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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
UNIVERSITY

MISUNDERSTANDING Sentinel gives a
very Interesting discussion on the
Importance OF better: trimming for farm
ers and the relation of the State Uni
Syersity thereto In the following:
Commencing yesterday and extend
Ing to February 18th the State Univer-
stty Is Offering a special winter course
for farmers and others interested in
a%gricultnre. There was Q time, not SO
long ago, wien farmers sneered Mt
shook farming" and really thought that
university. farming and experiment
station work were Intended solely to
provide. soft snaps for some professors
at public expense. The. magnificent re-
suits THAT have already been shown
from the work OF ii National Depart.
ment or Agriculture and from such
State ainstitutions as those OF Wiscon-
sin. Minnesota. Iowa and others. have
silenced forever such views. Success
In agriculture today requires trained
intelligence In an equal. II not greater
degree. than In manufacturing. mer.
rhandising or other fields Of industry.
The. big successes In farming are for
the farmer who; knows and the farmer
wholknows not only aids himself. but
ibis community and his: State also.
Furthermore he becomes n broader
Z mindedsand more useful citizen. The
great Importance OF this subject to
Parkersbnrg has recently been shown
In. our columns by communications
from Mr.. j.. B. Finley, Mr.. Frank P.
Meats and others. But It Is equally
Important to the entire State. The
university Is to be highly commended
for5trying to help the farmers-but It
cannot 40 It unless the farmers attend
and themselves help the university to
help them Winter. courses for farm.
ers area special feature at the Univcr-
sites Of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
other western educational centers.
Thousands attend them annually for
short courses In all the practical work
the farm. Many Of these farmers
are nccompanied by their wives. who
30 to tnke courses In housekeeping.
cooking, poultry raising and dairying.
All return with much practical knowl.
edge; but Inerhaps the greatest benefit,
direct and indirect, Is. this break In
3 routine OF farm work. this broad.
eninE ofii their horizons and the mental
stimulus ofs'eontact with the expert.
ences anil fdcus Of others.
Our State Board OF Regents will this
month visit the best OF these western
universities. will themselves go to
school. In order to learn the best way
$to Improve orr y State University.
! = lsiyisithHs been especially timed so
nssto Study particularly these winter
taEElNALGAHIEHH r. MI. n NrFNEEanEF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
NAMES WRONG
Prize Winners at Poultry Show Not
y. Properly Credited.

Two names were wrong In the list
of prize winners At the poultry exhibit
rs published in this paper Saturday.
a first prize was taken by a Rose
Comb. Brown I.eghnrn pen owned by
Mrs. Elma L4imburg. w. i. Means won
also on a pen of Belgian Pit Games.
This was accredited to, w. E. Mason
instead of w. r.. Means. The West
Nirsininn gladly mokes these corrcc.
tions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
Notaries Commissioned.

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Commissions have been issued from
the State Executive Department t,
notaries public as follows:
Leroy Carter. Tillmansrille.
Elmer E. Stump, Whites Creek.
Harry Stonebaum. Raymond City.
Andrew D. Zirkle, Belington.
j. F. Willis, Mountain Cove.
James Devore, bloomington.
J. C. Parrish, Pennington.
T. S. McNeei. Warrington.
I'M. Ellis. Oak Hill.
Fl. c. Burnside, Greenville.
S. NJ. Moves. Wheeling.
d. G.. Brown. Wheeling.
George T: Kreglow, H%elgesville.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
PURE FOOD LAW e s

Hfnidn ASsoctnter Press
HARRISBURG. Pa, Jan. 17.-What
Is intended to be a test OF the new
pure food law will be tried here this
week, several grocera having been cit
ed to appear in court today to answer
to the accusation of selling PRODUCTS
containing alum.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17

Y all reports are true. there is not
much likelihood Of, the rumored ex-
tension OF the NJ. and X. railroad from
~Rowlcsburg to BelinEton as n part OF
the B. and N. system. There is an
interesting story to the effect that the
y ahd@o. railroad has the NJ. and x.
bottled" anil that the latter under
existing conditions can't 90 any fur.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
80 ~.
State Mew!s
Charters Issued.

