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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
AllsHaye Our Troubles.

A country exchange makes the fol-
lowing admission with which the man
agement Of nearly every publishing
Office will be in sympathy: I'VE came
out n day ahead Of time last week. SO
that our force might enjoy Christ.
mas: we. come out q day late this
week, because We DID. However, the
world knows printer is a-well, he is
Just printer! "-Huntingtcn Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
rss EDITORS:

ly33 Is
.simpIe Eaitt' and . Normal stood,s
u The following article Is being pass.
ed around by the editors OF various
newspapers. We presume space Is giy.:
en- to It by each in turn tozscrve as a
kind OF defense Of their own alndiy!d-
ual views against the frequent criti-
cisnas made upon them BY their read.
ers. The article referred to comes to
US from the New Dominion. and snys
that "Tle editor Is a down-trodden In
dIyidual. People are always telling
him what to do and how to do things,
and there are times when 1t does not
ndd to his contentment or his digestion
TO entertain q suspicion that they may
be right. But he will turn waen push.
ed into a corner. Thus Kentucky
| editor in conveying to his constituent
cy his incubations on the Duke OF
Westminster, happened to drop into
poetry. as silas wegg would say. and
printed this couplet: :.
Kind Hearts are more than coronets
And simple faith than auornal blood.
"He was promptly and ernphatically
called down by a physician. who
wrote:
al must strongly contradict this
Normal blood Is considered by the
medical profession the best asset a
IRAN or woman can have 7: .-- ~. :
Ibid the editor crawish? No. he
did not crawhsh. lie stood pat and
defended the couplet as 1t appeared
referring but incidentally to the Sin
tclllgent' compositor He made on,
4 good case and announced that Il
there Is anything in the Emmanuel
movement. Christian Science. psy'
chotherapy and kindred develop
ments. he was prepared to maintain
that simple faith'2is as much better
than normal blood rs straight flush
Is better than two pairs. On tae whole
Iit seems to US the. editor scored a
bull's.eye. He was almost justified In
writing down old carpet bags as a
quack. "-Mannington Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
From section hanh nj The n!

From section hand Mt the age Of is
10 president OF a great railroad at Sc
Is the history Or Mr.. ". c. Brown. who
has just been elected to the presidency
n the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company. The man
who stays In business for forty
years, working faithfully, pera!stently
and consclentiously. Is really worth
while and deserves to succeed. Mt.
W. c. Brown has set a fine example
for the young men OF America.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08

. N H n.y.. -
UNION CITY, Tenn, Jan. 5. - A
strong military guard surrounds the
jail that confines the eight Night Rid
ers found guilty last mig t OF partici.
patton In the murder OF Captain Ran
kin. While Judge Jones will hear ar
gumcnts tomorrow on a motion OF
their counsel for a new trial, this evil
IDENTIFY is only the usual Formally and
the prisoners and their friends believe
their onl yhope Hes with higher courts.
which they will try to take the case
as soon as Judge Jones denies their
petition. n s / ~ !. X y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08

There Is said To be nothing half 80
elusive Us the dead sure thing. And
yet people are always found ready TO
clnch it and think they have It. only
to and out they haven't. j: 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08

Arthur Clear and Sam Applewhlte
guilty OF murder In the first degree
vita mitigating Circumstances. and
Bud Morris and Bob Huffman, the 9TH
er defendants, guilty OF murder In the
second degree, and fixed their punish
mcnt at twenty years in the pen!tcn-
tiary.
The punishment Of tie, six first
naned :, defendants. was left to the
; court and may be death or life impr.s-
oMlnent. The defense filed a motion
for Il new trial, which was sat for hear.
Ing Saturday, and will be overruled. as
indicated by the court, when sentence
will be pronounced.
The jury had been out since . p. m.
but because OF the illness Of Juror Kos.
son. had not been able TO consult Until
|r. nj. r III,
Court was convened at SIP. N. and
the jury sentswurd taat It would be
able 10 report shortly. The room was
crowded, as It Was during the areu.
ment. The minutes passed and at S:45
p. m. the bailiff called for. the. county
pnysician. Juror Rosson was IN a
state Of collapse and needed attention.
It was half an hour before Rosson re-
vlved, when the jury filed in and six
deputies were summoned to carry In
the bed upon which the sick juror. re-
clined. Rosson's condition Is such
that 1t was deemed inady1sable to
move aim last night. ~
The defendants took the verdict
With calmness, as they had been ex-
pecting 1t since The closing Of the ar
snments. s,
The State expected verdict Of first
degree murder in all eight cases. Bob
Huffman, one Of the men TO escape
with twenty; years. Is the man who.
according to the testimony OF Frank
Fenringer. Aired the shot that killed
Captain Rankin. u
Wien the jury was ready to report
the military quietly surrounded the
court house and a detail Of soldiers.
with revolver holsters opened, was de-
ployed around the walls d. the court
room. but aside from whispered buzz
Of conversation, there was no demon
stration. The prisoners were quickly
handcuffed and, under military escort,
taken to prison. ,t.st i
The verdict is considered a compro-
mise one. and no trouble is feared by
tho authorities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
A PuuIer.

