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New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
TO RESTORE OLD FORT
TICONDEROG4 TO BE RE-
BUILT FOR MRS. PELL.
Colonel r. ". Thomp pson WI Spend
$500 900 in anticipation Of Cham
DIain Tcrcentcnmy

Because a woman expressed a wish that old
Fort Ticonderoga, on the west shore of Lake
champIain. might be restored and made to ap-
pear exactly when on May TO- 1''"' Ethan
Allen and his Green Mountain boys surprised
and captured IT, work has just been begun which
has that end in view
The woman who expressed the wish was Mrs
stephen H. Z. Pell of No 8 East 69th street
Her father Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson said:
why not? Have it done and send the bill
TO me-"
The bill" it is estimated, will amount TO
$500 600 and completely TO restore the fort, rich
in memories of the Colonial period. will take ten
wears The west barracks. in which the sur
render was signed, will be restored first. Forty
five workmen now engaged on that build
ing which. it is hoped, will be ready when
President Taft. members of the Cabinet and
other prominent persons visit Ticonderoga dur
ing the celebration of the tercentenary OF Lake
Champlain. which opens on July !.
The property on which the fort is located has
belonged to the 1en family for a century. Will
ian, Pell, the great grandfather of stephen
II p PeIl the banker, who is the present owner,
laid II out for. a country place, and used 1t as
such for thirty years.
Mr. Peil said at his home last night that he
was deeply interested in attending to the details
of the work Of restoration of the historic site.
and added that his family would live at the fort
during the summer season, beginning this year.
"Mv wife first suggested the restoration" Mr..
roeu continued land her father, without the
least hesitation told her to go ahead and he
would be glad to stand all Of the expense.
plans have been drawn by Alfred G. Bossum,
architect who has given much study to the sub
iect We have been in correspondence with the
French English and the United States govern
,,,ents in the preliminary work of gathering all
,,ipds of data to enable US to restore all the
,,-aIIs and buildings of Fort Ticonderoga exactly
as they were during It's strenuous years
II was saidsyesterday that the property when
Tins improved would be Of the finest summer
homes on the continent Mr.. Pell owns one
thousand acres at that point
I'VE have recently pulled from the bottom OF
the lake the hulk of the Revenge" said Mr.. Pell.
.and we are going TO keep it in a glass house
which shall have made for it. naval battle
was fought on Lake Champlain in 1875, when
Sir Cuv Carleton defeated Benedict Arnold.
Three of the American ships escaped to Ticon-
deroga They were the Revenge, the Trumbull
and the Enterprise. They were burned the fol-
lowing year and sunk directly in front OF the
fort We found in the hulk of the Revenge
,annoa balls buttons. coins. bayonets. pike
heads etc and these shall keep exhibi-
ton in the west barracks. which will be used
permanently as museum. The south and east
barracks will be used as country residence"
Mrs PelI is at present in Europe.
The fort was built by the French in 1855. ana
was named Fort Carlton (chne of bells), in
Continsrd third page.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
TO DETHRONE SULTAN.
Young Turks Reported Decisions
-Ruse TO Gam Time.

Paris. April ga dispatch to the 'Matin
from Sofia says that Hasssn Ria Pacha. a
prominent Young Turk. his way to
Adrianople to take command of division. has
informed a diplomat that the Young Turks have
reached the following decisions: To dethrone
Abdul Hamd shoot the organizers Of the sedi-
ton hang the uemas suspected of being insti-
gators of the, counter revolution and make an
entire change in the garrison at Constantinople
The Young Turks, he said. had pretended To
negotiate with the Sultan for the purpose of
gaining time to complete their concentration
\ Constantinople dispatch to the "Matin" SAYS
that a state Of siege will be proclaimed In that
city tomorrow night.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
FAULT Il HOLE IN WALL.
I'm posing Door IN Los 1fngeles Bank
Was HOIIOzc MOche"y.
lBy Telegraph to The TribuneI

Los Angeles. April 2l-some astonishing
secrets were revealed to-day when the vault
door of William II. Carlson's defuact bank was
taken down. Among other things, Carlson was
revealed as a millionaire without money His
vault in the Consolidated BanA OF Los Angeles
was A big door without any vault behind il.
The immense box in which it was supposed
bales of securities and large sum Of money
we're stored away proved 10 be nothing bat
little plastered hole in the wall. The door
of steel with plate glass knobs and shiny com
bination dials. and had look of imposing
security The 5ani went into the hands Cf
reeoIeer recently.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
POPE'S TIEU1S on WOMEN.
Should Not Mir az Politics or Seek
All Rights of Nan.

