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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-26
Primary Election
LAW 80 STATE NOT WORTH MEN
TicNtf1c - WOOD coUN-
TN PLAN.

PAREfERsBuRG, ~ Va July %
There Is no primary election law
Ia this State worth rnsntioning and
there are many weak spots Iti the
various thods DEVISED by he diff
ferent COUNTIES relative TO the way q.
primary election should be condncted+
For the nomination OF candidates for
public once the old mass Convention
and delegate convention mode has i
been generally discarded by the Re
publican party. though the latter
method Is sti1l adhered. to generally
By the Democrats OF the State. Pend.
ing the adoption Of a specific law on
this subject for an parties the Re
publican executive. committee Of
wood county has evolved about the.
best plan for conducting a primary
election yet devised, under the cir.
cumstances. This county. for the
many years since It has been entitled
to three delegates to the legislature.
for instance, has always given Park
ersburg city one member, that part
of the county above the Little Kama
wha river one and that portion below.
the river one. But in order to do
this there has always been trouble In
adjusting the proportion after the
votes were counted under the primary
method. Four years ago both c. n.
Caldwell and S. II. stapleton were
nominated from the city. and Caldwell,
in spite of the expressed wish OF the.
people, was Obliged to retire from the
race in favor Of stapleton, because
stapleton got the most votes in the
city, but not a majority in the county
taken as whole. Two years ago
both F. P. Meats and Ben s. Pope
we're both compelled to retire from
the contest for the House of Dele:
gates in this county, though both had
received majority of the votes at
the primary, after fight that nearly
disrupted the party. This year the
tcomm1ttee has decided that the three
secticsls of the county named shall
have representative on the ticket
The candidate residing on the lower
side of the river receiving the most
votes at the primary all over the coun-
ty shall be the candidate OF the party
for that section of the county, and
the same way in the other two por-
lions Of the county named. over the
names Of each batch of candidates
from these three sections of the coun-
ty will appear the words: Vote for
only one" In this way it is thought
that all trouble such as has been had
in. the past will be eliminated. The
Republican candidates for the Legis-
lature in this county before the pri-
mary are w. B. Pedtgo, n. B. Dodge,
C. A. Smith. j. T. Cooper, e. P. Dye
and G. w. Nutter, all lawyers but one
Dye.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-26

Manager A. c. Davis. of the local
West Virginia Telephone Company,
has waged a winning fight for his
company against the Bell at Sisters
willie. Davis offered to operate the
fire alarm system there free of charge,
and the .sistersville council eagerly
grabbed the bait, because the town
had been paying the Bell people 5000
a year for that. work. Davis thus gain
ed a foothold there and his company
is preparing to build $4,000 plant
at that place. sistersvflle was about
the last town in the State that was
under the complete domination of the
Bell.
Ex.Sherin Charles A. Wade, one of
the active and leading business men
of the city, was stricken with apo
plexy at his home here, later followed
by stroke of paralysis. and his con-
dltion is critical He was the only
Democratic sheriff Wood county has
had in quarter of century is pop
ular with all classes of people. and
many there are who hope to see
Charlie" Wade recover from his ill
ness, desperate as it is. and again
take his place in the industrial life
OF the city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
How to Remove a Corn, Try 1t.

-
Expose the corn and pass the finger
tips Of your right hand over it slowly
and caressingly, at the same time send
ing vibration from the brain to the
corn. If 1t Is a soft corn 413 vibrations
per second will suffice; if hard corn,
put on forced draft. Repeat slowly,
II am now sending a current Of
thought force into my corn and so sep
arating, deducing, disintegrating, rem
dering, splitting, sundering, splinter
ing. shipping, dwellicating, whiting,
dispensing, dislocating, Gliding, divorc-
tng, pulverizing, slashing, slicing and
dissecting it that presently it will pass
away. Repeat 1t three times; then,
with rising infection, "Avaunt, avaunt,
avaunt" Finish by repeating the pass
word: "The universe is mine l am it,
The corn will at first look extremely
surprised, then wilt and fade beauti-
fully from sight.-New Thought.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
HARNESS
and II inch hand made.

