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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12

IAn tie Attle LoWuA OF HaIOS
overlooking the sea. stood the
= convent Of Maria de Rabida. It
was built on lonely height COW
cred with dark pine trees that made
a pretty background to the low. white
convent building.
Here the good Friar Juan Perez de
Marchena had retired to spend hts
last days after a useful life as Father
Confessor to the Court OF Queen Isa-
bella Of Spain.
And what do you think F'riar Juan
Perez de Mstrchena has to do with
the discovery Of America? Quite a
good deal YOU Will see IL you read this
story.
One day there appeared at the con-
vent gates poor traveller. dusty and
fatigued, leading by the hand small
boy OF Ave or six.
1--WE will rest here. little Diego"
said the man sadly. 'Mayhap the
good Friars will at least give charity
to the man that all Portugal and Italy
has laughed to scorn for his mad
Visions"
Little Diego. Of course. could hard
~ understand the bitterness In the
heart OF his father. but he put up his
chubby hand to pat the big brown
one holding his.
The good Friars will surely spare
us q little bread. father" said the
child hopefully. 'I shall run and
knock at the gate. All, there Is 4
Friar now. standing In the garden.
What q kind face he has. Shall we
not ask him to help us?"
The Friar who was no other than
Friar Juan de Perez Marchena. did not
wait to be asked to give his charity,
but came forward and bade the
travellers welcome. He gave them
bread and wine and stood watching
them as they took the food to a small
eminence overlooking the sea that. lit
tie Diego had chosen as . pleasant
spot.
Below we can watch the ocean
and you can tell me some OF your
stories. father. about your adventures
In the strange lands that can't see
however hard ( look. away out yon-
Her." f
IA sailor" rnused the good Friar.
gazing after the two. But no com
mon sailor. can see that. What a
noble brow. more like scholar than
q man who lives by the toll of his
hands,
Perhaps It, was with this Thought
IN his mind thar Friar Juan followed
the travellers. He paused a moment
In the shade Of the pines contemplate
Ing the picture OF the thoughtful sail
or and his little son who rested his
head confidently on his fathers knee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12

Der that it Is very delicate tool and
careless work will cause 1t to break.
The pegs may be made next. These
could well be developed in the same
way the other parts were. Be careful
to get the shoulders OF the lemons
square with the edges, otherwise you
will have trouble in getting good Mt
ting Joints.
All parts should be carefully sanded.
particularly 50 II the wood you are
using is to be stained. Unless great
care ID taken with the end grain on
the pieces. the stain will show much
darker than on other portions.
Painting makes q very attractive
finish, white or gray particularly. II
you should be fortunate enough 20
have a sister or mother who does
any painting. you may be able to get
them to develop a tiny stencil for use
IN decorating the upright.
Little sister will think this . very
interesting part Of her playroom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12

Though, when l see him again
might be bigger and stronger and
then let him laugh at what say II
he dares!''
Here. F'riar Juan. who had stood
listening and who understood far bet
ter than the little boy the lesson OF
the ship. came forward.
Pardon me. sir" he said 'I could
not help but pause TO listen to your
words and / am much interested In
your theory. l would like TO hear
more OF it. I am Friar Juan dc Perez
Marchena.'
Il am Christopher Columbus"
said the traveller From Italy and
late from Portugal where ! have
been endeavoring TO persuade the
King to fl. me ships to prove my
theory OF westward track to India
and
"Ah. I have heard of you. my friend,
Columbus! What a chance that you
are here! Perhaps. who knows? !
may be able TO help you. Come. tell
me more Of your plans"
What good news that was to CO.
lumbus you may be sure! For he had
been laughed at IN Portugal--then the
greatest shipping country--for think
ing to sail around the world when
everybody else believed the world to
he Haft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
ONE GOOD TURN

