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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
]. ]. Fitho Killed
In Horrible Manner
Squeezed Between Coal Car And
Ribs Of Mine-sody badly
Crushed

Jordan j. Fittro, a we'll known citi-
zen OF the county, came TO his death
IN horrible manner at the Fairmont
Coal Company's Hutchinson mines at
Reyuoldsviile last Friday morning. On
mis- way into the mines, going TO his
work, he met driver coming out With
= loaded car, and stepped of the track.
The space between the track and wall
Of the mines was so narrow that he
was squeezed between the car and the
ribs OF the mines as the car passed
him. Every rib in his body was broken
loose from the spinal column. His
collar bone was broken and internal
injuries were received. The accident
occurred about 1870 O'Clock In the
morning and he died three hours later,
after the most excruclating pain. The
deceased was about IS years Of age.
he was native Of the county and re-
lated TO all of the people In the coun-
q bearing his surname. A second
wife, one young child by her and seven
other children all grown up survive
him. Interment was made Saturday
afternoon in the Gregory's Run burial
ground. Mr.. Fittro was a Union
veteran in the Civil war and saw three
years Of actual service. He was rock
ribbed republican and always good
party worker. He was man Of honest
effort, dIligent and surrounded by con-
Teniences until financial misfortune
overlook him a few years ago, after
which he began coal mining as a means
Of gaining y livelihood. He had a
wide acquaintanceship and was liked
by all.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

Where q plece Of furniture 10 very
much soiled and requires TO be cleaned
and polished. tirst wash Il thoroughly
with warm soapy water, washing only
a small surface at a time and drying 70
quickly By rubbing Il hard with Ham
mel. Mix together one plot Of linSped
oil and half pint Of Kerosene. wet 3
dannel with the oil mixture and rub
the cleaned furniture. Rest half an
hour before taking q fresh piece Of
GanBel and then by vigorous rubbing
polish the wood until II shines like
glass This win not injure the incest
wood and is an easy method Of keeping
furniture bright. The odor soon dlsap-
pears II the windows are left open.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
Died al Johns Hopkins.

The body of NJ. Morrison. assist
ant cashier Of the Sutton bank, whose
critical illness and removal to the
Johns Hopkins hospital at Baltimore
was noted by the Telegram last week,
passed through here last Friday morn
ing enroute TO sutton. He died in
the hospital Wednesday night, Septem.
Der 25. His sfiiiction was stomach
trouble. Mr.. Morrison was a warm
personal friend Of Messrs. Frank and
Lee Bland Of this city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
P. W. Ash Goes west to Live.

P. W. Ash, wife and three small
children left on No Sunday morning
for Purdy, Madison county, Arkansas,
where they will take up their perma-
nent residence. Mr.. Ash expects to
engage in farming. They are among
the best citizens of the county and we
are sorry to lose them but hope good
share OF prosperity, health and happi.
ness may be theirs in their new home
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
Annual Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given to you that
there will be held in Huntington, W.
Va, First Baptist Church, October
rs, 1901, at 1870 o'clock p. IN. the an
nual stockholders meeting u the
West Virginia Baptist Education So
ciety tcorporation) for the purpose q
electing members OF the board d d.
rectors, and for the transaction Of any
other business which may properly
come before the said meeting.
j. d. SIMMONS,
4S.2t President.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
A BIt Of Realism.

An instance Of the way in which the
acting Of play grows may be taken
from Ellen Terry's playing In mime.
Sans. Gene" In the play in question
the washerwoman duchess Is having a
lesson from professor OF dancing.
The business OF the play requires her
to be awkward In her attempts at dane.
ing, and the actress is awkward. de.
IIghtfully awkward. She has put on a
long riding habit In order to become
accustomed to manipulate her court
train in the dance and Is so much troll
bled with It that finally she tucks 1t
over her arm while she Is learning 10
take the steps. The train keeps slip
ping Cd her arm and has to be perpetu-
ally replaced. and the episode Is cause
of much boIsterous amusement
One night In a great English manu-.
featuring city she was playing the part
with even more than her usual verve.
She was lost in the assumed character
So thoroughly that II was real to her,
and the ex-washerwoman, with her
mind bnrassed and worried by the try
ing conditions OF her artificial court
life, instinctlveIy returned to the habits
of her youth. In moment OF abstrac.
ton, finding the fat coil OF stun across
her arm, she instinctively began to
wiring it out. The response of the audi.
cnce was electrical Every woman
and man-who had ever seen wash
tub recognized the sincerity of the &c.
ton. This moment OF creative instinct
was recorded in the actress mind and
has been repeated ever sInce.-Cosmo-
polItan.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
Ann,r,lnr nrn Affection.

