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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
The NEXT DEMO
CRATIC CANDIDATE.

The Democrats of the South should
insist upon the nomination of South
err man for the Presidency in 19oS.-
Atlanta Constitution
OF course they should. They fur
nish all the electoral votes- why not
furnish the candidate2 The South is
all there is left of the Democratic
part: If there are any brains any
where in that party: they must be To-
Gated in the South: they are not to
be found in the North If Southern
men had been IN control at St Louis.
We doubt If the platform would have
contained that n1onsrrous blunder,
Projection is robbery There is in
the South too much level-headed Pro
lection sentiment for ttsat. There are
too many valid business reasons why
the South should reject F'ree-Trade
and take up Protection 1t may be.
after all. that for freedom from ever
lasting agitation for Tariff ripping we
shall have to look to the. South
American Economist
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
PaTRoNlzE HOME STORES.

a visit to the stores of Fairmont
will convince prospective Christmas
buyers thar it is useless to go away
from home to do holiday shopping.
A few years ago. people thought they
had TO go 70 Wheeling. PittSburs. or
perhaps TO New York. TO do Christ
mas shopping, but that is no longer
necessary for people OF anything
short of fabulous means. Our noms
stores have beautiful and costly pres
ents and in sufficient variety TO sat
isfy any one. Again. town pride
ought to maHe people decide to buy
from local stores, for in this way
great stores can be built up II the
local merchants are encouraged by
home patronage. they will feel justi-
fed in making heavy purchases and
thus bring TO our doors stores equal
to the best in the country. Fairmont
has right to feel proud OF the city's
handsome stores. and the people
ought TO encourage the merchants by
buying goods at home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
$50 sM *.


Thereseems 10 be a feeling among
tthe people that the true report con.
corning the smallpox situation in this
city IS being suppressed. Every day
or TWO some one asks WI ether the
papers are publishing the truth in-the
mater or not. Some even gosso far
las 70 fmpeacE the reportsaof the health
of9cers and maintain that the actual
conditions. are not being given We
+beue#e N due caution and realize
that tits duty for people to protect
themselves when threatened with dan
ger. but We state positively that the
exaggerated reports current in the
country concerning smallpox in Fair
mont are entirely. outside the bounds
OF reason At the present time there
is not abe slightest ground for fear OF
an epidemic Of smallpox here. There
are only few cases in town and they
are under the strictest quarantine.
There IS not as much danger IN Fair.
mont as there is in many country
villages with only one store. because
less precaution is taken there Coun-
try people need not have the slight
est apprehension about visiting Fair
mont Our merchants have bought
an unusual supply of holiday goods
and they can satisfy every need in
the matter Of Christmas presents and
run no risk at all IN coming
to town to do shopping
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
a Soft Answer

The hotel clerk can always be de-
pended upon to retain his seif-pos-
session under the most trying cir
cumstances- It is related that a Ger
tain lady in The dramatic profession,
who is always trying TO appear young.
albeit she is more than seven and
look 1t, was on the road with rrar-
cling comedy company.
The troupe got into town late on
Sunday evening and on reaching a
hotel she was shown up five flights of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
MRS. D. Il. GRAPES
Died Suddenly This Morning at Her
Home on Grafton Street

Mrs Lydia a Grapes, aged 50. wife.
of D. Il. Grapes, of Grafton street
died very suddenly this morning. OF
heart failure. She had been resi-
dent of this city for five years and was
considered an excellent woman by,
those who knew her. A husband and
three sons survive. One son is In Gin
cinnati and will be here for the funer-
al. the arrangements for which have
not yet been. made 1t viii take place
tomorrow evening or, Wednesday.
morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

