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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13
ROUET MEMS

Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman, Of Monon-
gala county. is a visitor at the home
of her son, Jas. D, Bowman.
Frank McElfresh has gone to work
al d. and o. car repair shops In the
lower yard.
-l'f. Richmond has accepted the posi-
ticn Of assistant foreman under Guyon
Daniels o. B. and o. camp here.
Tic new superintendent, a Mr..
Leader, nos has charge Of the work
for the Clements Co. here.
The freezing over the river prevents
the crossing by row boats and cause9
tile many persons who work in tho
Il. tnd o. yards and round house at
the shaft to have to walk around by
The railroad bridge.
The sick have all about recovered
with the exception of Mrs. Elizabeth
Knight, who We are sorry TO say, is
worse again.
The trustees of the school here, or
parents, should take steps to prevent
the school children from cuasting down
the road in front of the school house.
The road Is very steep from the
church down past the school house TO
tie railroad crossing. and the boys
win carry their sleds up to the church
and come down this steep Incline like
a dart and often go clear across the
railroad track, and the other day, il 1t
had not bear for Will Hess being near
the crossing a small boy IL Mn. Low.
ery's would have shot under a moving
freight train. Hess caught him and
whtrled lie sled to one side, hurting
the boy, but saving his life. The
school has been the scene Of one TRACE,
dy, which is surely enough for one
winter.
A Case For the Board OF Health.
Readers OF the West vlrginlan will
recall an item some weeks ago abou.
an old horse left by a contractor near
Hou1t and which Mr. Sample, of the
Humane Society wanted killed, offer,
ing a follsr for some enc to do the job.
Well, the horse has been dead for
gone time. Whether Killed or dying
for lack of enough breath to live on,
we can't Say, but we do know that
where It is the carcass VIII be a mem
ace to health when the warm weather
comes.
1t lies in a small ravine, on some
land laying out to the commons, about
a half mile from Hoult toward Mon-
lana. About fifty yards from the reg
ular county road, the same distance
from the McElfresh graveyard and
about a hundred yards from Charles
u. SatterAeld's residence and not far
trrm other residences. Now, IL tho
horse was killed for the dollar reward,
Mr.. Sample will know who did 1t and
this same person or the. Humane So.
c!ety should see aftersit. Or contrac.
tor Frank Alieri, II he can be found,
should have to bury. Otherwise 1t
should be seen after by the Health
Board at The expense Of the county 1t
could be buried with less inconye'
.nicnce nov than In the spring and AZ
have IS much warm weather. as
have hadaat times this winter VIII
mot need wan tul spring gof
realls hope ths authesaf
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Entertained German Club.

Mrs. George Amos entertained the
members Of the German Club last
night at her home on Fairmont ave.
nue.. The club is planning to take ur
TIE study OF sehiller's drama and last
nights study was in preparation for
this work. Miss Burris Boydston and
Miss Mamie Cox read interesting pa.
pers concerning the Causes Of the
Hundred Years War;" Miss Una Car.
renter, concerning the Siege Of Or.
leans. and Miss villa Parks read o
well prepared history Of Joan of Arc.
Tho drama" was discussed by Miss
Jane Eta Mckinney. After the study
hour was ended, yarlous4social games
were played and delicious refresh.
ments wsre served. The next meet
Ing Of the club will be held at the
home Of Miss Emma Parks.
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4 BILLION AND
EIETY NILLION
WHAT the WAR WITH 9teNl
cosT RUsslA-FERcE HcAT
ON RAiLRoAn

