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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
lron.concrete Roads.

The increasing weight of wagons
in recent years has aroused the in
genuity of road builders, Among the
different suggestions for improving
the two principal requirements of the
modern. road--enduring strength and
absence Of dust.
Nothing but iron is fitted to resist
the wear Of the electric and other
motor vans, and iron Incorporated
with cement Is now used on the high;
ways Of France. "Ferro-cement" is a
mixture of mortar (made of cement
and sand) and iron shavings, known
in the French market as "iron straw"
(paille de fer). The iron so used is
in fine, regular, yarn.like threads
which, Immediately after they are
mixed in the liquid mass, contract a
molecular alliance with the cement.
When mixed the mass is absolutely
homogeneous. The iron filings are
made by a special machine, because
ordinary flings-wastezbeing lrregu-
lar in form, could not be used. The
straws, or filings, must be regular and
free from grease and dust.
This iron.cement Gferrorcement"l
promises to be the preferred road OF
the, age OF the motor-wagon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
Stone Gonas.

At Chufu, the birthplace Of Con
fucius. there are to be seen some re-
markable examples Of sounding
stones, or stone gongs. One Of these
stones, which are composed of a gray
ish oolitic limestone, has been shap'
ed into a cover for an i~ncense-dish
placed in front Of the tomb Of the
grandson Of Confucius. When struck
with a stick, or with the knuckles, It
rings like bronze, and the sound is so
distinct that 1t is difficult to believe,
without inspection, that the object Is
not really composed OF metal
sounding.stones are known in other
countries. There is a bridge at Co
rick. in. County Mayo, Ireland. which
is locally known as the "muslcall
BRIDGE" because the stones forming
the coping give out a musical note
when struck.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
Treasury Profits.

The government profits slightly by
the destruction Of stamps which have
been paid for, and the Treasury gets
the benefit of bills Which are lost and
never found.
A larger source Of irregular profit
lies in the failure Of bondholders to
present their bonds for redemption.
Unclaimed money in the Treasury due
to bondholders amounted to nearly a
million dollars in 1861, and the sum
is much greater now. OF a loan which
fell due in 1900 a sum in xce Of
1872, 900 remains unclaimed. Over a
hundred thousand dollars are still un-
paid of the fiye.per-cent. bonds which
were due in 1904. In 1907 over a
hundred milliqR thirty-year four-per'
cent. bonds caHme due on July list.
Special inducements were offered to
c early redemption, yet at the
end Of that month thirteen million
dollars still stood in the Treasury on
that account, although interest had
ceased.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
Iha RadloaetIylty Of Snow.

There has recently been published
in Paris, a resume of the results OBJ
tanned by French scientists from
their, study Of the radioactivity>o of the
snow that fell at Boulogne during the
past winter. 1t has been known since
1904 that newly fallen snow is radio
active, but the subject has not before
been so fully examined.
The investigators announce that
snow quickly gathered after its de-
scent to the earth is highly .radioac'
tive. Radioactiyity disappears almost
entirely after the lapse of two hours
however. Snow which has fallen on
tile soil appears to retain its radioac'
tiyity a little longer than that which
has come to rest upon the roofs Of
buildings.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
The Brave KNIGHTS Of Old.

The human race, is not physically
deteriorating. The, quotation. I'VE
are growing weaker and wiser" is
onlyra partial truth. We are certainly
growing wiser. and we are as certainly
not growing weaker. The! human ami,
NAL is more robust and powerful to-
day. than ever, capable Of greater
strength and endurance. It has been
demonstrated many times that the
famous knights Of chiyalry, the tales
Of whose proves make the blood tin.
gle, were smaller and weaker than
the men of the present time. The
average. man Of to-day cannot get into
the armor OF the old. Crusader. His
body is bigger and more powerful than
was that Of the man OF old.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
The Twist Of Trees.

A singular uniformity has been Oh
served in the twist Of tree trunks
In 900 trees out Of every 1000 whose
trunks show torsion, the direction Of
the twist is from right to left. This
accords with the direction Of the
revolution Of cyclonic storms in th9
northern hemisphere, and also with
that Of whirlpools, which the French
sayant, Jean Brunhes, says almost IN
variably turn from right to left. The
question arises whether in the south
ern hemisphere the torsion OF tree
trunks has an opposite direction, like
the cyclonic motions of the at1nos
phere in that half of'the globe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
How FIylnu.fsh FIy.

