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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27
ARMY vs.. NAVY
UNCLE SANS FIGHTERS TO BAT.
TIE FOR THE PIG SKIN
FRANKLIN FIELD, PHILADELPHIA.
TO BE THE BATTLE GROUND
FOR ANNAPOLIS NAVAL AcAo.
ENVY AND WEST POINT MILL.
TARY ACADEMY.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Nov. 27.-Tae
game of naval warfare. as compared
with the pigskin game isn't one.two.
thres today at Uncle Sans big acaL
eng 70 rtraining embryo officers. The
call of the sea isn't half as loud as
the call OF the gridiran. Today the
mtddles are not thirstlng for the gore
OF foreign foes. Bloodshed and car.
mage On the high seas are no longer
attractive. All eyes are turned toward
Franklin Field. Philadelphia. where
on tomorrow afternoon the elevens If
the Annapolis Naval Academy and the
West Point Military Academy will
meet in battle royal for the grtdIron
honors of the year.
I Already the exodus of m!ddies has
commenced and by tomorrow morn.
ing the academy will be practically
deserted, save by few lone sentries
and impecunious mlddies, who will
wait III learSome anxiety for the first
rews of the battle. Many Washing
ton naval officials and scores of An.
napolis citizens VIII accompany the
midshipmen to the Quaker City.
Hope Is beating high in the breast,
of the mlldies to-day and assertions
OF certain victory are filling the clam
orons air. Nor is this altogether a
whistllng to keep up courage. The
Navy men realize that defeating the
Army eleven will be no easy task, but
they feel able to turn the trick. Few
expect that the middies will roll up a
big score, but it is hoped That the de-.
feat will be as decisive as last year,
when the game soldiers went down
to defeat before the sailors, the final
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lIet-would nave saved him hours OF

l!et-would have saved him hours OF
suffering.
Carry a package of Rexau Dysper.
sla Tablets in your vest pocket or
keep them in your room. Take one
after each neavy meal, and indigestion
can never bother you.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets cure stonl.
aeh troubles of which in the gastric
Juices, causes Indigestion and dyspep.
sa. They enable the stomach to d!-
gest all kinds of food and to quickly
convert it into rich red blood.
We know what Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets are and what they will do.
We guarantee them to cure indiges-
ton and dyspepsia. If they fall we
will refund your money.
Price. Is cents per full package.
Sold only at our stores or by mail.
MT. CITY DRUG co.
HALL DRUG co.
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NATIoN,s REsollRcEs.
(By =. ". Press Association. j

CBy y. ". Press ASSociattou.i
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27,-Thr ma
tIonal conservation committee has
about completed its task of taking
stock of the nations resources and
will meet next Tuesday to begin work
on the report which will be presented
to the President about January /.
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FOR SALE.

One acre ground with good 4 room
house and barn and other ont build
ings; good well Of water, situated y
mile from Rivesville. will sell cheap
Apply to Jas. Layman, Rivesville, W
Va, R. F. D. No. /. 2-s,
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ELK MEMORIAL DAY.

EBy s. W. Press Aasociation.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-SundaS,
December 6, will be observed as me
mortal day Elks throughout the coun.
try, according to announcement made
here today.
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The prospective tenant who answers
your adj. is looking for property of
that kind-while the occasional ono
who sees your placard probably Is not.
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NOTICE..

All persons being indebted to. Reed
Plbg Co. before November 1, will
please settle thier account before De.
Cember l, in order that our accounts
do not get confused with those Of our
successor.
A,A, FIG LTTTHY
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Miscellaneous

WANTED-To exchange for town
property 1913 A., smooth and level
!arm, near Kingwood. Address 315
Jackson st. 19-6t
o 10 a. m. tt
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NOTICE 10 rAxPAYERs.

This is the last week in which you
may pay your taxes to the sheriff and
saw ehte Discount. 27,St
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FOR sALE-2 houses and . acres of
ground: one room, one out build
tngs and well fruit, cherries, apples.
grapes and PEACHES. This property is
right in town it will rent for $125.OO
per year. Price 100000 each, terms to
suit. H. B. Realestate. Box S5, Rlves.
vile, W. Va. st
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Hotel Accommodation.

my person desiring first class hotel
accommodation at Plttsburg either
soard or room or both will do we'll
o confer with Hotel care West vir.
dnian office. You can save money
his way. tt
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FOR RENT-One room house. Sec
ond ward. Inquire s. C. Morris, Wash
ington street. tf
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LUCRETIA:
lifted ten times thr0uoh hTcst silk EuoEsIA,
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NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.
This is the last week in which You
may pay your taxes to the sheriff and
save the discount. st
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Houses for Rent
I'm '' 2@2iissIIIIIIEP2

