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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
a rwlsrEp 1ELEeRAM.

A Minneapolis woman has brought
damage suit against the Western
Union Telegraph Company for an al.
legged mistake in a message The wo.
man, whose name is AIRS. Ethel Man.
ming, says in her complaint that her
husband, Patrick Manning, is addicted
to the use of liquor, and during the
month of September, 1908, went on a
spree. Mrs. Manning, wishing to no
tify his brother, sent the following
message: 'Pat is drinking; come at
once"
Instead of this message Mrs. Man.
ming asserts that the telegraph COM
pany sent a message saying: pat Is
dying. Come at once"
When L. G. Manning, the brother.
received the message he took matters
into his own hands and telegraphel
all the relatives living in Clinton, Ia:
Chicago and Fall River, Mass, to be
present al. PstrIck's wake.
Mr.. Manning was much surprised
TO have the relatives come pouring in
several days later, and when the mis-.
take was discovered mrs. Manning
says that she had to pay all the ex.
-penses Of her guests.
Now, the telegraph company may
tn p show that there is very little,
I q T5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
FoRMAN ANap sTRIck INo.

p & / 2 !
At this time II looks as II Hon. l..
]. Forpan. Of Grant county, and Hon.
=, II. strickling. OF Tyler were lead.
ers In the race FOR the presidency Of
the State Senate and Speaker OF the
House Of Delegates. respectively. Al
any rate. It is clearly Rorman and
strickling against the feld IA each In.
stance. which as rule makes win.
ntr in political contests. Senator Fot.
man will have more support ON hrst
ballot by far than any other Of the
candidates and when the others baeio
the process OF centerfng their strength
on another man they will more than
likely fan and Mr.. ForHan will In.
crease his lead and go in as a winner.
The same thing seems likely to occa-
as to strickling in the House. But
what we say here doesn't mean that
llle other andidates are not good ami
deserving men. it simply means tha.
Forman and StrfckIing seem to be
ahead in the race If they do win
they will make good presiding omcers
and we believe will treat all individ-
uals and interests fairly. With the
business OF the Senate and House un-
der the care of Messrs Forman ana
strickltng the Legislature is sure To
get busy quickly and stay busy during
The session. They are both first class
men.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
The BASIS OF PROSPERITY.

'-The permanent prosperity Of West
Virginia depends upon a prosperous
agriculture; and agriculture can pros
per only as farmers become better ed.
ucaed as men and as farme,s." So
says striking sentence on the title.
page of pamphlet Just issuei by the
College Of Agriculture at Morgantown
for the purpose, of calling attention to
the Winter Course in Agriculture,
which has been planned for the month
of January, 1909. The ponphlet re-
ferred to describes in some detail the
objects and methods Of the Winter
Course, and sets forth the purposes
which the university hopes to &C.
complish through the work of the Col
Iege of Agriculture. Every progress.
i've farmer who believes in his bust
ness and in himself ought to write to
Prof. T. C. Atkeson. Morgantown, for
a copy Of the Winter Course An.
nouncement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
DOSEV' Z WANT
Free /. I. GOAL
BIG LOCAL COMP ANY ecEs ON
REcoRD As A sTANpP4
TER ON TARIFF.

WASHINGTON Dec. SG.-lAf tier a
dozen sessions the Republicans I'll the
ways and means eomlnitlee have tnns
far failed to agree npon single item
in the new tariff bills.
The members have reached informal
agreements as TO number ii sched.
utes, but no final action has besn TAX
en-. Two secret sessions Of the com.
mittee are held daily.
Pleas for the tariff from all parts Of
the country continue to drift into the
rooms Of tils committee.
The match trust has asked for an
increase OF from 5 to IL cents per
gross OF so per cent. increase in the
duty on matches in small boxes. It
claims that the cost OF manufacturer
has increased 10 per cent. in ten years
and that Il has been able to make
money only through TIL great increase
in business.
The paper trust has favored tae
committee with an elaborately ar.
:
ronged statement to show that the
wages paid by American paper min
owners are from I6 to "A per cent.
higher than those paid by their Cana.
dian competitors. This gives the
Canadians an advantage of over $3.50
in the cost of making a ton of paper.
The Fafnmont Coal Company, of
West Virginia. one of the big factors
in the soft coal business Of the mid
die west protests against the proposed
admission OF tile fusI from Canada to
the United States free of duty.
Cork manufacturers declare they
cannot stand any decrease in the pres,
ent. tariff. Wages must be reduced,
they say, If there is downward re-
vision Of the duty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
Riaht MAN Eer the Place.

