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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
New members will be received at this

New members VIII be RECEIVED at TINS
service.
Junior Endeavor at $3.50 O'Clock.
Christian Endeavor at $780,, led by
Edgar Barrett.
Evening service at 1880, with SER
mon on militant Christianity, or the
Billy Sunday meetings in Baltimore"
A cordial invitation Is extended to
the public to worship with us.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
CHRIST CHURCH (EpIecoPALl

. rev. =. bEaVIhl HGCLoTs
9:45 a. m. Sunday School.
10:45 9. m. Morning Service and
Sermon by the Rector.
There will be no early communion
or Vesper service.
The Lenten schedule will be mailed
as usual On Monday next.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04

Snapped on the deck OF the Roch-
ambeau, he was about to debark at
New York to arrange for the visit OF
the Theater Francaise company to
America, and to place young French
men In American banking houses as
apprentices.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
Manninaton

A. ~ Burt. progressive manager OF
Bnftts theatre has announced that
teThe Btfkhofe$Nation" will be shown
ri Burts some time in the near fu-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH.

Rev. John ROBINSON, Acting castor.
Sunday School at $3.50. ]. f. Shat
ferman, supt. A cordial welcome Is
extended to all.
Morning Service 10:45. Rev. John
Robinson is looking for the largest
crowd yet and should not be dtsap.
pointed.
Junior Christian Endeavor 2:15.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
NoEMarket

The tadiesSo the n. -. Aidssocietyi
viii not hold their market q tSFurbee
furniture. storefthis week but will start
again Saturday, MaFchB12 and con.
tinue eaeh saturday until further no;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04

Tne following exsoffcers. chairmen
Of HE baIIotIboards have been appoint
BY me city clerk: n. G. Anderson,
n. 4. 6mithsandfC.sN Mock1er.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
w ]. Eddy. Pastor,

This congregation is making plans
for a great eyangelistic campaign to
begin March 9th with Evangelist T.
T. Martin OF Mississippi. A most ex-
cellent singer will accompany him.
Two follow-up men will come after the
first ten days. A cordial invitation is
extended to all the congregation to
come at $3.50 for the Sunday school
and remain for the morning service at
!10:45. Junior sermon subject,
Honey" Reception Of new members
and the Lords Supper.
2:00-Sunday school, Virginia Ave.
2: 0O-Junior B. Y. p. U.
2: 0O-Sunday school, Riyesyille.
1 6:3O-senior B. Y. p. u.
g7:30-Evening service, subject,
Lost; Why?"
After meeting.
Evangelistic meeting at Rivesville
will; be gin Monday night at 1880, con-
Quoted by the pastor.
Monday night, 1880. Baptist, Brother
hood meeting. Subject, Community
Wexford, with the special subject,
"Sanitation." City Commissioner Ira
Z. Smith will speak. Water and Sew
ers from Sanitary View" DR.. @. M.
Ramage, Lowering the Death Rate"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Mia.aas.-n -hAtA.Lan \ r n Aliain4aH

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH..
Clarence b. Mitchell, o. D., Minister.
Sunday night at $40, sermon theme,
"a Fairmont family in confusion over
a probate record"
Sunday school at $3.50 a.. m. A fine
school last Sunday. Make It bigger
next Sunday.
Morning worship and preaching at
10:45 a. m. Sermon theme, "The most
remarkable stone in history" Good
special music at both services.
The Christian Endeavor will meet at
6:30sp p. m. and render a most helpful
program. The public will receive a
most cordial welcome at all the serv-
ices OF the day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04

They;reSt he good sold quail.
fty at O new price and the
color range is SO large the
styles 80 varied that almost
eNory man can be suited.
dtss merelyaimatter OF choos-
Ing s becoming suit for you'll
aeominE stoaus. K
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
PROTESTS AGAINST BELGIAN
DEPORTAT|ONS TO GERMANY

