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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Women who take upon themselves
the pleasant duty of decorating their
churches may be interested in what
the bishop Of Worcester has to a on
the subject. Flowers" says the 'bish-
op, should be- useds onlysou festivals.
They should never be allowed to re-
main after they are withered. They
should be voluntary offerings. There
u no ecclesiasticai a why they
should be put in braxen jars or tor
tured into unnatural shapes. There
should not be too many of them
Leaves o. flowers should not be al
lowed to intfude themselves upon OF
near the ledge OF the pulpit 10 as to In
terfere with the preachers hands OF
books or TO hinder the proper use q
the font"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Rev. and Mrs. W. j. Eddy and little
daughter, Katharyn, started this
morning to drive to Cross Roads, Mo.
Mongolia county, where they will
spend a months vacation with Rev.
Eddy's mother.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17
FROsTBURG BRAVES
Continued From Third Page,

Continued From Third Pase.)
the pan with a nice double to middle.
Carpenter got two flies in the sew.
enth.
Lutcher led OF in three different
innings.
The whole Frostburg team went to
the bad in the second.
Buck evidently has no bad days.
They're all to the good.
w. spates made a peach catch OF
Wiliig's fly In the first.
\ Carpenter and Willig pulled Off a
lovely double steal in the sixth.
The battery hit safely in the third.
both singles and nearly in the same
place.
cosglns, first up in the first, sin.
gled but dies trying to stretch 1t to
a double.
Cap. Willig made a gallant try for
cdggins' line drive In the sixth, but
could not quite reach 1t.
swartling made his first error of
the season as a Fairmonter by a
clean nliss of Brophy's mean ground.
erI :.
"A foul from Gibbs bat went through
the grand stand screen in the sew.
enth inning, but luckily did not In
jure any one.
It's pretty tough to get a hit that
isn't a hit. Bertram SEN a nice one
to right in the eighth which Lutcher
fielded fast enough to retire him at
first.
Conner is getting fast on the bases.
Bert'am tried to get him asleep off
second and made a wild throw OF IL,
npor which Jim came all the way
With ont out in the second Jackson
made a wild throw to Conner to catch
Brophy mapping. and the runner went
to third. Buck promptly struck the
next two men out.
Big Jot Laughlin did not get a hit
in the series and his feelings can be
imagined on at least 1--WE occasions
when a hit or a long fly would have
scored one run at least. he was never
there.
The much heralded excursion from
'Frostburg did not materiallze on &C.
count of some misunderstanding with
1.-THE railroad company. The people
would not give a guarantee should 1t
have rained, but the officers of the
broad deny that this was expected, so
1t seems to have been a mfsunder-
standing all around.
F. spates pulled off a very foxy play
in the fourth that resulted In an out.
Willig was o. third when Carpenter
sent a long fly to left. At the crack
of the ball in the glove, willig was
OFF for home, and supposed he had
arrived safely. However, Spates, in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Several members OF the team are
up the West Fork to-day hunting tur
ties. They are armed with
ranging from anons to ordinary hsb-
hooks,
Bob Conway has desertes
waynesburg to reioIn Evansville
Why he jumped the latter has always
been a mystery. and his friends IN
this city are glad that he returned
and lifted the blacklist.
Billy yolght,s the Cumberland shorf.
stop. has gone back to Wheeling mn
der about the same circumstances
that Bob Conway was Induced. u
return to Evansville. namely. the
fear OF the blacklist. He was in the
game for Wheeling to-day.
Tomorrow the locals play at Frost
burg. and a holly contested game cas
be expected, us some OF their men
promised that the umpirIng they
would receive Will be OF the best thay
have. Frostburg has an oficiaI thar
is noted for his fairness. but the
chances are that he will not be ALLOW
ed to work In the Fairmont game
On "Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
the locals play at Cumberland. ana
Saturday ut Piedmont. All WIN be OF
the st.anuous sort, n VIII require
ball playing To win.
Secretary Aslcraft thlnls thai I'M
New York Giants. champions Of the
National League. may be secured Tor
a date late this season. Nothing has
been done about It yet, and no dnte
has been asked for, but a certain very
prominent gentleman OF this city.
who meets Manager McGraw al Hof
Springs every year. says that II the
Giants have an open date they WIN
come here he thinks. It seems pretty
certain that Wheeling Will be met be
fore the season closes, but that date
has not yet been naned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Ex.sherihf MA. Jolliff is fitting out
the set of Offices in the basement of
the Courthouse directly under the
present sheriff's Offices, and will move
into them tomorrow or next day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

