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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
ROADSIDE Trees.
rlanter. should Look Ahead BEFORE, Be- 3

Planters should Look Ahead Before Be-
lfa ginning Operations.
The neighbor whose farm adjoins
mine on the west laid his ak to the root
! OF long row Of roadside trees last
week and hauled them 10 his woodpile.
They were of various kinds, including
elm, maple, chestnut and cherry, prob
ably thirty to forty years old. and
planted by . former ownerof the place.
inquired as to the object in cutting
down such trees, and the answer was:
II bought this farm for living for my
family, and find that the roots Of
these trees extend into the field two or
three rods, and to this extent and the
whole length of the field the land is
useless for any crops want TO culti-
waite, and the loss is more than can ,lf.
ford TO give TO shade trees, which yield
nothing, while they take the fertility
ofsthe soil. Thisis certainly a pfac-
teal view of the subject, and from my
neighbors point of view he Is right,
for he is not farming for fun or for
sentiment, but for bread and butter for
himself, wife and children; he has not
hh AAASfAA VI AAiAa " . 1uE6 AOEf stLlJ JUICE
purpose. and If he succeeds in paying
for the farm out OF the crops raised on
it he will do well and deserve com
mendation for his industry and econ
omy, even he had to cot down few
roadside trees, which strangers and
neighbors admired while passing along
the highway. When men with little
means have TO pay 500 and upward
per acre for land for farming purposes
they arc not likely to get much time to
sit IN the shade and poetic over rural
scenery and prospective pleasure, which
rarely or never comes to him who earns
"his bread by the sweat of his brow"
II the former owner of my neighbor's
farm had looked ahead fur enough to
have planted row of shcllbark hick-
cries which he could have obtained in
the forests near by--or have planted
English walnuts. or even the common
butternut, instcad of fruitlcss forest
trees, the present owner may have al
lowed them to remain, because they
would hnvc borne something of intrin.
sic value. This is only one instance
among thousands proving that If we
take no Thought of posterity We may
be sure that posterity will care very
little for us or our works. Andrew S.
Fuller, in N, Y. Tribune
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
;. RAM.s HORN" elAs1s.

ONE Of the best of housckeepers is the
woman who hates dirt.
People who wear loud clothes arc do
ing their best to make up for some con-
scious lack
SOME birds are so taken up with their
bright plunage as to forget that they
have very black feet.
The character of love is the same,
summer ard winter. It does not change
with circumstance or climate
No MAN ever gets TO the top any
where without being tried in fires that
prove there is good metal in him.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
lAN ExceLLgNT SCHEME.

A Caiirornian's Plan % Snmberinr coun-
try Houses.
A practical method Of numbering
country houses and tnnlsinR country
roads has been established In Contra
Costa county, Cal This mcthod--lenown
as the ten-blocls systetn--has received
countrywide nttcntion and sanction.
Besides the great eouvcnicscc which
the system has given the residents Of
Contra Costa county. Ii bids fair 70 be
one Of the greatest aids in the further
ancc Of free rural delivery TINT has yet.
been suggested. The plan was devised
by a. Z. bancroft andsyas carried out
by private citizens, officials giving their
appreciation as soon as the new scheme
was seen 10 DO successful.
In this icn-blocls system tho roads
are first named. there being rs little
change mntlc as possible as thew pass
through different towns. The numbers
begin Ut the county scat or On branch
roads at the end nearest 70 II. Tberoads
nre measured and blocked OF. there be-
ing ten imaginary blocks OF 5es feet
each to tho mic. These have only
frontage, mot depth or thickness The
numbering Is in order from the court
honsc or county sent, thc even numbers
on tho right and the odd upon the Lat
side. The same numbering is observed
whether the blocks are occupied on not,
thus providing for the binding Of
houses on vacant lots Where more
than ono house occurs in blocit. tho
alphabet Is brought into nsc as iof a.
l1oi b, etc. There are twenty road
numbers TO the mile. ON the fence or
post marking division of blocks the
numbers are placed on either side of ii
line showing the division. On tie right
the post is marked ioafio4: on the left
1o111o3 At tho end Of each mile. or
ten blocks, an X IS printed inside a
circle. Tho half-mile Is indicated by a
v in scmi.circle.
By this exact division It is n very sim
pie matter To calculate the distance.
As there nre two numbers N each
block, divide the house numbers by
two. which will give the number of
blocks from the starting point. There
being 10 blocks to the mile, divide this
result by 10 or point of one decimal
and the distance in miles and tenths is
shown II a house number is odd. add
one to complete the block before dtvid-
ing by two. The accompanying cnt
shows section of Contra Costa road
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

