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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-20

scene in Act v, consists of three vene-
ton tunes: alta Regina" and "Bas-
sa Ducale," two exquisite pieces for
the viola de gambia and lutte, printed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-20

The prices for "The County Chair
man" Saturday matinee will be rs and
so cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-20

Buy your tickets at Christie's for
"The County Chairman" matinee.
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Views Of The cardinal.

Views OF the Cardinal.
Local option should under no
circumstances apply to this city.
Liquor would be sold here
quite as abundantly under pro-
hibition laws as under well.reg-
ulated license.
when law is flagrantly and
habitually violated it brings leg
lslation into contempt.
you cannot legislate men by
civil action into the performance
Of good and righteous deeds.
81 maintain that high license is
the only solution of the problem"
,,I roI, on Gard
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in Venice in 1886; and LA Forlana"
a graceful dance for two viols and
Professor Patterson expects to be
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-20

able to announce the name OF the
plays to be presented In Fairmons
March 6 and Z. at very early date.
Watch the papers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-20

The matinee saturday OF "The Coun-
ty Chairman" will be the same as the
night performance.
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SsaNTED-salesmen-Old establish
ed house desires to engage one or two
reliable men to sell standard staple
well known line. Excellent opportun-
ity for the right person. References
required. Mr.. willmott, Schiller Bldgr
Chicago. l7.Gt
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WANTEp-A good cook. Wages, s.
per week. No washing or ironing. For
information call at the West virghlan
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WANTED

We offer you SIS to start business
for us in your locality. Takes only
few days. No cost If satisfied posi-
tion becomes permanent. C. w. Stan
ton Co, s5 Monon Bldg, chicago.
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To Cure Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II 1t
fails to cure. E. W. GROVES sigma
ture Is on each box. 25c.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT -Four room house. all
modern convenience. Apply sos 4th
street. II
MONEY 70 LoAN-$1,0 600 on good
first mortgage security. Address Box
241. Fairmont W, Va: ~
Bargain matinee Saturday.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE - An eight room house
with ali modern conveniences on Sth
street, 9Th ward. Terms reasonable.
Apply sos 4th street 2-16-12t
FOR SALE One automobile baby
carriage in good condition. Apply SAM
b. Iseman's store. 2-1o,3t
FOR sALE-New plano viii sell at
sacrifice price or trade for anything
Of value. Address Box 566.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
THREE DIE OF cHLoRoEoRM
Mrs. Mary e. Nixon, Daughter and
Grandson Found Dead in Denver.

Denver. Feb. 24.-The bodies Of
Mrs Mary e. Nixon, aged sixty, her
daughter. Mrs l.. y. Canter. aged
thirty.tive, and the twelve-year-old son
of the latter were found in the cot
tage which had been their home in
this city. Each had sponge tied
over the mouth and nose and death
evidently resulted from chloroform or
ether.
Mrs Canter is known to have been
mentally deranged, and the police be.
lieve she was the prime author of the
deed, either inducing her mother to
commit suicide with her or chloro.
forming both her son and mother be-
fore administering the fatal drug to
herself. The three had been dead
about a week when their bodies were
discovered by neighbors. There were
no other members of the family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
TO STOP CONTRACT JUMPING
Nebraska Authorities Meeting an Evil
Among Teachers.

Lincoln, Feb. 22.-The evil of con
tract jumping by teachers in Nebraska
has evoked circular from State Su.
perintendent McG}rien. in which 1t is
announced that on and after Feb. %
the University Of Nebraska. the state
normal schools and the Office OF the
state suprintendent OF public instruc
tion will revoke their respective certif-
icates granted to any teacher who
breaks his or her contract with y pub
lie school district without first being
released by majority OF the district
board or the board Of education.
The circular cites the following sal.
utary example: Last year the board
OF education in a certain city school
district in Nebraska raised the salary
of their superintendent from $l,S00 to
$4,000 per year and gave him three
year contract. Twice during the cur
rent school year this city superintend'
ent has been rendered two positions
In school work at a salary OF $1,000
per year. but he declined both propo'
sitions This Is indeed a great sacri'
flee for this educator to make so far
rs the immediate present Is con
cerned. but the success of his future
is as firmly established as the eter-
nal hills"
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
SENATE FINDS MAJ GUILTY
ltaIy's Former Ministe ~ instruction
Sentenced to lfri6on.

