fights with the Indians each re.
ceiyed their share OF the boys atten.
tton. Probably the picture OF the In.
dian fight over the stairway to the cir.
cult court room was the most interest.
ing TO the boys as they discussed It
more than halt AN hour. This Is the
drst time that the mural decorations
have ven received more than pass.
ing Elance by any OF the busy person
who visit the court house. Probably
not one OF the local members Of the
bar could even tell of hand who did
these paintings or what they are about
or even where they are.' It remained
for these small boys to discover the
real interest in the Indian fight scene.
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