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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17
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on their ugliest look.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17
1t Saved His Leg.

PA Danforth, of LAGRANGE. Ga,
suffered for six months with fright
full running sore on his leg, but
writes that Bucklin's Arnica Salve
wholly cured it in five days. For
Ulcers wounds, piles, its the best
salve in the world. Cure guaranteed.
Only Csc. Sold bv F A Groezinger,
ruggist.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

The Denver Times continues to
poke fun at Edward Atkinson,
though for what reason we de not
know. Mr.. Atkinson disappeared
from the public eye along with
Bryan and the rest of the bunch.
Mass, Union.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

The British governments tax
of shilling a ton on export coal
will give other coal exporting
nations share Of the business
formerly done by the British coal
shippers, but it will also save
British coal for the use of the
big fleet.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

No regre is are being expressed
in the South over the defeat of
Bryen. The prudent men of the
South are satisfied to get double
the money for their cotton that
would have received under a Popu-
list administration Camden n.
j., Post Telegam.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

The big transatlantic liners to
be built by Mr.. Morgan will carry
it is said, herd of Jersey COWS, a
HENRY, and theater, SO that
Rube can g. to see his foreign
cousins without getting beyond
the atmosphere of the barnyard.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

A Boston literary woman, view
lug the prevailing rage to write
and eagerpess to read the last new
book, hits off the situation by
characterizing the United States
as "a land flowing with ink and
money" Which is not bad.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

The Shamrock lost aer gait and
gaf topsail in a squall, but is said
to have sailed 50 fast that she
didn't lose her Il III ton.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

The House of Commons has
adopted King Edwards civil list.
Parliament appropriated G470,00O
or SO, 1886, 900 annually for the COM
Portable support of the
King and his family. Queen
Victoria received $2,095,000. La
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

Many of the people who have
been taught the risk of trying to
make fortune in a week in Wall
street will now turn their atten-
ton and their capital to Legitimate
Investments. It will be a good
thing for real estate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

Now that the Younger brothers
are to be turned loose Pat Grove
may we'll ask why any further
efforts should be made to deprive
him of his liberty.-Chicago Her.
aid.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17
1te Chicago.

: Be { in miLd that MERIT and
rot rri' WIS &C nsideled ty the Jury
of Awards, in this decision which
proves nclusivt]y that THE
CHICAGO" is indeed "Sts1 da,d
and can ctnrete >u<ct ssfu]ly with
the high priced n achiEes en- merit
alone. Tie lli<c still rem air' at s?5
Write at OF &c fer full information.
CHICAGO WIRING MACHINE
COMPANY,
"a, SO Werdell St., Chicago, III.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

Nothing could more forcibly IL
lustrate the strength of the fnan-
cial resources of our people than
the fact that though on Thursday
one of the widest panics prevail
ed in Wall street ever known in
the history of our country, the
failures AM ounced were only four
stock brokers. Their liabilities
are small, and their assets nearly
sufficient to pay their debts.
Heretofore such al extraordinary
decline as occurred on Wednes-
day and Thursday would have
ruined some of the strongest stock
exchange houses. but there is a
deal of good money in the coun-
try and customers generally res
pended to the demands of their
brokers with a promptness and
readiness which proved there was
vast amount of surplus capital
in the hands of persons who had
venture<l into the stock market.
So far as we can learn, not bank
has failed, Notwithstanding the
hurricane which ragged in Wall
Street
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

Under the protective policy a
good many of our infant" indus
tries have grown into large, lusty,
full grown enterprises, able to
compete with all rivals in any
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

The only fellow sure to come
out ahead is the broker, because
which ever ways it goes he gets
his com mission.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

Terms Of subscriptions: Three months 10 cts !;
elx months rs cts; ono year d so. Invariably
4 advance.
Persons receiving paper and not ordering
Zion. whether papers are marked sample or not
Clubbing rates with nearly all the leading pa
pers and magazines can be named on appllca-
Correspondence from all parts OF me county
solicited. Postage expense OF the sa ne will be
paid by the publisher.
When possible items for publication should
reach thfs Office on Tuesday OF the week OF
publication.
Rates TOR standing advertisements made
known ON application.
Business cards is. a year.
local advertisements cents per line each
Insertion
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17
one penney

