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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
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And NORTHERN.
RIGHT oFsWAYs FOR THE PRoPos.
Jed NEW RAILROAD is CLEAR
4 ) TIL ROUGH NJ MARION COUNTY.
~. FROM aFAlRMo NTiBTo MoNcN.
= GALtA5LiNE. tf,f,4l- K,
COMMISSION MAKES REPORT
Awards Of Damages Have! Been Made.
Special Term of Court at Morgan
town January 8 to Clear Up ,Monor.
gala Cases. b II Z; 81

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The Buckhannoh & Northern Rail.
road Company has "a clear right OF
way from this city to the Monongalia
county line for the proposed line that
the company is going to construct on
the west side of the Monohgahela river
from point in Pennsylvania to
.Rivesville.
In Marion county there were two
pieces of property which the company
was forced to go into the courts and
institute condemnation proceedings in
order to get the right of way at reas,
enable price.
The property is owned by Richard
Hardenland Nellie Harden. The court
appointed a commission to view the
property assess the damages.
The commission went. on the prop.
erty and viewed the premises. II
awarded Richard Harden $500 for rs
OF an acre of ground and S3.75 to
Nellie Harden for 2.6 acres OF ground.
1T Is understood that this is consld.
erably under the price asked by the
property owners and it is said in ono
instance the damages awarded by the
commission was less than that offered
by the company.
1t Is understood that the report OF
the commission is satisfactory to the
railroad company and the amounts
awarded by the commission will in all
probability be accepted by, the proper.
ty owners. 81.
II the property owners do not accept
the amount OF damages awarded by
the commission then the proper
amount OF damages will be determined
by a jury OF twelve men who will
traverse the case, but It is thought
that this. will not be necessary.
The attorneys for the iBuckhannon
& Northern are preparing an order
for. the court confirming the report OF
the commissioners. If there are no
objections to the report 1t will be con.
firmed and the company will have a
complete right of way through Marion
county from Fairmont to the Monon.
gala county line. ss7,Tl72i;ts g. III, /
The trains over the Buckhannon and
Northern will enter this city from
Rivesville over the lines Of the Paw.
paw branch Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. < Z - !
There are four cases in the Circuit
Court Of Monongalia county where the
Buckhannon & Northern has to con.
denim property for rights Of way.
There will be special term Of the
Circuit Court in Morgantown on Jan
uary ) to consider these cases. (
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
CHINA AND OPIUM TRADE.
cleveland Plain Dealar.l

= The new Chinese senate, which is
she forerunner OF complete bicam
sral parliament, has passed a resolu.
lion aimed to crush the opium trade.
This is in line with previous acts OF
The government and indicates keen
appreciation of an evil which consti.
tutes a national menace. On Scptem.
Der 20, 1905, an imperial edict decreed
hat within 10 years the. use. and trade
IN opium must be, abolished.
Great Britain has been considered
the particular hmdrance to the move.
ment for an international Introduction
of the opium trade, As long ago ms
1891 the House OF Commons condemn.
I'd the traffic, but the actual suppress.
sion of it has been discouragingly
slow. The trouble has been that the
British government, from its monopo.
'istic control Of the traffic in certain
districts of India, enjoys large rev.
'enae. II Is an unpleasant thought to
British fiscal minds that this revenue
must be abandoned.
OF course, in the march of mora,
progress, the opium trade, like the
slave trade. must ultimately give way.
tits a favorable comment upon Chin.
csc strength of character that they
who are the most constant users Of
the drug and whose government
Sroftsf largely BY, It's probation ana
sale. are ready to take the j; lead Id III h
stopping tile trade. 1T IL L triumph iuiirtiE
for q nation ghie6 too seldom given
principle. = :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
MRS. EppYs DEMISE.