United States 20 stand idly by. I
have the legal right 60 pass along
the street and see helpless dog
stamped into the earth rs a ruffian.
I can pass by and say that - not my
dog I can sit ia my comfortable
parior. and thru my plate glass win
dow see fiend outraging help
tess woman near by. and can
legally say. this is no affair OF mine
1t IL not happening on my prem %
iscH. But " ] do am coward and
a cur unfit 90 live. and. God knows,
unfit to die And yet ] cannot pro-
tect the dog nor save the woman
without the exercise % force.
The lowly SazRrenc preached the
divine doctrine 81 love. Peace on
earth. good will toward men" Not
peace on earth AT the. expense %
liberty and humanity. Not good viii
20 men who deapoil enslavo aud
murder their fellow
This was said on the affairs In
Cuba. What would Thurston have
said on the affairs in Belgium. from
which the Germans are now deport-
ing to their own country 10 effoc-
tive slavery all able-bodied men
and women, Belgian citizens
1T Is In memory of those victims
that ! call upon our magistrates.
defenders and supporters of law
and Justice. upon our ministers
and pastors of our churches. defend.
ers and teachers OF the gospel, up
on the American people, upon all
who believe in solidarity among
men. 10 lodge n formal protest with
our congress in Washington against
the deportation OF Belgian citizens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

Addressing an open letter 70
The American Public John j.
Hernen. president Of tho Belgian
American Relief association for tho
Seattle district. issued the follow
ing statement today
when We think OF this great re-
public. We think Of tho Revolution.
the Declaration OF independence.
and with admiration of the exalted
among tho leading nations
The immutable principles laid
down by our fathers that there Is
but one low for all mankind. the
hut one law for all mankind. the law
Of nature and OF nations has led
smaller nations TO look mp 10 this
country ns the natural defender Of
human liberty. as the protector OF
the downtrodden against tho op-
uressor. regardless of the social
position OF the transgressor.
This sentiment has been set
forth in a mastery manner In a
speech delivered In the United
States senate. March "a. 1898. by
the Hon. John NJ. Thurston, on the
affairs In Cuba. Answering those
who opposed Intervention. he said :.
There are those who say that the
nrfuira Of cuba are not the affairs
OF the United States, who insist that
We can stand idly by and see that
island devastated and depopulnt ed.
It's business destroyed. It's people
starved, cuslaved and murdered. II
may bc the naked legal right Of tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
$4,000 ANIMALS
PUT TO DEATH BY
200 BUTCHERS

RENO. New. Dec. is-Thlrty
thousand coyotes. Wildcats. bears
and mountain lions have been kill.
ed BY 200 government hunters. trap
pcrs ard polsoners in Nevada and
California In tho last year. In the
war 10 csterminAte beasts OF prey.
The animals are being killed 20 pre-
vent rabies among humans and de
s,ruetion OF live stock.
The campaign Is not one OF ell
limitation only" q government off.
cial Who Is directing tho biz hunt
said but one 81 complete and
thoro determination As long as
there So coyote or other preda.
tory animal left. there Is still dan.
ger. for that one might DO infected
With. rabies and again bring on a
scourge
We have Killed. IN Nevada
about 800 gray wolves. - red ones.
/ . 900 coyotes. 500 bobcrts. -
mountain lions. % bears and thou
sands Of other predatory animals ="
Enormous losses in live stock
have been laid at the door of Wild
animals In the West In Nevada
and California the loss "a placed at
more than $1,000 600. Idaho. Utah
| and Oregon losses will swell the
total TO nearly s2.oo0.o 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
Jack London's Last Little Gem!
1t Tells of the Thrills in Life!

West South Pacific; and when
remember back thru the several
brief years To when Capt. Keller,
a youth of 90 and master of the
schooner Eugene. sailed the deep
with me on many Il night, and
played poker to the dawn, and took
hashcesh with me for the enter.
tainment OF the Wild crew of Pen.
duffryn; and who. when | was
wrecked on the outer reef of Malu.
on the island OF Malaita, with 1900
naked bushmen hcad-hunters on
the beach. armed with horse-pis-
tolls. Snider rifles. tomahawks,
spears. war-cluhs and bows and ar
rows. and with scores OF war.
canoes, filled with saltwater head.
hunters and man.oaters. holding
their place on tho fringe of the
surf alongside of us. only
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
Throlus Thousand
Pebbles; Penalty
for Rocking Girl

