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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01

and fireman were kept between him
and the messenger. The rohber tnen
compelled the trainmen to sack up suc1
loot as was lying loose In the car and
they had to stand by while he blew
open a safe with glycerlne. A con-
ductor from a rear car came Oh the
scene after the robber and MS COM
pnny had, passed to the second express
car and he got a shot In the hand for
moving "a bit too slowly to suit the
bandit. tAfter securing MS booty nice
ly sacked ready for carrying. the high
wayman made the men help him into
the woods with his loot and tlen babe
them good luck and good bye" and
was gone. AS deed OF daring by a
lone highwayman we have scarcely
heard the equal OF the robbery OF the
Plttsburg and Northern Express at
Lewiston .Narrows.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
STRIKER STABBED
First Serious Outbreak In Tin Plate
Strike Near Youngstown Occurred
"a Last Night.

YOUNGSTOWN. O.. Sept. 1.-The
first serious outbreak between the
strikers and workers OF the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company at St1'u.
theirs occurred last night. when Fred
Slaven. a striker. was fatally stabbed.
The trouble occurred near the Stru'
TIERS interurban depot acros the river
from the plant. Several OF the men
working In the mill were approached
by a company OF strikers. A quarrel
started and tn cutting ARRAY followed.
Three are under arrest.
T Serious trouble was averted by the
prompt arrival of Sheriff Turner and
his deputies and Chief William Griffin,
OF the. United State Steel Corporation
police force.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
Observation-Disclosures"

A washington correspondent VINO
: thinks It is fun to give away clever
scheme tells the following story con-
Corning pretty girls and automobile
rides Hi tho capital city:
II ever you come to Washing ion.
STRANGER, and. while strolllng leisurely
Z down Pennsylyania avenue. happen to
i espy two charming young girls In
big Seeing Washington !. automobile,
3 who look as II they might stand for
Just u bit OF q B flirtatIon--you stop
right there. remember the folks at
4 home. and hike back to your hotel.
Those bewitchlns young ladies with
3 the klttenish attitude are in the rub
bern eek wagon for a purpose.
Supposing ynu happen to intercept
sly glance from one OF the demure
screatures all but concealed beneath an
lsapple-bnsket hat. Surprising you bat
ted your eyelld in return. and got a
smile TINT seemed to say ,"I dare yon!"
& And just surprising You promptly walk
\ ed3intoi the office of the Seeing WASH
sinEton5{ automobile and paid dbwn a
large dollar. intent upon occupying an
X empty seat beside the charmer.
supposlng you had done all that and.
were Just about ready to begin DIS
& cusslon of the weather-wonldnt It
lar yon; TO see the young lady and her
r equally charming companion assisted
s. from the buzz!wagon by the gentleman
TSly5tchauireur and the portable lecture
bureau then start OF without them:
AesEE That's the way It's worked here In
washing tpn. Two young ladies' who
Y must be pretty. and roguish are paid
regular salary by the enterprlsing
Estranger.steerers to show the glad
4 smile! to the visitor from squedunk, or
,sLalapalooza, or squashtown-or even
indianapolis. or Detroit. They invaria-
D bly, perform the tllsa ppearlng act just
II asi the auto starts on It's tour Of the
3 town. 49, F,s.;s ~ f.s
The men who stout" the Seeing
Washington utomoblles-'tour OF the
y city under an. Experienced guide. all
places OF interest pointed out"-hnve
a an uncanny way OF intnitively sizing
S:np the stranger. A Washingtoninn
a s3S1nay pass them and, even wink at the
two charmers. but the tout disdalns
4 MIN. But let Smith. of Oshkosh. try
to- pass. looking as II he had trod tae
fthpronshfares OF Washington for a
4 score OF years. and the tout calls his
a. Il
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NORTHAMPTON NEWS.
Mr.. Caas. Martin ID calling on

