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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28
FREIGHT BARCE:
Will Be PUT ON THE RIVER BY
CAPTAIN sLEOMARD-WILL
GREATLY REDUCE FREIGHT ..
RATES

Captain J.. E.. Leonard will put ii
large barge for the purpose of haul
& ins freight between this place and
SPittsbn 81. He VIII make two trips a
week and Will go the distance in 30
4 hon his VIII be great thing in
The of ssh piping freight, as The
ysi1I ba about third Of those
gsd by the rail roads.
Cap tain leonard tn siati
ke3 VI on his boat sun '.l':
HAT ARK 80 3i5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

James Baker, of Winfield district
was one OF our welcome callers %
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

Probably ere this paper reaches tic
reader the greatest politician of mis-
time vi Il have passed away. We have
reference to the Hon. Matthew Stan
ley Quay, Pennsylvania's senior Uni
ted States Senator. For several hours
past his death has been expected at
y almost any moment. Besides being
q great political leader he has been
& through out his long career as a Sena-
y tor, one of the most Influential mem
hers Of our&highest law-making body,
He was respected by his Senatorial
associates Of all parties, and his
death Will be universally regretted.
He was a leader OF men and a scl,o-
arIy man..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28
Al RMoN:T#f'IGA SCHOOL
n rnencement, 1904,
Grand Opera House,

IS. Monday enins. May 80, lit :
!. erary and musical program by :
representative from different :
=. classes. This will be one of the :
best entertainments ever given +.
IS the High School
nesday evening, May 81,
twenty-slxth annual commence :
3 men Address, "a Serviceable :
Educati ton by DR.. Richard G. (.
Boone editor Education, Boston, .
!. lass, and graduating ceremo- :
IS MES. Music by MacArthur's :
special orch estra. f.
Us q provide for part of the COM .
mencement8 expenses, which are "
=. unusually high this year, an adj :
IS. mission fee of 10: and Is cents +.
s will be charged Ito these exer- .
- cises. Reserved seats in adj :
Yance at Christie Saturday, and :
/. Ionday for Monday evening, .
s.s.Tuesday morning for Tuesday ;
evening. :
8 8. !:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

Z Give Captain Leonard the glad
hand Take a ride on his boat Sun
day to the Park at$2 or SO. "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

Dancing at East Fairmont pavi llt11isJ
Tuesday evening. Music by shawn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

F,airmont has distinguished Visi-
tort day-the Hon. Arnold 9. Scher1',
State auditor. Mr.. Sc1lerr is candi-
date to succeed himself and is look
ing around to see if his fences are l.,
satisfactory condition. We werc
pleased TO inform him that SO far az,
we could see Marion county is in eI-
cellent shape for him. Mr. Scherf
ma been such an efficient officer and
So faithful a party worker that it
looks like he is one OF the Repuh!i
cansSwho ought to be sperpetuated i'll
office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

Dancing at East F'airmont pavilion
Tuesday evening. Music by shaw
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

81 ~ !. I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

ia i1noIt pavilion
u Itisi y Shaw a 4.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

asses or. Western district,
AZ j. MCDANIEL.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-28

For Asses Eastern district,
CiILBEIeT HOLMAN.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11
MANY COMPLIMENTS.

The connie supplement Of the sun
dav Enterprise seems "a have been
fully as pleasant 10 our subscribers
a Il was surprising, for We have re-
colyod compliments on every hand
lis character was such that there was
uolhlng 10 equal II In Texas, being
Tar superior To other comic supple
meats received in Beaumont, This
DIS something that the management
has wanted 10 add Ia the Enterprise
Tor a long time and with il make
rhc Enterprise a Sunday paper OF
which Beaumont oneht 10 be- proud,
Tho big rush Of Advertising caught as
mprcpnrcd 10 hnndlc II making as
Ur,lc late In getting the paper out
something we hope to avoid in the fu'
.turc.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11
CELL OUT OF TOWN.

Oac at the efforts that must he put
forth by Beaumont retail stores Is to
build up an out Of town trade and
there Is no better way to do It than
.by systematic advertising in the col
umns Of the Enterprise. We are
r,rdy to prove that we have double the
Of any other Beaumont pa
per and we know that II Is large
enough to pay retail dealers to use
our space in building up mail order
business. This cannot be done by
one ad or one months advertising but
II will take intelligent and persistent
work to do II. The Enterprise will
be pleased to offer suggestions and
help write ads and do everything 1t
can 10 work up this kiId OF trade.
And that reminds up that we give ad-
vcrtisCrs permission to go to the Post
Office and examine the amount of post
age the Enterprise pays compared to
other papers DO You want a better
test than that.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

