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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

To those who are Influenced by the old
superstition of sitting down to table thir-
teen in number, an invitation from
president to dine at the White house of
the new state service of china, manufac-
tured by the famous firm of Wedgwood,
may we'll be looked at askance. Whether
Intentionally or by accident, relates Col
lier's Weekly, the mystic number is cur
iously repeated in the crest. and even in the
transaction by which the service was or
dered. Any one who visits the st. Louis
Exposition may observe the former, as the
service is to be placed there on view. To
begin with. there arc, of course, thirteen
stars and thirteen bars in the shield, rep
~resenting the original thirteen states of the
union. In one claw the eagle srasps thir-
teen bolts, and in the other an olive brandh
upon which there are thirteen leaves and
thirteen berries. The pinions of the eagle,
too, have thirteen feathers, and 1t will be
found that there are thirteen letters in the
motto "E Pluribus Unum." Further, there
are thirteen letters In the Christian names
of the president and his wife-Theodore
and Annie-and thirteen letters also In
Staffordshire. the county I'm England in
which the Wedgewood ware Is manufac-
tured, but perhaps the most significant fact
of all in this respect is, that the service
was delivered on Friday the 18th of Feb
ruary of this year.
Under these circumstances 1t would seem
to require only a party of thirteen to make
any one sensitive of such matters search
his mind diligently for an excuse to alb
sent himself from the table.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

Excited Woman-Mr. Policeman, could
you tell me II the streets have been swept
since / dropped my purse?
Pollceman-What time last year did you
drop 1t, ma'am baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

BIAIEMENI OF
state Of Nebraska, Douglas County. IS:
George b. Tzschuck. secretary of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF fun ana
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month Of ADril. 1908, was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12
POINTED REFLECTIONS.

III a fairy should appear to you and
oner you three wishes" said the imagina-
tive, young woman, what would you DOR
ter-of-fact man.-Wsshington Star:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

Harry-well. I'm Flad enough the base
ball season has reopened.
Charley-You are very fond of the game.
them?
Harry-No; not particular : but It gives
understands. don't you know.-Boston
Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

Il never enjoyed a stroll with my lady
friends quite as much as l do now"
Why is that?"
Because it's too late for oysters and
too early for ice cream. "--Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

President Roosevelt will have a number
OF commissions in the army to dispose NJ
after provision has heen made for the
members OF this years graduating class
at West Point and for the enlisted men
who pass the final examinations for pro-
motion. There are now twenty-five vacan-
cies in the cavalry, fourteen in the artll-
lery and eighty-siX in the infantry. 125 in
all, says the Brooklyn Eagle. There are
ninety-three embers of the first class at
West Point, not counting the one foreigner
who. of course. viii not be commissioned.
There are seventeen vacancies in the CORPS
of engineers which will provide places for
some Of the West Pointers. Then there are
seventeen vacancies in the pay department
and two in the Judge advocate generals
department, in addition to which there are
eleven vacancies to be filled in the signal
corps, and II these latter places are re-
garded as constituting vacancies in the
line by reason of transfers OF line leuten-
ants to the signal corps, there will be
thirty-nve or forty additional commissions
available, or in the neighborhood of $50
second lieutenancies. This will assuredly
provide some places for civilian candidates.
of which there are a large number, but,
of course, these will not be appointed until
after the West Point graduates and the
promoted enlisted men have been taken
care Of.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

HE doesn't look as IL he had energy
enough to run a race"
Well, l don't think he would race with
another man, but even a lazy fellow can
get up a good deal of energy when his per-
sonal safety depends upon beating a bull
dog to the e."--ChicaRo Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor scenes and Incidents sketched
49, annA

