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price during the last few years. II
1900 the price was 999 per cent oI
the average price for the ten-year per
iod, 1890 to 1899 in 1901 the price
rose to 1851, in 1902 to 1871. in 1908
to 1853 and 1904 to 1909 The price
in 1904 was 81 per cent above the
price four years previous"
Range Of Meat Values.
The bureau of labor has made a
compilation of the relative prices in
the United States Of certain groups
Of related articles of food between
1890 and 1904 and comments as fol
lows
'Under cattle products are shown
the three articles. beef, fresh roasts
and stews; beef. fresh steaks, and
beef. salt The price of each of these
the compilation made by the bureau
of labor, fifteen show an advance and
tlree articles were higher in 1891
than in 1890; that of the two kinds
OF fresh beef was lower and that of
salt beef was higher in 1892 than in
1891: prices of roasts and steWs were
lower and of steaks and salt beef
higher in 1893 than in 1892; all three
articles show lower prices in 1894
than in 1899; in each year from 1895
to 1902, inclusive, the price of each
of the three articles increased: all
We're lower in 1902 than 1902: prices
of rOasts and steWs and salt beef
than in 1898
''ln the group 'hcg products all the
five articles take the same course in
each of the six years. 1891 to 1896;
in 1897 all except lard We're higher
than 1896: in 1898 all except salt ham
were higher than in 1897: in each of.
the four years, 1899 to 1903, all five
articles were higher than in the year
Immediately preceding: in 1903 fresh
pork. dry or picked pork and lard
were lower, while bacon and ham
were higher than in 1902: in 1904 all
were lower than in 1903.'
Expense for Each Family.
An interesting calculation as TO the
cost of living is given in the following
quotations:
"In the North Atlantic state the
average food cost per family (assur-
ing that food was purchased in the
same quantity each year and that the
expenditure for each of the various
articles bore the same relation TO the
total expenditure for food each year,
was $33O.35 in 1890. s33326 in 1901,
etc. The lowest cost was $312.91 in
1897, and the highest was $36o.?o in
1904, difference of $47.79.
"For the United States, considered
as whole. the average cost OF food
per family in 1890 was $31S.2O. In
1896, the year of lowest prices, it fell
tc $296.76; in 1904 it reached the
highest point of the period, being
$347.10. a difference between 1896
and 1904 of s50.34. or 40 per cent.
The changes in the cost of living as
shown relate to food alone, represent, u
ing 42.54 per cent of a family expendi-
ture in the 2,567 families furnishing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-14
receipt Of 4 cents In stamDs

The Lewis and Clark exposttl1r
With the very low excursion -ates ,,n
personally conducted tours In conreo
ton herewith over the North -Was,
ern line from Chicago and the eaA.
have created an interest In this su1-
jet never before equaled For ruL'
particulars address w B. Kniskeru,
p. T. NJ. 2l5 Jackson boulevard. CHI
cago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-14
. COST Of FOOD
les IN PRICE MUCH FASTER ::
[4An THE ADVANCES IN
WAGES.
A.. Shorter and Pay Is Higher,
|Aa,+ Necessaries Of Life
Tend to Soar.

