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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12
RUFF STUFF
~ RED.
BY RED.

Change that old song, Bobby. IT'S
THE Quebec bridge IL falling down,
falling down. etc.
The Old London structure will lose
some OF it's fame II 1t doesn't take
fall soon.
Screen food!
'Tis green foodI
Spinach!
1918 Medical College Yen
Remember the Maine-electionl
Fafrmont glass factory shipped so
car loads Of ketchup bottles last week.
They'll all come back filled which IN.
dicates that we need q ketchup fac.
tory here.
Petersburg Sentinel says Maine
has gone Democratic one In the mem.
ory Of mankind.
1t said It before the election-He
got the paper after. and it 1T
1uduk Gott lot Maine.
Mayor"
II there's anybody In the world who
has a Job given him by friends who
doesn't have trouble?
p
II SO, why not?
Why is a Maine election any
how?
Just let the Republicans In Maine
take the jobs In procession. IS
Curious crowds collect to get glim.
pse OF old JEFF !',rrison."
There's no man SO popular a
robber, that's why SO many handshak,
ers are about the strr ITS these days.
Wilson clubs organised in the
city"
Of 1t. -s .-'-
And see wonderful clouds with sold
Innings and Democratic mules carry. 3
ing gold across them.
Wilson is dreamy fluid.
Marion county is not going to allow
ITSELF to be looked upon with shame
after this years election and viii NOT
vote the way the money flows.
After the Maine election we see:
mccormick sees victory for Wu.
Even as the days gone before us
he saw certain victory for himself IN
a JOB which he lost-oh! 90 iisas.
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Couldn't Shoot str,Iobt'

Little Ned had been Q bad buy.
swearing in the presence Of the preach.
er. bis mother had corrected him, tn.
ing him that the lightning would striks
him II he was profans. Young Amse.
lea looked solemn, then his face hfisht.
ened as he replied: II say, mamma, I
guess he meant that bolt for me which
struck the church next door. but tie
angels can't shoot straight"
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Foolish Gator.

"While one Of our leading fishermen
was INDUCING In nap on the banks
Of the river" says the Winsett Cour-
ier. "a hungry alligator crawled up and
swallowed bis boots. One Of the boot
legs had a pint Of corn liquor in 1t. and
As an alligator was subsequently dis
covered trying to climb tree. 1t is
thought to have been the same one that
swallowed the boot with the liquor in
it"-Atlauta Constitution.
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HIndranees to Usefulness.

The great hindrances to usefulness
in those who think they wish to be use
full, yet have never really tried to be,
are pusillanimousness and ambition.
They are twin sisters. To put 1t 9TH
erwise, there Is the fault Of not think
ing 1t worth while to do little be-
cause it Is little. and Of not caring to
do something because 1t may not lead
to much.-Bishop Thorold.
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That Quebec bridge certainly is unfortunate un-
dertaking but there nothing in either of the dis
asters which overlook which indicated that it is an
engeering impossibility And unless have totally
mfsread the character of the Canadian people, and
especially Of the typical Canadian railroad men IL
tualy will be completed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12
Improved star.Flnder.

The novel star-fnder Of a Shanghai
inventor has the form Of parasol.
When the parasol Is op. = and its
stick Is pointed toward Polaris the
stars and contributions charted upon
its covering are found to have the
same relative positions as in the sky
overhead, SO that finding the celestial
objects II @,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12

The number of calls received the telephones last
night indicated that the interest in the of the
Maine election keen hereabouts The West yir
gnan was glad that could serve its friends in this
way and we take advantage of the incident to say that
any Inquiries regarding will be answered cheer
fully at any time Just ask The West Virginian
about IT.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12

Interest In the proposed change in the location of the
home of the Woman's club will extend beyond the men,
bership Of that organization. This has had DOW.
eru eject upon the development of this city and
we'll wisher Of Farmont will hope that its new quar-
tiers will be fortunately environed that its influence
will be even more pronounced.
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And finally organs to the contrary not
withstandng, there is not the slightest sign that
the hot primary fight, with Its abnormally close
vote for the gubernatorial nomination. left any sore
spots. The friends of General Lilly just as anx
ious to have this state line up in the Republican
column as are the friends of Judge Robinson.
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Elrel