Rome, Feb. 25.-Th$ senate. sitting
as high court, after ten hours delib-
Grafton, convicted NugSio Eazi, former
minister of public inStruction, Of en-
bezzlement from the sRts treasury. 1t
sentenced him to snbmonths and
twenty days imprisdnment and de.
barred him from hOlditg public Office
for four years and two months.
The punishment OfkNazi Is not so
severe as might appeaS. for the court
found extenuating circumstances and
permitted the imprisonment the ac.
cused had already III fleGgone to be
subtracted' from the ;ntence. This
leaves only a few dtss for him to
eerve in prison. NkiHs secretary,
Lombardo, who was d. o On trial be-
fore the senate, was a0kuitted for lack
OF evidence. The forntsr Minister was
greatly distressed at NseNerdict and
exclaimed, Even after cOndemnation
! feel like an houest nAan-
Strong forces of pol te And soldiers
guarded the building Nh6re the sen.
ators deliberated, arm\s gpards being
placed at all entranc9 md even on
the roof. No one was tfllpwed to en-.
ter or leave the bull kngS until the
court had reached ltd locision. On
the announcement OF tho verdict.
there was q boisterous demonstration
on the .streely, svveTai hundred per.
sons crying. Long live Nazi."
The severest measures have been
adopted to preserve order in Sicily,
Sig. Nazi being Sicilian and very
popular with all his people. Telephone
communications with that country
have been cut off to avoid the spread
Of incorrect reports. A large number
or men who are considered dangerous
by the police in the present emer-
sency, have been arrested.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
BLOW TO HARTMAN LINES
Through one.Way Tariffs Between
CHICAGO and Seattle Cancelled.

Chicago, Feb. 24.--It was announced
that the interstate commerce commits
sion has entered ruling compelling
the Union, Pacific. Chicago Milwaukee
and st. Paul, Chicago and Northwest
ern, Missouri Pacific and other rail.
roads to cancel all tariffs on file to the
far northwest through Portland, Ore.
which have not been concurred in by
the Northern Pacific. The order
means that all one way business from
Chicago and contiguous points which
has heretofore been routed to Seattle,
via Granger. thence over the Oregon
Short Line to Huntington. from there
over the Oregon Railroad and Naviga.
tion company's line to Portland and
thence to Seattle over the Northern
Pacific, must hereafter be routed by
way of st. Paul or over the Burlington
through Billings. Mont,
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
GIRLS DEATH FOLLOWS DANCE
Miss Blanche Arnold Drops Dead at
Morgan Park Academy.

Chicago, Feb PA am so glad I
came. never enjoyed an evening
more" said Miss Blanche Arnold, the
daughter OF II A. Arnold. wealthy
banker of Audubon. Ia, and ? student
in the junior class of Mrs. Helen star.
retts school for girls, as she sat in
the parlors OF the Morgan Park Mill.
tary academy gymnasium waiting for
her carriage. She had hardly finished
speaking when she sighed and fell into
the arms OF Miss Margaret Gordon of
Longwood, who was sitting on the sofa
beside her II was said by physicians
later that she died instantaneously.
Miss Arnold was eighteen years old
and was possessed of striking beauty.
During all the time she has been III
Chicago she was under treatment for
organic heart trouble
Her parents and her brother reached
Chicago and the body will be taken
to Audubon for burial.
The pallbearers will be Clark SaueI
and Horace MulniX OF Audubon, Ia,
students at Morgan Park Military
academy, and Edward McWilliams and
Bernard Boiling OF Evanston.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Court orders Autopsy.

Lincoln, Feb. 22.--District Judges
Cornish and Stewart entered a ruling
that the coroner should conduct an
autopsy over the remains of the late
Mrs. Helen Horn. as petitioned by
Mrs. Shevalier. legatee under the
terms OF the Horn will. Mrs. Horn, a
woman OF wealth. left all her property
70 an outsider. Relatives contested,
but the will was sustained. Charges
that death was not due to natural
causes led to the petition for the au'
topsy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
TOWN PUT UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Chief Of Police Killed and Four Ne,
uroes Shot.

