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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13

strictly understood that UT HaNkar
has not the Geld % himsas but will
have cprnpans enoueh y keep him
busy We are In hi shfpy gut "
Ills end 81 look olit tpr liilil. tshs
not me voters IL The ward deeiie
whom they wish to present them ia
lthis Important once ana not be piclks
ed and put in once by four or i've
men who have everything their way
at present and want to keep It that
way, who want ustto pay for paving
Eighth street before the sidewalks
are graded or what little there Is. has
been touched? We think ferry service
lisa Dor; as much needed at the corner
OF Eighth street and Short avenue as
1t is at the B. & o. depot What say
you? Why not give the people one
more chance to assert their rights and
not call a caucus on the a t. to slate
these oficers and hand the dose out
to as to swallow or scratch, as We
think best, and IL one Of us does
scratch our ticket then call us boilers
or kttkers? Well, who wouldn't kick?
We have perfect right to kick. and
We are going to kick and continue to
kick until all such men are put down
and out where they belong. If we
are living under an absolute monarchy
let's call 1t that and not deceive the
good honest citizens in such man
ner; let us hear from more of you
on this subject and let us have coun-
ell for the people and by the people,
not fora few men and by few men.
AyoTER.
Card of Thanks.
Barrackviile, Feb. 10.
Editor West Virginian:
We wish through your excellent pa
per to express our heartfelt thanks to
the kind people of Barrackville for
their kind attention extended to us
during a severe spell of sickness from
which We are slowly recovering. We
are old and have become helpless,
surely mortal hands could do no more
than was done by. these kind people.
for which we find no language sufi-
Client to express our heartfelt thanks.
We can but pray that the rlthest bene-
lictions of our father in heaven may
rest upon them and that We may all
find a reunion in the bright beyond.
w. D. and L. cARRICo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13
The ground hog seems to be losing
his grip a little in places.

With Secretary Taft and Mr.. Bry-
an the nominees. West Virginia will
roll up at least 10000 majority for the
Republican ticket this fall. The PEG.
pie of this State have very little use
for the policies of Mr.. Bryan. They
like him well enough as a man but
they are afraid of his populistic and
socialistIc tendencies and associations.
West Virginia will stand for Taft.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13
Hearne Home
INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATE RE-
TURNED YESTERDAY FROM
TRIP OUT IN STATE.

WHEELING. Feb. 49, The Hon
William H. Hearne returned last eve
ming from tour out in Mouongalia
and Taylor counties. He expressed
himself as greatly pleased with tiie
encouragement he had received M
that section in his race for the gubet
material nomination at the hands Of
the Republican party, and had been
assured on all sides Of support. Mr.
Hearne will to-day visit Brooke and
Hancock counties. wherehe win spend
the remainder of the week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13
EDITORIAL VS.. NEWS COLUMNS.

EDITORIAL VS.. NEWS COLUMNS.
The county salary bill evidently got
lost in the shuttle. So far as 1t is
concerned. there's nothin' doin.'-Par-
kersburg Sentinel.
If. the Sentinel will turn to the first
page of its own paper in the issue of
yesterday in which the above squib
appears 1t will find that the bill Is on
its way to passage and Its provisions
are set forth in language as follows:
"The Republican members Of the
legislature in the joint conference
held yesterday afternoon. discussed at
considerable length the county salary
bill submitted by the committee. The
basis of the bill as 1t concerns sher-
IFS, county clerks and circuit clerks
is as follows:
"'The first $1,000 in fees goes to the
official. seventy-fve per cont. Of the
next $4,000 goes to the official; so per
cent. OF the next $4,000 goes to the Off
cial and rs per cent. of all above SO,
900 goes to the official
mo agreement was reached by the
caucus on the bill except that It is to
be introduced in the house today and
fought out on. the floor. The way It
is drawn 1t will divert about one-half
of the fees now collected and pocket
ed by the officials. to the public
treasury. Considerable opposition
was manifested toward the bill in the
caucus, but it is believed that It will
finally go through without material
amendment"
Where is 1t we have seen the state
ment that consistency is a jewel? 1t
is hard for a Democratic paper to give
a Republican Legislature credit for do
ing anything for the good CT the PEG,
pie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13

