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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
From Salem.
Mr.. R. K. Jones is out Oh

Mr.. r. X. Jones is out on our
streets again, after a severe i'll
ness.
Mr.. Ellis Duncan and family,
from near Shinnston, have To-
Gated in our town. They have
rooms in the G. W. F. Randolph
house in the west end.
The many friends of Mrs.
Stella DavisThompson are panied
to know that she is seriously i'll
at her home near Shidnston.
w. w. Jamison is having his
tools moved to the Payne oil
field, where he has the contract
for drilling well on the Barnett
farm.
Shade Broadwater has about
completed a large business house
IN the east end.
Ormon Randolph, since selling
out his interest in the Salem
Times, has put in stock of gro
ceries. and occupies room across
the r. r. near the planning mill
We feel assuaed that Ormon viii
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21

make an accommodating mercn !.
ant. and that he will treat n'E
customers right. -, o.cb
Prof. W. NJ. Blair will preach
at the First Day Baptist chur 4a
next Sunday morning and y w.
Duncan at night.
Mr.. M. D. Queen, of Kitcnie
county, has built him a house 30. on
the lot purchased at our lot sale'
and has moved his family mere.
H. B. Mckinley and wite' o,
HarrisyiIle, spent Saturday ana
Sunday with friends in town.
Mrs. Smallwood, of Piedmont
has been in town for some days
She was called here by the III
ness of hermother, Mrs. Lowther.
Il
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
Mid-Winter Excursions to washing.
ton. Very Lew Kafes. Baltimore
q Ohio Railroad.

The Baltimore 8 Ohio Rail
road has made arrangements for
a series Of popular mid-winter
excursions to Washington. at
ONE FARE for the ROUND
TRIP, allowing TEN DAY limit
on ticket including day of sale.
These excursions will be run on
Thursday, January 81; Thursday
February 10th; Thursday, Feb
ruary oath; Thursday March "a.
Tickets win be good going on all
regular trains Of these dates and
good to return on regular trains
within Ten Days, including date
of sale.
Do not miss these splendid
opportunities to visit the Nation
al Capital during the Session of
Congress. Call on o. A. Amman,
Agent B. & o. r. r. for full in
formation. 11-9t
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN
PROPERTY.

Daniel Fordyce's Admir- VS.. Daniel
Fordyce's widow, ct al.
By virtue of a decree rendered in the
above styled cause by the circuit court
OF Monongalia county, West Virginia,
on August 90, 1897, / will as Commits
sioner appointed for the purpose, offer
for sale at the front door of the court
houge of Harrison county, on
TUESDAY, JAN. 1s, 1898.
that being regular court day for the
January court, 1903, at public auction,
to the highest bidder the following
real estate, situate in Clarksburg, in
said last named county, OF which
Daniel Fordyce, died seized. viz
The lot, and buildings situate thereon
at the southwest corner of Sycamore
street and Locust Alley, fronting GO It.
on said Alley, and 100 feet on Sycamore
street, in rectangular shape 10 by 100
feet aud being the same used for
wagon manufacturing, repair and
blacksmith shops, and conveyed to
Daniel Fordyce by D, Hewes and wife
by deed dated January 10th, 1880. This
is valuable manufacturing site with
ample buildings and grounds.
Also, about 3.S of an acre fronting 40
feet on the Northwestern Virginia Turn
pike and extending the same width to
Locust Alley and bounded on the east
by lot formerly owned by g. ID. Cam
den and on the west by the Candy lot.
Two dwelling houses are situate on this
lot and it will be sold in equal parts,
with dwelling house on each end, or
as whole, as may be most advantage
GUS to the estate. This. is the same lot
conveyed to the said Fordyce by A. L.
Lawhead and wife by deed dated the
18th day of January, 1873.
TERMS Or SALE.
So much cash in hand as will pay the
costs of advertising, and OF said Gales,
and upon credit of6 IL and IS months
for the residue, with interest from the
date of sale, and vendors lien will be
reserved to further secure the purch-
ase money, and the purchaser will be
required to execute bonds for the de.
ferred payment, with approved personal
security. GEO. @. STURGlSS.
Commissioner.
/ thereby certify that bond has been
executed by said Commissioners Stur-
giss in the penalty of 100000, with
personal security approved by me. con-
ditioned according to law, and as re-.
ouired by the decree of sale, this 21st
day of December, 1897.
NJ. Z. BROWN, Deputy for
The above sale has been continued
until Wednesday January 90. at p. m.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
FAINT MEMORIES

