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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
Goine South

q. aH Snyder. of Merchant street.
wholesale cigar dealer. expects TO
leave on Monday next for trip to
Florida for the winter In the mean
time he. viii visit the various cigar
factories in the South and in Cuba
also. when he hopes TO lay in a stock
for the coming summer trade Mr.
Snyder is good. energetic business
man. and we wish him success in his
venture
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
Changing His Residence.

S Capt. Elem Hamilton. of Hose Sta
ton No moved his family yester-
day from the west side to Merchant
street in order TO be near his post of
duty From the day selected and the
blizzard encountered ar the time we
Infer that Elem does not falter IN his
purposes or change his course CT duty
whatever may be The weather condi-
tons
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
GOING BAcKWARD

In financial sense presents a poor:
outlook 5or;the future. Put by some:
thing Of your savings, no matter hoE
little, and get the benefit of the seem
ity of this STRONG savingssbank and.
its per cent. interest When worse
times prevail you'll have your ovai
plus compounded interest Bookles
for q postal. -
CITIZENS DOLLAR sAvINGS BANl.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
After Nfdnfrhr.

Wife = I'm sorry to see you come
home In such a state rs this, Charles.
Husband-1 knew you'd be sorry, Car
RE, and that's why I told you not to
sit up.-Boston Transcript.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Hope 1s ,Aatterer, but the most up
right Of all parasites. for she frequents
The poor mans fat as well as the
palace of his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

How about having baby's picture
taken? See Howard, the photogra-
pher, JOG Main street. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

we wiz name few OF the MANY
things we have thatwi delight the
little girls for Xmas; uicycIes, sledss
toy sewing machines, tea sets, tea ket-
ties and waffle irons. at J. L-sHall.s
Hardware. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Go and see Howard before having
the chiIdren's, pictures taken. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Some person viii get the chair. Coal.
City House Furnishing Company. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

have some good bargains on Fair
mont avenue. Can and see me 4
H Lanhan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
Time and Money.
hereY asked

The counterfeiter was in prison for
ten years.
what are you doing herey' asked
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Or. Green a--anges with the Niece OF OE-,Bo-
=. sctoe to handle her famous CHcle,s Great
Threat and Ling Cure
QThe best family safeguard IS a reliable
household medicine that Will cue Group,
coughs, colds, chilly sensations, running
eyes and nose, sore throat and bronchial
aHecaon-that VIII keep the children
proof against all CONTAGIOUS diseases
Qsuch q medicine is Boschee's German
syrup, which has a record Of IS years IN
tie cure of consumption, catar1a and all
lung and bronchial troubles.
QThe fame of German Syrup as CON
sun1ptive cure, since It's purchase by DR..
Green from the niece of the famous Dr..
Boschee, has extended to all parts OF tie
earth It has big sales everywhere 20
QTwo sizes, 25c and 75e. AL dDggzsts-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

then. it is not question, as the
Times states. what may be-. but
what is done.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

We want to feed Marion county
with Marion -four Help it along J
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

George W. Raser, OF Wheeling who
spent few days visiting his parents
ON Diamond street returned last
night He speaks of having greatly
enjoyed the fellowship of his former
young friends and associates while
hezwas here for short stay.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

q visitor.
Passing time"
"Ah, what for?''
Passing money" And the visitor
missed on
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Quick collections, prompt settle.
rents-Narion Claim Agency :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Some person VIII get the 1eo-piece
Hav1Iand dinner set Coal City House
Company Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

have some good lots in two squares
OF Courthouse Tor sale at s375.oe- b.
H Lanham-
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The statement is made by Pitts
burg consumers of coal that the coal
shipped from the upper Monongahela
pool issas good a quality as any they
have ever tried.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

John w. Minor. Of State street. and
secretary Of the Big Falls Coal Com
sspany, has gone 10 Pittsburg on bust
ness "Trip in the interest of the above
scompany ''z.ts
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

d. C. Scott. OF Hutton, Maryland.
IS in the city, visiting his brothers.
John and VIII Scott for a few days
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

