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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
Count Your BLESSINGS.

When business Is a, little dull and
the rush seems to be over It is a good
time to sit down and seriously tbjp];
over the past and count your bless.
ings. II you viii look over the city
you will see what an Improvement
there has been in the last fifteen
years. During that time the town has
practically been built and all tho mod.
eru commences have been brought
here.
Fifteen years ago there was not a
brick or stone pavement nor Il paved
street In this city and now the prirci.
pal street are all paved and the brick
and stone sidewalks are all over the
city. In fact We have more good side.
walks than any town of Its size in
the State.
Fifteen years ago there was not n
telephone In the city, and nov they
Fil'eeh !ehrS aHo we n no Ale-
auate water system and now we have
oil these things, and in fact have all
the modern convenicnces and Man.
ninston is a good place to live.
We have ene Of the finest schools
and school buildings IN the State and
the best churches in all this section
and these and a great many others
have come to us in that fifteen years,
Better than all else, we have a gen
erons and hospltnble people md this.
with all the .other blessings, makes
this q desirable place to live. We
ought to be thankful. Count your
bfessinss.-AEannigton Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
RECOGNITION.

ThatBSWests Virginia has made many
other States OF the union take notice
OF It's INCONSISTENCIES In the matter
of taxationSh has heen no more plainly
Illustrated than By the recognition CIV
enssto& Governor Dawson, Tax Commits.
sloner White and Chief Clerk in the
Tax Commissioners office, Mr.. T. c.
Townsend ut the tax conference at
GollmbnsSSo Ohio. lastEweek. Tax Com.
missioner White made one Of the prln.
cipal addresses before the conference,
Governor Dawson was chosen as first
president Of the organization and
Chief Clerk Townsend was on the
committee o. resolutions appointed to
place before the people the ends
sought by the conference. When we
reniember that the Governor Of Mas.
sachnsetts presided at the conference
and that representatives were there
rom States east, west. north AMI
south as well as from Canada, 1t was
no smnIlsthin for all three Of west
yitgtnta's representative To- get mark.
ea recognition 1T such d gathering.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
AMONG THE EDITORS
That MettoJ

Probably nothing in recent year,
has stirred up so much Of a tempest
in a teapot as has the omission OF the
motto, "ln God We Trust" from the
new ten dollar gold coins now being
issued by the government. Comment.
Ing upon the discussion which has arts.
en- over the matter. much OF 1t too fool.
ish to merit consideration, the New
York World has the following peril,
nent editorial on the subject:
"a number OF worthy. clergymen
have been made highly Indignant by
the coinage Of new $40 gold pieces
without the motto I'm God We Trust
They speak exeltediy OF the omission
as a gross insult TO the religious sense
OF the nation and demand the name of
the author OF this piece Of presump.
ton. AS President Roosevelt has
promptly accepted the responsibility
for the change, they need seek nc
further for the guilty official. The next
step should be to move for his i'm.
parchment and removal.
"As a matter OF fact, how many OF
the excellent gentlemen who protest
SO violently are familiar with the
coinage of the United States? II was
not until 1864 that the words whose
disappearance agitates them first an
peared on the two cent piece, which
has long since been withdrawn from
circulation. In 1866 the motto was
first stamped on the eagle. Can any
or the cfergymen now SO bitterly con.
demning President Roosevelt say Off
hand, without examining the coins on
which pieces of currency the motto
In God We Trust" is and Is not tc
be found? Is there n single one thai
Knows as IN actual fact that it an
pears on the quarter, half dollar and
dollar silver pieces and on all the
gold, and does not appear on the one,
cent, five cent and ten cent pieces:
How many practical men in everyday
HE can describe correctly the designs
and lettering IN one and all OF these
eolns' Here is a simple Test rs tc
the effect Of the motto upon the daily
life OF the average person.
AS one self.restrained minister
fashly ventures to remark. the pro
test of his brothers in "misapplied
energy" and they are wasting thei,
time on trivalities when more import
ant matters demand their attention.
Charleston Mall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

with The polieiea Of the present I'D:
Manifestation. Presiaent Roosevelt ms
made profound impression nppn ths
American people! Under his leasier
ship " have Undertaken and partially
solved the greatest internal problem
that The nation has had 70 face ii half
q century His work has been good.
The Republican party as an orgfnza.
ton can rightly claim It as the work.
Of a Republican President, assisted by
gu the.splendid record OF the past four
a Republican congress. To turn back
years would be suicide. The only
thing to do Is to go forward, and go
forward under the leadership ola man
who will with wisdom and discretion,
but with no less vigor, pursue the gen.
eral policy Of the Roosevelt admins
Misunderstanding I%ntelligencer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
Governor Fleming at wheetinu.


Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, Of Fair
mont, and the president of the State
board OF trade, was a visitor in the
city Yesterday and a guest at the Nc;
Lure. His visit here was brief and
confined principally to a conference
with Secretary Naylor and other or
ficers Of the State board. and he lef,
atl0 o'clock for hts home. The result
OF his visit here was the appointment
OF a committee of Is, three from each
congressional district, to represent the
state at the national river and harbors
congress at Washington City on De
cel'1per 4 and 5. The personnel Of the
committee Will not be announced IN.
I'll acceptances are received. while
II loes not include any Of the congress.
men. a fact that will give the state
'aiiy 20 representatives. at least. n,
the Notwithstanding lntelligen
Ger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
police Court.

Martin Premorits was a plain drunk
that the officers got last night. Mar.
TN was fined six dollars. He told the
officers 10 call up Abe Friedman ami
they could get the money.
Thomas Yost was arrested yester-
day afternoon for being drunk. Yost
lives on MINISTER'S run. Yost came in
Yesterday on the Pawpaw flyer. Yost
visited several whiskey houses anil
filled up on the fiery fluid. He then
invested Twenty-Five cents in a set OF
brass kunckles. Yost then fell into
the clutches of the officers AMI was
placed in the Jail. He is nineteen
years old. Yost was fined twenty-five
dollars for carrying knuckles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
WHY THE NEWsTATE OF OKLA
HoMA is DEMocRATic.

In recent years; d sort Of feeling has
spread abroad that Republicanisa
stunds for progressiyeness. energy.
push activity, in short all those quail
ties necessary to success along all
lines on the other hand the preya:
lence of Democrat Ia too great guam.
titles 10 considered a sort Of blight on
the prospects, OF any community: The
progress . the North and the lack
of progresslyeness III some parts OF
the Democracy ridden South have
served as Illustrations along this limo:
With thesesmentaI pictures fairly well
outlined on the average brain 1t was
hard to conceive how q new State
With everySreasonsto want nothing but
the best things should place Itself In
the hands 81 democrats and allow the
members q a discredfted party 10
writaSit sSconstitution and preside over
Its destlnles. A great many people
have wondered how such a thing can
be accounted for. 1t is quite easy II
looked at In the true light. 1t is y
well recognized fact that in the main
people follow the parallels OF lititude
When seeking new homes in the West.
This Has been pointed out by eminent
authorities and cannot be disputed.
Thus New England people settled the
States 81 the Northwest, the people
of Middle States, the territory of the
middle West, and so 0 r. With this
idea IN mind q look at map will
show that Oklahoma Is directly ives.
o. Arkansas, catches a large part o:
Misaissippi, Alabama and Georgia, and
all sof Tennessee, North and South
Carolina: It also lies directly west
or Southern Missouri. to say nothing
Of the fact that 1t sits in the lap OF
Texas In short 1t is southern terri.
tory and was largely peopled from
rock:ribbed southern stntes. In view
of these conditions It doesn't seem
much wonder that Oklahoma Is Demo.
cratic although the majority is not
very large and the Republicans OF the
State are very hopeful that before
many years the State will enter the
Republican fold along with the progress.
stye States Of the North and West.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
All or for THREE street.
Peoples Forum
Agricultural Education

