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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
FlGHTlNGET aRING."

The Democratic morning paper
seems to take a great deal of pleas.
ure I'm sparadlng the names of people
connected with the West virglniau
and In Fdubbing them as members of
the so-called "rlng.h Az few Repub.
licans in name, with bad records and
snnsayory political regulations, real
iztng their weakness before the peo-
sples on their own merits. seek to dc.
tract from their own Shortcomings
by shouting firing" Now, who are
these people named out by the Times !?
What Offices are they running for?
What have they done for the town
and Fcommunity? What have they
( done for the Republican party? The
names of the Hutchlnsons. the ia.
cobses, the Lehmans, the Hartleys.
the Powellss Harry Shaw and Others
are prominent In many ways other
than IN politics In this county. They
stand for the$ highest type OF citizen.
ship. Although strong and influen.
ztial business men and prominent Re-
4sfs>>SAAssA44,s aoL a oAG vi lHHIH ID ask
tnE for office Of any sort in the coun-
III and do not expect to SO far rs We
know. They have stood Loyalty fo-
the Republican party and they are
clean men and square fighters. So
far as the editor OF this paper is con.
sscerned, nothing TINT the so.callel
ringl might do would have any bear
ytnEgons his candidacy. as his name Will
mot be on the ticket In this county,
he having TO take his chance with the
rest OF the candidates SO far MS the
deleEates from this county are con-
cerned. AS TO the effort of the Demo.
cratic organ TO injure 4 such men as
-sZacke Davis. Bruce Parrish and ]. A.
Meredith, IL Is welcome to all it can
get5ot OF the attempt for: we know
the people won't stand for that sort
ff.bntting 81. e we could go into de.
tan and show the business connec.
Hong OF the various men menti Toned by
the Democratic paper. their eontribn;
iiona to the general welfare 81 the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
Peoples Forum
stands J; q {. asfnkina ssnds.. /,

standssen sinking ssnds.s
Editor West Ntrgininn
lit appears that Tom Parks Fien,.'
Ing Isl a candidate for the nomination
for the State senate. His initials
stands fors- Two Penny Fare but the
records show that he was feminist the
proposition. He says he was for
eighteen years chairman Of the county
executive committee of Marion coun.
ty. Will he be kind enough to tell
when he served and what victories he
won: Is 1t a fact that when he voted
against the two cent fare bill he had
railroad pass in his pocket or was
DR.. Lanham mistaken? 1t would be
interesting to- know Just how many
times in the last thirty. years Thomas
voted the straight ticket. or II that is
too long "a period make lit the, last ten
years. When Tom Parks was ( using
his, influence against the removal Of
the railroad bridge below Fairmont.
which obstructed navigation, did he
possess B. and O.. pass. or was Al. j.
Stone mistaken when he accused Tom
OF riding on a pass? Tom says he .has
given his time and means for the bust.
ness growth of our county," Did he
ever pay the full amount he agreed to
for the paving In the vicinity OF his
property In the Fourth ward of the
City of Fairmont? He refers voters
to his record and says that he stands
on 1t and asks support on what he has
done. It would be a good plan to have
his record published In full for a great
many people think when he stands on
his record he stands on Sinking
sand.r VOTER. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

1t is reported that a number of DEM
ocrats are planning to vote in the Re-
publican primary on Saturday under
promise that they will support some
or all OF the candidates on the -coun-
ty ticket this fall. Such thing is
plainly against the law and should not
be allowed. Only recognized members
OF the Republican party ought to be
allowed to vote.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

The Republicans of Harrison county
seem to be feeling pretty good over
the result of the primary election on
Monday. All factions seem to have
gotten something out of the contest
and now they are getting ready to line
up for rousing victory this fall. Since
the people have spoken. their voice
must be heard and the man who su,ks
in his tent will forever be done for.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

Senator Hazlett's claim bureau Is
about all that Is left OF his flourish
ing organization. The management
announced to the Wheeling Register
yesterday that Mr.. Hazlett would car
ry four OF the eight counties In the
district. The names of the counties
We're not given. hence the surprise
VIII be all the greater when he car.
ries them!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
SELECTING DELEGATES.

