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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
NURSE LETS CHILD DROWN.

Leaves unconscloush Baby in Tub to
Answer Call in Hospital.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug, Through
the carelessness of a new nurse at
the philadelphia Hospital, three
year-old child patient of the institu.
ton was drowned in a bathtub, and
the coroner has ordered an inyestiga-
ton.
The little victim was Margaret
Krumberg. She had violent case of
whooplHg cough and an attack of
paralysis.
This child has a temperature of
1902, and she is unconscious, said the
doctor. "Giye her a tub bath"
The nurse allowed about eight inch
es of water to run into large bath
tub and laid Margaret in it. Then
there was a call at the other end Of
the ward, and she ran away and left
the child for twenty minutes.
There were wild calls from another
patient, and the nurse came running,
to find Margaret lying face down
ward in the tub, completely covered
with water. She snatched the child
out and carried her to doctor, who
tried unsuccessfully to restore resplra-
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
MaIa BUSY Week.


Geo! Mas putin up preserves,
An stewfn' strawberries!
She's got her order In
Fer pecka of red cherries
An raspberries
An watermelons
TT make sweet pickles of
Last night my pa called UP
An said, els that you, lover
But ma was mad
Becuz-well, list becuz!
An pa he cit down town.
He did. with Uncle Ed.r
While ma, she stewed an stewed!
Her face kept gittin' red
An she wuE hotter yit
Than father wuE. L guess!
Ma keeps me occupied
A buyln' cans an things
Am pfclkin' on TIL side.
Gee, I've lugged an lodged an run
Until don't never want no perservest
I've got sugar sixteen times
An tied UP mas burned finger
An took word T. pa
t. send UP some more fruit,
Until when ma speaks up
I jist grab my hat
An scoot
Fer tn grocery.
Err tn woodahed!
What makes feIler's ma
Take on like that when she
Is cannin' things, an cryf
By hen, don't see
Whyl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
STRIKE BONANZA Sill
YER MINE THREE MILES
ABOVE Mci<EEsPo RI
Harry e. Clark, Who Has Had Esspe'
rlenee in the West, says the ore

Harry & Clark, Who Has Had Espc-
elenee ia the West Says the ore
WIN iaun 1900 to me Tor
Finds sisstneh NeIn.
fcKEEsPofaT zig: 54arry p
Clark declares ne has struck a bp1atl
"a on the Gleason farm three niilee
above, McKeesport, on the Youghio.
gheny river. he has been prospe ctinL
for precious metals. and yesterday he
announced to Alderman 9. A. Glea.
son Of McKeesport that he had N
covered a six.lnch vein of horn sil=
yer, which win run $4,000 to the ton.
He says he had has experience In
western mines and knows what he Is
talking about Clark offered "A. g. and
F. s. Gleason $4,000 for their inter
est in the property. He says he has
had three assays made of the ore and
each time 1t showed an increase
value.
Clark Is a member Of the Bessemer
Contracting and Ballast Company Of
McKeesport. When he first went ito
the G1easons they had no faith in
the mine. Clark agreed to should u
the expense of a thorough inyestlea'
ton and in return was to receive a
working share of any profits. He en-.
gagged a dozen laborers for a week
and they have been digging. The al
legged richness of the mine was dis
covered Saturday, when Clark him
self, who had been at the mine almost
a day and a night, sunk pick inc
the vein.
The Gleasons have had several If
fers for the property, but they refuse
to sell at any price until the tTuth
is learned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Element Which complieatss che
Work Of Photometry.