An item Is going the rounds Of the
press throughout the country to the
effect that thirty-three counties In
West Virginia nre dry. eleven wholly
wet and the rest partially dry. The
News Is at a loss, to understand how
the distinction between wet and par.
TALLY dry counties is made.
Ohio county. for instance. is lncl,ld-
I'll among tine thoroughly saturated
counties. Wood county is clnssed as
partially dry. The point is clear
enough In the case Of Wood, because
saloon licenses are now confined to
the city Of Parkersburg. But why
should Ohio county be classed MS dis.
tInctly wet. There are half a dozen
villages in this county which refuse
license. and there are localities for
which the county commissioners de-
cline TO grant license. Why then Is
II not put in the partially dry class?
The same rule holds gaod In all
counties which have saloons. Each has
Esome dry territory. /
There Is but one accurate way ia
classify West Virginia in this respect.
and that Is by arranging the counties
in two groups, those which have sa.
looms and those which nave not. At
that there is no county or town bound
to the no-liccnse plan, as counties In
Ohio are bound by the Rose law. At
any time any county court or town
council in West Virginia where 1t has
exclusive Jurisdiction has the right to
grant license regardless Of the .sentI-
ment Of the people on this subject.
The local option law is designed to
make the license question easier Of
misunderstanding News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
GOV. pAwson's COMMISSIONS.

GOV. DAW6oN'9 COMMISSIONS.
Some OF our Democratic contempor
aries have been rather caustlc in theis
criticism OF Governor Dawson for ere
ating commission for the purpose Of
preparing bin providing for a com
plete revision Of the game laws. In
fairness, however. It may be said the
criticisms were aimed at the policy OF
! the governor In appointing commits
sloners rather than at the specific In
aatance, saYs the Hampshire Review.
The Review, has perhaps been as
strong m opponent Of the creation Of
uew and needless Jobs for political
parasites ,as any newspaper ', In the
State. but We confess we do not place
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08

Wilbur Wright" has gone wrong"
but seems 10 be- "up in the air" higher
than ever. He has Just been named
as correspondent in q divorce suit In
France. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
A. Friendly.

taAt Friendly there was but one con.
test, Hugh b. Williamson. running IN!
dependenuy for council, and he defeat.
ed F! E..sWilliamson. The new on.
Gals are: Mayor. J. c. Thorn; re-
corder. ]. Il. Morgan; council. A. L.
Stewart, Hugh B. Jamlson. John w.
Mccay, Arkansas Wells and Charles
Flesher.
" kenova. 81
It was the hottest election ever neld
in Kenoya, Wayne county. The Demo
Gratis won by narrow margin. The
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
At Milton.

Milton Cabell county, went Repubh-
can. The elections resulted }.as' fol-
lows: Mayor, J. II. Lewis; recorder,
J. r. RAIDER: council, J.. B. Cline, b.
Ar. Sheets, B. D. Ball. J. I. Haroor,
w. F. Jefries. s.. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08

President Roosevelt and Congress
will not have very much longer to fight
over the Secret Service or anything
else, Us the fourth OF March is less
than two months off.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
NIGHT RIDERS
FOUND GUILTY
PUNISHMENT OF SIX MAY. BE
DEATH OR LFE lMpRlsoN.
MENT-EtGHT CON.
VlcTED.

