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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
sound to our ears,

THE report of the Tax Commission
is attracting wide attention but not
SO much among the, farmers as II
should. The recommendations, as we
see them, are especially in the inter.
est of the agricultural class and yet
they take 1T for granted that there is
scheme of some kind on hand and
that it will come out all right, whcth-
er they manifest an interest or not.
Those most concerned at present are
the coal barons as some chose to term
them, the big timber and lumber men
and the brewers. They will all have
their lobbiests there in great numbers
and nothing will be left undone to
modify the recommendations in their
behalf. Some of the recommended.
lions may be radical but they appear
reasonable and just. The Legislature
will doubtless give them careful con
sideration and deliberate on them for
the best interests of all concerned.
The movement of making some change
In the tax system in the state appears
TO be necessity and the last Legisla-
ture very wisely created the Tax Com
mission. While its commentators
may not be carried out or adopted to
the letter, yet its Investigations will
prove beneficial and helpful to our
legislative solons in arriving at a Ju.
dicious solution of the problem.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
Ar1atlser1aer ats
Old Arkansaw.

a|
Here are few excerpts from the
reviews OF sold Arkansaw.,
It should satisfy the most exact
ing. Chicago Journal.
cold Arkansa@i' IS fun Of stirring
scenes and climaxes." Rochester
Herald.
'srhe scenic effects are superb."
Patterson Guardian.
"rhe conservatory scene is the most
elaborate set ever carried by a road
company. Camden IN. ~ Com
mercIal.
1.-THE story isa thrilling one and is
interpreted by am unusually strong
cast. Cincinnati Enquirer.
1T has plenty of good action and
several sensational climaxes." -Roch.
ester Post Express.
"a quaint mixture of pathos and
comedy. camden IN. J.l Post Tele-
gram.
zone of the best attractions that
has ever appeared here. "-Hartford
City tInd) News.
I THIS show will be at the Grand
January l3
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07

THERE are several of the Demo.
cratic members of the next Lcgisla-
ture who favor the recommendations
of the State Tax Commission. 1t APP
pears that Mckinney, late Democratic
nominee for congress in this district,
is not the whole cheese after all. He
is bitterly opposed to the recommen-
dations. But we believe there are a
lot of Democrats who are bitterly OPP
posed to him. An echo from the re-
cent campaign brings that sort of a
sound to our ears.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
view xerl rawnhrek.r..

In New York the pawnbroker is com.
PEELED to wait a year and one month be
fore offering pawned articles for sale.
During the last month OF. this period
the merchandise must be SO advertised
that the person who pawned the goods
may recognize them as his property
from the description given in the pub
ilished notice.
As an instance OF the severity of the
court against any infraction OF this
rule a pawnbroker, who loaned a Ger
tain lady $1,000 upon a valuable neck
lace valued ut $4,000 and at the expi-
ration of the required limit sold the
Jewels without specifying explicitly
enough so that the Indy was enabled te
recognize and redeem her property the
New York court ordered that the lender
pay to the lady 5000 and years In.
terest on the value OF the necklace.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
Mr.. DAVIS
is IMPROVING

A. @. Davis, manager of the West
Virginia Western Telephone Company
who has been confined to his home On
Spring street for some time by nerv-
Gus prostration is convalescant though
twill be several days before he will
be able to resume his business duties.
Patrons who have endeayored to COM
municate with Mr.. Davis by telephone
viii. now understand why their at,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that at a
Meeting of the stockholders of the
Sterling Petroleum Company to be
ield at the Pinnickinnick Club in the
,lty of Clarksburg on the 10Th day OF
January, 1908. resolution VIII be Of
cred authorizing the sale of addition
Il shares of the capital stock of said
corporation below par.
Jan. 9Th, 1908,
B. f. ROBINSON,
l-5.2w Secretary.
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tempts have been Intellectual Owing
to the existing conditions these re-
peated calls have added very much to
the duties Of the telephone employees.
Within three weeks, II the weather
continues favorable most Of the cable
will be laid-and the facilities furnish
ed for satisfactory service.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07

Col. B. D. Gibson. Of Charleston.
was here last night on his way to Yves.
to attend meeting of the hospital
board. is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
MidSWinter Excursions to Wash
ington-very Low Rates
Baltimore & Ohio r. r.