A Dig buffer and bully who was lust
porn kind OF sneaky." so the other
boys said.
Jennie figured that the cat she had
just rescued would find little mercy
at the hands of the bully, SO quick as
flash she seized the poor animal
and put It in the bottom Of her basket
covering It with the napkin with
| which her mother had covered the
delicious loaves she had just taken to
Grandma Davis. Then, she hurried off
as fast as she could.
When Bob reached his trap and
found the bait gone and tracks
around, he shouted angrily: ELI.
there! What dye mean stealing my
apimal!"
what do you mean setting traps
at this time of year!" replied Jennie,
running as fast as she could.
Walt till I catch your cried Bob
revengefully.
Jennie had little start but Bob
was older and could have caught up
with her easily had she not made
straight for the main road and come
out just in. time to hail passing car
The driver Of the car stopped good
naturedly and let the girl get in beside
him and off they sped. What II It
was in the wrong direction? Jennie
had quarter and she planned to ride
back on the trolley which passed her
fathers place.
"Say. young lady" said the driver
where do you want to go?"
ooh, just a little way" replied Jen-
ME.
you're right" said the man. land
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12

In another minute Bob dashed along.
jumped the fence and gave a loud
cry.
He's turned his ankle" Jennie
thought. Nov I'll rum
Off she scrambled and 1t was not
long before she reached home and was
telling her experiences to her mother.
AS for Bob, he had really sprained
his ankle. He sat on the ground
grooming for some time when he
heard voices in the woods. He shouted
and called until there came an an
swering cry and along came two boys.
Jim and Jack Wilson. Bob explained
what had happened and asked the
boys to help him get home. Jim
stopped and shifted the air. "Nothin'
doin'." he said. IF 1t was any other
Teller but you 1 might stand the smell,
but as it is I can't stop now" Jack
said the same.
There lay the unfortunate Bob
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
BY FRhNk l.SoLnR

unless you plane beyond the point the
taper should start at. Plane the taper
very carefully SO that the small end is
not less than the dimension called for.
After the taper is finished. lay out
and cut the mortises for the pegs. Be
sure that the mortise is cut at right
angles to the sides Of the piece Of
stock. Owing to the taper OF the up
right. the mortises will not be in bne
straight line. though the difference in
direction is very slight-so slight that
1t Is not shown on the drawing.
AS there are four Of B to be made
it will be well to make a pattern from
some stout paper. Then trace each
one in turn on the stock from which
they are to be cut. Make your pat
tern just as well as you possibly can.
Lay on the wood so the grain will run
in the direction that will give the
greatest strength to each piece. Cut
each one very carefully with your
coming saw. though YOU must remem-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12

Good Friar Juan was much i'm
pressed by Columbus theories and
lost no time in dispatching a messag
to the Queen. In fact, the historic.
tell US the good man borrowed a NM.
and rode himself to lay Christopher
plans before her.
need not tell how. after much de-
lay and waiting almost to despair the
good Queen determined to sell her
jewels in order to aid the brave adj
venturer. You have heard that story
many times. But now you see how
Friar Juan first by his act of charity
to poor. unknown traveller, and aft
erward by his earnest solicitude in
the cause OF Columbus has a claim
upon our gratitude for all time.
How deeds Of kindness grow! Let
us not forget Friar Juan. who IN the
moment Of encouragement and fail
ure gave Columbus new hopes! He
did not know when he gave Column
bus bread he was feeding the hopes
of 9 Continent. or that his kind words
and deeds to a stranger would make
his name live forever
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
and white cat like creased lightning

and white cat like creased lightning
and sprang at Bob, scratching him.
"Ugh!" he cried. Its a skunk!"
That's what I've been smelling!"
exclaimed Jennie. as the "cat" made
off through the woods. leaving Bob
coughing and holding his nose by
turns.
1t seemed good time for Jennie
to run too and this she did. But Bob
was in mean mood and now felt
doubly sore at Jennie for his clothes
were ruined and he knew that his
father would find out about his trap
and soon put an end to his trapping.
So he darted after the girl. Jennie
climbed a stone fence and saw that
she would soon be overtaken unless
she used her wits. She had read Of
some Of the tactics Of foxes when
pursued by hounds. Crouching low
she ran along close beside the fence
and hid in some bushes close to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
COLUMBUS DAY
nCTOBER Twelfth. Columbu.
Day
America ans the;r ty;hute r.v

