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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
Getting n Free Cigar

Il would like to buy good quartz.
cigar" remarked a man on entering IL
wholesale cigar manufacturers shop.
s"lwant to try one before l buy box.
as I've been cndeavorlng for some time
TO find II cigar to suit me" b.
I'm sorry ! can't sell you one IN
here" replied the proprietor. Its
against the law. could sell you one
on The, sidewalk. but not In here. How.
ever, III give you ono, and II YOU like
the favor you can buy them by the
box
Taking Il box of cigars from The
Shelf. the man opened II. shook it so
that allS;l!e cigars were visible and
took one from the bottom row. An
other. shake &cnt the rest bnck to their
original pl:'cGs. The customer put tile
ci@-:'r ia liis pocket. remarked that lie
wuultl :::rc 1t 4 fair trial after dinner
aud walked out.
did YOU notice where took the cl-
gar from gave hlm%' said the cigar
!::::Hn TO Il friend Il took 1t from tho
't2tio:n row. II lie comes back I'll gre
lim ii!%t same box. There are nluly
men wis c0mc III here knowing We do
urt sell cigars Singly anu walk oft
"t!'i u free smoke. but when one does
conc back We feel Justified III giving
HIN the box from wllicl, he took the
sample" View York Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
A CLEAN SWEEP.

Things are beginning to look good
for g; sweeping Republican victory
at lie coming city election. Word
from all the wards indicates that the
Republicans ore tired of the present
status of affairs and are going to
Cult nghting each other. 1t is true
there Is hardly enough Democracy
for me Republicans TO fight but there
sccas to be determination to put
what, little there is out Of business.
twill he hard on the Demo.ProhiDition
Mayor to have no disciples of Thomas
Jefferson to put on as chairman of
important committees where they
VIII be in position TO keep UP a con.
tinnal hubub, hut We can't help that
for i!lc sake Of sentiment. The Dem.
ocrals have tc so this trip A Re.
publican government for Republic.
can town is becoming the watch.
WORT, and no obstructionsts, crosses
OR half breeds need apply. All Re.
Dab!lcans have TO do is to stand To-.
Sether and the work is accomplished.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
MRS. DUBOIS DEAD 5.
Telegram Announcing Her Death; Re.
ceived This morning.

>
4 telegram was received by AR,
~. e. Sands this morning announc.
ing the death of Mrs. Dubois, the
r.olher Of Mrs. W. H. Sands. Mrs.
1'nBois had been Ill for a number OF
weeks Of typhoid-pneumonia, and
Mrs. Sands has been at her bedside
during the entire period. DR.. Sands
last evening received a message stat.
ms that her death was expected at
any moment, and Immediately left.
for Millersville, Md. No announce.
Mants regardin. funeral arrange.
ments have as yet, been received, but
owing to the very Indictment weather.
II Is hardly probable that, any other
member OF the family will attend.
Mrs. Sands is the only child Of Dr..
and Mrs. Dubois, and much sympa.
thy is expressed both for her and the
deeply bereaved husband.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
Call Extended BY Vestry of christ's
Church to Become Pastor.

Mr.. ], L. Sands received a letter
yesterday from the Rev. Morton
Barnes, of Waterbury, Conn, in
which he accepted the call extended
to him by the vestry Of Christ's
Church, to become their pastor. Mr..
barnes further stated that he expect.
cd to be able TO open services in the
church the first Sunday in March.
Great satisfaction is expressed by
The members of the church that SER
vices are soon 10 be resumed. The
church has been closed for more than
two months. Those who had the
pleasure Of meeting Mr.. Barnes, when
he was here early this month, are
particularly gratified with the sue.
cess of the vestry in securing a man
So eminenlly qualified for the posi-
zion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
"a STATE NITENTIaRy.

