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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

Is not caught by careless chasing
but by ~ceaseless saving. IN piaila
words, put your dollars into this oank
and you'll have your own a year hence
with -four "a per cent. interest added
Multiply that by dollars and the years
and you will find what you " q
decade hence. It's as plain as ASS
when you bring your first dollar here
Bring it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
JOSEPH ~ScHUSTER,

Contractor for Cement Sidewalks.
Cellar Floors. Yards, Retaining Wallis.
and Steps. Stable Floors and Cellars.
made water tight, a speciality
Residence-Spence street, near Ma
pie avenue. F. & NJ. Phone, 554- p
o. Box, 476. Fairmont, W. Va
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

Here is another bon mot of PopuliSt
Candidate Watson: l can not see in
the management of the national Demo-
cratic party anything on earth except
an effort to find out which is the best
bait to put on the hook. 1t is merely
a question of catching the voter and
winning the Office"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

given by the juices OF luscious fruits.
ripe and fresh, makes Jim Martins
soda so popular. The fact that all
these syrups are absolutely pure ap
peals to everyone's good sense who
values health. The water used is pure
also, and there is no Summer bever.
age so wholesome and delicious. Try
a glass OF soda with his delicious ice
cream at the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

We handle a straight Line Of furni,
ture, window blinds, mirrors and pic
lures. Fairmont Furniture Co. OPP,
.posite postofice. !
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-
Goff and Jeter c. Pritchard.
United States District Judges-John
J. Jackson and Benjamin F. Keller.
United States District Courts-The
Northern District.
Judse-John j. Jackson.
Clerk-Jasper Y Moore.
District Attorne y-Reese Blizzard.
Assistant District Attorney-E. NJ.
S~howalter.
U. S. Observation-Disclosures D. ELLIOT.
The Southern District.
Judge-Benjamin F. Keller.
Clerk-Edwin NJ. keatley.
District Attorney-George w. Atkin-
10
Assistant District Attorney-Eiliott
Northcott.
U. S. Marshal-John K. Thompson.
United States Senators.
Stephen 3. Elkins and Nathan &.
Scott.
Representatives In Congress.
First district-Blackburn B. Dove
ner.
Second district-Alston G.. Dayton.
Third district-Joseph II. Gaines.
Fourth district-Harry, C.. Wood
yard.
Fifth district-James A. Hughes.
State Government:
Governor-ATbert 3. Whfts2
Secretary of State-Wm. MO. Daw-
son.
Superintendent of Schools-Thomas
C. Miller.
Auditor-Arno1d C. Scherr.
Treasurer-Peter Silnan.
Attorney General-Romeo H. Freer.
Adjutant Generals. B. Baker.
Commissioner Of Banking-M. A.
Kendall.
Commissioner OF Labor. V. Bar
ton.
Chief Mine Inspector. w. Paul.
Supreme Court of Appeals.
George Poffenbarger, president;
Henry C. McVhorter, Henry Brannon,
Marmaduke H. Dent, Warren Miller.
Clerk-William B.. Mathews.
County Government:
Judge OF the Circuit court, Second
judicial Circuit-John w. Mas6h.
Judge of the Intermediate Court
U. S. Kendall.
Prosecuting Acknowledgements Pow
ell.
SherifT-Marcellus A. Jollif.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-R. B
Parrish.
Clerk of the County Court-Geo. NJ
Jacobs.
County Surveyor. H. Wilcox
County Superintendent of Free
Schools-Carter L. Faust.
County Court.
w. E. Cordray, president: Festus
Downs. S. E. Fleming.
Fairnont District.
Justices OF the Peace-L. G. Ben
nington, E. S. Amos.
Constables-L. c. Jones, F. NJ
Swisher.
Board of observation-disclosures indie
pendent District.
E. NJ. Showalter, PRESIDENT; O.
Mckinney, NJ. J. Lantz; T. w. Boyd
ston, secretary.
City Government.
Mayor-George w. Kinsey.
City Clerk. Engle.
City Collector-Charles L. Barnes.
City Treasurer-J. E. Powell.
City Engineer. NJ. Prickett.
City Assessors. E. Billingslea.
City Solicitor-A. Q. Stanley.
Chief of Fire Department.. Franz
Reed.
Water COMMISSIONER. Howard
SwiSher.
Street Commissioner-Geo. H. Rich
ardson-
Health Oficer-Harry Robinson
Chief of Police-James. z. Morgan.
We have just unloaded our car o
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

