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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
A SURPLUS OF WOMEN.
Fourteen Females to Thirteen Males
in Washington.


in Washington.
WASHINGTON. June 16-Old>
maids who live in Washington have
been appalled, by the fact that there
are 1889 more women in this city
than there are men. and that out OF
every Ii women in this district 10
can get husbands If the men want
them, while the fourteenth will have
to live single or import herself man
from some other place These figures
are the result of the census just TAX
en- by the police. The total popuIa-
ton of the town is Se6.4S5, Of whom
1880: are men and 1922 are wom-
en- The white population is 2S1.41I,
and the colored population is 9o.O1S.
so that the colored people constitute
nearly one-third Of the population It
is stated that the reason why there
are so many less men in Washington
than women is because the govern
ment departments are very inviting
and attract young women from all
over the country, while the fact that
there are no business or manufactur-
ing establishments Of any Importance
in this city drive ambitious young
men away 70 other towns thus bring
ing about the striking disproportion
between men and women in this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
diamond Rings as trophies.

In order to increase its list as
well as to offer reward for faithful
effort on the part OF the lodge and
society workers-the West VirSiniau
is impe1led to offer two handsome
diamond rings to be voted to the la
dy and gentleman who. in the opin-
ion of the people OF the city and coun-
ty, are most entitled to the honor
and tokens Of esteem. and who re-
ceive the largest number Of votes.
In addition to these a fine diamond
will be given to the lady and gen.
tleman receiving the second largest
vote
These handsome diamonds are on
display at the following well known
jewelers.: Ladies first trophy, w a.
Fisher: Ladies second diamond. o. a
and H H Hedges: Gents First tro-
ply. RhelIdaffer & Brownieli: Gents
second diamond. C. L. Beard. An arc
beautiful gems and the general pub
lie is invited TO see them. They are
beauties.
It IS the desire OF the West Virgin
ian that every subscriber and In fact
every one in Marion county should
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
Information Wanted

From the Columbus Dispatch
Say. paw began little Tommy
Toddles. u want to ask you some
thing"
well. what is it. Tommy" said
the senior member OF the house OF
Toddles.
II want to Know" continued Tom
my. IF machine politician is a
grown.up incubator baby?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
Reflections OF a Bachelor.

From the New York Press
The thing that makes pretty hat
is the face under 1t.
Hardly anybody would like to get
the cursins a millionaire has without
his money.
The meanest man is the one who
won't kiss a doll for child when
she thinks it has been hurt
When you see man looking pretty
cheerful in town it's sign his fam
lily is away for the summer.
a very useful thing about an anna
teur garden is it's such a nice place
for the dog to bury his bones
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
HEALTHY PLANTS
Require the Most Careful Attention rs
80 Wen NJ Good Son.

RHdUtre
Wen NJ Good Soil
Did Won ever see 4 roseoush which
despite the most beneacent envtronnenS
OF soil-of Sunshiae-and OF atmosphere,
seemed never to achieve heath:
growth.
A ton Of manure will not help asp:e-
that has caabcT eating out Its Feat
You must destroy the cause before =
can remove the effect
You cannot cure DandruT and %
ness by rubbing on ha!c lotions. a.
rubbing IN vaselne. etc.
You must look to the cause OF e.
trouble-it's a germ at the roots q.
your hair which causes It to IAN out
Newbro's Eerpicide destroys the Serra.
and healthy hair IS the sure result
Sold by leading druggists Send 1oc. II
stamps for sample to The Heroictce Co..
Detroit. Mich
E. A. Btl1ingslea & Co. special
agents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
Natural Emotion.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
How did you feel when you found
yourself overheard
.As III were all II. sasped the
resusticated Joker, gurgling merrily.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
VII Be Banner
Year IA Trade
FOREIGN coMMERcE@WiELsEx5
& cEEp IN EXPORTS AND IRa-sS
PORTS ANY PREVIOUS

