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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-10
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CHARLESTON, Feb! 10.-The hear
Ing on the coal;soll and gus tax propo'
sltions by the Senate and House A.
nance comnltteesiin Joint session last
might proved the most Interesting 50
far held. William. Seymour Edwards
and Fred Paul Grosscup; Of Charles
ton; w. K. Waraell, Of Morgantown,
and Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, Of Fair.
mont, spoke aaglnst the bills, Amang
the interested listeners we're Govern
or Dawson, Goyernor-elect Glusscock
and Tax Commissioner Townsend. Tie
latter three asked frequent pointed
questions OF, the speakers and were
asked the same kind In return. Alto.
gether It was q very peppey session.
Another meeting will be held tonight
at which Mr.. Townsend and probably
Governor Dawson will speak In behalf
Of the bills. .55
mn. Edwards talked about oil and
coal, giving figures which be claimed
provevd that they could not stand
further burdens. He also cortended
that many coal operators Iii West
Virginia were operating at "a loss
Gas Companies Defended.
Col. Grosscup handled the gus end
OF the debate. According to his figures
the profits were comparatively small
and that none Of the companies ship.
ping gas out Of the State had SO far
got back what they put Into their
plant. @ 4
Ex-Governor; Fleming stated that the
average cost Of producing a barrel Of
oil was from IS to 80 cents, excluding
the cost OF drilling the we'll and pay.
/ = = .
ing the rentals a,ss 5g.
Speaker strlckltng Interrupted Coy.
ernor Fleming with the observation
that he knew Of wells which cost but
20 cents to produce barrel OF oil.
THE governor answered that that
was probably true with shallow wells
but that the average was as he stated.
Con hnulng. Governor Fleming said
that there were 1867 oil wells In
West Virginia producing on an aver.
age Of but two barrels each. This
was given as evidence that there was
not the enormous profit in the bust.
ness 1t is popularly credited with.
Home Company as Example.
AS to gas he said there was not
other class OK property 50 highly taxed
under the present laws. The Home
Company. OF Fairmont, was cite'l ne
an example. II was olsa'''1e" ~ l"'
nlsh means 70 sNe e'eAp s4s ~ ~, y
dustrles' s'te 'n'a ~" Is !'as,"h s4'ooV "
year taxes taxes "a.i1 Tue ~. ' 'n.' .as-
OF TWO per cent slosS '''.on'e .aH !. 10 :
only reco!irso "o..' De - l"s'e, - -
price 10 i!s pfiva'e ev,sue's ~.
mucn os,a1N ooula 1'N nv .a''e 80 NV, =
the INDUSTRIES ''"'7's - i"' " ''oA oDe '"
tract
lhe soVef"or e.'1 say! '!a. my ~ ee'
OF the gas ploauee. u .ue s'aee W..
consumed "''i.h O'.o ''a - N.i. sN'
the popular ho''oh 'lla' ''1o'' " - "a'
shlpped OUT ol '4e ot1'e "aa ''V''t W. V
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-10

Many people who are not Com.
PEELED to" rent a few furnished rooms
people who refuse to pay pride:
taxes" }.,'53
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-10

Glenn Mundle. OF Fairmont, is a
new scholar at the Union Business
College to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-10

Pullman ..........,...-. 64OO
U. s. Express Co. ........ 1857
Fairmont- -Clarksbrrg Trac. Co. 6SG03
Swift Refrig. Transit Co. -. $40
Monon. River r. R. Co. -. 151.4o
Bait. and Ohio R. R. Co... 1928
Fairmont Gas & Light Co :. 6lO.4s
Central Dis. Print. Tel. Co... 1876
Consolidated Telephone Co. 211.1o
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. OF ". Va. .93
Western Union Tel. Co. -. 6"
Total ..sl97oG!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-10

" Suckers, carp, mullet and red horse
No closed season. ="
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-10
FAIRMoNT WEsTVIRaNlA WEDNESDAY FEBRUA AIRY lo,lsoe
Conf Tia Repo rts 5Anerlt A 4, 4
Appo poii1trae1 for G ou.sD D alvson
Denies ! Offer
....ofFedle.rl,al JOB

CHARLESTON, Feb. 10.-"E was Of
fered no such position. was all that
Governor Dawson would say last night
when queried about the story of the
protfered appointment from Washing
ton. He declined to discuss the re-
port further, or his visit at Washing
ton.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
Fragrance of Hay.