The young lovers sat beside the wa
terfaIl. The rapids and the nearby
whirlpool had a strange attraction for
the romantic young girl. She had heard
the story OF the unhappy Indian maid.
en- and the Young brave WHO had gone
to their doom. clusped In each others
arms, to the slow music Of the Swan
Song" That seemed very beautiful to
her.
".IccE" 70 s~'' ~ rcr saw me
struggles ~ rue water uear tie edge
of the falls. would you jump in after
me?"
"what would be the use. my dear,
when can't swimf" he answered.
But at least we could perish togeth-
err" she replied bravely.
Eyes. there would be no doubt Of
that" he returned, shudderIng atsthe
sound OF the cruel waters.
But haven't you often said you
would die for meg" she asked, ptqued
at his GOODNESS.
NO, my dear" replied her practical
lover. IF you'll remember, I've al
ways told you that had an undying
love for you!"-SG art Set
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

"You don't ike walking very much.
do your inquired the farmers horse,
who was grazing near the canal
"oli. don't mind II under certain
conditions" replied the canaIboat mule.
lyon don't appear TO like your exer-
cise on the towpath."
no. That's where draw the line"-
philadelphia Press.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
insane Patients Taken to Huntington

Captain n. B. Carpenter of the hos.
pital for the insane at Weston passed
through here last Friday morning
with fifty patients, which he was TAX
ing from the asylum to the Home for
Incurables at Huntington. He was
assisted by d. B. WykotT, EakIn Smith,
Esta Pope, and Ora Ogden. The pa.
tients were divided equally as to sex,
half of the number being men and the
remainder women.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

"What are you staring at. Nellie9'
"Oh. please. ma'am, With your hair
like that and your diamonds you do
look 20 like Lady Plautagenet Cling
ham that was own maid toll Are you
any relation. ma'amr'
"So-at least no near relation. But
you can have that pink silk shirt waist
Of mine, Eellle."-LIfe.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

The following was a speech by a sue
cessful competitor for the prize OF a
foot rnce: "Gentlemen. have won this
cup By the use Of my legs. trust
may never lose the use Of my legs by
the use OF this cup."-EveninE Wis
Hrnatn
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
Next Meeting OF Round liable.

Recently Prof. Roster, superintend-
ent Of the Fairmont high schools; Su-
perintendent W. H. Gallup Of the
Morpantown schools and Superintend-
ent G. P. Mckee of the Warrington
schools held meeting at Fairmont re-
lating TO the place of holding the next
session Of the Monongahela Valley
round table. After a lengthy argu-
ment on the subject, it was decided to
hold the meeting in Fairmont the
DAYS Of October 1s and 10.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
coIonIes a. Kinrdonn

Queen Elizabeth was commonly spo-
ken OF as queen OF Virginia. Virginia
and Carolina were Kingdoms under the
Stuarts. Massachusetts was recognized
as a "sister kingdom" by Cromwelrs
parllamenL-I.ondon Express.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
vr.,.,,r- M po1erevvvlIi.

s4oh. Mr.. Kubelflz." said q dazzling
beauty to the great violiAist after one
OF his performances, "you are indeed
genius! whenever hear you and II
PaderewSki play seem quite dazed,
the eject upon me Is 30 fascinating!
Have you ever heard PaderewskL mon.
sseurY'
aonce, madame; only once" quietly
replied Kubellk. But" and this very
firmly, II shall certainly never bear
why notr- asked the astonished
beauty.
II win tell you" answered KubelIk.
II am conscious that possess GER
tain power. a certain originality. Now.
l cannot AFFORD TO lose this conscious
ness, for upon 1t entirely depends my
SUCCESS heard Paderewski once, and
then felt my proud consciousness
going. my faith in myself slipping.
Paderewskl's influence over me the
only time ever heard him play was
so powerful that felt. for the sake Of
my own originality, II possess any
ooh, N. Kubelikr' almost shrieked the
beauty that Il would be safer and wis
er 10 leave him to his own JOY and gen.
ius. No, madame. there Is but one Pa
derewskI; there are many KubellksF-
Modern Society.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

