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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10

. 4 F.. .
ander. Monndsville: second. H. X.
tWaraeld, Of Morgantowu, and w. H
Cobb. of Elkins; third, f. c. Colcord
St Albans. and W. o. Abney, of Char,
leston; fourth. W. W. Jackson. OF
Parkersburs. and R. L. Pemberton.
st. Mary's; fifth. Col. D. E. Abbott, OF
H ntlngton, and DR.. G. T. Young. OF
keystone. iy
A brief but spirited canvass for the
place OF next meeting between Hunt.
ington and clarhsburg. was won by
clarksburg, which was selected by a
vote Of II to 10.
The Improvement OF the Ohio river
was recommended and the passage
OF the sale in bulk law by the legis.
lature. Speeches were made during
the day By Governor W. NJ. o. Daw.
son, Tax Commissioner a. B. White.
on the limitation OF tax Ievies: by
Highway Commissioner II. F.. Williams
and by State Labor Commissioner I.
V. Barton.
Graceland. the home OF Senator H.
G. Davis, was thrown open to the Wis.
itors on Mr.. Davis Invitation with a
reception to meet Vice President FAIR.
banks. eld
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
.g.IH! 8. d! ANNIVERSARY SALE
ofithe Famous store Begins Saturday,
I5i.I October 18th. =.
7l,.- - 80. -.

OF the Famous store Begins Saturday,
ssslj October 18th. !,
The Famous store at $40 Main street
announces on the last page of this pu.
gpef its eighth anniversary sale. This
store has enjoyed a liberal patronage
since itywas opened in Falrmont eight
years ago and its growth has been
very rapid until now 1t is one of the
largest stores OF its kind In the city.
Mfr. KlaWg has purchased an excep.
,tlonallyS large and up.to-date stock Of
fail and winter goods. consisting OF
mems clothing and furnishings, ladies',
suits, skirts and jackets, shoes, etc.,
sall of which wlll be sold to the peo.
pie at yery3lowj prices. The store room
has lately; been remodeled and decor.
sated until now 1t presents handsome
appearance. a most cordial invita-.
tion Is extendedsto every reader to
Tisitlthe Famous and inspect the com.
plete new stocks Of fall and winter
smerchnndise in all departments, and
become more intimately acquainted
with their modern methods of busl.
ness; and the bargains offered at this
sale. The opening day of the sale you
will note is Saturday. October 18th,
and II will !paysyou to attend It early.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
SAFELY: /. /:
l|jA|'HA|.R|BlO|IRT!O- i ! / J [ !

SEW Y oRK, Oct. l0.-with their
ship aflre in mid ocean and shrieks
OF frightened women and children ris.
ing above the gale that at times seem.
ed about 10 send the fatal craft to
the bottom, while smoke percolating
from burning cargo filled every nook
! and ere ice of the steamer. the pas.
sengsrs and crew OF the Austrian
steamer, Glutia, had an experience on
Thltsaay they wili not likely soon for.
get, l''s ~
From two In the morning till three
in the afternoon the vessel was in
Sgrayest sdanse and 1t was only by su.
apsrhNEan effort that the blaze was
finally controlled and cxtingulshcd.
The caits IN explained that the fire
was caused by spontaneous combus.
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
NEW COKE !OV!!E:Ns We:
ARE BEING BUILT RY FEDERAL
COAL COMPANY, AT GRAY's X
FLATS. Y. 4, II

u
The Federal Coal and Coke Com
pany is making improvements on It's
plant by erecting twenty additional
coke ovens. The work en- the new
ovens commenced the first OF this
week and they will be pushed to com:
pletlon as rapidly as possible. oihers
ovens will be built as the condition OF
the weather will permit, posslbl,
twenty more will be constructed be
sides the ones that are now begun.
The Federal company has i good
plant and the coal that It mines Is IA
good product which, when manufactur.
ed. makes an excellent grade OF coke.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10

didate for reelection. The two most
prominent candidates are General VIM.
B. Pack, Of Moundsvllle, and Col. C.
A. Barlow, of Benwood. Col. VIM. H.
Dunbar, Of Parkersburg, and Major
Simms are also spoken of. The cap.
tains and lieutenants Of the Uniform
Rank companies only have a vote. Ma.
ior General Arthur s. stobbard, OF
st. Paul, Mimi, who is in command
of the entire Uniform Rank OF the
United States, will be present and
preside at the brigade meeting. Gen.
eral Pack has organized twenty new
companies of the Uniform Rank. Z
The report Of the knights of Pyttl-
las Home committee will be one Of
the most important ones considered.
Several cities and towns are going
To- make strong efforts to secure the
location Of the home: I,
: -
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SPECIAL SESSION
/: |! CITY iii COUNCIL
WAS HELD LAST NIGHT. TO CON-
stpER EXTENSION OF COL 8.
uMBlA STREET.

