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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

dams began to commit a series of
outrages against the whites and hor-
rible tragedies followed one after an
other in quick succession.
Osceola.
1t was at this period that the
famous warrior Osceoia came into
prominence. His wife. being an Afri-
can slave. was seized and carried
away and when the young warrior
made an attempt to rescue her he was
put in Jail. His one idea was to get
revenge on the white man for the can
turc of his wife. so he pretended to
be repentent, and when released he am.
pushed and killed his tailer, General
Thompson, and ii companion who hap.
pened to be walking with tho officer
at that time. The awful slaughter of
the u. 5. troops. known as Dade's
Massacre, followed. The United States
was unprepared to act quickly and
vigorously and after a series of bloody
skirmishes word was received from
Washington that the Government had
decided to permit the negroes to go
with the Indians If they would emf
CRATE peacefully to Arkansas. Just as
this was about to be carried out some
of the slave holders objected and the
Indians, fearing that the treaty was
ruse. fed to the wood with their war
cry
Osceola was their Ieader-a here
with eyes which fairly looked through
the person who met his gaze this
indian swaycd his warriors and proved
,, -
order. He was finally surrounded by
our troops and captured. He died in
prison in 1898, and is buried at Fort
Moultrie, near Charleston. South Car
DINA This chieftain is the national
hero OF the Seminole tribe.
The dark days of massacres and
savage warfare between our troops
and the Seminoles have passed and
as far as the United States Govern
ment Is concerned there are no In
dams In Florida for. according to the
old treaty, they emigrated to Arkansas
long ago Somebody. however. must
have found the Florida Indians. for
In 1892 an agency was set up near
Fort Myers for the purpose of assist
ing the Indians and an appropriation
OF Sc, 10000 per year was made to
run It, sawmilI was built and a
school opened. but the Indians did not
take kindly to the institution and II
was abandoned. Since that time the
welfare OF the Seminole has been
looked after by missionaries and a
society known as The Friends of the
Florida Semlnoles The Department
of the Interior has set aside twenty
three thousand acres of land TO be
hold in trust for the Florida Indians
so that when they are finally driven
from all other property they may re-
tire to this place and live there with
out being further molested.
Picturesque Clothing.
Both the men and women love gay
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

augurated on a comparatively modest
scale. Yet. at present, this modern
mandatory, thanks to appropriations
by the last Congress. is in a position
to meet the powder calls OF the Navy
and may still further be "speeded up"
II 1t is decided to spend as proposed
this year the sum OF 5000 900 for re-
serve munitions. But for nil this
achieveme nt. Thomas A. Edison. tho
famous inventor. and an earnest advo-
cato Of peace. said after recent visit
TO Indian Head that he would favor
doubling the canacity of tho big Fed
eral powder mill.
No Longer n Novice.
Ever hear of an acid test? Well,
here goes for a story of one that
proves that Uncle Sam II not yet en-
titled to rank as a veteran In ammu-
milton manufacture is no longer in
the apprentice class. Mixed acid Is
one of the essentials in the manu-
facture Of smokeless powder Uncle
Sam has been buying his acid In the
open market. Lately the purveyors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

corn and the coonue once flourshcd
have been turned into truck gardens
Tor the raising of vegetables for the
Northern markets The white mans
gun has frightened away all the big
game. and even quail. squirrels and
fish are scarce
The Seminole still has his alligator
catching industry in a part of the
swamp as yet untouched by the big
dredge, and for a time he managed to
sell these to advantage to the mission
trading post about seventy miles from
FIT. Myers. But. the European war
has claimed even the people OF the
Florida wilderness as victims. The
shutting off OF the European market
for these hides has been the final
blow and the struggle OF the Seminole
today Is one OF the pathetic Instances
of the far-reaching effects OF that
awful conflict now being waged be
yond the seas. For time II was
feared that they would starve but
friends came TO their aid and they
are managing 10 exc out an existence
Intermarried With Negroes In Early
Days.
They are totally unlike any other
tribe of Indians. due perhaps to the
fact that the Florida wilderness was
the hiding place OF runaway slaves
from the Southern States as well as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

