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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
There's one source Of annoyance
tha. stupid people never suffer from"
And what Is thnt?"
Getting eAaspcrnted at stupidity"



Two travellers were journcylng along
dusty road on hot day toward
S0nhshvslle. where they expected to
satisfy their thirst anil their hunger
and to put up for the night. A native
approached. driving u weary team.
How far Is it 10 Squaslivllle:" they
asked.
About two miles," he replied, squint.
Ing buck over the road us though meas.
ur!ne the distance. M
Encouraged by the progress they had
made, they logged along hopefully I'm.
til II seemed MS though they must tave
gone six or eigt, miles when they met
another stranger.
"llcw far Is It TO Suuashvllle"
About two miles," lie replied care.
fcssfy.
"Snre?"
Course ] am. live there"
Another long nnd weary walk. seem.
insiS OF several miles, followed, when
they met third innn. ..
"llow far Is II 10 Squashvllle"
1.-Two miles" replied the stranger.
well, think goodness" said one.
I'VE are not losing anything"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
"Talesman" In EnaI;sh Law


A taleslnan. according to Ensllsl,
law, Is n Juror summoned to fiji a zap,
and formerly, at any rate. this was
often done by taking any suitable per.
sou who was present Ia court. "Tales
de Demonstrations" (''such Of the by.
standers') were the first words Of the
order directing this process. Good
Plckwlckians may remember thai, as
only ten special jnrymen were present
on u memorable occasion. Mr.. SERGEANT
Buzfuz prayed n tales" whercupon
two OF the common jurymen, one OF
whom was the unfortunate chemist,
were pressed Into the serrice.-Lendon
Standard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
She Believed What the Paper Said.

Thrown into state Of nervous pros
tration by reading an account publish.
ed In IL local newspaper Of her supposed
death, Mrs. Lousn Dulcy. aged forty.
nine years. expired ut Evansville, Ind
Through in error the death Of won.
m Of the sahe mime wns reported as
having occurred in Mrs. Dulcy's home
and Saturday evening MS she read the
story she fell from her chair to the
floor. a physician was called, but was
unable to learn the reason for Mrs.
Duley's collapse. She became rational
the next day and after talking n few
minutes began to cry: II am dead. |
AM tisad. f@w II In the napert' And
ahe dad In Mysteries. .,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
MAKES LOVE TO WAX WOMAN.
Indian strenuoualy Wooes Dummy In
Oressmaker's Window.

Strollln. past the fashionable dress.
nmklng parlors Of Nine. Tillltsoa IN
Council Bluffs. H., John Horse Bona.
partc, full bloo,led Omaha Indian,
saw through the large glass window n
charming female figure arraycl in a
stunning gown.
Embroidered by the load VI ilrcwater
which he carried, 30 first threw kiss
at the beautiful creature and then, to
the CONSERVATION Of the clerks, stalked
Into the larlor, held out bis besrliaed
hands aud In strains Of brokenSbut
earnest eloquence lmplored the "beaus
tiful paleface" 10 be his "squaw."
Unfortunately for his courtship, the
object OF his affection happened to he a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!
ssrriidtsgro'oein y Narrow y Escape on.
/ 4 Honeymoon one nj III Africa. rs
SAVED s'.lI ! BY 4 NEWSPAPER.

{tsydJE t5Gj M sa7t Y t'H.hFH'iF5 "a. 'gfg
Major Powell. Cotton Owes Hi, Life to
the London Times and Wasanda
lisadsman-He Receivers From Sew.
sateea Wounds.
To have your newly welded husband
eaten By a lion Is not the plcasantest
experience, for young bride, and as
that came very nearly happening as a
honeymoon incident to Mrs. Powell.
Cotton that young woman Is, Of more
Yordiess interest lust now in London.
The return Of the Powell ottons to
the English metropolis has been sig
/ " g by a very lively interest In
them. .
& The adventurous young couple who
5began married life by years excur.
q flon;lnto the depths Of the dark CONT
3.nent have done much more than init.
ate what Is certainly an absolutely
fresh line In Homogeneous, Major Pow.
5ell.Cotton and his wife penetrated into
gthetleast known part OF central Africa,
and their expedition has been most
fruitful In scientific results. Their con.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
The Profit Of Calamity.

