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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-17
Burroughs on Emerson.

Hmsrson's leading trait Is eminently American; mean his hospitality toward me new, the eagerness with which he sought and welcomed the new idea and .ne new man. Perhaps we might call it ms inborn radicalism. No writer ever made such rash. such extreme statements m the hope that some new truth might pc compassed. Anything new and daring challenged his attention. His face was wholly set toward the future-the new. The past was discredited the moment it became the past. The coming only is sacred" he said, mo truth so sublime out 1t may be trivial tomorrow in the light of new thoughts From Burroughs Literary Values
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-17
A Rare Nature.

Elinor was one of the people. who through long self-communion have learn ed to speak simply of grave things. The life of the soul was her commonpIace. and those who were thrown with her ac- ceptec It unconsciously, like a change in the tmosphere.-From Alice Browns The Manneringr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-17

When 1t is discovered that a club woman is boast of iti
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-17
A Thaoru nf I.oue.

Laura knew in that moment that 4ov6 the supreme triumph of woman's life. was less a victory than q capituiatiou.-- From Nerris's The Pit. ssh
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
Locals and Personals.

Keep your eye on Chancery Hill.
2l6 High Street, Toilet Water
Reduced.
Fresh Saratoga Potato Chips at
PrOtzman's, MADEIRA Block Grocery,
S. Il. Thompson of Pittsburg is in
the city today.
WEAVER'S Grocery sells best fruit
jars; half gallon size, 81 cents d0z. ::
quart size, AZ cents.
Earl Morgan went 10 his home at
Fairmont at noon today for the
Summer
Miss Bertha Browning, of Wells.
burg, is in the city to spend few
days with friends and acquaintance.
Mrs. Mary Ann Wright one of the
Oldest ladies of Morgantown is lying
very i'll at her home on Wharf street
and there is slight hope of her recov-
cry.
WORD was received here to-day of
the very serious illness of Mrs. VIM.
M. Evans OF Parkersburg. Her friends
are quite apprehensive as to the result.
WE have the latest magazines,
weeklies, novels etc. All the Sunday
papers. Mathes, corner High and
Peasants streets, "where you get your
drinking water"
Benson Jacobs OF Little Falls has
Deen here today. summoned by the
results of the fire here last night. Mr.
Jacobs son Clyde had a clothing store
in one of the buildings burned.
Mrs. Kent Loomis, of Parkersburg,
who is here studying music in the Uni
Versity, will play the organ at the NJ
e, church in the absence of Mrs. Grace
Martin Snee. Mrs. Loomis is an ar
tist OF exceptional ability. Mr. Kas-
par will play the violis at the same
church.
Miss Elizabeth Moore, who has
been student in the Univereity
School of Music during the summer,
left today for her home in Elwell,
Mason county. Miss Moore expects
to visit friends at Weston on her way
home. She will probably return to
the University next fall.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
THE WAR ON TYPHOID FEVER.
Hon. Waitman Barbe Tells of Measures
Taken by MorgantOwn.

Hon, Waitman Barbe, field agent
Of the University of West Virginia,
has been in the city in the line of his
duties. While here he was asked as
to the condition of Morgantown in re-
gard to typhoid fever, says the
Charlestown Mail. Mr.. Barbe said
that there were now about a dozen
cases of typhoid fever or about the av-
erage amount to be found at this time
in West Virginia towns of that size,
While they had had considerably
more cases, yet they had never had
the number that exaggerated reports,
which are customary in such cases,
had credited them with.
However the authorities Of Nor
gantown and the people generally had
co-operated to do all that could be
done in the way of modern sanitation
to improve conditions. The town had
been thoroughly cleaned, until the al
leys and back yards were as clean as
your front yards, All the sewers had
been examined, and one defective
sewer had been repaired. The water
works company, which is private
corporation owned by men of means,
were cooperating with the city
authorities, by putting in the best
kind Of a sand filter at great expense,
in order to eliminate what germs there
might be in the water In fact, &C
cording to Mr.. Barbe, the city of
has been put in first
class sanitary condition, according to
the best modern ideas Oh this subject.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
VIII Receive Bids.

