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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
LOST HIS JOB
BY DISOBEY-
ING RULES
ASSISTANT U. s. TReAsuReR DIS.
MISSED sEcAuSE OF VIOLA
TioNs OF CIVIL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-President
Roosevelt this morning removed from
Office William S. Lieb, United States
assistant treasurer, at Philadelphia, fo.'
violations Of The civil service rules.
The Presitlent wrote Mr.. Licb Ions
letter setting forth the reasons for his
actions and gave 1t out for publication.
Among other things he says:
at appear; 10 re very clear that
there has been constant and consist,
ent effort on our part to evade the
provisions Of civil service law; to ham
per It's workings, as far as possible and
to obstruct in every way the action OF
the commission.
''ln your case II seems to mo clearly
established tlat you have sought con.
to take advantage OF every
kind OF technicanty in order to avoi
out the law in good faith. BY
taking advantage Of these technicali
ties you have kept upon the roll In al
most. continuous positions. certain OF
your own relatives. and at least one
person whose appointment was eyi-
IDENTIFY press"l merely for political rea-
sons, instead Of making all proper ef-
fort'to carry out the law, as 1t applies
to appointments within the classified
service"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
FAY EVERSON and GEORGE billiard
MADE ANOTHER spar FOR
SWEET FREEDOM
JAILER PADDLED A FAIRY

Fay Eyerson and George. Hilliarl
were turned out of their Solitary
cells in the county Jail Saturday and'al.
lowed to join the other prisoners in
the corridor, and the restoration of
their privileges was followed almost
Immediately by another attempt to
break Jail.
ABOUT fSo SATURDAY evening Mrs'
DAVIS the matron' heard a noise from
the upper gallery OF the jail which ar
reused her suspicious. she sent
Protzman, trusty, to investigate
and ne round that heavy bar next
10 the dlnner'hoie In one OF the
grazing doors mad been broken
protzman, VINO, by' the way, Is the
same man that prevented the jail de-
iiVery week ago. reported TO Mrs
Davis and she went up and closed
and locked the heavy wooden shutter
outside the grating door. Protzman
went to the sherin's office and sum
moned Jailer Davis and Sheriff Fur
bee. The officers found that an iron
strip had been torn off bunk and
using this as a pry the prisoners had
broken a piece out of one of the YER
tical bars in the grating.
Eyerson and Hilliari were hand
cuffed together and thrust back into
a cell,
Yesterday about noon Mr.. Davis
went into the iail with the intention
of taking the "cuffs- off but the two
recalcitrants got saucv and he lef,
the bracelets on About three O'Clock
in the Afternoon he came into the
iail again and told them he would take
ne shackles ON They were living on
the hpnk at tho time Win the,r hands
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
MOTHER WITNESSED
HER SONS DEATH.
8. and o. Brakeman Talking to HIs
Mother Loses Hat--In ResainIna
II Goes Under the Wheels.

PARKBRsBRG. w. va. Nov. 27.--
viii Huber. B. and o. brakeman.
got OF a freight train yesterday at
the yards to meet his mother. who
came down to see HIM After talk
Ing with her few minutes he turned
around to swing himself back on as
the train was already moving. A
gust OF wind caught his hat and lift
ed It when he went TO grab II he
slipped and fell under the wheels.
He was ground to. q pulp. HIS moth
er witnessed the accident.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
WILL HAVE TO HANG
y. 8. SUPREME COURT REFUSES
TO SAVE THE VERMONT MUIR
oEREss FROM THE
GALLoWs.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.--The su.
preme Court Of the United States to-
day declined to save Mary Mabef
Rogers. the Vermont murderess. from
the gailows.
The District Court OF the United
States for the district OF Vermont,
which was denied her application for
a writ of habeas corpus, was sustain
ed in the decision, and Mrs. Rogers
appeal was dismissed AS far as the
Supreme Court is concerned the wo.
man will have to hang December s,
the date set.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
ADVANCE SALE
For "Parsifalr Opens Tomorrow
Morning at Nine O'clock

The advance sale of seats for
"ParsifaI" opens at Christie's
drug store tomorrow morning at
nine o'clock. and from the many
inquiries received concerning
seats and prices, It promises to be
strong sale as soon as the box
is opened. Fairmont theatre
goers have never had an opportu-
nifty to sec an attraction Of the
magnitude and grandeur Of "Par-
sifal'' and It is safe to assume
that crowded house viii be the
order.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
THE Big SHOOT
THANKSGIVING DAY
WILL ECLIPSE ALI AFFAIRS, OF
THE KIND EVER PULLED
OFF IN THE STATE.

