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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
If the Democratic Times

If the Democratic Times knew OF
the existence OF certain afndavits re-
Gently made, and also knew how close
some of it's party followers are TO the
penitentiary, it would not be talking
SO hippantly of Marion county post
masters, charging them with tamper-
ing with the malls. AS to Mr. Z. NJ.
Reese, we have nothing TO say We
rake it that he is capable Of making
his own defense, and we haze no
doubt he is able 10 meet any charge
the tottering, not to say stupid. De-
mocracy may make AS TO the other
fellows, the party followers, we fail
TO see that they have any safe ground
on which to stand. Hence, the differ
ence between them and the New
England p NJ.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

While Boss McGraw is hurting an
athemas at the new tax laws it is in
teresting to note his own tax record
up in Taylor county. The books at
the county clerks Office show that the
colonel pays on a total valuation of
$31,6S which yields S555.34. Now
the property represented in the above
valuation is estimated to BE actually
worth s250000. In other words the
Democratic Pooh Bah pays taxes on
-about one-eighth of the property he
owns. Here we may possibly discov-
er the lofty motive which impels
him to fight tax equalization and tell
the dear people how they will be in
jured by the new tax laws. ~ Won
der the colonel is Interested III fasten-
ing the old unequal system on the
State forever. He is one who benefits
by fredericksburg News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
EIUaBARp cIrEs EAcTs. 3


nent s1eecn gghee1ine
i5Iast sWeek on lirian1 Hub
lizard tfles emf ents Ia#yeF and pfesi
dent Of the new ali: issior
tSbrougIst gu the following salient
points insregard to the new tax laws:
That they are designed to re scll and
tax wealth that mas heretofore es
capped taxation
That they promise more real good
TO the common peop1e&of West Nir.
ginia than any legislation ever before
adopted in the history Of the State:
That they include many Of lie bills
prepared by the Tax Commission
some slightly changer and a few en-.
5tirely new.
r. That each of the bills adopted is
good, That each one them righted
e wrong$and removed an injustice.
That they reduce the levy. and that
a reduced levy brings out bonds and
notes for taxation.
That: the taxing of property at its
real and actual value in Connecticut
reduced the tax rate from 81 to 40
cents.
That the amount Of levy does not
depend upon the assessment, rnt on
the amount the county reeds for rev
enue.
That a reduction in the Connecticut
tax rate. Immediately resulted in the
listing of s4o,oOO,0OO worth ofintangi-
bic property for taxation.
That the Supreme Court. OF West
Virginia decided that aSroad tax was
county tax, and must be include with
in the maximum tax by law
That by the decision of The SUI
preme Court the 60 cent limit on the
new law must include road taxes and
the total levy cannot be made by a
county court in excess Of that figure.
That in eighteen days the Repub1i-
can special session Of the Legislature
enacted more laws for the benefit of
the people than all the Democratic
sessions combined.
That some Of the tax bills were
changed from the tax commissions
report, but as whole represent a
composite picture OF the legislation as
composed by this commission, which
included Henry G. Davis and John H.
Holt.
Mr. Hubbard knows what he is talk
ing about and no one can gainsay
these points SO strongly and succintly
stated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
READY Fo sEcI5for DAY

The thin now make
get poil 81 election
day don more dis
EclIssfon CAM igning. q people
have their minds pretty Wen made up
on what t1ey intend to DO on cleo
ton
Be sure that: you do it. that's all
Don't imagine that your vote is not
needed
TIL e Issues. cf the campaign have
been thoroughly gone over. AS far
as Republicans, Independents and
Gold Democrats are concerned, they
did not need much discussion, for the
issues as they see them are the same
that were presented TO the voters in
1895, 1900 and 1902. The only inter
est aroused among these voters was
whether the Democratic party had
any new issue to present. II did not
have and was not even united in its
opposition to the issues presented by
the Republican party.
So the question comes back to
this: Shall we vote as we have voted
in#the recent past and seep the party
in power which has a definite plan
of government and legislation that
has been tried nd#received the APP
Droval of$the people,or snail we seek
a change, split up Congress and in
stall in power an unknown quantity?
There is little doubt as to how that
question will be answered, if the
voters go to the polls. The only fear
is that through oyer-conidence the
men who have sustained the hands
of Mckinley and Roosevelt may not
turn out on election day, and the OPP
position thereby be permitted to take
the prize by default.
Turn out and vote for your Repub-
1ican candidate for Congress and for
Republican electors on the Presiden-
tia1 ticket. More than that, not only
take yourself to the polls, but get
your neighbor to go with you. The
result means undisturbed business
conditions and continued peace
and prosperity as well as safe, sta
Bile, and wise goyernm ent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

