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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
A NE
is BEING WORKED WITH Pan
TlAL SUCCESS o III
WORMS BY FRENcH SCI
ENTisTs.

WASHINGTON sreneh SET
entists are experiment ting nth ilg.
worms in the hope of rnsaB
yield colored sill SO 4 ha mot
be necessary to d We thread
cloth These expertme have been
partly successful this far. IYnfted
States Consul Covert
ing to the State departtn ts
the experimentersh have been abie ts
produce red silk BY feedfne
worms upon coIored
Like results but not as I'M erf.l
successful were q taine ed 3 BY feeding
the worms leaves th hat had been q geas;
blue. They refused to produce
green silk. however VI hen FED leasss
that had been given a chemical baI 81
for the purpose. Some Of the worms
rebelled against the unnatural Diet
Consul Covert. reports, and rath erss
than submit TO such reatment ELL
leaped from the leaves and perisheds
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Next to Court House.
Parker On Trusts.

Uniontown CPa:) News Standard
at has recently been demonstrated
that the oil business could be con
Quoted by one person at less cost
per gallon than when there was com.
petition. It is the same with sugar
and it is soon to be demonstrated that
the steel business can be carried I'M
der one management"
These are words uttered by Judge
Alton B. Parker in speech delivered
by him at a banquet before board
Of trade at Kingston, N. Y, Feb. 81
1900.
This is a clever apology, indeed, for
the Standard Oil trust, the sugar
trust and. the steel trust. It shows
that Rockefeller, Belmont and the
other trust nagnates knew their man
when they put up the money with
which to nominate Parker. They
knew him to be in sympathy with the
idea of colossal aggregation Of wealth
unrestrained by Congressional or
legislative interference.
In his address, Judge Parker
prophesied that shortly the steel bust
ness of the country would be under
one head, like the oil business and
the sugar industry, and declared that
nothing could stay the growth of
trusts.
On the other hand, President Roose-
welt has successfully invoked the law
to check the strides of the trusts
whose purpose is to throttle compe-
tition
Now that he is nominated for Presi
dent, Judge Parker will no doubt
modify at least his public utterances
on the trust question, but his real
views are reflected in this address at
Kingston four years ago when he was
not a candidate.
This makes specially pertinent the
declarations made by Mr.. Bryan in
the Commoner of July IS, 1904, in
which he said:
al shall not misrepresent the situa-
ton, or appeal for votes for the ticket
upon false grounds. A Democratic
victory will mean very little, if any,
progress on economic questions SO
long as the party is under the control
of the Wall street element. =
The labor plank as prepared by
Judge Parker's friends on the sub
committee was a straddIins, mean
insIess plank. The nomi-
nation nuIIifies the antitrust plank"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Farr's Resignation

Considerable interest will be created
ington, nominated for Presidential
elector in the Fifth district by the Re
publicans, has forwarded notice Of
withdrawal from the ticket to State
Chairman Northcott. Farr says he is
through with blindly following party
emblems.
Mr.. Fairs action will not have th',
discouraging effect folks who don, t
know him will suppose. His nomina-
ton in the first place occasioned mild
surprise. Mr.. Fairs business of late
years has been the running of slot
machines, in which calling he has
amassed considerable fortune.
Men of occupations like Mr. Fairs
are never blind partisans.. They go to
the party which they think will pro-
tect their business. Therefore it Isl
not surprising that Mr.. Farr says he
is through with blindIy following par
" emblems. Perhaps the Republican
party along the Tug and Guyandotte
is waginS war upon slot machines.
Mr.. Farr had no business on the
ticket in the first place, even as, a
candidate for SO harmless position
as Presidential e1ector 1t was an uIl-
necessary and nauseating recognize
Of an Ultimate business. and the Re-
publican party is better OFF since he
has resigned. w ceiling News
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Fairmont, West Virginia.
Vardaman p. o.

New York Times, Dem
There is buackguard in MISSISSIPPI
pi, or at least the owned and editor
of blacllguard newspaper, named
Vardaman, whose feliow-citizens have
disgraced themselves, or would have
disgraced themselves, if they had
then known about him what is
known now, by electing him govern
or of the State. Some of them even
desire to have postoffice named
after him. This desire is resisted by
ground that the man whom it was
proposed thus to honor has written
an insulting article about the Presi
dents mother.
Vardaman denies that he has done
so. But his denial is manifestly
either an untruth or bubble. The
article which appeared in his paper
cannot be cited in proof only because.
it is grossly indecent. 1t fully justi-
fes the Postmaster General in refus-s
ing to give effect to the wish of the
neighborfood in such matter as
the naming of a postoff1ce. If some
Mississippians should desire their
postoffice to be called Blackguards-
vile the Postmaster General would
probably refuse his consent to such
an act of DISQUALIFICATION And real
ly that is virtually what they have
done in asking to have it called Var
daman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Come Up, Mr. Brown.


