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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29


TIE ananeIa str!nse acyI ~! %
had d rather sspsesssaS stfect on ne
numb q q chart rs issaed Tor he last
iiiscs seaFi Of he lsanial period from
OF berF 1901 soE oct berE 1875 From
October !, 1905, 10; SEPT ember So 1900.
there were ssls resid 4. I rsets IS;
sued sfrom the office ofs The Secretary
Of state ana esl on-resldent charters:
For the next iyear. with d financial de-
preston. frightening ! investors, the
rumber q: resident charters decreased
to 4s5. while! 1ss nonresident CHARTERS
were issued during that same period:
The sale ottbooks for5the frst4yrar
OF the, biennial period amounted e
s7.o45.5ol and the tax on the Crest
Seal for the same .year was s3,e5t.
During the, lnst,,year the amount re,
cciyed from the sale Of books was
s4.:o4.75. while The taS on the Great
Seal amoanted to. s..,43c. 8
The amount received during the
biennial period as license tax from
residen- corporations wassso4.04'.50:
from nonresident corporations, $780,
1888 and m increase Of authorized
capital stock. s7,25o.2s.
Tie biennial report shows the allow.
ancps BY the board Of public works
from October, y. 1906. to September
80. 1905. for sundr;es and repairs for
Tie Capitol building and grounds to
nave been s25,l57.2c. During the Pc
rloi some extensive repairs were
made to the Capitol. among Others
the building being rew'red and The
whole second floor tiled. The appIo'
prirtlons made by the board OF pub
lie works fol. the period for the Dc.
partment Of Archives and History
amounted to ss.G74.s5:S .5s .l..3 X.
The ALLOWANCES made blythe boart
Of public works sforthe defense ;oi the
Virginia debt suit, exhausted the ap'
preparation Of $4,000 made by the
| ,o,;.,o,,-o 0YI thIs amh,trt Han.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
5EtjIHl " "a q n " go ~ m - ~,
ANEW \! Y ADVERTISER ~ COMES TO

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4 The JWest&Yirgmian, has contracted
with Mr.. Ben Nathan. the Parkersbnre
i sltlerchant Sana senior member OF The
of Bert Leopold & Co.. for space
III be used every dry OF this year
sS%hichftirIn3will soon occupy the Mans
bach store room with a complete line
Z o,f clothing and furnishing goods.
THAN"sis a ialnlliar name to NIL
4 ,iesWspaper$ readers Of rWesttVirglnla.
s. Nj Nathan eleven years ago made a
similarlcontract with the newspapers
1 ofs Parkcrsburg and has kept up $this
course ofI STEADY advertising ever
4 since, Mr.. Nathan IS successful
4 merchant and bnsincss man, and at
tributes the greater part Of his sue,
\ cess to his persistent advertising.
aTHis mo doubt3is accountable for his
sri SIX ccess In asgreat measure, but there
are AL / man,; other things that so along
with good advertising that are neces,
= sa s,r ! to make 1T successful anil these
things Me- Nathan also possesses. rs
! those liz 4 who SHnowShlE1 can testify. He
is constructed Salong broad lines lot
Z II X "a /, q n I'M ntlj,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29


|ot COPIES ssete sold hsn the BRITISH
sofs rnment t6ok alarm and Pains
|,leds from England MFR q price ipotfi
als head That the King feared TIE
ss.ailscreant Paine more than the;
sTaitor flashing tom was evidenced
| bys the fact that me- placed 4 larger
price On his aea ~ & q ~. iEi1 ;Sss
Going 10 France at the time Of the
revolution. Paine was elected: 70 par.
lament; where he was a prominent
figure until. by voting against the
death Of tie king and eounselins
moderation, he incurred the wrath ;of
Ithe infamous Robesplerre. Paine
was thrown into prison and escaped
the gullloline by an accident. While
In the French dungeon he composed
the religious work that has made his
name a kissing and a by:worl9 for
nearly century. 1t was entitled
1.-THE AfA of: Reason" and the most
persistent statement in tie book lis
that II believe in one God and no
more" The work was written from
the point os}riew Of a dlestic Quaker
who did not believe in the Inspiration
OF the Christian Bible. holding that
Coils revelation was through Hts
works. The views expressed are mp.
proximately- those now held by thF
! higher critics" and the sunitsrlans
and other liberal religionlsts. Bmnd-
ed as the arch,heretlc Of his time, hi;
great work for freedom forgotten in
1.-THE passion OF religious. controversy.
! It is notable that the republic Paine
/ helped, SO largely 10 establish will
soon have. "a chief executive man
VINO entertains similar Unitarian
! Views. "a I'm.
The rehabilitation'sof Paine In III,
estimation Of the Public is. largely
due to the efforts Of ,he late Or.
A1oncure Daniel Conway, who wrota
an exhaustive biography Of the revo.
|iutIona,.'i hero In which he proved
conelusiyely that the larger psrt c:
the charges made against him were
INSPIRED, b. malice and largely IN.
true. Il 800
The world Is my country, to do
good my religion" declared Paine.
1.-THE United States Of America, n free
and independent republic" words
first written and spoken by Paine
lis his monument. n.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
Clean Sheets and Dirty Feet.

