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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
weed Thati Eats Fiah.

An English naval officer, writing
from Sun kin, Red sen country, contrib
utes the Following remarkable instance
Of d plant preying upon one Of the YER
tebrata. Tho instance noted was OBJ
served by him when surveying the
PARCEL islands, in the south China sea:
"AsI neared pool cut OF by the tide
from the sea l noticed among other
submarine plants very ordinary look
ing flesh colorcd weed. Bending &c
inspect 1t closer, noticed numbers Of
small fish lying helpless in Its fronds.
apparently with little or no life in
them. Putting my hands down to pick
ono Of them up, found my fingers
caught by suckers on the weed, the
fronds Of which had closed tightly
upon them.
"The fish had been caught in every
conceivable way--by the head, the tail,
sides etc.-and some Of them had been
held until the skin was completely
maccratcd. Those Of the fish that
were still living had evidently been
caught Mt different times, they appear
Ing in all stnges Of exhaustion. re-
crct being unable to name either the
MINT or the fish, but that the botanical
cannbal renIly preyed upon the Gnny
dcnIzcns OF the deep there isn't the
Innst doubt"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
mInintsrn,. MAZDA.

care you a minister's wifeT was n
query encountered so frequently by a
young matron in search Of maid that
she scented story.
seWhy this mania to live under the
droppIngs of the sanctuary" inquired
the matron or words to that effect.
Then 1t appeared that the minister's
family is considered most desirable
place because Of the opportunities for
witness fees in wedding cases. There
lre few brldegrooms who come with
out a witness to be married who will
not bestow a generous tip upon the
girl who furnishes this small but nee
assary feature of the ceremony.-New
York Tribune.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
Tn. HOLLAND prImrone.

There is n plant In Holland, known
as the evening primrose. which grows
to n height of five or SIX feet and bears
n protusIon of large yellow flowers SO
brilliant that they attract immediate
attention. even ut great distance, but
the chief peculiarly about the plant
is the fact that the flowers, which open
lust before sunset, burst into bloom SO
suddenly that they give one the impress
sion Of some magical agency. \ man
who has seen this sudden blooming
says It is just as II some one Ind
touched the land with. a wand and
thus covered 1t all at once with gold
en- sheet.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

An elephant hunt on the Muar river
Is described in the Straits Times of
Singapore. The beast turned hunter.
and the man, fleeing. caught his foot in
a rattan crecper and fell He dis
charged his rifle, however, and that
fortunately frightened the animal
away. The Times continues: ut is
not every man who has the good luck
when pursued by an elephant to be
crossing a swamp, so that when the
animal has carefully lSneaded his pros
tmte foe and passed along thinking
him completely pulvcrlzed the said
man should come up smiling behind
the elephant none the worse for his
massage treatment. This actually hap
pcncd to we'll known man in the
Straits Settlements"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

In Sweden and Norway there are
several homes for spinstcrs. One Of
these ut least is as attractive as 1t is
unique. 1t is n monument to the mem
DRY of an exceedingly wealthy old
man. who. dying more than 200 years
ago, left the major part Of his fortune
to the old maids among his descend.
ants. A superb home was built, fur,
nished and managed by salaried trus.
tees. 1t tlourlshcd and has continued.
Any unmarried woman who can prove
blood relationship to the founder Of
the institution is entitled to admission
to the home. She is given suit OF
rooms, servant, private meals and Is
subject to no rules save such as ordi-
nary good behavior demands.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
The MIN In The Moon.

Life, whether vegetable or animal rs
we know ii, certainly cannot exist III.
der lunnr conditions, says the London
Mail. The alterations of long day
OF considerably over 800 hours dura'
ton, with n night of similar length,
accompanied by changes from excess
slve hcat to its antlpodes Of cold,
would alone render all earthly life i'm.
possible, but experience has taught
even here the adNptNbllity OF life to
most extreme conditions, and it mny
be believed that, after all. organic life
may have found congenial home III
our Clamp of night"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
, rha, Lay Golden ERRu.

once upon time there was a pro-
who owned common, everyday
s6 who laid the. usual, ordinary
80 eggs. He conceived the scheme
syndlcating thu goose On gold egg
as and proceeded to do So
BE inforned'the trusting public that
SON his goose would lay an egg Of
sd each day and offered for sale
SioeIs in the Golden Goose Egg com
any, limited, at bedrock prices. There
WAS a Wild rush for the stock and tho
bfIGhioter suddenly found himself
wealthy.
No continued to sell the stock as
long as there were buyers, for he did
not want to Kill the goose that laid
the egg. His goose continued the same
ordinary fowl as before.
Moral.-Thcre are featherless geese
that lay golden cggs.-New York Her
aid
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
would Give Him a Lesson.