Fayetteville. N. c., Feb. 24-Chief
OF Police Benton was shot dead in
front of his home here by a negro,
Sam Murchison, crazed with drink.
This man also. shot two negroes few
minutes before he shot the chief
Murchison was captured an hour
after the shooting and placed in Jail.
He is suffering with a wound in the
thigh inflicted by Chief Benton's six.
teen-year.old son, who, just after his
father was shot, seized the dead Off.
GERS pistol and pursued the murderer
Another shooting occurred when a
drunken negro attacked several white
boys and while resisting arrest a po-
liceman shot him, probably fatally,
There is great excitement in the city
and military companies are on duty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Train Still Stalled in Drift.

Crete Neb., Feb. 22.-The Missouri
Pacific local passenger train which
left Auburn for Crete last Tuesday
afternoon during the height OF the
snowstorm. is still fast In a drift six
miles from here, where it was stalled
Tuesday night. The passengers have
departed one by one, and the last man
% leave was the railway mail clerk,
who walked to Crete.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
hartie Triai Before Jury.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

pittSburg Feb, 25.--Augustus Hartje.
the millionaire paper manufacturer; (;
John l.. Wclshans, hardware dealer.
and Clifford HOoe, "a negro, formerly
employed BY Hartje as Il coachman.
and named as correspondent In the ia.
nous divorce proceedings instituted
by Ilartje against his wife. Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje, were placed on trial In
criminal court charged with conspir.
acy to blacken the character OF Mrs.
1Iartip
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
eompers Attacks Loewe Decision

washington, Feb. 25.--Over the sig
nature of Samuel Gompers, an edi
torial In the American Federationist
for this month attacks the recent de-
cision of the supreme court of the
United States in the case of Loewe &
Co, popularly known as the that
case" which is declared to be "the
most drastic and far.reaching decision
which it has ever handed down. as af
fecting directly all labor. and hence
the whole people"
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Ice Chunk Falls on Shaft CAGE.

! Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 22.-While
ten miners were being lowered into
the Stanton mine of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal company large
bo6y of ice in the shaft fell, striking
the hood of the cage and demOlishing
1t. Two OF the men were killed out.
right. one died on the way to hos.
pital and three others, it is believed.
will die of their injuries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
bio Feather in u ,dis' Cap.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-A'The decision
that the Hepburn act d,es not repeal
section 1 of the EItins act takes
away one of the big fsints on which
the Standard Oil conEany is basing
its appeal from the ~ Imposed by
Judge Landis," said District Attorney
Sims in Chicago. "Ink dentally, 1t is
a big feather in Judge antlis' cap. He
was the first jurist p decide this
point"
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Seven Gents for Five Miles.

Lincoln. Feb. 22.-The Kansas Co
Operative Refining company com
planned of the oil rate from Weber.
Kan. to Superior. Neb. 1t Is alleged
in a communication to the state rail.
way commission that the Santa Fe
charges z cents a hundred for a haul
OF FIVE miles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Three Governors Attend.

Lincoln. Feb. 24.-Only three an
swered the invitation Of Governor
Sheldon to attend the annual dinner to
be given In honor of the Nebraska ey.
governors. c. II. Dietrich. Lorenzo
Crounse and w. A. Poynter attended
Ex-Governor Mickey is seriously III
and L. =. Savage of Tacoma, Wash.
could not be present.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
British steamer Wrecked.

Turks Island. Feb. 24.-The British
steamer Beta. Captain Pye. from Hall
fax for Bermuda, was totally wrecked
of here. The crew and passengers
were rescued and part Of the cargo
probably will be saved.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Fraternal Order Must Pay Policy.

Lincoln. Feb. 22.-The supreme
court ordered the Supreme Court OF
Honor, a fraternal order. to pay the
heirs of John Sebesta the amount OF
his policy, The Court of Honor re-
sisted payment, claiming Sebesta had
forfeited his rights when he ate
heads OF matches, resulting in death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Deadlock over Insurance.

Lincoln, Feb. 22.-The insurance
departments of Nebraska and Califor.
MIA are in a deadlock. Insurance
Auditor Pierce OF Nebraska says the
California department has refused to
take Nebraska examinations. He will
enforce the provisions Of reciprocal
law against the California companies
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Test of Anti.Pass Law.