Rome. April 21.-The Pope. addressing the
Union of Italian Catholic Women to-day, showed
strong opposition to some of their ambitions
Those who wish to make woman the equal of
man in ali things" said his holiness, and give
her the same rights are assuredly in error
Woman mixed up in the agitations OF public
life would he the ruin of the family and society.
Woman should be the companion of man. at the
same time accepting his authority. authority
mitigated ny love and nothing more"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
SMITH FOR IMMIGRATION POST HERE
Being Considered for Commissioner in Case
Mr.. Watchorn Retires.

Washington. April 2l.-In casting about for pos
sible successor to Robert Watchorn as Commits
sioner of immigration at New York, in Mr..
Watchorn leaves the service, Secretary Nagel of
sidering sending Herbert KnoA Smith. now head of
the bureau of corporations, that post Mr.. Smith
has made spe,iaI study of the immigration prob
New-York tribune., 1909-04-22

T@@sfS claRETs AND OLD BURGUNDY
Z 'ffteh xlts Toe meal enrtches the blood
-a..., i'ss'ry * SEES Co.. ,3s Fgltoa ST. New York
New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
4MERIC4'S CONTENTION.
aopcs That Britain VII .NC-c Settle
Hccdfe Strait Status.

Washington. April 2l.-Thc seizure Of the
:. ...-sf'ran schooner Charles levi Woodbury. for
: sec pIaching viii have tendency 10 hasten
:" se2chinG 81 q definite understanding be-
IN lie American and British governments re-
~--''s Hecate Strait. which the Canadians de-
Siaii l'c regarded closed sea and the right
Ash'tiS therein denied 20 Americans
.'s strait lies between the mainland Of Brit
i, -'iCnai'ia ana Queen Charlotte Island. and IS
~ -eight miles wide At It's narrowest part
NECESSITY for ~ carly understanding on the
''sh : realized ~ both countries
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-26

Joe, when you're coming from
work this evening stop at smithys'
on Pike street and get some iish, for
tnfgoing to have company
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-26
SA,l i 8 ONO.
RAILROAD.
z Schedule effective Nov. 90, 1908.
CIlARIsSBuIsti. w. va.
daily. xDaiiy excpet Sunday.

* Schedule elective Nov. 22s 1908.
CIlARIkSBuisG. W. VA.
DAILY. xDaily excpet Sunday.
Sunday only.
MAINE LINE, EASTROUND.
Cumberland, Washington. Baltimore:
Philadelphia ana New York, depart
q sa:52 an, $40 pm, 1885 pm. ~
Arrive 1883 am, 1855 am, .6:0s
pm:
MAIN LINE, WESTBoUND.
Parkersburg, Cincinnati, Louisville
and St Louis. depart s12:53 am;
1856 am, s6.0S prn,. Arrive 1850
AM. s5:40 pm, 1895 pm.
Parkersburg Accommodation, depart
s7:2s am, $500 pm. Arrive s10:20
y am, 1890 pm.
w. va. & PITTS, NoRTHBoUND.
connellsyille and Plttsburg, depart
Z. xG:10 am. Arrive x1t:05 pm.
Fairmont and Morgantown, depart
~ xG:l0 am, x3:15 pm.
w. VA. q PITTS, SoUTHRoUND.
Weston, depart x6:00 am, z10:25arn,
x11:S0 am, "6:45aprn. Arrive rs :5sH
am. zs:40 am, x2:15 pm, z5:25pm
x7:05 am. n
Pickens, depart x6:00 Gm, xe:15 pm
Arrive xs:65 am, x7:C5 pm.
fleetwood and intermediated points
depart x6:00 am, II 80 am. Arrive
v2:l5 am, x7:05 pm.
WEST VA. SHORT LINE.
New Martinsville and Wheeling ac-
commodation, depart $500 am,
x2:45 pm. Arrive s11:25 am,
1880 nm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
Governor Johnson Dead j..

months, and then was employ yed at {
soda water fountain in a local druj
store.
The St. Peter Herald continued un
der his management until 1899, wher
he first ran for Office. He was elected
as a democratic state sen nator from {
strong Republican district. He haC
been a republican in early years, bu
after studying the tariff question h,
voted for Grover Cleveland in 1898
and remained with the party. He wor
his first fight on the tariff issue, get
ting large majority. After he had
served four years, in 1902, he was de-
feated by few votes for reelection.
he was soon at the front again. TIE
republican party was split over cor
poratiou control between 1900 and
1904, and in the last year, a bitter fac
tional fight broke out. The republi-
can candidate for governor in 1901
was denounced as corporation man,
and Johnson was nominated against
him on a record OF opposition to cor
porate abuses. Roosevelt for Presi-
dent on the republican ticket got a
plurality O. l6l, 900 in Minnesota, but
Johnson won the governorship by
7,SO0 plurality. II was great per-
sonal victory, and .wo years later be
had greater one, for with Roosevelt
out of the way his plurality was
~. 900.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
How Animals Learn.

