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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-25

CRADLE OVER 200 YEARS OLD.
antique furniture to be found in the
old town. 1t is homely. little, old
fashioned cradle. made of pine boards.
This cradle has been in the fam
lily for over 200 years. and according
to the tradition which has been hand
ed down from generation to genera
tion 1t is the one in which William
Phips, later Sir William Phips, was
rocked when an infant.
Mrs. Hawthorne's ancestors were
among the first settlers in Woolwch.
and lived In the same locality where
Phips was born. They went there
from York in a schooner which they
had built themselves, and brought up
large families of children.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-25
Did not Know Husbands Name,

In declaring that she never knew
her husbands first name Mrs. Esther
Nieman of Monroe street, Philadel'
phia, created laughter at the central
police court.
II have always called him Pop
from the first day marie him, and
as he did not object | never worried
myself about his first name" said
Mrs. Nieman. who had her husband
arrested on the charge of failing to
support her.
The accused husband by direction
of the Magistrate was induced to tell
his wife his full name.
'Certailly Pm klad to do 1t" re.
marked the defendant, "but / think
my wife has known right along that
am Jacob Nieman.""
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-25
CRADLE GOLD CANNOT BUY.

Maine Woman Possesses One Sir VIII
liam Philips was Rocked In.
Boston.-Mrs. S. S. E. Hawthorne
Of Woolwick, Me-, has in her posses
sion relic which gold cannot buy,
and which is considered one of the
most valuable of the many pieces Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
SUCCESSFUL 4.
FLIGHT MADE
KEPT oNgUh.
TIL THEY WENT Unto THE
AIR, YESTERDAY.

WASHINGTON, July Calm con
flcnt and ~ncrvclcss. Orvillc Wright
late yesterday cncircled the Fort Mey
cr drill grounds time after time in his
acroplane in three successful flights
while a crowd OF thousands chccrcd
him for the success that attended his
parsistcncy and pluck.
1t was a beautiful start and the
crowd that lined the sides OF the aero
dome chccrcd heartily. Down the field
tnc ncroplane sailed, curved gracefully
about the lower end and back up the
cast side Of the field along the edge oil
Arlington Cemetery. The machins
seemed to be behaving beautifully: Mr.!
Wright was making very short turns
but as he seemed to regain the famil
inrity with the ground over which he
was travelling. he increased the radlus
or Ills trips about the field. The first
round was made In SO seconds. Five
times tho machine skirted the field,
lttaininE a height which varied from
Is to 80 feet.
On the sixth round. Mr.. Wright
came to earth within n few hundred
feet OF the starting point, completing
the flight In exactly five minutes. The
landing was perfect the machine
swoopinE down in successive glLdcs un:
iii within few feet OF the earth. when
orvillc pulled the string which stops
his motor and the %acroplanc glidct
smoothly over tho grass on its skids
until Mt como to n stop. (
Again the acceptance was placed in
position. the motor was tested and m
other flight was cssnyed. The start
was rs successful us the first In the
second Night. Orv1llc mttlc nrlcn wild
err turns and rose to Il grcntcr height
On his second flight Orville made nin'
EXrounds OF the field ina few second:
graceful landing. hut flow danEerotsl,
less than S minutes. made another
close to tho ground for some time be
fore stopping his motor and descend
Ing.
lin his last attempt he rcnla;nc'
nloft for n few seconds more tnan nint
minutes and cncfrclcd the field nine
and onc.half times. Just before max
ing his landing the left wing scrnpef
the ground and raised Il cloud OF dust
but Mr.. Wright continued to ny ava,
round the field before descending a
the point he had previously decided
upon for n landing place.
"How are you satisfied with the
slowlng?" Mr. Wright was asked by {
bystandcr.
ar we couldn't do any better.
would say that I was vcy we'll salts
fed" was the confident reply. W.
did not make any changes In the mo
tor for the trial. nc continued. I'VE
only advanced the spark somewhat
We are not using the full power tina
our motor Is capable OF developing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
STEPS
FOR new ROAD
RAILWAY TO CAPITAL wouL1
TAP RICH ROANE COUNTY
OIL FIELDS.

