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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30
Denounced in Positive Terms by
Congressman 3. B. Doyener.
Freer indicates Dovener.
"The Story Is a Lie
Through and Through,
Says Congressman Freer, "Abso-
IuteIy Without Foundation
The Liar and Assassin OF
Character Must Answer.

A Washington special of the 10Th
inst. to the Wheeling lntelllgencer
nails another democratic lie as fol-
lows:
Representative Dovener this eve
ming denounced in unmeasured terms
the author Of an article which appear
cd in the Morgantown New Dominion
OF Saturday, and which reflected upon
his honor. The New DominionStates,
among other things:
"wednesday evening he tFreer) was
to have left Washington for Preston
county. His enemies knew of this, ana
with a devilish cunning Congressman
Dovener got with the unsuspccting
victim. BY the use of divers Seduc-
tfons Freer was induced to taste
again the wine that had proved to be
his greatest enemy. When the time
came for him to leave Washington he
was mandlin, and missed the train"
In commenting upon this Mr.. Dove
per said: "Tlat is an infamous lie,
made up, without the scmblance OF
authority, by an assassin of character.
propose to know who it is who has
seen fit to assume the responsibility OF
making such statement"
FREER DENouNcEs THE STATEMENT.
This emphatic denunciation Of the
story was made in Judge Freer'S room,
where Mr.. Dovcncr and several others
had gathered. Judge Frcer turned to
the Intelligcncer correspondent and
said: "The story is lie through and
through absolutely without founda-
tion.'
Mr.. Dovener was justly indignant.
He remarked that his relations with
Judge Freer had always been the most
cordial, they were comrades In the
army and had known each other for
years.
II do not care who originated the
lie, he said, II shall ask him fora bill
Of particulars. The publication was
slanderouS in the extreme
Mr.. Dayton stated tonight that he
regarded the story as pure fabrica-
tion. Il statement put out by democrats
to create discord in the republican
ranks.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30
Congressman Freer WithdraVs
From the oubernatoriaI Race,
Leaving Hon. a. 8. Whites
Clear Field.

Congressman Romeo II. Freer has
withdrawn from the race for the
republican nomination for governor.
He sent out wire to that effect
Saturday afternoon and followed 1t
with the following letter of expla.
nation:
Washington, d. c., March2.
To the Republicans Of West Vir-
ginia:
Asa republican, desire, first ola
things, party harmony and success.
and after mature deliberation, have
decided T.: withdraw from the race
for the Governorship, believing that
my continued candidacy would lead
to party strife and dissenslon. Further
more, I find that have not the phys
cal strength to endure campaign
for the nomination, with the great
bulk of the labor OF the contest de-
yolving on me alone.
My Congressional duties demand a
large share Of my attention, and nee
cssarily 1 would have to neglect
them II l continue in the race for
Governor, and this l cannot afford TO
do, and, without resentment and
without any feeling of unkindness
toward any one, l hereby formally
withdraw from the race for the nomi-
nation.
No man has trucr friends than my
self. Through good report and evil
report they have been loyal to me, in
success and defeat. l can only hope
that at some future day, time rplacc,
lmay be able to recompense them for
their devotion.
This declination does not take me
out Of West Virginia politics, but, on
the contrary, it gives me an oppor-
tunity to do better and truer work for
the cause l love so much, free from
the suspicion of any personal ambi-
ton.
AS republicans, let us go toward
together.
Yours faithfully,
ROMEO II. FREER.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30
WORKED ITSELF INTO A STEW
Did the Council, and the Members Con.
fabuIated to Their hearts
Content.

