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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25
The Origin of Mardi Gras
and the Name Priscus, Rex.

The Journal takes pleasure In pub
fishing and answering, as best it can,
the following communication:
Sneads, Fla. Feb. 21st, 1906.
Ed{tor Pensacola Journal:
4 am a northern man spending the
winter in your state for pleasure and
profit and as I wish to visit your city
on the Mardl Gras, I make bold TO
ask you for a brief history Of this an
nual event. What does ii typify and
upon what is It based? How was the
name Priscus selected for your King
as notice il is different from that Of
Carnival Kings in other southern
cities? I am particularly interested
in the latter and would like to know
and correspond with the party select
CnE the name Il judge he is . resident
OF PenSacOla). I believe there are
many others interested in the subject
and will thank you for the informa-
ton. DO YOU have the same name
every year and could you give me
the name of the fTst king N he is
other than party selecting name?)
Yours very truly,
JOHN T. FRANKLIN,
Springfield, Ill
Answering the latter portion Of the
inquiry first, we must admit that our
worthy King PriScus was, so far as
we know, never heard Of previous to
the organization Of the Pensacola Car
nivsl Association about six years ago.
The name, We believe, originated with
a member of the association, but
where or now he got il has always re-
manned a mystery. The name is a
good one, all right, but it is one name
around which no one has ever been
able TO write poetry, because il is i'm
possible to get a word that will rhyme
with it. Whisksrs Cour first King
had whiskers) comes about as near
Thyming with it as anything we know
OF. but even that would hardly make
good poetry.
The term Mardi Gras Is French for
Vat Tuesday and signifies the last
day OF the carnival, or shrove Tues
day, Immediately preceding Ash We'd
nesday which is the beginning of
Lent
The-celebratiOn is probably Of pagan
origin, dating back 10 the remote anti
Cuities OF ancient Rome, but the day
Itself is from the church calendar be
ginning with the Christian era 1t
was chiefly celebrated in France, and
by the early French settlers was
trsnsplRnted to American soil, the
nrst celebration on this side Of the
water being in New Orleans. Now
Mobile and Pensacola also observe it.
Mardi Gras is 4 day which seems to
grow annually On the minds of gulf
coast residents and the visitors from
the interior and, while it will probab-
" never become a general holiday
outside Of the gulf states, this quaint
old festival which the early French
citizens Of the republic brought to US
viii no doubt continue to be celebrat-
&c with increasing ceremony as the
years 80 by.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25

Ex-Governor Jennings says he re
signed from that million dollar Florida
bank and trust company. but Claude
L'Engle's Jacksonville Sun intimates
that he was kicked out. What's the
odds? There's room enough in the
state for both Of them-big as they
are-but we're bound to admit that
Jacksonville will be pretty we'll crowd
ed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25

While Escambfa county is looking
around for some good men to send as
representatives to the state Legislature
what's the matter with Alderman Sol
cam? He commands the confidence
OF the entire public and he could be
elected without an effort.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25

We have no sympathy whatever
with that religion or that class of
preachers who are eternally telling
their hearers about the horrors of hell
and the way to escape them. Why not
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25
OFFICIAL MARDI GRAS
PROGRAMME
MONDAY

IL O'CLOCK MONUMENTAL OF KING PRscUs IN III,
ROYAL YACHT AT PALAFox STREET WHARF COW
VoYED BY SPECIAL FLoTILLA AND VESSELS IN aAv
ALL DEcKEp IN ROYAL coLoRs
Kings greeted by blowing Of whistles r,
ing bells Of trunpets Royal Majesty will
escorted Paafox street by his loyal subjects IN t
following order;
GRAND MARSHAL w. s. GARFIELD AND MOUNTED
AIDEsAnderson Leonard, Mallory Kennedy Theo sas,
chipIey J. Engstrom, Guy PaInes Loanad r =
Turner Jr, Geo. Turner, Caldwell, Whiting Hyer P
Mobiles, r. P WELSH Frederic 5oun Stone Nss Ger,
ing, Thorsen, Marion Hye C. Turner c. w. Meit, w
c. Jones.
MILITARY BAND FROM RARRANcAs.
u S. TROOPS FROM BARRANcAs.
u s. NAVAL TROOPS FROM U. s. s. "FLoRIDAr
LORD MAYOR AND -PRIVY COUNCIL.
MYERS SILVER coRNET BAND
TWENTY KNIGHTS
KINGS JESTER.
HIS ROYAL MAJESTY PRIscUs.
sHEL5AcKs SILVER coRNET BAND.
parade will at foot Of Paafox wharf on IN. .,,
side of the street facing just line of Main
street in order above designated will north GEN.
ter of Palafox street the Royal pavilion opposite the Gus
tom and in front Of Stones clothing ores.
entatiOn Of the the city King be made by
his High Lord Mayor c. n. Bliss.
Arriving the Royal Pavilion opposite the custom hous.
King Priseus will be greeted balcony by his ROYAL
cOnsort, the Queen honor and tn. Queens
identity will there be disclosed.
After saiuing the King and his company will
continue north PaIafox Garden west on Garden to sDu
north Spring to Chase Chase Paafox north On
Palafox to Wright and then the wharf
where Pseus will again royal yacht and the parade
will disband.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25

