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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
COURT. House
FINISHED %
HANDSOME TEMPLE or JUSTICE
AT THE COUNTY SEAT OF
RANDOLPH COST $4,000.

MKINs, Dec. 19.-The new court
house building at Elhns will be com.
pleted and ready for use early next
year 1t wliltcost 100000.
The courthouse is built OF native
stone and trimmed With Bedford (Ind,l
limestone. The roof is covered with
tile laid directly on steal purlins and
fastened with copper wire. The cave
cutters are all solid stone, lined with
sheet lead. The windows are filled
with plata and art glass. It Is Ro-
manesque in style Of architecture.
The large front arched entrance
leads into a main corridor. There is
also side entrance from the side
street leading to the same corridor.
From this corridor each office is reach.
ed. There are two rooms for the pros.
ecutlng attorney, two rooms and a
large vault for the county clerk, two
rooms for the county commissioners,
two rooms for the circuit clerk, and a
large vault and two rooms for the
sheriff, with a burglar-proof vault.
In the second story there is a large
court room, octagonal in shape, with
recesses at four Of the sides, having
large columns. In one of these recess
es Is the judges bench. The arrange
ment of the jury box, witness and stem.
ographer and attorneys tables is bet
ter than in the ordinary run Of
buildings. The acoustics of the court
room are excellent, the ceiling cover
ing from each side up to the center
dome. This dome Is filed with cathe-
dral art glass and Is lighted from a
skylight on top Of the main roof. The
offices around the court room are two
j?lry rooms, one for a hung jury spe-
clally prepared: the grand jury room,
judges room, two witness rooms, be-
sides an extra room. All principal
rooms are fitted up with toilet rooms
The building is entirely tireproof. The
architect will give anyone barrel Of
oil and box of matches and defy him
to burn II down.
The main public floors are laid in
tile. The walls of the corridors and
principal rooms are wainscoated with
marble. The interior of the building
will be finished with ornamental re.
lief work and high.class frescoing In
the basement several rooms will be
finished and fitted up for offices.
The heating Of the building will be
with steam. The plans for the build,
ing we're prepared by ]. Charles Full.
ton, architect, of Uniontown, Pa. j..
p Conn is the contractor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
Ingersoll's
Widow Sues
SEEKS TO RECOVER $4,000 EARN
ED BY GREAT Ae-
NosTIc.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Eva
A. Ingersoll, widow of Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll, brought to the United States
Supreme Court her suit for $4,000, the
balance due on contract for 100000
for legal services rendered by her hus-
band in breaking the will Of Andrew
Davis, of Montana. Davis died in 1893,
leaving the bulk of an estate worth
$6,0OO,OOO to his brother.
Tngersoll made an agreement with
Henry A. Root, of Boston, represent
ing the contesting heirs'atlaw, that
he was to receive 100000 II he broke
the will, and he conducted long and
bitter fight in the Montana courts,
which resulted in a mistrlal. A com.
promise was then reached, under
which the contestants received n larg-
er share of the estate than II it had
been distributed by law. but Mrs. In,
gersOll, after her husbands death, was
unable to collect her claim under the
contract
She brought suit first in the Mon
tana courts. which dismissed the
suits for lack of merit, and then she
sued at Boston, attaching the securl-
ties belonging TO the estate The trial
court gave Judgment in her favor, but
the Court Of Appeals reversed that
on the ground that she was
barred because of the action of the
Montana courts.
Her counsel petitioned the Supreme
Court to review the latter decision by
writ OF certiorari.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
DEATH OF A VEGETARIAN
GEORGE W. LONG HAD HOPED
TO LIVE A HUNDRED
YEARS.

