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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14
5CoLORFUL FARMING.

Y 81 Joyful experience than one anticipates farm
appears, can be adapted to the rules Of decora.
tive art Recently Indiana man outlined the new
thought on the artistic side of farming He described
his own success. His big barns and outbuildngs are
al painted yellow, with white trimmings the cattle have
me Same color being Guernseys; not horse Is used
except ne is yellow with white on his head and
white feet; the shepherd dog Is yellow with white
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

James" said the teacher, what is ford?n Than
james stated that from what he could gather there was
some doubt as to just what Ford was but to the beast
OF his Information he thought it was some kind Of an
automobile The teacher had awful time getting the
real ford to soak in. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14
DEPUTY euee,rr Ku,r-
CHARLEsToN, June 14-uen,

ohAhLEsioN, June 14.-Henry
Voters, agea 30, depGty sler.4. u. -.
bin Creek. Kanawha county. was shot
and killed yesterday by an unidenti.
fed negro at Ronda. Sheriff Hill and
posse with bloodhounds have gone
into the hills after the fugitive. Dom.
mick Acombia, an italian miner, was
shot BY Joseph Gappucini, fellew
countryman at United. also on Cabin
Creek. Acombia Is said to be fatally
injured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

West Virginia postmasters who have
recently been sent their commissions,
as fourth,class postmasters include
Irwin Jackson, at Newlonton; Frank
Boylard, Sinclair; David B. Durrette,
Terry; Hoy c. Ward, Big Isaac; omer
D. Woody. Lila; Donnelly H. Yeager,
Maggie; Richard L. Hughes, Oswald.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14
Hughes and Justice.

Thurman who pitches for Wesleyan has something
on the original "You Know Me- AL" for conceit 1t was
told on good authority that he received the unan.
ops vote Of the student body recently for being the
most selfcentered chap at Buckhannon. But then
fellow has to do something to amuse himself in small
town.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

enty.flve years ago Among the West
Virginia boys who received certifi.
Gates Of graduation were Robert J.
Reed and Robert NJ. Browne, Of Wheel.
ing: Robert Elliott Barnes, of Blue
deld; Jacob Lyon Glover, Of Clover
Lick; Charles Hyde Hart, Of Clarks.
burg.
Congressman Nicely has been mott.
ned that the Secretary of War has
made a favorable report to the commit.
tee on military affairs on Mr. Neeley's
Dill for the relief Of DR.. Charles Lee
Baker, OF Harrison county. It is ex..
pected that committee viii make a
favorable report to the House, urging
that the doctor be placed on the re.
tired list,
The following pensions bills, intro.
duced by Major Medley In the House.
were passed this week: George Bin.
nix, OF Fairmont, increased Of nan.
sion to $S6 a month: Silas Garrison. OF
Littleton, increased to $40: Jacob
Brock. Of Wileyville. increased to $40
MRS. Belle Shroyer, Of Wheeling, an
original pension of S12; R, L. Bose.
ley. OF Grafton, increased to $50; Mrs.
Melyina Wilson. Of Monongah, increas.
ed to $40; Zaccariah Minnear. OF
Wheeling, increased to $50; James
Logston, Of Moundsviile, increased. TO
$50; Isaac Koon. of Pennington, in.
creased to $50; William Goodwin, Fair.
mont, increased to $50: The number
OF bills passed Of Mr.. Neeley's for that
DAY. breaks the congressional record.
Mr.. Medley has been notified that the
President has Just signed the bill
granting pension Of s12 per month TO
Mrs. Hannah Giffln, Of wheeling, He
has taken up with the bureau Of
claims the cases Of Thomas Single.
ton. Of shinston; Joseph D. Black.
well, OF Pennington; and has secured
for Mrs. Maratha villers, OF Anthem,
q pension OF $12, as well as accrued
pension due her husband at the time
Of his death ~ -
A BIN has been introduced IN the
House by Congressman Cooper to In,
crease the pension Of william o, Bow.
en-. -.
Congressman Sutherland has intro.
duced In the House q, Bill In behalf OF
ID, w, Walsh. OF ParkeraburrI orarf.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14
SWAN SONG

was, but am no mora,
The Peerless Theodore;
AT last I'm on the floor
God Save the King!
AS sure as three and three make six
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks:
Therefore I'm out of politics
God Save the Kingi
II could have my say
! would the nations sway
In my bombastic way
ALI Right;
Since G. o. P. has spurned me fiat
There Is no use to rave and blat,
l think III curl up on my Stat
Good Night!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14
START RECOUNT TOMORROW,

