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THEBLUE SPI
Webster's Masterpiece Still In Popular
Demand In Country Schools.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.]
It may strike some persons as a
C' ' rather remarkable fact that the Webfi
; ste'r spelling book, with Its familiar
i| H blue cover, has sold up to date about
seventy millions of copies. The spellip
Ins 'book is no more in vogue in this
S;H7, section, where we have taken over
fei- all of the many fads of modern
v pedagogy along with some that are
a yital and measurably permanent. The
' spelling book no longer has the place
if . in the curriculum it once had. There
are no more spelling bees, no more
gl spelling down in the class. In its
;V;; place children write out laboriously
IHJ8 the words selected from their lessons'
Whether they spell better than this
generation we do not know, but if
t. our own experience is of any value
Hsg?j|i they do not. '
* . Is there a man or woman of forty in
Sft* . ' the country who does not remember
the thrill which followed in turning
f* - aver the last page of monosyllables.
?,- ending, we think, with "Ax," and beISf/
ginning the new entry into learning
r? with the magic word "Baker." That,
iV Indeed, was an event in millions of
lives, and though we must admit that
teachers of that age had no conception
of the relation between the infantile
"percept" and its collateral
i ' "concept," they produced a race of
young men and women who could
> spell and cipher and read. We do not
f claim that it was all of education to
PS,/'-- learn these three things. We do not
5 ; deny that the modern curricula have
m*- many more and perhaps more advantageous
items than the older genera?
?i V, ,1^1
'UUU;: ::?vas i.C4, vuicu v? iuu. . ? t v~ u^!?;
tilnk that there is a lack ot interest
in orthography which ought not to
S exist in these days of typewriting
machines. Many a man has escaped
p censure by writing obscurely with his
p; . pen. but with the machines, which
??; are destined to do away with penIt
v manship, there is no recourse except
to practice and the old spelling bookft.
So' far there have been issued over
5? 70,000,000 of the Webster spelling
il;;; f book, and its popularity is still on the
V increase. It is true that most of the
circulation is in the South, where they
|ri; : are glad to get anything that is cheap
fc ; and good, but the fact that the ele"
mental in education survives has an
instinctive value. Noah Webster
>- - never made a cent, we are told, on
JO- " Ills dictionary, but his family have
Wj.i made fortunes on the spelling book.
That ought, to give some footl for
. thought to the philosophers who think
^ that education began about ten year?
- ago.
' Curious Condensations.
'-'-'T-i i
Dunkarcls are looking at IVxn*
! lands.
. . Minnesota has 10.?"?00 Indian
* mounds.
I There are 5,000 irrigated farms in
Oregon.
; Oysters abound iu the Island .;c-a
." / cf Japan.
Monaco is Europe's most densely
populated spot.
A looking glass trust has
' organized in Belgium.
Gunnery practice at Newport h.ts
. .. frightened away the fish.
Clocks hare been put in the i rat"
,;V' cars in Cracow, Poland.
American savages take kindly !"
American patent medicines.
In. .50 years suidice has increased
111 Great Britain by 200 per cent.
Two crops of strawberries l.ave
been made possible in Texas bv irrigation.
g-.: , Natives ot' Uganda. Africa, use
Alnerican oil for anointing their shiny
' piack bodies.
. irwa liuuspjaiutru ,-il ,1.
Bj; more likely to live than those Iran3'
|t&: planted in daytime. '
1|'if An anti-trnst bill will be introduced
0. "by the government into the Hungarian
s'i;': ParliamentJJv
Chicago will have six movable
??;% schoolhouses next fall to take care ?i
% the city's shifting population.
Etf:The last rail has been laid 011 the
jfe road which now connects the river
Senegal with the Niger in Africa.
vr1?The Astronomer Royal for Scotland
""reports that -10 unfelt earthquakes
were detected by mechanical mean?
The tiger hunt in the central provinces
of India during 1903 resulted in
the killing of 199 Users and 190 me".
