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The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-01
A left Hand" Experience.

To the Editor OF the Journal Courier.
! can believe that the woman who
wrote to you in Yesterdays Issue upon
the subject Of car alighting by means
Of the right hand is "a widow" She
Is evidently through with men for all
time, though l don't forget the elder
Weller's advice to his son Sam: Be-
ware Of Vidders." ! am neither wife
nor widow, so am not Interested In
view, ] never thought until recently
how | did alight from the trolley cars,
got off as | got on, or as l did any
other conventional thing. I never
gave the act consideration. Until now
l have never considered the act Of un-
locking that door of the house In
which / have a room and yet l have
been unlocking that door for longer
period than is necessary to state for
the purpose Of this discussion.
Why do you think of bothering me
and lot Of other women with your
disturbing inquiry? You have made
life miserable for me. To-day having
declared that hereafter I would alight
by aid of the left hand undertook tc
put the vow into practice, ] transfer
red from the left to the right arm a
package Of books ! had just taken
out of the library. ! must have look.
ed confident, what little cousin OF
mine calls "cocky," for the eyes OF
the passengers we're frightfully upor
me, ] could have sunk under the cal
and not cared button Before my
feet struck the ground, far below, the
books had slipped from their unaccus
toned place in my right arm and wen
sprawling in every direction AS
gathered them UP I saw glances O
delight In the faces of both men ant
women. In a moment / learned K
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-01
OBSERVER
A Good Jdea,,

Ny experience In alightlng from
trolley car backwards; Courier asks
why?
Alighting from a trolley car back
ward is a good idea You have both
hands In case conductor pulls the
bell when you are ready to step to the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03


meeting . spFsntads HalEl called
s GoFernor Hceh. for he purpose 81
clatlon
in hs national antI41bere1ip
movement
Governor Hoch IS taking an active
Interest IL me movement In his cali
for the meeting he said:
mo greater scourge afflcta the hui.
man race than the dread disease
known as tie whits plague. One nun.
dred and thirty-eight thousand people
succunsbed to this disease in the Uni.
ted states in 1906. Becaus. Of its lat.
itude, its healthful climate, the alb,
sence Of large cities with their attend.
ant conditions prulist, sing to tlis
nnaiady, and the intelligence with
which II people nave grapplsd with
It. the mortality from this disease in
Kansas is relatively less than IN most
States.
H.
yet the disease is sufficiently pre-.
alent in Kansas to render its statistics
most alarming and to inclte ev.zry lov.
er of his Kind Of the exercise Of every
possible precaution to prevent its
spread, and the application Of every
kn-wn remedy to relieve its distress.
In no field of medical research has
there been more gratifying progress in
recent ear than in tlis one.
ut IS now known that tuberculosis
is an infectious disease and therefore
always a preventable one. The oil
theory that 1t is hereditary has been
practically abandoned. The possibility
CT its cure in man ycases formerly
thought incurable is now als1 recos.
nized.
The task, therefore, is a hopeful
one and certainly worthy of the best
effort of the best minds and the best
hearts in Kansas"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
EXPERIMENTAL
NINE

! PfTTSBURG, Pa. Dec. 3.-Many
matters ON Importance to thove inter,
ested in the mining industry in the
United States. Canada and Mexicr
were discussed at to-dsy's session ri
the American Mining Congress. The
establishment Of a g vernment dspaet.
ment of mines was urged by several
speakers.
! Tomorrow will be the big day OF
the congress. Aside form the gather.
Ing of governors of several mining
States, to discuss uniform laws. the
government experiment station fo~
testing explosives used in mining, 10
Gated at Arsenal Park. Lawrenceyille.
will be formally opened.
The opening of the station will be
attended by several hundreds q. the
leading scientists and engineers Of
the country.
Members OF the national advisory
board on fuels and structural ma
terials, a body of distinguished en-.
gineers. appointed some time ago by
President Roosevelt to aid in the C
servatlon of the national
of the country. will be the guests OF
honor. The board includes sucn men
rs Dr.. C.. p. Dudley, Of Altoona, chief
testing engineer of the Pennsylvania
railroad; Prof. w. F. n. Gcss. dean
of the department OF engineering,
University OF Illinois; George Web.
ster, chief engineer O. the Phlladel-
phta water works system, and James
Knox Taylor, the supervising arcni-
tect of the treasury.
The experimental station has al
ready ben of much service in show
ing how dangers of mining mgy be
eliminated. Discussing this. j. F..
Collbreath, Jr., secretary of the min
ing congress. said:
The fact that a number of the
well known and wideIy.used so-callel
safety explosives have lgnttsh thu
fire damp in the explosives chamber
at tAe plant, when all these, If they
lived mp to their names, should not
have touched Off the deadly gases,
has brought wildly to the mind Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

