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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

t>.N. &ik>C I4-c ..oi..@ OK. slIc ..O-
ana about the same as those used IL
ancient days We go over the plains
which must haye fed the Ephesian..
wind II way in and out through the
Mills and finally come 10 a little sta
ton where we get horses which carry
us out over the valley to Ephesus.
Now IA Mud Puddle.
The site of the temple is surrounded
by hills. 1t lies in the valley not far
above the level of the MediterraneaC,
not more than five miles away. His
tory says it was sWampy, and that the
great edifice was erected on col
unns. This statement is borne out by
the present. The excavation made in
water. 1t is a mud puddle or minia-
ture lake, iilied with broken pillars
and capitals lying half in and half out
Of the water. We stand on the banks
beside fluted column Of snow-Whita
marble, AND see broken marble every
where near. man who plows on
the southern ridge OF the sand turns
up marble bits at every step of his
bullocks, and the girls behind him.
Who are planting, uncoye stones from
the temple at almost every stroka Ct
their hoes.
AS we iOok We see no sign of the
activity which prevailed mere two si1ou-
sand years 20. Birds fly across the
lake and sing in the trees which bend
over it. A stOrll sleepily sits on a
marble rock in its nidst and a frog
croaks out a welcome. A rel COW is
grazing there on the edge IF he water
and II my right I hog is roofing the
deb1is.
\ Theatfe Which seated 3D.O0O.
Now let us take horses and ride on
down the valley to visit the theatre
IhiS has been SO uncovered by the
AGstrlans that We can sit on the mar
bic benches and look at the stage
which once held the actors Of the chief
playhouse ofASia. Think of q theatre
which would seat thirty thousand We
have nothing like that in the United
States, and there is none that | know
Of III any part Of the world. The wig
vans Of our national conventions.
thrown UP for the time. have accom-
odated that many. but this great
open-air structure was built largely Of
marble n altogether OF stone. The
entrance to the stage was by tunnels
and the stage was upheld by marble
columns. The seats We're built Of CON
mon stone covered With marble ann
they ran around the stage or rather
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

seats from tier to tier. sitting down
now and thcn and trying To imagine
the audience and the acting as go
ing on upon the marble stage far be-
low.
In Ancient EI>heeuS.
Leaving the theatcr. having tied nv
horse to q bush. | Strolied about
trough the VIDE streets of marble
which have been partially uncovered.
and made photographs OF bits of the
I'll MS. There is nouSn marble here
TO build a structure equal to our Ma
tional Capitol st Washington. aud this
IS mixed With MOSAIC and the broken
statues Of the palaces Of the past.
There arc pieces of friezes. columns
and capitals lying out in the open:
there are tOrsos OF statues, the heads
and feet OF which have been broken
off and carried away: AMI also ex-
quiSlte Carvings which would be treas
CreS to any museum. Here lies q piece
of marble draperN, the remains of a
goddess; there the broken-up limb OF
an athlete. and farther on an ex-
ouisite bit from the front of the
temple.
Among the ruins are the r5mairs OF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14
RV tine AugtriamS

But come and let US have a look at
the site Of that temple today. We
have tax en- a special car at smyrna
and have been carried by a little
French locomotive over the railroad
TO the station of Ayasoiuk. which ia
forty-eight miles away across country.
We have gone through a land of vine
yards and olives. where baggy-trou-
sered peasants are pruning the vines
and working the fields. They dig
about the trees with three tined hoes,
and till their crops with donkeys and
',,1Iocte TIE blows are Ons-handied
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