I have some good bargains on FAIR
mont avenue. Call and see ma. Z.
H. Lanham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
THE WEST ~VIRGINIAN'S
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt, Of New York
Secretary of State-John Hay, of
Ohio.
Secretary of the Treasury-Leslie
NJ. Shaw, Of Iowa.
Secretary of War-Wm. H. Taft, Of
Ohio.
Attorney General-w. H. Moody, of
Massachusetts.
Postmaster General = Henry G.
Payne, OF Wisconsin.
Secretary of the Navy-Paul Nor
ton. of Illinois.
Secretary Of the Interior-Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, Of Missouri.
Secretary of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Wilson, of Iowa.
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
Victor H.. Metcalf, Of California.
President of the Senate pro tenn
pore-William P. Frye, Of Maine.
Speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives-Joseph G.. Cannon, Of Illinois.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

We have just unloaded our "a of
Novelty Ranges for fall trade, n are
in a position to make you close prices.
j. L. Halls Hardware store. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

Ice cream ~freezers, croquet sets, re.
frigerators and garden hose at very
low prices, at j. L. Halls, the leading
hardware store, Fairmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25

CITIZENS, DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Supreme Court of the United State

Supreme Court of the United States.
Chief Justice-Nelville w. Fuller.
Associate Justices-John NJ. Harlan,
David J. Brewer, Henry P. Brown, Ed
ward D. White, Rufus w. Peckham,
Joseph Mckenna, Homer Day, Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr.
United States Circuit Judges-Na-
thar Golf and Jeter c. Pritchard.
United States District Judges-John
J. Jackson and Benjamin F. Keller.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
SHIPS in
SALVATION ARMY

an officer girl marries outside the ar
my she may go back into the ranks
and wear the uniform if she chooses,
she ceases to be an officer. So
with a man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
Salvation Army Salaries.

las to salaries? you may ask?
Well, TO the uninitiated our system is
apt to be confusing. AS have sale e
captain receives 81 a week, man or
woman, provided he or she is not mar
ried; in casesa captain is married, no
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

ings from city to city or army post to
army post. Can you wonder then that
I have welcomed the prospect OF cou-
pie of years of comparative freedom
from care ere we take a house in Wash
ngton."
Treasures From the Orient.
Although Mrs. Chaffee holds up her
hands in horror at mention Of the
losses by breakage and otherwise which
have been inflicted upon her household
treasures during the memorable score
of movings above mentioned there re-
main enough possessions quaint and in
teresting and unique to render the Chaf-
fee home one of the most notable in
Washington. The walls are hung with
marvellous collection of exceptionally
fine specimens OF Chinese embroidery
upon silk, including the famous en-
broidered umbrellas presented to Gen
eral Chaffee by the high officials Of China
J I'm recognition of his prohibition of loot
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new apartment house in the very heart
of what is rapidly becoming the most
attractive residential section Of Wash
ington-a hostelry which shelters a
whole colony of army and navy folk.
including the attaches of several of the
foreign diplomatic establishments Here
Mrs Chaffee has at her disposal as
many guest chambers with private
baths as would be found in very large
house. a large private dining room,
cloak and retiring rooms for use at re-
ceptions. and spacious drawing rooms.
while General Chanee has a den" with
all the Office conveniences which en-
able him 10 work AT home almost as
well as at the War Department
In explaining her conversion to fiat
life Mrs. Chaffee said: In the twenty
eight years of my married life we hav,
moved our household belongings twenty
one times. not merely transitions from
one city house TO another but journey
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ciety at the Capital OF the nation. She
viii win the regard of people from all
sections of Uncle Sans domain, for
having lived in all parts of the coun-
try she is utterly devoid of narrow
ness or provincialism in any form. Best
Of all. in this age when simplicity OF
manner is so rare q jewel is the fact
that she is utterly devoiI of pose and
affectation. In word. she demon
strates conclusively the possibilities OF
a combination Of culture and refine
ment with charming democracy and
constitutes perfect example of the
ideal type of American womanhood.
In personal appearance Mrs. Chaffee is
OF medium height. slender and graceful
She has blue eyes, light hair. touched
with gray. and a fair complexion. A
person meeting her for the, first time j,
likely to be strongly impressed with hel
soft. musical voice and reposefuI man
J ner. Mrs. Chaffee is a woman VIII,
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

