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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
Cotrtrctor Stark
WILL BERIN PRELIMINARY WORK
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF JAM
lsoN COAL coMPANf'S
HOLDINGS.

Contractor Stark. OF Grccnshnrs.
Pa. had shipment Of twent*-nne
horses. a lot of WAGONS aud scraners
and other equipment shipped frcm
Pittsburs TO this city yesterday by the
|. C. Woodward Mr.. Stark mas Lie
contract to sink the shafts Tor Inc
,fanlispn Coal and Coke Company, M
Grenshurg, so that the company can
develop It's extensive coal holdings In
this county.
The company will put down three
shafts TO mine out the coal from 3-ido
acres. The annual output OF the coni-
7,any is TO average one hundred and
fifty acres per year. II all require
thirty-six years TO exhaust the pres
cnt acreage.
Contractor Stark will begin thc work
on the shafts and grading II Flltroat
10 tue Baltimore and OHIO at once.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
WATcHmAN SAVES ENGINEER.

PHILADELPHIA. July 29.-Nhit5
the engineer lay asleep In Il cabin "I
the Drl@warc. Il passenger aid lrriGnt
Steamboat. wItiril plies between 'Trrii-
ton. n. j.. and Philadelphia Il nigh:
watrhmnn IN the pier where tnr hnHt
was dnrkrh Noticed early y"St"rdn'
that the little StuHmbrr WAS Slowly
sinking. ArnnSin. tn" rnEiH"rF. bnlh
men dnrkch TO save The craft from
gning down. hui the 1CHk which crriS",f
thr boat 10 settle could not hH found.
;.ud the craft WIS almost entirely sub
merged.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
COL. CARTH'S
HORSE WON
WALTER HAL GAME, LITTLE PA
GER, WON RAGE IN GRAND
CIRCUIT.

DETROIT. Nlicil.. July =a.-Th' I'M
prrSsirr manner In which Walter llal.
tie game little snn u! Walter Direct,
owned hy Col. g. NJ Garth. Of Ala
lInrnl. and driven hy his 2O-yrnI -old
son, "T.ub." won III" g: II pace ut The
Grand Circuit meeting here ycStrf'iaS
was little less Interesting Than ti% nc
rrtfatinn nf tnr fnmmnS Merchants ;ta't
Manufacturers Stak" for the .:2
trniicrs. Tho Southern horse after
Winning two beats. dropped TWO ann tn
thr surprise of those who did not
know him, hr returned in the fifth
uf,f won the rtrr lit g:eG Ii.
Lon Mcunnuld's rnan marc. Margin.
hnu=ht by him in 1907 at Il k"ntlck"'
sale for 1850, wnn the famous stHk"
worth $lU.1I1 in an easy miInnHr.ifnrh
a classy nrit. II was the ."tn racing
nF ,hn fainsmis event and Margins
hest tlnr OF a;0G II cam" within i
fourth of second of runalllHE Inc
stake rrrnr.I made by Sonora Girl.
Conditions were right for fast tim"
although the weather wnS TOO hnt In
In. comfortable 10 the lnn0n Sprrttt-
TORS who crowded The course.
In tho FIRST heat, hhin Henry SET
zrr and Mamie y. contested with tao
winner and the latter led the way Into
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
BRYAN TO CROSS EQUATOR.

CINCINNATI. .lulS %H.-Wlllihm
i. Rrvnn, who IL filing III Iy"r";s" of
twn engagements Il LAY h"tur" "tlHh-
iipriTun gatherings in Ohio. passed
thrnug! Hamilton yesterday nj attend
Miami Valley clIlntAnunh.
Bryan iiiriWpliy SHil hr wnHfi mol
LII candidate for senator frnh Ne
braSka aud would not n!nvr tu Tr::.i $
to clllrr pnlitirsf. lie will make AZ en-
Tended iDnr ur South America this will
ter. Ills first stop will be ut PAM
mn,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29

