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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
RUSSIA IAL|ISIFEEL|NG..B||IE|:.' |I|:.'1I' TER

most difficult feats Of diplomacy ever
attempted. President Roosevelt is
conducting informal mediation nego,
uations with almost as much force as
If he were an official mediator.
There is no doubt that the Presi.
dent has broken the ice, but the ques.
ton is whether a sudden GOODNESS may
develop, at the Sarskoe-Selo which will
be sufficient to freeze the opening
again. ! believe there is a fair chance
of Mr.: Roosevelt succeeding, for
| know the Gar has faith in him,
which in itself is good augury.
"The status Of the negotiations is
being kept secret even from the high.
est officials at st. Petersburg. Only
the Gar and a few Of his most init,
mate advisers know definitely what is
happening. Among those who: know
what is being done is Count Lams,
d0rff, the Foreign Minister, whose
name just now is synonymous with
peace. f.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
ENTHUSIASM FOR july 4TH7

]. NJ Hartley, chairman: ]. E. An:
derson, secretary; E. G. stemple,
treasurer; Clyde Holt, c. b 5Manley,,
H. G. Burdette, DIR. c. o. Henry, s. B.
lseman, Bert Shaw, w Bl!lingslea;
NJ. A. Jolliff. C.. L. Michael, Gus Berns,
Capt: NJ. NJ. Neely, Walton Miller, ].
9. Watson, T. w. Reynolds, Geo. Mans.
bach.
v !; Coz, Committee on Sham Battles-Capt.
Ml:gsM. \ Y. Nicely and G: i. Michael. q
Finance Committee {. I "a. Jol!itf, @.
2; sMsanley, Clyde Holt, Il. 6. Bur:
dette. s;2S 9Sl;l "a
Advert Using Commit tee .- 10y George
Mansbach, w q. Billingslea. 6. 81.
Michael.
Trans ortationS Commit tee Walton
Miller j: @! Watson n Nv. Reynolds,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
M MlR.LAKIN'S.FRANK IA STATEMENT
szHARD. ON C.. B. SMITH

was$a great victory for the Dawson
faction. 4 had that hanging about
my neck like milestone all during
the campaign. The people, j find, have
changed their minds about utility Of
Governor Dawson's ilaws1and are want.
ing Of confidence in Governor Dawson
that they should have. Colonel Davis
has defeated me, that is all. The Re-
publlcans did 1T; Il had too much of a
load to carry"
The Paper In Question. Z.
For the benefit of the average read
er 1t might be explained that the Park.
ersburg Dispatch was started over a
year ago as a labor5paper, but was re-
Gently purchased by acoterie Of dis.
appointed politicians and corporation
attaches and converted into their or
gan. It is professedly Republican.
but is simply and purely a monde
script sheet conducted for the purpose
Of throwing filth at Governor Dawson
and other Republican leaders.
The Lakin fake interview shows to
what extent this dinlly journal will so
in It's desperate effort to discredlt;the
State administration. It might be ad-
ded that its editor is the young gentle
man who Figured in angunenyiable
light during the last session Of the
Legislature for his use Of the Elliott
letter, letter that was never mailed
and written by his former friend and
business associate.
"a It might also be. added that the mys.
terious "Parkersbptg Liar" has been
located at last. X a 81 is5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
4
TTlHlEE3asARTlc EE4 E4BELoWs ssHoWs5THE
\ AaIciTic 4 soc ,sucH. CONTEMPT
4; Is l6LEs SHEETS AS THE PARK ~
ERSBURG DISPATCH.