as ben gun se sor As pas
orreSt Hutsp1
nsFiiIe 4s he II III ara.
MS /. s HeImiek
Mr. Archie corbin 81 white nay,
speDt Wednssdsy in this city.
MIS-. Virginia shuttlesworth. OF
Pittsburg, Is the guest d relatives
acre.
Mrs. George Morris has returned 10
her home at White Day after visiting
her daughter. Mrs. j. E. Travis, OF
Raymond street.
A SIN was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam Frost, of Cumberland.
Mr.. Arthur Jones has returned from
Little Falls where he had been the
guest of relatives.
Mrs. ]. W. yanata. who has been
real sick, is improving.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
MoNTANA MlMgs

Nm. Earl Egahs 81 Gypsyy Is sall.
Ing on Mrs. G. ". Rowe.
Nj. and Mrs, Lon Kiger. who had
been visiting relatives in F~airnsut for
the past week, have returned home.
The protracted meeting sti1l CON
ttnues at the U. B. Churca. There
have been fifteen conversions aud
there r eight seekers at the altar.
Work has been very slack at the
mines for the past two weeks but q
Is hoped that it will get better In thu
near future.
1t Is reported that there will be a
wedding in our town this week.
Miss Ollie Clark. who has been stay.
ing VITA Mrs, F. L. Daugherty. has re.
turned to her home at Watson
John Prlckett was a Morgantown Wis.
it3r Tuesday.
Miss Robinson, of Pennington. is
calling on Mrs. Joan Vincent.
chas. Lowther and Russell New.
kirk we're calling on friends in New.
burg last week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
WOMAN q 3 A GUN
Says Hundreds of Men fellow Her
Daily.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Because she
was so fair to lok upon that every man
she met felt impelled to follow her,
was the reason given by Mss Lydia
Hinon. Of ISL Etghty-ninth street,
Brooklyn, for carrying a revolver.
The fact that she had the pistol was
learned when the gun dropped out of
her waist as she was negotiating a
four-foot leap over a stone wall in Cen.
trial Park.
Patrolman Martin saw the woman
on the east driveway of the park and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03


ths underground tole the constaaf
danse bis wofb.
also ha q b.
Instance 4
dust has been exploded has
deep impression upon ae minds Of
bcthtth miner aRd5tae operator. one
Of the strange things abont ntialrr
Is that the practical men, the miners
andlthe owners, are the last TO bell4vi
that coal d'rst is as dangerous an q.
ploslve as fire damp. This has led 10
much carelessness In the watering ..
mines.
Nov tiat the gov rnmant plant
alresdy has shown several huDdspl
miners and tewners that coal dust Is
a dangerous explos' ye. I expect to s7s
much more care given 10 the sDr'pt.
ling of the mines. This will b. of
graf aid in lowering our ~dIsgracefl
death rate In the mines, which is nav
-four times as great for every 1000
men employed as any country of Ep-
rope. I learn from unofRclal sources
that the number q deaths this ye,r
in tine coal mines will be about 1000
l;ss taan the year before. This is
partly due to the agitation at Tho
time OF the big EXPLOSIONS last De.
cember, bnt more particularly to the
moral erect of the federal govern
ment taking up this question"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
SOUTHERN SOCIETY.