Flying-fish must have been watched
ever since the first mariners ventured
upon the sea, and yet the question OF
the name in which they perform
their flights Is apparently unsettled.
Dr.. Abel, an eminent Austrian au.
thority. maintains that the initial i'm
petus by means Of which they launch
themselves is due to screw-like move
ments OF the tail fin, and that the
wings are in no sense %propelling or
gans, but act simply as parachutes.
1t is maintained by other observers
that the flight Of tlylng-fshes is due
to i~ncessant and extremely rapid
movements of their wing.like fins. 1t
has been suggested that there may be
differences in the manner Of flight OF
different species of fish, and that con-
s%eqnently there may be truth in both
views. a-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21

, asked, for aigrettes cannot be i'm
ported to the United States under
the new tariff law. Actresses and
society women coming back from Eu-
rope who didn't know this law OF
Thought it was a joke have had their
aigletl- shipped from their millin-
cry by ~unfeeling customs. inspectors.
NO." Miss Morgan replied to the
question. THE very idea! Don't you
know an atgrette? They are plain
peacock feathers, and the peacock. is
an American barnyard fowl. The
inspector couldn't prove otherwise,
and he let the feathers come in on
the head OF the daughters of the
81 eatest financier.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
c~1A1RvoYANr N
OF WOMAN PROVED

CHICAGO, Nov. PA verdict OF
guilty against James Ryan and c. P.
Bcrtsche, leaders Of the "clairvoyant
ring" was returned in Judge Walk
cr's court here. They were charged
with swindling Mrs. Hope l.. Nc
Eldowney Of New Salem, Wis, out of
$15,500.
Ryan, known here as Prof. Charles
7. Crane, was u of numerous clair
voyants who operated under the pro-
lection Of Bertsche in q number of
Middle West cities. Bertsche guar
antced them against molestation by
tho police.
In the aggregate the profits of the
ring" were more than 0O0,0 900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
How the World Ways.

In the air one minute: "Anotnet
mad inventor" !.
In the air three minutes: Hasn't
he killed himself YETI"
In the air five minutes: "All the
fools amt dead yeti"
In the air thirty minutes: MT
Fifty. the well.known aviator"
In the air one hour: Our dtstin'
guished fellow countryman."
In the air one hour and a quarter:
1.-THE wizard Of the air"
In the air one hour and a half: =
knighthopd could have been bestowed
on no ,worthier man. Born In =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
pUCKERLEss PERsTMM0N
TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE

. #|HN. q. la. .|t4EH. "..|l LF| NLH.N kfUaNtD
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-A er
sinnmon without a pucker, green o ii.
ripe. is a reality through the efforts.
Of scientists OF the department 9 Y
agriculture and II is in evidence 9 Y
the exhibit of the American Pop9to
.gical Society, at the New National
.Huseum.
-me persimmon, which is o 3tlie
Japanese variety, has been treated
with carbonic acid gas. The pSr
simmons are placed in casks and
then the gas solidifies the tapptna
and. renders them insoluble, so TINT
persimmons that are as hard as base
balls become sweet and edibles
"....L.. .HAWNH NHnME-F9A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
orlnln of Arkaneas.

The name Arkansas pronounced
Arrkansawl was that Of an Indian
tribe found by the, present explorers
within the limits Of the present State.
About 1886 Frenchmen settled at AT.
kansas Post. Arkansas formed a part
Of the Louisiana Territory tin 1872,
and OF Missouri Territory till 1873,
when, it was organized as Arkansas
Territory, 4 including Indian Territory,
on June Is, 1886, it became a State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
UTILIZING Wasted Food.

During the winter just closed the
English Salvation Army expected to
provide fifty thousand meals from the
waste Of the warships in Chatham
dockyards. For, when ships are IN
port many OF the men are away on
leave, but the food is still supplied,
and has hitherto been counted as
waste. On one night alone six hun,
dred people were fed on what would
have otherwise been, thrown away.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
The Sun.

It is computed that the tempera.
tire Of the sun would be expressed by
eighteen thousand degrees of Fahren'
heit's thermometer, or about ninety
times the temperature that man Is
able to produce by artificial means
The light given off from the surface
OF the sun is reckoned as being five
thousand three hundred times more
intense. than that Of the molten metal
IN a Bessemer converter, though that
is Of an almost binding brilliancy, Or
II we compare it with the oxyhydro
gen flame, the sui sheds a light equal
in brilllancy to a hundred and forty
six times the intensity of the lime
light.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21

an automobile. party she was in a
state Of nervous collapse.
Nat Goodwin was notified of his
'wifc's condition and hurried to River
side Although suffering from her
experience, Mrs. Goodwin will be
cable tomorrow to continue her jour
Incy to the ranch by rail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
MRS. NAT GOODWIN IS
%sT0RM.B0UND ALONE.