What they would do in slstersville
without Lynn Kirkland is problem.
When they needed man to run
their newspaper they got Kirkland.
When they required a good man for
mayor they elected Kirkland. When
ever substantial philosophical
citizen is wanted for any matter of
general importance. Kirkland is caliei
on and it was the most natural thing
ia the world that, when the vacancy
occurred in their postoface. Kirkland
should be selected for the place. He
has been tried out successfully in so
many positions that there is no Ques-
ton as to the kind of administration
he will give them. Both Mr.. Kirt.
land and the people of sfstersvilio
are to be congratulated on his Sc,
lection by Congressman woodward
to succeed Postmaster Work.-Wheei.
ing Telegraph.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
in the interior.

D. 4
Messages received today from ia
ships at Messina say rescners are
utterly swannped and It WIN rdlttrs
several days TO effect an fe
lief system. Pneumonia ana ienin-
gifts have already broken out IL Mes
sina aud the same danger uadonbi
eddy naenaces other towns. TIE
est anxiety is felt as to wshesisr liz
authorities will be able to Keep ne
survivors from Starving: m MANY
places food supplies have been com
Pletely destroyed and II will 10 sTeraI
days before supplies win be abie 10
reach some of the points OF
Idestitution.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
AN lMTEREsTiNa QUESTION.


Several OF the fdenominational
schools of the state are making an
effort to nave the school law 80 amend
cd as 10 entttle their graduates to
arst grade certificates without exam
ination on an equal footing vito the
graduates OF tie State University and
the State Normal schools, This ques-
ton Is worthy Of some thought before
a conclusion is reached concerning it.
In the irst place, only very small
percentage of the University grad
mates are entitled to certificates I'm
der the law and none but graduates Of
the normal department of the Normal
Schools are 50 entitled. In order for
a University graduate to obtain a
State certificate he must have had at
least six coursas in tne department of
education, otherwise no matter If he
takes all tho degtees granted by the
University he does not come under
the certificate lava Graduates of the
academic department OF the Normal
Schools are not entitled to certificates
and the graduates Of the Normal de
partment must have practice work
under competent Mining teachers and
take a years work In pedagogy. ais
tory of educatioE and kindred subjects.
Now. the real md only question at is
sue Is, are the UNCONVENTIONAL schools
doing academic work or Normal
senoot training work? If they are
doing or will do the latter in as eff
cient manner as the State Normal
Schools which have regularly estab-
lished training departments with spe-
ctatfy equipped superintendent and
assistants under whom the can.li-
dates for graduation can do practice
teaching, by All means amend the law
in sucl way that every graduate so
trained may get State certificate
upon completion of his course of
study. But VIC think all will agree
with us in saving that such certMi-
cate shculd not be granted indiscrim-
iRately to all graduates OF all denom-
national or other schools. II so. the
high schools and may be the public
schools ought to be included and sure
" the academic departments OF the
Normal sc:1ooEs and all the depart
ments OF the state University. This
question must be settled on its merits
and we believe 1t will be. The State
Board of Education win probably have
to pass on the question of accredited
schools and no doubt proper tequfre-
ments will be made OF all the schools
before the graduates shall be entitled
to State certificates. Nothing more
nor nothing less than proper training
should be made the standard The
stare Normal Schools. watch started
the movement leading TO the enact
ment of the present law, are doing all
they can to put the training depart.
ments at these schools in the very
highest state of efaciency aud plans
are on for carrying out this work. An
the grades from one to eight are rep
resented in the practice schools and
expert training teachers are employ
ed to supervise the work and give in.
structions to the candidates for di-
piomas which entitle the holders to
teachers certificates without further
examination.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
say Fourteen Are AIive.

