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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
GOBBLERS
WiLL%BE #scARcE#5ARTIcEE
ABOUT THANKSGIVING THIS
YEAR-PRIcE MUcH HIGH
Err THANsLAST&YEAR

Thanksgiving without aEtukey does
not sound pleasant, but there viii be
many a housewifesswn viii think
twice this year before she adds tur-
kay5t to TIE men for the National hol-
day Already the commission men
are watching the signs of the times
this year bring d higher price than
for many years past.
Why they should be higher is cas-
lily explained. Even now with the
demand the supply of turkeys
is far from plentiful and by Thanks
giving localsdealers say there will be
very few to Sbe had. The cold wet
spring played havoc with the young
turkeys and a small percentage OF
the large broods Matched lived
through the cold rains.
) Some of the local dealers paid %
cents wholesale for dressed turkeys
much higher this year. One dealer
who had been looking around for a
supply a y chat they are very
arc Another has been in
the State Of Ohio looking for some
but few were found. So when add
ing a turkey to the Thanksgiving
menu you a count upon a cost of
about three dollars and then not get
a very large turkey.
The supply Of wild turkeys is not
large in the Allegheny mountains for
the same reasons. Hundreds of the
little ones froze to death. However.
they are reported plentiful in some
of the counties east OF the mountains
but few people will take the time
to hunt Il wild turkey for the market
and il the city people should decide
to so TO the woods to find them, the
chances are that they would not
have their table graced with the
presence of one. Many a family will
have to cut the turkey out this year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
A TORTURED BULL
CAUSES PANIC
Leaps Among the s%pectatos Al a
Marseilles Fight and Kills &S
TWO OF Them.

MARSEILLES, Oct. 5.-A thrilling
and terrible scene took place at a
great bull fght here today. Six bulls
5mense audience of over $4,000 per-
sons We're aroused to a tremendous
pitch of enthusiasm. a seventh ami
NAL was then let into the ring. Goad-
ed to fury, tho bull mde a clean
sweep of the picadors, dashed madly
across the ring, cleared the barrier at
a single bound and plunged its horns
into the body of n of the Specta-
tors, mutilating him terribly and kill
ing him OF the spot. Three picadors
pursued the animal, and pierced it
with their lances. Mad with pain the
bull suddenly turned and gored one of
them to death. Shrieks of horror
rang through the arena and panic
seized the terrified audience. Hun
dreds rushed wildly for the exits, and
scores of those who fell by the way
were trampled under foot. More than
a score sustained dangerous injuries
BY his time three of the matadors
had succeeded with great difficulty
and at 40 small risk, in killing the
tortured bull. The stampede among
the audience ceased. though the ex-
element was still intense. and the
mayo rose in his place and ordered
the performance to go on.
The rest of the proceedings, how
ever, was a mere orgy of butchery,
no fewer than seven horses being
practically torn TO pieces by the re-
naming bulls. Luis Artiego, the
Seville ~toreador. was finally declared
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
7INls W .NNsssgJ~ ITI
EA o For Dad.

We happened ina home the other
night, and over h parlor door saw
the legend worked in letters OF red,
What Is$Home. Without a Mother2'
Across the room was another brief,
God Bless Our Home
Now, what's the matterHwith ""God
Bless. Our Dad?" He gets up early,
lights thetfre, boils an egg, grabs his
Inner pail and wipes off the dew Of
the dawn with his boots, while many
a mother is sleeping. He makes the
weekly hand-out for the butcher, the
grocer, the mi1kman and baker, and
his little pile is badly worn before he
has been home an hour. He stands
off the bailiff and keeps the rent paid
up.
If there is a noise during the night
dad is kicked in the ack and made
to go down stairs to find the burglar
and kill him Mother darns the
socks, but dad buys the socks in the
first place and the needles and the
yarn afterwards. Mother does III the
fruit; well, dad buys it all, and jars
and sugar cost like the mischief.
Dad buys chickens Tor the Sunday
dinner, carves them himself and
draws the neck from the ruins after
every one else is served. whats
home without a mother?" Yes, that
is all right; but what is home without
a father?" Ten chances to one it is
a boarding house, father is under a
slab, and the 1%andlady is the widow.
Dad, here's to on; you've got your
faults-you may have lots Of en-.
but wen miss you when you're gone.
United Mine Workers Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
Very Low Rate Sunday Excursion
Tickets On Sale May is.

