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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
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The TrackIcss r.olley,
Manchester E1i.la.l

Every year and alros. as regular
!yas the coming Of the Ca.iatn.apliaic.
appears a notice In The tecl.,iical.
press of some new tylc of the track
less trolley. Scarcely year in the
past Is has gone by. without the an.
nouncen emf OF at least one variety.
SO that 1t has como to be an annual fea.
ture, both here aud abroad. The idea
has been better accepted on the Con.
tinent tLan in America, for. their
roads are superior to ours; but be.
yond its use on short runs, where tho
traffic is not heavy, 1t does not ap-
pear to possess any special advantage
over the auto.bus system. 1t is we'll.
known fact that the amount of energy
required per ton.mile is twice as great
on good road as on rails, and this to.
'gether with the additional difficulties
entailed by the complicated overhead
work necessitated on lines where
seem to make the prospects for this
system rather poor. The develop
mont now pushing the automobile bus
to the fore, and the strong possibility
OF this type ultimately supplanting
the present trolley system, may be
taken to indicate that when some one
at last inyents a really practical troll,
ley without tracks 1t will find its
principal competitor. in the auto bus,
and such q rivalry could only result
dlsastrously for the trolley.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10

Hon. o. A. Wood, of Keyser. editor
of the Mountain Echo and candidate
for State Senate in the 14th district
shows the proper spirit in the fol.
lowing comment on his opponent for
senatorial honors:
The Democratic Senatorial Commit.
tee for the 14th district met here Sat
urday and selected as their candidate
DR.. W. T, Highberger, of Maysville.
Tho party could have found no clean
er man in the district to confer this
honor upon than DR.. Highberger and
in him We feel that We have very
worthy competitor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
A Beautiful Autumn.

Indications are that We are to have
a beautiful autumn. Foliage is still
a bright green and the naples have
not yet donned their uatumnal plum
age. Weather conditions are now al!
that are desired for this time of the
year, and the recent rains have re.
freshed the hills and wales to such an
extent that they have the appearance
of n. second springtime. And all OF
which would indicate that there IL,
yet some hot weather ahead Of us.
Charleston Mail. fly
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
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A DANGEROUS Man.

In an editorial and interview the
reactionary papers are seeking tc
create the impression that the col
1nel is an exceedingly dangerous
man. They are right about it. He
s. dangerous to certain types Of poll
lhcians and to certain interests which.
seek to use governmental powers .fos
the profit Of the predatory rich. He
Is dangerous TO the. stability OF the
regime in which the question of diyi.
dends is paramount to considerations
Of humanity and social hygiene. He
Is the implacable enemy Of special,
privilege and such enmity Is a neccss
Sary collary Of his championship. ,oi
the square deal, o.
That the institutions OF our gov.
srnmen are In any danger from Theo
lore Roosevelt or any other indlyid:
ual the reactionary press will find Il
hard to convince any considerable
number of the plain people. Wall
street gamblers and the politicians
who do the will Of the monopolistf
may easily get frightened over such
sentiments, as have been uttered by
the- colonel on his western tour. but
The crowds who heard him, talk and
cheered him to The echo are not
afraid. They; are, like Mariorie's
hen, more than usual calm when. told
that the criticism OF supreme court
lecision is a species of lese majesty.
The. alarm turned in from. the olIlcef
81 the New ork Sun and the New
York Eyehing Post will not greatly
frighten the country, Roosevelt Re
publicans will readily admit that the
colonel is dangerous. The lions an6
leopards Of Africa found 1t out. The
beasts OF the political jungle are MAX
ing the same Observation-Disclosures
Post Chronicle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
-THeoDoRE ROOSEVELT