A reporter who Is the father of
year old youngster met his pastor on
Sunday afternoon.
why weren't you at church this
morning7" was the first question Of
the spiritual adviser.
II couldn't come" was the answer.
RI had to stop Mt home and mind the
baby. Our nurse is ILL.,"
aaThat's no excuse" said the pastor.
ut isn't? Well, next Sunday III
bring him to church with me and see
how you like It"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

a|n'blshop, famous as about
nlaiit man in England, the Liv-
Iroo' 5t tells this pleasing tale:
1ho day x this homely parson sat
u aA onnib,s he was amazed by the
no lslcnt staiing OF a fellow passen.
who presently unburdened himself
oufe D rArson, amt your
Well yes. that is So"
Look te parson, would you mlpa
Amih home with me to see my wifeT
Inasaing the wife wns sick and
aeo1|n assistance, the clergyman at
.rcat ileonyenlence to himself went
rith fiie man on arriving at the
MOUSE the man shouted to his wife TO
como d5gnstairs, and, pointing to the
hed parsGn. said, with grin
u d6light:
Look q ere sairry. Yer said this
moFnih as / wur the hugliest chap in
Enand. Now, Just yer look at this
nlokeW -.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

at is very wrong to tell a falsehood,"
said his mother to little Jimmie, who
had caught him in one.
"Then we're both onul sinners, amt
we, maw?" qucrlcd Jimmie.
Both! What do you mean?"
why, you told Missus Smith yester-
day that you hoped she'd call again,
an after she wuz gone you said you
wished she'd never come again."-ohio
State Journal.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

II you wana good Shoe go to Gun
ningham Bros. Have you seen the
new extension sole shoe, the new
double deckerS, stitched heels, rope
stitch. swell as can be? All sizes,
Nothing but the best Of stock goes
into these fine shoes. We have just
the styles to please you. Come and
see. 45-tf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
4 Money Saver.

"But you IRE taking considerable
risk in letting your young men owe
two or three weeks board"
"Yes, there is some risk" answered
the boarding house keeper. But then.
you see. they worry over it so TINT
they lose their appetites, SO save
money In the long rum"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
stumbled on n Fact.

A minister went recently to preach
in a chapel unfamiliar to him. you
must do your best TO keep your voice
up, sir" said the chapel keeper, 'for
our church is very unfortunate In its
'ngnostlc effects" Whether he meant
it or not, it was quite true.-Christian
Life.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01


In singing his own songs Moore al
tered the arrangement Of the airs and
sang the first part OF each verse twice
over at the beginning instead OF as a
refrain at the end. In that glorious
song Of his, ooh. the Light Entranc.
ingw Moores own singing of It was a
matchless treat With head upraised,
he seemed almost to revel in the fresh
morning light as he gazed on the
"sight enhancing" and his eye spar
killed. as "fles arrayed with helm and
blade" seemed to pass before him.
while deeper feeling awoke as the
passion OF the song came upon him.
His voice, one Of Infinite incubation.
but of small compass. rose clear and
thrilling to its highest pitch as he
sang:
Go ask yon despot whether
HIS armed bands could bring such
And hearts as ours together
His song was an inspired recltntive,
and he seemed to improvise as he ran
his fingers over the notes, and as the
tide OF thought came over him 1t was
poured forth in harmonious cadences
OF exquisite variety. Had he been tied
to n chair, with the added doom of n
prosy companion, he would have ex'
plodcd and gone OF like rocket or
bottle Of sparkling champagne.-West-
Minister Review,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

Grimcs-Ycs, I'm fond Of music.
There's Zimmerman, for instance
Brady-You don't call his horn blow
ing music?
GrImcs-It has been very enjoyable
to me. l got Zimmerman to keep at 1t
night and day, and the result was that
l bought the house next door for a
thousand dollars less than the man
who lived in it asked a week or two
berore.-Boston Transcript.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
Money Talks.

