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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

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The West .Vlrginian to-day contains
the. announcement of another 'can1i.
date for the Republican nomination for
the office Of city clerk in the person
Of Mr.. E. B. Carskadon. Mr. Carska-
don Is an excellent young man and
we'll qualified for the position. He
has lived In Fairmont for several
years and has made many friends by
his uniformly courteous and obliging
disposition. While he is today for
the first making q public announce.
ment Of his candidacy he has been
looking over the field for some time
With a view to entering the race and
he has the pledges Of number Of PEG.
pie in various parts OF the city. That
he will make good clerk Il nominated
and elected goes without saying to oil
who know med" Carskadon and those
who don't know him will hear nothing
hut gool reports when inqnlring con.
corning him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

out the world became safer, freedom
a more sacred thing. His words freed
millions from theological superstl.
tIon." But look. listen, there goes FL
bert Hubbard to the Ananias club.
room. Amt 1t awful, Mabel?
Let lis gaze a moment on this ten
der gem: ~ do renounce and disown
any allegiance, to any, heretleal King,
Prince or stte. named Protestant.
or obedience to any Of their inferior
magistrates or. officers IS that from
the constitution Of the Un!led Stntes
or Is It ! section Of the Jesult's oath?
In a volume Issued by the "Prosbyte-
rlan Board OF Publication ot .Phila.
le!phia. we find this cheerful Item
according to the best authorities, we
may assert the destruction Of human
life cansed by the church Of Rome
to he about C7,oOO.Ooo. NC Shall we rule
the, spresbyterians out as unreliable?
Is That shocking or is tEmerely a II
tie unpleasant? Did not the ,pope
pronounce the Spanish Armada, Irwin.
chile when that fleet was about to
start on its way to England to de-
throne the Protestant Ruler? A storm
aided the British In destroying the
fleet and the Queen struck q medal
with this inscription-"God blew, and
they were scattered We ars not
enamored OF the principles OF his.
torical criticism" from one WHO as.
sails Macaulay and Draper as unrella'
BILE and denounce Hugo as q blasphe.
mer. It is plain that 1--WE can only
agree with Rev. Boutlon concerning
the foul md :fienlishawork Of the
Spanish Inquisition by placing the
blame on Mornonism.t His "instltu.
ton, was OF course not IN power dur
Ing the long. dreary years Of Spanish
corruption and tyranny. Accusations
of :"wanlerings" are not impressive.
coming from one who in order to
make 4 point against one Of the lead
ers Of Professionalism introduced the
fate Of Michael Servet,ls. Had the
Scarlet Lady confined her deeds OF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

van have 1t not" Is a piece OF ADVICE
easily followed by most OF us he
saws il Is plain We are running snort
Of argument and yet We see no sign
Of sympathy from him for one In sucn
deplorable condition; neither 40
we notice any decrease In the lehe1'l
of his replies. Macaulay mss peeh
relegated to the limbs Of unreliaD'lle
historians and the pope's blast against
the comets tale has been indicated
in the eyes Of all who can "Distln'
grlsh and divide hair twiN south
and southwest side" But let lis no.
tice mis- superb system OF luminous
logis. He is very prompt to desls'
nate as ,leists those WAC attempt 10
place flower on Voltaireis grave
and according to that leaky logic
Henry Ward Beecher was an asnostf;c
because he once. introduced Col. IN
gersoll as, 1.-THE greatest orator o.
the age" II calling hard names "a; Is
al, answer" to argument whyEnot as
sert that all who attempt to praise
Martin Luther, Bruno and others are
,Mumwumps and muck.rakers?
: We hardly think It necessary Tor
Yale. Harvard ard Oxford to combine
to establish the reputation Of ]. ".
Draper. He does not need tnelr praise
and thelr censure. even II administer.
ed would damage his fame but little.
"He who rilicules, the truth rldlcules
himself" "A great man throws pearls
before swine and the swine are some
times changed to men," We do not
admire any institution that seeks re
,venge BIZ boycott methods against
those who refuse. to contribute to Its
callous Golfers. We were taught long
ago that when Voltaire's name was
mentioned in the, presence Of 4 priest
tne mask OF nieekness would d!sap'
pear and a Niagara OF abuse soon ar.
rive. Ebert Hubbard, who lectured
in FaIrmont not long since has this
to say IN one Of his essays: Vol.
taire sided with the weak, the defense
less. the fallen: We realize his faults,
vet through his Influence, life through.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

