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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
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70 WHETHER NJ VII
Fo sE REP GEE.

PARRERsBDRG. Aug % Much
interest Il being taken By an OF the
steambpat men here and points along
the riyer as To- whether or not the
baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge
across Tie Ohio river at this place win
hage 10 be torn down and rebuilt with
longer spanl and the result Of the
hearing ON the MAJ tier which Is to be
held on October before William q.
Rosseii. Hentenant colonel Corps Of
United States Engineers, at Pitts.
burg WIN be watched With close in:
a lew years ago. when the railroad
company talked OF rebuilding the
bridge as etfort was made to conn
DIS with the laws now existing gov
erning the construction Of new bridges,
hut the company contended5 that it
.was5not their intention to build new
BRUCE, hut merely intended repairing
the old bridge then in use.
When the work was commenced the
matter was carried into the courts,
and Judge John u Jackson, sitting as
judge of the United States court In
Pafkersbhrg, decided in favor OF the
Railroad company,s contention, and
tIe work progressed without further
interference.
The bridge was completed a little
more than year ago. and all OF the
river spans of the bridge we're entire
III new being constructed ON the OUT
side Of thu old bridge, which was at
terward removed, and traffic was new
er interfered with during the entire
construction of the bridge which now
stands. No new abutments were
built but the new work is said to
have cost up in the hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars.
Should the hearing at Pittsburg re-
suit In compelling the company to re-
move one Of the piers and construct
another new bridge, It is claimed that
it viii mean an outlay to the railroad
company of about 81, 100000.
AS the bridge now stands 1t is
claimed by steamboatmsn to be one OF
the hardest places below Pittsburg for
towhoats with tows to go between the
piers. especially when the current in
the river is very swift The hearing,
OF which notice has been given to be
held in Pittsburg in october, is said
to have been brought about through
the efforts OF river men.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
MsN AZ woMEN.


Thomas A. Edison has never carried
a watch. He never cares. be says.
what TIME n is
Edison, mas completed an Invention
Il hich he ctaims WIN startle tile world
az To aerial navie ION.
49,. BE-
IieweiIyng Powers preventative In
Congress from the Fourth Maine dis
trict, Is classed among the IL million
aires Of the national House.
--- --------
Hon. Cornelius ". Collins. New
york state superintendent OF prisons.
Is distinctly "a man who does things q
ne has inaugurated more salutary re-
forms IN the prison administ ration OF
New York than All his predecessors
for many years together have done.
James Bellows McGregor, the old-
est Mason in years and in point OF
membership 10 the United States. viii
celebrate on September 6. his one
hundred and fifth birthday and the
efghty-frst anniversary of his entrance
into Masonry His home is at New
port, N. n.
---=
ernor John D. Long and heiress Of the
late Nelson w. White, has left her
home and wealth to travel 6 1000 miles
and wed DR.. Walter R. Brinckerhof,
who is in charge Of the United States
ieprosy camp at Molokai, Hawaiian
Islands.
James Naismith. the inventor Of the
popular game Of basketball, is now
physical director at the STATE unlyer-
stty OF Kansas me IDEA came % A,n
when he was trying 70 devise an IN,
door game that should De excielns anu
at the same tlme snouiu NOT pe rough
and dangerous.
X. + Lo~ery mas the distlnctlon OIL
being the only peripatetic edlto[. ne
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
Brass Buttons
SUGGESTED FOR BLUE UNIFORMS
10 BE WORN BY WOMEN
POLICE OFFICERS.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 2s.-The
controversy as to whether the new
women police shall be rttired in regu-
Iation uniform with short skirt and
bIoomers.. or whether the service toilet
shall be in princess cut, of the latest
style is a problem that is worrying
the several applicants for the posi-.
tons on the forcetwhich Mayor stoy
threatens to award to women folk In
the event of continued shortage of
men for the jobs in the exclusive CheI.
sea district.
AS an Introduction to a letter re.
ceiyed in the Office of the mayor new
applicant raised the question of uni
form as q potent point in her appllca-
ton for a position. After telling OF
I her physical fitness for the job, which
pays SIS per month, the applicant
says:
VI have in mind uniform OF blue,
with the coat tight fitting and reach
ing below the waist. With this !
should suggest brass buttons and gold
braid as trimmings. The skirt should
reach modestl ybelow the knee anil
be met by patent leather boots"
Another woman embodied her sug
gestion for the uniform IN maze OF
intricate detail of which princess cut
was the only phrase understood by the
worried assistants to the mayor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
.Dovener Hands
Few to Gompers
SAYS THE WEI PAID F. 80 INT
on LABOR CO.'S AFTEfs
THINGS nv ny DING Nay;

WHEELING, Aug. Is. Congress
man b. b. novener in REPUTATION Of the
attack made on his record by Prest-
dent Gompers. Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, and the statement
to the effect that union labor had
marked him for defeat had he again
secured the Republican nomination for
Congress- says:
~ voted against the retsrictio OF
the hours to eight on the Panama ca!
nal because / knew there would be
no American workmen employed
there. 1 have always voted in favor
of the eight hour laws Affecting the
workmen Of this country. butno Amer
ican worknen can live in Panama and
1t is my contention that ifthls govern
ment can get the natives there to
work nine hours or more it Is all right
for it to do so.
president Gompers does not go at
ter the things he wants in the right
kind Of way. he NJ err makes re.
quest. He simply demands and in
this way he does more harm for union
labor than he does good.
al have nothing personally against
Mr.. Gompers. He gets big salary
as president of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor, and he makes all this
noise about having certain congress-
sional candidates marked for defeat
just to give the impression that he's
doing something and earning his sal
airy.
"I have always been friend OF the
laboring man. was a laboring man
myself and have lived among labortng
men all my life and all who are fa-
milfar with my record know that I
have always been favorable to those
measures that have been Introduced
into congress that had for their OBJ
ject the betterment of the conditions
of the nottingham and have worked
for them"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
DEATH COMES Mar THEM.
Dir. Hamilton and tiis Wife Are Ii
Their Cottage Wf1=n lightning
Strikes and Wreck n.

SEVERN BRIDGE, on. Ang. IS
During an elect tic storm sc cottage
OF DIR. Hamilton OF Plttsburg, located
on Sparrow lake. was struck by light
ming and almost totally wrecked. The
furniture was badly damaged.
DIR. Hamilton and mis- wife had mar
raw escapes from death. Mrs. Hamil
ton had not arisen. lIer bed was lit
orally demolished ans Sc on fire In
number of places. but she lli not
feel the slightest slrock, and soon ex-
ttnguished the ere. The actor, who
was standing near the window, was
severely stunned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
lndspendent Democrats to Meet.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s,-A number
sof independent Democrats have sign
ed a call for conference at Albany
September S. The circular declares
the purpose Of the conference Is to
efective Sin the present emergency
to prevent the completion OF the cor
r1pt deal which IS contempl lated, In
gpising the sale OF the petnoc raic
Name and tion District AZ.
forney jerome Is to be one 81 the
apealsefs AT ne mesting
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29


TIE wizard or or, which has DE-
pended Upon A1ontgomery g Stone Tor
lis success. comes % wheeling Aug.
si Win new PEOPLE a the principal
roles Mon onery e Stone have
nsw 7etieies The Red Mil 4
There was q time with Guy Broth
Iers Miastrels or Yeerland's MinstFels
gave a dandy satisfaction in Fairmont
but now that FIELDS Minstrels come
here regularly and that Dockstader
has been here the ordinary showslgs
rather cool reception. Donnelly q
Hatfeid's Ministries are playing In this
state this week and passed through
here this morning enroute from Graf
ton to MoFgantown but realizing the
conditions Fa4rmont. Wheeling and
the large towns Of the State are not
on their route.
"A little paper, The Wheeze, is be
ing published in the interests Of Bert
q. whitney's attractions and contains
many Interesting things. The first
whitney ATTRACTION to appear here
this season viii be The Isle Of Spice
which comes late next month.
Few towns have billers that do their
work SO faithfully as they do at Fair
mont. Rob Fisher is acknowledged
to be the best bin poster in the State
and can do stunts with the brush that
seems impossible. Dick viscounti is
doing the tackfng this season and he
never misses a spot as big as a pos.
tage stamp.
Peck's Bad Boy, an old favorite,
will appear here following Cole & John
son and those who like farce comedy
at popular prices, and there is a crowd
Of them, are likely to enjoy 1t. Fair
monters are particularly interested
in this play on account of Phil 8. Gre-
ner, Of this city, having originated the
role. PHI was a great fayorite for a
number Of years but failed to take ad-
vantage Of his opportunities and now
is lucky to get an engagement with
the most obscure companies.
coIored society win turn out for
Cole q Johnson Mt the Grand to-mor-
row night and it will be an event
never to be forgotten in colored cir
cles The demand for seats is unus-
ually active and indications point to
a big business. Tomorrow night is
the formal opening of the season at
The Grand.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
WRONG nan kILLEp.
charleston colored Woman Shoots at
Lover and Kills Sleeping Cab

HUNTINGTON, Aug. 2S.- AS the
result Of quarrel with her lover
James Whitfield, Flossie Gatewood, a
Charleston colored woman, fired three
shots into the body Of Roy Jackson,
q cab driver, at resort on Second
avenue at noon yesterday. jackson
died from his injuries. The murdered
man was not concerned in the quarrel
and was asleep when the firing began
The Gatswood woman was arrested.
The cnlored people Of the city are
very indignant over the crime and
while en- route to jail threats OF vio-
lence were made against the woman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29

Get a 5 cent box OF Lax-ets at our
store please, We think they are great,
Just test these toothsome, capdy-like
Laxative Tablets for constipation.
sour stomach, biliousness, bad breath.
muddy complexion, etc. Risk cents
and see. Sold by E. A. Billingslea Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29

-R4ad the paLly we.l vI-sI.Il1-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29

James Bellows McGregor. the old
est Mason in years and in point Of
membership 10 the United States will
celebrate on September 6. his one
hundred and fifth birthday and the
eighty-frst anniversary of his entrance
into Masonry. His home is at New
MORT. N. ii. Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29
Cole and johnson.

The brightest Jewels in "Etheopia's
coronetp is what an enthusiastic Eas-
tern critic recently called Manager
Mel Raymond's exquisite chorus In
THE Shoe Fly Regiment" the piece
in which he is starring Cole & John;
son this season.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29

No one will go hungry if they follow
the crowd to the Park September 8. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11

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BURGs AND IRISH POINTS; Regularly 81, s7.25,
$3.50 and $500; MONDAY, PER- PAIR, So, so,
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Rugs. which you may desire to have SO
treated. Estimates cheerfuiy Given, up
on Application. -. .-E 5@5& =. .
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$3.50 and $675; MONDAY, PER PAIR 49, $3.l2h,.
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Special Sale: Twisted
Salts andl. Peppers.

ON MONDAY w e
PLACE ON ESPECIAL
SALE M OUR WHITE
CHINA DEPARTMENT,
200 TWISTED SALTS
AND PEPPERS AT,
SPECIAL ,5sftt o.. M
PERPAfRi... =. 49,. RUO
s. -, ,-say.-- :.---.-- Z -.rt-.
Not More Than s Pairs
-. to a Customer. - j.,
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This Set being "open Stock" affords. an
opportunity for duplication Of broken
pieces, thus making 1t doubiy attractive.
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LOT NO. 3-CABLE NETs-CIUNYs AND NOV
ELITES; Regularly $500, $3.50 and $5.75; MON
DAY, PER PAIR, $3.50, $2.75 and $2.8772.
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17

The Nome Gold Digger says: Thous- ands of dollars, perhaps millions, have been thrown on the waste dumps of the mines in the vicinity of Nome during the past five or six years. In the claims where there has been a large amount of black sand mixed with the gravel, the greater has been the amount of money lost. For long time it has been known that this contained a percentage of gold but not until last fall, was it known that the SO called waste material could be shipped So the outside at an enor- nous prost. Lass summer while at the Portland fair, ,. c. Brown became very mach 3pssressed in some tests of the black sands gf the Columbia river that were being made by Dr. William T. Day, He discovered that these sands Gopsat9sa q certain amount of gold and Q percentage of platinum. MT. Brown sboagbs it possible that the black sands fzom his Little creek claim also contained considerable money, and clipped several tons to the selby szsslser st San Francisco for treatment. His surprise was as pleas ans as s wa8 great when he learned that he baa a credit of several thousand dollars at She mill, as the result of the shipment. The certificate showed that the sand had returned as high as 5000 per ton in gold and silver, the lowest yield being s650 per ton. If there was any platinum in the material shipped, the certificates from the smelter failed 50 show it.
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17

Puuch's cartoon "Twisting the Lions Tongue" is perhaps the best comment yet made on President Roosevelt's val orous attempt to reform the spelling of the language Father Time after closely examining with the aid of magnifying glass small incision in the trunk of a giant tree called "English Language" !" asks, "Who's been trying to cut this tree down2" to which Teddy Roose- welt, welding aspelling reform hatchet, exclaims, after the manner of young George Washington, "Father, l kannot tel Ii, did it with my litl ax." Father Time reflects lndulgently that "Boys will be boys"
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17
Legislation For Alaska

One of the most needed pieces of legislation for Alaska is the revision of the present Codes. It will not be suffi- cient to patch them up from time to time for they are, as whole, ill-adapt ed to the peculiar needs of this Terri tory.
 There is no practical lawyer who will not concur in this statement and the imperfections rebound entirely to the disadvantage of the litigant.
 These Codes were hastily passed in 1900 and were ill-considered at that time. They were hotch-potch extract ed from the Codes of other States, ,nota- ply Oregon, and their application to the Alaskan situation was the last thing considered. A Code was demanded and Code was given and the Congress sional Record discloses the character of consideration that was given by our Statesmen to the subject.
 It would be fruitless to point out the inconsistencies, the omissions and the unnecessary enactmentS, the mislead- ing language of numerous sections and the general structural faults which the most superficial glance exposes. To remedy these defects something in ad- ditiou to Congressional Committee is needed, to,wit: A Commission of men trained and experienced in the applica- ton of these very laws to the particu- lar uses for which they are intended. How they will operate in California, Oregon, Washington and east of the Rockies is of little importance as compared to their operation in Alaska as whole.
 We earnestly call the attention of our newly elected delegates to this matter, assuring them and their con- stitutents again that it is the litigants and not the lawyers who will profit by a simplitication of involved statutory phraseology and by the adoption of laws adapted to the conditions under which we live.--Ex.
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17
NOTHING TO FEAR

Mothers need have no hesitancy in continuing to give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their little ones, as it contains absolutely nothing injur- ious. This remedy is not only perfectly safe to give to small children but it is a medicine of great worth and merit. It has world wide reputation for it's cures of coughs, colds and croup and can always be relied upon. For sale by J. Heubuer.
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17

Willoughby Clark, of Wrangeli, is dead. The Sentinel says; "WiIloughby Clark died at his rooms in this town, about s o'clock Tuesday morning, from a complication of ailments superinduc- ed by an affection of the heart. He had been very low for some time, so his death did not come as a surprise. De- ceased was pioneerin in Alaska, having come here from England at an early day. He was an attorney by profession, and was long recognized as one of the best in Alaska. He leaves several children and wife from whom he has been separated from for some time"
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17
An Awful Cough Cured

"Two years ago our little girl had a touch of pneumonia, which left her with an awful cough. She had spells of coughing just like one with the whoop- ing cough and some thought she would not get we'll at all. We bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,which acted like a charm. She stopped cough ing and got fat and stout" writes Mrs. Ora Buzzard, Brubaker, Ill. This rem edy is for sale by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17
Wounds. Bruises and Burns

By applying an antiseptic dressing to wounds, bruises, burns and like injur- ies before infamm ation sets in, they may be healed without maturation and in about one third the time required by the old treatment. This is the greatest 'discovery aud triumph of modern surgery. Chamberlain's Pain Balm acts on this same principle. It is an antiseptic and when applied to such injuries, causes them to heal very quickly. It also allays the pain and soreness and prevents any danger of blood poisoning. Keep a bottle of Pain BaIm in your home and it will save you time and money, not to men, tion the inconvenience and suffering entailed. For sale by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17
White Population of Alaska

The number of bona-fde residents in Alaska is an important item of infor- nation for those interested ia the development of the District. This sub feet had the special attention of the Senate Subcommittee on Territories who visited Alaska during the summer of 1903 In their report they say; "From the best data obtainable by the committee, they are of the opinion that the permanent white population of Alaska will not exceed 20,o00.7
 The governor of the District in his report for 1904 estimated the white population by sections, and the total was 26,550; bat in his report for the following year he said that where op- portunity for comparison had been possible the estimates were found to be rather liberal for most places. The recent election for delegates will throw some light oa this question.
 According to the certified statement of Chas. P. Pidgin, Chief of Bureau of Statistics of Labor for the Common wealth of Massachusetts, made Decem- Der l, 1905, the population of the State was 6.OO7, ,36O and the legal voters were l.34S,34s. This makes 4.45 persons for each voter. The votes cast in Alaska for the long-term candidates are given es follows: Gale, 4,643; Murane, 1902; Mellen, 861; total, 7,1O6. If this total is multiplied by 4.45 the resultis 31,622 But nobody will claim that the condi- tions of the settled population are the same in Alaska as they are in Mas sachusetts. If three inhabitants are allowed for each voter, which is evil dently more liberal, the present white population of the District will appear to be 2l,31S, which agures agree very closely with the estimate of the Senate Subcommittee Those who claim that 2l3ls is too small number for the reason that many legal voters did not cast their vote may be answered by the assertion that it is likely that more illegal votes were cast to offset the number of those who failed to vote.
 Alaskars real poverty is the lack Of home-staying, home-buildiDg popnla- tion. A country cannot be made to flourish without people. Every effort Of true friends of Alaska should be bent toward getting the country set tied. All laws should have in view the encouragement of tke honesseader. Transportation comparSes shoUld be liberal toward families aud colonies. Stock, farm implements, seeds and the first years supplies should be carried at very low rates, as an indueement for the people to enter and possess the land. Let the watchword be-"More Reople for Alaska."-Boston Alaskan.
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17
Sick Headache Cured

Sick headache is caused by derange- ment of the stomach and by indiges- tion. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and effect cure By taking these tablets as soon as the first indication of the disease appears, the attack may be warded of. For sale by J. Hebner
Douglas Island news., 1906-10-17
Tornents of Tetter and Ecze-
 ma Al1aved

The intense itching characteristic of eczema letter and like skiu diseases is instantly allayed by applying Cham berfain's Salve and many severe cases have been permanently cured by it's use. For sale by J. Heubner.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17

Should a man give up his seat in cur to
wOmang
If woman has the same rights as a man land
she should have) the need not give up his seat,
because if man has the same rights as woman
land he should have) it does not follow that she
should give up her seat to man who was standing.
But the question involved is not one of rights but
of chivary and by common consent OF ourselves the
scrambling, pushing, money-getting Americans
the most chivalrous nation earth in their attitude
toward woman.
do not always give up my seat to a standing
woman, but will confess here and now that when
do not feel all through my journey, or as long as
she is standing in front of me, that am par
ticuarly small and unattractive breed of worm.
Sometimes this humiliation on my part results in
my getting up tardily and offering her my seat; some
times l fight it out with myself and say, est still,
you worm you have right to this seat and if you
do get up and give it to this woman you know per-
fecty well that you will have 'holier than thou
feeling toward every other sedentary in the car
and it is better to be rude worm than polite prig"
And so 1 go sitting, but am not comfortable
and don't suppose any trueblue American IS COM
Portable if he is sitting while woman stands in
front of him.
For in the last analysis we are chivalrous.