Parvcnu-I was raised ms genteel as
you was, an III bet you n hundred on
it. Come on now; money talks.
Kostlque-If your money talked the
way you do. you'd be bankrupt pretty
soon.
"WhAt do you meanT
at would give itself away."-Phila'
delphia Record.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

You will find the newest things In
underwear, ncckwear gloves, hosiery
and ect, at the Clarksburg Tailoring
company Traders building, Att
A fine line Of yarns, zephyr shell
and flossand saxony at Miss Elizabeth
ColTman'S II
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
EnrncN.

She-He was desperately in love
with her. Why, he sent her costly
flowers and presents nearly every day
for two years.
He-Did he finally win herr
She-No; he earned her.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
Her Reward.

Blond Bridesmaid The ushers
haven't seated your Aunt Maria with
the family.
Other bridesmaid SISTER TO the BRIDE
No; she sent only pickle fork.-Life.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

DR.. S. NJ. Hardman, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist Treatment,
surgery, artificial eyes spectacles.
ONCE hours $50 a. IN. to8p. m. For
dyce Building, Clarksburg 2l-ly
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

ledge" said the colored prisoner "iB
l expected ter tell do truth?"
"0f course you are."
"Well, then, des so ahead en- sentence
me fnst. n-Atlnntn Constitution.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

"Para were we descended from mon
keys"
mot all of us. my boy. Some were
scendel."-Dctroit Free Press.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

Enthusiasm gives life TO what is In.
visible and Interest to what has no i'm.
mediate action on our comfort In this
worId.-ALme. de StneI
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

Large line Of fancy colOred negl. -
shirts to. select from at The Clarl y
burg Tailoring Co.'s l7-tj
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CHuRcu.

Preaching-Morning, lo:45 q. mi
evening, 7:3O p. M,
Sunday School-Every Sabbath at
$50 a. nj.
sPrayer Meeting Wednesday SIP. m.
All are cordially invited.
CHARLES p. MARSHAL, Pastor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
FOR SALE

l64 acres:or fair up land, good grass
and fruit; one large barn, one dwelling
and other outbnildings; plenty OF wa
ter. $500 will buy it. To settle
on estate this is a genuine bargain.
For particulars call or write
e. S BYRON,
29.tf. Stewart, Ohio.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
Distressing Kidney and Bladder

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by "New
Great South American Kidney Cure, !"
1t iSagrcat surprise on account Of It's
exceeding promptneSS in relieving pain
in the bladder, kidneys or back, In
male or female. RelIeveSon Of retenti
water almost Immediately. II you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by G. G. Stone. 21-1yr
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

Something new at Gemma's Place
800 Pike street, called Pan American
drink, Sc per glass. Try it. 4s-tf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01

For Valuable lot on II q
street for business. Opposite sGrt
house 45xlOO. Sell one half Or whole.
Address P. o. Box 432. 2s-tf.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01
HERE AND THERE.

Brood sows need, plenty of eXer-
else, but there must be no eompul-
sion about it. Walking and grazing,
and roofing for food dainties is all
right, but chasing with or without
dogs is all wrong.
Corn harvesters- and IN
future will be counted quite as neces'
sary in saving the corn crop as
threshing machines are in saving h
wheat crop, and will be operated on
the same plan.
If cornharvesters and shredders
had been properly used in saving and
spreparing the crop of last year.
enough feed for home use would have
Resulted. In future years, when thefe
Is a short corp of corn, ETC., this eN'
, ,erience should forcibly remind us nl
he necessity for properly caring foi
khet is raised.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01

