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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

The daily edition Of The Mountain
Echo of Keyser, which made its mi.
dal appearance on Tuesday of this
weeks a pleasing addition to the daily
publications Of West Virginia. The
new newspaper occupies the morning
field and in addition to being very
newsy Is conspicuouslyS good from a
typographical standpoint.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

The political claim department" has been workIn,
over time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

There is no Joy in Mudvilla
The town is full OF jinx,
For now the Mighty Casey
Has taken to the links.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

The United States by Assistant At.
torney Harry Dyer has filed with the
United States court for the northern
district of West Virginia q petition
for condemnation Of 1852 acres OF
land In Randolph and Tucker counties
in this state. The object Of the peti.
ton for condemnation Of this vast
area sto promote the navigability Of
the Monongahela river.
The United States marshals will
serve notices on nine land owners in
the section traversed by the Mononga.
hela river. The principal land owner
Is the Otter Creek Boom and Lumber
company. Of Hambleton. Tucker coun.
ty. There are also between 800 and
400 other title holders to this property
but they will be notified through no.
tees published In newspapers.
The summons are returnable at
Phillppi on July 8, 1916. This con.
domination proceeding Is being brought
under the new Weeks Forestry Act.
Another primary motive Is thought to
be that Of preventing foods in that
territory
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

John A. Bee has been elected pres.
ident of the Business Mems associa.
tion OF Petersburg, succeeding ]. e.
Miller who was compelled to resign on
account Of the press Of other duties.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

Anon must have sold his vote for aplnt or two.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

Occasionally the public gets glimpse
of what Is considered practical Joke
in some industrial establishments
when the coroner Is called to inyest-
gate the death Of some workman who
has been fatally injured by q com.
pressed air hose or electrocuted by o
carefully. prepared trap, but for down.
right meanness the following incident
reported In the Wheeling Telegraph
goes right to the head Of the class.
Throwing paper sacks filled with wa
ter on the bed in which o small child
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

Continued on page 6,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

iAns accuston I'd to the mild regula-
tons of this state are liable to get in.
70 trouble when they go away from
home unless they are exceedingly eau.
tous.
John "A. Bee has been elected pres.
ident OF the Business Mems associa.
ton of Parkersburg, succeeding ]. 2.
Miller who was compelled to resign on
account Of the press Of other duties.
"a surprise was furnished H. L. Ora.
ham, Of Augusta, Ca. when he paid
the Grafton Baltimore & Ohio shops
o visit yesterday after 26 years alb.
sence. He made himself known 10 a
number OF the men, one Of whom ex.
pressed surprise. He told him that
some of the tools were still In use
there that he had used while a machin.
LIST In the Grafton shops over a quar-.
ter century ago. The tools were pro.
duced and were found to have been
marked with his initials, as is fire.
Quently done by workmen.
The ten.months.old daughter OF G.
Els soal 66uks VI lut 00utu Siut, IdIhSTo-
burg, will likely, lose partial slight of
her right eye as the result Of that mem.
Der being pierced with violin string
Wednesday evening. She was taken
to the office Of DR.. c. B. Blubaugh, who
dressed the injury and hopes to save
the sight Of the eye. This Is the fourth
case of a similar nature that has come
under the care Of DR.. Blubaugh dur.
ing the past two months. The first
was that Of q young man named VII.
son who resides about five miles above
the city. He had his eyeball pierced
with locust thorn when trimming
bushes. The second was that Of
young man from near Creston, who al.
80 had his eye pierced with locust
thorn. and the third was a young man
who placed a 22.calibre long bullet In
a22short rife, and when It exploded
without being properly closed In the
rife q fragment of the shell struck his
eye.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-10

The only use we can figure out for
planks at the Chicago convention Is to
use them to cross flooded streets with.
The sun., 1916-01-29


