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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-27

Patrons of the Roman amphitheatre
never knew what they missed by liv-
ing before the automobile was in
vented.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-27
The Tariff and BANKING.

The phenomenal increase in bank
deposits and loans since the free trade
period can be seen from the follow
ing:
March 9, 1897 April 9, 1903
Loans - :. 81 1893 zoos, 291 So, 403, FL, e1s
Deposits :. 1,66s, 219,9 s16s. 275. 26C
Cash 49,. 420, 2S1. 615 536, 214s34
These deposits are in addition tc
almost an equal amount in the saw
ings banks, and represent the daily
balances of merchants and business
concerns They confirm the state
ment that we are doing double the
business under protection that We
were under free trade. 1t seems
hardly time to revise such a tariff as
we are now prospecting under, either
up or down. 1t will indeed, be well tc
let well enough alone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-27

The bolo rush would appear to be
pretty nearly as strenuous as the cane
rush.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-27

China admits that in the door bust
ness Russia practically has a cinch-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
MISSED
CAPTURE
coLoRED MuRDERERs FOR WHOM
$1,000 REWARD IS OFFERED
ATE SUPPER HERE.
DISAPPEARED Shortly Before Word Was
Received That They Were Here
and Wanted.

There is an old saying about going
away from home to get the news, and
we clip tile following from Mondays
Parkersburg State Journal:
Two murders, colored, for whom a
reward of $1,000 is offered, notice to
that effect having been received here by
Chief Smith several days ago, narrowly
missed capture last night in Clarksburg,
where they stopped for some time to
get supper at the Glenn Elk restaurant.
Two murderers, colored, for whom a
without reason, it is alleged, in Ohio,
and relatives at Columbus offered 81.
200 for their apprehension while the
State offered a reward of 5000, making
in all 81 200. The negroes hoboed their
way as far as Clarksburg on freight
train and went to the restaurant men
toned, where they took supper. They
had scarcely gotten out of the place
when telegram was received from an
other point notifying the Clarksburg pc.
lice that the murlercrs were probably in
that city. The police Immediately insti-
tuted n search, discovering the fact that
the negroes had eaten ut the Glenn Elk.
but could obtain no clue to their where
abouts. The entire city was searched,
but they could not be found. 1t is al
most impossible for them to escape, how
ever and it is thought that they will
soon be taken
The above seems to be more of a fairy
story than anything else. As two ne
groes We're coming out of the restaurant
some on approached Policeman Brooke
and remarked TO him: "Therc goes two
fellows for whom $4,000 reward has
been offered; arrest them" Brooks paid
no attention to the remark, but later
something was said about it, and the
news of the incident was carried to Park
ersburg. No search has been made for
the fellows, and none is likely to be
made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
Anection of sen1..

Natural affection of seals IN their wild
state is well shown in the following an
ecdote: A gentleman living in Oregon,
on the ocean shore. one day caught in a
very simple manner young seal. 1t
had been stranded on the plank wharf
by recedlng tide and left high and
uncomfortabIy dry as well. 1t had not
no one to teach it the tricks of its tribe.
The gentleman kept the little glossy
creature for several days and then in
pity turned it into its native element.
1t came to the wharf every night and
whimpered so that he was obliged to
take 1t out again and keep it In small
tank, the seal giving every demonstra-
ton OF affection, after the manner of a
young dog.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
A cnrion. cnston,.

One. of the many curious customs
which mark the visits of judges to pro-
vincIal asslzes of England is that OBJ
served at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The mayor always makes the follow
ing speech to the judges on circuit:
MY lords, we have to congratulate
you upon having completed your In
bors in this ancient town and have
also to inform you that you travel
hence to Carlisle through border coun-
try much and often infested by the
Scots. We therefore present each of
your lordships with a piece of money
to buy Herewith a. dagger to defend
yourselves
Then the mayor produces two ancient
coins, jacobus and carolus. The
former he presents to the senior and
the latter to the Junior Judge. Appar-
emily It is intended that the senior
Judge shall purchase dagger twice
the size of that purchased by the Junior
judge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
An EndurIng Record.