Effective May Is and continuing
every Sunday thereafter until fur
Their notice, the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad viii place On sale excursion
tickets between stations of Wheeling
and Grafton, good going East bound
on regular train No. 72, leaving Fair
mont at HOSP A. M, and returning
no regular trains No. 71-55, leaving
Grafton 1910 noon, and $50 P. NJ;
and good going West bound on regular
train Nc. 5, leaving Fairmont at 7:47
A. NJ, and returning on regular train
No. 4, leaving Wheeling at 500 P.
NJ. For tickets and full information,
call on ticket agent. it,
7. B. HENDERSON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
DEATH BY MlsADvENTuRE.
Frenchman Who Had lust Been
fade Judge Ends His Life
In Paris.

LONDON, Oct. An inquest was
( the Bolbocn Coroner's Court
yesterday Pm the body of Rene Meret,
aged 29,%Who was found dead at his
lodgings in Upper Bedford Place on
Sunday. NJ. Robert Meret, OF Rouen,
identified the body as that Of his
bother. who had come to London sew
5eral months ago to study English. He
had applied for an Algerian Judge
and notice of the appointment
reached his home last week and was
telegraphed TO London, the message
arriving just after the unfortunate
gsutieman's death. A phial of NOR
phia and a hypodermic syringe and
Injecting needle found in the room
showed that death was due to an
overdose of the drug, and a verdict
int death by misadventure" was re.
turned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
SANITARY METHODS OF JAPS.
u. S. Army Officer Says They Are
Ahead of Other Nations.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. G.-Among
the passengers arriving on the liner
Mongolia from the Orient was Major
Louis L. Seaman. surgeon in the Uni
ted States egnineer branch of TIE
army, who has been studying Japan
csc methods of surgery in the cam
paign of that army against the Rus
slams. In his opinion. Japan is far
ahead of all other Nations of the
world in the organization of her san
itary branch OF the army, and has
been the first to anticipate n take
measures against the fact that the
greater number of deaths in war are
caused, not by bullets, but by dis
ease.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
BALTIMORE e. OHIO RAILROAD.
Cheap Excursions to the ST. Louis
WORLDS Fair Every Wednesday
In August, September and Oe-
tober-OnIy $500 Round
Trip From Fairmont.

Tickets will be good going in
coaches only on specified trains
Returning. tickets will be good in
coaches only OF all regular trains,
leaving st. Louis not later than ten
days, including date of sale.
Call on ticket agent for time Of
and full information.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
is BARRED.
Dean OF Bryn Mawr Cautions Girl
Stude ntS.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct G.-Girls at
Bryn AIawr College must not firt.
The edict was issued by Miss NJ. Ca
rey Thomas, e Of the famous insti-
ton, to-day. when she made the adj
dress of welcome to the students.
Miss Thomas said she thought
there was NJ reason to fear that the
young ladies would fiirr, but she sim
ply cautioned them 10 be c~ircumspect.
Her remarks were greeted with much
merriment, especially when she told
of seeing British Tommy Atkins"
hugging "house-lnaids on the Strand"
lille she was abroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
BOYS JOY SOON GRIEF.
Little Fellow Accidentally Kills Sis
ter With Revolver.

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-EVith a shout
of JOY Jacob Dittle, ) years old, point
ed a revolver at Mary, his 8 year DID
sister, to-day and pulled the trigger.
The bullet struck the child in the
forehead and she fell at her brothers
feet. fatally wounded. The smile of
joy on TIE face of the boy changed
to a look of horror when he realized
the result of his action and saw the
blood trucking from his sisters fore
The child died in an hour.
The boy found the weapon on a man.
tel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
f.. NJ. aND II. BRANCH.

f.. w. an Il. & RANCH.
ARRIVES.
No. 5o.-Pittsburg Accom'n Loo 2. NJ.
No. 4.-Pittsburg Accom'r e:55 P. NJ.
DEPARTS.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Accom'n 1:5O A. NJ.
5l.-Connellsville Ac'm 2:lO P. n.
No. SO leaves daily for Morgantown
at sos P. M. No. 81 arrives from Nor
gantown at 6:55 An, daily except Sun
day; at 500 a. N. Sunday only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
looking Into Future.

