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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13
COMM THRO' THE RYE.

Gin a body meet body
Comm through the rye,
Gin body kiss body,
Need body cry,
Every lassie has her laddie -
Ne'er a ane hae /;
Yet a. the lads they smile at me
When comm through the rye.
Amang the train there ia q swain
dearly lo'e myself;
But whaur his hame, or what his name,
dinna care to tell.
Gin body meet body
Comm frae the town,
Gin body greet body,
Need body frowns
Every lasse has her laddle,-
Meier a ane hse /;
Yet a. the lads they smile at me
When comm through the rye.
Amang the train there Is a swain
j dearly lO'e myself;
dinna care TO tell.
"Comin' through the rye" was, &C.
cording to one authority, first sung at
a Christmas pantomime in London in
1895, when it was called "If a Body
Meet a Body Going to the Fair"
Some have said that "Rye" was the
name of a streamlet in Ayrshire and
that "Comin' Thro' the Rye" meant
crossing the ford of the river Rye. 1t
has been shown, however, that Burns
scratched a stanza of the song on a
pane of glass at Mauchline in this
form:
Gin a body kiss a body
Comm thro' the grain.
Need body grudge body
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13
The Gambling Act

Following is the full text of the
bill as it went to the Governor. II
will be seen that lotteries, raffles and
renters OF buildings to gamblers are
not included:
Any person who shall conduct
carry on, open, or cause to be opened,
either as owner, proprietor, employe,
or assistant, or in any manner what.
ever, whether for hire or not, any
game of faro, monte, roulette, rouge
ct noir, lansquenette, rondo, vigt-un
Cor 2N, poker, draw-poker, brag, bluff
thaw, tan, or any banking or other
game played with cards, dice, or any
other gambling device, whether the
same be credits, or any other repre-
sentative played or operated for money,
checks, or thing of value, in any house
room, shop, or other building whatso-
ever, boat, booth, garden, or other
place, where persons resort for the
purpose of playing, dealing. or operat.
ing any such game, machine, or de.
vice, shall be guilty of a felony, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be i'm.
prisoned in the penitentiary, for the
period of not less than one nor more
than three years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING" MARCH 1a l903

titled "An act to provide for the sc
lection" ETC., of the States granted
school, tidelands, etc.
House bill No. POT, by Cameron
An act making application to the
Congress OF the United States of Amer
ica to call convention for proposing
amendments to the constitution of the
United States of America as author.
lied by article V. OF the constitution
etc.
Senate bill No. 226. by Wilson-An
act making an appropriation for the
completion of the chemistry building
of the Washington Agricultural col
lege, etc., and furnishing and equip
ping the same.
The Senate indefinitely postponed
House bill No. 236 providing for the
publication of the biennial report OF
the dairy and pure food commission.
The bill for the construction of a
bridge at Northport was also indefi.
nitely postponed.
In the House, Saturday, tho follow.
ing bills passed:
The irrigation bill, against which
the Kittitas county members have put
up such a game fight, was passed by a
vote of 81 to 8. The bill provides for
the impounding of surplus waters in
lakes at the head of the Yakima river
and nsing it in the dry season.
Senator Tolman's bill for the pro.
lection of birds in their nests was
passed.
Other bills passed were:
BY Wells-Authorizing granting of
rights of way over public lands for
public roads.
BY Senator Rasher-Requiring the
department of the feeble-minded OF
the School for Defective Youth to be
kept open the entire year.
By Cameron-Increasing the mini.
mum price for lease of State lands for
Agricultural purposes from ten to
fifty cents per acre.
BY Butler - to protect the water
supply of Anacortes, Fidalgo Island.
By Lindsey. requiring City Coun.
cils to submit charter amendments to
vote on petition of Is per cent Of vot.
ers.
By Raine-To provide for the re.
lease OF joint debtors.
Senator Davis bill increasing the
salaries of constables in cities OF the
first-class failed to receive a consti.
tutional majority.
Senate bill 100, by Kinnear, to en-.
able cities of the first-class to annex
cities OF the third class by q vote oi
the latter without other action on the
part OF the former than an order oil
the council, was defeated.
House joint memorial No. IL, by
Philbrick-Asking Congress to con.
struct a lighthouse between destruc.
ton Island and Westport Beach, was
passed.
The House ref fused to take even a
half holiday, and although there were
many vacant seats at the afternoon
session and some OF the rollcalla
showed less than q quorum, Speaker
Hare ruled that there was q quorum
present but not voting. As a result
q number of bills failed of passage,
although there was little opposition,
and they will be reconsidered Mon.
dav
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