Probably every child cherishes 1t
against his parents that they once gave
him a calf. and kept the money when
they sold It-Atchison Globe.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

Don't wait until you become chronS
ically constipated but take DeWitt's
Little Early Risers now and then.
They win keep your liver and bowels
in good order, Easy TO take. SAFE
pills. Frank G. Bland. A-lm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04
Church Wedding in COlOred Circles

The Telegram is in receipt of the
following invitation
Mrs. BYRD Littleton,
requests your presence at the marriage
Of her daughter
Mae Mercedes
to
Mr.. james Nathan Thomas,
"Wednesday evening, october ninth,
nineteen hundred and one,
at half past eight o'clock.
A. NJ. E. Church.
The contracting parties are well
known young colored people.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

AdeIIna Patti. the great singer. on
one Of her .ours Of Europe was due at
Bucharest on a certain date. Owing to
inclement weather, however, madame
declined to bulge from Vienna, and
the Door manager went nearly distract
ed. AS stormIng had not the slightest
eject on her serene highness the man.
ager set his wits to work. Soon after
ward a telegram arrived from Bucha-
rest. stating that a brilliant deputation
Of Roumanian nobles, With torchliSht
procession and military band, was 70
receive the diva Tue message was
handed to Nine Paid, who was en-
chanted. and at once made ready to
start. On arrival. the band played and
the torches Jared. and madame was
put in the hest of spirits by being es-
corted to her hotel by the Roumanian
mobiles, 1t not known what sbe would
have said had she been told that the
mobiles" were hired from the streets
and dressed up for the occasion by
representative OF the manager.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-04

Found-Gentleman's open face gold
watch near Traders building July 4th.
This watch has not been advertised,
Address W. J. McGraw, Wolf,
Summit. 46-3t
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08

IAAIA "A IGphIDL CYCLONE grip
bacillus has passed over our coun-
l. try, from the Atlantic to the Pa
cihc, leaving behild it da k cloud
OF anguish and despair.
Catarrh follows grip as effect follows
cause.
A multitude Of catarrh victims will
spring up in the trail of the awful l.
demic of grip that has just passed over
our fair country.
The hope to these people Is Peruna
Most people know this already.
Everyone who has had the least
touch Of grip. should not fail to take
a course Of treatment with Peruna.
Peruna eradicates every vestige of
the disease and leaves the system in
a normal condition.
Hon. Joseph B. Crowley, Congress-
man from Illinois, wri es from the Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, D. c., as
follows:
After giving Peruna a fair trial
can cheerfuIly recommend your remedy
to anyone suffering with cuugas, colds.
la grippe and all catarrhal COM
plaints."@J. B. Crowley.
Hon. George II. White, Congressman
from North Carolina, writes:
II am more than satisfied with Pc
runa, and find it to be an excellent
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08

remedy for the grip and catnrrh.
have used 1t in my family. and they
all join me in recommending 1t as an
excellent remedy. George Fl. White.
Hon. j. P. Megrew, Superintendent
U. 8. Capital Police Force, of Wash
ington, d. c., says:
Having suffered from the grip,
was advised by friend to use your
Peruna. / also used it for my catarrh,
and l can now cheerfully recommend
your remedy to anyone who is suffer
ing from the grip and catarrh."-J. P.
Megrew.
Miss Anna Russell, Past Worthy
Counselor Loyal Mystic Legion, 2e3
Endicott Bldg, st. Paul, Mimi, writes:
"For years l have unfortunately
found my system in peculiarly recep-
tive condition for catarrh when / was
exposed in any way to Indictment
weather. At those times I would be
severely afflicted with la grippe and its
unpleasant consequences.
Nov for the past year and half
have used Peruna in such cases and
have found that 1t not only cures me
quickly, but it also cleanses my blood
and renders me less liable to catch
cold. 1t is the finest preventative of
colds that know of and very su-
perior tonic"-Anna Russell.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08
Sidney Smiths Sheer.

