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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
STATE MEETING OF MAccABEEs.

The Knights of the Maccabees of this
state are preparing for their annual
state meeting. 1t will be held the first
week in April. In all probability
Wheeling will be selected as the place
for holding it. The executive committee
will meet the first week in February to
decide on the place. State Commander
c, c. Showalter, of Parkersburg, has
been in Wheeling this week TO see
whether Wheeling looks good for such
meeting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
SWEET MELODY FLOUR
MADDY PROMOTED TO
THIRD vIcE-PRESIDENT

Announcement has been made here of
the proomtion Of J. H. Maddy, chief
clerk to the third vice president of the
B. & O., TO be assistant TO Vice Presi-
dent G. L. Potter. Mr.. Maddy is sue.
ceeded as chief clerk by ]. W. Coon, now
chief clerk TO General Manager Sims. BY
ithe change w. NJ. Biden, chief clerk to
the general superintendent of THE main
line, becomes chief clerk TO the general
manager, and is succeeded by j. W. KEEL.
ley, now oir. Fitzgerald's private secre-
tary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
MRS. ALLISON IMPROVING.

Mrs. Harvey Allison. Of Adamston,
who has been a patient at the Kessier
Hospital, is much better and able to
sit up. She suffers from acute indi-
sestion, which caused ptoniaine poison,
as slater in a former issue of the Tele-
gram. Her husband says it was a mis-
take about her having eaten raw pota.
toes and stale oyster soup,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22

Joe W. Phillips, special tuner to the
piano and organ artists at Carnegie
Music Hal, Pittsburg, Pa, is in the city
at the Walker House. He solicfts the
patronage of his former patrons. J2l-st.
pr. Z. B. Harper, veterinarian. VIZ
treat your sick aniral Operating .
speciality. Charges reasonable. ofacs
I'll Pike street. spr2sti
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Sweet M6IOGu Flour.
CASH is KING

In the store of Doar & White, the Cor.
rect olothiers, and the one price system
reigns supreme. Their business is grow
ing bigger and greater oil the time.
Selling goods for cash only, with one
price to all, (which is the true principles
OF business, built upon strong Gfbml-
tar foundation, and must prosper ana
grow when trne values are given.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Every Bottle of chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Warranted.

We guarantee every bottle OF Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy and will refund
the money to anyone who is not salts
fed after using two-thirds of the con.
tents. This is the best remedy in the
world for al grippe, coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough and is pleasant and
safe to take. 1t prevents any tendency
of cold to result in pneumonia For
sale by Stone & Mercer, druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
OLD CASE DECIDED.
Weston Street Case Settled by U. S.
Supreme Court at Last.

The U. S. Supreme Court has decided
the celebrated street case sent up from
Weston. Property holders who had
enroaehed on the streets claimed the
land by adverse possession, pleading the
statute of limitations. The court held
that they had committed nuisance
which no length of time could make my
thing but nuisance and ruled against
them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
LEASES CIGAR PRIVILEGE.

james B. McGee, of Wheeling, has
leased the cigar and news stand privi-
lege in the Waldo hotel. 1t is stated
tnat the rental he pays Is $500 year.
Mr.. MCGEE is distributor OF cigars and
has had much experience in handling
them. The rental he agrees to pay is
an Indication Of the desirability Of bust
ness rooms in the hotel building.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
SWEET MELODY FLOUR
SPECIAL SALE

Doar & White, the Correct Clothiers,
have special sale for the next few
weeks, IN order to close out several lots
aeft OF their winter stock in mems and
boys suits, oyercoats, shoes, shirts, un-
derwear etc, which win be sold at
greatly reduced prices. The first who
come will get first choice. Every day
is a bargain day at their store, and every
day genuine values are given. Every
item is marked in plain figures, with one
price to all.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22

Get free sample of ohamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets at Stone &
MERGERS drug store. They are easier
to take and most pleasant in effect than
pills. Then their use is not followed by
constipation, as is often the case with
pills. Regular size, 25c per box.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
JOHN JAcox RETURNS
FROM HUNTINGTON

John Jacox has returned to his home
in this city for short visit. He has
been employed on a building at Hunt
ington for ...e past eight or ten months,
lie viii remain here for few days Wis
iting his folks and win go to Spencer
where ne has been engaged 10 work on
the new addition to the state asylum
building.
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NOTICE.

