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ANCIENT FLOATING PALACE.
Tho Wonderful Ship Built For Hiero,
kinq of SYRACUSE

The antiquity of ships may not be
gauged, for In Genesis it Is recorded
that ships were even old on the Medi-
terranean I'm the days of u ,ob. Fully
1880 years before Christ, Ammon built
long and tall ships with sails on the
Red sea. Ninety years later the ship
Argo was built, the first Greek YES
sci which ventured to pass through the
sea without sight Of land. being guided
only by the stars
The wonderful vessel built for Hero,
king OF Syracuse, excited curiosity and
wonder. The craft was constructed
under the direction Of the celebrated
mathematician, Archimedes, by ship
builder at Corinth. from wood cut on
Mount Etna. Her decks were paved
with small and odd tiles, on which
were depicted with wonderful art
scenes from HOmers "Iliad"
On the upper deck was gymnasium
containing gardens planted with many
kinds Of shrubs. with walks between
them overshadOwcd by vines and ivy.
the roots OF which were nOurished In
moistened earth. Near this apartment
was dining room dedicated to Venus.
paved with agates and precious stones
The walls and ceiling were Of cypress.
and the doors Of ivory.-Argonaut.
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Where Plato Tauuht.

a suburb Of Athens. about mile north
OF the Dypilum gate. 1t is said to have
belonged to the hero Academus; hence
the name. 1t was surrounded with
wall and adorned with walks, groves
and fountains. Plato possessed a small
estate In the neighborhood and for
some fifty years taught his divine phi
losophy" to young and old assembled
In the academy to listen to his wise
words. After Plato's death In 34S B. G.
the academy lost much Of its fame, but
the beauty remained for centuries aft
er the great teacher was no more
New York American.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
Postmen In Faroff Daya-

POstmen have q very respecta bio an
tiquity. They were known. the Sun
DAY at Home points out, in the faroR
days Of King Ieaekiah's reign. some
100 years before Christ. In the thir
teth chapter Of the second book Of
Chronicles we read that the posts
went with the letters throughout all
Israel and JUDAH" and, further. that
the posts passed from city to city
through the country Of Ephraim and
Manasseh." The postman OF old was a
swift runner. who received the letter
from the sender's hand and carried 1t
direct to the person TO whom it was
addressed,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
IT 10 Said to Have tho Most Trying
Climate in thu World

1t 10 Said to Have tho Most Trying
Climate In the World.
The chief peculiarity about Kurna is
that the natives believe the place
where they live is the exact site of the
garden Of Eden.
The climate Of Kurna is acknowl
edged to be the most trying in all the
world. The heat 1s terrific In the sum,
mer time. It Is claimed that the Brit.
1sh government has a record Of 159
degrees In the shade upon the bridge
or a boat anchored in the river at
Busrch. little to the south.
The missionaries at Busreh tell of
nights when the thermometer regis
ters not less than 125 degrees British
sailors bound for the Persian gulf In
the summer time usually desert If they
can. Perhaps in Arizona the thermom-
eter rises nearly as high, but there is
the dry air, while In the Persian gulf
1t is exceedingly moist
The Europeans at Busreh must pass
The days In underground chambers, or
serdaubs, while a native boy pulls a
huge fan, or punkah, suspended from
the ceiling to keep the air in circula-
ton. The nights are spent on the
roof, for It is impossible to sleep be-
low.
In the winter time the air seems ex-
ceedingly cold, for the marshes are
nlled with salt, and as the wind
sweeps over the plain the moist air Is
peculiarly penetrating. Frequently
the Arab, benumbed by the cold falls
from his horse.-Christian Herald.
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SWAYED BY THE WEATHER.
Some Persons Ar Greatly lnsausnee1
by Climatic Conditions


