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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-09

More than 1000 years ago Herodotus
observed remarkable custom In
Egypt. Al n certain season Of the
year the Eryptlnns went into the dcs.
cr'. cut Of branches from the wild
palm and, bringing them back 10 their
gardens. waved them over the flowers
Of the datepdffn. Why they performed
this ceremony they did not know. but
they knew that II they neglected It
the date crop would he poor or wholly
lost eHerddotHs offers the quaint
explanation that alonG with these
branches there came from the desert
certain files Possessed Of n "vlvlfv viz.
tue" which somehow lent an exaber.
mt fertility to the dates. But'the true
rationale 10 The inrantatlon Is now OK.
planned. Palm trees. like human be.
iNss. are male md female. The garden
plants. the date hearers, were females,
the desert plants were males, md the
waving Of the branches over the fe.
males meant the .transference Of the
fer,illzing pollen from the one to the
other.
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The regular monthly meeting OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. NJ, will be
held this evening at eight o'clock at
the R. of C. Hall. II is desired that all
members be present.
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In Honor Of Miss eiImartin.

Miss Grace Mcdonnell was hostess
last evening at her home on CASTOR
avenue to number Of her friends.
The honor guest Of the occasion was
Miss Bess Gilmartln. who will leave
this evening for Wheeling, where she
will reside. a delightful evening was
spent with games and music and
tempting refreshments we're served
by the hostess.
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Invitation 10 Reception.

Invitation 10 reception.
Mrs. James Morton Black and Miss
Oldham have issued Invitations for
reception 10 be given next Tuesday
afternoon. The invitation reads:
Mrs. James Morton Black
Miss Oldham
Thursday, May the sixteenth,
at three o'clock
30 Walnut avenue. ~
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Married at Oakland.

Mr., Q. West ANA Miss Sara Messenger
West are both well known in this city.
They will reside at the corner Of Ham.
ilton and Monroe streets.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-09

FOR RENT-A few choice office rooms
in the new Peoples, Bank building.
Apply at the Peoples Bank.
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See our window display Of artist
materials. Globe Book Store. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-09

We have added full line Of F.
Weber & Co.'S line OF artist materials.
Globe Book Store. I,
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FOR RENT room house on Fourth
street. Apply 800 CASTOR avenue. II
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FOR RENT

FOB SAlE-Furniture store, corner
Market and Merchant streets, First
ward, city. Now owned by H. F.
Leonard. Reasons for selling, III
health. 2.3t
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Ansco cameras, films, developer and
printing paper, reduced prices. at
Globe Book Store, Il
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Have the GloUe Dooi. Store frame
Your pictures. Watson Hotel build
Ing. tt
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Try a West Virginian want ad.
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Lloyd's Book Shop The best place Ii
town for wall paper and curtains. II,

Pictures FOR framing at Globe Book
Store, Watson Hotel building. Il
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FOUND

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tacies. Apply at Reed Plumbing Co.
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BAD|'sVVR|'EC|K'.'...
Observation-Disclosures SEVEN.
AZ OTHER 1 PERsoNs INJURED
WHEN Y; y TRAM 4 JUMPED
THESTRAck ~

CHICAGO May 9 E;--Mrs. Mary Isl.
NlllerSa an Lucy Hay were kflled and
a number injured today when a sQllns
ey suburban 1.tll ban train heavily ioade With
passengers, Jumped the track at siils
lard IA avenue: piiing up siu d frtghtfot;
wreck Several o. the injured Will,
probably die. The cause Is not Yet
known.
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FOR sALE--Seventy.hve. building lots
between 18th and Sth streets, Fifth
ward. Rideely Bros.
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jWANTEp-Boarders; bath and light.
1913 Sth street, 9Th ward. II
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FOR sAlE-Four room cottage at
ia Castor avenue. David Ellis.
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WANTEp-Girl for general house.
work, family Of two. Apply 712 Fourth
htreet, West Side. tt
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FOR SALE

X FOR RENT-Large front room;
furnished; two gentlemen preferred.
Apply "a" this office.
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WANTED-Boys, at Masonic Bowling
Alleys. II
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stvANTED-A cook, good wages. Dr..
Ogden. 204 Quincy street.
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WANTED

iNANTED-Good woman cook high.
est wages. Apply 72G Fairmont ave.
nue.. SIT
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5WANTED-Laborers, good wages.
steady employment. Apply, Belt Line
and 10Th street
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FOR sAlE-Bnfurnfshed rooms. Ap.
ply 427 corner Jackson and Quincy. /;
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FAIRMONT MINING MACHINE
Z COMPANY. IT,.
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
STREET TALK.