WASHINGTON. June Ga bulie-
lin on the foreign commerce OF the
tinted States. issued by the Depart.
nent OF comerce and Labor says
The foreign commerce Of the Unit
ed States during the fiscal year which
ends with this month. promises to ex-
coed in both imports and exports
that OF any earlier year The details
of 10 months OF the years commerce
have been announced by the Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor through
its bureau of statistics, and should
May and June show as large month
" average as that of the 10 months
OF which the record has been made
the imports win be S1.225.ooo.ooo and
the exports S1.IS6. 100000. or a total
of a little more than $4,000. 100000. 5
The figures OF the fiscal year 1885
exceed both as to imports and =e1-
ports. those OF any prior year. and
the recorded imports OF 10 months
of 1906 exceed by nearly 500. 100000.
and imports exceed by over s20o.ooo.-
900 those OF the corresponding
months Of last year.
In imports the increase occurs in
all classes except foodstufSs. and in
exports especially in foodstuffs and
manufactures
The decrease in the importation
of articles OF food occurs chiefly in
sugar and coffee
Trade with the noncontigunous
.erritories of tho Tinted States also
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
No Disposition to Deny IL.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Aren't you the greasy. dirty. odor-
ferrous old scoundrel that tackled me
for quarter the other day. when I
didn't happen to have any change
about mec- asked FeIlaire-formerly
Rusty Rufus-eyeinE him sharply.
.tand did I promise to give You some
thing the next time I saw you?"
"Yes'r. said Rufron Wratz. with
alacrity, I'm the feller.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16

You may acciiently find the house
you are looking for, or rent the one you
have for rent Accidents will hap
pen. II you want to make sure work
of it use the West Virginian want col
unn where you reach sworn circu-
lation OF over $500.
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Confined nom Ffrst Page.o;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
In Case of a Tie.

In the event of a tie between can
didates for the diamonds. the value
Of such viii be equally divided be-
tween them. or a trophy Of the same
character and value as that offered
viii be awarded to each.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
Disappointed
OF The PHfIPP.;
REPustIcAN scoREsTiE
Party oFTTHESTaE.

zl.7 -
The Phiippf RepuSlican wakes wroth
over what 1t cans the cowardice OF
the Republicans Of Vest Virginia IN
Keeping Senator EIZdns en- Washing
ton I: admits that there IS little CT
40 hope Of defeating hin for re-elec.
ton. It follows this by saying:
That We have come to a milestone
q the history OF re Etaad old noun
tain State which marks our cowardice
70 attack and overthrow such iacoa.
sistent representation at Washington
IS a situation which IS little less THAI
shameful to contemplate by citizen
ship which boasts Giat -mounI2ineers
are always freemen- and other things
TO the same effect
Really. now. that is a very fine
frenzy into which our dear Brother
Nittle aas Iashed himself into. II GER
ta:nly sounds fne as long as one does
not know anything Of the genesis Of
the Kittle opposition 70 Senator Ell
ins.
In order that our readers nay the
better understand this patriotic out
burst OF the Philippi ink singer We
will give them a little bit Of hitherto
unwritten history.
Some tine in the not very long age
there was an appointment CT post
master to be made at P.:ilippi. A lis
tinsuished citizen bearing the name
of R. NJ Mt,le wanted TIE job. It fell
to the lot of the distinguished senior
Senator OF West Virginia 10 determine
who should be the man. This Mr..
Kittle made rather frequent pilgrim
ages to see Senator Elkins- He did
not offer him money for the place. He
offered him something more seductive
In fact. what ne offered him was the
county Of Barbour. His proposition
was to deliver the vote OF those deal
mountaineers of Barbour county to the
friends of Senator Elllins II Senator
Elidns would just let him be postmas-
ter OF Philippi.
Senator Elilins was not Influenced
by such a promise as Mr.. kittle
thought ne would be. ne knew tie
people of Barbour county. and knew
that they are freenen whose votes 10
man holds in his vest pocket, unless
he deserves them. Sc. Mr.. Ni:tls
made his final journey back 20 Philip.
pi vowing to encompass the defeat CT
Senaccr Elbins-
This he has been striving to co by
telling the people of Barbour County
that they are being bound hand an:t
foot by Senator El.lins. and that the:
are not longer f-eemen. Oh, how
sweet had been his song had he gotten
that postmastership, how bitter his
wall that he did not,
We want to say in conclusion that
it comes with bad grace for one TO
talk about freedoms death VINO has
so recently offered to deliver a coun-
tyfull of voters in return for so small
a piece Of political preferment- As
a matter OF fact 1t is our humble be-
lief that Mr. Kittle promised something
he could not deliver. II We are mis-
taken. let us wait and see whether ne
can. deliver it elsewhere We might
be permitted to make a friendly suS-
sestion TO our friend Kittle and that
is that it is poor policy for one who as
sumes to be able to march the voters
of whole county up to the polls TO
wax wroth about political domination
Huntington Herald.
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Continued mo.
Miss et1e Bartlett of the same or
der as Miss Toothman IS In second
place but one vote ahead Of Miss
Burns Of the Rathbone Sisters.
Miss Flora LLOYD Of the Kings
Daughters and Miss Nora Pople. Of
the Kings Daughters. are tied for the
fourth position and Miss Satterfeld
and Mrs Martin follow
Aside from Miss Toothman OF Wat
son. Mrs. Olive Harden and Miss
Nellie Layman are tied for 1886 IL
Nellie Layman are new lady candi-
dates.
But even with the present list it
would seem that with SO many
churches and ladies' organizations in
the city and county that there would
be many more lady contestants and
the next few days may bring them
out
o. E. McNIiylan. OF the Maccabees-
SENS to hold his own at the top OF
the gentleman's list and his Macca-
bee friends will consequently re-
joice.
The Elks. favorite. Edward Slack.
moves up to second place and some
strong pulling from The Best Peo-
pie on Earth" may be looked for IN
his behalf from this time on.
William II. Brand. OF the Masons.
Capt. ]. A Long. OF the e. R. K o.
T. N and G. E. Lester OF the I. o. o.
F. are new gentlemen candidates for
the honors-
There are whole lot OF good fell
lows on the list and a warm race may
be expected from any OF them. Even
three months subscription would
put new gentleman the lead.
I. Clip the coupons. Vote both OF
them and you will feel better for
having helped your friends in even
this small way. II You wish to do
more. make a payment on subscrip-
ton account for the Daily West Viz
ginian and cast the certificate votes
for your friends or for yourself il you
wish to become candidate.
The voting is secret and no one
need know now you are voting. You
Gates yourself or mail them TO Con
test Editor care OF the West Viz
Sinian.
Better clip the coupons and vote
for yourself. You might win one of
the diamond trophies.
All that IS necessary is tina, you
belong to some Marion county organ
ization
Don't save the coupons for they
are only good for one week from
date OF issue. Those printed last
Monday must be cast next Monday IN
order TO count
When you. are down town to-day
look at the diamonds on display in
the windows OF the following jewel
ers:
ladies' first trophy. w a. Fisher:
Ladies' second diamond. o. A. and H
H. Hedges: Gents First trophy. Rheil-
daffer & Brownfeld: Gents second
,Jiamond.@C. l. Beard
The Voting is Free.
Any one may clip the coupons and
vote them and the certificate votes
are not for sale. Money paid on sub
seription account to the West Virgin
ian entities the holder Of the receipt
to certificate votes The money is
paid for the West virsinian and not
for the votes and no votes are for sale.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
Foreman of Grand jury.

