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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
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His
boundless sympathy with poor,
fallen. struggling, unfortunate
humanity found an excuse for
everything and while mercilessly
ridiculing aud characterizlng the
sin, most Chrlstianlike he loved
the sinner. Hence no human
tongue ever wagged against him
in malice or envy. The man or
woman would have been a mon.
strosity to have hated flaming
Miles. And yet he was by no
means a negative character. He
was most positive in every fibre
Of his being. He had a command
of vigorous denunciation that /
have seldom seen surpassed.
When stirred nothing could be
defended that fell under the ban
OF his righteous indignation.
With placid face, sweetly
smiling, he walked into the grave.
/ bring this poor tribute in order
to leave his stricken ones some
permanent earthly record of his
spirit while upon earth and to
teach in future years his bright
little child the lesson of his life.
Knowing
his great big loving heart as do
[ am willing to take my chances
with Tanning Miles. II he is not
in Heaven, l do not care to go
there. The other place with him
is good enough for me. And
that is all the theory l care to ex-
erclse in the matter. For where
he is there are sure to be some
Christianlike virtues to dispel all
gloom and evil. He and ! have
talked over these questions when
other loved ones were buried. To
all such questions he brought
soundness of intellect and a
wholesomeness of spirit that 1
have never found equalled. In
him there was no maudlin senti-
mentality. His every motion
was clear as a crystal.
And now he has gone. Life is
only long enough to show the
Lord what kind Of men we be.
Then we step aside for others.
So let him pass. His Heavenly
Father knows him. He never
gave pain to human hearts ex-
cept by his death. And how he
would have loved to spare US this
ineffable grief
GEO. w. MILES.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
The Man Roosevelt.
sSosDo1Bs AND INCIDENTS in The
LIFE OF t,aBRIGh,s oREAT6ST
LIVING tiER0E.
Isw York is Mad About ttlm--Repullcan
Candidate for Governor, with Brilliant
Prospects for President in 1900.

sSesssl Correspondent to TEIEeRAN.
New YoRK. October 6. AT the
entrance to Colonel Roosevelt's
grounds at Oyster Bay.
Long Island, beside the drive
where every visitor might see it,
there stood last week a stick
sbout four feet high surmounted
|by small and very dirty Ameri-
can flag, Nailed to the stick was
q square piece of cardboard on
which were printed in ragged
letters
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
How To Prevent Group.

We have two children who are
subject to attacks of Group.
Whenever an attack is coming on
my wife gives them Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy and it al
ways prevents the attack. 1t is
a household necessity in this
county and no matter what else
we run out Of. it would not do to
be without Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. More of tits sold here
than all other cough medicines
combined.-J. M. Nickle. of
Nickle Bros, merchants. MCKEE
vile, Pa. For sale by Cunning
ham Bros. g. Co.. Clarksburg,
West Va. 48-1m.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
Blythe governor -
VIM. M. o. DAWSON,
Secretary of State.

The Ohio River Railroad ~
sprinklfng It's railroad bed with
crude oil. to settle the dust. The
oils sprinkled between the track
and seven feet on either side,
and it requires two thousand gal
loas per mile. 1t etfectually lays
the dust, kills the weeds, and
preserves the ties. and only one
sprinkling a year is necessary.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
coUNrERMANDED sHAFTER's
ORDER TO RETREAT.

According to the statement of
Captain McGirnis, Company l,
First U. S. Volunteer Cavalry,
General Shafter gave an order
for the American forces to re-
treat at Santiago.
Colonel Roosevelt was with
General Wheeler when he receiv-
the order. Wheeler sent up for
Generals Bates and Kent to come
and confer with him about the
order.
..Can't you countermand the
order9' Colonel Roosevelt asked.
EYES," said General Wheeler.
and he thereupon ordered a
charge instead of a retreat.
HIS MEN DEEPLY ATTACHED TO
HIM.
The Rough Rider who draws
the following portrait is Private
Bill" Bell, the only member OF
the regiment who comes from
South Dakota. Private Bell was
on his way home, and at Dell
Rapids he met a reporter Of a
Minneapolis paper, who asked
him, among other questions Il
the Rough Riders were much at
tached. ito their Colonel.
Attached is a very weak way
Of expressing it, said Private
Bell. "He commanded our re-
spect from the first, then he Won
by his fearlessness and total in
difference to danger our admira'
ton, but by his kindness and re-
repeated fights made for our vel
fare-;n fact, undying devotion
from the time the fighting was
over till we were mustered out
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07