A grocer tells of a woman who came
into his store today and demanded
that he wash a box of Strawberries
before sending them up.
When a doctor isn't very we'll known
women say of him: Il wonder how
he makes a living? never knew any
one to have him."
When a man Is at home and the tele-
phone rings, his wife's haste to answer
it Is not due SO much to save him the
trouble as to find out for herself II the
person at the other end Is a man or
a woman.
Nearly all the orators are telling big
stories of the number Of invitations
they are receiving to deliver Fourth Of
July addresses.
Most men put of until tomorrow the
things they should do today. We know
a man who has a better kind of shift
lessness than that; he puts on things
until Monday.
A Canon man says that whe he was
a young fellow, he called on q girl one
evening and, becoming somewhat ex-
cited, attempted to kiss her. The girl
abused him up one side and down the
other; then she stabbed him from head
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
SPECULATION IN DENVER AS TO
SURPRISE IN HAYWOOD CASE

Denver, June 1.-THE report from
Boise that the prosecution will COM
plete the Introduction of its evidence
in one more days sitting of the court
caused surprise in this city as it was
generally thought that they would oc-
cupy at least two weeks in completing
the corroboration of the testimony Of
Orchard.
Ever since the men have been ar
rested the prosecution has been prom
Using a surprise for the defense. The
only surprise imaginable would be for
the prosecution to either call Petit
bone or Simpkins as one of its own
witnesses. There has been rumor
afloat ever since the three men were
taken away that Pettibone was a Pin
kerton detective and would in time ap-
pear for the prosecution.
During the last two days there has
been rumer in Denver to the effect
that Simpkins, who, it is claimed has
not been apprehended, has been a Pin
kerton detective during all of his as
sociation with the Western Federation
of Miners and that they have kept him
in hiding ever since Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone were arrested, and that
they will produce him Tuesday to cor
roborate the statements of Orchard.
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
SIX YEARS WAR IN
THE UNITED STATES

London, June 17.-Pundit Ram Ma
rain, Yogshastri of Cawnpore, has is
sued forecast OF events for the next
twelve months, drawn up. he states.
in accordance with the rules of astrol-
ogy and the science of Yogi.
The, Pundit predicts among other
things, that "Hon'ble Mr.. Campbell
Bannerman will be pleased to submit
his resignation" and will be succeed
ed by an equally good and popular
successor"
Lord Curzon, we are assured, will
rise in position this year and the next;
he will reap the benefits of his harvest
of good Deeds"
A six years var. says the Pundit,
will begin in Europe, in which France,
Germany, Turkey, the United States
and Japan will take part and England
will suffer heavy pecuniary loss.
The names of the leading men of
eminence who are to leave this un-
stable world during the current year"
are not given; and there is a dis
quieting vagueness in the prophecy
that some planets will leave their
places and fail to the ground; con-
sequential results likely to be famine.
pestilence, epidemic diseases, and SO
on"
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
TERSE TALES AS TOLD IN
THE TELEGRAPH COLUMNS

A Pittsburg, Pa, man was eating
breakfast when his house caught fire.
He had the table removed to the yard
and went on with his meal while the
house burned. Properly applied, in
surance is very soothing to the nerves.
The students at the Michigan Agri-
cultural College at Detroit were asked
to give up their rooms, sleep in the
basement and wait on the table during
the visit of President Roosevelt and
party, and have declined. They say
that they can't be parted from their
cold cream and complexion brush, and
live; that it would be embarrassing to
knock on an honorable's door and ask
him to hand out the face powder or a
corset cover. The faculty Is much dis
appointed, having basked in the theory
that the girls would scramble for the
honor.
The men are demanding their rights,
and James C. Dahlman, mayor Of Oma-
ha, has taken for his pet reform the
right of men to go without hats. His
hair is coming out and he argues that
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
MAY JOIN WITH LAND OWNERS
UNDER THE LUBERS-LONG ACT