called meeting of cornell was
held last night to consider the Co.
sl1mbia street extension proposition.
The street committee reported favor,
able, AMI council ordered the extension
from State street to the corporation
limit. The. street is to be forty feet
willie; All the property owners have
agreed 70 give enough ground to make
Sthe street except Mrs. Sarah ]. Har.
bert Mrs Harbert will be seen at
once SO that there, may be no delay
I'm the opening Of the street.
The paving Of Ogden avenue was
discussed some; but this will be mat
ter for consideration at another meet
Ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
MRS. ,HARTJE
REFUSES GENEROUS OFFER OF
HER HUSBAND TO EFFECT
COMPROMISE.

LIGoNIER, Pa, Oct. 18.-"f have
no fear for the future. no matter what
happens. I am happy In the thought
that nothing Gun force me to live with
Augustus Hartje again." In these
words Mrs: Hartje broke a long and
well guarded silence concerning the
fight with her millionaire husband.
She declared she could not accept his
generous offer to compromise. Mrs.
Hartje declined to discuss the latest
letters in the recent petition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
unknown man
KILLED BY TRAIN
WAS BROUGHT TO MINERS HOS.
PlTAL FROM A POINT NEAR
FARMiNGToN.

An unknown man died this morning
at the Miners Hospital from injuries
received by being struck by a train:
The accident occurred near Farming.
ton and the injured man was brought
to the hospital, The remains were
taken in charge by Undertaken R. C.
Jones and efforts are being made to
identify them. Hs2f Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
SENSATIONAL! 5. ] [ J Il |
RESOLUTIONEvlAS
P.A!|S''''s;.EI|:ID|..B:YBOARD. S . /:
Reform S cho o 81
Dir tors Busy

GRAFTON Oct 10. y rather sensa-s
tional proceeding was :indaIged In ut
the meeting Of the board of directors
OF the State reform school at Prrnty.
town Tuesday night and nm order
was entered that might have the ef.s
feet of creating; considerable news IN
the future. For some weeks, since tRa
new superintendent took charge OF
the Institution, the members of Tho
finance committee OF the State board
have been trying TO get a settlement
OF the business out Of the former 81.
perintendent, Rev. D. s. Hammond,
but they have been unable to do 10,
and as a result 1.-The order was entered.
The order sntered was In effect as
follows: 4
"on motion the secretary Of the
board is instructed to notify the
surety Of D. S. Hammond: late super
intendent OF the Institution, VIZ:
the Citizens Trust & Guaranty Co. of
West Virginia, Off Parkersburgs that
this board Is unable to secure a set;
tlemeni from the saids Hammond.
though the same has been often re.
quested and demanded !, and that IN
examination Of the books and records
Of the institution disclose that the I
said Hammond Is indebted 10 tho
State Of West Virginia In d consiaer
able sum, under the conditions of
said bond and that the records of
said Institution are open for the IN.
spectlon OF said surety,
II is not generally known that
there has been any trouble OF 5this
kind Mt the Institution, and the splts
lication Of this! order viii create
quite a sensation not only among tie
friends Of tiiesinstitiitioI, but OF me
former superintendent as well. From
a reliable source 1T has been learned
that after the .formef superintendent
handed In his resignation. an effort
was made: by the I finance committee
TO have a settlement Of the accounts
made, but 1t was not possible ifor
them to get 1t. They asked for and
also demanded ag:settlement; but IL
could not be had, SO there was but
one other thing to do. and the rssllt I
was the action OF the board IN pssss
ing the order quoted above!
The Institution will not lose any.
thing because Of the settlement not
having been made for the reason
that the surety OF the former sppers
intendent Is one Of the most respop.
sibte companies Of the kind lii the
country to-day and they are perfectly
liable and responsible for the
amount which is claimed Is due.
The, Information received is to the
effect that there is a difference in
favor Of the Institution OF Between
$1,000 and $1,000 and THAT, ii ID
the intention Of the board u Of direc-
tors 10 have the settlement made at
once. =,
Within as short a time as possible
the secretary Of the board viii In.
form the surety company which has
Offices at Parkersburg, of the order,
that has been entered and also sask
that an effort to made to have all
matters pertaining to III settled as
quickly as possible In order TO have
the business Strengthened out ani
the new superintendent may be able
to know Just what condition the a
nances Of the institution are In:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
. FAIRMoNT WEST VIRGINIA THURSDAY OCTOBER TO- 1907
ship WAS AFIRE I'M M|D5OCEAN
Of the Inhabitants to have occurred in

