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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-04
GATHER
AT CHICAGO
BRILLIANT ADDRESSES DELIVER.
ED ON FIRST DAY OF SECOND
PEACE CONFERENCE

CHICAGO ~ Ala Der KrieS
Verschltr" inner Die Besten."
("War always devours the best."l
These words written by the German
poet Schiller a century g formed
the theme,of an address at the omen.
ing OF the second National Peace
Congress yesterday By David Starr
Jordan. president Of LELAND Saanfori
Jr.. University.
"1t Is through selection that all
race progress comes" said DR.. Jordan.
war means always the reversal OF
selection.
THE survival Of the tittevt in tho
struggle for existence is the primal
moving cause of race progress and
of race changes. In the red stress
Of human history this natural pro
cess of selection Is sometimes re.
versed. A reversal Of selection Is the
beginning OF DEGRADATION itself.
Preserve Best, lose Worst.
tine only way in which any race
as a whole has improved has bee.
throuSn its preservation of It's best
and tire loss Of its worst examples.
The condition witch tlvors this dem,
oersfv, eqga,,fS oeiore me law, ne
soi nioa. wniSn eqna,lzes 9oportunity
anu glSes elch man gne rlS", 10 s,ann
=. " gu rue PoWer Goa mas glVeN
mn,
decadent nation OF tomorrow"
In the great growth of ~frRternal or.
Plantations in the United States, Jo,
epn I. burtt, OF ChicaEo, speFE,ng n
,5ss e tbe. tho session naana Sr pres sne Ge,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-04
&c coMMoplrlEa DECISION.

III"
TIE supreme court mas upheld the
commodities clause OF the Hepburn
railroad rate bill, but places a cor
Btruction upon It that differs widely
from that OF the government attor
neys. According to a press dispatch
the substance Of the supreme courts
construction was as follows:
The decision is against the railroads
which have ownership interests In coal
mines. They will have 10, dispose Of
these holdings, but the mere holding Of
stock in coal mine companies Is mol
regarded as IN contraventlon OF law.
The opinion Is apparently very com
plicated and so full Of technical points
that 1t will take one well versed in
the mszes Of the law to reduce " to
understandable, common everyday
English, but to the layman, at first
blush, Il seems to present this propo'
sltion:
First-That a railroad company
cannot transport in Interstate com
merce the products Of a mine 1t owns
and operates outright unless such
products are for It's own use.
Eond-That a railroad company
may own any percentage o! the CAPT
tai stock Of a mining corporation and
transport its products In interstate
commerce.
II sucn be the correct view Of the
decision It means that a railroad
company by having a friendly corpor".
tion organized to operate its coal
mines, cannot be molested. Under
such circumstances the law will be
worthless.-Wneeling Tntelligencer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
MEET IN WASHINGTON


w.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The Amer.
lean Society of Mechanical Engineers
opened its annual session today in this
city, and will continue It until the 18th
inst. During the meeting professional
sessions will be held at which papers
on the conveying materials gas power
engineering, steam turbines. The spe.
cific voiu1ne OF saturated steahm, oil
well pumping and various other sub.
jects will be discussed. During the
convention President Taft will hold a
reception for the members at the
White House, The War Department
will give a special exhibition drill of
the United States troops at Fort Mey.
er. to which the members and guests
VIII be invited. At the same time
II the conditions are favorable, an MS.
censlon of a dirigible balloon will ba
made and probably also that of an
.aeroplane. An address will be given
by Rear Admiral Melville, retired, past
president of the society and former
engineer-in-ehief of the navy. the sub.
1ect being "The Engineer in the Ma.
Wy" F. H. Newell, director of the
Reclamation Service, will deliver an
illustrated address on Home Making
in the Arid Regions"
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Grssso's Sc. mon
CONTINUED from Page Three.A

believe that no church has a right 70
modify or dispense with this command
OF the Christ. Is'there o great loss
Of reverence for Christ when we per.
NIT ourselves to think that we may
put something else in the place Of
what He has prescribed? Is there no;
a loss in Significance. when an emblem
Of publication, the sprlnkling Of wa.
Ter, is substituted for an emblem tho,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-04

SOMEBODY win secure the one
best bargain to be found in to-day's
ads. Haven't you some ambition to be
that person3
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
Monte Carlo.

