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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
Honest y ms n policy.

A judge and a party OF lawyers were
discussing various maxius when one
of thelawyers sald
well, Judge, do you really believe
honesty Is tile best policy?"
I'll answer that question by n sto-
ry,' replied the judge. when l was
practicing law one day in the interests
OF client I said to a man:
lido you own large black dog with
white spots?,
He looked at me quizzically aud
then said:
"'Oh, no. Tint dog Is merely a stray
canine that occasionally strolls into
my yard. You're the tax assessor
aren't your
"'No. Pm only n lawyer. came to
tell you that a client'of mine had acct
dentally shot and killed the big dog
and authorized me to pny the owner
$25 damages. But as the animal has
no owner, why, of course there's moth
ing TO pay. Good ,morning.'"-Cleve
land Leader.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
John Bull ana the Letter "u,v

John Bull and the trouble he expert.
enccs with the letter "h" have been the
occasion Of many witticism. There is
the story of one Londoncr who scol.led
another for pronouncing .hour," ''her'
and "honor" correctly. why don't
you laspiratc your haitclics, You hig.
norant hass?" asked the critic. Among
the traditions Of the London bar Is the
story of one Sergeant Channcll. He
was arguing 4 case in which a vessel
named the Helen was concerned. Ev-
cry time the name cropped up Channell
called her the Ellen. stop, stop" said
the judge Mt last. "IIow many vessels
were there? I've got two In my notes,
the Ellen and the Helen" At this
point the attorney for the other side
interrupted, giving Channel no chance.
There was only one vessel. m lud,'
said he. She was christcncl the IIcl,
TN, but she lost her ii In the chops OF
the ChanEcIl."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
Fncts .ihnnt nnih RrIck

Few would connect the common bath
brick of our kitchens with n caprice OF
nature or would credit that there Is
} but one spot'on the entire globe where
these securing blocks can be manu-,
featured. Yet so it is, for all bath
bricks are made ut RrldsGwatcr. in
Somersctshirc, and there only, because
the river Farret deposits for n dis.
lance of a few hundred yards only the
peculiar compound Of sand and slime
ofswhicli they are composed. Nowhere
else in the world is a similar compound
TO be founl.-l.Ondon Mail
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

At a glance one would think that
tie Parlsersbprg News is published
IN the Second district, so much is 1t
doing and saying for Mr. Lakin, the
next Congressman from thatidistrct.
II as very nice In the News in assist,
ing the Prestonian, vet he doesn't
need IL 1t was settled that Mr.. La.
Kin would be Judge Dayton's success,
sor onlstheS day that hewa nominated
kkesser.5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
PARKS AVENUE
Was the Scene of Runaway This
Morning

What promised to be a serious run.
away started down Parks avenue
about ten o'clock this morning. A
big gray horse driven by John L.
Familiarity known as 'Hoppy" Google,
of the First ward, became frightened
at a street car near the South Side
bridge and started down Parks ave
nuo at tremendous speed. Google
stuck TO 1t. and was in a fair way tc
bring the horse UNDER control when
one Of the reins broke. Then Hoppy
hoped out, and let events take theil
course. The horse ran into bunch
OF cattle just below w. 0. Reese's
Wholesale house, and was thrown
No very great amount of damage
was done, however. and horse. Wagon
and driver were sailing around tow
this afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
BRIDGE WORKERS
MR.. ELI MuseRAvEs NAMES THE
MEN FOR WHOM MR.. FlTZ. ,s
GERALD CARRIED WATER. y.

Apropos Of the water-boy days Of
Thomas Fitzgerald as mentioned by
the West virginian Saturday, Mr.:
Eli Mussrave has furnished lis a5list
Of the men as he remembers them,
who worked on the bridge during the
water.carrying period. All Of those
mentioned are now dead, and the list
is as nearly complete as Mr.. Mus
grave can remember. The following
is the list; Pierce Kelley, Heron
Ayers, Thomas Moore, Frank Thorn.
as, NJ. D. Hoult, G. w. L. Mayors
James Rogers, A. B, Wilson, Squire
Stuck. Ss
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
1 i, {: z s eFFo IT..