Home, right in center of Clarksburg;
modern in every particular; good well
and garden. win sell for $3.50. This
property is cheap at 5000. Don't con-
tradict this statement until you have
investigated. Enquire of w. c. Repass,
No. SIG Preston street, clarksburg,
W. Va. janetf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
PEANUT RoAsrER CAUGHT AFIRE.

The peanut rooster at Edward Rone's
news stand and notion house, on West
Pie street, caught afre at $50 o'clock
Thursday evening. but the blaze was ex-
tinguishcd before much damage was
done. He lost a gallon of peanuts and
lot OF pop corn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Sweet Melody Flour

II. D. Stuart is buying and sellins
uorses at his large barns on Traders al
ey in the rear Of the Central Presby
terian church. where the Clarksburp
transfer was formerly located. he aim,
20 have some horses on hand all the time
lie will take few boarders at the barn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Free Cure for Sick Headache.

Chamberlain's Stomach snd Liver Tab
lets are a certain cure for sick headache.
ii taken as soon as the first indication
of the disease appears they will prevent
the attack. Get free sample at Stone
& MERGERS drug store and give them a
trial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Sweet Melody Flour.

Dancing every Friday and Tuesday
evening from s to II at the Elk Bridge
hall. Come and enjoy the new music
Just received, since the last dance. Most
pleasant dance hall in town. Floor I'm
excelled. Violin and electric player mu-
sic. jan7tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Sweet M6IOdu Flour.

Public dancing at the Elkbridge dance
hall every Tuesday and Friday nights.
admission TO gentlemen so cents, and to
ladies 25 cents. Music by the. Peerless
piano player. octi6tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
For SALE.

One Shetland pony, weight $50 pounds,
10 years of age, sound and very fine con-
dition. One pony trap and harness.
Outfit cheap if sold at once. Address
Box SGl, Weston, W. Va. Jani9-Gt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
THE TRADERS BANK.

The transfer of money, payment OF
bills, etc, can be quickly made when de
posits are made here and check drawn
on US used instead of cash. This method
insures the prayer against loss. The
money is absolutely safe in our fire ano
burglar proof vaults and the check IL
paid only upon Endorsement and idenb
hcatiop.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Sweet Melody Flour.

In every home where there is q plano
here should be piano player. There
none better than the Harmonist. Sold
by the Thomson Music Company. Eli
Bridge building. febls-H
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
Sweet Melody Flour
WATER CONSUMERS.

Water rents for quarter ending De.
ce1nber 81, 1908, are now due and paya.
BILE at the Office of the city clerk, 800
Court street.
HUGH cALLAGHAN,
Iec2s -dlm w. W. Com.
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-04
THE PILOT BOYS OF NORWAY
Their Boats Are Modern Copies Of the Viking
Ships of the Old Norsemen.

The hardy Norseman takes to the
sea like duck to a pond. He is al
most amphibious. The youngsters on
the coast begin to work for their liv-
ing at an early age and it is astonish-
ing what different phases of sea life
the boys fill to the satisfaction of their
employers and themselves. The Nor
wegian pilot boat, a clumsy looking
craft of some thirty feet in length, is
perhaps as seaworthy craft of her
size as swins the sea.
She has a large cruising ground.
She carries a spirit sail of fair size and
several jibs to suit the weather. Care
fully handled she will ride out the
heavy gales, which in the German
Ocean kick up a dangerous and chop
py sea that calls for all the sea-
worthy qualities of a sailing vessel.
The boat is manned by a pilot and
his boy. Her cruising ground is be-
tween the Maze and the Skaw-promi-
nent land marks for vessels bound to
Norwegian ports or harbors in the
Baltic or Gulf of Finland
The pilot boat is run alongside the
ship, the pilot jumps aboard and the
boy trims sheet and steers for his
home port which may be as far north
as Stawanger.
The sail is long and lonely but the
boy contrives to navigate thither,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-04
THE JAGUAR OF THE TEMPLE
.nture With the Tiger of Yucatan.
BY CAPTAIN R. L. SPICER.

