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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11

Ill Z IOOSC-
worthy and asked him how he was
feeling, and he scOwled at me and
said it was O of my business, and
intimated that I'd have more friends
If l wouldn't always be butting in.
Had I been given to jumping to con-
illusions, like you, I'd have insisted
that Gooseworthy was a crank whose
head should be bathed in harness oil.
But I said to myself that the old man
must have some trouble on his mind,
which led him to forget the ordinary
bylaws and regulations of the game
of etiquette, and before 1 had gone
a block 1 met Farthingdale, who asked
me if | had hear about G~ooseworthy.
"'The old man bought a new auto
mobile yesterday said Farthingale,
and before he had owned 1t an hour
he ran it into a tree and crumpled it
all up, so it wouldn't have fetched SIS
at the junk yard
"Then 1 vas glad that l hadn't set
Gooseworthy down as a confirmed sore
head. You may not know it, but Ker-
smith was moving from n house to
another yesterday, and that job will
ruin to- disposition of the most en-
thusiG site optimist in the world. I'm
less you have moved, you don't know
what a nerve racking experience is.
"When l was younger / used to be
moving pretty often, having discovered,
after much observation and research,
fhof A. xupg nhnannr than nnVinO rnnf
The moving itself is bad enough, but
your experiences after the job is done
fairly drive you frantic. You can't
find anything you want for a month
afterwards. About a thousand things
seem to be lost for keeps, but they
come b0bbing up in the most unex-
pected places. You find your tooth
brush In the toe of a slipper, and
your watch in a jar of sauerkraut,
and your Sunday necktie in a stuffed
dog. When you put on your Sunday
hat, you find It half fulpN,f carpet.
rags There E:ser was such a dog
gone businessSo and l hold that the
man who can move, and still smile a
sanity smile, is yet to be born.
"Featherly is one of the sunniest
men l ever knew. His face just fair
ly radiates with happiness, so 1t would
warm up an average room quicker
than a furnace could do it. l always
considered it a pleasure to meet him,
for his joyous demeanor braced me
up for the day, and made me feel that
life was worth living.
1.-TWO days ago I overlook him on
the street and slapped him on the
back and asked him how he stacked
up. l had done the same a dozen times
before, and he had always nearly
wrung my hand off in that enthusias-
tic way Of his. And he had slapped
me on the back, and told me l was a
bully boy with a vitrifed eye, on many
occasions.
$50 you can imagine how l felt when
he turned around looking as mad as
a group of wet hens. He shook his
fist under my nose and danced around
and said, You blamed splay-footed,
s~way-backed, knoek-kneed imbecile, if
you ever again take such a liberty
with me, I'll wind your face around
your neck and tie your ears together
on top of your head
"At first l was mad and inclined to
tell him what l thought of him, but
just then a mar came up and said,
'Featherly, I'm sorry you didn't get
the appointment as postmaster and
then l understood"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11
Abraham's Oak Tree.

When Abraham was promised a pos
session of the land of Canaan, it is
recorded, he was commanded to walk
through the land, %whereupon he re-
moved his tent, and came and dwelt
in the plain of Mamre, which is in
Hebron, and built there an altar to
the LORD. 1t is stated that this spot
Is still marked by a great oak tree,
yenerated alike by Christian, Jew and
Mohammedan. Its preservation in a
cleared of almost all trees by
the %improvident Turks is attributed
to the protection by all religions.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11
Succeeded.

The timid doughboy, on his first day
under fire, left his company unceremo-
niously and fled rearward. He had
covered a lot of distance before he
pulled up at the command of a portly
soldier: HALT, there! Where are you
going?"
"Oh, I'm just going. Who are your
"Tm General Richardson"
"Holy smokes! l didn't know I'd
run as far as that !"-American Lee
gion Weekly.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11

"Kersmith Is a
fine citizen" pro-
tested the hotel
keeper, land as a
general thing his
temper is Tx
sunshine with the
bark on 1t. When
a man says some
thing ~disagreeable
to you without
p%rovocation, it Is
pretty safe to as
sumo that he has
a secret sorrow.
1.-THE other day
n n40cn-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11
State of Ohio, City of Toledo.