Democrats are bowling about what
IA few Republican papers said about
the Republican candidate for govern
or before he won the nomination at
Wheeling These things are not is
sues in this campaign. They have no
bearing on tax revision or the new tax
laws. The three or four Republican
papers quoted with glee by the Dem
ocrats are supporting the ticket and
platform along with all other Repub-
lican journals. And Furthermore, Mr.
Tetei. and every candidate who fail
ed OF nomination at Wheeling are do
ing the same thing. The Democrats
are trying TO cloud the issue and di-
vice the party. Don't be deceived.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
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FTaf rraont Court. rouse
sYednegday,sQ ctober IS. s: %
Seven i7lnesS School 1opse.
8SVednesday, Octobar g., 90 Fl. M.
Dr. Morgan and 'P.s ~ FIem-
ing
Duncan School House.
Wednesday,, octobe &c, 77:s3oi II. N.
DR.. J. n. Devore ana =. NJ. showa1-
ter.
Mt. Harmony School Il ouse.
Wednesday, October &c, 7:205I' 81.
a. S. Fleming and John IL Lehman
eIover's Gap School House.
Thursday, October 27, 1:3o&P. NJ
pr. j. N. Devore and Harry Shaw.
BarrackviIIe School House
Thursday, october 81, $50 M
e. F. Morgan and NJ. G. Lougn:
James Fork School H ouse-
Thursday, october 81, 1880 P. NJ
John L. Lehman and NJ /. W. Ogden
Flat Run School House.
Friday, October %, 1880 Ne
F. Morgan and M. G. Lough.
Gray's Flat School Ho:Ise.
Friday, October %, 1880 P. M.
o. Stanley and Harry Shaw.
Shaw's School House.
Friday, October %. 1880 p Mn.
w. Ogden and John L. Lehman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

a man who, in public speech.
will call the candidate for governor
Of his opposite political party dirty
cur" is more likely to reflect his own
image in his utterance than that Of
the honored citizen whom he. assails.
Wait Conaway's passion and preju-
dice run considerably ahead Of his
sober judgment, we are Charitable
enough to believe, when he applies
such vile epithetsg to the Honorable
VIM. M 3 c. Dawson. "a i3$ 81. .ss. 535
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

Narrowed down to the final anal
ysis nobody is opposed to the new
tax laws but the rich corporations
and the Democratic politicians, the
latter making it their lobby because
they have no other issue. and they
know thatif they cannot strange tax
reform now by defeating Mr.. Daw-
son and electing a Democratic !1csis-
lature that will repeal the laws, they
will never have a fighting chance in
the State in the next fifty years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

Those who heard Prof. ]. Walter
Barnes, the Democratic nominee for
Congress in this district. and who
were disguised with his presentation
of the issues, should bear in mind
that he is one of the representative
Democratic leaders Of the State. The
reason for his failure TO make Il ia
vorable presentation OF shis case is
that he is Democrat and conse-
quently has a very poor case to pre-
sent The criticisms Of his speeches,
usually from Democrat1c sources, are
entirely out of place. He is very
nice gentleman on a Democratic plat
form and in bad fix Any criticism
as to the poor case he makes ought to
be directed at the party and not at
poor Barnes, who is trying with all
his power to ride that platform like
any other Democratic candidate would
have had to do.-Weston Independent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

The Democratic managers WHO We're
inveighing SO loudly against the
Roosevelt machine" a few months
ago are now compelled to admit that
his machine is none other than the
enthusiastic admiration of the great
body of voters. When mat machine
gets started the professional politi-
clans have to keep their hands Off
the brakes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

The Wheeling Register, and other
Democratic papers argue that the
new tax laws will drive ell The money
in the savings banks of the State to
other States-a plain Acknowledge
that our moneyed men are rot paying
their just share of taxes under the old
or present system of taxation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

One of the best commentaries on
the Cracker" regime in The South
is that its opponents, Williams and
Tillman; are treated with courtesy
in the, North, while their. followers
would shoot anybody. who made
speeches in the South as offensive to
the audience as theutterances Of
these orators are to Northern listen
sers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
Little Child Dead.