y y En-
4 ginian acgho@Isdges
|St ll1S recent sof tlte biennial report 81
t us board cf directors ~ he Syest
Virginia snitentlary at Mounds:
Vile There n many Interesting
FeatllEes Of the report bnt we shall
give sonly three sof general interest,
relating 70 the earnings, S.the expen.
di3res and the population Of the in.
stit,lilon. On these, subjects the re- re,
port says:
l$The earnings from the labor Of
convicts, for the two years Just end.
90 amounts to Eslss,395.54. u *
1--WE have received from the United
States government for boarding their
conyicts, 2.3So64, and from all 9th.
crssources we have received s5,4S7.5o,
making total gross earning Of $685..
yl"GS, which lis $46,54s.69 in excess
Of she preceding biennial.
,Ft"ing addition to these earnings we
received from the State Of West Viz.
slnia. s750.o0$ forS officers salary and
$C9,000.O0,t being an appropriation of
st0.caO.0O for the North Hall extern.
sion, and s1Q.oOd.oO for the new fe.
male quarters, making our total re.
cciHts.t from both earnings and appro:
prio,lons, sSlG ,9G3.GS.
rs " fhe entire expenditures for the
same period as shown by the treasu.
rers statement, amounted to $780,.
G5a.0O. leaving a s net balance of
Sc,3J9.7S Bear In mind, however,
that Incorporated In the expenditures
Is Sl0O.491.97 paid for permanent and
internal improvements and these are
In, no sense of a nature that can Just,
lyBae accounted as ordinary running
expense; eliminating also. from our
earnings the $G0,750.OO for the State,
the earnings of TIE institution is SAG.
oVo,Po III EXCESS ols tne ordinary cur
-reat expenses.
Without a perceptiblc per capita
increase in crime but due solely to
lie material Increase Of Inhabitants
OF Our State. the number confined in
his institution is now greater than
at any time previous to the current
year. having on August. Sth, 1901,
reached LOGS, ana S97 on November
LIST, 1908. being lowest for the two
years ending September 3Oth, 1904,
the daily average population being
$50 96l-7%l. This increased popula.
ton made the extension of cell build.
ing and additional cells Imperative"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
.aLu ii,s Apnllall

4
The morning papers tcsdiay Iii.
|in non the arrest ohapli iosH
| the thtl legged much married man and
wife 'inlprd esers last night iii d cleS
York D ding house. h He at first al.
MED tlL his names but later admitted thai
he was ttlt:es man whom they were IL:
ter. He says, however that liz has
been married only twice and that he
is q much abused and 5maligned 4 in.
diyidual He denies all the accusa..
lions made against him. .s@t q A
The story OF his capture Interest.
Ing. His landladystold the police III,
SUI. substance as follows. ,}iEt
HE engaged board ION. Saturday
an; and had not been in the house twenty
minutes when he asked I'd. be allowed
10 peel some potatoes for herr Tues rue
day let+ proposed marriage and she
then told the police. She; added: that
the man talked q good deal to her
yesterday and became much interest
ed in her, she thought. 4. q
He was SO anxious to talk that /
did not know what. he was after
said Mrs: Kimmerle, It'll all Of a
sudden he told me: he wanted to
marry me. ! remember reading in
the papers about that awful man, ami
It suddenly flashed across my mind
chat this man who wanted to peel po.
isatoes after being twenty minutes in
my house and wanted to marry after
showing ME q day or SO was the
same man they wanted In Chicago,
md 4 ran to the station house as
quickly ASH could" 9l3
Everything the man had on him or
n his possession, was new, He had
a new suit Of clothes, six new hand,
tercl.iefs, one razor, a new trunk and.
other articles, all new. He also had
six 500 bills and change in every
pocket Of his clothing. 4.
In one pocket was a newspaper
containing a record Of Johann Hocl,,
and q description OF him. IA
Along with the story of his arrest
came the report that according to all
microscopic tests the stomach Of
Mrs, Marie. Welkcr Hoch. his last
wife. contained no trace of poison and
that she died apparently from natural
causes. Tie powders found in the
Hoch home are ordinary headache
powders, according to the coroner's
PHYSICIANS report. Thus We again
have the setting for long and sensa-l
tional trial in the courts and the end
thereof we know not.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
'l'IiE MINE
CHARITY
9! sss 81 p VII, 70 RGETSTol
Sf q, J, n Il Err IA b DAN cE 3sE
"a n h I. TO 8THE ooR.

