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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
MAYOR HARRISON SCORES
VICE OF NEW York;

political Corruption and Graft in
New York and Chicago is the subject
of an article which Mayor Harrison
has written for the Yale 'Shingles,'
the Yale Law School publication
This is how he views New York:
What shall be said of the great
city to take away the acute nausea
which attacks all right-minded citi-
zens who follow the columns of its
press when one of its local campaigns
is under way?
The charge is openly made that
corruption notorious and vice brazcn
is Haunted, that each particular vice
has its particular price, which it must
pay for toleration: that the corruption
is systemized. and that the powers
wink at the most fragrant violations
Of the law at Il considerable charge
per wink.
Philadel phia and St. Louis next
next come in for a scoring. Then the
MAN of Destiny" touches up Chicago
in this fashion:
In my own city Of Chicago within
the last six months a number of petty
officials have been driven from the
city service for petty grating. to use
a slang expression for the robbery of
the public and an Investigation COM
mittee of the city council in its work
has found evidence of corrupt pract-
ces in number of departments.
In passing let me say that in the
last six years by 4 Hercu1ean effort
and patient attention to detail and an
everlasting sticking at it Chicago has
rescued its city council from the
clutches of the corruptionists, and to-
day has legislative body of as high
character and standing as any legis-
lative body in the land, and in saying
this I bar nOne.''
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
Trouble Over Spence Street.

The grading OF Spence T1rCet has
caused the City Council more trouble
than they bargained for. & some time
ago they left the grading to Contrac-
tor Huffman, who is rather tired of
the job. Since The Sca,!:nG began
some of the prCpertE CWLers along
the street have objected. those Oh the
upper side claiming that ti,c grade
was too low, While ttosG en- t1e lower
side claim that it is !)ei..e filled
too much. Now if the Council can
asaa some way to overcome the law
e S sitaton SO thar the street can
"a slant to suit both sides, they
do we'll.
the Council u,eet:ng last night
3incihnan Lilly and Contractor
ffman talked over the question
lit the more they talked, the more
Whey did not agree, until finally His
sHonor, Mayor Kinsey, had to rap for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
The Emperor Wept.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 2O.-It is
said that on the eve of the disaster
to the Petropavlovsk, Vice Admiral
,telegra pied the Emperor that he was
about to fight a decisive action with
the enemy's fleet. A story circulated
among the court is that on hearing of
the catastrophe the Emperor wept,
referring to Alexieff he exclaimed;
THAT man brings us nothing but i'll
luck" 1t is also alleged that the En-
pcror was with difficulty dissuaded
from removing the Viceroy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20

The fact that Mr.. Bryan's State
is talking through its democratic
committeeman. of a dark horse that
may capture the convention and
STAMPEDE it from Parker and Hearst
leads to the suspicion that the Boy
Orator of the Platte may be preparing
ianother "crown-of-th orns -and-cross of
gold'' speech with which to- do
the Democratic party. Mr.. Bryan is
the party's siren, and unless it lash
itself to the mast when passing his
neck of the wood it is bound to be
shipwrecked as fold.-Baltimore
American.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
cat ron JUDICIAL convEnTi ON.

-I-
"A convention of the Republican party
of the 14th judicial Circuit OF West
Virginia. composed of tile counties OF
Marion and Mononga1ia, is hereby called
to meet at Morgan own. in Mononga!ilia
DAY. THE 1sTH DAY OF JUNE. 1901.
a I ten o'clock. "A. M. for the purpose
Of nominating a candidate for Judge
Of said circuit for the ensuing term .
to be voted for at the general election to
be held in November next. and for the
trarsact ton of such other business az
may properly be brought before said
convention. So
The basis OF representation in said
sconyen ton shall be one delegate for each
100 votes Or siona part art tbsreof oX e,
electors in said circuit at the general
election held in the year 1900.
publican party in each Of the counties
Of said circuit requested to provide
for the election Of delegates to said con,
ven1ion, according to the usages Of SAID
.Ci. en- under hands this 18th day
= FRANK cox. Chairman.
----.-.-...- IIARRY SHAM.- Sec y. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
TARIFF REVISION .33''
is THE kEYNo TEf
Declares President an Unsafe Man
And Scores the Administration.

