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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-09
n N. DAVID, Justice .. Peace and
D.. Con missioner of Accounts flee
at Court House.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

In pursuance of decree of the cir.
cult court of Harrison county. w. Va,
entered on the 14th day of May, 1893,
in the chancery cause Of j. !. Alexan.
der, admir-. of J. 81. Pinnell, against
Dorsey Pinnell and others. will as
special commissioner proceed on the
18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1898,
commencing at one o'clock p. M, to sell
at public cutlery at the front door Of the
court house of said county the house
and lot containing two acres, more or
less, mentioned and described In the
papers in this cause as lying on Gnatty
Greek, near Romine's Mills. IN said
county, and conveyed to ]. 81. Pinnell
by A. ID. Douglass by deed of record in
the proper office of said county in Deed
Book No. a, page 307.
The said house is two-story frame
building and in very desirable place
TERMS OF sALE:--one.half cash
on day of sale and the residue
in six months, the purchaser giving his
note therefore with good personal Sc
curity and lien will be retained on
said house and lot as further security.
HARVEY W. HARMER,
Special Commissioner.
/, E. @. Tetrick, clerk OF the circuit
court of said county do certify that
Harvey w. Harmer, whose name is
signed to the above notice of sale, has
given bond as required by said decree
OF sale. Given under my hand this the
10th day OF August, 1898
4o.4t E. @. TETRIcK, Clerk.
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f1DUc1ARY NOTICE.

The accounts of the following named
fduciaries are before me for settlement:
s. O. Denham guardian OF Fannie
Maxwellaee Farland.
s. G. Denham guardian OF Richard
Farland.
s, 9. Denham guardian of Margaret
Farland.
r. N. Rarnsburg administrator dc
5onts non Of q. d. Camden, decd.
John r. Linville and T. T. Linyille,
administrators of ". j. Linville, decd.
w. =. Bennett guardian OF Arthur
Bennett.
]. NJ. Hagerty committee of L. D.
Given under my hand Augusts7. 1905
JAMES N. DAVID.
Com'r ofAccounts for Harrison county,
West Virginia. 43-2t
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
rhe united states leads be world o

The United States leads the world as
sugar consumer.
Cape Colony's diamond production
huring 1896 amounted to $22. $4,000.
The money invested in home railways
exceeds England's national debt by
Ri2o, oo0, 900.
According to German authority.
the human brain Is composed OF 3Oo.-
Doc, 900 nerve-cells.
A tannery to tan the hides Of dogs
and wolves has been established in
Cheyenne county. Kan.
Fifteen years ago Reading, Pa, did
not have a single hosiery mill. Now 1t
has 10, employing $500 hands.
Every state In the union, with the ex-
ception of ten, now has state botanist.
New York and Connecticut having two
each.
During the 20 years which have
elapsed since the first railway was
built, 100000 miles have been con-
structed
A New York inventor. who has dis
covered method of cleaning old un-
cancelled post cards, employs rs hands
in the business, which is said to have
become very profitable. He Inns
cleaned and Slipped no fewer than 49,
600 cards in day.
The sudden drowning of good swim
mer is not due to cramp. MS generally
supposed. There Is no reason, says q
high medical authority. why crampin a
leg should prevent I'M ordinary swim
1ner supporting himself in the water by
his hands or on his back, or cause him
TO throw up his hanGs and sink once for
all like stone. The explanation is that
the drum of the ear is perforated, and
the pressure of water causes vertigo
and Inconsistencies.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-09

man. When the smoke gets thick We
get down on the floor and work as
long as we can. II we can't do any
thing and have got 70 get out we just
crawl along crack and come 70 the
front Of the building. In the big down
town buildings the floor boards run
from the front TO the back, and II we
don't happen to strike the door we just
follow the front wall until we come
to 1t. That's no trick. kansas City
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prune. a. Medicine.

Tho prune in Germany has been a
household medicine for the Inst half
century. There is daily at the disposal
of the members of the family stone
jar of very nicely cooked prunes. from
which the household ent n, few Mt any
time in the day dipping into 1t. us
one may shy. MS lady in France dces
her ornaplentcd box holding sn-arcd
sImonds.--N. Y. Sun
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s..rchIleht. I'm pnl1oon..