Every !nst about 80 often
Some old gcczer contcs along H
Trying hnIf to death to scare lis
With u coming hard times song,
TELLING us about the panic
That will shortly be on deck.
Which Will when wo are not looking
Land tertnely on our neck.
Though the wheels may be revolving
Atm high md naughty speed
And the mill men may be getting
Al the orders that they need,
Sill the Grnaker comes a.croakinR.
Offering to bet his cash
That before the year Is over
ENurythiHg will go TO smash,
slGns tl'at whisper OF disaster
Quite distinctly he can see.
And they every one spell panic
Just. hR plain MS A q c.
Every fellow may be eating
And hive money laid away,
fllt that doesn't serve to soften
DOVE the prophet OF dismay.
Not q very cheerful person
If this panic man TO meet.
Just when you had felt like moving
TO house on easy street
Win his hummer he comes tapping.
For he ikea TINT kind OF sport,
Every business man conslgnlng
Lightly 10 tho bankrupt court.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07


! informing tie xplorerI saw d very large
solitary male making his way back To-
tie: jungle sand cutting him d; fired
fwoundlngs tile beast badly. The anil.
nal #manageds 10 get into the brush;
wood, where hewas almost hidden, and
an5hour and ID half|later Major Powell
Cotton, thinking the lion ftoo badly;
wounded to move; approached, accom-
pahied by some Of bis men, who threw
mud at the beast. Suddenly the lion
gave a loud roar and charged open
mouthed at Major Powell Cotton, who.
was only few yards distant. The
latter instantly fired both barrcis, but
failed to stop the lion. and, turning TO
] his bearer for another gun, found that
he had bolted.
There was no time to reload, SO Ma.
for PowcilCottou hurled the gun into
the lions face ind turned to run. As
he did SO the wounded animal sprang
and, digging his claws into Major
Fowel!.C0tton's back and legs, lore
hin to the ground. Then he tore his
victims coat to shreds, aud after vain
" endeavorIng to raise his head and
get at the eyes the Infatuated beast at.
tempted to tear open the abdomen:
but, owing to folded copy OF the
London Times which Major Powell.
Cotton had in his pocket. the brute's
claws were unable to penetrate to the
flesh.
Willie the explorer lay almost crush.
ed under the animal one Of the por,crs
rushed at the lion and lit him Oh the
head with n stick. the Waganda heads.
man slaslllng the animal across the
eyes with whip. This diverted the
beasts attention, and at that moment
an Askarl shot him dead. 1t was then
found that Major Powell Cotton had
received seventeen wounds. lie. how.
ever. managed TO ride 10 the nearest
RelgiAn camp, where he was nursed
back to health.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

Snow, 1t appears. only falls In the
antarctic In summer and on those rare
occasions at other seasons when the
wind blows almost due south, and,
strange to say. these south winds are
warm winds, raising the temperature
to 80 or 20 degrees +. They seem akin
to the snow melting Foehn winds OF
the Alps.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
BoRE HIM TO THE GROUND.

trlbutions to natural history alone In.
ciude six few anilnals-nauciy. the
dusky African tiger eat, n new annual
about the size Of n leopard; the honey
badger or black lturl mtel, the ele-
plant shrew, an antelope armed with
tllsks which dives under the water,
new black and white monkey and Il
huge red buffalo.
Major Powell. Cotton travelled up the
Nile to the Lalo Enrlave over two
years ago with the intention Of push
.ing+ his way southwark to the Fam,
4 bell. South Of Ln,lo biz, secured II
splendid specimen OF the rare white
Srhinoceros, and he actually explored
the whole country as far as Lake al.
bert Edward, but the destinations Of
the lturl forest proved too strong for
him. He fingered among the pygmles
and other strange tribes. and the end
Of 1905 found him at Mombasa, await.
Ing the arrival Of his fiancce from
England. The pair were married ut
Nairobl, and they Immediately set out
again for the Kongo forest, In whose
sunless and we'll nigh impenetrable
depths they spent many weeks. col.
Letting Information relating TO the for
est people, Including photographs ana
even monograph records. The forest
is described by the explorer us lonely
and weird beyond description Bands
Of elephants and buffaloes roalned the
twilight solitude. and In all his travels
he had never seen so many Of their
tracks before.
OF their experiences with the pyg.
mics he says:
1.-THE excitement Of these little peo.
pie when they first saw my wife was
extraordinary, for they had, OF course,
never previously beheld white wo-
man. Perhaps the chief source OF won.
der was her long halr, which, for tic
special benefit Of the dwarfs, she
would let down while they crowded
around our tent in speeches. wonder
During our many months stay we
never had the least difficulty with the
forest tribes, some Of whom employ.
ted rs hunters. Occasionally when
away I would leave my wife alone.
She Ind learned a little of their Ian.
gnage and did excellent medical work
tmong them. In my absence she took
Z charge OF the caravan and WIS always
treated with the greatest respect by
? the people"
In their wanderlngs in the forest
\ they came across curious little dwell
;.iags, which they were told we're ghost
houses, built for the shades of depart
} ed chiefs, who were apt to make them.
selves troublesome until provided with
this accommodation. They learned,
too that In some spot In the lnHermost
recesses of the forest an imposing re-
llglous rite takes place on certain oc-
Z caslons. In these m altar IL erected,
wherein offerings are laid while the
! pygmles arrange themselves IN a semi.
clrclejanl perform their ilcvotions.
X On leaving the forest the expedition
proceeded TO Lake Albert Edward,
where they discovered tribe of lake
4 dwellers, n community who spend
atlleir whole lives upon the water.
" Fri, n In bnuran i, w.. h,tt -, nn..f.,,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

