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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09
EFRuM.

whar's Efrumt Wars Etrumf wy, de I.avd
kin on'y tell : -
sont him 70 de wood pile mon twenty yeah
Whareher he's a-iibin. 1hopes he's dom wen.
but ne oughter brung datw back to no
nanny. Yes, OATS so
An you knowed hfmt You kaored himf wen.
hits comfortin 10 I'm
Somebody ez war ''quain,ed wild my harum-
scarum boy: ~ -
Hit kinder brings him back into hees poor ole
rnammy's min. m =
An makes her t'ink hen come ergin 20 bring
her ole heart Joy
He allus war mischief, but daf warnt nuthin.
bad
Erbout dat chile, list 'ceptln' wen he'd eis
some devilment
Into bees haid, an den he'd up an make me
mons'us mad,
untwell I'd say ia skin him; but he nebber
cared d cent
He allus minded NANNY, an he'd do list wat
'ceptin' pom some 'casions he war kinder
sorter slow.
An he do list wat she'd wautere f she let him
hab he way;
But he'd oushter brung dat wood back 70 he
NANNY long ergo.
An 50 you lsnowed my Etrum' Lawd bress usi
You doan' sayi
Hits twenty long. long yeahs rs been
grieben fur dat boy.
nebber kin furgit hees prangs an hees rap
skallion way;
rs prayed fur him an weeped fur him, an
ainit hab much oh 10y ai
Sence he went on. ~ i could ketch him now
Id skin him. shoah.
Fur nebber bringin' back dat wood An you
Is dat rascal knowedi
he poor ole nanny nebber wiiiiay eyes on
him no noah a
Watt You Is shot You Efrutnf Husht
Lawd bress US. how you's growedi
Harry ]. Sheliman, in Harper's Magazine.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09
No good without il! yhy so2.


The preacher was having sort Of q,
test meeting by asking the congrega-
ton questions on their conduct.
Now, brethren" he said, ..ail Of
you who pay your debts viii please
stand up"
In response to this there was an APP
parently unanimous uprising.
Now" said the preacher, asking
the Others to sit down, 'all those who
do not pay win please stand up.
One man alone arose.
"Ah, brother" said the preacher,
why is 1t that yon, of MI this conere-
CATION of brethren. should be so diff
ferentpn
~ don't know, parson," he replied
slowly, Us he looked around over his,
friends and ncquaintances In the meet
ing, unless It Is that i amt a LIAR
Detroit Free Press
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

uncomfortable position, he felt the
back of his neck with his hand, where
the wound was, and then glanced over
the counter The room was empty,
and the noisy clatter of the troopers
could be heard down the road. Id
elm ran to the back door. Not a
trooper was In sight. In an instant
he had gained the creek and the
marsh, jumped into his slliff and pad
died UP the creek under the bridge
into the dense marsh beyond. He was
safe, for II would have been very
hard thing for guide who knew all
about the marsh to have found him,
and impossible for the union troops,
who knew very little about the local
ity, TO do so. The troopers stayed in
the village until morning, thoroughly
searching IL and the surrounding coun-
try, while the patrol from the river
secured the marsh, but all to no pur-
pose.
Late in the evening OF the second
day a dilapidated figure crawied out
OF the rank reeds and made his way
to q house which stood short dis
tnnce from the creek. IL was Dick
Edelin,. torn, dirty, muddy aud very
hungry. His rap brought . young
girl TO the door, who received him
with joyful cry and dragged him
into the house. which belonged 70 Ed
elin's first cousin. After a hearty dinner
Edelin, went back to the swamp so as 70
escape any danger from troopers who
still fingered in the neighborhood. He
made his camp In the very centerof the
swamp, upon little island only u few
feet square, in wilderness Of reeds
and mud. There he lived for several
months until he was fortunate enough
to escape and join the southern army.
Every morning during his stay IN the
swamp one conld hear the echoofa gun
on the marsh. and the men at the store
would say: There's Dick Edelin, get
ting his breakfast and then they
would laugh. Haddo Gordon. In N. u
Post.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

