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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09

At an auction sale that lasted for
the best part of week the auction
GERS throat began TO trouble him great,
IL, and to save himself as much as pos.
sible he had one of his employees read
of the number and name of each arti.
Gle as 1t came up for sale. The assist
ants pronunciation Of such words as
..marqucterie." Francois "Sevres,"
"De!acroix" and "Beauyais" was so
weird that the audience got on TO
him." and all those who were not too
busily engaged in making bids were
reading their catalogues 10 follow the
assistants blunders. He met his Wa
terloo when he started TO read Bronze
and ormolu empire clock, set of three
pieces. supported by Egyptian figures,
chiseled''- And rs he came to a full
stop the catalogue readers burst into n
roar of laughter that was inexplicable
to the rest OF the audience The word
after "chiseled" which the assistant
simply refused TO have a try at was
ssh:eroglyphics. New York Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
Historic bachelors.

Many eminent men whose names are
household words and who have left
their Impress upon the world were
bachelors. Beethoven, Schubert, Bel
lIni, CInarosa and Donizetti, all great
German musical composers, were
bachelors. John G. Whittier, our
American poet, was bachelor. Kant,
the great philosopher; Erasmus, the
scholar and philosopher; Leibnitz, the
German mathematician; Humboldt.
the philosopher; Galilei. who discover
ed the application of the pendulum
and that the earth revolves; Hugens,
the German astronomer who discover
ed Saturn's ring and one satellite; Lei
big. the chemist; Dr.. Hahnemann, the
originator OF homeopathy; DR.. Franz
Joseph Gall, the originator Of phrenol-
ogy, and Guericke, the inventor Of the
air pump, were all bachelors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
BILLIARDS FOR WOMEN.
According to Shakespeare. cleOpatrn
Played the Game.


In France gentleman Is not ashamed
to take bis wife to see a professional
billiard game FrenchwOmen are good
billiard players and like to see all the
fancy SLOTS made by professionals as
soon as they begin TO attract attention.
They read the billiard news in the
daily papers and subscribe to Journals
published especially for billiardists.
According to Shakespeare, women have
played billiards from the time Of Cleo
patra. In 30 y. c. he makes the Egyp.
tian queen summon CHAIRMAN to bill.
lizards. Mary. queen Of Scots, was pas.
sionately fond Of the game. on the
evening preceding her execution she
wrote to the archbishop OF Glasgow
that her billiard table had been taken
away from her as a preliminary step
to her punishment The Empress Jo-
sephine used to rouse Napoleon from
his gloomy moods by a game of bill
lizards. Adelina Patti became disgust
ed with her English table and had one
made in New York for which she paid
$500.
The efficacy OF billiards as health
restorcr is beyond dispute. The mo-
tions gone through will reach every
part Of the body and operate on the en-
tire system. They completely dispel
languor and that tired feeling" The
tension OF the muscles is tested and the
blood sent In swifter circulation through
the veins.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
PeculIarltres of the carnntion.

The pecularites OF the carnation are
such that under cultivation IT has been
made to take almost any character as
10 color or form of flower desired by
the careful cultivator. 1t has been
very popular with one generation Of
men and equally unpopular with the
next. When in favor, the flowers in.
creased in size. and the varieties be.
came numbered by the hundreds. At
one time fringed petals were in great
demand and were secured; at another
the smooth edged petals only found &c.
ceptance.
Two hundred years ago the garden
ers thought the flowers imperfect If
the caIyx did not burst, and refractory
flowers were knitted into fashions line.
But during the last $50 years the burst
calyx has been deemed a defect. yet all
efforts to prevent it in large flowers
have not been wholly successful.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
4 Fatal Mistake
Is Often Made by the wisest of clarks
burg People.

It's a fatal mistake to neglect back.
ache.
Backacbe is the first symptom Of kid.
ney ills.
Serious complications follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them
promptly.
Don't Delay until too late.
Until it becomes diabetcs-Bright's
disease.
Read what Clarksburg citizen says:
Mrs. ]. R. Anderson, wife of J. R. An
derson, carpenter, Of $40 Clay street,
says: III all suffering from pain across
the small OF the back, be it mild or ag-
cravated, lasting for weel, or two or
ike mine, existing for -four years; if all
annoyed with trouble from the kidney
secretions, the complication rendering
the most trivial Homework often drag
and making STOPPING or reaching for an
object well night impossible, could have
the annoyanccs removed as quickly and
quietly as Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
at, Wells s Haymaker's, removed mine,
then backache or kidney complaint in
any form would cease to exist in Clarks-
burg. i knew after dose or two Of
Doan's Kidney Pills were helping me and
as / continued the treatment the pain
ceased and the action of the kidney Sc.
cretions became normal. In return for
the benefit I received from Doan's Kid
ney Pills I am more than pleased to rec.
onmend them"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Tilbum Co, Buffalo, \. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the -Doan's-and
take no substitute.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
MINERAL
WATER
From the Artesian Flowing Well on the
M. J. Francis Farm at WilsOnburg,
Being Placed on the Local
Market.