Lincoln, Feb. 22.-Attorney General
Thompson announced that he would
test the antipass law by filing com.
plaint against DR. f. A, Graham Of
Lincoln, a Union Pacific surgeon. A
suit will be filed to test the legality
of exchanging newspaper advertising
for transportation
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Likens Roosevelt to Daniel.

Chicago Feb. 25.-Chancellor T.. B.
Andrews Of the University of Nebras-
ka. preaching here. likened Roosevelt
70 Daniel. lie said it is easier for
his enemies to plot him down than to
destroy him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
New Trial for Hall County Man.

Lincoln. Feb, 22.-The supreme
court reversed the case OF Joseph
Skidmore OF Holt county. sentenced to
serve five years for stealing nine hogs.
the property of John Ferguson. II
was shown in the evidence that he
planned the theft. The court holds
that party charged as principal
cannot be convicted upon evidence
tending only to show that he was an
accessory. One who advises others to
commit larceny. but who Is several
miles distant at the time of the com.
mission of the offense and he takes
no part therein. but assists in the
disposal of the proceeds after the
theft. is not a principal. but an acces.
sorry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Ten Killed in Rio, at Teneran.

Teheran, Feb. 24.-Ten persons
were killed and score or more
wounded. including several ecclesi.
astics, as a result OF a riot In the
main street here during the passage OF
q religious procession, celebrating the
Mohammedan Muharram religious fes.
tiyal
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28

Notice h hereby given. that under and by
virtue ON fe order OF sale issued from the ONCE
of Geo. w.rHutcbison, Clerk OF the District
court OF the NTenth judicial District. within
and for webstfr county. Nebraska. upon Dr.
cree in an action pending therein. wherein
Edward d. Cowsles is plaintiff and against John
q. Yeiser and Hattie L. Ypiser Rre defendants
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Three Children Burned to Death.

El Paso, Tex, Feb. 25.-Three chill
dren of w. A. Davis. the eldest four
years old, were burned to death In q
fire which destroyed their home In
Santa Roca, N. M.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Double Fatality at CROSSING.

Gloversviile. N. Y. Feb, 24.-Samuel
O. Sheppard of Saratoga county and
his brother Delbert Sheppard of
Woodblne, Ia, were struck by Della
ware and Hudson passenger train near
Cornth, Beth. were Instantly killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Shoots Woman and Her Brother.

Omaha, Feb. 25.-Mrs Lizzie Burns
and her brother, James Donnelly were
fhot and seriously wounded by viii.
tam Jobson of Council Bluffs. Unre
auited love Is the cause.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Stock Yards a Common Carrier.

Lincoln. Feb. 22,-In the federal
court here Judge T. c. Munger ruled
that the Stock Yards company Of
South Omaha is,a common carrier and
declared 1t guilty OF violating the safe
ty appliance regulations of the inter
state commerce act.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28

TONS OF the nrst secHon OF the Ell
kins law. eN
The alleged offenseskagainst the law
were committed during he summer OF
1905 and consisted of ianting conces'
sions to the w. p. Dexeraux company
on its shipments of oa4 and corn from
Minneapolis to points H. Washington.
The company admittti the conces'
sions and fought the Prosecution on
the ground that by Amending the Ell.
kins act SO as to provide for punish
ment by imprisonment pather than by
fines the Hepburn act I'D so modified
the original law as tofaccomplish its
repeal and render pueshment under
it impracticable. The Ecision was an
nounced by Justice Whhe and affirmed
the finding of the diB 'ict court and
the United States circSit court of ap
peals. fA
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
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The Thrifty Chinese.

On visit to one Of the United States
feet to Hongkong one Of the coolies
engaged I'm passing coal was acciden-
tally caught in the machinery and had
his leg so badly crushed that IL was
decided necessary to amputate 1t. This
was explained to the fellow, and after
much persuasion he was induced to
submit to the sleeping medicine anc
have the leg taken of. He recovered
in remarkably quick time and when
able to leave the ship where he was
confined was given handful of mon.
ey the officers had collected for him,
amounting to about $50 gold. In less
than days time the ship was be-
sieged by an army Of Chinese, all clam.
Oring to have leg taken Oh.
----------~---------
I.awyer--Well. aunty. what can I do
for you!
Aunt Ebopy--l want a deevO'ce from
ma husban'.
What has he been doingy'
"Doin'? Why. he done got REIGN,
an we amt had q chicken on de table
f0h month"
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
REBATELAWUPHELD
HIGH COURT pEcipEs AGAINST
NORTHERN 4 Fc,Flc.

