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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05
Filipino Fire.Maker.
Scientific Americana

Sclentinc Americana
A curious contrivance is used by
some of the natives of Northern Lu.
zon, Philippine Islands, for the pur.
pose of obtaining fire.
This consists of hardwood tube
OF about one centimeter internal diam.
eter and six centimeters in length
and piston of slightly less diameter
and length. The tube is closed at one
end by an air tight plug or, instead,
the piece of wood of which 1t is made
Is not bored completely through its
entire length. The inside of the tube
Is smooth and highly polished. The
piston has handle and resembles the
piston Of the small boys "pop-gun."
The end of the piston is made to
MT the tube alright by wrapping of
wax thread, and directly in the end a
shallow cavity is cut. Lint scraped
from weather-beaten timber and well
dried is used for finder. A small bit
of this lint is placed in the cavity
at the end of the piston, the latter
is inserted half.inch in the open
end of the tube and then driven quick.
ly home with smart stroke of the
palm. Upon Withdrawing the piston
the lint is found ignited, the sudden
compression Of air generating the nee.
essary heat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05

qIndigestion Is making an awful record
- cause of sudden deaths. 1t Il beat
Ing heart-failure in its CHASTITY harvest.
QYou read in the papers daily Of appar.
emily healthy and even robust men Being
suddenly attacked with acute Indigestion
after enjoying hearty meal, and Of their
dying in many cases before physician
could be called in.
qThis should be warning to you who
OF indigestion. If these unfortunate VIC
tim. OF acute indigestion had taken q
small dose of Green's August Flower be-
fore or after their meals they would not
have fallen prey to such sudden seizures.
qAugust Flower prevents indigestion by
creating good digestion. It also regulates
the liver, purifies the blood and tones up
the entire System in a natural way. =
qTwo sizes, 7se and 7sc. All druggista
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05
SPENT MANY YEARS
IN PENITENTIARY
Jointly Hughes, Once Noted Counter.
feiter, Dying With Cancer Of
the Liver.

vINELAND. N. j.. Sept. 5.-"John-
ty" Hughes, once a noted counter
feiter, is dying with cancer of the
liver. DR.. Geo. Cunningham yester.
day made application to have him
taken to the hospital in Gloucester
county. and Harry Jones, OF Frank
linville. has promised to care for him.
Hughes moved to willow Grove, Cum.
berland county. from Franklinviile,
seven months ago and has not been
'insthis county long .eaoash TO become
q charge. -
Although 81 years OF age, Hughes
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05
FIND LOST BULLET
IN HIS APPENDIX
COL. PoPE's NEPHEW THINKS HE
HAS ORDINARY APPENDED.
tbs AND is OPERATED ON.

NEW YORK, Sept. peculiar ir
its unexpected disclosure was an op
GRAFTON for appendicitis recently per
formed in st. Luke's Hospital, 18th
street and Amsterdam avenue, upon
Robert A. Pope, of Newburyport
Mass, a nephew Of Colonel Albert A
Pope, bicycle manufacturer.
Young Pope, who is a Harvard un.
dergraduate and candidate for this
years football team at that institu
ton, recently presented himself to DR..
Frederick v. Hussey, of st. Luke's
and gave the physician an account OF
his Illness.
Il have been diligently training and
exercising all summer In preparation
for football work." he said, land find
that the hard work always causes Sc.
we're pains In my abdomen. believe
this is due to some form of appendi.
citis and I wish to submit to an opera.
ton for the removal of the appendix"
DR.. Markoe, assisted by DR.. Hussey,
examined the young man, and, dag.
nosing the case as appendicitis, per.
formed an operation.
To their great surprise they found
lodged in Pope's appendix twenty
two calibre bullet, to the presence of
which the irritation of the appendix
had undoubtedly been due.
When the operation had been sue.
cessfully performed and Pope was In.
formed Of the discovery he was great.
ly surprised. 81 had forgotten all
about that bullet years ago." was his
first remark. Thirteen years ago. it
developed. while cleaning rifle Pope
accidentally shot himself, the bullet
lodging in the side of his abdomen.
Although he was Ill for some time
thereafter, he rapidly recovered and
thought no more of his healed wound.
believing that the bullet was not in
his body. The piece of lead gave
no evidence Of trouble until recently
when Pope began his football train
ing.
In the thirteen years of presence
in his body the bullet had worked its
way gradually to the appendix, more
than three inches from where it had
originally lodged. Pope's exercises
caused subsequent steady irritation of
his appendix and appendicitis, though
quite different from the disease as 1t
Is ordinarily understood resulted
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05
H0lJL,I'.

