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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-11-05
CHAPTER XXXvlll.-Continued.

No man in Medicine Bend knew Sin
clair more thoroughly or feared him
less than Barnhardt. No man could
better meet him or speak to him with
less of hesitation. Sinclair, as he
faced Barnhardt. was not easy in spite
of his logged self-control; and he was
standing, much to his annoyance, in
the glare of an arc-light that swung
across the street in front of the shop.
He was well aware that no such light
had ever swung within a block of the
shop before and in it he saw the hand
of Whispering Smith. The light was
unexpected Barnhardt was a surprise
aud even the falling snow, which pro-
tected him from being seen 20 feet
away, angered him. He asked CURLY
who was ill, and without awaiting an
answer asked for his wife.
The surgeon eyed him coldly. Sin
clair, what are you doing in Medicine
Bend? Have you come to surrender
yourself?"
Surrender myself? Yes, I'm ready
any time to surrender myself. Take
luC dlUEb NOul SGllg Dcl IL gOh
think I've done worse than any man
would that has been bounded as I've
been bounded. want to see my wife"
Sinclair, you can't see your wife
whats the matter-is she sick"
mo, but you can't see her.
"Who says | can't see here"
81 say So
Sinclair swept the ice furiously
from his beard and his right hand fell
to his hip as he stepped back. You've
turned against me too, have you, you
gray-haired wolf? Can't see her! Get
out of that door"
The surgeon pointed his finger at
the murderer mo, won't get out of
this door. Shoot, you coward! Shoot
an unarmed man. You will not live
to get 100 feet away. This place is
watched for you; you could not have
got within 100 yards of it tonight ex
cept for this snow" Barnhardt pointed
through the storm. Sinclair, you will
hang in the courthouse square, and
VIII take the last beat of your pulse
with these fingers, and when | pro-
rGunce you dead they will cut you
down. You want TO see your wife.
You want to kill her. Don't lie; you
want to kill her You we're heard to
say as much tonight at the Dunning
ranch. You we're watched and tracked,
and you are expected and looked for
here. Your best friends have gone
back on you. Ay. curse again and over
again. but that will not put Ed Banks
on his feet"
Sinclair stamped with frenzied
oaths. You're too hard on me-" he
cried, clenching his hands. Il say
you're too hard You've heard one
side of It. Is that the way you put
judgment on a man that's got no
friends left because they start a new
lie on him every day? Who is it that's
watching me? Let them stand out
ike men in the open. II they want
NE. let them come like men and take
mei"
sinclair, this storn gives you =
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-11-05
Wrono DIAGNOSIS.

Many a girl thinks she has brsken
her heart when she has oRly spraiaed
her imaRiRation.-LifA.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02


Unity 81 priests: Goethe# says:
.Tt yous wish dep sentus, tmagina:
ton, reason. phil ophy, Intellect fan.
Cyl. ae1ibility. variety. charm. grace,
an eagle sweep Of vision, clearness,
eloquence. brilllancy.s gayety. pathos,
and sublimity, behold voltaire." Our
friend will pardon us II we say that
we prefer Goethe's opinion to that Of
all the Popes and priests who have
labored to destroy the rights and lib.
critics Of mankind. Goethe, one OF the
brightest stars in German literature.
one who had sufficient intellect to
measure and appreciate a gigantic
mind. The enemies Of Voltaire like
the enemies Of Washington, Lincoln.
and many other refornNrs directed
their spleen against him. Revolutions
would not be necessary II there, were
no deep seated abuses to correct and
destroy. Those who desired to main.
tain the old order Of things could not
forgive Voltaire for aiming at Its over.
throw. Not satisfied with their abuse
while he. was living they stole his
body when life had fed. Even yet fig.
nratively speaking, his grave IS opened
an "Act Of faith" is INDUCED in, often.
by those who think only consecrated
ground Is sacred. Is.
Our friends admiration for poetry
may not be increased by the following
from Shelley. but We cannot resist the
temptation to quote It:
Fear not the tyrants- shall rule for
ever,
Or the priests Of the evil faith,
They stand On the brink Of that raging
river, .l-'
Whose torrents they have tainted
with DEATH"
And Is there not some truth In this
from Alexander Pope, q Catholic, We
believe:
"Alnch was believed.
But little understood.
And the ignorant
Were supposed to be good.'
Let US hope that Liberty. Fraternity
and Equality will some day be pro-
claimed from Rome.
S. C. NLUSGRAVE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