Tie effort undertaken by the w. G..
g.sSu: 10 procure for the city a public
drinking fountain IS one that should
commend itself to every one who has
at.heart the good OF the city and the
welfare OF his neighbors and friends.
IsSPlans for ''tag day are steadily
progressing, and as the task OF solicit.
Ing funds for any public benefit is not
an agreeable one, we trust the sym.
pathy and cooperation OF our public.
spirited citizens will be given to those
who have the duty to perform.
The fountain will be placed at the
curb opposite the Jefferson street en-.
trance to the Courthouse. At that
place will be dispensed pure water, fl.
tered at our magnificent new reservoir
and kept cool by manufactured ice.
The public fountain will be hailed
as a#blessing by hundreds OF people
when the. hot, dusty days come on, and
many countryman will have kind.
lier feeling for our city because he got
a refreshing drink Of pure, cold water
while in town on business trip.
The ladies' in charge OF this enter.
prise are working TO install fountain
that will be credit to the city and
they deserve the consideration and
help Of all our citizens. The fountain
which they propose to erect will cost
in the neighborhood of five hundred
dollars, hence 1t can be seen that the
undertaking is not a small one, bu,
THE determination of the women be
lind II lnsures success.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
More sto,cnt Thnn Red indiana.

No rel Indians We're ever more cal.
louis toipaln than the aborlgines of Aus.
tralia. In their tribal fights, whicl,
still occur Frequently, The Ssevercst
wounds are treated with Indifference.
Old Australian settlers are fond of tell.
ing a Sfamous. story yof tribal chief
who walked sixty miles with 4 speal
sticking clear through his body before
he could get help to pull 1t out. They
insist that the story is true.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
codnle Themselves Too Much.

Old people often make the mistake
Of codding themselves too much, says
n physician in What to Eat. Thus
they cause weakening OF the vital
forces before the advance Of age has
done so. Nature never intended that
a man should be put into dollhouse
at sixty ard kept there as delicate
plant. Too much solicitudc about the
health of such person may be the
actual cause of death. The vitality
Of the person may be somewhat lessen.
cd at sixty, but the man or woman
whose health has received fair
amount of attention Is not by lany
means really to be slielvc,l' atltlat age
All that is required is a little lessen
ing of the burden of life aud n littlt
more care of the health.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

The .tboy orator Of the Platte the
Foremost citizen of Lincoln" the
sprophet Of free silver" our match
less lead I'm short the owner of
mplimentary and raffectlonate titles
too numerous to mention, William
Jennings Bryan, stiIl manages to keep
himself before sthe public on one ex'
clise or another Cincinnati Times
star Az u A L Il
Well why mot? \ He is theH only
Demo crat in the country who has any
following outside Of his own locality
arkersburgl State Journal, "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

Who is this man Cornwell talking
about tax laws? What does he know
about anything but Democracy?-
State Journal.
John J. cornwell is the artful
dodser. He went to the cloak room
last winter to keep from recording his
vote on the coal, oil and gas tax
bill. He was the Democratic candi.
date for governor who contended that
coal, oil and gas should pay produc,
ton tax and when bill came before
the State Senate to enact, what he
contended was right, into laws he
lodged the issue by escaping TO tho
cloak room just when vote was be
Ing taken. The, bill was defeated
journal. kinswood.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

~5as
1f-you want to get that piano you
must getlto work. at once: :
\ number OF people have called us
down and claimed ives could not af-
ford to give away a piano on this,
plan, See here; We expect TO sell
forty pianos from this plan. The ex-
pense divided mp among the forty
would amount 10 IS on each piano.
On the other hand we will be at a
eatSdeal8less expense in selling the
pianos as we will not have to rim after
theSpeople, bntfthey will rum after us.
We3estimate that we will save sis on
selling each piano, SO you see We gain
instead of lose by. this cheme.
& : DUNCAN'S MUSIC HOUSE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
Goyernor9D Dawson has been lie sill

- y ~ ii1s' 'iie S"n
fject Of attack ever since he enters,
politics. as successful men usual
are, and doubtless he will be the tar,
get for enemies as long as he remains
in public life. Grant Hall is only
one Of the many who have aimed al
him but whose missiles never hurt
Our governor is all the better fol
them truly says the Grafton senti
nell "a u II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

Probably what only a few Fair.
monters may know is the fact that
twenty-seven passenger trains arrive
at and depart from our city daily. We
doubt II any other city along the line
OF the D. and o. can show such a
record. While we do not know the
number OF freight trains that leave
here daily (but there are more OF
these on some days than others), YET
we have no doubt 1t is greater by far
than any other railroad town on the
b. and o. can boast of.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
Measuring n Visitor.