ing scholarship valued at SIS stole
two kisses from a pretty coed. and was
expelled from the school, placing the
value of the Oberlin kiss at $3.50 apiece
Six Babies were born in five days at
1893 LaSalle Street. Chicago. one zfrl
weighing seventeen pounds.
Frank Erwin. of Chicago. in an at
tempt TO escape from a constable. ran
through alleys and barns until in the
attempt to clear the open window of a
barn just above the manger, he stuck
so tight that It required two constablea
to pull him out
A court in Berlin decided in favor of
wife suing for a divorce on thu
strength OF the fact that ner husband
wears wig. and that she did not know
it at the time of the ceremony.
Miss Mary L. Rogers. of Pawtucke<
r. l.. graduate of Wellesley. and the
new teacher in the high school, knock
ed out the captain Of the football team
with blow on the nose, and lande !.
twice on the eyes Of his confederate whs-
assisted at breaking her in
The National Dressmakers' Associa-
ton OF Chicago. condemned the womar,s
shirt waist
Through mistake on the part OF
Cook county officials. Mrs. Hetty Green's
tax OF Sl,105 on piece OF Cook couaty
land was paid by a neighbor. and un-
der the technicalities of the law. Het-
" won when the neighbor attempted tc
collect the amount
At St. Paul. Mimi. a woman tried TO
commit suicide by swallowing six con-
per cents. but the method was found TO
be too cheap.
Mrs. James NJ. Strong. of Chicago. put
$500 In bills in an .oDenwork stocking and
she hasn't found IL yet.
/ New York society opposed to street
hirtations issued small buttons which
when worn by young women. were 10
hold them immune from the attentions
OF the masher.
In 1882, Mrs. Philip Miller was asked
oy her husband to read aloud to him.
and picking up a third reader at ran
dom she began on story Of a sword
nsh's attack on a whale. BY George.
I've got 10 see that" exclaimed her
spouse. and grabbing his nat he went
leaving her to the prosaic pursuit Of \
divorce
y New York mother was given n
lease Tor fiat by representing that her
nine children were IN the s.arneyery..-
where they had been playing ali n1c-n-
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

ing while in command of the American
troops at the time of the Boxer revolt.
On every hand are rare and costly
Chinese porcelains. richly carved and
inlaid teakwood tables and cabinets.
and elaborate screens. all obtained dur
ing General Chaffee's stay in China,
and most Of them presents from native
potentates or officers of foreign forces
in the allied army. Here also are two
novel bamboo chairs with immense
spreading backs manufactured by in
mates of prison at Manila, an i'm
mense variety OF bolos, splendid ma
hogany cabinet from Cuba filed with
rare old fans, Indian baskets and blank
cts. autographed photographs. and a
thousand and one other interesting
souvenirs of General Chanee's years
of campaigning in two hemispheres.
Mrs. Chaffee is certain to prove one
Of the most popular and successful
! hostesses who ever entered official so
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*FIRST WOMAN OF THE ARMY SOCIAL CRCLE*
An Ideal Type of American
Womanhood, She Has Re
sided in All Parts of the
Urited States-Has Broad
Sympathy for Soldier Boys.