A VESSEL owner recently sailed from
New York with wheat valued at $780,.
600. In Great Britain he exchanged
it for cutlery which he carried to
Brazil and there exchanged it fol-
coffee. When he returned to New
York his coffee cargo was valued al
$4,000. The balance of trade was
SIC, 900 in favor OF the United States
and the officials told the skipper the
country was $4,000 richer, but as he
had lost $4,000 on the transaction he
could not understand that method oil
getting rich.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13
PANAMA CANAL,

What Uncle Sam will Secure for $4,000. 900
Cash.
A lawyer identified with the nego-
tiations gives the following statement
OF what the United States is to obtain
for the money to be paid to Colombia:
"The United States will acquire
practical control, with the option
OF perpetuity through series of long
leases, of tract six miles wide for the
main canal, with the privilege of ex-
tending laterals fifteen miles in any di-
rection for the purpose of getting the
benefit of water sheds along the route,
but outside OF the canal zone proper.
1t may take out and use any of the
minerals, earth, rock, coal, iron-when-
ever it may find and need-that lie
within the boundaries of the conces.
sion. 1t will have sanitary and police
control OF the tract, including the city
OF Colon, which is within the tract,
and the city OF Panama, which is just
outside. It insures the neutrality of
the canal, and the freedom of the
ports at either end to the commerce of
all the world, in full recognition of
the letter and spirit OF the Hay Paunce-
fote treaty. 1t secures exemption
from taxation in every form and its
own absolute right to fix tolls and
regulations for the operation of the
canal. It obtains for itself all the
revenues of the two ports OF entry,
Panama and Colon, and can reimburse
itself abundantly by tolls on com.
merce not exceeding three cents ton.
1t has procured the unequivocal con-
sent OF Colombia to the transfer by the
Panama Canal company of its rights,
privileges and concessions to our gov
ernment; and, last but not least, it
has protected the rights OF our people
by providing for a judicial system on
the canal strip 80 that American inter-
ests will be weighed and adjudicated
by American tribunals"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

GUATEMALA has been reduced to
woeful distress by the eruption of the
Santa Maria volcano. Great quaint.
ties of coffee, wheat and corn have
been destroyed and the people lack
means to buy from foreign countries.
If the mountain had been named after
Beelzebub instead Of the holy Virgin
it could not have behaved worse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

The Gridiron Club of Washington
is an association of newspaper men
who give dinners during the winter
to the most distinguished people in
America. The name Gridiron" ap.
plies to the habit of the club OF " roast.
ing" its guests.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13
THE Shah of Persia has in his palac,

THE Shah of Persia has in his palace
in Teheran q throne, called the Pea.
cock Throne. covered with gold and
wonderful gems, the value OF which
competent jewellers have placed at
$4,000, 900, enough to build six first
class battleships or finance small
war.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

A LoNDoNER has made a violin
without sounding box. A diaphragm
and trumpet are used to give volume
to the sound.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

THE floor in George Vanderbilt $
private passenger car is made of a
plate of steel six inches thick.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

There are at least six different yer
sions Of the song.
The following is the version il
Burns works:
Coming through the rye. poor body,
Coming through the rye.
She draiglet a. her petticoatie,
Coming through the rye.
Jenny's a. wat, poor body,
Jenny's seldom dry,
She draiglet q her petticoatie,
Coming through the rye.
Gin body meet q body
Coming through the rye;
Gin body kiss a body
Need a body cry'
Gin q body meet body
Coming through the glen,
Gin body kiss body
Need the world ken.
Jenny's a. wat. poor body;
Jenny's seldom dry;
She draiglet a her petticoatie,
Coming through the rye.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13
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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
Dress Goods

