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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Where Money IA Needed.

Americans in Europe are otter.
annoyed by the manner in which
their country is represented abroad,
for if the ambassador or minister
has not large private means and
must fall back upon his official resi-
dence he makes a very poor social
show against the representative, say,
of Spain. This has been especially
the case in Paris, where American
official receptions put the citizens
of the greatest republic on earth to
blush. The premises in Victoria
street are little better than offices !;
but Mr. Choate has been able, at his
own cost, to house himself in Carl
ton House terrace. A former min
lister to st. Petersburg, however,
was so i'll provided with funds that
he spent his official life at the Hotel
d'Europe Modern Society.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
lis OF .BApy MEN.

DIX Of tia peculiar phases Of life
Is seer ia The love that bad men
have for tilcir wives and children.
BY had men we generally mean
these slawBreakers who thrive in
communities BY. the purchase Of
protection from law upholders. If
you please, let Tom Gould be mem
TONED as a type or The Allen,
though i do not know anything
about their families. Men of that
stamp, with their hands ever against
their fellow men, living only 10 do
them, usually have happy homes.
The family ties are sacred. The
gamblers daughter is the light of
his soul, and his onl holy ambition
is to shield her from knowledge of
his moral obliquity. could name
a dozen such men in New York
whose names are as well known as
District Attorney Jerome's. No
matter how black the record against
them on the ontgide, within the
threshold OF their homes they be-
come loyal husbands and indulgent
fathers lew Y ork Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
What Did She HoId7

Discussion of the Venus of Milo
and her long lost arms is still con-
tinuing, but no amount of polemics
seems likely to lead to the restora-
ton of the statue. Did the Venus
originally hold an applet Did she
hold anything? What did she hold /?
The question is still unanswered,
unless we are to accept the notion
of a Belgian artist, who has thought
fit to make replica of the MASTER
piece in which the goddess holds the
arms of Belginml
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
TWosINe.

The girls of Pennsylvania have a
pastime that to be popular needs
only 10 be known. a young WON
an just back from an outing at
Kennebunkport, Ne, complained
that the place was lonely. She said,
sWe had moonlight blackboard rides,
sails and picnies, but not girl there
did any twosing.D
Twosing ?" ,some one asked.
ttWhat on earth is twosing?, Is it
a new game ?"
Its old as the hills, she made
answer. @T'wosing is-welI, twosing
is anything which has Just two peo-
pie in it. You can twose on a hotel
veranda or at picnic if the chap
eron isn't too wretchedly eagle eyed.
You can twose almost anywhere ex-
cept up in Maine, for a girl can't
twose without asman. suppose you
might call it Just pairing off, but
in Pennsylvania We call it twosing,
and the word fits SO much better
than any other expression for ii. p
New York Tribune
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a peaert LInhttnnse.

There is at least one lighthouse IN
the world that is NOT placed on any
mariners chart. It's away out on.
the Arizona desert and marks the
spot where we'll supplies pure,
fresh water to travellers. 1t is the
only place where water may be had
for forty-fiye miles. to the eastward.
and for at least thirty miles in any
other direction. The sthousen con-
sists of a tall cottonwood pole, to
the top of which a lantern is hoisted,
every night. The light can be seen
for miles across the plain in every.
direction.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
A Marxelo,Is watch.

One of the most wonderful watch
es in the world is that owned and
made by Major Doping Hepenstal
of the royal engineers. Its a COM
paratively small watch, not much
bigger than an ordinary lever, but
it performs varletY of services in
addition to telling ShNtime. 1t rings
an alarm bell * he morning to
wake its owner, tNen it proceeds to
light a spirit lamp and boil a kettle
Of water and finally pours the boil
ing water intoa small teapot. The
Prince of Wales witnessed the won
derful performances of this watch
and paftook of a cup of tea which
it made for his royal highness.-
London Answers.
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Motion Wasn't Seconded.