Occasionally come to the man
who buys his tobacco here, Of
the days when he didn't, and as
he puffs contentedly he can't get
over wondering why he didn't.
We wondered until we discov-
cred that he didn't believe US
when we Said we sold only the
best in all forms. If there are
any more of unbelievers, a try
at one of these > cents cigars of
ours will convert him.
For complete tobacco satisfac-
ton walk right this way.
Wells g. Haymaker,
City Drug Store.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
OFFER HUMAN SACRIFICES.
A Dark Spot in the Niger protectorate-
Superstitious Natives.

The cruelties of Benin City having
become a matter of history, attention
in the Niger is being directed 10 an
equally dark spot in the protectorate,
namely, Bendi, an important town
situated about 100 miles inland from
opobo. 1t is the largest trade center
in the '1ong juju." Human sacrifices
are carried on publicly to as great an
extent as at Benin, and fetish rites are
conducted with equal cruelty.
At Bendi, too, is held sort Of fetish
court of appeal, to which natives of
the coast towns and the interior re-
pair for settlement of their differ
ences.
Only two Europeans have ever sue
ceeded in penetrating to the town. In
December last Maj. Leonard and /.
James, two of the protectorate of
ticers, went to Bendi. The journey
occupied six days. On reaching any
village a palayer was held. The
friendly chiefs squatted in semi
circle opposite the chiefs of the town,
who also sat in scmi-circle. The
proceedings opened by the head man
of the town walking round the ring
holding skull in one hand and Wild
ly gesticulating with the other, at the
same time uttering curses upon all
the white men and their descendants
if any harm befcll the townspeople
by reason of their visit. After this
friendly act the head friendly chief
yith the expedition in his town
walked round the circle, calling down
maledictions upon the natives if any
harm befell the white men during
their visit.
This head man, who knew well the
efficiency of a new juju, hit upon
plan which at the time had an ex-
traordinary effect on the superstitious
people. In his promenade round the
circle he carried in his hand an or
binary bottle of soda water, and at
the critical moment, when he had ex-
his list of curses, he leaped
into the ring and opened the bottle,
the cork going off with loud report.
Ridiculous as it may seem, the eff
feet was instantaneous. The natives
with one accord-chief, women and
children ~ straightway fled. The
people were profoundly impressed with
what they called "the white mans
god in the bottle" During the whole
Journey the letting off of soda water
corks always had the desired effect of
impressing upon the peoplet the power
of the white mans juju.
On reaching Bendi the market was
at once closed, and the intruders were
warned TO leave Immediately. They
departed on the following day with
out being attacked, the chief fear of
the people evidently being that they
should penetrate the mysteries of the
juju.
Nothing was actually seen of any
of the juju rites, as it was discovered
that these were performed little way
out ofthetown. 1t is probable that the
people will still remember the soda
water juju, and that it may be an i'm
portant factor in coming to an under
standing with these mysterious ma
tives.-London Mail.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21

has been given by q. W. Lynch, spec
ial commisaionef. rs required by the
decree in this cause and the laws Of the
State Of West Virginia.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
Alb. BoaGEss,
Dept. Clerk for q. q, Tetrick, Clerk.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
.oFr1o1AL COUNTY DIRECTORY

Circuit Court conyenes on me s setonu
tuesdays of January, May, and oep'en
Der. Z, March.
County Court convenes N ~ aacI
June, September and DecemMSe an u vA'1
wear, always on the second Mon sas:;ons
The Federal Court holds tWo seSo in
annually in Clarksburg, coh'ene =
April and again in October.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
peWitt's Little Early Risers.
Thn tor,oux ttfft,. ,,iIiS

Undertaking a speciality at
the large furniture establishment
of Deison & Krentzer. Their cas-
kets. like their funeral cars, are
the finest. %
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
the finest

A E,asr.oLAss SCHOOL WITH SPLENDID
BUILDING, MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
AND BEAUTIFUL LOCATION.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
COMMISSIONERS sALE.
Stephen Myers rs :. E. ooaindaffer

