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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24
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Sf Mrs. Addie Afnett wife of John IN
Arnett cfi Arnettsyil NE, iied October
(, ~ sO7, aged 30 years Death was
caused by cane OF the stomach. De
ceased Ssas the daughter Of air. and
Mrs. Marian Fox. She was married
about 5 years ago. Several brothers
5surrtve fsr Sunday afternoon, near
Arnettsyille. this wife, sister ans
friend was aid to rest Funeral ser
mon was Preached by Rev. Kinsey
IA very large crowd was present.
sylvanus Henry, OF Laurel Point
is seriously III. Ks s
Emanuel Wright spent last week in
Ohio looking for u farm.
James B. MeCaray and wife, o.
Preston county, were visiting Nc
Curlysyille recently.
James L. Kennedy is slowly recov
ering from an attack OF typhoid fe
yer.
Wnitman T. Kennedy, Eliza AMI
Floyd Hawkins, DIT. Morris, William
Yost, J.L. Eddy, H. W. McCurdy. Ca:
vim Riggs. Lamar Matheny and Geo
Michael were at Fairmont this week
as witnesses In the suit brought BY
John Thomas Musgrave against Har
mon Lenlley. The trouble arose over
n lumber deal.
Why could not Fairmont have q
Home Coming Week" as well as any
other city? Reunions are always In
order and are especially appropriate
when Autumn gathers up her robes
Of glory We suggest the following
song for the occasion:
In the Yankee land once more
stand,
Grown tired Of foreign skies.
I've come to get another piece
OF mothers pumpkin pies.
There are undoubtedly many char
acteristics Of the human mind thai
are unsolvable but In this age o
penetrating thought and scientifi,
achievement n few, are certainly with
in the circle OF understanding. One
of the unsolvable mysteries Is the alb
sence OF energy and vim shown b,
those who will not attempt to refutt
/ theories and opinions believed am
known to be false. We have all OBJ
served the way in which many peopi,
listen to criticism o! their dee,
seated views and never attempt re
ply. Why is this? We have passed
the age when the reputation of NJ
man was safe who expressed his hon
est thought. II your opinions are as
sailed, at least attempt a defense i
they deserve it.
AS usual. there has again been mucl
changing about among the minister!
Of various churches and we hope thu
day is not far away when all preach
ers will be up to date, eloquent, inter
esting and logical. At present many
especially among those assigned Il
rural districts are away behind thu
times they seem to know little OF til,
conclusions of the ripest scholars an,
to care less. their irrational declama
lions breed contempt and disgust
rendering almost null and void thu
good things often found In their ser
mons. Many Of John Calviu's an,
Jonathan Edwards theories are CONT
with the ghosts and witches of de
parted days. Painc's theological view.
are mild and conservative In compari
son with many OF the statements O
higher critics. The age Is coming
when Ingersoll will be praised in tn,
pulpit and the truth told by altar.
concerning Voltaire.
PAGAN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24
Personals.

Mr.: e. c. Scott went to Oakland,
Md. yesterday on a business trip.
MI Il. IF. Smith returned yesterday
from Sa few days visit with relatives
eat. Glenville.
Mrs! Nancy Breakiron returned to
her home at: Morgantown yesterday
after q two months visit with Miss
bessie Summers, OF Merchant street.
4 Mrs. William VAIN and Mrs. Calf.
cher and three children. of Salem, w.
VA are the guests Of Mrs Frank
iWahn. of Columbia street.
Miss Watson. OF Morgantown, is
Visiting Miss Lizzie Richards, of Mar.
issket street
Il Mr.. Frank Rumble is quite sick 1t
shisahome near Market street.
Mrs. Joseph Higginbotham is i'm.
5sproylng slowly.
N lsses Hattie and Carrie Boyd will
sgo to sPhllippi Saturday to visit their
sister Mrs. Georgia suttler.
ff5;8si Mr.. Russell vanata Is spending a
couple Of weeks with his uncle, Mr..
i4 g Frank sapp, Of Irondale.
Mr.. Robert Levelle. who has been
I'm Homecoming, Md, for some time has
return here to reside.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

