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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
FELL IN LOVE WITH
HELLO GIRLS VOICE.
How Telephone Girl Won the Alice,
tons of an Elderly Capitalist.

NEW YORK, April ia romance
begun at the telephone switchboard
in the Grand Union Hotel last fail
is 10 result IN the marriage Of Miss
Anna Bennett, aged -. formerly on.
orator there, and S. r. Whitney, 4
Montreal capitalist. 80 years her sen
ior. well known in the Wall stree;
district, and said TO be worth SEQ.
100000.
II was through a request for Il tel.
cphone number that Mr.. Whitney first
became acquainted with the girl. The
calls became frequent, and the nc.
quaintance grew. There were dinner
and theater parties, and finally last
week lie asked the all.impOrtant ques.
lion and she said yes"
She resigned from the service of
the telephone company Saturday. On
the same day Mr.. Whitney left the
hotel and Moved TO the Hotel AStor
where he is AT present.
At the Aston House yesterday Mr.
Whitney acknowledged the engage
mcnt, although he said he would have
preferred to keep II quiet for the pres
ent.
1T will be my second marriage.
he said. my first wife having die,
TWO years ago. was always opros
ed to the idea Of second marriages
but had not met Miss Bennett then
81, is true there is Il great differ
cnce in our ages, nearly 81 year:
but she does not object, and neithe
do her parents. regard myself Il
extremely lucky"
I Miss Bennett lives with her pa
/. cntS in Brooklyn. With her hushan
she will take an extended tour :
| Europe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
Getting Out In Time.

Charley Lloyd, who sold his prop.
5erty on Market street TO the Wabash
Railroad Company, was Informed at
the time OF the settling up with him
that they could not promise him :hc
use Of The house beyond the Goth Of
Sthis month. He, however took time
$bySt the &forelock in view of the III
certainty of his continuance there,
} and Erented house on East Parli
avenue into. which he is now moving
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
House BY Side of the Road.

He was a friend TO man. and lived /
in house by the side of the road
Homer.
There are hermit souls that live with
drawn
In the peace Of their self.content:
There are souls, like stars, that dwell
apart,
In a fellowless armament:
There are pioneer souls that blaze
their paths
Where the highways never ran;
But let me live by the side of the
And he friends 10 man.
Let ME live in house by the side'of
the road
Where the race Of men so by
The men who are good and the men
who are bad.
AS good and as bad as |.
would not sit in the scorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban;
Let me live in house by the side of
the road
And he a friend 10 man.
sec from my honse by the side OF
the road,
BY the side of the highway of life,
: The men who press with the ardor OF
u hope,
o The men who are faint with strife
II But turn not away from their smiles
S nor their tears
II Both parts of an infinite plan;
y Let me live in house by the side o
Il the road
a And be friend to man..
It. know there are brook.sladdene'
+ meadows ahead
ID And mountains of wearIsom
H. height;
ii That The road passes on through tn
ID long afternoon
And stretches away to night.
re But still | rejoice when the traveller
ri rejoice,
p And weep with the strangers thf
d. moan
Nor live in my house by the side I
M the road
bike a man who dwells alone.
II; Let me live in my house by the sid
at of the road
y Where the race of men so. by
= They are good, they are bad, they al
weak. they are strong
Wise. foolish-so am |.
Then why should 7 sit in the scor
er's seat
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the sit
K of the road
+ And be friend to man. ss
SAM WALTER Foss.
{ {. q q. a. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
See the Brownies.

The pouring rain did no, prevent
an audience which filled the room as.
scmbling nj the First ward school
last night TO see The pictures nj the
Clarons. The Pilgrims Progress"
set was especially fine, the pictures
very clever and rich in COl0ring. To,
night the Brownie pictures will be
continued, and the great shipwrcck
story, aud Dan Dahbertom's Dream
besides numerous miscellaneous
views will be given, making the rn
tertainmcnt more varied than that Of
Wednesday night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
Wants Water Badly.