Since the canteen law went into
effect there has been various re-
ports as to results. The law is prov
ing to be of some benefit as shown
by the following::"The report ofthe
committee of ministers which re-
Gently investigated charges that
the abolition of the canteen at
Fort Sheridan had resulted in in
creased Drunkenness among the
soldiers made its report. The re-
port embodies statements by many
people living in Highwood and
other places near the fort and
shows that the charges of greater
disorder were untrue. For the
three months proceeding the abo-
lition of the canteen tho percent
age of arrests was So; for the three
msnths following, 40.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-17

Following Is description OF the
oil strike in Texas; the Evening
Wisconsin, Milwaukee truthfully
predredicts: THE Texas oil-strike
is "big thing" Yet nsny of the
people in all parts of tho country
who are dashing into speculative
based on it will lose
their money. There is money to
be made, but there will be many
good dollar thrown away. This
is because tbs exploitation of the
find is going on in much the same
reckless fashion which led to the
Gogebic crash in Wisconsin four
teen years ago. To put the matter
tersely, some OF tie cxploiters are
hunting for oil: while others are
hunting for suckers. As an East
ern commentator observes. "The
phrase oil company does not nee
essarily mean a company actually
producing oil, but one which has
the intention in produce oil, if it
can find any on the land which it
expects to acquire. " There is just
as big chance to lose money in
Texas oil companies as to make it..
People who invest money should
use Judgment
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-04-05

Sheriff John A. Fleming, of Shinns-
ton, was Saturdays visitor here.
NJ. II. Post, of Huntsville, was an
election day visitor here.
Douglas shoes at VIII Nusbaum 2Otf
DIR. E. w. Wilson, of Salem, spent
Tuesday in the city.
Judge W. T. Bland has gone to
Atchison, Kansas, but will return
here the last Of the week.
Furnished room for rent, bath and
gas attached. call at this office. 4Stf
All kinds OF dental work executed
with promptnesS and prices reasonable
at No. lO6 Third street, opposite post
office. DIR. A. b. Hall, dentist. 22-tf.
We have inside lots for sale at
bargain. A beautiful residence Of 10
rooms centrally located, for sale-very
reasonable price. Three lots on Clay
street, dcsirahly located, will sell
cheap and on terms. Kelley & Bowen,
room ., Horror Block, Main st. l3-tf
OAsToREA.
s B.sss :s: KIM Wv :!: e;:!!: '''E''
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-04-05

Prof. ]. II. Trotter, of Charleston,
was distinguished visitor here Satur-
day.
Charles G. CoGman, Of Dola, went
to work Monday in the Merchants
National Bank as assistant book
keeper. The Telegram bespeaks for
Mr.. Cotfman a succes sful career as a
banker.
More goods for same money; same
goods for less money at T. j. Hill &
Sons, store Bridgeport, VIVA. 21-2t.
All kinds and sizes of Tents kept in
stock by j. D. Owens, Weston, West
Virginia. 21.tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-04-05