A woman cant ride a street car
fourteen blocks AMI toll from the ad-
vertisement on the car what the lat
est novelty Is In dress goods or what
ten yards would cost her. She looks
to the newspapers for such informa-
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24
It Is Presumption to Say That You
Haven't Mind of Your Own

Yet that Is what practically said when for advertised
article and offered substitute
made mind Institute
him larger percentage Of profit
ing much of possible dealer would
given what asked admitting mind
of capable subsuo that
lyon have mind of by getting what you
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

Some manufacturers use trade,
marks and packages similar to those
well advertised. giving the dealer an
extra discount and depending on him
to substitute them for the advertised
article, Therefore insist on getting
what you ask for.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24
METZ PlCkUPS.

Miss Lizzie and Miss Meel, Camp
bell, of Camnbell's run. are visiting
friends and relatives in Fairmont, Col.
fax and Pennington. They will also
visit old Aunt Sally Martin, OF Eames
fork.
Charley Toothman is working on
Henry Campbell's barn this week.
Sammy Moore, Is going to his new
home in Belmont county, Ohio, this
week. We are sorry to lose him, but
we hope our loss Is his gain.
Coal hauling Is the order of the day
now, MS there are two large carloads
on the switch.
They are patching up the old road
here, when they ought to have made
| the new one. We TO the County Court,
we to our supervisor of Warrington
district. we pay taxes. we vote, but
we get no roads, we get no bridges.
For 90 years We have been promised
n bridge across CumpbeI1's run. Fair
mont can get bridges. Warrington has
six bridges. Now how is this for
facts?
Bahmy Campbell has returned from
Idaho where he had been for four
months. He was working In the tim.
her. tle will try breaking on the B.
and o. for a while. He stopped in Salt
Lake City on his way home.
TRUE BLUE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24
Notice Of Application for Transfer o
Liquor License.

Liquor LICENSE.
Notice Is hereby given that an appli
cation has been filed with the City
Clerk of the City OF Fairmont, West
Virginia. by A. Friedman. residing in
Fairmont, West Virginia, for transfer
Of Il liceAse to carry on the business
o: selling, Offering for sale, at retail
spurious liquors, wine, porter, ale and
beer md drinks Of like nature iron,
the Brownfield and McCray building
on Madison street. to No. 317 Madison
street. in the City Of. Fairmont, West
Virginif.
Given under my hand in my office
in said city, this 22d day of October,
1907.
W. S. BLAcKK, City Clerk.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

Advertising on barns, fences and In
street cars does not boost your town,
You depend On the newspapers to do
that for you. Ett
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

Buyer and seller can be brought
face to face. Try the want column
Of the West virginian, the paper CIV.
erybody reads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

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We carry the entire list OF City and u
County school books. Globe BooH
Store. 3 KS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

County School Books Exchanged.
Bring in your old McGuffy's Read.
ers and Spoilers, also Rays Arlthne.
ties. Me make you liberal allow.
ance for these on the new books just
adopted. Globe Book Store, Watson
Hotel Bldg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

II you want the proper county school "
books call ut Globe Book Store. Y u.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

! Biggest line Of post card albums in
u the city. Clyde s. Holt. s25 Main
Street. 7 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

q Book, cover given free to each ;pur:
ehaser OF school books az Globe BOOK
Store, Watson Hotel Bull ding. 4;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

Advertising is a side issue with q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

w. S. BLACKK, City Clerk
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-24

FA1RMoNr, q ". A. Il u n
Once: First National Bank Built ding.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
HARTMAN AND BERRY START OUT