The approaching visit OF ex.Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Minnesota called
forth the following strong tribute to
the brilliant and famous American
from the st. Paul Pioneer Press:
ST. Paul and Minnesota will to-day
entertain Theodore Roosevelt, one of
the most remarkable men Of his times,
one Of the most remarkable men Of
an times. The assured local welcome
win bh but another contribution to the
volume OF tumultuous enthusiasm
that has marked every inch Of the
way his present tour, an evidence
OF popularity which appears to have
grown father than diminished, COM
pared with the popularity he SO un.
mlstably achieved during his sew
en- years as President of the United
States. popularity that evidently is
not based upon his ability TO bcstow
political 4fayors. The tribute clearly
Is 10 the man and not merely politi.
cal. e H
Professional politicians, plain citi-
zels, learned professors, students of
economic conditions and all classes of
experts in the study of men and
events have sought to explain the
popularity Of Mr.: Roosevelt. The net
results Of their studies Hust be set
down. as an exception to all rules. He
Is perhaps the greatest living exam.
pleso ar, absorber Of intimate personal
knowledge Of men in all phases OF
their activities.
He gives a cowboy expert informa.
ton on how to clnch a broncho with
\ the same accuracy and facility that
he discusses battleships, taxes. and
the divinity Of kings with the German
emperor,
He nenetrates the .wllds OF Africa
and commands the admiration of the
yes1byshis suyeness of aim and his
knowledge Of big game, and then turns
To- astonish the worlds learned schol'
ara in universities by the breadth oil
his Information on history and phil
osophy:
He takes issue with railroad experts
on the best methods Of conducting the
transportation business of the coun
Try, and In the next breath blunuy
tells Enc gland how to rule Egypt.
He spends an hour with a retired
prize lighter and gives him pointer.
on The art OF boxing, and puts IN the
next hour talking Gaelic with q
learned professor who is seeking tc
preserve and perpetuate that Ian
snage.
He talks with "Bat" Mastersor
about the comparative merits of diff
ferent slSguns, and then spends some
time placing an Attorney general right
on the Interpretation Of an lmportant
legal question.
In short, he possesses more definite
and specific Information on more
phases Of human activities than per
5.haps any other living man. and there
fore, as a private citizen exerts NOR,
influence on the interests and sympa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10

The Webster Republican has a new
owner and editor. Captain H!lleary
has sold the paper to Mr.. ]. W. White
who is man of experience and abll-
ity. We welcome Mr.. White into the
editorial fold, The Republican will
continue a firm advocate OF the prin.
ciplcs of the Grand Old Party. s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
A FINE MELON.

Tho West virginian force is great.
ly Obliged to Mr.. John p. Hart, .'the
green goods man, for a large and dc.
licious water melon placed at the dis.
posal Of the BUNCH Just as we were
going to press Thursday evening" The
carpenters In the shop also came in
for a fine slice Mr.. Hart Is the most
popular man in town right now around
this office, there Is no mistake about
that. N -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10

the tina
forithat; bedtime told them
Where named Rastp who was na
dnner and
and he took lint e be ayoko
night his fayote finally got lat
and lazy that his father said he
We'll astus for hu sat around
and not talk to any last he decided e from home
moonlight night he quietly slipped
what on
in the did suddenly
idea occurred TO. him 5sfe Il
y. know what I'll Raus fellow
$50 he uade crawd
for time little
inside with did
scolored fellow Said II
ia heauty? surely win the prize at the county fair
hold
road where put II started
who tue melon
frightened
melon
boz
for outside looked fit had
quiet in his and finally
father and mother who. had
missing His mother
melon reminded stand
and be jumped right Into
pfsed ard glad she him. And
had lived money and o
went homo happy. 5sfI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
Easiest Way Out.

In order to establish complete har-
mony between the separate and in.
legislative, executive and
judicial departments Of this govern.
ment the simplest thing in the world
Is to unite them under the control Of
Roosevelt. Philadelphia Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10

Tho West Virginia Board Of Trade
Bulletin for September contains as q
frontispiece handsome cut OF the
new Watson building at Fairmont. The
Bulletin keeps up-to.date in its fine
pictures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
ROGER Always a pessImIst.

Roger sullivan,s fears that there is
not enough Democratic presidential
timber are all founded. 1t takes only
one good man to be presldent.-Louis-
Vile Courier Journal.
flw5ySs, Observation-Disclosures
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
Has a Good Sound.

