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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

From abuse and attack upon the
new tax assessment laws of the State.
the Democratic press, and Its allies.
the subsidized newspapers. have been
driven to spiteful and malicious on
slaughts of the governor. The tax
laws have worked their own vindi-
cation, and SO it will be in the latter
case. Governor Dawson is living an
official life every day SO that he is
able to look every n of them square
in the face and tell them to-watch the
results.-Charieston Mali.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

Did the editor of the Fa,rmont
West virginian absent himself from
the Webster Springs meeting because
he was afraid of encountering some
of the "spindle.shanks" and bald
heads" he had been denouncing?-
Wheeling Register.
II e will do the old lady of the
Register any good she may think so.
But what IS there in or belonging to
the old dilapidated party of the Regis.
ter that anybody could be afraid Of?
II stinks SO loud that nobody woull
approach ii close enough to become
afraid of its doing bodily harm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
FIRE AT CAPITAL.
Early Morning Blaze Does 5000, 900
Damage at Charleston.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. "a
Fire yesterday morning destroyed the
six story Harrison B. Smith building,
valued at 100000, and the stock of
Eskew, Smith & Cannon, valued n;
$4,000. Insurance on building. SIG.
600: on stock, $4,000. Other losses,
Goyle & Richardson, on building, $lg,-
900; insurance, $500; Brad Noyes,
$4,000; insurance on stock and build.
ing, $4,000; Charleston National Gas
Supply Co, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Other losses bring total up to $780,
600.
Four iremen were hurt in battling
with the flames. The burned build
ings will be rebuilt at once.
How the fire originated is a mys-
terry. The place in which it was origi.
mated was one of the upper stories of
the building of Eskew. Smith & Can
lon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
Leased wire teiegraphic service BY

Leased wire telegraphic service by
Publishers' Press Association. Special
corresponding at Charleston, Park.
srzburg and other cities in the State.
The West virginian is 70, sale at
The following places:
A. @. Martins book store. Main st.
Clyde Hollis cigar store. Main ST.
Kinkead news stand. Main street.
MERGERS confectionery, opposite
Watson Hotel.
Yost Billiard Parlors. Fairmont
venue
A. Merriheld,s store, Locust avenue.
Fred Harris confectionery. Water
street
7. W. orr's news stand. Monongah.
Claude Higginbotham. Company
store. Watson.
Emmett Ices news stand. Manning.
ton.
Abbey Burke. agent, Rivesville.
Miss sallie E. Martin. p~ostofnce.
yntrview.
The West virginian is delivered by
carrier to all parts of the city and
the nearby towns. If a single copy
. missed. notify us at once SO that
an investigation may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

This talk OF Henry g. Davis being
asked about insurance campaign con
tributions Is far-fetched, and Mr.. Ds:
Wis rightly a y he knows nothing
about it. But he might say something
interesting on his personal contribn
.tions in West Virginia last year, and
whether they spent in his behalf
or for certain Democrats running on
or Interested in the State ticket. Then
there would be interesting reading
Wheeling Intelligencer.
Yes, very ~interestin' readin'. But
would the Democrats treat the old
man like they did Junior Brown?
When they were offering $50 and s25
per vote for the Democratic candi
date for governor and candidates TO-
lesser Offices 1t certainly was not Mr..
Davis money they were blowing in so
layishly. We would rather believe
that 1t was some of the corporation
swag-that contributed by the rail
road companies, the coal companies.
liquor interests, etc, but not by the
Standard Oil Company, the latter
having fiunked a few days prior to
the election. And since mentioning
Junior" Brown we are reminded
that when Thos. B. Davis ran for Con-
sress some years ago. while Marion
county was in the Second district, his
money was almost as profusely hand.
led in the interest of local candidates
as was that last fall for John j. Corn.
well and a few others.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

Is the effort of the lower State De.
mocracy to make the negro question
an Issue a blind to dodge the tax re,
form issue?-sistersville Review.
Ihat is the object, no doubt, but
The Republicans aus not permit them
TO dodge the tax reform question in
any part Of the State. The Democrats
made i a political question and 1t
should remain such to punish them
g trying to keep the tax burdens on
the shoulders of the poorer class of
the people.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
Died Of Typhoid Fever.

