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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25
FATHER OF TEN
CHILDREN SHOT
ACCIDENTALLY ]
Su,iss ARM Rifle
Discharged
Young Man


PARKERsBuRG. June 25i-A trag-
edy OCCURRED at Marietta yesterday In
which. unfortunately Bernard Miracle
a Wood county boy, was the central
figure. and who by the accidental dis
charge of gun. snuhed out the lie Of
stephen Miller in the twinkling of az
eye. the latter the father Of ten chill
dren.
Young Miracle whose home is at
walkers, has been attending the
Wood county Normal which is be
ing held at the Newport school build
ing on the South Side and on Thurs
day evening went to Marietta to spend
the night with his cousin. Arthur Ben
der.
He was getting ready about 1880
O'Clock in the morning Marietta time
to return to PaFkersbuEg and hap
pened to notice in the room a Swiss
army rifle which. was a peculiar look
ing weapon. Taking 1t up he sat down
on the side Of the bed to oexamine the
mechanism.
Not knowing or realizing that the
gun was loaded he causedIit to be
discharged and the bullet, a h-calf-
bre missile went through a screen
in the window and carried for dis
lance Of about two hundred and fifty
yards across valley and struck
Miller, who is employed with the cis.
Ter Brick combpany and was digging
clay in their bank at the time.
The bullet passed clear through
the mans head, at the bf,e Of the
brain. going in on the right side and
out the left, killing him instantly.
Miller who is a poor man, resided
with his large family IN the glass plant
addition.
After the shooting Miracle gave
himself up to Deputy Sheriff Posey
who is holding him pending the re-
turn of Prosecuting Attorney 3. D.
FoIlett who is attending the conven-
ton at Lexington before which he is
candidate for common pleas Judge.
The coroner went to the scene of the
tragedy and made an Investigation
and while no inquest was held he
made the statement after his inyesti-
CATION that the shooting was purely
accidental.
Miracle who was attending the In
stltute here preparing Himself to
teach school Is young man Of pleas
ing appearance, and IT is said much
sympathy is felt for him as well as
for the family of children who have
been rendered fatherless as well as
the widow WHO has been deprived of
her support According to reports
from Marietta Miracle does not APP
near to realize the extent Of the UNI
fortunate accident.
Young Miracle is the son Of Lafay-
cite Miracle, one of the prominent
residents of walker district, Who
was here Wednesday on visit TO his
son. The young man bears splen-
did reputation among his acquaint-
alces.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25

MRS g, p Hutchinson returned last
night from d lew days'syisit IN Pitts;
'bufgi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25
C0NGRES QUITS
EVEININGA LONG and
ERY SION

m tie matter Of Reform move
nsnts for which President Taft stood
sponsor. there we're many instances Of
success. Chief in the list Of legisla-
Btion for which the administration con.
tended we're the following:
Striking revision Of the railroad
laws, including the creation Of q COM
merce court.
Admitting Arizona and New Mexico
as separate States.
Authorizing the establishment Of
postal savings banks.
Giving to the president unlimited
authorit yto withdraw public lands for
conservation purposes.
100000 in certificates to complete
reclamation projects.
Providing for publicity Of congress,
sional contributions.
Creating a bureau Of mines.
Extending the activities Of the tarlft
beard and appropriatfng s25O,ooO for
its use.
Looking to the suppression Of traf-
&c 81 White Slaves"
Authorizing Che entry of the surface
Of coal lands.
Creating a commission to consider
economies in the administration of the
Federal government
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25
NO .HuRpEp HOUSES

Must pc built this year In Fairmonts Industrial Valley
Valley belongs Famont Its growth Is the growth OF Fair
people The majority of the workngmen
OF VIII be employed the East Side In the In
dustal Real there merely nominal
wiz develop The MohOngahela Industrial
choicest the market The sale will con-
ilnue q present until further notice.
The directors Of the Industrial Company invites your
the development this wonderful Industrial Valley and
that VIII accrue to real estate investments
there has priced number of its lots at what Is
experts exceedingly low great number OF lots
they will be required accommodate the hundreds
employed IN Immediate vicinity In two years
growing city along the Boulevard and the
vacant and streets This requires no
neat imagination characte! Of factory improve
ents being constructed this READ THE
RED TAGS BUY SOME LOTS.
buying best judges Of estate Fairmon and
this plat We selling them
every DAY. Don't wait too long
sMoNoNeAHELA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY
BY yANTHoNY BOWEN General Manager
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25
LRGEsT CIRCULATION N gIII

