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Box Office Superstition.

"A newspaper man was the second in
line at the box office of Il Of the popu-
lar theaters on the opening night. The
first man asked for four seats, and
when he started to pay for them the
man in the box office said:
"Oh, that's all right. There's no
charge at all for those seats.'
The man looked surprised, thanked
the ticket manipulation and went on.
Then the newspaper man had his turn.
and lie said:
please satisfy impertinent curiosity
and tell me why you wouldn't take
that mans money
We'll" said the treasurer. 81 expect
you didn't notice that that man was
cross eyed. If 7 had sold him the first
tickets we wouldn't have had a bit of
luck through the whole engagement
New York Times.
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THE QUALITY OF GENIUS.
ITS Practical Absorption OF IA '.an',
Best Faculties.

To be a great lawyer is incompatible
with being a great poet. Nevertheless,
Shakespeare was fond of showing his
little legal knowledge, and Bacon has
written some verse There have been
writer's of emtncnce, like Walter Scott
n T~hackeray. who We're lawyers by
I<ofessi0n, but they must have made
law quite subordinate to literature, al
though some Of them, like Walter
Scott. have got money by following the
law. Hoffman, the author of 1.-The Pot
OF Gold" and other imaginative stories.
was a mar of genius. who was also n
judge or a magistrate. l think, howev-
err, that his legal duties sat lightly on
him. His connection with the law
seems somewhat similar to that oil
Walter Scott. 1t was neither absorb
ing nor permanent. Politicians turn
to literature. Literary men, like Cha
tcaubriand and Lamartine. have held
high places as politicians, but they
never were real statesmen, and |
should not call them men of great
genius. A man of action may be great
In more fields of action than one.
Julius Caesar and Napoleon B]onaparte
were statesmen and generals, but they
were not and could not be poets,
though Julius Caesar was a writer.
Among the ancient Greeks and later
spaniards and Portuguese we tnd
poets who were soldiers and ever gen
erals. They, however, were not wholly
military. Only Il part, and sometimes
a small part. of their lives was spent
In service. lIoracc's experience of war
was very short. and, although he was
a military tribune, he was not a dis
tnguiSlled soldier. A man may be
excellent in more ways than one, but
he cannot I've Il man of genius in two
different ways. A few instances. such
as That Of Sheridan. might be given
which seem to, be exceptions to the
rule. | doubt whether they are so.
The same inclination made Sheridan
an orator and Il writer Of comedy
Notes and Queries.
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WaAD'H Method of Attack.

Belt in his Naturalist In Nicaragua"
draws attention to the methods of at
tack used by different species of wasps.
One accustomed to animals and not to
men takes care to crawl down the out
standing hairs to the skin before in
sorting its sting, while others which
live in the midst Of human dwellings
dy straight at a mans face. The first
species, true to inherited instinct. when
1t attacks unfamiliar human beings at
taches itself to their hair or their
boards. But there must have been a
time when the second species discov-
cred that the face was the Vulnerable
part. and the discovery was the out.
come of the action of brain.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-04
TRADING STAMP BUSINESS
Th Benefits 10 II Greater Extent that
Accrue to the Company That
Engineers 1t.

