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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23
MARK Twain SPEAKS
Famous Humorist Gets Funny with The New
fork Millionaire Tax Dodgers at Booker
Washingto Meeting
SAYS The is Al MORAL WRECK

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Mark EHafn
in speaking at the Booker 4. washing.
ton meeting at Carnegie Hall last
might, took occasion to deliver 9 scath
ing arraignment Of the hypoctitIcaI
tmillIonaires who go to church and
then swear of their honest taxes. BY
their example. he declared they de
i'bauch the whole community. There
are two separate and distinGtkinas of
Christian morals, said Mr.. Twain, $50
separate, SO distinct, SO unrelated. that
they are NO more kin to each other
than are archangels and politicians
During 1863 days in the year, the Amer
lcan citizen is true to his Christian
private morals, and keeps undefled
the nations character. On the other
two days Of thetyear he leaves his
Christian private morals at home and
carries his Christian public morals to
the tax office and at the polls, without
a blush, he will vote for an uncIean
boss If that boss is his party boss.
without compunctop. he will vote
against the best man in the whole land
II he is on the other ticket.
"once a year he lays aside his Chris
tion private morals and hires q ferry
boat and piles up his bonds in a ware
house in New Jersey for three days
and gets out his Christian public NOR
ais, and goes to the tax Office and holds
up his hand and swears he wishes he
may neyerAnever-if he's got a cent
| in the world, so help him. The next
day a list appears in the papers and
every man in the list is a btllionaire
and member Of a couple Of churches
Il know all these people. | have
friendly, social and criminal inter
course with the whole lot Of them
They never miss a sermon when they
are SOS to be around, and they never
miss swearing of day, whether they
are SOS to be around or not Even the
innocent cannot remain innocent IN.
fthe disintegrating atmosphere Of this
thing.
Il used. to be an honest man. am
crumbllng. No, have crumbled, When
they assessed me at $4,000 fortnight
ago. went out and tried to borrow
the money and could not. Then Whert
| l found they were letting a whole crei
Of milllonaires live in New York at
third Of the price they were chargin
me, 1 was hurt. was indignant AMI
said this is the last feather. ! am not
going to run this town all by myself
In that moment, in that memorable mo
ment-I began toscrumble. In fSteee
minutes became tusti a, mere moFt
sandpile and lltLef upSm8 hand alol
with those seasoned and experienced
deacons and sWole oR every bit
personal propertyIEe'got in theWctla
clear down to the cork leg, glass eye
and what is left Of my Wig.
Look at those good millionaites
aren't they gentlemen? We'll theS
swear, only once a year. may be, but
there's enough bulk to 1t to make up
for the lost time.
"And do they lose anything by tti
No they don't, they save enough y
three minutes to support the family
seven years."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23
LOCAL MEN
ARE DIRECTORS

The directors Of the Fairmont Coal
Company met in the combany's OIL.
ees IN baltimore yesterday at twelve
O'Clock and declared q dividend Of
tWos per cent On is capital stock pay
able on ths tirst dSy. .ot February. The
pSst ysar Vas tse has;les eae "a the
histoly pf tke comp owin to the
iow prices ot coal aud q tie scarcity
mic direction 81 tie ccnspiidatee
coal company Il tie same time and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23
JUDGE MASON!
Is NOT GOING INTO GAMBLING
BUSINESS BUT WILL SOON
HAVE AN OUTFIT.

In the gambling raid at the Tavern
Saturday night the gambling apparat
Ius was not molested but II Is under
stood that Judge Mason this mcrnins
instructed the county oticers TO forth
With seize the stun. lnall cases IKE
this one the roulette wheel in inyarias
bly, secreted as It is the most valuable
Of all. Judge Mason will issue . irpie
for the return Of this, II tits not found
ut once.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23
go COMPANIES
DECLARE DIVIDENDS

place declared dividend Of six per
cent. on Its capital stock payable on
the first day of February. This com
hPpRE had a good year.
ne local directors Of these com
EIhais are; c. W. Watson, ]. H
Eg91heelNflght, J. E, Watson, 8. L
asson, " d. Sands, Walton ,Millei
anna. B, Fleming,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23
Rlamaae cho6eh.

