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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30
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"One of the most demoralizlng prac-
ticeg among wage earners is that OF sell
ing time otherwise securing loans at ex-
tortionate rates of interest and giving
mortgages on wages for security. IL is re-
gretta BILE to note that the practice Is
growing. The best indication OF its growth
is the increase In the number of concerns
that fatten off the mprovident, short
sighted people who discount their earn
ings Some of these loan agencies are
worse than veritable Shylocks. They prac-
ticalv make slaves of their victims.
When a man or woman of small income
gets into their clutches there Is scarcely
a means OF escape. kansas City Star.
"Mr. Bryan is accused Of being a hyp-
notist Nobody will ever make that charge
against David Bennett Hill. Chicago
Record Herald.
"Dowie may not agree with clergymen
i'm their declarations that more preachers
are needed The needs OF Dowieism. or
Dowie, may be different. st. Louis Re-
public.
Colonel Mcclellan Is making speeches
i'm four languages In the New York may
orally race, yet We have always heard
that New York was an American city. -
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
but. above all things. II must be un-
derstood that the middle OF Lake Erie Is
sacred aud must not be changed The
treaty of'iIsS was signed at the end OF a
lively debate between the United States
and Great Britain. during which many
persons whose loyalty to the crown was
OF the most intense character moved into
Canada to testify to their hatred OF the
new republic. There are descendants or
those old royalists in Canada today who
have inherited all the bitterness their an
cestors felt In the days or the Revolution.
Ru, the battles were fought. the end Of
the struggle came and the treaty was
signed The middle OF Lake Erie was
agreed upon as the boundary line In that
particular place. and IL has remained
there since that date There Il will re-
main. Milwaukee Sentinel
''ft would be entirely erroneous To con-
clude from some opinions reported TO
have been expressed In Canada that there
T. a disposition To seek annexation with
the United States. a great majority of the
American people would welcome Canadi-
an annexation, but Il is doubtful II any
man now In middle life will see the ac-
compiishment OF such union. Canada
viii remain. ms u has been for mauy
years. loyal TO the British empire In all
things Denver Republican.
New York Is the only state toachiug
the great lakes on the one side and tide
water on the other where the absence OF
interposing mountain ranges renders such
canal possible n IL the only state that
can be independent of the necessities or
vlcissitudes of railroad policy. To let the
canal become dlsused + 20 abd'cste it-
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sovereign position and to acquiesce i'm the
dwelling fate the trunk roads have mark
ed out for 1t. A vote for canal enlarge
ment Is a hostage exacted for our flu
ture" New York Mall and Express.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30
Juve enile Books.

IN THE DAYS OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
by Eva March Tappan. Phi. ID.
published by Lee e. Shepard, Boston.
For sale by Preston e. Rounds. Provi-
dence. Price SO cents net.)
The author has won for herself repu-
tation as writer of history for the
young and her latest effort. "'In the
Days OF Queen Elizabeth" is quite In
line in every respect with her three pre-
yious histories dealing with four OF
Great Brtain's rulers.
There is no doubt but that the child
OF today can be taught TO cultivate a
taste for this substantial class OF read
ing, providing IL is written for them and
to them--and I'm manner so that IL can
be easily understood and appreciated.
The authoress has certainly taken this
Into deep consideration and her history,
while IL is full and accurate, is written
IN that simple and conversational style
that will appeal to the young mind of
boy or girl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

Dowie has made eight during his New York
rather small return for his bang vtuperaon and vulgar abuse
Of those refused accept prophet or religious leader
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

bone simply his unworthnes be placed at the head o
the of the largest municipality in the country
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

When YOU mark your ballot Tuesday do make the
mistake of putting beside the of any candidate who
"dodger'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

Tho doctrine broad and enough to cover even
Canada whenever she concludes gc, Of the wet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

Race track records have taken the place of steel stocks the
matter of "sumpng.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30
THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES or
THE MAN IN THE MOON. by Ray