ID 81
There Is Il bill lending In the leg
Islature to require keepers Of board
Ing houses and ta:erns to 9@furnlsh
guests with clean sheets, pillow cases
and towels Why not a law to re.
quIre travellers 10 have clean feet and
bodies. the dandrntf out Of their hair
dirt from under their dnger nails;
to cease wiping their ,whiskers on the
table cloth and blowing their nose
on the napkin? Make It q peniten'
tiary offense for 4 person to 90 to
bed with his boots on, or miss the
wash bowl as the room Is spinning
around on Its axis. Let's cure every
thing by an acl Of the legislature :
Parkersburg Sentinel. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29

q
+ The Lincoln number" OF THE Cir
cle,"..thc new magazine which mas
won such warm place in tae. affec-
tons OF thousands Of people. has just
arrived sand it Is a charming !ss''e.
The leading article. for the month IS
by James Oppenhelm on the subject.
ut Needed Cod: the Task That Was
Bigger than Abraham Lincoln" I'm
der one Of the cuts arethe significant
and welghty words. "The burdens OF
thirty. million souls were his" AS
many as can ought to get n copy OF
the February number Of the Circle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
PLANT TO RESUME.
jones Glass Works at Morgantown
viii be Started Under the Ali.
-.r| F'Fr, ,ore Ge,Is ~ ~, =. ~


viii be Started Under the Ali.
ance Scale. =.
MORGANTOWN.. .Ian. 29!+Thc W.
r.; Jones}Glass Company is prepar-
ing to resume: on Or about February
lonnders the Alliance scale. So far
the company has signed up enough
workmenfto man uhont 40 Of the IS
pots, although Il Is said that number
Of the slgners have hacked ont Of their
agreement and that the company Is
planning to import q sufficient number
Of worlsmen to make up the difference.
At present every one;of the "a burn
ers under the tank is lighted and the
valves are almost vide open. Before
the end Of the: week. II the present
plans. are carried out, the valves will
be opened wide and The biz generators
under the tank Will be aret Saturday
or Sunday. r,,l.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
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otE,he Church Of This World Singkt.as!n,st;s
sas City, sn1 Clarence s, pa II; \, the he
famous attorney, aao1wiEl pay tribute
to "the ant.or.helo Of! the Resoiu,f;s
: NM ---llll sT.7-T-7i7 - 2 3sIl
FAVORABLE REPoRTss!
p IFT.1I- n 7I7 = N 7F9I155 4
On Bills increasing Supreme Court
Judges and Liability Of ~
Carriers. /

CHARLESTON, ". Va. Jan .ss !=.55s
In the House tae Judiciary commit
RE reported fayorablyt House Joint
bill No. 10. providing for$ant Increase 81 /
In the number Of supreme court iudss
.rs and House bill No 5e., creating saS
liability for common carriers. The 81
labor. committee reported fa " ably;
House bill No. Establishing Il q running
boards on street cars; ~ IN
Another bunch Of bills were DROP
ped into the, hopper,tranging from cur
failing the right Of JUSTICES Of the the
ptaee to get Jagged while trying
cases to pensions for teachers me
Princeton charter was ordered $to q
third reading. \ D Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
MIR. SWISHER
MAKES REPORT
BOOK OF INTERESTING STATS
TICS FROM SECRETARY OF
" STATES OFFICE