A most wonderful agricultural i'm
provement likely to be accomplished
i'm the twentieth century will be the
invention of an efficient six-horse-
power farm motor.
There is no farm implement worked
by two or more horses that would not
do better work if driven by a motor.
A farmer with a suitable motor
could use a pillow that would enable
him to pillow within four inches OIL
fence posts, blowing away from them
and would not need to turn at the
ends. but just reverse and pillow pack'
He would not be stopped by stones
ony more than when using a spring
tooth cultivator: would be able, when
work was pressing, to work as many
hours as there are of daylight; would
at all times be sheltered from the
SIM. wind. rain or cold, if he wished
to be: could use a mower or reaper
with the knife directly in front
avoiding the necessity of moving
around the field by hand, or trampmS
the hay or grain.
He could sit or stand as he chose,
whether blowing or sowing, reaping
or moving, spraying or wedding
He might thus do his work faster
and better than with any machines
! drawn by horses.
With a motor the farmer would mol
need to feed a number of idle horses
during the slack season so as to nave
enough to do his work in the busy
season, but could keep just that mum
Der that he could give profitable EN-
plovment to at all times, ana whei
his motor was not at work 1t woule
eat nothing.
He could change his motor from
zone implement to the other as quick
~.
He could, with his motor yoked t.
a wide-tired wagon loaded with a 1ui
two-horse load, start from a soft cui
tiyated field at about M mile al
hour rate, incre ase to two or thre'
mile rate on fi:m ground n the
to five, eight or ten miles an o
rate on hard, level road.-Agrlcul
tural Engineer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01

riding on a spring sent, With cushion
and umbrella, if we wish to hc care
full of our complcxions, or have a
prediction for luxurious ease. The
products of our labor have been I'M
proved, both in quantity and quality.
We no longer eat brown bread, eX-
cept as penance for our sins or to
tiatter a dyspeptic stomach; but
must have the snow-white Loaf and
velvety texture of the patent process
product. Learned men have spent
years of toll and study in perfecting
the fruits of the field until now, we
who are accustomed to the change, |
and boast how fully we are up with
the times, are often surprised at the
beuuty and quality of the unending
varieties of fruits and vegetables in
oS~ market stalls and public exhibit
ti0iis;a at the marvellous beauty of he
florists productions, brought into ex-
i~stence by intelligent, careful breed
ing. In contemplating the wonder
full works of man as shown in inn
proved fruits, vegetables and flowers,
we arc a little surprised at the lack
VI SllIlluI Improvement III 'hS ''"p'N
crops of the farm. Our fathers and
grandfathers grew as good corn, as
good wheat, rye and barley and cot
ton as are grown now. Why has not
as much improvement been made in
these as in the others? Very slight
, and very temporary improvements
have been made in cotton, and in
I corn, but the best varieties thus
I evolved have fourished for a season
and disappeared, or have been anal
:, : gamated with the original varieties
from which they were evolved. How
, much real Improvements has been
made in a thousand yearsin the great
bread staple wheat? Did not the
= Egyptians during the reign of the
/, Ptolemies, the Roman farmers on
the lower Tiber, as well as those OF
Babylonia and Carthage, many cen
>, turtles before Christ, produce as good
= grain and more per acre than we do
. after ages of boosted progress? We
have both Biblical and historical
statements that in those days whea'
., was made to purchase 80. 60 and evel
~ an hundred fold; that is so, 60 or TO-
- bushels for one bushel sown. One rea
son why so little progress has bee1
made in field crops is the fact tina
all such crops must be grown iron
seed, and varieties mix readily. Thi
e. could be overcome by care in hand
II. ling and growing, but the averag
a farmer Ices not invest this care ]
Ed his business. 1t is certain that n
improvements in seeds will be onl
er temporary in the hands of careles
cy farmers. But some farmers are car
he full. OF course; and some farmer
AIS by being careful. progressive and el
terprising outstrip their neighbor
fiji grow better crops and receive be
ull ter prices. We need more men, {
ge the right sort, of course, to devo'
hy their time to perfecting improve
ed varieties, and then we need mo-
gh pa%ins-taking farmers to malnta
of the standard unimpaired.-IeXi
tut Farm and Ranch.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01

of decrepitude. His family Bible is
still preserved, and it shows that the
date of his birth was written ia years
ago.
Surely a few words from this remark
able old gentleman, who has had ia
years of experience to draw from,
would be interesting as well as pront-
able. A lengthy biographical sketch is
given of this remarkable old man in the
Waco Times-Herald, December 4, 1898.
A still more pretentious biography OF
this, the oldest living man, illustrated
| with a double column portrait, was CIV
en- the readers of the Dallas Morning
News, dated December II, 1898, andalso
the Chicago Times-Herald of same
date. This centenarian is an ardent
friend of Peruna, having used 1t man!
years.
In speaking Of his good health ant
extreme old age, Mr., Brock says:
after a man has lived in the Worl'
as long S have, he ought to have foun'
out a great many things by experience
L think l have done 30.
"One of the things I have fount
out to my entire satisfaction is TN
proper remedy for ailments tina
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01
THE AGE OF IMPROVEMENT -
.r3 and thc
Progress Is the Watchwa
Methods of Our Grand,
Are Becoming Obso