When a Uganda native buys an
American phonograph and sets it up
In his hut he becomes a society leader.
China is the largest purchaser ?t
German needles. About fifty per cent,
of the needles exported from Germany
are sent to China.
Egypt sends to the United States
- and England fragments of mummies
which are ground up and used in
? " mixing paints for artists.
A Mountains ville (N. J.) hen re ;
. cently laid an egg over eleven inches
in its greatest circumference whid
, ij was found to contain two othei eggsIn
1S82 there were 10,921 breweriei
When the myrrh first exudes fron
'' Wf the tree it is of a yellowish, whitish
. . buttery consistency that gradual;
hardens and assumes a reddish, semi
ELL1NG BOOK
transparent color. It Is used princl
pally as one of the components of in
cense.
in Germany, while in 1901, althougl
the production of beer increased, the
number of breweries decreased ti
G,674Ten
years ago the :desert?of Rech
na poab, in India, had not a single in
habi?ant, but to-day there are 800,00'
living in comfort on it. Irrigation i
responsible.
A boat large enough to cairy si:
persons may be carried in a trunk o
valise. This is because the principl
of the pneumatic tire has been applie;
with much success in boat building.
The clocks and watches of savag
and ?emi-ci?uizeu pwijic wuic mu.iu
from Connecticut having a practice
monopoly in supplying the watches.
Thete is only one country in th
world where poker has always bee:
played with live cards in the hands c
each Player, and that is Persia bu
the Same is not called poker :it i
called as,nas.
Yerba mate is a tea prepared fror
the roasted and pulverized leaves c
an evergreen forest tree found i
Southern Brazil and tlie neighborin
region, it is said to have all the bes
qualities of coffee and tea as a stirm
latins health beverage, without th
disadvantages of either. It is muc
used in Paris hospitals.
A curious form of protective min
icry in insects is that which cause
one species to mimic another becaus
the latter has for some reason inmn
the otfrnch-Q of enemies. On
of o"r best examples of this kind c
mirflicry we see in the viceroy butte
fly, a species palatable to birds, bi
which is not attacked by them becaus
of its general resemblance to the moi
arch or milkweed butterfly, -which, b
reason of a disagreeable taste or orlo
or Doth, lias norhing to fear froi
feathored enemies.
wasItdIshonesty
or was
it imbecility
an interesting time char
oR the Recent democratic
National convention
at st. louis.
July 12:03 P. M.?DemocraLi
convention opened.
Parkep Remained Silent.
July G. 2:30 P- ^1.?Convention a<
jonrnod after announcing resolution
committee, with Bryan a member.
ParKer Remained Silent.
July 7, 10:00 A. M.? Conventio
again met.
Parker Remained Silent.
July 7, ? /:20 P- ?Vl.;?Convention a<
journod to to A. M.. July S. awaitin
acti?b oi! resolutions committee.
Parser Remained Silent.
July 7, midnight?Sub-commit
adopted gold plank. 7 to 3.
Parker Remained Silent.
July S, 1::>0 A. M.? Main com mi
tee''struck out gold plank, 35 to 1 "
BryUh, Hill and Williams appointed t
spe^ku committee to report a fhiancit
plank.
Parker Remained Silent.
July s. ador breakfast?Special cor
m it J oo began work.
Parker Remained Silent.
July s. 1.0:00 A. M.?Convention me
but Adjourned until evening, as ~sp
cinl Committee was unable to repot
Parker Remained Silent.
July <$ s: 10 P. M.?Daniels read re
oliit'ions report, to convention (it do
taiU?cl no gold plank). *
o-,rke^ Remained Silent.
July 8, 8:57 P. M.?Resolutions, ;
read carried viva voce.
Parker Remained Silent.
July S, 9:05 P. M.?Littleton non
na,terl Pafkor for President.
Parker Remained Silent.
July 9, -POO A. M.?Nominations f
President, closed.
Parker Remained Silent.
July 9, 5:45 A. M.?Parker non
naied on first liallot and conventii
a<lj?Urned Until 2 P. M.