PARKERSBURG. W. Va, June IA
The demand made OF the county court
here on Saturday In behalf Of Attorney
General A.>A. Lilly, one Of the Repub-
lican candidates for the nomination
for Governor at the Statewide pri.
mary, a week ago, for a recount OF the
vote for Governor In Wood county,
was granted yesterday. The recount.
ing Of the vote will start today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Owing to typographical error, The West virginian
stated last night that Red had been nominated in the
Third CONGRESSIONAL district by majority of 24oo The
run stun editor denies that he is in politics. In which
respect he resembles the Colonel ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Our idea Of something not worth
while to do is to censore film which
q child cannot understand and which
older people know is true to life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

boom has been described as a hollow roar. But a
boom fades away like chrisy Mahewsons famous drop
In comparison to poseecon statements SO far as shall
low yowlng Is concerned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

band around his neck there yeovcolored chickens
and yeIowcoIored squirrels
And it's safe bet that the dandelcus and butterrups
and musards IN his nelds arc always yellow and that
the squash blossoms and the golden sweets and the
pumpkins at his modest color scheme to perfection.
But how appalingly different results might be Il one
paint were to develop strong futurist or cubist ten.
denotes. ny
Fortunately the dye situation has taken most Of the
color out paint that Bakst effects in farming are
necessarily postponed .Isss55J 80 Z,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

The rush by candidates for the German votes resen.
bles stampede for the umbrella department on clear
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Present Season Like Frosty 1916 Summer. Yes, we
remember that summer distinctly AS we recollect we
attended skating party on the River Of Doubt July
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Efforts are being made to put little pepper into the
st. Louis convention. The salt will be along in Noyem.
Der.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

does not possible. but the fact remains that
| we have had two days of settled weather.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Members of the woman's Club of this city are asked
to purchase tickets for the chautauqua Husbands OF
members of said club will kindly reach down and hand
over.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

The Pension bureau has notified
Congressman Littlepage that pen.
sion OF S12 month has been granted
to Julia Keeney, Of Diamond, Kanawha
/ county
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

As it's impossible to run Ford on
grape juice there won't be any Jltney
ticket II the field this fall,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

That energy which is to be used in
censoring films for children could be
put to much better use elsewhere,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

The office at Harter, Pocahontas
county, has been ordered discontinued,
the mail hereafter TO go to Augment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

! Mexican Situation Growing Acute.-Plttsburgh Dis
patch. Hist, Hearst, have you heard the news7
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Hughes Stands for Undiluted Americanism He takes
It like the Hishman takes his whiskey.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Last Villa band has been wiped
out'-The paper that goes home.
Sombrero sweat band perhaps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Many washingtonians went to Win
chester this week to attend the COM
mencement exercises at the Shenan.
doah Valley academy, one Of the old.
est schools for boys in the south, hay.
Ing been established more than sew.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
sY REQ.

AS st. Louis Is famed for it's ex.
IRENE heat and humidity we can ex-
'pect some irrational talk emanating
from there as soon as persons not ac-
climated arrive.
Five hundred dollars has been bet
that German submarine will arrive
in New York harbor before July S.
Probably carrying newspaper cor.
respondents coming here to cover
the Fourth fatalities.
Jim Lester" pretty West Virginia
Maud Muller, refuses to allow her vote
to stand because they also voted dogs
and dead men in her district.
Dogs carry tails, but In silence, dead
men tell no tales, but who In blazes
trusted woman with that election
secret?
Parker must feel lonely running for
vice president on the Progressive tick
ct. II he's nominated and elected
why worry US trying 10 solve this
when we can worry over who is going
to be next mayor here?
For this information we are indeed
grateful.
Editor Ruff Stuff: Regarding that
40 8 S10S45 stuff you are handing you
must have been nosing around your
wife's shoes looking for money. Multi.
ply by two to find your size.-The
Hub.
II must be a case Of habit that makes
soft collars which when purchased are
marked "shrunk" shrink again.
Last Villa band has been wiped
out"-The paper that goes home.
SOmDrerO sweat hand DnrhaNs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Light occupations-Beng Y. p. on party wha. is no
more
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The girl who llsps wants to know wha. is meant by
quasi public
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