AA 11I@ ~
on the SPOT.
Hundreds OF people who are nursing
grievances against individuals In the postal
service and the thousands ever ready with
advice on how to do things, are dcluging
the postmaster general with letters. An
enormous mail from these prolific sources
are not the least Of Mr.. Payne's troubles
these days. These letters cover every i'm
aginable feature OF the mail service.
One man. who says he has been a lifelong
republican objects to the way in which his
postmaster hands out letters and nan
the Offenders removal. Another declares
that unless the postofice is forthwith
moved into his store he will never vote the
republican ticket. still another in a small
town charges the postmaster with rubber
ing through postal cards and refusing to
permit customers to read them. 1t is a
mighty hard task to please all kinds Of
people.
A good sized crop Of libel suits has grown
out of the Postonice department scandals.
The chief OF the supply division is seeking
to recover SIS 5000 or $4,000 for alleged In
Jury to his character, growing out of the
remark of some one that the official in
question had been guilty of fraudulent
practices. A manufacturer of rubber
stamps, who does a large business furnish
ing supplies to the Postofice department,
has brought a suit for libel against a
brother manufacturer, who charged that
the Washington man was selling poor stun
to the government at fancy prices. It is
likely that before the last of the postal
scandal has been heard of there will be
other suits OF q similar nature. One rea-
son that some newspapers lave fought shy
of the so-called frauds in the Postod1ce de-
partment has been the unreliable charac-
ter OF information that has been spread
about concerning certain oficials who. have
been charged with wrong doing. 1t is pos
sible to hear almost anything against prac-
tically every ofhcial in the department, but
the real facts will not be known until Mr..
Bristow makes his report, then 1t will be
UP to the president to see that the guilty
are punished.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

.He-That's absurd. Do you hin I'm a,
big a fool as I looks?
Shell think that IL you aren't you have q
great deal to be thankful for.-New York
Times,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

81 notice you begin your letter to him:
DIT. Sir That's very slovenly."
why so?"
IT'S ridiculous to make Dr. an abbrevi-
alton for Dear"
who said anything about Dearg' I
know what I'm doing. He owes me S10."-
Philadelphia Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26

\ custom altogether too common along
railroad lines in our state, says Supcrin-
tendcnt Miller in the West Virginia
Ssclrnol Journal, j. that OF young people,
and even children. gathering ut the sta
tons at train time. Especially in the
evening, young ladies and girls of ten
der years, congregatc thus in large num-
beers, and the conversation they hear and
themselves indulge i'll is not Of the higher
character or conductive to 4 healthy NOR
al growth. In fact travellers and others
Mt the depot are often compelled to hear
Language not very proper, but positively
indecent and vulgar, and this in many
Instances from young persons The con.
duet Of boys and young men often Dor
der on ruifiianism. and should engage the
attention OF the police. who are supposed
to he present to uphold morals a well
as to see that the law is obeyed. Suci
associations rs these viii counterfeit all
the good influences of the school and
home. and will lead to wreck and ruin.
Parents should see that their children
are not allowed to go to the railroad
station unattended. or to loiter aimlessly
on the streets. Such associations tend
to degrade. and to say the least, are not
promotive of the highest intellectual or
moral development. With sadness We
recall the ruined lives of several of oW
former pupils whose downward career be
gan in this way. OF course this criti-
cism don't apply to any who may have
Legitimate business at the railroad sta
tions, but we think the throng Of on
lockers at many places would be largely
reduced if parents looked after their chill.
dren more carefully.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26
WHAT IS BRYAN's POINT

Mr.. Bryan in the last issue OF phe
Commoner says: "It is of the utmost
Importance that the Kansas City plat
form be reanirmed by every gathering
of reul Democrats 10 this end those
who sincerely believe in those principles
must make it their special duty to see
that re.,iIirmntion is accomplished at ev-
cry possible opportunity" Now they
know What Is expected OF them.
Does that look like there is to be Il
rc-unitins of the factions in the Demo
cratic party He evidently believes that
the reconstruction movement on the part
of other leaders of the party i Il fizzle.
The note OF warming is sounded by him
that un.e,s n. j. allowed to control the
next national convention and dictsfte the
platform. he will see that the old ship
is wrecked.
But why Is it important that the Kan
sas City platform be rcalirmcd. 1t has
certainly been emphutically and posi-
lively rejected by the people in a man
ner so overwhelming rs to convince even
the most ardent believer in it that it is
not the thing this country wants. Fur
thermore. it has been proven illogical
and lacking of all the great principles
of popular government. and it is certain
" not important in that particular that
it be rcaiIirmcd, unless there is a dis
position on the part OF Mr.. Bryan and
his followers to make it easier for the
Republicans to carry the election. II
has proven not TO be vote getter and
from the standpoint Of victory. it i
certainly not important that it be reaf'
firmed. There seems to be no logica
reason why Mr.. Bryan's advice SHOULD
be followed. and ii is up to him to ex.
plain the significance Of his adiuration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26

SYSTEM
TESTED
In the Waldo Hotel Building by Mr..
shanklin to the Entire Satisfaction
of the Architect.