Russia is experimenting with giant
searchlights mounted in balloons and
containing electric burners co9pected
with dynhmos upon the ground. The
largest of these yet reported is of 5000
candle.power. At distance of only
600 yards above the earth It will flu
inmate circular area below 500 yards
in diameter to the brightness Of day.
Chicago Chronicle,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-09
A QUEER REPTILE.
The 1Euana of the West Indie. Serves
as Food and Tastes Like
Chicken.

A Milwaukeean who spent several
years in Cuba before existing HOSTILE
ties were dreamed of tells of queer
little reptile-a native of the West In
dies and other tropical isles-that
serves as food, and to the unintiated
might readily pass for chicken. The
iguana, as the creature is known
among savants of animal lore. belongs
to a harmless branch of the lizard fam
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
william : Bono. e1ecutor, e Few

William F. Bond, executor, VI Lewis
j. Bond, ct al. In chancery.
BY yirtue Of 0 decree entered IN the
above STYLED cause by the circuit court
Of Harrison county, West Virginia, on
the 25th day Of May, 1893. the under
signed was thereby appointed as special
commissioner for the purpose, will sell
at pnblic outcry on the
1871 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1898.
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m.
and A O'Clock p. M, at the front door Of
the court house of the said county Of
Harrison, the real estate mentioned and
referred to In the bill in said cause, and
which is described in partition decree
made by said circuit court on the Goth
day OF September, 1882, in the chancery
cause of John CIR. gg, admir-, against
Lydia B. Kildow, ct al, thus assigning
to said Lydia b. Kildow her interest
in the lands theyein described and
which are the same lands hereby adver-
tised for sale and comprise 344 acres.
These lands are situated near the
town Of Quiet Dell, in said county OF
Harrison, and comprise dwelling
house and ont buildings, with all lands
under cultivation, the same being we'll
6UuApu hAun0GObJAO40 tbCA ava EA04AA6
purposes only. This farm is situated o
little over four miles from Clarksburg
and would make desirable home for
anyone desiring q small tract Of land Of
like description.
TERMS OF SALE One. half cash
in hand on day OF sale and the residue
upon u credit Of IL mouths, taking from
Tie purchaser Iii. interest beariIg note
with good persoLill security aud retain
ing o vendors lien on SAID lands to De-
cure the payment of the same
LEWIS O. LAWSON,
Special Commissioner.
State of West Virginia, county of Har-
rison, to.wit:
], E. O. Tetrick, clerk OF the circuit
court of the said county Of Harrison, do
certify that Lewis @. Lawson, special
commissioner in the above styled cause
has executed bond before me with APP
proved security as required by law and
said decree.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of August 1893. E. o. TETRlcK,
4O.4t Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
'TWlxT YOU AND ME.

| Wonder:--
If the weather is going To let up
and give us "A chance TO talk about
something else.
If all the old tubs went down in the
last blizzard or are shere plenty more
10 founder i'm the next one.
If 1t is true that the Telegram is for
sale for 100000. fifty cash.
IF there is any finer body OF men
that gathers about the banquet board
i'm the course of season than is seen
at Churchmen's club meeting.
If arrangements cannot be made at
such gatherings 10 make the ladies
sharers of The salad and cream as well
as the feast of reason and flow of soul.
IF Prexy Andrews will some day be
Mayor of Chicago.
IF there is any pleasanter place on
earth to pass an idle hour, or ten idle
hours, than Keith's. THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
CARE OF WOnEN'S HAIR.

To Keep the hair in good condition il
Is absolutely necessary not only to
brush II with clean brushes and great
regularity, but certainly once in two
weeks 10 give IL thorough shampooing
so that every particle of dust may be
removed from it, The'soft. fluffy look
oi the hair, and its beautiful gloss after
Delng shampooed, shows how grateful
IL Is Tor the treatment given il. Ex-
perlence, though sometimes "A tiresome
teacher has taught me that the best
way 10 cleanse the scalp and the hair
Is TO use very hot water made soap
study with tar soap; use a nail brush
upon which the soap has been rubbed
TO scrub the scalp thoroughly. and af-
ter every part of the scalp lis washed
rinse the hair and head with baths OF
water, the first being the. temperature
OF that used for washing the hair, and
the last ordinarily cool, the baths be-
tween having been gradually graded.
To get such a bath for the head it's only
necessary To hold ones head over the
basin and have the water from a small
pitcher poured over il. Each bath
necessitates the wringing out OF the
hair until IL is quite free from soapsuds,
and until the water is as clear as before
II went over the head. When the hair
is shampooed IL Is wise TO put on
loose wrapper that cannot be injured
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