Business men as Il rule ale bounded
10 death by eastern firms who desire
to introduce some methods whereby
one business man can increase his
trade at the expense of another, and
finally several firms are doing bust
ness with the same house for each to
accomplish the same purpose. The
result is always more or less disls-
trous to the local business man. as
she history OF such enterprises has
most always shown. Just at present
the green trading stamp is having a
great run in the west. and it is par
ticulaIly strong at Sioux City. 1t
has had its.hold on the business men
in this city, and is carIied on to some
extent now. The Marshailtown,
Iowa, Times Republican publishes
Abe following bit Of history that the
green trading..stamp has made at that
place and how it is regarded blythe
business men,:
MarShalltown has had her expert
cnce. Today every merchant is signed
up in an agreement never to let d
trading stamp Sandhag him again.
The green stamps were the first and
she merchant who, for a short time.
hal a monopoly on them, did well.
ALTHOUGH a single store in this city
paid the trading stamp company $50
per month for a considerable time.
Then came the red stamp offered by
4 combination of stores, followed by
the gold COIN stamp. When all
had had enough they signed up and
quit.
In the meantime the Shrewd indi-
vidual who had started the merchants
to pcydilion had been making from
S 200 90 $l0,0 900 per year net profits
ont Of !our-Or five towns. He made
contracts with merchants to pay him
212, > and 81 per cent Of the face
value OF the stamps sold to them. If
thcT issued S Ter ! in strife with theiI
competitors they taxed their sales as
high rs IS per cent. And there vas
always some fool to raise the betting
at ; to | or more. If any woman
,lapSed and failed to ill her book or
get her premium the trading stamp
man was ahead. II she presented her
Sld!DpS ne SLlll lau Il pfOul III llc
goods sold for stamps at retail prices
and furnished him by the wholesale
company that backed his enterprise.
The story is the same everywhere.
So good Il thing is the stamp deal for
the stamp company that single mcr-
chants have been invited to Chicago
and shown Z plan TO use the stamps
at no cost to them in order to start
the craze IN the town. Other mcg-
chants contracted in Il stamp deal,
AaVc Learn ed to their sorrow that the
trading stamp company has itself Or
ganiZed the rival stamp and started
the war that it might levy toll On
both comUatantS while they tore at
each others vitalS in a fierce trade
fight. But the trading stamp is al
ways short lived. Once ended it can
never enter a town again except over
the prOStratc lOrInS OF the merchants.
II never did Il customer any very
great good and always cost the store
Keeper more than his profits. 1t
served but n master, the trading
stamp company, and served him
well.
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THE STATELY STORH.
Eis Immense Power on the Wing
and His Lack of Voice.

""N LIS Hf>N VA ofSSs
In Holland the nests of storks are
generally on the summit of 4 tail post.
put up on purpose 70" then, or which
Is fixed an Old CO.. wheel. Says an
English writer: "A Dutch gentleman
Of my 3"luaintancc has one such post
in lis grounds within sight of his H.
brary window. but lie improves on the
cart wheel by having an iron frame
work for the reception Of the nest. The
first year it was put up. toward the
end of June. Il solitary young stork
used to come daily and inspect .his
framework. l saw him there myself
II day. standing III tie empty recep-
tacle exactly like d would be Benedict
inspecting ali empty house. contem
plating the view and wondering if the
drains are all right. The verdict was
apparently favorable. for mex season
saw the nest occupied by the newly
welded pair. Tl.eir power OF wing is
very fine, and on hot days | have
watched them ascending spiral circles
hardly moving their broad. black
wings. till they have looked no bigger
Iudn Mes. AItSF tue young are Halcn-
ed they appear to be suspicious Of one
another and unwilling to leave the
nest unguarded."
Storks have no voice. The only noise
they make is ''klappcring" (snapping
their great red mand!bles rapidly and
loudly. Thus they greet one another
generally by throwing back the head
until the upper mandible rests III the
back. but occasionally "klappering" is
performed with the head and bill II
the former position.
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n Y. ORD "BUT."
An Analysis of The American Habit
OF Using II.

The word but" is So:Getimes said to
be characteristic Of Americans. 1t
marks the qualifvin. spirit. which hest
tates at extremes and likes 10 adjust
the balance OF truth. If. for instance,
somebody speaks rXtr&NaSuntiy of En-
erson's genius TIE critical spirit replies.
Yes, he was Il genius. but" he had
such and such limitations. If, on the
other hand. the limitations are men
toned first ut another time. the same
spirit Observes. Yes. he has those
faults, but he is Il genius with it ALL"
But" expresses the desire to have
both sides presented. Carried to eX-
cess, the habit leads to representative
ness and carping. The person who
gets only argument out of conversation
is usually u barren companion. Some
times also it shows an unkind nature.
when the word is used regularly after
hearing others praised. 1t becomes the
index Of envy or of the absence Of en-
thusiasm. Qualifying too constantly in
| appreciation is like damning with faint
praise, or. rather. praising with an az
compartment Of faint damnS. Tie ar
dent. imaginative temperament makes
less use of qualification. Carried along
with a rush. whether Of praise or re-
proach. it seldom stops to split the
hair of exact truth. But me no butts"
it says. The little word is more
leniently treated by judicial and scien-
tic minds. If its constant use is typ
lcally American. as the English not in
frequently allcge. it fits in with the
proverbial idea Of Uncle Sam-a sort of
cautious and skcptical New England
farmer. with his WAL. | don't jest
KNOW" rather than with the American
type which has been developed since
the west became a greater element In
the compounu.-Collier's Weekly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-04
CorncOb Pipes.