Long jumps are being made by
Democratic State Treasurer Candi-
date John G.. Harman, State Trea' =
urer Berry and some of their col
leagues, this week, in covering as
signments for campaign speaking
at places hundreds of miles apart.
In the meantime the Republican
Candidate, John o. Sheatz, is book
ed to address some audiences in
western counties The wce}; will
present two divisions Of the Demo
cratic campaigners, but Harman
and Berry are to be together every
night except Thursday, when the
State treasurer will be heard in
Quakertown, while Westmoreland-
ers will be assembled i'll Green's
burg to hear Harman. Thence Har-
man will hasten TO Philadelphia
and appear with Berry at a mass
meeting there on the following
evening.
Tuesday evening a Lancaster city
rally heard Harman, Berry and
Representative r. Scott Ammer-
man, capitol prober. Those three
speakers addressed a West Chester
meeting Wednesday afternoon, and
a Delaware county gathering at
Media in the evening. Twenty-four
hours later, Harman, near the other
end OF the State, will have with him
on the Greensburg hustings Sena-
tor Arthur G.. Dewalt, capitol pro-
Der, while the Quakertown audi
ence will listen to zimmerman in
addition to Berry. At the Phila-
delphia meeting OH Friday night in
st. James hall the speakers will be
Harman, Berry, and Dewalt.
The weeks work will be closed
by Harman, Berry and Dewalt at a
proposed great rally for the spec
ial benefit of the upper-region an.
thracite coal mine workers, iu
Scranton, on Saturday night. From
that time until the eve of election
day, the Democratic State COM
mittee announces, Mr.. Harman will
be on the stump on every working
day, and, in most cases, will be ac-
companied by Mr.. Berry.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
PREACHERS QUIT.

Reports received by the Chicago
Tribune from ten of the Methodist
Episcopal conferences in Illinois
and neighboring States show that
the question of higher salary for
the average minister of that church
has reached a crisis.
The generally expressed opinion
is that religious work soon will
suffer for lack of preachers unless
salaries are raised. In many of the
conferences just held there was an
exodus of preachers from the pull
pit to enter business life.
The higher salaries movement
was discussed and advocated at
practically all the conferences.
Salaries have been advanced
about $Ioo each during the last
four years, but this increase, which
has not kept pace with the in
crease, in cost of living, has failed
to stem the ministerial stampede
into business life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
A QUESTION OF MORALS.

Ordinarily if two equally good
men were opposing candidates for
the State Treasurership in all off
year it would not so much matter
which one should succeed. The
great desdera,um is to place men
of unquestioned integrity i'll posi-
tions of great responsibility.
But i'll Pennsylvania things are
different" this year.
For many years past (until the
accidental election of William T.
Berry, the affairs Of the State
Treasury have been administered
as far as possible in the interest of
a corrupt political organization.
Great treasury surpluses have been
maintained for the purpose of spec
ulative political profit and propa-
gandism There have been result
ing scandals of the gravest nature,
involving the highest officials of the
State, and finally eliminating in
the terrible disclosures of the past
two or three years now the subject
Of inquiry in the Criminal Courts.
The party wholly responsible for
this uisdoing, through the crini-
nal acts or negligence Of its accred-
tied agents, pending the trial of the
culprits, now asks to be put again
III the control of the Treasury by
the election of John Oscar Sheatz.
If Mr.. Sheatz were an entirely safe
man, it is still to be considered that
be stands as the candidate of an
unsafe and unrepentant Organiza-
ton. he is not his own master.
He has had spasms Of independence;
but his servi ity to the Machine has
been attested through the support
of some of its most Infamous pro-
jects, and is again attested blythe
fact of his candidacy.
Is it not better to keep the Treas
ury independent of the Machine ?
Why should that Office be again
made a factor in the choice of a
United States Senator? Why, as
a m tier of financial prudence and
as a matter of political propriety,
should not the Treasury be kept
OFT of the hands of the Penro>e-
McNichol Organization until its
skirts are cleared of the Capitol
looting? Not word can be urged
against the legislative record of
Mr.. Sheatz's opponent, Mr.. John
G.. Harman. He has been tried
and found faithful. He has stood
true where Sheatz failed. Why not
give State Treasurer Berry vindi-
cation by putting a man in his place
who will continue to enforce the
Berry policies ?
1t is not altogether a question of
politics the voters are asked to set
tie this year. There is a question
of morals involved. Mr.. Sheath is
not ashamed to ask for all election
on the ground that he is better
than the Organization that backs
him; but men are best known by
the company they keep.
--Thila. Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
GIVE HARMAN A BIG VOTE.