. 81 don't see why you didn't want me
to say anything about Miss Mixlcy's
nsc, mamma" said Tommy, looking at
the guest. 'She doesn't lsok nearly so
old MS grandfa-Ouch! Who's that
a-pinchin Inc on the laig?" "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
Their Fntnl MI.tnke.

Returned Tmyeler-What has be.
come Of Catchem y Chcatcm, the rich
lawyers? Retired, I presume? Resi-
dent-Ics retired. They are both in
the poorlouSc.
"phcw! What happcncd:"
"They had II quarrel nnd sued each
other."-New York Weekly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

published the rumors current in Cara
cas- rejecting upon Mr.. Eoomis to-
come here and give such testimony
as they have in their possession upon
the subject. He hopes that the; case
may be closed this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

Grimes-My wlfe's the queerest wo.
man that ever lived. Gorman-Yes;
that's what people thought when she
married you.-Boston Transcript.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

I a noble heart. like the sun, showeth
its greatest couEtenance at Its lowest
estate Sidney.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22

important enough ior others 70 think
about u IS one, how yen. about which
llthe West yifginian @illShase great.
ldsal more roll EtlIl[
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
snllivan goes back TO Tho

u John u Sullivan goes back to The
pFizesrifg there Is no reason why W.
]. Bryan shptild not take snci.:e:
nominal Ion, says the Cumberland
.: u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-22
homes;
Bel "a; No. ,6s.
ConsolI dated !. I. I. No. 81.

Leased wire telegraphlc service by
Publishers, Press Association. Special
correspondents at Charleston, Park.
eriburg and other cities IN the State.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-07

but the very short bill offered by
Noftzger as a substitute for his orig
inal primary election bill No. 80.
This bill" said Getty speaking of
the Noftzger substitute, lis absolutely
worthless. You might as well pass
so much blank paper. No law which
does not control the judges and clerks
OF the primary Will have any effect"
This talk about a primary law, ;"
said Waggener, lis hot air. You
don't want a primary law. All you
want to do is to nislead the people
into the belief that you have re-
deemed your party pledges"
Senator Waggener offered an
amendment, which was killed, as fol-
lows. ANY paymaster or other fed
eral officer who shall knowingly
thwart the viii of the people shall be
deemed guilty of a felony"
Senator Getty offered an amend
ment, which was adopted, that any
judge or clerk of election who shall
practice fraud by attempting to
thwart the Will of the voters shall be
guilty of a nisdemeanor.
The Noftzger substitute primary
election bill passed by the senate pro-
vides for a uniform date for primaries
for the election of delegates to state
and congressional conventions to be
held the second Tuesday in April and
the convention to be the third Tues
day in April That's about all there
was to the bill as introduced before
amended by Getty.
The amendment to the primary cleo
ton bill, offered by Senator Getty and
embodied in the bill as section and
being the only forceful provision of the
bill, is as follows:
Section z. Section 2749 of the gen
eral statutes of 1901 is hereby amended
to read as follows: If any person shall
directly or Indirectly offer, promise. So
licit or give any money or any other
consideration or assistance for the pur-
pose of procuring the vote of an elector
at any party primary or primary cleo
ton. or for the purpose of causing an
elector to refrain from acting, he shall
upon conviction be adjudged guilty of
a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine
of not less than 800 nor more than $500,
or by imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than 80 days nor more than 80
days, or by both such fine and impris-
onment. Any person who shall solicit
or receive any money or other consider
alton for his vote at any primary OF
primary election, shall upon conviction
be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor,
and be punished by a fine of not less
than 500 nor more than $500, or by i'm
prisOnment in the county Jail not less
than 80 days nor more than 80 days, or
by both such fine and imprisonment
State Journal, 1Oc a Week.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-07