In accordance with its usual custom
the Baltimore 3 Ohio R. R. viii, on
January % and February 10. 1908 run
two Popular Mid-wlnter. Excursions to
Washington at very low rates for the
round trip, allowing ten days return
limit on tickets, including date of
sale.
Excellent train service, STANDARD
coaches, Pullman parlor and sleeping
cars.
These delightful excursions afford
splendid opportunities to visit the Ma.
tional Capital during the session Of.
Congress. For tickets, time OF trains
and full information call on or address
agents B.& o. R. R. for fun infor.
nation. Il
A most complete and fully illustrat
ed Guide to Washington may be pur9
chased from agents B. 20. R. R. at
ten t1ol cents per copy.
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Largest Bona Eide Paid Circulation!

Advertisers desiring change of display adj
vertisements must have their copy for same
In this office bcforeg o'clock q. IN. TO insure
publication In that day s edition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07

STRAIGHTFORWARD candies are pure
dna made fresh every hour SIT.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
Notice of Administrator

Allcreditors of Cecil G. Reed, de,
-eascd, are hereby notified to present
heir claims to me on or before Feb
tuary 1st, at 439 East fike street.
john f. KEARNs,
Administrator.
jan s-td-d &w
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
G1e!3 J(pen'd;i;;s'!g

Never mt Off until tomorrow what be
.one to-day, says Public Policy, Is the ssrenu'
US prove,h Of life. Never do to-day W1at esp
,e as well done tomorrow is the restfu1 PROV.
.rb OF lille in~repose. Life failures are due 70
j detective sense Of values. objects that ap'
pear an-important to youth have no attracti,n
Tor age First comes preparation for getting
Z living, then the vocation by means OF WhlcD
q living IL obtained, and at the end a realiza-
ton Of the fact that the life has been Spent
without any proper development nj the ART O
living we'll. a E x sz.., =. -
II one has any faith in the Immortality O ms
life he cannot escape convtctioH. for tne clllss
Of extingutshing the immortal spark II ne ae.
votes hts days to the acquisition of only that
which can have no existence for him beyono
the endurance Of the life of the body: To W
the most pitiables thing in human existence -
Elhe exhibition made by strong. 8 resourcetpk
uasterful men, devottng themselves SO COM
pletely to the gathering OF wealth they nave
no knowledge of any other purpose IN me- ny
ability to appreciate any work that mas no
terminal no conception OF lie
in which money considerations have no mean
ing or value beyond the mere giving OF sup
port to life, or supplying the means OF DONG
work for the good of others The souls of such
men are strangled to death by the moe Douno
narrowness of their self-imposed Limitations.
they know how to make money ann lhgs A dave
end their life Is ended There Is nothins IL
them fitted for continued existence. -,
The days Of all men are NUMBERED ln,s ~ AZ
man knows. Such knowledge 1s wisely con-
sealed. This uncertainty intensifies but It does
lot render nnsolyable the problem OF lie Esacn
iay.is the creation of a new opportunity. From
opportunity responsibility and duty are boz =
The problem of life is solved by doing to-day, 7,
in the best manner of which one Is capable, al
one is capable of doing TINS done, aay
ian pass without regret anxiety. 1ne justice
81 God can but approve its record. So doing.
success is added to success. az day Is aadeu y
iav until the ptoIe allotted number have been
lived and the soul passes to the realm OF day
ess existence 23s 81.
It is not possible to all men 20 acquire 81,
Eea1th lint all things that make for eternal
| life are as free and universal as air and sun
light They are NOT products OF the earth IKE
shirt to which they give birth and life II Is
said mature abhors vacuum So does the
mind II not occupied by pure, uplifting. en-
thoughts OF q lower order. When men have
correct sense OF values they will be more eager
| 10 develop right mind living than eornforsan.a
tbody living Instead OF spending all Of sthesf
s$fu,e and anerx4aa In rxna1kir,R 81 tn Sls
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
81 PAuI AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI FEBRUARY 4 eo3

