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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Personals.

Waldron Leonard, Of Fairmont, was
in Monongah yesterday afternoon call.
ing with friends and relatives.
Miss Gail Grant, of .Fairmont, was
among the out of town shoppers in
Monongah Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Toll, of Everson, was in
town during the week attending to
shopping.
Mrs. Willie Villars, who has been i'll
for the past several days, is recover
ing.
Ralph Gaskins was among the re.
cent social visitors to Fairmont.
L. T. Morrison is i'll at his home on
Front street suffering from an attack
of grip.
Miss Grace Yoak was in Fairmont
during the week attending to shop
ping.
J. w. Orr and daughter, Alma, have
been i'll at their homo in Brookdale.
Miss Kate Price spent Sunday with
relatives in Reynoldsville and Other
points.
Mrs. Albert Criss and daughter.in.
law, Mrs. Beryl Criss, of Fairmont,
mont, were in Monongah Saturday aft
ernoon calling with friends and doing
shopping.
Mrs. Lloyd Fortney, of Fairmont,
was in town during the week end at
tending to shopping.
Mrs. William Hamilton and daugh.
ter, Lucille, Of Edgemont, were in town
Saturday calling with friends.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
SELLING OFF FARM POULTRY
Tendency on Par. Of Some Farmers 70
Market Chickens on Account Of
Price Of Grain.

With the high price of grain there
is a tendency on the part Of many
farmers to sell of their poultry. They
think 1t will not pay to feed high.
priced grain to hens. Here is Just
where they make a big mistake. Eggs
have gone up in value also. Some Of
the dealers, however, have not ad-
vanced their prices as much as they
should, due partly to the fact that they
still follow old practices in buying and
selling.
1t is a mighty good plan to sell of
the surplus cockerels, the late pullets
and hens over two years old. Good,
sound yearling hens that have shown
some capacity for laying and all well.
matured pullets should be kept over.
The surplus stock can be sold at a
profit and the better.class fowls will
show larger egg production If given
suitable care.
Farmers WHO sell off all their fowls,
thinking that they will save big feed
bill and be able to buy young chicks
or matching eggs next spring, may be
disappointed. They will find bigger
demand than usual for Matching eggs
and chicks and as consequence may
have to wait weeks before their orders
are. filed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Tells Fairmonters Of
Their Church III China
REV CHARLES HElNlNoER MADE
INTERESTING ADDRESSES IN
LOCAL M. p. CHURCH.

Rev. Charles Heininger who came
to this country last May from Kalgan
China where he is employed as mis-.
sioRary by the NJ. P. denomination
was in the city yesterday and yester.
day morning delivered a slendid ser.
mon concerning his work in China be.
fore large audience at the NJ. P.
Temple. Rev. Heininger spoke at
length concerning the mission station
recently established at Kalgan by the
Fairmont church and OF the splendid
work that was being accomplished at
this station. The NJ. p. church of this
city has taken charge of this mission
and expended several hundred dollars
per year in its maintenance.
Last evening Rev. Mr.. Heininger
occupied the pulpit at the first NJ. P.
church on the East Side.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Headquarters
: Co. HELD FIRST
DRILL YESTERDAY
Guard Officers Must Submit
to Annual Physical
Test.

The first drill since its organiaa-
tin was held yesterday afternoon by
the Headquarters company OF the First
regiment IN the armory on jackson
street. From now on drills will be held
every Sunday afternoon at Q o'clock
and pay will be drawn from last July.
The organization of the company is
now practically complete lacking but
four men of being on war strength.
An order was received yesterday
from the War department declaring
that officers of the West Virginia Ma.
tional Guard will from this time for.
ward be compelled to take rigid
yearly physical examination. and the
holding of "a commission is dependent
upon satisfactory passing of these
tests. In the estimation of local
guardsmen this is the most important
order received for some time since 1t
will probably result in several chang
es in the commissioner list.
1t is said in official circles that a
court martial is to be called for the
two local companies in the next few
days, to try the cases of men who
have been negligent in their presence
at drill. A number of cases are re-.
ported and the penalties are rather Sc
we're on conviction.
Captain Jones commanding the sup
ply company at Morgantown was Off
cially recognized by the War depart
ment Saturday. This company is now
recruited to almost war strength.
A Third regiment bega nto material.
ice with the applications of Wheeling,
Shinnston, Elkins, Rowelsburg and
West Union for permission to organ
ice companies. At Shinnston and
Rowlesburg practically the needed
complement has been enrolled.
Captain Marshal E. Martin com.
manding Company G at Kingwood and
Captain Alexander D. Bell Of Com
pany ] at Fairmoht have been recon-
mended to the War department for
four months detail service with the
regular army on the Mexican border.
The war department will select one of
the captains for the service, which
is four months practical schooling
in modern camp and maneuver meth.
DDS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
MoNoNGAH
Attended Institute.