NJ. Steward.
published by Ice & Shepard. Boston.
For sale by Preston 4 Rounds, ProvI-
dence. Price. sl.o0 metz
a most attractive book for children, in
which the author has grouped together
those characters so beloved by the young
sters- Santa Claus. Little Red Riding
Hood. Jack the Giant Killer. Old Mother
Hubbard and others--and taken them, in
company with the man I'm the moon, a
wonderful tour over land and sea
IL will--it cannot fail-to please the
children, for IL Is decidedly readable
witty and full OF entertainment There
are II full page colored illustrations that
please the eve and cause smile. and Il
Is Just the sort OF a book that will make
an excellent Christmas gift 70 any little
boy or girl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

FAMOUS CHILDREN, by H. Twitchell
published by Lee & Shepard, Boston.
For sale by Preston & Rounds, Provi-
dence. Price. s1.oo metz
While the author has dedicated this
book Ito boys and girls everywhere" and
Is juvenile book. so TO speak, 1t can be
read with extreme pleasure by elders.
Children have entered I'm the past, u
great extent In the history of countries
and many OF them have been made IA
nous both In prose and poetry. Some
we are better acquainted with than others,
but all children are interesting and espe-
cially so when they have been identified
with some condition or have shown some
particular genius. This book Famous
Children is well compiled IL we may
used the word, and the author has gath
cred together group of interesting
young characters and presented their
lives To US I'm a most attractive manner.
They are grouped under different heaCN,.
namely, Royal Children Heroic Chil-
dren," Learned Children" Devoted
Children" Child Artists" etc. and in
deed the story OF their lives makes Cy-
cidedly instructive reading for both young
and old.
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Mcclelans that he partisan to the back
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FOLLOWING THE BALL. by 4.

FOLLOWING THE BALL, BY A. L.
Dudley.
published by Lee & Shepard, Boston,
For sale by Preston Il Rounds, Provi-
dence. Price, Sl.o0 net)
What American boy is there who does
not love football enter to play IL himself
or see II played by others. Following
the Bali is boys stc"s, and the titC
indicates just the sort OF story IL is no
say II IL interesting is putting IL mildly
for 1T Is more than tnat--it is absorb
ingly interesting and every boy (and
some girls) will read Ii with pleasure
and delight. Its hero. Dick Melvin Is
character worthy or the attention given
him by the author, and IL certainly proves
that an education in athletics is some
times quite as necessary as that OF the
mind Football brings out the manhood
In a boy-there is no doubt Of this and
the author evidently. bore this point in
There Is. too. lot of football educa-
tlon'-if IL can be termed such-running
through the book, especially upon the
subject of kicking or 'punting" and
which Mr.. Percy u. IIaughton of Har-
ward. who Is well known as a football
expert, has. from the preface by the au-
thor. done considerable to place the
theory OF this part of the game In a plain
light.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

FlIh"rt and NFl1dne tlIbeft
published ny Lee a shepard Boston
For sale hy Preston & Rounds. Proyi-
dence Price. 80 cents nett
The story OF two brothers and sisters.
around which the author has woven a
clever Juvenile tale. portraying child life
with that truth that will appeal 10 the
young reader. The characters. Billy.
Larry. Gwen and Polly. make most In
tcrestng quartette, and from beginning
10 end u Is so full OF life and brightness
that every youngster will want to read
and re-rcad ~. Its pictures are attractive
and altogether a well put together child :
book
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

''Mr. Bryan is accused Of being hyp-
notist Nobody will ever make that charge
against David Bennett Hill."-Chicag
Record Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

Colonel Mcclellan Is making speeches
in four languages In the New York may
orally race. yet We have always heard
that New York was an American city. =
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30
DoRoTHY's PLAYMATEs. by Amy

published by ice 4 shepard. Boston.
For sale by Preston A. Rounds. Provi-
dencc. Price. 50 cents nett
a bright. interesting and decidedly
clever book for children. written by an
authoress who evidently knows child life
and what pieases them The princips
characters IN the story arc Dorothv
Dainty. her little friends aud Nancy fer
ris former waif. whose skill On dancing
leads go her being stolen from her home.
and about them oil ~ woven q delightful
story. The experiences ~ Nancy. par
ticulariy. are written IN n thrilling man
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

"Dowie may not agree with clergymen
i'm their declarations that more preachers
are needed The needs OF Dowieism, or
Dowie. may be different."-St. Louis Re-
ni1hliC.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

ner. which will certainly please the read
er, and all in all the book is delightful.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
SALEM LEADS
IN DRILLING.
DEVELOPMENTS ON ROUTINE OR.
DER IN MOST FIELDS.
There Are No Discoveries Of More Than
Passing Interest.-S Salem Leads
in Development,

