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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-05
THE SULTAN jta&
5sATsCLOSE RANGE

that had carved this accent Of ia
tigue upon the Eastern rulers worn
face.
''In the figure and poise Of the
slight frame there was, in marked
contrast, an almost boyish energy and
vigor. The gestures of the small. sin
ewy hands we're full of charm. High
wrought, sensitive, endowed OF cursed
with degree of sensitiveness almost
touching the point Of irritability, or
possibly of hysteria; proud, with the
pride of conscious intellectual superi
ority; arrogant, subtle, intuitive;
thrill such a nature with the intoxica
tion of supreme power, sets its sensi-
bilities quivering with the hourly fear
of poison and assassination, fire this
intense frame with the determination
to keep his throne in the teeth Of all
Europe, and you have before you the
many-slded mind of one of the most
brilliant intellects of modern Europe"
Mrs. Dodd, It is obvious, is addict
ed to hero worship with it's consequent
confusion Of grammar and metaphor,
but no one will object to that when
the result is a new point of view oman
oil subject. Instead of Abdul the
damned, with hands dripping in the
gore OF his subjects, we have a little
old gentleman, very polite and dap
per, with dyed beard and gloved
hands, exchanging persifage with ad.
miring American ladies.
II Abdul Hamid wears a worried
look and a pallid complexion, Il should
be remembered in compassion that he
Is very, very much married. Mrs.
Dodd reckons that the feminine popu.
lation OF the imperial harum foots up
into the thousands, and beside that
the poor sultan has to accept a pres
ent of a prize slave, the gift Of the
nation, every year at the feast Of Bal.
ram. But these unsought additions
are no longer taken to the bosom of
the tired king. II is his custom, says
Mrs Dodd, to gracefully renounce"
them to some subordinate of the pal
ace.
The ruler. king. husband. lover OF
all these women has no such chances
Of escape as he gives his annual ad'
ditlons, All his life. from his earliest
boyhood days, when he was still the |
inmate Of the cage. with his books
and tutors and ten or twelve maidens,
until the moment when, dying, each !
and all of his wives are admitted TO
hear their imperial husbands last be-
hests--surely the man passes through i
such a world OF women and still re-
mains a man with a mans yirility and
brain power is a wonder indeed.
Every one of his wives and favorites
would have, naturally. but one sole
object In life. Being women. to domi.
nate and influence, as well as seduce
aud capture this lord OF lords, would
be the chief end Of every woman who
was allowed TO approach him.
''Harem life. therefore. has not al
ways been as duh and UNMARRIED as It
has been painted. With mutual jeal'
ousies, rivalries, feuds and wrongs TO
keep pulse stringed and brains alert;
with the son of every wife the hope
of hopes TO push and to educate; with
the outdoor and indoor feasts TO en-
liven and TO invite the personal dis
play, the ladies OF the harem lead an
active, luxurious and di.
volsifed existence"
.- -
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-05
(Brooklyn Eagle.j