ROANOKE, Dec. sc.-A message re.
ceiyad at thu oshces Of the Norfolk and
Western ofices in this city. says That
fourteen men have been taken ont Of
the mine and that four 81 this num-
Der are dead. 1t is now practically
settled hat fifty miners we're at
work in the mine when the explosion
occurred and that. there get remains
thirty.stx in tho death pit. Tie rescue
work is very slow. The damag. to
the mine is reported great.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
The Clnrkshnrg Telegram is leaning

The Clarksburg Telegram is leaning
So strongly toward the whiskey side
that it will be cIassed with the vets
after the State has gone dry if it
doesn't watch out. OF course a news.
paper can choose its own company,
but We are sorry to see the Telegram
getting away from our class and going
with the vets.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
rhn Fancy Nest.

What is in the fancy vest is really
Of more concern to Parkersburgers
that the vest itself. Out there the
suspicion has seized some that a
rancy vest means the wearer is a
zeal sport, but 1t is often the case
that the vest itself Is about the only
tning the owner sports. clarksburg
Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30

The Parkersburg Dispatch-News
says "the scarcity of teachers in West
can be augmented in a vely
simple manner" Should scarcity
be augmented we presume it woull
produce a paucity but it is pretty hard
to tell
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30

Explosion had tsxen place and from
all the neighhoring col1iertss men hur-
lTied to tae scene TO aid in the work
of rescue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
a LlttIe Too Profuse

II does not matter much about
Gompers and the others. but It would
have been well for that Judge himself
NOT to have used quite 80 much Of the
dictionary. Parkersburg State jour
nal.
"a store will NOT grow FASTER
pretty nearly keen nnce. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30

Old 1908 is on his last pins. He VIII
soon be done for.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30

Delivered BY Carrier.
DailT. one month, payable monthly 4oc
Daily. one week ; 1oc
United PressTsiesraph Reports.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
NOTICE

Important change ii prominent
store in Fairmont takes place Ianu-
airy list. Watch for advertisement 81
a special stock transfer sale! 5egin.
Ming. Tuesday, January 5tb. see Mon.
days paper Of January 9Th for par
ticufars. a.
CLAl1BaL: s Il ~
.a pon ~. get q digcouraged order 9 sack q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
Mine Explosion
Continued from Page one.1
Heartrcndina Scenes.

The scenes about the mouth of the
mine are heart-rendlng. Mothers
wives and swee:aearts driven to dis.
pair. ana surgtng through the crowds
and there is a scream Of horror from
the lips of some woman as each sue.
ceeding body is brought out AID iden.
titled as some loved one.
There is tho widest CONFUSION in
the nttle village, which has Suddenly
been thrown in mourning. The bodies
that nave been brought out are black.
ened and bruised and the sight is
sickening. Even strong men broke
down at the pathetic scenes enacted
about the opening of the Inflated
plant.
The Lick Brunch mine mas already
been considered one Of the safest in
the Pocahontas field. Up to midnight,
owing to the confusion. it was intpos.
sable to secuns a statement from any
of the officials connected with tie
mine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
inspectors on Scene.

The Lick Branch cOllIery is owned
by the Pocahonoac Consolidared Coal
Company, ehe largest company operat.
ing in this feld.
Inspectors Phillips, Hsnry. Warner
md Grady. OF Virginia. VINO were in
:he Tug River field. came to the scene
Of the explosion and took charge on
the work of exploring the mine.
The management of tais property It
is claimed had provided every devise
Known to mining experience and
science to insure safety and it is
thought that tie trouble originated in
an abandoned, but connected working
in the western division of the mine.
Tie little town was wild with excite.
ment wnen the news spread that an
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24
MIX THIS YOURSELF
sivES RECIPE FOR SIMPLE, HOME
MADE KIDNEY CURE.
inexpensive Mixture of Harmless Veg
etabIe Ingredients Said to Over
come Kidney and Bladder
Trouble Promptly.