Los ANGELES, Nov. 21.--Her au-
tomobile half buried in a ditch in
San Jacinto mountains, and forced
to camp for hours alone and in dark.
ness while a terrific storm ragged,
Mrs. Nat Goodwin, formerly Marjorie
Moreland, had a thrilling experience
while driving to the Goodwin ranch
near Riverside. When rescued by
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21

| officials and agents Of the Florida
Fruit Lands company were indicted
by the Federal grand jury here on
charges Of conspiracy to use the
mails to defraud in connection with
the sale Of 10000 acres of land i'll
the Everglades district Of Florida to
1900 purchasers in various states
The Florida Fruit Lands company
is said to control nearly 10000
acres Of land in the Everglades. It
is alleged 10000 acres we're placed
in the hands Of Robert ]. Martin and
Joseph H. Borders, sales agents in
Kansas City, and by them sold in
small tracts to $4,000 persons, most
iy in Kansas City and adjoining ter
ritory,
The grand jury Investigation was
undertaken at the belest Of small;
purchasers. 1t is said more than $2,-
100000 was involved in the sales
contracts and that more than $780,
900 already has been paid to the conf
pany,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
Had a Sure Thina.

An individual, well known on the
Berlin Bourse for his wit, n morn
morning wagered that he would ask
the same question of so different per
sons and receive the same answer
from each. The wit went, to first one
AMI then. another, until he had reach:
ed .he number of so. And this is
how he won the bet: He whispered
half audibly to each: II say, have
YOU heard that Meyer has failet?"
what Meyer?" queried the whole so,
one after another. and it was decided
that the bet had been fairly won.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
81 ELECTRIC uaHTI
.Eltst q Them Madea CO Baok 9

1914. n
Comparatively few, perhaps, know
that the electric light was used ial'
photography so far back assist. and
yet that this was the case Is shown.
by an interesting present which has
been received by the Royal Micro
scop.cal Society from N. Nachet, one
Of the French Fellows. This consists.
Of a frame containing six micro
daguerreotypes taken with the electric
light by the great French sayant
Leon Foucault. They are probably not
only the Oldest photographs. Of their
kind in existence, but. almost certain.
ly the first application Of the electric
light to scientific studies. The origi.
nal plates from which these %reprodpc,
tioas were made all bear the date
1874 and the signature Of Leon FOu'
cault.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
81. varoniea,s HandkerehIef.

1.-THE Handkerchief Of Saint Vero.
MICA" created a sensation as. a pic
torial phenomenon, the sayiour's
eyes appearing to open and close. i
was painted by Gabriel Max, a Ger.
man historical painter Of the Munich
gchool. in 1874.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
MISS ANNE MORGAN .
ESCAPED WITH FEATHERS.

When Miss Anna Morgan. daugll-
ter Of the late f%inancier, arrived the
other day on the lmperator, she had
some feathers on her hat, and the
customs officials looked at them sus-
piciously.
Are they %aigrcttes?" she was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21
ETIQUETTE OF BED is
A MYSTERY TO JUDGE

KANSAS CITY, Nov, 21,-Judgc
Bland, a confirmed bachelor, could
not decide which side Of the bed a
man should'lie on and which side his
wife should accupy.
"He was on my side Of the bed,
your honor" said Mrs. S. P. Thomas.
wife of a barber living at 1915 East
Fifteenth street.
"No, l wasn't" Indignantly yelled
Thomas. "She was on my side, all
doubled up, with her knees under
lier chin, and she wouldn't move
over"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21

/ cannot see why women are SO de.
.sirons eliminating mems couldsunf
derstitnd the wish to be- a boa com
.strfstorS a lion on an elephant, but q
mani that saspasses my %eonpsehsn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21

JOPLIN, Mo.-The Joplin Trust
Company. organized in 1909, closed
Eits doors, announcing withdrawal Of
deposits compelledSthe step and that
allSdeposits wopldtb paid in fStlls
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-21

State Of Ohio. City OF Toledo. Lucas County
Frank ]. CheneX mikes outh that he tssse1I!9r
partner OF the firm Of +. !. Cheney 4 Eo.Bt6s
Ing business In the City OF Toledo, County sagd
State aforesaid, aud that said Iltn9 VIII W
lie sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS tgE
each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot "
cured By the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn TO before mo and subscribed Ina mi
prcscncc, this 9th day Of December, a.. ID, 1856
Seal. a. W. GLEASON
Notary rnbllt.s
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally ana
acts directly upon the blood and mgenfss w
"ss F. J.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo 9
Sold By all Druggists, HT5c,
Tate Halls Family Pills ior constipation
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
HOOD MUST ANSWER
TO GRAND JURY
Man Who Resisted Arrest and Stab
bed Constable GersOn Elliott,
is Bound Over.