There seems to be quite diver
silly Of ways to select delegates to the
State convention In the various coun-
ties. We have heard good deal of
the plan in Kanawha. Barbour and
Marion. which are Swfsher counties.
but not much has been said of Ohio
and Marshall. where Mr.. Swisher will
make no contest. Mr.. Hearne will
name the delegates to the State con.
ventlon from Ohio county and by
agreement the delegation is to be
friendly to the candidacy OF Jas. X.
Hall for Auditor. In Marshall MIR.
Hearne and Mr.. Scherr make fight
for supremacy. the one getting the
highest number OF votes to name the
delegation. Mr.. Swishcr's name will
not be on the ticket in the Marshall
primary. In Doddrldge county, To-
cal candidate for Auditor. Mr.. Crib
bic. will name the delegates to the
State convention. while In Harrison
the candidate for Secretary OF State,
Mr.. Reed. assisted by some sort OF
committee, will select the delegation.
In Tucker and Atonongalia. the dele
gates are to be instructed for the can
didates for State Office having the
largest number of votes In the pri.
mary. the delegates to be selected by
the executive committee. The delegn-
tions are free as soon as the candi-
date for whom they are Instructed Is
out OF the race. These various and d.
verse ways OF selecting delegates
make 1t more and more apparent that
3 general primary election law is
needed and uniformity can be reach
ed only In that way. The people are
making a demand for general pri.
mary election law and It win undoubt.
eddy come before long.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
Double Life
For IS Years
STRANGE CASE OF DIR. JEkYL
AND Mr.. HYDE IN REAL.
LIFE.

4 {. Z. So
ST. LOUIS. April s.-After, a Gu.
reer ranging from affluence to pow
erty DR.. James Shepard Cabanne. co
years old. founder of the fashionable
residence district. cabanne Place.
died at St vincents Asylum.
For 25 years DIR. Cabanne lived a
dual life in st. Louis. maintaining one
home in Cabanne Place, where he was
known as a wealthy and successful
physicians, and another In North st.
Louis, where he was known as aafr.,
Norris" Mrs. Cabnnne divorced her
husband In 1904. Soon afterward he
lost his money through unfortunate
speculation. Last May he welded
Della Doherty, n former domestic in
his household and the mother of four
Of his children. who with these chill.
dren lived in the Norris" home In
North st. Louis. He secured a po.
sition Of street Inspector. but later lost
IT. Then his health failed. at one.
time he unsuccessfully applied to be
sent to the poor house. g
~
be Friedman's horse sale at NC.
HGray'ss livery barn on Jackson street;
well fItf ON, eS5 ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

Men itke sIr. Amos are the nasa Of
Gle times The rteh county Of Marion
roWsast I'M the past needs d sherstf slsn
has demonstrated his worthiine ness o.
having made success Of his own
business
s "a NEIGHBoR AND REPUBLICAN,
VOTER Al & q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

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d. s: Helmick has been appoInted
Justice Of the peace in Union district
by the County Court to succeed the
late J. Il swinller.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

~ going some and the people know
We state the truth in each of the cases
above cited.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08
FOR SALE
FOR RENT

FOR aRENT-Three furnished rooms,
two suitable for light housekeeping.
Apply corner High md Monroe If
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

FOR RENT-Business room. 2sx5o
feet, residence apartment second
story, corner Jackson and Jefferson
streets. Apply 1923 Jefferson st. If
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-08

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gentlemen, with bath. FOG CASTOR
avenue. IL
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13
Ladies, Wouldn't This Idea Make You
Gasp?