The friends Of the State Normal
Schools have reason to be thankful to
The State Legislature for the liberal
treatment received IN the matter OF
appropriations, especially for teachers
salaries, the item TO-, which the Board
OF Regents made the most strenuous
fight, A message inst received from
Charleston states that the appropria.
ton for teachers salaries Is SG5,4OO
for each of the two years of the bien'
NAL neriod. The aa.oant Tor each Of
the two years just passed was sG?.5oO'
making an increase Of $4,000. This
increase will enable the Board OF Re-
gents to establish training schools at
the two schools not now so equipped
and will make possible the enlarglng
and strengthening 0! the faculties at
the various institutions. While the
Boarl feels that the full amount asked
for, $4,000. ought to have been allow.
ed, the increase given Is liberal as
compared with Other years and the
Normal School people have no reason
to complain at the treatment received.
In fact, as suited above, they have
much reason for thankfulness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

Hon VIM B. Ice. who was in town
yesterday evening Tor the first time
since his return from Charleston. says
he learned one interesting lesson
while in the Legislature. namely, that
legislating on the street corners IS
very different from getting bills en-.
acted into law at the state capital.
And what IN important lesson that Is.
People would have 4 more kindly teel'
Ing for their legislators oftentimes II
they realized what the law makers
have 10 contend with while trying to
serve the best interests OF their con-
stttuents, Like the Apostle, Paul.
when the would do good evil Is ever
present with them In the form OF paid
lobbyists, selfish interests and partl'
san bias and many worthy Measures
approved by the people are killed I'M
tremendously and seemingly without
comwlnci ion OF conscience on the part
of the wcakllngs and graftcrs who
occasionally reach the legislative halls,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

very much improved. During the nine
months we have hal 100 arrests In
the city for drunk enness as opposed to
$50 for the corresponding months Of
the previous year when the town was
"M:t."
In the face Of the very hard financial
conditions Of the nxse months our
merchants are reporting an Increase
Of business varying from 10 per cent.
to so. per cent. over llkA seasons Of
last year. and this includes general
stores, iewelry stores. furniture stores
and shoe stores. The,e nre' few mer.
chants who report falling of Of bus.
mess, but It is not attributed to ths
lack Of saloons.
The city council never did better
work than It has so far this year.
They haM:' cut ont useless expenses
and have actually settled down TO bus.
mess. and will be several dollars. be.
ter or than they would have been hao
The former plans and conditions cob
tlnretl. MS
have said nothing about tlla moral
benefit to Fairmont. Several ser.
mons could be preached on this alone.
The general conditions of 'Fairmont.
business and morally are so much
better in the faea OF the financial
stringency. that am convinced that
under ordinary conditions Fairmont
will never return to the license Idea.
The only business that has been
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
DIl,Ei ] I | J q
Gl'VESE {. ( / B / /
WORLDS CHAMPION SKATER AND
81 DANGER IS "A GREAT DRAWING Is
CARD AT THE RINK. 81:

Those who attended the regular SEES.
sion at the skating rink last night en-.
joyed an exhibition Of skating by Prof.
Demers, the worlds champion skater,
the like OF which was never seen, in
this section OF the country; Gliding
over the floor In a graceful and easy
manner, he gave M exhibition that
made those present sit up and rub
their eyes, and wonder whether or
not they were reading or dreaming OF
the feats he accomplished on rollers,
he even accomplishing feats that
many present would not have attempt.
ed plain shod.
The first exhibition was one given
on wheels and which he called bicycle
skates, going through any evolutfons
with the case and grace that was
truly wonderful.
He then replaced the wheels with
the regulation rollers. and gave a
marvellous exhibition OF all eonceiya.
BILE evolutions on States. He waltz.
ed, two stepped, promenaded single
and double, showed the locomotive
hop, and did some dozens Of whirls.
and with different names. the Arabian
twist, kangaroo twist, cut offs, All
ere the same to him, however. but
his trick OF skating. not dancing. on
a rickety table two by three feet in
size captured the audience. He skat.
ed on his toe rollers, on the heel rol.
lers, feats which the audience reward.
ed with enthusiastic applause. Ju,lg.
ing from the number present and the
high mark Of appreciation, which with
his exhibition was greeted, the Rink
will be taxed to It's full capacity dur.
ing his engagement here.
Prof, DemErs will appear at the
Rink again this evening, also for the
matinee on Wednesday afternoon and
in the evening. An admission Of ten
cents is charged tor each Of these
performances.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
Mr.. Taft
CONTINUED from Page One.)

