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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

In New South Wales the work of.
harvesting this years wheat crop IS
nearly completed, and the government It
estimates place the yield at II 100000
bushels above the best previous rec.
ord. Seventeen million bushels are
now available for export. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

PA, is retribution the worst thing a
person can have?"
mo. It isn't half as bad as the feel
ing one has after be has confessed and
then discovered that he wouldn't have
been found out if he had kept quiet
Chicago Record-H erald.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26
HAMILTON & HUFFMAN,

are located on the second loor OF the
Peoples Bank Building. They are
prepared to do paving, grading ce-
menting and all work in their line on
short notice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26
HI AdyiscI Project

johnson rs thinllin' oh na'aylu'
dat youngest Thompson gal. Jackson
Don't do it, niggah Don't do it. Dat
gal cannot keep job more'n two
weeks Don't do it.-.Albany Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

Charlie-Papa, the Whites have
new nurse. Papa-What is she, SON.
French or German? Charlie don
know, papa think she's broken Eng
iiSh-Life
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26
She Thought So Too.

Little Brother-Do you know, Mabel,
1 believe if I weren't here Captain
Spooner would kiss you.
Leave the room this minute, you
tmpertincnt little boy!''--Punch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

y well, Of course. don't know how
the young man will turn out. Marriage
is lottery"
Eyes, mamma, but a girl should hard
ly be expected to let her mother select
her MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

t.The great art Of conversation is to
tempt other people to talk.
Eyes, but some people need to be
headed OF Cincinnati Tribune
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26
D. l.. INGRAM,

Contractor & Builder,
guarantees satisfaction in all his
work Screen doors a speciality. ks-
inmates free. tbs CASTOR Ave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

The average annual contribution ~
American Protestant churches is sl2
per capita. !,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

The innocent seldom find uneasy
pillow.-Cowper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

Come in and see Us. Go and have a look livery
locker beeoesa buyer No matter where you Ply vs. ean
it at the right price We have the best timber and seal lands
in the state -
WYER e MASON,
8 Real Estate Brokers, 322{N1ain ST. Fairnnont Nv
Bell Phone SO Con. 282.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

have three of the best lots 1nMor
for sale at a very low rate.
H. H. LANHAM.g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

The Country Circus will be at
= = -: - Grad Z, next Thursday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-26

You get the news in the Dails,a : &
Lirginian. .s 49,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
THE FATAL REQUEST
O II f o u N D O u T
by [. Author Of Eiine Own Tami.r Friend eec
%o9y,tght: ,.'I. Sy ca'.fV Fa5IT.AI.g 0omga.y
Harris Author Of "Mine Own Familiar Friend.

dropped Into the nearest chair. and the
same words fell from his lips which
he had uttered before under somewhat
similar circumstances going
mad?'
Not at ALL" was tho cheerful re
Spouse. Don't you see7" he went on.
cinpping him on tho back. You
ireamt Il; that was ALL"
The other raised haggard face
toward him. But how about the writ
Ing which ! saw. and OF which. even
though II has now mysterlously disap-
paared. can recall every word"
III certainly Is very strange" said
Dr. Cartwright But. at the same
time. there Is aa explanation pos
sIblc."
THAT In your sleep this arrange
mcnt suggested Itself to your mind so
forcIbiy. that yon were able Ia retain
the in,arcssion on waking. and. what
sou thought you read with your out.
ward Dyes WAS. In actual fact, only
visibi. To those of your imagination e
The yonn. man gave nm impatient
sish. Have IL your own way. OF
course ! can't expect you 10 accept my
statement as th. truth"
"My dear fciiow.' said the doctor.
Let us both agree To maintain otr own
without seeking to disturb Ill. others
opinion. Hut. for all that. should
like. II you have no objection. To sub.
NIT the oFisin of this discussion Ia
two tests. and. IL you have u micro
scope anywhere about the premises
and can ais. procure lamp. an there
Ia na nrc In the crate. We can pro.
coed with tho Investigation at once. e
10th articles were fostheominE
with very little delay.
The doctor examined the blank
spaces oa III. paper carefully through
tho microscope. then shook his head.
There II u" sisn Of any writing bu,
your own. suppose you will stick
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
o.mas. by indian. rloos..