1t doesn't matter so very much
whether Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy died
yesterday, the day before or several
months ago. She was the founder oil
one OF the greatest religious sects OF
the day. One Of the new ones that
has grown and prospered.
She was what the world terms "an
old woman when she took up this
work. There Is; no doubt that she and
her disciples have done much to make
the world better. e,
Her going away removes consplc.
uous personality whose teachings have
been and will continue to be the sub.
ject Of Jealous advocacy and bitter
denunclation.
The rapidly with which atstrong
and militant following has adopted her
cult during the last thirty years pre-
sents an interesting study in the spir.
itual history OF the country.
1T would be even more remarkable
were it not that the religious cravings
of human nature, always active under
whatever form OF civilization, turns
naturally to the means which promise
bodily health and the souls future
welfare.
The transcendentalism Of cults in
many forms makes a profound, mysti.
cal appeal to that great body Of the
people who do not look too narrowly
at rational or historic -dogmas.
Those who wish to take the kind.
Hest view Of the religious faith she
founded will point more or less con.
vincingly to the number of people
who square their lives to the creed set
iorth by Mrs. Eddy and find in 1t a
tranquility Of mind which, according
10 doctrines as old as psychology, con.
tributes to physical health.
X How much Of this contemplatlye
self.effacement. this interpretive de.
yelopment has come down to us from
Hindoo aspirations for Nirvanan q
wiser than Mrs. Eddy would not be
able to say. In therapeutic combina.
lions it has assumed many modern
manifestations, of which Christian
Science has proved itself the most
popular and the most powerful.
The everyday world will be chiefly
impressed by the remarkable achiev.
ment Of Mrs. Eddy herself. She lived
10 see her teachings extended to manly
civilized countries and her followers
numbered by hundreds of thousands.
Her own life and the length of it,
nave been an impressive commentary
upon. her doctrines. % .
What is to be the fate of the fabric
she built.us, now that she Is gone, will
be watched with great interest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
THE SHORT SESSION.

The country expects little In the
way Of business from the short ses-
sion OF Congress which has commenced
business, but IT. should be productive
OF much that Is interesting fi
Under the Christening Of defeat, the
shattered ranks Of the party in power
Ilmay close up and present a program
embracing retrenchment.Sin expendi.
lures and the carrying forward ofire.
forms which tine country has Endorsed
| in unmistakable ways that willrestore
| It in part to public confdence. Z The
ell.known tact and the general.liking
for the President may enable him to
secure action which President less
popular with the opposition could not
undertake to carry through The
breaking up of party! lines and the
desire on all sides for less political
maneuvering and more business at
Washington may suddenly devlop into
powerful backing for Mr.. Taft II he
learns how to encourage and use 1t.
But, aside from the business side,
there will be much of interest. Witt,
| this Congress there will disappear
both from the Senate and House a
number Of party leaders, men who for
a score OF years have nodded party
policy. A new group will take the
reips on both sides, and It is santici.
pated that their influence will make
itself felt before the erl Of this term.
The situation makes for caution, and
political expediency-in view OF the
Presidential election two years hence
will cause the older and the wiser
lheads to try to mark time. But there
are forces at work which may at any
moment preciptate a dramatic climax
and one which will have far:reaching
consequences. The next Congress-
may be more important in results. but
thes present session, more particularly
behind the scenes, Will repay watch.
ing. - rs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
FUNERALS ANp FEAsTINe.

(From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, y.
Everybody remembers the anecdote
Of Flaherty. who was dying and called
in his solicitor to make his will. "Put
IN siyinty-foive dollars" said Flaherty,
Ito give the boys who attlnd my funer-
al somethin' to drink" When the
will had been completed, the lawyer
asked, Shall the money for drink he
spent going out to THE cemetery or
coming back?" Coin out" said Flu.
herty; "I'll not be wild yez comm
back"
What would the genial lrlshman
have thought Of the ruling Of Judge
Freas, recently rendered in connection
with the. final accounting of John H.
Jones, executor Of the estate of the
late Isaac Davis. Of Freeland, Pa?
Here is a statement of the ruling:
"The executor is surcharged with
S2T.6o, which he expended in provid.
ing refreshments for Those attending
the funeral, and this. Judge Greas con,
tends, in a town like Freeland, where
there are hotels and restaurants, ID an
unnecessary and Improper expense
Others than Irishmen have had re-
gard for hospitality at funerals. In
New England, before the Revolution
airy war, no funeral was considered
well ordered without generous provis:
ion. for the refreshment Of all who at
tended, which refreshment included a
plentiful allowance of strong drink.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08

the use Of the Red Cross Seals in
dictate how many people there are in
\ the country who don't read, or who
don't read intelligently. The reports
from tofices Throughout the coun-
try tell Of thousands of the seals ap-
spearine on letters and packages for
postage and Yet every paper In the
land has printed the information time
and gain that they can not be used
! Tor that purpose. However, good re-
suits from the purchase Of the seals
no mstteF what the purchaser may do
With them. I. !, e! q, :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
(3liEsgI5Il3i.!E!![|'llIl[Il{l|
.Ss9(SlSls!ZS IN IT
NOT AN URBAN NATION. "a

Omaha Bee.

