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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29


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issEl,1lsetsst Ipngafias POS Band of|
.Ehes econd part viii consist Roi
scene ypteal of negfo NE from The
old time slavery days III The present
das dandy coon which vim l,s i
novelty tile Younger Generations
ash WI, show the sneg In ths fsld;
the &plaatat ton quarters and iii Che
cabin infringing Sin his hap bape,sy
songs, dane s and hatnoS. niirl.
Der of55the best darliy character,
many SofS them hitherto unknown ID I
the stage, viii be oauced yith
scenic surround ings and Whatever
can add to the ;legi timate Illustration
ofBthe subject leh Will Ne scr,ipt,-
lously ,exact, q ttractlye and ainusing.
For this purpose, u Prtmroae has
made q life study 81 the Southern
darkey, in order 10 i correctlS display
Ills charaeteristicss Mn. Primrose In,
PRODUCES ne act that demands The
employment ~ three eStrayaeant
scenes One represeat 70 cotton Geld
iii bud and bloom sano shef d plalstsf
ton with field shand IS at work. and
the las, a. spical sppt bern cabin.
resting ipescetall sbeneath the shad-s
|ows{ot q spreading oak With gracnful
:estoons ofS gray spanish moss thst
overreaehs the cabin. These succes-'
slvely pass IN review with snnrise
sunset and mopnl light effects: AL
amazingly beautiful and TRANQUILITY
picturesque. IA this act Mr.. Pfi,u-
rose. the masters 81 softshos dancing,
entertains with some new and grace.
Hui movements and Introduces HIS
bunch 81 Cotton Blossom Goons,!
whose dancing IS distinctly artistic
slr. Primrose will also present his
famous Silver Shower clog, assisted
Dyja score of Americas most famoiiai
wooden;shoes dancers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29
DRAMATIC SCENE5AT.
THE HARGlS TRIAL
The Defendant Makes a Statement
Which the Court
Excludes.

LEXINGTON, Ky. April 29.-Judgei
Parker interrupted Sthe Hargis murder.
tria, here long enough 10 hear an
affidavit setting forth. the statement
OF the States attorneys that Breck
Combs, acting county Judge of
Breathitt county and afrlend Of Judge
Hargis,. had cursed and abused Anse.
White. State witness, calling him
a liar and threatening lin. The
court set the hearing on the charge OF
contempt against Combs for today
The charge was that Combs cursed
lWhlte Just outside the door Of the
courtroom yesterday. (.
Judge Hargis then resumed his tes-
timony under REORGANIZATION for
1.-THE State after being on the stand for
1.-TWO days and a half. He said in&re-
Isponse to a question that he had not
Expressed to a newspaper man on one
occasion belief that Cockrill was a
desperate and murderer, and that any
community was better off withou,
4 Cockrill. The Judge also denied say,
ling that he did not regret Cockrill's
assassination, but admitted that was
the way he felt about It. Hargis said
The had warrants issued against him
lself and brothers at Jackson In ordel
to keep Fayette county from getting
Jurisdiction over the murder trial
| The cross.examlnation closed at this
point. & Il Y 4 < (
AT the close OF his testimony Har
gis asked the court to allow him t
}, make statement to the jury. HI:
( counsel objected, but the court allow
| ed the statement. Raising himsel
' to his full height, Judge Hargis face
Y the jury and exclaimed rs he pointe'
9 to his wife and daughter sitting near
1 Il Just want to say to these lively
Z men that am not guilty Of TIL
s charge, and II | were | would neve
e again ask that woman to call me hui
:, band or that child to call me father
Attorneys for tile State Instant
g objected, and the court excluded II
statement from the jury, except Il
II statement that he was not guilty. 4
p. King Ford was then called for Il
n defense and said he went to Hargl
\. store near the time that Cockrlll VI
It shot and found Hargis asleep on
It pile Of mattresses. He awoke him al
10 told him Cockrill was In town. II
shooting occurred ten minutes afte
m ward. Witness said that Curtis Je
y. came in while witness was at 7
i'd Hargis store. }S III. (.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29
|A'IVFuL CRIME
ANOTHER
MAX Ed 40 VI OF u tiE; w ON ANS,
\ iS;.;YEAR.oL Id / CHILD ouNDi y,
II CUT AND $sRu USED Rom a5S4
!: HEAD TO FOOT. 5;S9S.