present by the excavations Of he
Austrians. They are among the great
historical explorers of the day. have
told you nat they are doing in the
ltoiy Land. and especially on the site
OF old Jericho. They are also en-
gagged in digging up the ruins Of oths
cities in Asia, and here at Ephesus
theE nave recently uncovered the site
OF the Temple OF Diana and have
opened up Il theater which had seats
ior oo,oVV persons. They have been
e~xcavatihg the great marble docks
"hlch led to the city, and have done
lhuch To SHOW us what this great com
mefcial center OF 1000 wears ago
must nave been in the height Of its
glory.
But first let me tell you something
or the Ephesus OF the days of St. Paul,
II Jay mere on the "a Of Asia Minor.
JuSt opposite Greece. and in what was
almost the center of the then known
"oflo 1t was the chief Roman. CITY
= ASIA. IL mad 4 population of a
nilillon or more and was famous for
ITS learning. art and beautiful build
ihgs. 1t was far above Symrna. which
was founded before it, and i'm which
II IS SAID the poet Homer was born.
tphesus dates back to a thousand
years before Christ. Some say If vac
started by the AInazons. but We know
-" 4 was largely built up nv the
creeks, who came from the Tonic
dSlahus over the way. 1t was a great
city IN the days of Croesus. who hes
slesed the town $40 B. c.. and Eter
Was SO famous that Alexander tha
hIeat wanted to change its name for
his own. ~
II Temple of Diana.
Among the greatest wonders Of
Epnesus was its temple to Diana its
iaForlte goddess. People from eynrv-
Where came here to worship her. and
hef temple was considered one of he
seven wonders OF the world. 1t COW
cred more than two acres, and its
mighty roof was upheld by 127 mar
pie columns, each as high as a six
story house. The worship of the
goddess was so famous that a business
grew up In making statues of her and
portable snrines which could be car
,led away by tourists and pilgrims
-tthietlc games were connected with
the worship. and the month of Nav
was sacred to her. The temple itself
IS referred to in the Scriptures. and
IN the Acts we read of the great cod
uess Diana. whom Asia and all the
world worshipped."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14
Ephesus i'm 1911
How the Ancient City of Diana Has Been ExcaVateo
By the Ag1striarns
D. r NJ = CARPENTER
Nv FRANK G. CARPENTER

the Dit. in the shape OF a haIl-fnooh,
rising mig up the hills at the pack. l
should say there were NO nuiiuie 90
feet Of such seats. They were in three
stories and contained sixty-s rows
measured the outline of the stage.
Tt was about eighteen feet Wid ana
six or seven feet high. There are
long underground passages leading 70
it. and it had eight two-storled rooms
bv he actors. l walked through the
pit. which is now filed with marble
columns and blocks of marble beautl-
fully carved. and then Ct mbed w the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

Come With ne for a walk through
thu r~auiains Of the famed city OF the
I.pha.ians. we shall wander over the
site Of the great Temple of DIANA,
,r,un the ground where st. John was
liyiuo When he wrote his gospel, ana
stand i'm the marble market where st.
PAU preached. There is also a tradl-
ton that the mother of our Lord was
buried. here. and that here lies the
dust Of st. Timothy.
f,xtayatcd by the Austrians.
TIE Ephesus- Of the past has been
recnntiv brought to the light of the
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
A PLEA OR DECENcY.

We doubt the spropriety, of apply
ing uncompHmentary epithets to dis
tinguiShed perSonages, no matter
how deeply political rancor may have
taken root. For example, reference
to Windy Bill MacCorkle will not
appeal to the person of average taste
and refinement. There are plenty OF
refined ways in which political enc
mics may be assaulted, without re-
sorting to such terms as that noted
above. And a good word artist
could cut Ex-Governor MacCorkle
mucn more deeply by the judicious
application of refined torture than
by tine use OF such epithets as the
West Union Record and a few other
papers have applied to him. Abuse
never won an argument nor did a
public expression of Jisrespect ever
injure any man of standing. 1t has
been our pleasure to criticise some of
the things for which Governor Mac
Corkle and his colleagues have been
shown to stand but there has been no
occasion for the application of lin
guistic filth to the treatment of the
case
This comes from the Herald-DiS-
patch OF Huntington, Republican
We have not been read
ing this newspaper, for it was not ON
our exchange list when we returned
to this happy cline, but we want to
give it credit for reading lesson to
the little Republican sheets OF this
State. Most of the Republican sheets
that come to this office delight in vi
tuperation AMI their whole stock in
trade seems to be displayed in per-
sonal slang. Such stuff not only dis
plays ignorance and imbecility. but
has no argument. Coming from the
source 1t does, the above article |
ought to do some goor, but we fear
the Herald Dispatch is casting it's |
sweetness upon the desert air
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
DEPLoRABLE ACCIDENT.
Automobile Runs Wild Down Reser-
walton HILL

