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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-02
GREATEST tint HISTORY
WAS BIG FAIR
Twenty thousand People Attended
the Third Day and Ten Thousand
the Last--Exhibits Were Especial
Iy Fine and the Races Good.

y
West Virginia Central Agricultural an,
Mechanical Society began here Monday
morning under au-picious circumstance.
giving assurances and promises Of he,
ing the largest. grandest aud best j.
its long and successful career
Monday morning the gates opened al
the usual hour and the marshals Of thu
various departments as well Il, the ii
ficers We're on hand bright and early te
receive the exhibits and install them il
their proper places. Droves of liy,
stock began going through the city al
an early hour and this was kept NJ
throughout tine day until all the de
partmcntS in that line were filed with
fine specimens.
Those who had stands and shows on
the midway were equnlly busy Wagons
were running hurriedly to and from tho
fair all the day, making Clarksbur, a
scene of the greatest activity that has
ever been witnessed here. City exhib.
itors were also busy taking their cx.
hibits to the fair and at the end of the
day the scene was a panorama that
was awe inspiring
Down where the live stock pens arc
one find- the pens and stalls well filed
with horses. cattle and sheep and hog
all the finest and best the country
grows. Among the men exhibiting
horses is Ira G. Post. who has mag
nificent string Of Per,llcron. Norman
horses, and 4. ". Rittennouse has IF
teen head OF draft houres. Besides
there are numerous others inst "a fine
B. NJ. Allen has some very fine English
Berkshire and Dnrock hogs. The lat
ter are !, new breed n tlti. section and
are red il color. pair Of pigs cost
him $50.
In the cattle line Carl Pickcns mas a
-Polled Anous bulI ,ye;,4,ing ms
pounds. Lee Bond has 4 fine herd Of
Herefords. ~ ha. also Mr. Maxwell of
Delaware Ohio. and Mr. Anderson. of
Greenbrier county. Lee Morrison mn.
liam swiyh.. has som. elegant spcci.
n fine herd Of Herefords also. and vii.
mems of Pooled. Angus. There are Hol
S'.e'nS' Jersey : N"r,n'Ss ""' N'''o"e
o'nef o'%s'S U.s. : ~ S"P pe"S =.
wen n'f' w" ,'''''"9 '' -"
MAKE an unusually e''''''''''' 'Pf''''
"hee-
Inc ''"'''S W,s'ti'S' "''N''N ~, "'''S
was not i"V'''a',' TOT q s'ise :" ~ 't,'"''''ee
at the ~c'''',' a"y OF enc Nh'rNsoi,S
f"ir' out ""'"''"S'''n'i''s una. 's'' u"s
streets 81 Ihe r''S were q""e' carry
throrscd WIN people ana " many i'i'
come the day b'iore ana renamed IN Vne
city, 1t was very easy 70 see '''''' i'''
week vas on IN "ll IT. gaia manner
All me regular Trans Drought ',,''l"'
reds OF re''P'e ana Tue t''''" IRON folr.
mont hat among ~ PA'Sclr:'erS the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-02
HE ALL-CORQUERlRG AU2OEA ZluAYES

20 aptly described by the New Ycslc Journal as
"A Huge Red.LeSKed centlpede. whose Celebrity md
Precision have AstOuated the MHitar; Worid.''
wild. weird md cmotionnlls. cecat,trir ,Inncea
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-02
Tuesday Afternoons Races.

The race Tuesday Afternoon held the
attention of the customary part Of the
attendance and proved interesting. al
though late getting started and being
pulled of somewhat tediously.
Tne rainy weather Thursday morning
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-02
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is the Of which holding sul pns
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
Icebergs as indicators.

In the investigation of the currents
round the coast Of Newfoundland IT
has been observed that there is at
at times q wide difference in the d.
rection Of the drift Of icebergs, and
that OF the nat or pan ice, which,
having no great depth, is governed
in its motions by the surface currents
and the winds, whereas the icebergs,
the larger part Of which is submerged
to q great depth, following only the
movement Of the ocean water as q
whole, and are uninfuenced by the
winds. In consequence, a huge berg
may often be seen majestically main
tanning its slow advance in opposi-
ton to the wind and across the gen
eral motion Of the fields of fat ice
surrounding it The sealers often
take advantage Of this fact by moor
ing their vessels to an iceberg In
order to prevent q drift to leeward.
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
PUBLISHED POETRY AS ADS
Herbert Spencer Once Located Amer
lean Town Where Price Was
Charged for Printing It.

