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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-11-06
NoMM1ssIoNER's NoTIcE

+. II. Long, Plaintiff, vs.. j.. j. Cum.
Sninghan, Sarah u. Cnnninohafn and
Allen Stuprt, defendants. IN chnncerV.
The parti les 10 the above sf,if m IN
notice that on Che - - ''''-s
2ethI DAYsOF OCTOBER. 1875.
at my Office in the town Of CIafksburo.
in Harrison county, West Vireinin. Il
will proceed to execute the order II
reference entered therein BY Che gifcnit
Court OF Harrison county, on the ISM
day Of September, 1896, wherein Il AZ
Commissioner, am directed TO ascertaii,
and report all the real estate Of tie fia.
PENDANT, !. j.. cunningham, where
situated, the amount and character
thereof, the incumbrance on said lands
by reason Of Judgments and Otherwise.
with their respective dates, amonrits.
priorities thereof, to whom due a.,d
when payable and whether TIE rents
and profits thereof will in five years;oav.
off and satisfy the liens therefor. d and
perform such other services 3as 4 are
therein stated and thereby required 10
be reported. All parties IN interest
are required TO attend at the time ana
place aforesaid, with such book. IA.
pers, vouchers and evidence al WIN en-
able me to comply with said order.of
court. = q,
Given under my hand this the 21st
day of September, 1896.
MARcEI1us n. THoarpsoS
Commissioner.
: ALA-s.1 ~, I. ~ . 80 II r
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Attorney for Plaintiff.
NoTIoE ToLIEN Ho1pERs

NOTICE TOLIEN HOLDERS
10 all persons holding liens by inde-
ment or otherwise. OF tho real estafe.
or any part thereof, OF F. j. Ginning
ham. ~ ? ,
In pursuance OF o decree oil the cir.
cult court OF Harrison county. made in
a cause therein pending, to subiecf The b1
real estate of the said i. j. Cunning
ham to the satisfaction of the liens
thereon, You are hereby reauired to
present ali claims held BY You ana ls eash
OF you against the said +. j. Cumnirc.
ham, which are liens on his reai 9estafe.
or any part of it for adjudication e
burg, Harrison county, West yirein;s
on or before the 29th day Of October
1896. y y
Given under my hand this e1st slay
of September, 1906 q. h & " -
MARcEIIus N. THoMpsoS
so'oe Commissioner.
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Attorney for Plaintin:
NOTICE ToacREDIToRs.

To the Creditors Of Samantha A James.
deceased
In pursuance Of a decree of tie Cir
cult Court OF the County Of Harrison,
made In cause therein pending, to
subject the estate Of the said decedent
TO the payment Of his debit. you are
required TO present your claims against
the estate OF the said decedent for adj
ludication TO ~. NJ Thompson Com-
missioner, at his office In said county,
on or before the 9Th day Of November,
1896. \ &. q 81
Witness, Henry Raymond Clerk OF
the said Court this 93rd day Of Septems
Der, 1895. HHNRY H14,fdsp. y; q,
4e,6t Clerk
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Eax,ka,. ID MI
feyS Y 4 3. Cost, administrator OF Jacob
: q. s Gost, deceased, plaintiff vs. John
2; Soss yui1a a =, Holden, George w
Sost gine y Cost, Amelia Cost,
i tsose r. r G m y frank Cost Eliza
ton sI p n moo ~. yesse E Wood, Fey
I 1n = COST Mary T Cost, Nathan
ioh Executor, Nathan GofE dc:
G%eased, fiemlng lowell Robert u
PaInsts Daniel boughner, ii ID
bonghner and Oliver 7. Boughner,
i t .hsa .laaine .ana DONG business
~ tne nm name OF Boughner and
ms sons. aeiendants IS
]. ~ me pa.lliess V tsne e, Above suit will
sAke noace tnat On the Z q
26TH; DAY OF NOV. 1896.
at my office In lie town Al! /, Nal ,,,,,,.
IN Harrison q conn mn IL ~ Wa v ;..sse
viii proceed to eSecnte ii The n,s,s ns 4 !
referenoe al, tered fhsre;, +, ans't u
By the circuit court 81 said eo nsSa.'o on
thed day of October. 1890 wherain i,
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Dcwitt's Witch Hazel salve is an
antiseptic, soothing and healing appli-
cation for burns. scalds. outs, bruises
etc. and cures piles like magic. Tin
stently stops pain. B. ]. Criss. "a.
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Teter, eczema and all similar skin
troubles are cured by the use Of De
Wits Witch Hazel salve. 1t soothes
at once, and restores the tissues TO their
natural condition. and never fails to
cure piles. R. j. Criss. "a.
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The Dog days" are just over.
but as sure as fate your mustache
will freeze in December !! Why
not make provision now for the
days that are to come ? Remem-
Der that you will want to please
those around you when it is cold
as well as when it is hot. They
will REQUIRE that you wear the
hest possible goods in the latest
styles. And in all probability
you will be asked to buy these
goods from .Lamm 6 Co." and
If you are not in position to buy
direct, call on Long & David for
samples. Att.
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u. o. LAWSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff a
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
40-6t.
~ tle oredi.ors Of jacob F. Cost, dc:

ceased: ~ ~
In pursuance of decree of the circuit
court OF the county of Harrison, made
IN cause therein pending, to subject
the estate OF the sad decedent to the
payment OF his debts. you are required
70 present your claims against the estate
q the said decedent for adjudication to
AZ. NJ. Thompson, Commissioner. at
MS Office IN said county, ON or fefore
the goth day OF November, 1896.
Witness, Henry Raymond, clerk of
the court, this 14th Of October. 1896.
HENRY RAYMOND,
49-bt. Clerk.
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The TELEGRAM willprint =.
you any of the following =
work at reasonable prices,
and will guarantee entire W
sfaction in every par
;ticular Letter heads, packet
note heads, bill heads, statements.
posters, tags, visiting cards,
funeral notices, blank deeds,
summons, pamphlets, dodgers,
envelopes, and all KIND of com.
mercial work. Try this Office
once and you will come again
whenever in need of such work,
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SAVED THE JEWELS.
Good Use to which Young Girl Put He
Bicycle.

49, ~ ss.AtSh - 4UuuB 0tfl fut H0f
Bicycle.
The ten-year-old Julia Bates, daughter
Of Cyrus II. Bates, of Cohassett, Mass.
has proved herself veteran fireman.
To her is due the credit for saving her
mothers jewels and many other valu.
ables from the flames that destroyed the
elegant family residence. The nearest
fire department is in the village. several
miles away from the house. Her father
discovered the fire while the family
were in the dining-room. Julia was .
the breakfast table. and Mt the sound Of
her fathers voice she ran into the yard.
She took in the situation ut glance.
ran for her bicycle and sped down the
road to the village to give the alarm.
The apparatus arrived in time to subduc
the flames sufficiently SO that the Jewels
and furniture were rescued, although,
the house was ruined.
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The wife of Mr.. Leonard Wells
of East Brimfeld, Mass, had
been suffering from neuralgia for
two days, not being able to sleep
or hardly keep still, when Mr.,
Holden, the merchant there sent
her a bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, and asked that she
give it thorough trial. On meet
ing Mr.. Wells the next day he
was told that she was all right,
the pam had left her within two
hours, and that the bottle of Pain
Balm was worth S5.Ooif ii could
not be had for less. For sale at
so cents per bottle by
Wells & Haymaker, Clarksburg
or 3. A.Wilson. Salem. 5e.1m.
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IT'S a freak to fit the foot. Trv
the Holmes Shoe Co. for nice
htting shoes. 12.tf.
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Try the TELEeRAM office for
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RAssEh AND sMirH. Counsel Z y 4 8 4
The morning times., 1896-12-27