- obliged to pay freight on all the
rough rice il uses. This demand was
stimulated by the recent reduction in
rough rice rates made by the Texas
Commission, as the situation thus
created. il is said by rice mon, cm'
| haaiZes the necessity for action in
the same direction in the Louisiana
Woo territory.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

few feet apart when the shouting
was started, and old man Schilling
rushed between them, when he re-
CpiyCd . fatal hail IN his back, II pass
cl through the body aud lodged Just
under the skin On the opposite side,
When the State Treasury opened
Tor business Monday morning the net
d, iicit IN general rcyonu" was 81 ,GsG,
il having been reduced fran above tho
half million mUrk by call to pay rosist'
riod warrants aggregatlng s7a,l4G,
4 despatch from Humble says, there
was much activity today IN the oil
cid. Mr., Barrett started down deeper
an his we'll, He spent some time pre-
paring easing TO be- used in going
down.
Tho Paraillnc Company completed
o. derrick and will proceed with
he boring M once.
The RIG Of -. Il, Beatty, who Is to
Ink well there, arrived,
The Cranberry & Srairi well is go
ing deeper,
Andrew Pamka. an aged Polish resi-
dent, was found dead In The Salado in
IicXar County, having drowned while
fishing. paluka. who Is ca years OF
age. left his home in San Antonio,
carly Saturday morning. To fish in the
SaladO, He wanted to take one OF
the children with HIN, but finally went
alone. AS he did not come home
search was instituted. His body was
found face downward in shallow water
Much interest is being taken by
Cucro citizens in getting navigation
on the Guadalupe extended to that
city. It Is claimed by those who know
that the task of preparing the stream
for navigation from Victoria 10 Cuero
is n much less difficult one than that
Of getting navigation water from the
mouth to Victoria.
From what at first seemed trivial
injury, Ruyers Uripin died of lockjaw
a. San Antonio. and charge of muir
der has been placed against Tobias
Cara .Tr., who is alleged 10 have
struck him on the head with n rocl;
while the two were at mCrry.go-rOund
some days ago. Cara is under arrest.
Jenny Perkins. whose house was
burned in Camptown was jailed on
complaint OF Constable r. II. Bur2Il,
charging her with the murder of Lydia
Green. They fought week ago, tn
Perkins woman hitting the Green wo.
man with garden hoe on the head.
crkins picked up q chair and whipped
in the fight, beating up Green pretty
badly. who died from the effects Of
wound on the head.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

Some of our Texas teachers are add
ing course in agriculture 10 their
courses Of study Anything that will
make farming more popular will III"
a good thing for Texas.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

A wolf hunt took place inside tho
limits of Kansas City the other dar.
We suppose that the Priests of Palla@
made the town so Wild that any GlI
thing was expected
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

erection for an extension of the Casa
Pra stores in this city. Up to the
present. fifteen cOrpscs and for!
wounded have been rmoycd from The
ruins.
The fire brigade has ben called ont
to assist in the removal Of The dead
and wounded.
The walls, which were constructed
of iron and cement. had reached Il
height OF four stories. Thcrc is mucn
Indignation against the architect VINO
blamed the constructing of the work
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

Mrs. Vanderbilt who Is in London,
is paying 5000 per day for her rooms.
Evidently that lady is not feeling the
depression caused by the presidential
election.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

The automobile in the cities is get
ting to be as deadly as the railroad
crossings. and the first thing the driv-
crs know they will find public scnti.
mcnt demanding restrictions that will
protect the pedestrians from their
green devils.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

From the manner in which Carrie
Nation Is getting arrested she must be
planning tour aud wants some free
advertising. 10 hASssl
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

II Is reported that Emperor william
does not desire Il change in the White
House at present. 1t will next be IN
order to learn what he has Ia do with
il any way
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

The Dallas Times Herald mentioned
Senator beverage Of indiana The other
day. VIII the Times Herald please
explain.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

The cost of the RTss0Japancsc war
ig said 10 be two million dollars Dag,
Just think how much good roads tha'
would build.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

The El Pas0 Herald SAYS that arGu-
ing that gambling makes Il town rich,
reminds them Of the man who tried
tC lift himself with his boot straps.
"Aint that the truth"
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

The Western Union has cut its wires
out of the Kentucky pool rooms Thc
indications are that This form OF gam
bling must go and the quicker the
better
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

-Four holdup men were given me
scnicnccs in Chicago. Such drastic
measures ought to make the business
less onticing.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

II Is said that The Union Pacific has
secured control of the Santa Fc. Down
here in Texas this seems like the tail
wagging the dog.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1904,
Terms Of auhssrIatIon.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

The Enterprise Publishing company
70 not recnonsibls for any debts con
traeted by It's employees, Of any char
aeter whatever.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