FOR RENT-One SIX room Rouse, cor
aer 18th street and CASTOR avenue. APP
ply 1922 Locust avenue, Consolidated
phone 352.
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Neutrality-suspicious. each fore.
noon, or afternoon by young man who
has one-halt day spare time daily. Adj.
dress T, Q: Box 4o2, FaIrmont, ct
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The people who advertise and who
answer ads. are never out of work
long enough to feel the sting"
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Situations Wanted
FREE FREE

.tvANTE0-Position by miGdle.aged
man as Waterman Or any other inside
work. Good reference, Address ]. F.
K, 1929 Sixth ST.. Fifth ward. tt
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Lost and Found

LoST-A Red Bull Terrier (Female,.
Finder please return her to. or notify
Amos Clayton, Maple avenue, Fair.
mont, and receive reward. If
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LOST : A BripdIe Boston TERROR,
white on face and breast. Return to
GIG Fairmont avenue. II
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WANTED TO PURCHASE OR RENT
or five room house or cottage.
Apply 800 Jacobs building. Ct
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Rooms for Rent

FOR RENT = A few choice office
rooms, Jacobs Building, cheap. Apply
Geo. NJ. Jacobs, county clerks Office.
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Help Wanted

wANTED-White girl for general
house work; small family. Apply 41S
Walnut avenue. tt
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subscrIbe tor be wes. vlre.nnn
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. girl for gen.
eral house work. Apply 800 Falrmont
avenue. Ct
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FOR RENT-Two elegant furnished
rooms near Watson Hotel. All up to
date conveniences, Apply B., W. Va.
Once. 1Nk
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Meteor Barely Misses Vessel.

delphia.-Barely escaping de-
struction by meteor weighing many
tons In mid-ocean, the Dutch steamer
Ocean, which arrived in this port Tues
day, was almost enveloped by huge
waves following the disappearance Of
the aerolite into the sea. According
to Captain Benkert. Immediately after
the meteor struck the sea the impact
caused huge waves to sweep over the
vessel.
Many of the crew became ill from
the effects of the gas, which Captain
Benkert declares would have asphyxi-
ated them had they not sought shelter
below decks. The gas remained in the
atmosphere for more than fifteen min
utes, and when Captain Benkert and
his men ventured on deck. they found
it covered with a peculiar brownish
powder which fell from the sky
Then followed, according to Captain
Benkert, shower of blazing meteors
which began to fall about the vessel.
the phenomena lasting several min
utes. The sea about the vessel became
could see, the men aboard the Ocean
say that dazzling objects of every color
danced about on the water.
The remarkable sight. according to
the log of the Ocean, was witnessed at
3 o'clock in the morning of March 4th,
while the steamer was in latitude $3.50
north and longitude 71.27 west, lasting
thirty minutes. The captain reported
the remarkable phenomena to the Mari.
time exchange.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Rio Grande Potato Special.

Denver.-Farmers of the western
slope will soon know all there is to
know about potatoes and how to grow
them, says the Republican of Tuesday
morning. Last night at o'clock the
"spud special" which is to carry eX-
perts on potato culture to the different
towns In the San Luis valley and else
where along the lines Of the Denver
e. Rio Grande, left Denver with its
load Of potato machinery and its party
Of experts on the Irish staff of life.
Those in the party were Prof. II. NJ.
Cottrell of the State Agricultural col
lege, director of the potato institute :
Prof. f. r. Bennett. Eugene H. Grubb
of Carbondale, e. r. Bliss of Greeley.
OF Eagle, Colorado, and F. A. Wadleigh,
assistant general passenger agent Of
the Denver & Rio Grande. These men
will address the groups OF farmers who
gather In the coaches when the special
stops at the various towns on its
itinerary, and will explain to them the
uses OF the carload of special potato
machinery which is to be displayed.
Investigation has shown beyond
doubt that the valleys OF the Eagle.
Grand, Roaring Fork, Crystal river.
North Fork, Uncompahgre, Monte.
yuma and the San Luis have better
natural advantages for producing fine
potatoes than any other section OF the
United States (outside of Colorado),
and II Is the intention OF the institute
special to make the farmers OF that
section of the state acutely alive to
the fact.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
The EScspt,onal Case.

There is great deal of fruitless
search for treasure supposed to have
been hidden away, but which seldom
is found. Probably there are thou
sands of people willing to take tips
and to look for the loot which Captain
Kidd and other predaceous individuals
OF the old piratical days are supposed
to have stored away, with microscopic
chances of success. Those old free.
hooters generally managed to get away
with all the booty they appropriated,
and rarely left anything for their
heirs and assigns, to say nothing of
acquisitive outsiders. But sometimes,
says the Troy On. " Times, valuable
property turns up when it is least ex-
pected. A sample instance is the dis
covery of 13 casks of gold, valued at
$75O,OOO, in an old quarry in Podolia
Russia The belief is expressed that
the treasure was concealed centuries
ago during some Tartar invasion of
that region. At any rate, the incident,
recorded in the telegraphic news of
this material period, reads like the
foundation for Monte Cristo ro-
nance.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Senator Nelson's Son Dead.