(BroOkyn EaBie.)
Mrs. Anna Bowerman Dodd was
privileged to come into personal con-
tAct with the sultan Of Turkey as the
guest of our ambassador to France,
General Horace Porter on his visit
40 Constantlnople Armed thus with
special material denied to the ordina-
ry traveller, Mrs. DOdd has written
"a volume of impressions called "In the
Palace Of the Sultan"
It is a book to be very cordially
recommended. Not only are Turkey
and its ruler the most interesting sub
1ects in contemporary history, but
fhey are picturesque, and Mrs. Dodd
has grasped their picturesqueness
with an impresslonism at once graph
&c and instructive. We feel for the
siirst time that we know something
about Abdul Hamid and about Con.
astantlnople after reading Mrs. Dodd's
book.
The sultan received General Por.
ter and his party with unusual amia-
bnfty and distinction. II was after
ms weekly trip to church, a ceremo-
Euy called the Selamllk. which he has
sabserved during the 26 years Of his
rtagn with u regularity which would
NO credit to an English country
squire II was during the two min
1utes' ride from palace to mosque that
Mrs. Dodd first observed him.
abdul Hamid II presented very
ldngly aspect His bearing was con-
sspicuous for It's impressive dignity.
Alone, unaided by the trappings of
state splendor or dress this solitary
figure sat, immovably erect upon his
great cushions, the hued. stern, some
what forbIddlng face wearing a mask.
like impenetrabllity
"The frame beneath the loose mill
tary cloak was obviously slight yet
there was a store OF nervous as we'll
as OF muscular strength. The lines
OF the figure were pronounced; In the
AuhN VI AnN uNAA AAANAE was AAAN
accent OF an energetic determination.
The beard was dyed black, according
TO the law Of the Koran. which for.
bids the head OF the state to show
signs OF age
Going home from church the mon.
arch rides In phaeton, handling the
ribbons himself.
Abdul paid General Porter the com
pllment OF meeting him on the thres.
hold OF the throne room and giving
his arm TO Mrs Porter; leach OF us
in turn was the recipient OF cor
dial. imperial handshake and Of
kindly. beaming smile. The grip of
his maiesty's noticeably small gloved
hard was a revelation Of a Wgor and
muscle for which the slight, spare
frame had not prepared one.
"seen at close range one was first
OF all struck by the impress OF an
Immense fatigue burned upon the
eager. sensitive face. There were
deep hollows In the temples the
cheeks we're sunken, the womnn's
skin. fine OF delicate texture. was
webbed with wrinkles. But II was
toll, not dissipation; Il was the wear
aud tear OF thought. OF long years OF
protracted intellectual labor OF a
deep anxiety, OF the cares-in a word.
OF carrying almost slngle-handed the
weight OF the most difficult OF all Eu,
ropean states TO rule. 10 govern and
20 maintain. both at home and abroad.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-05

teachers Of the state. The coryr,
will be held Thanksgiving vel
Baker City. Prof. P. L. Campbsl !
Mr.. A. z. Winship will be lie p-,.
pal lecturers at the meeting
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-05

feet IN the tax law passed last winter.
Despite the governors known reluc.
tance to convene the legislature the
opinion is virtually unanimous that the
need Of legislative action is too great
to be ignored and that the fact win
be recognized by the governor.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-05
The Baker City Meeting.

The program for the Eastern d.
vision of the Oregon State Teachers
Association has been completed, and
is about ready to be sent out to the
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-05

indianapolis, Nov 6.-The A, u. r.
messenger boys struck At 10 o'clock
thls morning. aud the company Is row
employing glrla.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-05

Wedding rings galore.
THINK OF HINGES.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
NEW CONCERNS
Chartered to. Do Business in the State
of West Virginia.

Charters have been issued as follows
to West Virginia concerns:
Wilson Foundry & Machine Works. of
kanawha Falls, w. Va. to manufacture
and sell car wheels. chutes, scales and APP
planes used in connection with coal tip.
pies and inclines. Capital $4,000. In
corp"rators: J. Turner AIorehcad. Geo.
+. Seward, of New York city; John a.
Wilson. of kanawha Falls. w. Va, and
Il. J. Thrift. of Fayetteville. w. Va, ana
s. \. Hutchinson, of Oak Hin, w. Va.
Marshall Window Glass company. of
Cameron, w. Va, to manufacture win.
dow glass. glassware. pots. blocks and
clay products, to drill for oil and gas.
to quarry stone and mineral. Capital
$4,000. Incorporators: James Battcn.
Sr.. l. L Davis, John kincade. VIM. &.
.Jaekley and C. B. Matterson, all Of
Cameron, W. Va.
Tho Lorentz Medical company, of
wcllsburg. w. Va, to manufacture mad
-cil proprietary medicines. Capital $780,
oon. Incnrporators. OILS. b. vandcrsrift
l.. II. McGill. T. S. Chapman and F.
\. Chapman. of wellsburg. w. Va. and
= d. Cummings. of Pittsburg, Pa.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
OIL NOTES