Douglas Ierrold was seriously dis.
appointed with certain book written
by one of bis friends. This friend
heard that Jerroid had expressed his
disappointment and questioned him. II
hear you said - was the worst book
! eyer wrote"
NO, didn't" came the answer. "a
said 1t was the worst book anybody
ever wrote"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

Mrs. Mueh.Mnrried-I find It very
hard to find n girl for domestic service.
Candid Friend-Yes; You should pro.
vide for TINT difficulty next time.
what DO you mcan?'
Marry n man who Is thoroughly do
nestlcaled.r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
COAL CITY HOUSE FURNlSHlNG@C0IIRANI
+ \ + + + + + !. !. + + !
WEST VIRGlNlANS !.
AT LOCAL HOTELS. !.
\ + + + + X + !


TAVERN-AIiss Juliet Campbell. ].
II. Arnett, S. A. Pell, W. E. Camp.
bell, F. E. Zook, Wheeling; G. P.
Grumsley, F. G. Best. D. o. Huffman.
Alex. Huffman, Mrs. W. X. Huffman,
E, NJ. Turner. E. W. Michael. Davis
Elkins, Morgantown; J: A. Miller.
Merfden; !. W. Rexrond. Buckhannon;
NJ. Cannon, Littleton: ]. W. Tryman.
J. K. 0. Donneii, Clarksburg: NJ. Hen.
shelm, Mannington; John H. Lewis.
Fred c. Lewis, Federal; Frank An.
drey. c. W. Swisher, Charleston;
Richard Elkins, Elkins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

Tie Artlst-0!, Ze madam has 20
grand face shnll make ~ speaking
likeness. Ileniieck-Er-wcll, old man,
,ou needn't 20 so far rs that, you
know.-MettOpolitan Magazine. .u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

Gould YOU DO the landlord in 'Th,
i@;ty OF Iyops!'" asked the manager
Of sccdy actor.
"Well. | should think ! might.
nave done good many landlords"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

Piles get quick and certain relief
from DR.. Shops Magic Ointment.
Please note 1t Is made alone for Piles,
and its action is positive and certain.
Itching, painful. protruding or blind
piles disappear like magic by Its use.
Large nickel.capped glass jars 50 cents.
Sold by E. A. Blllingslea G Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

WATSoN-C. A. Gibson, Morgan.
town: G. n. Rohb. Charles Chadducl,,
Wheeling: R, c, Price, Charleston;
II. Medal. J. e. i.fssett, L. Wingate,
Clarksburg. @
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

Ansco films fit any camera. Cos,
less than others. Try one. Globe Bool
Store, Watson Hotel building. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
Traitor

"T'hey say that he fell overheard MS
the ship rolled on It's side"
"You might say tim, he lcrt the ship
III the lurcl."-fale Record. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
Office Removal.

DR.. Graham has moved his office to
second floor Masonic Temple. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

lie did not In Il circus work,
But stIll OF him hear
3hHt when things didn't 50 Just right
lie climbed up OH his ear.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
II you square things today, tomor-
row Is apt 10 come around smiling,

Some people believe in, getting even
first and acting like a Christian after.
ward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

MARlETTA-Wlllard Steele, Z. NJ
Turner, Moreantown; B. +. Wilson
Barrackville: G. II. Baker, r. G. Muir
ply, NJ. NJ. Martin, F. H. Efaw. David
Sample, Warrington; Robert J.
Baegs, Lee Duvaii, Wheeling: Guy r.
Raymond, Grafton; G. Z. Grant. Phil
'ppl: !. VIII LakIn, Terra Alta. '
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
The honeymoon Is pretty apt to be
IN It's Inst quarter when The happy
groom gets down to bis last quarter.

