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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11
RUFF STUFF

Shorty" Molten seems to be long
on getting kidded on the sport page
And that's an awful. place to get
it.
someone lost their false teeth
between here and B~oothsville sun
day while taking a drive. Otta
have better shock absorber.
We are informed that liquor
flowed freely in Fairmont on sun
day-Just when it's too, hot &c
drink it.
The auto club seems to be doing
some good work out the road to
Warrington.
But automobi1ing will never be
safe until there are a few public
whippings or hangings for the guys
that insist on trying to pass every
thing on the road.
well, that hot dog stand at the
end Of the South Side bridge Is not
going t. look so bad:
Want to pile down to Ravine
Park tonight or tomorrow night
and give the Legion boys a helping
hand.
For one dollar you can help the
Legion and have a lotta fun.
And, of course. there is no law
preventing you from buying more
than one strip Of tickets.
IA local ice cream man was hello
up last night. Perhaps the bandits
thought he was following the ad-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

sbnfssSra @sppi
hoIIld@tnFTsstt AtAe
gbird With 8SsIperna
e1niaffIn,eesd but. according @thegtaIe, aNcouple#of
5dIesTTannion soldiers caught the buzzard# sometime
3nrinr the Ciytl4war. and putt the bell upon#it,
and since then the buzzard5 only appears at long
intervals to spell disaster soon$st to fall The story
g., peculiarly a native fairy story. other countries
have ghosts, banshees, and blood curoEng happsh-
inps5 az mystery. but to the southern states belongs
The a4belIed buzzard" and to them alone. Mel
vile DAVIDSON Post, built a story about the Delled
hhrzzard that would be difficult5to equal in its hair
rafsfng suggestion, and its brooding, gripping de
velonment.5STh superstition provided Post with a
theme that inspired the writer of wierd stories to
one OF his best efforts
The buzzard is a grewsome bird, even the Jord1n-
ary everyday variety; it would be hard to con-
ceiye any other live object to- which superstition
might more readily att ach: some fertile mind
has some time appreciated this. and the sbe1ied
buzzard" has been the result. The buzzard is one
haunting note OF melancholy ever present IN the
landscape Of the south. TO the stranger this
scayanger bird is a loathsome touch that might
well be 5exterminated. but the law protects 1t since
I'll ia the garbage man Of a territory where decay
is rapidly induced by heat, and where 1t performs an
indispensable duty In Kidding the country o1 mat
ter that would breed disease s$left to Elle exposed:
1t is quite probable tina the current "belled buzz
"a I'd" is the product Of some rainy afternoon in the
bay now. or#some young farmer#boy's idea OFFS
huge Joke which might have involved the real
bellinE OF a buzzard. AS for calamities and dis
asters, this mundane sphere has always had such
visitations and always will, whether there is q
not.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tan
Ward slookedSups
aThanks, IN bny. hesreturned:
smiling quiZicauy.
You'reEa man after my own
heart, said the maid, laughing.
was man with someone
after nj heart" returned Mr..
5Lanham. She has a. four-fourths
undivided interest In it now!
Good luc kto you both, Ward!"
Thank you, Miss
The maid smiled almost matern-
ally as she watched the young at
htorney march proudly away.
App M:
"Hello!" called r.. Clyde.
The maid looked startled.
I'm not in the habit" she be.
".Then you'd better don it at
once" cut ins5J-
clyde. "oh. know what you
started to say: that you make It
point to speak first. Well, I
beat you to its"
Not only that" started the
mot only, that" continued j.
Clyde, but 7 being a gentleman,
should allow you to have the last
word. You, of course, recognize
that as the sole province of a gen
i surrender" laughted the maid
Let me. say Just ono word, won't
60 ahead and razz me-" smiled
j.. Clyde. I'm in fine humor
and all set for it,
'But about what?' puzzled the
my entertaining the cops. Of
course!n exclaimed j.. Clyde in
establishment. What else-?'
5"Oh, Mr.. Morris, are you really
going to entertain the cops? in
duired the maid. enraptured-
That's so dear OF you! Does it
have anything to do with the
rumor that salaries Of patrolmen
are to be cut in the next ny city
budget?".
II knew you'd say something to
spoil my good humor.' groWled -.
Clyde as he walked away, shaking
his head.
why, if it isn't my old friend,
Sic SemptI Toma Tocaus!" ex-
claimed the maid
The guilty individual started
and whirled to face her.
What said it was meg" he I'M
t,ssagnaticaNy gruntEd-
"oh. recognized you at once"
said the maid, "by your Roman
nose and your low. sloping fore
head. How sweet ofyou to write
such a darling letter about me IN
the dearly loved Astonisher sun
day."
"Where-where did you get
that astonishing description OF
me?" gasped S. s. T.. n.
.Oh, 1 knew you'd have a Ro1
man nose because you speak
Latin SO fluently," explained the
maid. And I knew you'd have q
low slipping forehead because Q
spell so horribly.
whats the matter with N,
spelling?" inquired S: etc, bel
l!gerently.
why, sic sempti' is funny
way to spell six empty. augheo
the maid. ct was unfortunate
too, that the l~iontypist put 81.
In the last word where you meant
an, m. OF course. I knew you YER
trying to sign your name, SIX
empty Tomato Cans but ! dlIbt
il the general public did! That
WAS the linotypist's mistake.
thought; he told me SO, himself
"Hisself, you mean" corrected
S. E. r. Cans.
"Herself. maybe" suggeste1
the maid.
EEs%%4%5ga
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11
claimed the maid with fervor.