Denver, June 13.-According to an
opinion rendered by Attorney General
Dickson yesterday the state board OF
agriculture has the right to join with
land owners under the Lubers-Ong ir-
rigation act, and form irrigation dis
tricts for the purpose of constructing
and maintaining irrigation canals.
bitches, etc. In the thirteenth general
assembly there was an act passed
known as the Lubers-Ong irrigation
act. In the fifteenth general assembly
number OF amendments were added
to it and 1t became known as the
Church law. Under its provisions irri-
cation companies may be formed, land
owners in the district bonding them
selves to a certain amount for the pur-
pose of constructing reservoirs and ir-
rigation bitches to reclaim their land.
The state agricultural college has land
scattered all over the state. The board
of control OF this college has been in a
Quandary as to whether or not 1t could
join with other land owners In this
district. using the money derived from
its land to construct bitches and tun-
nels to irrigate its land.
A district Is being formed in the
Montezuma valley and recently A. NJ.
Hawley. secretary OF the board OF agri-
culture, addressed letter to the attor-
ney general asking II the board could
join with the other land owners and
form a district
In an opinion the attorney general
holds that this can be done. He said
that while the law says that the owner
of the land must be a resident OF the
district. still the board Of control of
the agricultural college Is a corpora
ton and therefore a resident Of any
part OF the state He also says that
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20

a hot hat will make 1t come out faster.
and that men look as good bareheaded
as the women, anyway.
Mrs. Nellie Utterly has brought suit
at Green Ridge, Pa, for divorce, charg-
ing that her husband compelled her to
do too much praying. He would wake
her up in the night and compel her to
pray to save her soul from perdition.
The thankless woman didn't appreci-
ate her husbands interest in her fu-
ture welfare, and brought suit
Joseph Dutok of Chicago beat his
wife into a state of insensibility be-
cause the baby born to them a week
ago was a girl, and not boy. He was
arrested, charged with intent to kill.
Every woman claims to have had
unusual compliments paid her. Here
Is one that Miss Nellie Hampson of
Kansas City claims: A burglar got in
to the room where she lay asleep the
other night, stole kiss, and left, TAX
ing the booty. (the kiss) with him. To
rub it in on her roommate, she says
the burglar stood on the other side of
the bed; that he had to lean over the
other girl to kiss her. Miss Hampson
claims that she is a nervous wreck
because of the experience
Katie Sellers, 15-year-old girl of
Evansville, Ind, eloped. This is not
surprising, as girls are never too
young to be foolish, but the surpris-
ing part of the affair happened when
her father overlook them. He picked
the girl up, turned her over his knee
and spanked her.
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
SOUTH AMERICAN GRASS
TO BE TRIED IN STATE

Boulder, Colo. June 15.-A new for
age plant has been introduced in
Boulder, which, 1t is claimed, is even
better than alfalfa, especially on sandy
and dry soil Its botanical name Is
papsalum dilatum, the common name
being large water grass, and also gold
en- crown grass.
1t Is claimed this grass, which is a
native Of South America, has trans
formed sandy. barren coast of northern
New South Wales into thriving coun-
try. 1t is said to grow bunchy, about
four to six feet high, bears well and
makes good hay, and stays green the
whole year round. 1t Is claimed to be
exceedingly good for milch cows as 1t
is rich in milk-producing properties.
AS high as eighteen tons Of hay to
the acre are credited to 1t. The roots
go as deep as four and even six feet
into the ground. 1t never runs out,
and an acre of 1t will keep a COW in
feed. 1t is also said to be good fer
tilizer because Of the leaves near the
ground, which drop of and rot and
thus enrich the earth. DR.. AmbrOok
OF this place has, after much trouble,
been able to get pound Of seed Of this
plant and has given 1t to some of the
farmers near here for the purpose of
testing It.
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20