death together. Some people are
inclined topity us, for hardshlps
we have undergone. We don't
want anybody's pity. Since
Guasimas we are willing to take
anything that comes our way
without complaint. You remem.
Der, boys, the regulars wanted
to relieveus there in the trenches
but we said: No, we're here
and we're going to stay here. Id
honestly rather have my position
as Colonel of this regiment than
any other position on earth.
[Cheers.
"There were some people in
my tent today, and one Of them
SAID. .You must have been awful
ly bold togo right up that hill in
front Of your regiment l said,
That wasn't it exactly Now, /
beg the Chaplain's pardon [Chap-
lain Brown grinned appreciative-
ly and the congregation yelled.l
"There's no harm in that Ihope,
and we all know our Chaplain,
and there isn't a drawer man in
the regiment. He was right
there on the fighting line tending
to the wounded, and when we
went up that hill / caught him
with carbine in his hands. We
can count him in our permanent
organization, for we're gong to
have q permanent organization to
hand down to our children and
children's children. The men
who stayed at Tampa will be in
it, too. They deserve just as much
credit as the rest of US.
Nov. here's thing want to
warn you against "Don' get
gay and pose as heroes. Don't
60 back and lie on your laurels.
they'll wither. The world will
be kind toyou for about ten days
and then twill say, He's spoiled
by the fame of the regime in
Cuba Don't think you've got
to have the best of everything
and don't consider yourselves as
martyrs in the past tense"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
GEO. W. MILES.

The above is compiled from an
obituary in the Van Buren, (Ark.)
Venture, written by q brother of
the deceased. Mrs. Miles, the
bereaved wife of Tanning Miles,
is now with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. virgie, of Clarksburg, and
for the present will make her
home with them.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
he won oureverlasting love. He

he won our everlasting love. He
is the only man / ever came in.
contact with that, when bidding
farewell, / felt handshake was
but poor expression; ] wanted to
hug him. He did more for us
than will ever be told. l believe
that there is not a man in the
regiment not indebted to him
! for some personal favor. We
could go to him with our trouble
at my time. If any one was
afraid of him it was his officers,
not the men. / shall never for
get as long as l live his words in
his acceptance OF the bronze we
presented him of 'Remington's.
Bronco Buster We were round
him in a hollow square with the
officers in the centre. It sounds
fiat perhaps to you, but we were
about to part there were tears
in his honest, blue eyes as he
turned to his officers and Said ::
And know that my officers here
won't mind my saying, for i can't
help it, that just a little bit near
er than they, are you, my men on
the outside We didn't cheer,
but we had considerable business
with our coat sleeves for few
moments"
It is a good thing to possess
such a certificate of genuine
manhood as that, but it is still
better to have described it.
ROUGH RIDERS AT PLAY.
One morning in August, short
ly after Roosevelt's Rough Rid
ers had pitched tents at Camp
Wikof. Montauk Point. the re.
porters of Newspaper Row.
were startled by the thunder of
of hoofs along the level behind
their quarters like the sound of
a stampede. Everybody ran out
and beheld Colonel Roosevelt on
his big horse tearing across the
plain at top speed, with a squad
of the Rough Riders in hot pur.
suit some five yards behind. He
did not look like the quiet and
scholarly gentleman who used to.
sit in the Presidents Office at
Police Headquarters, in this city,
and bare his teeth at aspiring
politicians. though it ~ be
said right here that the Colonel
must have hung to his tooth brush
all through the campaign, for he
has the same dental glare as of
yore. He was leaning forward
in his saddle, his eyes shining,
his hat jammed far down on his
head, his stocky, supple body
giving easily to every motion of
the powerful animal he rode.
He piougbed through a marsh,
lifted his mount over a gully in a
flying lope, sped over the weedy
stretch beyond, plunged down
five feet to the sandy beach, and
pulled up close to the waters
edge, with his men still behind
him.
A few minutes later the head
of Colonel Roosevelt could be
seen bobbing just outside the
| line of breakers. with a few of
the more daring swimmers among
his men near by. Presently a
large and somewhat premature
wave broke out beyond the line,
caught the cavalry leader un-
awares and he disappeared from
the scene of action in whirl of
seething water, to re-appear a
second later a rod nearer shore,
spluttering and laughing.
.'Phew That makes a man
feel alive 7" he said as he trotted
out of the water and dried him
self.
And then little later he was
again leading his squad in race
across the landscape. WIN.
President Mckinley will prob
ably recommend in his message
to Congress the creation of a
new cabinet Office, the incumb-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07

