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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15
Systematic Giving



The question is often asked
Why should give certain
definite proportion of my income
to Christian and benevolent OBJ.
iects r The first and very much
the most important reason is, be-
cause it is Gods law, and the
second, because you thereby
promote your spiritual and TEN.
poral interests; in short it pays,
pays in the highest and best
sense of the word, pays in spirit.
ual blessings, pays in temporal
interests, pays in peace OF mind
10 having question of duty set.
tied. Transfers from you to your
Heavenly Father the RESPONSE
bility of how much you shall
give, permits Him to decide
whether it shall be little or much
as he prospers you. The chief
obstacle with many Christians is
that they think they cannot az.
ford ii. Did you ever try it : If
you will try it you will find that
you cannot afford not to do it.
Do we not pray for Gods bless
ing on our temporal affairs ? We
mean surely what we say, We
ask daily for the promised wis
dom that we may be guided by ii
in all onr daties. But first lei us
consider this question. What
part Of the w. c. Il. L. work is
the hardest Is it not the rails.
ing of money ? Don't you think
we lower the standard OF our
organization by continually ap.
pealing to persons for money +:
Ones feelings when they start
on a mission like this. soliciting
money, beggars all description,
as we go from house to house and
soliciting at such times as we will
find them in the best humor, al.
most begging them for money &c
carry on the Masters work. Ii
every member of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union
would adopt proportlonate and
systematic giving as a rule Of
life, bow easy it would be TO raise
money, there would be no APP.
peals or begging about it. The
Lords share would be a trust
fund from which each would pay
as duty demanded That the
temperance work in our State is
hindered because of not enough
money there is no question
Many unions, are so small il
number that they cannot afford
to even buy literature 10 distrib
ute, or to supply themselves with
an outfit for a Loyal Legion o.
TO even pay for a speaker. The
State should at all times be able
to help in snch need. Thel,
should always exist an organizer:
fund. Many unions are depriv
ed of having an organizer o
lecturer come TO them becaus,
they cannot afford it and onl,
those that have the money car
have them. If it was so that tn,
State could send TO the veal
some one to help, much goo,
work that is left undone woul,
be accomplished. For this ant
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15
Better Teachers.

There are a large number OF
public school teachers in West
Virginia who desire TO continue
their education and prepare
themselves better for their work.
This ought to be the ambition of
every teacher in the State. The
better they are equipped the bet
ter will be the positions open
to them, The schools of a great
many of them-most of them. in
fact-will close in time for them
to take advantage of one or two
terms at the State University,
where much excellent opportuni.
ties are offered practically free
of charge. We trust that our
teachers will make a special ef-
font TO attend a term or two this
year after their own schools
close, The course in Pedagogy
there is very strong and West
Virginia teachers should not
think OF leaving their own State
when such opportunities are of.
fered at home.-Ir. Ia. .Srhool
Joapoi.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15

lN"INNA is taking steps 10 hold a
n'"c"ntinent exposition in the wear
1900 as centennial celebration Of IN.
organization Of Indiana as territory
Of the United States, embracing at that
time all of the northwest beyond Ohio.
me territory was bornJuly 4, 800, and
ten. W. II. Harrison, tlrc future presi-
'ent' was us governor for The next
eleven years, The state was admitted
in ls16.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15

raE reports say that abou, oo,ooo.-
oan is The estimate by careful author
lie" Of the worlds production Of gold
''nr'ng the year 1895. The figure last
Year was SlSo,ooO,oo0, an increase of
Sia,ooo,oOo over 1893. In three years
the worlds stock Of gold hns been In
"r'"sed by $337.oOooUO and thc stream
of fresh gold from tho mines grows
larger aud larger. .Nnd yet lie average
man doesn't know that there is such a
Tremendous increase. In fact some
don't know that there is any gold in the
would at all
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15

w. \. Mcclure, a well.known
citizen Of Mckay, Ohio, is of the
opinion that there is nothing as
good for children troubled with
colds or Group as Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, lie has used it
in his family for several years
with the best results and always
keeps a bottle OF it 10 the house.
After having la grippe he was
himself troubled with a severe
cough. He used other remedies
without benefit and then conclud.
cd TO try the children's medicine
and to his delight it soon effected
q permanent cure. % and soc.
bottles for sale by
Well Y Haymalter Clarksburg.
h. A. Wilson, Salem, 5l.4t.
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When occasion demands its use :, . |,
DE Wits Witch EHazel Salye y
cooling to burns, stops pains iLls saIa. I
cleanses, aperfect healer iof s ,.;lss
skin eruptions, Away; cures p'''sO
Sold by Z. ]. Criss.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15

y WOMAN at old Orchard. Me-. has
succeeded in making quite pei Of a
hamming-hird. The littlcrrearurc has
hrc"m" perfectly domesticatrd. and has
been allowed 10 fiy in and out the house
Mt pleasure by window thar has pur-
roseiy been left open. 1t is i honse-
hold pet BY night it prrchcs on a
piece Of clothes line strung in the
Kitchen, aud on rainy days Hutters
about the plants and flowers in the
house.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15

