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The times., 1898-02-26
LEAVES A LARGE ESTATE
The Will of Columbus Alexander
Filed for Probate.
AN INTERESTING PROVISION
His Granddau ghters to Draw Straws
for Three Houses-AII His Prop
or Until She Remarries-H OBJ
jccted to Mourning for Him.

! There are some interesting provisions
| in the viii of the late Columbus Alex
/ ander which was filed for probate yester-
day afternoon. 1t is voluminous docu-
ment, and makes disposition of the vast
Alexander estate. naming his widow. his
son. Walter o. Alexander and Thomas
w. Hay as executors.
The opening paragraph of the will
reads:
Il commend my immortal being TO Him
who gave it, and my body TO the earth
TO be buried in the family lot in Oak Hill
Cemetery, and / do not wish any of my
family to go into mourning, without 1t
is their wish, as black will be 4 remind
er of my death, and, therefore, unpleas-
ant, and ] wish no flowers
After the payment of "all just debts
and funeral expenses, the will, which is
dated January %, 1898, gives, devises and
bequeaths TO his wife. Mrs. Rebecca AL
exander. the whole of his estate or es-
tates, real, personal and mixed, except
certain personal property, TO have and
to hold the same during her natural life,
in lieu OF dover in his realty, provided
she remains my widow; but If she should
marry again she is to have only what
the law allows" After her death or re-
marriage the estate will revert to Cathe-
rine Francelia Russell, daughter of the
deceased, and her heirs; to Walter Alex
ander, son; to Sarah Louise AleNan-
der, widow of a deceased son; Elizabeth
Ann Alexander widow of Henry II. AL
eXander, and to Columbus S. Alexander
son.
The will also provides for the draw
ing of straws' by three grandchildren to
determine the choice of three houses,
Nos. 1907 and 1909 + street northwest and
No. 131 Seventh street northwest The
grandchildren in question are girls, and
the offspring of Catherine Frencelia Rus
sell. u daughter of the deceased. The
three girls are not to come into possess
sion of the structures until the death of
their mother, and when they are all
married. Then, by the terms of the will.
they are to determine the choice of the
buildings by drawing straws of three
different lengths, the granddaughter
drawing the longest straw to have the
first choice: next longest. second choice
while the shortest straw leaves no choice
at all, but the one who falls heir to the
Seventh street structure is to receive an
other piece Of property. named in the
will. to make up the deficiency In value.
The gold watch of the deceased is be-
queathed to his grandson, Morris Alex
ander, when he reaches the age of thir-
ty-ffve years.
1t is requested in the will that the Joint
occupancy be continued of the homestead
property, each occupant contributing a
pro rata amount to the general expenses,
and that il be retained for all time as the
Alexander homestead
The late Columbus Alexander was very
wealthy. and leaves valuable real estate
street. PENNSYLVANIA
enth street, I'm Georgetown. and other
sections of the District, besides in Balti-
more and Virginia bonds, personal prop
erty, etc.
The times., 1898-02-26
CENTURY CLUB ENTERTAINS.
A Comedy Is Presented by Capable
Amateurs

The Century Cycle Club gave its first
dramatic entertainment last night at
Odd Fellows Hall. The first number on
the program was the laughable sketch,
entitled THE Haunted Hotel" presented
by Messrs. Young, Dodd and Monroe.
The Metropolitan Mandolin Quartette
rendered several selections. A hand-bal-
ancins and tumbling act followed. Mil
ton Clark, the phenomenal whistler and
imitator, then entertained.
The main feature of the evening was
the comedy drama. entitled "Hick'ry
Farm the cast being Edwin Baker.
Louis Anderson. l.. F. Able, Dennis
O'Connor. Miss Mary r. Worick and Mrs.
A. c. Griffith all of whom were capable.
After the floor was cleared for dancing
an exhibition of single and double trick
riding was given by Gertrude and Harry
Parkes.
The times., 1898-02-26
Improvements TO BE Made