4ts.--1 ~ 80 y ~ ~ a so ~
Of the inhabitants to have occurred in
the places OF note. ~ ,s
We went from one side Of a noun.
tain to the other through the Gap OF
panloe, riding on very slow ponies.
When the ponies We're brought around
the blur to US they appeared to. be
excited and nervous animals, but we
afterwards learned tina, that was a
Iuick Of the boy Rho Invariably goes
with each pony. "a 4
There were two ladies' in our
crowd. but four OF the ponies had side
saddles. One Of these was given to
me. and when I asked the boy about
Il he replied, 20 we didn't have any
more men saddles, so We, will have to
use what we have" One of the par.
ty refused to ride pony. and was
afterwards taken over in common
dump cart. The beggars in IrelanI
are n very numerous .class OF people;
some from necessity. some from
choice. Indeed, the old rags which
they don for the occasion do not
sometimes hide the good clothes un.
derneath, them. The age Of. the beg
gar ranges from the babe to the very
aged. One old woman who solicited
money from one. of our crowd was
told BY the tourist that the smallest
piece of money he had was a crown
ts1.25) to which she replied. ""Yes.
riverence. and can change it fos
YOU" sr
The houses are all old, Of stone anil
with thatched root. A great many
OF the houses are empty, as the popn.
lation is steadily decreasing, the pe".
pie going to Australia and the United
States. 4
The greatest land owner is Lord
Kinmore, who owns an estate walled
in with fall II feet high and extend,
ing : miles in length. The rural sec.
tions are quite poverty stricken, but
the towns are fairly well to do. be-.
cause SO many tourists leave money
IN the town. The poverty can be bet
ter Imagined. when enc finds out that
the grent park on the Lord Kinmore
estate is never visited by the coun.
try folk, though the entrance fee Is
but pence.
We next VISITED Dublin, our first
large foreign city. The cars-tram
cars-as they are called were of
much interest TO us because they
were as we would say, two stories
high" In Dublin is Sachsville street,
one of the famous streets of Europe.
While IN Dublin We visited the Irish
International Exposition. Comparing
it TO some Of our fairs, we found that
it required one day TO see 1t.
In Dublin at Phoenix Park, Is one OF
the royal castles where are kept some
OF the crown jewels. We visited this
castle AMI soon afterwards about
$500 100000 worth of jewels were miss.
ing. might add that the Jewels have
not been found in our possession.
Leaving Dublin We crossed the Ir-
ish Channel and toured Wales ani
EnglanI."
Prof. Mercer5will continue his re.
MARKS next Thursday morning. dis
cussing the ways and customs OF our
English friends. VS.
The friends and patronssof the
school are invited to attend these ad-
dresses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
;TRAINSPLUNCED RI
OsDEE|:P DITCH

VIENNA Oct. s10..--An express train
from semlin collided with a freight
near Budapest today Ten persons
are reported injured. thirty hurt and
many Of them seriously. The COLI,
sion occurred on a high embankment
and the force with which the trains
met threw both down into sa3 deep
ditch Fire broke out In the wreckage
which was the cause Of many deaths.
Pinned down by the Swreckage the Wis.
Tins roasted TO death. Relief trains
rushed to the scene.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
4NotIees

10 whom It my concern.
Il the undersigned, am not with
Kneiling Bros as stated In adj. but
am am at the old stand with Harry Il.
Cole and viii he pleased to meet aii
my friends and patrons; !
Respectfully yours, > & 'fS
q JOHN =, TAuDER
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
MICHEL WILL RETIRE.

INDIANAPOLIS; md, Oct. 10. =
John Mitchell, president iot5the United
Mine Workers, will announce In; q cur.
rent issue Of the United Mine Work
erss Journal that he win not, be, a can.
diaate for reelection as president: He
win retire for good. s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
NOTICE EsroLTAxPAYERs.

