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The morning times., 1897-02-14
She Was His Wife

Jinks tat partyl-I don't scewhat's TIE
matter with that pretty woman over there
She was awfully flirty littlewhiIcaeo. AMI
now she won't have anything 10 d5 with
me. Stranger-I have just come in. She's
my wife.-Scottish Nights.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
She Did

Jane" said the Iandlady, severely,
where are the eggs for dinner? i told
you to cook that dozen 1 borrowed from
the neighbors. Yes. mum, but you told
me later TO be sure and return EN- De,
troit Free Press.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04
ma Tlcnter ricI.ct..

During the last few years large
number of small metal plates have been
found ut diggings in Athens and Pira-
Gus, and they were commonly consid-
cred to be small symbols. The Greek
archaeologist. Svoronos, has now dem
onstrated beyond doubt that the metal
plates were used Us tickets of admission
to the Theater of Dyonisos about the
time of Lycrrgus. The images on these
theater tickets, certainly the oldest OF
their kind in existence, show either the
head of Pallas Athene, turned to the
left, or the head of o lion. and the let
tiers of the alphabet in single. double or
triple arrangements It appears, there
fore, TINT the lawsdntroduced by Lycure
gus. which had such great influence
upon Athenians in all walks Of life, exc
tended also to the admission to theaters,
which wus also probably regulated by
hfm.-Philadelphia Record.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04

Charley was leaping and dancing and
laughing Mt him. The train whirled on
lis narrow-gauge way down past the
restaurant, the back of which looked
mon the railroad. and Hong Fat saw
the meat man with his package pound
inr MT the rear door, and he knew he
was pounding for him, and that he
would never open the door to that meat
man again. He saw the three chickens
which be had intended that very even
ing to put into pie-saw them scratch
ING about in the rubbish of the door
ward. and he realized that many day
would pass before he would again de-
capitate chicken to make lumber
mans holiday. Many day? Why, 1t
would never be again. He would be
taken before white men. all Of whom
hated Chinese, and most OF whom would
readily lie glibly about his evil char
acter, and then he would be punched
into ship and be sent back In disgrace
and poverty TO China-the China from
which he had set out so hopefully years
before to make fortune in the new
world.
Its not given even 50 wise man as q
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04
u AN so GLAD

] am 20 glad can forget
The foliies OF the past.
the tears that once my eyelids wet.
The slEies once overcast.
am 20 glad that all the grief
OF all the far-off years
Has found In time q sweet relief.
Or vanished with my tears
Tn glad the troubles ! have had
No longer make me sorruwftii:
am 20 very glad.
I'm glad that cannot forget
The pleasures OF the past.
Tho tender eyes that mine have met
For days that did not last.
am 20 glad that olden times
Fun me with new delight.
That roses of remembered Junes
Continually are bright.
I'm glad the pleasant things I've had
Grow every day more beautiful:
am 50 very glad.
am 20 glad that III or good
Is from the Fathers hand
Dropped down. I would not u could
Reverse what He has planned.
I'm glad that One who knows the way
Is marking 1t for me.
And that He does 1t every day.
Just as II ought to be.
Though future days be good or bad
The plans OF God are wonderful.
And am very glad.
Julia II. May. In Chicago Advance
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04

