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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
DEMOCRATS
IN BAD NIX
DOWN IN
MON0NGAL|A
5000 Draft to The
County Chairman
Unaccounted for

MoRGANT0WN. Dec. 9-In tn :
possession OF Hon. Wiley Beail, treas.
urer of the Democratic State commit.
tee, are two vouchers; one. fer 5000.
bears date September is, 1903, is re.
ceipted by the treasurer Of the Mon
ongalia county Democratic committee,
and shows by the stamp on 1t that It
was paid through the Citizens National
Bank Of Morgantown; the other, alsa
for 5000. bears date October 2St;1, 1908,
is receipted by the chairman OF the
Monongalia county Democratic com.
mittee, and shows. by the stamp on
1t, that 1t wrs paid through the Bank
of the Monongahela Valley of Mcrgan-
town. This information was gained
from Wellsburg. the home of the treas.
urer of the Democratic committee. Mr..
Beall.
According to Mr. Bealrs sworn
statement Of expenses, fled in the
county clerks office ,,f Brooke conn.
ty at Welsburg, and according TO
the vcucners he now holds, the
State Democratic committee paid
over s40O for the Use Of ting county
committee In Monongalh county. or
this sum Robert E. Guy. treasurer
of the Demccratic county commit.
tee, has accounted for the 5000 sight
draft received and receipted for by
him in his sworn statement of &C.
counts as tied in the office OF the
clerk OF the county court of Monon-
gala county. In his statement Mr..
esHszEeOegHlzes the receipt on Sep.
tember path of sight draft fer 5000,
drawn by George NJ. Bennett, of wes.
ton, tne draft paid through the Clti.
zens' bank when presented by the
county treasurer.
]. L. Wharton, chairman Of the
Democratic county committee, says
he received one draft for 5000, which
he delivered to Mr.. Guy and which
Mr.. Guy mceipted and presented 10
| the Citizens bank. The county chair.
man stated to newspaper report.
er tnat ne knows nothing of the ex.
istance Of another draft for 5000. He
said he could not account for Mr.
Beaif's sworn statement, and neither
could he give any information as to
the date on which he received the
draft that he delivered 10 the county
treasurer.
No One Seems to Know.
No one seems to know who got the
money or for what 1t was expended.
Not only are the members of tle com.
mittee in ignorance as to the division
of the additional 5000. but all the
prominent Democrats of the city dls.
claim all knowledge Of the deal. Ev.
cry member of tho party seems anxi.
ons to have the affair probed, especial.
iy those who helped make up the def.
cit. faced by the county treasury.
The facts have been taken cogni.
zance of by tae prosecuting attorney,
VINO. although he retires from ST.
fee before the next term of court. Is
preparing all the evidence secured
to be used at the February term Of
circuit court in a thorough investl.
cation Of the deal by the grand jury.
A list Of witnesses has been prepared.
containing the names of the officials
of the county committee, several Dem.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
ELECTRIC THEATER
EVENING PERFORMANCE.
2-VAuDEvlLLE ACTS
Comedy Sketch
n,aL
Singing and Dancing.
New Song.
Mew Pictures.

Our Picture to-day Is "The Jester"
synopsls-A beautiful young Queen
having arrived at manageable age
her councillors decide she must marry.
suitors are invited to contest for her
hand. The Queen Jester, an ugly dwarf,
is in 1--we with her, he presents hts
case and is cast into prison. The
Gods transform mis- into beautiful
youth. The Queen then falls in love
with him and all ends well,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
Guest of Mrs. Watson.

Miss Florence Wyer. of Baltimore.
is the guest of Mrs. Albert Watson.
on Fairmont avenue. Miss wyer a.
eompanied Mr.. and Mrs Watson AMI
son home from visit in the east.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09

LosT-A White Fox Terrier Dog with
one black ear, both eyes black, no 9th.
er dark marks on body; name Beau;
wears red collar. Finder will please
return same to 412 CASTOR avenue and
obtain reward. 2t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
Talk About Throwing Out
Election Precincts Read This
Two ottenders up ro.aax.

