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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-05
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o'clock yesterday morning tfe t,irtg..
eighth annual session sof west svir.E
Elntas OF Fl the improved sorder ot sea
Men met SinS HOFFMAN 4 Iia1i with tsis
Great sachen,. /. tonree III
Clar arksburg. Z presiding mayor
Wood, on behalf SotS the, eItt Welcomed
the visitors and q Great a chem Mon
roe res sponded Tmme ediately follow.
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business. b. w Sss & sSs
Al the Waldo the sDau hterssof sPo
'cahontas convened for The fifst ses
\ sion. which was prestded oyer bs
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4 All day Monday a delega ties to both
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-05

Mrs. AZ Fried oman and Mrs. y I ]
9apper spent Hundayx a sPittsburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-05

Try q West Virginia d want al.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
A TeIeuraphic Feat.

An incident of Mr. EdiSon'S early ca
reer. i'll which he displayed his re-
markable ability as a telegraph OPP
orator. is described by a friend.
II don't think" said he to a group
seated in the rear room of one of the
most comfortable hostelries of Orange,
n. j., that you have ever heard the
story of how the wizard first came east.
He was only young man, careless,
generous. jovial and totally ignorant of
the value of dollar. He had been
knocking around in western towns in
various small telegraph offices until the
reputation of his wonderful Swiftncss
as an operator got him into the central
Office of Il western city. From there he
was ordered to report to Boston to fill
Il vacancy. 1t was warm weather for
the season when he started east, and
he donned linen trousers and buster.
by the time he reached Boston the
weather had got cold. raw and stormy.
He didn't care and reported just as he
was. Linen trousers and buster top
ped by Slouchy. broad brimmed hat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
Pumped Concrete House.

Among the latest of the great wiz
ards works is the pumped concrete
house. The claim made for this proc
ess of house building is that in half a
day three story dwelling may be con-
struggled by pumping concrete into
mods at cost so low that any work
ingman may own his home. Thus Edi-
son reproduceS houses-any number
from the same mold-just as he repro
duces the human voice and other
sounds and the movements of men and
things.
Still another of the later achieve
ments Of the wizard is an electric stor-
age battery which, it is claimed, will
revolutionize the motor industry, max
ing it possible for the poor man to own
and operate an automobile for business
or pleasure
The most striking instance not only
of Edison's persistence, but also of his
systematic methods, is seen in the ac-
counts of the invention of the mean
descent lamp.
The filament gave him the greatest
trouble, and in his search for suitable
material he sent hundreds of letters
TO United States consuls in all parts OF
the world, requesting samples of BAN
boos, reeds and other vegetable fiberS
and he followed this up by dispatch
ing special explorers to search wild
and uncivilized countries where, as
Frank MCGOWAN, one of the explorers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07

which photographs are taken with sucn
rapidity, one after the other that every
movement of human beings, animals.
machines, water, trees and anything
that stirs is recorded, to be reproduced
exactly and accurately over and over
again. just as the human voice is stored
and reproduced by the talking ma
chine.
In the telegraphing line Mr.. EdisOn's
inventions are numerous. They include
the printing telegraph, the quadrupleX
telegraph. the carbon telegraph trans
mitter and others. Edison also invent
ed the useful mimeograph and the
handy megaphone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
By WALTON WILLIAMS.

"HE inventions of Thomas A. Edi-
son are of such universal appli.
cation that they are in use
wherever civilized man dwells.
No man ever lived whose inventive
genius conferred such vast benefits up
on the race. Edison has made the world
lighter, brighter and better.
First among his long list of inven-
tons comes naturally to mind the in
candescent electric light Edison in
vented and perfected the electric light.
This new illuminant now turns night
practically into day throughout the in.
habited world.
But the Edison talking machine seems
to be a greater marvel. Forty years
ago any person bold enough to predict
that the human voice could be record
ed. stored up and turned off at will
again and again would have been ad-
judged insane. Thomas n EdisOn'S in
Vention, known as the phOnograph and
under various other names, does pre-
cisely that. 1t does more. 1t stores
up splendid music as well as simple
airs and songs, so that they can he re
produced out of tiny box through 81
funnel and give joy to millions who are
not rich enough to attend the opera or
to have costly musical instruments in
their homes.
Do you enjoy the moving pictures =
Edison made them possible. He in
vented the kinetuScOpe. by means OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07