Miss Bessie Burk, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. L. Burk, of R%ivesville, died
at their home at 11:45 o'clock this
morning after an Hines of typhoid
fever lasting sever days. She was 16
years of age last July. Funeral ser,
vices will be held at the residence
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and in.
terment will be at Maple Grove GENE,
terry.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
Farmer Cuts His Throat.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Sept. e.
James soilen, a prosperous farmer
ard school teacher, of Butcher Forks,
Gilmer county, suicided by cutting
his throat with a razor Thursday
morning. He got out Of bed about 2
o'clock and was not missed until
morning, when his %iifeless body was
found out of doors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
FlDuclARY,s NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves
indebted TO the late George Morrow
are hereby notified to pay the amounts
due, to the undersigned personal rep
resentative. promptly, as it is neces-
sary to settle the affairs of the estate
as early as practicable.
N. r. G. MORROW,
Administrators with the win a
nexed. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

The Wheeling Register has not got
the uphill political fight in Ohio
county i once had. For years 1t bat
tied for Democracy single.harded
and alone, Now It has the aid of tho
Telegraph, and the latter is deyoting
50 much attention to politics that it
looks like It is laboring to supplant
the REGISTER as the Democratic or
gan Of that county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
reaeher Beat own chlldren.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Sept.
23.-Prof. r. Marcellus Marshall, one
Of the most prominent educators in the
State, was sentenced to serve ninety
days in jail and pay SIS fine for cruel.
ly beating his children. Three cases
we're proved against him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
Buys Tailor Shop.

w. ]. Topping has purchased the
tailor shop of J. H. Simpson at 21o
Madison street and will continue the
business at the same stand. Mr.. Top.
ping takes charge at once and will be
glad to have his friends call around
and e him at his new place of bust.
ness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

The Presidential statistician does
not put MI. Cleveland entirely out
of the anne on account of age. But,
says the st. Louis Globe.D Democrat.
there are other reasons not pertain
ing to age which bar him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

George Byrne will undoubtedly
print his Charleston Gazette with turn
ed column rules t~o-day.-wheeling
News.
Why? Did he see his ugly mug in
yesterdays Parkersburg News and
think he was dead? He had a right to
think so, because everybody who saw
It took It for a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

The many friends of Mrs. NJ. G.
Tough will be pleased to learn that
she has sufficiently recovered from
her recent attack Of appendicitis to
be removed. to her home to-day. Mrs.
Tough was operated on at Cooks
Hospital four weeks ago and has been
improving slowly since that time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

Judge Parker lays his defeat 1t the
door of the corporations. Behind the
door he is willing to accept one of
their 100000 salaries.-Globe.Dem
ocrat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
Deeds Recorded.

Aug. 1, 1905; Elijah ]. Fluharty ct
al. to Melissa A. IRE; $3.50; a1-s acre.
'Pyles fork. Warrington district.
July 81, 1905; J. L. Murphy ia E. ].
Snyder; $50; lot IN Pennington.
Feb. 6, 1905; Hezekiah Robey to
Henderson T. Robey; 800; Al and
AZ acres, Teverbaugh creek, Lincoln
district.
June II, 1905; Pennington Devel.
opment Co. to J. L. Murphy; SOS; lot
in Pennington.
Junly %, 1905; Blanche n. Martin
ct m. to Mary E. Higgs; 5000; lot in
Monongah.
Finnisan's Ball, Grand Opera House.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23

Marriage Licenses Granted.
J. M. Phillips. IS, and Dora 4. rhii
lips CD. &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
GAME OF CHANCE OR SKILL.
Why Poker Was Declared to Be the
Latter by Missouri Jury.
Iisville Courier-Journal

