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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
W. 10 lAeatSr RAaes .tMoeR-
S1S ,EI- tie AAsS

I, through the gun port in the ward room
by the conclusion of the guns in one OF
the forward turrets. Considering that
the chair weighed between twelve end
fifteen pounds, one may get vague idea
of the unsupported influence on movable
objects exercised by the conclusion Incl
dent TO the blast OF one Of these guns.
THE FLoRIDA'S GOOD RECORD.
The firing is over and we learn that
our ship has done admirably The final
figures and percentages will not be ready
for publication for several months Tor the
umpires have to make their report TO
the Navy Department and many consid-
erations become a part OF the problem
Of determining the exact percentage Oh
efficiency in gun fire of each ship.
After the tense hours Of suppressed ex-
citement and hitherto unknown sensa-
tons. we are pleased to seek the COM
fort of our hospitable stateroom, there TO
mediate perhaps for few moments on
the revelations of the day. In retrospect
our sensations lose none Of their thrilling
qualities.
We begin to realize that the unpleasant
necessity of leaving the ship to be put
ashore is rapidly drawing near. The nos
Vitality OF which we have been the re-
cipient during the last week has welded
us to the navy, its officers ana It's men
We regret to leave them. From the mo-
ment we stepped aboard and were greeted
with a welcoming smile and hearty hand-
shake by Commander Sypher, the execu-
tive officer Of the ship, we have been en-
toying hospitality that could not be sur
passed. And It is with great regret that
we must bid farewell to the ward room
mess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

berth in each officers room and all air
ports have been closed. Subsequent
events prove that the precautions are
necessary
1t is suggested that during the next
run we observe the firing from the main
top, meaning Of the landsman will per-
nit the explanatory the top platform Of
the after basketlike steel mast. Reaching
this altitude Of approximately l25 feet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
A MACHINE MADE ATMOSPHERE

The magazines. way below decks, are
examples of cleanliness and order that
would make the most meticulous house
wife enYious The atmosphere Of these
BEAUTIFULLY arranged rooms containing
thousands Of pounds of explosives is con-
tIoled by mechanical devices so perfectly
constructed that the temperature and
humidity at no time vary more than a
fractional degree from the standard es-
aolished by experts as being ideal
On the way to the torpedo room one ex-
peHsnces rather queer sensations, having
been Informed Of the eccentricties of the
peculiarly diabolical instruments of war
rare known as torpedoes The small crew
o. I'VE or six men who operate the tor
pedo tubes is drilling in anticipation OF
he torpedo firing that will be included in
Toe ships target practice. The facility
WIN which these huge capsules Of steel,
containing a mechanism more delicate
tnan mat Of a watch. are handled by the
mea trained for the Job is amazing. MIR.
hphng could immortahze this torpedo
room and make it's exceedingly interest
q H'be VI HdcnlueTy converse IN an
Astonishing dialogue.
observing the ease with which the
aiah travelling crane attached to the
0sck forming the roof Of this room will
PICK up torpedo weighing several tons
ana With unerring accuracy place 1t In its
Hoper position in the tube from which 1t
70 be fired, Is nothing less than thrill
ns To add to the difficulty, each OF
'ness torpedoes has been covered with
'sry generous coating of vaseline oil and
''ner lubricants known as "slush" In
wuer to protect 1t from the salt water
sf0ugn which It has to travel. This is
necessary, as each Of these instruments
mas cost the government between S,Vp
ahu %oo. and must be recovered after
p'Scuce firing in as good and disable shape
40 the severe conditions TO which they
nave been subjected will permit
Vn the way up to the wardroom, again
PASSING through the living spaces aiid
"eeplng quarters Of the crew, the ef
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
MMEs lELEalEs
observation-disclosures ARE cETTlNs|
REA Dy FOR sTATE coNvEN.i
m cLARI sRuRG. U

