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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02

Rheumatic sufferers can have q free
sample Of DR.. ShoOp's Rheumatic Rem.
edy with book on Rheumatism by sim.
ply writing DR.. Shoop. Racine, Wis.
This book wifi explain how Or. Shops
Rheumatic Remedy successfully drives
rheumatism oat OF the blood. This
remedy is not a relief only. It aims
to clear the blood entirely Of rheumat
&c poisons, and then rheumatism must
die natural death. Sold by L. A
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02
COAL |. |! SUPPLY
.INEXHAUSTABLE
ALMOST Z: IMP sslBLEs TO ON
2 PO Ut E: j .E TINE lT5WlLL,i
4 LAST. IN; u

Ia = s.H 81 i IL IT, -a4h
WHEELING, April g. There is
enough coal In the State Of West Viz:
ginia (! alone to supply the United States
with fuel for the next thousand years,
said s.%A.Moore. allarse coal operator
Of Of 5Phllippl. who has Just left for home
after spending several days in The
city on business. "All this. talk Of
alleged scientists that the coal sup.
ply of the country would become ex.
hausted Is absurd. 1t has been PROV.
ed that there Is enough coal in West
Virginia. even at a great Increased
rate Of consumption, TO last, MS / say,
more than n thousand years. Coal ex.
bertsi have demonstrated to the salts.
faction Of every one who has inyestl-
gated the matter that there are 100000
square miles Of coal land In West Viz.
sinla. There aresGi0 acres to each
square mile and every foot in height
Of the coal veins. II is not very din.
ealt to figure out Just how much coal
the State can furnish and how long II
will last at the present rate Of con.
sumption.
"only recently the governor OF
West Virginia appointed coal expert
10 make a survey OF the coal fields
OF the State and to prepare an exhibit
for the, jamestown Exposition. This
expert has chartered the lands and
has found that The average depth of
the various veins in hi atcetSihrdlup
the various veins lin the State is 123
feet, aud the exhibit AT jamestown
viii be a colamn OF coal 1919 feel In
height, composed OF samples Of coal
taken from the different veins.
Last year Pennsylvania produced
more coal than any other State in the
Union, but this year West Virginia I'M
4onbtedly will take the lead. The
people really do not appreciate The
wealth We have in West Virginia. Why.
there Is enough natural gas wasted ev.
cry day in West Virginia to heat the
cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. # Is burned wastefnIly
because there is nothing else 10 be
done with IT,"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02

Scranton Dispatch to the philadclphi;

Scranton Dispatch TO the Philadelphia
Ledger.
Alexander Morrison, a farmer. Of
Scott township. WAS slowly strangled
to death last night while his head was
held in some bushes. While return
Ing home from market, where he had
disposed Of prolncc the front wheels
Of his wagon went over m emban!i
ment, and MarrisoH'S head WIS caagh,
by the limbs In a thicket. The horses
went on, causing the bushes to tighten
aGou, his neck, strangltng him &c
death.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02
COMMENT OF LEADING 5nEwsPA
PERs ON AyARlETY OF TOP.
!cE--RlcH AND POOR
IN CONGRESS. E
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Albert J. Beverage. the silver.
tongued. golden,th5oated, rainbow.
hued and diamond witted, senator from
Indiana. asks: Shall none but mil.
lionalres run the government" Well,
that depends on whether they want
TO. II they want 10 they will. You
can't keep a good man down or rich
man in obscurlty II he is willing 10
pay for publicity. or course, the Sen.
ator Is iustifying an increase in con.
gresslonal salaries from $1,000 10 ST..
900. But, bless You, that insignificant
$500 g year does not answer his qles.
lion. Plenty Of men live in Washing.
ion on less than $1,000 a year. and II
other men can do It congressman can.
But $1,000 will H6t enable them to
live like the milionaires who are more
and more settling in Washington and
setting the pace.
After all, 1t Is not living in Washing.
ton, but getting elected to Congress,
that is the chief expense. II man
has 10 contribute $1,000 10 the cam,
paisn fund In OrLor TO be elected
and many man has paid five or ten
times rs much--it matters not whe,h.
or this takes the whole OF his salary
for two years or only two.thirds Of IT,;
in neither case can he afford TO 30 TO
Congress unless he Is rich. But why
should lie have 10 pay $4,000 more
or less into the campaign treasury in
order u be elected, or even nominal.
ed? Because II he doesn't some one
else will II rich men want to wear
diamonds they will run up the price
until poor men must wear glass, and
IL they want to 20 into the army. rs
they do In England and Germany, they
will SET pace that officers who haze
nothing but their salaries cannot keep
up. and these will resign. and II the
rich NEE want to 90 into politics they
will pay more for the privilege than
any poor man eau.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02
Sound Basis Of Prosperity.

