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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12
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Few persons realize how vast IS the
area OF the Russian emf 1fre Into That
enormous country you could put all of
| non-Russan Europe and vet only Ike
! up 4 little more than ioue-eig hth of the
cars domains. Then You could add
the United States, including Alaska.
| and still have almost enough territory
left to place Canada in. In fact, the
Russian empire comprises one-seventh
of the land surface of the globe.
Though not comparable in extent OF
territory with the empire of the car,
the United Stntes seems OF enormous
area when compared With the Euro
pean countries other than Russia.
The state OF Texas alone would take
in Germany. Greece, Holland and Swift
zerland and still have room to spare.
Belgium would simply be lost in the
Maine woods. In fact. you could put
two Belgiums into the state of Maine
and have state left as large as New
Jersey.
France could be slowed away up In
Montana and Wyoming. with enough
territory left over to take in Portugal.
Sweden would fit into California, with
lots of room to spare, and Spain would
and Idaho.
To make Spain comfortable. we
should have to borrow 1000 square
miles from Arizona, but that would
still leave Arizona enough territory to
take in Italy, leaving out Sardinia.
AS for the British isles, we could
stow them away in New Mexico and
have land to spare afterward. The
dual empire of Austria-HunGary would
be a more difficult matter to deal with,
and in order to give it elbow room we
should have to devote the states of
Colorado and Oregon to it and then
borrow 5000 square miles from Wash
ington. which would still leave WASH
ington room in Which to put the king
dom of Servia and have enough left
over for a fair sized state.
The Kingdom of Rounania could be
placed in Arkansas, with about 5000
square miles to spare. and Bulgaria
would have more than enough room in
Oklahoma.
Turkeys possessions in Europe are
about us large rs Missouri. and Nor
way could be placed in the two Da-
kotas. With lots of room left over. The
pieces left over from the various states
and territories mentioned would be
more than enough to make an area as
large as Denmark and the other odds
and ends of non-Russian Europe not |
But if we did not want to spare so
much territory of the western states
and territories, we could economic by
placing Germany, France, Italy and I
Belgium up in Alaska, and the British /
isles could be distributed among the
Hawaii and Porto Rico
Washington Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12
You Want the Best.

Are you going to spend your vaca-
ton somewhere out Of town?
II 50, OF course you viii want one
Of your home pa ers to follow you.
Why not the West Viz inian
It's the best and OF course you want;
the best, and it viii only cost you ten
cents per week mall to any ddresss
IN the United States
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

For illustrated folder, time table
and full information, call at Ticket
Office. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

observation cars and unexcelled dining
car service. s--.-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

In order to reduce our stock of
garden hose, we are giving special
price of 10 per cent. OF. J. L. Halls
hardware store. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

Some one will get the hundred dol
lars in gold. 1t is worth guessing
for x.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

SEASON TICKETS, good to return
until December is, 1904, to be solt
daily at the rate of $4,000 round trip
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

SIXTY DAY Excursion Tickets,
final limit not later than December
is, 1904, to be sold daily at rate of
S22.1O round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

Various forms OF excursion tickets
to ST. Louis, via Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad nof on sale from Fairmont
as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

to be sold daily at rate of $3.50 round
trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12
TPILEs !.7PILEs! PILES !,

5s 5 DR. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
viii cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the tu-
Emors, allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared only for Piles and Itching of
the private parts, and nothing else.
Every box is guaranteed Sold by
druggists, sent by mail, for soc. and
$1.00 per box WILLIAMS MEG.
CO. Propr's, Cleveland, Ohio.
some nice lots On Hamilton Hin tor
sails. ct e good bargain. fl. 81. Ian.
ham W
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

VARIABLE ROUTE EXCURSION
tickets, either season or sixty day,
will be sold going via one direct
route and returning via another direct
route, full information concerning
which can be obtained from Ticket
Agent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD

To the Worlds Fair-very Low Rates.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

