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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
separating Them.

"In the old days, when the capitaa OF
Alabama was located at Tuscaloosa.
there was a good deal of open gam
bling at that seat Of legisla tion," SAID
southern man. TT was the CUSTOM
III those times for men Of all grades or
society to risk their money at games
of chance, and the laHmakeTs who
gathered at Tuscaloosa were among
the best patrons of the gaming tables
.'The proprietor Of one Of those re-
sorts, wishing to keep the state sofonS
separated from the ordinary customers
OF his place, put up big sign In the
apartment devoted to faro. poker.
roulette and the like which read
:. Members of the legislature please
take the table to the right; gamblers
take the ia BILE to the left It's hard to
tell you apart. '''-Washingto Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
woexuI Lack of Confidence.

a prominent actor tells about Chi
cago theatrical woman about TO wed
who was one dny amusing herself by
going over the marriage service. To a
friend who discovered her. prayer book
in hand, she said
II always make it a point to do this,
for no matter how well you may have
known q part in the past it should al
ssays be rehearsed before the piece IS
revived Then. rather playfully, she
read the words, '"rtll death do us part.
Whereupon her friend interrupted:
1How foolish that is, isn't 1t, dearE
Sounds like one hasn't any confidence
in the courts9'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29

Other<rfAe Eaf}ers = = -
Could Not sssanIa = II
Eating of arsen1cs IS common -
La. The Styrians .SaE that a alr:ss 80 q
makes one plump and co1neiy. and az =. s1Ses
one strength for great exerti lo11l such 81
as running or mountain c. Y ltti.
Syria. in Austria. gives the world
vast Quantities Of Arsenic. The manu-
facture of this drug is indeed the main
SYRIAN industry. They who make
arsenic eat it,as rule. for they say
that only the arsenic eater can with
stand the arsenic fumes S.;
These makers and eaters OF the drus
are comeiy. They have blooming and
clear color They look much younger
than they are.
The foreman in certain arsenic
factory told me that in his boyhood.
When he first went to that plant ne
was advised to begin to eat arsenic lest
his health suffer from the fumes. says
, psychologist. "He did begin and his
first two or three small doses gave him
a sharp pain. like burn, in the ston-
ach, and this pain was followed oJ
tremendous hunger and violent. dis-
n creeabie excitement But as his coses
increased IN frequency and size tnel their
effect became pleasant Ihere was ~
longer pain or excitement. On the COZ
trary, there was ravenouS appeote- as
well as mood Of joyous activity
wherein he could do three mems WORK
This chap, by the time he got TO o..
thirty. was taking four grains OF
arsenic day. He looked at thirty,
with his clear pink and white color. no
moro than twenty-three. He was as
robust as blacksmith. But he sac
he would die at forty-fve or 50, that
being the age at which all the SYRIAN
arsenic eaters die
The drug is a preservatTe, ana III
Sryria when graves are opened oooies
are found to be as fresh six or seven
years after interment as on the Gay
thay we're lowered into the earth.-Chi-
caSo Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
An1mn1 o,1s ID naesatcane..

The number OF animal oils and fats
used in medicine are extremely nn-
merous. Large quantities OF OIL are
obtained In Tasmania from the NUT
ton bird and used as a Hn1ment for
rheGma tism, while the fat OF the
frigate bird IS said to be an excellent
specific for Sciatica. Cod liver OIL Is
too well knoHn to bear more than
mention. and the oil got from the
duEnng, an aquatic monster rela tsa
to the whale tribe, has high repu-
triton us a substitute for that obtained
fro1n the smaller fry Of the cod. From
six to fourteen gallons of this med1ci-
nal oil can be taken out Of single
enimal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
Ger1nany,. First Windmill.

The first windmill in Germany was
built at Windsheim, The Augustine
monks at that place desired to build
one such as they had seen in Italy, but
the lord Of the manor forbade them. de-
claring that thezwinds belonged to him.
The monks applied to the bishop OF
Utrecht, who promptly laid down the
fundamental principle that no one had
any power over the winds of bis do.
cese but himself. He gave permission
to build the mill and it was erected in
the closing years of the fourteenth cen
fury.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
BE aeady For the Emergency.

he Ready For the emergency.
Good luck is desirable even when you
have done your best to succeed, but
remem Der that the most favorable cir
cumsta noes or strokes OF fortune are
of little value unless you have pre-
pared yourself to take advantage OF
them. OF what advantage would
Haynes fiery speech have been to
Daniel Webster If he had not, with
the instinct Of genius. long before
equipped himself for the assault which
he repelIed with such crushing energy
Had he not previously weighed and
refuted in his own mind the charges
of his opponent his reply. instead OF
ranking among the greatest master
pieces OF oz,,tory, might have only re
vealed his own weakness Thousands
Of men had seen the prints of horse
boots in the soil before Faust dis
covered by them the art of printing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
john Hr4eht,. Speeches.