ST. PETERSBURG jan
budget statement for 1905 which w
issued last night shows that ufn
he necessary to raise s24ospp1@ b
credit operations o balance rs
mated receipts and eSpendH
latter include s202,5O0,000
quidattons Of the expenses
so,Japanese War the repah
the troops in the Far East anu
reduction Of the army toa psaee
ing. For the first time the tptalse
ot the war S1,o50.ooo.ooOl s
lea, &
The credit operations TO baiEnce =
budget include the recent antho
.eon Of s2OOOOo.ooO in treasury bonas
'$75OOo0O0 Of which has already a
used to renew the Mendelsshoa tn
and the credit Of $16O,OoO.0oe
former Finance Minister KoEoT
now negotiating in Paris. The pr
mary object Of the latter. the Pm
ceeds Of which will be retained
Paris, is understood by the Aso
ed Press to be the maintenance ce ~
stability Of the rouble.
The budget statement does
dodge the prevailing conditions
Russia. 1t is pointed out speclAenHy
that the receipts from nearly
sources have been scaled down,
moreover, IT is stated that, Il TN
orders in the interior do not
there may be some branches
enue on which It will be impossIbIeit59
count.
The budget also deals frankly
the heavy drain on the gold reserve
Of the State bank balances abFcads
which have fallen s15e,5oo,poo indie
three months preceding January
During the last 10 days OF the
the gold reserve was reduced
100000, while the issue oftpaper
rency was increased by $2o,0eea
The increase Of paper issued
statement says, was mads ts
bank in an effort to come tolthe
cue of the business interests
we're almost paraIyzed, and
had been refused loans BY private
banks, owing to the panicfU ecna
lions and to the reduction Of the
elgu credits of houses with cunnee
lions abroad.
In the budget statement It 5
nounced that manifestos viii be
sued giving the nation The risht
participate in the examination ctf
ture budgets. This, therefore. WIN
the last budget to be examined
ly by the council Of the empire Hil
out the cooperation Of an elective
sembly. 1t is further stated thai ae
surplus for 1905 will be greater
L.FF rh.IHNNg.HM Il
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sPORT



4toRcANTowN, Jan. Jack
Renna. % Charleston vii one y
the sta6 pitchers Of university
base ban team next year and the
prospects tor d Rinning ARE
VERY bngh indeed Kenna .
eFaeke ack b apIayer being abe to
plsy mos ~ position the team q
addition 70 being agood pitcher 9th
er piheTs win be Arch Hail Sam
eay jimmie Gronniger and Ralph
stanbI an members 4 last year.
team This win be the strongest
Esggtegaioh Of the slab artists that
IhaYe been gotten together here for
many years. Hall seay and Grohni.
r ase as good as they make them
ala haSe played ball since they were
b1ru.
cam win seriously feel the loss
of Hertzler at first base. He played
at mai position for several years and
IL viii be a very dificult matter to
ge6a man to take his place. he
gradlated last year. a candidate who
I'M 81 the position will be Dana
Miller BON Of the State superintend,
ent 81 Schools. Miller played some
lbal 81 West Point and is by no
Emeansa stranger to the game. There
Viii other men out for the place be,
fore the spring days roll around.
with the exception of B. Hertzler
IAN the old men will be back. Nc
Ecarthy will be back Of the bal, Bay.
Hiss, second; Pearcy Hereford and
strtckler. will try for third, but Pear.
10y and Hereford will make him play
lsome, and Hereford is new man. He
comes from a southern college with a
REPUTATION as a player. Grouninger,
viii, when not pitching, play at his
old position, at short, and Cole, vino
was captain last year, will be in cen
Tier field and Wayman will play left
and Mason and Brake will play right
Held and Coach Forkum, who also
coached the foot ball team, states that
Inc Ia yer well pleased with the out
Hook for a winning team.
What, is bothering the foot ball
management now, is the inability tc
secure a place where a cage cen be.se
cured 50 that the team could have the
advantage Of indoor practice. The
members Of the athletic faculty Of the
faculty are in favor Of using the
cadet armory for this purpose but moi
so with Major James Burns, the regu
liar army officer who has charge Of the
place. He has refused to allow the
ftggaami to use the armory, and SO 1t Is
likely the boys will not get the bene
ut Of practice during the wtnteI
months. 1t was the intention to con
struct,a cage at one end of the build
ing. The team only desired the USE
Of the place two days out of eact
week. Major Burns, is the custodi
an Of, the State and government prop
erty, ind he fears that some damage
might be done. The team will be sup
oiled with brand new uniforms ant
complete equipments. The stuff na'
already been ordered, and will be OF
hard just as soon as outdoor woFi
commences. The schedule for thu
southern games is as fOlows-Georg'
washington University, May 2sth'
Virginia, May Both and 31st; Wash
lngtoa AMI Lee April q; v. M. L 0
Wash. and Lee, April 8; Navy, Apri
4: st. John College, April g.
The Independent and Local baske
ball team, defeated the Varsity in
nractice game the first Of the week
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BALTIMORE. Nd. Jan. tS-ear
dinal Gibbons Thursday night oecai
pied a seat On the platform Of the
Eutaw Street Methodist Eptseopal
Church. in which a public mas meet
Ing was held under the auspices q
The City Committee IF the prohibi.
lion party. The principal address vas
made By william II Berry State
Treasurer Of Pennsylvania no spoke
en- 4cIric Virtue. and IN me course
" his remarks made q plea TOT pro.
iibitlon Of the liquor trafic
On account II tie number q meet;
ings being heldat this dime the COM
mlttee wss compelled e SELECT the
Eusaw Street Church which vas q.
iered BY the otaciai board Of ths
church. a member Of the committee
wrote TO Cardinal Gibbons who has
consented To- act as q vice president
at the meeting stating the case and
asked 4 he wished 70 have his name
with drawn Is one q the VIC presi,
dents.
IN fepig The Cardinal wrote that
the holding Of q civic meeting IN g
Protestant church doe not excite any
religions seraple Ii me- and an.
nounced his Intention 6fattending the
meeting. Tie Cardinal did not make
an address,
Bishop Lather 3 Wilson Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. and
Joshua lowering former Presidential
candidate o he prohibition party
we're AMONG il vice ptesldentsEof the
meeting
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Died In plttsburo.