The queer questions OF tile world
are asked at the menageries and TO-
illogical gardens. At least, SO the,
keeper Of the animal house ut Central
parK says
To illustrate this point in single
instance, he narrates the following a.
an actual occurrence. IL relates to a
man from the rural district, who for
half an hour or SO had been watching
q camel.
Can you tell me, sir" asked the
stranger, what that hump ON the an
imal's back is forp"
Whats it for2" qaeried the other in
surprise.
Yves, what's it for2 OF what value
~ was really SO. taken abacl.' - said
the keeper, that couldn't help giv-
ing the guy a jolly, and so / said:
"It'sof great practical value, sir. Al
camel would be utterly worthless
without it,"
NO good without It'll Why sop
Why, you see, sir, you don't sup,
pose folks would come miles TO see
this animal or pay twenty-five cents at
a show to see one IL 1t didn't have \
hump. Acamel without hump might
just as well be COW. It's the hump,
that makes it an attraction. That's
It's use."-N. Y. Herald.
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regular thud-thnd Of horses hoofa
coming down the dusty road. and now
and then the elank OF steel as a saber
struck the stirrup. He made dash
down the stairs for the rear door.
which he threw open, but at that mo.
ment he heard the troopers coming
round the corner OF the house. II was
too late 20 reach the swamp. and he
jumped back into the store. Where
was he to hide2 What was he TO dor
In less than minute the place would
be swarming with troopers Already
an officer was demanding admittance.
at the front door. and rapid steps were
heard us the troopers closed around
the house.
Edeliu's eye glanced over the large
store room. There was nothing there
that would hide q cat for ten minutes
but the long, old.fashioned counter.
three feetbroad and ourfeet hiph. with
its barrels of sugar, coffee, -four and
meal ranged underneath, leaving a
space OF some ten inches between their
tops and the counter, 1t was the only
place, poor us II was. So Edelin, diyed
behind Il and forced his way between
the tops OF the barrels and the coun.
ter, just us, under command from
the officer, the door was broken In.
and the union troopers poured into
the room. They looked everywhere
for him, searching the house from top
to bottom, under the beds, in the clos.
cts, and in every place a man could
possibly hide
He don't appear TO be here, cap
tain" said o lieutenant. 1--WE have
searched the house thoroughly"
Have you looked into the barrels
under the counter2r
mo"
Might as well look; 1t is no telling
how small n man can make himself
sometimes
Edelin, gave himself up for lost, us
the lieutenantc came round the counter
and began pulling the barrels out and
glancing into them. The first one he
pulled out was under Edelin's feet,
which were promptly raised, so that
the barrel came outwithout attracting
attention. The next barrel was under
his back and Edelin, was in terror, but
by q feat OF strength he raised himself
by his head and heels high enough Il
let the barrel slip out easily. And
there he hung. for an hour II seemed
90 him, by the back OF his head and
heels, while the lieutenant sampled
the sugar in the barrel. But every
thing has IN end and the barrel wa.
ut last pushed back into its former DO
sition. Before. however, Edelin, coult
recover his position securely, the bar
rel under his head was jerked ont, cut
ting the back of his neck severely. bu
finding nothing the officer pushed tn,
barrel back id disgust and wulket
away.
"rhe bird g,aHvs 10 hnvo hown.'
said the captain
Y thought ! saw him go out The
back door as came round the corner
said sergeant. n found the back
door open. He must have heard Ii.
and escaped to the swamp
well, the patrol will catch him Il
he goes down the creek. = replied the
captain. ut must be there by this
time.n
Crack, crack, went a revolver, at The
other end Of the village.
There he goes now, cried the men,
and all of them rushed from the room
10 their horses and galloped where
they heard the shots, This was Ed.
dclinis chance. Slipping out from his
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tina, my s:etaoscope is in its place-I
used To be continually forgetting it,
and, though I'll be bound she knows
where In. going. says not a word"
II am delighted to hear IT." said
Lord Broadmoor. He had not watched
his sons correspondence, trusting
rather 10 the watching on the other
side. and also to the fact that he had
never seen Guy read anything but a
sporting paper, or write at all, except
under compulsion
VERY satisfactory. said Lord Broad
moor, recurring to the subject ten
months later. "All, blown over and
ended"
He had been telling. Dr.. Pillingham
Of an excellent appointment in a gov
ernment Office which he had obtained
81 should not have got him q billet
IN london continued his lordship,
III they. had not forgotten one am
other.
~ hope he likes his work, !" said DR..
Psilinghnm.
ssIsls the arst thing he hssseverper-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