Great preparations are being made
by the Faimont Gun c,pb for thar
big trap shoot Thanksgiving pay
Invitations have been sent IN tho
sportsmen of the neighborine cities
to participate, and fine contest ia
assured. The invitation contains the
following inforamtion:
"Thinas for You to Know.
i "Programme will start nj A M
Carriages will meet Won at al,
trains and hotels and haul yon tn the
grounds free.
"You will eat turkey at 1ac,ksor
Hotel at p. M.-the guests of tho
Fairmont Gun Club.
"Monevs q, on,,o,d, .u. .,,,
divided percentage 40. 30. 90 10
1--WE will have two trans so that
all will get all the shooting tbev
want.
"Ship your shells to Frank Google
prepaid. and they will he de,ivered .t
the grounds free.
Loaded shells for sale nm the
grounds.
Lunch will be served ON the
grounds. 80 .a.-,sztg. .l,4-.
"Fairmont Gun Club wants tn make
this little shoot a social meetinp an,
is going TO trv TO please evervbody 1t
you want to shoot for targets univ a
will only cost Won 80 20 for al, dav
200 shots. II Won want to sboo,
sweepstakes. $4,000 will he the nrice
and 25 cents will be deducted from
each entrance for targets.
"Mr. Gilbert and Mr. sou,re w,,,
also be there tn entertain Won hy
showing how easy n 10 to bre,k tben,
ALL"
The "Mr. Gilbert" referred n 20
Fred Gilbert chamnion tran sbot ~
the world whose coming IN Fair.
mont for This occasion w.s arro,roaa
in the West virpinian two weeks .go
"Mr. Souire" is n crack shot from
Cincinnati; whose ann.a-.ro. u,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
Tha. ThanksalvIna Dinner.

The ladies' Of the Central Christian
Church will hold IN exchange in the
vacant room rext to the Marietta rio-
tel on Wednesday. A number OF good
things suitable for Thanksgiving dir.
ner will be on sale. +
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27

H. H. Rose left at noon for wes.
ton to visit friends over Sunday. He
is law student in the University
Morgantown Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
Eye Badly injured.

Harvey yanata came nearly losing
his right ey. shortly after noon today
While examining gas engine recently
installed In his printing ONCE ON the
South Side. AS it was, the eye was
badly damnged. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
TIE WEATHER.
Fair and Warm Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27Fore-
cast for West Virginia Increas-
ing clondlness and warmer to-
night followed by rain In western
portion in early morning. Tues
day, fair and warmer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27
so Killed lA}ERlB lABR zB|RTIi N NREtk NiRE5
Montreal. Express Running From Boston AT
Fifty Miles An Hour Crashes Into Rear
End OF Marlboro Local.
SCENE OF WRECK WAS HORRIBLE

ESasy SaoCVWouVeS, tne montreal Ex-
press leaving Bost,,n at 7.45 last nigh,
iGrtshed into the rear end of the Marl.
slboro local. standing at Bakers Bridge
station In the towE of Lincoln, crushing
itout lives and manning men, women
lsand children. Thirty persons are re.
ported dead and thirty-one injured are
at the Massachusetts General Hospital,
rthe Waltliam Hospital and at private
houses near tie scene Of the wreck.
After the crash the cars caught fire
Tapd many of the injured were burned
ITO death before they could be extri.
Gated from the wreckage. From infor.
nation at hand, the engineer of the
fist engine drawing the express ran
by a block signal which had been set
at danger by the Marlboro train.
The accident occurred in very thin.
fiy settled district. A special train was
sent from Boston and Waltham with
doctors and nurses. The Waltham sta
ltion was turned into a temporary hos
pital until q train could be made up 10
stske the deaa= land injured to Boston.
The wrecking crews worked all night
or the wreck extricating the dead and
injured. Three skulls were found on
the tracks after the wrecked locomo-
five had been removed. Another was
found shortly after 6 o'clock this morn
ing. =
The engineer who is said to have
run by the signal. and paid the penalty
with his life, is Eugene Bernard. His
( fireman named Doyle was also killed.
Both men were buried beneath tons Of
twisted iron and steel An investiga-
lion OF the wreck is to be started i'm
mediately. President Tuttle, of the
Boston and Maine road, stated this
morning that the only. explanation for
the wreck was that the engineer must
have misunderstood the signals. OFF,
scials OF the road were at the scene OF
the wreck all night and did everything
in their power to alleviate the suffer-
iEgs OF the wounded and to care for the
bodies OF the dead.
The scene Of the wreck was horri-
lie. Five members of a single family
met death in the accident. Most of
the passengers on the local were men
and women returning to, their homes
after having spent the day with
friends. sweethearts were Killed be-
fore each Others eyes, children's lives
crushed out while parents looked on
in anguish.
Reported dead:
M BARNARD, EUGENEs engineer of
express, of Charles Town.
BARRIs. WILLIAM, j., of Maynard.
;BATTLEY, JOHN, OF Maynard.
Il BATTLEY. MRS. JOHN, of May.
tnard.
CAMPBELL, MAY, of Maynard.
COLLINS, MAY, of Concord June
dion
x DOYLE, fireman of express.
GANTIER, DONOR, brakeman of
passenger, ,'os Marlboro
HAELAHAN, John, OF Maynard.
HARTWEIL, ANNIE W., 81, of Lit
s1ieeon- :, :,
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POWERS. E. L.. of Burlington, Yer
mont
\ sHAUGHNESSY. MRS. F. S.. of
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27