destruction 10 only seven hills the
blood that flowed fltom Protestant
veins at the massacre Of St. ,Bartholo.
new would not have shocked the
world. Invinclble ignorance may not
be altogether excusable yet It Is Ger.
talnly true that without that valuable
asset many rotund and rosy lndivll.
uals would be shorn OF their power.
"For every tyant, there are n t.lol.
sand ready slaves" When Goethe,
the brilliant German said, Nothing is
as dangerous as active ignorance" he
uttered truth that explains nil
lions Of cruel crimes and useless
bloody wars, a truth that will shine
like a star in the armament Of lltsra.
ture when all pompous proclamallona
Of portly pobes shall hsre vanished
from the memory Of ma nkin'l,
IA S. c: MUsGRAVE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

On Saturday we published the Tor
NAL announcement OF Mr.. Arthur P.
Jones as a candidate for the Republi.
can nomination for city clerk. stating
ut the time that the announcement
came too late in the day for editorial
mention. We are glad 10 be able to
say that Mr.. Jones Is one OF the very
best young men in the city anu he
will no doubt have many friends
among the delegates to be selected to.
morrow night. Mr.. Jones Is we'll quail.
lied and deserving and should he get
the nomination and be elected he
would discharge the duties Of the
office IN q satisfactory manner. With
such good men In the field to choose
from 1t will be hard for the delegates
to make mistake. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09
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,IAs 70 Boyeo,ttlts.

Editor WestNVirglnlan: I. III
It Isn't any wonder that some per.
sons Of this city have refused to con.
tribute their share Of advertising to
some Of the local papers solely be-
cause these papers nave once in a
while published temperance articles,
Wilen the facts are staring these per.
sons In the face that forty.three mil
lions OF people Of the United States
practically live in dry territory, and
II the great temperance wave Keeps
on rolling not many more years will
have. elapsed until the other 100000
Will live in the same kind Of terri
tory; sis5 READER. !,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09
IA SENSIBLE ATTITUDE.

" From current reports. the Fairnlont
n Prohibl tionlsts are going after results
+ this spring election and help bring
q nbouti that which all enemies Of the
y open, saloon desire. Many times the
I Pphibi tionists seem to think that 1t
4 q more important to keep up their
5iparty; organization, than It is to try
'SsFtoihpld the balance Of power and force
the other parties to place "dry" men
y on their tickets, but this year they
stiliaYe come to the conclusion, that 1t
fwillabe better to work heart md soul
y for a dry town regardless Of results
Esfrom q party standpoint. 'Nltl.this in
tsyiew, we have been informed that the
ProhIbi tonlsts will not hold ward con-
mentions, until after the Republicans
Y and Democrats have selected their
Sfcandidates and then they will endorse
1.-THE dry man in each ward. provided
\ there be a dry man to endorse on eth
s,erS the Republican or the Democratic
ticket otherwise they will name can
didate fof their own This proposed
8 action II carried OH: vii! almost GER
Sstainlyins,ire a majority OF council to
Ebe Saadry,""fori four Of the five wards
W. 4 g. q |
\ can can elect Stlry members Of council IL
!. the Temperance forces are not divid-
4 Vi. It!is becoming very apparent that
the license question Will he the para-
mount Issue din the spring campaign
4 tandSif3eHher5the Democrats or Renuh''
y cans cans Enominate mel Of. doubtful pro-
sscliyities SonS the liquor question or
y I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

Ijsittaisht ont lieeass Iaen, tde HE d.
hattie VII r6bably ogetlap TIE party
+breastWprks and TIE doubtful, n,an
have 20 surfer tie eonseq nenees. No
man ought nj accept 4 nominal lion for
council without being Wiling 70 state state
Ids position ON the 1 llcense question.
When a man tries to dodge the issue
1t Is usually easy: % locate him and The
prohlbitonlsts and temperance Demo
Gratis and Republicans will not be
found taking any chances this time.
Tie "speakeasy" method will not go
in this campaign II the temperance
people. all stand together. f 10y, { 3;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