An English tourist was lamenting
the la.s Herbert Spencer's aversion
to poetry. Mr.. Spencer" he said,
called poetry sensual Caterwauling.
Some Of it. to be sure, he excepted
from this class. There were parts of
Shakespeare that he liked, and he
liked Longfellow. But the average
poem was caterwauling to him, and
the average poet was a caterwauler.
One day called on Mr. Spencer, and
during my call read to him a poem
by w. B. Yeats. The beauty and the
dim splendor Of this poem impressed
even the scientist. That, I'll admit,
Is not caterwauling," he said. Then,
with q dry smile, he took a newspaper
clipping from his pocket. I have
Leen saving this he said, to show
you 1t Is from an American news
paper published in the town of Man
unkachunk. think l shall remove to
Manunkachunk. The people set a
right valuation on poetry there 1
read the clipping. 1t said: Original
poetry is published on the same terms
as advertisements"
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
OLD WATCHES QUEER SHAPE
Odd Timepieces Of Old Days Repre-
scented All Sorts Of Animals and
Things-origin Of Fob.

There is uncertainty as to when the
portable watch, as We understand IL to-
day, came into use. II was probably at
the close Of the sixteenth century. Queen
Elizabeth owned a large number Of
watches. Mary Queen Of Scots, was the
possessor Of skull-shaped watch. In
fact, the death head" pattern was at
that time much In vogue. Endless were
the styles, for there were watches shaped
like books, pears, butterflies and tulips.
The Nuremberg egg was q special shape
and was made in 1000. Those queer
shapes Of watches prevented their find
Ing q place in the pocket When was
the fob first used in the dress of man?
The German fob is "foppe," and It is
believed that IL came from Europe
through the Puritan, whose dislike for
display may have induced them to con-
eeal their timekeepers from the public
gaze" This conjecture is strengthened
BY the fact that a short fob" chain at
tached to q watch OF Oliver Cromwell's
In the British museum is, In point OF
date the first appendage Of the kind
known. The watch is a small oval one
In a silver case, and was made about
1925 by John Midnall. Of Fleet street
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
FISH THAT SHOOTS ITS PREY
Rfnny Creature Of West Indian Wa
tsrs Kmits Hard Pellet, Seldom
Kissing It's Game.

Il told you" said the sailor. about
the nsh that carries q ishin' rod and
fishes. Did ! ever tell you about the
nsh that carries q gun and shoots Ii
prey?"
"No," said the druggist
well, this fish lives In the warm
West Indian waters" the sailor be-
gan. at is about eight inches long.
as slim as q cigar. and silVer-colored.
Its gun Is its mouth-a kind of snout,
with q round hole for the opening.
the same as your mouth is when you
pucker it up to whistle. This here
fish lies in the shadows, near the
shore, and it watches out for flies and
other insects. When it sees one Of
these insects 1t swims up close, 1t
sticks its snout quietly out of the wa
ter, and then-pun-it blows forth q
little drop of water, pellet as hard
as shoS, that hits the Insect fair
and square, stuns it, brings 1t down.
This fish has q blowpipe for q mouth,
and its ammunition is the water II
lives in The little drops that II
blows at its prey travel fast and true.
They seldom miss their aim. / have
been struck In the hand by pellets Of
water shot by the gunnin' fish. The
pellets hurt me a little. They felt
like little pin-pricks."
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
cRoWN PRTNcE FELLs IRE
Coming King Of Germany Assists
woodmen and Plays In Baden
Hotel Orchestra.

Whatever the crown prince Of Ger
many may be, he Is certainly not stuck
up" Lately he and his fiancee were Wis
Iting the grand duke Of Baden. In Baden
he stayed at the Hotel Stephanie, and
while there he and Duchess Cecilie were
In the habit Of listening In the evening
to the Hungarian orchestra belonging
TO the hotel. The crown prince, pleased
with the performance on one occasion,
sent to his rooms for his violin and, ris-
ing from his seat, played himself in
the alcove with the musicians through
several pieces, including the favorite
melody of the young duchess. He then
presented the leaderof the orchestrawith
q handsome scarf pin. On another occa-
sion, strolling through the woods, he
happened to come on some foresters fell
ing trees. He spoke with them while
they were resting, presented them with
cigarettes all around and, after beg
ging permission, he took an ak and
hewed away at a big tree until the
perspiration rolled from him. Not max
ing satisfactory progress, he removed
his coat and waistcOat and at last
brought down his tree, greatly to the
duchess satisfaction and amid the ap-
plause Of the woodmen.
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
NO MIDDLE CLASS THERE.
Gov. Ferguson Of Oklahoma Declares
That the Farmer Is "It" In
His State.