The city councilheld warm session
Friday night, but did little business
other than to inject few compaign
speeches into the deliberations OF the
body. Theses speeches were prin-
cipally by the democrats, and were
elected by a Misunderstanding be-
tween the mayor and council as to the
latter's power to compel the former to
act on committee, and more par
ticularly by the refusal or failure Of
the mayor to meet the finance COM
mittee, Tuesday night, March q, to
audit the mayors docket.
Along that line the finance commit.
tee reported that they met at the
council chamber that night: the chief
Of police being present but the mayor
absent, and, therefore, because OF his
absence they were unable to proceed
with the work assigned them. The
report was accepted and filed.
1t was proposed to re-commit the
work to the finance committee, but
the members or the committee mani.
tested a desire not to serve and a
motion was made to appoint a special
committee composed OF two republi.
can members. This motion was de.
feated by a strict party vote, the
democrats voting for it and the repub.
Leans voting the other way.
An attempt was made to audit the
docket in open council, but it soon be-
came apparent that the task would be
long, tedious and aborious, and they
soon gave it up. Then followed con
siderable invcctivc between the
democratic members and the mayor,
as to the conduct and business of the
city, from which mpassioned words
and rctorts no OBLIGATION was gained
byany one present.
The chief of police was present,
ready and anxious to settle, make a
full report or do anything else the
council desired, but the clash be.
tween the members and the mayor
made it utterly impossible to give
him an opportunity,
Finally the matter was recommitted
to tina tiuance committee, the mayor
and chief Of police with instructions
tomcet at s O'Clock Wednesday night
for the original purpose and report to
the council in special session at 5
! o'clork Thursday nivht
The council directed the city clerk
to notify the b. & 0. railroad com.
pany that $50 was due j. T. Boggess
for services rendered as train inspec-
tor under a quarantine agreement be.
tween the company and the city.
II was ordered that the street
superintendent scatter all the mapped
rock he has on hand on Locust,
Mechanic and Pike streets.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30

According to the rules adopted by
the State Convention of 1896, no coun-
~ will elect more delegates than it is
entitled founder the aboyeapportion-
ment: and the delegates present from
any county will cast the whole vote OF
the county,
The name and postoniCe address OF
each delegate must he ccrctiticd to
the Chairman of the Republican
State Committee, at Charleston, al
least ten days before the date of the
meeting Of theconvention
All notices Of contest, and all state
mentS, evidence, etc, relating thereto
printed or typewrittcn, must be sent
to the Chairman Of the Republican
state Committee at least ten days be-
fore the meeting OF the convention.
The Republican County Committee
OF each county will cause to be held,
after due notice, conventions or other
proper meetings, for the election of
delegates to said convention, in which
all Republican voters, and all other
voters regardless of former political
associations, who believe in the
policies and principles Of the Republic
can party, are earnestly requested to
participate.
A. B. WHITE,
Secretary.
WM. NJ. o. DAWSON,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30
NEW COAL COMPANY CHARTERED.
It will Develop the Field Recently Dis,
posed Of by C. S. Sands.

A charter was issued by the Sccre-
tary of State to the O'Neil Coal &Coke.
Company Of Clarksburg, with subscrib-
ed capital OF $4,000, all paid up, and
authorized capital of 100000. The in
corporatorS are Elnora II. O'Neil and
others, Of Fayette City. Pa, and John
w. Davis, Of Clarksburg.
The region TO he operated and deyel-
oped is that coal territory mile west
and north Of WilSonburg recently pur-
chased by q. S. Sands and by him sold
to the above company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30
Col. Matt cooper's Throat.

Col. Matt NJ. Cooper, whose memory
is more or less cherished here because
of his peculiariticS and cccentricities
in the newspaper business, has been
i'll for some timeat his home at Lu-
beck, Wood county, and had an opera
ton performed a few days ago ut the
city hospital at Petersburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30
A ~lubborll Cough

Easily yields 10 the power of Bun
sens Pine Tar Cough Honey. 1t mas
tiers the cough when all Others fail.
and cures Ia grippe, pneumonia and
lung affections, You should give Bun
sens Pine Tar Cough Honey u
thorough trial and you will be pleased
with the results. Twenty-Five and
fifty cents. r. }. criss. l'.lm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30

sBetter late than never 1t lis best,
however, to be never late about taking
Hoods Saraparilla to purify your
blood. Take it now.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30