STOP-OVERS not exceeding ten
days at each point will be allowed at
Washington, Deer Park, Mountain
Lake Park, Oakland, Mitchell, Ind,
(for French Lick and West Baden
Springs, Cincinnati and Chicago
within return limit, upon notice to
conductor. and deposit Of ticket with
Depot Ticket Agent Immediately
upon ARRIVAL
+. STOP-OVERS not exceeding ten
days will be allowed at st. Louis on
all one-way Except Colonists' Tick
cts to the Pacific Coast and round
trip tickets reading to points beyond
ST. Louis, upon deposit of ticket with
Validating Agent and payment of fee
of s1OO.
Three solid vestibuIed trains are
run daily from New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington via
Parkersburg and Cincinnati to ST.
Louis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

This way, everybody! We have
now before us Moses Thunder, a mar
velous specimen. who, for period of
ten years, occupied the position Of
weather. forecaster. and whose pre-
dictions were SO absolutely correct
as to render him a freak of the first
magnitude! He has been known, even
at times when telegraph lines have
been rendered useless. to have drop
ped his weather tickets into hat
and to have drawn out his prediction
for the following day with the usual
success. He startled the world on
one occasion by successfully predict
ing frost in City Hall on one of the
warmest days in summer. He rarely
used the term variable winds for.
Mr.. Thunder was one of the few men
who usually knew which way the
wind blew. For the benefit of those
here present, especially the women
apd children, Mr. Thunder will en-
deayor to explain what is meant by
the terms ght furries' and Vest
erly to Easterly wind ST p Il u
close, children This freak Isl per-
fectly haraless
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12

Jon our d Roy-I
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
The Close of Fall Tenn.

Next week closes the fall term in
the grade schools Of the city. Dur
ing the week examinations will be
conducted in all the grades and no
pupil is excused from examination
whether the class standing be high
or low. The teachers will file copies
Of the questions asked and will keep
the pupils papers for several weeks.
Parents, who + dissatisfied with
the standings of their children. or
with classification Of their children,
are earnestly requested to call and
examine the work. We lntend to be
considrate and just with each stu
dent or pupil; but if pupils are now
classified wrongly, and are in classes
where they cannot do the work and
therefore are lnjuring themselves and
their classmates, we propose to re-
classify chem and put them where
they properly belong and will receive
the greatest benefit.
Next week, therefore, is a week OF
great Importance to the pupils and
we request the cooperation OF the
parents in securing a full and punct-
ual attendance. Please see that
your child is in school every day
when school begins. Hardness is
one of the great distractions in the
way OF a number of u pupils and
will be to their disadvantage in writ
ing an examination. No pupil can
be excused from examination on ac-
count of absence.
In our investigations as to. ~the.cause
Of absence we have found that pupils
are frequently employed by business
men for short periods, such as a half
day, a day. or several days in success
sion. This may seem a Kindness and
a benefit to the pupils; on the con-
trary it is an injury to him. He al
most always loses interest in his
school work, falls behind his. class
mates, gets discouraged, and drops
out of school to his great regret in
manhood years. For the sake of the
children we request the business men
kindly refrain from throwing out
such temptations to our school child
ren.
The present semester of the high
school will close Jan. 20, 1905 and the
regular examinations in the high
school will be written during the
third week of January.
Z. Fl. Hof, supt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
Mike Gales's Accident.

