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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

At funeral recently held in rent.
water, Mich, something occurred
which was original, startling mud sen.
saiional In character. After the las.
"d rites had been conducted by a
gentleman Of the, cloth over the. re.
mains OF the deceased photograph
was brought forth and placed on the
casket, and the assembled mourners
and their friends heard the voice Of the
dead man singing one OF his favorIte
hymns. This paradox Of n man sing.
Ing ut his own funeral Is believed to be
the first on record, and the innovation
opens up a new possibility, and II the
custom COWS dead men may soon DO
preaching their own funeral sermons.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
lNcAsED IN LlCoRlcE.
Man Falls Into Boiling Fluid and
Comes Out With a Shell.

Man Falls Into Boiling Fluid and
Come, Out With a Shell.
While At work over n tub OF boiling
llcorice at Abingdon avenue and Third
street, Newark, y. j., John Eujeck,
aged eighteen years, tainted and fell
partly into the huge caldrou. lie was
lifted out by means OF bucket at.
taciled TO cruuc terribly burned and
unconscious.
While waiting for the ambulance his
fellow worknlep held EnIeck under a
stream Of cold water, thinking tllcy
could wash of the sticky, scaldins
fluid. But the water only served to
harden the licorlce SO that It literally
incased the. suffering man In shell.
Then they tried TO pick of the shell,
but each piece brought tue skin with
1t. AT the hospital chemical solu.
tion was used to dissolve the llcoricc.
1t was said the young man might 70.
cover. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

Wednesday, June Ia Connellsville
at Butler, Beaver Falls at GreeHsbargi
Scottdale at Fairmont, Cumberland al
Clarksbnrg.
Thursday, June 13-Beaver Falls at
Butter, Greensburg ut Counellsyillo
Cumberland at Fairmont, Scottdale al
C1arksburg.
Friday, June 1l-Beaver Falls al
Butler, Greensburg at Connellsyille
Cumberland ut Fairnont, Scottdale at
Clarksburg.
Saturday, June 15-Beaver Falls Ut
Butler Greensburg at Connellsville
Scottdale at Fairmont, Cumberland
at Clarksburg.
Sunday, June 1G-Scottdale at Fall
mont, Cumberland ut Clarksburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
REVIVED AFTER HANGING.
Condemned Negro Now Free, and the
Law Can't Touch Him.

Law liant ouch Him.
Reports received at Fort Worth, Tex,
from trainmen and. passengers on the
Southern Pacific state that John Arm.
strong, a negro hanged ut Columbus,
TcSg Friday, April 10. for wife muir.
der, revived after being placed In the
coffin aud when given TO his brother N,
Senley for burial was given medical
attention.
II Is declared that Armstrong Is now
living and that friends and relatives
are keeping the matter quiet, fearing
the state will again step In.
II Armstrong Is living he will be the
only living man who hus paid the death
penalty. The fact that he was pro-
nounced dead Mt the hangfng renders
the state powcrless to again enforce
the death penalty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

The most liberal offer tnat was ev,r
made In Marion county by any news.
paper Is to be found on page seven
OF this paper to-day. Read 1t. Let -
hear from you at once. We wan.
two thousand more readers In Marion
county and think this viii get them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
Bowling Contest.

The team from the Troy Lonndry
defeated team composed Of employees
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company at the Temple alleys last
night. Score:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
Clarksburg Wins
From Scottdale

CLARKSBURG, June 1.-THE
home team aided by errors succeed.
ed In defeating Scottiaie by a score
of 10. The game was an interesting
one. Score:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

The most liberal offer that was ever
made In Marion county by any news
paper Is to be found on page seven
Of this paper to-day. Read It. Let u,
hear from you at once. We want
two thousand more readers in Marion
conaty and think this will get them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
l. u y - ts..sf-s " 7 - LOS
WEST PENN LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Yesterdays Results.
Fairmont, 8; Cumberland, G.
Clarksburg, |; scottdale, 0.
Greensburg, II; Beaver Falls, 0.
Butler, 8; Connellsville, 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

THE SUPREME COURT OF APP.
PEALs HOLDS THAT MUNlcl.
PALlTlEs MAY ACT iNpEPENp.
EMILY or COUNTY BODIES UN.
DER PROPER CHARTER PROV.
sIoNS = JUDGES MILLER AND
McWHoRTER DISSENT FROM
OPINION.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
CUMBERLAND. ABR. HIP. A. E.