as's VI Prosperity.
'''"he1po''S JOURNAL.
foho%'hs The hiE decline In STOCKS
nat nave carried prices down success
S'e's ""! utter daS. comes the state
''''i' VI the April dividend disburSe'
menus u inc great railroad and indus
fr"t corporations. The total wifi en-
cee" SS9'oo"'"Oo and will break all rrc'
"'"S 'or similar period. Here Is Il
'nlnE 10 'ooK NJ win satisfaction. Nc
i'l'e S"h prices nj stocks decline
hea''iE ana nave heard Of immense
'osseS incurred. I'M these were loss
Us u Lae pf9atS represented by the
se'i'hs prices IN high market. On
inc OASIS Of villa, they produce stocks
are worth Today more than they were
Il year ago In April. 1916, the total
1T dividends wis $dG.GG0,OOd. The in.
crease Will he close to Sl3,a0O OOO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02
Dr.. Pierce's FaFofite Prescription,

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Eng e !; IS 4
Bridge is lJnsa
OLD STRUCTURE AT MORGAN.
TOWN is IN DANGEROUS
CONDITION.. ts6 ~

sMohG .AA.N Professor
W. II. lsonghton, who was ensaged By
the County Court March &c to inves.
tisate me condition Of tie suspension
hFidse' made his report this afternoon.
ne reported that he was Of the opin.
ion mat the bridge Is unsafe aud
should be replaced by ore OF .nohrra
'icslsn and adapted to present re-
fairemefts.
lie ionnd tho piers ard suchorages
IN fairly good condition Willie the
l'nor was found to he Defective In that
m.hS Of the beams are decayed from
TWO TO four Inches in depth, The
snntcn!Efs trusses are also Shdiy' decay.
90 and ianliy IN design, deEae nothing
towar''s the distributing Of the loads
over i'lc cables and reducing ;iIe local
dellec'ions, The inclined stays do lit,
tie or no good In some places they
are so ioosc that they slide over the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02
Bryan's Type OF Mind,

San Francisco ArgonaHt.
Mr., Bryan Is not. indeed, the sane
crude figure he was In 1905. Time
with observation Of men and things
has rcfashioned his views, rs It has
his personal manners and the cut Of
his culthcs. He has gained so much
In the way Of conservatism as 10 have
lost those characteristics that made
him tic mOuthpie'c and the cham.
plUn Of n wildeyed radicalism. hut
Mr.. Bryan. for all the metamorphosis
Of Il years. Is. nevertheless. a man o!
very wild type Of mind. He has
neither the temperament nor the men
tai equipment OF n man truly safe and
sane liz knows more than he did
hut no amount Of knowledge can ever
discipline or check his propensity r.
novelty, 10 pose, 10 melodrama. With
all Mr. liryan is a truly gallant figure:
like NJ. Roosevelt. he irresiStibly chal
lenges personal admiration and n Ger,
tain moral approval. but, unlike Mr.
Roosevelt. he lacks the power 10 set
himself estimated upon the merits
rather than upon the defects OF his
character. It Is here. perhaps. that
the two men. who have so much in
common. most strii;ingiy differ. Roosc'
welt eycitcs criticism, and even ap'
prehenslon. by his cgotism. his boyish
extravasances, by his unconsiiered
rushing into things: but with all. he
inspires the country with a certain
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02
Gambling in Texas.