''V y N"oPa 'ASSN"'Ntion :
NEW YORK. Dec. n.-Denntte ar.
rangements have BEEN made for the
annual banquet of the Southern socle.
ty of New York. which includes on rs
membership rolls the names of the
famors men of southern birth now
resident in the metropolis. Tie din.
ncr will be held at ;ae Wa1dorf-Asto.
rim next "Wednesday night, and anon
other distinguished speakers. Dr..
Woodrow Wilson. president Of Prime.
ton University, will speak on "ConScr.
v"tIsm. True and False:" Martin W.
Littleton will sneak on "Some Lessons
of Yesterday and Today" and DR.. s.
Parkes Cadman will deliver an ad-
dress on "stonewall Jackson All
the speakers are we'll known as men
WIN co","''nd national ~atta"t'rn. md
what they have to say will be Of mr.
tfcuTar interest to the people Of the
south.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
REPORT OF DOWNS GRADED
SCHOOL.

We, the Undersigned teachers of The
Downs graded school, beg leave to sub,
NIT the following report of said school
FIR the sHcond month. ending Novem,
Der 81. 1908;
Upper room-Enrollment, boys. ::
Girls, n; total, 81. Average daily at
tendance, boys, 6; girls. IL: total. Is.
Per cent. Of daily attendance. boys
80; girls. 95; total. 93h.
Those neither absent nor tardy were
Boys, 3, James Ashcrstt, Howard Nor.
gan and Dale McDougal; girls, ,
Mnude and Edna Morgan and Ruby
'R=x. Those present, but tardy were
This Brand, Else Maln ne and Marie
Stillings, total, 9. :
Z Primary room Enrolment, boys,
II; girls. A.: total. 2S, Average daily
attendance, boys, 10; girls, IA: total,
81. Per cent, Of daily attendance, boys,
95: girls, 81: total. 90.
Those neither absent nor tardy
We're, boys. 6. Delbert As1crart. Heze.
kiah Enoch, Geo. Graham. Blair Jones.
Lloyd J:nes and Lionel McDougal,
Girls. I, Pearle Enoch, Dale McAllis'
ter, Nellie Reese, Nancy Reese, Lucy
Rex. Madeline Rudy and Hazel Reel.
The public is cordially invited to Wis,
it us snd inspect our work.
AARON RUSSELL Principal.
MRS. CALVIN C. GOULD,
Primary teacher.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
FRAzzLE" A VIRGINIA WORN.
{RI. S. ". Prog assnn.tn tinr-

GRy S. w. Press assnntatior.J
RICHMOND, Va Dec, 3.-"Frazzle.'
the word which aroused so much cam.
ment in this country and abroad when
used by President Roosevelt, has at
last been II to its original lair and
proven to nave been OF virinla origin.
In DR.. Greene's Virginia Word Book
the word is given and defined. and it
is declared that IT has been in common
use in Virginia. Georgia and other
S0c'hern States since earliest COLO
NAL times.
Dr.. GreeRe's definition is as follows:
FRAGILE. a noun. a substance worn to
threads or small splinters. FRAGILE,
verb. to fray; wear our 10 rhrnaas o,
small splinters." DR.. Greene also
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

The want ads, to more real estate
business than all other brokers com.
bined-in fact, they start" most OF
the business that the brokers' and
agents finish.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
FIRST WARD
Married al p~lttsbura.

Harry shuttlesWorth, the Young
SUn Of Mr.. and ms. CHARLEY Shut
Eorth, Of Pittsburg, and a popular
Sang lady 81 that city, were married
eeently. The groom ID employed in
q geatlemen,s furnishing department
Kaufman's store. He has many rel.
and q wide circle Ut friends IN
his elty. having resided here some
time ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
WINFIELD.