'Thomas ont for bunting third
strike.
Three base hits-Gates, Taught,
Two base hits-llaught, Connors, Tho.
mas, Clark. Sacrifice hfs-Mack,
Metz. First lhsse, on balls-off Nc.
Farlan, 4; Of Casey, .. Struck Out-by
McFarlan, 8; by Casey, .. Hit by pitch.
er-Cowen. Passed ball : Gribbin.
Wild pitch--McFarlan. Time-2.05.
Umpire, Huiing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

GREENSBURG, Pa, June 11.-Mc'
Cory had Beaver Falls at his mercy
at all times. PfeIiers' phenomenal
catches were q feature. Score:
Greensburg ...O42140O0'-l1 il .
Beaver Falls ..OO0O00OOo-S 3 5
McCorry and Harlow; Nicholas and
Cnriis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
Butler Won.

BUTLER, Pa, June ll.-Bntler de.
fea,ed C8nRellsville yesterday by 4
score Of . to .. Score:
Builder .........050130000-99 =
Conneiisviiie ....168f88888-2 8 1
McDonough and Frankenberry;
Trims, Jones and Moran.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11

Try q West vlrglnlan want I'd.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE q, il !: !.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
OF Investigating the question OF Inn
migration with view to further leg
islation, if advisable
ELEGANCE OF APARTMENTS
Swimming Pools and Turkish Baths
For Flat Dwellers.

Swimming Pools and Turkish Baths
For Flat Dwellers.
A noticeable sign Of the times Is the
elegance Of many Of the apartment
buildings recently constructed or In
course of erection, says the Building
Management. This activity is not con-
fined to the east, upon which the coun-
try has grown to depend for ideas and
innovations in the construction OF
apartments.
A San Francisco apartment which
will soon be ready for occupancy Will
contain in addition to all the usual
features found in buildings Of this
class large swimming pool for the
use of tenants, Turkish bath estab-
lishment, roof garden with dancing
floor, ballroom within the building it.
self and large lagoon In the unoccu-
pied ground in the center.
Chicago, which Is noticeably behind
other cities in the matter Of apartment
house construction, will soon have one
with garage in connection with every
fat, SO that occupants of the flats may
step out Of their back doors into their
automobiles and be lowered, machine
and all, to the street level by means
Of an elevator. Another Chicago apart
ment, which will be ready for occu-
pancy next May, will contain within
its area what Is said to be the largest
artificial lake to be found in any SIM
liar structure in the United States.
Apartment house life possesses many
advantages to the average city dweller
with the means to indulge, and that
the tendency toward concentration in
our cities Is on the increase Is shown
not only by the number, but also by
the character of the structures which
are being erected to accommodate the
demand,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Municipal Ownership in New
York OH the Rocks Because
of His Espousal
ANY CAUSE HE UPHoLDs DOOMED
Fall From Grace of Several City Own.
ership Supporters Hailed With Glee
Another Phase of Hearst in Poll
tics-Powerful Forces Are Arrayed
Against Him.

