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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
FOR SILVER
MEDAL BIG SUCCESS
Excellent Efforts Are Put Forth by
Contestants at Dun Street
United Brethren Church.

The silver medal contest held I'M
der the auspices of the Young Peo-
pies Society Of Dun Street United
Brethren church Sunday evening
was grand success in every particu-
lar. The following program was
rendered:
Equality for the Halves That Form
the Whole of Humanity. 80.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ruth Waters
Tom Jones. ..........M Mary strader
Child Messenger. -. Lucille Stealey
The Coming Man .............
........... Hattie Cunningham
"A Dream and What Became of 1t
............... Hattie stealey
Christian Leaders. susanna stealey
All of the contestants won honors
for themselves vet it was impossible
for all to win first honors. Misses
Lee, Cousins and Jones, three able
teachers of the Central school, we're
judges and after some deliberation
Miss Cousins announced the decision
Of the judges. First honors we're
awarded to Miss Lucille stealey,
while Misses Ruth Waters and sus-
ana stealey tied for second honors.
AS to the rank of the other contest
ants the judges could not agree. The
evening was enjoyed very much by
all who attended and all are looking
forward with pleasant expectations
to the next contest in which ten
small boys will take part.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
ATHEISM THREATENED
Declares Pope About Modernism and
Advises Against 1t.

ROME, Sept. 1s-The Pope 10.
day issued an incsclical on modern.
ism which he declared is serious
danger and would lead to atheism.
A provision is made for combating
modern error by careful supervision
of schools, periodicals and church
gatherings.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
GAME LAWS
,of West Virginia Fix Seasons and
the Regulations For
Hunting, Etc.

Inasmuah as the open season for
killing certain species OF game is ap-
proachIng he Telegram has been re-
quested b. several persons TO print a
synopsis u the game laws OF this
State. They are ms follows. and
those Interested should cut them out
and preserve them.
1T is unlawful to huut, Kill, chase
or wound deer from the 18Th day of
December until the 18TH day Of oc-
tober following, that Is they may
only be killed in the interval be-
tween the 18th day Of October and
the 18th day of December.
ITO kill more than two deer in any
one season or 10 hunt or chase deer
with dogs 1T any time 10 XII any
fawn when it is spotted or have In
possession the fresh skin Of any
fawn.
TO kill or have In possession any
deer, Wild turkey, quail. pheasant
or RULED grouse with intentions of
sending or transporting same out of
the State.
ANY person violating the about
will be fined not less than $50 nor
more than $50, and may be confined
in jail not more than ten days.
1T is unlawful to kill, catch or in
jure, or to pursue with such inten-
lions. or to destroy the nests of
turkey buzzards. sparrows, Except
English sparrowsl, robin, bluebird,
martin, thrush, mocking bird, swal-
low, cat bird. wren, dove or any
other bird whose habits are not es-
sentially predatory and destructive
to agricultural products.
"A violation of the above is pun
ishable by a fine OF not less than
$40 nor more than s25.
"Rufled grouse, pheasant. pinnat-
ed grouse, prairie chicken or wild
turkey may be killed only between
October 18th and December 18th;
quail or Virginia partridge only be-
tween the LIST day of November and
goth day of December, and no per-
son shall kill more than 10 quail IN
one day.
Blue winged teal, mallard or
wood cock, or any other wild duck.
wild goose or Srant may be killed be-
tween the list day of October and the
list day of April; snipe between the
1st day OF March and the LIST day OF
November, inclusive; squirrel, rab-
bit or hare between the 18th day of
September and the LIST day OF jan
uary Gland owners may pursue or
kill squirrels, rabbits or hares upon
their own land at any time).
mo person shall catch by seine,
net or trap any wild turkey, RULED
grouse, pheasant. quail or Virginia
partridge, or kill wild turkey on
bait; or by use of swivel or pivot
gun, or push boat or sneak boat used
for carrying such guns to catch or
kill wild duck. goose or brandt.
ut is unlawful to hunt or catch
rabbits with ferrets.
"A nonresident of the State may
not hunt in this State. without IL
cense. -S@soeASaEAHs.e.-
"The acts of 1907 make It lunlaw-
full to sell or have in possession for
the purpose of selling, any bird, llv-
ing or dead, or any plumage, skin
or body of any bird other than q
game bird. It also provides for the
granting of licenses to persons to
take the eggs of birds other than
game birds, or to kill such birds for
scientific purposes only"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
SCHOOLS OPEN.