Charles L. Meredith, OF Diamond
street, is raising huge cry for water.
He says he has been greatly suffer.
ing for want Of the city water since
the first OF February. but the added
pipe line and pumps OF which he has
heard so much through the papers,
have brought him no relief thus far.
The pressure of other duties being
now over, relief will no doubt soon
be given.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
Very sick But Better.

Little Marie Toothman, The little
S;;year.old girl of Rlvesville, who was
brought to the City Hospital Tuesday
evening, and the same night operated
upon for appendicitis by DR.. c. 7. Ar,
nett Of Rivesyille, assisted by prs
5Wm. T.. Boyers, ]. a. .Iamison and }
"a. Graham, is doing well, considering
y;the;nature of the case. although she is
ga Very sick child.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
Z Another has the Farm Fever.
Laid of Duty.

5saltsis reported that about $50 coal
and coke workers are laid OFF at Pow
ell pending some repairs being made
ION the tipple and coal washer, which
will require the taking down Of
about one.third of the present struc.
sture in order TO make the proper adj
ljustments desired. In the meantime
I'VE learn that a difficulty arose be
tween some Of the idle and employed
$workmen which led to the arrest o.
5some Of the aggressors, who were
brought TO the city yesterday, am
held for a hearing of their case To
day,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

G. S. CongIl, from the Marley Ho.
tel. also n nephew Of Charles Manley.
the proprietor, was brought 10 the
City Hospital yesterday afternoon to
be treated for rheumatism, from
which he Is suffering intensely. lie
also brought his own nurse along to
care for him, namely Miss TeasdalG,
who was former graduate and nurse
n the hospital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

One reason why Governor Utter of
Rhode Island did not go to Washing
ton to take part in the inaugural pa.
radc was that the Governor is a Sew.
enth Day Baptist and as the inaugu
ration came on Saturday he could not
lend himself to It's celebration.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
New Trade Mark Law.

y copy of the new law of trade.
marks will be sent free to any one,
interested in trade mark protection
by c. a. Snow &; Co.. opposite Patent:
Office, Washington, d. C.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

a feature of the celebration Of the
birthday OF Miss Fanny J. Crosby. the
blind Lynn writer. at the First Meth.
odist Church. bridgeport, Conn, Of
which she is member. was the sing,
ing Of her last hymn. written only n
few days before. entitled 20 Land OF
Joy Unseen"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

Colonel Bill Sapp, 9the chairman Of
the Kansas State Democratic Com.
mlttee, is the direct descendant Of a
French ducnl house. One of his
grandfathers was teacher Of Napo,
leon at one Of the military schools.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
Oh isl Ward K !!!!!!!!II! ! !!
TELLS YOU ALL THE NEWS FROM
THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER -
s;;sa si.s,;s,.:sss

preparatory 10 giving full possession
to the railroad by the above date spec
flied.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
! II E.SOF..INOTABiLES.
William Warner, the new Senator
from Missouri, when 6 years old, be:
gan to earn his own living as ore boy
in a Wisconsin nine.

William Stanley Braithwaite, col.
ored' man OF Boston, is attracting
great attention as a poet lie Is con.
siderel~ By critics to be one Of the
finest singers Of the younger genera
ton In America.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

Owing TO brcakage In carpet clean
ing machinery, no further orders will
he taken AT present. Troy I.aun-
dry. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

Mrs. G. +. Watts. the widow Of the
great artist, is carrying out her hus-
bands fine scheme for commemorat.
ing the deeds of some obscure heroes
by tablets. These are put in an arch
cd cloister in the Post mans Park
adjoining st. Botolph's Church, in
London, cloister which Mr.. Watts
erected at his own expense.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

Fresh stock of roses, soc dozen;
carnations. l0c dozen; Saturday at
Halls Flower Store. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
MIS- II Sharp, OF. Bridge street,
and Mrs. Ava Hawkins, Of Water
street both have the measles.