John Bright had curious method OF
guarding against any failure of mem
DRY or language in his public speeches.
When he had to deliver speech OF
importance he wrote sort of essay on
the subject and tore 1t up. He then
wrote another and trea tied 1T In the
same way. and finally q third. In this
way he considered that he had not only
exhausted his own thoughts upon the
matter in hand, but hnd gained such a
command over the language in which
1T could be expressed that he could nev-
er be at a loss for the right word.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29

because as he COLI IA ~
cessttate more or less 8; s
the office and therefore
the circuit. Seated In one horss
81, behind sorry looking animal, Eesa
would set out from Springfield, TO be
gone for weeks at stretch. The law
5yers, as he drove into each successive
place, eagerly anticipating new stock
Of stories, gave him cordial welcome,
and the landlords hailed his coming
with delight, for he was one or the
most patient and uucomplatninG OF
guests IF every other fellow. re
Iates one of his colleagues, grumoled
at the Indifferent accommodations and
scant fare which greeted US at many
Of the dingy tayerns we struck. LIN
coin said nothing His foroearance=
in this regard we'll warrants the OBJ
servatton he Is said on one occasion to
have made-that he never so complete
ly felt his Gown unworthtness as when
he stood face to fnce with a real. 1--we
hotel clerk
How he appeared on the circuit may
be cleaned from this sketch Of him
drawn by Henry C. whitney. one of
his colleagues in central Illinois: His
hat was brown. faded and the nap uSu-
ally worn or rubbed off. He wore a
short cloak and sometimes shawl.
His coat and vest hung loosely on his
giant frame. His trousers were inSa5
riably too short. In one hand he car
ried faded green umbrella, With a.
lincoln IN large white cotton OF mus
lin letters sewed on the inside The
knob was gone from the handle, and a
piece of cord was usually tied round
the middle Of the umbrella to keep 1t
from flying open. In the other hand
he carried carpetbaS, in which We're
stored the few papers to be used in
court and underclothing enough to last
till his return to Springf eld.'-Century.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29

quences? Are they
There are few mo
mics to the peace and conf 81
day life than the people who ~ s.
hastily In the squalls of passing III ten
per. and then, when they are restored
to Good humor, expect everything to be
lust us it was before. There Is no such
position possible as ..just as It was be-
fore" In this up and down hill human
nature of ours. Every net or word Is
step by which we mount upward or
sink lower In the unhindered journey
inGs onward OF all the conditions OF
life, and the people VINO Slrs ufteranre
to the determinations of passionate tein-
pers rnfailIngy drop down In the estl-
nation of others. from winch IL IS a
stiff climb up again.
z Moreover, words once uttered. wheth-
or true or false, IRE usually undytng
and I've on in hearts and memories
long after the careless bow that shot
such poisoned arrows forth Is unstrung.
And though the utterer may plead that
to feed his passion he said not what he
really believed, but what he: Thought
at the time would hurt most, ut Is al
most impossible for the henrer TO n
derstand TINT the expression was not
that of q living though latent opinion
and to feel 1t accordingly.
The code of fashion In the moral
realms has lecreed how much better a
passionate temper is than sull1y one
but there Is something to be said ~
favor of the latter in that 1t only hurts
itself. Like the little girl who When
annoyed always ate her apple tart with
out sugar, the guilty person may sutfer
most individually. but that is surely
better than the suffering to the inno'
cent caused by the random shots OF the
fierce though short onslaughts OF q
hnsty temper. And silence Is much less
generally disturbing than violence
though perhaps quite as UNDERSTANDING
Edith II. Fowler IN London Mail
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29