Mr.. Caas. Martin Ia calling on
friends at mil Fall. E,' III {.
Mrs. Lii Grey, of Monongah.. was
calling on relatives mere last week 4
Mrs. Ellen Fisher? was calling on
relatives at Monongah last week. Sf;
Mr.. Willie Jacobs got his ankle sse-
vere1y mashed Saturday. ~ Z,
Nj. and Mrs w. "A. Ireland we're Wis
iting relatives at Morgantown5 iagt
weak. siis
Miss bessie Toothman was calling
on friends Mt Fnlrmont Sunday. #
Mr.. Bert Brummage was calm Jon
his sister at Cooks Hospital ut Fair
mont Sunday. 81 II i, Is,
Mr.. Nevada Wilson, Of Manning totls
is calling on relatives here this week.
JOSHUA
~ .-.--T tltsil M
Let little "Wantad' work for YOU 70
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AlJT(1DIlOBI
RACE !: MEET !! !! ]! j
PARkERsRURG WILL HAVE.
GREAT ATTRACTION LABOR ~
DAY, SEPT. 6.

PARkERSBuRG. W. Va. Aug. d -
Labor Day. Monday. September 9Th.
will be an event OF considerable i'm
portance at Parkersburg. The princl.
pal event OF the day wall be the annual
automobile race meet given under the
auspices of the Automobile Club OF
|Parkersburg. The well-known Shat
tuck Park with Its splendid uaexcelled
track has been selected as the place
for the, meet. and in all the country
there could not be found a place so
admirably selected for an event Of
this kind.
The Parkersburg automobile people
are making every possible effort to
make this event one long to be re-
membered, and the important event of
the year Some very celebrated lriv-
ers have been engaged and the races
promise to be interesting and excit-
ing. III .5 81. = ,ti.5 &
]. Many purses and prizes have been
offered which will lenH considerable
interest to the occasion. The. mer-
chants In Parkersburg3 are showing
their interest by Offering valuable cups
and trophies as an incentive to the
local motor enthusiasts to participate.
Automobile men from all the other
cities within a reasonable radius OF
Parkersburg will be in +. attendance.
Several different automobile mnufac-
turing concerns are interested and will
have on display their 1910 models. So
this race meet will not only be rae
ing event, hut also an automobile show
to certain extent. SOD
Parkersburg has perhaps MS many
automobile enthusiasts as any other
city in the country when population
Is considered. The railroads have ar
ranged to give special rates. and by
reason of Parkeraburg's convenient To-
cation and It's accessibility an attend
ance will be far In excess OF expectn-
ton. a...
The best music nbtainahle has been
en- gagged. The Parkersburg automobile
people intend to make this not Only a
racing event but a social event Of con-
siderable importance. 1t promises in
deed to he very gala day. and this
notice Is an invitation to every nuto-
mobile owner and enthusiast to attend
and contribute, to tie success OF the
affair. The proceeds will be used for
the Improvement OF good roads and
highways. and for this reason every
person interested in good roads should
attend. as5 ta..,i
Governor Glnsscock has signifiel his
intention to be In iParlersburg on that
day. The governor Is for good roads.
first, last nnR always. and mighty
staunch friend of the automobile men.
The Hon. Charles P. Light, State
Highway Commissioner. n live wire In
the good roads cause will make I'M nl-
dress outlining the splendid work I'M
der way for the promotion of good
roads and highways. 5,F
Those desiring any further informa-
ton will address tho Automobile Gu"
of Parkersburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
Funeral of Mrs. Bradford.

GRAFTON. Sept. 1.-THE funeral Of
the late Mrs. Lucy M. Bradford. who
died at her home In Phillppi Sunday
morning ut 1920 O'Clock. took place
there Tuesday afternoon and 1t was
largely attended. Mrs, Bradford was
the widow of the late T.. A. Bradford
and she was good Christian lady.
Mrs. Bradford is survived by one
daughter. Miss Stella Bradford. and
one son. Mr.. A. s. Bradford. She was
an aunt of the late Mrs. Arthur Sin
sci and n great aunt Of DR.. C. A. and
Misses Mayme and Abbie Sinsel. oi
Grafton. ,s%s2
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
SETTLE SEPARATION CLAIMS.
nrnton Associated Press.