There is great danger in ncglccting
Collie Cholera aud similar complaints
An absolusely prompt and safe cure is
found in De Wits Collie and Oh olera
Cure. Sold by Criss. 90
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15
MANY other good reasons too

many other good reasons too
numerous to mention tits neces.
sary for the w. G. 4. U. to adopt
the systematic giving as its
method of securing money. Then
more important than all, is, that
it is only our right and privilege
to give, but our duty. and God
requires it of US. In Deut. 10th
chapter and nth verse it reads.
THAT every man shall give as
he is able. according to the
blessings of the Lord thy God.
which He hath given thee and
and in Matt. Ord chapter and 10th
verse, Bring ye all the tithes in
to the store house, that they be
meat in mine house" and in so
doing we are only fulfilling Gods
commands.
Within e little over four years
six woman's boards and the
Worlds w. G. 4. U. have taken
up the promotion of systematic
and proportionate giving as a
definite line of work. This move
ment is full of promise. and al
ready has the swing Of conquest.
Proportionate and systematic
giving constitute sort of double
track leading to pure and am.
pie treasury for God. The 1.-THE
it is said was the lowest limit of
Hebrew liberality. But if we
can lead all the w. G. 4. U. TO
adopt our pledge OF two cents
per week (this would mean for
West Virginians this year 81, 00o)
we could easily float every enter
prise we have on hand, and here
it seems to me, is the place to
begin. Until this point is gained
systematic appropriations will
be stinted, but when the 1.-THE
practice is fully adopted by all,
the grip of covetousncss will re-
lax and not only the tenth but
free will offerings will be given.
The Bible says that whatsoever
a man soweth that shall he also
reap. Tithing the income loads
to system, is in fact system itself
and the harvest system is bust.
ness prosperity. So it will be
with systematic giving as it re-
lates to the support of the w. C.
/. U. work-our harvest or re.
ward will be prosperity.
Prof. Max Muller of Oxford,
'ne of England's greatest scho!-
IRIS. writing to a minister on the
subject of systematic giving,
says 1T is surprising that
when there is SO much profession
If religious sincerity, a special
society should be organized to
upon the people,the duty
Of giving to benevolence artenth
part of their income. Can there
De a lower or simpler test of that
sincerity I? And yet, when one
thinks what this world of ours
would be, if at least this menium
Of Christianity were a reality.
one feels that you are right in
preaching this simple duty in
season and out Of season, until
peoplesee that without fulfilling
every other profession or relig-
ion.
This proportion of the total
income devoted 10 the poor and
needy would amount in England
alone to Sls0.0oO,0oO per year.
You will not rest till people be.
gin to see that 10 give openly is
less selfish than to give secretly:
nay, till the giving of one tenth
OF ones income become the gen.
eral fashion SO that a young man
at Oxford would as soon think Of
walking down High street with.
out his hat as profess tobe a
Christian and not fulfill so hum.
bic a part of his duty"
Next Year is Leap Year.
Nj .,1
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-15

NorlcE Two good mich
cows for sale cheap. Call on or
address JAcon GRIM, Clarksburg,
West Va. 4s,tf .
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TnEr are telling good joke on Gov.
oF"rralI down in Virginia. Ii seems
that on the day the Texas Legislature.
passed the net prohibiting prize firbt.
lns he sent " telegram Of congratula.
'ion 7" GOV. Cnlherson. AMI Tin, on tl,ot
very day a big prize fight took place in
Jackson City, Va.
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Gent Agt. Pass. dept.
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.Tratfic Manager. Geu'l. Pass. Agt.
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: Well y Haymalter Clarksburg.
h. A. Wilson, Salem, 81 At.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
Fired on the Populace.

TABR1z, Persia, Aug. THE scarci-
ty of bread in this city has caused such
an agitation among the inhabitants
that on the 3rd instant the authorities
ordered the closing of the bazaars,
fearing that they would be looted.
This action so incensed the people that
they became riotous and troops were
ordered out to quell the disturbance.
The appearance of the troops further
enraged the populace and it was found
necessary to order the soldiers TO fire,
which they did, killing a score of the
rioters, whose bodies were taken to
the residence Of the Russian consul,
whose protection the people implored.
The consul promised to try to obtain
q reduction of the price OF bread, and
with this object in view visited the
IShah's son, MuZaf-Er-EdDin, the gov
ernor of the province, who promised
the desired reduction. The bazaars
remained closed throughout August /,
and the people became clamorous for
the deposition of the governor Of the
city, whom they believe to be answer
able for the trouble The fighting be-
tween the troops and people continue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
A Terrible Fall.