The Secretary Of State has issued
n charter to the No. 3 Pocahontas Coal
Company. OF Bluefield. to engage in
mining. with a capital stock of $100. 900.
The i~ncornorutors are e. Williams. F..
Y. Fisher. A. r. Sizer. w. r. Collie. N.
T. Williams and w. L. Brown, all OF
BluefeId.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17

An Interesting question has arisen:
DC women dress to please men Or to
please other women? Or, still another.
to displease other women? Prof.
Thomas. of Chicago University. thinks
the second suggestion the proper one
but we rather like the last one. Waat
do you think. about It,, gentle reader?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
brotherhood Meetin q.

The Central Christian Church Broth.
erflood VIII mold 2 meeting at the
church On Thursday evening Of this
week at 1880. A good ATTENDANCE is
desired. BY mistake this meeting was
ANNOUNCED fn the papers fol: Tuesday
night The membership Will please
= notice that the meeting Is on Thursday.
night ut 100.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17

| Ever and anon the question Is being
discussed as to who will run for Mayo
this spring. Just so he is a good man
and dry, those are main qualifications.
Some people may want him to be bad
and wet, but we don't.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17

1t is announced in Washington that
President Taft will reappoint Geo. NJ
Bowers as Fish Commissioner. Mr..
Bowers has held the place twelve
years and his renppointment for a
fourth term will be Il high compliment
to Mr.. Bowers aud, a feather in the
cap OF West Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
GEO. A. VINCENT
May be Appointed es Grand Repre-
sentative to Sovereign Grand
& Lodge.

The disappearance! of Della Marstlly
Ter. Of Elkins, ~vacates the place OF
Grand Representative to tine Sover.
'eisn; Granh Iodge$ef Odd Fellows, ana
Past Grand !MasteriGeo. A. Vincent OF
this city. is receiving favorable men,
ton for the honor His Fairmont
frienlsI woilll iha glad to. see litmsnam.
sanit4E ,E
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
f1Sf HtLsFfye
5AScHAMcE TO WIN SO BY WRIT.
SS IAGsA5sHORT&LETTER

WIN $sUr 1f WRIT
ING LETTER,
What Z feature Of the West ylralnlar
dol you Ike Sbest7 Why7 To the pei
son giving the best answer In a letter
q mot over 100 words. the West Viz,
gihlan WI give ten dollars in gold.
ny pest answer is meant correct
Judgment In selection and apporpr-,
IL sexpresss,nS iii telling why" Three
competent j Judges Will be appointed &c
pass on the. answers and award the
prize. lie departments or features
81 The paper generally considered,
ares
I Telegraph news state and ma
tiena..
~. General news stories Of Falrmont.
and Marion county,
9 Court news, county and state.
". NeWs .ofStke5 schools.
s. Country correspondence.
9 society column,
Personal column;
81. Sports.
:. EElitorIal page !
10. Advertlsenente.
11t.NewE Of the oil fields.
1t2 Market reports.
!, 10. Theatrical page.
q. Church news.
16.a Police news.
s16.f Council p%roceedings.
"a News from the hospitals.
IS. pe aths anl; funerals.
[. +. news. ..&
90. SLoa7es and traternall orders.
~ y: c. = Y. news.
2. Bank news, statements, changes
III officials, etc. I
23.5Generai summary of State news.
q Selected miscellany, poems,
feminine chat and Chatter, In this
Hest..ofS Hut9or, etc
q. Peoples Forum.
There are nc Limitations. Anybody
can compete fur this prize. All It
$takes ;is short letter, neatly written
ami well Thought out. WHO will be
the first to send in q letter?
Erh5N. ~ - ~ ~ "swNNlW"n.L .H.H -|..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17
------T TE--NNgs- $1,000 '-TIIT-E- ~ =
DECLARED 6 PER CENT. DIVIDEND

The Consolidation Coal Company.
At it's meeting In Baltimore on satir.
Gay declared the regular sis: Per cent.
dividend. There was tic change IN
the directorate CT the company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17

What about that ten dollar prize;
Everybody has a chance at 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-17