H- C'.E 'srH haa .rr r.H -.-
entitled -rrHi6.rfar T-...rr. and
o. fr deals with f.. Cf..aa. a.-#. r
Be- a--sT-"1 rf Hrr- Dob.
rafe 81 Shot ar Grower ar T--
remind us HaH Dr. u". r r..-
rode in -IaarI- car nr.flaf .rr....
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

| DR.. Joseph Ernest BlellNchU, aScN
90 years, died at St. MartinvilIc. IN"
deceased leaves h wife and eleven
children, nine of whom were by hi
first marriage. BT. BienvCnn VAS 4
dentist, and practiSed there for twenty
| five years. The funeral took place
from the Catholic church.
Work on tnc completion Of the sur.
rCundngs of the new laZuO a Miss
ssippi Valley depot ut the foot Of
North Boulevard in Baton Rouge is
! being delayed on account Of lack OF
I material The brick walks around the
depot are as yet unfinished, and thu
plumbing is still in progress. The
electric lights are few, as there are no
lamps in the sockets around the build
ing The patrons of the road are wait
ing To see the new depot, in all ITS
glory, in full blast and finished con
Gition. Much was sacrificed to the
railway company in order to secure
the new depot, and the delay in its
completion is regretted by those who
have noted its progress and genera!
appearance with SO much interest.
DR.. Robt. =. Jones, of Clinton, La,
who is practiCing medicine ut Clinton.
was driving in his buggy. when the
vehicle was suddenly overturned, and
the doctor had his right elbow smash
Cd. The chances are that he Will
never be able to use his arm. even
though ampuatiun is not resori edd too.
nr Jones lost an eye, from a chemical
explosion. while u student at the
Louisiana State University. of which
he is a graduate. and the loss of MS
right arm will interfere with his prac-
ticc of surgery, in which he was con
SidCrcd unusually proficient. tn" &C
cidcnt and lis disas ruus consequences
is regretted by all those who have
heard the unwclcumc news.
John $. KnOwltou. aged 2S years,
died at the Central House at Plaque
M ne. which pace h. had made his
home for several years recent ~.
The funeral took place from the E1.s.
,Upal church Iutcrmcnt was made
j., the Protestant Gene cry. The de-
ceased was the only son of Samuel
&. KuoWltnu we'll known citizen ut
riaQucminr lie was superintendent
az the shmglr mill uf \. Wilhrris. Sons
ON Bayou rlaqucmiuo. o." was a
member of tho Wooimon or Tho World
which organization attended the fu1'r
al Boz "a body Pneumonia. hruuah. un
~ exposure un The night al do. fire
lla Tuesday. caused death.
Ar.r spending Two DAYS uI fhp New
Orleans Exchange. G. q. }u-fun. The
uuoH ENGLISH cnItpn expert whose
estimates have attracted attention for
wears l,ff fnr Texas. who're be- ias
uI mill Interests. 90, wII up l,u-
ur' on ,.f wata ON the cu'fun. say
ifE Texas is the ground uf dispute h1f
sitter fhruu-hiy inspecting fhIi field I
rI pursuing -Emp other i.ues ui Boo
.Dr.-. Do. uln return o. ENGLAND
Tha Nr- Orleans Board rf Trade .
aa f'HI Rrh OBJ. Louisiana Ha Trad .
.Tl complaint AGAINST ffH .
.r- ffa. HHa t#r Or fr.fiau -r rfra .
.aa uHfHHr fha -ara This rHmr.H rf .
'a 1 HH. a-iH-lr .Hu rhl- fha
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q 10 H.-r- r.r frH I-.H pounds trH-r
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Best COVERING rraHf1rH'r -F. r
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The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

The dancing masters of Boston have
organized a society to abolish the
bear hug" style of dancing. We don't
know anything about this dance. but
it must be popular if it takes an or
ganizcd effort to stop it.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

Mr., Carncelc has just donated i've
libraries Ia the city 81 London Eyi'
IDENTITY the steel uusr Is not busted yet
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

A foot ball game in Indiana was set
tied by the losers stoning the win
nors until they had To quit. That was
nj least getting hall back" at them.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

though he travels much more than the
average man,
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11
BuEIEolsDEz walls

3 ftee- Cr---s- -7es Bes- --t- or
Of Dar-s 20 st-I--r-r
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

\ most dCplurablc killing occurred
on The fourth floor of the Mason build
ing over Main street and RuCk avunuc
a. Houston. The victim was c. W.
Jones secretary Of the Houston Fire
9ul Marine Insurance Company who
Was Just leaving his Office on that floor
al the time. IIr was accompanied q,
\ LcVillauN. Young man who had
been i'm his Office with him Later
D. the afternoon Hugh y Swain. an
attorney of polk avenue. was placed
ub1pr arrest charged with the klln.
The shooting was done al an hour
VIII % here W,r, perhaps fewer people
co., the street than ~ any other time
90 ih. dly. and hence the news spread
slowly and only few people gathered
upstairs where the shooting was done.
Those who arrived first fruua I..
or the nubr uf the hall un biz back.
.Hms stretched uut AMI DIS head 100
81 uru' oft hlu1d TIA. spread uIf urla
fHa runr.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