Murphy" Bailey. the Adorg
catcher, canes to- this city every SIM
day to witness the gam has
made unsuccessful efforts to get play
ers each time. He has been author
lied by Manager Brown of the Nor.
santown: club. to offer several d iffer
ent members of the local team more
money If they win ln1p thet cons
tracts here and desert the Bressyn
bunch.
Yesterday Harry B1umHng and Jack
Adamson were approached and each
offered ten dollars more per IL tes
go. Both men. after due del
declined with thanks his lse
proper spirit, and local lovers al tlies
national sport have expressed I'd en-
selves as much pleased with acc
ton of the, Two players Both a re
popular here. and this recent q f
viii make them both more solid,
that be possible, than before
If Mr. Brown ism. afraid OF Stacks
aggregation, why does he steadfasta
refuse to come up and whip us ana
again, why does he want iii rni OH
players to strengthen an read fasf
team Come on up here ana take
your medicine like a nj
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Real Estate Transfers.

Clermont Cemetery Company to G..
L. King, property in Grant district;
consideration, $50.
property in Winfield district; consid-
Grafton. s125. N ss
NJ Aaron r. horn and wife to William,
Burdesss property in 6 rant district; !
consid Grafton, $500.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Camp Meetina.

a great camp meeting N il he sheId
in in East Park, east side of 4 lia river:
com mencing saturday 9Th
slant. and continuing 10 days Bests
OF order will prevail SaIld best Of
speakers have been engaged fol. the;
meeting r'a Come everybodg Adnais
sion ten cents.
REV. J. H. SCOTT, D. D. MISSION
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Saturdays Game.

Saturdays Game.
Frostburg put it on us Saturday {
to 0. Brown was in town all right
as at least ten men can testify. He
was the whole show for Frostburg
striking out eleven men and allow
ing but two safe hits; splendid per
Torrance, considering the team of hit
tiers he faced. (But he got his yester-
day.)
This Brown is up in the forties and
has been pitching professional ball
for over twenty years, for a short time
in the National League.
He hasn't much speed but his curves
are marvellous and the way he moved
the pride of Fairmont down was some
thing fierce.
Tom Vasbinder started in for Fair
mont but was relieved at the end of
the third by his younger brother
Tom complained Of illness before the
game, but pluckily insisted on taking
glory. striking out the first two men
that faced him: but after that Me-
Donald made q mess ,of Stakems
grounder and then threw wild to Con-
away, the man going to second and o..
Jackson's Texas Lacquer scored him.
Two more were scored off him in
the second, thusly:J. Jackson singled
to second. but Taylor forced him. w.
Spates sent him to third with a double
to left and he scored on Gunnett's
dump to Conway. Brown drew a
base on balls, and o. Gunnett sim
gled to right, scoring w. Spates.
The third was tame affair, only
one man reaching first base and he
died there.
Cal Vasbinder then made his debut
as Fairmonter and had everything,
but relaxed when he saw the hope
lessness of trying to win on account of
the teams inability to hit Brown. His
arm is perfect and he has the ball un-
der control all the while, but his
smoke was what pleased local follow
ers of the game. Several times did
the visitors make a stab at the siz-
zling sphere after Whorton had it in
his mitt. And while we think Of it,
that same Whorton is gem. Only
a youngster, yet with lots of expert
ence, as he has been in fast company
for several seasons. he is lust about
the best back-ston that ever narformad
at Traction Park.
The team is a II ,if,I, + iust .s - is 49,,
they're hpncb of swat srt5s+s tao
bpt Brown was new nronosition
fool,np them ontraraors1y ~, 5000,
Of This same newnass of st,,la ~ tba
fourth he struck out three men and
81 two Other occa SLOWS No go ,a,a
down in one tnnine The locals
could ger hut two men II tbe second
station and b,t ono 10 third r,rysnn
drew q mass il, The ,eixtb wss forced
j. second by Uyborton VIC ,,.,s cat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Totals
Frostburg
Fairmont
Summary

