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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
Democracy is Divided.

The Democratic situation is no less
acute. no less interesting. The old
line Mclean men have combined with
Mayor Tom L. johnson to do violence
to Chairman Harvey C. CARRIER. of the
State Executive Committee. and Bry.
an is looking to the Johnson crowd for
support.
johnson is the present national com.
mittecman from Ohio. CARRIER coyet.
ed the honor when Mr.. Mclean re.
signed. but Johnson saw the hickory.
nut flrst and claimed 1t. Both John.
SON and CARRIER want the honor next
year. Both johnson and CARRIER want
control OF the State Central Commit.
tee next year. Both Johnson and Gar.
her want to name the national dele.
gates near year, ana both johnson
and CARRIER want TO put through a
slate for State candidates.
Both sides are already threatening
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

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are little candy cold cure tablets. and
DR.. sh"'.3, Racine, Wis, will gladly
mail you samples and book on Colds
free, is you will write him. The sam.
pies prove their merit. Check early
colds with Preyentics and stop pneu-
monia. Sold in SC and CSC boxes by
E. A. Billingslea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

let me CO." pleaded the ptckpock.
ct. This is my tlrs, orense,"
Yes" replied the. pedestrian, p!ae.
ing HIS wallet back in his pocket, 81
noticed that you were just getting
your hand in" -Harper's Weekly.
Read the Daily West virgtniap
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
MAKE COOP.

From the Houston Post.
Cut out the days o. worry,
The days O. feeling blue;
oh. If you'll only find It,
A puddIn' waits for you;
A-nursin' of your troubles
An huggin' of your woes
Don't win you any victories,
Or buy no baby.clothes.
Don't sit beside the highway
Where others pass along.
Get up and holler howdy.
An Tilt little song,
An keep with the procession
However fast 1t goes;
A set.in' by the roadside
Don't buy no baby-clothes.
Be glad and laugh and holler;
The world was made for you;
It's you the birds are singing for,
For you the skies are blue;
The one that laughs the loudest
Plucks him the reddest rose:
Grouchin' while the crowds go by
Don't buy no baby clothes,
Your wife thinks you're winner.
Don't let her love get cooled;
You are king in her eyes.
You ought to keep her foolet:
To do it you should hustle,
You can outrun all your woes;
A-countin' up your troubles
Don't buy no baby-clothes.
For you the babes are waitln'
With glee beside the gate;
They'd fight IL anybody
Said their papa wasn't great;
The world is yours to romp In
However fast she goes;
Make good. and buy your babies,
The best of baby.clothes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

Read the Daily West virgini,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

!, One of the first things a married
man needs to learn to have a happy
home is to claim no cook is any good
until his wife teaches her. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

A nice thing about living in board
ing house is you don't have to make
believe you like what you get to eat
the way you do at home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
No Deficiency.

1t is to be noted that there is at
the disposal of appropriations for the
biennial period of 1907 and 1908 s175,-
600 more revenue than ever before in
the history Of the State. SO. the state.
nient, SO often made, ana so often re.
peated by those whose wish was faith.
er to the thought, that there was /.
deficiency in the revenues is not cor.
rect at all.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
NOTICE OF LICENSE APPLICATION.


Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing persons have Med applications
with the City Clerk OF the city of
Falrmo't, West Virginia, for license
to carry on the business of selling, of.
fertng for sale at retail. spiritors
liquors, wine, porter, ale. ami beer
and drinks offs llkc nature at places
named, in the city OF Fair,uont, Yves,
Virginia.
Given under my hand in my ofHcc
IN said city this I'd day of March. 1907
J. ENGLE, City Clerk.
J. ]. Parks, 39s Adams st.
A. Friedman. 800 Madison st.
F. n. Murphy, 9sI Madison st.
Berns & Woods, Marietta Hotel.
Mary Williams, Parks avenue.
Benz. G. Williams. SINNERS Tavern
". 7. Doheny, Opera House. III
E. ]. sypult 1876 Monroe st.
T. ]. Gallaher. 3os Madison st.
j. L. sapper, 2e4 JACKSON St.
Geo. H. Nelson, Kenyon Hotel.
]. F. Conway, Watson Hotel.
A. ". Berns, Jackson Hotel.
J. E. Smith, Marion Hotel
". c. Prince 396 Monroe st.
H. J. Gilmore, Adams st.
Jno. Mortified, COR Bridge and Wa.
ter st.
III poota, 90. ,r,a,. g.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

