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IL In every day pargh ideals. In everyday ct yourself so you can r things than dollars, have your house, your s, your furniture, your insured agaidst Are ur reliable agency _ ? BLACKG, Pressing and ReLadles'^ and^^Men'e fivered. Mothly rates lRBY R. COLE, w Bell Phone 241. gar Brohs shoe (ton. t Ward r *********** IlBtibelle Wall has changed her S place from the home of Rev. to 0. B. Levelle's residence abant street lharles Rlggs movtyl hlR fnnia East Ferry street Into the r ou Diamond street recently by Mr. R. D. Parrisli. .uther Lowe, of Lowesrllle, dsltor In the city yesterday. Belle Bush, of Weston, wns ist yesterday of Mrs. J. L. Mrs. Bush and Miss Peart eft this morning for a two stay In Baltimore, Washing- 1 C., and New York City. 1 ad Mrs. Charles Meredith are 1 svRle visiting the former's 1 jeota Gasltlns went to Mononevenlng for a brief stny with , ft T. George, of Phlliypl, reto his home today after a I dt with Dr. and Mrs. E. M. rs. George and children will a week yet as the guests of :orge Lyons left the city yesor his home In Preston coune he Will probably locate. Ylll Goodnight Is quite 111 at ig on Satterfleld street. 1 e child of Mr. and Mrsi W. i Iter, of Haymond street, Is I IBMfcli; D. Cox, of Morgantown ave- i aue, was a business visitor in Arn- I ettsvllle yesterday. i Howard Huff, of East Park avenue, I Is .Improving his properly by the erection of a barn on the premises. s Mr^.Jesse Haggerty, -who with his c wife, is spending the winter months i with their daughter. Mrs S O. Bond, i was a business visitor In Clarksburg yesterday. : Mr. Thomas Herskell has retnrnecl 'to1 his home In Reedsville after a few j days' visit with his brother, Mr. Chas. , 'Herskell. and wife, of State street. | Mrs. M. A. Bosso, of East Park ave- s nue, who met with a misfortune in a losing Is left little finger at the plan- a ingmlll a few days since, is improv- f Ing but finds it very inconvenient In liaVlng to depend upon only one hand t which he will have to do for some j, time yet to come. s M. Dlcca, the sho'-tnaker and repair- 1: er, has moved his shop from Bridge j. street to the corner of Market and j, Merchant streets. Into the room for- j, tnerly occupied by the Feorene meat market, where he will be glad to see !. Ms. customers. A. O. Hedges, of the Water street v jewelry store, is off on a few weeks' hunting tour near Spencer, Roane . county. His Junior partner is becoming anxious for his return to help ( v keep up with their trade now crowd- 1 Ing In upon him. J tV , Afternoon Tea. T Mrs. J. B. Levelle, president of the " Sicilian Thimble Club, rellghtfuliy en- " tertained the members of the cliib 11 aha a few friends this afternoon at 0 an afternoon tea at her home on Mer- 11 fchatit street. Quite a large number " wet%Tfresent and greatly enjoyed Mrs. LeVelie's hospitality. Fruit punch il was Served during the afternoon and t( -at four o'clock a delicious luncheon ^ ;v?as"served. The honor guests were c: 'M- M? antes L. C. Arnett, D. S. Hel- B I'.'y lBnish. jffajry Klger and J. S. Pople. c ''' ' ^Farmers' Dance. ? The jjjasquerade dance which was P ??Vkjj^eaJaist .evening at the club house P1 |i(j.'..-.'<^iN6wton,i street by the U. R. K. 0. d' j.v; ^'M.:,.' wds one of great enjoyment N U 0. T. M. were Invited 's and' the evening was spent In danc-1 ? ' Ing. Very grotesque were the cos AFTER SUPPER 8MILES. He?They gay travel broadens a person. / She?Surely. The moment a man enters a car he spreads out over halt a dozen seats.?Judge. - i Mother?My son, there is always j more pleasure In giving than In recelv- 1 ing. 1 Son?I know, mother; especially a spanking.?Translated for Tales from , Meggendorfer Blaetter. i I fumes of the guests and caused much merriment. Refreshments were served during the evening. City Hospital. W, S, Fortney, a medical patient, vas dismissed yesterday and returned to his home at'Watson. Miss Laura Kelter, who has been pursing Mrs. R. L. Thompson at the Commercial hotel, has returned to the hospital. Mrs. Rebcca Johnson (s nursing Squire llennlngton, who Is 111. * Reception of New Pastor. .At a recent meeting of the Sunday school of the Plan and strert M. E. Church plans were laid for a reception of Rev. G. W. Bent, the new pastor, on Thursday evening of next week. A very pleasant and enjoyable evening Is anticipated. Delegates to S. S. Convention. Delegates to the Sunday s.hcol convention, which will he held at Mannlnglon on the 25th of October, have been chosen from the M. E. Church, and are as