HARRISBURG, April 2o.-Robert E.
Wright OF Allentown, Chairman of
the Committee on Resolutions8reports
to the convention the platform of the
Pennsylvania Democracy, sounding
the issues of the coming national cam
paign as planned by the Eastern
leaders, tonight gave out an inter
view covering the salient features of
the document, which was drafted by
the leaders and written largely by
Controller Larkin.
Tariff revision and the enactment
Of legislation curbing the trusts and
monopolies is the key mite. In
brief, the platform synopsis is about
as follows:
The party is congratulated upon
it's ability to unite on the fundamen
tai tenants of the party faith, this,
cratic element
President Roosevelt is character
lied as standing menance to con-
stitutional government, international
peace and business stability and pros
perity. His assumption of executive
powers and his effort to centralize
the forces of government in the Chief
Executive are denounced, as is also
the ostentation that is an alleged
feature of his administration.
Declaration Against Trusts.
A tariff revision is declared neces-
sary, reciprocity is endorsed, When
ever it would lead TO trade develop
ment.
A strong declaration is made
against all unlawful monopolies and
combinations and enactment and ell
forcement of wise legislation to curb
their growing power is demanded
AT the same time the tariff revision
is put forward as the greatest weapon
the Government could bring TO bear
on the trusts.
The system Of heavy Federal taxa
ton. resulting in the accumulation
of a large overplus in the Treasury,
thereby making currency conditions
dependent on the whim OF a Score
tary of the Treasury, is dero:!ncetl
A foreign policy is demanded which
shall preserve the consistency of cur
past history for dignity and fairness
to all nations, our displays of strength
being confined to resisting the ags"es-
sion of great Powers rather than
browbeating weak American repub-
lies, whose guardianship and protec-
ton we long ago assumed and have
persistently maintained.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20

There are 1880 churches in Mos
COW. They are the wealthiest church
es in the world One, ST. Saviour'S,
cost 2S,O00,OOO enthusiastically Sl4,-
900, 900 to build The Russian Church
is the nations great wealth store
house-the nest egg which will be
hatched out when the great crisis
comes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
CHAIRMAN ABCOCk
Announces Executive Committee of
Congressional Campaign Com
mittee

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 90
Chairman Babcock. of the Republi-
tee, to-day announced the executive
committees of that body as follows: J.
A. T. Hull, Iowa, chairman; H. G.
Loudenslager, New Jersey; William
Council, Pennsylvania; Victor H. Met
calf, California;; z. G. Burleigh,
Maine; James A. Tawnev Mennesota;
r. p. Mann, Illinois,; Nicholas Long
worth, Ohio; George l.. Lilly, Connec-
ticut.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20

An official document has just been
issued by the Italian government
dissuadins skilled mechanics from
emigrating to the United States, as
it is expected that the industrial
prospect of this country will be much
depressed in the near future and the
number of the unemployed enormous
1y increased.s st
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20

A Norwegian chemist has discov-
cred new and cheap process for
making alcohol from sawdust. Saw
dust is treated under pressure with
diluted sulphuric acid, by which the
celluloise is transformed into sugar,
which, by adding fermentation pro-
ducers, is converted into alcohol in
the old manner and then distilled
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
Farming in Japan.