Attorney a. S. Fleming was chosen
foreman of the grand jury for the
term of the United States Court wilich
convened at Petersburg on last Tues
day
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and ostensibly granted by the sovereign
shall be executed is left optional with the
executive officials. Thus the Governor
General or District Commissioner is not
ordered but authorized" to allot to each
native village a superficial area three
times as large as the land now occupied
by il. As regards the forced labor which
natives are compelled to give in lieu Of
taxes, this, according to Onefarticle, must
in no case exceed forty hours per month,
but under another article may on n
pretext or another be extended to three
months. It is indeed the immense
latitude conceded TO subordinate agents
that constitutes the characteristic vice
Of the Congo administration. The new
DEGREES, like those which they supersede,
are on their face inspired by a humans
tartan purpose. AS the Commissioner
of Inquiry pointed out. it has never been
so much the laws of the Congo State
which have been at fault as the spirit
in which they have been administered.
1t is the CHASTITY contrast between pro-
LESSONS and performances which has
aroused the indignation OF the world.
II may be hat the event will justify
the prediction made by King LEoPoLD's
apologists that the Belgian Chamber Of
Deputies will make no effort to put an
end to the misgovernment of the Congo.
In a letter accompanying the recent
DEGREES the sovereign asserts that the
Chamber has no right to interfere and
never will have until it comes to an agree
ment with him to take over the Congo
State during his lifetime or accepts 1t In
accordance with testamentary provisions
after his death. Something, however,
the Belgian Parliament a unQuestion-
ably do to free itself from the RESPONSE
bility for the crimes committed in the
Congo region. It a require the Bel
gian Government to recall every official
and every commissioned or non-com-
missioned officer whom it has lent to the
Congo State. By such an act the Bel
gian people would relieve themselves
from the stigma Of solidarity with their
sovereign and would relegate him to be
dealt with by the Powers that took part
in the Berlin Conference and that have
duty to discharge in the name Of civil
lization and humanity.
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Dpea for Stokes.