FREDERICK, Md. Dec. 19-There
was buried at Montevue Hospital,
near Frederick, the body. of George w.
Long. who died at the age Of 81, dis.
appointed in his expectation Of living
to be at least hundred years old.
Long, Familiarity known as DOC"
Long, who was an ltinerant clock.
member and widely known through
out Frederick county, was vegetar-
ian of the strlctest type, and hoped TO
prove the merit of his System" by
passing the century mark. Not only
would he eat no meat, but he would
eat no food containing salt or other
seasoning, nor would he eat wheat
bread. Mush, made simply Of corn
meal and boiling water, which he pre-.
ferred to prepare himself, and usually
cooked in the kitchens of the homes
at which he stopped for his meals, was
his chief food. With this he would
eat rye bread, which he carried with
him In a satchel. Sometimes he
would vary his diet with boiled eggs
Coating as many as dozen Of them
at a meaD and fruit or vegetables,
eaten raw or cooked without season
ing.
Even after he had passed the age of
fourscore years he retained his vtgor'
and briskly followed his calling He
had no home, and wherever he secured
lodging refused to sleep in a bed, pre-
ferring to lie on the floor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
Timber Rise in
Little Kanawha
BRINGS BIG SUPPLY TO THE
MILLs-THIR0 RISE THAT HAS
OCCURRED THIS FALL.

PARKERSBURG, Dec. 19.-The
present rise in the Little Kanawha Is
very gratifying TO the timber and saw
mill men along that stream as there
was another good run of timber from
the side streams.
Hon. John S. Withers, the timber
dealer, said that he had received in.
formation that there has been a good
run out Of Steer creek, Leading creek,
West Fork and Hughes river, and It
is probable that there will be no loss
whatever, as the river is not at food
tide and the logs can be easily handl
ed.
This is the third timber rise this
fall and Mr.. Withers estimates that
about 10000 logs came on the first
two rises, furnishing supply that
will last the local mills until next
summer. The Parkersburg Mill Co.
have received about 200 RATS anil
about MS many moro are on the way
for the same company from the sec
ond rise. In addition all the mills
will get supply from the present
rise.
This is a very satisfactory cond'
ton of affairs for the reason that 1t Is
almost certain that there will be tim
Der runs during the winter or early
spring.
No ties were brought out on this
run for the reason that the owners do
not care to take the risk at this sea-
son of the year of bringing them out
into the river and run the chance Of
having them frozen up in the ice and
then lose them when the breakup oc
ours.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
CHRIS MAS REES.
THE VERMONT WOODS STRIPPED
TO SUPPLY THE GREAT
DEMAND.

Montpelier Dispatch to New York
World.
The annual devastation of the for.
ests Of Vermont to provide Christmas
trees upon which Santa Claus may
hang his gifts In city homes IS now
in progress and the yearly protest Is
being raised by those who see danger
to the State in the indiscriminate
slaughter.
II Is estimated that the harvest this
year will be even greater than last
when 100000 young sprucea. bal.
sans, and hemlocks were taken from
the woods. These trees, running in
height from two feet to fifteen, are cut
by mountain farmers and their chill
dren and are sold for 2 cents apiece
to buyers from New York. Boston, al.
bany, and other cities
The trees are hauled to the nearest
road where the buyers inspect them
and discard about 60 per cent. This
waste in the past ten years has
amounted to nearly 100000 trees.
Had these been allowed to grow ex.
perts employed by the State estimate
that their value would have reached
into the millions. Despite these as.
tonishing figures which were furnish.
ed to farmers a year ago, the cutting
goes on, and probably will continue I'm.
til 1t Is no longer profitable to gather
the trees for market.
One Of the dangers which the State
forestry commission fears is cur
tailment of the water supply. When
timber is cut from the mountains,
small trees spring up to take their
place and thus prevent the springs
and brook feeders" from drying dur.
Ing the summer months. When this
second growth, as the semimature
seedlings are called is stripped from
the soil, the sun dries out the ground
and the valleys as well as the higher
reaches, are affected.
At every biennial session Of the leg
Islature in the past decade an effort
has been made to regulate the de-
structlOn of small coniferous trees,
but without avail. as the farmers who
gather them are in the majority. 1t
has been equally useless to point out
the fact that they are cutting of their
own noses. If the trees we're allowed
TO mature the crop would be OF great
value, as paper makers are keen to
obtain pulp wood on this side Of the
Canadian line. The farmers would
rather receive q pittance now than
wait twenty years for bigger returns,
They point out that the trees are
their own and that they will cut them
when they please.
When the crop is harvested 1t Is
drawn to the nearest railroad station,
where the trees are loaded upon cars
and transported to the wholesale deal.
ers in the cities. When they finally
get to the retailers and are put on the
market the retailers pays an average
Of 81 a tree. There are hundreds OF
these cars now on the sidings all over
Vermont, waiting TO be moved.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
.SIlGEs0F DEADL DnAIAIT
sMgG6LEI COURTROOM
ATTORNEY HANDLES TIE STUFF
cARELEssLY AND JUDGE
WANTED II TAKEN
FROM COURT BOOM.