Japan is one vast garden. AS you
look over the fields you can imagine
them toy farms where children are
playing with the laws of nature and
raising samples of different kinds Of
vegetables and grains. Everything is
on diminutive scale, and the work
his as neat and accurate as that applied
80 cIoisonne vase. A Japanese
rmer weeds his wheat field as an
s%American gardener weeds his onion
Z beds, and cu1tivates potatoes and
6 barley with as much care as a Long
4 Island gardener gives asparagus beds
or his flowers.
A couple of acres is considered a
z large farm. Most of the farms do not
contain so large an area The crops
are greatly diversified. On SO small
piece OF land will be grown almost
everything that can be grown in that
soil and climate. There will be a few
square feet of wheat, barley, corn.
millet, perhaps a plot of beans ten
feet wide by twenty feet in length,
an equal amount of potatoes and peas.
patch of onions about as big as a
grave, beets; lettuce, satisfy, turnips,
sweet potatoes and other varieties of
roots and cereals.
The farmer looks over his growing
crops every morning just as an en-
gineer inspects his machinery. If
anything is wrong he remedies it. If
a weed appears in his bean patch he
pulls it up; if a hill of potatoes or
+ anything else fails it Immediately is
replaced. When he cuts down a tree
he plants another to take its place.
AS one crop is harvested the soil is
worked over fortified and replanted
with something else. All farming
/ lands are irrigated by a system that
is thousand years old.
Perhaps nine-tenths of the agricul-
tural land of Japan is devoted to rails
ing rice. This crop requires a great
deal OF water. The fields are divided
off into little plots IS or 80 feet
square, and banks are thrown up to
keep the water from flowing away
when they are being flooded. The
water is supplied by irrigating
bitches.
~ The farmers live in villages away
from their farms; sometimes three
but every man knows his own land
for it has been in his own family for
generations. Irrigating bitches and
little paths usually are the boundary
= lines. In theory all lands belong to
the Emperor, but the greater part
of that under cultivation is held by
fee simple, and the title descends
from father to oldest son. Sales are
\ made and recorded, land is mort
gagged, very much as in our country.
The actual value of every acre is
fixed upon the assessors book for tax
alton purposes.
The official statistics show that IL
100000 men and 1O,950, 900 women
are ensag ed in agriculture, which is
one-half the total population.
On rare occasions you find a man
plOwing with a COW or an OK, but
more frequently with man or woman
power. The Japanese pillow is a sec
ton of the trunk or the branch of a
young tree with the proper curve to
it, and is all wood except a narrow
pointed blade. fitted into the frame
work. II has but one handle.-Ex-
change.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
MEETING of Diverse Minds.

Senator Depews remark about a
Democratic candidate for the pres.
dency composed as yet, OF inchoate
qualities' agrees very well with Mr.
Brvan's remark about nominating "an
interrogation point" - New York
Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20
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We believe Fairmont to be at the TIRES
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We need all the enterprises we have. To en-
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20

"A source of pleasure is to wear
Dorothy Dodd Oxford.
C.%B. HIGHLAND X
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1t is beauty. Dorothy Dodd shoes
Ev women. G. b. HIGHLAND4 x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20

-, FRANK cox, Chairman.
LARRY SHAM Sec'y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-20

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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08

last Saturday night in their hall, it
being the first one since the hall was
put up.
Tom Mortensen and wife from over
near Extra, We're over to Elkhorp
Sunday visiting his sister, Mrs. Chris
Larsen, and his father and many
friends here.
Mrs. Maren Nielsen living a half
mile south and one and one halfmiles
west of kimballton on the Jens P.
Larsen farm, will hold a public sale
December ID.
Tom Mortensen, Chris Petersen and
Rasmus Nissen of Elkhorn, were down
at the farm residence of Jens p. Jen-
sen last Sunday looking at a bunch of
cattle he had.
Shredder IL Co. purchased the Elm
quest lots in Elkhorn last week and
moved the implement store to them
and will go into a partnership with
the blacksmith.
Anna S%orrensen of Elkhorn, who
has been sick for some time with an.
pendicitus, is now much improved
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08

ployed a good strong corps of teach
ers who understand all the underly-
ing principle of education and who
will give every energy to make it IL
success.
This college was founded in 1873
and has been a power in helping
young men and women to start on
successful careers. Many came with
little knowledge of America or Amer
lean ways and, getting a start here,
have gone Il into the world and
been better able to cope with the
things they did not understand.
Those coming this year will find
many advantages that larger schools
will not afford. Smaller classes and
individual instructions are two Of the
best things to be attained in small
schools and they are not to be over
looked in selecting a school, and
many who spend car fare to 90 tc
other states would do we'll to remain
here aud save time and money and
get just as much good.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08