Speaking of the years gone by, Mrs
Chanec remarked: What shall 1 say
of my life? What is the life OF any
army wife but that OF the garrison-a
willingness TO overlook the inconveni-
ences of a nomadic existence IN order
that she may be with those she Ioves-
have lived in New York. Philadel-
phia. Denver. Los Angeles. and a num-
Der of other American cities. as we'll al
various army posts not adjacent to any
large community / was for almost two
years in Cuba, and about an equal
length OF time in the Philippines I
did not accompany the general to China
at the time OF the Boxer revolt, but I
paid little visit to Shanghai while he
was stationed in the Philippines"
Popular in the Philippines.
Just here it may be noted parenthst-
icany that Mrs. Chaffee was by far
the most popular American woman VITO
has ever been in official society in tina
Philippines. With that instructive
thought for the happiness of others
which is second nature to her.. she gave
a great ball for all the officers and
their wives on the first Monday Of each
month, and experimenting these with
small dances, teas. and other hospitals
ties, she did her full share to reuovs
any suspicion OF monotony from the
lives of the men and women who.
though beneath the Stars and Stripes.
felt themselves in a measure exiled
from Gods country
The Chaffees have three children. me
eldest daughter is the wife Of Capt.
George F. Hamilton, who served in Cuba
during the Spanish-American war IS
an aide to General Chanee. The second
daughter. Helen. aged fifteen years. Il
in school in New York. The only son,
Adna r. Chaffee. Jr.. VINO is row in his
second year at West Point beats 2 most
striking resemblance to his father. Al
though rather bemOaning the fact that
none of her children caa be with her y
/ the new home at Washington, Mrs
/ Chaffee is more than enthusiastic over
/ the fact that her son has besn enabled
to enter West Point. Said sha, IN speak
! ing Of II: eff / had six sons I should
want them all to be in the amy"
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

dresses in exquisite taste. The gown
shown in the accompanying portrait is
one which was embroidered for her in
Japan.
A Romantic Marriage.
Mrs Chaffee is the generals second
wife. and back of their marriage was
a pretty little romance. Mrs. Chaffee's
ancestors were all New Engiauders. but
the later generations Of the family. ike
many another. drifted Westward. and
the former Miss Annie Rockwell was
born and her girlhood was spent in Il
linois. Then her father removed to
Kansas. and it was here that Prince
Charming came upon the scene in the
uniform of a United States Army officer.
Miss Rockwell was girl in school
when the dashing Chaffee was first de-
tailed to Fort Riley. but Cupids shaft
was winged in short order, and a few
years later. or in 1915. the couple were
J marrie5 at Junction City
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

Ida Lee to accompany him to the
theater. he used a revolver to persuade
her
Gen. Nelson A. Miles dollars. which
he had deposited in Boston house in
1850. losing the book and forgetting the
name of the bank. were found in the
Five Cent Savings Bank
a cowboy named Wilson discovered
two men floating down the Republican
River in Nebraska. and. riding close TO
the shore. cast his iariat over first one
and then the other of the men. drawing
them ashore in safety
The Berlin Nuesta Nachrichten'' an
nounced the existence of a great corned
beef mine in the Yellowstone Park.
the deposits having been caused by the
engulfing of great droves of cattle dur
ing the triocene period. the natural
salts of the territory contributing 20 its
preservation.
soldier from the Philippines. fell hair
/ TO 100000 from his grandmother be-
cause of his clever verses on the army
/ life in the South Seas.
! In the divorce suit of Ruthven w
! Pike against his wife. the court refused
the invitation of the wifc's counsel Il
/ allow the jury to feel Mrs Pixies ms
! Giles In disproving that she ever threw
/ ladders and cordwood at her better half
Arthur Van Meter. a prominent mer.
chant of Salt Lake City. suffered from
dropsy. and, after fast of forty days
in which ne took nothing but water. h,
/ found himself cured.
r. c. Jones a banker of New York
gave dinner in honor of Miss Ethe
barrymore. where the plates for twelv,
cost =. 500
An investigation by the health boar,
OF Chicago showed ii 10 have more mel
and boys in proportion 10 women so.
girls than has any other large city il
! the world
William W Black. head critic in IN
| Chicago Normal School was placed d
| tIlal by the school powers charged wit
| the inability 10 smile
Edward Miller. OF Millville. n. J.. Sc
cured a writ or Injunction against nj
wires applying for divorce as a resi-
cent or the State of South Dakota
Shenkberg q CO.. at Sioux City. Ida nc
sought an injunction against sho
store 10 prevent the shoe dealers iron
SeHhs lucent eonee at cents 4 pound
pound
Three judges Of the supreme court O
New YORK decided that to eat in tn
modern Quick lunch restaurant Wit
one hat on was quite proper.
AT ooeriin college a young man hav
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

