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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-20
nThe County Chairman

George AIDES quaint comedy, "The
County Chairman" which will be pre-
scented at the Grand Opera House, Sat,
urday, matinee and night. evidently
has no rivals in the esteem OF the pub
lie for its tour OF triumph attested by
crowded houses which approve with
heartIest laughter the many droller
les, we'll drawn types and pictorial fea'
lures of the play. 1.-THE County Chair
man. appeals especially to the lovers
OF light comedy. and the graphic and
clever portrayal of characters which
Mr.. AIDE has transferred from nature
furnish fund OF merriment to the
playgoers who appreciate cleancut and
truthfully Wanted humanity. One writ,
er said Of 1t:
1.-THE production is radically differ.
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the subsequent career of the young
man; that he would be elected three
times to congress and twice to the
United States Senate: that he would
acquire national reputation for wise
statesmanship; and that his statue of
imperlshable marble would be placed
in the rotunda of the capitol at Wash
ington to perpetunte the name and
fame of John E. Kenna.
Times have changed. Lawyers to-
day do not go regularly with the
judge on the circuit. but stay at home
and spend more time in the seclusion
of their office. There they do their
most effective work and earn the
largest fees but occasionally when out
on the circuit. they take quite nat
urally of the pioneer lawyers.
"They strive nightly,
But eat and drink as friends"
They become social creatures,
drink to each others health and sue
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THE STAGE
Miss Florence Davis Tonight.

That favorite comedienne. Florence
Davis, will be seen at the Grand Ope-
ra House tonight in her latest comedy
success, "a Question OF Husbands"
Love and intrigue are the familiar
themes on which are based the plot
OF "A Question OF Husbands" But
in this drama the tenor OF life and ac-
ton is based on essentially new and
especially well adapted lines. with the
result that complete and original
story is told as effectually as II the
action were in real life.
Florence Davis as Cyprienne has
taken the keynote established by the
dramatist and given to it a treatment
that receives an additional apprecia-
ton from her audience, because of the
personal charm OF the woman. Gen.
ius and beauty do not always assimi-
late and some OF the best actresses on
the stage have not always been bless.
ed with the Gift of the Gods. But
Florence Davis has in her personality
a combination of effective forces. and
one hardly knows which to admire
the more. the development Of the
genuine actress or the framework of
physical attractiveness in which her
genius is set.
Elliott Dexter in the part OF Cypri-
enne's husband is effective. He |!
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Rev. L. N. CAMPBELL, ftstg 4.
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J. This is what we call give-away-game, an
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self.sustained, deliberate. loving and
appreciatlve husband, with a deter
mination to sustain the reputation Of
his wife and to prevent her from fall
ing into one of the many traps into
which a frivolous woman may be
tempted to go.
He succeeds in convincing his wife
without argument or undue persua-
sion, that the better part of action is
in the line OF wifely devotion and
duty. She is led into snare by which
an intriguing lover seeks to enthrall
her( and the husbands tact and the
wife's sense of aroused appreciation
draws her away from temptation and
she is restored to the hearthstone OF
the home while the beguiling lover is
thwarted.
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ually practicins his profession and ar
gulng cases in court, tends to sharpen
his wits and powers at repartee. The
late p. X. Mcc. was well known in
this part of the State for his natural
and acquired characteristics in this
respect and also for an exuberance
of dictIon.
II attorneys in the courtroom grew
facetlous attempting to make him the
butt Of their jokes they always found
to their discontinue, that he was
abundantIy able to take care of him.
self And quite frequently he was
wont TO assume the aggressive, at
times unexpected and somewhat inop.
perfume. 1t is related that the late
Senator John e. Kenna, when young
man. aspiring for his first congress.
sional nomination, went to the county
Of L., there met and was introduced
to Nee. in a crowded courtroom. The
candidate. anxiously looking for politi.
cal friends. expressed his pleasure in
meeting Democrat OF whom and Of
whose ability he had heard such fay.
orable reports. "Mr. Kenna," replied
the attorney, surveying the candidate
from head to foot, n was well ac'
quainted with your father. He was
man OF fine personal appearance, Of
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It values we are offering in Clothing. tt
table clothing at your ow n price.
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AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE. SATURDAY, MATINEE NIGHT