Yesterday afternoon iii. j. S. Mar.
more, who addressed tie prohibitions
.istn here last evening andSwho VIII I'D.
dress them at the Court House again
tonight made a short address Delure
the ProhibitIonists gathered together
in Willard hall where delegates were
named to the state convention 70 be
held at Clarksburg on May Esd. His
address yesterday atterhon was short
and tothe point y
At the meeting thecoqnty chairman
OF the party was instructed to call a
county; eonyelfl6H on5Nlay 10th. 10
be held at the Willard hall In this
city for the purpose Of nominating the
county officers on thei Prohibition tick
ct.
u Following are given the names Of
the delegates named to attend the con.
lyentlon at Clarksburg;
NJ. NJ. Wilson, Otis FMartin, w. I.
Menear, Weeden Kcon, George Koon,
Newton Jones, A. +. Mcmillan, J. 9,
swIgcr, F. p. Kelley, Y, "A. Clayton,
Claude PrIckett, ]. H. .snider H, g.
Keentr. Cay Basnett Rev. l. D.
Bowers, E. w. shurtleGr o. j. Elem,
ing, A. J. Kern. Eighteen aiteruates
we're also named.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
nl.A-..
|NEED
MAN AND GIRL ARRAloNEo IN
POLICE couRT-MAYoR MARTIN
DELIVERS A LECTURE. 4. Is ~.


Fplce court this morning attracted
as. ,psual, q large number OF the curious
when n imam. and woman were given
trial charged with illegal cohabitatlon.
It seems that yesterday evening 'hG'
couple went to the Marietta Hotel,
registered us man and wife, and went
10 theIrtroom. Later about midnight,
1t Is understood, the couple were put
out Of the hotel, and the police notIf.
ed, they being placed under arrest
They Mayor this morning fined them
each Sl9 and costs and arrangements
were made by them 70 pay the Bnen9
Mayor Martin had talk with lae
girl, in an attempt get her to I:ye 3
better life, and it lis 10 be hoped that
she will profit by his splendid advice
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
. hlrth certIfcates..

Birth certificates we're filed. with
Tue County clerk yesterday for re
6ofding dis follows: 81
DF. y. N. Y6st, one; DR.. G. f. sha'
Ter, one (; III. Polito. one; Amanda VIII
son, one Dr. II. L.. Crisis, six
ast Deeds Filed
Yesterday deeds were received at
the, otIices Of the county clerk for re-
cordtpg as follows.
.s1tii Iill, 10 Erederick, .Nangilder,
u pafss of land IN Winfield district;
consider ton S175.
j. B. Smith Jones anu wife TO n. b.
Jamison, a parcel OF land in the Mo
nongahela Industrial Company's Add
tlon to the City OF Fairmont; con
federation 81 and Other valuable con
silefations.
-Four States Coal and Coke Com
many to The MopoDgahela River Rail
road poiaHany, |! parcel OF land in Lon
coin district; Consideration 81 and
,oEher valuable considerations.
q I, AnnaEalle Coal Company to Mo-
npngaheia River Railroad Company,
two parcels;oE land in Grant and Lin
colin distrlcts; consideration 81 and
Diner YaEiahis spasIdsFasiepR. +
1 III 4, spodgrasa,Gt alstdo MaSsiC
iaggertJs 70 purcell Of land on Wise
uan,s Run in Niang4stSA dishst;
consideration $1,400. 49, w"
Andrew j. Ice sr, ct ais, 10 Il. A.
Colder, .Iee,s ID pSeecE of 4arNl' ON 'Duf'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
DABES ERlgH
REsgLS. BNIgHII.EI


lstiINGTo IS. March The Su-
pEeme Conf yesterday held that the
owner ot apa tent ll9s an unrestricted
monopoly upon III articles used in lis
operation, MAY its IT'S price and pre-
scribe It's use. and thereby laid down
d broad principle Of doubtful applica-
ton 10 many Of the governments inn
pjortant trust suits nov pending which
involve qtestions Of; patent rights.
Thescoutt stood four TO three; C. tef
Justice White. with whom dlssented
Justice Lamar and Hughes, in q
spirited opinion, voiced his dread OF
the results ofathe courts work, ask.
ing who could fortell; the extent Of
monopoly and wrongful restriction
witch 3soyldS qrise, AS, construed by
the majority Of the eonfs the chief
Justice declared the pateH jay could
reach out % include in patent
every conceivable thing used in every
American household.
The chief justice declared that con.
gress should act to head of untold
evils" which would follow the courts
construction OF the law and ar
raigned the majority as having broken
all precedents. 3;
rrh., ,otS+ In ii,s$nfsfory. he cried,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
.NAANINGIQN G@[S lRY
(ContInued :.rom Pago One.)