The Adamston, wilsonburg, North
view and all other schools in Coal
district opened Monday morning. L.
W. Ogden is the principal at Adams
ton, Mr.. knight at wilsonburg and
Frank s. White at Northview. The
tern will be eight months.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
ny Anuoeintan prenn.1

CRoWEBERG, Kas.. Sept. 16-
Late last night dissatisfied Italian
miners shot and wounded None Boss
Charles Garnder and sister. Mrs.
George Rexford. Gardner returned
the fire. killing two Italians. The
men were employees OF new mine
here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

My child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest. i
applied Or. Thomas Electric Oil.
The pain ceased and the child sanks
into a restful sleep,"-Mrs. Nancy
NJ. Hanson, Hamburg. N. Y.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

R. E. Gill. the successful Third
street jeweler, is carrying his right
hand in sling, as the result OF
painfully spralning 1t in a fall Sun
day morning. He hopes to recover
the use of it in a few days.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

Cant look well, eat well or feel
we'll with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with
Burdock Blood Bitters, Eat simply,
take exercise, keep clean and you
will have long life.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 16-Lud-
wig Szczyglel, a Polish priest, ac-
cused OF killing the Starsyuski
brothers in restaurant a month
ago, was placed on trial today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

II. NJ. Hornor, of Lost Creek, was
visitor at The Telegram office to-
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
lf75Sl + 20 ~
lesnmsat cohtribates 81 100000 aud thsI
Istats ssnHeul $500. 900 Yhesis
ing Register. /,
The Tax5Kno'ic:kesIrs.

~ y hard 10 please The. chronic tax.
knockers. The Wheeling c Register
and The Fairmont Times used to have
a nervous chill every few days because
the. corporations were unaertased
Now they are consumed with anxiety
because the board OF public works Is
said to have put the B. & O.. assess.
ment at S1oo,o0o,0od and the Standard
on at s3O,OOo,OOo. n
Why do not the Democratic editors
comply with the Posts suggestion and
tell us exactly what these corpora.
tions ought to be taxed? 1t is clear
that they must know; fol-. they in
sisted that the old assessment was
too low, and they hold that the pres.
ant administration has 5acked the val.
uation up unreasonably high.
WIN they not tell us now at Just
what point between the old and the
new We might find their conception Of
a square deal? How, much, for In
stance, would they scale down the B.
& Q. valuation Of sloO,Ooo,oOo, AMI the
Standard OIL assessment Of sS0,0OO..
900, and on what principle Of estlnat.
ing do they arrive at their figures. =
Morgantown Post ~ 4.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

been made could In no way so well
Iaequaint the people with these facts
as the personal inspection Of the inEes
workings Of the Office by the public
Yesterday. Seeing was believing, even
to the surprise Of the most sanguine.
These conditions have not Just hap
pened so. They have not come from
the fact that the Postoflce Depart.
ment Is particularly DESTROYS Of favor.
Ing Fairmont. The renlts are The out.
come Of the efficiency Of the postmas.
ter himself, his able assistant and his
many painstaking subordlnates. Col.
A, Howard Fleming has the honor Of
being the responsible head that has
brought these conditions INTO exist.
ehce. When anything Is wanted for
the betterment Of the service he does
not wait for 1t to come around in the
course Of time but he goes after It and
has the peculiar faculty Of bringing
back with him what he goes after.
The recent change consolidating the
several suburban offices into one cen.
trail Office. bettering the rural service
and making the Fairmont office the
central depository Of thirty-one small.
er offices Is matter Of no small con.
sequence and It takes the work OF an
adept to conceive these improvements
rs well as to put them into success.
full operation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

