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aArURpAY EVENING. JANUARY %, 1sls.
THE. IPOSTOFFICE CASE.

tho dnal compromise in the Fairmont post
wv ONCE case snecessitated the filming of practically
every person connected with the case g nominal
sum- stch accn3dd not in way, shape or form leave
stigme on the names OF those who were fined While
tie former postoce employees were guilty OF technical
IL breaking statute, It has been from tho hrst
reaEed by they had no intention OF committing
felon2 delaying the mails and that they were one
md nh morally innocent any crime. This fact was
adnitts open court by Judge Dayton Public senti
sefit has with the former postoce employees
N the trials and tribulatons since the night they re-
ssned body. Because in meeting the demands OF
the United States In setting precedent IN
the Fairmont postoHce there had to be nominal
ines puts shame the fair names of those
ThoSwere indicted and fined by the government
In the actual court proceedings, everything favored
tie government and nothing favored the indicted par
aes The had unlimited means to light the
case while the postoftce men had but limited means
compared the United States government The govern.
meat olicalsSLad but prove and make out tschni
cal case against the defendants to win their point All
things defendants had to accept the COM
psomtss face bankruptcy in fighting against unavor
abs conditions. They chose the logical step.
while the government officials intimated that they
were willing to- make the compromise in order not to
huniiets the former postohce men, it is reasonable to
believe this the only for the compro-
lnsse Noscase Is ever compromised unless there is
enmething gained by both sides in the deal Had
the eass gone to trial there would undoubtedly have
been somes unsavory disclosures made as to local
conditions understhe Democratic administration While
y going the trial the prosecuting attorneys
might hage been able to make out complete technical
case doubt good sufficient out
side Of Kindly motives the acceptance compro-
mase agreements This statement is not made to dis
count any degree the commendable attitude assumed
By the government attorneys when the noo contendere
plan vas but simply show that both sides
n the had something to gain by the compromise
measure
not barted from again holding office under the civil
1efyce. be ascertaned consultation
Win attorneygsor both Sides District Attorney Walker
told Parkersburg the evening before the
settled that to the best of his knowledge there
sas pofFeasons why the men connected with the
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needed the money their positions
brought them. Some of them had
been employed in their positions they.
held SO long that they were not spec
tally qualified to do any other kind Of
work. They had made a speciality Of
the postoffice work and no where in
the country was a more efficient force
of workers to be found. They forgot
their needs and those of their famil-
les and in support of that principle
which many Americans have been
willing to. even sacrifice their lives
for they laid down their jobs and
walked OUT
Government sleuths were put on
their trail to hound them down. In
dictments were found and not salts
fed with single indictments a multi
plicity of indictments were brought
to throw more terror into these well
meaning men and to disturb their
families and their friends. None. of
them are criminals. None of them
had the slightest idea that any law
was being violated when they re-
signed. Charleston Post.
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RUFF STUFF /
BY RED.

When 1t comes to explaining the
treasury deficit Secretary .Redfield
manages to, do so in, a way very sat
isfactory to himself.
No official confirmation of Villas
capture. There is just as much chance
that Villa Is right now in Havana as
there is that he is in the hands Of
Carranza
Pittsburgh is a lucky town. Just
when the steel ,magnates decided that
any new mills to be erected should
be located nearer the mines another
industry pops up which may make
many Pittsburghers wealthy. The Brit
ish forces in Northern France are
using smoke bombs and there is liable
to be a demand for them. Pittsburgh
can now can its smoke and ship 1t to
the old country.
Nothing was more welcome at
Wash.Jeff than the scarlet fever. Tho
Washington school has CLOSED until
February Z.
The manager OF moving picture
house in. Moundsville has picked up
several automatic revolvers in his
house that had slipped from the peck
cts Of his customers. Bet Moundsville
has good shows.
When Joe Hardy sings 1t is some
times possible to tell what he's talk
ing about.
A new coach for w. v. U. viii be
selected this evening, Mondays paper
will speak of that coach as Germany
does Of its Kaiser.
What IS SO rare as a day in January?
Twenty.eight new charters issued in
Fairmont for corporations whose TO-,
tai capital stock Is $4,6ss,000. Three
of these are million dollar concerns.
