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nld Are common in Rochefort.

Paris, France.-Rochefort seems
TO be Il great town for longevity. In
vestigation Of the records reveals the
fact that during the last century
from January /, 1901, to December
FL. 1900, IA persons in Rochefort
attained the age Of 80 Aoyer. Two
Of these were centeHs ans, one
reaching the age Of 1eB. AMI iha
ether dytng At 1oS.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Shot an AIbino saHtFrA

Marquette. Mich.-Whils hu1ttnS
near Grand Marais. Gustav Herbert
shot and killed An albinO squiFgsl.
Il has been presented 10 Tknsa
Cairns. Of Grand haTais, and VII bs
mounted. Albino deer are occasion
ally killed In upper Michigan, but
this Is the arst time Of whish thS5I
k record that = wkits squirrel has
hsSz bagGes
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
HAS A RABBIT PLAGUE.
BoIa CottOHtaiis Destroy Crops On
California Ranches.

BoIa CottOntaiis Destroy Crops Oh
California Ranches.
San Francisco, Csl.-Jaek rabbits
are said to be SO numerous In the
Antelope valley Of California that
the ranchmen are in despair. Ths
animals are becoming so fierce u At
they are actually breaking down the
fences around the adjacent fields and
eating crops down to the roots. Not
content with this. they are swarm
ing into the desert towns and In
Vading front yards of the dHsiieTs.
Citizens sf Lancaster tuTRed oEt
recently aud made a roundup. Theg
put up 8 fence across the road be-
tween fences surrounding fields On
each side and In short time drove In
and killed with clubs Ave hundred
jack rabbits.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Phonopranh in Schools.

In some Viennese schools phono-
graph which repeats speeches as re-
cited by eminent actors has been In
troduced in order to teach the pu-
pills defamation.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Postal Service In the Desert.

A new monthly postal service
across the Sanara has just been es-
tablished. The messengers are
mounted on camels.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
The Sailors Tobacco.

Three hundred tons of tobacco are
distributed annually among the sail
ors of the British navy. 1t is sold
to them at cost.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
STORE,
MAMMOTH STORE
Firemen in the Metropolis

There are more firemen killed and
injured In the performance of their
duties in New York City than In any
other city In the world.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
High Priced Peaches.

A commission agent in the Paris
fruit markets recently shipped a
basket containing 63 selected peaches
to London. The price for the lot
was $54O, or aOout 50 each.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
EAGLE KILLS A SHARK.
ships Crew Witness Desperate Flight
In Chesapeake Bay,

In Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore.-A remarkable esEAs
bat between a large eagle and
shark was witnessed recently by
Captain Henderson anh me crew a
the steamer Tangier In Chesapeake
Bay. When coming out OF occ0han-
mock Greek they saw the eagle dive
and come to the surface with
shark. Then followed q 1eEce stFUs-
gle, the shark pulling the eagle ub-
der the water until 1t Wss almeSl
exhausted. The fish wRs finally Kill
led and Seated dead On the water.
Members Of the steamers crew
put on In q small boat snd ca1turOd
the eagle, although It eiawed thsm
repeatedly and its mate. hOSsriRs
close By, tried TO attack them.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
A Big SaWmiII.

louisiana has a steel sawmill with
q capacity of 100000 Teet q day,
which - said to be the ,argest In the
country.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
The Telephone.

If all the Sell telephones made
each year were blended into a sim
gle instrument 1t would be nearly
800 miles high and weigh 1900
tons.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
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The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
The Sawed Of.

Laplanfers are the shortest peo-
pie in Europe, the men averaging
feet, II inches, the women feet
8 inches,
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Long Lived Swan.

Among the birds the swan lives TO
be the oldest, in extreme cases reach
ing 800 years. The falcon has Ueen
known to live over 162 years.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

Glass telephone poles reinforced
Dy wire are being used IN some parts
of Germany.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
THE NIGHT RIDERS
AIDED KENTUCKY
Original Organization Did Away
with Toll Gates and Brought
About Good Roads.
COMPANIES DISOBEYED The LAW

Grimes Committed Now Are by
Gangs Hiding Behind Name of Old
Association Which Caused the
Abolishment Of the Turnpike Com
Panies.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

The Bristol to Paddington eng
landD express covers 11Sh miles In
two hOurs.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

When terrified the ostrich Will
travel % miles an hour.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
DEATH list is
ABOUT $4,000
LEGAL EXECUTION OF LooTERs
BEGAN To.DAY-sEVERAL
PUT To DEATH.