We are the recipients Of a gallon bot
tie Of mineral water drawn from NJ. j.
Francis artesian flowing well at VIII
sonburg. The water is clear and spark
ling and contains excellent mineral prop
critics. 1t is somewhat like the famous
Webster Springs mineral water, but, al
though containing excellent medicinal
properties as that water, it is not as
distastcful nor as odorous.
The water is being bottled and plac-
ed on the local market. 1t can be had
in gallon bottles, and will be supplied
regularly to city consumers at a nomi-
nal cost. 1t is claimed that this water
used for drinking purposes is great
preventative for typhoid fever, and Is
also mequalcd by any natural remedy
for bowel, liver, stomach, kidney and
bladder trouble.
An analysis Of the water. made in
the chemical laboratory at the West Vir-
giuia State University, shows that it
contains the following Ingredients, in
, -, IL +Ln ,,,ll,r.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
NON-SUPPORT
CHARGED
By His Wife, Against Alfred Mcclure,
colored.-warrant Issued Against
Him and Time Set for Trial.

Alfred Mcclure, colored, according TO
the plaintiye story put up by his wife.
Ida Mcclure, does not look after his
household as laid down in the scrip
lures and as required by the laws OF
West Virginia, She claims that he has
neglected her and failed to provide her
With the necessities OF life the past siS
months. Her story was listened to by
Squire Riley, who heard the same tale
from her two or three times before,
and then he issued warrant against
Alfred charging him with non.suPport'
The warrant was served and the hour
for trial fixed at 7:3O O'Clock tonight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
Mr.. TONGE
is DEAD
DIED AT HIS HOME IN PARKERS,
BURG FROM DISEASES INCL
DENT TO OLD AGE.
Remains VIII Be Brought to Salem, His
Former Home, for Burial-Had
Noted Career, as Shown by
One or Two Incidents.

James Tonge, former citizen Of 81
lem, is dead at his home in Parkersburg
The end came Friday morning. He died
from diseases incident to old age. The
remains viii be brought to Salem tomor-
row morning for burial The deceased
resided at Bridgeport for number Of
years. Later he took charge OF the wool
en- mills at Salem and managed them
for a number of years. He was .hc faith
er of Mrs. Harlow Willis and Mrs. james
W'ilkin. on. of Salem.
Mr.. Tonge was a Mason ard an OIL
Fellow. the latter order having charge
of his funeral. lie leaves a wife and
four children surviving.
Mr.. Tonge was factor in one Of the
greatest events in American history.
When he first came to this country from
England he settled n the Shenandoah
valley and was a member of the Virgins
Militia. At the time of John Browns
raid on Harper's Ferry Mr.. Tonge was
one of the soldiers who helped to cap
ture Brown and his associates, and was
in the front of the assault on Harper's
Ferry engine house, in which Brown and
his men had barrieaded themselves. Sub
sequently at the execution Of Brown Mr.
Tonge was one of the militia directly
surrounding the seafTold when the drop
fell. He was probably the last surviv.
ing member of that famous Virginia
company.
He was IS years of age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
IMPoUNDED A COW.

John Hickcnbotham, the city janitor,
impounded a cows last night. He found
her near Squire NJ. S. Rilcy's office,
headed straight for the police station,
where she seemed to know that she
would be taken care of. The COW be-
longed to win Thompson and had got
ten out OF the barn and wandered around
the city. After a long hunt this morn
ing he found her and took her home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
Too Great a Risk.

In almost every neighborhood some
one has died from an attack of colo
or cholera morbus, often before medi-
cine could be procured or a physician
summoned. A reliable remedy for these
diseases should be kept at hand. The
risk is too great for any one to take.
Chamberlain's Coils, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy has undoubtedly saved
the lives of more people and relieved
more pain and suffering than any Other
medicine in use. It can always be de
pended upon. For sale by Geo. C. Stone.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
A Feat of HoraemnnahID.

