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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23
4 worn'N skin.

The Anaelid PulyUec cirrata is .
mean loolz;uG wcru about an inch and
Il half in length. Of aattened shape,
blunt At both eads. apparently covered
by a smooth skin Of 4 dull brown col
or, ON being touched it throws Itself
into eIcga, scrpentine curves. AMI
then what appears 10 he the u9pcr skin
is seen 10 lie composed Of . great mum.
Der Of ruur !, hat, membnnoaS plates
or shields. arranged in two rows. over.
tapping each other These. though Of
larger size. are attached 10 the body
only by small point in the center Of
their sides. - that when the animal
moves tie edges Of these shields are
lifted and reveal their live structure,
slidiu& upon each other in q singular
nignupr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23
The Best Liniment.

"Cnamberlaia's Pam Balm i consid-
cred the best Iiniment on the market.
write Post 4 Bis. Of Georgia, Vt. Va
other liniment will heal a cut or bruise
50 promptly. No other affords <uca
quick relief from rheumatic pains. No
other Is 50 valuable for deep seated
nains Ike lame back and pains IN the
chest. Give this 1iniment trial and
you viii never wish 70 he without it.
sold by Stone & Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23
FINDING TIE HOPE
TcoDgrlen.. laOl ~ T. 9 McclaeI

! The British mc.claBt2an haNe nae
been l5st on or near the kereuecu is
LANDS. and was one Of tie aew u
the lark Rambler sent oul from sgd
ncy, Australia. 10 PICK up information
rs to Eer end.
Upon our arrival ut the island, after
a tedious voyage the bark was an
chored in sheltered spot and two ex-
petitions sent ashore to search the
coast east and west. While they were
Al work the loHgboat WAS to run
down she other side Of the island and
search some OF tie smaller ones. It
was my luck 10 he detailed with one
81 tie land parties. and. as 1t was sum
mer lime. we had only couple "
muskets and our provisions to carry.
{ on the third day OF the expedition.
and when we had made about thirty
miles. we came 10 what looked Ike 4
4 large river. The distance across was
about quarter Of mile and Lie
water very deep We headed inland
| for about y mile ami then found that
our river WAS bul finger OF The sea.
| stopping short II tie base IL a range
I 81 cliffs. on tie rocks aud >hingle on
tie east side Iay mass 81 wreckage.
There were piecrs ~ bulwarG. IN
anchor. 4 broEcu ruGdcr. lot 81 chains
and ropes and nn end OF p!anks and
beams. Eighty rods away was rude
| sIrItD. ,.,,,,s.f frr,stpd nj lpurtlS taken
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23
SWEET MELODY FLOUR
Turkers For Thanksgiving

There will be four hundred fine turkeys
Tor Thanksgiving al Bartletts meat
market on Third street Get your or
lcrs in early. lfnov9t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

For health urInE Francis mineral
water. II i pure and all good physi
ians recommend Il. iune7-tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23

Nusoaum's are the agents for the
Stein Bloch smart clothes. octGtf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23

Have you ever tried umca suit IN,
dcrwedr. T:y suit, you viii wear nc
other. n A. Nusbaum. oct6tf
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VIM. TELL FLOUR Guaranteed Best.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23

WIN. TELL FLOUR Guaranteed Best
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WIN TELL FLOUR Guaranteed Best.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-23

". L. Douglass SHOES At Npsbauns
$500 and $3.50 oct6tf
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01
AGRICULTURE.
Value OF q Cow.

Although the faal proof OF the value o.
any COW and her right to he kept In IT.
herd should depend upon her ability, +,
shown by the scale ard fat teit, It very Of
ten happens that daifymsn must rely ur
on bis own judgment In the selection q
cows for hi, herd. The COW whose goot
records are known is not usually for sale
Even II the buyer had time to make shor,
test, that would not be sufficient to prov,
the worth Of the COW. Usually he has tC
depend upon experience, and possibly ii
some cases careful study.
Thousands Of dairymen have owned and
handled cows nearly all their lives and ye,
are poor Judges OF cattle. The reason fol-
this is that the know Wedge which they have
gained from their experience is superficial
they have made little OF no study Of the
COW except In the aggregate. They never
have proved or corrected their Judgments
by records or tests The type Of a good
dairy Is a vague conception in their minds,
based more upon personal opinion than
upon evidence or fact.
Intelligent and progressive farmers and
dairymen, however, are becoming more
familiar with the fact that milk and butter
producing qualities OF cows are aecompar-
led by a general vigor, conformation, tenn
permanent, finenets, besrirg and other fea-
lures that are quite characteristic. Dairy
men who profit most in the keeping Of
cows familiariz, themselves with these
characteristics ard understand their rela-
tionship to capacity for production.
The general constitutional vigor OF the
COW is Of primary importance, ard that Of
nearly as great Importance are ,flicient
digestive organs; large and well formed
milk organs; strong heart aud good bic cd
circulation large, strong lungs ;snd high
ly developed nerve aystem Prof. G. L..
Beach, Connecticut experiment station.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01