President Mckinley will prob.
ably recommend in his message
to Congress the creation of a
new cabinet Office, the incumb-
emit to be known as the secretary
for the colonies. The enlarged
foreign policy of the United
States will. it is believed, make
this new Office necessary for the
purpose Of giving unity and CO.
herency to the policy adopted in
the colonies. The president will
not formulate the organization OF
the new department until the
peace commission has determin-
ed the final disposition of the
Philippines. The colonial office
would have charge Of the civil
government, the judiciary and
the financial administration OF
Porto Rico, the Hawaiian Islands,
Cuba, the Philippines and OF the
island of Guam in the Ladrones.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
coughs
That Xiii

|re not distinguished by any mark
h sign from coughs that fail to be
|Istal. Any cough, neglected, may
En- the strength and undermine the
health until recovery is impossible.
All coughs lead to lung trouble, if
Nj stoned.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
Ager's Cherry PeetOraI
Cures Coughs

.My wife was suffering from dreadful
,nsh. We did mot expect that she would
|Eoue survive, but Mr.. R. V. Royal, deputy
mryeyor, happened to be stopping with US
|rer night, and having bottle Of Ayers
|Cterry Pectoral with him, induced my wife to
N this remedy. The result was SO beneficial
bat she kept on taking it till she was cured"
r. S. HUMPHREYS, Saussy, Ga.
any little daughter was taken with dis
|tessing cough, which for three years deHed
III the remedies l tried. At length, on the
Urgent Recommendation Of friend, began
ID give her Ayers Cherry Pectoral. After
|using one bottle found to my great sur
Prise that she was improving. Three bottles
J. A. GRAY,
Trav. Salesman Wrought Iron Range Go,
St. Louis. Mo.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-07
WE DON'T JUGGLE

WE DUN j JO01LC
With prescriptions. We
have experienced, competent
clerks, who realize their respon-
sibllity. In asking for your pre-
scrlption trade, we feel that we
areamply prepared to meet every
requirement. We are careful
wsare accurate-we are honest.
And we pride ourselves on our
promptness. II you are not per-
fectly satisfied where you have
been dealing, we should be pleas
ed TO serve you.
WELLS s. HAYMARER,
City Druggists, Main Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
Sumter Boy IN the Philippines

Nearly everyone 10 Sumter remembers
Thomson Wilder, the Youngest 500, of the
late Sheriff Joe Wilder, who left tbis city a
number OF years ago TO make bis bone 10 the
West. Since he left Sumter be has eorght
for,une 10 various places and from time 10
time has written accouats of his adventures
10 his relatives 10 this county
About three years ago, while IN Texas.
he enlisted 10 tbs regular army. aod when the
war with Spsia broke on, bis command was
cen. to the Philippines. a week or two ago.
Mrs l. G. Webb, bis aunt, received letter
from Thomson, who had arrived at Ca.lte
three days before writing the letter. The
letter took six weeis to reach her. and waa
written before the battle and capture OF Ma.
nila he gave an account of bis experiences
duripg the voyage across the Pacific ocean on
a transport sbip with 00o troops on board,
and since bis arriva' 10 Manila. BE is fairly
veil.pleased With the country, but is sick
of aud discussed with the Filipsoos, who
are. be says, q low order Of savages, degraded.
,rescnerous and bru,sl He is not eothos!-
.s,jc over the prospect of the anoexstioD OF
The Philippines, for be does not fancy having
the natives as fellow American citizens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
DEATH