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

as the manager. The rest of the team
will be just about the same as last
year.
Denver has obtained new owner
and new manager. James w. Nc
Gill is the new owner, and Jack Hem
bricks, the former Central league man,
is to have charge of the team. A num-
Der of good players have been picked
up. Among them is Dolan. third base
man, from, Cincinnati. Barney
Schreiber, the former Milwaukee
pitcher, is expected to help the team
a lot in the COX this year
Frank IsbeIl will be given a great
welcome in The Western league this
year. 1t is hoped that he will get into
harness and play regularly with the
team. He is expected to be a big
drawing card in this league He has
a brother who will play in the outfield
for the Sioux City team. Isbell has a
good bunch of young pitchers, and
with Al Shaw to do the catching he
expects to have about the best battery
in the league
The schedule question has not been
settled yet. It is possible that 16S
games will be played this year in the
Western league. There are several
owners who are in favor of this plan.
The schedule meeting will be held in
Chicago February 15 and 16. The list
will call for st. Joseph. Wichita, To-
pekan and Denver opening at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
MAJOR HOODS WILL.
Entire Estate Turned Over to Chill.
dren, Including Home.

Emporia, Kan. Feb. 1.-THE will
of the late Major Calvin Hood has
been admitted to probate. Requests
are confined to the four children, H.
P. Hood of Emporia. Mrs. Theodore
Hammett of Topeka, Mrs. E. a..
Beecher of Colorado Springs and Mrs.
Harry Clark of Salt Lake City, and
to two grandchildren. Calvin Newman
OF Emporia and Mrs. w. W. Post
lethwaite, whose mother was daugh-
ter of the late Mrs. F. G. Newman.
Mr.. Newman and Mrs. Postleth-
waite are each to receive $4,000 in
cash and the remainder of the estate
is to be held in trust for the three
daughters and son, the income to be
divided between them. Upon the
death of the principal heirs their
shares revert to the children of Mrs.
Hammett and Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Beech
er and Mr.. Hood being without issue.
The Hood home, one of the hand
soonest in Emporia, is to be sold and
the money turned into the fund. No
inventory accompanies the will, but
the value of the estate is estimated at
half a million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
LIKE THE NEW RULE.
Limit Number of Players Pleases
Minor Club Owners.

Milwaukee, Feb. 1.-THE new rule in
the major leagues limiting the number
of players at the opening of the sea-
son to 80 is proving of benefit to the
big minor leagues already, for the
managers are able to get players long
before the time comes for training,
where as heretofore they were obliged
to wait until late in the spring and
sometimes until after the season had
started.
Most of the association teams have
their rosters pretty well filed, and
those that are waiting for holes to be
plugged up know pretty well what play
ers they VIII land when the proper time
comes. The big league clubs will cut
GOWN even more before they oren their
championship season. and then the big
minors, such as the American Associa-
ton and Eastern League, will be en-
abled to get some good men to brace
UP all weak spots
All the associations clUos have been
active in getting new men, especially at
st. Paul, Louisville, Toledo and Column
bus, and Indianapolis and Minneapolis
are not far behind. Manager McClos-
key of Milwaukee has couple of big
leaguers in mind whom he says he Will
land before the race starts. AS mat
tiers now stand. it will be necessary
for the Milwaukee club to secure a
&C uple of good players if it hopes to
remain up in the chase.
An association paper sent out queries
to all the managers few days ago as
to their opinions regarding the 1910
race. Every one, with the exception of
Bill Friel, manager of Columbus, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
NEW STATE BUILDINGS.
Kansas Will Spend Over Half Million
Dollars This Year.

Dollars This Year.
The state will spend more thar
100000 this year in new buildings
and improvements. State Architect
Chandler has completed the schedule
of work to be done and his corps OF
craftsmen are now working night and
day on plans. Nearly every state in
stitution will get a new building Oh
improvements Of some kind. Many OF
them will get two or more buildings.
The largest and most expensive
building to BE- erected by the state will
be Memorial hall at Topeka. Ground
is now being broken for it. 1t will
house the grand army department, the
state historical society and kindred
semi-public institutions now located in
the state house.
Following is a complete list of build
ings to be erected and improvements
to be made this year:
Memorial building, Topeka, 1885,
Negro school. Topeka. new building
$4,000.
shops, Parsons. asylum. $1,000.
Cottage for Parsons asylum, $751;
New boiler. Topeka reform school.
New barn. Hutchinson reformatory
$4,000.
Two tubercular pavilions, Osawato-
mic asylum, $4,000.
New water system, Osawatomie asy-
lun, $500.
Repairs at Lansing penitentiary.
$4,000.
New building. waterworks extension
sewer and electric system at Dodge
City Soldiers home, S20.500.
New buil1ing Mother Bickerdyke
home, $1,000
Two tubercular pavilions and hos
pital for women at Topeka insane asy-
lum, $4,000
At the Agricultural college: Armory
and gymnasium. $1,000; green house
$4,000; cement walks, $4,000; heat
and power plant, $10,000: pipe cover
ing, $4,000; repairs to tunnels, $4,000.
Cottages a. Fort Hays experiment
station, $4,000.
Porches at Kansas City blind school,
$1,000.
Smoke stack and boilers at Olathe
deaf and dumb school. $500.
State Normal school, Emporia
Lockers and gymnasium supplies, $780,
600; improvement of grounds. sewer
system, water supply, walks, ETC., $15.-
600.
Power and heating plant at Fort
Hays normal school. $4,000.
State university: To start first wing
of administration hall, $4,000. The
sum of $4,000 has been set aside for
next year to complete and equip this
wing.
Western university al Quindaro
Girls dormitorv and equipment, $685.
900.
improvements of state house heat
ing plant, Topeka, $1,000.
Grand total $539,050.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
OUR BIG DRINK BILL.
Liquors Imported in One Year Valued
at S26 1000, 900.