THERE rs GREAT EXCITEMENT
Among Rheumatic sufferers over tile
new 7, remedy that's being put up in New
YORK olty. 1t IS claimed there has never
heen case where it has failed TO cure.
II IS called DR. Drummond's Lightning
remedy Tor rheumatism and is sold for
90 bottle. The remedy is certainly
making Tor itself world wide reputa-
non, as the country is full OF Rheuma-
tsm; The manufacturers sell it on an
absolute guarantee and offer to refund
the money IN any case where it does not
work q perfect cure. Sent by express
prepaid on receipt of price. Drum
nona Medicine Co., 1880 Maiden Lane.
New York. Agents wanted. 1913
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
AsMILLIoN FRIENDs

A friendin need is a friend indeed. ana
not less than one million people have
found Just such q friend in fDr. KINGS
New Dicoyery for consumption. lcoueh.
colds. III You have never 4used tins
great cough medicine, one trial will con- on,
vince you that il has wonderful an IA five
powers in all diseases of throat chest
and lungs Each bottle is enarar,t.se5
to do all that is claimed or money viii
be refunded. Trial bottles free at CLAW.
ton q Dents drug store. Large bottiss
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

THERE is great stir ut Port Penn,
the headquarters of the Delaware bay
shad fishing industry, because of the
proposal to establish quarantine sta
ton ut Reedy island opposite the vii
lnge. The island is long, narrow strip
of land behind which vessels often take
refuge when the bay is stormy. It is
the winter home of many thousand
crows and ut certain seasons a good
stand for gunners and fishermen.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

ArouNe woman in Pennsylvania
village the other day asked the post.
master for some stamps. Which lsindq''
he inquired. The ones with the whis-
kers." she replied, and he Mt once gave
her some two-cent stumps on which is
the picture of Columbus with his twelve
hours growth Of whislsers.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

We have just printed a lot of
new blank warranty deeds, with
the new form of acknowledgment.
They are printed on triple extra
White bond paper. and they have
no superior in the State. Each
deed is on a sheet S!x2S inches.
One dozen. 60 cts, by mail. tt
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

A GIRL bet kiss against dollar
with the editor of the wasco (ore.)
News that Harrison would be elected.
The stakeholder of the dollar was u
homely old maid, and when he claimed
the kiss from the girl he was coolly in
formed that the stakeholder held both
bets and would cheerfully deliver them
on demand.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

THE estate of benjamin Potter, of
Kent county, Del, about fifty years
ago, was left in trust for the benefit of
the poor whites of the county not with
in the alnshouse. The attorney for
the estate is about to distribute among
the poor $4,000, accumulated surplus
from the proceeds of the estate. The
property consists of about three thou
sand acres of farm land.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

OF all the problems that to-day con.
front tho American people, possibly the
most serious, as far as truth, honor and
justice are concerned, is that of handling
in right way the complicated and
vexatious Indian interests Of the north.
west.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

A North Carolina man is said
to have traded one Of his boys to
a neighbor for an old mule. He
remarked, on making the trade
that the boy was too lazy to
work and all that the mule needed
was fattenilg..
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