When Mr.. Taft rose to respond to
the first toast Of the evening proposed
by Senator Scott he stood in the midst
of q veritable tropical jungle and be-
fore him ut the table the richly gown
ed members OF the iarty. The Presi'
ident.elect was in a particularly happy
mood as he. recalled the various places
of visit and the lasting memory which
had been left, His conclusion was not
only a most cordial Invitation that the
members Of the party should always
find welcome at the White House
during his occupancy. but an express
ed desire that the Philippine party
might be to the incoming admlnistra.
ton what the rough rider organlza.
tlon had been to the last.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

Fairmont, W. Va, Feb. ., 1909.
Mr.. Boyd Wees, 't
Elkins, W. Va.
My Dtar Sir:
| have your favor Of the Sth rela.
tive to the effect Of Going dry" on a
town. lam not surprised that you are
hearing that every thing will be kill.
ed II Elkins goes Try. We heard the
sania thing. and every other town
that makes an effort to cleanse itself
will hear similar reports. We have
had dry town for nine months, and
II the people OF Falrmont would ex.
press their honest convictions, nine OF
tvery ten would say that the town is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
LETTERS FROM
FAlRM0nTERs
TELL ELklNS FOLKS THAT THE
TOWN is BETTER FOR NOT
HAVING SALOONS.

The following letters appeared on
first page In the Elklns lnter.Molln
tain Of Yesterday and are self-explan
atory:
Fnirmont, W. Va, Feb. 9, 1909.
Mr.. Wees,
Elkins, ". Vn.
Ny Dear Sir. "a"
In reply to your request. will say
that even from Il strictly financial
standpoint the closing Of the saloons
has been 4 benefit TO me. Ny books
show n gain above til, previous yenr
of from Is to IS per cent. for each
month. excepting one. June. OF 1907.
am satisfied It Is better for me f.
nanclally to have them closed.
Yours truly,
]. H. BECKMAN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
SOME QUESTIONS OF HONOR.

Z D. ..r.
'tisassAp good many people are interested
in the latitude Of some of the candi.
SIdates for city council on the question
S;ofi Swhether. or not for and against Il.
sscense will $be placed on the ticket.
!; Both Z the Republican and Democratic
city convention declared in favor Of
Ss5Syote 5of the people OH the liquor
Ssquestion and a majority Of city coun.
Eel INSTRUCTED the ballot commission.
Sers to place for and agains. license
Son The ticket. TIE ballot commission.
i ers are three times removed from the
they being named by the
Stchairmen OF the respective city cam.
spaign committees, who are themselves
l5namel Jby the ward committeeman.
commissioner SO named will not like.
issly give % tinker's epithet for what the
s6people say and, therefore, the people
Unjust look somewhere else for relief
ssilyhatwill the candidates for city coun'
4 $ciis 40 in case the people do not get
ilIcj vote on this question? We lave
SEbeen ttoll on what seemed good al'
$53thority$ thatsMr.4Jas. r. Linn, the Re
Z publican candidate in the Fourth ward
Twill not make the race unless for and
against license rs or. the ticket, or i
4 She8 does SSanlsEls elected he will
vote 4 against license: Harvey Shah
and 4: ID Simon I! o., the s Y = 81
ward have y \ both pledged AZ them hem
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
selves q the.r sac.ea bou !, that t So

selves On Their sacred honor that! they
WIN be bound By what the people aay
"a a vote on. the question Of license or
no license. The more Important ;ques-
tdon now arises, what will they do IL
for and against license Is not put on
the ticket? VIII they vote for license
or against license III the absence Of
an expression this year from the peo-
pie, or will they. like Mr.. Linn, re-
fuse TO run unless for and against II.
cense Is put on the ticket? 1t has
been stated by good many people
that Councilman Mcmillan. Of the
Fifth ward, says he WILL not feel bound
by the vote Of last year, which some
have Interpreted to mean that ne VIII
vote for license II a vote Of the peo-
pie Is not taken this year. Now, what
are the people going to 10 about these
burning questions md what nre these
candidates for council going to do?
Some answers on these questions
ought to be demanded before any set
OF men are entrusted with the powers
OF city councilmen. What about It,
gentlemen. will you stay on the tick.
ct II the people do not get vote?
Will you vote for license In the alb
sence of an expression by majority
vote of the people? The people would
like 10 know about these things.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

