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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
IHE TaAVELINe slIaLIc.

The Marion county penoc plat
form says
We favor q two-Sent thread fare
for the travelling public mileage
books to be sold to the purchaser Of
straight $50, and good for any one
VINO may desire to travel thereon, IN.
til used, =
That is an right for the "trayeling
public" the ones who are constantly
on the go and have plenty Of money
to buy mileage books but how about
the masses Of people who ride on the
trains only few lines in a year.
They are supposed to plank down full
fare are they? Did the Marion county
Democrats say what they meant OF
the two cent fare proposition? We
pause for an answer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
Indne Dent. PopuIIst.

There is something very approprf
ate in the nomination Of Judge Dent
for Congress sfmui aneously witt
the recrudescence Of an acute stag
OF Bryaaitis. Popultsm and Democ
racy we're about >qpally mixed ~
the movement that hoistel Judg'
Dent upon the bench, and the judg'
lis stllla good enough populist to taxi
kindly 10 the idea of having the gov
eminent run all the raIlroads.-Mor
gantown Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
Ready for the Fray.

Hon. Geo.. C. Sturgiss is putting his
business affairs in such shape that he
may go into his campaign with few
routine matters to hCther him. Mr.
sturgiss wishes to make his canvass
very thorough and to address and metl
the voters wherever 1t is possible He
is enjoying good health and is well
pleased Will. the prospect for as cleo
ton. He is receiving a fine welcom'
wherever he goes and will make
strong and aggressive campaign
Preston County Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
now DOES IA Like hi,

A prominent Democrat in FaIrmont
who emphasizes his language by ex.
pletives frequently, says: 1.-THE rail
roads are assessed too id high and
the farms too low. You newspaper
fellows can go on and say what 70.
please, the Republicans are Just play
ing for the farmers vote and 1t isn't
right. The farms are valued too low
How does that tally with the plank IL,
the Democratic platform winch says
the farms and the homes Of the PEG
pie are sti1l bearing the heaviest load
OF taSes2 This Isn't q Joke or q play
oh9iWliorda 1T is q fact, and many pep-
BE nave heard his man eIll. NoY,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

tafnly wasn't read that way at the
convention. Why that doesn't amount
to anything as that is what the rail-
roads do now" OF course we hardly
think the Times changed the reading
of tie plank for that would be too thin,
but we do believe the man who wrote
it thought the people wouldn't detect
its weakness and it would gain sup
port and possibly contribution frocl
the railroad company. One Democrat
went so far as TO come to the West
IVirginian office ON Saturday evening
and make the boast that o. s: NIcKtn-
+ ey didn't get things all his way this
time and said they had adopted a
plank declaring for two cent fare on
all railroads, not even :ceptlng the
short lines. That sounded good to us
and we thought they really had gone
Mr.. Mckinney one better and were
coming out for the people. We sim
ply took the mans word for II, not yet
having read nor heard the plank re-
ferred to. And we believe he was re-
ally in earnest about it for lie believes
in two cent fare We shall be glad
to see him again and hear what he
thinks of the two cent fare plank The
question now is, who wrote that plank
and what interests inspired it? The
people are anxious for an explanation
Can the Times give it?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
S:I =, I d oPIa}oaa
AZ othern-see Thenl..

The Democrats of Marion county
in their convention last Saturday at
Fairmont, among other things put In
a resolution in their platform con-
demnfng the new tax laws because
OF their yarlances in prontlses and
performance, and because IL can not
rely upon its enforcement" While
making this serious and solemn dec
Iaratton the convention was wholly at
sea in specifying any example where
in the new tax laws were at variance
in promise and performance It was
merely an ambiguous declaration to
fill in with and deceive the ignorant
into believing that the convention had
really said something over measure
they, hope some people are sore over.
And again will the learned gentlemen
who prepared this ambiguous docu-
ment furnish diagram showing
wherein the new tax laws can not be
relied upon for enforcement? Are
not all new laws subject to a test be-
fore they can be fully relied upon2
Has such a test yet been male of the
new tax law as will justify the Dem
ocrats OF Marion county in denouncin5
them for the reasons set forth in
their platform? The above is piece
of tnstncerelty on par with another
plank in this Marion county declara-
ton which says: 1--WE favor the abol-
ishing Of all unnecessary offices"
Our Democratic friends always do that
when they are out of the oEces, but
when they get in there ara never
enough to go round. And tey have
never hesftated to increase the num-
Der when they were in position to fill
them.-Grafton Sentinel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