A. /. Garrett. who has been attend.
ing school in Waynesburg, Pa, is here.
toaspend the summer vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Gar.
rett.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Miss Mary Abbott. of Maple ave.
nue., after. a two weeks vacation de-
voted to nursing a sprained ankle, is
back at her desk in the county clerks
office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

stead of catching the sphere, had ing
gled 1t for a second. with the rcsuif
that Carr was compelled to call VIII
Zig cut for Leaving the bag before
the catch was made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17
r.lk With .ankla. : M,sh.s..
Resldenee Eor Sale.

For sale cheap a I'VE roomcd house
located on a corner near proposed
new High School building. City water
and gas. Terms reasonable. Inquiru
at the West virginian Office. I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17
1.-THE RUNABOUT

Yesterday was a sad day for the
knockers at Traction Park.
The easiest thing in this world Is
not to do the things you should do.
Frestburg is reckoned a good one.
but it is not one, two. three with Fair
mont
Work was commenced on the exca.
walton for the new High School build
ing Saturday. ~
Within the next twenty days work
will commence in earnest on the Ma,
sonic Temple.
Camp Dawson will probably be the
name of the National Guard camp at
Petersburg next month.
Contractor, joseph Fuccy a y that
the Traction Company will be run
ming cars to Worthington by septem-
Der 1st:a
People who claim they know, say
that the Vanderbilt road is a sure
thing, antr tfaGaSta6i work will com
mence within sixty days.
s5E 81 T-s H.EH
The assessment of railroads in
West Virginia this year Is $4,000. 900,
an increase of 100000 over last
year. No tendency here to increase
the poor mans taxes.
1t would be very laudable IL local
business men would purchase a lot
and donate it to the State for the dor
mitory in order to preserve the beau
ty of the Normal school lot.
The Tradesman, published at Chat
tanoosa, Tenn, gives a list of fourteen
new industries which were establish
ed in this State during the week end
ing July Is, with a capital of over a
half million dollars.
Competition is not dead. Your
patronage is worth something to any
merchant in this city. If you read
the advertisements in the West vir-
ginian you will be surprised to learn
what concessions the merchants make
to secure your trade.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

MIR. and Mrs. John Clark and son.
Of waynesbnrg. Pa, arrived here SAT-.
urday from Mountain Lake Park, and,
are the guests Of Mrs. r. w. Garrett
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Hall, of the}
Fifth ward, are the happy parents Oh
F. little baby daughter which was born1
Saturday afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Miss Anna satterfeld ana BaItzor
cramer spent Sunday with friends at
smithtown. They returned last night
accompanied by Miss Grace satfer
field. who had beef. visiting friends
there for the past weelx s,r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Brooks Fleming spent Sunday in
the city with relatives.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Frestburg is reckoned a good one
but it Is not one, two. three with Fair
mont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Mrs. Florence Stevens and son
James, have returned from a tw,
weeks visit to Denver, Col.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Miss White, OF Weston, is a guest
at the home of her brother, Attorney
Kemble White. on genoni avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17
SPORTING NEWS

Several members OF the team are
up the West Fork to-day hunting tur
ties. They are armed with weapons
ranging from canons to ordinary fishr
hooks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

The easiest thing in this world is
not to do the things you should do.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Miss Finis Pinnell, of the Bon To,
store, has gone to her home at Graf
ton 10 spend a two weeks, vacation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Yesterday was a sad day for the
knockers at Traction Park.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Chester shinn has returned to Ba
timore after a brief visit with hi
mother, Mrs. Della shinn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Work was commenced on the exca.
walton for the new High School build.
ing Saturday. !,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

1t would be very laudable If local
business men would purchase a lot
and donate it to the State for the dor
mitory in order to preserve the beau.
ty of the Normal school lot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17