Heaven knows, says and eastern ex-
change. there is not much good to be
said of Monte Carlo. A black cloud
hangs over it. sorrow and shame dark
Ell the lives of those who have fat
tened on it and been lured by It.; a
grim responsibility rests on those who
tolerate it; still one may, in a spirit of
fairness. point out two things about
which there is frequent misapprehen-
sion, for even this gambling devil may
have his due
In the first place, the tables are run
honestly; there is no manipulating Of
the cards. nor any crooked work with
the roulette wheel; the bank has sim
ply its slight percentage of advantage
in the two games played-the zero at
et-quarante-and neither asks nor
needs any other advantage. No one
who knows questions this. Individual
players have often tried to rob the
Monte Carlo bank, n by various
tricks and conspiracies have some
times succeeded: but the bank has
never tried TO rob the players.
A second point is that the entire
amount OF money taken from the world
every year by these formidable pic
tured tables Is not so very enormous.
The latest reports show gross winnings
at the Casino Of about $500, 900 for
the year. with a net profit for the con-
s3.50o.0oo This is nothing to what
Wall street gambling takes every year
from America alone-nothing to the
racetrack gambling n poolroom gam
bling take from a single state, and 81
mere trife when We consider the num-
Der OF persons who pay for it-less
than $4,000 900 collected from over a
million individuals who visit the Monte
carlo gambling rooms every year-say
$40 apiece, allowing for a small minor
lily OF winners n non-players.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
NEGLleEEs PRACTICAL GIFTS.

A sleeping car kimono is the gift OF
gifts for the woman who is planning a
long midwinter trip. The distance be-
tween a sleeper berth and the bath sec
ton may be but a few feet. but it de-
mands a complete covering Of the night
habiliment by some acknowledging gar
ment. A loose, long sleeved robe, It'd
lily beltcd in at the waist and made of
dark china silk, will bring inestimable
comfort to the traveller. The fabric of
such a ncgligee should be so soft that
1T may be rolled into the smallest pos
sible space without crulnpling. A small
silk envelope case just large enough to
hold the sleeping car kimono will COM
plete a most acceptable gift.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
Fate of hi. Old Friends.

FROM the LOUISVILLE Times.
Arch Cook. the district passenger
agent Of the Southern road. is from
Danville. This fact leaked out when
he told another story yesterday.
An old inhabitant who had been abb
sent from Danville for IA years re-
turned on a visit and was inquiring
after some of his old friends
How is old Bill Jones"
Poor old Bills dead. Yes, he drank
himself TO death. We buried him right
over there"
rs that a fact! And how about
George Jones?"
old George Went the same route a
couple Of years ago. Drank himself to
death. We buried him right over
there
We'll. we'll! Does old Bill Shoots
still talk politics?"
II hardly think so. Old Bill died
about a year ago. He drank himself
to DEATH"
Guess you buried him right over
there with the rest?"
No. we just poured him back into
the barrel"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
Knox on Impudence.
From the Cleyeland Leade,

From the Cleveland Leader.
Philander c.. Knox. the prospective
secretary of state, talked at a recep-
politician.
THE impudence with which he de-
mands his favors.'' said MI. Knox, re-
minds me of hat OF young John Gains.
a Brownsville boy.
"One winter day the skating was
posed. John Gains, his skates over
his ARM, rang the bell OF one Of our
Oldest Inhabitants, an 1872 veteran,
with a wooden leg.
Excuse me, SIR he said, but are
you going out todayT
mo. l believe not replied the vet
eran. kindly. Why do you ask. my
SOM
because IL you are not said John
Gains. I'd like to borrow your wooden
leg to play hockey WITH"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
NEW SPRAY FOR
HAIR T0NICs

People who have used hair and scalp
tones to any extent and experienced
the difficulty in saturating h hair
without saturating the clothing and
carpet as we'll will appreciate the
scalp-sprayer designed by a New York
man. The device works on the prin-
sipal of an atonlizer. 1t consists of a
base to which a ring is attached. In
this ring is set q compressible rubber
bulb and leading from the bulb is a
tube, the end of which is adapted to
fit the contour of the head and which is
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

There has beer secured by a New
500. 600 cords of sunken pine piling now
lying submerged in the Rideau river
and lakes back of Kingston, Ontario.
The piling was sum about so years ago
when the Rideau river was a center
of commercial activity. The piling will
be converted by a chemical process into
the finest grade of stationery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
Time Table for Roast Meats.