The west Virsinian has the Iafgsst
tHoME DELIVERED calculation Of any
paper 10 Falrmont. rhla in one OF the
reasons Why the West vIrgInian q
called The HOME PAPER
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25

SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT-
IcAcp suey served ~ RoaAit Rsstaps y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25

Mr. and Mrs. JohnlL. Lehman and
Miss Frances sipe are the guests ;ot
friends at Huttonsyille.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25
20 MINUTES ].
SCHEDULE
no FAIR GROUND WAS PUT IN
OPERATIONS BY TRACTION
COMPANY TODAY.

To-day the Fairrnont and clarks
burg Traction Company started q
twenty minute schedule to the Fair
mont Fair Grounds. There are many
people now anxious to see how the
grounds are and to see the speeders
that are here for the summer meeting
to be held here on July 4; s. 9, Z. The
Traction Company mas arranged for
the expeditions handling Of the big
crowds that viii be here at that time.
The portable substation viii furnish
all the power that viii be required and.
there viii be no delays experienced In.
getting 10 and from the grounds on 40
count otlack of power
The cars on the new chednle leave
the Watson hotel corner on the even
hour and every twenty minutes there
after III 4,s4s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25
NR ROOSEVELT WELCOMED oN BOARD THE MANHATTAN

IATloW points Q hlnl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-25

Mrs, Terence stewart, Of Morgan
town, Isl d tthe clty. the guest Of her
sisters, ms q, N, Alexanderand MS
VA aIefedithl
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09

friends. to a tea and lawn party at
Hawarden. 1t was then that l first
met Gladstone. He took me through
the park, pointed out its beauties, es-
pecially the great trees. talked tarin
for a while, and then asked me to tell
him something about General Gar
field-something of his personal char
acteristics and whether it was true
that Garfield was all his mature life a
student of the classics-Virgil, Homer
and the other great writer's Of an
tiquity.
"Mr. Gladstone was immensely in
terested when I told him Of Garfield's
habit of reading page Of some classic
every morning while he dressed.
Then, some association of ideas bring
ing the incident to mind, repeated
what Garfield had said to me In Chi
cago when l congratulated him the
second time upon his nomination for
the presidency.
Gladstone was clearly startled. He
stepped for an instant in his walk and
turned his great. unfathomable eyes
upon me. Did he say thatr he Of.
claimed. Why. that was exactly what
the Duke Of Wellington said after Wa
terloo!'"
Copyright, 1870 by z. J. Edwards.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
"Yes. 1t is rather warm"

yes. II is rather warm"
Lillian Bently answered her part
ner mechanically as she sank into q
chair after their dance. 1t had been
the fifth waltz. and. SO far. Paul Orm-
stead had not been near her. Hereto
fore he had always come to her first
and claimed as many dances as she
would give him, but tonight. for
some reason. he had absolutely ig-
nored her presence. She leaned back
and her gaze wandered across the
room to where he stood with Leah
Ellicott. his fair head bent above her.
Leah's face, with its dark, vivid col
oring. and deep. glowing eyes. raised
to his. Her heart contracted pain
fully. Was he angry with her? She
had done nothing. True. she had re-
fused to 60 to the play with him the
following Friday. but only because
Tom Saunders. her partner in the last
dance. was coming that night for
dinner. Tom was an old friend. q
very old friend. and often came to
dine and spend the evening with her:
yet for some reason Paul had seemed
hotly to resent her refusal Of his in
vitation when she told him the cause.
How could he be 30 unkind-so
stupid! She stirred restlessly.
Tom Saunders closed the fan he had
been welding and rose.
Lillian" he said. won't you come
outside for few. minutes? You are
pale and the air will do you good"
She assented listlessly and they
passed out into the warm spring
night and wandered slowly down the
garden path.
You must put on your scarf. dear, !"
he said. "The night Is warm. but 1t
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
"Beche de Mer" English