The agreeable odor of freshly cut
Eay is impaired to it by certain plants
CT the family of the labiates, such as
the saladburnet, woodruff, sweet tre-
foil, etc, but in particular by the so
called spring grass or vernal grass
(AnthoXantum odoratum). This lat
ter is very precocious gramina that
fourishes as early as the end of April
Or the beginning Of May. 1t grows i'll
low and thick tufts and thrives chief
ly in fresh and shaded ground.
Now, should You ask us whence
this odor of the spring grass which
10 hay imparts its fragrance, in an
swer we shall tell you: 1t is due to
the aromatic principle called Cou
marin by the chemists. This sub
stance is also extracted from the
aforementioned plants in which it
appears in appreciable quantities, and
used in the manufacture of perfumes,
as well as in medicines in the form
of sedative and carminative pastes
and syrups against bronchitis, whoop-
ing-cough, etc.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
BOYS EIGHT WITH EAGLE.

Harry Davis, a fourteen-year-old
boy who resides on Petaluma avenue
in this city, had a fierce fight with a
young Rocky Mountain bald eagle on
Puerto Suello Hill, East San Rafael
The boy was out hunting squirrels
with a party of boys and while walk
ing along rocky point he noticed
three large birds engaged in a fierce
battle. He finally ascertained that
two of the birds were chicken hawks
and the large bird was an eagle.
After the eagle had finally beat his
adversaries until they retired from
the field the exhausted bird alighted
on rock near the young nimrod. A
shot from his rife wounded the bird
and it flew 10 the top of large pine
tree.
In his excitement Davis scrambled
up the tree in search OF his prize. AT
point fifty feet from the ground the
young hunter attacked the wounded
eagle with small branch of tree
The eagle resented the attack and
made vicious lunges at him. With
one stroke of its claw it almost tore
the boys cost from his back But
young Davis was game and fought
the bird at the risk Of his own life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
EXPLORERS HARDsHIPs.

Samuel Hearne first entered the
employment of the Hudson Bay COM
pany as mate of one of the sloops
trading with the Eskimos. After
ward the information that he ac-
quired in this way was turned to good
account in his explorations. He was
still a young man, writes L. J. Bur-
pee, in "The Search for the Western
Sea-" when he set forth on the expe-
dition which was to make his name
famous-the discovery of the Cop
permine River.
Hearne encountered many misfor-
tunes. His second journey had to be
abandoned because of the loss of the
quadrant, and on his third expedition
the old Elton's quadrant, (which had
been upward of thirty years at the
fort the only instrument he could
obtain, followed the example of it's
predecessor.
81 cannot says Hearne, ''suffi-
ciently lament the loss of my quad
rant, as the want of it must render
the course of my journey uncertain"
While at Great Slave Lake his
watch stopped, which added greatly
to his misfortune, as he was now de-
prived of every means of estimating
distances with any degree of accur-
acy.
Nevertheless, he added materially
to the geography Of the far North,
and it is still a fact that Hearne is
the only authority for the topography
of much of that unexplored part of
Canada.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

will not leave Paris until 1 see her
safe under her fathers wing again;
then, if l have an ounce of common
sense left, will fly"
Reaching his own room, he found
among others a letter from Lady
Gethin. asking the real reason of his
prolonged stay in Paris. Having
spare half-hour he replied at once:
Il am trying to put the pieces OF
puzzle together; 1 am not sure
shall succeed, but l am going to give
myself few days longer, then l shall
come and report proceedings. | Won
der what solution you will suggest.
Till we meet then, shall say no more
on the subject. Have you seen the
Deerings? Are they both in London?
assure you I long to bring my
doubts ard suspicious to the test of
your experience and acumen.
Ever your devoted nephew,
"HUGH GLYNN."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

The bird succeeded in getting below
the boy and thus holding him pris-
oner in his lofty perch
Finally one of his boy companions
carried his gun to within reaching
distance, with the result that a we'll
directed bullet settled the question of
supremacy between the eagle and the
with few bruises, brought the eagle
to San Rafael. where it was meas
ured and found to reach five feet six
inches from tip 40 tip. This is the
first eagle that HIS been seen or killed
in this vicinity for many years.-San
Rafael Correspondence San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
A Psychopathic Hospital.
BY REV. DIR. f. WORCESTER.

The peculiar art of ministering to
the sick which bears the unfortunate
name of psychotherapy cannot be
acquired by reading or listening to
didactic lectures. Neither can it be
learned except in an empirical, hit
or-miss fashion from mere contact
with the sick without scientific in
struction. To train men as they
ought to be trained we need an in
stitute which shall include a small
and beautiful psychopathic hospital
and a school of sound learning Here
physicians. clergymen, psychologists.
medical and theological students,
and select group Of social workers
could receive the instruction and the
experience necessary to qualify them
in their several capacities to do the
work. With the establishment Of
such an institution l should feel that
our movement was safe, and that
had accomplished as much as a man
has a right to expect. Nor would
the cost be overwhelming, as such
things go.-The Century.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
NOT HIS FAULT

frate Woman These photo
graphs you made of myself and hus
band are not at all satisfactory and
I refuse to accept them"
Photographer - Whats wrong
with them?"
Irate Woman-''Whats wrong!
Why, my husband looks like a ba-
boon"
tographer-"Well, that's no
fault OF mine, madam. You should
have thought of that before you had
him taken. Boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
LAID DOWN THE FRYTNG-PAN