UNION CITY, Tenn, Jan. s-Witl
the verdict Of guilty in varying DC:
grees. the Jury in the night rider
trials. reported OF s:B last night. The
twelve men found. Garrett, johnson,
It'd Burton, Boy RANDOM, Fred pinion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08
par,oursvIltc

The Democrats won In Harbours.
Vile. Tho ticket: Mayor. James
Brady; recorder. H. A. va1andtngham;
council, ]. B., Thacker. Thomas B. tMer-
rick. D. f. rhornburg. B. F. Sanders,
John q. Morse. I,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08

Everybody is wise" after the thing
happens. but the really smart fellow
gets NEXT" before II takes place. \.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-08

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
CHAPTER XVII.

"A T the sport. my young friend"
IN Henri murmured from tue
A "a depths of his basket chair,
0r riold won without c1lpS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
(To be Continued.)
Ccrkscrcw Seed.


There are some seeds which liter
ally corkscrcw themselves into the
ground" The most remarkable in
stance is perhaps that of the Spina
pennata. Il beautiful south European
grass. The actual seed is small, with
Il sharp point and stiff short hairs
pointing backward. The top end Of
the seed is produced into 4 fine, twist
cd. corkscrew-like rod, which is fol-
lowed by Il plain cylindrical portion,
ending in Il long, delicate feather, the
whole being more than Il foot in length.
Owing to this feather the seed falls to
the earth point downward and sticks
in the ground. But, even if the seed
should settle on it's side, damp, by act
ing on the hairs attached TO it, causes
it to rise up till its point is downward.
If shower comes on or dew falls the
spiral unwinds, elongating itself UP
ward. Being covered. like the seed,
with backward pointing hairs. it usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
rheumatism,

More than nine out of every ten
cases of rheumatism are simply rheu-
matism of the muscles, due to cold
or damp weather or chronic rheuma-
tism. In such cases no internal treat
ment is required. The free applica-
ton of Chamberlain Liniment is all
that is needed, and it is certain to
give quick relief. Give it a trial and
see for yourself how quickly it re-
lieves the pain and soreness. Price,
% cents; large size, so cents. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS

CHAPTER I.-Guy Poynton, an Eng
ish boy, is taking a walking tour on
the border line between Russia and
Germany. He falls asleep. and when he
awakeS sees two trains meet, one from
Russia and one from Germany. He
reaches an inn, where he is followed by
German officer who tries to find out
IL he knows anything of the meeting
on the road. He denies all knowledge
of it, He is advised to leave for Aus
tria without delay, as he is suspected
of being spy. He had during the col
ioquy secured paper which had blown
from the window of one of the cars.
1t was written in German.
CHAPTER Ii.-Guy goes 20 Paris af-
ter visiting Austria and meets party
of men and women, to whom he tells
the story, emitting all mention of the
paper
CHAPTER III.-Phyllis Poynton comes
to England in search of Guy, her broth
er. who has disappeared. She finds in
his trunk the German paper She trans
iates it into English, but cannot make
anything out of it. She destroys the
translation and keeps the original
CHAPTER IV.-Phyllis meets a man
who she has been informed knows of
her brothers whereabouts.
CHAPTER V.-Sir George DUncombe,
an English baronet, sees a photograph
of Phyllis and falls in love with ii. lie
agrees to so to Paris to search for her.
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris, but
fails to find any trace of the Poyntons.
CHAPTER VII.-Duncombe- offers an
enormous reward for information of the
PoyntonS.
CHAPTER VIII.-Duncombe is warn
ed to give up the search.
CHAPTER IN.-MIle. Mermillion agrees
to give Duncomhe the desired informa-
ton, but she fails to arrive at the APP
pointed time.
CHAPTER X-Mlle. Mermillion has
been murdered Duncombe gets for
mer newspaper reporter named Spen-
Ger to assist him in his search. lie is
again warned to leave Paris.
CHAPTERS Mini - Duncombe is
notified that if he does not leave Paris
he will he arrested for the murder OF
CHAPTER XIII.-He returns to Eng
land.
CHAPTER XIV.-Duncombe has rea-
son to believe that Phyllis Poynton is
In England ut place near his own. y
girl arrives with her father. They are
introduced to him as Mr.. and Miss Field
ing.
CHAPTER XV.-Duncombe feels sure
that Miss Fielding is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER NNI-Duncombe tells Miss
test her. but she does not appear to be
affected by il.
CHAPTERS XVII. XVIII - Spencer
telegraphs that he is coming to Eng
land, as he has found out that the red
Mr.. Fielding and his daughter are IL
Russia.
CHAPTER XIX-Miss Fielding con
fesses that she is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER XX.-FicIdiug escapes af-
ter trying To Kill man in order TO Sc
cure some papers which he has. Dun
combe agrees to protect Phyllis.
CHAPTERS MI. MIL - Spencer
learns all about Phyllis. except her rea
son for using an assumed name. n
yet nothing has been heard of Guy, "a
Phyllis will not tell everything.
CHAPTERS XNIII. NXIN.- Phylli
goes to France with two people win
call for her.
CHAPTER XXV.-Guy in Paris ha
been in hiding as the result of a scrap
in which he had been involved with
French noblcman and his son, who APP
pearcd very much Interested in hi
story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08