Some village, this.
Seven hundred and fifty dollars for
putting a passenger in jail on charge
Of rendering afrailroad conductor y
ticket that was a day old Is what the
Baltimore and Ohio had to pay. What
thinks the railroad efficiency bureau
OF this?
Grafton basketball team supposed to 1
play here last night will reach here
Monday. Neither the traction line nor
the Monongahela railroad run 70
Grafton.
The Fire Department loafers have
grouches these days. a stranger come
into our midst and trimmed them all
at their own game (checkersl and on
their home grounds.
y . -
The president Of the University OF
says that after the war the
rich viii be richer and the poor VIII
be poorer The form lis iexpected 5puti
the latter Is Impossible
al New York tiEht promoter has ai
tighter who wears g mask
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week to the following postmasters Of
presidential offices in West Virginia:
John s. Barlow, Grafton; Phillip H.
Keys, Keyser; Thomas e. Hodges,
Morgantown; Edgar ]. Low, Romney.
William G. Edwards has also been sent
his commission as postmaster Of the
new office at Tomrey. Tomrey Is in
Wyoming county and one OF the re-
Gently established offices.
Mail messenger service has been or
dered established for Iyantown Lin
coin county, as often as required from
January 21st.
Reports from Garfield Hospital
where Hon. Harry G. woodward is
recovering from slight operation per-
formed last Monday, were very favor
able today. While still suffering con-
siderable pain, there was q decided
change for the better in his condition
today, and the physicians who have
the case in charge have given assur-
ances that Mr.. woodward will be able
to leave the hospital in very short
while.
President Wilson has signed the
bill granting the privilege to the Ohio
and West Virginia Bridge company to-
construct bridge across the Ohio riv-
er at Steubenville. This company is,
in reality, the company that operates
the La Belle Iron works, and is going
to build a bridge to connect their
plants on the Ohio and West Virginia
sides of the river.
Representative Neeley has taken up
with the pension bureau the claim of
Lloyd Newell, OF Warrington, and
Isaac Grimes, OF Glen Easton. He has
filed with the postoffice department at
Washington application for change
in the rural route No. i from Worth
ington to shinnston. Also. a petition
for a change In the line OF travel on
the route between Wileyville and En-
dicott. He has secured and sent to
the Clay district high school at Shinns.
ton 81 assorted governments publica.
'ttons, and has requested q supply Of
books for the Agricul1 dfal department
of Bethany college.
In furtherance OF the campaign to
prevent trysting IN the gpostofflces OF
the country and halt misuse Of the
general delivery department in the cit
les and larger towns, the Post Office
department has Just issued another
circular letter to postmasters remind:
lii1a tli6r71 nf t,S tl'c' 90
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partment to prevent clandestine cor.
respondence. The letter points out the
necessity of removing every influence
for bad among the younger generation.
In the future young people will be
asked by the window clerks why they
do not receive their mail at home. II
there appears to be. suspicious circum-
stances, or the reasons given are not
satisfactory, the superintendent of
mails will be called in to take the
case in hand.
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WAsElIN GTON NEWS =
GOSSIP O. szzsEE. ssssz. .aEzz:

WASHINGToN5s d. c., Jan. "a
Mis- Charles Med Donald, of Charleston,
m. VI, 81 the guest of Mrs. Charles
1fiihurn, otWashington Mrs. Milburn
enterfa lined today with a bridge party,
foliowed by 9 tea, in honor Of her
guest
4 wedding OF interest to West vir-
eittanB took place at four o'clock yes
tsfday afternoon; at the Church Of the
.Adyent, when Miss Katharine Price
HunFerfords daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
5ohn GWtnnF Hungerford, of Maryland,
bseame the bride of Rev. Ilbert deLacy,
Bfay8haWs OF Princeton, w. Va, for:
merly q this city. The ceremony was
performed by the Rt. Rev. William
Loyal Gfayatt. Bishop Coadjutor of
West Virginia assisted by the Rev.
Edward Marshall Mott, rector Of the
church Of the Advent. Rev. and Mrs.
BrSyshaW left ediately after the
ceremony for O. short wedding trip.