Chicago Tribune.
All oTer Texas mass.meetlngs have
been held and money pledged for a
war Of determination upon the gam.
hlers. Seventeen gambling houses In
the large cities have voluntarily an.
nonnced their retirement from busl.
ness. Petitions will be presented TO
tue legislature asking for stringent
laws against gambling resorts. and In
Tfie meantime vigilance Committees
h%c laken matters into their own
hands IN some Of the small towns aDI
notified gamblers 10 leave town.
The Texas case Is an evidence, II
any were needed, that evil exists and
Is tolerated often merely because moth.
iRs has happened 10 direct public at.
,ention TO II In forcIble way. 1t is
n mistake for wrongdoers TO imagine
that because they are allowed by a
lux or vicious administration TO con.
tfnue their evil practices they may
count upon public support. IndIvid.
uals are reluctant to assume The M.
grateful role Of reformers. and the
reports Of officers OF reform associa.
tons are often discounted by omssl.
ers as helng nothing but the attemr.
OF salaries investigators 10 Justify
their receipt Of salaries. The public
Is SLOW 10 believe that things are as
bad as interested parties would have
them believe, For that reason an IN.
efficient administration never Is blam.
ed so severely rs II would he If all the
facts were told and believed. But
when fearless public officials do their
duty, as In the Fort Worth case. the
powers Of evil must not expect fur.
Their tolerance. And when, relying
upon long immunity, the public enc
mics openly defy the law and muir.
DER the officers of the law. public
wrath caches irresistible force.
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confidence. q certain fixed assurance
thai in the end no harm will come Of Ii
Bryan. on the other hand, rings the
alarm bell at every crisis. Just waer
the people have begun to respect him
to take him seriously. then unfailIns
" be says or does some fool thing to
develop sober and adverse thought. II
remind his fcllow,cltizens 4 at his
gift Is rather that Of inspiring men
than Of leading and guiding them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02

Csttiman7-Look here. sir, didn't you
warrant the horse you sold me yes,
terday to be without fault?
David llarum-res; amt he?
Cittlman-No, sir, he is not: he
iaterferes.
David lIarum-Wal, ! don't see as
you hev any reason fur complalnin'
abrlt that, lie don't interfere with
anybody but himself, does he?-Lip'
pincott's.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
RACING CARDS FOR TODAY.
Sheepshead Bay.

FIRST RACE-Six and 01e-haH furlongs.
CsirnForm .......... us Sister Frances....... Is
fTiUefrr ................ ii2
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
AMONG THE BOXERS.

Billy Glover, Of Boston, defeated Jack
Dornan In the wind-up at Rockaway
Beach on Friday night.
Jack Goldswain. the legitimate English
lightweight champion. expects TO start
for this country next week.
Tom O'R0urke has offered Billy Griffith
a ten-round match with Harry Lewis at
the National Sporting Club. New York. on
July J.
Matty Baldwin put up a poor contest
with Bert Keys. in New York. on Friday
night, and disappointed a big crowd Of
sports
Bill Squires has abandoned his prac-
tice Of training I'm private, and has
thrown his quarters open to all who wish
10 see him work
owen Moran. the English bantam
weight. who defeated Danny Dougherty
IN Philadelphia a couple Of years ago, is
coming back here next month.
Kid Pantz is matched 10 meet Jimmy
Smith, the feather-weight boxer Of Low
ell. Mass. az Biddeford. Ne. in a fifteen
round bout tonight Pantz is also
matched with Kid Hurley for Il six-round
bout the second week Of July at the
Long Acre Club.
Jim Flynn has been taking things easy
at Los Angeles since he defeated George
Gardner there, and has been trying 20 got
on with Bob Ward and Al Kaufman. but
has been unsuccessful so far. Flynn is
matched 70 meet John Willie at Pueblo.
Colo. in a twenU-round contest on
july t.
Jack Root. Chicago's light heavy
weight, left for Butte. Mont, last week
where he hopes 70 put through a min
Ing deal with his manager, Lou House
man. Jack also hopes TO get on with
some Of the Western fighters, and claims
he has a promise from Jimmy Coffroth
for the first opening.
Bill Squires is the real thing," says
Joe Thomas. after boxing with the Aus
tralian. He has everything a fighter
needs. He IS fast, and ne can hit hard.
He's cool and tricky. I know he IS game
You can tell that by looking at him
Burns is q clever rough. rugged fighter.
but this fellow will make him travel. The
only question q how SQuires can take
punishment il it is a grueling fight. I
think from his looks and the way he
boxed that he can take as much as any
body. He'll fight on the aggressive. that's
sure"
Dave Deshler. the Boston lightweight.
proved poor match for Harry Lewis
IN the wind-up at the National Athletic
Club Philadelphia, Saturday night, and
the bout had to be stopped In the second
round 20 save Deshler from a Knockout
Deshler was smaller than Lewis, much
too small TO make the bout an even one.
In addition TO many pounds in weight.
Lewis had the advantage in height and
reach. From the tap of the bell in the
first round Lewis was all over Deshler.
The latter was game, and made several
exchanges. but they were weak attempts
and did not faze Lewis in the least
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
REST FOR THE OARsMEN.
Yale and Harvard Squads Enjoy EX-
cursions About New London.