Many Improvements Made IN The Last Few
Weeks. No Expense Spared 10 Get
Everything "Just Right

cn.,lrIetr and most convenient plints
to tc found In the State.
Tic newspaper press. the old one
being formerly lacatct. in the base
mrnt with the fOlIcrl. wAs Installed
OH the first floor doing away with TN"
folding machine entirely tins c!i!nl-
rating the constant strain OF f+elinS
t,.r paper through the press and folder
bg hand. II long and tedious op'rd'
zion, to say nothing OF carrying The
heavy. type forms TO and from inc
bHscm mcnt every day.
Many Changes Necessary.
80 mako, ronm for the new press
lie two lInntypc macllinrS were moved
rrnru tIlt. rear of tho room 10 The GEN.
Ter rf t:lr building ALONGSIDE the I'M
-,rssIlr stones thus again saving thc
NECESSITY Of carrying the type from
the machines to the forms. SAVING III
tiliS cllaugc uauy steps and tlf@sonlr
1c?ds. TO nakr the machine nntllt
tnmpirtr rariI machine. in iliItio1<1n
thr uuwcr afforded by the shS enSlh".
WAS fitted with un indiri,inni c'ecifi"
ino.cr, neatly and conveH!cnt!? GU
ragcd IN the platform behind the ma
Gaines which mikes tII" work 1f stirt-
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29

att. rats nn glnvcs. according to In"
statements m;lc by congressional
callers at the Waite House today.
Democratic members OF the tnriit
conference enlnMittec were present 1T
toluy's meeting. This was the FIRST
time they hal been present since the
opening session OF the committee. THIS rms
would indicate that the work OF the
committee Is ahuut.oyer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
Infant Dead.

An infant chilli OF Henry Clark re-, re-,
siding ON Water street. First ward, !.
died this morning. aged ono day 8 Fun FlGl.3
rraI services were held this afternoon
from the residence and were condnctttaa
ed by Rov. Grisso, pastor of the Gem
trul Christian Church The remains
wcr elaid TO rest in Maple Grove e Gem I'M
ctcry by Undertaken Fred jenkins. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
Taft Stands Pat
PRESIDENT STILL HOLDING OUT
FOR REDUCTION OF TARIFF
ON LUMBER.
(J;r United I,rcsa.b


WASHINGTON. July g'.-PrgSld"nt
TAFT III standing pht In hi letrrllllna'
tion 10 secure reduction In the tnrlT
on lumber to s1.25 per thousand feet
an lthc retention OF the reduced SEN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
MISSIONARY MEETING
Citation Associated rrcEE.1

fITnIan Associated rrcsF.1
C,STa CRUZ. Cal. July 2g.-Mls'
sion workers OF Northern CHiiforii'l
,rc holding Il conference here today
which will cxtcnh through nii oil inns
and next week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29

sSOn.DNn obtained by I'll" De;f'svilc
lnnl; Of Berlin LIST year. which W;tF
subsequently assigned Ia f'iHir & Co..
will not be pressed against tue cnNl-
nany, lie hauli"r1 agreeing In effect 20
rnrt'=n amy payment from the company
on this claim.
The fmll plan nf reorganization S@Is
forth thnt npnn tf>' completion oi nc
reorganization the CuluI,luy Will h%T"
MS available free assets all the Stock
nf the George Creek Road. which cast
81. ,unn: the EniuntnwH nTli Whrnl-
Ing franchises, which Gust STnn,pnh.
9tti ...:1,.n~n :irF,,S OF cnal land iH th"
Fnirruunt district. which cost over S.
100000. and about $i.r0n,U0n of n"w
equipment. IL Ii pointed unt that the
company will now hc in II position 10
,rrrimn it's resources. AMI inns obtain
revenue from lis rnIl lauLS. Which
heretofore h;lv" carried fixed charges
without yielding their SIlhr" al earn
ngS.
This. and til" further fact that fixed
charges have hrrn ErraFi: REDUCED.
will nut tl4" read. In th" belief OF IN"
committee. headed hy Alvin W. ki"rir
In position to profit by many urThI
rmnirins which i'm th" past. uwit;i 10
hr rnn'rs inability tn properly iinlnrf
thrfm. have laid dormant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29

This Is moro news that places Fair
mont I'm tho great prosperity @nH". Fl"
great activity in tn" dc.inrm"nt "i
coal lands In fhiS srrtiun wiI wi:hlH
II few years make Fairmnnt the :rG2t'
rst rnur center in The United Slnlcs.
The prosperity wave Il coming AMI
will he here SIOrilE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29

Let n little "Nnntad" work for YOU
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29

(C'nntinmrrI on Page D.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
Cinematographs in Cemeteries.