osbineton. Sept 11.-You are
.ing under shorter hours, you are
ing slightly more pay, you are
NO more for your necessarles OF
and in general way you are q
o behind your condition Of year
You are not very much behind
still YOU are behind, and the gen
inward tendency of the cost OF
no is more rapid than the general
dency of wage increase.
his is the conclusion drawn by
limited States bureau of labor
In the reports of the several thous-
experts that have been employed
oollecting the statistics of wages
i. I'D in the United States.
Summary of the Findings.
these reports of. the bureau OF labor
ke been regarded as reliable since
introduction of the methods Of
rroll D. Wright. They may be sum
rized as follows:
Fin 1904. as compared with the
erage for the ten years from 1890
/ 1899, 257 per cent more persons
Ire employed. hours of labor per
&ek had been reduced Al per cent,
kges per hour had increased II per
hit, weekly earnings per employe
I'd increased 1872 per cent. weekly
Irnings of all persons employed had
creased 41.0 per cent, retail prices
food had increased III per cent,
Ie wages of one hour would purchase
per cent more food.
E'In 1904. as compared with 1903.
Ie total number of employees decreas-
6 per cent, the hours of labor de-
leased Z per cent; wages per hour
Creased per cent; weekly earnings
sr employe decreased l per cent.
be total weekly earnings of all en-
Dyes decreased s per cent: retail
ices of food increased 1.3 per cent,
e wages of one hour would purchase
per cent less food and the earnings
n employe in week would pnr-
lase IA per cent less food
Potatoes at High Price.
In speaking of the high price of
Cd the report says that the estimat-
yield of Irish potatoes in the Unit
States was 247,127SS0 in 1903,
,ainst 1892, ,S3O,sOO in 1904, but that
e increased production did not pre-
mt an increased price In many To-
llities the price was practically
'uble the price of 1903.
The articles that marked the great
It difference in price between 1905
Id 1904 are flour and lard. The aver
re price of -four in 1904 was 1S.44
n cent higher than the average price
1908. The average price of lard in
04 was 7.39 per cent lower than the
1erage in 1908.
lOf the thirty articles included in
e compilation made by the bu-
au of labor, fifteen show an ad
lnce and fifteen a decline. But Off
It the fifteen articles that show an
Vance because those articles that
i've advanced in price more largely
tier into consumption.
Food Cost Is Compared.
The bureau of labor in making it's
has taken a basis of relative
ices in order to make it's compari-
N, as follows:
Price in Price in
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Advertising has built up vast bus
'ae@e interests from the most meagre
eginnings.-The Buyer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-14

For merchant in a country tow II
there is no better medicine than the
local paper-The Buyer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
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[ p!tEcREAsES oF.8 L'YNcHlNa.g

-
Such figures, necessarily stncom.
plete. as can be obtained on the sub.
ject show that the number OF lynch.
lngs In The United States last year
.was5the smallest since 1885,. 5ln 1904
the nab,ber}lynched was 81, compared
with 10isthe previous year and 1876 In
1901. The largest number reported
in5any3year3was 235 In 1892 The rec.
ord Is bad enough ii 3all conscience;
but when We note that these out.
break o1fmob violence lastyear were
only about 40 per cent. $ofs those of
AZ years earlier we;maysfeelS warrant.
ed AZ IN G thinking taat "a more Wholesome
and determined public Sentiment on
, Tits subject Is really E,aking Itself
slowly Sfalt. The complete uprooting
81. 9, the $lynching practice, the end u.
ward which the good citizenship Of
every + section should be directed,
though still a Hope Of the future, Ms
not wholly beyond the range ofSipro.
,hetic! vision Providence Journal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

4. h A.. !, 10 NJ u ~ a - ~ NJ
/ n ss Dlllon, the new tax commits,
Homer aIflnS believer III q State
dtspet lsary system 8a former
5proaecatlng sotney as Fayeste conn
IIty "A hsss seeh the en- effect ofspros
.mIsc,lotlss liquor selling. Mr.. Dillon
attributes % per cent ~ fall Ethe crimes
committed III that county 8whlskey
drinking: OF eighteen murders cons
3mItted$ "a aFayette the new tax com;
missioner; when hey was; PROSECUTOR
took the ItrolbletoI locate the 3cause3o 81
each murder. HIS investigation
that fifteen Of heFelshteen5
murders committed we're directly al.
ltflbatable 10 excessive drinking. ---
Grafton Sentinel. N n !. si
The liquor men vii 5be3 up against
tie real thing i The Republican par.
tySsays the business has 10 go. The
g. 4, Gis the organization that does
things and II would probably accom-:
pllshS as much good In doing the u:
auor men q any thing 8slse 1T could.
Gndertak e, Y Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
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Little Mildred jamison Dead

IL =
Mildred, the little Sthree.year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs: wv. C. Jam.
ison, Of Fifth street and Benoni ave:
nue., died this morning Of gastric fe.
YER She was a beautiful and attrac.
tive. child but during the past week
has suffered as few people are enabled
to endure. An older sister was very.
til with the same disease "a short time
ago but recovered before n the little
one was stricken The child's suffer.
Ing was8so intense that the mother
was kept from the room for several
days before the death occurred be:
cause Of the great strain she. would
necessarily endure in witnessing the
pain she could in no way alleviate.
The body will betaken to the familyis
former home in Morgantown this
evening and services will be held in
that city tomorrow morning. Inter.
ment following in the cemetery at that
place. Great sorrow is for. the
'bercaved family. Several relatives
from this city will accompany the
body 10 Morgantown for the burial
SERVICE. z .Y =. 49,, X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
WHITES sHoRsEM,A4NsHlP..s.