Dress Goods
Black or colors. Well suit you and at the
very lowest Living prices.
Black Chevlots, full Sc inches wide, heavy
weight and will wear like leath- 2Rn
er, not 75c yard, but. -. u&1O
Imported Novelties = Special combination
French and German Suitings, styles not to
be found elsewhere and right, to dot,
They have been $1.50, $1.75, $1.85 and
$500 yard heretofore-you may 00Ge
choose Saturday at........... ~%SO
Silks and Velvets
Very appropriate, inexpensive and sens
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Very best quality Corded Wash Silks for
spring, 1904, styles right, color 4GAn
ings superb, usually 49c. Yard. ~DO
Warranted to wear Black Taffeta, finest
all silk "a in. wide, our regular everyday
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

FACULTY
REELECTED
BOARD OF TRUSTEES TAKE THAT
ACTION, BUT SOME VACANCIES
ARE TO BE FILLED.
Good Report Made by Dr.. Swartz, Who
Turns Over $1,000 to the Trus-
tees.-Tustees Greatly Pleased
With Years Work.

IA the annual meeting OF the board Of
trustees of Broaddus institute in the In
stitute building Tuesday afternoon,
Trustees /. W. Holden, E. ]. Thomas,
J. D. Simmons, H. D. Boushner, S. F.
Reed. J. E. Coon, Mrs. Belle S. Payne
and L. E. Peters, representing DR.. P. B.
Reynolds, were present. s. +. Reed was
elected president OF the board, succeed
ing Rev. J. D. Simmons, and II. D. Bough-
ncr was reelected secretary and treas
mer. The members of the faculty re-
elected are Dr.. S. L. Swartz, principals;
Miss Laura B. Moore, modern languages;
Miss Ethel V. Monroe, preparatory; Miss
Cora Atcheson, instrumental music; Miss
Clara Belle Reid. art and elocution;
Miss Alice V. Simmons, primary depart
mcnt. ther places are yet 10 be filed.
The report of the school shows the work
the past year as the best in the schools
history; the greatest progress made, the
largest enrollent and the best financial
condition. Principal Swartz turned over
$1,000 to the trustees and enough I'M
collected accounts to conduct the sum
mer campaign.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
HOBOES
DANCE LIKE YE MERRY LITTLE
ELFKIN IN GLEE TO HEAR
THE NEWS.
That Mayor criie Has Returned from
Pennsylvania wnds to Resume His
Anti.Meridiem Lectures.

For the first time in many moons three
days have passed by and the city cops
have made no arrests in all that time.
In the words of the picturesque vernac-
ular business at police headquarters Is
"dam-rank"
Mayor Grille returned yesterday from
his exploration trip among the wilds of
Pennsylvania, and as soon as the hoboes
become acquainted with this fact, it is
tl,ought-at police headquarters-that
business will get better. The regulars
all love Grille. They not only like him
personally, but they love to hear those
expressive and emotional lectures he
reels of from the bench each morning
Those lectures edify and elevate the men.
They inspire them with repentant
spirit. Thy encourage them in their en-
deavors to walk in the straight and mar
row patch of righteousness and to down
the drink evil They cheer them and i'm
pei them to renounce their allegiance to
rum; to do good, to act good to be good,
and 10 live the life of an upright, hon
est, hard working and Industrious citi-
zen of the thriving little city of clarlss-
burg.
Next!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
ELABORATE PROGRAM ARRANGED,
PUBLISHED AND SENT OUT TO
FRIENDS OF THE UNI
vERSITY.
Exercises viii Begin June Il and Con-
tinue Daily Until June IS, Inclu-
sive.-Address by Dr.. LOriner,
of New York City, Com
increment Day.

