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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-17

At Randolph Macon College, where
Congressman Swanson was educated
by the labor of his own hands, a
Swanson club was last week volun-
tarily organized by professors and
students.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-17

March 1.-THE latest telegram
from Kuropatkin states laconically:
81 am surrounded"
March 12.-Information from the
Russian headquarters in the field
show that General Kuropatkir, after
suffering by far the most severe
defeat of the war, has succeeded as
ne did after the battle of Liao Yang,
in extricating the remnants of his
army from position, which military
experts twenty-four hours before,
believed would result In its annihila-
ton or surrender. The retreat from
Lao Yang was considered the most
mastery ever executed, but it is far
overshadowed by this latest feat of
the Russian general, who has taken
personal command of the troops.
After fighting for nearly three weeks,
losing in killed, wounded and miss
ing probably half his army, or over
100000 men and q third of his ar
tilery, Kuropatkin gathered what
was left together north of Mukden
and Is taking them towards Tie Pass
through rain of shrapnel which is
being thrown on them from both
right and left. The Japanese esti-
mate they took 10000 Russian pris-
oners. including Major General Mack
himoff.
March l3.-The broken Russian
army is desperately struggling north
ward after enormous losses in men,
guns and supplies. The rout seems
complete. To the east and west of
the retreating army the Japanese are
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-17

All communications or business letters
should be addressed to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN,
Va. to receive prompt attention
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-17

BY HER SISTER ANNIE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-17


E-ss per cent. additional for special position
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
PASTORS WIFE HANGS
HERSELF IN GARRETT

JAMESTOWN. l.. l., May 3.-Mrs.
William Mount. wife OF the pastor of
the Congregational Church here.
hanged herself early on Sunday morn
Ing from rafter in the garnet of the
parsonage. She had been in III health
for a considerable time, was suffering
from melancholia and had been
constantly watched by her husband,
as 1t was feared she would lnjure
herself.
She got out Of bed unknown to her
husband and went to the garnet. Sew.
eral hours later her husband awoke,
and, not finding his wife In the room,
made a hasty search. Then he
aroused the neighbors. 4 thorough
search was made and her body was
discovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mount came here
about week ago from College Point
The couple have one child, about five
years old.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
SULTAN OF TURKEY
IS AMBITIOUS
HE DESIRES TO RAISE HIS COUN.
n TRY TO A. FOuRTH-CLASS
r., NAVAL POWER. f
(By Publishers Press.)

. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.-The
Turkish government has placed an
order for an armored cruised with the
Cramp Shipbnilding Company, of
Philadelphia. Orders for two other
protected cruisers have been placed
in France, and it is expected that
still others will follow shortly. The
Sultan is ambitious to raise Turkey
to the position OF a fourth class naval
power, and this accounts for the ac-
tivity In ordering new vessels.
At the same time steps are being
taken toward increasing the efficiency
of the army. The order for quick
firing guns which was placed with
Germany some time ago, has been in.
creased TO $50 batteries. Every army
corps in European Turkey Is to be
supplied with these rapid fire guns.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Boyhood Of Great Men.

Chicago Tribune.l
The subject of this, sketch was born
In village near Heidelberg, Ger.
many. early in the later half of the
eighteenth century.
Even as child he was noted for
his thrift and for his investigating
turn OF mind.
One day he killed a neighbor's cat
that had been eating his young chick.
ems. He skinned the cat, took the
hide to a dealer. and sold It for d
pfennis.
"Gce!" he exclaimed. There Is
money in furs. Some day am going
to deal i nthem as a regular bust
ness"
Years afterward, that boy, having
grown to manhood and emigrated &c
America, became the John Jacob AS
Tor Of commerce and the founder Of
one Of the wealthIest and most arts
:ocra,ic English families of the pres
eat day. III. .-E
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03

J! I'Rl I / / !
News AAll1i1e 1t Is News From
Over the River.