Mrs. NJ. +. Long, OF lie Loup
Franklin Co., Kans., writes words
cannot express how grateful am for
your kind advice and good medi.
cines. have been in poor health
more or less all my life. In the past
nine wears grew worse, and two years
ago / was so poorly could hardly drag
around. ! consulted specialist, and
he said had liberation and that an
operation would have TO be per.
formed. This did not seem necessary
to me, so time went by, and at last
uyoke to Dy. Rieple asking adi7te.
/ soon got heittnk ans5uer advising
me to try his medicines. the Favor.
lite Prescription, Golden Medical
Discovery and also his Pleasant
Pellets. / began taking FavoF'te
Prescription and the other med
iciues as advised When conmenc.
ing / weighed Ii94 pounds, and al.
ter taking one bottle Of each tell
like a new woman. In one month !
gained 8 pounds, After taking. two
bottles Of each Of the medicines,
| began to look like woman and not
like skeleton, and that weary tired
feeling ali-left me-"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-30

All goods engraved free with each
purchase while yon wait by Ed j..
Coleman, the jeweler, Third st. 33-tf
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
THE FARM INSTITUTES.

The past few years have witnessed
the development Of an educational fac
tor In agriculture In the shape Of the
farm institute, which has been a most
marked success. From somewhat
crude beginnings the farm institute has
evolved into one of the most impor-
tant and well attended gatherings held
by the people of the several counties
Of the western states. So far as we
know In no other country do the farm
ers ever assemble for a two or three
days session for the purpose Of dis
cusslng matters pertaining to their
business. The field covered by the pa
pers, addresses and discussions at
these Institutes covers a wide range
and touches not only the business side
Of farm life, but includes the schools,
the home, the family, the social and
intellectual side of life on the farm.
These meetings also bring out not a
little musical and Evolutionary ability
which would otherwise remain seclud-
ed In country homes. The interest
taken in the meetings increases year
by year. and the work accomplished
so becomes more valuable as 1t reach
es a wider field. 1t is perhaps still too
true that the class Of farmers who
would be most benefited by attending
these Institutes fail TO attend them,
but the leaven is working. and they
will be on hand before long.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
TIE WAY or TIE WOULD.

We listened to county superintend-
ent OF schools not long since as he la
mented in q long address the fact that
the nice girls would not remain as
teachers, but would get married and
so, from his standpoint disarrange
the work Of the schools. This super
intendent was a sort of old fogy as
we look at It. Who wants our nice,
pretty girls to keep on teaching till
crows feet gray hairs and false teeth
bear mute evidence that the bloom Of
their youth has departed and not even
the crooked matrimonial stick is to be
picked up by them7 There Is no sweet
err little comedy enacted on earth than
John blowing the long rows u corn
and seeing the dimpled and pretty
schoolma'am trudging along to school
in the summer morning. and he think
ing about her all day long and watch
ing for her to return at the evening
time, he managing to be at the high
way end of the field as she passes by
he dusty, dirty and bashful. she all
smiles and sweetness. Then come
buggy ride and a good deal of swinging
In the hammock under the old trees,
while the moonlight filters down
through the rustling leaves like a sill
yer food. and John soon is clean gone,
and Susie notifies the director that she
will not teach after the close Of the
summer term and-but why go on. for
you know all the rest7 Make an old
maid teacher out Of Susie! Not much!
We would not II we could. and. what
is more. we could not II we would.
Let the old fogy superintendent keep
on growing. and all you pretty school
ma'ams keep your eye out for John In
the cornfield.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
Chinese Theater..

The Chinese are remarkably fond Of
the drama, and consequently every VII
lage has Its stage. In this way the
people are educated In the past history
of their nation. The stage arrange
ments are about on a par with those
which existed In England at the time
of Shakespeare. There is no scenery,
and consequently the success Of the
piece depends entirely on the acting.
which Is remarkably good.
Actresses do not exist In China, for
since. some centuries ago, an emperor
married an actress they have not been
allowed. Women's parts are taken by
boys. who excel in their limitations Of
women's voices. gait and general de-
pertinent.
Perhaps It is their theatrical repre-
sensations which render Cinnamon so
content with rural life. At any rate.
instead OF crowding into towns from
the country they are happy to work on
the land. which supplies them with all
that is needful for food and clothing.
There are no native factories, indus
tries being still In the cottage stage,
and agriculture employs more people
than any sort Of trade.-Colller's Week
ly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
WOMAN AND FLOWERS.