Several local school teachers at.
tended the Lincoln district teachers
institute In Pennington on Saturday.
Others attended institute in Fairmont.
Among the local teachers to go to
Pennington were: Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
McBee, Misses Elizabeth Davis, Grace
Yoak, Vera Shaw ,roDothy Knapp, Yer,
ma Kergan, Ruth Fisher.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Attended EuneraI.

Several local people were in Ever.
son yesterday afternoon attending the
funeral services of A. ]. Moore. Mr..
Moore was we'll known in Monongah,
being member of the. local Independ.
ent Order of Odd Fellows. The lodge
held special meeting yesterday and
attended the funeral in body.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
New Works. North River.

The name North river was given to
the Hudson in contradistinction to the
Delaware, that was the south boundary
of the Dutch colony, regardless Of their
positions toward the cities OF Now
York and Philadelphia-which, as
"cities." were then tabes In arms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
THE BASKET" OR SERVE
SELF" GROCERY AT lola, KAN.


lola, Kas., Jan. 22.-The success
full operation here of a grocery ana
provisions market on a new plan has
resulted in reducing the high cost of
living!
The market is called the basket
store" and there is neither clerk, cash.
Ter nor deliveryman. The proprietor
alone conducts the place.
Patrons are furnished a market bas.
ket freet and admitted to aisles which
wind between rows of shelves ami
tables loaded with groceries and pro.
visions. through turnstile.
Prices on goods are marked and as
the patron passes along, he selects
the articles he wants to buy.
/, All aisles lead to the exit tur1fstile
the cash register, checks the artiles
where the proprietor, presiding at tn,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Homes for coIored Lahorers.

The colored people who arrived here
during the week to work in the local
mines have been residing for the past
few days at the company boarding
board on %Tippl estreet, where the Yost
hotel was at one time located. They
will move into company houses as
soon as the houses can be built.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22

cash register, checks the 4rC4cles in
the patrons basket and collects the
amount due
By eliminating the credit and de-
livery system, clerks and cashiers.
the owner says he reduces his selling
cost and passes the saving on to pub.
lie.
Not only does the proprietor save
in cost of operation, but he says he
does greater volume OF business
daily than under the old method.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Sunday School Room,

At meeting to be held at the Bap.
tist church this week plans will be
discussed for the building Of a new
Sunday school room. The next date
will be announced early in the week
and everyone interested is requested
to attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Stomach Trouble.

Mrs. ]. Palmer has been very i'll at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. Wayne
Shaver near Monongah, suffering from
an attack of stomach trouble. Be.
cause of her old age the trouble has
amounted to more than was expected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22

Mss Stevenson is one OIL Lloyd
Georges secretaries, the first woman
ever secretary to British prime minis.
ter. She held the same Job when
George was chancellor of the exchequer
went with him to the ministry of mu.
nitions, then to the war Office. She
is graduate of Royal Holloway col.
lege.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Mans Vocation.

To be active is the primary vcca-
ton of man; all the intervals In which
he is obliged to rest he should employ
in gaining clearer knowledge Of ez.
ternal things, for this will in its turn
facilitate actvity.-Goethe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Back to the Land.

Mr. Valentine Davis, prominent
vegetarian, hectares that If the soil of
England was cultivated as was done
half century ago 1t would feed a.
100000 people and find employment
for 100000 men.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Car. In Purnhasinn

Never buy horse that, drags his
hind legs The animal that gives his
heels clean, outward fling that shows
his shoes, is generally good traveller,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Keeps Trousers in Shape.