tBy United Press.l ~
MEsSINA. Jan. 1.-THE legal execll-
tion of hooters began here today sew.
eral being sentenced to death by a
newly convened court martial. Whcr-
ever 1t was shown tant the looting OF
rulns and the robbing Of detenseless
victims was not induced by the starv-
Ing condition Of offenders death SEN
tences were passed upon them. More
than fifty villagers from unaffected
countainons country have been shot
down IN Messina IN the last three days
for obtaining supplies under the pre-
tense Of being fugitives.
Ten days after the quake 1t Is still
impossible 10 give more tlan rough
approximation Of the number OF deaths
which Is now placed at $4,000 by the
government officials. Roughly speak.
Ing the Messina death list Is placed ut
100000; Reggie, $4,000; Palml. $500;
villa san Giovanni, $500; Pallaro. 81
900; Scilla, $500, and Miletto. 1000.
Deaths in IS other towns total 10000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07

cause some very exciting and intense
" dramatic situations. The success Of
this production undoubtedly hns It's
reason on account Of Its being story
true To life, showing the Satanic clin-
ming Of the vlllianous PRINCIPALS,
against whose Vaccinations virtue H.
naliy trlumphs. Among these sombre
surroundings n beautiful lo:e story rs
told, and n comedy element relieves
the sensational Textures Interest Is
rept at premium, and laughter. syl'l'
pathy and tears alternately occ"py the
emotions Of the audience. snperbly
mounted and adequ7lely portrayed py
a splendid Gu 'irany, this lust VI vi
melodrematIc offerings viii be seen
next week at the Grand. matinee and
night, Saturday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07

4Ns n !, II
lay partner of5M. Stanley lodges. %
perdleton county, who ID d candidate
Tor the elerkshlp Of the lower house.
,, Senator Forman is credited with
having a big bump Of honesty, which
Is bis most valuable assetf nFthe pres.
ent conflict Of ambitions. Twosyears
ago he was q candidate for tie iiigll
honoro, but tho flght was between; Sen.
ators McDermott and ;Marshal.
Johnson,ls3 Strong. \.
Senator w. s. johnson, ofs Fayetts
county, IS tine ablest members
Of the legislature! Always ready 81
debate to champion the ositton III
his party, he has been y large, as.
sistance to the Republ lcans Senator
Johnson is probably the hest sspeaFer
in the, State Senate, and his candidacy
will loom up yer. formidable before
the race Is over. The business inter.
ests Of the State wage no ectionsto
johnson Or Gartlan. L { q
Il; IN the Lower House.
The fight for the speakerstipi in he
House Of Delegates 10 waxing warm
between four candldat 4 n sttck.
ling, James Stroller, H Roy:
Waugh and Edwin r. Il Kingsley The
four candidates have; strong suppostsrgS
and the fight is close. MI. strlcx.s
ling, who was the floor leader Of tbc
Republicans at the last two sessions,
viii arrive In the citySnext Saturday
night and Will have 4hiss headquarters
at the Kanawha Hotel. ma letter q
one Of the Kanawha deli gates bio e1.
pressed himself as being conn dent. 4
There are other candidates In Tho
field for the eakership, Including a.
D. Williams, q Pocahon tas county,
who has converted Pocanon tas into ths ;
Republican column. and Sherman Rob.
inson. Of Richie scounty The contest
at the present time ISL Red upon ID
being between stricklins and strother.
tlr y " Il, ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
When Women Love.

The French people have a proyerb
which they invariably find useful In
solving any, trouble that crops up.
"Cherchez Ia femme they say, which
in English means, Look for the wo.
man," And in this way they, IN al.
most every case, discover the motive
causing the difficulty. In this play
there are several women in the case.
good and bad, though the chief inter
est centers in the fluctuations OF q fac.
tory girl. Madge Carlton. who Is
wrongfully accused by a rascally dis
trlct attorney Of a murder he himself
has committed. This precious scoun-
drel Is In league with a woman Of the
underworld, whose efforts to lead Madge
astray are not successful, though they
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
/. B|:'iigsFight.
Continued from Page One,

