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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-21

ard Chapter Forty, Acts and Resolu-
tions of the Thirty Second General
Assembly, which certificates shall be
accepted by the contractor in payment
of said work.
All persc rs interested will take due
notice and govern themselves accord
ingly. Dated August 18th, 1907. 1873
f. W. Daubney. Mayor.
Attest: f. M. Hughes, City Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-21

The contractor will be required to
give cement contractors bond in
the sum of $500 for the faithful per-
formance of all of the conditions of
his contract for the said Improvement
The work of building and construct
ing said cement sidewalks to COM
Itence on the 18th dav of October,
1907. and shall be completed on the
18th day of November, 1907.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-21

Smith Administer, Smith Seamless, all kinds
of Tapestry, including Dobson, Paleside
Eureka and cheaper kinds. Sizes 27x5t
inches to 12x15 feet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
Tho New Education.

OF yore the educator was wont to
look at the work.a-day world from afar
and somewhat aslsance. At college he
had passed from the students desk to
tutoring. from tutoring to professors
chair. He was accustomed to regard
men and things chiefly as depicted In
books, tabulated In statistics, or report.
ed in the proceedings Of legislatures
and courts. How the college looked
from the outside, wherein It failed to
prepare its graduates for the toll and
tug Of actual life. he knew not. And
thus usually the college STATS Of a
generation ago were lcayen indeed.
but leaven that kept to its own corner.
secluded from the lump. In contrast
to these aloof educators OF times past
are thousands OF teachers throughout
the technical and agricultural schools
Of America to-day. They stand for a
revolution profoundly affecting ali 9th.
er schools. Not many years ago all
boys were educated as If to become
clerks, or pass to the professions OF
law, the ministry, or medicine. But
most boys must earn their bread at
farming or railroading, in the factory
or workshop: why not, therefore. be.
gin at school to teach how these lie
tasks may be performed faithfully and
we'll? And why not, also, bring out
the significance Of these tasks, involv.
Ing as they do principles OF the high.
est Importance and interest? From
"Dr, Robertson and the Training Of
Canadian Farmers" by George lies, in
the American Review Of Reviews for
November.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
Detected II Crime
] Neg 3 eats Girl
Ex.coNvlcT FoiLEo by iPeucisX
YOUNG WOMAN I'm sATTEMPT
AT REVENGE

"H
WASHINGTON Pa sSoy. 1.De.
tected lin an attempt to poison d yalua.
BILE horse owned by Al, ,H. Frye. d ne.
gro made a vicious attack upon MISS
Jessie Titus, who surprised him IN the
act After iniuring Miss TITUS severe.
ly the negro escaped. but the police
are on his trail and expect TO arrest
him shortly. a z "A 4!
Miss Titus. a guest at the Frye
home, went to the stable I'd sinyestig
a disturbance among the horses. M,
and Mrs. Frye are both In Pittsburg.
shee Inferred the stable door. without
being seen. as the negro was admins.
terlng the poison to the horse She
Immediately sprang upon him.
After a severe tussleS the negro
knocked her unconsci ous, beat her and
kicked her. He! then fed! t5wassome
time before his Victim regained con.
seriousness and gave al. alarm. She
told the police that the negro bore d
big scar on the right side 81 hts face
and had one finger of his left hand.
a negro answering his descriptions
was sent to prison for is months two
years ago for stealing harness from
the Frye stable and it rs believed that
he returned and endeavored 70 ssecurs
revenge BY poisoning the Frye horsss.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
Scene from .sThe Ninety and Nine"
~ i at the Grand Tonight.
n :. ldeals.n

will be Interesting news to the
slnl,yriads OF friends OF Miss Beatrice
Earle II this city to know that this
peerless comedienne will appear at
the Grand all next week as the stellar
feature OF Jno. A. Himmelein's big
comedy company THE deals This
popular company will open their an.
snual engagement in this city next
Monday evening with a splendid pro-
Sduction Of !"Eagles Nest" with all the
scenery and mechanical effects as US.
ed tinsthe Original production. No ac-
stress who visits this city during the
regularlseason enjoys a greater degree
,sof favor, among theater.goers, or is
the recipient Of more social attentions
than Miss Earle. This season Miss
I Pa Earle is supported by the strongest
company that has vet appeared with
her,Eanl she is fitted with a splendid
5llne OF parts to display to the best ad.
vantage her talent and versatility.
> 70
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
A Short Course in Agriculture.