A Montana attorney tells the fol-
lowing story: Recently j had occa-
sion to defend client in the police
court for resisting an officer. After
the city had put in its case / moved
to discharge the prisoner for the
reason that no evidence had been
introduced showing resistance on
part Of defendant. The city attor-
ney argued the matter at length,
when | made brief reply, where
upon the Judge announced that the
prisoner was guilty and would be
fined IS. Immediately replied that
the court evidently did not under
stand the situation. 1t was mo-
ton to discharge, and if that was
overruled i would introduce evil
dence. His homer very Indignantly.
replied: Your motion was not sec
onded. The prisoner is found
guilty. =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

Take an ordinary long needIefuI
Of any shade Of wool, begin al one
corner of a square Of canvas and:
work either irregulariY or other
vase as long as the wool an lows in.
ordinary cross stitch, then fasten.
oil the thread and edge the worked
section with a line Of cross stitch 81
black; take a thread Of another
shade of wool and make another
section, edging it, like the other.
with black. Continue this method
till the square is covered, VARYING
occasionally the length Of the nee
dieful. When the square is finished
and backed with silk or other mate
rial, the edge seam may be covered
with a heavy cord of twisted black
wool.
If one has the wish to do it, me
dimyal saint, copied from Berlin
pattern, may be embroidered IN the
center of the square and the ground
covered with the colored sections
described above. II in this case the;
outlining is done with stone gray
instead Of with black, in imitation
of the loaded setting, the stained
glass window effect will be more
realistic, although the colors will
be shown out with less brilliancy
than where black is chosen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Lighting a Dark Hall.

= A mirror will tighten dark hall
if properly placed. Place the glass
opposite door, and the light from
that apartment, falling on the mir
ror, is reflected back from it to the
hall, to its much greater lighting,
while the apparent size of the little
place is greatly increased. The mir
Tor is unframed and is fitted in be-
tween cornice and Dashboard and
finished at the sides with a flat
molding that seems part of the
woodwork. The value Of this treat
ment is not realized until it is tried.
Often blank stretch Of wall that
seems hopeless shutting in of
space may offer the transforming
opportunity. Care must be taken
not to oyerdo the treatment in such
a way as to create the effect of
hotel corridor or public hall, but
judiciously used under the care of a
good architect the plan is to be
commended.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Russell saae,a euard. ].

One of Russell Sage's neighbors
stopped in the financier,s house one
morning during his recent Illness
and asked, GLOW is Mr.. Sage to-
day?n
Doing very well, thank you,
was the response. He is now at.
tended by only one doctor, but we
have increased the guards. to four. :,
Guards! What are they needed
for ?'s
TO prevent his slipping away to
his Office
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
For the Kitchen.

In kitchens where economy of
space is consideration combined
kitchen table and cabinet is an ad-
vantage. 1t also saves many steps
in the preparation of meal BY
keeping many needed articles with
in reach. 1t is made of hardwood,
the top being 45 inches long by so
wide, with directly underneath slid
ing boards for meat and bread. The
Hour bin is fastened with automatic
hangers, while all waste space is
avoided by the three drawers Just
behind it. The four large front
drawers will hold linen, kitchen
dishes, cutlery, cookbook, teas, cot.
fee, condiments, sugar, meal, cere-
ais, etc, while the locker viii hold
vinegar, sirup, etc. The zinc lined
bottom makes it positively mouse
and rat proof.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
..heepee.hahpahn Hats.

Although panama hats are quite
the rage in this country, very few
of our people know that the real,
genuine article is known in its ma
tive home on the isthmus and South
America by its Spanish name of
"sombrero jipijapa." Given in Eng
lish these words form the allitera-
tive combination sheepee-hahpah
hat. !" This statement is vouched
for by gentleman connected with
one of the isthmian legations
Washington Star.
Bill-What do you suppose viii
come after the automobile?
Jiii-Welf, if you ever try to buy
one on time it will probably be the
sheriff:
Patience Cleanliness is supposed
to be. conducive to health.
Patrice-And yet the doctor says
a moderate tramp is healthy thing.
ftWhy is a telephone like bank %
Because there's lot of money
mi suppose
ooh, no; because each one always
has a receiving teller attached to
it,
She-In talking to that man you
looked as if you were not quite sure
of your ground.
He-I wasn't. He's real estate
dealer, and the title looks a little
defectiye.-Yonkers Statesman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Kindly pisposIed.