% In conyersatioHsswith3 one or The
members Of the Nigilant; Circle ct
Kings Daughters, some questions
were asked concerning the applica.
ton Of their charity fund and "a sur
prlsing number Of destitute ) cases
within our city limits was revealed.
This afternoon donations Of food and
clothing will be made several families
IN the First ward. There Is one par
Iticularly urgent case across the rlv.
err where san old woman sixty.fiye
years OF age I is desperately, iii n Of
pneumonia. "a large family, fewl:cf
whom. have reached the bread earn.
ing age are crowded in a. few poorly
furnished rooms. The Circle has
been looking after tho family for
some time and yesterday ordered the
woman taken to the City Hospital
IL In the recentir llmmage sale heldsby
them they cleared over $4,000 be.
sides giving away a very large
amount Of clothing to people IA who
were unable to buy. The members
above referred TO said; however, that.
they had many more places to nut
these dollars than they had money to
eXpend and that great amount of
suffering could be relieved II our
charitable people could only witness
some. of the scenes encountered BIZ
the Kings Daughters on their rounds.
One is reminded by these incidents
Of the articles now running IN "Suc;
cess where the lives Of the million.
aires of New York and Newport are
described in detail and the assertion
made that large per cent. of our.
moneyed aristocracy spend from
$1,000 10 $4,000 per day and yet q
hospital in New York City under the
direct patronage of these people has
one hundred and fifty idle beds and
turn scores of helpless patients from
the doors every day because Of an
.oyerhanging debt and insufficient
money for running expenses. Wives
of multi-millionaires subscribe $1,000
and $4,000 highest amount donated
by these ladies) and then spend SIS
900 on a ball that same week. Ifithis
borders on criminal folly, no less are
we TO blame who suffer our neigh.
bors TO want for the necessities Of
life while we expend in adoriment.
what they so bitterly crave for sus.
tcnance
Z Sweet is the name Of charity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

10
nm lsos$;nlsht the candidates for coun-
sell So 81 the u Republican ticket will be
sntl'p3nlin1ated. The voters in all the
Wards Should make special effort to
w atst tese conventions II you have
any scrapping to; do, now is the time
ss.1s = loS Let all differences IL any.
die SatF The close OF the conven..
ion lf you wet your choice nomi.,
mated afford :tosle magnani-
mons seS don't try 70 rub II in onSthe
elbows who may not be- SO well
iIleased! On VI other hand, if5 :yo,1l
s 'as SCI Your tirsts choice, fall III!
NE and let the ma III that
yict0rs sure ana icomplet e Will
come a Az along the line AZ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

'Rhes ~ est Yirg!nian's reference TO
the rise Of Thomas Fitzgerald from a
@aiers boy Sof9 he sixties to his pres
sent posi- ion with the Baltimore and
Ohio abroad has been the subject. Of
p,ilchs editorial comment throughout
the State. Fairmont5i is Justly, proud
~ Tom Fl tzgerald sSand his success.
MI career. B. "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
In a Vital Part

THAT letter-carrier who Went on q
rampage on Saturday and put n bul.
lei through his superintendent
pocket probably. had heard that, with
many men, the pocket is the most
vital part.-Buffalo Express.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
there In busincas rs: well as politics.


to The Wheeling election. prob
adj the less said the better Any
man ,ll7 on either ticket supported by
the I, Vicious i element of the city ap.
pears ~ have been able 10 be elected,
lleSgra nlmars 81 this may not suit the
fastidiotl ~ taste ofS the Fairmont West
titslnl lam but I the ordinary reader
Mil beta ble IL understand it.-Parls.
fIefsl,arg STATE journal.
frat sis ID riectly clear to the West
NNir rlsl 4 4 g! Tie blaclsegs all got
There cording 70! the State Journals
sssl l,l 10 not believe it, how.
eyer stss3 as ! ere were TOO many Republl.
! sans y; AM 8 on the winning side.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

ls5 stated that Thomas Fltzger-
aid 81 Fairnlont, is tc become the
general sInanas sof the B. & Q. He
started back Sing the sixties us II water
ls:iss,s Ior the road and he is TO occupy
one of$ tlle most responsible positions
M ne hole sysjte,n. j shows what
IA siiian can ID EghcnS3he has proper
Stun ~ him 'organtown New Do
mini ION
shows 81 lt' US also hat Fairmonters get
here in bus incss as well as politics.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

Real estate deals aggregating near
fthe hundred thousand dollar mark
within the past few days have taken
i,lace ins town: This Is only a fore.
runner Of what IS expected with the
eaming spring. Il y; .5s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

The West Nirginian has RETAINED
from saying anything concerning the
Major Elliott letter, which seems OF
unusual "a n interest Just at present, be.
cause Of lack tofs facts!in connection
With The affair An: explanation by
the Major himself would be
much appreciated by his friends in
this part ~ the State. W q.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

a sies q arlest ton Mail does not ap-
pearsto ike the course Of the Repub.
iican papsrs ~ Wheeling. The Re.
public papeis of Wheeling can re.
ciprocate not liking the course Of
the Vail II arkersburg State Jour
nal. sii5
That's tie time yGussaid something.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