If Sydney Smith were alive today he
would realize that in the last eigh y
years of tie century just closed con
siderable progress had been made in
his country-more perhaps than in
any country in the civilized world. 1t
was only in 1920 that, in one Of his
savage attacks on our people, in the
edinburgh Review, he sneeringly ask
ed: 'In the four quarters of the
globe, who reads an American book
Or goes to an American play? Or looks
at an American picture or statue?
What does the world yet owe TO Ameri
can physicians or surgeons? What
new substances have their chemists
discovered or what old ones have they
analysed? What new consultations
have been discovered by the tel sc S
IF America? What have they done in
The mathematics? Who drinks out of
American glasses? Or eats from Am
erican plates? Or wears American
coats or gowns? Or sleeps in Ameri-
an blankets?" The records of thu
nineteenth century show that these
questions have been answered pretty
,onclusively to the British mind, if MOI
always satisfactorily to the British
ocket, remarks the Washington Star.
Perhaps some snarler of the present
period would like to submit another
lot!
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08
Markings on Mars.

Astronomers now agree that the
markings on the surface of Mars form
/ complete network of narrow, straight
lines crossing the entire face OF the
planet in all directions, and are always
visible. The narrowest are thirty to
'orty miles wide. Two hundred OF
-hese so-called canals have been
charted. Many observers believe them
10 be stretches of land darkened an
nually by vegetation and laid out in
strips to facilitate irrigation. 1t is
supposed from the unity in the design
of the network that the inhab tants
If Mars are under one government and
are highly skilled in the engineering
demanded by the fact that the planet
Is entirely without rainfall. Students
in hydraulics expect great things from
the continued study of Mars.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08

Miss Alice Dressler, 1913 North Bry-
ant Ave., Minneapolis, Mimi, writes:
Last spring I suffered from la
grippe and was partially cured, but
the bad after-effects remained through
the summer, and somehow l did not
get strong as | was before. In the fall
l caught cold after getting my feet
wet and attending lecture in cold
hall, and l suffered relapse. An I'M
pleasant catarrh Of the head and
throat followed, and as I was In a
weak condition physically previous to
this, 1t took but little to break me
down completely.
zone of my college friends who was
visiting me, asked me to try Peruna,
and did so and found it all and more
than had expected. 1t not only cured
me Of the catarrh, but restored me to
perfect health, built up the entire sys-
tenn. and brought a happy feeling OF
buoyancy which l had not known for
years. Miss Alice Dressler.
II you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08

about it," Miss Trevanion said; and
then they both laughed.
How can you be so absurd?" Lady
Caroline exclaimed; afterward chang
ing her tone to one of entreaty, she
said, But, really, you know, darling
we must be very civil to them, If only
to please your papa. You will prom
Use to be that, Mildred, will you not?'
II suppose could not go to Aunt
Agnes for the next two months, could
II" Mildred asked, irrelevantly.
"Oh, Mildred" cried poor Lady Car
oline, tears coming into her eyes at
the mere idea of being thus deserted
in her need.
Il am a selfish wretch" declared
Miss Trevanion, caressing her mothers
hand and becoming penitent on the
spot. "Of course, mamma, l will not
leave you on any account in the hands
of these terrible barbarians. / only
said it half out of mischief and bad
temper; why, you might be devoureu
by the time got back! Have you told
.Mabel?"
mo. l came to see you first about
it. What rooms shall we give them?
The blue rooms, do you think, or the
rooms in the western wing?"
The blue rooms; they are the far
thest Off" said Miss Trevanion.
VERY good l will tell Holland. Do
you know they are coming on Friday,
fac Mr. Vounua cows IN bie 1eita,
we can conveniently receive them on
that day? Dear me, Mildred, wonder
what they will be like, and how long
they will stay?"
ooh, as to what they will be like"
said Mildred, toasting her pretty feet
comfortably before the fire, and look
ing as wise as Solomon, 81 can tell
you that. The old man will be like a
Yorkshire farmer, only worse, because
he will have strong dash of Man
chester mixed with his turnips, and he
will De always using horribly old-fash-
Toned words, and he will be very at
tentive to you, and will probably call
you 'ma'am.' And Mrs. Younge will
be large and fat and red, like the
cook; and Miss Younge will be mine
ing, silly schoolgirl ready to die with
laughter at everything Mabel says;
and Brigham will be a--boor, of
course"
What will the county say?" ejacu-
lated poor Lady Caroline, elevating
her hands and eyes, perfectly aghast at
the pretty picture her daughter had
drawn. Really, Mildred, l shall die
of shame"
That will not do a bit of good"
returned Miss Trevanion; land of
course you must be prepared to hear
the county say all manner OF unpleas-
ant things-that they do not know
what Sir George could be thinking of
to invite such people to his house, and
that the said people are extremely dis
gushing, and so on"
But for all that you will be kind
and civil to them-will you not, Mil
dred, my lover" her mother asked
again, anxiously watching the girls
proud. beautiful face.
"Oh, yes. l will be civil to them,"
Miss Trevanion said; and then she
kissed her mother and went out of the
room.
(To be continued.l
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08
Tenant SwIndled Children.

