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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22
FER
Ike Clarksburg the City
.ntral West Virginia.

pun o.
l,ockholders of the T. NJ.
! railroad chartered as.
|est Virginia Short Line
Ii Company" met at the
lie of Col. jackson last.
IL and elected the follow
tcers T. NJ. Jackson,
snt.J. H. Allen. vice. Presi-
S sands. Treasurer; L.
n. Secretary and J z.
!. attorney. The propos-
IS TO commence at or
sw Alartinsville. in the
pf Wetzel. State of West
aud run thence by the
acticable route up Fish
eek to the headwaters
thence past Wallace,
] Mills and Dola to Lum-
on the West Fork River;
bp the West Fork River
ibutaries TO a point at or
rksburg thence via Elk
r its tributaries to the
unon River or its tributa.
valleyRiver or its tribu-
b a point at. or near Bel
in the county of Barbour.
pad passes through the
b territory in West Nir
d will open up one of the
! coal fields on the cont
Eol. jackson and his as
do not hesitate to say
prospects for the build
he-road are very tIatter.
be survey has been made
W sIartinsville to Ium-
a distance of 50 miles.
willnot be an expensive
Iuild compared with the
West Virginia railroad.
arksoufs 10 the head OF
most a level grade. 1t.
through the best part
bur and some very fine
be reached in that di-
Considerable rivalry has
up between Sistersville
+ Martinsvllle as to the
Western terminus of the
Legations of prominent
from each of these towns
ire Saturday attending
holders meeting. From
lie were Mr.. Chas. Klein
the 0H Recieo. Major
wther, G. S. Kidd. G.
oy and others. From
rtlnsville were the poet
b Robert McEldowney,
Wiley, vice-President
ress Association. The
lie people are anxious to
survey made 10 that
agreed to assume the
Of such survey. They
aated that Tyler county
te a handsome subscrip-
give the right of way if
holders would adopt the
lie route.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22


Ep. TELEGRAM: Bad roads I.
is the topic of the day. The
roads are worse now than ever /
saw them. especially the North
Western turnpike. II is almost
impossible for the people in this
end Of the county TO get TO the
County seat without going by
rail | think the County Court
ought TO spend someofits money
in this end OF the county in the
way Of making good roads. The
people 10 this endsof the county
would be pleased to see the pike
rocked from Clarksburg to the
Doddridge county line. ltwould
please the people and also help
Clarksburg, and could be done
with one fifth of the former cost
by buying q rock crusher.
"A SUBSCRIBER.
CHERRY Camp ". IA.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22

.
If things keep on this way we
won't have any grandfathers and
grandmothers in fifty years.
observed a man who had been
running his eyes along the list of
marriage licenses.
Look here, in this list of
thirty four licenses all but two
of the men are more than %
years old and all but two of the
women are above Is. 1t would
seem that the average age of the
groom these days is 80, while ~
bride is but two or three years
younger
He ran over the ages and found
that the average age of the groom
was IS and that of the bride y.
Now, what does that mean 2"
he continued. "a man does not
marry until he is 30. If he has
sons and daughters they will not
reach the marrying age Until he
is go and 1.-The hopes to see his
grandchildren grow up ne must
live TO be at least 80 or 80.
In the country where | was
born people married young. and
it wasn't uncommon to have
grandmothers who were less
than 40 years old. But if 80 is
to be the marrying age inc Chicago
we viii have at least TO getalong
without great grandfathers.-
Chicago Record
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22

March is tilling the full mea.
sure OF her most exaggerated
traditions.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22

England wants $1,000 from
one Of the South American conn
tries for sending a man home that
couldn't let other peoples busi.
ness alone You see England's
navy needs exercise.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22

The new clarksburg Bargain
Store keeps everything in dry
goods and notions. -
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22
INC I'd For lIarryIug.

CNeI7.p lag1. lE. IA.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22
$40 REWARD.