The District Commissioners have ordered that
The following work be done. under the provisions
Of Law governing the assessment system. the in
tention to do the work having been duly
advertised required by law:
Lay cement sidewalk and reset curb on the
south side OF p street northwest between -Four.
teenth and Fifteenth streets in of square 2l0
estimated cost, 50 $50; the new pavement tc
he carried from the curb 10 the building line in
from; OF all business property.
That permission he granted 10 use a single-house
sewer for 2434 and 243G Brighiwood avenue
That cement sidewalk he laid. under the permit
system, in front of 1873 street, and lot east OF
same; estimated cost. $50.
That sewer in south side of C street between
North Capitol and First streets northwest. be re-
placed: estimated cost SS10. including erection OF
two manholes, chsrgeable TO appropriation for re-
placing obstucted sewers
That 3g5 feet of four-inch water main lie laid in
north alley OF square 5j9 400 feet OF six inch main
in west side of First street. between and F
streets northwest. and twenty feet OF three-incl
main in the south alley OF square 569; estimated
cost, 500.
The times., 1898-02-26

Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Frederickstown,
Mo, was troubled with chronic diarrhoes
for over thirty years. He had become
fully satisfied that it was only a question
of a short time until he would have to
give up. He had been treated by some
of the best physicians in Europe and
America, but got no permanent relief.
One day he picked up a newspaper and
chanced TO read an advertisement OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. He got bottle of it, the
first dose helped him and its continued
use cured him. For sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, s3s F
street and Connecticut avenue and s
street northwest and 1928 Maryland ave-
nue. northeast.
The times., 1898-02-26
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER GRA-
HAMS remedy fs GUARANTEED
TO remove all dist ress FROM THE
FIRST DOSE. 1t Is folly to suffer
when soc. bottle, procured from
your druggist, VIII correct In
stantly all unpleasant symptoms.
An infallibie Specific for Dyspeps Ia,
Heartburn, Gastritis ana all dis
eases arising from an impaired d.
gestive System. Write TO Grover
Grnham Co., Newhurgh, N. Y, for
pamphlet.
The times., 1898-02-26
ONE-THIRD OFF

OF regular prices. They are the accum-
nlation of small lots (only two or three
cults of a kind and have been our
best sellers. You will find your size in
some OF them, and no matter which of
them it may be you'll get one Of the
biggest clothing bargains you ever had.
Get pair of our patent leather shoes
that are GUARANTEED not TO break.
The only patent leather made that you
are safe in buying. If they break well
replace with a new pair. All sizes in
ell popular shapes.
The times., 1898-02-26
TRY GRAIN.QI IRI GRAIN.0!

Ask your Grocer today y to show you pack
age OF GRA!N-0. the new food drink that
lakes the place OF coffee. The children may
drink IL without injury as well as the adult.
All VINO Try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that
rlch seal brown OF Mocha or Java but IL is
Inaoe from pure grains, and the most deli
cate stomach receives it without distress.
One-Quarter the price of coffee. 15c and $50
Der package. Sold by all grocers. Ja27-tt
The times., 1898-02-26
A Magical Life Saver is Or. Ap

news Cure for the Heart. After years
of pain and agony with distressing heart
disease, 1t gives relief in thirty minutes.
Thomas Petry, of Aylmer. Que writes:
Il had suffered for five years with a
severe form of heart disease j was un-
able to attend to business. The slightest
exertion produced fatigue. DR.. Agnew's
Cure for the Heart gave me instant re-
lief, four bottles entirely cured me-
Sold by F. 8. Williams, Ninth and F
streets. Edmonds & Williams, Third
street and Pennsylvania avenues
The times., 1898-02-26
Speakers for the Secular League

DR. L. r. Klemm will address the Secu-
lar League tomorrow afternoon at .
o'clock in the temple, No. SIS Ninth street
northwest, on Certain Forms of Faith .
Mr.. f. A. Tibbetts Will read a poem on
"The Cuban War" and Capt. John Nc
Elvey Will deliver the principal address
on The Feminine Factor in Religion
The times., 1898-02-26
The VALUES

In mems and youths clothing offered
by us are always duly appreciated by
the economical buyers. Just now you
can get some exceptionally good bar
gains in the hundreds of this season s
newest and best styles and fabrics,
sashionably cut, thoroughly tailored
md per-fecf-fitting suits at
The times., 1898-02-26

Heurichs beer has never failed to conciliate or
convince the public OF its purity over other beer
purity, age and strength Write or phone Ar.
iington Bottling Co., for case Of Heurich's.
The times., 1898-02-26
FIVE MORE COLO SEEKERS
Washington Young Men to Leave
This Morning.
PREPARED FOR A LONG STAY

Messrs. Quackenbusb, Balm. Crosby,
Claflin and Silcott Hope TO Find
Fortunes in the Klon dixie Regions
TO BE Joined at Seattle by An
other Local Man.
The times., 1898-02-26

HANDSOMELY EMBOSSED PICTURE. I7xss
Of Anna Held free with every order of Diamond
Beer at Sl25 case of two dozen bottles. Write
or phone 222. National Capital Brewing Co.
fe2i-u
The times., 1898-02-26

Diamond" in Case for S1.25.
II you want a rare treat order case of the
National Capital Brewing Company's new beer
Diamond" Phone 222. fe262t
The times., 1898-02-26

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if 1t fails
to cure. 2sc. The genuine has L. B. @. on
each tablet.
The times., 1898-02-26

The Morning, Even ing and Sunday
Times, fifty cents month.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
Cooking and Curing.