Carl Hansen of Elkhorn, was down
to Des Moines last week taking i'm the
sights around the Capital and visit
iug friends.
Peter c. %Jorgensen, who has been
assisting Torvel Jensen, in h%ilnball-
ton. expects to attend the Elkhorn
college this winter.
Get a "New Idea" dress pattern at
Hans Madsen's for ten cents and cut
and fit YOUR own dress.
Lauritz Larsen and Henry johnson
are making some good money these
nice days Smelling part of the big
crop Of corr around Elkhorn.
Miss Dogmar Faaborg, daughter
of Soren Faaborg, came home Tues
day from Nysted, Nebraska where
she he's been attending school.
The kimballton Hydraulic Stone
Company gave a very pleasant dance
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
and expects to go to Omaha soon to
undergo an %oneralinn.

and expects to go to Omaha soon to
undergo an operation.
Willids Rattenborg and Chris Mis-
sen and their party visiting in Dem
mark write back that they are having
a most enjoyable time and will not
be back until after Christmas.
We found Hans Petersen, secretary
of the Elkhorn Mutual Fire Insur-
ance ompany. busy last Monday
sending II cards calling a general
meeting for December 10 in ElNhorn.
T. G.. Petersen. living southwest of
Elkhorn was returning home from
Atlantic one day last week when his
team, one Of which was a colt. be-
came n~nmanageable and he was
thrown violently from the buggy
and badly bruised up
George Henningsen purchased the
II. g. Madsen residence property in
kimballlon and expects to move to
it this week. He is part of the firm
OF the Kimballton Hydraulic Stone
works and will assist in the sale and
manufacture of the same.
John G. Christensen, living east of
Elkhorn, made a business trip to
Omaha last week and word came
back that while standing in the
switch yard he was accidently struck
by q switch engine and severely hurt,
on Thursday. They sent for his
brother John but word had moi vet
come back Monday how badly hurt
he was, bnt his friends trust and hope
he was not seriously hurt.
One of the most pleasant events of
the season was the party at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Wiggers
J east of town, last Saturday evening,
marking the half century birthmiark'
of Mr.. Wiggers. The friends and
neighb >rs who assembled there were
bent upon a good time and succeeded
in having it too, as the open handed
lavish hospitality Of the hosts per-
mitted them an evening of pleasant
memories.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
View college in Des Moin,s.

View college in Des Moinss.
S. I'll. Arenkiel invited a few Of mis-
friends to come in Sunday and enjoy
a good social time with him.
Any one desiring the service Of
Claus Hansen to help butcher, write
to him at Extra, Iowa, Route 2. 1w
Victor Christensen is managing
the clothing store in Elkhorn Of
which his father owns a half interest.
Six girls and two bows left KIM
ballton and vicinity last week for
Des Moines to enter tie college there.
Hans Johnson, of the mercantile
firm of Petersen IL Johnson, in Elk
horn, went to Brayton Monday to
get a load of good apples.
j. f. Jensen, OF Roerbeck, was in
Kimballton Sunday visiting with
his old time friends. Geo. Faabors
and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
OF Interest TO Mothers.

year of Group. Most of them could
ley's Honey and Tar, and every fami-
ly with children should keep it in the
safe and sure. Mrs. George H. Picket,d
San Francisco, Cal, writes:"My baby
had a dangerous attack of Group and
we thought she would choke to death,
but one dose of Foley's Honey and
Tar relieved her at once after other
remedies had failed. We are never
minute without it in the house." All
dealers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
kimbal1ton-Elkhorn

Read Hans Madsen's adj in this is
sue.
James u Hansen got in a fine lot
of apples last week.
Ole Larsen of near Elkhorn, is now
working for his uncle, A. G. Nelson,
neal town.
j. B. j. Lohner aud Carl Nielsen, of
Extra were business visitors in Elk
horn Monday.
Anderson Bros. will hold a public
sale of their implements December $
at Sharon store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08