AH@A-EE Observation-Disclosures
claimed the maid with fervor.
But we OF the city, said the
city clerk. have an %antipathy for
dogs. It's because OF these hot dog
arguments we've got ourselves in
to, I guess. Still, Miss lido you
think that a dog who won't pay
his taxes is a good citizen :"
Even at that" commented the
maid you could make more fer
5ti1izers out OF the men who dodge
their taxes. Could interview
YOU"
But MI. Arnett was gone.
At 1880 a. M:
"a lovely day offered the maid.
"a trifle warm" said r. o.
Stemple, hopping his brow.
by the way, quer1ed her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11
U8HG $500 ~ ~ W-eE1FII8NNf9l-.N
TO BUILD NEW CHURCH

"A decision to start apermanent
building fund for the ultimate con
tstruction# OF a. new church building
was reached at meeting last
night OF the official q otE&tae
United Brethren Church, the sInal5
lest church in Fa:rmont- A prellm-
mary campaign for funds to- pc
undertaken in the near future viii
be followed By an extensive cam
paign at a later date
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11
THE4B ,lEslLll4 BUzzARD..

sssHE@sssbell b INTERMEDIARY is giving a well
punch to news stories throughout the
"a report coming from Marlin
ns@#EThesmysterou bird prophet OF evil has been
Of the farms adjacent to
be given to the word of
aSeoup1e&ofsfarnn erss living there. Harvest usually
keepsssfarmersH SO busy this season Of year that
hersgisSlittle time left for the telling OF tall tales,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11


I4know@a little the
Waysletss make sss
AEripplingsort oStunsssoftSand
Alake Of purest5blu whichthei
sunshine hickers through,
AS you paddle your canoe to.
8S land fro.
Theresa shack upon thesshore-
lust a shack and nothing more
Butyou'n always find the door
open wide,
It's a4sort2ofE haven where there is
neither$fret nor care,
Come along with ms up there
and abide!
There's 4 fresh and piney breeze
that comes rustlinS through
the trees,
There is rest and calm and ease.
night and day;
You can swim in sheer delight
through the wate-1 clear and
bright,
from yoursplay-
Or In some cool forest nook you
can sit with pipe and book,
or with pole and line and hook.
tempt the trout
There is neither strain nor stress,
but a peace you can't express.
With Dame Natures loneliness
all about
And at nighttime we can sit by the
fire, where shadows fit,
And the owls proclaim TO
Whit and "To-whoo!"
And we smoke and murmur OF
work and sorrow, laughter,
love,
While the stars shine from
above, clear and true.
Then-a long and dreamless sleep
till the light begins to creep
Up the sky. and song birds
cheep at the dawnt
| Gomez regain your boyhood glee.
drop your bushes cares and
flee.
To that little lake with me. Aw,
come on!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11


