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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-27

Speaking Of lumber and its transport,
Martin B. Lease Of Takoua, Wash, who
is at the Arlington. said that in addition
to the square timbers. planklng. and
boards cut for buildings, bridges, and
other purposes in Washington and Ore
gon annually, a large quantity Of material
for piling and telephone and telegraph
poles is obtained from the forests in the
Puget Sound country and along the Co
lumbia River.
Until recently most of this timber was
transported to market in sailing vessels"
said Mr.. Lease. "as It is used principally
in Central and Southern California. The
cost Of transportation by steam and sail
ing vessel and the limited capacity OF
even the largest craft for this kind OF
freight caused some Of the companies en-
gagged in getting out poles and piling 10
design what are called in the Northwest
sea RATS. These RATS are OF truly
enormous dimensions. and in shape close
" resembling a cigar, tapering TO point
at both ends. thence gradually charging
10 the greatest diameter al the center.
while the sea RATS are of varying
sizes. the smallest usually contain al least
5.O00 pieces Of timber. ranging from 50 10
10 feet in length and from eight inches
20 nearly two feet in diameter at the butt
Consequently some of the crafts made in
this peculiar fashion are nearly as long
as the largest transatlantic liners, meas
uring no less than $50 feet from end 10
end
Conservation is a good thing if II is
carried out along safe and sane prin-
cipals. Congress should provide for a
powerful navy in the Pacific. The time
will come when this need viii become
apparent, and I only hope it Will not be
too late then to give the Pacific Coast
that protection which is so sorely
needed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-27
AT THE HOTELS.

The american tea trade could adj
vantageously take suggestion from the
brick tea OF the far East. said George
X. Hariner. Of New York. who is inter-
ested in the tea importing business and
is at the Raleigh. I'm our country the
tea dust. some of which is OF good quail
ity is not properly utilized. In Europe II
is a regular article Of trade, and Is adj
yertised and sold as tea dust.
in this country it is sold to thousands
Of cheap restaurants. who make from It
the mixture of tannic acid. sugar and
boiled milk which they sell as tea. If, as
in the Orient, this dust were compressed
into bricks. good tea could be made fron,
it. and the product would find a ready
market through the multitude Of uses for
which it is adapted. A beginning in this
direction has been made by the Pinehurst
tea estate In South Carolina. and in Eu-
rope similar advances have been inaugu-
rated.
New York politics? Ny dear sir, poll
ties don't bother me: am too busy. les.
! agree with you that business men ought
10 take more interest IN politics and IN
the sort of men that are sent to Congress
to make laws for the country. The In
terests of business would be better safe
guarded II more business men and less
lawyers were in the halls of Congress,
but as long as business men do not take
an active part in public matters and
politics. they cannot expect to be properly
represented in the legislative bodies in
this country"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-27

MuKzling the Press.
Frony the Baltimore American.
The press is the watchdog of the
public"
That's why ii must be muzzled"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-27

Col A. B. stickney. OF ST. Paul, former
president of the Chicago Great Western
Railway. is at the New Willard Nh
Stickney SAID that Gov. Eberhard, ~
Minnesota. since he succeeded to the
Office of governor of Minnesota. made
vacant by the death Of Gov johnson, viii
be reelected; that Senator Clapp will
also be returned TO the Senate. but that
Representative Tawney would have
hard fight on hand for reelection.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-27

The number of arrests Of soldiers for
petty offenses. such as drunkenness. has
rapidly decreased recently, according TO
Capt II. @. Freeman, Of San Francisco,
who was seen at the New Willard, be-
cause they do not frequent the grog shops
and worse resorts to such an extent as
formerly.
Every post commander well knows why
these dens are TO be found just outside
the limit Of every government reserva-
ton. said Capt. Freeman. 1T is human
nature to crave some sort Of recreation.
If the enlisted man cannot have some
thing with which TO divert himself at
the post he is toe apt to seek il at one
OF these places, especially since the abol-
ishment OF the post canteen. with the
result that he is often taken out Of il by
the corporal Of the guard or the police.
erazed by the liquid poison sold under
the name Of whisky.
THE baseball match and the field day
have not only given him something TO
work for. but TO talk about and think
about. The average soldier would not be
much of an American il ne were not fond
OF baseball, while he makes a first-class
man on the football team because the
daily routine keeps him hard. yet wirY
and subtle. and gives him plenty Of wind
In the last three or four years college
elevens have sought matches with mill
tary teams because they get much fine
practice to quote the trainer, but the
practice has more than once ended in
the soldiers scoring every point.
THE canteen should be restored. Il
would be d move in the right direction:
it would make for true temperance. While
taking his beer at the post canteen. the
soldier is out OF harms reach: whereas
he is subjected 10 all sorts of temptations
when he goes out TO get his drinks
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
LOkHI Items

