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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
SECRETARY OF REFORM BUREAU
Will Visit cIarksburg and Speak in Golf
Chapel.

The Rev o R Miller, ste, of Wash
ington, G, the field secretary OF the
international Reform Bureau, will
speak in Goff NJ E church on Wednes-
day evening next MAY 14)at 8 p m.
DR. W Crafts, Supt of the Bureau,
says of Rev Miller: "From the time
the Bureau was organized its superin-
tendent has been looking for an asso.
ciate who had proved himself a re-
former at heart by reforming his own
town. Heis found at last In the per
son Of the Rev o B Miller. He has
accordingly become the Bureaus Field
Secretary"
Mr. Miller's address on Wednesday
night will be, probably, "Give the
Boys Chance" a basket collection
for the good work will be received.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
TIN PLATE MILLS ABOUT READY
To begin Operations Heavy Machin
cry is being placed in position,

George Abrima arrived here at noon
Wednesday from Wheeling to erect
two large boiler stacks at the Jackson
Iron and Tin Plate Company's plant.
Men from Pittsburg have already
erected the other stacks. When all
are completed there will be 26 stacks.
The large engine has been placed in
position. The large transmission
wheel has also been placed in position.
1t is the heaviest piece of machinery
west of New York, weighing alone one
hundred and twenty tons. The work
is progressing nicely and the Tele-
gram hopes to be able to tell In its
next issue the exact date active opera
lions will begin. 1t will be soon.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
Involves Timber Lands In Webster
county Sold by Him 4 Wear
ago for sixty-Five Thous.
and Dollars. to Penn
slyvanlans.
Judge Mason Grants Injunction
Restraining Purchasers From,
Shipping or Removing Timber
and Lumber Big Amount
ofPurchase Money still
Unpaid

Clarence 3. Parr has brought s
chancery suit against a. NJ. McClain,
Lee Stout, William Whitmer s. Sons,
B. Basel Stout, James K. Gardner
and Mr.. Hyde. May 4, 1901, Mr.. Parr
sold A. NJ. McClain the timber ON
], Alb acres Of timber land on Chest
nut Ridge and Laurel creek, Webster
county. McClain agreed to pay Parr
S85. 900. OF this 5000 was to be paid
March 10, 1901, and the residue In
monthly installments Of q, 900 each,
to the amount Of $4,000, and $1,000
following the period covered by o, 900
payments. The timber was estimated
at IL million feet and cClain agreed
to pay o. per thousand feet for all Of
said timber over and above 10 million
feet in addition to the ee5, 900. Nc
CLAIM paid the 5000, and executed
his notes for $4,000 covering the drst
three monthly payments first matur-
ing, but failed and refused. according
to the bill, to execute bis notes for the
remaining $4,000.
The Gardner Shingle Company, upon
agreement with McClaln, took posses
sion of the property and proceeded to
remove aud ship the lumber, and did
so without paying Parr as agreed
upon.
Mr.. Parr claims that ass, 900 is now
due him under the agreement, subject
to credits Of s24, 47O, leaving q net bal
ance of s13 900 due him at this time,
and also $4,000 not yet due him.
The plaintiff, through his attorney,
applied toJudge Mason, for and obtain
ed an injunction, restraining the de-
PENDANTS from committing further
waste on said property and from CUT
ting or removing said timber, and
from shipping or removing any more
lumber on said premises. until the
further order Of the court.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
THREATENED 10 KILL BURKE
And He Had Them Arrested but Failed
to Prosecute Them.

J.E. Burke, colored, an employe Of
Contractor Martin, complained to the
police Wednesday morning that John
Harris, colored, another employe,
threatened to kill him. Harris was
arrested. Burke alleged that Harris
drove him out Of the camp at the East
End and when he went back to get bis
clothes, he drew two guns on him,
threatening to blow his brains out.
Later in the day Beverly Hughes, col.
ored, another occupant OF the camp
was arrested and jailed. Their trial
was set for 8 o'clock that night, but
Burke failed to appear to prosecute
them and the mayor discharged them.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
High School Commencement.