was wrong in his immediate locality,
one by one they would withdraw,
leaving him finally alone. Then cas-
ually dropping into another crowd
gathered at some other point, tho
same process would be repeated, indi.
eating by the shifting OF their olfac.
tory organ that they could not endure
the kind ofHperfume he carried with
him. These repeated withdrawings
from him became embarrassing In
time. And .at length he too caught
a rising Whit like the odor from some.
thing dead, and then It was that he
quietly retired to a lonely nook to ,ex.
plore the cause and see what was
wrong In Denmark" He was moi
long In solving the mystery, however,
for MS he walked along he thrust his
hand into his coat pocket for a chew
of tobacco. And as he put It to his
mouth, oh, horrors! the stencil that
caught his nose from It made him
think of everything rotten he had
ever smelled. He hurled the tobacco
away over the bank into the river
then he thrust his hand back into his
pocket when 10, he drew forth a piece
|of half melted limberger cheese
cheese. which he accuses Dutch Wat
kins of having placed there while In
his restaurant. for a practical Joke
1t was too practical to enjoy 10 sa,
the least. even II II was funny or in
tended to he SO, for 1t not only ostra
cised him from his friends one by one
but now with both his clothes and
hands saturated by It's vile stencil
he fain would have withdrawn from
himself II he could until got rid Of 1t
The last seen of him he was still Sit
ting alone, waiting 10 settle matter.
up. with Dutch. but who after getting
him In this painful dilemma and odiun
with his friends, had quietly slipped
away 10 take Il nap, leaving Charlie,
to mediate upon his misery all alon,
tnsought and undisturbed. BIZ,
Charley is revcngefnl bugger, an,
will stop at nothing to get even Sc
that We fear the worst is not over, ant
cannot be with Charley at least, unit
he Is thoroughly disinfected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Y O!UlN''l!G |
AIDED lA'THER.
FRIENDS DECLARE 70 UNe MAN
r. GAVE 8s4oo, 900 TO HIS PAR: 81
- ENTfW HEN IN TROUBLE.

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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May S.-That
Frank G. Bielow's son, Gordon, was
responsible for his fathers downfall
is not only denied by some OF the
bankers friends, but 1t is reported
that the elder Biglow was aided in
his transactions by money which
Gordon Biglow had made in wheat
speculation. The extent to which
the son Is said to have aided the faith.
er Is estimated at 100000.
Aareward Of $1,000 has been offered
for the arrest Of Henry G. Col, 4llfor
mer assistant cashier in the First
National Bank. Coll disappeared on
the day The defalcation OF Biglow4be.
came known, and up to this time has
succeeded in eluding arrest.
Mr.. Biglow walked down, town to
;lay and had short conference with
John C.. Brodhead, one of the heirs OF
the Brodhcad estate, Of which Mr.
Biglow was executor. Bislow is un
der the constant surveillance of a de
tectiyc, his sons house, where he Is
staying, being watched night and
lay, and when the banker leaves the
residence tie officer follows at a lit
lie distance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
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West of Warrington, this county
the Delmar OIL Company has com:
pleted It's .No.s12 on the J. Z. and j A.
]. Hays farm, and has a 40-barrel pro-
ducers in. the 3o.foot sand, Sthe
same district, j. E. Carnahan has
completed No. 8 on the Baker heirs
farm, and has producer good for 40
barrels day in the same formation.
Near West Union, Doddridge coun.
~, the Carnegie Natural Gas Com.
pany has completed a second test on
the E. A.sJones farm, and has good
gasser In the Gordon.
In the Salem district, Harrison
county, the Salem Oil Company has
completed its test on the s. Broad,
water farm and has a show fora 90,
barrel producer in the Gordon. In.
the same district the South. Penn vOil
Company has completed It's test on
the French-Gain farm, and has very
light Dumper. The Carnegie Natural
Gas Company has drilled its test on
the. E. a. Barnes farm into the Cor.
don eight feet, and the well Is spray
Ing some oil. The Independent Oil
Company has drilled its test on the
Israel Bailey farm through the Cor
don, and the hole has filled up / 1900
feet with oil. The Whalen Oil Com.
pany has completed Its test on the
Whalen lot, and the hole has filed up
$500 feet with oil. a
On the cast side OF the Folsom dis.
trict, in Harrison county, the South
Penn Company has completed its test
on the W. c. Fowler farm, and has a
very light show in the Gordon. The
Wyoming Development Company's
test on the F. NJ. Clifford farm is very
light producer.
South OF Littleton, Wetzel county.
the South Penn Company has drilled
It's test on the Maria 10y farm
through Tie Gordon, and has no show
for a producer. In the Pine Grove
extension the South Penn Company
has drilled No. S on the Pitman &
Yeater farm II feet into the stray,
and has little oil.
Near Uniontown, Wetzel county
the Hope Natural Gas Company has
drilled It's test on the Titus Lemun.
Won farm into the AIaxon, and has de,
veloped a light gas pressure. 1t is
now drilling TO the lower sands. Near
Bula, Monongolia county. the South
| Penn OIL Company has drilled its old
No. on Tie Elizabeth Wylie farm In.
TO the fourth sand, and has light
sasser. alr..
Near Burton, in Church district
Weize county, the Fisher Oil Com
pany has completed Its No. II on the
John Maple farm. and has a 5.barrel
producer In the Mlaxon sand.
IN the Wick district, Tyler county,
the Garter Oil Company has drilled It's
No. 10 on the J. NJ. Ankrom farm. in.
to the Big lnjun sand, and has a show
for a .5o.barrel producer.
In the Petroleum district, Richie
county, the Clark Oil Company has
drilled its No. II on the Volcano tract
down to the Big lnjnn, and has a
show for a five.barrel pumper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
The Quiet Life.
BY Austin DobsOn.