"a series OF protracted meetings be-
gan IN the new Union NJ E. Church,
IN Union district. last evening, under
direction of Rev. Hall. Of Morgan
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Try your luck-lt doesn't cost any
thing Coal City House Eurnishins
Company
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for you2 =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29

Guy Powell, of Raymond street.
whom we reported some time since
as being taken home sick from the
NC. Steele Co. drug store. is=sti1
quite m with but little indication of
Improvement
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
UNHAPPY NICHOLAS II.
Gar, OF An Inc Russlasl Who Confesses Hlmoef Y
Victim Of System

ism, and the results OF The Hague con-
ference stand 10 his credit against oil
the errors and crimes OF his internal
administration. But IN internal affairs
he has failed 10 impress anyone with a
conviction that he has IN him the ca
pacty Tor heroic resolution
That which tells against him worst in
the general estimation Is his deplorable
acqulescence IN the policy OF repression
IN Finland No one saw more clearly
than the tsar the folly OF that fatal
departure from the long established
policy Of his dynasty He did not like
IT, He dsllked il cordially lie saw
only too clearly how hopecssy Bobr-
koits policy In Finland compromised
bis policy at The Hague. Yet he could
not nerve himself TO reverse II, And
as il was In Finland, so It has been else
where. This modern man with his head
'full Of kindly sympathy has allowed
himself TO be dragged along the dreary
road Of repression and retrogression.
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Cured Of Asthma
Aitet 3s years OF suiiering. I

1t will be gratifying to Asthmatlc
readers to learn that an absolute cure has
atlast been discovered BY Dr. SchIfmann.
That the remedy Is an efectual one can
not DO doubted after perusal OF such testl.
mOny as that otC, w. Van Antwerp, Tul.
ton, N. y, who says; Your remedy
tSchllimanns Asthma Cure) Is the best /
ever used. | bought q package OF our
druggist and tried II and one box entirely
cured mo Of Asthma, andI have not had
II since, lean now 60 TO bed and sleep all
night with perfect comfort, which | have
not done before for IS years and thank
you for the health that now enjoy. |
hope that you Twill publish this letter. that
Others may learn OF wonderful virtues"
Sold by all druggists at SOC and 800.
Send &c stampto Dr, RSchifmann, Box s0l,
st. Paul. MIMI, for reesample package.
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No one doubts that the tsar would
be immensely delighted II by some act
Of divine providence the burden OF en-
plre could be lifted from his shoulders,
and he could lead the simple life Of a
country gentleman with wife and BARNS
for the rest Of his days. But nothing
short Of divine decree could Justify
his retirement Where he u.s. there he
must remain, For him there can be no
retreat.
His attitude in relation to the war
with Japan ought to be easily UNDER
stood by Engllshmm who within the
last few years saw the president OF
our Peace society declare In favor Of
carrying on the war with the Beers.
The tsar was absolutely opposed to the
war IIe believed that peace was al
most assured He gave sufficient proof
OF the sincerity Of his belief In that
he had withdrawn almost the whole OF
the Russian army from Manchuria,
People who knew nothing Of the facts
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03

II he had In him the demoniac energy
OF Peter the Great, or even the reso-
lutte courage of the mikado, he might
have avorte1 many Of the worst evils
which are overtaking him, But he
was not built on these lines. His In
rate modesty and the painful sense
OF being altogether out OF his element
IN administering o system with which
he was out Of harmony held him back
from taking the steps which his own
inclination prompted. II Is deplorable,
But do not let anyone underrate the
cruel difficulties Of the situation.
Never can / forget the pathetic earn
estness with which the tsar in replying
tc some observation Of mine as TO the
difficulty which he must experience he
being a modern man IN the midst Of
medaevallsm-"Dl Difficult No one knows
how difficult ] would not innict my
position upon my worst enemy"
no ABDlCATGON POSSIBLE.
II may be said that If the tsar feels
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03

