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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
On One Hand
THE FOLLOWERS Of CAPTAIN
povENER CAN BE COUNTED
AT MANNINGTON-

MANNNGTON. May 25.-:--Reports
have gone out from here that Captain
Dovener was enthusiastically received
by his friends during his visit here
Those enthusiastic friends number
fewer than the fingers on one band
Jest four people ana one of them
from Fairmont constituted the Dove
ner contingent nere. while he was IN IN
the city Hubbard has everything his
way here. The people are all for him:
The postmaster and one or two others
are outspoken for Dovener. but aside aside
from that he absolutely has no fol-
lowing at an. When Warrington dis
tr..et speaks the doughty Captain wah
wonder what struck him
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
High School
;PuPiIs ARE AN,elousLY waIT-
ING FOR DECISION oNsFHEiR
PRfzE ESSAYS -

The manuscripts OF TIE pupiIs of
the high school for the prizes offered
by Mr.. F. e Nichols for the best his
tory Of the rag OF the UnIbed states.
are now In the hands of1he judges
There has been a set Of judges for
each of the four classes in the high
school The pupil protScins the besI
history Of the flag from the class he
or she belongs VIII get a prize OF shree
dollars The best essays from: the
four classes win then be submitted 70
another set of Judges TO deternafae
which class and toS2wh4t pupil shall
carry of the eight dollar prize to be:
awarded the best writer. z
The Judges TO decide upon the merf
its OF the work submitted; by tae first
year are: James A Meredith. ~ E
Morgan and NJ. az N-e;y:: for the sec
oad year. Henry s.. Lively Rev 6. D.
Smith and Judge o. S. Kendall: FOR
the third year, J. Walter Barnes. b
L Butcher and Tusca Morris
The manuscripts are To be passed
Upon by Monday and then, the juds-
ment will be rendered by a commit
tee appointed for that purpose
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
The Ladies
MUCH INTERESTED IN
a A5MAcHINE= EXHIBITED ON
JEFFERSoN STREET.

There is machine on Jefferson
street near Main. which is attracting
sthe attention of all the ladies OF the
city. Especially is it interesting to
the women who do their own washing
1T IS a unique washing machine. It
scieanses the clothesswith apparently
snos labor at all on theSSpart OF the one
doing the work It works almost auto
maticaIIy. Water is8heated below a
skettie5and IS. by boiling srced up the
spout it Is released. Then the.
boiling water flows back over the
clothes, s,;maldns them as white as.
snow. When the clothes are exceed
10 .ser; clean. q lever
Is ON top of the Kettle which may cas-
ilySbe worked and which causes the
clothes TO be pbbed. against each
other
LargewashinSsa are being done by the
gentlemen who are making the exhi-
sbition. for they charge nothing for
their work Some very dirty clothes
have come to them. yet when they are
finished they are as clean as the most
particular person could desire.
For simplicity. for cheapuess Of op-
.eIation. for effective results. this ma
chine seems to be ranking among the
best washing machines In the coun-
try Can on the gentlemen: visitors
are always welcome. See their adrer-
ttseuent IN another part Of this paper
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
KING ALFONSO NET PRINCESS
ENA THIS MORNING ON HER
way TO SPANISH CAPITOL


run. spain, May e5.-king Alfonso
met Princess Ena, OF Battenburg. his
future bride. here at 5 O'Clock this
Smorn.n<- Alfonso greeted Ena and
her mother. the Princess Henry. with
the greatest cordiaii1y- Great thronSs
of peasants surrounded the special
trains shouting acclaims to their mon
arch and future queen and the vel
come given TO Princess Ena was most
cordial. The Princess and members
of her party were transferred to the
Kings special and the return trip TO
Madrid began Immediately The train
was sumptuously appointed mad Ena's
car was bower OF flowers Alfonso
was suunptuously appointed and Enas
presenting gallant and handsome
appearances. The Kings special win
arrive at Planrio station this evening
Ena VIII be driven TO Pardo villa.
where she win remain until the mar
rtase Ceremony is performed Delega-
,tion OF Sgovernment officials and rep
;;Tsesertatiyes deputations from the peo-
sSsspttsss: spte aswiII give the King and future
Queen asregaE Ereception -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Barrel Fight
mAY BEasEENTo-MoRRow NIGHT
ATTHE ATHLETIC ENTER
TAINMENT5AT NOR
NAL SCHOOL