They WI make their home in Prince.
ton, W. Va. Mrs William Beck Kemp,
o. Mcr6antown, was one Of the out
of.f6Mn gusstsa for the wedding, and
acted Cd mRtron of honor.
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from wheeling and !, xas found ata IL : the

from Wheeling and was found In the
columns OF The elegraph
"Bootleggers are matching their
wits against employees of thesB. & O..
in an effort to get liquor from Ohio
back into the state. Many schemes
have been resorted TO with varying
success. The suit case is the accepted
receptacle In which to carry the liquor
but since the order ..forbiddtng the
railroads to carry liquor In excess OF
two quarts as personal baggage the
bootleggers are up against 1t. The
efforts at evasion. however, continue.
Should a bootlegger get past the
guard at the depot on the train with
alabeled suit case he knows he would
be elected at the first stop. Tojayoid
such unpleasant occurrence, no longer
do labels decorate suit cases. They
are carried in a handy pocket. II
railroad men are not suspicious all Is
well and good, but II they discover
he is carrying liquor and is to be
elected, he fishes out his label and
pastes it on the grip, thus assuring
him from prosecution for carrying IL
quor without a label. In either In
stance the liability of the railroad ex-
lists and as a result, at the local de-
pot, the railroad officials are cooper
ating with dry officers in an effort to
spot the unlabeled suit cases with a
cargo Of liquor"
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4 bin TINT was introduced in the
House 81 REPRESENTATIVES, today by
oonFr6a srnan Neeley shows striking
Similarity 10 q bill that was introduced
81 the 6ist congressfby General Isaac
Sherwood. which earned for his the
61bridnet, dollar;a-day Sherwood"
Thn Neeiey BILL provides that any
person Who has served in the military
or naval serytce Of the United States
durinE the ctyiIsswar for sixty days
or more, and received an honorable
disoharge, 6halt be paid a pension
under flais aet OF $50 90 month, pro
7ided Tint my personi now receiving a
pdnsion of $4,000 o month or more
shall not be a9ectedS by thing con:
thlned therein. Gongressman Neeley
nroposes % make q speech on this
bin ii the Hougsf one day next week.
Ccmmtss,nra fisTe hoar sent ttis,
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Mrsy ouida Caldwell. daughter Of
Hon. james u. Caldwell. of Hunting
ton, isain Washing ton for the week, a
guc1t at tie shoreham.
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State Senator Joseph Gray. OF Eli
rabeth, was here for few days this
eoeis registered at the Raleigh.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Adjutant General John G. Bond gave
it as his opinion while he was in
WEIGH the other day attending a com.
pany inspection that West Virginia's
national guard will be doubled in the
next four years. General Bond bases
his statement on Information from
Washington that the administration
has abandoned the continental army
project and will use its efforts toward
the adoption OF the militia pay bill.
This will provide federal pay for mill.
tiamen at drills in addition to the
state pay now furnished and will make
possible the recruiting Of more cit1-
zen soldiers. This state now has
two regiments, one in the southern
and the other in the northern dis
trict.
A trunk full OF whiskey that had
been poured into tin molasses cans
in order to save bulk has. been add
ed to the large collection of intoxi-
cants at the Harrison county. jail. 1t
was seized carly Thursday morning
at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
station In C1arksburg by, John II. Ten.
ney, deputy state commissioner OF pro-
hibition, who preferred not to wait
in order to see who should come and
claim It.. The trunk contained a SMALL
or trunk, which fitted nicely inside
with the addition offhay and the inner
trunk contained the cans of whiskey.
There is about twenty gallons IN the
lot. The trunk was shipped to-
Clarksburg from Cincinnati, o.
s b
Another booze story comes from
Huntington and is as follows: Nine:
ty.six pints of whiskey, but none to
claim It! This was the unique situa:
tion which confronted local police and
prohibition department detectives,
who boarded Chesape cake g. Ohio train.