i3S,g y ID .sfl Il NY az .ts III
! ,W'2c from the editorial in the
.lP2lttsblrg Times ofslast Friday that
the fact has l,ot become thoroughly
y well known in the Smoky City that
West Virginia has new tax laws. \;
Governor Whites message dwelt
.exllanstiyely on the outcome OF the
laws Of the State already enacted at
q special session Of the Legislature,
but tie Times evidently iahors Under
the impression that The new eondl.
lions here are wholly the creature Of
a dream OF ourgexcellent executive.
THE Times says, Albert B.;Whitc,
retiring governor pfgNyest Virginia,
still rides his tax hobby;w 5ulla the
Playte. Yhipand spur that marked his
nrst.!backing of it, X
S We reckon the Times is about right
as to the Craftsmanship II orr, COVER.
nor The governor is a pretty good
rider but theh'hobby"he straddles is
no slate.-Mannlngton Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
New earb.e:rr sholp. !.

Loyal Bennett has opened a bar.
Der shop in the Yost building on the
South Side The shop?isF conYeniently
situated down stairs next Ito the
bowling alley and claims TO abe the
only shop in the city8heated by
steam: "A shop was badly needed in
the Fourth ward and Mr.. Bennett will
o}doubt do a very large share Of the
clty's business. An electric massage
machine, baths and compressed air
appliances viii be added the shops
equipment shortly and these con.
ventences, combined with Mr., Ben.
Nets experience will prove very at.
tracttve to trade. at5s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
Brakeman Seriously Hurt,

EN- Moore. an extra brakeman in
the local Baltimore and I Ohio yards,
was seriously injured this morning
about 1890 He was employed on
what is known as the scale shift and
while opening iknuckle on one car
# coIlided with another. catching the
unfortunate young man and crushing
him so severely that his collar and
shoulder bones were fractured. He
was taken TO the: Miners Hospital
where the fractures were reduced
but up TO the time Of going to press
1t had not been asceralned if;he sals.
tanned internal injuries. d n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
FOB FOB J RECIPROCITY TREATY,
American 4 Chamber Of Commerce In
Berlin Makes a Move.

i$i BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE American
Chamber Of Commerce Of Berlin con.
siders that the moment is favorable
for a movement looking toward L
reciprocity treaty between the United
Sta: States and Germany, and especially
SO because the new system Of reel.
procity treaties Germany has conclud,
ed most probably will affect American
trade adversely X, w rs, q {, Il
The Chamber Of Commerce on De.
cemberi23 sentia petition 10 President
Roosevelt which, In part; follows; i43:
THE American Chamber Of Com.
MERGE Of, Berlin organized with the
purpose OF 5furthering good relations
between the United States and Ger.
many. especially In the direction Of
commercial affairs and Including
among Its members leading concerns
Of both Anationalities trading between
the two countries. would pray that
you urge upon Congress and the Other
authorities the pressing need Of
prompt action for a reciprocity treaty
with Germany, and also Of new laws
and regulations for the appraisal Of
merchandise ITO replace the present
very faulty, and often unjust. system
which has been, and still is, constant
" causing much bitterness Of feeling
among practically all the importers
Of commodities Into ports Of the. Uni.
ted States.n :.
The American Chamber Of Com.
merce offers Its services in the col.
lection Of information. -;i.l,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