For the sake Of a wager a remarka-
Bile feat Of horsemanship was some
years ago accomplished by q sport
ing nobIeman in a certain London
mansion. He made a bet with a
a friend that he would ride his pony
from the ground floor OF the house to
the ton and down again. His steed re-
quired a good deal OF persuasion to at
tempt the task, but It was finally per
formed, though the damage done TO the
stair carpets and other things amount
ed 10 almost $1,000 which had 10 be
paid by the winner,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
Nav 9Th, 1905,
~ - -
ri. ReputarIon.
u. G. SPERRY, ESQ,

Upgardsnn-on the strength Of your
Recommendation lent BIlcombe IS the
other day, and now I ind he's a con
firmed deadbcat that never pays his
debts You told me lie was man Of
established reputation.
Atom-So he is. That's the reputa-
ton he has established.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
BAPTIsTS WILL MEET,

The South Eastern Association of the
Seventh Day Baptists will hold their an
nual meeting at Milton, Doddride coun-
ty next week. good program has been
prepared and a large ATTENDANCE IS ex-
pccted. The Salem college quartette win
furnish music for the occasion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
FOR SALE.

One second hand refrigerator, large
size, in use but one summer. as good as
new; win sell cheap. Also one four.
gallon coffee boiler, suitable for restau'
rant purposes, latest design and has been
in use but a short time Inquire Of g
L. Hickman. ms-2t
Buy your wall paper Of 7. J. Lynch
( Co. Large stock to select from.
ppr3Otf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
Ha.ty AfterthouEht.

policeman" said the stranger, adj
dressing the officer who was guarding
the muddy crossing, "can you direct
me-
Here he slipped and fell.
TO the nearest place." he contin-
ued, gathering himself up ond survey
ing his soiIed garments, where they
?lean clothesT-Chlcago Tribune.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
WANT Department


Want, Found and Lost notices, etc,
ETC., viii be published in this column
at the rate OF two cents per line per
Insertion, INVARIABLY CASH IN
ADVANCE. Count six words to the
line. Nothing accepted for less than
% cents.
To insure publication in thecurrent
DAYS issue send in your "adSi" in the
forenoon.
~ooce-oo~-~oo~e-oeo.~-I-1.
For Rent-Funished room. Apply to
\. H. Cowen, at Armstrong, crislip, Dry
& Co. nb-24-tf
For Rent-Nice, comfortable furnished
room with bath attached. Inquire at the
Palace Furniture Co.'S store. mr5-tf
..~--~.-.-o1.~.--,~-..--.-
For Rent.-Nieely Furnished front
room, with bath. Inquire at III Lee
street, or c. S. Ford, rooms : ard 4,
finders building. ap74-tf
.-.>~-o--~-o-.c.->~s--s---
For Rent-Two houses in Point ON
fort, one of eight rooms and one of six.
Inquire at Room 4, Moore building.
aprl5-tf
e~>oo.-o---D-,,,.I,.r-.--..-
Wanted-A good cook. Good wages.
Bring references. Apply go Mulberry
street. m2-tf
For Rent-Suite Of unfurnishCd rooms
with bath. Apply at this office m2tf
For Sale-Furniture and hOusehold
goods, at 90 Pike street, near Third
street. m4-6td
For Rent-Two furnished front rooms,
with bath. Apply after 7 p. IN. at 222
Mechanic street. m4-6t
-..ee.-~--~.y,IS----,.--~--
For Sale-Three-roomed house in
Broad Oaks, lot 72xl3S, one lot North
view. House and lot on Monticello ave.
Central Employment Agency, Elk Bridge
building. m6-6t
Wanted-Agents to sell household
goods. Address Box l55, Clarksburg.
m6-Gt
For Rent-The West End meat mar
ket This building has been entirely re
modelled. The upstairs has been changed
into a very desirable fiat, continuing q
rooms and bath. While the lover floor
and basement can be used for store
room. Inquire Of Attorney F. G viger,
1884 West Pike street. m6tf
-,,.o-~oo..oo-o1-..-~-oe
For Sale-Household goods and one
high-grade Kranich & Bach piano. $50
Mechanic street. most
..e>.OS.1Sc.oo--.~~~>>--->
Straycd or Stolen-Dark steel gray
horse, 4 years old, weight 1000 pounds.
Any information furnished viii be CRATE
fully received by DR.. 7. E. Gore, city.
ms-3t
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09

Dr. f. B. Harper, veterinarian, viii
treat your sick animal. Operating a
speciality. Charges reasonable. Office
Oil Pike street. npr2stf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
NrnIntnIninr 40 PronortIon.

Mrs. Nagston-Why, my dear the last
time / heard you tell that stoEit was
only So instead of $25 that you lost.
Mr.. Nagston-well. this crowd I'm
telling It to is twice as big as that one
was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09
Personnel
Items
About People
Coming and Going.


