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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
TAousANps FOR pEEEnsE.

The legislature has appropriated
$4,000 with which to defend the
suit brought by Virginia against West
Virginia for settlement Of the yir.
ginia debt claim. The suit is now
pending in the highest court Of the
nation. ana there will be legal battle
over 1t that will be worth remember.
ing as a notable clash of distinguished
counsel over legal issue as well as
for the large sums that 1T will cost
both sides to make the fight.
The chief counsel for West Virginia
is the fton. John G. Carlisle, erst.
while of Kentucky, but now one OF tho
leading practitioners in New York.
He represents the best talent to be
obtained. and talent has to be paid
for in this day and generation. The
legislature fully recognized the fac.
and didn't hesitate to authorize the
expenditure of $4,000 for defense.
which may be only a started. It de-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
PArEMr MEDICINE nlI1.

v B. d I
House bill No. -, a bill to regulate
the manufacture and sale Of patent
and r.proprietary'' medicines. appears
to be unnecessarily drastic In some
of its provisions. No person Will of
fer serious objections to any measure
which aims to protect consumers OF
drugs. or to force the manufacturers
of remedies to tell what Ingredients.
are in their compounds. Ample pro-
lection is afforded under the national
pure food and drug law, and a State
enactment to conform with Il would
be reasonable and Just legislation.
The house bill now pending in the
legislature not only requires the label
ing fine patent medicine package
with the formula for It's contents. but
II also provides that aE.poisonp laber
shall be placed upon all packages Of
medicine containing more than GER
tain percentage OF ethel alcohol, mos
phine. cocaine. or any quantity Of bal
lodana, cotton rot or ergot.
The bill appears to be an effort. not
to regulate" the sales Of patent med
icine, but to kill the sales. No more
drastic legislation on the subject has
ever been presented, and the bill aims
a blow not only at the makers OF
proprietary medicines. but to the hun
dreds of druggists and Others who
sell them, and to the thousands who
benefit by their use, for It must be CON
coded that there is merit in some pat
emit me.liicnes.
II every BAGGAGE of medicine which
contains poison in such small proper
ton as is named in House Bill No. IL
is made to carry red poison label in
letters not less than quarter of nm
inch high" 1t is evident that the sales
of such medicines would be affected
adversely. which appears to be the
object Of the bill. And II the word
poison" as applied to drugs. is thus
Unfortunately placed upon SO many
patent medicines It will not be long
until 1t will become meaningless
term with the buyers of medicines.
Wheeling Register.
Wall paper that sold Tor 40, so and
Coo, now Is and ?uc.
H.zc. BuRDETTE.
Lower sample room Watson Hotel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
THE NEWS TOO

Since SO many papers have fled
complaints about the NAH service
from Charleston, the News believes 1t
has a right to speak Having a cor
respondent watching the legislature
as rule 1T requires nearly i week to
get in communication with him by
mail. Even a telegraph message must
travel for nearly four hours before
reaching US. II there can be one sem
sible reason assigned why the State
capitol should remain where 1t is. the
News will have nothing further to
say. The only ideal location for the
State capitol Is Clarksburg. This city
offers advantages not to be found
elsewhere in the State. clarksbarg
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