RICHMOND, Va, April 29.-Little
Ralph Smith, six years old, beaten TO
death by his mother, were the main
facts in the revolving details before
q coroner's jury In Manchester. Mrs.
Mary Smith, the child's mother. was
arrested when the neighbors discover.
ed the crime. and she spent the night
in jail. The coroner's Jury declared
the mother guilty Of the boys muir.
der, and the father, Shepherd X.
Smith, accessory to the crime.
Mrs. Smith declares she committed
no wrong, but was obliged to correct
the child. The woman is intelligent,
but is said to have a bad temper.
Mrs. Crostic, a neighbor, stated that
she heard some one was dying at
the Smiths and, going there, found
Ralph dead upon the floor, without any
clothing on his body, which was cut
and bruised from head to foot. Asked
why the child was cut and bruised,
the. mother said she had whipped It
with a razor strop. *
Lynwood Turner. 10 years old, O
playmate Of Ralph also told a tale OF
many beatings and constant cruelty
and sobbed through his testimony
The, evidence went to show tina,
the child was punished to death by
degrees, and that he expired after 9
day Of high carnival with the whip
stick, fists and strop. The razor
strop had q steel catch and hook or
the end, and 1t was this that made the
serious cuts on the head and body.
When found the chlld's hair was
matted with blood, gashes cut in his
face and breast and nearly every par
Of his body was bruised. Lynwoot
Turner said that Ralph made no fus.
when his mother beat him, because l
he had she would beat him a grea
deal more. He said he had seen TIN
father beat him with a broken a;
handle, tying the boys hands benin
him while he whipped him, and threy
, him against the floor. He said he sa,
!. Ralph yesterday hiding behind tn
back fence, SO weak that he coul
hardly stand, and then saw his mott
, err pull him into the house, chokin
him. Later he heard something Xix
!. rocks being thrown against the foo
). and supposed 1t was Ralph.
q The jury and officers turned pal
!. and sick from the awful details.
Shepherd K. Smith, the father
!, the boy, was employed as a horse ell
), per at a livery stable, and was. know
: as an intelligent and reliable ma
The owner sent him to make depos
. in bank yesterday, and since TIL
! time he has not been seen in Il
neighborhood.
:, Mrs. Smith received a telegra
! from him from New York today, sa
"a ing he was away on business NJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29
PENN, FIFTH, CECIL.

feet from that year until the termina-
ton Of the new lease.
This, in brief, is the proposition
that has been made by Thomas Dolan,
president Of the United Gas Improve
ment Company, on behalf Of his com.
pany, a proposition so advantageous
to the improvement company and so
clearly unfair to the city that the
members Of the subcommittee Of the
councils finance committee, to
whom it was made tentatively yes
terday, were afraid to give any public
intimation of it after the conference,
and kept the terms closely guarded
secret up to the very moment Of the
presentation Of the proposition to the
finance committee at the meeting
this afternoon.
1t has been understood for days
past, In fact ever since the extension
of the gas lease was first rumored
that the United Gas improvement
Company would not consent to pa!
more than s25,O00,000 in cash for thu
long.term lease, but the general i'm
preston was that the agreement tina
had been reached between the pollti
cal leaders and the improvement com
pany officials provided for a 50.yea
lease, beginning in 1907, at the explra
ton of the first 10.year period of tn
present lease, and terminating Il
1857. Sc ~.
Not only does the United Gas In
provement Company demand an G,
tention Of its present lease for s
years, to date from 1927, but it slip,
lates in addition that In considerable
Of the immediate payment by the in
proyement company Of the sum {
s25,00O,0O0, it shall be relieved Of a
further payments to the city und'
the terms Of its present lease:
While this proposition has take
the public by surprise 1t is an @
story to the men who originated IL
deal and who have had charge Of {
the negotiations, and the ordinan
authorizing the extension Of the lea
{ in accordance with Mr.. Dolans teri
was drafted days ago by lawyers
the employ OF the organization. !
; has been submitted to counsel
{ the improvement company, approx
5 by them; and put in final shape
} action by councils. and will be pa
; ed by those bodies as quickly as pos
{ Bile.
s Marion Cafe, Commercial lun
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29
NfSSsfS ,!tisi giltSi AZ
.GAS5C0MPANY IVAN rs
75-YEAR LEASE
Will! Pay the City OF Philadelphia
es & 81 SCI, ooo,o 900 Now, But Nothing
In the Future.

i PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April eff
the citySwill extend the present lease
which the United Gas Improvement
1 1 Company has on the city's gas works
until 1880 that corporation will pay
over to the city the lump sum Of s25,
100000 Under the new ordinance II
$ist provided that the price for gas
shall not exceed 81 per thousand fee
until 1927, and 80 cents per thousand
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29

lst tt3l
would fetsifn iesd An tS,rt Will
I6s mn Id arrest hin ther
Smith has anoth Her child Two years,
old: which has bee lslndI,y
treat cd slts. snit til eclares That
Ralph was Eer own child and mot a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29

~ N "a ~
Mrs. Francis 1 Z: A Cooley and her
children, 90 Hartford, Conn: have pre-.
scented to the Center Church OF that
city d slit on 500 900 for d parish
house and SaS site on which to build.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-29

Send 10 cts. I'D stamps ~ HE HERE eIDE 9
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
Christmas Day In RnssIn.

In certain parts Of Russia the chill
dren at Christmas eve begin playing
pranks that are as old as they are
amusing Chief among their droller-
ice is that Of Disgusting themselves
as animals and in the assumed cos
tune of wild beasts disporting them
selves through the neighborhood. As
many skins as possible are secured,
and in these the leading boys are clad.
Wolves, bears ostriches even. are rep
resented. All OF the boys gather In
one party, those who are not posing
as brutes forming a train for the es-
cort and display of the pseudo men,
agerie. Some act as keepers, holding
their disguised companions in check,
while others startle the quiet of the
night by rude strains drawn from
harsh and primitive musical instru-
ments. Torches are borne. and in the
fltful light opposed by black shad-
ows, the scene is at once grotesque
and vivid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
\ Hawaiian Christmas.

Before the missionaries and the
American settlers went 10 Hawaii the
natives kne W nothing about Christmas
but now they all celebrate the day
and do it, OF course, In the same way
as the Americans who live there. The
main differe nee between Christmas in
Honolulu and Christmas in New York
is that in II onolulu i'm December the
weather is like June In New York.
Birds are wa rbling in the leafy trees;
gardens are overlooking with roses
and carnations; fields and mountain
slopes are a-baze with color, and q
sunny sky sn liles dreamily upon the
glories Of summer day. In the
morning people go To church, and
during the day there are sports and
games and me rrymaklng of all sorts.
The Christmas dinner is eaten out Of
doors in the shade of the veranda,
and everybody is happy and content
ed.--St Nicholas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
The First Christmas Observance.

Christmas gets its name from the
mass celebrated In the early days of
the Christian church In honor OF the
birth of Christ. its first solemnIzatlon
having been ordered by Pope Teles-
phorus. This was in or before the
year 1875 for In that year Pope Teles-
phorus died. At first Christmas was
what Is known as movable feast,
Just as Easter Is now, and, owing to
Misunderstanding, was celebrated as
late as April or May. In the fourth
century an ecclesiastical investigation
was ordered, and, upon the authority
of the tables OF the censors in the
Roman archives, December 25 was
agreed upon as the date Of the Saw
ours nativity. Tradition fixed the
hour OF birth at about midnight, and
this led to the celebration OF a mid
night mass In all the churches, a
second at dawn ana a third In the
later morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23

From time immemorial tree nas
been part of the Christmas celebra-
tlon. II may be seen outside the ua-
aiional managers in the missals and
early paintings of the preraphaellte
italian school. In the tree or near il
are seen angels in flowing robes sing
ing out of n scroll of Illuminated pa
per the Peace on Earth and Good
WIN Toward Men" or Glory, Glory,
Halleluiah!"
The correct German Christmas tree
always has an angel or n Christkind
on the topmost branch, with a tinsel
star at the end OF staff. like a PAN
tomime fairy, and II the tree belongs
% very orthodox family there is usu-
ally at its foot a small tov group rep
~esenting the Savior's birth In the sta
ble at Bethlehem.
The lights on the tree are said to be
If Jewish origin. In the ninth month
NJ the Jewish year, corresponding
nearly to our December and on the
25th dav, the Jews celebrated the
feast Of dedication of their temple. 1t
had been desecrated on that day by
Antiochus. 1t was dedicated by Ju-
das Maccabeus, and then, according
to the Jewish legend, sufficient oil was
found in the temple to last for the
seven-branched candlestick for seven
DAYS, and 1t would have taken seven
days to prepare new oil Accordingly
the Jews were wont on the 26th of
Kisleu in every house to light a cam
die, on the next day two, and so on
till on the seventh and last lay Of
the feast seven candles twinkled in
every house.
II is not easy to fix the exact date
OF the Nativity, but it fell most prob
ably on the last day of Klsleu. when
every Jewish house in Bethlehem and
Jerusalem was twinkling with lights.
It is worthy OF notice that the Ger
man name for Christmas Is Weihnach,
(the night of dedication), as though
It were associated with this feast.
The Greeks also call Christmas the
feast of lights, and, indeed, this was
also the name given to the dedication
festival, Chanuka, by the Jews.--New
York Mail and Express.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
Christmas With Lewis and Clark.