To start a fire in wet weather locsts
a sheltered spot. II that 10 not pos
sible, find an old log. fat stone orr !.
decayed stump. Roll the log half over.
This exposes the dry slde. Build yuur,
fire against this or against o AT stcls;|
propplng up one edge and building NJ
ire underfit. on scuge ont i f6ttcn
ump and butld III. Ars 90 sslss.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12

AS in everything else there is bright side to the
infantle paralysis 1t promises to make people
who have always neglected to wash fruit bought in the
markets and the other little careful for the
remainder Of their lives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12

That health department order stores to keep wares
screened ought to be hint for housewives
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chairman Gaines does go the stump as he has
parity promised we hope he will Parkersburg
ior ne Is one Of the best and intelligent speakers
In the MISUNDERSTANDING State Journal
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Ihere are many complaints about the dirty condition
OF paper money but many us are exposed to It so
Clarksburg Exponent
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Now we shall see what two years preparation and
-Wetzel Democrat
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News comes from New York that commission COM
posed Of Episcopal bishops clergy aymen want to
revise the Ten Commandments There are lots of folks
who would like to have them abolished altogether
Shepherdstown Register
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An adjournment Of Congress generally causes coun.
try-wide satisfaction but adjournment this year will
release flood Of congressional oratory.-Wheeling
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The President says he has interest in any political
party, except as an instrument of achievement" II
that's It, then how did he happen to select such Door
instrument as the Democratic party?-Wheeling Intel
lgencer,
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SHORT AND SNAPPY.

last one is warranted in dropping the mataphorica
and speaking literally Of ralroading measure through
Congress.-Uniontown Evening Genius.
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AS goes Maine. so goes the nation.
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If YOU DON'T GET YOUR PAPER CALL
"WESTERN uNIoN."
THE'REPUBLICAN TICKET,
NATIONAL.

> 11r 4resident-Charles Evans Hughes Of New York.
sIeg vice Presdent-Chares w. Fairbanks Of Indiana
~. = 6enator-Howard Sutherland Of Randolph.
Congress, First Distrct-Thos. w. Fleming Fairmont
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TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER IL, 1915.
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JUDICIAL.
STATE.

n, Miller, Parkersburg. Harold A. Ritz Blueaeld
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Guyevnor-Ira D. Robinson of Taylor.
secSetaIy Of state-Houston G. Young. of Harrison.
superintendent OF Schoos-Morris P. Shawkey Of Ka
sAhdttor-John s. Darst Of jackson.
s MISUNDERSTANDING s. Johnson>o of Fayette,
Il Attorney General-E. T. England of Logan.
C6mnistioner Of Agriculture-James H. Stewart ar
NJ Putnam
efxte Senator Eleventh Dstrict-Chares A. sinse rav
1or County 80
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eheEtm-w. II. veach, Pennington.
tAssessor-W 8. Hamilton. Fairmont.
Esosecutng Attorney-Rollo J. Conley, Farmont.
County Commssioner-W. P. Mason, Mannington
House Delegates-Geo. w. Bowers Warrington.
Walter Eliason Fairmont.
&G B. 8. Hutchinson, Union district, .
Co. surveyor-Thos. E. Mnnear. Annabee Lincoln Dis
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Is made Of Bedford cord
in dark rich shades-coat 10
In new yoke effect-trimmed
with q band Of fur on collar
and cuffs-also fur covered
buttons.
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AttractiDe MeU Styles
for Women or Misses
at $500.

Handsome dressy models with fur
trimmings-semi. tailored styles for
street wear with variety Of new trim.
ming features. A most interesting
range OF fabrics in new as well as
staple shades.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-27
ONE OF MANY.