we bear in mind that a SIS. 10000
dreadnaught becomes a mere worth
less. floating hulk the minute her
ammunition Is exhausted is 1t any
wonder that the powers that be at
Washington are most concerned about
the main chance" in munitions. That
is why the loud cry to Congress Ia
for bigger reserve" of large shells
and other munitions that require
months to manufacture.
The Army, alike to the Navy. has
some busy little experimenters who
are always going after something
new" in the ammunition line and the
best of these inventive sharks have
not been lured by the offers OF fancy
salaries made by the managers of
private munition plants. Recently
to illustrate the tireless effort - the
military experts at the Frankford Ar
senal have conducted experin rs and
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colors, and although they mix them
without tho slightest regard to har-
mony, the makeup of their costumes
is picturesque. The men. who are al
ways tall and of dark copper color.
usually wear deerskin leggings and
moccasins, a bright colored shirt and
tunic around which a sash is draped.
The belt Is made of buckskin with
pouches for a hunting knife. a re-
volver and ammunition. Sometimes
the Seminole brave wraps his head In
red bandana handkerchief. and
at others he wears a derby hat.
The woman, too. has fine physique
and magnificent hair. She affects
bangs and wears her hair in a psyche
knot. She is always barefooted and
her wide flowing skirt is made long
enough to reach to her toes.
Beads are worn as marks of dis
tinction and mean everything to the
dark skinned woman OF the 'Glades.
She receives. her first string when she
is one year old. and ons string for
each year until she Is welded. After
marriage she receives two strings for
each child born. On festal occasions
she piles up her neck with from twen-
ty to thirty pounds of glass beads and
walks about like a grand dame. When
she reaches middle life she begins to
take off the strands one by one and
by the time she IL no longer able to
work she has but one strand. known
as life beads. and these are buried
with her.
Sofia being the national dish--a
stew made of meat and thickened with
vegetables or grits. 1t Ia cooked in a
huge kettle and eaten from large
spoon which is passed from
one to another-not very sanitary. TO
say the least. Sofia to the Seminole
Is like friJoles to the Mexican and poi
TO the Hawaiian. The spoons used
are difficult to obtain. as they are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

three-quarter million dollars in max
ing more than a million pounds of
cannon powder and $1,000 pounds of
high explosive.
The pride Of our war officials iust
now is the new plant at the WATERFOWL
| Arsenal for the manufacture of arm
or-piercing rrojectIles for seacoast
guns and mortars. Here tho chief
output Is 12-inch deck-piercing pro-
jectiles but JUS. to show its versatility
the establishment also turns out upon
demand mobile artillery shells. shrap-
mel cases and target practice proiec-
tiles-this last an important class OF
munitions that must be used up at a
rapid rate in time of peace II the men
behind the guns are TO make good In
time of war. A nifty little specially
that is being produced at watertown
Is the might tracer" which can be
attached to the shrapnel ammunition
for s-inch field guns and which In
action serves to indicate to the gun
ners what they are doing when firing
at night.
Hand Grenades and Aeroplane Guna
Newspaper readers who have been
thrilled with accounts OF all the new
tangled forms of ammunition that
have been introduced this past coupie
of years in the Old World need not
worry but what Uncle Sam IL right
up-to-date in turning out the latest
fashions In munitions from his own
plants. Al Frankford Arsenal. for ex-
ample. much work has been done this
past twelvemonth In the production OF
hand grenades, light bombs tfor IL
Elimination in the event OF night at
tacks). etc. And while Yankee in
genui.y has been exercised to devise
special types of guns for shooting
down hostile aircraft, our busy little
ammunition makers have been stor-
ing up for future use ''the best ever"
bombs to be dropped from aeroplanes
flying the stars and Stripes. Nor is II
any secret that at Frankford singular
success has been attained with bombs
manufactured from shrapnet eases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

our warships. The Government has
iusty Infant industry" in torpedo
manufacture: new projectile factories
are proposed II Congress will loosen
the purse strings
Big Saving in Cost.
Thrift is an influence that is push
ing the Government into the field OF
ammunition making. Here Is grain
OF comfort for the taxpayer who does
not believe that the way to preserve
peace Is to be prepared for war. Al
any rate he can have the consolation
OF knowing that Just in so far as Uncle
Sam makes his own war material will
money be saved to the public that
pays, over any plan Of purchasing In
the open market In proof of the
economy Of Government ammunition
making, take the case OF powder.
Just before the outbreak OF the
Spanish American war the Govern
ment was paying the fancy price of 81
per pound for all it's smokeless pow
der and during and after our brush
with Spain we paid so to IS cents
pound to the private companies from
which the supply was obtained. In the
face of continual protests, approach
ing public scandal. the price grad
ualiy went down 10 So cents Then
Congress made thorough invcstiga-
ton and as a result fixed SO cents per
pound as all the Government would
pay. This past year Uncle Sam has
been making smokeiess powder at In
dian Head--not a sparse quantity. but
a total OF nearly 1000. 900 pounds-at
- cost of less than 25 cents per pound
AS a matter OF fact the brief his
tory of the Indian Head ammunition
plant is the one big object lesson that
is encouraging Uncle Sam to take up
the manufacture Of all sorts OF war
munitions. IT was only in 1900 that
the Government began TO make pow
der at the establishment on tho lower
Potomac and then onera tons were in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