follows: Messrs. Lute Brown. John L. Leech and Miss Maude Prlckett. Court News In the cause of James T. Criss V3. Bertha C. Criss, final decree awarded. In the cause of Aha Vanrtevort vs. Curtis Vandevort, divorce granted. In the cause of James HIMberry vs. Inn Hlllberry, decree of absolute divorce granted. In the cause of George W. Ridenour vs. Jennie Ridenour. divorce granted. In the cause of Lucy Alice Watkins vs. Jaines Buchanan Watk|ins, divorce granted. William H. Brant 'appointed ndmlnistrator of the estate, of Teresa Wells, deceased. BonJ given In the sum of 11,000, with Michael Powell, as surely. Will of Asenlth Wiley probated and admitted to record. Deeds Recorded. Deed dated October 10, 1900; Mo von gab Investment Company to Vln:enzo Fenaro et ux., lot In Brookdale ldditlon to Monongah; consideration 1850. Marriage Licenses. Okay L. Stanley and Ahble Hawkins. Omor L. Buchanan and Ada L. Motion. W. J. LEMP LEAVES WIFE. St. Louis Brewer Tells of Disagreements With the "Lavender Lady." ? [ ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18.?William .1. emp, the young millionaire brewer, vho was elected president of the Lenip 3rewlng Company on the death of his athor In 1904, and who succeded hlni n the board of World's Fair directors, eft his wife and their little son at lome and has gone to live at the Washngton Hotel, this city. Mrs. Lemp, who Is known in local oclety as the 'lavender lady," because if the dominance of that color In her ich toilettes, was formerly .Miss Lilian HanJIan. Disagreements led to the separation, dr. Lemp Is quoted as saying to-day. 'Immediately upon leaving my homo informed my wife's father that my vife and I," said Mr. Lemp, "have not leen getting on as husband and wife hould. Our child is six years old, ud would not be benefited by being . dally witness to dlckerings of his larents." Mr. Lemp says he expects his wife o file suit for divorce on grounds of neonipatililltty. .Mrs. Lenip, when een at her home, said she had notling for publication. Her father, A. H. landlnn, said, laughingly, "Mr. Lemp s the proper one to talk about it. He ( s the person Interested; I am not." I CORTELYOU SUCCEEDS SHAW. lis Transfer to the Treasury Depart- ; ment Decided Upon. ^ WASHINGTON, Oct. IS.?There will ' e no more speculation as to who will ecome Secretary of the Treasury 'hen Mr. Shaw retires next March, he Post Is able to state without qnallcatton that Postmaster General Corilyou will be transferred to the Treasry, and that a new head of the Post- i fftna Tlunnrtmnnf will 1)6 nnnnlntPfl. i due lime a definite official announcetent la that effect will he intulc. Perhaps George von L. Meyer, now mbassodor to RusBla, will be named > succeed the Postmaster General, ut this Is still undetermined. Anotlir man, whose name has not been sug- 1 csted publicly. Is coming into the t ablnct to fill the second gap which ? le retirement of Attorney General loody will create, and he may be laced at the head of the Postoffice De- j artnient In that evnt Mr. Meyer Dubtless will become Secretary of the 1 avy, suceodlng Mr. Bonaparte, who now slated for Attorney General. Read the West Virginian. 1 "Don't >ou think our hostess has i very winning ways?" 1 "Yes, Indeed," he replied forcefully, I as he thought of the $50 he had lost i to her at bridge?Upplncott's Maga- i sine. "Dead heal" we call the scurvy wight Who cheats us. "Twould be great t If he were really dead. We might i Collect from his estate. t ?Philadelphia Press, i Absconded Bank President?Oh, ( horror. Arrested? I never thought i you'd find me In this out-of-the-way < place." i American Detective?G'wan. It was t a cinch to trace yer when yer kept sendln' home souvenir post cards.? Puck. Visitor?Remember, any good man, we know not where we will be upon the morrow. Prisoner?Well, mum. In carefully j revletvln' de circumstances I'd say dut i dat statement hardly lits me own case, t Chicago News. s I "Are you certain you can cook . well?" ."Madam, I worked two years for [ the great, tenor Albert!. At the last tdinner he gave I was applauded afler i each course, and at the end of the I dinner 1 was recalled three times."?