The sermon to the graduating class
at the public high school will be
preached by Rev. S. K. Arbuthnot oil
Gofi N. E. church at IL o'clock Sun
day morning, May 25th.
Graduating exercises will be held ID
central school hall Thursday evening
May Goth. Prof. T. E. Hodges Of
the West Virginia University will de
liver the class address
The class colors are black and old
gold; the class pin is the triangle with
the letters @. II. S. in black enamel or
gold. There are eight members OF the
graduating class.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
MISS SHAW DIES SUDDENLY.
Was sick only one day. Remains taken
to Maryland.

Miss Janet Clementine Shaw, of
Lord. Nd, stenographer the past two
months at the wholesale house Of
Armstrong, Crisllp, Day s. Company,
died at I O'Clock Tuesday evening at
the home of Samuel 1. Buffers, where
she boarded. Miss Shaw was at her
post of duty all day Monday. She took
sick Tuesday morning and died that
evening. The cause of her death was
perforation OF the stomach. Her
father and unclearrived here wednes-
day morning and accompanied there
mains home for burial, leaving on No.
l2 Wednesday afternoon. She was .
years OF age.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09

the store. he married daughter Of
Col. Elan F. Pigott. of Peoria.

the store. BE married a daughter OF
Col. Elan F. Pigott. of Peoria.
His father died when he was IL
years of age, after which he was large
~ dependent upon his own resources.
He has been quite successful in the
mercantile business and hasa large
accumulation Of property. He now
owns the old home farm, of good size.
which was bought after his fathers
death by Amos Payne. He also has a
big store at Wallace, and, in fact, is
in independent circumstances dnanci-
ally.
He informs the Telegram that he
has been an active Republican all his
life and supported the ticket at all
times. He has his friends in the con-
test and they will give him their
heartiest support. he says he will
support the nominee, in the event he
does notsecure the nomination, and
the Telegram commends him for TAX
ing this stand.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
U. c. rs Elects Officers.

clarksburg Council, No %, United
Commercial Travellers, has elected
officers, as follows: William Brent,
S C; nc Bailey, j G; Morgan Parsons,
P @; Edmund Huglll, Con; Arthur
Parsons, Page; R s, Ogden, Jr, Senti'
mel; and E w Wells, Secretary and
Treasurer. At a meeting held last
Saturday eleven applications for mem.
bershlp and twenty-five limitations
took place. They viii hold a meeting
in Pythian Hall Saturday night to
elect delegates to the Grand Council
at Wheeling May 16.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
Y, N. c. a. HAVE LUNCHEON
Al the swager hotel and vote for new
members.

Tuesday evening regular business
meeting was held by the local Y NJ.
q. A. and membership luncheon was
served at the Swager hotel. 3. A..
Yost presided over the meeting Chair
man ]. Hornor Davis of the member
ship committee reported thirty-eiRht
publications. for membership. All these
we're acted upon and The applicants
were elected. Judge John a. Camp
bell, OF WellsburR, made short adj,
dress In approval Of the work OF the
association IN general.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09

politics and has eyerStood READY 10 en-.
dorse just such a man, for public
office, as the Herald has SO forcibly
declared Mr.. Highland to be. In or.
der to be consistent the Mail declares
itself to be in favorof the reelection
OF the "most efficient and accommo.
dating clerk the county has ever hadn
and although we will as strongly as
ever denounce the political methods Of
the court house ring" we can not
butrecognize the fact that Highland
is a "good fellow and has made o
Splendid officer" Let's make Mr..
Highlands reelection unanimous"
The Daily Post, which is advocating
the best interests Of the people and
county, has the following to say:
1.-THE popular verdict is that Virgil
L. Highland is the best county clerk
Harrison county has ever had and
there is none better in the state Of
West Virginia. The affairs Of the
office are of such great importance
thatthe services ofanexperiencedc lerk
were never more badly needed. The
people generally recognize this fact
andapprove of the record he has made.
There is widespread sentiment in his
favor, not only among republicans but
democrats as well. The majority Of
the voters of the county anticipate his
nomination and election and will take
great satisfaction inSuch verdict by
the people. The Daily Post believes
thathis nomination election are
essential to the best welfare of the
public service, otherwise it would not
regard his candidacy with favor"
The Daily Post further says:
1.-THE Telegram, Mail and Herald
have all made favorable mention Of
Virgil L. Highlands candidacy for
the county clerkship saying some very
complimentary and well merited
things about him and the splendid
official record he has made. The
Daily Post heartily endorses what has
been said about Mr.. Highland and is
somewhat taken with the Nails sug
gestion to make his nomination unan.
imouS."
Inaddition to these favorable men.
tions, the Harrison County Herald
says:
"v. L. Highland isa candidate for
reelection as clerk of the county
court He is so well known to the
voters of Harrison county that he
needs no introduction. Mr.. Highland
has proven one Of the most efficient
and accommodating clerks the county
has ever had: and has been phenome-
nally successful as business man.
He entered the officea poor boy, and
by his own efforts he has attained
prominence, influence and wealth."
Mr.. Highland is prominent Mason,
beings knight Templar and Shriner.
He also belongs to the Odd Fellows
and Elks lodges. lie is a business
Of highest qualifications, and en-
joys the confidence ofall the business
men of the county.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
conference Unsatisfactory.