Within the next twenty days work
will commence in earnest on the Ma
sonic Temple.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
ORIGIN OF TARTAR HORDES
Are Composite Race With Leading Strain of
Turkish Blood
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But the Tartars are only one Of an
amazing number of nationalities that
dwell in the mountain region of Rus
STA. There are sixty or seventy tribes
inhabiting the Caucasus, speaking
bewildering variety of languages and
dialects, and Of all grades Of civiliza-
ton except high civilization.
No wonder.
The Caucasus is near the original
stamping ground of the human race.
1t is in that part of the world where
the primeval nations separated and
whence they spread over the earth.
The region gave its name to the white
race-so called, though it includes
people as dark as the Hindus. Mount
Ararat, where Noah's ark rested after
the Deluge, and whence his sons re-.
peopled the globe, is in the Caucasus
mountain system. So it is not strange
that that ancient cradle of humanity
is very cosmopolitan country. And
1t is this venerable land that Is the
home of the vast oil industry of the
Russian empire.
Tifis, the capital, and Baku are the
two leading towns of the Caucasus.
Tit1is is about the size Of Pittsburg.
Surrounding the city are rocky hills
on which monks have made their COM
munal homes-a queer contrast from
the intensely modern and strenuous
petroleum traffic that within a very
few years has sprung up at their feet.
Baku, which has about as many in
habitants as Toledo or Reading, is an
old, old Persian town made assertive.
ly new. The Russians helped them
selves to the place in Peter the Greats
time, some 200 years ago, at the ex-
pense of Persia.
Baku is worse off even than Pitts
burg and Allegheny for good water.
The townsmen are forced either to
bring their supply from far distant
wells on the backs of camels, or to
transport in tank cars from PARKWAY
rivers brackish water which must be
distilled before 1t can be drunk.
The old wall of the inner Persian
city remains, jostled by the modern
architecture Of an oil towu.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
Spanish King Has Kind Heart.

King Alfonso XIII was once touring
in his motor car near the Sierra do
Guaderrama mountains when he came
across a little group Of wanderers
drenched by heavy shower, SILVER
ing with cold, and above all disheart-
ened. The car was stopped and
questions brought out the fact that
the travellers were walking to Madrid
in the hopes of finding work. that
they had lost their way and that they
had now neither money nor food, The
king and his people gave the way
farers all their loose money and then
Alfonso babe the women get into the
motor that he might take them to the
nearest village; the men were to re-
join them on foot. Arriving at the
village what was the establishment Of
the poor creatures to see their benef-
actor hailed as the sovereign of the
country. AS he started again on his
interrupted Journey Alfonso explained
that at Madrid the wanderers were
to go directly to the palace, where he
would personally see to 1t that proper
work was found for them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
King Edward Growing PeevIsh.

Indications are not wanting that
his most gracious majesty King Ed
ward of Great Britain and. Ireland
grows old and peevish. The latest in.
cident in proof of this deplorable ten.
dency comes from Cowes, where the
king has royal residence, Osborne
house. Some repairs were to be made
in the naval cadets school near by
and his majesty asked to be shown
the plans. The architect sent with
the drawing had wart upon one side
of his nose. This Disagreement caus.
ed his majesty great annoyance and
he has demanded that the architect be
removed from charge OF the repairs.
Everybody in London is laughing at
the incident. Some OF the comic pa
pers have gone so far as to express
regret at the delicate state Of the
kings health.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
FoREsAw THE RISE OF JAPAN.
Wonderful Fulfilment Of Prophecy
Made Forty Years AGO.