Mr.. J. R. shanklin general manager
Of the West Virginia Heating and Plumb
ing company, who has been in the city
this week making a preliminary test Of
the heating system in the New Waldo
hotel. tested out the plant to the entire
satisfaction of Mr.. Albright, the archi-
tect. Steam was circulated throughout
he entire system. consisting Of 275 ra-
diators, and over 10000 feet of radia-
tion, with a pressure of eight ounces at
the boiler. This is probably the largest
system of heating in the United States
working under eight ounce pressure with
out the aid of a vacuum pump to assist
the circulation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26

Parkersburg is very much ngftated
these days over the fact that Clarksbnrg
has secured one of the largest indus
tries in the state, and the papers of that
city show signs of fear lest Parsersburg
may drop out OF the industrial realm of
West Virginia. The papers ascribe as
the couse of the manufacturing interests
not looking with favor on that city the
exorbitant price of gas there. That
arouscs the people of this city to a
higher appreciation 70 what home people
have done for this section. All know
how clnrksburg got cheap gas. All know
what cheap gas is doing for the city.
All should know how to appreciate it.
1t may not be so regarded, but cheap
fuel is what the future of Clar<sburg
depends on most, and to keep cheap fuel
every support possible should be given
the movement to provide the same for
this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26
Rankinp Is PopuLar

with those who give little thought
TO its ad vantageS.
Chief among these, OF course, is the
absolute security afforded by the mod
FERN banIx-and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26

If the teachers of the county are wise,
they will have their committee on reso-
Iutions at the institute report before the
last day of the session, SO that the in
stitute itself may know and understand
what it resolves. Resolutions should not
be rushed in at the last moment and
adopted without due consideration, dis
cussion and debate, as has so frequently
been the case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26

Mrs. Arthur Hopes has gone to Point
Pleasant, New Jersey, where she viii
Join her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lippert,
for a few weeks pleasant soiourn at
the seashore,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26
Boy Cured of Collie After Physician't
Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when Four years old was taken
with collie and cramps in him stomach,
sent for the doctor and he injected
morphine, but the child kept getting
worse. then gave him half teaspoon
full of Chnmbcrlnin's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoca Remedy, and in half an h"''r
he was sleeping and soon resovereu.-F.
3. wilkins, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr.. Will
kins is bookkeeper for Shell Lake Lum-
Der Co. For sale by Stone s Mercer,
druggists,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26
BAL lMORE & ONO
" RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE "a TRAINS

