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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-10
DOG DAYS.
(From the somerville Journal.)
you're feeling rather linn TODAY.

(From the somerville Journal.)
You're feeling rather limp today.
It's hot!
You haven't any gimp today,
It's hot!
The mercury's at ninety.two,
A thin haze dims the heavens blue,
The atmosphere is sultry = whew!
It's hot!
There's not a breath Of air to-day,
It's hoti
Nor comfort anywhere to-day.
It's hot!
The leaves hang limp apon the trees,
unstirred by any cheering breeze,
Most everybody's Ill at ease
It's hot!
The streets are white with dust to-day,
It's hot!
If 1t were only Just to-day
It's hoti
For dog days have arrived again,
The torment to the sonssoi men,
That melancholy season when
It's hot!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-10
CLASS No. 6


.5ohn ]. Bremen ..... o2a5
water wit rs 80. $500
Glenn Tocthaagn ~ 400
Cornelius HaIdmah 27a6
Floyd HIPS q, .i7io
Franl ToniR j., .,i075
5Ias. Jack ... 1900
;yVaymans 3evelle &. 1000
w. 81 ReppeFt 1000
VIM. Boord 4. &, ~. 600
" w. satteraeld 576
Geo. s.. Gibbons $50
,R. N. IIite 400
Ed. White se5
Gents Radtla ", u, i75
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-10

They cay his wife has noney,
.sWells that ISM Ills fault rheyye.
been married only d shott time (
/ London Opinion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
SCHOONER LAWSON WELL
KNOWN AT THIS PORT
Ill Fatcd seyen-master Piled In cosst .
wise Coal Trade For Nearly
Four Years.

The Thomas w. Lawson was we'll
known at this port. plying In the coal
trade between this city and Boston
from tho time she was completed at
Quincy. Mass, five years ago, until
she was converted into an oil carrier
at the plant Of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock COMPANY
'bont year and half ago. While
III the coal trade the vessel was COM
manded first by Captain Crowley and
later by Captain Babbitt. both OF
whom are well known In this city.
Leaving the shipyard under command
OF Captain Gardiner. now master of
lhe schooner George p. Hudson, the
lawson entered the oil trade between
philadelphia and Port Arthur. Texas.
After making several trips in TINT
service In tow OF the tug Paul .Jones
tne Lawson ran into a storm of
Charleston. S. c.. and came near tu,n.
ing turtle. She was cut loose nv tho
rani Jones, which proceeded to Char
lcston. and left the big seven mastor
70 axe care OF herself. Nothing was
heard from the Lawson for two
weeks and 1t was though that she
nao gone down, but she finally reach.
cd Philadelphia.
After that voyage tho vessel came
mere last May and underwent repairs
and alterations at the shipyard. She
made one moro trip In the coastwise
on trade and WAS then laid up at
New York, where she remained until
iast October. when she went Id, phIla !
aeiphia to load oil for London. Can
,ain Dow relieved Captain Gardiner
OF the command of the vessel Mt New.
York several months ago.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

Eruption of the Zuyder Zee In 1877.
IL rapidly lost Its importance. and
ut the present time what is left OF
II only affords shelter TO about eight
hundred souls. The roofs and spires
OF the now submarine buildings can.
1t Is SAID. be often seen far down
in the depths when the sea is still
and tho weather is clear. while silent
listeners on Christmas Eve will hear
the distant and muffled tone OF
church bells arising from the depths,
only to break in bubbles and ripples
on the surface Of the Zuyder Zee.
Visitors to Sylt, the well known
seaside resort and island n the
North Sea, will doubtless remember
the small village of Wenningstedt.
Although its present population is on
ly fifty persons. 1t is none the less
commemorative of the large CONNER
cial town of Wcnningstedt, which
went TO the bottom of the sea during
great flood and storm which took
place on January IS. 1862,
Wenningstedt is by no means the
S''s 'oNu WHO oluOu on Ile
shores OF Friesland and Holland, only
to meet with destruction Mt the
hands Tor rather billows) of "Old
Hans as the Frisian Familiarity terms
tho North Sea. As matter of ftct,
of all the seas in the world 1T Is
the German Ocean alone which can
establish u record for the number OF
towns. villages and hamlcts which
1T has either destroyed or engulfeG.
Since the eleventh century "Old
Hans" has devastated no less than
144 town and villages, either by
swallowing them up intirely or else
by burying them under heaps of sand.
The fate of the Dutch town of
Rungholt, which disappeared during
a great storm in the year 1897. is
still sung and told in story by the
present day tlsherfolS of Holland
Scientific American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Youthful Foresioht.