Nmessnu" was received here today
ANNOUNCING the death OF Mrs. Carrie
c, goian, which occurred at her home
in pittsblrg yesterday, after a long III
Gcss. Mrs: Dola9 was a sister of Mrs.
b. T. Martin. o. Grafton, and was well
Known by a number Of Fairmont PEG.
pie. Mrs. Martin passed through here
yesterday Gu route to Pittsburg and Al.
.thttr Martin VIII leave in the morning
to attend Tie blasilI which viii he
held tomorrow
WI Yrgniap giad u u.
pnrt tfat Franz Amos IS again allie ID
pc out attera siege OF uphold fever
He Tas al the ONCE this afternoon.
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cAusED BY DRINK.
clsndsnpIn Man Was Shot and Died
SS&1Thres Hours Later.

CHARLESTON. W, Va, Jan. 49,
At Clendennin, in this county Thurs
day night, Dennis Brawley shot and
wounded Fred Sands so that he died
three hours later. Sands was drink
ing and became involved in a quarrel
with Brawley, threatening to kill him
with a knife. Friends started home
with Sands, but he returned to the
store where Brawley was and Draw
ley shot him, He claimed have
ted IN self defense
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13
NEW GLASS FACTORY
STARTS AT eRAfToL

GRAFTON, Jan. 1S.-Monlay mn
ing the fires will be lighted
pots in the Empire Glass compl5
new plant in the First ward
company is composed p1tfe6
Grafton people. Active tuF
manufacture Of high grade cut
will start on January 22d
We make a specially Of boRd
bank officials and officers Of Fa
organizations, and Others n posi
Of trust chasstw Evans &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13
FOR SALE.

A good horse, harness and buggy
Will sell cheap, or will trade for q
COW. Call on or address,
3. N. WELLS,
Ev1 k ~ Falrmont, w. Va,
r. 3, p. No. /, Bell Run Station.
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rhe Misses CLARK ViilIs Entertain,