Widow Hinckley is laid up with
pnewralgia in her face which is swel1ed
up something awful The widows face
is so lop sided and outen plumb that
you wouldn't scarcely know her being
as she is almost painful to look at,
Bale Hawkins returned from the Co.
seat tother day slightly under the
weather. It seems Bale took a little
Ticker TO warm hisself up on his way
home and got a over dose Il amt often
that Bale takes too much, being as he
is too much of a tightwad 10 do that
Miss Almira Hobbs was took out for
a sleigh ride last Saturday night by a
gent from Snake Bend and reports that
when she arrived home she was nearly
froze. Why didn't you set up little
snugger to her, LukeI
HI Henderson of Calamity Corners
was in town tother day and called al
this office TO say that his wife has per
scented him with a l0-pound baby girl
Being as Hi already had seven, he says
this Increase in populashion in his home
has gone far enough,
Doe Livermore, our talented horse
doctor and human specialist, pulled two
teeth last week for Enoch Wilkins Do,
pulled the wrong tooth the first time
which Is why he had to pull two, Do,
only charges 10 cents each for pulling
teeth. being as he wants practice so ht
will become a expert tooth puller,
Subscribe for the Bugle or we vii
regret it.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
Personals

The weather still continues frigid.
II don't seem possible that it could Of
been 50 warm in Bingville as it was last
summer when you consider the present
temperature.
We would like to have about 25 new
subscribers 10 the Bingville Bugle at
present, who would be willing to pay
cash in advance for their subscrip-
shions. Who will volunteer to become
subscribers on this basis? If We can't
get . subscribers, we will be glad to
get two or three subscribers.
Hez Andrews paid visit to the
Bugle office last week and also paid
dollar on his subscripshion, which
paws him up to 1880 Hez allus pays u:
a dollar about this time every year, but
he will never get paid up at that rate
Harve Hines, our tonsorial artist, bar
Der, hair cutter and shaver, who also
in connecshio1 with his barber shoT
conducts a ice cream parlor during the
summer season, has painted hisseif :
new sign which he will put out in from
of his shop soon. This sign reads a,
follows: Al. HINES, PROPRIETOR
| OF THE BINGVILLE WHISKAR
lIUM."
Harve thinks this sign will bring hin
a big trade.
Hen Weathersby wishes to announce
TO the ladies of Bingville that he ha
Just received bolt of Bingham shifting
which makes fine shirts Ladies who ar
contemplating making shirts for thei
husbands during their spring sewint
will do we'll to call and examine thes
goods, which is first class In every re
spect. AS editor and prop OF the Bugl
we don't hesitate to recommend thi
shifting, because Hen has give II
enough shifting for a shirt in retur,
for this notice, and 1t is all that h
claims it TO be-
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
SOSSIGtV

Miss Sissy Simpkins, daughter Of
Abner and Mehitable Simplins, made
her debut into Bingville sossiety last
Wednesday night by holding a coming
out party, which was one of the most
brilliantest soshial events which has
been held In our midst during the gay
soshial season,
A large number of our young sos
siety folks was present on the occashion
to welcome Sissy Into BingvilIe's swell
set, Sissy wore a eomlng-out gown of
white lawn which was cut very low At
the neck, we presume so she wouldn't
have no trouble coming out If she so
desired, Refreshments was served and
eveybuddy reports they spent most
enjoyable eyg.,
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

