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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
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Escaping Fluid Causes an sExloslot!
q sMhlsh Rocks Structure and 4
III: .iss3 iNsarlyl Kills Widow.
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y !. NEW \ 4 \. DIRK. April 2G.-Despoas
dent because heshelleved he might
have a second attack Of appendicitis,
Charles G.. Koch. thirty.thrce years
old, committed suicide Yesterday III
his home, ut No. Gl$N'arwlch street,
Newark. n. j, by inhaling llluminnt,
Ing gas. 3, III;
He went into q small hall bedroom,
unscrewed the wall bracket from tho
pipe aud allowed the gas to nav;
Into the room. II Is believed he pre-.
vlonsly turned en- every gas ict On
the second floor OF the house. In.
Guiding those In the bedroom III
which his four children were asleep.
Awakened by the odor or gas, the
wife began an investigation. As she
reached tho hall bedroom she light.
ed a match, ana there, was nm explo.
sion almost at tho same instant.
The flames communicated 10 tho
open gas pipe and caused 1t to spout
a stream Of fire two feet long, The
clothing of Koch, who lay dead on
the floor beneath II, caught fire, as
did the nightsown worn by Mrs.
Koch. 1t burned her face and back.
4 rs /. L a
but she retained sufficient presence
OF mind to run and awaken her chill.
dren. the oldest a girl Of twelve years ..lrs
old and the youngest boy Of ten
months. and hurry with them to u
rear porch. "
For block the force Of the explos.
ion was heard and felt, windows rat.
Ting as II there had been an earth.
quake. In the house occupied by tbs
kochs the front wall on the second
floor was forced outward several
inches and the kitchen roof was I'M.
ed from Its fasteninys. while windows
were blown out, doors were torn
from their hinges and furniture anu
other articles were broken u
The house almost caught fire.
While some neIghbors ran 10 send
in alarm, William Lee who lives lii
an adjoining house, ran to the assist.
ance Of Mrs. Koch. He entered tile
house and pulled Koch from the hall
room, believing him to be alive, and
extingnlshed the flames which were were
consuming his clothes. Other neigh.
bors had entered the house by that
time, and it was seen that Koch was
dead. I, IA,
Mrs. Koch was taken to The st.
James Hospital, where II was found
she was badly burned nearly all owe,
the body. Her condition Is serious,
but itis'not believed that she inhaled
any OF the flame and there Is d
chance for her recovery. Tho chill.
dren were taken In charge BY neigh.
bors. i5.g .lta
Mrs Koch declares her husband
made no attempt toklll her and their
children, as would seem to be In.
dicated by the fact that gas Jets In
several rooms we're found turned on,
She says that she had dim lights III
four rooms on account Of the illness
Of her baby. ;.a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
A Guilty Banker.

An extraordinary story of wrong
doing has been revealed by the con.
fession of Frank G. Bigelow, presi.
dent Of the First National bank Of
Milwaukee, that by wild speculation
in stocks and wheat during recent
months he had misappropriated and
squandered no less than s1,45O,OOO Of
the banks funds. To offset this theft
which is within $4,000 Of the banks
capital and s25O,oOO greater than its
surplus, he has made over personal
securities worth perhaps 100000,
making his net defalcation s1,15O,O0O,
figures that go far beyond those Of
any similar incident in many years.
Mr.. Bigelow has been conspicuous
in the financial affairs Of Milwaukee
for along time. He began, we are
told, with the First National as
messenger and he Jared to his last
position through merit, merit so ap.
parent that little more than year
ago he was made president Of the
American Bankers Association. He
must have been good officer, for his
bank occupied foremost place. He
must have had the confidence Of his
fellows, for he could hardly have
stolen so huge an amount by fraud
alone. He must have been well
versed in fiscal practice, for the infer
ence must be that his guilt was un-
covered more by his own confession
than anything else.
Under such circumstances as these
the hope must be entertained that his
punishment will be as prompt and MS
severe as the most literal interpreta.
ton of the law will allow. He abused
grossly every facility and opportu.
nifty afforded by his stewardship, and
lmalfeasance in such a case Is not to
be measured by dollars and cents
alone. 1t. was other Peoples money
mat he took; money that came within
his reach because these other people
believed in him; money that can only
be restored by the sacrifice, If not the
impoverishment Of his associates. If
such men us Bigelow had proved
himself to be during lifetime Of
honor and responsibility are not TO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
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Mr. Joe Thomas 81 clarfsb,ifg
was y as down here spend Isaater with.
his parent ..
Rev. Brown, 8presid ent ii sfbe ii. II Z
conference deliy ered y forcefui and
eloquent sermon % ID large audiences
alt the NJ. +. Church Easter evening.
e g g Polling was cal ling On friends
at CataRba Sunday. Il s.
Two Of our bonnie lassie iisagrees
Ing MS which one had secured tho
affections , Of one 81 $our iolly boys, en-.
gagged IN q hair nllfng contest ana
rough and tnmble sagh on Main street
Saturday ss.ll2lIry! e;yenlng r'hey furnished
much ts;t amusemen Tor ii lafg crowd 8
who hearing tie racket had gathered
TO see g q the ;tEa fun. The conbatants were
a ltlll separateds however. and they
then engaged IN d @afsof words. they
vowed yenge anceI upon each other. and
promised the assembled Spectators
TIL that their differences would be sets!
tied tied 4 right, for snre and certain die
first fl time l!s they got together &.
Mis- Miss Nora 81 Hid brand. Of timing
ton. spent East or here with friends
d Harry Male aud. Garter HesEitt
made made! 4, lying trip tos Fairmont YES,
terday. q
IA y G; T. sWisher8 iss moving his family
today into the hopse which herecentiy
purchased tlit 9atl3 from sEl Marshall Brand
+! Howard 4tfi y kill who has been at
ten 2 ding din school az Latrobe Pa is at
home home. here spend ding his Easter yaca.
ton. i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26