LAID DOWN THE FRYING-PAN.
When, at Gaines Mill in 1852 the
Fifth Texas captured two whole regi-
ments of Yankees, the Texan soldiers
were all very proud of their achieve
ment. J. B. Policy was one of them,
and in his Soldiers Letters to
Charming Nellie" he describes an
amusing scene in connection with the
surrender
When the Yankee officers sur
rendered their swords in a body to
Colonel Upton, they were so prompt
in the duty that he was compelled to
lay down the fryin-pan which he car
ries in place of sword, and hold the
weapons presented in his arms.
Just then he noticed a commotion
at the far end of the captured regi-
ments That was near the timber.
and squad of the prisoners were
making an effort to pass by big
JOAN Ferris" of Company B, who
stood there unaided, endeavoring to
intercept them.
Springing up on log, the armful
OF swords dangling about in every
direction. Upton shouted:
You John Ferris! What are you
trying to do, now?"
I'm trying to keep these fellows
from escaping" returned Big John,
in stentorian voice
Let them go, you Internal fool"
shouted back Upton. Wed a sight
rather fight 'em than feed EN-"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

WOMEN ATTACKED BY WOLVES.
To be lost for two days and a night
in the wilds of Nevada, without
means of protection and terrified by
the howls of the big gray wolves, was
the experience of Mrs. w. J. Getker-
night operator for the Salt Lake
Railroad at Crestline, the highest
point on the route between Salt Lake
and San Bernardino, Cal
The women left the telegraph sta
ton to hunt for strayed burro.
When they failed to return at night
fall the husband, who is the day oper-
ator, notified the railroad company,
which ordered out the Japanese Sec
ton men and other employees working
near Crestline No news had been
received at midnight, and a special
train was sent from Crestline with
men and horses.
Lyman Garfield, timber trailer,
found the women in a deserted sheep
camp twenty miles from the station.
They had wandered until darkness
fell, when the bowling of the wolves
caused them to seek shelter in an old
camp at Miller's Wells. They found
crusts of bread and plenty of water.
During the night the wolves trailed
them to the door of the hut and re-
mained about the place until daylight,
snarling and trying to tear down the
door or dig beneath it. The women
stood guard with clubs until daylight
New York World.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
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5S1A>@sFor@the ChildrenkhSz543 ~ ID
CROONINGS.


come to me, little one. drowsy and dear;
Mother will spare me her darling awhile;
am so lonely when twilight is near
Lie in my arms, love, and nestle and
smile.
have no little one. dearie. like you
No little hand to hold close in the night;
No one to dream of, the lonely hours
through
No one to wake for, when God sends the
light.
You are sorry? O. bless you, my sweet.
Dear little fingers that wipe off the tears,
Soft little body and little white feet,
How will they treat you-the terrible
years.
Life is so fair to baby like you-
All things are wonderful under the sun;
Rainbows are real and all stories true
Would they might be so when childhood
is done.
Wide little eyes that are questioning so,
Life is no stranger to you than to me; -.
The secrets worth knowing [ never shall
know:
The end of the rainbow | never shall see.
So little drowsy one, nestle and sleep
Angels are near, as the days come and
Sweet by thy dreams in their close-watch-
ing care
Lullaby. little one lullaby low
Elisa Barker, in Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
TICKLE, TICKLE GIRLS.

Elsie-"You remember, dear, that
young man you were sweet on last
year at the beach. 1 suppose you
will go to the same place this year,"
May-"Oh, no; he might be
there" boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
GLOOMY RESEARCH.

$50 you are again at your micro
scope investigating germs!"
EYes," answered the scientist: Il
am the man you read about who is
always looking for trouble. Wash
ington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
A FAIR MAN.

"Then you don't insist on having
your moneys worth of everything you
buy?"
mo; only a reasonable percentage
of my moneys worth. I'm willing to
let the other man make fair profit.
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
THERE WAS HAIR-PULLING.

Mrs. Scrapp-"John, are you go
ing to Mr.. Browns wife's funeral?"
Mr.. Scrapp-'I guess not. 1t
makes one feel awkward, you know.
to go to anything and not be able to
return the invitation. Boston
Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
More RoOkShops Wanted.

The business of bookselling re-
mains much as it was when the mass
of the population could not read.
There are millions of potential read
ers in the country who cannot get
books for want of bookshops.-From
the Author.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
THE POET.

t'Do you believe in inspiration?"
ooh, yes. A call from bailiff will
always set me to grinding out verse;"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
TAKING WHAT HE CAN GET.

