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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-06
WHAT CAUSES TYPHOID

In judging what causes typhoid fever,
people can draw very erroneous con-
illusions. A case of light typhoid fever
is at certain house in town, and
gentleman remarked that it was doubt
less caused by drinking water out OF
the we'll at that house The party who
lives at that house, replied: "There
is where you are mistaken. That we'll
has been closed and nailed up over two
years. The water used at that house
is water works water" So you see you
can't account for the existence of ty-
phoid, 1t has occurred in all parts of
the town. There is more of it in the
country, according to population, than
there is in town.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-06
NOTHING DOING

y There is nothing being done for Ma
rietta to secure that Agricultural col
lege for the Seventh district. Macland,
in Cobb county, has put in bid OF 200
acres of land, and many of our citizens
have subscribed to aid Macland TO Sc
cure it, but not petition or effort for
Marietta. The college site for building
and two hundred acres of land ought to
be presented, to get that college.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-06
PUBLIC SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

The Marietta public school re-opened
Monday for the fall term with an at.
tendance of 5Sl whites. There were
about 81 turned away for the want of
seating capacity and desk room, The
school is crowded and the grades are
all large. The colored school had 240
in attendance, the largest enrolment
opening had. Total in both schools
82l
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-06
MARIETTA RECEIVES FIRST BALE.

Marietta on Tuesday, 4th inst, re-
ceived her first new bale of this seas
on's cotton. 1t was brought in by
Mr. E j. Allgood, who lives three
miles east of Marietta. 1t was bought
by Anderson Bros. Co. for 10 cents. 1t
was classed special nine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-06

LaGrange has let the contract for
paving her square and main street as
far as the depot with vitrified brick
and sidewalks with thing, at an ex-
pense of $4,000, the city pays one
third and the abutting property the
other two-thirds.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-06

The money question may be settled
by the large output of gold, as Mr..
Bryan says, but 10 to ! is the law of
the land to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

backed by corporate interests and men
who can anord TO fight the new TAX
laws 10 the bitter end it would not be
a matter OF such Overwhelming indif-
ference whether what Il said pleased
the psople,or nor. The question g g.
sue ia Faette county Is whether the
1easehoId IL tions shah he placed
5or, Il & books a s. 600 900 OF 4 cpripaI7
ativeIy lev thonsands il the corporas
lions owning them can win out
through tie help Of the Mcintosh pa
3pers they can well iford4 to pay the
manager of them handspmely and
thus make him independent pf the
feelings wishes or desires q the PEG
pie,
In the meant time, we could not ! ex:
Spect MCINTOSH to- stop but he
might Is wen for all his papers say
amount to with people who know what
inspires their utterances.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

hour held Arm around IA. There was
much talk about some important &C.
ton at the directors meeting this
week. Commission houses were gen.
orally sellers and room traders offered
stocks whenever they appeared TO be
without support, making general move.
ments. slightly reactlonary but those
committed to the bull side said the
market was all the more healthier for
a reaction and they predict an early
resumption of the upward movement
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27


AfcGraw's Grafton Literary Bureau,
which is writing letters from Washing
ton for publication in West Virginia,
assailing Republicans and Republican
party, Is attracting some attention.
The last letter is to the Fairmont
Times and gives votes to Senator Ell
kins. One was that he did not vote
on the resolution to buy supplies in
this country for the Panama canal.
This is one thing which Senator FL.
klns fought for from start to finish,
and if he did not vote on it, it was
because Of the absence of his pair.
Senator Bailey, of Texas, or his being
on a conference committee. All the
other votes he refers to were on
amendments and measures brought
forth by Democrats and the Democrat
fc party and were opposed by the solid
Republican vote. Senator Elkins is
always glad to vote with his party
against opposition measures. If a
further search is made there will be
found hundreds of votes recorded
against amendments and bills intro
duced by Democratic Senators, and if
anything can be made out Of these
votes, go ahead and publish them.
Senator Elkins, they are to his cred
ft.-Grafton Sentinel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
uNcoNTEsTEp pIsTRlcTss