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Ian. 29.-
The biennial report Of the ccletary
Of State Charles Wesley swisher. al'
though statistical In lis nature, con-
talns many Interesting fluctuations
concerning the work accomplished In
that department Of the State govern
ment, It not only contains the report
Of tneSAtr. Swisher MS Secretary Of
State, but also as ex-ofncio secretary
Of the board of public works and ex-;
onlcio Superintendent Of public print
Ing. \ J:j5i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
The Cigarette Evil. ,

The superintendent Of schools g OF
Marlnette. Wis. finds clgarette.snok'
Ing boys a year or more behind their
fellows In the classes. He prints n
table showing standings and ages In
detail. Very similar statistics we're
presented in the School Journal five
years ago with regard to a single pub
lie school containing 500 pupils
These results OF investigation may
help to. confirm the Judgment that
evil effects Of tobacco, burning turn
largely upon the fact Of too early In
flulgence.-Aborsantown New Donin'
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
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The West VirglDian acknowledges

4 The West Virgl,iian Acknowledges
receipt Of a Lincoln centenary paH1Pn'
let prepared by State Superintendent
Miller. It Is one Of the neatest and
most artistically. designed publications
It has been our pleasure TO see for
some time and it contains very Inter
estlng and valuable Lincoln history
and Lincoln sayings. Designed pr.
MARTY for the. schools. It Is nsyershe'
less worthy Of place In the library
Of every patriotic American. No one
can read such a pamphlet without 10y
Ing Lincoln and his country more than
ever before. -.8s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
KANSAS DAY CELEBRATION
t'5 Union Associated Press.) W.

& TOPEKA. Kan, ian. .9.-kansas
Day. tho fprty.elghth anniversary Of
the admission OF the Sunflower State
to the Enion. will be celebrated To-
day throughout the State by meetings
of patriotic and historical societies
and special obserances IN the public
schools. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
BIRTHDAY s0F
THOMAS I D PAINE "a !. i ::
MAN WHO SERVED WITH WASH.
ihGToN AS PRIVATE SOLDIER
HAS MANY ADMIRERS.

"These are the times that try mems
souls" wrote Thomas Paine. Saving
with Washington rs a private soldier
and composing by the Pickering lights
Of camptires, With 1rumhead US q
desk. the clarion call OF The Crisis,
which set the icolonists aflame ana led
the historian Rldpatl TO declare That
.'Paines Pen was miGhtier lorce
for the freedom Of the colonies tan
WaHhingtonHs swoA.rr ''s ~
II was Just f17S years ago today
lliat ''tne author.hero OF the revolu.
ton" the man who first wrote the
magic words "the United States Ut
America" and the first to publicly
advocate the, entire separation o' the
colonies from England, was born III
Thetford, Norfolk. England. This
year Is also the centenary Of his
death, and It Is a remarkable fact
that the year that saw the first 0!
Edgar Allan Poe saw the last OF
Thomas Paine. II was the fate Of
both to be maligne,l BY the malicion'
Biographies Of personal enemies. and
IL Is only the last decade That
Americans have commenced to- hold
Poe and Paine Mt their true worth.
The onlySstatnte to Paine In the ma.
tlon that he worked so hard TO es.
tabllsn Is atrNew Rochelle. near New
York, City. where n handful Of pa
triots gather each year to pay tribute
to his memory This evening Paine
memorial meetings will be held i'll
many cities throughout the country,
the most notable being that scheduled
to take place at Hull House, Chicago.
His birthday will also be widely cele-
brate,l in France, where severl sta
tutes have ben erected In rrcmem.
brance of the courage and wisdom
and moderation ne displayed as a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29

The Biennial Report of Attorney
General conley' has just been receiv'
ed at the West vissinian Office, It Is
q neat looking volume and mas some
very Interesting facts and opinions
General Conley Is making good In
the office TO which he has been once
appointed ind twice elected In the
short space OF Il lew months.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
uLlupng s7@rg ....-.l.
d. ~ Eg}- t.F1sag ..'z- fst',s 81 TtHiTHv,,
HONOR PAlNE's MEMORY.
(Uuion Associated Press

I7.. (Union Associated Press,) liz,
CHICAGO. Jan. ?9.-Undcr the aus.
Sices Of the American Secular Union
and Freeliought Federation, a cele.
brst.on and banquet in honor Of
Thomas Paine's birthday will be held
tonigh, al Hull House. the famous
social settlement. presided over by
Miss Jane Adams. Honor will also
be paid to Judge C. B. Waite, the jur'
ist and author. who Is So years old to.
day. A bronze sbust OF Judge White
will be unveiled. The speakers will
include Dr.. John E. Roberts. minister
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
Chance for Inalorta!in1tlon.

