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POWER FROM ELECTRIC EELs,
Result Of Recent Experiments BY q vena,
1uelan ectentiat.

IRON inc Chtrf0r Tffhhhf.
Prof. dc E~sperando. head Of the Govern.
nisnt college at Caracas, Venezuela, had A
hundred aserase sized electric eSis CAP
tufed and copper wire encircied around their
necks just below the ears and then connected
them With q motor. the cells remaining In the
river near the shore.
Their violent 1oppinf and coptortio6s
proved q most uncertain sort OF electric
current, 90 he procured another hundred and
put them into a zinc bath which be had In hIs
house and connected Il with the motor and
found that they produced about twenty horse.
poser, With thls be ran a mill and lighted
up his house and aronnda. The power from
each eel sufloed TO produce forty-hve candle
incaAdeacent lights.
Prof. dc Esperanto also has found that n
motor car can be run for t~wenty-four houns
with 100 cells IN q tank 4 feet long and IIg feat
square and vslghina complete lees than 200
povndh.
III claimed that the largest ocean steamers
Seoat car be run with 10000 etla, producIns
$1,000 horsepower and contained in 9 .sns
net larker than io3IoxiA. ,Jhis plant OF
ceurne viii have 10 be Duplicated 90 that
when the eperfy In one ID 6xhauatNd IL oae
be hoigted from the hold TO the deck % that
the light from the sun cas- Infiee new entrsy
into " while b power 10 furnisk6d BY the
relay plant. wv
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school branches Is given by teachers who *
to the cottages. One teacher has two cot
tages. going 10 one In the morning anC
the other In the afternoon, The work dom
is very largely individual.
The school has not bean established With
out meeting with some criticism. Somt
have characterized 1t ~ folly to attempt
10 care for delinquent boys, whom the
critics refer TO a. convicts. on q farm In The
open country. Another criticism made
was that tine State was going into the busi.
ness OF farming. having the work done by
boys instead OF hired men.
In discussing the matter recently Irof.
Franklin II. Briggs, superintendent Of The
school. said that seventy boys had escaped
In tho FIRST year. but that all ave five had
either been r~ecaptured or returned volua-
tarily. AZ a matter OF fact. most Of the
boys could probably have gone 81 they
had 90 desired, for there 10 nothing but the
surveillance Of the supervisor and iratron
70 atop them. and there 10 q rsilroad only
q few hundred feet sway. which might be
considered a. o temptation for boys TO clip
away. The boys realize. however, that they
are pretty well OF ct the school.
The most sevsre ~puniahnent that can DO
inflicted 10 deprivation Of the privilege OF
visits and correspondence with friends.
or participation In games, which include
baseball In summer, football In autumn
and ooasting In winter.
American born boys form the great
majority Of thooe committed TO the inst1tu
ton. This 10 the case IA most inland cities,
Only about 8 per cent. Of the boys arc for
eHn born.
The school takes boys between the ages
Of n and 10 who are convicted Of any Of.
fence and boys from Q 10 - who commit
felonieS.
Ths average term of detention at the
sohool 10 u year. but q fen boys succeed IN
winning their parole In dix months. Boyp
after their discharge are required 70 report
10 q parole ofloog for two yoars.
OF tho 2e7 who were committed In 1904,
iol were ~sentonctd for stealing, Stfor burg
larry, II for disorderiy conduct. 50 for being
ungovernable and 90 for vagrHncy. Tho
other offences included everything from
arson 10 truancy. The boys ranged In
age AZ follows. Under 10 yeAra, a. under II,
q under ~. s. under IS, ~; under u. n;
under Is, 10; under 10, %.
IoTty-Vu9 ~ tuo IVY WNtN ihtnetletst
90 were motheFtsss and 81 were both father.
less and motheFiess. The parents Of 81
others were eoparhtod.
Fifty-four Of the boys had brothers who
had been arrested, y bad brothers already
In the school. Tha5athery Of ~ had been
Arrested, and the fathers OF 70 others Fers
incorporate. end the father Of another
ives In the alrnthouss. The mother Of n
had been arrested, the mothers OF . are 10
the aimahcuse and the mothers Of 4 are
incorporate.
The board Of managers Of the school has
asksd the Legislature for an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the maintenance OF the school
for the ensuing year. besldss which another
eioo,ooo 10 required 20 oomplete the build
10. The total coat o. maintonance
last year was tits,ett. or t7e7 ioF each lad.
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| hennery and q piggefy. Orchards have
been set out, together with ths necessary
small fruits for the supply Of q family Of
tWenty-seven.
Each colony also has it's " garden
where all kinds Of vegetables are produced
| When Zach colony produces its v milk,
butter. cheese. beef, pork and mutton
its fruit and garden products. the boys
may live on the fat Of the land.
This organization tends "a develop the
ideS Of colony responsibility and possession
| and has the eject Of srouaing and holding
| tho interest Of the boys In their homes. In
eject, zach colony constitutes almost an
Entirely separate Institution under ono
| Rsnerul mapagement. The loyalty Of the
boys to their raatrons and supervisors Il
marked.
Everything ID done s cultivate the homo
atmosphere. The cottages are light and
airy, oheerful and hounciiks. The boys have
q large citing room for their own use.
where In the winter evenings they may
enjoy the open Gre, play their games and
read when the Days work 10 done.
The dining room adjoins tho sitting room.
TThs boys and the supervisor and matron
have their meale ct the same time, the on.
oers having O sepaFate table. All the cook
Ing 10 dons by the boys, with tho exception
Of the bread making.
One Of the great advantages Of the tndl.
vidual kitchen IL that II brings homo TO The
boys the necessity for economy In the use
OF supplies. Once o month ell the supplies
a colohy 70 TO have for the month are sent
10 II. n these supplies are wasted then
the boys have fewer things 10 eat and no
one ID 10 blame but themselves.
Tbs individual kitchen gives an opportu-
nifty for the nahtron and boys TO exercise
ingenuity IN cooking the eane materials
In q variety Of ways. thus adding 10 the
attraotivepess Of the dietary. The quee-
ton Of food 10 an important enc. a. Good.
wholesome properly cooked food met only
brings the boys more willingly under the
influence Of the niatFon and supervisor.
but also makes them healthier and gives
them o better view q life.
The boys dormitory b located on the
second floor, IL consists Of ono room.
in which ell twenty-five boys sleep In single
bsds. It u large and airy and well vsnti-
lktad.
ons advantage Of letting nj the boys
devote their time 10 agriculture 10 that they
Gee the object Of oaoh act required Of them.
IL 10 argued that manual training. a. done
by institution boys, is not done with greater
Interest because the boyt realize that the
object made win find 80 end IN the kindling
wood or scrAp heap. With the farm work
II 10 different.
Tho boy knows why he mllks the COW.
and be kaowH that the more carefully no
rsilks her the more milk be win have for
himself and his fellows. There Il q frisndIy
rivalry between ~eolonies 70 zee which can
produce the best crops, The Matching OF
q brood OF chickens or the advent Of O calf
or o colt is en- important and interesting
event. Zach day brings q new phase Of the
work.
1hs eduoatiou Of the boys h also locked
altar. The ~instructlch IN fht connou
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Mr. steaa and the Kah1r.
From AS London World.