s@sWeypromised oesGiIoolysYester
day$we would theSstansspho-
tographersout tonIghtstossget II Epic-
turesats the ball park
w want one OF Clark also He's
the only ampire in captivity wear
Ing glasses.
Goodness knows. the average I'M
pire needs glasses.
But We are told that Bill Clark
Is above the average, 5.5S5
Brother shipman gave his glasses,
a massage before he had himself
snapped in the group picture. He
wanted to see what was going on.
Speaking or the three-shift sys-
TEN, did You ever work on a news
paperEelection day and night and
the next day and night, etc?
The only trouble is that they
don't change crews on the shifts.
%%&5 tsFGS&T8ESST y . @SA.Ng&&a5@4 6~&SEE5&gS
Spears also employs the shift.
system. It is a two.shift affair.
You know, kiddo-145,1a6, hep,
81, 81, hep
Hold en-, West Virginia.
Greasy Neale uses a shift syss
tenn. He scratches his right leg
and then his left as a part Of the
signals.
NEW MACHINE INSTALLED
An electrical bread wrapper
eliminating the human element
has been installed by Charles
Grettendyke in his bakery in
Eighth street. South Side. The
bread passes from the oven on a
conyeyor to the wrapping machine
where It is automatically wrapped
and sealed. Not only a the bread
be wrapped in this manner while
it is still too hot for human hands
but hundreds Of loaves a day can
also be wrapped
EE ne
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11


majesty" how much are they go
ing to charge:"
Who"
:'The city
For what" :
Bridge toll"
81 don't get your, drift" ~ admit
ted Mr.. Stemple.
why, I noticed the workuleu
putting up a toll house on the
South Side Bridge" said the ma.u.
innocently.
you can go began Mr..
stemple, and added wisely,-
down to the bridge and find out
for yourself.
81 almost got you hot under the
collar, didn't I?""s<asked. the maid.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11


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EnfSRailMay4xGIerk
to@nffIcfa1s@of thagToadStodayare
buttons adoptedabYtha
fcaINunions against agcntsinNWaKe
and demanding8sfn time acatfcn
without involving extrashours 2 !
work. The federation numbers m
200 members
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

II eve. the public should get. its loose cash into
banks Tor safe keeping It is certainly during the
present time. Last week an old man was brutaliy
for the money which he boarded about MS
house; less than fifty dollars would tempt some
criminals now abroad if they were. Informed OF
its location. Keep but small sums Of money In
the house or on the persona and there will be less
to tempt a hold up or robbery. sasa.. H.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

Candidates circulating in the rural parts Of the
county are getting a healthy sun burn following
the farmers around the hay fields. y IS pretty
hard to ia TX to a man who is swim ging a pitchfolk
like a windmill, with one eye on the skyline watch
ing for rain. Politics, according to the farmer
can wait, the hay crop is the thing right now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

Berry pickers numbering into the hundreds
leave the city daily for the berry fields. Strangers
observing the purple complexion Of a lot Of our
residents need not be alarmed and call for the
pulmoter. Berry stain wears off in a little While.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

Better make hay while the sun shines IN the
berry patch for a few hot dry days will shorten
the crop very considerably.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11
IIsE#MAID ON
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." said the
HSLnkeSArnett slooked dubious.
ss1VVhyRpick CONNER. he counter.
aed2 u lsaaas1S11sR
ISloYe doEs. said the maid,
simply. ssI&scan,,tEbear to have them
mefamorphosfsed- whatever
nuScallsft---intoSfertilizer:.
ssss:YouS-Wonld prefer them as.
ausaEes?'sAsparried8Luke
ssEOhsGmnch better as dogs!" ex-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

Bad equipment is beginning to play its part IN
DELAYED trains and arrested transportation already,
since repairs cannot constantly be made because
OF the strike. The Baltimore & Ohio is having
Il niculties in maintaining schedules and other
roads are in much worse straits. II transportation
is appreciably tied up for any length Of time the
public, already on its ear because#of the INNING
strike, will probably make up its mind to join the
scabs and get out a little coal, and fix a few car
wheels, WITHOUT issuing any sort OF Sultimatum as
to hours Of work and overtime
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