ties of tn local saloon peo.
pie. or the amount OF taxes
and licenses they paid for the
support Of the city government when
exploiting through its columns the
BEAUTIFUL FLAVOR OF HAYNER
tRYEg
Why did not It's great haired for
the man order business blossom out
from It's tophead lines when the econ.
omy of ordering this Double Copper
Distilled brand Of Booze DIRECT
FROM DIsT1LLER TO CONSUMER
was being held up daily as the best
thing for its readers to do?
Is 1t any more of an offense in the
minds Of Fairmont people to advertise
the necesaries Of life. that are not at
all advertised at home. than 1t is to
hold up to the readers an article like
Haynor Rye that is not SOY import
ant or necessary to the consumer, but
which is to ''be shipped. express paid,
in PLAIN PACKAGES WITH NO
MARKS TO INDICATE coNTENTs?r
The Haynor Distilling Company sells
only by mail orders, and emphasizes
that fact in its advertisements. II
advertising is to be refused because
the local dealer handles the same line
and pays taxes and licenses here, we
think If that is the basis to be guided
by that the local saloon people would
be entitled to the same consideration
because no other bushes pays az
much into the public Golfers as theirs.
The Jingle of the Guinea.
Can 1T be that the policy of the
Times is regulated by the way It's ex.
tended palm is being tickled? Did
the shining shechles received from
the Haynor DistIlling Company so
blind its vision and SO soften its hat.
red for the mail order houses that It
at that time could not see the danger
of cobwebs forming over the stock OF
the local dealer, or muster courage
" uldhs All eSItuule vi llle dinuunl VI
taxes paid by them? Is that the case.
or Is It that a new editor who is not
familiar with local conditions has gone
out on a limb without first inqulring
Where am at?"
Sometimes ''the Jingle of the Guenet
helps the hurt that honor feels"
We believe tho Fairmont people
will do better to buy the necessaries
of life where they can get the most Of
for the money and they can usually
find these places by reading the pa
per that goes into the homes of tho
most local people.
If 1t is mail order goods to be ad-
vertised, for our part, we think the
people will better appreciate the sug-
ar and coffee ads to some we have
just mentioned, and that have seemed
to flourish on Times publicity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
LlNcoLN,s LOVE AEEAlR.

People who like a good interesting
story full of life. love and pathos will
do well to read the articles we are
publishing each day of Lincoln's love
affair and his early. experience as a
lawyer. This article was commenced
in Wednesdays issue. The story of
the love of Lincoln for Ann Ruthledge,
his first sweetheart, Is Very touch,
ing. This article was written by
Ward Hill Lamon. one of Lincoln'a
personal friends and he has a very
pleasing manner of expressing his
thoughts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

The sidewalks are made 50 that pc
destrIans may keep out OF the way
and danger OF mixing up with teams.
but the ice cleaying to the pavement
one has to walk in the middle of the
streets to keep his pedal extremities
directly under him. The ordinance
that we have should be enforced.
After a man has made good so
far as amassing worldly treasures
is concerned and passes over the great
divide that puts an end to the mad
rush for wealth, leaving large aud
commodious estate TO be settled upon
his heirs. 1t IS then that the aliega.
tons are put forth that he was in
competent to, attend to his worldly du.
ties, although his Business sagacity
stands proved by his success. These
are some Of the questions now being
raised by the heirs OF Jas. A. Baily.
the Snowman, and the man whom P.
T. Barnum found to be a coming rival
in the circus business and with whom
he formed a partnership after being
outwitted by young Baily in adyertls.
ing as the following will show. Baily
had secured for his show an elephant
that he advertised with two trunks
and Barnum found that the attraction
was filling Baily's tent daily and sent
his manager to buy the elephant.
Being unsuccessful he reported to the
King CT the sawdsist Ring that he
failed in his attempt to trade. There,
upon Barnum wired Baily as follows:
will give $4,000 for your elephant"
The next town was reached aud on
every bill board before Barnums gaze
could b, seen the following head lines
over the Barnum telegram reproduced,
What sarnum thinks OF our ele.
plant" AT this juncture Barnum
changed his tactics and said: 1T is
not the elephant we want, It is that
man BaIIy." The partnership follow.
ed. This is the sort of genius that
they now allege was the user of dope"
and who was otherwise Incompetent.
Possibly they refer TO the dope he ad.
ministered to the public.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
sPAsM NUMBER TWO.