A good many farmers, when the i'm.
portance Of. agricultural education Is
pressed upon them, answer very prop
erly that the cannot go TO college be-
cause every respectable college course
is, too long; # they had the inclina-
tion and the time, the cost OF fou,
year course would forbid their trying
TO profit by it. 1t hardly seems wise
to scold farmer. or any other man.
FOR not doing what he has no time to
do or for not buying what he lacks the
money to buy.
Our College of Agriculture at Nor
gantown has taken these facts into
consideration, md is preparing to give
In four week course OF instruction as
many of the essentials OF advanced
agricultural instruction as can be Civ.
en- in SO short a time. The entire fac.
ulty Of the College Of Agriculture will
be at the service of the Short Course
students, with few well known spe-
cialists from other States, among them
President Butterfeld Of the Massachu.
sets Agricultural College.
Our farmer readers who are interest.
ed In the progressive things OF their
business should write to Prof. T. C.
Atkeson, Morgantown, ". va, for par.
ticulars. The cost Of the course will
amount to very little compared with
the benefits offered.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
Lawson Put On
Ineligible List
FORMER WEST PENN LEAGUE
PRESIDENT CAN'T BE IN
GAME ANY MORE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The National
Board Of the National Association Of
professional baseball leagues ended
the business Of the annual meeting OF
the association yesterday with a six
hour session at which protests and
appeals were, considered. {
The case Of Nal w. Easton, who was
a pitcher on the Brooklyn National
was purchased by the Newark club for
five hundred dollars was heard. The
Newark club claimed It still had an
equity in him. This contention was
sustained. Easton pitched Just three
innings In game at Buffalo for the
Newarks, when his arm went back
on him. He was allowed to go to the
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio and Maryland
league as an umpire. Easton will 90
allowed to work as a manager or UNI.
pirc with the privilege OF covering his
unconditional surrender by, the pay.
ment Of $500 to Newark.
A. J. Lawson, former president OF
the Western Pennsylvania league was
placed on the permanent ineligible list
1t was alleged that Lawson organized
a club at Butler, Pa, and offered n
diamond ring to the young lady who
sold the most season tickets and that
the ring was never presented.
The petition Of Player e. T. Wooley,
suspended by Topeka, Kan, for rein
statement was granted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
Es cap ed r otll
Itly E A sylufrll
GRAFTON IN IAN GOT AWAY. FROM
i & H sPlTAL AT ;,WEsTo ON
n LAsT8TH RsoAY.

Ri GRAFTON. Nov, 25The family
and friends Of Mr.. a. r. Kelley. who
was recently sent from this city. to
the Asylum at Weston, have received
word that he escaped from that in.
stitation on last Thursday. The All.
thorlties permitted him on this occa.
sion to leave the main building unat.
tended to go to the carpenter shop.
which is a considerable distance from
the main building, and It was not dis
covered until the dinner hour that he
did not go to the shop. It was early IN
the morning when he left the main
building, thus giving him a full hnif
days time to make his escape sure.
The authorities have searched every
road and by.path leading away from
the institution. and had every train
searched that left the town Of Weston
and male every possible inquiry and
they have been unable thus far to
obtain any clue leading to his where.
abouts. Mr.. Kelley is one Of the best
known men Of this county, having been
ut one time one Of the leading con-
tractors. builders and real estate men
in this city. Besides, he has a large
number Of relatives and friends
throw oh ont oil corftn,o ~ r',yIn,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02

New York City will have a medicai
college like the great Johns Hopkins
school in Baltimore II the plans OF
President Jacob Gould schurman, Of
Cornell University. are carried out.
President Schnrman, in his report to
the universlty's trustees, recommends
that Cornell Medical College. In New
York, be transformed into an institu-
tlon which only men with the degree Of
A. B., only graduate students. may en-
ter, and that Its course be devoted to
original research and Investigation and
tho training OF the physician.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
Suit is Lost By
Joseph Ramsey
FORMER WABASH PRESIDENT
MUST PAY. JOHN JONES OVER
HALF A MILLION.