Mrs. d. Sharp, Of Bridge street,
and Mrs. Alva Hawkins, Of Water
street; both have the measles
y stoneking, with the Sprinkle
planning mil, left. to-day on business
ltoaFsfrom clarksburg to Parkersburg,
tforEa 8few days.
Mrs. o. s. Nichols, Of Diamond
street rs suffering from that most
painful and dreaded disease. rheuma.
tism, and in which she has many SYM
lpathlzers.
The; child Of Walter Robertson, on
State street has the scarlet fever.
We are sorry to have the epidemic
sofSsmallpox, from which we thought
ourselves free, now followed by
smumps; measles and scarlet fever, at
faclJhg young and old.
Squire W.S;L. Boughner, of Nor
tgantown.; has returned home after u
two days business call in our city.
SIN Justice to Will. we have heard him
very highly compllmented more than
\ once 4of late for his efficiency as =
squire.
alr. and Mrs. Ross Michael, Of
sHagans, hlonongalia county, were in
the city yesterday calling among
have them. and will be pleased TO
have them call often and learn from
experience what pleasant place
% Fairmont IS to visit.
Here's to the Crackers.
We were informed by two reliable
8 persons yesterday--one living on the
ground; and the other having passed
Sbynnds seenithe. work in progress, tina,
{stheSB ID. and o. Railroad Company be
gan excayatlng the ground for the
& Foundation of their new bridge abur
ments at lock No. Is, on Tuesday
Ne give this to stiffen the spinal col
umns Of the croakers who keep saying
that the Wabash will not get here
till we are all dead" that the "B. nn'
o. gswitch5is sham and scheme thai
don't Smean anything and that tht
Sflatter would never build the bridge
at lock No. 49, II everybody wa'
sSSlike these doubling Thomases an,
schronic kickers nothing would eve
come to pass except disappointment
Another Has the Farm Fever.
G.. b. Hudson, of Clay street, re
turned yesterday from few days
to Oakland, Md. While there h
ssstook the opportunity Of driving abou
somewhat TO see the country. Fl
came back so infatuated with SOM
OF the farms he saw there, and til
richness of the soil and its products
that from his talk, we should not b
surprised to hear of his going bac
IN soon to purchase, locate, and retur
TO farming with an energy that count
forssomething.
II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06

Why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for youf Z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
TN HOTEL LOBBIES
Methodist Preachers.

"The evolution, or. rather, the migra- ton, of the Methodist preacher" said the ex-Atlantian yesterday, lis striking ly shown in the early departure of the Rev. s. II. Bradley of Trinity church. AL lanta, to St. Johns church, St. Louis, ana the return to Trinity of the Rev. J' w. Lee, who went to St. Johns church twelve years ago. Thus the preachers go and come, and no one is too big or LOO eloquent to be an exception to the rule'
 Tt may be thought that the big ricn churches select their own pastors, but this is mistake Not one church in ten can pick its preacher Methodist ministers are sent and nine churches out of ten have to accept the man assigned to them.
 "st. Johns church, St. Louis, is com paratively new church, but the congre- gation dates back to 1864. The present church building was opened in 1902, and 1t has ever since been coveted post in the Methodist church, south. Bishop Pierce of Georgia dedicated the old church in 1s6s and Bishop Candler, also Geor- gian, did a like service in the new church thirty-four years later"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
IRON MERGER.
om the Gadsden Journal.

From the GduSuen Journdl.
 Ned Brace in Sundays Age-Herald throws some light on the recent rumors of a new merger deal in Alabama iron and steel properties. He says the stock in the Tennessee and Sloss-Sheffield com- panies reported as changing hands through a prominent New York bank has been &C., quired by combination of capital repre- senting the railroad interests of the south entering the Birmingham district; that no merger is contemplated but mere- ly to protect the railroad interests and keep these properties from falling into the hands of fnanciers for speculative pur- poses to the detriment of the district. The railroads apprehend that should the Uni- ted States Steel corporation get control there would be danger that in times of depression the southern properties would be shut down in order that plants in the Pittsburg district and elsewhere might be kept in operation. Viewed from this standpoint the control of the large produce ing properties of the south by the rail- roads, whose prosperity depends upon their operation, would seem the very best guarantee of continued activity and de- velopment Then, too, the assurance is given that ample additional capital will be supplied for expansion of industries already located and the building of new ones. This looks to us like a good move for both the railroads and the Alabama mineral district. and we hope the plan may be fully carried out, and feel cer- tain that in new developments undertaken we will always get our share.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
The wearIest and most loathed worldly
Our Lack of Teachers.