The people OF ills section Of The
State were. s,Auch' pleased to hear Mr.
G1asscock state t'.at he would wear
his own collar, an; doubly pleased to
see him exhibit a determination to dc
1t Such action definitely carried out
with only I'M average administration
In other particulars would do more
to immor,alize the governor-elect than
most anything elsa he coall do. =
Weston Republican,. h
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
syreI ! Bi3ifS'l'sJ..E ''ai,tfl
iYkiS coRCHER..

Attorney /. Howard Holt,'Es OF
sMoandsyille, takes the Wheeling In
3 telligencers to task; for It's attitude
al ne liquor question: Among q other Ter
hinge lie showsswhat has been shown vi
4 many times before that focal option
] doesn' / make local. drlnklng''',and that
siin,lipo,cen Y Communities have to : sui.
sferS for the Sins OF their nelshborlne
towns \ and cities. on this point ne
says: n, f,s5 ~.
\ ..NorS need:w seek distant counties
siois ma / calses for complaints already
existing against Wheeling for ler
Treatment of8 her sister munletpall-
&ties sSh here prohibition has been adopt.
! eds Marshall county hns had within
the past month two murders, the re-
sssnlt; lis claimed, 55of Wheeling wills
key s1nf fact. the testimony, at, the
Iscoroner,s Inquest over tae dead body
SofS one of the victims. as caronicled
sinSS these columns, showed that the
Killing was due alone TO the. fact that
ikthe man / who dId the shooting was
4 crazy:drunk from drinking whlskey
Furnished Sbyaa Wheeling whlskey
4 house $OfA THAT variety o: walskey
atoos tat Rsy. Sam Jones said would
make 10 tack:rabbitt stand up on his
sshlnas feet and spit tobacco juice in
the eyes Jof ID bull dog. The testi-
8mony act.lallysgiven by the man who
bought ;sthe Swnlskey was that he paid
S$13iorS Shalfs gallon Of II! And, yet
ives hayeSthes liquor mtn Of the cit;
81 wheeling sell drink of'Ethat
Character presenting us with a.Mod-
lei EGicense Law, and asking MS to al.
low them to continue their BUSINESS!
EAndt sthes accompany tina. suggestion
Il ~ j, ~ npe !, reat that taey will not
syohay Z rs I'm, nnless, tho Inv suits
!, a., (, n rbe9 law never bns suIlpd
4 than, Ana w 5 ythey never have obeyed II.
$50 lot this new proclamation Of def.
~ : b & I : q mt surprised But we
y g 4 TrnIr,ss, that the Tnte1lirrncer
s5bon Il one,, II suggest that th;s con-.
Y, :, Il viii ck them IN in laelr
gSoiianceS 81 Tho Inv .{, unlass they are
4; n q = have tbeIr own wsy.
4 m mn Icbo,,osse tbe ,lr own lawn+
Thesrntel Ia ms undertaken a
\ & Z $will NJ, I'D any IN Il, In.
j, =, a. - =, seas =, .h
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
Questions for. the Farmers.

Some Of the doprrs. who would be
political leaders. attending to what the
legislature should dc at tails session,
have discovered all ut once that the
farmers throughout the State are In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29

The. Weston Republican is, now one
year old under It's. present name, but
a three year old in reality and u right
interesting youngster It Is, too. E!li'
tor snider mas sor,e opinions Of his
own and occasionally flashes them on
an unsuspecting public In a very plain
manner. We wish the Republican con.
timed success. -''I:L
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
\. st,na,cl.IR;jipTioN RATES.
Delivered By Carrier.
i silFSpn e mont SpryaDle monthly 4oc
Daily, one week y: loc
United Press 7 elegraph Reports
Announcement!