Man is the only animal that
cooks. and he is the only one
who prepares medicine-the only
one who makes it before he takes
it. G. /. Hood & Co.. of Lowell,
Mass, are among the best known
medicine makers in the country.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is having a
great demand just now as a
spring medicine and blood puri-
fer. The same firm have also
published a handsome, handy
volume of over $50 pages. with
stiff cloth covers, entitled Hoods
Practical Cooks Book, which
ought to be in the hands of every
housekeeper. The regular price
is dollar, but they will send
copies to our patrons if you men
ton this paper, for % cents. 1t
is well worth four times as much.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
s.s.S.TffSs Fl. Blood

is far ahead of all other remedies
for this purpose. 1t is a real
blood remedy which promptly
purifies the blood and thoroughly
renovates the entire system, tones
and strengthens the stomach, and
renews the appetite. 1t is the
only safe tonic, being purely vege-
table, and the only blood remedy
guaranteed to contain no arsenic,
sulphur, mercury, potash or other
mineral substance, which is of so
much importance to all who know
the injurious effects of these drugs.
Nature should be assisted by M.
lures remedy, S. S. s. Take
s. S. S. and be we'll all summer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
NuallII
Medicine

II is true wisdom for every
body to take a thorough course Of
Swift Specific just at this season
Of the year. The blood is sluggish
and impoverished, and the system
is full of impurities which should
be eliminated. In addition to
thoroughly cleansing the blood,
and toning up the system SO to
avoid loss Of appetite and gen
eral rundown feeling in the
spring, S. S. s. SO strengthens md
builds up as to fortify against the
many forms of dangerous illness
that abound during the hot sum
mer season. 1t is a very small
matter to take this precaution but
it insures health and strength all
summer. Swift's Specific
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
what a Man Can't Do.

A man cannot do two things at
a time. A woman can broll o
steak and see that the coffee
does not boil over. and watch
that the cat does not steal the
remnant of the meat on the
Kitchen table, and dress the
youngest boy, and set the table,
and see to the toast, and stir the
oatmeal, and give the orders to
the butcher, and she does it all at
once, and not halftry. Man has
done wonders since he came be.
fore the public. He has navigat.
ed the ocean, he has penetrated
the mysteries of the starry heav.
ems, he has harnessed the lightn.
ing, and made it light the great
cities of ticl-orld. But he can't
find a reel of thread in his wife's
work basket; he can't discover
her pocket in dress hanging in
the closet; he cannot hang out
clothes and get them on the line
the right end up. He cannot
hold clothes pins in his mouth
while he is doing it either. He
cannot be polite to somebody he
hates. He cannot sew on a but.
ton. In short, he cannot do s
hundred things that women d.
almost instinctively.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
LAST POPULAR MID-wINTER
Excursion to washington.- b. & o.
Railroad.

On Thursday, March 24th, the
last mid-winter excursion to
Washington. via the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad, will be run at the
very low rate of one fare for the
round trip. Tickets will be good
going on regular trains, and good
to return on regular trains with
in ten days, including date of
sale. Do not miss this last op
portunity to visit the National
Capital during the session of Con-
gress. Get tickets and full par.
tlculars from Agent Baltimore &
Ohio r. r. LTD.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
ahn0 ReWardl

wE win pay the above seward for any case Of
Liver Complaint. DyApepsia. sick Headaene. N.
essse VIII West's Vegetable Liver Pills Eheu
he directions are strictly complied with. Iney
are purely Vegetable. and never tail % give se.
fse,rnre OF cou1terfeiss and limitations. The gen.
tiire Manufactured only yTHE JoHNC.Wks1
COMPANY. CHICAGO, Liz
For sale by R. J. Criss, Cunningham
Bros. 6 Co., Clarksbnrg. w. Va. 24-1y.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18