pursued and forced to abandon the
stolen engine and take to the woods
near Lafayette, Ga. Within a week
every member OF the band was cap
tured and placed in the dungeon of an
I'D negro prison at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Two weeks later 10 OF the men were
taken to Knoxville, Tenn, to be court
martialed as spies.
In the meantime, j. j. Andrews. the
leader, for whom the band was named,
was sentenced to be hanged. On the
9TH of June the ten men left at Chat
tanOoga were transferred TO and
placed on the second floor Of an old
prison at Atlanta, Ca, and Andrews
was executed there on the day OF their
arrival. Four days later the IL men
were taken to Knoxville. Seven had
been court-martialed, and four days
later they were taken out and exc
cuted without an hours warning.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

The ii men left, we'll realizing IL pin
doom If they remained decided 10
make their escape or die IN the effort
On October 16, following, eight Of the
IA escaped and reached the union
lines about a month later. travelling al
night and hiding in the day time.
They rejoined their command a. Nash
Vile, Tenn, the latter part OF Novem-
Der and went with Sherman 10 th.
sea and were dischargeg al CO y
boro, N. c., March 81. 1861.
The six men who failed = u pc
from prison were never executed. but
were kept In various rebel prisons un-
til the 18th of May. 1864. when they
were exchanged at City Point, Va.
The reason they were not executed
was because President Lincoln, it is
said, on learning the true condition
of affair, notified JEFF Davis that If
these men were executed he would
hang two confederates for each man
executed by the southerners.
There are now only six Of the %
members of the band living. The In
dianapolis News gives the names as
follows: John r. Porter. at Wind
fall; William Bensinger and William
Knight. Stryker, o.; Jacob PARROT,
Kenton. o.; Daniel A. Dorsey, Enid,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.
Acquaintance With SerreI's Swamp
AneeI-Mud 20 Feet Deep.

There are several men in Chicago"
said the captain, in talking with an
Inter Ocean reporter, who had per
sonal acquaintance with the Swamp
S INNER of 1863. When General Gill
more's division, $4,000 strong, effected
a Judgement on Morris island, and,
after an assault on Fort Wagner, be-
gan the construction of siege works,
the boys believed that General Gill
more and Colonel e. w. Serrell. his
chief engineer. sat up nights to find
something for them to do. At all
events, the general and his stat
seemed very busy in making plans
that gave the men lots of work.
They knew when Gilmore sent
Lieutenant Peter S. Niche, of the
United States engineers, TO examine
the marsh or swamp. They heard a
good deal about what he said of plac-
ing batteries in that swamp, but they
did not believe that any batteries
could be placed there. They knew
Nathan NJ. Edwards started across
the swamp on prospecting expedi-
ton, and they rejoiced greatly at the
mishaps of the two busybodies, as
they called them. Serrell and Ed
wards carried with them 14-foot
the swamp would not bear them, they
sat on the plank and pushed it for
ward between their legs. Then, where
the ground was more solid, they
picked up the muddy plank and car
ried it until they began to go down
in the ooze again.
They went down good many
times, but all the time they kept go
ing forward. All their maneuvers
were observable by both armies and
| our own men booted and cheered and
laughed over the mishaps and adven-
lures of the two plucky men. They
were a@ dirty a looking couple when
| they returned to solid ground as any
| of us had ever seen, but they reported
| that they had found what they were
| sent out to find, and that was a site
| for battery.
1T became noised about that Colo
| mel Serrell had found one spot in the
marsh where mud was not more than
| Is or 20 feet deep and that he had
reported to General Gilmore that he
could build battery at that point
| from which shot and shell could be
| hurled into Charleston. His first plan
| involved the construction of a trestle
work road and the employment of
| 1900 men to carry to the point in one
night sand bags enough to make an
| island on which could be placed a
heavy siege gun which was to be
| dragged across causeway after the
manner of Napoleon. They took the
whole question under advisement The
! idea of 1900 men carrying sand bags
all night they regarded as a great
joke. In fact, they looked upon the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
Naval Heroes of Peace.