Indianapolis. March 2s.-Northern
and central Indiana. including the cap
itai city. have seen the worst OF tho
food and are now repairing the heavy
damage.
Eight lives have bccn lost in tho
food In two days and the total prop
urty loss in the state has been esti-
fnateyi at from 5000. 900 to s. 200 900.
Cities and towns at the heaiwa;ers
Of the wabash and White rivers have
only slime and mud left by the reced-
ing food To contend with. hut south.
western indiana has yet to see tho
worst. The crest Of tho fioo1 will
reach the Ohio river In two days. The
white river at indianapolis reached
fifteen feet. seven and ;hreefourths
inches above low water mark. a record
height II Is expected the damage in
this county will reach 900 and
north of this county an additional 81
900. coo. In this city ! eco families verc
driven from their homes. The city au-
thoTitlcs yesterday resolved upon Is
suing 100000 lood bonds IN repair
The damage TO the public utilities. but
1t Is expected the loss In this one feat
ure will be more than double. that hg.
gre Yesterday the city eas almost
entirely without traction service and
water. tits expected the water works
will partially resume to-day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
CHAPTER Xxx.

Extracts from . Young Mans DIARY.
u md my srif.impos~d task harder
and more iofturinE TO my feelings
than ever. Heaven knows how am
To muster strength and determination
Ia carry II through. As II b. ! am
torn by conflicting feelings: my rcso-
'ctiou varies = hundred times day.
INonly returned so my situation two
days aso. had fully determined In
my awn mind. b~fof. doing sn. that
the only way In which To remain mas
tor ~ myself vas 'a put myself. as
far a. possible. beyond th. reach of
temptation. by allowing myself To sec
as iitti. Of and 10y hoiding NO snrt af
con. munirsiIdfr whatever with. tho en-
ehan,rpss, Who has made hasur of my
stcru~st and most instinablS fcsplH'
lions. and taken nay foaft and brain
captive. As5uf f
o ~ returned 60 fhis hous. full of tho
rc-piaiion a. hscp,ns my plan ana purt
pose constantly isrfssc nie-of rcm-m.
bsvrin.s whose son is~as amt whose
daughter che is. Ard how ibnE Hid I
keep faith ~iih myssifs iiou ioaE
did I preserve this precious resolve
invioiatof Only until she encountered
m--aui;a sanasoiiabiy on my part
and. animated by some celestial sym.
parhy and divine iInpulss.7 spoke 'o
mo os nv mother. ritisi my
sad bereavement. wished she
could have done sonothInE. and
even went 9. far as to- say that she
could sympa,hiso with NO. because
sh- vas halt faTbhsnc,i hrrscis''
y -'rpur faIsav.' I heard her uurmur
to herself az siio turnsd away. s..-
"'poor fellow What it'll. would
she bcstov upon me 10 she knew the
truth-,hc truth. which must out
sooner or lstory vilisin.' spy' he
traycr.. ,str asr. s-ss s. r.- FL. f
"Bu, I must not allow myself To
think of this. for. n do. Z am lost.
IL, me employ my ren on some other
and less dis'rac,inz subject.
'''t have made a discovery since my
reiurn-or. rather. IL has been made
for me. oge Of the arst items of in
formation worthy of notice. which I
received frpm cook. who was appar.
entity bursting with that and sense
Of her own added Importance. In hav-
ing played such a prominent part in
The AFFAIR. was Tor, now. whatever do
you think. yuunE mani Masters been
and made is will. which / was the
chief witness" e.
This was piece of news worth
having. Why has he suddenly taken
this strp7 What does he an,ioipate7
Does he begin to fear mans vengeance
or God's7 IL he menaccd by some
mortal illness. the chances Of which
have before contemplated. or does
he mean to commit suicide and thus
eluds the Just punishment which
might await the discovery Of his
crime7 .. l.
.HHf aa ITO be cpntinued.D
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
ROCKY FORD COLORADO, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1904.

many days. Mr.. Ferrers kept his
room for the most part. and was care
rul to lock the door when he left for
even the shortest time. With great
difficulty. Ted-or Edwards. as we
must now call him-got an Impression
of the lock and had key made. but
could yet Hnd no opportunity to use II.
But one tremendous discovery Ed
wards" the man-servant. made. and
one which he had not anticipated.
When his eyes fell on Agnes Ferrers.
the pretty daughter OF the man he
was tracking down. his heart was no
longer In his keeping. He had first
seen pretty Agnes Ferrcrs In the
Royal Academy. and the smile she had
then given him for returning a drop
ped program had set his pulses throb-
bling and stamped her image on his
sogl. Now, by strange caprice OF
fate. he was brought into touch with
iicr again. but they were not on equal
footing now. She WIS mistress. he
was q scrvant-nny. more. a spy"
Besides. had he not sworn to nvcngc
his fathers murder. The situation
was torture.
Il, cannot be-" he sroancd. II may
nnt-I must not love her. I have my
mission 49, Ii - Fl.
But. try ms he would. he could not
altogether hide his affection. His
eyes followed Agnes about. and n she
did not notice II. there was one other
who did! This was Perkins. the house
keeper. who had ever been suspicious
OF the young man." Not for n mo-
mcnt did she allow him To escape her
pert scrutiny. and he WAS often handi'
capped In his task by her pryinT eyes.
He dared not make any prolonged
search. for Perkins would have had
him denounced ms thief. and he
should probably have been dismissed.
Then came break In his attempt to
unrarci the mystery. His mother was
taken seriously III. and he hastcncd
home. only in time Ia hear h,r dying
mcERas-. when the funeral had con
ciud"d b. returned Ia his task. lcay-
ins his sister In DR.. cart~rishts caro-.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01