Judge John A. Campbell, of Wells,
burg, and Emmett NJ. Showalter, Of
Falrmont, both candidates for the
Republican nomination for congress
in this district, arrived here Tuesday
afternoon and had conference with
u few persons here. Their visit wal
very unsatisfactory to them and they
received little encouragement, as the
county is practically solid for Con
gresham Dovener's denomination
and reelection.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
Died Enruute Hons.

Solomon Price, of Folsom, wetzel
county, died here Tuesday night at
8 O'Clock. he was enroute from Ashe-
vile, where he had been forhis health.
He was ason of Mrs. Mary Price. The
remains wore shipped Thursday morn
ing to Folsom for burial.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
REV. MARSHALL WILL PREACH
The Annual Memorial Sermon for Gus
Ter Post GAR.

Custer Post, No. 8, G. a. B., has
selected Rev. c. P. Marshall to deliver
the annual memorialsermon this year.
The sermon VIII be preached IN the
First Presbyterian church at 10:45
O'Clock Sunday morning May %
Commander Neri Davis, L. NJ. Kelley,
Leroy Rollins and another member Or
two have been appointed committee
on arrangements for decorat ion ser
vices.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
Nh. Reed Speaks.

The grand council Of the Improved
orderof Red Men of West Virginia
met at Montgomery this week. D. X.
Reed Of this city, made the response
to the address of welcome.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09

Our merchants have begun to make
preparations for the Elks' Carnival
and street fair. which commences in
Clarsbure May 1917, 25.s
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09

The town Will be "a city of tents
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-01
The science of Colds.

Almost everybody one meets is af-
ficted with that trivial but annoying
ailment, a cold This is one of the
minor troubles of life, but it is a sin
gularly perverse affection all the same,
and one decidedly obstinate as regards
its tendencies toward cure. Doctors
now agree that the cold in the head or
'coryza" is an infectious trouble, and
therefore to be regarded as another
triumph for the ubiquitous microbe
The spread of cold through a house
hold may thus be accounted for on the
scientific principle of ordinary infec-
ton. The means of cure are many.
One English specialist recommends
taking an opiate to start with, in the
shape of Is or 90 drops of chlorodyne
in water, repeating the dose in, say,
four hours. He also prescribes a
Dover's powder at bedtime (say ten
grains) and hot drink, by way of en-
coura ging skin action, provided risk of
cold and chill is avoided
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-01

circumstances which surrounded the
incident.
''She was walking out St. Charles
avenue. About a block away she saw
a dog rushing toward her, and few
feet behind the dog was a man. He
had his right hand showed in under
his coat and seemed to be pursuing
the dog for the purpose of killing
it. The lady thought the dog was
mad. It was a mean-looking animal,
and, from the way she looked at
things generally, the man was not
at all good looking. She did not
know what to do. Finally she con-
Guided that she would rush into one
of the houses. She picked out the
largest place. She rushed upon the
gallery and jerked the bell sharply.
A lady came to the door. You Will
excuse me- she said; but here comes
mad dog 'Where?' asked the lady
of the house. Why, right there she
answered, pointing to the dog which
was being pursued by the man. And
he is such a notwithstanding crea-
ture,' she continued, and the man is
after him with a pistol-such hor-
ribIe, desperate looking man! He
has pistol under his coat and she
was gasping for breath all the while.
The lady of the house looked at her
curiously after she had seen the dog
and the man. That dog is not mad
she said with a toss of her head.
That dog is simply sick. The man
has no pistol. That's bottle of milk
he has under his coat, and he's my
husband, and that's our dog, and he's
one of the greatest and best dogs in
New Orleans and
"But the frightened lady broke
into the conversation and there were
a few disdainful exchanges, but
couched politely enough, and the lit
tie woman who had sought refuge
in the house bowed out into the
street and started toward her home"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-01