BY Austin DobsOn.
Even as one in city pent,
Dazed with the stir and din of
Drums on the pane In discomfort,
And sees the dreary rain come
Yet, through the dimmed and drippin'
glass,
Beholds, in fancy, visions pass
or spring that breaks with all her
leaves,
OF birds that build in thatch and
or woodlands where the throstlt
calls,
or girls that gather cowslip balls,
or kline that low and lambs that cry,
or wains that jolt and rumble by,
or brooks that sing by brambly ways
or snnburned folks that stand am
gaze.
or all the dreams with which mer
cheat
The stony sermons Of the street
So, in its honor, the artist brain,
Weary of human ills and woes,
Weary of passion and of pain,
And vaguely craving for repose.
Deserts awhile the stage Of strife.
To draw the even, ordered life,
Tie easeful days, the dreamles
nights,
Inc homely round OF plain delights,
The calm. unambtioned mind.
Which all men SEX and few men find
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Rises BY Promotion,

a William Davis, Of Piltsbury,
1elsni 'r law of DR.. NJ. F. Bailey, Of
N'giat.l street, has recently been pro.
mtoted jito lieutenant Of detectives for
the Monongahela division Of tho
esnpnsy y. railroad. He is only 81
n years years Old but for the past ten years
mas Shad I such successful career in
thea a line {of his work as secret detec.
taye; that that # has won for him this mer.
SSited promotion i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
IS FATHER OF 2s.
Yoder Deties Somerset or Cambria
Counties to Beat Record.

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, May 3.-"If
there is father In Somerset or Cam.
bria counties who can beat this, lei
me hear from him. was IS years old
yesterday and on Thursday of last
week my wife presented me with a
fine daughter. making a grand total
of &c children--11 boys and Is girls
The author of this remarkable chal.
lcnge is J. ]. Yoder, drayman who
conducts an overland freight line be.
tween Johnstown, Windber and Scalp
Level. -I 2s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
"a 2 ainful Dilemma

M Charles \; -. Martin came into the
Sly: Y from his country home yesterday
AZ ft e lIls g to see a man on business
N waiting for his return from
across the river Charley migrated
4 Irl'1t Y the restaurants and mingled
With his Ms friends upon the STREETS. Al
ssslengt he noticed a quizzical expires.
8sio al upon the faces Of those nearest
et 31:l him IN followed with a frown on
thelr brow when with a snbdued
shining @ ne nose as Is methine
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Trenton Plumber Heir to $500, ooo.-

Trenton Plumber Heir to 100000.
TRENTON, N. j., May 3.-William
Dickinson, plumber, received let
ter yesterday from London, England.
telling him that he had inherited
sSoo'ooo by the death Of an uncle
there. He will leave Trenton in "a
lew days to claim the legacy, but he
declares he will hold fast to his
business here until he ID assured
there here Is no possibility of a slip. How.
ever eve he anticipates no trouble, for he
was the fayorite nephew OF the uncle.
WINS was the manufacturer and land
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03

In honor OF the great COMPOSER
Doiizettf, museum is to be erected
al bersamo, his native place. Baron.
ess Basoni.Sco,ti will supply the fur.
ni'rre of the room in which Donizet,i
died.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03

Mr. AMI Mrs. Charles Thorley, of
New YORK. have purchased large
mouse and grounds a, Clayerack, n,
T. and have decided it to the Free In.
duStrlal School for crippled children
of their city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Personal Notes.