Stephen Myers Vi ]. e. Cofindaffer.
In Chancery.
BY virtue OF decree of the circuit
court Of Harrison county, State Of West
Virginia, rendered on the 21st day Of
September, 1897, in the above styled
cause, the undersigned, who was therein
appointed o special commissioner for
the purpose, viii sell at public auction
on the
18TH DAY OF JANUARY. 1898,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock a. m.
and O'Clock p. M, at the front door Of
the court house of said county of Hsrri-
son, 81 acres Of land situated in said
county of Harrison, and being THAT part
or portion of the lands of which John j.
Cofindaffer. died seized, and which in
the partition of his real estate, was as
signed to Julius E. Cofindaffer, and
which is described by metes and bounds
in said partition dereed and in the de-
cree of sale in this cause, and is that
portion of said real estate on which the
Coffindafier Ras well is located.
The lands above described are inn
proved lands, but have no dwellings on
the same, and the same was leased to
the South Penn Oil Company in his
lifetime and the same are here sold sub
ject to that lease.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-h cash
in hand on day of sale and the residue
upon cradit OF six months, taking from
the purchaser his interest bearing note
for said deferred payment with good
personal security and payable in six
months from day of sale, said commits
sioner retaining vendors lien to Sc
cure the unpaid purchase money and
the interest thereon accruing.
LEWIS O. LAWSON,
Special Commissioner.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF
HARRISON, To-wrr:
I, z. o. Tetrick, clerk of the circuit
court of said county Of Harrison, do
certify that Lewis O. Lawson, Special
Commissioner in the above styled cause,
has executed bond therein as required
by law and the decree of sale therein.
Given under my hand this 14th day
st L. q. TETRICK, Clerk.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-01-21
E1rellani system Of Dl&iplle ald Instruction.
Praparas fOf Teaching or college.

TUITION FREE TO NORMAL APP0lH7EeS.
APPOINTMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED fRoM COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT on APPLICATION.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

"Eminent doctors, stiiiid nursss. Ne
beat Iced and medicine all failed. fhsn
! consented 10 an operation. That, Too,
failed and they aid another one was nee
etiafy. After the second | was vofs
than ever and the world was darker Than
before.
II was then | heard Of Dr.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People.
81 heafd that they had cured eases Ike
mine and | tried them.
They cured mel They Brought sun
shine 10 my LIE and filled my cup with
halpine1;
THE headache Is cones the twitehing
Is eonei the nervowncss Is gomez the
trembling has ceased, and ! have gained
twsniy-six pounds.
Health and strength Is mine and am
thankful 70 DR.. wiiliamS Pink Pills Tor
Pale People for the blessing"
DR.. VILLAIN Pink Pills have pfovtd
boon 10 womankind. Acting directly 90
the blood and nerves, they restore the
requi.iie vitality 10 al parts Of the body,
Grating functional regularity and pefissi
harmony Throughout The nervous system.
be pallor Of the ehseks Is changed 10
the delicate bluih Of health, the eyes bright
eni the museics grow elastic, ambition Is
GRATED ard good health returns.
DR.. Williams' Pink Pills arc toId BY al
druggists, who universally consider ,hem
The most important remedial agent they
have TO dispense.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

The womsn Of To-day are no, as strong
as their grandmother.
They arc bearing a butden In silence
that grows heavier day BY day, that Is
arping their vitality, eloudlng their hap
pincs,, weighing them down with the woe
Of II health.
Mrs. Alexander B. Clark, Of AZ Miehi-
San Ayenss, Ds,roii, Is a Typical woman
Of today. A vile with such ambition As
oniy loving wife can have. But the
Joys Of her lie were mafred by tic eS-
islenes Of diseAse.
Suffering as thousands Of her sister, have
suffered, she almost despaifsd Of life and
yet she was cured.
To-day she Is well
She wants o,hen 10 profit BY her ex-
perieneei 10 grow WELT 10 enjoy health
TO b IS happy as she l..
For Eve yean ! suffered with ovarian
trouble" Is Mrs Clafk's own version Of
the Story. IL was noi Tree one single day
from headache and iniense tw'iiehing Pains
In my neek and shoulder.
For months a, time would be con-
fined 10 my bed.
AT times bliet spots would appear
hsfoft my eyes and would become blind.
My nerves were In such state that a step
or the iloof unstiiied mo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY
Progress In sPectro.eopy New Zealand
Geography Plane. Of ve.usins MIS-
placcsi Negstation-fhe shifting Of tho
North rois- inEsnioa. fyrom-try =,
Iiauid Air a. . ns,eraEe-An Improved
Iisttsry itaid.