Developments in the lower southwest
fields during the past week We're very
much on the routine order, and failed
to bring TO light any new discoveries OF
more than passing interest," Operators
;are still keeping up the search for new
pools. but are not meeting with the sue
cess that should come OF their earnest
effort, With spring approaching, opera
sto:s are anxious to put tho drili in moo
ton, provided they have some assurance
of securing profitable producers. The
.ieep sand districts are supplying about
three-fourths of the new production. but
thqt territory Is all under lease to
few of the larges operating companies,
md the three districts, Folsom ard the
cine Grove extension, m etzei and St-
en-, in Harrison county, will continue!
Tor many months to lead in development
work.. During the past week several pro-
ULCERS were completed in4ithe4 Folsom
district and the Pine. Grove extension.
In the iirst named the South Penn Oil
Company's No. / on the s.. r.. Starlsey
farm beaded the list with production.
i zzo barrels a day. In the Pine Grove
:&tension the same tompanyisi No. i ON
,the A, II. Morris farm was completed
and Is good for 100 barreis day. "a.
On the east side Of the Folsom dis
arict, in Wetzel county, the Dolmars Oil
Company has completed and shot ssts,
test weldon the, BsR4 Robinson farm and
has 25-barrel producer in the Gordon.
sand. ok Inv. g
In the Salem district, Harrison county,
the South Penn Oil Company has com
pleted and shot its test on the r. G. DSt-
Wis farm and has a l0-barrel pumperi in
the Gordon formation.
In the Folsom district the same cont.
pany's No. on the S. p. Starkey farm,
has increased its production from 200.
to 225 barrels day.
h, In the Bea1l's Mills district, Lewis
county, the South Penn has shot its
No. Ion the Griggs farm and increased
its production TO so barrels n day.
In the Salem district, Harrison county,
the South Penn Oil Company has com
pleted Mop on the Michael Murray farm
and has show for small well. No.
80 on the Genine Robinson tract is a.
small producer.
Inc same company and Treat & Graw=
ford have drilled Mo- on the Aetna
TalEington farm 10 feet into the stray.
No. on the same farm has been drilled
through the sand and has q little oil in
the hole.
In Booth Creek district, Taylor Com:
has drilled its test on the Hibbs farm
through all sands and has a duster.
On Roofing Creek, Elk district, Har-
risons county, unknown parties have drill.
ed a test well ON the Nathan Lewis farm
through all sands and have a udster.
When drilled through the CAN'T sand a
strong flow of gas and salt water was
developed. 49, "a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
CONGRESS
WILL ADJOURN
IN FOURTEEN DAYS MoRE-BusY
DAYS ARE AHEAD ON
THAT ACCOUNT.
Republican Leaders are Working on New
Statehood Compromise.

Washington, d. c., Feb. l6.-With the
adjournment of Congress but fourteen
Legislative days away, some activity is
looked for in both houses during the
coming week. There are yet several i'm
portant appropriation bills to be con-
isidered by the lower body, while eleven
of such money measures are yet to be
acted upon by the Senate The naval
appropriation bill will be brought up
some time during the week in the House
and a contest-is loked for. In the SEN
ate a contest is looked for on the omni-
bus statehood bill. A Climax has been
predicted from week to week by the
leaders.
The Republican leaders are working
on the new statehood compromise. and
it is believed an agreemnet will be reach
ed within As hours. The leaders were
aroused TO activity when Senator Quay
convinced them that on the next vote
he would have % majority for the state
hood bill. With such majority the
leaders will be placed in the attitude of
obstruetionists. Notices regarding the
new basis for a compromise have beer
made public.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
SUICIDE
Intended
BY PROMINENT wILSoNBURG PLY
SIcIAN AFTER USING
STIMULANT.
ABUSED HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN
AND THEN HIMSELF.
Emptied His Surgical Case and Started
Toward the River.