Summary.
Earned runs, Frostburg
Two base hits, spatess
nett.
Stolen bases Stakem
Left on bases, Frostburg
mont 4.
First on errors F'rostbur
mont /.
Struck out. Brown tssss
Easbinder 2, by q. asbinder
Bases on balls, OF Brown
vasbinder 2, off c. Yasbinder
Hit by pitcher. Brown
Innings pitched, by II. asbtnde
by G. Vasbinder3 6.
Hits, off T. Nasbinde IS Off as:
binder 6.
Passed bali. SEhorton
Time, 1:4G.
Umpire, Liston
Attendance. 300
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

W, Spates. IS s
G. Gunnett.
Flanagan.
Brown. 10 .5 5!045s " 5sS s$ q.
Total 10 q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

Il 8 - 80 j. ID s p =
Earned runs, Fairmont 9, Frost
burg l.
Home run. Fisher
Two base hits. Bero, Bryson. T.
Jackson, F. Spates. w. spates.
Stolen base, Adamson.
Left on bases, Fairmont S, Frost
burg 9.
First on errors, Fairmont 2. Frost
burg 1.
Struck out. by Blunlius ., by
Flanagan l, by Brown 8.
Hit by pitcher, Gibbs, F. Spates.
Hits, off Flanagan 8, off Brown G.
Innings pitched, by Flanagan 1, by
Brown Z.
Passed ball. Q. Jackson.
Time, 1880.
Umpire. OMEN. of Parkersburg,
Attendance, 1900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
Ball Team Left To,pap.

The. base ball team left on 4s this
afternoon ii5 1rr1 for NJ q Lake here
the boys will play ednaont
row They re turn, orrag nissEl
and viii rest unit liz irs IS
game with Homestead.
RE I have some good lots In va Sd
ct Court --house for sale at
a. Lanhan.
- 3 PC u lite lisrcerized goods, 90
3a22cssya ard The Bon Ton
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08


keep him out of base BAH for snortll
Tor more FIe left last 81 Tor
home
Frost burg
10. Gunnett, 2 H u 3
f. Spates. 81 q
stakem.
O.. Jackson, Z. 81
J.. Jackson, If Z. OIL
TAYLOR, M s5ssss1
G. Gunnett. i
Brown, p
Total 1os
Fairmont Alb nv
Bero, ..s.4 O
Adamson, 2 -.5.4 "a 8
Conway, ...s3 sas
Gibbs, If .....4 o sSg
M'Donald, SIS. IS
Fisher. m I. !. 8 o
Bryson. o
T Yasbinder, o o
c vasbinder, p s
Totals 20 q
Frostburg e o 90
(l 20 ~ a. III n III sf--sfss2
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

WANTED-s1,O0 900 at once on note at
z per cent. for one year; best security.
@ sci, care West Virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

s ss We are lower than the lowest In
prices on Artic and White Mountain
freezers. J. L. Halls hardware store.x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

SLOST-Hat box, containing lady's
hat, on Parks avenue, Monday even
ing. Finder return same to this Office
and secure reward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08
BATTERIES,

What is the matter with Homer
Halls ice cream soda? Nothing. Ex-
scept that being SO rich and heavily
charged it requires several other
willing assistants, in an emergency,
to help each patron safely through
with one round at the fountain. For
further explanation ask Homer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

FOR RENT-Five room cottage on
Chicago street. Water, gas and bath.
apply at Morgan Billingsley's.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

Your want is not Importantly
anyone but yourself-until it has been
put into type
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

5LOST-By W. R. Houston, three
small trunk keys at Commercial Hotel,
First ward. Finder will please return
them to the hotel at once.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

FOR SALE-One dresser, some lace
curtains, stand tables, hall carpet and
other furniture. Will sell cheap at
once. Call at 423 Jackson street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-08

#LOST--A snake-shaped ring with two
small ships to represent the eyes.
Finder will please return to the Office
of the West Virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-19
NOT WAR, But
DESTRUC TON
Difference Between Thibst Exposition
and Russian-Japanese Conflict.

