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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17
BIG STEAMER
RAN AGROUND.
PROMINENT PASSENGERS x ON,
BoATSsWHtcH STUCK FAST \ Y
IN SAND AN o MUD. &.
u .-.-L..- q. 4 n
fBy Publishers, Presa.. j

SANDY HOOK. N. j., May IL
The Cunard steamer. caronia, which
went aground on the north side Of the
main channel near Flynn's Knole
during the hours Of the dense fox
yesterday afternoon when she tried
10 find her way out through the chan.
mel was still aground this morning.
The wrecking tug |. G. Merritt and
the tug William H. Taylor made eff.
forts to pull the big liner from her
position, but were unsuccessful, and
were obliged to give up the attempt
when the tide began lowering this
morning. 1t is believed now that the
vessel will have to be lightened some
before she can be gotten Of No ap-
prehensions are felt for the boats
safety, as she lies on sand bottom.
The Coronia's list OF passengers in
cluded many prominent people,
among whom are: Mr.. and Mrs. Cor.
nelins Vanderbilt, and two children,
Sir James and Lady Hane, Lady Bras
sey, Ethel Barrymore, the Right Rev.
Thomas L. Bowman, Major W. H. Ed.
wards, Lieutenant Colonel H. a.
Yorke, Mrs. HIghes Fawcett, DR.. and
Mrs. Guy Fairfax whiting, Mrs. S. L.
Cromwell, and many others.
It was $40 this morning when the
tugs gave up their efforts to drag
the boat bar. Their efforts combined
with that OF the vessel itself proved
l1ayailing after several hours of tug
sing, and the effort was finally given
up when the tide went down, leaving
The beat stuck fast.
The Caronia. is the newest and big
gest OF the Cunard line steamers
The place where she went agrounc
mas been The scene Of similar mlshap
% vessels OF her large type, and al
haye been able to get off at higl
tide with the assistance Of tugs.
Sometimes they drag themselve
+ from the grip of the mud and sand.
: Vernon Fl. Brown. the general agen
Of the Cunard line, came to the hoo
, this morning to see what could b
i, done in the way of releasing til
T steamer. II 1t is found necessary t
o remove some of the freight to ligh
e en- the ship, it is probable that som
of the passengers will also be take
y of. The passengers, however, nee
not want for amusement, while the
II are tied up, as their location at pre-
II ent gives the main opportunity IL
a which many are anxious to-day, nam
/ ~ good view of the intended star
% lug point of the Ocean Yacht Race.
| From their position the passense
& can see the course as well if not be
!, ter than many of those who will p;
II a large price for accommodations {
are of the smaller excursion boats.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17
Runaway Last NIGHT.

a young man and young woman
who are a little modest about having
.heir names mentioned permitted
horse TO run away with Their! out in
the Fifth ward last night about ten
O'Clock. They were both thrown out
and stunned. a call was sent in for
the City Hospital ambulance and they
were removed to the hospital. No
serious injuries resulted, however, ana
the pair are expected out in a day or
two.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

Suppose Col. Tom Davis did get
rich gobbling up coal lands for moth.
Ing and lending money; that does not
at Kim for the Office of Congressman
There ARE hundreds Of men in West
vifginia who have lent money and
yet would Gbe as much Of misfit in
Congress as a can Of fishing worms
IN ades or a Democratic convention,
Parkerspurg State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17
WALTER j B u; !:| BY
BLEW UP
POWDER HOUSE BUILDING WAS;
WRECKED AT EIGHT O'CLOCK i.t
THIS MORNING.
(By Publishers Press.)

WlLKEsBARRE, Pa, May l7.-onea
of the buildings of the Oliver Powder
Company at Laurel run, blew up at
eight o'clock this morning, causing
a damage of several thousand dollars
The explosion occurred in the mixer
and set FIRE to the powder press in
in adjoining building, which was all
SO consumed. None of the employees
were injured, although several were,
thrown to the ground and had mar;
row escapes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

Il As said that Colonel Davis insists
That the money2be spent in getting
out the vote He is probably afraid it
will so as his brothers money went
last falIAnob ody knows where
Morgantown Chronicle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17
The more libel suits the Democratic.

