1 Tryinf Into (he shelves aft.

<* mercbathllee, odour tremeadou. «!«. of the P

(o^tt-the people."that w»B *

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i. i «11 < 11 i $6»98

v 'Z la a respoiiBible' and confident!

£ n''Fred Irian.I. /Official^ Repoi

2 125.000 a year in some buslnetS&M-Sr r <Ru4yJ to Become a good am mi

Bras' mk , office as Btentwraober. There

I Stenography presents sJmoiand -women, ana It may tie east

The average young man or

rstJhy Jn a row months studyingotherwise be frittered away.

rh© Best XmasGHftWoman is a Be

g V-UNION BtJSIl££ When thinning wnat to gtiwill-,tie done your young rriends

A. Schol^rijhi? good for a

Sal or Stenographic Course rot

OryNINETY ($90.00) DOLLARSCOMMERCIAL <

Bookkeeping, Commercial ArithR&ptd Business Calculation. Pence. Banking, Actual-Business

' THE STENOGRAPHShorthand, English Compos!tloiship, '(Letter Press' Copying, Ft!Bpondence. and Punctuation.

For further Information, wr)MONTHLY TUITION

T *%.f A % I«A(M AA

I I jpuil DUalipsft- y j^om8chch>1

jj> EwiBler^ComlOTfl .

1 Wilson Heatersi Ttw.WOiQd Hot Slaatifeatcri*ao OCin*tn>cl«t that It burn* IntoattmaJ Jktat ertty ounce of coal andertty. bit of pi. Cut* fuel bill*

"down draft"i -\thtt doM It* Com# In nod let u'Sn £Tabout IL We carir a

<fSp2^pJfc£ * *tOT"B00d*

t ift OO^ho<I*>Double Bpttom

V aire* twice the wearMade extra atronc

VV' Prteeo 40»to SO*

f Store Uiten Fire Bhortlr1 WmfcratlO* htm *e to M*

I ; @>^ » Fir* Poked store Pipe Flaaft*I Ma** 10* teW* Pita* 10*

; ff==>I ^ ^ iS^Stattot

:«t rgyr weeks. «Ji bargoms or great («aueer great^excttemeot.amcrag those ,

5 " ir '<- : ! >

EnermouE . eeJtogsOt Men'a <

Clothing wecouat of tmmatch- ,

. able bargains.""

<- $12.00-Suite at - $4.48 j

$15 00 Sulla at ..;.. $7.50$18.00 erille at .;........ $9.48 t$20.00 SilHa at - $10.00 .

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Woiaen'a UDderwear taunt go. t- 19c trays heavy Fleece garment. ®

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«»»»»»n« !PHY at LITTLE COST j;> greater rewards to clear brains 2 tall the "professions" put together, 2 tJustness World are not "empty J £ght to the heart-of the Business 4 0>hy. The position of a Stenographer. Zal one, well paid, and the oqrportun- T: .

Hon and advancement are limited Vigrapher. £*ter of the United States House of £ p

again and would want to be earning 4 his by the time I was thirty, I would Wlensls and get into the manager's m 1is no surer or better way to burglar- A u

st equal opportunities to both men £ *

iy learned at any age from 15 up. Wyoung woman can master Stenog- + PIn the spare moments that would ^ ti

b for a Young MLan orholarahip in the 2 «

JESS UOIiliEGE 4 Jir.«, uuu i iui fici moi « mnuug w .1]by giving tbem a sc'iolarship In Z

* eltwhole year In either the Contmer- 0only FIFTY ($50.00) DOLLARS # st

for BOTH. W rt

lOURSE INCLUDES 1,1metic, Commercial Law, Spelling, 0enmanstip, Business Correspond- 2 .

"Practice and Filing. X;IC COURSE INCLUDES ' J 1113

j. Spelling, Typewriting, Penman- J,Ing, Tabulating, Commercial Corrc- V re

ite for catalogue. A 0fDAY SCHOOL $10.00. X

:HOOL $5-00. £ ^CnWono Inr 0Z

i uutioyu, IIIU. or

That's Growing." ZFAIRMONT. W. VA. ^

stToDrink or' .

fo:

Not to Drink Kl

That's the Question

OUR SODAIS' BE8T

tli»4* there's no question ^

about that >vlSo

On* teat by taate eonvlneee you.'