The Misses CLARK VIII Entertain:
Misses Lillian ana Maud Clark q
Meredith Springs win entertain quite
number Of their friends from 2 un.
tn 1soclock Tuesday evening. Janu.
ary 1s. Several guests are expected
from Morgantown.
Invitations to Reception.
Mrs. william Tell Hartman and
miss Anna Dutbin Sands have issued
invitations for q "wednesday Afternoon
reception. The invitation reads:
Mrs. William Tell Hartman
Miss Sands
wednesday seventeenth
Three to i've.
\ \
entertained the Greek Sisters.
Miss c;t.ie Frey entertained the
sigma Phi Alpha Sorority at their reg.
,ular weekly meeting yesterday after
noon at her home on Castor avenue.
A tempting luncheon was served at
the close of,the business meeting. The
sorority will meet next Friday after.
l.oon at the home Of Misses Edith and
Agnes Henry on Fairmont avenue.
Box Party.
Mr.. johnson c. Mckinney entertain.
I'd with a box party composed of the
Misses Josephine Waterhouse, Mayme
Hazlett, s.ella Hubbard, DR.. N. A. Han
Ing and Horace Lansing, at the Court
Theatre on Thursday evening. After
enjoying 1T Happened In Nordland.'
the party was entertained at supper by
Miss waternouae at her home on
South Chapllne street. The whole at
fair was in honor Of MI. Haning's
birthday anniversary.-Wheeing In
t~elligencer.
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Birthday Social.
The Junior Epworth League gave az
enjoyable birthday social in tho lee
ture room Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church last evening. Each member
brought q penny for each year of his
life and a cum Of seven dollars was
realized.
Games and music were INDUCED II
and refreshments were served. Miss
Ethel Fleming, the superintendent, wa
assisted in entertaining the young PEG
pie by Misses Burrts Boydston ant
Una Carpenter.
The Dance at the Tavern.
The dance given at the Tavern las
night Vas one of the most enjoyable
dances that has been given here fol
some time. omen's orchestra fuF
nislied excellent music for the dancing
which continued until a late hour. On
oftoSn guests present we're, Miss Mel
Gerstell, Of Keyser; Miss May Gather
of Reading Pa, and MI. Ernest Hutton
of Clarksburg. The patronesses o
the dance we're, Mrs. George Watson
fleming, Mrs. George Thomas Watson
Mrs. Edwin Robinson, Mrs. charle
Powell, Mrs Herman Hesse and Mrs
is. F. Muffin.
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Robert 7. Vance was appointed
guardian of Robert Andrew Vanre.
bond $4,000.
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We shall observe the Golden Rule
and MEAT yousas We would wish 70
be met
y Il I. MASON
Prop South Side Meat Market:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13
WANT COLUMN
DO You Know What We Want2
eysral hor Ads. at
nn4lnsm nnd

WANTED 10 RHN1-small cottage
win modar conxeniences or a fat.
caii Rel phone COR or Postoflee Box
ssg tt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-13
TOBACCO DEFENDED.
Formaidehyde Is the Aouve Agent a.
Gerniioide.

Formaidehyde Is the Aciive Agent as q
Germioide.
Lancet
10 has often been confidently stated
that tobacco smoke is a powerful
germicide, but so far this property has
not been assigned to anyone particular
constituent of the smoke. The COM
position of tobacco smoke is, Of course,
complex, but everybody knows that
tarry oils are principal constituent,
and certainly many oils are powerfully
antlseptic. Nicotine, again, is a
strong disinfectant, but the quantity
of this poison in tobacco smoke is
minute, il indeed il is present at all.
At least, in a number Of chemical
analyses Of tobacco smoke made at diff
ferent times IL was difficult to declare
with absolute certainty that nicotine
was an important constituent.
The oily matter which accumulates
in tobacco pipe is decidedly poison
GUS, but 10 does not contain any appre-
ciable quantity Of nicotine, the chief
constituent being the very poisonous
oil pryridine. Tobacco smoke contains
a decided quantity of the very poison
GUS gas carbon monoxide, which has
been used for preserving purposes, and
which, therefore, must possess germi-
cidal properties,
Some simple experiments which
we have recently made would seem to
confirm the observation that one Of the
principal constituents accounting for
the germicidal properties Of tobacco
smoke is the powerful antiseptic for
maldehyde. The amount present is
more than Just appreciable, for il
water through which few puffs of
smoke have been passed is tested for
formaldehyde the result is strikingly
positive. The quantity of formalde-
hyde in tobacco smoke would appear
to depend on the quality and kind OF
tobacco smoked. Thus the cigar ap-
pears TO yield more formaldehyde than
the pipe, and the pipe more than the
cigarette. Possibly the peculiarly
irritating property of the smoke issu.
ing from the glowing end of pipe is
due to formaldehyde.
IL has more than once been stated
that tobacco smokers enjoy an immu
nifty from certain diseases and the fire..
quent presence of a powerful antiseptiC
in the mouth, nasal passages, anc
sometimes the lungs las in the case Of
those who foolishly inhale tobacco
smoke) would to some extent justify
the statement. When it is considered
that in the nose vast number o
microbes are hourly deposited, it il
conceivable that these may be effec
lively destroyed by the frequent pass
age Of tobacco smoke through thai
organ. In the same way the organ
isms exposed TO tobacco smoke in tn,
mouth would succumb. Formalde
hyde is one of the most powerful dis
infectants we possess, one part il
1000 parts of water serving to destro,
all microbes, while such a dilute solu
tion has practically. poisonous ac
tion on the human organism.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-13