library by ythe French government. GaStOn's
Museum Florentinum." and Mouche's
Pitt Gallery. " in eight folos adorned with
thousands of Illustrations very fine
copperplate, Fortitudo Leonina, . published
by the Society OF Jesus, in 1715; Vatican
gallery and museum illustrated
This collection adds to those already
mentioned over 600 very rare and curious
volumes ''Plutarch of Mentclin,'' Stras-
burg, 14Tl in gorgeously Illuminated text,
is one among them. "Brusoni's Facetia-
rum,' Rome, 1918, a collection of facetia
and curious tales in the first edition. is
another. This being the original edition,
is not only the rarest but the most val
uable, because those published subsequently,
have been much mutilated.
copy of this work owned by Col.
Stanley sold for G40 9s sterling Here. too
are all the first editions Of Sir Philip
Sduey's Acadia the London. 1892
edition OF Montaign's "Florio;" a very
rare creation by Meerman, entitled orig
ines Typographicae,' published at The
Hague, 1868; "Elzevir Argenis,'' by Bar
clay, London, 1880.
A very quaint and amusing book, val
uable for its great rarity, is THE Queen S
Closet Opened This title would sug-
gest some very grave secret loosed from
the closet by magic key. A perusal of
the little book, however, reveals nothing
more serious than secrets in physick,
surgery and household recipes 1t was
published in London in 1855
Nogt's ''Liborum Rariorum," published
at Hamburg in. 1888; Bewick's EN-
bienis,' London, 1898; The verse and
prose OF Sir Thomas Overbury, and Ricii 5
The morning times., 1896-12-27

Father Rasle. Besides dictionaries. episties,
gospels and Bible lessons in Chinook, 0tchip-
we and Aztec, are works in the Chilean
tongue and Pilgrim Progress in Dakota.
The GUeguence'' is comedy ballet in
the Nahuatl Spanish dialect Of Nicaragua,
by Brinton, who has many historic records
of the Mayas of Yucatan. The gospels,
prayers and Ineditative books of Father
Verweyst, in otchipwe, are entitled Mi
kama Gijigong Enamog," meaning path
to heaven.
The new testament in ne gro. English by
Prof. Harrison, is among the collection of
Bibles. One rare and curious book is
Father Breton's catechisn, prayer book
and dictionary, in Carib and French,
Auxerre, 1864.
Books of instruction printed in Mexico
and Peru in the early part of the seven
teenth century, the latest being 1881.
Still more antique is the photography of
Icazbalceta, Containing the list Of books
printed in Mexico from $50 20 1900.
The rarest Bible in I he collection is the
Sixtus v edition of the Vulgate, Rome,
1892 Others are ''Biblia Cum Tabula,''
Venice, 494; ''Mamo Trectus,' in black
letter, l4o3; the Epistles, i'll black letters
and illustrated, ! 542; the Pentate3ch in
Spanish, by Tartoz, Amsterdam. 1890
'.Ye Holie Bible, Faithfully Translated
INTO English out OF Ye Authenticated Latin;
Printed at Doway by Lawrence Kellarn at
We Signe of We Holie Lamb, 161O,' is
quaint old English title.
One OF the rare old almanacs is the
'.KaIendarium Magistri Joannis de Mon
teregio, Ratisbonne. 1883. MOntegeriO's
real name was John Muller, bishop OF
Ratisbonne. who labOred i'll the correction
of the calendar.
Biondels History OF the Roman Calen-
dar,' Paris, 1854, is also here.
Vita Jesu Christi of Ludolphu de
saxogia, 1880, is biography OF much in
terest.
The collection OF Franciscan Mendoza's
history of China is very complete In the
following editions Madrid, 1856: and 1886;
Rome, 1885: Venice, 1886 Paris, 1883.
Rouen, 1914; London, 1854.
The Jesuit Greslon's LA Chine des Tar
tars," Paris, 1871, and the Abbe Huc's
China also
To make further detailed mention would
be unnecessarily arduOus. IL is sufficient
to say that the many collections in respect
to antiquities it would be impossible TO
duplicate.
The morning times., 1896-12-27
MARCH KING sol SA.
Holds "a High Place in the Hearts
of the American Public.