soMR libraries in Now York close Tor
repairs. Not 50 the Columbia library.
When itreeently became necessary TO
add new bookcases and alcoyes 20 the
library the worlmen went ahead with
the library in full public use The
noise was . bit distracting, especially
with the aid Of the screaming, footing
and kissing that came in at the win
dows from the railway yard hard BY.
but users Of the library took Il philo-
sophically, and found the attention as
ever all that any reasonable creature
could ask.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

THERE used to be one marriage law
for whites and another for coIored
folks in Delaware. and perhaps there
Is still. for Delaware changes slowly,
and her constitution still contains the
words free white male, or their
equivalent. Marriage licenses were
required Of whites and acurious bond
for tile maintenance Of tile children
that might come Of the union, but
nothing OF the kind was reqnircd u
slaves, and for years after the abo-
lition Of slavery colored folks married
without license.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

Oh broaumoor, with an allowance that
kept him in neckties and cigarettes,
together with bedroom and "the
run of his teeth at the family man.
sion In Grosyenor square.
Lord Broadmoor had put down his
goutiest foot as heavily as he dared
and Numbered: MOI And as. in addi-
tion to his lordship, Lady Broadmoor
Claimed Bi. Piilingham's attendance
for five minutes every morning at q
guinea a visit, they were mot patients to
be offended rashly.
So Miss Dorothy Pillingham and
Hon. Guy de Woking had one meet
ing to say "good-by," after which
they were tomeetas strangers. No one
quite knew how they had ever met at
all.
''You will neither write to him nor
hear from him." said DIR. Pillingham,
sternly.
Father, cannot PROMISE said
Dorothy, sobbing.
II don't care whether you do OF not;
I'll see to that" said DIR. Dillingham;,
and from that day every letter into
and out of that house was scrutinized,
and every walk poor Dorothy took was
in company of some one stern and Sc
we're.
IF hear of you communicating
with that girl you go with shil-
ling said the earl of Broadmoor to
his son.
"All right. governor, keep your hair
on. You've got to hear of 1t first, !"
said Guy De Wolsing under his breath,
but his father fortunately did not
hear, and soon after sounded DR.. Pill
ingham as to how parental discipline
worked in the case OF Dorothy.
"A charming nature, Lord Broad
moor" said the old doctor, "a charm
ing nature; our affectionate inter
course is uninterrupted. Every morn
ing she helps me on with my oyercoat,
Just as usual, brushes my hat, sees
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

)sT OF us have
read thrilling
tales Of block
ade-runningon
the sea, OF DIES.
perate at
temptsto carry
medicines, pro-
yisionsand war
m a tertals
through the
blockade of the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

CHEAP pencils are better than they
used to be- doubtless because ot inn
proved processes OF manrtfacture.
There was. time when the penny
pencil broke ut every stroke, but they
serve very we'll now for persons who
do not use pencils for delicate work.
colored pencils Of various kinds are
also vastly cheaper than they once
were. and even the two!cent blue
pencils hawled about town may serve
q useful purpose.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

ActEAss Of men atiiicted by the hard
itiinesin London and Paris Is The army
Of professional promoters. The hotels
where Americans most do congregate
are thronged with these men, who In
other days have been prosperous aud
cut a dash socially, politically o. In u
business way, but who now hnsea dif-
sfculty in making both ends meet.
These men, some brayely keeping up
appearances, but others reduced "a the
shabby-genteel stage, eagerly scanthe
passenger lists Of arriving steamers
from America and descend upon the
acquaintance and associates u former
days, anxious To offer their services in
return for anything from u loan ~ ten
pounds 20 a good square meal
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

A cHicAeo negro, aged sixty-two
years, recently offered TO drown him
self in Lake Michigan for twenty-five
dollars. He was despondent, unem-
'ployed, and willing 10 sell5his body to
a medical college II he could be as
sured OF a good time for three days
before his death. He did not succeed
in making 4 bargain.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