Our distinguished fellow citizen,
Hon. John G. Harmau, has been
cnored by the Democratic party
Pennsylvania by being selected
the candidate for the office of
lte Treasurer. He did not seek
position, but it came to him
,.lanimously from the convention,
and he has accepted, feeling that
he could not decline a call to public
duty coming to him in such way.
He was selected as the standard
bearer because of his recognized
ability, and because of his integrity
and high character. His choice is
an honor to him, and also to Col
umbia county.
Now that we have been thus
honored it is our duty to stand by
the candidate and to use every eff
fort to give him large vote in his
home county. He is entitled to it,
and he will get it if the Democratic
voters will show interest enough in
the election to 60 to the polls, and
help to get others there. This is
not purely a partisan fight. 1t is
contest between the old gang
that has been shown up in its polit-
ical corruption and mismanagement
of the state funds, now eager to
again gain control of the treasury,
on the one side, and of good citi.
zens who want to put stop to the
unlawful use of public funds, re-
gardless of political affiliation, on
the other side.
John G. Hartman is one of the
favorite sons of Columbia county,
and the people ought to show their
appreciation by giving him a rous-
ing vote on November 5th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
BRYAN MAY TRY AGAIN.

At Charlotte. N. c., recently
William J Bryan was asked wheth-
er he would be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent i'll 1908, to which he replied
Whilst / have not announced
that I would be a candidate, have
not said would not be and the
statements reporting that l would
not be have come from those who
were interested in other candidates.
l do not care at this time to make
any announcement further than
this: That I take it for granted
the nomination will be made by the
voters of the party and not by a
few men who seem to assume that
the selection is in the hands of a
few party leaders. The leaders
propose, but the masses dispose. I"
"What do you think of the pros
poets of success for the Democracy
in 1908 7" was asked, Good
and improving all the time, due to
two causes-hrst, to the growth of
Democratic principles; these are be-
coming more popular all the time;
second the Democratic party is
united and the Republican party is
divided, as we were divided in 1896,
while we are much more united as
a party than the Republican party
in 1896"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
SHEATH AND HARMAN CONTRAST.
ED.

The friends of the machine can.
didate for State Treasurer, John o.
Sheath ask the people to supper,
him Oh the ground, as stated by an
esteemed contemporary. that che
would prove most vigilant and in
flexible guardian of the public f.
nances." 1t would be difficult to
imagine anything more absurd than
that. Even if he hadn't supported
every profligate enterprise of the
machine during his three terms in
the House of Representatives, his
record as chairman of the House
committee on Appropriations dur
ing the last session would complete.
ly refute that claim.
During the session of 1907 ap-
preparations were made to the ag-
gregate of $92, 900. 900 in round
figures while it is known to every
intelligent citizen who has given
thought to the subject that the rev.
enues for the period will amount to
very little more than halt that to-
tai. 1t is not unjust to say that
Mr.. Sheath was responsible for
these excessive appropriations AS
chairman of the Appropriations
committee of the House he could
have put an instant stop to that
form OF legalized looting. But he
INDUCED every interest of the boss
es as against the State and proved
that he is not only not vigilant but
that he is either careless or rindiffer-
ent to the interests of the people.
Mr.. Sheatz's record in the Leg
islature stands in marked contrast
with that of John G., Harman, his
opponent in the fight, who is the
nominee of the people. MIR. Har-
man not only voted against all the
iniquities which were passed during
the session of 1905 but he was as
vigilant and capable in debate as he
was infexible in purpose. He was
always the champion of the right
in debate and on roll-call, and new
er faltered in grasping the vicious
measures and squelching them in
so far as that was possible. On the
contrary Mr.. Sheath was always
with the machine when he was
needed and he has nearly alway.
voted to strengthen the position ol
the machine. If the people do not
desire the methods of the machine
continued they will elect Mr.. Har
man. n.-Beilef0nte Watchman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
BERRY JOLTS BOSSES.
Appointed a Republican Who Would Not
Take Orders.

