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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26
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where fitting u
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Each wearer be-
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26

Spectacles are now removed.
We cordially invite you TO call for descriptive
catalogue. We take pleasure in giving full informa
ton. Patrons call us .Public Benef.ctors." Every
wearer of glasses should look up and what all
| This means. One pair free upon conditions given on
application. BRIGGS OPTICAL CO..
| Triangle BLDG. ROchexter, ny.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26
ANIDR0sIS BENEFIcIENT DEPARTURE

Heretofore all orders for Anidrosis Bath Supplies from
those owning rubber cabinet limitations who were made
TO believe sweating alone would dissolve and disinect
coagulafe corrupt matter (Which clog and diseased as
done by this great medical invention have been de-
cied but as an eye opener all such order one set
and prove their mistake The book of inGsputable ey.
idence will be mailed for 10 to everyone In Guest
or health or lucrative humane benecient practice and
outht sales. DIR. COnant, Inventor. Skovhesan Me-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26

-, -, and they will send you one
by mail. Please mention my sales No. as
below, SO that will receive credit for the
sale.
karat fountain pen, should you want some
thing fine"
These letters the dupes were directed to
mail to their friends.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26

A Western mail swindle, which was
eminently successful until broken up by
the post-oflice authorities, was worked
by extensively advertising in reputable
newspapers, as follows:
"An income of SIS weekly can be earned
in spare time or evenings by any person
able to write, or TO do copying at home;
inclose stamp. Address - Co.,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26

A plausible scheme of frauds was operat-
ed through the mails by advertising for
persons to do work at home painting
china, representing that the work was
easy and the pay good. A remittance of
So was required from those desiring to
undertake the work; after the remittance
was received the promoters declined to
pay for or accept the work, on the as
sumed grounds that it was not done salts
factOrily,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26

An alleged physician of an Indiana town
makes the claim that after years of pa
tient delving into the realms Of science, he
has discovered the elixir of life. After
infinite research he prepared it, and now
rroclaims his willingness to part with it
for coin sent him by any one foolish
enough to be duped. Pimples, boils, scars
on the face, crooked noses, eyes or feet,
corns or bunions, hair on the face or arms,
or lack of it on the head, are mere baga-
telles in the category Of ailments this elixir
will cure.
1t is set forth as cure-all for any dis
ease, no matter what its character may be-
He will contract to allow his elixir of life
to drive out of the system dropsy, pa
ralysis, locomotor ataxia, consumption,
Bright's disease, deafness, or any i'll that
flesh is heir to.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26

Summer is the incubation period, MS it
were, of those who use the mails for the
purposes of defrauding, and from past
evidences it seems that during the hot
months and the early Fall the hours are
bring to them the elusive eagle. Per-
haps they do not think it expedient to
risk debarment by coming forth from their
hiding places before the Christmas holt
days, when the country is usually flooded
with the offspring of their fertile brains
and the gullible are in their most altruis-
fic couditinn
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-26

Postal authorities not long ago cleaned
up Boston man who advertised through
out the country that he had secured n lot
of "lucky stones" on his travels through
India, which he was willing to send by
mail on the receipt Of 81 per stone. The
money he received was fabulous in amount
The dollars were still raining in when the
Inspectors ralded his Office and closed him
out. He didnt care whether he was wiped
out OR not. He had gathered in the
money.
Not in recent years have any mail SWIM
dlers been soobold as that humOrist who,
advertising that he would send a certain
way of getting rich on receipt of 81, sent
out little slips containing the words "Work
like the devil and never spend cent" but
manipulatOrS Of the mails almost as brazen
are constantly requiring suppression.
When we stop to reflect how long this mail
swindling las been going on, and then
consider that tens of millions of news
papers containing accounts of such swim
dies are constantly circulated, we are
tempted to accept the theory that there is
a sucker born every minute who classes
himself as a fiscal pheRomenOn and twin
brother of the Bank of England-and he
never dies.
An alleged clergyman in Boston started
a peculiarly atrociOus confidence game by
inserting this advertisement in numerous
papers:
"Wanted-A good Christian man as an
associate in our business; one qualified to
conduct correspondence from our Boston
office; to make occasional visits to towns
and cities in Massachusetts, and make Sc
lections from applicants for positions; also,
to invest $500 in our business, after care
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
TO STOP PUMPS.
State Line Gas Company has
Been Restrained by Court.