weren't the fashion in Boston in the
best of weather, and on n raw day q
man with limp, wet buster on and wet
linen trousers sticking to his legs was
something to provoke Il smile He
walked into the superintendent room
and said:
Here l am
"The uperintendent eyed him from
head to foot and said:
"'Who are youY
""TOm Edison
"'Whos Tom EdisOnP
"The young operator explained that
he had been ordered to report for duty.
and the superintendent told him to sit
down in the operating room. His ad-
vent had created much merriment, and
the operators guyed him loud enough
for him to hear them. He didn't care.
though. Several hours later New
York sender noted for his swiftness
called the office, and there was no one
, to take him.
"'Well, let that new fellow try him,
, anyway said the superintendent.
Young Edison sat down and for four
hours and half wrote out messages
in a clear, round hand, stuck a date
and number OH them and threw them
on the floor for the office boy to pick
, up. The time he took in numbering
and dating was the only time he
I was not writing out transmitted words.
/ Faster and faster licked the instru-
ment. faster and faster went Edison's
, fingers, till the rapidity with which the
! messages came tumbling out on the
floor attracted the attention of the 9th
er operators. who, when their work
was done, gathered around to witness
; the spectacle. At the close of four
hours and a half and the New York
business there flashed from New York
tue salutation:
"'Uellor
Hello yourselfr licked back Ed
sson.
''Who are youY ratified into the Of
dee.
"'Tom Edison was licked back.
shake, Tom Edison came over the
wires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
Sample of His Memory.

Blessed with most wonderful men,
DRY, Mr.. Edison has been able to recall
with absolute exactness intricate fig
ures, even though he had not had oc-
casion to use them in twenty or thirty
years. An example of this happened
when he was being interviewed recent
ly. One of his assistants asked Mr..
Edison concerning a certain fluid to be
used in the work then under way. As
soon as he had explained the trouble
Mr. Edison gave him the required in
formation. He said that some time in
the eighties, when he was working on
the telephone problem, he had used a
fluid composed of so many parts of
this. so many parts of that and 60
many parts of something else. He
gave to the smallest fraction of drop
the exact amount of each fluid to be
used,
There is only one sport that has ever
interested Mr.. Edison. and that is fish
ing. In his splendid yacht at his Flori-
da home he has been fishing once in
awhile. He never played golf or any
other game, but he has advised others
, TO do so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
His First Check,

During lunch some years ago the
great =. electrician became chatty and
told in his quaint way the story of
his first acquaintance with any large
sum of money.
1t was in the days when he was
struggling along with his earlier in
ventions and didn't have big capitalists
to back him. In fact. he didn't have
any bank account himself and hardly
knew what one was. Bank checks
were things he had never had occasion
to use and knew little of their value.
Edison had finally sold his patent on
the gold and stock Indicator to the
Western Union Telegraph company for
$4,000 and WAS coming over from his
home in Orange. n. j., to New York to
get his money. He had heard of Wall
street and its bulls and bears and had
been told that it was full of sharks"
who would fleece u man very quick.
SO he made up his mind that Wall
street was a very dangerous place and
that If he ever had occasion 10 go there
he would be lucky if he got away with
out losing his Overcoat and umbrella.
At that time General Lefferts was
, president of the Western Union. One
! morning Edison came into the COM
pany's general offices to close up the
sale of his patent. After few pre-
] liminaries he was given check for
$4,000. He looked at it cufiously for
a moment or two and appeared to he
, puzzled what to do with it. He knew
! that he had sold a patent to the West
ern Union company for $4,000, but he
! didn't see any money.
! Observing his perpleXity, General
Lefferts told him that if he would go
J down to the Bank of America. In Wall
street. he could get the check cashed.
/ $50 started out" said Edison, after
! carefully folding up the check, and went
| toward Wall street. So uncertain was
! in regard to that way of doing bust
ness that | thought while on the way
| that if any man should come up to me-
and offer me two crisp thousand dollar
! bills for that piece of paper | should
give him up the check very quick"
On arriving at the Bank of America
he heSitated about entering, fearing
still that something might be wrong.
| AT last. however. he mustered up cour-
age and determined to try it. He
knew that General Lefferts had told
him he would get his money here. so
he braced ahead and half tremblingly
showed his check out to the cashier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
Willing to Give 1t Up For $4,000