JACKSON, Mich, Aug S.-The bal
loon ascension which took place at the
park Monday developed into a tragedy
Charles Elliott and Ella Park were
billed to ascend in a hot air balloon
and give trapeze performance when
1000 feet above the ground. a large
crowd had gathered. The imitation Of
the balloon was accomplished, and the
pair sailed upward, seated upon the ira
peze. They had nearly compelled the
trapeze performance when somebody
in the crowd yelled, It's on fire.
The balloon was seen to shoot rapidly
downward, and then everybody saw
that the big bag was burning with
fearful rapidity. Elliott as he neared
the ground released his hold upon the
bar and swung clear while the woman
held fast Both were dashed violently
to the ground. When the crowd
rushed to pick them up both were
found to be unconscious. Elliott was
crushed but still breathing, while Miss
Park had both legs and arms broken
and was injured internally They
were taken to the hospital, but We're
beyond the doctors help, and both
will die. Miss Park is a neice of the
aeronaut hagan, who was lost from
Campbell's s air ship some years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
Lassoed a Sea Lion.

UKIAH, Aug. SC. F. Monroe, a
resident of Fresno county, who has
been spending some weeks in this vi
cinity hunting and fishing, principal
ly on the coast, met with an expert
ence which nearly cost him his life.
Monroe, who had been camping in the
redwoods near Usal, discovered while
riding on the beach some miles south
of Bar Harbor, a group of sea lions
summing themselves. He determined
to get shot at one. Accordingly dis
mounting he described a wide circle
and came upon them unawares.
Watching them for some moments,
he finally took aim and fired, but his
aim was untrue, and, though wound
ing a lion severely, the animal was
still able to founder about, and was
making all possible haste to get back
to the water again. Being an expert
with the lasso, Monroe undertook to
capture the creature, and, mounting
his horse, he unloosed his rope and
threw it over the lions head and be-
hind one Of its tlippers, and then tax
ing turn with the rope around the
pommel of his saddle Notwithstand-
ing the wounded condition of the lion
it still struggled toward the water. 1t
was not long before ali were tlounder-
ing in the surf. Monroe finally sue
ceeded in loosening the rope from the
pommel of the saddel, when he found
that he had forgotten to unfasten 1t
from the horses neck. Being in the
surf, it was too dangerous now to try
and cuti it, and, to save himself, he cast
adrift his faithful animal and strug-
gled for the shore, which he reached
in an exhausted condition. He saw
his horse but once afterward, and it
was then being towed to sea. 1t was
found the next morning on the beach.
It seems that in some way the rope
was broken and the drowned horse
was then cast upon the sand. The
body of the sea lion was not found.
Monroe says there may be great
deal of fun hunting sea lions. but
from his experience hunting on land
is good enough for him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
Hunting Down Robbers,

WAGNER, /. T., Aug. Another
link in the famous train robberes OF
last year has been uncovered. Sun
day one James Dyer, a well-to-do far
mer and stock man, living on the Yer
digris River near Wagner, was arrest
ed by Deputy United States Marshal
William Smith, charged with impli-
cation in the Blackstone robbery last
winter, and taken to Fort Smith. This
morning Tom Root, one Of the fore
most of the gang, turned States evl-
dence and implicated Dyer and sever
al others, whose names were not given,
bat are said to be several we'll known
citizens Of this community and one or
two United States deputy marshals.
There were eleven in the gang and
Tom Roots confession will lead up to
the arrest Of the whole gang within 4
short time. Deputy United States
Marshal Smith has been silently work
ing on this case for three months and
as success is sure to crown his efforts
he will be entitled to some 81, 900.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Several Workmen Buried Under a Col
lapsed Building.