by the late John stromberg, and the
dances and movements by Julian
Mitchell-a trio of names which
speak volumes to those who are up:to.
date in things theatrical. There is
said to be an effulgent array Of cho.
rus girls and a glittering show OF
gorgeous costumes. s..
The large company, which numbers
fifty people, includes Lillian Durham,
Harry Richards, Geo. Woman, La
Pell Dixon, Max Bloom and others Of
equal note.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26

qForty million bottles Of August Flower,
sold in the United States alone since its
introduction / And the demand for It Is
still growing. Isn't that a tine showing
Of successf Don't It prove that August
Flower has had unfailing success in the
cure of indigestion and dyspepsia-the
worst enemies Of health and iiappinessi
qDoes 1t not afford the best evidence that
August Flower is sure specific for all
stomach aud intestinal Disorders that II
Is the best OF all liver rcgulatorse K
qAugust Flower has matchless record
OF over IS years in curing the ailiug mil.
Iona of these distressing complaints.
QTwo sizes, a5c and 7sc. All druggists.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26

All Music sung III 'arhS Beauty noc.
tor on sale oui5 q llsFion fia5So
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
Rudolph and Adolph,-
q. i r Z Z. T. Z. + 4. 4. 4.

81 Things may come and things may
80, but I go on forever; sang the
brook Of Tennyson. So might runythe
song Of musical farce comedy. The
problem play, the strained melo.
drama, the over-played musical com
Sedy, the deficient comic opera, the
Soutre French comedy, have their sea.
$Ssons-their spasms Of demand and
&chasms Of failure, but like the brook
there is always demand for good le
Igitimate, clean musical farce comedy
/ and it always has a vogue and az
eyer.increasing public of patrons
Thus it is that many shows depend
solely upon scenery and costumes are
driven to the wall. The solid, sub
Sstantial, fun.creating Rudolph and
by Charles Newman, con
3Gtinues season after season, to attract
the largest audiences among those
who want to laugh and chase away
the blues. The original company
Sthatsfirst4made Rudolph and Adolph'
Y Broadhurst and Currie, will be seer
at the Grand Opera House tonight
"Wednesday, and local theatre.goers
can rely3ton a performance and play
surely mirth.provoking.
4 FH b.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
"Hoity lofty"

The management of the Grand
Opera House announces for Friday.
April IS, the Weber & Fields great.
sest success "Hoity Toity," which
comes with the prestige OF zone solid
year on Broadway" "Holty Toity"
sisf5to laugh. There is a plot to be
sure, but you don't want to let that
worry you, as it is frankly admitted
that 1t is mere thread on which to
hang an unusually good assortment
8of hilarious comedy and tuneful mu
sic. The chorus is one Of rare lowell
ness. and, what is more to the point
lis distinctly singing chorus.
The original scenery and light eS
$fects used in the New York produc
Stion Of "Hoity Toity" at Weber {:
Z Fields cosy little Broadway theatre
in New York, will be seen in this pro
&duction; and no expense has been
spared in making this, what the New
y ork, press unanimously conceded II
5to5 be-the greatest musical chit" Oh
Broadway in a decade.
IA Everything about "Hoity Tolty'
contains that which appeals to lovers
lot high class musical comedy. The
\ \ book DO is by Edgar Smith; the music
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26

NJ Baldwin Sloan 4 and Fred Ran
Kin are working on "a ect6clllar mu.
steal sproluctionftos be- called zine Gin
gerbread sENian.sss NJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Not to Appear In "Trip Van Wrinkle
Until Next Fall.