Rev. Newell Dwight Hills describ.
ed Mr.. Roosevelt as "the only man
on earth who can throw double skies,
every time" While we do not under.
stand there ecclesiastical references,
the remark sounds good; IIayerhilli
Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
THE FIRST BRIDAL.

.s'N q O. q : . e = r. 20
(From the New York Times.)
This is the old world.wonderi 4
And this is the mystery;
When the Lord of the Great Amphora
Poured forth the Wind and the Sea,
The streams that parted dsunder,
They We're thyself and me!
We were the First, the Beginning,
The elements twain Of the world!
Ere the stars looked forth from the
Darkness,
Or the hills from the deeps were up
hurledi .
Before the uttermost Daybrcak
Together we drew, and whirled,
In passion of hunger and yearning,
In the mlsts Of the world to be;
When the cry of the Wind in its wan.
dering
Answered the call of the Sea.
And we chung in that. first embracing
In the dawn of Eternity!
Is 1T then great the wonder,
The bond 'twixt thee and me-
One from the far beginning?
How could 1t otherwise be-.
Since thou art the Wind, beloved,
And am thy bride-the Sea!
M. E. BUTLER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10
M THE REsT oF AuMoR.

mo. l can never be your wife"
what? am l never to be known
rs the husband of the beautiful Mrs.
Smith,"
She ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Bankrupt-How unjustly arc
possessions divided Those who have
the most credit arc precisely the ones
who don't need it.-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
Little willle-say, pa, what is a
coquette ?
pa--A coquctte, my son, is girl
who gets more admiration than pro-
posals.-Chicago News.
DO you have much trouble with
your automobiles"
Trouble. Say, couldn't have
more If was married to the blamed
machinc."-Detrolt Free Press.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-10

She succumbed.- Lippincott's.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
GIVE UP GRAND OPERA,
Oscar Hammerstein Tired of Field
Which Always Leaves Company
with Deficit.

NEW YORK, April 2S-Oscar Ham
merstein has abandoned the field of
grand opera.
Through Samuel Untermeyer his coun-
sell and his son Arthur, he announced
Wednesday night that he had capitulated
to the exactions of the artistic tempera-
ment which aided and fattered by com
petition, now demanded salaries which if
paid meant bankruptcy, and if refused
meant no performances.
Both his own and the Metropolitan
Opera company faced deficits, he said,
for the season just closed. Therefore
he had concluded that the public here
and elsewhere would be better served
by one company in the field, and as the
Metropolitan had through it's stOckhold-
ers what amounts to subsidy, he left
It to fulfill the public need.
T.. +. StoteSbury. the banker and horse
man. will take over the Philadelphia
Opera house by the terms of an agree
ment ratified last night by Mr.. Inter
myer and E. B. Root, for Hammerstein,
Mr.. Stotesbury and Paul ID. Cravath for
he Metropolitan Opera company.
Hammerstein retains his Manhattan
Opera house here, which he will prob
ably turn over to vaudeville, but his
costumes, scenery, and all other proper
ties, together with all his contracts for
next season, pass to the Metropolitan
for cash consideration which with the
amount paid by Mr. Stotesbury will
guarantee him a total Of $2,OOO,0O0.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
TAFT RECEIVES PRINCE
PRESIDENT ENTERTAINS TASAI
TAO, CHINESE RULERS UNCLE.
His Imperial Highness Is Touring World
on Mission of Importance to
Future Of China.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April Is
His imperial highness, Prince Tsai Tao
brother of the prince-regent of China
chief of staff of the Chinese army, and
uncle of the Chinese Emperor, who is
making q tour of the world on a mis-
sion of vital Importance to the future
of the Chinese empire, arrived in Wash
ington today.
A troop of cavalry escorted the prince
to sis hotel. Chandler Hale, assistant
secretary Of state, representing the state
department, and Capt Archibald w
Butt. the Presidents aid, representing
President Taft, took the prince in charge
the moment he arrived.
During his stay in Washington, which
will extend until Saturday night. func-
tons in honor of the prince and his party
will be numerous and elaborate. Ten
officers of the new Chinese army accom-
pany the prince. They are making a
study of military methods in Europe and
America. One of the first entertain
ments will be a special cavalry drill at
Fort Myer.
Immediately after being presented to
President Taft. Prince Tsai-Tao and his
party will be whizzed over the Virginia
hills in automobiles to the cavalry post.
On returning the prince will be the guest
of the President at dinner at the white
house.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
ELEPHANTS AT LARGE,
Break Away from Ringlings' Keepers
at Danvllle, Ill, and Cause All
Kinds of Trouble.