was elected on til. c:.;zers' ticket
over C. Il, Deal! dD and Jas. L.
Delch Isl.
The dry contingent are jubllant
over winning. and claim that Man
nington will be indeed model city
for residents after the licenses are re.
voked. and the town is dry.
Owing to closencss of the contest,
It is indeed likely l:lat a recount VIII
be asked for, persons on the defeated
side hoping against hope that there
might have been some slight mistake
that would change defeat into victory
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
DOC MEAT s FINE:
WHEN YOUR COLD AND HUNGRY
writ NOTHING ELSE TO EAT A
sLS s or FIDo GO Es COZ D.
Y !. iilLnlIr,,.s,lUilln,Itted .Press.l

WASHINGTON. D. d, March a.
DOG nlsay Eis haslIqlpassg, 4, somesines!'
such Tds fae & coSmnSAt s%Ah d remit !;
isceRt -grlmace OF Admiral Robert =.
pearyI norm pole dissoverer, upon the
eatInS, of his dogs by Antarctic Ex'
plorer Amundsen:
"For flavor and bouquet, itdoesn't
compsre with tenderlo;r steak" snld
Peaty, .'but dog meat is fine when
you're cold and hungry-and have
nothing else TO eat" a. Isl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
NEW wHARE HOUSE

A new wharf house is being con.
structcd on the site Of the old wharf
house which was washed away when
the ice vent out Of the river some
few weeks ago. Work was commenced
yesterday on tlteistfucturc, which will
be the same slzefas2tRe old building.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12

however he has been pre-.
yaIeld upon to lecture again this even
Ing at 1880 in the same place. He Is
q forcerul speaker and presents hI'
III a pleasing and canvIHc'
luz manner. While a lecture on any
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12

rtase of r-O9l1ation nasqrally IL
classed as a political address, bis pre-
sentaion disarms one Of such antas
onism.
The public generally is invited to
hear him. INN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-12
LECTURE,

On account of the inclemency Of tho
weather many were prevented from
hearing Mr.. Larmoros lecture last
nightIn the county court room. For.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
RaIzac's

It was not easy to make ones way
into Balzac's house at Chatllot, Rue
des Batailles, for it was guarded like
the garden Of the Hesperides. Two or
three passwords were necessary. which
were changed frequently for fear they
should become known. l remember a
few. To the porter we said, 1.-THE plum
season has come" on which he allowed
US to cross the threshold. To the serv-
ant who rushed to the staircase when
the bell rang it was necessary to muir
muir, II bring some brussels lace" and
If you assured him that mime. Ber-
trand was quite we'll" you were admit
ted forthwith. This nonsense amused
Balzac immensely, and it was perhaps
necessary to keep out bores and other
visitors still more disagreeable.-Miss
Wormley's Memoir Of Balzac."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
Coal and the Arts.

An intimate connection between coal
and the arts is seen in the career OF
Thomas Britton, the celebrated 'mu-
steal small coal man." Over his coal
shop in Jerusalem passage, Clerken-
we'll, be established In 1878 a musical
club. where every Thursday for nearly
forty years was held a concert, at
which Handel and all the greatest mu-
sicians Of the day performed. To a
love Of music Britton Joined a knowl-
edge Of photography. which brought
him into contact with Harley, earl OF
Oxford. and other collectors. But he
continued until his death in TIA to
sell coal in the streets of London and
would frequently join his noble pa
tronso on a book hunting expedition at
tired in his blue smock and with the
coal sack he had been carrying all day
over his arm.-London Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
MEASURING THRUST OF PROPELLER.
,cezEHHNEA nEACgH ~,

MEASURING THRUsr OF PROPELLER.
scale is then attached to the pulley at
one end and to the line at the other
with Il little slack.
When the propeller is started it must
first lift the weight attached to the line
before it commences to pull on the
spring scale. The thrust Of the pro-
peller will equal the amount register.
ed on the scale plus the weight Of the
bag. If the propeller draws the spring
scale out to it's full extent a second
twenty-five pound bag may be added to
the line. Thus with a single twenty
FIVE pound scale it will be possible to
measure thrusts running above 50, Is
or even 100 pounds. To be sure, a
certain allowance must be made for
friction on the bearings Of the pulley,
but this will be negligible, particularly
when the thrust is heavy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
Would Make People Vote.
Kansas City Star.