There Il hardly farm Ia the eorntry
where It would rot pay TO give more atier-
ton TO the poultry. The hen lie the great
eat money maker on Americans farias tc-
day. The country cannot getenoush eggs
or chicken meat CT holiday turkeys. Trace
of acme OF those CO.'S which only last
barely pay their board and <s, Lumber. = ash
ard paint and build stms modern ysrcs and
houses for the fowls, thea G.. some e. 1
breed ard stick 70 II.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01
Agriculture In tho Common sch ooIs

A daily paper In lengthy discussion Of
the conditions which are responsible fol
the exodus Of country boys to the cities
says:
"If education 10 to be made means Of
awakening Interest 10 farming, 1t should be
begun In the primary schools. Let more
attention be given there to nature studies.
Let the pupils be taught to take al interest
10 botany, and especially in the laws oy-
ernlDg plant growth. Let them be taught
something about animal life and the laws
governing the wta.her. d. this with chill
dren when they are Dung, and In many Of
item love Of nature may be aRsk,ned.
This In turn may cluse them to cling 10
the farm, becau,e only bv doltg 80 will
they be abe to live 10 the country and en-
10Y that study of nature yhleh msy be
their delight"
Agricultural trail log 10 the common ~.
raj rchools IL = question which Ia jlst new
receiving considerable attention. We kaos
of only ore agricultural paper that has Il.
pressed an option Ia opposition 10 II.
There are few questions Of public interest
which have met with less opposition. But
discussion will achieve nothlrg unless tie
mstter Ia taken up By the grange and all
o.her farmers orgsriz.,lors and irdisIiual
farmers aud crystallz d Into d.msrd
which no legislature, fcheolsuperinlerdett
o. school board will dare reiute.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01
Feeding and Watering Cows.

The best practice is to feed the concen.
trates first, followed by the silage, hay or
other roughage. To fkillful feeding the
most successful dsiryman will add regular
ity ard kindness In the management Of his
herd. Changes in the milking periods and
10 the rate Of milking; change Ct mixers
and change Of environment, and any cir
cumstances which may excite the COW,
should be avoided. Feed at Irregular inter-
val, as far as possible. This Is an impor
tant factor in the feeding Of all animals and
should not be overlooked.
The question Of watering has been a
topic Of much discussion, both as to fire.
quency and temperature. The practice
which we follow at the college, and one
which think is very coed one, Is to turn
the cows out about nine o'clock 10 the
morning after eating the morning ration,
and let them remain out for an hour or so,
depending on the condition Of the weather.
During this time the stables may be clean
ed and the cows have ample time for drink
ing.
II the watering trough Is not provided
with cover which may be let down at
night to prevent the formation OF thick ice,
should advise heater for the trough to
take the chill from the water; but IL the
trough Ia provided with cover to prevent
the formation Of ice II Ia mt npce searv tn
warm the water.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01
VOLCANIC ERuPT|0NS

are violent but soon over. Skin eruptions
often last for years; sometimes all ones
life. They just stay and stick, ike tho
dreadful visitor who never goes or accepts
hints that you are tired of his company.
Skin diseases are efforts of nature to get
rid of poisons in the blood or in the super
fetal tissue. Kill or expel the germs and
the disease disappears, and the infiamed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01
WORTH $500, 900 900.