Parker Remained Silent.
July 9, 2;oo P. M.?Convention i
coUvened. Parker's alleged messa
declaring himself for gold receiv
and convention suddenly adjourn
to ?*Ve the delegates chance to conf<
Ju*y 9, ^idnigai?vvjjjianis rtssu
tioh that Parker's opinions are co
cur red in by the convention passci
July to, 1:30 A. M.?Davis nomin
ed tor the vice Presidency.?Glo
Democrat.
"Gold that's put to use more gc
}>egets." Dollars grow and rai
i larffe families, only when invested
i ne'er when hoarded. Put your "h
deh wealth" into real estate?t
Btu'ly the ads. first.
i Jt is easy to get guesses by aski
a friend to subscribe for the West V
t ghiian six tnonths.
i
Po yon use a camera? We can sa
r yoh money on supplies. Yates, 1
Locttst Ave.
MISCELLANEOUS ' '
ADVERTISEMENTS
CHARLES HOWARD,
_ Photographer,
Comer Monroe and Jackson streets.
Opposite Grand Opera House.
BILL POSTERS.
* FAIRMONT BILL POSTING CO.,
~ R. E. Fisher, Prop. Office, Jackson SL
J Bill Posting and Distributing. Consolidated
'Phone No. 523.
" ~~ R. E. McCRAY & BRO.
? Billposters and Distributors.
s 321 Madison St. F. & ?I. 'Phone 290.
Our customers receive the best?
s That's all.
r
2 SEE JAKE
] At the Madison Street Restaurant.
Regular Meals, 25 cents.
e Boarding by the week, $3.50.
y FOUNTAIN RESTAURANT,
1 WELLS & CRISS, Proprietors.
Meals at all hour,..
e Special attention given luncn counter.
Q
lf v ROUSH RESTAURANT.
t W. H. ROUSH, Proprietor.
s Furnished Rooms. 200 Madison St.
Open -day and night.
? PINNELL'S
'f Livery, Sale and Exchange Stable,
n Porter alley, Rear of Court-house.
S 'Phones?Bell, 147." F. & M., 209.
'I FRED MEADE,
Barber.
e
j. Under Billinglea's Drug Store,
Madison street.
l- YOU'RE NEXT,
s F. H. Jackson, Barber,
e Cor. Parks ave. and Main St. Firstl
class work guaranteed. No novices
e but experienced workmen.
)f A. F. McKEEVER,
Ice Cream Manufacturer,
11 Wholesale and Retail.
e Main street. Opposite Yeager's.
l
y NEW BARBER SHOP,
r. Opposite Marietta Hotel. Everything
n First-Class. Bath Room. Union Shop.
LOYAL. BENNETT. Proprietor.
WHITE FRONT RESTAURANT,
Frankenburger & Galentine, Propr's.
Boarding by the week. Meal Tickets.
Try us and be convinced. Breakfast,
C to S A. M. Dinner, 11:30 to 2 P. M.
Supper, 5:30 to 7 P. M.
^ Special Tables for Ladies.
J. S. YATES,
Publishing and Commercial Photographer.
Stereoscopes, Views, Cameras
and supplies. 721 Locust avenue.
RHINEHART & HUSTEAD,
322 Market Street.
Pressing. Cleaning, Repairing and
Dyeing.
ERNEST SHERWOOD,
1- Barber, 308 Main Street,
s Opposite Bank ol' Fairmont.
Eight Chairs.
FAIRMONT PRESSING CO.,
n U. S. G. Bennett, Prop'r, 309 Monroe j
street. Scouring, dyeing, repairing, j
&c. Rates, $1.50 per month. Quick j
work. 'Phones. Wagon.
t/ioiiMTAiM CTATC p pj p: 1 i\J d P.O. I
C. B. FIELD, Proprietor.
,e Cleaning, dyeing, pressing and repairing.
329 Alain street, up stairs.
ERNEST SHINN,
Barber, No. S14 Fourth St. 5th Ward.