Below we give the nam
ous agents in Harrison 4
VINO have bought and IA
Susanna" and who viii I
the demands. 4
Cunningham Bros 4
Clarksburg; W. Homer
Creek; Perine and Davis
Hope CIV Morrison, MI
j. III. Smallwood, Wilsonbu|
Gents, grocer, Clarksburg;
Barnes. Bridgeport; Mike|
Jarvisville; Bartlett and DI
West Milford; Mike DolanI
Summit; T. L. Bailey, Rey|
vile; Mrs. w. B. stephens
amore Dale; r. s. Ogden,
f. Il. Wilcox & Co, Wyatt
Lib Jarrett, at the blind
store. Shinnston; E. A. II
Salem; II. w. Winter. IT'D
ton.
All persons should seI
pamphlets when out. A
DR.. u. A, DAyIpso|
S6 West Milford. W.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

ApRoros of Hawaiian annexation, II
is an interesting fact that the Yorktown
saluted the stars and stripes on July
last in United States territory two thor
sand eight hundred miles west Of San
Eranciscn.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
THE. ROAD MouEndEMr.

IT Is Calming strength In All OF the
Western states.
The agitation for good roads. begun
q lew years ago in most unfavorable
conditions, is rapidly assuming national
proportions Farmers. IL one time the
bittcrest opponents Of improved roads,
are now advocating the construction OF
maeadamized or grayeied highways.
ana this year the governors Of various
states referred 10 the subject in their
messages.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
THE, HoMElJEs1 No. =,

Ciarksburg as well as the handsomest
ana others are invited to call on any
druggist and get free trial bottle 81
hemp,s Balsam for the Throat and
Lungs, a remedy that is selling entirely
upon Its merits and is guaranteed tore
lieve and cure all hr onic and Acute
coughs, Asthma, Broncnitis and .Con.
sumption. Large bottles so cts. and 81.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
q PnIL ApELrnIA humorist sent III. \

A PHLADErrnIA humorist sent for a
veterinary surgeon the other day 70
ito his residence and attend to a
horse that had been hurt. When the
doctor called he-was invited to walk
back to the yard and there he was
shown a toy horse, one OF the legs of
which was broken off. The doctor ex-
amined the horse carefully and recom-
mended little glue and wire splint,
and then sent in his bill for Eve dollars.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
a nnnhy ygagon Sent.

1t is tiresome to ride in a lumber
wagon to and from town Ii you have
no spring seat one can be made Quickly
at slight expense. Two boards are
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

In the matter of road reform the
first step seems to be the widening OF
the tires of vehicles Without it per.
feet roads are practically Impossible.
Bucyrus to.) Telegraph.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

TnE eastern shore of Maryland has
been besought to<give India the sweet
potato fora food for the often famine
stricken millions Of many East India
provinces. E. B. Francis, director Of
lands in the Punjaub, has written to a
Mr.. Bennett, ofAccomac county, asking
for roots well packed, ? as it is desired
TO introduce that vegetable into India,
in the hope that the soil and climate
there will be found peculiarly favorable
toit.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

Here is a somewhat belated
item from a Georgia weekly ex.
change of the 18th instant. eve
learn that the late James q.
Blaine is dead. Full particulars
in our next issue"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

bolted together ut one end with block
between them us shown The under
one is cheated tn ride the box and not
slip off. A cushion may be strapped
to the spring end. N. Z. Homestead.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

How They Were Exiled From
Illinois in 1915.

These historical sketches are written
for the TxnEsRAM bya Mormon minister
Who many years ago lived in Clarksbnrg.
but whoisnow u resident Of Utah. Ed
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

WHEN a New Yorker bought the
other day little household Boodhist
shrine the oriental vendor caressed the
lacquercd case with its tiny hinged
doors, showed the benefcent little god
standing upon the sacred lotus, and
said: ION holy days and at prayer
times you have 1t open, thus, so that
you may see the god and he may look
round; but in business hours you shut
up the doors and hook them. thus, Just
same all the world over There is
more thania grain Of truth in Johns
.philosophic observation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
THERE rs GREAT Eyc1rp,Tr>,r

Russell shoes for men ana women from
81 to 50 at w. NJ Osburn's 3rd ST. 1871.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
ST. GEORGE, UTAH, l
March 25. 1893. 4

