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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
Bankrupt the Government.

After the war with Spain a party OF
Americans, including Colonel Hecker,
Of Detroit, went to Cuba or a tour Of
inspection. They had with them a
negro messenge. named Frank,
One day Frank got into a place
where they seh Ices and cakes on the
Prado, in Havana, and bought . pate
Office cream. Tha, was twenty cents.
The waiter handed around some
cakes. Frank took q few. The cakes
were passed for o second and third
time. On each occasion Frank helped
himself literally. II &
Then he called for his check. 1t
was one dollar and eighty cents.
American. Colonel Hecker and some
friends, who were at an adjoining
table, heard Frank yell.
Whats the matter, Frank" asked
the colonel. II Is 1; ( y. $500 \ =
WHY didn't you stop neg sobbed
Frank. why didn't you stop me?
Doan you know dis yer niger. could
eat enough Of dis stuff to bankrupt the
hull goy.ment?"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
"Doc" Onto His Job.

A rich clothier,, being; advised to
try the Bath waters, requested his
physician to recommend him to a
doctor who might be relied on, which
was accordingly done. Not fancying
Bath, he in a few weeks heard some.
thing wonderful said Of Cheltenham,
and told his Bath Aesculapius he
would go there II he could give him
a letter to n skillful physician Of the
place, describing the case. q This the
doctor promised and performed and
had liberal remuneration for his
additional trouble. Our clothier set
of early on fine summer, morning,
and as his chaise vas driving slowly
along the road, lie thought It would
be no great breach Of confidence to
open, the doctors packet, and see the
particulars Of his own case. This he
did with great care, and after IN.
folding a quantity OF blank paper,
came to,the letter. which was couched
in the following words: Dear sir,
the, bearer is q fat Wiltshire clothier;t
make the most OF him."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
T0sPENDs1000,000,000
ON THE Gould LINES
NEW REGIME PLANS REHABlLlTA.
I. TON OF; MISSOURI PACIFIC AND
Z IRON MOUNTAIN. 5{.!

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 1S.-More than
500. 100000 will be expended within
the next five days for. the physical re-
Mobilization Of the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain systems now that Geo.
j. Gould has lost control of the, prop:
erty and has resigned the presidency
to become chairman Of the Board Of
Directors. Wv a
The expenditure Of this vast sum
will be directed from Seventh and
Market streets, St. Louis. where the
new President of Missouri Paclnc Is
to have his office.
The Gould lines have already spent
s29 100000 in rehahuItatlng them, and
$S5 100000 will be spent on the Mis-
souri, Pacific and s25,OO0,O0O on the
Iron Mountain. !.
Among those mentioned as likely
successors to Gould as President are
Carl r. Gray, OF st. Louis. Senior Vice
President OF the Frisco; Henry Miller
of st. Louis, Vice President and Gen.
eral Manager OF the Wabash; Howard
Elliott. formerly of st. Louis, Presi.
dent OF James J. Hills Northern Pa.
cihc; Edwin W. Winter, former Presi.
dent Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit;
S. NJ. FELTON,. President OF the Chi.
cago and Great Western; H. !. Miller
formerly Of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois. and W. A. Garrett, former
President OF the Seaboard Air Line.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
D / | | TEAM
L0S1D.E.BATE
DAVIS AND ELklNs COLLEGE
SPEAKERS MADE SPLENDID AR
eUMENTATlvE \ TALKS ~ DEci.
SION OF JUDGES Was .uNANl.
NOUS ;tl;y. E, Y w ,t,s, : 1. .;f

The debate heldHat The Normal
school last evening between represen.
tatives Of the Normal! and the Davis.
Elk!ns College Of Elkins, resulted in
a defeat for the local school.
The question debated was Resolved
that the Federal Government should
guarantee National Bank Deposits.
The Normal representatives were W.
Z. Buckley and J. f. Stewart. who de-
bated the affirmative Of the question
while the Davis.Elkins representatives
were r. "a O'Connor and J. H. Riddle,
who debated the negative side of the
subject.
Each OF the contestants acquitted
himself in a splendid manner though
the visitors seemed to have the best
Of the argument and while the Normal
boys delivery was Just as good as that
Of their opponents they seemed to lack
the argument and the unanimous deci.
sion OF The judges was in favor OF the
visitors or the negative side Of the de.
bate. H.. 4
The attendance owing to several 9th.
er attractions in the, city, was small.
Several pretty musical selections were
given by Miss Crummitt, Miss Hayes,
Miss Hawkins. Miss Miller. Miss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
OMNIBUS BILL DEAD.
Filibusterins Prevents Vote and Ad.
journment Kills Bill

WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. - with
only eleven legislative days remaining
the House Of Representatives was
held at standstill Yesterday by a fiji.
buster planned and conducted by Rem.
.resentatiye Mann. OF Illinois. II Of.
ten has been asserted BY Speaker
Cannon and others that a majority Of
the House could do what It pleased,
but yesterdays events proved other.
wise. .e6. ~.
1t was private calendar day under
Inc rules and the business IN oruer
was the consideration Of the omnibus
war claims bill, which already han
passed by the Senate. The bill large.
~ Affects Southern claimants and the
Democrats, with the assistance of a
large number Of Republicans endeav-
ored to pass It. At times the major.
ity in favor OF the bill was as high
as 14O. but Representative Mann was
opposed to the bill and by dilatory
tactics he succeeded in preventing &c.
tlon on it. although the House was
IN session from n a. m. until 9:25
O'clock last night.
Bill Is Lost.
At that hour. the advocates Of the
measure secured recess until II a.
m. today under the assumption that
the legislative Sitting of yesterday
would then be resumed. 1t developed
after this action, however. that they
probably defeated their own purposes,
for II o'clock now Is the regular hour
for meeting, and 1t is believed that
Speaker Cannon will hold that to-day
Is a new legislative day. II he is sue.
cesful In maintaining this ruling, the
omnibus claims bill is, dead for this
session Of Congress.
Yesterdays filbuster wa largely a
one-man affair. was one Of the most re.
markable in the history OF the House.
At one time last night in order to Sc
cure a quorum. the sergeant.at.arms
was directed to arrest all absentees.
With assistants, that; official started
in pursuit of the missing members.
But before any arrests were made
enough absentees dropped into the
chamber to make quorum, and fur,
Their proceedings under the order were
dispensed with.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
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4 - tNew York World. S !
The case Of the young tough who
when shot at held a boy before him
as a human shield against his foes Il
bullets has bothsa curious legal and nd
ethical interest. That he was morally.
responsible for the5lad$ death Is Oh.
vious. But what Is the degree Of his
guilt under the law? NJ J,
1t was by another hand that the &C.
tual homicide was committed. Berg
was thus not principal in the crime,
and to what extent he was an aces.
sorry is a problem for the courts. There
Is apparently no lack Of precedent for.
securing his Indictment for manslaugh.
ter. But should net his wanton sacri..
Ace OF life to saveh is own In CIR.
cumsiances OF peculiar hearuessness
constitute murder In effect and de.
serve the; same penalty? That Is un:
derstood to be the line of prosecution
the district attorneys Office will adopt.
and the search for precedents to sup.
port IT will give the case a unique ju.
dicial prominence.
1 Whatever its outcome the novel lie.
gal points involved will embalm Berg's
name in the law books ! along with
Burke's and Boycott's. He will have
been the means Of bringing a new kind
Of crime to the attention Of the courts
and no doubt Of occasioning new legls.
lation to cover It II the existing Penal
Code is found inadequate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
sLONG4FlGHTi WON,

Passage by the Senate this week Of
the! bill creating forest reserves In the
East crowns with victory a fight which
has been. waged in Congress for de.
3cade. III. makes possible the acquisi.
ton by the federal government Of
wooded areas in the Southern Appa-
:lachian and White mountains with the
4 particular purpose OF protecting the
headwaters OF navlgable streams, and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
.NEGRD|I|SS:VI||V'DJ.N|||G|'.||
INTO ETERNITY: ]. !
FRANK STEVENSON PAYS PEN.
Atty FOR MURDER AT. END OF
HEMP AT STATE PENlTENTiARY
"A LAST EVENING. .t

WHEELING. Feb. 1s.-For the MUIR.
Der Of oles Blagman, a negro, Of fMer.
Ger county. in June, 1906. Frank Stew
enson, also a negro. last evening paid
the death penalty in the State peniten-
tiary at Moandsville. His stole nature
undaunted. Stevenson unflinchlngly
climbed the stairway to the gallows,
and at 5:o4 o'clock was swung through
the trap door into eternity. He was
dead in 12H minutes after the drop.
Stevenson mounted the sca1old with
out assistance and az he stenneJ onto
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
LINKING CONTINENTS.

