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c. W. c. in the New Yorw Mall and Ex-
 press.
 Press dispatches state that the days
 of the canal mule are numbered and that
 the completion of the 1000-ton barge canal
 will see the abolition of towpath, The
 so-called electric mule has filed an appii-
 cation for the long-eared animafs place.
 enumerating among It's publications Tor
 the job superior strength, greater speed,
 no ravenous appetite for hay. no objee-
 tion to heat, dust and flies, and no mean
 tricks with thefheels.
 Whether the electric mule gets the job
 or not, the present quadruped of twopath
 fame will have to go in about seven
 years, that being the shortest time given
 by expert engineers for the completion of the great bargeway. In the meanwhile a
 new motive power for the canal will be
 found. It is not unlikely that this will be the gas engine, or some other appara- tus that can be installed on board. The mule and the horse have had un- challenged right of way on the towpath
 ever since the Erie Canal was opened In
 1925. That Is why the canal is fifty years behind the times today. The present canal boat. the familiar long tub is practically
 the boat of fifty years years ago. It has
 not been improved in over thirty years. except in a very few cases where the
 steam propeller has been installd. Boats carry 5000 bushels of grain-equal to 240 tons-with room besides to house the cap tains' family and the mules. The boat Is loaded to six feet in depth, leaving only one foot of water beneath the loaded boat. One boat will make seven or eight trips a season between Buffalo and New York requiring from twelve to fifteen days each way.
 In the last twenty years few new boats have been built. The uncertain policy of the state toward the canal is largely re- sponsible for the lack of individual effort to improve the boats and their motive power. Persons interested in canal traffic 1 have not cared to invest In new vessels
 with the possibility ever near that the
 state would reconstruct the waterway so as to render useless the old style boat or perhaps abandon the canal altoget her. As result, the policy of the canal men has been to patch up their old tubs and cling to the faithful mule.
 Even the state. which is obliged 10 own few forlorn specimens of canal craft for repair work has adopted the patch-up policy. A recent report of the canal sup
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
The Daily Press.

From the Century Magazine.
 The daily press, as look at it. is a wonderful detective. It can run down public opinion and report it marvellous. ly. In this respect it has an ever widening outlook. As news-gatherer Its facilities perpetually astonish me The weapon of publicity it often wielda with undoubted power. But, when all is said, is it much more than gigantic reporter? Does it really instruct and guide? Or does it simply furnish by the myriad page the stuff out of which the people construct their own inde- pendent judgment? I confess that newspapers seem to me more and more to exemplify Gladstone's definition of the orator-they receive from the pub. lie as mist what they give back as shower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST co.
 WILL OPEN MARCH FIRST.
ANOTHER STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE FINANCIAL IlSTI.
 TUITION FOR BUSY BIRMINGHAM.

open
  will do strictly and business will be
  H dayberr  B F. B. inson, of Brmn and Burns of New York
  cordially
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
Wastd Effort.

From Tit-Bits
 Little Boy-Did you ever catch any whales?
 Captain-No. I never shipped on a whaler. T--J Were you ever shipwrecked?' No"
 Never cast on desert island?" "No." Never caught by cannibals" No"
 Nor bitten by serpentsr NO" ,--1--v "H'm! You might as well have stayed on land"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28

From the New York Sun.
 The chief of the claque at the Comedia Franchise in Paris has at last been re- moved. with his troupe of trained hand clappers, and their mechanical express sions of delight are no more to be heard in the house of Moliere. He is to re- ceive life pension of s160 year, which is a great deal more than any of the Americans who have had their pleasure spoiled by his ministrations would care to see him have.
 This is, of course, great occasion for a house of traditions like the Theatre Francaise, and the Opera may, after while, be compelled to abolish the nui- sance which it supports under the name of claque There is less probability Of that, however, since it is in response to the wishes of the singers that these ap- plauders are hired. The French singers and others accustomed to the claque find 1t impossible to get along without ap- plause ct certain junctures. Therefore they are likely to try to find the same sort of support wherever they go. Thus it happens that there are frequently amateur claques in the Metropolitan Opera House and professional applauders in London They are intended to give heart to the singers who engage them. There Is a certain force in these re- marks made by one foreign singer con corning the effect lof the claoue.
 Applause Expected.
 We who have sun in Paris he said. +t,ot at rfai .cfa in er- formance, there will always be at least the applause of the claque at the point where 1t has been for years tradition of the opera house for the audience to applaude. After certain arias, after cer- tain dramatic scenes and in other june tures the applause Is certain to come, whatever may happen, because the men are there paid to supply It. That such applause Is stimulating and encouraging especially when it is reinforced by the participation of the public, singing in a language the audience does not under stand and facing a housefu1 of persons himself justice, but care nothing at all about him if he is too nervous to make the best use of his powers.
 claque Does Good.
 80 the expedient of the claque has it's good results That assures the singer that somebody at least is going to en- courage him, even if paid to do it. When many other persons would under no cir cumstances begin the applause. they are nevertheless often willing to join in en- thusastically once it is started. That shows the usefulness of the claque
 "No person who has not been through the experience has any idea of the im- pression made by a first appearance at the opera house here on subscription
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
Wagner.
From Puck.

