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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
LAUREL POINT


''~'tSS ~ ~St 6NN'S
Robbers were in our community
once again on last Thursday night.
A number OF men are staying in a
house here while working on the
pike and last Thursday night
some one broke out window. 1t
was thought to be a man familiar
with the surroundings. one who
had onl yrecently left the place,
since he was met both going and
coming on the road that night at
about the time the robbery occur.
red.
Personals
Misses Gall and Grace Brand
spent the holidays at their home
here.
Misses Gem Cannon and Mary
Stevens Of Morgantown were Wis
iting their grandmother, Mrs. s..
]. Stevens last Sunday.
Miss Louise Christy Of Morgan
tO"A oPGub TUG 6doh eu0 WIN th0
Misses Gall and Grace Brand.
Mitflin Henry OF Hildebrand was
here yesterday buying turs of the
local boys,
Mrs. Mazeppa snider attended
the Baptist church at Morgantown
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Henry we're
calling on MI. and Mrs. Straudie
Barb on New Years day.
Miss Nola Sattertield and little
brother of Rivesyllle spent the
week end with their sister. Mrs.
Stella Henry.
Dana Sinder OF Hildebrand spent
Monday with relatives here,
Rev. johnson will begin revival
services in the NJ. e. church to-
night. The full and hearty support
OF the community Is asked,
Tolbert Cole and family Of west.
over, were visiting among relatives
bare New Years Day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
LOOKING INTO TIE rrrrrE

/ IGNDREDso Of editors in response TO an inquiry
= From the Literary Digest have expressed, as
,sdt as they were able what the attitude of the
people in America would be toward supporting
France in case OF IN unprovokcd attack in the
iattre When Premier BRAND at the Washington
Conference state! the attitude of his country toward
nc made any asquIcsancc from France
practically revolve upon assurance that both
America and England would assist II his nation
we're called upon to defend herself,
Even in discardEng the part Of national arma-
itent that was of least concern to France, her
Satteships she still held ont for assurance of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
MISTAKE.

Do you receive much business
mail? II SO, you have noticed u
great increase in the use OF rubber
stamps for signing letters.
The president OF one OF the large
corporations sent a New Year letter
to all his customers. 1t was form
letter, but 1t was so cleyerly han.
died, wishing the recipient bless.
ings for 1922, that II had the per.
sonal touch.
Then lat the bottom, the whole
effect was ruined by the use OF 4
rubber stamp instead OF signing in
ink.
The personal touch In a business
transaction or letter is as valuable
as 1t is easily lost.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

MUSINGS

a'sWe are pleased to be abIe to
state hiatt it is our firm conviction
that there are several parties in
this county not at present On.
gagged in making home brew and
moOnshine, However, we arc
frank to admit that the number
not thus employed is growing
small:r day by day.
'.sWe have all heard a lot about
the river Rhine in recent years.
Thousands of American soldiers
have looked upon 1t and doubtless
many haV,. recalled that beautiful
poem. "BIngen on the Rhine" ny
Caroline Norton: 81 saw the blue
Kline sweep along Il heard, or
seemed to b ar. the German sonSs
We used to sing, in chorus sweet
ane clear, and down the pleasant
river, and up the slanting hill, the
eclIoing chorus soundi Il through
the ev.ning calm and STILL" That,
We regard a beautiful specimen OF
word painting, and formerly sup.
posed It accurate, but, in reading
CoIeridge We find TINT he once
visited the Rhine and in mis- own
peculiar way described it:
'"rhe river Rhine. it is we'll known
Doth wash your city OF Cologne;
But tell me, Nymphs, what power
Shall henc. forth wash the river
Rhine?"
'.sTherefore, we arc puzzled
and deeply disturbed, and hope
some one will CONF forward and
support the testimony OF either
Caroline Norton or Samuel Taylor
Coleridge.
's"In the January issue Of the
Ladies' Homa Journal there Is in
article entitled "Illiterate Ameri.
ca" by Charles A. Selden, that
should be read by all educators
and ALLEGED educators. The head,
l:nu gives this awful Information:
"Wo boast OF our education, but
most OF our teachers are unframed
and thousands OF schools are a
scandal
:EsThe United States Commits.
sioner Of Education is quoted as
saying that there are approximate.
lily 100000 school teachers in
America and he estimates that only
about one.tlfth OF them are adj,
puately trained for their work
That is certainly deplorable II true
and the evidence strongly supports
tho accuracy Of the assertion.
s.'Competent critics teach us
that the three greatest books or
education are Rousseau's Emile,
Plato's Republic" and Herbert
Spencer's Education" How many
school teachers have read them OF
care to read hem How many
superintendfnts study them? Very
few, we guess, and yet they are sc
superb as to almost Lift a mortal
! to the skies or draw an angel
down." Why not read at least one
good, great book and then take
square, impartial look at your
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
RUFF STUFF

