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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
SERVES AS A MEASURE

It Christmas eve. We children had received OH,
presents and sitting around looking wher
mama said Oh, have something for you papa" and
She went into another returning with large paper
box neatly wrapped up ---..
''What this BETS papa said as he began to take
the paper of. -..~z ;-->~esez4 - - :-ss..
ct only little present. ?, mama said. .-s -.ss
YES, very little, judging by the looks Of it, papa
said, taking off the He took folded news.
paper then another and another Mama twinkled
with meriment and children began to laugh Paper
after paper came out, but still there present.
decorated with holly. Papa took it out opened It and
found in it beautiful fountain pen just what he had
been wishing for. ~ -. -s=
"Wheet Isn't that beautyf'' he said. hIt cen,
tainy job to take all that paper out but I'm glad
did it anyway And now when he large box
he always and says is almost large the
he received for Christmas present. 49, -a%z
Ninth Grade. Beatrice Petersen,
'.-,~ Perey. Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
IESSENING HER BUNDLES.

This spring friend and went to Minneapolis to
spend day and made bonbon box of candy to eat
The train We most of going down and put the rest
the lunehbasket which checked at the depot for
the day. Coming home ate all but few pieces Then
put my purse in the box that should not have
much to carry When almost home forgot about
my purse Gin which the 20 cents had left and the
key the house and had friend throw the box out
Of the car window. When at Granite Falls
asked if had the key, for had home from
Minneapolis with then remembered what had done
and my began to cry because she afraid
get into the house. Mama had taken pretty
handkerchief out of just after left the city
or should lost that We got into house all
right and often wonder if anybody found bon
bon box. IL Gertrude Clark
Eleventh Grade Montevideo, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
THE PRETTY PRESENT.

had been in bed for several weeks and feeling bet
ter morning, allowed to dress. resting
IN chain, when my two sisters brought in small box
done up in tissue paper and ribbon One of them said,
We knew that you weren't feeling very wen this
ing, we brought this to you.' was excited
hastily opened the box and found to my dismay and
cry Apr fool!' did remember that it the
first day of April. s-Ruth c. Richardson,
Ninth Grade, 416 E Fifth St.
Central School. - Mortified, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

fingers old wooden box was soon transformed into
useful boat The two girls were soon comfortably seated
with wraps while the third proceeded push out the
boat The river calm and silence broken only by tho
soft dip OF the seemed reign turnout the land Tho
Suddenly their attention turned bright Light
in the east, and the sailing above tall
beautiful than The hour grew late and the
young people decided to return heme. The stars twin
kled above them and the stiffness broken not
by the soft dip of the but by the steathy tread of
rabbit One girl in her excitement forgot to tell her
mother than she was going away and now dreaded to
mother the threshold then, slap resounded
Eleventh Grade, -H1da Wanous,
Hutchinson, MINI.
THE FUN WAS BRIEF.
"Let s hurry and finish dishes - said to my
ter and then will build playhouse. You may wash
and will wipe and win have things done -
After had cleared the dishes went into tho
backyard to find nice place for house. "Letas
take few boxes and build one, said of the grh
who with After had found curtains chairs
and other things we had good playhuse made. ooh
girls! It is raining said, tand the roof leaks
climbed up the boxes. They were not placed firmly
and began to feel shay Jumping off, caught my foot
of the nails and seriously hurt. went into
the house and did not care to climb the box again I
DO not remember where the other girls went or if it
rained into the playhouse. E-~- Ora Mehl
Seventh Grade. Breckenridge, MINI
E. ALI. IN A wHIRI4
was years old on that bright day in August
Everything in whin at house. did not know
what it all meant. About 10 O'Clock Hortense phoned
Tor me to come to dinner at her house. We had de
ightful dinner and very pleased with the invita-
ton. About O'Clock that afternoon my mama phoned
for Hortense and me to home. When we arrived,
what should but boys and girls thanked them
very much for the surprise. After awhile asked
me to come out in the other a minute. I out
there and mama said This is box from hardwood
you" In there gold bracelet. In an
other soft package which unrolled large DOLL
and other articles which pleased much That box
was, indeed very interesting. -Ehhea snider,
seventh GRADE sanborn, Iowa.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
CHEATING YOURSELF
No ono oan cheat yox out Of stltianate susceas
6mt yourself Emerson. -. -
TT WAS VERY NICE.
Ninth Grade.