The New York Evening Post calls
attention to;a somewhat unusual polit.
zeal situation as follows:
zone very curious feature Of this
years congressional election will be
the number Of uncontested districts.
There have usually been some cleo
lions by default in tile South. though
not SO many as might be inferred from
the one-sidedness of the contests But
this year the Democrats in various
Northern localities seem slmultane.
.ously to have given up the fight be
fore it begun. MI. McCsll, Of Nassa-
chusetts, in 1904 had no opponent. but
the Socialist nominee. and the same
courtesy OF practical unanimous
election appears likely to be extend
ed to him again this year. Mr.. Bur
ton, of Ohio. the Republican whom
Cleveland elects to Congress as regu-
Iarly as it does Tom johnson to the
mayoralty, saw his Democratic oppo-
nent withdraw before election day in
1904, and this year will not encounter
even the form OF opposition. In Ill
inois, Mr. Boute1I, and one OF the
clown State" members. we believe,
are to be returned to Washington by
default. In Wisconsin, as the prt
mary ballot shows. no Democrats de
sire to make a fight against either Mr.
Esch or Mr.. Davidson, And, as yet
nominations are probably made up in
less than half of the districts of the
country. The unusual number of un'
contested nominations already re
corded, however. follows appropriate
~ a session in which practically every
piece of important legislation was on
a nonpartisaa basis"
And yet we are told that this is a
democratic year. Rats.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
ey Private Wire TO 4. w. nj.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-After first
hour prices movement were narrow
and business comparatively small on
the floor but there was a firm tone TO
the trading and losses were easily
and quickly: recovered whenever made.
Atchison continued in good demand
and was well held above 1917 The
Gould stocks which have lately at
tanned Increased prominence showed
decided strength Sugar which made
an exceptional gain Of 29f in the first
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

The First district Demo ats have
platform IS long IS the p clatatipn
of lnd spend ence ana eonta aiming almost
as many tensts This viii probably
prove nnf ftnnate The people ~ the
country are not much given, Is study
Ing intricate documents lately, pre-
feTing offhand eYi.dressed theories
Happy Is the party whose annals are
briet Huntington Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27


The Times had a somewhat enigma
teal e1usion this morning concern
ing an alleged shady nnsection az
Charleston IN connection with some
proposed railroad mileage Legislation.
It's allegations are about as clear IS
mud il mentions Tom PaflSs Fleln-
ing in CONNECTION with the aftair as
though lie Fl hay guilty know
edge d 4 nine hiindlss dbIiar otter 70
bring bill from some commit ee IS
Mn FLEMING Is not Ia tie city pres.
enf We were unabIe 90 find out to-day
Whether ne knows what the ''ffrIlas Is
talking about or not. The Times used
to be exceedingly friendly toward Mr.
Fleming ana we doSnot understand It's
recent attitnde toward, him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

I Don't think because The Times
doesn't tell an 1t knows In eyery issue
that It doesn't know many things Of
a political character that would make
interesting reading F'atrmont Times.
Not on your life. II The Times would
just 4fess up, and tell Of all the
crookedness which. the Marion county
Democrats have been engaged in 1t
could furnish a new sensation every
day. No, indeed, we don't think for
a minute that the Times is ignorant
Of what the old Democratic Court
house ring used TO do.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
oLp sou!NT.'EYEp LEE SHAW.