|t Translated for Tales from FllegemleBlaetter. Summer resorts go through three stages. " First?People go there to enjoy themselves. Second?People go there to divert themselves. Third?People go there to flaunt themselves; then the place is fashionable?Life. First Tramp?It's a grand thing, after all, to have no employer and to lie your own master. i Second Trumii?'That's all very well, but it's darned annoying not to be able to exercise the right to strike they're 1 talking about such a lot just now.? I Crlde. Paris. I ? i Stemple's i NEVER A NEED IN DRESS GOODSj if maiuiAv Aiinniu pfln iron i wt uannui uiitli run ltaa ; i The past two weeks have put our , Dress Goods and Silk Section to a 1 test convincing the most skeptical of our ability to give "A Better Quality for a Lower Price." And our prices are lower than like qualities are usually priced. This Is easily said, hut It Is supported by every yard of goods j! which went over our counters, and I supported by the customers who bought the goods?the only correct I est. We keep our stock replenished with c ill the ' T Latest. Weaves I .it. *? " 1 T"* .AC _ ' ana ram < or Fail find - j winter Goods1 ii a md In these lines we have never been n t ilile to show you a more complete as- p iortment than we are now showing. 6 r If you have not already made your p nirchascs In the dress goods line, ? lon't wait another day. but come to n E. C. SIMPLE & CO.: ?~ ?-? LEWI8 GOLD TAINTED? Lewis Money Lender Described as a Modern Robin Hood. LONDON, Oct. 18.?A question has jeen raised as to wheter the Hebrew luthorities will accept the bequests o Jewish charities made In, the will >i the late Sam Lewis, who was Eng land's greatest money lender. It Is the great aim of the leading Jews In civil and religious life to suppress the practice of usury among Ihelr people, and.thus remove the popular reproach that every Jew Is a Shylock. Chief Rabbi Adler, who is ex:reme!y pronounced In his opposition ;o usury, refuses, It Is said, to even receive a known usurer In his house. A reporter seeking the rabbi's views it Lewis' bequests was informed by hla secretary that It was thought lhat the money would be accepted, >n the ground that it would be better o put it to a good use than to have t He Idle or revert to the State. The secretary described Lewis as a mod;in Robin Hood. He took from the ich and gave to the poor. His wid>w herself bequeathed ?1,2.10,000, of which ?350,000 was given to Charlies. GERMANS MAKE PROTEST. rhey Say American Wheat Arrives in Poor Condition. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18--TIA exert grain trade of Baltimore nlll be inpleasantly surprised to learn that lie current number of the Pai'.v Conmlar and Trade Report, Issued by the Jopniraent of Commerce, conl -Irs a tatement from Unite I States Consul i. i. rimmi/i. ui immii, uvrnmny, iuMirtlug tliat notices from the German train dealers have appeared in the icwspapers of Baden, Germany, warn113 dealers against purchasing grain rom America. The printed warnings represent that sonsignments of American corn have men very unsatisfactory, and that the hlpments of new wheat are not as ^presented. It is claimed that while lie oinclal certificates of Inspection ( present the wheat as being this seasin's crop, the consignments comprise ild and new wheat mixed. It appears here is a movement all over Gerii iny protesting against the condition 11 which American grain is arriving. AN ODD BIRD SPECIES. She I) op* tlip Courting: nml lie Most of the Xur?rry Work. Wilson's phalaropo is very common u nearly all parts of the northwestern mi irics wherever there are grassy jools or sloughs. It is a quiet, beautiful little bird, with no immodest out. ries, feeding prettily along the moist ; margins of the sloughs and not disrossing itself over our presence. From learly every standpoint this phalaropc, , ike all other species of its class, is iu anomaly among the birds. Ap>areutly a land bird, it has partially , .vobbdi or scalloped feet ami is a good ( iml graceful swimmer. Tim female is , he larger and handsomer of the pair, she does the courting and lie most of he subsequent Incubation and uursery 1 vot'k. lie Is duly meek and obedient, ' s Incomes the husband of an auiazou, ' 'or so worthy and strenuous a young < 'eniale as she will uot tolerate a buck i ... ,wl,.? n??,i,?l 1.11., n'luin Hu.pq la . l(Uib<iiifi UII'IIUII *??* " mil Uioe ?" i )Ic*ul.v of useful work to lie done. l''or ter part, to lay eggs so log that the 'hh'ks are clothed aud able to ruu at ilrth Is all that should reasonably be xpected of her. Their marital relalotis are otherwise scandalous from nir point of view. Two or three Idle. nlttglorlous females are often seen : levothig themselves to one little male it llje height of the nesting season, und 10 one seems to lie sure whether or lot he Is the husband of any oue or ill of them. Anyhow, they are all lead over ears In love with lilfn.?Herlert K. dob In Ontlng MiijfuSIne. INDIAN REMEDIES. 