by Climatic Conditions.
Wea thor Influences on man may bo
roughly divided into two claSssD-V1y,
those which are direct and obvious and
those which are the moro or less indi-
rect and obscure. The Influences b.
longing to the second class have been
during the past decade or 50 the sub
tect Of immense research.
Some persons arc pronounced mo
teoropaths." abnormally subject to
weather neuroses." Friedrich Metz
sche was ono par excellence. Such
persons, as rule, arc more specifically
'cyclonopaths." The passage Of cy-
clonic deprcssions accompanied by GER
tain characteristic types of weather Is
reflected in their sensation and in the
mode Of operation Of their bodily and
mental functions
The gross change Of barometric pres
sure pertaining to a cyclone, or low"
Is not In itself an important factor in
producing these manifesto tions since it
never exceeds that experienced In the
ascent (without the effort Of climbing)
OF good sized hir Indeed, many
lows" do not expose us to greater
pressure Of changes In the course Of
twenty four hours than we experienced
In couple Of minutes in riding to the
top OF an average Office building-Bal-
tmore American.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
Tho Margin of loisure.

a broad margin of leisure is as beau
dful In a mans life as In a book.
Haste makes waste no less In life than
An housekeeping. Keep the time, OBJ
serve the hours Of the universe, not of
fhe cars. What are threescore years
and ten hurriedly and coarsely lived to
moments Of divine leisure In which
your life Is coincident with the life of
the universe7 We live too fast and
coarsely, just as we eat too fast and
Dc not know the true sayor Of our food.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
Royal Nicknanes,

Louis XIV. was lie Grand Mo.
narque." His court was the model for
European princes.
Louis Philippe was the "Citizeu
King at one time he was king
Smith," the name he assumed when be
escaped from France.
Mary, queen Of Scots, was the
white Queen"
Mary OF Modena, wife Of James H.,
was the Queen Of Tears"
The Nine Days Queen" was Lady
Jane Grey.
Christian III. Of Denmark was the
Father" Of his people.
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A GREAT DESTROYER.
One That 10 Actively at Work Every
Minute OF the Day.


Minute OF the Day.
l am more powerful than tho com.
blned armies OF the world. have de-
stroyed more men than all the wars Of
tho world. am more deadly than bull
let's, and have wrecked moro homes
than tho mightiest Of siege guns. I
steal In the United States alone moro
than O0.OOO.OOO each year. spare no
one. and find my victims among rich
and poor alike.
Tho young and old. the strong and
weak. widows and orphans. know ma
loom up to such proportions that
cast my shadows over every Geld OF
labor from the turning Of the grind
stone to the moving of every railroad
train / massacre thousands on thou
sands OF wage earners In q year. I
lurk In unseen places and do most Of
my work silently. You arc warned
against me. but you heed not am re-
lentless
am everywhere, In the home, on the
streets, In the factory, ut railroad cross
1ngs, on tho seas bring sickness.
degradation and death. and yet few
seek to avoid me. / destroy. crush or
MAIN I give nothing. but take all. Il
am your worst enemy. am Careless.
ness.-Holyoke Transcript
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M1lERE DRUGGISTS FLOURISH,
How tho Business 10 Run In tho South
American Republics.

American Republics.
Latin Americans are great believers
In medicines and. due to the scarcity
OF physicians, are obliged to doctor
themselves. Pharmacy is consequent
" profitable. With the exception OF
Eaodern Europe, Canada and the Unit.
I'D States pharmacy is practiced In
other lands OF the world much as II
was In the United States seventy five
or hundred years ago, and this is
particularly true Of the republics to
the south Of Us.
The individual druggist makes his
own pills, extracts, tinctures, infusions
and pulverizes his own crude drugs.
Soda water fountains are few. The
usual rubber goods. toilet articles.
soaps, perfumes, instruments and sun.
dries are carried
Each druggist makes a line of his
town spectalties which he pushes. In
addition to the standard drugs and
medicines, he also carries remedies
ana med1caments known only In bis
immediate vicinity. They are mostly
or Indian origin, compounded from
roots herbs or other ingredients, pro-
duced only In the country where he
Lives. These find ready sale among
all classes.
Superst1tious ideas are prevalent,
and these are frequently taken advan.
tage of by the unscrupulous. One phar
macist made a fortune selling Indians,
half castles, and whites, for thut mat
ter. t"o. pink love powders" and
~White love Dowdorsn Tho 11hito low.
powder was pulverized sugar, while
the pink love powder was made Of the
same material colored. Indians would
walk hundreds Of miles to buy this
precious powder.-Leslies Weekly.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
Sounded Queor.