Here Is a simple, homemade mixture
as given by an eminent authority on
Kidney diseases, who makes the state
ment in New York daily newspaper
that it will relieve almost any case OF
,idney trouble if taken before the stage
of Bright's disease. He states that
such symptoms as lame back, pain In
the side, frequent desire to urinate, es
,ecially at night; painful and discoloret
urination, are readily overcome. Here
is the recipe; try it.
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-hal1
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. Take a teaspoonful after each
meal and at bedtime.
A well-known physician is authority
that these ingredients are all harmless
and easily mixed at home by shaking
we'll in a bottle. This mixture has .
peculiar healing and soothing effec
upon the entire Kidney and Urinary
structure, and often overcomes the
worst forms Of Rheumatism in just {
little while. This mixture Is said t.
emove all blood disorders and cure thu
Rheumatism by forcing the Kidneys t.
filter and strain from the blood an,
system all uric acid and foul, decon
posed waste matter, which cause tn
Affections. Try it if you aren't vel
Save the prescription.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24
Truth
and Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to per-
manent success and creditable stand
ing. Accordingly, it is not claimed
that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
SIENNA is the only remedy of known
value, but one of many reasons why
it is the best Of personal and family
laxatives Is the fact that 1t cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the Internal
organs on which it acts without any
facilitating after effects and without
having to increase the quantity from
time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all
Objectionable substances. To get it's
beneficial effects always purchase the
genuine-manufactu by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only. and for
, sale by all leading druggists.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24

112O-Prince William, son of Henry 1. Of
England, drowned in the White Ship.
l237--Frederick II. defeated the Milan.
csc at Corte Nuova.
13S2-French defeated the Flemings at
Rosbecque.
1499--Edward Plantagenet. Earl Of War.
wick, beheaded.
1520-Magellan enter the Pacific ocean.
162S-John FELTON,, assassin Of the Duke
Of Buckingham, executed.
1691-The French retook Acadia.
1703-England visited by one Of the
worst storms ever recorded.
l106-Colonial assembly Of North Caro-
lima repealed acts Of intolerance.
l765-The landing Of revenue stamps at
Brunswick, N. c., resisted.
i77e-WashinEten's army occupied Tren'
ton.
l778-Washington went into winter guar
tiers at Middlebrosk, N. j.
i762-Franklin and his colleagues signed
a preliminary treaty Of peace with
Great Britain.
18O2-Ohio admitted to the Union By
authority Of Congress.
lS04-Impeachment trial began Of JUS
tics Samuel Chase of tho Unitee
States Supreme Court.
1S0S-Sir Francis Nathaniel Burtor
took sfRce as Lieutenant Governor d
upper Canada.
1914 "a T.-s--~- -.
tho Creek Indians at Autosse. Ala.
The London Times used the frs
rotary steam press.
lS24-Henrc Fauntleroy, a banker, exc
cuted In Lsndsn for forgery.
1S30-Bsginning Of the Polish revolu
ton.
1e32-First street railway car e1hibite'
and operated.
1S45-Brtish Parliament passed th
| Aberdeen act, to enforce the observ
| anes Of a convention made with Bra
| iii in 1926 to suppress the slav
| trade. Famous Fleet prison, Lon
don, demolished, after nearly eigh
hundred centuries existence.
lS54-Railway Communication establish
ed between Montreal and Point Levi.
Quebec.
1S55-Kars surrendered to the Russian
under Mouravieff.
1S62-Gen. Grant started on his exped
ton int Mississippi.
'S63-Gen. Burnside defeated Ger
Lengstreet in an action south Of III
HelstOn river. Gen. Longstree
made q gallant but unsuccessful Al
tack on Fsrt Sanders.
lSG8-Gen. Custer defeated the rebellion
Indians On the Wichita river.
1S73-The Hessac tunnel completed.
S78-Gev. Jackson sent troops int
I Breathitt county, Kentucky, to SUI
press feud troubles.
1S85-Hostilities ceased between Servi
and Bulgaria.
1SS9-Wellsn nd canal opened.
1S9S-Marshal Blanco resigned the O
fee OF captain general Of Cuba.
lS99-Battle of Modder river.
10O6-Samuel Spencer, president Of til
Southern railway, killed in 4 wrecl
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24