The Ceredo Advance makes the fol.
lowing observation of more or less in
terest to the editor of this paper and
his friends:
editor NJ. G. Tough, of the Fair.
mont West virginian, has announced
his candidacy for State superlntend-
ent of Free Schools. He is we'll quail
flied for the office and his Republican,
ism cannot be questioned"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13

Congressman Hubbard has announc-
ed his preference for swisher. This
is what you might call getting indorse-
.ments in big chunks. Hubbards words
carry weight Huntington Dispatch,
And the big chunks al up fast, too,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13
Be Fair With
The Facts

People who are not subject to I'M
mediate aud personal contradiction OF
refutation are liable to reach the limit
OF mlsstatement in their public utter
ances. This is the dlfacuity with the
average clergyman and temperance
orator; they. as a rule, speak to sym
pathetic audiences, who enjoy and ap.
prove the most extreme statements.
and there's no one to cry Hold or to
arise In opposition to refutatlon This
condition also renders them careless
in their Investigation as well as reck-
les in their assertions. Certain forms
of speech, notions and fallacies have
consequently become the stock in
trade of the average reformsr. They
ought to be forced to & basis Of fact;
concelt and ignorance should not be
allowed to strut about so yalnly and
injuriously without check.
One Of the most familiar phrases
upon which the charges have been
is that 10000 men go down to u
drunkard's grave and drunkard's
hell every year"
In 1906 there We're, in round mum.
bers about $4,000 deaths of males in
the United states; of this number ap.
proximately one-thIrd we're children
under five years of age, and probably
one-half under 20 years: which would,
according to their statement. leave
about one.fifth of the males who died
that year filing drunkard's graves and
enjoying a drunkard's hell, or one in
five travelling this route. Such state.
ment is wild exaggeration, not 20
say worse.
Looking pacK over the years and re-
membering that this statement has
been going the rounds of platform and
pamphlet for half century we can
readily discern its ridiculous falsity.
AS matter of fact impure milk and
impure water kill more in a month
than alcohol does in a year.
OF the total deaths in the census
year of 1900 there were S17532 OF
children under five years of age. at
least one.half caused by insufficient
nourishment or impure milk.
Typhoid fever. invariably the result
of contaminated water supply, caused
S5,s79 deaths. a far larger number
than any reasonable estimate would
charge to the use of intoxicants.
1t is frequently asserted that con-
sumption is largely induced by the
use of alcohol beverages. but again.
the census shows that of the deaths
resulting from consumption, a total
of 1os,75O, there were of males So
G26. and Of females 56,124, or large
excess OF females, who are not sup
posed to be affected by alcoholism.
1t is also frequently asserted that
of the unnatural deaths. violence, muir
der. etc.. large percentage are from
the use of alcohol; often stated four
fifths in the case of murder.
But careful examination will prove
that alcohol is not directly response.
BILE for more than one-fifth.
Jealousy greed. revenge. are the
main census or incentives to murder.
In which the use of alcohol Is a mere
incident.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13

don't they, when it comes to nomina
ton baskets?
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

If business does not pick up soon
the United States treasury deficit
will be very large and use up con-
siderable percentage of the surplus
before the calendar year is out. The
hard times and the temperance wave
in the south and middle west have
reduced the internal revenues heay-
lily and the losses last year have re-
dnced the imports of Injuries that
pay high duties. Thus even the tenn
peranee reform has its disadvantages,
while the country has already learn
ed the cost of radical, unreasonable
and half baked legislation by So
called reformers of the business
world.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Improvement is unquestionably
occurring throughout the country,
but it is coming about very slowly.
Everywhere there is lack of ready
money for the furtheranee OF i'm
provements and the undertaking of
new enterprises, this for the reason
that the people have the money and
refuse TO part with it. Until the
mood of apprehension and uncer-
tainty is removed they will hang
back and movement will be hating
Meantime the wise will accumulate
new holdings of stocks and realty
quietly and with the return of conf
dence TO the country and the uplift
in prices which must accompany,
those who are today investing wisely
will be the comfortably fixed and the
rich men OF the new season of pros
perity.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Half a million men are estimated
to be ont of employment or working
shortened hours in the west. In the
east the number is much larger A
job in hand now is worth a good
many in the bush There was never
a better time for hanging on and
lending a helping hand TO employers
who are trying to keep things NOV
ing and the dinner buckets in SER
vice.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Advertising rates made known on
application.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