DANNILLE, H.. April 2S.-Several
persons were injured and property dam
aged to the amount Of several thousand
dollars when eight bull and one female
elephant of the Ringing show stampeded
here Wednesday,
AS the animals were being unloaded
one of the bulls made break for lib
erty, bowling over the keeper and escap-
ing. He was followed by seven others
Later the female escaped
For several hours the elephants were
at large. They stopped for nothing ex-
cept brick and stone buildings. and smaI II
frame structures coal sheds. fences and
trees in their path were pushed aside
turned over and uprooted.
At the home of Joseph PEBBLES. after
overturnlng shed and killing a horse
one of the animals attacked the man.
hurting him against the side of his resi-
dence. He now is in a critical condition
1t was estimated that more than one
hundred homes were visited by the eIe-
plants and the damage probably will az
gregate $4,000
Truck gardens, orchards and many
buildings were ruined III the outskirts Of
the city by the elephants, while shade
trees and residences were greatly dam
aged
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
4 Ouaker'S Modest Price

Sir John William RamSden. who re
Gently celebrated his seventy-tifth birth
day. is Il wealthy man. who was promi
nine III public life. and who has recently
written u good deal against the proposed
revision of the land laws in England
He owns about 100000 acres of land il
England. including the entire town OF
Huddersheld. with the exception of on,
house.
\ story is told about the one house he
does not own in HudderSheld. One OF
his ancestors was most anxious TO buy
it. and he offered the owner. a Quaker
10 cover the entire ground with golden
sovereigns in exchange for it.
III do it, said the Quaker. provided
that the coins be placed on end
So the transfer has never been made
i London Chronicle
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
FRUIT NOT DESTROYED.
Door County Escapes Entire Loss from
Recent Cold Spell.

STURGEON BAY, Wis, April 2S.-
Door county, the greatest fruit growing
center in the state of Wisconsin, its
cherry orchards being the largest in the
northwest, escaped any serious damage
by the recent storm and cold.
u. E. Bingham, a member of the
executive board of the State Horticul-
tural society. and A. w. Lawrence, jr.,
president of the Door County Fruit ex-
change unite in this statement:
THE recent severe storm that swept
over the state, injuring the fruit in most
all portions, has not caused any injury
in the Sturgeon Bay region, the lateness
of the season III this region causing the
buds to be not far enough advanced for
any injury to occur. Strawberries are
entirely safe, the buds not showing up
enough to cause any damage Cherr. es
will not be in bloom for ten days and
therefore are not injured. Apples are
safe. not being far enough advanced
even the japanese plums escaped Al
though the storm was very severe, the
thermometer did not register below 20
degrees. The cold cloudy weather fol
lowing the severe storm. and the heavy
rains following the snow, IS what saved
our frllit buds. The prospects are as
goof@as ever@f fer y good cherry crop and
berry crop. and Door county expects t.
hGT1cst as lar-c Us usual.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
DIDN'T MERGE MILLS.
Henry B. Dean, Banker, Who Proposed
Unifcation of Wisconsin Paper
Plants, Dies in New York