The man who had dropped IN to
see him was smoking cheap cigar.
81 think you will find it comforta-
BILE" said Uncle Allen Sparks pleas
antly, "if you'll sit over there by.
that open window. There is no
draft from it, as you viii see from
the fact that the smoke from your
cigar goes out through Chica-
90 Tribune. 4.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

In Cuba the oxen are the chief
farm animals and the most useful
ones. Tney are used for blowing,
hauling and for almost every other
purpose. On the larger plantations
mules are used, and an American
gets much more service from them
than Cuban. The Cuban horse
does not do much teaming. He is in
reality a pony and is very sturdy.
-Four or five are hitched tandem for
hauling, but as, a rule the great OK
carts are used. The pony bears his
master everywhere, and, too, he is
loaded down with the merchandise
of the farm, such as hay, fruits and
vegetables.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

Z Billy Kidd is going in for poet
ry, sure enough. 2
GLOW do you know 70
Il saw him buying tapeline to-
day with which to measure his feet. I.
ssBut he needs further equip
ment..
MWhat kind ?"
"a shoehorn to make the feet fit
after they are paired off. Atlanta
Constitution.
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HIS Winnina fiand.


$50 you left Crimson Gulch?'
Stranger, l had to. The sport
was too rough for me. The boys
didn't seem to be.happy unless they
were out somewheres shootin' at a
mark
chat seems sufficiently limo
cent pastime.s
Stranger, l was the mark
Washington Star.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
..Ihink Die cavalry would suit me
valuation.

Remember said the earnest
man, shat wisdom is more to be
priced than riches
Maybe it i" answered the skep-
tic, ssbut / can't help wondering why
it is, if that is the case, man can
go and buy book full of proverbs
for 80 cents. Washington Star.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

10 EAT IT.
of the southwest. There was stop
over at Texarcana, and a railroad
eating house dinner was imminent.
Everybody rolled off the train, pre-
pared for the worst, and expecting
it.
In the window was q citizen, his
long length curled across the SILL.
calmly whiting a fresh pine stick
slowly, thoughtfully and resignedly,
with his eyes idly wandering once in
awhile toward a mongrel yellow dog.
asleep in the sun at his feet.
Suddenly the train arrived, and
the hustle and usual confusion at
tending rapid transit lunch sery-
ice aroused the dog. As darby
came out and began to hammer
wildly on gong the dog lifted up
his eyes to the sun and howled dis
mally. The whiting citizen looked
at the dog minute and then said:
@Shet upl What do yon care?
You don't have to eat it.n-Ex-
change.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Would suit Him.

sYes," said DIR. PricePrice, 1--WE
been offered the colonelcy of one of
the state militia regiments.
ssAhl Cavalry, hope" said his
patient.
sThink the cavalry would suit me
best ?"
ooh, my, yes; you're SO good on
the charge. s-P Philadelphia Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
.The ONLY sure rhInn-

He-Do you believe woman is
as old as she looks OF as old as she
feels?
she-oh, I don't know. But
there's one thing l do know about
He-What's that?
She-She's never as old as other
women say she is.-Town Topics.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
CONDENSED STORIES.
The 5owlder Young Sam Clemens
Helped Down Hin.

Z
Helped Down Hin.
In the Century the Rev. Henry
NJ. Wharton tells this aneedote Of
Mr. Clemens as a boy, which he
heard in Hannibal the huInorist's
old home
a fayorite sport of the boys was
to gosto a high hill near an old mill
and start loose rock down the
steep side until, gathering force and
Velocity, IT finally went crashing
into the water below One immense
bowlder, partly buried IN The hill
side, promised to the mind of young
Sam a lot of fun He called the
boys together and thus addressed
them & Eel lows. this is bigger
rock than ever rolled down any hill.
lit viii take lots of work 10 move
her, but when she starts all the
world can't stop her We can lift
sher ont. 4 will be the boss, and
you fellows work, and we Will see
the greatest thing that ever hap
pened. Many Sundays were spent
in toiling at the sides and under
meath the great rock The ssboss .
never for one moment lost his nerve,
but eheered the others on in their
work until one day they succeeded
in turning over the great mass of
stone. Over and over it went, faster
and faster, till the boys were fright
ened almost out Of their senses.
They did not know where or how:
the thing would stop. 1t was max
ing for the road which wound
around the hill. Some one might
be passing, or, even if not, the way
might be forever blocked. They
watched and wondered AT last il
struck the road with tremendous
power and, taking mighty leap,
landed in the channel of the Missis-
sippi river. OF course no one knew
who did it, but it is said that it
was necessary to send a government
dredge to take the obstruction from
the stream.
An Easy Proposition.
Mr.. j. S.. Cattanach, the veteran
veterinary, a Scot by birth, enjoys
Transatlantic. travel and is the life
of the social hall on the big, slow
steamships which he most affects.
On recent passage he offered this
proposition:
Five. young men went to club
house to play.
They had SIS among them.
They played five hours.
They had various refreshments.
When they came out, each one
had SIS.
After several circuits of the prom
enade deck DR.. Cattanach put his
head in the door and remarked,
They we're musicians. New York
Times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Bad Fornn.