either by water or soap. / do not adj
wise the use of a fan i'm drying the hair
as 1t has been found to give many
women severe colds, nor do / recon-
mend the loose Turkish toweling for
rubbing the hair, since il is apt to leave
nuns OF white cotton all through IL: but
Tor the Hfst rubbing use a thick, hard
Turkish towel, and after that rub the
hair and the head with ordinary towels
which have been made hot for this pur-
pose. You Will be surprised to see how
quickly and comfortably the hair dries.
DO not put the hair up until il is per-
fectly dry. or il will remain damp for
long time and have a close. mouldy and
altogether undesirable smell about il.
Use as few hairpins as you possibly
can.-Ruth Ashmore i'm the December
Ladies' Home Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
NEW ENGLAND HUSkING BEE.

zone beautiful evening under the
September moon Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt
| summoned the Concord young people
to their farms for a ahusking, writes Ed
ward Emerson of when Louisa Alcott
was girl in the December Ladies'
Home Journal "We worked gaily at
the piles OF bleached gold leaves and
stalks to get out the livelier gold with
in. the lanterns shining above and the
cows beside creaking their stanchions.
After an hour we passed across the
moonlit yard. under the most beautiful
elm i'm MiddleesX, into the house where
we washed our hands and brushed our
clothes, and We're then invited into the
kitchen TO supper by our hostess. There
was a long table with a white cloth. In
the centre i'm a shining milk pan was a
mountain OF white blossomed popcorn.
fianked by candles placed I'm sockets
cut i'm the small ends OF huge orange
carrots. Next were baskets OF apples.
crimson and yellow and green. round
towers OF brown bread and fragrant
soft gingerbread. with fresh cheese
near by. Then there were candelabras
made of inverted mutiplex rutabagas.
and here and there cleaned the
tanned. yellow faces OF pumpkin pies
The room was decorated with autumn
leaves. probably scarlet and yellow ma
pie, and blue gentians and asters."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
LOUISA ALCOFT AS A FUNrIAkER

zone evening few months after
their return to Concord to live, my sis
ter and accompanied our mother on a
call on the Alcotts," writes Edward w.
Emerson Of When Louisa Alcott Was
Girl, in the December Ladies' Home
Journal Before we left Louisa was
persuaded by her mother to do some
thing for our amusement. She disap-
peared and soon came in transformed.
Her hair, which girls i'm those DAYS
wore brushed low and braided. was
twisted uD into a little knob on her
head so tight that she could hardly
wink. The broad collar, white under
sleeves and hoopskirt OF the day were
gone. and she appeared in an ugly
scant, brown calico dress, with bloomer
trousers to match, blue stockings and
coarse shoes. She had a manuscript
In one hand, and a pen i'm the other.
which she thrust behind her ear and
began a harangue on the Rights OF
Woman, and offered and at once pro-
ceeded to read in strtdent tones a gem
OF thought which she had Just turned
out. called 'Hoots of a Distracted Soul
in the Wilderness She then passed on
TO other confirmatory manuscripts that
she professed to be editing-travestie
on her fathers writings / thinker
tainly on those OF my fathers under
the name of Rolf Walden Emerboy. Mr..
Aicott came in from his study to hear
and however little he could understand
such manifestations of the spirit of
he seemed to feel the pride
of parent in his daughters wit"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
THIRTEEN JURORS IN THE BOX.

a notable discovery was made i'm Mr.
Justice Bruce's Court yesterday-that
OF the thinnest man i'm existence. Archi-
tects of palaces of justice. wherever
they may be, have always held IL to be
maxim of their art that for twelve
men summoned to serve on Jury space
ought to be provided for only eleven.
ana jury boxes are constructed accord
lngly. 1t was therefore a matter of
great surprise when one of the counsel
IN case discovered, after his leader
had opened and called his first witness.
thirteen heads in the box. True. IL was
after luncheon; but as the discoverer is
a teetotaller the surplus could not rea-
sonably be ascribed to the usual source
or optical augmentation.
Nevertheless he counted the contents
or the box several times to make sure,
and thirteen was the result on each oc-
casion. Then he ventured TO consult
his leader. who called his lordship's at
tention to the extraordinary fact. and
ana after Mr.. Justice Bruce had tried
his own arithmetical powers on the
Jurors and also totalled up thirteen, he
Neffttired to ask what IL all meant. An
inquiry by an officer of the court dis
closed the fact that the odd turyman
had been duly summoned as a juror in
waiting. and had strollled into the box
unobserved in preference TO standing
i'm the corridor. The other good men
and true did not notice his presence.
and when he was dismissed they did
not find themselves more at ease So
thin must he have been that he may be
expected soon to become n candidats
FOR the attention Of the PsychicaI Re-
Search Socfety.-London Telegraph.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
M. STEINERT G. SONS, 327.329 Westminster St.