I Washington, Feb. 14.--Americans
must be a thirsty nation. judging from
the imports of drinkables set forth in
a statement just issued by the bureau
of statistics. The United States drank
the essence of more than billion
pounds of coffee in 1909. valued at $685.
10000. That was about a dollars worth
of coffee for every person in the Uni
ted States. A little more than a hum
dred million pounds of tea, valued at
about $16.000.0O0 came in.
But il, spirits, wines and malt liquors,
the nation touched its highest record
for Importation in 1909 and consumed
foreign products of that kind to the
value Of more than SIC, 0o8, 600, more
than twice as much as was imported in
1899.
South America supplied most of the
coffee, Asia most of the tea and Europe
most of the wines and liquors. The
United States is the worlds largest
coffee drinker, and Great Britain is the
worlds greatest consumer of tea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
Giant Pugilist> viii Train in
Mountains.
Has Four Months to Fit Him.
self for Battle.
MANY ARE IN DOUBT.
Think That the Big Battle
Won't Be Fought.
Matchmakers Have Guaranteed
Sum of $125, 900.

San Francisco, Feb Thames ]. JEFF
fries will take to the tail timbers of
the California mountains and then We
shall see what we shall see. The eyes
of the pugilistic world will be turned
toward the big hills and instead of
hearing of the wonderful gate receipts
the retired champion is drawing with
his road show. we may soon expect to
learn OF the bronze and Drawn he is
taking on in his preliminary training
work.
jeff has just about four months in
which to fit himself for battle and that
is none too much time for a man who
has been out of the game as long as
he has Many things may happen with
in those four months and there are lot
or fans who Will not believe the big
light with johnson is actually going
to come off, until there is more reason
to think so than is in evidence at the
present time.
Even after the articles of agreement
were signed Jack Johnson made the
crack that he would bet 81, 900 Jeffries
never would fight him. The question
that must arise is whether Jack act
ually knows something or whether he
merely is possessed of the same hunch
that is borne by many others at the
present time.
A little inside information has leaked
out through a friend of Tex Richard
ard Jack Gleason that never before has
Teen made public. This inside dope is
of particular Importance inasrluch as
there has been SO much written and
said about Il certain mysterious clause
injected into the articles of agreement
signed by the two big fellows. 1t was
while discussing the chances of the
promoters coming out whole after pay
ing the purse and other expenses that
will be necessary that the new angle
cropped UP.
Gleason and Richard are paying the
fighters $101,000 as a purse. and there
is $4,000 more besides that they have
bound themselves to pay said the mu-
tual friend of the two promoters. THAT
makes them already bound to the ex-
tent of $111,e00 instead of $101, 10000, and
the other expenses probably Will bring
the total up to S125,000.''
What was the extra $4,000 for was
the natural question. but the man who
let the secret out suddenly realized that
he was telling something and refused
to go further. That there was an extra
sum of 100000 is not doubted in the
least $685. 0Aa
What was the $4,000 for?
2 Perhaps 1t was to make the forfeit
OF Jeffries good. e That looks as logical
as any answer that could be made. All
along i has not been Jack johnson who
has been looked upon as the doubtful
starter in the championship stakes, but
the man who so many have figured
could not come back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14