Bunker made horrible break
on the links yesterday. My caddie
made me very angry, and / yelled,
SECT out y at him.
3. Ginner--Bnt surely that's ex-
clsable, isn't it?
Banker-0h, bless you, mol I
should have said, ssHoot awa'w--
Jll,;l,5 ,,I,1I,.as D,..s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
a az y phIloa.n,lnh,.

According to a story accredited
to Citizen Otis Skinner IN his early
stage career he was travelling with
a company, which did not occupy a
special train, through the pay towns
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

81 fear. she said, sshat You do
not understand me, and 1 couldn't
possibly marry man who doesn't.
Every woman longs to be under
stood"
II assure you,2 he replied prompt
", chat if you will say Yes there
win be no misunderstanding on my
part. - Chicago Post.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
a LITTLE NONSENSE.

Some Juicy Slices of Humor From a
Yonkers Jester.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak- Shippers are
fellows who follow the water, are
they not?
Mr.. Crimsonbeall- Yes; they fol-
low the water aud cheese.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
heIeft..

The Roamer Would this town
welcome wandering minstrel?
Amber Pete-WeIl, that would
depend on how soon he wandered
Denver News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

/ The bread jar or tin should have
the closest attention daily during
warm weather. Wipe out the crumbs
and scald it every morning. Keep
mullins, gems and quick biscuits
separate from raised bread and use
them up at once by steaming or re-
heating in the oven or by toasting.
Use rice and the various prepara-
lions of wheat both as cereals and
for breakfast cakes during the hot
weather and let the corn and oat-
meal be reserved for the winter diet.
His Winning Hand.
"Can you tell fortunes with
cards2" she asked.
No" he replied, .Sbut if you will
let me hold your hand minute 1
can tell you whether you are about
to receive proposal of marriage
from man who is about as tall as
i am and''-
,"oh, how jollyl There it is.o-
Chicago Record-Herald.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
a Good Definition.

what's silver p asked the teach
er.
Silver" promptly replied the poll
itician's little boy, SIS subject of
discussion. Chicago Post.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
A LITTLE NONSENSE s.
Sayings Of Children as ! Cure For the
Blues.

Sayings Of Children az ! Cure For the
Blues.
Harry hat is meant by a math-
en1atical inpossibility
Willie guess it must be sum
that the teacher can't do.
Poor little horsei'' exclaimed
four-year-old Mabel the first time
she saw the zebra at Lincoln park.
ssHe's been leaning up against some-
body's painted fence. 2
Mother Tommy, if you don't sit
still III have TO punish you. Why.
can't you be patient?
Tommy pose ats as hard for.
me to be patient as it is for you,
mamma
a bright little fellow who had
only been asleep five minutes had a
dream that covered a period Of near
ly a week. On being told how short
a time he had slept he exclaimed,
My goodness, but it takes an awful
long time to sleep tiFe minntesl'
Mamma, said little George,
'tdoes a deaf and dumb boy talk
with his fingers p
: es, dear, replied his mother.
Well, continued the small in
terrogator, how do you suppose he,
says his prayers if his fingers are
sore p
No, johnny, = said the father as
they sat at dinner, you can't have
a second piccesof pie. oneis enough
for you. =
sTThere It's again.. reioined the
little fellow. GU are always say
in must learn to eat pie with a.
fork, an then you won't gimme
a chance to practice. - Chicago
News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
sheDo you play pingpong2

He-Ne. :,
SheThen what on earth are we
to talk about?
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Iut, Tut on are not going 70
fghtls
81 amt? Didn't yer Jest hear
him call me er blamed eristccrats9
Life.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

ffarrSi-=- y hat Is meant by a math-
enatieal impossibility
Willie guess it must be sum
that the teacher can't do.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
strona Provoeation

eTut, tuti You are not going to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Getting Equipped.