This story is related of an old %ss1
judge: During a session of court there
was 50 much talking and laughter go
ing on that the judge. becoming angry
and confused. shouted i'll great WRATH
"Silence. here! We have decided half
a dozen cases this morning. and | have
not heard Il word of one of them!."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08

Claus Larsen is again back in Geo.
Faaborg's store helping in the rush
at Christmas time.
Miss Amanda Nelson Of Elkhorn,
went 10 Atlantic last week and is as
sisting in the Musson home.
Ed Wood and wife were in KIM
ballton Monday packing up their
goods to move to Audubon,
Miss Dogmar Olsen returned home
last Sunday from Council Bluffs
where she has been working.
Nels Bensen left Kimballton last
week to go to school at the Plain
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
Bent Water Pipes.

1t is calculated thai one right angle
bend in a pipe through which water
flows will make necessary 8 per cent
more pressure for a given flow than is
required for a straight pipe of like size
and structure. With three sharp bendxI
at right angles the pressure needed s
Is per cent more than that which S3
used in a straight pipe. I
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
Dangerous.

Binks-That long tunnel on the P.
d. and Q. is a very dangerous place.
Jinks-Why, there hasn't been an ac-
cident there for years.
Rinks-But within the past week
four young couples have started
through it free as air and come out
u, 1rn god $1,000. ~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
Routing Burglars.
"You can't lose my wife"

IVU CUH 10'o ny vt"
Nor"
"Well, listen. l vas away from home
for three days last week. One night
she heard burglars, the same burglars
that she has been hearing ever since.
we were married. IN make them
think there's a man in the house. she
decided. SO she put on a pair of my
shoes and tramped about on the hard
wood floors for an hour to scare them
away. My wife is a diplomat."-Cleye-
land Leader.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
Arms and Their Uses.

Jessie-What made you remain such
a long time in the conservatory with
that young lieutenant? Bessie-Our
conversation turned to war. and he
was showing me how an officer should
use his arms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-08
High School Opened
Opening Sermon Preached Sunday
by the President, Rev. Jersild.
ABOUTFoRTY ENROLLED MONDAY
Everything Points to a Big Winter
Attendance. Teachers and Officers
Hopeful. A Good Class of pupils
Entering From Many States.

The formal opening OF the vim
ter's term took place Monday, when
about forty bright and eager young
people enrolled for the winters term.
This is an excellent showing for the
first day and the officers are confident
that they will have about eighty by
the end Of the week. The officers,
whose pictures may be seen in this
issue, are a careful, conservative set
of business men who guard every
loop hole possible and expect to make
this a banner term. They have m
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07

Of boiling water was in some way
tipped over, scalding her from the
waist down. DR.. MoLaurin dressed
the wounds. We are glad to say that
she us doing as nicely as could be ex-
pected.
Every one in aud around Rankin
county who is interested in erecting q
monument in the public square to the
memory Of the old confederate SOL
diers, and desire to donate anything
to same, are requested to send the
amount to Miss Eunice Washburn,
treasurer, of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy, as early as possible.
The News inadvertently failed last
week to mention the visit of Mesdames
A. M. Shields and P. P. Walker to
their parents at Laurel. They left to
be absent month, !. but on account of
the illness of little Merriam, Mrs.
Shields has returned home. Mrs.
Walker will visit for some time yet.
Mrs. Shields was accompanied home
by her husband, who went to Laurel
Saturday evening.
Maj. O'Reily, one of our most con-
genial and handsome summer visitors,
spent Monday at Vicksburg, helping
the Hill City to celebrate the Fourth.
The major is rapidly improving, and
says that he will probably remain all
summer. There is no question but
what Busick's we'll water possesses
wonderful curative powers, and be-
fore many years it will be famous for
the miraculous cures it has perfected.
Rev. Bryan Simmons preached two
excellent sermons at the Baptist
church Sunday. In the morning the
subject of his discourse was the New
Jerusalam, and in the evening hell.
There was one accession to the
church. The protracted meeting