The first cob pipes were not made in
Franklin county, No, but at Warrens
burg. Fritz Tibbs, a German cabinet
maker, who resided in Warrensburg
in the early seventies, used to white
them out with a jackknife. He after
ward moved to Washington, Franklin
county, where he engaged with his
brother in the manufacture Of col
pipes and. became wealthy.-Warrens
burg (Mo.) Standard-Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-04
The willy

A Quaker had lis house broken into
by a burglar and several valuable.
stolen. He did @ inform the police.
however. but kept the affair to hitA
self.
The following evening i nci@hbor re-
marked TO him: Il am sorry to hear Of
your house being robbed. Mr.. Fry. |
hope your loss is not hpavy!'
"Friend," said the Quaker, thou
must know the extent of my loss as
we'll as | can do since thou art the
burglar. | spoke not to a soul of what
had happened. and thou art the first
to mention it to me; hence | know
thou art the burglar and will trouble
thee for my property He got it.
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Art Treasures,

II understand you have a number of
art treasures"
ANY number of EN-" answered Mr..
CumroX.
by the way, how would you define
an art treasurer"
AN art treasure, as nearly as l can
figure ii ont. is something that is on
hidorcl all the more valuable for being
iecondhnnd Observation-Disclosures Star.
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Saw His Finish.

"Oh, Oh" exclaimed Mrs. Naggs.
1--WE bitten off the end of my tongue!"
"Well. | certainly feel sorry for my
self. rejoinrd the hcartless Naggs.
thereafter there will be no end TO
your tongue.'-Buffalo News.
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Yes" said the nut to the nail; at
from him, but ! knew it would be only
a matter Of Il few days before he
would bolt anyway"
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Sweet SimDliCitv.

"Auntie, ought BERTHE Wilson to have
smiled 81 often at me in church,"
mo. dear. Where was he sitting?"
Behind me-"
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-04

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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06
SUDDEN DEATH
~ MR.. |. BLAND \
Frank BIand's Father Is Dead at
His Home at sutton.

The death of z. 8. Bland, Esq. oc-
CURED sunday night 1t ! o'cl,ck at his
home ia Sutton. The decessed was
the father of Frankie. and Earl Bland,
Of that city. He was es years OF age.
His death was sudden. As he had been
sick only two or three days. Frank
g. Bland Was enroute to his bed side
when bis death occurred, The fn-
neral arfanssments have not been
Completed but II will likely occhr
rdssday. The deceased yss . promfn-
emit Eixwysr and citizen q Braxton
county: Tue aged wife and several
children survive. He died from ston-
acn trouble. = az
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06

FEARFUk
SLIDES
ny, u3yl
occur on the Short Line Railroad.
Trains Delayed.
Long Gu, West Of Pine Grove Com
pleteiy Filled With Slide.
passenger Train Narrowly Escapes
Being Buried.

The Short Line railroad is tied UP
by slides. Some Of them are very
heavy. Saturday evening ats o'clock
a heavy slide occurred at cut two
miles west of Pine Grove only a minute
or SO before the train from this city
was due at that point and bad
wreck was narrowly escaped. The,en-
tire cut was fiied with earth and
powders. the length Of tho train.
One stone was estimated TO be as large
as a coach. The train was stopped by
the watchman, who had to run to save
his own life. The passengers were
brought mack 10 Fine efose. whefe
Shs5 ate supper. ThsI they were
taken % the slide and transferred.
The train upon It's return here was
held by another slide and had much
trouble getting over the road. Itwas
estimated that It would take 20 men
ana large amount Of dynamite TO
clear the track in "a hours.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06
A Communication.
Editor Of the Telegram.