To THE EDIroR or TUE SUH-Si-. Re-
publicans and Democrats who hate the
licensed liquor tranic that bosses the bosses
of the dominant parties. debauches manhood,
degrsdes womanhood and brings poverty
and disgrace to children; that causes 20 per
cent. of crime; that kills more than war,
pestiipnce and famine combined. we invite
YOU 10 unite with us and strike a blow at the
saloon power. Fifty thousand votes for
Prohibition at the coming election would
Compel either OF the major parties TO take
up this issue.
D. A great majority OF our best ~ci,i7ens be-
lieve the saloon ought to go and would vote
it out il they thought they could win. But
II you must vote for MIR. Hughes or Mr.. HearsG
tate the cause OF Prohibition by eIecting Rob-
ert r. Stokes. the Prohibition candidate for
State Treasurer.
In Pennsylvania last year more than 200
Prohibitionists were elected 20 once over
both old party candidates. including State
Treasurer. In Oswego county. in this STATE.
at the last election more than forty Offices
were filled by PrOhibitionists. The American
people are waking up and the polit clans are
being put to sleep. The liquor question is
the greatest moral and financial question
before the American people. and the ballot
box Ia the right and only place TO settle II,
To enforce laws YOU must have a man behind
the law who IL in sympathy with the law
no law will enforce itself. Therefore. in
behalf OF countless suffering mothers and
children whose misery h caused by the IL
censed saloon. we beseech you 10 face the issue
like men and be- slaves no longer to a political
party that would perpetuate such an Infamous
business. What the world needs to-day Ia
men. men who viii stand up for what they
believe TO he right. even u they nave TO stand
alone, THEODORE J. VAN HosEN.
Ngw IORE. October 20.
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An Accomplished Cabinet OmCer.

Merely to record the movements and
missions of the Secretary Of War requires
animble mind. He journeys from Wash
ington TO Manila to reassuTe ten millions
of natives FESTIVE under an experimental
scheme of civil government and turns
up in Panama to speed the digging Of
the Isthmian Canal. To give a FLIP to
a campaign for reform in some Western
State, or direct the Southern Republi-
cans in the way they should GO, or en-
tighten the people Down East as to the
Presidents home policy, or illuminate
the recesses of a problem in jurispru-
dence for the benefit Of a bar association,
is only a matter of grabbing a time table
and throwing a change of clothing into
a travelling bag. Such are mere relaxa-
tions and holiday jaunts for the Hon.
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
A Cuban revolution would be a poser
to most statesmen, and to an ordinary
Secretary of War a labor of HERCULES;
but to the business Of bringing peace
with honor to a distracted land, deposing
one Government and setting up another,
meanwhile gratifying everybody and win
ming the esteem of the fiercest warrior,
Mr.. TAFT devotes only n page OF the
calendar and takes ship for the States
to resume his routine duties "A IL he had
done nothing out Of the common.
But routine duties in Washington do
not hold him long. An itinerary is made
up for him and he plunges into the stress
and turmoil Of a political campaign. He
is to make speeches in Ohio and Illinois,
and Idaho claims him too. From Havana
to Pocatello is something OF = change Of
scene and a far cry, but it's all in the days
work for WILLIAM H. TAFT. In Idaho
he will be on delicate ground, for tho
political situation out there il compli-
Gated by the Mormon question; but
ali nice problems look alike to the Sec
rotary Of War, who should be called the
Secretary Of Peace, so uniform is his
success in smoothing the wrinkled front
Of conflict and making two laughs echo
where one grOan was heard before. Con-
slider his tact in accepting invitations
from the Ohio feudists to speak in that
STATE, NenAtOT DIth uTkeu hlu W COtbe'
and 20 did DICKS implacable rival, Rep
resentative BUXTON. and there was a
third appeal from Chairman SHERMAN
ofthe Republican Congress committee.
MIR. TAFT did not evade or compromise.
With the wisdom ~ SOLOMON he accepted
zach invitation on condition that DICK.
BURTON and SHERMAN should put their
heads together and agree upon dates
and places. No emergency and no Ell
Rrncy can put the Hon. WILLIAa n. TAVr
down. With a heart for any fate. buoy
ant n hope. versatile ~ tho kaleidO-
cope. interchangeable a. fate, and iRdom-
table a. victory. he = y most amazing
Ind effective Secretary of War. Cab
inc, help. when WILLIIM a. Tan isths
inst r,Imen and medium, 10 taRtamOunt
to the energy and force u . whole Ad-
n~dnistration. Yet there are thoss Who
wouki Circumsorbs his activities nv
investing him with the rObe~ and immO-
hale dignity ~ judicial Oace
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Hearst = judges.
John W. Gon.
Samuel Seabury.
John Ford.
Charles W. Dayton.
wherein L. He Sincere?