8. o. EIeAln Line ClarIesb>Ara statien
West Bound.
40. I-(daily) due 1888 a. m.
No. 7l-(daiIy) due 1880 a. m.
No. 3-(daily) due 1913 a. m.
No. AZ daily due S:42 p. m.
No. 55-(daily due 7:2S p. NJ.
East Bound.
No. -(daily) due 1864 a. m.
No. 46-(daily) due 1913 a. m.
No. l2-(daily) due 5:32 p. m.
No. 72-(daily) due 6:5s p m.
No. 4-(daily) due 9;45 p. m.
W. va. & PITTS DIVISION
West Bound.
No. s-(daily ex. Sunday Ar. Gals am;
Lv. Gals a. m.
No. l-CDaiIy) Ar. $3.50 a. M; Lv. 1880
No. 6-CdaiIy ex. SUM- Ar. 2:l5 p. M.
Lv. 1855 a. m.
No. 7-(daiIy ex. SUM- Ar. Gas p. M
No. 9-(sunday only Ar. 1920 P. M;
Lv. 1920 p. M.
East Bound.
No. s-tDaiIy ex. SUM- Lv- $3.50 a. M
No. 2-DaiIy ex. SUM- Ar. $3.50 a. m;
Lv. 10:35 p. m.
No. s6-sunday only Ar. and Lv. 9:4o
a. m.
No. e-(dailyl Ar. 1882. M; Lv- p. m
No. 4-(daily ex. Sunl-AT. and Lv
WEST VIRGINIA SHORT LINE.
West Bound.
10. 7l7-(daily ex. SUM- Ar. l1:5o a. m
No. 7I9-(d daily Ar. s:l5 p. m.
East Bound.
No. 7ls-(daily) Lv. 6:2o a. m
No. 72o-tdaily ex. SUM- Lv. 2:3c P. m
Trains Nos. and 8 run between
harrisburg and Sutton.
d. B. MARTIN,
NJ. +. T., Baltimore.
G. W. BASSETF,
G.P. A, Baltimore.
G. W. ALIEN,
T. p. a.. Phrkersburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26
The Traders Bank

is modern in every respect.
In our fire and burglar proof vaults
money and valuables are perfectly
safe.
And by our system OF cheques and
correspondents payments can be mace
at a distance as easily as they can pe
here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-26

be put forth to bring other factories
here. Greater Clarksburg has just be
gun. Let its growth he more rapid the
next few years that II has been the past
few and there will be no city in the
state that can touch it for business.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
Dude, the Railroad Doc.

Dude was the name Of a dog that
before his death, which took place
recently at St. Louis, Mo-, had: a
very wide circle Of acquaintance.
The dog lived near the depot and
soon became possessed Of the idea
that he must watch the grade cross
ings, of which there are a number IN
the vicinity. For more then TIVE
years he had met every inbound
train and preceded the locomotive,
barking in energetic warning. His
plan was to dash down the main
line as soon as train whistled IN
the lower yards and, turning about,
speed ahead of the engine until it
stopped at the platform. The rail
road companies provided no watch
man at the crossing, so that Dude
was really useful, and many per
son has been warned of the ap-
proach Of danger by the frantic
barks of the dog. Dudes end came
in a very sad way. A train several
minutes late and making up time
proved too speedy for the little pi,
lot, and he was run down and killed
Dude is mourned sincerely by the
many railroad men who knew him.
and they gave him suitable burial
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Foolish Mistake Of a Man Who Was
Soliciting For Charity.

Soiclein9 FoF CasTity.
The man who was soliciting for a
charitable institution argued long
and earnestly. He wanted con-
tribution of 500. Finally the mer-
chant reached for his chcckbook.
''The Lord lovcth a cheerful Civ,
er," quoted the solicitor, with
cheerful satisfaction.
r '<Does he?" asked the merchant
hesitating. ..>..-.
'You'il find it in the Bible" as.
serted the solicitor.
The merchant put back his
checkbook. e.
II was about to give you $780,
he explained, :<but I couldn't posi-.
bly, do that cheerfully. Doubles:
it would be more pleasing in the
eyes Of the Lord if I kept down tc
a point where I can be cheerful"
Thereupon he handed a five dol
lar bill to the solicitor and smiled
pleasantly.-Chicago Post.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
Reply to "A Marta! Lament. {"

When you nnger at the omce. doH'S Tol
think that It Is due
To your wife to let her know about what
time you Will be through?
don't wish to be exacting.
But It's just bit distraettng
When dinners long been ready to be
waiting, dear, for you.
OF course I greet you smiling, as indeed
why should not?
You've been away all day from hons and
Shaving such a lot!
But when we dine at ],
- And you're not home till IL =:
You can hardly blame me- dearfs, II the
dinner isn't hot.
When toiling for your family with energy
sublime.
To be kept in at the Office, to be sure, 70
not crime, ..-.
But-not to press undufy-
Will you tell me. dearie, truly,
Are you sure 1t was the Office that de-
tatoed you all the time?
New York Tines.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
Not a LadylIke Reply.