The infant son ef Mr. and Mrs. Robert
L.. Murrell died last Wednesday night after
brief illoess. The funeral services we're held
a, the cemstery at 10 30 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Mrs. S. P. Dixon, widow of the late William
K. Dixon, of Blsbopyille, cied Sunday nigot
a, the home of her son-iu-law, Nj. John +.
Kelley, of Bishopville. Mrs. Dixon vas the
mother of Mrs. A. G. Dnrant and Mrs A. B..
Stuckey, of this city. The funeral services
were held at Bishopville Monday afternoon a;A
o'clock. She was "a years old.
Mr. Ed Spears died Sunday night at bis
home 8 miles from this city of typhoid fever
after protracted illness he removed to
this county from Marlboro last year and pur-
chased the farm formerly owned by Mr.. CAL
vim W. Chandler. He was twenty-five years
old and leaves wife, but no children. His
reuains were sent to Bennettsville Monday
night for interment.
Tighe, the eigh,-Sear.o'd son of ar. W. 3.
BOYLE, died Monday night at the home OF his
g,audmother near Ridgeway, Fairfield Coun-
ty, of pneumonia and whoopiug cough. DE
had been critically ill for nearly two weeks,
and bis life was despaired of several days
ago, bu. be rallied slightly and 1t vas hoped
that be would recover. The funeral services
were held at Ridgeway and the remains
Inferred
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
Help the orphens.

The Thornwell Orphanage, under the care
of the Southern Presbyterisus, is located 10
Clinton, South Carolina. 1t is itself little
village of family cottages, 10 whica reside
one hundred and seventy Eve fatherless chill
dren. with their teachers and matrons. Here
too are the buildings for school and trade
work, for both boys and girls are thoroughly
fitted to care for themselves before being sent
ont into the world
These Orphans are received from any State,
and without regard to denomioa ational aim
tiles. The orphans of Presbyterian parentage
are in the minority. No indentaring or
binding in or out, as in most homes, is re-
CURED of the orphans. Love and advantage
are the all.powerful ueaus of discipline.
The support of these children is provided
By "wbosoever will" 1t is whollv volun-
tafy. If any reader Of these lines led to
help them, hs can eend his gift TO Thorn
we'll Orpbapage, Clinton, s. c." Provisions
are as useful as morey, where they can more
easily be spared.
At these thanksgiving tines, oar hearts
are all alive with grL Ltitude to God How
can we better Show it than by plying the
fatbefless?
Dr.. Jacobs, the head of the Ofphanage,
will gladly give Information to any one de-.
sirng to know more of this remarkable aud
in some respects, piooeer work for the OF
phans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
MAYORS COURT.

The disputed ownership of a little aegro
girl of unprepossessiDg appearance brought
John Boykin and William Boykin and host
of witnesses into the Mayors Court Monday
morning and landed John 90 the streets for
a term Of twenty days. The row that led 10
the arrest occurred Sunday morning down
on Rcker's hundred sod was participated in
by the two nen above named. The testimony
Of the witnesses the principal one being La
7inia Boykin, the mother of the prisoners,
established the fact that John was responsible
for the trouble, therefore be Vas sent TO work
on the streets and William was dismissed.
Mayor Wilson committed the girl to the care
of Lavinia Boykin and charged ber to keep
her until she can be returned TO her nother
at Manchester. John Boykin claims that tho
girl was given to him by her mother and tnat
be had takeo good care Of Der aud had not
abused her as charged by his mother and
brothers.. The girl when put on the stand
stated that sbe wanted to return to her moth
er and did not want to stay with John Boy
kin. There is a strong suspicion that the
girl, who says ber name is Mary Goodman,
was abducted by Boykin and the police will
begin an investigation at once.
Henry Gardner, colored, who w:s arrested
Monday morning for creating disturbance
on Main Street, was before the Mayors Court
at Ii o'clock q. m. yesterday, the case having
beea postponed from Monday. he was dis
charged, there being insufficient evidence to
convict him.
Jake Brown was also before the Mayor. he
was arrested for participating 10 the white.
Gaping row that alarmed the west end OF
town on Saturday night week ago. he ad-
mitted that be was present, but his testimony
and tnat Of other witnesses proved that be
was not responsible for the disturbance. BE
was dismissed. The police have the names
of the three men who created the row and
will arrest them at the 6rst opportunity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
FIRES.