The per capita circulation in the
country is, according to government
figures, the largest at the present
time in the history of the country.
The people have the money. And
they have II in a period of low in
vestment prices. If they make use
of the time tried and never failing
rule of buying when things are low
and selling when they are high, they
will have embraced splendid oppor-
tunity.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

The railway statements continue
to show that the companies have be-
gun to get the benefit of reduced ex-
penses. II is a fact that the leading
railways as well as the industrial
corporations pursued a liberal policy
toward improvements during the
hard times, so they can now lay back
FOR a while without doing any harm.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

solely because Mr.. Hill is not a rich
man
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

If congress has not been taught a
lesson by the Hill-Tower incident
il should have been. No country Of
our pretensions pays its diplomats so
poorly as does the United STATES.
And il is well to bark back only a
few years TO show that the world
position of the United States has
grown out from under congress. In
1898. the United States was accredit-
ed only ministers from foreign gov
ernments-in other words, we were
only second raters, and unworthy of
ambassadors. Then came the Spanish
war. and Europe sat up quickly.
Ministers were elevated, there was a
lot of quick shifting and then other
nations than Mexico were represented
here by ambassadors. OF course by
reason of diplomatic usage we were
compelled to send ambassadors in
return. Here is where the difference
comes in. Great Britain pays James
Bryce. her ambassador to Washing
ton $50. 900 year, and the British
government owns the handsome
building which houses him. 1t is on
Connecticut avenue. the fashionable
DTOiutlidus iHDIouEHldTt III w ASH
ington. and is worth probably $780,
600. Nearly all other European ma
tions own their embassies and
legations here, and they pay their
AMBASSADORS and ministers salaries
which make it possible for poor
man to accept such post. But not
so the United States. in the front
rank of world powers. II is notorious
that none but the richest can accept
posts of Importance. Poor men are
barred, yet none would say that poor
men are not capable. Many have a
notion that diplomatic post is only
ment for a chance to shine socially
but as a matter of fact, they are of
vastly more importance than the lay
man ever knows.
There have been several bills pre-
sented in congress to provide for the
purchase of embassy and legation
properties abroad. and il is 10 be
hoped congress will sec fit to nre-
clude the possibility of n repetition
of such an incident as the IIill-Tower
affair, which was brought about
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

This district occupies particularly
strong position through the fact that
there is no question but what much
higher activity and much larger pay
rolls are ahead than have been pos
sible in the past.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

The Steptoe Smelling & Mining
properties at McGill had many Wis
itors Sunday. They saw things NOV
ing and came home elated over the
prospects for high activity at Nc
Gill at early date in the way of pro-
duction
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Granite district continues 10 at
tract attention and TO make returns
for work. The latter is what counts
and from II a good deal that is de-
sirable may be brought about in the
next few months.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

