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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18

prompt payment tos ne principal and
interest hereof al maturity
And further. IN witness whereof.
the said City Of Fairmont has caused
these presents to be signed in It's cor.
porate name by Us mayor; and coun;
terslgned by Its city CLERK, and has
caused Its corporate seal 10 be here
unto affixed by the city clerk. III
i City Of Fairmont,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
Mayor.
Atteste:
city Clerk.
COUPON.

b9S ~ IL, COUPON. FIX
s12.5o: City Of Fairmont will
pay to the bearer hereof, at
the Office Of city clerk OF said city,
in the county of Marion, State OF
West Virginia, twelve and $1,000 dol.
lars, in United States gold coin, or It's
equivalent, on the ----- day Of
~ " q -7-z--i- :, A. D. -,--7--, being
six months or semt.annual interest
on its first mortgage water works
bonds, No. ------
City of Fairmont,
By - ~ =-7---- Mayor.
Atteste::..= ----=7-- City Clerk.
Trustees certiHeate.) z.
s-T--7-7 -7--7 '7T---=-7=- hereby certi
fies that the within bonJlsi ono If the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
whore the Joke Cnmc In.

One day last week the editor OF this
paper hung his coat up in the office
while he went out to look after some
business at the quarry. In our coat
pocket we left our pocketbool1. When
we returned the pocketbook was gone,
and the sinner who stole II has not
repented sufficiently to return It and
apologize. The pocketbook contained
some railroad transportation, SO
promissory note that was past due and
n notice OF our overdraft at the bank.
but not one cent OF the current coin
OF the realm. We have no fear OF the
Fellow using the transportation, be-
cause we are too well known along
the line to be unprecedented by a petit
larceny thief. IL he can collect that
$40 note he Is welcome to IL, and IL he
will settle the overdraft at the bank
In accordance with the notice we will
forgive him for stealing the pocket
book. He Is evidently an amateur at
the business or he would have known
better than TO put himself to the trou-
bic Of stealing an editors pocketbook.
In our humble opinion the joke is on
the thief.-Marble City q. IT, Enter
prIa0
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04

Not infrequently we read OF an acci.
dent or calamity OF some kind In a
great city where Roman Catholic
priest appears on the scene and ad-
ministers comfort to the stricken or
dying. 1t is seldom that we read OF a
Protestant minister In similar circum-
stances. A priest will be easily recog-
nized and readily admitted to an in
jured man. A minister is not so easily
recognized. Some may wear cut Of
clothing that will confirm their claims
to be clergymen, but others do not.
Why should not Protestant ministers
who wish to improve every opportu-
nifty for doing good supply themselves
with badges. which they can always
wear, though concealed. but WI Ich they
can display when the emergency
arises, thus securing access to the cen
ter OF a crowd where lies a PROSTATE
man or to a burning building where the
average man is debarred? There would
need to be nothing on the badge ex-
cept the words Clergyman, New
York."-Church Economist.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
Alarm Clock. ON Gravsstonss.


The Indians of Pala, in the foothills
OF the Coast range In the southern part
OF the state or California, were con-
verted to the Catholic faith by the
Jesuit fathers. who founded a mission
among them. Though some supersti-
lions prevail. their BELIEF In the resur-
rection Is strong. Believing that the
dead must remain for some time In the
grave, they observe exactly the hour at
which the spirit departs. and the rude
wooden cross over each grave In the
cemetery states the exact hour, minute
and day on which the person died.
Suspended from the arms Of one OF the
crosses is an alarm clock, with the
hands set at 6:57. The alarm at the
back OF the clock has been set at the
same moment. The person who placed
the clock there believes that at the
proper moment the alarm will sound
and will awaken the sleeping spirit
American Inventor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
Saves Money. NOT Time.

Economy in the use OF electric elcva-
tors is carried to a fine point these
days. There is one or these elevators
In five story osice building In New
York. which has hanging in it a sign
that reads:
This elevator will remain on the
first floor for one minute"
The curious man who wanted to
know what the purpose OF the sign was
asked the elevator boy for an explana-
tlon. That's to save money" was the
reply. at cost about cents a trip to
run this car"
Although all the persons the eleva-
tor could carry had crowded into the
car the boy held it at the first floor I'M
I'll what he mistakenly judged to be a
minute OF time had elapsed.
The boss saves dollar a day by
that rule" said the boy.
Maybe he does" replied an indig-
nant passenger, "but no live man
would rent an Office in this building.
I'D fret myself to death IL had to
wait like this more than once a month.
New York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE

summer schedule in effect june sotb ,,os
steamers leave Washington. foot of Sa,,o,, ;,
Street, every Sunday, Tuesday. Wcdnesds,I"
nnuTsoay and saturday at 4 u. M for tho 10, '
rowing river LANDINGS ana baltimore. Ni
,AiexanGria. Glymont, Liverpool kiverside
DuehWood, Lancasters, Towards. Cobrnns'
St9nes' Leonardtown, Abels, Piney Point
A1u l. Lodge. Murdys Point. KintaIe. Guam
HBIin1hulcks, Walnut Point, Cowarts. LewiseSfs'
mlIefs. Otasons, BrOmes. Porto BeIlo Arrt,
Ing IN baltimore about 5 a. N. Mondays J,,s.s
Gays, thursdays, Fridays and SATURDAYS.
,Steainer will leave Pier IiRht street
~ ,narI; baltlmore, every Monday, Tuesdavs
IhursuHy, Friday and Saturday at Z N NJ
TOT iOi Ine following river landings and Wash.
Millers, Porto Bello. Grasons Prove.
TOan, Bundicks, Walnut Point. Cownrts'
6eMlsctta: hinsale, Lodge Landfnp. Mund~s
E s6, Adams, Piney Point, Leonardtown'
AoeIs, towards. Cobrums, Stones Rnsb
mooo' Lancasters, riverside. Liverpool CIV
onnI, AlexandIia- Arriving in washinpton
10y eonuay, "wednesday, Thursday Sam
Gay and Sunday mornings. N'"'
Freight received daily. All ri,or t,o,.,.
must be prepaid. 'N' heiShI
WILLARD THOMSON. General Manaoor
L. N OhDoCH, GEM Fri. and Pass. AT.
STFpnENcoDy No. baltimore, Nd.
WIN. Z. REARDoN, Agt,, AIexandria- IN,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
-Esssgss.z RAILWAY CO.

Spring Schedule, in effect April .. Iao6
pS steamer leaves Pier Light Street Wharf.
Daltinore, every Sunday and "wednesday
Meaiher permitting, for Fitchetts and infeSc'
mediate landings as follows:
So r.eaNS badatimors y. m, Mia 2:90 A. m
S III, pSOns $40, T1pers 3. BlackwelIs 3.s0
fdaeeton SAB, limbs 4, Reedville $3.50. HardinSs
n.Ny, HarNcyS 6:l5, Grace Point 7.lO Uvrdtfer
TIt;;,n ni i 73O, ocrans s:i5. C6ases ..
Len, Cherry Point HAS, Cricket Hill ~ noon
Sdils lZ;l0 y. M, arrive Fitchetis l2:;al
hSturnlng, leaves Fftchetts for baltimore
a u lntetmediate landings. weather hermit
ting, every Tuesday ard Friday. as follows.
leave Fitchetts a. M, Calls e:30 a m
rlekel .. HI s;io, Cherry Point To- Jackson's
creek IO.SO, Palmers Il, noon, Little Raw I..h
p M, Chases l2:45. Ocians l. KilmarnoSk 90
byrdton l:5O, Grace Point = Hardiuvs n Us-
veys Si5; Election i;45, limbs :. ReedviIle 5.;a
Sr - o:So 11pers U:45, Simpsons =
steamer leaves Pier 3, Light Street Wharf
Baltlmore, every Monday aud Thursday
mediste lpp nraihIsng Tor Freeport and inter
LeaEe baltimore p. m, Mia Ia m. Flee
Ton ., IlmDS 5:l6. Reedvilie S:;al Grace Point K
DS rHoon ouS, hIlmarnockb:l5 Ocran 5:45 Jack
hlil 500, Calls s, Fitchetts S:s5, Ruarks a.iE
Grlnels go, Warehouse 9:35 Coprads ~
srSS,a rolnt iO;I9, Stampers l0;3O. Blands II
returning, leaves Freeport for baltimore
and intermediate landings every Va ednaSSsS
ana saturday, weather permitting, as follows:
Leave Ereeport a. m. Blands 6.IO STAMP
ers $50, Green Point 6:45, Conrajs Z Ware-
mouse, a:SO. 0rinels $40, Ruarks 7:f5 Fitehetts
y, oaIlis POO Cricket Hill s:45, Cherry Point 10
mock is3O,p. m. Byrdton 1885, Grace Point
iiSS;tO, Fleeton 3:45, limbs 4, Reedville S.sSi
R naIs. ., Iipers b,2S, Blackwells $50, arrive
WILLARD THOMSON, Gen. Manager.
w. II. BROWN. Agent, Pier g.
l. OhDoCh' Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
RAILROAD TICKETS.
The Enormous Number OF The
elips md Mhnt becomes OF Them