doubtless, and 50, too, could Charley
hut neither the cook nor the laundry
man ever gave his confidence concerns
ing the feud, and, as you shall hear,
neither is now available for testimony.
Charley Go Lee, being q washer Of
shirts, was rather looked down upon by
Hong Fat, who cooked at the Cheerful
Heart restaurant and revisited the lum-.
bermen and sheep drovers with his.
stewed tripe. Hong Fat had q decided
opinion that any Chinaman who wus'
a Chinaman would be unwilling to re-
main ut the shirt-washing industry any
longer than it would take to negotiate
with some restaurant, and as Charley
Go Lee had been in the country II years
and still purified other peoples clothes
Hong Fat reviled him. Perhaps this
scorn of the cook had some consider
able part in building up the cnmity. It
is only surmisc. however, and do
not guarantee it.
The wickedness of this story begins
right here. 1t was Charley Go Lee who,
talking with other Cinnamon from
down the railroad, became inspired. and.
learning where the United States mar
shall was to be found, visited him and
spoke wisely. but in unfricndly man
ner. of Hong Fat. the cook. Bereft of
its liquid pigeoning. Charley's English
was sufficient to notify the official that
Chinaman without certificate of res
idence was to be found in the Cheerful
Heart restaurant at Geyseryille at any
time a government representative would
care to call. And the very next weels
man with star and a document called
at Geyserville, and when the down train
pulled out mournful and mnrmurous
Chinaman was on board, and dinner
was late and poorly cooked ut the res
taurant of the Cheerful Heart that day.
Firecrackers were, however, burned in
the laundry OF Charley Go Lee, and
festivity reigned there.
Hong Fat did not want to leave the
country. His devotion to America and
her likable qualities might well serve
as an example for the instruction OF
young persons of lighter complexion
than his own. lie had been foolish in
not registering long ago when the OPP
portunity came, but, being stubborn
Chinaman and also believing that his
remissness would never be discovered,
he had held back. AS he looked from
the train and saw the decoration on
Charley Go Lees laundry and more
over saw that industrious person, who.
with great virtue and foresight, had
obtained his certificate at as early q
date as it could be issued to him, great
anger came into Hong Fats heart, for
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04

Choice seed oats, all kinds OF
grass seeds, salt and fertilizers,
for sale by AMOS PAYNE. ls.tt-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04
Long & Grille,
Sole Agents for Lamm & Co.
Rooms 5. 6. land s, Cot Block.

If you have ever seen child in the
agony of Group. you can appreciate the
gratitude of the mothers who know
that One Minute Cough Cure relieves
their lutte ones rs quickly as It IS ad-
are never without It. r. J. criss.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04

Abraham Lincoln said, Neigh
bors give your boys a chance"
How many have had their chances
The April fool is indeed the one
who finds in himself no change
for the better, since last April.
Be prudent, be wise, be accumu-
lative. Open your account at b.
T. Lowndes & Co. Savings Bank.
There is no fee attached. Books
always open, 2l.tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04
Mhlch ACCOUNTED for II.

.After that" remarked the young
slim. who Ind been telling an inane
ghost story, ''my mind was a blank"
"That accounts for it" commented 9
sharp young woman, and there was an
interregnum of profound silence
Wrinkles.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04

Thirty years isia long time to fight SO
painful trouble as piles but Jacob
Mitchell. of Unionville. Pa, struggled
that long before he tried DeWitt'a
Witch Hazel Salve, which quickly and
permanently cured him. Il is equally
elective In ecgema and all skin afec-s
tons. Ri Criss
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04

s1.oo PER BOTTLE q. all Drug stores,
or sent by mail on receipt OF price.
pnnKN Containing Invaluable Information Of
essS. interest 20 all women, VIA 20 sent
fhse to any address, upon application, BY
yhs BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.. Atlanta. Ga.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04
R1EiiMaTisM CURED mi a DAY.

.Nystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in ! to . days.
It's action upon the system Is renal <.
able and mysterious. 1t removes ~
once the cause and the disease imm aet,E
ately disappears. The hrst dose greaty
benefits; IS cents. SOLD ~ Sl I',anlg
ham Bros. & Co., Druggists' O,ar -.
burg. Ao-om
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04

Why pay q big price tor sad.
dies and harness when you can
buy them so cheap at VIM. 9.
Summers tennery West Main
Street l7tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-04
A CHINESE FEUD.

