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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
fAGES, DELIGHTFUL READING.
Same Old story.

An honest and virile politica1%party
Would not drop political principles by
failing to mention them. Such5asparty
has within it the elements of coward
ice and is not tosbe trusted.It WILDE
remembered that in 1892 the Demo-
cratic party declared that. Republican
protection was unconstitutional and
robbery of the many for the benefit Of
the few. The memorable Chicagoscons
vention of 1896 did not, discuss t
tariff nor repeat the declaration of;
four years before, but no one doubted
that the Democratic position was still
[opposed to Republican protection. 1t
Twas plainly understood and needed no
explanation. The same is true ofsthe
Democratic party's position on the
money question In 1896 that party de-
c!ared free silver the paramount issue
and in 1900 it reanrmed the Chicago
platform.
In reply to Judge Parker's telegram
stating his position on the money ques-S
ton to. the ST. Louis convention, said
hat the money question was not mem
toned in the platform because it was
not considered an issue In his cam
paign. The party did not recant. Il
did not ~repudiate it's paramountis issue
Of 1896 and 1900. It simply passed it
over as it passed over the tarif in
1896. No one has denied thai the
Democratic party still standssfor free
silver now as it has for eight years
past. The committee on resolutions
by a two-thirds vote refused to in-$
corporate even a very mild gold plank.
giving the Almighty credit for meet
ing the Democratic demandforMmore
money by supplying more gold.
Judge Parker may regard the gold
standard as i~rrevocably fixed by law.
but the majority OF Democrats are
still ready to change the law in 10th
instances, and they will try to elect a
Congress which will make the
changes. The Democratic party has
changed. Judge Parker's telegram
is of no more binding force than
Grover Cleveland's promise that his
party would not dstroy the industries
of the country in 1892. But the Viii
tariff bill became a law
President Cleve1and's sigma
ture and disasters followed thick and
fast. Whoever. votes the Democratic
ticket this year votes for the same
old Democratic party which sought
control in 1896 and 1900 The record
that party in Congress has been
he same that it was in the last two
campaigns. It has been loyal
% all the old Organisms, and a Demo
cratic majority in Congress would
bring all these old heresies to the
no as party doctrines. but in
he form of legislation to make#them
heresies.-Wheeling Intelli-$5
,encer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Two Young Men Killed
iBy Publishers Press.l

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Two
young men supposed to be Howard
and Thomas Strung, of 116 Franklin
street, Brooklyn, were struck by a
passenger train on the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River Railroad at
Karners, a station 10 miles west of
this city at an early hour this morn
ing, and were instantly killed. The
men were riding bicycles, and it is be-
lieved were on their way to Schenec-
tady on search of work. Their names
were obtained from letters in their
pockets. The bodies are at the
mOrgue in Albany.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Struck Submarine Mines.

LONDON. Aug. pa dispatch
from Toxic reports another disaster
to the Russian fleet. The dispatch
says that two torpedo boats, the
names of which have not been ascer-
tanned, while cruising about the en-
trance to Port Arthur last evening,
struck submarine mines, and that the
larger one of the destroyers was sunk.
1t is not known how many members
of her crew went down with the YES
sci. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Japanese Myths.

Japanese believe in. more mythical
creatures than any other people on the
globe, civilized or savage Among these
are serpents 800 feet long and large
enough to swallow an elephant. foxes
with eight legs, monkeys with four
ears and fishes with ten heads attached
to n body. They also believe in the
existence OF a crane which, after it has
lived for 600 years, has no need Of any
~sustenauce except water.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Sailed Without CargoeS.
(By Publishers PreSS.)

MARSEILLES, Aug. 25.-As a re-
suit of the strike of the sailors and
dock laborers here, all the foreign
ships which have been In the harbor
have sailed without cargoes The ship
owners have renewed their assuran-
ces to the project of Marseilles that
they will not yield to the demand OF
the strikers, no matter whatSthe con
sequences may be. @
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
The Difference.

