The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-31
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Mr.. Weeden r. Smith, Of Yves.
ton, Is spending a few weeks in
town in the interest of his firm.
lsHornor, Smith 4 Co.
Mr.. Howard l.. Cunningham.
that prominent and enthusiastic
young educator. who halls from
the district of Eagle, returned
last week from attending the
State Convention. Mr.. Cunning.
ham spent a few days with
friends on the Ohio side. in the
picturesque little town OF Belpre.
and reports a pleasanttime.
The August Harper's will CON
tam q new story by Mark TWAIN,
entitled "Tom Sawyer, Detect
i've. With a heroism worthy of
the man, Mark Twain not long
started on a lecturing tour. his
prime purpose being to raise
sufficient funds to pay of his
debts, in which he had become
heavily involved.
When Senator Stewart said at
the Porulist convention ct ST.
Louis the other day. "The JIG is
up" he certainly spoke thetrnth.
A strike is brewing among the
1000 employees of the Consolidat.
ed Traction Company. at Pitts.
burgh.
Our ambitious and eloquent
young friend, Mr.. H. E. Tyson,
should not, in his zeal for the
welfare of Mingo, so far forget
himself as to desert the banner
OF old Harrison. Ills very we'll
for a young man of his aspira.
tons to champion the cause OF
such a promising district (?) as
that of Mingo, which we will
confess, is looming up important
in the political field, but he must
bear in mind that his native
county has a previous claim on
his distinguished services.
As.our jolly, whole-souled fel.
low-tcwnsman, Mr.. Grayson Gun.
ningham, remarked the other
day, the sinners are coming
home DIR. Truman Gore has
Joined the sound money hosts.
The doctor has the courage Of
his convictions. and sees in the
triumph of free silver nothing
bnt disaster to the country. He
recognizes the fact that Bryan is
the advance agent of adversely,
and proposes to be among the
number of those who will rally
round the standard OF the Re
publican party, whose triumph
will insure to the country a
financial policy safe and sound.
They say it was a caution-the
time the Eastern delegation had
at the Central Station and West
Union. when they were delayed
at those places on their return
from the State convention. Being
at a loss to knowhow to dispose Of
the time during which they had
to wait. itseems, from all reports
we have been able to get. that
they inaugurated a regular cru.
SADIE, did the town in the most
approved style, and among the
ladies made many converts to the
Republican faith, which is said
to have had the effect of causing
some of the old-time Democrats
to swear like troopers.
A degree of audacity goes in
this world. There is a certain
dash and brilliancy about the
career of candidate Bryan that
catches the fancy of the Aneri-
can people. The age of chivalry
has net quite passed, not even
that of puixotlsm. Compare.
lively unknown. Bryan, the
meteoric luminary, burst upon
the wondering gaze of credul.
GUS people. and through his
ability to excite their passions,
had soon won their admiration.
With that love of the sensational
which characterizes them, q por.
ion ofthe American people were
eady to idealize the man whom
they mlstook for their Moses.
Upon the ultimate sober judg.
ment OF the American people,
however, we can safely rely.
Foreign nations, looking on at