Items Of Interest About the 3. and o.
The F., NJ. and P. work train and
construction gang under charge of
Ralph Malone. has been busy for a
week past laying new steel between
here and Montana. For a long time
1t has been evident that the rails on
the F., NJ. and p. was too light to &C.
commodate the weight of locomotives
necessary to handle the traffic be.
tween here and Connellsville, and last
spring heavier rail was layed from F.,
NJ and p junction TO about mile be
low. Hoult. "A short time back sew
eral car loads of new rail was receiy.
ed and distributed, and It is the inten-
ton to lay the new rail as far as
opekiska this fall, and to complete
1t through next spring. -
1t lis wonderful what an evolution
there has been the last few years in
weight Of engine and rail on the B.
and o. Twelve or fifteen years ago
the rail that is now being taken up
was called good rail. 1t weighed co
and 81 pounds to the yard, T shaped,
called high steel, to distinguish 1t
from the pear-shaped English rail.
The new rail they are laying is So
pounds to the yard, and on some lines
even this is being taken up to give
place to heavier, up to as high as 100
pounds. AT the date mentioned the
twelve hundreds we're considered as
monster locomotives. Now they are
dwarfed by the 1900 and 2,2Oo and
even larger.
Rails That are Almost curiosities.
The taking up of the old rail brings
up "a fact that would interest many.
Some of the rails taken out of main
track were used in side tracks at Mon
tana and Hoult to take the place Of
the old English low steel. These old
rails are in a wonderful state of pres
ervation, though in use nearly forty
years. Although they originally
weighed ca pounds to the yard, they
were more yielding than the later
patterns, being low down with pear
shaped cap. These rail are all brand
ed John Brown & Co., Shefield Atlas
Steel" and the date always in the
Cos, soon after the war. l understand
the B. and o. paid $3.50 per ton for
these old rails. and they must have
been of superior quality steel, for they
seldom have mashed place or cap
worn narrow, after lifetime OF SER
vice.
There is a rail of same pattern
branded "B. and o." but they are made
of iron.
All those old rails have a hole drill
ed about six feet from the end, where
the old wooden splice blocks were
bolted on. These old relics were
gathered up and taken away as scrap
to be melted down again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05

Miss Rose Mckinney. Of Merchant
street has been selected as one Of
the teachers in the public schools for
the ensuing year. This is as it should
be. since her father has served the
city in an ofiicial capacity for years,
while she herself Is the only graduate
of the Palatine Independent district
to be thus honored, 1t is meet there.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05

Charles t. Yerkes. who is building
London's subways. has recovered sum.
GENTLY from his recent severe illness
to leave London for Paris. His recov.
cry had been pronounced doubtful by
eminent specialists.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05
!: FIRST WARD, !:
BY Our Regular Correspondent .


fore that upon the ground of her own
personal merit and the honor due her
father for public service rendered,
thtt she should have received the
appointment at the hands of the Board
OF Education. aAnd should there prove
to be scarcity of teachers, we have
others. both young men and ladies'
who are able to fill the position with
honor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05
ResIdence For saIe..