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mo

Drug Store Goods ° lire

Toilet Articles JSouth Side

wh

Pharmacy |X E. BHIPW. Prop. 1PT«

SKATING RlNK HOiien every evening from 7:30 to

10:30 except Ita

Tuesday Evenng A ip'xOpen afternoons from 3:00 till C:O0 rc"

on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur- ra<

days. , 'forSkate* Free >to ladles on Thursday

nfteraoon this week." ^B* I am

rAVILLlUN mIwll ilio open for d-anclng eaoh Tilesdayand Saturday evening. For tliose 0,1decisions an orcnestra of & pieces will Ynfurnish music this -week. h.-| .

Friday night.1Box Party. me.... _

'I L. N. YOST, M. D..PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, &

107 Main 8tr«et. 7 noliOffice Honrs.10 to412; 1 to 4; "f?

7 to 9, tPbonet.Office, Go}.;>SS;- Bell, lotZltj. B«:,;Col., U-A;...Bill, W. .J H

CREASE OF ASSESSMENTON ITS STOCK.

The OoosoHrlation Coal Oamavenxyna^n Uo nffinml WnlnMdfH 'tlx "thisState (Board of Awesls tor a decreaserf the assessment cu tie tfoWc, kmpoehX bj\ Odl. Buehan>an ScMey, State taxtommfrasloner. Balimore dty enteredt cross appeal to have Mae MKnmentjxjreoeed. As there were a number ofWher cmpesls to be heard. U was (teddedto give the company and thedty a sjwclal day on which vo beleardBetween now ami the time set tor

he appeal, Mr. George Dobbin Feraltun,who represented! the coal cornparty,and! Ctby Solicitor Poe, who reipesentedBaltimore wtK prepare briefso be submitted- to the board. Someungument woe made ait the meeting byjotih Mr. Pejumunum and Mr. Poe. Inhe Interest of the city, Judge Lescr,U the Appeal Tax Court, was a]borreaent.Mr. 'Dutulwm the auditor of the coal

tcimpany, was the first to address theward and he aba)tod that credit shouldte given the company on the stockrf the CnrHberland and- PennsylvaniatlaJlrand, as the railroad conttMinyays taxes upon the stock, lndrirectily,vhen It pays -taxes upon Its real e-sateand property-holdings. He saidhat It vdrtna/ily makes a double I'.txaiioo.-He -further said that obout $1,00,000of tlhe capital of Hie cormp-.-nys employed In other States, and. thataxes are paid 'in those States.Mr. Pee liioa saM that the city comladr.Bof the vi: nitration of SCO a sharepan the stock. He sa d that it shoulde assessed: as to its value in January,909t and item for a year (previous torat it had been worth from $34 to99 a Share. He quoted an opinionandted dtawn by the Court of ApeaVsto show that the valuation ui»nle stoak was too law.In connection -with the stnok ol -ifieunriberiand altd- Penusytvanfe RaJii13d,all of which to owned by the co^'lnimpany, .he argued ©rat it should heLxed, and ttot the taxes on the stockf tlhe company were not ipxld ininectywhen the tax upon the tot4sate is ipaid."Tbo company tloas not own. theock," he said, "an-I it does own the>al estate. The .two are sctoCited. Inio/t way."Mr. Penniman took exceptiicn to Mr.oe'a sta'Derocnt imiintaintug that.xea on the stock are psOrt through» real estate, because the. slock rep

serrtsthe value d3 the property.'Mr. Poe imlirtatjiej. that Ifw stocka -company is personal proptrty. He

freed that title company should haveedit on alH tihe real estntra 1!. ownsphatrie or the State. He ESild that theimpahy owns about $2,GOO,000 worthproperty in Maryland. He S3 Id thst

ed?t should he aMowedi the cr^ripanyI ail shares of stock M hold* ofher companies upon which taxes>tto ibeen «pahl Ho the State, countycity, ibut tiwit dn the casss of the

ock of the Ousnherlaad' and Pena-lw.ir.fa (Railroad no toxes whatever,ve been pahl upon that, nn*l therereit deserved no credit.The Maryland Coal Company, J. E. '

lOipp. mtitornoy, eCso mcute nil aipal.* iThe Walking Walk-Over Man. x

SIX-DAY BICYCLE GRIND. iNEW YORK, Dec. 4..A series of <

dele tlppjRL' races, In whi'ch the abort 1

jtance and motor-paced champion- s

Ip3 of tihe -worfd will Ibe decided, t

II he held tills evea'ag in Mtidflsonua.ro Garden. Thirsts events ere <

el'nnlnary 1® the seventeer,<li re- i

iral of the InternruMtonnl s'x-dtay hi- 1

:1a race, which will* begin Mondliy *

srnilng, one minute after nrlilnight. '