The man who thinks Fairmonttwill
mot see great activity in business cir.
s;ies II few weeks will have occa,
sion 70 change hisamind, according 10
regent tleSe lopm ents. ,5 4 v
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
What often ianpens

( While a man Is using his fingers
TO measure drinks opportunities slip
through them.-Chicago News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

Business mems lunch at Murphy's
estourant from II A. NJ. to 1. P. NJ. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31

Leased wire legraphlc service by
Pobfshers's Press sociation. Special
correspond ntsj at Charleston, Park.
erabnrg and ether cities In the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-31
REV. BARNES ACCEPTS.

Sweet is the name Of charity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05
WHY WORRY OVER 1rs

What matters it now whether Corn.
well offered to resign as state senator Or
notf No one said mucn about it during
the campaign although he did assure
tine special session of the legislature af.
ter he received the Democratic nomina.
tlon that he would do So. The only
point in the whole business is tnat the
people Of the state did not take much
stock in any Of mis- assurances, though
maas ne made on the stump. Why now
should ne or his friends say Governor
White failed 70 call for the election Of
state senator in Cornwell's district {?
He has it and is accorded the right BY
the Republicans to keep it. He can 10
no harm in thu legislature because of
the fact that there are overwhelming
numbers against him in tnat.body. So
let it go at that John il MT sucn
bad senator after all, ana no one is now
taking into consideration taat he voted
on every possible side of the tax reform
question.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05
JUSTICE WITHOUT WARRANT.


Something qneer appears in tne laws
Of Maryland or the action Of Governor
Edwin Warfeld of that state. .Applica.
ton mas been made to him for the com
mutation of the sentence of young
fellow convicted of murder. from hang
ing to life Imprisonment. Ten OF the
trial jurors have petitioned him to com
mute the sentence. This petition is
supported by the trial judges written
declaration that had the case been tried
before tne court rather than the jury,
the verdict would have been different.
So far the Governor mas SHOWN no dis
position y commute the sentence, hold
ing out for what he terms Justice. But
he frankly eonfssses that ne nas not
read the evidence adduced at the trial
nor is it really in mis- province So to do.
Now. it does certainly appear that he
can notiproparly consider the case, if he
has not read the evidence and is not
familiar vita it. Certain it is he should
not act a. a higher tribunal in the case,
unless he does 50 with an idea to doing
the right thing. and il is certain that he
can not 10 the right taing unless he
knows the case. If the laws of the
state do not require him to review the
evidence, caey should be speedily cor
reete'l. No official ougnt to act. il ne
does not know what be is acting on.
Laws should not delegate him with tae
bow to do something without prescrib.
ing basis for doing it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05

bill i. one that if ii should b. enacted
into 4 law, would give any CONT in the
state controlled by politicians the power
to suppress newspapers providing atli-
dayits were made that false and mali,
ciou, publications were. published eer-
tain number Of times. And this with
ont trial by Jury.
1t would seem that the governor is
really imbeeil, in his attacks against
the press Does it not seem taat he is
going too far in his evident yinlictive
and maleyolent course and encroaching
upon Tue liberty OF ,hc people as ont
lined in The Constitution Of the United
States which .uys that thu FEDERAL gov.
fnment sn1ll make no laws abrijging
the freedom d speech nor The press?
No person can he dni'd the right by
trial BY jury according 10 The Consti-
tuition. yet the governor seemingly
mocks At the Constitution u ii least
H. principles Of the Const. tuition.
Wsr' It not Tor an agqres .ive ana in
dependent press what corruption and
rottenness would prevail in our govern.
ment. That power of the press to I'M
cover and unmask political rot ennass
md jqbbery i the mighty power taat
works toward the security and safety
Of our government II i an infinite
power that upliids. enlightens. advances
md prot cts. not only the g1vernm mt
Of the people but the people themselves.
This power shonid not b. impaired nor
destroyed; nor viii II b in tap stat ii
PennSylvania because The press muzz-
ling proposition viii call up such
mighty and terrific storm Of protest
from the public that il win die a hasty
PM Y'alent death.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05
MUzzLING THE PRESS.