& TElRRASALTA June .S.-The inter.
view purpo orting to come from me in
StheS Parkersburg Dispatch OF June !
Y IS "a poll teal forgery. Up to this mo.
ment have made no comment what.
ever upon the contest in the Second
ngressional district Of WestfVlr.
glnia. put up the# best fight: men,
tally physically and financially that i
was able to do, sogtthat tsnow afterga
days rest have that content and good
feeling which comes from having done
ones hethershe succeeds-or. not,
ls$and am hard 3 at work taking up the
tluties saH plain business man
&; JAMES s.8LAKlN. a 4
The Fake Interview. 2:7--
r;,t abotYe telegram was received
last 5a ntght in reply 10 the sInteillgen:
GERS inquiry regarding the following
lleged telegram, which appeared in
the Parkersburg Dispatch under a
ezra Alta date line:
T1,lEERREAS:ALTA, Va, June a6.-"I
have sllas mot q thing much to say said Mr..
akin; s. am beaten and that is all.
Failure ally to keep State issues out Of the
contest caused It. When was first
ominated and Iswas nominated most.
" by z eterS men, such papers as the
sW rs ceiling News, the Parkersburg News
and n1t1i the Wheeling Intelllgencer an:
no srl1l o1llneed &in iaring headlines that it
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
GOOD o,RATloNs5 WERE THE RULE
AND THE. PEOPLE ENJOYED
! THE PROGRAMME. It;s
MOZART y LITERARY SOCIETY. AN.
&lNivERsARY5 PRO oeRAMME WILL
BE GIVEN TONIGHT. u

a fair sized audience greeted the
contestants for the Political Equality
prize at the Auditorium last night, anu
the programme$as given In this paper
Yesterday was successfully carried
out, 4 K! Il, n. \; N,
The programme was opened with
music.by Miss 5Knightie Snider which
was thoroughly enjoyed bys the andi.
en- ence.s Prolonged applause called her
a'gainlS5tt to3 the plano for assecond selec:
tion. q; +
I / a short invocation was offered By
w. al. Met Caifrey. 4,
Miss Alice Cook was the first ora. Ora
torsto appear and she handled iher5sub!
tectG"slould Women Vote in a pleas y
Ing manner Her5audlence listened To-
her production attentively and {tnncili
deserved applause followed the close.
Other oratlon. ,s3(
II, Miss Bessie Lucas, daughter Of Rev,
" y slE H Lucas delivered her oration$with:
! much enthusiasm and spirit. Her pro.
dnctlon entitled, "Woman's Rlghtsto
Suffrage showed much earnest
thought and careful preparation.
SS Miss Pansee Ramage rendered a. Isl:
ano solo In Z hersusual pleasing man
nerr which won for her much 4 ap.
plause. .g8 n n
NNNVoman'si Right toythe Ballot was
the subject Of Mr.. E. B. Harden's ora.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
THE MAKING OF a NATION is
RAPIDLY PROGRESSING
aero THE SEA.
PEOPLE ARE HAPPY BECAUSE
& Is u NC RWAY is FREE FROM n &
SWEDEN. e i

1I
& CHRIsTIANIA; June o. Following
the peaceful revolution Of June !, the
making Of a nation Is rapidly being
accomplished
& The task of establishing a new gov.
ernment is an enormous one and the
Council Of State, On which the work
has. been imposed by the storthing is
Enling out the truth Of this state.
ment. Owing to the preparations
which had been made for making the.
change in the government, even be.
fore the resolution Of secession was.
passed by the storthing, progress is
being made and everything is pro.
ceeding in, a smooth and orderly man.
ner. u. Il, ,,. ,sf54
55s8To-day's events were in q way as
important sgthose OF Wednesday
which %illSstapd as 5Norway,s Inde.
pendence Day.
n The. exercises were arranged with
aiview Of impressing on the minds Of
the people the idea that Norway is an
independent nation. 81
a Over. every fortress and warship %
Norway, as well as over public. build
ings Of all binds and many private.
residences the Norwegian banner was
flung to; the breeze. q Norway's flag has
been rid of the emblems Of the Union
and the hosting of the new banner
which symbolises her Independence
was made the occasion Of great patri.
oMc demonstrations throughout the
country. n
By direction of the Council Of State,
at the hour of 10 this morning, the
new emblem was raised on every flag.
staff and, the colors Of new Norway
made on every ship. The flag. was
then saluted with twenty.one guns.
The principal ceremony occurred at
Akershus fort which overlooks Chris.
tiania Bay This old fort is celebrated
in Norwegian history Thrice has it
resisted the efforts Of Sweden to cap;
ture 1t, having. been besleged in vain
in 1910, 1869 and 171S. 3as
In the presence Of the entire garrl.
son the flag liuttered to5the top Of the
flagstaff amid tile cheering Of the sol.
diers and hundreds Of people who had
gathered toEwitness the ceremony and
the booming OF cannon Out; in the
bay, on the warships. tho new flag
made Its first appearance to the accom-.
raniment of cheers from the sailors
and the firing Of the salute.
Following this ceremony. the decree
Of the storthins, notifying the army
Of the dissolution Of the union, and the
assumption OF the powers formerly
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
Il! IMPORTANT |! O! d! CASES. s.
DATE 5S.oFa;TRlALsFlxED.5 FOR SEW.
ERAlGt885P IRIS soNERs AT THIS III
u II z; N oRNlNG'S$ $sEsslo