The moreSl libel suits the Democratic.
sstalnak Montgomery:B. and o. gang
brings against, the West Virgin.
lar; Of course, the more ridiculous said
gang and suits become. But 1t is a
cheap way Of adyertising-doesn't
cost nytihng. The only fellow that
win suffer s$the clerk of our Circuit
Court r. 3, Parrish. He is not
likely ever get anything for the
work he Us requiredyto do in keeping
record of the cases.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17
5euan Work Monday.

The Hamilton.Irvin Company com.
menced construction on the large gov
eminent building al Findlay, Ohio,
last Monday, Mr.. w. v. II. I.arsh, one
of their able snperIntendents, having
charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

Mondays Parkersburg State Jour
nal failed TO connect with this office
and we are not in very good humor
about it. Missing a copy Of that
sprightly and lovely daily is about as
great a disappointment as failing TO
receive a letter from ones sweet
heart.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

There Is a movement on foot main
among the younger members of
the AIarionS county bar to organize a
mo- court for theHtria Of the Mont,
somery libel suits against the West
Eirginian. The matter was suggested
yesterday during lull in the Inter.
mediate Court and every member OF
the group of nearly dozen was in
favor oif q, 9thinking It could be made
better than circus. None of Mont.
gomery's counsel was present. OF
& course they would not favor such a
court for such a purpose, as It might
8detract from the pretended serious
ness of their suits.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

we haven't heard of Conley. Con
away and the cornwells going to
cling withinfthe last few days, but
we suppose the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and Ran Stalnaker were con,
suited in9regard to the second libel
suit against the West Virginian as
they were in the first.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

as trustee OF the NJ. X. Gilbert gro
Gerry on Walnut avenue, offer the
same for sale as whole. 1t is a
nice, clean and fresh stock OF gro.
ceries. NJ. J. LANTZ. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

.r p + F. :.
The 5Fairmont West Virginian has
another $4,000 damage suit on its
hands. Senator Montgomery has
done again. The first suit has not
yet been tried, That makes an even
$50; 600 in damage suits against that
paper and Its only a year old anu
going on Two, -NIorgantown Chronicle.
The above is correct so far as i,
goes, but to- be- exact the Chronicle
should have said the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company or Ran Stall
maker and Sam Montgomery have
done 4 again. II Sam would not thinl
q doing anything without consulting
Ran AT least he wouldn't at Charles
ton. i;s5S Z!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

The frequency with which State
Senator Montgomery sues the Fair
mont West Virginian for $4,000 en-
titles him TO a conspicuous place In
the front ranks of our frenzicd nnan.
clers.-PnrkersDnrS Dlsnatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17
LEASEHOLDS.
Oil Men of the State Notify Commits
sioner They Will Not Contest
Tax Measures.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May IL
The oil men of the State have mott.
fed Tax Commissioner Dillon that
they will not enter into the contro-
versy begun in the Fayette Circuit
Court to restrain the commissioner
and his assistants from taxing their
leaseholds. This information was re.
ceived at the Office Of the tax COM
missioner last night, and leaves the
fight entirely in the hands Of the coal
men, who will argue their case in the
Supreme Court at the end Of May.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

Mrs, Martha Foote Grow dean of
women and assistant professor of Eng
fish literature at Northwestern Uni.
versity, has resigned from both posi-
lions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17

Leased wire telegraphic service by
rublishers Press Association. Special
correspondents at Charleston, Park
errbufg and other cities in the State.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

Two weeks ago the News made
substantially this statement:
"If Putnam county goes wet at the
approaching election, and this pre-
cinct gives wet majority at said
election, such majority would obvi-
ate the necessity of anyone who
wanted to open saloon in Crescent
City securing a petition for such sa-
loon signed by majority OF the reg
istered voters of the precinct
Since that statement was made the
learned counsel for the liquor inter
ests in the county has denied its cor
recJness. The News has the assur-
ance of able counsel that its conten-
ton is correct. In an article in this
paper, Judge M. L. Coke takes the
same view. Below we give the law
applicable in the case:
1911. 1854 License to be granted
where majority vote for sale.-lf such
county at such election votes in favor
of the sale of such liquors, within
such county, then any person or per-
sons in any precinct which at sad
county election voted in favor OF the
sale OF such liquors, paying the proper
license tax to the proper officer III SAID
county shall have granted to INN
proper license for selling such liquor in
such precinct,.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
Personal and Social.