we know already fhat the curry Is
conneeting the hrsIehtnes 81 n
ith is objective Intensity diner toF
dinerent colofs ACCORDING 70 RI ]:
ltinie IL ! red patch and a blue patch
have apparently the same intensity.
and the intensity d both d diminish
ed in the same ratio. the blue patch
appears much brighter than the red
patch.
{ A. Brcca and ID sulza have found
that there Is another element which
also complIcates the work of color
photometry. It Is the element Of time
1t is very much more pronounced in
its action than the effect observed t's
Purlinje, aud increases markedly
with the brightness. If blue light
and light of another color have the
same brightness while steady, they
have a dlHerent brightness when they
act upon the retina during the fraction
of a one-thousandth of second. Since
the blue impresses itself much mora
quickly upon the eye than any Other
light. it appears much brighter in com
partson.
There must, Of course. be maxi.
mum of divergence, and this maxi
mum occurs at a time Of interval OF
about OOOOOT second, Red appears
brighter than green. but the diner
ence is very much less marked. The
comparative. brightness Of the blue
may be four or i've times its normal
brightness But this large prepond-
erance rapidly dies away owing to Tie
fatigue of the eye, This can only be
avoided by allowing the flashes to oc.
cur at intervals OF more than two sec.
onds. which allows the products of re
final fatigue time to get absorbed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Prof. Edward C. Pickering, OF the
Harvard observatory, proposes to es-
tablish an international observatory.
His committee is to be composed of
the eminent astronomers of the world,
who are to raise a sum of money, have
a gigantic telescope built and placed
ON the most suitable spot on earth.
and all to go to work
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

The disgusting discharge from the
nose and throat, and the foul catar.
rhal breath, are quickly dispensed
with by using DR.. shoop's Catarrh
Cure. Such soothing antiseptic agents
as OIL Eucalyptus, Thymol, Wild In
ligo, etc, have been incorporated into
a snow white cream, making catar-
rhal balm unexce1led. Sold by E. A.
Billingslea Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

The young man who has the average
American girl for wife will find 1t
wise plan to appoint her his banker.
The housewife will make one dollar
60 twice as Tar as her husband and
save a percentage for a rainy day.
Take your. wages home, ye benedict,
and get a certificate of deposit from
the rosy lips of your helpmeet She
win make It yield better interest than
Gba money lender.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Mons. schmitz Didler. nominally the
head of the Diocese of Springfield.
Mass, but for 90 years more intimate
~ connected with the Vatican at
Rome than any other Catholic pre-
late, is in this country to prepare for
the publishing of an important work
on the life of Plus x, upon which he
has been at work for two years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Archbishop ireland has accepted an
appointment as aid-de-camp on the
ssan of Commander-in-Chief Tanner.
and will ride in his carriage in the
Grand Army parade at Minneapolis on
August is. Archbishop Ireland serv-
ed in the Civil War as chaplain of the
Fifth Minnesota regiment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
senator Penrose's Machine.

Senator Plat, it is predicted, will
be the last machine boss. This does
not take into account that Senator
Penrose, pennsylvania, which appears
to be going to pieces OF itself IKE
DR.. Holmes famous "one-hoss shay"
Philadelphia Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Miss Georgia A. Burns, of Okla
homa, is the youngest woman ranch
owner in this country. She is the own
er and manager of 1000 acres, com
prising the Arorw Heart cattle ranch
and she recently leased for SO years
100 900 acres of oil and mineral lands
in the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

In London the other day a Miss FOL
lemac.e Yves married to a Mr.. Hun
nesley. When the clergyman mention
ed the brides name in the course Of
the ceremony, he had to call her Lyon
ella Fredegunda Cuthberga Ethel
swytha Ideth Ysabel Grace Monica de
orellana Plantagenet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Nance o,Neil is to have q tragedy
on the life of Queen Elizabeth and a
NEUROLOGICAL play, entitled "The Story
of the Golden Fleece"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
coMMERcIAL CONGRESS-.
Call for Meeting at Kansas City Next
November.