NJ
The jail prisoners against whom in.
6lctmentts were found BY the grand
jury at the present term were brought
into court this morning.
JEFF and Sarah Taylor desired d de,
lay because fof the illness OF thelr
counsel, II. N. Parks n XII i
Eds &Gaughan'sB trial was set for Is.
morrow. Galghan lis the young man.
who is alleged TO have helped;.'C Cateys5,
Bransons rob young Hlldebrand On 81.
Cherry avenue last month He was
an $$attacke Of 1yallace's circus. Atto,r:
neys II. q: Grant viii defend him. S}ss
John McAllister's trial %as set for
Monday. McAlistcr$isl the negro es; Who no
shot callle Ware on Barney street
last March: Attorney E.S F. Morgan ea1
has; hts case in charge. fss il8
Charles Austln's trial wal; not dea.
nitely set, owing to the continued ab.
sence Of Frank Bowman; an an important nlta
witness: Attorney Grant who repre-.
sents Austin, and Prosecuting Attor.
ney Lowe got together, however, hSye and and
practically agreed upon a trial Tues.
Gay Austin Is accused OF manslaug,h.
Ter, killing Michael Dowd at Farming.
ton, ii; February. 35353 n
Henry A, or ""Asberry, Floyd,
charged with naliciously sho,oting.,
John Cline and his wife, at Farming.
ton a couple Of weeks ago, ago, 8 by Ills
counsel, Attorneys w. IS. Raymond
and fW. s, Meredith, deslt ed 10 4 have ave
hislcase continued. because of the con. on
dition Of his wife an important Wit. M
ness, The case was Continued ard
bail fixed at $1,000. Ss:s ::,,5 }#
The case OF the State VS.. Y.sIs.
PFr,o!tzman for shooting David wilson
IN IN {&itcc cray's Hotel on Madison street,
on19SJulyl 1sthSof last year, came .up for.
trial in the Circuit Court this after.
noon. Protzman was proprietor 81
the hotel at the time Of the shooting:
but Is now a resident OF AIorgantowri,
where he pursues the occupation 81 81
carpenter Wilson has disappeared. are
presumably with some! 81 Pro,ttzaimiat1ni,s ttaiit1i,,s i
money sticking to his clothes. The
me men quia,r.reled during the afternoon
Of the l.e day Of the shooting, ii is al.
legged, about q remark PrStzm,,;alnn3 IL made
coneerning his st daughter, WI.
son went out after a tine and managed MA
to get pretty thorough intoxi xicateds
About :so in the evening arthur Nc. / "a
sormick Was bringing wilson back bl i ii ii
thsS hotel where he boarded, and had
Just often him % the head of tile the
stairs when Prot tzman; so II aliegeds
stepped out Of q room and made the
remark to Wilson, ssYou WIN cali me
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
WARD AMERIcAElN GENERAL
n . | PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
IN 4 PARTIc ULAR.
,(By Publishers I'ress.

W sPubltshers.5 'ress.) " !,
:SSslT.!SStPETERSBURG,i 81 June "a sig:
niticant chang ge4is noticeable in the at
tsiitta.de Sof government officials toward
Il America indicating that the govern.
4, meent Mt is alive to the Importance Of the
posi- ion which President Roosevelt has
assumed IN the peace question.
s:s,r he; correspondent Of the Publish
$ers sse1r1sS Press hears friendly expressions
IL sof opinion as as to the good faith of
Washing ton in many quarters where
"a few days ago America was called
5apan,s alley. One $ofHcial in an inter.
4 view with your correspondent today
said n Fl .$,5 y
resident Roosevelt is now almost
he hhsesSsImlost imp portant, factor in the peace
tiatlons, as the Gar and the
Preside dent are performing one Of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
PEACE MOVEMENT Has BEGUN
Ha.RUSSEAN80FFICIAL. SAYS
APPROACH OF WARS END
DEPENDS upon JAPAN'S TERMS