We also have the Moline wagons and are selling them,
extra boxes and endgates. We would be very glad
have you look stock Of Buggies before you buy
have but the man that thinks before he speaks will
consider the matter before he buys. Come in and give
a chance. You will find that Johnnie the spot
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
CURE CATARRH NOW.
Do Not Wait Until Winter or
Disease Will Become Chronic,

Many people in Leon are troubled
with the symptoms of offensive catarrh
which usually appear at this season Of
the year.
Before the disease becomes chronic
use Hyomei and get complete relief
from catarrhal troubles. If you do not
treat the disease promptly it may be-
come chronic and almost incurable.
Use Hyomei now and cleanse your sys-
TEN Of catarrhal troubles, and you will
be free from catarrh and far less sus-
ceptible to coughs and colds during
the winter.
There is no stomach dosing with
Hyomei, just breath it.
L. P. Van Werden gives guarantee
with every package Of Hyomei. Com
plete outfit costs but 81, extra bottle
if needed 80 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
A Nice Distinction.

A well known Albanian has wife
with sharp tongue. Jones had come
home about in the morning rather
the worse OF for few highballs. AS
soon as he opened the door his wife,
who was waiting for him in the accus-
toned place at the top Of the stairs,
where she could watch his uncertain
ascent, started upbraiding him for his
conduct. Jones went to bed and when
he was almost asleep could hear her
still scoldlng him numerically. He
dropped off to sleep and awoke after a
couple Of hours, only to hear his wife
remark, Il hope all the women don't
have to put up with such conduct as
this" annie" said Jones, ARE you
talking again or yet?-Kansas City
Star
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18

The sad news reached here last week
of the death of little Wayne Adams, Of
Shenandoah. youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Adams, former residents Of
this place. No particulars are known
at present as to the cause of his death
but the deepest sympathy of the entire
community is extended the sorrowing
parents, sister and two brothers who
are bereft of the little fellows bright
presence in the home. Wayne was an
unusually winsome attractive child, Of
a sunny lovable disposition and his
little playmates here will be saddened
by the news of his death, as we'll as the
older friends who knew and loved him.
Garden Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
CLAIMS Eggs.

The clans eggs are carried by the
mother on her gills. When there are
fish in the water with them the mother
clans discharge the eggs which soon
hatch, but if there are no fish they
carry the eggs until they decay. The
reason Of this strange behavior is this:
When the eggs are set free in the
water they soon hatch and the little
ones swim about until they find some
fish to which to attach themselves.
They live for time on the mucus of
the fish and then drop off, sink to the
bottom and form burrows for them
selves. This curious semiparasitic life
some ancient ancestor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18

Mother-Johnny, weren't you asham,
ed to strike your little friend?
wouldn't treat a dog that way.
Johnny-Neither would I; but he amt
q og-Philadelphia Press
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18

Jesse Fairfield, OF Calhoun county,
made an interesting experiment recent
ly. He placed growing pumpkin in a
box made of two-inch planks, and then
he put so pound weight on the lid.
Within few weeks the pumpkin had
filled the box and lifted the lid slightly,
and then instead of forcing the heavy
weight upward, had burst open the box.
The power of growing plants have prob
ably never been measured, but it can be
noticed everywhere, and it ought to be
an intere sting study for the amateur as
we'll as the scientist. And after he has
made manifold experiments, and has
made all sorts of calculations and
measurements, will he be able to tell us
what causes that pale, weak looking
shoot, to lift brick or heavy clod,
and to strive towards the air and the
sun? What awakens it to put forth
this marvellous power?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
One Mans Wisdom.

Green-Who was it that said, Let
me make the songs Of a nation and
care not who makes it's aws?"
Brown don't know the mans name,
but he was wise guy. all right.
Green-Because why? Brown-Be-
cause it is possible to evade the laws,
but one can't get away from the songs,
especially when they become popular.
Chicago News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
Spent More Than $1,000.