KANSAS CITY, Aug. THE official
call for the seventeenth annual ses-
sion of the Mississippi Com
mercial Congress in Kansas City, Mo-,
November 20, 81, % and 20 next was
issued yesterday by the executive com
mittee.
The call is addressed to governors,
mayors, commercial clubs, chambers
of commerce, boards of trade, indus
trial, mercantile, maritime and immi-
grafton organizations.
Subjects on which discussion and
recommendation may be had follow:
River transportation, Panama Ca
nal, flood control, harbor Improvement.
merchant marine, oriental trade, Alas
ka, Columbia River, irrigation, fores-
try, San Francisco. naval construction
on the Pacific coast, trusts and their
relation to business, government own
.ershfp Of railroads, telegraph lines and
public utilities generally; levee sys-
TENS in Texas and Louisiana, pan-Am-
erican commercial union, drainage of
public lands, statehood and deep wat
err from the lakes to the gulf.
Secretary OF state Elihu Root las
accepted an invitation to address the
gathering.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Under the leadership of its general
counselor, Prof. E. H. strobel, for
merly of the Harvard Law School,
the government of Siam has made
systematic crusade against gambling,
which has long VIGOROUSLY fiourished
in the kingdom.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Lee Arthur is writing a piece for
Henri De vrfes, the Dutch protean
actor, who made a hit in New York
by his impersonation of various diff
ferent characters in "a Case of Ar
son." In this piece he will play II
characters.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

II I could get one-half the fun out
Of life that a colored man does by
doing nothing, 1 would never work
another day in my life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

The title role of Little Jack Hor-
ner" will be acted by clever Master
Gabriel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

The problem about some of the prob.
lem plays is why people go to 'em.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
GOSSIP or THE STAGE.

Bret Harte's story, "The Ward OF
the Golden Gate" is to be dramattzed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

a Kansas man fed his chickens dog
biscuit and the ROSTERS growl every
time he goes near them. chase cats up
trees and keep the whole neighborhood
awake nights with their barking.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
Hand outs.

A mans true religion is what he
does and not what he says about 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

rfound sign yesterday that inter
ested me. It read:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
MEN AND WOMEN.

Arthur strfnger. the author, is an
amateur farmer and has
a fine fruit farm at Cedar Springs, On
tario, where he spend his summers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Arnold DAILY says that he will not
produce Mrs. Warren's Profession"
himself, nor allow any other to do it
in this country, which he can prevent,
as he holds the American rights. He
says that after the notoriety the play
provoked 1t would attract the sensa-
ton loving and not those capable of
approaching its motives.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

The store should do thriving bust
ness on the second sentence Of the
sign.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
men,

Fresh Frogs for Sale Here.
Game Fish for Unlucky Fisher.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

A play by Marguerite Merington, the
author of one OF sothern's former sue
cesses, Captain LetterbIalr," was pro-
duced in Chicago minus a title. 1t
was originally called Daughters of
Man, but as this was similar to the
name of Charles Klein's new play,
Daughters of Men," it was decided
to leave the naming of the Merington
play to the public. Blanks were dis
tributed through the audience for this
purpose, and the author of the win
ming title will get a prize of 500. The
play was well. received: 1T included
among its principals In the east Char
les Richman, Sarah rfua4 and Robert
u, Haines.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

The best way for man to get rid
Of mosquitoes Is to wear high shoes
and buy his wife a half dozen nice
open.work shirt waists.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
Or. shoop Family Med. co, Racine,
Wis.

II your stomach Is weak, q
syour food dlstresses you,
& IL you are weak and nervous, ~
ne DE- shoop's storatiye one
month and see what # does for you.
Sold by = A Rillins sIea Co
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

Henrietta Crosman in the comedy.
"All-ofa-sudden Peggy" which is to
be one of the early attractions of the
season, plays the part of an impulsive
Irish girl, who. rebelling against a
design to marry her to lord she
doesn't love, evades the unwelcome
fate by getting the man to marry her
mother, Miss crossmon,s pretty trick
of the brogue, which she used etfec-
lively in sweet Kitty Bellaires" and
mistress Nell" is employed again in
her new comedy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
IN A CORNER,

Bings Ito the boss Don't you think
my hours are too long? Couldn't you
cut them about an hour day?
The Boss-say, what's the matter
with you now? Didn't I raise your
wages Just last weekly
Bings-Yes, sir. you did; and now
1 find that should have more time In
which to spend the extra money!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

'Mr. Hopkinson," the clever English
farce that had all New York laughing
last year, will return to this country
again next season, beginning its tour.
which will comprise engagements in
all The principal cities of America,
about the middle of September, with
the original company, including Dali
las Wexford, who scored SO heavily in
the title role,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
The p les Bank
of Fairrlont.
cAPIT :sTo Glt q ln
90. $50. ooo: 90