Of the important financial problems OF
the State, applies his fine business
training to public affairs, and Is al.
ways on the job attending to the du-
ties for which elected. His record as
a State senator has been among the
very best. His strict integrity and
practical Judgment have enabled him
to represent the people with fidelity
and with results which are desirable
and eectIve He would make a splen.
did Acknowledgement, which in effect
being president Of the Senate is. He
has strong support in a divided field
and his chances are as good as the
next. His quiet, modest. unassumlng
ways do not keep him in the lime.light
rs much as he deserves. ] hope to
see him elected president Of the sen
ate" (. I 81
Senator Forman I has pursued his
candidacy with much vigor. He 10 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07

that he had asked whtre Annls was
and that Funke pointed out Annls'
boat was correct, Mr.. Hams said:
ITS absolutely false. | never said
slcn a thing" Il
"Now, do yol recollect that on Mon.
day YOU testified that when sou turned
away from your brother you walked
ten or fifteen feet up the dock?"
Hams said he did and the district
attorney. calling his attention to his
testimony today, that he went 80 or
40 feet up the dock. asked the de-
PENDANT II his memory was any better
today taan on Monday. mi
81 think. your honor, | have had
enough of the memory business" said
HaIns, ~ have answered 10 the best
Of my recollection"
When the shooting WIS going on, the
defendant said, he saw only his broth
er On the float. II,
Didn't See Annls Fall.
Hams said that his brother was
kneeling down and mis- head and
shoulders were concealed behind the
sail OF Annis' boat. -E
did you hear any shot fired when
he rose up?' VI, ~.
mo" III
"Then all the shots we're fred while
he WIS under the sail?"
"Yes." 81
II has been shown that one OF the
shots vert through the sail a loot from
the mast which Is several feet from
where Annls was sitting when the first
shot was fired.
Hams said that Tenning struck his
brother and the revolver dropped to
the float. He did not see Annis fall
In the water.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
lid not sec them at the club.

The defendant said that he did not
remember saying anything to q negro
waiter at the club about real estate
deals, whereupon the district attorney
asked him II ne had not testified on
Monday that lie asked the negro
waiter about real estate agents and
that the waiter talked about some
agents he knew. Hams said he did not
remember what he had said. n.
During the progress OF the testimony
there WIS frequent wranges OF coun-
sci, which Justice Crane quickly
checked. Z.
Afternoon Session.
Opening tne afternoon session. Jus.
tIce Crane informed the witness that
inasmuci US the afternoon sessions
were long he would permit him to rest
at any time for a few minutes II he
desired.
The district attorney asked the de-
PENDANT about his conversation with
Mr.. Blrchheld. and the witness denied
statements testified to by Birchfleld.
Halns described the position Of him.
self and Captain Halsn on the dock.
He said ne could not recall that there
were any other people on tle dock.
Hams stnted that he had talked In
n CONGREGATIONAL tone Of. voice with
Bichfeld on the dock Will his
brother stood near, the gasoline house.
The witness was not permitted to- say
whether the captain could have over
heard the conversation. NJ
Halns said that when be saw An.
MIS- boat nearing the dock he turned
to bis brother and said that Jesperson
was not there and that he was going
home. Viii
Wanted Him to Go Home.
"Wnat did you do then?"
al put my hand on hts arm and he
threw It OF. I then said was going
home and walked about 30 or 40 feet
up the dock. I turned around when
| had gone about 30 feet and coud not
see my brother. I saw only Mrs.
Annis on the dock"
.What did you do ncxt?"
f"I went 10 the runway to look for
my brother.
Hams said that when ne put his
hand on his brothers arm the latter's
eyes we're CLASSY. his arms were
folded across hts breast and his head
was bent down.
"Dld you do any other act TO in.
duce him to 90 homer x
Eyes. l twice told him that was
going nome. I was excited because
Annls was there. Ny brother threw
my hand of rs I showed him around"
ibid you remember your mother and
fathers admonltion to take care OF
pafar3n nv s3it la5eH
Objection to the question was sus.
tanned.
Asked II the testimony OF Mr.. Funke.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
ALVoRD is ANGRY.
Former Anti-saIoon League superin.
tcndert Dcnounces the Model
License Low League.

PARKERSBURG, ". Va" Jan. e.
In communication, Theodore Alvord,
until recently the superintendent Of
the AntI!snloon league Of West Viz
glnia, pays his respects to the "Model
License League" which Is cndeavor.
linz to checkmate ais scheme for State
vide prohibition with 4 model license
law. Tao leagues scheme to take the
saloonist out Of politics and the law
breaker out OF business was denounc'
ed In scathing terms by Mr.. Alyord.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
sarch Warrant Issued.

Miss Cora 1aughlln made informa'
ton before Justice q. s. Amos this
morning for a search warrant to
search the home Of H. P. keenan, to
recover a typewriter, a set Of books
and blanks belonging to the Colonial
Fraternal Insurance Company, of De-
trolt, Michigan. The writ was placed
in Constable ]. Lee Parker's hands for
execution.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
.-.
Bids For Repair Work.

