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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
Various GhurOh6S VIII HdV6
HpprOpplat6 Christmas Services
TREATS FOR THE
SUNDAY SCHOOLS

While no elaborate arrangements
have been made for Christmas enter.
tainments by the various Sunday
schools Of the city. yet In every church
the holiday will be observed in fit.
ting manner.
First Baptist Church.
At the First Baptist church So
cial will be held on Thursday even
ing and tree will be feature OF
the entertainment. An impromptu
programme will be rendered and treat
distributed.
First Presbyterian Church.
On Christmas Eve at 1880 o'clock
at Presbyterian church n Christmas
programme will be rendered. The pro-
gramme will consist Of songs and reci-
tations and surprise Is being ar.
ranged for the children.
Old Fashioned Christmas Tree.
An old fashioned Christmas tree will
be the feature OF the Christmas OBJ
servance Mt the VI. p. Church. and n
jolly evening is anticipated. The en-
tertainment will be given on Christ
mas eve.
bethlehem Chimes"
Is the title Of pretty programme
which will be given by the members
Of the NJ. E. Sunday school on Christ
mas night at 1880 o'clock. The pro-
gramme consists Of beautiful Christ.
mas songs and rectitations.
NJ. E. Church, South.
At the N. E. Church, South, n pro.
gramme Of recltations and songs will
be rendered on Christmas night and
treat will be distributed to the chill.
dren.
Christ Episcopal Church.
At the Episcopal Church on Christ
mas eve regular Christmas services
will be observed, beginning at 6:3C
O'Clock. Following the church service
the Sunday school will gather In the
lecture room where programme viii
be rendered. The children have learn
ed number Of pretty Christmas carols
and treat will also be n feature,
Central Christian Church.
A pretty programme OF songs ant
recitations has been arranged by the
Christian Sunday school which will bt
rendered on Christmas eve ut the
church. A Christmas treat will also
be feature.
Grace Lutheran Church.
At the Lutheran Church last even
Ing n pretty Christmas service was
held and many pretty songs were sung
and recitations rendered. The plat
form was arranged to represent the
i HOLY Manger. After tho rarvIco th.
Christmas treat was distributed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

England wooden mills, many OF which
are running but four days week. 1t
Is estimated that 10000 hands are af'
tected In the woolen trade by the
short time. The machine shops, hcalr
factories and shoe factories have also
been restricting the output, but the
shoe factories are gradually going on
full time again. as that Industry shows
more Improvement than most OF the
others.
While a gradual Improvement Is
looked for in 1908. II is estimated that
from 100000 TO 25O.0OO employees OF
New England ind stries will be on a
short time basis during the first part
OF the year. This number will be an
increase Of about 125.G00 over the
number affected last week, due TO the
arrangement now being made by cot
ton manufacturers to curtail the out.
put % per cent. from Christmas until
March |.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

rife force. Every person on the train
The front locomotive was almost conf
Of the passengers being thrown from
their seats. None OF the passenger
cars left the tracks, but several per.
sons were cut by flying glass.
AT the Office Of the company here II
is stated that one mail clerk was Sc
yerely bruised and bumped by being
thrown against the side OF his car and
that three passengers were slightly
cut and bruised. No one on the freight
train was injured.
The mail train consisted OF five mail
cars. two express cars and three day
coaches. drawn by two locomotives.
was badly jolted and shaken up, many
lletely demolished.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
January 2
rs PRoBAeLEpATE FOR INQUEST
OVER VICTIMS OF moNoN-
GAH DISASTER.

The inquest over the AIonongah
victims will likely be held on January
2. The State and county will make the
Inquiry Jointly. It will require sev
.eral days yet for Mine Inspector Pau
10 finish his work, and several Of the
men who will be called as witnesses
have returned home for the holiday
season.
The mines continue to yield up vic
Tins. One man was found on Satur
tday night one was recovered yester
day and last night the remains ol
Jacob Sullivan were brought out. Thi;
brings the death List up to 344.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
His Surrender
Is Not Pleasing
THE PERSIAN SHAH MAY YET GET
THE BEST OF HIS EN-.
EMIES.
InY Unite,l PrpSsl