'ecallar .tlcilli-nl MetlioiU lie it In (lie l-'flr Muni. Great virtues are ascribed to the laws and horns of certain animals. 'Igers' claws are In great demand with he common people. One or two claws nay be worn near the loins, but should me possess a larger number the fortu- ! inte owner mnkes a garland of them nil wears them around his neck. Jeer's horn ground Into the paste Is an xcellcnt balm for pain and swellings. I more curious use Is found for the ame substance: it Is sometimes made ato a powder which Is supposed to aid j he growth of stunted women. The onus tiiKcn rroin ine mug mm simmer nil of (lie black scorpion are snpposeil 0 keep Illness at arm's distance when lillilreu wear tbein on their waist bread. A red or swollen eye Is cured by bavng It touched wltb tlie bolt or cbuln of door. A remedy which 1 have seen pplled with considerable elTect In more ban one epileptic fit Is to place a uncb of keys In the palm of the suffer r. I have heard, it said that the fit msses away ns reMdily If the keys are laced on the bead. A rather quaint emedy in the ease of n sprained neck 1 to use an Iron measure for a pillow. Sore tbroat Is cured by spitting on edbot Iron, quite the simplest and least xpensive cure known to the nittive oetor. Peacock's flesh and pig's ghee re tbe best medicines for acute rbeulutlsin.?Madras Mall. . I iCOAL CITY i ^?? Carpel irn ' I ["Ni ^meni' I. ll Ca^et THE COAL ^ For October is ijow in page edition. The Cut Glass { ? somest sheet ever the'carrien If yoi + tal. Exclusive d< illustrated. ? REWARDED FOR KILLING 4 A DEFENSELESS GIRL. 4 Brutal Russian Soldier Who Shot " Mile. Semenova Held Up as a 4 Noble Example. 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Oct, 17? After 4 investigating the Wiling of Mile. Se- a rnenova, the young meldcal student ^ confined In the Central Detention w Prison of St. Petersburg, who was shot 4 and killed by a sentry September 10. * when she showed herself at the win- ^ .low of her cell overlooking the court * yard, the commander of the St, Peters- 4 burg gnrrison In an order of the day, a has thanked the soldier who killed the a girl, and has given him a reward of ' five dollars. In addition the soldier, ' who belongs to the Seminovsky Regi- 4 intnt, is uphel as an example to his 4 comrades of the faithful performance a ol duty. The testimony of the prisoners confined In the^Central Detention Prison 1 and that of the witnesses In behalf of J the military authorities differed considerably. The prisoners claimed that the sentry fired without any warning or provocation, while the sentry said he ordered Mile. Semenova four timet to lenve the window, where she and some of her companions w etaurenng some of Iter companions were taunting members of the Seminovsky Regiment with the part they had. taken, in (ho suppression of the revolt at .Moscow. The new Pure Food and Drug Law will marl: It on the label 01 every Cough Cure containing Opium. Chloroform, or any other stupifylng or poise nnous drug. But it passes Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure as made for 2S0 years, ag entirely free. Dr. Shoop all along 0f lias bitterly, opposed the use of all ci opiates or narcotics. Dr. Shoops Co Cough Cure Is absolutely safe even ep for the youngest babe?and it cures bli It does not simply suppress. Get a ho safe and reliable Cough Cure, by sinv ha ply Insisting on having Dr. Shoop's. or l.et the law be your protection. We cheerfully recommend and sell it. E. Billingslea & Co. u, Woman's Trials. ( The bitter trail In a woman's life Is te | be childless. Who enn tell how hard thf . struggle may have been ere she leurut to 1 resign horsell to her lonely lot? The ah- e fence of this Unit to bind marital life ? together, the absence ot this one pledge to mutual affection Is a common dlsap- ? polutment. Many nnfortunate couples become estranged thereby. Even If they do nut drift apart, one may read the whole extent of their disappointment In the eyes of such a childless couple when they rest on the children of others. To them the largest fajnlly does not seem too numerous. In many cases of barrenness or childlessness the obstacle to child-bearing la eaglly removed by the cure of weakness on the part of the woman. ,Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has been the means of restoring health and fruitfulness to many a barren woman, to the great Joy of the household. In other, but, rare cases, the obstruction to the bearing of children has been found to bs.pfpasuralcal character, but