It Is said that the publication Of the
names OF the people from Fifth ward
who sIgnesl the mugwnmp whiskey l,e.
titlon nominating Walter Ellason for
city council created CONSERVATION In
certain quarters and raised family dis.
tIrbances In others. Fathers and
iluothers in some instances felt hurt
that their boys would he associated
with whiskey party in that manner
and the wives Of some OF the men
were mortified to see their husband s
names on the list. There we're few
church members In the number who
are now being criticized BY people
10th in and out Of cnurcl. 1t Is sail
some were deceived as 10 the true Oh
icct OF the petition and signed 1t with
out knowing that 1t was o whiskcy
movement pure and simple. II wolll,
not be surprising for several Of them.
especially the heals Of families und
the church members. to ask that their
names be stricken from the petition.
1t would be the manly thing TO do II
they feel that way ubout II, MS some
say they do feel. Their action will be
awaited with interest by their friends
and neiehbors and fellow church mem.
hers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
A CORRECTION.


7 authorized the use Of my
name on a petition represented
TO me rs q Business Mems Pro.
gressive ticket for the purpose
OF getting nm Independent candt-
date In the First ward on the
ticket for council, but did not in
tfnd It to be used In putting
license ticket in the field as | am
now and always will be opposed
to n license ticket.
g II. L. GOULD.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

The West Vfrginian has been re.
teiving come very encouraging let.
ters in the past few days relative to
the stand It has taken on some In.
mr:unt State issues. Within the past
two days letters Of commentator have
keeE received from Upshur county.
Chic county and Phoenix, Arizona.
There are few things which an editor
appreciates so mitch as approval from
daily readers. The West Virginian
makes many mistakes, OF course, but
Its aims and purposes are right anil
we appreciate such letters as the ones
above referred TO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
Getting Scared s J; !: 1 &. Z,
LAW MAY GET HOLD ON EEL
LOWS WHO ARE 100 ACTIVE ssS
IN POLITICS. 81 M 4 b,

Some Of the men who 4particlpatedt3l
in the ward conventions and then
signed petitions for candidates for the
Business Mems Progressive ticket are
very much scared over their action
They fear that they WILDE indicted
BY, the grand jury. The election laws;
are very strict. One cannot do justtasys
he pleases under the laws that now
govern. The difficulty that 1 Is now
threatening those men should be LEST
son to others. N 4;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
PEOPLES FORUM.
Mr.. Mussrayc Writes Again.

Editor West Virginiah:
Dear Strive iearn with pleasure
that Father Boutlon has at last come
| to the conclusion that people living in
glass houses should not throw stones.
We presume. however. that It isn't n
crime OF the first magnitude for the
followers Of an infal'ble Pope to hurl
few pebbles at these who refuse to
cccept Roman bill Of fare that does
not include possum meat. A defender
Of the burners Of Bruno may cast few
powders at tnefheroes who fought for
liberty and federation and secure the
approval OF his own tender conscience.
Such Is the masnaaImons mercy OF
the disciples Of decayed dogmas.
It Is painful to reflect that all our
efforts to lead our friend to the paths
o: rectitulle have failed and he AYERS
that he Is not "easily mixed up or led
astray." Such Is fate. He even de-
clines to discuss Carrie Tomboy Ma
TONS acrobatic antics against dishon-
orable John Barleycoln. The "scarlet
Lady" Is evidently more fascinating
than the Temperance lady. We hope
our love for them will not pass be-
yonl the platonic stage rs rivalry in
love Is not always agreeable. We are
only prevented from issuing n procla-
nation ngninst the critics Of the Span
ish 1nquisition by the remark made by
Lincoln when he WAS questel by Il
committee to issue the mancipation
proclamation before the, proper time.
He said: II do not want to issue n
document that the whole world wifi
see must necessarily be imperative,
like the Pope's bull against the conf
ct" II may be that Rev. Boutlon will
succeed in refutlng the principal his.
| torians OF the world and demonstrate
that the Inquistion was one OF the
most charitable Institutions ever or
ganizel by mankind. Give him time
and space and all TIE errors and blum
lers Of Macaulay. Gibbon. Buckle.
Hume, Chambers, R!dpath and Morley
may be exposed. But can he refute
this from Myers General History:
"Pope Gregory XIII carried tie deum
to be sung In the Church Of st. Mark,
In Rome. III commemoration OF the
massacre OF st Bartholomew" The
same authority says: with the es-
Establishment Of the Roman worship Tin
England under Nary the Protcstants
became the victims OF persecution. Al
together. between two and three hun
dred persons suffered death. during
this reign, on account Of their rclig-
ion" This Is a sample Of the Pence
on earth" that should not shock the
idmirers of that famous historian,
John W. Draper.
Father Boutlou's assertions would
be laughable II they were not so ridic-
nlons. He says "Not single author.
ity does ltc dare reject. not single
new fact does he produce 10 support
his thesis OF the famous Shock"
Why has he taken so much space
In his attempts to damage the testi.
mony given by Chambers, Myers, Ora
per. Morley. Hugo and others? Here
Is m antilote for The few little peb.
hlts he has been throwing ut Voltaire,
n name that seldom fails to excite the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