DR. z. E. Dawson, of Wilsonburg, was
arrested here Saturday afternoon on
complaint OF his wife, Mrs. sarah A.
Dawson. The warrant for his arrest
was sworn out before Squire John 4 !.
Flynn, Sof Wiisonburg. Mrs Dawson nj.
leges that he abused her and his chill
dren, and that he abused himself by tax
ing some stimulant; and then he emptied
his surgical case of four knives and
started toward the city. He told ii. E.
Strother that he was going to the West
Fork river and the impression was left
that he intended self destruction. Pos
liceman Cornell arrested him here in the
afternoon and he was taken before
Squire Riley. He. did not appear in his
right mind. His son, Clarence, an at.
tendant Mt Weston, and another son,
Bruce, a druggist in Wheeling, commul
nicated with friends here, and later
Carpenter of the asylum came here and
took him from the Harrison county hos
pitnl to Weston, where he will be looked
after. 1t is thought his derangemcnt, If
such it is, is only temporary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
GAME
WARDEN.
PETITION SIGNED BY THREE THOU
SAND CITIZENS HAS BEEN
PRESENTED.
asking That the Office Be Abolished.
Works Great Hardships on Mil
Owners.


Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 1G.4In re-
gard to the petition that the Office of
game warden be abolished and some of
the present game laws be repealed, which
was offered in the House by Mr.. Grey.
nolds Friday, and signed by nearly 5000
citizens, Stewart II. Bowman said:
Some of the provisions of our pres
ent laws work very great hardsliips upon
the country people, who are permitted
to kill game during the regular season,
and are prohibited under heavy penalties
from sending it out of the state. AS n
result swarm of game wardens infest
every county of the state, whose com.
oensation depends solely on the amount
of the fines they collect, and rs the law
gives them unrestricted privileges as to
breaking open boxes, barrels and pack:
ages. in transit, which they may suspect
rs containing game to be sent beyond
the confines of the state, country mer-
chants are subjected to endless, needless
and eNasperating apnoyanccs from inso-
lent wnrdens, clothed in n little brief
authority. Besides this useless restric-
tion upon shipment, it practically de-
stroys the market for game. and PEG.
pie in the mountain counties suffer con-
siderable loss from n small. but impor.
tant source of their limited revenues.
"Thc law also permits wardens to
pounce down unexpectedly upon mill
owners and subject them TO heavy fines
should their milldams not be in strict
conformity to the requirements of the
law
Besides the petition offered by Mr..
Greynolds. similar petitions have been
and other delegates"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
RED AND
BLUE
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST IN Y. M. C.
A. WILL BE STARTED.
Commencing With the Meeting Tuesday
Evening an Effort VIII be
Made to Increase Mem
bership to 1000.

At the membership meeting Of. the Y.
NJ. G.. a. Tuesday evening, February IL,
u membership contest viii be started. 1t
viii be known as the Reds and tBiues'
The membership of the association, now
100 in number, viii take sides under the
leadership OF a captain to be elected ut
this coming meeting. A campaign for
inatgirated. The association aims To
run its membership up TO a thousand be-
fore ground is broken for a new build.
ing. At the end of three months the
side having enlisted the most members,
VIII receive a banquet. Every member
is urged 10 be present at the Tuesday
night meeting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
Says There is Grave Danger of Re.
publican Defeat. if the Situation
is Not Met by 1t.
Quite Change of Sentiment in the Legislature in
Reference TO Tax Commissions Report.
Extra Session is Likely.