One day told me that if would 60
rand for her, she would give nice little box. AS
walked along wondered what could be nice about
little box. When returned mama said, eco to your
and found little box tied in white paper with pink
string quickly united it and to my utmost joy found
beautiful silver mounted toiet-set Something had
wanted for so long. have used the toet-set long
while and always think Of that box when sent
Grand Mabel French,
Sixth Grade Chatfeld, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
TT REMINDS THEM.

- - IT REMINDS THEM.
One day and another boy about my size went to
see mutual friend who owned pair Of boxing gloves
When we arrived his house found that he gone
but seeing the gloves in the barn, suggested that
should box. My friend assented and went at it. We
boxed awhile and 1, seeing opening, hit him the
nose; but, alas my face left unguarded and
received rap the nose Also We both rushed to the
pump and in little while all right but when
ever we hear anyone say anything about boxing
consciously feel of Joseph Dupont,
Tenth Grade. 342 Hurbut St., Crookston, MINI.
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FOE OTHER PREY.

It my duty every morning to take our two
down to the corral started out bright and early and
neared the corral ugty4oong confronted me-
so opened the gate did So the cow lowered
head and after Not far off oddlooking
box. started for that, not knowing that it trap
set for fox. rushed peIme into the opening, when
bang! the cover came down and prisoner The
much surprised as was she came shifting
around. The slowly sinking in the west when
to milk his cows He let out, and you may
be ran home for good meal Ever since, have
had dread of queer looking boxes. z...-
Ninth Grade. Zelda Dodds,
Fanlkfo g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27