DR.. t. Zell. a German naturalist. has
collected many instances to prove that
animals learn by experience and thus
become wiser than their unlnstructed
parents. Game animals of all kinds.
he AYERS. have learned the range OF
modern rifles. Greyhounds quickly
learn to let rabbits alone, and fox
hounds pay no attention to either rab-
bits or hares. Killer whales and gulls
follow whaling vessels. just as vul'
lures follow an army. Crows begin to
accompany the chamOis hunter as
soon as they have seen the result OF
his first successful shot. and rough
legged buzzards follow the sportsman
after winged game. The number OF
birds that kill or injure themselves
by flying against telegraph wires is
much smaller than 1t used to be. DR..
Zell also refers TO the fact that
birds and quadrupeds have learned to
disregard passing railway trains. as
horses quickly cease to be frightened
by automobiles. His instances CT the
intelligent election exercised by sheep
dogs are familiar to all.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
The Lure of Money.

James X. keene. who won and lost
fortunes and who played with millions
OF dollars as child would play with
q heap Of sand. was once asked why,
having wealth 10 safety. he did not
give up the game Of money grabbing
and seek peace. comfort and content
ment.
The answer vouchsafed by Keene
may be regarded as that which would
be offered by many another man If the
same question were put to him.
why do | want more money! said
Keene. why does a dog want an
other rabbit: Your dog VIII chase the
millionth rabbit as though 1t were the
first he had ever seen. He will strive
and strain In the pursuit Of II to the
point Of heartbreak. One might sup
pose his souls life depended on the
capture. And yet. should be overtake
II, he will cast 1t aside when killed
and begin quartering the ground TO
start another. To the last gasp OF bis
breath that dog will chase bis rabbit
When you tell me why that dog wants
another rabbit I'll tell you why /
want more money."-Harry Furniss In
Strand Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
OriQin of Seals.

The origin OF seals is lost In the
shades oi antiquity. In Assyrian and
BabyIonian ruins seals still are found.
and II is certain that their use passed
from those countries - Greece and
Rome, to all European countries and
from England to America. Originally
they were set In rings. The earliest
references 10 them In Biblical history
is fomnd In Genesis xxxvili. where il
IS recorded that. pending certain nego-
tiatious between Judah and Tamar,
the wid W Of his son. lamar demand
ed IA pledge and Judah gave her his
signet and other belongings. And
when Ahab. king Of Israel. tined TO
buy NabOth's vincyaId and couldn't
his wife Jezebel wrote letters in
Ahab's name and sealed them with his
seal" In the Book of Esther. chapter
viii. il Is written that King Ahasuerus
said 10 Esther and Mordecai Write
ye also for the Jews, as II liheth you.
in the kings name ard seal II With the
kings ring. for the writing which +
written In the kings name and sealed
with his ring may no man reverse"
Seals Doubtless were used long be
fore the stirring events described IN
the quoted chapter Of Genesis. but no
one took the trouble to write about
them. From the time Of Jeremiah TO
William the Conqueror the pen was
practically unknown to king. noble or
peasant. so the seal was. absolutely
necessary Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
Tho Diamond Remains a Mystery

AS q substance the diamond Is Ole
OF the mysteries Of nature, one Of tbs
despairs of science. Nobody knows
whence It came or how, whether it Is
g. spark from a comets tail or q cry ;
tallized drop squeezed In some horrt
bic intensity Of fiery convulsion fro n
the white hot insurgent heart Of the
earth. Nobody knows much about II
at all, except that it doesn't belong
20 this world. Some known black dia-
monds literally were from the skies.
They came imbedded in meteorites
cast upon Arizona and Chile by an
unidentified star. One does not pros
pect for chips Of stars. AS well search
for the end Of the rainbow. Neither
Is It practical TO hammer oil sorts Of
eruptive rock and conglomerate where
ever come upon. Earthquake or vol
canic upheaval districts are not neces-
sarily the most promising. for often
diamonds that seem TO have had vol
canic origin occur thousands Of miles
from the probable place of extrusion.
carried thence, Il is assumed. by
glacial drift IN some far back geolog-
ical time.-Franklin Clarkin IN Every
body's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
hen are oah E1era i


