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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
FREE TEXT BOOKS.
From the wheeling Intelligence

From the Wheeling Intelligencer.
If anything on this good green earth
should be free, it is education. Every
facility within the power of the state
should be extended for the diffusion
of intelligence. The way text books
go these days and their prices their
purchase is heavy drain on the man
of modest means, and in many cases
some strict ecanamies, If not sacri,
fices. have to be practiced by some
families TO enable the children OF
school age to obtain knowledge to fit
them for useful life. For this rea,
son, and others, one of the most de-.
sirable measures to be considered by
the present Legislature will be the free
text book bill, now being whipped into
shape in committee. Delegate Whit.
taker, oil this county, sponsors one of
these bills. Several others have been
introduced, Of Identical sentiment,
and out of these will come compos.
lite measure embodying the best fea.
! lures of each. The bill should pass
without single objection.
The only dissent we ever heard to
free text books was that the poor
man would be taxed to pay for the
books the rich man is able to buy.
That is a poor argument, as the tax
would be inappreciable compared with
the direct tax the man of limited
means now pays for books. There is
a free text book law now, but q man
has to declare himself to be a pauper
before he can avail himself Of its pro-
visions, and no self.respecting citizen
would so record himself. Besides his
children accepting books on that al.
Tentative would subject themselves
to humiliation among their fellow stu.
dents. AL scholars should be placed
on the same plane in this respect. All
are, of course, necessarily Of different
degrees Of birth, but there can be no
aristocracy Of brains in this democrat.
ic country. Education should be as
free as air.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

with their readers, to know what suG.
gestions they can make as to lines
Of town betterment for which their
journal might exert its influence.
AS the relation between commun.
ity and the newspaper is a reciprocal
one, so the newspaper cannot accom-.
plish the largest results without the
cordial backing of the locality which
1t represents. In towing where mer.
chants do not advertise much, and
people borrow their newspaper cop.
les of neighbor, public journals do
not give an attractive nicturo of the
place when they circulate about the
state.
The more liberal the backing given
a newspaper, the more it can improve.
In our experience of newspaper life,
we have found that most publishers
put the bulk Of increased returns back
into their property. An increase OF
sales and advertising means more up.
to-date presses and type setting ma,
chinery, cleaner typographical appear,
ance, mole money spent for reporting
correspondence and editorial work. As
a newspaper thus grows in attractive.
ness, i grows in power. 1t is read
with keener attention i'll newspaper
offices, legislative halls, and business
places far and near An impression is
gwen around the state and the town It
represents is growing more prosper
Gus.
Hence every time you advertise or
subscribe Tor a local newspaper, you
al the same time help build up a far.
reaching agency for community pro.
motion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

he knows his business. He proved that
70 us yesterday when he put on the
fllppodrome stage an assortment of
pretty girls and couple of good COM
edlans that got big hand every time
they moved muscle or batted an eve.
ne hrst performance was greeted
by near capacity house, but what is
more significant was the enthusiasm
displayed by the audience. The bill
was named Whose Widow Are You?"
rather seductive title with very
pleasing lady in the leading role. She
was charming widow, even though
the title leaves her identity in doubt,
Her "Laddie" song was one of the
hits of the show, but her elegance,
with appropriate dignity. shone re-
splendent in the delivery of her lines.
1t was fascinating widow who smiled
and captivated the entire house.
Hal Rathbun is one Of those funny
comedians hard to describe without
being tempted to take him out of the
category Of earth beings His make.
UP IS laugh provoking and his antics
are OF the Charlie Chaplin variety.
You never can tell where he will fall
next. The Jokes were seventy.hve
per cent. better put than we are &C.
customed to. There is nice bevy
OF girls in the chorus, nearly all of
them Titan haired lassies, who danced
and sang their way into minds and
hearts OF youth and old age. There
are several hues OF this "woman's
crowning glory" but they can all with
proPriety be called Joe Mack's red.
heads" All are good looking. aud that
isn't press-agent claim: it's facts,
They got we'll acquainted with the
audience during the rendition of the
5'andlO-cont store" song, and in lat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
ARE YOU FOR HOME BETTER
MENT?