Standing side by side in an old Long
Island cemetery are four tombstones.
They commemorate the virtues of the
successive wives of one of the towns
inhabitants. A peculiar thing about
the monuments is that not alone do
they perpetuate the memory of each of
his helpmates. but they serve as sort
of financial barometer to record the
husbands rising fortunes.
The first wife had modest little
headstone. The second wife's memorial
was on the same order, hut it was at
least two feet taller. The third wife
differed both as to style and size, being
greatly superior to either of the others,
while to the fourth and last was grant
ed the distinction of granite shaft.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

Mary Ann was a solid and healthy
native of Prince Edward Island. At
the age OF twenty she had entered the
kitchen of a Boston family, and there
she had reIgned for fifteen years.
Every year she was left in charge of
the city house for the three summer
months. while the family were ut the
mountains, and during the rest of the
year she directed the domestic affairs
of the household in a firm and tranquil
way
When the family returned In the If
teenth autumn of Mary AIMS reign,
she announced her intention to marry
within month.
I've been knocking about the world
for this last fifteen years." said Mary
Ann, land It's time / settled down, IL
ever mean to do it"
sit doesn't seem to me us IL you had
knocked about much" said her mis-
tress, with mild resentment, ''but I'm
glad you are TO have home of your
own. What is the young mans busi.
ness?"
Hes the travelling agent for a new
stove litter and gas burner" said Ma.
~ Ann proudly, .and he's going to take
me with him wherever he goes"-
Youths Companion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
A MenI...- poem.

Probably the mass of prison poetry
which has been written ON stools and
bedposts and scratched ON prison walls
far exceeds that which has found ex-
preston on paper. and many a t.mute,
inglorious Milton, has begun and I'm
ished his poetical career with these
'.Iost to sight" productions.
There. is In existence short poea,
said to have been scratched by a
maniac on the wall of his cell, which
runs thus:
Could ] with ink the ocean MI,
Were all the world of parchment made,
Were every reed on earth a quill
And every man n scribe by trSa4
To write the love of God alone
Would drain that ocean dry:
Nor could the scroll contain the Syr.vSs.
Though stretched from sky to sky
The authenticity of this being The
work of a maniac has often been q,.es-
toned because of the beauty of It's ex.
preston and fits sound reason. bur the
story stands.-All the Year Round
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
nIaIne the Cont.

Whence comes the phrase ..riding the
goat?" Presumably from Egypt and
old Nile. capricornus, the goat of the
zodiac, was the patron of the hero
plants in the Egyptian mysteries.
knowledge, especially occult and rec.
ondite knowledge, was under his pro
lection. The goat of earth may be de
spIsed on earth, but the celestial goat
is or was mighty and mysterious
power. 1t may be long way from
the astrological and astronomical goat
to the comic goat" of modern initia-
tons, but that is not the goats fault
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
cambronne ana mis- yeed1..

The famous General Cambronnesl:ad
a talent not rare in the French army.
He knew how to use needle. L knew
an old lady who preserved with care a
Brittany costume he made her for a
fancy ball. She spoke OF IT as beauti-
full fit ut the time he measured Lc- for
it. The ornamental stitching on the
corsage and apron formed designs In.
vented by the general as he stitched,
though he was of an age when the in.
ventive faculty is dull. What should
I do to prevent tedium killing me- he
once said in the hearing of this lady.
were 1T not for my needleT He had
little ltook education and never had any
taste for reading. He was too sober
to seek lIveliness in drink, and too good
citizen to seek to play part as a
politician. He also had loom with
which he wove tapestry and furnished
some beautiful things to his relatives
Paris Cor. London News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
Tragedy Averted.

