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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
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g AZ bride who finds a spider on hes
wedding dress may consider herself
blessed. Z, \ 4: \
s;lf$3the bridegroom carry a miniature
horseshoe in his pocket he will al:
&ays have good luck. Y 4 81
No bride or bridegroom should lie
given telegram on their: way Is
church. A Is positively a sign Of evil VII
II the wedding ring Is dropped dur
Ing the ceremony, the bride may as
VIII wish herself unborn, for she will
always hayesill luck.
Kiss a$bride right after the cere.
mony, and before the newly made
husband has a chance ID do SO, and
you will have cxeellenhtuck through.
ont the year. .ss=
Maidens eager TO wed should give
dish water heated oSthe boiling
point a wide BERTH It means that
they Will not marry for a long time /:
they attempt 70 cleanse dishes in
water so hot.
8 should a bride perchance see a
coffin while being driven 10 the rail.
way station prior=4to denarting upon
neF Wedding tour she should order
the diryerto turn back and start owes
asnln. or else she will surely meet
with bad luck. ff$5 stsS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
Grand Opera House To.nlaht. .

A play that has attracted a great
deal Of attention among thearegoers
ihepasti.hree seasons is Sat the Old
Cross Roads" which has been pre-,
scented by Arthur c. Aiston's strong
company Its engagement at 1.-THE
Grand Opera House, New York Cits.
was one Of the most successful of any
played on the entire season at that
popular playhouse the big theatre
being packed nightly to its utmos.
capacity. Il is not a play Of the
blood and thunder order, but Instead
.s5 one which tells a heart story Of
great, interest, relieved BIZ plenty o.
fright comedy. The play will he
seen here tonight. tx S ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
Meetings Progressing.

The extra services at the Diamond
Street NJ. p Church are still in prog,
.ress, being conducted by the pastor,
assisted by his brother, Rev. William
King, of Moundsvllle. The meetings
are not only well attended, but arc
accompanied with increasing inter
est and Will be continued during The
present week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
The Pipe Again Mended.

William Hazlett, the diver from
Ptttsburs, whom our water commits.
s sioner secured, made one dive on
Sunday, as before stated, and located
the leak in the water pipe spanning
the river. Yesterday he went down
four times and put on as many sad.
dies and ciamped them, occupying
about gthree.quarters OF an hour each
rip down. The. water was extreme.
iy cold, and when through zwithsili,e,
last last one, broughtlip and u released ;als
q from his rubber silit. his whole boas
was was chilled and quiyering like an
aspen l9 n leaf. HIS hands, too, MI ieh
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
Painful Accident.

I. w Radcliffe, corner of Haymcnd
and Market street, while down ut
Morgantown few days ago. leaped
on The train in front OF factory in
the First ward, where there CHANGED
TO be debris scattered about the
ground and ran nail into his. foot,
from which he is still suffering and
compelled to 90 on crutches.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14

John O. Lcyelle, of Merchant
street, is arranging to be ready at
once for the supply Of all kinds OF
stone from his quarry for building
purposes, including door ana. window
sills. steps and ruble worlt-anythins
needed in the line of building mate.
rial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
Suffering From Relapse.

!. /. Henderson, Of Market street,
upon pom recovering from typhoid fever,
IS. eii. fer TesRperat Rablrri.
ing home heSwent2to@wori; too soon ;t,t,i.
and ana by reason of exposure thereby
took tool! relapse: From this he Isl still
and therefore has Y lost
~ With, lthln sth .ss pas few days more than
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
New Family Arrival.

W, S, Thomas moved the house.
hold goods of Mrs. Gusslc CohilI. IF
Ciarlisburg, yesterday, from the depot
to jackson street. where the family
expect to reside in the future.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
Citizens Dollar SAVINGS Bank.


Six and aShalf acres o. Hand one
mile from Minersyille, good Broom
house, stable and other ontbuiIdings,
plenty Of good fruit, water piped into
house-sixteen and "a hal acres adj
Joining also for sale Il desired! Apply
to y: s.. WALKER,
y s: East Park
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14

"A l77l n n ~ -
were unprot ected; 5feEa swollen.
cracked open Between the fingers.
and q eding But he got the leaks
ls3toppe and no Els hoped thatsws
may have plenty 81 water i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14

young man with many warm friends.
both in this community, ana in Ne.
braska, where he recently died 50
suddenly.
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aasch Arrested on Baehe's Complaint.