Gov. Ferguson, Of Oklahoma, in speak
ing Of his experiences at the worlds
fair, said that when he made his speech
there were great many Oklahoma
farmers present. He says he could have
called 200 or 300 farmers in the crowd
by name. After the speaking a New
York man said to him that he was sur
prised at the greatnumbero of the middle
class from Oklahoma present at the fair
These words middle class" knocked the
governor out of the box, and he said to
the New York man: Why, we have no
middle classes in Oklahoma. These peo-
pie to whom you refer as middle classes
are the farmers of the territory. They
are the mel who have the money In the
banks, and out there they are it II
you were in Oklahoma you would be
compelled to give those fellows half the
road. The idea never entered their heads
that anybody is any better than they
are" He said the New York man was
more surprised when he told him that
the smallest farms in Oklahoma were
so acres, and that the great majority OF
farms were 100 acres, and that one
farmer out there had q whole township
in wheat
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
Aesthetic Italian Iahnr.r.

With the exception Of the silent
sicilians, the Italian immigrants are
generally fluent takers and extreme
ly Intelligent. I have known a Neopol.
itan, VINO could neither read nor
write. quote from Dante. Petrarch and
Tasso, says a contributor to the
Worlds Work. 1t surprises you to
hear group, made up Of an asphalt.
mixer, a sailor turned waiter, and a
barber and baker. who had stuck to
their trades, discuss the sculpture on
new court building; or when upon
another night the same men wrangle
over the merits Of Verdi and Mas
cagni, and end by humming and sing
ing in chorus, "Parigi o Cara"
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
NERVES BOTHER ANIMALS.
Care Should Be Taken in Handling
Those with Delicate Systems
Disorders Found in Birds.

eff you have a good, intelligent
delicate-minded. sensitive dog" said
a veterinary surgeon. "be as careful
how you shout at it or beat 1t as you
Would be in the case of a sensitive
and delicate-minded child. have
known q great many cases where
overpowering emotion-fear or shock
has ruined a dog for life. Only last
week a widow brought here to me a
fat dog IL years old that takes a con-
vUlsion whenever Il is severely repri-
handed. She wanted to know what
she could do To rid the dog Of the
commissions. told her she could do
nothing but stop scolding it A Troy
man has a French poodle called Lady.
He went abroad for the summer.
Lady was left at home. Well. on his
return when Lady saw him she had
such a fit Of nervous Joy that an at
tack Of epilepsy seized her. She died.
Sometimes even in birds you find a
delicate nervous organization. That
bird up there in the cage-that COM
mon canary-was leaped at by a cat
last year. The cat leaped right on the
cage and the canary toppled over in
as dead a faint as you ever saw. 1t
didn't revive, by Jove, for five min
utes"
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
QUEEN HAS $4,000 THIMBLE
King Of Siam Presents Wife with One
Valued at Big Sum-Is Rare
Work Of Art.

The eosthest thimble in the world ID
undoubtedly one possessed by the queen
Of Siam. II was presented to her by her
husband, the king, who had. it made at a
cost Of rather more than $4,000. This
thimble is an exquisite work Of art. Il is
made Of pure gold in the fashion or shape
Of q half-opened lotus flower, the floral
emblem Of the - ~ house of Siam. It
IL thickly studdI4 with diamonds and
other precious stones, which are 30 ar
ranged as to form the name of the
queen, together with the date of her
marriage. Not long since q Paris Jew
eler made q most elaborate thimble to
the order Of millionaire. II was some
what larger than the ordinary thimble
and the agreed price was $1,000. The
gold setting was scarcely Visible, so COM
pletely was it covered with diamonds.
rubies and pearls IN artistic designs. the
ruhies showing the initials Of the recip-
lent Five or six years ago a jeweler in
The West end was paid q sum Of nearly
$4,000 for thimble which the pampered
wife Of South African croesus insisted
on having made for her. This was one
mass Of precious gems-diamonds and
ruhieG
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
BAN ON TOBACCO CHEWING
Iron-Clad Edict Issued Nearly 200
Years Ago Against the Habit
License Required.