..'.
Editor West Virgfnian:
l wish through your paper to call
attention TO a new'book gotten out by
the Department OF Education at Wash.
ington, Its title Is agricultural Edu.
cation" by Or. James Ralph Jewell.
IT was printed at the recommendation
OF Commissioner of Education Brown,
who says in his transmission letter
that 1t presents an unusually compre-
hensIve survey Of the provisions Of
agricultural education and for lustruc.
tion in closely related lines in vuri.
Gus parts Of the world but with espe.
clal reference TO Il own country"
Many of our citizens ARE aroused to
the importance Of agricultural etrrea.
ton and will be glad to know Of this
monograph and that 1t may be obtain
ed for the asking from the Commits.
sioner OF Education at Washington.
We, as n tencfing body, have been Il
bit slow to give this form OF instruc.
ton. partly because we were satisfied
with the way things were going III the
farming world, and partly because We
did not know what to teach. In come
Of the old world countries, like France
and Germany, most MI the schools,
whether city or country, have provi.
sion for school gnrlens. One OF the
direct results OF this provision is that
both OF those countries raise very
much more to the acre than do We In
THIS country, and that acre one which
has been farmel for centuries. There
Is no art, not excepting medicine,
about which SO much that is new and
worth while, has been discovered us
In the art Of farming, in the last few
years. This Information Is more i'm.
pprtant TO tho children OF the farm.
ing classes, on the practical side than
any other, and yet 1t Is probable that
they get very little Of 1t. Then on tho
educational side, the values are too
large to be mentioned here. But they
are Just as Important for the town
children as those Ii the country, and
more 50. We here seem hardly t,
irealizes that most Of the progressive
school school world today does not think of
ibpildlngSa school house without max:
ing provision for i school garden.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
many other states.

Nrh|INGNEgAEIHg1N ~ GHNhE fftAHTV4h ffls nt-igHE Az
The representative d tie 1908 spe.
3cial Edition OF the West virginlanr
find the time ripe In Fairmont for such
q publication. Seven Of the most pros.
porous years In the city's history have
elapsed since the last Issue Of an lin.
dustrial edition here and in that time
n numerous new buildings have. been
erected. new enterprises have been
launched. new men have come to dwell
among us and some Of the boys" OF
that day are in important positions
row. These things will all be shown
In the 1898 Special. 1t will be a great
edition and will be a fine advertise.
ment for Fairmont. its people and in.
stltutions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
Federal Court.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Nor. "a
a meeting OF the Federal Court, with
Judge kellar on the bench. will be
convened here today. One of the mos,
important cases will be that OF Ritter
vs. lhorworth, which is to decide the
,,em 10 cut timber on a big tract III
Mcdowell county. Judge Dayton is es
pected to enter his decision at this
term In the case of five hundred set
tiers vs. Pocahontas Coal Company. !,
number OF important cases will be
tried.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

In view of the fact that only n few
months will elapse until n full roster
of candidates for county offices will be
named by both political parties. IT
seems quite remarkable that so lit.
tie Is being said relative to the selec.
ton OF acceptable men to fiji tho piac.
es. The people ought to take u hand
In this matter and they ought to be.
gin before things get warmed up toe
much. 1t is essential that good men
be put on the ticket and then NIL VIII
feel like going to the polls and aiding
In their election.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
TWO Possible Mistakes.

A Republican President will succeed
Theodore Roosevelt and carry on his
policies. unless the Republican party
commits one of two grievous mistakes.
The first would be the denomination
of President Roosevelt. With the Pres,
fddnt a candidate to succeed himself,
the Democracy would need no issue.
It would be provided for them. Third
ternlism, the destruction OF the hal.
lowed precedent set by the first OF
American Presidents. the greatest
man Of his day, would be the issue,
and on that issue the Democracy would
have the most powerful and most pop,
ular appeal It has made to the country,
since 1888. Why put such a weapon
in nlttll hands ofs the opposition?
The second mistake would be to
nominate some candidate for the Pres.
idency, NhcSis not clearly III sympathy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
SOME

