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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08
SOCIE Z
Miss Mckinney as Hostess

Miss Margaret Mckinney gave g
handsomely appointed luncheon yes
terday from one until three O'Clock
at her home on First street.
Miss Eleanor Moderwell, of Toledo.
Ohio. was guest of honor.
The luncheon was a campaign af-
fair, the rooms being decorated with
flags and the pictures Of the pros
pective Presidents and Vice Presi-
dents.
The national colors We're entirely
carried out and red, white and blue
horns made unique souvenirs
Those present We're Misses Eleanor
and Mabel Noderwsll, 1ladge sam
pie, Villa Butcher. Flossie Fleming,
jamie Mckinney, and Miss Guile;
Mesdames Earl Smith, Harry Hart
ley, Murray Dickerson and Robert
Cunningham
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Naval Cadets.

To enter the Naval academy at An
napolis boy must be between fifteen
and twenty years of age. physically
sound. we'll formed and of robust con
Estitution. He will be examined III
reading. writing, spelling. arithmetic,
geography, English grammar, United
States history, history OF the world, al.
zebra through quadratic equations and
plane geometry.
He must sign articles by which he
binds himself to serve in the United
States navy eight years. including the
time Of probation at the academy, I'M
less sooner discharged. His pay. which
begins at date OF admission. Is $500 4
year.
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a Enlr Gnnnrtunitr

Tasso, being told tint he he'd Il fair
opportunity OF taking advantage of a
very bitter enemy, replied. II wish not
to plhnder him. but there are things
which Wish 70 take from hiu-not his
honor or his life but his maliceand iii
wiil.''
4 We'll spoken, 4 noble taking. from
an enemy. Ills malice and Ill. WIZ.
How is that Gone: Love is the potent
weapon. Heap Goals of fire on his
head .,'-Exchangc
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His Earexyells.

That young cll;ir that calls on
MyrtiIla reminds ne of Patti. :, saidtl.a.
old man III the dining room.
why so ~ asked his4wife.
He has so many farewell pcrforIn-s
ances in the vestibule." Baltimore
Herald.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

muse Island
M nchssls Il does moi: a FAIR sfoE
is arrounGed BY too mans inter
les ting walls TO appear 20 advantage
The old museum build ms was iYsis
sttscver8t TO the Ordnance Depar LAT
# the time of the Cuban war, and has
i5never been restored. At least half
The war treasures were packed in
boxes, where they stlll remain But
in the new Governors Island. which
IS already beginning to assume for
midable proportions from the SO odd
acres filed in on the southwest
shoals. the rsuseum viii be provided
with new, spacious building. large
enough to permit of giving Wfnches
ter room to hlmseIfSsurround BY
the tattered flags OF the battle IN
which he participated Ss
Among the curios is a Korean bat
tie hag,3whtch has peculiar interest
Just nov, on account OF the war ii,
the Far East The flag is huge
piece OF yellow serge, with gro,
tesque tiger embroidered in co1ors.
It was captured in the interior OF Kosl
tea in June. 1871, by sorporal yopel
who was With the marines sent frcm
the United States warship Colorado
to capture fort There We're only q
handful Of Americans, but they ntI
terly put to rout thousands Of Kd,
rean soldiers--the pick.of the army
who quit The fort and deserted the
flag, but not before they had Killed.
Lieutenant Mckee and three of hisl
men. Z
In the sword racks there are Per
sian scimtars. French sabers, dagf
gers, specimens of the japanese dam
mo sword. and Chinese mandarin S
swords, all beautifully lacquered.|
One of the japanese swords is 50 E
heavy that it takes a man with al: +
most the strength OF a Sandow to liftIS
il. This very sword has, il is asscr.
sd, Topped off hundreds of heads OF +
reasonable subjects in the F1owery
Kingdom, The executioner, apparent, .
y, had little to do, once he got the
sword as high as the shoulder and 4
,ver the neck of his victim. The E.
sheer weight of the weapon would Il
hic1zest collar bone. &
IN j. the cases there are sSn1rCS CT II!
hahn mail, French and Prussian hei. +
nets, and ancient clothing and acs 4
outrements of all nations. There Il
re papoose cradles that have carried !
indian princesses thousands of mileS.s|E e
me of them shows the hole made I
f loss by infertie eggs is less than: sS
0 per cent. s.
The best ostriches for p1umes come IL
rom Nubia- The California farms
ow have a new homebred ostrtcLs&Ss
hat it is believed will be the nnest1 :,
f-.-ezs 7szos:1car c7ro:, !--1ow-o.z y
rought to Los Angeles from Cape d
own in 1882 There Were thirty-four b.
the flock when they were shipped.
leven died at sea, and all but six re
led here year after they arrived. te
he pioneer in the California ostrich US
Lrming lost $4,000 in that invest Al
ent "a
But he started back to Cape Town
T another Hook. With these he had -
,tter luck but while he was learning =,
adapt South African ostrich farm OF
6 to California and trying to grow
arketable feathers, he lost from
900 to $1,000 annually for several
ars. A dozen men Were ruined by nt
trich farming in this region in those u
per1menta days, but now all is - ..
ansed. The ostrich farmers are -
ahing large profits. 90
q 4 G.
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RELICS OF
WARS OF THE
REPUBLIC
The Army and Navy Museum On
Governors Island a Repository
Of Trophies Won BY Soldiers
and SaiIors-Valuable
Manuscripts.