LYNN. Mass. Dec. 15.-leon-
ard Crowder. 10. is wearing a
very sore right arm and an
angelic face today. The arm is
wrapped In bandages and the
face In smiles. Young Crowder
threw 1000 stones In a gravel
pit while Probation officer
Farmer wstched1him. He had
been sentenced TO the perform.
ance for throwing a stone at a
little girl.
Crowder started his task with
considerable pep and got away
with rs stones without any
trouble.
When the youth reached 400
he wanted 10 quit. At ops, with
tears rolling down his face, he
begged TO be allowed TO stop,
declaring he never would throw
another stone. Urged on by his
playmates, he staggered through
the final rs and then was taken
home exhausted, where his arm
was wrapped in bandages.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Just a
few days before Jack London
answered the call to the last
great adventure, he wrote the
following little game, perhaps
the last he ever penned, for
The Star, in response to the
question. Are There Any
Thrills Left in Life7"
BY JACK LONDON
When | lie ON the placid beach
Of Waikiki, in the Hawaiian Is
lands, az | did last year. and 0
stranger introduces himself as tn,
person who settled the estate o.
Capt Keller. and when thai
stranger explains that Capt Kol
Ter came to his death by having
his head chopped off and smoke
cured by the cennibal head hunt
ers of The Solomon islands. In M
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

four whites OF us. including my
wife on board-when Capt Keller
burst thru a rain-squall TO wind
ward In a whale.boat. with a crew
OF negroes. himself rushing 10 our
rescue. bare-footed and bare-legged.
clad in loin-cloth and sixpenny un-
dershirt. n brace of guns strapped
about his middle say. when | re-
member all this. that adventure and
romance are not dead as | lie on
the placid beach OF Waikiki.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
CHEAPEST Fares
TO CALIFORNIA

The Multnomah. one OF the Nc
Cormick Steamship Co.'S fast liners.
will sail Tuesday. December 18th.
for all California ports. Every
convenience for passengers Is pro-
vided. and the meals served are un-
surpassed AS every boat recently
has been filled 10 capacity, il
will be well TO make reservations
for this sailing at once. Full par
ticulars at the Milwaukee ticket Of
flee, Second ave. and Cherry st.
Phone Elliott 4Sl2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

This blamed raise OF gasoline
prices simply results from fool cd
itors advising old Rockefeller TO do
bis Chrlatmaa ahonpIng early.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15
HOW Did the "vET"
ESCAPE ALL THIS?

HAMMOND. Ind Dec 15.-
Henrye Wcavr of Iogansport was
trimming tree over "A pigpcn. lie
fell OFF q branch on pix. Killed Il
and broke both legs His startled
horse frightened a colt. which
jumped fence and ran into a
clothes line fastened TO post. The
post was hurled thru the air and
struck a COW. killing It. The colt
ran into a barbed wire fence and
WAS so badly cut that It will die.
When q veterinarian arrived 10 at
tend the colt. he ran over Weaver
dog. Killing H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

pETERsON's PICKLE STORE
stall 20--iow~r Floor
Home made Nlnce Meat. 10 Ice
lbs. ....+.. ......-.+ts.. zee
Peanut Butter. lb............I5 c
lbs. ................ lie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-15

Steak Knife, retail price Soc
each. $500 per dozen Our price
30 cents each. $3.50 per dozen
with each 2S-eent purchase.
These goods arc nov on dis
play at our markets for your
inspection.
II in doubt as TO the senu-
ineness of these bargains. have
your dealer examine the goods
or submit them TO him after
you have purchased them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23