To your original opinion in spite OF
thisr
= do rss The answer. given mos,
einphaticsiiy.
Il though, you ysunia.r answered his
frisnd. Hi'suppuse that now you have
told me all there is to be ,oldT" He
fos.ss fsuin hil chair. +" p fs24- iis'
Keep yuuf seat" said the young
man: 4 have not done with you yet.
fiEe's ssiSc rur yoar pledge of secrecy
nt asd.T. some~hss rt,tsle,i, gave
Wow said Ted. where is the
morning papcrf' 10
Il ie', !, in the other room. Do
yau vsat if'.-t.5 .4
yes, I'll get IT. hc replied. ard
giitsri ths room M ii1
Read that advertisement. doctor -
he said. whoa he returned. and he
handed the PAPER to the physician.
DR.. Cartwright read biindiy through
a small announcement. among the
Situations Vacant and then looked
vonderinEly up at the Young man.
I'm going 'o apply said Ted.
What" sasped tho doctor. "Yuu
mean TO say that you're going to trick
yourself out as servant on the OF.
chance Of locating your fathers mur.
iUrer. Why. you'fe mad. sir. mad.
Here. let me read the thing again:
'NIau.servant wanted at once. Apply
personally. J. FprTers. Belmont
Huuse. HAMPSTEAD
"Fcrrers.. broke In TED. impuisivr-
". THAT name of ali names. There
can he no mistake, tell yuu TN
going to apply for that situation. and
so get aichAarp TO Study the man
Very ~-n. said Dr. Cartwrizht.
after pause. Go ahead with your
plan. and IN help you all can. I'll
explain that bn fness has made 1t nee
cssary for youtt leave home for a
time"
with Ted. TO think was TO act. and
he wasted no time in shaving OF his
fnustache aad repairing to Belmont
House. He created such, a favorable
/ is-itTes sion thst he was at btice IN.
stalled in his new position under the
assumed name of Edwards. He was
rot able to discover anything for
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
CHAPTER xvIil.-con,inued.

wait u Bit" was the impetuous
answer. there is more 10 come still"
Hc told him about the visit To the
detective. and the detectives opinion
OF the matter. Then. with a little hesi-
alton In his manner. he related his
strange experience on the night OF his
return: the voice which he heard tell.
ing him where TO look. and the discov-
cry OF the photograph In the very
place indicated. Having reached this
point In his narrative he paused To
Judge of the effect II had produced
upon his hearcr.
DIR. Cartwright snid nothing. and
Ted went on To tell how the imperfect
copy of the Iet,er. which he had made
himself from the remains Of the
original, had been completed and iiiicd
up In another hand.
The doctor Withdrew himself into
ambush. as !, were. behind his spec
'naics. Then hs opened his. month
~ remarkable CD
NO. hang II ALL" Was the int-rrup.
fson;i don't .lc, us have any NOR.
enineld-necs:- FIN sick Of tho very
sound Of the word. Call II anything
yoa Ike but that .lt'. H
DR.. cartwrlsh, shook bis bead. Hut
what else could II bcF Ny profession.
al opinion"--in quite another tons of
voiee--ls. that the sooner you hand
this room over To the ho.s-Haid the
better. Meanwhile. suppos. you show
me tho original doeam-aI tha, was
hurn,.'
The young man produced il from
the same secret hiding place as before.
and laid II out before him without a
sosd. Thcr. Was siitaeG for some
moments. which was only srpkrn by
shs sound Of the doctor. voice. az he
repeated th. words To himself. a. he
succeeded in decirhsrlnE them. At
the cad of ns- minutes ha gave Il up.
-!i's ot no use passiins ny brains
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01