One Of thi' cand.,iatts at AN EnGlls n
election was annOuih I'd tO address A
meeting in Yorkshire village wei
know n 60 horse dealers and breeders
as the center Of n district noted for is
backneys and roadsters. The candl-
date was GD eloquent speaker, but for
some reason or other ne failed %
make any great impression on the
horse loving farmers. However tie
local blacksmith came 10 the rescue Dy
summing up the respective merits Of
the rival candidates in the following
lacOnic little speech:
Friends. this feller"-the candidate
-"rides a 'oss. Tother feller rides
mortycar. You breeds 'osses, an |
shoes 'em. so wot is theer TO argy
abootT
In such district and before such an
audience the brief. businesslike speech
Of the blacksmith was not without ef-
feet. for ii touched the pockets as well
as the hearts OF those present.-LYn-
don Mail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24

Rochester, Minn., Sept. 2l.-Gov
John Albert Johnson, OF Minnesota,
last year candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for President Of the
United States, died at st. Mary's
Hospital here at 3:25 o'clock this
morning. following an operatian for
intestinal trouble.
Five DAYS OF intense suffering and
heroic treatment by his physicians to
break up peritonitis complications had
taxed his heart SO terribly that it
could not stand the strain.
Mrs Johnson was at her husband S
bedside fo= hours before the end, and
she collapsed completely when he died.
She was carried from the room.
The end came peacefully, and the
ex cutive was in full possession OF
his faculties practically up TO the
minute OF death.
John Albert Johnson, three times
governor of Minnesota, was born in
st. Peter, Mimi, on July %, 1861. He
was the son Of Swedish immigrants,
Gustave AID Caroline Johnson. His
father, a blacksmith.
The mother took in washing to sup
port the family, and insisted that her
eldest son should 20 to the public
schools of st. Peter. The burden,
however, became too great for her,
and at the age OF 13 John left school
and got job at $40 month in a
grocery store. He stayed about six
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
Woodstock, Virginia. Friday, September "a, 1903.
q One Volume Man.

A curious example Of generous Oh
stinacy was a stout English country
man who inquired for nice book tc
read-"one with story IN" On sew
eral being placed before him. he exam
ined them attentively and picked out
the middle volume Of three decker
with the remark This 'ere's my sort.
What's the price,"
oh" was the reply. this Is only the
second volume. The story goes through
three. The set Is half Il crown"
"Hauve a crown! Well, I'll gle We
that for that one book. It's a pretty
one enough
But won't you have the other two
as we'll? You'd better"
Nav don't like tn beginnin' of
a story. can't get forrud wi II. An
| don't ike tn endin'. / don't know
as 'ow it's coined about But in tn
middle IN I'm into tn thick OF It right
of. No. III TAX tn middle un. It'll
set me up for a month" And. cram
ming the book into bis pocket. he put
down his half crown and disappeared
with a GOOD night before the other
volumes could be given to him,-Cham-
bers' Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
The Witches Tree.

Country people speak Of the elder
tree as "the witches tree" and
planted II near farm buildings and
dairies to keep off witches. They also
say that the roots should never come
near well. still less grow into 1t, or
the water will be spoiled. Evelyn's
opinion was also unfavorable. He
SAYS: Il do by no means commend
the scent Of It, which is very noxious
TO the air.
I'VE learn from Biesius that GER
tain house in Spain. seated among
many elder trees. diseased and killed
nearly all It's inhabitants. which, when
at last they were grubbed up. became
q very healthy and wholesome place."
Cattle scarcely touch the elder. and
the mole Is driven away by the scent
Carriers often place branches on their
horses heads to keep off flies. Moth
ing will grow well In the company OF
the elder. and when 1t has been re-
moved and all its roots carefully
grubbed up 1t Is some few years be-
fore the ground becomes n Nrfectly
sweet and good for anything.-Sel-
borne's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
Poison La the Middle ACES,

In the middle ages so little was
known Of toxicology that all sudden
and mysterious deaths were attribut-
ed to poison. but 10 the light OF mod
ern knowledge many OF these. says the
British Medical Journal. are now cas-
fly explained by such diseases as ap-
pendicitls and gastric ulcer. Even the
BOrgias can be absolved from many
Of the poisonings laid to their charge.
Nevertheless from early times IN Italy
poison was q favorite means Of "re-
moving" an enemy. In England.
France and Germany cruder methods
Of vengeance prevailed. and 1t was not
until the sixteenth century that the
Medici introduced poisoning into
France. The fashion spread with ter
ribIe rapidity. and poison was employ
ed In every rank OF society to get rid
of inconvenient persons. The art In
troduced into France by Catherine de-
Medici and her followers took root so
deeply as to blossom later into the
black magic Of Louis XIy.'s reign.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
A Kitchen Martyr.