5aseh Arrested on Rache's Complaint.
~ was on complaint Of J. S. Bache
4 Ct,Sthat Jules Basch, Who operated
as inles Basch & Co., was arrested
on Saturday by Postoftice Inspectors;
Bache & Co. fearing the similarity II
names would injure them. Bascl
was held by Commissioner Shields for
examination.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14

forlthe N.small chans 4: 4 y as "a rule,
the dollars will take Scaresofs them
! Selves. Persistent saving OF small !
amounts. ll.help you reaehEth goal
sof success, Open an account with
us while youS have this matter I'M
mind 10 1t to-day.
sa y Your lmoneyIis' abso lutely safe here
and draws \ per cent interest; Come
40 and see us. Il
Citizens n q Dollar Savings Bank.
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Travis lntermeint

& The latiyes and friends of MOI.
II TIE rr.7,li,.s.
iron the 4 z OF his brother; e.
y Travis on iarketS street, at 8 O'clock
this morning IS aldng them to Mt.
Sebo for terment In the church
cemetery this afternoo II He Vas "a a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14
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The West avlrginian respectfully
solicits Job printing Of all & kindi.!
Neat work at reasonable sprIceg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14

Aikenyof East Park
avenue has been sick for some Gays,
with general debility and stomach
troIble &
Mrs George From. of AIonongalia
eonnt with her little daughter, is
xisi ting 5herparents, Mr. and Mrs. w.
IN &; MorroWs corner of Water and Mer.
chant streets.
Miss Elsie Thomas. OF Merchant
street who has been sick for a week
pas on duty again at her fathers
ottlce on Parks avenue.
Albert Crowl reports that he has
The contract for constructing an Of.
stice and storage building for r. D..
Fleming on Sixth street
d; evils Feinbert leftilast evening for
Cleveland; Ohio, in response to a
message announcing the serious ill.,
ness of his father.
MIS-; Nancy j. Raymond, OF Clay
Gentfe, Kansas. IS in the city visiting
the Ehome of her brother, Andrew
Sterllng, OF Newton street.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14

l have some fine lots In II Morrow
Place YET. q; +. II =. Lanhnm. 3ss 81;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-14

Al Music sung in THE Beauty Doc.
tor tor, on sale only at Marion Piano.
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3. S. AMOS,
Short Term.

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Charles Howard is aspeciallst ona1
chlldren's photographs. Z q
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OF principle research and nm
extended success in the
OF al affections chronic simple and complex ranging
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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
Boers Still Fighting.

Commandant Jan Louw, the Boer Of
ficer who refused to lay down his arms
when his fellow countrymep surren-
dered to the British and who fled to the
Longberg Mountains. on the borders Of
German West Africa, with his band OF
burgher fighters, has been successfully
resisting the combined English and
German forces in South Africa for
more than two years. In June, 1902.
when the Boer army capitulated, Louw
fed with only about 300 men. Within
the first year, however, this number
was increased to 1000, and to-day he Is
said to have a combined force of 5000
sturdy warriors under his command.
Many Beers still believe that their
country can be reclaimed and many Of
them look to Louw as the man who will
start the next rebellion. There exists
an understanding among Beers and
their sympathizers that the next upris-
ing will be in 1906. and IL is also stated
that Is, 900 men have agreed to respond
to the commandant's call.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
Fgiehts Of tine AIbatross.

OF all the strange creatures seen by
travellers not the least interesting IL
the wandering albatross. This great,
feathered wanderer, sometimes measur-
ing seventeen feet from tip to tip Of his
wings, will follow q ship for days at a
time. Some travellers and sailors de-
clare that they have seen a particular
bird fly for weeks at a time without
resting. The albatross has always been
a bird Of mystery, and In ancient times
the people believed that these un-
wearying seabirds were the companions
of the Greek warrior Diomedes. who
were said to have been changed into
birds at the death of their chief.
Though the superstition about the
killing of an albatross bringing bad
luck is only a foolish one. it has served
a useful purpose for many years in pre-
venting the slaughter of these beauti-
full and gallant birds-the sailors
friends and the landsmen's wonder. Up
in dreary Kamschatka, that outlying
part of Siberia which cuts into the
North Pacific. the natives, never hav-
ing heard of the superstition about the
albatross, catch him and eat him. But
his flesh makes such poor food that,
after all, the legend may be said to
hold good, for he is indeed in bad luck
who has to make a meal of it.-Ottawa
Free Press.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
BULL.FICHTER
WILL PERFORM
SenOr Robles to illustrate
the Spanish Pastime in
WOOdward's Pavilion Ring