From the Corapolis Chronicle.
We never knew newspaper so yell
low and sloppy and inaccurate that II
did not have one good side-its inter.
est in home betterment. 1t has be.
come a fundamental tradition of the
newspaper profession, that it must
give its cordial support to any PROPOSE.
ton tending to advance the interest
Of the local community. If newspa.
per feels this obligation, hon. much
more does 1t rest on the heart of news.
paper workers who take serious
view of their obligation toward the
community.
Hence publishers and editors feel
a keen desire for heart.to.heart talks
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
BONUSES FOR MINERS.

WELLsBuRGH, w. Va, Jan. 3D.
The Pittsburgh.west Virginia Coal
Company has announced it will pay a
bonus to its employees as reward to
those who report regularly at work.
The employee on the job each work.
ing day for half a month will receive
5 per cent. of his earnings as a bonus.
To the employee losing one day for the
half month 4 per cent. will be paid.
To the employee losing three days per
month, 2 per cent. will be paid.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
MANY MEN AND WOMEN OF
OUR HOME STATE

Warwood, W. Ya.-"I have learned
TO depend on DR.. Plerce's remedies ant
found them reliable. l used 'Fayorit,
Prescription first and found 1t so goot
that i began using Golden Medical
Discovery with II. The general be-
fit to me was greatest when Theses
were used at the same time. My aiS
tite improved, I gained In flesh anS
felt stronger and more ambitions un.
der this treatment. finally decided
to use Pleasant Pellets also and they
were just as good as the other medi.
zines. am glad to say when / be-
gin to feel run down always get DIR
Pierce's remedies and they do the
work for me."-MRs. A. j. L., 10th st
Get good blood through the use oil
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dlscoy.
cry, the worlds proved blood purifier
It's not n secret remedy for its in
gradients are printed on the wrapper
Start TO take 1t today and before an.
other day has passed, the impurities
OF the blood will begin to leave your
body through the liver, kidneys, bow
els and skin, and IN few days Won
will know by your stoadicr ncrves.
hrmer step, keener mind. brighter eyes
and clearer skin that the bad Blood
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blood Is filing Your arteries
The same good blood will cause pifu.
pies, acne. e.zcmn and all skin crun.
lions to dry Up and disappear. It's d
tonic and body builder.
Harrisonburg, Va have had ex.
perience with DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets and found them satisfactory. /
know OF no better remedy of the kfnd.f
Mas. FANNIE TRoBAudu, East Mar
ket st.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Manager C. w. Wiley, of the Hippo,
drome, had a rather inauspicious be.
ginning, but he's now wearing the
smile that won't come off. The quail
ity OF the Progressive Girls as an
attraction pleased him aud then the au.
diences threw whole lot of twobit
pieces into the box office last night on
their way in, and when they came out
they looked as though they were all
glad of it. OLD STAGER.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
ENTHUSIASTIC
PRAISE FOR WELL
KNOWN MEDICINE

My customers tell me that DIR. XII,
mer's Swamp-Root is all right and II
my patrons are satisfied with the ben.
efits from its use am confident that
it is preparation of merit. In liver
trouble 1t has proven to be very val,
liable medicine according to reports
received. 1t has been in my store ever
since it came to New Orleans and
have never had any reason to feel that
it was not valuable article on my
shelves.
Very truly yours,
ADOLPH BERENDSOHN.
Druggist,
1856 S. Rampant Street,
Sept, 90. 1916. New Orleans, La.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Unontown. where they have the murderous automo-
bile track had another amusement enterprise disaster
when the wind blew down wall OF a theatre which
was being RACED and injured eleven men, some of them
fatally, it is thought. The Fayette metropolis is get
ting lot OF advertising that is not doing it bit of
good
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

According to Official announcement Fairmont has %
miles OF paved streets That figure used to be regarded
as having an omnous significance. SO we will have to
put down some more soon the weather makes this
course practicable just to show that all hoodo signs
fail in this fifty in five town.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Only one justice dissented from the Supreme courts
decision in the blue sky law The new states
rights doctrine to have made some progress in
the brief time that elapsed since the finding in the
West Virginia prohibition law case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

