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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
Saved Ship
From the Sea
STORY OF THE BARK THAT
BROKE A RECORD AROUND
THE HORN.
(From the WeshingtOn post.l

(From the Washington Post.)
"a story of heroism of the sea, ri.
vallng that Of Gilliat in The Toilers
of the Sea, has Just been enacted in
the Pacific ocean, said John P.
Barnes, San Francisco merchant.
at is the story OF an intrepid sea cap
tain who resurrected a sunken ship
that had been given up for lost and
put her in such good condition that
she has broken all records for sailing
craft around the Horn.
This sea captain lived at San Dl,
ego until a year or two ago, having
retired on modest income, His name
is Thayer. One day he read in the
papers OF an auction sale of the bulk
Of ship in the South Seas. He went
to San Francisco; where he found that
the ship had been valued at s25O,OoO
and had been grounded in storm, de.
serted by the crew and supposedly
pounde into shapeless mass upon the
rocks. But he thought he woul take
a chance, and SO bid her in for $1,10o,
getting a lawyer in Oakland TO take a
half interest.
Getting together wrecking crew,
he Travelled 1000 miles to the islsuu
of Manga Riva, where, through heroic
efforts and after many months. he got
the ship to the level and towed her
backa cross smooth summer seas to
San Francisco. There the vessel was
rebuilt into a three.masted bark. Cap
tain Thayer came on to Washington
and got the government to register
the British ship Pyrenees, for that was
its original name, as the bark Man.
ga Riva. Then, after the reattipg had
been completed, he sent her to Swan.
sea, Wales. The bark made the fast.
est time ever attained by any sailing
vessel between the Pacific and Allan
tic oceans"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
SIMPLE LIFE IN LONDON.

Word comes from England's capital
that a wave Of economy is passing over
rich and fashionable circles, and we'll.
TODD people are displaying a tendency
to spend less money on luxuries. oc-
cational lapses into ruthless extrava.
gance on the part Of few only EN-.
phasize the general, restraint. An in.
clination toward the simple life is
one OF the reasons put forward for
the change. Another is that rich per-
sons are learning that reckless ex-
penditure is not always essential to
the purchase OF pleasure, and the third
is the depression at the Stock Elk
change and the low price of securi'
ties, giving people the idea that they
must be careful as to what they spend.
An indication Of the change is to be
found in the lessenIng of the number
of private parties in society, particu.
larly in the dimlnution Of dances. So.
cial gatherings Of this sort are not
nearly so frequent as they were. The
cost of dance is considerable, espe.
cially If, as often happens, it is given
at fashionable hotel. A recent dance
cost the hostess ;9SOO. "only the ex.
tremely rich can stand the strain, .
said a lady in speaking of the mat.
ter, "and even those who can are be.
ginning to ask themselves is the game
worth the candle? Great profuslon Ut
a dinner, with extremely rare viands,
do not necessarily mean that the din.
ner is going to be more enjoyable than
a simpler meal. The same argument
applies to many other things, and PEG.
pie are beginning to find It out" She
gave an example Of the luxurious ex.
travagance which is still to be met
with. At a private dinner given re.
Gently to So guests the floral decora.
tons alone cost $500, the total ex'
pendlture for the dinner being Ell
500. The rivalry among the rich in
trying to surpass each other in ex'
penditures has caused even the
thoughtless ones to see the folly Of
their extravaganza.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
Nights Lodging
Free Of Charge
A BUcKHANNoN MAN TREATED
VERY KINDLY BY THE CITY
AUTHORITIES.

Milt Hood was up before the mayor
this morning for tarrying too long
with the cup that inebriates. He had
to put up the usual fine with trim.
mings.
William Henry Miller, of Buckhan.
non, came into the city last evening
Just as the thunder shower was pass
ing over. William Henry went out
Ogden avenue and got lost He was
taken in and given a nights lodging
at the city jail. He told straight for.
ward story to the mayor this morning;
he was liberated without being fined.
John Doe was rounded up last night.
He put upa forfeit and did not appear
in court,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.

