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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17
Letters to
Santa Claus
Dear santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
want a big doll and a bed and a
lille carrfsge and a pair Of skates,
and sled and little dresser and u
gold ring and bracelet too. And
brother wants an automobile and a lit
tie pony and pair of skates and a
little drum and kite and some candy
and nuts and little organ and Ted
dy bear. Mamma wants a story book,
| know. and papa wants a new coat.
Dear Santa do not forget these things
and be sure to bring them.
Your friend.
MINNIE DELLTGATTLE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Fisher Will have another succercfnI
SPECIAL safe on Saturday. Il win Be
ehlna sale. VAT Tor It5if You need
china The stock is rinht and IRE
prices viii be right as usiiaI. Npthinn
eite gees AZ the f'ofd retia6teH IeWetfy
store. Be sure Of the number, 2a2
Main street. opposite the Courthouse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Fisher will have another successful
special sale on Saturday. It will be
4 china sale. Wait for It If you need
china. The stock Is right and the
prices will be right as usual. Nothing
else gees at the "oId reliable" jeweIry
Sore. Be sure Of the number, 232
Main street. onposite the court.house.
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INFORMATION DEMANDED.
fRy ITnited ,JrassN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. II. -
The report on the Presidents annual
message was agreed upon by the Sc
lect eorumitte Of the House to-day calls
upon the President to submit to the
House information upon which he bas.
ed his insinuation that the members
OF the House were afraid Of being in.
yestigated by the Secret Service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17
PERSONAL

Miss Nettie Martin will arrive home
from Petersburg to-day to spend the
holidays with her sister, Mrs. Clyde
Holt.
Mrs. Walter Johnson, Of Union, this
State, is the guest of Mrs. G. B. Elem,
ing on Locust avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Matson, who
came over to their home on Pierpont
avenue last evening, returned to Graf.
ton to-day.
Lawrence Cunningham will arrive
home tomorrow from Washington, Pa,
to spend the holidays at his home.
Vaughn Jolliff will spend a few days
IN Pittsburg en- route here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17
8 platurbIn.d EIement.

Here is one from a family where
the father and mower argue very
much. On such an occasion one oil
the children stopped squarely in front
OF his father and said: IF you mad
not got into our Family, things would
be different" = The January Define
ator.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17
china sale at Fishers Saturday.


Little Billie, who is quite fond of
lis grandfather. has learned some of
bis bad habits. One day he said
had word. His mother, quite snrpris-
ed said seriously: why, Billie! Ell.
ma, Filth, little Jay, papa ami mama
Will all go to heaven. and we wit! feel
50 badly because little Billie WON'T hr
there"
"oh. well. I'll be wiss dranlpa." said
Billie. quite MISUNDERSTANDING Jan
Gary DelineatOr.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

II Is not trati Il rs tt.re thinq.
Yeu win be pleased, when you 40 "a
Fisher for your Iewefry wants. re
mas the stock and the confidence of
the people and Il known as the aoId
reliable" IeNeIeh HIS Number 10 30
Main street, first and second floors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

We scld ever,- piece Of brass In
stock at our brass sale and sold 200
pieces Of cut glass at another sale. We
expect to do even better on the china
sale aaturday, as we have provided
she steek with which to do II. Come
and see.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:
I want norm and neck tie and a
handkerchief; books and an airgun.
Your little boy.
JUNIOR MORGAN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Tonight al The Masonic Temple
Prof Blake Will give an Informal
dance. Music will be furnished by
Btaka's orchestra.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Il Is not trial, it is a sure thing,
you will be pleased, when you 90 to
Fisher for your JeWelry wants. He
has the stock and the confidence of
the people and Is known as the "old
reliables leweler. His number is 232
Main street, first and seeonu floors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Dear Old Santa Clans.
Santa please bring me doll that
has curly hair and can talk, and u,
ia Des@ dress II you please IA red hair
ribbon, about two yards, Il you please.
That's all. Please do not forget my
two older .sisters. Blake and Olive.
BEATRICE NELLY, aged I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