W. W. Baker, of Plainview, Neb.,
writes: "My wife suffered from lung
number of doctors and spent over $1,000
without relief. She became very low
and lost all hopes. A friend recon-
mended Foley's Honey and Tar and
thanks to this great remedy it saved
her life. She enjoys better health than
she has known in ten years" Refuse
substitutes. L. P. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18

If you have lost your boyhood spirits,
courage and confidence of youth, we
offer you new life, fresh courage and
freedom from i'll health in HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 30 cents, Tea or
Tablets. w. c.. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
The Price of Vanity.

what became of that life guard
who had forty.one medals for saving
peoples lives?"
1.-The poor fellow fell out Of launch
with them all on and the combined
weight sank him."-Minneapolis Jour
nal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
Blood Poisoning

results from chronic constipation,
which is quickly cured by DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They remove all
poisonous germs from the system and
infuse new life and vigor, cure sour
stomach, nausiea, headache, dizziness
and collie, without gripping or discomfort.
25c. Guaranteed by l.. p. Van Werden
druggist
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
Its good policy that does not give
the Insurance company the best of it.

Children move in the right direction
much more readily when led than when
merely directed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01

the $1-a-week board, had taken him
in and made him n Of themselves.
Lincoln, or Abe as we one and all
o o came to call him was a member
Of the family as long as he stayed
with u.s." Mrs. Lyster says. ITO him
my mother was Aunt Polly a fact
borne out by historians.
Lincoln" says Mrs. Lyster, recall
ling those rare days, was a remark
able young man for pranks. He had
4 nickname for each one Of us girls,
but | can only remember a few. One
of his tricks was to pluck his friends
by their ears-he was always doing
that. | have heard my father speak
of seeing Abe standing at a corner,
or in the road, telling one of his droll
stories or engaged in earnest discus
sion, and, at a climax in the tale or
conversation, stretching out one of his
long arms, and gently pulling the lis
tener's ear, instead of plucking the
lapel Of his coat. From more than
one of us Cameron girls Abe caught
a scolding for not leaving our ears
alone"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
KNEW LINCOLN IN YOUTH
Aged Lady Now Living in California Recalls
Times of Long Ago

came to us, and my mother charged
him about 81 a week for his bed and
board"
The Gus girls" referred to by Mrs.
Lyster were eleven in number (rein.
forced by n brother), and a right
merry crowd for a log cabin home, it
may be guessed. In the order of their
ages they were: Betsy Cameron.
nicknamed isabelle" by Lincoln;
Vienna, whom the future President
preferred to address as "Quinine,"
perhaps because at II she could find
a sharp thrust to answer his teasing
with; Thomas lone brother in a wild
erness of girls, called Tam O'Shan-
ter" by Lincoln, and Nancy, Jane, Mar.
tina, Sarah, Salina and Serena (the
twins), Eliza, Caroline and Margaret.
What clerk to-day would walk five
miles daily between his store and his
boarding house? Lincoln did it for
months, striding from "Parson" Cam.
eron's log cabin in the early mornings
to Denton Offutt's general store, and
back again at dusk.
He loved exercise i'll the open, he
was proud-may be at time a trife
boastful--of his physical strength and
great powers Of endurance, but aside
from that. one cannot help wondering
If John Cameron's merry houseful of
buXOm daughters may not have been
4 Ec6neI inspiration for those daily
Judges than love Of Nature and Of
E9;ure's moods.
RS. Iyster remembers abe strid-
iB steadily, but unhurriedly' home"
gaunt shoulders dropped, shaggy,
head bent and eyes glued to the pages
of a grammar that he held well up as
he walked.
Awaiting him at the long tramp's
end were the friends who. in accepting
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
FALL WHEAT RAISING IN
ALBERTA. -
The Spring Wheat Areas Are Rapidly
Increasing.

The Spring Wheat Areas Are Rapidly
Increasing.
II is only a few short years since
the impression prevailed that a large
portion of the Canadian West was I'M
hteed for agriculture. To such an
extent did this impression prevail
that districts larger than European
principalities were devoted solely to
ranching purposes, and f1ocks and
herds roamed the ranges. But the
agriculturist was doing some hard
thinking, and gradually experiments
were made, slowly at first, but sure
ly later on. AS a result, to-day in
Southern Alberta, which was looked
upon as the "arid belt" large quanti-
ties of the finest winter wheat in the
world are now grown, and SO salts
fed are the farmers and buyers that
the industry has passed the expert
mental stage that elevators by the
score have been erected in the past
two years and others in course of
erection, to satisfy the demands that
will be made upon them in the near
future.
Manitoba mo. / Hard" Spring
wheat has achieved a worldwide
reputation, and there a be no Ques-
ton that ere long mo. l Hard win
ter wheat from Alberta will attain
similar repute. The great market for
this production will undoubtedly be
the Orient, and, with increased rail-
way facilities and the erection of ad-
ditional elevators and Touring mills,
a largely increased acreage will be
broken to winter wheat. The increase
of population in Southern Alberta in
the past year has been largely due
to settlers from the United States
who have brought in capital and en-
terprise and who have been uniform
ly successful in their undertakings.
A few more such years of growth and
Turkey Red" winter wheat will
wave from Moose Jaw to the foothills.
Information regarding lands in the
Fall and Spring wheat belts may be
obtained of any Canadian Government
Agent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01

