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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22

T. 49, 100 Nm * NJ NH.HI1t
gen1ine American play aSeemedy
of human interest Our elabos
|fateEy STAGED scenes nterpfed ~
acompany j 10 people, here ron
have The County Chairman George
AIDE great success
This beautiful Offering TO the stage
80 nnconVenhonal and strikes so near
the heart OF the great Americanspeo,
pie that ii can safely be said that the
pictures placed before the audiences
are not liqe stage scenes ut all You
see s.The County Chairman" and as
each Of the four acts progresses You
say the people on the stage are not
acting at all-they are Just their ev-
cry day natural selves and having
fun out of it. too. Who has not seen
those fellows hanging around the gro
Gerry store with a pump in front of
III? The grabbed, Cross old fellow in
black, Judge Rigby. is the mean old
sk1nfilnt. misery to the extreme and
his pretty daughter, Lucy, is as sweet
as the roses she carries IN her arm.
You have to laugh when the shift
less darkey. sassafras Livingston,
sells the grocery store keeper three
dozen. eggs-some of them buckeyes.
and the follow doesn't keep ducks. He
gets hften cents a dozen in trade and
he asks the storekeeper for some to-
bacco. needles and thread, some LADY
fingers, a piece OF salt pork, a box of
bluefng and "the rest in peppermint
candy"
What is the cause of the excitement
down the road? The crowd Of loafers
becomes excited. A lone wheelman
comes in on an oId-fashioned "ordi-
nary bicycle. The front wheel is as
big as a locomotive wheel-has a step
just above it, and the rider proudly
says he can make eight miles an hour
on 1t.
Have they girls in this play? Doz-
ems and dozens Of them and they come
and go wearing sunbonnets and lit
tie caps. The village belle, Lorena
Watkins, is the millfner and she meets
so many travelling gentlemen that she
can't remember their she is
a natural fiirt and Is proud Of it.
A whistle is heard in the distance
and everybody on the stage PUSHES ia
the direction OF the sound. The dap
per traveling-man from the city, who
sells wind-mills, asks excitedly What's
the matter, a fret" NO, just the thir-
g-ave!" is the loafer's reply.
This big New York production comes
to the Grand Opera House on Wednes-
day, September 26th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
SENSATION AT
~CLARKSBURG
MAN MADE ASSAULT ON LITTLE
GIRL AND HER MOTHER THE
SAME DAY.

CLARKSBuRG, Sept. PA highly
sensational ease is reported from
o'Neil but action has not yet been tax
en- against the party accused. though
application was made for a warrant
which may issue in a day or So aft
err which the party will be a%pprehend'
ed.
The charge is made against a broth
er Of Charles Coburn that he criminal
Nv assaulted his brothers. seven-year-
old daughter last Saturday and after
that the same day he also succeeded
In crlminally a~ssaulttng his brothers
wife. The fiendish acts us alleged oc'
Cured at his brothers home at oNetl'
during the absence OF the head OF the
household.
The assault was made on the little
girl. as alleged, Saturday morning He
enttced her into a field ear by and
is said to have accomplished the helm
GUS crime under a shade tree.
That night at midnight he broke
into Mrs. Coburn's room, she charges,
grabbed her, threw her down. chok'
ed her. ana after a terrible struggle
on her part. again accomplished his
hendlsh purpose.
Mrs. Coburn knew nothing about the
chfld's outrageous treatment until
Wednesday,, when the little one re-
lated the incident in detail, and made
shocking discoveries. She tmfnedi'
ately brought the child to the Office OF
Or. J. B. Payne, where examination
and treatment were given by Drs
Payne and Paterson, who were Of
the opinion, their story was correct
They advised her to take action
against the iend, and upon her re-
turn home she went before Justice j
It. Flynn, but he did not then issue
a warrant. Another justice had the
case laid before him aud n or the
other will Sc that he is apprehended
Mrs. Coburn's husband went tt
lKinEwood several days ago. where he
lis employed in a coal mine and he
win be advised at once of the occur
renee. The brother charged with the
crime is said to have gone down the
river. His wife died about six months
ago and he has roamed the country
over since then, at times being {
guest at his brothers home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
Success of
B. & o. Deal
DEPENDS UPON HARRIMAN's Sc
CURING CONTROL OF THE
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE&
ST. PAUL.