\ small telephone which stood upon
The table rang sharply The duke ex-
charged Il few sentences and replaced
the receiver. Tie turned to Guy.
ut is an affair of the tides" he said.
"Your body was washed up this after
noon. six hours before fine. 1t win be
in the evening papers. Ah"'
The telephone rang again. This time
it was NJ. I;risson who was required.
He listened for a moment or two
with inscrutahle countenance; then he
glanced at the clock and replied:
The Russian ambassador" he said
replacing the receiver, desires an i'm.
mediate interview with me on n mat
ter of the utmost Importance, and the
Russian fleet has left the Baltic"'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08

4" "a L the sport. my young frlenu,
In Henri murmured from the
4 "a depths of his basket chair,
II yield you without cues
ton supremacy. Your rude games.
trials mostly of brute strength. do not
interest me. Your Workmanship ]
must confess that l envy, and / fear
that you are a better shot But two
things remain to me-"
"Only two:" Guy murmured. What
unexampled modesty."
Il can drive a racing automobile at
eighty miles an hour, and with the
foils can play with you"
Il give you the first" Guy answered,
"but I'm beginning to fancy myself a
bit with the sticks. Let's have
bout"
"My dear Guy" Henri exclaimed,
forgive me, but what crude sugges.
ton. The first breeze of the day is
just coming up from the lake. Close
your eyes as l do. Can't you catch
the perfume of the roses and the late
lilac? Exquisite. In half an hour
you will see q new green in the woods
there as the sun drops. This is silent
joy. You would exchange it for vul-
gar movement"
81 don't see anything vulgar about
fencing" Guy replied. Its all right
here of course, but I'm getting stiff,
and l haven't the appetite of kitten.
! should like good hours bout, a
swim afterward in the baths and a rub
down. Come on, Henri! It'll make us
as fit as possible"
Henri shivered a little.
my young friend" he murmured
you move me to despair. How can an
alliance between nations with such
contrary ideals be possible? You
would desert a beautiful scene like this
to gain by vulgar exercise an appetite
that you may eat. Can't you realize
the crudeness of it? Yet | must re
member that you are my guest he
added. striking the bell by his side
Antoine shall prepare my linen clothes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08

ly presses against some blade of grass
or other obstacle. with the result that
the seed is pressed into the ground
On the spiral becoming dry again it
curls up, and the seed is not drawn
out of the ground owing TO its back
ward pointing hairs, but the spiral and
the feather are easily drawn down. On
the return of damp the spiral again
unwinds and. acting as before, drives
the seed still farther down until at
last it is quite buried
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
Foster-Milburn company, Buffalo, n. T.,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
He Got What He Needed.

Nine years ago it looked as if my
time had come" says C. Farthing, of
Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. 81 was so run
down that life hung on very slen-
der thread. 1t was then my drug
gist recommended Electric Bitters.
bought bottle and / got what L
needed-strength. l had one foot
in the grave, but Electric Bitters put
it back on the turf again, and I've
been well ever since Sold under
guarantee at all druggists. soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
Downward Course.
Fast Being Realized by Rock Island
People.