q ma. -
"We have not yet received japan's
terms he said, sand until we do II
Is impossible to say whether the war
is drawing to an end. = can say def.
nitely, however, that an embryonic
peace state has begun.
"We hope It will develop normally.
The danger is in exasseratlns such
Incidents as the interview; Of Ambassa.
dor Meyer, Of, the United States with
the Gear.
The situation Is SO delicate that
the slightest false move will disar:
range the Whole peace machinery
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
klNDLYR REM EN- BEREpI
BY Ohio Manufacturers Were Messrs.
Holbert and spedden.

Y Hague 6 Woodward, Of .Barnesyille,
Ohio, sent to Holbert and spedden
this morning by express four boxes Of
the finest Strawberries ever seen lin
thisscity and to say they appreciate
I them was putting 1T mildly. Hague
81 Woodward are large manufacturer
Of dressed lumber and house furnish:
ings, having furnished the finish sfor
the Jacobs Hut chinson Block. Jacobs
houses and % sSEs Hat chison, residence
and others. i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
Big IGMEETING g At COURTHOUSE
LAST N IGHT-co oMMlTTEEst i
I'M PolNTED o.

N-AIa
The promo tiers of the big Fourth Of
July celebration held an enthusiastic
meeting last evening in the County
Court s,etf. + Room at eight O'clock. The
meeting was largely attended by In
terested citizens and the prospects for
"a glorious 4th are very Aattering
y half formed plan which promises
81 add Y tos the Interest ofsthe occasion,
I sis aSprize to be offered ffor thesmost
tastefully decorated private + carriage
An sll which all owners ofl lyehic cies will
be asked to- comp ete
general commit tee was appointed
as follows;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
lNNl|()lPNlIiAl8 Y a 81 >IlNGS HER
NEW 81 "a q no THE
BREEZE

exercised by the King, was read to
the garrison at Akershus. and the oath
Of allessance to tile new government
vas administered. !.3
Changes made necessary by the sey.
ering Of the union are rapidly being
wrought. 9i3 j.
The prayerbook Of i the Norwegian
Church has been modified to meet
present conditions. With ihe freeing
Of Norway from the rule Of King, the
prayers for the Royal family have been
omitted. Notices have also been sent
toall members ofthe. clergy calling on
them at the first divine service TO Of.
fer an appropriate prayer for :hc
fatherland. .is: y;
Provision was made IS yesterday by
the Storthing to send the address to
the King, which was adopted on We'd.
nesday to- oscartIl. The President Of
the house was empowered to see that
the address and memorandum cover.
Ing It are delivered 10 oscea.a 335j$93 A 33sS
Norwegian citizens who held posi-,
tions in the consular service viii re-.
sign their positions, Among those
Who VIII be affected are: Minister
GUIDE, at Copenhagen: Minister Grip
atfNashingtonS Minister Won Often,
at Rome, and Baron VonsWedelJaris.
perg Minister at5 Madrid. The Nor.
wegian gentlemen who had been des;
ignated to&act as attendants upon
Gustave Adolphe, eldest son Of 4 the
Grown Prince Gustaye at his marriage.
70 Princess Margaret Of ConnaugLt, In
England ! next week, will remain here
while waiting Instructions Il,
How Norway Compares With sister
She Separates From.
I Sweden has ar; area ofi172,S7
square miles. Y
Norway has an area Of i24,1S0
square miles,: 4. i
Sweden had g population of 5,22l,;
s91 in 1903.
Norway had q population Of 2,240,!i
o32 in 1900. 4 \
sweden's prl:clpal industries are!
agriculture, mining and manufactnr.
ing. Il, x. & III
Norway's principal industries are.
agriculture fisheries and mining. Il
sweden's finance showed a surplus
last year. &S5s
\ Nso1r,wsay's Norway finances showed q deficit
last year. FL S..sS Nj;
Sweden Sweden. has has an army Of Of about s7 81;
Norway has an army Of about. Isl; IS.
600. "a
Both countries have small num- nun.
her Of vessels, principally for coast
defense. 4,
In 1902 sweden's imports amounted
70 s12s,2ss,12e, and exports sss.o93,t
|15O. (,
In &1sos Norway's imports amount.
cd TO s73.2oL5Oo, and exports s4S,.
l316,67 ,s5si 3{s5. q. I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
RUSSIAN WARSHIp'S'..
FAILED TO GET OUT OF MANILA,
HAReoR ON TIME SAYS
-ABLEGRAM.
tBy Publishers Press.)