The Times complains Of the West
Virginian's expression that the Demo.
cratic ticket was neither very good
not very bad Perhaps we could
have made ourselves clearer by say
ing it snefther very strong nor very
weak. That, is nearer what we had in
mind. The men ntboth tickets are
all right. There is vastly more diner.
ence in the principles they stand for
than in the personnel Of the two tick
cts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

The wheeling Register says the
railroads are assessed too low and the
Fairmont Times says they are assess
ed too high. Come, boys. pleaseS en-
tighten us on how. two Democratic pa
pers can be SO far apart ON such an
important proposition, We mean this
seriously and you will both have to
speak up or be held as towards and
afraid to back up your assertions.
Speak right up now, don't one walt
for the other.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
Sent to Jail.

James MCGUIRE was up before JUS.
lice Amos this morning fol trespass-
ing on the B. G o. railroad. MCGUIRE
had a great many halters, straps and
harness fixtures. He was Ined five
dollars, but was unable to pay. He
was placed in jail for ten days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
= They Have, But

+
The Democratic ticket named at the
county convention in Fatrmont Sat
urday shows clearly that the Demo-
Gratis of Marion county realize the
hardness of the proposition they are
up against.
They paid strict attention to bust
ness and the result is they lave put
in nomination men who are well
known as representative clti2ens. In
other words their ticket is iho clean
lest that party has put in the field for
many moons. The candidates are "se-
lectsr and the delegates in conven,
ton assembled were wise enough not
to slop over when it came to saying
something about William Jennings
Bryan. They greet" him. That was
enough, but even If that courtesy had
been dispensed with it would have
done them no HARM While the men
put up for Office by the other side have
the respect Of their political associates
their serious defects are their Demo
cracy and their blind, stubborn oppo
sition to the new tax laws which are
reducing the tax bills of tile farmers
and small property holders. The two
black spots we have pointed out will
lead to the defeat in the fall of this
excellent Democratic ticket. = Mart-
nington Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

A news item in another part of to-
days paper tells of man and wo'
man who played false to their fami'
lies and were out boat riding togetb'
er. The boat upset and both were
drowned. The man left wife and
three children at home and the woman
a husband and. two children. There
is much truth in the scripture which
says, SBe sure your sins will find you
out"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

Mr.. Gompers failed to. pull his "ple
line" man. 'McGillicuddy, through
He found that .LfttIefeld in Maine
too well cultivated for him to get
many tares to take root. II now re-
mains for Gompers to get out of poll
tics as well as the American FEEDER
alton of Labor presidency. Vale, Mr..
Gompers,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

DURHAM. N. O., Sept. IL Breaks
Of leaf tobacco are beginning to ag-
gregate something like $4,000 to co.
600 pounds per week. which Is small
for market Of this size. The farm
ers are too busy cutting and curing
to do. much stripping and marketing
yet. More than one-haK of the crop
has been cut and taken to tie barn,
much of which has cured up bright.
but It is bony, chafry. and very light in
weight. The weather has been favor
able the past week for the late portit'n
Of the crop, and II Il continues, and
there should not to an early frost.
much good ripe, sweet tobacco may
be found in the crop after all.
The crop as whole. will be lighter
in the aggregate than It has been for
some years. as the early part Of it
fired" or wasted in the fields SO bad
Iy in consequence of the continuous
rains during July and August.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

The Parkersburg state Journal
looks at it this way:
"The Fairmont West vtrgfnian says
that ]. Hop Woods is an object Of
pity. It looks as though he were a
subject for congratulatlon on having
escaped the Democratic nomination
for Congress- in the Second district"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

The Preston Leader DOGS not ap.
pear to have heard the particulars Of
Judge Parsons decision in the railroad
tax case. 1t should read the State
Journal. -Parkersburg State Journal.
It's editor wouldn't have sense
enough to understand the decision II
he did read the particulars, his eyes
are too close together.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

Two cent fare for the richand from
three to I'VE for the poori that IS the
way the Marion county Democrats
want IL accofdinH 70 their plat form
That pink IS becoming the talk Of
the town a1dsBe DO not Wofder q g.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
aEAIEp a SENSATION.