From The London World.
MFR. william 7. Stead informs humanity
every day thai he 10 the father Of the Bifus
conference.
THE world Ia miner cried Monte Critto,
but 70 Stead tho World " IL
Who POI, the poilop of universal peace into
9y9SIirs q al sySa Il tn; Hague next NEATLY
who Insnirss swsl In the Aoul Of the Busalsn
s ssne e. .p psr Ssyn s.S S''pf lh' peace between
IN. that 4h~tsItAlnlnf diary Whjoh Re Keeps 90
na o the Nsvfg p Keilsse ILSpScSs -tES
Qeruan Elnperof " t1e qhly man am Gnxioua
70 uAtst who V not ApxiouD 70 meSf me-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
OLIVE OIL.
Shipped In Great Tanks, Like 90 Muct
Petroleum.

~
The sale OF olive oil constitutes one OF
the largest items OF revenue to California.
Although olives have been grown there
for more than half q century. the quantity
OF fruit sold outside Of the State before ie0C
was Insignificant.
Forming themselves into an association,
9 number OF tho large growers have taken
steps since then 10 compete with Italy
and France In selling their product, and
have succeeded to such an extent that,
according to Aoody's MdS6Rs4e. they manu-
facture q large proportion OF the 2So, 900
gallons q olive oil 1t present produced IN
this country.
One ton Of olives usually Yields thirty
TO thirty-hve Eallone OF oil.
For the Eastern trade the California
sSeoStation has established an extsnave
bottlitg plant In New England 20 whioS
the oil is actually shipped by the carload
Of the large olive orchards aiono contSins
no less than 10000 trees. which Will rive
an idea Of the magnitude Of olive growing.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-04-05
SOON TO BEGIN
QN-.RIVER WORK
Government Will Soon Start to Deep
ening Channel to Give US
Thirty Feet Of Water.