From Campbellton come glad tidings OF
another Of West F1orida's opportunities
rsal;zed Over six thousand dollars have
been paid to the farmers of that region
within the past few weeks for peanuts
aIone. The crop was shipped out Of the state
and the money put in circulation was new
money.
Of Spanish peanuts, the yield ranges
from fifty to sixty bushels an acre. They
are worth about ST bushel. The land has, IN
the meantime, been improved. There is a
fine hay crop. In addition the hogs, al
lowed to run over the fields after the crops
have been taken off, will make great gains
on the peanuts left in the ground, and wfe
finished off with corn, will bring the highest
market price.
The lowly goober, which is associated in
our minds with nickel purchases, and the
mention of which evokes smile, is crop
of tremendous importance. Of the despised
peanut, the Texas crop alone amounted to
twenty-four million dollars this year. In
1910 the entire crop of the United States
was worth little over eighteen million dol
lion. With the establishment of mills to ex-
tract the oil, which has been found to be
very valuable, paintings will be multiplied
even more rapidly, and Florida is fortunate
that its lands are so well adapted to the cul-
ture of what may some day be considered
one of the worlds staples
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-27
THE SCRATCH PAD
Br THOMAS. EWING DABNEY

The hand that signs the chsck
rules the world.
Ever since the prohibition election
returns came in, the vets have had
wry faces.
Billy Sunday should at least feel
complimented that Helen Kellar, who
is blind and deaf, said he is "the
noisiest man (she) has ever heard. !"
While the new dimes are very
pleasing from an artistic point of
view, the sad reality is that they
won't buy as much as the old models.
The optimist is the man, who on
Thanksgiving Day will be happy that
cranberries are cheaper than they
were and that turkey isn't any high
er than it is.
In order to cover the campaign de-
ficit, we suggest that the democrats
sell the Hughes goat. 1t cost several
million dollars and should bring
fair price.
Why all this talk about the high
cost of living, when all those things
show a decreasing cost: Alum, car
bolic acid, caustic soda, cranberries,
hay, mackerel, quinine, rice, spruce,
timber and quicksilver.
In having nothing to do lies the
the greatest danger to young men and
women, says New York moralist;
but what troubles them the most is
being all dressed up and no place
to go.
The announcement that female ap-
parel is to cost less this season has
caused buzz of excitement among
the Palafox street observers, who
are anticipating an increased short
age in skirts.
Even if Pancho Villa is defeated
at Chihuahua, you must admit that
he made pretty successful come
back for man who after being killed
a number of times was then severely
wounded and forced to run to the
mountains.
Says the German chancellor to the
Peace League: Germany at all times
will be ready to enter the league for
the purpose of restraining all dis
turbers of peace" He doesn't say
so, but it's an easy bet that he had
in mind divers French and English
and Russians, who are disturbing the
Kaiser's peace of mind right new.
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nelly a strange and firm bond of
friendship.
No matter where you saw one you
were sure to see the other. Bobby
thought the comedian all that could
be desired in anybody and if visitor
asked him about his picture the only
answer they would receive was I'm
working with Mr.. Bernard-we have
lots of fun together, don't we ?" look
ing up at his friend who would be
standing close by.
It became a common sight to see
Bobby and Mr.. Bernard eating lunch
together and one day the little fellow
felt very much hurt when his friend
forgot to take hold of his hand in one
of the scenes.
This state of affairs lasted the en-
tire time during which the renowned
comedian was situated at the Vita
graph studios and when the day for
his departure came around, after the
pictures were finished, it would have
been harder to find more unhappy
little boy than Bobby although he is
usually full of sunshine.
He was a little consoled, however,
when his mother suggested that it
would be lots of fun to write to his
friend and receive letters in return
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-27
THE HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT.