Police court this morning consisted
of two drunks, In one ease the usual
fine was imposed. Bert tIairgot s. for
resisting an officer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09
IE
always Good"
torieal-To-day-coIOnisI.

ARMY OF TWO"
This is particularly interesting
and inspiring episode of the Revolu
ton, produced with effective settings
and activity. An old patriot has two
daughters tArtny of Two) who fight
the British single banded, crowning
their 9 victory by happy ending. In,
tensely interesting throughout.
illustrated song
~. s. a. FOR NINE"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09

Mrs. John King. of CAarleroi, Pa,
has been the guest of relatives in the
city for several days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09

1t is rare that a worthwhile furnish.
ed is found except BY answering ads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09

Dixie Antony and Cleopatra.
Thursday.
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Made Of the popular Block
Suede with the new wave
top, plain toe, dull hit but
toned, The sole Is light
welted vita slight extsnslOn
edge vamp very saost hish
Cuban heel, archsd inssep
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-09

SNOW tohisllt rlnrsday gen.
fsIs isif VII sIi changes
n tenipetatafe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23

Very few people stop to realize
the number of separate pieces which
go to make up a newspaper. A
compositor on a country weekly has
made the following estimate of the
number of pieces of type handled
during years work including the
leads put between the lines. The
measure calls for news-column
width, BREWER type and allowing
ten galleys to each weekly issue,
which is much less than we
set up. On this basis there would
be handled forty pieces to the line,
$40 pieces to the stick, $500 TO the
galley, $4,000 to the issue with 1900
leads; distributing the above would
make 106,600 pieces handled in one
week, aud for one year, 5,543, $500
pieces of metal are each picked up
separately and replaced in their re-
spective boxes. In this article there
are 1913 different pieces. Is it any
wonder a mistake sometimes occurs!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23

It is not often that European eyes
at least in a town area-witness the
spectacle Of wolf trotting leisurely
through the streets in broad daylight.
and with little apparent concern. Such
an incident happened the other day
at the Italian town of Annezzano, the
animal shifting first in the direction of
one house and then of another as he
went along.
Passing by the hospital, an attend
ant of sporting instincts saw the game,
and rushing for a gun, gave chase.
Before long he got a chance for a shot,
which hit the wolf badly, and following
this up with another, the beast was
slain. It's presence in such circum-
stances is accounted for by the theory
that the beast had been hunting over
night away from his haunts, and after
eating to satisfy and sleeping through
the night, was making his way back to
the lair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
OAK GROVE.

Mrs. d. II. Filkins is on the sick
list.
James Ray and wife are visiting
re atives here.
Lyle Hall makes his weekly trip
on the cream route.
Julius Reech and son were St.
Paul visitors recently.
Many Of the people ofthis vicinity
are sick with la grippe.
The farmers are putting in their
summer supply Of wood.
Misses Blanch and Lenore Cor
coran were Clifton visitors Sunday.
Mrs. G. S. Davis and daughter of
Prescott are visiting relatives her
Miss BIanch Corcoran entertained
a small party of friends Friday eve.
ming.
Miss Lizzie Eichman of River
Falls is spending few weeks with
relatives here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
SEX REVEALED IN COUGHS.

Mrs. Flatoweler EnIiehtens Mr.. Flat
dwelIer- on the Subject.
Mrs. FItdweller has bad cold;
enc of those long, lingering colds;
and lately she has had, to add to her
discomforts, some coughing spells
and Mr.. Flatdweller has tried to be
very sympathetic; and when he hears
somebody coughing in the fat over
head he says:
Hello, there's somebody coughing
upstairs. now
"Man or woman?' says Mrs. Flat
dweller.
MAN or woman?" repeats Mr.. Flat
dweller, ''why, how should I know?
"And he adds with what is inteded to
be pleasant good humor: 81 can't see
through the ceiling and the floor, you
know"
"You don't have to-" Mrs. Flat.
dweller says. 81 should think you could
tell that by the sound of the cough;
they don't cough anything at all alike. ;.
'"They dont?" says the astonished
Mr.. Flatdweller; what's the differ
cnce?" and then says Mrs. Flatdweller
"Why, one coughs with mans
voice, and the other coughs with a
woman's voice"
And at that Mr. Flatdweller said
nothing aloud; but he said to himself
that that was the first time he ever
knew that the sex of an unseen cough
er could be told by the sound of the
cough.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
CLAY CORNERS.