and iajuFinE my cTssiEht over this
any longer Irt mo $50 yuur copy
af the is,ter-that mysterious copy
which the shostiy hand allied in tot
fpu. ! suppose yuu have kept 1t under
lock and key eseri sinee'~
4 have jone better than that" VAS
The shsvcs. Il have carried IL about
my person ever since
4 SUPPOSE yutI have some specimens
os your late fathers handwriting that
I may ooinpare'it with
His friend put his hand TO his breast
-rc-srt IN. rrcfucr,, an vrvvs-p-f
"a This is it, he said. AS to com
parinf' u with any other writing. :,
happens that. without Noticing u.
made the copy upon the back OF a
sheet Of paper upon which my father
had written the FIRST words Of a letter
"A letter. which. for some reason or
another. was never finished"
Doctor seos, the envelope which
was fastened down. opened 't and
drew GU, the inclosure. As he held It.
the,o,her man could see pa the outer
page the date. April ssd." and the
words. -vy TEAR ue watched the
doctors face. lie saw its expression
change from interes, 10 bevildermen,.
and felt that he vas triumphing over
.he sccr,icism which had possessed
his friend al the outset. You notice
the difference in the two handwritinss
in which the cory is made7'' he asked.
'You observe tina; Part Of sentence
il written in one and the rest in an.
otherT~
well. can't quite say that do"
ives the unexpected reply.
what do you mean7"
why. It's plain enough. Look
here." The doctor held the sheet
of paper out toward him. lss si
lie saw, Tho sbIo.ea- IncohereEt sea
tehces which he had himself written.
He saw and recognized bis own hand.
writing. The other had disappeared.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
spsi, Is Waking up.

a recent report from Bilbao states
that thereais verp strung possibility
Of the import trade in nitrate of soda
and sulphate of ammonia for asricul-
,ure purposes being considerably in.
creased. owing 10 the efforts to inn
prove the methods of cultivation in
Spain. About, 1000. tons of nitrate
arc used every year at Bilbao in the
production OF acids and chemical
manure.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
~ rcAAetsR XIX.
%trer,f.r, Is aaosisned.

! For a moments there was dead
silence. Then the young man. still
holding the sheet of paper in his hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-16
DRINKS POISON BEFORE
HER HUSBAND AND SON

Mrs. Ellen Waters, All Plymouth ave-
nue., attempted to commit suicide last
night, by taking carbolic acid, while the
members Of the family were at the sup
per table, She is thought to have com
mitted the act because her son, Amos,
was going to leave fortthe west, and she
could not bear the separation. .,g
Mrs. Waters was usually a jolly per-
son, and when her; husband returned
home from work last night, she asked
him to start the qphonbgraph. e, He did
SO and she danced to the music while
preparing the meal ~ They sat, down to
the table, and after she had waited on
them, she took cup from the cupboard,
poured something in it and drank
When her husband. asked her what
she was taking, she calmly replied that
she had swallowed some carbolic acid.
With these words she collapsed and fell
to- the floor. Physicians were summoned
and after administering antidotes the
woman was taken, to the city hospital.
No cause is assigned for the act
except that Amos, the eldest son, who
is visiting his parents, was to 90 back
to Montana this morning. She has been
brooding over his coming departure for
some time. Her family relations were
happy and she was in good health. She
is so years old. s.. t.>1- .# ~ =. +:
The physicians at the hospital say
that the woman, despite her age, has a
chance for recovery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-16
MISS, FREMSTAD ASKS !.
PROTECTION OF COURT

Nine. Olive Fremstad, formerly Of
Minneapolis and now one of the singers
of Herr Conreid 3 Metropolitan opera
house forces, New York, has been so
annoyed lately by certain Miss E. w.
Urmanczy Of that city that she has ap-
pealed to the West. Side police court for
projection, according to the New York
newspapers. = S"g - VAC ~ IN 49, K
When, a World reporter learned that
a~summons for Miss Urmanczy had been
issued in Nine. Fremstad's name he
went to ask the singer about it. Of the
interview the World says: g." -. :
Graciousness itself until Miss Ur-
manczy's name was mentioned Nine.
Fremstad suddenly assumed an aston
ished air The whole thing was ridicu-
lous, she said. It was true she knew
Miss Urmanczy, but she was a poor lit
tie woman with whom she: had had no
dealings. >. ~,-,,. $780,: r.. ~ {
~ have met her on the street once
or twice, but that is all, she said
"What, I appeal to the courts, to the
law for protection! Oh, no, no, no! Not
unless some one should take dagger
to attack me, I assure you. ] know her
yes, very slightly, but that is all.N 1
- But the summons has been issued in
your name and detectives have tried
to serve it on her, ventured the re:
q Oh, everything is y So sudden il
America declared madame, with
many shrugs and gesticulations, "but
[ assure you I could not bother with
anything so absurd 5ssat-: H., &, I I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-16
AID. DWYER AFTER II
HE WOULD BE SURVEYOR GENER-
AL OF LOGS AND LUMBER 49, so
WOULD ELIJAH BARTON.