For sale cheap a hve roomed house
located on corner near proposed
new High School building. City water
and gas. Terms reasonable. Inquire
at the West virginian once. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05

Mrs. Ella F. Young, one of the best
known women educators in the coun.
try, will succeed the late DR.. Arnold
Tompkins as principal of the Chicago
Normal School at salary of $4,000 a
year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-05

- =" - &>>%s~ % Va A~AAAAOha btiSCts
is reported to be quite Ill at her home.
Ed. Butcher. employed in the De-
trich Carriage factory, moved yester.
day from Water street to Diamond.
Walter Reeves is digging potatoes
by the day and roofing for knowledge
by night at the teachers institute. His
is a practical method Of getting the
one out while he takes in the other.
Mrs. Frank Dobson. of Berrybure,
Barbour county. came to the City Hos
pital yesterday for surgical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Carpenter went
to the country yesterday to visit Mr..
Carpenters father. who has been III
all summer.
r..Wynn Kern, of Earnshaw, Wet
eel county. is stopping with j. L. Gar.
ner. of East Park avenue, while at.
tending the teachers institute.
Mrs. Raymond johnson was brought
to the City Hospital yesterday even.
Ing for surgical treatment, and under.
went an operation this morning.
i. ]. Hanter. assistant superintend.
emit of the North American Invest.
ment Company, who has been station
ed In this city for six weeks, has been
transferred to the Home Office of this
State in Wheeling, and will leave the
city tonight to enter upon his duty
there.
Dana, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Jacobs, of Guffey
street, who has been Ill for two months
with typhoid fever is now conveles-
cent.
O. s. Nichols and family have re.
turned from Rivesville, where they
were on visit with Gay Leonard and
family. former residents of this city.
The local gun club of this city, will
hold a shoot this afternoon out on
their grounds in contest for a prize
cup. Much interest is manifested and
we shall expect to hear of some good
scores being made. :.
q
To Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hudgins, of
Merchant street, was born on Sunday
night a 1o-pound boy. Harry was
clearing everything before him and
painting the town red yesterday,
hurrahing for the Union and declares
that this country is still safe. At any
rate. II 1t is boys that are needed,
Harry is in the ring ready to deliver
the goods.
Mr. o. R. Eberhart, of the city. who
was formerly engaged in Life Insur.
ance, has been working for some
months past as agent for the North
I American Investment Company. Upon
the transfer Of Mr.. F. ]. Hauter to
Wheeling, Mr. Eberhart was, on the
ground OF his efficiency in the work,
appointed to succeed him here as as.
sistant district superintendent. For
the short time served he may well feel
Justly proud Of the honor bestowed
upon him. i
Miss Rose Mckinney. Of Merchant
street, has been selected as one OF
the teachers in the public schools for
the ensuing year. This Is as it should
be. since her father has served the
city in an oficial capacity for years,
while she herself IS the only graduate
of the Palatine Independent district
to be thus honored- 1t is meet there.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21
FEAST OF THE PASSOVER
Will Be Observed One Week by He
brews Of Lewiston.

The Jewish Feast of the Passover
began Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock
and is being generally observed by the
Hebrews of Lewiston. Owing to the
absence of synagogue in Lewiston the
ceremonies are not as impressive. but
at the homes the "Seder" is given beb-
cause of the arrangement Of the ia
BILE. The master of the house leads
the service. which consists Of special
blessings for the feast of unleavened
bread and after drinking the first cup
of wine. he dips the parsley into salt
water and passes it around the table,
in order that each may have a piece
the leader blessing 1.-The Creator of
the Fruit of the Earth The unleav-
ened bread being broken. the needy
are invited to enter and eat of the
memorial Of the bread of affliction,' -
eaten by the Israelites In Egypt. The
children take part in the ceremony, the
youngest reading a portion of the SER
vice. inquiring the meaning of the
feast, which is answered by the head
of the household, who refers to the
emancipation of the Israelites from
Egypt as the cause Of rejoicing. The
holiday Is observed for one week.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21
IDAHO AND OREGON
portland Telegram.)