HE cause Of the
enmity which sub
sisted betw ee NJ
Hong Fat and
Charley Go Lee
will probably
never be known,
Hong Fat could
have told Of IT.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

There has been a great deal OF apeeu-
latlon as 10 why Il h that people who
lose their way. either In forests or
open pniries. will always move In a
circle. and almost Inevitably 10 the
right The following suggestions.
while they DO not answer this query.
are interesting. a. showing the atien-
ton that the subject has received;
Some Psychologists. anaiomisis and
speculative philosophers claim that
the left leg IN the human species u
slightly longer than the right. and 40
takes longer steps. thus causing a mo-
tlon 10 the right which IN time COM
pletes a circle. n the mind IL 20 be-
wildered that Il has no fixed objective
point In view. Perhaps the real answer
TO this queer question lies In the fact
most persons use their right hands IN
preference 10 the left. and are nccus-
toned TO passing objects on their
right-hand side. and 90. unoonscioualy.
keep edglng on TO the right on a
prairie. however. where there Is moth
Ing In the way OF obstacles worthy Of
mention. this cause or reason Tor walk
ing IN a 'rlghthandef circle would
hardly hold good"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

The Peruvians certainly show great
ingenuity In the manufacture Of DOT.
terry. A favorite form Of vessel has a
long. slender neck and rather stout
chunky body. The vessels for the most
part are made 20 represent living crea-
lures. aud have openings for the eyes
nosirlls and mouth. When these YES
sells are allied with any liquid. the air
rushes from these openings with char
aeieristlc sounds. A vase representing
a mountain cat gives forth sounds llke
the meg Of the living creature A
blrd-dcsign sings or whistles: a dian
with coiled serpenis Kisses. Other aF-
ures squeak or scrcech. according 10
the animals they resemble. An anus
Ing object Ia the ngure OF a very old
woman. waen water vas turned In
10 this Jar there were sounds Of sob
bling and grief. and tears trlckled from
the eycs and rolled down the cheeks
4 peculiar design was a vessel shaped
like a doublo-hcaded bird. This lar
mus, be filled from the bottom, and We,
not dro? would flow on, whom Il wa
turned over. although n Il we're slight.
ly inclined the water ran out readily
These people appear TO have reduced
atmospheric pressure TO a science
Their knowledge Of this is only eQualel
By this ability IN portralturo Som,
Of the faces are wonderfully llfe-llk,
and expressive, and show a very keel
sense Of form and an excellent under
standing Of facial expression.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

one Of the maryels OF nlskel-in-the.
slot achievements IL shown In an au.
tomato counter that Is In operation
In a cafe IN Berlin. The counters are
supplied with ornamental cabinets AZ
ranged In a row along the wall. There
are shelves Tor cups. glasses and the
like. and faucets with slots into which
the coins are dropped. The customer
helps himself TO a glass or cup. and
places Il beneath the faucet upon
which Is the name OF the drink he
wants. he drops the money In the slot
and the liquor flows: when the cup IL
full Il stops TO, drinks are kept warm
by nickel tanks placed In hot-watcr
baths The measuring Il controlled
BY clockWork. and every stand has an
automatic spraying apparatus for
washing the cups and other dishes. 40
that the customer may. n he chooses
wash them and feel perfectly sure tina,
his dishes are clean. The eatables.
which consist OF cakes. Sandwiches.
taris, pies. and the usual adjuncts Of
a lunch counter are held under large
bell glasses. The coin Is dropped. the
revolving trap upon which the glasses
rest turns 90 an opening through
which the article is presented 10 the
purchaser. The bill OF fare IL quite en-.
tensiye. everything is hrs,-class and
served bot. 20 that one may have meats
Of all sorts, chicken. soup and indeed
almost any article required Tor a arst.
class luncheon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

