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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
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FOR CHANGE IN NAME.
Residents of Charles Town Want It
to Be Known as Charles City,

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Jan. a.
Charles Town is making another ef.
Tort to have her name changed. Owing
to the similarity of the names of
Charleston and Charles Town. and
both towns being in the same State.
incalculable annoyance to the citizens
OF both, as well us business delays
ana losses have been incurred. AS
The volume of business has increased.
30 has the annoyance, until now the
Citizens of Charles Town, eXasperated
have prepared petition to the Legis.
latlIre. now In session at Charleston,
and have sent 1t In the custody of
Capt H.. c. Getzendanner, cashier OF
the. Citizens National Bank Of this
city. who will endeavor to have the
measure pushed through the present
session allowing Charles Town TO
change her name to Charles CITY,
Charles Town was named after
Charles Washington. brother of
George Washington, who founded it
IinlS7G. donating 50 acres for the site.
Charleston was formerly named IA
aawha, but for some reason changed
its name to Charleston, causing an
endless chain Of errors in the mails
and shipping, resulting in terrible
losses and annoyance 10 both com.
nilnities. \,
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How about having baby's picture
taken? See Howard, the photogra.
pher. LOG Main street. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
DIRECTORS PAY
s65o,OOOl
Practically Admit That Dividends
* Il; \ z hey Gave 10 Themselves S5
III We're legal. ;llgag,7 NJ

NEW DIRK Jan. 81 .12suit began
on ecehnberf 9 III the Supreme Court
BY stockholders OF H the American
! Grass 7'wine Company to compel such
prominent Wall Street men as D:fo.
Mills, Judge Henry Rowland,
Stewart H. Chisholm; Robert E Tod
and Jacob Rubino Ito pay back 10 the
treasury Of the company $3.50, 1000 in
dividends, with interest; which, tbs
charged. was Illegally paid, is now
r$nctically settled.
3g5slt developed yesterday that approx.
isnately sG50,0OOl has been paid into
the treasury of3the} company within a
!: onth by few of the directors! The
reason the directors took this action
Is explained in different ways by tile
conflicting interests. Representatives
Of the management say that 1t Is
still a question whether! the dividends
Ntrc earned or not. but rather than
.i1iyeG the affair aired in the courts
several directors decided to pay the
sum OF $3.50, 900. They also say they
had considered the advisability OF pay.
iEg In the money before the filing OF
the suits. -.!is
he attorneys for ftl.e complaining
stockholders however, say that when
the first plea was made to the man.
rgement2 to have the alleged illegal
dividends paid back the request was
ridlculed..
The grass Irvine episode of 1902 is
slil! familiar to Wall street 4 stock
traders. The announcement quietly
made yesterday Of the return Of $780,.
900 by individual directors of the
company, who are no longer officers
Of the concern, created a great deal
of talk,
The company, has sl5,0O0.OO0 cap.
itdl. 1t is Delaware corporation,
formed in the Industrial boom Of 1880.
IT makes chairs, furniture, carpets,
aad grass mating. and grass Irvine
out of prairie grass. the patents for
which are owned by the company. D.
@. Mills and James b. Haggin were he.
levers in the commercial success Of
tho enterprise. as were other Wall
Street men. James J. Hill had an
interest in the property, and he was
elected a director. Mr.. Hill always
r'ofessed ignorance Of the company's
Gftairs, and his fellow-directors state,
that he never attended a meeting Of
the board. The, directors in 1902 were
Jas. +. o'Shaughnessey. IacobG Ru.
limo Henry Z. Rowland, Herbert My.
rick, N. J o'shaugl.nessey, R. f.
Tod lD.SO Mills and J.,iJ. Hill. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
SEyVi4A