The pope recently received a dele.
CATION OF, Spanish women who pre-.
scented for the pontifcal blessing n
crown for the Madonna del Pillar of
the value Of 100000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
For Sale.

Complete outfit Of household and /
kitchen furniture. Also canned fruits
before the 21st of March. 5O4 Mer.
chant street, over 0. B. Levelle's
store. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
q Raac,k ID His office.

9. Boyd !, clerk for W., s. Thomas,
returned for duty after a brief
visit with friends at Pleasant Valley,
While gone he attended on Sunday
at Plsgal. the funeral Of Mrs. Phoebe
Steele Of Little Falls, who was 50
years old and highly esteemed in the
gcommnnitySby all who knew her.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Changing OF With Another.

Nc Miss Saddle Crockett one OF the
nurses at the City Hospital, left for
Morganto@n yesterday afternoon
where Sllel1s Sshe goes to take the place Of
sI in nursing Judge ]. ]. Brown,
Who has been seriously I'll all of the
S&past winter This makes the third
3 4 nurse In succession furnished for him
from The CitysHospital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Indicator.

Is reported by an eye witness
that asman was in the city yesterday
10 secure railroad hands and teams
sfor5t vicinity Of Belington. and Of
fering to pay the Transportation of all
who vent. Who the man was our in.
afto,rmant Sdid not learn, although he
saw him and Sneard lis proposition,
Thisss shows atSleast that the Wabash
project has net yet died. as many
would have us believe, but that the
COMPANY rs slowly forging It's way III
this direction, and indicates that /,
will vet sreao h;ls in time II It does not
get switched OFF the track.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03

Nice home grown potatoes N
cents per bnshel. ], s, Pople, First
ward. i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Gone Back West.

s Robert Higinbotham.t Of Elkhart
Indiana, after a two weeks visit with
his parents and friends in the city.
returned TO Elkhalt on Monday morn.
ling, here he proposes to embark in
}b b suited to his present ca.
pacsty Although MANNED for. life in
one hand. yet!bes has greatly improved
since the operation, and will yet be
able osesucessfnlly fill many avoca.
5stions frs life. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03

Nice home grown potatoes 40
cents per bnshel. J, s. Pople, First
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03

4: Gut flowers for school closing 4 d,
Halls Flower store Il 81 M 81 y,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
! y pW.la1rd Business Tendency.

The silax Stone Company made
sale Of two carloads OF stone this
week, one for Alonongah and the 9th,
sers for Warrington. which were ship
ped yesterday Merchants also note
an increase of sales this week over
those OF last week for tile same days,
While there is "a slight movement in
the way OF real estate deals.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
Getting Ready.

The cleaners, carpenters and paint.
sers3 are all busy! renovating, repairing
and srepainting the passenger and
freight depots inside and out. getting
read for the great ovation to be
given III honor Of General Manager
Thomas Fitzgerald upon the day Of
his coming to our city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-03
q. wilson and family moved yes.
eraay from sterchant street TO State


teFaay from Merchant street to State
stree, IL "a ; s53
William GWyn. 10 merchant OF Tri'
ttne, and his daughter, were business
Scall ers in The city yesterday.
Nose Harris, the; depot porter WHO
was d party the unfortunate fam.
lily episod referred to not long since,
moved ION State TO Mill street yes,
stsrda sl$s 559f5s
Urban Doollttle. Of Forksburg. came
the city yesterday with the expec.
tat ion ofs entering the employ OF the
ii Express Company to-day.
VIII Shaw, Of Jacob street is re.
pain ting the outside woodwork Of J.
III. Leonard's Water street business
block and residence apartments.
!. ssi..g Griffith and Jim Means are
repainting the Harry Shaw property
at the corner Of Merchant and Gutrey
streets. greatly improving It's appear
ance.
i4Tdsf3h kalLg = n Ala, o ,lu 4.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-27
BY FINE AND osTRACIsM.