1 JiVI 'I7CIMI AIIHCI tUlU I'tMWO Ullir vu

ed for the Ion? -grind, awd Ihoy will *

et 'lilve eraok blcy-fe <d)<i'Tr>k>n-E of 1

.rope. Walter Rutt anil Johni 3tol, 5

*> won second -prize In Ins: year's 1

;e. ere among them, na i'9 mo Leon '

orget, rwdio was teems*! last year '

lib. Dupre. He Is aioootrtnn'ed by 1

i brother Emit, anil they wilt ride *

neither. Other six-day Thiers are J

rmcn, a Ibe* toMMta distance (

onehmojv, who ds teamed up with '

» English crntolc. Shirley,, and an

ills-n teaim, Cuntolo am«I Oara,pe?zl. *

Vr.otiher foreigner Is (Parent, cbaimnmotor pace fol'ltwor of oil Eu- 1

>9. Ho .will not Title dm the Edx-diay tse, 'but Is hero for a special match J

Che worid'a clwmrpionship wl'Uh f

b-by Walthour, the American chain- *

a motor i>aice follower. Parent "

I WaMhour -mat -twice <a<broad, the *'

it "liime hi the chcmipioiwlbl-p, when e

powt was roturaisxl -winner, Mil theond time, a week! later, In the 8

.amplor.ship revenge," wbon t-he ^

ikee boy turned the taWee ami ted ®

irlvnlt home by a -few Inches, Th-W v

a nt the Garden .will be -the rubber. eh

Three New House*.

lodern throughout, (host residence *!ghborhood' In city.-Walnut avonue mr Biflht street. Easy terms. Not gI on ooanmdwton. .

. XL N,. BIDDY, HTrust' Bldg.

touee iph^ne, (Oon.) 712. 1

llaSuul, penjpdUtmi bom of tbe Serrate,

jjohnnies <w1he npot, noosing la lack,hvjto long Oongreutfiooal

«»rtdtoi.or ie!tv CDenme^-is atisqr 'tefitov«# to bo la'town, ready to >^e nip bJs Jttb as

; pw^or-OTor tire augiwir tipper house; offtie T^Btlboiai Coagfosi, and W mis.cetfaneowe -mesa c» Senator and. rep,reeejrUtMvew «^ ha»g!hg eroniidt try.dn<g to iinappoas people wdtli tSielr tinPqrtaaoe^.-'y

Smspijind- aro among tb^mast finpot^tk subjects alt «I!»xi3e£<rianopug. "the' Bertone. There is a. tnoveHroeiit on forrt Jtor"'a Congrees'caal In-vcattgaWon of 1be alleged roCtenneMot the onaltmii service dn cw York,erpectaEy 4a\ rotetlcn to tbte fraudsperpetrated In the tvoIgibing ot engsrWaterle. a top!« ofMerest among theCongressmen, beoauee of 'trae demahdaof the Nationti Rbers and Hikt,boreCcagnja for ferge tappropriations forwaterways Improvements. The Oongresr wJl -meet nest week, and manydelegates are already here, seeking tol iipreas the. leigieleSore with the importanceof their projects.The tragic <Seeth di Represents''toe

David De Anuond, of Missouri, hsecast a gloom over the Democratic Conpressmen.De Aumood was admittedlyamong Ore -most briildahit and. traenilof two tndnaiOtiy oiprty memcoera 01 ine

House, and Ills loos ivrfll be eevorelyfe3t-The South will seek to Impress its

needs and Its desires upon Congressthrough tihe Southern (CommercialOciugree3. which opens Mem-day. Laterir. the 'week ,the Ntrttonaj Councilof Commerce will meet, wltih SecretoryNagefl preakl lug. There will beno lx-k of ifive -topics for dOscus&ion InCongress -tPunlpg the ooau'nK term.While It fs .unlikely Uha-t Preah-cnt «

Taft will fceqp the Sol-cms c-s tuisy e

reading messages -as M hie predeoes-&yr, he has many important (projects "

to brlri? tom attention af the So-lons.AtacoK our ojd- frfemlls w-iai be Mr.

Ship SrlbsiWy BJft. one of -the hardiest *

d! :Jie whale' Bp),.JJimay. During the

past dtno die. ttetecroon In end- out of 'jjjsession haw rims the ohaniges on thissnibject until. it .(a almost a household n

eHvr-eetffon. The crux ar the cc-nten- °

ticn of the;, fripnd of tibia measure. .*which has Jiunln-3 Ke lifetime received 'jmomy a blc-W. )B t'ltat the -dSgnl-ty of '

t h.'*,. fiit-at noftiojj requires a system ofr.»» *. -.1 omtrT Atoor I r» a n -

WWillL J-Utu^jwu w i, «u«vi

Wanned merchant Weaiocnj to curry ^the caironorce qf America onr the seas ^Quoh a fleet,vwotiH increase commerceand' be a., nucleus »to the war (

craft in tine evjp/ii cK war. They die- .