With Fairmont delegate fathering a bill to create
moving picture censorship in this state and Fair
mont lawyer at the head Of the lobby to prevent the
passage of all such legislation this promises to be
sort of movie storm center
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, cloth-bound, sent free to Won
on receipt of three dimes or stamps i.
to pay expense of mailing only. Address
DR.. Pierce, InvGlids' Hotel, e6S Main
Street, Buffalo, y. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

er number made themselves targets
for additional admiration with the mir
ror.fashing stunt.
The Unanimous verdict rendered by
the audience was "lt's a good show"
and we join in the verdict. The same
bill will be repeated at both perform
ances tonight, the program changing
at the matinee tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Wonder if that department order requiring an
annual physical test for national guard officers makes
any provision for gaugng the amount of ivory in their
craniums? Some Of them have a lot
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

One good advantage about a polar
expedition is that an explorer never
need be afraid of a holdup guy step
ping out from behind an iceberg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew are at
the Nelson today in a screaming com.
edy called THE Schemers."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

viii the time ever come when hard rain will not
demoraIize railroad traffic in West Virginia?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

For the Flag" Liberty picture is
at the Princess today with Eddie Polo
and Mario Walcamp again starred.
The special musical program rem.
dered by the Melodtc. orchestra is be.
coming one of the features of this
pretty photoplay resort. The orches-
ira will play tonight.
Joe Mack probably knows the viz.
tue of the admonition there is dan.
ger in delay" now more than over.
Just because someone thought it
would be more convenient to put off
till Monday what could have been
done Sunday the matinee scheduled
for the Hippodrome yesterday had to
be cancelled. Instead of sending the
company's baggage from Clarksburg
to Fairmont at the first opportunity
1t was held over until Monday morn.
Ing Meantime old Jupiter Pluvius
woke up, and stopped the NJ. V. Il.
from getting its cars over the route.
This fact was not made apparent to
the Progressive Girls" until they had
arrived in this city minus their stage
clothes. Then there was rush for
the telephone and late in the after.
noon the girls got their precious be.
longings by way of the steam cars,
and all the worry wrinkles the Incl.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

And then you'll know what It is to
be party to the present world war
for the prize of chief boob. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

This seems to be bad winter for DULLES in the West
Virginia mining towns.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Speaking of pigmy submarines. If
you don't hoil your paper you're liable
to have hide full of them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
RUFF STUFF
~ RED.
~ REQ.

AS matter OF official record we
wish to state that one.half of the New
York World yesterday appeared in
print again this morning.
There are ways out of every trou.
BILE and We figure that one way out of
a threatening paralysis epidemic is
not for DR.. Smith, of Pennington. TO
send his paralysis patients to Fair
mont on the street cars.
In fact not to Fairmont in any man.
ner.
Fairmont now has 90 miles of paved
streets.
And the water wagon must go over
each street twice.
Which SAINT be done.
Unless some OF the New Years day
passengers get off the bloomin' bus.
How long does it take two horses
hitched to water wagon to go As
miles while said animals must stop
occasionally to eat and 70 get the wa
ter tank filled?
If all the streets are cleaned the HUI.
mine Society will get after the city.
If all of them are not the Sanitary
department: will fight the street dc.
partment.
1t is delightful existance.
Shoot the pussy and save the babies.
And as for old dog Rover, let's tie
a rock to his neck and say the flood
killed him.
Much better for the animals to die
than the youngsters.
Therefore why not skin the cat and
scare Rover to death?
We did not, however, notice in this
mornings World-Recopy anything
concerning the Wilson blunder ap.
pointing Grayson. The World print
ed it Sunday but The Times didn't
live up to its rep.
Strange, isn't it, that Billy Sunday
comes to New York on All Fools Day?
Yah, Godfrey Yonson bane soused,
sigsty times and he pay one SIS bill.
The cops are figuring on the cost
of rubber stamp with the name God.
frey johnson for police records.
We wonder why in the dickens that
guage is on the river bridge If 1t
doesn't tell the truth?
1t says one thing autobiography
says the same-after adding five feet.
There are lot of hogs and few
chickens that ought to be killed to
prevent the spread Of polly.
Yes make it $1O,-1Il take an appeal.
-
Speaking of pigmy submarines If
you don't hoil your paper you're liable
to have n hide full of them.
And than 1,n,,,Ii 1,,,n,,, ,,,Lat 10 {s "a,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
Jay coNpo.)