No. 5 at the local depot. At matter
of fact, II anyone had claimed the.
whiskey he would have been pinch;
ed" to face a chargeTof violating the
Yost law, for although the liquor was
neatly packed in four si1itcases, these
were not labelled. The booze was
found in the toilet room Of one Of the
coaches of No. g.. Prohibition Com
missioner al H. Curry, Dete ctiyes VIII
Ray and Police Detective Tom Hafri;
son, from some quiet source, had re:
eeived a tip that the liquor was to be
loaded atE3 Ashland, KY, and conse-
quently when the passenger train hove
into the local depot they: were in q
state OF a, little better than reason
able prepardness.n At any rate, they
knew right where to ind the booze
and although they had asked several
passeng gers IL they owned the booze
none was so coufag eous as to youch;
safe a claim to Il. The liquor was then
taken; of the train to police fheadquars
tiers: It's ultimate destinati ton is the
river. This was the largest consign.
ment recently tak ken from the RhiskeyI
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A. Jones Spring citizen, A. T. Will
burn, says the Marttnsbu-g Journal
claims honors for big swine, having
yesterday killed one that weighed 937
pounds. It was q fine breeding ami
NAL.
The Middleport Republican makes
public interesting facts about the ag'
ed Anna Campbell. the river chamber
maid, who was drowned In the Ka-
nawha disaster. It says:
MRS. Anna Campbell, one OF the
victims of the packet Kanawha, was
buried from her old home at Kerrs
Run Sunday afternoon. The tragic
nature Of her taking OF drew. large
crowd.
Mrs. Campbell was one Of the most
industrious and thrifty colored women
of the county. She was 76 years OF
age and had been running on various
Ohio river steamboats, for the past
36 years. BY her frugality and indus
try she had accumulated a fortune es-
timated at ten thousand dollars. She
Is said to have owned property In Gin
cinnnati which brought her in. $65 per
monthras rent. She was liberal with
the churches, recently having sent a
check for nifty. dollars for Kerr's
Run church entertainment"
The finest gift, lin many. ways, that
Wesleyan. College has received in a
long time, was that from the First
Methodist church at Clarksburg, says
the Buckhannon Delta. This gift has
Just been received and is the nature
Of complete equipment for Wesleyan's
fine large gymnasium. The Wesleyan
gymnasium building is Justly recog-
nized as being the finest in West Ytr-
gtnia but still at the present time the
equipment has been very meagre and
the compulsory work in gymnasium
consisted largely in drills. The gift
OF the Clarksburg church, however,
comprises everything that first class
college gymnasium should have. There
are horizontal bars, punching bags,
puliy and weight machines, ladders,
8horses," lockers, and dumb bells and
Indian clubs in almost countless NUM-
bers. This equipment will be INSTALL
ed in the great room gradually and
It is expected that not all OF 1t Will
be in place before next fall Special
measurements for getting the best use
OF st being taken Immediately, how
ever, and the students getting the
p y 5E.l
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could not again hold Office he stated mat no VAS no.
abroiuteiy sure Of the ruling the questions but that he
lad every reason 70 believe that he correct in the
asoye atatement
Tie same opinion was expfessed by practically every
attorney VINO vas ntereted IN the postofse trouble
and believe that there g nothing IN
resigned from service
last Nssembef from again holding yonice.
5sEEs3S 9
BIGGER CROPS FRO M CHEAPER
NITROGEN.
Asst summer most OF trees OF certain orchard
were In rather scanty foliage; but somesof them.
conspicuous by the fact that their leaves were
of q wonderful dark green and the new growth was
This uxurtant foliage due to nitrogen only The
orcharaist had taken handful soda in the
spring and buried circular trench four feet from
the body OF each tree and encircling It,
1T is the nitrogen IN the soil has most to do with
the foliage
Nitrogen is the most expensive fertilizer the
age which the farmer buys Probably II twere third
as valuable might with profit use ten times as much
as We do
Most Of the commercial nrates used in fertilizers of
this country derived from cottonseed but all the cot
grown in this country should be fed to live
stock We should have cheaper nitrogen apply to the
soil
There is enormous waste nitrogen in this country
The fisheries and fish canneres waste fish scrap every
year which contains nitrogen to the value of 100000
This should be saved.
The small packing houses and butchers slaughter
houses waste their blood and tankage These should
saved for the soil
If garbage of all cities of population of 10000
more were converted garbage tankage it would be
worth for fertilizer purposes $3,5oo0oO year This
saould be saved.