.
WHEELING, Dec. 19.-seven sticks
OF deadly dynamite were juggled care
lessly in the circuit Court room by
Attorney Joseph R. Handian during
the hearing Of the evidence in the ap.
pllcation for an injunction against the
Elm Grove Coal Company brought by
Deputy Mine inspector Edward Byrne
yesterday
MIR. Handlan, who is counsel for the
coal company. introduced the dynamite
as evidence while Mr.. Byrne was on
the stand.
"well, gentlemen, you don't want to
be handling dynamite around here"
said Judge Hervey, and several per.
sons started to the door Of the court
room.
Mr.. Chambers, OF the coal company.
and Others connected with the com
pauy who were present, Instantly arose
to remark that the dynamite was
harmless, as there we're no caps on it.
Thus assured Mr.. HandIan was al
lowed to continue handling the dyna'
mite and the taking of testimony pro-
cesded.
The application for an Injunction re.
straining the Elm Grove Coal Com.
pany from operating its mines at Elm
Grove was applied for last week and
continued TO to-day to take testimony
This will be concluded this afternoon,
when the court will likely take the
matter under advisement
The Injunction is asked on the
ground that the owners of the mine
have not complied with the State safe
ty regulations, and that owing to this
fact the mine is unsafe. Nine Inspec-
tor Byrne and Edward Elkey and N
G. Wallace, miners employed In the
mine, testified this morning.
Mr.. Byme testified that the second
opening in the mine was unsafe. All
the water in the shaft did not pass of
and it became stagnant and unhealth-
ful. Attorney Sheridan Moore acted
as counsel for Mr.. Byrne.
on cross.examinatlon by Attorney
Handlan Mr.. Byrne said he was ap.
pointed deputy mine inspector in No
vember, 1904. He had ben miner
since he was II years old and he was
now IS years of age. II was his duty
to inspect the mine every three months.
The mine had two outlets and "a men
were employed there. He denied there
was any feeling between him and the
company; at least he had no feeling
against the company.
Mr.. Byrne admitted the mine was
in better condition now than ever be.
fore in its history, so far as he knew,
but he said that was not true of the
mine when the injunction was applied
for.
The dynamite was introduced when
Mr.. HandIan asked Mr.. Dyrne about
the time an attempt was made to dy-
Mantle the room used by the men in
changing their clothing to 80 down into
the mine. That was on November 6,
election day. Seven sticks of dyua.
mite were placed in the stove. but 1t
failed TO explode. He was asked itI
he remembered talking to Jerry West
lake and John Smith on that day and
saying to the latter. ITS a pity 1T
didn't blow OFF and blow every son of
a - of them to he'll" Mr.. Byrne de-
MED most strenaously ever making
such remark.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
First National Bank of Fairmont.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the First National Bank Of
Falrmont will be held at its banking
house on the third Tuesday in Janu'
airy, 1907, 1t being the 18th lay of the
said month, between the hours Of
10000 a. m. and 200 p. M. for the pur'
pose Of electing five directors for the
ensuing year.
BY special order Of the Board of d.
rectors,
J.E. SANDS,
Dec. 10 / mo. Cashier.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

Piles get quick relief from DR..
Shops Magic Ointment. Remember,
ITS made alone for Piles and 1t works
with certainty and satisfaction. Itch
ing. painful. protruding, or blind piles
disappear ike magic by It's pse. IN
j anassseI Rlnlngslea COZ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
NOTICE..

All persons having claims against the
firm OF C, f, Hunter & Co., will pre-.
sent the same to the undersigned trus'
tee for settlement and all persons in.
debted to said firm will without delay.
pay the same to said trustee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.


REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press
A man thinks he Is fair when he
suspects another of being liar and
calls him thief, -
One OF the incest things about being
rich is all the people that want to lend
you money you don't need.
When a man gives his wife ring
that cost 500 It's a sign It Will cost
twice that much when she tells II
one Of the fascinating things about
some Of those shirt waists Is you new
en- know whether the girl is going 70
STAY ii Il Or come out,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

Isabelle Eyesson. who was in the
support of Amelia Bingham last sea
son, is to go into vaudeville. Her
sketch is entitled Lady Raffles"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

Christie, Fisher and Taylor pictures
at A. c. Kinkead's, Watson Hotel build.
ing. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

We always have pleased you; let
us try this Xmas. CLYDE S. HOLT,
325 Main street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
], R. sWEARINGEN.

Trustee OF C. F. Hunter & Co.
This 21st day of November. 1906.
Nov. ell mo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

I'm sure don't know what he saw
III her. Her face is decidedly plain
Eyes, bat the figure she has makes
up for all that
Figure? She's positively scrawny;
she hasn't any figure
You're wrong there. She has six
figures, and the first ones five
Philadelphia Press.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

wATsoN--M. NJ. Flaharty, Parkers.
burg; j. W. Flesher. John H. Clarke
Jacob Sterling, Wheeling; W R. Sim
mons, Weston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

JACKsoN-sldney S. Kirk, Weston;
]. II. sughes, Wheeling; Alma Harper,
E. Hahu. Warrington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

MARIETTA. F. Randolph, Salem;
D. E. Morris, Charles MCGEE, Amos;
w. H. Hall, G. w. whttehill, I. B. Po-
coch, Morgantown; N s. Parks, c. W.
Brandan, Phlllppi.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

MANLEY-G. E. Such, W. E.
Beardslec. Thos. stansbury, 5. NJ.
shives. Petersburg; D. J. States, w.
P. Taylor, Moundsville, C. E. Bonwell,
Warrington; D. Howard ]. A. Jen-
kins, F. Howard, w. G. stopple, Clarks,
burg; c. H. Holden, F, D. Walker,
Wheeling: j. W. stiller, Junior; Rich.
ard Bristin, ]. C. Wolfe, Grafton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19
WEST vlsG iHilAlis
the Local aoTELs.
.4+.. .st.4++.''. !

TAvERNc. 3. Morris, W. B.
Campbell. N. B. Reed. Wheeling: 2.
H. Williams, clarksburg; ]. Mills,
Salem, ]. ]. Wolfe, Grafton; c. G.
Fisher. H. s. Root. Mannintgon; NJ.
Cannon. LlttIeton; A. R. wilker, Fair
view; J. Mills, Salem; E. J. Athertou,
Charleston; B. A. Brown, Hartrsyille;
j. W. Tryman, Clarksburg; George r.
winger, Morgantown; R. ". Aiexan-
der. Charles Town.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-19

COME IN AND LET US SHOW
YOU WHAT $40 TO $25 WILL
BUY IN A SUIT, ovERcoAT
RAINcoAT OF ToPcoAT.
The Brandon news., 1906-11-29
Doing a Great Work.