A man I'm telling about a wonderful
parrot hanging In a cage from a win.
dow OF house which he often passed
said:
1T cries Stop thiefr 80 naturally
that every time I hear it 1 always
STOP"
He couldn't understand why his
friend began to laugh.-Atlanta Jour
nal
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Somewhat CONFUSING.

And how is grannie, Brinn?" asked
the kind friend.
"Oh, she's better" replied Brian.
The day before yesterday the doctor
said that she might get up the day aft,
er tomorrow, and yesterday was to
morrow, and today is the day after to
morrow. SO she's up todayr'
Collapse Of kind friend.-Exchange.
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We consult our Will and understanding
and the expectation Of men, not our
genius.-Thoreau.
inducements to Matrimonv.

There prevails In some parts Of Brit.
tany curious marriage custom. On
certain fete days the marriageable
girls appear in red petticoats. with
white or yellow borders around them.
The number Of borders denotes the
portion the father is willing to give his
daughter. Each white band denotes
100 francs per annum: each yellow
band represents 1000 francs a year.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
Volcano Made by Man.

At Brule, France, Is the most re
markable volcano made by man. Orig
1nally it was mass Of coal, millions
OF tons. One day about a century ago
the coal caught fire. and it has never
ceased burning. The summit of the
smoldering mass has q genuine crater
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Guaranteed.

Are these eggs fresh"' inquired the
skeptical customer testify
"Oh, yes, SIR" replied the attentive
but inexperienced waiter reassuringly.
They were taken out Of the incubator
this very morning. g."-Richmond Times,
Dispatch. II
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Girls, Just GirIei

Ethel-Jack saw your picture on my
table and said you looked SO young in
It. Marie-The fatterer. Ethel-He
thought 1t must have been taken
great many years ago.-Boston Herald
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In Golf Terms.

Yes. am learning to shave my
self"
what progressY'
"Oh, / can 60 over the course in 40
Or thereabouts."-Louisvile Courier
Journal
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Specifications.

Tom-Do you know what am going
10 buy you for your birthday present1
kitty-No, only I'm sure it will be
something new, stylish and elegant and
awfully expensive. You dear, reckless
boy. you!-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
Tho Hint Gentle.

She-I wonder what makes the baby
10 wakeful7 He Heredity. That's
what comes Of you sitting up at night
waiting for me to get home.-Phila.
delpbia Ledger.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12

The grandest Of all human senti-
ments-what Is that? It is that man
should forget his anger before he lies
down to sleep.
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Wanted to Know.

Mrs. Newr1ch-I am determined that
Clara's debut shall pass off with great
eclat. Newrich-What's eclat, Maria
expense ?-Boston Transcript
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ParadoxicaI.

There was a funny thing about that
counterfeit note charge"
What was it?'
J 1.-The grand jury found true bill In
the case."-Baltimore American.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12

Presently the present will have gone,
never to be recalled.-Lucretfus.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-12
Not An Eplcure.

One afternoon sad eyed hobo ram
bled up the garden walk Of a suburban
home and meekfully tapped on the
back door.
Lady said he In fearful voice to
tho woman who answered his knock,
Il hain't had thing TO eat since last
week. II you would only give me
SOL le bread or
Mary" suddenly interjected the wo-
man, addressing some invisible person,
bring Towser out here at once
"All right, dear lady," said the hobo
In resigned voice; even dog meat is
better than starvin' to death."-Phfla-
delphia Telegraph.
It is great step In the interpreta.
ton OF life when we have discovered
that ell events are ultimately spirit
hal.-Bxaerley,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18
TWO HIGH SCHOOL
GAMES SATURDAY
Second Teams Play Prelim.
mary Game in Fairmont-
Warrington Contest.