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Negotia-
tlons are in progress between E.. Fl.
Hartman, VIM. Rockefeller and the
Smith estate by which control Of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road may be turned over to the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific com
panys. Upon the success of these ne
gotiatfons will depend the carrying
out of the deal by which Baltimore and
Ohio is to become part of the Union
Pacific system. This statement was
made to-day by a high Wal! street
authority who predicted that within
60 days the terms of the deal would
be made known and that 1t would be
found that Hartman has control of a
through line from New York to San
Francisco, the links OF which will be
tie Baltimore and Ohio to Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul to
Omaha, and Union Pacific to the Cold
en- Gate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
PLowED ovER BRYAN GRAVES.
Nebraskan Had Tried Twice to Find
His Parents Resting Place.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 20. =
George w. Ryder. e farmer of Bears
Den. near this place has been sued
for blowing over the graves, of the
parents of William j. Bryan, OF Ne
braska. and others. The plaintiff Is
Mary Heron. Ryder is Charged with
blowing over the graves and using
the headstones for walks i his farm
yard.
In the campaign of 1896, and while
on another speaking tour through
Ohio. Bryan stopped at Bears Den
and endeavored to locate the graves
of his parents. He said he was posi-,
tive that they were buried at that
place. although he was unable to
identity the graves. He Intended to
remove the bodies in the future.
The cemetery was abandoned some
years, ago, and finally was disposed
of at private sale, with the under
standing, Mary Heron says, that the
land was to be left sacred to the dead
Ryder got the land later. n now
proposes to raise wheat on it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
Next WEEKS ATTRACTIONS T THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE



am and Lee shnbert gaAt
shoffiy present i music aoSang
people 81 this thesr =
most phenomina success Ameflt
canJapanese comic opera antana
Fantana comes hiscity Tues
day September 25th with the very
highest OF recommendation Ahe
name shpbert is alwaSssa guarantee
9 the beauty and magnitude Of an
their performances.
The story of %Fantanas y enter.
tanning. pleasing and delightful the
drst act ,showsfthef Hotel, Del Ntont az
Monterey California; the econ stne
exterior OF palace OF 9 Japanese
MARQUIS and the third, the deck OF g
yacht All the setttngsyare
and the mixture of American y zap
anese characters with the usual II.
cense for costuming gives the scene
the air Of beauty and splendor.
A wine merchant, q retired capital
list, is disposed to insist that this eau
tiful daughter marry a bogus French
Count who in realty islnothlng but q
waiter In disguise but the girl loves
an English naval officer whose ship
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
THE FLAT HUNTERS SONG.
Key Of H.

Key OIL H.
From the New York Mali.
Kathleen Mayoureen! the gray dawn
is breaking,
The voice Of the hunter Is heard on
the Hill.
Out in the Bronx and in Harlem it's
making
A similar noise to a ten.dollar bill.
oh, hast thous forgotten that we must
endeavor
To locate a fat? Come, mavourn-
cen, let's start.
we may hunt four years and we may
hunt forever.
Oh, when shall we find it, thous
voice of my heart?
kathleen Mavourneen! The days be.
come shorter,
we must find a home ere the breez.
Five or six rooms for eighteen and a
we e1 can't AFFORD more, but we proOa.
bly, will.
Mavourneen, we want an apartment
that's fronting
All points of the compass, for sun
and for shade.
Oh. when shall we finish our aatumnal
hunting.
oh, when shall the final arrange
ments be made?
H"... MHr
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22

Plenty of position are offered in =
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22


Whitney beautiful md
igspns piqnan muatcM mlxtnr the
Isle 1 Spies win Grand
opera house Monday September 18th.
There Isl much Isle p Spice
that makes II popular TheFegarel
BfunetuI and Ia several instances.
catchy musical numbers dialogue
that sumciently bright gay cos
tunes In abundance and aElarge and
capable company, Including chorus.
that combines theunusual attributes
81: comeHness and good singing voices.
EInthe scene and plot the isle o
spice conforms with pafnstaking
care to all the traditions ofthe COM
Fic. opera stage. The scene is oriental.
the Inhabitants Of the isle Of Spice"
resembling closely the Japanese OF
pleasant Mikado memory. The Gems
trial figure is a charming little maiden.
OF native origin who loses her heart
and marriesa nobby naval lieutenant.
just as the King Of the Isle; whose
ward she is, Is preparing to enroll her
her as No. 50 on hts matrimonial list
Putting their scenes into dream coun-
tries, those who worked out the isle
OF SPICE showed their appreciation"
of art. The scenic effects are grand,
while the oriental COWS and costumes.
with the charming background, is
very pleasing to the eye
The fun is fast and furious, and be-
gins when Mickey" and "slubsy"
drop on the island from their balloon.
says "slubsy," in an effort to be fun
NY and get his bearings:
aFar on yon yerdant hills.
Beneath the sky of azure blue;
Adown the cleaning hollow
OF a sun-k1ssed vale or two.
There waited comes the perfume
From some aromatic grove
IT'S the old familiar odor
OF the drink-removlng Glove"
I'm on, I'm on" shouts Mtcky' In
glee:
at takes me back to married days.
While stopping In the hall,
/ with it fast removed
All traces of my last hfghball.
Farewell the festive cocktail,
Gin rickies passed from life
Just eat one little Glove, and then
Go in and kiss your wife"
Kansas Growing Old.
From the Topeka (Kan.) State Jour-
nal.
Many Kansas newspapers are now
able to run a "twenty-years-ago.tals-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22

schoot Books EXehanned
Kinksadl Main street
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22