PARK ERSBUI1G, July 3.-Thc frs
meeting OF the stockholders OF tho
Partersburg and pocatnlIgo railroad
will be held here In few days fol
Organization and 'thcs.worklng olt o!
some necessary .prcliminurles.
The proposed route OF the Parkers
burg and P%ocntnllEo railroad will bic
from some point or the Little Kama
wiha railroad Mt or near the mouth OF
Spring Creek, .anl thence up that
creek and following the left hand forl;
IF Spring Creek to the divide between
Spring Creek and the right hand fork
of the Pocntaligo river. and thence
down that stream, pnss Walton and
tho mouth Of Johnson McGownn's
creek. Rock creek. Green creek, upon
which streams are already inaugural
cd the immense oil development OF
the Iniun sands known Us the Walton
pool. Thence down Pocatalfgo river
10 Sfstcrsvillc. where. striking the
splendid coal field OF Raymond City.
the road will turn up Tnppcr's creek
cross the divide to Kannwhl Two Mile
creek and pass thence to a connection
with the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
and the newly built Virginian railway
system and reach the city OF Charles
ton.
The motive Of: the road is to give
Parkcrsbrrgean and the upper end OF the
state direct connections with the now
already huge developments In progress
In the now oil fields I'm Ronnc county.
AMI draw the rich business in frclEllts
and industry to ParkersburE, rather
than let It be nlcl,el away Try the en-
crEctIc and ambitious business inter
ests in and around Charleston.
Thee building OF this short cut road
viii also lessen by half the distance
between Parkcrsbnrg md Charleston.
and. likewiso. give this section Of Wcsi
Virginia and the Ohio valley n new
anil direct rail connection with South
western virginia, tho cities OF Roam
pkc and Bristol. EnsttTcnncsscc. Wcs-
tern North Carolina and Northern
Georgia. n connection never before OBJ
tanned by all routes through Wcst Virt
ginia.
Parkcrshurg has alrehdy grown rich
upon the fairness 20 thor adjacent oil
fields. she well knows tho wealth to
be derived from handy and close n
.nection with these sources Of wealth:
She is now again going to DO CONNECT
ed with what promises to be the most
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03

gigantic oil derelopnients WesttsEi
Einia has yet experienced. and wsiat
Isl more. b means OF this rail conners
ton straight into the rev oil fields
she intends TO draw them to her anf
regain That commercial leadership II
the state which the waning oilsdevel.
ppnents in Peasants. Doddridgce
Writ and Wood counties have threat
cned to- deprive her of. and which
.CCharleston shows herself too slow e
Eain.g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03

HEGOMIN
WEEK DAlYlBEtY ( DAY

NEW. YORK. July 3:--Among {tht
important events definitely scheduled
for the23c,o,mglins week are t:ae follow;
ing:
Sunday.
One hundred and %tliirty;third ami
ytersarty or tle signing OF the Decla'
Il ration of lndepanlcncc.
Danish-A1neriean reunion Will be
held at Anrhaus. Denmark, where q
great Fourth Of July celebration VIII
be hell.
Celebration OF the terccntcnlry OF
Sth~c5liscovcry of5I.akn Ciamplain will
commence with religious exercises In
ali the lake cities.
President Taft will arrive at his
summer nome in Beverly. Mass.
where he Will spend tho day prelim!-
nary to n brief sl,cakIng tour.
Monday.
National Educational Association
vii! begin business session of It's for
t~y-seventh annual convention In Den
yer.
President Taft will be the guest OF
..lon6r Mt the celebration Of the 25olli
anniversary OF the founding OF Nor
wicl, Conn.
Society OF Descendants OF SisncrS
of the Declaration of Independence
will hold n meeting and celebration
at Philadelphia.
E%harnptain tcrrcntcnlry celebration
will be held at Grown Point and will
be featured by 4 great water mEcans
and other 'spectaclcs.
Owing TO the Fourth OF July falling
on Sunday, celebrations will be held III
all the cities and towns or the coul:-
try by Americans abroad.
Religious Education Association will
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
BIOGRAPHICAL
CALENDAR