N.s. y
IF poor old Leroy Shaw, who tries to
write for what he has niisnamed the
Preston Leader, was u little wider be
tween the eyes he would probably
have more sense, but the ignorant old
soul is Just as the Lord created him
and we suppose he can't help It. We
have some respect for an honest DEM
ocrat, but we confess we have mighty
little for mouse-eyed nincompoop
VINO has neither sense nor principle.
Old Shaw doesn't like Governor Daw-
son, and we are glad he doesn't and
he makes that a reason for getting
of lot of poorly spelled and badly
written rot that it is a shame for even
a few people to be called upon to read.
Just why the creator let's him live is
the eighth wonder OF the world un-
less IL is to show that whom the Lord
.loveth he chasteneth and he wants to
use what the Preston county Journal
calls the cold skunk" to annoy the
militant Republicans of the good old
county of Preston. Old Shaw thinks
the west virginlan ought to quit show
ing the benefits accruing to the peo-
pie from tax reform. May be the West
yfrginian would say less. If little,
dirty, ragged insurgent sheets like
the Leader would quit their persist
emit and baldfaced lying about them.
Sorry to give SO insignificant a thing
SO much space. but you've got it, so
take it and make much of it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
Bows bal Pollties.

Some people think Uncle Joe Can
non, aged II, Is too old to run for the
presidency. That doesn't strike West
Virginia very forcefu1ly. Here we ara
accustomed to find men at that age in
their prime, and too busy to bother
with politics. When they reach the
sober age Of eighty or ninety the thirst
for ONCE is ripa and our boys are
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

The First district Democrats gave
the two cent fare proposition the go
by because it was State issue and
one coming within the province Of
the State Legislature. lit hen took up
the tax question and condemned
many of its PROVISIONS presumably
because It wasn't State issue: Con-
stancy doesn,t seem To be IN the
democratic dietlonal especially
when the eorporetldns are wqnts 10
chip d for calnrslsn penses
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
sIMPLIFIEp sPELLlMe.

The order Of President Roosevelt
concerning the adoption of the three
hundred words in simplified form as
recommended by the committee on
spelling reform has caused q commo.
ton throughout the English speaking
world. The average person is liable
to take 1t fol. granted that the
step is very radical If not rev
oIuttonary, but such is not the
case. Elsewhere in today's West
vfrginian is given the list Of
words whose form is to . be changed
and study Of them will show that
many of them are already In common
use. It will be noted also that several
of them are very unusual words
and only rarely seen in print
Others there are which will be
a long time coming into gen.
eral use. Thru" tho and "altho"
are the most notable of the changed
words not in general use, while PRO
gram" 'arbor," color" labor" and
'.eneyclopedia' are among the NUM-
Der used by almost everybody every
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

If the First district Democrats had
been real anxious to go on record in
favor Of a two cent fare on trunk
lines and higher rate on shorter
roads, It could easily have done SO.
But 1t did not, and some people think
It Is not IN favor of the two cent rate
at all Perhaps General" Riley could
tell us.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
nind y. chnLsr.a lntantlIFfl.

Robert, little son Of and Mrs.
j. w. Meredithi Of Salem died SAT-
urday evening Of cholera infantum.
Age one year. The renlatns were
brought here on the noon train tod ~
and taken to Barns owIis p ch'it cll
where services were held by Rev. j..
w. Roberts. Interment ct ZONES GEM
terry. The child is 9 great grandson
of Mr.. John Q, a, nIereslitll oi near
town.
$3.50 49, IS.ti,.5 nv u lS1fs4t9fttatt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
three Of Different Kind.

Three drunks were before the act
ing Mayor this morning. One Of them
paid his fine Of $500, the. other is to
break stones, while the third was to
leave town within three hours
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
NE paltimore American asks:

~ dus the President do things by
hays7 sertenly It is not his yushul
stile. thousands and thousands of
wurds n the Ingltsh langwlj ned SER
jilI tretment, and TO dol Owt reformd
spelling In such small doses is. not be.
Running in man hos kurrij is I'M
kwestyuRed:.@
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

The Times says the new tax laws
and two cent fare were discussed by
the Hon. o. s.. Mckinney in Wheel
ing shriluununun. That's a funny
place for fellow to talk politics.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

There are i've vowels. "A, Ell, o, u.
The latter three. j. o. u, are the most
used, however.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

1hs west Yirginian, daily and
sstiy. Is entered IN the Postofice at
Il,,it1nont. WI Va, as second class man
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
GOOD for England.