ent from any of the other Ade OFFER
ings. 1t is a plain every day story of
an election for prosecuting attorney
in rural county in the middle West.
some time in the 80, In the SOS is
a somewhat indefinite period, Just far
away to give us tinted perspective of
things that happened then. We all re-
member a county campaign, the OPP
posing candidates. the bitter rivals.
the oratory from stumps and the be-
deckcd platform and store boxes"
We all remember the fife and drum
corps and the village girls marching
in parade carrying banners where.
upon was inscribed the names of the
States. The village loafer. who never
worked except when there was cam
paign: we know the village milliner
and the village school teacher. anil
by shutting his eyes one minute when
strappling youngster rode in on an
ordinary bicycle of the vintage of 80
odd. every man in the audience could
transport himself back to a situation
like that seen on the stage.
The story is of political campaign.
with the Office at stake for which
there are two candidates. one an elder
" skinflint and the other young law
yer just starting out who is in love
with the pretty daughter of the rival
candidate.
ION the Circuit in Southern West
Virginia."
Extract from an article appearing IN
the Green nag. from the pen OF
Judge E. S. Doolittle.)
The office OF an advocate contin-
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NOTICE.

Revival services at the wi1fong Han
State street. First ward. Rev. A. ri
zahmlser, of Blaisvllle, Pa, district
elder Of the Greensburg district,
burg Conference, is with MS, and VIII
preach Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. Come and
hear him.
Rev. L. N. CAMPBELL, Pastor.
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No flower could at ali compare
with this pretty lass 50 young and
fair;
Her step is light her heart Is free,
Since taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
South Side Pharmacy
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cess, and for a time being Observe
md obey the second great commands,
ment in the law-Thou shalt love thy
neIghbor as thyself.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17
THE CHARITY BALL TONIGHT.

The annual charity ball of the 81.
Mark s Hospital association has for up
wards of thirty years been one of the
noted and stated events of the sea-
son In Salt Lake The time has now
come around again for the occurrence
of this great charity pleasure and bcne.
fit. The annual ball OF the associa-
tiou will he held this evening in the
Odeou hall, on the north side of North
Temple street, about midway between
Main and State streets. The place is
convenient Of access from all parts Of
the city, and undoubtedly tho atten.
dance will be as great and as brilliant
as on former occasions
The ST, Mark s annual ball has been
IN way sort Of semi.official fuuc
ton, and has been attractive accord
ingly. II will doubtless continue so
indefinitely, to the great acceptance Of
the public, as we'll as of those who en-
JOY the benefits to be conferred by the
proceeds from the ball
The Tribune unreservedly commonds
10 public attention and attendance this
annual ball Of the st. Mark S Hospital
association tonight This function is in
every way worthy. it is popular it is
we'll managed, and it is eminently de-
serving OF public patronage.
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sHERIFF's PURITY CRUSADE,

Tho so.called "purity crusade - con-
Quoted by Sheriff Emery of this city,
received black and killing frost on the
disclosures IN connection with his
deputy, Forbes, at Bingham. The idea
of the sheriff being engaged in Salt
Lake City in a - crusade for morality
and purity and at the same time hav-
ing a man in mis- official family as the
deputy and representative of his author.
ity in Bingham, who was himself en-
gagged IN running saloon and gambling
house, with rcputed yet lower attach
ments. was such travesty on the idea
of reform and purity as to cause a sud
den blight to come upon the claim of
honesty on the part of Sheriff Emery
in his purity work. II was also black
exposure OF the governor S silly letter Of
congratulation to Sheriff Emery for his
"carnest and effective work. for pur
ity and morals,
Those who have followed this off
GER course since he has been sheriff
ALWAYS treated with scorn and a curling
Of the lip bis claim of being engaged in
any "purity crusade y His idea all the
time is politics. political trickery, and
the advantage to bo obtained for his
party through tricky and partisan
work AT no time has he ever shown
any disposition towards the elevation of
the community in any respect; directly
the contrary. His well known fostering
of the marriage between two criminals
IN his charge, his parole system whereby
his favorites, supposed TO be in his
custody, could come up town and get
drunk in saloons, and his general course,
especially in conspiring with well known
criminals and convicts TO advance his
political tricks and schemes. have kept
him all the time out of the class of even
possible reformers It is a shame TO he
obliged to say it, but the fact must be
admitted that Sheriff Emery s reputed
''crusaden for purity and morality IN
Salt Lake City was the dirtiest kind OF
sham and fraud.
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THE ELECTION FIGURES.