NEW YORK, Nov. "A verdict
for $5S9,OoO against Joseph RAM.
sey, Jry former president OF the
Wabash railroad, in suit brought
by John Jones, financler and coal land
owner, was handed down in the su-
preme Court yesterday.
Jones sued George Gould. William
2: Guy and Ramsey as individuals
to recover the sum named, which,
he alleged, wah due him from the
three defendants for securing for
them $4,000 acres Of coal lands in
southern Ohio.
Part of the money sued for, &c.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
iW'i'IllS.R qlli il
I ess ZEAL Money

PlTTsBuRG. Pa. Now 2. - The
Pittsburg Clearing House Committee
last night announced the details Of a
plan upon which 1t has been working
for some days, whereby the vast In.
dustrial army Of the Pittsburg district
/ Is to be paid In bank checks OF small
denomination in lieu Of currency. The
object sought to be,Fnttained by the
action Is TO insure the steady opera.
( ton of all mills and factories In the
district during the existing money
strlngency md to continue the pres.
ent prosperity.
!; It was decided to have the various
manufacturing establishments pay
their workingmea with checks In de.
nominations Of SIS. $40 aud $50 in place
Of cash. These checks when properly
signed by employers, will be used as
currency and will be accepted as cash
by tradesmen. n 81
The payroll OF the Pittsburg dis
trict now exceeds $1,000OO0 a day and
is fast growing and the belief OF the
bankers is that this plan will keep
many thousands OF workingmen In
steady employment who might other.
wise be denied work this winter. ,
The plan which has met the unani.
nous approval Of bankers and mer.
chants and manufacturers has been
thoroughly systematized and will be.
come universal at once. It Is made
necessary by the fact that Clearing
House Associations of other cities es.
peclally New York. have prevented the
return Of currency from these points
to Pittsburg. and the idea of Pittsburg
bankers Is to protect Pittsburg manu-.
facturers and merchants. shopkeepers
and worklngmen against this. policy O;
other cities.
The check plan was devised merely
as a convenience to enable the larger
/, manufacturing establishments to pay
employees without the necessity OF re.
quiring SO much cash. The check under
the plan is to answer every purpose Of
a bank note and is expected to be &C.
copied as cash in all stores.
When manufacturer has made up
his pay roll he will give his check to
his own bank and reserve In return the
. checks for the amounts due each indi.
yidual employe In denominations OF
IS, $40 and $50, add amounts being
taken care Of with cash.
The Clearing House Committee in
its announcement states, knowing the
good sense Of employers. as well as
the men employed in this large center
we realize that they will understand
at once the necessity Of doing all they
can to assist the banks in their endeav.
or to keep as many employed as posi-.
bic, and to this end we ask the coop
GRAFTON of all, both employees and work.
ingmen.
The Pittsburg stock exchange re.
NAMED closed yesterday. A run was
started on the Bank Of Secured Say.
ings a small institution located in
Allegheny, but 1t made no impression
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
TPittscurg Clearing House Has
New Scheme For PAYING Wen

on the general 3institutton. The bana.
Is largely patronlzed BY foreigners and
It was these who drew their deposits.
The run was due to reports for which
It Is said there is no foundation. The
run on the All Nationas Bank also pat.
ronized by foreigners, which started
Wednesday, ended yesterday. Conf.
dence among the patrons having been
re.established. 4. 81 u;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
General B ottl
\ New ork
AGE EsAGvATIo IN 3 ARMY; LEADER
TALKS Of Pr SENT DAY
4 CONDITIONS

