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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
MonongaHa Musings

'"Almost thirty.six years have elaps.
ed since George Eliot crossed LIES I'M.
sounded sea and few words concern
Ing the most intellectual woman that
ever adorned this planet may be en-,
joyed by those who admire her genius.
She appeared to understand and con-.
prehend the motives and ultimate con.
illusions Of all the principal theories
that agitate mankind. She invited the
criticisms OF the fanatical world by
transiating books condemned by mar
row minds. She demonstrated by her
social and domestic life the disregard
she felt for puritanical peevishness.
She spent her time reading great
books, conversing with great think.
ers and writing great thoughts. To
penetrate the profoundest philosophy
was to her a Joy sublime. To contem.,
pate the weird stiffness OF an April.
twilight, the glorious majesty Of O.
summers mon and the pathetic gram
deur Of an autumn owe was a pleasure
too deep for words or tears. She
cared more for the approval Of her
own mind than she did for the approx
al Of the world and yet she was SO hum.
BILE as to almost respect the faults Of
her thoughtless critics. To her the
world will be forever indebted for this
strangely tender verso
"Sweet evenings come and 60, love,
They came and went Of yore;
This evening Of our life, love,
Shall come and go no more"
And who that thinks and reflects
can fail to see the profound pathos of
this couplet?
"If childhoods world again could see,
A little sister I would be-
When fame came to her name, pity
for the most debased fled not from;
her heart. In the sunshine OF happi..
ness and prosperity she forgot not
those in poverty and obscurity who
were her friends when life was new.
There was no faint OF malice In her
blood and bigotry never dared to en-.
ter the sacred sanctuary of her heart,
She has Joined the choir invisible but;
her thoughts, as beautiful as the moon.
light waves Of the glittering sea, will
be praised and adored as long as sen.
timent lives and Justice abides.
s. G, MUSGRAvW
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
Icuities,t than any other man nthe coun.
Try, probably IN the world.
More Militia 10 Border.

More Militia 10 Border.
Much mystery attaches to the order.
ing by President Wilson OF an add.
tional $4,000 national guardsmen to
the Mexican border. The impression
prevails that the administration knows
conditions In Mexico to be even more
menacing than Is generally realized,
and suggestions that the Carranza re-
gime Is tottering and about TO fall are
again rife. The Secretary Of War has
asserted that the ordering OF more
militiamen to the border at this time
is wholly without Significance, es
planning that the order Is due TO the
falling of OF enlistments aid because
the Guard was not fully equipped" He
further adds that the training the men
will receive on the border will be high.
ly beneficial. This explanation is,
however, received with scepticism. for
the reason that all who are we'll in.
formed realize that the guardsmen
could be far better trained In their re.
spective home camps. where they
would not be subjected to an unaccus.
toned and almost triplcal climate;
tnat II Is serious menace TO their
health to send them to the border un.
til they have had adequate training,
both for the purpose OF hardening
them physically and OF educating them
In the proper methods of caring for
themselves and protecting their health
In the field. There is every reason to
fear that a terrible record OF impaired
constitutions, serious illnesses and
even deaths will result from sending
to the border practically 125O0J
guardsmen, most Of whom have mad
no adequate prior physical training,
and 1t Is regarded as inconcefyable
that the administration would have
ordered an additional $4,000 men TO
the border unless compelled to do so
by some undlsclosed grave develop.
ment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
Democrats Extravaaant,

Senator Taggart. of Indiana, the re.
Gently elected Democrat who will run
for senator in Indiana again this fall,
has taken occasion to lecture the Dem.
ocrattc party for its gross extrava-
gance.' following in the footsteps of
Rep. Fitzgerald, the Democratic chair.
man OF the House Appropriations COM
mittee. THE powe: 10 tax is the
power to destroy, and we do not wait
to destroy the peoples earning power
by over.taxation," said Mr.. Taggart
Instead Of squandering money and
passing pork.barrel bills would It not
be better to cut out these useless ex.
penditures? But II 1t be the fixed and
determined purpose Of Congress to go
on yearly increasing these appropria.
tions, would 1t not be better to turn
them to things that would help the
people instead Of pouring money into
sink.holes, never to return cent upon
the investment The Senator de.
clared that every Senator and Con.
gresham would go bankrupt were he
to manage his own affairs with the
extravaganza Congr >ss Is displaying in
spending the peoples money. Coming
Immediately on top Of Gov. Hughes
denunciation Of Democratic extrava.
gance, as well as the signing of the
$42,000.000 Rivers and Harbors "Pora"
Bill by President Wilson, Senator Tag.
CARTS speach has occasioned the ut.
most indignation at Democratic head.
quarters and there is talk of leaving
the Senator to shift for himself In his
efforts to obtain reelection in Indiana
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