The Tribune this morning prints the
official figures of the election held in
this county on November >. 1t prints
also list of the new legislature and of
the county officers elect in the different
counties. These are made al complete
as material at hand admits, For all de-
cisive purposes tho result is accurate.
AS to the figures printed these given
in The Tribune this morning are the
first that have been published that are
entitled to any consideration. Other
papers have printed figures from time
to time in a scrappy way and so mac
curatc as to be the subject of universal
condemnation. Great pains have been
taken IN the preparation Of The
Tribunc's figures. giving the ac.
curate totals, the divisions of the vote
in this city by wards and of the city as
a whole separated from the county as
whole, will be appreciated by everyone
who understands the significance of
election returns.
a good many curious things are de
veloped in these figures. and the in
Vi.SAtlNt ihN' OuIH iISllclo VIII NC any
ious to see analyses of the significance
of many things as shown by these re-
turns, Such analyses can be prepared
by anyone curious in those matters for
himself, and The Tribune will take
pleasure in pointing out somo OF the re
suits that deserve special comment in its
daily issues from time TO time. In the
meantime the whole matter is given for
the edification of the public and the
information Of those who take an inter
est in election results.
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told the currency collapse that was i'm
minent in New York last year. He is
conceded TO be a great railroad and fin.
ancial authority. But we hope that he
is not quite correct in his forecast Of no
more transc ontiuental roads, because ct
least two, if not three. appear to be di.
rectly called for; the Chicago and
Northwestern construction which has
already been indicated in the East TO
the northwest coast, the Mono Pass line
direct westward from this city, and tho
Denver and Northwestern through Salt
Lake TO Seattle. These lines afford fair
propositions for railroad building, with
prospective remunerativc returns on the
investment.
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EASY TO ACCOUNT FOR.

1t is the frequent and hypocritical
complaint of the Deserct News that the
turmoil into which the leaders of tho
church appear to be continually plunged
IS the result Of hatred for and attack
upon Mormonism as religion. But
the existing facts prove that to be en-.
tlrely untrue.
investigation of the matter will show
that few differences exist between the
pehefs and doctrines Of the Mormon
church in Utah and that branch Of the
organization known as the Reorqapized
church, But these differences are so
radical as to induce the world To treat
ono body with respect, while oppos.
ing the other with uncompromising
Figor The fact that the Reorganized
or monogamic, branch Of Mormonism is
nevor embroiled in trouble with the
Christian people Of this land. while the
Brghamitc branch is always so en-
broiled, shows that the fault lies with
the poiygamous organization itself, and
not IN any desire TO persecute people
on account of religious belief, In Utah
the Mormon leaders have set themselves
up as lawglvers to the world in all
things temporal and spiritual. This, in
itself, is sufficient to provoke antagon.
ism on the part of believers in free
institutions but the chief irritant is
the fact that these men constantly en-.
gage In opposition TO the law and the
n rnf -,
right to do so under the cloak of re.
ligion.
AS IS well known, the Utah and the
Reorganized branches of the Mormon
church sprang from the same source,
having practically identical beliefs in
most respects. But we do not find
that the Josephites, as they are called.
are engaged in a constant quarrel with
their neighbors who are not of their
thinking. They live at peace with men,
because they are law abiding and re.
spect the usages of Christian society.
They do not meddle with affairs that
properly belong among non -sectarian ace
tvltles- They do not endeavor to mix
their religion with the politics of To-
calties in which they are settled. In
line, they conduct themselves as de-
cent citizens and are therefore at peace
with the community.
But the contrary is true Of the Utah.
or Brlghamite, organization. Through
out all of the history of this organiza.
tlon there has been constant warning
and never-ending trouble. With the
plain facts in evidence it ought not to
be difficult to see that the trouble
Is within the Mormon church ITSELF
that there is something radically wrong
IN that body to provoke the endless
commotion in which it finds itself.
While the leaders contend that if they
discarded the recognized evils prac-
ticed by them, the world would vet
not be satisfied-why do they not try
the experiment instead Of assuming
that which has never been subjected to
proof2
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THE CHANGES IN CHINA.