Even the kitchen can boast It's
martyrs. Chief among these was va
tel the chief cook OF Conde. who ran
himself through the heart with a
sword because the fish had not ar
rived In time for banquet which Ills
master was giving Louis XIV. VateIs
pancgyric Is to BE- found In the con-
Guiding volume OF the "Almanach deS
Gourmands:" $50 noble death In
sures you. venerable shade. the most
glorious immortality! You have proved
that the fanatlcism Of honor can exist
in the kitchen as we'll as In the camp.
and that the spit and the saucepan
have also their Catos and their
Decluses."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
Struck a BARGAIN.

An old woman recently entered ar
opticians shop and asked to look al
some spectacles. Choosing pair, she
esked the price.
Five shilIlngs," was the answer.
And how much are they without
the caseT
IL could not sell them for less than
IS 10d.." said the tradesman. who was
determined to get all he could.
"Do you only take off twopence for
the caseT queried the woman.
THAT Is al. The case Is worth no
more than twopence," was the reply.
THAT is good news" calculated the
old lady. with a sigh OF relief. ITS
the case for mine which | have lost"
So saying. she laid down the two
pence and marched off witb the covet-
ed case before the astonlshed shopkeep-
er had time TO interfere.-London Mail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
Chief of the Orchid Tribe.

The giant orchid Is the chieftain OF
the orchid tribe. 1t attains proper
tions which make all other orchids ap-
pear as miniatures In comparison.
A gigantic specimen may be seen
In Ceylon which Is credited with being
the largest In the world. 1t under
went growth of forty years before 1t
first lowered. II bears about seventy
stems or pseudo bulbs, which vary
from six to ten feet in length. each
carrying over hundred ribbon-like
leaves, which are from twenty to thir-
ty inches long. The enormous flower
stalks are from FIVE and half to eight
feet long, each bearing about hum
dred flowers. The plant remains In
flower for about two months, and as
many as 1900 flowers may be counted
on It at once. The flowers, which are
scented. measure individually I've and
a half to six inches across. their color
being yellow ground with large pur-
piish or chocolate blotches--London
Strand Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
A Bit TactIess.

"Dere cert'nly Is coolness between
Mandy Jones an Clay Jefrson desc
days." remarked Aunt Clorinda to a
caller. "Is you got any idee what's de
trouble?'
"Yes, I Is" was the gratifying an
swer. "Clay Jefrson he done hurt her
feelings bad at de strawberry social,
an Mandy is gwine t. hab dat boy
larn to be mo- carefuller In his talk
befo' she lows any mo- co'ting."
"What did he doT demanded Aunt
Clorinda.
"Twan' what he do, 'twar what he
say" replied the we'll informed visitor.
Miss Colby. dat was sarviDg de shot
care, she ak Mandy will she hab a
second piece OBJ 1t, an Mandy say, 'Jes,
a mouthful, Miss Colby, Jes' mouth.
full
"An' dat trifin' Clay Jefr'son he up
an say, AN you-kin get on de plate.
Miss Colby be say.
"Co'se he tried to explainify away all
de trouble. but I reckon he's got to
sarve his premiership befo Mandy
'cepts any 'pologies."-Youth's Com
DaniOn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
rho,oh, Astor Was Crazy.

People said John Jacob Astor was
crazy because he paid $1,000 an acre
when be bought the estate OF Aaron
Burr about hundred years ago. IL
was farm of 40 acres. located about
where Twenty first street Is now In
Manhattan. In ten years he coD-
menced to sell lots at $1,000 an acre;
but. fortunately. be did not sell much
at that price. What II Is worth today
is hard to compute In mIlIions.-Cent
Per Cent
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-24
Mo Tjms For Art.

Real high art" said comedian
seldom strikes home. played In q
meIodrama In my youth where the
leading characters were grand artists,
but their best scenes were only sconed
at. Our villain had death scene Id
the sixth act. He reveled In that
scene. lie wrIthed all over the stage
II was real high art. In small town
one night the scene shifter started TO
lower the slow curtain OH this death
much too sovu. The dying villain, as
lie Ii. ked about. whispered hoarsely:
".Timc there. young fellow. Amt
dead yet
Dead or ..oi dead said the shifter.
me hot susg'ers wals.n iui ue.'