Day
" Americans their tribute pay
To him who sailed the ocean blue
In ifar-of 1892.
Columbus---hnder of our land
Set sail with his advent ring band:
To midas shores the craft he bound.
Believing tha. the earth was round.
The jeers and jibes and hooking word
He stood as if he had not heard;
And turning from the shores of Spain,
He sailed upon the billowy main.
His heart beat high with hope and
prayer.
He needed not his mems despair;
But steered his boat toward India sod
With faith and trust placed in his God.
And when the crew was sripped with
fear
JUS. then friendly shore doomed near
And when they'd landed on the shore
Columbus thanked his God once
more
That he had lived to see the day
When he could find shorter way
To India--He though. that he
Had sailed around to midas sea.
But we. today. who celebrate.
Know that il was kindly fate
hat led him to our land that we
Might live where all men can be free
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
X NE day as Jennie Davis was

~ NE oay as Jennie Davis was
walking through the woods
carrying a large empty basket.
~ she heard a queer sound and d
rustling noise in the thicket close by.
At first she thought it was some bird
like the Notwithstanding for
worms. or perhaps chipmunk. But
there was difference which she was
quick to notice.
It'll see" thought she, and began
to make her way cautiously in the d.
rection Of the sound.
As she drew closer and parted the
bushes what did she spy but small
black and white creature struggling
In a steel trap?
bet Bob did this!" she exclaimed,
"and it's not open season either"
She came close and looked at the
unfortunate little beast. It was a
beautiful cat. whose hind foot was
fastened In the cruel jaws Of the trap.
It looked up with piteous eyes and
Jennie's kind heart was touched. "I'll
free you'll" she exclaimed. In another
minute she had opened the trap. But
instead OF running off the cat fell over
on its side as If quite exhausted and
ready to die.
poor kitty!" exclaimed Jennie.
Just then she heard someone COM
Ing through the woods. Bob Board!
Jennie knew Bob well and the better
she knew him the less she liked him.
Tha. was the kind Of fellow Bob was.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12

trap"
Bob said nothing. only bit his lip as
he fitted the old crutches under his
arms. but just as they reached his
home he said sheepishly: 81 amt
goin' to set any more traps. Jennie"
ooh. Bob, I'm awful glad!" Jennie
replied.
But there was more behind what
he had said than she thought. Bob
had decided in his own mind not to
be the meanest boy in the village.
"Cause." he thought, ''any time
something might happen to Teller
and what's the use having every other
Teller hating you"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
I'm glad of it,"

T..
What rude fellow!" thought Jen-
ME and wasn't sorry when he stopped
! and said: WELL is this far enough ?'
Thank YOU" she replied, scram-
bling out basket and all. MY, how
bad his car smells! 1t must be the
gasoline"
She knew very we'll where she was
and began to walk back homeward
carrying the heavy basket. Suddenly
from the side of the road Bob burst
and seized her arm.
Stealing from my trap!" he shout
ed. "I'll fix you'll
ut was only a pussy-cat." said Jen-
ME.
We'll. give it here!" replied Bob
snatching the basket.
He pulled off the cloth and-well
Jennie had heard tell that cats had
nine lives, and she believed 1t when
out of the basket popped the black
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
~ asst Christmas this little cos
tuner was designed and made
for O little girl who WAS nj the

tuner was designed and made
for little girl who was at the
- same time presented with a very
nice bed for her doll. It looked SO
nice and the maker received SO many
compliments on the design. 1t Is given
here with the thought that many boys
will wish to make one for their sisters.
The choice Of wood may be left en-
tirely to the maker. II 1t IL to match
any piece OF doll furniture. choose a
wood that will, best take the treatment
necessary to give the desired results
Suppose We get out the stock for
the upright. Plane IT to one inch
square and then cut to the required
length. Locate the point from the
bottom end where the piece starts to
taper. then draw pencil line all the
way around-that Is. on each Of the
four sides. A knife line should not be
used to do this. as II will make a mark
In the wood that will not come out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-12
ZIZ-ZAG

BEHEADING AND CURTAILINGS
Behead and curtail the backbone
and leave an instrument for holding
things together.
Behead and curtail earthly substance
and leave to speak incoherently.
Behead and curtail an animal noise
and leave what we do with oars.
Behead and curtail spasn, ~ pain
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-05
Il Recommend 10 All
Who Wish to Reduce
Says ArboIone Tablets sis the Best
Remedy ! Ever Came Across
Tells Reason for Successful Obesity
Treatment to Thousands.