Jefferson Johnson, chairman Of the
state Bon Wccvil Commission, states
tUat he has never seen cotton picked
a rapidly as it has been in Texas dur
ing the past two weeks He sad thn
fields have been gone over remarkably
fast and that weather conditions have
been ideal for saving the staple. 1t
j. his opinion that the good weather
has enabled the farmers to save The
Lest part of the crop. though there are
some fields yet To be CLEANED. Mr..
johnson confirmed the statement that
the farmers are disposed 10 hold their
cotton. thinking that the market will
90 up. He says that the farmers are
wanting 10 cents per pound awfully
bad. and will hold out for n while.
though some of them are satisfied with
- cents. ana not one will accept
below . -. When the market gets
Fellow = - he thinks all will hold hack.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11
TEXAS NOTES.


The body of w. y, McLachen was
found in The mountains eight miles
north of IGl paso, by three boys while
hunting The remains were badly de-
composed, and close at hand was Il
revolver. A bullet wound was found in
his mead. and the Coroner decided that
the deceased had committed suicide.
cI.aChCn disappeared Sept. Is. and it
was thought that he had gone to Los
Angeles TO visit his children. He was
formerly a wealthy citizen, but lost
his property. and was until his dsap-
pCaranCC Il total wreck.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11
LOUISIANA NOTES

Dr.. Joseph Ernest Bicnvcnu, aged
90 years, died at St. MartinvilIc. Th'
deceased leaves h s wife and eleven
nine of whom were by hi"
first marriage. BT. BienvCnn VAS =
dentist, and practised there for twenty
five years. The funeral took place
from the Catholic church.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07

The fact that there is more grain put
into the straw stack than there should
be, is something that merits the earn.
est attention of the up-to-date farmer.
Is it not possible to save the wastage
of grain and time which attends the
use of old-style machinery? This is
something that should command the
careful consideration of every faymer.
In line with the thought we call at
tention to the ad. of Nichols & Shepard
Company, Battle Greek, Mich, found
In another column
1t would seem that the time has
come when this great channel of vast
age on the farm should be eliminated.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
PRICE OF CULTURE.
The Cultivated Man Has Formed the In
tellectual Habit.

The venerable maxim that there is no
royal road 10 learning urgently needs
restatelnent in a form suited Tn republic
an conditions. When the provelh was
coined privileges were for kings: today
they are for milEonaircs. 1t was then
necessary 10 lay stress on the fact that
thefe Is no common measure of culture
and rank; it must now be emphasized
that culture cannot be expressed in terms
Of dollars.
A hundred years ago Oxford admitted
members of the nobility to her degrees
without compelling them to undergo the
tests imposed on others. That particular
relic of aristocratic advantage has long
since been swept away. hut the spirit of
II IS revived whenever something that is
not the result of intellectual effort is ac-
cepted as an equivalent for actual Schol
arship. Thy silver perish with thee, -
said Peter 10 Simon MaguS. because
thou hast thought to obtain the gift of
God with money 1t is an intellectual
simouy which thinks it possible to ac-
quire by money or by knowledge of af-
fairs that particular asset which can only
be gained by the lahorious application Of
years to a special task. One may not
do everything. Each man must make his
eholec. If he prefers the quiet pursuits
OF a student. he must not complain if he
finds that his very name is unknown in
w ali street. IL ms Chlot amhlt ION is for
a career Of business success, he must not
expect to be able To- exchange his rcpu-
tation at will for academic distinction
Ne one. then, who has become a mill
iionairc has the right to suppose that his
business success will he counted To him,
OF to his children. for culture. The conf
nand of wealth. it is true, gives access
to certain helpful opportunities OF tut
ton. hooks, etc, rs we'll as preventing
the strain suffered hy those who have
to earn their bread while they study.
But the alphabet and the MULTIPLICATION
table are the same on Fifth avenue as on
the east side, and every successive step
mp the ladder of learning must he taken
by an individual struggle against native
Incidence. irrespective of social position.
That the prices of commercial and in
tellectual success are not interchange
able must he learned by communities.
also Chicago cannot transform herself
into Athens ut a moments notice. No
Tty, however strenuous. can hustle her
self into the position of an intellectual
center. The very word culture" sug-
gests long and gradual process. for
plants do not spring up into maturity in
il night. 1t takes time to diffusp through
ont Il community those aptitudeS and nc
qnirements without which 1t cannot
achieve real distinction in things Of the
MAD For the truly cultivated man is
NOS 1pne who has simply made his mem
or,' IN encyclopaedia storehouse, but one
WY has formed the intellectual habit
AM this il not the result of sudden
spurts. but the fruit Of discipline and pa
tienee.- Harpers Weekly.