From the Louisville Courier Journal
1t is not merely in the United States that
politics makes strange bedfenows and ne
cessitates curious decisions Even in the
duchy of Oldenburg it has become neces-
sary to decide that poker is not a game of
chance. This decision was requisite to
convict certain editors Of libels. They had
said that the minister of justice, Mr.. Rub
strait. was a gambler, or participated in
games of chance. Mr.. Ruhstratt stated
that he had eschewed roulette, but admit
ted that he played poker. So he swore, in
effect, that poker is not a game of chance
The editors were convicted of libel, but
are not yet satisfied that poker is purely a
game of skill
ton should be treated in Europe as still an
open one-res integra, as the lawyers
sometimes say. AT all events, if it is res
adjudicata they wish to know it. 1t is re-
called that our excellent friend, former
Gov. j. Proctor Knott has story of a case
that occurred in the early judicial history
of Missouri
According to the story somebody in
northeast MisSouri-perhaps In Lewis
county-was indicted for playing GER
tain game of chance known as draw poker.
The defendant came duly and demurred to
the indictment on the ground that draw
poker is not game of chance, but game
of skill The judge thought that the court,
whatever might have been the experience
of the judge as an individual, could not
judicially show that poker is a game of
skill and not of chance. Accordingly, he
decided that this was a question of fact
and not question Of law, and he let 1t go
to the jury The jury was made up of six
skillful poker players and six whose knowl-
edge of the game was rudimentary. When
the jury took up the question Of the nature
of the game they divided themselves into
two sections, the experienced poker players
on side and the inexperienced on the
other. They sent out for a sufficient num-
Iao, ,.af 6acly Of dc md GO To caa
what chance would do for the men who
lacked skill. The court, the lawyers, the
defendant went to bed but the jury re-
NAMED in session all night, determined to
find out by actual experience the real ma
ture of the game.
When morning dawned the half dozen
experienced players were masters Of all
the wealth of the jury. BY the time that
court reassembled in the morning the jury
was agreed upon verdict and unani-
mously decided that poker is a game of
skill and not of chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
TALK OF GEN. SPINNER.
Department Clerks Marvel Over q
Seeming Neglect.

"Will 1t ever be possible, l wonder" said
one of the army of women employed In the
Treasury Department, that the ladies who
at one time undertook to erect a monu-
ment to Francis E. Spinner, and who did
get far enough along to secure the con-
struction of q memorial of this character,
to secure some place in the city of monu-
ments where the statue can be erected.
Certainly" she continued, 1.-The women en-
ployed In the government service can never
forget the hest friend they had in the
country. ! ARMY believe, and 1 think
many others are under the same impress
sion If Gen.. Spinner had not labored SO
persiStently in his advocacy of. the employ
ment of women in the treasury there never
would have been woman in any of the
departments to this day, excepting the dus-
tiers and scrub women"
These remarks were made at small
party one evening this week. at which
there were about a dozen folks present
and with one exception these were all
clerks in various government ofhces.
II cordially agree with you,' remarked
another lady, land can't understand why
some one or some committee OF women
does not take up this object anew ana
insist upon obtaining site somewhere 1or
the erection of the memorial If the monu-
ment is still in existence, as believe 1t is,
why not bring it forth from its present
obscurity and let it shine as an example
brance of the women of America?
THE last time l met Gen. Spinner" con-
tinued this lady, was at a little entertain
ment given at the residence of one of the
women who was among the earliest APP
pointments in the treasurer's office. That
lady is still living in this city, and is, L
believe, the only one left of the women
first installed in the treasury Gen. Spin
ner. of course, was the guest of honor,
and quite noble he looked in his fine black
suit. of broadcloth, a gentleman of the old
school, he was from crown to sole. 1t
was just after the first election of Mr..
Cleveland to the presidency. The old gen.
eral spoke eloquently of his new home in
Florida and described how beautiful his
life, then drawing to a close. was in its
relief from labor and all care He said
jocularly when some reference was made
to the change in political courses that he
had agreed with two other old fellows to
burden the earth with his presence four
years longer so as to see another republic
can President, but poor old gentleman, he
died before there was another republican
President"
Numerous other tributes We're paid to the
memory of the old war treasurer and the
consensus of opinion at this impromptu
gathering that the women in the gov
eminent service, at least, would not rest
easy in their consciences until Gen. Spin
ners monument is dragged from the corner
where it reposes in some shadow of men,
DRY and placed where it belongs in some
notable part of the national capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07