State This policy is exceptional to
cur sister States. You hear the cry
that we have not capital, but West
Virginia in the application Of capital
TO productiveness and per capita OF
wealth in the State is light We
are often referred to as the State OF
million with a billion. but we are
even better than that II does not
require much capital. You may Wis
it hardware store and you will OBJ
serve hundred little things .of
which every family is in absolute
need and on inquiry you VIII find thai
they are manufactured elsewhere.
Many of the little articles of hardware
can be manufactured at home If en-
couraged.
West Virginia should lave light
wood working machines in every
community: the raw material costs
but trile. It is inviting to the cap
itai of the East and Central West and
to our own people. if we should stop
niture. cabinets. wooden novelties.
should all be manufactured in West
Virginia. II would seem that most
any man in small way could begin
10 manufacture in West Virginia
Eedsed about as he would be by the
most. favorable environment in this
country. he cannot fail to succeed and
build up great business from small
beginning which viii add so much TO
West .Virsinia's industrial develop
ment and serve monument to his
genius.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
SCRAP OF IRON
eot Two Men In Difficulty This Morn
ing.

Perry Robinson and w H- West
had some trouble over an old scrap.
of iron this morning which led to a
different kind of scrap. Bothmen are;
railroaders and the trouble occurred
near the local depot The argument
grew warm and the result was that
Robinson appeared before Justice
s. Amos with a bloody Inferior max
lila a warrant was issued and Depu-
ty Sheriff Watson went to look for
the man with the big fist
West came up for trial this after
noon. Several witnesses are being
examined and at press time the trial
is still going on
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

z Since the word came from Washing.
Z ton THAT Congressman Burton will
probably be transferred from the
schairmanship of the rivers and har-
bors committee to that OF the com
nittee ON appropriations and that
Congressman Doyener will be given
the former position. he standing next
TO the chairman, the Wheeling Regis
ter thinks that our representative
doesn't FIJI the bill"-that he simply
isn't big enough for the job" OF
course the Registers opinion about
anything or anybody doesn't amount
to much. but II may be remarked that
Congressman Dovener has been big
enough for the past ten years to wal
Iop an the Democrats. little and big.
that have been pftted against him. be-
sides he has secured more appropria.
lions for the improvement Of our riv.
ers than did all his predecessors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

canvass by the New York Times
of the popular vote at the last Presi-
dential election complete except as
TO one county in Tennessee and four
counties IN Michigan, for which est
mates are given. shows that President
Roosevelt defeated Judge Parker bv
169. He polled the largest vote
ever given for President of the Uni
ted States, 7.G4o,560. This is more
than 4oo, 600 in excess of the vote cast
for Mckinley In 1900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
Line Located to wortl,inaton.

The engineers employed by the
FHairmont and clarksburs Traction
Company, have completed the prelim-
mary survey between Middleton and
c1arksburs and have the line located
as far as Worthinston. There is but
very little difference between the
new line and the old line. which was
surveyed several years ago
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
Died This Morning.

Mrs. Amelia Mechanism ecoIored),
aged 6S. died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. William Froe; on View
street. this morning atleleven o'clock,
OF paralysis. The remains viii be
shipped to Marion. Va. for interment--
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

The advantage Of the Protective
Tarin IS so clear that it is difficult to
see how intelligent men can support
the Democratic party which declares
that Protection is robbery. and
seeks TO put the Nation on Free
Trade basis. at a time when even
Great Britain. with its narrow territory
IS seriously considering the abandon
ment OF that policy.-Philadelphia
Press
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

Mr. Dillon hasn't made many APP
polntments. but we can pick flaws in
several OF those he has made.-Par-
kersburS News.
1t IS NOT difficult to pick flaws in
anything and anybody. A few people
have spent a good deal of time in
picking flaws in Holy Writ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
.IAsPER
Me- VIII PAiNFtJE AcclDENE;
ON SATURDAY sNiGHT ON
SFREIGHT TRAIN.