The game with Warrington Satur.
day afternoon will be the hardest
game OF the season for the local High
school boys and all this week Coach
Moore has been whipping them into
shape for the big contest. Buckhannon
Is claiming the state championship and
since Warrington held the Buckhan.
non boys to a tie score on their own
field. the locals realize that the time
for them to show what they can do
Is this Saturday
Every man is in splendid shape for
the game. not an injury being receivs
ed In the game with Morgantown las.
Saturday. The Warrington second
team will come with the first team,
and will play preliminary with the
Fairmont second team. Coach Mcclure
has been getting some excellent re.
suits from the second string men, 30
recruits having reported to him for
practice Monday.
The second string men have all been
given new suits and are ready for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18
FAIRv1EW.

Mrs. Elena Hawkins, of Fairmont,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ambrose
Billingslea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Haines left
Tuesday for Pine Bank, Pa, where
they, have located.
Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Moore. OF Day.
brook. have moved to Hoodsville.
Mrs. A. c. Nelson. of Cambridge,
Ohio, wha has been visiting her grand.
daughter. Mrs Fred Croker at Man.
nington, is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Goldie Fluharty. of Manning.
ton. Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. A. Gump.
Mrs. Willis Taught delightfully."- en-.
tertained the Needle Craft Sewing
Circle at her home Tuesday after.
noon. The hostess served refresh.
ments and very pleasant afternoon
was spent sewing and visiting. The
members present were Mrs. VIM.
knode. Mrs. Rose Garrison. Mrs. Stel.
la Machesney. Mrs. W. D. Yost, Mrs.
Marion Bowman. Mrs. Mabel Trip.
petit. Mrs. j. C. Yost, Mrs. Ward Ora.
goo, Mrs. Ira Vest. Misses Daisy viii.
Jams and Lillian McBee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Jamison are NOV.
ing into the Margaret Snodgrass prop.
erty.
Mrs. Ollie Toothman. Mrs. Margaret
Snodgrass. Mrs. Stella Machesney, w.
d. Ice and Irwin Toothman will motor
to Pittsburgh and be weekend guests
there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18
Lutherans Win
First Match at ~

The Church League at bowling made
flying start last night on the Y. M.
c. A. alleys when in the first match
OF the double header the Lutherans
took two out OF three from the Pres.
byterians. Kelley was high man with
1873. Grantz second with 1876. Gantz
also had high three.game total with
1923. The Presbyterians had high team
score $50. for one game and 1894 for
three games. The Episcopalians fail.
ed to put in an appearance against the
Palattue Baptists. SO the latter rolled
three straight in special match. Prim
for the Baptists had high score Of 1874
and three.game total OF 1927.
The Scnres.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18
Normal Expects Hard
Fight With Wesleyan

The Fairmont Normal football team
will be out for blood when they pitch
into the Wesleyan Reserves Friday
afternoon at South Side park. They
know that the reserves this year are
a hard hitting. aggressive outfit, and
like nothing in the world better than
cleaning up on defenceless Normal
elevens. and are determined that there
will be a terrible fight before Yves
leyan can go home with their scalp
Since the D. & E. game last Satur
day. the Normal boys have learned
many things about football, and the
team that faces them Friday will be
introduced TO fast machinc.like or
ganization
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PHAROAH'S RUN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Valentine
and children were Sunday visitors al
J. W. Williams.
Rev. and Mrs. Russell Rice are the
guests OF the people Of this vicinity
while Rev. Rice Is holding a series o!
meetings at the Christian church
which have been well attended.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Smith have moved
to Rivesyille.
Jesse Rice has been helping An
drew Valentine dig coal
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Keefover spent
Sunday at H. D. Smiths.
Lonnie Smith was a visitor at W. W.
Smiths Sunday.
Several from here attended the
speaking at Fairmont Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. Fleming Brock, Of Indian Creek,
spent Sunday at William Brooks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Wheeling News says there is
no frost on the "punkins" in Ohio coun.
" this year for the very good reason
that there are no "punkins."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18