TEHRAN, Persia. Dec. 23.-The Ma
tional Assembly accepted very sulkily
to-day the Shah's surrender to the
constitutionalists. The rulers agree
ment to govern In accordance with
fundamental laws granted to the coun-
try by his predecessor will probably
save his throne II faithfully lived up
to. The general sentiment Is that the
sovereign would not have yielded ex.
cept under the strongest pressure and
did so unwlllingly, and that he will
do all In his power to strengthen him.
self sufficiently to be able to repudiate
uls promises.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
200 STRIKERS KILLED.
Government Troops Fired When
Strikers Refused to Dis
perse.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Ac-
cording to advfces received here
this morning two hundred strlk-
Ing Nitrate workers were killed
by government troops at Iqulque.
Chill. Saturday. Ten thousand
workmen from the interior re.
fused to disperse and the troops
opened fire with machine guns. }
"A state OF siege was declared.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
Lost His Life
Saving Others
,oNE MAN KILLED oND ANOTHER
FATALLY INJURED IN TEN.
,EmENT HOUSE FIRE.
(By United Press. }

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Fredericl;
Koenig, a Tenant, lost his life and
acting fire chief Polling was probably
fatally Injured In a tenement house
fire this morning. Koening had reach
ed the street safely, but returned to
help his sister and her family. when
he went down with falling floor.
Polling felt the stairway collapsing un'
der him and plunged through q win
dow three stories to the pavement.
There were many other narrow es'
.eapes. The property loss Is very
light.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
Birds for White
House Force
EACH FAMILY WILL GET :
CHRISTMAS TURKEY FROM
THE PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-In ac.
cordance with the custom Of years
standing, President Roosevelt will
present turkey to every married men,
ber OF the White House force. To
morrow morning fowls will be placed
under the large table Of the basement,
each bearing label. Each employe
entitled to n turkey will be given q
number. presenting the same in the
basement he will receive his Christ
mas bird.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
Big Strike
oRt---dousANp MEN REFUSE TO
GO FROM 8 TO IL HOUR
SYSTEM.
l(By United Press. ,

By United Press.J
! < HAMILTON, Ohio. Dec. 23. = One
Z thousand men went on strike at the
Champion Coated Paper Company's
mill to-day. The strike was caused by
the company abandoning the eight
hour system for the twelve hour sys-
ITEM. The mills are badly crippled.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
Charleston Postmaster Sends
Check.
Charleston. Dec. 21st, 1907.
Mr.. A. Howard Fleming.
Eatrt,,a.N
Sends

hailcstuu, LUZ. ElSt, 1SUi.
Mr.. A. Howard Fleming.
Fairmont ". Va.
Dear Sir:
Answering yours Of the 10Th
will say that I have mailed you
both the latest book Of the Bell
Telephone and one OF our home
phone. The latter think con-
tains some names not on the 9TH
er phone you should have. Be
ing myself owner OF mining In
terests and the pioneer coal man
In this part Of the State, II not
In the State, spending forty.two
years OF my life at the business,
am deeply interested and feel
the greatest sorrow for oil con-
cerned. I trust and pray we may
find the cause Of all these horrId
disastrous, calamitous occurrenc.
es and be able to prevent them
In the future. send herein my
check for a small amount, $4,000,
and wish could send ten times
as much.
Most truly yours,
]. 2. DANA, P. II.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

General Superintendent Loree. OF
the Wheeling system Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. passed
through this city to-day. His private
coach was attached to train No. Il.
The local officials do not know the sig.
niflcance OF Superintendent Loree's
visit
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
STILL
RROUND DARR
MINE OPENING
s TAKEN
RELIEF OF NEEDY
Neil Pressl

Lted Press.)
X. Dec. 23.-Fffty-
been recovered anil
lrface. Twenty 9TH
cars In the depths
g to be hauled out.
a bad state OF de-
all badly mutilat-
ngments OF rotten
and burned cloth
IS been entirely eN.
-row all the parts
Workings will have
pere Is considerable
flying the bodies.
ed unknown. There
at the temporary
ia large tent open 10
Zine to three. Prompt
e temporary relief OF
destitute are being TAX.
ipany and committees.
sEEK. Dec. 23.-2:10 p,
lumber Of bodies recover
O'Clock. seyenty-one.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