Rev. Geo. c. Gates, of Kentucky recently
closed a three weeks revival at Grenada, re-
suIting in 462 conversions. He is one of the
most successful evangeIists in the United
States, and is now conducting a series oil
meetings at Mennphis.--G Greenwood Common
wealth.
You may talk about statesmen, patriots,
congressman, senators, political reforrners,
Democrats, Republicans or socialists saving
the country" but if human agencies have
much to do with saving" country it is the
man like Gates. A man chosen and COM
nniSsIOned OfGOd to transform the lives of men
from state of darkness to that of eternal sun
shine. he man who has the power to cause
the multitude to stop and think, to show them
the error Of their way, point them to the eter-
nal life and induce them to accept the plan to
attain it is the man that will save the country
--Ripley Sentinel.
There must be some life in the boy, or he
will not rise under any circumstances until the
day appointed for the resurrection Of the dead
he starts out in life as a failure he will end as
one unless he gets thoroughly Wakened up in
some way. Give every boy and girl fair
chance and reasonable encouragement and
do not condemn them even because Of large
degree Of downright stupidity for many So
called gOod-for-nothing boys, blockheads, num-
skulls dulards or ounces, were only boys out
Of their places, round boys forced into square
holes.
Declaring that there are too many frills
and furbelows at Confederate Veterans
Reunion, the Daughters of the Confederacy, in
national convention assembled at GuIfport,
Miss, urged that no sponsors or maids be
sent to the Richmond gathering, and that
more consideration be given the heroes who
saw strife, rather than to beautiful girls who
revel in fashion.
Luke Peterson, 8 years, was accidentally
shot and killed by a companion while hunting
rabbits near Patterson, La.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, aud above
all. possessed of 3 wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1s45 she married Isaac Pinkham.
builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked BY
prosperity and happiness They had
four children, three sons and a
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers 10 make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in physician only in specially
urgent cases By tradition and ex-
perienee many of them gained won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs
Mrs. Pinkham took q great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
maintained that Just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; so, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
preSsly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the BODY. and
it was her pleasure to search these ont,
and prepare simple and effective medi-
zines for her own family and friends
Chief of these was a rare combina-
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pscu-
liar to the female sex, and L ydia E. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as u
labor of love.
But ia 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression. so when the Centen-
NAL year dawned il found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
AT this point Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
20 the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
wELL NAMED cAMNeAL pLANr.


On the shores OF Lake Nicaragua is
70 be found an uncanny product Of
the vegetable kingdom known among
the natives BY the expressive name Of
~the devils moose How delighted
Poe would have been 70 make this
cannibal plant the subject Of one Of
his weird stories.
Dunstan. the naturalist, discovered
It not long ago while wandering on the
shores Of the lake Attracted BY
cries Of pain and terror from his dog
he found the animal held by black
sticky bands. which had chafed the
skin to the bleeding POINT These
bands were branches Of a newly dis
covered carnivoroEs plant which has
been aptiy named ~the land octopus
The branches are flexible, black.
polished, without leaves, and secrete 2
viscid fluid They are also furnished
with a great number OF suckers. with
which they attach themselves to their
victims. It certainly deserves to BE-
cIassed as the octopus Of the vegetable
vorld.-Sew York Herald
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
DID A WORLD or GOOD
Or. Williams Pink Pills Cure Hears
Palms. Dizzy Spells and
Weakness

Easy 20 SsS, nara % get nd Of that ID
what most sufferers think o. dyspepsia
They are astonished when their stomach
begins to trouble them SERIOUSLY.
They had been eating burries1w ANA
irr@1ulnrIv for = ge,,s, tf,re ~ - ss,va
~. 49,, s,,-,--.s 49, ,.-..ss
,,.1.r = 80. ---' -'','-'''1'-' ''''~
- =
0ss PevA''e AlAV" t'l'Ae me AtrehBtn
wnlch tAe weak stomach Heedss aud for
the Lack o. which the whole body il suf.
fering, can be found surely and quickly
in DR. Williams Pink Pills. Iii hum
dreds Of instances these pills have sue,
ceeded where other remedies fa5lel-
my indigestion = said Mr. ] r. dIL