A New York bustrcss man in his
suburban home was listening rs usual
to his cight-year-old hopefuls account
of the events of the day just before
bedtime.
"And say, papa" the youngster con-
Guided, 81 wish you'd give me 10 cents,
80 can give it to the teacher tomor-
row."
what FORT"
''Wcil. you see, we've got nice new
desks, all polished fine. and the teacher
she snid the only way to keep them
nice was to fine any boy 10 cents for
scratching them"
"But why did you scratch your
desk?"
Il didn't"
Then why do you want the 10
cents"
ooh, -because-because want
to scratch 1t tomorrow" said the hope
ful.-New York Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Sixty lille Northeast Gale Threatens
Ships, Under Sail and Steam
Making for Port.
auaBEa OF BIG LINERS OVERDUE
No Fears for Their Safety Arc, How
ever Entcrtained-coast Steam
ers Sailing From New York Yes.er.
day Compelled to Turn Back to
Seek Shelter In Sandy Hook Bay.
(By AseocIated prossl

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.--Lashed by
the flelce flaws of Il heavy northeast
gale, New York is tonight in the win
terry clutches of Il storm of wind. hail
and rain. which has completely swep.
the whole Atlantic coast from Hat
teras to Maine, hampered transporta-
ton, demoralized lines Of communica-
ton with the outside world and
threatened all ships. under sail or
steam. that sought to make port In
the teeth of the sixty mile gale.
Down off Sandy Hook the once
stout bark Edmund Phlnney went to
pieces on the sandy shores after he's
skipper and crew OF ten had been reg
cued In the breecnec buoy. Eleven
trans Atlantic steamships, due in this
port today, were still unreported nj
Sandy Hook. at 10 o'clock tonight.
No apprehen sion Is felt for their SAT-
ely. Six coastwise steamers that set
sail today for southern ports turned
lack from the pitching and POUNDING
seas that met them at the harhor
gateway and anchored IN the shelter
OF sandy Hook Bay.
Wind Plays Havoc In New York.
The powerful blasts snapped Off
tMehiy rect Oh Il three hundred foot
chimney in the New York Steam
Heating Company on Sutton Place In
this city and sent 1t topping over into
wooden shack in which a waterman
was standing. The man was instant
~ killed. Several tons of bricl: and
mortar fell upon tho house of Henry
Sheitel and crushed through the en-
tire structure. seriously injurIng Mrs.
Lena Sheitel and her two daughters
Wire interruption all Over
North. South and West there wa,
much Wire interruption from slent
and wind. but New England seems 10
have been the worst sufferer. Rail-
road traffic suffered much delay and
surface and elevated lines In New
York had difficulty In maintaining any
sort of adequate service The big
Cunarder Lusitania and the steam
ships Philadelphia and Graf Walder-
see, got away from Europe today. The
White Star liner Arabic got In from
England with reports OF heavy storms
all the way across.
The steamers Coamo,Zul Proteus,
Denver. Trent, FL Dia and San Juan
left for Southern ports tut swung off
their courses when they met the gale
near Romer Shoal. and put back into
Sandy Hook Bay where they anchored
70 rthe night,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Odd Fellows onIcers.

East End Lodge. No. 247 /. o. ..
r., at its regular meeting Friday nigLi
elected the following officers for.
mo ensuing year: Noble grand. I. s.
Davis; vice grand, f. l.. AdamG; re-
cording secretary, w. e. Jones; Il.
nancial secretary. H. F. Grieves;
treasurer X. w. West; chaplain, G. w.
Whitley; organist. j. H. Fenlmore;
degree master, e. b. Smiley; trustee
r. l.. Struggled.
These officers will be Installed at
the first meeting in January. This
meeting will be open to the public
and an interesting program will be
rendered.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
CITIES UNDER MATER
Tales About Towns Which
Once We're Under Ocean
Not Entirely Grounded
On Imagination

