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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
lnN IhE SIDE or SCIENCE.


FounrEEs minor planets were discov.
cred during April, bringing the total
Number Of small planets known 70 s75.
PnoF DoLDEAR says n powerful
search light could project abeam 70
Mars In four minutes which could be
peen and responded 70 II they have the
apparatus we have.
SIN JoHs HKRscnEL nays that II .
solid cylinder Of ice, - miles in dia.
meter and 100000 miles long, were
plunged end first into the sun. Il would
melt IN . second Of time.
SCIENTISTS have succeeded In meas
uring tho thickness OF soapy water in
q bubble. When showing the shade Of
violet, II was one-fourth the thickness
OF a violet wave Of light. that Is, about
i-2so, 900 Of an inch.
THE position Of the lamprey cells has
been reviewed by Prof. Howes, who
thinks that instead Of being primitive
forms, they are aberrant fsh-like
forms, which have lost thcirlo lower jaw,
their sucking mouth having been SEQ
ondarily acquired.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
PRICES Of ruRKlsn sLAvEs.


Il
They Fetch An Sums aud Some Are Very
Valuable.
The slave trade is the chief source Of
recruits for the harem All assertions
to the contrary Notwithstanding, it
still hourishes in the city OF the sultan.
The trade is conducted almost ex-
clusive1y by tribe OF Tcherkesses,
known as Tessirchis. Families gener-
ally work together. One brother, for
example, stops at home and minds the
shop, while the other goes abroad and
purchases and forwards the raw mate
rial of the commerce.
Negotiations with purchasers are con-
Quoted through the intermediary OF
Arab brokers, who call regularly on
patrons to inquire II they,are wanting
anything in black eunuchs or white
girls-just as Manchester commission
agents drum for orders among mer-
chants and shippers, and like them,
they are remunerated by percentage
on sales.
A white boy in good health, from s
to IL years old, costs IS to $40. If he
il1S any hS1uAESLhtutSs hucHf LOT III
stance, as knowledge OF cookery, or
other houseworls, he will command
twice as much. A girl under 10 years
old may be had for 81, whilea maiden
between 1e and IS. especially II she can
read and write and strurn little on
the either. is worth $1,000 A female
slave of exceptional beauty, Eyoung,
white and virgin-the style most in
vogue are blondes with black eyes
fetches from 5000 to $1,000.
For choice specimen, with a smat-
tering of French and able TO play a
few airs on the piano, a rich amateur
has been known TO pay as much as
s1s,5oo. But, as may be supposed, the
demand for articles Of this description
has greatly fallen off since the haicyon
time of perpetual loans and profuse ex-
penditures. A strong black slave sells
for about 500; black maiden, SIS to
500.
The Turks themselves see no more
wrong in slavery than in polygamy. 1t
is permitted by their religion and en-
joys tie sanction of ancient custom. It
is inseparably associated with their So
cial habits, and. in spite Of all pro
tests of the Christian powers, will en-.
dure as long as the osmanii rule in
STEAMBOAT. Boston Globe.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
$500 Reward /!

WE will pay the above reward for any
case Of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipa-
tation or Costiveness We cannot cure
with We.t'sVegetable Liver Pills. when
the directions are strictly complied with.
They arepurely Vegetable, and never
failto give satisfaction. Sugar coated.
Large boxes, containing 80 Pills, Is
cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi
tations. The genuine manufactured
only by the John G. West Company
Chicago. Ill. For sale by Cunningham
Bros. druggists. Clarksburg, W. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

Some time ago a Chinaman,
dressed in the regular Chinese
costume, entered a depot waiting
room and took a seat by red
headed Irish woman. at the same
time trying to be agreeable by
saluting her saying "Mornin (!
Belly cold y The Irish woman's
eyes flashed like a swapping tur-
tie and with an air of contempt
she replied, IF you'd put yer
shirt inside yer pants yer belly
wouldn't be could We blamed
haythen BLACKBOARD, King,cood
Argus.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
There is a Young lad ' in Mason

There is a young lady in Mason
county with a sweetheart whose
parents gave her a horse to quit
him. She quit him and got the
horse. After a while the parents
took a liking to the young man,
and gave her another horse to
reinstate him. She did so and
now has two horses. The result
is they will have a good team to
start with.-Er.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow cough to run until 1t gets be-
yond the reach Of medicine. Could they
be induced 10 try Kemp's Balsam, they
would Immediately see the excellent
effect after taking the first dose. Price
500 and 81. Trial size free. At all Drug
gists'.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
His Proud Position.