dent caused had disappeared from
their pretty faces when they got into
harness for the evening show.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
Letter to
Or. kllmer & Co.
einshamton, N. Y.
Prove What swamp Root VIII Do Fol

Prove What Swamp Root VIII Do For
You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co..
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet OF valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention the West Virginian. Reg.
ular fifty.cent bottle and one-dollar
size bottles for sale at>eif drug stores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Hippodrome-Whose Widow Are You?
Photoplays
nelson. ................Th The Struggle
Princess. Stronger Than Steel
Dixie, "A Stranger From Somewhere
Ideal. ............ Shielding Shadow
Grand ............. Ashes of Embers
TOR intensely dramatic action. and
a plot which gives Frank Sheri.
dan, the star of the piece, full
scope for his admittedly great powers
Bs 2 character actor, THE Struggle"
which is at the Nelson theatre today.
as the release on the Equitable Pro.
gram, Is easily in the front rank of
thrilling photodramas. The story is
absorbing in its intensity, packed full
Of exciting scenes. alive with virility,
and depicts with startling fidelity the
manner in which the stern training in
selltepression of army life modifies
the elemental passions which are ever
lurking just beneath the surface
OF the man proud OF hts strength
Moral weakness on one side is bols.
tered up by moral strength on the
other, and while the weak man wins
In the beginning, he loses. realizes
his weakness and endeavors TO recoy.
or his lost ground, but it is too late.
Joe Mack has convinced--us that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

There are a lot of hogs and few
chickens that ought to be killed to
prevent the spread Of polly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
If YOU DON'T GET YOUR PAPER CALL
"WESTERN UNION"

Subscribers on our carrier routes failing to get The
{ West virginian evening should call WESTERN
UNION state the fact and give and residence
and messenger will deliver paper to your door at
once There is charge 10 the subscriber for thia
service. The West Virginian plans render to its
subscribers the best newspaper delivery service pos
4sib1e and this is part of the plan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Mllionaires nothing any more. Give us the man
who owns bushe OF beans "a crate OF eggs and tub
of butter. He's the boated aristocrat.-Cabe County
News
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Yes make it $40. III take an appeal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

1t says ono thing everybody
says the same-after adding five feet
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
SHORT AND sNAPPY.

Suppression of booteggers and blind pigs will not be
difficult if local officers who fail to enforce the law are
subjected to removal for their delinQuences 1t will
give them keener vsion.-Weston Free Press
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

We wonder why in the dickens that
guage is on tho river bridge If II
doesn't tell the truth?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

The cops are figuring on the cost
of rubber stamp with the name God
frey johnson for police records.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23

Joe Mack has copvinced-~-us that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEA0LINERs TONIGHT
Musical Comedy

Hippodrome-whose Widow Are 70
The Denver star., 1917-08-04
THE STORY OF PETROLEUM.

The history Of oil reads like fairy
tale. II has made more miiIionaires
in ten years than mining made In fifty.
and offers an opportunity to the small
investor never before equalled in the
history Of the world. Do you know
that Thousands Of Colored people In
Oklahoma and the South have made
fortunes by Investing In olif Do you
know that more fortunes will be made
this year than ever before ~ the do
mand and price Of oil 10 Increasing at
an incredible rate7 Do you know that
Thousands Of people will b made COM
Portable and happy this year by in
vestinp In oiI?. Will you be one Of
them7 You can Join The Capitol Pet
roieum Company now At two cents per
share and be In on the ground floor.
Address, Fred 8. Burton, 1887 Arapa-
hoe St., Denver, Colorado.
The Denver star., 1917-08-04