Cliff. A. Maui of Palatka was
here short time on Sunday.
Mai. j. L. Burton spent Monday
in Palatka on business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Pine of Hunt
ington were in town on Saturday.
Oliver Chamberlin is arranging to
attend the Palatka high school the
coming year.
Mr.. r. G. Middleton and Miss
Edith Cook of Pomona were visitors
in town last Sunday.
Mrs. ]. M. Smith of Savannah ar
rived last week on Il visit to her
daughter, Mrs. X. Borson.
G. L. Chamberlin had business
which took him to Palatka last
Tuesday.
Capt. LaBree's new passenger
launch is being put together and will
soon be in running order
The Preston-Mi company is
shipping a large quantity of pals
and tubs by every outgoing steamer.
Services at the Episcopal church
will be resumed here next Sunday
morning and at Huntington in the
afternoon.
f. V. Lundberg, superintendent OF
the Mccormick & Hubs groves,
visited the county capital one day
this week.
w. NJ. Williams has retired from
the service of the Standard Cypress
company. He will establish an ice
factory at Welaka.
Paul C. Smiths hardware store
has been greatly improved in APP
pearance by painting during the past
week.
Hon. j. H. Harp visited Palatka
last Tuesday. Mr.. Harp is now quite
fully recovered from his illness OF
two months ago and seems none the
worse for the experience.
Mrs $ S. Savage and son of Ocala
who had been the guests of Rev. Dr.
and Mrs. d. NJ. Reeves for two weeks
left for their home last Monday
Mrs. Savage and Mrs. Reeves are
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Read, who re-
turned from New York the middle OF
last week, express themselves AZ
well pleased to ges back. Mr. Re"c
states that he did not have a com
Portable day during his absenee
The hot aud cold days alternate
and there was never Snch Thug nj
settled weather. II" MAS IN c1nstaI
far of pneumonia and had colo
most of the time Enrh Mr' am
Mrs. Read enjoyed the s'ca'nalli
trip to and from New YORK. but tina
was the only feature of their absence
that they did really enjoy.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
LAKE COMO.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer of
Welaka have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Smith. They left for
home Monday
Mrs j. F. Gable has been on the
sick list. She is slowly improving.
D. e. Dusenberry, proprietor of
All View House is enlarging the We
randas and making other improve
ments.
Mrs. Chas. G. Sullivan has been
suffering witha sprained ankle
A. E. Gable a former well-known
resident has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Carson at Croswell, Mich.
The wind storm of last week, shat
tered the chimney at Rev. E. j..
Young's home. The inmates thought
the house was caving in, and fled
outdoors for safety.
Epworth League meeting was held
in M. f. Church Sunday evening.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Cheap rings always look particularly
cheap on toll worn hands.
An old quarrel is like an old wound
liable to break out at any time.
There is this difference: Lovers make
up quarrel because they enjoy it and
married people because they have to.
If you are satisfied with yourself
you are conceited, and if you are not
satisfied you are ungrateful. What is
a man to be?
1t is strange how mans duty ap-
pears so plain to you and how he looks
right at it, and has such poor eyesight
he can't see it.
How we'll dressed, neat people are
admired! Do you pay as much atten-
ton to your personal appearance as
you should? Care In this particular
pays good dividends Atchison Globe.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
char,bnrI.;o'cC Collie, Cholera and
NhdhiDolidlH . DiaIrhoea Remedy.
Never fails. Buy it now. II may save life.


A French naval surgeon, DR.. Lee
grand says that Of all the means OF re-
leving seasickness only one is really
effective. 1T is to maintain the abdo
men absolutely rigid from the moment
of setting foot on the vessel 10 do
this belt of ordinary tightness is in
sufficient. The abdomen must be band
aged with a layer of wadding and
wide bands Of fiannel-in word, alb
solute compression must be attained,
care being taken to do the bandaging
from below upward toward the chest"
DR.. Legrand adds, 1.-THE important
thing is not to be afraid to make the
bands too tight; otherwise the complete
suppression Of the symptoms cannot be
obtained"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
POMONA.

n. E. Wakefield started last Sun
dav on his drive overland to Cocoa,
Fla. by the way of DeLand. Mr..
and Mrs. Wakefield follow Thursday
by train, and will make their home
in Cocoa this winter.
Miss MAY Hutchinson of Crescent
civ was The guest of Miss Emma
Olmstead last week.
Miss Missouri Middleton of Jesup,
Ga is boarding for n few weeks at
w. S. Middletun's.
Mrs. L. G. Jackson OF Palatka was
entprtainrd Inst weak by Mrs, 5. u.
+, ck.
Mrs. y. 4. Piplar is expected home
soon from an Xiendrd trip through
Illinois.
Seaborn johnson left Saturday
morning for visit to relatives ~
Bailey, Ga,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
CRESCENT CITY.