The advertising patronage Of the
Telegram is a splendid index to the
business enterprise Of Clarksburg mer-
chants.
WANTED Men and women to so
licit and collect. Big pay and steady
work. Write j. z. T. Kenner, Iron
ton, W. Va, for particulars. 22.3t
1t is said the show girls at the Salem
theatre inject dope in the chewing
gum they give their guests.
DR.. A. B. Hall has re-opened his
dental ONCE at 100 Third street, OPP
posite post office. 22-tf.
Peter Carr, of Flint, well known
here, is dangerously low with pneu-
monia fever.
Stamped linens, new designs at the
Racket store. 3-tf
Mrs. S. P. Fisher, Of Weston, and
little niece, Orla Bartlett, spent last
week with friends in this city.
Mrs. S. N. Bartlett of East Coal, has
been quite i'll for several weeks, and is
not improving, to the regret Of her
many friends.
Miss Pauline Bartlett has been quite
i'll with an attack of lagrippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest swiger will be-
gin housekeeping this week in the
cottage on corner of Main and Mul
berry streets.
Clarence P. Stout has purchased
Mrs. G. j. Langs china store and as
sumed charge Monday. The Telegram
predicts eminent success for Mr.. Stout
in this undertaking.
You will find the newest things In
nderwear, neckwear gloves, hosiery
and ect, at the ClarkSburg Tailoring
company Traders building. Att
AiStout, OF Grassland, has purchased
fine three year old stallion sired by
an Englishshire and his dam is
Blackhawk and Canadian mare. The
animal weighs 1925 pounds. Breeders
will do well to see him. 22-tf
Wanted-White or chestnut oak
ties to be delivered between Clarks-
burg and Shinnston. Address T.
Fitzgerald, Jr. Fairmont, w. Va. 15tf
DR.. George NJ. Holt, Dentist, will
be at home in Clarksburg, on the lst
day Of May, and remain 30 days.
ONCE at his residence, 1853 West Pike
street, 52-tf
0AsToREA.
Bears the 2Ths Kind You Haze kxays Bought
s's1 .f GIMAzzzx
DIX Reed s. Co sell the best Re
frigerators for a low price, Of and
house in the city. 28-tf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-04-05

The "Royal Baker and Pastry Coo" con
tanning over 500 most practical and valuable
cooking receipts free TO every patron.
Send postal card with your full address.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-04-05

Alum is used in some baking powders
and in most of the so-called phosphate pow
ders, because it is cheap, and makes
cheaper powder. But alum is a couos-
i've poison which, taken in food, acts injuri-
ously upon the stomach liver and kidneys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29

state legislators; and many thrilling
speeches, scores of bright comments
and solid arrays of figures with which
the honorable members from Podunk
and Squedunk electrify their constit-
uents have been bought at the rate
of one dollar for 500 words from
brainy dipsomaniacs who would sell
their very souls for drink.
Others buy their oratorical fire.
works from bright newspaper men
brainy fellows who know how to
frame sentences so that the applause
will come in just at the right time.
They have to pay little more for
this sort of help, but receive addition
al compensation for their outlay by
having their speeches" reported cor
rectly, sometimes verbatim, in the
journal with which their intellectual
fountain may happen to be con-
nected.
But it is not legislators alone who
buy speeches. Preachers have been
known to order sermons on religious
and sociological subjects; lecturers
frequently engage in similar decep-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29

ton; and the names Of banquet ora
tors who sail under false colors is.
legion.
TO such an extent has this sham
been carried that in every large city"
bureaus have been established for the.
production to order of speeches, SER
mons, lectures, papers and responses
to toasts. Several years ago Chi
cago newspaper man, tired of the;
grind of journalistic life, opened an
office in one of the downtown sky
scrapers and boldly advertised him
self as a manufacturer of all kinds
of intellectual merchandise. The
scheme was success from the start,
and although several other establish
ments of like nature have since
been opened he is still doing -four
ishing and profitable business.
The people who patronize him be-
long TO what is usually called "the.
best classes of society,"" A few sea-
sons ago-it will not do to be too
exact-a prominent Chicago business
man addressed famous club on the
subject of the Nicaragua ship canal.
His remarks were praised for their
logic and eloquence and were quoted
by the press of America and Great
Britain as an epitome of national
sentiment. The speech was indeed
one of the finest things ever pro-
duced on the subject, but it did not
emanate from the brain of the man
| who recited it Tt was written NV
an old Chicago newspaper man, now
resident of New York. who received
for it an honorarium of SIS. The
writer can vouch for the truth of this
| story, as he was given an opportuni-
ty to read the speech several days
before it was delivered into the hands
of the purchaser. He was also pres
ent at the banquet, at the close of
which it was recited, and he could
not help but admire the nerve and
self-possession of the declaimer, who
received the congratulations of his
friends with dignity worthy of reali
merit.
Shortly afterward the chronicier Of
these historical episodes was invited
by the manager of one of the local
brain bureaus to prepare 20-min-
ute paper on subject involving the
relations of the United States with
one of the European governments.
There were no instructions with the
order, except that the speech was to
be intensely patriotic" Ten days
later the "stuff" was in the hands
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29

