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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-18

a couple of correlated subjects
have recently come in for a large
amount of discussion in the newspa-
pers and magazines. One is whether
women do their fair share of the work
of the world, and the other touches
on the always interesting topic of the
decrease of the number of births
among the native population of the
United States. A Mr.. Street has taken
up the former question in n series
of magazine articles, and has arrived
at the sage conclusion that the guam
tity OF economic energy that is going
to waste because of the relative idle
ness of women is SO prodigious as TO
call for immediate and radical recti
ication. But like most of the phil
osophers who think that they lave
discovered enormous evils he is SO
appalled, at the contemplation OF the
wrong that he is scared out of sug-
costing any means by which it may
be set right.
The thread of Mr.. Streets targu-
ment is that in recent years women
have secured unfair advantages by
the abolition of the domestic labor
which in former times was the pecn-
liar province of the sex in the mar
rage relation. He would have us be-
lieve that woman is becoming Il Gre
AZURE of independence before mar
riage and of leisure afterward, he
charges that the average husband is
oyerworked and that the wife has
most of her time free for pleasure or
to be spent in any other manner that
she chooses. He says that nature
gave the man as good a right TO the
enjoyments of life as the woman, but
the present industrial system dis
eliminates in favor of the woman. 1t
must be understood that this com
plant applies only to married cou-
pies, SO far as he is talking of the
unequal distribution of labor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-18
some Very old stean1boat.s

a correspondence of the New ORR
Sun, who writes from personal lsaowfs
edge, calls attentionsEto the fact thsfts
Harbor several excursion steamers
which We're built fifty years ago many
of them masqueradings under les
names. Some of these vessels have
been partially rebuilt. but as a. garera1
thing they are venerable huIRs which
are unsafe and ought TO be retired s.
1t is only natural that the steamboat
owners should desire to make their
property renuneratiye as long as pos.
sible. They take desperate cilaacss
sometimes. but while timbers hold to1
gether and boilers continue To Halse5
steam without exploding, they ara
nients. The recent disaster the
General Slocum proves that too much
care cannot be exercised u n the mat
ter of Inspecting these ancient crafts.#:
The subject comes home to the w ash
ington public because here are
steamboats, on the Potomac rfyer
which were built more I han a getasnss
ton ago! and which have aturaIIy de-
Perforated during many years Of cons
slant use. Theymay still be safe and
stanch. but they should be SUI fsss
to the most rigid Inspect BY tfisss.s
government officials. md no esrEi1i7
cate should be issued unless evers
quirement of safety is full ~ ID
of caution In this; regard
may avert a serious tragedy 81.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-18
WIVES, MAIDENS
AND THEIR DUTIES

any assistance. nor that division of
| labor would be possible. Perhaps the
wife selected as the type of the com
paratively idle woman might reply
that if she can finish her domestic
duties in an hour she has the rigEt to
dispose of the remainder of hei. time
as she pleases. She would certainly
hold the stronger side of thai argu-
ment, and Street and his assistant
would be forced from the stage
AS to the other feature of TIE dis
cusson-the decrease of births-it
seems to be the fault of both the
American men and women. The
bachelor maid is becoming as promi-
nent component in social life as the
bachelor man, and she has numerous
apologists. She has deliberately
chosen her mode of living, and if ex-
perience proves it satisfactory to her
she is not to be lured into matrtrIony
by the demonstrations of statisiic,ans
that years after she is dead aliens
and their descendants will possess
the country if the existing ratio of
births and the figures of immigration
continue. In one sense she adopts
the sentiment of the orator who ex-
claimed: why should we do any
thing for posterity? would like to
know what posterity has done for
us
1t may occur to Mr.. Street that in
urging that woman should perform q
greater amount of labor he is Great
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-18

One newspaper commentator on
the Street diagnosis of social condi-
tfons sets forth the remedy as reso-
luton on the part of the husbands to
stop working 10 or IL hours. a day
and to compel the wives to work
more than one hour in day, the
time most women devote to house.
work, according to Street. But +
cannot see how this plan would mend
matters for it is not to- be supposed
that in the ma ority Of the oecupa7
lions OF men the wives could be Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-18

The want ads. are @the little busy
bees Of publicit y','s--77and they ma be-
harnessed atsyour service.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
A HAPPY FAMILY.
THE CITY,s scOURGE.