Worthy of note is the development OF
the school spirit of our high school, as.
manifested in the increased interest in foot
ball.
The boys land the girls, too9 are learning
to yell and root, and even the grown-ups
are catching the infection. The result?
The boys play fifty per cent better ball
The team pride comes indoors and becom
class pride, and better scholarship is the
result Class pride becomes the institu-,
tional pride of after life, and this means
better schools, and the cycle is complete
Pensacola can not give too much en-
couragement to the athletic, forensic and
scholastic interests of its youngsters.
Begin now-come out to the football game
Thanksgiving and learn how to root. Root
al through life-it may be so much better
than grubbing.
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and to the present time the CORES
pondence has not been neglected by
either.
"The musicians who render the
score twice daily find new beauties in
every reading" said Harold Sanford,
who conducted THE Fall of a Ma
ton" when it was originally produced
at the Liberty Theater, in New York.
Their admiration for the versatile
and scholarly Victor Herbert in
creases accordingly. It sounds bit
paradoxical, since the theme of the
picture is anti-royalist, but if Mr..
Herbert lived in Vienna or Berlin he
would receive royal recognition for
having composed this unique screen
symphony. AS it is, the American
public pays a spontaneous tribute of
tears and applause-foot clapping as
we'll as hand clapping, for every time
we launch into one of those stirring
marches / can feel the vibrations of
hundreds of feet beating time in ca
dence with the soldiers on the screen.
while the theme is entirely diff
ferent, the psychological effect is
similar to the famous old Civil War
volunteer song, We Are Coming,
Father Abraham, one hundred thou
sand strongp and the ioea is in the
air now. 1t is as if the spectators
were marching in spirit with the sol
diers, for nothing more characters
tically American has ever been com
posed. On the other hand, the march
of the invaders has a sombre, SIMS
ter tone which arouses no such re
Spouse from the audience. While not
in minor key it is built up on triads
which give an odd outlandish effect.
With augmented fifths the same
theme develops into an exciting
chase.
''In providing the principal charac-
tiers with individual themes Mr.. Her
bert has followed opera1ic style, but
in general his construction is sym
phonic. There is scherzo in the last
act that is suitable for symphony
concert while. the battle scenes arc
not excelled by any of the ultra-mod-
ern composers.
There is little tonaIity to this bat
tie music, which might be called a
carefully calculated series of rhythmic
discords rising to cacaphonic eli
max. It's emotional effect upon the
audience is remarkable, for when the
first act closes with Taps harmon
lied to the old hymn, Lead Kindly
Light it usually finds most of the
audience wiping their eyes.
"And Victor Herbert" concluded
Mr. Sanford, composed this whole
battle scene in less than three hours
"a genuine inspiration f ever there
was one. OF course the orchcstration.
always labor Of love with Mr.. Her
bert, took very long, but it is d won
derful conception"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-27
OUR MILITARY SYSTEM.

7 and upon return from the border that the
has been closed must start to build up
This is the reason, as given in the New
York Evening Post, by captain of New
Jersey militia-one of thirty-for resigning.
To date FIVE hundred and sixty-six militia
officers have resigned for similar causes.
Only about ten per cent of the employers
have kept their promise, to date, to pay the
salaries of the volunteer patriots, and the
women and children are in many cases in
dire want Evictions are almost of daily
occurrence.
The times are surely out of Joint when
men must leave their wives and Riddles to
starve in order to protect the families of
perfect strangers couple of thousand miles
off.
For this state of affairs there seems to be
no remedy under Our present system. By
our defence law, all enlisting in the militia
r1ust serve six years, three in the reserve
and three on active duty, and they may be
drafted into federal service by the presiden
if he thinks it necessary.
The militia has, therefore, lost its old
time state characteristic Men are unable to
bind themselves for six years without en-
dangering their business, and that is why
the militiamen are simply quitting.
Is the national guard threatened? The
Evening Post says that to meet its require
inent of 10000 men, New York has been
able to recruit, in September, only 372 men,
and in October. only 184. The cost of re
cruiting averaged $135 man.
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Clear Bad Skin From Within.

Fimply, muddy compilations are
due to impurities in the blood. Clear
up the skin by taking DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Their mild laxative quail
tiles remove the poisons from the
system and brighten the eye. A full,
free, non gripping bowel movement in
the morning is the reward of a dose
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills the
night before. At your Druggist, 25.
ADV.
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THE TROOPS WITHDRAW.

