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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18
Currency for western Crops.

Omaha Bee.
Statements of a large number of
representative bankers in the grain.
growing states west of the Mtssissip-
pi river printed in leading Eastern
financial newspaper agree substantial
~ as to the unusual local resources
for moving the crops to market this
fall. Not one of these Western bank
president dfssents from the view that
New York will be called upon for far
less funds this year than ever before,
relatively to the total amount Of
money used, and not few are of the
opinion that the local banks unaided
viii be able to supply all demands
ON crop account. The latter, however,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18
sTAe Last Town crler.

Gleye Gland Plain Dealer,
According to the quaint old punster
of many years ago, "The crier cannot
cry 10. day because his wife is dead.
Bi1t ia old Nantucket town the crier
cannot cry because he himself is
dead, And with his ta""qse passes
away perhaps the last Of the active
town crters. He was q veteran. this
ancient Alvin Hull, and after serving
ghis country on both land and sea-
served his native town. for az years
the humble and yet prominent ca
aeity that made him marked figure
ont the island and source of special
wonder to the summer visitor. He
rang the town bell at in the morn
ing to notify the townpeople to go TO
work He rang 1t at noon to notify
Them was, time to eat. and he rang i
at In the evening to warn them to
bed. The townpeople depended on
these signals, and it was often said
That Nantucket would go sitting up
Indefinitely IL Alvin Hull neglected
sto ring his curfew bell.
Besides bis work as the town ring
8er. the erler cried business notices
ana bits Of information that concern
ed the toRnpeople, and he cried lost
ARTICLES that covered wide range OF
personal belongings. One day 1t
would be lost cat, and another day a
misslatd posthole borer, and even lost
gloves and a lost umbrella There
were many Nantuckians who claimed
that the once had long ago outiived
rs usefulness. and that Alvin Hull's
modest salary was practically thown
away. But the old crier went on. cry
ing Until the Reaper has finally cried
him. and now an unwonted stiffness
settles on the streets Of the old town
ana the townpeople look up wonder
inglyg at the mute belfry and listen in
vain for the familiar voice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18

From the Chicago News.
More people are pinched by poverty
than by tne iolice.
3fatllenat isiprz come pnqer the cap
tion Of Geurehe
every MIN ltit,s vs. q tses TOOL tisElEs
lie would 10 he ll 2 a e 20 Aey
IL takes IL willow ~ no ioF
No: q 10 iistlhg gesn q ntehtie
ana q bite. 49, I.
s Il you have money to burn. SAFE II
until next winter and. turn y over e
the coal dealer. x y si !. q 4
It's d draw between the nasTi who
parades his vices and the one who
boasts OF his virtues.
It's easier to do the thtnss we
shouldn't do than It is TO avoid doing
the things We should do.
PolIteness forbids people telling you
that yon are a fool every time they
have occasion to think you Que
while you may know a spt1ster like
a book. It isn't nice to reudlli her OF
tile fact that she is on the shelf.
Some men wouIdn't mind ns'nR born
again IL thereby they could acquire g
more desirable bunch of kIntfolk.
Any misguided man who lives for
himself alone has our permission e
crawl Off and die-and the quicker
the sooner.
One can't put busheI Of potatoes
into a neck measure. hut II, is possible
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18
100 III MIleat Exports.

Buffalo Express
The decrease In the total value q
the exports OF breadstufs, cattle, pro
visions. cotton and mineral oil in July,
which Is shown by a bulletin just is
sued by the Department OF Commerce
and Labor, Is seasonable, and, there.
fore, Is not surprising Midsummer Is
always a time Of smaller shipments.
the values running lowest In July for
each year. "A a rule. the turn upward
begins in August, and there is no rea-
son why the usual change should not
take place this month, especially in
view Of our very large crops.
The main interest in the July re-
port for this year lies5in the light it
throws on the export Of meat and
meat products. AS compared with
July. 1905, there were gains in the
quantities and values OF sailed or
picked beef and pork and OF bacon
but losses naturally occurred in canned
and fresh beef and hams. Only aborlt
one-fifth as much canned beef was ex-
ported last month as during July, 1905,
while the respectice figures for fresh
beef were 16,46515O and q ,074,s26
pounds. In July, 1906, 2s,3s9, TAG
Of ham were exported, whereas last.
July the exports amounted to 49,
232, $40 pounds. The total value Of the
beef and hog losses was Silica, US.
Practically all Of this loss may be
charged directly to the recent discus
sion regarding the condition of Amer
ican packing houses, as the COMPARE
son Is made with time when it was
believed that conditions were salts
factory, or. at least, before the subject
was being widely discussed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18
The German Editors.