Beneath my feet is a mat made of
the skin of a jaguar. the largest and
6ercest of Americans wild beasts with
the possible exception of grizzly and
polar bears.
He is to the new world what the
tiger is to India, and fears neither
man nor beast. I got my specimen
in the forests of Honduras where 1
went docking for him. and, by the
same token, the jaguar was looking
for me and nearly got me instead.
Accompanied by a single guide, I
had worket into a remote part Of
the little republic-a region to which
white men seldom came and where
the forests were reputed to be swarm
ing with all sorts of game. We reach
ed a native village in a clearing and
were received with extrava giant JOY
when it was understood that 1 had
come to shoot jaguars. 1t reminded
me of my reception in a native viii
lage in India where l once went to
shoot a man-eating tiger which had
been a terror of the neighborhood.
A native boy of twelve begged to
be allowed to accompany me on my
hunt Six months before. he said, a
jaguar had caught his brother on the
outskirts of the clearing and killed
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raises his ak swiftly and Immediately
brings it down with a thud upon the
neck of his victim. A moment elapses.
All is still
All at once the decapitated man
arises, and as he does so all see the
red circular section of his neck where
the ak passed through it. He passes
out of door. leaving his head be-
hind him. A cloth is thrown over the
head and the astonished and puzzled
audience is dismissed.
Although, under ordinary circum-
stances, it would be absurdly super
huous to use such a precaution, yet
in this Illusion the affair looks so real
that if there are nervous women OF
girls among the audience, it is Just as
we'll to assure them before the trick
is performed that it is a trick and not
to be taken seriously.
This is the way 1t is done. A boy
with high forehead and with rather
long hair is selected for the victim.
He lies down on his back full length
upon the floor in order to allow him
self to be made up
The young artist who makes him III
is provided with a paint box of water
colors. or at least with cake of red
and one of black paint. brush or two.
a red crayon or pencil. a glass of wa
ter and bit of putty and little face
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though the distance to the bay was
almost twenty miles, and II was then
so late In the afternoon that he could
not hope to make IL before dark. He
was told to find certain business
man and tell him that the schooner
Red Bird was badly damaged and
likely to go down. and the captain
said a good reward would be paid for
delivering the message. 1t would
have been carried just the same If
nothing had been promised. as sailors
and fishermen feel bound to aid each
other in distress. While the fish boat
headed away for Shelter Bay the crew
OF the schooner went back to the
pumps, and both Ben and Macy
thought they would have hard work
TO keep her afoat until the tug ar
rived.
The bay was not reached until after
dark. and Ben lost no time In hunt
ing up his man and delivering his
message. Word was at once sent TO the
tug TO get up steam. and the services
Of half dozen extra men We're en-
gagged. and after the children had
been given time 20 eat supper the tug
started out. She took Ben and Nancy
aboard and their boat IN tow. and the
owner OF the schooner said 10 them,
as the tug swiftly made her way 10
where IL was expected that the
schooner would be found.
How ~ Il that two such young
children az you are allowed 10 br
sailing about 30 FAR from ahoref Why
didn't your father come nlong9"
Then Ben told him their story. and
that both had been fishing, sailing
and hunting ever since they could re-
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apuris tantol Don't fret yourself so
much" said l. There are other
jaguars in the woods though, alas, no
other horses. Joe shall yet have his
revenge and I my jaguar skin
After breakfast that morning I
started to explore the old ruin.
Broken flights of steps led to the
platform of which the great building
had once stood in all its splendor. and
as l reached the foot of the incline
I looked up to see a great jaguar
slowly emerge from a richly sculp-
tured doorway and stand with lash
ing tail and barred and cleaning teeth,
looking down at me from the top OF
the broken stairs.
My rifle was at my shoulder in an
instant and the bullet sped. At the
same instant the beast crouched for
a spring and launched himself through
the air with and angry snarl, chang
ing into a grOwl in which was min
gled note of pain.
1 knew that / had him, but not
so as TO cause death. AS the beast
launched himself toward me. / threw
myself to the right, and his great
body just brushed me as it swept past.
1t was all done in an instant of time.
1t was quick work and a close call.
Bruised from the stones of the ruin
ed stairway, 1 turned to see the jaguar
rolling on the ground in his death
agony. I had shot him through the
lungs and another shot in the head
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him. He was eager for revenge and
took him along.
We travelled two miles into the
woods to the ruin of a great building
of prehistoric times. 1t had been a
temple in its day, but now lizards and
wild beasts kept it's courts" and trees
of great age grew upon it's crumbled
terraces and battlements.
We build a fire to keep off the ami
mails, tethered our horses and camped
for the night, taking turns in watch
ing, for all about us the deep black
forests resounded with the cries and
calls of wild creatures.
Toward morning | was awakened
by a shout of terror from the boy
Joe, and sprang to my feet to see
great jaguar jump upon my horse
and bear him to the earth while the
steed actually shrieked with fear and
pain.
OF course 1 fired as soon as / could
get my hands on my gun, but in the
dancing freight 1 missed the jaguar
and only buried my bullet in the car
cass Of the house. Again fired, but
the jaguar had plunged into the near
by river and the darkness was so
dense on the opposite shore that the
huge cat escaped me.
Joe was in a state of interest ex-
cftement, and my guide was hardly
less excited than the boy. No te
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cult when afoat. but sometimes the
vessel that takes the pilot will throw
the youngster a chunk of cooked salt
beef or salt pork, and sometimes a
hunk of plum duff for his own pri-
vate consumption; but these cases are
comparatively rare, and the boys gen
orally has to depend upon the narrow
resources of his own larder.
His little craft carries no side lights.
Whenever a vessel approaches him
he lights a tlare-up signal--a torch Of
oakum soaked in tar or kerosene.
On his solitary voyage to his home
port he sleeps in the day time, his
boat steering herself. In this way he
prepares for the vigil of the night.
The dangers he encounters are
many and great, but he takes them in
matter-of-fact way highly creditable
to him. 1t is strange that so few Of
these boats are lost. The truth is that
their model is such as to Withstand
just the sort of weather they meet.
In their principal features they re-
semble the viking ships of old, which
in their adventurous voyages weather
ed the heaviest Atlantic gales and
ravaged the British and Irish sea
coasts in many a hostile and bloody
raid.
The young Norwegian, after his
training in the pilot boats or mack
eral boats mans trading ships of every
country.
Lars or Nils or Oscar has one ideal,
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Grandpa Jack Springbang soon be-
came so excited that he leaped clean
out of his house and began to teeter
around on his long, thin, spiral legs,
Instead of being sorry to see an old
and venerable man make such a show
of himself, Dilldoll punched Japlittle
into the ribs and said: Grandpa Jack
is having fun with those policemen,
isn't hep
So he was.
No doubt, Grandpa Jack Sprin Chang,
being venerable and respectable
old party, only attacked the two po-
licemen with such intense and un-ex-
am-pled fury and desperation be-
cause he was highly excited. But the
natural cast of his kindly coun-ten-
ance was so lovely that even in his
violence he looked deeply pleased. So
old Dame Guddyguddygudd who was
walking by just then said to herself:
All! Now / can see through that
old villain. He has lived here in our
midst for seventy-one years, four
months and three days, and all that
time he has acted so nice and kind
that we all thought he was the best
man a-living. All but me. ] always
says, says l. Wait and seei Wait
and seel' says that sixty years ago,
when he was only ten years old, and
l says that only last week. And now
we have IL! Look at the bad. bad old
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-04