A BuRoIAR broke into q man house
In New York the other night andfound
himself in . room full Of serpents. pets
Of the owner Of the house. The rep
tiles got after the burglar, who fied in
alright, leaving MI his tools behind
him Here is suggestion Tor house
holders in general.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

NANNY one hundred different kinds
Of sugars are known, according 10 COM
petent authority, Few Of them, how.
ever, possess any economic value. After
cane sugar, derived from the sugar
cane and from beets, glucose is next IN
commercial Importance. Forty mil
lion pounds Of maple sugar are nude
in The United States annually. The
sap fresh drawn from the tree, CON
tains from two 70 Ave per cent. Of
sugar. of sugar from the sorghum
plant one million pounds were pro-
dueed in this country last year. chiefly
10 lSanws
Is kind Of grnss. ~ selectionu ~ ,sI.
us percentage Of sugar content has
been increased in Ave years from
twelve per cent 10 seventeen per cent
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Fstravarance 81 az Sloh.

Anyone acquainted with the living
expenses Of persons who esteem them
selves fairly comfortable iindsa siFnih-
cant moral in the commands laid
upon the rich by their physicians. says
o writerin the New York sun Not
only Is the wealthy patient hidden to
substitute costly table waters and
even imported champagne for ordinary
drinks, but every detail of his daily
life seems regulated with i view 10
spending the most money Tor hisneeds.
The whole world Is rausaclsed FOR food
that his weak stoLlaeh can digest for
clothing sanitarily suitable for his
body, The infants 81 the rich ore rc-
quircd TO drink milk at tifty cents i
quart, and 70 wear tiny garments that
exceed the cost OF plain adult clothing.
II may very wen be that 4 child under
two years old, fed and clothed accord.
ing TO doctors prescriptions, may
cost more per annum than the living
expenses Of a wholescineiy clothed, fed
and housed adult,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

Ir farmers would get into the ssaysof
buying for cash only, they would do
more to promote the prosperity ofthe
whole country than could he accom-.
plishcd by any other means, says the
American Farmer and Farm News.
Long time and low interest Is nlluring
when a new machine ean be uscd.to
advantage. or some needed implement
is offered, but II the purchase 4 put on
until the money 70 pny for II Is atliand,
these things can always be bought NJ .
discount from the credit price that
places the cash buyer IN q positionto
save enough 70 make II IN object. Ii
the cash system Is once put into prnc-
tice the money for nscdfnl things Is
always ready when the need comes
The position Of the proycfbtal etoad
under the harrow Is not more unpleas-
ant than that OF the man ia debt In
times like these.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

{ The Washington correspondent of the
Nescs and Courier, writing under date OF
May 18th, says: "Citizen Josh Ashley is
here. He arrived this morning, accom-
panied by Ben Perry, and after visiting
several of the public buildings turned up
at the Capitol and had an interview with
Senator Butler. Mr.. Ashley expects to
remain here several days. The object Of
his mission is mystery. He enjoys
rambling around the Capitol, and pro-
poses to extend his stay here until Friday
next. To-day he spent several hours
with Representative Latimer, but it is
evident that they do not fully agree upon
certain political questions at home. Citi-
zen Ashley proposes to be a candidate for
reelection to the State Legislature, but it
Is probable. that the Tillmanites will
endeavor to turn his political picture to
the WALL" It Is understood that some of
the Tillman followers say that Joshua"
is too Independent and is too fond of hav-
ing his own way about political matters,
and that under the circumstances it is
not desirable that he should lie returned
to the Legislature. Josh is said to have
brought with him to Washington the
fixed impression that John Gary Evans
will not be the next Governor of the
State. Those who have discussed the
situation with him say that Col. Ellerbe
is the coming man. Some of Governor
Tiliman's friends here admit that Evans
appears to be losing ground as the contest
advances. "Citizen' Ashley appears to
be dividing his tine equally among the
Butterflies and Tillmanites, hence he is
still regarded as 'doubtful" so far as the
Senatorial race is concerned"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
600 StaYing.