The Legion benefit made a fine start last night
and a record crowd is expected this evening IL
* hne and cool in the park and patrons had a
pleasant surprise in the difference in the atmos-
phere from that of the rest Of the CITY a group
Of Salvation Army youngsters had the time Of their
lives and furnished a mint Of fun for, bystanders.
The entertainment offered by the boys Is for big,
little, old and young. To sit on a bench, and eat
an ice cream cone at the Legion benefit, to watch
the crowd. and listen to the music, is a fine pro-
gram for those who do not dance, and are afraid
OF the untamed steeds OF the merry-go-round.
@@
Defenders of the soviet government are getting
pretty thick in this country. The chautauqua,
even, last week presented one, who made the re-
mark that a country poorly governed by itself was
much better of than well governed by some other
nation. That may be, it is a poor spirited nation
which does not resent foreign hands at its helm,
but why defend a poor home government that
tore down a home government a great deal better.
Also it would be hard to convince the average
American audience that the suffering, starvation,
murder and crime, induced by the establishing Of
the present government ir Russia. is the fault Of
drouth and crop failure.
s+Parkersburg is raising the question Of allowing
obiles5 to park at all on Market street, the
city's business street corresponding to Adams
street locally. The announcement is made that
there is too much congestion, even from a very
limited time privilege, and anyway Parkersburs
has grown beyond the small town class where
anchoring automobiles in the center Of traffic IS
spermissable. It Is not going to be long until
Fairmont will have to recind parking privilege on
Adams street. 1t is a very convenient thing park
a car and run into places of business upon Ferrands
that only require a few minutes, but space in the
central street of the city is becoming too precious
to have automobiles massed soldidly along the
curl. as they were Saturday. night, for instance.
=. sSSA E1-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11
COURTHOUSE BLOWN CIR

ROME July 11--Arrested on ~
charge Of manufacturing bombs
Felaelfo Castro, mayor Of Lentini.
Sicily, blew up the courthouse.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

For one dollar you can help the
Legion and have a lotta fun.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

IA local ice cream man was held
IN last night. Perhaps the bandits
thought he was following the adj
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11

And, of course, there Is no law
preventing you from buying more
than one strip OF tickets.
4N-MM-.@2-aM- ML4 .- L - 4 .Ia-@AM@-.-MMM
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

Which Presents Other Log -cabineF Folk
 and the First Steps Tn the Making of
 New Home and Certain Capacitie8
 and lncapacltles of Abe.
 Next morning at daylight two par ties went out in the woods to cut tim In one party were Harry Needles car rying two axes and well-flled lunch con pail; Samson with a saw in his hand and the boy Joe on his back {; Abe with a saw and ax and small jug of root beer and book tied in g. big red handkerchief and slung around his neck. When they reached the woods Abe cut pole for the small boy and carried him on his shoulder to the creek and said:
 < "Now you sit down here .and keep order in this little frog city. If you hear frog say anything improper you fetch him a whack. Don't allow any nonsense. We'll make you mayor of Frog City."
 The men fell to with axes and saws while. Harry limbed the logs and looked after the mayor. Their huge muscles flung the sharp axes into the timber and gnawed through 1t with the saw. Many big trees fell before noon time when they stopped for lunch con. While they were eating Abe said ::
 T reckon we better saw out a few boards this afternoon Need lem for the doors. We'll tote couple of logs up on the side O that knoll, put lem on skids an whip 'em up into boards with the saw"
 Samson took hold of the middle of one of the logs and raised it from the ground.
 1T guess we can carry 'em," he said.
 "Can ye shoulder it?" Abe asked.
 Easy" said Samson as he raised an end of the log, stepped beneath it and, resting it's weight on his back, soon got his shoulder near its center and swung 1t clear of the ground and walked with it to the knollside where he let 1t fall with resounding thump that shook the ground. Abe stopped eating and watched every move in this
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

Abe went to Armstrong and helped him up.
 "'Jack, I'm sorry that I had to hurt you, he said. You get on to your horse and go home.'
 "'Abe, you'rela "a better man than me, said the bully, as he offered his hand to Abe. I'll do anything you say"
 So the Clary's Grove gang was con- auered. They were to make more trouble but not again were they to imperil the foundations of law and order in the little 'community of New Salem. AS they were starting away Bap McNoH turned to Harry Needles and shouted: "IIl git even with you yet-you slab-sided son of a dog"
 That is not exactly what he said but it is near enough.
 CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

the air. Armstrong fell about ten feet. from where Abe stood and lay there for a minute. The fight was all out of him and he was kind of dazed and sick. Abe stcol up like a giant and his face looked awful solemn.
 Boys, if there's any more O you that want trouble you can have some off the same piece he said.
 .sThey hung thefr heads and not one of them made a move or said word.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16
Copyright Irving BashsIleT
SYNOPSIS.