& opne Imam ;eorge ii y says that
Slle X glad sonals spite aeeoant
q s.1fisilis little trouble SasspaBl ed piniy
ii5 the rglnian De SCI HAT lad id
" been printed mi he Times some o latt,
may have read 4. butas fl is The BED,
iliewill never heargo OF II Times! Il
X 1.-THE first place there wash. any
personal spite account ii his silttle
trouble published in the virginian.,,
There was a regularly written I az az:
count brought5in ny a regular report.
.er. It was not half so damaging an
.artlcle as the account given by the
Wheeling Register and 1t win take
more than a pretended denial to con.
vince any one that that story was not
sent In by Timestreporter. we have
4, ~ y on good authority that the man
Smith came ntoythe$ Wise meat mar.
81 the morning after the fight \ and
,asked Mr.. Wise how he got hurt 4 He
Gays he was too drunk TO remember
anything about the occurrence. The
Question arises now, why is a council.
man allowed to assault a man with.
.ont 50 much as pretense at a hear.
.lneltlt was suggested yesterday by a
'praminent gentleman that a council:
man lays himself liable to- lmpeach;
meDt by engaging in brawls of5,this
.s'nt, Now, as to the second part, i,
pn.ns us to have our young ex.school
Teacher make such mistake in Sc.
nut nee of lenses as to say had &,
been printed in the Times some one
may have read it, I'VE have tried SO
many times to teach him to use
fright" in such cases. We might
add that had the piece appeared In The
Times people would not have known
i vas SO, but when 1t appeared in The
West Virginian they knew 1t was
true.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

a Republican government for n Re.
publican town sounds good TO Repub.
lican ears.-Wheeling lntelligencer.
"rhem's our sentiments" A Re.
publican government for Republi.
can nation, a Republican government
for q Republican State and a Repub.
lean government for a Republican
county need the Republican govern.
ment Of Republican town to make
the control of affairs complete from
bottom to top and from top to bottom.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
Rdssla n spbfnx Il III sbsl m

Russian spbtnx Has Spoken. 3,
The Russian Sphinx gives yoice Ill
| |sls n II was slourg year,
~: ge with his mary Ions insight INTO
e3Snatu ofs his countrymen char:
4 tts s.erized Ivan IxanoYitch the typical
!, ~ ssl IA peasant Yorkmans Of what
;:.Sos, as an inscrutible Sphinx, and no
characterization could have beer,
y = s re apt For generations nobody,
40 any rate no outsider, has known
tile mind Of the Russian people. Were
they supine. inert, content to be
do@ntrodden, or were they simply
:,teing their time and making 3 all
preparations for a revolution that
would make that Of 1893 seem petty?
Hrhe; silence and the gloom Of the i'm.
z: (. asurable steppes gave no reply.
But today the Sphinx OF the Russian
desert. whose name Is Legion, has
found a voice, the accents OF which.
are harbingers Of amazementTt 10 those
who stand about the Great White
Gar. Never, perhaps. in our time, {if
ever. indeed b in Russian history, has
there been a popular demonstration
OF greater Significance than that Of
The present It may be ;repressed. But
the feelings. the temper and the aims
Of the Russian people have been re.
sSSealed at last, and cannot henceforth
be concealed OF disguised. The au.
locracy knows now, Il If ii has not
known before, with what 1t Stands
face to face.h + II. q h $, (. Z.
THAT Is the menace of revolution.
Now for the first time industrial and
5'syolitical demands are conjoined.
There have been strikes before vixen
men have clamored for better pay, for
shorter days and other benefits. Also,
there have been political demands and
demonstrations land particularly con,
spiracies and plots. The supreme sig.
nihcaIce OF the present movement Is
that It comprises both. The fact that
100000 men were on strike would not
mean much were it not that every one
Of these strikers Is now a political
revolutionist. He is calling not mere.
ly for better conditions Of employ.
ment but for political emancipation.
Heais striking not merely against his
employer in the factory, but against
The imperial autocracy in the palace.
That Is the voice Of the Sphinx. AN
eyes are instinctively turned. of
course, TO the army. That has. since
the days Of the great Peter been the
chief support OF the throne. Beyond
doubt. i would be able TO support 1t
now were its integrity unimpaired.-
Kew York Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24


Since Charley swisher became so
sprsmine INT In West Virginia politics
the town 81; Fairmont has been getting
f 4 of honors and much free adver.
$tisement For example, the first bill
8 t;lssed $by3 the Legislature was a bill
We let$ Fairmonters vote on a PROPOSE.
lion neither or ot5they want to bond
q l Sei ms lives IN the sum Of $25O.oOo for
sSsa ie e. Now. if5this had been beer,
Vine K Or cigars, well, the outcome
S59N IFe ll,d be so deucedly problemat,
sicaf - Charleston Mail.
Isn't the Mail aware that Fairmont
si Us prohibition town, with a parson
ma 4 S " & and "a preacher clerk? Why
3sss ll tiitEbond itself for water?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
lNsD'lREALlsOF
SHOE ASHER
Yemen al1s e;tiris IN Ter
h Srorlz ~ 1saseal said To Garry a N
RazorI Concealed Under a Rose. Y