NOndnh bee. - ri
The census figures show that the
total population OF all cities IN this
country of $4,000 or more is about 49,.
100000 and that the largest percent.
age of population increase has been
made in the cities Of less than 1Oo,.
600. Counting that the nations pop.
ulation Will reach iSo.OOO,oOO, this
showing does not quite bear sout the
contention, so persistently urged in
connection with our baek.to:the.farm
agitation, that as e nation we are be.
coming distinctly urban. We: are not
quite one.third urban, If we may con,
slider the starting point as the city OF
$4,000.
Forty.seven cities have 100000 Or
more population and of this ;numbe.
only II have risen to this class since
1900. The Census Bureau declines to
make any advance statement Of the
entire population, but 1t is being gen.
orally estimated in the nelghborhood
Of 100000. Ten years ago 1t was
7e,SoS.sS7. The percentage of urban
population has not increased dlspro.
portionately. At least. the increase
has not been such as should alarm
US with relation to our farming com
munities The fact is. as the census
figures will show, that we are even
more Of an agricultural people today
than We were decade ago. judged
on the basis of relative population
for the last 10 years has witnessed
this nations most spirited settlement
Of new territory.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
aklssEs AT Az crioN:s

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That's the interestinglttltleSo song
of the very best songstofithe seas6ff.a
thesone that has fade q marked hit IN
Kiaw & Erlanger,s product lion 81.
THE Bachelor Bellies, = the great
show now playing IN New York. City
at the Grand opera lhb,ise. the ohhis IN
which. the famous dancer Adeline
Genea n sfg5s,A, i, ) 4 3 S1sf Y
= = : s. ~ y III q
" iiis this very son and
MUSIC compile sEoes theecassn
special featttre 81 next shiiaiys iSe&i
York World BY sPe6iEl ali Il. aIhdtit
s|b ne 1IipaIc F 8 y! enssl i A
Sp't il No l'l3illlff Il a6ild il '1lt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
soo MMIssIoN GOVERNMENT.

y The n ws papers OF Parkersburg
Glarksburg and Wheeling are discuss.
ing the ADJ liability Of adopting a com,
mission plan OF government for these
Giles SO far as Huntington is con.
3cerned lis practically the unanimous
judgment of Huntington citizens that
under the commission plan. the city
has been better, more efficiently and
more econ ally governed than eve,
before. The upstate cities could dc
mo better than toSadopt the Hunting
ton plan Huntington Advertiser
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
cHILDREM Ar CHRISTMAS. ZINE.
we watched the tE00p:ng shndren

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We watched the troqp:ng children
play -. =! IA
About the old house, once so gray
And still. Then darkness fell
And one by one they Jsaid farewell.
The music and the laughter stopped,
The play was done. the curtain drop.
81 ped. )
The waning lamp OF mirth buried low
With each last cry across the fncW,
And We, old frisnds were left alone.
What was 1t lost that,we had knayn?i
Old friend and true, must even Ne 2!
Find nevermore wbatNused to be- ii
Man lives by change; through ebb
and flow Gs Il .
The new lives Gomez the old lives 80.
We lose and gain, yet year by year
The aging heart igrows'more sTatqre,
1T may be that the strain aud stress
OF our mad times tempt j2ylsssness:
II may be that ourfeyerish days
Forget the old more genial ways:
1T may be, too, the ashes Of =
Dead hopes md dreams have srlotder-
ed love-! ; y y 49, .. l'S II
But plain it stands sos more wa he'd.
.Earth's fond good. tsll6S sfip s6f 49, 80
Yet thanks to one suiall spark old
friend,
As down the dusk of things we trend,
Age! shall not strip our very heart
OF all It's old congenial art w II;
Aye, thanksh to each. maj I voice and
light -, q ,'ss.I ~ ~
That lent its youth tons fo.nig6E q
And thanks 10 that strange fueftfye az
Enduring love by WhiciiSwe I've espa'-s-
Through childlike eyes and childlike
act y 7; ! 9EieS
We yet shall hold our youth intact! 4
And thanks to one ,sttll jovial day
We still, old friend, shall make our
z5ta way 80, ~
ey though and mem'ry tftoushEI & 'Etss
fGil 90 snow 5fst'si''iisiF .IloohitS
Toyouthi and that lost long ago sj u,
Where laughter, holding both his
- sides. if4gs SIG q sii!ssi't
Made all our dyss seem Christmas
tides! - i ! Is et'i y,
ARTHUR 5sTRINGER.I r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08