Our pressing need in this state for more and better teachers Is felt in every county, and there is but one way in which to secure them readily and economically, and that way consists in an extension of the facilities and equip ment of the states normal schools. They are outgrown by the pressure of population. In the school at Jackson vile, for example, the enrolment this year numbers 437 drawn from fifty-two counties, and in one room 21x50 feet Fl students are seated on every work ing day of the school year. All the buildings of all the normal schools are inadequate, and 1t is not economy iu the state to permit them to remain in that condition.
 The coming legislature will almost surely be compelled to consider ways and means for procuring more and bet ter teachers for the public schools, and the subject will certainly embrace consideration of the normal schools. The latter are crowded with students, and the instructors employed in them are competent men devoted to their work. What is needed most at this time is more room in which to seat and care for the students that would gladly be enrolled as teachers in the future. We can not afford to turn away single willing to become teacher in our pub lie schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Football and Foul Play.

When eleven young men try to out crowd eleven other young men under the eyes of hundreds, if not thousands, of spectators, many of whom are en- thusiastic young ladies who are on hand to champion the cause of their favorite color combine, bruises become almost inevitable.
 The President and Dr. White are acting nobly when they strive to take brutality out of the game of football, but 1t Is not easy to see how this can be done when eleven 1usty fellows are trying to carry a common ball in one direction, and eleven more are trying to carry 1t in the opposite direction. The combat thickens as a matter of course, and that combat will perforce remain essentially unchanged. Slug ging is forbidden, and all unnecessary Jumping on fallen player Is wholly outside the rules. It goes without say ing that the gouging out of eyes is irregular and unlawful.
 There are rules enough, but no one can say how strenuously eleven young fellows shall push against eleven other young fellows on the football field where thousands are at hand to ap- plaud strenuous work Strenuous work Is sure to be brought out under such circumstances.
 The President and Dr. White have undertaken task that Is beyond the power of man. The President may be able to dig Panama canal. but he can not discover what really goes on in the scrimmages that are part of football. It Is all scrimmage, tussle and combat. It is built on cumulative lines, and the President and Dr. White are wasting time over matter that is incapable of material amendment on account of its massed vigor and strenuous rushes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Senator Mallory on Quarantine.

A tax of $40,000 will be levied on the taxpayers of Alabama to meet the cost of quarantine against fever germs inn ported this year from Mexican or Gen. tral American ports. Either the banana trade or Uncle Sam should shoulder this tax, for the former brought In the germs, and 1t is the duty of the latter to supervise and regulate foreign and interstate commerce. But our short sightedness in the past can not be remedied. Our hindsight has not been equal to our foresight. We can not col lect from the banana trade or from uncle Sam $40,000, but we can take steps to prevent like assessments in the future.
 Even Senator Mallory of Florida, who cast the solitary negative vote at Chattanooga, says he is in favor of national control of all maritime and frontier quarantine, and he says he will do in Congress what he can to secure such a result.
 Senator Mallory also believes Con- gress has quarantine power in connec- tion with interstate commerce, but he does not think Congress should say that the states have no power to pro- tect themselves from disease. He is not ready to support the doctrine pre- sented In decision of the United States supreme court, in which Justice Miller practically said that when the United States establishes a general system of quarantine for our conner cial cities all state laws on the subject will be abrogated, at least so far as the two are inconsistent. Senator Mallory thinks the point should be represented to the highest court, and in the mean while he wants the states to cooperate with the general government after the latter takes charge of all ports, as 1t doubtless will after this winter. The south asks Congress to pass general quarantine bill, and Congress will doubtless do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
A SONG SOMEWHERE.
les Whitcomb Riley.