A New York tailor is the inventor Of
device that prevents trousers bagging
at the knees by pulling them up slightly
as a wearer sits down.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
New Blades for ola Ones.

The safety.razor principle is EN-.
ployed in a new desk knife, new
blade replacing one that has become
dull.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
Monster Of Z, a.

MuTIsteT OF {. Sea.
The average weight of the Green.
land whale is 100 tons-224, 900 pounds
equal to that of so elephants or that
of 400 hnnrs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22

one-half years old respectively. and
have found it very satisfactory when
they had the Group. The first application
helped Tn loosen the phlegm. making
them rest more easily, and they were
able TO go to sleep. vapoRub also helped
them when they had severe colds. I
can recommend 1t to all mothers.s
But the best part about this "Littl
Bodyguard"- vapoRub. Is that 1t I
applied externally and hence can b.
used freely, with perfect safety. OF
the smallest child, as often as wished
Three size. Csc. SOC or s1.00.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22

Keppel told correspondent OF The
Associated Press that after the war
a punitive expedition would be sent
into their territory and that heavy
reprisals would be exacted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22
You Can Keep Them Free from
Colds Without Dosing.

These two fine boys have a little
Bodyguard" to protect them against
sudden attacks of Group or cold troll
bles. Their mother Mrs. C. G. Evinger,
1924 N. 9th St, Terre Haute. Ind,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-25

for the largest opera companies. The
national library, the national muse
UNI with its live animals as well as
prehistoric potteries are mighty IN
teresting, while visit to the
churches and educational institutions
in San Jose and Cartago is worth
anvbody's time.
Outside of San Jose are coffee
plantations The country is neat and
well-kept. There are stone fences
along the roads and bridges. In the
drying plants you will see mounds
of green coffee as high as q mans
head, for the industry is great one.
The coffee exposed to the sun on
concrete beds is constantly turned
over so it will dry evenly and not
ferment. The land in Costa RIGA is
as rich as Canaan. It grows cab
bages, oranges, grape fruit, coffee.
cocoa, potatoes, bananas, corn, sugar
cane, alligator pears, tomatoes, let
tuce. peas, beans. caulifower, de-
pending upon whether one is in the
highlands or lowlands.
When we of the United States
were in our revolutionary days Costa
RIGA had been colonized by the flower
Of Spain and today the visitor notes
the evidence of long established
civilization. There is nothing finer
of a cool bright morning in the high
lands than to take horseback ride
or the train from San Jose to
Alaiuela or Cartago. The crowds
themselves at the railway stations
are worth notice The short Spanish
coat with square shoulders and end
ing at the hips is often seen. Broad
hats and smart narrow shoes COM
plete the costume. Bevies OF pretty
girls in white with ribbons and para
soils and often with high French
heels are seen welcoming or bidding
adieu to strangers. The priests in
their black cassocks are always en-
tertaining; many of them have been
educated in Madrid or Paris. Most
of them have visited the United
States.
But the glory of Costa Rica is in
her mountains. Above Cartago tow
ers Mt. Iragu. 1900 feet in alti-
tude One can make the trip to the
summit and back by mule in "a
hours. On the way he will pass a
sanitarium. Near Cartago are min
eral springs. The city was destroyed
by earthquake in 1910. but has since
been finely rebuilt. Mt Poas. reach
ed from Alajueta on the railroad
line, has bath house on the sum
nit. The firing of pistol or shout
ing will cause a torrent of boiling
water to catapult from the center.
Chirripo Grande with an altitude of
1924 feet is higher than either of
these.
Thus it is that Costa RIGA. marvel
Gus mountain republic to the south
of the United States, sends her
greeting She is at peace with the
world and prosperous and has thanks
for the far-seeing Americans who
have contributed to her prosneritv
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respect and admiration of the
peoples and governments.
Go short distance from the rail-
way line and you will find all sorts
of wild creatures. Costa RIGA is a
Garden of Eden for wild life. There
are three varieties of wild turkeys,
each of them numerous and fine eat
ing. Wild pigeons, some of them of
great size, abound and are served in
the San Jose hotels. There are three
or four species of wild hogs. The
other day herd of 1000 of them. in
changing their feeding place from
the Atlantic to the Pacific divide.
passed within twenty miles of
Alajuela. Needless to say, every one
in the vicinity had a fine mess of
roast pork. Deer are very common
and the shipment of their hides to the
States is a commercial industry.
Otter. tapirs and monkeys are found
in abundance. Giant green, red and
yellow macaws, parrots and parro-
quettes, golden tailed weaver birds,
canaries and humming and magnifi-
cent butterflies a. large as ones hand
are features of the country. The
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phorical sense. But the mosquito
has been successfully combatted;
pure water and decent living quar-
tiers obtained. It's about ten years
since there has been a case of yell
low fever or plague in Port Limon.
The great work has been accomplish
ed by the United Fruit Company,
which has spent hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in sanitation. The
company maintains a great hospital
with a capacity for about $50 patti
erts. The entire country is mapped
with reference to sanitation and thus
disease can be isolated and ouaran-
tined. It is part of President Andrew
". Preston's plant when the great
organization started. Today Port
Limon is healthy. 1t is an attractive
place with a fine park. sea wall. and
! splendid wharves on which trains go
to take passengers and freight. Here
come on regular schedule the mag
: nificent steamers of the White Fleet.
San Jose is practically in differ
ent zone than Port Limon. People
wear light overcoats in San Jose at
night. Boys sell wooden baskets of
/ big fresh Strawberries at five cents
basket. The finest public building
in Costa Rica is the Teatro Nacional
/ National Theatre), in San Jose,
built at an expenditure of S1,000,000
gold exclusive of furnishings. The
outside is of white marble. The in
terror Hobbies and foyer are of color
ed Italian marble. Old tapestries.
mural paintings, cold plate, and
sculptures set it off. The magnifi-
cent foyer is in Louis XVI archi-
lecture though the building as a
whole partakes more of Italian than
French renaissance. The seats are
of rosewood and mahogany with the
national crest set. in embossed
] leather. The stage is large enough
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-25