The latter scrutiniZed it closely, gave
Edison a piercing glance and said
something which Edison could not I'M
derstand, as he was hard of hearing
That was enough. He was now more
than ever convinced that his check
wasn't worth $40, 600 and again thought
as he rushed out of the bank with IT
that any man who would give him ST.
600 could walk away with the check.
He hurried back to the Western I'm
ion and said he couldn't get any mon
ey. General Lefferts then sent a man
with him to identify him. He said
that 'this man is Thomas a. Edison,
to whose order the check is drawn
'Why, certainly, Mr. Edison" said
the cashier very Obsequiously. How
would you like your $4O,0O0-in what
shapeT
"Oh, any way to suit the bank. 1t
doesn't make any difference to me 50
long as | get my money"
Edison was given $4,000 in large
bills. After dividing the roll into two
wads of $4,000 each he stuffed one
into each trousers pocket, buttoned up
his coat as tightly as possible and
made Il break to get out of Wall street
as quick as he could. The next day
Edison began work ON his first labora-
tory at Newark, \. ].
Always very jealous of his time, Mr..
Edison has expected his employees to
be equally careful lest single minute
that might yield an important. inven-
ton should slip by. In counseling a
young man he said. "The best advice |
can give you is, never look at, the
! clock"
Encouragement and worry have been
| unknown to the wizard. On one occa-
| sion one of his associates had to re-
| port to him the failure in immediate
| succession of three experiments in
vOlving enormous expenditure of mon.
: ey and labor. But the inventor simply
smiled at the recital. The associate
/ worn out with the nervous strain o:
/ his long watch and disheartened by his
disappointment said impatiently. "Why
don't You worry little about it. Mr.
! Edison?
"Why should II" was the inventors
reply. You're worrying enough fol
| two"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
Thomas Addison
interesting Career of Great Genus-His Remarkable
Achievements In Electrical Science-The
Man at Close Range.
Man at Close Range.

said, "a United States consul was usu-
ally eaten before he'd had time to open
much mail" Between 5000 and 1000
samples were collected from this sys-
tematic search, and of all these only
two or three were found to be of any
use. But they were sufficient and re-
suited in the incandeScent lamp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07

"'With all my heart was the reply.
"'You are the first man in the coun-
try said the instrument, that could
ever take me at my fastest and the
only one who could ever sit at the
other end of my wire for more than
two hours and half. I'm proud tG
know you.''
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-05
.R:U|S:jT|N MURDER
Still A MYSTERY
----------- ---
.Leona BonnelI, Who Was With
Him Night Of Tragedy, Ar
rested by Omaha Police.
GIVES STORY TO PUBLIC
Has No Theory as to Who Committed
The Dccd--shc ana Husband
We're Happy.