fITnEnn Associated Press.1
WASHINGTON, Sept. '1:-uhdcr n
ruling of the interstate commission. NIL
PREPARATION claims between shippers
and carriers have been disposed Of.
and after to-day the commission will
not award sucn claims in any case
where carriers have reduced the rates
simply to meet lower rate Of COM
peting line.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
MUSINGS FROM NOM aIiA'


when Is few more weeks nave elapss
ed the teachers viii BE nling out
dire threats TO their scholars for ta ale.
crime or forge tfnlneB and not one %
the teachers Will remember one-tenth
OF the advice and wisdom handed to
them this week at the institute. This
estimate may be somewhat conserva-
tive. but let It go; for the present. A.
Here Is a Beautiful and borrowed
gem That will doubtless be appreciat-
ed BY few OF your readers: The
less o wife watches her husband the
less he will need watching
"A uniform divorce law, according to
the latest definition. is a law requir-
Ing divorced people to wear uni
form to distinguish them from their
more fortunate friends. However.
there are other never falling signs
that point a moral.
A heavy weight thinker declares
that the orator at family reunion
imagines he Is the whole thing. but
the woman who concocts the mos! sue
culent pies has him flazzled to fin
ish.
Uncle Joe Cannon smokes away re-
CARELESS OF the croaklng OF his callous
critics.
The iMonongalia Board OF Mysteri-
Gus Ways that imported u District
Superintendent of Schools should also
import an Instructor for so-called
educational boards.
Ex-Gov MacCorkle says that the
South desires the thorough education
OF the negro. Does the South have
any desire for the education OF the
white washed race?
The New York Sun. a journal that
appears to be guided by the spirit OF
Voltuire recently contained this sam
pie of bile-soakel sarcasm: 1.-THE
Duke of Abruzzi seems to think that
II ne gets to some place where no
body has been before tine will be able
to forget Her."
If you can smile upon the chap that
inquiries II 1t Is hot enough for you
you are n piece OF Charity sure
enough. IT,
We are informed that music was
born when the first soft breeze sighed
anA sang through the foliage. It was
murdered when the first classical
singer vented volumes OF agonfZing
shrfeks.
Nell BrInkley. n journalist that Is
supposed to be saffron In sections.
says. Jealousy Is the Prince OF Ser
penis. :. AS 1t Is often a noisy serpent,
1t cannot be related to the worm OF
the still. We presume that 1t would
not be far wrong to say that Jealousy
is the Prince OF Rattlers. What do
you .ay dear victim?
Last year about 10000 persons visit
ed the birthplace OF Shakespeare. Last
Sunday. about 7.50o. 900 persons visited
the American baseball. grounds. Where
your ldpl Is. there will be your neart
also.
Soon the autumn poets Will lmpart
the sensational Information THAT the
n,apies have turned to crimson and the
sassafras to gold. They will doubt
less inform us also when frost Is first
visible on the pumpkins.
The following sentiments b. Daniel
Webster on Education deserve n place
on memory's page: IF we work upon
marble. it will perish: II we work upon
brass. time will etfnce It: II we re1r
temples. they. will crumble into dust;
but II we work upon immortal minds,
we engrnve on those tablets something
which will brighten to all eternity"
S. C. M.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01

September ms come and the school
bells will cali millions OF children
from camp and field and swimming
pool to the books md daily round OF
studies. The school days. school days.
dear old golden rule days" will soon
be on again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
COLT KILLS BOY.

MARTINSBuRG. W. Va. Stpt. L.
Whit passing a two.year-oll colt. Hen.
ry Wall. aged 10. was kicked on the
head by the animal when nc hit 1t on
It's hind legs with his cap. and was In.
start1y killed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
START PUMPING AGAIN.

MORGANTOWN. w. Va. Sept. l.
It has been STATED that the Pure OIL
Company. the Standards rival In this
field. will start pumping oil Through
the recently completed line from Sis
tersvllle. to Philadelphia. by way OF
Morgantown. The long line from Sis.
tersyille TO Philadelphia has; been
idle for two years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
POSTPONE TELEGRAPH INCREASE

tUnIon Associated Preas.)
NEW YORK. Sept: 1.---Appllcation
of teh new rule making cipher mes
sages payable at tho ratio OF five; let
teers to the word. instead of the pres.
emit system of ten letters to the word,
scheduled to be put into effect today
by the Western Union and Postal Tel
cEraph Companies. has been postpon
cd to December II. 80
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VISITS BROTHER,

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Sept. L.
Judge Peter Grosscur. of Chicago. is
here for visit with MS brother. Fred
Paul Grosscup and to look after his
gas. real estate and traction interests
here.
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PROFITS IN TOBACCO.
Union Associated Press.