81 suppose your son doesn't take as
much interest in music, now he is in col
lege, as he used to-" said Mrs. Filling.
hast to Mrs. Biggerstaf.
''oh, yes he does" replied the latter.
"Hesa member of the catarrh and ban.
doline club."-Judge.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
Too Much for His, Nerves.

whats the matter, old chappieqr
exclaimed Cholly.
Hand me your smelling-bottle, deah
boy" said Fweddy, family. 1.-THE
young woman who has just passed us
gives off stwong odoh of new ging-
ham!n-Chicago Tribune.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
An uniueIsy Remark.

my dear madam, you are perfectly
charming tonight.
"oh, you are fatterer; / don't be-
lieve you"
81 assure You I'm speaking the truth.
Why, when | first met you positively
did not recognize ou.n-Texas Sift-
ings.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
DIR. DRUMMoND's LIGHTNING

Remedy for Rheumatism has received
the unqualified endorsement of the
medical faculty as being safe and re-
makably efficient preparation for the
relief and speedy cure of Rheumatism.
Its work is so speedy and miraculous
that benefit is felt from the first dose,
and one bottle is warranted to cure any
ordinary case Sold by druggists. Price
80 for large bottle, or sent by prepaid
express on receipt of price by Drum
mond Medicine Co., 1850 Maiden Lane,
New York. Agents wanted. est
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

-"she's engaged to him, isn't she2r
mo; she doesn't put it that way.
She says he's one of her gentlemen in
waiting
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
rHllE WA. . rrrrsBgRa \

Trains leave Weston Tor Bnckh
lat 1890 p. m. and sos p. N. y
turn ut s: 10 q. m. and 1:i5 P. =. ~ I,
Leave Buckhannon for fioA
7:l0a. m. and i:50 p. m. -,
Trains leave Weston for sg.'
1915 p. m. and 4:55 =. m, and arrif
Sutton $50 o. m. and 1900 P; u. 8,
Train for Camden on anley y =,
with early Sutton train Of FiatwS
3;45 p. m. -
Connection at Clarksburg WI
o. r. r. and Monongahela hise1'
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

Edward shepherd, Harrisburg, Ill,
had running sore bn his leg OF eight
years standing, Used three bottles of
Electric .Bitters and seven boxes OF
Bucklen's Arnica Salye, and his leg is
sound and we'll. john Speaker. Catawba,
o., lad Ave large fever sores on his
leg, doctors said lie was incurable. One
bottle Electric Bitters and one box
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him en-
tirely. Sold at Clayton & Dents drug
store. 3
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
Very Angry.

kissed you?
Maud-1ndeed was.
clara-And did you make him apol-
Maud-1 should say / did! made
him apologize six times.-Truth.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

We have received our new
samples for falland winter. mems
suits and overcoats, carrying
both the lines of Browning King
q Co.. New York, N. Y, and The
Frank T. Carroll Co, Elmira,
N. \. Suits from SIC to 1873 !;
3overcoats from S15 to S35, made
to order in latest styles and best
workmanship. Examine our
samples and prices before buy.
ing your fall clothes.
g. w. q Fl. M. SHuTTLEwoRTH.
Corner Main and Water Streets
Clarksburg, W. Va. As.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

Get that old suit Of clothes that Won
are almost ashamed to wear and send
them to w. 81, Powell, near the West
End DEPOT. He will clean and repair
them, and you will be surprised when
You get them back-almost like new
again. 84-8t
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

The best medical authorities say the
proper way to treat catarrh is to take n
constitutional remedy like Hoods Sar-
saporilla.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

Big line of wooden hosiery, all
prices atthe Bee Hive store. SO 9.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

Baugh's Raw Bone Meal is very
finely ground and warranted
pure. 1t is the best fertilizer
made for wheat and grass. For
sale by r. 7. Lowndes. 43.tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17

Persons looking for choice
West Virginia lands, either tim
bered orimproved, will find it to
their advantage to correspond
withP. ]. LYNCH. Craigmoor, w.
va. 1Stf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
BUoKLEN's ARNIoA sALvE.