Greed Bolyard, our local weather
prophet, Who
ISell into the job when our old
friends F. r. Hall got
Tired q being advertised by the
writer OF this here kolum,-
Used to be right smart steady
sprt o chap, but now he's
Terribly unsettled;
one day he runs everybody into a
cold wave, and freezes up all the
pines Ia our Kitchen, and the next
We have to carry an umbrella.
Most uncertain chap ever We
knewt worse beck than
3 e his /. pa!my days.
We nave thought at times Of Civ.
ing Greed a little something. to
quiet his nerves and sort o. settle
him down d wee bit, but
We only have a little over a half
Of one half Of one half pint left,
and
We never can tel. how often we
may nsed i ourselves !.
But now that ~ z. HALLS out Of
the business 81 weather forecast.
ing and has no other bad habits,
he had oTter take Greed off in a
corner and giye him come good ad.
vice.
And ahythins elbe &c he has any,
hut f. p mot use, IL.
Jisgs the tniegriph operator,
Egesls md eosnnnbia because
~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
ALL RIGHT, LET'S

BY Bcrton Bradley
He brings us our checks and he brings us our bill
He's one on whom business depends;
He brings to each lover a series Of thrills,
He brings US the greetings Of friends.
We fret II he's ever tiny bit late
And out Of our windows we gaze
To find out the reason he's making us wait:
Say why don't we give him raise?
we heap him with letters and papers and stuff
Which deep in hi, mailbag are slowed,
And then-as II that were not burden enough
At Christmas We triple his load;
We know him as faithful and full of good cheer,
Wicklow and then slip him some praise
But why don't we prove that our words sincere,
Say why don't we give him raiser
He's struggled along on nggardly wage,
His clothes have grown threadbare and thin,
He faces the threat of a dreary old age,
Unless we all boldly join in
And say to our congressman. Nowhere on earth
Is one with such Woodworking ways,
It's time that the posman got half what he's worth
Come on, now, and give him raIse!n
Copyright, 1922, NllA serytcel n i
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
Union Services
Booked For City

Plans have matured for series
Of meetings to be held in the First
NJ. E. church beginning Sunday
night, January 20. All the church.
es on the West Side o., the river.
with one or two exceptions, will
unite in this campaign.
The pastors Of the churches unit
ing will do the preaching.
A man and his wife from Chicago,
will have charge Of the music and
certain phases OF personal work.
! After the meetings close which
WIN be March first, this church will
begin q series Of meetings to con.
tinue for two weeks.
There Is an attempt being made
to get Rev. r. J. Howell, who has
beensHithf M thtee. d tferent times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

1t is good news to Fairmont to know that local
industrial conditions are beginning to right them.
seves. The fact that the Domestic Coke plant Is
opening to seventyave per cent capacity this week
is most cheering information There is reason to
believe that the worst of the depression is over.
There are signs Everywhere that things are going
to improve and tAe present outlook is much better
generally. While things may not develop as rapidly
as We might wish yet there is distinct feeling that
business is " to climb and all that is needful
now Is patience.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
spENprHRlEr.

! Years ago, the Canadian govern.
ment gave a logging company a
permit TO take 100000 logs out OF
Canada. The company felled $780,,
900 aud took every third tree, the
best.
Today, on a hunting trip up
north, you can see the largest Of
the 100000 wasted trees slowly rot
ting on the ground.
Seems like trightful waste. But,
comparing timber supply and needs
now with then, we moderns are
equally spendthrift with our rapidly
vanishing forests.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
Child Dies; Mother
And Brother Sick

Charles. aged four years, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Duffy,
died last evening at the home of
his parents at 101S CASTOR ave-
nue. after an illness with diphth-
eria. The mother OF the child a
brother James and a sister Irene
are also III with the disease. An
other child in the family has so
far escaped the contagion.
The father Of the child is an
official for the Monongahela
Power and Railway company. The
little body will be laid away in
Holy Cross cemetery this after
noon by Undertaken Cunningham,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
BETHEL
old Tlne par,v