WASHINGTON, June Q. Secretary
Taft today received the following
cablegram from Governor Wright at
Manila: ;I Z
Russian warshipsa did not leave
halT haarbor within the required q hours;
as aresult are now in custody Of :Ad.
mlral mira Train, who informs me he has
taken necessary steps to intern them.
They are now behind the sbreakwater
under the guns Of the Ohio and Mon
adnock. He will disable their machin-
cry and remove breech blocks Of
guns"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
MISS LUCAS .AND M
HARDEN WON THE PRIZES
IN last N|GHFS CONTEST

1tion.&Thts$ was sasiy very e,syef prniuc.l
.tlon and Mr.. Harden deliyered ltweii.
The Judges for The evening wesc
Rev Nc caftrey. Willis
iHIawless and Mrs James %. atsSn.
Who awarded the frst prize Of fiftesii
dollars5to Miss Bessie I.ucas aud the
second prize ofs sits II 3, !
Harden. The prizes Ord pfesented
BY Mrs Lillian yy yiles, or the MORGAN.
town Bar; whogadd dressed Tile aldiease
o on h,ss$subjectS 81 vonaf;s sbErase.
M Mrs. H,iles was / enthusea ,sitlt her
y subject and her rganlshts for eli ssssc
We're convincing
The programme closed With d violin
solo a Dr. g. DpWden and Il is
n needless o$say the ilishce eswas Vel
pleased with this number
~ Tonight Will Sbe q lsen the thiFtteEh
ami, anniversary programme of tie Mo.
zart5t sl7 .lltetrary q Society ME falIowing
f SStSVI Sla'f "a =
} orchestra.
n !, Sldress; IS elf Educat ,IsIdga
Howard :gN Ogden, Dean Illinois Col.
lese of Law First Secretary 6f sfhe
societyS1 S7E. al
Music orchestra:
" lnnprompttss
Music orchestra. 4
Re Ess's captlons rendered V Students aud
alumni.
gs 4; Officers,
Arlens y SWl PRESIDENT.
Stella filtsor s secretaryj
8 3s Dana q IVA n Feat Vice President.
a Willard W Steele Critic
John g Mel Kinney Treasurer.
Frank Reeves oorleeper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
THE {! i HlEP:''R||'E;SIDEATI
GOES G s Visiting
JOINS y > n! isg,MRs N osENELT i'm wa.
&; q ! MA \ oRDER no GET a
Few " DAYS REST.

81 HI III June sieant
4 Roos pst eselt !. left washington this
morning "a 5at3 Y On the South ern
railway for d wee ts;end yfsit d tho
b home Sof N and Mrs Joseph wilmer.
Itgf neal. s;lR5;api pidan. Virginia Irs Roose-|
Yelt preceded him there yesterslay ay af. ]
ternoo tern s9il is tie Intention Of the
'I Presid dent toSremairi away from Wash.
ssngton !'1, M until Sunday or MONDAY white
at Rapldan he will visit tlie farm II,
6 Gently pirci cilassd Rooseselt
IN; that Vicinity.
I7s The resident was accompanied On.
ily4 BY his stenog pher and 4 secsef
s! service r 4 man Score tary Eoeb remains
on duty at the lvhitesI HOUSE.
z, The q G:paressid 4 principal reason for
making the TIP secure relaxatioii
from tile trying experiences ID tbs
pas wee 4. II tion with his
forts iG Sto bring ian understand il,
between bel NE .,lf a + pssla and Japan. Thess
tentative y fnegot Ions have now
Eed ed g q critical whefe the presf
dent q fears hey might lie adversely
/ q affected Slys too much discussion In
the ills, public 1p,ll press Has done ali tbat
could g be done Sat this time, ana nov
me merely e awaits develop as they
may be be- ~ worked sotit at ST Pesersburg
and an 4 lido. Under the circumstances
b. be II feels q that By lining away from
conmnni col atlon the pubic for
Two v. f. 5or hree no harm win be
done and a some good might result.
An UNDUE feature Of his tFin Is that
for for the irst time since he became
Preside he traYele M i regular
Pullman car; occupying THE drawing
lr room :, Heretofore he has always used
q private ear d special train
The Pfesidenl q attire vas as dem.
tocratlcI as his new style Of travelling.
II. He wore Ho dark \ sack coat, light trous.
|ers with Aleathe riding leggings, spurs
and a Sslonch hat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-09
lARAN,sl PEACE TERMS HAVE NOT
YET BEEN REL cEIVED AT ST.
NJ PETERSBURG. I;
THEislTuATloN Us. SO DELlcATE3A A
~ FF;.ALsE Owe MIGHT
X ouEER8A ALL gg
s lBy Publishers Presass.)