The Wheeling Intelligencer's Char
lesion correspondent has the follow
ing 10 say Of the Craig local option
measure:
1.-THE bill Is SO liberal in Its provl
sions that 1t weakens what regula
lions now govern the liquor business
aud fears exist among the conserva
tive opponents Of prohibition that 1t
Will prove boomerang that will aid
the prohibition cause" j.
It. must be liberal" II the lntelli'
gencer man Is willing to make such
admissions concerning It. It will cer'
taInly be defeated in the House OF
Delegates. 5El. s!..4j X SS.l5.,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09
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THE TASK THAT NEEDED GOD

I'M thes February Circle magazine
James Oppenhelm pictures Lincoln the
night before the signing Of the Eman.
cipati lon Proclamation. He knew =
4 how well he knew ~. at that moment
/ howS little "a part he was playing.
y somet hing behind all things-some-
thing beneath all things t. the vast
power: and Love-were working out In
America the: liberation OF the tollera
" humanity. And he? tte, the com.
mon 31lan-the3 boy born Of white
trash ri ooriwnites In: Kentucky-the
boy Injured to hard Farmland labor
Il the poor country lawyer--oM Abe
the rail- H splitter-yes-he smiled
&grimly to hlmself-thonsh on a throne,
he was still a common man-same
4old sthff-same Old Abe---same old
loafersand ioker;anl comrade. He had
Napoleon s position and power. He
i langhed lat himself. How poorly Ma
h poleon's shoes fitted his big feet.
n And then he thought again Of his
Proclamation: It was safely waiting
"A III some desk drawer. Which? He for.
s got which. He was pretty shiitless
4 about things and the old Proclamation
might be- lin This hat band for oil he
knew. For a moment 1t flashed across
4 Ibis, mind that this Proclamation might
r Head to his own downfall his disgrace.
the country ready for It? It was
a daring act, and he had to do it
i alone. No one else. could share the
responsibility Atone stroke OF the
d hand q one man and that man him;
the slaves Of two centuries. the
+ millions 81 black animals. would be
I promlsed thelrsfreelo L the Confed-
eracy: did not surrender by, the first OF
theS year. And II he made the prom:
Use he would keep It. A terrible pow
J; Ter was In his hands. That stroke Of
/ IFS pen might ruin these United
States with all the future millions on
millions OF human souls!
He lay for some time staring into
N the darkness. But ur and up he look
5sed, ! as u he saw God. And then into
his breaking heart. his shattered soul,
4 q food f9llght seemed to be poured:
.Streamed Into him. II swept through
him: the room seemed charged with
;splrlt. Making him ,tlngle, came the
divine glory. II He 'ielt strong; he felt
Z oyant; Shef felt sure It was the So
cred moment He knew now he would
Il go on With the task until 1t was ended.
&HeikneW now that God was with him.
He knew now that he was the tool
which Gods great hand was using in
the Nineteenth Century, sic determln.
Y ed, once and for all, that come death
Cor defeat. he would go forth on the
morrow and Issue his Proclamation.
THE slaves would be free!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09
PEOPLES FORUM.
Mr., Musorave Comes Again.

Editor West V!rginlan: "a
Perhaps 1t isn't necessary to In
ou!re about the complete assimilation
OF Father Boutlou's latest contrlhrl.
ton to the literature Of the world and
the Joy OF nations. We notice he has
some admiration for his own method
OF discussion md that Is certainly a
valuable asset. "Assume n virtue II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

Ebert Hubbard says: Everything
that: happens is a sequence. This hap:
pens today because you did that yes.
terribly" II t,e thing you "did yester.
day" was to write a want adj. the
thing that happens to-day will be the
thing you sought to have come to
pass.
uEoRoLANA:
: don't like your cook book-it doean't
RECOMMEND Gold Medal Flour IAooENu.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

Perhaps II would be batter for re-
porters. also, IL people who visa to
be interviewed would furnish type
written copies Of what they have to
say. It5would7avoil Senate inyestiga.
tons. and other sorts Of allegations
occasionally. A y. .,s. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

The difference between rum and bay
rum seems to he that It isn't against
the law to buy the latter, therefore.
buy bayrlm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

The Gassaway Times is the latest
newspaper venture Of which We have
heard. It is weekly paper which. It
says, will be devoted strictly to
natye .H.# ~. IL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09
! .Lot 81 "Barga Sales
AreNoWHatc hingin The
4. Opportunity t1cu bator 4 I.

mistakes storebuyes In estimating the buying moods
the peope ocastng the demands for certain kinds OF goods
result in storeeongestn mercantile ament that always
ques ample publicity for It's relief Thus bargans
created Thus that adeades and answerers profit by
table mistakes Of fellow human beings
In all the walks Of life people given to laundering
stocking" putting something personal contribution into
opportunity cubao In the fulnes Of time the old Incubator
yields Its prizes those who wait and read and answer
ads : Fl Gtt G7 EE. 4
That's why the ads noonly giving euess
phases life both drol and tagichut
they hold for for each Of personally some Pandoabo1
mystery unexpected bit Of good luck
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09
~ IsaHts'RE a,
Commencement.