cree from San Fernando, in 1910. The
latter part of the name, ode Bexar,"
was intended as compliment to the
duke of Bexar, possibly descendant
OF the grandee to whom Cervantes
dedicated his immortal work, "Don
Quixote de la Mancha."
The Mexican commander, Gen. An
tonic Lipez de Santa Anna, was born in
1898 in Jalapa, Mexico, and early in
life assisted in throwing off the Span
ish yoke. In 1888, after having
emerged successfully from several
revolutions, he was elected president,
which was only another name for
dictator. He was typical Mexican
revolutionist, but man of immense
energy, considerable military ability,
inconceivable vanity, and constitution
ally cruel.
Col. William Barrett Travis, who
commanded the Texans, in the Alamo,
was native of North Carolina. He
was lawyer by profession. At the
time of his death in the Alamo he
was % years old. In person, he was
six feet tall, weighed ITO pounds, had
light hair, blue eyes, with reddish
beard and whiskers, well proportional,
fine-looking figure. Penned up, and
doomed to die with Travis and his
little band, were David Crockett and
James Bowie, men of heroic mold,
whose names are household words
wherever the English language is
spoken. men who had they lived in
the middle ages would have been
classed with Godfrey de Bouillon and
Richard, the Lion-hearted.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday
morning, March 6, 1886, the eleventh
day of the siege, the Alamo was close
ly surrounded by the entire Mexican
army. At daylight the charge was
sounded, but the Texans were ready,
and the assaulting columns were
hurled back by the whitening fire of
the defenders. A second assault was
made, but again the Mexican soldiers
reeled and fell back in dismay before
the deadly shower of grape, musket
and rifle balls. Then there was a
pause, and for while it seemed as if
the Mexican soldiers could not be in
duced to renew the attack. A third as
sault, due mainly to the threats and
promises. of Santa, Anna was made.
At length the exhausted Texans could
no longer keep back the hundreds OF
Mexicans who took the place of those
who were killed or hurled down from
the scaling ladders. Then the plaza OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29

amendments, in order that they might
get at the pie appropriations"
The Iowa statesman has always con-
Eistently opposed the river and har-
Tor appropriation bills; and rightly,
tpo, for they always contain point
Hank steals from the treasury. Mon
els are annually appropriated in that
OF for the improvement of streams
which are, and always will be, useless
fof navigable purposes; but the con-
grtssmen seek and secure appropria-
tiohs in the river and harbor bills in
order that public moneys may be ex-
pended in their districts for their own
political interests. The men who rep
resent constituencies and states con-
tanning navigable streams, or con-
tigueus to ocean and lake coasts, prop
erly present their honest interests for
the national welfare. But in order to
get What public spirited and national
pride should cheerfully give they are
Obliged to allow all sorts of un-
worthy appropriations to be made.
else tley might be defeated in their
iaudable purposes by the votes of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29

when, in a western newspaper, he
read a lengthy and nauseatingly COM
plimentary account of speech de-
livered by a venerable, but not emf
nently respectable, country legislator
who surprised his colleagues by pre-
senting an array of facts and figures
clothed in such admirable language
that even the speaker himself viewed
his linguistic accomplishments with a
feeling akin to admiration. When
this old humbug received and accept
ed the congratulations of his friends
he knew that he was robbing the
poor devil of whisky-ruined lawyer,
who had composed the speech and ar
ranged the statistics contained in it,
of his just dues. He had paid just
five dollars for an intellectual treas
ure which abounded in gems of purest
ray; and in consideration of this
magnificent sum, paid and delivered
to a pitiable wretch, is now posing
before the world as thinker and
orator. Those who know him well,
and have heard him speak before
country audiences, are well aware
that the old fellow is absolutely in
capable of thinking, that he doesn't
know noun from an adjective, that
the science of government is closed
book to him, and that the only
knowledge he possesses of politics is
the trick of buying up the floating
vote and packing township caucus.
Should he die to-day his memory
would be honored by his fellow-legis-
lators, the purchased speech would
be quoted in senate and house, and
hysterical funeral orators would
compare him to Demosthenes and
Cicero.
1t is fact now we'll known among
observing people that many of our
most eminent congressman employ
secretaries to collect figures for
speeches to be delivered by them.
This is perfectly legitimate. The sta
tistics so arranged are public prop
erty. But the comments which are
offered in connection with them
should be original, and usually are
so. The national congress, whatever
may be said to the contrary, is COM
posed of honorable men who, as a
body, would scorn to acquire fame on
false pretenses. Unfortunately, the
same cannot be said of some of our
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29