A man living In a tenement in Bat
tersea, London, told the children OF the
neighborhood that the penny-in-the-
slot gas meter was new and resplend-
ent bright red money box, specially de-
signed to accommodate the savings OF
economical youngsters. On this as
sumption they cheerfully dropped their
copper savings into the slot, and the
Ingenious deceiver burned the gas
which cost him nothing. When the
collector came and cleared away all the
pennies the chagrin of the children was
intense.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08

AIGMF all bowel troubles. appendicitis, bill
sHDA, fousuess, bad breath. bad blood, wind
He0ynH on tho ston,ach blonted bowels, foul
SSbbhn nfoutls headache. Indigestion, piInpiss,
pains after eatipg liver trouble, saow complexion
md dizziness. when your bowels don't move regu.
larry you are gestag sicls Constipation kills more
starter for the chronic allnnents and long OF
suffering that afterwards. No matter what
ais you start taking CASCA REFS to-day, for
Will get well and bo well ell the limo until
You put your bowels right Take advice;
with CASCARETS today. under absolute guar
antec TO cure money refunded.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08
Mildred SO
* Crex,onion
CHAPTER l.
BY THE HE'S S.

* !: * X Il * \: II Il X X * * =: Il X X !: X
New-York tribune., 1901-01-27

tives To affix his signature TO any paper
that he has not read and mastered
Another but little known prerosative OF the
British sovereign is the constitutional right TO
dismiss either a single Cabinet Minister the
entire administration. if either has ceased 10
have the confidence of the monarch. 1t does
not matter whether the Cabinet has a Parlia-
mentary majority not Students of history
may remember that in 1854 William ~ turned
ou; the admnistrato of Lord Melbourne, which
had enormous majority in the Commons
solely because the Cabinet had ceased To enjoy
his confidence Although the Liberal party was
extremely indignant at this dismissal which
even the leading Conservatives looked upon as
III judged, no one attempted 10 deny its legality
Finally il is within the prerosatives of the soy
ereign TO dissolve Parliament and TO appeal to
the country within the period stipulated by the
constitution.
These facts show that the British monarch
Is far less fsurehead than is asserted in
print, not only abroad but even in England
presumably by scribes who have never taken
the trouble To acquant themselves with the
constitutional history OF the British Empire
Those who have had the privilege of being per
s"nally acquainted with Edward VII as Prince
OF Wales. and who. therefore, have some knowl-
edge of his personality and character have
reason for believing that. while manifesting the
breadth OF view ana the liberal sentiments that
nave characterized his social reign during the
last four decades. he Will exercise their fullest
extent the rights and prercsatves granted TO
HIM by the terms of the British constitution
He is thoroughly alive TO the progress Of the
democratic movement in the Old World and is
possessed OF too much common sense not To- ap-
Freciate that some of the demands which il
puts forward are justified. II one may indulge
III any speculation as To the policy which King
Edward is likely to pursue. it is that his course
VIII he less Conservative than LiberaI-Unionst
But. whatever happens. the monarch who
becomes supreme head Of the Church of Eng
land and Defender of the Faith" will GER
tainl! never show himself to be a "roi faneant"
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