One of the biggest advertising ex.
perts in New York city stated in a
letter that his wife had greatly re.
duced her weight and improved her
health, and II It were not for fear Of
undesirable notoriety she would glad.
ly tell the whole world about its great
blessings. For Tablets Arbolone has
proved itself real blessing to thou
sands of suffering fat people. L. M.
Hansen, 1917 Master ST., Philadelphia,
Pa, writes:
q have taken pkgs. of Arbolone
Tablets, which have reduced me 20
pounds, and it is the best remedy I
ever came across. recommend to all
who wish to reduce, etc"
Arbolone Tablets is the only treat.
ment that stops the craving for wrong
foods, overcomes perverted appetite
eliminates fatty elements and dis.
solves fat from the body safely, surely
and reasonably prompt. One or two
packages will convince anyone that
Arbolone is a real reducer. Sold by
', thirty thousand druggists in sealed
tubes with full directions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-05
PERSONALS

Mrs. William Mitchell Bryant left
today for Butler, Pa. for a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkley Holiday have
moved to 425 Walnut avenue recently
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph X. Tai
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. B. Henshaw left
today for Martmsburg to spend sew
eral days with relatives.
]. T. Eastman is in Morgantown to-
day on business.
Mr., and Mrs. H. L. Sine and their
children, Joe and Dorothy, have re
turned to Morgantown after visiting
relatives in this city:
Miss Lucille Hamilton has returned
to her home here after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Dorthy Brannon, Of
Washington, D. G.
John B. Stevenson, of Huntington
president of the Stevenson Company
of this city, Is in Fairmont today.
Mary Miller, little daughter of MT
and Mrs. M. =. Miller, is confined to
the home Of her parents, corner OF
Cleveland avenue and Jackson street
with measles. t. -,
Roy K. Tedreau has returned to his
home in Steubenville after a visit to
hts sister, Mrs. A. l.. Jepson, of the
HAYES apartments who is recovering
from recent illness.
Mrs. D. H. Blanks has returned
home after visiting relatives and
friends in Wheeling for two weeks,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-05
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused Thi'
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Pearl Pat
rick, Of this place. writes: II was
very constipated. ! had sour stomach
and was 50 uncomfortable. went to
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed to
tear up my digestion. They would
grippe me and afterwards 1t seemed
1 was more constipated than before.
l heard of Black-Draught and az
cidcd to try it'll found it just what J
needed. 1t was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. Ny digestion soor
improved. l got we'll Of the sour stom.
ach. my bowels soon seemed normal.
10 more gripping, and I would take 8
dose now and then, and was in good
shape.
/ cannot say too much for Black
Draught for It is the finest laxative
one can uses
Thedford's Black. Draught has so,
many years been found Of great value
In the treatment Of stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take, gentle
and reliable IN its action. leaving nc
bad aftereffects, 1t has won the. praise
" thouiandS Of people who have used
q .s$ NC.12'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-05
CAR SHORTAGE
Continued from Page rour)

nearer its capacity. 1t would there
fore be able to keep its mine and
works in better conditions. to mine
the coal cheaper, and to retain ls
corps of miners and other employees,
and to attract miners and other en-
ployes away from the service OF otner
operators. all of which advantages
would be impossible to the neighbor-
ing and competing mine served by
the same carrier that is furnished with
very much smaller number OF pro-
portion OF cars" ~
Coal company and eighteen other oper.
ators in this district filed suit
against the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road in which they asked the later
state Commerce Commission to re-
quire that railroad fuel cars be count
ed and charged against the distrtbu'
tive share OF the loading mine In the
same manner as commercial cars. The
Commission had ali attorney-examlner
hear the case and submit a proposed
decision and, while the case was with.
drawn before the Commission could
act upon the proposed decision, the
findings and conclusions OF the attor'
ney.examiner are entitled to consider
able weight, especially as they wers
predicted in part upon the decisions
in the same cases that form the basis
OF the Commissions order Of April
10th. Among other things, the attor'
ney.examiner said in his decisions:
while particular mine Is entitled
to receive its own cars, foreign fuel
cars, or company fuel cars specially
assigned to it, yet If the mine to
which such cars are exclusively as
signed is not required to account on
subsequent days for the excess which
1t may receive on any particular day
over its proportion of the entire sup
ply of cars then available for distri.
button, other shippers Of coal are un.
duly prejudiced.
"Where individual cars, foreign fuel
cars, or company fuel cars are assign
ed to a particular mine in excess Of
its percentage of the total available
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-05