T am taking special instruction fov the season of Wagner"
 "Ah?''
 Yes; and with only six lessons I can. already sit still and look rapt for more than two hours continuousiy'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
One Advantage

From the Chicago News
 Myer-Some of those Biblical characters were smart people.
 Gyer-Yes: but we have one great ad- vantage over them.
 Myer-And that Is?
 Gyer--We are still living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
Strange DiSappearances.

play called "The Crucible," In which he
 had acted; and then he disappeared. He
 turned up unharmed some time later,
 with a wife, not having taken the trouble
 to divorce his first wife, who died not
 many years ago; and in the fullness of
 time he too died.
 William Henry Hurbu1t was mixed up
 in disappearing act" some years ago.
 though he himself did not fade from view. Hurbult may be remembered as a
 brilliant writer, whose manner of life
 was touched on by Theodore Winthrop
 in his novel of Cecil Dreeme.' He lived
 in the old University building on Wash
 ing square where his rooms had two en-
 frances, approached by different stair ways-an agreement that enabled him to keep his creditors and those whom he did not want to see guessing" as to his whereabouts. He was also noted con veyor, as "the wise 1t call" of other per-
 sons objects of art which happened to please his cultured taste, and when he
 went abroad and sold his collection at
 action, many friend and acquaintance learned for the first time what had be- come of missing articles.
 Hurlbut went abroad, and after marry ing an American, was brought into par ticularly unpleasant breach of promise
 suit in an English court. He testified that letters purporting to be from him to the plaintiff were written really by his private secretary" who had acquired his handwriting and strangely enough
 was not in England when the trial was
 proceeding Hurlbut and his wife who stood by him firmly. fled from England, and spent the rest of his life in Italy. Occasionally, news would be published of the appearance of his secretary" but no one ever saw him.
 There are other disappearances on rec ord-psychological, some of them; actual,
 others. At the bottom of many of them lies family or financial trouble of some sort: yet for some not even this usually powerful reason affords any explanation. It is evident enough that 1t Is not diffi-
 cut to disappear. All one has to do is to disappear openly and completely. and the deed Is done. The difficulty may be
 in coming back again; and perhaps that difficulty has kept out of sight men who disappeared, intending to remain perdus only for time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28

Gas stoves sold for Sl6. %. You pay e3. % down, balance in monthly installments of @1.OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28

The disappearance of Oakley Hall at- tracted much attention some thirty years ago. Hall had been mayor of this city in the Tweed time; then he had written
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28

E. N. Culiom. J. H. Taylor. Smith Cuilom.
 President Manager. Sec 6 TreaA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
FOR SALE.

We, have in stock for immediate ship, bent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
WRIGHT.
FARMiNGTON..

Miss Susan Hughes. of Booths
creek, was in town Monday Looking
after the interest of her school which
will commence Oct. 81.
Mr.. Ira Morgan, who has been at
the Worlds Fair, returned home Sun
day.
Mrs. Ross Pitzer was visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs L. r. Wells,
Sunday.
Mr.. Ray Holbert, OF Fai,n,ont,
was in town Saturday calling on
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas K. Jones, of
Helens run, was in town Saturday.
Mr., Lon Stewart, VINO is Ill with
typhoid fever, is no better.
Miss Lulu Sturm, who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. James
Gribble, went to Fairnonr Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liss darlington, OF
Plum run, were in town Monday.
Little Miss Joe Price and sister;
Grace, of Plum run, We're visiting
their uncle. Mr.. NJ. E. Tough last
week
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
p
SP'AIIE NOT TRUTH.