We tirelessly and wonderfully per-
feet our engines of destruction, our
firearms, our explosives. Where will
1t all end? In what cataclysm of the
years will the primevaI again have its
own? When will the wilderness
| again sweep over that which is
known as Civilizations Where is civ
ilization and destructfveness to end2
We buy fine repeating rifles, ami
then we hire a man who knows how
to use them, and we go out and he
kills something. and we call tt sport,
for we have destroyed something. hav-
ing given it small chance. Impotent
as they must be to check the forward
sweep of fate, sometimes. none the
less. We almost wish we were back
to the day of the muzzle loading; the
day when chances were more even,
when sport was sport when. if you
please, war was war, when destruc-
ton was less scientific.
We read of the so-called triumphant
progress of the British column of in
yasion of Colonel Younghusband in
Thibet. The natives have matchlocks
and swords. The machine guns NOW
them down. Is it war? No 1t is
destruction.
England is called a martial nation,
yet most of her wars have not been
wars. In her 100 years Of conquest
and colonization she has not lost so
many men in war as did the Ameri-
can people in two years of their Civil
war. Destruction was less scientific
l,IYt hitter;
war.
Russia for a quarter Of century
has been quietly destroying here and
there a tribe Of inferio Asiatics. If
was not war. Now at last Russia and
Japan meet IN actual ~ arr 81 is sci4i
ence against science destruction
against dest ruct on. hen this war
has ended there yet be others.
man yhich are not wars. but butch
cries wherein WI hat Isl called progress
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-19
had GOOD Business Ability g
Couldn't Refuse Credit.

Martin T. Burke, for many years a
| business man Of La Crosse. Wis. was
by marriage a cousin TO General
Grant, and is the only survivor of the
few men who were associated with
the great soldier-statesman in the
famous old leather store at Galena
Mr.. Burke writes of General Grant
in the Milwaukee Sentinel as fol
lows:
Captain Grant removed from ST
Louis to Galena with his family in
May, $780, said Mr. Burke, "and he
Immediately went to work in his faith
er's leather store there. When Cap
tain Grant went to Ga1ena to take a
position in the leather store Simp-
son and Orville Grant. his brothers,
owing to Simpsons iIl-heaIth the con
duct OF the business had for some ttme
devolved largely upon Orville and
myself. Captain Grant was well
come addition to the store force. II
has been said that Captain Grant oc-
cupied the inferior position in the
Galena store, and did not draw enough
salary to enable him to live corfor
tab1y and pay his debts. His position
in the store was precisely that of his
brothers. Like them he lived well and
met his obligations. He waited on
customers, filled orders, packed goods,
weighed in hides and did whatever
else came to his hand to do. He also
occasionally drove out into the coun.
try to get orders from customers.
I'm nearly every town in Southern
Wisconsin, Northern iowa and South
ern Minnesota we had customer,
toners during the eleven months he
was connected with the store. In
the winter OF 1SGO-1 the rate of New
York exchange at Galena was some
times as high as Is per cent. on ac-
count OF the general distruct. of
Western and Southwestern banks.
To avoid such a charge against our
on the market and shipped it to Gin
cinnati, where New York exchange
sold for 1 per cent. on account of
the high standing OF the Ohio banks.
To Captain Grant was assigned the
duty Of buying most of this pork, and
this work he much preferred to the
work in the store. During
Grant exhibited many excellent bust
ness quaIif1 locations II was prompt
and syst ematic, a close observer of
business cond itions and good judge
Of their probable results Had u hes|
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-19
and civilIzat1on NEE hs=

and civilization rect III, 4 the
DrinevaI, the sftgag
B1t does ti1is5#rsl can
Will ever lie civilized St
the world will hay fal,oE ned afssS
wilderness and al Is
WORTH has never yet been ftssI
wilderness, and u ever wi & be-
is to be the day OF eckonif1 Ri hon
the sheer lust q dest r1rct ion
either change or IA Get III .soT,a
known higher power force
II IL turn must Yield 3 ssE;
Brethren, we THU, rvs sls.ss istssSs
ing the wilderness and vi
heathendom; but is not hers
will always be wilderness sous
where in the world. Man ,yi
fight it. and even love it8and long for
1t. The savagery of man is o as the
gun. and win be still as ol ESieisa
and Stream.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-19
z ~ = - y S;i.ssy5
Personal Notes.