81. PETERSBURG, June $3.50
~. One Of the highest Russian off.
SSelals,SsShol speak ks with full authority,
said to the cores spondent Of tile Pub.
slisher Press this morning that the
NOV 'S oSyer1ent for peace had begun
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-11-24

A New York inventor declares that
he has perfected process for making
indurated, durable and perfectly sat
isfactory railroad ties out of the hard
portion of corn stalks. He guarantees
that the ties will last as long as oak
and cost only half as much. He has
also conceived scheme by which the
factory is to be brought to the mate
rial to save the expense of shipping
the material to the factory. He pro-
poses fitting up four or five cars with
the necessary machinery and have it
conveniently sidetracked at favorable
places while he works the stalks up.
The gentleman is invited to shove one
of his old factories out among the Ne
braska cornfields.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-11-24

In this age when men are seeking
perhaps more strenuously than ever
before to amass wealth, when the only
question which the majority ask when
any proposition is made to them is,
What is in It for me?" the words OF
President Roosevelt spoken in a re-
cent address, come with special sig
nifcance: VI hope more and more to
see the sentiment OF the country as a
whole become such that each man
shall feel borne in on him. whether
he is in public life or in private life.
that the chance to do good work is
the greatest chance that can come to
any man or woman in our generation
and to feel that If such work can be
well done it is in itself ample reward
and ample prize"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-11-24

Grover Cleveland closes his article
on THE Integrity of American Char
acter," written for Harpers magazine
for December, with this eminently SEN
sihle clause: American character
may be robust and sound as may be
desired, and yet it may fail entirely to
save us from disaster if the practical
duties of citizenship-the avenues
through which it must reach its bene-
fetal end-are disregarded. No one
can make good his claim to patriotism
who bcgrudges the time necessary to
the discharge of those duties or har-
bors the thought that the touch of
things which further the prosperity
and welfare of the American people
can define or degrade him"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-11-24

Gov. Hoch of Kansas, commenting
on the many expressions Of sorrow
and offerings of flowers that were
poured in after the death Of Jerry
Simpson, says: What cheer and
brightness might have Illuminated this
mans last days had some of these
sweet flowers been sent to his bedside,
instead of being kept to waste their
sweetness on the desert air." Had
the same appreciation of Jerry's real
worth and kindly obliteration of his
shortcomings been expressed while he
was alive, think what faith in his fell
low men and hope for the future 1t
would have inspired" This instance
is but another needed reminder that
post mortem kindness, while 1t may
be valued by the friends of the de-
parted, can never atone for Sights and
unkind or unjust criticism which
wounded and oppressed him during
his earthly career.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-11-24

President John Mitchell of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America in an
address at Linton, Ind, said, 81 have
no Utopian dream of time when
miners will not have to work. want
you to be better men and to improve
yourselves in other ways than ma
terially. Iwant you to be respected. In
this age when education is practically
possible to every child in the land,
ignorance in child or man is incom-
patible with respect" Prof. Mitchell
has struck the right note. If the
laboring men in any line of work
would seek to make themselves better
and more valuable men they would re-
ceive the advances they ask in many
instances by common consent, Much
Of their trouble comes from demand
ing more than they are really worth.