-a $50 II = -. . . . 10 -
sraz1slcauon OF noc.ly senses. they will regard
such vacations as limitation on the more valued
occupations and enjoyments Of the mind IN
stead of waiting for some roundabout per1cd
If sixty years. or the acquisition of so many
thousands or millions Of dollars before they
can retire from business life, they will devote
some part Of every day to the occupations ana
enjoyments of a mind life in which their bust
ness life, so-called, will have no part. AS life
progresses if material success attend them.
they will increase by hardly perceptible de-
zrees the time devoted to the higher life and
relinquish the pursuits that have only phys
lcal purpose and meaning. In this manner the
grand Transformation will be consummated.
The mind will not be conscious of the shock OF
change when physical strength fails and phys
.lcal pursuits purposes can be followed NJ
more For it there will be no change in exist
ance, only a change of cloths made desirable BY
change of conditions s. &-.,2g.-,.
Eternal life exists in perpetual youth. To
It age must ever be unknown. So the mind
that develops occupations and enjoyments upon
which physical life can set no limit lives al
ways in the ardor and enthusiasm of unchang-
Ing youth Such occupations and enjoyments
are possible to every. one but in largest meas
ure to those who have the greatest abundance
with which to do q - lid .,,,s..<{} p II x q
In terms Of physical life, life-spending must
be devoted to satisfying natures law of phys
lcal necessity. To this there is a physical linn !.
It, In terms Of soul life, life-spendingS must
be devoted to satisfying natures law of spirit
ual necessity. Doing good and being good. 10
this there is no spiritual limit By doing good
and being good the soul breathes and is vital
lied by the life of the eternal Doing good be-
gets the Joy of having done good. This Is the
occupation and satisfaction Of heaven. From
such occupation and enjoyment there is never
a call for retirement. In such occupatfon and
enjoyment every life may partake to-day, and
every "to-day" as the scroll Of days is I'M
rolled IN never-ending succession.
Eternity has no past no future; it exists al
ways in the everything present. 1t is correct.
ly spelled now. tPast'' and future are but
terms created to aid the imagination of finite
minds Man enters into eternity at birth. He
cannot pass out of it except by annihilation:
The kingdom of heaven is eternal state
into which man be born only by becoming
employed by Its occupations and enjoying its
satisfactions. For this each day brings oppor-
tunity to every person. Let him sne.,l that ccy
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
I'VE LIVE roo HIGH.

The Poor College Graduates Plight
Is And the Politicians.
But what frequently happens to youth
who has gone through Harvard or Yale or
Princeton and Is then thrown on his own re-
sources without other income than that which
he can earn? He finds himself lucky II ne G4n
get a clerkship that pays 5000 q year Indeed
many OF the banks pay thter junior. CLERKS
much less than this Only the other day tne
president of bank. was deeply grteved De-
cause a teller who got $500 a year after seven
years service appropriated to himself some
thousands Of dollars and went to parts as yer
undiscovered. Maybe he was only taking back
pay. But, say, that the young chap who goes
into serious life from that ideal democracy. the
college, and finds that he can only keep >Dody
and soul together by that which he earns, Wnile
he sees those who in his scholastic life. were
his comrades and equals surrounded by lux
ury that IL magnificent. he cannot help over
yaluing that which Is material and feeling
too, that wealth is the one and only thing
worth having. All his life he has been taugnt
that the one thing worth building UP. striving
for and maintaining Is character. And he sees
that though he have the virtues of st. Paul or
Marcus Aurelius he is nobody. So the desire
for wealth and the desire for luxury spon the
as pirations of our youth and defeat the htgh
purpose of our intent when we give that which
we can but poorly AFFORD that they nay %
educated as well as any Others. "A university
man warts 50 be rnsp1har e tbs
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
Colorado Desert Blossoms.

the great desert of Southern California,
known, because of it's being bounded on
the east by the river of that name, as the
Colorado desert, says a Los Angeles cor
respondent of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Where for centuries have been but dreary
wastes of unproductive sands are now
springing up VILLAGES and tqWns ana Vast vast
Tariety Of fruit, vegetables and grain
known to subtropical regions.
Water is the magic wand which is pro-
ducing this transformation; not the water
which is showered down from the heavens
that is too uncertain-but that derived
from another source, irrigation. lrriga-
ton is the WatchWord OF the West st.. -! Even en-
is felt the need of water other than that
which is supplied by the clouds. That
supply cannot be depended upon. some , :.
is withheld until the crops and the11
owners are ruined.
AS an example of rapid development res
sulting from artificial irrigation may ba
cited the imperial country in the Colora do
township Of Calexico a child to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Beach. The newcomer was
and was at that time the only white child
therein. Upon the occasion Of her being
christened-withs the name of Cameron
,-panies presented the young. miss with. q
town lot in recognition of her being the
first white child to select the town as her
birthplace. Now, before little Miss Cam
eron has attained her SECOND birthday,
thore are in the township 300 children of
school age, her town lot has increased in
value from a few hundred dollars to ST.
900, railroad is being built through the
town. and fertile fields stretch away on
every side where upon the day of her
birth, were hur barren sands. The valua-
ton of the township lands has advanced
from a few thousand dollars to more than
So COO OOO and all this ACCOMPLISHED by a
ditch a few feet deep and wide which di-
verts portion of the waters of the Color
ado river and spreads them over the sands
OF the erstwhile desert.-NeW York Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