|nder the eIkins Law--pecislon
weeps Away chie prop Of Stand.
r. Oil to Avoid s4'ooo,ooo Fine.
Washington, Feb. q The question
ether the railroad 1ate law known
the Hepburn act r1Deals section
the Elkins act, prd ibiting rebates
railroads, was invok ed in the case
the Great Northert Railway. com.
|y against the Unita States, which
decided by the slNreme court OF
United States agai vt the railroad
Apany and against the contention
$uch appeal.
he case was instituted In the Unit.
States district courtfor the district
Minnesota, which curt fined the
road 81 900 each for fifteen viola.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
one way C0I0nist

March and April. to Montana,
Washington, Oregon, California
and Utah.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
|, Winter Tours

lst and 3rd Tuesdays to Colo
RADIO, Big Horn Basin, Montana
and Northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
A Few Facts About Machine Stitching

be quickly hemmed; but always sew
them up on the machine over piece
Of newspaper. which will prevent tho
threads from pulling and the mate
rial from pickering. Rufies may be
gathered on some machines. q great
time-saver. but It IL almost ~ easy
to gather them by hand In eight. not
four. sections. for thus arranged they
are easier to sew into place. To sew
them on the distance should BE- meas
ured from tho bottom-not the top-of
the skirt go that 1t Is necessary to
first make 1t even. The easiest way
when making 9 walking skirt 70 for
the prospective weerer to stand nat
on the floor without shoes. The skirt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17

IN making up summer clothes the
sewing machine is Indispensable.
for hand sewing never so securely
fastens rufiies. collar bands and
sleeves in place Many women hold
that good machine stitching really takes
time. tor the material must first be
basted. and. OF course. in some cases
that argument Is good. Sleeves. for In
stance. should always be hrst basted
into place-and with not very large
stitches at that-for the thread need
not be afterward pulled away. In
stitching on the machine. however. 1t
Is always best to sew just inside tho
the thread impossible to remove. A
rune. too. should first be basted into
place, then sewn. A hem need not be
pressed. for the crease thus formed
renders the sewing easy. BY using
this method even chiffon wells may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
No Ma8- viii Embroidered )6ke and &seg

In the Handmade" underwear, too.
1t Is quite unnecessary TO sew the
long seams Of a garment by hand. 1t
Is quite permissible to make both sew
INKS Of the French or "pudding-oag
seam by machine; but the over-parucu-
lar may run the second seam by mana.
Fen by hand and hem by hano' ana
let your decoration be hand-wrougnt.
The nirhtpown. so attractively
drawn, shows the successful applica-
ton OF the embroidered YOKE IN
French daisy design. It is the easiest
sort Of a garment to make. as It slips
right over the head and there are no
and buttonholes to bother about.
The yoke and sleeves are seamea up
before embroidering; then you hase
only the two long seams OF the nagns-
Eow1 % sew: hem the he. eot aod sew n in
the sleeves. The sleeves may be sewed
in with . French sean ,;,n arrow or q p nias
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
Easily Made Trimmings

~ NE Of the most effective and
I the cheapest sort of trimming
~ may be made by using bias
bands OF Arabian satin sewed up on
tho machine over thick white cord.
It 10 then twisted in different shapes.
for 1t Is very supple. SO that it forms
bow knots and circular designs on
the evening or afternoon gown. OF
course. the satin is too dressy to
wear on a suit or morning dress. but
with a coat Of flet net moro at
tractive trimming could not DO found.
The same idea is carried out In foot
ing, which Is shirred very full over
4 cord. This will sometimes take
the place Of braid.
Another inexpensive trimming Is to
embroider cotton canvas In q cross
stitch. which takes a very short time
piled In many attractive ways -
summer gowns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
Waistcoat Decorations

CINCE all the spring coats ars
being made with waistcoats. ie
- Is necessary to embroider them
in a great many novel and attractive
ways. A favorite material for the
waistcoat Is q sort Of II, canvas,
which may be easily embroidered in
solid flowers. 1t :. not M essay to
work a very large design or to shape
1t in any way: merely an embroidered
band down the front OF the vest 10
sufficient, and 1t makes these little
affairs very attractive.