Is one of the most beautiful
locations In Florida. Tourists
will find it an ideal spot to
spend the winter, or pass a few
days of keen delight.
The town is on Crescent Lake
ian arm of the st. Johns River
and is 100 miles by water, and
n miles by rail from Jackson
Vile,
The all day river ride on the
steamer Crescent, from Jack
sonvllle to Crescent City, is one
of the delightful experiences of
Florida travel. The steamer
leaves Jacksonville at 8 a. m.
every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, reaching Crescent
City at 6p. m. This trip is the
only daylight ride up the broad
and picturesque st. Johns.
The steamer has pretty cabins
and offers a delightful outlook
even in stormy weather.
Crescent City is the center of
the orange growing industry in
middle Florida, and beautiful
groves surround the place.
Good boating, hunting and
fishing will afford amusement
for sportsmen.
Naptha launches can be Sc
cured cheaply for water trips.
Crescent City has good hotels
and boarding houses at mode
rate rates.
Beautiful shaded walks and
bicycle paths.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
THE TOWER OF BABEL.
History Leaves No Data by Which to
Estimate Its Height.

Estimate Its Height.
The exact date of the building of
"Nimrod's Folly" as the Chaldeans
say in abiding to the Scriptural tower
of Babel Ghe Armenians speak of it as
the Tower of the Confusion of Tongues),
or the height to which it penetrated
the rarefied atmosphere Of the oriental
plains will perhaps never be known.
The date of the laying of the founda
ton Of the famous structure is usually
set at 2,247 years before Christ, or in
the year of the flood, 101.
The expression of the sacred historian
that its top was to "reach unto heav-
en- is now generally set down as a
strong Hebrew phrase denoting very
lofty tower, but not necessarily mean
ing one that would reach to the abiding
place of the Lord and his hosts. Proof
that this is probable may be found in
several places In holy writ. The walls
Of the cities Of Canaan are described
by Moses in similar phraseolOgy. The
spies sent out by him returned and re
ported that the cities of that country
were great and were walled up to
heaven" See,Deuteronomy |, 2S; tx, l.
There is a Jewish legend In the Tai
mud which tells us that God did not
put stop to the building Of the tow
er until after it had reached height
Of 10000 fathoms, which Is equal to
nearly twelve English miles.
The sacred historians have not in a
single instance left data upon which
we can base a calculation of its exact
height and general dimensions, and it
Is because Of this omission that the
Imaginative orientals and other an
cient writer's have given such fabulous
and extravagant traditions concerning
it. Even ST. Jerome alleges from the
testimony of eyewltnesses who claim
to have seen and examined the ruins
of the skyscraping shaft that in his
day (born 345 A. d. 1t was over four
miles high. While considering these
untenable notions 1t may not be out of
place to mention that other fanclful
writer's make Its height range all the
way from single furlong to 5000
miles in height See LawsOn's Bible
Cyclopedia, volume 1, page $50.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

A British nobleman who was sued
for breach of promise declared to the
jury that 1t was impossible, for him to
contradict a lady and that therefore
he would not deny that he had made
the promise, but he insisted that the
lady had exaggerated the value of his
affections and that that value was a
fair question for a jury. The lady re-
covered per cent or so of her original
claim, and the mulcted nobleman de-
clared that the cross examination Of
her by his counsel was amply worth
the money.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

No. 30-Dally Pullman Drawing Room and
st. Louis
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

CRESCENT CITY TEMPERATURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING, SEPTEMBER 9Th, 1906 E. D.
WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

No. lS-''The Florida Limited Daily Pull.
man Drawing Room Sleeping cars between
Jacksonville, Birmingham. Memphis and
Kansas City.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

iGS West Bay srfc Jacksonville. FL.
w. IA. TARI0E, G.. +. A.
BROOKS MORGAN, A. G r. A.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

No. "a New York and Florida Express
Daily Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car
between PORT Tampa, Jacks onville and New
York.
No. SO-''WashingtOn and Fla, Limited" Daily
Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Jackson
VILE to New York.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15

"Ah, your language! Eet ees so diff
cult"
"What's the matter, cOunt?"
'First zis novel eet say re man was
endorsed"
"Yes?"
"Zen eet says he was cowed. Pitts
burg Post.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-20
An American Sewing Machine Proves
Source of Delight to the
Chinese Empress.