Can not Allow Federated Glass Com
pany at Point Marion to use Pumps
on Gas Line--Jeannette Glass Com
psnyGoes After Local People In the
Unioutown Courts.
A case OF interest has just been
decided at Uniontown- The State
Line Gas Company was one Of the
parties to the suit. This company
is made up of E. NJ. Grant and
others of Morgautown. A special
telling about the suit is as follows:
The case of the Jeanette Glass
company, Limited, against the State
Line Natural Gas company. was
called for hearing before Judge
Reppert. This was an application
by the plaintiff for an injunction to
restrain the defendants from sup
plying natural gas for fuel to other
parties than the plaintiff until the
plaintiff should be supplied sufficient
gas by the defendant to run the
glass factory of the plaintiff, situate
at Point Marion.
The bill for an injunction was filed
by Attorney j. Q. Van Swearingen
representing the plaintiff, several
days ago and notice was given the
defendant that hearing would be
had. The bill set forth that the
defendant had entered into con-
tract to furnish the plaintiff sufficient
natural gas to run the plaintiffs
glass factory before supplying gas
to any other parties except the
domestic consumers OF the defend
ant. The plaintiff alleged in the
bill that in violation of this agree
ment, and without furnishing it
sufficient gas to run its factory, the
defendant for several months past
had been furnishing natural gas for
fuel to the Federated Glass company
which is also located at Point
Marion.
The plaintiff alleged further that
the defendant had been permitting
and allowing the Federated Gas
company to pump the gas out of
the mains belonging to the defend
ant with a pump located In the
factory of the said Federated Glass
company thereby reducing the sup
ply Of gas which the plaintiff would
even otherwise have had, greatlyto
the damage, injury and inconveni
ence Of the plaintiff. And the court
was asked to restrain the defendant
from allowing the gas pump TO be
used in this manner, and to restrain
the defendant from violating it's
contract with the plaintiff by failing
TO supply the plaintiff sufficient
supply of gas to run its factory.
After the case was called and the
parties were all present the court
made an order by agreement OF
counsel that the defendant should
forbid the use by any of its custom
ers of gas pumps, blowers or other
artificial means of extracting from
the mains of the gas company more
gas than would flow through the
pipes by reason of the natural
pressure of the gas and that if the
said Federated Glass company
should not upon service of notice
cease to use said gas pump at its
factory it's supply Of gas should be
shut of entirely. 1t was also en-
bodied in the decree that the defend
ant should pay the costs of this
proceeding. The defendant was
represented by Attorney H. L.
Robinson. and by Attorneys Cox &
Baker of Morgantown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
FOOLISH KICKING
Morgantown People Don't Rec
ognize Benefits Given Them.

BY the B. s 0. at this Place-Letter
From j. C. Frazer Tells President
Lerree About how People Kick With
ont Cause What the Road has
Given us.
The following is copy of q letter
sent to the president Of the B. q o.
by J. e. Frazer. The letter ex
plains itself:
Mr. s Loree. Pres. B & o r r Bal
| timore, Nd.
MoRGAsrows, w. Va, MY Dear
Friend:-I.am in receipt of your let
ter asking the reason of the nonsen-
steal clamorings of some citizens of
this place for better Accommodations
and service. Pay no attention to
them at ALL You are engaged in
the noble work OF building and con-
structing useless lines and cut offs
in praiseworthy endeavor to cut
out rthe legitimate competition of
the Wabash and all others who de-
sire to benefit this State and this
place.
The strangest thing to me Is that
people do not appreciate the great
service that you render them. Take
as an instance crate of green ba
nanas. They can be brought here
by boat in a day, while by rail they
may require weeks time. At first
glance the odds would seem TO be
in favor of the boat, but those who
say so betray their ignorance be-
cause if they take week to get
here they are ripe when they get
here, and as we only eat them when
they. are ripe we do not care whether
they spoil in the dealers hands or
not Then in the matter of train
service, think how much more busl-
ness everyone gets through With
here when the trains are always
late. No hurry, no rush to catch a
train and usually several hours to
rest at the other end If one wants to
make connection. There are ig
noramuses here say that the income
of this station every month is suf
ficient to construct far handsomer
building as station than anything
in this city, but they do not know
how much money it required to de
feat the much needed tax commits
sion and the commissioner of rail
road legislation this winter at
Charleston, or fthey would be con-
tent with such station as that at
Randall. We now have three trucks
on the narrow platform at the station
which, loaded with sour beer kegs,
trunks. old chicken coups, ETC., are
rapidly pushed up and down the
platform for half hour before the
train comes in order to give the
prospective passengers standing on
the narrow platform much needed
exercise before they sit down in the
train which they have waited for SO
long.
Then the waiting rooms are de-
lightfal clean places that are occu-
pied by everyone regardless;of age,
sex color or condition. In order to
get to them we have arranged mild
excitement in the 1orn of slide
through the mud which lands the
ladies and gentlemen who desire to
leave town speedily though not al
ways clearly on the platform.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25