Senior Enrico Robles, the Spanish bull
fighter, will give an exhibition of the
sport of Spain on Wednesday night in
Woodward's Pavilion. All brutal features
have been eliminated and the fair sex
can see the daring toreador In action.
The floor of the spacious pavilion will
be covered with tanbark and q fence
six feet high will inclose the beasts.
Two bulls brought from Butchertown
will be used in the exhibition. In order
to get the animals to the pavilion six
vaqueros have been engaged, and they
will drive the beasts to the inclosure in
the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Robles has had a new costume made
for the exhibition. 1t is of blue and
gold and cost $3.50. Robles has been
fighting bulls for fourteen years. He
has been gored a number of times and
bears marks on his head and body
from attacks by the animals. He is 29
years of age and weighs 100 pounds. He
has been training for this occasion and
will enter the arena in good condition.
He Is agile and will show the specta-
tors how simple 1t is for an expert to
sidestep a rushing bull. He has given
exhibitions of his prowess throughout
the United States and has been highly
praised for his daring and clever work.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
CAIRNS TO BOX
CLEVER POWELL
Will Meet to Decide Posses
sion of the So Called
Amateur Championship

Bob Cairns, the boxer will strive to
take the so-called amateur lightweight
championship title from Lew Powell
when they meet in Woodward's Pa
vilion next Friday night before the
Hawthorne Club. Cairns is accused Of
having lodged a meeting with Mike
Synfy last Friday night. He says he
sustained an injury to his shoulder
some days since. Knowing he had to
take on Powell he preferred to skip
Synfy, whom he had already beaten,
and be in perfect shape for the more
important match.
Another good bout will be between
Rough House" Mcdonald and Frank
Mayfield. These two are sluggers and
should make things lively while in the
ring. There will be two special events
in the bantam class. Harry Tenny
meets Frank Edwards. while Harry
Baker meets Eddie Kehoe. The winner
of the last bout will be matched to
fight George Finnigan for the bantam
championship. George Curran and
Young Dempsey will battle again. Last
week the pair met and Dempsey gained
a close decision. Willie Wolff and
Charlie Dunn, two hard hitters, will
also perform. The programme will open
with Pete Sullivan and Jack Keegan.
Eddie Smith will referee the bouts.
The proceeds will be devoted to buying
new apparatus and repairing the pres
ent quarters Of the club.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
NEIL'S TRAINING
IS STRENUOUS
Tiny Boxer Goes at His
Work as Though the Fate
of a Kingdom Hung on 1t
is BUNDLE OF NERVES
Bouts in Practice With
Young Corbett Are Mar
yels of Ring Realism
is BUNDLE OF NERVES