The wedding bells are ringing.
Little Nora Christensen is visiting
relatives at Gertrude.
Miss Mary Christensen is visiting
relatives in Hudson.
r. E. Iverson and Pearl Rye of
Martell visited relatives here recent
ly.
Mrs. Andrew Flattum spent Mon
day afternoon at Mrs. Olavis Chris
tenson's.
Willie Hendrickson, accompanied
by his sister Clara, spent Sunday at
A. ]. Soils.
The Sew ing Circle met at Mrs.
O. M. Olson's Tuesday afternoon.
There was quite large attendance.
Lars and Ole Christensen, ac-
companied by Andrew Flattum, left
Tuesday on a visit to friends and
relatives at Rice Lake, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
WIVES WHO NEVER SPEAK.
The Silent Corean Bride-Woman That
Kept Her Oath.

The Silent Corean Bride-Woman That
Kept Her Oath.
The COrean woman who speaks or
even mods on her wedding day imme
ditely becomes an object of ridicule
and loses caste. Neither threat nor
prayer must move her, for the whole
household is ever on the alert to
catch a single muttered syllable. Her
period of silence often lasts for a
week or more, and when complete 81
fence is broken she only uses her
tongue for the most necessary uses.
Some sixty years ago a native of
Pennsylvania undertook, for a wager
Of 80 pounds, to remain mute for the
first month Of her marriage Her nus
band, not being in the secret, left her,
only to return later when he was ap-
prised Of the real reason of her ST"
lence.
A Brussels couple named Dupont
quarreled so bitterly on their wedding
day that the wife vowed that her hus-
band should never hear her voice
again. His entreaties went for moth
ing, and to her dying day she kept to
the letter of her oath.
A Brunn woman whose husband was
in hiding from the authorities mad
vertently betrayed his whereabouts to
a police spy. AS a result the man was
taken and received term of imprison-
ment. So much did she take to heart
this misfortune, brought about by her
gossip, that she resolved to remain
mute to the end of her life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
ALLARD-S STEWART GO.
Fate of His Castle.

At meeting of the Irish league an
amusing story was told of Lord Shook,
whose beautiful residence OverlookS
the Killarney lakes His lordship's regi-
ment was ordered to India, but before
he left he gave a local contractor or
ders to build wall around a certain
ruined castle on his estate which was
being picked to pieces by excursion
lists.
Many years after he returned with
the feeling that whatever had hap
pened his ruin would ct least be safe.
He was shocked to find the wall en-
closing vacant space where the cas-
tie, the idol of his eye, had reposed
when he last visited the spot.
'Where is the castle?" he demanded
of the man intrusted with the con-
tract.
what" replied that worthy, edo We
name that tumbledown shanty? Sure,
l pulled it down and built the wall
wild the bricks"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
NEWSPAPERS IN CHINA.
Increased Number in Last Decade
Respect for Printed Words.

Increased Number in Last Decade
Respect for Printed Words.
To-day there are more than 200
newspapers in China, where a decade
ago there was almost none,' said Will
lam d. Henry, an attorney of Los An.
geles Mr. Henry returned recently
from a business trip to HOnglIOng.
'Since the awakening Of the Celes-
tial Kingdom began, after the close OF
the Japanese war, in 1895, there has
been a remarkable growth Of public
spirit, which has manifested itself
largely in this growth Of the press. L
is an unquestioned fact that the peo
pie over there, after sleeping forty
centuries, are e.l0cing a remarkable
desire for information. At least that
is what the English and American
merchants in Hongkong tell me. They
say that by another fifteen years ev.
cry city in China will have it's daily
paper.
"a Chinese newspaper is a funny
looking thing, about twelve inches
from top to bottom and forty inches
from side to side. 1t is printed IN
Chinese characters, of course, on one
side Of the paper, in a sort of roll
form, SO that man reading it can tear
iC off sheet by sheet and throw it
away as he goes along. The paper is
very thin, The Chinese public has
great respect for the printed word, be-
l1eving what it sees in type to be alb
solutely true. Hence, it has been too
susceptible to some of the Journals
which are printed merely in the in.
terest of propaganda against foreign.
ers. But for the most part these pa.
pers are doing a great good in the
way of educating the people up to
what is going on throughout the EN-.
pire. Between the railroads and the
newspapers China is going to do some
waking up within the next few years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
MUssELMEN DO NOT PAINT.
They Cannot Reproduce "AIah's" Re-
aIitieS