F. produce on this page a
N@fEAT picture of the germs of
kAF grip. pneumonia, malaria
and typhoid. These are
EsA the discase-producing bac-
terra that have caused 50
much sickness and so many deaths in
greater New York. aQur illustration is
of happy family oBathese bacteria--of
course magnifed in size. The large
bacteria represented in the center with
the hagella, OF feet, are the typhoid
germs: the small bacilla on the edge are
of influenza or grip. The pneumonia
germ may have all of these forms aud
some others beside when they all gel to
work in the tissues of The lung
There were 9,6oI deaths from pDeumO
MIA IN New York IN 1903. The number
of fatal cases since the beginning OF the
year are far more numerous than for the
corresponding period Of year ago and
the men appointed to guard the health
Of the city are alarmed IN Chicago. one
eighth Of all deaths for past two years
have resulted from pneumonia Men
are more susceptible TO this disease than
women, especially are tleshy men who
consume great deiI Of alcohol.
The intolerable transportation facili-
ties Of the great cities are undoubtedly
responsible for the high death rate from
pneumonia. Persons leaving warm
homes are compelled TO spend long
periods in painted refrigerators moved
by electricity for the benefit Of the
pockets of street railway magnates. The
chill gets into the lungs. pneumonia fol-
lows and the death roll is fattened.
The people on this earth are suscepti-
bile 10 some laws which govern plant life.
A plant cannot be successfully grown ii
the dark A man is seldom healthy and
strong who lives in the dark or IN sun
less rooms After all, Natures ways are
found to be the best 4 man who lives
close TO nat ire in Gods free air, IN the
woods or fields, is usually healthier
man than the one confined in factory OF
workshop. Nature remedies are always
best for eradicating disease, and by this
we mean a medicine made OF plants and
herbs.
Get as near to Natures way as you
can. There's a reason. Vegetable foods
are usually good for the body in health
The human ecohonly digests and assim-
Hates them best In disease, remedies
mas -eullTeiy- OF DOLanlCa4 pants ana
roots. are. best and safest for the system,
such as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. They are assimilated in the
stomach and are taken up by the blood
and are, therefore, the most potent
means which can be employed for the
regaining of lost health
Microbes snatch at US from every cor
ner. They mean to kill or eat us if they
r.
everything we eat, drink and wear. The
air is alive with them. Medical science
has proven IN the past few years that
nearly every disease IS a germ disease.
Such disease germs enter into the blood
IN two ways, either through the lungs or
stomach. If the blood IS pure and rich,
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITION
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS
Sales Exceed Expectations and From
Sportsman's Point of View the Dis
play Is Triumph.

The automobile show at the Washing
ton Light Infantry Armory continues to
hold the attention of local enthusiasts.
and both the afternoon and nightly
throngs are showing a steady increase
as the exhibition draws 20 a close. The
attendance has been greatly Increased
by crowds of visitors from nearby
States, who are taking advantage of the
exhibition to purchase machines.
In view Of the interest taken in the
show by the out-of-town element. the
management has decided TO accent the
raliroad tickets Of visitors from Penn
sylvania, North Carolina, Maryland
Virginia, and West Virginia as admis-
SION car4s, rms oHer has been the
means OF bringing hundreds OF persons
mere from nearby cities. and is proving
q successful enterprise.
Exhibitors at the show do not conceal
their great satisfaction With the exhi-
Dllion from a business Point of view
The sales have gone beyond exDecta-
ton, and there Is every reason TO be-
heve the buying viii continue its fast
pace until the close, Saturday night
The sales at last years show approx
r1ated Sl6DQ0 which includes the
money taken IN by the supply and
equipment exhibitors. Had IL not been
Tor extensive business dealings among
the exhibitors themselves, the total
OF last years sales would have been
materially decreased, but in the face of
the fact that the sales at the present
snow represent actual business with
outside customers, the aggregate is
likely TO exceed all previous records
One company alone has disposed OF
over nifty machines. and some Of the
other exhibitors are not far behind in
their showing But the show has not
proven successful ia business way
only, but also from the sDOrtsnan's
point of view. The exhibits are made up
or the finest machines in the country.
ana the exhibition has been a treat as
a display OF mechanical skill.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24