Trains leave Weston for Sutton at
1910 p. m. daily except Sunday.
Leave Weston for Buckhannon at
1900 (noon) daily and $50 daily except
Passengers leaving Clarksburg at
1890 a. m. arrive ut Camden-on- Gauley
at 4:46 p. m. daily except Sunday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
.Denotes arrival except Sunday.
4nnnnf ou a

denotes departure.
G. 1; BRETT. General Manager.
Commencing Sunday March 90, 1898.
trains Nos. 3 and 3 on Mair Line and
Nos. !, 2, 7and 8 on Davis Branch will
will not run Sundy. Excursion tickets
will be sold for Sunday trains.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18
THE SHOE LANGUAGE.
The little Shoemaker around

The little shoemaker around
the corner has tie dingiest sort
of q shop. 1t is scarcely bigger
than a closet. and by its one win
dow, where the sun does not
shine in too brightly, he sits, day
after day, pegging away at the
shoes that are brought to him to
mend. 1t seems the dreariest
possible life-jnst the same view
Of the narrow street and the
eternal mending of shoes, but
the little shoemaker does not find
it dull. .ln times he says, "a
mans gait comes to keep step
with his character, and so each
of these shoes tells me a story.
You look into mans soul. when
you mend his sole. When a big
fat shoe, evenly worn on one
sole and heel, is brought to me
TO mend, / know that the owner
is an obstinate man, who IS not
to be moved when he puts his
foot down on anything. When
an unevenly-worn shoe, Scared
and battered comes to me, l know
1t belongs to a nervous, irritable
man, who kicked obstacles out
of his path instead of going
around them. An old shoe that
still shows signs of care having
been taken of it generally belongs
10 q stingy man. Shoes with
turned in toes were worn by alb.
sent minded people who did not
notice how they walked. Gay,
light.hearted people wear their
shoes unevenly; sometimes Ieven
know by the way they are worn
on the ball OF the foot, or the
toes, that they have danced
great deal, and then think they
must have belonged to happy
people, who were light hearted
and laughed. A shoe that is
pushed over the sides is an EVIL
dence of vanity, and SO it goes.
Sometimes young fellow brings
me in a pair of patent-leather
shoes to mend. 1t is always the
same. The shoes are mere paper,
no account, with a varnish on
them that was gone in a day, and
then l know he is some poor
clerk, who is going to parties and
into society he cannot afford.
and aping the ways of the rich.
He has started on a road that
leads to ruin, and the shoes show
it. Sometimes it is poor young
girl, in q shabby frock, who
comes in with a pair Of satin
slippers to mend. They have
high heels, and are worn about
the toes, and have been cleaned
with bread crumbs and gasoline,
and they tell the whole pitiful
little story of a girls yearning
for the pleasure and gayety OF
youth. She works In store, and
she is so pretty-so pretty, and
she loves to dance, and she wants
high-heeled satin slippers, and
she went hungry and cold to buy
them. 1 mend them, oh so care
fully, and l tremble, knowing
how near such feet stand to the
road where the bloom of the roses
hides the thorns that pierce and
cruelty the feet that walk in
them. Sometimes 1t is baby's
little red shoes I mend. all shape
less and worn, and a woman cud-
dies the little fat feet in her
hand while set stitch or two.
Again it is the battered, worn,
ragged shoe of a tramp, run over,
characterless, like those who
have no object but aimless wand
ering, who are going no where.
and who have nothing else in life
but being hopelessly driven on
from place to place, and whose
very shoes become pariahs from
which we shrink aside in passing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18

If you are not feeling well,
why don't you take Hoods Sar-
saparilla 1t will purify and
enrich your blood and do you
wonderful good.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-18

Don't annoy others by your coughing
aud risk your life by neglecting a cold.
One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs,
colds, Group, grippe and all throat and
lung troubles. II. j. Crisis. IL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-01
DANGEROUS SURGERY
DEATH FOLLOWS THE SURGEONS
KxIFE-NOT THE SURGEONS
FAULT, OF COURSE, HE
CAN'T HELP IT.
YOU CAN.
Pyramid Pile Cure Cures Piles
Quickly, PainIessly, without
Danger.