BUoKLEN's ARNIoA sALvE.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, aud posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required
1t isguaranteed to give perfect satisfac.
ton, or money refunded. Price % cents
per box. For sale by Clayton 4
Dent 12-1y
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
!. cnstoria isso wen adapted chIldrenthat
recommend Il as superior 70 any prescription
known 70 rnc. 4 II AZ Anctra, II D.,
III 50. Oxford St, brooklyn. =. Y.

Tho no OF .cagtoria u 20 rniycrszi md
~ incr4st % wcli i5aora that II secsas wori,
Of suarrcro st.oi TO caGof1eit. Few are tic
intelligent families wao cs not keep cassoriaI
within easy reach
Canes fsAarz:s, y. D,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-17
for Infants and Children.

castorla cures Cole, Constipation.
Sour Stomach, Dlarhma, EuctatIou
Kills Worms gives sleep. and pro,no.,.
gestion.
without injurious medication.
FOR several years l have reconr,.rs
your castoria, and shall always roptis, +
do 80 rs II has Invariably produced bepsae,
lresnits.r -
EpwnF. p.'npsE, II. D..
18th Street and sth Ave. New york q,
,rssr, y MunnAY srxrT, INV yons ~.
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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
Restaurants at the Worlds Fair.

There never were so many restaur-
ants as there are going to be at this
Worlds Fair. Along the promenades
around most of the building you will
see tables and tables-some waited on
by Americans, others by Frenchmen,
others by Germans, others by China
men, and Japanese, and Italians.
Some very queer and pretty buildings
are restaurants such as they have in
Ceylon, Japan, China, Algiers, Moroc-
CO, Switzerland, Holland. Paris, India,
and Turkey. You will see people eat
with sticks, with their fingers, and
with knives and no forks But the
drinking will be even more wonder
ful. Uttered everywhere out-of-
doors are pretty little stands and
booths and cagelike houses called
"kiosks." Hundreds of these are for
the sale of water at a cent a glass;
others are tea-drinkers' resorts, kept
by Oriental people; others are choco-
late booths, attended by pretty young
girls; others are coffee stands; at
others you can drink cocoanut milk
from Cuba, or lime juice, or sugar and
water, as tile French do. And scattered
among all these often beautiful little
buildings are others, literally by the
hundred, for the sale Of chewing gum,
candy. and mounds of sweet flowers.
= Harpers Young People.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31

hour was delightfully."- spent Que OF
the party apologized for the quality OF
the music which the band had fur
nished. The generals reply was:
"You might as well have serenaded
me with tin pans, as far as am con-
cerned, as know less about music
than anything else / can think OF. l
know, of course, that your band
played Yankee Doodle for its OPEN
ing piece, but whether it played
artisticalIy or not l am not able to
judge"
Further apologies were not deemed
necessary, nor did his friend enlighter
him that his uncultivated ear had mis-
taken s.The Girl l Left Behind Me"
for one of the two airs which he
never failed to recognize. -[Chicago
Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
Travelling and Camping i'm Egypt.