On the east side Of the Folsom dis.
trict, this county, The Delmar on com.
pany has completed No. 2, on the 3.
+. johnson farm and has 25-basrei
producer in the Gordon sand. The same
company's No. 2, on the w. T. Ice farm,
is holding up at l10-barrels day.
Ir the same district, the South Penn
OIL company has drilled its No. 4, ON
the c. Hayhurst farm, Is feet below the
Gordon sand and has NO show for In
creasing It's production. The same COM
pany's No. So, a. L. Smith, south Of
Fallen Timber run, Is producing IS bar
reis a day from the Dunkard sand.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
PRESIDENT
SWEENY
or THE STATE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY WILL VISIT cLARXS-
BURG NEXT WEEK.
STATE As.nt Mason l. Asranging : Grand
Reception for Kim ana Agents
ana Policy Hoiderh

Mr.. Charles @. Sherman. Of this city.
general manager and state agent for
West Virginia of the State Life Insur-
ance company, Of Indianapolis, Ind, is
sending out invitations to the agents and
policy holders of the company in West
Virginia TO meet Mr.. Andrew n.
Sweeney. president of the company, in
clarksburg, Friday afternoon and even
ing, April II.
The office of the company in the
Iowndes building viii be general head
quarters for the day, and in the even
ing banquet will be given at the Swa-
ger hotel.
The president of the company is max.
ing general tour of inspection through
several states, and desires to meet a.
many as possible of the agents and pol
icy holders of the company. Mr.. Sweeney
has the reputation of being one of the
best life insurance men in the country.
and Is a jolly, whole-souled gentleman,
whom It will be pleasure to meet So
ciaiiy.
West Virginia is rapidly coming to the
front rs . producer Of business for the
State Life Insurance company, standing
eighth In amount of business written
during the last four months, out of
thirty states in which the company does
business and with one exception. Arkan-
sas, West Virginia is the last state OPEN
I'd up by the company. West Virginia
- bound TO lead in everything.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
Engraved Stationery

The Telegram is pleased TO announce
that it has made arrangements with
one OF the largest engraving establish
ments in the United States who make
a speciality OF engraved cards, an
nouncement cards, wedding invita-
lions and monogram stationery and Is
now prepared 20 furnish this class OF
work at the lowest prices. Anyone
desiring fine stationery can save money
by sending their orders TO the Tele-
gram once. II
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
SALEM MAN @ouT FOR
A TIME AT PARKERSBuRG.

Early Friday morning Policeman, Gal
way found w. n. Ryan, an oil well drill
-er, of Salem, dead drunk In Romine d
stone's lumber yard ON First street. The
officer brought him TO headauarters.
where. upon being searched, It was found
he had about $50 In cash. and q check for
ssa. BE was fined s5 by the recorder and
released. Yesterday evening he was
again arrested and was broke. He had
got rid Of the, check as well as his
money. He was evidently NOT robbed, -
he still had his watch.-Parkersburg
New. - 80 -. ..
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17

One Of the largest coal and timber
land deals IN the history Of the state is
being closed by Clarksburg gentle
man, namely F. C. Devericlss, whose of
nee e IN the Ellsbridge building. It
elbows Just what nm enterprising man
can do, and Is a matter Of ecngratula-
ton that It takes n Clarksburg man
70 accomplish such stupendous results.
1fr. Dcyerick, by this deal. disposes Of
$1,000 acres Of these lands in Webster
county. It lies on Elk and Gauley riv-
ers IN that county, and consists Of the
New River or Pocahontas smokeless vein
iof coal, one of the most valuable In the
country, and fine poplar. oak and hem
lock timber.
It Is estimated that this field win cut
~, 1000, 900 feet Of merchantable lumber.
lt abounds in an inestimable tonnage of
ccal. F i,
The purchasers are prominent and
wealthy Cleveland, Ohio. parties. The
price paid is s75o.ooo. or about s24 an
are.
The deal has been ON for some time,
but was NOT brought to o focus until
Friday night, when Mr.. Devcrick receiv-
ID . telegraph message TO prepare TO
cIose Il at once, and he Is busily engag-
I'd In getting everything in shape to
4uru over the property.
Il Is not known whether the purchase
h made for immediate development OF
the property or not, but In all proba-
Aiifty It win be held in reserve, rs the
purchasers have large acreage of other
finber lands and are extensive coal OPP
.rators.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
COZ. WoopFoRp ID MEx1co.