In the code Of laws passed by the towns
Of Windsor, Hartford ard Wethersfeld
In the years 1883 may be found the
following on tobacco chewing: "Foras-
much as it is observed that many abuses
are crept In and committed by the fire.
quent taking of tobacco, it is ordered by
the authority of this court that no per-
SON under the age of Il years nor any
other that hath not already accustomed
himselfe to the use thereof shall take
any tobscko until hee hath bought q GER
ttfcate under the hands Of some one who
are approved for knowledge and skill in
physicks that II is useful for him and
also that hee hath received a LICENSE
from the courts for the same. And for
the regulating of those who either by
their former taking It have, to THERE ap-
prehensions, made il necessary to them
or upon due advice are persuaded to the
use thereof, it is ordered that no man
within this colonye after the publication
hereof shall take any tobacko puHquely
In the streets, highways or any barn.
yards or upon training days, in any open
places, under the penalty of sixpence
for each offense against this order in any
Of the particulars thereof. to bee paid
without gainsaying, upon conviction
By the testimony of one witness-that is,
without just exception-before any one
magistrate. And the constables in the
several towns are required to make pre-
sentiment to each particular court Of such
Gs they do understand and can convict
to be transgressors Of this order"
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
Big smokestacks on Liners.

The size Of the smokestacks Of some
Of the steamships which leave New York
is an interesting topic among folks long
shore. A convincing proof Of their size
is seen in this comparison: The new
East river tunnel, which the PennsyI-
vania railroad Is about to build, Is about
the same diameter as the tunnels Of the
Lucania and Campania, that is. q feet.
II seems hard to realize that two trains
Of cars could run side by side through
the stacks Of either Of these vessels II
they were laid nat.
The broad ax., 1904-11-12

Mr.. Albert stone has moved to $500
Armour avenue.

Mr.. Albert Stone has moved to $50
Armour avenue.
Mrs. Lucy Harris, SAT Dearborn
street. 10 home after pleasant yaca
ton.
Among the late new subscribers Il
The Broad Az are Daniel William;
and Alexander. Payne, Washington
d. c., Peter Mccain, Fort Robinson
. Nebraska, Mrs Mile Jefferson
Avondale, Ill, and George J. Woods
BOIL Dearborn street, Chicago.
George A. Trude thought he could
be elected States Attorney Of Cook
county without the aid of The Broad
Az, but 1t was impossible for him to
do so, and he can continue to tinker
with the law to earn bread and meat
for his family.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. r. A. ].
Shaw and Mr.. Albert B. George de-
bated the question, THAT woman
should have the right to propose mar
marriage" before a large audience In
Lyons Hall In Evanston. Mr.. Auter
presided. Ihe affair was for the ben
At Of Mr.. Charles Thomas, a Grip
pie.
Harry HildreIh, Jr., made a gal
liant race for clerk OF the Circuit
Court and he would have knocked
out John A. Linn, the Negotiating
Republican, Al 1t had not been for
the wonderful landslide which swept
many unworthy men into office in all
parts Of the county.
At a meeting in Douglas Hall last
Friday evening, Justice 7. D. Hurley
stated that there was no Democratic
newspaper in Chicago. At that point,
the Hon. Robert Redfield, who presided
over the meeting interrupted the
speaker and informed him that he
was mistaken, that The Broad Ak
was Democratic and his remarks
brought down the house.
County Commissioner John Budin-
ger, John s. Clark, candidate for
Clerk of the Superior Court, and
many Of the other Democratic can
didates, in order to duck doing bust
ness with newspapers, claimed that
they did not care whether they were
elected or not" and the people took
them at their word, and permitted !
them to forego the duties in connec-
ton with public offices.
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
Bar Mustaeh Gin Business Hours. .