of many another Latin American
country. They are buying from the
States. Visit The Costa Rican shops
and see. Enamelled and porcelain
ware formerly bought from Germany
are now bought from the good old U.
S. A. Saddles formerly from Eng
enamelled beds come from the United
enough of them Practically all
oatmeal, part of which comes from
Great Britain. The jewelry is prac-
tically all American. So are the
biles are American and San Jose is
filed with them. All the hardware
is of United States manufacture.
The furniture once came from Ger
many and Austria. So did the UNI
brellas. Now we furnish both. Rails
ms, citron peel, currants and candied
peel once came from England. These,
too, we furnish. Combs, wigs,
trunks. glass, perfumes Except some
very fine varieties from La Belle.
France), canned fish, fruits and
meats, canned corn, peas, beans and
other vegetables come from the
United States. Some linens come
from Ireland, cotton print goods
from Spain, felt hats from Italy,
mats from Japan, though American
hats and cotton print goods are more
and more on the market.
And In other lines you will find
goods made under the Stars and
Stripes right up in front on the
Latin-American show case.
The railroad trip from Port Lin
on to San Jose is one of the most
thrilling and picturesque journeys in
the world. At times the line is one
mile above the Reventazon river
whose course it follows for fifty miles
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-25

fierce jaguar, eel tigre" Of the peo-
pie. sometimes preys upon the cattle
herds and when he does it is the
custom to tip the horns of the bulls
with steel. Many marauding steer
killer has met his death on the horns
of fighting bull. Big spotted Loop
ards and puma or mountain lions are
more numerous than the jaguars and
less formidable. Not even jaguars
ever attack a man. You can buy a
good leopard hide, black and white
and tinted with red, for $3.50 to So
gold.
Twenty years ago Port Limon
on the Atlantic side was a pest hole.
Mr.. Fairbairn, a resident there, told
me the first year he came eighty
Americans died. That was almost all
there were in the place. You might
meet man in the morning at break
fast who would tell you he felt fit as
fiddle. At night you would learn
that he had not only died but had
been buried, for they lost no time in
putting them away in those days.
Yellow fever and the plague flew on
wings and in a more than meta
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-25