Cow. What do these lying prophets
of Bingville know about what kind
of a winter we be going to have
Nothin. You can't put no depend
ence in these superstitiOus signs
and anybuddy who takes stock in
EN- is stepped in ignorunts-ignor-
UNITS and superstichion goes hand
in hand.
Oh. yes, gentle reader, how we
do wisht that spring was here. AS
we set here in the Bugle office, try
ing to write this editorial, with the
ink froze to a slush, our fingers
so numb we can't scarcely hold our
pen and shaking from the intense
lcold like a nervous reck, we yearr
for summer weather once again
our ears is hungry to hear tht
sound of the buds popping and the
songs of the birds in the trees. Yea
verify, a hard winter in Bingvillt
amt no joke.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

terkate the sled and got II back into the
road again, when all packed theirselfs
in again and the journey toward Bling
vile was resumed.
It got so cold that them in the sled
spread the blankets over their heads TO
keep from having their ears froze often
their heads, and while they was under
the blankets Henry Barker slyly put his
arm around Ruth Perkins, who he took
along with him and who he has been
courtin for several years, but Henry
was a good cal surprised when Mrs
Brant Williams screamed ont. Henry.
what do YOU mean By trying TO hug
me-" When Henry found he had made
so awful a mistake IN the dark, he was
filed with cOnsrernashiOn and so was
everybuddv else in the sled. Brant, who
was driving. brought the horses 70 a
standstill and he asked Henry what he
meant BY insulting his wife ike that
Brant told Henry that if It wasn't so
cold he would take off his fur coat and
invite him out into the road to get q
good thrashing. Henry explained to
Brant that he thort his wife was Ruth
Perkins that he was putting his arm
around and this made Ruth mad, who
said that if Henry Barker thort he ooulC
take SIGH liberties with her he was mis-
taken and Ruth wouldn't speak 10 Henry
after that at all, and rumor says thai
/ all is over betwixt EN- and that they VII
never be married.
Coming down Tecks Hill the SLED
pushed the horses so that they brok,
into a run, and being as Brant VII
Hams, who was driving, was so neal
froze to death, he couldn't hold en- Sc
he hollered that the horses was runnin.
of and for every Teller to save hisseii
+ CONSERVATISM reigned supreme in TIT
sled, but everybuddv hung fast to every
buddy else and prayed silent prayers 10
deliverance while the sled went dow
/ the hill with the velocity Of a railroad
/ express train. BTant managed 10 keeI
the team in the road, and after tn
/ horses had run for two miles the.
/ slowed down, exhausted
To make a long story short the part
arrived back in Bingville al ! o'cloci
Wednesday morning, frost bit and numb
/ They entered town very quietly, wherea
when they left Bingville the night befor
they was all hollering and laughing Xix
pack OF lnjuns.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

My goodness. don't we wisht it
was spring instead of February
We have wisht this wish a great
many times during the winter, but
what good does it do to wish
things Pit don't do no good. If a
person could get things Just for
wishing after them, we would all
be rich beyond our fondest dreams,
but instead of getting wealth by
wishing for it, we haft to earn it
| in the sweat Of our various brows,
and we haft to wear callusses on
the soles of our palms until we be-
come horny handed and discour-
aged in trying to make a living.
Somebuddy has said, IF wishes
was horses, all beggars might ride, -
and if we as editor and prop of the
Bingville Bugle could make warm
weather come by wishing for it we
calkilate it would be summer time
all the time in Bingville-we calki-
late that the temperature in this
here town would be 90 degrees in
the shade instead of 4 degrees be
low zero, same as it is at the pres
ent writing. The snow would not
be 3 or 4 feet deep in some places
land deeper than that in others. anc
a person wouldn't haft to wear two
pairs of socks on his feet and two
pairs of Tugs on his ears when h,
goes outen the house to get som,
wood or down TO the P. O. to ge
the mail, in order to keep from be
ing froze stiff, as you might say.
A good many false prophets il
BingvilIe perdickted that this woulc
be a mild winter in our midst. bu
they was away off on their per
dickshions, being as this has beer
one of the hardest winters in tn
history of Bingville. Old Dad Hen
derson went on record last fall b
saying that he knowd it was COINS
to be a mild and open winter, bein,
as he had killed a goose and tn
goose bone in the goose's breas
was shaped for a mild winter. Len
Quigley said he had been observing
the bark on the trees which indicat
ed a open and balny winter, He
Weathersby, prop of our genera
store, said that because the robin
didn't go South until late and be
cause the hair on his old mare
tail wasn't so thick and bushy a
usual, that we would have a yer
mild, delightful winter, And wha
has been the RESULT The result ha
been, that 1t has been cold eneug
most every day, sinst winter set II
to freeze the horns often a mule
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
THE BINGVILLE BUGLE!
The Leading Paper Of the County
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

How Goth The busy little be-
Improve each shining hour
By gathering honey all the day
From every opening four.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
LANDS END

