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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

that confront the nation he the solution Of those
problems dticult The prospect OF wise solution
ia by that much made remote.
These offenders ngainst the Of good taste and
patriotism are not In one camp alone. Men who are
extrame pacinsts have been talking nnwtssy q the
wIattey say must be taken serionsls not Tel safe
unn our army exceeds the ieyiess Of Russia and our
navy in strength that Of Great Britain fxz
tremists are seldom right this matter OF
national armament they WIN be right plain
people win have TO the bills for the peace
establishments and do the fighting event Of war
could have their way the whole tribe Of shouters
whether they shouting for huge military establish
ments for pustllanimous policy which would elm
mate any military establishment, would be compelled
to shut up long enough TO permit the in Congress
and In the army and navy who will have to find plan
national defense and then stand responsible for
to do Q little quiet thinking about It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Mrs. Cora C. Lewis, residing at Jus
Joseph street, Charleston, has received
a most card which has been en- route
for nearly a year and finally reach-
cd its destination distance of only AZ
miles from where 1t was mailed. me
card was mailed at Manila, w. Va,
Feb. s. 1915. Manila Is small post
office in Boone county The date OF
mailing is the only markings on ,tne
card and the reason OF the 4ons ue s.y
in delivery is a mystery
The Second National bank Of Par
kersburg moved into ANEW $log,VoV
home this week. The building IS Oh
two story granite construction ana Is
owned entirely by the bank. The up,
ner story Is occupied by various OH
companies while the entire grounu
floor will be used by the banks var
ions departments. The building as q
whole ia very beautiful. The. interior
If the bank's apartments ts OF tTen l
ereySwith panels in relief bring out u
sombre beauty that is very attractive iN,s
-Four big bronze chambers from Iit-
fany of New York, harmonic with the
color scheme and add attractiyeness
to the apartments. The deeoratins
was done by McJenny & Tyler, spe'
cialists OF New York.
A story is going the rounds SO says y
the Grafton sentineli at the expense
nf aSyoung manSof Phi1ippi that is
worth retelling. Il is said that TINS
Young Hi man is employed as packer
in a big plant in Pittburgh a9n' ., ne
ing Of q romantic turn OF mind, SIP;
ped his card, with address, anu isn leaj
pencilled notation that corresp onaence
:was desired into a case that he was
mailing up for shipment. The young
man waited In vain for q long letter,
with lots Of endearing terms seatLe[ gu
throigh Il and with hearts, Cuplds
darts and other love tok GEMS sk y!
ed IN the corners Of the billet doax;
IA m vent =; home q short time age and
was confronted ny Ills mother with
MIA littIS note from tie pae lsing case
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21
RUFF STUFF
sYR BED.


Strangers coming to Fairmont
should bring water wings to get from
the railway station to the street car
line on Parks avenue. The express
company's horses must be pretty good
swimmers. They stand in several In:
ches of water all day on the depot
bridges
Wilson to stump for preparedness.
Bryan to stump for the opposite. People
will flock to hear both and the last
speaker In each town will have the
following. Whoever speaks tot crowd
OF Americans can make them believe
anything.
Cattle In West Virginia are dying
OF hemorrhagtc septicimia. This ache
or cough or whatever 1t may be, would
be Just las effective IL called by any.
other name.
Get the same idea about Fairmont
as the M6nley Hotel porter has. TAX
ing o 10.cent tip from q travelling
man whose grip he carried to the
train he tipped his hat and said:
THANK you come again to our city"
Itsl ali right for . fellow to break
into 9 store and out of q possible $25'
take S5.s This Is giving the merchant
four times more than he should e1.
pest. 81
Letters are coming into the city
clerks Office by the dozen from con:
cefns desiring 10 buy bridge bonds
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

Trend Oh 1eens ls supJect5oL
ture which Prof. M. ". o'shea, Madison, Wis,
delivered the other day to the ParentTeacher
Associatton: 90 Chicago.
Prof o'sheaB especially disapproyes Of the direction
ia which gifls IN their teens are trending And their
present dress half way up to the knees and
half WY down the waist" is peril to the morality
Of boys in heireens the professor thinks He says
Even though our ideas OF modesty have been lued
into stupor by the DEGREES Of STYLE should
rl DO agake TO the that obedience to such pre-
repts q vogue placing youth in emotional
whoIesome and stimulating surroundings"
Yes same thing is being done by the movies.
MODERN dances magazine covers, autos, fine food prob
lem plays and sex literature; all these contribute to
Stimulation which is not at all confined to YOUTH and
whe Is tie curse of the time. And psychologists
my that oYer:stimulaton produced the the
greatest curse ot5all the ages.
Be that ass may the war has undoubtedly spoiled
tie popular taste youthful adm adult for normal
day Ife Ordinary activities tome when contrast
cd with military processes.
lew persons {nowsread books in evenings leisure
they toto see SINE of the films and II fashion
ayros skirts inches from the ground blouses
With lace Jokes women cut their skirts eight inches
short and make their bodices all of lace.
Ana this not with the deliberate intention of being
ianodes but account of that oyer-emphasis which
the spirit o. the times compels.
Reaction always collapse sometimes follows over
stuaton Butjust what form will take in this case
no prophesied than the terms of the peace
treaty which will end the war.
..Nos said the small boy dsconso1ate1y, my new
brother doesn't talk yet He doesn't have to talk
have Christmas to anything, while all he's
got to dods toys scream"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