at close range put an end to him. But
there, not far from the dead beast, lay
poor Joe apparently dead. The boy
had been following me when I start
ed from the ruins and when the jaguar
sprang and missed me, Jose close be-
hind and too paralyzed by terror to
move. had received a stroke from a
huge paw as the beast fell to the
earth. He had escaped death by a
narrow margin. One arm was broken
and half of his scalp torn away.
We carried the boy to his village
and l tended him with my rude sur
gerry until he was we'll on the road
to recovery. When. after some more
hunting in the neighborhood, 1 left
the village to return to the coast 1
said: Joe, do not you want to leave
this place of perils and come with me
to land where wild beasts do not
kill?"
mo, senor," he replied. This is
my land. But, OH senior, leave me
one of the guns and teach me how
to use it, that l may keep the village
safe from the jaguars. l will make
long journeys to the coast for am
munition when that you leave me
gives out"
So 1 did as he desired and came
away. l wonder if he has yet killed
a jaguar-or has jaguar killed him :?
The chances are about even.
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is fighting! That shows how he loves
to fight"
You cannot see old Dame Guddy-
guddygudd in the picture, because she
just SNEAKED past. That's why.
Old Grandpa Jack Springbang did
not really love to fight. But his thin,
spiral legs seemed to be full of life and
he could not help but feel excited,
so he kept on bobbing up and down
and this way and that way, and every
time he bobbed he would hit either
Clibclub or Clubclib very hard on
their beautiful and carefully made
faces.
Sometimes he would hit them both.
One time Clibclub would fall down
and another time Clubclib would fall
down. 1t was hor-ri-fy-ing scene
Yet ii was not to be expected that
Grandpa Jack Springbang could long
defy the forces of law and order. The
police were bound to rule in the end.
So 1t was In this case.
But Dillydoll and Japlittle did not
care who won. All they wished was
to see everybody fight and get hurt
They even laughed like anything and
more, too, when the ambulance came
with a ding dong and took poor little
Blackerblack TO the hospital where
the doctors snipsnapped with scissors
on his poor head and stitched and
cross-stitched him.
Yes. All the time. Dillydoll and
Japlittle just laughed Hahahahahah!
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CHAPTER VIII.