PHI Pl'llilIL ! y PHIA jar. A man
whom whom the police believe to 81. the
slasher who has been cutting the
shoes of 4, girls during the last few,
nights attacked Mrs. Rebescccsa Kline
ond her niece. Kate Ramon, last even Il,
Ing on Fifth street, below l5v Il; i,
and both were 80 shocked that they
arc Frustrated. The condition OF Miss
4anoff is considered serious.
Mrs. Kline and the young girl-she
!!ssonly II years old-were walking
along the street when they we're an ..
nroached by a man who held: a rose
IN his hand. Putting his left hand
to his hat and making a bow he put
forth his right hand as IL to present
Tie rose TO Mrs. Kline or to the girl.
As he did so they allege that they saw
cleaning beneath the rose a : razor RAJ
They said they distinctly saw the gilt.
terIng steel. .:5E I IS
For second they were SO over
come BY fright that they were unable
TO- scream and during this momentary
period of silence he glanced at their
feet. drew forth the razor and made
on attempt to slash the girls shoes.
Before he had time to do So they
screamed, but the man did not move.
q crowd quickly gathered, and be.
fore the women could be quoted SO as
70 tell what had occurred the fellow
made good his escape.
After being told the facts the crowd
was furious that the man had gotten
away They hunted around in all dl.
cctlons for him, but were unable to
find a trace of him
Mrs. Kline is the wife Of Louis
Kline who keeps baker shop, and
the Ranoff girl lives with her. Mr..
Kline teiephoned to police headouar..
tiers at the city hall and the police
we're notified to spare no effort in
capturing the man.
Late Later 1t was discovered that he ap.
peared in the square at Fourth and
Morris streets. He carried a beautl.
illl rose in his hand. Several speople
VIC VIZ: had heard the story Of the at.
TACK on Mrs. Kline and her niece fol.
I wed the man. but when he noticed
item he quickly Disappeared.
Mrs. Kline was able 10 give the pc.
lice fairly good description of the
fellow, and It agrees in almost every
detail with that Of the man who
Sla flashed the shoes of the young girls,
Mary Murphy and Bertha Levy, ex-
cept that her assailant wore beard.
! This MS beard is believed to have been a
false one Worn as a disguise.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

= N Il
the Car Of Russia Is well nc.
fSllainte dSwithP French history, as he
.ssS1llnltlonbtedly Isl he will certainly not
.$caS sesS the 4bloodshed4ln his country
which y M ecessary5 to break down
s1he arts (; ocracy of France. He ought
ne meet the people half way. and give
them n Il q constitutional government. BY
Y Speed accession TO these demands
sst:isS house might reign as a consti,u.
y ssRal monarchy for several genera.
sstisrs But obstinacy on his part vii!
sssls.sul tssas dilS;the harlheadedness of
zouissg " Of France, George ill.,. OF
land, and many other bigoted
isr1ie 4. The people will stand so much
az e hen a. revolt comes. The, shed.
EsiiEg fofs blood 4inflriates them until
thesfath erland is sbathedSin nations
sssole, AL because Of a morbid desire
;Ist atptocratie power on Ithe one hand
and Intense IN long ing for freedom from
sianny 8on The other. We hope Car II
ola IS will avoid cessary;5 car
mage in Russia: y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
THE TIL CIT ! ]. EDITORS
china's Interference.