New YoR4, Aug. S.-The middle
section of the big, unfinished eight
story building on the northeast corner
of west Third street and south Fifth
Avenue, fell down shortly before noon
today. The whole interior of the
building was wrecked. A number of
workmen were buried in the wreck,
how many is not known. Eighty odd
men. were working in the building.
The great majority escaped. One was
taken out dead, and four injured, but
alive. A dozen or more are missing.
All of the dead, injured and missing
were workmen, plasterers, carpenters
and electrical fitting men. The acci-
dent was caused by the overlooking
of the floors in the centre section of
the building The wrecked building
is conspicuous in the landscape to
travellers on the Sixth Avenue Elevat-
ed railroad all the way down to Grand
street, its yellow brick walls towering
above the surrounding structures. It's
walls stand yet, but the entire core of
the structure is gone. All wreckage
is inside the walls of the building;
none of it reaching the street. The
house has been rooted only few
weeks. 1t stood eight stories high.
John Ireland, real estate dealer, is
the owner of the structure. He gave
out the contract for building to John
H. Parker.
Policeman Livingstone, the first
man to reach the building, dragged
out three men and was working on
the fourth story. when some wreck
age shifted and fell upon him, serious.
ly iniuring him.
It was said at the scene Of the dis
aster that the cause was undoubtedly
the overlooking of the sixth floor with
plaster and building material. John
Il. Parker, the builder of the fallen
building, and. Edward Silbick. his
foreman, were placed under arrest.
At o'clock this evening, Charles Z
Peterson, an electrical filter, Was tax
en- out of the rubbish dead Charles
Smith. another electrical workman,
was taken out alive. but badly man
gled, and died on mis- way to the hospi-
tai. Seven badly injured workmen
were sent to the hospital, but none OF
the seven are likely to die. Ten men
are still missing and are supposed to
be under the debris. Soon after the ac-
cident, a gang of sixty men were put
to work overhauling the ruins and the
work will be continued by electric
light during the entire night. The
work will not be completed, it is be-
lieved, until noon tomorrow.
Contractor Parker and Jeffords Sci.
lick, of the force, who were arrested
on the charge of causing the death OF
John Burke, were subsequently re-
leased on $4,000 bail each.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
A COWARDLY MURDER,
AN UNARMED MAN SHOT DOWN BY
THREE COWAROS.

L. T. Dinkins Assassinated by j. j: b: :11asf->
shall and Three Other CowardIy Assas-
County Jail.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 9.-Hon. John
J. Dabney Marshall. Senator-elect
from Warren and Kinds counties, shot
and killed R. T. Dinkins of Jackson,
at Brandon this morning. Marshall
and three friends, S. H, Coleman, R.
P. Fox and w. P. Vallens, kinsmen
and partners of Marshall, drove to
Brandon in a hack and met Dinkins
at the depot as he turned corner of
the building, opening fire on him at
once and killing him almost instantly,
shooting him fifteen times. Dinkins
was unarmed, but grappled Marshall's
pistol from him as he fired the first
shot. The shooting was caused by
sensational report circulated by Din
klns two weeks ago against Marshall's
private character After the circula-
ton of this report there was clamor
that Marshall be taken off the ticket
for United States Senator Marshall
denounced the report as a lie, bu Din
kins stuck to it, and everybody looked
for killing sooner or later. Mar
shall is a little fellow who weighs
about seventy-fve pounds; is highly
educated, lawyer and man OF let
ters, whose family is one of the most
prominent in the State and has host
of friends at home and elsewhere. He
has served a term in the Legislature
and was the nominee for Senator for
Warren and Kinds. Dinkins' family
is equally as good. He is brother of
w. L. Dinkins, of Madison, Cleve-
lands United States marshal during
his first term, and is closely related to
many prominent men in the State, be-
ing a cousin to Bishop Charles B. Gal
loway, of this city. Marshall and his
companions are under arrest at Bran
don. The affair is deeply regretted
here, where both men are well known
and highly respected. The body of
Dinkins was brought to Jackson to-
day.
Additional particulars of the sensa-
tional killing of R. T. Dinkins at
Brandon this morning by Hon. j.
Dabney Marshall and three friends
from Vicksburg have been received
here by telephone from Sheriff Dob
son, Of Rankin. He says Dinkins was
shot six times-once in the head, once
in the arm and four times in the body;
that Marshall claimed to have done
the shooting, and that all the men
Marshall, Coleman, Fox and Vallors
are in jail. Eye witnesses say all of
them shot at Dinkins except Vallors,
who claimed he was there in the
the capacity ofattorney. The affair is
looked on as -blooded assassina-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
Isuttcd Himself to Death.

RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. S.-James I.
Jones, aged thirty, hailing from Rich
mond, Va, and a cigar maker by trade,
committed suicide in a barroom at Dur
ham, in singular manner He was
on spree and was refused liquor.
He declared nothing but death would
satisfy him, as lie wanted to be with
his wife and child, who died recently.
Pulling of his coat, he cried out,
Boys, here's new way TO skate, )"
and threw himself headforemost
against the corner of a post He fell
back as if dead, but rallied sufficiently
to call for 4 Catholic priest. lie died
in a short while.