By, the expenditure of SCI. 0OO.O 900 the
connecting link Of GOO miles can and
swlll5b built to make through rail.
road line from New York to Panama,
and the undertaking will be completed
within five years. This is the serious
but electrifying statement Of Francis
B.sLoomis. formerly assistant secre.
stary Of state, to the Pan:American
Commercial Congress. followed up by
quoting the TAFT administration as
deeply interested in the project Be.
tween New York and Buenos Ayles
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
PLEAsANTRIEs.


Professor said the reporter, "you
Lave read. ! presume. what Edison OF
somebody says.ubout the feasibility OF
extracting gold in paying quantities
from the dirt in the streets" Ft$
7 "Yes."
{ MAY Task what YOU think Of the
idea" .gs
Well" said the professor. ut seems
to me highly probable that It can be
done. Speaking as taxpayer i know
that We sink all kinds Of money in our
streets."-4Chicaeo Tribune. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
PEOPLE WITH tWHIMs.
I(Ohio State Journal.)

They are in the way. They delay
the procession. They want. things
that nobody else is thinking about.
They trump up desires out Of their i'm.
asination, and then are disseminated
because they are not gratifed. It is
the duty Of everybody who wants to be
fair to the surrounding world to ask
himself and herself, too-am j .whim:
steal. TIL
There is such a thing as healthy dis.
content, but a whiul Is an unhealthy
one. It is a fancy trumpet up out OF
a mere conceit and selfishness is the
impulse that pushes It forth. So the
whimsical person Is out Of place, and
yethe wants to make himself the. cen.
terof'all things! Everybody must bow
to his caprice Aor,4 he makes himself
ugly aud ibecomes:a nuisance whom ev.
erybody tries to.ayold. n !a
h But the, othertkipd tof aeperson, who
values what he. has more than he i'm.
AGNES what he lacks, is always vel
come. We canS understand how a
steadily reasonable husband can get
along with a whimsical wife or vice
versa. but how serenity and Joy can
prevail when both are whimsical
which We have sometimes seen to De
the case. one cannot sufmise. There
Is where a whim crawls in like a
snake into Eden. Keep 1t out.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
DEAFNESS CANNON nE CURED.

DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.
BY local applications. as they can,
not reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition Of the mucous lin.
Ing the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inflamed you have a rumbllng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
It Is entirely closed. deafness is the re.
suit, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
Its normal condition, hearing Will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out Of
ten are caused by 4catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces. s. iii;5
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of deafness Caused BY
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for clrcu.
lars free 10; Y n Ks 4;
u 4 \ F.lJ: CHENEYS q e 10, Toledo, os
Sold by druggi lists, ID g. is5s
Take Halls Family Pills FOR consti;
Subscribe for tie Vest vlrginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
J LEGISLATURE Z
Continued from Page one.)
New Holiday.

~"
The Senate concurred in the House
bill making Columbus day legal
holiday. h
The Senate committee on federal re-
lations recommended favorably reso.
luton endorsing the sulloway pension
bill pending In Congress. 4, 4
Members of both Houses we're en-.
tertained, at Sunrise" the home OF
Ex-Governor MacCorkle, yesterday af-
ternoon. a 4
The House tried to have an after
noon session but no quorum was pres.
|ent.
The. Senate adjourned at o'clock
until tomorrow. IN /. Z
Municipal Code.
The judiciary committee recon-.
mended favorably the resolution on
the municipal code and to refer It back
to the code commission to be re.draft.
Ell ana 10 allow the Giles over 1000
to vote for or against the code. f
The bill authorizing the county Of
Rraxton to hold bond election to
erect bridge across the Elk at SUIT
ton, passed to It's third reading by the
House. ( X 7. s Il
The bill providing for the rebuilding
Of the Concord Normal schooltpassed
Its final reading and goes into effect
from its passage. ,..35. &
The Elkins charter, which was
amended by the Senate passed its
!, final reading IN the House this morn
ing. Il X (, I; 3Ss i
4 The committee on education recom=
m[rIeandIed the Spassage sof "a bill Sproyid,
Ing q pensto nSfori tedchers. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
Golf Va. Wedding.