Some rain at different times last
night and showers of hail with inter-
walls of fair starlight This morning
Mt day we were saluted by our party
under our wlnders, a Shout and a
Song. After breakfast we divided our
tobacco, which amounted to Car
rots, one half we gave to the party
who used Tobacco, those who did not
we gave a Handkerchief as n present.
The day proved showery all day, the
lnds. left us this evening all our par
ty moved into their huts, we dried
some of our wet goods. l received a
present OF a Fleese Hosiery (fleece
hosiery, vest. draws & Socks OF Capt.
Lewis, pr Mockersons of Whitehouse.
Il small indian basket OF Goterich
(Goodrich) & Doz weasels tales of
the Squar of Shabono & some black
roots OF the Indians. Our Dinner to
day consisted of pore Elk boiled. split
fish & some roots, n bad Christmas
dinner warm day-From Newly
Discovered Personal Records of Lew
is and Clark"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
Milking Christmas TOYS.

parts vi germany. FRANCE ana
." ~ ''''u eNery huIlpie- household-
'"neS i!'o'e 'n'erest III Christmas
'''"' 'ne average American BOY This
Sv'',ls IlNe ID strong statement Tor
-'.'','''as -,n,n', - pretty 'horoushIy appre'
cll.e" uE .he Young OF america But
sle"t "s .ne leStlVai Is 70 them' II Is
-'ot e9'eiiua' u 'lieir existence lhey
,"u'u se' "'o',s "lthout CHRISTMAS
nu' .ne toyhaKers IN Swllzerlahd' the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23

"It Shakespeare should enter the
room | should rise to greet him; II
Christ entered l should kneel and
worship. Lamb. b.
Behold the man! See him n babe
in the manger; see him in poverty
clad See him working with carpen-
ter's tools; see him a barefooted boy.
See linn washing the feet of fisher
men; see him stoned by the mob. See
him deserted by his followers; see him
carry ing the cross. See him begging
for a drink of water; see him between
two convicts.
Bat change your point of view and
he who had not where TO lay his head
rises. gigantic above the race. See
him predicting the conquest of the
world by his gospel; see him foretell-
ing the fall of Jerusalem. See him
coinforting humanity with hands
pierced by nails and hear his words
echoed in mansion and hut.
See the outcast of Judaism stand
irg In the midst of our civilization
and receiving the homage of the
rnightiest and the wise. See the
crown OF thorns making him king of
kings and see his bloodstaincd brow
change into an aureole of immortali-
ty See civilization following his flag
and see decay where his affairs have
fallen.
If criticism could take away from
the Christian faith every miracle re-
ported in the gospels, it would still
retain. confirmed by history and eS-
perierIce, that miracle OF miracles,
the II Ee of Jesus.-Rev. Andreas Bard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
Eight Millions for TOYS.

The real amount of cash money
paid out in the United States alone
for toys that on Christmas morning
gladden. the hearts OF American chill
dren is conservatively estimated at
SS,0O0,000. This means about 90
cents apiece for the something like
100000 OF to 12-year-old chill
dren. The children OF no other coun-
try on the globe have anything like
so lavish an average amount OF
money expended for toys for them,
not even the children of Germany
Germany, the home of toymaking and
toy-giving. Verify, indeed the lot OF
the American child has been cast in
the richest sort Of clover when I
comes to forgetting and not few
other things in the bargain.--Clncin-
natl Enquirer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23

venerable personage's feast day was
celebrated at about that period. St.
Nicholas was a bishop of Myra, who
flourished early in the fourth century.
He is the patron saint OF children and
schoolboys, and hence 1t was natural
that he should be q part OF a celebra-
ton when the children received gifts
and when they were allowed TO be
heard as well as seen."-New York
Mail and Express.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23

manger takes place, when represen-
tation of the scene in Bethlehem Is
unveiled In the great hall OF the pal
ace. There is also Christmas tree,
from which Alfonso distributes gifts
Throughout the ensuing IL days the
court is all benevolence and gayety
and every great institution in Madrid
shares in the royal almsgiving. The
festival closes January G.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
mis-, has I'm Rome.