The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Martin died this morning. The
remains will be inferred near Mr..
Martins former home in Lincoln dis
trict by Undertaken Musgrave
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

Why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for you? !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

III ference Between the Jeepuo-
lean and Demo ratic tactics seems
loe thus that the Republicans
aISe charges that they can prove,
theS Pemocr its 10 AXE charges.
Elk Al
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

The n ew5 ork Herald chants daily,
1ss.is.I, people will have to decide. :"
sI'heySRi1 and that!.is what is max
Hill y i. Corn an-Sheehan gan s
ssfeel sso sad
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

ass Demo ratsar conducting
bogus campaign il is not surprising
That they should send out bogus acts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

Demo rats are asain prophecy
ing wind campaign. It won t
happen unless they can raise the
wind
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

small son OF Assistant Chief
lonst the voters, and when that hap
pens candidate i needs to hunt
sssa#holes ,s5 @
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

The bogus Democratic acts are
quit al line with the Democratic
3Scampai Islander and misrepre-.
sentat ion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

Come quick, get pair of Baniste
Shoes. $1.99. Randall & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
Purple and Gold.

Twenty-Five OF the leutenants of
the purple ana Cold will meet with
their captains, Messrs. Sam Hull and
Clark Evans, Thursday evening to
lay out the plans of the campaign to
raise the y. NJ. g. q. M en- ership to
400. 3.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

The prices for Johns to-niei iit are
only 5,Ea5, SO and 75scents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
81 Indiana B
We ". Yor

lice President,
EHARLESs WARREN *FAIRBANKS,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
d kanaWha county

YWIIzLIAsM M d & ]. DAWSON,
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Of Marion county.

For Judge Of Circuit Court,
Ohm w. MASON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

59l.F1aaEE y IN ------
5gsorE assessor Western District,
A. J .5NIcDANIEL.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

or AgsessorEastern District,
GILBERT HOLMAN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

For yert1or, a!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

FOR RENT-Four roomed house OF
Seventh street, Fifth ward. Apply at
S22 Locust avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

FOR SALE--One dresser, some lace
curtains, stand tables, hall carpet and
other furniture. Will sell cheap at
once Call at 1923 Jackson street
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

For House OF Delegates,
* JAMES B. FOX,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS.

The LARGEST woman in Indiana is said
to live one mile west of Miami She Is
Mrs. Susie Fuel, and her weight is 4S4
pounds.
Sam Farb, a professional bondsman in
the indianapolis police court, can
neither read nor write, 5ut has managed
to accumulate large fortune.
The German empress is said to be q
sufferer from varicose veins. For some
time she has absented herself from all
festivities, "a slight, injury to her foot
being given as the reason. 1t is believed,
however, that an operation may be nee
essary before long.
William Deborah and wife. Winnie
bago Indians who make their home in
the northern part of Sank county, Wis,
have been engaged at good salary TO
spend the next summer at the worlds
fair at St Louis. Mrs. Deborah weighs
about 400 pounds and is said to be the
largest Indian woman in the United
States
The tradition that no new senator
should lift his voice in debate for year
or two after taking the oath, but should
remain quietly in his seat imbibing wis
dom from his elders, has not been OBJ
served in the present congress Prac-
tically all the new senator's sworn in last
March have already been heard in their
maiden efforts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
THE POISON IN SORGHUM.
It Is Known as Hydrocyanic Acid and
Is One of the Deadliest Sub
stances Known.