.'"' az" ',">' ~" .oTh'' ihe
'.o''N 'dnS,a'en INTO r'hellsh are
a>t"'"'"E |" general topics
'.'' a. "'e"''H'e' MUMMY suner''lE'
"e u'"Nh run - M
-. -Ne N''e' ."r 'ounse's ana
,.r., gu ''oi.. e'.c'S,
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"''',' "' VIC r"un"'"s VI
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Routledse and Sons: f.. =. Dutton and
Company, rror Charles Sanford
Ferry of the University Of Aberdeen
completes his history of Europe after
the fail OF the Roman Empire. His
previous points OF division were the
collapse of the Byzantine continual .on
and the extinction of tho Tcutonic im-
tation. the "Holv Roman Empire Of
German Nationdli.y.' To tais con-
d.nsed account OF tho events Of the
Nineteenth century Prof Tc-rv pre-
iiNcS "A sketch Of each nation and its
aims daring the period. general view
q; what is to come. Tho story tha-
follows is well put together, - useful
and far survey that escapes - some
extent beng the list Of important
events and famous names that brief
histories mus; br. II. tells al that
happened. and as he must ahr.dge his
judGm'Nts and descriptions his tone
may seem duGmatC. lie gives in
formation on tie points for which his
tories are consulted and keeps matters
IN their right proportions 80 far as
that can ho done when they are near
us in time. IL is "A very convenient
and helpful book. whether it bc used
in the classroom or by tho general
reader.
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ABOUT THE WAR.

y tpUkIilele IIlI4ldIS account bI an
episode in the war far removed from
the main field OF action Is given by
Moore Ritchie in with Botha in tho
Field" nonGmans, Green and Com
panyD. The disturbances in South
Africa were settled ~ quickly that
their importance has been overlooked
generally. Great Britain would have
been hampered To an annoying degree
II the uprising Of dissatisfied Beers
had not been uuelled in "A manner that
demonstrated the loyalty of the great
ma jority OF the people, and also II
she had been Obliged herself To oblit-
crate the German settlements in
Southwest Africa. Mr.. Richie served
on Gen. Botha's bOdyguard and con-
fines himself To the proceedings in
which he participated, His maps and
illustrations help out his intelligent
story of n shipshape piece of work,
A. warning to amateurs to keep
out Of war work Dorothy Gators "In
"A French Military Hospital" Long-
mans, GEen.and Company may serve
a purpo1s.: The author makes clear
the sact1hces she made in insisting on
nursing and her lack of adaptability
to circumstances and to the people
she had to deal with. II Is a story
II friction and Of not very kindly
criticism at a place where there was
no chance To become conspicuous.
The author extends her complaints to
many things the French do that have
no connection with the work she vol
unteered for. She makes English
"A .,t. ,,.l,,
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career up To the ou,hrcak Of tn.
war is gwen ir George Roynaid'.
"Lh heuvre de VI. De,cas>c''
In "Socia aiSm and War" rNcw Re.
view Publishing Association. New
lorO. lectures delivered more than "a
year ago. Louis Il. Boudm humornus.y y
and logically rcnds to pieces most of
the theories regarding the origin oi
the war ana the ASST -rmcnt OF blame
lis own theory ot the economic causes
arising from changes IN Industrial con
ditions may hc equally open To attack
hut is in the main plausible He seems
10 leave socialists free to act "a tho,
p.ease and omits his comments on the
aCtICH of the socialists IN the sever5tI
countries az war.
vehement plea for immediate pre-
paredness on the plans the author has
selected Is made by Eric Fisher Wood In
THE Writing on the Wali' ,The Cen
tury Company. II is tho result of tho
authors observation of the conduct OF
the war In Europe. There IS little 10
show any'spccial qualification Of the
author To judge military matters and
little attempt Ia demonstrate the aC-
curacy of his statements and differences
beyond vehement assovcration. The
book is calculated to inflame public
opinion rather than 10 shed light sl
the p1ohlems the Government must
deal with.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The desire to tell about the loss
, familiar portions of the country twists
George Wharton JameSs "Our Amer
! lean Wonderland "a. 4. Mcclurg and
Company. Chicago out Of the due
proportions. He deyoteS twice as
much space to the curious sights uf
! Arizona. New Mexico and Utah as he
does to the natural bcautic, of other
portions Of the West which travellers
do visit and which the Government
has set apart. NIAGARA. the Yosemite
and the rest may have become some
what stale. like tho Alps or the Bay of
Naples but they still are more attraC-
tive than the cliff dwellings or the
Roosevelt dam. Mr.. Iamcs's plea
however. that Americans should sec
the sights that America offers before
they turn to Europe il sound and
timely. The book Is illustrated with
I'm" photographs.
The subject Of {. r. EnoCk's The
Tropics" ,Charlcs SCrihncrs Sous) is
attractive, hut tie Carclcssncss and
flucncy Of tho author. which have be-
come more and more marked in each
Of the many books he has sent out
since his first venture. detract from
its value. About me parts Of South
America he was able to write from
first hand knowledge: in this volume
he seems TO trust To his impressions
from books. He first describes the
various divisions of Africa, especially
the British possessions; then proceeds
eastward across Asia and the Pacific
and finally reaches tho American
continent. He has interesting infor-
nation to give about all the countries
and political subdivisions on that por-
ton OF the map, and this must he
taken with some caution as regards
statements of fact and stIll more eau
ton as regards the differences Mr..
Enock chooses to draw from them.
The pictures are interesting
\ severe illness which kept Ralcy
Hustled BELL in the lovely Sicilian town
is the occasion Of his writing "Taor-
nina" blinds, Eldridgc and Noble,
New York;, which he illustrates with
attractive snapshot photographs His
enthusiasm in his descriptions will h."
shared 10y others who have visited the
town, but his venture into history and
languages with which he seems un-
familiar yields an absurd jumhlr OF
miss,atcmcnts and distorted names.
A charming little volume has been
made OF selections from the writings
OF the young French mystic under III"
title Thoughts Of the Servant of God.
Thtrese Of the Child Jesus" IF. J.
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Books Received.