Kansas City Star.
A msnd atory voting bill is to be
submitted to the next Oklahoma legis.
lature. The details haven't been de-
cided upon, but the penalty for not
voting probably will be slight, 80
that the law may be enforceable.
Such q law ought to be enacted.
1t would lessen the power of money
and of machine organization in poll
tics; . world of money is o used 10
"getting out the vote"
1t would insure 10 expression OF the
will of all the voters, instead OF the
will of come interested group.
The expression of all the voters is
particularly important, because of the
extension of the means of popular
government through the initiative,
referendum and recall.
1t is important, alec, because of the
impending extension of the suffrage
to women, which will increase some
of the existing electoral complications
unless the machinery of elections IL
made more effective.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
A Disappearing Lake.

A few weeks ago a small lake near
Northwich, in Cheshire, England, be-
gan to sink out of sight and by night
fall had dropped about twenty feet.
It was calculated that approximately
10000, 900 gallons of water had dis
appeared, and there was much local
speculation and some anxiety as to
what the phenomenon portended. The
biologists, however, soon set all fear
at rest by the following explanation;
The area is honeycombed with salt de-
posits. There are ancient salt work
ings beneath the lake. Its sudden
subsistence was due to the waters
breaking through the bottom and find
ing it's way into some subterranear
salt bearing strata. Here it will be
come impregnated with salt and even
tually be pumped to the surface agar
with its load Of salt for commercial
use.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
What Is Happiness?

Happiness is the greatest paradox in
nature. 1t can grow in any soil. live
under any conditions. 1t defies envi-
ronment. 1t comes from within. 1t Is
the revelation of the depths Of the in
ner life as light and heat proclaim the
sun from which they radiate. Happt-
ness consists not Of having, but of be-
ing; not of possessing. but Of enjoy
ing. 1t is the warm glow of a heart at
peace within itself. A martyr at the
stake may have happiness that a king
on his throne might envy. Man Is the
creator Of his own happiness. 1t is the
aroma of a life lived in harmony with
high ideals. For what a man has he
may be dependent on others; what he
is rests with him alone. What he OBJ
tains in life is but acquisition; what he
attains is growth. Happiness Is the
souls Joy in the possession OF the In
tangible.-William George Jordan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
UTILIZING SEAWEED.
Japanese Method Of Manufacturing
lsinulass.

Six kinds of seaweed are used in the
construction Of Japanese isinglass or
agar-agar. the method1f manufacture
being described as follows in a recent
United States consular report:
The seaweed is first crushed, each
kind separately, to remove shells or
other adhering matter and then wash
ed clean with water. The washed
seaweed is placed on a mat and dried
until it's color becomes white by the
action of the sun frost and dew. This
operation takes place during Septem-
Der and October, and when bleached
the weight Of the seaweed is decreas-
ed nearly one-half.
After bleaching the six kinds Of sea-
weed-in the proportion of 1zu, four
Egokusa, four; Misaki, three; Hiraku'
sa, three; Nanbu, four, and Onikusa.
two-are all put together in a boiler
| and cooked for about fourteen hours,
until they have become soluble. The
| LIQUID is then strained through a sack
and a box with a bamboo sieve on one
side, from which it runs into a con
tainer. From the container the liquid
is ladled into trays about three and
half feet long and three inches deep
After remaining in the trays abou'
twelve hours these are placed on a low
stand, and the isinglass is cut int
strips three inches wide and fourteen
inches long with a knife and ruler
These strips are then put into a lonl
closed wooden box (the ends of which
are three inches square, one end bein'
open and one filled in with a wir
sieve) and pushed through the siev
end in the form Of long fine strips
The isinglass is then placed on a loN
stand, which is covered with a clea
mat, and dried in the sun during It'd
day and frozen during the night 10
two or three weeks during Januar
and February, being watered at init
night.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
MARK TWAIN IN ANGER.
The Great Humorist Was q Volcano
When He Broke Iooso.

The Great Humorist Was q Volcano
When He Broke looso.
Famous authors are usually poor
business men. but Mark Twain. &C.
cording to William Il. Rideing in his
MANY Celebrities and a Few Others"
knew his own value and had no un-
businesslike indifference to the SUBJ
~stantial recognition of it. The only
critic Twain lever listened to with pa
Hence and respected and obeyed was
his wife," Underneath his humor lay q
deeply serious nature. Mr.. Rideing
says: How mistaken were the people
who. not knowing him. imagined that
everywhere and ON all occasions his at
titude and point of view were those Of
the Jester! ! " knew a more ear
nest man than he was or one whose
aroused indignation was so overwhelm-
ing. When anger moved him you could
e his lean figure contract, and his
eyes ominOusly screwed themselves
into their sockets. Every fiber in him
quivered, and for the moment his voice
became acid and sibilant and out Of
tune almost a whine.
'',Then he would let himself out In a
break, like that of a dam unable to
hold the flood, in language as candid
and u%nshrinkabIe as the vernacular of
the Elizabethans. Epithet would be
piled on epithet. one following another
with cumulative vigor and distinct
ness and the disclosing and illumina-
tive effect of explosives.
"And not a word missed its mark
not a word seemed superf]uous or ex-
changeable for any other word. Each
fitted the use he made of it as a car
fridge fits a rifle or a revolver: each
told"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
Oddly EXPRESSED,