nashville American.
Emperor William has aroused the
anger Of the German editors by his
declaration that they were inferior
to the American; that the American
editors were generals. while the Ger
man editors are much further down
I the line. The gentlemen who mold
public opinion in the fatheFIand have
replied to- his august Majesty with as
much igor as the law Of lese majestic
permits, and in doing SO have pointed
out that In this country as well as in
Germany, the policy, Of a great paper
III NOT infrequently in the hands Of an
Immature youth, and he has It in his
ftpwar 10 poison the fountain Of pub
lie opinion.
Without considering the relative
aof the editors Of the two coun-
ana their comparison can hard
nv she made tor. the reason that the re-
Strict ions on the German press are SO
I many Is we'll to call attention to
the statement that men OF little in
ation and uniformed characters
do sometimes conduct great newspa-
per properties. An example Is young
Nh Patterson, OF Chicago, who essay
ca Id turn public opinion toward SO
fialtsnl through the medium OF the
chicego Tribune, founded by hts
andtathef, Jpseph hIeailI but who
6ssn called on MFG Z theT ND Z;
- ,, u ~ aJ lg
beeaiis men ct ttle
Ia ne ia ehieago liaye
not each IS many Glenn Shirts as ae.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18

When elsdstors Took the Wrong Hat
From the Pail 3Iau Gazette.
By assuming paper cap ln raising
"a point Of order. alr. 0Hare has ere
latcd q parliamentary pteredent and
added lo me sayeiy 81 the natlonisi
;tatl Thi ID Question s. ~
aesly ~ siieIltls and
even an Old Use
garia1Iy entbef en- he SHOULD
cover or not. on one occasion he de-
sired to address the chair as diyts
sion was Imminent and rose to- his
feet with bare head Hat! Hat
shouted the members but Mr.. HAD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18
Afraid OF IL

From the Detroit Free Press.
Tomson-Td give anything 10 break
myself of walking in my sleep.
Johnson-Why don't you have your
wife tie q string to you at night
Tomson I'm afraid If she sot in the
habit Of it she'd want to keep II up
in The daytime.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18

There are numerous other examples
which could be mentioned bota James
Gordon Bennett Of the New York
Herald. and John r. Mel can, of the
Cincinnati Enquirer. Each tool. hold
Of his paper very young but they nla1i=
aged these properties with good sense.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18

Don't wait ahhl your steticresg Z.
entirely out bessre ordering but ea'-
lns up now anastrs our new job "a
p1Iartmrstt. WEST v1RGf1rlN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18

surveys OF all kinds executed on
,hor notice. Coal and coke plants
speciality. Rates reasonable. Ex.
.minationB ana reports on mining
property.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18

.oobs Building. Fairmont. W. Va
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18
ROSS ENelNEERINe coMPAMY

Civil. Mining and Consulting
-EnaI1aern
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
MrsrAKEs ABOUT NICOTINE

There are probably few subjects about which more people are misinformed than nicotine.
 Nearly every one speaks of the dark brown substance which has about the consistency and color of molasses and acclmulates in the stems of pipes as nicotine. It is not nicotine, and it has no mctonine in it.
 It is nothing but tar-tobacco tar, distilled from the smoke, just as coal tar is distilled from coal and pine tar from pine wood One night swallow all the tobacco tar that a rank clay pipe contains without serious harm. If he swallowed the same quantity of nico- tine he would probably be dead inside of five minutes.
 It is the tar that stains the pipe, and ii is the same that stains the cigarette smokers fingers. It is also found in- side the nostrils of one who inhales smoke. and 1t puts an indelible stain on moustaohes.
 It is true that tobacco contains more nicotine than any other known plant hut nietoine is not plentiful article in nature. The rankest Kentucky tobacco contains less than 8 per cent. of nico- tine. and the finer grades of tobacco such as Havana, have less than pe1 cent.
 One often hears cigarettes condemned because the smoker gets so much more nicotine through inhaling the somke The fact is that cigarette smoke gets almost no nicotine, because the tobacco of which cigarettes are made contains next to no nicotine. Turkish and Egyptian tobaccos cary only trace oi nicotine, and some of them none at all
 No matter how much of this deadly element a tobacco contains, the smoker does not ge tit. Nicotine is not ex tracted by burning the tobacco. Burn ing destroys it entirely.
 One often hears of nicotine poisoning but it is very doubtful if there is any such thing. When one Is poisoned witf nicotine he dies, and he doesn't ge poisned by smoking. There are plenty os good reasons why smoking should not be carried to excess, but nicotine poisoning is not one of them.-Nev York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
New Hnven Thenter.