Having completed a large portion OF
his forthcoming message to congress.
President Roosevelt takes the public
into his confidence and tells what he
10 going to recommend in the way Of
new Legislation by the national law
makers. He will favor: ~ q postal
savings bank; t2} extension of the
parcels post; (3)2 lakes.to;the-gulf deep
waterway; al extension OF the pow
ers OK the interstate commerce conf
mission TO include supervision OF
stool and bond Issues; t5} amendment
of the FISHERMAN antitrust law so as
40 prohibit only such combinations as
are nronounced by the court to be un.
reasonable; (G) nlan for emergency
currency: e) graduated inheritance
tax: federal Income tax and q
number of other measures OF more or
less Importance, While It is not TN.
nsliaIg for q President to indicate his
poItcfesSo give al inkIing of his rec.
concentrations to congress in advance
81 tile RECOMMENDATIONS being actual.
made, " AS something of a depar.
ture for d Chief Executive to 60 so
completely into the details Of his de.
slres ina legislative way as Mr..
Roosevelt q has done. And, altogether,
the departlre Is quite m agreeable
one gIs At ttSgiyes tic people an oppor.
tlhityatoS study them and to discuss
tlemS@ith! their representatives in the
national law,making body in their own
baillwlcks aud before action Is taken.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

49, VIZ 81 ~"
District jennings Boss stegnsr have
drilled their No ! on The Louis stes.
ner faFm thronsh the Big Inisn and
win have lo;barrel punnper.
Near Jerusalem In me sans cepai-
~ the Carter on Company has CON;
Ipletea rs No. loon the Alfred Riiey
farm and has duster In the Biz In.
Jun. None Of the late compilations ID
this district have been better than
average bumpers.
Greene County.
On Fish creek, Jackson township.
Greene county. Pm, tie Carnegie Nat.
ural Gas Company has drilled its test
on the J. Smith farm into the Big III.
Jun sand and has a gasser.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

The West Virginian by special ar.
rangement has the exclusive right to
the publication Of Mrs. Osborn's re-
view OF fashions appearing from
month to month in the Delineator.
These are copyright articles and ars
very interesting and valuable. The
article today on the Paauin Model viii
be found of unusual interest to the
women OF Fairmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
kunkIe at the Helm.

Gilbert 3: Miller, city editor OF the
New Dominion, Is suffering from an
attack Of fever at his apartments in
the Donley flats. w. Espey Albie,
manager Of the paper, has been in the
City Hospital for the past three weeks
with the same disease. Mr.. Miller Is
resting as well as could be expected
and Mr., Alblg Is now on the road to
recovery. Justin NJ. Kunkie has charge
OF the editorial department OF the pa.
per while the two editors are Sick
Morgnntown New Dominion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
Conference On LABOR Matters.I

CHARLESTON. Nov. 1s:4sA confer
ence will be held between Governor
w. MO. Dawson and State Mine In
spector ]. W. Paul and Labor COM
missioner ]. Y, Barton, al which mat
ters pertaining to the labor situation
IN West Virginia viii be discussed II
Is said that the old Knights OF Labor
VIII be renewed In this State when Tie
meeting of labor officers Siss held tile
latter part Of this week. Labor mat
ters will play a considerable part In
the coming campaign.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

This book takes mp these aayan-
tages both for tie town and country
child, shows how The teaching may be
carried on PROBABLY what Is being
done in different countries IN the pri.
hlary schools ID the high schools and
IN the colleges, what Efforts the gov.
eminent has made 10 push the matter
along. etc: The book ought to be sent
Tor by many patrons as well as teach.
eds. u re can get the patron Of the
schools to demand advanced educa.
tional training. Il Will be a strong
help to those teachers who are now
DESTROYS Of doing the best things and
n strong incentive 10 do better to those
who are quite satisfied with letting
well enough alone.
G. ]. C. BENNETT.
kYn,,n.,tau 10 fNd- tH -sr.EU .- .FtaEIEENE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
TONGUE LAsHlNe
Was Given a Young Man For Neglect
Of a Horse.

Yesterday about four o'clock HI.
name ofncer W. s. Sample made a
driver leave the streets because his
horse was unfit for work. The officer
gave the young man asood, sound
occurring and directed him to care
for the horse and not bring It out
again until It was able to work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
Odd Fellows Go To cIarksburq.