Beef-From six to eight pounds. one and
one-half hours, or 10 minutes to the
pound.
M%utton-Ten minutes to the pound rare,
10 we'll lone.
LAMBDA little less, according to age and
size of roast.
V~eal-Twenty minutes to the pound.
Porl-Half an hour to the pound.
TurkcS-Of eight or 10 pounds weight,
not less than three hours.
Goose-Of seven or eight pounds, two
hours.
Chlcken-From an hour to an hour and
a half.
Tame Duck-One hour.
Game Duck-From 80 to 40 minutes.
Partridge. Grouce, etc-Half hour.
P~igeon-Half hour.
Small Birds-Twenty minutes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
Scrambled Fish With Eoos.

Pick into tiny bits enough Goldfish
to make one cup. Soak till freshened
slightly, drain, cover with boiling wa
ter. and drain again. Stir and lea in
three tablespoons OF butter. ID a
dash of paprika and five eggs, beaten
and diluted with one-half cup cream
or rich milk. Cook over hot water till
creamy. Serve on toast.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
Forgiven.

Forgiven.
Bridget is such a treasure
That we cannot do enough
To contribute to her comfort
Lest she leave us in a huff.
One night l sought the kitchen
And took her unaware:
A shy. red faced policeman
She was entertaining there.
1 thought she looked offended,
And fed with some d!smay,
Would she give immediate warning
a she was going away?
Bridget" / said next morning,
II very much regret
My intrusion of last evening,
Please excuse me-and forget"
Says Biddy, NO offense, num-"
And polished off a spoon,
II oNsphlained to me fri'nd. me cousin,
That you was me s%happyroon."
e. De Lancey Pierson in New York
Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
BEAT BLANKETS.

After washing and drying your WOOL
on blankets hang them on a line in he
open air and beat well with a carpet
heater. This will make the wool soft
and light and give the blank cts the APP
pearance of new ones.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

BY placing this tube in the hair and
pressing the bulb, the tonic or perfume,
or whatever the contents may be, is
sprayed through the hair n owe the
scalp in such a way as to reach every
point. Nor is there the muss attached
to the old method of shaking an invert-
ed bottle over the head, hitting the
mark occasionally and decorating the
wall paper at other times. Also, there
is a saving in tonic and the Job is more
complete.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
LUXURIOUS FANS.

Fans of all kinds have v been
more luxurious thar this winter. Larga
feather ones are belng carried with
sticks of pearl or carved ivory. Some
are of tortoise shell closely inlaid with
an a%rabesque design of gold.
The combination of the dark shell
with the gold is extremely rich. The
plumes are large, soft ones Of the lale
shade to match ones gown or OF d.
creamy white.
The majority who cannot indulge IN.
things quite SO costly us these are car;
rying lace ones.
These web-like affairs are built per-
haps more for their beauty than ut1I-
ity. But when it is only the question
Of a fan. what matter so long as IL Is
beautiful?
There are those with silver hligree
sticks combined with pointe dc Venise.
These are distinguished and have found
great favor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
USE FOR WOVEN WIRE BED.

When your woven wire bed springs
begin to sag, do not discard them, but
place upon it a coiled Wire spring, then
your mattress. You will then have a
most comfortable bed of the box spring
StVle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
A Draped Costume.

This gown is Of empire design, made
Of dull pink messaline. The yoke and
sleeves are OF tucked chiffon in a pale
pink that is allnost white. Tho trim
ming is OF gold lace. The nat
is of pink corded silk, adorned with
black uncurled ostrich feathers. The
long ernoine scarf is tlntshed with heavy
gold faSaalo
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
HOW DATE BREAD
SAOuID BF MADE

Date bread (hea1th brcadl-
One cup of warm wheat mush.
One-fourth cup sugar.
one teaspoon salt.
One tablespoon salt.
One tablespoon butter.
One-fourth yeast cake dissolved in
one-fourth cup lukewarm water.
Flour.
Two-thirds cup dates, stoned and cut
In pieces.
Process-Mix mush, sugar, salt, and
butter. When lukewarm add dissolved
yeast cake and sufficient lour to knead.
Cover and set to rise in q warm place.
When light toss on to a we'll Toured
board and as you knead add the dates,
shape in a loaf, let rise in a buttered
brick shaped bread pan When light
bake IN a moderate oven so minutes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
Rosa Ro.as.