The Enormous Number OF These
slips and What becomes OF Them.
To the traveller who appears at
railroad ticket Office about a minute
before train time and hurriedly de-
mands a ticket TO one OF the 600 or 700
stations along the road there seems to
be no special reason why the agent
should not have the particular little
slip or pasteboard he wants ready and
waiting for him. with the price at the
tip OF his tongue. Few people realize
how complicated is the system by
which these valuable tokens are pro-
vided nor how almost endless Is their
number.
Take. for instance, what is probably
the shortest though one OF the busiest
railway systems in the Countrywide
New York, New Haven and Hartford.
1t is estimated that 100000 tickets
are supplied each month to the various
agents along its lines--54, 100000 tick
cts year, in other words. All these
millions OF tickets include $500 dis
tinct varieties, exclusive of the simple
"card tickets" used for local travel be-
tween different stations OF the road.
The number or these latter Is OF course
almost incalculable, for tickets from
every station to every other station on
the road with which Il is likely to have
any considerable amount OF traffic are
printed in large numbers, and It would
take a mathematician well versed in
the law OF combinations to determine
the total quantity issued.
Foreign tickets'-that Is, tickets en-
titling the holder to travel over other
lines than those OF the company that
issues them-present an interesting
problem for the general ticket agent.
He must see that his representatives
at all stations are supplied with the
familiar strips OF paper that entitIe
the purchaser TO travel to one or an
other OF the important strategic trans
pOrtatiOn points in the United States.
For those persons whose peculiar
tastes may lead them to some little
known or unfrequented corner OF the
country blank coupons are attached to
certain number Of these tickets which
the agent who sells them fills out in
writing.
AS soon as foreign ticket is sold
the company that issues it sends each
Of the various companies concerned in
the transaction its share of the fare
paid without waiting to see whether
any use is made of the transportation
or not. In other words, all this kind of
business between different lines is con-
Quoted on what is called in commercial
language the basis OF sales. Naturally
the bookkeeping involved is something
enormous at the seasons of the year
when travel is at its height.
Many people wonder what becomes
or all the old tickets collected by con-
ductors after they have been punched
by multitude OF officials. These little
pieces OF paper are all turned over to
the general auditor and after he is
through with them are bundled into
great sacks, shipped of to mills and
ground into pulp TO be made into paper
again. Once they have passed through
the hands Of the auditor they have no
other value, and the money they bring
as raw material is of less Importance
than the necessity of disposing of them
in some safe Vvay
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04

III put myself Ia Jesus place l
think 1 can imagine the scene which
took place which led 10 his going to
this wedding. Cana is only a few miles
away from Nazareth, where Jesus was
then living. There Is tradition that
this Cana hridegroom's name was Cleo
phas, who was about to marry Mary's
sister. The mother OF Christ is talk
ing to Jesus. Are you going to your
aunt's weddingr she asks. 'Oh, no."
Is the reply. Il do not want to 20.
Weddings have not very much interest
for me. But, mother. you go. know
you Will have good time. and l will
send my aunt my love and benediction
through you." But. my son." saws
Mary, II do not want to go without
you. You should go for the fsmily's
sake as well as for mine" 'sWeli.
mother" he answers, IF you WISH IL. I
will go" Does not this statement
bear out the strange wording OF this
chapter. And the third day there was
marriage i'm Cana OF Galilee. and the
mother OF Jesus was there, and both
Jesus was called and his disciples to
the MARRIAGE" Why was Mary's name
here mentioned first IL there was no
reason for Christ going there to please
his motherr Yes, think am not GO
ing beyond my right when state that
Christ went to the wedding, and ne
performed his first miracle" there to
teach rs that nothing in life is too
small or too Insignificant to do IL by
that little act we can bring happiness
into some loving heart
Among HIS Neighbour.
Where was this FIRST miracle per
formed? In Cana. What does that
mean? Christ started his earthly min
istry among his near neighbors and
friends. Cana is only short distance
from Nazareth. He did not leave home
and go among strangers to find a gos-
pei field. He began right among the
friends and companions OF his youth.
In all probability there was not
guest at this famous wedding who did
not personally know him Not
grown man or grown woman was
there but had seen him a barefooted
boy running over the Zebulun hills.
There was not among all those guests
one who had not felt the touch of his
personal life upon his or her lfe This
personal touch of Christ has to me
great lesson. The wonderful picture
OF the wedding in Cana OF Galilee in
the Partisan Louvre teaches 1t In more
ways than one. There he old master
has the laughing eyed n7sidens and the
young men whispering their secrets in
their ears. There the table is groan-
ing under the most tempting of dishes.
There are the old folks and the chill
dren- But there i'm that wedding scene
the artist has assembled all the men,
bers of his own family and all his
friends. His wife is there His mother
is there. His children are all there.
His neighbors are there. Beautiful and
suggestive fact is that. 1t means as
Christ performed his FIRST miracle In
Cana among his friends and neigh
bors we must begin our earthly Chris
tian service among those we love and
hold dear. DO not be a gospel meSsen-
ger only to the heather. Go and find
your neighbors and talk to them about
the atonement OF the cross. Find the
heather Mt your very door.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
The F1ammarion caIsna.-.