This is an age of impro oro.
almost everything man us he ma
mote his comfort or advanG onr
terial interests. The thIata Az
grandfathers used are b anr;ons
cept as antique specimens l. sproved
collections. We live in lmf~ ~
houses, and stable our animals IN
proved barns with oil MODERN con-
yeniences," ever u hog peus have
galleries to prevent the pigs from be-
ing Inconvenience by a"hNarV
mothers. All the hardest work OF
'the good old days of yore' is o
done by machines, tireless and auto.
I n,otio. We cultivate our fields whh'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01
ISAAC BROCK, a citizen of McLen'

ISAAC BROCK, a citizen Of McLen-
nan county, Texas, has lived for
ia years. For many years ne re-
sided at Bosque Falls, eighteen miles
west of Waco, but now lives with ms
sor-in-law at Valley Mills, Texas:
\ short time ago, by request. Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his PIC
ture. In his hand he held a stick cut
from the grave of General Andrew
Jackson, which has been carried by
him ever since. Mr.. Brock is a digni-
fed old gentleman, showing few signs
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01

arc Ouc CiTCCtfJ ~ thS S'f~S
the climate. For ia years 1 have
wifhstood the ChangeabIe climate
of the United States.
81 have always been a very healthy
man, but of course subject to the Az
tie affections which are due TO sudden
changes in the climate and tempera-
ture. During my long life / have known
a great many remedies for coughs
colds and diarrhoea.
81 had always supposed these ahec-
tons to be different diseases. For tho
last ten or fifteen years | have been
reading DR.. Hartman's writings. have
learned much from his books, netting
in particular: that these affections
are the same and that they are proper"
ly called catarrh.
GAS for DR.. Harfman's remedy,
Pe-ru-na, I have foundh to be tho
best, if not the only, reliable REM
edy for these affections. IL has
been my standby for many years,
and Iatfribufe mygoOd health ana
extreme old ege TO this remedy.
at exactly meets all my require
ments. Ii protects me from The eva
effects of sudden changes; it keeps me
III ROOU dPDIi4lt ~ SA'No AHN
it keeps my blood in good circulation.
/ have come to rely upon it almost en-
tirely for the many little things foT
which l need medicine.
II believe it TO be valuable 70 old
people, although / have no douotlt -
Just as good for the young. 1should ns
glad if my sincere testimony Should
become the means of others using ms
remedy, because l believe it to DE the
greatest remedy of this ag: for ca
tarrhal diseases.
when epidemics of la grippe hrss
began to make their appearance IN his
country 1 was a sufferer from this ois-
ease.
: 81 had several long sieges win
the grip. At first / did not Know
6 that Pe-ru-na was q remedy for
e this disease. When I heard fhsf
la grippe was epidemic cafarrff, 4
< tried Pe-ru-na for la grippe ano
a found ii to be just the thing.
d. at has saved me several times from
a siege of the grip. ! feel pertectiy
y safe from this terrible malady so long
&c as l have Peruna at hand. hope thai
% DR.. Hartman may live to be as old as 1
am, TO continue the good work OF
teaching people the value of his greas
remedy. Peruna.
- Very truly yours,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01

Everybody knows that the John A. Salzel
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, are the largest
seed potato growers in the world, so wher
their President, Henry A. Salzer, recently
purchased 81, 900 acres more of ideal potato
land, all wondered what for. Well, it is fol
potatoes-miles and miles of potatoes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01
No Cnuse for Anxiety.

She-My trousseau is already beginning
to show wear.
He (startled)-But we've only been mar
ried a month";.
She-Now. don't you worry about it at
all. dearest. | can make it as good as new
for $500 or $780, Harper's Bazaar.