The health of our community is not
very good at present. Those on the
sick list are Victor Travis and Mrs.
Playford Grub.
Miss Alice Cook was visiting he,
parents at Cameron Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs .Manacl Leeson were
visiting their daughter. Mrs. James
Philips, at Fairnont Thanksgiving.
Misses Lille and Rosie Miller, OF
Mud Lick, yer visiting taeir grand
father, Mr.. Thomas Kirk. "wednesday
and Thursday.
Miss Leafy Hayhurst. of Mud Lick,
was calling on friends at Grassy Run
Thursday.
Mrs. Bert Patterson and two chill.
dren. of nea. CoClfax, were visiting
the foremr's mother. Mrs. Sarah Sat
teraeld. at Long Run Thursday and
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Carpenter and
daughter Opal. of Fafrmont, were Wis
itlng the latter's parents, Mir. and Mrs
James Baker, last week.
Mrs. Ella Kirk was visiting friends
at Fairmont Thursday.
Mrs. Nancy HeiskeII was visiting at
Emory Heck's Thursday.
Miss Maggie Hawkins was visiting
friends at Montana Saturday and Sun.
day.
MIS- Ellfa Miller, who has been at
Falrmont, returned home Sunday.
Mrs, Vallie Hawkins and daughter,
Miss Della. We're visiting at Thomas
Hawkins Monday.
Mis-, Thomas Lesson was visiting
her sister, Mrs. Bell Carpenter, FRI
lay.
Mr.. Willie Kisncr. OF F%alrinont, was
visiting his sister. Mrs. Berlin Travis,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Clint West and Mr.. Jones, of
Fairmont, were visiting John West a
few days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Richardson.
were visiting the formers daughter,
Mrs. Ella Vincent, near Montana, on
Thursday and Friday.
Misses Ruth and Esther NFr1.
were visiting at F%orksburg Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Carpenter
were calling at Burlin Travis Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Weaver and Mr.. John
Wolf we're visiting Mr.. VOLTS daugh.
ter, Mrs. Will D%augnerty. and other
relatives at Enterprise Saturday and
Sunday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

ordered her onto the sidewalk, which
was separated from the drive by
tall stone fence. and as aer gun drop
ped the policeman saw Il and arresd
her.
AT the Arsenal Station she said i
always carried the revolver 70 preec
herself from the hundreds OF men
who followed her daily. She vas
charged with walking on the drive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

Passengers baggage carried on
cars leaving Fairnont at e:eo. Ss6ss
1890, 800, 600 and $500 o.cloe
Passengers baggage carried on
leaving clarksburg at 1880, 10ss0sisI0
1890 1880 and 1880 O'Clock. .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
TO FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE.

by s. w Press A~ssoe,a-ton.,
TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. $.-That Kan
sas will do its part in the worldwide
warfare on tuberculosis is assured by
the interest manifested in to4ay's
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
NotIse.

AT members Of WanetaNC Council No
q Of p, are requested to meet a
helr wigwam Friday evening. I'm
portant business.
MRS. ERNEST HAWKINS,
Keeper Of Records.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

Not to watch the ads usually
amounts to willingly overlooking op.
portunities tnat, If found and grasp.
ed, might change your whole career
for the better.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

Yes; your rent money might pur.
chase more copfort, or better location
or more room. von viii never know
to a certainty until you have answered
Il few ads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

rms. Lonnie Carpenter fell at her
iclne on Columbia street Tuesday
Tentpg and broke aer wrist. The in.
flred member was dressed at the
aEiaess' Hospital and IS doins nicely.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
Shot in the Eye.

Bsulaa, the little daughter II Mr..
and Mrs. stutler. Of Philippi. who was
brought here last Monday to consult
mr. Johnson in regard to her injured
ere. Is resting very we'll. The child
q sceldently shot in the eye with
~ bow and arrow. TIE physicians
think that the sight has not been de-
stFoysd. Miss Beulah is at the home
st her uncle, Mr.. Jas. Boyd, of Dia-
apand street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

gives "~Frazsllngs." noun, plural. mean.
Ing threads Of cloth torn or unravet.
led.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
I'D Y0u-MY SISTER

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03

Personals.
Mr. B. F. Gaskins, Of Elkins street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
through Service
airrnont o G~larksburf
4 ~cLARkssoRa.
TRACTION coMRANY

Cars leave Cor Main md i 5cfa,n.
sts7 Ealrrneat, HOURLY tos cisas
burg and lnternsdlate PsIHtf5 fra
500 A. n. until 1000 ii
Schedule Of lnterpfbaa Cars
Der q, 1907.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-03
Try the Faiemout West Virginian
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-03
Grants Nomination of A. T.
Stewart.