mas eve came and they had no
money.
Bobby asked his mother if he
might hang up his stocking and
see if he would leave him anything
His mother said he might, so when
aight came they all went tn no"
but Bobby had hardly closed his
eyes when he thought he forgot TO
hang up his stocking. so he got
up out of bed and went down stairs
and hung up stocking for him.
self, one for father and on for
mother. He went to the door and
opened it in order to see if Santa
Claus was coming but he was not,
SO he shut it. 1t happened that
they did not have any window
blinds and the lights were lit.
1t was about ten O'Clock when
man and little girl passed the house
and saw how hare it was, but the
little girl saw the stockings as she
glanced around the room. 1t hap
pened that they had basketful
of toys and another full of good
things to eat. The father suggest
su lnat they Try 10 get IN ana lii
the stockings. They got in through
the door which Bobby had left I'M
locked. They filled them blew out
the light and then went out
The next morning Bobby was the
first one up He dressed and went
down stairs to see if he had any
thing in his stocking. He found all
three stockings full and some on
the floor around the bottom of the
mantel He went to the stairway
and called his mother. He said.
"Oh, Mamma. come here and see
what Santa Claus has left for u.s."
She came and sure enough all three
stockings were full
They had inst as good Christ
mas as anyone else.-Alma and
Thelma Williams, Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23

A sudden aiarm-Startle.
A Lively SNOWFALL Race-Divide
the guests into two lines, with an
equal number in each line. At the
head of each line have pile of
fluffy cotton snowballs. AT a sig
nal the players begin passing the
balls down the line. The side wins
which has all of it's balls piled up
at the end of line first.
The Juveniles Will love This Game
Stretch a ribbon across the room.
To this attach red cardboard stock
ings of different sizes. The guests
in turn try to hit the stockings
with bubbles blown from clay
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23

pipes. Allow 1--we trials for each
one. A pair of stockings would be
u suitable prize to the most sue
cessful blower"
Another game is to ask one per-
son to leave the room while word
with many rhymes is chosen like
night tree etc The guest re-
turns and asks questions which
must be answered with a word that
ryhmes with the word chosen. The
idea is for that person to find the
word decided upon and the one
whocannot find ryhme to answer
q question must pay forfeit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23
MISSION CHILDREN
HAVE CHRISTMAS

At the North Fourteenth Street
Mission tho children went out TO
Eariham Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock We get presents from the
girls at Farlham. They are doiia
and candy for the girls and guns.
knives and other things fer the
boys We go out there on a spe-
cial street car and we have lots of
fun.-Mildred Wirts, Whitewater
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23

There was small boy about fou
years Of age whose name was Bob
by. His parents were very poor
and were not able to have very
good Christmas as other people
would have. 1t was not very long
until Christmas would be there and
his father was very sick.
Bobby knew how things would be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23

see who is the pes. astronomer in
the party.
An astroncmer-A star-gazer
A famished star-Starvation.
A marine star---Starfish.
A bird-Starling
A star used by the laundress-
Starch.
A star at the right-hand side of
ship-Starbcard
An English court of justice-Star
chamber.
A theatrical celebrity-A star.
A fixed star-Stare.
An inexpensive illumination
Starlight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23

On a street in a small town in
Canada a sweet faced woman and
her daughter were making their
way along in the snow. Under
Mrs. Connel's arm were two small
white bundles. a small pretense Of
Christmas time.
In little Nellie's eyes there shone
a happy look, but it did not reflect
In her mothers face, which looked
like it had once been used to smiles
and happiness, but was now traced
with faint lines of sorrow.
Nellie looked I'D in her mothers
face and excitedly asked, ''When's
daddie coming to get our Christ
mas tree?"
Alas! when was he coming? Mrs
Connel could not tell He had been
in Europe fighting for nearly two
years and she had not received a
word from him for three months
She did not know-he might not
be living. 1t was just week now
till Christmas and if her husband
was not there it would be a sad
day with him so far away.
When they stopped at the post
office there was no mail for them
as she had hoped
Nellie was just five years ole
and did not know where her father
was, as Mrs. Connel had just told
her he had gone away for little
while but she would see him again
some day.
One evening on going to the post
office again a foreign looking letter
was handed out to them with
stamps posted about all over the
front. The post maks was France
and Mrs. Connel was afraid to read
1t for fear it was bad news about
her husband. but what she did read
made her feel faint with joy and
happiness.
A kind doctar at Base Hospital.
France. had just operated on Mr..
connel and amputated his arm at
the shoulder, The doctor had Sc
cured Mr.. Connel's release and was
sending him back with his expenses
paid
Mr.. Crochet, the doctor, said
his mothers name was Connel be-
fore she was married, but he sup
posed there was no relationship.
He merely was sending Mr.. Connel
home because he had taken liking
to him and wanted him to have a
happy Christmas at home with his
wife
It was just eight O'Clock on
Christmas eve when Mr.. Connel
stepped into the house and took
his wife into his arms, or rather
his arm, as he had only one And
thus the Connels spent happy
Christmas after all.
A few months later Mr.. Crochet
was visiting in the town where the
Connels lived so he called on them,
and In talking they found out that
Mr., Conners father was the young.
er brother of DIR. Crochett's, mother.
And so DR. Crochet was glad he
had rendered Mr.. Connel help and
thus found his friend to be his lost
cousin. Myrtle Gibson, White
school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23