Pete Jasper. well known Wheel
ing division brakeman. met With q
painful accident saturda night He
works on IS: the fastest freightr runs
ON The division. and a short distance
this side of Bentons Ferry. he fen
from the rain- Yard engine 1877
was at Kingmont doing some work.
and after the freight passed, Brake
man Club Steele was sent back
flag.
He proceeded up the track about q
quarter Of a mile when he saw a man
lying on the ground. He investigated
and was much surprised TO ind that.
1t was his old friend Jasper The M
iured man could not wall, and the
yard engine went up and brought HIM
to the Miners Hospital, where his M
juries were dressed. It was found
that his hurts consisted of bruises
and sprains, none of them serious
In addition his ears were badly fro
zen
Jasper is well known and very
popular in Fairmont, and his many
friends are glad that he escaped So
luckily. g;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
Married satu!.rday.

Charles Anderson and Miss Susan
Myers were united in marriage: in the
First ward Saturday by Rev. J. w,
Lavatt. After the. ceremony supper
was served to the many guests. The
contracting parties are colored. i,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
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ssSS--sss:l 3rslnia Certain phases
/ OF eSeI t; resources and means 81
i best enhancing 81 heir Development are
continually forcin 81 attention
upon our people OEesof the most INF
| p o1--tsant cues o1lssl every community
! 20 sS,sEe55ls " nat 70 manufacture
There is a great deal OF coniectrfnS
I'm an communities about the nature
and class OF uauuSacturfnS Industries
which are adapted TO the conditions
of the city or town It's said By some
that Fairmont should enter upon the
manufacture Of steel. There are
many good reasons for the resolution
That Fairmcnt IS good distributing
Epoint: chat labor conditions are good.
and that fuel is cheapest TO be found
anywhere. On making some investi-
cations we find that the freight rates
to and from F'airmont are great him
drance TO our development along lines
OF heavy freight producing industries
It is almost ont OF reason 10 expect.
Fairmont TO get freight rates equal
TO Pittsburg rates for years TO come
Tie PittsburS rate is confined TO a
radius of about forty miles. then for
F,afrmont to get a rate equal to Pitts
radius from Pittsburg to something
like 125 miles This is entirely out of
reason to expect However, the CEN
trail West. Virginia towns on the B.
and O. system are in themselves
heavy freight producers and are alike
IN being able TO furnish inducements
to the manufacturing world by way
Of cheap fuel and good distributing
points If our natural Inducements do,
not overcome the somewhat barrier
by way=of heavy freight rates, then
the town or community should con-
fine its attention to tEose kind of.
plants which VIII not be aSect@d IN z
marked degree by the inducements OF
other communities over our own. Il
then 5ehooveS US to determine what
kind OF plants we should locate The
NononSahe.a Valley is not as yet get
ting very many heavy freight produc-
ing plants or very many industries
which employ a large number OF men
We observe from our more success
1ul merchants that when they go east
they buy Just what our people want;
just the Sooas Tor when there is |
market at nome The same principle !
might be applied TO locating indus |
tries
Located as we are IN tiIe hest de- !
EeIoped and most promising field OF
coal IN the entire country also adj |
Jacent to tae most extensive oil and |
gas Development in the United States.
and located as we are in easy reach
OF all kinds OF timber which viii sup
ply any demand that industry car
create for years TO come: and many
other resources which are TO GER
tain extent exclusive. as limestone.
shale- clay. etc. then there naturally
arises from our conditions a demand
for the various kind OF manufactured
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

II the subscribers are pleased with
some papers We have read. they are
certainly lovely people and easy to
get along with.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12
own price.

Some person viii get the brass bed.
Coal City House Furnishing company.1l
Some person VIII get the Wilton rug.
Coal City House Furnishing Company
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

Magnolia. -four for pastry purposes. 4
ASK your grocer for Marion fiour. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

The newspapers having assigned TO
Governor White after his term OF
once expires, to about every Office in
existence from collector and tax com
missioner to the United States Sen
ate have finally landed him as
the ownersand editor OF the Wheeling
ntelligeneer after March !. next
Charleston Mail
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

I have moved my millinery and,
dressmaking to $50 Walnut avenue.
VIII sell you millinery almost at your
own price. X.
MRS. LAURA FRAZER. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

were not forssuch women as
Mrs Chadwick and Nan Patterson,
the editorss life would become monot-
ouous and papers sIrt on the mar
ket occasionally
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

This pretty rough weather for
naiinga survey for the extension of
the Fairmont and clarksburg electric
railway nevertheIess the work goes
braFeTy on This IS good sign. as it
looks Ike the company is anxious to
connect Harrison.s and aarion:s cap
itaIs n the manner above Indicated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

ASK your grocer for Marion aour. (
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-12

MRS: LATRA FRAZERs
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-01
THE HABIT OF SCANDAL.
Tongue schooled to Di.approval
Was 10th to Speak Words
Of Praise.