The biennial message of Governor
Pennypacker 10 tn Pennsylvania leg.
islatura j. rather a unique affair. one
portion Of that document viii no doubt
cause yitulent discussion among the
newspapers not only OF Pennsylvania
but al ovFr tha country and taa por.
tion is mat one IL which tha governor
desires the state of Pennsylvania "a
enact newspaper muzzling law thai
viii muzzle. 50 fervnt is the COVER
nor in this rash desire that ne aas &c,
companied his message with draft Of
= press muzzling law for The considera
ton of the Legislature.
Tn Salu--Grady hin which Governor
reunypackcr fataered and pushed
through 10 enactment two years ago
seems not 70 nave been sufficient 70 ap
pease his anger Of the Pennsylvania
press which resulted because "ther, was
~'ne newspaper in Philadelphia say-
the Pittsburg Times. (which eat.dle
and PeTsistently violated all tthics -
digniiied journalism Tae Time. -ay-
the governor wants more law to protect
himself from the fruits Of his own i'm
becility
The Salus-Grady law worked as a ter
rible boomerang 10 the governor a. IA
been shown BY the newspapers Of Tat
stat, which have never nesitated to show
the executive 10 the ridictile ac con
family invites by his actions.
rhe governor now seek. TO obtain
Ia : censorship through the law waerc-
rs any announcement outspokenness of the
press can be snel,cel summarily. His
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05

Will some Of the papers are adyocat-
ing licenes tax OF ten Collars a wear
on lawyers. physicians and other pro-
fessional men the same as imposed on
auetioneers and brokers. they saould re.
member that the state exacis no sduea.
tional requirements or special training
on the part of the auctioneers and brok.
ers So far as the state is eoneernes
any one can be an auctioneer Or 4 brok-
er. i he pays the license tax. That Is
not 50 Of the lawyers and physicians.
lacy must come up to a certain stand
ard before they are given certificates 10
practice, although some may never
amount . any thing professionally at.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05
Clarksburg, W. Va, Jan. 5, 1905
CONCERTED ACTION IS rHE THING.

Anthony Bowen, along with other citi-
zens, has m advertisement in tne cur
rent Telegram that the people Of Clarks-
burg wac want TO see the city 20 for.
ward will do well to read and consider.
Mr.. Bowen says he j. not u boomer
and by that he evidently means that he
is not in the common sense of tnp term
but, he with others who take noli and
push things usually get big-sizsl boom
among us, 50 big and 50 solid in its basic
part that no flood. no cyclone. no up
heayal can break it, and then the work
goes on. He talks about fictitious values
in a very sensible way and discounts
nances such practice and very properly
so. A splendid idea is neli out in the
declaration that we must push our id.
vantages and since we know them that
will be easy to do. if diligence and eff
fort are used.
Every one knows that Clarksbnrg has
great advantages and that THESE adj
vantagrs viii double our population
within three years. If the prop effort
is put forth. but one Of the essentials Of
that effort is cooperation, such as all
such hustlers at Mr.. Bowen and Others
prominently identified with the upbuilI
ing OF the city believe in and rejoice 70
see. That his hop of Clarksbnrg's DE.
coming the industrial Beehive Of West
Virginia" may not b. vain Is the wish
Of every patriotic citizen, And as "we
nave big start toward the commercial
supremacy OF this state" concerted ac-
ton on tne part of our citizens viii Ger
tainly result in the fulGlIment Of tnat
nope.
let every man in Clarksburg promise
himself and the community 10 use every
effort in MS powcr.to advance the ma
terial prosperity Of Clarksbure and Har-
rison county. and great growth AMI de-
vclopmcnt. will follow Let the motto
BE-; Go Forward"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05
pADEN CITY A WILD CAT.

Not % long ago the Telegram eau
toned its readers against wildcat in
vestments ami especially At Paden City.
inose who took our advice are savers.
Inos' who did not are losers from all
Indications, since it is a fact that tae
Padcn City bank has quit business and
IT. stockholders will lose some money.
That Paden City proposition was most
y on paper but tae big advertisements
iailed to furnish the foundation for a
real city. They did not even furnish
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-05

1.-THE insanity dodge works in Mrs,
chadwick's case, all her dupes will Ger
tainly meet similar fate, The public
looks upon them as great deal crazier
tnan sne. But the size Of it is they are
fools, if there is anything in the adage
that fool and his money soon part.
The only variance from this is That they
seem to have parted not with tneir own
money but wItn other peoples.