This August frost Is just another slam at the pocket
books of the seaside coast resort keepers But in this
also hits the fellows who hotels in the noun
tains, which not when the sharks made their
memorable raid on the Atlantic coast
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

There are some old soldiers still living who have not
forgotten Grover Cleveland and his pension vetoes
These men will smile grmly when Democratic orators
begin to claim their votes for Democratic candidates
the ground that the Democratic party been in favor
of liberal pension legislation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
Wilson Versus Underwood.

Wilson Versus Underwood.
President Wilson, writing to s. NJ.
Hastings. Of the Illinois Manufacture
ers' Association, on July 9, said, in
part, 1T ought to be possible by such
means (the Tariff Commission Great.
ed by the Kitchen bilD to make the
question OF duties merely a question
OF progress and development, a ques.
tion Of adapting means to ends, Of ia.
cilitating and helping business and EN-.
ploying to the utmost the resources of
the country In vast development of
our business resources" When this
statement was read on the floor of
the House. Rep. Kitchin emphatically
denied that 1t could have been written
by the President, and denounced 1t as
straight Republican, protection argu.
ment, but when shown the Presidents
signature. by Rep. Longworth, Mr..
kitchin had nothing further To say.
Rep. Underwood, the author of the
Democratic tariff bill, regards the pro.
posed tariff board as purely a piece Of
protection machinery and has inform.
ed the Democratic caucus that he pur.
poses vigorously to oppose its crea.
ton. He realizes that the only posi-.
BILE reason for having a tariff board is
In order that It may determine the dit.
ference between the cost Of production
here and abroad, as a guide to Con-
gress, that It may fix duties to equal
that difference. As the Democratic
party Is opposed to protection, he can
perceive no reason for the creation of
a tariff board, unless It be simply
piece Of political chicanery, designed
to steal Republican issue, and Mr..
Underwood Is too straightforward to
stand for that kind Of politics. He be.
lieves in standing squarely on the
Democratic platform which four years
ago declared It to be "a fundamental
principle OF the Democrtic party that
the Federal government. under the
Constitution, has no right or power TO
impose or collect tariff duties except
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

Ell Paso reports that Villa is surrounded such
way as to make his escape seem improbable" Ell Paso
is surely losing Its pep or 1t would refer to Villas
escape as Improbable when it might have said lin.
possible. "-Charleston Post.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

One thing is certain however much the candidates
may differ upon the question OF the justice Of
granting suffrage to women they quite likely be
Of mind before election day rolls around that in the
present campaign. at least in politics are nui-
sance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

Fairmonts flood relief fund got good start. Now
let's If can't make it large enough to get favor
able mention among the cities of the state
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

Yesterday Republican Candidate Hughes addressed a
meeting Of women voters. Wonder II when Democratic
Candidate Wilson makes his swing around the circle the
ants will offer to get up meeting for his benefit?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

Must Be a Newiy.Wed.
How did you know your husband
was working In the Officer"
~ telephoned and Central said he
was busy" = Philadelphia Evening
Ledger.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
Good and Bad.

Funny language, English"
Spill It." rr=7u-7
Heard a man yesterday say he
wanted a good cook, and he wanted
her bad."-Longhorn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
ITHE REPUBLICAN TICKET,
NATIONAL.