Texans under Fannin, who surren-
dered with the guarantee that they
were to be treated as prisoners of
war, were horribly massacred in cold
blood by their inhuman captors. This
explains the war cry of the Texans.
when at San Jacinto they shouted:
Remember the Alamo! Remember
Goliad!" to the dying Mexicans, whom
they butchered like sheep, who on
Bonded knees and with uplifted hands
pleaded in vain: "Me no Alamo! Me
no Goliad!"
To proper understanding of this
heroic tragedy, a few explanatory re-
marks may be necessary. The Spanish
word Alamo signifies a cottonwood
tree. In large grove of cottonwood
trees the mission buildings were erect
ed The proper pronunciation of the
word Alamo is with the accent on the
first of its three syllables. The mis-
sion buildings were located in the
western portion of the Presidio, or
garrison town, of San Antonio de Bex-
ar. the first part of the name being
in honor of ST. Antonio of Padua, to
which it was changed by royal de-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29

the Alamo swarmed with infuriat ted
MeXicans.
But the fercest fight was to come
when the Mexicans undertook to dis
lodge the surviving Texans who took
refuge in the church and convent. Many
of the Texans had four or five ex-
ira guns, and were protected by
breastworks composed of bags of
sand. The Mexicans forced their way
inside the church, which was seeth-
ing mass of enraged demons, stabbing
and hacking each other, until finally
there were no Texans left capable of
offering resistance. The feeble gar
rison could not hold out against such
overwhelming numbers.
Travis, who had SO nobly redeemed
his promise neither to retreat nor sur
render, mortally wounded by mus
ket ball, impaled with his sword a
Mexican lancer who attempted to dis
patch him, and they died together.
Crockett, after performing prodi-
gies of valor, took refuge in a small
room, the baptistry of the church, and
clogged up it's door with dead Next
cans before he was killed.
Bowie, who was sick unto death with
fever, was in one of the small rooms
adjoining the chapel, during the final
struggle. He was lying on his pallet,
his head in the lap of kind-hearted
Mexican woman. The Mexican SOL
diers rushed in and tossed about on
their bayonets the body of the dying
man.
Every soldier had fallen at his post,
but three American noncombatants
and several Mexican women were
spared. The bodies of the dead Tex
ans were stripped and exposed to all
manner of indignities, some of the
Mexican officers stabbing and slashing
them with their swords. The bodies
of the Texans were then burned by pill
ing fence rails and brush upon them,
and then setting fire to- the pile. On
the 25th day of February of the follow
ing year, Col. Juan Seguin, a Next
can, who adhered to the cause of the
Texans and was then in command of
the town, had the charred bones Of
the heroes of the Alamo gathered up
and decently and honorably inferred
in the vicinity, but the exact location
has been lost, and to this day no one
knows where it is.
In the words of gifted Texan au-
thor: 1.-THE sacred memories of the
past cluster around the Alamo and
it's crumbling walls stained with the
blood of heroes. It is monument of
freedom that thrills the heart and
fills the mind with admiration. This
is the spot where were contaminated
deeds of valor that outshine the feats
of arms of the knights of the middle
ages. The Alamo will remain y living
influence as long as noble deeds have
power to call forth the enthusiasm Of
men,"
ALEX. e. SWEET