II is natural for woman to love fiow-
ers, but not every woman who loves
them can grow them. We went by a
home last summer where this womanly
love for flowers appealed to US In a
most pathetic way. BY the side of the
house whore the soil was very poor a
little bed had been fenced In with some
brush and sticks stuck in the ground
TO keep the pigs and hens which had
the free run OF the home yard from
roofing and scratching up the flowers
In the bed were growing few sickly
peoples, nasturtiums and sweet peas,
and as we looked at this pitiful effort
to satisfy q craving for something re-
fined and beautiful we wished for the
moment that we could go and prepare
this dear woman a nice flower bed and
were boss Of the ranch long enough to
shut up the beastly hogs, the dirty,
waddling ducks and the ever scratch
ing old hens. 1t is so very easy to
grow an abundance Of beautiful flow
ers that every woman who loves them
should learn how, and II she has any
half way white sort Of a man for
husband he will at least help her pre-
pare the ground and keep his hogs and
poultry out of the front yard. But
then there are a whole lot of men who
are not half way white about such
things and think that a woman had far
better be patching pants or 1arning
socks than fooling time away on flow-
ers-fellows who are all corn and hogs.
Flowers cost so little and mean so
much that they should have a chance
to work their beautiful mission in all
homes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
MEN AS HIRED GIRLS.

The man house servant is becoming
a fad in New York city. He is doing
his work well and is n success. He
does not ape his mistress society man.
ners or copy the style Of her cloak or
hat lie does not have a beau three
nights in the week and run up the gas
bill or want half day Off when his
mistress is expecting company. Then
the lady of the house Is not afraid that
her husband will get sweet on the
hired help, this worry being thus trans
ferred to the husbands office. These
men are proving good cooks and house
keepers, doing their work well and
thoroughly. Perhaps this is to be the
solution OF the hired girl problem and
man may yet be doomed, as was Mr..
Mantallni. TO turn the mangle for this
rest of his days. while woman usurps
his place In Office. store and politics.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14

"why don't you use after dinner cot
fee spoonsY asked q woman at first
class up town restaurant Of the propri-
'etor the other evening. finding II some
what inconvenient to use large spoon
with her small cup. 1--WE did have
them when we first opened" answered
the proprietor. I'VE had six dozen.
but they gradually disappeared until
now only three are left. and we consld-
er 1t more economical to use the larger
spoons. for which people do not seem
to have such a fancy"
At many restaurants when glass OF
claret OF sherry is called for It is serv-
ed In a tiny decanter. These miniature
bottles are very attractive. They seem
to appeal. as many small things do. to
the taste of many people. One man
who visits now and again many differ
ent restaurants boasts that he has over
two dozen OF these pretty little decan-
tiers. He doesn't say how he came by
them. but he didn't purchase them
New York Times.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
Scientific snfs aCracking.n

In the experiments made In a burgla-
rious way, among others, a $4,000
square safe of the most approved con-
struction was attacked by inserting In
the crevice about the locked door
$40 ounces of nitroglycerin, and In
eight minutes after the operation of
loading was begun the charge was
fred, with the result that the whole Of
the jamb below the door was blown
out and hole made In the door of suf-
ficient size to admit the hand and arm.
while the doors and divisions of the
interior compartments were completely
shattered. On repeating the operation
with Az ounces of forcite dynamite the
door was completely torn of.
Among experiments made to demon
strate the resistance of structures to
attack by a mob was one upon a safe
20 inches cube. with walls AZ inches
thick. made up Of plates Of iron and
steel, which were REINFORCED on each
edge so as to make 1t highly resisting.
yet when hollow charge Of dynamite
9h pounds In weight and untamped
was detonated on II a hole three inches
in diameter was blown clear through
the wall, though a solid cartridge Of
the same weight and Of the same ma
terial produced no essential eject
Popular Science Monthly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
nvRY A EEW REETs