Miss Elizabeth watson returned
last week from visit Of several
weeks with friends in New York.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-27

Fairmont has had some good ones.
but ParsifaI ccIlpses them al.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08

had been wrong with the olock Billy
never could tell. When asked he
would only smile and raise his eve
brows high above the sightless eyes.
The episode drew general attsn-
tion to Billy aud he no longer had to
seek for work--it came to him.
Later, it was discovered that Billy
and his wife--he had married a blind
girl some years previous--were about
to lose the little homo which they
had tried to acquire as a shelter for
their helpless old age. Unknown to
either, popular subscription was
begun and the little mortgage was
cancelled. Soon Billy was able to
buy large peanut-roaster, and the
CITY council granted him permanent
use of the best corner of the public
square free of rental. Now every
body buys peanuts of Blind Billy,
and marvels at the dexterity he dis
PLAYS in making change and in regu-
lating his roaster.
Blind Billy has "won OUT" He
has a little home, a good business
and steadily increasing balance of
cash on hand. Blind and weak as he
is, he has filled useful niche in the
city's history, for he has taught the
faltering that even blind man can
conquer by the exercise of persistent
courage and patient, ceaseless indus
try.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
Ham and Eggs.

There is an amusing story relative
to some strange names among the
officials of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road. The Pilgrim says:
Mr.. Ham is the roads advertising
manager, with headquarters at Mon
treal, and the city ticket office there
is in charge of Mr.. Egg.
Because of their strange names,
the two men became fast friends and
if they chance to be out of town, as
they sometimes do, the question,
"Have you seen Ham and EggP" is
heard round both their offices. BY a
more peculiar coincidence, they both
report to Mr.. Bacon, whose chief
clerk is Brown.
Il few days ago Ham called Egg
at the latter's office. While talking
the telephone rang, and the messen.
ger hoy answered the call.
He was asked if that was the
Canadian Pacific office. Before he
answered as to that, he said, "Whom
do want, Ham or Eggp"
"Neither," was the reply, 81 want
the Canadian Pacific ticket office.
don't want any of your old ham or
eggs. Central, get that cheap restau-
rant off this wire."
Both Ham and Egg are now look
ing for that man.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
The Source Of Paper.

When we consider the number of
new books published each year, the
many magazines and newspapers of
enormous circulation, it begins to
dawn on us that great quantities of
paper are necessary to supply the
much-reading American citizen with
his books and periodicals. Large
forests are sacrificed each year to
furnish this paper, as the following
figures show:
Most of the good paper is made
from spruce tree pulp. TO get this
pulp 100000 cords of wood must
be shredded into pulp, 12,500,0OO
trees, none less than than 8 inches in
diameter, must be cut down. When
we consider that each paper is read
on the average by five people, it is nc
exaggeration to say that the paper
passing through the average Ameri-
cans hands in year represents the
sacrifice of one tree.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
vice il 4 multitude Of churches.

vice in multitude of churches.
Various devices are resorted TO, such
as musical .praise services" special
courses of sermons, etc.; but it is still
true that churches which were once
well attended in the evening are now
attenaed by a handful. Many excel
lent people are kept from a second
service by legitimate reasons, by
home duties, or Christian labors else
where; yet the prevailing reason for
thin congregations on Sunday even
ings is the preference to be some
where else than in the house of God.
Half a day for the Gospel of eternal
life they consider quite enough !;
what Mr.. Gladstone calls "the on
ceers" are fast becoming the major
ity.
Have Christians no responsibility
for the subtle growth of this new
style of Sabbath9 Do our pulpits
emphasize sufficiently the tremendous
truth that the Creator owns the Sab.
bath, and that robbery of Him means
ruin to ourselvesp Do most of our
churches keep the Lords Day as
sacred and as sweet as they ought to
doP The very life of the church of
Jesus Christ is interswined with the
life of the Sabbath; the decay of the
one means slow death to the other!
We are talking about revivals; let
US pray and work and act for re-
vival of Gods Day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
Letter to A. Gerber, WaIhaila.