New York, Jan. 2s.-In all probable
ity the most important political event
of the week is the apprehension of
bunch of Municipal Ownership
league aldermen and the arrest of sew
eral of their numbers with the intima-
ton that other arrests will follow later.
in which the Municipal league aldermen
have been voting and conducting them
selves in the matter of the selection Of
a recorder as the successor of Recorder
Golf. In connection with the appre-
hension of these particular aldermen
marked bills and the name of Judge
Cowing were used without the permis-
sion of the judge.
The New York World, perhaps the
greatest business rival of w. r.
Hearst, furnished the $4,000, which 1t
was argued would buy dozen votes
for Judge Cowing at $500.
The significance lies, not so much In
the fact that. by holding $4,000 up in
front of the noses of some of the
M. o. L. aldermen several of them
were tempted and fell, for that kind
Of temptation would be the undoing
Of aldermen. no matter what their
politics in any city in the land, as in
the fact that it begins to appear as
tho Hearsts Municipal Ownership
movement had fallen here in this city.
This is not to say that Hearst or
Hearstism is at an end, but rather to
indicate that the municipal ownership
wave, which swept over this city a
little more than a year ago, Is reced-
ing, and that it is in all probability
at an end.
So far as the Hearstttes themselves
are concerned the Municipal Owner
ship organization, as an organization,
was taken over by the Independence
the governorship.
Hearst has refused to finance the
old Municipal league organizations,
which stood by him in the municipal
election of 1905, and to anybody who
knows anything about New York City
politics this meant that the NJ. o. l..
clubs would not last very long.
For in the metropolis 1t is impos-
sible to keep up political club with
out money or without patronage. AS
general thing the New Workers take
very little interest in the principles
involved in a campaign. They are
more concerned over questions as to
who are to be elected to certain
offices and who ia to handle the ma.
tronage of those offices.
1t is perhaps unfortunate for the
cause Of municipal ownership as a
principle that Hearst became its
standard bearer here in the east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
MILK FROM SOY BEANS.
Japanese Invention Like CONDEMNED
Cove Milk, but Cheaper.

japanese Invention Like Condemned
Cove Milk, but Cheaper.
The Japanese newspapers give par
ticulars Of the invention by Or. Kala-
yama Of method for preparing con-
densed vegetable milk from soy beans.
says London special cable dispatch to
the New York Sun. The beans are
boiled and then pressed. The liquid ex-
tracted resembles cows milk in ap-
pearance, but the composition is en-
tirely different.
The bean Juice consists of 02.6 per
cent water, 3.02 protein, PIG fat, .O3
fiber, 1.88 other nonnitrogenous sub
stances and Al ash. To the juice the
inventor adds little sugar and potas-
stun phosphate, the latter to counter
act the formation Of albumen. Then he
condenses the mixture.
The milk thus prepared is of a yell
lowish color and is pleasant to the pal
ate, tasting somewhat like cows milk
with slight favor Of soy beans. 1t
can be produced at far less cost than
condensed cows milk. y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Another Japanese Invasion.

A Japanese has obtained a ten year
lease Of sixty acres of land in Green
valley, few miles north of Vallejo,
Cal, in which ne purposes setting out
grapes, says the San Francisco Chron-
icle. His example will soon be follow
ed by other Japanese, and in a very
brief period we may confidently ex-
pect to see another settlement of the
mikado's subjects in Solano county, in
the neighborhood of which white COM
petition cannot endure. 1t Is q mere
question of time unless the process is
arrested when these foreigners will
take as full possession Of most of Cali
fornia as they have Of Hawaii, where
they are rapidly becoming the domi-
nant race, with the willingness and
perhaps the ability to throw out the
whites, who once thought they were
going to control it forever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