Ail work artistically done. Eighteen
j years' experience. Agent for Laundry.
FAIRMONT TEA CO.,
017 Alercliant street,
n- Teas, Spices, Refined Coffee's and
Granite and Queensware. Special
Attention to Customers.
FAIRMONT ICE AND FUEL CO.,
T M. Al'. Foster, Manager.
Otilce?304 Alain street. Phones?F.
& AT., 39S; Bell, 333-2.
n- JOHNSTON STUDIO.
Portraits by Alodern Flash-Light Process.
Day or Night. Flours?S to
12, 1 to 0, 7 to 9. Yost Building,
105 Fairmont avenue.
lj. MEAT MARKET,
G. N. Welsh, Proprietor.
Fresh and Cured Meats of all kinds.
f)r Eighth street. South Side. Bell
'Phono, 243-2.
- WnTirE
an | HUI1VL
.. If you see a nice looking
?e couple driving around with a
good stylish horse, elegant harness,
c 1 nobby run-a-bout, carriage or trap,
,r with nice clean robes, and everything"
lu] to match, you can wager ten to one it
was hired from the Jackson Livery
^ Barn, as we put out only that kind.
at_ FRED S. JACKSON, Manager. Open
he day and niSht. x
Rend carefully the conditions of
>ld the West Virginian's contest as
se found on last page. Come right along
? with your guesses. Your first estiid
mate may get the biggest prize. x.
lUt
A second prize of fifty dollars is
very liberal; and a third of twentyflve
is a really handsome gift. See
ir' page eight of this issue. x.
x.
ve If you don't want typhoid fever
21 drink Francis Mineral Water. Fairmont
Bottling Works. Both 'phones, x
ANNOUNCEMENTS *
Of Reduced Fares Authorized via ^
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Summer Season, 1904.
' ' \
Atlantic City and Seashore.
Special low rate excursions from all
points east of the Ohio river oil June
30th, July 14th and 2Sth, August 11th.
and 25th, and September 8th.
Cincinnati, O.
Grand Lodge, B. P. O. Elks, July
18-23. One fare plus $1.00 for the _
round trip. Tickets on sale July loth, ~
ICth, 17th, good returning until July
23d, inclusive.
Detroit, Mich.
Baptist Young People's Union of
America, - International Convention. (
July 7-10. One fare plus $2.00 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale July 5th
to 7th, good returning until July 12th, E
inclusive.
p
K
Louisville, i\y. ^
Knights of Pythias, Biennial Encampment,
August 10-19. One fare g
plus $1.00 for the round trip. Tickets g
on sale August 12th, 13th, 14th and
15th, good returning until .August n
31st, inclusive.
San Francisco, Cal.
Triennial Conclave. Knights Ternplar,
September 5-9. One fare for the
round trip to Chicago or St. Louis -j
added to fares tendered therefrom ^
(Chicago $50.00; St. Louis $47.50). j
Dates of sale to be announced later. ;
c
San Francisco, Cal.
Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F?
September 19-25. One fare for the
round trip to Chicago or St. Louis added
to fares tendered therefrom (Chicago
$50.00; St. Louis $47.50). Dates
of sale to be announced later.
Toronto, Ont. ;
Friends' General Conference. Au
gust 10-19. One fare plus $2.00 for tlie
round trip. Tickets on sale August
9th to 11th, good returning until August
31st, inclusive.
For additional information concerning
rates, routes, time of trains, etc..
call on or address ticket agents, Baltimore
& Ohio R. R.
HOTEL "BELLEVUE"
FACING BEAUTIFUL OHIO RIVER.
Between both Depots, and best
location in City.
Everything about the house first-class.
Rates $1.50 and $2.00.
Baths and Bar Attacher to Hotel.
1203 to 1214 Water Street,
WHEELING, W. Va. [
"You Can't Beat Us
Unless You Cheat."
SKINNER'S TAVERN!
At the Depot.
The largest acid handsomest j
S ample rooms in the Country
located in the new $200,000. ;
Court House.