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner Of the firm of +. j. Cheney 6
Co.. doing business in the City of Toledo,
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of
Halls Catarrh Medicine.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D..
1886. A. w. GLEASON,
tSEAL) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally
and. acts through the blood on the mucous
surfaces or the system. Send for testimonl-
ais free. f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
advertisement.
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PROVOCATION

GST THINK Kersmith is the worst
crouch l W. saw" observed the
retired merchant. II met him this
morning and remarked that it was a
fine day, and he told me to go to
thunder and mind my own business"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11

The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XII.
NORTH
o. o. : { 6 8 . !. !: !: !. {: {: { !. ! !. !.
W&5. % %M North Carroll
NSl N3N61 wCA Eh ma Is very ap-
NJ lately
WAIMlYasyLS named X a.
%SsaaaA%SeE.X leigh, for it
ssog@ES> was Sir Wal
ter Raleigh who was respon-
sible for North Cardinals first
settlement. 1t was in 1854 that
Raleigh obtained permission
from Queen Elizabeth to plant
an English colony in America,
and the expeditions which he
sent established a little colony
on Roanoke island. There in
1887 was born the first Amerl-
"a child of English parents.
She was named Virginia Dare,
after the virgin queen. This col
ony, due to England's war with
Spain, could not be properly sup
ported, and after a few years
persisted. 1t was not until over
a century later that permanent
settlements wer made. Daring
pioneers from Virginia pressed
south into the new territory, and
these, augmented by a large
company of Huguenots from
France and a greater number Of
Germans from the Palatinate,
founded the first North Carolina
town of Newburn in ITO. By
the time of the Revolution the
population in North Carolina
had increased to such an extent,
with an influx of Scotch-Irish
and Scotch Highlanders who
settled chiefly in the western
counties, that it ranked fourth
among the original thirteen col
onies. Today its population en-
titles it to twelve electoral votes
for president. In area it stands
about half way among the states
with 52,426 square miles. North
Carolina was the twelfth state
to adopt the Constitution, the
formal ratification taking place
in November, 1889. The deriva-
ton of the name Carolina, as in
the case of South Carolina, came
from the Latin Carolus, mean
ing Charles, and was given orig
inally in honor of King Charles
TX of France and retained by
King Charles ii of England.
North Carolina is also known /
as the Old North state.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.) I
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11

Falling Prices.-The advertisements
are getting to be so attractive that a
fellow hardly dares to read the paper.
Indianapolis News.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-11

If you think only of the dollars
you're getting, you're not apt to get
very many.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17

mine guards began to pun rough
stuff" that vaA quite another
thing The shoe was on The other
loot. the other mans OK WIS sored
So "a Impossible condition 81
Ylessncgs arose. and ne c6rliis
zion 81 has feiuse ia q ,he cured!
One OF ont state Contemporaries n.
jdulges s. general criticism Of the
legislature and the state authori.
ties. says there ought TO be a '.,ilag.
nosisn and a "curey OF the Mingp
trouble. But our contemporary
neither produces the diagnosis nor
suggests The nature Of the cure,
while Il roundly criticises the re-
peatede calling for Federal troops
and mai esits fling at the state chm
st4bulary, a too small body OF state
guard sniep whose creation the ca.
sette opposed.
The Daily Mail. for It's part, does
not pretend that 1t has discovered
any cure but thinks that ii has,
IN the foregoing remarks, roughly
sketched the. ''diagnosis.r The
reign OF violence In Mingo has Iii.
tie IL any extenuatioh. Men are
lawless because they wish TO be
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DEcEPTIVE'TITLE