BOSTON, Mass, April eG.-Be.
cause of the death Of his father,
Thomas Jefferson, whose company
was to have opened at the Boston
theatre last night, announces that he
has abandoned his spring tour and
will not again appear upon the stage
in the character made famous by his
father until October . next, when, by
arrangements made yesterday witt,
Manager Mccarthy, he will open his
season at the Boston theatre.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
sossis oE 1tlg sTs aa

4 4 snstsy ii Mack has been suecessf,i
l in l,stssli VIII arosrs
RieIised,s carle8 81 III splas s.rhe slay.
ORG fok 4, 3in$ chicag ss 4; summer
attraction. y wv
Ssardou Is writing u lew play FOR
Sarah Bernhard And lse NJ long
past the ehlorofo ming age, too.
Clyde Fitch is rewriting his com.
edy His Grace Sde Grammon for
the use of Otis Skinner next season
Miss Adele Rate, n formerly VIII!
the Roston!ans, has Joined the ranlss
Of the musical stars going vsada
vile.
IN. Baldwin Sloan ana Fred Ran.
Kin are Working on "a spectaeular mu.
steal prolguIctioRSto TO be cal!e ID .srhe Gin
gerbread Mani !;
Eaie Fay has Sbeep aegaged Sas prin
cipal come leEne OF TIE musical cons
edy, @Kafoolzelum, which III To be-
produced d {! q AIS chicago this summer.
5li5t iirtN
SARAH 'Bernhardt say that hercon:
Ing tour Of this country under the
management Of 4 the sehubefts viii lie
her last professional appearance IN
America Y II 4 IN y
Harrison ]. Wolfe us going VI con
fine his attention next season TO one
act plays, and has secured some of
those used BY the late sRosina Stokes
for production:
e klawy 4 Erlange r are To produce
next season General Nailace aprinca
Of ndiasands Marion Grawfords by,
the Waters q Babylon
Il Wilton Lac Kaye has closed his sen.
son in The p ts after 4, 100 eonseess
tive performances Text season HE il
70 appear In Naturalization d sieS
Miserables,'
The work o. pistfict Attorney Je.
rome, H8News!S ORR; llas been drams,
tiled under5 the title OF Secret Ser
vice SAM and I Charles n Aldrich
Will appear inSthe tile role,
y 81 ~ --;--s- q
Ohm kendrickR Bangs sis the author
81 Q new comic opera which Henry
W. W.; Savage " going To produce, called
" IT spectraphon Manuel IsIein
wlllsWrite the music. .SSl
An ~ IS
Frank MoGlan osmade his fame
inisthe title role Of The spltan Of;
sul1l," has made anot hers big hit as the
cook in Humpty Dump and has
declined offers 10 So Into vaudeville.
S--,-z-----
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26

John Kenidrlck Bangs Isl die author
Of Q: new new comic opera which Henry
W. ". sayago8is going II produce, called
THE spectraphone; MANUEL Klein
wlll3write the music. l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26


SARAH Bernhard SAL that her com.
Ing tour OF this country under the
management q the sehuberts viii he
her last professional appearance In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-26
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New ~ Y ork Sun.
~ tss sell dom that applicants for cit-
|lzenship9 papers Id the United States
take the view that d. certain ven
dressed Russian EXPRESSED tlie Other
de- day; 70 g, Clerk i Donovan il the Federal
building. <
want yslE13 my my lrst apers, said the
Russian.
sign your name. said the clerk.
pushing lnsa1irg the Big book across the desk
toward him. u
I. sl y Win Y cost YOU es cents, the
. CLERK e added d When tile applicant had
succeeded s5in4rec ording his name.
The Russian smiled as he thrust
his hand into his pocket and pulled
10y g large wallet while he said:
s y, Is money ven Won wants 10 lie s s
ian American.t' Va e
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18
Officers Best in World