There are some who believe that
the stock market has already dis
counted the approaching election and
tnat the selection of Roosevelt as
release capital and partake of it's be-
den elevation in prices above a mean
o prices today. They feel, how
s.ers tIsat when the Presidential con
test is settled legitimate business
VIII bound forward with renewed
strength5and that an actual basis will
He given for the stock increase. They
believe that steady buying of good
stocks at advancing prices means
That those who have boarded wealth
during the recent period of trep!da-
come to the conclusion
that the wave of business prosperity
rs close at hail. and that they must
release capital and partake of its be
nedcent influence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06

TicrorEas HI Notwithstanding
bulls. Ringing cheersgreeted him as
he bowed b MISUNDERSTANDING to-
an audience which included most of
the leaders of societysSin thescity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06

Paint pride is ours in justinable
measure, because we carry Heath &
Millegan's best prepared paint, and
satisfaction is guaranteed by its use.
J. L. Halls Hardware Store. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
BRYAN's VIEW OF NOMINATION.

81 have nothing to take back,.l have
nothing to withdraw Of the things
t1ati ave said against the methods
pursued to advance his candidacy.it
was a plain and deliberate attempt to-
deceive the party. The New York
platform was vague and ~purposeIy
SO, because The advocates Of Judge
Parker were trying to secure votes
from among the people who would
have opposed his views had they
known them. = = The nomina-
ton was secured, therefore, by crook
ed and in~defensibIe methods:"-WIl-#
liam Jennings Bryan, in The Cons
moner," July $4,000.
Croquet5 is a pleasant pastime. Rro
cure set at J. Z. Halls hardware
store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06

.Its faultless fit makes walking .
delight" Dorothy Dodd shoe for
women C. b. Highland.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
ET
~ vi9y{u WISfsg
G|'YI.D|,E|:IN / a !.
SEES
q, 100000 WAGER
ELECTION.

sXs ySfEthe%remarkabIe evidences of
Sglin confidence is the splendid
4anceSexperience by the more i'm
Observation-Disclosures stocks during the
past a months advance in
some#5cases has gcovered aswider range.
ssince@#Augus the rise has been.
pronounced, and especially in the
a stthree weeks rave stocks expert
encedS that bouyancyawhich was abb
sent for the Better portion Of a year.
sAn8advancein the values Of the more:
Observation-Disclosures in two months
ssof nearly$s$2OO 100000 is startling and.
extremelyg ratifying.
Business men and politicians see
dnsthe stocksrise a reflection Of public
zsenttfment viii regard to the ap-
&~proacEdng election They feel that
sthe#Epeople8are already discounting
SSshe@election o President Roosevelt,
enthusiastically that strong stock.
marker rs attributable to few other.
STeasons.#Mos ef5the industrial shares
would be saffectedsone way or another
Keresthestarif to be altered in any
Way;sand$th confident tone ofSthe in
#dIstriaI market8 is taken to indicate
1hat8theAspepo1e are satisfied that1the.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be at the helm.
It's This strong market confidence.
fich#hasS1e many of the Republic.
anIeaders Etofear that Republicans
neutrality-suspicious. country We're becom-
ilfgSpVersang1ine Of the result.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-06
BUSINESS Steadily improves.

Sllo "ltS d
stead yimproVement within the past
iaWsWeeks This has been evident
IisSironS%and steel, although the indie
:s1leaI1dentsihave enjoyed a greater share
of$Etfiisss$%than@&have tire combinations.
Returning confidence has been
shown inzsSTvarious ways and the i'm
entsin business has been made
gVfden inincreased travel on the rail
roads and on the traction lines. This
especialIy44true in Pittsburg. where
$tracIiongtrayeI Is more OF a barometer
2Sof IocaI4trade than most persons i'm
saglne.
most remarkable rise in the
Industrial# stocks has been shown in
tine ofthe United States Steel
Corporation, and the advance in this
TIA ken as a better indication
anySother one stock of the in
creasedSconfdence throughout the
country in the promised return of
prosperity to the steel business. The
United States Steel Stocks are heav-
sHy8heId in the great district east of
The Mississippi, which has been the
sseat thespast ear of the so-called
business depression. The steel
stocks were depressed to a disheart-'
enIng extent, but during the past few
months heavy buying, with possibly
some manipulation, has fastened the
sadvance5toward figures which might
ne considered normal. Renewed
buying by the Eastern railroads of
~stee1Ein various forms and the splen-
G1d prosperity of the Western lines
withsthe promise of heavy buying of
steel by ext year have con-
FInced many heretofore dubious that
che big corporation will soon again
sn5oy the splendid prosperity that
enjoyed in its infancy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
RUSSIA WILL MAKE AMENDS.
England Assured That Repara-
ton viii Be Made.
PUNISHMENT FOR SOME ONE.
Gar Expressed Determination Il
Bring the Guilty officers to
Judgment.