Twenty miles out from Los An
geles, Cal, On the seashore road, in
a humble, four-roomed house, is an
old woman who Abraham Lincoln was
very fond of and who he teasingly
named "Quinine" 70 years ago, when,
a store clerk in New Salem, he board
ed for 81 a week under her fathers
roof.
Mrs. Vienna Lyster has Just cele-
old woman, she is still free of step
and straight of vision, though her
memory has begun to falter, recollec-
ton 70 waver and down the long vista
of years and day-marks of her girl
hood are blurred.
This iong-ago friend of Lincoln sits
in her sons home at Burnett and tells
MANY stories of the Great Commoner.
With a quaint tenderness the
thought that this is the cousin, the
girlhood friend, of fair Ann R%utledge,
the dead love of Lincoln's youth.
For twenty years, "alike to fortune
and to fame unknown" the recipient
of Lincoln's whimsical nickname has
made her home in the whitewashed
cottage in the little town of Burnett.
Seventy-fve years ago, in the sum-
mer of 1890. Lincoln released himself
from parental care and started out to
make his own way. This was o 0
after his people has removed TO Him
OILS, and the future President was then
a gaunt, tall lad of little more than
q. The following year. just after h
famous fathoat trip to New OrleaDr e.
he made his second and permanent"
appearance in New Salem, on the
banks of the Sangamon river. It's
population at that time probably did
not exceed seventy-fve men. women
and children. 1t was n of the many
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
lincoln's Mothers Tribute.

Though so fond of his books it must
not be supposed that he cared only
for work and serious study. He was
a social, sunny-tempered lad, as fond
of jokes and fun as he was kindly and
Industrious. His ~stepmother said Of
him: II can say what scarcely one
mother in a thousand a say. Abe
never gave me a cross word or look,
and refused to do anything I
asked him. | must say that Abe was
the best boy I ever saw or expect to
see."-From Helen Nicolay's "The
Boys Life Of Abraham Lincoln" In
st. Nicholas.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
Margin Of Profit.

The industry is operated on a mar
gin of less than 2 cents to each dol
lar Of sales. Swift & Co. do not sell
at retail. Their entire output is sold
at wholesale to many thousands of
dealers in various parts of the world.
There are hundreds of local slaughter
ers throughout the United States,
who buy their live stock in competi-
ton with the packer doing an inter-
state and international business. Like
wise the packer must sell in compe-
tition with the local slaughterers.
There are no secret processes in the
industry, no complicated and expen.
sive factories, and as live stock can
be purchased in almost every hamlet
and city, and the preparation of
meats is simple in the extreme, local
slaughtering will long remain a fac
tor in the production of fresh meats
and provisions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
boom" towns Of what was then the
Far Western State of Illinois.

The ensuing five years. 1881 to 1886,
cover one of the most interesting peri
DDS OF Lincoln's early life, when he
learned the lessons of love and death
and to rise above the bitterness of de-
spair. 1t was during this period that
Mrs. Lyster (then Vienna Cameron
Enew him, received at his hands the
odd nickname of "Quinine," and be-
came a quiet observer of his court
ship of her beautiful cousin, Ann Rut-
ledge.
One of the foremost men Of the
New Salem neighborhood was the Rev.
John Cameron, Mrs. Lloyd's father.
He preached in the Presbyterian
church on Sundays, and, after the
custom of those sturdy times. turned
a shrewd eye to business during the
week. He it was, indeed who, with
his wife's brother, the James Rutledge
mentioned by historians in connection
with the lustrum of Lincoln's life, laid
out the town site of New Salem.
At the time of Lincoln's advent in
New Salem "Parson" Cameron with
his wife and family-eleven daughters
and one son-had his home in the
proverbial log house of the period, a
few miles from town on the banks
Of the Sangamon stream, close to the
Rutledge & Cameron mill. This lat
ter combined the business Of saving
timber and grinding grist. The mill.
on a dam that jutted out a few hun
dred feet into the river, vas n of
the last landmarks of the locality to
crumble away. Lincoln for a short
time was in charge Of 1t.
Mrs. Lyster does not recall the day
that Lincoln first came to her fathers
home to board, but reference to what
meager data Is extant indicates that
It was in the winter or spring Of 1888.
Lincoln was a great, big, hulking fel.
low then" says Mrs. Lyster, full to
the chin with fun and always playing
droll pranks on us girls. He was q
clerk in Denton Offut's store when he
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
Packing Plants.
Employees.