Oregon people, who are public spir-
tied enough to look to the general well
fare of this section. rather than the
specific advancement of any city or To-
cality, are nearly as elated over, the
prospects of railroad development in
Idaho as are the Idaho people them
selves. AS a matter of fact, it has long
been recognized that there is no agency
of industrial development which may
become operative in Idaho without con-
ferring direct benefit upon Oregon. The
industrial interests of the state are in
a large sense independent. If great
enterprise Is undertaken in that state,
its preliminary exploitation is usually
the aid Of Portland capital. The in
terest of Idaho in the open river is lit
tie less, IT, indeed. it be any less. than
that of Oregon. The interest of Ore
gon in railroad development in Idaho
or in the extension of modern trans
portation facilities, is as great as that
maitained by the people Of that state
The railroad project now on foot is
deed, inasmuch as it promises devel-
opment of a magnificent tract OF
country, and, furthermore, promises
more adequate facilities for profitable
farming, fruit growing and stock rails
ing to hundreds who are now located
in and about the Clearwater country
But aside from this, the fact of rail-
road extension in this great empire
beyond the Cascades is of itself mat
ter Of prime Importance. Whateve,
particular section may be developed
by this enterprise, or that, the fac,
that railroad enterprise is contemplated
with regard to Idaho. a portion OF
Washington, eastern and southern Ore.
gon, denotes that new era has really
set in for this territory of the Pacific
west
1t Is true that individual railroad
enterprises may fall through, as the,
have done before. But it is observable
of late that the falling through pro.
cess does not discourage the broachins
of new enterprises. This country o.
Idaho, and so the other sections men.
toned. needs railroads. 1t is eviden
that men who handle railroad capita
realize the need. And it is only a ques.
ton of time, and not so long a tim,
either, when the railroad will follow
towns and cities will build up. and tn,
country will develop.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

The supreme court of the United
States has handed down a very i'm
portant decision in holding unconsti-
tutional the New York state law max
ing 10 hours days work and so hours
a weeks work in the bakeries of that
state. The decision is based on the
ground that the law interferes with
the free exercise Of the rights of con-
tract between individuals. This is a
very important decision and far reach
ing in its effects on this phase of the
labor question. Idaho has at several
sessions of the legislature attempted
to enact similar law, but the passage
Of the measure has been defeated be-
cause the law was considered uncon-
stitutional. This opinion is now con-
firmed in the case now in point.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21
STREET AND TOWN
(Continued.) ..

Jos. Alexander was in kendrick
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Sarah Watson returned We'd
nesday from Dayton, Wash. after
two months visit at that place with
her daughter Miss Minnie Watson.
She will spend the summer here with
her son in law. Thomas A. Kohl.
Eben Mounce has purchased from
Ben Stone, Of Charleston, a quantity OF
the green sandstone from his Swal-
lows Nest quarry and will have the
same built around his residence pro-
perty on Prospect boulevard, as
curbing.
John Linville, a prominent farmer OF
the Peola, Wash. section, was In the
city yesterday on his way to Culdesac
with a view of closing a deal for a
already owns one 100 acre farm near
Culdesac.
The Commercial Creamery will re-
ceive its first consignment of cream
next Monday and will begin making
butter daily. Large shipments OF
cream are expected from outside points
and the indications are that the COM
pany wills do a good business from
the start.
Richards & Mohr's Ministries come to
the Temple theater tonight. The COM
pany is said to be one of the best ag-
gregations now travelling on the road.
Reports from Spokane are to the eff
feet that they have played four con-
secutive nights to big houses and
Manager Kroutinger states that he has
assurances that the company is first
class in every particular.
The steamer Mountain Gem is book
ed to take the trip to Pittsburg Land-
ing as soon as the stage of water
reaches six feet and the gauge now
is above five feet and conditions fav-
orable for the required rise. No boat
has been sent up to Pittsburg Land
ing since the early sixties and that
boat was the Colonel Wright, Captain
| Stump commanding. The present trip
! is made to get three carloads of ore
| from the Great Eastern mine. owned
! by j. Eckert and Ezra Baird.
Attorney ]. W. Wixon is in the hos
pital where he underwent an opera
| ton to reduce the dislocation of his
ankle which has been bothering him
for the past six months. The joint
was dislocated while Mr.. Wixon was
living at the Hump and was improper
ly treated by the doctor at that camp.
DR.. Nourse performed the operation
this morning, assisted by Drs. Costello
and Morris. The new adhesions were
severed and the bones properly set
Mr.. Wixon hopes now for permanent
relief.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21
Summit News.