the liver and stomach IN healthy acff
condition, tie germs of disease cannS5
ind resting place there TO multiply.
Disease Of the lungs. bronchitis and con-
sumption, grip and pneumonia, are very
apt TO spread through A factory whera
there IS much fine dust in the air Che
lungs become irritated and the germs
find a fertile field for growth Extreme
weak ness. feelings Of nervous exhaus-
ton. coughs and colds are the warning
signals which should be needed One
should put the systems In the very best
possible condition right away Rid your
body of the poisons that are apt to accu-
mulate and your system is ready to ward
of the attack OF the germs OF dises sc.
DI PieTce's Colder Medical Discovery
makes rich. red blood-by increasing the
red blood corpuscles There is no aleo-
hol IN this great tonic to shnsei MP The
red blood CorpusCles. An alieTafixe ek-
tract made only OF herbs and roots. it
goes about It's work in natures way.
Only good can como from its use as it
stimulates the liver into proper action,
and feeds the wornout nerves. stomach
and heart on pure blood
To build up the system aud put on
hc0i1iY HeSh, nothing acts 50 perma-
ueutly as this Medical Discovery OF
Or rjerce's Il prevents tie disastrous
after effects Of grip. pueumonia aud
typhoid The necessity fer building
up the system and certifying il at this
time Is met by this splendid tonic and
Alternative
Witness the experience OF Mr. Collier:
About two years ago ] vas a sufferer
from lung trouble SO severe that could
pain, " writes Mr. " II Collier. OF Flat
rock. Va u was my right lung. Il
would not expand when ] breathed long
or deep. the muscles of the right breast
seemed all sllrunken away had bad
cough which was al times very. trouble
SOME About year ago I commenced
using DR. Pierce 5 Golden Medical Dis
covery and with most pleasing results.
Ny breathing got better. cough stopped,
appetite improved. and ] gained 10
strength and in weight very rapidly.
By the time I had taken three bottles Of
your Golden Medical Discovery and
two walls Of your Pleasant Pellets. 1
felt strong and well again This was
about one year ago and I have had no
return Of The trouble since. Nv lungs
seem as sound as ever before, and be-
lieye your medicine has entirely cured
me and saved me from consumption.
vI was taken with a severe cough,
weakness IN my back, a glimmer over
the ewes, had bad breath. and stomach
was out Of order - writes II. Gaddfs. of
1923 South fauna Ave, Tacoma. Wash.
II felt sluggish, did not care for any
thing, had no life. 1t was almost misery
to move, appetite very poor. I read DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser
and went right away and purchased two
bottles of his Golden Medical Discov-
cry, and before had taken all Of one
bottle felt better IF any doubt the
truth of this testimonial they may write
TO me"
The Common Sense Medical k1viser
IS sent free on receipt Of stamps to pay
expense of mailing only Send~zI one
cent stamps. to DR.. R. Y. Pierce, Buffalo,
y. Y, for the book IN paper covers, OF
81 stamps for IKE Volume bound in cloth,
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
Bryan Scents Danger
In the Supreme Court
Made Upof Corporation Lawyers, He Believes
It's Decisions Will Be Continual
Menace to the People.

LINCOLN. Neb.. March 24-In re-
Spouse TO an invitation to comment on
the editorial in the Sunday, World, %
''The New and Greater Danger" W. ].
Bryan has dictated the following:
7 have read the article carefully and
would Ike to have the World publish
another editorial explaining this one
What is the editor driving at? He
praises the merger decision. and yet
seems to be frightened for fear we
might have a President who would en-
force the law. He seems TO be very much
afraid OF the agitator and demagogue,
and vet he concludes by advocating two
remedies which have been urged by the
very persons he, describes as 'agitatOrs'
and 'dema gOgues.' The two remedies
are: One term of the Presidency, which
have advocated in both campaigns.
and law prohibiting the acceptance of
CAMPAIGN contributions from corpora
tons
LAS I am the only one named as an
'agitator and 'demagogue' the editor
VIII pardon me if remind him that 1
The Washington times., 1904-03-24

have not only urged the passage Of a
law prohibiting campaign contributions
from corporations, but have insisted
that the Demo, 4tic party should not
accept contrib ons from the trusts
even in the absence Of such law.
There is one new and greater danger
that the World does not mention
namely. the nomination of corporation
Democrat who would all the Supreme
Court with judges and then bring about
the reversal of the merger decision
Every candidate advocated by tn5
World thus far has been a Wall Street
candidate and known TO be in sympathy
with the corporations.
lis the World afraid that the trusts
will be punished. or is IL afraid thai
they will not be? Is il for the trusts o.
against them? Is il not time that We
were selecting a President who woulc
select Supreme Court judges from
among the able lawyers who are IN sym
pathy with the people, and not from
among the corporation attorneys?
Mr. Bryan left today for New Haven
Conn in connection with litigation Owe
the Bennett Will He viii be abseut
probably something over n week, Whel
he hopes to be able to return TO Lincoln
for an extended stay.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
SMALL BOYS BURN
A SCHOOL HOUSE
Motive Was to Destroy the
Farmer Book"
HATED PHYSICAL CULTURE
Bought Matches, Broke in Through a
Window, and Set Fire to
Papers in Closet.