withstood for a great while. Indeed,
the senate committee on pensions has
decided to meet today for the purpose
of taking up the question and It is
considered probable that a. favorable
report will be made within a COMPARE
lively short time. The house commit
tee also has agreed to consider the
subject and the limitations are that
the report from that committee Will
be favorable.
If the bill should become a law it
would add from two millions to four
millions of dollars to the pension roll.
There is a special provision in the
bill requiring that in order to become
a beneficiary under it's terms any
widow must have lived with her SOL
dier husband for at least three years.
This requirement is inserted to pro-
tect the veterans from the wiles Of
women who might seek to ally them
selves in the way of becoming the sub
jects of Uncle Sans charitable minis
trations.
The bill has the sanction of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
MOST PROSPEROUS ON RECORD.
President O'Neill's Idea of Western
League Season.

Des doines, Ia. Feb. 14.-President
n. L. O'NeilPs western league is go
ing to enjoy the most prosperous sea-
son in it's history according to those
who have followed the career of the
circuit closely The organization is
now a compact eight club organization,
having been transformed during the
last two years from a widely scattered
six club band of teams.
Owner John F. Higgins is going to
give the Des Moines fans another
championship team, he says. He has
retained the youthful manager of last
year, William Dwyer, to pilot the team.
If Owner Higgins can get capable
pitchers to take the places of Frank
Miller and Frank Lange, who went to
the White Sox Des Moines will be just
as strong Is last year, when Sioux City
was nosed out of the pennant On the
final day of the season.
"Ducky'' Holmes, the former mill
tant manager of the Sioux City club,
has sold the team to Thomas Fair
weather and Jay Towne. The latter
we'll known catcher, once with the
White Sox, will manage the packers.
It is figured that Sioux City will not
be as strong this year as last year.
The Rourhes, as Bill Rourke's
Omaha team is known will have Fox
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
Opens Its Session This Morning With
Big Attendance.


Hutchinson, Feb. 14.-This city is
attend the Masonic Grand ladge ses-
sions. More out of town people are
arriving on every train and others
are expected to come up to Wednes-
day morning, when the Grand Lodge
convenes. 1t is expected that the
largest crowd ever in attendance at
Masonic gathering in Kansas will be
here.
Promptly at 9 o'clock this morn
ing, the Most Illustrious Grand Coun-
ell, royal and select masters of Kan
sas, convened in forty-second annual
assembly in the Masonic temple.
Representatives from every council
in the state were in attendance. The
election of officers was the chief
business. The session closed shortly
before noon.
At o'clock this afternoon, the
Most Excellent Grand Chapter, Royal
annual convocation, also at the tenn
pie. These sessions of the grand
chapter, will continue over tomorrow.
Tonight, the cryptic degrees of
Masonry are to be conferred upon a
large class of candidates in the tenn
pie by the officers and members of
Hutchinson council No. IS.
On Wednesday afternoon. the grand
lodge will adjourn promptly at 3
a special Rock Island train and taken
to all points of interest about the city.
Wednesday evening a concert. in
which the best musical talent in this
part of the state will take part. This
will precede Immediately the confer
ring OF the Master Masons' degree on
the stage of the theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-14
GAMBLERS ARE ARRESTED.
Several of Them in Rocks County
Caught and Convicted.


| Stockton, Kan, Feb. 14.-What is
believed to be a gang of gamblers who
have been in operation for several
months near the eastern edge of this
county was broken up last week by the
arrest and conviction of Jake Ander-
son and Andy Roalson on charge of
gambling. All of the parties are
white. 1t appears there has been a
gambling house conducted in a sod
shanty belonging to Jim Hayes where
the easy ones were induced to part
with their cash.
The early part of last week A. Fran
els, one of the members, was not salts
fed with the division of the spoils and
demonstrated, as a result of which he
was pretty badly beaten up. Francis
then came to the county seat and
pleaded guilty to gambling and got off
with a small fine. He then gave in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of the other memb ers of the
gang. The fellow Hayes on whose
place the offense was committed is an
old offender and only last spring was
convicted of gambling. All Of the men
live near the county line and upon the
slightest suspicion move over into Os-
borne county to avoid arrest, so the
officers left the same evening and ar
rested the whole gang in their beds
about $3.50 in the morning after a 16
mile drive,