Among the strange new surgical DO
Fiees for delicate and dlflcut opera
lions there has recently been invented
a curious little instrument that u main
~ interesting Tor tho manner In which
Il does away with the surgeons knife.
This invention d curloualy automatic
and performs ne work IN a fraction OF
the time formerly taken even by the
kecnest knife. merely through electric.
ity. That such an instrument should
b. needed. and that steel should get
into the eyes seems strange Co most
people. but the fact Il that operations
OF this sort are very frequent Men
who work In factories where the manu-
facture OF iron and steel in going on
IN scorc Of different processes are
extremely liable 10 set iron and steel
hllngs into their eyes despite every
precaution. and there IL great risk OF
men becoming temporarily blinded In
this way Formerly but one method ex-
listed Of getung these particles OF iron
anu hAffN NAtt WIN hAAAN taNfNAAAlN
adapted Tor tia, purpose The electro
magnet apparatus makes Il a COMPARE
lively simple task now The patient
Is hrst seated IN a chair about three feet
away from the sharp end Of the mag
net. and the eye Il propped open and
held moiionless with hyation forceps.
which look something like oompassea,
but whose legs arr curved 80 as 20 ~
the eye-ball exactly. Then the eye Il
sprayed with cocaine. and the point Of
the magnet aimed a. accurately as pos
sihle exactly at the spot where the BIZ
Of steel ls supposed 10 be. Then the
current Il turned on. and the surgeon,
needle In hand. watches the cyehall. 90
&C to detect the fragmen, Of metal ~
soon a. Il shall make ~ appearance
Everything Is perfectly silll save Got
the loW-volced orders which the operai'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

llous. and altogether different from any
other man have ever known. His des-
pair that evening terrified me. and
when he asked me n would grant aim
one last request. whatever Il might be.
answered Yes without thinking
anything TO comfort the poor fellow,
Aad the request was that should le,
him place this ring on the third finger
Of my right hand. and as he did 80 re-
peat after him some sentences IN Pol
lsh. aid Il. and then he TOLD me that
I had sworn solemnly TO wear this ring
until death. to be buried with Il. and
that I had asked God TO unite Us here
after. even II Il should be his good
pleasure to separate us here upon
earth"
"And you took that vow and you ut
tered that prayorr' exclaimed In hor-
TOR.
"Yes." she said. what else could I
doi Paul was IN despair, and he was
dying. Il would have been cruel to re-
fuse him. There are times when
regret horribly having acceded to his
request. and yet I am quite sure that
u the time were TO come over again.
I should behave exactly the same"
There | entirely agreed with her. IL
the tine were 10 come over again. A"
We should most Of us behave exactly
the e,me," a. were the bygone days.
20 will the coming ones be- The Ethi-
opian cannot change his skin. The
copy book morallst has told ne that
experience teaches" Possibly abe
does. but fancy that the number Of
her pupils who have prohted by her
lessons IL very small. and Il will take
her all she knows to enable her TO hold
her own (as an inspirer OF conductl
I against tempcrament-for the physical
sways the moral. and the moral stamps
the Intellectual
"And after all" Ceclle added. Il ala
nothing. ! only spoke a few words"
Every word has Sc own spirit.
True or false. that never dies,
Every word your lips have uttered
Echoes In Gods skies"
I muImured,
Don't, doutr she cried. "Thai ..
the sort Of ihine Paul would have said
/ Thank heaven Frank is noi-transcend
snial"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

The sultan seems to have a curious
mingled liking for and a dread Of cleo
tricity. Mr.. Burgin tells that several
years ago he caused TO BE- erected In
the grounds Of Yildii Kiosk a small
theater lighted BY incandescent lamps
One day he saw the workmen trench.
ing the walls In order TO bury the
wires leading from the engine-room &c
the theater. and stopped the work. Ga.
slstlng that the wires should be placed
In sight on poles, as he feared that
otherwise they might be used to pro.
duce an explosion. lie had also an
electric boat on a small lake. an Eng.
llsh dog-cart driven by electricity. and
a tiny electric tram-car upholstered In
blue satin and sold. which runs IN a
circle. II IL said that he has never
yc, vcntured inside any Of these We
hlclos. aud also that he has forbidden
the use OF telephones IN Constantinople
lest murderous conspiracies should n
devised over the wircs-Cassells Mag.
azlne.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