In one Of his letters William Brook
field tells how as school inspector he
had to give m examination on physical
science. what was I to do? l knew
nothing about hydrogen or oxygen or
any other gen. So I set them a paper
which l called applied science One
Of my questions was, What would you
do to cure a cold in the headT Ayoung
lady answered, I should put my feet
into hot water till you were in a pro-
fuse perspiration.'"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
CURIOUS %BATTLEFlELDS.
An Indoor Attack and a Cavalry Charge
on q Naval Force.

on q Naval Force.
At the battle of Monterey, in the
Mexican war, our troops were able to
command the streets Of the city with
their artillery. but they experienced
much difficulty in driving the Mexicans
from their houses. Accordingly. as the
city was built of stone or adobe. the
Americans broke through the walls
from one house to another, fighting and
driving out the enemy as they proceed
ed. Thus. it appears. the battle OF
Monterey was largely fought indoors.
In the time of William the Silent,
when the Netherlands were fighting
the Spaniards, a number of Spanish
vessels became frozen in OF the Zuy-
der Zee. Out came the Dutch on horse
back on the ice to attack the Span
iards. This is probably the only battle
of record wherein cavalry was EN-
ployed directly against a naval force.
There have been battles fought un-
derground. Chiefest of these was the
fierce encounter pertaining to the
siege of Harlem in the Dutch wars.
The Spaniards mined and the Dutch
countermined with equal industry, and
below the ground a terrific conflict en-.
sued.
When, after the commune, the Yer
sailles troops took Paris they chased
| certain of the communist forces to the
great sewers of the French capital, and
in these more than one sanguinary bat
| tie occurred. New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
TIE

A number of large and vociferous
gentlemen are roaming up and down
these United States just now making
remarks about the high price OF living,
the responsibility of the tariff, there
for, and asserting that democratic
success and attend ant free trade would
spell lower prices-not to mention low.
er wages. That the gentlemen are
handing out.information relating SOLE
ly to political success, and not speak
ing by the card-no doubt Is being
overlooked by q large number Of con.
sumers, to whom In the nature OF
things the high prices, general over
the entire country at this time-will
become more apparent after election
time. just now It is political dope.
Take for instance the high price of
beef, says the Great Falls Leader.
The other day in Chicago a consign'
ment of cattle sold for s10.50 per
hundred on foot! In other words, 10a
cents per pound standing alive on the
scales, which means that after the cat
tie have been killed and dressed the
figure per pound to the first purchaser
must u in the neighborhood OF 10
cents. The first purchaser must make
some profit in disposing to the retailer,
and the retailer must count on ''shank"
and ''neck' as parts to be disposed OF
for almost what he can receive, so
that the better portions of the animal
must stand him at more than the pur.
chasing figure; add to this the expense
of handling the necessary profit, and
the price of the animals muet be some
figure to the consumer - something
higher than ever heard OF before. In
the Chicago and Kansas City yards
there is q reported shortage of 1000,
600 animals, which is some shortage!
Beet is one OF the things which add to
the high price of living, and in con.
sidering it one might as we'll be fair,
even though it be election year, and
consider the price quoted above in the
consideration. Just for instance, and
for the benefit OF the vociferous gentle.
men mentioned
Where does the tariff come in on the
high price OF beef-at the purchasing
figure mentioned?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-18
Thu Oivininu Rod,

The phenomenon supposed to be ex.
hibited by the divining rod has now
been seriously tested in German South
west Africa. where something like 800
experiments were made with it IN
search Of water, about 50 per cent OF
these being successful. 1t has also
been used with in Hanover to
indicate the presence or otherwise OF
veins Of salts Of potash in the soil.
The minister Of agriculture in France
has appointed a departmental commit
tee to make similar experiments.