Nov. -. 1896.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
Laushable

The Chronicle that reached here
from San Francisco yesterday con-
tanned picture of the U s. Mint,
and the explanatory reading matter
underneath the cut SAYS:
~. S. Mint at Carson City from
which VIM. Picker stole nearly $780,
600 in bullion"
In the article is an interview with
Coffin, which is worth reproducing
Attorney Coffin tonight said: IF
we conld have access TO the Mint rs
the Government officials have, and
with one half the assistance. we will
give bonds to tell them inside Of II
month Just where the bullion went,
who took il and on what dates But
we have been denied this privilege
and were not allowed even to examine
the notorious counterfeit melt in the
Mint"
There were excellent reasons why
Mr. Coffin was not allowed access to
the counterfeit melt. Mr. Coffin has
had an idea that he should be allowed
tn take the counterfeit melt TO Virginia
City and monkey with it spell, but
the U S official cannot be made 10
show his peculiar views.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
Jim Ward Sued For Divorce.

About twenty years ago James
Ward. the actor. came to this coat
with his wife, Winnetta Montague, the
handsorest woman that ever troll
the stage. She was taken sick in Vir-
ginia City and after her death Ward
married Carrie Clark. the handsome
daughter Of Mrs. Cooper. She was
very wealthy. but of late years tho
two have been touring about the
country giving theatrical perform
ances. Now Carrie is suing jim for
divorce on the grounds of cruelty.
Ward is an excellent Irish coined.
ian. but too much conviviality sup
plemented with quench'css thirst is
what is the matter with Jim. Both
are well known in this State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

aEALED PROPo SALS FOR THE CONSTRUC-
y Iion Of an annex to the New. Hospital for
Mental Diseases at Reno, Nevada, viii be re-
ceived by the Board OF ann ssioners for the
Care OF the Insane, up to Sl.urday 18Th day OF
June, 1895, AT l p IN.
The construction of said builiin gto be in &c.
cordance with plans and spacificl Iii ms now on
file with the Superintendent OF said Hospital at
Reno, New.
Bis will be opened and con idersd on the 18th
dav Of June, 1895 at O'clock p. m.
Each bid must be accompanied 10y a Bond or
Certified Check payable to The said Boald as
guarantee Of BOD faith on the part of the bidder
in the sun or one thousand Isl, 0o0.0p dollars.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
Proposals should be addressed to the Clerk OF
the Boa'd for he Of the Ins9ne, Carson City,
New, and enclosing envelopes m rked Bids for
t. Gems rue ion of Al mex 10 Hospital.
By order of the Boa I'd.
w. r. DAVIS,
Clerk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
BIDS WANTED.

proposa for addition to Nevada State Orphans
! Home.
The Board of Directors of the State Orphan
Home will receive scale proposals for the con
struc ton of an addition 10 the OIph MS Home,
as set forth in the rlans and specifications now
on fl 10 The oifica OF the Secretary OF the Board
Said proposals mus. be fl ed with the Secretary
befo,c Y O'Clock mon, Friday, Tune II h, 1895.
Mark all n:d4 proposals for building addition
TO Orphans Home" All bios will be opened at
the Office of the Board at O'Clock Friday, june
IL, 1895. Each bid must be accom- panied by a
bond Of $3.50 with two approved sureties for the
al hfu performance OF the con rae; in case OF
acceptance of The bid. The Board reserves the
right to iejelt any and all bis.
Fl. C. CUTTING.
Secretary o. Boa:d Of Directors.
Carson, May 2S, 1895.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