Colorado Springs. - Henry Knute
Nelson, thirty-seven years old. son OF
United States Senator Knute Nelson
of Minnesota. died here Tuesday morn
Ing after long illness from consump-
tion. His mother and sister, Miss Ida.
were at his bedside when the end came
and accompanied the remains to ST.
Paul. Senator Nelson was here to
see his son few weeks ago but was
called back to Washington by urgent
business.
Henry X. Nelson came to Colorado
Springs last July. Although n young
man, no was prominent In political cir
cles In Minnesota. having served one
term In the Legislature.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

An Englishman who contemplated r
visit to the United States and trip
from New York to San Francisco is
quoted in n recent magazine article as
asking how many times the coinage
changed during the journey. Perhaps
some justification for his ignorance
exists in the number of different coin.
ages in the British empire. The royal
mint at London has lately struck near.
ly 32,OOO,000 coins of aluminium for cir
culation in Uganda and the Nigerian
protectorates. Each coin is of the
value either of one cent or two mills.
and is perforated like Chinese coins,
so that the natives can string 1t. The
lightness of aluminium and the fact
that 1t Is the best non-germ. bearing
metal are said to be the reasons for
Its selection. Lightly come and light.
ly CO. will be especially true of this
new money.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
ADMIRAL EVANS TO RETIRE.
Relieved On His Own Request and
Succeeded by Admiral Sperry.

Washington.-Rear Admiral Charles
s. Sperry will be commander-in-chief
of the Atlantic fleet when 1t leaves San
Francisco in July to encircle the globe.
This important detail was decided on
by President Roosevelt and his Cabinet
Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Evans, on his personal
request, will be relieved of the COM
mand at the conclusion of the big naval
review at San Francisco, May Sth. The
admiral considers this the completion
OF the work he was assigned to do
take the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific
coast. Admiral Evans will retire in
August.
To Rear Admiral Thomas comes the
honor of commanding the fleet on it's
visit to Puget Sound and until the east
ward journey begins. He has been sec
ond in command during the voyage,
and will retire in October.
These retirements make possible two
promotions to the grade of rear ad
miral. and these are to be filled by the
advancement of Capt. Seatton Schro-
eder and Capt. Richard Wainwright.
who will command respectively the
third and fourth squadrons of the fleet,
and Rear Admiral Emory the second.
tinguished service in the navy. He is
native of New York, but is accredited
to Connecticut in his appointment to
the naval academy. He became a
rear admiral in May. 1906. During the
war with Spain, Admiral Sperry was
equipment officer in the New York
navy yard. Afterward he was given
command of the Yorktown in Philip
pine waters and directed the move
ments OF the landing party on the east
ern shore of LuZon, which is now re-
garded as one of the most thrilling
adventures of the campaign against
Aguinaldo. The landing party of the
Yorktown was captured by Aguinaldo's
men. Some of them were wounded.
Then began the famous chase of the in
surgents and their prisoners through
out the length of the island, resulting
in the release of the men on the north
ern extremity of LuZon. The officers
and soldiers who went to the rescue
of the Yorktown men were popularly
known as 'the hare and hound" eX-
pedition, and untold hardships were en-
dured
AS one of the officers under Admiral
Walker, Sperry helped to make sue
cessful the picturesque voyage of the
white squadron, which visited Eu-
rope and South America in 1s91-93.
From the command of the New Orleans
on the China station Admiral Sperry
became president of the war college.
His next detail was to the last Hague
peace conference, where he went as
one of the American delegates. Re
turning from The Hague, he was given
sea duty and assigned to command the
fourth division of the Atlantic fleet, in
which capacity he made the trip around
the Horn with Admiral Evans.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

North Norfolk, England, is the habi-
tat of curious species of owl that
carries lantern about at night, &C.
cording to correspondents of the Lon
don Times who have been observing
the bird. Mr.. T. Digby Pigott, for In
stance, writes that pair of birds car
rying yellowish light so bright that
when first seen it was mistaken for a
bicycle lamp by two different men AT
different places, have been flying
about the fields. A bailiff, who had
been watching one of the birds, as
sured Mr.. Pigott that after moving
about wheat stack for some time on
dark night, the bird flew across the
field and alighted on a tree, and the
light 1t gave out was so strong that
the bailiff could distinctly see the
outlines of the branches about the
bird. Strange as the story is, it seems
to be believed by persons who are not
easily deceived. In these days no mar
vel of science or of natural history can
safely be declared to be incredible.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
The Reindeer Experiment.