( Chesney Ramage has been chosen
by tie Parthenon Literary Society q
tie W. N. u IS sssagias 70 represent
Ithe eociety In its annual contest VIII
tke columbian socIst whieh taAes
place du4ag cpmmencement 9 y
IIsiSely was chosen orator and Rev
2uBrey Hess and NJ. n paugheftg de-
bstef
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23
HOME MADE auto
A FAILURE
vANpERsILTs SUPPOSED REQ
ORD BREAKER MAKES A POOR .
SHOWING.

A.EG, vanderbilt's new $50 horse
power machine failed to'break any
records at ormond, Fla, even 4 It y
the most powerful machine in the
world. The sale Of home made cloth;
Ing at MansbactFs 80 . record bEea alief,
no stock reserved and 20 per cent 9! ot
os!aaits sIaad ogsseosts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23

Deputy sherlR watson iest tod4y
fot liafriaburs, PA, to GET tlie reunisi'
don papers Tor the transfer Of Alex
Kloski. alias Nike Reames from that
State to west Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23
THE WEATHER.
Colder To.nIsht

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s
Forecast for West virginia
Fair n western, rain Of snow llls
eastern portion decidedly cod
81 tonight wednesday partiy
cloudy with colder + eastern
portoh.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23

aYork state FeIIu viii make lia an
nual yliIs to she Grand, Saturday, jan
uary a1lh.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-23

Miss Ella Miller is the guest Of rela-
tives in Bellaire, Ohio.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13
The Draft Horse Will Stay.

An English writer in referring to
growing demand there and here for
good draft horses. says: ''SOme fifty
years ago when railroads were spring
ing up in all directions. farmers be-
came i'm many instances so discourag-
longer needed, that breeding was quite
neglected for a time until gradually
it was discovered. in spite of steam,
the horse was still needed, and breed
ing was taken up again with redOubled
energy. For the past two or three
years the motor has been the bette
nOir of horse breeders. but so far there
does not seem the slightest possible
reason for this fear
Farmers will always find the horse
the most suitable means. the cheapest.
for performing their work. simply be
cause half a dozen horses can be i'm
half dozen places at the same time,
whilst a siX-hOrse power motor cannot
be divided, neither can extra speed
atone for this. Many operations on
the farm can only be carried out Mt n
limited speed, such as stacking and
loading at harvest time-the same
with manure carting and numberless
odd duties, and precisely the same ap-
plies to much of the work in the towns
and at railway stations. Let breeders
mares, discard the bad, and Indifferent.
too. where possible. and especially the
unsOund. either sire or dam, and use
that can give similar good accounts for
eratiOns.-Rural Californian.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13
How to Drive the Boy From the
Farm.

The following directions, from Wal
lace's Farmer, can be depended upon
as perfectly reliable, and sure to effect
their purpose
We have heard and read a good deal
about how to keep the boy on the
farm, "a cOnSumma ton devOutly to
be wished" provided the boy has suf-
ficient ability to become farmer. If
he has pronounced adaptation to and
a strong and intelligent desire for
ONE .Other profession, we do not think
1t advisable that he should stay OH
the farm after he has blocked out
Il pathway for himself. A good many
boys, however. who are naturalIy
fitted to be farmers are driven away
from the farm by methods which we
do not recOllect ever having seen in
print, but which we suspect are prac-
tced on many farms more faithfully
than any advice, however good, as to
how to keep the boy on the farm.
One of the best ways to drive the
boy from the farm is to give him the
poorest tools to work with. If you
are hauling out manure and have a
three-tined fork with a broken handle.
II you give him that and keep the
best for yourself, you have made Il
start III driving him from the farm
If you have an Old plow in bad work
ing condition. and which it would cost
more to put in good order than it
would to buy Il new one, that is the
plOw the boy usually gets. If you
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13