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Pitzer enter.
tanned the Earnest Woflsors Sun
day school class OF Bethel church
at an old fashioned tafty pulling
Friday evening. They had music
by the Pltzer home orchestra
and played games until iate
hour when Mrs Pit5er served de-
licious retreshment Everyone
had a good time Those present
were: Misses Nellie Jobes. Hazel
Toothman, Opal Gribble Dove
Pttzer and Louie Pitzer, Messerse
Chester Gribble. Joel Snyder.
Beryl Snyder, Jesse Ritset, Muriel
Pltzer, Delbert Ritxer aud ROY
PItzeE.
Personals
Joseph Myers IS very sick wifi
scarlet fever.
Mrs. John Robey, who has been
suffering from rheumatism, Is re.
ported some better al present
Mrs. Joe Bland who has been
very sick, Is improving.
Junior, little son Of Mrl and
Mrs. Pearl Toothman; IS SUFFERING
from a severe cold.
Arlle Satterfleld was calling on
his parents at Pine Grove recently.
Miss Nellie Jobes Of Pennsbofn
spent the latter part 81 the week
at the home Of Mr.. and Mts Rosa
Pitzer.
Miss Inez criss, who IS teachine
very successful school here.
spent the holidays with her m.
rents at East Run.
jesse Pitzer and Nellie Jphes a.
tended the basketball game at
Fairview Saturday night
Dove Pitzer spent d few days re-
Gently with her 1nclesS ELLIS nit
ger Of Falrmont and waiter Pitzer
Of Barrackville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl 10 altman.
who sold their farm and moved "a
the Margaret Yost plaee n the
suburbs of JimtownS are much
missed by their many friends and
neighbors.
Give your skin d treat use Blue
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

We came to work this morning car.
rying a cane, but when We told him
we were looking for the local wealth
er prophet, he asked us III the
words OF RinS Larder--
Where and the hell could he get
n cane also"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Wall Street declares that work and economy are
necessary features Of the future in getting back
normally, Could the members Of the stock en-
change be induced to set active example Of tlls
theory we wonder?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Christmas cigars are always objects Of darkest
suspicion. and most recipients side step them on
general principles. The local man who tried to
smoke one yesterday ought to be decorated, We
wonder II a round trip fare to the hospital was
included with the cigars by the generous donor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Some of the great blocks OF
granite used in tho construction Of
the treasury building in Washing.
ton weigh more than 70 tons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

The King OF Denmark's pastime
is crocheting, so maybe that's what
is rotten in Denmark.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Within the first IA days of December there we're
c6s automobiles stolen in New York City. Probably
the demand for cars for Christmas gifts drove Santa
Claus to desperate measures
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
HoorcH.

Twenty-four million quarts OF
liquor we're seized by federal pro.
hibition agents during 1891. Forty
thousand persons were arrested for
Illicit liquor making or selling, and
$12,000.000 in property was con.
fiscated.
These figures put the lie to the
current saying that prohibition isn't
being enforced. The enforcement
isn't perfect, but it soon will be and
already is we'll on the way.
Much harder to get a drink now
than year ago. Still harder, a year
hence. Real whIskey, except on pre-.
scription, will soon be worth its
weight in gold. John Barleycorn
Joins opium.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Divorce is greatest menace
says a judge. Menace or habit?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Everybody gets punished accord.
ing TO his sins. A rich widow will
marry Bill Hohenzollern.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Lots of lips Just made to kiss are
made over again afterwards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Astrologers say people born in
January are leaders. They should
be, with a months start.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Chicago maniac who swallowed
five spoons was all stirred up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

A girl with a pretty knee can grin
and bare II.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

"our worst trouble is over" says
Lenin. Over what?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Retormers must think the liberty
bell is a dumb.bell.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

The will of the people leaves the
politicians too much.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Fora Mehmed, Turk who claims
to be LAG, says he has had four
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Give your skin d treat use Blue
Devil Cleanser Adv
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

New airplanes have everything
except o place to Gel out and Grant
when the engine stops
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Our ship! will come in when ctr
ships go down
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

II ignorance 81 bilss thcre's lets
OF happy congres6mdi
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An abb isproyine you did d.
what you didn't 50 somehoay WIN
think you didn't do what Won did
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Women painted III the middle
ages" finds q scientist Women
stu paint In the midle ages
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

He Slapped M Ivory das nj
1921 says q New orls wife He
should have takeAS hollaaya otI.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Best shape tofthis earth 10 beds
iQuare. s5S
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

Easy Street never leafs any
where.
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With the taS On sofi |lrinlla llfl
ed lots Of people shfe hunting SOME
thing TO kick about
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-22
"And somehow, breaking the
rotten Ice In front OF her body,
the girl succeeded In getting
Wilton to the shore"
GRO BE CONTINUED
SHUT OUT WATER AND DUST
Nature Has Provided for the Hermet-
lcai Closing of Nostriis of
Seal and Camel.