When April finally came and the
lake was clear of ice, except here and
there a big cake floating about, Ben
and Nancy were ready for the fishing
season. They had made two trips to
the grounds and met with. fair sue
cess, and were out on their third,
when schooner hove in sight flying
signal of distress. She was the only
craft in sight on the waters, and after
looking at her for two or three min
utes Ben said:
That schooner has set that signal
for us, Nancy. 1 can't say what's the
matter with her, but We'll run down
and see."
The lines were taken in andsthe boat
headed for the schooner, which was
five miles away and hove to and wait
ing for them. AS the wind was light
it took the best part of an hour to
reach the bigger craft, but the chill
dren had made out the cause of her
trouble long before reaching her.. She
had run into solid cake of ice and
stove a great hole in her bows. Her
crew had stuffed bedding into the
hole, but were doing lively work at
the pumps to keep the water down.
Hello the boat" called the captain
of the schooner as Ben and Nancy
drew near.
Hello the schooner" called Ben in
reply
1--WE are badly stove and must have
help. Can you sail to Shelter bay
with a message for me? There is a
tug there, and 1 want her as soon as
she can get here. This schooner has
cargo aboard worth 100000
Ben said he would take the message
and get it along as fast as possible,
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LEFT ALONE;
The Adventures of Ben and Nancy.

member, and that they now had their
living to make that way He also told
him how much money they had in the
bank and what their hopes were for
the future.
well, 1 declared" exclaimed the
man as the story was finished. IT
knew we had some pretty good peo-
pie up here in the woods, but 1 never
thought our boys and girls were so
full of energy and courage. Why, my
boy, you and your sister have got
along better than most men and their
wives. Very few men have made an
much money as you have for the last
year, and very few children could
have planned better. 1 am going to
give you $3.50 for bringing me that
message, for there is the light of the
schooner showing that we are in
time to save her, and if the time
comes when you need a good friend
just remember my NAME"
The six extra men on the tug were
put aboard the schooner to help the
crew at the pumps, and the tug got
out of stout rope to take the disabled
craft in town. When she was ready to
move off, the captain of the schooner
shook hands with Ben and Nancy and
said:
IF you will come along to the bay
with us / will see that you have the
best rooms at the hotel tonight and
the best breakfast the landlord can
scare UP in the morning. Mr. Rudder-
man has told me your story and of
the amount of money he has given
you, and 1 want to tell you that l am
very grateful for your willingness and
promptness I am poor man or 1
should have handed you at least
hundred dollars the minute you got
back. 1 have no money to give but
you can count me your friend and
make my house your home as long
as you will
In replying, the children thanked