The chufa has been cultivated in
Florida, to some extent, and is very
good for chickens or hogs. Some peo-
pie are quite fond of it. though we do
not think that it is likely to become
popular as human food. The yield
varies according to soil and cultiva-
tiOn. but is never very large, compared
with such crops as cassaya or sweet
potatoes. The Rural Californian prints
the following account of it,
This is perennial species of grass
nut 'Cyperus esculentm) Indigenous
i'll the South of Europe. Asia and parts
of Africa, arOwing in the form of Il
rush to the height of about two feet.
and producing small tubers about the
size of an ordinary bean called by the
French ''SOuchet COmestible," signi-
flying rush nut In taste the tubers
resemble chestnut or cOcOanut, and
may be eaten either raw or cooked
After soaking in water for twelve
hours they can be used as a sauce;
when crushed into paste mixed with
water an emulsion is formed which,
after Straining. resembles milk in ap-
pearance. The fat at length rises to
the surface and looks like cream.
whilst moSi the starch settles to the
bottom Of the vessel: but enough re-
mains suspended to give the emulsion
the appearance of skinned or diluted
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13

easily seen.
Another fact seems worth consider
ing i'm this connection: Even the small
amount of plant food in the manure.
hauled and applied at So great an out
lay of money and energy, is not prop
erIy balanced TO meet the requirements
of most crops. 1t is too largely nitro
genOus, and for best results requires
the addition of from five to ten pounds
of actual potash per ton of manure.
The empty wagon may be great re-
lief to the farmer. as it is to his horses.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13


most nutritious ingredients of the plant
may be taken as Il drink. 1t is much
used in this manner by the Spanish
people and is worthy of IA trial in a
similar manner in this country. This
emulsion may be sweetened and flavor
ed so rs to render it very agreeable
to the taste This tuber is chiefly
used in Spain for making refreshing
drink known there as ''Orchata de
tnufas'
This ground nut is valued for
fatten hogs and poultry; the nuts or
tubers grow just under the ground
and are easily dug out by them. They
are easily grown and give an abundant
yield if properly cultivated. The seed
is first soaked, then planted twelve
inches apart in the rows and covered
lightly. Planted in April the tubers
mature in August, and may be allowed
to remain in the ground without in
jury until wanted for Use
Los Angeles, Cal.
(Ferdinand Won Muller in his Select
Extra Tropical Plants" gives the fol
lowing description of Cyperus esculan-
tum: Native of the South of Europe,
West Asia and various parts of Africa
Produces the 'chufa' or ground almond,
an edible root which contains about 21
per cent. ctarch, IL per cent of oil,
and II per cent. of saccharine matter
Can be reared on sand land, though in
rich, loose soil the harvest is far more
plentiful. The tubers of which as
many as 100 or 80 may be obtained
from each plant, are consumed either
raw or cooked. Hogs root them up
for food. The oil sufpasses in excel
lence of taste all other oils used for
culinary purposes. The tubers are IL
fair substitute for coffee when proper
ly roasted: the root is available i'm
from four to six months. The plant
may become important in the most
dreary and arid desert countries
through naturalization .''-Ed)
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13

sent us by Mr.. Raymond L. Griffiss,
35 Wall Street, New York, whose ex-
perience as president of the Southern
immigration Society has brought him
into close touch with the agricultural
problems of the South and with the
possibilities which that section Of
fers to immigrants. Mr.. Griffiss adds
! that he can prove every word of his
story 1--WE do not doubt it. for we
know what can be done in the South
and offers to send the name of the
''King'' of the little "KingdOm'' and
other information in regard 10 Whit
has been done by others to any who
will write him:
AS an illustration of what can be
accomplished on Georgia land by
studying the soil, supplying it with
the necessary plant food, diversity
ing crops, using brains as well as
hands. and experimenting everything
personally. a Southern farmer has
year by year added to his possessions
until his one-mule farm has become
one of the largest in the world, cover
ing thirty square miles of land, and
giving employment to 1 1,25O men, wo-
men and children.
His average for years has been
twenty-five bushels of corn per acre
and one thousand pounds of seeI
cotton. Some acres yielded siXty-five
and two bales of cotton His land at
first was worth SO per acre, now
$50. His cattle now number 500.
besides his one hundred thorough
bred Jerseys and Holsteins, wthiclr
have produced each year 10000
pounds of butter at eighteen to twen-
ty-five cents per pound. With agri-
culture he has combined manufactur-
ing, and his raw material has been
turned into valuable manufactured
articles by means of the steam gin
merry, oil mills and fertilizer factory.
He has employed negro labor only
His saw mill cuts his lumber for his
houses. etc: his brickyard turns out
his brick; his wagons are made in
his shop. His own railroad, seven
teen miles long. hauls materials TO
his factories and his marketable
products to the outside world.
The average production of lint cot
ton is one bale to two and One-half
acres on good. bad and Indifferent
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13