In the n stric Con OF he First Judicial Dis
trct of lie te OF Ne "a 4. 1rmsbv County.
In the matter Of the Estatel No'iee Of sale of
Alexandra Naheu Deceased. Publ, Auction.
Motto is hereby given. that Il pur suance of an
order Of sale of real anl person | proper y made
and entered bv the Judge = The First Judici
his rict Court of the State Of Neva1a, Ormsby
c unity on the 3rd, day Of June 1895, IN the
mat'erof the estate OF Ale ;andre Maheu. de
ceased. the IN lcr>ign d. administrator OF SAID es-
ta.c Will sell at pubic ar ctIn subject confir-
ma ion OF slid Curt, ne f. owing described zeal
and personal pr pefty.
Block No 50 Of Musser's Division OF Carson
G. Y. NevaI'. with the Improvements thereon
lso household furniture.
said sale wi he made on the 2s h. day of June
1895 at 10 O'Clock .. M. at the Court House door,
in said Carson cry, Omsby County, Nevada.
Terms OF sac ten per cent. OF the bid, cash,
gold coin OF the Uni ed states, PAYABLE AT the
time ofthe sale, and ba'anee upon confirmation
by this Court. Dated. ilue oh, 1876
Andrew Robert
Adm nistrator OF the estate o. Alexandra
Maheu, Deceased. is
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
Keep Your Money at Home.

1t should be the policy Of Carso
people to patronize every home indus
try. Support those who support the
town by living among us and spend
ing their money here. Such man is
Prof. Geo. Lamy, the instructor and
tuner. Prof. Lamy's ability in all
branches of his profession has been
sufficiently demonstrated. and above
all he is a resident and citizen of Car
son. Engage him and keep your
money at home. m12
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
ICE. ICE. ICE.

The only pure ice in The market is
that sold by DR. J NJ Benton. 1t is
running water and not formed on
stagnant pools. swarming with ami
NAL life. 1t il ice from mountain
water that has its origin in the snow
clpPed peaks Of the Sieiras and means
health as well as GOODNESS to the
consumer.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
The WeiIand Saloon.

Whitney has assumed control Of the
Wciland saloon, which he proposes to
run strictly up to the times. He will
dispense the best liquors and cigars
and fine old Government whiskey
which slides down your throat like
oil, tickling your palate meanwhile.
Call and see Handsome Whit" fill
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
BIDS WANTED.

PROPOSALS Fob A GIRLS DORMITORY
but ding, State uni'ei sity OF Nevada.
The Regents of TIL. Nevada State University
will receive sealed proposals for all the mason
work as set forth under the heading, Mason
Work." in the specifications, except the excavat-
ing and he stone work below the water table
All the work as set forth under the heading,
Gar penter DEPARTING nt,' in the specficati lions,
except the electrical work. Plans and specif
cations now on file in the Office of the President
of the University. Said proposals to be filed
wi the Secretary Of the Board Of Regents
before III O'clock a. NJ,
THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1895.
At which hour the bids will be opened Each
bid shall be accom- pan Ell by a certified check
% five hundred dollars, payabe TO the Board of
Regents qua an:ee OF go1d faith on the part
Of The bidder.
The Regents reserve the right to rel ect any and
all bids.
GEO. Fl. TAYLOR, Secretary
Reno, Nevada. May 81. 1895.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
Notice to Dairymen.

can ship kegs and kits to Reno,
Carson City, Washoe and other points
on the G. P. and V. & T. r. r, at
pr ces that will surprise you. Write
for prices and trial order to, John c.
Arnold, Cooper, Truckee Cal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Enterprise is deploring the in
significant bail in the Pickler ar
rest. 1t was four times the amount OF
the bullion he was charged with talk
ing No comments We're made. how.
ever, by the same journal when Jones
bail WAS one-third the amount of the
shortage.
Comparatively 10 have made Jones
bail equal u Picklers. the hmount
should have been just 100000. Bail
enough TO insure n mans appearance
is all that IS necessary. and it seems
to be quite sufficient in both cases.
Sol Hip out in White Pine county
made some remarks after he returned
from the Salt Lake Conferences. to the
effect that Sibley and Warner were
hurting the cause. and silver men
made it very lively for him for a few
DAYS. White Pine has signed the
Sibley petition almost TO a man. Ttat
Salt Lake Convention isn't regarded
by White Pine silver men as quite the
cheese
A suggestion that seems to he
worthy Of some consideration was Of
fered BY the San Francisco News Let
ter IL its last issue. 1t is that the sem
fences of the Chinese now populatinr
the State prisons Of California be
committed and that the whole batch
be at once deported as falons. under
the McCreary law, TO China.
A. H. Ricketts, of the California
Miners Association accuses the Presi-
dent of rot keeping The promise he
made 70 him at Washington that no
more patents TO mineral lands would
be issued &c railroads. In the face Of
this promise Secretary Smith continues
to issue patents te the railroads for
mineral lands.
As all administrations and parties
have been accused of stealing from
the Mint. it would seem to leave no
room now FOR any one party to make
faces at the other two. The various
political parties now seem TO be all
represented by the warrants on file
with the U. S, Court.
Oscar Wilde is insane and has to be
confined in padded cell. The crime
which brought him to his present
condition is recalled by line in his
own poems:
'Of all the evil things Of which
mankind could dream, and dreaming
do"
Picker was placed in charge Of q
q. s. Marshal one hour after the bull
lion was discovered in his yard. An
officer slept at his house that night.
The Mint shortage was discovered
March 22nd. Jones was not arrested
until April 9th.
Apropos Of he abuse which Bierce
and McEwen are showering upon each
other. it might be remarked hatcher
is too able and brilliant n writer to
waste SO much Of the midnight oil on
such an inconscquential subject
Sac. Bee
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
Carpets and Furniture