of acid have boosted the price--ac-
count OF the war. you know, same as
tea and tlres-from three cents per
pound to nearly seven cents per pound.
Whereupon our Federal powder
makers have gotten busy with the re-
suit that they have discovered that
they can manufacture their own acid
at cost OF cents per pound or less
and can. in one year, save the Govern
ment more than one-third of a mil
lion dollars or enough to install the
acid-making plant.
parallel case is found In torpedo
manufacture. but how the Government
IS making its own torpedoes at the
rate of moro than four hundred year
would make whole story in itself
The manufacture of mines. too, mines
OF both the anchored and tactical tyres,
Is an interesting side line" in the
Federal munitions Industry. But when
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
Our Military and Naval
E Establishments Have
Their Own Powder
Plants - Making Shot
and She'll Testing Gun
Charges Under Exact
Ing Conditions.
By wALDoN FAwCETT.

Fl may or may not be true, as the
I old adage argues that money
makes the mare so. but there IL
y no question that I; is ammunition
That puts pep" In preparedness It
- the supreme essential. A nation
With plenty of powder might mako
bombs OF tomato cans and do deadly
Nxecution. but nation with guns and
10 shot and shell-perish the thought.
As the people OF the United States
have been brought face to face with
the issue of preparedness II has
gradually dawned upon many persons
who never thought OF II that way be-
fore. that in the event of war II would
- vastly more important for Uncle
lam to have an ample reserve supply
~ ammunition in his magazines than
Uncie Sans credit might be good II
he hadn't the coin 10 pay cash for his
purchases, but 1t requires time to man.
ufActure ammunition.
Uncle Sam in the Munitions Business
Aside from the paramount consid-
GRAFTON of laying by some extra am
munition for a noisy day the most in
teresting feature OF the present sit
nation Is that which discloses Uncle
lam looming UP IN the role OF am
munftion maker. Incidentally. this
angle has direct bearing on the most
hotly contested point in the dispute
over preparedness The citizens Of
The republic who don't believe in lay
Ing out vast sums in preparation for
war will tell you. the minute CONVEX
sation on the subject starts. that this
whole preparedness agitation has been
engineered by the American firms that
manufacture munitions
Now the interesting question is as tc
what these ready debaters will say
when II comes about that Uncle Sam
n In a position to manufacture all
his own handle with care" supplies
within a few months now the u. S
Navy Department will have completed
extensions of its great plant Mt Indian
Head. Maryland. on the Potomac river
that will place II In a position 10 man
Bfectu all the powder needed for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

T may or may not be true, as the
old adage argues that money
makes the mare go. but there IL
no nnesfinn that Il Is am rnunition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
A Short Sketch of This
Interesting Tribe Who
Although Living In the
Wilderness of the Flor
ida Everglades Have
Felt the Effects of the
European War.
Copyright 1915, by The Internationai
Syndicate

4 NopyEEAI 1SfH nv The International
Syndicate
~HE Seminole Indians OF today
are only fran remnant OF the
mighty tribe OF Osceoia's time
- Ever since their sepa ration from
the Greeks OF Georgia their lives have
been one long struggle for existence
and for place which they might call
home. Their name in Indian dialect
means wild wanderer." and II Is GER
tainly not a misnomer In this instance
Everglade Homes
Il For years their home has been In
the wilderness of the Florida Ever
giades. and there they lived the sim
pie life. feeding upon the game such
~ deer. bear, turkey and small fowl
They had the native fruits and nuts
and on the little islands which rose
above the waters Of the Glades they
cultivated potatoes. beans. corn and a
Starchy plant called "coontie," from
which they made their -four. Then
came the draining and retaining of
the Everglades which spoiled their
game preserve for the white man be-
gan to SET up farms where once the
Wild animals roamed. Even the little
Try islands of the Glades where the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