Tn" "amhrits, History 81 Eng ,,h "a
crtuiurc No. NIL \. W Ward ana 4.
II. Mailer 80. T. Putnan's Eonsl
Miscellaneous Inscriptions "a the yals
Rahy ,oniau cole ttton.' \ T. CLAY. tNse
University Prc.s, New HavcuD
"A 'arues!r AntholoE"." Margar.,
Barclay Wilson, privately printed, New
Norkl
america and the cana Ti''c." Joseph
= Freehof, Pm, ID. tSu.ly and kIe!nte!Ch
New York
Portugal ~ tho Portuguese" Auhery
T. q. Bell OthtrlcS SCrihurr's Sons
"A Fainter of Dreams" Mrs. 4, NJ "
stirling tJuhn Lam tompany,l
Letters from America" Rupert Brooke
OCharcs SCrihner's SonSp
Letters Of Captain Eugelbsrt Lutycns 81
Sir Lees knowles, Bart ,Iohn Lam
tnmpanNl
"Wha' Germany could DO TO- Ireland %
James X Mciuir". CWo,fc Tone com
pduN New York;
"AnthraCito Scott Nearing Tho
John G Winston company, Philadelphia
"A Short Apology for Rcing christian
In the NN'h Century" Georgc william
son smith, Lib nonEmans, Green and
COMPANY
painless childbirth. EutocIs and Ni,rou,
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Ellen. aS IL turns out was not fitted tu
, serve him as hc thought she should. A.
u leader of Labor he came To lie with
out job II was necessary that his
family should be fed But aheredl,ary
regard for the conventions was upon
him; he was unEuarded against
jealousy, and when Ellen desperately
adventured upon what IN the circum-
stances she thought was right he
rather savaGely made known TO her
that in his opinion It was wrong He
forsook Ellen and took up with Marie
who as a child had been his neighbor
in the house of the cliff dwcllers.
An exceedingly readable part Of the
book describes the coming of old L.asse
father OF Pelle, to Copenhagen and
the ceremony attending the marriage
of Pelle and Ellen. The humor is
downright and does not avoid what we
call varousy vulgarities or indelica
cies. The wedding feast certa Rly was
real fling and dissipation OF the
people The company had unmis
| takably good time" and the interest
Of the reader will surely he aroused
not less by the manner in which
! Iiavarian beer and sausagcs were
served than by the disputatous slater
who asc,Hded to the top of the house
and went deiiaHtly to sleep on the roof
1t was hard battle that Pel,c and
his fellows fought for the establish.
| mcnt of their union. They came to
he in dire straits. Old l.asse died as a
scavenger. and il was the strike that
drove Ellen to her desperate under
The sun., 1916-01-29
TREASURE ISLAND "ORlGINAL
AS SIN" SAID STEVENSON

Tho choice of Stcyouson's "Treasurc
Island" by Louis Rhcad for this years
contribution 20 his illustrated edition II
childrcn's classics recalls what Steven
son himself thought Of his famous story
1T seemed I" me-" he said "as orig nal
is sin T. seemed to me Ike my right
eye" lie relates how he read IL aloud
to his own father. who Caught fire Al
once with all the romance and childish
ness OF mis- original nature. His stories
tina; every night OF his l!fe he pat him
self to sleep WITH dealt perpetuAlly with
ships. roadside inns. robbers, old
sailors and commercial travellers before
The era OF steam. lie never finished ON,
of these romanccs: the lucky man d,!
no; require to Rut IN Treasure
Island he recognized something kindred
to his own Imagination II was his kind
of picturesque
The sun., 1916-01-29
DANISH PELLE'S GREAT
BATTLE FOR UNION LABOR