/ There is one museum in New York
| filed with historical treasures closely
identified with the early history OF
/ persons, compared with the number
that might derive pleasure and profit
from it, know anything about. That
| is the museum belonging to the Mill
tary Service Institution of the Uni
ted States in Governors Island, Us
the Washington Post.
Men whose names stand high on
the roll of honor in the army and
navy have contributed to it, One ex-
hibit after another has been sent by
brave men fighting for Uncle Sam at
the uttermost ends of the earth.
Some of the treasures are not dupIi-
Gated anywhere else in the country.
They are worth a long journey TO
see for men interested in military
history. Not a war, nor an important
battle, from earliest Colonial times
to the recent conflicts. with the bolo
men in the Philippines that is not
phies.
There can Sheridan's famous
horse, Winchester, the hero of story
and song in the school books, be seen
with all his brave generals accou-
trements on his back.
With foam and with dust the black
charger was gray;
BY the fash of his eyes and the red
nostri1s' play
He seemed to the whole great army
to say:
4 have brought you Sheridan all the
way
From Winchester down to save the
day
A skillful demonstrator has mount.
ed Winchester for the Governors
s1and Museum. Just as he looked
.ide. After the horse died in Chi
ago in 1875, General Sheridan was
with requests for his hide
or exhibition purposes. Those not
# a strictly patriotic nature recelv-
ID no attention. But there was a !
.umber of requests from Grand Ar
ny posts and military societies that Z,
he general felt bound to consider !
lost pressing of all, perhaps, was
he claim OF West Point. Finally
through the efforts OF Brig. Gen. T.
:. Rodenbough. secretary of the in.
titute, Winchester was awarded to
lie Governors Island Museum. Gen.
heridan appreciated the fact that
was the only institution of its kind
National scope in the United
tates. He foresaw the future is ?
,unders had in view.
General Sheridan sent Winchester'S
ody to Prof. Ward, at Rochester, and =
aid about $500 to have him put in ),
'ndition for the museum. He also =
rote a brief history Of the charger y
it'll a list of the engagements in
hich he took part. Sheridan got
e horse as a present $when 3 years Ss
q. 81 He was of Black Hawk blood, $
aled5 near Grand Rapids, Mich, iii @
30 So; and an animal Of great strength "a
q Senduran is doub tful :. rs Gen. ls
az Sherid Ian wrote. SS.s'if B his superior Is&
8as horse for field seNica was evafI ss
Iden one
an represent cramped Gus ters ofi
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! FRS I ARosN ores
! Ne. 80 SO q Reaular orreap ondsns q,
!,


- - -s:=
Ralph Brown. ". 10 was called
back from Central City on acc9tIn q 81
Ehis brothers death some days ago. VIII
remain until after rhe election and
4 glass factory there. where he s.as
been employed! for several month 81.
Will Scott, Of was ton 81. G..
Us III the city on leave of absence IS.
ttting among his friends and; To help
swell Marion coun majority. for
-------,-.
Purse Laaier. HE decorst ai, # OF
Water street, who has been III
ton for some weeks beautifyiis
saRl> buildinS there in his ar1fst4c
style, came. home on sunday Is "a.
ballot without any added cinbesl;s;as
lnents
Ed anderson, Of the Bartlett F1oSeI
at Warrington, came IN. on sunday
to spend til e day. and evening. 1t IS
Tho feminine gender located some.
where hereabonts who has the fatal
draw upon him, Tie charm ST nv liich
neither the Changing conditions of
time nor weather. can; brea k.
49, --------
T, a. Mortified came III; from tten-t
trail City on SIS sunday evening, 10 (
spend few days and in the mean
time to exercise the right OF francf,ise:l
so as IL, feel that he had a legal right
to ioin IN the Republican victory
which he helped also to win.
Curt Layman, who has been ats tI e
Cook Hospital for some weeks as the
results of appendicitis, returned
'on !'e of early ard permanent 70
;overS. Z:
1865 Fl
In ~ 49, a Z
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Miss eriffin Entertainea.