in abundance at ollr door; we have am
pie railUad service for passenger and
freight transportation with miles q!
yard tracks where one.seventh OF the
coal production Of the State and tons
Of other freight are being hurried 10
It's destination; slack water with reg
ular daily steamboat service TO and
from Pittsburg Is only latel acQnisi'
ton to our transportation facilities:
various anil sun1ry factories where
hundreds Of men find steady employ.
ment with no labor troubles to dis.
turb capital or labor; five cent gas for
factory purposes which Is considered
q luxury In most places; a free school
system equal TO any in West Virgin.
Ia and one Of the leading Normal
Schools; plenty Of churches with pull.
pits occupied by eminent and schol.
arly divines; franchise accepted for
the construction Of another branch
line Of railroad: an Agricultural and
Industrial society rapidly pushing 10
completion a fair ground that prom.
lses to be great stimulus and bene.
lit to the farming interests Of the
county; and many other social and in.
d,istrial advantages too numerous to
mention.
It would not be out OF place to add
that few places have better local gov.
eminent, giving cleaner or more
progressive administration, free from
the suspicion Of graft or Incompetency.
Few places the size Of Fairmont have
as many miles Of paved streets and
fewer still have streets that are kept
cleaner or more sanitary. .slz
AS an Illustration Of the snap that
produces results, short time ago the
Merchants Association concluded that
electric arches would add to the beau.
ty Of the streets and within u few days
by public subscription, sufficient mon.
ey was raised to contract for the I'M.
proyement which has already been
partly finished by erecting strong,
preten'lous. and durable steel cross.
ed arches at one Of the principal street
corners with work being pushed at uii
the other corners along Main street.
The work OF this association Is not
always confined to sordid business prop.
ositions, but the amusement and
pleasure Of the people at large is
given consideration for recreation
Will be born out by the
fact that no longer than the fourth
Of last July, this association charter
ed an entire circus for the day to
which NIL were admitted to the two
performances without charge. Fair.
mont Is getting about right for an In
dustrial edition Of some OF Its news.
papers, In which the facts and figures
bearing out these superficial claims
could be assembled in q more intetli.
gent and forcible way. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
Memorial Services at catawba.

For a number Of years the citizens
OF Catawba and those having friends
buried there, have been observing the
beautiful custom of decorating the
graves OF their departed friends once
n year. about the first Of June. This
year a memorial sermon will be preach.
ed at the Mp. Church at 800 o'clock
next Sunday, by the Rev. !. A. Barnes,
after which the regular decoration SER
Vices will be held at the cemetery.
All persons having friends buried
there are expected to participate In
these exercises. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06


Another wall goes up from Demo.
cratic papers over The thought that
the Standard OIL Company must pay
a Just proportion Of the taxes. The
Belmont.Parker idea still possessds
Democracy In West Virginia. 1t is
in the grasp Of the octopus and there
let It remain. as the Republicans and
the people generally Of this State
who want fair treatment In the natter
of taxation will continue the govern.
ment on the same high and success.
FIJI plane 1t has been ever since the
Republican party came into the as.
tendency in West Virginia. Clarks.
burg Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
THE PosToFFIcE,

The Postoilice Is the one place In
all towns or cities where nll classes
OF people meet upon n common level.
The rich, the poor, all colors, and all
nationalitles have equal rights ut this
meeting place regardless of creed, poll.
tics, business or social standing. It
IFS the place where the widows might
is added daily to the heavier tax OF
the business man TO be all pooled into
n common fund for the maintenance
OF the service.
1t Is so provided that some places
have better Offices and better service
than others depending in n large meas.
IRE on the amount Of business done
through the Office and It has fallen to
our lot to have one OF the better class.
II is no idle boast to say that the Fair.
mont Office Is the best and most mod.
ernly equipped Offices in the State.
From time to time the statistical reports
Of this Office have been published show.
the increased business and It's rapid
approach to the rank OF the socalied
FIRST class Offices, which Is reached
only by doing certain volume OF busl.
ness annually. II this rank could he
attained by the efficiency Of the ser.
vice and equipment the Fairmont Of.
fee would now be in that rank. All
the figures that have been published
and all the Improvements that have
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
AN EDITORS DIARY.