FOR President--Charles Evans Hughes of New York.
Vice Presldent-Chares W. Fairbanks Of Indiana
y. 8. Senator-Howard Sutherland Of Randolph.
Congress- First Distrct-Thos W. Fleming. Fairmont
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

BY the way, has anybody noticed the reduced cost
OF living that was promised to come after March A.
1913?-Charleston Mail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

Govefnor-Ira E. Robinson of Taylor
Secretary OF State-Houston G. Young of Harrison
Superintendent Of Schoos-Morris P. Shawkey of Ka.
nawha.
Audttor-John s. Darst, OF jackson.
Treasurer-Willam s. johnson OF Fayette
Attorney General-E. T. England OF Logan
commissionez Of Agriculture-James II. Stewart Of
lorE County.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

The Fairmont West virginan is clamoring for a
bathing beach for that city. The Weston Independent
however, asserts that luxury like that would be too
rich for Weston. but few spitoons around the public
square would be apprecated-Lineoln Republican.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
Ignorance Rebuked.

Where did you get that stuff, kid? p
II was teached It."
"Teached 1t? Who learned you tc
talk that way?-Kansas City Jour.
nal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
SHORT AND SNAPPY.

II congressman both sides should agree to waste
no time on political speeches 1t might be possible
reach adjournment by the first Of Septemhar--
Wheeling Register.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

No matter which Of the two parties wins in the pres-
Dental election. the next vice president will be from
Indiana and the Hooser State will be happy-Carks-
burg Exponent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

The national guard Is on Cabin Creek with differen
mission this misunderstanding News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
COUNTY.

Hherif-w. n. veach, Pennington.
Assessor-W. s. Hamilton, Fairmont
Pros gAttorney-M. Earl Morgan FalrmonS
County sCommissioner-W. P. Mason Warrington.
House Delegates-Geo. W. Bowers. Warrington.
Walter Eliason. Fairmont
b 8. Hutchinson Union District.
Co surveyor-Thos E. Minnear, Annabelle Lincoln Dist
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

The Democratic party in West Virginia is like son
candidates for office. They taken seriousl
-Wellsburg Herald.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15

Men who do not vote themselves are not opposed to
permitting other men to vote. Why should women who
40 not want to vote oppose giving the ballot to
Sentinel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-15
JUDICIAL.
STATE.

WIN. Miller. Parkersburs. Harold A. Ritz, Blueaeld
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-28
Cro Be continued Next Monday.)
The Perals Around Character

the most subtle human problems.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown" for the simple reason that the
crown isolates and conventionaliEes. To
avoid the peril Of the high mountain. of
the limelight, you must known some
people well. You must not be afriad to
disclose your inmost self You must be
ready for the hurts and stings oe-human
reactions. The only way to help people
to their best is to let them help you to
your best. You may hurt them. They
may hurt you Hurt is the price of the
higher help.
No matter what ones faith or SEEM
ing lack OF faith, there is in all OF us the
inner light. We all have sixth sense.
We must have 1t to tie up morality with
religion. AS Bishop Brent has said: 'If
religion without morality becomes super
stitious sentiment. morality without re-
ligion becomes for the average man in
operative ethics"
No man keeps this sixth sense unless
he cultivates 1t. No man keeps any
power worth the while without its con-
stant use. No talent ever stays unwel-
come. No grace of soul or mind but goes
unless we urge it ever to make stay.
The perils surrounding character can
be avoided by the man who listens all
ways for that still, small voice which
whispers "He who neglects his finer
spiritual sentiment shall find that the
inner light hath failed"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-28
AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH" "THETMOUNTAIN
DIVIDE" STRATEGY OF
GREAT RAILROADS" ETC.
COPYRIGHT. 1918, SY FRANK II. SPARTAN,