Old Mrs. Etheridge had loved gossip
all her life, but although her ears were
always ready for Il, she had schooled
her tongue to disapproval, relates
Youths Companion. Nobody minded
what she said, for although she might
shake her head and utter her custom.
airy mild repoof, her eyes never failed
to express interest and desire for
more information.
The one phase which rose to her
lips when the tale was ended had be-
come so habitual that toward the close
of her life she occasionally employed 1t
involuutarily.
"Have you heard about Edward %
asked one Of the family connection.
moving her chair close TO the old
lady's rocker and leaning over con-
adentially. IL
Grandmother Etheridge shook her
head and put her hand to her ear.
"They say" announced the relative
in strident tones, "that he's making
q splendid name for himself, and has
been offered salary Of SIS. 900 by an
other firm, and that he Is Just as clever
as he can be. has hosts of friends
there in Chicago, and deserves them
ALL" s.sgs, ivy gsw .42g
The light Of pride and Joy shone in
the old lady's eyes. but custom was too
strong for her tongue.
"You shouldn't repeat It, dear" she
quavered. There's . wrong story
oomoWharel"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-01
PUZZLED THE POLICEMAN.
Lawyers italian Drogus Was Too
Much for the German Guar.
dian Of the Law.

Justice Peter Foote, who at one
time administered the law in the old
Harrison street police court, was genial
and popular and an excellent classical
scholar as WE'LL" said Lawyer p. j.
O'Keeffe. according to the Chicago
Daily News. "At one time Justice
Foote filed the chair of moral ph4loso
ply at the University of Notre Dame.
And 1t was the temporary adoption Of
Latin a. the language Of court and Q
policeman's ignorance Of the same that
led to the escape Of prisoner under
most unusual circumstances.
1T CHANGED that there had drifted
over here from Dublin q barrister-at-
law named o'Malley. who had had to
make feet and furtive exit from the
old country on account of his political
afhliations. In Chicago O'Malley met
Justice Foote and the two became fas:
friends. They we're convivial and took
many horn together. O'Malley de-
veloped q profitable law practice and
most Of his cases were tried before
Justice Foote.
"On one occasion q man who had
been arrested on q serious charge en-
ployed O'Malley "a his lawyer. The
evidence against the prisoner was
strong, the penalty severe and every
thing pointed to conviction. The
preliminary hearing within the Harri-
son street police court. When the case
was called the prisoner was brought
in by German policeman. O'Malley
walked up the center Of the room
took the prisoner by the arm and
walked him toward the Justice. to
whom he majestically waved his hand
and bowed in the most impressive and
ceremonious style.
'Morituri salutamus,' said the law
yer. solemnly.
EFT. tn. Brute returned the Judge,
just as solemnly.
"O'Malley bowed again, then. turn
ing around, with great dignity. he con-
Quoted his client out Of the court room.
the puzzled policeman allowing them
to depart unmolested. After awhile
O'Malley returned wreathed In smiles.
On seeing the inquiring look Of tho
policeman he advised the latter to re-
port to the desk sergeant.
Where's your prisoner. Herman.
and what disposition is made Of the
case? inquired the sergeant.
do not know where mine pris-
oner u.s., answered the officer. 4 dit
not know der language. but thought
der chudge told der lawyer to go out
NIT him, so let him go away, for der
lawyer said So
Search parties were speedily sent
out, but the defendant had made good
use of his time"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-01
RAILWAY RuMoR.
American railways handle about $l2.-
oOO, Uv0 worth OF Grain q year.