The indianapolis News claims to
have discovered a Hoosier editor who
has taken time, despite his heavy du.
ties as "mouulder Of pabllc opinion
to keep track Of his material and men.
tai progress during the year, ana Of.
fers the following summary OF his ex.
perience:
Been broke 800 times.
Had money G5 times.
Praised by the public G times.
Asked to drink 5 times.
Refused to drink 0 times,
Missed prayer meeting 81 times.
Been roasted sci times.
Roasted others 50 times.
Washed the office towels 3 times.
Missed meals 0 times.
Taken for preacher II times.
Taken for capitalist 0 times.
Found money times.
Taken bath 6 times. U
Delinquents paid q times.
Paid In conscience 0 times.
Got whipped times.
Whipped the other fellow 5 times.
\ Cash on hand beginning s1.40: cash
oh hand at present, Ct cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
CIVIC PRIDE.

The preparation for the dedication
sef5the Masonic Temple tonight with
the antecedent reception last night
n throwing the building open for pub.
lie inspection, marks. one more point
5;of! excellence in the Falrmont way Of
doing things. This dedication service
I may not differ particularly from 9th.
1 er similar services here and else.
where and over less pretentious mon.
inaeqts TO social Institutions, but the
characteristic way the people, Of Fat..
mont have of putting the best foot
foremost on all public occasions and
holding It there on private occasions
has been the source Of many compli.
mentary remarks made in the city .
favor. The Masonic Temple, grand
and imposing In size and adequately
fitted to serve the purpose for which
q 1T lis to be dedicated is only one Of
many institutions that has brought
our city to favorable, public notice. AT
$thes time OF this dedication the an.
\ nouncement Is being made for the lay.
ing OF the. corner stone Of no less
4 pretentious structure-the new Y. NJ.
y G. AZ bnildins-on which the work Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
The SWisher Family.

q y . j
Coy. Charles v. Swisher 1.-THE one
that is to bel was In the city today
on his way to Charleston. He had
along a couple Of very delightful
people. One was named Mrs. Edith
Swisher and the other Master Harold
swIsher. The latter had great deal
Of curiosity about a newspaper estab.
lfshment So that he wanted to investi.
gate matters generally, and the other
would not venture into the editorial
den at ali. This was where she was
wise. The three left on the three
o'clock Ohio river train for Charles.
ton.-Parkersburg State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
Cooks Hospital

Mr.. James A. Knight, superlntend.
ent, Of the Consolidated Telephone
Company, whose injuries was noted
last week caused by q gas explosion
in the Raymond building was able
to leave Cooks Hospital last evening
and return to his home. MIR. Knight
although considerably burned anu
gcorched should consider himself
lucky as may the owners Of the prop.
erty us well as those adjoining, us
the explosion might have been much
worse, had he not entered the build.
Ing when he did. 1t Is said that DR..
Cook sympathized with the patient on
account Of his bad luck in one way
and his good luck in getting out Of
The explosion as easy as he did and
as he turned away be says, "Jim, old
boy, ! reckon this little muss will
make you think about how you have
lived and how you ought to live here.
after. won't it7" JIm's answer was,
You're dogoned right 1t will. Dock.
MISS Mary Williams returned 10 the
hospital this week from Morgantown
where she had been for several days
on professional duty.
Miss Mary Souder also has returned
from the above city where she attend.
ed sick patients at the City Hospital
at that place.
Mr., VIII Hockenberry unilrwent,
a srrgicai operation at the hospital to.
DAY. Mr.. Hockenberry's home Is near
Evansville and son Of Phillip Hocken.
berry. formerly Of Warrington dis.
trict y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
First Victim.

The first result OF the new State
pharmaceutical law. which prohibits
the sale OF drugs" or dope" Ind!s.
crlminately as heretofore, was the
death OF 4 poor unfortunate In this
city who was unable to secure his
usual daily supply. Other deaths may
be looked for from the same cause,
and perhaps tragedy or two. Human
appetite Is hard thing to regulate
by legislative Observation-Disclosures.
burg Dlspatch.News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
PRESIDENT IS TO DETERMINE
WHAT TO DO WITH HARTMAN

) + J
WASHINGTON, June GA Seonters.
ence TO determine whether civil cri
criminal action, or any actor; at ALI
shall be taken by the government
against E. H. Hartman and the rail-
roads CONTROLLED by him as q result or
the investigations Of The Interstate
commerce commission will be held at
the White House Friday. The Pres
ldent is anxious that some conclusion
may be reached before he leaves tie
city for the summer. He goes to oys--;ss
ter Bay Wednesday and Will ibeabsentS
from Washington about four months. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
K. Of P. Decoration Day.