Plankinton special: A very serious
accident occurred at the home OF eX-
county treasurer Mike Gales Of this
city at about So'clock Tuesday morn
ing. MIR. Gales had arisen and IVES
in the act of making a fire in the
kitchen stove. Mistaking a gasoline
can for a kerosene one, he poured
some OF the gasoline into the stove,
when the can exploded throwing its
burning contents over Mr.. Gales and
every thing else in the room. The
room was Immediately in a blaze.
The fire company was summoned and
in a short time the fire was eNtin-
guished, not however. until the house
was badly damaged and the furniture
ruined. But the worst OF all is the
condition of MIR. Gales. He is at
this writing in a very precarious con-
ditlon. The outer garments were
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
FRIDAY. DECEMBER %, 1904.
THE pREslDEn r,AL VOTE

Chicago Record Herald: Several
Independent compilations of the vote
for president, based or nearly COM
plete official returns agree in showing
that the total numter of ballots cast
was ID, 534, 900. Roosevelt received
7,640,O 600 votes and Parker 5,o94, 600.
This gives Roosevelt 56.5 per cent
of the total vote. Our records Of the
popular vote at presidential elections
run back to 1924, and never in all
that time:has any candidate.equalled
Roosevelt's percentage. He estab-
fishes a record in this res pect as in
so many others.
Andrew jackson in 1928 received
almost exactly Sc per cent of the to-
tai vote, and in 1892 almost exactly
SIS per cent. Lincoln in 1864 fell a
bare t1ife short Of Sc per cent, and
Grant in 1872 has IS per cent. They
are Roosevelt's nearest rivals. AS
for o recent presidents, Hayes
won with 4S per cent, Garfield With
48, Cleveland with 40, Harrison with
48 Cleveland with As, and Mckinley
with 81 both times.
Parker received but 37.6 per cent
of the total, and he makes a low rec
ord, as Roosevelt does a high one.
Even Greedy had "A per cent Of the
popular vote.
The total vote cast is 425.0 900 small
Ter than the total vote two years ago.
R%oosevelt's vote is 432, 600 larger than
McKinley's was then, and Parker's
is 1850, 600 smaller than Bryan's
then.
AS fo1 the minor candidates, Debs.
the social democrat comes next after
the two leaders with 300, 900 votes.
This is great gain over the ga, 600 he
had four years ago, but nearly as
great a gain as his followers claimed
in the first excitement as the early
returns came in. Swallow, the pro-
hibitionist. takes fourth place with
248, 0Oe votes, an increase of 40, 900 for
his ticket in the four years. Watson,
the populist. secured 1874, 900 votes,
which may be compared, though not
too fairly, with the Middle of tie
Road vote for Barker in 1900, which
was $4,000. Corregan, the socialist
labor candidate, received 33, 600
votes, which shows his party lat
Standstill.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
PLACES IN LEGISLATURE

just at the present time there is a
still hunt owe the state for support
among the legislative members for
appointments to positions at the
coming session OF South Dakota's
lawmakers. 3 special in a state pa
per refers in the following way to the
candidates for the upper places:
Adjutant General Conklin would
like to retain Ibis position at the
head Of the national guard and is
Strongly backed by many members of
that organization. Captain Dudley
of Canistota has also announced his
candidacy.
The friends OF Major G. w Larpen-
ter, of Aberdeen, are asking for bis
appointment as state surveyor, a
place now held by Byron E. Lovejoy,
of Redfeld.
The ayowed candidates for the
speakersbip are j. l.. Browne, of
Brown, and j.. II. Carroll, of Kings
bury. They were both Candidates
two years 100, with the Brown coun-
ty mar a winner.
The only candidate SO far an
nounced for the position of chief
clerk of the house is j. Nj. Miles, of
Rediield, while j. &. Devine of
Faulk, John Mcdonald Of Beadle and
Thomas Brown Of Hughes county
are candidates for sergeant-at-arms
of the house. Mcdonald was assistant
sergeant at the last session.
For senate places, j. Il. Armstrong
of Faulk, who filled the position of
secretary two years ago, is a candi-
date for the place a second time, l..
nj. Simons of Mitchell, who was
journal clerk of the senate two years
ago, is looking for promotion to the
head Of the force at the coming SEES
sion. A. II. LeClaire, of Bowdle, is
also a candidate for appointment as
clerk OF the senate.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
RESOLUTIONS OF COINCIDENCE