T1s Freshest ~ certain Va OF Cgrn-
p>sy /. sais 10 b. verb sSsa .aaa, roc.
par 81 e. mrner AL % n.istats ans
ysi BE- isat hrs5y u an s4dgeat 70 htls
saasa 10 ffssks 81 iFsas spa neahles q No
nsA hAa ths Leads thsg have 50 t+tay A
yeans LAIR phialscfta 10 ir.us3 tai 10
rishi wear Hcasau's pargas lEssrf On his
bsfk e. bssiefG Il. disi3s tie rnansy sTunns
lie fzesnbtr 81 tie class donl sno~
Why her iAfa kh0ai ths plaster nAsss ne
wat 70 hash, hsi Is des, An tie zane
hare sees Jdsaiy 81 pngpls hugh sftsf
yEsins Eensons flastes ca tAsf bsrks
or clsesss, or CO any other spoi sbcfs thsrs
vAs weight, besriurss. wraEneNs or liAia.
II mar 10 The fhsfp s.Ahs Of neuralgia, The
aches and wIsnehes 81 ThsussstAssn !; nlAy
be colds Ia muscles or bones IL ma, 10
those ia4nsy or luInhAgo thrus,s ihAs msks
yop yell ~ Al dog hlis, or u may bel
strain er erAmp, sagfAiag tia, wants quiet
Ing ard comforting. Don't bother With
sslres, linirnsn,s. lotions. etc, or " ID any
Of the sigrli and useless old style plsstsu.
Clap on . Beu.on's II relieves oi sass
and esfss quickly. II siops the pain and
naaies you laugh for the very ease and good
feeling q H. But watch ou, against Inn
i,s,Aons and substituted All druggists, 90
We will prepay postage on any number
ordered IN ihs rgiits States on receipt Of
Sc zach
ssAbury 4 JsAason. Mig chsmls,s, MI.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01

and obsolete medicines for the same pur-
pose. 1t antagonizes and destroys all forms
Of disease germs in the body as nothing
else does.
John Donohue, Of Chatham, n Y, suffered from
Serofula aud Eczema for many years All the doc
tors he consulted failed TO give him any relief. At
last Mr.. Barringor, his druggist, advised him TO
take DR.. Kennedy'e new medicine, Cal-cnra Solvent
lie did so and from the very first bottle he was ben
Gifted. The painful and foul appearing eruptoDs
on his face hands and body all disappeared and no
has not been troubled with the disease since.
Women are more frequently afflicted with
skin eruptions than men. Their confined
lives, and carelessness about their eating
and bowel movements, tend to produce
the chronic skin troubles that worry and
disfgure them for years. A treatment with
Cal-cura Solvent restores health and good
looks Refuse substitutes.
Send to the Cal-cura Company, DIR. Ken
nedy Row, Rondout, N. Y, for free
sample bottle. Large bottles Sl.00, all
druggists. One size only.
Remember: Only one DR.. David Ken
needy ever lived in Rondout, City Of Kings
ton, n. T., aad the name Of his nep and
ldtea medicine is Csl-cura Solvent.
Cal-cura Solvent is for Sale by
4. II. PETTIBONE,
MANCHESTER DEPOT. VERNON!
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-01

cuticle heals. But not
before. The most sue
cessful and effective
blood purifier and skin
cleaner is undoubtedly
q new remedy discov-
cred by tho well known
DR.. David Kennedy,
and named by him
Cal-cura Solvent. Its
properties and powers
are unlike those Of
any Of the old time
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

can drive UP beside us: then we can
visit all the way to the picnic. We
won't meet nobody. an it's easy to pull
out IL we do
"An we drove on to the picnic
ground, a-visitin' away as fast as we
could talk, me an Tom White. Toms
wife never was much of a talker.
After dinner when we was settin'
round visitin', Jim suggested we take
a walk up the ravine. / remember Just
what i said to him an ev'ryth1ng
about 1t.
Now. what do you want to walk up
that old ravine for? Must think you're
young again, to go climbin' over those
rocks. You've never been there? Why.
that's so, you moved here after you
was married. didn't you? Well, you'd
have been there il you was raised
around here. All the young folks goes
It's the worst place, or best place
(accordin' TO how you look at iD for
ENGAGEMENTS, that ever I heard of.
why, I remember one picnic where
there were either seven or eight ravine
engagements, an all turned out pretty
we'll, too. Oh. yes. s'pose might as
well show you the ravine. Folks will
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
CHAPTER j.
A Lonely Old Maid