. This is Flag Day. Did you hang out Old eloryi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Could bull who quits be called nature faerl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

T. r. has put in application for membership in tn
R. club
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Russ occupy cssrnowita. No wits is right
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Speaking of cool seasons. presidential election years
generally bring numerous frosts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

day in the hearing and most Of the
tobbers whose testimony was heard
represent the Independent faction In
the OIL trade. The costs OF conduct.
Ing the business. rather than the high
price OF gasoline, were under consid.
Grafton. The fact was brought out
that the selling cost is 8 cents per
gallon, on an average. This gives
the dealer less than q half.cent prof
It.. Among those well.known in West
Virginia who testified yesterday were
M. R. Sweeney, Of the Barton Sween.
ey OIL Co. George Mcclure of the
Barnes-McGure Co., and G. L. Nc.
CURE.
Marriage licenses have been issued
here this week to the following West
Virginians: James r. Hurpin and Nan.
ME L. Watkins, Of North Fork; Har.
~ Wolf and Blanche H. Rankin, Of
Tunnelton. !
The governments safety first"
train is now on'its third trip, the itin.
erary Of which will include stop
at Wheeling on June 20 and 23rd. The
interest In the safety. special seems
to increase with each trip. officials
at the bureau Of mines said yesterday
that II stops were made ct all the
cities which have made application,
the train would be kept busy for over
year. -
William I. Rice, of West Virginia,
was q member Of the large class grad.
uated yesterday by. the National Law
school, The graduation exercises took
place at the National theatre and the
degrees were conferred by Eugene
Carusi. LID, chancellor Of the uni.
yersity.
Many washingtonians went to win
chester this week to attend the com.
mencement exercises at the Shenan.
doah Valley academy, one Of the old.
est schools for boys in the south, hay.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

WASHINGTON. D. c., June. a.
Congressman and Mrs. Hunter Moss
haye gone to Atlantic City, where they
WIZ remain for few days.
Mrs. Wesley Martin stoner. who
hiss taken an active interest in the
Huffrnge campaign In West Virginia
and spent some time in the south.
cru part OF the. state last spring, or.
gnulztng eleven counties, has gone TO
81 Louis as delegate OF the Ma.
tional Democratic Women's assocIa.
ton. On her return trip, Mrs. stoner
VIII make trip through West Wiz.
etnia. and for part Of her visit there
WIN be the guest Of Mrs. A. D. HOO.
kins at her country home near Park.
Congressman Adam Littlepage has
taken up with the postoffice depart.
ment the matter Of securing a star
route IN Greenbrier county. The route
asked for 10 between Sunlight and
Remick o distance Of "a miles.
Congressman Littlepage has also
secured Q large supply Of fish from
the bureau OF fisheries, for the restock.
ing Of the Green aler river, which
were sent to George. Wilson at wild
Dell, Pocahontas county. Mr.. Little.
page has recommended the appoint.
rnent Of Z. W. Woolwine to be post.
master ct Hawks Nest, Fayette coun.
".
OH companies from all over the
country have representatives this
week at the hearings before the fed.
eral trade commission on the rise In
the price Of gasoline. Many West
Yirginians are interested in the sub.
1ect as the valuation put upon the
states output Of gasoline for the past
year was over 100000. The investi.
CATION now underway is the last op-
portunity for q statement Of condi.
tons, before the report Is submitted
TO Congress-. Yesterday was jober's
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r. should write book entitled "Hushespyzia.ed!
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II must be case OF habit that makes
soft collars which when purchased are
marked "shrunk" shrink again.
a 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14
(BY coNpo.)

ing an increase to s72 in lieu Of the
amount he now receives.
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WASHINGTON NEWS =.
GOSSIP ~ szzzzz. ss51zs sai7H:

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June. IA
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Hunter Moss
have zone 70 Atlantic City. where they
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A BIN has been introduced IN the
House BY Congressman Cooper to In.
crease the pension Of William @. Bow.
er. =. -. ].
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-14

Congressman Sutherland has intro.
duced In the House aSbili In behalf Of
D. w. Walsh. Of ParkersburE grant.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Curious Golf Shot.