Try an acre Of sugar beets this year.
You will thus become acquainted with
this new crop and can Judge for your
self whether you want to add the sugar
beet to your list of farm products. If
you have a full carload of beets, which
you ought to raise on an acre and a
half. you will probably have no trouble
In disposing of them to some factory,
even If there is 200 or 300 mile haul
on them. II you cannot sell them to
be worked up into sugar, they will be
most excellent food for the dairy cows
and the brood sows next winter. The
main thing is TO try the crop, and when
the factory comes, which will be be-
fore long, the growing of the crop will
be no experiment. and you will know
just what to do in regard to making
contracts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14

A lady friend Of ours wanted TO
know why her flowers did not do well
last summer when she said that she
had put as much as four inches IN
depth of hen manure on the bed before
size set out her plants. She herself ex-
planned the cause Of her failure. She
used ten times too much of this, the
most concentrated fertilizer to be had.
Hen manure, If used on a flower or a
vegetable garden. should be used very
sparlngly, as IT is so saturated with
ammonia that 1t will literally burn ev-
erything up. Mixed with rotten leaves
and leaf mold or even three times its
bulk of good earth 1t is valuable fer
tllizer, but applied as did our friend
will do Infinitely more harm than good.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14

Pigeons are not Of any profit as a
farm bird, but we like to see some Of
them around. They will to some ex-
tent protect the poultry on the farm
from the attacks of hawks, as the
hawks which take the chickens will
always take tame pigeons in prefer
ence II they can get them. II kept,
they should not be allowed the range
OF the barn. as they are dirty, but
should be kept In pigeon houses out
side. The squads make n very nice pie
and will pay their way so used.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
The MOSQUITO OF Russian Laprana.

I'VE had to force our way through
long stretches of dense birch scrub un-
der q burning sun and without
breath of wind to clear away the mos
quitoes. They settled on every particle
OF exposed flesh, and the thousands
who failed to find room there covered
our caps and backs till the color of the
cloth was nearly hidden.
1--WE reached camp at IL o'clock a.
m. thoroughly done up. and even then
we could not sleep, our blood being so
feverish from the mosquito bites. My
neck and wrists were swollen up with
Jumps the size of sparrows' eggs. Un-
fortunately, our mosquito nets had
been left In camp. as we had quite
enough collecting gear a1d guns to
carry, and expected to be home hours
earlier. OIL of lavender gives tempo
rary relief from persecution. but its ef-
fects soon pass off.
"a mixture of half turpentine and
half olive oil is also useful In ordinary
cases, but when the enemy are brought
into good working order by a hot sun
and calm day nothing stops them ex-
cept a veil. This desire OF the mos
quito for blood lisa strange puzzle. Not
one In a million nor any of his ances-
tors for generations in the arctic can
have tasted 1t. yet all rush for the first
human being or reindeer they meet. l
have heard Of the Samoyeds being
driven mad by their bites. "-"Around
Novaya Zemlya," by II. J. Pearson.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14
A CautIoua Man.

The familiar saw that no man can be
a hero to his valet was illustrated to
me the other day In an amplified and
peculiar form. 1t was while sitting
with a man of affairs that his stenog-
rapher entered, saying that a certain
other man desired to speak to my &C
quaintance over the telephone. "Take
IT," said my man and forthwith picked
up his extension machine, through
which he talked with the man at the 9TH
er end, the conversation including mat
tiers Of finance. politics and personal
business of most familiar and conf
dental sort. He didn't mind me at all
Il didn't count. We continued our
conversation. and just as l was ready
to leave the stenographer entered with
several sheets Of manuscript, which
she laid on the desk.
"That goes on fle," said my man.
II invariably have a record kept Of
my telephone talks, and I've found 1t
TO pay. While I talk the stenographer
holds the main line and puts It down."
| made up my mind that II | had any
thing particular to say to that man
hereafter I'd tell him on the street or
In some place other than his Office
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-14

Ever cheapening freight rates are
equalizing land values all over the
country. The high priced land Of Il
eastern states is constantly declining
in value, while the new lands Of the
west are constantly appreciating in
value. This result, while making bad
work at the east, is Of corresponding
benefit to the west Land values of
the future are largely going to be gov
erned by the fertility Of the land re-
CARELESS of location.