Hoods ryhmes OF riches
Gold gold gold gold
Bright and yellow hard and cold,
Molten, craven hammered and roll
ed;
Heavy to get and light to hold:
Hoarded, bartered, bought and sold
Stole, borrowed, squandered. doled;
Spurned by the young but hinged
by the old
To the very verge OF the church yard
mould:
Price Of many q miserable crime
untold:
Gold gold gold. gold
Good or bad thousand fold
How widely its agencies vary,
To save, to ruin, TO curse, to bless,
As even its minited corns express,
Now stamped with the image Of a
good Queen Bess,
And now OF a Bloody Mary
No wonder the people are fiocking
to California, the sunshine and the
sight OF the gold are the secret Oar
Banks are literally hanks OF gold. few
greenhacks and not much silver. Not
every one that comes can get the gold
twenties, however, but no one can miss
the sunshine which is better
And now comes my poem OF invita-
ton. (To the land OF sunshine. }
Borgadtwowd is cobig up remarked
an old gentleman with a cold one
March day as i walked your streets
some 20 years ago. Hence the follow
ing literary production on the,
Bellogchally Days Of Barch.
Chill wildly BaTch with its boardig
blast
Dow cubs and sleets the beddow
add the lawd
Even Octoher's suddy days are past,
Add Subber's gawd.
] kdow dot what 1t Is to which l
cligg
That stirs to sogg add sorrow, yet
trust
That still sigg, but as the liddets
sigg,
Because / bust.
Dear leaves that used to rustic death
by feet
BY liggerigg feet aud fill by eyes
with terrs
Ye bake be sad, OH it gars be greet
That ye are scar"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

SURROUNDED by strong and we'll
balanced company of unusual ex-
cellence, magnificent and appropriate
scenery, wonderful electrical effects,
costumes historically correct and
with an attention to the smallest
detail, Porter J. Whites revival of
Francesca da Rimini' has been
conceded to be one of the grandest
dramatic events of the season. 1t
is in such high class work as is
afforded him in the role of Pope in
Francesca da Rimini'' that Mr..
White is seen at his best. 1t will be
gratifying news to many of Mr..
Whites friends and admirers TO
know that he viii be seen at
Swisher's Theatre on next Thursday
evening.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

The limited on the M. 4 X.
sometimes brings enough people to
pretty well fill the South end Of
High street.
GARDEN making is being prose-
cuted by many people who have
gardens and desire to get in their
sass as early in the spring as posi-
BILE.
THE Federal Savings and Trust
Company have placed pretty sign on
their corner on High and Walnut
streets.
Tia Connellville Courier says
that number of the rollers who
have been working there in the mills
are preparing to move to Morgan
town to work in the Rolling Mill
which 10 nearing compilation. They
have been promised jobs In the mill
here.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
DISTRICT EXAMINATIONS
For the County schools to be Held
April 18th.

