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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
CnInels In War

The camel is Il good soldier. 1t may
be stupidity. and it may be bravery, but
q camel is as stendy under fire as Il tow
er. The PersianS small can
non on the backs of their canelS and
called them Zambwahs. or little wasps.
This fashion was adopted in India, and
after the battle of Sobraon 2.OOO of the
artillery canlelS We're captured. In the
Indian mutiny the British had a camel
corps Of 40 beasts. and on the back Of
each camel sat q Scotch highlander in
his kilt.
In 1873 the British used ca1nels
against the Afghans. and the govern
ment paid for $4,000 camels that died
in those campaigns Many of these
We're driven to death by their owners
in order that they might claim the
government bounty. There was also a
camel corps which did good service in
the Sudan war against the mahdi.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
Her Case Is Hopeless.

A little girl became so accustomed to
eNaggeration and misstatenent that no
body could believe her, and her parents
We're greatly annoyed by the unfortu-
nate reputation that she was acquir-
Ing.
One afternoon her mother said to
her: "Now, listen, Lillian. and heed my
words. What has happened to n
sinner may easily happen to another.
You know what happened to Ananias
and Sapphfra, don't your
"Yes'm, I do. They fell dead on the
street corner, and I saw 'en carried
Into q drug Store.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
The Dendliest Poison.

Cyanide of potassium and hydrocy-
anic or prussic acid are considered by
most people to be about the o pol
sonous of known substances. This is
al error. They are the most rapidly
acting of all poisolls. but not the most
potent. One drop of pure prussic acid
placed in the y of a large dog will
kill it within two seconds, and such 4
dose will kill Il man. But there is an
alkaloid in aconite root called pseudo
conitine. n three-hundredth part of q
grain of which will kill a moderate
sized animal. This is the deadliest poi
o known, being 800 times as toxic as
pruSSic acid.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
kRUGER's BIG DIAMOND.
Strange History of Gem That Was
Owned BY Dom Paul.
7rom the Baltimore Sun

From the Baltimore SUM-
When Kruger went to Europe he
took with him a famous diamond,
which was said to IA brought mis-
fortune and death to all its posses
sors. 1t had a curious history.
The diamond originally belonged to
Nesllhesh, a Basuto chief, from whom
it wa eXtorted by T'Chaka. the Zulu
king. T'Chaka's brother killed him
and stole the stone. The brother
came to grief, and the gem passed in
to the possession of a Zulu chief, who
soon afterward was assassinated. The
natives say that no less than sixteen
of the successive possessors of the
diamond either were killed or driven
out of the country for the sake of the
gem.
The diamond was then seer by
white men, who sought to possess it.
\ party OF whites attacked the natives
who had the stone in their possession,
and a fierce fight ensued, in which
800 lives, mostly natives, were lost.
Memela, a native chief, tool the
gem and concealed it in a wound
which he had received in the battle.
Afterward Memela was caught by the
Beers and set to work as a slave.
Kruger, hearing his story. released
him. and in gratitude Memela gave the
stone to his liberator. Some years
passed, and then Kruger met misfor-
tune.
Where the fatal diamond is now is
o certain, though it is certain that
the eN-presldent of the Tr%ansvaal part
ed with 1t. Some say hat it is in
the Golfers of the Vatican. and some
say that it was sold to the
of Austria, and is now anon the
crown jewels Of Vienna.
The stone is said to be 200 carat
weight, but it is not perfect.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
VICTORIES FOR
DIRECT VOTE
What Has Been Accomplished In Flor
ida and Oregon.
From Current Literature.l