Chilly Kidd is going in for poet
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Merchants National Bank

Rooms are furnished TO patrons OF the Ban
Soxes for Ront. Fhe Bank offers to deposit
ence for the transaction of business.
The colored American., 1903-09-19

meetings of the District Grand Lodge
might do, and district Grand Lodge
officers shall hold Office two years, be-
ginning in 1903. Further. that the
district Grand Lodges shall meet in
such years as the B. NJ. c. does not
meet, and shall not collect more than
10 cents annual tax from each member
Committees were appointed, incuud-
ing one to revise the District Grand
Lodge laws so as to provide for bien-
nial sessions.
District Grand Master J. B. Askins
read his annual address. The reports
of the grand secretary and grand treas
urer were submitted and referred to
the auditing committee. J. Wilmore
Davis, delegate to the Odd Fellows
Hall Association, submitted his report
which was received and referred to
a special committee.
The colored American., 1903-09-19
LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

Supreme Court OF the District OF CO.
lumbiG, holding q PROBATE Court. &.
No. 1865, Administration.
THIS is To GIVE NOTICES That the
subscriber, of the District of Columbia,
has obtained from the Probate Court
of the District of Columbia, Letters
of Administration on the estate of
Richard Bruce, late of the District of
Columbia, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof, legally au-
thenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the 8th day of September, A.
D., 1904; otherwise they may by law
be excluded from all benefit Of said es-
tate.
Given under my hand this 8th day
of September, 1908.
WILLIAM H. UNDERDUE.
AnacOstia, d. G..
Attest:
JOHN r. NOUZER,
Register of Wills for the District of
COluno bid; Clerk of the Probate
Court.
JOHN w. PATTERSON, Attorney.
The colored American., 1903-09-19
GRAND LODGE, G. U. o. of o. F.
Odd Fellows in Annual Session-An
Important Change.

District Grand Lodge, No. 20, of the
District of Columbia, convened in an
Grand Master Jacob B. Askins pre-
siding. The B. M. c. that convened
in New Haven, Conn.,, October to 10,
1902, passed law that district grand
lodges in the States and Territories
their usual time in 1908, and during
the years they do not convene the dis
trict executive committee shall be vest
ed with full power and authority to
hear and determine appeals in the
same way and manner that annual
The colored American., 1903-09-19
THE coLoRED AMERICAN.

Mr.. Brooks services as chairman of
the building committee that its mural
tablet contains his name conspicuously
display in imperishable marble as an
ever present reminder to further gen
erations of his worth and efficiency
Since giving up his office as grand
secretary of the Odd Fellows in which
nearly every office of honor has been
conferred upon him, Mr.. Brooks has
been conducting a real estate and in
surance office in the city of brotherly
The colored American., 1903-09-19

nine years of service as secretary of
the local lodge he had the pleasure
of noting an increase of membership
from 35 to $50 and such an appreciable
order there was enabled to erect an
ornate and commodious structure at
cost of $4,000. The local membership
entertained so high an estimate of
The colored American., 1903-09-19

love-" With him are associated some
of the most prosperous and public
spirited citizens of that city, and the
same measure of success which has
ever attended him has availed to put
business upon a sound financil basis
and to maintain the confidence and
loyal support of that city and of the
State of which it is the metropolis
The colored American., 1903-09-19
Out of the Depths
CONTINUED from page -

At his own expense to SOW the fruitful
seeds of Odd Fellowship and to eX-
tend its beneficence.
His remarkable success in the office
of grand secretary was but the Sc
quence of his industry and activity
at his home in Paducah, Ky, where
upon his initiation in 1880 he found