Naval officers in every country know
that the crew of an attacking torpedo
or submarine boat in time of war are
doomed to almost certain death, says
the New York World. OF half dozen
frail craft which make a dash against
battleship, one might live long
enough to launch her bolt. The rest
would be sunk before they could even
get within range. Yet the volunteers
for torpedo and submarine service are
many and eager. Even i'm peace the
work is extremely hazardous. II is
not long since a British torpedo boat
destroyer was broken amidships in a
rough sea from sheer fragility and her
crew lost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
The Bangor, Maine, Daily Press makes

The Bangor, Maine, Daily Press makes
very complimentary mention OF Gordon
E. Tower, son of B. F. Tower OF this
city. who is professor of the Department
of Forestry in the university of that state.
Last summer he with four students, made
a survey Of township for the purpose of
ascertainng the tree growth, estimate OF
quantity and quality and the amount that
could be cut annually without mparing
the tree growth ability. 1t states that the
report was model one and that Mr..
Towers fitness for the position he holds
is admirable.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

which denoted submission and friend
ship on the part Of the occupants,
who asked protection for their prem
ises
At the residence of an old lady.
who appeared very patriotic, was to be
&en hung up over the doorway the
following sentiment, printed in large
though rough and unsymmetrical let
ters, The United States Of America
forever" and as the Ninety-fifth ILL
nois passed by its regimental band
struck up Yankee Doodle" which
pleased the aged matron exceedingly.
During the march through the pine
forest section OF LAWYER Alabama, some
Of the comrades of the Ninety-fifth
Illinois decided that in the absence of
articles of forage usually found along
the route of such expeditions, they
would partake of rare bit of food
which came into their possession in
the following manner: The Forty
fourth Missouri, after getting into
camp one evening, had slain huge
rattlesnake, which measured full six
feet in length and whose tail con
tanned a dozen rattles. 1t was a mon
strous reptile of the kind, fat, sleek
and venomous. its appearance fully
demonstrating that If human beings
could not find enough in that wilder
ness to grow fat on, rattlesnakes
could.
Later in the evening some of these
comrades brought piece of their
cooked rattlesnake up to regimental
headquarters and offered it to the
colonel and staff, but we thanked the
boys for their kindness, assured them
we had already eaten. to the full, our
evening meal of common army ra-
tons" and that we did not care to
indulge in their kindly-proffered dish,
not even as a dessert.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
TO LIMIT NUMBER OF SALOONS

Petitions are being circulated among
our citizens asking the Legislature to
amend the charter limiting the number OF
saloons to one for each one thousand in
habits.nts. These are being quite liberal
ly oigned and will be presented to the
council Friday evening with the request
that action be taken toward having the
amendment made by the legislature at
once so that it may become law
There has been some talk during the
past year that another saloon would seek
admission into the city this year if this
amendment was not passed and should 1t
become a law it will var out another un-
less the census should show population
of five thousand. The amendment is a
good one and should be placed in the
charter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