The late lord chief justice, Lord Al
verstone, being one of the judges at
the Birmingham assizes, in the inter
walls of business had several rounds OF
golf on the Edgbaston links. On one
of these occasions he was playing with
the local professional and got rather
badly bunkered at the second hole.
1t was necessary, in order to get the
ball out, to make it rise almost per-
pendicularly into the air, and for this
purpose Lord Alverstone, or Sir Rich
ard Webster, as he then was, took his
niblick and made a mighty stroke. No
conjurer on earth could have done a
trick more neatly. The ball not only
leaped into the air, but dropped as
clean as q whistle into the judges
baggy right hand pocket!- London
Mail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Beauty In the Mexiean's Voice.

Next to the love of dress. was most
struck with the fineness of the voice
and the beauty of intonations Of both
sexes (of the Mexicans). 1t is pleas
ure simply to listen to the sound Of the
language before l could attach any
meaning to it They have a good deal
Of the creole drawl, but it is varied,
with an occasional extreme rapidity Of
utterance, in which they seem to skip
from consonant to consonant until,
lighting upon a broad open vowel, they
rest upon that to restore the balance
of sound. A common bullock driver
delivering a message seemed to speak
like an ambassador at an audience. In
fact. they sometimes appeared to me
to be a people on whom a curse had
fallen and stripped them Of every
thing but their pride, their manner and
their voices.-'Three Years Before the
Mast" by r. h. Dana
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Using the Expression 81 Think

A man was referred to as one whs
In his conversation never says II think"
so and so. The think" Is a mere ex-
pletive. A positive, clear headed man
says what he thinks without saying he
thinks. Besides, when person premises
with an Il think" it weakens his as
sertion because thinking is by no means
an assurance of truth. If one should
say 81 think 1t will rain tomorrow"
the very expression carries a doubt be-
cause mere opinion is lame matter.
and the world is chock full of opinions.
If. however, he should say 1T will rain
tomorrow" it carries some assurance
even if it is, after all, an opinion. So
the man referred to in the first place
doesn't say II think" for it is entirely
superfuous. and he adds force and
dignity to what he says in emitting it
entirely. And then when one looks at
the situation calmly he will conclude
that think" is much under cloud since
very few people think exactly alike.
There are ten thousand instances OF
this character-Ohio State Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Pantominoe Performances,

Most pantomime characters were
originally borrowed from the Italians.
The first real English pantomime was
produced at a theater In Lincoln's Inn
Fields in 1720. 1t was called "Harle-
quin Executed" and its subtitle was
"A New Italian Comic Scene Between
a Scaramouche. Harlequin, a Coun-
try Farmer. His Wife and Others"
The performance was very successful
About the middle of the eighteenth
century the character Of pantomime
performances was completely altered.
chiefly because Of the genius Of the
famous Grimaldi. who made the clown
the first figure in the pantomime. Gri-
maldi first appeared at Sadler's Wells
theater. where he played the part Of a
monkey He was actively engaged on
the stage for forty-Dine years.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
conyersina With "Ghosts."

Some scientists of real eminence
have accepted the postulate of the In
dividuality and self consciousness of
the soul after the death of the body
and have attempted TO demonstrate
their belief by asserting communica-
ton with these disembodied spirits.
Sir William Crookes, a profound delv-
er in chemistry pertaining to radio-ac-
dvity, asserted years ago that he had
communication with souls of dead
friends. but for several years he has
been silent anent this matter. Camille
Flammarion. a rather speculative and
sensational astronomer, declares that
he has seen and conyersed with the
ghosts of dead friends. Professor
William James. brother of Henry
James, the novelist, promised before
he died that if possible he would COM
municate with his friend Professor
Hyslop. both eminent psychologists,
but at last accounts the soul of PROBES
sor James had not spoken.-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Eanus of a Snake.