In Paris the business of taking
cinematograph or moving pictures
has even invaded the cemeteries. TT
is said by Partisan newspapers that
few great funerals now occur but
that the cinematographer is present
to take upon his films all the move
ments of the procession, and Of the
attending crowds in the street, fol-
lowing up the funeral pomp until the
coffin Is lowered into the grave. Re-
Gently the French government was
called upon to interdict the takers
of motion pictures from giving to the
public scenes of capital executions
and demand is now made that this
prohibition shall extend to the NOR
tuary shows, which now seem to have
a strange fascination for lovers Of
the morbid.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
John t. Baker Passes Away.

John T. Baker, we'll known resi-
dent of DEBORAH for a good many
years, passed away last Wednesday
in st. Paul, where he had been living
for some little time. He was born
in India, Nov. 26, 1884, and came
to Canada in 1853, thence to Mime
sofa and Iowa, coming to Winneshiek
county in 1855. He was soldier
in the civil war, and in 1858 was
united in marriage to Miss Victoria
M. Relf, who, with four children,
one son and three daughters, sur
wives him. One brother and two
sisters also remain to mourn his
death.
The remains were brought to De-
corah Friday and taken direct to
Phelps cemetery, accompanied by an
escort of the G.. A. r., where the
interment took place, Rev. Wn. Nc
Vettie officiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
A CUSTOMER THIRTY YEARS.
Wisconsin Man Patron Of Ben
Bear for His First Suit Thirty
Years Ago Orders Again
by Mail.

1t is a compliment worthy of men
ton, that a merchant may keep a
customer throughout a period OF
thirty years, no matter where THAI
customer may live But su,h IS the
case with Ben Bear. The other day
letter came to his establishment
from Wisconsin, ordering an over
coat, from a man who thirty years
ago bought his first ready made suit
at his store. This is not, however
an unusual instance. 1t often hap
pens that mail orders come in from
a long distance from men who have
traded at this store for years. Nc
man could build up such business
as this without fair and honorable
treatment, with full value at al
times. The letter follows:
Gays Mills, Wis, Dec. 10, '09.
Mr.. Ben Bear,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed find draft $14.7i
for which send me plush lined over
coat No. L, as advertised.
Thirty years ago l bought sui
of you, the first ready-made suit
ever had. l was working for Jul
Kvale. Size of coat, 40. Send a
once. Yours,
OLE ]. NEDERLOE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
Evening Office Hours.

DR.. A. J. Swezey wishes us to an
nounce that he will be in his of
fee from to 8 p. m, for the
benefit of his patients who find 1t
inconvenient to see him during his
regular Office hours, and those who
could not see him during the summer
while he was at his summer home
49-2pd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
Some of the Journals Charge Stin
Price.

The advertising rates of both the
Saturday Evening Post and the La
dies Home Journal, issued by the
Curtis Publishing Company of Phila-
delphia, have been increased. Space
in the former now costs the adver-
tiser So per agate line, or $4,000
per page. The paid circulation of
the Saturday Evening Post is 1,200,-
600 copies which is the largest cir
culation of any weekly periodical in
the United States. The rate of the
Ladies Home Journal, the paid circu-
lation of which is 100000 copies.
has been increased from Sc to 81 an
agate line, or $4,000 a page The
firms that pay these prices must
certainly make money out of it, and
yet you occasionally find man who
says advertising does not pay. He
needs to have his head examined.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
NOT VAIN.

Life Is not vain. The rose that blows
Sequestered and unseen,
Upon the wind its perfume throws
Perhaps twill steal between
Some lattice where sick one lies.
And bring back memories Of blue
skies.
Bright brooks and fields of green.
Life is not vain. The rose will fade
And die and turn to mold;
But from the dust where it decayed
New roses will unfold
AS full and fair as ever grew,
Kissed by sweet winds as ever blew,
With fragrance yet untold.
Rex hampton, in Minneapolis
Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
A Weather Beaten Town.

Fonda has an attorney by the
name of Frost, merchant by the
name of Blizzard, and section fore
man by the name of Snow. Put the
three together and Fonda would GER
tainly have a business firm that
would be able to freeze onto the
most of the business going. Frost,
Blizzard and Snow have certainly
been doing business in Fonda the
past week.-Fonda Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
Garfield Circle, Ladies of the G. A.