Success rs emphatic and enduring Us that
which has rewarded Sousa seldom falls 10
the lot of public men. To he the idol OF u
nation is an honor above kngship, and the
ties that bind all muSic-lOying America to
this magnetic man are the closest ties Of
admiration and affection. The reward OF
popularity has but nerved SouSa to greater
effort. The enthusiasm aroused by the
playing of his superb Instrumental corps.
the ovatiOus to SuuSa himself, and the
ringing welcomes accorded the entire or
gauization prove beyond ARGUMENT that
his greatest prpjcct-the present tour OF
81 600 miles-iS winning the stirring ap-
probation il is entitled To.
His concerts in this city at the Lafa yette
are looked forward To as the chief events
that our musical season has. Reports OF
the surprisingly fine condition or the or
ganizaton fill the Sousd clientele with
impatient expectancy.
II would be difficult 10 imagine q more
thoroughly balanced organization than
SOuSa's band. Each section Is distinct ia
itself. yet responds III splendid unity to the
baton. One never overpower> the ether ia
volume This shows the Intelligence and
art Of the Observation-Disclosures and the acute
conception Of the director. SoUsa Is most
generous in the matter OF enCOTes- His good
nature stands the scverest tests He ar
ranges his programs with these IN view,
for despite the rcpetitions his entertain
rnents are note of unusual length A a con-
ductor Mr.. SOusa today occupies Il unique
position He is cosmopolitan. and vet, IN
sense. provincial; but his pToyinCiaisIu is
one acquired in each Community he visits.
He Possesses catholclty of taste and in
his programs appeals To many whins and
eCCentTlCiLIes.
The morning times., 1896-12-27
HIS NEW STAR.
\ Managers Method and His Cen
erous Concession to ModeSty.

EycbdHge.
What we need, said the manager, lis a
new fad
old attractions getting Worn out?' asked
the agent,
Yes; they don't draw as they used to,
answered the manager. AS a matter of
fact. the public is getting very particular
and somewhat biaSe. lttaReS absolute nov
city TO rouse IL to a point where there is
really any money IN catering To its wants
in the amusement line. We must find a
new variety star.
Woman suppose" suggested the agent
''Of course"
French preferred?"
Naturally. WemuSt have the cafe chan
tant' on the DliiS or X wound'u draw any
kind of a house
Well, think l know where We can get
just what we want, said the agent I've
seen her. and she's right clever
That's good, bat not absolutely essen
tlal," commented the manager
She has an excellent voice, too"
Well. that won't do any harm"
sings with fine expression
That shelter. \ greatdeal dcpendSupo
the infection of the voice and the gestures =
And dances we'll
Better vet
She has pretty face
'That'll help a good deal
And a splendid figure
Now you're getting To the really import
ant feature. Under real good French
name, properly advertised, she ought 10
make n hit"
Then she dresses beauti--''
''She WHAT
presses
She II have To give up that pernicious
habit if she wants 10 be a success in a
metropolitan concert han at the present
time, unless-wen, of course. If her songs
and gestures are particularly risque she may
show just little mOdesty in her dress, but
its better not to take any chances of
jeopartiizing the success of the whole
entertainment
The morning times., 1896-12-27
Literary Notes.

Conan Doyle is only thirty-scven years
Old.
McNail VIII be william Morris bi
oGraIher.
Children are about to he treated 20 a
book by TOlStoi.
America viii be treated in book which
Ii Hung Chang is writing.
Zola's libr etto IS called .sMessidor
Bruneau has written the music.
Du Maurier's revenue from ''Trilby''
to the day OF his death was $135 .OOc.
Oliver Optic is seventy-four years old
over !, 100000 copies OF his books have
been sold.
Lombroso thought Shakespeare's Grim
mails truer 10 nature than those Of any
other writer.
Kenneth Grahamc, whose Golden Aye"
has won much commentator, holds a post
in the Bank Of England.
Barring Gould has finished a life Of Ma
The morning times., 1896-12-27
CURIOUS STAMP COLLECTION,
Specimens Worth $500, Put on to
Stay, Decorate Bedroom Set,
San FfdnclScO Chronicle