The Frankfurter Zeitung quotes o
prophecy made over forty years ago
that will be read with special interest
in the light of recent events.
The prophet was Wilhelm Raobes,
the novelist. In his novel, "The For
est People, published In Frankfort In
1868, one of the characters delivers
an Grafton over the grave of traveller
in the Pacific. The prophecy follows:
Believe me, gentlemen, this is
good spot In which to lie at rest and
listen to the sound of the approaching
footsteps. Hear you not that awe.
striking tread? Hank! They come,
singly at first, then in pairs, in TWEEN.
ties, In their thousands, in millions!
Who and what are they whose giant
tread is thus fastening hither? They
are those who will yet unfold on this
spot the flag of the future. A future
when those who live shall see another
England, an England of the Pacific
ocean, arise in glory and might. To.
day we call this land Japan, land be-
fore which we stand as before dark,
unsolvable riddle.
when this time comes, potent new
nations, owning and navigating ships
of gigantic make, will traffic and inter.
mingle between the coasts of Asia and
America, as now they do between Hull
and Hamburg, between Dover and
Calais. In that age to come the power
of commerce and enlightenment will
gradually but surely destroy the an.
cient might of the sword and of tyran.
ny, and the England of the Pacific, as
the England of the North Sea in the
past, will be the principal agent Of the
new civilization"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
STATES WITH MANY COUNTIES.
Georgia Has Added to Her List
Texas Still a Record Breaker.


The Georgia legislature, which re-
Gently adjourned after a long session.
made a further addition to the num-
Der of counties in the Cracker State,
bringing up the whole number from
1877 to las.
New York with its great population
is able to get along with sixty-one
counties. while California, more than
double the size of Georgia, gets along
with fifty-seven.
What political necessity there can
be for 145 Independent counties in
Georgia, each with separate govern
ment, organization and expense, is
problem, but perhaps the reason is
the same which has added to the
number of counties in Texas, until
there are now 246. In one of them
at the presidential election Of last
year only twenty-five votes were
cast, in another 100, in another 1870
and in a fourth sixty. The propensity
to create counties in the South and
Southwest has always been marked
There are seventy-six counties in Mis-
sissippl, 119 in Kentucky, seventy-fve
in Arkansas, forty-fve in Florida and
ninety.six in Tennessee.-New York
Sun
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
As Many Chances as Ever.

There are unquestionably many op-
portunities for success now, the same
as there have been since the creation
of the world, but now, as ever, they
must be searched for. Everyone en-
counters obstacles, but it should be
borne in mind that failures are intend
ed to serve as stepping stones to sue
cess. Most successful men have been
BROKE" have met with failure, have
been discouraged and have thought,
as many others probably do to-day,
that life is not worth living" yet
their perseverance and determination
aroused their latent power and helped
them to turn adverse conditions to
good account. Those who struggle
manfully and keep up their courage
will not die without having achieved
a measure of success BETTING their
intelligence and talents. - Boston
Globe,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19
WORLDS LINES OF RAILROADS.
America Has More Than Half of the
Entire MILEAGE.

Entire Mileage.
Consul General Guenther of Frank
fort supplies the following remarkable
railroad statistics:
According to the most recent Ger
man statistics, the length of the rail-
roads of the world on Dec. 81, 1904,
was 37,105 miles, of which 27O,3S6
miles were in America, 1S7,776 in Eu-
rope, 1852 miles in Asia, 15649 miles
in Africa and 16,702 miles in Austria
lasia. OF the mileage of European
railroads Germany stands first (34,-
016), followed in their order by Rus
STA (33,2S6), France (2S,266). Austria
Hungary (24,26D, the United King
dom (22,502), Italy G0,025), Spain
(S,656), Sweden and Norway G,730).
The average cost of construction of
the European railroads per mile is
estimated at $107,577, while for the
remainder of the world the estimate
is only $59,6S0 The total value of the
railroads of the world, according to
these statistics, is $4,000, 100000 of
which the European roads figure for
$22,000,000,0 The estimate for roll
ing stock is as follows, in numbers !:
Locomotives, 100000; passenger
coaches, 225,000, and freight cars, g.
100000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19