By James Whitcomb Riley. There is ever song somewhere, my dear; There is ever somthing sings alway; There's the song of the lark when the
 skies are clear, And the song of the thrush when the
 skies are gray. The sunshine showers across the grain, And the bluebird trills in the orchard
 tree; And in and out. when the caves drip rain The swallows are twittering oeaselessly. There's ever a song somwhere, my dear, \ In the midnight black or the midday
 blue; The robin pipes when the sun is here, And the cricket chirrups the whole night
 through. The buds may blow and the fruit may
 grow,
 And the autumn leaves drop crisp and
 scar; But whether the sun or the rain or the
 snow, There's ever song. somewhere. my
 dear. There is ever a song somewhere, my dear. Be the skies above or dark or fair; There is ever a song that our hearts may
 hear
 There is ever song somewhere. my
 dear
 There is ever a song somewhersi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22

tillage to the peasants. The govern ment advanced to the commune the purchase price of the land, and the commune proceeded to collect by small payments the purchase price from the peasants.
 The Emperor now proposes to re- duce the annual payments one-half and to abolish them altogether from 1907. This will certainly greatly relieve the overburdened Russian peasantry, while it gives them actual proprietary rights in the soil. At the same time the peas ants will be afforded an opportunity on easy terms to secure farms from the vast holdings of the imperial family, and If this offer be accepted freely by the peasantry, agricultural Russia will soon be In the hands of the tillers of the soil. There Is always hope in a people that owns the land 1t lives on. The crown lands are enormous in size, aggregating, 1t is stated, 400000,0O0 acres, not little of it belonging to the grand dukes with whom the country is liberally ridden. The socialists say the grand dukes are trying to unload their land holdings on the peasants, but they certainly are extending to the latter low prices and easy terms.
 The chances are that the entire plan Is sop to the peasants, who constitute 80 per cent of the entire population of the empire. It Is no doubt scheme to keep the peasants quiet and con tented, while the government under takes the difficult task of reconciling the army, navy and industrial classes to the new situation and constitutional government Count Witte is proceed ing step by step to bring order and decent government out of the rotten ness and chaos bred by the autocracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Likes Birmingham.

'I am greatly impressed with the gen. eral importance of Birmingham as one sees it." said T. D. Clarke, general super fntendent of the Lackawanna route with headquarters In Scranton, who was the guest yesterday of l.. Sevier, general freight agent of the Alabama Great South ern.
 This Is my first visit to Birmingham and 1t confirms what I have heard of this city. I have been trying to see Birming- ham for years and now that I have succeeded all that I have heard has been verified and more, too.
 "The railroad, commercial and manu- featuring interests are more closely iden- tified in Birmingham than anywhere else in the country. I have never seen the railroads so close to the manufacturers as I have found them in Birmingham, and that is as 1t should be- I believe in promoting the closest relations between the railroad and manufacturer.
 This Is such a large, beautiful and finished town. It reminds me more of a town which is at least 50 years old. I have done most of my work in pioneer places and I believe that l am more competant to judge of their conditions than anything else. am surprised at Birmingham in fact amazed.
 q could not obtain a correct idea of the size of Birmingham from just little visit like the one I am now paying, but this is certainly a grand and great city l never saw such a place before and I am actually overcome. have not studied the figures relative to Birmingham as a tonnage producer, but am told that It is simply wonderful will study the mat ter at once and be posted so that l can tell the people with whom I am thrown in contact what great city this is.
 MT. Garrett, general manager of the Queen and Crescent route, Is one of my closest and best friends, and he has been talking Birmingham to me for many months. l have opened my eyes in sur prise when he told of the wonders of the district, but I can truly say that the half has never yet been told. He has told me some wonderful stories about Birmingham and I find that they are all true
 'I expected to find a rough city. l find a beautiful city, well laid out. beautiful homes and well paved streets I have Just been on a drive over the residence portion of the city and I am indeed sur prised at the palatial residences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Land for Russian Peasants.

Tn order to understand the recent project of Premier Witte relating to the peasants and the land of Russia, it is necessary to go back to the emanci- patton act of 1861. There were then 47,000,000 serfs in Russia, 21,000,000 of whom lived on private estates, 20.000,- 900 on crown lands, and 6,000,000 lived on royal estates or were in domestic service.
 By the emancipation act the occu- pied lands of the nobility-of all pri- yate owners--were transferred, not to the liberated serfs individually. but to the mfrs or village communities, which psvceeded to assign them for use and