most men he had a fondness for good
meals well served, and he liked to live
in an atmosphere of cleanliness and
order. He found this atmosphere in
Semira Doane's pretty and well kept
little home, and the meals she served
were to his entire satisfaction.
Miss Semira, on the other hand,
found the society of Jared Lyster to
be more agreeable than she would have
dared confess. She would not &C.
knowledge even to herself how much
she valued his presence when he had
been her "mealer" for three months.
But she found herself studying his
tastes and cooking the dishes she knew
he liked. She found herself also put
ting a red ribbon bow in her hair near
ly every day after he had casually re-
marked that red was his favorite color
and that he liked to see the little bow
of red in her hair. She found herself
watching for his coming and he did
not know that she often stood behind
the lattice work of her little porch
watching him out of sight. Nor did she
know what his thoughts were as he
walked away. He did not know how
tumultously her heart throbbed one
evening at the tea table when he said
as he slowly and carefully folded his
napkin back into it's original creases:
"Well, Miss Semira, think that I
must tell you that have decided to
make a change"
"rIn your business?" she asked, with
her eyes fixed on her plate.
"Well, yes; the change have in MIND
will give me a partner in my business.
But what was going to speak to you
about was change in regard to my
meals. It isn't altogether convenient
having my room in one place and taxi
ing my meals in another. Moreover,
do not quite like being mealer."
''Of course, if you wish to make a
change you are at liberty to do so. I
could not promise you any better
meals than L have been giving you
even if you stayed with me-
ST wouldn't want any better meals
any place"
80 thank you"
1.-THE meals are all right, but never
before was what they call in this town
a 'mealer,' and don't like it. 1 would
enjoy my meals a good deal more if
they were served by-wel, my wife.
There! Semira, don't look so fright
ened! 1t is what have been wanting
to say for long time, almost from the
first meal I ate with you! Let me stop
being a 'mealer' and let me be your
husband instead"
He had reached across the little
table and taken her by both hands and
was looking into her face with shin
ing eyes. Her eyes met his in mo-
ment and he must have seen something
of hope and encouragement for him
in them, for he was by her side in a
moment with his arm around her waist
and his cheek to hers.
The next day Miss Doane received a
call from Mrs. Sampson, who said:
'Weu, S'mira, it's turned out just
the way Sampson an me have been
sayin' for two months that it would
turn out, an I'm glad of it, even if 1
have lost my roomer. Anyhow, you
have gained a mealer for life. wish
you joy, 1 really do"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-01

: Whaf KansanS Are Doing
Held a Train for Taxes.

C. C. Shaver. sheriff of Sumner
county, tied up freight train. on the
Kansas Southern road, a Santa Fe
holding, on tax warrant. The train
was run onto siding at Caldwell and
the depots at South Haven. Guelph
and Caldwell were attached. For sew
eral years the road has been delin-
quent in its taxes, but the sheriff, an
ticipating an injunction suit, had
withheld action. This year he waited,
but, as the road made no effort to
pay, he declared for decisive meas
ures. When the road learned of its
dilemma it secured an injunction
from the probate judge preventing
Shaver from stopping its train which
carries mail west of Caldwell. Fail
ure to make $1,000 bond prevented
the circuit clerk from issuing the
summons on the injunction But
later the bond was fled and the cor
oner te1ephoned Shaver at Caldwell
to release the train. He did so, and
now the road threatens to arrest him
for stopping a train carrying mail
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-01
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ART OF CONVERSATION.
Ability to Direct Talk in the Right
Direction Is More Important
Than Flow of Words.