We are hortzed 10 e !. ( announce
caariess Lloyd, y 4 u the Ell First ward as
candidate tor nomination Ito I for the Of
\ noe 81 Clerk Of! the City Of Falrmon /
subject to Republican convention OF
primary elect lion. "A Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29

~ ~ y r..
!gence III mari ed detTee cont snisl Of
manner disnsa ed bnt not tsack up
and on7 he whole leasantS gentle
man 10 sdo tusin ess ssit A y AL times:
These Clara lfss with BY without
capital usual sbritE ssuc eeas: III
Y Mr.. Nathan Sis q man that can l 50
into anyEsttyS or town and set the
aamini nnam' advertising rate from any
well regulated :newsi:aper; because he
complies withfthe small requirements
that they ,lesire:an'. on which the low.
est rates arc basel. that Is, he wants
i .fixed space TO- run EVERY DAY IN
THE YEAR. with mo suspension for
rainy days. dull seasons, or long
waits for new stock to arrive between
seasons. He goes on the theory that
people are buying something in his
line every day Of TIE year and that
his stockiis OF sufficient Importance to
warrant his saylns something about
It each and every dry. FL #
To all such linen or firms the p''r;;
chasing public Of Falrmont always ex'
tends hearty welcome, and here Is
the West virsinians wish for the
success Of BertiS. leopold & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29

r / y : s.st. ,sIIiJssll l.. q 1-.lIa -H'l :,
The Charleston Gazette Is against
the anti.lobby bill and' speaks In harsh
terms: about It. oh, well. the Gazette
isn't running Things now. so what's
the use TO waste breath about what
II snvso 4;a -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29
Retired Engineer Suicides.

PIEDMONT. Ian, es.--Percy Pax
ton. son Of William Paxton, a retired
Baltimore & Ohio engineer. commit
tod suicide at his home in Piedmont
BY swallowing carbolic acid.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29

The Wheeling lntelllgcncer aud
Charleston Mall are together on the
liquor question. "" don't know which
one is the; more ashamed OF their
agreeing for once.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-29

4 A very small want adj campaign
will find Il tenant for that furnished
room. .s,s:'.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
CAPITOL GRANGE
Holds Interesting Meeting Saturday
Evening With Good Attendance.

The regular meeting of Capitol
Grange was held Saturday evening,
Feb. % with a good attendance.
class of six was instructed in the First
and Second degrees The worthy lee
turer presented a very entertaining
program.
very interesting paper on Cook
ing Here and There" was read by
Sister Clara Harvey, editor of the
house hold department of the Maine
Farmer. Sister Harvey described in a
bright, original way methods of cook
ing i'll the East, in contrast with the
incon yeniences and lack of necessities
in the culinary line on a Western cat
tie ranch in which the writer had had
some experience and how they were
overcom She also gave some vaiu-
able cooking receipts. Other numbers
We're: Reading, Sister Pearle CARL;
vocal solo, Sister Hayes.
Worthy State Overseer Boyden
Bearce, and other members of the Leg
islature, among whom We're Brothers
Miller Of Lincolnville, libby of Amity
and Hartman of Meddybemps> were
present and made some interesting re-
marks for the good of the order
At the next meeting March 10 the
Third and Fourth degrees will be con-
ferreG on a large class followed by 4
Harvest feast. ."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
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Says:-I believe that a great many
diseases could be prevented if only
taken in time. If you are suffering
from some hidden trouble you should
attend to it at once, delays are danger
Gus and may lead to some chronic or
fatal disease. The stomach and liver
are the cause of much ill health and
many fatal diseases. A little stomach
trouble is easily cured, but if not at
tended to soon developes into serious
trouble For stomach or liver troub-
les, Stomach Rite has proven it's worth
and some of the cures have been really
remarkable 1t fills my heart with
thankfulness to think that l have been
able to relieve so much suffering
among my fellow beings, with my rem
edy. Stomach Rite treats the stomach
and intestinal tract, quickly relieving
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Gas, Burning
in Stomach or Mouth, and last but not
least constipation. obtain it at your
druggist, ask for Stomach Rite tablets,
see that the picture Of my father Dr.
John Wilbur is on each package. IL
yol cannot obtain Stomach-Rite, 1t
will be sent to any address, prepaid,
upon receipt of price soc by address
ing your mail order to Doctor S
Daughter" Westerly, r. I.
For sale at Kinsman Pharmacy, f..
b. Burns. Ping. ll'h'''i'