DR.. Frederick Peterson of this city
recommends winter camping in Egypt
as a hygienic measure. He finds it
something luxurious, and says: 81
have camped out on shooting expedi-
tions in Nebraska, Dakota and other
Western places, and endured hard
ships that | should not care to expe-
rience again. But in Egypt, where
labor and carrying costs next to moth
ing, where everything in the way Of
furniture aud supplies can be stored
away somewhere on camel, where
every day can be foreseen to be rain
less and beautiful, life in tents be-
comes pleasure. 1t is always we'll
TO have some objective point in view
to reach, and among the pleasantest
desert trips with tents and camels are
those to the Sinaitic Peninsular. to the
Natroon Lakes, to the Fayum and to
several other GASES to the west of the
Nile. Probably the warmest and
driest for an invalid would be that
from Assiut, Girgeh or Esneh to the
Great Oasis.
But one may camp OH the edge of
the desert, travelling southwark along
the Nile, in that way having the adj
vantage of more interesting surround
ings; for some people might find the
desert monotonous. On a trip to
Wadi Natroon, where they spent ten
days, s'we were party of three, and
had eight camels with their drivers, a
dragoman (interpreteD, desert guide,
cook, hunter guide. and a boy; two
tents, three folding bedsteads with
mattresses, two folding tables, chairs,
rugs, cook-stove, fuel, water, rifles
aud shot-guns, and provisions for all
the party, camels included. Camel
riding becomes easy after a time.
One can assume almost any position.
even lying down and going to sleep,
and one can read with ease. Ladies
are not at all debarred from taking
such trips. Everything necessary can
be procured in Cairo. and the expense
should not be over five or seven dol
lars per day for each traveller. -
Popular Science Monthly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
HarmOnies in Color.

Some foreign writer's on matters Of
art insist that Americans have no idea
of harmony in color and are almost
lacking in artistic appreciation of
color effects. The explanation is that
we are too busy to settle down select
ing exact and harmonious shades, and
that in matters of dress we simply
duplicate the colors worn at Paris re-
gardless of their suitability to our
American atmosphere.
The ability to select harmonious
shades with an unerring instinct for
proper effect is largely a matter of
temperament, affected more or less by
climatic influences. Take the people
in semi-tropical regions. The most
fastidious artists have no fault to find
with the color relation between apparel
and background. 1t is said, for in
stance, that no two Moors will walk
together on the street if the colors of
their robes are inharmonious, for the
Moor has an instructive sense of colors.
The tints in the gown of the merchant
are in perfect harmony with the pre-
vaiing tones Of his wares. -
An American would probably think
he was straining point if he took
time to regulate the color Of his attire
by the prevailing tones in his Office or
of the street in which he walks. The
fact is, the Oriental does not take
time either to cultivate taste for
artistic effects or to put in practice
prescribed rules for color effects.
With him it is a matter of tempera-
ment. The colors of the Scotch tar
tan, while very effective in the soft,
misty atmosphere of Scotland, look
crude and are consequently out of
place in the clear air of France or
Italy. In this country there is an
epidemic of color riots. At least an
aesthetic foreigner pronounces this
lack of harmony in color disease.
Take, for example, combination
which is very stylish at present, that
of a clear, decided blue and green
not transparent shade, but green
that is glaringly bright. There is
absolutely no excuse for such COM
bination, but it is one of the caprices
of fashion, and fashion too often
rather than taste or reason sways most
of us. New York Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
Grant Had no Ear for Music.

General Ulysses S. Grant was not a
musician, but he took certain degree
of pride in being able to distinguish
two tunes from all that he ever hea. d.
He frequently remarked that he never
failed to recognize "Old Hundred
and ''Yankee Doodle"
In the spring of 1880 General and
Mrs. Grant we're in Galena, ILL.,, occu-
pying the house which Mrs. Grant
still owns. On April 27, the fifty
ninth birthday OF Grant, number of
his townsmen, in recognition of the
event. gathered at his home to treat
him to a serenade and wish him "manv
happy returns" The local band was
called upon to furnish the music.
The visitors and band assembled in
the front yard and the latter opened
the serenade with its usual opening
melody, "The Girl Left Behind Me. !"
General Grant appeared on the YER
anda, where he stood resignedly until
the musicians had blown out their
customary three airs. Then he step.
ped forward and heartily welcomed
the crowd, at the same time inviting
the people inside, where they were
cordially greeted by Mrs. Grant. An
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
Queer Pay for Property Rights.