The west Vfrginlan's neat exposure
lie Democratic trick relative to
NO cents q mile PUNK In the plat
f8Fn f tiobtsd lSy last So prda y,s con-
5ysntich ID the ils q 4s. tpwfa! = =
believe tha Times sag g
one psmoeral last evening. - ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
BLANK HAND IN W. We.
italian swore He Came Here to KIN
Two Men.


HUNTINGTON, w. Va Sept. IL
Oficials OF this county believe the
"Black Hand" is getting in its worf
here. Yesterday morning an unfdenti
fed Italian who arrived at the rail
road camp OF Toney Russell at Bar
louisville, pulled a. revolver. began
firing into group of workmen, killed
Janettl Ressi, aged AZ years, and bad
1y wounded Luna Nura, aged 20. He
swore as he made break for liber'
ty, he had been sent to this country
to kill two men. He has not been cap
tured.
wANTED-2o Giris at the Cumberland
Glass Factory. Steady employment
for good workers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

the question is. how does he like the
platform adopted by The Marion coun-
Fly pemocrats
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

Tobaeeo is Not Curing Wen and Much
wgB Be Stunned.


SOUTH BOSTON Sent -
Ner little Leaf tol1aeco has been Of
Tered one the mari et here the past
week, the farmers being very busy icllts
ting and curing. Labor as 50 scarce &c
that many fields viii be practically
ruined before being housed.
THE leaf Is not curing wen. Many
plants, owing Ulthe continuous rains,
are green at the top. and the bottom
leaves yellow and dying up 50 that
1t Is difacult ID cure the whole plant
with uniform color.
The crop viii generally be light and
chafy. with few fine wrappers and
an unusually large proportion OF green
tips and dark sand Tugs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

Ihe West yirgfnian, daily and
eekly, ii Ientered in the Postofice at
1aifmont, w. Va, as second class mail
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

GEO. M. JACOBS, President.
lYRoN CARLETON LoUGH, Editor
mi. DAVIS, Business Manager.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

Nice Words. But
Our fellow townsman, judge Mar
maduke Dent, whose handsome picture
adorned these pages YESTERDAY, must
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

Great cast production the phenomenaly successful
run in chicago the greatest American play
produced in years
ION the credit of our payWrghts
for many day"-Chcago Evening Post
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

PRICES Orchestra and Boxes pFe
{ al .nnfh ROM if1der Of balcony, rs ana s0yesI
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24
A COUPON PUBLISHED IN EACH ISSUE.

The below left hand good for
also placing lady
Subscriptions coupon
lshed The Ledger which, when the ee
department of The Ledger Birmingham
will
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24
The young ladies who will receive Il

The only way to secure votes is by
subscribing for The Ledger or clipping
the coupons out of the paper. VOTES
CANNOT BE PURCHASED. Every
cent must represent a subscription.
In order that the competition be
equally divided the field of The Bir-
mingham Ledger, consisting OF Bir-
minqham and the state Of Alabama,
has been. divided into districts, as fol-
lows:
FIRST DISTRICT.
The city of Birmingham, city proper
SECOND DISTRICT.
Jefferson county; this includes all
cities, towns and townships outside Of
Birmingham in the county.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Tuscaloosa, Walker, Fayette, Hale,
Green, Perry, Lamar, Marion, Plckens
and Sumter.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Shelby, Dallas, TaIIadega, Calhoun,
Chiffon, CIebeurne and Bibb.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Cullman, st. Clair, EtoWan, DeNaio'
Cherokee, Franklin, Marshall, Blount
anu Winston.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone,
Madison, Morgan, jackson and Colbert.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Lee, Barber, Bullock, Coffee, Dale,
Geneva, Henry, Russell and Houston.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
coosa, TaIIapoosa, Autauga, Cham
bers, Clay, Gilmore, Lowndes, Macon
and Randolph.
NINTH DISTRICT.
Baldwin, Butler, Conccuh, Coving-
ton, Crenshaw, Escambia, Montgom-
cry, Pike and Wilcox.
TENTH DISTRICT.
Mobile, Marengo, Monroe, Clarke,
Choctaw and Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24