sovereign Of an empire stepped In liz.
norance
10 crown everything else, he is o.
religious man who Is profoundly con-
WINGED that the domination assumed
by the European over the Asiatlc is
harmful to both and yet he Is Wagng
war which can only be justified on
the theory that that domination Is just
ana beneficial Never was there any
man In so false a position Small Won
der u he should cry out with the Apos-
tie. "Oh miserable man that ] am. who
shall deliver me from The body OF this
death2' He lg a crowned Hamlet.
"The time Is out OF Joint o cursed
spite!
That ever / was born to put it right"
ALTOGETHER OUT OF HIS ELE-
MENT
The natural result follows. lie does
not put It right, He made an heroic ef-
fort TO stem the mlllstroam OF mlitar-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
About Some Sieges Ancient and Modern.
uulnnnftn 7rInnr IulnnnnnrJb

any serious damage on stoutly built
fortresses Thereupon, the next step
was the invention OF am explosive pro-
iectie 10 wit the bomb, and also OF "a
special short cannon, the mortar. 10
discharge the former vertically.
Bombs are said TO have been invent
ed IN 1926 by man at Yenlo but for
more than 100 years they were only
sparngly used In the Dutch and Eng
fish armies alone. In l5i3 mortars for
bombshells were cast at BuCkstead
Sussex. and az the same period two OF
Henry Wits "feedmen' namely, Peter
Baud, a Frenchman born. and another
allen. Peter Van Collen invented a hol-
low Castiron shot stuffed with Wild
FIRE" and set with fre-kinlders Mr.
Matter an English engineer first
taught the French the art OF throwing
bombs from mortars, which was first
praotsed OH q large scale at the siege
Of Motto In 1884.
vAuBANs GREAT DISCOVERY.
Before the time Of Vauban the super
iomty was on the side OF the defense
but his genius SO completely reversed
the case that the success OF an attack
conducted scientifically and with ade-
Quate means has been until the present
time a matter OF certainty As the in
ventor OF parallels In seiges, he discoy-
cred and perfected the irresistible sys-
tenn OF attack which has ever been so
successfully followed
Yauban again. was the father NJ the
art Of mining, which he employed with
tremendous effect In both the attack
and defense Of fortresses The best de-
Tense ever drawn from counter mines
was that OF the Cidatel Of Tourney,
which ne called his masterpiece ln
1909 Al the works belonging to this
cidatol were undermined After the
allies had with the utmost difficulty
made themselves masters OF the outer
works the French exploded the mines
and frequently blew up hundreds, II not
thousands. OF the besicgers az a blast
The method of throwing red hot balls
was FIRST praCused with certainty ot
the scigc Of StralWnd IN 1915 and
proved highly effective weapon
against ships ON a comparatively re-
cent date. Probably the last occasion
ON which rcd hot shot was used was At
the bombordment Of sebastopol by the
allied feet on oct. &C.. 1854 The Rus
slams replied with Il, and considerable
loss was sustained by the British ves-
sells
Rcochet Are was an important
branch of siege artillery practise before
the perfection Of fuses IN which the
guns. being loaded with q small charge
and pointed al an elevation rarely ex-
ceedinR 10 degrees the round shot was
so projected as merely 20 clear the
parapet. whence It bounded along the
ramparts. destroying The carriages OF
the guns and causing a great loss of
life 10 the defenders Vauban FIRST In
vented the mode Of firing rlcochet shots
and experimental with Il at the selge
Of Arth IN 1919 II was sevived In 1928
at the military school Of strasburg, and
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siege is one Of the most arduous
"A undertakings on which troops can
be employed one in which the
prize can only be gained by complete
victory, and where failure Is usually
attended with severe loss or dire disas-
ter
Success or failure at a Siege frequent
~ decides the fate Of a campaign,
sometimes Of am army and has more
than once decided that OF o state. The
dearest interests OF country are fire.
ouenty staked on the sure and speedy
reduction OF a fortress, therefore sleges
should be carried on by due union Of
science. labor and force, II they are TO
be rendered not only short but certain
ana little costly to men, A Siege sell
entiacally prosecuted, though IL calls
for the greatest personal bravery the
greatest exertlon and extraordinary
labor ln AN employed Is beautifully
certain in iJs progress and result.
II Is sometimes said that fortresses
exercise boleiu attraction over
armies. meaning that suUtegIcal are
subordinate 70 political considerations
IN holding or containing them This
theory was much 10 evidence after the
Franco Prussiau war; DOB which d was
held thar the French had irItted away
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
OF Interest 10 Mothers.