New London, Conn. June 23-Excur-
sioEs We're the order of to-day with the
Yale and Harvard oarsmen. Mr.. Walton
Ferguson's steam yacht took the whole
Yale squad for a sail around Fishers Isl
and, starting from the training quarters
at g o'clock. and returning late this after
noon. Harvard's squad was divided.
Three vessels were placed at the disposal
of the Crimson athletes. The varsity
four were the guests OF Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Robert Bacon. who arrived
ON the steam yacht Embla early this
morning. The varsity eight, with As
sistant Manager Theodore Roosevelt. ir.
and his brother, Archie, boarded the
steam yacht Sylph, while the freshmen
were the guests of Mr.. Barz Anderson. on
his houseboet Roxana. The vessels. with
their guests. went for a few hours sail on
Long Island Sound
The Embla has been chartered by As
sistant Secretary Of State Bacon for a
week, and is expected to rendezvous here
until the races are over. Mr.. Bacon has
three sons IN as many Harvard crews. to
show their prowess against Yale next
Thursday,
After the oarsmen returned from their
sail Archie Roosevelt went I'D 20 Broad
view in the Sylph launch. and paid a visit
to AUChi1clOss, bow in the I'll varsity
eight. The Presidents son was taken out
Oh the course, and watched a gentleman
four-oar from Yale's camp take a spin
over the first half mile of the course, GO
ing the distance in 2 minutes and 40 sec
onds
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
Louis +. Melting Succumhs to Iniu-
rics Received I'm Race.