D$ar Santa Claus:
] VIII take drum and stsry book
and new coat. | thank you. will
take drawing book, too. Your little
boy, PAUL CREIGHTON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17
Additional Wants

WANTED-T9 borrow money. Wi!
pay good interest, and give safe raal
estate security. Address P. o. Box
4O2.
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Dear Santa Claus.

want a pair of leggings and an
airgun and pair Of overshoes and
some nuts and that Is all I think now.
Your little boy.
O.. USCRIsTY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17
TRUSTEES SALE OF FAIRMoNI
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue OF the authority in me
vested by a certain Deed of Trust
Soaring date on the 2lst day Of No,
sember 1907, made and executed by
Susan N. Book and u G. Book, her
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Get your Christmas china at Fish
efs china sale Saturday,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

LosT-Blacl; kid glove, between Cot
tage avenue and Fifth street. Locust
avenue. Finder return to this Office. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me doll and dtiie
cafriaee set of dishes and pair
.of slates. 4 little bed and bfacelet
Dear Santa / am nine years old.
Your little friend
RoslAfszA con WAY. ),
2i5 Maple avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Get your Christmas chin at Fish
er's china sale Saturday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

chLna saIe Al Elaher's saturdsy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

WANTED-Gtrl for general horse
work in family Of two. Apply Mrs.
H. Glenn Fleming $40 Locust ave-
nue.. ct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

Subscribe for the West virgInlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

chlna ssIe at EI.her's sa.utday.
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No.Ise 70 pIsrpon. p9st NJ. 8 a.A r.

'.N"SN ~. W. lSSllN 59Nkl tNQaI OF u a. Ia.
The members Of PIerpont Post No.
81, G. A. r.. arerequested Is be nres-
ent at their hailsat T:30 this eyenine
to attend in a body BY Invitation 81
the management tie performances ol
Libby Prison TO be gven a, the
Grand Opera HOUSE Tonight BY ne
Earl Burgess Company
III D, ORR. Com.
r. .! HARR AdIltanf
Notice TO Meade Post No. 6 G. A. n.
Tae members 81 Meade Posl No. &
e, A R, are requested to be present
at thelr hals thlsT thursday evening az
;aQ3 o'clqcll totettend IN a body by
tnyiiaiion d iii arrangement the
81 Libby Prison to bs
given at the Grind Opera Honse to-
might BY the Earl Burgess Company.
>. w SHR0YER commander
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

China sale at fishers Saturday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-17

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms. us
Castor Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
OLD PLAN IS REVIVED.
To Erect Big once Building at Fifth
Street and Kansas Avenue.

Articles of Incorporation have been
granted the Exchange Building asso-
citation of Topeka for the erection of
modern building at the corner of
Fifth street and Kansas avenue which
will cost when completed 100000. the
sum for which the association is in
corporated. The incorporators and
directors of the new association are
w. A. L. Thompson, A. A. Robinson,
Thomas Page, S. S. OFT. James E.
Hurley, David Bowie, Lewis A. Robin
son of Topeka and Norris L. Gage OF
Ashtabula, Ohio.
A scheme has been on foot for
number of years by the owners OF
property on this corner for the erec-
ton of a modern building in the place
of the old buildings which now oc-
cupy the site Of the proposed new
building They have never been able
to agree upon the details of the struc-
ture and the Incorporation of the new.
company indicates that this point has
been settled though the details of the
structure have not been worked out.
The site of the proposed new build
ing was the first upon which business
buildings were erected when Topeka
was selected as a townsite and the
buildings which now occupy the four
lots are of the old fashioned type The
formation of the stock company has
been in the hands Of Lewis A. Robin
son. who has acted as the promoter.
and is sponsor for the story that the
new building will soon be erected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
BUSY AT GARFIELD.
Five Hundred People Encamped nj
the Park.