No newspaper in the state has ever
SHOWN greater Improvement in the
same period of time than the Tampa
Herald has shown during the past six
weeks. 1t evidently agrees with the
Herald to be fined for contempt Of
court.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25

PACKAGES WILL NOT LAsyl
LONG At MeMIuLAN'S MohDSs,
MORNING. JUDGING FROM "
DERS He HAS ALREADY NJ
cEIVED.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25

PACKAGES WILL NOT LAST
LONG AT McMlLLAN's MONDAY
DERs He HAS ALREADY re.
.CElVED.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-25

devote more time on the beauties and
Joys OF heaven and how to secure
them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
FAILED
TO PROVE LuNACY

Thomas Mckinney, aged 81 wears.
born in Ireland, and residing m this
country since 1S43, was arratgned
before Justice G. H. Gordon 4'hurs-
|day morning on warrant sworn
out by his son, charging him With
lunacy. The examination did not
convince the magistrate and the
Examining physician that he was IN
sane, as his mental condition appear
led to be especially bright for one Of
his advanced years. II was shown
by the witnesses against him that lie
was not violent in any way, nor had
he ever attempted to physically harm
himself or any one else. The only
charge against him was that they
Thought he thought some one was
trying to poison him. He denied
this. The examining physician de-
Ielined to certify that he thought him
insane. but as a precaution the mag
istrate remanded him to Jail for fur
ther examination.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
ORDERS s, 900
STEEL CARS

The Consolidation Coal Company
has contracted with the South Baiti-
more Car Works for the construction
of 8 600 steel hopper ears to be used
at two of its largest mining plants.
The contract was made subject 10
the approval of the board Of direc-
tors Of the company, which viii meet
tomorrow.
This is the largest contract Of the
kind ever made BY a coal corpora-
Ition. 1t win take almost a year t.
eli the order and the aggregate cost
will be between $S,000,00o and 3d.
100000.
The hoppers win be of 50-ton
capacity and win be constructed
along the most modern lines. Two
shoussnd of the hoppers viii go to
the Fairmont Coal Company and
the other 1000 to the Somerset Coal
Company.
Hhe order Of the hoppers was rec
essitated BY the Increased output of
the company's mines. The annual
output of the Fairmont mines is now
over 100000 tons, and that oil the
Somerset over 100000
According to the terms of the
company's contract with the Sou.h
Baltimore Car Works, the first de-
livery of the new hoppers viii be
made some time in May, and from
then on delivery viii be made as the
hoppers are finished until the order
is filed. The car works has IL
months in which to deliver all tie
cars.
The securing Of such a huge order
over all competitors is something of
an achievement on. the part of the
car works. 1t is only another IN
dorsement Of the efficiency and equip
ment Of Baltimore industries and Of
their general and standard recog-
milton.
The Consolidation Compare has
also arranged for the construction of
1 $5O0,00O dock at Duluth, which
will facilitate the handling Of its
heavy shipments on the Great Lakes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
MINERS NOT
ORGANIZED

The following is a dispatch sent
ont from this city to the Cuniber-
land News of the date of Feb. Z.
"The outcome of the present sit
uation among the coal miners it
awaited with much interest IN this
section. While the Glarksburg and
Fairmont regions, in which several
thousand men are employed, are
considered 'non-union,' it is a we'll
known fact that organizers have 5ecn
actively at work for year past, and
a large number of men are now. or
ganized. II is a matter of opinion
whether or not the miners organiza-
tion will control the situation here
if a general strike is ordered.
The above is pronounced false IN
every particular by those who claim
to be in position to know and there
is said TO be absolutely no founda-
tion for such assertions. 1T is n
well known fact that the organizers
have done little, if any work in the
Faimont and Clarksburg regions
the past year and less attention is
paid by them today to the regions.
Their efforts have in the past been
largely of no avail as the miners APP
pear to have been and are content
ed. There are no indications, what
ever, that there will be any clash be-
tween operators and miners in these
regions, should the proposed Dig
strike in Pennsylvania and other
states occur.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
FIRST TRAIN
OVER new ROAD