The tribe has it's festivals and
dances. many of which are not unlike
the Indian dances in the Southwest
The Medicine Men of the tribe usually
arrange the time for the date of the
Green Corn Dance, q festival which Is
governed by certain phase OF the
moon. This dance Is perhaps the most
important OF their festivals. and ts
held as an expression OF gratitude to
the Great Spirit for an abundant har-
vest--a custom borrowed from the
ancient sun worshipers. The Hunting
Dance takes place once in four years.
and is a genuine play day for the men,
women and children. These dances,
while not as weird as those OF the
Indians of the Far West. are quite as
remarkable and well worth visiting IL
the traveller is willing TO brave the
Florida sun in July
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picturesque Dances.

writhinga ot the huge bodies are
frightful.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-18

A quiet, reserved man, Snyder had no
wish to hurt the wife who had been
his true and loyal companion.
So he established another home.
He took another wife, so far re.
mo/ed In the soei1 scale from the
first that they would never meet.
TO Mrs. Lucinda Pabst Snyder,
whom he met in Trenton, and n whom
he gave his name, William Wallace
Snyder, was a carpenter. She helped
him build the title home at 3ls Sew.
enth street, Harrison, N. j., which the
third Mrs. Snyder is now trying to
wrest from her.
but again a great disappointment
awaited him, The wish OF his heart
was denied.
He grew restless; he stayed away
long. Once Lucinda accused him Of
caring for some one else, and he flew
into a rage. On she found him In
New York with another woman and
forced him to accompany her home.
These things did not enc a.: the ST.
lent, digniiied man to her, and when
his will was read, HER NAME WAS
NOT MENTIONED.
In 1898 Snyder married, at Buffalo,
Sara D. Whiteneck.
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1898

Besides the income OF his first love,
Snyder willed to Sara D. Whiteneck,
daughter OF Alfred Whiteneck, Of
Pleasant Valley. Mercer comfy, N. j.,
$50 a week turing her natural life, II
she shall so long remain single and
unmarried"
1t also d:::ects that any income
above the S1c0 be usc4 to educate his
children, Helen, born at Iryington in
1899, and William Wallace, born at
Mount William in 1901, anc at the ex.
piration Of tie trust for the two VIC.
men tn estate shall be divided be.
tween these children. The first and
last Mrs. Sayder are made exc ltors.
To the end, deep sentiment govern.
ed Snyder's life-a desire to make
reparation &c the fist woman he had
wrongcd and to have Ter share equal.
ly with the woman who had given him
the browning Joy of lIfe-his children.
When the battle has been fought
out in the New Jersey courts these
children, for whom William Wallace
Snyder dared everything, with the
memory Of a loving, i.ualgent father
treasured in their hearts, will be alone
In their respect for his memory.
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Inc Priscilla was to do what she did?
Little and white and kind OF milk
and water?"
II never thought so, 10. l always
imagined she was more like YOU"
We'll? How is that?"
Independent and proud and brave
and the best and dearest girl in the
world"
And what do you think of John
Alden?"
That he was a bally coward. He
didn't deserve her!"
That's what l think, Billy"
Something In her voice made him
turn sharply. They were alone in the
heart OF the shrubbery.
10, 10, dcari Look at mel"
She turned her eyes full upon him,
then dropped them quickly.
81 love you. Jo," he cried eagerly.
Tell me, will you marry me, dear
est?"
Yes, Billy dear. thought you
never, never would speak for your
SELF" she sighed happily as he gath.
cred her into his arms.
THANK heaven" he exultcd. Now
I'll know what to do with that title
and money I've inherited"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-18
Club Day Saturday,.

An enjoyable day is anticipated by
the members of the Country Club on
Saturday when the regular club day
will be observed. a splendid pro.
gramme Of amusements has been ar
ranged for the day with Mesdames
Frank Haas and Harry p. Robinson
as hostesses. The afternoon will be
featured by golf contests and tables
will be arranged on the porch for those
who desire to play bridge. Those who
care to sew or do fancy work are in.
vited to bring along the work and
spend the afternoon in that way. a
club dinner will be served in the even
Ing which promises to be we'll attend
cd. In order to be accommodated at
this dinner It will be necessary to no.
tify the hostesses at least five hours
before the dinner is served. These
club day affairs arc becoming extreme.
ly popular with the club members and
are we'll attended.
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PERSONALS