Many things combine TO make the
American oficer the best In the world.
writes Thomas y. Millard in scrib-
ners. In the FIRST place. there is .
large and Intelligent population to
draw upon. an advantage. IL Is univer'
sally admitted. not equally enjoyed BY
any other great nation. Again. owing
to the smallness OF our army. the mum
Der Of ofi'srs TO be supplied. In pro
portion tc the total population. makes
possible a care In selection and edu'
cation impracticzble elsewhere. Con
slider how a great majority of omcers
in the United States army are OBJ
tained. Appointments 10 West Point
are secured. as a rule. only after q
competitive examination. In which .
number Of young men OF good ability
and character take part. The man
thus selected goes To West Point.
where he must pass q rigid physical
examination before he Is admitted.
Then. owing to the exatcing nature
II the curriculum and the severity Of
the discipline. a large percentage Of
the candidates fail to complete the
four years course. Those who do com.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18
japanese and the Mule

so the japanese rice growers are
not willing TO tackle that interesting
native institution. the American
mule. without the aid of home folk
said an observant man. "and ] can
see where they are right about the
matter. The American mule is long
cared. quick heeled. supple t'inted
mystery. and no man, no matter bow
wiSe be may be. can do anything with
him unless he have special training.
As a matter Of fact. the white man In
America Is sadly deficient when It
comes to a working knowledge Of the
mule. Up TO the present writing the
American negro IL the only living per
son who can claim anything like mas
tefy when It comes to the mule. Some-
hoe there IL something In the nature
OF the black man and the mule which
mxkes II easier for them to get along.
Just what II is do not know. But
evan the black man will have his ups
sni downs now and then with the
nrIe. and I have seen some yery In
tsresting instances OF this kind. one OF
the most amusing being that Of IN ex-
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18

plete II and obtain commissions must
have attained q standard which other
nations nnd II impossible. Tor . vari.
ETY. Of reasons, TO exact. That. even
under our system, we have incompe-
tent ofieers simply proves that per
fection has by no means been reached.
and does not alter the fact that oui
army is better ofhcered than any In
the world.
But take Russia. with her vast
standing army Of million and . quar-
ter men, exclusive Of supplementary
reserve organizations Of even greater
magnitude. country where the
masses Of the people have almost nc
educational advantages. where the
level Of intelligence Is undoubtedly
lower than In any other great nation,
and how is she to supply her armS
with competent ofhcers. In our accep
ta,ion Of the word' She simply can.
not The United States government
would hnd II equally impossible. with
all our undisputed advantages. to
equip an army Of = million men with
Officers Of the standard Of those who
nov command our little army.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18

Thomas 8. Stadden. . prominent
resident Of Vaudeville. Clarke county.
was In this city recently. says win
chester (va) special to the New York
Herald. and brought with him terra
pin which has q remarkable history.
Just thirty years ago. In 1874. ~.
stadden came across the terrapin on
his farm and on the bottom Of its shell
Inscribed the date. Every time since
then that he has seen the terrapln be
has cut the date on the shall and the
entries are as follows: In 1874. 1875.
1879. 1850. 1881. 1882 and 1854
On the latter date Mr.. stadden car
ried the terrSpin to . spot near Ste
phensons. two and one-half miles from
home. and turned 1t loose. Mr.. Stad-
den has always held to the theory that
terrapin and turtles VIII try to wander
back to the spot Of their birth, asd to
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18
Gown sa oss pssien.

o0So ~ Ot0 Oooi0n-
A costume waS WON NJ . reception
not long ago that Mas SO original that
IL vas positively refreshing. 1t con-
sisted OF = green velvet gown and
mantle of just the shade you would
imagine tbe heroine OF . historical
novel would wear The gown was
long and straight and fell In graceful
lines from the bare shoulders. being
loosely ntsed af the waist The angel
sleeves were f1rted with raw silk In .
faint old blue. deeply embroidered up
from the hand on the inside in rich
purple. relieved With white. The dec
olletAGe Was embroidered with the
same design in seed pearls. aAhethysts
and turQuofses. TO carry out the color
scheme
The mantle vas a graceful thing in
green. With blue and purple tones.
and draped over the left shoulder
where IL Was fastened with . great
Jsweied clasp OF ancient design The
whole was As truly medieval as any
thing ever seen on the stage. and yet
the effect WAS not in the least start
ling
To be graceful and womanly in
dress is an object worth striving for
and can never resua In bad taste.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18