Franklin Woodruff, the actor of TO- mantle character types, assisted by a capable company, will be the attraction at the New Haven theater tonight, Friday and Saturday nights and at the Saturday matinee, in ttie comedy drama of cowboy life in far off Nebraska
 written by Edith Ellis Baker, entitled
 Ben of the Broken Bow Ranch MT. Woodruff has been starring in romatic character roles with pronounced sue cess and will in this instance appear as
 Ben Martin the proprietor of ranch in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Types char acteristie of the plains have been skill
 fully introduced by the author, it is
 said, and comedy, pathos and ueart in-
 terest have been admirably mingled in, The first act of the play is laid on Ben s
 ranch; the second and third acts are
 in the Metropolis. and the fourth shows
 the Grand Central hotel at Broken
 Bow, Nebraska.
 Evelyn Fenton, an eastern girl .,..................... Marion Rueketts Kit Baxter, western girl AIciilC INNl " oOll
 Geraldine Deering, Bert's sweetheart "....,................a Pearl Ford ! Robert Martin, Ben's father ...... .. .. .. .. ......H, J. TEoomas John Martin, Ben's uncle ..........,...,.,....,. Henry Bayaro | Bert Martin, Ben's cousin q. .. .,....,..,"",.,..... Bertram Yost Lord Farquhar, an English lord .......,...........,., Charles J. Bel
 Budge Matthews, chief of the cowboys | ,..,.,,,,.......,,,..,. Frank Wunderlt | Dandy Harding, cowboy | ...."......,.....,...., John A. Hoenici
 Howard Long, card sharp l ,...,,.........."......R Robert A. ThornC | Signor Estrada, South American 1 ................,,...... John w. DugaI { Mir Lattrom, a New York business l man .................,,.. J. F. O'Brier ] FireWater Pete, an Indian | ......,,,,....,,,. William H. RipparC
 Texas Thomas, a cowboy l .......,,...,.,,........ C. w. SWindor l Jennings ....,.......... Charles Zellne
 Bartender ..,,.....,....... Martin Heal. l Ben Martin, the ranchman- l ...,.............,.. Franklin Woodruff
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22

Students are divided In opinion on the question: "Why are poisons pres ent in plants22" One answers that they are not there for any purpose; that they are Watse substances are usually so, and that the processes, and are poi sonous because such substances are usually so, and that the plant deposits them in leaves, outer bark, fruits and seeds, until it can get rid of them by the falling off of these deciduous parts.
 Another view is that during such time as they remain, they are of use to the plant, and it is for this reason that they exist in it's body, in the form and with the properties they possess. Dr. Rusby holds the latter view Usually, he believes, the poisons serve to protect the plant, and in general exist where such protection is most needed. The percentage of poison varies with the stage and development of the plant, or with the season, and such variations usually coincide with the need of greater or less protection by the plant. SThe poison of the hen- bane, for instance, changes it's location from one part of the plant to another, according to it's special need of such a safeguard.
 Other substances harmless to man are deadly to vegetable germs which cause the plant to decay. They are usually produced when needed and many of them are never brought forth otherwise. The important medi- cinal substance, copaiba, is stored in the tree trunks as soon as decay pro- | duces a cavity It tends to check de-
 cay, but if powerless to prevent ii continues to increase in quantity. sub- stances used by plants for the antisep- tic purposes have been utilized by man for the same purpose, while substances 1 poisonous in large amounts have been
 found to bring about improvement ir
 diseased conditions in modified and re- 1 duced doses
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
SOME PoIsoNs,