Garfield Circle, Ladies of the G. a. X
The newly elected officers of Gar
field Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R..
chosen last Wednesday are as fol
lows:
Pres.-Mary ]. Couse.
Sr. Vice-Elmina Hong.
Jr. Vice-Anna Vineyard.
Treas.-Josie cutting.
Sec'y-Elinora j. Coffeen.
Chaplain-Olive A. Wicks.
Conductor-Mary H. G.. Baker.
Elizabeth Heinberg.
Asst. Guard-Dora Ambli.
Musiciar-Clara Ambli.
Press Cor.-Mary Burt.
Pat. Instructor-Dr. III. B. Amy.
1st Delegate-Clara heum.
I'd Delegate-Mary Burt.
Sd Delegate-Rachel Auchmoody
4th Delegate-Mary H. G. Baker.
1st Alternate-Ida Reum.
I'd Alternate-Nellie Thompson.
Sd Alternate-Alice Green.
4th Alternate-Dora Ambli.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15

An old newspaper man who has
lately gone into the photographing
business says: II know photograph
crs rarely advertise, but I'm too old
newspaper man not to believe in it
for everything. I'd advertise If ]
was running cemetery-quiet
rooms, clean beds and plenty Of free
heat"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
Beat Him.
49-2pd.

Guzzle CATER he had succeeded In
waking his wife)-Open the dorsh!
Mrs. Guzzle (head out OF the sec
ond-story window)-Are you sober
Guzzle-Yesh.
Mrs. Guzzle-Then say "recipro-
city"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
Beautiful Rinss

Our Offering of Ladies' and Gen
tlemen's Rings is complete-beauti-
full diamonds, plain bands and set
rings of all kinds. They make most
acceptable gifts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15

The next time you pass our
store, don't pass, but come in and
get new Thermometer for the
house. We have just received new
stock. Prices from 25 cents To-
$3.50. Brunt & Rarman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15

For a first class hair cut or
shave go to the Central Barber SHOP
Hauswirth & Shima proprietors. We
now have four chair shop and can
give you quick service. Shoe shining
parlor and baths in connection.26tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15

Large stock of glass on hand,
We do glazing. Prices right.-H. A.
Prastmark & Son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15

optician, VIM. Blk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-15
Toys! Toys!

Those stockings hanging up by
the chimney waiting for Santa Claus
arrival, can be well-filled from our
assortment of Toys, of every de-
scription. Don't forget this depart
ment. We carry everything desir-
able.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-03-21
What the Heroic Few Have Accomplished
Blot Out the Record of Their Deeds
and History Would Be a Blank.
(By DIR. t. ]. Bowles.)

At the end of every three hundred and
sixty-ive days our beautiful earth COM
pletes its journey around the majestic sun,
the parent of us all; and during this brief
period fifty million men, women and chill
dren have completed the journey of life,
and gone back into the bosom of Nature
from whence they came, and areN soon for
ever forgotten.
During the more than i've hundred thou
sand years of mans sojourn on the earth,
trillions of human beings have come and
gone, and of this vast and inconceivable
number only a few are embalmed in the
memory of the living.
On a very small sheet Of paper can be
written the names of every man and woman
in the history of the world, who have made
the progress of the race possible; few
men and women have fought all the battles
against superstition; had it not been for
the immortal few who fought and died IN
their heroic struggles to break the power
of the hideous monster of superstition,
civilization would still be locked up in the
womb of the future.
The infinite blessings conferred upon the
human race by few brave men and noble
women, have all been achieved without
shedding one drop of human blood; their
only weapons have been the battle-ax of
reason and the torch of science.
This little band of immortal men have
carried the torch of science into every land,
and under the stainless flag Of reason, they
have marched through all the cherries
centuries shedding light where all before
was darkness; their flag stands for all that
is good and pure IN the life of men and OF
nations; it has never been stained with
blood, nor wet with tears.
Blot from the records of the human race
the achievements of the heroic few, who
lave persisted in flame, in dungeons and in
exile for their devotion to truth, and the
whole earth to-day would be enveloped in
a mantle of darkness, and the entire human
race would still be living in the dens and
caves of savagery; the railroad, the steam
ship, the telegraph the telephone, the pho
nograph, the sewing machine the reaper
and mower, the trolley car, the electric
light and all the multitudinous arts and in
dustries that now fill the world with CON-
fort, joy and happiness would still be
locked up in the womb of the future
Copernicus. Gallileo, Servetus, Bruno.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-03-21
BLUE GRASS BLADE
Persistence of Superstition