The escape from sudden death OF
Mr.. B. B. Goings, and Mr.. S. d.
Stokes, of this city ON last Tuesday
was almost miraculous While out
driving late Tuesday afternoon in
the Goings Maxwell runabout, some
inexplicable impulse prompted them
to go up on Reservation Hill. Tsey
accomplished this almost unbeliev-
able feat by going UP The Hollow
and coming up on the East side of
the hill. Mr.. Goings was driving.
Upon reaching the top of the hill, he
was about to back the machine, pre-
paratOry to turning around, when he
'ost control of the driving mechanism
and reversed the gear. Mr.. Stokes
saw the impending catastrophe and
jumped instantly to- the ground, es-
Gaping without injury But Mr.. Co
ings, either because he did not real
ize his position, or from some don't
p-the-ship-boys'' motive, re-
manned FIRMLY n his seat, while the
machine came rapidly over the crest
of the hill and coasted straight down
the west side and over the stone wall
at the foot of the hill, landing up
side down I'm VinSOn street. Mr. Co
ings was thrown into nearby fence
corner.
Mr.. Stokes, and several others who
had seen the accident, came hastily
down the hill, but instead of finding
as they had expected, nothing but the
shattered remains of Mr.. Goings, they
found him rapidly regaiping con-
sciousness, and were startled when
he presently announced that he was
not hurt, and would get up and walk
home.
Several doctors had by this time
been summoned, however, and it was
found; that Mr.. Goings had sustained
a fracture of one of the bones of his
leg, Just above the ankle. With the
exception of this, his only other in
jurieS consist of bruises and scratch
es. He was carried home, accom-
panied by Drs Nunemak er,. Harris
and White, who made an exhaustive
search for symptoms of internal in
juries, Finding none, they set the
broken bone, dressed the several
painful cuts, and pronounced the
danger over.
The general opinion of his friends
seems to be that Mr.. Goings owes his
remarkable escape solely to his al
most perfect physical condition. 1t
seems incredible that anyone should
sustain such a fall and live Through
It; the resistance of unimpairei
health seems to furnish the only ex-
plantation.
There was scarcely a piece of the
machine left large enough to pick up,
but Mr.. Sid Wellman has the frag-|
ments at his shop, endeavoring to
piece them together
Mr.. GOings il making satisfactory
progress toward recovery. Though
countless bruises which were unno-
ticed on Tuesday, have now begun to
cause great discomfort. there seems
TO be no injury which will not dis
appear within few weeks.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24

1t is admitted THAT Senator-elect
Pardaman is effective on the stump.
Here is some typical Vardamanese -
What we need DIS to raise more pro-
duce at home and stop buying so
much from the northern states. Take
the average Mississippi farmer. He
buys canned and dried fruits like
wise canned fools. He gets up at
the alarm of Connecticut clock, fas-
tens his Chicago suspenders to his
Detroit oyeralls, washes his face with
Cincinnati soap In Pennsylvania
wash basin, sits down to a Grand
Rapids table eats Indiana hominy
fried with St. Joseph lard, on a St.
Louis stove, and puts st. Louis bril-
die on Tennessee mule. He sits
down at night ITO read Bible that
was printed In Chicago, kneels to say
a prayer composed in Jerusalem AMI
covers himself with New Jersey
blanket, only to be disturbed all night
by the bowling of his dog, the only
home raised product on the place.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
DEATH OF MRS. VIRGINIA mccoy.

Mrs. Virginia Mccoy. of Phelps,
KY, passed away Wednesday night,
about 2 O'Clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. S. G.. Gilmore, of Will
Hanson, W. Via. She had been i'll for
several weeks and her death was ex-
pecbed She was THE wife of tn late
john III. Mccoy, and before her mar
riage she was Virginia Cline, laugh
ter of Jacob Cline. One of the first
SETTLERS in West Virginia, and at his
death the wealthiest man in Logan
county, West Virginia.
She was the mother of nine chill
dren, but was only survived by two
OF them, Mrs. S. G. Gilmore, of East
Williamson and Mrs Walter Charles.
of Phelps, Ky. She had four broth
ers and four sisters, Rev. Crag Cline,
Of Catlettsburg, KY. Peter Cline, of
Prestonsburg. KY, Parry and Jacob
Cline, of Pikeville, KY, Mrs Pattie
Mccoy, of Phelps, KY, Mrs. Bette
Hatfield, of Blackburg, KY, Mrs.
Mary Cline, of Phelps, KY, and Mrs
Nancy Davis, of st. Joseph, Mlossouri
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. johnson, at THE home of her
daughter, Mrs. S. G. Gilmore, and
the remains were taken to Delorme
Thursday morning on No. for bu-
rial. They were accompanied by Rev
Johnston, Mrs. G. G.. Scott, M. L.
Gilmore, Wanetta and Ruby Gilmore,
granddau ghters of Mrs. Mccoy, MIR.
and Mrs. s. G. Gilmore, all of Will
hanson.
Mrs. Mccoy was a member of the
Baptist church and was 68 years of
age. She was laid to rest by the side
of her husband and two daughters, at
the home graveyard. The relatives
have our sympathy for the loss of a
mother.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
WILLIAMSON FORGING AHEAD.