The Board Of Regents of the West
Virginia University will receive bids
up to IL o'clock, noon, Of August 25,
1903, for the erection of Presidents
house, according to plans and speeifl-
cations prepared by Architect j. c..
Gault, Morgantown. After August
plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of j. c. Gault, Morgan
town; w. j. w, Cowden, Wheeling;
G. e. Haworth, Huntington; j. B.
Finley, Parkersburg; ID c. Gallagher
Charleston, and II. w, uarmer,
ClarksbIrg. All bids should be adj
dressed to President D. B. Purinton,
Morgantown, w. Va, and should be
plainly marked on the envelope: "Pro-
posals for Presidents House." The
Board of Regents reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
w. j. w. CowDEN,
President Board of Regents.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
ATTACKED OPERATOR
Buns Tried to Force B, & O.
Night Operator

To Give Tickets-Hof'man Gave one q
good Thrashing Mayor McGrew
Sent Impostors to Jail on Bread and
water.
Chas, Conway and James Wilson
were in town on business yesterday.
They are lin town today on bread
and water. Yesterday they were
doing charitably disposed people.
Today they are doing time in Jail.
Yesterday, Wilson went on a crutch.
Today hei going on ansempty stom-
ach.
These two worthless hail from
Martinsburg, they say. They came
to Morgantown yesterday and spent
the day gong from place to place
begging money. Wilson the larger
man, used crutch rather awkardly
for lame man. He carried card
setting forth the wards of
charity. Many people took pity on
them, and gave them money. To
ward evening, they had accumulated
quite sum, and later accumulated
jag OF corresponding proportions.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock
last night, they went to the B. and
O. station and demanded tickets
They were not particular where to,
but any place to take them out of
town. They had premonition that
1T would be better for them not to
be here this morning.
The ticket agent was not there,
and all OF the tickets were locked in
the safe, as they should be. Mr..
Hoffman the night operator told
them so, and ordered them out. He
had no authority to sell tickets,
much less give them away.
The buns, then attempted to take
the tickets. Wilson struck at Heff-
man with a crutch, and Conway
used his fist. Hoffman sailed in and
Knocked Conway down. Wilson
departed. When Conway was al
lowed to get up his face was badly
damaged, and he needed ticket to
the hospital.
Policeman Garrison and Fleming
were called and arrested the men
who tried to force the B. & o. char
ity. Wilson was made to discard
his eruteh, and walked as well as
anybody.
This morning Mayor McGrew
fined him $500 and sentenced him
to 5 days in jail on bread and water.
Mostly water. Conway was fined
$5 and sentenced to 30 days in jail
oni bread and water Wilson's SEN
tence was lighter because Hoffman
did not charge him with assault,
but only plain drunk.
If the b. d O. takes the case up
as they should, both men will land
behind the bars They wanted
Bromo- settler this morning to
steady their nerves. but had to
worry along without it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
CARRIGAN TALKS,
Does not Think Extra Session
Wise Thing.
Time is Required In Which TO Consid-
er tax Commission Bills-Matters in
Connection With it which he Does
not Like Very Much.

Senator Charles E. Carrigan has
been in town. He left for his home at
Benwood today. While he was here
be was of course asked about the pros
poets of an extra session 20 consider
the tax commission report.
He stated that he did not believe
that an extra session was the wise
plan. An extended session after the
regular session next time the legisla-
ture meets would probably be the best
way to settle the problem.
1.-The tax commission report and
bills makes several hundred pages OF
printed matter To consider this
properly will take much time and
study. And ! for one would not vote
for or against any of the proposed bills
without the most careful study
when you attempt to make any
radical changes in the system of tax
alton you are striking at something
which may prove fraught with much
danger to the interests of the state. !"
1.-THE House rushed the,bills through.
They did everything without proper
consideration. They even proposed
to appoint railroad commissioner to
regulate the railroads of the state
and make them obey the laws and
then saddled the payment of this Off
cial's salary on the railroads them
Selves
sThe Senate was conservative. 1t
was accused Of being influenced by
corporation interests. | do not be-
lieye that this is true
zone plea which has been made is
that the corporations must be punish
ed by excessive taxation. When we
set our faces against corporations be-
cause they are corporations we may
work irretrieyable injury to the state
which is being developed by these
same corporations.
"The tax commission was made up
of at least three men who are either
corporation attorneys or corporation
men. They are w P. Hubbard, John
II. Holt and Henry G. Davis, That
they should 60 after the corporations
and hold them up may not sound reas-
enable to some people. 1t does not to
me-
Another thing that made me hot
was the effort TO have all the bills pass
ed by the Republican majority In the
House and Senate as party bills. We
cannot afford to allow such weighty
matters to be decided along party
lines. There is too much at stake
"Still another thing was the secrecy
which surrounded the report and the
bills. These were TO have been pre-
sented to the people Of the state on
January but they were not prepared
until in October. Then they were
locked up in Secretary Dawson's safe
and were not given to the members of
the legislature until the second day of
the session"
fWhat ] think should be done and
what was ordered done by the legisla-
ture was to have thousands of copies
of the bills printed, distribute them
to the people Of the state, find out
how they feel about it and let them
speak through their conventions, both
Democratic and Republican. Then
when the next legislature is called to-
gether the whole matter will have
been considered carefully. We may
take up the bills after the regular ses-
sion aud be ready and prepared to act
upon them"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
Rent and Want Ads.