HoULT, Oct 2G.- We will come
with small batch of news after d
long silence.
News items are very scarce.
This is beautiful weather and farm
ers are hushng corn and pushing to
get done their fall work.
John Huffman is on the sick list.
viii McElfresh is also sick. The
doctor says he has typhoid fever, but
seems to be progressing fairly well.
Miss vadie Ross, who has been on
visit to her sIster.at Bellaire, Ohio,
returned home Sunday.
Rev. Taylor Richmond, the new
minister on Meadowdale circuit, and
wife have been visiting their son, ALI.
Richmond, here, but have moved into
the parsonage at Meadowdale. Mrs.
Richmond is in very, poor health.
c. B. satterfleld was calling on Rev.
o. C. Phillips at Meadowdale parson.
age last Sunday
Arrangements have been completed
for box supper and festival to be
held at Hoult church Saturday even
ing, Oct. 9th. Proceeds to be used
for the purchase of a bell for the
church.
A quiet wedding took place at Fair
mont on Tuesday that was Of much in
terest to people Of Houit. Mr.. Clin-
ton j. Austin, OF Little Falls, but who
has made his home in Hoult for sew
eral years, and Miss Effie Frum, of
Little Falls, wereunited by Rev. Nor
gan. They stayed in Fairmont until
Wednesday, when they returned to
Little Falls. They we're accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs Lston Burnworth, Of
Hoult.
Mr.. John C. Bowman, of Monon-
gala county, was caller at his broth
er, Jas. D. Bowman's, Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman, who has
been staying at the home of her son,
las. D. Bowman, all summer, returned
to her daughters near smithtown
Wednesday.
The last of the steel was put in
place on the new bridge Saturday,
not on Thursday, rs the Times, of Fri
day said. The Times also made the
absurd statement that it would be
several months before trains were
running on it. don't see how they
can get so much misinformation in
half dozen lines 1t is expected that
the trains will be running over the
new bridge by the middle of Novem-
Der
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New Station Plan
For Express Trains
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD MAX.
ING INNOVATIONS AT WlLM.
INGToN AND EAST LIB.
ERTY, PA.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. q. =
In its plan to elevate Its tracks and
re construct Anticipated stations in
cities all along its route from New
York to Washington, D. c., the Penn
sylvania railroad is now rapidly com.
pleting at Wilmington. Del, station
containing many novel and unique
features. Among these is scheme Of
"island" platforms whereby passen'
gers may enter and leave four trains
simultaneously without confusion. In
future all express stations to be built
by the Pennsylvania will be after
this fashion.
The scheme was first put into effect
in the New York Subway and imme
diately proved successful. After max
ing careful examination of the Us
land" platform PLAN. the Pennsylvan
10 railroad officers decided to try II
at East Liberty, Pa, the suburban sta
ton just out of Pittsburg. The new
arrangement of platforms enabled the
crowds to be handled easily and speed
lily. By means of it passengers never
have to walk across track and sub
ject themselves of risk Of injury.
The four parallel Pennsylvania
tracks run on the second floor level
and split the Wilmington station into
two parts, one being called the North.
bound and the other the Southbound
station. The accommodation trains
run on the outer and the express
trains on the inner tracks. The cen.
ter, or island" platform, is between
the express tracks.
The tracks are being elevated all
the way through Wilmington, in ac'
cordance with the Pennsylvania all.
nounced policy of abolishing grade
crossings. The elevation of tracks
has already been accomplished in Ne
wark and elsewhere on the line and
eventually grade crossing will be done
away with altogether. The result will
be a possible shortening of the rum
ming time between New York and
Washington, as street crossings make
1t necessary for trains to slacken
speed considerably.
With the tracks on the second floor
level of the Wilmington station, the
platforms are reached by broad stair
ways coming up from the ground floor.
The building has no basement or cell
lar, because the surface Of the ground
is but a few feet above tide-water lev
ell of the Christiana River, which flows
a short distance to the south. Wood
en- piles and concrete piers driven far
below water level form the founda.
tons. There is a spacious lobby on
the ground floor, and into 1t open lunch
and dining rooms, telegraph offices,
ticket office and baggage room. At one
corner the building goes up TO a
high tower with an illuminated clock
face on each OF four sides,
This station when completed will
contain one thousand tons of steel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27
DAVIS HOAORED
AT CHARLESTON.
GREAT BANQUET IN THE WEST
VIRGINIA cAPlTAL-MANY
sALTiMoREANs THERE.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. 27.--
From ElkIns to Charleston the Baltt'
moreans who are inspecting the Coal
and Coke Railroad of Henry C. Davis
1ourneyed in special train of two
private cars and passenger coach,
They were under the escort Of sena'
tor Davis, John T. Davis. Arthur Lee,
his partner, and w. H. Banks, general
manager Of the Coal and Coke Rail
road, and of l. x. Dye, traffic manager
The departure from Elkins was at S
o'clock after breakfast at the home OF
Senator Davis. The first stop was
at Coalition, where coal tipple was in
full operation. The train sped by Lett
err, where Joe Letter, Of Chicago, SOL
of Levi 2. Letter, made his first ven.
,ture as practical coal operator. All
the way along the route are new
towns. Along river banks, across
mountain ranges, through tunnels and
deep gulleys sped the train. The
longest stop was at Gassaway. Char,
lesion was reached at p. m.
When the Baltimoreans left their
train at Charleston their heads were
awhirl with the wonderful sights which
they had beheld and the amazing bu;
true facts Senator Davis, John T. Da'
Wis and others had impaired to them.
John T. Davis is a Princeton gradu'
ate, who was sent into West Virginia
by his father to buy coal and timber
lands. For two years he climbed steer
mountains, waded rivers, trayerscd
valleys and ate and slept in farm
houses and log cabins.
Thousands upon thousands Of acres
of coal and timber land were bought,
Some of it cost IS per acre. Perhaps
a few hundred acres brought $50 per
acre. The result is that Mr.. Davis
and his family own over 100000 acres
of land, some of it covered with virgin
forest, some with reservoirs Of pc
troleum and with coal so large in
quantity that it cannot be mined ami
hauled to market in 100 years. The
Standard Oil Company has invaded
the same territory and has bought thou
sands of acres. The Standard Oil eX'
perts know the oil is there, for they
have sunk wells and then plugged
them. When they need the petroleum
1t will be at their disposal.
Young Davis told the BaltimoreaIs
all about the Coal and Coke Railroad
and the territory which it penetrates.
His only complaint was that not
enough cars were furnished to haul
the coal and coke to market.
"A Warm Reception.
The travellers were met at Charles.
ton by a reception committee compos-
ed of Charles Capt., C. C. Lewis, sr.,
A. NJ. Scott and George E. Price. The
visitors we're driven in special convey
ances to the Hotel Ruffner Hardly
were the exchanges of greeting over
before prominent townspeople. began
to gather for the complimentary ban.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27