The surprises brought forth daily
in the Thaw case are not much more
startling than the statements of the
Times IN regard to mail order houses.
Its latest effusion-true to its incon.
sistency, but very foreign from the
facts-is us follows, 1.-THE Times does
not accept contracts for advertising
from any mail order house,"
In the first'place It is no greater Of.
Tense against local merchants to nc.
cept advertising from a mail order
house than it is to accept foreign ad-
vertising from people whose business
comes in direct conflict not only
with local people. but with
LOCAL PATRONS OF THE PA.
PERS. We. are able to prove by
Its files THAT THE TIMES
DOES BOTH. In the first place our
attention was called TO the fact this
morning that the bushes OF the Grand
Opera House one OF the Times best
patrons. is being injured by the adj
vertisement being carried by the
Times for the Swisher Theater of
Morgantown. On yesterday we called
attention to the advertisement of the
Reymann Brewing Company. coming
in direct competition with the local
brewery which carries an advertise.
ment in that paper. OF course these
instances do not come under the head
Of mail order houses.
Why could not the Times think OF
the terrible danger of spiders weav-
ing coowebs over the sparkling bot
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
as 10 CORPORATION POLICE.

Governor Dawson in special mes.
sage to the legislature calls attcn-
ton to the cases of peonage. and w.
laful arrest and Imprisonment and
general abuse of ignorant laborers by
hte guards employed by the corpora
tons In three counties in this State.
In speaking Of the guards ne says:
1.-The Fayette county case speaks
for itself. 1t looks like cruel, heart
less and wanton murder OF two men
by one of these guards. The use of
guards IN this State is not restricted
to cases like these We are considering.
They are used at some collieries to
protect the property OF the ownrs, to
TO prohibit labor agitators and organ.
iZers OF the miners union from gain.
ing access to the miners. Every man,
of course, has the right to protect his
property and premises from trespass.
ers. II trespass upon your property
you have the right to eject me; but It
Is your duty to warn me first, and
In no event to use more force than
necessary; you have no right to as.
sault mo and beat me or to kill me.
Many outrages have been committed
by the guards, many OF whom appear
to be vicious and daredevil men who
seem to aim to add to their vicious
ness by bulldozing and terrorizing the
people. 1t is submitted in all candor
that 1t Is not t othe best interest of
the owners of these collieries to am.
ploy such lawless men or to Justify
the outrageous acts committed by
them. ~ few months ago was com.
PEELED to parole from the penitentiary
II had much doubt whether ought
not to have given an unconditional
pardon--a young man who killed one
OF these guards. in case that had
many, II not all, OF the elements Of
self-defense. The employers of these
guards make the mistake, it would
seem, Of upholding them in such un.
lawful acts. AS I pointed out in my
regular message. men Of property can
not afford to disregard the law or to
wink ut its violation. A violation Of
law Is equally such whether the vic.
tim be the most prominent citizen of
the State Of the most ignorant foreign
laborer: 1t will not do to have one
law for one class and another law for
another class; there Is but one law
for all classes, and the enforcement
Of the law should be impartial as to
all men. regardless Of standing or con.
d!tion, except that If any favors are
shown they should be to the weak
and ignorant"
One of the most effective remedies
for the evils growing out OF the vicious
and unlawful conduct of policemen
employed by coal companies and rail.
roads In this State, would be the pass.
age OF law making such corporation
or railrond jointly liable with such po-
lice for his acts: SO that the injured
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
STATE eR9FsH{As
MAINE AND WEST VIRGINIA.