Dear Sir: Two years ago Grant Smith,
Erie, Pa. painted three :saino houses
and the woodwork of a brick house.
The painter estimated $116.60 for the
paint, lead and oil.
He bought Devoe, $97.4O, and returned
$11.60. Saved $3l.10 on the paint.
Don't know the cost of the work. BY
the rule, the saving of labor would be
from $50 to 800.
On all, from $50 to $l20.
This is the tale as it comes from w. +.
Nick & Son, our agents there for forty
years. Yours truly,
81 H. w. Devoe e Co.
p. Sd. w. Bell, Walhalla; G.. w.
Gignilliat, Seneca, and Matheson Hard
ware Co., Westminster, sell our paint.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
His Waterloo.

Sister Sue-It's no use. Gertrude
says she'll never speak TO you again.
You know how sensitive she is about
her hair. Loveboy--But / don't
understand. Gertie's hair is my one
admiration. 1t is the precise tint of
auburn that I--er- Sister Sue
Well, what did you say to her when
you called to take her out in your
automobile? Loveboy-I was rather
astonished to find her on the steps
waiting for me. So | sang out,
"Hello, ready NEW York Times.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away.

w. w. Baker, of Plainview, Nebraska,
writes: "My wife had lung trouble for
over fifteen years. We tried number
of doctors and spent over thousand
dollars without any relief. She was very
low and lost all hope, when friend
suggested trying Foley's Honey and Tar,
which did, and, thanks be to this great
and enioys better I health % than % sie"kss she Bss
ever known in ten years. We shall never
be without Foley's Honey and Tar and
would ask those afflicted to Try it." Sold
by j. w. Bell, Walhafia; w. j. Lunney,
Seneca,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
Mir. Kirksey's RecommendatIo

Mr.. Kirksey writes: give positive
guarantee with every box of Rydale's
Stomach Tablets and Liver Tablets sell,
and have never been asked to refund the
money in a single instance. have used
these tablets in my family with best re-
suits, w. T., Kirksey, Morganton, N. O.
Rydale's Tablets are prepared by the
Radical RemedygC Company, Hickory, N.
c., who authorize every dealer in their
preparations to guarantee every box or
bottle of their medicine they sell. Wall
halla Drug Company.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
Straight Facts.

A whole lot of fancy phrases can be
written about remedies, but it takes
facts to. prove anything-good straight
facts. Aud the strongest fact you ever
heard is that ranpopiline is the best cure
for piles on the market. 1t cures abso-
lutely. Has healing, soothing effect
from the start.
All druggists have it for 81 jar. Ask
for Tannopiline and don't dare take a
substitute.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08

aIwish you wouldn't, pa" said the
eldest girl.
"Wish I wouldn't whatP" asked
the plain citizen.
aEat with your knife replied the
daughter; it's So"
$50 whatT' asked the old gel. sle-
man, knitting his shaggy brows.
$50 unconventional"
"Now, lookee here" said the plain
sitiEen," "I'm sixty years old and
getting older every minute, but I'm
not too old to learn. If you can
show me any way of getting gravy
ap to my mouth with fork I'm will
ing to try it. I've got to use a
knife"
"People don't do it, pa"
"You're mistaken about that. l
know heap o people that do it,"
"But not refined people, pa"
"Ireeny," said the plain citizen,
"you make me tired. believe in
being polite when there is sense to it.
Manners is manners, an / always
taught you manners when you was a
young one. l wouldn't let you grab
for the biggest piece O. pie on the
plate, and l wouldn't let you spill,
and when you drunk 1 made you
drink quiet. You wasn't allowed to
wipe your mouth on the tablecloth
or speak with your mouth full.
Them's manners. jess 80 longs l
keep my own knife on my own Wit
ties claim that's my own business
whether l put it in my mouth or
not-sin't it?"
"Well, perhaps it is, but"
"There isn't any 'but' about it.
When / took you to the city last fall
there was feller setting at table
in the restaurant where we YVES ;
dressed TO kill he was, too, and when
he got through eating he lit up a
sigareet aud wimmin setting right
there-'member that?"
"Yes, but"
"No 'buL' about it. If he'd ben a
hoy O. mine I'd have jerked him out o
the room aud taught him manners.
When that family was stayin' with
us last summer you fused because l
sat down to the table in my shirt
sleeves. The man he set down
without even vest and that was all
right. think it was all right, too,
but why is muslin any more improper
than blue and white striped flannel,
and how is belt any better than
suspendersP They're both to hold
the pants up"
"Why, pal"
81 hope you don't mean to say
that pants is unconventional, Ireeny,
you talk lot of poppycock. I'm
willing to be polite, as said, but Pm
going to use common sense about il,
and Pm going to eat with my knife
as much as dern please and I don't
want to hear any more out of you
about it. Understand that, don't
you, Ireeny?"
eyes, pa" replied tie daughter,
meekly.
- .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
How slInd Silly Cured the Clock.