Miss Eta Flercner. OF Pennington
Is here to-day doing Christmas shop.
ping.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

Fred L. Lewis and sisters. Mrs. Pay
ton and Miss Lewis, are guests at the
Tavern.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

75e popular Copyright books 45c, 75s
elossles for 55e, soc. Standard Works
for soe.-eIobe Book store. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

Mrs. Pauline Bush. OF Morgantown
Is the guest OF friends In this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

FOR RELIABLE GOODS
Buy at Globe Book and Stationery
Store, Watson Hotel Bldg, Main st.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
Mr.. WATsoN's KINDNESS.

According to his usual GUS
tom, Mr.. J. E. Watson sent a
very much appreciated note to
the West Virginlan bearing the
following message:
Enclosed find check for $500
for subscription to your paper to
January l, 1909. Balance for
Christmas turkey for the ONCE
| gang"
| 1t is nice to have such friends
about this time OF year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

Subscribe for the West vIrsinIan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

HU MAXWELL
1t can be readily seen from thsi
tone OF Mr.. Maxwell's letter that hsi
fully appreciates the significance Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
GETTING an EDU@NYIO% in the FREE LIBRARIES

Now. imagine school children. with their heads fu" of play-masine boys filled with visions of baseball Pharaohs and getting descriptions of amuets . of ey on da which M s shalen dbas % is s Truly clubs ns9 R; Ws them 0 to
 p ed n the ss coal sf or no8e sepa s oan Discussed at the clubs and the the library to look critics opn, in. es means of work We we have books and magazines dealing with all phases of the ,. people, of what profession or nationality use
 the s,y TsRy Ely city will, desire of the sons and daughters of and ssy asess. @ sh w ssm' sss sSss s:a, ;hsl % ss and the @ is afsr r knowedgs , us MSr.r,n recently,
 those aftsr nssi aay ans sss ssss as
 library New York man sama,;ss has been sa and o three s % he s the library and reads S %an a .,%S;s mSS EsSssnasd ssds ali ,bera Senx usua ore nn Sce the of novels called for than books all other subjects taken
 been call psp for Hs soSs eHsassd literary thsrs for l6s Ssiss ss Ss . Each year there is an gn Go Ss for & hs iSfIu oo aorE aHssss and mo no play da s'' A'0'A 'A'"' ~ " m
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
A REAL WHISPERING ANGEL

There arc many people in Des Moines who believe that any other physician could not have saved Gray Those who hold that woman has no place in the pro- fesslon of medicine would changed their minds if they could have the grace. the wisdom: the knowledge of materia medca the consoling sympathy displayed by this ministering angel and physician combined as she fitted about the sickroom.
 Her very presence was healing She took such an in the she had to give less time to her other patients
 Her whole professional ability centered on the object of pulling this through Every one about the house could that the mnistrations were not those ordinarily expected of physician.
 Why 1t? Why, easy. The doctor loved She had known this man until she was called upon attend him. But raving and unconscious a most of the time she recognized him as her affinity.
 And so she cured him. It was a great triumph. told that he to get well. he smiled faintly. and said:
 T don't know whether I should thank censure you For you know you have deprived me of case.
 Which she. being physician. promptly appreciated. and laughed heartily.
 Surely this delicious humor who could joke about his business an occasion. would make an ideal husband
 There were love glances, billings and cooings be- fore the patient could leave his bed. When, finally. able to arise. it became a case of marked fatuaton-
 Well Doc. what's my bin2" he asked when he declared well.
 But she replied
 "Bnlf Why. why do mention a bill? Isn't 1t all in the family? And if I should charge you for curing you, wouldn't it just the same as charging myself for curing myself?"
 Very welf'-good naturedly-"but may get even with you some time; may opciate-"
 Sat her hand was elapped his mouth. and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

was easter for him to get away from the ofdce than for her. since the calls weren't urgent
 And she happy to have him there. Fine meals spread for the sweetheart guest and awhile. just to show what good houseke eeper could be. Georgia would go into kitchen herself prepare especially appetizing delicacy him.
 He seemed to be truly in love- Even the fact that she was slightly his senior didn't make any differ for she still charming and. anyway. hadn't saved his life?
 Nor she easily won. When he first proposed refused him. But he finally convinced her that he wanted her for her self not because had nursed him to health but because he loved her. and then she said. Yes"
 Cupid by this time chpper a youngster as you saw. He didn't ali look to the ca sual observer as though he was likely to need the professional services of the pretty woman doctor much less of her sweetheart undertaken.
 Nor was there any why he should for peo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