Specifications are being prepared
setting out the details Of the work
of dredging the channel from
Brunswicks docks to the bar, giving
US thitry foot channel al the va
to the sea. It Is exR that Of
ortwo Of Uncle Sam (iaTge dredg
. will be engaged in the wors
This work, it is undeEssS6d, is p
be done by contract, as soon as
the specifications have been pre-
pared, forwarded to Washington and
approved, bids viii be asked for
The usual channels will then be fol
lowed.
A half million dollars has been
appropriated for work in and around
Brunswick, but all Of this win moi
be expended at present.
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Better than you will find else
where; better than a tailor could
make you ito measure, (and for
cheaper) Made with style, fit
and attractiveness that you can't
duplicate in any other make this
season at any price,
Suits
.$12.5O To $50
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-04-05
O. a Fishing Trip.

Marion Smith, son of Governor
elect Hoke Smith. and A. A. Gun
ninghafn, of Atlanta, arrived in the
city yesterday to spend fd~- days
fishing around Brunswick They will
try for some drum at Cumberland be-
fore returning. :
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-04-05

J. L. Justice. the clever nisAt
clerk at the oglethorpe hotel, is In
Ashevilsss &C. called there by the
death 81 So mother which occur
red WEDNESDAYS Mr.. Justice has
many friends in the cit. who will
regret to learn of his gAother's
death.
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Citation.
Georgia, ciynn County.

JeorQl0l lynn GUuWtya
TO Whom 1t May Concern
Joseph Silliman having applied for
guardianship OF the persons and prop
erty Of Agnes Mabel Jones, Joseph
Charles Jones, Sammie Jones, Paul
Dewey ones, Maggie LeOnora Jones
and Martha Jones, minor children OF
I'D. Jones, notice is given that SAID
applicatt5ns will be hearI at my OF
nee on he first Monday in April, mex.
This march T. 1907
Horace Dart
Ordinary, G. c. Ga.
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Nolee.

NoWEcc.
The public is notifed that good
old drum Ash season has come again
and that on Friday and Saturday last
there were twelve caught on Cum
berland All parties wi@ing to go
a day OF more fishing psase notify
B. ]. Ford, or Capt Anderson, of the
steamer Emmeline. the morning be
fore wishing to start, in order that
the hoatman at Cumberland may
have his boat ready and fresh bait
on hand Lines. bait and boat will
be furnished
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-04-05
BATCH OF ITEMS
AROUND THE CITY

At VILLAGES Bay Street Fish Houss
Today. shad, fresh water Dream.
black bass, salt roe, and salt null
let. sea bass, trout and sheeDshead
Same variety Saturday too!
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Sunshine aeainl with it coems
the thought of that new Spring
Suit you have promised yourself.
With that thought we trust that
you will couple the name Of this
store. whera your conception Of
all that is desirable in a Suit will
be realized.
The cO8tnued patronage of we'll
dressed men show that our
clothing can be depended upon TO
satisfy.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-04-05

piece most logical suit for hot weather wear
handsome and stylish
piece gro and each
the comfort and freedom there
in made Of Blue Fancy Worsteds
and chevots, Single Double
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-04-05
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.

The schedules OF the Southern rail-
way will be slightly changed TO-DAY
TrasAa viii arrive and depart as loi-
lows:
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Gail on Davis Q. BlacKerDy, ll6
Monk street, for groceries ~ iowe,t
mRrkei urices
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Vtnen in need OF money call on
the old reliable pawnbroker Money
loaned on anythins Of valua Sig
Levison
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15

OF all the world that can make me forget
It. I acknowledge the correctness OF your
advice. too. but before I resolve to do
the one thing or the other I must gain
my confidence In my own ability to keep
my resolves whom they nre made. In that
ability you know I once prided myself
as the only OF chief, gem OF my character.
That gem I lost; how and where you
know too well. I have not yet regaIned
Il. and until ] do I cannot trust myself In
any matter of much Importance. I be-
iieve now that had you understood my
case at the time Us well as I understood
yours nfterward by the aid you would
have Given mo I should have rallied
through clear. but tina does not now at-
ford, me sufficient confidence TO begin that
or the like OF that again. y
You make n kind Acknowledgement OF
your obligations to mo tor your present
happinesss I am much pleased with that
Acknowledgement, but a thousand times
more nm j pleased to know that you en-
Joy a degree OF happiness worthy OF an
acknowledgment. The truth Is I nm moi
sure thnt there was any went with me
In the part I took IN your difficulty. i
was drawn 70 II ms by fate. II l would.
! could mol have done less thnn / did j
always was supcrstitfous: I believe God
mndo me one OF the Instruments OF bring
Ink yopr Fanny and you together. which
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15
DRAWN BY DOGS FROM
ALASKA TO MARYLAND
LONG AND UNIQUE JOURNEY OF
A MattcARRfER WHO HAS A
LETTER FOR THE PRES
ipENT.