Many of those persons who have
been fortunate enough to spend a
holiday at many OF the charming re.
sorts dotting the coast line of the
herman ocean. will have been
amused (and perchancc interested
by the many tales and legends re.
lated as to submerged cities-all
supramundane trace of which has
now disappeared. or such cities
which once were famous for their
wealth. beauty and power, 1t is whls-
pered that their love or luxury, their
greed and cruelty led to the offend.
cd and unseen powers above. causing
inc waves rise in the night and
cnsulf them forever. Not only are
SUCH legends rife on the coast. but
even In inland Germany towns many
lake is invested with n halo OF
similar mystery.
Although most of the stories rife
III Germany rs TO vanished towns
in the Interior, have no actual histor
ic basis. or, at best, a slight one.
tthe Werbelln story being based III,
on the disappearance Of n castle call
cd Wcrbellin. one of the Ascaniap
castles built in 1150-117O by Albert
tho Bear, Margravo of Brandcnbnrg
and contemporary OF Frederick
Barbaros sDrthis is not SO on the
coast here the legend are all well
founded on fact and, in most cases.
She salient features have lost but
little of their original truth ir the
tc'tnr
rs most striking of all the legends
current in the coast towns of the
German Ocean is that dealing with
The lost Dutch Zuyder Zee Here
there lived a rich and powerful wom-
an, whose pride, cruelty, and selfish
ness aroused the anger of heaven,
and caused the wictad and misguid.
ed city to sink beneath the waves.
small portion of the city (where
the good people lived) was saved.
and It's name still cleaves TO the
small town of Stavoren. which Is
well known to every traveller going
by water from Amsterdam to Leu
warden and Gronlngen. 1t is an in.
disputable fact that. in the thirteenth
century, Stavoren was a wealthy and
powsrful commercial city; however,
due partly to the port becoming
chockedwith sand, and partly TO the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

"a. Bradford Eng; A. Peterson, 2e,
Denmark; Gustav Rohnke, %, Berlin,
Germany: Anton Andrea. "a. Austria.
On her way TO sea on the trip that
has proved to be. her last, the Lawson
went aground In the Delaware river
near Wilmington. Delaware, aud was
tioaicd with the assistance of steam
or and a tug. On the day the schoon-
or sailed six seameh who had signed
articles to ship on the vessel. deserted
and their places at the last moment.
were taken by n. Peterson. A. Peter
Olsen, Burke, Garrldon and Andrea.
Was Practically owned BY Lawson
BOSTON, MASS. Dec. 1a.-Al-
though the Lawson was registered as
being owned by the Coastwise Trans
portation Company; II was stated to-
day that MFR. lawson and his family
owned majority OF the shares In the
vessel and that their loss Will be
nearly 100000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
BIG SCHOONER LAWSON
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
Continued from First Page.)

owners return of $4,000 year
She was valued at 100000.
The Lawson was designed by b. Il.
Crowninshield of Boston; was built by
the Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany. and little later came int the
pos session of the Coastwise trans.
portatlon Company.
= The Lawson was 403 feet in length
and the great boom of the aftermost
sail and the spike steer bowsprit, IS
feet long. made her measure nearly
500 feet from tip to tip. With beam
OF DO feet and a depth of "a feet five
inches, she had a carrying capacity
of $500 tons. Her displacement when
loaded was 1000 tons, the load
draught being 26h feet. She was
not insured. She carried a crew of
IS men. ~
1t Is peculiar coincidence that the
big seven master went to her end
last--Friday, tine 13th-inasmuch as
that was the title OF book written
by Thomas W. Lawson
Cleared for Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dec. H.
The news of the wreck of the big
seven masted schooner Thomas w
Lawson, at the Scilly Islands was re-
ceiyed here today with much sorrow
The Lawson cleared from this port
November 10 for London with car
go of 2,003,U63 gallons of gas oil in
bulk. valued at s71.2O5. She was COM
manded by Captain Dow and carried a
crow OF eighteen men.
The names Of the crew as furnish
ed by the United States Shipping
Commissioner at this port. are as fol-
lows:
Master, G. w. Dow, Melrose, Mass;
first mate, b. p. Libby. aged 81. MARI
boro. Mass; second mate; o. Crock
er. 40, -,ew York; steward. George
Miller, 81 Boston; cabin boy. Mark
SAMSON. IT. Brooklyn, N. Y; engi-i
neer D. l.. Rowe, 35. Wlscasset. Me-;
fireman. John Karse. 3S, Sweden; r..
Olanssen. SO, Sweden; seamon Gust.
Englund. %, Norway; John I.unde, 25.
Norway; Ole Olsen. 81, Denmark; p.
A Burke. %, Tonawanga. N. Y; l..
Garridon, %. Caracas. Venv.; N. Pet
erson, "a, Riga, Russia; G. w. Allen,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

tlon Will prepay the freight to the home of the
purchaser within the same distance. If tho
purchaser should live beyond one hundred
miles, only the expense OF 100 miles will he al
lowed
People unable to come to Norfolk. Will, on
application. 10 furnished with full descrip-
tion prices and terms. and can as safely pur-
chase by mall as in person. VIC will have
but one price. and guarantee every sale.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

IN order 10 make this sale perfectly fair,
giving no special advantage to the people of
Norfolk, who are at no expense of travel as
against those at distance. We Will deduct
from the purchase price, the actual railroad
or steamboat fare ito Norfolk and return. paid
by any purchaser Of one of these Exposition
pianos provided the distance does not exceed
one hundred miles from Norfolk; and In addi-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

Bishop Coleman Died Suddenly.
WILMINGTON, DEL. Dec. IA =
Leighton Coleman, Episcopal bishop
OF the Diocese Of Delaware died sud-
denly this morning.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
MISS DINGLE'S ROOM.