The Grafton Sentinel sums up the
situation relative to the gubernatorial
situation in West Virginia in very
sensible fashion as follows:
Our Democratic friends need not
worry about the White boom for the
gubernatorial nomination, whether ii
be a manufactured one or not. Should
the nomination of the ex-governor be
made ne would be elected Just as any
other good Republican will be who
might get the nomination. Whites
record as tax reformer would Of It
self be a sufficient guarantee alone Of
his election. The people are with the
movement for tax reform as well with
others in that line and will. support
the party that has kept its promises.
Republicans may differ about csndi-
dates, but when the nomination Is
made that ends the question of who
will be Gov. Dawson's successor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23

West yifginian has aid that anybody
no# he successor Of Governor Dzw-
ion VIM Be me Succession II GoEerna
81 auds hen fsproache TIT rBs
Der for being IS atstetil o space
The State Journal ought nov 70 re-
proach itseK ciarksbdrg Telegraui
at does, the mean old thing; II
had no business 10 devote so much
room to nothing. 1t should have had
more sense. Why don't 1t behave It
self? This freaky conduct must ue
or there will be trouble. We
have long wanted to jump on thal
measly paper, the State Journal, and
mop up the earth with it, and II there
are any more such breaks in it, We
will give It all sorts Of trouble"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
pAPERs ANp POLITICIANS.

The Morgantown Post sends home
some pretty hot shot in answering a
uuestton Of considerable interest, as
folloEs
why is 1t that one newspaper is
always accusing another of being
nun BY the politicians? Any newspa'
Der man ought to know that the aver
age politician hasn't sense enough to
run q newspaper, and would be too
timid to run one right even If he had
theisense. The only use the politician
has for a paper most of the time Is
10 keep things out Of it, as far as he
d abie. There would be mighty 1T
tie political news, and public issues
wonid get very scant discussion in
The press II the politicians had any
considerable pull on the men VINO
write the news stories or the editor
ms.
There Is now ana tnen Statesman
who feels that he needs a newspaper
IN his business and proceeds to start"
one, but II the field where It is plant
ed warrants a legitimate newspaper
enterprise the paper soon outgrows
he narrow little need from which It
originated and cuts loose from lis lead
Ing strings. II there is no need for It
other t6an to promote some particu
lat political boom 1t soon comes ia
the end Of its miserable existence
Ihere Is none too much profit in run
nin the average newspaper, anyhow
BUD here is d whole lot Of fun in run
ming one In such way as to stir W
the political animals a little now and
hen and II makes a heap more inter
estihg reading than the kind Of dope
be politicians are in the habit Of pre-
pairing for publication. The stun SEN
u the big city papers BY stan core
spcndsrts iegging under instructions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nay of Mudlick
Run, we're visiting friends in town
Saturday.
Mrs. Martha wyer, of Enterprise, is
the guest Of her son, Mr.. Bruce WyeF'
of Riverdale.
Mrs. Rosa Martin, Of Scion, has been
quite sick.
Mr.. John Kirk and wife were visit
ing relatives near Fairmont Sunday.
Miss Emma shinn, who is staying
with her sister at Meadowbrook, visit
ed her parents here Sunday.
Miss Clara Taught. of clarksburg'
visited her mother here Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Book is visiting her faith
er, Mr.. Pinkney Michaels, of Manning
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
RrlIiIant Electrical pIspIay.

This city was visited by a very
heavy rain and wind storm yesterday
evening and the lightning was simply
terrific. 1t was one Of the most bril-,
liant electrical displays seen for a
long time. So far not much damage
has been reported, but the telephone
lines are not working and not much
news can be gotten. The rain seemed
to be general ali over the district and
will be quite a disadvantage to the
farmers as they were trying to har'
vest their grass. One derrick on the
Freeland farm near Metz was burnea
by lightning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
cau,e For bad Road.

1t is not an unusual sight here in
the morning to see starting from some
of the warehouses of the city wagon
loaded with a boiler or a drilling ca
BILE with from six to ten horses to it
Is IT any wonder that the roads are
almost impossible, as these heavy
wagons, during the wet weather, sim
ply ruin the roads. In most States
this would not be allowed. AS long as
the narrow tired wagons, with heavy
loads, are allowed on our dirt roads in
wet weather, we can not possibly have
good roads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
New Machinery ReIna Installed.