One Of the questions asked by the
German ennme orators was ".Are you
subject 70 fits2s few such questions
on the sched ules in this country would
! have vented any agitation for a
new count. N =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
/ 4, Mr. i {, 90 sEyELr NOT DEAD.
Tie New York World says:
Mr. loo eyelt Is .flot dead nv. an

.SS MJs5 seyelt Is not dead; by, any
smeahs. bSs =. SfS fas 2; s n
The Republl lean party lis still a very
4 able powerful ofgsnization.S It has
always been mo ST. powerful In Presl.
dent ial elect ions and most weak in
9ffsyears. Only preside ntials elections
bring out ITS full Strength In the
8iSoEt h, y y h Z Z 4 I
sopss IS future yfilI depend
more pom Demo- cratic mis-.
takes tIan d him seI M
Democratic ssrcs n FOL 2SYfll de.
pend more upon the nilstak ok both
Mr. Tgft and NJ. Roosevelt than
upon DeIn6crats themselves.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08

The future belongs tosthe party that,
ssill make the fewest and smalleStj
The next idency belongs TO the
indep endentS diligence and the In.
Itelligent inde ndence OF New. York
and three or four other States. II.
Mr.. Roosevelt: Is not dead by any,
means. fs & e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
CONDITIONS OF heath.
(ohlo State .Journal.)

We may talk about breakfast foods,
clear coffee, meatless diet, plenty OF
exercise, open windows and all the
other generally accepted processes Of
health but after all the best way IS not
10 worry about these things, but to
cat pretty much what one wants, In a
moderate way, think bright and hope.
tul thoughts, perform yourisd duties
gladly be kind and helpful, love the
fair and beautifulfhings OF the world,
forget about r.health. land thus lls.
ing, one will have fewer ailments and
fewer fears.
1t is all very reasonable. The mind
has lots to do with the body-more
than the air, the water, the long walks,
the fruits and grits. "A man can think
himself into disease, and he can
think himself out of 1t, that is, II It Is
durable, and not become organic or
chronic. We heard. of a brown bread,
baked potato, rice custard man reck:
lessly, indulge in a meal of sausage,
pie and coffee at 10 o'clock at night
He Vent home TO die, but the next
morning AN AN gsf ap With tie English
sparrow and Just IS say and rollick,
soms us they How wa The
happy eahtans bashsa aside t6s die:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
.LlID. At REST.

REMAINS or MRS. ISAAC BRUM.
MAGE INFERRED AT WOOD.
LAWN cEMETEAY, - z iilLssS3a z =
This morning at TO- o'clock at her
home near theacitys funeral icts
were; held over the remains tof Mrs
4saacl iBruiimage whose death occur.
led on 4 Tuesday Rey Newton. Of
CLARK sbirg cohd Quoted the services.
which we're largely attended bS
niends and relh I'M sriilent sehs
made IN Woodlawn cemetery IN
-uLu---l-- :. Z L. ~ u -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08

is difficult for q President to
please everybody when he writes a
4 inessage to- yaongress+ but Mr., Taft
seems 10 have pleased every one-ex-
cept a 4 few Democra Its. y Z.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
Y Death Said Ed
Her Definition 81 tie State.

definition from the glossary
book Science and Health, with Scriptures
pEATiAn Illusion the lie Of unreal and mt
tueiE the opposite life.
has. NO Ne hence If has no real existence. Mind
from one belief to be ered by every belief
lie where yields to eternal Any evidence Of
5 On page 424 Of the;same book ~ IS I
relnqushp DEATH and also
Of I hs Of
Christianity aloft with unincng faith brought
DEATH and death will disappear with the disappearance
rs the body die, sur
render The illusions disease Sin are
that can be destroyed. e. @ -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08

The announc cement that the mint is
going to coin a lot of new dimes is
much more eligible than allIth
talk about bacteria on greenbacks. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
CARD THANKS.