In the neighborhood of five hun
dred people are camping in GARFIELD
park this week. A big tent city has
been staked out for the benefit OF the
ing there this week. The Young Peo-
pies alliance and the Woman's Mis-
sionary society Of this church Is repre-
sented. One Of the features at the
tent city is large dining tent where
the residents flock together for their
meals.
Today the feature of the pro-
gramme was the discussion Of the
Rev F. c. Berger on the Sunday
school He said in substance that the
education started there was in the end
the most fruitful source of the
Rev. Berger will preach tonight at
O'Clock following short praise
service.
The following is the programme for
tomorrow:
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST IA.
S:O0-Prayer meeting, Mrs. b.
Barthel, st. Joseph. Mo.
9:0o-Chorus drill-Rev. D. Swart.
9:0o-Junior hour
1O:00-Normal study, - Sunday
School Management" Rev. F. c. Ber-
ger.
11:15-Bfble study, Rev. j. H.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
2:3O-Devotional (Y- P. Al
2:45-Report corresponding secre-
tary, Rev. Geo. F. Barthel, Dover,
Okla.
3:0O-Lecture-"Si Light on the
Bible From the Holy Land" Rev. +.
C. Berger.
3:45-Intermission.
4:00-Missionary secretaries re-
port and awarding of the banner, Miss
Edna l.. Weide, Yates Center, Kan.
00-6:00-Supper hour.
7:45-Praise meeting.
s:00-Sermon, Rev. J. H. Lamb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
WITH NO GUIDING HAND.
Passenger Train Runs for Miles With
out an Engineer.

Battle Creek, Mich, Aug. 13.-
With Engineer Charles Strang lying
injured alongside the track and the
fireman busy on the back Of the ten
der, the Grand Trunk flyer, east
bound. ran for miles with no guiding
hand at the throttle and with the 800
passengers in the coaches calmly
gazing out the windows ignorant Of
the fact that they were riding on
runaway train. Finishing his work on
the tender, the fireman returned to the
cab to find the engineers seat vacant.
The fireman brought the train to
stop and backed it up until the en-
gineer was found lying beside the
track with his left arm and left leg
broken, one shoulder crushed and his
skull fractured 1t is supposed the
engineer lost his balance in leaning
from the window or gangway to look
for a hot box.
He was taken to Nichols hospital
here where it was said that he might
recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
LESS PAY FOR THE BALLOTS.
Printers Will Not Get Quite So Much
as Formerly.

All the printers In Kansas who had
the job of making ballots for the re-
cent primary election will be interested
in an opinion given today from the at
torney generals office relating to the
price to be charged for the work.
1t is held first, that each one of the
five party ballots shall count as a sep
arate ballot, and that pay will be reck-
oned on that basis; second, that the
total number of each party ballot print
ed in the county shall be used as the
basis for payment, and not the total
number for each precinct, thus elimi-
mating most of the fractional thou
sands" in precincts, on which printers
are allowed to collect pay as though
for a full thousand.
Under the general election law, the
pay for printing ballots is 81 thou
sand in counties of over 10000 popu-
lation, and $40 thousand in counties
of less than 10000. The law also pro-
vided that fractions of thousands
should be paid for the same as a full
thousand. Thus if a precinct required
1,001 ballots, the printer could collect
for 1000 ballots in that precinct, and in
this way the ballot printers made a
good deal of profit on the fractional
thousands in the various precincts OF
each county.
Under the method of figuring pre-
scribed by the attorney general, these
precinct fractions are eliminated The
total of all ballots printed for each
party in the entire county is figured
up. and payment made on that basis.
Thus an opportunity for only one frac-
ton of a thousand is given. This rul-
ing was bad for the printers.
On the other hand, the ruling that
each of the party tickets constitutes a
separate ballot is much more favorable
to printers than had 1t been held that
each party ticket really constituted
only a party of the primary election
ballot There were five party tickets
in each county, and the printer will
therefore be able to collect the frac-
tional thousand payment on each OF
the five ballots.
On the whole it seems that under
this ruling, the ballot printers of the
state will not get quite as much out
of their work as they have received
in the past. The ruling that the frac-
tional thousands in each of the various
precincts shall not be counted separ-
ately will probably cause good deal
of kicking, as the printer is obliged to
make a change in his forms for each
precinct, and therefore figures each
precinct as a separate Job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
NO PLACE TO GO
OId man Helpless and Alone
Found by Police.
Albert Frye Had No Place to Go
and No Friends.
SENT ON TO TOPEKA.
Applied and Secured
Ticket to Kansas City.
Once a Prominent Citizen of
Springfield Ohio.