HOUSE FOR sALE-HouSe of seven
rooms on corner lot, all Improvements.
Apply at 112 Beverly ave.
For RENT-Two good store rooms
and fat, near corner of Spruce and
Wiley Street. Apply to Mrs. L. M
Dering, MADEIRA Block
Room AND BoARD-There is room
at 65S Spruce street for Que gentle
man to room and board.
Boy WANTED. A good boy to work
in Grocery Store. One who has had
some experience preferred. Write A,
b. G. this ONCE
LoTs FOR sALE-For sale three lots,
in Smiths addition, eight lots in Sa
braton, two lots on South High street
For particulars call on
G. w. SEMANs
1876 Sturgiss street
Rooms AND Elegant
rooms and boarding for IS week
Cali at 1853 Clay street, South Nor
gantown.
For RENT-A few new houses with
bath and other convenienees on the
Peninsula.
For SALE have the residence
property of Col r. +. Fast, corner
of Chestnut street & Bumbo for sale
at bargain. IA rooms Bath rooms
Two entrances, one from each street
Laundry, instantaneous heater, aud
everything up to date.
For prices and terms call on
JOSEPH II Mills
Real Estate Agent
Bowers Bldg. Court Square.
For SALE--Four choice lots in the
Peninsula. For particulars call at
this Office
For sALE-A small farm of 354 A.,
within / mile OF the Rolling Mill,
Prism Glass Factory and other large
factories. Suitable for gardening,
small fruits, poultry, etc. An
home for man that would want to
work at the factories. Most all un-
derlaid with 4 vein of coal now open
ed. Good roomed house and large
stable. ] will sell this farm at bar
gain II sold soon.
j. S. ZINN, Real Estate dealer.
205 Walnut St. Morgantown, w. Va
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED.
Contractors at Worlds Fair Making
Unprecedented Roadway in Building
the Palace of Agriculture.

A record in the rapid construction
of big exposition building is being
made by the contractors who are
putting up The mammoth Palace Of
Agriculture at the Worlds Fair at
st, Louis.
The building when completed will
be SAG by 1860 feet, and will cover
more than q acres. After 10 days of
work, 1850 feet of the frame work of
the giant structure had been finished
and the work was progressing so sat-
isfactorily that it was confidently
predicted that the remainder would
be completed in II days more.
Caldwell & Drake are the contract
ors. Though they were awarded the
contract last March much time was
spent in buying materials and getting
them on the ground so that they did
not begin until after the dedication
on May /, Then small force began
laying the floor
When the real work began Charles
T, Caldwell, who personally directs
the operations, put on 100 men, who
work 10 hours day. A night shift
of 40 men is also employed. Work
started on the north end. As soon
as the frame work was finished on
the north end the staff workers began
their task and they are closely follow
ing the builders on the journey south
ward of 1860 feet.
Mr.. Caldwell says by December l,
when the building is due to be turned
over to the Exposition officials, the
great building will be complete in
every detail.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
Fire broke outin the ''sky-scrapers'