After weeks of deadlock. and when all
hopes of reaching an understanding were
practically abandoned, the American
Mexican commission has signed protocol
providing for the gradual withdrawal of
General Pershing's troops from Mexico,
and for the policing of the international
boundary by the respective armies of the
United States and Mexico. In a supple
mentary memorandum, the United States
reserves the right to send punitive expedi-
ton into Mexico in pursuit of any band
that crosses our border. That the protocol
will receive the official endorsement of this
government is, according to Washington
dispatches. foregone conclusion The
matter is, therefore, squarely up to Car
rama
Will he ratify? He has received practi-
cally everything he asked for-the with
drawal of our troops, which enables him
to save his face with his people. The Mexi-
can commissioners, however, doubt whether
he will endorse the protocol, for the reason
that it does not restrict the United States
in the event of sending troops across the
boundary in pursuit of bandits, to limited
number of men, who can go only limited
distance, and whose equipment is to be
limited to certain arms. To such a clause
the American commissioners very properly
refused to consider for an instant, and in
sisted that their proposition be put before
Carranza for acceptance or rejection, in
tile form already described. in order thai
the United States might know what prob
lem to face. 1t is to be hoped that Car
rama will not return a disappointing
answer
The United States does not want to in
tervene. Only the most dire necessity
could make this country take any step tina
touched in the least the supreme attribu4
of liberty-loving people. But the mis-
cries OF Mexico must be assuaged. Our owl
nationals must be protected Carranza will
be given every opportunity to prove himse1
capable of accomplishing the ends of gov
eminent, but as Secretary of State Lansin.
said: Mexico will either do right .withou
our help or with it. This is her choice
The protocol is really an ultimatun.
/ If there is no militia or its equivalent
how can law be preserved in the event o
food, FIRE, or strike?
What remedy will be found to meet tn
problem, is one of the hidden things of tn
future. It will no doubt be one of the frs
tissues to which congress will devote itselt
i There is the Chamberlain bill for universe
service, which the senate military affair
committee is reported to favor; besides
bill is being considered for military training
in all the schools of the United States-t
be made obligatory, of course through stat
/ legislation.
In favor of universal training, there i
much that might be said 1t is certainl
more democratic than professional mill
| tarisrn. Properly adjusted to our econoni
life, it would solve the distressing persona
problems that harass the periodically in
clined now. And it would give us a. req
citizen-soldiery, similar to Switzerland
splendid army, model of what the demo
cratic application of universal service CT
accomplish
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State Press Comment
Free School Books

The Palmetto News has started a
campaign for free school books in
Manatee county. 1t is a good plan
and should be adopted and will be
some time in every county. Text
books should be included in the equip
ment of a school as rightfully as
every other necessary article for its
operation, indeed as much so as the
building ITSELF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-27
ROYAL Palm Park

The club women of Florida have
something of which to be proud in
the Royal Palm State Park, which
has just been dedicated at Miami. 1t
is pity that similar parks cannot
be. had at every town in the state.
The question of parks is serious
one with many cities, not only in
Florida, but elsewhere it being I'M
fortunately the case that in laying
out most towns in years gone by,
the matter of park facilities has been
overlooked. No town can have too
many parks, and it were pity there
could not be some way of compelling
provision for such things everywhere
FIT. Myers Press.
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Truth Best Policy

Truth Best Policy
Libel law or no libel law, the rule
of printing the truth, and refraining
from printing lie, is a mighty good
one, and few papers That follow it
will get into trouble Of course, no
conscientious newspaper man will
print all the things he knows to be
true, for in his charity he will often
shield foibles and weaknesses from
the glare of publicity, and spare the
innocent the humiliation which might
come to them because of exposure of
the acts of the guilty. as it true? Is
it necessary? Is it kind ?" These are
the questions that should determine
the publication of any article involv-
ing anyone's character or reputation.
And no punishment is too severe for
the reckless slanderer, who prosti-
tutes newspaper to the purpose of
wilfully blackening any mans repu-
tation.-Lakeland Telegram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-27

Every production of genius must be tbs
production of enthusiasm.-Disr