American railways handle about $l2.-
e0O,VU0 worth OF grain a year.
A new railroad planned to scale Grays
Peak, near Dillon, Col. Will attain a
height at least 2OO feet greater than the
road which climbs Pixies Peak.
The experiment made about a year ago
of employing Mexican porters in Pull
Mexicans have entered the service Of the
Pullman company, and Of that number
only five are lett
Timothy ]. Lee. an American locomo-
tive engineer. has been hello fespons4 Bile
for the wrecking OF g train he was driv-
ing, near Zacatecas. Mexico. and sen-
fenced to hard labor in the salt mines for
four years. He was badly hurt in the
wreck. His brother is q Denver police
captain.
The Southern Pacific company has
forbidden its men to bring cocaine into
its yards or shops. 1t has been custom
ary for the men to use 1t when they cat
q cinder in an eye. but it has been used
for other purposes: and, besides, the
doctors say, its unskilled use in the eye
is dangerous. The men have the use Of
. well-equipped emergency hospital.
OF the sum which had been invested in
the worlds railroads at the close Of 1907
1t 10 estimated. according to the Eng
lish Railway Magazine. that more than
R3,760. 100000 has been spent on 1884,
900 miles Of European railroad and
e3.232. 900 900 on the 337 900 miles owned
by the rest Of the world. On this basis II
IL found the roads Of Europe represent
an investment Of G22.953 mile. while
those Of the rest of the world average
el1.402. Great Britain's railroads rep
resent the highest cost per mile. figures
standing at e51. 1868. n hile those Of Bel
gium come next with E30,O48.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-01
An Eveless Paradise.

French West Africa is 20 be an Eve
less Paradise. The governor general
has intimated to the minister of the
colonies that the number of stations
and, posts Offering facilities for mar
ried officers and functionaries are very
few. and that great Inconvenience ia
already caused by the difficulty Of pro-
viding family quarters. The minis. or
fs requested to stop the further In
gress Of families, and an order has
just been issued warning all whom II
may concern that appointments in
West Africa must hencetorward be &C
copied on the basis of bachelorhood,
Army officers will, Of course. lYave
families be6ind.-London Globe.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-01
MAN AS A HAIRY ANIMAL.
That Coating Of Hair Is by No Means
Lacking Is a Physiolog-
ical Fact.

Apart from the hairy Amos Of ia
pan and a few frea.s in the museums
mankind Is generally regarded as a
naturally naked creature, thereby diff
fering from his simian and other an
Gent relatives, says the Chicago Daily
News. But a coating Of hair on the
human body is by no means lacking
although it is useless as protection
against the weather. DR.. Walter Kidd,
Of London, mas written book on the
direction Of the hair in animals and
man and has some interesting things
to say. The arrangement of the hair
tracts has definite and varied slope.
as In other mammals, and 1t is posi-
BILE DR.. Kidd thin 8, to distinguish be-
tween hair currents" inherited from
antiquity and those due to dressing the
hair. The whole matter of the lie Of
the hair is not by any means q new
enc. Most persons are indeed acquaint-
ed with the fact that the slope Of tho
hair on the mont ey's arms Is such az
to allow rain to drip of when the an
imal puts those limbs in particular
position.
Habits Of a given animal can be
traced in the variations Of the hair
currents. which bear very distinct re-
lations to its habits of life. The sloth,
for example. which. as Sydney Smith
remarked, spends its life, lille young
curate distantly related to bishop.
in state Of suspense, has a uniform
downward tendency Of hair slope.
Then the complicated movements Of
ruminants have resulted in a more
complex series of meetings and oppos-
ing currents Of hair.
In man himself the general practice
Of combing and tying up the hair has
left its undoubted traces. It is not
without interest to learn tfat out of
100 persons - part their hair on the
right. nine In the middle and Is on tho
left. AS consequence the infant,
guiltless of partings. nevertheless
shows indications of these three fash
ions in corresponding proportions.