MAINE AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Statistics compiled by the United
States agricultural department show
that the people of the state OF Maine
derive a cash income OF more than
100000 annually from the wild
game in their woods and fish in their
streams. This income is derived
from tourists and sportsmen from out.
side the State. and Is exclusive OF
what may be derived from home peo.
pie. Last year moro than 10000 per.
sons went to Maine to hunt and fish.
This does not include visitors at sum.
mer resorts on the coast. They paid
State licenses of over $4,000. They
paid native guides over 100000. They
paid In board to farmers and in tho
villages s1.20o.0o0. Other items bring
the total above s1.soo,ooo. This does
not take into account money paid to
railroads, steamers. hacks and stages
for transportation. That would add
several hundred thousand dollars more
to the income of the people Of Maine.
Game. Hsh, forestry and good roads
nay in Maine. The State protects
game and fish, takes care of its for.
ests. and builds roads. 1t is an in.
vsstment which pays like gold mine.
Tourists, fishermen, and hunters are
usually men of means. They spend
money freely, provided there is some.
thing to spend 1t for. The people of
Maine saw some years ago that ma
ture hal given them valuable re.
SOURCES in forest and stream, and
they took care of what nature gave
them, and today they are reapingI
their reward.
Can West Virginia learn the lesson?I
1t has finer mountains than Maine.
rivers as fine and as many, forests
surprising those of Maine. climate
superior to Names, and everything
that Maine has except lakes and the
NOSE. Our State can be made the
equal OF Maine in every way, and tour.
lists, hunters. and fishermen will come
here in as great numbers as now so
to Mainn. But we must do our part.
We must save our remaining forests
from fire and ruin. We must keep
oar streams pure. We must stock
them with fish, and our forests with
birds, and other game. We must make
roads by which visitors can Nreach our
mountains and our valleys. wheu
that is done, West Virginia will be
the prida and the wonder of sarth.-j
Morgantown Chronicle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
A Good Man.

1t would be difficult to imagine a
more ridiculous charge than that of
cruelty against Warden Haddox, Of
the penitentiary. He is the last man
in the. world the most bitter minded
would entertain such thought
against. He Is known of all men as
humane and kindly hearted. He has
some strong political antagonists but
there is not one of them who wolld
not acknowledge the kindness Of his
heart. What criticisms the News has
heard OF penitentiary management y.
and the. have been few-have been
based on the allegation that Mr.. Had.
dox's policy was Just the reverse of
cruel; in other words he was too len.
ient and kind. The News has quietly
looked ZIP some of these last named al.
legations and has found them based
upon the fact that warden treats
his prisoners as human beings and not
as beasts. A religious man himself,
Mr.. Hoedox goes on the theory that
every living man has soul, and he
handles his convicts accordingly. AS
for the cruelty charge. there never
was a oaser lie. or a more foolish one.
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

An organization was formed in Mil.
waukee about a year ago known as
the Cutters" Some of the other
cities formed Outer clubs and its
thought that outerlsm will spread
this summer. The devotees of this
order believe in the healthy influence
to be derived from an outdoor life.
They. think that the physical, mental
and moral being is benefited by ex.
ercising In the fresh air. No day is
too cold or too sloppy for one who has
taken the obligations of an Outer.
The true votaries of this new order
sleep in the open air. This may be
the way to reclaim lost health. There
viii be many to up the question AMI
advocate It's wisdom others will still
cling to the old habit of taking drugs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

Senator ,Johnsoh's bill which pro.
vides a Jail sentence for the first of.
fense Of carrying concealed weapons
and a penitentiary offense for the sec.
ond offense is a much wiser measure
than his press mueller" bill. The
bill relating to carrying weapons
should become law. With the Amer.
lean people carrying revolvers. the
negroes armed with razors, the for.
eigners using stillettbs, many use
full lives are shifted out with the
slightest provocation. Our laws have
never been severe enough on this
question.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

u Is said that half the world does
not known how the other half live.
But 1t tries It's best TO find out.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
THAw JURY.