mind are wholly lnsup by
facts. Tie right Of free expression
Sof opinion, through press or otlier-
wise. IS recognized here as in Z. ! he Uni
tied States and practiced with the
sam freedom, the only limitation be.
ing responsibility for llbclous and Sc
sditious utterances, the law relative
Ito those being drawn from Federal
and State statutes of the Union. The
iatrical plays are not censored The
only possible excuse for such state
ment is that something over year
ago a crack-brained playwright pro-
duced a play in Tagalog fill of insur--
srectionary utterances and eliminating
IN the tearing down and stamping up
on the American flag upon the stage,
for wfich he and some Of his fellow
actors were prosecuted and convicted.
It is equally untrue that men IN
private life are subjected to espionage
5orsthat detectives in the gnise of ser
wants are employed. All these state
ments are the reriest nonsense, with
out scintilla of fact to support them.
Judge Parker has eviden::y been
grossly deceived.
19EEA yyDIf.IT3 gE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
vAssAR GIRLS IN PoE!Tlcs.
Tier Are Running an Imitation Pres
identiaI Campaign.

POUGHKEEPSIE, Oct. 2t.-=N.t5sar
students are trying the experiment
of having Presidential election They
Lave all the, machinery in operation
according to the election laws. have
appointed campaign committees. es-
tablished headquarters and have a
quota 1of spel1-binders and warnl work
ers out soliciting votes
Miss Hazel Straight, 'O3, OF Os-
wego, is chairman of the Republican
committee, and Miss Charlotte
Warner, 'O5, of New York, is chair
man OF the Democrats committee.
The college has been divided into
wards and subdivided into election
districts, and over 900 students have
registered.
Republican stump speakers, dress
ed as nearly like worlinsmen as
skirts will allow, have been making
some wierd appeals for votes, and
their Democratic sisters, not 20 be
outdone, have organized 4 band, and
through music have endeavored to in
ject enthusiasm into the campaign
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
HIS BOY WAS PUT
OFF THE TRAIN,
Father Did Not Have Enough to Pay
Fare or Stop Ot-All End
ed Well. |a".sa t5s

NEWARK, N. j., Oct. 3A.--Six-year.
old Manuel Bondi reached his nome,
on Garfield street, here today, after
a railroad experience few boys Of his
age have suffered. Ills father took
him on trip to Buffalo and the con,
ductor on the way out passed him IS
being under the fare asc.
TIE conductor on the train on
which the couple returned learned,
however. that the boy was six years
old. and demanded fare. DoDdi eA,
planned that he had used all his
money. but assured the conductor
that if he allowed the boy to ride
home he would see that the fare
($3.5o) was paid to him Immediate
~ upon the arrival OF the train.
Bondi had no money to provide for
himself if he stayed, and he had 70
see his child left at the station. He
put him in the care of the station,
master, with assurances tlsat he
would send for him a. ones. To-day
the Elmira police We're requested. BY
the Newark police tossend The boy on;
the police here guarant eeins the poS
lice their burseme nt for the ats
tending expense Little Bondi 4 was
Conducts d til = sta ton placed Sin
care Of train bagga gema teTv AND
3reaeh ned here. vi ht sid Nvi the
this ftefnoo
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
DYING WIFE GETS a DIVORCE,
Her Purpose Is to Secure Her Prop
erty to Her Son.


erty to Her Son.
STAMFORD. CT, Oct. 24.-ln the
Supreme Court yesterday Judge Rob
inson granted a degree of absolute
divorce to Mrs. Hattie Hamilton. of
this city, from Fred Hamilton. The
woman, who is suffering from tuber-
culosis, attracted much sympathy on
the witness stand. Physicians say
she is slowly dying, ana probably will
not live another month.
The object in pressing the suit was
to prevent the husband getting pos
session of t!ae wife's property in
Stamford after her death. She wish
es the property to go TO her son. who
is given into the custody by the de-
cree This decree was granted for
intolerable cruelty, Mrs. Hamilton
testifyins that Ter husband beat her
even after She was i'll OF consnmp-
.tion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
6
lest IN onsense.