Charleston, w Va, Feb lG.-Sccre
tary of State, the Hon. Vim. NJ. o. Dnw,.
son, who, with Governor A. B. White, is
championing the cause of the famous
Tax Commissions bills, says:
There has been a decided change in
sentiment among the members of the
Legislature IN reference to the Tax Com
mission bills and the matter of tax re-
form, which is most gratifying and this
proposition TO work n reform in our sys.
tex of taxation will, in my judgment
continue to grow stronger and stronger
Till it triumphs in the. end. The peo-
pie are for a more equitable distribu.
ton of the burdens of taxation and they
are making their views known to their
representatives. A number of delegates
and senators who have been to their
homes and have returned, have informed
me that the sentiment they encounter
I'd there was such that they viewed tho
matter in n different light and now fa-
yorcd taking up the question and set
Ting it,
The questioned taxation is n great
big, immense problem that requires the
hardest study and the most careful and
painstaiSing investigation. But 1t is
quite an attractive subject and the deep
VI soite pFuDeS 1I1tO II Iue more interest
ed he becomes.
The principles of taxation recon-
niended by the Tax Commission and re-
silected IN the bills prepared by that able
body, are right principles aud will tri-
umph us sure as there is God in
Heaven. or as sure as yon and i are
sitting here conversing. There may be
q few Bull Runs-there may be obsta-
.eles and there may have been obstacles
that have prevented action on the Tax
Commissions bills during the present
session, but the people see in them the
right spirit, fairness and Justice, mad
the privileged classes, as represented by
the lobbyists of great corporations here,
can stand up and combat public senti.
ment for a time, but not always.
The change of sentiment among the
members of the Legislature makes it
probable that the Governor will call an
extra session of the Legislature TO con-
consider the question of tax reform. /
favored an extra session of the IeGis-
lature for this purpose as long ago as
last December I then deemed in mex
pedient TO have the matter considered at
the regular session, ls there is too much
routine business and too many special
laws to be looked after.
The Republican party in West Nir-
ginia IS confronted by problems of gov
crnment that are new problems. They
are freighted with the interest and the
sober enthusiasm of thoughtful pco-
pie. hope It will measure up to the
situation; but, if it does not measure up
10 the situation as it ought to, there is
grave danger of party defeat"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
AT TEMPT
TO RAPE
IS THE CHARGE M-NNIE MoDIs-
PAUGH PREFERS AGAINST
DICK cRISS.
ALLEGED INCIDENT OCCURRED ON
MONTICELLO AVENUE FRI
DAY NIGHT.
Warrant Issued in Squire Gordon's Court.
criss Held Under Bond.

Miss Minnie Modspaugh, 15-year-old
daugnLer of David sIodispaiIgh, prefers
an ugly. charge against Dick criss. Acc
a warrant IN Squire Samuel w. Gordon's
court Saturday against young Criss,
charging him with attempted rape upon
her. She alleges tliatsas she and her two
sisters were going home from church.
Friday night, he stepped from behind the
gas house on Monticello avenue and grab
bed her and threw her down, but she
fought him, and he did not accomplish
his purpose. Criss was not arrested,
but his brother, Mike, stood sponsor
for him until Monday, when he APP
peared, waived examination and gave
bond of $500 to answer an Indictment by
the grand jury, if one be preferred.
Crisis is about 20 years of age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
PRETTY
WEDDING
OCCURRING AT L. D. REEDS HOME
ON CEMETERY STREET
SATURDAY EVENING.
Miss Estella Douglas and Mr.. W. S. Had
dock, Quietly United in Marriage,
By Rev. S. K. Arbuthnot, Pas
tor Golf M. E. Church.

5 a very pretty wedding was that which
occurred ut the residence of the brides
aunt, Mrs. L. d. Reed, of Cemetery
street, Saturday evening, and which
Joined together the lives of Miss Es-
teIIa Pearl Douglas and Mr.. William S.
Haddock. Rev. Arbnthnot performed the
ceremony.
Miss Douglas is the eldest daughter of
Eta and Edward Douglas, formerly of
this county. Mr.. Hatldock was formerly
a teacher in this state. but is now con-
nected with National bnnlS in his ma
tive county, Fayettc county, Pennsyl-
syania. The happy couple has the very
oest wishes for a long and joyous life
from a wide circle of friends. They will
likely take up their future home in I'm
iontown, Pa.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-16
SUPREME COURT
Hands Down Several Important Deci-
sions.-An Present but Dent.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. ls.-All the
judges were present when the supreme
court of appeals convened Saturday with
tho exception of Judge Dent.
The cases of the T'hacker Coal & Coke
Company vs.. Charles Buck ct al, Aiinro
county; a. +. Mathews, executor. ct al.
vs.. S. +. Tyrec, ct al, Greenbrier county.
The .oisowine cases were submitted ON
decision on brief: h..zabeth AIaxon, eS-
ecutriS. Us. AfaNon- Miller Company, Cab.
ell county; IL d. RonlS vs.. a. f. Higgin-
botham, ct al. Lincoln county; j. A.
Amick vs.. r. y. Ellis ct al, Fayette
county.
The case of Robert L. Day vs.. National
Mutual Building and Loan Association,
Cabeli county, was argued and submitted
for decision.