The District Examinations for Monon-
gala County will be held Saturday
April 18th 1908, at the following places
in the respective districts beginning q
0 O'Clock a. m.
Battelle at Wadestown.
Clay at Moore sville.
Cass at Cassville.
Grant at Laurel Point
Morgan and Union at Easton.
Clinton at Ridgedale.
The questions for these examinations
will be printed and will be made uni.
form throughout the county. They will
be conducted by the teachers, and the
manuscripts will be forwarded 10 the
County Superintendent, Immediately
after the examination closes. Each
graduate will be supplied with = large
envelope, furnished at the place Of ex-
animation, in which TO mail his manu-
scripts, TO the undersigned. The man
uscripts will be graded by myself. and
the diplomas mailed at once to the grad
mates. These examinations were put
off rather late on account OF the small
pox scare and the possible bad wealth
err.
Respectfully,
STEPHEN Mason.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
RIotInq In Trinidad.

Port Of Spain, Trinidad, March "a
"A mob has attempted to burn the
government buildings and the police
fred on the rioters, killing or wound
ing several Of them. The rioting was
due to the refusal on the part Of the
government to withdraw an ordinance
concerning the new water works, t.
protest against which several public
meetings had been held. A demon
stration was made during the meet
ing Of the legislative council ant
finally the mob stoned the govern
ment building and set fire to II. The
riot act was read and the police fired
on the mob The city is in a state Of
great excitement.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People.
How they are and Where they are.

How they are and Where they are.
Fred e. Dean has goue to Niagara
Falls, on a visit of week.
Guy M. Hayes is in Pittsburg and
will be back on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. L. j. Peabody has gone to
Pittsburg to attend to some business
matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Chadwick
are in Pittsburg tor visit of three
or four days.
Miss Flora Hayes returned to her
duties at Marshall College this
morning after spending the spring
vacation here.
Mrs. T. Pickenpaugh and son
Clark went to Washington, D. G.,
this morning to visit A. X. Wagner
and family for week.
Miss Mary Semans has announced
the spring and summer opening for
Wednesday and Thursday March
rs and 26th.
Mrs. Margaret Chadwick has re-
turned to New York after a very
pleasant visit with her many friends
here.
Miss Mary f. Semans has an
nounced the spring and summer
opening for Wednesday and Thurs
day March the 25th aid 10Th.
James Lantz who has been out of
town for some time is back for a
short visit. He has been at Waynes-
burg and Warrington.
@. w. SwIsHER of Fairmont says
that he is not ashamed to acknowledge
that he would like to be governor of
the state. He said this in Parkers-
burg. 1t is hardly probable that he
will land the plum.
Frank Brock will leave on Wednes-
day for Clarksburg where he goes to
take charge of the A. S. Law
store which was recently purchased
by the Acme OF this place. 1t is prob
able that he will not remain there but
will return to Morgantown later.
to- H.. "a 10 ...n oen 10. io ~
p,..sh,,rn ,o - a++ s - nou 20. ao'
aawn to- " "'e" W 'o''o "e''
~. uuseman was recent sisltor
70 Aihewoou. ne was former resi-
cent OF tnat place out now lives In
morgantown.
Mrs. Harry Mathews of Man
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
RECEPTION RENDERED FRANCIS.
First OF a Series Welcoming Him
Back to st. Louis-Replies Feel
ingIy to Honor Conferred.

st. Louis, March 24.-President d.
exposition, was rendered the first of
series of receptions that have been
arranged to welcome him back to st.
Louis and to show appreciation Of his
energetic pilgrimage through Europe
during the past five weeks in the in
terests of the worlds fair.
The first welcome was accorded
Mr.. Francis on the floor of the Mer
chants exchange, Of which he was
formerly president. Business was sus-
pended for time and the congress
of citizens mingled with the traders
in extending public welcome. Presi.
dent Ballard, of the exchange. Mayor
Wells and former Governor Stannard
made addresses, to which Mr.. Francis
replied In part:
This assemblage and this demon
stration are to me more inspiring than
the courts of Europe or all the pomp
and ceremony of monarchial institu.
tons. l cannot find words in which
to give expression to the sensations
aroused by your enthusiastic mani
festations Of good will, and the very
fattering honor with which you re
ceive me.
What seems to have been the eff.
feet Of the tour in the interests Of the
exposition in St. Louis and through
out the United States has been as sur.
prising as it has been gratifying.
"The willingness of the foreign
countries to take part in what des.
ignated in Europe as "a coronation Of
civilization has been to many sec.
lions Of our country-hitherto luke.
warm or indifferent--an awakening
to the ambitious scope of our under.
taking and the invaluable advantages
to the entire country with which it is
fraught. st. Louis will prove equal
to the responsibility"
Resolutions expressing the appre.
citation the citizens of st. Louis have
Of President Francis work in behalf
Of the worlds fair and rendering him
a vote Of thanks were adopted as the
final tribute of the reception.
Mayor Wells rendered banquet tc
Mr.. Francis at the St. Louis club.
About so of the commercial leaders Of
st. Louis were guests. Among the
speakers were Mayor Wells, President
Francis, Chancellor w. s. Chaplin, Of
Washington university; Charles w.
Knapp, p. w. Lehman, president
University club; Rev. DR.. J. s. Mic.
coils, Rev. W. B. Rogers, president st.
Louis university; d. G. Taylor and
Cyrus H. Walbridge, president Bust.
ness Mems club.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
Biggest Man in Chicago Dead.