Woman's most cherished aids to self
Identification are threatened by a bilK
which has just been introduced in the
Georgia Legislature by George Glenn,
representative for Whitfield county, who
seeks to throw around man all the safe
guards possible against the allurements
of women.
His bill, if passed, will prevent the dis
illusionment so common after marriage
when the husband discovers that half of
his wife's hair is a rat, her form made
lovelier by the deft use of pads and her
complexion enriched by the use of paint
and powder.
So long as woman chooses to remain
single she will, under the Glenn bill,
have a right to use all the aids to beauty
she desires and to exert her blandish-
ments upon the more susceptible sex at
will.
If she wants to get married, however.
she must appear as she really is. For the.
measure provides that should woman
entrap man into marriage through the
use of paints, powder, cosmetics, arti-
fetal teeth, paddings, drop-stitched hose,
high heeled shoes. corsetS. V-cut waists,
lingerie or peek-a-boo waists the mar
rage will be declared. null and void.
The bill was referred by the speaker
to the committee on ways and means,
where 1T will receive careful considera-
ton. 1t is understood that pressure is
beng brought to bear upon the members
by their wives to amend the measure
considerably
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13
LITTLE GUN KILLS A GRIZZLY.
Big Fellow Was Taken, However, at Q
Disadvantage by the Hunter.

To kill a big grizzly bear weighing
nearly 800 pounds with 30 caliber re-
volver is something that a few men ac-
complish and very few would care to at
tempt. Yet that is the unusual feat
which DR.. A. Mckay Jordan accom-
he is interested in near Jedway.
DR.. Jordon, Who has just returned
from Queen Charlotte island, is having
the skin of the bear dressed by a local
taxidermist. The eight small bullet holes
in the skin are in themselves proof OF
his unique experience. Of course it is
very doubtful if the bear would ever have
been bagged had he not been caught in
the water and practically at the mercy
of DR.. Jordan and his friends.
They were taking a load of supplies to
a new camp in a small boat and while
passing through a channel between two
islands which was only a couple of yards
wide came upon the bear swimming
across the channel. They headed him off
from the shore despite the animals an
cry snarls. Dr. Jordan was the only one
of the party who had anything in the
shape of a irearm, and that was only
a revolver with 80 short cartridges. He
emptied one load of these at the half i'm
mersed bear, but the bullets had little
effect except to glance off the hard skull
and make the animal redouble his efforts
to get away from his pursuers and reach
shore.
DIR. Jordan and his companions got
closer to the bear with their boat. and in
the meanwhile the revolver was loaded
up again. Two more shots were sent
into the animal at short range, and final
ly one right over the temple, fred from
a distance of less than ten feet. did the
trick. The bear doubled up as the bullet
crashed into his brain. The bear was so
heavy that the four men in the boat were
unable to drag him on board and the
carcass was towed ashore to be skinned.
Vancouver World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13

Deep underneath the strawberry beds
lie famous treasures. When the Or
SIMS owned the castle they dug up an
tiQue goblets and other treasures val
ued at 100000. But the list of the
jeweled plate still exists, and it is
known that not little Of these have
been found. Still lying hidden there
is famous emerald cup, the goblet
fashioned from one great stone.
In the lake, half imbedded in the
mud. lie the two celebrated villa boats
Of Tiberius and Caligula, boats which
contained hanging gardens, temples Of
marble, columns of porphyry, roofs of
cedar. ornaments innumerable Of
bronze. The boats are still intact, and
Education Minister Rava has appointed
committee of inquiry on which are
Boni the famous archaeologist, and
Carrado Ricci. These gentlemen have
come to the conclusion that two courses
are open to the government, one to
lower the lake till the level Of the wa
ter touches the submerged boats, the
other to drain the lake dry.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13