A new haulage system will be Install
ed at the Riverdale mine of the Fair
mont Coal Co. during the present
week. The machinery, which is IN
endless chain system, has already ar
rived and force of men are now at
work, bracing the tipple, necessary for
the added weight, which will be about
one.third more than at present.
Aside from the haulage system,
there will be a motor Installed in the
near future. 1t would seem that the
Riverdale mine has not been paying
proposition during the past two years
owing to the rundown condition OF
machinery, ETC., but with the new i'm
provements now in progress should put
it in condition for Its full running ca
pacity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
Want Mortgages FOreeIOsed.

WASHINGTON, Pa, July 23.-sus'
an Bell has commenced proceedings in
the Greene county court at Waynes.
burg against ]. B. F. Rinehart and the
Farmers and Droyers' National Bank
to foreclose a mortgage of $4,000 on a
tract Of coal land in Whitley town
ship Ingram F. Bell has also COM
menced proceedings against the same
parties to foreclose a mortgage Of
S2ss.eO on whitley township coal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
.HAvE-FoRMED AN
ANTLsUReLAR CLUB.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Jaly 2S- The
residents Of West Alexander, this coun-
ty, have organized an "Anti.Burglar"
club, and the chief aim of the organs
cation is to systematically put out Of
business thieves, robbers and burglars
Of all kinds. A number of robbers re-
Gently in the town have stirred the
citizens to action. At a meeting to be
held tomorrow evening z president,
secretary and vice president and treas;
,lrer VIII he named, All who Join the
organization are required to put mp q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23

for some particular interest or can.
didate, is an illustration Of what
newspaper would be If It were run by
politicians. 1t would be an excellent
contrivance for the dissemination Of
misinformation. Some newspaper
men get to be pretty clever politicians,
but a mere politician never develops
into a newspaper man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23

H.
Frank Sanders, the old Republican
standby Of Lincoln district. is in the
city today! Politically he Is always
warmed up
chas. L. Burgess and wife and DR..
Phoebia Moore returned last night
from trip among the great lakes.
They had been gone for several days
and report a very pleasant trip! 'rhes
visited Macldnac and all the princi-
pal points Of interest on the lakes.
G. W. Stage has returned from
Springfield, where he spent a two
weeks vacation.
Several young men from Fairmont
were here yesterday visiting friends,
DR.. Mason Hite win spend today in
Cameron, his old home.
Miss Alice jerks has gone to Park
ersburg for short visit.
Mrs. Olive Filley of Beaver Falls,
Pa, is visiting at the home Of her
nephew, H. ]. Matthews. on Beatty ave
nue.
Mrs. Mccullough is at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Abe Gasklll, on
Peasants street.
Chief Of Police Hays went west on
the $3.50 train this morning.
c. E. Bonwell has gone to Tere
Haute to attend the races. He is In
terested in some Of the horses. ~
Mrs. w ]. Alexander has returned
from a trip to Florida.
Mrs. Park schrecongost and daugh-
ter, Gertrude, spent Sunday with
friends in Fairmont.
The NJ. E. Sunday school will have
picnic in Hamilton's orchard, near
the pottery, next Thursday, Il it is a
fair day.
Mrs. Rowland, Of Parkersburg, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. ]. R,
Timms, on Dancer avenue.
Roy Buchanan has returned from
two weeks vacation spent in Penn.
sylvania.
DR.. W. ]. Kyle has gone to PhIla,
delphia. He WILDE gone for some
weeks.
Charles Peters, Jr., spent Sunday
with friends in Wheeling.
James Jolliffe, Of the Athletics, has
gone to Parkersburg to attend the
Mountain State Business College.
The W. C. T. U. will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting at the home OF
Mrs. E. ]. Doughney. There will be
the election OF officers.
Mr. and Mrs. R. ]. Denham have re-
turned to Fairmont after a short visit
with their son, who went to Fair.
mont with them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
s4lNNsroN NOTES.
Death Of Mrs. Sharp.