Thousands Of little ones die every year
ot Group Most Of them could have been
and Tar and every family With Children
should keep Il IN the house II contains
no opiates and Is safe and sure. Mrs
George II Picket San Francisco. cal,
writes My baby had a dangerous at.
tack Of the Group and we thought She
would choke 10 death. hut one dose OF
foley's Honey and Tar relieved her al
once after other remedies had failed We
are never a minute without Il 10 the
house y. ]. Hill Drug Co.
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ly by reason Of the vigorous defense
made by the French, the seges equaled
those Of the preceding century In aver
oge duration. The French proved that
II breach Is well entrenched and pro-
Nded with obstacles mo conceivable
superiority OF courage can counterbal-
ance such advantages, to quote Sir
q. Clarke.
or IL assaults We're successful, and
OF II attempts 20 esclade were
crowned with victory OF the latter the
most brilliant examples were the castle
and ST. Vincente bastion, Badaiog,
where the efforts OF British troops set
all calculations at defiance
sebastopol was the triumph Of the
soldiers fertilization as opposed TO that
u the theorst. on the south side, TO
begin with, there were practically no
permanent land defenses save loopholed
walls, b1rrlcadcs and il few batteries.
All these, however, were developed into
a vast system OF earthWorks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
HOLDS OUT $40 DAYS.

The siege lasted $40 days and at it's
close the Russians opposed 9S2 guns In
the frs. Ege 70 about 500 OF the allies.
The defenders usurpe1 the recognized
prerogatve of the besiegers as regards
trench work, even taking up new
ground and commencing such an inn
porl1nt work as the Mamelon six
months after the siege had begun. Only
one OF The works In the main line
namely, the Mallkoff, a fort Of medl-
evM deslgn--waS ever taken However,
the length OF Sebastopols resistance
was also due to the fact that the re-
sources Of the allied army did not suf-
fee for It's investment and therefore the
Russians could Introduce at their pleas
ure re-erforcements Of men, provisions
and materials,
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brought Ireland to the verge Of reyo.

brought Ireland TO the verge Of reyo.
luton
what English Liberals are when they
govern Ireland under coercion that ls
The tsar under the existing system OF
government Boo Russia. lie has not tho
saving grace of liberty To save him
from perditlon. Tie has 90 do the things
bee hatos. and pursue a policy most re-
puRnlnt TO hts tomperamont SD h8
siumblos ON from bad To- worse.
Tie ls % humane man charged with
the administration OF an lnhumane syg.
tenn
He is Jn honest man at the head OF
% vast bureaucracy honeyoombed win
corruption
Hc Us am Intelligent man who Is the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03

lllf so keanly why does no not add
cate? Russians however, Ike Brlt0ns,
have constitutional horror Of rum
ming away The tsar may feel that he ls
lu q hopeless position. but the idea Of
DESERVING his post never crosses his
mind Was he not consecruted and
onointci dll he not solonny swear be-
fore God 20 reign over his people2 Ab-
dlctatlon would be cowar1lcc and trea-
son, not to hc thought Of under any
circumstances Besides, IL there, even
among his worst detractors, one who
win assert that his disappearance from
the throne would mend matters2 The
tsar may do badly, but who Is there
among the grand dukes who would
NOT hn lmmnnAnrahlY Wnrae
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NICHOLAS TuE SECOND. tsar n
M all iho Huaias. llFo me IeNt
NJ of thc human race. o. o. man full
contradictions ion th. fam.
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Scotland. Mr HtII'le IoIneIe' 'he
Judges 900 iun hy DDS constant use
y, al. t.ss.5 vo.l suflpomy. when
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teIeinuk 2" Ul' ''s'..F D" ''"'." '''
wrapped the reconciliation between inc
aootriree of prpIr.tuau0u ana free
..m .., ... 90 ,,,. l,5oos b.gtsd
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the learned counsel l1 tApI"lh' lh p'''N
Enelsh. what he meant by anthony.
yvbsrsypoD Afr. IsIdaue reullod that lt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
sIEGEs NOT SHORTENED.