In the third book OF "Pelle the con-
queror," by Martin Anderson Ncxo,
translated from the Danish by Ber-
nard Mail ,Henry Holt and Com
the labor unions in Copenhagen. The
tale is in the realistic way. picturing
here and there, full OF natural Incl
dents. disregarding poetic justice and
what may be the generous and emo
iional wish Of the reader. confining
Itself with strict regard to intention
and form to what may be dlsappoint-
ing as well az probable.
1t is sort of barracks in which
we find Pelle living, "A lofty cage of
clff dwellers with rcsounding balco-
MES and shaky stairways with rope
balustradcs. We have the smell of
cabbage and burnt pork, we have the
hbulous tenant who brings home
hams az n propitiatory Offering; the
shabbiness and squalOr of the place
are not to be doubted, and yet the
people are inevitably interesting; in
acts and conversation they surpass in
interest many dukes and duchesses Of
whom We have read. Perhaps the real
list in his ferror has supplied them
now and then with his own imaglnings
and invested them with unwarrantcd
attractions: II he has we are bound to
thank him.
For the girl Iianne We must feel
sorrow; her fiiehty and fanciful mind
was lnh"ri'ed 1t II obvious that she
was untitled to he tho wife Of pc'lc,
whose power as leader OF labor was
every day developing; tho wonder still
is that he should have been abe to
resist her The beautiful and sterling
The sun., 1916-01-29

Mr.. Patterson was abroad some
months at the beginning OF the
war in the interests of the Chicago
Tribunr. This book is the result of
his observations and opinions.
Mr.. Webster nves In Chicago.
which Is the scene OF his new novel.
Mr.. Webster wrote best sellers" in
the palmy days Of those light.
swiftly moving tales; he has writ
ten "thrillers" and plays; now no
gives us the kind Of novel that is
deep study Of real life.
Rerta Rurk il in private life the
wife Of Oliver onions. The well
known English reailst. In contrast
to her husbands work her ncw
story Is sprghtly love romance ~
daring aeropiane flights.
The sun., 1916-01-29
BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY.


NV '9'o" VI
W 7'''NeNpeaie ne"
u''s VI in!o'.'''''o' anu nv" "Rht on
oon,e SuoJe's nave oeeh discovered
m4'''h '"e 'aSt '"e"'! Years so 'hat
'''e'e ""S 'oo',' io' ''!' '""roush re-
'4s'o" 10 M"'cn Slr sIuneE Lee mas
su"Jec,ed Lie OF "llIism SNAKE
sPeare 'MacHiiiahs, the standard
p1osraphy since It's nrst appearance.
Inc "hoIe hacon theory Is releSated
10 Ie" pages IN the appendix, the
| treatment "hI'h other Shakespeare
prooieins over which much ink mas
oeeh shed also receive.
a booh that has proved very SER
N!ceaoie. y. q. Grd!nerS The War
Lords bright character ~t~tches OF
the prominent men of all nations con-
ccrned IN the present war. Is issued N
new edition 81. NJ. Dent and Sons:
e. i. Duiion and Company. The
author has made some modlti ations
and additions. owing to the develop
ments in the war. but has wisely left
The sun., 1916-01-29