The Wheeling Register says Eng
land rs for roosevelt. So much the
better for England. Parkersburg
State Journal. FAts M
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

Ross ENGINEERING COMPANY,
Civil, Mining and consuItIna
Engineers.
Jacobs Building. Fairmont, ". W
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
you set Ne DO.

That Fairmont man who offered the
government a free site for the post
once building evidently knows how TO
boom his end OF town, Charleston
Mail, ~, 4 .l5l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

surveys OF all kinds executed o.
ihprt notice. Coal and coke plants
. speciality. Rates reasonable. N
limitations and reports ON mining
property.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

READ the DAILY west YIrsAaIaa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27

GRO nj. Acoss, President.
ravaoN CARLETON OUCH, Editor
III DAVIS BUSINESS Manager.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
rlsE REsvhLIc:AN TlekEr..

For Congress
VIM Hnppard. Of Ohio county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26
ITEMS.

Luther Paugh, of Center street, is
improving slowly.
d. w. Robertson's moving picture
show will be at K. of P. hall tonight.
Miss Roberta Haines, of Main
street, has entirely recovered after a
short but severe illness.
Mrs. George Creighton, of Broad
way, wife Of Patrolman Creighton,
who has been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia, is improving slowly.
Walter Sharrott, Of Main street,
who is spending his vacation at Lake
George, N. Y, will probably return
home Saturday,
The Thimble Club is being enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. William
Jacklyn, in Sleight avenue, this after
noon.
Alfred Carpenter, of Main street,
returned home yesterday after q visit
with relatives in Hartford, Conn.
Lester Duryea, of New Brighton,
was a local visitor yesterday.
James Burke, of Richmond, was a
local visitor yesterday.
Mrs. William M. Carpenter and
son William left this morning for
Cohoes, N. Y, for a. visit with friends
in that place. 9na 91
Mrs. Edward Williams and adugh-
ter Leone, of New Brunswick, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L.. w. Sle1ght
in Johnson VENUE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26
A

The first annual meeting and re-
organization of the basketball team
of Richmond Lodge No. so, knights
Of Pythias, was held in their hall in
Amboy avenue, last night and the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing season.: William Skidmore,
president; Elwood Boyce, manager
and secretary; Louis Larsen, captain;
Gustave Nowak, assistant captain,
and Irving w. Sleight, treasurer An
other meeting will be held again to-
night, when it is expected
that more of the members will be
present. 1t is the intention of the
team to have a match game once a
week in the hall, either Friday or
Saturday night. They have already
purchased a large net to be put up on
each side of the hall, so there Will
be no interference with the ball by
the spectators and a dance will
low each half and after the game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26

NEW PLATOONsYsTENI

Al new five platoon system. which
has been under consideration by Cen
eral Bingham, police commissioner
OF the city of New York, for some
time, will probably be put in opera
ton by him OF the first of October.
The members of the force are anx-
iously awaiting the change from the
two platoon system and hope that the
commissioner will place his new sys-
TEN into operation as speedily as
possible. Under this system a pa
trolman at no time performs more
than four hours patrol duty at one
time. This system gives one-fifth or
70 per cent. of the men or patrol
duty continuously from 6 a. m.
to 10 p. m, and two-fifths OF 40 per
cent. on the patrol duty from 10 p.
m. to 6 a. m. 1t also provides for a
continuous reserve for the, twenty
four hours of one-fifth or 20 per cent.
of the force. Providing that each
platoon performs X their respective
tours for one week at a time, it would
take five weeks to form a cycle at
the end of which time the tours
would repeat. To operate this sys-
tenn it will be necessary for each
commanding officer to divide his
force into FIVE platoons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26

RESULTS AT
ROOSEVELT.
First Primaries at New Borough
Bring Out Large Vote in
Both Parties.