without waiting the Russian yer.
sion of the affair. Emperor Nicholas,
through Ambassador Hardinge, has
sent to King Edward and the British
government a message conveying an
expression of the proioundest regret
for the unfortunate affair in the North
sea, coupled with assurances that the
families of the victims shall receive
fullest reparation.
The British government also shows
moderation in the note which Sir
Charles Hardinge presented to For
eign Minister Lamsdorff. While It
awaits explanation for an act which
1t characterizes as ''unjustifable, de-
liberate and inhuman," II makes no
threats, fixes no time limit for re-
sponse, and contains no demands.
specifically stating that Great Brit
aims demands are reserved pending
receipt of an explanation.
From the diplomatic andpoint the
very fact that Great Britain has not
shown her hand strengthens her po-
sition. Whoever the author of the
offense may be, II is regarded as Ger.
tain that Great Britain will demand
among other things. his punishment
1t is also considered certain that fall
ure to promptly comply with the de
mands will be Immediately followed
by Ambassador Hardinges recall
To member of the court, the
Associated Press learns. the emper
or has already expressed a determi
nation to punish whoever Is responsi
BILE for the error.
An unofficial statement made al the
Russian admiralty, is that the govern
ment, before the Baltic squadron sail
ed. was informed that 30 japanese
had recently reached Hull from g
German port and We're believed tt
have boarded the trawler fleet.
A dispatch from Hull to the Lon
don Times says that the correspond
ent. as the result of his investigation
is of the opinion that the attack or
the British trawler by the Russian
second Pacific squadron was de
llberate act, perpetrated with knowl
edge of its character.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
ROBBERY STORY DOUBTED
County Treasurer Who Claimed
He Was Locked Up in Jail.
CHARGED WITH EMsEzzLEMENT
Story Of How Robbers Entered Office
and Took Funds is Doubted.

After investigating for a month, a
grand jury indicted County Treasurer
Thomas J. Chase, charging the EN-
bezzlement of s14,500 from the
Meiggs county, (O) treasurer on
September o, when he said the trea-
sury was looted in daylight by two
masked robbers, who locked him in a
vault. He was unable to furnish slO,-
600 bail and was sent to Jail.
The arrest of Chase caused no sur
prise in Melggs county, but there Is
much excitement over the indict-
ments that are expected against other
persons.
Chase was found locked up on Sep
tcmber ., by his daughter, who rush
ed 10 a bank and thence to the fair
grounds for some one who could open
the vault. II was shown to the grand
jury that at least half a dozen men
were sitting in front of the court
house all forenoon, on September 8.
and that none Of these men saw the
robbers.
Roy Packard, treasurer of Olive
township. in his testimony before the
grand jury. fixed the time of the clos
ing of the treasurer's Office on Sep
tember ., to within two minutes.
Packard came to Pomeroy that
morning to draw $500 of school funds
for Olive township. After sitting in
an adjoining Office. that of the county
auditor, he went to telephone, see
ing and speaking to Chase as he pass
ed. At that time, Janitor Minich was
sitting at the door.
Packard says he returned to the
treasurer's Office within two minutes
after seeing Chase standing by tho
door and found the door locked. He
shook the door and finally kicked it:
Getting no response, he asked Janitor
Minich, who still sat at the door,
where Chase had gone. Janitor Min
ich said he thought Chase had gone
to the county fair.
Fred Radford, assistant cashier of
the Middleport bank, and A. p. Mil
Ter, editor of the Pomeroy Tribune
Telegraph" both of whom had been
appointed by the probate court to
make the semi-annual examination of
the books, testified that they were
proceeding with this examination
when the alleged robbery occurred.
On the day before the alleged rob-
berry, Chase repeatedly asked the ex-
aminers whether they were going to
the fair. They replied that they
would go the next day. The investi.
cation indicated that Editor Miller
was the last man in the treasurer
Office before It closed on the morning
of the alleged robbery.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
NEWS NOTES.

Archbishop Agius, the papal dele
gate to the Philippine islands, will
sail for the United States on Novem.
ber 10.
F, S. Cotton & Co., of Boston.
brokers, members of the New York
Consolidated exchange, announced
their suspension.
At Philips, Neb,, passenger train
struck an oil wagon at a street cross
ing and the oil, which was thrown
over the engine, caught fire. Fire
man Lazear burned to death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
MANY PER|sHED IN MINE.
Rumble Like an Earthquake Pre-
ceded Eruption.
GAS ovERPoweREp RescueRs.
Timbers Are Thrown Into the Air
and Broken to Pieces at Top
OF Shaft.