A feature Of the athletic entertain
ment tomorrow night at the Normal
Auditorium will be barrel fight
which will be barrels OF fun for those
who see IL
The programme which viii be given
viii be made up OF exercises and
drills In athletic work. ineersperSed
with funny clown acts, and made nm
usually interesting for everybody.
The Normal. boys are very anxious
to have a good crowd for they know
they have good thing, and do no;
want the w. V. q boys to be disap-
pointed IN attendance at their exh1bi-
ton.
The programme vii be published to-
morrow and will he a good one for
the. University boys have a full rec
ord in this line OF WORK The pro
sramme will begin promptly at 5
o'clock and win last two hours and a
half. An admission charge of 25 cents
will be made for raising expenses OF
the exhibition.
Prof Chez. of the University. VIII
lecture on athletics tomorrow afrer-
noon TO the Athletic Association. ane
N Is hoped this lecture vii! be Wen
attended.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Cook Hospital.

Mr. W. Il Nicholson, Sr-. was admit
ted to Cook Hospital today for treat
ment- Other patients recently admit
ted are Mrs Mary Masters. Of Pine
Bank. Pa. Mrs Lizzie Shriver. of
the First ward Willie Rennie. of Ce-
darvil1e. this State. Herman Runter.
from near the roundhouse. and Henry
Jefferson of this city. Mrs Robert.
son returned to her home at Burton.
Mr.. Snail to his home in the city and
Tonia to his homeetaonetaobet
Tonia Andia TO his home also in the
city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
DECORATION DAY RAaL

s A-
The members OF the Mononsahela
Club have issued invitations for Dec
ora1ion Day Ban to be given on Tues
day. May the esth. at the Club Home
on Newton street The Invitations.
which are decidedly attractive, being
embossed with the National emblems.
read as follows:
The MononSahela Club
most cordially invite you to be present
at their
Decoration Day Ban
to be given
Tuesday evening. May twenty-nint.1
at the
New Club House
213-a15 Newton ST
Entree at eight o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Nc wilson's Reception.

A reception beautiful and perfect
in every detail. was given last even
ing BY Mrs w A Wilson, at her homa
on North Main street In honor OF the
delegates and visitors In the city at
tending The international convention
of the Kings Daughters Mrs Wilson
was assisted in receiving her guests
bv Ms ]. Brittinsham. Mrs Grant
Oliver. Mrs. Dent Taylor Mrs Char
lesE amb and Miss katherine Hazled
The house was delshtfully refreshin;-
with the great clusters OF snow balls ball:
and creenerv. A mandolin orchestra
discou-sed exqrisite music during ths
evening. The dining room. where the, the
delicious refreshments were served
was beautiful with Its masses OF car
nations and ferns. Several hundred
guests attended the reception and eT
cry one seemed happy to meet the der
esares and visitors. some OF whom
came from afar.-Wheelins 1nte!itsen-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
BIRTHDAY cELEeRATloN-
Friends of Mrs Abraham Morrow
Soent Dav With Her.

Friends of Mrs Abraham Morrow
Spend Day With Her.
The widow Of Abraham Morrow Gel
ebra1ed her S7th birthday to-day Those
present were. Mrs a r. Mason. Mrs
Harvey Adams. Mrs Sarepta Phillips.
Mrs. Dorsey Adams. Mrs VI. E Snod-
grass. Mrs S. J Moore. Miss Verna
Moore. Mrs Anna Smith. Miss Ruth
wilcox. Mrs Sarah Merrifeld. Mrs
F. D. Hunter. After partaknG OF a
splendid dinner. Mr. Otis Bartholow
furnished music for the chowd. play
ing In a very touching manner. God
Be with You TIL We Meet Again
An present wished Mrs. Morrow many
returns of the happy day i
The west virsinian acknowIedses
the receipt OF a nice sample the
I-eatables,,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
SALOON AND BARBER SHOP
BLOWN Up BY DYNAMITE
May Be Insane
END OF THETR1AL OF JOSEPHINE
TERRANoVA5 MAY BE-
VERY NEAR.