It is not so very many years ago when the majority of the afflicted of mankind turned instinctively to the woods and fields for herbs and simples to cure them of their ills. It did not require much research to discover that side by side with plants most penetl- cial grew many deadly to man and his lesser brothers, the animals It is a question which character of plants a primitive people availed themselves most of for posons were long consid- cred convenient and safe means for disposing of an enemy, and their use has not yet been abandoned by more or less savage tribes.
 Today the vegetable kingdom is still largely depended upon for poisons and palliatives, medicines, and painkillers, real or imaginary, but the fact is gen. orally lost sight of in the bewildering array of extracts and tinctures, chem icals, and narcotics, disprayed on the apothecaries' shelves, in lieu of the bundles of herbs which used to hang from the ceiling or rafters of the earlier shops.
 Dr. H. H. Rushby reminded a number Pharmacy recently reminded 8 number of botanists and their friends in lecture at the New York Botanical Garden of the Vegetable Poisons and Their Strange Uses" Although he talked for an hour, he had to regret that the time was too brief to more than touch upon the subject. He be- 1 gan by pointing out that some plants popularly regarded as poisons are not so but act mechanically. Such are some of the Western grasses, which kill sheep by their long, sharp, stout barbed awns, which pierce the diges- tive organs and cause fatal inflama- | tion.
 In order to be poisonous, the effects l in or upon the body must be ehemica or molecular. Hence it is not the plant body which is poisonous, but some chemical constituent within the cells. Often these substances can bt seen with the microscope, in crystal line form, in the dried plant tissues 1 This is true of strychnine in unx vom ica seeds. In other instances the poi sons cannot be seen, and are very difti' cult to separate and study.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
"BEHIND THE MASK. D

The proposal scene in the new play Behind the Mask which will be at the New Haven theater Monday Tues day and Wednesday nights, March 26, 27, 2S, is evidently something extraor- dinary in the way of capital comedy scenes. Reviewers of the new drama mention it as one of the chief secrets of the plays success. The author of Behind the Mask" Edmund Day, has captured the citadel of vaudeville with his clever comedy and his refreshing humor broke out again in his pals which he wrote for James J. Corbett' S latest starring tour. MT. Days latest play is a romance with some grand Colorado scenery and new ideas. Mat inee Wednesday,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
Local Weather Report.
 Hyo rYavoo NEarob 0j
Brief Mention.
mater to-dav. a.52 D. m

High water to-day, 9:52 p. m.
 The Elks will entertain their ladies at their Crown street building next Tues day evening.
 Professor F. w. Williams will give an illustrated lecture on Chinese customs at 8 o'clock this CThursday) evening at Yale hall.
 Cleaveland commandery No. 2, K. of c. F., will give it's second public whist and social next Thursday evening. It has been the aim of the committee to make this the best whist of the season, and, judging from all reports, success is assured.
 Contractors are busy at work with a force of men putting an equipment of fire escapes on the Springside farm home. The fire escapes will lead to the hospital for consumptives, which is being erected on the top floor of the building.
 Walter E. Dillon, of 237 Lombard street, is able to sit up after an opera ton. He has been sick for fortnight, but will be out next week.
 A very enthusiastic meeting of North Haven grange was held Tuesday night, when the third and fourth degrees were worked on twenty-thre candidates in the presence of about 140 members. The work was performed by the grange own team and was pleasing. A ban Quet followed.
 Tomorrow evening the Wayland club of the Yale Law school will hold de- batg; the subject of which Is to be: "Resolved, That there should be fed eraI control of divorce"
 The new armory for Troop A, on up- per Orange street, will cost about $27,- 0O0 The structure will be a handsome affair. of concrete construction, with a rubble foundation. The l.. B. Sperry company has the contract for the ma son work. An armory, riding hall barn and rife range are included in the plans.
 MT. and Mrs George w. Crane, oi tlMs city; B. F. Herman, of Bridgeport William Kane and Margaret Kane, oi Lakevine and MT. and Mrs. B. D. Red field, of Hartford, are among the visit. ors in Washington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Hyperlon Theater.