Rosa Rosas.
1 knew two roses; red and white were
they,
And both were born beside the imperial
sea.
One bowed beneath the kisses OF the
The other bloomed in fair virginity-
A flower and a woman.
And one day
The woman .piucked the flower. and
thoughtfully
Pressed it within her bosom, where 1t lay,
A warm blush on a cold divinity.
And still my placid Rose is standing
A Peri at the gate OF Paradise
Faint ropic doors in her banded hair
And ever a silent glory in her eyes:
And l, who love my roses. in despair
See how one dreams the while the other
dies.
Yet could 1 welcome death TO find It
where
My red rose in that fragrant chalice lies.
Francis Howar Williams in March
Smart Set.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

he material employed for this simple street suit was Gobein blue broad
cloth trimmed In buttons of the same. The directore coat has seams to The
shouIders IN back m front. with senifting back ant double-b breasted front
nd decorate with ne ROY of heavy stitching only. The skirt was princess
decorated at each side with a piece of the CLOTH arrowin toward the waist
and trimmed vii hbuttons. h little vestee n cuffs were of ble satin in a
paers shade n trimmed with gilt braid an buttons. Worn with this was a
picture hat of Gobeln blue SATIN, ornamented n almost covered with heron
pumage Elm bEck.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

A new steamer named Saisette made
the run from Marse1lles to Bombay iii
IL days and "a hours. which ncludap
81 hours in the Snez canal and four
hours at Alden. one passenger on her
made close connection with the mall
train at Bombay and completed his trip
from Marseilles in IA days, which is the
fastest time ever made between Mar
settles and Calcutta.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

There are only IS female physicians
In the German empire.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

The average daily travel between
Manhattan and Long Island is s13. 900
persons.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

The statue of Peter the Great at st
Petersburg Is the largest bronze IL
existence.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

WRaE IA1NaN0S sWo1 &307E0 10 IN LI5 WWW NMT T1w1 Dry ~ 6@l1S
New York special Genl George Wmhhmss wdp purchased hJ Pepnt Morgan for the Mount Vernon
Ladies' association wa. placed on exhibition in the Metropolitan m H At twill remain 1.-THE mNuunm
mmM weeks M. Morgan Dough the famous weapon LAST month in Baltimore from Miss yhgnha Taylor Wise IN
whose hN 1t mad been for several generations 1t was ~r by Washington when in & he nannkmd com
fm ontnHhha ya Annapolis The phep paid mn is nn annmcoLh but the House Of Representatives
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

Elizabeth Mallet is said to have es-
tablished the first daily newspaper in
the world. In London, March, 1902,
she published and edited the Daily
Courant, which took up the cudgels
for women's rights and during its
prosperous career carried out the ex-
pressed determination Of its founder
to spare the public at least half the
impertinences which the ordinary pa
pers contain"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
An Afternoon 1oiIette.

This charming gown for afternoon
wear is Of directoire design, made Of
wisteria satin crepe. The panel design
at the front of the bodice is OF soutache
braiding on satin in the same tone.
The yoke and jabot are Of Irish lace.
The most interesting aspect Of the
frock is the way in which the over long
skirt Is caught up at the front with the
row Of buttons. The hat is Of wisteria
silk, with two long plumes to match.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

GUM REEVES LOW FIRE.
To revive a dying fire. drop a lew
sticks Of gum Oh to 1t.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

SHE TOOK THE HINT,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES comes the lat.
ter part Of this week. The President
named the day.
orlando-1 wish that you would follow
his example.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01