Is II rot ut all surprising that SC
much tiElc Is consumed in making ur
the Thaw jury when we stop to think
OF the publicity that has been given
this case through the press, on accoun.
of the wealth and prominence of the
parties concerned. This case has been
published more fully than any case
on record. 1t being located as 1t is in
the greatest news center in this couh
try, and possibly in the world, in
New York, with its Zig daily papers
and armies OF special correspondents
and under the daily scrutiny of the
headquarters of both the Publishers
Press and Associated Press, conduct
ing the finest and largest news dis.
tributing system known, there Is
no wonder at the amount of publici.
t., hence the trouble in securing a
jary. Most every man that reads or
Is competent to serve on hte jury has
read OF the case and has either made
up or expressed an opinion and is con.
sequently barred. The trouble is not
yet over with the jury after the panel
Is completed each side has the right
to strike from the list limited mum.
Der of names and these places must
be filled before the trial proceeds. 1t
may be. however, that each talisman
is given such thorough test in the
original examination that neither side
will want to do any further scratching.
Our streets are In the worst condi.
ton that they have been this whites,
1t Is very dangerous for the sure foot.
ed to 80 out, let alone those whose
step is not SO firm or agile. There
has been several severe falls report.
ed to tnis Office and many are com.
planning OF the time that they have
III getting around. This condition of
the streets should not be. The street
commissioner and policemen should
see that the residents clean off their
sidewalks as soon as the snow falls.
Yesterday we suggested that an or.
dinance be passed requiring people to
look after their puvements with the
view of the fact of getting the qac~.
ton before the people. y. The fact of
the matter is the city has an ordi.
nance that speaks out in terms plain
enough, but these ordinances will not
enforce themselves. II a merchant
leaves 4 few boxes on the sidewalk
he is informed that he is obstructing
tie street and interfering with the
passers'i'y, but the accumulation of ice
which makes travelling almost prohibi.
tive seems to be of no concern to any.
one.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
1t Will LEAp.

Nothing like the series OF tragedies
the world over, occurring SO rapidly.
was eves before known. Mine and
railroad accidents seem to predomin-
ate. buto theirs are abundant. A recent
writer has figured out that about
half million persons die or are iniur-
ed each year as a sacrifce TO what are
called oar Industrial pursuits. II this
has been the case heretofore. 1907
has certainly started out to head the
record. We are bound to lead the
world as a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. state
Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

The Charleston Gazette looks dress.
ed up with It's new head gear and its
new Huntington bureau.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

Senator Marshall SENS to be op
posed to anything and everything that
tends to make the new tax laws
more effective.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

Competition Is the life Of trade and
the death Of the non.advertiser.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

Sometimes when man speaks in
public he becomes nervous; other
times II is the audience.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

The lawyer that wanted 100000 to
conduct the Virginia debt suit must
have expected It to hang on with the
tenacity Of the King land, trial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

The country would be better off IL
more people would throw aside their
ambition TO become mirlionaires and
saw wood
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

1t doesn't take woman long to
make call but II requires a good deal
of time to make a departure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

II man would display as much
activity when he is on his feet as he
does in falling, he would accomplish
much more in a day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

ponds on how soon the suit can be
terminated. " West Virginia wins.
and the sentiment is strong that she
viii, 1t viii be cheap at that price to
have tho controversy between the
States, which has been pending since
the civil war settled for all timc.-
Parkersburg Dispatch News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

who is Jim crow anyway? We
mean the man that has the bill before
the legisiatures What county does he
hail from?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

1t has taken longer to select a jury
in the Thaw trial than it did to dis.
pose Of the famous Payton case tried
in our courts some time ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

According to the cIarksburg Tele.
gram The gambling fever at Charles.
ton is above normal ana many pup
lie gaming places are in open opera.
ton on Capital street, and that the
sports are not only fleeing each 9th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

On the stage IS the best place for a
chronic kicker.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

A good many men get the credit for
saying good things that other people
DO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

wATsoN-c, w. Nutter. Lost
Creek; s. Hinkle, W. R. Simmons,
Weston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

Ash Wednesday comes on the 18Th
of February this year. This is the be.
ginning Of Lenton season. During
this time there will be fewer society
functions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

MANLEY-c. R. Conner. Thomas;
W. X. Hoffman, Morgantown; ]. O
Brooks, s. c. stachers, A. c. Hall, H
G. Young, clarksburg; w. H. spen
Ger, Warrington. a.a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

a hard thing 70 do-the Icy pave.
ment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01

A speedy decision is expected in the
Reed smoot case after the expiration
of his present term next March. 1t
Will then probably be decided that he
is no longer entitled to his seat.