Nothing succeeds like success, and
the efforts of our government to in-
troduce reindeer in Alaska and domes-
tcate them there seem to have been
an unqualified success. 1t is estimated
that the number of these animals now
In the territory is not less than 10000
This assures not only most useful
means of transportation, but a valua-
able food supply. The plan was that
of Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson, United
States educational agent for the terri
tory, who conceived that the reindeer
would be valuable aids to the natives,
who often suffered from want of food
and lack of adequate means of getting
about. The reindeer is hardy beast,
cafaole OF great exertion and Of rapid
locomotion while drawing or carrying
considerable weight, while it will find
sustenance where many other crea.
lures would starve, living on the
Ichens of the rocks when it can get
nothing else, and even digging in the
snow and ice to get at such fare. 1t is
said that everything about the rein
deer, alive or dead, can be turned to
useful account, and the big herds
which some of the Eskimo now own
make them actual plutocrats among
their fellows.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
into Small Space FOR the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Congressional.


A bill to increase the efficiency of
has passed the house.
The house has passed a bill to re-
store to the gold and silver coins the
motto I'm God We Trust"
The house recently passed 4O5 pri.
vate pension bills in 30 minutes.
Carrying the largest sum in all it's
history-$222, 100, ,392-the postoffice
appropriation bill recently passed the
house after two weeks discussion.
Representative Lilley of Connecticut
reiterated his charges against the
Electric Boat company under oath be-
fore the congressional investigating
committee. Representative Hobson
also testified that he had been ap-
preached by the same parties.
Representative Scott of Kansas has
introduced resolution in the house
providing for an investigation by the
government as to the causes of fluctua-
tions in the price of grain.
In connection with the committee re-
port on the Brownsville affair, Presi-
dent Roosevelt sent a special message
to the senate asking that the time for
the reinstatement of the discharged
soldiers be extended one year.
A large number of public buildings
bills were ordered reported favorably
to the house recently. They include
buildings for various cities in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebras-
ka
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Haytl oettIno uoIv.

Washington.-The Haytien situation
is described by the state department
officials as decidedly more grave than
at any time since the revolution has
been in progress there. Dispatches re-
ceived early in the day Tuesday are
that the Haytien government has re.
versed It's decision to allow the refug.
ees in the foreign legations to leave
the country. They will not be allowed
to do so. Two American warships are
interests.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

Germany is considering PROPOSE
fion to go into the petroleum business,
driving out the Standard Oil concern
and monopollzing the field itself.
There are dazzling visions of big
profits, but before they are realized,
says the Troy IN. " Times. there
may be a fight to finish between two
mighty powers. Standard Oil is some
thing of an empire itself.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
stoessel Goes to Prison.

st. Petersburg.-TheE Emperor Tues
day confirmed the death sentence
passed upon Lieutenant General Stoes.
Sci and also the courts recommenda-
tion for communication OF the sentence
to ten years imprisonment in fort
ress. The former commander OF Port
Arthur Intellectually petitionsd for "a
full pardon.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

A foreign paper says the French are
. people who habitualiy thirst for
blood. Fortunately, however. they
have learned to quench their thirst
with something less expensive and
easier to obtain.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Personal.

Ambassador Bryce of EnSland has
announced his intention of attending
both the national conventions this
summer.
John G. jenkins, who with his three
sons was indicted at New York for
fraudulent banking, is dead OF paralysis
Ambrose Petry OF Chicago, has been
made Knight of st. Gregory the
Great by papal decree. fIe was the
founder Of the chapel car idea IN Cath
olic missionary work.
Rev. l.. p. Broad, for 30 yeAa's a mis-.
sionary of the Congregational church
In Kansas, Is dead at Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Kate Sullinger, aged 90 years,
a cousin OF Abraham Lincoln, recent.
ly died at her home in Joplin, Mo.
Eugene e. Schmitz, former mayor
of San Francisco. has been released
from jail on bond OF $345, 900 after ten
months incarceration.
John Mitchell. president of the uni.
ted Mine Workers, expresses the be-
lief that full suspension of mining
in the bituminous field throughout the
country will occur on April /.
George d. Orton has been appointed
register Of the land Office at Wood.
ward, Ok.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

The suspicion is gaining ground that
the Russian authorities didn't want
any Of the soldiers who were penned
up in Port Arthur ever to have n
chance to return home and tell how
the ones win had the contracts for fur.
nishing supplies had grated.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
THE OBSERVER

CENTRAL CITY. COLORADO.