Washington, July 22.-The depart
ment of state has received report
from Samuel L. Gracey. American
consul at Fuchau, China, on the meet
ing had by Chinese merchants at
Shanghai, May 6, to discuss the
American exclusion laws and the
Chinese boycott of American goods.
The society most active in this ques
ton was the Jen Ching MAN Mirror)
Literary Society of Shanghai.
More than 200 people attended and
adopted resolutions declaring that
they would stop consuming or order
ing American goods; that the natives
who worked for American merchants
or who were engaged in the transpor-
tation of American goods, would ask
for higher wages; that the privileges
given to the "Hehsing Company for
building a railway should be with
drawn, and that any Chinese mer-
chant found to deal secretly in Ameri.
can goods, not only would be fined
but socially boycotted.
thorough investigation of the sale
of American goods, especially OF
American kerosene oil and American
clothes, was called for. and the sup
port of impartial American newspap
ers, and missionaries in the efforts
to remove the exclusion laws was
urged. The printed proceedings OF
the meeting have been spread wide
ly through all classes of Chinese So
ciety
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-27
AIDS NATURES WORK
EFFECT OF AcETYLENE RAYS ON
GROWTH OF PLANTS.
Grow to Twice Actual Weight of
Those Exposed to Sunlight Only
Latest Victory for This New and
Beautiful llluminant.

The experiments recently made at
Cornell University prove that the
beautiful rays from the gas. acetylene,
are as effective as sunlight on the
growth of plants, and this may soon
become a subject for serious consider
alton by all progressive cultivators of
the soil.
The results of the experiments are
astonishing, inasmuch as they show
conclusively the great increase of
growth attained by supplementing
1.-The Light of Nature" with THE
Light of Acetylene" during the hours
in which the plants would otherwise be
in darkness. For instance, a certain
number of radish plants subjected to
acetylene light during the night, grew
to twice the actual weight of the same
number of radishes given daylight
only, all other conditions being equal,
and peas had blossonled and partially
matured pods with the help of acety-
lene light, while without the added
light not even buds were apparent.
Acetylene is already taking its
rlace as an illuminant for towns from
a central plant, for lighting houses.
churches, schools and isolated build
ings of all kinds, and it is being used
successfully for many other purposes.
A striking and important feature of
acetylene is the ease and small ex-
pense with which it can be made
available compared with the great ad
vantages derived from its use. The
machine in which the gas is gener-
ated is easily installed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-27
CHANGED HUSBAND.
wife Made Wise Change in Food.

Change of diet is the only way to
really cure stomach and bowel trouble.
A woman says:
MY husband had dyspepsia when
we were married and had suffered
from it for several years. 1t was al
most impossible to find anything he
could eat without bad results.
81 thought this was largely due to
the use of coffee and persuaded him
to discontinue it. He did so. and be-
gan to drink Postum Food Coffee. The
change did him good from the begin
ming, his digestion improved; he suf
fered much less from his nervousness,
and when he added Grape-Nuts food
to his diet he was soon entirely cured.
my friend, Mrs. -, of Vicks-
burg (my former home) had become
nervous wreck also from dyspepsia.
Medicines had no effect, neither did
travel help her. On my last visit home,
some months ago. l persuaded her to
use Grape-Nuts food. She was in de-
spair, and consented. She stuck to it
until it restored her health so com
pletely that she is now the most enthu-
siastic friend of Grape Nuts that ever
knew She eats it with cream or dry,
just as it comes from the package
keeps it in her room and eats it when
ever she feels like it.
81 began eating Grape-Nuts food,
myself, when my baby was two
months old, and 1 don't know what
should have done without it. My ap-
petite was gone, l was weak and nerv-
GUS and afforded but very little nour-
ishment for the child. The Grape-Nuts
food, of which l soon grew very fond,
speedily set all this right again, and
the baby grew healthful, rosy and
beautiful as mother could wish. He
is two years old now and eats Grape
Nuts food himself. l wish every tired
young mother knew of the good that
Grape-Nuts would do her"
Names given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich
There's reason.