Fire broke outin the "sky-serapersn
on Peasants street opposite the NEW
DOMINION building about one O'Clock
this morning, and completely Quilted
four Of the store rooms. The total
loss is something like IS, 900 or SIC, 900,
part Of which is covered by insurance.
The losers are nearly all parties who
have just started in business here, and
are poorly able to stand the loss.
Mr. Coneway, who conducted a mill
mary store is the heaviest loser. His
stock was completely destroyed. 1t
was worth about SO. 900. Insure nee
81, 800.
Clyde E. Jacobs stock Of clothes and
furnishings was completely destroyed
He carried insurance to the amount
of $1,000 and his stock was worth
$4,000,
V. A. Gloss, candy kitchen, stock
entirely destroyed. No Insurance.
Loss about $500. Mr.. Gloss saved
some of his most valuable tools-ice
cream freezers, and similar utensils.
Peoples Telephone Company, dam
age to phones, cable and other ma
terial, $500. No insurance.
G. H.Mayers and Bros. plumbing and
electrical supplies. Damaged to the
amount Of 5000. No insurance.
Theo Dilger, jeweler damage of
$500 TO stock worth 81, 900 or So, 600.
No insurance.
The buildings were owned by DR.. l.
G. White, DR., L. S. Brock and DIR. D.
~ no
cost of about s., 500. They were In
sured in the Aetna for 81, 900, and in
the Philadelphia Fire Association for
$500. Three OF the store rooms are
not damaged toany great extent The
insurance companies will probably put
the buildings back in the same condi-
tion they were for less than the amount
of insurance.
The fire was discovered about one
o'clock this morning by Sam Newman,
from his restaurant across the street.
He saw blaze in the milllnary store
of Mr.. Conway, 1t seemed to be in
the middle of the floor. He ran up
street yelling fire, and Bert Meeks
sounded the alarm. Geo. Wood, Lou
Beall, Sam Newman, Policeman Yoke,
Bert MeeSs arrived with the first reels
There was considerable delay IN get
ting the hose attached to the plug at
the corner of Peasants and High
streets, and the fire had big head
way before the streams were playing
on the flames.
The buildings were as combustlble
as big pine knot, and the fight was
a fierce one from the start. The
roofs were covered with tarred paper.
There was no plastering, and the cell
lngs and walls on the inside were lined
with thin wainscoting This burst
into blaze wherever tongue Of flame
touched.
The length Of the row added TO the
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01

difficulty. While the flames were be-
ing checked in one part, they gained
Roadway in another. The buildings
are Of the shed kind, and the space
between the roof and the ceiling in
front is not more than two feet This
.diminishes toward the rear, where
roof and ceiling meet in a short angle.
1t was in this triangular space that
the fire maintained its hold, and ran
rapidly from one room to another
The water pressure was very strong
and two good streams were kept on
the blaze for over an hour The
firemen did excellent work, aud are to
be congratulated on their control Of
the flames.
The buildings have been regarded
as fire-traps ever since they were built,
and many predictions have been made
as to the result if fire should ever
break out IN them. The remarkable
thing is that they were not totally
destroyed
Policeman Yoke was the only man
hurt in the fire-tlghting. The curtains
inside Of the jewelry store OF Theo.
Dilger took fire, and he smashed the
plate glass window with a monkey
wrench; big piece of glass fell To-
wards his face, and he threw up his
hand to keep it from cutting him.
His hand and wrist were badly cut,
and he is carrying that member in a
sling to-day,
The fire probably caught from the
decorations around the gas jet in
Conneway's millinery store. These
burned and dropped to the floor, ig-
hitting it. Mr.. Conneway is away
from home, and Mrs Conneway is i'll
from the excitement and loss of their
property.
The buildings were rooted with
composition roofing, which resisted
the fire well.
Theo. Dilger. the jeweler was
robbed of a considerable amount of
jewelry which was on display in the
window. He arrived too late to pre-
vent unpriueipled persons in the crowd
from taking what they could lay their
hands on.
Mr. Gloss has the sympathy of ey-
erybody in his losses. 1t is hoped that
he will continue his business, with
the assurance of a large share Of pub
lie patronage.
None OF the parties who were losers
by the fire know yet what they will
do in regard to continuing their bust
ness.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
Church Notes.