marriages such as ours would be are
quite common. And I've money. and
offer you a good home. Why can't you
marry me?"
Because there's my jim {" she replied
simply.
''What of him?" asked Morby, watch
ing her narrowly. It'll be years before
YOU can marry hinl-you will have to
spend the best years OF your lie in
waiting"
AYE, and I'm content to wait those
years with him." said Laura pr;uiiy.
But my money? You could lave
such an easy life. You need do little.
You could have almost anything you
wanted"
Except the man 1 love You don't
know all women, Mr.. Morby. Oh, I'd
sooner work my fingers to the bone fer
the man I love than live The easiest life
going with someone [ didn't love-"
"Sentiment-mere sentiment. You're
letting it blind you. Yol might be mis-
tress Of Yew Trees, and yet -"
| Don't say nothing else, Mr.. Morby,
| II suppose you mean it all kindly, but
you're asking me to sell my love. You
ought to have learnt more about wom-
Ell before you became :, woman hater''
"Then you say Nor" he asked, his
eyes intent on her.
''I'm sorry, but it's-'No' And moth
ing would make me alter t."
He sighed--a deep, full sigh OF relief.
II don't understand" NJ lrmured Laura
in bewilderment.
why" he cried, II asked you TO
marry me as test! l wanted to see
if all women were alike when they were
tempted. l wanted to see if you'd
throw over your sweetheart to marry
man with more monev. And you
wouldn't! You teach me that all wom-
en- are not alike-you give me back my
faith in women! If you'd said Yes
I'd have married you-but I'd have
hated you! Now love you-love you
as a father might love his daughter.
And-and tomorrow Pm going away!"
Going away-tomorrow?
eyes, back into the graf busy world
I came from. Pm cured of my craving
for loneliness. Pm going to find happi-
ness for myself-and for others This
envelope here contains a deed of gift
of Yew Trees and it's furniture. Hence
forth they are yours!"
mime? Oh, no
eyes, you must let me have my own
way. Let this be an old mans first eff
fort to find his happiness in the happi-
ness of others. And I've lodged few
pounds in the bank for young Banford.
You can get married at once now"
He put his hands on her shoulders
and kissed her forehead gently.
I'm future" he said, Il shall judge
women, not by the worst of them, but
by the best of them"
1t was mainly owing to the indie
fatigable Mrs. Blogg, who was the first
to hear the newest developments, that
the village secured but little sleep that
night. Next day an unprecedented
quantity of lamp-oil was purchased in
readiness for the evenings discussions
f. Morton Howard in Pearson's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13
Dollar Bills hv Weight.

dollar bills are worth almost their
weight in gold" bank president saldi
the other day to a depositor.
Eyes, I suppose they come in handy
for change and are easy to carry" the
mo. I was speaking literally" the
bank president said. I'VE got into an
argument in the bank here the other
day as to how much dollar bill weighed,
A $50 gold piece weighs $40 grains. We
found that twenty-seven crisp, new 81
bills weigh the same as a $50 gold piece.
We tested some bills that had been m
use and found that it took but twenty
six of them to balance the gold piece. L
suppose that twenty-six used bills gather
an accumulation of dirt IN passing 1foms
hand TO hand that weighs about what
one new bill does.'-Kansas City STAR.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13
ROYAL COMPOSERS.
Henry Wits Anthems Sung by Cathe-
dral Choirs.

'The first of the English sovereigns.
who won fame as a composer was Hen
ry VIII. Many of his anthems are sung
today by cathedral choirs. He also
wrote melodious effusion Now
Fayre, Fayrest off Every Fayre,'. to-
of his sister Margaret with James Nv.
of Scotland" said Miss Alys Lorraine.
Charles /. was another composer, and
/ am including in my programme his eff
fective setting of Thomas Carew's poem
Mark How the Blushful Morn
81 think everybody knows that Queen
Victoria was fine singer and a good
pianist, and the late Prince Consort was
most jealous in popularizing the art in
Alberts compositions have been collect
ed and published. OF the present men,
bers of the royal family the most dis
tinguished as composer is Princess.
Henry of Battenberg.
Turning aside to foreign courts, the
German Emperor has won some fame
for his Song to Aegir.' which is included
in my programme. The late Duke Ernst
II. of -Coburg- Gotha, the brother of
the Prince Consort, composed several
operas.
''Marie Antoinette will be represented
in the programme by her setting of
Florian's ''C'est Mon Ami and from
the many works of the Saxon monarch
Anthony the Good who died in 1886, !
have chosen a song he composed in cele-
bration of the birth of his nephew,
Prince Clement
'sWko was the greatest royal composer!
Well. I should think that honor might
fall to the nephew of Frederick the
Great. Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prus-
STA, who was killed at the battle of Saal-
d''-London Chronicle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13
RIVER TRAFFIC IN MEXICO.
How Products of the Interior Are.
Brought to the Coast