From Current Literature.l
last month Florida nominated all
her State officers and her United
States Senator by direct primaries, and
@OregonTvoted to establish a similar
system for future nominations there.
In Florida a second primary had to be
held Ito determine who hould be the
United States Senator and the Con-
gresham in certain districts, for in
Florida nomination by the Demo-
Gratis is equivalent to election. the
primary system wisely provides that
the candidate put in nomination shall
be the choice Of an absolute majority
of the voters of the party.
Il, at the first primary, any candi-
date merely received more votes than
any of his competitors, but not more
than all of them combined, the names
Sof the two candidates receiving the
highest vote were presented at the
second primary, and thus h prefer
of the majority was determin-
ed.
The result in Oregon was of pecu-
liar interest because Oregon two years
age adopted in its entirety the Swiss
System OIL the lnlLl2ClNe ana the refer
Sendum, and at the recent election the
people made their first practical use
OF it. The. two measures on which a
vote was taken, because the requisite
mum Der of people had petitioned for
1T provided for a local option system
for the control OF the liquor rafc and
a direct primary system for the con-
troll Of nominations. Both measures.
according to the dispatches, received
the approval Of a majority of the
voters
The result is that hereafter saloons
cannot be licensed in any community
without the direct approval of a ma
jority of the voters, and men cannot
b nominated for Office without the
direct approval of a majority of the
voters. Two most important matters,
therefore. have been taken out of the
hands of politicians and the moneyed
interests which control licensing
boards and nominating conventions,
and have been lodged within the con
troll Of b rank and file Of the citi-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
WEAKNESS OF ATTLESHIPS
Mas . iron and Steel Costing Mil
S2s Hons Helpless Before Torpedo
Boats.
from Current Literature.l

htSALAL StI8 S@Eg&H3
The%public alarm about the increas-
ing costs modern navies, which is
themost hopeful development of the
.%Iast&sfew months. has been further
Sq~uickened blythe recent e in the
neutrality-suspicious.. When the navy
appropriation bill first8came before
Sthe Senate, it viii be recalled, Sena-
torsHale.sof Maine, decidedly alarmed
his coIleagues by pointing out that the
Bureau il Navigation mad already rele-
gaIed5Stl1eE Oregon to the coast defense
@~seryice,Ssand that the aggressive lie
s5of9these great warships could hardly
BE reclfoned at n1ore than 9 dozen
years.
5Jnst#before the adjournaleat CT Cos
tgress, the news came of the sinking OF
the Russian flagship, and senator
sHaIa EXPRESSED the nope that the
Observation-Disclosures not push forward the
s$corlsfructiGn of the great battie ships
autlorfaed. but not required, ~ the
bill which both houses had agreed up-
4
destruction OF the P~etropav-
1ovsk, heSsaid. which turned turtle
W-hen#sfrIck below the water line. In
dicafed that the entire s~15O,ooo,0o0 we
fs&iaEe4snent upon costly battle ships
may proyea worthless Investment, be-
S~causeof the Increasing efficiency of
costless submarine engines.
ssCapt.Aahan replied to these criti-
scisms,ssWflich We're widely echoed over.
country. and asserted that al
sSt7loughsSthe loss of the Russian flag
ship might be a warning not to build
battle ships too large. nothing had
occurred so far in. this present wal
Sto8co1firm the opinion that torpedo
attacks by small vessels against bat
tie ships would frequently be success
u IL, zE
Hardly was Capt. Mahan's article
Through the press, however. be-
fore the japanese battle ship, the Hat
$suse, suffered the same fate as the
8PetropaYlovsk, and a smaller Japan
csc ~cruiser@Ewas also destroyed by the
Russian submarine service. mas
much as modern battle ship now
boats can be built for 5000, 900. the
wisdom of INVESTMENTS in the armored
cruisers b become a matter of al
most universal doubt.
was sad enough before to reflect
3that#each battle ship added to our
own navy soon caused the addition. of
aasimilar ship to the navics o. all the
other great nations,Sso b a in the end
none was really strengthened by the
costly competition. But the folly of
tall becomes still more conspicuous
when h expensive battle ship proves
prey to torpedo boats cost
ing only one-fortieth as much.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
But His Vote Counts,

From the Detroit Free Press.]
the matter? You look sur
prised," said Brown to a friend who
was waiting to AXE an outgoin.
steamer the morning after the Demo
cratic fireworks at ST. Louis.
well, I've just had a Shock" re.
piled the other L was standing on
the wharf watching a couple of fisher
mne, when the news of the nomina-
ton arrived, and in my enthusiasm /
said TO them, Parker has been rori,
nated.'"
rs that SOP" said one.
Yes, I replied, he was nominated
on the first ballot"
Neither Of them said anything for
a few moments, but finally one of
drawled out, What office is Par
ker running for, anyhow?'"'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

weren't you slightly annoyed by
the manner in which your wife played
when she vas your partner at whiSt:'
No. answered Mr.. Meekton stout
ly; 81 wasn't annoyed. l was puzzled.
1 couldn't help wondering who made
tina fool assertion about its being
wrong to truInp your partners ace."-
Washington Star
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
Thex Were ORPHANS.