H Z. Reeder, deputy Internal reve-
nue. collected went to Grafton today on
'ine'ai business
Dr.. Showaltcr, OF the Kesslcr hospital,
corps OF physicians made trip to Graf
ton today
col, John ". CARPENTER !. hero today
from Salem, attending to business mat
tiers.
Constable 4. |. Hustead. Of sardis, is
in the city.
William = Alexander c,mo home this
morning from an eastern business trim.
Architect golmboo / homo ran, nro.
f...;on,1 trin u Athens Obio
M morning 10 hold anortcrlv confer
cpce,
~. sori.r Sand. and con .1oo wen,
j F,i,mont tHs morning IL visit reIa.
,iye.,
c,,v Morris If nj cl,ro Was IN The
INV his morning.
prof Tbomo. uodaes If Tho State
.niyer.itv, VA, a business visitor here
today from Morgantown.
NJ. lain Brooks went 10 F,irmont
M. morning for a short visit,
,rin y Richmond,
-.
bprg are anest, Of friends here TODAY.
rn. ,,.. "A;
pc,rl ,yc here TODAY from WiIsonburg.
doip. tbcir weekly shoppinr
Nh. liz Fittro. Of WiIsonburg. is in
tbe city today shopping
iio'' Ds''n'' - " M ."e 80 s'',.
Hrorr,rtow,
Dr. =, :. newton came ao"n 1H's
- ...,,, III.
Captain William Brent returned tins
morning from business visit IN weston
Gpv Wilkinson. who is located at
Weston. VA in the city this forenoon.
\. 9. Nef made . business tflP 70
''>S' ''"'s' '0e'''
Harrison Albright returned from an
easter" business UP 'n's H''n'''7'
John =. Hart arrived home this morn
'ns IT," = 'r'p east
J. ,. Fisher returned this morning
from business visit in Cumberland.
i p mis- who has bccn here look.
ing after business matters, returned this
morning % his home in Doak, Doddridse
county.
Elegant linz of papatiers at A. B.
Donohue 4 COS city book store. NIT
Deputy Sheriff j. NJ. Knox returned
this morning from a trip to Gypsy and
shinnston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-09

For Sale-Three-roomed house in
Broad Oaks, lot 72xl3s, one lot, North
view. House and lot on Monticello ave.
Central Employment Agency, Elk Bridge
building. m6-Gt
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
VANISHING ISLAND
Mysterious Land Appears and Disap-
pears in a Strange Manner. 1.
New York: Commercial.

New York Commercial.
One: of the most curious islands in
the world is one known on the charts
as Falcon island. Z. Tt is curious from
the fact that it appears and reappears
at intervals In the most exasperating
manner, and has been doing this
ever since 1888, when it was first taken
possession of and charted.
n This: island is one of the Tonga
group, and when in 1888 England took
possession of it her officers found it
crowded with palm trees and tropical
vegetation. The highest bluff was
some 153 feet above the sea level,
and on this the Union Jack was
planted. But only a year later the,
represented by a low-lying dangerous
reef, and there was not the remotest
sign of yegetation. For thus making
away with itself Falcon Island was
speedily wiped off the charts
But in 1892 a French man-of-war
rediscoVered: it and duly planted the
tri-color flag thereon. At that time
Falcon Island afforded for the plant
ing of the flagstaff cliff twenty five
feet high at the southern end (the
bluff mentioned above was at the
northern end), and it was covered
with a growth of green bushes and
ferns But Falcon Island did not be-
nave any :DeILeT With It's new pOSSeSSOrS
than with England, for in April, 1894,
it had again done the vanquishing act,
only a streak Of reef remaining:
About year later the Tongan gov
ernment took it in hand and went to
find Falcon Island. They did find it
with vengeance for when they ar
rived they found an island with bold. .
steep sides. the highest point being
fifty feet above sea level. It was
taken possession of IN the name of
King George of Tonga and formed
part of his possession until 1897, when
lit again peared---apparently for
good that time. for since then, unless
it has reappeared quite recently, it
( has not been heard of.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
T0WNE HAS ASPIRATIONS
WANTS TO, TAKE A PLACE AMONG
CONGRESS.