IlVo. o. Coatinued from LI.t feek. ]
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

a COW belonging TO well-to-do
stociman Of Manhattan recently gave
birth to pair of singular animals.
They resemble colts more than calves,
although both possess rndimentary
horns and hoofs Of cattle, but in all
other respects they seem to be young
horses, having long, flowing names and
the tails of colts, only these latter are
unusually long and bushy. One is o
male and the other is female, and
both are well-developed. well-shaped
animals. The mother, however, seems
to know that there is something abnor-
NAL about them, and has declined to
allow them natural nourishment, SO
that they are to be broughtup by hand.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

7, TO-. Z Z, ,1.I7 4, 4, u, . J. =, 4
On she suolec. o. .nc oess eanca', J.
course ior 2 Young man o. 'o7day f 1',
y, =. walker, president q me Massar
c as INSTITUTE Of technoioRy, n ls
.his 70 say; ! oeneve tnat Y sns
schools q aPpned science ana tecnnoii
ogy, a. tney are carr,ea on .o-aay IN sne
un,sed s'a a,s tae .norouen
ana mos. schoaaTly ssuay q prlncaples
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-26

right shoulaess, holding It with their
right hands; those on the right side
have their heads between the poles,
the risht-hand pole resting on their
right shoulders, while with their left
hands they catch hold of their conPan-
ions right wrists, and SO steady each
other.
Every half-minute. without slacken-
ing their pace. they throw the flansana
onto the shoulders of four others, whs,
in anticipation, have been running on
ahead 30 that there should be no pause.
They were a bright and CHEEKY set Of
people, never ceasing TO laugh and
chatter the whole day. and were like =
lot of big children out for game Of
ball-the unfortunate passenger being
the ball. The sailors description of
his camel-ride over the Bayuda desert
that the beast played cup-and-ball
with him the whole way, and only
missed him twice-would have been
equally suitable to this mode of travel
ing.
The bearers are of a higher class and
generally younger than the baggage
porters, and are specially trained to
keep up fast rate of travelling day by
day. The latter have, as rule, enor-
nous bumps on their shoulders, which
have read are hereditary, but my own
opinion is that their growth on each
individual is the result Of the constant
friction Of the long bamboos on which
they swing their loads
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-26
GREATEST MENAcEToFoREsTs.
Making Of Paper from Wood CauseI
Wholesale Destruction of Trees.

Making Of Paper from Wood Causes
Wholesale Destruction of Trees.
The extensive use of wood in max
ing the cheapest grades of paper offers
one of the serious obstacles to forest
preservation, says the Philadelphia
Telegraph. In the last two or three
years the growth of the wood-pulp in
dustry has been enormous, a dozen
great mills, each manufacturing from
fifty to three hundred tons of pulp q
day, have been built on the Hudson
river, to feed principally on the
Adirondack forests. The wood chiefly
used is spruce. and the especially dis
astrous effect, of the industry on the
forests results not only from the ex-
treme demand for the lumber, but
from the fact that while the demand
is especially for trees of thirty to
thirty-five years growth, the young
trees are also cut. In 1881 the capacity
of the pulp mills Of the United States
was about seventy-two thousand tons
per annum. The present capacity is
seven hundred thousand tons
And in this remarkable growth tho
industry has been accompanied by
these three desirable things: Increase
in quantity, decrease in price, and no
diminution in the compensation Of
labor. The sound of the ak, the bark
er and the grinder is heard in twenty
two states. The neighborhood of Nj
agara and theaAdirondacks in New
York, the territories of the kennebec,
Androscoggin and Penobscot rivers in
Maine, the Fox river valley of Wiscon-
sin. the hills of New Hampshire and
Vermont and the natural gas belt of
Indiana are the greatest pulp-produc-
ing regions of the United States.
About thirty-fve hundred cords of
wood are required daily 10 supply the
demand of the mills.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-26
CENTURY OF COINAGE.
Our Minis Have Been Turning Out Coiu
just 100 Years.