They Cannot Reproduce "AIIah's" Re-
aIities.
do you paint?" | sked, going to-
ward the easel, Disgusting my surprise
at meeting with such disregard of
Musselman customs in this orthodox
household.
mo, not painting, just playing. 1t
is only an impression, not reproduc-
ton of one of Allah's realities" Good
Musselmans do not believe in repro
ducing Allah's realities" yet there
stood on the easel a charming pastel.
Even orthodox Mislems / saw we're
not above beating the devil round the
stump.
''How very beautiful" l exclaimed
"Aishe Hanum, you are an artist
Pray, pray, young Hanum," she
protested, a little frightened. l
thought, pray do not say such things.
l am not an artist. I only play with
the colors.'
LET me see some more Of your play
ing" l persisted.
Rathe9 reluctantly, though wishing
to comply with her guests desire, she
brought out large portfolio, contain
ing several pastels and water cOlors,
and we sat down on a rug to examine
them. Whether they were well done
or not l cannot tell but they were full
of life and happiness. The curious
part was that, whenever she painted
it from her window, and on the can
vas first was the window, and then
through it you saw the landscape as
she saw it. The more looked at her
work the more enthusiastic 1 grew.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN OHIO.
The "Scioto Gazette" Founded in 1895
nv nj p wiIIisSe GrandFather

The "Scioto Gazette" Founded in 1895
by N. r. WilIis's. Grandfather.
The Scioto Gazette is the Oldest
paper, of continuous publication under
the same name, west OF the Allegheny
Mountains. 1t was founded in 1896 by
Nathaniel Willis, grandfather OF N. r
Willis, the poet The older Willis was
born in Boston and, tradition has it.
learned the printers trade under Ben
jamin Franklin, and was a member of
the famous Boston Tea Party. ~
AS nearly as can be ascertained the
Gazette was intermitted for a time
but ON April %, 1900, Willis began
new series with Vol. l., No. ], and
the old paper has gone on continuously
since that date.
In addition to being the Oldest ex.
listing paper west of the mountains the
Gazette may fairly lay claim, by col.
lateral descent at least, to being the
first paper published in the Northwest
Territory. In 1893, in Cincinnati, Viii.
liam Maxwell started the Sentinel Of
the Northwest Territory, the first
newspaper in the Territory. In 1895
he sold it to Edmund Freeman, who
changed the name to Freeman's Jour
nal, and in 1900 removed to Chillicothe
where he died in the following year.
Willis bought the plant and good will
Of the paper, and Incorporated the
Journal with the Gazette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Fisher,
Jan. 70, son.
Miss Ellen Nelson came home
from Minneapolis last Friday.
Emery Harrison and family spent
Sunday at Bert Collects at North
Ono.
Mrs. A. Kinsman and Mrs. J.
Martin spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Stuart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Van of Maiden
Rock visited at Howard Martins
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gerrish visit
ed Mrs. B. Gerrish in Rock Elm
Tuesday.
A. d. Worden and sister Eliza
attended the installation and supper
OF the M. w. A. Tuesday evening.
Lizzie Rietz, four years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Rietz,
was taken to Rochester Tuesday,
to be treated for appendicitis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
ROCK ELM

Although SO high, taxes are being
paid promptly.
There will be little work for the
sawmills this year, as few logs are
being cut.
a surprise party was given to
Mrs. Caroline Burt Jan. 20, by her
friends, it being her seyenty-fourth
birthday.
There is a good deal of sickness
here. Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Fannie
Bulmer and Mrs. Mercy Coon
have been seriously i'll but are now
better.
Milton c. Guest, a veteran of the
civil war and a pioneer resident of
this town, died suddenly Jan. IS.
Mr.. Guest had been i'll for some
time, but his death was unexpected.
Mrs. Guest was dangerously i'll with
pneumonia when he died, but is now
somewhat better.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
oLIvET.