HAD REASONS.
Wtfey-Ah! our %neighbor. Mr.. Bronson.
10 such . nice man. Just look how he
raised his han to his heart when his
wife kissed him before starting on her
shopping tour.
Hubby-Nonsense. Helen! He wasn't
feeling his heart: he was feeling his vest
pockets.
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL =. 1909

of idea where we'd come out. In two or three
miles the country grew wild, and the road, mere
track twisted and turned and then that
it wasn't easy to keep our bearings
A we left the Hardin road the Russian looked back
1 sharply, and then said something to the girl
which sent the blood out of her cheeks. He looked
to him in Russian, My God Do you suppose it is he?
Has he followed all this way?' didn't catch the
answer but she cut her horse sharply and raced off
ahead of the lot of u.s. until Bickerdyke called out to
her mount and not run him off his feet at this
stage of the game
I'VE had got into rocky broken country that look
ed pretty barren. We seemed to gain the pursuers
but couldn't shake them Off and every in
awhile caught sight of them coming as inexorably
direction of the party running parallel. In front
were the tops of trees showing rise in the
ground; we left the road and made that way, hop
ing to throw off the pursuit in the woods the beg
gars chasing us were out of sight at the moment
and our horses getting blown.
I'VE galloped hard up the hill and into wood of
scattered fir trees. 1t not very wide and on the
other side of it we were pulled up short Right in
front narrow ravine with precipitous sides of
bare black rock running down sheer hundred feet
or So with mountain stream boiling and bubbling
over the boulders at the bottom 1t impossible
to get down over it, and we could see that it
stretched out long way to right and felt, bending
back both ways We were in trap, dead sure. AT
Lefevres suggestion, we rode back quickly through
the wood to the crest of the hill; but there the
plain below the bandits spread out wide and
coming hard. There no outlet that way.
The Frenchman turned in his saddle, with little
air of bravado that somehow sat gracefully on him.
and spoke out with almost Tilt Of gaety in his voice.
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coming along the road, evidently horsemen on
the march The Englishman turned his field glasses
that way Look to me like Cossacks he said; but
| can't be sure at this distance. If they Chinese
outlaws too in fix very tidily: The devils
will make short work if they catch u.s..
''Lefevre was very level headed fellow and had
seen much service in Africa with irregular troops. l
asked him what he thought we'd best do He Dor
rowed Bickerdyke's glasses, and then said
well, monsieur, the band ahead are pretty
surely brgands, and will cut off now we go for
ward If those behind Russians, of course we
should go to meet them; but 1t is not likely any
troops are on the march in this direction and with
madam in the party, making little bow to the girl
and raising his cap, it will not do to take risks l
propose we go off this road to the left pointing
to sort of country road that crossed the highway
where we were halted. If these are regular
troops they will keep to the main road and pay no
attention to us; if brigands they may chase but
our horses ought to outrun their ponies.
That advice looked good enough, and we lost no
time in going off as fast could galop. We lost
sight of the band in front behind the hill but those
coming up from the at split into two par
ties one of them driving hard up the Hardin road
and the other going off to the left line parallel to
ours and travelling as fast That of course
settled the question whether were pursued, and
equally of that they were bandits and not Rus
Chinese outlaws, you will know that death is better
than falling into their hands, especially when there's
a woman in the party; so all we could do was to out
run them and lose them if could. Our horses
were pretty good and it seemed we might do it; but
where the chase would land mighty uncertain.
The two coolies soon Jagged behind and slipped Oft
somewhere taking the pack ponies along
so there were, driving along heaven knows
where, without guides; and nobody had the ghost
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fifty peoples took paint, one right afteh 'notheh
Yas'm. it did take right much time. We only got
hours sleepin but could jes' stay wake all night
to hear them nice speeches.
Well Lucindy Reed got up to say huh speech
Classy a-settin' right by huh feet. When we makes
Duh speech STAINS ups -an' puts Duh han
on Duh stummick, an bens oven this way-so
Lucindy gifts les that fab, when Classy slips huh
huh laigs Yas'm, Classy jes' that badl She done
KEEP that up all the time Lucindy was sayin' huh
speech. Lucindy a-wigglin' an squirmin' lax she
was snake an dassent say a wud 'ceptin' The
Lawd is ma Shepherd" She say she felt jes' lax
fallin' thoo the flo' stan'in' thah-wf all them
men a-lookin,' an Classy 'longside huh a-pinchin'
of huh laigs Well, when she got Classy out that
church, if she didn't keek huh good! But, laws!
Classy don min that She's done got ulster that:
Now she's got to runnin' afteh them boys, an
they don lax that You knows Isaiah Cooper? He