1t would be a difficult matter to esti-
mate the number of people who are d.
rectly dependent upon the mercantile
supplies of this port, but it is certain
that the number can be written with six
figures. More than 5000 of these boats
are in commission on the Tamesi and
Panuco rivers. they vary in length from
twenty to sixty feet and carry the wild
and cultivated products of the interior
to Tampico, where they discharge their
cargoes and reload with merchandise
and other supplies.
With two great waterways, the Ia
mesi and the Panuco, the native navi-
gators find their business profitable, de
spite the fact that it requires about thir-
ty days to make round trip to distant
points on the river. Every conceivable
form of tropical plant and fruit may be-
found in their cargoes, as well as native
made earthenware and other manufac--
tured articles. A long pole is the only
compass required by the captain of one
of these barques, but he yields the bam-
boo which pilots him safely over the
shoal filled waters Of a tropical water
way. Many of the plantations along the
rivers keep several of these boats in
commission all the time. carrying their
smaller products to the market and.
bringing back supplies for the hacienda.
In the early hours. OF the morning.
green bananas are piled up along the
wharves like cordwood baskets of cocoa
lemons and oranges and innumerable.
other products Of the tropics can be seen
in enormous quantities. And it is sur
rrising how quickly the supply of the
day is exhausted. A string of freight
cars on the track opposite the market
are waiting for a portion of most every
cargo. and by noon there is little left
but the small fruits and vegetables in
moderate uantities.-Tampico Cor. Mex
lean Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13

use them for blowing up roots and tear
ing down trees and also for fighting
their enemies.
The average tusk is strong and elas-
tic; but it can be broken and the ends
are sometimes snapped off. Ivory tusks
are always sold by weight, and the
traders tell me that in buying them
of the natives they have to be careful
to see that pieces Of iron or bits OF
stone have not been driven into the
hollows Of the horns to make them
weigh more.
Many of you have been il the hands
of dentist and have seen how he al
most breaks your jaw in pulling a
molar with long root. The tusks are
really elephants teeth and it is diff
cult to get them out of dead elephant.
They are fitted into a bony socket AID
the roots go almost up to the eyes.
A tusk eight feet long may have two
feet of its roots imbedded in the skull,
and if it is taken away at once the
head has to be chopped to pieces to
get it out.
In addition to the tusks, the elephant
has six great teeth inside it's mouth
on each side its jaw above and below
and these are almost as firmly imbed-
ded as the tusks themselves
The trsks are hollow about half way
up. The smallest forms big load for
a man. while one weighing $50 pounds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-08-13
ELEPHANTS TUSKs.

Some of Them Are Nine Feet Long
and Weigh 200 Pounds.
Sixty-five thousand elephants were
killed in Africa last year AID more
than a million and a half pounds of
ivory were taken from them and
shipped off to Europe, writes Frank G.
Carpenter. OF this fully one-third
came from Zanzibar, another third was
from Portuguese East and West Africa
and large part Of the balance was
from the valley of the Congo.
Cape Colony furnished hundred
thousand pounds Egypt 100000 pounds
and a large part came from the Niger
territories and Lagos.
African ivory brings the highest
prices in the markets. 1t is superior
to any other in the size of the tusks.
/ have seen some which are nine feet
long, and there are some which weigh
as much as 200 pounds each. The
average weight of tusk is much less
than this and one Of hundred pounds
is quite valuable.
In India the average tusk does not
weigh fifty pounds, but that Of the
African elephant is much heavier. Many
Of the tusks are broken when they are
brought into the market. The elephants