\ Characteristic sight which pre-.
cedes Roman Christmas is the So
called cottio, or sale of fish by auc-
ton, which is held at san Teodoro
near the forum. in the small hours of
the morning, and every year attracts
large crowds of buyers and sightseers.
II ls sight worth seeing, the vast cir
cular market literally packed with
row upon row of baskets, in which
the scaly fry are carefully arranged.
the light glancing off their many COL
ored scales in a thousand prIsmatic
reflections, while the owner of each
stall shouts at the top OF his voice and
the merry crowd goes round laughing
and bargaining and trying to cheaper
the fish, for at Christmastide it often
reaches fabulous prices and one is re-
minded OF the extravaganza of the an
cient Romans, one of whom is said to
have paid 10000 sesterces for single
gray mullet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
Christmas Customs and Amusements
Around the World

Nineteen hundred years ago
Came message sweet and low;
Ger an Infants humble birth
rel new strain to the earth,
Angels sang the chorus then,
Peace on earth and good will tc
men,"
Since that dim and distant time
War has been in every cline,
Earth has been submerged In blood
or q common brotherhood:
Yet amid the battle cries
OFT that sweet song would arise.
Back and forth the standards reeled
on the grim and tented field,
While afaF that hallowed air
Rose to heaven like prayer,
Where the few were chanting still,
Peace on earth, to men good will"
In this later. brighter day
Are we nearer peace than they?
Still our soil with blood Is wet.
War Is round about us yet,
VIII the carnage ever cease
Still we hear the song Of peace.
II will come. 'Tis not n dream.
Through the darkness shines a CLEAN.
'Tis a glimpse, prophecy
or the years that are to be.
or new time come to birth,
or the dawn of peace on earth"
Strands of steel and cable bind
Closer all of humankind,
And the workers of the world
Have a common flag unfurled.
Thought and traffic Danish strife:
Love becomes the law OF life
Nineteen hundred years ago
Came message sweet and low:
And that song by angels sung
Through the centuries has rung
Hark' 1t rises once again,
Peace on earth. good will to men,
j. A. Edgerton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
The Origin of Santa Clnus.

Santa Claus is Of German origin,
This is true II only because that is the
German name for St. Nicholas. That
he 10 an old man Is because in the an
cient pagan feasts in celebration OF the
decay OF the old year and the birth OF
the new an old man played the princi-
pal part. Among tho Greeks and Ro-
mans It was Saturn, the father Of all
the code, and among the Norssmsn II
was Thor. who was long bearded and
white haired. That the saint Is St..
Nfokolas is due to the fact THAT that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
DECEMBER.

Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!
Ffear the joy bells ring!
One and thirty little men
TO make them chime and sing.
Eollyberries CLEAN and glow;
Peneath their glossy leaves,
Gciclcs hang glitteriny down
And sparkle from the caves;
Happy voices shout good will
To dear ones near and far;
And over all the earth shines fair
The light of Bethlehem's star.
st. Nicholas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
At the Spanish Court.

Christmas in Spain begins with the
midnight mass, when the king and
queen mother accompanied by the
grandees of the court, magnificently
attired, 60 in state procession to the
chapel Of the palace In Madrid. on
Christmas morning the king and court
again attend mass in state after which
the day is spent In morrymsklnI In
the aftSrpooR the alteration Of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
A Curious Custom of oxrordshirc.

In some places In Oxfordshire
England 1t was the right of every
maid servant to ask the hired man for
n bit OF ivy to trim the house. If he
turned a deaf ear to her importuni-
ties or forgot her request she would
steal a pair OF his breeches and nail
them to the gate in the yard or on
the highway. This was supposed to
debar him from all privileges of the
mistletoe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
Practical Synpathy.

L. r. McCafferty has donated a
dressed beef and a half dozen sacks
of potatoes to the Salvation Army for
their Christmas dinner TO the poor
Such hherality is well worthy OF emu
lation. There are wealthy people In
Boise who hug their money-bags so
tight. a contribution Of dollar would
cause heart failure. Boise Capital
News ..-'I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-23
For 81. Nicholas white uorsc.

In Belgium the children expect the
good st. Nicholas to visit them.
They think he rides on a white horse,
so they polish their shoes with great
care. fill them with hay, oats or car
rots for the saints horse and put
them In the fireplace or on a table.
and In iAt morning, Instead of the
forage, t1y fld sticks for the bad
children al andes for the good
ones.