The spectroscope with which Fraun-
hofer made his famous map Of spectral
lines early In the century, contained 4
single prism Greater dlsporslons Of the
light vibrations was later effected BY
tho use OF trains 10 prlams. and In re-
cent inycstigatinos the spectrum has
gtnl further spread out by the rulOd
gratlngs Even more powerful 4 the
new Echclon apoctroHcope, the invCn-
ton ~ ,rot a. 4. Nicholson. which IL
pronounced the greatest advance for
many years In optical science. The
light dinracting part 81 this consists OF
a pile Of glass plates, each plate mar
rover on one side than the proceeding,
thus forming steps, and dividing the
light into ho1fnt, each OF which has
Travelled something like 1000 waves
more than tho one behind nud 20 900 less
than tho one next la advance. In other
spuctroscopoB M difference between
successive beams IA 10 : beams In
a trial Eehclon at the University Of
Chlcago. there are 20 plates. each about
three -fourths 81 an Inch thick and pro-
iectlng onc-twenty -iifth inch over tho
next Huccrodlng plate, and with this
ht0 three c0mponeutH Into which gee
man found spectral lines 20 be- separated
In the magnetic ncld arr doubled and
tiiplcd. The resolving power is In
creased from 10000 IN the older natru-
ments To- 100000 with the reasonable
eyortalnty that at lest 500.000 VIII soon
be reached. with the advantages OF
chnapueaa and enormous dispersion OF
small portion OF the spectrum, the new
Instrument has the disadvantage OF not
giving a continuous spectrum.
striking changes la New Zealand have
followed the volcanic eruption OF 1856,
which destroyed the famous Rotoma-
hama terraces A visitor ~ this region,
Mr.. n. NJ. Cndell. reports that the show
or OF hno volcanic ashes has made the
aurfacc water-tlght for miles. causing
the streams 70 become raging torrents
after every rainfall. and 10 eXcavata
deep gorges. Shortly after the eruption,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

4 novel method of measuring high
trmperaiufsa. capable ~ accuracy
within one degree In measurements up
g. the melting point % sold, depends
upon tho fact that The retroactive In
doN or rs takes she same value
whom the density IL reduced BY dlmlnu.
ton ~ pressure a. whfn 10 II reduced
by rise % Temperature 4 beam %
hFht ~ divided. one-half passing
through a tube Of air In which the
pressure can hs varied AMI measured
the other half iraverslng "a tube OF air
which can be hated electrically by a
coll of wire surrounding the tube. The
two portions % light are then recon-
blnel. 30 az % give Interference
frlnRca. The pruauf- % gas In one
tube IL var.cd - a. % eounterbllanee
any motion ~ the Interference bands
due 20 rise Of temperature In the other.
ana the rise u temperature II then cal-
culated from the variation % pressure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

The wobbllng Of the earth'a axis ID
measured BY nyntcmatlc determine
ton % attitudes, Prof A de f.apparcnt
points out that u IL a decided error 10
regard the oarih's crust as immovablc
ana suggests that 70 may be- well b
make surf. by suitable measurements,
whether no supposed displacement Of
the pole II rot duo 10 lpcal changes OF
rhe very points whose attitudes arr Sc
lccted for determination.
10 10 Clnlmcd that ncotylene " likely
90 prove n HpCclflc for cancer. The SUR
face " coated with calcium carbide,
wator ~ applied, acctylone IL evolved.
hurnins srhsatiHn iH iclt, and the
symptoms are Immediately abaicd.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

Tc "pinc.harrtn rerion" OF the east.
crn coast OF the United gilfer. with
nora qulto distinct from those OF me
nclghb0r.nr Hill and mountain re-
Filna, becomes wider and more con.
tinupuf toward the south. and In the
Caiullnaa cftGn extends back from the
coast about eighty miles. Sir. n. N.
hearncy reports Ending miniature pine
hrrflH IN sandy fp0is high up IN the
Appalachian. These Islands Of coastal
vegetation. with their pitch and scrub
pine AMI the associated h1rhaceoun
riantn, arc especially 10 be seen along
the French Broad river. In East
fcnneases and western North Caro-.
lima.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
rAerrnN rXounsloNs
Mo omnde Mss,ern HALLWAY.