Four Free Trips to Yellowstone Park
side viewing all points of interest
Two Free Trips to Atlantic City
Ten a the largest and best hotels
Two Free Trips to Peoskey Mich.
Michigan New Arlington Hotel.
Two Free Trips to New York City
Stopping al one o the leading hotels.
Two Free Trips to Cedar Point Lake Erie
Hotel" modern the Great Lakes
Two Free Trips to Mecklenburg Mineral Springs, Va.
Mecklenbug Springs Hotel Virginia health
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
Ladder to Pick Pole Beans.

A pedler Of ladders, rocking chairs
and lawn seats drove his wagon up to
the home of Bile" Rogers. In Byfield.
one morning In the fall Of the year,
says a writer in the Boston Herald
He had noticed the heavy crop OF ap-
pies on Mr. Rogers farm and was look.
ing forward to good sale OF ladders
Mr.. Rogers inquired the price, and
was told that he could purchase a good
ladder for l21A cents a foot Well"
he said. give me couple OF feet"
The pedler. who was In no mood to
be jollied, procured a saw from the
barn, sawed couple OF .eet from one
OF his longest ladders, and with a Joy.
full look. passed II to Mr.. Rogers. who
dove into his wallet and passed q
quarter TO the pedler. stating as he did
no that he had needed something OF
the sort for long time TO help him In
picking his pole beans.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
Children and Sleep.

One OF the greatest mistakes OF
parents and those who have charge
OF children is that they are likely to
allow the young ones too little time
to sleep. With one excuse or anoth.
er the youngsters are up later at
night than they should be, and as
they must be Off to school betimes In
the morning and there may be duties
to perform they are called before they
have finished their morning nap. Chill
dren. as rule. ought 10 sleep ten or
eleven hours, and to do this they
must be put to bed early enough at
night so that they may get this amount
of uninterrupted rest.-Modern Wom-
en-.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
Real Gentleman"

She was fair. lat and forty, and
when she heard a suspicious noise
emanating from the dining room In
the wee small hours she picked up
curtain pole and brayely started down
to investigate, By the fiickerlng light
OF the candle she discovered an In
truder In an evening suit and silk
hat.
Who are your" she demanded.
II am a gentleman burglar" replied
the stranger, bowling low.
Gentleman. did you say? Why, no
gentleman would enter house with
the intention Of robbing a poor. de-
fenseless wife,
Wife? AL. lady, you look 80 young
and pretty thought you must be
the youngest daughter"
Flattery won. She went back up
stairs without calling the police and
the next day she told the neighbors
what nice gentleman" had robbed
the house. Chicago News.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
Saturday, Sept. ~, 1906
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70 DETECT LEAK IN GAS PIPE.
Lathsr Of Soap Much Better Than
UelnQ a Match,

The folly Of hunting for leak in a
gas pipe with a lighted match Is not
30 much because Of the danger of an
explosion as Of other damage. as Is
shown by the experience Of a West
Philadelphia householder last week.
One or two small leaks we're detected
by going over all the pipes and hold.
Ing lighted match to them. The
smell Of gas ceased, but was replaced
few hours later by the smell Of
burning wood. Another visit to the
cellar showed a charred floor jolst
little distance above gas pipe. There
was no apparent cause for this until
q very close examination discovered
that tiny Jet of gas was Issuing
from the pipe beneath the beam. II
was lighted. but was 80 small as to be
blue In color and nearly invisible. 1t
had been lighted by the match used
In tho first investigation. but had not
been noticed.
IF that leak had happened to be
in a lead Joint instead OF an iron con-
nection." said gas man. there
would probably have been work for
the fire department, The smallest
possible Jet Of lighted gas issuing
through lead will In time heat and
mel, the lead and make the leak larg.
or until big flame Is Issuing. This
may make Are hours later. In the
dead OF night or at time when no
one 10 In the house. The only prop.
or way to look for these very small
leaks 10 to paint the suspected pipe
with smooth soap lather. Just as
In the case Of a bicycle tire. the tint.
est leak will blow bubble In the
lather. and there you uA~Philadel.
phia Record.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
HAD KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE.
Comprehensive Treatise Written by
Egyptian 1000 Years AGO.