3. G. WSLL3AMS, Prop.
Fairmont, W. Va.
CHEAP EXCURSIONS
To the St. Louis World's Fair, via Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
Every Tuesday in June, only $13.00
round trip from Fairmont.
Tickets will be good going in
coaches only on specified train, and
in coaches or regular trains returning
not later than ten days, including
date of sale.
Call on ticket agents for time of
train and full information.
BALTIMOht ?. OHIO RAILROAD
Very Low Rate Sunday Excursion
Tickets On Sale May 15.
Effective May 15 and continuing
every Sunday thereafter until further
notice, the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad will place on sale excursion
tickets between stations of Wheeling
and Grafton, good going East bound
on regular train No. 72, leaving Fairmont
at 10:52 A. M., and returning
no regular trains No. 71-55. leaving
Grafton 12:40 noon, and G:50 P. M.;
and good going West bound on regular i
train No. 5, leaving Fairmont at 7:47
A. M., and returning on regular train
No. 4, leaving Wheeling at 5:00 P.
M. For tickets and full information,
call on ticket agent.
T. B. HENDERSON.
Some nice lots on Hamilton Hill for
sale, at a good bargain. H. H. Banham.
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SAFES LOANED T
HOME SAVlf
THE -|
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY j
Of West Virginia. J
Late West Virginia Conference Sem
inary.)
1. Preparatory Course in Common
Iranches.
2. Seminary Courses leading to Dilomas,
Classical, Literary, Scientific,
rormal, Engineering, Music, Oratory,
.rt, Business.
3. College Courses leading to Derees
in Arts, Literature, Science, Enineering,
Music.
4. Part Courses in either Department.
n
5. School of Music, School of Busi- jj
ess, School of Art, School of Oratory, f;
G. Spacious Campus, Strong Facul- a
ies, Modern Conveniences, High Mor1
and Social Requirements. ?
7. The School of the People?Fall 'erm
opens September 14th; Winter f]
'erm January 3d; Spring Term
larch 15th. Please observe changes
n opening of terms?Send for large
:atalogue, free, to ^
n rad/tafit I Winr 15
r I tdiutiu u. rr iv,t,
Buckhannon, W. Va.
| i
The far sighted investor j
will put his money into
Real Estate
OR ]
Business
I IN
Fairmont. 3
c
For OPPORTUNITIES, for
Profitable Investment and <
BUSINESS consult ;
LEVI B. HfiPvR,
The man who
MAKES YOU MONEY.
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finfjfiljkj Baltimore & Ohio *
railroad.
PASSENGER trains will arrive at ]
and depart from Fairmont on the
ollowinsr schedule on ana after May
!2d, 1904'
(
DfVJSfOS.
STo. 5.?Arrives at-Fairmont 5:35 p.m. |
No. 1.? Arrives at Fairmont 12:10 p. m.
No. 3.?Arrives at Fairmont 7:45 a.m. 1
No. 2.?Leaves Fairmont... 7:10 a. m. '
STo. 6.?Leaves Fairmont. .. 1:53 p.m. No.
4.?Leaves Fairmont... 9:55 p. m.
All trains are daily except Nos. 3
and 4 on the F., M. and P. branch,
which are daily except Sunday.
For sleeping car reservations ana
information concerning' tickiti and '
rates, consult
T. B. Henderson,
Ticket Agent.
west bound.
No. 7.?Chicago Express. 4:24 a. m.
No. 5.?Wheeling Accommodation
7:47 a. m.
No. 55.?Wheeling & Cincinnati
Express. 7:29 p. M.
No. 71.?Wheeling Accommodation
1:36 p. M.
east bound.
No. 8.?New York, Baltimore
and'Washington
Express. 3:25 a. M.
No. 72.?Grafton Accom'n 10:53 a. m.
No. 46.?New York, Baltimore
and Washington
Express. 1:48 p. m.
No. 4.?Grafton Accom'n 8:3S p. m.
F., M. AND P. BRANCH.