resa T.. wife OF Robert Flynn, aged
SO years.
HANLEY-In this city, 9Th inst. Dan
iel Hanley.
HANAFORD-In Apponaug. 9Th inst.
Dr. James Il. Hanaford, aged 40
years
KING-In this city.6th inst. Frederick
May. only and beloved daughter OF
Francis A. and Catherine Dalton
King, aged years and II months.
NICK EFSON-In this city. 9Th inst. OF
pneumonia. Mary a. II. Blake. wild
ow OF Thomas Nickerson, aged 6S
years.
PHILLIPS-In Harris. II. T. 9Th ult..
Hannah w. widow OF Oliver Phil
lips. aged 20 years.
ROE-In Hope. II. l.. on Monday. 5th
inst, Lutecie. wife of George a.
Roe, aged "a years.
READ-ln Pawtucket. 9Th inst. Mar
tina j. Roberts widow OF Alvin q.
Read. aged 20 years.
SIAW--In Pawtucket 9Th inst. Frank
Melville Shaw. aged a. years.
TENNANT-1n North Kingstown. 27th
ult.. Charles r. Tenant. aged q
years. month and 2 days.
wATERHoUsE--In Centreville. r.. l..
9th inst, Dora a, wife Of Richard
l.. Waterhouse.
WATTON-In this city. 9Th inst.
George son OF Thomas and the late
Phebe Walton. aged ; years.
months and p days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

ing to him such papers as they may
have. muster rolls, pay rolls, pay re-
ceipts. order books. letters and any doc
ument that win give the service of the
men who fought i'm the wars referred
TO. All such papers will receive proper
care and be returned as soon as pos
sible. A certified copy OF the Rhode
Island military papers. relating to the
Revolutionary War; on file in Boston
i'm the office OF the secretary OF the
commonwealth OF Massachusetts,, has
been made, and i'm order that those in
tercsted may at once obtain the BEN
eft of these valuable rolls. as well as
OF other papers that have been copied,
the commissioner will gladly furnish
any facts these papers may contain to
those desiring them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

Reports 10 the effect that the Presi-
dents reference to the currency ques-
tion in his message was not satisfac-
tory TO the managers of that curious
institution known as the indianapolis
monetary convention are undoubtedly
true Indeed. IL is not easy to see how
anything could be less satisfactory to
these estimable' gentlemen. especially If
IL is true. as stated that Chairman
Hanna Of the convention had counted
with confidence" on the executive en-
dorsement OF the currency plan devised
out i'm Indianapolis and now somewhere
reposing in a Congressional committees
files. The concern aroused i'm the
bosoms OF Chairman Hanna and his as
sociate currency reformers may be at
tributed To the natural desire of one
idea men to have everything else sub
ordinate6~to that idea. The President.
surely, only referred TO currency mat
ters very briefly. and public sentiment
generally would have stood aghast had
be given Congress a strong infusion OF
Indianapolis currency reform instead OF
devoting his message TO the impressive
matters that nave developed since the
last monetary convention. Issues
change, but one idea men never change.
There is much remaining to be done i'm
the matter OF the currency, but il is not
imperative. Other questions are inn |
perative. The currency is at least sound |
enough and well organized enough to
take care of itself for yet little while. |
Other problems press for solution And !
TO these other problems the President |,
devoted the greater part of his mes
sage. The Indianapolis convention folk !
may be counted upon to furnish suffi- /
cient dfcussion OF the currency mean
while q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
LIFE OF GERr1ANY'S EMPEROR.