NEW YORK. Nov. Z, T. General Wi.
liam Booth, founder and head OF the
Salvation Army arrived here yester.
day on what Is probably his last visit
to New York. The aged salvationist
Is feeling and has been in poor health
since his arrival In America five weeks
ago. His ailment puzzles his physi.
clans and himself. VI
Il have now resumed my pro
gramme." he said. "and have grown
stronger and stronger. This Is eh
exempliacation Of my theory that work
is the great remedy for OIL hnlnaniilfs."
Speaking Of the meetings he said:
I find that the people with no re.
ligious leaning are more sympathetic
than many others. There Is In every
one a nature that responds to a call
for goodness and bencvolence and God
This nature may be oyerlaid with all
manner Of evil passions. but still It is
. VI . = 10 r. ~.
there. The goodness in the nature
Of the people will be brought OFT by
patience and determination. So many
people think that they must be rich or
prominent ii the eyes Of the public in
order to have happiness, instead Of
seeing clearly that the only real way
to happiness is by the aid of God and
goodness and In making sacrifices.
Religion is not the idea Of being
moody or melancholy, but rather 1t Is
a Jolly state or heart, The fndiffer-
ence to religion that Is formal relig.
ion is growing. Z.
People have tried 1t. have suffered
disappointment and have turned away
from It. The worlds attractions have
been placed before them SO tempting
.ly and have affected those who for.
merry would not give way.
Quoting one who said To-day rich
men cannot enter the kingdom OF Hea.
ven," the general commented:
1T all depends upon what he does
with his riches. II he would send
some Of It to the Salvation Army it
would speak word to Peter for him."
Blatant Atheism has faded away
very largely. but silent agnoticism has
increased in all directions. Many
doubt, but few have the courage to
stand up and say Y know The best
form of socialism is celestial creed
to profess and to practice its basis Is
Worldly socialism Is either too late
or too early. 1t should have come be.
fore Eden or should have come before
the judgment day. f,rlt1
Every moment that stirs up the hu-
man soul Is good. remember well an
occurrence ut a meeting in Noting.
ham. repentant sinner, who / am
confident was really saved, stood up
on the repentants' platform and with
tears streaming down his face said,
When l came into this meeting, I'm
damned i'll thought would be saved
g"Slum life. in London and in New
York are much alike, there Is an Am
erican difference. The dweller in the
London slums is patient. His fore.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02

cording to Jones. represented sums
advanced by him in payment Of the
land, and the remainder included
commissions and expenses.
Justice Golf held that neither Gould
nor Guy were liable and the verdict
was consequently rendered only
against Ramsey. - 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
Very Interesting.
'NHEREfTHE DolNos ON THE 10.
CAL GRlDiRoN YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

Fifth ward won from Fleming school
yesterday afternoon at the South Side
Sgridiron.$ The game was a good one.
Score Go.
First ward school defeated Second
ward school at Fair Grounds by a
score Of los. About 1850 persons saw
the game. e,
The teams lined up as follows:
First ward. Second ward.
@Pople .C............ Carrot
"a. Madden ...... o.. H. Hamilton
Knight R. G j. Hart
Garner L.. G......... Fleming
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02

For the first time the much DISCUSS
ed double canals on the planet Mars
have been caught on q photogr.p hie
plate. Prof. David Todd, Of Autuerst
College, did It, 1000 feet above sea
level In the Gillian Andes; WITH his
fine celestial camera. made BY Gaert.
ner, Of Chicago, especially for the col.
lege telescope which has an object
glass IS inches In diamete ter and Us the
largest ever used n5the Southern hsn,is
sphere. r &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02

II it's TOR SALE" there Is no
better way to let the people Of Ma.
ron county know It than through the
want column Of the West virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
PLUMBING 6 GAS FITTING.
Reed Plumbing Co.

First class plumbing gas fitting,
steam and hot water heating. All kinds
Of pumps repaired. Water filters all
sizes. Pipe, fittings, valves and pack
ing. Carr Bldg. Parks Ave. Both
phones. Res. Bell, phone. 1861.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
rHEAToRluM.

saSsoTlbo for the west vlrslniaa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
ARTISTIC TAILORING.

See our new fall wooleus. All the
newest shades. Satisfaction every
time. W. J. WALSH.
Fairmont Ave. and First st.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02

There is not q more pleasing pro
duction on the road than The Ninety
and Nine. N
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-10

AS TO THIRTEEN AT TABLE.
The Superstition Originated in Far.
away Scandinavia.

The Superstition Originated in Far.
away Scandinavia.
With regard to the origin OF the
superstition about IS at table, it is bas-
cd on a Morse legend, according to
which one day the II great diyinities
Of Scandinavia were assembled at ia
BILE IN the Walhalla. when suddenly
I-oki, the god of diseord, appeared
upon the scene. insisted upon taking
a place at the table, ending by quar-
reling with Bladder. the god of peace,
and broke Up the banquet by piercing
his heart with an arrow, says the New
York Tribune.
Efforts were made by the Church in
the fifteenth, sixteenth ana seven
tenth centuries to destroy the SUPER
stitioH by story 10 the effect that
Pope Gregory the Great was wont to
provide every day a bounteous repast
at the Lateran for II poor men, in
memory OF the Last Supper. and that
one day Christ came and took HIS
seat at the board as the thirteenth
guest.
But, although this led Is for a time
to be looked upon as d sacred num-
Der, yet during the last hundred years
the superstition has been revived in all
It's intensity, and especially IN the cap
itals OF Europe
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-10
PLuMs AS FUEL.
Heat-Givins Energy OF Various Fruits
Compared.