Traders in the South Sea islands
have developed language Of which
but little is known In this country.
This Is beche de mer English. which
Is now spoken by thousands of New
Hebrideans and Solomon islanders. In
these islands scores of languages and
dialects are spoken. and 1t is i'm
possible for any trader to learn them
all. 30 beche de mer English has been
evolved to serve as a means of COM
munication. Jack London, who has
written a sketch of this language,
gives an example showing how wide
ly It differs from pidgin English, with
which it is often confused. There
was once a sea captain who needed q
dusky potentate down in his cabin.
His command to the Chinese steward
was: Hey. boy, you go top-side catch
ee one piece king Had the steward
been a New Hebridean the command
would have been: Hey. you fella boy,
60 look'm eye belong you along deck,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
Accommodation the Life of Trade.

1t was an overcast, indeterminate
sort of a day. but the drug clerk was
cheerful as he whistled behind V>e
prescription desk and chatted with a
friend in the front shop. Presently q
customer came in and made q small
purchase.
Fine day." he remarked.
"Great!" replied the clerk, enthus-
iastically.
The customer went out and was fol-
lowed by another. He. too, made
small purchase and commented on the
weather.
Mean weather." he remarked.
"Beastly!" said the clerk. dolefully.
Getting warmer" remarked . third
customer.
"Hot!" said the clerk.
Ten minutes passed. Another indi-
vidual drifted in from the outside
world and made a purchase. ,
Chilly. isn't IT." he said to the
clerk.
Cold as the polei" agreed the clerk,
with . shives.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
President and Great Warrior
Who Thought Alike.
Garfield, After Political Victory, and
the Duke Of wellington, After
Waterloo, Used the Same
Words.

There were many strange coinci-
dences In connection with my assOcia-
uon with President Garfield as q mem
Der Of his cabinet" said Garheld's
postmaster general, Thomas L. James.
recently. But sometimes think that
the most interesting of them occurred
during an afternoon I spent with Glad
stone at his country home at Hawar-
Den.
II went to the national Republican
convention of 1880, held In Chicago. as
. spectator. My personal impression
vas that either Blaine or John ShSr-
man would be nominated for presi-
dent. did not see how It was pos
sible for Senator Conkling and the
others who were leading the battle In
favor of Grants third nomination to
succeed. When I heard General Gar
fields magnificent address. In which
he placed John Sherman in nominar
ton for the presidency. It seemed to
mo that in all the United States you
could find no Republican more worthy
Of the nomination and election than
Garfield himself. That, however, was
only Q passing. thought. although.
after Garfield was nominated. / re-
called the vivid Impression he made
upon me by his address.
within a few hours after his NOM
ination. Garneld's friend, Mr.. Henry,
whom Garfield afterwards appointed
United States marshal for the District
Of Columbia. called upon me. and
asked me II 1t would be convenient
for me in the course of an hour or
two to call upon General Garfield.
HAS he asked to see meT l ven
tured to say.
"'Yes; in fact, I have come directly
from him to you,' was the reply.
"Of course, felt highly honored By
the invitation, and in the course Of
half an hour was heartily received by
Garfield. He had apartments In the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
Afraid of "Lnnocents Abroad