Boston, June Z}-Louis Z. Melting Of
this city. a bicyclist Of international fame
died Friday at Dresden. Germany, as the
result of injuries sustained while racing
on the Dresden track on Sunday June @
The information Of his death was con-
veyed IN a cable dispatch received by his
father lest evening az his home. az Forest
Hills Mr.. Netting. father OF the rider
cabled Instructions that the body Of his
son should be shipped 20 this country for
burial
Louis Netting left this country three
months ago to-day to enter in competi-
ton with the best bicycle riders IN Eu-
rope, and had his tour planned 10 en-
brace races ia Germany France. and Bel
GUM. lie made his headquarters at Ber-
lin. With him was "Scbrever.' Of New
York, who Is known as "Schreyer, the
Dare Devil whose act used 70 be the
lo0p-the-l00p on a bicycle
Netting had ridden in four ffty-miie
races I'm Germany and had won first place
ia all Of them. The fifth race Of fifty
miles al Dresden. June 9. was The one in
which came the accident that resulted In
his death.
Louis Melting was twenty-three years
old. He was a graduate OF the West
RUXbuTy High School
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Reulbach won his own game yester-
DAY.
OF Gnmth's much-touted batters, none
is above go.
Fortune favored the Cubs in their game
with the Cardinals
Flick. Of the Maps. leads those players
who have played regularly.
Wee Willie is batting $50, while Stone
is still farther down the list.
Thirty-oue assists for the White Sox
comes near establishing a record.
Lajoie made two hits yesterday. after
playing SIX games without a safety
In club fielding, Detroit IS first, with
Chicago. Cleveland, and Washington fol-
lowing
Pittsburg has released Pitcher Mike
Lynch, He viii take up the practice of
law in New York.
The Maps played TO 6)C)o people in
seven games in Boston and Philadelphia
on the recent trip.
"OlJ Cy' Young plays Ike a colt; he is
Boston's leading pitcher, and ranks high
in the batting averages.
4lf 81 l-4lr -FAr El-lSt tLuD DatillE WAS
lowest I'm the league last season, now
lead Detroit by a narrow margin.
Terry NcGovern, the former feather
weight fistic champion, expects soon TO
get "a berth as second baseman in the
Connecticut League.
Charley Hickman will leave some time
to-day for Philadelphia to join the Ma
tiODals Hickman is not yet in good
shape, but is anxious to get back into
the game.
Umpire Bauswine has been Induced to
resume umpiring in the Tri-State League.
He has begun legal proceedings against
Manager Harry Wolverton owing to the
treatment he received N the hands of the
latter
Jimmy Casey. the Brooklyn captain. is
playing better ball just now than he has
been doing for the last three years. He
has been banging out the ball for doubles
and triples. and besides is fielding his
position admirably.
Jake Beckley has consented to join
Kansas City az once. The consideration
for Beckl=v was not given out, but il is
understood that the Cardinals will later
on get a player I'm exchange. Kansas
City viii probably drop Lindsay.
Joe Quest. who was second baseman
Of the Chicago team twenty-five years
ago, is reported 60 be dying Of c0nsump-
tion on the plantation Of Emil Cross, in
Georgia. Quest was one of the best
known bah players Of his time. and Is
Wei remembered by old-time fans II
so happened that il was Quest who first
originated the term 'charley-h0rse," as
applied 90 the lameness which attacks
ball players at times. How he ever con-
ceived the term nobody knows but he
used it, and it soon came into general and
lasting use among ball players the coun-
try over.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
WASHINGTON CRICKETERS WIN
Defeat sf. George Club in Interest
ing Match at Baltimore.

The Washington Cricket Club defeated
the St George Cricket Club Of Baltimore.
on The grounds Of the latter team. at Col
gate Creek Nd, by ~ TO los
In their second time at bat the Balti-
moreans strove bad 10 overcome big
lead. but the time limit expired before
they could make sufficient scores 20 tie
tie game
Charlie Flack was the star player Of
the Washington team while for Balti-
more Springham. Samuels. Ainsworth, and
Vint put up sood game both in the field
ard al the bat Bremner batted in ex-
Cellent form, as did Dick Roberts and
Jack Pigott. The Baltimoreans were rob
bed Of many runs by the snappy fielding
Of BUllen. Sousa. and Lake. Score:
WkSHINGTON-FfRST INNING
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
DARTMOUTH FOOTBALL LIST.
An Attractive Schedule Is Announced
for Next Season,

Hanover, n. H.. June 22.-Dart-
mouths football schedule. issued to-
day. is a good one, considering that the
breaks with Brown. Princeton. and
Williams came late. Dartmouth was
anxious 10 shorten her schedule. and
this has been done by making the Har-
ward game the big games Of the year.
The schedule:
September p, Norwich, at Hanover; October 3.
Vermont, az Hanover; October 6. Tufts az Hanover:
October 9, New Hampshire State at Hanover, Oc-
tcher u Massachusetts, Aggies at Hanover October
10. University Uf Maine az Portland: October 2g
Amherst, at Amherst; November 2. open: November
9, Holy Cross at Hanover; November IS. Harvard.
40 Cambridge.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
CLYMER TO REPORT SOON.
New Recruit stops of at Altoona on
Way to Join Nationals.

Philadelphia. Pa. June 23-Manager
CanulIOn. Of the Washington club re-
Ceived a phone message tonight from
Ciymer who says he will join the team
on Wednesday
He resides in Altoona. and after leaving
Pittsburg he was eager 10 stop over and
see the folks at home, as he terms them
C5ntiIlon readily granted his request, and
ClymeT viii be on hand when Washington
plays its final game Of the present series
with the Athletics.
Connie Mack has selected Dygert and
Waddell for his pitchers 70 oppose Wash
ingt0n in the d0uble-header tomorrow.
Despite the shut-out Of Saturday. Can
tillon expects 70 win both games to-mOr-
row.