GRAFTON, W. Va. June C.-Thc
local Knights Of Pythias will decorate
the graves Of the departed brethren In
Bluemont cemetery on Sunday after.
noon, June 9th. Rev. A. F.; Richardson,
Of the St. Paul's Lutheran church, will
deliver an address for the occasion.
The parade BY the members Of the
lodge TO the cemetery will be headed
bylyincents band.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

The prune Is m industrious ele.
m9nt in society, ranking with the
gfeat American hen. Wherefore, then,
the crael Jest:
Come, let lis raise our voices high.
Our harp.strings all attune-
And let our challenge sweep the sky:
Defenders Of the prune! %
Parkersburg Dispatch.News.
Please pass the prunes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
Whose Business Anyway?

II Wood Daily has some Views,
whose business Is It anyway? No
doubt he looks at some subjects DIFF.
fcrent from other people. but II he
does that is his right. Many people
differ from many other people and
still pursue the even tenor Of their
way. The trouble with Wood Daily
is that he seems TO say what he
thinks. a failing. or virtue, not ex.
clnsively misunderstanding Sentinel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

The Knights of the Golden Eagle.
Of Montana. will hold memorial ser.
vices next Sunday. The Rev. I. A.
Barnes will preach the sermon at the
Methodist Protestant Church at 1890
o'clock. after which the Castle will
march to the cemetery and decorate
the graves OF the deceased members
Of the order buried there.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

The most oblielng man In the coun.
try has been discovered In Topeka.
He is a county attorney. for whose dis.
misal a petition was circulated by sew.
eral thousand citizens for his neglect
Of duty. As he was going to the city
to make his defense, he offered to
take the petition with him, and duly
presented It totthe attorney general
himself. A man SO anxious to save
Others trouble certainly should not
be lost to pabllc life.--Huntlngton Dis.
patch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

The statement OF Senator Daniel
that the Democratic platform should
be confined to matters on which the
Democrats were asreed, sounds very
much as though the Senator expected
the party 10 so into the campaign on
an airship instead of n platform.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

A Michigan woman broke her arm
spanking boy, We used to be
afraid Of that--and wondered how IN
the world It was possible for woman
to strike so hard without breaking her
arm.-sistersyffle Review.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

~ N ~ ~
4. local prophet WHO claims Ri hold
an infallibfe record on weather mat
ters consolss his mel hbprs with
the prediction thar next win.
ter 9Silltbe " 50 severe that he does
not care To- live to see that season
again arrive, Most people have been
taking the present conditions as a sort
Of a Joke on the weather man, but this
individual is getting serious.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
Not a Mollycoddle.

Foraker may be defeated for the
Senate. be may be elected TO the Anan.
las club. he may be Chased among
the undesirable citizens. bat the Pres.
ident will have 10 admit that he Is
not a mollyeoddle. Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

This is the season of the year when
the affairs Of nations will be settled
by the valedictorinns to their own sat.
isfactIon. even II the small statesmen
of the Bismark. Root, anil Hallerau1
class occasionally blunder and fall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

Judge Harmon Of Ohio. said The OH,
er day that the Republican leaders
would make satisfactory revision
Of the tariff. What he probably meant
was that no revision Of the tariff
would ever be satisfactory TO the lie.
publican leaders. 5j "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

One OF the most lamentable features
of the Howard Gould divorce case Is
the report that Count Boni dc Cas-.
tefiane is coming TO this country to
testify.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

The operation OF the new dope" Jaw
is driving the Huntington users TO
Kentucky and Ohio towns for their
favorite drug, while one man Is re.
ported as dying from the sudden ab.
stinence at Pafkersburg. Verify the
way Of the transgressor is hard to
regulate by statute. 54e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
SUSPECTED!

Kind Of appears Us though there
were something familiar in that pro
tempore pen on the Fairmont West
VirglnIan. = Parkersburg State Jour.
nal.