"Just in the nick Of time our little
boy was saved, writes Mrs. W. Wat,
kins of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneu-
monia had played sad havoc with hin
and terrible cough set in besides.
Doctors treated him, but he gIev
worse every day. At length We triee
DR., Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption and our darling was saved.
He's now sound, and well. Everybody
ought 10 know it's the only sure cure
for coughs, colds and all lung diseases.
Guaranteed by
Frank c. Bland. druggist, Pike
street. feb. 3 deod-wlm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
chIne.e Ro,n1 Ten.

The tea used in the Immediate house
hold of the ruler OF China is treated
with the utmost care. 1t is raised in
a garden surrounded by wall. so that
neither man nor beast can get any
where near the plants. At the time of
the harvest those collecting these
leaves must abstain from eating fish,
that their breath may not spoil the arc
ma of the tea; they must battle three
times day, and, in addition. must
wear gloves while picking the tea for
the Chinese court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

Those who offer excuse for turning of
the water supply during cold weather.
when all the pipes arc likely to freeze
and burst as the result, say the spigots
are turned on at night and. therefore.
there is big waste. Concecd that this
is true. then it behooves the city to
adopt the meter system. All water used
in this way will then have to be paid
for, and, if the citizens are willing to
pay for water Mt all they will pay for
what they use, whether to wash their
faces or to keep the pipes from freezing.
The water works are intended to supply
the wants of all who patronize them,
aud, if they are not sufficient to do that,
it is urgent that the city council take
steps TO make them adequate. This step
can not be taken too quickly. Water
is just as necessary as paved streets.
They have been source of aggrlvation
n year or SO. The people demand some
thing better. and Mt once
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

It's noticed that some OF the school
teaehers are still referring to West vir
einia AZ the Little Mountain state.v
Their text book ON geography may not
inform them any better, but If they
would read some current literature, such
as the newspapers, they would learn that
there is nothing little about West Vir-
ginia any more. Wonder If they really
know that West Virginia is one of the
greatest states in the union 1t is time
they are waking up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
SEVERAL SCHOOLS CLOSE
Very Successful Terms Taught at va
rious Places in the County.

The Nyilsonburg graded, school closed
Friday, February 20, 1908. A very in
teresting program was rendered by the
school, in the afternoon, which was en-
ioyed by n number of citizens of the
town. Miss Dell Ball. of Braxton coun-
ty, taught the advanced pupils and Miss
Maggie Flynn, of Wilsonburg, the inter
mediate and primary grades. a very
successful term was taught.
o'Neil school, taught by Miss Anna
Human. of Sardis, closed on the above
date, after a very good term.
Shahan school closed Friday, after n
very successful term. Miss Allie Ash
was teacher.
Rcynoldsville school closed Friday. a
good school was taught by Scott Ram
dolph, of Salem.
/ The writer, rs well as others, thinks
it absurd TO have to report the fms of
our village and rural district schools. a
five months term is by no means long
enough for the youths of our little
Mountain State. Let those who have
that power within their grasp exercise
it to such an extent that the youths of
our village and rural districts may be
kept in the school room a few months
longer, at least. They could not be kept
in a better place.
FRIEND OF THE FREE SCHOOL.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
It,s what We haven't Got We want.

IT'S What We Haven't Got we Want.
Once upon time there lived kitten
with tail SO long that he could catch
1t any time he liked.
The other kittens envied him.
what the rest of us tire ourselves
out In the pursuit OF you have ut
oncew exclaimed they.
"And yet am not happy" protested
the kitten.
man discernment,-Life.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
Mysterious Circumstance.

One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference She who is blushing with
health uses DR.. Kings New Life pills
TO maintain it. By gently accusing
the lazy organs they compel good d.
gestion and head or constipation. Try
them. Only 25 cents at
Frank G.. Bland, druggist. Price
soc. and Sl.00. Trial bottles free.
feb. 3deod-wIm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
a Mnnchnnren Ynrn.