Camille Flammarion, the celebrated
astronomer. proposes to introduce In
the French chamber OF deputies a bill
to make compulsory perpetual calen-
dar OF his own. According to his plan
the year should start at the yernaI
equinox (March 2D, and every quarter
should contain two months OF thirty
days and one month OF thirty-one days.
This would make S64 days. and fete
day, not TO be counted IN any month,
would complete the year, while every
leap year there would be two such
fete days. The same dates would al
ways occur on the same days OF the
week, and one calendar would last a
lifetime.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
Begin mt Home.


The further you 60 into this premise
the more powerful becomes the gospel
lesson. Not only did Christ begin his
public gospel ministry among his
neighbors, but he began that gospel
ministry in a private way within the
Quietude of his own home. Mary. his
mother, had felt this divine influence
long before the outside world felt II
and saw IL in Cana OF Galilec. How
DO 1 know? The Inference Is clear
from the chapter OF my text. When
the wine failed, Mary heard the women
OF the house talking together about the
mishap. This would be most natural
IL the bride to be was Mary's own sis
ter and Jesus aunt. What then hap
pened? Why, Mary Immediately went
and told Christ. Then she said to the
servants. what he saith unto you do
It." Do not these statements prove to
you that Mary knew Jesus could ex-
tricate them out or their difficulties IL
he would? All, yes. Christ showed
his divinity first in his home. II is
right and necessary for us to begin our
ministry for Christ among our friends.
1t Is not. however, more important TO
be gospel messenger to our neighbors
than a gospel messenger in private to
our husbands, our wives, our parents.
our children, In the quiet sanctlty OF
our own homes. Christ was a divine
Christ in carpenter shop before he
was n divine Christ making the water
blush crimson in Cana OF Galilee.
RNrf ,nk .olv-n
gospel ministry to our homes and our
neighbors and our friends. We must
not say. Because Christ performed
his first miracle at q wedding there
fore we will only attend the weddings
and the festivities OF the young peo-
pie" We have a greater mission than
that No sooner were these young
folks married and started out In the
world with gospel good cheer than
Christ went forth into the world to
continue that ministry. He went
among the strangers. He went to
those who cursed and derided and ultI-
mately slew him. He went to those
who would have nothing to do with
him. He went among the sinners and
the outcasts to carry TO them the "bread
or life" He went to Mary Magdalene
and to the house OF despised Zaccheus.
He went everywhere where the sins OF
mankind were calling for the need OF
a Saviour. From amid the songs and
the merrymakings OF this nuptIal ban
quet Will you and / carry the message
OF Christ to an outside sinful world :?
VIII we preach Christ amid the cypress
as well as amid the orange blossoms I?
Will We preach Christ under the moan
ing, weeping willows as well as among
the singing multitudes OF weddings Of
Galllee? 1T is better to go to the
house Of mourning than to the house
OF feastlng." 1t is your duty 20 go to
both places. But remember, oh, Chris
tian. those who are preparing to enter
another world and 10 be married to
death need you as much as those who
are about TO place upon their fingers
the wedding ring OF gold which will
encircle that finger after the flesh has
wlthered away I'm the grave
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
Insane yepro..