A SYRIAN boy brown of face and browner of eyes. A appeared reference department of the Gen. N tral Branch of the Free Library in Philadelphia
 several years ago
 His face, mobile and soft a girls. was not he by smile. His eyes rarely flashed He seemed solemn. very much in earnest the young women attendants their desks seriousness of the lad
 And they wondered still when they discovered the work which the lad reading which he bent day by day-a Cyclopeda of General Information. In volumes containing concise information about everything under the z.
 At o'clock every morning he found waiting ct the door Of the instituon until o'clock every night he bored the volumes.
 Sometimes he went lunch: most of the time he brought 1t with him-a roll, a ham sandwich. orange. And he he studied.
 Sometimes one of the young women would approach hIn-sometmes his face seemed peaked and he seemed in need. No, nothing wrong; he was all right his book Perhaps he had gone as far as chemistry"
 lie came a year, and the coverings two books had to be replaced He delving through the last volume He still came in the morning and stayed until
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

he could not finish his jest
 Months passed. and the love of these people grew every day.
 T have but one desire" Harry used to say "and fessicnal services"
 But can hardly say that of you" she would re- ply flor although should awfully hate to have you sick again. think of the pleasure should derive from soothing you and nursing did before"
 Tt would be almost worth going through another fever siege for" he used to admit
 But neither required the others services again
 On the other hand, both industrously kept on at. tending to the ordinary of business curing and burying people. respectively. and both added con- stantly to their regulations for sauare efficient dealing.
 Their counting was done under difaculties This was but natural considering nature of their pro- fessions S
 Harry would ask Georgia-it seemed so funny to others to not hear him call her "doctor-to the the ater on certain evening: would buy box tickets brush up his opera hat and live @ day or two of glorious anticipation.
 Then just the cab was at the door to taks hin, to her home imagine his chagrin hear the tele- phone bell and take message like this:
 Harry? Yes. yes. this is Georgia I'm so .o-,v dear. but just had finished dressing for the the ater l was called out case. and must hurry as soon as can get back into my other togs. No mo- it's impossible to put it on-one of those cases you know. which we are engaged for long ahead and must go to as called Good bye"
 And. If this was annoying to him, what could have been her feelings when she did finally manage to escape call for evening and telephoned for him to come and take her somewhere. only learn that he had gone lowell it's hard to say but every one knows what it is to be undertaken
 Anyhow. they loved That evident to any one Their courtship grew fervd that Harry made a practice of going to Georgias house for meals. It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

There are men with patriarchal boards, stu dents with the studese stoop of the shoulders; teachers looking pedantic through spectacles; there are also men in poor clothing, typical hoboes, foreigners-persons from almost every class and condition of life.
 What do they readl Have you ever wondered2 Do they come for amusement or for instruction, to read fiction, or to get educations
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

T NTERING a free H library, especial - ly in a big city,
 has it ever oc- cured to you what a s tri k ing resemblance there is to a hive of beesa
 Along tables, oblivi- ous of those around them, sit men and women, boys and girls, all busy, others are seeking reading. Along the shelves, intent and as busy, others are seeking books.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