Baron Munchausen, when hunting
for deer upon one occasion, encountered
magnificent animal, but found him.
self without shot. Speedily gathering
together handful of cherry stones he
loaded his gun with them and fred Mt
the deer, hitting him squarely between
the eyes, not killing him, however. The
deer managed to escape, but some time
later the baron encountered him again
and was surprised to see a beautiful
cherry tree growing out OF the ami
mails forehead, covered with blossoms
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

s There is considerable smallpox scat.
tered over this state. The state board
of health has not shown itself equal TO
the task of coping with this loathsomc
disease. The Legislature should take
measures TO rid our state of it. What
such measures should be this paper is
unable TO say, but that something should
be done is apparent to every one. The
matter aid be brought to the, ntten.
ton OF the Legislature ut once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

Mamma-Don't be SO selfish. Let your
baby brother play with your marbles a
little while.
Tommy-But he means to keep them
always.
AIamma-oh. guess not.
TOMMY guess yes, cause he's swal-
Tered Philadelphia Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
The ubIauitou. Union.

Young Wife (sobblngI-oh, Clarice,
I'm SO unhappy I'm going h-h-home to
t-t-t-to my motherl
Clarice-Geod gracious. dear! Surely
George is not so unkind to you alreadyl
Young Wife (sobbingl-N-n-no. no, no;
it's not that. But Mr.. Binks, the hus.
band of one of our members, has re.
fused TO buy Mrs. Binls new toque.
and the Amalgamated Wives union
has ordered us all out on strike.-Illus
trated Bits.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

It is stated that an invitation will be
extended to all the secret orders of the
city to participate in. the street parade
mt the coming state encanpment here.
What a grand pageant it would be, and
" IS to be sincerely hoped for the sue.
cess of the occasion that the invitations
win be accepted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
In.nIteh n.r Fe.t.

Mrs. De Bride was entertaining call
ers. After they left she remarked to
her husband:
Il hope they didn't see my walking
shoes lying there. They would think
me very untIdy If they did"
"oh. II they saw them they probably
thought they were mine answered her
husband in consoilng tone
And she hasn't spoken to him since.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
Largest Bona Eide Paid Circulation!

Advertisers desiring change of display ad-
vertisements must have their copy for same
in this Office before o'clock n. m. to insure
publication in that days edition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

Many years ago IN Allen county man
announced himself as candidate for
the legislature.
But you can't make speech" OBJ.
jected friend.
..oh, that doesn't make any differ.
:ence.. fnnocently responded the candi.
date. for the house always elects a
speaker."-Icln QSan.l Register.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

Ifyou need any harness for you
teams, no matter of what kind, you
will find it always on hand at Rey.
nolds, Main street. He keeps an up
to-date harnesse establishment. s.3otf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
Real Estate for sale.

have one house and lot located in
Stealey addition for sale. Lot 40xl20.
House contains eight rooms, and IS a
newly built and comfortable one.
Price reasonable and ON easy pay
ments.
1 have also one house and lot, locat-
ed In Alta Vista. Lot size 4OxI2O
House has eight rooms and is newly
built. Price right and on easy terms.
Also house and lot in the Stealey
addition. Lot 70xS0. House newly
built and has six rooms. Price yery
reasonable for cash.
One vacant lot in the Stealey addf-
ton, size 4oxl20, suitable for residence
property, for sale also. Lot Is very
desirable. Price Reasonable, on easy
terms.
Transfers of property. houses and
lots, and llreal estate business trans
acted by
ID. L.. MITCHLL,
Room 10 Rookery Building, South
Third Street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

IL Soine people knew how little the
nts GRITTY Of the citizens of the city. really
link Of them they would not be as
,pirnnts for Office and excuse their desire
for Office By saying the people want
them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
n rrnnafnrrnntinn.