The tenant of large farm at Broad.
house Dangsett, County of York, Eng
land, holds the right TO the property
as long as ne shall pay yearly rental
of "a SNOWFALL at midsummer and a
red rose ut Christmas" to the owner,
Godfrey Bosville, Esq.
One of the Scottish dukes relin-
quishes his rights to his lands if it
should ever get warm enough TO melt
the snow from the highest mountain
in Scotland.
William de Albemare and heirs
hold the manor of Leasion "by the
service of finding for our lord, the
King, two arrows and one loaf of oat
bread whenever the Sovereign shall
huut in the forest of Eastmoor." Al
though the forest is no longer hunt
ing ground and arrows have long since
given way to rifles and shotguns, still
the heirs of Leaston Manor keep the
arrows and oat loaf ready for any
stray king that may happen that way,
thus holding good the title to their es-
tates.
Solomon Attefield and heirs or,
rather, the heirs of Solomon Attefield,
old Solomon having gone the way Of
all the world 235 years ago. hold lands
both at Repland and Atterton, upon
condition "that as often as our lord,
the King, shall cross the sea. Solomon
or his heirs shall accompany him to
hold the royal head in case of sea
sickness"
Godfrey Frumbrand and heirs hold
sixty acres of land in Suffolk on con-
dition that they pay the King an an
nual rental of two white doves. :
New York News.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
The Height of Man.

A French statisiician has been study
ing the heights of men at different pc
riods of the worlds history and has
reached some alarming conclusions.
The recorded facts extend over nearly
three centuries. 1t is found that in
1910 the average height of man in
Europe was nearly 5 feet inches. In
1890 it was feet inches. In 1920
it was feet inches and q fraction.
At the present time it is feet 3-4
inches. 1t is easy to deduct from these
figures rate of regular and gradual
decline in human stature, and they
apply this. working backward and for
ward to the past and to the future.
BY this calculation it is determined
that the stature of the first men at
tanned the surprising average of 16
feet 9 inches. The race had already
deteriorated in the days OF Og, and
Goliath was quite degenerate Off
spring of the giants. Coming down
to later time, we find that at the be-
ginning of our era the average height
of man was feet, and in the time of
Charlemagne it was 8 feet inches.
But the most astonishing result of
this mans study comes from the ap-
plication of the same law of diminu-
tion. 1t is concusively shown that in
1000 A. d., the height of the average
man will be but Is inches, and i'm
fow thousand years moro the end of
tho world will come, for men will get
SO short that there will be nothing left
Of them. This is altogether the most
comfortable solution of the end-of the
world problem that has becn pre-
sented. 1t will be Sc much moro
pleasant for the coming man to di-
minish out of existence than to be
burned off the earth. rBuffalo Ex-
press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
A Free Translation.

An English journal states that for
eiener, slightly acquainted with the
English language, cannot always place
much reliance on its synonymous
terms as the dictionary seems to prom
ise. To prove this statement it adds
that tutor has revealed the effort of
young German who was studying
English under his care, to translate the
famous lines of Longfellow:
s'Tell me not In mournful numbers
Life is but an empty dream"
The young Germans translation of
this from his own tongue back into
English, read:
"Tell me not in sadful poetry
Life is the larger end of avain imagine"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-31
A German PedagOgue.

The various accompli shments of
BARRIERS in the older days are illus
tratcd by an advertisement recently
republished in the German Peda-
goguc's Gazette, which appeared on
the signboard of a barber of Nuern-
berg in 1640. 1t read as follows !:
"Isak Maperl, barber, wigmaker.
surgeon, copyist, schoolmaster, black
smith, physician. Shaves for kreu.
zer (two cents), cuts the hair for two
kreuzer, using butter and pomade for
pretty young ladies; lights the lanterns
by the year or quarter; teaches young
noblemen to speak their mother tongue
dramatically and with ease, teaches
them good manners and how to spell.
A master in style, makes and repairs
shoes and boots, teaches to play on tho
flute and other instruments; teaches in
the houses cotillions and other dances; !;
sells perfumery OF all kinds, paper,
shoeoiacking. salted behring's, honey
cakes, mouse traps, candy, heart
strengthening condiments, potatoes,
sausage and other vegetables. N. B.
lie teaches also chirography and ex-
plains the nature of foreign wares
every Saturday and Wednesday. Isak
Maperl."