Only 81 deaths. an unusually small
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18

In honor OF the memory Of the late
Bishop George ". Peterkin. of the
Episcopal diocese Of West Virginia.
he man Of st. Matthew'S church In
Wheeling have organized the Bishop
Petetdn Bible Glass. Former Judge
James 3. Ewing 10 president.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18

Mrs. Blanche Mussrovs snd txs
daughters, Beulah and Alice. were
visiting Mrs. Emma Finch wednesday.
Mrs. Frances Smith u the guest Of
her daughter, Mrs. Flora Finch.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Musgrove were
calling at Mr.. L. W. Summers Thurs
day night.
Rev. Swisher will preach at the Mt
Nebo church Sunday, October 20. All
are invited to come.
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Evening Chat

II wonder II those beads Of perspir.
alton that are on my forehead will
SOW in the picture" said Mayor An
thony Bowen, as he dropped Imply
into a chair in the office Of the New.
comer's garage during the taking OF
a scene in Just Folks" The Mayor
acts the party OF Anthony Patterson,
and in this particular scene was sup.
posed to be listening to the complaint
made by his two engineers, that Ia.
Dor trouble was threatening on one Of
his big construction Jobs.
The Mayor evinced not q bit Of stage
fright as the camera man got into
position. not as the frst two or three
rehearsals were run through Then
the director shouted camera" the
clickerty.clickerty. clickerty.click OF
the camera started and the action was
on. The mayor did his part splendid.
ly. put across every bit Of action that
was supposed to be in that scene, but
as the call Of camera" cam eto stop,
his honor dumped Into a chair.
"Ill tell you boys. l was never cut
out for an actor. Some folks seem to
be able to act without any effort, but
for me I'm scared to DEATH" Had
not the mayor mentioned it, It would
never have been known. for he was
such a good actor that his fright was
perfectly concealed.
In another scene where the mayor,
the board OF affairs, and number Of
other Fairmont notables were suppos.
ed to be inspecting the construction
OF the new railroad. some prominent
men got q chance to show what kind
Of movie actors they would make.
Without exception they rose to the
occasion and faltered not as they were
| fiickered.
! Miss Ethel lIorseman, the music in.
structor In the Fairmont city schools,
tells good one about the third grade
children in the Butcher school.
1.-THE other day" Miss Horseman
says, 81 went into the third grade at
the Butcher school to give the chill
dren their first lesson in music. The
first thing did was to draw the staff
on the board.
Now children" I asked, "can some.
one tel lime what this is?" and point.
ed to the bar.
That's bar" said one little fellow
in the back.
"All right" 1said. NOW what is
this?' and pointed to space. A lit.
tie girl in the first row shot up her
hand before the words were out of
my mouth.
That's crack" she shouted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18

The state automobile license mum.
Der will 90 into the 10000 series be.
fore the end OF this month. according
to the license clerk at the state audi
tors office, who sent out No. 1884
today. 1t is predicted that $4,000 au.
tomobile licenses will have been Is.
sued by June 80, 1917. the close Of the
present fiscal year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18

number, occurred In Wheeling during
September according to the monthly
report OF w. c. Etzler. City Health
commissioners. just made public. Sixty
one births were reported. The death
rate was 1.19 per thousand.
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.BIlNNERl,s RIDGE.

Miss VILLA Nay u visiting friends
on this Ridge at present
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Musgrove and
children were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rogers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Carpenter were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Pride Sun.
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Atha vanGilder were
visiting at Mr.. Boie's Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18

The United States Coal and Coke
Company will fire 600 more ovens at
Gary. Mcdowell county, this week &C.
cording to advices received here. The
company has nearly $500 ovens now
in operation.
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their frst game Of the season. A
schedule has been completed for them
that pits them against teams that viii
make them work hard to win