Editor Of the Telegram.
Inotlced last summer that the wind
storms upreoted several beautiful
shade trees along the streets. These
we can Ill afford 70 lose as they not
only add greatly TO the beauty of our
city but are OF more value to our
people. rs source OF comfort in keep
log the air cool and adding to It's
purity. Grading the streets has weak
ened many Of the shade trees by cut
ting away the roots, besides most Of
the trees are SO tall as 10 be liable TO
damage by the wind when In full leaf.
by having large branches split on or
uprooted altogether. AS these trees
occupy the streets Of the city, it seems
TO me the city council should take t lie
matter up and order all the trees on
the streets cut back TO a uniform
shape as nearly IS practicable. This
work 70 be done by the lot owner. OF
~ his expense. and At once.
FRIEND OF SHADE TREES.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06
"a weak Stomach

Causes . weak BODY and invites dis
ease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures and
streng9hens-the stomach; and wards
off and overcomes disease. J. b. Tay-
lor, q, prominent merchant of Charles
man, Texas. says: ~ could not eat
because OF q weak stomach. lost all
strength aud rundown In weight. All
that money could do was done, but all
hope OF recovery vanished. Hearing
OF some wonderful cures effected by
use Of Kodoi; I concluded to try it.
The first brittle benefited me, and at
ter taking four bottles'I am fully re-
stored to my usual strength. weight
aud health" Frank g. Bland. Him.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06
Farm For Sale

One mile from Ellenhoro, W. Va,
IS acres, ON the pike. Two houses, )
wells OF water, good outbuildings, fine
gardens. cellar, beautiful shade trees,
plenty OF fruit OF various kinds,
abundance OF pasture and meadows.
Coal not optioned or sold, and In
vicinity Of hig oil field. One OF the
most desirable locations in Richie
county. Within Is minutes walk OF
railroad station, school house and
church. II Is the former home Of Ben
w. Brown and John B. Yeager.
! win sen or exchange for other properz
". Price reasonable and on easy terms
ANY one wishing 70 buy call On or
address g. Z. CHALFAN1.
2-ti Ellerboro. w, Va
The above property Is sold. We
thank you for your courteous iuQnl-
ries and call your attention - our
other bargains IN real estate.
Yours truly.
~ n ~ - "a "a ~ y G, z f.I1nIlnnIs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06
RECRUITS
RECEIVED
For the Marine Corps at Captain
Bannon's Station.
Three CIarksburg Young Men Sue
csssfdliy Pass. -
Assigned tosMashInafoA Bsrraciks.
wsshlspton. o. c.

The recruiting station for the Ma
rine Corps In charge Of Captain BAN
non and his several assistants Is doing
some businessin the pdstoinee 6Giid.
ing here. Four applications Mere re-
ceIved Friday and two Saturday.
Those who snccessfuiIy passed the
physical examinatipn given by DR.. R.
Z. Morrison were warren T. Cothren,
Alfred v. Powell and Francis A. Leon
ard. Grover 9. bradford was rejected.
not being physically able. Saturdays
applicants were Marshall Brooks and
apd Dorsey 2. Lcuther. They. took
the examination that afternoon. The
successful applicants win be- assigned
u washlngiop Barracks, washingtop.
d O.. fdr dit, add win leavs f6rsthat
piAce next Tdesday- or 'wednesday.
The station viii remain open unit
FSbruarys s.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06
Something 4 nat viii DO You
Good.

We know of no way in which we can
be OF more service TO our leaders than
TO tell them OF something that will be
OF real good to them. For this reason
we want TO acquaint them with what
we consider one OF the very best rene
dies on the market for coughs, colds,
and that alarming complaint, Group.
We refer TO Chamberlaip's Cough
Remedy. We have used IL with such
good results in our family so long that
1t has become household necessity.
But It's prompt use we haven't any
doubt but that 1t has time and again
prevented Group. The testimony is
given upon our cwn experience, and
we suggest that our readers, especially
those who have small children, alwa5
keep IL in their homes as a safeguard
against croup.-CAmden S. c., Mess
enger. For sale by George c.. Stone,
druggist. l4-Im.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06
6EDCITIZEN
: IS DEAD.
James p. Stout passes Away at his
Home at Bridgeport.
Deceased Vas Born In clarksbura
80 Years Ago.
Was a Prominent And Useful CHI.
zen-Funeral Wednesday.