Miss Isabelle Giftin entertained the
MacFarland Mission Circle Of the
Presbyterian Church last night a her
home on Benoni avenue.
A very enjoyable evening was
spent by those present.
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=
brown From d 5ua1y.

Tor; Reed of Barns
to The Cook fIospi
suffering from Sbr,lts
thrown from saz bug
day he had recovered From
enough toSgo to his home
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stel!a-He wore tny picture right
over his heart, and it stopped tie bull
let. BeIla-No wonder. dear; i would
stop u clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

do you think that the governors
remarks We're spontaneous. grandma ~
Worse. They were positively
scand 'lous. ''-Excllangc 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

You can hollow between the acts
tonight if the election >goes to suit
you. The full returns Will be read at
the Grand Opera House
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

Remember. yon Will ind t1a
lines of washing mac Ines
tubs, &c, carried in I'll
Halls Hardware store
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

The Ladies Aid Society OF the Dia-s
mond Street Church will serve sup-
per this evening and lunches later
While awaiting eIectioms returns. next
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nriber,yy.

Oracle Oh, Stealing Jam. I'm GO
ing to tell mamma. FredlS Wouldn't
you her have SOM nm arper's
5BaZar "a!
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Run-asya si,t

H.
Rosie Nlizunt and
ling into the cit vest
q horse and iu
Grove cemetery
bridling ne aors
lon Zones ite hears
and SO fright 81
got away from @t
bugg down organt
far as farm on seEpt
was halted for d rnofnen
men, then dashed on leap
fence into the aefd aud
5es. demoli shing bugs
assi sped ON
to the avenue ran "a IS
and down Water street.
now all on one
sront axle and sl1a
manned The horse
fearfulty cur and bruised ut SIC
by striking the drag ins
ran. But on went
IT reached he stlax
and there turned
street before
was at once released from Ga
and dragging axle
and AIKEN 70
veterinary cons
dressed It's FOOT hut
contiit ionss oe4ng cut
and then pound
e
viii Sci 1east MAIN soslts
come Sindeed not perm
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

Remember thai 80 De suceessfp aH q
pocrite Yoa need ia liz. FIRST q class
actor. cGlp q rst Vel an sI,lsfS
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ain Goa til NH er Toes and leggins3
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL

Mr.. j. Taylor ElIyson of Rich
mond, a member of the National
Democratic Committee, returned
home last Thursday from New
York, where he went to partici-
pate in the election of national
choii mon aud TO visit Judge Par
ker with the committee, and he
brings the most cheering news
concerning the national situation
He is pleased with Judge Parker
whom he had met before, and is
more than ever convinced of the
wisdom of his nomination. He
says he found the party in good
fighting trim i'm New York and
that committeeman from many
doubtful States spoke IN the most
hopeful terms of the probable re.
suits. While Mr.. Ellyson realizes
that the fight is gong to be II
hard one, he says the Democratic
party was never in better trim IT,
make great battle, and he be-
lieves it will bring victory in the
end. He says the State campaign
will open about September lst.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
NEGROES IN VIRGINIA

A recent census bulletin, which
is compiled from the enumeration
of 1900, contains interesting sta,
tistics regarding the negro popu
latiOn of the United States. The
negro population of Virginia is
given at $50, 772. At the outbreak
of the Civil War the negro popul.-
tion CT the State was 54S, 9O7.
The negroes in Virginia form
1871 per cent. Of population. and
the whites 64.3 per cent. There
are in the State So, 800 negroes to
every 100000 whites. The NUM-
Der of negroes in Virginia, who are
the children of foreign parents, is
put at AIS. Forty-two negro men
are reported as being 100 years
old and over, and 80 negro women.
There are Of ,S48 engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits, and l,7Ss are
classed as professional men.
The total population of Licking
ton is put at 3,2O3, with 1852 ne
groes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
AUGUST
BARGAINS.