Okla, and Wilson w. Brown, To
ledo, o.
The historical old engine General
has been for many years stationed in
the Louisville & Nashville depot. at
Chattanooga. Tenn. and is never al
lowed to be removed from its present
resting place.
The accompanying picture was
taken while the survivors were at
tending the reunion at Chattanooga
this year. The picture of Anthony
Murphy, who was the master mechan-
ic of the Georgia State railroad and
was on the pursuing engine following
the General" with its captors, APP
pears in the group with the five sur
viving members of the raiders. Count
ing from left to right are Daniel A.
Dorsey, John r. Porter, Jacob PARROT,
William J. knight and Anthony Muir.
ply.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
RATTLEsNAKE SUPPER.
Some "reminiscences of the March
From Mobile to Montgomery, Ala.

Directly after the capture of Mobile,
the Sixteenth corps received orders
to proceed by land TO Montgomery,
about 200 miles distant. and on April
Is, 1865, we moved out from near Fort
Blakely for a long march TO the first
capital of the confederacy. writes a
Belvidere correspondent of the Ma
tional Tribune in relating his war
time experience.
The route taken was over the old
post line. and lay. for most part,
through a lonesome and almost in
terminable pine forest for which this
section Of Alabama was then noted.
The country through which the march
was made was rich, indeed. in stately
pine trees, but still was the poorest
part OF the state, from the fact that
il was only slightly cultivated in
places few and far between, very
sparsely inhabited by occasional
poor whites" and seemed but one
vast, almost unbroken pinery and soli-
tude for the distance of more than 100
miles after leaving Blakely. The
weather was hot, the roads were
rough and dusty, and many of the men
were afflicted with sore feet before
arriving at the journeys end. 1t was
reported. at first. that the troops
would pass through Selma, Ala, and
as the regiments were toiling along
one day some waggish soldier had
placed a sign on a tree where all
could easily read it the following no.
tice: ITO Selma. $50 miles, sore feet
or no sore feet"
Still further on. another pioneer
guideboard appeared in conspicuous
position having this announcement:
ITO good living 10 miles, and the
scarcity of chickens, pigs and forage
of all kinds in that particular vicinity
with the abundance in which they
were subsequently found after getting
out of the forests of southern Ala
bama, fully corroborated the truthful.
ness of the witty information.
After our march had continued for
a number of days through this almost
unbroken wilderness, the army en-
tered an open, rich-soiled portion of
the state, presenting many evidences
of cultivation. The inhabitants along
the line of march now appeared much
more prosperous and intelligent than
the few denizens of the pine forests.
whom we had occasionally met since
departing from Blakely. Having heard
of the approaching federal column,
they now, on our arrival, professed
loyalty to the Union, and in few in
stances displayed the American flag
from their residences. At almost
every house a white flag appeared
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
whole scheme as a ioke.