French champagne. The state garb OF
Emperor Menelik is made Of black
Ieopard's skin. and the skin of a black
named lion.
A Pure African.
Meneiik is distinctly African in phys
iognomy. He is Of greet stature and
strength
Modern mechanical devices excite his
curiosity. and he has been known 20
spend hours listening to speech and
music from the photograph. He has
admitted the telephone and telegraph
TO his dominions. but is slow in recon-
mending new inventions. Recently a
great consignment of machinery for
minting coin has been shipped to Abys-
sinia. and Menelik Will make his own
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

ence of Taoti. who possessed great tact
and diplomacy. The Empress is still ac-
counted handsome woman. though far
past middle life. Menelik is now about
sixty years of age
Menelik Adopts European Dress.
In recent years Menelik has adopted
some Of the European ideas in dress.
He now wears a hat and shoes Nearly
all his subjects go bare-headed and bare
footed. TaOti. it is said. is quite vain
as to her apparel While the clothing
in general is OF the Ethiopian style she
is fond of silk stockings. kid gloves and
slippers from Paris. It is also mention
ed by those who have had opportunity
to acquaint themselves with the tastes
Of the Empress that she is fond Of
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

money. which heretofore has been coined
in Europe.
The mother of Menelik was a begsar
Of great beauty. whom his father mar
ried when she appeared in his palace az
mendicant- Being thus Of piebeian
blood on one side. Menelik does not hold
himself aioof from his people. It is his
custom at times to work alongside thS
common people at manual labor, teach
ing them the use of modern implements
and machinery. BY this democratic
bearing he has made himself remark
ably popular with his subjects His
army of 10000 men. equipped with the
best guns and other fighting devices, is
splendidly disciplined. and has won the
wholesale respect of Europe.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

back to her own land, she and her ser
wants" Here the Bible story ends. but
the romance of the affair Is carried to
its climax by the ancient scribes Of
Abyssinia and Arabia. who aver that the
Queen bore son to Solomon. and the
child was named Menelik. When young
MeneIk was a stripping ne was sent to
Jerusalem, where he was educated at
his fathers court Having imbibed the
lore and the wisdom of Solomon, he was
sent back TO Sheba, where. upon the
death of his mother he became King of
Ethiopian enelik from " nom the pres
ent Menelik. second of the name. claims
direct descent.
Menelik the First.
With Menelik ] there went to Ethio-
pia a large retinue of Israelites of royal
blood and prineely fortune. These peo-
pie established the ruling aristocracy of
the LAND. which still sways Abyssinia.
The Abyssinians of Judean blood are
said to number 4OO, 1000, and they are the
masters of the 100000 Philippians
The Abysinians still call their country
Ethiopia, the other name having been
conferred upon them as a term of con-
tempt It means "a mixture" and APP
parentIy refers TO the infusion OF Israel
itish blood.
Such is the story of Meneliks descent
Those uniformed persons who ar,
wont TO look upon the emperor of Abys-
sinia as an ordinary African negro may
well open their eyes in the light of this
| revelation and pay proper respect &c
this potentate of such remarkabl,
pretensions of pedigree; for whether
Menelik is of the house of Solomon OF
not. his claim to that distinction en-
/ titles him to certain sort of obeisance
"Lion Conqueror; King of Kings"
The ruler Of Abyssinia certainly hold
himself dignihed monarch Witnes
how he STYLES himself: Lion Conquer
or of the Tribe Of Judah. MeneIik
Chosen of God, King of the Kings o
Ethiopia"
There has been a romance in the Iif
of Menelik, whose wife, Taoti, is said {
be the power behind the throne. In ear
Iy youth Menelik made a journey I
Gondar, where he met the beautifu
young princess Taoti. He loved he
and she consented to become his wifi,
The princess was invited to visit tn
court Of Theodoros. emperor of Abys
sinia at the time. Theodoros was smit
ten by the charms of the princess an
married her himself. though he consio
erateIy gave his own daughter to Men,
Ink as a bride.
Menelik never ceased to love Tact
He became a great warrior, and wa
much IN favor at the court In cours
of time Theodoros died. by suicide.
: was reported. He was succeeded by JOIN
uncle of Menelik, Taoti. the widow
married four other men in succession
but these matings proved unhappy. FIJI
| ally she married Menelik. who divorce
, his first wife to make room for Il
woman he had loved since his youth.
: is said that Menelik became the succe
t sor of Emperor John through the inf