James P. Stout died at his home
near Bridgeport. Sunday night at 10
o'clock from old age. He was in his
s4th year. Funeral Wednesday at 10.
O'Clock with the Masonic lodge Of this
city in charge aud interment in Elk
View cemetery.
The deceased was the father of Elk.
and j. o. Stout. of this city: c. B.
Stout. OF worthington; Lee Stout, OF
Bridgeport; Mrs. w. A. Carpenter.
and Mrs. W. NJ. Swiger. both of Salem;
and Mrs. r. n. Sullivan, Of Mt. Clare.
The brothers and sisters surviving
are John r. Stout, BENJAMIN Brown
Stout, Lemuei z. Stout, Emory Porter
Stout, Mrs. George Wolfe and Miss
Carrie Stout.
Mr.. Stout was born In Clarksburg nc
the corner uf Mechanic and Third
Streets. He was son OF Benjamin
Stout. The deceased up to the time
OF his death was probably the Oldest
citizen living who was born Ia Clarks-
burg. He was q member OF the local
Masonic lodge, having transferred his
membership from the Sh;nnston
lodge. where he was admitted TO mem
ship In 1869. He was an honorable.
upright man.
The aged wife also survives him.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06

PROVIDERS
6off Flats % Mechanic Street
Brokea Into Sunday Morning.

A burglar, or burglars entered two
residences ON Mechanic street, Sunday
morning about three or four O'Clock.
and helped themselves TO things gem
orally. Fortunately for the occupants
otfhc houses, they did not succeed In
making . very rich haul.
The residence OF MI. A. s. Law, In
the Mary Gen fats, 1t boing the end
nat, was broken into, Entrance was
gained by raising the dining room
window, which had been left unlock
ed. Mr.. Law discovered the next
morning, that his overcoat. which
contained a bunch Of keys, among them
the keys to his store. and a pair Of
shoes were gone. A toy bank, which
had three or four dollars in IL, was
found on the fioor. broken and empty.
That was all they got at the Law
residence. The prnwiers missed oout
sixty dollars in cash. belong Ing to Mis-.
Law, which was in a drawer, near
where they helped themselves to Mr.
Laws effects.
The robbers effected an entrance in
the otherend tiat'oy raising the din
Ing room window. They got about
three dollars in cash. The burglars
made their escape, without alarming
the occupants OF the hats. There is
no cleu.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06

COMMIT TED
In Drunken Brawl at Simpson Sun.
day Evening.
John Russell Killed by Grant Hart
zoao. Fellow Miner.

Amurder was committed at simp-
son at 5 o'clock Sunday Afternoon in q
drunken carousal. Jehn Russell. a
coal miner, was shot by Grant Hart
zogg. another miner. The victim of
the murderer's bullets lived but few
minutes after being shot. One ball
enterei the knee, another the breast
and still another the collar bone.
Russell was IS years of age and leaves
q family. The murder was arrested
and taken TO Grafton.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-06

cosmopcIltsn sp,rt Is ! snls she
Of Hearts.

It has been rumored around that a
young gentleman Of the East. letter
known as the Cosmopolitan sport,
was to be married on certain date.
But am a close friend OF the gentle
man and wish to say that he has no
such intention OF hooking up in the
Holy bonds Of wedlock; also I will say
that the same gentleman has been
several times on the streets Of Ciarks-,
burg, about one hundred times or
more, with a certain young lady Of
very high estsem, yet the same lady
accuses him Of being in love with and
promising to marry another young
lady. The gentleman was seen at
church With the same lady and after
church started home With her. Yet
she says she loves the bride-to-be and
wOdi6 not throw anythi6e in her way way
to prevent the maEfriisai,se. I UNDER
stand both the young laaies are church
members. and wien the sristoscfrat,c
yodhR lady got happy one 6 Ai Il
eiidreh, she htagsd her rf IVA 7 and
when they sspata TED, the wsSuId.be
bride was short Her pocEstb6oks co ainis
tanning $500, . horse side nail ana 1 lSs
cent diamond ring. ssyi'si' q
Idon't know about the gentleman.
making such . good husband, but I.
guess he has just as much right 70
starve woman to deathas any one
disc.
Both OF the young ladies' are very
fond Of each other. 80 fond that when
they see one another. one says to tieshr
friend. There does ) disappointed
6lbpde. ~ Ana che other s ay i. . Win
sshefwas ii ..:- = 50 thsfs they Ia
tfottfng down street. apsss;ae-'sA ~
9 The gentleman saays the Holy bdnas
wsdlock are III 4ieht. but he has iost
Che key Nov just add ths bond 7l6SK
a5d'the ksjya tbsssiisr ana II smsak ls
You x'eoher. Il you sser de tie ekey w
klSr 6ADs - i'i's III sses'asss
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