Cincinnati and return. Ai.Go on Sep
temher !, 2 and o,
omaha and return. 33s on September
0 20 "a.
The RIO Crande Western railway
offers choice OF three dlstlnct scenic
routes and an excellent double daily
through traln service. Pullman palace
and Pullman tourist sleeplngi ears,
hunet and free reclining chair ears,
Tlcke, ofilce No. 1903 west Second South
(Dooly block oorner).
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

Some curious experiments with llaull
air have been reported by N. b'Ar-
nluvai % che phril biological society.
A guest who had been handed a glass
nf champagne cont aiming half an ounce
waiting for Il q thaw, and la few
moments suffered from great dis
tension Of the r.omich, which, how
over. was rlon relieved by a sudden
violent eNpiosfln ~ food ami gaa, on
pouring iiquld air upon the hand. y nt
once assumed tho rphoroldil state.
breaking Into El0bules which scfrtercd
lu various dIrcctana Dried blclil ana
other dhelse germs were placed In
lquld air, Ia one cnHa remaining Tor
ok days uuAi the liquid air had svap-
GRATED. but, contrary ~ what had been
expected, this had llttle cnect upon he
suhscquen; growth o. the orFnnlsms
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

A new German exciting llquid FOR
electric batteries. called "Calcldum."
consists of uxychiorlde Of calcium dis
Hllvcl iu solution OF sailmm0niac.
This a. cheap. good conductor OF cleo
trlciy, and does not cryatalllze even at
zero iempstuaure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

a copper mask, believed % be unique.
~ an Interesting object alund In tha
wrupplngs % mummy Va Chlmbptc.
Peru. 10 was shaped from a single
nugFct % copper by hammor.ug on a
mold. and the features, except the
dwarfed nose. are well formed und uis-
tlncilye
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
THE PRESIDENT OF CHILE.
m esoolIenoy Writes His Views Of Matters Between His
Country and Ours for This Paper

Eresi,o the
h
,u.,,,.u. nd what
Act. and 90 n
wealth., OF Property the Chilean
lice The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
A WOfna ans
Burden.

THIS is a story Of wo0iaa addressed 10 womcn n
rs PLAIN statement Of fats tee strong in Meaqn5cs
require e1bcshmeHt toe true 10 be do05icd, too IN
a,nase 10 6c passed ogc, BY any aoman soho ae1ye-
GATES tic vahts Of good hcayh.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

W. HNW lAhffi with combined area gf
tNehV.hNe acres, had taken the piacs
ei the terraces. but nvc years nr6 Inc
water hhd Risen zoo feet, unltlnr the
Two lhk'n IN one of 1900 acres.
volcanic flames are ., raro thai.
Whlle thHy have bon described by crsl.
lnle ob.crN erF. thrir existence has boon
uouutcd Ihry had not been noticed on
Neaullua Tor eighty four years until
last Arrh, when the Phenomenon wta
~ conHplruouf o. o. hr convincing.
ana 10 lead 20 speculation uu 10 ia
cause. prOf y. Sesnmoia suproars that
ne ofiicc may have boon closed hy a
TAU uf thn crater wall. tho pHnt-up
ranc becoming heated uuin a chimney
was formed through which they 81.
caped On nHneH. Prof. v. Mattcuccl
noted thnt the small flames worr of
LONGER duration than the lirrcr ones,
hdn that the latter ala not lnHt with
out lniennIrri0n FOR more than nine
teen pr less Than fifteen days, and ul-
tmhioly became small and uuicsdnnt
IKE the ether. iio concludes that The
greater part % IN. gases evolved from
volcanoes has The power ~ producing
flames
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

4 large assortment u Navajo blankets
made by Navajo Indians. see window.