Elkins, W. Va, Feb. S-Tbal tirst
train over the Western AIaryand
railroad between the cite n
Hagerstown and Cumberland was
that containing Vice President 4 s
Landstreet and General MANAGER
Alexander Robertson. together Win
other officials yesterday afternoon.
ii is stated officially that unless
unforeseen contingencies upset pres.
ent plans regular trains will lieoln
making the run between Baltimore
and Cumberland by the. middle ~
March. II win hardly be possible.
to operate passenger trains hefore
June, il being the intention Of the
road 10 give the best service pos-
sibl and for this reason no atten,pt
will be made to operate passenger
trains until the road is well sur
faced. With the completion Of he
Cherry Run extension, the last link
in the Wabash between central West
Virginia and the seahoard has been
forged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
STEALS MANS WIFE
md MONEY AS WELL
is NOW in JAIL


Stephen Saska, slav, employed
az the tin plate mills, was arrested
Wednesday e.ening by Constable w.
Guy Merritt at the mills, and jailed.
Stephen was arrested for obtain
ing money under false pretenses. but
the real charge against him is the
theft Of wife, although that does
not appear as the legal charge pre-
ferrcd against him. There is more
or less romance connected with the
case as the circumstances so far as
are known show.
II appears, according to the state
ment Of the complainant, Stephen
lIammij, that last summer the latter
undertook to send his wife back TO
the Old Country. She was to 20 on
visit. They resided in East st.
Louis at the time. He purchased
her a railroad ticket to New York
and bought her passage on the Ham-
burg-American Eteamship line for
Hamburg. She left home osten-
sibly 10 20 direct to. Hamburg. Bat,
about the same time Saska, who had
known her, left st. Louis, too.
Coming east the woman was iaken
suddenly sick and at Parkersourg
entered hospital for treatment,
Recovering she and Saska came on
to Clarksbnrg and August II he had
her steamship passage to the amount
Of $35 refunded by c. +. Zar,lba,
local agent for the steamship conf
pany, Sasla representing himself as
Hamij and he has gone under that
name since becoming a resident OF
this place.
In due time the woman's husband
received word from the Old Country
that his wife had not arrived, and
then he traced her to this city and
came here himself, and sought the
air of the courts and officers in To-
eating his faithless wife and her
paramount. Also in this connection
he swore out warrant in Justice NJ.
$. Riley's court, charging Saska with
stealing $35, belonging to Hammii,
the money obtained for the stean-
ship ticket, and upon this warrant
Saska was arrested.
The constable escorted the iniur-
ed husband to the house, where Sas-
ka and the woman had been living
as man and wife. When the woman
saw her rightful husband, she ran
back into the room and refused ia
have anything to do with him. She
sat down and went to sewing. Ham
mil approached her in an affection,
ate manner, threw his arms around
her and kissed her, but she was in
no way responsive. However, when
the constable asked her if Hanumii
MAS her husband, she informed him
he was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
b. & O.. GETS
LITTLE KANANIRA

That the B. & 0. is preparing to
take over the Little Kanawha rail-
road, from Parkersburg to PaIes-
tine, Writ county, or is making in
yestigations along that line, is patent
to those who have been following the
matter for some time.
All last week, Mr.. Kuntz. of Bal
timore, the auditor Of the subsidiary
lines of the B. & O.. was in ParScrs-
burg with several others, checking
up the amotiHt Of business handled
by the Little Kanawha line. The
work was done in a most thorough
manner. and the officials viii know
to nicely what to expect in the
way of traffic if the company ;akes
charge of the line.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
TRI-sTATE NEE TING.
OF W0ODMEN