"What Il mendacious duffer you are,
Phtbbs,'' said Dibbs. You said this
was m orphan asylum, instead or
which it is an old mems home
well, you &C in and look for an old
man who isn't an orphan. o won't
find him"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
Fearful

Watts-Does Your wife eve scold
when you have been out late at night?
Potts-Oh. no.; she never says a word!
She gets up the next morning about 4
o'clock and practices on the piano. n
I Garen't say q word.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
A Mark of Culture,

Maud-Thnt's a letter from Jack, is
tt? What horrid spelling! Mabel
know it. He does it on purpose. He
says that bad spelling is a mark of
high literary culture nowadays.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
To the EIks Convention at Cincinnati,
Ohio.

For the convention of the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order Of Elks, to
be held at Cincinnati, O., July 1928,
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will
sell excursion tickets at very Low
Rates for the round trip on July Is, 1G
and II, good returning until July %,
1901, inclusive.
S"top-overs at Baltimore, Washing
ton, Deer Park, Mt. Lake Park and
Oakland, Nc.
Ask Ticket Agents for details.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

VARIABLE ROUTE EXCURSION,
tickets, either season or sixty day,
will be sold going via one direct
route and returning via another direct
route. full information concerning
which can be obtained from Ticket
Agent
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
BALTIMORE G. OHIO RAILROAD
Very Low Rates to Atlantic City.

Account of meeting of Imperial
Council, Ancient Arabic Order of Mys-
tic Shrine, at Atlantic City, N. j.,
July 1915. Tickets will be sold on
July II and ~, good returning July
%. 1901.
~Stop-overs at Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington.
For details call on ticket agents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

Right in beauty of design, finish
and price Come in and be convinced.
Fairmont Furniture Company. Oppo-
site p~OstOfice. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

i. SEASON TICKETS, good to return
until December Is, 1904, to be sold
daily at the rate of S26.GO round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
PILES: PILES PILES

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the tu-
mors, allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared only for Piles and Itching of
the private parts, and nothing else.
Every box is guaranteed. Sold by
druggists. sent by mail, for soc. and
$1.O0 per boX- WILLIAMS MEG.
CO., Propr's, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

SIXTY Gay Excursion Tickets,
final limit not later than December
IL, 1904, to be sold daily at rate OF
$22.lO round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

Various forms OF excursion tickets
t 0 ST. Louis, via Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad nof or sale from Fairn1ont
as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

The heart Of the wise man should
resemble a mirror, which reflects every,
object without being sullied by any
Coufucius. ,+@
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS

A second prize of fifty dollars is
very liberal; and a third of twenty
five is a really handsome gift. See
page eight Of this issue. X.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

to be sold daily AT rate of S1S.Go round
trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

In order to reduce our stock of
garden hose, we are giving special.
price Of per cent. off. y. L. Halls
hardware store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

have some fne lots In Morrow
Place yet. H-#Lanham. XII
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

STOP-OVERS not exceeding ten
days at each point will be allowed at
Washington, Deer Park, Mountain
Lake Park, Oakland, Mitchell, Ind,
tfor French Lick and West Baden
Sprinss). Cincinnati and. Chicago
within return limit, upon notice to
conductor and deposit Of ticket with
Depot Ticket Agent Immediately
upon arrival.
STOP-OVERS not exceeding ter
days will be allowed at ST. Louis on
all one-way Except Colonists' Tick
cts to the Pacific Coast and round
trip tickets reading to points beyond
st. Louis, upon deposit of ticket with
Validating Agent and payment. Of fee
OF S1.O0. .
Three solid Jvestibuled trains are
run daily from New York, rPhiladel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington via
Parkersburg- and Cincinnati to St.
Louis.
Three solid vestibuled rains are
run daily from Pittsburg, Wheeling
and Columbus via Cincinnati to St.
Louis.
Magnificent coaches, sleeping cars,
observation cars n u~nexcelled dining
car service. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22
CITIZENS, DOLLAR SAVINGS 11lls SANK
JOSEPH ScHUSTER,