Bill Henshaw has had the toothache
for several days and nights, being as
he amt got moral courage 10 60 and
have It pulled out.
Ruth Atkins was down with the grip
last week, but is up with the best Of us
this week
Mrs. Hen Jordan's baby had an at
tack Of cole one night last week Mrs.
Jordan says she IS glad it wasn't Group.
Heck WinslOw broke a tooth while
irving 10 crack a hickory nut by biting
It Tuesday last. Heck ought 10 use a
hammer instead Of his teeth.
EXCELSIOR.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

old, being as II is a child's disease and
him a great grOwed up man.
Mrs Jim Bradley Sundayed last Sun
day with Jemima Piper OF Hickory
Corners and returned home Monday
conscious Of having had a good time.
Jasper Tarbell set a trap for a fox
which had been stealing his chickens
and ketched his old shepherd dog in
the trap Jasper was a good cal sur
prised, 50 was the dog.
VOX POPULL.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

FEBRUARY 22d you know Is
Mr.. Washingtons birthday and We are
going to show him some attenshion in
the Bugle
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
Country Correspondence
SLAB CITY.

Hike Peters is on the sick list with
mumps Hike says ne feels foolish hav-
ing mumps when he is most Is years
The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

The cheapest advertising medium in the
county. II you believe IN advertising come
and see Us. For further information call on
or address the editor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
EXPLOSION A middle TON MINE
KILLS THREE men This MORNING

band.
Grapp swore outsa warrant before
Justice Amos for the arrest OF his wife
carly Saturday morning, charging her
with the theft Of the money.
Constable Charles ". Hawkins lefe
at once for Hutchinson and searched
all yesterday about AIannington, Bar
rracksyille and the other mining towns
in that section forsthe woman but no
one had seen her.
1t is thought sheshas gone to Penn
sylyania.
Grapp is hear br5ken over the ac.
ton Of his wife, ard he toll Officer
Hawkins that he feared that his wife
had run away witlisanother man.,
Grapp is Pole and his wife is o:
the same nationality She Is an .un-
usually bright woman and was one
of the best Interpreters ever in this
section Of the state
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
A POSSIBLE FIFTY ARE killed
BY AN EKPI0SI0N I'm NEW YORK
ITALIANS CASE
WAS CONTINUED

OWNER OF BULL DOG WHICH
RUNS AT LARGE AND is SAID
TO ENJOY PAsTiME OF KILLING.
GOATS AND CHICKENS AND
BITING CHILDREN NOT READY
FOR TRIAL.
Saturday Joe Pisheneri, and a
crowd Of other Italians were before
Justice Amos trying to settle the dog
question which has been causing
much trouble at uztown recently.
1t is claimed that Plsheneri has a vi
cious bull dog which runs at large,
killing goats, ,cattle.. chickens and
biting men and. children.
Neighbors have on many occasions
complained about. the actions of the
animal and Pisheneri. was served with
a notice by Prosecuting Attorney Nor,
ris to get rid'of the dog or fasten him
up. 'rf
Pishcneri failed to comply with the
notice and proceedings were brought
agains: him in the court of Justice
Amos.
Saturday the case came, UP for
hearing. The plaintiffs were, present
in numbers but Pisheneri stated that
he was not ready for trial and sue,
ceeded In. having the case continued
over until Wednesday. evening at 4
o'clock when Justice Amos will hear
the evidence and pass on the case.
Horseshoeihg at cordray Carriage
Works. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
TIPS FEWER
ASK MORE PAY.

Pullman Porters Want Company. to-
Make Good Their Loss Of, Gratui-
ties and Complain Of Hisn Cost of
Living.
Chicago, Dec. lS-Pullman Porters
in a petetion to the general manager
asking for an increase in wages say.
"The growing tendency of the trav.
cling public either TO discontinue alto
gather or to reduce to one half or less
the gratuities with which they former.
ly rewarded the Pullman porters who
merited such consideration, and the
high cost of living generally, have
forced us to come through you to the
Pullman Company begging for some
relief
A portor on one Of the New York
Chicago flyers told of an incident
which happened couple Of weeks
ago on his train.
THE Professor OF the Agricultur.
al department in a. certain university
he said, brought twenty.nine OF his
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19

Mrs. Maurice Jarksons and little
son, John Robert, ofSkingWood, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs John Jack
son. Mr.. Jackson SillS spend Christ
mas here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
IDENTIFIED DEAD.