"We know not What it is, dear, this
sleep so deep and still.
The folded hands the awful calm, the
cheek so pale and still.
The lids that will not lift again
Though we may call and call
The strange white solitude Of peace
that settles over all"
The infinite wisdom of God has
again caused lamentation, Sister
Louise Curtis is dead; therefore, be it
Resolved: What we, the members
of Western Star Rebekah Lodge No.
%, Mitchell. S. Oak, of which order
Sister Curtis was a revered member,
do hereby extend to our sor1owful
brothers A. S. Curtis, husband of
the deceased, and to A. j. Curtis,
her devoted son, Jul tenderest SYM
pathy in these, their trying hours of
bereavement and mourning.
Resolved: That our united hopes
shall be that providence may spare
the life Of the aged father and hus-
band, Brother A. S. Curtis, for many
winters yet. and that both he and
Brother A. j. Curtis may overcome
their sorrow and be 1%econciled to
their irretrievable loss.
Resolved: That a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes Of the order. a copy furnished to
each OF our esteemed Brethren. and d
copy sent to the Daily Republican for
publication.
Signed Mrs w. M. White.
Mrs. Mary e. Sphinx.
Mrs. Leila Kanoutf.
Committee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23

nearly all burned of of his body. and
much Of the skin came or with the
under clothes. Mr.. Gales recovery
can only be effectd by the best OF
medical skill and good nursing. Mr..
and Mrs. Gales have the sym pathy Of
the entire community.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
PROF. NJ. NJ. RAMER. pRINcIp

We are clad to have Mark Mizenel
with US again after a SIX weeks alb.
Sence in Iowa.
The high school room has been pro-
vided with a new clock, an article
long needed.
The girls glee club is ..doing some
splendid work un1er Miss MINDLESS
direction.
The quality of class work has been
on the up grade constantly since the
close of the campaign.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23

When you're broke the girls are SHY
They turn and fly as you come nigh.
Brace up old man, show some pluck.
Take Rocky Mountain lea: twill
change your luck. Scallin Bros
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
Mitchell Business College.

81 students received instruction in
the Mitchell Business college during
the summer and fall tenn.
There will be no holiday vacation
n the Commercial Department.
Can you afford to miss attending
our school this winter?
A few dollarseeand the next four or
seven months Of your time invested
with US Will increase your earning
capacity.
New solid oak furniture accommo-
dating % more students will be adj
dcd to u present substantial equip
ment the first of the year.
Tuition per month. $500. Board
in the new University dining hall
after January I'd, 1925 per week.
Our Business college occupies six
rooms on the first floor Of the main
building of Dakota Wesleyan Univer-
sity.
For further information, address
Mitchell Business College, Mitchell,
South Dakota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23

No sickly women or weak men will
ever regret taking HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. It's brought happi-
ness to thousands. 35 cents, tea or
tablets. Scallin Bros.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-25
The MilSado's Fad.

The mikado Of Japan has, or. rather,
had, just one fad, says the New York
Tribune. He longed to create by means
OF a more caluiyorous diet taller race
Of soldiers. Small boys In government
schools were fed for six or seven years
IN the European way. They never be-
came reeonciled to it, and 1t disagreed
with them. Nor did they grow any
taller than vegetarian children. The
doctors charged TO look after the ex-
perimental diet sent in their report last
year. They could think Of no better
way for securing tall soldiers than BIS
encouraging japanese to marry Euro
neans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-25
Halter OF sPARRows.
Indiana ADiarist's Warfare on the
British Bird.