yYIHoEWER it was that selected the name fot
wv the address which will be gwen at the final
meeting for the present school year ot the High School
Parent eaeher association, to be held tomorrow even
ing displayed small knowledge the mental processes
Of the common run Of Americans. b.
The CONSERVATION Of 4 Talent as Necessity for
Demoeraey' seems hopelessly high brow and repeent
But assuming that the distinguished Pittsburgh educator
who is to give the address is going to talk about the
necessity Of fitting the public school system to the needs
Of mentally alert boys and girls who ought to be per
mitted 10 get through the courses rapidly asis con-
sstent with thorough schooling, and not be compelled
10 wait upon the slower moving average students VT
would be hard to hit upon subject which is OF more
vital interest to parents of boys and girls in The public
schools in spite Of the title.
Its quite possible Of course that Prof. Hamers-
chlag may be going 10 talk about something entirely
different The public school system and the times are
sadly out Of JOINT at number Of places; indeed they
no longer bear the same relation 10 each other that they
did in The early days before the sciences and the arts
became comnonplaces Of business. An expert may
know Of many instances where talent IS not get
ting fair show, to the potential danger Of democracy
1t is pretty safe to predict, however, that whatever
it is that is masked behind the verbal smoke screen
Of that caption will be Of vital interest to the parents
Of all children and it is the belief Of this newspaper
that they will be not only interested for the time beng
but repaid in most solid way for any time they will
have 10 svs to attend the lecture tomorrow night The
place is the auditorium at the Fairmont high school
building.
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BITSOF STATE
:: HISTORY ::
By e. e. MEREDITH.

Way back In the early days Of
West Virginia when there were no
newspapers and few means OF com.
munication the people OF Stony
Creek In what is now Pocahontas
county saw smoke rising from Red
Lick mountain and presumed that
some hunters were camping up
there. Imagine their surprise upon
investigation to find an entire fam.
lily there and planning permanent
settlement. This was John R.
Flemmens, wife, two sons and o
daughter. There were several fine
horses and several cows with the
party. Mr.. Flemmens had ,purchas.
ed 1000 acres Of land In that sec
ton and the deed can still be
traced. It was dated 1877 and was
recorded at Clarksburg as that was
then Harrison county. Mr.. Elem.
mems was often hard up and fire..
uenqtly offered to dispose OF large
tracts OF his land at ten cents an
acre but without getting buyers.
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
JUDGE eREENF IN MiNeo.

JUDGE GREENE IN MiNGo.
From the Charleston Mail.
/ The saying was freely circulated
in Mingo months ago that "as soon
as Judge Green arrivesH the battle
would be resumed. So the new out.
break by the forces Of disorder, de.
plorable US II is, has caused no sur.
prise. The phrase referring 10
Judge Green requires interpreta.
ton. It did not refer to any Judi.
scial person, but to the leaves on
the trees; and Judge Green's "com.
ing" merely referred to the arrival
OF the late spring season when the
foliage on the wooded mountain
sides might be relied upon to screen
thugs and assassins with rifles
from officers Of the law. Judge
Green" is said to be a pleasing in.
vention Of the West Virginia branch
Of the United Mine Workers OF
America. For no other Judge or
judges has this organization any
use whatever.
The new outbreak in the disturb.
ed mining region, expected though
1t was, brings to Iaw-abiling citi.
zens a sense almost Of dlshearten.
men. Be the underlying causes
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lawicss. They burn property 81
cause they Wish To hurn Il auql
they shoot men land IS some
timcs happens, Women and ehll
dfent ber8nse they Wish to shpoil
them and gieyi do iipne Of ttese
things because they are sutteriiis
from any WRONGS or oppres ~
which the 90 les ot Of atllad quo
orderly society can not remedy NJ
at least moderate.
The way To- deal With lRSless
ness: wherever found in the 'fspp6s
lip, Is 20 apply 20 tsthe law itS tie
civil law breaks down then
law whose right arm IS mill
force. That the Federal .EoS
ment should DO required 10 hel
q condition which should pSss
West Virginia. for tho sake OF III,
good namc and fame, should ID
soon as possible increase and s.hi-l
prove its owu means Of maintainin
order aud, the rights. property, 81
lives Of human beings who dwe,
within It's borders. q
u rs, 70 ~ 4aIh1f. - :. II IS = fN
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wha' they may be. the cold fact is
that here Is. a region In which the
most extreme lawiessness abounds
bat "a which tie machinery ol JUS
tice ms almost completely broken
down, The rel tent lls for Whole
sale murder were no sooner ended
than Il became quite clear that the
ordinary safeguard OF society such
as free peoples organized under q
government: Of law. are 81 posed to
enjoy, do not exist, Anarchy, which
months ago raised Its head in that
region, has refused TO be downed;
indeed, II II has not been wholly
triumphant, It has been approxi'
mately so. No citizen, pursuing his
normal way as a citizen, going
about MS daily. business as q res
spector OF law, Is safe. No citizen
can be sure Of obtaining redress OF
violent deeds committed against
him: the chances are rather that
he can not. The Jury system has
been made a mockery. Fear, II no
other emotion or motive more
biame.worthy, is sufficient to rule
the conduct Of many sworn jurors.
In short, the administration Of Jus.
tiee Is broken down and made we'll.
nigh impossible because its tndtst
pensable foundation stone Of heal
thy and fearless public opinion is
gone.
1t Is natural and In fact inevita-
BILE in such a condition that, the
civil law having failed, rule by
force should take its place; and
that, so far as recognition OF the
right OF society Is obtained at all,
it should be through the exercise
OF martial law.
Rule by force. without much re.
gard for law either civil or milf,
tary, was begun early In the game.
The United Mine Workers decreed
that the mines should be union.
lied. When resistance to this die.
tatton was offered the destruction
OF property was begun. The local
and state authorities being unwill.
ing or unable to protect the proper.
~ OF the mine owners, private
guards were employed by the oper.
ators. Much has been said in con.
domination OF the practice, especial.
~ by the union mine workers or.
gantzation. It was one thing for
union miners and their sympathiz.
ers to shoot up the country and to
plllage private pronerty; but when
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Victory Medals
For the Asking