Piles quickly and positively cured
with DR.. Shops Magic Ointment. It's
made for Piles alone-and it does the
work surely and with satisfaction
Itching, painful, protruding or blind
piles disappear like magic by its use
Large Nickel Capped glass jars, so
cents. Sold and recommended by E.
A. BillIngslea & Co.
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DO THEY FAVOR 2.cENT FARE2

The Democratic platform upon
which Judge Raymond, VIM. B. Ice
and H. H. Rose are supposed to be
running for House Of Delegates says
it favors the selling of 1000 mile
books on railroads at straight $50"
That doesn't satisfy the people. Do
these men think that It is sufficient?
Please answer in person, your mouth.
piece is such falslfier we can't trust It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27
10 EUROPE BY Rail
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RAILWAY
COMPANY INCORPORATED
GETS NEW JERSEY
CHARTER.

TRENTON, N. j., Oct. 27-The
great project Of reaching the European
countries by rail, with a tunnel under
Bering Strait, blooms forth in cor.
poration which fled It's charter in the
once Of the secretary of State. 1t is
The Observation-Disclosures Railway
Company, and 1t is authorized to is.
sue stock to the amount of $4,000
900:
The company also proposes to install
q telegraph and telephone system con.
meeting these widely diversified sec.
tions Of the globe by almost instanta'
neous methods of communication.
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appointed by chr Nicholas ii 81 Isns
4 y Am ~, 5one

appointed by chr Nicholas il d Rus,
sla aud DE- IobsI ID Say, 1905
Lines 10 Reach 900 Miles
The main line IS to start from Kanss
station, Of the Trans siberian Railway.
and to extend easterly to the bound
airy Of the province Of Armour, adl
thence to a point between YakoutsS
and okotsk, thence 10 the Boring
Strait, with various branches to 9th:
er places, and the tunnel Under the
strait.
The length Of the principal line win
be about 1850 miles, and the branch
lines ESQ miles The Alaska Railway
viii start from Cape Prince of Wales,
Seward Peninsula, Alaska, at a point
known as Kinnegan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27

OFFICE HouRs-s a. m. to p.
Consultation and advice free. Static
Permanently located on Monroe, betw
Fairmont, W. Va, Jacobs Block, room
stairs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27
Names Of lneorporators.

The incorporators named in the pa.
pers are as follows: Loicq de Lobel,
general delegate of the French, Rus
sian, and American syndlcates, of
Paris; j. A. L. Waddell, of Kansas
City, delegate to the advisory board
Of controlling engineers; John j. Hea.
~ Of Seattle, of the Western syndi.
cate, and William H. Black, of New
York City, and John R, Turner, OF
Jersey City.
The incorporation of the company is
said to be the result of contract en-.
tered into by, special commission
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27


quetwliich vas 10 be tenderedio tos'
mel ssnat1r DAVIS i was Bcmaa
holiday Ia Charleston The ely the
capIii Of the State. has long and pa,
tisntly awaited an opportunity 70 be-
stow upon Nj. Davis some signal hon
OF. for Mr.. Davis has benfkind to Char
lesion Not only has he placed th!s
city in direct contact with Baltimore
and other seaboard cities, but he has
bought and presented to the city a
block Of ground and the money for a
Y. NJ C. A. building, like donation
having been made to Elfins by his
daughter, Mrs. Elkins. He has also
located here the Davis children's
Home. Charleston got her opportun-
fly to reciprocate when the Coal and
Coke Railroad was completed. Mr..
Davis said he was willing, and the ban
quet took place at the Hotel Ruhncr
last night 1t was truly cosmopoli-
tan affair, and If the combined wealth
of the men present could be counted
up the sum total would be over $780,
100000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27

Don't suffer day longer IL you i'm
agine yourself to be in the last stages
Of disease, but come to me AND BE
CURED, If you are suffering from vari.
cocele, structure. gonorrhoea, gleet,
enlarged PROSTATE, bladder affections,
blood poison, neurodebllity, lost man
hood, incompetency or nervous ex-
haustion from overwork, indlscretion
or excess.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27

THE Latest Scientific Instruments
used in the Successful Treatment Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27
maERE no rHEY STAND?