GERMAN1wrtter is telling us through the papers Of
~ the wonders accomplished by the Geramn scientists
since tile war began. The greatest achievement
he says as far as Is known, has been taking from
the air the nitrate potash absolutely necessary in the
manufacture of gunpowder."
ANY student ought to know that since there is no
potassium in the air potash. be got out of it
by German scientists.
What they have done Is nothing new and it does not
take great scientist to tell exactly what it IS In these
columns more than year Herbert Quick told all
about It. German chemists take nitrogen from the ar
by electrical methods which all nations understand.
over 100000 tons Of nitrate taken from the air
year before the began. onehfh of the amount
in this country.
Having the nitrates and the potash mines, the Ger
can easily get the nitrate of potash. =
The moral of this is that IL this government would
produce the electricity at Che power sites which the
capitalists trying to absorb and make ntrates
sell cost this deahst all fertilizers might become
the cheapest There inexhaustibe supply Of it in
the air.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

According to the Parkersburg SEN
tinel, word has been received that
/. r. Roberts, OF that city, has just
closed a deal by which he purchases
the entire holdings OF the Rroyident
Mining company, q corporation Of Bal
timore bankers, and among which
holdings Is a tract OF 2771 acres Of
what is known as the Caldwell On
company lands, situate near Creston,
in Writ, Roane and Calhoun counties.
Those associated with Mr.. ROBERTS
in this purchase are John R. Pell and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

BLACKWELL N. Ayers has been sent
his commission as re-appointed post
master for the office at Cass, w. Va.
This office is presidential. Brant Co.
ger, Of Skelt, w. Va, is one Of the
fourth class postmasters> commission
ed this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

tax on babies the curious provisions
OF the Dutch budget 1faxns names win stop the
Of certain Varieties which flourish here we're for it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

]. H. S. Barlow, who was recently
appointed postmaster Of Grafton, took
formal charge of the Office Thursday
morning of this week, succeeding DR..
e. l., Love.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

The proof that men do not understand women is that
they love them The proof that women do understand
men is that they marry them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

Roy Roger, of Charleston, connect.
ed with the department Of the State
Board of Control, is in Washington
for a few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

Within SIX months they VIII nave
chance at them.
The robber that broke through three
doors to get "a bike must have been
going somewhere.
Carnegie should send some hero
medals to Fairmont to be ready for
use while sktaing season lasts.
Have you headaches, chills, loss Of
appetite? These symptoms indicate
that you have been riding a water
wagon too long.
with some Grafton basketball play
ers in town tonight, we may be able
to get the straight Of the Grafton
Bank affair.
Three weeks of leap year and we
have not been asked out to dinner
for which some young lady desires to
pay.
Carranza says Villa is an outlaw,
which. according to our line OF dope,
nuts Villa out; of Carranza's class. Al
ways thought Villa was a horse thief
and:a bandit.
II you intend to walk from Point
Marion on stormy night with car
20 Of contraband. don't take It to King
wood. Carry compass and keep your
weather eye peeled.
The Senate refuses to allow de.
mates on the Mexican question. NO
doubt both sides are afraid the other
win uncover something that would De
better left unsaid.
Horses are getting SO cheap we may
soon walk into a restaurant to pc
greeted with equus domestica Ia can
nibal.
We can see that the robher who who
swiped a bicycle from a man nameu
East had a sense of humor.
Between fog and slippery payements
the early birds Of Fairmont have
miserable existence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

the case having been delivered to
her. This might show either how small
this world is or how the cold business
world is playing hob with romance
these days. Surely tough luck, any
way.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21
XWAsElING TON NEWS s
y GOSSIP > szzszE. s5s2z. ..!5z:
-rgo over them and decided which to