special occaS ;57
the wharf here
with between two at rs
people aboard. Stops wefsz
different points between here sa34 ~;
Morgantown, In order to allow NJ eIn: ;
bers of the organization 10 come
aboard. The X. of F. band Of the
lodge was aboard and furnfs she'd exa#
cellent music for the occnsio on, as vas
also Felicity Company No 6, IS q mi nj
form Rank X. IF p. each Of whom
made fine appearance inahis new AZ
form. The boat, after leaving Nor;
gantown, proceeded down he river
until the noon hour arrived, vi en- itsi
landed above lock No, s9s a Is int
Marion, for the nlenlb ers and fEES$t he,lrS
families to 60 ashore and take inner
a more favorable spot could not have
been found elsewhere, as It was COZ
cred with grass and large trees
which afforded excellent had e,3sa md
made the place very attractive MANY
large aud well filled baskets We're its
evidence after the landing q was Sc q
fected. and there was plenty for t tsss
erybody. Should anyone accompany
Felicity in any of her outing " no
was not a member. he would be-
forced to admit that Felicity only
| fault is-it always has too much 10,
eat. After the noon day repasts Was Il
over. the boat was again boarded and l1' /
proceeded on down the river as$sfars
as Greensboro, Pa. After being there
a short time the trip back horneSWas
begun. the delegation leaving t5ss
O'Clock, P. NJ. Excellent refresh,
ments were to be had on board, con-:
sistlng of ice cream, waterme ION, pop
and lemonade, SO it was evident that
no one lacked for delicacies- The
! lodge is becoming one OF the strong
est in the State, as new members are
being constantly added to- the roster:
| The crowd was the quietest and most
orderly gathering that could possibly
| have been gotten together nd IT. ~
due to this fact that twas such II q
grand success. The boat arrived
| home at $3.50 o'clock, and It vas the
general opinion of everybody w 40 had
the honor of being in attendancesou
| this occasion, that nothing moreaen 4
! joyable could have been had. X as the
weather was SO delightful and no ac-3
| cidents married the occasion, and as
every one said 81 was truly glad that
| | was in attendance, and hope that
it will not be long until shall again
have the pleasure of attending anoth-
er like gathering.
ONE WHO WAS THEIR -;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
The doctor Had Nothing to Say.

a certain physician told some OF MS
patients that as long as they kept their
feet dry they would be safe from the
attack CT the grip. He was surprised
to receive q letter from one OF his pa
tients In which the latter said that ne
had two wooden legs and yer he had
the grip for five consecutive years. The
letter was unanswered--Al jour
nal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29

WIFE I'm sorry to see you com e
home in such "a state as his Charles e rl!
Husband-I knew you'd be sorry. Car.
RE; and that s why told you not to
SIT up.-Boston Transcript
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
Time ana Money.
The counterfeiter was Ia prison I

The lcounterfeiter was IN prison for
ten years.
What are you doing here?'' asked q
visitor.
ssing time"
.tAh, what for
Passing money. And the visitor visitor
passed on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29

Hope lis hatterer, but the most up
right Of ALL arasftes forsshe frequents
che poor mans hat as wei "a 4 the the
palace OF his superior. heIlstone
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29

4 DecoratiY palms leaf Coal
CITY House Fur shIng Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
The E.cnpes ne wnnted.

ais there danger from fire here"
"Oh, no." replied the hotel clerk
Eve are well provided with fire es-
capes."
81 don't care hang bout that HOW
ere you fixed for man escapes PM III
cago Post
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-29
sure Dat.

,..tHow did you manage to sell that
piece OF goods that's all out*of date TO
Mrs. Hifi %
Clerk told her twas q great bsar az
gain, but L thought Mrs: Richcoitn75 BAG had
had itlaisl aside for one of her d iEft gI
tiers. Thea she took it light of.
Evening journal., 1904-07-06
BANK DIRECTORS
DECLARE A DIVIDEND
Fruit Growers Realize Fancy
Prices Tor Apples-Other
Dover Notes
Special to The Evening Journai.