Although the republic OF Mexico Is
a newt door neIghbor of the United
states. tncre are few people of this
country who have more than very
hazy knowledge of that nation. The
statement that Mexico has n hishly
chreditab1e literature of its own would
com. as n surprise to the majority o.
Americans. Yet sue is the fact. anil
in the list of iMexico's literary mel
| none rank higher than Ireneo Paz.
who a born IN Guatmlajarh seventy
three years ago to-day.
1t would not be stretching the truth
to say that tlealifegof{ Paz has been
the most romantic, Of any American
who has lived and fought during the
last half century.He was not only a
journalist, poet. ~Alramatist. publisher.
s~atirist and scholar. but also a soldier.
n profound patriot. n statesman and a
practical politician. Mexico Is PROB
ably much more. advanced today than
1t would have been II Paz had never
lived
When Macmillan attempted 10
transform Mexico into an empire. Paz
fought the project with tongue and pen
and sword. He fought as q soldier IN
the ranks untiIhthc republican forces
were temporarily defeated by the
army OF empire, Then lie established
journals iii which ne attacked inonuhr-
chial Ideas of government with all the
singing satire of which he was the
master. He was thrown into prison.
but the triumph of the republic re.
suited in his liberation.
Upon his release. he becamc'con
vlnced that the .Juarcz government
was Il failure. and again he established
u Journal to combat the President.
Again lie was silcnceh by being thrown
into prison. Upon his release. he was
one Of. the first to advocate the cleo
ton to the Presidency of porforin
Diaz, the present chief executive Of
the republic.
Under the Diaz regime Paz devoted
his time to literary labors. and the
books and dramas ne has written make
an impo ing list. lie founded and
was for more than thirty years the
editor Of In Pltria. ono of the leading
Tally papers Of Tic City OF Mexico.
tlc held many public Offices and wa.
for years president of tho Associated
Press OF Mexico aud tho United Press
IT Mexico. lie Represented the press
| IF - -. Si... ryIH
tSrnsltions. J 11lg most notable dra,
matte work Is "I+a Manzana lie la Dis.
cordia," Il prose drama in three acts
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03


hold Its annual conferences In Denver,
IN connection with tie convention o.
the National Education Assassination:
Trial of9Princeg Philip zu Enlenhnrs
on a. charse$of perjury. growing ont
OF the famous round table" scandals
of 1907, is scheduled to begin in Beg:
lin.
& Tuesday.
National Tobacco Association will
hold It's annual meeting at Old Point.
Va.
Oscar straus, Former secretary of
mer and labor, will sail for
Cnnstnntinoplc to assume his post US
Ambassador to Turkey.
Colonel Thomas Smell, the million
aire lcrotec OF the affinity creed. will
be commenced Mt Clinton. III.
Counsel for Harry Kendall Tllnw.
Of Stanford White. will make
formal application for n trial TO de-
tcrmlne the sanity of their client.
National Board OF Food. and Drug
Inspection will hold II hearing In
Washington to determine the effect
the health OF the use OF soda.
ammonia, alum and other salts in
food.
President Taft. Vice President
Ambassador bryce anil
Jcsscrand, Speaker Cannon. Senator
Root. Governors Hughes and Prouly
and other notables will speak ut the
Lake Chamrlaln tcrccntcn1ry cxcr-
ut Fort Ticondcro.
Wednesday,.
C%!inrnplnfn celebration will be held
mt plattEbnri.. N. Y. with q reception
to President TAFT. IN Indian pageant
lnil other features.
International convention OF the
Christian EnIcavOr Society. u rclig-
lou. organization OF young people,
will begin i'll st. Paul.
Young peoples Christian Union Of
he univcrsaliEt church will begin It's
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03