test the theory the terrapiu was takss
TO Stepheason.
That vas twenty years ago and dur.
Ing Tie tvo decades Nr. staddsa nsv.
er saw his pet-in fact. he had forgot.
ten all about II until oae day reeentiy
he cane across . &sf1pin. rursias
the terrapin over. he vas amazed 10
nnd that II was his long.lo PCT.
There were the dates. the initials
placed there from time to time, grown
larger with the terrapin. but - dis
tinct almost = the day they were cut.
In order TO get back to its usual
feeding place under the mulberry
tree the terrapin had to cross several
streams. tfaverse wooded bluGs.
tresckerous ravines and cross Aelds.
Twenty years had been required to
make the journey Of two and oae-haif
miles. but. guided BY instinct. the III.
tie terrapin had st last reached home.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18

Mumns and gems made without
eggs. but with more milk and butter.
the batter beaten with q wooden
spoon till IL is very light are said To
be indistinguishable from those made
with eggs
When ivory has become yellow
from age or use wash II well With
soapy water and . brush and bleach
IL by standing IL In the sun :or sew
eral days ~etting It repeatedly With
soapy water
Stains made by dipping candle
grease land such ugly things are tie
penalty one pays for these ornament
nj adjuncts to the dinner table, may
be removed by placing . piece Of
blotting paper over the spots and
pressing with q hot iron. This ap
plies to stains in fabrics.
To whitea linen take one pound Of
nne white soap. cut 1t up into . gal
hon of milk and put II over the IRE In
q kettle when the soap has quite
melted put in the linen and boil for
half an hour Now take II out. hav-
Ing ready q lAther OF soap and warm
water Wash the linen In Il and then
rinse il through two cold waters. with
very little blue in the last
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18

a large infiux Of the alaiauva. the
feraous red nsh about which the Ha-
va:ian superstition has II that their
appearance derotes the death Of .
member Of the royal family or some
one occupying high place is nov
causing much speculation among the
Hawaiians on the waterfront.
The schools Of alaiauwa arst made
their appearance Just . week ago. o.
Saturday. Sunday and Noaday nisAt
fairy large schools oe these nsh ap-
peared. On Noaday nieAt they eane
in aa amazingly large nunbef. o.
Tuesday night tAere were fever of
theis. asd siaee txea tAeif nunber
has beea sssS uaIly dininisAinG Il =
exp-eted that II viIl eease atoss<hef
either to nieAt q tonosvvw nigAt
re ash Uefefaily suseas = sesst
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18

Muns display two kinds of fur con-
bined-
All the fur coats crave little crs-
watts of ermine.
A cloth made OF rabbits wool 10
new in millinery.
Bright colors run riot b the silk
pctticoat corner. .
Mink n accounted . comforting
substitute tor sable.
Brown is undoubtedly the fashioa-
able color OF the winter.
The finest Of embroidery supplaats.
lace on the new underwear.
Most of the ta6eta frocks seem d.
termined to be copper-brown-
Even the pert little plume that
stands erect runs into several coloes.
There are possibilities Of . dainty
evening wrap in an old white lace
shawl
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-01-18

Say. Ros<. do you remember
The day you sang his rhyme.
As the nightingale In December.
Your yoie. rang Ike a chime
No tkrushs note rose sueetsss
=. your unn~ts cared eear.
With m2sics mogrnful meter.
That thrilled The speltound ear
Pate keyed their hearts together.
a., pi,shsd ss, 70 tn. .,s, .,,f.,Ams tuss.
You changed vsth every mcon-
Sweet vas the summer season
When he and you frst met
To love you vas his TREASON
Then he ls a traitor yet,
Your iussStous Eyes shone bsfghtef
Than stars that gen the Dawn.
Tour buoyant step uas lighter
Than soft tread Of timofous hUh
Your rose-i.af face rss fzirsr
Than foam frcm Uind-sSept spray
Your beauty's rich and raref
Than bilths harbingsr Of Nay.
Times Up for love and laughter.
For soft vsSs and bridal bliss.
Rsmorse must foiloS after
And chill sweet olinginS kiss-
They've had their share of pleasure.
They've drained the sweets Of life.
Joy gave them heapins measure.
OF Loves Keen lusty strife.
Farewell. the farce 10 ended
Ths tavdry play y done.
Love dies when undsfsnded-
Like some s1ppliant In the sun-
We never can rskindle
The IRE on faney's shrine.
The smOldering hre sill dwindle--
That FIRE vs deemed diyine'
JAMES y kIN1ELLA
Registry Division. Chicago Postoff4ee