ROOSEVELT, Sept. 25.-The frs
primary election in the borough OF
Roosevelt was marked by a victory
for the republican machine. the reg
ular delegates to the county conven-
ton having a majority of 81 over the
Fordyce candidates.
A heavy vote was polled at both
the republican and democratic pri-
maries. There was practically no
disorder.
The detailed vote was as follows:
Republican.
Delegates to congressional conven-
tion-Peter Finnegan, LAG; II. v.
o. Platt, 144.
Delegates. to county convention
Timothy J.. Nevill, 81; Thomas l..
slugg, 90; Joseph Duncan, SO; Fred
Hensel, 54.
For Mayor-William B. Keller,
LAG.
For tax collector-Thomas Dever-
eaux, 14S.
For assessor-John H. Nevill, 147.
For members of council-John K.
las; Robert Jeffries, 14S;
Herman Nederburg, 147; Nicholas
144; Jacob S~teinberg, 144;
William Walling, las.
For justice of the peace-Thomas
L. Slugg, 144.
Democratic.
Delegates to congressional conven-
tion-Patrick Coughlin, 1873; c. G.
Sheridan, 1873.
Delegates to county convention
Frank Born, 1873; Valentine Gleck-
ner, 1877.
For mayor-Joseph A. Herman.
131.
For collector-Charles A. Brady,
1873.
For assessor-William D. Casey,
1872.
For members of council-Patrick
Demlea, 1871; Herman Gerke, 1872;
William H. Nash, 1872; William M.
Radley, 1877; Isidor Schwartz, 1929;
Emil Wilhelm, 1871.
For justice of the peace-Samuel
D. Brown, 1872.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26
MIST ACT QUICKLY.

The young men of this place who
want to become a member OF the hre
department OF the city of New York,
should not delay in filing their appli-
cation as the day for the first exam
nation Is not far off. There have
been over five hundred filed so far.
They will be examined in patches OF
$50 candidates each day commencing
on October 1. Three days a week,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and
within a few weeks they will know
their fate. The candidates must be
ready for the medical examiners and
appeals for postponement OF the ex-
animation will not be permitted after
notice is given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26
GIRL TOOK SISTERS.

Monday night, as the trolley cal
was going to New Brunswick, 1t was
boarded by a girl about ten years OF
age, having with her another girl of
more tender years and a child in her
arms about two years of age. The
conductor came around for her fare
when she said, ST haven't any" He
then asked her where she was going.
She replied to her sisters at New
Brunswick; she also said her mother
had whipped her and she would not
stand it any longer. Why she was
taking her sisters she did not say, but
the conductor. learned. that her name
was McGonigie, and that her home
was in South Amboy. He promptly
placed her on an incoming car and
sent her home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26
WHAT HAS BECOME OF HIM.

Monday morning Mr.. Nelson Bar
kalow, of Catherin street, left his
home for the purpose OF taking
charge of a gang of about forty men
at Jersey City. He boarded the 6:2S
train from South Amboy, but up to
Tuesday as late as 5 p. m, had not
reached his work nor did any of the
parties in Jersey City, that were ex-
pecting him, know anything of his
whereabouts. His family are very
anxious about him and have COM
m%unicated with his employer. The
matter has been placed in the hands
of the police, who up to this time
have been unable to learn anything
about him. Mr.. Barkalow is a strict
ly temperate man of quiet, indus
trious habits. His friend fear foul
play or accident.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26
.CoMpLETED ARRANGEMENTS.

Tottenville A. c., has completed final
arrangements to have the New YORK
Colored Giants to play here Saturday
afternoon on their grounds at Kepple
Park. This is the same team that
was to have appeared last Saturday,
but was prevented on account OF tho
severe storm. The game with the
Star A. G., of West New Brighton,
that was to have taken place on this
day, has been cancelled and Manager
Boyce was fortunate enough to. get
this fast team again this week. A
lively game is looked for. The bat-
terry for the local team will be Paugh
and Palmer.