Whoi' o'Htillc dS joke.
FAT one camp fire a requisition on
Colonel Serrell was made ont for 20
men, Is feet long, to do duty in Il feet
OF mud. If the gossip about the camp
fires meant anything at all. It meant
that the men of General Gillmores
army thought the general and his
chief engineer was crazy. But when
1t was made clear TO them that the
point was chosen to throw shot and
shell into Charleston itself. they
were as eager to proceed with the
work as the general and his staff.
"The site was chosen about the
middle Of July. About the first Of
August the plan was matured, and
work was begun on the trestle road
This was two and one-half miles long,
and was completed In about a week
Then 1900 sand bags. containing
over 500 tons of sand, were carried
by those devoted men to the point
fixed upon for the swamp battery
On the 18th of August the island, or
battery, was ready for the gun. and a
20O-pound Parrot gun was put into
position
"All these operations, ii must be
remembered, were observable by the
enemy, and several OF the rebel forts
turned all their guns on what they
supposed was the real swamp battery,
but which in fact, was a structure put
up to draw their fire. Meantime, the
men kept at work behind the sand
bags on the real battery, and at 1880
a. m, August %, the big Parrott gun
opened fire on Charleston, putting 16
shells, constructed under the direct
personal supervision of Colonel Par
rott himself, into Charleston. The
next day, August %, 20 shells were
thrown into the city, but at the thirty
sixth discharge of the Swamp Angel
the breech of the gun blew out of it's
jacket and the gun itself was thrown
forward on the parapet.
For days and days the rebel ar
tillerists. believing the gun was
thrown forward to fire on Charleston,
bombarded it, but they effected no
injury and did not kill a man in the
fort A month later 10-inch howitzers
were placed in the swamp fort for the
bombardment Of Charleston and Fort
Sumter The Swamp Angel itself was
sold for old iron and sent to Trenton,
II. J. There. however, it was identi-
ned, rescued from the scrap pile, given
a new jacket, and set up on a granite
monument, where it still remains.
"The work of the Swamp Angel
was not in what it accomplished itself.
but in the demonstration that a bat
terry could be built in a swamp within
range of Charleston, and that the city
was practically at the mercy of Gen
eral Gillmore's batteries. The men Of
that division, coming mainly from
New England New York and Ohio.
cook special pride in the Swamp
angel. and to this DAY they regard
the building of that battery in 20 feet
u mud as one Of the great exploits
of the war.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
ANDREWS RAIDERS.
Famous Episode of the Civil War Is
Recalled.

The accompanying picture shows
he historical engine General" and
i've OF the six surviving members of
that famous band of % brave men
Known In history as the Andrews
raiders" These men. during the civil
var, disguised themselves, went into
he heart Of the southern confederacy
IN April 12, 1862, and captured an en-
cine at Big Shanty, Ca, on the Geor-
sla State road, for the purpose of
coming north and burning bridges be-
bind them. so as to cut off the retreat
IF the confederate army, then sta
toned at Huntsville, Ala, but were
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

For two days next week the Republic
ans of Michigan will all look to Grand
Rapids. The meeting of the League Of
Republican Clubs will be held on Feb. ] 8,
and will be one Of the greatest gatherings
of the clans that has ever occurred IN the
state There will be a banquet in the
evening at the auditorium under the joint
auspices of the Lincoln club and the
Young Mems Republican club, which will
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
Brickers' Exchange Locals

so acre farm for sale or exch ange
See Broker.
10 acre farm TO rent, will exchange
stock and tools for house i'll Beld M.
See Bricker.
New house Pearl Street for SAFE
All modern. Will sell cheap See
Bricker.
Good 8 room house also good barn
on lot. Broas street. Price 1850.
Vacant Lots Sl00to $500
New house, Broas Street. Price
$3.50. S25 down balance on time.
100 acre farm Tor sale Good build
ings, best of land. w. f. Broker at
the store, Belding Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

Governor Warmers letter to the Sem
ate in regad to his appointments was so
plain that even the greatest kicker could
read between the lines. The scramble Of
some of the kiskers for cover was lu5l
crous indeed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
Inc Bes, Laxative for Children.

Parents should IL that their children have
NATURAL easy movement of the bowels each day
they are too powerful in effect. and literally tear
lneir little insidsa TO pieces, leaving the bowels
weakened and Fable TO ACT natu ally than before
laxative Iron.oZ Tablets tone and strengthen
he bowels. and stimulate ali the little organs 10
lealthy activity. Chocolate coated tablets easy to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

The attitude Of soma Of the great pa
GERS in the ThAw case is a startling illus
tration Of what yellow journalism will dc
under certain conditions
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07

be the largest festive gathoring OF "a po-
litical nature 10 be held in Michigan this
year. Covers will be laid for ], 100, and
accomodat ons will be provides fer be-
tween 600 and 200 spectators VIII will
be seated IN the gallery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-07
Prefer American Rifles.

British soldiers in India who win
hunting permits by good conduct buy
and use American rifles, when they
can get them. With them the aim Is
truer, and the weapons are not so like
w 10 Get ous ~ order.