A dispatch from Harrisburg says:
Turned out of Office by Secretary
of Internal Affairs Henry Houck,
because he refused to take political
orders from Prowler Mathues, for
mer state treasurer and Indicted
machine boss of Delaware county,
William E. Lewis, of Radnor, has
been appointed to $I,4oo clerk
ship in the state treasury.
Lewis is Republican, and was
originally appointed clerk in the
internal affairs department twenty
years ago, aud was retained by
every succeeding secretary until
Houck took Office last May. Math-
ues is alleged to have asked Houck
to turn Lewis out because the latter
voted for Berry for state treasurer
two years ago.
Lewis is said to have admitted
that he voted for Berry, because he
was not in sympathy with Senator
Penrose and the remainder of the
Republican state bosses and could
see no harm in cutting a discredit-
able ticket. He served under Cen
eral Gregg in the Civil War, and
his soldier friends over the state
have been trying to find place for
him since he was dropped from the
pay roll by Houck.
AS last resort, Lewis friends
appealed to Berry, who has ap-
pointed Lewis to the vacancy in
his Office created by the removal of
George f. Young, who was with
Mathues on his midnight prowl in
the treasury a few days before he
was to testify before the Capitol
Investigation Commission last June
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17

-Four people were killed and one
hurt when their automobile was
smashed by a Philadelphia & Read
ing train at Pottstown on Monday,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17
SOME EMBARRASSING PARTY
SLOGANS.

The last campaign in this State
rang with agonized Republican par
ty cries to stand by Roosevelt. This
year the faithful are told instead to
stand by the sacred tariff. Sheatz,
the gangs candidate for Treasurer,
slapped the President in the face
when iii obedience to Penrose's or.
ders as a member Of the Legisla-
tute of 1905 he voted to reconsider
and eXpunge resolutions indorsing
the Presidents course in working
for rate regulation and other popu-
lar reforms. This is why the party
keynote must be changed this year.
Roosevelt is as popular as ever, but
Sheatz didn't stand by him when
he could and should. He obeyed
Penrose instead. So the old relia-
bic tariff bogey is busted off and set
up for ihe faithful.
4; Il
Another Republican cry we won t
hear much of this campaign is one
that naturally accompanies the tar
if yamp. Let well enough alone"
won't do in this State this wear for
those who are training and striv-
ing to get the State treasury back
into their clutches again. Not a
breath of complaint can be uttered
against William II. Berry's work
while in office. He has faithfully
discharged his responsibilities and
duties of treasurer in a ContraS,
most marked when compared With
what his immediate predecessors,
Republicans, permitted to be done.
Berry iii letter and spirit has been
a servant Of the people, faithful,
efficient guardian of their interests.
He has served them only too we'll
and hence became a stumbling
block of Penroscism and graft. If
well enough is ever to be let alone,
the good work Of this worthy son
and exponent Of Democracy would
demand that he and it, rather than
the interests they have detected
and exposed, should have the say
about his successor.
X X X
The more the record and tactics
of Sheatz and the party of Penrose
behind him are considered the more
preposterous their claim to recogni-
tion is. The tariff issue is being
raised because Mr.. Sheatz is not in
sympathy with Roosevelt as against
his own boss. Mr.. Sheatzs record
as the chairman Of the committee
on appropriations in the last Legis-
lature shows him to be unfit for the
Treasurer's responsibilities. To let
well enough alone is just what the
gang can't stand for when they are
on the outside. .-Pihsbn,g SIN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-10-17

Visiting cards and Wedding invi-
tations at the COLUMBIAN Office. If