NEW YORK. May 25.-The trial Of
Josephine Terranova came to a prob
able end today This morning District
Attorney Jerome applied to the court
for the appointment OF commission
to inquire into the girls sanity This
IS the result largely of breakdown
yesterday Of the prosecution's expert
testimony. Later Judge Scott grant
ed the motion and suspended the trial
until Monday
In the meantime the commission
will make inquiry into the girls sani-
ey-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Progress
IS REPORTED BY MERCHANTS IN
THE BIG FOURTH OF JULY
CELEsRATloN-

The merchants had meeting last
night 10 make arrangements for the
big celebration here on the Fourth
OF July. While there was little done
yet they were very much encouraged.
The prospects are bright and they feel
that everything will work toward the
success of the celebration Another
meeting VIII be held next Thursday
night at the Courthouse when the
plans will be formulated
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
BIG EXCITEMENT
At LII LET0N

NEW AlARTENSvnLE. May 25:-
the whole community OF Litueton.
and for miles surrounding was rudely
sawakened at threethirty this morn
ing and made semi.panic stricken by
feriac explosion. Of dynamite The
saloon and restaurant OF Edward
Roome and the barber shop OF Charles
Caters were blown up and with con-
tents were scattered by winds. An
unknowu man sleeping in the saloon
rs believed TO have been killed The
perpetrators are unknown
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
PROMINENT Citizen Passes Away


Prominent Citizen Passes Away 8
Joseph Summers died to-day at Il
O'Clock at his home in MonoaEalia
county The deceased had been com
planning for number OF years The
most OF the time for the past two years
he had been confined to his bed He
was patient sufferer. The deceased
was native OF Monongalia county
and had been an active and success
ful business man He=wa 81 years.
10 months and 80 days old and had a
lar.e circle CT sEends who regret 10
hear OF his DEATH
The deceased leaves one sister
Mrs. Margaret Rumble. and a wife
and nve children to mourn his death
The. funeral VIII be ,o-morrow ar :.
D. m az the Summers church. near his
old homestead. The deceased had:
been a member OF the " E.Sehurch
sincesab boy. He remained faithful tf't s's tt.
MS Et.a+see ti4e--i..s.t.S had been
married IS years He married Miss
Hannah Jacobs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Big Cat Caught
:FsNE FISH LANDED NEAR GAS
TON JUNCTION THIS
- MORNING.

Richard and Joseph Taylor and Jo-
seph Ford are about the most stuck
MP. boys IN town this afternoon. The
uio landed a14pound cat this morn
ing east Of Castor junction The big
FISH VII probably be exhibited at a
local grocery so people can see him
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25

There will be no school at the Nor
NAL Decoration Day The Students
however. are asked to assemble In the
building at $50 in the morning Ap-
propriate exercises will be conducted
then. consisting OF patriotic music:
reading. blue and Cray" by Miss
Grant and short address by Prin-
cipal FeminS.
In addition TO this exercise. each
student is asked to bring flower The
flowers thus secured win be given at
once to the old soldiers at Meade Post
who will decorate the graves OF dead
comrades with them The public Is
cordially invited TO the exercises o!
the morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Meetina ef HoreIess IS.

There win be "a meeting OF the
.,Iomeless e6 this evening at S o'clock
az ,,t.,lEasl@asAHaI4..s= srhe-naenabersSare
urged TO be present. as important
b,,siness win be up for consideration
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25

Office Change

AZ Earle Morgan has moved his law
office from room 3S In the Trust Com
pany buildinsto the rooms formerly
occupied by Drs Johnson and Henry
In the HalI Block swr Hasserty
has his oacewith Mr. r.aGorgan
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
THREE Iii
CHILDREN
AWfU deaf
Terrible Tagged
Near w heeling

WHEELING. May One 81 the
saadest incidents occurring connecS
lion with a hre In this fcinify IN
many years:stook place az doant de-
.chan,a1 late Thursday night hen
the ,hree younS hfldren OF James ant
:Genev,eye Riley perished m TIE
flames that consumed their home tn
less than half an hour from time
The nrS SIdCtSQ--sss2sss
! .The unfortunate HttieSones weres
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
A NEW CANDIDATE

Has Been Mentioned For House OF
Delegates.
DR.. Geo. R. Miller. OF Fairview. is
in the city 1o-day and a good many
of his friends are telling him he would
make a good member ot,ne House OF
Delegates from this county He may
enter the race
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25

safisssA Anna: :asurp has ben
been very III of neuralgia forthe past;
week, is out to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25