"Don't you dare to touch Joe Z" she crted.
it in stories. She's upstairs. You'll be
surprise. You're wearing lots Of
clothes, Gene"
81 suppose it will seem so to Canaan, =
returned the other weariedly. Govern
or feeling fit?"
81 never saw him. Joe replied, then
caught himself. "Oh, see what you
! mean! Yes, he's all right"
They had come into the hall. and Etl-
gene was removing the long coat, while
his stepbrother looked at him thought
fully.
"Gene," asked the latter in sof-
! tened voice, shave you seen Mamie
Pike YETI"
"You will find. my young friend" re-
sponded Mr. Bantry, sif you ever go
lbout much outside Of Canaan, that la
dies names are not supposed to be
mentioned unfortunately"
Its only" said Joe, "that I wanted
to say that there's dance at their
house tonight. suppose you'll be go
ing2'
Certainly. Are your"
Both knew that the question was
needless, but Joe answered gently:
ooh, no, Of course not" He leaned
over and fumbled with one foot as It
to fasten a loose shoestring. "She
wouldn't be very likely to ask me-"
"Well, what about it7"
"Only that-that Arie Tabor's going
''Indeedw Eugene paused on the
stairs, which he had begun to ascend.
Every interesting"
II thought" continued Joe hopefully,
Strengthening up to look at him, "that
maybe you'd dance with her. don't
believe many will ask her-Fm afraid
! they won't-and IL you would. even
only once, 1t would kind Of make up
for"-he faltered-"for out there" he
!! finished, nodding his head In the direc-
ton Of the gate.
II Eugene vouchsafed any reply II
was lost in loud, shrill cry from
above, as small. intensely nervous
looking woman in blue silk ran half
way down the stairs to meet him and
caught him tearfully in her arms.
"Dear old mater" said Eugene.
Joe went out Of the front door
quickly.
(To be Continued)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Joe Louden, who had picked up the
banjo case obediently. burst into
oh oorfl11 LAUGHTER

Joe Louden, who had picked up tho
banjo case obediently, burst into
cheerful laughter.
"Thats 1t, Gene" he cried gayly.
.'That's the way to talk to her"
"stow it, you young cub" replied
Eugene, not turning to him. do you
think I'm trying to be amusing?"
"T don't know what you mean by
stow It," Joe began, "but IT,
~ mean," interrupted the other, not
relaxing his family smiling stare at
the girl-"T mean that Ariel Tabor Is
to no home Really we can't have this
kind Of thing occurring upon our front
lawn
The flush upon her wet cheeks deep
ened and became dark. Even her arm
grew redder as she gazed back at him.
In his eyes was patent his complete
realization Of the figure she cut, Of this
bare arm, Of the strewn hair, OF the
fallen stocking. Of the ragged shoulder
of her blouse, of her patched short
skirt Of the whole disheveled little ag-
ure. He was the master OF the house,
and he was sending her home as HI be-
haved children are sent home by
neighbors.
The immobile, amused superiority Of
this proprietor Of silver boxes. this
wearer of strange and brilliant gar
ments, became slightly intensified as
he pointed to the fallen sleeve, rag
of red and snow, lying near her feet.
"You might take that with you?" he
said interrogatively.
Her gaze had not wavered In meet
ing his, but at this her eyelashes be-
gan to wink uncontrollably. her chin
to tremble She bent over the sleeve
and picked it up before Joe Louden,
who had started toward her, could do
1t for her. Then turning, her head still
bent 80 that her face was hidden from
both of them, she ran out OF the gate.
Ariel ran along the fence until she
came to the next gate. which opened
upon walk leading to shabby. me-
andering old house Of one story, with a
very long. low porch, once painted
white. running the full length OF the
front. Ariel sprang upon the porch
and disappeared within the house.
Joe stood looking after her. his eye
lashes winking as had hers. "You
oughtn't to have treated her that way"
he said husklly.
"Pick up that banjo case again and
come on" commanded Mr.. Bantry tart
". "Where's the MATER"
Joe stared ut him. where's what?"
1.-THE mater.' was the frowning re.
ply.
ooh. yes. I know said Joe, looking
at his stepbrother curiously. 1--WE seen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Tho Texas Terror.