Beauty IS often matter of dollars
and sense. !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

MANLEY-W. T. Terry, John A.
1elser. David ". Howard. W. S. Ham
ilton. Robert ]. Bags, Wheeling; E
S. Easton. Warrington; C. MacTag.
gnrt, Baxter; T. Nntter. Keyser: L.
0. Caldwell, Charles Harr, Elklns; 5.
Meals, Moundsville.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

TRY a West vtrginlan want ad. /
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07
Mean.

u hate ironlcal people"
"Why?"
They are always saying the things
:hat wish / had said myself"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

The man who Is able to discharge
You is the one who holds your lob.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-07

"llean! ny funny story:'
no; but I've heard your story"
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

years ago the Emperor Trajan began the removal Of
these obStructions, with view TO permitting sea
gong vessels 10 ascend the river 1t not until
about twenty-five years ago, however, that the
Austrian Government began seriously the work of
blasting channel through the solid rock. Before it
was completed the work had cost many millions of
dollars and more than thousand lives of workrnen
Another great enterprise IS the draining of the
Zuyder lee great gull that penetrates the Neither
lands y Dutch royal commission some wears ago
reported plan for the work, which has been adopted
by the Dutch Government. The feat involves the
construction Of huge dixie, thirty-one miles long
from NleuWedep 10 the opposite shore OF FrieSland
Draining operations carried on at an estimated
cost OF five million dollars year. When the work
Is done, not far from a million acres VIII have been
added 10 the area of Holland
y project that has often been discussed but never
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
GREAT UNDERTAKINGS

THE restless energy and daring OF men find
abundant opportunities for exercise in remov-
- ing natural obstacles TO material DEVELOPMENT
Nhat individuals do upon a small scale and cor
poratlons upon larger scale nations are able to do
upon a colossal scale. Distractions to commerce
and to national expansion that would once have
been lnsurmountabe disappear before the persistent
apLiicatlon OF national energy and resources
Inc biggest undertaking in this line now in
progress IS OF the construction by the United
States OF the Panama Canal. When completed that
enterprise Will undoubtedly rank with the most Won
dcIiul achievements of other nations in the past
Inc opening, some ten twelve wears ago of
what are known the Iron Gates of the Danube
IS an instance IN point. These Iron Gates are a
series OF Iedges OF rocks extending across the river
almost from shore TO shore and making it impossible
"iiuei OIuhldfy conditions. Nearly two thousand
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

undertaken Is that of uniting England and F--.-
by tunnel under the British Channel The
tance across the Strait OF Dover IS only -vcr--
miles. The engineering difficulties, though sen
would not be insurmountable \ really ior-,3 -
obstacle IS the general fear IN England that c.-.
tunnel might give avenue OF entrance 70 q -,----
foe.
y colossal Russian undertaking, which is -epo--
70 have been decided upon, though not vet begun
q project for canal To connect the Black Sc WIKI
the Baltic. This canal, which would start ~ Z &-
and end at kherson would be nearly thuus---
miles long. The estimated cost is one hundred ar.
forty million dollars but II would probably c,-
much more than that. Ii IS extremely Doubt
whether the rivers which II is intended 10 utilize
the construction OF this work would be nanageat.
because OF the wide variation IN the amount OF va--
contained IN them az different seasons OF the ye-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

from its moorings and hurled it along the
ground. 1t struck the roof OF tie farm house
splnerng the chimneys and tiles like glass
"On | went continues Runge. Finally the
anchor caught again but the force of the wind was
such that the anchor rope broke like bit of thread
Ny last and only hope was gone | was now carried
out in a straight direction toward the sea, which
was only short distance ahead. The anchor being
lost gave up all hope. | sat down resigned in the
car, and prepared for the end All at once | dis
covered that wide current drifting me toward
the mountain The struck the ground and was
dashing along at fearful rate, knocking down stone
fences and everything it came in contact with in
its wild career. BY and by the shocks became less
frequent. We were passing over a cultivated coun-
try, and the car skimming the surface and
grazing the tops of the hedges | saw thick haw
thorn hedge at some distance below The bal
loon rapidly swept toward it.. l rushed to the edge
Of the and flung myself down upon the hedge.
Runge escaped with severe scratches and
number of bruises. The enormous balloon, the
Research, carried out TO sea and lost
Speaking of the fate of the Research calls to mind
that most dreaded of all casualties to which the
balloonist is exposed, being carried out to A
thrilling balloon adventure in which this accident
was feature that of Sader who made an
from, ba of Rel
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