One popularity OF the situation is the
large number OF insane negroes. In
the days OF slavery a crazy negro
was an extreme rarity. Now they are
very numerous, showing that some
thing In their altered condition has
largely contributed to disorder their
minds. Whatever may be the disturb.
Ing cause, it Is certain that 1t is op-
Grating with a power and activity that
are appalling.-Nsw Orleans PIcayune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
canada,s Tariff.

Canada's new tariff commission will
probably begin its FIRST sittings In gep-
TENDER or October. The commissioners
will hold sittings to take evidence in
Ontario and then In the maritime prov
inces. after which they win go west,
where important interests IN British
Columbia especially Will occupy their
attention. While the commission OF
1897 had a free hand. the present COM
mission, IT Is understood. viii not make
an absolutely new tarift. but will modi-
~ the existing tariff in particulars
where such modification has become
necessary.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
A Lesson From the Miracle.

Another lesson OF the miracle Is that
nothing is too small or too Insignificant
TO do II by that act you are going to
make your fellow men happier. This
changing OF water into wine was not
done to heal the sick. or to raise the
dead, or to cast out the devils" which
to the number of a legion were tortur-
ing the poor maniac amid the Gadarene
tombs. 1t was done simply and pure
ly to relieve the embarrassment OF q
host and hostess whose supply of wine
for the marriage feast had run out 1t
was done to alleviate one OF those little
domestic troubles with which most %
us have been conversant in the days
or our own homes.
Cannot you see those guests gather
ing in the east in your own house?
Your wife had made preparations for
ten or twelve guests for dinner. There
were just enough oysters, enough sal
ads, enough squads, enough figures of
ice cream, for the invited guests, no
more and no less Suddenly, when you
were about to be seated, the bell rang,
and in came three or four friends from
distant city. You had TO ask them
to dine. There was no way out OF it.
Then your wife took you and the chill
dren aside and said: II don't know how
we will get through. We have not
enough food for those extra guests.
Now. you and the children have got to
take turns in going without You must
refuse in turn the different courses.
When the plates are passed you must
say, Il do not want any, thank you"
OF course all went well except with
your youngest boy. The salad looked
so good that when 1t was being passed
he said. Il want some. mamma" Then
her face flushed. She was embarrass-
ed. Every one In the room was en-
barrgssed. Do you not recognize a
mighty Christian lesson in the fact that
Christ performed his first miracle" in
order TO relieve a little domestic furry
OF the homer
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-04
"YORK RIVER LINES"
ELEG Ant ID A ssRuc m e,,,,
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG q
POTOMAC r.. r.

~ On1AO II. II.
Schedule in effect May 2Sth, 1905.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRrHwAaD
W g. su M daily Stops on signal at occoQuan
. ~ a. m. daily. Stops at IL ~ondrto
10 80 a. m. daily Stops on signal AZ I.a,.
DIoohAe, aqua, Wide Water Reid OMAR
tlco. Cherry Hill, Freesfone NeSiaxx U a.
Se SIina; L snd Aceotink, Franccnia,
:" Fl m. daily except Sunday. Stops at
IS p z ~: daily. Stops on signal at Brooke
n "a vide Water, Quantico and AIexansSiso
90 p m. daily. Stops at Alexsn5r ia a, S.:
on signal at occoquaD Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
50 a. m. daily except Sunday. Richmo,a
accommodation. Makes ali local stons
Som N: oaliy. Atlantic Coast Line train.
Guinea, WOodslane, Penola R,,tbarrIsiS'
IaylorsViiie and Glen Allen SundsIs
2n.S; a. Aiexandria. Brooke. MILFORD
boswell and Ashland daily. A0iu'
40 a: m. daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops on signal. wal
IL ~ p IN. daily, Seabosrd Airline train. s.ons
on s'gnal az Lorton and OccOquan SUN
nays Oniy.and daily at A lexandria. Oman
tico, Milford, Dos we'll and Ashland
20 p. m. daily, A. G. l.. train. Stops at Alex-
. 90 andria, boswell and Ashland.
. 80 ID. m. daily, makes local stops on sfOnal
10 p. M. daily, 8. A. L. train. Stops at AieT..
andria, boswell and Ashland.
accommodation train leaves Richmond 4 n
n. oaiiy except Sunday. Arrive Frederick
Durg 80 p. IN.
NOTE:-Time of arrivals and departures and
connections not guaranteed.
c. C. cox, Agent.
W. ID DUKE q. W.CULr, .P.TAYLoR,
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf. Man.