. TAKING WHAT HE CAN GET
'Why is it that you don't mani
fest more concern about being ar
rested for fast motoring?"
We'll" answered Mr.. Chuggins.
"to tell you the truth I'm so delighted
when the machine goes at all, that
am willing to pay for the extra
speed. Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
THE BALD TRUTH.

Polite Hairdresser-''Try bottle
of this preparation, sir. Splendid
thing for badness"
Customer (sarcastically)-"So it
may be, but I've got all the badness
1 want, thank you."-Pearson'
Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
OH. MABEL,

Miss Mabel - 81 heard mamma
talking about your shooting fume
in the West, Mr.. Weete."
Bill Weete-"Yes, Miss.
Miss Mabel-"Tell me, what other
big animals have you shot?' ?'-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
HE LOST HIS NERVE, ANYWAY.

A Wichita man was cussing be-
cause of his aching teeth
why don't you go to a dentist?"
asked one of his friends.
ooh. l haven't got the nerve" was
the reply.
Never mind that" replied tho
friend, ''the dentist will find the nerve
all right"'-Kansas City Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
Ships Furnish Weather Reports.

Weather reports by wireless tele-
graph are furnished the British bu-
reau by shirs in the Atlantic. The
ocean has leen divided into num-
bered areas. so as to locate all re-
ports.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
INTERESTING TO GIRL

But what made you irritate her
father?"
81 had to do it. I wasn't any too
popular with the girl until her father
forbade me the house. Louisville
Courier-Jo ournal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

The latest suggestion for the treat
ment of asthma comes from Ger
many. 1t consists simply in breath
ing exercises conducted in such
way that the inspiration is rapid,
while the expiration is as slow and
as thorough as possible.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

At a meeting Of the Academy of
Sciences in Paris it was established
recently that ultra-violent rays
passed through milk will completely
sterilize the liquid and effectually rid
it of all microbes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
Both Ways.

''He has a wide circle of acquaint-
ances, hasn't he?" Yes, and a circle
Of wide acquaintances. He is presi-
dent of fat mans club. Houston
Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
POOR MAN MUST WAIT.

is my hat on straight"
"Yes-hurry, or Wen be late"
Are you sure it's perfectly
straight"
Indeed it is-you couldn't get it
straighter Are you ready?'
No; I'll have to go back and
change this hat You know it isn't
stylish to have this kind on straight.
-CleVGland Leader.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

TESTING ON A SERIOUS MATTER.
-"Short weight on the steak
as usual You never see the butcher
robbing himself
Hub-"I dunno, my. dear. I've
seen him steel his own knife. Dos
ton Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
Ql/;; :; ZTSel4
3Ndture saSCienCe{
F - G,

A Pennsylvania has invented
tubular tennis post in which a net can
be rolled and left out of doors in all
weathers without being injured.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
DOWN ON RIVAL PLANTS.

Wife-"John, the hens have
scratched up that egg plant seed you
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
NO. "a.
DECEIVED.

Your feet are small" the shoe clerk said,
AS he her instep pressed;
The lady sighed and bowed her head
And gladness filled her breast.
But little time with her he spent,
A busy clerk was he;
He sold her skies ere she went
But they were numbered three.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

The great Importance X-ray and
radium already play in the treatment
of disease is shown by the appearance
in Germany of q "Handbuch der
Roentgentherapie," by o. Nemnich,
which has nearly thousand pages.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03
SCARED FROM RURAL SCENES.

What do s'pose it is dat is over
crowdin' de cities?" asked Meander-
ing Mike.
81 dunno" answered Plodding
Pete, unless it's dis habit farmers is
gittin' into of advertisin' fur harvest
hands. s."-Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

A steam-driven power plant is be-
ing built at Galena, ILL.,, to transmit
power twenty-five miles north into
Wisconsin, The first two units in
stalled with be 1900 and 1850 kilo-
watt three-Dhase acknowledgement
generators driven by reciprocating
Corliss engines. The current is gen.
Grated at 1900 volts, transformed to
a line potential of $4,000 and re-
duced again to $500 or lower where
necessary, for local distribution.
This plant will supply among other
places the zinc mining centre at Hazel
Green.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
COW did e git on with the peg at
Chaggivord, then, Garge?"
ooh, I zold en- perty middlin' like,
but 'er didn't make wat 1 thought 'er
wild. I didn't think 'er wild. THE
Tatler.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

1t is reported from France that it
is proposed to manufacture fuel from
peat under a new patented process in
the peaty district on the borders Of
the Charente Inferieure and DeuX
Sevres Departments The fuel pro-
duced experimentally is said to be of
good quality.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

SOWeu.
Hub - Blame 'em! Jealousy, /
suppose. Boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

In British Columbia platinum is
found in many Of the alluvial gold
workings, where it can be saved as a
by-product The saving Of it in
small way is. however, attended with
so much trouble that it has been prac-
ticaIly neglected and no appreciable
production made recently.