Army Field Clerk Wallace s. Nc.
Gowan, who arrived In Fairmont
last evening for duty In connection
with the issue Of Victory Medals to
ex.seryice mon Of the army, and to
the nearest OF kin Of a deceased
soldier today stated that he has on
hand a sufficient supply Of Victory
medals to give every ex-service
man from Marion county the med
al to which he is entitled.
He said that he will be In the
Red Cross room in the county court
house until 8 o'clock each evening
to accommodate the veterans who
are unable to file their applications
for the medal during regular office
hours.
Any man who served In the Uni.
ted States army, in any capacity,
between the dates Of April 6. 1917,
and November II, 1918, is entitled
to the medal, and can secure same
BY merely presenting his discharge
certificate 10 Field Clerk MCGOWAN.
He further said that the discharge
certificate is not retained by him,
but is used only TO verify the ser.
vicegot the, holder, and then return.
ed to him. Members Of the STU.
dents Army Training Cofps. IL
holders of a discharge certificate,
are eligible for the medal, which Is
a beautiful. work OF art, and has In.
trinsic as well as sentimental value.
The nearest OF kin Of any soldier
who was killed in action, died In
the service or who has died since
being discharged from the service
Is entitled TO tho medal, and Field
Clerk MCGOWAN urged that the rel.
atives Of deceased soldiers apply
for the medal,
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TuEspAY EVENING. MAY u. 1921
FOOLS GOLD
By BGRYoN BKALEr


we've come TO the end of'the rainbow,
The spot that we sought Of old;
But here, Of our Journeys ending!
rs neyer pot Of gold; (.
50 the gperdon we dreamed Of gaining
That tempted us with Its gleam
Is only ayague illusion
The gold was the gold of dream!
we've eomerto the end of the rainbow
Bntshallsw we then complain
That ali Of our toll was wasted
And an OF our quest was vain?
Why we've faced the work and struggle,
We've weathered the rain and sun,
We've followed the self-same vision
Cur dreams and our hopes were one:
So. II u the end Of the rainbow,
No potsot gold we find,
Our long. long years together
weregotd. Of another kind;
Gold d i love sunfaltering
Which ever is ours to spend;
And this may be what the fable meant
Byt:goldyat the rainbow's end.")
Copyright, 1921. by N. E. AZ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17

that accumulated durng the small Town stage Of de
ciys development The AIfonso-Gasion business never
I'D 90 anywhere The bootlesger he street walker
the axicab diver who make s resors Of the roads
about lie city. even the gamblers are beginning ~
show signs that have aken the measure If Tie
present city alton aid unless the Mayors
willing . tighten up he i; gong % have trouble.
And one Of The fitst things be viii have 70 do IS
70 require policemen to take all people arrested TO
city hall for the purpose Of making accurate records
and securing forfeits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17

tor Ruth were shopping IN Falrmont
Saturday.
James ~. Davis Of Edgnmuul.
vas visiting here sunday
clyde Hayes 81 Batraet wasi
81 town Sunday
Robert Brown % elafk Bbnrg was
visiting here Sunday! &.
Mrs ygiIlsonl Who has been teach
ing 4 six week term OF school has
gone 70 her home In Fairmpnt
Mr.. ard Mrs. Waiter King Of Fair
mont spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Kings mother. Mrs. Bell Cooper.
Mrs, W. a. Fletcher and children
William and Matilda were visiting
relatives in Fairmont recently.
Pete Ancrom who Is overseeing
some work in Gilmer county for the
Hope Gas company, spent the week
end here with Mrs. Ancrom.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17
Former Governor cornwel has declined GOV.