treatment CT convicts. animates George
AlRn England in The Alibi' ,Small
Maynard and Company. Boston. A
bank cashier robs his bank and mur-
ders the watchman. taking the oppor-
tunity to manufacture evidence IN
eliminating another man. lie is con-
victed and sent to Jail; after time
he escapes and undertakes to get even
with the cashier. He manages to put
himself in more incrmnating posi-
tion than that on which he was con-
victed. decides to convince the expert
who testified Of his error and is only
saved by the cashiers confession.
There is more Indignation than art in
the tale. and it is difficult to feel SYM
pathy for the hero
II there We're any suggestion OF
aumor in Cecil Starr Jordan's Victor
Victorious" John Lane Company II
might be taken for burlesque on the
romances of adventure in fictitious
Kingdoms. The hero. who narrates the
story himself. Is brought up in a
strictly British middle class manner in
ignorance that he j. a king. When he
comes Of age he happens 10 he in his
native country and assumes the throne
with very little trouble: he displays
all the Philistine virtues and marries
a suitable princess with whom he falls
in love ncoGnito. /, may he an elab-
orate joke or 10 may be a reaction
against the eccentric forms in litera-
ture.
The humorous intention Of William
Game ,sBildad tho Oullldr!vcr" ,John
Lane Company is more obvious. This
: roarirG farce from beginning to end
strung on very slight story. The
style is that of the Arabian Nights.
The hero. an Oriental scapegrace.
th.ou-l Var.pIs srhoolboy tricks gets
into one scrape after another. all Of a
highly oriental character. and is lucky
10 escape with a whole skin. TIE ma
terlal for a very short story is cx-
pandcd into volume.
How sadly and how painfully the
terrors Of war may be intensified is
revealed 10y Violet Hunt and Ford
MADDOX Huefer in 'Zeppelin Nights"
'John Lane Company. \ party OF in
tellectuals. male and female in con-
Scious imitation of the party that ran
away from the plague in Florence and
told the edlfyiug tales that BoCcaCciO
recorded IN the DeCameron, takes To
watching for the bombs To fail at
night, while an individual with long
black whiSkers reads manuscripts to
them. These are of monotonously
similar character. purportinE 10 relate
the impression made by some great
historical event on some insignificant
bystandcr The style is archaic and
incoherent and the point often OBJ
sCure: the reader may regret that the
bombs did not fail before the stories
began.
In turning the play "A Pair OF silk
Stockings IDodd. Mead and Com
pany) into "A story Cyril Harcourt. the
author. has provided descriptions OF
the characters so elaborate that the
reader may not feel sure that ne will
get to the plot of the play. The Illus
tratlons are from the play.
A novel which has passed through
twenty-five editions in fourteen years,
Mrs. Gertrude Athcrton's The Con-
queror." which Is in substance the
story OF Alexander Hamiltons adven-
turous life, is now issued again with
revisions, by the Frederick 4, Stokes
Company az part Of uniform edition
of Mrs. Atherton's works.
The sun., 1916-01-29
NEW INTERNATIONAL.

Two new volumes. NNIl and NNIIL.
indicate that "'rhe New international
Cyc,opedia" ,Dodd, Mead and COM
pany) in Its second. revised edition is
rapidly approaching the completion
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-06
No 2086.
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF TIME OF
REDEMPTION

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR
County of Cook, State of Minnesota-s
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-06
BOND SALE,

2oth, 1916. at o'clock A, NJ. at 10 1o~rn
Hail, in the Town of Maple Hill Cox
y vSonty o. M ada the Board Of Super
VII ssST'S VI salo town will offer for sale and
Road and 3D. Bridge Bonds of said town asers.
tarant $2S oooo 90. bearing per cent in
;e $751; payable semannualy principal and
OF Duluth, Mimi, @' Na''oha' BANK
s;o AL dds must be received by the undar-
shn"a not later than the date and hour
d dpofe IS stated: and be accompanied by a
cent of +h e'tnned check for at least S per
hereby reserved. ""' ana all bids 10
da Da of at Grand Marais. Mimi, this 2ona
". A. ANDERSON
1ow ~ Glerk. Town of Maple Hill,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-06


To Woodbury. S. P, S. p. Woodbury.:
You are hereby notified that the follow
ing piece parcel of land situated in the
County of Cook, State of Minnesota. and
known and described as follows, to-wit:
E14 of SWA. SWA of SWA of Section s..
Township 81. Range East. is now assessed
in your name.
That on the 18th day of May, 1913. at
a sale of land pursuant to the real estate
tax judgment duly given and made in and
by the District Court in said County of
proceedings to enforce the payment of
taxes delinquent upon real estate for the
year 1911 for said County of Cook. the
above described piece parcel of land was
said offer. said piece or parcel was bid in
for the State of Minnesota for the sum of
($s.sO Eight and 97Il0o Dollars. That
thereafter. and on the Nth day of August.
having been redeemed from said sale, was
sold and conveyed at public sale by the
County Auditor, of said County pursuant to
the order and direction of the State
Auditor of Minnesota. and pursuant to the
statute. to actual purchaser for the sum
of Thrty-nine Dollars and eighty-two
cents.
That the amount required to redeem said
piece parcel of land from said sale. ex-
notice. is the sum of ($39.s2) Thirty nine
Dollars and eighty-two cents, and interest
($3e.82) Thirty nine and s2/l00 Dollars. from
said l4th day of August 1916. to the day
such redemption is made.
That the tax certificate of sale issued
to said purchaser has been presented to me
by the holder thereof and this notice re-
quested.
That the time for redemption of said
piece parcel of land from said tax sale
will expire sixty (6O) days after the service
of this notice, and the filing of proof Of
such service in my office.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this
18th day of August, 1916.
T. T. CARTER
Auditor Cook County. Minnesota.
(Seal County Auditor Cook County, Mimi