easily removable by painless operative treatment at the Invalids1 Hotel und Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. Y? over which Dr. Pierce of the "Favorite Prescription" fame presides. In all cases where chll dren are desired and are absent, an effort ? should be made to find out the real cause, since It la generally so easily removed by C proper treatment. C In all the various u-enknesees. dlflnlaesv ments, prolapsus Inflammation and debilitating, catarrhal drains and In all ' eases of nervousness and debility, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is the most efficient remedy that can possibly be need. It bas to it* crwtthundreuB of thousands Df cures ?more In fact than any other remedy put upforsale through druggists, especially for woman's use. The Ingredients of which the "Favorite Prescription " is composed have received the moat positive endorsement from the leading medical writers on Valeria Med lea of all the several schools of practice. All the Ingredient* are prlnttd in plain English m the wrapper enclosing the bottle, so that any woman making use of this famous medicine may know eiactly what ih* la taking. Dr. Pierce takes his patients Into his full confidence, which ha ran afford to do a* the formula after which the 'Favorite Prescription" Is made will bear-the moat careful eiam"S^taree-.F leasant Pellet* are the I mat and safest lumtlve for women. jcr, We Are The Largest ^ and Ruff House in Fairmont. I , CITY NEWS { press. This is a twelve ind China supplement is the hand- * published in this City. Watch for ^ u don't get a paper, drop us a pos- + ssigns in cut glass, handsomely HVmVDrVsseV Meats(SiT"! No Chicago Nor racking House Moats I 1 have moved my sbop into new quarters, and have a nioe + clean place, where you can always, Winter and Summer, gat the freehest Beef, Veal, Pork and Sausage every day. I select my own stock, and do my own butchering, so you see ' | von orftfc o.hoioe as well fts fresh meats. aL AwwSBM Fresh butter and eggs, and game in season. My prices are right, and here they are? ^ Serloin Steak, per tb. ..ISo Veal Stew 10e ^ " Porter House 8teak ...15c Veal Raast 1214c ^ Round Steak 16c Veal 8teak 18c ~ Rib Roasts 12!/2o Fresh Pork- 12/c Boiling Meats 7c Pork Saussge I-.... 12/ae ^ Compare these prices with others. You get full weight always, and your child will be treated as well as it you come ^ yourself- JOHN FEORENE, Corner Market and Merchant Streets. ^ DR. BAILEY, Specialist 1 in Chronic Diseases. j*g5S?ik Catarrh, Asthma, Hay Fever, Deafneae- j i and all Lung Troubles. E?v?, \yjjVu Varicocele and Stricture Cured. ] Wife jffiT' v,c' PILES?I cure without operation In II EZ.t " days. No detention from buslnem. ||1&H , \jK4 PRIVATE DISEASES ? Newly COS | traded cues cured. All burnlag I aU(' "?'1'ns' 'ulammntlon and ut> RUPTURE?Of men, women and chil- .'.;' wear a truss? Under my treatment ';v*| Don't suffer a day longer If you lm- 5""'tllrow It away. Ine yourself to be In the last stages KIDNEY, BLADDER AND STOMACH disease, but come to me AND BE TROUBLES?By my system,of treatJRED, If you are suffering from varl- ment show signs of improvement it cele, stricture, gonorrhoea, gleet, once. larged prostrate, bladder affections, SKIN DISEA8ES ? Treated success' nod poison, neuro^eblllty, lost man- fl,"yod, Incompetency or nervous ex- RHEUMATISM, INFLAMMATORY OS ustlon from overwork, Indiscretion CHRONIC, CURED?1 will make excess. calls on this class of patients wba mil cannot come to the office. If yoa ,v THE Latest Scientific Instruments cannot call write for home treafr ed In the Successful Treatment of ment OFFICE HOURS?9 a. m. to 8 p. m. dally; Sunday, 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. ' Consultation and advice free. Static treatments and Ex-Ray examination* Permanently located on. Monroe, between Main street and the opera houses falrmont, W. Va., Jacobs Block, rooms 204-205, second floor. Come up P. itairs. Bell'Phone 414-J. ' TRANSFER1""1'HAULING. 1 I mo*e anything from a baby carriage to a tree! car and do '* --i? ?-l? - ft# mftvlns nmiuhftM II quiUKijr, Bisu uiou ? a|nviwv ?rT?T7Jl rrv "?F?S5I Goods and Planoi without damage. When you need Co si, csll me up. I deliver Coal sod Sand to all parts of the city In short order. When you have Hauling to do, or de- V sire anything placed In storage, see Thomas, he's the man. SsfffiSl Trun|c hauling a specialty. tfell Phone-Office 8, Res 340.117 F THAU A C Avenue, : S Con.-Office 100, Res. 10. ff, J, | llUJIlA Jj Next to Tavern. _ m 5TO^ A MOMENT!