Downey is now selling all kinds of
carpets at San Francisco prices freight
added. You can't call for anything
in his line. carpets. furniture or brio
a brac that he can't furnish at hard
time rates.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, has
been used foc children teethtng, 1t
sooths the child. softens the gums,
alays all pain, cures wind collie, and
the best remedy cor Diarehia Twenty
five cents bottle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-07
An Offer.

A reduction in charges will be made
for one year, to beginners, not older
than eleven years. This offer is void
after next September. For further in
formation see Phillip krall, teacher
of piano. Maybe
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
HIS WIFE'S CHUM.

E had been married
a year and still
found that marital
happ in e SIS w a S
really a tangible
thing, n o t t h e
fanciful vaperings
of poetic enthu-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26

ions, was white form which his eyes,
room, could not make out
''Maude, this is my husband, Jack"
said Edith. you remember JACKIE"
II believe that we have had the
pleasure of meeting more recently,
Mr.. Strong" said Maude, with y
roguish smile.
Jack started back with his mouth
open, but no voice came from It, He
was petrified. He could only stare at
her helplessly. She was the girl whom
he had met SO unconv entionally the
day before in the car.
"Er-ah, yes, yes, of course" he
managed to gasp, "delighted"-and
sank down upon the nearest chair with
the perspiration standing out upon his
forehead. His wife stood like statue
of ice and looked from Maude, who was
smilingly self-possessed, to Jack, who
looked like melting molasses candy
image.
II do not quite understand" she be-
gan.
Maude said nothing, but kept her
calm, roguish smile. Edith turned to
Jack and almost caught him in the act
of making a wild, appealing gesture
toward Maude. He wilted further.
"John," said Edith-and when she
said John" she me ant what she said,
and Jack knew it John, what does
this mean?"
"Er-my dear-it means-I-the fact
is Oh, dash it'll saw her yester-
day in the car. That is what it MEANS"
and Jack blurted it out in a voice
which was a combination of a groan
and shout.
''Met her in the car? Well, see no
reason why you shout d be SO confused
about IT." Edith had become very
naughty. .... a...ea aa
Jack said nothing. He was swear
ing. He was swearing to himself.
Maude saw that it had gone far enough,
and that it was time for her to speak.
Come, Edith" she said, 'I'll con-
fess. When 1 entered the car yester-
day afternoon 1 recognized your hus-
band at once and was going to speak
to him, but saw that he did not recog-
nize me. well, l do not know why
did it, but you know my fault is
liking fun and prac teal jokes and all
that, and just thought that it would
be fun to play trick on him and flirt
with him and then tell you all about
it. He kindly helped me"-here she
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
CHINESE TORTURE.
A Terrible Record OF Decapitations In the
Human Province.