From the, Journal Bureau Colorado Building
Washington. 3 -
Washington, Dec. 23.-Charles "A.
ToWne of New York is spending a
good deal of time in Washington this
winter. He visits the capitol frequent
ly and is seen hobnobbing with old
friends on the floor of the senate and
the house. While he is not to come
to congress as successor of George B.
Mcclellan, the new Tammany mayor,
it is understood here that he is
booked for congress before the ad-
journment Of the present session, to
take; the place Of Ira e. Ridder, who
is ill' and will resign, as reported in
The j O u n | last Saturday. :.
1t is understood that Towne is quite
anxious to come to congress at a time
when the democratic party is showing
signs of intelligence and Aggressive
ness in. its leadership in congress- For
years past that party has lacked Co
hesion in the senate, and in the house
has been inefficiently led, but To-day
it has German as it's head in the sen
ate, and Williams in the house.. Both
are resourceful men of wide expert
ence and great Intelligence. They
promise to make the democratic party
more of factor in national affairs
than it has been for years, and nat
urally Towne would like to be: here
that he might have some share in the
work. The present situation offers
better opportunities for democratic
statesm anship than any that has pre-
sented itself in congress for years. 81 :.
; j: --W.g4W. Jermane. Z
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
IS in
SADDLE AGAIN !
ENTERPRISES AT,
THE 500 WILL START.
Private Advices Confirm the Toronto
Reports Yankee Promoter Has
Been in England and Has the Back
ing of Wealthy British Interests.

Special to The Journal.
Sault Ste. Marie Ont, Dec. 23.-The
announcement from Toronto that F.. H.
5Clergue had finally succeeded in complet-
ing reorganized of the sault industrial
enterprise, made yesterday, is confirmed
by private tadVices
K Mr.. .Clergue will be here Friday on. his
return: from the successful negotiation of
this great undertaking. He has been in
England since Nov. 5 until ten days ago,
is now ba cked by some big British inter-
ests and is stronger than ever
That the. works which were in profitable
operation and were SO rediculously shut
down by Mr.. Shields will now resume is
known. To. them will be added, in due
time, the blast furnaces and rail mills,
and most Of the plans of the original COM
panies will be carried out.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
LARGE STONE
Found in the Appendix of Man Who
Underwent Operation -E.-.....s...

Utica IN. Y.)&Cor. New York Sun
Within period of less than twelve months.
Clarence: Lowe of Morrisvile has suffered from
three severe and prolonged attacks of appendi-
cftis The last attack came about three.
weeks ago. Making permanept Improvements
the attending physciansi decided that ans opera
ton would be necessary TO save the PATIENTS
life. and"a few days ago the appendix was re-
that the severed appendix contained what closely
resembled smooth stone some hard sub
stance nearly an inch in length and resembling:
a filbert The doctors are strongly of the opin-
ion that the ball gradually formed In the appen-
dix as the opening of the appendix is much tao
stance of the size of the one they found. The
young man is making rapid recovery.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
KITES WORKED WELL
INVENTORS OF, DIRIGIBLE KITES
: SAY THEY WILL GIVE A PUBLIC
EXHIBITION SHORTLY.
New York Sun Special Service,

NOW 4ofh GUN special oerVlces
Norfolk, Va, Dec. 23.-Orville and
WILDER Wright, the inventors of the
dirigible kite, passed thru here to-
night on their5way to Dayton, Ohio.
They assert that they have made sew
en- successful trials of their kite in
three weeks, and that they will give
a public exhibition at. home. @
i The trials were made at Kitty
Hawk. on the North Carolina, coast, of
suitable atmospheric conditions OH
tide water and because of the high
sand dunes, ON the incline of which
the machine slides down until it gains
velocity sufficient to be forced thru
the air by it's own gasolene motor
propeller.
The Wrights declare that their flyer
maintained a. height Of twenty feet
above the surface and travelled at the
will Of the man inside the box in all
directions even Il against strong
wind, within a radius of half mile.
The Wrights are confident of the sue
cess OF their invention.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
OCEAN LINERS ARE LATE
WINTER STORMS DELAY THEM
AND ALL ARE BEHIND THEIR
SCHEDULE TIME.
New York Sun Special Service.


New York, Dec. 23.-Winter has set
in along the; lane of Atlantic travel,
and the big liners are hours behind
their schedules. The aKron Prinz Viii
helm, from Bremen, is two days late,
but will. be in tonight; the Hohenzol-
lern,: from Naples, and the Hamburg
American liner Prinz Oscar, from the
same port, due yesterday, had not
been reported to-day. -
The Belgraviaa Of a3athe. Hamburg
American line from Hamburg and Bo-
logne, spun a specimen weather yarn.
She was fifteen days making, Sandy
Hook. After clearing ither English
that lasted all%the way, across In.
nnidoeean nearly all her passengers
were made seasick by her plunging
and rolling: On Saturday the Ship
was forced, because Of mighty head
seas to-day to for twelve hours ,tssSE