VAsHINGToN,go Oct % - he fol-
ing cabIegrams from Secretary Of
at III Governor Wright Of the
Philippine Islands and from the Gov:
sernor % the secretary in repl y there,
3to were mad public at the ar De-
nents tod ys:8
oct ober o ed4-
weight Manila
Thg Democrat cand idate for, Pres
gident publ adj resss said
But two classes Of our people can
hope toN be benefited by urS%holding
the Philippi nes-=z class M!ilch is
always hnn tin for special govern
ment privilege and the class which
seeks til make OF Office holding a:
means of 8liyelihoo The latter class
me Phtlip pines com rises some
efHcials, ofsswhom student Of condi-
tions ther recently said: Of the
sharacter Of many Il IN Office too little
cannot be said AT the best they have
been inehi cient, ats the worst d lisbon
est; corrupt and despotic. The
islands seemS3to have succeeded in
gettingSthe Yery#d regs Of our people
He also sal ::s$sgFh e situation in the
Philip pinesS today is SO terrible that
passes the comprehension of our
people ats home. Agriculturally the
country Isl for the time ruined. Land is
going out of cultivation; the popula-
ton III fed and in some places nn-
able to get work. he ,ounrry is
oYerburdened with taxation, disease
sprevaIent the farm animals dead,
owns ! many places in ruins.
whole districts III the hands of IA
stirones, the price Of products poor
and ssunremuneratiye. Public opinion
ssshas no free expression. newspapers
are bought or$are browbeaten into
silence; men Of influence who criti-
cise the commission are ostracised;
plays produce in. the theatres arc
censored here is not an '.3ar of
expire sions of the popular voice that
not controlle led In private life men
are subject to a complies. far-reaci-
borough system of csi ionage.
sBetectfNes appear In ne suise Of. Ser
want and the oath of a single cne9is
3Sanongs lto5de stroy a mans repu7 ton
properly or even slife itself
our comment as civil cove; nor
upon this sta tement Of conditions in
the islands requested.
INT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
NOTICE

II you see a nice ] 'oking
couple driving around with
good stylish horse, elegant harness,
hobby run-a-bout, carriage or trap,
with nice clean robes, and everything
to match, you can wager ten to one it
was hired from the Jackson Livery
Barn, VAS we put out only that kind
FRED s.. JACKSON, Manager. Open
day and night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
MAN LYNCHED
For Hitting Policeman With .
Lighted Lamp.

NORFOLK, Va. Ocs. 24.-George
w. Blount. leading negro politician
of Berkeley, a town OF ten thousand
Inhabitants, Immediately across. the
Elizabeth river, from Norfolk, was
taken from the station house at
Berkeley this morning at three O'clock
and lynched. Blounts had been locked
up for striking a policeman in the
face With a lighted 1an1p, The; town
lis in al, u roar and it's feared + here
viii be further trouble. Troops m a,y5
be called ont. Y y. y ;sl B N s. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

given by the juices Of luscious fruits
ripe and fresh, makes Jin Martini
soda so popular The fact that Ill
these syrups are absolutely pure ap5
pea1s to eyeryone's good sense who
values health The water used is pure
also, and there is no Summer beyer'
age so wholesome and delicious TT
a glass OF soda with his delicious Ice
cream at the II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
THE RECORD O CORN
WELL ON THE QUESTION

that nothing import nS can be- done
in tax revision unles and unit Ma new
constitution is made.
AVOTE8FoR sJoH4zJ- coRNWELL.
EX-GOVERNOR ISAvoTE IN IA
voR OF THE8REPEALiMG OF The
NEW TAX LAWS AND. THE PUT
TING BACK ON THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE TAXES, AND IS q
VOTE IN5FAuoR OF "a NEW ON
sTiTUTloN AND TIL POSTPONE
MENT#SoF TAX REFoRM UNTIL
THEN. .s..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
FORTUNES FAVlo)Rs.

are Of your own making. Those IN
try to win them reck1ess specnlations
are most often unsuccessful
mate methods Of acquiring veal
founded on the most solid 5of anane5al
principles are offered BY tie ssss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BANK
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
JOSEPH scHUsTER,

Contractor for Cement siaeWnIlLo5s
Cellar Floors, Yards, RETAINING WaIla5
and Steps. Stable Floors and Cellar
made water tight, specia1ty
ResidenceSpenc street. near 1Earrss
pie avenue. F. NJ Phone, S631
%. Box, 476. Fairmont, sSs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