go. over them and decided which to
accept
Grippe" has made its annual de-
scent upon Washington earlier than
usual this year, demoralizing dinner
lists and bringing about, according to
dinner guests, a general confusion in
social circles. The prevailing malady
has also invaded more sacred pre-
cints, having caused lack. of quorum
in the United States Supreme Court.
For the first time in a decade the SUI
preme Court lacked a quorum this
week. The vacancies were due to the
grippe" one to the death OF Justice
Lamar, and one to the disqualified
ton OF Justice McReynolds, who had
appeared in the case previously as
Attorney General
Congressman.at-large Sutherland in
troduced in the House yesterday o bill
to authorize the erection OF q monu.
ment at Fort Seibert, Randolph coun-
ty, w. Va, to commemorate the cap
ture and massacre Of Capt. Seybert
and a number of men and women at
that point and In the South Fork and
South Branch Valleys of the Poto:
mac by the noted Indian chief Kill
Buck, and his band OF Indian war
riors In the year 1853. The bill was
referred to the Committee on the Id
brary. s
al bill has been introduced In the
House by Congressman Nicely which
provides for a pension for Lucinda a.
Perrine, OF his district and has been
referred to the Committee on Invalid
Pensions. .s{
Bills providing for an increase In
the pensions Of Erastus O.. Daggett,
Of Elizabeth, and John w. Buan, OF
Eatons, have been introduced In the
House by Representative Moss. a
Bill to pension Mrs. Claudia q. Geary,
ct Martinsburg, was offered by Repre-
sentative Brown Congressman Suth-
erland has introduced q bill TO pro-
I ~ 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

Carnegie should send some hero
medals to Fairmont to be ready for
use while sktaing season lasts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

vide a pension for Gale Trippett, OF
Glenwood.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

Lord & Lord have purchased Of
Rothwell & company from their prem
ises in Berkeley county forty-four fine
cattle, beeyes. that will average HOO
pounds. Messrs. Lord, says the Mar
tinsbure World, have shipped a mum.
her of carloards OF cattle lately to
eastern markets. Usually their pur-
chases are confined to guytng for their
meat. trade, at their big store IN Mar
tinsburg and other meat markets at
Romney and elsewhere, but as Harry
Lord advises, at this time there ID
an unusual number of beef cattle TO
be had, in fact what he calls q sur
pusage in the eastern grazing section
of west Virginia, hence these ship
ments for other markets. He also
says that prices are high:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

The poet" said the cync, sis born, not made; but
the minor poet is made to be borne with"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

The robber that broke through three
doors to get "a bike must have been
going somewhere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

II there, 10 anything l1hs hoioS
Heaven, says the Clarksburg Mail,
Buck" ought to be there by this time
for he died yesterday afternoon. In.
firmitfes incident to his age caused
"Buck's" death. He just lay down and
passed in his checks withoutta sign
Of suffering. It was something like
39 wears ago that Buck" came to town
continues the Mail. He was q colt
then and was among d lot Of western
horses shipped here for sale. George
r, Barlow, since deceased, admired
the spirited colt and bought him. For
more than thirty years Buck" was on
duty as undertaker's horse and led
tho funeral cortege Of many noted
Kanawhan In his day.
Some there are who recall Bucks
initial appearance in harness. Togeth-
ar with a better acting animal he was
hitched to delivery wagon from
the Barlow undertaking establishment
and driven to the Kanawha q Mtcht-
gan depot. It required a great deal
Of time and much patience on the
mart Of the driver to induce Buck to
behave. but finally the team reached
tf1e railroad track. A switching en-
zine passed and Buck" gave an exht-
bition that was never explained: he
Tucked under the wagon togue and
when he regained his feet was on the
opposite side OF the other horse. How
he got there no one was able to ex'
plain. But Buck" developed into
steady animal, and was relieved from
duty about three years ago and sent
10 the Barlow farm a short distance
IN Elk where he spent his declining
DAYS with nothing to- do but eat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

within six months they will have a
chance at them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

Have you headaches, chills, loss of
appetite? These. symptoms indicate
that you have been riding a water
wagon too long.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

Sensations follow one another. thick
and fast in :Bluefeld. The other day,
for instance, Chinaman, Charley
Iteuing, died there. 1t was rather
mosaic death, due to heart disease,
hut Charley was the first Monaghan
TO mass over to his ancestors IN Blue
field and he got a good write mp IN
The Telegraph which among other
things said: "This is the first death
of a Chinese to occur in this city.
T,eunr was born In Canton, China, and
came to this country, a number OF
years ago. He came to Bluedeld from
New York about six years ago ano
together with Yick Lee purchased the
sam Lee laundry. He was aged forty
three wears and the only relatives he
has in America are two nephews. Long
Tong and Long Ying, who are pElgn ign
and intelligent young Cinnamon OF
this city" !,
The Weston State Hospital has TAX.
en- "a fiye-year lease from II: ~ IeteTi
on his Smith run farm. ~ ~ J, tract
contains 214s acres, and tpract icaily. ey-
cry. acre Of its is valuable itort grazing g,
liaying or tillingt and the state 5Wll "
utilize iti for all these spurpo ses. MT.
Teter. who has been operating there
will retire altogeth her from that loca.
tion, and devote his farming Genegies
hereafter to the Rush run country
tRosssR ollyson. a tenant on the smith'gg
run farm, will also move from st, and;
iieSswill occupy q property OF Jas. "a
Griffin, IN West Weston: The States!
farmer. I Mr.! Miller, will remove into
the houe on the smit h'ai run farm, and
he swtlls have chaFge fof the operationgi
there sTbeg stats will nay Mp y'eteFl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

sNo; said the small boy disconsolately, "my new
brother doesn't talk yet He doesn't have to talk.
have Christmas to anything while all he's
got to, do is8tog seream"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21
NATION'S OPPORTUNITIES.