twenty fifth nnuals meeting In Mime

III
applis. iasting3seyen days:
Eighth International Congress ni
Epworth Leagues will convene in Sc
attle for a. session of six days.
Pennsylvania interests will incor,
poratc tlle National Telephone AMI
ITelegrarh Company, said to be an
independent competitor OF the Bell
system.
Chairman Knapp. of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. will hear
Testimony in the Mcker case. inrolv.
ling rates on anthracite coal from the
Leigh district to tidewatcr.
Important annual sessions will be
held by the State bar associations OF
maryland and Indiana.
Missouri River Navigation Congress-.
which. hopes to make tn e"Big Muddy
navigablc. will meet Mt Yanltton. 8. =.
Emperor Nichols. OF Russia. will
go to Polatva to witness ne elcbra-
tion of the 200th anniversary OF tho
bntt1e OF Poltava.
University OF Geneva, Switzerland.
will observe tnc 250th anniversary OF
Its founding. with President Schur-
man. or Corntlt. representing America.
National Wholesale Dry Goods Assoc
citation will begin Il session OF three
days in New York.
International convention of teachers
80 ~ IN ,+ ,,t, FhE. -. ,r,1parca1 Ian
suaEc. will he held in st. Paul
Southern Commercial Secretaries
Association will open important indus
trial development convention in Al.
lanta.
Thursday.
John n. Rockefeller. head of tie
Standard Oil Company. will celebrate
his seventeen birthday.
National convention Of the Gfdcons.
nn organization of Christian travelling
men. will open i'll ST. Louis.
International Anti-Tubcrcular Con-
gross will in Sweden. When
medical authorities of all countries
will discuss methods Of fighting the
"Wlltc Prague
Celebration of the b%i-ccntcnnry or
tho battle OF Ppttnvn. Russia, in whicr
the Russians under Peter tic Great
routed the Swedish forces under
Charles Mi.
Lake Cnalnplain tcrccntcnnry cello
|hrntion will shift to Burlington. Vt.
where President Taft will again be the
guest OF honor. leaving at night for
Washington.
Friday.
Coal operators in nll parts OF the
country will be represented at the
convention in st. Louis OF the Order o.
Ko-knal.
Marshall Lewis. colnrcd. convicted
OF the murder of Clifford Rutherford
Is ::imIrr sentence to be hanged al
VnlIostn. "a. 49,,
Saturday.
Annual regatta OF the New York
Yacht Club will be held off Newport
n. :.
Members nf the Benevolent and Pro
t@cctivc Order OF lclks will begin mr.
irving In Los Angeles for the annual
reunion OF the following week.
International contest OF marllsmnn
will begin mt Hamburg. with 200 reg,
rcscntntiveos Of the American Schuct.
zenbnnd entered.
-Four nundrclth anniversary of tho
birth of John Calvin will be celebrated
Mt Geneva and by religious followers
throughout the world. s
DR.. D%lbravln. former head of the
League of Russian People. will face
trial In st. Petersburg on the charge
OF having instigatcl the murder Of
Professor Hcrtzenstcin, n member OF
tho Donn1a. s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
Fine Sport
WAS OFFERED IN THE WHEELING
RAcES-NEW RECORD BY
MAJOR MALLOW.

WHEELING. July BIN ipacing The
last heat of the frcc-for-nll which he
won yesterday. Major Mallow stopped
the oval In 2:0GK, making n new State
record and lowering tho worlds .rccort
for Il mile OH n hnlf-milc track in July.
Vic McE-wcn returned to the races
and annexed another first money for
her owner. Col. G. NJ. Garth. OF A1ubn.
mn. Fine sport was offered on the
last day OF the meeting. Summary:
2:25 Pace.
Mary Ann tAtklnsnn) ...... 1 i
Stella D tRolncy) .........4:1
Jessie Simmorc tO'ConnclD. a . 2 S
Mallnw Boy tMallnw) ....... 2 6 ; !:
Time 2:13h; 2:13H 2:14k: 2:12A.
Frec.for.Ail Pace.
Major Mallow tMnllow) ....... 1 1 !
Rock c. tCnmminEs) .......... S 2
A1csas (ITchrick) ............. 4 4 !:
Tine 2:o7h:2:10; 2:0GN.
2:1o Pace.
Skillo fAlklnson) .:........ 3111
wild Wave tO'Conncl1) 49,. 1877 .
l.. r. D.. tJnmlson) .......... Q 3 {
Bonnie Bell tArnnlhl ....... 6 . 4 .
Time ::1sk:2:15H; 2:15A: 2:15h.
2:27 Trot.
IIhrfbrd dell t.Iamison) ....... 1 1 l
Allie .Jordon tArnold) ......... . 2 2
Fair Advice tO'ConnclD ....... . . s
Coal t~.1ohnson) ...-......... 4 4 :
Time 2:22M: 2:22h; 2:22h.
2:14' Pace.
Vic Mc1cwcn tGarth) ........... II !
Biz Boy !tRodney) ...........3 90
Sailor Boy l(o'Connell) ........ 2 y 4
Dnwood tJnmtsonl .......... 53s
Time 2:11A;G2:11A;E2:12R
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-03
No. 1852.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
Office OF Comptroller Of the Currency.
WASHINGTON. u. c..

,.#. 800 -- M gE UiE 60,
WHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence
presented to tho undersigned. it has
been made to appear that "Thc Ma
tlonal Bank or Falrmont." In the City
OF Fairnront. In tho county of Marion.
and State OF West Virginia. has com
Piled with all the provisions OF tho
Statutes OF the United States. re-
qulrcd to be complied with. before an
association shall be authorized to coln-
mcncc the business OF banking:
NOW THEREFORE,. I. Lawrence o:
Murray, Comptroller of tine Currency
do hereby certify that 'Thc National.
Bank OF Fsllrmont." In the City OF
Talrmont. In the county OF Marion.
and State OF West virginia. Is author
lied to commence tho business OF
banking as provided in Section Fift5'
one hundred and sixty nine OF the Re
viscl Statutes OF the United States.
Conversion of The Bank OF Fair
mont.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF Wit
ness my hand and Seal of office this
twenty.ciEhth day OF Juncai1909.
LAWRENCE O.. MURRAY.
Comptroller of the Currency.
ha#+a+
SEAL
NJ ssAas cUt q
Currency Bureau. y
Seal OF the COMPTROLLER of
tho Currency.
Treasury Department 5s
ONEIDA qagl0a
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-14