Tomorrow afternoCn at 2:Sa 10 re
Chapel OF the Normal, Prof Chez OF
the University, w:t, give I free Ice
ture to all interested IN athletics inc
nub1ic generally IS 1rv:-c:d- for e.,erS
VIII be many thin-s given which VIA. VIA,
be of great value &c Itosc who are M
terested in the care o::d ETtserVaSion
OF the body. Prof. C;ics IS well eaulr-
ped to talk upon tn subject vhics. H.
announces. for !.e is ':.nise'f pe'!sct
model Of health s,nd li:.s fn's't: Il tHo1
oush study OF all -ic.en.r.S which IN
any way deal with the u2-et.hc'oS OF
the body. The le.-1re is entirely free.
The lecture vii. :,e followed IN the
evening by an exhibition given by a
class athletes trained by Prof.
Chez at the State Universi,y. IL VIII
be given in the auditorium OF the Nor
NAL. A small admission fee OF =
cents win be charged The affair has
been well advertised over town by cir
culars which announce the numbers
as they will occur
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25
Mayor Harrner 2:
Coming to Normal ':[ l.;;l

,,.syor fIarnier- or 8.
also been tnvitedsto speak. az cue
exercises Of The, No:
NAL. He is to speak to the Aozar,
society While &c mas not deEa1tel:
accepted the invitariou- it is given out
by his friends that he Intends to be
here IL he can possibly do so.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-25

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is certify That have tr1ed one OF Lou
Washers dirty shirts collars and cuts ana can N -
it all -,1- ,,+o +o,-n w Va
May 25, 1906
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01

votes than New York, which has but 37 representatives. This is sad.
 But suppose the eleven southern states should suddenly go to voting what then? They confessedly have the votes, and non-action or electoral negligence is not a sure basis for re- duction of representation.
 The ex-speal1er is organizing a con stitution league so-called, and he pro poses to hold mass meetings through out the country in order to drive Con- gross into an acceptance of his justly celsbrated bill. He desires to drive it through before Congress adjourns. He says that in any state that does not get onto the Keller basis in season the whole number of Congressman his bill calls for can be elected at large. This is kind and thoughtful in one who be- longs to a generation long since lost sight of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01

what traces there are left of it-she added modestly-I have harness to thank for that. When I was a small child, l. like most school children, was inclined to bend over my books in school. which made me round-shouldered. My mother, noticing it. bought some of those shoulder braces and strapped me In, and every night was made to sleep In them. They cut me and hurt me- but my mother insisted upon keeping the things on-'harness, I called them-and today l am grateful to her for her in- sistence, for there are no ugly humps to spoil the lines of my back
 My mother had beautiful complexion. which she acquired by sleeping on a low, hard hair pillow. When a child she also made me sleep on the same kind. It is the best possible preventive of wrinkles. for, unlike the feather pillow. it keeps the skin of the face from being pushed for ward and wrinl1ling up. By buryng ones head in feathers, that is sure to happen" she added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
LINCOLN AND BOONE.

From the San Francisco Call
 'You sometimes cannot always tell" re- marked H. M. Mccartney of the Western Pacific engineering department. "vThe peo- pie from whom you are prepared to ex- pect the most are frequently deficient and disappointing. I met a lady from Kentucky some time ago. She was a school teacher. We chatted on various topics, and, among other things, she ask ed me:
 Whom do you consider the greatest man Kentucky ever produced?'
 -'' There can't be any dispute about that I replied. Abraham Lincoln
 "'Arnt you mistaken she said. Lin coin. you know, came from Illinois,
 Well. I said, in an excess of gall lantry if that is your understanding. we will let it go at that
 What state do you come from, MT. McCartney?' she asked.
 Pennsylvania I replied.
 And whom do you consider the great est man that ever came from Pennsyl- vaniaT she continued.
 '' Daniel Boone I told her.
 Daniel Boone? And who was he?'
 Well, I informed her, among other things, he discovered and settled up the state of Kentucky
 And she was a school teacher. And from Kentucky"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
Frest and Peaches.