on the ground that the senate had boost
ed too many salaries.
maintenance and Improvement of the
boys industrial school in this city was
The house cosnahsttee on ways and
means made its report on the appropr1a-
school. 1t recommended that the $4,000
for, the purchase OF land be stricken out
and that the item Of 81 1i4.5o ito relIn-
nurse The citizens of Pittsburg for money
advanced be taken cut of the $l7,50O ap-
preparation for naaint te3lance-
The ways and means committee INTRO
duced bill authorizing the state auditor
in the live stock sanitary commission fund
at the end Of the fiscal year to the general
revenue fund.
The resolution asking the railroads to
grant half fare rates to all old soldiers
came up again Monday afternoon and the
house concurred in the senate amendment
a speech against the resolution He said
ne was an old soldier himself ana ne was
getting tired Of hearing old soldiers
talked about as though they are paupers-
Cyrus Leland thought that the old sol
diers were as much entitled to half rates
The sentiment of the old soldiers in the
house seemed to be in favor of the resolu-
Speaker Stubbs announced the following
conference committees:
On substitute for senate bill 239, making
an appropriation for Fort Dodge and
Mother Bickerdyke home: Bird, Beeson
and Banks.
an appropriation for Fort Hays expert
ment station: Hall, Kinnison, Grass.
Robinett tried to have house bill s44,
which was passed Saturday in an omni-
bus, recalled from the senate. He claimed
that he had objected to the bill The
speaker held that Robinett's motion was
defeated on the ground that it did not
ceiVe a tWO-thirds vote.
The mangled remains of the bill making
an appropriation for the Pittsburg man
ual training school were taken up and
passed by a vote of 70 to T.. The bill was
the substitute proposed by the house ways
and means committee, and it Topped off
the $4,000 which the senate had allowed
the school for the purchase of land.
Senator Quincy's bill allowing travelling
statesmen, unavoidably away from home
at election time to vote at whatever place
they may happen to be. under the same
rules as apply to railway employees, failed
to receive enough votes and was defeated.
The vote was 81 for and 80 against
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-07
MARKETS TODAY.
Favorable Weather Imparts
Weak Tone to Wheat.
Corn a Shade Higher-OfFerings
Small.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Strong Natives Bring
From $4 to $3.50.
Hogs Also Firm and About Five
Cents Higher.

Chicago, March .-WHEAT-Lower ca
bles and favorable weather for the fall
soWn crop gave a weak tone to the wheat
market here today. The Kentucky state
wheat on March first 81, compared with
81 in December, and as against 81 on the
nfSI OF March last year, was another rae
tor of considerable Importance. At the
1.15A, but on moderate covering by shorts
the price sold up to $1-15Ss- July opene1
4qssc lower, at 5l1sQ9S1zc, and held around
S61sc- Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
cars year ago.
July sold off to $3.50 and May declined
to 81 1875 May rallied on covering by
shorts, the close being with a net loss Of
1c, at $1.145s. Final quotations on July
We're down 13zc, at 96azc.
CORN-SeVeral prominent commission
houses were fairly active corn buyers and
offerings were comparatively small. May
opened a shade to AJ74c up, at 4S3sQ4S7zc,
and sold up to 1850.
The close was at the lowest point of the
day, with May off 3sq1kc, at 477sc-
OATS-May oats opened unchanged to
80 lower, at 321sQ321zc-~ Later the price
touched 32A d323sc.
VISIONS-Provisions were firm.
at $12. .S0G12. .S21a. Lard was off 2hc, at
$I0112- Ribs were a shade higher. at
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, a.1561.17;
1.15; No. 3 hard $1O56l1.1 .13; No. 1 northern,
$1.1541.1S; No, 2 northern, $1.12d11415 No.
8 spring, 81. .G5@1. 1412.
OATS 00AABPSNo. 2, 3124gs42c; 4; No 9, 313zg8sili$c.
RYE--March. F. 7Sc: May 761zQ79c.
81 .261z; March. s1.261z; May, 81. .2615.
TIMOTIY-March, ss.o5aS. .1O;April, SS05;
VER-March, $3.50.
BARLEY-Cash: 40147c.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-07