to foot. and thrust him through the
body. She said no one had ever before
taken such a liberty with her, and her
scorn was tremendous and awe-inspir-
Ing. The young fellow was silent dur
ing the terrible tongue-lashing she
gave him. and was attempting to sneak
away, when she asked him sweetly:
when are you coming again1"
This Is what the women call tact:
Lately a Canon man and his wife took
their little baby out riding in its go
cart. and met an old lady acquaintance
who stopped and lifted up the parasol
of the go-cart to look at the baby, and
said: well. what handsome big
boy" Then she smiled at the parents.
saying. You see did not have to
ask whether the baby Is a COY or .
girl: am a grandmother and you
can't fool a grandmother" Az 1t hap
pens the baby is girl. and the man
started to say. You are fooled this
time. all right" but his wife glared at
him and said sweetly: Thank you for
admiring the baby" and as she walked
on said to her husband: mo reason
for telling the poor old lady she was
mistaken" And the women say that
is bringing tact down to its finest
Doint
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
Gov. PEABODY AND FAMILY WERE
|NTERES1EDIN "THE|R"BOMB STORY

kins, presumably after Simpkins had
fed
After that came the production of
the shattered and twisted fragments
of the device by which the Vindicator
bomb was set off and this led to an
extended inquiry by the defense into
conditions and events centering about
Cripple Creek during strike and mar
tial law days.
Next the state completed the legal
history of the Peabody bomb, first by
showing that it was dug out of the ice
in the Occur d'Alene river, then that
it was brought to Boise and taken on
to Denver, and lastly by Identifying
its casing in court by the plumber
who made it. The Peabody family
was present during this testimony,
and watched the bomb cover every
moment that it was displayed before
the witness stand.
Then the state once more took up
the general thread of Orchards story
of Miss Peabody to the incident re-
lated by Orchard where he and Steve
Adams followed the Peabody carriage
home, the evidence of Gov. Peabody
that he had seen Orchard in Canon
City and that he had repaired his
house as Orchard testified, testimony
showing that at various times in 1905
Haywood, Pettibone and Orchard were
seen together, general confirmation
by VIM. Vaughn of the trip that Or
chard and Vaughn made to Canon
City, and lastly proof that Steve
Adams was at Pocatello in September
presumably to meet and throw Petit
bone dope" at carload of non union
miners.
Judge Wood went to Caldwell today
to continue the case of Harry Orchard
charged with the murder Of Frank
Steunenberg and there was no session
of court here today.
Orchard will be taken to Caldwell
to make formal appearance when the
case is called.
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20
MONOLOGUE IN
THE VAUDEVILLE SHOW
CONTINUED from page 10.)

held up his hand. and the teacher said,
well, Johnny; what is it," Johnny
answered, "A rubber neck" The teach
er said, "No, Johnny, you are wrong.
Is it neck running out to sea-" John
ny replied, We'll, amt that a rubber
neck?"
That question and its answer re-
minds me of Leb Harding's examina-
ton taken just prior to the closing of
the last session of high school in Can
on City. AS you all know, Leb Hard
ing took a postgraduate course in
mathematics. He passed all right and
got 100 in his examination. Miss Ste
vens only asked him one question:
What are the cubical contents of a
room Is feet long, 10 feet wide and 8
feet high?" Leb's answer was: One
bedstead, one bureau, small table, a
wash stand. and a few chairs; If there
is no closet there should be a ward
robe. II such room were a kitchen
or a parlor 1t would be larger and
contain more furniture"
When l arrived home, as 1 came up
the street with my little boy we over
hCoLu 5olAOA bCt"CCA "lk
Peabody's little boy, Jesse, and one OF
Hunter Palmer's children. Wills lit
tie boy said, How is your uncle, DR..
Carrier, getting along?" The little
girl answered, "Uncle Doc is all right.
He is a good doctor, too" Wills lit
tie boy said, "Yes, DR.. Carrier saved
papa's life one time" My little boy
then Clipped in and said, How was
that?" The little fellow answered,
Papa sent for him once when he was
sick and he didn't come" My little
boy replied. We'll, my papa says DR..
Palmer takes life easier than any doc
tor in town."
On the next corner l met J. F. Marr.
He said, Hello. Nc, did you hear
about George Bethel?" l said, mo,
what about him." He replied, George
went home the other evening and, as
he entered the sitting room his wife
was rocking the baby and singing,
'Bye-lo, baby, bye-lo, baby" George
smiled and said, That's right, Martha,
you teach him to buy low and l will
teach him to sell high"
Now I hear the manager swapping
her fingers, trying to choke me OF, so
as to give you an opportunity to hear
some Of our western girls, and l am
going to make way for them. Before
1 do SO, however, l want to propose to
them toast which heard on my trip:
while there Is wine In the glass and
there is warmth in the wine. let US
pledge a deep health to a fancy Of
mine. To the big sombrero that shades
the sweet face OF the frankest and
prettiest girl any place, to the girl
whose good sense you will find Is the
best of any on earth. to the girl from
the west"
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20