Two Scotchmen. met and exchanged
the mall talk appropriate Ito the
hour. AS they were parting to go
supperward, Sandy said to Jock:
"Jock. mon. III go We round on
the links in the NORM ;" The
AYE, mon, the morrnn,'" said Sandy,
IN og We a roond on the links the
norm. AYE. weel," said Sandy. I'll
go ye. But ] had Intended to get mar.
ried inithe NORM. !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18

adeauate estimate. That remains FOR
The wonderful years, which win wit
ness the drawing closer together by
common trade and, political interest. Of
two Of the five grand geographical
divisions OF the world. 4 i3s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
Two of a Kind.

20! George" sighed the lovesick
maiden. I'm surelI I'm not worthy to be
your wife" ss5
We'll. replied George YEARLY; I'm
not worthy to be your husband, so
we're Just about MISUNDERSTANDING
Standard and Times. Z, III Z. B
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
Explosion Of Gratitude.

Mark Twain, in an aiter.dinner
speech in Bermuda, once talked Of
gratitude. He didn't care much, he
said, for gratitude OF 9the i noisy,
boisterous kind. why" he ex.
claimed, when some men discharge
an obligation you can hear the report
for miles around"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
Professional Foresight.

That fellow has a fearful nerve"
said the dealer in firearms
"Who is he?" 80,
An alienist. He says he will give
me a commission on his business If I
Will hand his card to. every Wlld-eyed
person who comes in andfbuys a re-
volver.E:-;Washi Star.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
ANNOUNCER EMIT.

Editor West virginian:
4 Please announce the name OF ]. H.
Kiinkead 5as q candidate for the office
lofs City Clerk subject to the decision
OF the voters OF the city of Fairmont
at the coming city election.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18
y ~ Z i = lr.l,i
they ARE OFF,
LORD AND LADY, DEclEs SAILED
This, MORNING FOR EGYPT ON
THEIR WEDDING TOUR No. 2. Y
(By United Press. )

/ NEW YORK, FEB. 1s.-occupylng
one Of the most! i,luxurlops suits
aboard the carmanla. Lord and Lady
iDecles sailed today for Egypt on their
second stage, wedding trip, having re.
Gently, returned from Jekyl island,
Georgia. A number Of relatives on
the pier babe the honeymooners bon
voyage. They are due ITO arrive In
Alexandria, Egypt, March sth.ss}s y l. Il I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-18

Entered at tho Post once ut Fair
mont. aWeat Virginia, as second-class
matter. ~ 81 n 3 w
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1911-04-20
Deep Well Drilling

G. ]. Maxwell, superintendent
of the we'll boring for the Ari-
IONA & California at Bouse, states
that the bore has reached $50
feet in depth and that analytical
tests are being made Of the wa
ter. Nearer the surface sub
stance believed to be soda or
manganese was found in the
water, which made it impracti-
cable for use in locomotives, and
hence the sinking of the we'll to
the present depth. The Maxwell
Brothers have been at work
aIong the line Of the Arizona &
California for over a year.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1911-04-20

were killed by jumping from
windows.
One hundred persons were
killed in the charity bazaar IRE in
Paris in May, 1897. The bazaar,
which vas great social affair,
was held in long wooden build
ing, and before the crowds could
escape the roof fell in. The
ComteSSe d'Alencon, sister of
The Empress Of Austria, was
killed in this lire, as were many
other members of the nobility.
Fourteen persons persisted when
the Lincoln hotel, hve-story
structure in Chicago, burned in
1902. The Park Avenue hotel
in New York burned in 1902,
killing eighteen persons. When
the Windsor hotel in Fifth av-
enue burned in 1889 fifteen per
sons were killed. Chief Koran
and twenty three men of the
Chicago fire department were
killed by falling walls in a fire
at the Morris packing plant in
Chicago December p, 1910.
Two hundred and ninety per
sons were burned to death at Il
dance at Ookoerito, a village in
Hungary, March q, 1910. A
larger crowd than there was
room for had clamored for adj
mittance to the hotel there and
the ballroom doors had been
locked. The decorations caught
fire, and then then the women's
dresses, and hundreds were
trampled in the panic which fol-
lowed.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1911-04-20
Pioneer Life