Mr., George Wilson, of Birmingham, \.
Y, has unique curio in the shape of
bedroom set-bedstead. dresser, washstand
and chairs-decorated with postage stamps
of every known civilized country on the
globe Mr.. Wilson has been collecting
stamps for the past seven years, and the
number has reached over half million.
S62, 10000 being the number. The value OF
these stamps has been estimated at 50. 500
All of these stamps have been care
fully washed, dried and pasted on after
the style of crazy patchwork quilt and
represent large patience and great amount
of labor There are seven pieces of furni-
ture in all decorated. This curio is vaIu-
able, an offer of 5000 from Cornell Uni
versity having been refused by the owner
1t Is perhaps the most novel collection of
foreign and domestic stamps in the United
States The stamps are stuck on with
glue and are covered with u heavy spar
varnish, which can be washed without in
Jury to the stamps
The morning times., 1896-12-27

"De Motev octava tspJroc." 1921, are
also to be found herd.
A rare pamphlet that has brought $40
for the edition Of 1908, is here in the
edition of 1886. 1t bears the title Of
''Pockham' S Whinl." A set of rare cata-
logues, valuable to book collectors, is found
in this collection.
The third alcove is devoted to collection
of works on dogmatic and moral theology.
The department Of Bibles and scrip
tural works in seyenty-one languages is
contained in the fourth aIcove. Here may
be found Bibles of the fifteenth and six
teenth centuries the great polyglot OF
Walton; gospels and epistles in Aztec. a
large collection OF Bibles in North Ameri-
eau Indian dialects. Some Of these are
in manuscript and very interesting. Here
are also the profusely Illustrated Amsterdam
edition OF Schwchzer's ''Physica Sacra;"
Rheims edition of the Bible, 1888 1885;
and the first Geneva edition of the ''Sainte
Bible"
To these religious works may be added
the gigantic .'Acfa Sanctorum' OF the
Bollandists, begun in 1913, and still in
the course Of completion, and Jesuit
Rincons famous 'Arte Mexicana.'
Among the works relating directly to
the Society Of Jesus is de Bocker's bibliog-
raphy of it's writer's containing over
20 600 authors. Thiswork is considerably
authorities to exceed any collection in the
world history.
+ Editions Of the Woodstock Letters a
magazine published originally for private
circulation only, but now of great value
to historians, may also be found here.
English Poets.
English poets are represented by a
collection Of nearly 1000 volumes.
Three hundred and seventy one OF these
volumes contain the works OF William
Shakespeare. curious book among the
poems is ''Gray's Elegy," in more than
hundred languages.
Among the Greek and Latin classics
are those of Delphine, said to be the
first entire collection of the Latin ella ssics
ever made; IDIOTS classics; Ruperti s
Latin classics in 142 volumes, and Leipsic
editions OF the Greek classics. The Stutt-
CART edition of q oethe III thirty six volumes
comprises the German classics.
Italian literature is embraced in copper
plate editions Of TasSo, The ~isai
illustrated editions of Goldoni, in thirty
eight volumes, ana Tirabaschi's Italian
Literature
The Spanish collection contains the
edition of Spanish authors of the Royal
Academy OF Madrid, in eighty folios and
the academy's special edition of Don
The morning times., 1896-12-27
Precaution.

Two elderly maidens, while skating, broke
through the ice and were Drecipitated into
the chilly water
drown"
a Young man rushed 10 the spot and
calmly viewed their struggles
IN save you both," he cried; '.but on
one condition, that III not be obliged TO
marry either OF you.''
The condition is cruel" they sobbed,
but Wen agree to it,
Then the young man pulled them out of
the icy water
The morning times., 1896-12-27
REGINALp RowLANn has writt,