There are now three candidates in the
field for appointment us surveyor gen
eral of logs and lumber for the Mime
apolis district. NJ. Breslauer, the man
who quietly and first entered as a can
didate for the appointment, seems most
likely to land the plum. Alderman
James Dwyer, however, is also after
the place, and in this ambition he is
said to be backed by George Porter of
the executive, committee Of the state
democratic committee. Another candi-
date is Elijah Barton, former chairman
of the democratic county committee and
defeated candidate for the district
bench at the last election.
! w. H. Williams, who managed John
A.. johnson g Hennepin county cam
paign, is finding he is not alone in his
desire. for appointment as state labor
commissioner. John O'Donnell, the pres
ent republican incumbent, is said to be
candidate for reappointment as rep.
who voted for johnson. James Derker,
local politician and cigarmaker, and
Michael Neary, a plumber by trade, and
at present the expert Bertillion system
man employed by the police department
in Minneapolis, are also after the place
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-16
UNCLE SANS SCHOOL
Federal Building Something of a TEN.
ple Of Learning Today.

Uncle Sam had a good reproduction
Of an old-fashioned district school in
his building, at First avenue S and
Third street, this morning. It was an
examination Of eighty candidates for
positions as postoffce clerks and car
riers. The large schoolroom on the
third floor was fitted with the kind Of
desk that arouses school-day memories
in the oldest settler, and seventy-seven
young and middle-ag ed men and three
women were porting over portentou!ss;;
looking papers. Seventy-eight will
take the examination tomorrow.
Twenty-eight examinations are tax
ing place today in Minnesota, the Da-
kotas, Iowa and Nebraska. P. NJ. Ma
roney of st. Paul, district secretary
for the civil service commission, can
not cover the entire field, so he is con-
tenting himself with Minneapolis in
helping the local secretary, Marc Wan
Wig. Saturday and Monday 1856 appli-
cants will be examined in st. Paul.
The persons taking the local exam
nations are mainly for Minneapolis
and vicinity The tests cover arithme-
tic, spelling, letter-writing, penmanship,
copying from plain copy, geography of
the United States and reading ad.
dresses. 80 -l... ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-16
BABES ARE SULKY
Two of Them Quit Toyland Without
Their Trunks. 4

Life in 9 Toyland' has no charms for
two Of The Babes when Robert Fair
child is the ruler of the stage, and they
have n deserted the company, remaining
for the nonce in st. Paul until their
baggage has arrived. The babes are
Miss Dorothy Williams and Miss Helen
Judson, who, tho having humble parts
in the chorus, have ambitions and feel
ings and pride like other human beings,
and as the stage manager has trampied
on their finer sensibilities; ignored their
merits and made himself disagreeable in
several ways, they have asserted their
independence and quit. The heartless
stage manager, knowing that the babes
had struck out for themselves, neverthe-
less sent their trunks to Omaha. The
interests of the babes have been placed
in the hands Of a st. Paul lawyer, and
when the company strikes Kansas City
there will be various attachment papers
relating to salary and trunks put into
effect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-16
NEUROLOGICAL

REV. BRADLEY PHILLIPS passed
away yesterday afternoon at the home
OF his son, Norman F. Phillips, 1924
Holmes avenue s, in his eighty-seventh
year. Four sons survive him, Norman F.,
Bradley, Milo G., Phillips, of Minneapolis,
and Henry Q. Phillips OF Indianapolis.
Mr.. Phillips was one of the early set
tiers Of the northwest. having come to
Wisconsin from his home town, Gouve
neur, n. T., in 1882 The last twenty
years Of his life had been spent In Min
neapolis. He was. a. graduate Of Union
college and Princeton Theological semi
nary. His early life was spent in work
for the Presbyterian church. He founded
and built the First Presbyterian church OF
Hudson, Wis, and has been a member
of Westminster church for many years.
Mr.. Phillips has been ailing for many
months and has been peacefully awaiting
the end of long, Industrious life, which
was full of good works. est. .. ss...
The funeral will be held at $3.50 m
Thursday from the residence. Services
will be private.
g.
WILLIAM T. REYNOLDS of Minneap.
oils died Nov. IA. at Plattville, Wis. The
funeral will be from the family residence
1886 Portland avenue. Minneapolis Fri.
day at 2:30 pm. Friends invited to serv-
ices. Interment private.