We often hear of stock being poi
soned by eating green sorghum plants,
especially the second growth The
Journal of the Chemical Society of
London, Eng, published an article
by ]. c. Brunnish, which throws some
light upon the subject. Hydrocyanic
acid is one of the most deadly poisons
known and it has been found in small
quantities in sorghum and other
plants, gradually diminishing, as a
rule as the plants grow older. 1t is
said to be impossible to state just
exactly when the plants become safe
for use, but as a rule it may be as
sumed that sorghum is fit for fodder
as soon as the seeds are fully devel-
oped. Drying sorghum does not re-
move the hydrocyanic acid. The
amount of poison appears TO be in
creased by the use of heavy nitro
genous fertilizers. A certain amount
of the poison was found in corn in
various stages until the formation of
the cobs, but never in dangerous, guam
titles The author recommends that all
forage plants related to sorghum
should be used with discretion in the
green or dried state and should not be
fed in an immature stage or TO ami
mails which have tasted for long
time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18

show, to which they would otherwise
nave been entitled.
This is a most unfortunate occur
reEce, but the veterinarian could pur-
sue no other course in the matter, as
he found two of the animals clearly
four years old. Even where but
six broad permanent teeth are seen the
animal may be considered ~ months
old if all the teeth are fully through and
in wear 'Six-tooth" cattle are, however,
given the benefit of the doubt by veter-
inarians, as there is some evidence to
show that forcing may induce slight pre-
cocity in the cutting of teeth. Great dis
crepancies. however, cannot possibly
be caused by an manner of feed
ing or kind of environment so that a
full-mouthed steer cannot on any pre-
text be considered possibly within the
specified age limit allowed for show ami
mails in the class in question.
The illustrations accompanying this
statement are taken from Kuidekoper's
age of Domestic Animals and will
make the subject clear to stOckmen.
The age given under each cut is an
average one. taking everything into
consideration, and every reader will find
them corroborated if he will go TO the
trouble of examining the mouths of
cattle of which he knows the age per-
fectly.
AT last years show similar pro-
test was filed against fine lot of cat
tie shown in class for steers two years
OLD and under three, but was not sus-
tanned. as no animal was found to show
more than six broad permanent incis-
OFFS.
We trust that stockmen generally
and cattle exhibitors in particular will
study the accompanying illustrations
carefully and make their exhibits con-
form to them at future shows Action
to this effect may be taken by the man
agement showing dentition departures
from standard types will not be eligible
to exhibition. 1t would be well in the
premises for exhibitors to make them
selves familiar with the subject and see
to it that their animals intended for
showing have teeth corroborating state
ments made relative TO dates of birth.
Many desire to have it believed that
forcing materially effects dentition and
changes the normal appearance of the
mouth, indicating age, but it may be
regarded as certain that no full-mouthed
steer will be allowed to compete In
classes for cattle three years old at flu
ture meetings of the International
Farmers Review
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
za gEzEgARR3)
s. / OCK
TELLING AGES OF CATTLE.
1t Can Be Done with Almost Absolute
Exactness by the Teeth of Do
nestle Animals.

One of the great sensations of this
years International was the turning
down of pen of Is head of Aberdeen
Angus steers, two years old and under
three, by the official veterinarian. A
protest had been filed against this grand
lot of cattle and was based upon the
allegation that they were over age. To
settle the matter the official veterinari-
an, acting for the exposition manage
ment, examined the mouths OF seven
head of the lot of Is cattle, and made
his report to the effect that two of the
eight were over three years old. This
decision sustained the protest and
threw the pen of cattle out of the COM
petition. thus preventing them from
winning the grand championship OF the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18


to health until the kidneys are cured.
Read how one woman was restored by
using Doan's Kidney Pills:
Mrs H. A. Van Sickle, 81 9Th Ave,
s. W.. Roanoke, Va, says: Kidney
trouble was hereditary in our family
and | had been so continually afflicted
with the disease that 1 began TO de-
spair of even temporary relief Some
times l suffered so severely that l was
confined 10 my bed. The aching in my
back was intense and the kidney dis
order caused an excess OF uric acid IN
my blood which impaired my digestion.
was compelled TO deny myself of many
of the little delicacies of diet The
doctors diagnosed my case as conges-
ton Of the kidneys. | had about given
up hope when I began using DoaI' S
Kidney Pills, but | took only few
doses when their curative powers were
proven to my satisfaction. 1 have
never been without them in the house
since
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all
dealers; price, so cents; or mailed on
receipt of price by Foster-M ilburn Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y. Write for free trial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
IN THE HORSE STABLE.