Examine the finest cambria needle
under high power microscope and its
point will look rough and blunt. A
snakes fang similarly inspected ap-
pears perfectly smooth and sharp. In
each fang is a groove which connects
by tube with sort Of bag-the poison
gland-just beneath the eye. When the
snake strikes a muscular contraction
simultaneously forces the venom out
OF the bag through the tube and along
the groove into the flesh of the per
son attacked. Snake poison, generally
speaking. has two distinct effects. 1t
destroys In some mysterious way the
fibrin Of the blood, thereby causing the
latter to behave as if diluted and to
filter through the walls Of the veins
and arteries. In addition. it paralyzes
the nerve centers and so affects the
heart, sometimes bringing death by
suffocation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
NOTHING but an American.

When ] look back on the shifting
scenes of my life, If am not that al
together deplOrable creature, a man
without a country, am. when 1t comes
to pull and prestige, almost equally
bereft, as am man without a state.
/ was born in Indiana, grew up In I'LL
nois, / was educated in Rhode Island
and ii is no blame to that scholarly
community that l know so little.
learned my law In Springfield and my
politics In Washington. my diplomacy
In Europe, Asia and Africa. l have a
farm in New Hampshire and desk
room in the District OF Columbia.
When look to the springs from
which my blood descends the first an
cestors I ever heard OF were a Scotch
man who was half English and Ger
man woman who was half French OF
my immediate progenitors my mother
was from New England and my father
was from the south. In this bewtldef-
ment OF origin and experience i can
only put on an aspect OF deep humility
In any gathering Of fayorite sons and
confess that I am nothing but an
American.-From The Life and Let
tiers Of John Hay" In Harper's Maya
zine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Iixinn ON schsduIs-

The man who Is living this life a
schedule time deserves to be an object
Of pity. l know OF one creature who
is so precise In his appointments that
he is actually living a month In adj
vance Of himself You say to him.
-Whatchergonado tomorrow noon.
BillT' and he'll consult his little vest
pocket engagement book and inform
you that he Is filed up as far as next
Wednesday at 10 p. m (meantng en-
gagements, of course). Then you say.
Il wanted you to lunch with me to
morrow at L." LET me see," says
he; 81 have a fifteen minute Cancelled
engagement at that time, so I'll accept
your invitation Meanwhile you'll ex-
cuse me. dear boy, for l have a direc-
tors meeting on at 4:22 and leave for
Goplunk, N. J., at 5:4S, but I'll be on
hand at II sharp" And he records 1t
in his book. This schedule crank has
everything prearranged except his fu-
neral, and If he happens to have q
previous engagement I'll wager he'll
disappoint the mourners by postponing
that--Cartoons Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22
Lie strueeIe OF the Tr,es.

.fs0 SaeShE8 W liz 1--WE.
An Interesting light Is thrown on the
longevity Of the trees that grow along
the timber line Of the Rocky noun
tains by Mr.. Enos A. Mills In bis
Rocky Mountain Wonderland" he
says:
A few timber line trees live a thou
sand years, SUIT half this time is a ripe
old age for most Of the timber line
veterans. The age Of these trees can
not be judged by their size or by their
general appearance. There may be
centuries of difference in the ages of
two arm I'm arm trees of similar size.
i examined two trees that were grow
ing within a few yards OF each other
In the shelter Of a crag. One was
fourteen feet high and sixteen inches
In diameter and had 337 annual rings.
The other was seven feet high and five
inches in diameter and had lived 492
years.
One day by the sunny and sheltered
side of a bowlder found a tiny seed
bearer at an altitude of 1850 feet.
How splendidly unconscious it was of
its size and its utterly wild surround
ings! This brave pine bore a dainty
cone. yet a drinking glass would have
completely housed both the tree and
its fruit