For example, his idea that the sys-
tematic occupation Of a breach JUST
fed capItulatlon IN advance was rellgi.
ously observed. This and other rules
were deded by the British and French
In the peninsula. where, owing to the
bad condition In which the fortresses
were maintained by the spanlards, per-
manent f0rtIHcatlons could not be OK.
pected 10 show the advantage, Never.
theless partly on account Of the diffcr-
ent resources Of the beslegers, and part
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03

became generally adopted after tho
siege OF Philipsburg. IN 1884. which fort
ress was reduced by this method.
The seige Of Schweidnitz by the Rus.
SLAMS IN 1162 Is memorable for the prog
Tess Il displayed IN mining. A French
engineer, lie Febre. acted for the be-
slegers and "sprang blobes Of CONF
preston tightly packed mines, con-
tanning "A higher explosive than had
been previously used. In 1894 the
fortress Of BONNET withstood a long
siege. thanks TO It's sklfully planned
covered ways. The latter were first
described by Tartagla. the Italian en-
gineer, In 1854 and adopted by Vauban
IN his FIRST system, but this detense
proved their apotheosis.
The covered way meets the necessity
Of being able TO assemble under cover
from the enemy's fire the troops In
tended FOR q sortie, and to afford them,
when repulsed, a place for reforming
and checking the enemy's progress, II
is a space OF 10 yords IN breadth, ex-
tending an around the work, between
the edge OF the counterscarp OF the
ditch and the parapet which covers Il,
sHRAPNEL THE GREATEST IN
VENTIoN.
The invention Of General shrapnel
stlu ranks as the greatest artillery dis
cOyery OF modern times, While present
at the siege OF Gibraltar In 1888 Lieut..
Shrapnel realized that the effect OF
round shot and case or grape against
troops IN the field was trivial except
al short range He therefore set to
work to increase the range Of the more
effective proiectile, namely, grape or
case. by producing q collected fire at
long distances and invented a she'll iill-
ga with carbne balls 0nd containing n
small quantity OF gunpowder only sur
ncient % open II, at q short distance
previous 20 It's execution, by which
means the Gre would be equally severe
at all distances
Shrapnel was first fired az the bonn
bardment OF Fort Amsterdam, Surinam,
IN April. 1904, and had so excellent an
effect as 10 cause the garrison 20 sur
render after receiving the second shell.
The enemy was go astoulshed az the
weapon as not TO be able 20 account
for how he apparently suffered frop
musketry at SO great a distance as
1850 yards, The action OF Shrapnel
was unknown outside England until
1894
The peninsula sieges form a distnc-
tive group and deserve special notice ON
account of the numerous instances "
assault ana esclade which they present
Assault " the breach and cscade We're
almost unknown IN the earlier seges.
Vauban's influence had made the at
tack and defense Of tortresscs "a game
Of chess so 10 speak,
SIEGES NOT SHORTENED
The colored American., 1904-10-15
New York,s Harbor Eagles.

Above the pier-cIOSe to it and to-
gether, as II for comfOrt-huddled a
cluster of tugs, those curious. power
full, persistent little steam craft that
ply back and forth and up and down.
saucily and busIly important their
rows of tenders trailing in the water,
their black smoke bannering out be-
hind. Often l had watched them nos
ing in and out among the heavier craft,
nudging q great ocean liner into mid
stream and singly or together pushing
or pulling some huge helpless bulk, as
an ant or as two might seize and
trundle a great dead bumblebee. Their
power and their impudence had filed
me with wonder. Viewing them now
in repose, was impressed by the fact,
hitherto uncOnsidered, that upon al
most every pilot house was q golden
eagle with extended wings-a symbol
of power and swiftneSs-and it was
borne in upon me that the tug in truth
is the harbOr eagle, with all other craft
for its prey.-Scrlkner's