Mrs. Marsh R5teyl passenger en- in
street car.
Frang spagg.
=. B. Livermore.
c. NJ. Morrow.
All railroad employees.
Francis c. Kelley, policeman.
and passenger on the street
car.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
CHILDREN,
CASH ARE GONE
SUCH WAS THE CONDITION 10
CONFRONT "MIkEr GRAPP UP.
ON HIS RETURN FROM WORK
HEARTeRokEN.

When John, better known as Nike
Grapp, returned to his home at Hut
Crimson on Saturday evening after his
days work in making an entrance to a
coal mine at Hutchson, his home was
deserted. his wife Kate, who is well
known in this city, having been for the
past several years Interpreter in the
several local justices offices, had left
with their three children, aged seven,
two and half years and the baby,
aged lG months,
She had taken nearly all her clothes
as well as S35 belonging to her hus
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19

g. o. Is
4, I, The location Of the explosion was
on the second Butt heading on the
First South Face. about one half mile
from the entrance Of the mine.
There were only ten men in the min
at this time and all Of them have
been located. y \
These men had not reached their
work They. were on their way to It.
j 1t is supposed the gas that caused
the, explosion came from one of the
wells Of the Hope Gas Company that
are In close proximity 10 the mine.
The Middleton mine has been in
operation for several years and 1t was
conspicuous fortthe absence OF gas.
The mine is in splenudid condition
except where the explosion occurred.
Here some OF the brattices are blown
down.
All Of the other parts of the mine
are in the same condition they were
. before the accident
The mining, men feel good that
there was dust to take up, the ex-
ploslon and carry 1T on as 1t would
have been possible were it not that
the mines are in the best condition.
dition.
q The mines are ventilated by warm
i air and this causes them to be very
damp. Water drops from the roof and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
AMBULANCEs ARE ALL BUSY AND NUMEROUS HOSPITALS FULL

1t was the most terrific explosion
in the history OF the city.
Every window within twelve blocks
was shattered and the buildings in
the immediate vicinity were so badly
damaged that the building depart
ment experts were hurriedly called
to shore them up to prevent their
collapsing. The boiler house was
new steel structure equipped with
large battery of high pressure boil:
ers.
The cause OF the explosion will
probably never be known as most of
those at work in the vicinity were in,
stantly killed.
The police say they believe all in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19

students TO see the international
stock show in Chicago. The Prof.
fessor toll the students 1t was a.
gainst thetlaw OF the State to give a
tip. They travelled in my Pullman
car.
Il worked all night scrubbing off,
the mud and polishing up these thirty
pairs OF shoes. In the morning /
brushed the whole party off. Did |
get any thing for my polish and time?
No, sah",
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
SNOW is sPREplcTEDs sFoR CHRIST.
MAS EVE BUT SATURDAY
MORNING WILL SEE RAIN COM
ING FROM TIL cLou NO
DOUBT ABOUT THIS
INTERESTS E0LES
AS a Matter Of Fact conaidsrabls
Rain May Be Expected During the
/. Next Five or Six Days Win vary.
ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL Made
for the Week. Y 4

~ -
Assthe weeks go by it commences
to look as though the local sage who
has been forecasting the weather fof
Fairmont and vicinity for the readers
of the West yirginiani Tor the past
month or SO, giving out his predic.
tloins every Monday for seven days In
advance is making good.
His forecast for last week proved
equally as correct as the ofIiciai Uni.
ted States forecaster at Pittsburg
and he only predicts for twentg:four
hours in advance.
The Fairmont sage stated last even.
ing that he had given this weelf's
coming weather much study for ii ii
the most natural thing i'm The word
for al: to desire to know what kind
or weather We shall have Cd Christ.
mas day and he said With naneh ON.
phasiss that this As going 10 be a white
Christmas thai lie dry sflll open
with ciondy weather with slight rains
in the early forenoon followed With
snow fluries about noon, growing
rapidly colder and by night fafl the
temperature will be about 20 above
zero. Heavy snow wlilsfall from late
in the afternoon until midnight The
copa snvs that bs 10 ,,f,aitiua, an n ai,nb
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-19
Magnificent New Building is
Completely Wrecked atEarly,
This Morning Besides Those
Dead Many are Seriously
Injured.
POWER HOUSE OF N. Y, N. H. AND HARTFORD GONE

Cause Of Catastrophe will Probably
Never be Known as Ali Of Those at
Work in the Vicinity arey Dead.
Parochial School Suffers and Bible
Training School Loses all It's Win
dows.