work or the silk. Finally Sadler realizing that he
had only one possible chance, shouted to one of
them to run the bowsprit of the boat through the
balloon. This they managed to do, and the half
drowned acronaut was finally hauled aboard.
Another case of this kind had a Sadder ending
In 1881 there made from Bath, England, a
balloon ascension by three skilled aeronauts Cap
tam Templar, Walter Powell. NJ. p. and PercIval
Agg-Gardner. Conditions not favorable for
good ascension, and the balloon was for sometime
butteted about by varying currents. Finally the
aeronauts, hearing the roar of the sea below and
bct"-c them, determined 10 attempt a descent.
Atter much escaping of gas, the balloon descend
ed, until the car struck the earth with fright
tul shock. and Captain Templar, had been
handing the valve rope, was thrown out upon the
ground, He still kept his grip upon the valve rope
however; and by hanging with all his strength
Kept the balloon from being carried off by the wind
which was increasing in violence every minute. In
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
Word From Andre

~ July p there was recovered by q t---
~ ing boat near Spitzbergen a carrier
pigeon bearing the following message july
Is, go P. NJ. So degrees minutes north
lat, IS degrees 5 minutes east long. Good
journey eastward. All goes well on boa-5
ANDRE, On August 81 there was picked
up in the Arctic zone buoy bearing d mes
sage to the effect that all was well Another
buoy was found at a later date bearing q
message of similar import
Since that time there have been tourI
absolutely no tjdings from Andre and lis
companions There IS little doubt. howeve-
in the minds OF experts that they have
perished. In fact It Is difficult 10 i1nag--
how any rational man could have expected
TO make voyage of twelve hundred mikes
in the air without landing. When It is under
stood that the most protraCted balloon yl.-
age previous 10 Andre time had been
1L-rtA--S-x Lo-IrS ll----L-r he Wild ------.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

have expected 10 make the twelve hundred o. S
between him and the first landing al a ra-e o- I'll -s
than twenty-five miles an hour, and this would l-,-
meant forty-eight hours IN the air.
Again, 1t must be remembered that The intense
cold of the Arctic regions must have powerful
effect in contracting the gas contained IN the r.
loon, and so leSSenng It's lifting power. Beside
there the innumerabe eXigeuceS of SKY --.. r.
all multiplied by the intense cold and the at~..--e
isolation of the polar zone. II seems uuto--..
that such splendid courage and techr.CaI -s
that displayed by Andre and his y--o--a-
companions should not have been devoted b
more practical object.
The total distance covered by Andres t
seems to have been less than two hundred
As the prevalent winds of Spitzbergeu al --.
were Southerly to westerly, IT iS believed by
that Andres balloon carried IN the -.
OF Siberia. His fate VIII probably remain Il
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

guide ropes, as well as with several other
ingenious devices believed 10 be conGcc.-e
20 safety and efficiency
After much difficulty and many veza-,...-
delays, the start was finally made ON fu,-
II, 1897, from Spitzbergen, a point ato-.
six hundred miles from the Pole Andre
was accompanied on his hazardous VOYAGE
by Nils Strindberg and DR. EkhoIu Tie
start was made without accident the Wind
in north northeasterly direction
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

the meantime he shouted the others to slide down
the rope to the earth, warning them not to iur--
lest the balloon Lghtened by the weight of the one
who jumped first, would be torn from his grasp ar.I
carry the other out to sea
At this moment, carried away by excitemeu- c~
not understanding Captain Templar's instructiors
Agg-Gardner leaped from the car, which had ris-u
TO height of about ten feet from the ground Tbs.
balloon, thus lightened, sprang upward tearing ---
rope from Captain Templar hands and dsappea-I
over the cliffs, bearing Powell with it. No trace vas
ever found either of the its unfortura-e
occupant
In a curious book published in Paris in 1S-s.
there suggested plan for reaching the No-l
Pole by means of balloon. Others than the au-r
of this quaint work have, before and since that time
entertained the idea But the only man To-
make the practical effort to reach the North Pole in
balloon was NJ. S. a. Andre, daring and ,l--.-l
aeronaut, the hero of many adventurous vovace-
Briefly, Andres plan was to convey 70 q point
as near as possible TO the Pole a suitable balloon
with apparatus for manufacturing the gas and
initiating the silk bag. From this point the balloon
was to sa on the first favorable current toward
the Pole, in the hope of passing over it and reaching
some habitable country beyond The balloon irse
was made of Chinese Pongee silk and had a capac,-
OF one hundred and slxty-twO thousand cubic fec