Contractor for Cement Sidewalks.
Cellar Floors, Yards. Retaining Walls
and Steps. Stable Floors and Cellars
made water tight, a speciality.
Residence-spence street, near Ma
pie avenue. F. & NJ. Phone, 534. p
o. Box, 476. Fairmont, w Va
avenue. Call and sec me. =.
H. Lanham. i
Looks good, tastes good, it is good
Halls ice cream.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

For illustrated folder, time table
and full information, call at Ticket
Office, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

Magnificent coaches, sleeping cars,
car service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-22

It is easy to get guesses by asking
a friend to subscribe for the West Vir-
gilman six months. x.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-25
Have Consolidated

Two newspaper men at st. An
thony did a smart thing recently.
One of them had fine equipment
and the other had a good bust
ness. Both of them were able to
give the public better papers than
financial considerations would u.s.
tlfy them in doing. Compe-
tition was fierce and these two men
were bearing all the expense of
maintaining two Offices double
expense Of reut, light, heat, news
gathering, editing, type-setting,
makeup, lookup, printing, distri-
button, mailing, postage, stock,
bookkeeping, insurance. taxes and
original cost of equipment. Since
their two offices are put into one,
they have a more complete plant
and also have lot of apparatus
to sell. One of them is good on
editorial and the other takes more
interest in the mechanical work.
They are now working on the
department plan, each one doing
what he likes, and taking pride
in attaining excellence in his de-
partment. That locality will have
| better news service than ever be-
fore, they will witness the rapid
growth of publishing house that
can more creditably represent the
resources and the industries of
their community, and will have
printers and publishers in their
midst who are not proverbially
broke and asking the generous
consideration of the public to keep
their work alive. The readers of
the paper can afford to subscribe
for the paper because it will have
something worth while in it, and
advertisers can afford to advertise
literally because the advertise
ment will reach all the people, and
they DO not have to carry the ads
IN two papers to get it before all
the readers. This is one of the
cases where consolidation is al
blessing to all.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-25
ioyment. The so-called rendez-

enjoyment. The so-called rendez-
vous, similar to the lounging room
of country club, is pleasant
spot where friends may meet in
formally and compare notes of the
days sightseeing. The main din
ing room (3Sx90 feet has log
walls, a rough board arched cell
ing supported by great log trusses,
and two stone fire-places. On
each side are private dining rooms.
Many of the bed rooms are en-
suite, with bath. Hot and cold
water, steam heat Gin season) and
electric light are generously sup
piled. The cuisine is Harvey's
best; everyone who has travelled
on the Santa Fe knows what Har-
vey quality is.
FL Tovar is to cost more than
quarter of million dollars. No
money has been spared to get the
most up-to-date equipment posi-
Bile. Take the item of furniture;
it is all from special arts and
designs, combining use and beauty.
Among the minor comforts may
be mentioned telephone in each
room with direct Office connection.
There is not a room in the house
where the sun fails to enter at
some period of the day.
The protection against fire is
very complete, the reserve supply
of water in the tank being 1885,
600 gallons. The plant furnish
ing heat, light, power and water is
far enough removed to be unob-
ectionable.
There are stables and corrals
where horses and teams are kept
for trips along the rim aid down
to the river. A search light has
been ordered, to light up the
wierd canyon depths at night.
Adjacent is Hopi house. built
of stones and adobe, exactly re-
producing one of the unique
dwellings of the Hopi In
dians. In this picturesque struc-
ture will live several families of
Hopi weavers and potters, plying
their strange handcrafts. A mu
scum of rare Indian curios will be
installed and photos sold.
Mr.. Harvey has selected Mr.. |
Chas. A. Brant as local manager, |
a gentleman favorably known in
hotel and club circles.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-25