Col. A. W. woodford and wife, an.
now In the City of Mexico. In letter
received this week he says the country
there 10 Every much like. Cuba, only a
great deal more So" They grow most
everything, beautiful scenery. quaint old
building, and as warm as July. They
expect to return home by way Of Gar
nett, Kansas, where they win sop of
until the 18th Of May, arriving home
some time later in the month.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
CONCRETE BLOCK
Factory Nay Be Estabiished IN Morgan.
town by clarksburx Manufactures.

c. L. Edmonds, Of this city, Il in Nor.
gantown for the purpose Of interesting
the people there in plant TO manufac-
ture concrete building blocks. he op.
crates small factory here. but desires
to branch out In the manufacturing bust.
ness. A site has been offered him there,
and &c looks As II he win be. able 10 Or.
gani.s company there. In that event
the factory win be built q once. A
new manner Of coioring the blocks has
been discovered by Mr.. Edmonds and he
controls the patent covering che method.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
MESSENGER BOY
CALL SYSTEM
To Be Essablished IN clazksburx bv a.
<Ameriean District Ielsg1srh

Manager F. e. Deibridge. Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Office, has reeeiv-
cd fifty messenger call boxes for the
new. call system the American District
Telegraph company Is TO install IN the
city.
These boxes win be placed in business.
houses and residences of,,the patrons Of
the service. A force Of messenger bows
will be employed by the A. D. T. COM
pany and their headquarters viii be ne
the Western Union office as heretofore.
The wiring and installation of the call
system will be done nj onee
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
BOND
Given by Young Man VINO Threw Beer
Bottle Through window Of B. 90.

Wesley Barker, the. ls-year-old boy
who was bound over to circuit court in
the sum Of $500 for throwing q beer
bottle through the window Of mail car
of the Baltimore and Ohio faiiroad at
Bristol last month, succeeded In fur
nishing bond Saturday morning, and he
was released from the city jail Bis
father, B. r. Marsh, and David Marsh,
NJ Bristol, wers his sureties. =
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
Eaorsysd wedding limitations

The Telegram Is pleased to announce
one Of the largest engraving establish
ments in the United States who make
. speciality Of engraved cards, an
nouncement cards, wedding invita-
tions and monogram stationery and Is
now prepared to furnish this class of
work at the lowest prices. Anyone
desiring dne stationery can save money
by sending their orders TO the Tele-
gram ONCE. II
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
Good for cAildrsa.

4 The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives immediate
relief IN all cases Of cough, Group and
Ia grippe because &c does not pass Inn
mediassly into ths stomaeh. butstakes
effect right At the seat Of the trouble.
Il draws out the Inflammation, heals
and soothes and cures permanently by
enabling the lungs 20 coatrbute pure
Hfe-siying and sustaining oxyesa 70
the blood sand Tissues.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
INFIRMARY
INMATE


Superintendent B. 8. Davis of the
County Infirmary brought two inmates
of that institution to the train Satur-
day morning. One, Miss Ivy Bennett,
aged 20 years, had been sent to the In
Urinary from Adamston two months ago.
She was EN- route to Beiington, where
her parents live. The other was Mollie
Taylor, aged SO years. She was going
to Grafton, where she had SECURED a
home.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
0ASEozrA
; g: { :; G1,|'zI;';'7z;zzsis.@! 4: =
HARD ON
THE CHURCH
Is One of the City couneilmen, If 1t Be
True He Said 1t.

The boys are telling a pretty good
one on Councilman NJ. V. Hurst. They
say that, while he was talking about
the election results election night, he
made the following remark In the pres
ence of at least two responsible parties:
my church down here hasn't got any
more religion that my old spotted coach
dog"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
SENT TO POOR HOUSE.

Henry G. Davis. a miner at the Inter
state coal mines at Mt. Glare. has been
sent to the County Inarmary by Wesley
n Byrd, overseer of the poor in Grant
district. He is 25 years of age and sin
gle. He is afflicted with rheumatism
and unable to work.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
50 GOOD FARMS FOR SALE.