If you would win laurels as bright
conversationalist first impress your
mind with the fact that it is not flow
of words that you need, but ability
to direct conversation.
You must practice the part of stat
ing a thought, keeping the talk gen
eral, or making the guest of honor the
apparent leader.
You must draw out the timid, avoid
dangerous channels and make every
man and woman about you appear at
his or her best, while your own eff
forts are confined to an occasional
word to fill gap.
When you are trying to make COM
pany a conversational success always
avoid a rafting liveliness on your own
part.
Don't imagine that to be clever
woman you must be wit.
If you are naturally witty, well and
good; it will crop out occasionally.
But if your wit is forced, it will de-
generate into mere affectation, and af-
fectation is fatal.
Your main object is to make your
self interesting without being obtru-
sive-to keep yourself in the back
ground while you direct the general
conversation.
1t is a wonderfully interesting &C
complishment.
You learn to note the slightest
change in facial expression. The quiv-
er of an eyeid or the movement of
a lip tells you story. You see pleas
ure, anger, interest or dislike, where
another detects no thought.
Your own mind acts more quickly
as you appreciate the unspoken
thoughts of others. You have the
pleasure of feeling that your acquire
ment is not wholly selfish, for it gives
you the power to understand the re-
served and to put the shy at their
ease.
Above all, don't talk too much. Nc
matter how interesting your stories
may be, they are not as a rule so in
teresting to another person as the
stories he wants to tell. The skiIlful
talker, like the really skilIful diplo-
mat, uses few words and makes them
cOunt.-N. Y. World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-01
,VeVeveVeVsVsVsVsveVeVsV
Bright Things for kansas.

In an address to the Kansas
Grocers' association in Topeka re-
Gently State Senator Tapp, of Wich-
ita, took decidedly optimistic view
of the future of Kansas. He said in
part: ST do not claim any special
gift of prophecy, but predict that
many here will live to see no arid land
in Kansas. The climate is changing
under the supreme law of adaptation.
well remember when logical cult
walton ended at Reno county. In 20
years it has advanced 60 miles to-
ward the setting sun. Last year Bar
ton county was one of the greatest
wheat producing counties of the
world and Rush county, still further
west, produced 1,50O, 900 bushels of the
same cereal. If the climate does not
change rapidly enough to accomplish
my prophecy, the genius of the great
American people will accomplish it.
If the laws of nature do not aid US
in reaching our destiny, we will ap-
peal or nullify them by establishing
an irrigation system that will make
the so-ca1led arid west blossom like
a rOse''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-01
Miss Doane's
Mea1er
BY J. L. H ARBOUR,
Author Of odd Dad Skinner" etc.
OcOpyrighted By Dailz story Pub. oo.l

MISS SEMIRA DOANE was out in
lV her front yard counting her
Shirley peoples and admiring their
almost infinite variety.
''No two of them seem to be of ex
actlv the same tint, and never had
such a lot of them out at one time
before" said Miss Semira. She loved
flowers and nearly every foot of her
small front yard was laid out in
beds and mounds. There was not
weed to be seen, and her plants
looked thrifty and bore evidence of
care. The little white house back
of the flower garden had plants in
the two front windows, and climbing
vines completely covered the small,
green Iattice-work porch over the
front door. All of the overs and
plants were of the old-fashioned va
rieties. Miss Semira did not care for
floral novelties She liked her
four-o'clocks and ragged robins and
acknowledgement and bleeding heart
better than any Others she had
ever seen.
Miss Semira was so small and
fragile looking with such delicately
tinted pink cheeks and such fluffy
yellow hair that she looked quite
like a over herself as she moved
about in her little garden in a blue
lawn dress with little white flowers
in it, and her lace-trimmed snowy
white apron in which there was
neither spot nor wrinkle. She was
STOPPING over picking a dead leaf or
two from one of her geraniums
when a shrill, rasping voice startled
her by saying:
'How nice your flowers do look,
Miss S'mira; an how sweet they
smell. 1 can smell them clean over
to my house when it's still or when
the wind is BLOWN in that direction.
You allus have such good luck with
EN-. Flowers grow better for some
folks than for others"
Miss Semira looked up and saw a
tall, gaunt woman in chocolate
colored calico dress and green and
white checked bingham apron stand
ing at her gate. A red and white
tennis cap perched on one side of
her iron-gray head gave the woman
a grotesque look.
80, Mrs. Sampson, is it you?' said
Miss Semira. Come in, won't you?''
mo, it amt with while little time
as I've got to stay. Then I've left
some ginger bread in the oven. l
want to know if you wouldn't be
willing to take a mealer."
"a mealer, Mrs. Sampson?"
'Yes. You see I've got a chance
to let my big front room upstairs
if can find a place for the person