After an illness extending over a
period Of some six or eight months,
Mrs. Dilemma Sharp, wife of Enoch
Sharp, died at her home on Charles
street Saturday morning last, about
2 O'Clock. Deceased was daughter
of Elisha Martin (deceased) and is
survived by her husband and several
children. Harmer Bros. were in charge
Of the funeral and lnterment was made
in the odell graveyard on Bingamon,
Sunday afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
BECOMING DESPERATE.

The Parkersburg State Journals in.
tends to take itself, or themselves,
out into Its, or their, back yard, and
give itself, or themselves, souna
thrashing, or thrashings, says the
Clarksburg Telegram. The Journals
say this will happen unless 1t don't or
they doesn't behave itself or them
selves in answering a recent editorial
paragraph in this paper;
tThe state Journal wastes two
lines to repeat what the Fairmont
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
Manx sxrlans At Mannlnaton.

John Modi has gone to Wheeling to-
day. He is interested In a wholesale
store which is being started in that
city. It is owned principally by syr-
ians and will be used mostly to supply
the Syrian trade in this part of the
State.
Warrington has the largest Syrian
population Of any town in the State
outside of Wheeling. There are prob
ably one hundred and fifty syrians in
and around this city. The majority of
them are pedlers and merchants. Many
Of them are from Mount Lebanon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
MouRNER NOW MouRNEO.
Meets Same Fate as Relative, Whose
Funeral She Attended.

CoNNELLsv1LLE, Pa, July %. :
While mourning for her brother.in.law,
Joseph Wright, who was killed on. the
Pittsburg 6 Lake Erie railroad three
weeks ago and whose funeral she had
come from Elizabeth, N. j., to attend,
Mrs. Bridget Farley, aged 63 yean,
met similar fate at the Bridge Stree.
crossing of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road yesterday morning.
She was on her way to church and
did not see the Pittsburg Limited as It
approached. She was hurled 50 feet
and instantly killed,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23

The Kansas City Journal makes the
following suggestion for Mr.. Bryan:
If Colonel Bryan really wants to be
nominated again he should arrange for
another trip around the world next
year. The farther away be is the more
popular he becomes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
THORNTON WOMAN
KILLED BY CARS.


GRAFTON, July %. : Mrs. Daisy
vandegrIft, wife Of Wesley vandegrift,
of Thornton, this county, was run
down by the way train between the
hours Of I and s yesterday morning
on the tracks near her home, and was
SO badly injured in several parts OF
the body that she died at noon. sne
was 26 years of age. and about six
weeks ago had given birth to her first
child, since which time she has been
quite sick and at time seemed
somewhat demented. 1t is thought
that possibly this led to her being on
the tracks, where she was run down
yrsst virg,n,ar wants ads nay.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
rhe rnlns Of Noah,g Ark have again

The ruins Of Noah's Ark have again
been found. This time the timbers
Of the old boat are said to be in Yu-
kon country, Alaska. The find" was
mainly for the purpose Of advertising
the Alaska.Yukon exposition and 1t
may. be worth the trouble in locating
for that purpose.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
Lawn Fete.

The lawn tete given by the ladies
Of the NJ. E. Church Saturday proved
quite successful. A considerable
crowd was in attendance and a neat
sum was realized.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23

"what the cloudbursts Done For
Preston, is savage headline in the
Preston Leader. Senator Sam certain
ly didn't write that one.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
Buried Sunday.

Barney Tetrick, one of the Oldest
resident of Bingamon, was buried
Sunday. He had been sick for some
time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23
ESTIMATE OF LEvIEs.
EVANSVILLE, W. VA.

EVANSVILLE, W. VA
In accordance with Chap: 81 of the
Acts of the Legislature of W. Va,
1907, the common council of Barns
Vile makes the following estimates
of said town beginning February; 1907,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23

win close entire line Of curtains g
abig reduction. IIoyd's Book Shop !,
nos Fairment avenue. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-23

west virginian wants ads pay.
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Total .......S...,........Slt zVV'VV
WILLIS WILSON, Recorder.
July %, 80, Aug. g.
Evening journal., 1907-07-18
THOSE PARK MEETINGS.