Heat-Givins Energy Of Various Fruits
Compared.
More energy can be extracted from
one pound Of plums than can be got
from a pound Of dried figs or a pound
Of prunes. The recent scientific analy-
sis from which these striking facts
were obtained has attracted great at
tention on the Continent. strawber-
ries yield the smallest amount OF en-
ergy from a given weight, COMPARED
with other fruits Raspberries stand
next, then biackberr;es. then water
melons. then cranberries, and these.
again, are followed by currants. one
can get three times the amount OF en-
ergy from a pound of water melons
or cranberries. There is nearly five
times as much energy available for ex-
traction in pound of fresh pums as
IN pound of fresh Strawberries. The
Tact may prove OF particular interest
Just now, as the plum season is at
nymah hconefres-.p shrcluetaoincm
present al its best Again. a pound of
fresh plums contains more than twice
the amount Of energy that a pound
OF fresh curTants yields.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-10

that material and moral progress SC
hand in hand. Cities which are rotten
! with graft, with lawlessness, with
Igreed and where low ideals prevail,
cannot make healthful progress. They
may have the appearance OF going
forward. There may be gay glitter
OF certain forms OF vice. but compare
that city with another of similar OPP.
portunities similar advantages and
Where the law IL enforced whore Of.
iicials are chosen as TO their integrity
and ability rather than as TO their
political sop TO the gang; compare it
I 10 he city where the people make
persistent spirited demand for
government in accordance with lofty
ideals of Justice and decency, and the
difference in their progress will he
striking. In the well-goyerned city,
so-calIed straight-laced purltanism is
not necessary That is another ex-
treme But in a well-governed city,
gambling dens are never permitted.
=
laws against such evils are enforced. !
The saloon business decently con-
Quoted need not necessarily be reyo- !
lutionizei, but merely demand made |
that law and order prevail in saloons.
When such conditions prevail the |
of crooks and criminals which
infest the greater cities dwindes 10 a
desirable minimum. Professional
gamblers. confidence men. dive-keep-I
ers. all classes of bad citizens who
thrive on lawlessness and depend
upon breaking for their livelihood.
soon desert d city where they know
Inc officials and the people will spare
hem no quarter in determined
effort 20 give the city proper enforce
nent Of law.
And for every one of such charac-
ers driven from a city by positive
aw,enfofcement. there are dozens AIR
wing to live and work Ill such a
,ity, saws the Springfield Register
rius the thrifty. desirable ponula-
ION of good citizens Is rapidly in
Teasing. The magnetism of the city
IS q place Of business and residence /
-ec0mes gieater and the city becomes
as well as better.
That's why the State Register
avs Let every person in Springfield
insist upon good government Let
: make no compromise with gang
ule or corrupt politics! Let us pro
tote the progress Of the Greater
and insist mat 1t be q
Better Springfield. ="
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-10

Halliday Park at the intersection OF
Washington avenue and Poplar street
is now blossnming like the rose. The
grass is beautifully green and the
trees and plants are thriving making
an attractive setting for the HALLIDAY
memorial fountain. This improvement
is a good object lesson. Their are
many places about town that could be
made beautiful by the simple plant
ina of flower seed. In many cities the
school children are stimulated to do
this by the Offering Of priza and
some exceedingly attractive yards and
vacant lots have been the result Of
their work. The plan has good eff
feet on the children too, giving them
some object and purpose for a portion
OF their time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-10
Power from Long Distance.

Among the applications of power ut
long distance from It's source is the
lighting of the interior passages and
chambers of the Great Pyramiis by
electric currents generated at the
cataract OF Assouan, several hum
dred miles away. The same power is
intended to operate pumping stations
and cotton mills along the Nile. In
San Francisco it is proposed to ob-
tain 10000 horse power, for use III
that city. from the water now run
ming to waste on the slopes Of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains, no miles
distant