thread and it's tumult seldom
reaches the stiffness of the upper
air. On three sides are the fra
grant pines of Coconino, a gov
ernment forest reserve, and the
largest continuous belt of pine
timber in the United States. Ev-
erywhere a riot of color and
beauty of form, a vision unspeak
able.
Ell Tovar is long, low, ram
bling editice, built of native boul-
ders and pine logs. Expressed
with exactness, the width north
and south is three hundred and
twenty five feet and from east to
west two hundred feet.
Its lines are in complete har-
mony with the simplicity of the
mighty gorge below. One feels
that the architect, Mr.. Chas. f.
Whittelsey, of Albuquerque,
struck the right key note. There
are here expressed quiet digni-
ty, an unassuming luxury and a
love for the great outdoors. Not
a Waldorf Astoria, but such a
hotel as the traveller seeking high
class accommodations will find to
his liking.
TO be more explicit:
The hotel is from two to three
stories high. 1t contains about
125 rooms. The main building
and entrance face the east. Am
pie accommodations are provided
for $50 guests. Outside are wide
porches and roof garden, afford
ing extensive views while one is
sheltered from the Arizona sun.
Boulders and logs for the walls
and shakes for the roof, stained a
weather-beaten color, merge into
the gray green of the surround
ings. The inside finish is mainly
peeled slabs, wood in the rough,
and tinted plaster, interspersed
with huge wooden beams. Triple
easement windows and and i'm
mense tireplaces abound. Indian
curios and trophies of the chase
are nsed in the decorations.
One of the most novel features
is the solarium; should the day
happen to be chilly, this is just
the place for a sun bath In the
spacious amusement room are bill
lard and pool tables, shuttle
boards and other means of indoor
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-25
New Grand Canyon Hotel, FL
Tovar

Nearly everything worth while
in the Southwest dates back to
Francisco Vasquez Coronado, the
Spanish governor of Galacia, who
left Mexico in the year 1910. ac
companied by several hundred
warriors in search of the mythical
seven cities of Cibola
Coronado and his men found no
gold, but they discovered New
Mexico. Arizona and other sec
tons of the Rockies. Their most
spectacular ''fnd'' was the Grand
Canyon of Arizona.
Chief among Coronado,s lieu
tenants was brave conquistador
named Pedro del Tovar, captain
of the detachment that explored
and conquered the province of
Tusayan, now known AS Mokiland,
While among the Mokis, Tovar
heard Of the Grand Canyon, which
borders old Tusayan on the west.
He reported the tale to Coronado,
and Cardenas was sent out to YER
ify it.
Though not the first white man
to see this titan of chasms, Tovar
was largely instrumental in its
discovery, SO when the Santa Fe
needed an appropriate name for
the new hotel at Bright Angel,
Gel Tovar'' was selected. 1t is
true that Don Pedro, etc., waited
nearly four centuries for lmmor-
tality, but better men have waited
a thousand years and stil ] remain
unknown to fame.
1t is a far cry from 1910 to
1904. Early in December will be
opened the most unique, the most
comfortable, the most costly hotel
in the Southwest, under manage
ment of Mr.. Fred Harvey, whose
reputation as caterer is national.
Occupying a site 1000 feet
above sea level, close to the rim
of the grandest Of canyons. at the
railway terminus and not far from
the head of Bright Angel trail, FL
Togar commands a prospect with
out parallel IN the world. A per
pendicular mile from rim to river
(seven miles by trall and thirteen
dizzy miles across to the opposite
Canyon wall. The roaring Colo.
RADIO below looks like a silvery
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-25
The opening of El Tovar adds

ING oPenfns VI fo'af
another strong reason to the
many already existing why the
Grand Canyon of Arizona should
be visited on the way to Califor
MIA over the Santa Fe. The can
Won itself needs no endorsement.
1t is the greatest scenic wonder of
the world.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-09
CARTAS DETENIDAS EN- FL
POST OFFICE De
SAN JUAN,

M. Fay, Gonzalez Fontanals ca,
Manuel Gonzalez, Gerardo Nastri,
Pedro Gabriel Carreras, Cambuhe
Hun Pierre, Juan Hernandez, Carmen
Jimenez, Jose Elias Lewis, Amparo
Muriel, Carolina Morales, Jose Me-
diavilla, M. MARTINEZ Y GO, Alberto
Matresi, Georgina, Rosa Ortiz, Fa-
bles Ortiz, Aniceto Ortas, Telssforo
Perez, Ruben Perez, Juan Gregorio
Peguero, Lorenzo Padilla, Concha
Paganemule, Vicente Quinones, Julio
Quinones, Francisco Quinones, Deme-
tria Ruiz, Manuela Roca, Antero Ri
vera, Carmen Rivera, Leonard Read,
Manuel Vina Suarez, William Tuder,
Garres1 Temenso, Troncoso HERNIA
nos CO, Samuel Taitt, Micaela Vera
Ia, Pedro Ortiz Velazquez.