III would appear, therefore. that
the best policy for both China and
Japan Is to abstain from anything
that can justify foreign Intervention
that might be but the beginning OF
Il partition of@China 10 prevent her
national development and set Japan
back for generations to come. The
possibility that it might bring on a
great world war is also not TO be
overlooked" New York Sun.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

The Democrats seem to have been
20 much absorbed in the attempt to
carry West Virginia during the past
year to rake up single scandal at
any OF our State institutions. That is
almost IN objectionable omission. If
these institutions don't get little
more attention they will feel the
slight and resent It. It's poor year
.Hnt cannot afford one scanda! a,
last
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

Accord Ing to news item found on
sanot hers page an evangelist was ar.
rested ss: Is in Ia PENNSYLVANIA town on a
aforgery charg His face looked Hike
the plot graph sent with his de.
scfipti[on from chusetts, but his
body looked too tcorpulent. An exam.
nation revealed the fact that he
had had paddle his clothing with papers.
lIe$ s u he7pntSthe newspapers there
keep himself warm. That lis new
s1lss for newspapers, but we are
! aware that they can generate heat,
Seyen,swith out. being in n mans
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
Out All Ninht

I, Considerable grief accumulated In
the 3. and o. yards here last night.
One sidc-swipe- and two derailments
were sufficient to keep General Yard.
master Riggs out the entire night. \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
Battles Long Drawn Out.

The prediction that the battles of
The future would be quickly decided
has proved to be false one. Battles
OF ten days duration have been wit.
messed In the present struggle, and
they have been almost without cessa-
ton. One. reason Of this is the great.
CIR area that battlehelds cover. Chi.
cage Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
Rebates and Trusts.

r 1T seems to be up TO some of the
railroad representatives in Congress
10 point out the section in the Consti.
tuition which guarantees the inalien.
able right of rebates to breed trusts"
II Philadelphia North American.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

N|larks burg has IA new one hundred
thousand lsa dollar jail Fairmont hasn't
or5 worse than none, but it has
a fiand some ON Courthouse and is plan.
ming fort The erection oftwo good school
Hdings the coming summer. DIFF
cent towns have different tastes and
needs: III IN Z,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
The President Yields.

1T now comes from Washington,
after all those soul,stirring daily con
ferences at thetWhite House, that
tue President is willing to yield to
others rather than permit any radi.
cal differences IN the Republican par
IS on the tariff question: Galveston
Daily News. $; Il V 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

You will he glad that you helped
swell the crowd in the Grand Friday
night when you read the account next
da% of the enthusiastic audience
:i.ich greeted the appearance Of the
Greater Fairmont Band at its benefit
concert. -tg-,5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24
Montana's Politics.

"Montana's decision to return a Re-
publican Senator is accepted by
many as an indication that the State
may be permanently restored to that
pariy.-Pittsbnrg Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

EheS liquor men nsually$try TO pick
tlie winners ing a contest 50 they can
eilase q safte the election is over.
i.ey missed Y good and hard last
Npsemb and their heads lie almost
as aneas as5 that 81. Car Nicholas
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

Now That the Fairmont consollda.
son school bill Will soon be law,
let US get ready. to issue bonds, so
sllat$ the may begin on our new
sc,sool buildings.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

TO make room for spring stock. our
sample furniture must CO. Visit our
Red Tag Sale, and be convinced that
we are offering bargains in fancy
hish.srade furniture. Fairmont Fur.
niture Company. \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24


A' " singrats is the most contempt.
lie peefmen Of humanity extant. For
fptthe particulars we may give a
certain name for reference one Of
tlisse days n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

The Greater Falrmont Band assist.
ed by the best other talent of the city.
promises 10 royalty entertain You
Friday evening in the Grand Opera
House.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

The Vest yirginian is dellveredgbyi
carrier to an parts OF the city and
the nearby towns. II q single copy
W missed notifysns atIonce so that
an fnye stigation, may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

Many man has gotten into trouble
ly loving his neighbor--too much. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

Leased wire telegraphic service by
Publish fs, Press SAssoc iation. Special
cerrespcndents Il at Charleston, Park.
ersburg and other cities In the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-24

Grand Opera House Friday. Jan.
eth, SIS P. NJ. .l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-29
Orleanians Not Scared.