CUMBERLAND. Md, Feb. 15.-Eli
"A. Smith arrived here with a team Of
Eskimo dogs which he has driven all
the way from Nome. Alaska. Smith
is a United States mailcarrier en- route
to Washington, where he will. deliver
a letter TO the President on February
20 on a wager Of $4,000.
He left Nome on November II. 1905,
and took the tran for 1888 miles to
valdes. Then he went by boat to Sc
attic. Wash, a distance of 1000 miles,
and from there started on his long
trip across the United States. His
longest days Journey was s5 miles
on the first stretch, where he had
rtenty Of snow, and during that part
of his tfip he went eight days without
seeing a human being.
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HOUSE NEWS
SUPREME COURT ENGAGED ON
LUMBER cAsE-NEws OF
THE DEPARTMENTS.

M 80. HH.- 4a|nN" YaHNH#L HtIHHH
CHARLESTON, Feb. 15.-The ar.
gument IN the case or the State Of
West Virginia VS.. West Branch Lum.
Der Company was resumed this morn.
ing IN the session Of the Supreme
Court and continued until the noon
hour. The law firm of Mollohan, Nc.
Iclintic & Mathews represent the de.
PENDANTS and the State Is represented
by R. G. Linn, c. c. Hines and H. S.
Cato.
Two cases we're submitted on briefs,
the Washington National B.. & L. AS.
ISOLATION VS.. Roscoe B. Daniels ct ais,
and the Washington Nation B. & L.
Association VS.. Samuel Buser ct ais.
E. L. Coleman was admitted to prac.
tice in the Supreme Court in the morn.
ing. Mr.. Coleman is q well known at
torney from Parkersburg.
Three charters were Issued by the
Secretary Of State and were to the
Coal Securities. Company, OF scran.
ton. Pa, the McHenry Lumber Com.
pany and Deimation Benevolent So
ciety.
The securities company will locate
in Scranton and will have an author.
lied capital stock Of $4,000, of
which 500 has been paid. The In.
corpora;ors are L. NJ. Smith, NJ. E.
jenkins, William H. Easter, William
J. Freese and Charles Means.
The McHenry Lamber Company
will have Its chief works in Mineral
county at Piedmont, with an authoriz.
ed capital stock of $4,000, Of which
$50 has been paid in. The incorpor.
ators are John Mackie, W. R. Williams.
NJ. A. Patrick, N. B. McHenry aad F.
NJ. Williams.
The pc'mation Benevolent Society,
247, N. G. s, will locate In wheeling
with an authorized capital stock OF
$50. of which all has been paid. The
lncorporators are Jacob Kistic, John
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15
Continued from saturday.

Springfield, Feb. q. 1872.
Dear Speed-t received yours OF the 18th.
written the dry you went down to Wit
iam's place some days since, but delayed
answering It tn ] should receive the
promised oue OF tho 18th, which came last
night. I opened the letter with intense
anxiety md trepidation-so much that.
although II turned out better than / ex-
peeted. ] have hardly vet, at the distance
Of ten hours. become calm.
tell you. Speed. our forebodings (for
which you and ! are peculiarly arc all the
worst sort of nonsense. I fnncied from
tho time I received your letter OF Snttir-
day that the one OF Wednesday was never
to come. and yet IL did come. and. what
ls more. It Is; perfectly clear both from It's
Tone n handwriting that 0 were much
happier. or. II you think the term prefer
able. less miserable. when you wrote &c
than when you wrote the last one before.
You so 4~obYionsiy Almproved at the
very time 7 so much fancied YOU would.
have grown worse. You say that some
thing indescrihabIy horrible aud alarm
ing still haunts you. You Will not say
that three months from now. I will VEN
ture. When orr nerves once get steady
now the whole trouble will be over for
ever. MOI should you become impatient
at their being oven very slow in becoming
steady: Again. You say you much fear
that that ElSsEtm OF which you have
dreamed so much Is. never to beerenlized.
Welisif It sham not. I dare swear It IwiiI
not be the fault Of her who IL noyyayo1r
wife. I now have no doubt that It IL the
peculiar misfortune OF both you and me
70 dream dreams of Elysium far exceed
Ing all that anything earthly can realize.
Far short OF your dreams as you may be,
no woman could do more to realize them
than that same black eyed Fanny. II you
could but contemplate her through my
Imagination II would appear Ridiculous to
you that any ono should for a moment
think OF being unhappy with her. Ny old
father used to have a saying that .If you.
make a a bargain hug # all h tight
fr," and Il occurs to me that, II the bar
gain you have Just closed can possibly
DO called n bad one. It IL certainly the
most pleasant m for applying that
maxim to which my fancy can by any
effort picture.
I write another letter, inclosing this.
which you n show her II she desires It.
! do this because she would hin
strangely perhaps should you tell her
that you received no letters from me or,
telling her you do. refuse to let her see
them. I close this. entertaining the con
fdent hope that every successive letter I
shall have from you (which I here pray
may not be few nor far between) may
show you possessing a more steady hand
and cheerful heart than the last preced-
LINCOLN.
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srrInEnela. March q. 1872.