Once when Queen Alexandra was
returning from sal with her
daughters, who were then little
children, an old sailor instinctiyely
said to one of them, who was walk
ing up the plank, ''Take care, little
lady" FI'm not lady," haughtily
retorted the child. "I'm a prin-
cess!" The queen, who overheard
the kindly injunction and the csth-
er Ill bred reply, said quickly, '"Ten
the good sailor you are not a little
lady yet, but you hope to be some
day." "
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23

What's us fellers goin' to do.
Jes' US ordinary men
Who must toll the whole day through
An: turn in an toll again?
We've no time to set control
Of the victuals an the coal.
Mister man, it's up to you
What's US fellers goin' to do?
Lies too brief to ask about
What you've gained or what we've
lost:
Brief our plea. but most devout-. =
food an warmth at any cost"
You're the boss. but bosses must
Make some show Of bein' just.
Mister man. it's up to you
What's US fellees goin' to do?
Washington Star.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
FOR TIE LITTLE ONES.
The True Story Of Brave Litt!e Girl
Whom Cod Needed.


She was only a little girl of thiir-
teen. Her iather was i'll, and her
mother was kept beside his couch
to care for him. Two little broth
ers with these formed the family.
There was a small store in a portion
of the town quite distan! from the
home that had to be kept open, as
it formed the only source Of support
for the family.
To this store every day trudged
the little storekeeper through the
bitter cold of winter, carrying III
her pocket q piece of unbuttered
bread for dinner. All day she sold
her goods and each night carried
home to "poor, sick papa" the mon.
ev she received. In the cod back
room she ate her sorry dinner. Oc-
,casionally she saved penny or two
and at Christmas bore to her sick
father an orange and to each broth
er little toy, but nothing loT ner'
self. She passed each day the
bakers windows, where were dis
played many things that looked
good to hungry childish eyes, but
not a penny bought anything tor
herself. She ate her cold bread
and saved all the money 1or papa
and the family. -:
| One evening she lost one OF her
mittens, but told no one OF her. loss,
as it would take money to buy an
other. In the biting cold she would
wear it on one hand until the-other
was cold and then change it.. Thus
she supported the family through
the winter, paying by her work for
| food and fuel. This little heroine
no longer lives, for God has need OF
all such. The SHOWS are today
piled above her grave, but there are
hearts that will never forget the
little heroine and her devotion to
her family.
This is true story.-Cor. New
York Press.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
TTTsIy Warming.

"Now, my child" said the deer
mother as she selected nice place
for the little deer, If YOU want to
see the real thing in deer hunts, sit
here by the roadside and be. careful
not to move or the hunter may
take you for a man and shoot you"
For the deer mother was up to
date and read the daily papers,
Baltimore American. H.. -
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
q EAs
;s.rs 4ss - Tho Kind You Have sh2aIs bGrggs'
Signature ~ 6AZN+N, =
The Plays the Thing.

"I'm determined" said the amaF
teur playwright, 'Eto ProdGcs-this
play at my own expense"
DWELL, WE'LL" remarked Crittiek,
*most- people don't enjoy jokes Of
that sort"
'Jokes of what sort::
"At ones own expense. ."-Phlla-
delphid Sreress.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
sIike your steak rare. sir?"
The Hardened Cynlc.

= have noticed" said the hard
ened cynic, 'Sthat about the time q
mans children get to be almost half
as bad as he was when he was a boy
he begins to howl about the worlds
growing worse. baltimore Amer
lean.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
Propincuity,

Crawford Why do lovers just sit
and sit in bis;ful silence?
CrabshaW-Because as a general
thing there isn't room for either Of
thegB get word in edgeways.-
1Rdge. -,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23
His Esoiy Chosen Phrase

'sDon't you think that young
Eunker wants to marry Miss Dol
l;e-s Tor her Money asked -Hn-
jack. -
: Il think so, replied Tomdik. II
heard him say that he loved her
for all she was worth" Judge.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-04-23

ty, he has just been granted a pat
ent on device to do away with
straps on travelling bags and te1e-
scopes. He has other labor saving
devices in process Of perfection.
This is good record for a boy OF
Observation-Disclosures Boy. "