Clare |Jwrt -tlK» fonly way to get this '

merchant msiri^dstogtve a bonus or'

EruJtsSly to ahipbiiiWcra. The opponentsor the measure hare belabored ^the prorosdtloc. with cJnargeij b'.wt It pwouW .be d/verthig vuhUc.' money Ho

(rtibp con Ibinee -and that ft te ea ugflyfonn; of paternaMem. President "Ps'Stea itrongly urged, in ihSs recent ^speeches, the wpbtitMi,? of the mer- Vchant usartne, and It w»f t»e intercut-log to. watch 'the renewal of the fightTor 'this measure.Cbjuuryotion of Notional Resources ^

Kind itiohd Waitepwy and River and )#Harbor Improvements are also nub- y.Joel's which will /be conohdereid. AH tv

have tho backing of the President a-yl ^;t i* erpccted nlwt steps will be takenan nn extenn're teale tn these tlireciicas.Bond issues. have been, migiest<Kiand the whole subject w£l bethreshed over. ajSenator Dixon. of Montana, is the fa

rinairraui ot -the Oonqervistlon Oom- or

[jv'tiec in tiho Senate. m<t boing a. WWesterner iV''.n41iar with dh-e great re-

.wurcps them, w.'HJ toe the tciider In 31egriBlatilcn following out the sugges >rion-3 fop their cnnstrvaltiton. In tills

x>nntoHctn-also, tfne question of lrrlgnionof arid" lands will pome up. Itcoins as though a I'ttie too nvuch was

Irei undertaken without the necessarytards indi the Interior Departmentin.ving latnoe-i tihe "scrip," Congressvilli he called upon to provide Tor thecarrying out of this grent wcrtc, whffahus been of such an tsp-f.rr.1nig Infliisncoto .'ue Wastern' country in ngtrllulturnldev'eCc.panenl.No one "wants to "

cse lrntgsttonIt-ripped, Durlmig" t5ia ipost few .monthshe Sona'te Irtigsi'/cri Gonimittiee,ice ledhy Senator Outer,,of.Montana,irv* rieon loobiuiig over the irrigationirojeets in the West, audwill no doribtiavo co,-no ImlereiCing recomrtrendUlionsto loaike thereon With, theseruibJectB w£CI itoj' to' doilbt- come upVa mlur ffufWofln "R-nflinc^r JUirii ¥*!Hi-hot.Next in, Importance is the postal

afytagJ? burtc toOl. For nwjiy yecTSb's plirn bas Ibeen urgad upon Con*trees, but the opposition cl1 the print'stfav4n?,» brinks has bo tlrir proventdiMr estrfblishiment. The PreaM-on-tas also come out atnngly- for ttrtatmsure. Its Mends cltiVn for Hi that. win afford a safer tleposCt or theirin<!u.'ftl$k the. orotowts decCare Itill mn the savings bank tousnees.mator Ck^er of Montana toss been

I Real Baraan seIN EVERY ONE OP. OUR PIPFEIGRADES AT PRICE8 THAT BRIP

I MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DO Mi

Men's and Boys' Suits and -Ovcoats at prices that savs you half a

$10.00 Men's Suits and OvercoaI hundreds Of different style* to chewI from. Sale price

I S4.98I Values te $J7.50

Men's Suits and Overcoats of tI « a. J.i.ili.. tsr..< '»* ' ' a

oeni quaniy woui, yvorbicas ana wr

enette Rain Coats:; Qcod pickf.iej»7^8

The Best ShownMen's finest1 $25.00 Custom Su

and Overcoats of "the-finest importfabrics, up-to-the-minute styies

sioco8WITZ CONDE.

Woo) Underwear for Men. 69c v

ues for 3

75c Men's Coat 8weaters, henribbed 3

WAIST SPECIAL~ "

$3.00 Ladles' Man Tailored Waiiof the beat quality linens 7

~

POPULARLY KN

tote Knox, drafted the anemawe,ribfel. has met general oipproval tn (J.'oi?lcircles here.Efforts will Btso toe mad1? 1o Creole

kMUionial (bureaus $n the government.There te quite aft agitation on few therectliou of tlwo more -Cabinet places,tocsa on Lr.lbor and PtlbClc HeaiOh. The"imy ifrl-eiule of IfiiS Tworrssa-ll Bur&auf lytlnes in the Interior Department I1T1 also work for the creation of birChbureau. Senator Dixon tea introuceda 'bill to this end- and will press