A French officer who, returning from
Manehuria, visited Picking. where he
was presented at the imperial court,
tells that the dowager empress Of
China, who had been given an Ameri-
can sewing machine, is so delighted
with it that she has decided to order
one for every lady at the court and in
tends to have regular sewing bees in
the palace. to which daughters of all
the highest mandarins are to be in
vited and try their skill on the Won
derful machines.
The empress Is at present even more
interested in sewing machines than in
the magnificent mausoleum which she
is having built for herself and on
which she has spent nearly 100000.
She told the officer that she had no
intention of dying for some time yet
and that she feels as we'll as ever. She
will continue to be the actual ruler of
China until the Nar between Japan
and Russia is ended, but she will then
retire and spend the rest of her days
in the palace at Eho which has been
almost built over and greatly enlarged
to suit her taste.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-20
Danger of Over Concentration.

Certain sections of the country are
full of decaying communities, once ac-
tive, but from which the chief industries
have been withdrawn. A country con-
sisting mainly of large cities with
merely incidental rural population has
take long step toward final disintegra.
ton. No country in which the produc.
tive forces are steadily being subordi-
mated to an intricate (and, upon the
whole, wastefuD mechanism Of dis
tribution can long remain prosperous.
London Engineering Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-20
Real Estate
Sale.

One farm OF 80 acres. 10 room brick and frame
house. new barn. wagon shed and all necessary out
buildings strictly first class limestone land. About
3 miles from town.
One farm OF Us acres, about 2 miles from town.
seven roo stone house, bank barn. This farm lies
close to the railroad and contains saeable limestone
Twenty OF it has already sold for $1,000 and we
offer the remaining rs acres for less money than
that.
One farm of l07 acres, about mile from town, 20
acres of 1t bottom land, house with seven large
rooms, good barn and all necessary outbuiIdings
Wenlimproved IN everything. This is a very fine
farm.
Have farm OF rs acres, 5 room house, good barn
and outbuildings, about 400 young trees coming to
bearing, 10 mites from this CITY, miles from rail-
road station.
l have farmsof 90 acres, 20 acres Of good timber
room house, barn, wagon-shed, other outbuiidings
900 apple trees years old York Imperial and Ben
Davis. Will sell this farm for $780,
sell for $500.
Have farm of 43l acres, all cleared but IS acres,
house andbarn, other necessary ouibuildings, two
for $40 per acres.
A farm at mouth of Back Creek, 200 acres, 100
acres OF bottom land and about 100 acres OF
clear land 10 room story frame house Price $780,
100 acres of almost new land. in Falling Waters
district miles from town. No outbuildirgs but
splendid land
Have fine, good room house, well and cistern
nyard, about 800 fruit trees in bearing condition.
acres of strictly No. land, on pike within mile
OF two railroad stations. for sale cheap
n hOihs, ohe hhe anu a haii from town, D room
house, hall acre Of land, other necessary buildings,
located on pike
Property located at station the b. & o. rail-
road, about acre of land new dwelling Cf eight
rooms, also another dwelling of five rooms, store
room, waiting room, warehouse good stable, and
other outbuildings for sale cheap.
Another property at statiJnon B. & o. railroad ,
consisting OF house and lot, good seven frame
house. saw mill store house, house. and other
buildings, and about three acres of land.
Another home, about four miles from this city, at
railroad station of good land good Z
house, sable, wagon-shed, hen house and corn
house. For sale cheap.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-20
Juggling with Dynamite

Is no more dangerous than to neglect
kidney disorders. Foley's Kidney Cure
correots irregularities and has cured
many severe cases after other treatment
has failed. 1t builds up the worn out
tissues and restores health and vigor. Il
was troubled with kidney complaint for
about two years, writes A, H. Davis Of
Mt. Sterling, Iowa, but two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Cure effected perma-
nent cure" Sold by all dellers. W