= tie Lesisiature should carry out
ttste f'ecomtnenaat Of sossrfor
White aud abolish four of the State
Normal Schools. The local scheoI,
you'd Me greatly improved and
|sstieng thened The curriculum would
ino doubt fbe radically changed and
new d t9e9aeh hers would be added 10 The
;forcci Il Il ;ss:I9 AZ;
81 I'M but two schools Of tie Kind
Hui ElSs q be- provided for,8 more
liberal sapprop atoms could BE allow.
ed! The prestige which d diploma
trohiia real Normal school wouldSgiye.
pldSstimulatef attendance ind uns
doubtedly Increase The enrolment of
the FalrmontS Normal Very materially
Asjihej courses Of study stand at pres:
ents the Normal ischools are ID direct
competition With tie preparatory
branches Of the State University, the
denominatfonal schools and In some
instances even with high schools.
AnG this competition becomes more
marked I in3the ease Of The, high schools
asi hey. strensthe, 8ths.f cc,li sas.5 The
,sSolllions Of four Of the so.calicl5 Nor.
nils as the governor terms them,
and the reorganization of the remain
ins two, making them real 4 Normal
schools would be q great step for;
yMd. BY the very inSt'll,ti II the
tychtols, competition such as has been
experienced would be obyiated and
tho two schools placed upon i, higher
plahe would become educational cen:
te:s worthy of distlnguishe,! consld.
Grafton We think the, governor IS
slsh;s in his contention that3hc State
& supporting too mahy schools for
purely academic Training. I,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
&, BOUQUETS FOR 81 N & & ~, POWELL
Y. Wheeling eng i,n'teiiIgcneer's staff Core
/ \ spon,dlent Says Nice Things
About Our Managing Editor. &

A. j.. 's To- 4 - IL
with a few exceptions the makeup
Of the various committees, both in
Tie House and Senate, is considered
good, says the lntelligcncer's core;
spondent. "
1.-THE appointment Of Lamar q
Powell as chairman the finance
committee Us most excellent one.
3lr. Powell lis the managing editor
and leading spirit Of tho West3Vir-
ginian, Falrmonts, leading Republi.
can daily, and Is n natiye ofithe. State.
He was born in Clarksburg, Harrison
county, where he received his eaRca-
lion through the teaching Of Miss
Reiie Davidson, a prcceptress who
sehoolcd many Of Clarksburg's lead,
ing statesmen. The new chairman Is
q practical printer and located In
Fttirmont in!1SGa, where he was EN-.
ployedjby s. ". Hall, clerk Of The Su.
preme Court, who at that time was
also printer for The court. In 1874
ar Powell became the. sole owneryor
the West 5virginian, and conducted
the paper, as a weekly. until last
april, when It appeared as a daily,
Mr.. Powell, III dealing with finances,
i is understood, fnyors a rigid pol.
Icy of economy or the State
government. incidentally he no long
er fayors a State dispensary system.
although at one time inclined to such
q plan, he now considers radical iegis.
lation Of this kind unwise at the pres.
cnt session. In the House committees
with Moody as chairman of the com.
mitlee on labor, Naylor on judiciary
anu Maxwell on railroads, Ohio, coun.
tyE's well represented OH important
committees" Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
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The Manley Not Sold. Z

The ramor that has been going the
rounds that the Manley Hotel had
changed hands is untrue. Mr.. Man.
ley directs us ITO make the, above
statement. He also informs rus that
he does not know that itswillib sold.
When the West virginian gave out
the; news that negotiations were on
for the purchase Of the \ hotel, We
had no intention Of doing the present
proprietor any injustice, but was sim.
ply given as an item OF news.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

s$flt matters not as to whether tile
proposed dlspensary liquor Law Is
passed by this Legislature Or not.
Betore It adjoarns Il will see that a
large quantity Of IT Is dispensed with
and some Of the saloon men in
Charleston will pocket the PROFITS.
Harrison Herald. J. &
The Herald man certainly never
was about the Legislative halls or he
wouldn't talk that way. Perhaps he
has reference to the lobbyists and
dther attaches. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
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HAIR GOODS
For, Ladies' and Gentlemen.

y. Front, the French hair dresser
Of Wheeling, West Va. will be at
Mrs. s: ELLA Augustus manicuring
parlors No. PIG Jefferson street for
two days only Thursday Jan. 10Th,
and Friday, Jan. Goth with a full line
Of hair goods. gE I
Wigs and toupees for gentlemen;
also pompadoars. Switches, bangs,
etc, for ladies.
Chiropodist work specially. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
MtLlloN poLLsR'