Misses Elizabeth ami Margaret Muir.
ply returned yesterday firm a stay Of
q week at the Loeb Lynn hotel at Mt.
Lake Park.
Mrs. John J. Baker has returned 20
Keyser after a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and F'.rs. j.. c. Merrifield.
Mrs. NJ. d. Mitchell and daughter,
Miss Katherine. Of Fleming. KY, are
guests of MIR. and NJ ). Jchn O. Nor
gan on Fourth street.
Misses Sophia and Elizabeth Uhlein,
Of Daytona, Fla, are guests OF Mrs. Z.
E. Rollins, Of Quincy street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Daniels. OF
Wheeling, are in the city having boon
called here by the critical illness OF
Mrs. W. c. Layman. A brother, p. B.
Daniels, who was also here from
Wheeling, has gone to Elkins to see
his father, Tho is Ill in a hospital there.
]. p. Scott and two daugn rs,
Misses Lelah and Etna, of Parsons,
motored here a few days ago and are
guests Of Mrs. Anna Hunter OF CASTOR
avenue.
Mrs. George ". Toothman and
daughter, Mrs. C. l.. Richmond, and
the latter's daughter, Josephine. left
today for a visit to Mt. Lake Park.
Paul. the little son of Walter Ella.
son, is Ill with dlphtheria a his home
on Sixth street.
Miss Angela Connell, OF C%larksburg,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mr.. D. W.
Kennedy, in this city.
Mr.. Walter Stockley and sons have
returned from Charleston where they
had been guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
D. C. Galliher.
Judge John W. Mason has return.
cd from n visit to Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Koontz left
yesterday for Oakland, Md, to spend
several weeks.-Charleston Post.
Miss Eloise Shain has returned from
a visit at Webster Springs and Clarks
burg.
Mrs. II. eileen Greer and daughter,
Miss Mary Greer. went to Baltimore
yesterday, where they will spend sew.
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Carson leave
tomorrow for a two weeks visit to
relatives in GAINESVILLE, %Chillocothe and
Columbus, Ohio.
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A Long List Of
Ills Vanished In
One Short Week
And Mrs. Ralph Barb Gave
All the Credit to Nerv-
Worth.

Mrs. Barb's message to ailing folks
is forcible and important. And like
all the Nerv Worth statements printed
in these columns the endorser's name
is signed to the paper. These signed
local statements are having wonderful
influence upon Fairmont readers, as
the tonic's sale at Cranes Drug Store
amply proves. Read this one.
Cranes Drug Store-I a extreme.
ly nervous. All run down. No sleep,
no rest, tired in the morning, no ambi.
ton, no appetite, very respondent and
blue.
l have taken Nerv-Worth for only
n week and want TO say my general
health Is much improved.
have good appetite, sleep fine, re.
frcshed in the morning, and feel like
a new being. Recommend Nerv.worth
to anybody.
MRS. RALPH BARB.
Dollar back at Cranes drug store,
II Wentworth fails to benefit YOU.
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1875
(By BETTY eRAEME.)

NEW YORK. Aug. IS. Was the
craving for children to bear his name.
TO carry on his line, to inherit his
wealth. the irresistible force that
drove William Wallace Snyder. re.
spected citizen Of New York, to build
and maintain three homes?
Two OF the three women widowed
by Snyder's deaX have gone into tho
courts TO smirch his memoir In a quar-.
rel over his estate. They have barred
a strange romance.
In 1876, Snyder, a lawyer, married
Phoebe Baldwin, and they made their
home in East Orange, n. j., where Mrs.
Snyder, gray haired and placid, sur.
wives him. Undisturbed by the stories
of the other wives, she refuses TO be
mixed up In their contest.
Besides her home and her own In.
dependent means, Snyder willed this
first partner an Income OF $50 a week.
After II years, the yoke OF matri-
mony that failed to bring the closer tie
Of parenthood became too heavy to be
borne. Tho sweet, placid wife shared
in his disappointment also. To d.
yorce her would be cruel and unfair.
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To Attend WeddInu,

Miss Lora Merrifeld, of Columbia
street, has gone to Washington, D. c.,
where she will attend the wedding Of
Miss Lucille Smith and DR.. Franklin
w. Lange, Of Baltimore, which will
take piece at the country lone of the
bride near Washington. En- route
home Miss Merrifield viii spend some