See the line of Banister Shoes.
$780, It beats them all. G. F. Ran
dali & Co. K
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

Your want is not important-to
anyone but yourself-untl it has been
"put into type"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

We carry>a complete line of wood,
iron, and Cincinnati bucket pumps.
J. L. Halls Hardware Store. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

1t is easy to get guessess by asking
friend to subscribe for the west viz
ginian six months. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

Try your luck----it doesn't cost any:
thing. Coal City House Esurnishings
Company. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

i have some good bargains on Eafrsi
mont avenue. Call ana 5ssee& me-
H Lanham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

Some person will get: theS1 0D-piece1
Haviland dinner set. Coal. City House
Furnishing Company. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

$$seerefary of War, Washington:
It'll reference to your telegram
quotfng recent utterances of Judge
pom admins tration and condi
sStionss here and @requesting statement
of88 facts relating thereto, I report as
follow
The stateme that any consider
able numb ser of officials have proved
acorrup it, inefhcient or despotic does
grave injustice to a body Of ,ard-wnrl1-
ing self-respecting Americans. whose
characte ter and service will compare
@faVorably with those Of employees of
THE Federal or State sove:.,lrnts.
gDefauIts by subortdinates arc few as
compared 18th the wheles and have
been promptly detected and punished.
Total defaults since July, 1901, ,.besSn-
s5ning civil government, S7S,559. No
S8ultimate loss. We have coinprehen-
ssIxeS civil service law, rigidly en-,
forced:
othtngg warranting the statement
y that towns are in ruin, lands are 80
ling out of cultivation; people il1-fed,
unabIeto get work, and country ruin
Ssed agricultura1ly. Towns in same
sstateas before the instruction, save
few burned by insurgents, which
have been rebuilt and reoccupied.
Sanitary conditions greatly improved,
demand for labor generally equals,
and some cases, exceeds supply
land tincreased wages.
During the fiscal year ending June
80, 904 exports were S30,226.l27; i'm
ports, 33;221,25o. Exports fell off as
8Scompared with previous year. be
$acause4of decrease in copra and sugar
sgcrop due to phenomenally small
and to plague of locusts.
-ife and Property Safe.
is not true that there are whole
3 distri cts in the hands of ladrones.
There have been occasional instances
urine the last year of depradations
LOT 1adrones They have been rclent-
lessly pursued by the constabulary
land scouts. AS result 1adronism is
S4no longer popular or profitable. There
lis 5i at this time not a single band Of
N adrones operating in Luxon and in
S,Tisayan Islands. Life and property
,4Esare q safe here as in the United
tates.
statenents that newspapers are
Ssbought up or brow beaten into silence
en- Of influence who criticise
he commfssio on are ostraciseG thar
SAN organ preston ofspu3lic
ssopiui On re contro lied nd tha here
ress ion q t1lar
S ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

we are agents for Oliver chilled
and Syracuse plows. III Halls
Hardware Store ,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
l6o PAGES pELgGHTFUL RE-
HER IDOL sHATTEREp.
=Heiress Who Married a Football i: Hero
Is Divorced.

IL
CHICAGO, Oct. 4..77-Nl rs: Helen
Haskins Hoag1and, OF Yilnlette lIss,s
a Chicago suburb, whose ma IsTiase5
to Ralph T. Hoaglands forner
player on the Princ Teton football
team, came after ruinangic co1It$
ship Eve. years ago vas Is o:da y sgiYen#
a divorce by Judge Mac irStss
cult Court.
Hoagland made no 1efens
wife's charges of desertioa
The young woman an i 4; hsires
Judge Mack that she dill
alimony. She was givea*the ssso51yIsS
of her two children llr
two years.
Exery morning: 4 good orning
for the women VIII wear Doro
thy Dodd shoes. C.B. highland
Why not let the csIaiInS;
Agency collect that q ina YOU
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aWriaht,s Reply.

heSreply Of Governor Wright was
received here from Manila today, as
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

Why not let the Ga I'M
Agency collect that claim Oh
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

Some person will get the chair Coal
City House Furnishing Company xs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

s We carry all sizes Of. sewer pipe:
from 5 to "a inches. Prompt delivery
sCau rs on either phone. { y. Hall,
HARDWARE Store: y. <
able tinre ssat ont Fur
sn1tiira Co SsyE IL