4 ~ rs / "a y ( II K y
.irhe Town Hoaeysy Tor Reasons,
& nafle ~ \ spt Reta i 81 Accept q y
r ~ lqE:THUE Mass Jan: IA
\ ward + searles. once q poor carpen,.
teri but now tie widowers / 81 Mrs
Mark Hopkins and who Says he 3hnss5.
atS least $4,000, 900, has embarrassed
this little town with: his gift Ola
5s1.e8e,oe8 4 5hlshschool building, ! the
finest in the country; although there.
are only IS pupils " Il; q
rchitecturally the building isESa
delight, and its purpose caused much
speculation while 1T was being built.
Mr.. searles explained the mystery
w giving i fto8the$ town, at his own lV,al
expense sequtppins itGwi,h costly ap t.
,piiances. The town had to accept 1t;
as searles, who isschildless and with.
out an heir, has several times! init.
mated 9that he will leave his entire
estateto this municipality. As each
new building he gives TO the town
requires support, taxation Is high, and
the villagers have TO scratch to raise
money. But they don't dare TO h al:
front searies, SO they take. his 5expeu.
ave and. expense.entailing gifts with.
o9l an audible Emurmur. The public
library, which cost 100000, and
buns more coal than the rest Of The
town put together, is a specimen Of
this embarrassment Of riches. fs5}.
searles cannot spend his money, as
it4accumulates too fast He Lives
alone with his servants III a costly
castle which is expected to be left
10 the town us a hospital when he
dies. Then, as one resident says,
we shall be SO rich that We will be
poyer,y-strieken to keep up appear,
aaces. searles means well, but does
aot seem TO understand The. situation.
lie Is the same chap today that he
w yyts Wien, as q poor carpenter and
decorator Mrs. Hopkins became in.
a with him and led him to the
s Star His gifts embarrass lis, but We.
must take hem"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
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And 10 think that Ten mod I'LL 10 look ca lie
a6l this & owe Il 10 Gsrfunns svrlifi ,,g -

"And 70 think that Ten moii,hs asoI look "a lie
III is this owe !. 70 Gsrnanssyrup,'g's4s ~ sai
iqThe timc:worn injnncs lion, Never put
of It'll tomorrow what you. can do to-,
day,s.is now generally ;pfesen tied in this
form: g Do it today z, rhatisthe tefseJ
advice we want To- give YOU about that;
hacking cough or denoraliing cold with
which you have been Struggling for sew
eral days, perhaps weeks. 81 qTake some
reliable renedyEfor It STo-plY--lalnrd let
that remedy Be Dr. Boschee,s German
Syrup, which has been lin use for over,
thirty-fye years! A; few doses Of IL will
undoubtedly relieve your cough or cold,
aud its continued Use fora few days will
cure you completely. Ono mattersh how,
deep-seated your cough, even II dread
consumption has attacked Syopr lungs.
German, Syrup will surely effect a cure
asit has done before in thousands Of ap.
parently hopeless cases 3of lung trouble.
qNew trial bottles, 7sc; regular size,
75c. At,all druggists. y At \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
FRozE TO DEATH.
B, and O. Brakeman Found y Sitting
BY Railroad Track Cold In
Death.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. I'm.
+, Smith, a Baltimore and Ohio brake:
man, was found frozen to death yester:
day on the Allegheny Mountains.
Smith was In a sitting position, his
head resting in his hand. by the side
OF the track. It is presumed he fell
from a train during the night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

A woman ing Pedtam,% New York
l,drse'whi pped and pursued fora mile
across country q red. haired .lady(?)
Who had SLAM Tered her husband A
wife like that lisa 10y forever.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

y the bill Tor the consolidation OF
our schools becomes a law Fairmont
VIII tau y high rank as ascltys Of good
schools Our reports will show an
ennmsrati ion Of between $500 and D..
QOo! school children lingthe city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

sse do not know tho provisions Of
sf,e State school book 8ttil as intro,
need IN the House&of Delegates yes.
iefias sbys Alr:s Parks, i9ut on general
priRtd pies we are very mlcl. lin favor
SofEstchSa bill, There arc many rea.
s Il lis Why the present system Of
ssasbS9l hook adoption rhlll;l he abol.