A roll of papyrus acquired by DR..
Ebers, in the vicinity Of Thebes,
Egypt. in the winter of 1872, from an
Arab who made ancient grave rob
bling business, after investigation
and translation was deposited In the
library Of the University Of Leipsic.
The script Of this papyrus is hierauc;
the date Of 1t Is said to be over 1000
years ago. II Is comprehensive
treatise on medicine. Diseases of the
abdomen. the chest, the heart, the
eyes the ears and so on are carefully
arranged and described In a manner
that would command respect at the
present day. For instance OF the
heart, the papyrus Classics the trou-
bles as fatty degeneration, dilation.
carditis. angina or spasm, hypertro-
ply (enlargement), Thrombosis (plug.
ging) and dropsy. OF medicines over
seven hundred different substances
are enumerated and they are pre-.
scribed In pills, in tablets. in capsules,
In decoctions, powders, inhalations,
lotions, ointments. plasters.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
Sound Advice,

One morning Sunday school wac
about to be dismissed and the young.
sters were already In anticipation Ct
relaxing their cramped L'.le limbs .
ter the hours OF confinement on
STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs md benche =,
when the superintendent arose and,
instead OF the usual dismissal, an.
nounced: "And now, children. let me
introduce Mr.. Smith. who will give us
q short talk"
Mr.. Smith smilingly arose, and az. r
gazing impressively aror7d the class.
room, began with: II HARDLY know
what to say" when the whole school
was convulsed to hear small. thin
voice back In the rear lisp:
"Thay amen and thit down!"-Ss
vannah News.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
EAGLE TO GO WAY OF sUrFALo1
Extinction Of the National Bird Seems
Close at Hand.


Close at Hand.
The season for the slaughter of
eagles has set In. American eagles
and golden eagles particularly have
fallen victims to the insatlate desire
OF men to kill. II there Is any senti-
ment In this country at all II ought
10 be Of sufficient strength to prevent
the destruction at least Of the Ameri-
can eagle, as this theoretically Is our
national bird. II has already become
so rare as to be q novelty and to lead
correspondents to consume much
space In giving the details when some
hunter brings an eagle down. II ia
singular that men with guns want to
destroy the very last survivor OF a
disappearing species of bird or ami.
NAL. One would think that the rarer
a bird or beast became the greater
care there would be to protect II. But
the lust for trophies will not have II
so and the slaughter OF eagles will
go on until this great bird shall be-
come extinct, except. perhaps, In the
national reservations, where the gov
ernments strong arm extends.---Indi-
annapolis News.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-22
BLACK AND RED HAIR ARE AKIN.
ldss to che Contrary, Long Held, 10
Wronq.


The color OF the hair, says the
Grand Magazine, is usually transmit.
ted from parents to child. This Is
especially true when both parents
have the same complexion. Instances.
however, are not uncommon where
children have hair black as ebony,
while the hnir OF both parents Is a
burning red. Instead OF disproving
the theory that child takes after
It's parents so far as the color Of the
hair 10 concerned. this fact, II has now
been ascertained. Is all In favor Of
the doctrine. Red hair, In fact. is by
its structure and composition much
nearer to black hair than to blond.
Very often. II the hair of a very
dark complexioned person be exam.
ined attentively, a few quite red hairs
will be detected In the mass. On the
other hand, II would be time wasted
to seek for black hair In the locks Of
fair person. Similarly II ia not In.
frequent to notice children whose
hair. red at birth. becomes as they
grow older quite dark. When, too
after some serious illness, the produc-
ton OF the colorlng pigment OF the
hair falls OF, black hair becomes not
blond. but red, Fair hair. which to a
casual eye appears to have much
more affinity to red hair than to
black. 10. on the contrary. quite dis
unct.