District. The large proportion Of District
material mentioned In this list Is found in
the Office Of pubic buildings and grounds,
War Department. where the old records OF
the city of Washington are preserved. This
includes the correspondence of the original
Commissioners of the city and letters re-
ceived by them, as well as the record OF
the proceedings of the Commissioners ana
their account books from 1871 to 1902
In the Department of Justice are to be
found the record of suits brought against
the District, and in the Court Of Claims
files are also records of cases against the
District. In the Department of the Inte-
rior are to be found papers relating to the
penitentiary and Jail In the District and to
the erection of public buildings here and to
schools. Records of the Washington Mon
ument Association and material relating to
the Columbian Institute are to be found in
the Library of Congress, as well as the
Dolly Madison papers, which bear on the
social and political life in Washington The
Robert Morris papers, in the same deposit
tory, give information relating to early
land operations in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07

Illinois are the Shears, the Broad AK. the
Rams Horn, Jabs, This For That Next
Centre, the Bee, the Verdict, the Quill, the
Lens, the Spike, the Eye, the Optic and the
Adage. In Indiana are the Echophone and
the New Gas Light. In Indian territory is
the ARROW In Iowa are the Hawkeye. the
Merry War, the Lariat, the Postal Card
the Unit. the Nucleus, the Letter, the Fire
brand, the Woodbine Trainer and two call
ed the Newspaper. In Kansas are the Tele
scope, Fair Play, the Lantern, Daylight,
Universal Truth, the Sunfiower the Torch
of Liberty, the Better Way, the Tiller and
Toiler and the Fulcrum. In Kentucky are
the Salt River Tiger, the Golden Eagle.
Record, Push, the Cloverleaf. the Round
about, the Boomer, A Tale of Two Cities,
the Kentucky Colonel and the Blue Grass
Clipper. In Louisiana are the Sugar Bowl
and Town Talk.
In Maine is the Island Breeze. In Mary
land are the Campfire and the Free Quill.
In Massachusetts, are A Few Hens. the
Black Cat and the Green Bag. In Michi-
gan are the Hydrant. the Bee Hive, the
Acorn and X-Rays. In Minnesota the
Pine Knot. the Crow Bar, Thirteen Towns
and Footprints In Mississippi are Ali
Sorts, the Seacoast Echo, the Coast Beacon
and the Sunf1ower Toscin. In Missouri
are the Zephyr, the Cash Book, the Comet,
the Missing Link, the Bazoo Chips, the
Cyclone, the Pedal and the Torchlight. In
Montana is the Whole Truth. In Nebraska
are Home Rule, the Peoples Poniard, the
Photograph, Quiz and the Borealis. In
Nevada are the silver State, the Lode and
the Rustler.
In New Hampshire are the Mountaineer
and Rays of Light. In New Jersey are
Loose Spokes and the Sunbeam. In New
Mexico is the Pathfinder. In New York are
the Autograph, the Ice World, All. Straps
and Buckles. the Dog, Church Bells, Far
and Near, Fire and Water and the Owl. In
North Carolina are the Tar Heel 1t. the
Silver Acorn and the Gold Leaf. In North
Dakota are the Moon and the Pink Paper.
In Ohio are the Corner Stone, the Sample
Case. the Gray Goose and Noon Tide.
In Oklahoma are the Dinner Bell and the
Plain People. In Oregon are the Ocean
Wave and the Glacier. In Pennsylvania
are Brown and White, the Scorcher, Splin-
tiers. the Blizzard and the Derrick. In
Rhode Island is the Pendulum In South
Carolina is the Culver. In South Dakota
are this Sieve and the Plain Talker.
In Virginia are the Planet and the Spirit
of the Valley. In Washington is the Dawn.
In West Virginia are the Irrepressible and
the Busy Bee. In Wisconsin are the Crank,
the Hub Pick and Cad the Entering
Wedge and the Silver Dollar. In Wyoming
are the Boomerang and Bill Balon's Bud
get.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
Revival of Handicrafts.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Perhaps the happiest days in America
were those when the women folk did all
the spinning and weaving for the family.
No picture of colonial life would be COM
plete without a spinning wheel and loom.
But most of the few implements of good
housewifery which still remain were long
ago relegated to attics and lumber rooms,
and have made only occasional appearances
as articles of ornamentation in the drawing
rooms of those who retain a fond attach
ment for old things and olden times. 1t is
to be hoped that this revival of handicraft
in America will continue to spread. There
is nothing degrading in spinning and weav-
ing. In fact, this industry is the poetry of
toll, and would make a pleasing diversity
in the routine of church socials, missionary
societies. bridge, whist ceramic art gath
erings, and other similar duties and recre-
atoms with which many women of leisure
now employ their time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
TO The PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON
Open Letter from Kind Hearted
OhlOan.