Omaha Neb., Sept. 4,--This after
noon the police arrested Miss Ieona
Bonnel. on Mrs. A. Rice. and viii de-
tain her at the city Jail in connection
with the murder at midnight, Tuesday
last, of DR.. Frederick Rustin. No
charge was placed against the woman.
but she has admitted she was the last
person in the company of the physi-
clan before he reached his home on the
fatal night and she will be held for
developments.
In statement, Miss Bonnell told the
chief Of police that, she accompanied
Mr. Rustin within two blocks of his
home after midnight on Tuesday.
Miss Bonnell today stated her real
name was Mrs A, Rice, and that her
parents and husband live in Des
Moines She has not lived with her
husband for sometime, but is not di-
vorced. She said that her acquaintance
with DR.. Rustin extended over several
months, but that she had known him
only as any patient would know ply
sieian.
The members Of the CORNERS jury
went to the Rustin home today and
viewed the remains and the surround
ings ut the Rustin home. They will
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II did not know Of such matters.
My one thought was for my husband,
and ! never thought of reporting the
matter TO the authorities for some time,
Then l spoke TO the physicians about
II, and they said they would attend
to that point, But in the hurry of the
operation which was performed they
forgot to do so until afterthe DEATH"
II Is reported that DR.. Rustin com
mitted suicide Do you think he d!d?'
II have never nor do now, believed
that suicide was responsible for his
death have no tneo,r, as to who com
mitted the deed, but there is no doubt
In my mind but that DR.. Rustin was
murdered"
1T has been said that DIR. Rustin
and yourself did not live happily to-
gether; that there was trouble between
YOU; what is the truth Of that report:3
There is not one iota of truth In
that report. We have been married
more than 10 years, and during that
time never received n cross word from
my husband. HIS conduct toward me
was all that & husbands should be.
My friends have often commented upon
the gentleness with which DR.. Rustin
treated me and his children.
Il want this terrible affair sifted to
the bottom, and want the guilty party
brought to justice The officers Will
have every assistance from me in their
efforts to solve the mystery Of my hus-
bands death"
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ORVlLLE WRIGHT MAKES
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT

Washington. Sept. 4.-Orvillc Wright
made another flight over the grounds ut
Fort Myer today. in which he encircled
the field five times. in addition to going
It's full length before landing directly
IN front of the tent which sheltered the
machine. The total time consumed In
flight was minutes and Is seconds, the
aeroplanc being under the control of
Mr., Wright throughout the flight. The
wind was blowing at the rate of three
and three-fifths miles an hour, and thu
speed of the machine was estimated at
35 miles an hour. Thirty feet from the
ground was the greatest height at
tanned
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c 9 q CURES
49, aaHo 80 M ~ q RIA

Malaria is due to impurities
of the
The then deprived of necessary strength
suffers IN consequence The appetite fails digestion
S SKIN eupona and some times and ulcers follow
and blood purifier needed
this work It the most perfect Of all blood purifiers
healthful
and of mputy poison gives
qualities
1naneny because FROM the germs which
part OF the system Book with information
advice furnished free to all write = -
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THE c. A. R.
: Three Years WIN it Ask for
fsfther Relief Measures

81, tner Relief Measures.
Fl rilI x SSent, f.-Not for three
" ast III 'ae Grand Army OF tho Re-
Elptjons 19F further relief measures
tss ssr ~s tuokins TO an amendment
Eears NY IVY pension bill reducing ia
rpraIDs,ss s q sc at which the veteran
E85!r.i A2 month. and anotha,
4 eli H. NE Widows pension hi, Ia
ies @s.nie all aeld!ers' widows whs,
q the hi St !! e the date Of pas
IT, resc Ii,.' we're laid over in favor
years, ILLS Ills granting Congress
Eation. r " plte from old soldier
ls D, 49,, appeared to he the con-
fGch y l mon of the leaders that
relief l,Eaiameping for pension bills
- might soon create
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an undignified Impression in the minds
of congressman and reflect discredit on
the civil war veterans at the time in
their lives when they would need the
most assistance at the hands of the
nation they helped to save.
Another way will be sought by the
veterans to get before Congress these
bits of legislation. which they feel can-
not wait. The attention of the G. a. r.
Delegates was called by Kate Brownlee
Sherwood to the status of the pending
widows pension bill, in which at pres
ent it Is required that applicants shall
have been married a number of years
prior to the present date. That the
bill may be altered to allow the ELI
gibiity of those who marry up to the
date OF the passage of the bill, that
matter may be placed in the hands OF
the pension agents.
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Daughter: In reply to your note will
say: Give your children HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea each week; pro-
tects them from diseases, keeps and
makes them WE'LL Signed Mother"
35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Godbe- Pitts
lnsI "a : : : !
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A PAYING INVESTMENT.