Dover, July 6.-The directors Of the
Farmers Bank Of this State, met here
yesterday and declared the semi-annuaI
dividend Of per cent. These directors
were present; W. W. Lobdeu and Joseph
L. Carpenter, Jr., Of the Wilmington
branch; Or. J. B. NAPLES, Edwin r.
Paynter and Joseph c. Holland. Of the
Georgetown branch, and 7. C. Roe, DR..
i. S. Anderson, Henry Ridgeiy, Jr.. and
DR.. Henry Rdgley, Of the Dover branch
OF the bank.
Joshua Iodine. a colored man, almost 90
years old, who has lived here his entire
life was buried yesterday afternoon. hav-
ing died Sunday at the home OF his
daughter on Slaughter street. Iodine had
been an empoye OF the late Daniel Cow
gill for more than half a century.
Dover City Council will meet this even
ing in monthly session.
Representative Charles II. Paradee. of
the Fifth district Of this county is said
to have the heaviest yield Of wheat per
acre. harvested this summer.
w. Penn shockley, member Of city
Council, addressed a meeting Of farmers
at Comegys Library on Monday evening.
The Levy Court Commissioners of this
county met here yesterday transacting
but little business. Messrs. Collision.
Woodruff and Knots were appointed a
committee 10 consider the advisabilltv Of
constructing new road in the Ninth dis
trict in place Of the one recently washed
out.
Fruit growers in this vicinity are real
izing fancy prices for their early apples.
f. NJ. Soper, Of near FELTON,. recently
made a heavy shipment to the New York
markets, securing on an average Of 81. Is
per bushel basket.
Manager Lafayette has signed Colbridge.
a catcher who started out with Roxbor-
ough this season, and Baker, Of the OK
ford, Pa, club. Baker is a pitcher ana
heavy hitter. The schedule for the Dover
club this week is Milford, Friday. and
Smyrna Saturday.
one OF the most interesting lectures
ever given I'm Dover was that Of Profess
sor A. r. spaid's. superintendent of the
New Castle county public schools, before
the students Of the School Of Methods, in
session at the Wilmington Conference
Academy last evening The lecture was
on the subject Of Birds" and was Illus
trated by Professor Spaid Professor
Spaid, who is one Of the instructors at
the summer school, Is conducting course
ef study there on birds and the workings
Of the Audubon Society in this State.
Evening journal., 1904-07-06
Eduentlon and Romanoe.
llcaRo Chronlcle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
That co-education dlscourages matrl-
mony is the solemn conviction OF the
president of "a Boston co-educational
Institution, and the theory Is not With
out the support of logic and the evil
dence OF experience.
The sentimental attachments of
youth are founded largely ON idealza-
tlon Of character. which mingling Of
the sexes tends TO destroy While
some philosophers argue that an senti-
ment is the result Of contiguity It is
also true that contguity often results
Ia the degree OF familiarity that breeds
contempt.
The maiden who Is devoted to study
has little time for love-making. and
besides the knowledge Of men and af-
fairs she acquires i'm a college course
dispels many Illusions concerning the
masculine sex and enables her to pen-
citrate the thin veil of romance and dis
Germ the stern realities that lie behind
It.
It Is recorded that a well known heir
ess was once cured OF an infatuation for
a celebrity who approXimated Apollo on
seeing him dine heavily upon corned
beef and cabbage. Doubtless many a
college romance has been destroyed by
incidents of "a trivial character which
revealed the object of affection as a
person with the appetite and desires of
an ordinary human being
Although much might be said to sup
fport the learned and solemn college
president ON this subject his conten-
tion is extremely weak i'm one particu-
llar. A large majority of college girls
lcontinuo to fan in love and marry.
Evening journal., 1904-07-06
SEVENTEEN PICKED UP.
Another Boat Load Of Survivors Of the
Norge Wreck Saved.


Aberdeen, Scotland, July 6-Seven-
teen additional survivors Of the wreck
ed Norge have been landed at Aber-
deem by the steam trawler IaRgo Bay.
They were picked up from oiie of the
boats of the Norge Six hundred and
twenty-seven souls are still missing.
The contingent now being cared for
at Aberdeen consists of twelve passen-
gers, the third mate of the Norge, the
quartermaster, a steward, a lamp trim
mer and one Of the crew.
They drifted at the mercy Of the At.
lantic for six days. When both water
and food were gone and when the oc.
cupants were almost too exhausted
even to hope, the trawler hove in sight
when the boat was about thirty miles
off st. Kilda.
Those rescued had eled out an exist.
ence on two biscuits per day. When
they started from the i'll fated ship
there was only one small caslS Of fresh
water in the boat Before the Largo
Bay fell I'm with them this and the bis
cults had been finished, and the pangs
Of thirst and hunger had set in. They
weathered a gale and continued as
best they might striving to reach the
coast of Scotland against the heavy
seas. From strips of life belts they
constructed n crude sail. The men had
scarcely strength enough to hold the
oars.
The third mate states that three 9th
er boats started with that rescued by
the Largo Bay. One Of those contained
thirty-two persons, including several
women and children Another boat
had fifteen men. with the second mate
in charge. The third boat had ten men
on board. The survivors parted com
pany with the three boats on July 3.
Evening journal., 1904-07-06
Il Helms.
From the chicago Inlor-ocoan.