We! ARE authorized " 70 announce
4 Charlie lloyd u the First ward, as
d cand idate for nomination for the Of
nee: 81; Clerk o. the! City Of Fairmontt,
subject to- Republican convention or
primary election, ss,S,,. N q.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

tssWe$ are authorized to announce A.
! P.a5Joneslofs the Second ward as q can
sdidate for the Office Of clerk Of the
City sof Fa!rmont, subject to the Re
publican nominating convention. Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-09

: a. 90 gFNl1t tN l3 Il ~
Delivered BY Carrier.
Daily. one month. payable monthly ..4oc
Daily. one week ...... }5 loc
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-30

The Boston Herald thinks the tariff
schedule of % cents on wheat is far
in excess of what it should be. 1t
argues thusly:
"The % cent duty on wheat is far
in excess of the difference of cost of
production here and in foreign coun
tries. Judged by the Presidents own
standard, it is an exorbitant duty.
Moreover, it is a tax on breadstuffs,
an essential of life. 1t is the quid
pro quo given to the farmer to secure
his acceptance of tax on the pro-
ducts of protected manufactures
which he buys: But it is tax on
every person in the country"
In other words, the Herald looks
upon the tariff on wheat in much the
same light as the thief looks upon
the bone thrown to dog to keep the
animal quiet while the thief steels the
chickens The Massachusetts repre-
sentatives are all favoring high tar
Ill OH dll VI lob COu dltlCICS' Il HSy
want tariff whereby they can steal
from the wheat producer, but kick on
a tariff bone bare of meat for the
farmer. So long as we can export
wheat and flour we can get along
nicely without a tariff on wheat, which
never did benefit the farmer. eXcept
in rare instances and then only tenn
porarily We say take the tariff from
wheat, and then take it from lumber
and the things manufactured in New
England. We can afford to give
them cheaper bread, if the absence of
the tariff will do it, if we can prevent
them from stealing the result of our
toll through tariff collected by the
trusts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-30

The referendum is to be used to
stop the electric headlight bill from
going into effect. The railroad com
panies are responsible entirely for
this legislation. Had they provided
reasonable headlight for their
locomotives there would have been no
law enacted. However, the legisla-
ture was ignorant of what would be a
good serviceable light, and enacted a
law calling for l,500 candle power
electric light without reflector. If
such light were used without a re-
flector, travel at night would be more
dangerous than without a light ofany
kind. If it is used with reflector it
is too strong, and will not allow the
engineer to distinguish the different
signal lights. The result will prob
ably be that while the law is held up
the railroad companies will establish
a good serviceable headlight, and if
they do the law will be repealed by a
vote of the people
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-30
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
De Smet, S. D., April 6, 1909.

De Smet, >. D., April D, l9U9.
The board of county commissioners
met in their room at the court house
in regular session.
All members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
On motion the justice quarterly
report Of G. B. Lemon was accepted
and ordered placed on file,
E. w. Laposky filed an affidavit
and tax receipt showing that he had
paid the 1908 tax in iowa and was
assessed on the same property in this
county and asked to have the 1908
tax in this county cancelled.
On motion the tax of the said La
posky for The year 1908 was ordered
stricken from the tax list.
Joe Clement presented a tax receipt
showing that he had paid the 1907
personal tax in Clark county, South
Dakota, and filed an affidavit that he
lived in Clark county and asked the
board to cancel the 1907 personal tax
charged to him in this county.
1t was moved and carried that the
1907 personal tax charged to the said
Clement for the year 1907 be cancel
led.
Ed. Eckersely filed an affidavit
saying that he was assessed for dog
in the city of De Smet for the year
1908 and that he did not own dog
and as be had paid one half of the
tax he asked the board to refund the
half paid and cancel the last half.
On motion the county auditor was
authorized to issue refund order in
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-30

WHILE the Wright brothers were
the first to construct practical air
ship, any feat so far accomplished by
them has been outclassed by Count
Zeppelin who is operating machine
for the French army, which is said to
have made $50 mile flight on March
10th in 4 hours with rs men on board.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-30

Senator Aldrich says too much gov
ernment revenue would be produced
by lowering the tariff beyond his
figures, but he is not alarmed lest too
much private revenue should be
created by keeping the duties up
Sioux Falls Press
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-30

The prospects for the adoption of
an income tax law by congress are not
very hattering. There will be no such
law enacted by the present congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-17
SAGADAHOC
RICH MON D.