II we wish to thank our friends and
nrighbors for the kind assistance rem
,dered during the sickness and death
OF our husband ana iather. L p ~ I;
MRS. NORMAN BOGGESS.
MISS EMMA BOGGESS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
HUMANE SOLICITORS BUSY:
PEOPLE. RESPONDING WELL

A brief netting of the solicitors and
those in charge Of soliciting contribu.
tons for the maintainance Of the new
Independent Humane society for Fair.
mont and adjacent towns was held last
evening. -
The solicitors have been at work all
day and up, to late this afternoon the
business men and individuals had re-
sponded literally to the worthy cause,
Over 500 was subscribed at the
public meeting held last Monday even.
ing = ~.
1t Is an assured fact that the new
organization Is go II the people con.
tinue 70 give money DIS they have done
during the week. s.,,. !,
Topographic reliefmap, ofsthe Uni.
ted States has been issued by the
United States Geological Survey iFIS
whiehdt sells for lpteents. An admin.
istsati ma a !. ogenits National
Park Tor 25 scents and numerous. other
toBSsIap maps oiissa4ioas sections
Sof IND country At cent s1 eseh iRse
also Just boon Issued,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08

without this leader. Get it. BptlStoi
do SO it Will be well 10 order next
Sundays New York World from Your
newsdealerin advance. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-08
z = \
John Paul Jones Is ready for that
crypt whenever congress is.

a When did Mrs EddX really die. She
said there gis no DEATH. So prob.
ably shesi syetgaliye.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1910-05-20
Resolutions.
Headquarters Frank Daeeett Post, J
Dept Of Minnesota, G. A. R. !
Litch6eld, Mimi, May 7, 1910. J

! Headquarters Frank Daeeett Post, J
Dept of Minnesota, G. A. R. I
Litch6eld, Mimi. May 7, 1910. J
| AT a regular meeting Of Frank Dag
eett Post, held at the Post Hall, tn
following resolution was unanimously
adopted;
Whereas, it having been reported Il
this Post that our former comrade
William H. Aucker, had died and beer
buried at his home near Tupelo, Miss,
on April II, 1910, and that the mem
bers of John M. Stone Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans. furnished pail bearers
and attended the funeral in body
thereby showing the high esteem which
the brave and true always hold for an
honorable foe, and in view of the fact
that Billie" Aucker was for years an
honored and much beloved member Of
this Post, therefore be it
Resolved, That the gratitude of Frank
Dageett Post, Department of Mime
sofa, G. A. R., be extended to John M.
Stone Camp, Confederate Veterans, of
Tupelo. Miss, for the high honor shown
our dear old comrade, with the assur-
ance that each and every member of
Frank Daeeett Post proffers the hand
of friendship to each and every member
of John M. Stone Camp Confederate
Veterans. who by this kindly act, have
place in our hearts which will be
ever warm to the members of John M.
Stone Camp.
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread on the minutes of this Post, and
a copy sent to John M. Stone Camr,
Confederate Veterans. at Tupelo, Miss.
Dy order of the Post.
]. H. Bacon, Adjutant.
Be it further Resolved, That the
sympathy Of this Post is hereby rendered
to the widow and family of <our de-
parted comrade in their affection.
]. H. Bacon, Adjutant.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1910-05-20
The Passion Play of 1910.

Thousands of American tour
lists this summer will board the
little red-uphoIstered railway car
riages at Munich, to find them
selves at the end of the journey
mingling with Fyrolese and
Bavarian peasants on the road
that runs down to the humble
village of Ober Ammergau. 1t
is here that every ten years the
tragedy of Judea is acted by the
simple townsfolk as a thank
offering for their deliverance
from pestilence three centuries
ago. Ordinary tradesmen, wood
caryers, carpenters or potters in
their everyday vocations, they
become transfgured as they as
sumo the roles of Mary. Judas,
John or Christ. Three hundred
years of constant reflection on
the passion of the Savior has had
a curious effect upon the lives of
these rustic people. AS the time
for the Passion Play draws near
they address each other in the
character of the part each is to
take. Their seriousness and
spirituality of countenance is
notable. and as they go about
their daily tasks they live and
move not in the present. but in
the long ago days of the New
Testament. Is it any wonder
that they have produced un-
consciously the greatest drama
of the modern age? With them
the Passion Play is a religious
ceremony; and the Lords Sup
per, the Entry into Jerusalem
and the final scene at Golgotha
are terrifically real to them The
audiences that in recent years
have gathered there to watch the
miracle also are wonderfully i'm
pressed. The splendid pageant,
with its tableaux and choruses,
stirs and grips one as nothing
else has ever done. The gayest
and most light-hearted tourist
goes away feeling that he has
seen somethiog sacred. = Cincin.
natl Times-Star.