employees.
The total number of persons en-
ployed in all the Swift packing plants
and branch houses aggregate v
$4,000 persons. Conditions for en-
ployes in the various manufacturing
and operating departments is contin-
ually improving with the construction
of new buildings and the installation
of new and up-to-date equipment.
Sanitation and Hygiene.
The housewife makes no greater ef-
fort to keep her kitchen clean than
we do to keep in sanitary and hygienic
condition our abattoirs. They are
thoroughly scrubbed at the close OF
each days operations, and automatic
appliances are used wherever posi-
BILE in order to eliminate the personal
handling Of meats. Rigid rules gov
erning these points are strictly en-
forced; laxity means dismissal.
Visitors Always Welcome.
No other industry in the world
gives such a cordial welcome to visit
ors as Swift & Co. We keep open
house the year around, and maintain
a corps of specially trained guides,
with special elevators and rest rooms.
In one year we have entertained over
a quarter Of a million Of men and
women; in one day-Grand Army
Day, 1901-we entertained $4,000.
Among our visitors have been ambas-
sailors from foreign governments.
princes. noblemen and distinguished
citizens from all lands and eminent
folks from every state in the Union.
We wish to familiarize the public
with Jul methods, and the best way
to do that is to let the public see for
itself. We have no secret processes
or methods In any department.
swifts Premium Hams and Bacon.
Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon
are more widely and favorably known
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
Packing Plants.

All the Swift & Company plants are
located at the great live stock mar
kets, in the heart Of the great agri-
cultural sections, where can be pur.
chased the finest grades of cattle,
sheep and hogs. We have seven pack.
ing plants, employing at each from
two to eight thousand persons.
The following gives the locations
and sizes Of the different plants:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01

than any other brand. Their popular
ity Is due to the uniform quality and
flavor Of the meat, and to their fine
appearance when received from the
dealer. Each piece is branded on the
rind. "Swift's Premium U. S. Inspect
ed" and wrapped in cheesecloth and
white parchment paper.
Look for the brand, "Swift's Prem.
ium." when buying hams and bacon.
Swift's Silver Leaf Lard
Is a strictly pure lard, kettle rend-
cred, and put up in 3, S and 10-pound
sealed pals. 1t is Americas Stand
ard Lard, and enjoys a high reputa-
ton and an enormous sale.
Swifts Soaps.
An interesting feature of a trip
through the Chicago plant is a visit to
the soap factory, one Of the largest
and most complete in this country.
There we manufacture numerous toi-
let and laundry soaps, and washing
powders,
Among which are:
Wool Soap, widely and favorably
known; for toilet and bath, and wash
ing fine fabrics.
Crown Princess Toilet Soap, highly
perfumed.
Swift's Pride Soap, for laundry and
household use.
Swift's Pride Washing Powder, III.
surpassed for all cleaning purposes.
swlft's S~peeiaIties.
Swift's Premium Ham
Swift's Premium Bacon
Swift's Premium Sliced Bacon.
Swift's Premium Lard
Swift's Winchester Ham
Swift's Winchester Bacon
Brookfeld Farm Sausage
Swift's Silver Leaf Lard
Jewel Lard Compound
Swift's Cotosuet
Swift's Jersey Butterins'
Swift's Beef Extract
Swift's Beef Fluid
swift's Premium Milk-Fsd Chioksas
swift's. Soaps.
Wool Soap
Scented Toilet Soaps
swift's Pride Soap
Swift's Pride Washing Powder