The following account of the re-
markable success of farmer who be-
gan in Il very small way. was taken
from the Country Gentleman. 1t
shows what industry, good manage
ment and economy can do for a farm
er. Is there any reason why you can
not do we'll?
The following communication is
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-13

want to make him sick and tired Of
the farm. by all means give it to him
and keep the new plow for yourself.
If you have a team that is balky, and
wish to disgust your boy with farm
rate him soundly if he manifests any
indica tions of internal profanity.
Another good way to drive the boy
from the farm is to give him the
poorest bed in the most unattractive
room in the house. a room that is
smothering hot i'm summer and cold
and unventlated i'm winter That will
give him a proper disgust for farm
life.
If you wish to complete the job of
driving him from the farm, give him
colt that needs some special care.
or, if you don't have colt. a stunted
"calf or 'tteatman" pig or two. Tell
him that if he will take care of these
they are his very own. Then when the
pig becomes a hog, the calf a steer,
and the colt a horse fit for the mar
ket, sell them without asking him
anything about it. and use the money
to pay off your debts or put it in the
bank to your own credit. This will
make him realize that life on the farm
is hardly worth living
You can. however. drive him from
the farm without doing any of these
things. Tell him what to do every
morning and exactly how to do it,
without giving him any reason for do
ing these things. Don't consult him
about anything. Assume that his
Judgment is of no account anyway.
If he should manifest afiy signs of
to pass the thing desired, scold him
for it. Tell him it is his business
TO do what you say and ask no ques-
tiOns. Don't under any circumstances
have any private talk with him about
your plans on the farm. Don't ell
courage him to read any agricultural
papers: and if he does, tell him that
these papers are run for money
making solely; that they are con
Quoted by a lot of theorists. sidewalk
farmers who assume to know more
than the farmers themselves.
If you wish to do good job of
driving the boy from the farm. talk
to him every day about the drudgery
of farm life, about the easy times
that men in the cities have. and the
pleasures and delight of city life.
Make every effort possible to bring your
own profession into disrepute Talk
about the oppression of the farmer;
wood and drawer of water Talk
about the oppression of the farmer:
how he is held in bondage by other
classes.
Do these things, and if your boy
has any sense of get-up about him
he will leave the farm just as soon rs
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

destroy All gambling tools and furni
ture. To make the order more effec
tive the proprietors Of suca places
viii not be allowed e conduct any
business in them until it can be shown
to the satisfaction OF the court that
no gambling is going on.
All tramps and travelling gemblers
and men who do not support their IN
miles are also to be arrested for va
grancy il found within the jur sdiction
of this court and given ninety days
in Jail on bread and water. The or
der has caused a GENERAL hiking
out of the gambling fraternity.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28
WATER RATES.

The Record understands that the
principal criticism of the proposed
w~aterworks franchise is directed at
the rates fixed in the contract for pri-
vate consumers. We believe that
the figures have been misunderstood
by those who are finding fault, and
will take up this proposition in the
light that it has been explained to
us by a member of the Council vino
had the thing we'll pounded into his
head while the franchise was under
consideration in committee.
For instance, some add up the max
imum monthly t as follows:
Six room house, 5 .95
Sprinkling Soft. lawn, ESQ
Water Closet, rs
Stable, ESQ
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28
Bath Tub,
Horse and Cow,
TOTAL

rs-
The Record freely admits that not
many people could AFFORD to use wa
ter at such a price. But these figures
in each case are for the single item
without measuring the mount of wa
ter used. The man who requires wa
can lay a pipe to his house and
grounds large enough to supply all
these demands, INT connect with 1t
as many smaller branch pipes as he
pleases, have a meter put on the
main supply pipe and pay the meter
rate of 35 cents for the first thous-
and gallons and 20 cents for each au-
ditional thousand gallons.
Now let us figure some more. AT
the meter ate $7.15 would pay for
or nearly nine hundred barrels pei
month, thirty barrels per day. Most
people would not S one-tenth OF
this amount of water for all the pur
self.
The monthly rates listed in the
franchise are to protect the company
against the economical fellow who
puts in a one-inch pipe with a single
faucet in the back yard, and draws
water from it for all purposes. The
company can require this man tC
use a meter furnished by the compa
ny, and on the other hand the man
who pipes his house, barn, etc, can
require the company to put in a me
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