New York prohibitionists are planning
a crusade to move the State into the
dry" column. A State ticket will be
put into the field.
A conference between Roger Sullivan,
Bryan's openly avowed enemy, in control
of the Illinois Democratic organization
Tom Taggart Of Indiana and Leader Muir.
ply Of New York City's Tammany Hall
at Mount Clemens, Mich, was generally
understood to be the first open effort to
bring the anti-Bryan forces Of the party
into effective action.
Mayor and Mayor-elect Tom L. John
son of Cleveland announced that under
no circumstances will he be a candidate
for the presidency" and that Cleveland
is the sphere Of his duty at this time
He will consider nothing but the issue Of
3-cent fares for that city. He has re-.
fused all Invitations to speak at party
gatherings or banquets.
In q letter sent to the heads of til.
various governmental departments, Presi
dent Roosevelt has made known his un
willingness to have his candidacy forced
upon the next presidential convention
| through the political activities of mer
holding official position. This letter. tn,
substance of which has been made pub
lie, states that it has been called to tn,
Presidents attention that certain offic;
holders in each of the departments hav,
been proposing to obtain election as dele
gates to the national convention with III,
intention of advocating his denomination
or his endorsement by State conventions
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24
Sviridoff Is Shot Down.

Krasnoe- Ufimsk, Russia, Jan. I'll
M. Sviridoff, president of the local
zemstvo, was shot Sunday by a broth
err of Mile. Ragozinnikova. the MUIR
deress of General Maximoffsky, direct
or of the department of prisons of the
ministry of the interior, on October %
last. It. is supposed that the murderer
took the step in revenge, for M. Swirl
doff refused to make an Investigation
in behalf of Mile. Ragozinnikova dur
ing her trial.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24

Hippo Is Dead.

"Caliph," the great hippopotamus,
which was for % years in the Central
park zoo, New York, is dead. For
several days past he had been ailing
and in spite of all the keepers could
do for him he gradually grew worse
Recently the head keeper entered his
enclosure to see what could be done
for him. Caliph raised his little eyes
gave a grunt and expired. Caliph was
about "a years old and was the largest
animal of his breed in America. weigh
ing something like four tons.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24
She Killed Him.

Ellensburg, Wash, Jan. 19.-At ar
early hour of the morning Mrs. J. c
Norris entered the room of Thoma.
Murray, an adopted son, just past q
years, and, with 80 Colt revolver
shot him in the left temple, and from
this wound he died shortly after 8.
Mrs. Norris went downstairs ant
took the contents OF box said to con
tain rat poison. She told the caller
that she had killed Tommy, as sh'
called him, and she was glad of it
and that she, too, would soon be dead
She took too much poison and sool
began to vomit, and as a result sh,
will possibly recover.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24
Inv E0nGf AER0zIzN4N

troubled with a peculiar spasmodic
affection of the throat. 1t would seize
me suddenly and Tor few minutes 1
would be unable to speak audibly, and
my breath would be greatly interfered
with. would be obliged to gasp for
breath.
81 finally concluded that it was some
catarrhal affection which probably ex-
cited the spasm. 1t interfered with my
vocation as preacher, attacking me
occasionally in the pulpit.
II had heard SO much about Peruna
as catarrh remedy that determined
to try it. After taking two bottles, my
trouble has disappeared. feel sure that
Peruna has greatly benefited me-"
Rev. P. + Swanstrom, Swedish
Baptist pastor, Box 228, Grantsburg,
Wis, writes that from the use of Peru.
ma he is perfectly we'll, entirely cured
Of chronic diarrhea and catarrh.
Peruna in Tablet Form.
For two years DR.. Hartman and his
assistant have necessarily labored to
create Peruna in tablet form, and theil
strenuous labors have just been crown.
ed with success. People who object tc
liquid medicines can now secure Peru.
ma Tablets, which represent the medi
cinal ingredients OF Peruna. Each tab
let is equivalent to one average dose o.
Peruna.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-24
Boxcars Idle at Salt Lake.

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 22.-One year
ago this city was threatened with a
coal famine because of the railroads
lack of cars to haul the fuel. Today,
according to the Tribune, 500 freight
cars are standing idle in the yards of
the Oregon Short Line. Freight cars
to the number of 1900 have been re-
tired from service on the Hartman
lines within the past 40 days, making
decrease of 10 per cent in the active
car equipment OF the system. Twenty
locomotives stand in the roundhouse,
cold.