NOTICE 70 TAXPAYERS.
THE CITYTAxEs FOR THE YEAR
1907 ARE NOW READY AND ALL
IPERs sons PAYING THE SAME ON
OR BEFORE toGTo DER Sa1STs WILL
BE ALLOWED IA sDIsc coUNTS OF 21s
PER CENT. mo 81 SCOTT. &
CITY COLLECTOR.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
.BRYANECEIilINC
| READY RI: !. ! { J ] ! TOESPEAl[
Wltr=TEtG The MocRATs ALL
ABOUT HIS CAN oipAcY
VERY. SOON.

: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct. 10 -Bs-
fore Thanksgiving Day William j.
Bryan will give the Democrats to sun;
derstand his attitude toward Tho
Presidential nomination He said to-
day that there would be no mIsunder-
standing as TO his position Bryan is
here in consultation with leading
/ Democrats, including Tom Taggart
Bryan left here for clncinnati. then,
he goes TO I, Ritehfmond Va. Z.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10

west gglrgInlaa wants ada pay:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
Working Up Her Feelings.

A famous English tragic actress on
her first appearance in New York was
observed between the third and fourth
acts In retired part behind the wings
sobbing and moaning and beating her
bosom In a most unusual manner.
One of the actors very kindly asked
her the cause Of the grief so painfully
expressed. She replied not in words,
but motioned him to be gone. and then
sighed and moaned more than before.
The good natured actor, alarmed at a
pretty woman's grief, entreated her to
retire to her dressing room and let the
other ladies assist to console her, on
which she suddenly suspended her
tones of grief and exclaimed:
go along; leave me. I am working
up my feelings for the last scene"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19

send somebody to take care of your
mother for the evening, and here is a
crown with which you may go and get
food and medicine. Here is also one of
my tickets. Come tonight. That will
admit you to a seat near me-"
Pierre bought some oranges and 9TH
er delicacies for his mother and went
to the concert hall that night. The
band struck up plaintive little melo-
dy and Nine. Malibran poured forth
the touching words. Pierre clasped his
hands for joy, but many bright eye
In that vast audience grew dim with
tears. The next day the door of his
humble home opened, and Nine. Mali
bran laid her hand on his yellow curls
as she said to his mother: Your little
boy madame, has brought you a for
tune. | was offered this morning by
the best publisher In London $500 for
his little song, and after he has real
lied certain amount from the sale
little Pierre here is to share the profits.
Madame, thank God that your son has
q gift from heaven"
The boy fell upon his knees and ask
ed God to bless the kind heart that
had felt for the poor, and when, a few
years later, AIalibran sank to an early
DEATH it was Pierre, the rich compo-
ser, who smoothed her pillow and
cheered her last hours.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
Aunt Mary's Glorious Finish.

A dear old New England spinster,
the embodiment of the timid and
shrinking. passed away at Carlsbad,
where she had gone for her health.
Her nearest kinsman "a -nepheY.. Or
dered her body sent home to bt71Sr.ed
-as was her last wish-in the quiet
little country churchyard in Massachu-
setts. His surprise can be imagined
when on opening the casket he beheld,
instead of the placid features of his
Aunt Mary, the majestic port of an
English general In full regimentals
whom he remembered had CHANGED to
die at the same time and place as his
aunt
At once he cabled to the generals
heirs explaining the situation and re-
questing instructions.
They came back as follows: "Glve
the general quiet funeral. Aunt Mary
inferred today with full military hon.
ors. six brass bands, saluting guns
Lippincott's.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
No Money Need Pass.

The Duke of Wellington once re-
ceived letter from lady saying that
she was soliciting subscriptions for a
church in which she was much inter-
ested and had taken the liberty to put
his name down for 1900 and hoped he
would promptly send her check for
that amount. He forthwith replied
that he was glad she thought so well
of him. Certainly he would respond
to the call, but he, too, was interested
in certain church that needed sub
scriptions and, counting upon his cor
respondents well known liberality, he
had put her down for 1900. "And so,'
he concluded, mo money need pass be-
tween u.s."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
Wise,s Commitment.


Ex-Congressman John s. Wise, for
merly of Virginia, now Of New York,
is warm personal friend Of President
Roosevelt Being in Washington about
two years ago, he visited the White
House and was promptly accorded an
interview. In the course Of the con-
versation the president is said to have
remarked:
"Now, John, you are very observ-
ing man and know pretty near what is
going on. Tell me what the people
seem to think of my administration"
"Oh, Mr.. President" Mr.. Wise re-
piled, "the opinion seems to be that
you will go down to poster1ty with
washington"
81 am delighted to hear that" the
president Is said to have answered In
terruptingly as he grasped Mr.. Wise's
hand and shook 1t heartily. But as he
released his hold M Wise continued:
: but whether It Ape x1a George
or Booker T. Gnh'A6t p.-gared +
say."-Argonaut.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
- =---
- The
Scrap Book
Common Meter.