far as have been able to learn, were
at one period in great doubt about the
wisdom Of either accepting or reject
ing 1t, but finally, by a practically
unanimous opinion the board decided
not to publish the book.
THE president Of the company at
that time was q Mr.. Bliss. a quiet
man whose face never revealed the
real sense Of humor that its owner
possessed. though It did stamp him as
a keen business man. He waited until
his directors had agreed to reject
Mark Twain's manuscript. and then
delivered a little speech.
well, gentlemen he said. you
have all had an opportunity to ex-
press your opinion as to whether or
not our company should publish this
work, and your collective decision,
based upon your individual views,
seems to be decidedly against the
publication of 1t. Now that you have
had your opportunity to publish this
book, and have rejected 1t, l want to
say to you that shall Immediately
enter into negotiations with Mark
Twain for the purpose of publishing
the book on my own personal account
The humor Of 1t Is new. I'll admit, but
l am positive that 1t will be cordially
welcomed by the American people for
this reason, II for no other. To me
the reading Of the manuscript has
been a delight l am willing to risk
a considerable amount of my per.
sonal means to publish II. for l am
satisfied that 1t will prove a most
profitable venture for me. That is
all. gentlemen
For a few moments after Presi.
dent Bliss finished speaking there was
considerable embarrassment In that
directors meeting" continued Mr..
Warner. Then one of the board
spoke up. Why he said. II the
president of this company is of that
opinion and sees q fair profit in the
publishing Of this work. l think the
company ought to publish it.
so they decided to publish limo
cents Abroad and entered into the
necessary negotiations with Mark
Twain. Everybody knows what the
result was. 1t was the hit of the time.
II sold like hot cakes, and have al.
ways believed 1t to be true that Mark
Twain's royalty In the first two or
three years after its publication az.
gregated 100000"
Copyright, 1910. by e. J. Edwards)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
Their Minds in Same Groove

old Grand Pacific hotel. He led me to
the sofa after I had congratulated
him, sat down by my side, and en-
tered upon a very chatty and cordial
conversation. He was perfectly nat.
ural in his demeanor. He seemed to
be unaffected by his triumph, and l
even thought detected hint Of eth
er WEAKNESS or sadness In his tone or
manner.
by and by I felt that 1t was time
for me to go, and as ! prepared to
take my leave I congratulated Garfield
once more. He took my hand in his.
and this time there was a sad note
in his voice as he said: I am now dis
covering that next to the hour of de-
feat, the saddest hour is that of VIC
tory l pondered long over that
strange remark, but l know now that
in the moment of victory there often
comes an overwhelming sense Of the
responsibilities 1t carries.
Some years later l was visiting In
England and was invited with my
family and one or two American
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
Why Its Publishers First Accept
ed TWain's Work.
Readers and Directors Of Company
Rejected u, but President Bliss
; Was Sure Public Would
Like Book.

The late Charles Dudley Warner.
who collaborated with Mark Twain In
writing The Gilded Age" In which
the immortal Colonel Mulberry Sell
ers was introduced to the world, told
me this story Of how the book that
gave Mark Twain permanent place
among American humorists came to
b accepted by its first publishers.
! "Out Of q series Of newspaper
letters that he wrote while touring the
Orient Mark Twain built his book.
'Innocents Abroad" said Mr.. Warner,
whose fame as humorist of the re-
lined type lives after him. THE book
completed, 1t looked for q time a.
though its author would be unable to
md a publisher for 1t. Finally
probably in a sort Of desperation, but
I do not know for a certainty how he
came to do it-Mark Twain submitted
the manuscript to a Arm Of Hartford.
Conn. publishers, whose productions
were sold exclusively by subscription;
and looking back on II now 1t does
seem the height Of audacity for q com.
,paratively unknown author Of books
TO contemplate having q book of the
extraordinary character of Tnnocents
abroad sold by subscription.
well. In the course of time the
manuscript Of Tnnocents Abroad was
carefully studied by the salaried read.
ers Of the corporation and then re-
ported upon very unfsvorably-a cir
cumstance probably due to the fact
that the work was along entirely orig.
lnal lines; and In addition, l have al.
ways suspected that q great deal Of
its humor was not appreciated by the
readers.
with their report to the board of
directors the readers turned over the
manuscript Of the book. There fol-
lowed q lively discussion among the
directors as To the propriety Of &C.
cepting or rejecting the manuscript
upon the report Of the readers. Some
OF the directors criticised severely
certain things in the book, and all. SO
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
Retort That SiLenced Plat