Samuel Hale, Charles M. Teter AM
O. n Thorn. Of rhiIippi;; ". II. Bridge
Ect Barrackyille. and Earl s. Fox Q
Fairyiew. ;s'a
The Nat:0ns, euStau d: M.sss an.
nounces the following rev puhlica-
bulletin rs. Approved explosion.
proof coal-cutting equipment, by L. G
1lsley and E. ]. Glenn. 1890, So pp.. Is
Bulletin 1876. coal-mi,e fatalities n
the United States during the year
1919, compiled by A. H. Fay 1890. Sc
Technical Paper 2s2. Absorption as
applied to recovery OF gasoline left in
residual gas from compression plants
by w. P. Dykema and Roy o. Neal
1920. 43 PIP, s pls.. 10 figs.
Technical Paper 240. Boiler and fur
mace testing. prepared by Rufus T.
Strohm. Reprint OF Bulletin /. United
States Fuel Administration. 1920. 20
TT Technical Paper 257. Waste and
correct use of natural gas in the home
bv Samuel S. Wyer, 1920. % pp, I,
figs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-05
LEAVE HEADACHE
AT DRUG STORE
Money Back While You
Wait at Counter If Aspir-
onal Does Not Relieve in
Two Minutes. Absolutely
Safe.


Save half an hour. or more OF head
ache pain by taking the new Aspire
nal Elixir instead Of the slow acting
tablets that have to wait so long to
be digested and absorbed. Aspironal
acts right now and without the slight
est danger to your heart or annoyance
to your stomach.
Your physician recommends Aspir-
onal because he knows it removes the
cause of bilious and sick headache
BY gently acting on the liver. correct.
ing biliousness and constipation and
preventing the return Of your he
ache next day.
The next time you have headache
go to your nearest drug store, hand
the clerk half dollar for bottle OF
Aspironal and tell him to serve you
two teaspoonsful in a little water
With your watch in your hand count
off two minutes and call for your mon
ey back. as per manufacturers guar
antee, II you can't feel your headache
fading away within the time limit
Don't be bashful for your druggist in
y:tes you and expects you to trv it
Everybody is doing it. Same guaran-
tee applies to colds, coughs and neu-
ralgia-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-05

supply OF cars, such excess, together
with the corresponding shortage in the
number Of cars received by other
mines, should be carried forward and
adjusted in the distribution of system
cars on future days in the same way
in which any excess OF system cars
received by particular mine and the
corresponding shortage Of other mines
is now carried forward and adjusted on
future days. 4
For every average there must be
corresponding shortage, ana there
fore, when the number OF specially as
signed cars received and loaded by a
particular mine on any day exceeds
that mines share of the total avail,
able equipment, and 1t is exclulcd
from the distribution of system ears
On that day, each Of the other mines.
although 1t receives its full share 81
the system cars then available Tor us
tribution, should be shown in the car
distribution accounts as short to the
extent that 1t failed to receive the full
number OF cars 1t would have received
II all the cars distributed on that day
had been system cars
Daily Loading.
FalrmOuL region Uu ucsu"y 4oouSN
1,O41 cars Of coal and coke-1 ,O19 cars
Of coal and % cars Of coke. :.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Tuesday loaded COZ cars of coal and
coke-85 cars of coal and % cars OF
coke. There were AT cars of coal
loaded east and 10S cars Of coal load.
ed west. OF the coke loaded on the
division on Tuesday there were 10 cars
of coke loaded east and three cars OF
coke loaded west. Wagon mines on
Tuesday loaded nine cars of coal.
Operations along the Monongahela
railroad on Tuesday loaded ESQ cars
Of coal in the West Virginia district
and 100 cars in the Pennsylvania dis
trict.
On Tuesday there were 144 cars OF
coal loaded on the Helen's Run and
Wyatt Bingamon branches OF the
Western Maryland railroad.
Daily consignments.
These consignments were made on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Tuesday: Curtis tBay, rs cars; ST
Georges, 6 cars; lakes, rs cars; M1chi.
gan points, 40 cars; Ohio points, 81
cars: miscellaneous western points
East Of Grafton.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad