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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
Roads Slash
Rates on West
ern Grain
REpucTIoNs ARE iApE As BE-
SUIT Or EletlI oyER EEE1
waTIoN oisyAEtcEs

PrrTsnuRG. Jnly 30! western
ssiiIroads afe plunged into q freisht
rate war that threate TO spread TO
the entire country east Of the Mis-
souri, RIVER result 81 the iostilisi
ties 2sl cent? per 100 pounds has been
cut on tie rate tor ain grain and grain;
products tom Missouri river points
to chicagc: and n cents of the rate
on wheat ana houfs from the Missouri
river To- New y OK and other Atlantic
coast points:
The present trouble is the out
gfomth Of the Quarrel over the ele-
vatton charges AT the Missouri river
ana the adtIon OF the Great Western
sr issiirg q low tariff ON flour from
tSansa city @ Chicago. The Stick
ney line quoted a rate Of 8 cents ON
acur as against 10N cents charged
by tRe other lines on -four and a sim
iiar ON wheat This gave the
missouri river millers an advantage
of and practically put Chi
"a 50 rain men ont OF business IN the
compel tive. territory
Pie st Paul road at once came to
the relief of the Chicago grain men
and quote an Scent rate on both
wheat and -four from Missouri river
p6int to Chicago and 8 cents on flour
50 Minneapolis This tarlff was issued
Wednesday, and it put the matter
gdnafely IN to the Great Western
which tetaiiated yesterday by dlIoting
ale same rate on wheat and -four: and
making a 7.cent rate on corr, oats. rye
and barley.
The Wabash then decided that 1t
swonld take d hand in the fight end
quoted d rate from Missouri river
points ito New York Of 1sA cents, and
provided for the absorption Of the
Joining charge Of 1 X cents. This rate
was MADE up Of the Scent rate to
ctica 90 and the regular proportional
rate or 10K cents from Chicago to
New York.
The action OF the western lines has
caused much excitement in railroad
circles, and nobody knows Just whore
they are at Hasty conferences were
called for tomorrow, and the cuts are
likely to be met. The Western rail-
is5ads viii all meet the Missouri river
Ghicag 80 rate, but it is question it
the other Eastern lines win absorb
the fobbing charges at the seaboard.
one peculiar feature Of the reddc-
ztions made by the lines is that the
new rate law has been In view when
the outs were made. The low rate
tariffs are all limited, and are effective
only until August 20, two days before
tile new law goes into effect. : II they
were allowed to stand for a longer
period. 1t would be necessary to give
80 days notice before restoring the
rates
Railroad men believe that the re-
opening Of the Union Pacific-Peayey
elevator contract case will have a
wholesome effect upon the situation.
ME read iudtcat1on Of that old light,
is thought, will result in removing
the source of the trouble, and tho rates
viii soon come back to the old basis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
How,a ThIs7

we offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known
F. j. Cheney for the last is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fDan.
cially able to carry out any obiga-
ttons made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnman g Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 9.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price Is cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for consti.
patton. IN 4. /. IS 3
The West gininn Jol, pepafts.
men 1s now equipr new
modern pre and fnncliinety as
,sell as new ype First class lob
work IS The result
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
SPECIAL MEETINGS
win be Held Every Monday Nlsnt
In August BY Masons.

In August BY Masons.
Fairmont Lodge, No. 9, A., F. & A..
NJ. will meet this evening for Master
Mason inttiatory work; 1t is special
meeting. 1t has also been announced
that special meetings will be held ey-
cry night in August, so great is the
pressure Of work to be done. Tho
Chapter and the Commandery have
been called on during the hot weather
of the summer,
Foreman's Photo Gallery will be
closed for vacation from Aug. to
Sept. 1.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
Taxes and Insurance

The question Of shack taxes
and insurance and deans Of other
real estate purchaser may not be
familiar come up for solution and
are adjusted before the deal Isl
closed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
.JObe-ROSe
JeWelry
Co.
liz North 10Th
DIAMONDS THAT ARE LOST.
Many Valuable Stones Which Disap
pear, Never to be Recovered.
From LIE Diamant.

From LIE Diamant
AT what figure can estimate the dia-
monds that get lost? One can only reply
approximately. Although it seems enor-
nous, it appears that one can place at Is
per cent the diamonds that no longer
belong to anybody.
First of all, what do we mean by lost
diamonds? When a stone goes astray it
generally occurs that, il the owner does
not find 1t again, it has fallen into other
hands. 1t is not lost to commerce. 1t is
not thus, however, when diamond bad
ly set, for example, falls to the ground.
At least unless it be of size sufficiently
important to attract attention, one must
see that there is little chance of 1t being
saved
In the city it goes directly into the gut
ter and thence to the sewer. In the coun-
try, on the main road, it becomes covered
up by the pebbles and earth that are
stirred up by vehicles and pedestrians.
one can feel sure in this case the gems
are lost to the world, and will never re-
turn to usefulness.
But, one will say, We are still far from
the 10 per cent. given as the actual loss
OF diamonds There are after ALL not
such a great number that get lost and
are never found again. That is true, but
1t is necessary. to take into account nu-
mero-s other sources of loss, such as
those occurring in fires, shipwreck, etc.
Again, there are persons who express in
their wills the formal desire to be deco
rated with their jewels when dead This
is customary in some countries
All these causes explain easily how
nearly sixth of the diamonds can COM
pletely disappear
The Bank of France every year has
big balance coming from bills that are
never presented for payment. 1t is there
fore not at all surprising that the same
should happen with precious stones.
In this reckoning are not computed the
losses arising from recruiting The splin-
tered fragments and pieces are service
able still in some way or other. We do
not admit bort, black diamonds and dia-
monds used in the industries, but refer
only to gem qualities.
One might mention the 20 per cent. in
dicated by the loss on rose cut stones.
OF all stones these roses show the great
est loss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
ARMENIANS IN AMERICA.
Big Percentage of Voters, Who Make
Excellent Citizens, Among Them.

1t is asserted that in proportion to their
numbers here the Armenians have more
voters than any other nationality among
our immigrants. 1t is said there are
$4,000 Armenians in this country, and that
$4,000 of them are voters
This being the case, it has been asked
whether they form desirable source
from which to recruit citizens. In reply
DR.. Andrew White is quoted by Armenia
as saying:
1T is one of the finest races in the
world-physically, morally and intellect
ually. If were asked to name the most
desirable races to be added by immgra-
ton to the American population, l would
name among the very first the Armen-
ians."
The most correct electric meter is said
to have been the invention of an Armen-
ian. 1t may be surprising to know that
the green color of the American bank
notes was invented by an Armenian
youth years ago.
As they are merchants and have estab-
lished themselves in the business centers
of the country, so they are a people of
learning, and number scores of skillful
physicians, dentists and theologians
throughout the states
1t is interesting to notice that while
American missionary societies send mis-
sionaries among the Armenians, there are
II ordained ministers of Armenian birth
in this country laboring in American
churches, preaching the Gospel to Amer
leans.
An Armenian. Haig Patigion of Fresno.
was the winner in the Mckinley monu-
ment contest and it was only the other
day that another young artist L. D. va
conbion, captured the highest prize $4,000
at Yale among hundreds of native schol-
ars.
The Armenans in this country publish
IA periodicals in their own language,
chiefly in Boston, New York and Califor-
mia. Wherever they go they establish Ii
braries and reading rooms If you go
to any public library the librarian will
tell you that the Armenians attend that
institution. too, more regularly and draw
more books from it proportionately than
any other class.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
DANCE OF AFRICAN NATIVES.
Gathering of the Dancers-Weird Mu-
sic and Strange Figures.

From the Geographic Journal.
The high cliffs of the valley showed
clearly in the bright moonlight, when
the strains of native band were heard
coming from an adjacent village.
Through the long guinea cornstalks
men and women came out like so many
shadows from the various clusters OF
huts. writes Hans Vischer, describing
q dance he saw in northern Nigeria
The sound of the fiddles and the rat
Ting of a calabash filed with pebbles
came ever nearer till the band with
many followers emerged from the dark
fields to the open space, where broad,
sandy river bed formed natural play
ground.
A merry crowd had now gathered,
chattering and laughing and thorough
" enjoying itself after the way of the
African. The musicians. three stout
men and a woman, played in that typi-
cal way common to all primitive peo-
ple, one fiddle leading with slightly
varying wailing tune, when the second
fiddle took up the air, repeating it in
lower notes, and the woman accom-
panied with a rhythmic swinging of
her calabash 1t is weird, melan-
choly noise, naturally in a minor key,
but full of ever growing excitement.
All the young people had now formed
into two rings, the men inside, and
around them an equal number of girls.
They started walking around slowly in
opposite directions. Then, as the mu-
sic became faster, they quickened into
a kind of two-step, the men dancing in
and out around the girls, who kept
moving the other way. Each time the
boy faced the girl he turned around,
gave a little jump, and, smacking her
outstretched hand, moved off TO the
next beauty where the performance
began again.
All was done in time 10 the music,
and the movements OF the laughing
youngsters could not have been better
measured Without reserve, all aban-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
FIRE CHIEF INJURED.
Atlanta Man Is Learning Ropes and
Has Sad Experience.

Atlanta, November 24.-(Speeial) -While
responding to an alarm of fire at No. 1S5
Whitehall street shortly after midnight
Friday night, Fire Chief-Elect w. B.
Cummings sprung for the truck while it
was on dead run leaving headquarters,
struck his toe against the wheel, was
knocked unconscious to the pavement,
two of his ribs broken and he was only
saved from death by being dragged from
the path of the chemical engine fol-
lowing by Electrician Walker
Chief Cummings has been placed in
command to learn the ropes of the de-
partment as he engages actively in the
work as successor to Chief Joyner on
next Saturday, when Chief Joyner. now
mayor-elect. relinouishes the reins to rest
before going into office on January l as
chief executive Of Atlanta.
Last night when the alarm was rung IN
1t called the department to put out q
small blaze at an electric theatre, where
film of moving pictures had become
ignited. The truck was moving out of the
door when Chief Cummings slid down the
pole from his room above. lie Jumped
for the running board as was mis- GUS
tom. but in the dmly lighted engine room
stubbed' his toe and fell to the floor with
a cry as the big hub of the fast moving
truck hit him.
The chemical engine, which starts from
the back of the house, was dashing out.
and as the wounded man fell without the
light and would have been crushed had
1t not been for Electrician Walker, who
pulled the PROSTATE man from its dan
gerous path Mr.. Hancock who is at
tending Chief Cummings, states that tue
newly elected chief cannot ride in ms
little "red wagon" for probably month
yet, unless he walks his horse to all nTes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
YIDDISH POST CARDS.
Some Show Scenes of Jewish Life,
Some Are Humorous.

From the New York Sun.
The craze for collecting postcards has
stimulated Jewish humor and has also
brought out some attractive cards show
ing scenes of Jewish life. Some of the
imported Yiddish cards of a humorous ma
ture are fine productions, but the rule
with those seen on the East Side is that
the more humorous the card the more in
differently it is printed.
Among the imported cards are some
showing reproductions of photographs.
1.-The Yeshibah' (Talmudic school) is the
title of a card Rembrandtesque in char
acter, depicting the interior of Russian
Jewish seminary.
The scene is a tiny, low-roofed attic,
where, by the light of solitary lamp,
three bachurim (students) are pursuing
their studies. One is in deep slumber, the
sleep of mental and physical exhaustion,
and the weary-eyed tutor expounds a
Talmudic theme to the remainder of the
listless students. Altogether the card is
an interesting study in shadows COM
pressed into the limited space of a pic
ture postcard.
Another card depicts Galician wedding.
The wealth of detail, the grouping of the
crowd in the synagogue courtyard, and
the picturesque costumes OF the wedding
guests are of interest.
A Continental artist has, in two cards.
related pictorially the story with which
for many years Russian children have
been alternately awed and amused. 1t
describes how hungry wolf, on the look
out for a much needed meal, came across
band of itinerant Jewish musicians.
Gastronomic desires were subdued by
the animals love for melody and the
wolf is seen listening with the ecstacy
of a critic to the music of the terrified
musicians. Then a man with a gun comes
along, and the concert stops before the
wolf has time to remember his appe-
tite.
The expressions of the features of the
members of the orchestra are lifelilke and
the transition from abject terror to I'M
bounded glee is amusing.
One of the finest collections of Jewish
picture postcards in this city comprises
interesting allegorical and biblical stud
les. The pictures of Russian Jewish life
are attractive by reason of their simplicity
and pathos. Addition is a card pictur-
ing a Russian Jewish tradesman engaged
In the pleasant occupation of reckoning
up his days profits The puckered brow
of the aged shopkeeper and his evident
concentration of his thoughts on the rows
of figures. are well pictured
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
CARDS OF THE NATIONS.
Collection Of Souvenirs Brought Back
From Tour of Europe.

From the New York Sun.
zone of the most interesting collections
of foreign loot that I've seen this year."
said a man ordinarily too busy to make
the trip over seas himself, sis an assort-
ment of playing cards from various parts
of the world.
"In every country the owner of the col
lection visited, and he went to a good
many, he picked up cards of local man
ufacture and, representative of the ma
ton.
1.-THE Russian cards are perhaps the
most elaborate. The faces of the kings
and queens are different in each suit. in
dicating the racial elements that go to
compose the empire.
"On the Greek cards classical heroes
and heroines are represented Nestor, for
example, is the king of hearts and Orestes
the knave; Agamenon is the king of clubs,
Hercules the jack of spades and Minos
and Dane the king and queen of dia-
monds. The Greek pack is rather cheap
one and scarcely does honor to the celeb
rites portrayed.
"Cadiz is center for card manufactur-
ing. The idea Of the Spanish card maker
seems to be to get as much color on tae
cards as possible The royal robes are of
unusual magnicence The clubs are big
bludgeons in green and red, and the
knaVe of clubs, gayly comparisoned on
a prancing horse, reminds you Instantly
of Jack the Giant Killer. The spades are
ugly little daggers, and for hearts and
diamonds there are disks and dice cups.
The cards in some of the Spanish packs
are very thin and have n capital spring.
THE Madeira cards come from Lisbon.
The figures are more conventional in de-
sign than on the Spanish. The ace cards
are adorned with typical Portuguese
scenes.
"A peculiarly of the pack bought in
Constantnople is that the ace cards. in
addition to the single spade, diamond
club or hearts in the center of each, have
diminutve aces at the upper left hand
and lower right hand corners.
THE italian face cards portray decided
ly gloomy personages; each one of the
face cards, by the way, carries in small
print the name and address Of the maker.
There are tiny packs. an inch and a
quarter by an inch and three-quarters in
size which can be bought on the streets
of Naples for a soldo. These resemble
the Spanish cards to some extent. al
though the royalties are more dignfied.
Cairo is a great card emporium and
Muski street offers rich returns to the
card hunter. Fortune telling cards must
be in demand there to judge from the
samples l saw in the collection. Tho
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
johnson Will Be Tried.

Atlanta, November 24.-(Special)-
Solicitor General c.. d. Hill announces
that Will Johnson, positively identified
by Mrs. Camp as the negro who as
saulted her in June, will be placed on
trial for his life before Judge Roam
Monday morning. 1t is recalled that
Johnson's arrest, during the trial of
Joe Glenn, charged with assaulting Mrs.
j. N. Camp, probably caused an acquit-
tai of Glen after he had been positively
identified. As Mrs. Camp identified
Glenn as her assailant Johnson cannot
be tried for this crime, but evidence
points towards him as her assailant,
too.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
Squirrel Robbed the Mail.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
The robbing of the United States mail
by n squirrel was a most unusual incident
which occurred in this city.
Martin Daszkowski. one of the oldest
mail carriers in this city, was on his reg
ular rounds, and had among his mail to
be delivered an advertising card to which
was attached a large walnut, inside of
which was the matter advertised. A lit
tie squirrel, of which there are many in
Winona, seeing the nut, jumped upon Mr.
Daszkowskis shoulder, and running down
his arm with lightning speed, took the
nut and card from his hand and then
climbed a nearby tree, where it inves-
tigated the contents of the nut.
Fortunately, upon discovering that the
nut was not the kind it wanted, the
squirrel dropped it and the card without
damaging either, and they were later de-
livered to the proper address.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
Will Locate New College.