ARRIVES.
No. 50.?Pittsburg Accom'n 1:00 p.m.
No. 4.?Pittsburg Accom'n 9:55 p.m.
departs.
No. 3.?Pittsburg Accom'n 7:50 a.m. i
ma si ?PAnnollcpillp Ac.'m 2:10p.m. ,
No. 69 leaves daily for Morgantown !
at 9:05 p. M. No. 62 arrives from Mor
gantown at 6:55 a. m. , daily except Sunda
j-; at 8:00 a. m. Sunday only.
Aii of the latest telegraphic and
local news will he found in the West
Virginian.
One fact is worth a ton of argument.
It's a fact that Hall's ice
cream is the best. x
If you don't want typhoid fever
drink Francis Mineral- Water. Fairmont
Bottling Works. Both 'phones, x
O DEPOSITORS..
r opens a Savings account.
"*
you the safe. "We keep the
'i
accounts draw four per cent. 1
ie being compounded semi- r ;
get a safe. It will help you
IGS BANK.
. ~ }0.
rue Bank of Fairmont,
FAIRMONT, W. VA.
. E WATSON, President.
J. S. HAYDEN, Vice President.
WALTON MILLER. Cashier.
Cnnital ?15ft ft Oft Oft
Undivided Profits, $160,000.00 j
DIRECTORS:
A. B. Fleming. J. S. Hayden, j
J. E. Watson,
M. L. Hutchinson, F.1 E. Nichols,
O. S. McKinney, C. E Alanley.
Transacts a general banking bus! - !
ess. /
Accounts of corporations, firms an
adividuals received upon the mo/
avorable terms consistent with sous
.nd conservative banking.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Separate vault with safety depo
lOxes for use of customers. . j
Che First National Baj
of Fairmont, W. Ya.;
Zapital Stock, - $100,0000
Surplus and Undivided
Profits, - 165,0030
Designated Depositary of the I'ted
States and State of "West Virgjk.
r. M. HARTLEY, President. i
Hon. A. B. FLEMJS,
Vice Prelent.
JOS. E. SANDS, Cashier
DIRECTORS,
r. M. Hartley, Hon. A. B. Filing,
3enj. D. Fleming, "Wm. E. 'Vtson,
Jos. E. Sands.
Chartered as State Bank in 51.
Organized as National Bank 1865.
Rechartered as National Ink in
.885.
Wants business based on lances
md responsibility.
Collects on all points.
Sells domestic and foreign exange.
Pays interest on special depots.
Customers' private boxes tab care
>f in our tire and burglar pro< vault
ree of charge.
Hie People's Bank ?f'jairrnont,
W. Va.
CAPETAL STOCX,
$200,000.00.
leorge M. Jacobs Fialdent
leorge DeBolt Jashler
r. M. Brownfield.... Assistant Jashier
Directors?G. M. Jacobs, S. u. Watton,
J. M. Hartley, Harry Shai, W. S.
Jaymond and C. E. Hutchinsa.
All business Intrusted to uswlll revive
prompt and careful attntionSOLICIT
YOUR ACCOUITS.
nterest paid on time deposits Vault
s free to customers for privae boxeo
and papers.
. - For
Good
FXDTO^,
Go To |
THE PALACESTUDIO
Cunningham BlocKJ
"new central hotel,
CORNER
Porter Alley and Monroe Street,
C. V. ABBOTT, Proprietor.
Rooms have been remodeled and
thoroughly renovated.
Rooms with bath.
First class bar attached.
NOTICE.
Worthy H. Post has bought
thp M. R. Post Grocery onSth
street and will continue the
business at the old stand
where he was formerly located.
J. L. INGRAM,
Contractor <fe Builder,
guarantees satisfaction in all his '
work. Screen doors a specialty. 32stimates
free. 718 GastflU
HAMILTON & HUFFMAJSj
are located on the second floor of {he
People's Bank Building. B*e
prepared to do paving, grading cementing
and all work in their Iine*bn
short notice. \ ,