In Wash. county, Pa, Ohio county.
W. Va. 10 TO 500 each. s35 TO 800
per acre All underlaid with the
Pittsburgh and other veins Of coal.
Near railrnad. and the best markets.
Good soil, good society, good improve
ments, and excellent roads, Send for
full descriptive list. mailed free. w.
B. GIBSON. Real Estate Agent, West
Alexander, Pa. 4sm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17

Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's bottle of DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals bruins, cuts. bruises, sprains.
Instant relief. colin
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
rev. WATSON ENcAcrp.

Rev. Robert watson, Phi. D., Of o.
ford, Pa. has been engaged by the Y.
II. C. A. for week Of service in May
1874. The opera house has been Sc.
cured for the entire week and prepare
lions are under way for great meetings.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
ATEs-S6.5o to $500 per
week.
81 SO to 90. 90 per day.
Mrs. HELEN PURINroN

AnSs A64AhN = On4NIONs
Mrs. Purinton is a native of Nor
gantown, w. Va. daughter of Daniel
Fordyce, deceased. who was well known
in Clarksburg and throughout the
State. Her husband. DR.. Geo. d.
Purinton, deceased. brother of Presi-
dent Purinton, of West Va. UNIVERSE
~, was some years ago, connected
with Broaddus College. 431yr.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17
The FIorida.

Parties visiting New York City upon
comforts Of q well furnished home al
THE FLORIDA, 245 e. 18th street.
Central and very desirable location.
Convenient to all car lines, large
stores, places Of business and amuse-
ment. First-class rooms and table.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-17

II you wan good shoe 20 to Cum
ningham Bros. Have you seen the
new extension sole shoe, the new
double deckers, stitched heels, rope
stitch, swell as can bee All sizes,
Nothing but the best Of stock goes
into these fine shoes. We have Just
the styles TO please you. Come and
zee. SIT !.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29

tive families, and at last blew up them
selves and their folks with dynamite TO
judge by the explosions that occurred, thus
putting a fitting finish to two desperate
and checkered careers. The James boys
and the Biddle brothers were not In it at all
with these lawbreakers
At the conclusion of this mastery per-
Torrance the other guests stopped talking
long enough to give the young lady round
Of earnest and enthusiastic applause. Some
of them even went so far as to say that
they had never enjoyed anything so much
in all their lives before. The 'peeinist"
looked pleased and said that she would
next play Paderewskis Minuet Chopins
Funeral March-the choice lay with the
company. 1t made no difference to her
which one she played, she said, as she
played them equally well and dearly loved
them both. One young man, who sat in a
corner by himself, betrayed dense igno-
rance of the artistic by suggesting that she
play both Of them at the same time. work.
ing 'em into a sort of medley. Knowing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29

some residence in the north part OF town
one evening recently. The young woman
who stood sponsor for the little entertain
ment meant well. Some say that the per-
sons taking part In IL meant well. too, but
this is hard TO believe. Anyway, 1t would
be unlxind to go into an unnecessary analy-
sis Of the matter.
OF one thing there can be no doubt
whatever-that the hostess was bent upon
providing her guests with amusement. The
one great mistake that she made was this:
In arranging for the function she had told
several OF her invited friends that they
would be expected to contribute to the
evenings entertainment and had either for
gotten or neglected to tell the rest. of them
that they should hold themselves In readi-
ness TO do little stunt of some sort.
Tho result was that the ones who knew they
were to be called upon to take part in the
programme came to the house loaded down
with sheet music and musical instruments.
while those who were In blissful ignor-
ance Of the ordeal before them put In an
appearance wholly unprepared to do any
thing besides try to look happy and take
an active interest In the refreshments.
Tt was what they call In vaudeville an
unbalanced programme. The evenings en-
tertainment started or with a young lady
whom the hostess called a ''pee-in-ist," but
who proved to be IN reality a piano player
She was a slight, frail creature to have
carried such an enormous amount OF sheet
music with her. AS she tripped up to the
piano stool she said. with girlish laugh