From the Chicago inter-Ocean.
The busy man now has on his old
clothes. What he has told his wife
may only be guessed at The only lug
gage he carries is something 20 cloth
cover. He does not consult railway
guide. lie knows where he is going.
and he buys a ticket. and. stiu moving
abscntly. he goes aboard train and
is whlrlod away.
There Is "A broad blue lake bordered
by trees mt the end of the busy mans
journey. And amid surroundings wild
and rugged the busy mamie has
somehow found ccmpsnion-sits in a
boat an day, and the thing he has
taken from the cloth cover--now joint
ed 80 that it reaches out over the
water and I'm perfect working order
engages his exclusive attention When
the line that is attached to the rod
tells him that something Us happening
the man is happy. And he is happy
because he has on his old straw hat
ana his hickory shirt. and he doesn't
care rap because be is an untidy look
ing creature with a two days growth
of beard lie Is out whore there Is a
smell OF freshness and whore the
sounds are not the sounds of industry.
when there are any sounds at an.
10 was because he pictured an this
chat the busy man suddenly ceased to
DE interested in his business affairs.
And now he has realized the picture.
he considers life worth living a little
while longer anyway
10 happens every summer. And It
helps "a lot
Evening journal., 1904-07-06
WANT TRACT Of LAND FOR
CHILOREN'S PLAYGROUND
Mayor Bird Presents Petition
From Eighth Ward Resi-
dents to Park Board

Mayor Charles d. Bird appeared before
the Park Commission yesterday afternoon
and presented a petition signed by 100
people living in the vicinity Of Kirkwooi
Park, asking the board to purchase that
tract of land between Kirkwood street
ana Pine street and Twelfth street and
the Brandywine creek. They wanted the
board to turn it into a pubic play ground
for children. The superintendent Of the
parks was instructed TO ascertain what
arrangements could be made toward ac-
quring the tract from the owners and re-
port back to the board.
The request OF Or. james II. Morgan
to place swans ducks and other water
fowls IN the fish ponds on the north side
of Brandywine Park having been granted
the work of constructing a wire fence
around the ponds to keep out mischievous
boys will be shortly started. The COM
mission is awaiting permission from the
P., Is. e w. Railroad Company to place
fence posts on their embaukment. The
right of way of the railroad company ex.
tends from ten to fifteen feet into the
/ ponds.
During the month Of June 6S77 persons
bathed in the swimming pool In Brandy.
wine Park. OF this number 6527 were mer
and boys aud $50 were women. There
were is2 men and boys and 122 womer
who paid admission, making the total re.
ceipts Of the swimming pool $3.50.
The balance in the treasury at the first
Of June was $3.50 26; amount received
from rent. Sl0i5O; from the swimming
I pool, S55 40. The total receipts were 49,.
269.l6. The total amount of the expenses
was SiS6O.Sl The pay roll was $3.50. 81. The
balance left in the treasury IS $9OS.S2.
Evening journal., 1904-07-06
Cash WANTED.

J. Edward Addicks with his usual
asininity comes out in an Interview in
which 1t is plain to see that ne regards
hInself as the whole Republican party.
He patronizes Roosevelt. and effer-
vesces on his own political prospects
He proposes TO renominate John
HUM, and thinks he win elect every
member Of the Legislature from Kent
and Sussex. Well, for twelve weary
and shameful years we have been hear
Nng these boasts. with the compensating
Satisfaction Of seeing them fail. With
all the Doodle he can put into the cam
paign he cannot elect John HUM; and
does he propose 70 put up the Doodle
For his guidance we wish TO say that
his followers are becoming restless
They know him intimately by this time
and promises will not so. We know
\ that one Of his chief lieutenants re-
marked the other day that everything
Is Uncertain, as the workers have nc
assurance that they win get a dollar
This statement was made after a dis
cussion Of Addicks' boasts that he was
better fixed financially than ever. That
shows the faith that is placed in his
word. In the Addicks game, money
talks, and there must be q showdown:
nothing else viii suffice.
50. gentle reader, the fate OF the
government Of Delaware hangs in the
balance. Who is 10 govern us. and who
is to represent us in the Senate de-
pends upon an individuals bank ae.
count There are men who hesitat,
10 announce their candidacy for thl
Legislature because they have yet nj
positive assurance that a corruption
fund win be placed in their hand.
They would not hesitate TO sacrihc
themselves 10 represent their State
they knew the Doodle TO elect ther
xas forthcoming.
SO we wish to intimate that the faith
fui adherents OF the machine stan
with palms outstretched asking for II