y PAYING INVESTMENT.
Mr.. John White of IS Highland
Ave, Houlton. Maine. says: Have
been troubled with a cough every
winter and spring. Last winter l tried
many advertised remedies. but the
cough continued until bought SOC,
bottle of DR., Kings New Discovery:
before that was half gone, the cough
was all gone, This winter the same
happy result has followed a few doses
once more banished the annual cough,
| am now convinced that DIR. Kings
New Discovery is the best OF. all cough
and lung remedies" Sold under guar
antee at q. c. NJ. I. Drug Dept, 112-=
ia South Main street. soc and 800
Trial bottle free.
Special Picture. The Power of La
Dor. Empire Theater, don't miss it,
Labor Day, Saltair, $500 prizes,
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Juvenile section fall arrivals

Splendid this department has always BEEN this fall will show
excellence both varieties shown and qualities repes
ented line of boys sI2oo surpasses
have dplayedThe patterns strictly the and the tailor
ing is you find high class clothes Ages
Special pants that wearschoo pants that look and
stay nea-schoo pants that combine excellence Of quality with
lovness of price. Ages 3 TO TO-
First Annex
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THE wIFE's STORY

II am glad to have the opportunity
of giving my story to the public just
rumors and reports which naturally
are circulated when something so tor
rible and mysterious as this shooting
of Dr. Rust!n occurs" she said:
This is what happened on the night
SO far as have any knowledge; !
was awakened by 4 pistol shot. l
waited for come, time. Then went
slightly, looked through the crack. I
saw my husband. DR.. Rustin, sitting
in q. chair and looking as though he
was in trouble.
"Thcn / threw the door wide open
ana rushed out on to the porch and
..toh. What is the matter. Fred?
What has happened to you?' l ex-
claimed.
"a man has shot me, he mumbled,
and then tainted,
My first thought was to get him in
my arms ard started dragging him to-
ward the door. He is a large. heavy
man. and 1t was all could do to carry
him along. But managed to get him
just within the doorway, and then my
strength failed me, and was compelled
ia lay him on the floor and scream 10
my maid for assistance.
.'When the maid reached me she
saw DR.. Rustin lying on the floor just
within the door. That accounts for
the reports that have gone out that the
doctor was within the house when the
fatal shot was fred
Then we telephoned for physicians
and for Mr.. Rustin's mother Mr. Rus
tin was taken to the hospital, and died
an hour later. That is all.
why were the police not notified
earlier?" was asked.
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W. VA. GovERNoRsHIP.
Tanglc Over it Discussed by SUBJ
Committee of Republicans.

New York. Sept. 4.-The subcommit-
men Ward, Dupont and Brooker ap-
pointed to consider the West Virginia
Republican gubernatorial tangIe held
further consideration of the matter to.
night. After the committee had ad-
journed MI Ward announced that no
decision would be announced unit
Wednesday,.
An informal meeting of almost all OF
the members of the executive commit
tee of the Republican national commit
tee was held at headquarters today, anc
the general situation was discussed
Senator Penros. said the meeting was
only preliminary to a formal conference
next week, when Chairman Hitchcock
returns from the west.
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HITCHCOCK CONsULTs
VICE PRIEST. FAIRBANKS

indianapolis Ind, Sept. 4.-Following
out his policy of consulting with Re-
publican leaders of former campaigns
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PROMPT RELIEF.

y. 30 b
EEis f. New, Sept. "a relief
4 n y. iire cars loaded with clothiAg
EsI hitDovlsions left here tonight for
|, .os va Nina. An automohile
n IN !. shead on fiat cars ana will BIS
f. IaAsport the supplies from
III ~ lhe burned mining camp.
i. H. l1aded With goods were add
t,si IN tram at Tonopah. The sup
(ns tiyra exnected to reach Rawhide
ee;tsss Any sn, t91nisht. Tha special COM
(n,rs,cSap polnted by the chamber or
Esu tst 3 Il, and stock exchange raised
Ela;v t.Ee9 this afternoon. and tbs
isIis iisla,IilisStoners appropriated $500
4 n Is hore sEhscripti ms are com
d eSp St9 ~ soo.l as word OF the ex-
kra t I'M !. q ~ Rawhida Is received.
srSii-5 i9tdNela representatives on
Recia t,a,, ,'itlgsi3# morning another
|hBaas W" Nl'l De Dispatched with
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saltair, Labor Day, $500 prizes.