A Pennsylvania Dutch clergyman
was In the habit Of giving out two
lines of hymn at time for the choir
TO sing. One dark. rainy day he could
not see the words and said: Mine eyes
ish dim. I cannot see. ! left mine
epeoks at home" The choir, suppos-
Ing this to be the hymn, struck up the
tune of common meter. The minister
bawled out: "Mein Gott, Mein Gott!
Dat ish no hymn. only said mine
eyes wash dim" The choir sang these
two lines, the minister saying: Il dink
the debips In you ALL Dot wash no
hymn to sing at ALL"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
Not With Our Consent.

By men who think they think the
think
And possibly they do, who knows2-
We're solemnly informed Japan
Has up its sleeve a little plan
To lick us If 1t only can
Quite on the sly get in some blows.
It's very sad to think about,
But when they come to try it out
And spring their blooming trap,
Pray. what will we be doing when
They're pulling Off the scrap7
It's whispered by the timid ones
That in a year or two or three
The yellow peril will come round
The white and softer race to pound
Upon it's own choice stamping ground
And make 1t pack Its trunk and fee.
They're going to show us, so they say.
I rWre7e. we. irrre III II
Or that's the common chat.
Pray, what will we be doing when
The Japs are doing that?
The prophets have 1t figured out
Our awful finish is at hand;
The yellow kingdom will arise
And take our cities by surprise
Before our wide and startled eyes
And on our. solar plexus land.
When they are chewing us to bits
Their band will play a tune that fits
With their musicians crude.
Pray, what will we be doing when
The Japs are acting rude?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
A Claim to Recognition.

Lord Kames, returning from the
north circuit to Perth, one night slept
at Dunkeld. Next morning, walking
toward the ferry, but fearing he had
missed his way, he asked a man whom
he met to guide him. The man an
swered cordially: "That will 1 with
all my heart, my lord. Doesna' your
lordship mind me? My names John
Grant. had the honor to be before
your lordship for stealing Sheep" "Oh,
John, remember you well! And how
is your wife? She had the honor to
be before me, too, for receiving the
sheep. knowing them to be stolen"
Eat your lordship's service. We were
very lucky; we got off for want of evil
dence, and I am still going on in the
butcher trade" 'Then," said Lord
Kames, 1--WE may have the honor Of
meeting againw
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19

"Who did you say is waiting for
mer asked Malibran of her servant.
81 am already worn out with compa-
ny" HE is only a very pretty little
boy with yellow curls, who said If he
can just see you he is sure you will not
be sorry, and he will not keep you a
moment" "Oh. well. let him come"
smiled the great singer. IL can never
refuse children"
II came to see you because my moth
er is very SICK" began Pierre, 'and we
are too poor to get food and medicine.
I thought, perhaps, that If you would
sing my little song at some of your
grand concerts maybe some publisher
would buy 1t for small sum, and so
I could get food and medicine for my
mother" ibid you compose itY' asked
Malibran, after humming the air, you,
childr' looking at the boy attentively.
And the words too? Would you like
to come to my concert?" "Oh. yes, but
/ couldn't leave my mother" 81 will
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19

The Sweating Process.

At the bedside of the late William
Trnyers four doctors were consulting
as to the best mode of producing per-
spiration. Overhearing the discussion,
Travers whispered:
"Send in your bills, gentlemen; that
will do it."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
The Jisser Under the Tongue.

A Pennsylvania doctor had an Irish
woman for a patient. He had pulled
her through lingering attack of ty-
phoid fever and of course took her
temperature from time to time by hav-
ing her hold thermometer under her
tongue
When she had nearly recovered, he
called one day, left a simple prescrip-
ton and started homeward. About
three miles from her house he was
overtaken by her son on horseback
mother is worse" said the boy.
"Come right back"
Back the doctor went.
''Docthor," said the old lady re-
proachfully as he entered the sick
room, ..why did ye not give me the
Jigger unther me tongue? That did
me more good than all the rest of yer
thrashv'
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-06-19
The Horse is No HypoorIte.

The philosopher, Carneades, said:
"Princes learn nothing well but riding,
for their tutors fiatter them and those
who contend with them in games suf-
fer themselves to be beaten. But a
horse knows not whether prince or
a peasant be on his back, and If his
rider cannot rule him he throws him
without ceremony"