Wall St, New York, March 7-STOCkS
The stock market opened dull and irreg-
MAR today with nearly all of the standard
stocks lower The Metropolitan stocks,
1oovvever showed large fractional gains
and Reading up nearly point Mania t
tan opened unchanged Union Pacific fell
a T,oint and Baltimore and Ohio a large
fraction Tennessee Coal sold of easily
2ss points .- 49,.
NTetroDolitan stocks losing their gains and
ST Paul. Baltimore and Ohio Cleveland,
General Electric and Realty falling
pojnt under yesterdays closing. Specula-
ffon- became rather quiet when the selling
Gin1inished A brisk demand for Atchison
created a covering movement in other ac-
tive stocks and the market rebounded
srood fraction The Atchison, Minneapolis,
St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie and United
states Reduction and Refining preferred
gained l to ~ points Tennessee Coal
rHhe response to the Atchison movement
was Ianguid and the DUH drop Of prices
gave place to sharp selling which carried
linton Pacific to below 153. Atlantic
Coast Line and Northwestern lost 21z
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-07
VOTE FOR MAYOR.
(continued from Page one,

NOO-@~--~e-oS-
Second precinct. Santa Fe hotel; D.
S. Myers, supervisor.
Third precinct, 904h East Fourth
street; H. F. Slower, supervisor.
Fourth precinct 1902 East Sixth
street; r. L Jones, supervisor
Fifth precinct, Auditorium; r. A.
Randlett, supervisor.
THIRD WARD.
First precinct, 921 Kansas avenue; H.
Ward Page, supervisor.
Second precinct. 507 West Tenth aV-
enue; H. NJ. Philips. supervisor.
Third precinct, 1139 Western avenue;
George w. Greenwood, supervisor.
Fourth precinct, 1898 Buchanan street;
S. w. Pasker, supervisor.
FOURTH WARD.
First precinct, 20S West Seventh
street; c. 0. Knowles, supervisor.
Second precinct, city prison; Frank
NJ. Cope, supervisor.
Third precinct, Sumner school build
ing, south entrance; w. T. Calvin, sup
Fourth precinct. 1o2lls West Sixth av-
enue; c. l. Vanderpool, supervisor.
FIFTH WARD
First precinct, 1705 Buchanan
street; Imri Zumwalt, supervisor.
Second precinct La1725 Kansas ave-
nue.; Josiah Jordan supervisor.
Third precinct, 727 East Tenth ave-
nues c. E. Dandridge, supervisor.
SIxTH5fYA-RD1 lf-
First precinct, bAIlen's carpenter
shop; Clay Hamilton, supervisor.
Second precinct, LOwman Hill
school building. north, entrance;
George f. .Larkins. supervisor
By order of the Republican city
central committee.
H. G. LARIMER, Chairman.
Attest: w. c. RALSTON, Secretary.
Melon Rurgett, the deaf mute fore
caster of local political campaigns,
has stated that he judges Davis will
receive the nomination.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-07
A PRIMARY LAW.
One Approved in Senate Appears
for Campaign Purposes.
VIII Have Little Effect in Curing
Evils.

The senate last night passed a make
believe primary election law and after
the senate had refused TO even consider
any Of the carefully prepared primary
election bills which had been intro
duced Senator Waggener summed up
the action of the senate by making a
motion that the title of the bill be
amended to read, An act to redeem the
Republican party campaign pledge"
The bill amounts to little, except for
the sweeping amendment Senator Getty
tackled on which in a general way
makes all fraud a primaries unlawful.
Early in the session Senator Noftzger
introduced a primary bill, senate bill
No So. which was a lengthy and care
fully prepared primary election law
Later house bill 1902 passed by the
house was before the senate as another
voluminous primary election law bill A
special committee composed of Senators
Waggener, Hayden and Noftzger was
appointed to work on the primary cleo
tiOn bills The committee decided that
the NOftzger bill was by far the best
but last night the senate refused to
even allow the NOftzger bill to be read.
The senate filibustered over the prim-
ary election bill for an hour and would
allow nothing but the meager substitute
to be read or considered. Waggener
moved to substitute No 59 all
after the enacting clause of
the short bill and demand
ed that the substitute be read
out the senate WOu4u NOT AlSleH anu
stopped the reading before the first
section was completed. Then Getty
offered as a substitute to the substi-
tute another bill and that met a like
fate Senator Getty tried to secure a
DOstpOnement of the consideration
until the next day when another bill
might be prepared but the senate re-
fused that request
''It is too late now to pass an elab-
crate primary election law" said
Senator DumOnt Smith
why have you waited almost two
months before considering primary
election bill2" asked Waggener-
The senate would consider nothing