Fire broke out at Skioper's gin at o'clock
Friday and the reel squads were called on for
assistance, but the Ere was gotten under con-
troll by the hands in the gin house before the
fremen arrived The fire was started either
by match in the cotton or By q stray spark
from the engine The damage was not great,
only small quantity OF cotton being burnei.
Two dwelling bouses situated at the end of
Savage Street, below the Lukens Lumber Co.'S
mill were burned last Friday night about IL
O'Clock, and two other houses adjacent to
them we're damaged to some exten., having
cauen. several times during the progress of
the ore. The Ere was OF accidental origin
aud bad almost enveloped one house in
flames before the alarm was given. When
the reel squads arrived both houses were too
far gone to be saved, and efforts were direct.
ed toward saving the houses il the immediate
viciuity which were in imminent danger Of
being destroyed Two streams were turned
on the FIRE f,om hydrsnt 800 feet distant; !;
and although each equad attached line OF
bose to the hydrant the pressure was sufi-
cient to supply good streama and to naintaio
them for TWO hours while the fight against
the flames continued
The houses bel.nged to ,be Estate Of R. P
Mcnaehan and were insured for three fourths
their value aud the loss was, therefore, not
serious The houses were occupied by q
number of women, who did not succeed in
sa7iog much of their furniture or personal
effects
The Ere department did exceptionally 6ne
work at the FIRE last uight. is the verdict
of al. who were a, the fire that but for the
fee work work of the two reel squads three
or more houses now standing would DOW be
in ashes. They turned out promptly, msde
quick run TO the Ere, stretched 800 feet OF
hose each and fought the Gre to stand, tho
i, required two hours OF hard work to do It.
There have been four alarms of Gre within
the week and the reel squads have responded
each fime So pronp'ly as cou be desired
and no better service could be rendered by
the mcst expensive paid department
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
FAIR WEEK NOTES.

Entries for the State fair are coming 10
rapidly, aud more come each day as the open
ing of the fair approaches Nr Robert Mills,
assistant secretary is kept busy recording the
entsiea Mr.. A ". Love has charge OF
reuting space for side shows, etc. There will
be larger number of these thao usual
The Murray gionery wi II put mp gin at the
grounds and will illustrate the method of
handling cotton from boil to bale.
There have been 81 entries Of goate, irc:ud.
ing number Of lens; - entries of grade
cattle; 55 entries OF Thoroughbred cattle i;
% entries Of swine; IT'S entries of horses
and 82l Of poultry, and stock still TO &c
recorded
The household and 6ne srts departments
promise 20 be larger thao usual this -esr.
Col Pes.ce, ut the Kendall building, is in
charge Of the bureau of infor mation. He is
arranging for board for all who write him -
The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
TRAIN ROBBERS ARRESTED.
A Gang of Negroes Lodged in jail
Yesterday.

Bill Pickens, Richard Davis, Tom Mitchell,
Richard Durant and Dave Mack were arrested
Friday afternoon and committed to Jail
for robbiog box csrs on The Atlantic Coast
Line. The robberies nave been carried on
systematically for some time and the railroad
detectives have been on tha track Of the gang
for several weeks. Last week several box
cars were entered and robbed between this
place and Wedge6eld and considerable
quantity of freigh, stolen. This robbery led
to the arrest of The Eve negroes named above
as they we're spotted ss the guilty parties.
Tbey were taken before Magistrate Wells SAT-
urdav for preliminary hearing, and as the
evidence against them is strong, they were
remanded to jsi! for trial at the March term
of..court.
The nan go of several Of the gang are
familiar to those who keep track of the Grim
nal records, for they have been there several
lines before for various infriugements of the
law.
Three more of the gang have been arrested
in Columbia, aud committed to Jail, and 1t
is thought that the whole gang has been Sc
cured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-09
WANTED-A LAMP.

Kind Friends:
We ere endeavoripg to make the Reading
Room of the 7. 81. c. A as homelike as pos.
sble, and 10 accomplish this we will have
to call oa our friends to contribute from time
to time such articles no will make the rooms
attractive and comfortable. Just now we
ueea pice lamp ane q few rugs. Who will
give them to us? Many peop:e in Sumter
have these articles and can give them with
little sacrifice. if they viii onlv do so.
We want tos,n,erest SO many people in this
work az possible, and we have adopted this
means Of getting you Interested. 1t is pleas
aot friends to think ,hAt you are contributing
to the welfare of some yonng mau-perhAps
your own boy.
This work is one that should appeal to
every man and woman in Sumter. and when
we pause TO consider the effects of the work
We are forced to admit that it is worthy our
hesrtiass support.
The question now is: Who Will give us
the lamp, who the rugs? Send 10 ne, or
notify me and will send for them.
.GILBsRr Flowers,
President of the Association.