The Picayune of last Monday
says:
II the outside world paid as little
attention to the existence Of yellow
fever in New Orleans as the general
run Of the population here, there
would be no more attention paid to
it than on the appearance Of few
sporadic cases OF any other malig-
nant disease which passes unnoticed
This was illustrated yesterday when
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road, which handles the summer
traffic to the gulf coast resorts, had
to put on extra trains to accommo-
date the people who were returning
to New Orleans because Of tue State
embargo placed by the Mississippi
Health Board on communication
with New Orleans. One OF the At
lanta baseball players, First Baee-
man Stafford, got scared and jump
ed the team last night, but before
leaving he made . bet that there
would not be 500 people at the
game to-day. The crowd numbered
5000. 40 large as any Sunday
crowd Of the season.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-29

The State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation has sent out formal notice
that examinations for teachers GER
tificates, giving authority to teach
in the public schools Of Louisiana,
will be held on Aug. 4 and 5 IN the
different parishes, conducted by
committees appointed by parish
school boards. The only persons
exempt from standing these exami-
nations are those who are graduates
from Louisiana State Normal school,
those who hold diplomas from the
Peabody Normal College or those
holding certificates that are now in
force. Normal schools assist the
teachers IN keeping the certificates
in force. and the certificate is ex-
tended one year by the action Of the
holder in attending and studying al
q normal. The normals have done
much to assist the teachers in se-
curing these certificates. as it gives
Is and 10 per cent to the applicants
grade. A teacher receiving 60 per
cent on examination papers, if hav-
ing attended q normal school for at
least twenty days, would receive an
additional Is per cent for normal
work..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-29
DETENTION CAMPS

s I
Plans have been perfected by
Surgeon General Wyman for the
establishment of detention camps,
so that those who find it necessary
to go to the quarantlned points
may, after FIVE days detention, OBJ
tain certificates which will admit
them to proceed on their journey.
The detenslon camps will be 10.
Gated as follows:
Louisville and Nashville, Wave
land; Southern Pacific aud Texas
Pacific, Avondale, Illinois Central
and Mississippi Valley, Kenner;
Queen and Crescent, Slldell. a
United States Marine Hospital
surgeon wall be in charge at each
camp, and DR.. White will have
general charge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-29
Official
TAX ORDINANCE

l. Be it enacted, by the Police Jury
of the Parish of St. Tammany, LOUISE
ana, that there be and is hereby levied
for the year A. D. 1895, tax of ten
mills upon the dollar upon all taxable
property in the parish.
2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
four mill are hereby appropriated there
from for criminal expenses, two mills
for the benefit of public schools, two
mills for the general expenses Of the
parish, and two mills for the benefit OF
public roads; and that the sheriff and
tax collector do collect the amount ap-
proprlated therefrom for criminal ex-
penses, and for the benefit of public
schools and public roads, upon all prop
erty in the parish subject to taxation,
including that situated in the towns OF
Vaudeville and Covington.
3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the sheriff and tax collector shall re-
ceiYe in payment of parish taxes, (the
amount appropriated for the public
schools excepted,) the duly approved
certificates OF the grand and petit Jurors
for per diem and mileage, and certifl.
Gates of members of the Police Jury for
per diem and mileage, and that he pro-
coed with the collection of taxes now
levied According to Law.
Yeas Geo. Koepp, Jr., Mark Filz-
gerald, NJ. G, Day, Louis Grantham, s.
r. Wilson, J. j. Cusachs, II. J. Willis
L. T. Miles and Geo. F. BieIhorst.
Nays-None
GEO. KOEPP, JR..
President.
W. G. KENrZEL,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-29
MadiSonYille Items.

Capt. H. N. Chatellier and wife, Of
Slldell. paid us q flying visit last
week, the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs III. G. Chatellier.
Capt. B. ]. Chatellier visited his
mother last week and is the same jovial
old boy.
After a stay Of six months in Slidell,
the charming Miss Exelma Chatellier
has returned to her hcme again, to the
delight of her many friends. Welcome
home. Elma.
Little Miss Eunice Chatellier is visit
ing in Slidell and is very much missed
by her little friends.
Miss Zettela Chatellier, one of Madl-
sonville's sweetest young ladies, has
Just returned from New Orleans, Sun.
day. after spending week with DIR. and
Mrs. N. N. Barnard,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-29

It is impossible, or nearly so, to
kill off all the mosquitoes in city
like New Orleans, surrounded by
swamps, and offering SO many
breeding places But 1t is not these
swamp mosquitoes we have to fear.
Only one variety is dapgerous--the
stegomyia fasclata-and these are
not the product Of the swamps, but
are house mosquitoes, bred by us
mainly in our cisterns. water tanks
and barre,s.-rhe Times Demo-
crat.