Atlanta, November 24.-(Special)-
Governor Terrell will leave Atlanta
Sunday night for Augusta. where on
Monday the trustees of the Eighth Con-
gressional District Agricultural college
will meet to select location for the
agricultural college to be located in
that district. Saturday was spent by
the governor at Gainesville comforting
with the trustees of the Ninth district
in regard to locating a school In that
district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
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Specialists.

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
The Passion PLAY.

The famous Passion Play of Aber-Ani-
mergau will be the attraction at the Mar
vel theatre, 800 N. Goth street, for tho
week of November 26. This is one of the
most beautiful and instructive pictures
ever produced. The film is very long,
requiring SO minutes to display. In order
to rest the eyes, we have arranged for
a three minutes intermission. One ticket,
of course. is good for entire perform
ance.
Following Is a synopsis of the famous
Passion Play:
Train loaded tourists at Ober-Ammer-
gau.
Opening of great ampitheatre for ad-
mission.
Street scene in Ober-Ammergau
Anton Lang's house.
Wise men of tn eeast.
Presentation in the temple.
The fight into Egypt.
Suffer little children to come unto Me.
Raising of Lazarus.
Herodius pleads for the head of John
the Baptist
Death of John the Baptist.
The brook of Cedron.
The Messiah's entry into Jerusalem.
The last supper.
Judas betrayal.
The .Messah's arrest.
Jews and Plate in the temple.
Christ before PLATE.
Christ conference.-the crown of thorns
Carrying the cross.
The crucifixion
Christ risen-appears at door of Sc
pulcher.
The ascension.
The films shown at the Marvel theatre
are the most excellent and latest pro-
duction of the moving picture art. This
means they are the best brough to Bir-
mingham.
The Marvel theatre is the handsomest
and most courteousy attended moving
picture auditorium in the south. Mothers
can bring or send their children here
with absolute propriety. Illustrated songs
during intermission at night The songs
are rendered by the best local talent
Clip this article out and present at the
door. When accompanied with one cent
paid admission it is a free ticket. Good
any time after week of November &C. $50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25

Cairo playing cards come mostly from
Germany; they are brilliant in their col
oring. The aces carry scenes from lands
both west and east.
THE gem of all the packs comes from
Switzerland. The cards are small ia by
215 inches in size, and the back design IS
the edelweiss. The kings, queens ana
jacks are delightful studies in Swiss cos
tune, and the purchaser certainly gets
his moneys worth. for each face card has
two half figures quite unlike. On the
aces are Swiss scenes and objects of in
terest, also two to a card, the subjects
including the Castle of Chillon, the Mat
terhorn, the bridge at Lucerne and the
Lion of Lucerne"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
DRS. DOZIER & DOZIER
III IL N. 2lst ST., Birmingham, Ala.

doned themselves to the most thorough
enjoyment, dancing and yelling as if
we had been acquainted for years. A
little way off sat the matrons and the
old men, watching and talking over
what they had done in their younger
days.
Behind was the black bush, with
here and there higher palm tree
coming out and showing in cleaer sill
houette against the white rocks, while
the stars moved slowly over the sky,
and the great silver moon made it all
look wonderful and uncanny. Quite
unconsciously l recalled old familiar
scenes, other music, other costumes,
and smaller room: and these naked
savages were. after all, not so very dit
ferent from the wise westerners.