Little Rodney-Papa, what is the
difference between climate and wealth
err? Mr.. Wayout (of Dismalhurst-on-
he-Blink)-Climate, my son, is what
a locality has when you are buying a
home there, and weather Is what It has
afterward.-Puck.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
AL SORB S OF JEWS.
8Cdds and EnGs#oT Facts Caught in the
nBesEses OF the Telegraph Wires and
Released Here To-day.
Ship Detained.
EBy Publishers Press

LONDON, Aug. 25.-Captain Shank;
lin. of the Anchor Lin steamer Asia,
which left Liverpool On August IL for
Calcutta, reports that his vessel was
detained for two hours when sixty
miles east OF Cape ST. Vincent by the
Russian cruiser Ural. After the ships
papers and her cargo had been exam
ined by the Russians, the Asia was
permitted to proceed on her voyage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
A Sunday School Picnic.

The Sunday School Of the Diamond
Street M. E. Church, of the First ward,
is holding a picnic to-day in East
Park. A large crowd went down on
the j.. O.. Watson at s o'clock this.
morning, and will spend the day, re-
turning his evening on the same
boat. Well filled baskets testified to
the good things in store, and a Jolly
good time is anticipated by all who
took this opportunity for amounting in,
beautiful East Park.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
rn11eyrand's sharp Tongue.

When Nine. de Stael published her
celebrated novel, "Delphtne," b was
supposed to have painted herself in the
person of the heroine, and Ma Talley-
rand In h a of an elderly lady, who is
one of the principal characts.s. ""They
tell me-" said he, the first time be met
her, that we are both of us in your
move in the disguise of women"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Sna keS!

Nelson Riley, of High street. dis
covered a copper snake of huge pro-
portions in his dining room last hight.
1t struck v%iciously al his wife severa
times, but without landing with its
fangs, before it was finally overcome
and extinguished. 1t is supposed by
some to have escaped from the snake
eater of the carnival show, who fear
that his rations will thereby become
shortened. Unless, however, he per-
sists in combining himself to live
snakes to the exclusion of dressed
ones, he can still recover this and
k out his supplies until he can cap
ture more live ones, and hen more
carefully guard those in his possession.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Chances IL Local Team.

Pitcher McIllvain has left the local
team and signed with Morgantown.
First Baseman Lyle, another expert
nlent. has been released. His work
wa 1ery o 0 AS we mentioned yes
terday, Cal V%asbinder has returned,
and will play first and pitch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Debts OF Honor

Johnny-Pa. what is q debt Of honor:
Pa-It is q debt that is incurred in a
dishonorable way. Johnny. Boston
Transcript.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

The man who is miserable and makes
a bluff at happiness is q b~enefactor for
Keeping his sorrows to himself.-Balti-
more American.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
! HaR ! ! NAP ! BRe
PIeaded Not Guilty.

Young Fish Patton vas before
Ills Honor this morning charged with
Keeping bunch OF dogs sans life
preservers. He ~disclainned ownership.
and vas discharged.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Naturally,

Van N.-Why are You going into the
soap business? De Q.-To clean up
some money. of course.-Detroit Free
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

A fine dog belonging to a family by
the name of Gregory, living N Ham
ilton Hill, was poisoned this morning.
They have no clue as to who commit
ted the mean act, but if found out
things will be lively in that neigh
borhood. The dog was a valuable one
and had been a family pet for ten
years, having been brought from Con-
here when only a pup.
If you are needing job work Of any
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Banjo Jim" Knew Mr.. Fairmont.

Banjo Jim" is holding forth in the
city to-day. This morning he enter
tanned a number of people at tie cor
ner of Main and Jefferson streets.
Among other things. he informed them
that he is 112 years old, that he for
merly lived just across the hill with
the old man Fairmont, after whom this
city was named, n that he almost
broke his neck running from an In
dian squaw on Palatine knob. And
some people believed him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Real Estate Transfer

Sarah R. Lewis and husband to Alta
l.. Bailey, property or Virginia ave
nue., Fairmont; consideration, 5000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

The West Virginian respectfully
solicits job printing of all kinds.
Neat work at reasonable prices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Who Will Be President?