MISS Jane "A. FISH mas returned from
visit in Boston. While there she re,
ceived instructions on the violin from
Mr.. Kraft, leading violinist of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra.
The members of the Free Baptist
church and Sunday school will give a
reception Wednesday evening to their
new pastor and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
A. Evans in the vestry.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
]. A. Proctor will be pleased to learn
that they arrived at Hamilton, Bermu-
da, after a most pleasant voyage. They
are delighted with the climate and
scenery.
Zelma NJ. Dwinal Of fLivermore Falls
was a guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs
C. d. Newell.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A; Alexander of Au-
gusta passed Sunday with relatives in
town.
Among those who attended the In
spection of F,lecta Lodge, No. 2, o. E.
S., of Bowdoinham, Saturday evening
were MIR. and Mrs. T. ]. Southland, Mrs
Ruth Maxwell, Mrs. w. E. Seekins,
Mrs. Charles Blair and Mrs. Charles
Wakefield.
Although saving is done for the sea-
son at Bradstreet mill, several teams
and number of men are at work
clearing the yard and closing up the
lumber contracts.
Ralph Peabody, who has been quite
sick of late is much improved and is
able to be up around the house.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jack is reported to be
gaining rapidly from her serious ILL
ness.
"A number of members of Mount Car.
mel chapter went to Gardiner last eve-
ming and attended the regular inspec.
ton of the chapter in that city
Mrs. Caroline Randall died at the
nome of her grandson, Arthur Ran
dali, Sunday. She was go years old.
Zacheus Varney, who lived on the
Post road, died at his home last Sat-
urday.
There will be regular services at the
Congregational church every Sunday
morning, conducted by Rev. Brentzer
of Farming1ale.
Melvin Frazer is gaining rapidly and
IS considered out Of danger.
BOWDOiN.
Frank Townsend from New York ar
rived at the home of his parents Satur-
day night called by the serious illness
of his mother.
The funeral services of the late John
Jaques will be held at p. NJ. Saturday.
Nov. 20, at the West Bowdoin church.
The w. c. L. u. of West Bowdoin will
hold a supper and entertainment in the
church vestry Friday evening, Nov. 10.
NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. Charles John
son were visitors Sunday in this part of
the town.
The district school, taught by Miss
Sarah Card, closed Friday for a short
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Farnum of Litch-
field passed Sunday with Mrs. Farnum's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Small
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Purinton of Litch-
field were Sunday guests at the home of
w. A. Pratt
II. S. Wadsworth was at home Sunday
from Webster. where he is employed at
carpenter work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-17
SOMERSET
CANAAN.

Mrs. Grace Reed of SkOwhegan pass
ed Sunday with relatives in town.
Blaine Fowler is at home from Lew
iston where he has been employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Harris are Wis
ting their daughter, Mrs. Walter
Farnham in Orono for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. O. Thompson OF
Hartland and Mr.. and Mrs Forril
Pooler were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. d. Harris recently.
Paris Dudley has sold his farm on
the Browns Corner road to Charles
HoXie of Pittsfield.
Sunrise Chapter O. E. S. will pre-
sent the drama, Tags the Wait, or
Uncle Seth at Town hall Friday even
ing Nov 10.
Cast of Characters.
Seth Mulberry, Uncle Seth, P. NJ,
Harry B. Harris.
Jeff Dupree, Gentleman Jeff,
Harold w. Nutting.
Mike Doud, saloon keeper, WIFI
Arthur G. Burrill.
Frenchy, @
Alpheus Mason.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-17
Railroads and Steamboats,.
Clark's Twelfth Annual Cruise
To The Orient

FEBRUARY 8, 70 days. $500 up, includ-
ing shore excursions, etc. Cruises around
the world; Tours to Europe FRANK
CLARK, Times bldg. New York.
W. H. EAVES, 200 Washington ST., Boston
H-stf