OF course. there will be delegates te
the National Convention Of the Amer
lean Woodmen arriving on every In
coming train from the 18th to perhaps
at late ~ the 18th, and many are com.
Ing aeross the country In their auto.
mobiles. the large bulk Of delegates,
however, will arrive Monday after
noon, the 18th, on two special trains,
known ~ the "Amsriean Woodmsn
Special" reaching Denver about $500
o'clock In the afternoon. II has been
arranged to have special street car
accommodations to take these people
direct to ohorter's Chapel whore ar
rangements for registering them have
already been made. From there they
will be taken to their various stop.
ping places In automobiles.
Every member Of the reception
committee 10 asked to be present, eth
Or At the station Or At shortsr's Chap
el.
The Denver star., 1917-08-04
MEN vicToRs BY ~ CENTS Al
SHoRTER-WoME WORK uN
DER DISADVANTAGES.

The past two Sundays have been
exceptionally interesting at Shorter
Chapel, the occasion being the cele-
bration of Women's and Mems Day in
the church. On these two Sundays
the laymen had entire charge Of the
services, and as expected . ARtfited.
though friendly, rivalry arose beeween
the men and women members OF the
church to present the best program
and raise the largest amount OF
money.
Representatives of the various
churches appeared on the program.
Each Sunday the Auditorium was
filed. On Woman's day the speakers
were Mrs. A. M. Ward in the morn
ing and Mrs. M. o. Barbour in the
evening. The choir consisted Of the
female members Of the Senior ana
Junior choirs, and the solos and trio
were rendered by Denver's favorite
singers. Mrs. H. Clay LIE Noir. Mrs.
Sonora Langston and Misses Jackson,
Andrews and M. Cole. The young girl
talent of Denver was represented by
Misses L, Richardson, M. Colston and
Marie Starks, while tho dramatie'reed.
ers were creditably represented BY
Mrs. M. Ewing. Mrs. ]. Pa Starks
proved herself an eloquent orator and
an excellent person to preside.
The general chairman for WomAn'a
day was Mrs. L. Lewis, while the
program was under the supervision Of
Mrs. A. Hicks. Those who attended
these services were dubious about the
mems program, which was to be the
following Sunday.
On last Sunday morning promptly
at II O'Clock the choir, composed Of
men from the various church choirs
of the city, marched into the choir
stand to the song Onward, Chris
tian Soldiers" played by Prof. H.. Wat
son after the ritualistic services and 2
selection by Prof. Morrison's quartet
and a solo by Mr. Cedel Norris. Prof.
VIM. H. Dawley, Jr, professor Of Ian.
guages of ttiA Lincoln High School Of
Kansas City, Mo-, delivered . most
scholarly address. In the evening the
music was furnished by the male
choir, directed by Mr.. c. A. Clark, and
solos by Mr.. Y. 8. Reed and Eamuel
Russell. The speakers were Dr.. ]. H.
p. Westbrook and Mr.. o. L. Lawson,
whose most mastery and logical ad-
dress was on Opportunity" and
MANS Civic Duty" respectively.
Both speakers appeared at their best
and their inspiring addresses will long
be remembered by those fortunate
enough to hear them.
At the close Of the meeting the
finance committee of each day 70.
more than the women, were declared
winners from q financial point, but
from exceptional merit OF speakers,
singers, size Of audience, etc, It IL i'm.
possible to decide which was the win
ner. However, both men and women
will look forward with pleasant an
ticipations to Woman's and Mems
Days of next year. Never was such
unity and enthusiasm ever exhibited
in such volume as appeared in the two
Sundays. Rev. Williams is all smiles
ut the great success.
The Denver star., 1917-08-04

Henry r. lnsnam, formerly with the
kortx Jeweiry Co., Wishes to announce
that he 10 now partner with the
Denver JswsIry Mfg. Co., Wholesale
and retail, with of1ceo At 731 18Th
street, next TO interstate bank, doing
credit Jevvslry, clothing and furniture.
Thanking all my customers who
have patronlzed me In the last five
business.
Should you desire to sse our stock
telephone Main 6o22 and Will gladly
call In my machine and show you our
stock complete.
DENVER JEWELRY MFG. co.