People 90 along for years suffering with
piles. Then try this. and that, and the
other thing: from carrying a buckeye TO
getting treatment from a physician. They
obtain temporary relief, may be, but they
are never quite cured. little strain
in lifting, excessive fatigue. little con-
stipation, or little diarrhoea, and the
piles come back.
They don't seem to amount to much, out
they Danish sleep and appetite. No posi-
ton is comfortable. There Is intense
local pain and that dreadful feeling of
weight In the perineum.
May be in the early stages some OF the
many salves on sale will afford temporary
relief If the case is of long standing
there IL only one speedy and sure remedy.
/. is Pyramid Pile Cure. Even in light
cases It is the safest thing to use. Other
applications may cure and may not.
Pyramid Cure is always certain, always
reliable. and always brings comfort at
once. Its prompt use saves months of
severe suffering. In extreme cases 1t Will
save surgical operations and their at
tendant dangers and discomforts.
II is better than the knife. Will cure
easier, quicker. and safer. Thousands
have used 1t. Thousands have been Cured
bv it.
The cost is trifiing compared with what
II does. The price Is 20 cents. Most any
body would gladly pay $40 to be rid OF
piles.
Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure. If
yours hasn't II he will get 1t from the
pyramid Pile Drug Company, OF Marshall,
Mich. sole manufacturers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-01
STRIKERS STOP NEGRO MINERS.
They Hold Up Train, rake ""
p,,.lss md send Them Back.

TOWER HILL, ILL, September So-
Three hundred striking union miners
from Pana to-day held up special BAL
,,rore and Ohio Southwestern train
conveying fifty washington Qnd) negro
miners to Pana. to take the place Oh
unIon miners. rho negroes were taken
from the cars and compelled 10 walk
hack TO Tower Hill. where they were
locked I'm the depot until 10 O'Clock TO-
night. At that hour the negroes were
nlaced on board an east-bound tram
and taken back to Indiana, at the ex-
pense of the miners union.
News of the capture of the blacks nav
ing reached Sheriff Colbourne, at Pana'
he sent an armed posse of negroes from
sprinaside Camp toward this town 10
intercept the miners on their return
Sheriff Colburne's posse had not ar
rived AT a late hour. In case they do not
anpear. the miners will remain here over
night and take a roundabout way home.
1t Is believed a battle will occur II the
Colbourne posse appears in this vicinity
The Sheriff of this county refused to in
terfere with the miners.
MILITIA IN CHARGE OF PANA.
PANA, ILL, September SO.-Light Bat
tory B. Of Galesburg. arrived on special
train to-day. from Springfield The bat
terry consists of two Calling guns and
eighty-eight men, with side arms and
Springfield rifles. in charge of Captain
Craig. Two camps of the Sons Of Vete-
rams. from Aurora and Elgin. in command
of Colonel Hamilton. arrived this evening
They were equipped with guns at SPRING
field and mustered in as national guards
men.
Governor Tanners instructions to the
troops before their departure from Spring
Geld were 10 arrest all persons carry
ing arms. and hold such arms until
further orders; protect citizens and their
nronerty. but lend no assistance TO ope-
rators in operating their mines with I'M
ported labor.
Tho militia are in full charge or the
CITY tonight, and are parading the pusi-
ness streets. The utmost quiet prevails
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-01
ne,xeN'n Sick-List Short.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. September 30
Admiral Dewey appears 10 nave been
lucky in preserving the health Of his
sailors and in that matter he has even
exceeded the record of the North Atlantic
secretary Long to-day made public a
short extract from the AdmiraPs last re-
port treating OF this subject. in which.
whilc dealing with the general climatic
conditions OF the Philippines. for the in
formation OF the government he says or
the sailors and troops:
''As Luzon Is the farthest north or the
large islands. its climate is naturally the
most temperate. In this connection II
may be mentioned that out OF a force OF
over 1000 on the ships OF my squadron,
the number of men on the sick list at
any time has not exceeded forty, nor has
there been any considerable sickness
among the troops on shore"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-01
DEATHS.

GIPPEFICH.-Died. suddenly, at his
residence, No. $40 Mosby street, at TAO A
NJ. September 80. 1858. ADOLPH GIPPE-
RICH, Sr.. in the 73d year OF his age.
Funeral SUNDAY at $3.50 p. NJ. from
st. Johns German Lutheran church. cor
ner Eighth and Marshall streets. Friends
and acquaintances invited to attend.
MASON.-Died. at the residence Of his
daughter. Mrs. George A. Parsley. No.
1909 west Main street. September S0th. at
10 o'clock p. NJ, JAMES II. MASON, IN
the 7sd year Of his age.
Funeral notice later.
RANDOLPH.--Died suddenly. Friday.
September 30th. at 1880 - NJ, at her
residence, No. Is south Belvidere street
Mrs r. o. RANDOLPH.
Funeral notice later.