COLUMBIA, 8. c., May l7.-Six hum
dred white persons are starving on the
South Carolina coast as the result of the
terrible hurricane last fall. Not until
now has this condition of affairs been re-
allied.
According to the charges from there, the
Red Cross Society has confined Its efforts
of amelioration to the negroes, and neg
lected the suffering whites.
Governor Tillman appeals for coutri-
buttons to be made and at once. He has
received from T. i. Hayward, q promi-
nent citizen of Bluffton, letter in which
he says: 1.-THE Red Cross authorities
have disgracefully misused their authori-
ty and were more than partisan in the
distribution of their charity. The white
citizens of this oom munity, have not up
to date, received $500 in supplies, while
thousands have been issued to negroes.
Many Of them are in no wise needy, for
they hold pensions from the United States
Government. There are $50 white fami-
lies in the township, carrying over 600
souls, that to-day are without the means
to feed the women and children, or the
farm animals. Unless they can get food
for themselves and animals the result
will be fearful. How they are to work
the crop without feed for the animals is
what faces them now as much as food for
themselves. How the help is to come must
bs left to your judgment, but come it
must and quickly.
81 could cite to you, If necessary, dog
ems of families who have not weeks
provisions and no earthly means of get
ting them. If donations could be sent
TO Charleston, consigned to the care OF
the agent of the steamer Filot Boy, they
will be carried to Blutfton, or rather
Beaufort, free Of sharge. The partial
ity CT the Red Cross has been contempt
ible, and yet not surprising to those
of us here who have taken the trouble
to ascertain who they and tleir agents
10
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

"A man about whom not little was
written few years ago was Senator Ia
bor, Of Colorado, man who spent mon
ey freely, helped make Denver what it
is, did what he could in the way of
craftsmanship at Washington, married
Wisconsin woman, had q $3.50 night
shirt-but let that pass. Where is the
man now? He is in Mexico Shaving In
gold mine to rid himself of the heavy
debts that the decline ip silver and some
unfortunate ventures put upon him.
This mine, his own, that his Mexican and
Indian employees have worked chiefly
to their own advantage, is three hundred
miles from railroad and in dangerous
country. 1t is said the mine is now pro-
ducing from $50, 900 to $4,000 month,
and that he has O Government escort to
get the output to the railroad. All this
Is a romantic story, and shows plucky
fight In which the world generally
will hope that the one-time millionaire
will win.
According to the British and Foreign
Bible Society there is little chance for
circulation Of the Bible in japan. The
society says of Japan: "The progress of
Christianity seems to pause before the
absorption of the people In their new po-
liticai passions. Some visitors to Japan
say that the trouble is that the Japanese,
eager to receive everything of Western
civilization, have welcomed the mission
aries of all sects of Christianity and are
now greatly puzzled over the rival claims
of different denominations.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
Serious Accident TO C. & g.. Express
Messengers.

Two express messengers, j. q. Gaff-
ney and julius Crayton, were hurt in a
peculiar accident yesterday at Montgom-
cry, on the Columbia & Greenville rail-
road, about nine miles north of Colum-
bia. They were on the train coming to
Columbia from Walhalla. The train was
slightly late. 1t stopped at Montgomery
about 4 p. M, on account Of hot box.
Both messengers sat in the door, with
their feet hanging out. This position they
kept when the train started. About
half mile from Montgomery the train was
running at the rate Of forty-five miles an
hour. The train passed through cattle
guard, which caught the feet of the mes
sengers and mashed them. BY Gods
mercy they were not jerked from the car
and thrown under the swiftly moving
train.
The right foot Of each of the gentlemen
was severely mangled, small bones being
crushed and toe nails torn of. Their left
feet were also hurt, but not near so bad
ly.
Both of the unfortunate gentlemen were
brought to the city. Mr.. Gaffney was
taken to the Hotel Jerome, where he is
made comfortable by Mine Host Pagan,
who has large and tender heart. He is
being attended by DR.. Taylor. His foot
has been carefully dressed. The shoe of
the right foot was torn.
Mr.. Crayton was carried to the resi-
donce of q relative, B Sloan. where he is
being tenderly cared for. Medical atten-
dance was given him Immediately upon
his arrival in the city. His right shoe
was also much torn by the collision with
the cattle guard.
Both Mr.. Crayton and Mr.. Gatfney have
many friends and are bright and popular
young men. The former is from Pendle-
ton and the latter from Asheville.-
Columbia Register, l7th inst.