-, 1T-- 7 - ! Il 2 NNtgVSlfs}glIt
killed in Fafrmont as the result OF nos
license is the saloon business. ISwishss
you God sped in your campaign, and
hope that you may win out and bes
backed by dry council 81
With klndest personal regards 8to.i
both you and Mrs. Wees, ! remain, Ss
Sincerely yours, III III
CHAS. Ws$.EVANS.! II n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02

Going to engage the new nelp under
the whip Of somebody's SUPPOSED
pull or "lni]ueuce" with you-oT inG
the business like way, through STantG
IadvertisIng? 81 ~ " ss ;l3S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-02
SENATOR MEREDITH
Returns From state capItal-Reaehed
Home Last Evening.

Home Last Evening.
Senator ". S. Meredith retlrne'
from Charleston last evening and has
been in his Office today, where he has
received SEVERAL. callers. Senator
Meredith seems to have stood the
Charleston climate quite well as he
Is looking very strong and vigor.
GUS. ~
The West virginian desires to
thank him IN this public why for
daily copies Of the Senate Journal
during the session. It was very
kind In Senator Meredith to vol1ln'
tarlly remember us In that way
and We appreciate It.
Want advertise it-that vacant
chair at your table. and get a full
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-10
The House Flies Must Go.

Never during any previous year has the war
fare against that most ubiquitous of all pests,
the common house fly, become so general.
More than a score of American cities are now
enlisted in crusade of determination and pre-
vention. Heretofore the war upon the house
fly has been chiefly matter of individual en-
terprise; that is to say, each household has
made the fight against the pest single hand
eddy and upon defensive plan of engagement.
The weak spot in this individual scheme of
warfare is in the fact that however careful one
household may be to prevent breeding places
for flies the next door neighbor who gives no
thought to the matter may turn loose new
swarm every day and thus stock neighbor-
hood. Screens upon the doors and the win
dows are not entirely effective in keeping out
the insects.
War against the fly, like that against the
MOSQUITO is mainly an affair of looking after
the breeding places. The eggs of the fly are
deposited generally upon decaying animal It's
sue, but even putrescent vegetable substance
constitutes a breeding for the insects. Every
stable that is not cleaned several times week
during the summer is fly hatchery. Every
spool closet that is not Systematically and
frequently disinfected is a perfected fly breeder.
Even dead mouse left neglected in the corner
of the yard will be filled with hy-blows, and in
due time will produce swarm of flies.
1t IS quite apparent, therefore, tnaL Lne war
fare against the fly pest is only the pushing Of
the crusade for cleanliness to more minute
and complete realization. There is much
which municipal governments can do to pro-
mote and generslize the warfare, but to render
the effort at determination successful, the en-
tire population must be enlisted. There is no
reason to question that the fly pest can be re-
duced to minimum in every city and town
where there is put into operation systematic
and determined effort to purify every possible
breeding place. There must be unremitting
watchfuness over backyards and all outbuild
ings, and liberal use of quick lime in every
suspicious nook and corner.