f4oyaman blind, snap dragon,
shoe the wild mare, hot cookies.
the white loaf, bob apple, puss In
the corner, besides card playing
for counters, nails and points, story
telling and dancing were are old
time Christmas frolics.
The following are few OF the
games which are sure to prove full
of fun for Christmas festivities:
IS Lines-Provide pencil and pa
err and have each in turn draw any
thing he chooses, using Is lines, no
more, no less. The object must be
something definite in relation to
Christmas such as tree, Santa
Claus, etc. The pictures are dis
played at the end of certain time
and the players must guess what
the pictures represent. The one
guessing the greatest number is
awarded prize.
Another paper and pencil game
is See How Many Words Can Be
Formed by Twisting the Letters Of
the Word Christmas Or another
contest is to provide large sheet
of paper and charcoal and allow
each player to draw Santa Claus
with eyes blindfolded.
An exciting game for Christmas
is the old, old game of Snap Ora
gon. Raisins or nuts or placed in
shallow dish filled with water
On the water is poured little al
cohol, or spirits Of camphor. The
The alcohol is then lighted and all
have a turn at swapping the "dra-
gon."
A merry scramble is to give each
pair of partners thread with a
needle on each end with which they
are to string popcorn as quickly as
possible. At a given signal all
cease threading and the pair whose
string is the longest is entitled to
prize.
Some good contests are to see
who can say Bz-z-Z-z-z longest with
out taking a breath. Who can hop
across the room in the quickest
time on one foot. Who can stand
on one foot on a small block and
keep his balance the longest. Who
can put the most cranberries in a
bottle without splitting any,
Here are some more trees, be-
sides the inevitable Christmas tree
See who can guess the greatest
number of the following questions,
each one commencing with "Tre."
The tree that figures greatly
between nations-Treaty.
The tree that is liquid sweet
! meat-Treacle.
The tree that has special medi-
cal care-Treatment.
The tree that we all like-Treat.
The tree that is false-Treason.
The tree that has clover-shaped
leayes-Trefoil
The tree that carries the old
name of Boston, MEASUREMENT.
The tree that is a literary at
tempt-Treatise.
Star Contest
l.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23
Bobby's Christmas

at his house. He would look first
at his mother and then his father
aid would say,
Mamma do you think Santa
Claus will bring Inc anything for
Christmas"
NO, my dear, do not think he
will, because we cannot have
enough money to pay him." Christ
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23
THE CHRISTMAS CAROL

Once upon time mother Bird
had a little baby bird born on Xmas,
but she did not know what to name
it. They were thinking of naming
it Snowbird but just then the
sound came from the church, it was
a Christmas Carol song, SO the
mother bird said its name should be
Carol
Goldie Brown
Warner School, A Grade
The Seward gateway., 1916-05-24
Democrats Start
 Convention Today

That Charles Sulzer will receive the nomination of the Democrats of Alaska at the convention which opens today in Juneau may now be stated as almost a positive certainty, judging by letters and exchanges from the other parts of the territory. Jac~ Roman, the old warhorse who repre- sents Seward directly at the conven- ton and has all the proxies from this district, is strong for Sulzer and hard ly a delegate from any part of the territory has said he will be for any one else. Owing to the break of the cable the news of the opening of the convention may not be received today but it is safe to say that when the nominations are heard of they will n- clude the names of Sulzer and Grigsby.