Union Associated PresH.)'
NEW YORK. Sept. IAN extra div
ldend OF 71s per cent In addition to. the
regular 21a per cent on the common
stock OF the. American Tobacco Com
pany was paid today. This is the same
us the extra dividend paid at the same
timo last year. An extra OF per cent
was paid three months ago. IL
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NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
funinn Associated Press

A., tun !n AEs9eiatssas n rra7s, .be
result OF n row over the presidency oil
the Northwest Missouri Normal. DR.
Homer NJ. Cook to-day retired from
that position and was succeeded by
Prof. H. X. Taylor, OF Winchester
Ky. DIR. Cook contends that his resig
nation was forced By political enemies
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01
ENJolN LIQUOR DEALERS,

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept. L.
Judge Burddtt yesterday Issued In
functions against five alleged liquor
sellers restraining them from contIn-
uing the selling Of drinks. Injunction
also restrain owners of buildings from
renting to persons alleged to be sell.
Ing lntoxicants. "a l3s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01

= With President Taft spending the
summer Mt Beverly. Massachusetts,
probably feels almost as important rs
the District OF Columbia during the
heated season.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01

NV wife arose from bed one morn.
She arose with an aching head;
How we'll I'd been. she said to me.
If Id taken HOLSTERS. Rocky Noun
tain Tea.
Mountain City Drug Co. J
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-01

Samuel Gompers has raised n row In
Paris over trlde unlonlsm- It's n
hot summer when Sam can't raise
fuss.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04

A boy in one of the public schools
was making such slow progress with
his lessons that he was finally turned
over to teacher of deficient children
to see whether she could make any
thing out of him. In talking to him
one day she said, my dear" He
reused instantly, relates the Phila-
delphia Record. That's the first
time" he said, "that anybody ever
called me dear" His intellectual
faculties had been paralyzed by the
harshness with which he had been
uniformly treated at home and away
from home. AS soon as some one
was kind to him his cowed mind
aroused itself, and he learned as
readily and made as good progress
as other children of his age.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04

Our criminal courts and the prac-
tice in them are not suited, unfor-
tunately, to give full protection to
the guiltless who are at once poor
and ignorant. Even when the courts
desire to do justice-and this doubt
less is the rule-the machinery and
methods for establishing the facts
are complex and relatively costly,
contends the New York Times. The
accused. uninformed as to their
rights, unaccustomed to assert or de-
fend them, frightened by the risks
they face, are often the victims of
'shyster" lawyers, and are "bled
white" in the name of justice. The
plan of the Legal Aid Society con-
templates providing adequate legal
counsel in such cases, and will have
the cooperation of number of the
Magistrates dealing with minor Of
lenses. 1t is an admirable work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04
Use For Sunfiower Seed.

f. D. Coburn is thinking of issuing
bulletin advising Kansas farmers to
devote little ground and a little
time to the culture of the Russian
sunfiower. Mr.. Coburn has found
that there is good market in Eng
land and other countries of Europe
for the sunfower seeds, which when
ground and crushed produce an oil
that is used in manufacture of the
finest toilet soaps. Mr.. Coburn
learned of this through letter from
H. A. w. Corfeld, of London, who
asked that the names of farmers who
produce the sunfiower seeds be sent
him. Mr.. Corfield is a grain impor-
ter. Mr.. Coburn started in to learn
all about the sunfiower seeds, because
if there was anything useful that
could be made from them he wanted
to know it and tell the Kansas farm
er about it.-Kansas City journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04
CHAprRR x1I