typist if he can persuade them to have
it put in type.
His tactics are similar in regard to
weddings; but there, as he suffers
severely from the competition of the
newspapers, his great source of profit
IS acting as agent for the loan Of we'd
ding presents. 1t is said that at the
second wedding of a we'll known poli-
tician at Birmingham the presents
were valued at eco, COO, and two-thirds
Of them were hired. Commission on
940, 600 worth of business is not to be
despised. ="
Another case is that of busv
farmers wife in Australia who had
the misfortune to have a paralvtie SON
who was bed-ridden. She was a not
able manager, and considering the
great cost of the invalid and the loss
OF his services on the farm, she per-
suaded him to allow clutches of eggs
to be placed with proper precautions
IN the bed, that the equal and con-
tinual warmth might hatch them.
This was accordingly done, and the
paralyzed youth was as proud of the
broods as possible and Thoroughly
earned his living, besides gaining an
interest in his life. ''
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-13
jolt to His P,,a.

An artist who has attained fame and
an income was telling some friends
OF MS early struggles. II had snent
elght weeks on the picture. 4" he sad,
and had put my very soul into "a
ana we were penniless. My wife was
hungry and in rags, the baby was
sickiiy, and / was discouraged
haWked that picture about town des-
perately, only to bring it home AT
night. No one would have it. -
L suppose that was the hardest
nIow OF your life, " suggested a SYM
pathetic friend. a.
Oh, no, it wasn't, either. co,,la
stand that l knew l was right Pu+
next day l went out to answer everv
promising advertisement. The last o1
the list read; Dish washer wantea -
felt secure of that, so save f.,
Tor the last. But when l applIed ~
gr asy proprietor of The resfal,-,',,
i'oNea ine over with q critical oys.
ah, yes, ho said. 'ard ,eb.t
hadg' -'e lo1
OF course hadn't anv and
"oulo nQ, ake me. I've hover g..
EVEN la for Chat awful iolt ta r,r
priae. Youth S Companior
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-13
A BATCH OF QUEER TRADES.
Fly aud Flea Catohers-Lion Hunters-Hu
man Incubator.

Fly aud Flea Collaboration hunters-hu-
man Incubator.
A request was recently sent out by
an English paper for suggestions of
novel ways of earning money. Some
of the replies have novelty enough and
to spare. Here are few "profes-
sions" which were proposed;
A professional flea catcher, a Gus
todian for safety pins, collector of
dried flies for hens food, purveyor of
fads to the leisure classes, a lion
hunting agency for society's use, a
motor car library TO call at out-of-
the-way places with the newest books,
maker-up Of minds, a grievance
abater, a manners teacher.
Evidently dried flies are in demand
for the suggestion of a dried dy mer-
chant came from two quarters. As for
the maker-up of minds and an equiva-
lent of the motor car library, they
exist in New York at the present time,
says The Sun of that city.
So also does the umbrella and water
proof exchange recommended by
another person. Among the queer
occupations described as already fol-
lowed is that Of artistically painting,
with harmless pigments, fictitious, If
scanty, hair on bald heads.
"A man / know says one answer,
"makes his living out of funerals and
weddings. He attends a funeral, gets
list Of the wreaths from the under
taker ION reciprocal terms), takes a
shorthand note Of the minister's ad-
dress, draws up a souvenir report OF
the whole thing and offers it to the
survivors.
"Bereaved people are an easy prey.
Not infrequently be receives encour.
agement also from the printer OF