Two proverbial expressions keep
alive the memory of the terrible peo.
pie who were once the scourge Of all
Europe: Catching a Tartar" and
Scratch Russian and you find Tar.
tar" zone of the puzzles Of history
has been the origin Of the fierce ma
ton, which, under the conqueror Chen
ghis Khan, once grabbed Russia by
the nape of the neck and shook the life
almost out of it, as a dog seizes and
shakes rat.
Most of the Tartar hordes swept
back to their Asiatic Businesses; some
remained and mingled and intermar.
ried with the Muscovite people
enough, indeed, to justify the saying,
Scratch a Russian and you find a
Tartar" And that phrase expresses
the notion that the clothes Of the Rus
sian conceal the heart of savage.
The Tartars are usually regarded as
a Monaghan people, but there is not
much Mongol blood in the present race
of Tartars. 1t is true they get their
name from the ancient Mongol tribe
of Ta-Ta, so to be strictly correct you
should omit the first ST" from the
tribal name. But the Tartars are a
composite race, and the leading strain
in them is Turkish. They are scat
tered over much of Western Asia-in
Siberia, Turkestan, Persia and the
northern part of Turkey in Ausia, be-
sides the Caucasus region, where they
are now making trouble. They are
Mohammedans, hence their proclama-
ton of a "holy war" against Russia.
Yet polygamy is dying out in this
sturdy race in spite of their hatred Of
Christians.
OF course, large numbers of Tar.
tars still lead a rowing life like Bedo-
uins and Kurds, taking their herds of
cattle from one pasture land to an
other. But it may surprise you to
hear that most Of the race in the eau
casus region are quiet, steady and
usually peaceable farmers and garden
ers and herdsmen. And when they are
gardeners they are excellent ones, far
surprising their Russian neighbors.
They almost live on watermelons,
which they eat with that other STAFF of
life, bread.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19

IS<S<-1 ~ (-N~<-6SZ
twelve years old he had begun his
artistic work and was sending
sketches TO Yankee Notions, one Of
the first of American illustrated pa
pers. Although only eighteen years
old when the civil war broke out, he
was commissioned by Frank Leslie's
and Harper's Weeklies to accompany
the army of the Potomac.
After the war he began lecturing.
and 1t was at this time that he origt
mated the "chalk talks"-a popular
lecture with an accompaniment Of
rapid illustrating. For three years he
occupied the chair of esthetics and
painting in Syracuse university, and
at that time became editor of Judge.
which position he held during the
Blaine campaign.
About this time Mr.. Beard began to
feel that the power Welded by car
toonist should be exerted In other
directions than those OF social and
political reform. He therefore turned
aside from his humorous and political
work and became interested In Sun,
day schools and the Chautauqua move
ment, in connection with which much
of his best known work has been
done.
About twenty years ago he began
illustrating for the Rams Horn, q
religious weekly published in Chicago
In 1890 he became one of the editors
of the paper and for the last fifteen
years had been devoting his entire
time to this work.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-19

Caleb Powers, once secretary of
state of Kentucky, now in a cell in the
Newport, KY, jail for completely in
the murder of Gov. Goebel, receives
the homage of many Kentuckians,
though he has been convicted of an in
famous plot. His cell is furnished
plertifully, but plain. A typewriter
and desk, trunks, chairs and a rug
help some. A cheap curtain tries to
hide the iron bars of his cage.
Powers looks like highly educated
southern gentleman. Five years of
prison life and suffering have wilted
him, His voice is weak and he has
that awful prison pallor and purple
lips
The following is his daily routine
of prison life:
Arises $50 a. m. Shave and toilet.
Commences work at $3.50 a. M, an
swering correspondence.
Breakfast at a. M, on whole wheat
flakes, waters, matted nuts, toast and
milk.
Reads until 9 a. m.
Walks until 10 a. m. in the Jail cor
rdor.
Rests half an hour.
Works from 1890 a. m. to 1 p. m.
Pitches baseball in corridor and
runs soldiers double time until D. m.
Rests half an hour.
Works until p. m.
Dimes at p. m. H.
Walks until $50 p m.
Rests half an hour
Works until p. m.
Exercises with Indian clubs and
machine and pneumameter until 10
p. m.
Retires at 10 p. m.
Receives visitors from 2 o. m. to
7 p. m.
His work consists Of reading and
writing. His correspondence averages
five to twenty-five letters a day.
Powers says this about his mother:
"A Drawer, nobler, more generous
heart has never found Judgment In
human breast than my mothers. There
is scarcely enough cruelty in her
whole being to brush the down from
butterfly's wing. Her life is as un
selfish as the kiss of the summers
sun. Her children have been her
world; for them she has lived "-Chi
cago Journal.