Tho Texas Terror.
Captain Bill Mcdonald Is q wild and willy
ranger,
Kind enough to folks at home. but stern
to any stranger
Down upon the pampas plains Of wide
and WOODY Texas
Captain Bill kerswats the azure In its
Nary such another man from Galveston
to Dallas:
Wears a bent Damascus blade where
most men wear gallus;
Wears q bucket on his head, for that's
his chief kerswatter;
Bill would charge all hell, they say, with
q single pail o. water!
Why should we enlist tho youth to fight
his country's battles?
Here's a wriggling terror with at least a
dozen rattles.
Here's a holy horror and bowling, dire
full dragon
Riding round the prairies on a raging
water wagon:
Here's an army in itself. enough to reach
from Austin
Down around the Florida keys and up
the bay to Boston.
Keep standing army? Well. it wouldn't
seem we oughter-
Bill can buck the devil with q bucketful
o. water!
Let's commission Captain Bill as private.
captain, colonel.
General and everything. for he can fight
infernal!
Give him rope and let him run. for he can
quell riot,
Keeping everything except himself serene
and quiet.
Give him aqua. give him air and turn him
loose from Houston
On the ramparts Of the pit he'll pretty
soon be roostin'.
Then Plutonian fires viii fail and thrones
Plutonian totter-
Bill can get the drop on hell with a little
drop O. water!
-Robertus Love in New York Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
How. This3


We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case Of catarrh that cannot
he cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known f.
J. Cheney for the last is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
REAL LEMON CLUB.
No Man Eligible to Membership un'
less He's Had the Mitten.

Norwalk has unique social organ
ization called the Lemon club, and no
young man is eligible unless he has
been rejected by his lady love and Is
now sworn to bachelorhood, says spe-
cial dispatch from South Norwalk,
Conn, to the New York World. The
bylaws call for an admission Of the re-
ception of the lemon and pledge to
leave all fruit alone in the future, both
lemons and peaches.
At a recent meeting these officers
were elected: Main squeeze, Arthur G.
Hoyt; chief juice extractor, Howard
Baker; keeper Of seeds, Horace Sig
man; chief handler out, Edward r.
O'Brien; main peeler, Addison Austin.
The disclosure has been made by one
Of the members who rejected his vows
because his lemon changed her mind
and became peach again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Bride. we,ohtv Gift Of so.o.

Brides Weishty Gift Of Soap.
A valuable wife In the present state
Of the soap trade must be the woman
NJ. LIE Blanc, Partisan, recently mar
ried, writes London correspondent Of
the Chicago Inter Ocean. The bride,
who was the daughter Of hairdresser
in large way of business, not only re-
ceived from her father handsome dot
In money, but her own weight in the
best toilet soap. As she weighed close
to 40 pounds, the couple will possess
sufficient soap to last them for some
years to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Piles! Piles! PiissI

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointmen,
will cure blind, bleeding, liberated anu
itching piles. 1t absorbs the tumors
allays the itching at once, acts as .
,ultice, gives instead relie... DR.. Will
ANS Indian Pile Ointment is prepared
for piles and itching Of the private
earts Every box is guaranteed. Solo
by druggists, by mail, for 80 cents and
81 Williams Manufacturing Company,
proprietors. Cleveland, O. For sale
by B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Lady Exerciser Of DOGS.

The newest feminine occupation is
that Of young woman who thorough
" understands dogs, says the Boston
Globe, and advertises her willingness
to take few valuable dogs for exer-
else cue hour each day at 80 cents an
hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

January Session Of the Board Of su-
pervisors.
Monday, Jan. Z, 1907.
Board Of supervisors of Marshall
county Iowa, convened in regular ses-
sion; present, member Of the old board,
". n. Jones; new members, N. o. Keen
and Elias Bueghly.
On motion Of Bueghly. Jones was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Tremendou. Power

over constipation, biliousness, ETC., is
shown in the marvellous cures made by
Electric Bitters. so cents. Guaranteed
Mcbride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Annendix kept Rus,

Appendix Kept Busy.
Your appendix Is kept busy warding
Off the dangers Of constipation Help 1t
with DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Csc.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

elected chairman for the ensuing year.
On counting the cash in the banks
and in the county treasurer's office. the
board finds the cash on hand Jan. !,
1907, and the available bank balances