| The income of William of Germany as
Emperor of Germany is only s15O,OOO a
! wear, but that is all his own to spend
! What may be called his civil list expen
| ses come out of his income not as En-
| peror Of Germany. but as King of Prus-
sia. As King of Prussia he receives
| nearly S400 900 a year.
The Emperor takes no real rest ex-
| cept in the spring and autumn, when
he goes TO hunt i'm the royal domains of
the March and of East Prussia, or
when he acceptsc invitations from prin-
ceS or large landowners to come and
shoot on their estates. William III. is a
hrst-class shot. In spite of having had
his right arm disabled. he has man
aged by force of energy and patience.
TO aim and shoot with the right hand
with great accuracy. His friends ap-
plaud his skill. and he in much fiat
tered when ite- H. told of IL. When the
Emperor is shooting the man who car
ries his gun stands beside him and
sticks a fork into the ground before
him at the critical moment. The EN-
poror rests his gun on this support and
aims as he would with pistol. Every
time he kills bird or beast In this
manner notch is made on the branch
of the fork and when IL is covered with
marks IL is replaced by another fork
scum of sport. In spite OF his useless
right arm the Emperor has killed up
60 the present. including birds of prey.
no less than 25.372 head of game.
The Emperor must be a welcome visi-
tor at foreign courts for he gives To the
Wallets tips at the rate of about S25
day each. while every visit To a foreign
court costs him i'm presents. such az
pins set with diamonds. watches. snufr
boxes set I'm brilliants and made of gold.
and So on between $1,000 and 1000.
He does not travel gratis even on the
German railways. he has his private
train. but he pays for haulage of II ac-
cording 10 the number of axle trees. on
the average. u Journey across Germany
costs him about 81, 600 for hauIage. This
Is paid by the imperial household into
the state treasury. His special train
consists of two enormous engines. each
n which carries i60-hundred weight of
'oal. and the superintendent of railway
engineers and one OF the railway di-
-eCtors have To go on the front enoine |
beside the engineer and stoker. This /
'eminds one OF Caesar Rorgia's pleas |
ant habit OF alwavs making his cook |
pete the dishes before him.
There are nine carriages in the train. /
.ach of which Is aS-feet lone and cost
between $40 600 and $4,000 outside the
arriages are all painted light blue nnd
ream. and all tho corners are gilt The
'ine carriages are distributed thus:
'rst. n saloon carriage FOR the EN- |
'oror. Second saloon carriage for tho |
Empress. third dining saloon |
ourth. a kitchen: hfth n saloon for tho
ute. sixth carriege Cor the ser
ants. seventh and eight iuera &c vans:
inth. various tools. IN this last car
iage there are several picked workmen
no -Uan effect certain repairs which |
'av become necessary without stop |
ing the train.--Chicago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07


But the lightship asks no odds of
any other craft. In a storm ferocious
enough To set her loose she is hardly
iikel:':o come across any other craft in
a condition capable OF helping her. any,
way. But she isn't looking for a tug
boat Give her plenty OF sea room and
she'll take care of herself the lightship
| will. What kind OF a sea IL IS doesn't
bother her so long as IL is good. deep
| sea. It's big wave indeed. that's
mighty enough To smash her or bowl
her over and she isn't scared at the
biggest of EN-. She has no engines to
break down, no sails worth speaking
of to be blown to tatters, no top ham
per to come tumbling down about her
and make mess of things. There is
no cargo to shift inside of her and dis
arrange her mctacenter, and her skip
per is bound To steer no particular
course. All she has TO do is To keep
away from shore until the storm gets
tired and then make for the nearest
hospitable port. Rarely IL the light
ship thus starting on n sudden and un-
foreseen cruise to nowhere in particu-
lar, much the worse for the experience.
although II isn't particular fun for skip
per and crew. Thus in the nor'easter
that tore so many craft TO pieces. the
Hen and Chickens lghtshp, tough lit
tie tub. cut from her moorings at the
entrance To Vineyard Sound without
waiting for clearance papers or a good
bye To Sow and Pigs across the way.
and went a-kiting ont To sea. She
lodged Block Island. and but for a |
change of wind would have brought up |
on the Jersey coast. But she sheered |
OFF and made for the Delaware break
water, when once more the breeze proved
tickle and back and out TO sea she went
again. when the wind got tired of
blowing her about aimlessly IL gently
showed her up into comfortable Dutch
Island harbor half way back To the
place she started from week ago
Vow she VIII submit herself TO a
'ustllng tugboat and be taken home
o pick up her moorings and resume
Ter accustomed roll none the worse for
he mad prank the storm played with
Ier