APPLETON, Wis, April 2S-[Spe-
cial. News of the sudden death of
Henry 3. Dean of Providence, r. L.,
which occurred a few days ago in a New
York hotel, was received in Appleton to-
day. Mr.. Dean is we'll known through
out Wisconsin's papermaking districts,
having been one of the two men who
spent nearly two years in the state en-
deavoring to induce Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Michigan paper and pulp manu-
factuTers to merge into one company.
Mr.. Dean, accompanied by ]. j. Han
rahan of New York, are said to have had
the proposition almost c0nsummate ted
when the money stringency in the fail Of
1907 struck the country and made the
deal financially impossible. A prominent
Wisconsin paper manufacturer declared
today, after hearing of Mr.. Deans
death that ''the man may be dead but
his proposition is not. / believe that the
deal to merge every pulp and news print
mill in the middle west will soon be re-
vived."
Mr. Dean was a banker Of Providence.
R. l., member of the wealthy firm Of
Dean q Shipley, that stood ready to
finance the ma mmoth proposed mill mer-
ger. His death was due to heart failure.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
The u SefuI Goat.

Sullivan county. y. Y, takes Ill a
spur of the Catskills, and the foothills
that lead up TO them. SO that its farms
are more or less billowy and we'll stocked
with the brush and scrub that these con-
ditiouS favor. 1t is admirably arranged
and equipped for goat raising, because
these animals do not demand even by
preference the long, lush grass necessary
for the COW to make her best records, or
the short, sweet pasturage upon which
sheep thrive. They attack the ranker
more obstructive and less valua bic
growths, and when they have finished
With a given tract it is again free land
more valuable and productive than it
was before. For 4 time, ut least, it
would almost pay to stock a farm with
these tireleSS scavengerS of the over
growth, Just to secure the benefit Of their
operations upon the land.
The economy of their maintenance dur
Jug at least eight months in the year Is
obvious. Their food is largely not only
what the land can spare, but whose de-
>uucuon greatly benefits it. They beat
back the brush ranks that are al ever
increasing encroachment upon the tillabe
soil. The debit items of the ledger thus
take but little space. On the other are
Il richer milk than even the standardized
COW can give, mohair from which some
of the finest fabrics III ladies' goods are
made, good food for the table, pelts that
make fine robes and rugs, and skins that
can be tanned into fair quality of leath-
er 1t is hardly an eXaggeration to say
that there are a million acres in Massa-
chuSettS that, stocked with goats for
Two years, would be worth twice as much
as they are today for purposes of cult
Sauon or pastu-age. So, If the dairy
caen of the state think they have u grlev
ance III the restrictions prescribed for
them or in tho prices paid for their prod
nct, let them try goats. = Boston Tran
script.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29

Finger Print Identification.

We are informed that there is a move
NEXT on foot to recognize in some way
Henry Faulds' work in introducing the
method of identification of finger prints
to public notice. To Mr.. Faulds, a mem
Der of the medical profession and for
many years a surgeon in Japan, belongs
the honor of first publishing proposal
to use Autobiography for identification,
and there is no doubt that his work was
greatly instrumental in securing in Eng
land the official use of finger prints for
the Identification of criminals. The work
Of Sir w. j. Herschel Sir Francis Gal
ton and Sir James Henry in the same
field is well known, but Il contribution
by Mr.. Faulds, which was published ia
Mature" in $780, was the first informal
ton given to the public on the subject
The Lancet IOndOnl.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-29
WAGES ARE INCREASED,
National Tube Company and Southern
Railway Lines Make Advance
of Per Cent.

PII'TSBURG. Pa, April 2S.-FoI-
lowing the announcement of a wage raise
by several subsidiary companies of the
United States Steel corporation, comes
at of the National TUBE comnanV.
which has posted notices that all EN-
ployes wages will be advanced Nav /.
The amount will be from l to 6 per
cent. and the higher rate will affect
day labor which will be paid S1.75 in
stead of S1.6O a day
ALNESION, Tex, April 2S-For
the first tine in ten years, the unor-
ganized employees Of the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe lines in Louisiana, Texas
and Oklahoma are to receive an increase
in wages. ii was announced today. The
increase is e per cent and affect near
ly 10000 employees