New methods Of building require new
appliances, and often an entire recon
s,ruction Of the management OF given
portions Of their equipment This Il
particularly true Of the class OF strue.
lures known a. sky-scrapers. Among
other things that must be entirely re-
constructed IL the hre-pro,ectlve sys-
TEN. Ordinary equipment IA absolute
D worthless In these tall towers. there
fore ingenuity has suggested tanks az
the roof. and what IA equivalent to a
waterfall an around them. II ere
occurs In an adjoining building the
pipes are opened and q heavy and con-
llnuoua shower OF rain falls an round
he structure. This On kept up az long
o. there Is danger sui d said 20 fur
pish an imporylous barrier between the
lfa ana the building What q might
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

have escaped me: but II was your re-
mark about words breaking no bones
that recalled the tale. To me words
are living things. endowed with a pow
er that few OF as give them credit tor
possessing. believe. with Adelaide
Anne Proctor. that
Every word has its own spirit
True or false. which never dies
And I think that the story OF Cecil
Longs life goes far toward Endorsing
my opinion.
You must remember Frank whiting
toni lie was my godson, and ! was
very fond Of him. and when he intro
duced me 10 his afiianoed bride. Miss
Cooile Long, ! was fully prepared to be
almost ~ fond OF her as he was.
remember the time and the place
80 well. We were sitting at tea To-
gether tete-a-teie In the cory little oou-
dolr Of my house In Queen street. May
fair.
Have you ever noticed" he said.
that little ring with the pale green
stone that Ceclle wears on the third
finger OF her right hand7 No. Il Is not
a erysolite. Il Is euolase, a stone
found In the oral mountains. II Is
rather a rare stone. believe, and the
ring was given 10 her BY the young
Polish artist who used TO be hanging
about her. Il seems, and-and he had
no business TO giye her a ring, and she
ought not 10 wear H. Don't yoa agree
with mel"
did; but a. I am nothing n not
eoneillatory. l murmured something
soothing about "a gift from a departed
friend" However. Frank would not
be put on In his mani =. and he made
me promise to take an early oppor-
tunity OF speaking to Cecile on the sub
iect. and pointing out TO her the Inn
proprie,y OF wearing young Anaton's
gift.
you must t-y and prevail upon hes
10 throw Il away. or 10 give TO TO you
or 10 DO anything she likes with u. but
do not let me see Il on her finger. sh'
must not woar Il"
promised TO DO my utmost 10 In
duce Cecile 10 see the matter from
bis point OF vieE (which was also minel
and with that intent sought and OBJ
tanned an early interview with her.
Il am very sorry. Mira Grey. but
cannot do what Frank asks ! really
cannot. In the FIRST place. Il Is a physl'
cal imposslblllty. Ny hand has growf
90 much fat,er since poor Paul place.
this ring on my finger that eanno, re-
move Il now Here Il is. here Il re-
mains Until l grow thin againl Ans
besides sWore 10 him that l woul,
never remove Il whatever happened"
what made you take such a VOW
asked.
Il don't know can't say. va
hurried into Il. II happened like this
We were walking on the Dlgue al Os
tend one evening Nine. Auatoi an
mamma were on IN front Paul and
were behind lie was In very low spirit
that day. Tor he had Just seen som
specialist. who had told him poin
blank that he had not siH weeks 10 live
and he could not bear the thought o
DYING and leaving me. Up 10 tha
moment he had always cherished
secret hope that I might yet become hi
wiie-poor PAUL. lie was a Pole. yo
know. and very romantic and suporsti
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-23

The improved trap shown In the II.
Illustration is designed TO be perfectly
proof against sewer gas and not liable
TO aiphon, while being readily ae-
eoasible for cleaning and other pur-
poses, II has been patented by a man
In Iron Mountain. Mich. Fig. repre-
sents the trap In perspective. with a
portion OF lis shell broken away to
show the interior and Fig. Is sec
tional plan view where the inner valve
is hinged. In the side Of the trap body.
below the inlet opening. a valve 10
plvoted on a clamplng pivot held on
a cap serewing In the lower end OF the
body. The cap has an apertured and
externally threaded lug. normally
closed BY a small cap. permitting at
tachment to the bottom OF the trap OF
a hose from a water main or force
pump 20 remove any stoppage In the
outlet pipe. The upper end Of the
trap Is provided with a vent pipe. con-
neeied with the trap by a suitable
coupling. by unscrewing the large
cap any matter which may clog up the
body OF the trap IL readily removed.