The news from China of the death of
the ruling empress, Tzu-hsl, and OF her
nephew, Kuang.hsu the reputed en-
peror, will probably have no great et-
feet either upon the Empire itself or
upon the relations of that Empire with
foreign countries The empress. s.dowager
was a very strong character. Her
assumption of the ruling power IN
the government would have been called
a usurpation in any other country
in the world; but IL China it was made
without much ado. because of the an
cestor worship idea In that country.
The empress dowager was the favorlte
concubine 'of the Emperor Hsien-fcng,
who was succeeded on the throne by
Tung .chih, who did not designate his
successor, and when he died palace
intrigue, headed by the late dowager-
empress, put on the throne the late
emperor, whose mother was sister OF
Tzu hsi, dowager-empress. Prince Oh 'un,
father Of the late emperor, was the
seventh son of the Emperor Tao
kuang. who was brother of the EN-"
peror Hsien-fang, The present Prince
Ch h'un is son of the older Prince
Ch 'un. The Emperor Kuang-hsu was
the real emperor for about eleven
years, but in 1898 he was practically
deposed by the empress -dowager, his
aunt, who scented danger In the Ger
ratio tendency to reform disclosed by
a succession of decrees' issued in Sep
tember of that year.
The transfer of the dynasty to the
child, PuYi, son of Prince Ch 'un,
marks the shifting of rule TO tho
younger branch of the family Of the
Tia Oh ing Ch 'ao ("Great Pure
Dynasty The older branch of the
family is now extinct, and the family
reign is continued through this infant,
with his father as regent.
Probably the real facts of the deaths
just announced will never be known.
1t is a suspicious circumstance that the
death Of the Emperor Kuang hsu was
announced at least day ahead of his
real death, 1t may be that it was Off
cially determined that he should die,
and that he was counted dead man
from that moment, The death of the
empress dowager, which followed so
suddenly, may also have been brought
about through a court intrigue Il is
likely enough that both of them were
poisoned. Probably, however, the death
of neither will cause any special
inquiry. 1t is announced that the
young prince was confirmed as heir 70
the throne by the empress -dowager
during lucid moment in her illness
after the death of the emperor. This
would indicate that both deaths were
foreseen, and perhaps provided for.
But inasmuch as the truth of this Will
probably never be inquired into in
China, it is clearly of no particular i'm
portance anywhere else. And mas
much as there is not likely 10 bo
special change of any kind with the
outside world, involved in these deaths,
the outside world will not concern it.
self in particular about them.
1t is said that the younger branch
of the now rcigning family is progress
sive, inclined to reform old abuses, and
we'll disposed to carry into effect the
recommendations of the Chinese com
mission Of inquiry which visited the
various countries of the world and re.
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ported in favor Of n constitutional form
of government, with Congress or Par
lament and a responsible ministry. And
If this programme is, in fact, faith
fully followed. as the indications fa-
vor. then tho transfer Of the reigning
power will prove TO he of the highest
interest to the world, therefore the
personalities through which the changes
are effected count for nothing outside
Of China
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

"Upon the whole, it may be Just
as well to let President Taft select
his own cabinet" suggests the Chicago
Tribune. But we understand that Mr.
Roosevelt is not to leave on that big
hunting trip until March IL. 1909
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1t ought to be comforting to aspir-
ants TO the Presidency to know that
after Roosevelt has been once an
editor, he will never want TO be Presi-
dent again.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

And if Apostle Rudger Clawson
should happen to stretch his imagina.
tion a littlo more he may be able to
conclude that the Almighty he speaks
of is merely the hnndiwork of the Nor
mon prophets.
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Every business man obeying the
law may 20 ahead" says President
elect Taft. Which ought to be of con-
siderable interest TO the Mormon
prophet
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

Ice King Morse has succeeded in
making things pretty warm for him
self, but the coal baron continues to
"take his' very coolly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

Yes, we are in favor of adopting a
universal language, but we insist that
it shall be plain United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

1T is an evidence of Mr.. Raosevelt's
ambition to climb, when he determines
TO go out OF the Presidential into the
editorial chair,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

Private advices from the sheriff 8
"purity' office are to the effect that
the weather man IS not the only in
dividual who can register fall in tenn.
ucraturp
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

In his temperance" talks, Apostle
Grant has developed the fact that it is
not necessary for one to be MUSICIAN
in order to be an improyiser.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

Emperor William of Germany seems
to be almost as autocratic as if be were
the occupant or the White House.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

While the days are growing shorter
there is Just as much work TO do.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

There appears to be definite and re.
liable information TO the effect that
the dowager of China has
passed away, but past experience leads
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

Apostle Smoot does not appear to be
even wise enough to duck for cover
when the Smith reign begins to fall,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

However, the woman will not deny
that she also finds considerable COM
fort and satisfaction in the glass.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17

But there will he few who will en-
gage in aerial navigation until the man
in the moon agrees to furnish hitch
iDg-post to tie up to.