men made themselves safe for the time
bong. stray shot struck the wires lead
ing from the telephone and In contact
vith scratch pad. Unobserved by any
enc IN the exci.emen. OF the moment the
paper caught by the short circuit began
to smoke. In moment it blazed up;
little tongues OF fire began to lick the
wall beside which tie pad lay. At this
.uncture Rhinela nder with his men eager
fer fray pulled into the station.
RtiaolanSer. with Helen and storm.
had Joined the sheriff and explanations
hsd Just begun when Helen. looking down
street. called attention Of her companions
20 smoke issuing from the front windows
OF the city hall.
BY lingo" c~!ed the sheriff dsshing
away. I've got prisoner chained In
there-Spike"
With eEclamstions OF horror. Helen and
her companions followed the officer on
the run. The fire in the council cham
ber was making headway fast. Helen.
going as close ss she dared 20 the open
window. called loudly for Spike. There
was no answer Followed by Storm she
rushed for the door. But the sheriff
caught the young engineman and held
him back. Helen had already passed
through the doorway and amid the smoke
and flame saw Spike. chained TO the floor.
struggling with superhuman strength to
tear loose from his shackles
Outside. Storm. hurting off the hands
of the restraining sheriff. ran in after
Helen. He found her vainiy endeavorins
to release Spike. The heavy black smoke
hillowing from the rear wall threatened
to suffocate him But Storm, Helen and
Spike helping, seized tho heavy ehains
in his hands and, ripped the boards II
which the staples were embedded. com
pletely out of the floor, Then pushing
Spike with loud shouts ahead. dragging
the boards after him. Helen and Storm
half choked, hurried from the burnint
room into the street
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-28

ing to find the missing book. when a
clerk coming In told about the fight
down the street, and OF a prisoner,
named Spike, the crowd was trying TO
take from the sheriff.
storm and Helen, not waiting to pur-
sue their search, left the room to ascer-
tain what the disturbance was about.
BY this time the sheriff and his depu-
ties had succeeded in getting spike TO
the calaboose. where they pushed him
Inside. But the crowd. now mob, had
followed hard on their heels. 1t was
growing larger every moment and the
feeling was running higher.
seagrue had sent Lug out to look for
Bill, whose disappearance disturbed
him. And Lug, finding his partner lying
deserted on the sidewalk. tried hard TO
bring him around. He stopped a man
running past and with his help propped
Bill up.
Helen and storm. reaching the edge
of the crowd in front of the Jail, saw
and heard enough to make them, realize
the seriousness OF the situation. They
looked at each other.
What do you think?" asked Helen
anxiously.
storm shook his head. We've got tc
4
get help. Helen. and get 1t quick"
''The only place II can come from Il
the camp. them responded Helen will
decision. "And we must go after 1t
! George
They hastened to the station and told
the story to the agent. Storm wrote q
message. directing boy TO rush up
stairs with II and get II off.
saA n
a few moments later. he read;
Spike working in OGr behalf In trouble
with seagrue's gang. They are storminl
ian TO lynch him. On engine. Have helI
ready as soon as we arrive.-storm.'
Rhinelsnder. without loss of time. as
sembled his men. told them OF the trouble
at Las VEGAS and asked II they were
willing 10 help rescue Spike. They an
swered with an affirmative yell and h'
ordered them 70 climb aboard flat car
In front OF the Jail a man was harangu
ing the crowd and urging them to get th'
murderer And his listeners were al
ready IN a humor TO rush the place
Within the sheriff and his men wer'
enxlously watching developments. Th'
sheriff ordered deruty 20 slip quietl,
out the back way and get hold OF car
The moment the machine appeared th'
sheriff smuggIed Spike out meaning Il
take him to the county jail for safe keep
ting. Unfortunately a. alert riCter saw
the move, He gave the alarm.
Before Spikes eaptcrs could get hin
away the crowd headed the machine off
II was then case OF any port in a storm
and the officer with his little party tool
refuge IN the city council chambers, hand
cuffing Spike to the floor In order L
have everyone free TO hold the rlotert
at bay,
Helen and Storm had boarded a switch
engine In the yards and run II Down q
camp. where the flat car filled with mei
was coupled 10 Il, and with Rhinelande
I'm charge headed again for Las Vegas
The sheriff I'm the council chambe
found himself surrounded. He went q
the door and addressed the mob. He tols
them he would defend the prisoner with
his life. The officer went inside. fasten
ing the door behind him and his men
and made a barricade OF desks to protec
themselves from occasional bullets tha
now whistied through the big window
opening on Main street. But though IN
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-28