Geo. NJ. Jacobs ~. 4, .y... President
w; 81 Raymond Vice Irssiaent
J.. M. BroWnfeld Cashier
Our fire and burglar proof vaults
are free to customers for prtyate pa
pers.
we solicit your. business, which ~
receive prompt and careful attention
Directors-G Geo. NJ. Jacobs,
Meredith, ]. NJ. Hartley. Harry Shaw.
w. s. Raymond, O. d. Hutchins Jon.
Howard r.. Furbee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

A boy cannot help catching the.
measles, but what a grown man wants
OF sldeRhiskers Is more than ] can
comprehend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07

f a. Nebraska woman by mistake used
white canvas shoe cleaner for rouge.
Now her face aqueaks every time she
talks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-07
sunifner "a ne.
i Never Judge q man 3 honesty by MS
collection OF umbrellas..

Ny vile bought dress yesterday
that she calls dear" I got the bin.
to-day. IT Ii.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21
Southern States Association of the
Commissioners Of
Agriculture.

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
| send you copy Of the proceedings
of the Southern States Association
of Agricultural Commissioners, held
in Richmond, Va, last November.
This convention meets in Jacksonville,
Fla, Nov 10, 20, and 81, on the invi-
tation of the Jacksonville Board of
Trade.
This is probably the most important
official association in the South, for
the development of the agricultural
resources of the Southern states. It
has now been organized eight years
and has increased in interest and mem
bership each year. It's proceedings
are valuable contributions to Southern
agriculture, cattle growing and kindred
subjects
I hope that a large number Of Flo
ridians, cattlemen, farmers, orange and
vegetable growers, will attend. And
particularly the turpentlne men, as
soon the turpentine lands must be used
for farms and pastures.
We expect, as usual, to have Secre-
tary Wilson, Dr.. Wiley, and DR..
Stubs with us. SO far they have not
failed to meet this association and give
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21

purchase a tract Of this land, even the
best Of which is still held at low tg-
ares. and set about the intelligent cul-
ture of sugar cane He is taking no
risks. for it has been demonstrated
over and over that sugar Of the best
quality can be produced from these
lands, and, with none Of the protection
or bounties given to beet sugar both
at home and abroad, will still yield the
producer a handsome margin Of protlt.
Sugar mills and refneries will spring
up as rapidly as the cane-grower can
make the demand for them. No need
to hesitate on that score And should
these fail the small isolated farmer
for the first year or two of his cane
culture, there is still the excellent
profit from his syrup.
What Mr.. Roddenbury has done at
Cairo, Georgia, Messrs Coin and Co.,
at Amsterdam, Georgia, and that con-
stantly widening circle of cane-growers
radiating out from the Louisiana Sugar
Experimental Station, may be done by
thousands OF farmers who are now
longing to remove their families and
homes to the ba1miest portion of the
South, and yet hesitating because of
an uncertainty in their minds on the
score of safe money crop. Write if
you like, to the Cane-Growers' Asso-
citation, of Colquitt Co., Ca, and in
dubitable proof will be furnished you
that these men have for several years
been realizing an average of $1,000
per acre on sugar cane.
In Florida the possibilities are still
greater, much greater, owing to both
soil and climate, and the number OF
those who are engaging in cane-culture
in small way is already increas ng
from season to season with .maz1n2
'rapidity; while the time ca1rot be
long in coming when larger capital
shall reach out to invest itself similar
ly in the land of oranges and universal
sweetness.
America may truly be said to need
sugar, even as she needs cotton; anc
the stigma of our dependence on dis
tant islands and foreign countries FL
this great staple SO easily produ ed a
home, should be speedily removed.
Mrs. Richard A. Ellis.
Aripeka, fernando County, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21

South America also, and already
whole cargoes of exclusive Florida
products are being exported to these
countries and Mexico. New railroads
are being constructed for the purpose
of handling this trade, and old es-
tab1ished lines are seeking the deep
water connections of our seaports with
the same object in view. On the sue
cess Of our agricultural system and its
coordinate branches the success OF
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21