Some persons do not seem t. IN
Ederstand how to vote in the West
5Virginian's guessing contest. 1t is
really a very simple proposition and
easily understood. On page eight will
b e found a coupon which may be used
IN sending in your estimate. The
guesses are coming in right along
now, 50 send yours in before you for
get it. Do not forget the offer to give
"a person guesses for getting new
subscribers. Read the offer over
again q send in the suesses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

Reliable Furniture at Fairmont Fur
aiture Co. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

It is easy to get guesses by asking
asfriend to subscribe for the West vir-
ginian six months. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

Some OF b best lots on Fairnlont5
.avenueE$fo sale. See a. ii Lanhan1.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

If you are needing job work of any
description give us a trial
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Read the west virgInian. It has

the latest news.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28

think there will be any thunder coming
to US, however, but feel that you will
have a real enjoyable evening and Will
go home feeling good, and will remark
countryman when he saw one of our
parades: Them Elks is old light
ningr"
At noon today 1880 tickets had been
sold for the performance tonight. There
are $500 good seats in the Auditorium.
Nobody need fear getting a poor view
point if he buys his tickets at the door
tonight. Those in charge of the sales
at Guilds music store stated this morn
ing that quite number of unpaid res
ervations are there for tonight. These
must be redeemed by o'clock this ev-
ening or they will be returned to the
chart.
The parade was pulled off at noon to-
day. The spectacular part was the APP
pearance of Topeka swelldom in broad
daylight in opera hats, black coats,
canes and yellow caulifiowers; over 200
were in line. The end men, led by Di-
rector Donahue and Musical Director
Joe Brent of Kansas City, headed the
parade. Marshall's band in full force
The second edition of the end men fol-
lowed the band. Then almost $50 strong,
marched the Elks. high privates all of
them. Six automobiles containing Elks'
ladies and a number of prominent lights
of the antlered lodge closed the pro-
cession.
The "grotesque'' feature had to be
omitted, because Willie" Sells said it
was too cold for him to permit his ele-
plants, camels,. and boa constructors to
appear on the street. 1t was planned to
have some soul destroying particulars
in the grotesque division, but the unfa-
vorable elements, and the fact that the
steam calliope has been rent into a
hundred pieces preparatory to repairs,
caused a complete abandonment of
these plans.
The line of march was long and gid
dy. The silk hat brigade charged up
Kansas avenue and down again, across
on Sixth to Quincy. west on Fifth to
the avenue, back to Eighth, then 10
jackson, and ended in a blaze of glory,
sweat and dust at the lodge rooms.
The complete programme of the
show. with all the songs and the
names of all the olio performers, I'M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28

ton and equipment of colored tcae hers
for the colored public schools. Its educa-
tional facilities are of the first class.
From its ranks arc drawn yearly the
teachers of both sexes to man the pubic
colored schools of Texas. No complaint is
ever heard about the colored public free
schools or the Prairie View normal
In Texas the negro does not look Tor
social equality with the whites, realizing
as he does, that what he fails to practice
himself among his own people, is unat-
tainable and not to be sought for. 1t may
be news to the people OF Kansas to know
that the southern negro is an ultra ex-
clusionist. The hotel waiter in a four-1ncn
cholzer and white blouse, in a social
way, considers himself far above the
cotton patch nigga or the darby who
works in the ditch, while the graduates
of Prairie View look upon both in the
light of menials.
do not know that the negro could be
any better off than he is in Texas. Along
with his white brother he may vote II he
has paid his poll tax. This is the only re,
it affects white and black alike. The
amount of the tax is $175 annually. There
are 1900 voters in the city of Dallas-11,-
800 whites and 100 blaclAj. Some 5000 Of
these failed to pay their poll tax between
October l, 1903, and February l, 1904, as
follows 676 whites and 1924 colored, and,
of course, were disqualified from voting
at the last general election.
This letter is called out by an editorial
on the same subject in the State Journal
of November 10.
1879 N. Harwood Street, Dallas. Tex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28
IN ONE MANS HANDS.
1T Is Proposed to Place Work of the
Dawes Commission.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-An effort will
be made at the coming session of con-
greSS to abolish the Dawes commission
and place the Indian Territory allot-
ment work in the charge of a single Of
fetal. This plan will be urged before
the senate committee on Indian affairs
by Senator Stewart of Nevada, a mem
Der of that committee, who says that
many other senators with whom he has
discussed the conditions. in the Indian
Territory favor the proposed change.
Leading members of the house and
the senate made a determined effort to
have the Dawes commission abolished
at the last session. and the appropria-
ton for a continuance of the work by
the commission was obtained with much
difficulty, and only after positive assur-
ances of Chairman Tams BixbJ that
the work would be completed by the
end of the present fiscal year. 1t is said
now that the work cannot be compile
ted within that time, and that the COM
mission will ask for more funds. The
proposition that single official be sub
stituted for the Dawes commission was
strongly Endorsed by Charles G. Bona
parte, in his report of the investigation
he conducted in the Indian Territory
last fall. This plan is also favored by
Commissioner Jones of the Indian bu-
reau, as well as by members of house
and senate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28
TEXAS MAN WRITES.
He Advocates Separate Schools for
ColOred Children.