There is a great deal Of sickness
in this vicinity.
Little Roby Cooke is seriously
i'll with pneumonia.
Mike McCardle and daughter
Kate are both on the sick list.
Sanford Cole sold horse to a
man from Ell Paso. Consideration,
$40.
S. Cole and son, and daughters,
Jesse and Matte, are suffering with
Ia grippe.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alf Hanvelt is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
Walter Arnold, who is working
for Geo. Ducklow, visited at II. g..
Patterson's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Tousley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sturdivant
are visiting friends and relatives at
Neillsville.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
Glasses to Protect Cows Eyes.


There are cows that wear glasses
In my country" said a Russian. "T
once saw a herd of 10000 cows with
glasses on.
1T was on the steppes, the great
Russian prairies. Our steppes for six
months in the year are covered with
snow, but during a part of the time
delicate, fresh grass tips protrude from
the white and dazzling mantle. The
COWS are turned out to feed on the new
grass, but if their eyes are unprotect-
ed the dazzle of sunshine on the snow
gives them snow blindness.
Thousands of COWS suffered horri-
bly,, and hundreds died of snow blind
ness until rude, cheap kind Of specta-
Giles, made of leather and smoked glass,
was invented and put with great sue
cess on the Russian market"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
VILLAGE STREET GOLD MINE.
1t Is Said to Be Five Feet Wide and
Rich.

It Is Said to Be Five Feet Wide and
Rich.
A big gold mine in the streets OF
Beatty is the latest sensation from the
Southern Nevada mining country.
J. Ross Clark, president of the Las
Vegas & Tonopah, and vice president
OF the Salt Lake railroad, is in receipt
os a telegram frcm E. S. Hoyt an
nouncing that men employed by him.
self and DR.. w. S. Phillips, in tunnel
ing in the Beatty townsite, have struck
big ledge of gold ore assaying $500
to the ton. The ledge, says Hoyt, is
five feet wide, so far, and the men are
not through it, says the Los Angeles
Express.
The find was made within 600 feet
of the Montgomery hotel, where the
ground is comparatively level and is
the greatest strike ever made in the
Beatty district.
Hoyt and Phillips came to Los
Angeles from the Nevada country
March %, and bought automobiles,
electric lights, orchestras and hotel
walters enough to outfit the entire
town of Beatty. They announced at
that time that they intended to make
the new railroad center also the great
est business center of Southern Ne
vada, but it was along ordinary COM
mercial lines and not by a wonderful
strike of gold that they figured it
would be done.
Mining men, even in the absence of
knowledge of the probable length of
the new vein, say the possibilities of a
ledge five feet wide are great and al
most beyond computing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23

Meetings every Sunday evening
at $50 o'clock in the parlors of the
Congregational church. Topic for
January &c, The home-mission work
of our denomination; "A Survey"
lisa. So: LA.
A Geographical Social will be
given by the c. E. society at the
Congregational church, Jan. 81.
Make no other dates for Jan. 81.
Admission 10c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-23
Wild Deer GRAZING Near Town,

Citizens of Weymouth, Pa, for sew.
eral days past have been enjoying the
beautiful sight of a herd of deer feed
ing in large field Several small
boys first saw them, and the news soon
becoming general, the whole popula.
ton of the village was out witnessing
the sight.
The deer emerged from the woods
and slowly and cautiously walked out
into the field to Craze. Daily the deer,
six in number, keep up their trip to
the field and become tanner with each
visit.