The commencement program Of the
West Virginia University has been pre-
pared. published and sent out in eonnec-
ton with invitations to be present at
the exercises:
June II, Thursday, s p. m.-Joint de-
bate between representatives of Column
bhn and Parthcnon Literary societies.
June y, Friday, s p. m.-Debate be-
tween representatives. Of the College Of
Law
June Is. saturday. 10 a. m-Annual
meeting Of The board Of regents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
Mineral Water for Sale
Agent Elliott viii Deliver it Fresh and
Pure Daily at Several Business
Houses.

The famous Francis mineral well wa
ter will be on sale daily here. The agent
is Luther w. Elliott, who viii deliver it
daily to all persons who desire it. His
headquarters will be at the Elliot bak-
cry, South Second street. lie may be
reached by Home phone No. Sl5.
The water will be delivered daily
fresh and pure in bottles of one gallon
at 10 cents each at the following bust
ness houses:
Ed Rone's news stand, Pike street.
BANDS drug store, Pike street.
MeClaskey's grocery, l32 Fourth
street.
Glen Elk Produce company, L. ]. Cars
kadOn, Ala North Fourth street.
George Hutlicr & Brother, $40 Main
street.
CIV. vanuort, 227 South Third street.
R.. r. James, Adamston meat market.
1t is bottled by natural flow direct
from the well without artificial pumping
or disturbance.
The following is the result of an anal
ysis made in the chemical laboratory
of West Virginia University at Morgan
town, W. Va, September 80, 1901:
Grains per
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
WILL
GO TO
BALTIMORE
In Special Private Car to Attend the
Annual Meeting of the Grand
Lodge in July.

Via special chartered car, the majority
OF the members of the local lodge Of
Elks viii go to Baltimore the latter
part Of July to attend the annual meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of EIks. Ar
rangements are being made by u COM
mittec from the lodge to arrange for
the trip. 1t is expected that between
forty and fifty members viii make the
trip. They will remain in Baltimore
during the entire three days session Of
the Grand Lodge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

q have been troubled for some time
with indigestion and sour stomach" says
Mrs. Sarah W. Curtis, of Lee, Mass,
@and have been taking Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets, which have
helped me very much, so that now !
can eat many things that before l could
not" If you have any trouble with
your stomach, why not take these Tab
lets and get well' For sale by George
c. Stone, druggist,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
SOME MORE TRUTHS.

SIr. Horner says that the United States
government taught Robert f. Lee that a
state had right to seeede. If it did, it
paid dearly for it, and the 6. a. R. OBJ.
ject to Lees statue in the National Cap.
itol, as the children should have no more
of that kind of teaching. The G. a. R.
has never assaiIed Lees private charae-
ter, nor does it seek to detract from
his public career or to eliminate him
from history. 1t simply insists that Gen.
K. L. Lees title to fame rests on the
fact that he was great leader in civil
war that had for It's object the dis.
memberment of the national govern.
ment and the capture and destruction
of that very statutory hall in which it
is now sought to find niche for the
statue of this same Robert E. Lee.
Wipe out General Lees career in the
civil war, and Tom Horner gives US all
that remains.
l. He was the son of his father.
,. He did good service as a subordi-
nate officer in the Mexican war.
3. For time he was superintendent
at West Point.
4. He, with 90 United States marines,
captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry
in 1859.
That is all.
Tom Horncr says "the victorious can
afford to be generous Let Us see.
First. In the hour of triumph at APP
pOmattox on tile field of battle, the vic
tors filed the haversacks of their foes
with food, remounted them on their cap
tured horses and sent them to their
homes on their simple word of parole.
Was that generous?
Second. They restore these same men
TO all their civil rights and ask of them
no apology. Was that generous?
Third. They let these same men come
back to the halls of the National Capitol
out OF which they walked in 1861, and
permit them to make laws for their con
querors. Was this generous?
Fourth. They place some Of these
men in the chairs of state with their
feet on the necks of their conquerors
to dole out the well-earned pittance OF
a pension at which some young men
sheer. Was this generous?
Fifth. They take them back into the
old army. Send them as ambassadors
10 foreign lands, permit them to 60
anywhere and everywhere in this broad
land Of ours, to hold Office, acquire
wealth, achieve fame. Is there no gen
erosity in all this?
The C. 4. R. has no taunts to throw
at the Confederate banner, nor those
who followed it. But they do insist that
it is not the flag Of our nation and that
neither it nor any other flag shall ever
take equal rank with the national flag.
Tom Horner boasts that his fervid
patriotism extends to the boundaries OF
West Virginia. That IS a hopeful sign.
His patriotism has outgrown Duck Creek,
Weston and Lewis county. In time it
may include Virginia, and ultimately ex-
tend to the whole United States, and
even to voting the Republican ticket.
There is always hope for a growing
young man.
JAMES n. DAVID.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
TERM
ABOUT
CLOSET
Circuit Court VIII Adjourn the Term
Saturday After Long Siege.