Most OF us when we so In for diving
have the very unpleasant experience
Of getting our nostrils full of water.
Nature did not design man TO be a
diving animal, otherwise she would
have been as clever with his nose as
she has been with seals, London Tit
Bits says.
The seal is, without doubt, the clev-
crest diver In the animal world, and
his nose Is a very ingenious contriv-
ance indeed. Each nostril is provided
with muscles which close 1t hermeticai-
ly at the owners VIII. And the shape
of the nose is such that when the NOS
trils are closed not a drop OF water
can enter.
With seals the closing Of the nostrns
at the moment of diving has become
an automatic process
This Is wonderful enough. but we
can zee a stu more remarkable appli-
cation of the same principle In an ami
NAL as far removed from the seal as
chalk is from cheese.
The seal Is a water animal. The
other wne OF trapdoor nostrfis is the
camel, an fshsbitsnt Of the driess
parts OF the world. the waterless sandy
deserts Now. why should the camel
require such an sppsratusf He is not
troubled with water. bur he Is trou-
bied with dust not the dust that we
see In this country. but he fierce.
binding duststorms OF he desert
These are 20 violent that ttny par
ticioa are driven into the works OF
svsn the mast nnely made watch which
bscom~s at oucs cioggst and useless
II the camel had not nostrfis which
wsrv ~perfsctiy duSt-tight he could
os~sr endure t. drsaAfui sand and
Auuf stsr1A
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-22
THE BIG MUSKEG
VICTOR ROUSSEAU

per cent Of grade and four degrees of
curve.
Actually and unconsciously he was
seeking 10 interpret the natural con-
vulsion which had. 10 time immeasur-
ably remote, cloven the ridge Of the
land and set the swamp seeping into
the assure.
II he codld read the meaning of that
CONFUSION, understand the mind and
mood Of the great Architect, he could
see, as If c~Iairvoyantly, just where the
Muskeg lay thlnnest on the roots Of
the hills, where ballast would appear
the soonest above the sucking swamp.
But he could read nothing.
Joe Bostock wrinkled his eyes
against the sunlight.
That's what l was thinking. VIII
ton" he said. But it's got to be done.
s~omebody'1l build 1t some day II the
Missatibi doesn't"
That was the nearest speech TO de
spair that Joe. invincible, exuberant
optimlst that he was. had ever made.
Weeks. months of resurvey must en-
sue. with work halted, and the Mlssa-
tlbi's precarious capital diminishing to
vanishing point, while the story OF the
great blunder p~ercolated through the
Hobbies of the provincial legislature.
filled with bland. jeerIng, iIl-condi-
toned men TO whom one days tramp
such as their laborers performed
would NEAR Aap0plexy-
Their faces haunted Wilton. He re-
membered half a dozen whom he had
approached when the Missatfbt scheme
was first bruited abroad, There was,
In particular. Tom Bowyer. of the New
Northern line, his many interests en-
trenched behind the bulwarks Of po-
litical influence. Joe BostOck had sug-
gested an amalgamatlon in the belief
that Tom Bowyer could wreck the bill
In the legislature. But Tom had
laughed In Joe's face, and had not
even opposed the measure.
go ahead with your muskrat line,
joel" he had said. Il won't hinder
you"
The surveyors who made the pre-
limInary reconnaissance had shirked
their work and lied. Wilton suspect
ed that most Of them had been in Bow
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-22

yer's pay. Bowyer and Bostook were.
old rivals. They had reported Big Mus
keg to be an insignificant swamp with
a firm underbed about the portage. II
could be crossed. OF course. In the
end. since nature always yielded to
a But the Mfssatfbi must either
swing a huge loop around 1t. through
territory unsurveyed. or set TO itself
the task of filling those unsounded
depths with thousands of IONS OF rock.
"D-n you'll" said Wilton. shaking
his fist toward the valley. "well beat
you yet. We've made a bad blunder.
Joe. Crooked work. without doubt
though / can't imagine why Bowyer's
gang should take the trouble to hurt
us unless, OF course. they guess"
Joe Bostock shook his head. "No,
they haven't guessed that. Wilton"
he answered. "PH stake my hat on
that. There aln't nobody except me
and o and Kitty knows. It's Jest
bad luck. Wilton"
Joe could never sense treachery nor
bring himself to believe In it's possi-
bilIty and II that weakness had kept
him. la the main, a poor man. II had
bound his friends to him with unbreak-
able bonds.
A the best It's gross negligence
said Wilton. sThose surveyors
scamped their work. I accepted their
reports. l couldn't go out with the
transit and aneroid and follow them
all up to check their results. But /
might have sounded Big Auskeg. I
didn't" His voice choked. Joe, II
you have any sense. your fire me
hrst,n he said.
Joe Bostock laid his hands on the
other mans shoulders and the humor-
Gus smile came on his face. swell. l
guess mot Wilton" he said "Yeu
amt to blame You've done all that
mortal mar could de- The Aissat1bi