AT the central high school Friday
when the gong sounded the noon hour
and the pupils formed to march down,
the lines opened and the pupils from
Miss Dingle's room, with books strapped
as if departing on holiday, led the way.
Hundreds of envious eyes followed them
as they marched triumphantly out They
had won the promised half holiday for
the highest record in attendance and
punctuality for the school month just
ended. This was promised as an incen-
tive by DIR. Blanton and it has had a
marked effect in securing for all the
grades higher average in attendance
and punctuality Three cheers for Miss
Dingle and her boys and girls.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
SCHOOL LAND SALE
Realized Thirty-one Thousand and
Thirty Dollars-Lively Bidding.

There was sold yesterday at public
outcry by c. f. Perroncel. parish treas
urer. section I6, township 20, north
range IS west, in Caddo parish, for
S3o,o3o, being the highest price ever re-
ceived for such land. The sale was
made subject to appraisement. payable
on a credit of ten years, as follows: Ten
ger cent in cash and the balance i'll nine
annual installments, the interest to be
,aid on the whole amount annually at
the rate of 8 per cent PEI annum. The
notes to be made and seSared by special
mortgage on the land sold and personal
security i'll solido as the law directed.
In the vicinity of this section oil and
gas are being developed. The transfer
of this property will be recorded Mon
day
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

children thus consecrated were Andrew
Jackson Ingersoll and Gerard Ingersoll
son of Mr.. and Mrs Gerard Ingersoll
Sponsors respectively were Miss Lily
Furnan, Messrs. W. l. Ingersoll and
William Boyd; Mrs. J. Bryan Ards,
Mr.. A. J. Ingersoll and Mr. Gerard In
gersoll. One of the most beautiful and
solemn rites in the church is that of in
FAINT baptism. when sweet, innocent boy
hood is consecrated to God The christ
|ening filled with light and joy and love
is memorable event in every family
From laughing, growing boyhood may
these boys grow to happy, useful, noble
manhood.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
Jean La Rue Burnett.
THE DEATH OF MISS BLANCHI
CURRIE.

Many hearts were grieved at the sad
news that reached this city Monday OF
the death of Miss Blanche Currie at her
home in this parish March IS A GER
tain writer says it is an especial grace
to die young If we could believe this
and accept it with the philosophy of a
stole broken hearts would be healed and
tears unshed. But tears reveal our mats
uray grief, and the heart aches for the
| touch of vanished hand and the SOUND
of voice that is still. Especially is this
true when one is taken from earth i'll
the morning of life, as sweet Blanche
Currie was. Modesty, sweetness, gen
tleness marked her life. Full of hope
and ambition to achieve something and
be useful to her family, she devoted her.
self to study. After graduating at our
central high school she entered upon a
course of study to prepare her for a
teacher She was successful and for sey-
eral years had been engaged in teaching
one of the country schools of the parish
After all illness, her health began to fail
perceptibly. and she went to western
Texas for several months, where j she
seemingly recovered and was able to re-
turn to her school. But the insidious dis
ease was still lurking in her system. and
from sudden cold developed fatally
Sorely afflicted are the bereaved par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Currie.i and
many hearts go out to them in deepest
sympathy. George Hern, pupil Of the
central high school where Miss CHrrie
was educated and her cousin, attended
the funeral at Latex. He laid upon. the
casket of the sweet young woman sthe
beautiful floral tribute sent by ;her
friends, the teachers of the central high
school, who will ever keep green the
memory of life that was gentle and
true A FRIEND,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Alice Dale of Nashville, Tenn.
who reached Shreveport fortnight age
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. "
Grosjean, is spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. John Hendricks. Mrs Dale
continues to win fresh laurels in her
chosen line, and has become one of the
most popular dramatic readers in the
lyceum work.
Mr. Edwin Mcclellan, formerly of this
city, now in the employment of the
Electrical Supply Company. the largest
i'll the world, with Office at New Orleans,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. n.
Mcclellan, the past week Edwin Nc
Kellar is ambitious and remarkably
gifted in certain lines. He will come
nobly to the front in time, we predict,
and be heard from.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ODD FELLOWS.