In Seagrues room. not far away, Doe
tor Torpy was examining Bills head
He discovered almost at once that the
foremsn had not been shot at all.
You're not hurt said the doctor,
laughing. But they're trying to hang one
OF your men down street right now for
shooting you. Better notify your gsng to
call things Off" The doctor turned to the
window, threw up the sash and called out
into the street.
The sheriff, below. was turning Spike
over to a deputy when. hearing his name
called. he looked up and saw Torpy at
the window. The doctor beckoned. Bring
that man up here, sheriff" he cried.
In walked the sheriff. followed by
Spike. Helen. Storm and Rhinelsnder.
Bill sheepishly submitted to being made
an exhibit and the surgeon showed to
the sheriff the wound made on his tenn
pie by the awning hook. There was
nothing to do but release Spike with
apologies which the latter received with
a dry grunt.
Helen could not restrain her satisfaction,
but more good luck was in store for her.
She saw on the table the missing book
OF deeds "Therei" she cried to the sher-
iff is your real explanation" She
pointed to Seagrue. Arrest that man, not
Spike!"
Seagrue. knowing the sheriff was his
friend, boldly denied all knowledge OF the
book. Those people," he pointed to storm
and his companions, probably planted
this here in my absence, You ought TO
arrest them!"
Spike smiled grimly as the sheriff
looked from one to the other OF the con
| tending parties and listened to the angry
! accusations. The bald -headed convict
drew from his blouse the two sheets MISS
ins from the book Of deeds and quietly
handed them to Rhinelander. II thought
II just as WELL" he said, dryly, " to make
sure these didn't get away.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-28
ny LYMAN u. POWELL.
President of Hobart College.

His brothder told me the whole story
as he tried to sell US O pail of berries
in our summer home.
From early boyhood the actor had
shown marked ability in defamation. He
was specially effective in such recita-
tons as "Horatius at the Bridge" He
drifted to the stage and for ten years
was identified with the leading role OF
play built round him. Then the pub
lie got weary and the actor could find
nothing else to do. The end came In a
moment of despair. He has been sleep
ing these years past in the little grave
yard near our summer home.
To have too narrow range of ability
or of interest in life brings perils to the
character. Safety comes too early
When middle life draws near and disiilu-
sionment arrives there Is no relief such
as a wide ranging interest or soaring
ability affords.
Everybody should know how to do one
thing well. The peril Of character Is as
great through dissipation Of energy as
through concentration without wide
outlook But to vocation there must be
ever added avocatioh. We must learn
TO play as we'll as work.
The man whose vocation is with books
ought to have the avocation that takes
him out of doors. The man whose works
keeps him under the blue sky may well
become acquainted with libraries, pic
lures. art and crafts.
The llmehght. too. brings danger to
character. The high mountain" gives
the devil In you a chance to solicit you
10 wrong thinking or wrongdoing mol
because the mountain Is so high. but be-
cause there are so few people there; and
where there are no people the devil has
his chance.
This is one of the supreme truths in
life the lack of which wrecks happiness
along with character OF the manly men
the country has produced no one surely
ranks higher than Phillips Brooks. who
died in 1898. HE felt this truth so keenly
that when he was made bishop and
feared the time was approaching when
official status would rob him OF many
of the simple human comradeshlps he
had enjoyed, ne wrote one of his dearest
! friends, Don't desert me now"
There are no bad people. But there
are many lonely people; many who
through sheer lack OF human compre-
F, hension from or of their kind go wrong.
1 These unpublished stories are the best
I once knew a man whose whole life was
changed IN single night. He was
called TO the morgue 10 identify some
unknown dead. His mission was fruit
less one but before he left he saw a
stranger, forlorn. impoverished, Hl-clad,
slip quickly to the corpse's side and in
tho dim light kiss the unknown dead
and then slip out without a word. Said
my friend. who told me the story; IF
any human being could show in such a
way his interest in poor wretch, made
up my mind that night would try to
get a little closer to my fellow man and
be a better man in consequence.
OF course. Kipling was all wrong in
his III all men count with you. but
none too much"
No warning need be given. We must
know some people well in order to know
all In part. 10 have that heart knowl'
edge which gives sight sometimes to the
blindest and brings comprehension OF