Teach the colt when it is young and
you will not have to break it when
older
Use the currycomb but use it merci-
fully; it's the dirt you are after, not
the skin.
Variety of food is good for horses.
but variety of hours for feeding it is
very bad
The good horse brings a good price,
and good care with intelligent instruc-
ton goes a long way toward making
the good horse
That stiff scrubbing brush the wife
uses in house cleaning is a good and
merciful horse cleaner But don't ap-
propriate hers.
So treat the horses that they will
be glad to see you come into their
stable. and not act as if they would
like to climb through the roof
Signify to the horse in some other
way than by blow or oath what you
want it to do. The first way is brutal
and the other way is silly, if not sin
full
If the foundation of the stable is get
ting out of condition you would fix it
at once and prevent its recurrence.
The foot is the foundation of the horse
in the stable, and its condition mart
be kept good or there may as well be
no horse there.-Faym, Stock and
Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
HOW TO TRAIN THE COLTS.
Gentle Touches Here and There and
Kind Words Always Bring Sat
isfactory Results.

Be firm, but gentle; have patience;
colt cannot learn his A, B, C's at one
time any more than the children can.
1t is by repetition that he learns and
acts we'll. Allow no teasing whatever,
unless you want vicious animal. Keep
the animal always under control when
breaking, for by breaking away he is
liable to become spoilt. 1t is not on
account of the strength of the colt that
he gets away, but because he catches the
trainer napping-not watching his bust
ness-and takes advantage of this to
gain his liberty. If one works with his
colt when he feeds, currying and rub
bling it often, it will not be any trouble
TO catch. but the wild one needs to. be
caught in the stocks. Curry and make
it gentle while in the stocks. Gently
slip on a halter or stout bride with a
long lead rope or rein. Pass this rein
under the jaw through both rings of the
bit. Take the colt out and lead it around
for few minutes; gently put on gears
and lead him around as before, and.
when he has learned this we'll hitch TO
post or light log. OF course, you must
be equal 10 the occasion and not let ii
run away when ii tries to. If large
enough, hitch 10 pillow or wagon beside
an old soldier. Repeat these lessons
often-rainy days are right for this
work if a large shed can be used.
worked asd trained an ugly fellow once,
without aid, by passing the long rope
around center post in the shed in such
a manner as TO lead and at the same time
walk behind and drive This was easy
and | soon had the wire edge worn off
Epitomist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
ECZEMA ON HANDS.
Red, Rough Hands, Itching, Burning
Palms and Painful Finger Ends
-One Night Treatment.

Soak the hands on retiring in strong,
hot, creamy lather of Cuticura Soap. Dry,
and anoint freely with Cutlcura, the great
skin cure and purest of emollients. Wear,
during the night, old, loose kid gloves
with the finger ends cut off and air holes
cut in the palms. For red, rough, chapped
hands, dry, assured, itching, fevel1sh
palms. with shapeless nails and painful
finger ends, this treatment is simply Won
derful Complete external and internal
treatment for every humor from pimples
TO scrofula, from infancy TO age, consist
ing of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills.
may now be had of all chemists tor Sl.OO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
he Dlun,t Have to Prove 1t.

The other day stranger stepped off
the train at Hopkins and said to man
on the depot platform: Can YOU tell me
who is the oest lawyer in this town Il
am replied the man on the platform,
without hesitation. The stranger seemed
somewhat Disconnected by this display OF
egotism and gently said: Excuse me. sir,
but | should like to have You prove it
Don't nave to prove it, sir" answered
the man on the platform. Il admit it, I
am the only lawyer in the town SIR" And
Immediately the stranger got a lawyer
and the lawyer got client.-Kansas City
Journal