Monthly
Sightless, almost from birth,
"Blind Billy" Brinkman is one of the
many obscure heroes, one of the
numerous "uncrowned kings" ig-
nored by history. His emaciated,
STOPPING figure, his thin, pallid face,
his great, green goggles, are familiar
sights 20 every citizen of Kokomo,
Indiana. Not that Blind Billy ever
asks aims; unaided, except in the
one instance herein related, he has
fought and suffered in silence, and
has finally conquered in one of the
bitterest of life's battles.
Almost twenty years ago when
Billy, then young man, was left
without friend who could aid him,
he had no means. Solitary, sickly
and sightless, he plunged into the
struggle for existence. Whatever his
eager, trembling hands could find to
do they did-repaired little articles
of bric.a-brao with deft and skilful
fingers; carried messages, peddled
trinkets. Through long and patient
practice Billy's senses of touch and
hearing became 80 acute that he was
able to increase his scanty income by
occasionally tuning piano; but a
small city bad not much of such
work, au%Billy had competitors.
Then there came day when the
clock IN the court house tower went
on astrike and, paradoxically, refused
to strike-pr to work. 1t held it's
eight hands motionless before its four
| faces, and looked down in coDtemp-
tuous silence upon the surprised
community. 1t refused to be driven
or cajoled by the court house janitor
it persistently continued 10 loaf. A
local jeweller, employed by the coun-
ty commissioners to remedy this
public calamity, explored the internal
anatomy of the obstinate timepiece
and persuaded it to resume its func-
tions. For three days time went on
and peace reigned. Then the clock
baked again, and this time it stayed
balked-refused to yield to prayers
petitions or profanity. The jewellel
finally threw up his hands and the
JOB; the alarmed commissioner
vainly advertised for help; the time
less public wondered, mourned and
refused to be comforted.
Then did Blind Billy Brinkm ar
rise to the occasion and come to tht
rescue. He said he could fix tha
clock-for cash. His proposition O
"no cure, no pay" appealed to the
thrifty county commissioners, ant
they told him to go ahead aud ::see'
what he could do.
In the presence of concourse O.
doubling Tbomases, Blind Billy dis
appeared in,the upper regions of the
court house, cropping his way through
the intricate mechanism of the great
clock. Assembled in the court yard
the breathless, up-gazing citizen.
saw, from time to time, one of the
long hands culver and move spas
medically, only TO stop again a,
feeble cheers arose.
Suddenly, after almost an. hour o
suspense, the eight great hands begar
TO move perceptibly, slowly, steadily
the big gong rang out clearly ant
correctly, the world again began t,
revolve oI its skis, and the relieved
crowds broke out in exultant an,
vociferous cheers. Then Blind Bill,
slowly descended to receive congrat
alations--and the cash.
"She'll go now, all right" he as
serted, and "she" did. That wa
several years ago, and "she's" goiD,
vet. with never n tsbobhle - Wha
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
Say "Murray's."

When you've got bad cough just gay
"Murray's." If druggist gives you
anything but Murray's Horehound, Mul-
lein and Tar you're not getting the best
and snresU cough remedy. Make him
give you Murray's. Acts quicker and you
get a SOC size bottle for 25c.
Every druggist has 1t.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08

Winter coughs are apt to result in con-
sumption If neglected. They can he soon
broken up by using Foloy's Honey and
Tar. Sold by j. w. Bell, Walhalla; w.
j. Luuney, Seneca.