ENERAL crankiness of some of the park
commissioners, and that trait of character
has been shown by certain of them in the past
is about the only reason for the determination to
prevent religious or any other meetings from
being held in the public parks.
Some of these commissioners seem to forget
that the parks are for the people and not the
plaything of a few
The mass OF the people pay the taxes of this
city, and the smaller the amount of property a
man owns in this town the greater in proportion,
is the amount of tax he pays. Therefore, the
masses of the people have a deep concern in the
parks.
We cannot understand why an orderly and de-
corous gathering of the people for religious or
any other kind of meeting should not be per-
mitted.
The Salvation Army folk hold religious meet
ings in the streets, Socialist speakers have been
permitted to harangue crowds on the street cor
ners, and in the past Single Takers were allowed
to expound their views This might have caused
Inconvenience to some people but you cannot
draw hard and fast line in such matters Should
the parks, or part Of them, be thrown open for
meetings no favors or discrimination should be
shown, and there should be no interference with
the rights of others.
Evening journal., 1907-07-18
NOVEL WARNING
FOR SEA CAPTAINS

A novel method has been perfected
of advising ship captains OF the ap-
proach of their vessels to the danger
zone, IN connection with the use of the
system Of submarine he'll signals, in
places where the warning bell cannot
be placed on lightship or lighthouse
In such cases the electric bell is hung
from a tripod set on the bottom OF the
sea on theedge of the shoal at the re-
quired noint and this hell is struck hy
n mechanism operated by a current Of
electricity conveyed through a cable
from the signal station on shore.
Such a station at Point Allerton,
Mass, ans another at the entrance to
Halifax harbor are operated through
cables over two miles long The bell
strikes any code that is desired and
the sound travels through the water
so that vessels from five to ten miles
away hear the bell and get directions
accurately in a fog or at night when
equipped with the receiving apparatus.
The Lighthouse Board at Washing
ton has completed arrangements to
place these submarine signals on all
lightships not already equipped. The
board has also arranged for electric
shore stations at the Delaware harbor
of refuge
Evening journal., 1907-07-18

railway companies to repair the streets and make
improvements TO their cars in accordance with
the conditions of their franchises, and the object
for which said franchises were granted Each
ordinance provides penalty for non-perform-
ance of the duties imposed, which is identical
with the penalty imposed by the act. Substitutes
for these ordinances have been offered, which, it
is alleged, render them ineffective and practically
nuify the popular will as expressed at the polls
In view Of the opinion OF the city solicitor upon
the first mentioned ordinance, it may be under
stood that he will advise the Council that it is
required to pass ordinances on the last three
questions, and that ordinances in some FORM
covering the subjects enumerated, will ultimately
be passed, even though this action by Council
may be constructivey in violation of that pro-
vision of the act requiring such action without
unnecessary delay" The mandatory provisions
OF the act allow no alternative The ordinances
as finally passed must be such as will fully carry
out and enforce the mandate OF the voters. Ordi-
nances that do not contain provisions to this
effect will not meet the requirements of the act,
and will be prima facie evidence of the violation
Of the act by Council
Objection might be made, however, that the
questions submitted at the election were not on
subjects within the corporate powers" Of the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington or. of any
department or branch thereof" and, therefore,
the Council is not required to pass the proposed
ordinances. But this objection would fail under
the general welfare clause of the city charter
empowering Council Ito do all those matters and
things for the well being of the said city which
shall not be in contraventon of any existing laws
of the State or the Constitution thereof" More
over, an examination of the pending ordinances,
in conjunction with the charter provisions to
which they relate, shows that it is clearly within
the expressly reserved powers of Council to inn
pose the additional duties prescribed upon the
several officials concerned, with the exception of
the members of the Board of Directors OF the
Street and Sewer Department. and with respect
to these officers it is not in contraventon of the
act creating the department to impose upon the
directors the duties prescribed in the ordinance.
1t is always to be borne in mind that "The
Mayor and Council Of Wilmington is a corpo-
ration created by the State and that the several
branches or departments of the city government
merely agencies through which this corpora
ton acts The State has said through the act
Of the Legislature under consideration, that the
qualified voters of the city may be following GER
tain methods, determine Questions of public pol
icy in connection with the affairs of said city"
The action of the voters at the last city election
was corporate act of the highest privilege and
cannot rightfully be nullihed or minimized.