there began the Conkling- Plat ant.
mostly towards the vice-president
which was intensified after General
Arthur became president.
1t was intense political hatred Of
his old-time associate that caused
Thomas c. Plat, at the Chicago Re-
publican national convention OF
1884. to support James G. Blaine for
the presidential nomination, though
Blaine. also. was an old-time political
enemy. Nevertheless between the
two. Plat preferred to see the nom.
ination 60 to Blaine, and because Of
Platt's support and political cunning
Blaine triumphed over Arthur.
Platt always contemplated with
great satisfaction the part he played
in defeating Arthur at Chicago. On
the evening of the day that he brought
about this defeat he was in great good
humor, and he did not hesitate to
show 1t to the politicians who crowded
about him as he sat upon one of the
benches In the lobby of the Grand Pa
cin hotel.
In the midst Of the congratulations
that were being showered upon him
on the successful outcome of the big
politics that he had played. Senator
Plat suddenly spied General Howard
Carroll Of New York city passing
through the lobby. For years General
Carroll had been an intimate personal
and political friend of President Ar
thurs. Plat knew 1t, and he also
knew that General Carroll was great
ly depressed by the defeat Of Arthur
in the convention; nevertheless. Plat
hailed him, and the general walked
over to where the easy boss" was
holding court.
Howard" said the senator with .
manner that clearly showed the vim.
dictive pleasure he was taking in his
triumph. and in a voice loud enough
for all to hear. Il think have at last
succeeded in ending the career Of
your deliberately dressed friend in
Washington"
There wee no need for Plat to
specify further; everyone in the group
knew Of General Arthur's penchant for
immaculate dress. But as the presi-
dents friend stood there, apparently
alone in a circle Of political enemies,
end not daring to trust himself to
make reply, a voice close by spoke up.
Senator Platt," It said. and the
tones were clear and defiant. you for.
get that General Arthur is president;
you forget that you cannot erase his
rame from the list of presidents. And
tell you now, in your hour Of tri-
umph, that as time goes on he will
stand higher and higher in the es.
TEEN of the American people, and his
memory will be respected long after
the name of Tom Plat has been for
gotten"
1t was the retort vigorous, and. de.
livered with calculated coldness, II
struck Thomas Collier Plat silent, in
the hour of his triumph, with his DO
litical cronies and adulators grouped
about him.
Copyright. 1910 by e. J. Edwards.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
Remark vigorous-That Pui
Quietus on New York Senator.
Cold, Caustic Rebuke Received by the
New Yorker. When He Was
GIoating Over His Defeat
Of Arthur.

When Roscoe Conkling and Thomas
c. Plat broke with President Garfield
and resigned from the senate Of the
United States. they expected Vice.
President Chester A. Arthur, who also
hailed from New York, to Join with
them in attempting to persuade the
New York state legislature to re-elect
them as senators, as their states in
dorsement Of their opposition to Presi-
dent Garfield General Arthur. how
ever. felt that he could not with pro-
priety take any part in the attempt
Of the ex-senat0fs to seek vindication;
In fact, he did not interfere In their
behalf in the slightest way, and SO
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
A Tough Kid.

Ernest Diers, eight years old. Of
FAirview, N. j.. was pronounced by
Justice Phillips to be the worst boy
Of his age In the state Of New Jersey.
This youngster. besides being in
corrigible. IL brutal" said the justice.
His acts are astounding for one Of
his age. He choked to death two
chickens and smiled with delight as
they struggled for life III his hands.
He drove nail into the body Of Q
dog and because his brother had more
pears than he had he slashed his
brother on the head with a scythe.
One prank in which he took a great
deal of pleasure was to take spade.
dig up foot Of lawn grass and throw
It at the owner and run away"
Deputy Superintendent w. H. Bratt,
of the Children's Home. has charge of
this boy.-New York Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
Victoria Sandwiches.

Two eggs and their weight in -four
and sugar. two tablespoons of milk.
one teaspoonful of baking powder. one
teaspoon vanilla. Beat the eggs and
sugar well together for Is minutes.
mix -four and baking powder together
and pass through a. sieve. Then mix
all well together and add the milk
and pour 1t into round tins or soup
plates well buttered. spread fiat with
a knife and bake for seven minutes.
placing on the open grid shelf in the
middle Of the oven under the hot
plate. and only have gas flames half
an inch long. II It does not quickly
brown in the oven. place 1t under the
grill on top Of the oven for two min
utes. When baked place one round on
the top of the other and spread lam
between. Allow it to cool, then cut
out in diamond shape and decorate
with white icing. or pink. or two diff.
ferent. colored jellies or jams on top.