he was Just an old man, crippled
with rheumatism. friendless and penni-
less' sitting alone in the Union Pacific
depot this morning. when Officer Pink
ston round him and asked him what he
was doing and where he was bound
Tor. He did not know. 1t was a pitt
ful answer. There was no place for
MIN TO go In this world that he knew
OF. no friends. nothing that he could
DO. He was drifting derelict. batter
ed into helplessness by the storm Of
HE and this depot waiting room was
his only haven of refuge. He gave his
name as Albert Frye and his home at
Springfield. Ohio. but said that he came
here from Junction City, forwarded on
to Topeka by the authorities there who
took this as the cheapest method of
Kidding their town of this human
wreck.
When a man is down and out every
ones hand Is turned against him." said
the old man. Il am neither a bum. a
drunkard nor criminal, but simply
a man out of work and crippled with
rheumatism. The world has no use or
place for me. I wish I vas in Africa
The further away from civilization the
better for a man like me-
The old man. in reply to a question,
said he was at one time a respected
citizen of Springfield. O., but refused
to talk about It. He was not bitter,
nor did he complain of his lot. He
spoke in monotone and the resigna-
ton of his face and manner was as
complete as though he was in trance.
His misfortunes had overwhelmed him
and left only the spark of life. His ac-
tons and voice represented the rem
nant of possible motion. His case is
a problem that the world cannot
solve.
If there is any man in this city dis
satisfied with his lot let him imagine
himself sitting in the waiting room of
depot in a strange city, without a
penny or a friend in 1ne wide world,
his body racked by rheumatism and
without hope in his heart. Better cheer
up, for you don't know what trouble
is. $50
You're like the man whose burden
of life got too heavy to bear and he
threw it down in the path and wished
for death. In an instant death appear
ed at his elbow and said: We'll, am
here what do you want?"
"I want you to help me lift this bur-
den on my shoulder so I can continue
my Journey" said the frightened
man.
Omcer Pinkston applied to Poor
Commissioner Hale for transportation
for Mr. Frye Of Springfield, o., and got
him a ticket and placed him aboard
the train for Kansas City with in
structions to go at once to the dispen-
sary for the poor at that place. and
the wanderer drifted away from his
temporary haven in the waiting room
Of the Topeka depot. The saddest part
of IT all is that this human derelict will
never reach friendly port in this life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
ON MURDER TRAIL.
Police Find Head and Are Search
ing for the Body.

Cleveland. o.. Aug. 13.-Life savers be-
gan dragging the lake at the mouth of
the river here today for a body, the head
of which was found yesterday. The po-
lice searched the city for the owners of
a trunk. which was thrown from the
Columbus road bridge by man and a
woman.
The head of a woman was discovered
floating in the river mouth by the crew
of a boat. A few hours later a bridge
tender saw a man and woman approach
the Columbus road bridge and toss a
trunk into the water. The police recov-
cred the trunk and found that it contain
ed clothing belonging to a woman They
believe that the persons who had severed
the head from the body had heard of the
find and becoming frightened dumped the
clothes into the river.
That murder has been committed, the
police have no doubt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
SURVEY FOR TERMINALS.
That Is to BE Next Step Of Topeka
Southwestern.

c. A. Slayton, chief engineer of the
Southwestern Construction company,
is now in Topeka recruiting a corps of
engineers preparatory to. stalking out
the terminal grounds for the South
western railway in the city. The new
board of managers has begun the sale
of the second installment of bonds, the
proceeds to be used for buying city
property for the terminals. When
there has been spent $4,000 In ter
minal facilities the city gives the COM
pany $4,000 in city bonds. The
bonds that the board of managers are
selling now can be exchanged for city
bonds later dollar for dollar.
The contract with Lamprecht Bros.
provides that the local company must
furnish the land and they will build
and equip the railroad. The money
raised last week finished paying for
the right of way from the west line of
the city to the west line of the county.
The right of way to be furnished in
the city and county will cost about
$4,000. OF this sum $4,000 was
voted by the city at a special election
but is not available until that amount
has been spent within the city.
The board of managers is selling
the railroads bonds to the local peo-
pie with the option to exchange them
for the city bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
WIFE pEsERnoN EPIDEMIC.
The Trouble Is Laid to Hard Times in
New York.