CHICAGO. March 24-Three boys I'M
der ten years of age have confessed TO
burning the Holden School which they
attended. because they disliked a GER
tain volume used in study which they
designated the farmer book"
The big school at Thirty-first Street
and LOOMS Avenue was burned last
Thursday night The boys are Sam
Markowsld. Fred Tezuta, and Charles
Zentak
zentak. who is only eight years of age.
said:
Hated Farmer Book"
I'VE had il in for that 'farmer. book
anyway. It's thing that tells all about
exercises and how TO get strong. and
they keep you after school 10 make YOU
do It,
We waited that day until the peo-
PIE all left, and then we busted IN a
WlndoW In the kindergarten and vent
up TO Miss YOungs room We had got
ooS OF matches for a cent. and when
we found the farmer book we tore
some pages out of It and Fred set fire
TO It. and stuck ia back in the tacher' :
desk again Then Sam he lit a match
ana set IRE 20 all the papers in the
closet"
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
REBUILDING SPRAY"

The tug Spray. which was burned a;
her wharf here a few months ago, Is
being rebuilt at the shipyards. 1t is ex
pected that the tug viii be able to &c
into service about the first of April
when she viii start at work towing FISH
laden vessels up the river.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
BE DESTROYS HOUSE.

Fire about . o'clock this morning de-
stroyed an unoccupied frame house IN
the square bounded by Columbus. Wash
ington Pendleton. and Wythe Streets.
The FIRE was extinguished after about
an hours work Later this morning the
FIRE again broke out but was extinguish-
ed by Policeman Henderson and Fore
man Arnold, Of the Reliance Company.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
LEETEN SERVICES.

The special Wednesday evening Len
ten services Were held last night at
Holy Trinity Catholic Church. corner
Thirty-sixth and O Streets northwest.
The services consisted Of a sermon. the
saying Of the beads. and closing with
benediction. EIusic Tor the services was
furnished by the Boys choir
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
WILL BUILD STORE.

Work was begun yesterday on the de-
molition Of house 3l43 n Street north
west. by Contractor Charles S. Denham.
viii be erected on the site by A Baer
jr of alexandra, Va. The building
will be occupied by A. NJ. Baer, who has
been in business for many years at the
northeast corner Of Thirty-second and
N Streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
IN CoRPoRATIoN COURT.

In the corporation court. Judge Bar
ley presiding. the following business was
disposed of yesterday:
Frank Hume VS.. James McCuen: de.
cree entered overruling certain excep-
tiOns and sustaining other ones.
a decree was entered in the case OF
William Domaine & Son VS.. r. H. Cox
administrator Ct owen Carroll, appoint
ing +. L. Smith special commissioner
to sell property.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
BEFORE COMMISSIONERS.

Smith Thompson, jr., president Of the
Georgetown Citizens Association, and
George W. King. vice-president Of the
Association, appeared before the Conf
missiOners yesterday at the District
building. IN the interests Of George
town, In the matter Of securing appTO-
prlatiOns for street Improvements in
Georgetown. Mr. Thompson spoke Of
how greatly this section had been neg
l-cteG. and said il was the duty OF the
Commissioners TO personally see that
the West End receives its just portion
~ the improvements
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
NRs. RoBERTs, FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Helen V
Roberts took place from Grace Pro
testant Episcopal CHURCH this afte--
noon. ana vas largely attended The
Rev. c. E. Ball. the pastor. Offciatsa
ant Cemetery
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
COMMUTERS BUSY.