Nitrogen is wasted from every beehive coke oven in
this country In Germany no beehive ovens are used
such as we see by miles in the Connelsve region. The
nitrogen Is saved
20 IN nd fore hat
the wars curse extends nitrogen as well phosphor
us and potash Stimulated by this demand nitrate of
soda may too high for in orchards next spring.
The nitrogen situation is of less pressing
states department of agriculture after dealing with
the acid phosphate famine and the potash famine in
bulletin on the fertilizer crisis in which the country
finds itself.
1t is reassaring find that the nitrogen situation is
CT less pressing than that of phosphorus and
potash.
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Hon. Tayior Vinson, of Huntington,
IL In washington on short business
trip.
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method of advertising was great, The
newest way to advertise fighter Is
to say that he has. loving wife and
a dear little baby daughter.
The gallant southerners show their
wares in Georgia every once in awhile.
five negroes would be called
patriotism in Mexico.
A kiss in the movies must not be
more than ten feet long. Those movie
kisses would be whole lot better
nine feet shorter,
The show at the Colonial last night
was rather amateurish. 1t was anna
teur night
Marlinton citizens have finally kill
led a wild cat that has been bother
ing them for sometime. Probably the
Christmas supply has Just run out.
Bridgetown, Conn, will not eat rab:
bit for awhile. Cat skins were found
in the rear OF a; restaurant there
A Binghampton, N. Y. woman who
lived to be 1O2 said she ate pickles
every day. Must have been pretty well
picked inside.
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Mail messenger service has been or.
dered established for Iyantown Lin
coin county, as often as required from
January 21st
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gy t4ILE tho hnal compromise in the FaiFmont post
wv ONCE case necesstated the fning Of practically
w every person connected with the nomna
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HUSBAND SAVED
HIS Wife
Stopped Most Terrible Suf-
fering by Getting Her Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Denson. Texas. After my little
girl was born two years ago began suf-
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most burst. | rot whore was almost
walking skeleton and life was a burden
to me until one day my husbands step
sister told my husband IL he did not do
something for me ! would not last long
and told him togct your medicine So h.
rot Lydia L. Pinkham' Vegetable Com
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tinued its use, and have never had any
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terey Street, Denison, Texas.
If you are suffering from any form Of
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Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, and
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Great Men Christians.

NJ man lsbohrled me Bible hel -
serted. unless d. wanted aisbc.}
in purity ara ighfeou-ne and
told OF iht srea, men 3 incI q
cudtatef noe THO Christian ora %
gan who Lad been followers af fa'
Masters teachings lie mentioned Vi
diera. scholars artists Wrfer aud
scientists and declared thar scientist
were noi dtsbelieyers as q whole 81
spite widely disseminated information
20 hc contrary
H. delYyd into arehacolog, als
tors into sociology and chem 90
prove ihe divinity Of Chri7i d ae
absolute literal truth Of thu Bbe a
striking example. stating 'ha n ihe
museum ~ cairo where were l1 ~
the mummes Of The dead plagapls
the onl, one missing was thar @, De
pharoah 81 the Exodus whose bods
Win those Of his retnue. Is Al ac
bottom 81 me Red Sea
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fering with female
trouble and could
hardly do my work
! was very nervous
but just kept drag
ging on until last
summer when ! got
whore ! could not do
my work. | would
have a chill every
day and hot flashes
and dizzy spells and
n,v head would al
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Asssils spiritualism

lie as-ailed piritualism a, emauat.
ms from the devil. and said Raj mod
ern theatrical magicians could do Ill
the irck 81 The spirigaH-t ia
mauy more besides"
@And a we've got the sins ad
Bah, lon" he exclaimed al The tumaN
Of one u his arguments wen Dads e
visited upon as iAe judgnen 81 Baby
loa oh sou people Of Baltimore
lndaltnt Christians" wa he a,
% Che afternoon sermon The iex, be-
iue "rh peapf hard mind VI WORK.
Nehemiah ~ Il was rather csa.
uuuanoH VI The morning Hoa
which was preached from no t.Nt
"study 60 show thyself unto God
workman bag ueedeth not b. be
ashamed rightly dividing ihe word 81
ruth" II Timothy XII. l.