New York, Aug. 13.--Hard times
are the cause of a widespread epi-
demic of wife desertion in the poorer
districts of the city, according to re-
ports turned in by the visitors of the
Children's Aid society. In the instance
cited by Mrs. Edith M. Macarthur.
the visitor of the East Eighty eighth
street station. the prime instinct OF
the survival of the fittest is respon-
sible for the epidemic.
Conditions in my district are real
ly so terribly said Mrs. Macarthur.
that l believe that If work is not
forthcoming Immediately for the men
the whole neighborhood will degener-
ate into condition which will shock
New York. The sufferngs the people
have been through and which many
are still experiencing are having
bad emotional effect. The instinct of
self preservation is becoming stronger
with the men than their love of wife
and children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
TO MAKE TOPEKA GREATER
VIII Require Co-operative Effort
Centralized Enterprises Essential
for Business Expansion.

To make Topeka great will require
greater energy and greater effort. 1t
VIII require intelligent progressive.
united action in securing additional
business enterprises. We must, in or
der to be successful. select a few Of
the safe. centralized enterprises that
are capable of commanding patronage
from wide territory. What we most
need is to secure or establish great bus
mess enterprises which will produce
large profits for the investors as a re-
suit of the immense volume of busi-
ness secured and still be reasonable in
their charge for the class of business
conducted.
Bile enterprises, those which add wealth
and fame to this city, cannot be &C
Quired by individual working alone. 1t
will require the cooperation of good
ly number of our most progressive citi-
zens. BY cooperation. effort and uni
ted investment Of a large number OF
people, great centralized business en-
terprises have been established in
eastern cities that for years have made
wonderful profits for the investors and
will continue to do so in the future.
Such industries have been the means
of enormously increasing the popula-
ton of the cities in which they are To-
Gated. Similar action by the progress
sive citizens of this city will doubtless
produce like results.
II0ro are many enterprises liidl Aie~S
been profitable to their investors. but
the most successful and most profitable
business of large magnitude in the
United States is that of old line life
insurance. conducted by legal reserve
stock companies. The per cent OF fall
ures in this business is less than that
of banking, manufacturing, mercan-
tile or industrial lines. Life insurance
as conducted by conservative legal re-
serve stock companies is based upon
scientific principles, and the stock has
proven under all financial conditions to
be more safe and secure than any 9TH
er business enterprise, and exception
ally profitable as an investment.
The success of the life insurance
company lately chartered by a num-
Der of strong Kansas men, and located
in Topeka, is a step in the right d.
rection and should receive the hearty
support that an enterprise of this char
acter and magnitude deserves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
INVISIBLE WATERS.
Latest Innovation in New York Res
taurant Business.

New York, Aug. 13.-The old Sar-
anac Hotel on Broadway near And
street will. 1t is said, be converted into
a restaurant. with many novel feat
ureS.
One authority says that the new
building will have eight floors. the
first three for public dining rooms; the
next four floors for private dining
rooms and banquet halls which
will accommodate any number of
persons from a party of four to LOO.
the eighth floor being used as the
kitchen. The walters will all be in
visible The guests will write what
they want on a pad, put 1t on the ia
BILE. which will then sink down to a
space between the floors where the
walters will fill the orders.
A further tale is that in time there
will be chain of such places from
New York to the Pacific coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13
A FLY CASTING TOURNEY.
Fishermen VIII Show Their Skill in q
Chicago Contest.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-The International
fly casting tournament to be held I'M
der the auspices Of the Illinois Boat
Casting club, will start tomorrow at
Washington park. For two days con-
tinuously the lagoon at the park will
be disturbed by the splash of the fly
and the swish Of the line. The tourna-
ment is expected to be the biggest
ever held in America. More entries
than ever before are in, due mainly to
the fact that the annual convention of
the national scientific association of
angling clubs viii be held here during
the convention.