August is the time for bargains. 1t is the time go
over my stock, gather up such things that may have
too much of and are not selling mark them down and
let them move out. 1t is impossible to name these
various items, quote prices The lots are small. BY
the time an advertisement appears the things advertised
are gone, and it disappointing the trade The thing
to do is to drop into my store and often pick up such
things as you may want find Want to close out
some small lots of Ladies' Hosiery in lace stripe and
open work. These not good Winter patterns but very
desirable now. With them, and for the same reason
want to close out low shoes and slippers have not
big stock of Wash Goods and fancy White Goods but
have very nice things to be sold cheap 1t is gem
orally the expensive things that have to be reduced to
close them out All fancy Parasos will be sold out re-
gardess of cost. Special prices will be made on all
Ready Made Skirts All Shirt Waists to be below cost
Corsets change style like all other items of ladies ap
pare Room has to be made for the new styles and the
old ones have to go at price. All remnants of Dress
Goods have to be sold.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
GUBERNATORIAL MERGER

Dep interest is manifested in
the statement made in the Char
lottesyille Progress that the guber.
material Candidates in Virginia
would pool their interests against
Judge William H. Mann. 1t is
thought with the present four
cornered contest that Judge Mann,
as the representative of the tenn
per ance element in the State and
the champion of the liquor bill
that bears his name, will easily be
the winner.
Messrs. Willard and Swanson
are said to be the candidates re-
ferred to in the Charlottesville
paper. The story goes that Lieuten-
ant-Governor Willard is the one
to retire, and that he will again
be the candidate for the Lieuten-
ant-GovernOrsh hip, and take his
chances for the Governorship next
time. thus giving Mr.. Swanson a
nearly free field against Judge
Mann. The withdrawal Of either
Swanson or Willard would have
decided effect on Judge Mann's
chances.
The editor of the Progress is
closely identified with the Martin
wing of the Democratic party, and
Messrs. Swanson and Willard are
identified with the same Organiza-
ton in the minds of the people, if
not directly in fact, therefore the
statement is significant.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03

The Chattanooga Times saws.
eff the Republican party is resp n
sible for the harvest with which the
country has been blessed the last
two or three years, they ought
likewise to be charged with the
numerous strikes, lockout and la Dor
troubles that have occurred as the
legitimate fruits of the fiscal
polioy they have maintained"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
Career of Hon. Thomas Tappart

Career of Hon. Thomas Taggart
Hon, Th0s. Taggart, who has
just been chosen Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee,
is an example Of what grit and
perseverance, united with strong
natural ability, will do in this
country. He was born in Ireland
48.years ago and has been the
architect of his own fortune. He
had no education so far as the
schools went except that which
he was able to get in the public
schools up to the time he was Is
y airs old, when he had TO go to
work. AS soon as he could vote
he took an active part IN ward pol
itics. His first work was in a
faiIrt I'D restaurant and in a few
years with some backing he bought
II small hotel near the railroad sta
ton.
Ii 1886 Mr.. Taggart was nomi-
mated by the Dem ,crats of Marion
Ind, for the Office of county
1t is said the nomination
was given to the young restaurant
keeper because they thought the
Re bublicans would elect their man,
but Taggart was elected and the
office il: said to pay So, 900 year.
After bis election to this office his
Use was rapid. In 1883, as chair
nan OF Marion county, he carried
t against Benjamin Harrison, who
vas that year elected President,
llthougn Harrison was resident
# Indianapolis, which is included
II Marion county, and although
!arion lad never gone Democrat.
; since 1856.
Mr.. Taggart has since held many ,
laces of honor and profit at the
ands of his party. He was State
hartman for four years. He was
|ected mayor of indianapolis in
300 and has been twice reelected +
lie it was who was chiefly instru-
eLial in securing the delegation
st. Louis for Parker. c
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03

The Department of Agriculture
has mada a positive announcement
OF the effectiveness of the recent.
ly discovered Guatemalan ant in
destroying the boil weevil with
which Texas cotton is now infest-
ed. The conclusions reached are
that the ant destroys the weevils,
and that it Injuries no form of
vegetation. The only questions
mnsOlved are as to whether the
ants will survive the winter in
Texas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF THE
ROCKBRIDGE
nutuaI Insurance Company.