There is no river as beautiful as a
river in the tropics for nowhere is
there such foliage to set it off From
tho time the train enters the canon
Of the Reventazon until it has left
that roaring stream a white ribbon
in the far distant below, the visitor
is treated to continuous panorama
varying from that of the sub-tropics
to that of the high plateaus. An
observation car is attached to the
train which leaves Port Limon
every morning at $40, reaching San
Jose about four There are two fine
hotels, the Washington and the Hotel
Francois, in San Jose which is a
Simla for Panama Canal Zone en-
ployes. as it is only 26 hours from
Colon.
Mr.. Sheppard G. Schermerhorn,
Executive Vice President of the
United Fruit Company, is one of the
constructive figures of Central
America, having spent several years
there during the period of expansion
of the United Fruit Company's in
terests and like Mr. A. W. Preston
and Mr.. Minor c. Keith has won the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-25

The highest mountain peaks here are
scarcely less above sea level than the
Hottest of our own Rocky mountains
and they begin to rise almost from
the sea while the American Rockies
rise from a lofty plateau, the higher
edge of the great plaii-s region.
There is a modern railway system to
the heart of the country and San
Jose. the capital, connecting with fire.
quent steamer service to and from
the States, only five days distant.
The people are courteous and pleas
ant. There is nothing savage in the
Costa Rican nature. The terrible
electric chair and the grisly gallows
do not cast their grim shadows
across the human soul in Costa Rica.
One who takes life here is placed in
the penitentiary, where he can do no
more harm, and is made comfortable
and as useful as possible The ulti-
mate sentence for any crime is TWEEN
~ years, long enough. they think, to
expiate any wrong. A wagon will
rot drive down a street in San Jose
If there is a sick person in house
thereon. The driver is advised by
the policeman to go around the block.
The other day in the great hospital
of the United Fruit Company at
Port Limon an Indian woman was
thought to be dying. TRANSMISSION of
blood was the only step that prom
Used to save her. A man who was no
relative OF the woman and had never
seen her, offered his strong healthy
blood just because she was a woman.
No one need ever go hungry in Costa
Rica-the humblest family will di-
vide its meal with a stranger.
Americans are popular here
Many of the greatest works in Costa
RIGA have been under American di-
rection. Minor c. Keith astonished
the railroad world when he built the
line up to Cordilleras. For time
the Costa Rican government was IN
able to make stipulated payments for
the line, in which it has an interest
Yet more than 1,500 workers stuck
by their American employer. Mr..
Keith. for nine months without sal
airy because they were sure of him.
So the American name stands for
achievement in Costa Rica.
Since the European war Costa Rica
has purchased an increasing volume
of Americana made goods. They are
liked Hundreds of American tour
lists have visited Costa Rica during
the past winter season ana, CT course,
their presence is appreciated.
The population is enterprising
Ninety-five per cent Of the people of
the uplands are white Here visitors
see the faxen-haired descendants OF
the Andalusian dons of Spain. The
beauty Of the Costa Rican women is
notable. In San Jose the stores are
conspicuous not alone for their varied
assortments of high-priced articles
and Injuries but fot their attractive
features of women's apparel For.
merry they were European in char
acter. Since the war they have beer
almost completely. stocked with
American wares.
What is true of Costa RIGA is true
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-25
BV HAMILTON N. WRIGHT.

deep drapd all the luxuant erdu of
volcanoes lost pearwhite pillows
with of dreamy
and forests like those of
with their Spanish cities
theatres modern libraries
cathed demand for American goods and
their These of the striking
offered Switzerland of the tropical Americas
though t is more thantw the size of Switzerland
United States the citizens of Costa RIGA send
message greeting An invitation extended all
Those who will have much
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sEeessn> WEST @e~

New Provisional President, Federico TinOco Is Firm
Friend of the United States-Many American
Visitors This Year in Wonderful Central American
Republic. Which Is Twice as Large as Switzerland
Splendid Railroad System Built by MIR. Minor c.
Keitl-Overcoats in San Jose, the Capital.