The secretary of the Alexandria-Was
ington Commuters Protective Associa-
ton was busy last night visiting the
King Street merchants. with a view 70
getting them 10 join the association. 1t
is the intention Of the association to Sc
cure as many names as possible 10 pre-
sent 10 the District Commissioners in
behalf OF improved facilities on the
electric railway
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

James Pickering. twenty-seven years
old, residing on the Canal Road. west
Of Georgetown. was arrested yesterday,
charged with non-support of his child
on arrival AT the station with the pO-
lceman. he was found 20 be i'll. and was
taken to the Georgetown University
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
EoLDEEVILLE RANK CLOSED

The National Raalr Of Holdenvine. J..
T.. has been closed b. order OF the
Comptroller Of the Currency Examiner
Nyron r Sturtevant has been apDoInfed
receiver. iu5uGiclOus investms rts are
given as the cause Of the trouble Tho
bank had total resources or S265.6s7
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 24-Nrs.
Onado II. Downey, wife OF Charles F.
Downey, died at her home in Franklin
Street. between Alfred and Patrick
Streets. last night at $40 o'clock Mrs.
Downey was twenty-five years of age,
and had been a sufferer with pulmonary
troubles for some time.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
TEAR DOWN WING.

The connection between the Braddock
Hotel and the Carlyle House Is now be
ing broken by the tearing down of thj
six-story wing which James Greene con
structed IN the SOS to unite the Carlyle
House TO the hotel property.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
IN POLICE COURT.

n the police court. justice Harry 3
eaton presiding, the following cases
were disposed of this morning:
Isaiah Parker, a negro. charged with
assaultiag and beating the child of Irene
Noble. a negress. was fined s.. 80.
George Parker, charged with stealing
clothes in Fairfax county, was held for
the police authorities % that county.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
BANK NOR REDEMPTToNs.

National hank notes received yester-
day for redemption amounted to SS5S. S92
Government receipts and expenditure
we're: Internal revenue, S435. SO; customs
s69305S; miscellaeoUs, $65, 1874 expendi.
lures, 81 .070, 600.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

south side Of p Street. between Twenty
eighth and Minis Streets northwest. The
consideration is not known
Frank J.. Smith has sold 70 Edward
Mackey ChEce, irt 19I, in Mackalls sub
division, OF square 1Z74.
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
A MILITARY 'PossUM.

Samuel KopD captured an opposum at
the State. War. and Navy Building yes
terday. The little animal was running
along a secOnd-story ledge on the south
side of the building
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
REAL ESTATE NOTES.

]. Mcmahon part OF lot pa, IN squar,
1851, being Improved property on tn,
The Washington times., 1904-03-24
..DwARFS' SUPPER"

A .-Dwarfs' Supper and concert will
be given tonight at Shiloh Baptist
Church The entertainment win be
given by the Rhode Island State Club.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-03
WOMAN SUED.
Borrowed Big Sums from Bankers on
Securities Which Have Not
Been Found.

New York, Nov. 29.-Suits which al
ready aggregate in the amounts sought
to be recovered over $250,000 were be-
gun Monday against Cleveland wom-
an. At the same time came news of
the closing Of a national bank at Ober
lin, o., as the supposed result of the
trust reposed in the same creditor.
The conditions revealed have caused
a great sensation in Boston, New York,
Cleveland and other cities. The wom-
an borrowed large amounts, it is said,
on securities held in trust. These have
been estimated as being worth $5,O00,-
900. but nothing definite can be ascer-
1ained about them and they have been
tied up by injunctions.
The sensational case was revealed by
a suit by Herbert y. Newton, of Brook
line, Mass, against Mrs. Cassie Chad
wick, of Cleveland, for $190,S00, money
loaned. Mrs. Chadwick is the wife of
a Cleveland physician. In addition to
Mr.. Newton's suit, several banks have
taken legal action to recover various
amounts, which bring the total to
-$267,SO0.
New York, Nov. 30-The extraordi-
nary case of Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick,
wife of the Cleveland doctor, Leroy S.
Chadwick, reached it's most startling
revelations Tuesday when the name of
Andrew Carnegie was fixed definitely
as one of the features of the pending
litigation. From every legal source
comes the assertion that a note for
$5O0,000 with his name as an indorser
was used by the woman as security for
the enormous loans from the Citizens
national bank, of Oberlin, O., which
failed on Monday; that the same note
was used as basis of confidence in Sc
curing numerous other loans from Ohio
banks, and finally was the chief means
in obtaining the loan of $190S0O from
Mr.. Newton, of Broollline. Mass.
From Mr.. Carnegie himself, through
his secretary came the uneqnivocal
statement that he does not know the
woman and never Endorsed any note
for her for any amount