Chicago, March 24.-James H. Nah
Ter, the largest man in Chicago, If not
the United States, is dead. He
weighed 4s0 pounds, although his
height was only feet 10 inches. Mr..
Mailer was the president of medi,
cal concern and descendant Of q
noble German family. He was SO
broad that he could not use the ele.
waited railways nor the Illinois Central
suburban trains, because he could not
pass through the turnstiles. Only
surface cars having double sliding
doors could admit him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

The city election on Thursday of
next week will be the first munich
pal election held under the Austria
liam ballot law. 1t will be conducted
in all respects just like general
election.
A NEW mileage book good on the
Pennsylvania, B. 4 o., C. & O.,
d. L. q w., Lehigh Valley and
Erie is to be issued May first. This
book will cost $50 OF which $40 will
ne returned after book Is used if
purchaser can show that he has
used it in accordance with the terms
Of the contract on which it was
sold.
STEWART street is in bad condition.
The people who use it are making
all sorts of remarks about it. This
morning Jake Vangilder pulled his
milk wagon In two after stalling on
the way into town. The street can
not be fixed before the weath her
settles but it should receive prompt
attention then.
THE steps leading to Greenmont
in rear of the public school building
are in bad shape. They wind one
way then another and it 10 q great
feat to be able to walk down them
without falling. Thst they win not
be needed much longer makes the
people who 60 that way feel real
good.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

The contract for the Chancery
Hill bridge from South Main street
has long since been let and the work
of construction will begin soon.
VERY satisfactory progress has
been made on the trolley line and
there will be no trouble in having it
in operation in June provided there
is no delay for want of material. A
considerable part of the rails have
been laid.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

Lima, Peru, March 24.-An indica-
ton of the prosperity Of this country
and confidence in the maintenance of
peace is found In the fact that in less
than an hour the entire capital Of
$125,000 was subscribed for an cleo
trio car line between Lima and Cal
lao, the port of Lima, SIX miles dis
tant. The work Of construction will
be begun Immediately. The plant all
ready has been ordered in the United
States and win arrive here in June.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
To place Machines In Glass Factories.

Anderson, md, March PA. M.
Fox, of the American Window Glass
company, who is making this city his
headquarters while starting the blow.
ing machines in an Alexandria fac.
tory, says the company will place ma
chimes in the factories at Alexandria,
Fairmont, Gas City, Orestes and Hart.
ford City. He does not think that
other Indiana factories will have
blowing machines for at least an
other year or two. The intention OF
the company, he says, is to place the
blowing machines in factories where
there are large tank furnaces, and
pot furnaces will not be considered
for use in connection with the blow.
ing machines for some time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

In new Pullman ordinary" sleep.
ers, wide vestibuled and with every
modern convenience, in charge OF
competent agent, from Cincinnati
ana Chicago via Louisville, New
Orleans, Houston, San Antonio. FL
Paso and Los Angeles to San Fran
cisco. Rates for berths less than
half of cost for regular sleepers, For
free descriptive matter and full par
ticulars, address e. A. Richter,
TRAY. Pass. Agent, Illinois Central
Railroad, Park Building, Pittsburg,
Pa. If.