Mr.. HEARST denounced corporations
so vigorously hat some persons really
began to think he abominated them.
Then it wa disclosed that he was about
the most thoroughly incorporated indi-
viduaI in the State, and that his respect
for corporate management extended so
far that he had formed his personal polit-
ical machine in the shape of a company.
Mr.. HEARsT's i~ntricately incorporated
newspapers assailed CHARLES F. MURPHY
30 violently that many voters were con-
WINGED that the Tammany leader was to
be hanged, drawn and CHARTERED polit-
ically by the master Of yellow journal
ism. Then came the word, borne by a
trusted ally Of the head Of Tammany,
that Mr.. HEARST had never meant the
unkind things his papers said, and that
in reality he cherished a deep affection,
a growing admiration, for the statesman
Of Fourteenth Street.
Mr.. HEARST supported the cause Of
unionism with so much fervor that in
him every Entertainment" committee
discerned its warmest friend. Then Mr..
HEARST struck hands with one ofthe most
hated foes OF unionism and put him in
high place in his aggregation of political
assistants.
These are three excellent samples Of
Mr.. HEARsT's sincerity.
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QUICK FIRING ARTILLERY.
Rearmsment or m Forces or European
Nations.
From tbc London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The haste with which Continental ARMIES are re-
Arming their batteries with quick nring guns Is
proof OF the importance OF the new ordnance. There
IS, unfortunately. no sign OF diminishing ornaments.
in the light Of the lead given by the British army;
on the contrary. each nation Is expending every
penny which can be extracted from Its treasury In
undermining the artillery arm, and the personnel Is
apparently of little Importance. The Pearmament
Of the field artillery OF various foreign armies with
quick artng guns stu continues. and only italy,
Greece and Servia Of European countries would
appear to have not yet come TO a decision In the
matter.
Germany has made rapid strides during the-past
twelve months. though retaining a six gun battery
establishment, although both France and Japan
have reverted 10 four gun batteries, as have also
Holland. Sweden. Turkey. Spain and the United
States.
The Austrian army has decided that a battery at
war strength Is In future to have SIX guns. instead
Of eight as al present. and upward OF . hundred
quick airing guns have recently been manufactured
for the field artillery units. Belgium has adopted
q Krupp gun after prOtTacted trials and the re-
armament Of batteries Is now proceeding,
Bulgaria has recently received eighty one four
gun quick Aring batteries from lie CreusOt aud has
arranged for a minimum reserve OF 1000 rounds .
gun TO he available for war. Denmark has secured
. Krupp quick nrer similar to the Belgian gun. and
remarkable progress has been made In the hand
ling Of the new weapon,
Germany has Issued n quick firing equipment and
is experimenting with another pattern of Bavanah
manufacture. while n long range field gun OF 3ss
inch callbre has been introduced lntO the heavy
artillery. Holland has reconstructed her artillery.
the Dutch military authorities being keen on the
Employ ment of quick nrtng guns. Italy Is In treaty
for a supply Of modern ordnance. Japan. since the
battle OF the Sha Ho, has introduced light shields TO
all field guns. and the Osaka arsenal Ia 4 turning out
alarge number of quick hrers. more than 10000 men
being constantly employed In the manufacture.
Portugal has been supplied with thirty S1 batter
les Of Schneider Canet 2R5 inch quick nring guns.
Rumania will receive 40 quick hrers from Krupp
during neat year. Russia has armed half her bat
teries with a , inch quick airing gun and Spain IL
acquiring atty batteries similar IN Portugal.
sweden has nov completed her armament Of quick
airing Krupp field runs, switzerland has rearmed
her four army corps with new material. while the
United States has decided on thu organization OF
slKty four gun batteries with the new Ehrhardt
pattern gun, ~hich has a sighting up TO sen ards.