The officers of the Grand Lodge OF
Louisiana l. 0. o. F. for the ensuing
year are Hon. John D. Nix, of New Or
leans, Grand Master; Lee Dick of Lees
vile, Deputy Grand Master: NJ NJ
Dickson of New Orleans, Grand Secre-
tary; Henry Thorpe of New Orleans,
Grand Treasurer: Marx Kohn of Pla-
quenline, Grand Warden: Kenton fuller
of Crowley, Grand Marshal: l. G. John
ston of Monroe, Grand Chaplain; James
Bacon of Minden, Conductor Isaac Hy-
man of Clinton, Inside Guard: A. Kauf-
man of New Orleans, Grand Herald.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
THE MONROE LYNCHING.

In Monroe Friday morning at abor'
o'clock two ;oung negroes, Flint W.:
hams and Henry Gardner, were lynchyd
by mob OF ,!,zens. :.'h,s lvI1c'lng WIS
the sequel to :, res OF buig.:.rIes ard
other crimes committed ii BRIT inter
IT was ascertained that one of these two
negroes had attempted al outrage of a
young lady
The negroes confessed - their crimes
and implicated others. They also e1-
united they had murder ID the two Ital-
ians killed recently in Monroe and had
robbed them
The citizens of Monroe had reached
the greatest extremity Of excitement. In
their midst were criminals who must be
captured Every citizer. VA, vlgl:ant
and on guard.
In all such cases the desperate negro
criminal is menace to the well-heLaYed
and Iaw-ablding of the rac, and when
unchecked encourages the iicerftious aid
evil inclined to holiness ard u1sblenee.
Such, it appears, was the attitude of
some negroes in Monroe when the two
Italians had been murdered
Having been aroused by these repeat
ed crimes, the people were. in no mood
to triHe with such criminals THY soon
determined to squelsh the criminals and
stop the swagger of the insolent and i'm
pudent negroes.
The necessity for lya.;'irg S at all
times to be deplored. 1t is q, best q
desperate expedient which r.ay be coE-
doned in cases of rapes or attempts at
outrages. 1t may be true that these ne
groes could have had a speedy trial, but
are not such trials as much q trasesty
on justice as the decree of Judge Lynchs
In the case of lynching, the execution
is without the law In the execution OF
criminals whose trials have lee, rail-
roaded through the courts at tn: fullest
speed, there may be justification III law,
but such trial would be resisted by men
having funds and money, which secures
influence.
1t is well to pirate about the majesty of
law, and it is well to protest gainst
lyncfing, but there are times when
1ynciling is the only swift and certain
medium of punishment which may be in
Hicted on desperate criminals.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY

The proceeds of the recent lecture by
DIR. Stanley Krebs at the central high
school amounted to $77I5. This is very
gratifying to those interested in building
up a good library for the schools Clas-
sizes and books of reference should be in
the libraries of every good school, in
deed, it IS hard to have a good school
without them With the amount taken
in from Dr. Kreb's lecture many needed
books in various lines will be purchased
To Prof Standt, who knew DIR.
Krebs' ability and popularity as lee
turer and secured him for the central
high school, are the faculty and pupils
indebted for the handsome increase to
the library fund
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
Thinkino In E;llious

Until we learn to think in billions we
material development of the United
States during the last quarter of cen
tnry; much less can we mentally grasp
the personalities which the coming
years have in store for us Our prog
ress. however. has only been the pioE-
eering work Of clearing the wilderness.
of blowing and planting amid the
stumps which mark the new land OF
the settler.-Review of Reviews.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
MARRIED.

Thursday evening at the First Meth
odiSt church Rev F. r. Hill united il,
marriage Miss Eva Anderson and Mr.
ID. E. PEBBLES, both of this city Very
sweet and solemn was the ceremony per-
formed in the quiet of eventide, and in
the presence of relatives only, but friends
and well-wishers of the charming bride
were with her in loving thought and
good WISHES were speeding through the
air to her The bride was born and
reared in this city and is the youngest
daughter of Mrs louisa Anderson, so
well known and esteemed by all. She
bears her mothers kindness and gentle
ness of heart, and her own individual
pleasantness and has many warm friends
and admirers.
The groom is young business man Of
our city and held in high esteem by all.
The bride and groom and relatives
immediately after the ceremony repaired
to the home of Mrs Anderson where
they were handsomely entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs PEBBLES will be at home
to friends at Mrs Martins on Edwards
street.