The following letter will be of great interest to
our readers 1t breahes the spirit of charity,
Of helping others. May II do the good that Mr..
Carpenter hopes for.
ITO the People of Washington:
Although may se unknown TO you. yet hope
my experience will carry the weight that earnest
ness always should. believe In doing good to my
fellow men, and in way help them better
than in pointing out the road to health.
Hyomei the treatment that cures catarrh without
stomach dosing has done me much good that
want everybody 10 know of its merits. had a
very bad case of eatarrh and Hyomei completely
cured me- / have recommended II TO my neighbors
and they too, have been cured Now want every
body in all parts OF the country to know what
IIyomei has done for me.
GEORGE W. CARPENTER,
Vincent, Ohio
Hyomei contains the healing balsams that are
found In the air upon the mountains, where arr
is unknown. 1t destroys all catarrhal germs In the
air passages Of the head. throat and lungs, and
makes complete cures.
A complete outfit costs but ST. while extra bot
ties can be obtained for so cents. Ask Henry
Evans to show you the strong guarantee unieE
which be sells the treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
Traits of the Indian.
ON the Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal.
He believes when man is so unfortunate
as to lose an eye he is entitled to two
wives, and he generally gets them. The
wolf has regular name and is never men,
toned as wolf, but is accredited with
having soul and Is considered almost
human. An Indian never goes on a hunt
soon after attending a funeral. knowing
that game will detect his whereabouts
readily after being at funeral
Inc medicine man always takes charge of
all in camp when on hunt. He places
his medicines in the ground with great
pomp before building his camp fire. The
fire is never removed while the hunt Is in
progress. Knowing that shot through the
melt of a deer is fatal, the Indian always
roasts and eats this part before he eats
his supper after bringing in the carcass
The Indian has not yet attained that de-
gree of civilization necessary to kill, while
in anger, his father, mother, brother, sis ter
or child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
Banking in China.
| (Mass.l Republican

From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Thieves there are even in China, but they
are more commonly of the robber class
the criminal through violence rather than
the criminal through cunning. Banking
there seems to proceed on the theory
that every man is honest until proved
otherwise. 1t is in western Chris
tian civilization that banking proceeds
substantially on the other theory. Cases
are known of banks on our Pacific
coast lending Chinese merchants large
sums of money without bit of signed and
Endorsed business paper passing; but it is
not known that these banks ever let white
men have money in this way. We can
teach China much in a financial way, and
this Is admitted by Wong Kai Kah, who
cites the defective monetary system of the
empire and the failure to adopt the gold
standard or otherwise to secure stability
of exchange with gold countries, which
hurts the trade of the country. But 1t is
doubtful IL our Christian civilization Is in a
position to instruct China in practical busi-
ness morals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
Consideration for the Readers.

From the Tillamook (Ore) Independent.
Owing to pressure of other matters we
have to omit the usual editorial page this
week. The people have not lost much by
its omission, however as it only contained
IA Plan to- Settle the Differences Between
the Japs and the Russians" "a Way to
Dispose of the Land Fraud Cases." Con
dolence With Mrs. Chadwick and Mrs
Duke" How to Organize The Hague Tri-
bunal," Comparison of the Personality of
the Water Commission With That of the
Town Council" "a Slam at SAM" 'Tilla-
mook's Electric Railroad How to Curry
the Paternal Parent of a Mule" with spe-
cial local reference), and Red Hot Shot
paragraphs. We regret this loss Of labor
on the part of the overworked editor. while
extending hearty congratulations to the
reader.