Evan Z. Edwards. prosperous
farmer and apiarist, living in the sub
urbs Of Alexandria, Ind, Is waging
warfare against the English sparrow,
and he never loses an opportunity to
Kill the birds, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. He makes il a point to talk
death to the sparrow at every agri-
cultural meeting
His hatred Of the sparrow is deep
seated, and he is seeking a deputyship
as game warden that he may protect
other birds ana exterminate tie spar
rows. Every red headed woodpecker
is worth 800 to the farmer with whom
1t summers says Mr. Edwards
Robins are the farmers friends. and
with the bluebirds are particular suf-
ferers from the English pest
= had family Of blueblris sum
mer with me for years, but now there
is a pestiferous sparrow, living 100
yards away, which, every day after
the bluebirds come back this year, led
a host Of sparrows and assaulted the
former After driving ont the male
these foreigners dispossessed the fe-
male, and reached the scene only to
find the disconsolate bluebirds grieying
over a nest Of picked eggs. which the
sparrows had destroyed. The spaTows
are the only birds in the world which
Will not tolerate another feathered
companion, even in a wide area. They
are killing off and driving away the
common birds, and fruits, vegetables,
flowers everything. in fact, in the in
sect burlened limbs bears witness to
the intolerance Of the sparrow
"Tell everybody to kill every sparrow
he can, and mayhap we can get a
bounty on their heads after awhile.
Certainly III Madison county it would
be money well spent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-25

Reports from western Kansas indi-
cate that prairie chickens viii be plen-
tiful again this fall, says the Topeka
Capital Prairie chickens. like the buff
falo. suecumbed TO the advance Of the
hosts Of civilization. During the days
Of the first pioneers prairie chickens
were as plentiful in Kansas as English
sparrows are today. As the country
settled up they gradually disappeared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-25
TRAVELLERS RAILWAY GUIDE.
orSTRAI vrRaoNr nAILRoAD.

Trains leaving Barre for white River juno
tion. Boston, New York and AZ intervening
points at SIS q. M, u M and 1901 q n. Lscal
train for White River Junction and lntlsoA
and intermediate stations leaves az e,43 2. ~,
Trains leave Barre for Burlington ~. AlpallsI
K0ases Point and OgdensburE at l.0o \. =, ~ =
SIG $50 D. M and 1901 q. m. Trans eohnscr az
Essex for points on Rutland road and the 90
connects with New York train for montreal stilu
points west leaving Barre al $40, 95V ilu x y.
For WILLIAMSBURG leave Barre AZ l2V anu s,se y,
N, Leave WILLIAMSBURG at 7.29 a. M anu @'oO
pm.
MONTPELIER q WELLS RIVER KA!LkVADt
COMMENCING JUNE RI, 1909.
Trains leave Barre for Wells River, connect
ing at that point with trains going ootn nor nv "
and south at 5.30 q. M, 1890 and $40 p ~. lns
1920 train connects with train for boston; ailu
north for Lisbon, Littleton, Fahyans ana IN tl y
caster, also with Montreal express, ana sie 10y
and 3i5 trains with st. Johnsbury ualns.o a a.
Trains leave Barre for Montpelier az 9'aU' wv
a. M, IL 30, BIB, 4.t0 and $50 p m
ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY
Cars leave square in Barre for Montpelier ,, q
Is minutes Of and IS minutes past ne houi,
Leave Montpelier for Barre on the hout any
half hour until 10 p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-25
Great Worlds Fair Line

The Wabash Railroad Is the only line having
tracks and depot at main entrance Worlds FAIR
Geounds, St. Louis.
Tickets, New York to st. Louis and return,
SIS. Boston to ST, Louis and return, s24t Fhila-
deiphia ana return, SIT. torresp0nainglS low
rates from other Eastern points,
On i5-dav. 60-day and season tickets privilege
Of stopping off az Niagara Falls, Detroit anu
Chicago.
Apply 10 nearest ticket agent for tlekess VIA
the Wabash LII,
Folders giving halftone views OF tne Nefi9 \
Fair Buildings and grounds viii % sent : -.
on application to II. y. MCCLELLAN ~ I. ~
Ss7 Broadway H, or ]. y. McBEAtiti ~ ~
+. A.. i7G Washington Street, Boston