CHARTER I.-Samson and Sarah Tray Tor, with their two children; Josiah and 1oteey, travel by wagon from their home in Vergennes, Vt, to the West, the land of plenty. Their destination is the Coun- try of the 6angamon. in Illinois.
 CHAPTER II.-At Niagara Falls they meet a party of immigrants, among them . youth named John McNen, who also decides to go to the Sangamon country, All of the party suffer from fever and ague. garah's ministrations save the life of . youth, Harry Needles, in the last stages of fever, and he accompanies the and are welcomed by young Abe" Lin- coin.
 CHAPTER Hl.-Among the Traylors' first acQuaintances are Lincoln's friends, Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter Bim, IS years of age.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

remarkable performance. The ease with which the big Vermonter had so defed the law of gravitation with that unwieldy stick amazed him. '
 "That thing'll weigh from seven to eight hundred pounds" said he "I reckon you're the stoutest man in this part O the state an I'm quite a man myself. I've lifted a barrel O whisky and put my mouth to the bung hole. I never drink it.
 Say" he added as he sat down and began eating doughnut. If you ever hit anybody take sledge ham, mer vr crowbar. It wouldn't be de cent 10 use your fist"
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

Capt. Charles Ainsleigh, skipper of a coal barge in 1918, was the only American wounded off the coast by enemy fire. He was hit by a shell from a submarine while his small son stood on deck and waved an Ameri- can flag. Jobless for almost year, Ainsleigh, through the American Legion, has landed a position as watchman at the State House in Boston, Mass
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16
MHnAeTiCA Ap@ NNfL Le8iop
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It took small Jewish girl and little maid from Italy to win first and second prizes for the best essays on "Our Greatest American" The con- test was held by the American Le- zion at Auburn, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

She Was Sort Of Orowsy Like.
 Husband (reading paper)-Ilere's something about a girl who slept con- tinuously for two months. wonder If 1t wasn't the same one who worked for us last year.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

"There is only one god, and that god is Allah" yelled young man at midnight, from the top of lonely hill in Nashville, Tenn. The police were not placated until American Legion comrades explained that he was being initiated into a Greek letter fraternity. ....
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16
Lines to De Remembered.

Give a boy address and accomplish ments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes wherever he goes. He has not the trouble of earn Ing or owning them, they solicit him to enter and pOssess.-R. w. Emerson.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

Napoleon was rightl Fifty cakes, 40 cases of soft drinks, two bushels of peanuts, 20 gallons of ice cream, 4,000 sandwiches, and a crate of oranges were consumed By 900 ex- soldiers (and friends) at an Ameri- can Legion housewarming at Bing- hampton, N. Y. q.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

Galloping from hangars on winged mounts, ex-fiers of the American Legion staged an aerial polo game in a recent carnival at Miami, Fla. Toy ballons were used in place of polo balls.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

Good Health Cards-Just the thing to send a sick friend. The Canaan Printing Go.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16

To put 100000 ex-soldiers into jobs is the American Legion's imme- diate objective, according to an an- nouncement from Legion national headquarters. To accomplish this, a nationwide drive will be launched from local posts in every city and town in the country on March 20, and employers and business men will be called into conference to devise ways and means of creating jobs and put ting an end to a situation which Hanford MacNider, Legion comman- der, has called "the greatest crisis in the Legion's history"
 Civic organization from Maine to California have been asked to swing into line to back up the Legion and make a concerted effort which will be felt in all sections of the country. By stimulating industry, by pushing engineering projects and municipal development- by soeeding uo public utility enterprises, road building, paw ing, dredging, truck Lgardening, re- forestation and reclamation, and by encouraging the ''back to the farm" movement, the Legion hopes to break the labor slump which has kept wor- thy men out of work, and caused widespread distress. Each city will be divided into regions, each under its own post and employment com mittee, with a general committee CO., ordinating the efforts of all.
 The Assembly of the State of New York, in legislative session, has pass ed resolution endorsing the Amerl- can Legion's five fold adjusted com pensation measure and urging It's passage. Copies of the resolution were sent to New York's members of Congress.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-16
CHAPTER W.

Which Presents Other Log-cabinsFoIk and the First Steps In the Making of a New Home and Certain Capacities and lncapacitles of Abe.