The Dallas News says that in an
effort to suppress gambling in the
Southern district of indian Territory,
Judge Dickerson has issued an order
that all places where such is reported
be visited daily by a United States of
ficer, and if gambling is found, to
arrest all persons and coniscate and
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28
Death From Scarlet Fever.

The youngest child of o. e. San
theson. the florist, died yesterday of
scarlet fever. The funeral was held
this morning from the Ullery under.
taking rooms, Rev. c. E. Lukens con
Quoting the service. Interment was
made in the city cemetery.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28
Suit for Three Suits.

A. J. Nisbet has filed suit in dis
trict court for Strahorn. a corpora
ton doing business in Chicago. ag-
ainst w. G. Hamilton, of this city, for
$242, alleged to be due as the price
of three suits of clothes, also for in
terest and costs.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

C. M. Bird, clerk of the district
court. came in this morning from
Carlsbad, court having adjourned
there last night, to meet June 90 for
the purpose of selecting names for
the jury wheel. The regular business
of the term is finished al Carlsbad.
Judge Pope will return tomorrow.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

The Star Markets delivery Char
lot" was in another runaway yester-
day afternoon. This was not the rum
away it had Monday afternoon, nor
the one it had a week ago, nor still
the n three weeks ago. 1t was an
entirely different horse. that did not
like to be left standing tied TO the
curbing in front of the shop.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28
Death From Consumption.

Mrs. B~lakesley, who was here on
of consumption, died of that
disease at her home on West Hill
last night. The funeral will occur to-
morrow afternoon at two O'Clock from
the home.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

Now that the officials of the Stan
dard Oil trust have confessed what
has been generally known for years,
the Kansas City Times wonders if
the trust will also be expected to
punish its own sins.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

Gamblers and saloon men are vot-
ers, and if they happen to be in the
majority at my primary it is because
church members n Sunday school
teachers, lawyers, doctors, merchants
and real estate men stay at home.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

All advertisements to insure inser-
tion in the same days issue OF n
Record shout be in the printers
hands before eleven o'clock In the
morning. Orders for taking out any
standing ad. should also be In the Of
flee by eleven o'clock to prevent its
being run that day.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

The Santa Fe Eagle suggests that
the Governor should invest in an old
fashioned stump puller. With its as
sistance he might be able to get some
of the Territorial officials out of the
clearing.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

Andrew Carnegie is doing lots of
advertising for a man who has retir-
ed from business. He now declares
himself in favor of railroad rate con
troll.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

Mrs. A. Slaughter. of Chicago, is
here for an extended visit with her
parents, MI. n Mrs. |. Gronsky.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28

Denton has raised about $4,000 OF
the $4,000 necessary to secure the
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-28
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

3 DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. 6
9 0Adopted by the Roswell City 6
9 Convention, Mar. II, 1861 6
g Be it resolved by this con 6
g vention that the Democratic 6
9 party of Roswell acknowledges 6
9 its responsibility n is proud {
8 of the record made during the 6
g past two years; and further 6
9 that we declare ourselves in {
9 favor of a continuation of the {
8 present progressive policy in {
g the conduct of municipal af-
g fairs; hat we favor the pres G
9 ent high license on saloons, {
g the suppression of gambling,
g bitches, extension of side
g walks, grading of streets, and
g all efforts tending to make a
g cleaner and better city of
8 Roswell.
g Second, That we r in IA s
g vor of municipal ownership of
g all public utilities, whenever it
g is the wish of a majority of {
8 the people of the city so to
g W the same, and therefore,
g we are in favor of all future {
9 franchises containing a provi- 6
3 sion whereby the city within 6
9 a reasonable time may acquire
g such franchises upon fair and
g just terms to the owner
g thereof.
g
9 @ g g g g g g @ g g @ g g g {