Former Governor Cornwell has declined Gov
ornor Morgan's invitation to become a member, Of
the new capitol commission. Wcst virginians gener-
all will regret that he has felt compelled to do this,
but they will understand the position he takes This
capitol commission has big Job on Its hands, and
every man on it! will have to devote lot of his
time to the duties. Herbert Fitzpatrick, the Hunt.
ington attorney who was appointed to the position
Governor cornwell declined is well and tayorably
known throughout the state and doubtless will be
faithful member of the commission.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17

One hears q lot of loose talk about the condi.
ton Of the treasury in congress whenever army and
navy appropriation bills are under consideration.
There was lot Of it in the senate yesterday over
the naval bill. But the controlling factor in such
matters is the necessities of our defense require
ments. If congress is anxious to stop the drain on
the taxpayers they ought to chop down the civil de-
partments, but permit the experts to determine the
size of the army and the navy
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.lMllllU.lS. 8, TIGHTEN Up

ma AY0RlCoNAWAY is reported TO be on the
I'VE pontof issuing orders to have offenders against
the traffic regulations taken 10 police headquarters
and required post forfets in lieu Of the ticket sum-
mons use, which offending automobiles do not
take very seriously.
Il was apparent long ago to pretty nearly every
one who takes an interest in municipal conditions ex
eept The te Clique around city hall that the police
department had either to adopt system of forfcts
personally posted atthe police desk or put up with lax
police conditions. The point las been reached now
when the will either have to adopt new system
Of have department Of public safety go to smash in
the same that it did during the previous admins
ration. TX
isimpossible TO run the police department Of
busy community as big this on plans and policies
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17
RUFF STUFF

t7lff7g ! J. = ~ .H
The American public consumes
100000 one thousand-pound bags
% peanuts each year. Three cheers
Tor appendicitis.
About 100000 OF these are eaten
1t the bis league bail parks. show
ing Very conclusiyely that a bali
IAN is not o bug but a squirrel"
II certainly Is remarkable the
number Of things a fellow can call
IN tinpire if he happens to get a
bag q peanuts that have been
seorched
BY tie way, the United Peanut
Associat ton Of America says that
The price % peanuts, wholesale; has
dropped from 10 cents a pound to
four and q half cents, but
You sttlispay, 10 cents at the ball
park for q bag containing about %
aurora Borealis lis certainly l,ay-
ing her handslfull these days-every
body's blaming he rfor everything.
To date tkS, chayges are starting
O fight starting d fire, knocking
out the eatheri report and eating
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17
Senior Class Play

Rehearsals arc in nrogress for the
senior class play, Assisted by sa-
de- which will be given Tuesday
evening, May "a, The cast includes
the entire senior class OF six boys
and nine girls. and under the able
direction Of Miss Mabel v. Nor.
gan promises to be one os the best
plays eyer given by the school.
Personals
Mrs. Stella Yost and little daugh-
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ed by fright, hair tonic, excitement
or full moon. but the
Absolutiyety of a mans intoxlca-
ton Is beyond comprehension.
We are all getting in the same
class Of Nick Butler OF Columbia
we can't tell the smell OF alcohol
from a dish of stewed tomatoes.
AS William Shakespeare said "a
dish Of prunes by any other name
would still be a dish Of prunes."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17

tits to be hoped that something definitve will be
done about the veneral disease clinic matter which
was again brought to the attention Of the city gov
eminent yesterday, and for which state aid can now
be obtained Fatrmont has been stalling about this
project for about three years. and 1t is unfinished
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-17

Work on the foundation OF the
new Sunday school room at the NJ.
e. church, South, has been COM
menced. This room will go far to-
ward relieving the crowded conii-
ton OF the, school