cr..,. 1ne oues or mat sciup would take the
major part of the earnings Of the greater nuns
her of the young coliegians who have brought
their training and their high character to the
metropolitan Market Int the good old times
before the advent in America of the luxury
which Goldsmith declares was 'curst by heav,
EMS Decree when young man was finished
ut college he set abroad llearning profession
br business and gaining wife at the same
time When he was prePared Tor the one ne
now. for now the youths tmust begin where the
MD folks leave &off-they must do this or they
lose caste. The whole tdpsy-turvy disarranEe-
all he attributed to that growth OF luxury
which is the most marked characteristic of tho
I'm politics, too, we see the evil influence.
Tho business of government in all ages and all
nations has always been more or less corrupt.
When those who govern must also be Sybarites
and live in gorgeous luxury the poor people
who pay may well be pitied. In America our
municipal governments are such rich stores ON
which the corrupt may draw that there Is
scarcely an honestly administered city in the
whole United States "A public man must live
up to his prominent position these rascaly
freebooters say; and % they steal with an easy
conscience and live withsa vulgar sumptuous-
ness and a lush luxury which dazzles those
who behold it. Not only the dishonest are at
suffers because the honest man cannot, II he
have not a. private fortune, afford to serve: "A
congressman who lives on his pay In Washing
ton must live in q boarding house or cheap
hotel. He can afford no aluxuries and still be
honest. The same may be said Of cabinet Of
ficers. A man without q fortune cannot afford
to take such a place unless he use it merely
as a stepping stone to more remunerative enn-
ployment. Forty years ago Washington was
cheap place, and even an army or a navy off,
Ger with ms moderate means could live I'D 20
the requirements Of military ethics, and be
gentleman. 1t may he that a. man can live in
boarding house and be e gentleman, fsr men
sometimes have vast abilities; but I do not be-
lieve that he can do It and feel like gentle"
man. This universal loveyof luxury makes tho
c. 01rrv =1ov. IL %Io%f I'M IoS
CARDS, tia stragglers and other derelicts boydcr
the highways. and If they could grow into
trees they would make a. continuous and CRATE
full shade. John Gilmer Speed. in Ainslee's.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
warLipr Girls Vacations,

We wonder in how many cities there are or
caniza tons similar to that excellent. one in
New York for aiding working girls to have
little season of rest ana recuperation during
the summer. This society is now at the teSin-
ming of its eighteenth year Of successful work
Last year 72) girls We're given VACATIONS OF
about two weeks each. While it is rule of the
society to assist only those to whom term OF
rest will mean renewed strength to take up
their work, and though care Is taken in all
its benefactions, there is still a vast army Of
girls who could be helped, If sufficient means
were provided. The majority OF the girls
helped by the society gi>eet the larger porto
OF their wages for the support Of their families
but each one pays what she can for. her vaca-
ton These amounts are Usually very snail
and under the circunlst ances, pathetic. The
societY-hasz under its charge eight houses. TWO
a. Santa cfsrgz in the Adirendacks. where
girls with q s-u >ency toward lung troubles are
sent: the CHER s.s at Greycourt. Orange cour,-
-. Theynpsos4vIt:e Sullivan county, and Farm
Ineron, Greens Fasms, Westport and South
port, Conn * ~ an old aphorism that the
prevention of disease is better than the cure.
How many ..breakdowns" might be prevented
by the admirable etpedient Of two weeks IN
the healing quiet of the country or seashore!-
American Medicine. 49, E-.s5z 80
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
BoMsebol6 Bjmfs.
WeeYflH.