9From 30 to 90 men lost their lives
in an explosion at mine No. of the
Rocky Mountain Fuel and Iron COM
pany, at Tercio, 40 miles west OF
Trinidad, Col. The number of dead
may never be known. as the mine is
burning and the bodies will probably
be consumed.
f. J. Foreman, a government stock
Inspector, was at Tercio when the
explosion occurred He returned, and
gave the following account of the
AFFAIR
81 was standing about 800 yards
from the mouth OF the tunnel when
the explosion occurred. IL was pre-
ceded by q rumbling sound, rcsembl-
ing an earthquake, which startled the
whole camp. looked toward the
mine and out of the mouth of the
tunnel and two air shafts came q
great volume OF smoke and dust,
which continued for nearly minute.
"Out OF the two air shafts. each
OF which is seven feet in diameter
timbers two to three feet in diameter
were shot into the air and broken in
to spllnters. Rocks were thrown
over the camp for distance Of a
quarter of a mile. II rained rocks
broken timbers and all kinds OF deb
ris for minute and many people
were injured by being struck with
these missiles"
The mine in which the accident
occurred employs so men, and it is
believed that at least go were in the
mine at the time. News of the eX-
plosion brought assistance from the
adjacent camps and hundreds of men
we're trying TO enter the mine. Dead
ly fumes overcame the rescuers fire.
quently. but their places were i'm
mediately taken by others ready TO
risk their lives. It was not thought
possible that anyone in the mine
could escape death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
DAN PATCH BREAKS RECORD.
Paced Mile on Memphis Track In
1855 Flat.

With pace-maker carrying a wind
shield in front. and accompanied by
runner at his side, Dan Patch,
driven by Hersey. paced the fastest
mile at the Memphis trotting park
ever made by horse in harness.
clrcling the track in one minute and
fifty-six seconds fiat. The former
record, 1:56h, was made by Dan
Patch, in 1902. The wind shield used
was the same as that employed when
Lou Dillon trotted a mile in 1:5Sh.
1t consisted of a strip of canvas about
four feet square, attached to the sui
ky of the running pacemaker.
Another sensational performance
was that of Major Delmar, Z. e.
Smathers' trOtting champion, when
he trotted n mile to high wheel
sulky in 2:07 fiat. 1t was announced
by the judges before the trial that
the sulky was a non-ball-bearing and
weighed 5f1s pounds. II was also ex-
planned the vehicle was the same pat
tern as that used by Maud S, in her
memorable flight against time in
1884, when she trotted mile in
2:0Sa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
puN's REVIEW.
Labor Is Employed, Iron and steel
Mills More Active. Increased
Orders for pju Iron.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade" says. mild weather early
in the week checked the distribution
of seasonable goods, but had per
manent vaule in facilitating the
harvesting of cotton and late grain.
Subsequently the temperature fell,
restoring retail trade in wearing APP
parel, fuel and similar products TO
greater activity than was experien-
ced a year ago. Building operations
are active, strengthening the markets
for lumber and materials. Manufac-
turing plants are making steady
gains. particularly in the leading in
dustries. and it is significant that
reluctance to do business has shifted
from buyers to sellers, eliminating
largely the concessions in prices that
prevented stability. Labor Is unus-
ually well employed Judging by the
official compilation of the unions.
Railway freight blockades cause
some complaint, which Is remarkable
in view of the restricted grain move
ment. and earnings in the three
weeks Of October We're 90 per cent.
larger than in 1908.
TOltlSh tbliAlii'ANt oA ANNN VI II ~
the last week exceeded the same
period a year ago by s1,5s9,779 in
value of exports and S1,0l4,S6l IN
imports. In the iron and. steel indus.
try new cars and ships are requir.
ing very large tonnage of plates and
practically every department, except
steel rails has aroused from the dull
and depressed condition long preva'
lent. Improvement is emphasized by
the large orders for pig iron, which
have caused n moderate advance in
prices of Bessemer and gray forge
as well as foundry, and there is less
readiness to accept long term con
tracts at current rates. Coke Is
strong for the double reason that an
increased demand comes simultane
ously with reduced output because
Of a short water supply.
Textile manufacturing returns are
again irregular. Eminently salts
factory reports come from the woolen
industry.
Footwear orders for spring deliv
cry continue to come forward Fail
ures this week numbered 233 in the
United States, against 253 last year
and 2s in Canada, compared with II
a year ago.