Kansas Growing Old.
From the Topeka (Kan.) State Jour
nal.
Many Kansas newspapers are now
able to run a "twenty-years-ago-tais'
week. column.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
Hard on the Ground.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Secretary Wilson forgot to mention
that the great crops which we are
having year after year. now are terri
bly, hard on the ground. And this
very fact proves him to. be a real
agricultural optimIst.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22
Gas and

From the st, Louis Globe.Democrat.
Reading between the lines Of their
speeches and open letters, it can cas-
lily be seen that Roger Sullivan has
made money out Of his gas dealings
with political attachment and that
tcol Bryanha made money out Of
his political dealtngs With At
taehmaht
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22

DR.. Josspn q. Kennard, Of larry
town, N. Y, has returned from Italy,
where he arranged for the exchange
of professors between that country
and the United States on the same
lines as the system now in force be-
tween America and Germany. Through
his efforts the King OF italy became
interested in the movement
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
A Miraculous Escape

A Miraculous Escape
from bleeding to death had A. Pinske,
Nashotah, Wis, who healed his wound
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. csc. r.
B. Clark, Court and Second; J. IA.
L. Swepson & Co., Court and Main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
END COMES TO
THE REICHSTAC
IMPERIAL DECREE or DIssoLu.
TON is READ TO THE
ASSEMBLY
Cause is Failure Of Passage Of the
Supplementary Appropriation Bill to
Support Troops in German South.
west Africa.

Berlin, Dec 14.-The existence of
the reichstag was terminated suddenly
yesterday afternoon amid scenes OF
considerable excitement upon the de-
feat of the governments bill for sup
Elementary appropriation to support
the troops in German Southwest Afri.
ca.
After a number of speeches had been
made by members of various parties,
Chancellor Buelow made a final ap-
peal for the passage of the bill.
"The question is" he said, ARE we
willing to jeopardize our respect in
the eyes Of the world and our mill,
tary, or not? Shall we jeopardize our
national standing for a petty sum at
the end Of a campaign which has cost
hundreds Of millions?" Buelow ar
gued at length, yehemently denying
the accusations made by the opposi-
ton and urging the passage of the
measure that the honor of the Germans
shall be upheld. He was warmly ap.
plauded right and left, while the so.
cialists Kissed.
Vote is Close One.
A vote was taken and the supple.
mentary appropriation bill was reject.
ed, 178 to 1853. The opposition consist.
ed Of the clericals, socialists and Poles
Both wings of the radicals voted with
the government. The reading of the
imperial decree Of dissolution followed
The last dissolution Of the reichstag
occurred in 1893 over bill increasing
the peace footing Of the army.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body In Health and
Disease.
Cost Nothing to Try.

The mention Of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when
our grandmothers and grandfathers
gave us our daily dose of sulphur and
molasses every spring and fall
1t was the universal spring and fall
blood purifier" tonic and cure-all,
and, mind you this old-fashioned rem
edy was not without merit.
The idea was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable and large
quantity had to be taken to get any
effect
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in palatable, con-
centrated form, so that single grain
Is far more effective than a table
spoonful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years research and expert
ment have proven that the best sui
phur for medicinal use is that obtained
from Calcium Calcium Sulphide) and
sold In drug stores under the name of
Stuart's Calcium Waters. They are
small chocolate coated pellets and
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of sulphur in a highly concentrated,
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Few people are aware of the value
Of this form of sulphur in restoring
and maintaining bodily vigor and
health; sulphur acts directly on the
liver and excretory organs and purifles
and enriches the blood by the prompt
elimination of waste material
Our grandmothes knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and mo-
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ny, i,,,,, l&xy <>PN a.
ers of sulphur were often worse than
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They are the natural antidote for
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DR.. R. M. Wilkins. while experiment.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15

New York Produce Market.
New York, Dec. 14.-Wheat-May
S4A.
Corn-May, 50A.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
You Can Sell all the Game
You get to Ste1ler's Market,
SIS East Main Street.

sTELLER's MARKET HIGHEST
FOR ALL QUAIL, RABBITS, SQUIRRELS PossuMs,
PHEAsANTs, ETC, BRING
CAN GET-THEY WILL TAKE THEM FORGET THE
PLAoEsTELLERs 15c EACH FOR QUAIL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
IOWA CORN CROP
SHOWS BIG GAIN
DIRECTOR OF THE CROP BUREAU
ESTIMATES ITS VALUE AT
t2s,1s5,t4s
One Of the Larsest Yields on Record
Report Shows Greater Acreage Than
Last Year as Well as Increase In
Production Per Acre.