1t is said that Gen. Kiropat kin has
founded a newspaper for he ,rses ofS
the army, the general being
tor-in-chief. appears thrice ii Wask
land is edited and printed " in three
railway cars attached to- he generaI u
train.
Mrs, George Cortely olI.,55s mot her t,fS
George p. Cortelyou, he recen secresi
tary and who is conduct he ,l,t,sS
| Iican campaign, 4 ives IN q roofs II. NJ
| is described as a renal kabfy de nos
cratic woman slightly below me-
diun1 height, with al smile hat ISL
childlike and frsauen sped
recently Of her son 81 git,es shezs
said I. II = was always u good hrfss
htian boy. and is here any iass
gets along
The antiquities found lin tiiessg
vations carried ont during
year in Egypt by Prot. ~ nd a.
RE and Eve other ernfnent xpiorersS
in the neighborhood Of Cairo and ThsS
bes, are being eShibired
college Dublin. They rrlnged
IN groups CORRESPONDENCE IilSsS hess no.
scalities in which tlle were
Or. w J. Rolfe, of Boston, ,resi4
dent Of the Emerson School 8of2s opags
tory, is one of the most en- ly:ss
ing authorities on Shakespearssss
works. He IS years OF ,na
OF his sons married a grams daI,ght
of Joseph JEFFERSON the actor. and st|
gyandchild was called Jose avSs
ing been born on the ami rsary
Mr.. JeHersonss birthday
81 vel I-knoWn Isngl ist arsSs
writer, ii M IL er gently
called the japanese lent Az anal Md
and declared that sssra asIlsSS
and for. ship can goeat asssts
ia ma because
superior ESiaoWle slgs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-19
GRANTS LIFE IN GALENA

continued to direct his great natural
abilities along business lines he
doubtless would have achieved sue
cess. Possessing a high sense of
honor himself he was inclined to
trust others, and often found it diff
cult to refuse credit tc an unworthy
applicant. even dubious
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-14

monies a reception was held for
President Williams in the church
parloTs.
The university opened for regular
work this morning. At the chapel
exercises a number of friends of the
school were present.
The following constitute the fac
ulty of the university for this year:
Christian Myers Grumbling, A. NJ,
professor of physics and biology; q.
A. Warfield, A. NJ, LII. b., professor
of history and economics; E. c. Bow
ersox, b. S., professor of mathe-
matics; A. w. Barton, A. B., pro
fessor OF chemistry and physiology
B. e. McProud, Phi. B., professor OF
German and French; Arthur L
Marsh, instructor in Greek; w. T
Walton, instructor in English his
tory; Mary Ellen Dickson, director OF
the conservatory of music and in.
structor in piano; Isaline Clarke
Dickson, instructor in voice culture;
Joseph Singer. instructor in violin
Eliza Isabella Boyd, instructor in
art w. e. Knox, A. M, instructor
in elocution and physical culture
Martha l.. Adams, A. B., preceptres'
and instructor in bookkeeping, type
writing and stenography; Sarah A
Claypool, matron.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-14

lie to Maddox, made such a wonder
full showing that he will doubtless
play his old position this season. He
weighs over 200 and is as solid as
stone wall.
The loss of Captain Redden will
be felt keenly. For four years he
was regarded as the greatest end the
West ever produced. The man that
follows him has his work cut out
for him in advance, for the rooters
have come to expect much from the
position, and nothing but the best is
apt to satisfy them. Candidates for
this place are numerous and among
them are some very fast men One
of the most likely is Dunlop, a three
year scrub and a shot putter. He is
a big, powerful fellow, fast on his
feet and gets down the field well
on punts.
Tom Hammond, the sensational
freshman who made his debut last
year in the university, is slated for
the opposite end So is Longman,
who divided the honors with Ham
mond last year. 1t is probable this
pair will be alternated between end
and fullback, according to the play.
as they were in 1908. Both Long
man and Hammond worked with the
track team and in the gymnasium
since the close of the football sea-
son fast year and in consequence are
bigger, stronger and faster than ever
before
Heston's partner at half is doubt
full. Unless Carver returns Yost will
have to develop a new man. Persons
and Ten Eyck are promising but nei-
Their is in Garver's class at present.
Norcross will be quarterback. He
has no opposition as James is not ex-
pected back Last season was Nor
cross first season at football and the
way he took hold and ran the team
brought to mind the days of Boss"
Weeks.
So, i'm summing up, Yost has two
veterans, six men who played in a
championship form last year. and
three places to fill with men, who
just now no one but the great coach
himself knows anything about.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-14

SALT Lake, Sept. 14.-W. e.
Samuelson, known in Utah as PRO
vo's Pride" is to meet Champion
Frank Kramer here this month in a
series of match races. Samuelson's
riding has attracted attention all
over the country, and there are scores
of residents of the Mormon state who
are willing to back the Provo boy
for any amount against any sprint
bicyclist in the country. During the
present season on the Salt Lake sau-
Ger track here he has established
several new worlds records, among
them being, July IL, unpaced COM
petition, three miles, time GIL; Ju-