The peach buds are from ten days to three weeks advanced beyond the aver age condition on March 1. In many places blossoms have appeared. and in all orchards the trees are showing red in buds nearly ready to burst. This is a dangerous stage when the tempera- ture is falling and a cold wind is blow ing.
 But the most experienced orchard ists say that the air Is dry, and that the peach buds will stand without ma terial injury a temperature as low as 20 degrees, and no weataher as severe as that has occurred or Is expected in Alabama or Georgia.
 The trees are crowded with buds, and loss of 25 per cent would not be at all material for a lessening of the number of peaches would be made good in those left to mature. There is, however, danger that the weather will create diseases in the remaining fruit that cannot be measured until the crop is picked
 But in the Fort Valley section of Georgia the fruit growers are confident that the cold weather has wrought no serious harm. John H. Baird, the man. ager of the Hale orchard, in which there are 275,OOO trees, says the pros poets for a peach crop are better now than in any previous year within his knowledge. The trees have budded very heavily. and if 60 per cent of the buds are killed there will be plenty left to mature a crop that will equal the bumper production of 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
MT. Kelter on Renresentatian.

J. Warren Keller has come back out of the dead past to affiict the country again, and hls particular form of afflic. tion is reduction of southern repre- sentation. For example. he proposes to reduce Alabama's representatives from nine to five, and the reductions proposed in his bill, which he laid be- fore the House on Monday last, are to apply to the Sixtieth Congress. He is nothing if not sudden, and if he is to have his way the primaries as well as the districts will have to be reorgan- ized with dispatch
 No one takes Keller seriously, ex- cept himself. He says he will push his bill through. He says Alabama has 234,294 white voters, and yet she casts but 10S,845 votes. He goes on to in dulge in more fingers" than General Grosvenor ever did, for ke shows that eleven southern states have 9S repre- santatiyes, -althnEsh thAv nast fAwAr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
ODD EFFECTS OF A CRAZE.
Some Results That Have Followed the
 Post Card Fad.

 J w. Harrington in American Magazine.
 To the boom in picture post cards the postmaster general of Great Britain ascribes a decrease of one-half per cent in the number of letters delivered last year in London. There were delivered in the United Kingdom 734,5O0, 900 postals-an in- crease of nearly 20 per cent, and of these 80 per cent were privately printed. The per capita allowance of postal cards in the kingdom would be seventeen to each person. In many localities in the United States the postoff1ce facilities have been swamped by the excess of souvenir pos tals while on the board walk at Atlantic City riots have been narrowly averted be- cause the authorities had neglected to supply enough 1-cent stamps to meet the demand of the victims of cardtis postale.
 Other insidious forms of the collecting mania, however, are coincident with that which is propagated by pasteboard. Thou sands of well-meaning persons are gath ering cigar bands and pasting them in
 
 doormats. Women of culture and refine ment are sewing the painfully yellow rib bonds which come around bundles of cigars into sofa pillows and the expostu- lations of husbands and fathers are of no avail. The latest mania is for ink-kissed kisses. Small albums are now provided on the pages of which may be imprinted the impress of the carmine soaked lips of the person who subscribes his regards in the book. Some of these kisses are hunchy; others well defined and many small and becky.
 Among the other forms of mania are the eccentric levers which result in their sufferers gathering newspaper headings, pewter mugs, old locks, stones of queer shapes arctic fieas, old tables, souvenir spoons, hotel loot, beer labels. theatre ticket coupons, meteorites, tumble bugs. birds eggs and scarab.
 In fact, if one goes about looking for tendencies of this kind he may nearly anywhere scratch a Tartar This may seem an extravagant statement. but I have on more than one occasion put it to tl,A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
Soil Survey of Sumter.

Advance sheets of the soil survey in Sumter conducted by the bureau of soils, department of agriculture, are at hand. and they show that this Black Belt county has soils that admit of diversified agriculture, always provided its transportation facilities are im- proved Il needs better wagon roads and at least one more railroad. bond issue of s120.000 has been voted for the purposes of highway improvement, and this will lead to an extension of the county's fruit and trucking industries, already well started along the present railroads.
 The survey deals with the eight up- land soils and four bottom-land types found in this excellent county. Only the northern part of the county is in the Black Belt, the southern part hay ing sandy types of soil, all, however, productive and adapted to the culture of profitable products.
 The survey admits that cotton must remain, for the present at least, the chief money crop, but truck crops are successfully grown around Cuba, and to some extent near York and Living ston, and the fruit industry is gaining a foothold especially in the neighbor- hood of the two last-named towns.
 The chief value of the survey con sists in the analyses it presents of the twelve soils of the county. Those soils are explained in the text, and are fur tner shown on a large colored map at tached to the report. The pamphlet can be procured from the department of agriculture, and every man in Sum- ter should secure a copy.