1t is an observant fact that this
city is making rapid progress in ev-
cry way. Here is the westtrn outlet
of coal for large area and is fast
becoming a city of Importance in
many respects, and 1t is moving. on
ward In a remarkable manner. Our
authorities have just finished a speln-
did driveway to the cemetery In the
west end and they are now moving
to east Williamson with their large
force of workmen. Soon we shall
have that street to east Williamson
of which we have been talking SO
much. This work Is under the super
vision OF Deputy Sheriff William
Cole, and assistants, and will be
pushed to an early completion. Thus
1t is that everything in the improve-
ment Line is being pushed in our city
and the outlook, for a greater adj
vance is most encouraging.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
OUR NEAR NEIGHBoR.

The Republican sheet published I'm
this county, and which is advocating
the voting of Illegal negroes so en-
Enthusiastically, harps on the fact that
they had fifty of these negroes which
they wanted to vote in the last mu-
nicipal election, but they were pre-
vented by the registrars of election
They are still smarting under the sig
nal defeat they received by the in
telligent voters of Williamson. In
this matter there was only miscal-
cuiation on their part. They did not
get enough of the illegal negro vo-
tiers to overcome the white voters of
the city. That's all They were so
overwhelmingly defeated that it
knocked them silly and they have
been in that deplorable condition
ever since. They see that their days
are numbered In the county ana that
the white voters are determined to
have an honest election in the flu
ture. and that is why they are so ex-
asperated. Those whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
When Labor and Capital go to War
the Whole Nation Suffers.


A destructive labor war in Eng
land has been averted by the agree
ment of railway managers and their
employees to submit their differences
to arbitration The strike was ended
as suddenly as it began. 1t was
Lloyd George, the oft denounced
Chancellor of the Exchequer,I who
induced the unions to intrust their
interests to an unprecedented board,
and he accomplished this after others
had failed, just as he averted the
railway strike of 1870, by the crea-
ton of Cancellation boards. He re-
tains the confidence of workingmen.
they regard him as their friend
and he mas used his powerful influ-
'ence for peace. Even his bitterest
enemies must give him credit for that
that.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
M.ngo Coun.y Institute.

The Mlngo County Teachers Insti-
tute met in this city Monday morn
ing, August 2Ist, under .ine super
vision OF Prof. Hi Maynard, County
Superintendent OF Schools, with
about seventy-tive teachers present,
which number has been added to
from day to day until they now num-
Der one hundred and seven.
The following instructors are in
charge: Prof. H. X. Gers, Louisville,
KY, Prof. David ID. Johnson, Morgan
town, WI. Va, Prof. j.. HI. Francis,
Charleston, w. Va.
Mr.. Charles H. Ellis and Mrs.
Martha HOskins were appointed sec
retarieS.
The institute has opened each
morning with religious services by
Rev. R. w. Grant, pastor of the Bap-
fist church of this city.
Prof. johnson has devoted most of
his time to the discussion of the
value of instruction in English. His
able talks and lectures along this line
have precluded any doubt of his
ability on this subject.
In the instruction and demonstra-
ton in Agriculture made by Prof.
Gers a new and valuable feature has
been added to the institute work.
Prof Francis mas charge of the
music, and lis doing much to make
this an enjoyable and instructive
feature of the institute.
While the institute is well attended
by many experienced and many of
the younger set of teachers, yet a
nj En- 1dav foa
absent, whose places cannot readily
be filed.
Miss Eva Ward as organist has
added her share toward making the
institute a success.
The following program was rem
.lered at the Monday evening ses-
sion, commencing at $40 p. m.
Song, Twilight is Stealing" by
the Institute.
Vocal solo, Miss Elva M. Ward.
Welcome address, by Hon. Wells
Goodykoontz.
Response by Prof. David D. john
son. @sss III
Vocal solo, by Prof. j. n. Francis.
Story recital by Prof. H. r. Gers
Vocal solo by Prof. J. H. Francis.
Song, America, by the Institute
Social and getting acquainted,
which was largely facilitated by each
teacher wearing card bearing his
name.
The Institute adjourned Tuesday
at $3.50 p. m. to root for the insti-.
tute in a game of ball between them
and select city team.
The game ,degenerated Into game.
of ten-pins and the majority of the
left before the game was
over.
It is wonderful what peculiar ideas
some of our teachers have. Some of
them sit around at the street corners,
some occupy seats at the hotels,
some are riding around ON side door
Pullman sleepers, and some pass
their time inside the corner build
ings, all under the mistaken idea
that they are attending the institute
AMI listening to the instructors
REPORTER.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
GOOD NEWS.
Many Williamson Readers Have
Heard 1t and Profited Thereby. /