= r EVER has the city of Des Moines. Iowa. been M 90 wrought up anything as over this ! medicatcd lovemaking and its unheard-or
 ramhcations.
 Wbat makes it of especially absorbing interest ls the parties to the romance are or con Nillionaires society folks church leaders ana nsh class professional people discussing what might have been if the marriage had really taken place-h the breach promise suit hadn't nterfered-if the doctor hadn't charged the undertaken protessohai ia for his counting visits
 For these people have all along associated on terms equality with the doctor (she should thought of a prominent woman doctor') ana the undertaken Che known in Des Moines 'rich ana handsome funeral drector) and how could they ever have heart to withdraw their patronage Just because the pair had happened to get married!
 But then-with a sgh-it wasn't to be- so there's no use trying say what they would have done
 It Is two years since that time-that memo rabie time for Des Moines-when Undertaken Harry Gray got sick that he seemed to be candidate for one of his plush-lined boxes.
 The that he could have had an elegant funeral at cost must have been a great consolation to the undertaken, but yet he didn't want to die.
 Gray was ill-very i'll. He had typhoid fever. In his own room in his luxurously appointed home he sighed relief And fatesor it the furies? sent pr. Stewart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
VICTORY FOR THE LADY

All Des Mones by the over this unique question. What view would the court take of tf
 wanted to know.
 The very day trial arrived and the court room was crowded with the fashion, galantry beauty and brains of the city.
 Attorneys for both sides were there. Everything was in readiness the jury panel awaited the se- lection of the twelve names.
 But just then everything was spoiled by the an nouncement that the had been settled out of 
 The business Dr. Stewart-such she and ts- had things that she able to get very profitable settlement
 The total the bill which the physician had at first sought so562 F. this to profess sional visits meals and heart balm.
 in the private settlement was $500 in cash and Undertaken Gray's note for 5000.
 But in addition she made him sign agreement that he would n the future harbor i'll feelings against her. but would accord her high respect
 And so. while the legal status of the case was not decided practically demonstrated that the pretty doctor had the better of it.
 Which may suggest moral something like this:
 When you go accounting pretty woman doctor Whether be undertaken no), first have an understanding whether visits to De charged professional rates.
 Otherwise you may be called upon to put Cupid in c bo2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
LOVE LAY NO BAN ON BUSINESS

This was her ledger and in it, with other things sort she had kept account of her professional services to the young undertaken when he nad the of his visits She had kept them alL
 There the days and dates and amounts. And total figured up to 35s212.
 addition to this, she computed that she had meals him, which, at an ordinary restsu- rant would cost $7o. and been cheap at that.
 And then she put down t15.0o0 for wounded feel ings the entire bill over to lawyer for collection.
 Actually you could have knocked Harry Gray dewn with a feather when he the bill
 Here was something which he had not been count ing on-something unheard of in the whole annals of medical science.
 For. according to his assertion. the fair Georgia charged him professional rates for every one of his courtng visits.
 At least he said they had been courting visits in his estimation.
 But she averred that they were professionai-that regularly medical attention. and that 1t was well by every concerned that there was at first no lovemakng about 1t.
 After the engagement she admitted she did not regard the visits professional but if she chose to so regard the earlier ones. how could any one dis pute her?
 Here. indeed. novel question in medical ethics be solved. and pretty one.
 The medical profession in Des Moines. as . rule sided with pr. Stewart For. they argued. if this young man should have visits legally construed in the way he asked why couldn't any other patient do the thing?
 And, if any of opposite who pays frequent visits to a doctors office should declare that he she kad called simply in courting vein. why. what protection would the physicians have?
 No indeed this must not be allowed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

in any other city. and there was always plenty c business supplied through the regular channsls.
 But youth pned No mannsr of daaS- noss the part of Dr. Stewart could determine the cause. She had done all Q woman could to nourish him. foster his strength. Altogether. 1t was pess accounting for.
 Gradually the invalid grew worse and worse. aad 1t that he could not last much longer Finally. he was dead
 would think that the job of tntsrring this corpse would be the most distasteful that Under taker Gray called upon to perform-for. Of course getting any other undertaken was net to os thought of
 His training to his rescue. however and fortitude he placed the little dscsdent in the box lowered him to oblivion.
 Then the breach of promise case.
 pr Stewart is young woman of determination been largely by virtue of this quality as well unquestioned ability in healing that she has reached front rank in Des Moines medical circles
 When Harry broke the sad news to her she did weep-not that any one could sec
 0 the very first things she did was to so 70 her office and take down big book from shell.
 This she placed a table and opened and turned the pages until she found what she wanted
 Then she began industriously to work with pen cil adding rows of figures.