Lady Car had done too mucn. the
doctor said. The last dinner had been
given; the last guest had departed,
and life at the Towers was about
to begin under its new aspect-a
| changed aspect, and one which those
OF the spectators who were free from
any personal feeling on the subject
regarded with some curiosity. How
was Tom to assume his new position
as head of the house in presence Of
his mother and stepfather? Were
they to remain there as his guests !?
| Were they to leave along with the
other visitors? Tom himself had
fully made up his mind on this sub
ject. He was indeed little, nervous
about what Beau would say, and kept
his eyes steadily away from that gem
tleman when he made his little an
nouncement, which was down at
breakfast on the first morning after
the family party was left alone. 1t
must be promised that Toms birth
day was in the end of July, and that
by this time August had begun.
Il say, mother" Tom said. He
gave glance round to make quite
sure that the newspaper widely un-
| folded made a screen between himself
and Beau. Il mean to go in for the
grouse this year on the Patullo
moor"
II have always heard it was too
! small for such sport" said Lady Car.
oh, don't know that. You never
would let me try The Keepers have
had it all to themselves, and / dare
say they've made good thing out of
it, But this year I'm going to make
change. I've asked o lot of fellows
for the 18th"
you are losing no time, Tom ]
am glad to find you are so hospita-
BILE, . said his mother.
"Oh, hospitable be hanged want
to have some fun" said the young
master. And / say. mother"-he
gave another glance at the newspaper,
which was still opened out in front of
his stepfather And Beau had made
no remark. Mother, say, ] don't
want, you know, to hurry you; but a
lot of fellows together are sometimes
bit rowdy. l mean, you know, you
mightn't perhaps like You're SO
awfully quiet at Easton. / mean, you
know"
THAT you want us to leave the
Towers, Tom.
"Oh, don't go so far as that
only meant Why, mother, don't
you know? It's all different. It's
not the same kind Of thing IL s.
II understand she said, In her
quiet tone. and with aer usual smile.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04

powder holder shown here. The case
is in two sections. In the lower Sec
tion is a compartment for the recep-
ton of the toothbrush, entirely in
closing the brush when the device Is
folded. In the upper part is the re-
ceptacle for tooth powder, the bot
tom being perforated to allow the
tooth powder to drop out. Normally
plate covers the perforations, pre-
venting the escape of the powder. BY
pushing little button the plate is
shifted and the powder is released.
The two sections are hinged so that
they can be folded up, the entire de-
vice not occupying any more space
than the ordinary toothbrush. When
SO folded the two sections form the
handle for the toothbrush.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04

A cargo of oats from Argentina
unloaded in this port, notes the New
York Herald. 1t is certainly curious
that the importers can bring oats
eight thousand miles and pay a duty
of fifteen cents a bushel to be sold
in this market. In the calendar year
1906 we exported oats to the value
of more than $9,00O,000, but the
following year our exports dropped
below one million and in the last
calendar year to little more than half
a million. Now we are importing
them. Heretofore small quantities of
grains have been imported across the
border from Canada. but importation
of sea-borne grain is novelty. Oats
are selling in this market at sc "
cents a bushel, which is only two or
three cents higher than year ago.
With the dispIacing of horses by me-
chanical power it might be thought
that consumption of oats would dwin-
die to meet our decreased produc-
ton. Can it be that increased use
of breakfast foods is responsible
for this Argentine invasion?
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04

it down as quickly as possible. TO
facilitate matters Philadelphia has
devised and patented an ingenious at
tachment for coffee urns which saves
great deal of time and annoyance.
This consists of an automatic cutoff
attached to the spigot. There is no
turning of handles. With an arm
full of dishes on one side and an
empty cup and saucer in the other,
the walters merely press the cup
against the spigot and the coffee runs
out. With each pressure on the au-
tomato spigot only enough coffee
passes to fill the cup. The time for
merly consumed in depositing the cup
and turning on the spigot is elm
mated The waiter simply presses
the rim of the cup against the spigot
and in few seconds has cup full Of
coffee, at the same time retaining the
other arm full of dishes Washing
ton Star
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04

A long cherished wish of the late
Andrew H. Green, known as the fa-
Their of Greater New York. is to be
carried out in Worcester, Mass, ac-
cording to an announcement by Ed
win P. Curtis. chairman Of the Parks
Commission. Mr. Green once said
he would like to see his large pond
overrun with fish that he might give
them to the poor Since he left his
estate to the city for park fishing
has been prohibited. Now the pond
Is overrun with carp, and Chairman
Curtis stated that city employees could
fish there daily, and their catch would
be distributed free to the DOOR