How do you like our ciimate?" ask
ed the South Carolina quail.
sit hns made new creature OF met''
enthusiastically replied the ricebird.
which had called itself bobolink when
1t left New England last fall.-what to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

Sseserh booms for municipal Office
seem to have died in their incipiency.
Evidently those boomers for themselves
were not long in asccrtaning their I'M
populasity with tile people. 1t was i,
case where the early bird did not get
the worm. Publicity killed them to be-
gii With.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

DR.. Hardman, eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist. rreatm ent surg
cry, artificial eyes, spectacles aud X.
Ray examinations and electric treat
ment. Fordyce Building. Jan. 1O.o2-1y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

There is nothing more refreshing
than a good cup OF Hot Chocolate
Get IL at q. D. Sturm s. Co. druggists
2-4-tt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-24

Transfers Of property. houses and
lots, and allreal estate business trans
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-12

the house in matters OF legislation.
During the last congress Representa-
tive Cannon, who is to be speaker of
the next house, frequently remOn-
strated against this invasion Of rights
but to no purpose. Speaker Hender-
son and his immediate advisers re-
fused to make the protest effective.
The federal constitution declares
in unequivocal language that all rev
enue legislation must originate in
the house. But as a matter of fact
all recent revenue legislation has
arisen in the senate and the fact that
it has retained the house stamp is
mrely a legal fiction. Take the
Dingley law, for example. That
measure as it was presented to the
president for approval was no more
like the bill that passed the house
than the elephant Jumbo resembled
the thoroughbred racer Irish Lad
which achieved such a splendid vic
tory the other day The internal rev.
enue bill which was enacted at the
beginning of the Spanish war was al
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-12

tered in the senate in the same way
and still later the senate has been
undertaking to enact revenue legis-
lation by treaty without consulting
The house Of representative a. al.
The reasons. given by the CORE
spOndents for the purpose on the part
of the house leaders to assert their
rights to an equal share in the deter
mination of ordinary legislation AMI
it's constitutional prerogative with
respect to revenue measures is, that
Speaker-tO-be Cannon is under no
He asked no senator to help him to
the distinction, they say, and there
fore he can tell them to go to Davy
Jones' locker or some other uncom-
Portable seaport That leaves us to
infer that Speaker Henderson was un-
der such obligations to certain sena-
tors that he couldn't stand out against
the impudent entertainments OF the
body of which they were members
on the prerOgatives of the house.
IOWan with the force of a command
and he yielded without resistance.
The country is to be congratulated
if the reports with respect to the
matter are we'll founded. During the
last half dozen years senatorial usur-
pations have cost the taxpayers mil
lions upon millions of dollars. Every
appropriation bill which has been
passed since the elevation of Hen
derson to the speakership has been
vastly increased by the senate and
when the house refused to concur in
the increase the senatorial ultimatum
came and the speaker forced the
body to acquiesce. But it wasn't
obligations to senators which work
ed the result 1t was the fact that
Henderson was the slave of the trusts
ana they compelled him 10 yield in
every instance. They are interested
in extrayagant expenditures because
it cOmpels the keeping up of tariff
schedules.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-12
WEATHER..

Tonight and Saturday showers and
thunder storms; cooler.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-12
CHANGE AT REFORM SCHOOL.

The removal of WestendOrf as
superintendent Of the state reform
school at Chehalis and the appoint
ment of Charles S. Reed of Seattle,
formerly chief of police and recently
a member of the state board OF audit
and control. as his successor. seems
to be for the best interests of the
school. WestendOrf has been in Office
fourteen years and at every session
of the legislature during the last ten
wears serious charges have been
made against his management. A;
the last session OF the Legislature
there was a big scandal regarding
the school. bnt as usual the facts
were suppressed WestenIOrf has
held the office iOng enough and it vii
be we'll to have a new man in charge
to correst any abuses that may exist
There is g0od reason for believing
that there is great room for improve
ment
The new superintendent. Mr., Reed
is an honorable gentleman, and al
who know him are confident that hi;
management of the school will prove
eminently satisfactory to the people
Of the state. and that It's work vii
prove helpful and elevating to the
erring boys and girls in its charge.