That Orchard was Pinkerton detec-
tive is claimed by the defense and If
the prosecution could put on either
Simpkins or Petti5one it would be
the surprise of the trial.
There is no doubt that the defense
is waiting anxiously for Tuesday to
come in order to ascertain what the
last day of the prosecution would
produce.
James Kirwan, acting secretary Of
the Western Federation of Miners, in
discussing Orchards testimony rela-
tive to the draft sent Simpkins, today
said:
"Simpkins was an organizer and a
member of the executive board. The
drafts made out to him are for legiti-
mate expenses incurred by him while
acting in his official capacity. There
is no secret about the payment OF
these accounts. They appear on the
books of the organization and are open
to investigation.
"They are sent out in the annual re-
ports of the secretary and are item
lied on the books at headquarters.
"The item dated January II, 1906, is
set out on page 69 of my report for the
fiscal year ending April l, 1906. The
other items are all mentioned in Hay
woods report for 19034-5.
"The items are for transportation
and per diem The members Of the
board received IS a day and travelling
expenses
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20

while the acts Of congress dedicating
the land to the college show that 1t
must be used for educational purposes,
there is TO better way ID use the money
derived from the land than by the plac-
ing of water upon it, thereby enhanc-
ing the value OF the land.
The opinion is quite lengthy and
treats the subject from every view
point. The opinion was written by As
sistant Attorney General Talbot and
approved by the attorney general.
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20

Boise, June 16-In support of its
case against William D. Haywood,
charged with the murder of Frank
Steunenberg, the state Saturday sub
mitted to the jury the testimony of an
even dozen witnesses tending to con-
firm several details of the story of
Harry Orchard. and at adjournment
announced that it would close its case
next week.
Among Saturdays witnesses were
former Governor Peabody and his
daughter, Miss Cora Peabody, but
neither was on the stand very long.
1t was anticipated that the defense
would examine Governor Peabody ex-
tendedly, and open the entire conten-
ton involved in the Colorado labor
war, but a noon recess conference OF
the united counsel for the defense,
decided that it would be better tactics
to refrain from doing SO.
Against a sustained fire of objection
and motion sto strike out of the re-
cord a long paragraph of exceptions
by the defense to the rulings of Judge
Wood, the prosecution succeeded in
securing the admission Of much evil
dence bearing on points of Orchards
tale. irst there was the showing that
Steve Adams, stranded at Ogden in
June. 1908, sent telegram to Hay
wood at Denver for money.
Next it showed by the originals of
six drafts on New York banks, five
of which were purchased at the First
National bank Of Denver, by Hay
wood himself, that during 1904, 1905
and 1906 money was frequently re-
mitted by Haywood to l.. J. Simpkins,
former member of the executive board
of the Western Federation of Miners,
who as Simmons" came to Caldwell
with Harry Orchard and assisted in
the first attempt to kill Steunenberg.
The last draft sent in January after
the murder. was cashed by Mrs. Simp-
Cañon City record., 1907-06-20

Come Canon indies recently had .
bet up that certain visiting gsntie-
man wore corsets. The son Of ono Of
the ladies was TO take the young msn
ont to the sytmming pool and nstt1e
he bsk
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