The other day we were glanc-
ing over the old school hook,
McN;aster's History Of the
American People," There we
read that in a well-built cabin of
logs the farmer lived in the sim
plpst manner and with the strict
est economy. His rooms we're
warmed and the food was cooked
By fire IN a template iron stove,
which sent the gases up the hue
of ii solitary chimney that rose
from the middle of the house.
His food was chiefly pork and
rye, onions and sauerkraut, milk
and cheese. turnips and Indian
corn. Sometimes fresh meaj
was added, but no beeves nor
sheep were slaughtered till every
part of the carcass on hand had
been disposed of among the fam
lilies on the neighboring farms.
With this exception everything
the farmer ate grew upon his
own land. Everything he wore
was made under his own roof.
The good wife and her daugh-
ters cultivated the garden patch
that lay near the house, trained
the honeysuckle that shaded the
door; spun the fax and wooden
yarn, worked the loom, made
the cheese and butter, and when
harvest came, tolled with the
sickle in the field. If he had
servant on the farm, the man or
woman was redemptioner.
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mination thereof shall be twenty-five
(25) years thereafter, with privilege Of
renewal as prov Bn3si,I Dy Jaw.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by q board CT directors, ami
the following named shall constitute the
board OF directors until their seSSs ss
Ill, Thos ]. Fish, of Vincennes, Ind, and
w. A. HARRISON. Of Robinson, Illinois;
Thereaf er the board OF directors snan
at the annual stockholders meeting to
be held on the first day of July OF each
year.
The board of directors shall have power
to adopt and amend bylaws for the gov
eminent of the corporation to I'LL Vacan-
cause, and to appoint an executive COM
mittee and vest said committee with
such powers as they may determine.
ARTICLE 8.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness,
direct OF contingent, to which the cor
poration shall be subject at any one time
shall be $500, 100000 dollars.
ARTICLE 3.
The private property Of the stockhold-
ers and officers OF this corporation shall
any kind and character whatsoever.
In Witness whereof, We have hereun-
to set OUT hands and seals this 18th day
(SeaD II. A. MAURER
}SeaD HARRY C. ADAMS
(SeaJ) THUS. J. FISH
(SeaD BIRNEY II. FISH,
(Seal( ADOLPH H. KRUSE
(Seal) W. A. HARRISON
State of Indiana, County Of Knox, s.:
Before me, the undersigned, a notary
public, in and for said county and state,
on ths day personally appeared H. A
Maurer, Harry c.. Adams, Thos ]. Fish,
Birney H. Fish, AdolDh H. Kruse and
W. A. HARRISON to me known to be the
persons who subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, and acknowledged to me
that they executed the same for the
purposes and considerations, therein ex-
pressed.
Given under my hand and seal of Of
flee this 18th day of April, A. D., 1910.
My commission will expire on the 9Th
Gay OF May, 1913.
(Seal) A. LINCOLN HARRISON,
Notary Public
Territory Of Arizona,
County of Yuma, So:
], J. N. Polhamus, County Recorder, In
and for the county and territory afore-
said do hereby certify that the forego-
ing Is a true, full and correct copy Of the
Articles of Incorporation of the Arizona
Asbestos Company, filed for record
in my office on the 10Th gay of April,
A. D., 1870 as appears Of record n book
Of Articles of Incorporation at Page
217 ct seq, records Of Yuma county,
Arizona Territory.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this goth day
Of April, A. D., 1910.
(SeaD J. ID. POLHAMUs.
County Recorder.
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Billing and cooling with Eng
land, and making faces at Rus
STA, seem to prove a forgetful-
ness of dark days when this ma
ion was struggling for life, with
Russia as our only avowed friend
among the nations until after the
barytOnes got a chance to sing
of "the fire hot, and deadly shot,
that sunk the Alabama.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1911-04-20
Yuma Rock for Tucson Streets

Decomposed granite is being
hauled to Tucson from Dome
and used in the construction of
driveways on the grounds of the
Southern Pacific. This granite
pulverizes into small grains and
then packs so as to form one Of
the very best drives obtainable.
1t is also of whitish color, and
makes a fine appearance in a
driveway.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1911-04-20
CamerOn'S Assignments

Delegate Cameron has been
assigned to the following com
mittees of the house; Postoffice
and Post Roads, Indian Affairs,
Territories and Mines and Min
ing. These are the same COM
mittees on which he served in
in the last Congress.