In connection with the above letter,
we will give some extracts from the
published proceedings. The list OF
members and visitors shows that not
half of the Commissioners Of Agrlcul-
ture of the Southern states were pre-
sent. In many cases. some other prom
inent official came as representative,
although some of the states were not
represented at all. In the case sof
Florida, Capt Rose made a report
for the absent commissioner, which we
will print below, as follows: - :
In accordance with the custom. of
those prevented from attending the
meetings of the Association, F submit
the following brief remarks upon the
general conditions obtaining in our
State during the past year:
It is not too much to say that the
degree of prosperity of our people has
markedly increased in all lines Of trade
and industrial enterprise; business of
all kinds has steadily improved in con-
dition and volume; the yield of crops
has been fully up to the average, except
cotton, and that entails no loss upon
the producer, but rather it has been an
advantage, as an additional means Of
enhancing the price of the staple. In
addition to the reduction in acreage
of cotton of 25 per cent as compared
with 1904, the crop of Florida is about
33 per cent less than the crop OF 1904,
a condition that has undoubtedly prov
en- a blessing to the cotton growers.
The sale of commercial fertilizers
in Our state for 1904 was 33 per cent
greater than for 1908, and the sales
for 1905 to November 1st, shows an in
crease of 10 per cent over those of
1904, fact that proves the instability
Of the claim that the sales of CONNER
cial fertilizers are TRUE index to the
acreage claimed to be planted in cot
ton; it will not hold good, at least in
Florida
Among the numerous and important
steps forward taken by Our state was
the enactment Of a pure-feed law for
the protection of livestock and the
manufacturer Of pure stock-feeds, by
our State Legislature during the early
part Of this year. It's benefcent effects
have been amply demonstrated already.
3 The regulations controlling the sale Of
these products, like the sale of COM
mercia1 fertilizer and their inspection,
come under the jurisdiction OF my
$ Department.
1 The propitious seasons of the year
! have enabled the truck farmers and
,. fruit growers to produce heavy crops
, that have yielded handsome profits
: the field crops have brought equal re-
f suits; in fact, agriculture in all it's
branches has never in it's history en-
t joyed such unbounded success Other
r branches Of industrial activities than
/ agricultural have likewise enjoyed a
t period Of continued prosperity unex-
S ampled by any former period in our
: states history. Manufacturing indus
S tries have largely increased in number
n and inheritance nreSentino an rt1hrOk-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21

this commerce depends, for agriculture
is the basis on which every trade or
profession either directly or indirectly
relies for its support If our agri-
culturallsts were not prosperous, these
conditions could not exist; therefore
the success Of one means the success Of
the other
In view of the conditions above set
forth, It gives me pleasure to say that
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-18
StATERSVIttE
George johnson Celebrates The
95th Anniversary Of His
Birth

George Johnson. the oldest resident In
the town of North Smithheld, yesterday
observed his 95th birthday. A large num-
Der OF the townspeople called upon him
at his home at Slatersville and offered
him congratulations.
Mr. Johnsons eyesight is somewhat
dimmed but otherwise his natural facul-
ties are well preserved. especially his
memory.
George Johnson was born at Norwich.
Conn, on June II, 1911, his father Mathew
Johnson, being a hotel keeper. Later the
family removed to levitt city, Conn.,,
where George attended the public schools
until he was 10 years old. He went 10
Slatersville at this age, 10 work In the
general store Of John Slater, and also to
assist In the counting room Of the Sla-
tersville mill
Mr.. Johnson bought the Slatersville
store after working for a number OF years
there. He saved snug sum OF money.
quit storekeeping and went to manufact-
uring scythes. Later he went into the
wool manufacturing business, in which he
lost a fortune. Since his failure he has
lived a retired life at his daughters home
Mr.. johnson was overseer of the poor in
North Scituate for Is years and served as
a member of the town council. He was
also a member Of the board of tax as
SCISSORS for u years. In 1S72 and 1873 he
served as representative, and in 1874 he
was state senator.