Bar Nustaeh 'tin Business Hours. %
A general admiration of Americans
Is gradually driving the beard from the
faces of Englishmen, because Of the
prevailing idea that men in the United
States are universally clean-shaven.
There is some confirmation Of this IN
the remarkable order Of the Bank Of
England authorities forbidding tbs
clerks ito wear mustaeAes during busI-
ness hours"
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
Largest Metsorite ain captivitv.n

What IL doubtless the largest
meteorite ''in captivity" is now on
exhibition in the Museum Of Natural
History in New York. II weighs about
so tons Commander Peary found II
In the arctic regions and brought Il
south few years ago. Until recently
1t was stored in the Brooklyn navy
yard. Since alighting on the earth
after its wild career through the
heavens It has become completely do
mesticated, and no guard IL required
nor Is an iron cage needed to keep
II from breaking loose.
The broad ax., 1904-11-12

A manufacturer Of fireworks In Nag
esAh. japan, makes remarkable rocker
from which, when it explodes In the air,
there flies = large bird, resemblinga hon.
ing bird In its movements. For more
than 400 years the secret Of this won
Gerfnl production IL said to have been
IN the possession Of the eldest child or
the family TO which the manufacture
bslong4
The broad ax., 1904-11-12
Bazains's Mistake.

As . parallel In modern history, Ba-
Eaine, 1t Metz, faced about the same
conditions as did Kuropstkin at LAO
yang. but failed to retreat beyond the
city and was treated as the japanese
hoped to treat the Russians In the
stronghold from which they wisely ned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10
The Owner of the Pencil

THEN Were tVo pretty girls. modest IN thir
L dym.anor. but alive % their surrounding.
The Two young had noticed them on the platform
and the had secured lust behind them
The girls had III no way encouraged these attentions
and vet they could no., tc unconscious Of them
The young men held "a whispered consultation. and
then leaning across the aisle OF ihern requested
he loan Of "A penc,I from elderly sitting there
With sly smiles toward The seat front was
written. the paIr collaborating There was evident
intent of dropping this note into the lap OF of the
girls. but the whose pencil had been borrowed
lnterposed quietly but firmly
Permit 70 read the note first, h. said with The
utmost poIteness. Il make that lnviolabe rule
with my daughters spondence with Young men ."
An instant later there seats and
the platform two young men waited, red and
impatient for the first station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10

periods OF quiet reflection he was pro
lecting himself back into some other state
OF being. where brass ratings and cloud
less. blue skies had no part. Or perhaps
he was only collecting and arranging his
new sensations Think We Of the weary
nerves and satiated emotions, think what
life must be. when every moment brings
its new sensation-hght, darkness, heat
and cold. sleep and wakefulness hunger and
thirst all the elemcntals, flooding upon the
newly sentient soul. one expects an end
less shrek from nerves as vet untuned,
and yet our Mickus for the most part
preserved a philosopmc calm. He scarcely
ever wept-physical discomfort occasion
ally brought a wall but not often Was
he a stoic. I wonder before he became a
"Flatter";
BY all odds. the best thing about our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10

OF propTctY and we settled down TO call him
+ Mickus HIS mother wept and stor1ned
10 but MIckus was he named. and Alickus viii
he be until the end OF
Our trouble when aston
ishInglv early age he began develop habits Think
OF it-at three weeks! The habit consisted OF keeping
q thumb least. and as much OF a hand as he
could accommodate IN the little hole that called
his mouth His mother decided that II would make
ms mouth abnorrnallv large. she began train
him. Ny experience with mothers and first babies
that they tram each other That does prevent
the mother from starting out with definite ideas
child culture, however The result was that Mickus'
good right either swathed IN handkerchiefs
pinned 10 the pillow proceeding that he never
understood nor approved OF.
But l stood firmly with MIckus DemOralizer.
spinster. spoer OF the young, held that il such
peace and perfect JOY could be induced by thumb
the mouth, that where the thumb ought
be. So became the sly abettor of Mickus-in short
IN cahoots. and III the afternoon when made
my daily call I was free that shacked hand,
and then together enjoyed hour of wlckedness
This secret understanding only strengthened the bond
between Us. until his good mother decided that the
force OF habit stronger than saery-pins. and
she gave up and took her into the trluryrate.
which stands 70 this day
Certainly there never such wonderful child
Mickus, Other parents may have made this
boast about their offspung-but falsely Why, even
the Swallows agreed with that he was real
wonder) lust the way he grew showed superiority
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10

over other babics-ne seemed
10 add an inch a day each
direction. length and width
HIS father. who was a careful
mathematician, sand Wei
at hve months, counting his
clothes IN. he hall fills a.
hve-foot bed; SO Al Yen
months he ought 10 be Il
feet tall His mother and |
felt this 10 be a tr.ie amb-
tious. but we didn't dis
courage him.
As to disposition, Mickus
was an opumlst From his
first day he found all things
good. He might have para
phrased the Christian Science
Credo. All good-almlghty
good-bed. parents, food