7EGINALD ROWLAND has written
n concise little story, which, though
! pardonably crude, as the evident work
OF an amateur, is historically inter
esunG. Ii embodies an I,lcident cen
neClcd with the assassination OF President
Lincoln, romantic and probably truthful
The story is An Ambitious Slave The
nero IS Rufus Walton, said to have been the
first slave TO be freed The proximate in
terest OF his story is in that part which re-
cites how he overheard in a darl5y boa rd-
ing house, AT No. 60l q street. the Mot To
assassinate Lincoln, and his futile effort to
warn him. These facts, which MT Row
land exploits with skill, would give inter
est TO any story, and in building his novel
about them hc has exhibited nice apDre-
citation Of story values Peter Paul. of
Buffalo. is the publisher
The morning times., 1896-12-27
Barred.

Morley-I tell you, was once awfully
near deaths door.
Mills-And it didn't open to you, eh?
Morley-No; somebody must have circu-
lated the ruFnor on the other side that
was book agent Exchange
The morning times., 1896-12-27
books AND THEIR MAKERS
TIVE Washington Women Repre-
scented by a Poem and a Story.
BOOKS FROM THE B0DLEi
Last InstaIlment of Publications for
the Year Present Works That
Will Survive Their Making.
BOOKS FROM THE B0DLEY

A RS. LINCOLN, or Jeanie Gould Lin
w coin, as the literary world knows
her, made SO substantial a success Of
her charming story for girls, Mar
jorie's Quest, - that her best friends
feared it would play the boomerang and
dwarf any succeeding effort. For this
reason, the news tnat a new story
was under way carried with il a
comparative interest and curiosity was
simulated TO know whether sine would
surpass herself Early this month
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., who pub
lished Mrs Lincoln first story, issued the
second, "A Genuine Girl Ii is a sequel TO
.'Marjorie's Quest in way. The char
acterS introduced are in part those who
became dear to her readers in the lIrst
story. There is Marjorie, now Mrs. Gray,
and Meta, now Mrs. Livingstone. But the
central characters are MarJorle cnIldrt,n,
Phyllis and Gerald, and other young people
like them old enough Go have their first
love affairs. Marjorie's daughter is the
genuine girl of the title. Phyllis Is a
distinctly drawn character, fun of straight
forward integrity, sweetness and charm.
Sine rs Just what every man ana woman
would cali genuine girl. Tie story has
variegated flavor. Ii takes place here IN
Washington, and the different elements Of
school life, social life here and at Fort
Myer, and university interests enter into
il. How nearly Mrs. Lincoln has repeater
the success OF her first book must he gauged
each for himself, but 10 one who knew ana
loved Mar lore and her friends IL sctHls that
the story OF Phyllis and Teddy, Penelope ana
Gerald, has equal interest ana cquai ciarlh,
and the evidence of even more ability, Tor
size tells her story with admirable skill and
diuectness in its unfolding, and her style
has gained IN little touches which are al
yyavs indications OF maturing experience
The morning times., 1896-12-27
~ 5. STREETS name is comparatively

:. STREETS name is comparatively
unknown to the generality of read
\S ers, though he cannot be forgotten
OF the few on this side Of the At
lanuc who have enjoyed the irony
and humor Of his Autobiography of a
Boy" His second book is The Wise and
the Wayward,' a novel Of English CON
temporary life. II is a study in social
grating. The wise are merely respectable,
and the wayward are by no means wantOn,
huu one is sufficiently gcnteel, and the other
worldly enough to furnish contrast.
An English gentleman marries young
girl orJ Of u dISSipated family. She ma kes
an effort 10 conform herself to the atmOs-
phere Of his home. The disparity makes
the possibility Of Mr.. Street : novel
He denotes his characters with much
delicacy The frOthiness OF his style car
ries the reader rapidly through the pages,
but no chapter 5 finished that has not
furnished its undcrcmrent OF meaning and
its contribution TO the vitality and prog
rcsS OF a story which iS dependent less
upon action than upon conditions Tor It's
reason. Mr. Street has not done SO Well
by himself in his second book, but those
who have not read the autobiography VIII
not appreciate the comparison. II IL pub
liSheG toy John Lane.