Despite the heavy downpour large
crowd visited Boxer frankie Neil at
his training quarters, near San Rafael,
yesterday and saw him go through his
training work. The most exciting
item on the card was a three-round
bout with Young Corbett.
Neil is so full of fight that he never
thinks of boxing, so all kinds Of ex-
citement and ring realism were
thrown into the bout. Neil is a bundle
of nervous energy and there is a zip
and a sting to his blows that are not
looked for in boxer of his inches.
Corbett is such willing boxer that
the pair put up a sensational bout.
Neil has speed and class over Dick Hy-
land, his next opponent, which the
latter expects to offset with strength
and hitting power.
Neil is still of spidery build, but his
muscles are like tempered steel. He Is
putting on little weight at San Ra-
fael and expects to scale III pounds
on the day of his fight. This will give
Hyland an advantage Of nearly five
pounds, as the agreed weight Is 122
pounds.
Neil will have no excuses to offer on
the score of condition, as Frank Nc
Donald is giving him every attention.
- SCCAllS cliliOot do5uA Cd LIlIt AOhh6
Corbett and Battling Nelson will meet
before the Hayes Valley Club next
month. Both men are holding out for
a return match with Britt, but that
astute young man has an easier and a
more remunerative fight in view. He
wants Jabez White, whose last M
portant fight was with Spike Sullivan,
whom he defeated in fifteen rounds in
June, 1902. AS this was two and a half
years ago 1t is not likely he Is UP to
the present bruising style Of milling.
With Britt out of the way, 1t Is ex-
pected Nelson and Corbett will have
no difficulty in reaching an understand
ing. Corbett has been at Billy Shan
mons, near San Rafael, for several
weeks building UP his health. He has
gone through his regular exercise, but
with no thought of actual training. He
lives temperately, his only relaxation
being a visit to the theater in this city
once each week. From appearances he
will be in better condition than at any
previous time he has fought here. That
he Is still a favorite with the ring pa
irons is shown by the enthusiastic re-
ception he is given whenever he is a
spectator at a fight. The climate of
Marin County agrees with him and the
weight comes off easily. He always
had trouble in this respect at the beach,
the hardest work yielding but small
results.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
LORD CURZON REBUKED
BY HIS AIDE-DE-CAMP
Incident That Reveals Ill Feeling Be-
tween Viceroy and His
Brother in-Law.

LONDON, Jan. 22-If Lord Curzon
had had his way it is doubtful wheth-
er his aide-de-camp, the Earl or Suf-
folk, would have married Miss Daisy
Letter. The Earl is a man of a most
independent nature, and it is well
known that such men cannot get on
comfortably with the Indian Viceroy.
The autocrauc manner of Lord Cur
zon never ruff1ed the Earl, and when
others shook and shivered at the
sound of his voice his aide would view
his most violent outbursts with the
utmost complacency.
One day they were on a bear hunt
ing expedition IN India, and after
fruitless search for nearly a whole
day were on the point of returning
home when Lord Curzon esp1ed
young animal crouching behind tree.
Now the etiquette of bear hunting in
India requires that the animals should
be dispatched with special kind Of
dagger. On seeing the young bear,
however, Lord Curzon lifted his rifle
and shot the animal dead.
That's a cowardly thing to do"
angrily shouted the Earl; you ought
to know that sportsmen do not use
their rifles on bears except in cases OF
exceptional emergency"
Lord Curzon, red with rage, walked
rapidly up to the Earl and, standing
face to face with him, demanded an IN
stant apology. do you dare call me
a coward?" roared the Viceroy.
"You are not playing the game,
quietly responded the Earl, and with
that Lord Curzon turned around. left
the party and went home alone. Every
body thought that Lord Suffolk was
going to be cashiered, but 1t afterward
transpired that Lady Curzon had a
high opinion of the Earl and that 1t
was she who was really responsible for
retaining him on the Viceroy's STAN.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
ST. MARKS CATHEDRAL
TO BE FULLY REPAIRED
Famous Edifice in Venice VIII Be
Given Another Thousand
Year Lease of Life.

VENICE, Jan. 22.-To thousands Of
Americans who have visited Venice,
and that vastly greater number whom
books and pictures have made fami-
liar with its beauties, the tidings that
st. Mark's-the crowning glory Of the
bridal city of the Adriatic-was in
danger of collapse, must have caused
deep regret 1t is pleasant, therefore,
to be able to convey the assurance,
obtained by personal interview with
the municipal authorities, that i'm
mediate steps will be taken to avert
what would be a catastrophe not only
for Venice or Italy, but for the whole
world.
The work of restoration and repair is
to be done in the most thorough fash
ion, while preserving intact the artistic
and ANTIQUE value of the walls and
decorations. Attention will first be di-
rected to strengthening the vaults and
foundations which have subsided Under
the tremendous weight they have to
sustain. The roof that now weighs so
heavily upon them is to be raised and
the large Internal pillars which support
them will be strengthened. There will
be no more tinkering at restoration by
patching up the worst places. The en-
tire building will be taken in hand and
given such an overhauling as will give
the old church a reasonable guarantee
of another thousand years lease Of life.
1t will cost a lot of money. but to in
sure the safety of st. Marks. Venice
will rally as one man, and If outside
assistance be needed Italy will sup
nlY IT
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
FAMOUS STATUE
TO Be MOVED
That of Charles I in the
English Metropolis Must
Give Up It's Old Position
Special Dispatch to The Call.