Our Alnee Have Keen Turning Out CosD
just 100 Years.
The present year completes the CEN
fury since the mint was fairly es-
tablished and began the work Of max
ing coin, says j. B. McMaster IN the
Forum. A review of that century
males clear 20 Us that the first great
currency question with which the coun-
try had 10 deal was whether there
should be a national coinage. or legal
izing and rerating of the debased for
eign coin Of pre-revolutiouary days
The chart<ring OF tho banks OF the
United States and the rise of state
banks kettleS this question and gave
the country paper currency based on
foreign coin. The winding up Of the
second United States banks and be-
ginning OF gold mining brought up in
1894 the second great currency guess
ton. which wsx. shall the money
of the country be, hard or soft. metal
lie or papers The gold coin act OF 1884
was the stteEy. 20 settle this. and
brought OK the srss birsctsllic dissus-
sion cTer held IL congress The a.
temp. was failure A false ratio AID
the unexpected discovery of gold IN
California dezrosc:ized silver, sna The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-26

Asbestos is mineral fiber of the
horn-blende variety. II derives its
name from Greek word which signi-
fes ''indestructible by fire The
ancients were familiar with its uses
and the modes of obtaining il, yet.
strange to say. always alluded TO !, as
q vegetable production. II was used in
all their funeral rites. but particularly
where cremation was practiccd: the
corpse being wrapped in an asbestos
cloth so as to keep the ashes Of the
dead person from ningling with those
of the wood or other combustiolcs used
in incarceration of the remains. The
people of Egypt and many other coun-
tries of the anciepts. especially the
royal and wealthy classes, made
towels, napkins. tablecloths. etc, o.!
asbestos, and cleaned them by throw
ing them into the fire.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-26
CLIMATE AND LONGEVITY,
Cold Countries Are Conducive to Long
Life.

Cold Countries Are Conducive to Long
Life.
Cold climates are always productive
of a vigorous animal existence
know this to be a fact from recent
studies that / have made of various
climatic conditions and their effect
Now / have found that the life of peo-
pie living in a tropical climate is COM
paratively short Not only their physi-
cal life but their life as nation is af-
fected by this curious law. In evil
dence of this latter assertion / can
point to all the short-lived governments
that have arisen and fallen in the
heated zones of the new continent.
Everybody is aware of this constant
revolutions and uprisings in Mexico,
Central America and the South Amer
lean republics. Whereas North Amer
lea, throughout the temperate regions,
has remained for hundred years but
little disturbed.
Africa is constant battle-ground
for the blacks, and southern Asia,
and southern Europe have ever
been the scene of internecine
conflicts. On the other hand, Russia
has remained undisturbed for centu-
ries, the people being apparently
Gained by the cool climate conditions.
So, too, with Sweden and Norway,
Denmark and the north German prov
inces. There nations as individuals
are phlegmatic. They are not easily
moved to resentment except where the
burdens imposed are Of the most tyran-
nical nature. So it happens that the
governments haze lived on for centu-
ries. their kings tracing their ancestry
back through the ages until they lose
their record in the barbaric period of
the Roman domination. The Scandina-
vians (which term comprises as type
name most of the inhabitants of north
Europe) are long lived, many of them
reaching the extreme old age of one
hundred and fifteen years.
The Scandinavian records are full of
the names of men who lived to exceed
ing old age, while the remarkable
names of the southern nations are al
ways coupled with the statement of an
early death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-26
Some Women. Pc. Ayer,,o,s.

An English magazine the other day
asked women to tell what they con-
slider their pet aversion. Here are
some of the answers received: 1.-The
endless discussion of the Irish ques-
ton" "A formal lunch party" MY
pet aversion has no name or being. yet
l see her plainly with my spirits eye.
There she sits, always neat and un-
ruified. ever wearing that serene smile
which makes me long to shake her, il
only to see how she would look then.
Always conscientious, always kind,
her worst fault is that she has no
fault" My pet aversion is the fidgety,
tidyiag woman" Cows, OF course! Il
only knew what that long and steady
stare means! But l don't, and mys-
terry commands ave."