A little backache at first.
Daily increasing till the back is lame
and weak
Urinary disorders quickly follow.
Diabetes and finally Bright's disease.
This is the downward course of kid
ney ills.
Don't take this course.
James Grimes. 172S Third avenue,
Moline, Ill, says IL suffered from kid
ney disease and its kindred ailments
for years. The most severe symptoms
were pains across my loins and con-
tinual backache. | could not stoop or
lift anything without enduring 81 rp
shooting pains through my back and
shoulders. The secretions of the kid
neys were very irregular, causing me
much annoyance. particularly at night
when | would have to get up many
|, times. | tried many remedies but was
unable to get any relief until Il heard
| of Doan's Kidney Pills. l Immediately
procured a box and after taking them
in accordance with the directions the
tons became regular, and in a very
short time | was completely cured.
can conscientiously say that | owe my
present good health to Doan's Kidney
Pills, and am glad to recommend then
to anyone suffering from any form o
kidney disease"
Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harpe
House pharmacy and as what custo
mers report
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
More Appropriate.

as that n horseshoe Mr.. Growchey
has nailed over the door of his den?"
asks tho acquaintance who has gone
V s. 10 friend to call on Mr.. Grow
rScshoc? No, indeed" answers
friend. 'Growchey wanted the
~ to express his usual sentiment.
ats mule shoe."-Chicago Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-08
a SLIGHT Misinterpre,ation.

"I admire Miss George. She seems
to be such Il single minded girl
''Well. she doesn't, for fact. ap-
pear to have any thought of getting
married ."-TIoustpn Post
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
'DAvY' JONES IS
THE TANTAL|zER
BY PAUL H. BRUSkE.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. March O.
When il comes to repartee, on the
field, II is commonly admitted that
Davy Jones, OF the Tigers. is about in
a class by himself. In fact. OF recent
seasons IL has come TO such a pass
that the umpires have often chased
Davy from the coaching lines before
he has ever had an opportunity TO say
word.
The Tigers were playing In St Louis
one day last year and Hobe Ferris
had been playing great ball at third
IL became incumbent on Jones To ger
lis goat.
David strolled out Now, what are
you going 10 do out here? Get back
where you belong on the bench, re-
marked Ferris.
Shut up" responded Jones. When
4 look al that face OF yours, | always
think you're just getting up for a
masquerade ball"
lips moved without emitting a coher-
ent remark and as he sputtered Ty
Cobb laid down a bunt. Hobe rushed
In and made the pickup. still vociferat-
ing to Jones As he made his heave
to first base. he turned his head 10
add force to his remark. The ball
sailed high over Tom Jones head.
Cobb going all the way to second. And
then Jones grinned-just grinned.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
BY PAUL n. BRUSkE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March o.
Especially at o'clock this
afternoon, with that balmy warmth
OF the south Texas sun lending eclat
to the OCCASION. the Detroit Tigers left
their downtown rendezvous for San
Antonio's ball park, where they pro
ceeded TO enjoy their first practice oi
1909. Work was or the lightest de
seription, fast but not hard, as JeI'
nings described IL. mostly limbering
up with little batting practice and
run around the park. Such was the
program. and the boys were sweating
copiously when they entered their
warmed car for the ride back To the
bathroom downtown.
The Detroit club has no material
for indianapolis or any other minor
league organization. That was the as.
surance handed Charlie Carr by
Hughie Jennings today. Carr is down
here as the minor league scout 10
lOokHspver minor league teams. lie
hadF~hoped TO get Ut least Tiger
pitcher or two, but there will be moth.
ing doing for some weeks yet. at any
rate. In the meantime Carr will try
10 find out which men he wants. AT
noon today there were still Ave lag
CARDS not yet on deck. Schmidt. Ross
man, Cobb, Donovan and I.afitte have
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
HeiRe 6e(keNdOTt There With
The Durable Set Of Digib

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March -
This young Mr. Beckendorf certainly
makes hit with the Tigers. Seldom
does a young man break into fast
company who, by his conduct of the
field. makes as favorable an impress
sion as this stocky youngster from
the metropolis Difiident among the
men who have been national figures
for many years but affable whenever
one Of them includes him in the con.
versation. he has solved with remark
able tact the problems which so often
prove troublesome to recruits and
which SO frequently hamper a man's
baseball by getting him lin bad" with
the men with whom he has cast his
lot
one OF the veteran Tigers brings
out the point that Beckendorf is one
OF the durable sort of catchers. basing
this conclusion on the appearance OF
his hands.
This is really a very good index.
too. The better the catcher. the few
or distorted knuckles will he exhibit.
There are few OF them who altogether
escape injury. Beckendorf has one
finger that is a bit battered but only
one
The fact that he caught no less than
1872 games last year is corrobOratOry
evidence that Beck is there with
the durability stunt