Preparations are already being
made by the Wheeling officers Of the
Modern Woodmen for the annual
tsri-state reunion to be held in that
eity during the early part Of July.
It'is expected that the parade at the
opening of the meeting wifi con-
taiR larger number Of men than
my secret organization parade ever
ieen there. AT least / 800 delegates
will be present from Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia.
1t has not been definitely deter
mined how long the reunion will re-
main in session, but it is expected to
continue one week. The reunion
viii be followed shortly afterwarl
BY the annual state meeting, which
will also be a big affair.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
P|TTSBURG.
BILL SIGNED.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. s t;oyer-
|nor Penny packer signed the Greater
Pittsbnrg Bill at 5;45 O'Clock yes
ter5sy afternoon, before leaving his
Office for the day. This is the first
of theS legislation advocated by tile
governor i'm his call for the extra
session Of the Legislation which has
received executive approval. The
governor still has in his hands ihc
Philadelphia Ripper repealer,
which was passed a few days ago.
The Greater Pittsburg bill pro-
yides for the consolidation OF ritis-
burg and Allegheny on a joint vote
Of both cities. The bill passed imal-
ly in the senate and was hurried
over to the house for concurrence,
A delegation Of Pittsbrirg repre-
|sentatiyes took the governor I'M
inediafely afterward and asked hat
he sign IL, which he did, after
examining It 10 see that there were
no defects in II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
lMARCATO CLUB
PIANO RECITAL

The sale of seats for the piano re-
cital to be given by Prof. Wad, Of
Baltimore, at the Waldo on FRIDAY
night, is so large that the assembly
room will be taxed to the utmost to
accommodate the audience. All
who expect to attend should secure
seats at once. The chance to hear
an artist of such distinction as Prof.
Wad does not come every day. The
new Knabe Grand piano, purchased
by the Ladies' Marcato Club, will he
used for the first time on this oc-
casion.
The Atlanta Constitution in
speaking of Prof. Wad says: "Mr.
Wad opened his programme with a
worthy Interpretation of the heat
tiful C minor sonata of Beethoye en-.
and his later Grieg and Chopin-work
was the occasion for calling him
again and again before the audicncc.
for whom he finally repeated =
Chopin etude and played with the
left hand alone difficult excerpt
from 'Luci di Lammermoor.' .
Seats are on sale at drug stores
and at the Waldo hotel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
BEARD SUES
Street CAR Co.

Edward Abbot Beard, of Rock
vile. Nd, has sued the Fairmont &
Clarksburg Traction company for
$4,000 damages. The suit is in
the circuit court at Fairmont.
Beard was a passenger on a car
from Monongah, July 4, 1904. In
passing along locust avenue into the
main part Of Fairmont the motor
man lost contraf OF the, car and it
ran away, one end leaving the tracks
at Coal run. Several passengers
jumped from the moving ear and
Beard is said to have been one of
these. So far as could be learned
no one was hurt except slightly
scratched, but the plaintiffs bill in
this case alleges otherwise.
The bill claims that Beard was
forced to jump from the moving car
in order to make his life safe and
that one of his limbs and sides was
badly injured so that he will be per-
imanently lame. He charges that
the accident resulted from the negli-
gcnce, earelessness and misconduct
OF the company and asks the court
for damages to the amount Of So
1000. The bill claims that because
of the injury the plaintiff was com
PEELED to give up a clerkship which
/ paid him 800 per month.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
COURT OPINIONS

The Supreme Court of Appeals
has handed down opinion in a num-
Der Of cases including the follow
ing
J State Ss. Clifford. Berkeley eoou-
tys; affirmed.
A. Eifant vs.. Baltimore. & Ohio;
refused.
/ Clarksburg Wine & Liquor cam-
Ipany W. George G. Murray et al.
Randolph county; appeal and super
|sedeas refused.
County Court Of MonongalIa
County ys. State Board Of Health,
Monongalia county, petition for IL
ternates writ Of mandamus refused
for the second time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
STANDARD VALUES
TO Be REMED|ED

New York. Feb. S-Wall Street
iiad unofficial information today that
he Standard Oil company is pre-
9aring to increase its capital stock
from $lO0,0OO,O00 to 00,ODO,0 900
by issuing six shares for every one
now outstanding. 1t is not designed
10 raise Immediately any money on
this new issue, but simply to divile
he present high prices of shares
into six and give them TO the old
stockholders.
! The company has two objects in
loing this. One is to try to dis
pell the public criticism that arises
every time the Standard declares a
10 or 4s. per cent. dividend. The
9ther is to bring about scatterins,
II the stock among larger number
If holders, so that there may be
missionaries in every town TO help
stem the rising tide of opposition TO
the trust.
When the present stock is cut up
into sixths, the price win drop from
500 which. it was yesterday to aoout
LIS and the dividends, instead of
being more than forty per cent. will
become about seven per cent. No
storkIolller will bel o loser because
he viii hold six times as many shares
rs before.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY

AS previously announced there
will be d big Sunday school rally at
the First Baptist church tonight at
7 80 O'Clock. The speakers Of The
evening will be DR.. D. B. Purmton,
president Of The university at Nor
gantown. and VI. G. Shafer, Of
Wheeling, general secretary Of the
State Sunday School Association. A
handsome American flag win he pre-
scented to the city Sunday school
having the largest percentage 81 Of
iicers and teachers present at the
rally. III. d. Boughner viii preside
over the meeting. Every one Is IN
viied to attend
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
GOVERNOR DAWSON
SAYS PENNSYL vANIA
CONTROLS SHIPMENTS


AAff &lccNNfiA1t4 U.S.
Washington d. G., Feb. s SEN
ator Tillman in the Senate toaay
referred to the petition sent hiu,
from the Red Rock Fuel Company.
Of West Virginia. complaining that
the Baltimore q Ohio railroad had
refused to allow il to connect with
the tracks Of the b. 40.
He said Senafor Elkins had saia
there was i remedy under the State
law. but Tillman presented a letter
from Governor Dawson, compiain-
ing of the difficulty in administer
ing that law and saying he had no
doubt the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company controlled the roads carry
ing West Nirginm coal east and
west, and thus controlled coal pro-
duction and traffic, making is own
rates.
The House today passed the Hep
burn railroad rate bill bya vote of
$40 to Z. These voting against The
bill were Littleield, Mccall. Per-
kins, Sibley, Southwick, yrceland
and Weeks.
The House today passed the SEM
lte bill to allow the national hank
at Graham, w Va, TO change iis
location TO Blueiield, w. va,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
PRIZE FIGHTER CHARGED
WITH MANSLAUGHIER

San Francisco. Cal. Feb. s--Ns
the result Of the autopsy performed
upon the body Of Alex Down. the
boy who was killed in an unlicensed
prize fight at the Colma clubs
pavilion at Colma ON Monday night
by "Chiefie" johnson. a charge of
manslaughter has been placed
against johnson, and his where
lbouts are being sought by the
sheriff of San Mateo county and By
the local police Owing to the dif-
ficulty in securing witnesses the IN
quest has been postponed until Fri
day afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
OHIO TO GET
TWO CENT FARE

Columbus. O., Feb. S-Ihe house
has passed the Friener two-cent rail-
road fare bill. The senate some
time ago put through the Ratkburn
bilL measure which differs little
from the one just passed. 1t is ex-
pected that the senate will agree 10
the provisions Of the Friener bill
and pass it. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that the governor will sign
the measure. If this comes to pass,
the railroads must within 80 DAYS
put their fares on two-cent basis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE CONVENTION

The pastors and SUNDAY -cioo.
superintendents in the city began a
meeting in the studio Of Rev. L. +.
Peters at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 4,
arrange for the State Sunday school
convention tabe held here April l..
They we're still IN session at press
hour; and not ready then to give out
The plans adopted by them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
SMALL BLAZE AT ADkMSTOH

small house at Adamston be-
longing to the Fairmont & Baltimore
coal & Coke company burned at II
O'Clock Thursday morning. II was
occupied by foreign miners, but they
saved what household goods they
had. The loss was about two ll;lnd-
4, ,dollars. The origin Of the FIRE
ot definitely known.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
NEW PRESIDENT
FOR DANS-ELK!NS

Elkins. W. Va, Feb s-The trais-
tees of Davis and EIkins sollege of
this city, have elected N. C1lAllaben
now dean of that institution, to its
presidency, 10 succeed Rev. F. H.
Barron, pastor Of the Davis Memoir
ial Presbyterian church, Of This
city, who retires from the presidency
at the ED Of the current college
year owing to the press Of minister
ial duties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Miss Areta Brown. aged eirhreen.
died at her residence. 5l7 Jessie
street, Thursday. Feb. s. at - 80
4. m, of pneumonia. after a short
illness. The funeral will take place
from the Water street church Sin
day at 2 p. m, and interment will
be made at the Elk View cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-08
Died IN ASYLUM

George johnson, aged 53 years,
an Englishman, who was taken from
the county infrmary ten days ago
and committed to the Weston asy-
lum. died in that institution last
night. The remains viii be held
pending an inquiry about relatives
and. II found, their request as to
fhcir disposition.