The present term of circuit court viii
come to an end Saturday, after having
held for about a month. The term has
been a busy one, and much law and chan
Gerry business has been transacted.
The case of the Oil Wen Supply com
pany against NJ. ]. Bartlett, leave was
given plaintiff to sue out execution for
costs at this term.
Judgment for 500 against P. +, Can
field was awarded by jury to John I,
Goodwin and a motion was made to set
aside the verdict.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

Organ of high grade for sale at low
price; upon any fair terms. Inquire at
Meniman's shoe store. dwtf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
Grains per
U. S. Gallon.

II is unequaled by any natural rene
dy for bowel, liver, stomach, Kidney and
bladder complaints.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
ORDERED OUT.

A very handsome and complete stock
of dinner and tea sets have been COR
dered out of our store, and they will
have to 90. That means that extra in
duccmcnts viii be offered to buyers for
ten days, and If you are booking for op-
portunities for sensible buying, this is
your chance. G. P. STOUT,
81 Pike st., Bell Phone $50.
fr,o4 - ~ C4n,,fss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

See Wilson & Dennison,'s real estate
in another column. They
offer some rare bargains. me5tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

DR.. E. B. Harper veterinarian win
treat your sick animal. Operating a
specially. Charges reasonable. Office
2ll Pike street, Al - apT2stf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
chamber1ain's Collie, Cholera and Diay-
rhoea Remedy.

Is every where recognized as The one
remedy that can always be depended
upon and that is pleasant to take It is
especially valuable for summer diar-
rhoea in children and is undoubtedly the
means Of saving the lives of great
many children each year. For sale by
George c. Stone, druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
,BALIlMORE&OHQ
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE o. TRANS.
.. 6 o. Main Line cIorIsburs Station

% - " 'AI>An A-sEi0 SAotASDIHE Stauoh
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Trains Nos. and run between
CIarlcsburg and Sutton.
D. B. MARTIN,
NJ. P. T, Baltimore.
c. W. BASSETT,
G. P. A. Baltimore.
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Telephone Scr
vice is tho twen-
tieth centUr y s
means TO COM
uau nj att n
Business re- Q
less than I0cents
per day In tho
Cons olidnte d
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DR. c, S. APPLE,

1876 West Main St, at shirey's old
stand. june LIT
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

lulu to Chinese waters. This order has
caused much comment. The commercial
treaty between this country and China has
yet to be ratified at Peking by receiving
the Imperial Seal and State Departments
officers believe that Russia is secretly oppos-
ing such ratification, as the treaty opens to
the United States the Manchurian ports of
Antung and Mukden. The Russia are said
to fear that if the United States acquires
such an interest in Manchuria, it will OPP
pose the permanent occupation Of the
country by Russia, and will perhaps be-
come involved in the Russian-Japanese
dispute. War between Japan and Russia
is regarded as almost certain by the State
Department, and it is thought advisable to
have strong American feet in Chinese
waters to protect American interests