o.
YO1T find you prepared cereals. your
Z, pearl barley, rice, flour. cornmeal or
l dried fruits suddenly infested with
weevils, do not be discouraged. II
+ you are where the sun Is good ana
hot. you may follow the example OF the
Arizonians, who spread clean cloen
Down on the roof or grass and empty the
oatmeal or rice on to 1t. In short time
every .weevil will creep off. II you nave
not the sun, place the material lnleeteo
IN. the oven at moderate degree OF neat
care must be taken not to expose 1t 10
higher temperature than lao E.
II whole pantry or storeroon Dsco1nes
infested, wipe off the shelves with her l..
aene and then set shallow pans OF ol-sui-
nhile of carbon on them. This vapor Is
+ deadly to all animal life. but there Is no
danger in inhaling small quantity. II
ia nossessed of most dtsagreeaDle ouot'
but soon passes saway, leaving no 49, 80
behind. It does not harm the 1000 NEAR e.
which it is placed. AS 1t Is extremely ~ :.
fammable, care must pe t sl.le ~ re
doae notcome in contact with name. u
nIaced in a cupboard at night. It's TUNES -
win have disappeared by mornlne. ~ y
cnats at retail from 80 to ~ cents q
Mound. and one application IS usuaily g.
fectfye In very severe cases seevu -
NAV follow. When a barrel OF snour ~ ~
comes infested, put steacup!u, - aa .,.o
chemical in pan on the Top ODD " ' .eassr1a
cover the barrel as closely as Posslpie'
and leave for day or TWO.
90 SterflixinE Vegetables. 8.
Az a matter of fact, many VeSesaDlies
w,3soh I'VE are accustomed to eat raw are
delicious when cooked, but II one prefers
the raw vegetable IT is The simplest tnins
in the world to sterilize 1t a saturate 90
1ntion Of boracic acid kept In fruit 1ar
on the kitchen table will insure 2 stsl =.
ized head OF lettuce Dilute e cup1m y. g 9
tha solution with one Of wateI ana .al ~
the lettuce han been freed lro. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
OLD MEN AND YOUNG WIVES.
Venerable Chaps Who Capture
- YOufhful COuaOrts.


For the Wellesley graduate, aged twen-
ty-two, who has married the octogenarian
marquis of Donegal there is the EXCUSE,
e Ivy valid BY ey she f 6as arred
title. For the elderly bridegroom, apart
from sentimental consideration, there Is
the incentive of longevity; the statistics
prove that old men live longer II married
than If single. 80
Dr.. Zilz's figures for Europe indicated
that among men past seventy the death
rate is q Per o s, f. the Dr. s geh%art as
instancing the fact that of fifty cente-
narians examined by him not one was
ba chelor or spinster, showed that Of men
married to three single. Among indi-
vidual examples Of matrimonial longevity
that of James NICHOLAS n Lam OF Eosaeh.
er-author married thirteen wives and
lived to be :ninety-nine To what extent
did each Of his helpmeets contribute to
able abb VIE would add year where a
Xantippe might cut one off. ~ So.
2 It IL g. normal act for a man to marry q
woman Younger than . himself Hat az d
brtdegrooms only 50 chose women older
than themselves. A difference Of sixty
years is Of course wholly abnormal. In
Couples coup o married in wv whose ages there was
a disparity Of twenty-one years or more
was SIS; but among these there were very
few in whom the difference exceeded
forty years.
Doubtless the controlling impulse with
women who marry men greatly older than
themselves is money; an examination OF
some sixteen cases reported indicates az
much. Yet there have been important
sentimental exceptions. Sentiment was
the motive that led Ida Kriebe1, sixteen.
Of Allentown, Pa, to marry Jacob Dor
sey, sixty, though by doing 80 she be-
came her own grandmother. Agnes May.
twenty, who married William Cheney,
seventy, Of Bowling Green, Ohio, was the
grandcIild of lis first love, and for, that
reason Economically inspired toward him.
Nellie White, twenty-five, who became
the wife OF Zerah Pomeroy, eighty-nine.
OF Meriden, Conn.,, was grandchtld OF
his first sWeetheart,s sister, The way Of
the man with the maid in these cases was
an open appeal to the romance in her ma
ture.-NeW York World. y#5