Joseph R. Grisner's 8 excellent elajbora- tion of Lettie Blair Parker's story Way Down East" which comes to the Hyperion on Saturday matinee and night in one of the new plays that has a true stamp of popularity It attracts the theatergoer and wins to the theater Elundreds and hundreds of those who are rarely seen within 8 place of the atrical amusement. The main theme of Way Down East is the oft told story of a trusting woman, who, being de ceived by a mock marriage, endeavors to rely upon her own ability for sup port, and wghen all her trials seem to drag her down, she is saved by the manliness of a true friend. The story is unfolded in the picturesque sur roundings of a New England village that brings in all the quaint and lov- able characters which gives such de- 1 lightful local color to this play.
 The comedy is one of the bright and clean kind that refreshes as well as amuses, and the realistic effects, not ably the marvellous blizzard, are ex- tremely ingenious and effective.
 Seat sale Thursday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
POlI's New Tneaser.

Three acts are revival features on the bill at Polls this week.
 Grace Cameron, the Dolly Dimple maiden, is here with choice list of songs; Kittie Traney the European act introducing cult little pony and some track dogs, and the famous Jack son family, with marvellous feats per formed on the wheel make up top line aggregation.
 The olio includes Fluerette DeMarr, a pretty young lady and Thomas For tune opens the show; Harry LaRose and his company in the comedy, "The Sailor and the Horse" are amusing; Daley's Dixie Serenaders are another feature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
THE TENDERFOOT." :"

There is an open air spirit about the breezy western operatic comedy success 'The Tenderfoot," which makes it es- pecially interesting to those who know the life it portrays It is really clev- CT burlesque of life on the frontier, and the characters are typical, there being introduced the popular gambler, Mexi- cans and senoritas, Texas rangers and vacqueros, cowgirls and Indians, and the inevitable tenderfoot. Oscar L. Fig man and Ruth White are the stars of this production, which is under the di- rection of w. P. Cullen, who made a big revival of "The Burgomaster' two years ago.
 Hyperion Thursday night, March 22 Seats now selling.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
A NEW ORLEANS TYPE.

The New Orleans organ man is not as in most cities an Italian, but negro. He is usually young and always strong since the up-to-date street mu- sic box is a mighty machine and re- ouires as much muscle as skill to man. age it properly. Numa Pompilius is familiar New Orleans type and many be seen grinding in all parts of the town from early morning until mid might. To the casual observer this many appear a monotonous vocation, but Numa does not think so anything is better than pushing go-cart, or work ing in the fields. The pickaninnies who follow Numa from corner to corner know his fondness for cigars. He, on the other hand, knowse their delight in turning the organ crank. Here then is a fine opportunity for a complete re- ciprocity. Numa receives an assorted collection of cigar stumps picked upon the streets, and in turn the pickaninn- ies are privileged to play bar or two of II Trovatore jerked out in sections; this because the little blacks have not ! yet mastered the art of turning a smooth organ handle.-Metropolitan Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
THE EARL AND THE GIRL. ,

Miss Laura Moore, the prima donna of "The Earl and the Girl, the musical play that has just completed run of over two hundred nights at the Casino theater New York, is a native of Aus tralia Miss Moore made her American debut in this musical Whirl which is to be the attraction at the Hyperion on Wednesday, March 2S. After having attained the highest possible position in Australia Miss Moore came to Arneri- ca, applied for a position with the Messrs. Shubert. They were so pleased with her voice and appearance that they placed her as prima donna with this biggest of their musical organiza- tions
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22

week the company win appear in the successful laughing hit My Uncle from Japan" This play is new to our city,
 but has been presented on the road to big sdccess. Matinees are given daily. Friday matinee souvenirs to the ladies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
BiIou Theater.

One of the best plays presented by the stock company this season at the Bijou theater is East Lynne. It has been drawing large houses and pleasing the patrons immensely Miss Snipmans s dual role of Lady Isabel and Mme
 Vine, is one of the best things this lit tie lady has done this season. Next
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
ID RRErT A cOTTAGE.

D. E. Smith & Go. of Milford have the contract for the erection of a cottage at Debonnair beach for Lewis Taylor of tFis city. This cottage will stand next below the Lulu and on the place from which a small cottage was moved a short time ago.