Deglsta.tdan affect'mg the territoriesill edsc come up. The friends ofiaitefcraod fcciho terriltorlea of NewDexico and Arizona, arc encouraged,ireir Prep'diint Taft's utterances !n Ustvor and wtW purfi the desired legisution.Degistaticn .for the detveicoientor goveirtmon't dn Alaska and thehlJipplnes will also come up.Judicial matters are adeo Hkely towne up- Ia Ms speeches of kite theres'.d-jnt has lamented the delay ofKurt procedure, and. touched on the©Pled injunctnm lew so as to axetrepthor organizations from its operations 5~rl over this tlrtire .wilt he a merry m

»w. ....

JCnrportiticm leglnh-.ticti Is rPso llitetccome to the lore. The Pres'dencvers legislation to keep dra»k of tihe(rporattons and tho Attorney Generalf-o.mlrig a ecSiome to ihlls end. Along

lis line will also come, trust legistscmand.- interstate ocnnmoroo rcignlaMl.UPHOLSTERING

We make a ipeclalty of Arat eles*> to dats upholstering, both plain padncy. Mattresses and feather) rwated. Sewing machine, needle* u>ppllea. All work guaranteed.

H. 0. VOELKER, IS Monroe St., next -t6 Jacobs Bid®. 8in. Phone MS. FAIRMONT, W. Va g

NUMBERS

Any ordinary en

a few. but it takes it ... -».f ; i ..

confidence of greatCOPPER PRINCE MININQ I

magnificent endorsement OF 8IXT>dence of the confidence pliced in t

Three Days only re

The Books CloCall it our office and Inspect

let ue explain the proportion to yoThen, If your judgment eommpr

you deaire.

Copper F

FAIRMONT,W.VA.

iMlons Tnaure lRENT DEPARTMENTS OFFERS MERIIGS TO THE WfeE EARNERS WHODRE THAN DOUBLE HERE THAN El

-- '

ING SALE~

BIG VALUESnd

In Ladle*' Suit* end Coats.$12.00 Ladles' All Wool Broadelot

ts' Suits in Blaek and Fancy Colors, mi**e dium length cut co«t

$0.35. $18.00 Ladles' Tiller Made 8u!ts e

All wool, Wforated and 8«rges, talleihe ed In the. most up-to-the-mAiute aim

»v- els in all shades and colorsr°" ^8 ,,

"

- fmm . a . SS I- AialllKCJJO. LJOiet wunom maoc omii

The fineii' tailored garments, showi

Its in all the wanted atyles, sale for ...

- *v";fffAU^ jy......

a Big Sale of LadiesL COATS

$8.00 LaSlea' All Wool Coats li

Black and Fancy Patterns of all Woe

yy materials for.quick tale all 3izes, $2.98

. +HI8 WORRIES.

ftc' All kinds of the pony competitionBe 50c Fleece Lined Underwear for .. 25i

OWN AS THE CHEAPEST PLA01

A--- *4-. *'

The PEOPLOF? FAIR

Capital SMC

Our flre and burglar proof vaults <

pipers.'Wa.spUclt.your business, which v

attention.

OFFICGeo. M. Jacobs President.

J.' M. Brown field,

DI R CIGeo. M. J--OIJI

Harry J.- HartleyW. S. Haymond

Howard R. FurbeoGeo. E. Amo*.

w

Look! Looin our window ar

Suggest:that vbu can't find elsevwe have Absolutely the

BATH ROOM TOILET ARTICLES AMADE. COME AND SEE THEM.

MO TAIN CITY PLUMBIN6 ill«,;^K»n *. Qolh ph

DENOTE \*: / -'*

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.terprisje may gain th(a high class Propositi*; numbers.IOMPANV has seciirad during its stock

' FOUR SUBSCRIBERS IN EIGHTEEN I

he»r

;maihr^o secure Sto:kse Saturday De.cembtne (licit Conngnment or ore rowc. ?vm «

ids the propoaljfc^ offered, you may tub

WajErm

mOTHul OT»*j "' '- -;V.H

s I; jlw yuwfi

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.ESBANK IMONT 1

ire free to' customer* for |>rlyat»|Kj9M|rill receive prompt and careful I

W. 8. Hoymond, Vice Preeldent, 8 I

^fll'ltook*I ILd see Holiday I I

BEST ABSORT^MENT OF | I

ID ELECTFICOOiPADY I Ione& , | I

riSDOM. I I

I II

icri^e for as m»ny share, is 1

.- ? v 'If'Juj'yt'.y vy '*11V 'Jf. I

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