w. T. Hood, white farmer liv.
ing near Altheimer, was yesterday
bound over to await the action OF
the Jefferson county grand pury on a
charge Of assault with intent to Kill,
after he had waived examination
before Magistrate Jim Ford at Al
theimer, who heard the case when
Magistrate w. S. Stewart, witness
in the case, was disqualified. Dis
trict Attorney T. G. Parham attended
the hearing. Hood made bond in the
sum of $1,000 and was released.
Hood is the man who stabbed
Deputy Constable Gerson ELLIOTT
several times, when the latter at
tempted to arrest him at Altheimer
ten days ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
500 REWARD. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that lhere is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that Is Catarrh. Halls CatarrA
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being constitutional disease
requires q constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system
thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing It'll
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in It's curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send fol
list OF testimonials.
Address f. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo
o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
etipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
WILL CONTINUE BUSINESS

Little Rock, Aug. 15.-Despite the
fact that the Farmers UIion is maxi
ing a fight on the Southern States
Cotton Company, which has been.
buying contracts with Arkansas far
mers, agreeing to pay 10 cents per
pound for all delivered, the company
will continue to do business in Ar
kansas.
Ben L. Griffin, a representative OF
the company, states there has been
10, 1000 bales bought in Arkansas al
ready, and many thousand more will
yet be purchased. Attorney General
Moose has rendered an opinion stat
ing the company cannot be kept from
doing business under the Blue SKY
law, and has complied with the state
laws regarding corporations. Griffin
states the company made good all its
contracts in Texas last year, after
purchasing over 100000 bales of cot
ton when the market only showed
10 cents, and will do the same in Ar
| kansas. He intimates that foreign
capital is behind the corporation
which is an Alabama concern. He
claims the farmer who sells his cot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
THE BEST PROOF
Given by a Pine Bluff Citizen.


Doan's Kidney Pills We're used
they brought benefit.
The story was told to Pine Bluff
residents.
Time has strengthened the evil
dence.
Has proven the result lasting.
The testimony is home testimony.
The proof convincing.
1t can be investigated by Pine Bluff
residents.
Claud Clegg, lie W. Fifteenth ave,
Pine Bluff. Ark. says: "For about a
month l was annoyed by lamcness
across my kidneys and sharp pains
through my loins, when I Strengthened
after STOPPING Having heard so many
satisfactory reports from people TIC
whom | had sold Doan's Kidney Pills,
| decided to give them trial. Before
| had finished one box, the lameness
had left and | was in good health"
A Lasting Cure.
The cure Doan's Kidney Pills made
in my case has been permanent. !
take pleasure in again endorsing this
remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
ALTOS COME TOGETHER
on SOUTH OLIVE STREET

While driving his car south on Olive
street last night at a moderate speed
w. S. Harris, collided with another
automobile driven by an employee OF
local lumber plant, but whose name
could not be learned last night, and
barely escaped being overturned. Mrs
Harris was in the car at the time OF
the accident. The Harris car was
considerably damaged. but Mr.. Harris
was able to run it home. The occu-
nant of tho other car turned short in
to Olive street from Martin avenue
and caused the accident.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16

Tuesday night. en- route 70 Memphis
from Asbury Park, y. j.. where he
spent several weeks.
When he retired he laid his shirt on
the foot of his BERTH When he awoke
Wednesday morning it was gone. He
had only one clean shirt with him and
that was the one that had been stolen
and in which was his diamond stud,
shirt so that he could leave the train
at Memphis. He reported the matter
to the Pullman Company officials at
Memphis ana they are investigating
the matter. Dr.. simmons returned to
Pine Bluff Thursday morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
A Scientific Achievement.

Modern science has produced nc
such effective agency in the relief OF
indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation
biliousness or impure blood as Meri-
toll Tonic Digestive, the result OF the
best minds of the American Drug
and Press Association, composed OF
druggists and newspaper men all
over the country. Try this great rem
edy. w. L. Dewoody & Co., Associa-
ton Members. u
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
HODGES GETS VACATION

Little Rock, Aug lo.-Secretary Of
State Earl w. Hodges, accompanied
by his family, left Friday for Mann
moth Springs, where they will visit
with relatives, then go to Pocahuntas,
the old homo of Secretary Hodges
Later they will visit llcber Springs
and Eureka Springs, ten days in all
being consumed in making the tour
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-16
Trinity Church (EpiscopaD.

There will be the usual services
Sunday at a. M, II a. M, and p: m.
Sunday school commences at 9:45 a.
m. The morning sermon is based on
the twenty-third chapters of st. Mat
thew's Gospel or christ's public ar
raignment of the Pharisees. The
sermon at night is an exposition OF
the parable of the Good Samaritan,
In which that character is shown to
represent Christ himself. 20, come
let us sing unto the Lord; let us
heartily rejoice in the strength OF our
salvation"