Many Williamson Readers Have
Heard 1t and Profited Thereby.
Good news travels fast, " AMI the
thousands of bad back sufferers in
Williamson are glad to learn that
prompt relief is within their reach.
Many a lame, weak and aching back
is bad no more, thanks to Doan's
Kidney Pills. Our citizens are telling
the good news of their experience
with the Old Quaker Remedy. Here
lis an example worth reading:
/ Blackburn, Vinson ST., William
son, W.. Va, says: My experience
with Doan's Kidney Pills has been
SO satisfactory that can recommend
them as being one of the best med
icines to be had for kidney trouble.
My back was lame and knew that
this trouble was caused by by kid
neys When saw Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised, got box at the
Observation-Disclosures Drug Co., and
their use relieved me in short
time
For sale by all deaers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
"Nancy's Career."

Eminently satisfactory from A.
nancial point of view was uhe play
given at the Virginian theatre on last
Friday night. Fifty-three dollars is
now on deposit at the National Bank
of Commerce, as the 'Nancy's Ca
reer Poor Fund" pending it's distri-
button some time in the early win
ter.
The audience on Friday night was
one of generous proportions. The
members of the cast of the play de-
serve great credit for having achieved
in three weeks the really good effect
that they did. Miss Pauline Shop
pard as Nancy, Mr. Roy Keadle as
her sutton, and Mr.. Deaton Poole as
her brother deserve particular credit
To all those who were so courteous
and kind during the rehearsals of
THE play, the writer's and members of
the cast extend the most hearty
thanks. They feel particularly in
debted to Mr.. Banks. of the Hippo
drome. In addition to his other
conrtesies, he invited the persons
taking part in the play to his moving
picture show, and at eleven O'Clock
ran over for their benefit his excel
lent reel, Fighting Blood, to the
great enjoyment of everyone. After
this the party removed to the front
yenanda of the Sheppard home. where
a midnight luncheon was consumed.
Particular thanks are due Mr..
Clarence Hicks, who managed the
shifting of the scenery for the play.
Mr.. Hicks assistants failed to appear,
so his task was a weighty one. He
performed it. however, without con-
fusion or delay.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
LA FOIhETTE,s PLAN.

Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
made a remarkable speech yesterday
in advocacy OF the immediate devel-
opment OF the resources of Alaska
through government ownership of all
railroads and public utilities, and the
actual mining of Alaskan coal by the
government. Wharves, Jocks, rail-
roads, and terminals should be CON
strueted, he declared, and the gov
eminent should even control tele-
graph and telephone systems and a
line OF vessels to transport the pro-
ducts of that rich territory to the
Pacific coast. He favors the creation
of federal board, OF public works
to manage these enterprises for the
benefit Of tn people.
This Is the most sweeping scheme
OF government ownership yet adyanc-
ed by any Oh our leading statesmen,
and 1t is the greed OF capitalists
which is responsible for II. Senator
LaFollette points out the fact that
there are on one hani $4,000 pho
neers risking their lives and fortunes
in the prospecting and developing of
Alaska, and ON the other hand mil
lions of American people to whom
that great storehouse of natural re-
sources belongs; while between them
is the enormous power of the greatest
concentration Of capital that the
world has ever known. The condition
of Alaskan affairs which the Wiscon-
sin progressive pictures is not over
drawn; and while Congress may not
be ready orSwilling to endorse such
an ambitious scheme Of government
ownership. the gravity OF the situa-
tion will probably bring many per-
sons to the supper. OF LaFolletta's
proposition. Wheeling Register.