solely because Mr.. Hill is not rich
man.
Recent compilations show that the
government pays out in salaries TO
its employees in Washington 1880
600 every two weeks, or 81 800, 900
every month. which is no mean sum
for a city of something more than
300. 600 inhabitants.
That the Aldrich currency bill is
going TO find slow travel in the House
committee on banking and currency
is already evident. and there L
possibility that it will not get
through at all The measure sent
over from the Senate knocked holes
into some cherished ideas on the part
of members of the House committee.
including Chairman Fowler. Hear
ings will be held this week. then
the bill must be reported. It will
have to go to the Senate again. so
that delay is inevitable. There have
been no public hearings on the bill
so far
Frank Hitchcock, manager of the
Washington Taft bureau, took his
political lessons from George b.
Cortelyou. Hitchcock is hand
some. broad shouldered young man
who made a record as boxer at
Harvard. He is as close mouthed as
his former chief.
Philander c. Knox. presidential
candidate from Pennsylvania. and
Hannis Taylor. counsel for the
Spanish Treaty claims commission
have great arguments as to whether
Peletian Webster or BENJAMIN
Franklin injected the bi-cameral
form of government into the consti-
tuition. Knox defends the author of
Poor Richard.
Washington laughed heartily when
the Civil Service Commission took a
hand in the political activity of gov
eminent employees in favor of the
Taft boom. Real friends of the
secretary are FESTIVE for the reason
that in many places through the
south. they have been ousted in ia
vor of the pie counter" contingent
organized by Hitchcock for Cortelyou.
while he was first assistant post
master general. Civil Service rules
We're apparently suspended in these
cases. until the commission called a
halt.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

This commodity clause is that
which prevents railroads dealing in
other things than transportation. and
was put into the Hepburn bill at the
instigation Of Senator Elkins, who is
himself coal operator and has seen
the evil effects resulting from the
com bining of railroad business with
mining and numbering. But, because
of the time limit given the railroads
TO get rid of their outside holdings.
and the condition of the financial
markets, he has now come 10 the
conclusion that the railroads should
be given ample time to dispose of
their other properties. and it is be-
lieved that congress will take this
same view Of the question.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14
AND OTHER
WASHINGTON NOTES
BRIEFLY TOLD
Especial Correspondence

WASHINGTON, d. {. April Ii
That the commodity clause OF the
Hepburn rate law will be suspended
until March l, 1910, is confidently
expected by both the friends and the
enemies of the law in the House and
Senate. and the means of the action
will be through the bill introduced
by Senator Elkins for that purpose.
Further, it is believed that soon after
MAY ]. friendly suit will be entered
By the government 10 take this
question through the supreme court
of the United States. Pending this
decision, there cannot OF course. be
any further action taken against the
railroads under this section OF the
law. and they will not be harrassed
until the courts have handed down
decision. which will take not less
than a year and half.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Entered as second-class matter
January 81, 1907, at the postoffice
at Ely, Nevada, under the act of con-
gress of March 3, 1879.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Safety deposit boxes for rent; IS
and $40 per annum. Bank of Ely.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Fairbanks and Cannon are both
pledged to tariff revision. and the
letter sent by the vice-president to
Jesse Overstreet, chairman of the
Indiana state convention, is par
ticularly straight forward, and a
clearer expression ON the question
than has been given by any of the
other candidates. He brushes aside
the necessity for a commission and
advises that congress be called in
special session next fall, take the
matter up and have the revision done
by March 4 which has been generally
accepted here as a wise provision.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-14

Politically, Washington is still agi-
tated as il will be until after the
returns are all in on November 3,
Taft managers still claim the lead on
all the other candidates, and the
exten sive and expensive bureau, oc-
cupying almost an entire floor in the
New Union Trust building, is losing
no opportunity to keep the fact
blazoned before the world that the
big secretary of war is supposed to
be the heir apparent. Managers for
other candidates have their claims
also. Those in charge of the Fair
banks and Cannon booms are par
ticularly jubilant now, for the reason
that those men have been Endorsed
by their respective SHAKESPEARE
banks without a dissenting vote, and
Uncle Joe almost unanimously.
During the past week. some few
delegates the past week, some few
Taft, but the ma jority of conventions
We're not SO decidedly in favor of the
Ohioan. as some in the past. In
Tennessee. his supporters, who are
mostly Federal office holders, failed
to take charge Of the state con-
NsHliCH, anu dithOusn ths opposiloh'
too. was for Taft, the tactics of the
pie counter brigade" as they are
called in Washington, led the Oliver
faction TO fail TO instruct the del
egates.
In Massachusetts,, Senator Crane,
who has been leading the opposition
to Taft claims he scored victory,
but the other side denies this. As a
matter of fact, however, Cranes
fight was for the sole purpose of
sending uninstructed delegates, and
this will be done in twenty-four out
of twenty-eight cases.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-09-17