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 23.-The sensible
way to meet the problem of educating
the co1ored youth of Kansas, is to adopt
the separate schools plan or princi-
pie AS a resident of the south for a
quarter of a century, can readily I'M
derstand why the innovation is re-
ceived with favor by leaders among the
colored people in Kansas. Apart by
themselves with colored teachers as
instructors, intelligent colored men
know that they can do more for their
race in the way of education. Whether
the fact is to be regretted or not, the
colored child never feels really at ease
in a school of white pupils Whether we
decide to can it instinct or conviction,
a conscious feeling of race inferiority
makes the colored pupil timid amidst
his white surroundings, while a con-
scious pride in his race superiority
makes the white pupil arrogant in his
treatment of the former. And I do not
know that white or colored human ma
ture is of a different fibre from what
it is south. I have Travelled much. In
Europe.I found nowhere was the negro
looked upon as an equal even among
the lower orders Of society. OF course,
the negro is not responsible for the
feeling of aversion with which he is re-
garded in Europe and he is much less
responsible for the pitiable position he
occupies in the economy of America.
He is black and all our argument and
all our sympathy WON
white.
If nature were just to all her chill
dren and INDUCED in rosy day dreams
of social intellectual and physical
equality-if she made men all of one
size and color and endowed them with
an equal order of intelligence-produc-
ed no black men, no red men, no
dwarfs and none Accommodation we
should have no race question to disturb
our political and social peace. But ma
ture being unwilling to change old es-
tablished orders or to aid us in any
manner in reaching a lasting solution of
a problem as pitiable as it is wear1-
some we must do the best we can with
the materials we have at hand to rem
der the situa ton as less irksome as we
can make it.
problem in this spirit. Having a keener
insight and appreciation of what was re-
ouired of us. we have established sepa-
rate free schools for colored children we
have a magnificent state school fund
which gives us six months free Schoonng
for white and black in the rural districts:
The Gums apportioned the cities out OF
the state school fund are supplemented
by municipal school taxes and the terms
extended to nine months in the cities.
White and black share alike in this ex-
tension of the school term, while the lat
ter contribute next to nothing, in direct
way, at least, to the tax for the mainte-
nance of a nine months school term.
AT Prairie View tie state supports
normal school or college for the instruc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28

st. Louis, Mo, Nov. 2S-At the meeting
of the Western Trunk Line committee
and the Western Pass Agreement. MT.
James " Mahoney was reelected chair
man of both organizations for one year.
The executive committee of the Western
pass agreement was changed from nine to
eleven members, as stated last week
During 1904 the agreement prohibited the
issuance of free transportation to officers
of stock yards companies; for 1905 the
agreement makes provision for the issu-
ance of free transportation to not more
than three officers of stock yards COM
panies. The rule concerning passes to
men in charge of horses shipped by ex-
press was made to read two instead of
five attendants for each car 1t was ar
ranged that during 1905 there shall be sub
committees, to be known as district COM
mittees, which shall have jurisdiction
over the issuance of passes in their re-
spective districts, reporting to and being
governed by the general executive COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28
Attention. Farmers.