The Fairmont Times Is supposed to
be the mouthpieee of the Democratic
candidates for the Legislature from
this county. Do they have the same
opinions Of the new tax laws as those
expressed by that paper7 Do Judge
Raymond, Mr.. Ice and Mr.. Rose be-
Iieve the railroads and other public
service corporations have been assess.
ed at "five or six tines their actual
value2 The people are anxious to
know. What have you to say, gen.
The new Pure Food and Drug Law
will mark it on the label of every
Cough Cure containing Opium. Chloro-
form, or any other supplying or pols
cnous drug. But it passes DR.. Shops
Cough Cure as made for ESQ years,
entirely free, DR.. shoop all along
has bitterly opposed the use of all
opiates or narcotics. DR.. shoop
Cough Cure is absolutely safe even
for the youngest babe-and It cures
It does not simply suppress. Get a
safe and reliable Cough Cure, by sim
ply insisting on having Dr. Shops
let the law be Jour protection. VS.
eheerfulls recommend. aud sell It, P,
4. Bllinsslea 90.
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DR.. BAILEY, Specialist
in Chronic Diseases.

catarrh, Asthma, Hay Fever Deafness
and all Lung Troubles,
varieoeele and Structure Cured.
PILEs-l cure without operation In y
days. No detention from business
PRIVATE DISEASES : Newly cor
tracted cases cured. All burning
and itching, Inflammation and m
natural weakness stopped.
RUPTuRE-of men, women and chill
dren cured in from 10 to 80 days.
No detention from business. Why
wear truss? Under my treatmen.
you throw 1t away.
KIDNEY, BLADDER AND sToMAc Il
TRouRLEs-By my system Of treat
ment show signs Of Improvement q
once.
SKIN DISEASES - Treated success.
fully.
RHEUMATISM, INFLANMATo RN 81
CHRONIC, cURED-I will make
calls on this class Of pattsnts whe
cannot come to the ONCE. II yoe
cannot call write for home treat.
ment.
m. daily; Sunday, II a, m. to 3 -. N
treatments and Ex.Ray examinations
cen Main street and the opera house
8 2O4.2O5, second floor Come up3I
Bell Phone AL. N
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The BANQUET.

The banquet was given by the
Chamber of Commerce of Charleston,
but extended beyond the sphere OF
any local commercial body. 1t was
statewide.
Hon. George E. Price was toastmas.
ter. At his right sat former Senator
Davis. Other guests were former
Governors White and MacCorkIe:
President Capt., of the Charleston
Chamber of Commerce; W. c. KEEL
ley, president of company which
turns out three.ffths of all the axes
used In the world; c. C, Lewis, Jr.,
Congressman Gaines, C. X. Payne,
Gen. ]. A. Holley, ]. B. Baines, VIII.
liam Lohmeyer, former Balti-
morean; Albert Phenis, a well known
newspaper correspondent; F. NJ.
staunton, NJ. NJ. Williamson, ]. L.
Richardson, ]. F. Bedell, P. Franken-
berger W. B. Mathews, D. w. Patter.
son, Charles Ward, R. C. Hubbard, F.
P. GrQsscup, Gen. C. C. Watts and L.
A. Barnes.
There were flowers and music. Mr..
Price, as POSTMASTER, introduced
President Capt., of the Chamber of
Commerce, who extended a cordial
welcome to the visitors. Former Gov
ernor A. B. White responded to the
toast state of West Virginia" in tho
absence of Governor Dawson. Then
Senator Davis was called upon to re-.
spond to the toast, "our guest, whose
enterprise and, public spirit have, by
the construction Of the Coal and Coke
Railroad, linked the City Of Charles.
ton with the markets of the Atlantic
seaboaM, and whose generosity is
manifested to the city by public
square for its adornment, and in 9th
er public charities"
Mr.. Davis Remarks.
Mr.. Davis in his reply acknowledged
in modest way the complimentary
allusions to himself. He referred to
the close relations which exist be.
tween Maryland and West Virginia,
and expressed the hope that these re-
lations would be closer in the future.
He referred to the great enterprise in
auguratcd by Baltimore-the first rail.
road and the first magnetic telegraph.
Concluded on Page Three)
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RATES $500 PER DAY.

Free Automobile Service to GuesiE
Commercial men will find large ana
sample room at their a.
pOsal.
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HoULT, Oct 2s.- We will come
with a small batch of news after d
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HoULr JoTTINes.

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