1T was not unnatural that in the
absolute absence of political expert
ence President Grant should not only
have had much to learn concerning
the nature and conduct of civil gov
eminent says Carl Schurz in the
September McClures, but that he
should also have had much to unlearn
of the mental habits and the ways of
thinking he had acquired in the ex-
ercise OF large. indeed almost unlim-
tied, military command. This was
strikingly illustrated by some remark
able incidents.
"As usual the nominations made by
the president for cabinet Offices were
promptly ratified by the senate with
out being referred 10 any committee.
But after this had been done. it was
remembered and reported 10 President
Grant that one of the nominees so con.
firmed, Mr.. A. T. Stewart of New
York. whom President Grant had Sc
lected for the secretaTyship OF the
treasury, as a person engaged in com
merce. was disqualified by one OF the
oldest laws on-the statute-book-in
fact. the act of September ., 1899, es-
tablishing the treasury department.
That this law, which provided that
the treasury department, having the
administration OF the custom houses
under It's control, should not have at
It's head a merchant or importer in
active business, was an entirely prop
err indeed a necessary one, had never
been questioned. The next morning,
March 9Th, / had occasion to call upon
President Grant for the purpose of
presenting to him q congratulatory
message from certain citizens OF ST.
Louis. ] found him alone, engaged IL
writing something on halT-sheet or
note-paper. Mr.. President ! said, l
see you are busy. and do not wish TO
Interrupt you. Ny business can wait.
Never mind he answered. i am only
writing message TO the senate My
business was quickly disposed of, and
| withdrew.
I'm the course OF that days session
OF the senate "A message from the
president 4tts-bFetieAAt Ia il which,
after quoting the statute of September
. 1899, the president asked that Mr..
Stewart be exempted by joint resolu-
ton OF the two houses Of congress
from the operation OF the law which
stood in Mr.. Stewards way. There
were some signs OF surprise among
senators when the message was read,
and Mr.. Sherman at once asked unan-
imous consent TO introduce a bill' in
accordance with the presidents wish.
But Mr.. Sumner objected 10 the i'm
mediate consideration thereof because
OF its great importance. This stopped
further proceedings, and the bill was
laid on the table never 10 be heard OF
AGAIN.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-03

has been done for them, but In
the expectation OF other favors 10
come There is no reason to suppose
that the present campaign will be any
exception. Indeed, the pledge that the
work OF tariff revision is TO be made
later on next spring may we'll put the
highly protected interests on their
mettle to make sure that they Will be
taken care Of in the usual way The
candidate OF the Republican party for
president has already hidden for their
support by saying that there arc some
duties that ought to be raised. Az
Mr.. Bryan truly says, " must be inter
esting to be told what duties these are.
The platform declared that the
change OF the tariff TO revenue basis
shall be gradual, and Mr.. Bryan re
peats this In his address. This was,
no doubt, intended to allay the alarm
which beneficiaries Of the high rates
will seek 10 install into the minds Of
the timid. In point Of fact, there is no
possibility Of getting back 10 reye-
nue. basis, except In a gradual way
and the needs OF the revenue are such
that The rates cannot be very low.
There is no danger that the duties VIII
not be high enough TO cover the differ
ence OF cost in this country and
abroad. But Mr. Bryan does not fail
10 point out that the whole system is
vicious. Business should not be built
on lie legislation; it should stand upon It's
own merit" Such would be the effect
of the carrying out OF the Dem ocratic
program to put the tariff on a reve-
nue. basis, and there is no danger to
legitimate interests and no reduction
of wages involved in this program.
The fact that hpriced labor, by It's
superior EMERGENCY. provinces cheaper
goods than low-priced labor, diaposes
of the whole question Of protection
making wages high.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Herald