The county court has prepared sne-
cihcatfons and VIII receive bids for
the repairing Of the basement floor
OF the court house. Thursday the bids
will be opened when the contractor to
do the work will be made known.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
viii Install Officers.

Mountain City Lodge Knights Of
Pythias will install the following Off.
GERS tonight: ]. A. Cochran. c. c.;
r, C. Miller. v. c.: P. B. Henry. Pre-
late: A. ]. Kern. NJ. OF w; 5. c. Clay
ton, M. OF A.; c. R Hall, NJ of F; S.
L. Miller, NJ. OF F.; &c. Miller. X. OF
Il. and s.: C. c. Meredith, |. G.; u
A. Knapp, O. G.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
ALIBI PROVED.
Thouuh State has Plenty Of Evidence
to Convict picoli. :.

Tom Picoli. arraigned before Jus.
tIce E. s. Amos for placing stones on
the interrrban car line. was held for
tho grand jury. The evidence nd
duced by the State was sufficient to
convict mad 1t been before the tribunal
having Jurisdiction to try the case.
while the defense without doubt
proved IN altbi.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07

Truant officer Files Complaint.
Truant Officer r. G. Davis has made
complaint against Albert Yeager, A. H.
Leonard, Pasquale Romlno and Carlo
yelarIe for not sending children to
school. as.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
Il stpte RESORT
Is i RAlpED BY POLICE.

.s;siIl sitEE,RsBURG Jan. 7. = Three
arraats were Issued yesterday
I q Rathbone at the instance OF
si6esssins Attorney sHiteshew for
hconbs, whole alleged gam
Eetsc7t was raided by the police
,sns yesterday morning. Mccombs
s,ss alf6r d hearing before Squire
BSHs M 4,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
LOCAL 10 Al OPTION
81 sfariount issue In West Virginia
n x 1. Town Elections.
W s(tBy United ,Press.)

sisssEUNTINGToN. W. Va, Jan. =
sspaf elections nre being held
an one hundred or more West
IfEEE aa towns. IN fact all towns of
,azn I'VE thousand population that
III III lflaye a special charter are vot-
d; Nay questions Of politics have
Il .:;asr asd aside, tie question Of local
grcdominating, 1,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
TANK EXPLoDES.
One Man Killed and Two Others serl'
ously Injured.


RICHMOND, Va. Jan. Z. - Lee
Cneatham was killed. T. J. Knight lost
his sight and negro was severely
burned by acid in the explosion here
to-day Of on overcharged five gallon
tank OF carbonic acid gas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07

dshlH6 laitE Nv" ~ "us .tAht S~AP''.''
Hams could near the name "Annis''
when 1t was spoken on the dock and
the army officer was thirty feet away.
Forgets Testimony.
Hams was asked why It was that
when he reached Baysitle he told Cap
tain Hams that they would look over
some building lots wnen the captain
had heard him tell Weaver In New
York wat they were going for. The
witness replied that he could not say.
Asked II he remembered what be had
said yesterday about the number Of
people on the Long Island train, Hams
said: 4
q don't know. | know that l was
very sick yesterday"
District Attorney mrrln carried the
witness slowly over the testimony
given by aim on Monday of the drive
from the railroad station TO the Bay
side Yacht Club. The witness said ne
did not recall that he had said to bis
brother during the trip that they
would ride around and see the lots
even II Jesperson was not there. The
district attorney called the attention
OF the witness to the fact that on nls
direct examination he had said he sng.
gested TO his brother that they look
the real estate over and drive around
a little.
Hams said TINT he did not see Gap,
tain HaIns load n revolver on the ride
10 the Yacht club. re-
Didn't See Women.
District Attorney Darrin asked the
defendant u there were any women
In the club houae when he reached It
and then directed Mrs. Hills and Mrs.
Rockwell, wives Of two club members,
to stand up in court. Hams said he
= q o " ~ . y p - 2 {
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07

HAniHTTA:
Order Gold Mefnl Flour II yn,r folks art
oernIck!ty nh7ut 'hnlr vIrtnals saLl.Y Any
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07

and that he did not hear him. The
district Wtorney was insistent on this
Jn:nt, with the apparent purpose OF
asking later how 1t was that Captain
Hams could near the name "Annis"
when 1t was spoken on the dock and
the army officer was thirty feet away.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-07
Thornton Hams

tcon.luueu from =noe one.'