he was going to leave earth for
heaven.
The Bishop made the big task Of
raising three thousand dollars in a
dry year IN a small town look like
an easy thing. The people seemed
glad of the chance. l do not sup
pose they really thought they would
go to heaven as soon as their task
was done but they did work in such
spirit that would make good pre-
lude to heaven. The Bishop would
not ask any to give, he gave every
one an opportunity if they would
hurry. He said twenty minutes was
all he could spare and they wanted
to give they must give at the rate of
one hundred and fifty dollars min
ute. A Bishop, whole platform
full of preachers and many others
could not wait very long when din
ner was ready. They began giving
and when the twenty minutes were
! up they had more money subscribed
than they needed bat the people
would not stop and the money kept
! piling up, all the preachers hats were
full, the Bishop said he could not
help it. Three times he called a
halt, finally it was announced that
S3,I5o was subscribed and the mon
I ely in two hats was not counted. It
is hard to tell what would have been
done had the year been favorable
and the people left alone to give as
long as they pleased. Everybody
went home feeling good, rejoicing
that the Methodist had dedicated a
nice church to God.
The Bishop left town soon-don't
say anything about his travelling on
Sunday, he had it to do-and we
all went to our churches.
Rev. Millsap preached in the
Presbyterian church to an audience
of Baptists, Methodists and Presby-
terians. We were glad to have oul
beloved brother speak to US and we
hope he will come back and bring
the Bishop with him. we hope the
visitors enjoyed US as we'll as we en-
joyed them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-09-17
Church Dedication

was grand success, you should
I've been there. Had you been
here you would not have to read
bout it.
he very idea of trying to build
,ld dedicate six thousand dollar
otarch such year as this, but LIB
ra Is we'll named when she under
axes things. Rey. Hoff is the pas
3 and he wisely invited everyone
be present and so all the pastors
ere present sitting on the platform
coking happy and contented. Rev.
Aiillsap, of Meade, was also there
tn other Methodist divines.
II is grand privilege to sit by a
8ishop. One almost imagines he
AN preach like bishop, l came
cry near forgetting to tell you that
Bishop Quayle was the most impor-
ant factor of the whole day.
Services began at 1890 a. NJ,
sunday. The Bishop took Luke g;
7o-5i for his text. The passage is
that of the TRANSPORTATION of Jesus.
While he was up there Moses and
Elijah came down 10 congratulate
lin that he was about to die. How
strange! Yes they gave no words of
coincidence bit words of congratula-
ton. They Congratulated him first
that he had a great task, second that
he WAS about 10 flush it, third that
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-09-17
Miles Mention

Mrs. Simon Howe has invitations
5ul for a dinner dance Wednesday
ming.
crank Dow and family have re-
med from the Pratt fair and the
Dodge reunion. Frank now has a
act thrce-roomed cottage on his.
-!5im and a good we'll.
Ozro Easton and family returned
unday from an overland trip to
jowa county.
he family of George Gamble
ave arrived and are cozily domi-
ID in their new home.
=. C. Hess has returned from a
rlp to the Texas coast. He visited
he rice country and predicts a
rIcat future for that country. How
Ter Meade county wheat land still
3oks good to him.
1hos. Deninny is staying with his
erduring his illness.
Mr. Mayberry, of Bellfower, Mo-,
listing his daughter, Mrs. Everett
Iagison.
1r. Cravens, of Englewood, has
cen in this vicinity lately buying
tie.
lester Rhodes and family will
5rtly move to Meade, having
5ed their place.
n. Woolz, of Spickard, Mo-, is
pecting his large property inter-
5 On the Cimarron.
Mrs. S. Howe and children will
Ion leave for Missouri for school
antages.
Ir. and Mrs. Henry Cochran, OF
he XI ranch, were visiting at Den
Banagree's Wednesday.
! fine shower fell along the river
~ Monday morning.