Des MONIES, Dec. 14.--With an in
crease of 42,477,OS0 bushels over that
of last year the corn crop of Iowa again
FORCES to the front with one of the
largest yields on record.
According to the annual crop report
of Director John II. Sage of the Iowa
crop and weather service, Iowa's corn
bins this year are bulging with 388.34S,-
800 bushels Of the golden grain.
The report shows that not only that
the crop was bigger, but that the acre.
age was greater, and the increase per
acre larger than last year. This year
the yield per acre mounted to Al BUSH
els, as against 37.2 bushels for last
year,
Iowa tanners this year planted 9,433,-
$50 acres to corn. According to the
report by counties the average yield
per acre amounts to forty-o1ie bushels.
Estimated Worth s12s, 15s,143
According to the prevailing price
paid by feeders and buyers, 80 cents
per bushel, Director Sage estimates
that the enormous crop is easily worth
$128,155,14 These figures do not take
into account the increment Of value de.
riced from the consumption of the soil
products in the live stock industry Of
the state. If this fact were taken into
consideration, Mr.. Sage reports that
the value of this golden cereal would
be increased from 10 to Is per cent
per bushel.
All doubt as to whether the crop this
year is as good to crib is removed by
Mr.. Sage, who declares the crop Is a
good one to keep in case Of shortage
to come next year.
The wheat yield this year amounted
to 1,566,050 bushels, which sold at the
prevailing price of CT cents per BUSH
els. would bring in the market $1,049,-
1853. The cats yield amounted to 142,-
O36,5 $50 bushels.
In rye, Iowa produced an average
yield per acre of little over II BUSH
els, Or total of 1908, 100 bushels. The
total yield of barley was 14,858,830
bushels. Iowa produced in faxseed 205,-
230 bushels. Potato crop amounted to
II, 697 800 bushels, an average yield per
acre Of 101 bushels. At the prevail
ing market price, the crop would be
worth $561.800.
In tame hay, the state produced in
1905, 4,892,950 tone, at a value of $3.50
per ton. amounting to total of $780,
697,125. m wild hay, 1,110,690 tons
were produced.
Director Sage estimates that the val
ue of grazing and pasture land will
amount to over $90,000,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
NEW YORK STOCKS.

This market is furnished by the
Cassidy Commission company. Local
office, Rooms % aud 80 Holman
Block. e. G. French. manager.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15

You need tonic that will put the
sap of life into your system and fortify
you from all diseases. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea is recognized as
the greatest strengthened known. Tea
or Tablets, So cents. w. L. Sargent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15

Pursuit OF the simplest question
leads to ignorance.
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ST. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis, Dec. 14.-Wheat-May.
TN.
Corn-May, 4tA@41A.
Oats--May. "a.
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w. H. Childs & CO..
535 Church Street.
SOUTH oTTuMWA.

Homegrown carrots. peck. %
Green beans, lb........ -. 70
Rutabaga turnips, lb.......
Sweet potatoes. peck ....... 50
New red cabbage. head. SOLD
Hubbard squash :. ........ 1o01y;
eBets, peck ................ so
Parsnips. peck ........ 10
Wax beans, lb.............. 20
Tomatoes. lb.. zoe. basket. sol
Sweet cider, gal. ........... 25
Red Radishes, bunch ,...... ia
Spinach. lb ................ l2M
Green onions. punches. II
Kun queds. basket ........ al
Oysters.
Oysters, quart ........., 81
oysters. select ...,.,.. 6G
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-23
FIVE ITALIANS PERISH.
Lose Their Lives In Immense Snow
slide Near Silverton, Colorado,

Silverton. Colo. Jan. 23.-Five Ital-
ian miners employed at the Sunny
side mine lost their lives in an i'm
mense snowslide late yesterday after
noon No particulars or the names
of the men can be obtained as the
telephone line Is down and commune
cation OF all kinds destroyed. The mine
blacksmith shop ard several tram
cars are also known TO have been swept
away.
No trains from Durango or Denver
have arrived here since last Wednes-
day, due TO slides and immense drifts
OF snow which have blocked the
tracks.
All the short line roads running to
outlying camps are now showed in
There are II slides between Silverton
and Elk park. The slides average
from seven to 30 feet deep and from
90 to 45O feet wide. one immense slide
went into The Animas river forming
a dam of snow and ice which caused
the stream to back up and overflow
the Rio Grande tracks to a depth Of
four feet.
II will be two weeks before traffic
can be resumed between Silverton and
Durango,
The Iowa mill in Arastra gulch, has
been crushed in by heavy snowslldes
which came down Little Giant noun
tain.
The storm, which has about spent its
force, has been one Of the worst ever
known In this section.