WHY remain in the north and stay
indoors six months in the year con-
sunnfng what you raise during the
other six months
co south where you can work out
doors every month in the year, and
where you are producing something
the wear round. If you are a stock
raiser you know your stock are now
sseating' their heads off, and, besides,
have to be protected from the rigors
of winter by expensive shelter.
economical stock feeding requires
the combination of both flesh forming
and fat forming foods in certain pro-
nortions Alabama and Florida pro-
duce in abundance the velvet bean
and cassava, the first a flesh producer
and the latter a fat producer; and
they are the cheapest and best fatten-
ing materials known to the world.
More money can be made and with
less labor, in general farming, fruit
and berry growing and truck garden
ing along our road in the south than
in any other section of the union.
If you are interested and desire
further information on the subject.
address G. A. Park, General Immigra-
ton and Industrial Agent, Louisville
& Nashville r. r. Co.. Louisville. K1s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28
Eiks MastOd on Minstrels Pa
rade a Splendid Pageant.
Famous Bards In Full and
Heavy Marching Regalia.
ABLARE OF TRUMPETS
Music Attracted Immense
Crowds on Line of March.
Over 1000 Tickets Sold for
First Performances.

Time-Tonight-
PIace-Auditorium.
What-Elks' Minstrel show.
For why-To feed the hungry and
clothe the naked.
once again will Topeka be blessed
with a home talent show. 1t will
take place tonight in the Auditorium
and will be given by the Elks. The min
strel bards of that famous ''cervus
alces" band have dug up their opera
hats, their canes and ribbons, their
pearl gray trousers and cream colored
CATERS and will cavort for two and one
half hours in the big hall adjoining the
city building tonight for the benefit of
Topeka'S poor. The Elzs do much for
charity-more than outsiders know. 1t
is not their practice to vaunt concern
ing it, but nevertheless many a heart
is gladdened and many a toe warmed
through their fundamentally. Annual
ly they give some sort of a show and
turn the net gate receipts into what is
labeled in Elkdom, The Charity Fund.-
Ergo: Every man who pays so cents for
a ticket to see the performance tonight
that matter. is just giving that much to
alleviate suffering among the unfortu-
nate in this city.
In itself the show will be good
''cure-aIl,'' and only so cents a bottle
which contains a two and one-half
hour dose. Pick Smith wrote a history
and diagram of E1kdom in Topeka
which is printed in the programme. His
Hope YOU viii enjoy the entertain
ment but if it is bum. or If for any
reason you are out of sorts arr can't
enjoy a good thing when you meet up
with it, don't, for heavens sake, knock
on the show until we have chance to
get rid of all our tickets; then, if you
feel like it, give US thunder. We don't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-28

G. Fairchild, H. E. Lyman, Charles
Hal Norton, G. L. Anderson, Allen
Lauck, James McBee, Tom Heron,
Harry Hulet. c. E. Penelton. Clarence
Coulson, Howard Marshall, 1. Snat-
finger, F. B. Hanley, w. M. Thomas,
r. w. Mitchell, Burg E. Zeis, S. G..
Dolman, c. E. Fairchilds, T. L. King,
A. L. Beard. Bert Bradley, w. G. Fair
child, ]. w. Renker,. ]. H. Stuart. F.
H. Jewell, Jack Campbell, E. J. Stew
art, Joe Griley, Tim Ellis, M. d. Hen
derson, w. c. Stephenson, w. NJ. Rice,
w. B. Skinner, w. E. King, Earl Sey-
mour, C. E. Kistler, w. j. Arnold. c.
H. Mathews. C. A. Moore. Robert
Thomas, w. E. Curry James Moore
John Outland, Elmer Hill, Sam Lakin
L. NJ. Penwen. T. c. Powell j. E.
House, J. F. Mottle. F. r. Baker. w.
H. Davis. Frank Merriam, Ira Bur-
dick, Arthur McCIintock.