the. Indians were again driven OF. and
for third time they returned at 4
O'Clock to lie once more and finally re-
pulsed The Forsyth party suffered Sc
verely in all three Of the attacks. AL
their horses and mules had been killed,
thus cutting of their means of escape.
Lieutenant Fred Beecher, a nephew Of
Henry Ward Beecher, the distinguish
ed Brooklyn divine, and FIVE OF his
men. had also been killed or mortally
wounded. and seventeen men, includ-
ing General Forsyth, had been serious
" wounded. Practically only seven
men out Of the original number were
unharmed.
Fort Wallace, the nearest military
post, was q hundred miles away. and
the situation was indeed desperate for
General Forsyth and his men. without
food and surrounded by nearly a thou
sand Indians. The dead horses were
cut into strips for food, and a well
inside the circular breastworks was
dug for water The defense was fur
ther strengthened as best 1t could be.
and. ever watchful, they passed four
days with no sign from the Indians
save an occasional shot when a scout
indiscreetly rose to stretch himself.
On the second day the horse meat
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-14
Wtth a cheer the cavalry CHARGED.

Wtth a cheer the caoalry charged
paw little fire smoldering. which the
scout said had been used by those
guarding the ponies. The main camp
pvas at no great distance.
Whispered commands We're given and
Cooks sharpshooters dismounted and
advanced. The regiment was divided
into four squadrons-Major Elliot was
DO 60 around on the left and get in the
Fear Of the camp; Thompson. on the
right, was to connect with Elliot;
Captain Myers on the right and
Thompson on the left. with Custer
Ind four troops in what would be the
center. Hoping for no discovery by
the foe, Custer was to gauge the time
necessary and give the signal to attack
with the bugle.
About an hour before dawn Captain
Myers troop took up the last and
nearest position. A moment before the
general was about to order the charge
sounded rife shot signal was heard
from one Of the Indian guards In the
camp. and Clusters bugle sounded.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-14

gtop there, as It was many miles from
there to the next water. We decidfQ
it was best to keep continuously on the
Job and as the Indians must make
some stop to rest and eat we could
overlap them. When the horses were
rested. and as we had nothing on hand
to eat to delay us and had had moth
ing since dinner the day before, our
best possibility for meal was to over
take the Indians, surprise them, whip
them and capture what dried meat
they had.
After leaving the creek the Indians
began their old tricks in trying to hide
their trail by devices well known to
me, but / paid no attention to this,
knowing what must be their next stop
ping place. and was as familiar with
that part Of the country as they were.
Straight on we kept to the Springs, ex-
cept that occasionally we went out OF
the direct line to keep in low places
between the sand hills so as not to be
seen. At o'clock that night we halt
ed four miles from the Springs. Ad-
vising Thomas to allow the men to un
saddle and unbridle, letting each sec
ond man hold two horses by their hal
tiers, and SO let them feed on the grass,
changing the men every two hours 50
they could get some sleep, disguised
myself as an Indian and started OF to
locate the hostiles and be back in time
SO as to attack them at daylight. No
fires were to be lighted. and all were
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-14

back and said: 4 have seen the village.
1t Is over ridge, away from the river
valley We had not seen the trail for
some time. They had followed an old
custom Of trailing along the ridge
where we had dismounted to cross It
and going over the high ground, SO
that any one following them would be
visible from camp. Cody's idea was
to get around, beyond and between
them and the river. He changed
horses quickly and went on, and took
to the gallop for several miles through
the deep sand and got to the top Of a
sand hill or mound. Some Pawnees
away OF to the left on the bluff beck
oned me, and I went. The Pawnees
pointed over the ridge and said, 'Hoss,
hoss.' saw what looked like band
of ponies, but said, No, buffalo They
I'D, NO, no; hoss. hoss.' They took my
81 asses and looked and said, Yes, hoss.
Y looked, and, sure enough. they Were
ponies grazing, and the camp no doubt
vas below. Ipermitted the Pawnees, a.