The Twenty-sixth Annual Meeting of
the Stockholders OF the Rockbrldge Mu-
tual insurance Company will be held ut
the
COURT HOUSE AT11 O'CLOCK A. NJ
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27Tm, 1901.
An amendment OF the Charter Is neces-
sally IN order that a reduction may be
had In the payment OF an annual Regis.
tratlon Fee imposed on the Company I'M
der recent law, and other important
matters will come mp.
1t requires that a majority OF the num-
Der OF shares OF stock be represented in
order that meeting can be held, so TO
this end there will be mailed to each
stakeholder a proxy, and in case any one
can not attend the meeting he is earnest
ly requested to appoint some one to rep.
resent him, and mail or deliver his Proxy
to one OF the directors CT any one else who
will attend the meeting. One or more
stakeholder can sign the same proxy.
X. G.. WALKER,
aug3-4t Secretary and Treasurer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
Richmond Mi1Itrs Think Wheat
Will Be Higher

Richmond MilIt.rs Think Whea
Will Be Higher
Messrs. Warner Moore d Co.
proprietors of the Dunlop, Galleg'
ard Shockoe Mills of Richmond
are reported in Sundays Times
Dispatch as saying that the out
| look is encouraging for higher
prices in wheat.
"We are firmly of the BELIZE
that if the Virginia farmers hold
their wheat until early spring, they
will obtain much higher prices fol-
it than are obtainable at present. u
In response to a request for the
facts upon which they base their
prediction, a member of the firm
gave some statistics which will be
of interest to readers generally,
especially the farmers, who have
raised fair crops of wheat this
year, and are now debating wheth-
err to sell it at the present price,
which is c nsiderably higher than
has been cbtainable for years, or
to hold It, awaiting a better mar
ket.
I'VE believe that the Virginia
farmers will make money by hold
ing their wheat, until the turn Of
the year, as we are likely to see a
very heavy demand for winter
wheat later Oh in the season, not
only from millers Of this country,
but from abroad.
"The Virginia farmers this year
Will raise almost us much wheat
as they did last year, notwith
standing the fact that the acreage
sown was very much less than last
year, whilst Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana have raised scarcely more
than one-half as much wheat as in
1908.
'In these three States there is
shortage Of %, 255,377 bushels. In
Kansas, the crop is estiM ated to
he about IS million bushels as
agains 81 million bushels last year,
and taking the entire winter
wheat States the crop of 1904 will
not exceed $50 million bushels as
compared to 4O1 million bushels
ast year, or shortage of approx
nlately II million bushels.
'In the early spring of this
year it became very difficult for
nillers to secure supplies of winter
wheat, and in the scramble to OBJ
ain sufficient supplies, whoat was
orced to very high level. We
,aid as high as $l.l5 per bushel
or wheat in Richmond. This
rice, less freight would net the
armer about S1.05 to $l.0S, so
hat it requires no great stretch Of
to believe that, with
known shortage Of from sixty to
event. million bushels, as high,
not higher prices, will be OBJ
nina bic for winter wheat when "
De first rush of wheat to market !
as been cared for.
Europe is tie largest buyer of ;,
merican wheat and flour. Their u
.quirements, in addition to the U
ONE crop, ranges from five d
nndred to five hundred and fifty Il
illion bushels annually. This =
us supplied last year by Russia, ~
ldia, Argentina, Australia and o
merica. u
"Tbe European crop of wheat a
lis year is estimated to be one
lndred and forty-six million u
lshels less than last year; the W
'O3 crop having been 1,796, 31I,- $,
10 bushels, whereas the 1904 N
Op is estimated to be 1850, O00,- q
10 bushels. OF
Taking the situation as a W
hole, we believe that much high ca
prices will be- obtainable for III
heat in the first three or four 1t
)aths of 1905, and it is our adj W
&c to the Virgl ia farmer to hold tn
5 wheat, believing that much 1t
CHER prices will te obtainable at W
ut time" hi
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
FOR SALE.

| will offer for sale privately until
september a. 1904, 80 acres OF land
with cool dwelling house, outhouses and
excellent orchard. For terms, etc. cali
on or address WI
S. SENSABAUGH.
r. F. d. No. 2.
aug3 ot Rockbridgs Baths. va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE-ONE RUBBER TIRE
Puggy and one set of Single Harness
Apply 10 w. L. WADDELL. Owen
Hardware Company,