A Terrible Record of Decapitations In the
Human Province.
If CHASTITY tortures and severe pun
ishment would stop crime, China ought
to be a Utopia, with no breaches of the
law; yet during the past few months,
mainly because of the presence of
forced levies of troops in various prov
inces, crime has been more conspicuous
and brigandage has increased alarm
ingly. The Pekin Gazette's report
from Human is appalling. Last
year eighty-one men were sum-
marily decapitated in this one prov
ince for robberies of the people. They
were executed under the new law,
which provides that in ease of rob-
berry with violence, if but one member
of a gang of robbers be armed with a
gun, all are to be executed at once
without regard to head or accomplice
or whether they have divided spoil. In
all these cases the robbers had arms,
and many of them confessed that they
were disbanded soldiers.
This list does not include over one
hundred executions made in connec-
ton with the suppression of a revolt
of the Kolas Hui, or secret society,
whose object is to depose the present
Manchu dynasty nd put Chinese in
its stead.
In Winchow the mandarin has re-
Gently taken the torture and punish.
ment of pirates into his own hands.
He actually had all the inquisitorial
apparatus removed from the magis-
tasc ~ 20 H. -;
and there set up. Every day two
prisoners charged with piracy are
brought before him, and he amuses
himself by torturing them in all the
approved ways. The poor wretches
are taken from the hideous jail, where
vermin crawl over the floor and walls
and the stencil is uncomfortable to a
European, to the yamen yard. They
are so loaded with chains that they
have to be helped along by an official
on each side. Arrived at the yamen,
they are made to kneel, without trous-
ers, on great heap of chains Then a
bar of wood is passed behind the
knees, the back is fixed against
an upright post by pulling
the victims queue through a
hole in it, the arms are stretched out
and fastened to crosspiece, and the
thumbs are securely tied with cords.
Then a crank is turned, and the devil
ish machine strains all the cords so
that the poor wretch's joints are near
ly pulled out of the sockets, and the
agony is so great that the strongest
man loses consciousness. When the
sufferer has tainted servants rush for
ward, and while several throw water
in his face, others beat him with lum-
Der switches. When he is revived he
is taken out of the machine and re-
moved again to the prison. The proc
ess is carried on every morning until
the prisoner. confesses or gives up the
ghost. .#.N . ..I
1t is said that the Winchow man
DARN enjoys this torturing with the
keen zest of voluptuary, and that he
has devised several new and ingenlus
variations in the process which are
warranted to produce acute agony
without seriously impairing the
strength of the victim.--N. Y. Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26

smiled at Jack, who cursed mentally
Ito raise the window, and then he
talked very nicely to me. And near
ly died with laughing and having to
keep it to myself. When l left tho
train at Alton intended to tell him
all about it, but the thought of seeing
the expression on his face when he met
me to-day kept me from it. That's all,
Edith. 1t was just one of my awful
practical jokes. Forgive me, dear, but
really I could not help it."
Jack had Strengthened up when she
began her tale, and when she had
finished. added emphatically: "Yes,
by George, that's all, Edith. was
going to tell you all about it tonight
myself"
Edith looked from one to the other
doubtfully, and when she thought of
the unutterable woe depicted upon the
face of poor Jack and his bad quar-
Ter of an hour her sense of humor
came to her and she was forced to
smile, and was joined by Maude, who
had had great difficulty in keeping
her face straight for the last fifteen
minutes, and by Jack, upon whom the
smile of Edith had produced a re-
action. They ell laughed loudly and
long, and Edith kissed Maude, and
then everybody went in to one of those
delightful little dinners for which the
Strongs are so justly famous.
But that night after Maude had
gone to her room and Jack was smok-
ing his last pipe Edith looked up from
her book and gazed at Jack long and
earnestly. He met that gaze with a
| fond smile.
Jack, Maude is dear girl, isn't
she?"
why, yes, of course she is"
"She's an old friend of mine, too, and
I think great deal of her. She and T
went to school together. She was ais
ways so jolly and SO fond of practical
jokes and that sort of thing, you
know"
She paused and fingered the cover of
her book. She was deep in thought.
Jack, don't you think that people
who are that way carry things a little
too far, sometimes?"
| And Jack smiled.-Rochester Post
| E~praSc