EPISCOPAL cHURcH-Services at
l0:45 a. m. No evening service.
M. P. CHURCH. Services 1890 a.
m, sermon, The Faithful Christian;
preaching at s p. M; Sabbath School
at $50 a. M; Junior Christian En-
deavor at 2:30 p. M; Young Peoples
meeting at p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Z he pastor
will conduct the regular services at
the Presbyterian church tomorrow at
10:45 a. IN. and 8 p. m. Sunday
school $3.50 a. m. &. e. meeting 1880
p. m. After tomorrow the church
will be closed for few weeks for re-
pairs
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC oHuRcH-The
usual Sunday services will be conduct
ed by the Rev. Father ]. G. Kluser in
st. Francis Catholic Church in the 4th
Ward. Low mass and sermon in Ger
man at o'clck. High mass and sermon
in English at 10 O'Clock. Sunday Schoo
Immediately after the second mass.
Vespers and benediction at 80 ir the
evening.
CHRISTIAN cHURcH-Sunday School
at $50. Regular church services at
10:45 a. m. and 500 p. IN, Sermons
by d. w. Ohern. Morning theme:
"Simon Peter Until the Ascension"
evening sermon, Simon Peter in the
Early History of the Church. These
are the first two of series on Simon
Peter. Endeavor service at 7:l5.
All are invited to all services.
M. E. CHURCH: Sunday school at
$3.50, Prof. Wiley Supt. At 10:45 Rev.
O. w. Waters Will preach. Epworth
meeting at 700, subject, Remember
Jesus Christ" Leader L. e. Friend.
At 500 The Rev, S. j. Cotton, Presid-
ing Elder OF the Morgantown District
will preach. This will be the Elders
last visit to Morgantown, his six years
OF service as Elder expires with the
coming session of Conference held the
last OF September. On Monday eve
ming at 500 o'clock will be held in the
Church the fourth and last Quarterly
Conference year.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
TWO CENTS
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Member OF State Board Re-
turns from Charleston.

And Tells of the TRADING of the Teach
ers Manuscripts-0nIy 200 Teachers
in the state Received No. Certifi-
cates-Queer Antics in one School.
AItha Warman has returned from
Charleston where he has been en-
gagged as one of the board which ex-
ahmed the papers sent in from the
teachers of the state at the recent
uniform examination. The board
was composed of Profs. r. A. Arm
strong, Josiah Keely, L. L, Friend,
{. f. Carrigan, L. S. Fleming, G.
5, Laidley, Altha Warman and
Misses Fontaine and MeGuigan.
Over two thousand papers were
examined. OF this number 200
received No, | certificates, $50 got
No and 500 received No. 3. About
$50 flunked out.
Mr. Warman was asked about the
report that there was evidence of
wholesale cheating on the part of
teachers He said that the lips of
the board were sealed on this subject
but when pressed stated that he
would think the statement sounded
correct If he saw it published
All who showed evidences of cheat
ing were allowed to submit evidence
that they had not cheated. One
young lady made affidavit that she
had not received help and No.
certificate was sent to her. Others
who may have received notices that
their certificate have been with
drawn for this reason may get them
in at tbs same way.
Mr.. Warman said that there was
no evidence of cheating IN the man.
uscripts submitted from this county.
Many of the applicants were new
teachers. But three of those who
took the examination in this county
were old teachers. Two of them
received No. and the other receiv-
ed No. certificate.
Some of the answers were lud-
crous. One of them in anfwer to the
question as to the character of elecu-
tionary exercises which were held
was that "glmelasties and bowel
exercises were held weekly in hiss
school.
Under the new law No. l certifi-
Gates are good anywhere in the state
and are good for five years. Under
the old system they are good four
years and in only the county which
issues them.
The board concluded to raise the
standard and under the new law a
No. 2 is as good as a No | under
the old one. A great many of the
teachers of the state have hold over
certificates and did not have to take
the examination.
In regard to the criticism of the
board, Mr. Warman had nothing to
say further than to remark that it
was time for the standard to be
raised and the board intends to raise
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
NOT MANY MORE STATE
ENCAMPMNTS WILL BE HELD.
Huntington Will Probably Get Last
One and Then Troops viii go Into
General Camp.

Articles in the Army and Navy
Journal indicate that within a very
few years state encampments
of the national guard will be a
thing of the past. 1t is probable
one more encampment will be held
by the West Virginia troops by
themselves, but after that one, which
will be held in Huntington, it is be-
lleved arrangements will have been
completed for the eneampment OF the
troops of several states at one time.
At these several regiments of
regulars will be encamped with the
militia and vast benefit is expect
ed to be derived by the state
soldiery, under the proposed method.
If any eneampment should be held
in this state after the completion of
arrangements for the general en-
campments, they will be held at
Mountain Lake Park. Others will
be held at Chick amauga Park, Ga,
and others farther north.