I1ypdIld, oplOZd, NOltdlre, tdiue, Jeuci-
son. Draper. Franklin and Ingersoll were
not born to die; their names are as i'm
perishable as the stars; they are part OF
the immortal number of the real redeemers
and saviours of the human race; through
all the centuries that are yet to come, they
will remain embalmed in the grateful hearts
and affections of all the generations tnat
are yet to be, ana their memory will be
revered when the last man standing on the
distant shore of time shall sing the requiem
of earth.
They spent all their days and sacrificed
their lives fighting the gods and ghosts and
devils of superstition, whose crimes against
humanity would fiji book a thousand
times larger than the holy bible of filth ana
fables, from which the devotees of super
stition derive their authority to rule and
enslave mankind. rs
With fendish atrocity and malignity,
nearly all the great men and noble women,
as fast as they appeared in the world, have
been cruelty put 70 death, and every book
containing any useful information has been
consumed in relentless flames, kndled by
of superstition.
Every nation OF the earth has been
cursed by this frightful monster, and It's
whole history down to this moment is filled
with unspeakable sorrow and agony for the
whole human family this hydra-headed
devil of superstition killed five million men,
women and children in the wars of the
Crusades to secure an empty hole in the
ground, where the god of the universe was
supposed to have been buried at the close
of his life as a carpenter in Palestine.
This Gorgon-headed monster killed one
million Arians because they refused to
abandon their belief in one god, and accept
the doctrine of the trinity, or three gods
in one god; 1t slaughtered with fiendish
atrocity one million Waldenses, Albigenses,
Hugenots and Netherland insurgents this
terrible monster, superstition, killed nine
million innocent men and women for the
imaginary crime of witch-craft, and with
unutterable savagery and barbarous cruel
ty, put twelve million of the innocent ma
tives of the New World to death long after
Columbus discovered America
If this bloody beast of superstition had
the power to-day, every philosopher and
scientist in the world would now be swing
ing at the end of rope, fastened to glib
bet, or they would be slowly put to death
in the foul air of filthy dungeons; our
homes would be filled with ghosts, imps,
and devils; and wizards and witches would
still be tormenting us; the fires of perse-
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-03-21

cutlOn that reduced 10 aSneS huSS, Jerome
Wickliffe, and Savanorolla would be re-
kindled, and the higher critics of to-day.
who are honestly trying to separate the
gold from the dross in the holy book would
soon be reduceu to ashes with flame and
fagot
1 wish l had the power to impress all the
people of the earth with the infinite inn
portance of completing the sacred work so
grandly and nobly carried forward by the
Volneys and the Humboldts, the Humes and
the Gibbons, the Diapers and the Haeckels.
and their immortal co-workers, who have
secured for us every blessing that we now
enjoy.
If the people now living had to endure
the agonies and the horrors inflicted upon
our ancestors by the priests of supersti-
ton during all the long, dark night of the
middle ages, and down to the beginning OF
the nineteenth century, when the priests
of superstition ruled the entire world, It
would be infinitely better for every man.
woman and child to commit suicide, and find
peace in the eternal sleep of death
Only little over hundred years ago.
and almost within the memory of aged men
now living, there came an exile to the
hosptable shores of the United States,
whose labors for the human race were
fnitely more valuable than all the gold and
silver that were ever dug from the bowels
of the earth-this man repudated the gods,
and devils, and ghosts of superstition, and
by worshiping at the sacred shrine of Ma
ture, he became one Of the immortal
founders of the ennobling science of chem
istry-he discovered the composition of the
atmosphere, which had been sealed book
through all the countless centuries. he dis
covered carbonic acid, deadly poison to
animal life, but an essential food for every
tree and plant in the world he discovered
that man and the trees live by breathing
each others breath; he discovered why It
is that our mothers, our wives and our
daughters attend their plants and their
flowers with a devotion closely akin G., the
sacred sentiment of friendship
AT the time when he made his discovery
of oxygen and carbonic acid all Europe
was besotted with superstition and pestil-
ence and famine were sweeping over the
land with bosom of fury and destruction
the pigs the dogs, the cats the horses, the
cattle. the men. women and children all
lived together in the same miserable
abodes, and were dying by hundreds of
thousands by breathing the deadly poison
of carbonic acid in each others breath.
and creating the richest soil for the growth
of the germs Of pestilence.
The noble sciences of sanitation and
ventilation were a sealed book to the de-
voices of superstition. and for opening