= LONDON, Jan. 22.-That surviving
remnant of the long lost Jacobite cause,
the Legitimist Society, views with dis
may the prospect of the removal of the
equestrian statue of King Charles I
from the conspicuous position it has
occupied at Charing Cross. Still cher
ishing the hope that one of his de-
scendants may some day GUST from the
throne the representative of the reign
ing dynasty, they are wont publicly to
testify to their faith and devotion by
decorating the statue of the :martyred
King" as they fondly call him, on the
anniversary of his execution. The con-
temptuous tolerance with which his
Majesty regards such proceedings is
shown by the fact that the annual cere-
mony takes place under the supervision
of an agent of the crown.
Standing in close proximity to the
famous Trafalgar Square, the statue
has long been a familiar one to Ameri-
can visitors TO London. Its removal
will probably be rendered necessary to
make room for the entrance Of the
new Mall from Charing Cross. The
question of finding new site for it Is
under consideration. In these demo-
cratic days few Engiishmen really
cherish any regard for the memory of
the monarch whom stout Oliver Crom-
well beheaded, and they care little
what disposition is made of bis statue
The part he played in English his
tory, 1t is felt, does not entitle him to
a position so near the towering Nelson
monument and the eff1gies OF other
heroes grouped about the square.
It would not be the first time that
the statue has been shifted. After the
King had lost his head the Common
wealth Government sold the statue to
a Holborn brazier named Rivers, with
the understanding that it should be
broken UP. Rivers was a thrifty fell
low with talent for turning things to
account. Foreseeing that time might
come when the monarcbical party
would again be in the ascendancy and
the statue would be worth considerable
money, he carefully buried 1t. Then he
set to work and manufactured lot of
knives and forks with bronze handles,
which he declared had been made from
the statue. For these he found ready
purchasers at good prices among both
Puritans and Cavaliers.
When the monarchy was restored
the willy brazier saw the chance for
which he had been waiting. He dug
up the statue and offered to sell it
back to the Government at a large
profit. The offer was accepted and the
statue was placed in its present posi-
ton in 1874.
Tt was said that the sculptor COM
mitted siuiced when it was pointed out
TO him that he had forgotten to put
saddle girths on the Kings horse.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
FOOTBALL MEN
PLAY IN RAIN
Call Off Their Match Games
and Then Indulge in Prac-
tice to Keep in Form
OCCIDENTALS FORFEIT
Refuse to Meet the Independ-
ents at Freeman's Park
Because of Muddy Ground
OCCIDENTALS FORFEIT

The tnclement weather put damper
yesterday on the ardor of the Associa-
ton footballers. The match between
the Independent and Occidental teams.
which was to have taken place at Free
mans Park. Golden Gate, and was ex-
pected to prove a fast game, was for
feited, the Occidentals refusing to play
on the wet ground. The Independents
kicked one goal and took the two
points for the match. The Independ-
ents then made up sides and played a
practice game.
At Idora Park, Oakland, the game
between the Oakland Hornets and AL
bion Rovers was postponed, the referee
considering the ground too heavy and
rain-soaked for play.
On the cricket ground at Webster
street, Alameda, the Eagles and Pick
wicks were scheduled to appear in a
match for the championship Of the
California Association Football League.
The league match was postponed and
a practice game was played. Lancas-
ter, Killinger and one or two Eagles
went home, while w. T. Bowcock and
Kirvin of the Pickwicks played for the
Eagles. In the first period the Pick
wicks and Eagles obtained two goals
each. In the second period the Pick
score at the finish was: Pickwicks,
goals; Eagles, 2 goals. The teams oc-
cupied the following positions:
Pickwicks-Moon, goalkeeper; A. e.
Bowcock and Krauskopp, fullbacks;
Waters, Warren and Miller, half
backs; Bowden, Ingranni and Robert
son, forwards.
Eagles-w. T. Bowcock, goalkeeper;
Bennett and Mckee, fullbacks: Walk
UP and Kirvin, halfbacks; w. Lee, ].
G. Croll, Churchill, W. Schultz and
Dirks (captain), forwards.