GERMAN'writer is telling US through the papers Of
the wonders accomplished by the Geramn scientists
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 81, 1885,
EsvERYTHING OVER-EMPHAsIZED.

ekssHE TrendSo the Teens" is the subject OF lee
ture which Prof NJ v. oshea, Madison, Wis,
delivered the other day to the ParentTeacher
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-21

with some Grafton basketball play
ers in town tonight, we may be able
to get the straight OF the Grafton
Bank affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05
PROSPECT OF WAR

Confined from Page One.l
text arrives by cable from Ambassador
Gerard.
Congress received the note quietly
with members expressing a variety of
views. Some senators thought the re-
ply favorable, some were doubtful of
the conditions apparently attached and
some others thought it has not ad-
vanced the negotiations toward settle
ment at all. On the surface there
were no indications of activity in the
group which has opposed the presi-
dents policy.
Hopes United States Satisfied.
Berlin, May 5.-''We hope that the
sense of justice of the American PEG
pie, mentioned in the, American note.
will be satisfied with Germany
friendly advance, made with the full
knowledge of the power, the successes
and business of our cause" said the
Berlin Loka1 Anzeiger, one of the most
influential newspapers in Germany in
commenting this afternoon on the
German reply.
THE German standpoint cannot be
criticised because it is based on prin-
ciples of international law and hu-
mainly which America has repeatedly
maintained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05
TaniY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, May 5.-WHEAT-Lower prices
on wheat resulted today from nervousness
over the German note. The immediate
effect however. was only of a moderately
bearish character, breaks in quotations te-
ordinary circumstances trade was active
but did not suggest demoralized selling
Opening quotations. which ranged from
&c to 11scG1Ac lower. with May at SILKY
to 81 10 and July at 81. Is to $1.13ss, were
followed by slight additional setbacks and
then something of a rally.
Later the market took more decided
upturn. The close was weak, Mt the same
as yesterdays finish to Sc lower. with
May s1.121a and July $1-13A.
CORN-Corn receded with wheat al
though pressure to unload seemed to be
mainly of Il scattering kind. After open
ing unchanged to ss@ 15c lower. the market
underwent some further losses.
The close was steady. the same as yes
terday's finish to 1sc lower.
oATS-Oats merely paralieled the action
of other cereals
PROVISIONS-Weakn of grain spread
to nrOYisionS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05
JOB WEARIES Her
Only Stuff Mayor in Illinois
Ready TO Quit.
Closed Pool Halls and Effected
Several Reforms.

Warren. ILL.,, May 5.-Mrs. Angela
R. Garfield, the only woman mayor in
Illinois, is ready to quit when her
term expires next month.
She says she has had a good time,
but she's tireo of being mayor.
Mrs. Garfield. who runs a millinery
shop with which to help out her year
ly income of s12 as mayor of Warren,
is going to close out her business and
go to California to live
Rounding up my boys, the council
men, wa; great amusement Mrs.
Garfield said today MY aldermen
decided one night that they did not
want to call me mayor, and would
rather call me president. I told them
that Webster says mayor formerly
meant ono who kept herds of cattle
They didn put anything over on me-"
Here are some of the improvements
Mrs. Garfield has accomplished since
she took office.
Abolished wife beating and splitting
on streets; stopped automobile speed
ing; closed all pool halls; caused the
covering of all candies, meats and
vegetables displayed for sale and
forced economy in electric and gas
lighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

hibition Sunday injected his widely ad-
vertised force into the address.
IF L loved Kansas and Kansas edi-
tors for nothing else it would be for
prohibition which they made possible
so early In my fight for prohibition
1 have preached its glories in Kansas
to millions who have never crossed
the state boundaries and 1 intend to
do it until the undertaken pumps me
full of embalming fluid and the quar-
tet sings Lead Kindly Light Amid the
Encircling Gloom.
As Chancellor Frank Strong was
making some announcements before
the audience dispersed, Sunday walked
up to him and asked, why don't you
introduce Ma Sunday?" Chancellor
Strong did.
The Sunday party was taken back
to Kansas City Immediately following
the meeting in the car belonging to
VIM. Docking. Before leaving Sunday
had his customary rub down.