Among the local Odd Fellows who.
went to Clarksburg this morning to at.
tend the annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge were E. A. Billingslea, o. J..
Fleming. G. A. Vincent, Lee Reinhelm.
er, Sim Bright, L. C. Fitzhugh and H.
C.. Riggie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
To Develop Blue Grass state.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Nov. 10: THE
sixth annual Kentucky State Develop.
ment convention opened hef to-day
and will continue It's sessions through
three days. Many important law
forms and legislative mattefs viii j
discussed with q yie&Eot recommend.
Ing to the legislature matters that viii
result in the further development 3
the resources Of the Blue Grass STATE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19
ayes, sir, WORKMANSHIP

10 order to advertise our workman.
ship an dproyye that we are prepared
to give entire satisfaction in ali aIines
OF work. ] will give a certain number
Of slaves per week free until further
notice, Having secured skilled work
men. ] am prepared to DO ctildren,s
bobbing, blocking, hair dressing ana
all work IN the t%onsorials line. Hos.
pital work and private work attendesfi
to promptly and on short notice. Leave
orders at shop under Electric Theaters
Give us a trial.
Yours to please.
;1o.a1la-26.2s,so.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

Bouquets for the street car condac
tor referred to in these columns yes.
terday continue to pour in from ali
parts OF town. The citizens on the
Evansville line say give It to him. he
deserves 1t. People IN South Side say
he Is living out Of his time. that he
ought to have been a slave, driver and
suggest that he mightsbe n success is
Simon Legree In al Uncle Toms Cab
In show, while Fifth ward people DOM
know of any earthly use they coaid
put him to at all.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

The boys say there is one street
that a certain Tuckahoe conductor on
the street n line Is afraid to try to,
call. 1t is between Second and
Fourth on South Side.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

1T shows that our state has progress
siye met With Ideas worth while and
that onr people haye adopted tax
system which Ii attracting attention
sofs many other States!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

THHN-HHH" "lHENHI
We should feel that we had been
derellet in our duty did we not &c,
knowledge the following comment on
an editorial in the Morgantown chron.
zee, from our old TREND John r. iteser,
Formerly editor OF INT rnllippi plall.
dealer uut who now presides over the
,dest,nes Of the fucker Democrat:
Carleton Tough is eminently quail.
fed for the position, and II the next
State Superintendent is a Republican,
we'd Ike to see our old friend fll the
place We know him from away
back"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

OIL CITY.-Credlt balances. s1!72:
runs. 222.Sao; average. 14s.133: ship
ments. 382.66s! average, 171,a85.
NEW YORK.-Standard OIL, 401.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-19

November IS. 1907.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-08
SEARCH CLIFF RUINS
INTERESTING WORK OF sciENT-
IsTS IN NEW MEXICO.
Digging Up the Secrets Of a Peo-
pie Which Lived Ages Ago
In Houses Cut Of
Rack

Santa Fe, N. M.--Probably no more
important or interesting archaeological
investigation has ever been conducted
in American than that just begun In
what is known as the Pajarito PARK
district of New Mexico, about twenty
five miles west Of Santa Fe, and not
more than five or six miles from
Buckman Station, on the Denver
Rio Grande railroad The work Is In
charge of Prof. Edgar l.. Hewett, di-
rector of American archaeology in the
Archaeological Institute of America,
who is assisted by number OF en-
thusiastic students of archaeology
Three or four months will be spent
In making explorations in this little
known region. The time In entirely
too short for an exhaustive eXamina-
ton, which must be the work of years
but 1t is encouraging to see some in
dicatlon that the common belief that
the Archaeological Institute of Ameri-
ca is interested in antiquities only pro-
vided that they are not American is
not entirely justified.
GJcI.tO dih 10 llitluutu III tiV
great Jemez National Forest - al
though equally interesting antiquities
belonging to the same group are also
found In the Santa Clara Indian Res
ervation and In the private land grant
now controlled b. the Ramon Land
and Lumber company To Prof Hew-
EFT belongs the credit for having the
ruins included, as far as possible, in
the forest reserve, in order that they
might be preserved from the thought
less acts of vandalism that threatened
the utter destruction of everything of
an antiquarian value. The district is
bounded on the north by the Rio Cha
ma, on the east by the Rio Grande,
on the south by the Rio de los Frijoles
and on the west by the Jemez noun
tains. Much Of it is heavily timbered.
while it's scenic features are of great
beauty and grandeur. The whole sur
face at one time was deeply covered
with volcanic tufa. Through this and
through the harder rock strata below,
the intermittent streams that flow
down from the mountains have worn