summit, April 2O-Bert Jones. of this
place. was arrested Saturday on COM
plant of William Olson. Mr.. Olson
who is managing machinist of the
summit tramway, charges young Jones
with threatening to take his life. The
case is being tried before Justice
Phelps.
Many farmers are taking advantage
OF the low price of cattle and are buy
ing up to stock their farms. Cattle
bringing $50 two years age are now
readily selling at half that price, while
the average COW seldom brings over
$40.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

more favorable for the farmer than
they were several years ago when sue
cessive dry seasons made the business
very precarious. In this particular the
country follows the experience of other
sections of the United States where it
has been the general rule that when
the country came into more general
cultivation the moisture became more
abundant and more uniform. The Lew
iston country will probably never again
be visited by the severe drouths of
earlier years when the country was
new and vegetation very limited.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

The fall of moisture has been very
opportune and puts the crops Of the
country in excellent shape. There was
= lack OF rainfall during the winter
ano early spring and consequent an
xaety among the farmers as to the
kpHsspects for the coming season. But
er Inc continuous and copious April
4nswers that feeling has given way
70 one of rejoicing for the rainfall is
now enough for the needs Of the cror
rand 1t came at a time when II was
snore eneeteive in making the crop
sfh4n II 1t had come earlier Climatic
sconditions of late years have heen
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21
IDAHO DATES AT THE FAIR
Exposition Officials Set Aside Days 70
Cities to Celebrate.

The Lewis and Clark exposition off,
Gals have fixed the dates for 1856 of
the important cities of the northwest
to celebrate at the fair. The dates
cover period from June s to SEN
temoer 2 The dates are grouped. ac-
cording to states. beginning with the
original Oregon territory, and extend
ing south and west through the Mex
lean territory. The weeks assigned to
each state will be known as that states
weeks, and the authorities of the cities
named will exploit that section of the
country. Following are the dates fix
ed for Idaho and Utah cities and those
in eastern Oregon:
Week for Idaho Cities.
July 8. Monday. Boise City.
July 4. Tuesday. weiser.
July 5, Wednesday, Pocatello.
July s. Thursday. Wallace
July I, Friday. Moscow.
July 8, Saturday. Lewiston.
Utah Cities One Wssk.
August II. Monday. Ogden.
August Is. Tuesday. Logan.
August Is. Wednesday, Eureka ,and
Brigham.
August. II. Thursday, Provo.
| August Is. Friday. Springville and
Park City.
August 10. Saturday. Salt Lake City
Eastern Oregon Cities.
/ June s. Tuesday, Baker City and
| Sumpter.
June Z. Wednesday. Pendleton and
Heppner
June s. Thursday. The Dalles. Prime
| Vile and Moro.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

One solution offered for the Equit-
able Life Insurance muddle is to have
the government take charge of the life
insurance business. The queerest fea-
ture of the proposition is that the dem
ocrats are fathering the suggestion
Once in the history of the past the
democrats made a strong plea against
paternalism.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

With the electric railway and the
independent boat line in operation Lew
istOn will begin to realize what ad-
vantage there is in being located at the
head of river navigation. The indie
pendent transportation line would con-
as to make Lewiston the distributing
center for the whole inland empire.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

Nezperce prairie has set the pace for
the construction of the electric line,
and II the remainder of the country
measures up to the pacemaker the road
will be built.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-21

The big land fraud battle has be-
ator Mitchell and other prominent men
of the state. This is the applica ton
of the big stick in way way that
the people will certainly commend.