Springfield. March q, 1922
Dear Speed-Sours OF the 10th Inst. was
received three of four days since. You
know I am sincere when I tell sou the
pleasure Its contents gave mo was md Is
lnexprcssiblc. AZ to your farm matter. I
laye no sympathy with you. I have no
farrn. nor cvcr expect to have, and con-
seduent1y have not studied the subject
enough TO he much interested with Il. I
can only say h a l am glad you arc
batisfied and pleased with It.
But on that other subject, to mo of the
most Intense interest whether IN Joy or
sorrow. I never had the power to with
hold my sympathy from you. Il ann
be told how It now thrills M with Joy
10 a you say you are "tar happier
than You ever expected to be-" That
much I know Is enough. I know you too
well to suppose your expectations were
not at least sometimes eXtravagant, and,
= the reality exceeds them nlI. I say.
Enough. dear Lord I am not going
beyond the truth when I tell you that the
short space It took me TO read your last
letter gave me more pleasure than the
Total sum OF nil I have enjoyed since that
fatal 1st OF january. 1Sf1. Since then Il
seems to me I should have been entirely
happy but for the never absent idea that
there is one still unhappy whom I have
contributed to make so. That stffi kills
my soul. I cannot but reproach myself
for even wishing to be happy while she
In otherwise. She accompanied n large
party on the railroad cars to Jackson
vile last Monday n on her return
spoke, SO that5t heard of II, OF having
annoyed tho trip exceedingly. God be
praised for that
You know with what sleepless vigilance
I have watched o ever since the com-
rnncernent OF your affair. and. although
I atm almost confident IL Is a~seiess. I can-
not forbenr once more to say that 1 think
Il Is even set possible for your spirits to
nag Town n leave YOU miserable. II
they should, don't fail TO remember that
they cannot long remain 80. One thing ]
can tell you which ISknow you win be
glad TO hcar, and that n that I have soen
- md scrutinized her feelings as wen
rs J could and am fully convinced she Is
far happier now than ahe has been for
the last fifteen months past.
You viii see by the last ~sangnnon
Journal that 1 have made a temperance
speech on the 22d Of February. which I
claim that Funny and you shall read Ms
an net OF charity TO me. Tor l cannot
icnrn that anybody else has rcad Il or 10
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15

Piles ret quick Keller from Dr..
Shops Magic Ointment. Remember
it's made alone for PIlss-and IL works
with certainty and satisfaction. Itch
ing, painful. protruding. OF blind piles
disappear like magic by its ase. Try
IL and see! e. A. Bnlingslea G Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15

An extra force was put ON to as
sist the 5anitor in cleaning up the cor
ridors and governors suite after the
Elkins reception.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15
Professional Cards

u may be a breach Of PROFESSION.
AL ETHICS for a doctor to advertise
tho fact that he can cure cases that
other physicians would give up az
hopeless, offor a lawyer to lay claim to
the fact that he could win for his
client! a case that would be lost by
other attorneys, BUT 1T WOULD
SURELY NOT BE IMPROPER TO
LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT
HE rs A PROFESSIONAL MAN =
TO WHAT PROFESSION HE BE-
Lohes-ANo WHEN AND WHERE
He MAY BE FOUND.
if you want to take a trip you pick
up a newspaper to see from the sehed-
uIe what time your trolley OF train To-
parts, u you want to see a lawyer,
doctor or dentist you ought to be able
to locate him by the same practical
method.
To U personal knowledge, within
the past two months a well known
physieian's office was visited 8 times
by one Of hia regular pa.r,ns and no
was found to be NOT IN. "His Office
hours are SO and SO, call around 4
little later" said the attendant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15

Hon. Harvey Harmer. Of c~larksburE.
was a caller at the department Of
schools yesterday morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15

]. P. Fucker, principal Of the deaf
and blind school ut Romney. was at
tie State house yesterday calling on
.ctd friends.