kkf zTO,' says, I won't marry
M you Then went on, I
Y s'pose you think that I'm
lonely old maid. an
you're only askin me 10
marry you out OF your kindness Of
heart he started 70 say sOmethin',
but I says, Now don't interrupt me.
You've had your say an now I'll tell
you 2 thing or two. II you think I'm
mistaken I guess I'll have 70 tell you
first what an old maid IS Then I'll tell
you somethin' about loneliness an be
Ia lonely, an I guess you'u change
your mind about me bein' one Of that
kind.
An old maid IS any Iivin' thing.
male or female. human or horse, cat,
pig, or chicken, that's so fnicly, so
p'ticular about some one little thing
that don't really amount TO much, that
he don't pay no attention 10 some Of
the really important things Of life.
Take that cat out there on the fence. I
always call her my ~old maid'' cat
She'll set an wash her face by the
hour while her five kittens is as thin
an hungry-lOOkin' as rails. IF she'd
get out an hustle, I'd be inclined TO
respect her an I'd drown some Of the
kittens 10 help her out, but goodness,
thinks I. God help them that won't
help themselves" won't help EN-
An I've got a hen that takes so long TO
find z place 10 make her nest that she
don't get time 10 lay 10 eggs Then
there's neighbor-weI. 1 wort name
no nsmes-bUt he's the worst "old
maid" I ever see. He spends all his
~ Of y
barn an house lOokin' fine SOS folks
viii say how smart he is, but you ought
70 see the weeds back Of his barn.
Guess he thinks It saves plantin' a
willow windbreak back there. Now
they're good samples Of the real ''old
maid" So you see that just not beiz'
married don't mako q body an "oid
maid" Why, it's born in EN- As the
book says, Some folks is born old
maids some is born widows. an some
few" mighty few, I'll tell you, lis
born men an women" I don't under
take TO explain that about the wi
oows." but I guess il means that just
as some folks is born so awful fnicky
lthen's the old maids'), so others is
born kind O palavery, an soft-saw-
cery, an always shinin' up to people.
Them's the Widows Not that I'd
say anything against real widows
There's some that's all right, but when
you STOP 70 lllLk ABOUT II, them lew Is
the kind that's born men an wo-
men,
An then, when 7 was started. I
KEEP right on don't remember 5es'
exactly what I told him, but III tell
you as near as I can
don't pose you ever thought
about IL, but do you know the reason
why there's so many unhappy mar
riages? It's all because the folks don't
think beforehand, an one Of the "old
maid" kind marries another OF the
same kind, an Of course they. can't
get along together. Or two -.NidoHs''
marries, an they mighty soon get
tired of each others palavery ways
But you won't never find an unhappy
marriage when two Of the 'men an
women" kind gets married. A.'widow'
an one OF the 'old maid" kind NAV
get along all right together, but you
join one OF the other kinds. an'-there's
sure 10 be a pretty hard time for the
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

don't get the chance very often to free
my mind. You'll say now that shows
I'm lonely, but I think you'll UNDER
stand when I get through that there's
great difference between bein' alone
an bein' lonely. Some of the loneli-
est folks know lives in the same house
right in the same families with a lot of
others, an some of the least lonely
ones lives off IN some little house all
alone. II amt all in bein' where other
folks is, unless the other folks Is your
kind of folks. ] don't mean ''old maid"
an widow" now. mean the kind of
folks that thinks near enough like you
do TO make it easy gettin' along with
en-. Religion is the thing that makes
the most lonely lives, an il makes
most of the other kind, too. You take
a great big family, where all the folks
thinks just alike except just one, an
II that amt the loneliest place in all
the world for that one I miss my
guess Then you take a little home
where there's just one, an he gets
along well all by himself cause he
don't have no one to dispute with
about religion, or folks characters. or
none Of the disputin' subjects. Some-
times you find the other kind, that
can't agree with himself about religion.
Robinson .Crusoe was that kind. He
was just as lonely as could be. an
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
81 STEPHEN CONRAD

talk, though An I walk home to-
night if you say word about pop
pin'," remember that How many
times have been up the ravine? !
don't know. 1 don't keep a notched
stick Most always went up with some
one of the "old maid or widow
kind, though.
Here's the place where the paths
divide. Wen take the middle one
Don't many take that, cause the rocks
is so rough. But you can help me- L
want to show you the little waterfall
Most folks that come up here don't see
that. They turn of on one Of the
other paths. Look out for rollin'
stones. This is a bad place, but you
would come. 1 remember the first time
L came up here 1 didn't see the water
fall. Didn't know there was one till
I'd been up here dozen times, guess.
An I must have seen the waterfall
about dozen times since that. It's an
awful pretty place, all water, an moss,
an ferns, an greenery- An it's too
cold fer snakes. There's lots of snakes
on the other paths That's why there's
so many engagements. sThe girl sees q
snake, an the man. kills 1t, an cuts on
the rattles for her 1t works sure Al
ways fetches the girl
Il was talkin' away as fast as
could to keep him <rom proPOsin', for
/ knew he was gOin TO, when ne
slipped an went right down out OF
sight. 1 yelled, 'Oh-h-h. Jim, what's
the matter? Are you hurt? l told
you 10 look out for rollin' stones. How
can L get down to help you? Why
don't you answer?'
L didn't hear a thing, so 1 slid right
down where he was. over brush an
rock, an all. Then 1 says, Now I'm
down here, can't you speak? Thank
goodness, you can talk Now, where
are you hurt? What is it? Talk
louder. Oh, don't you dare to go an
faint. HeTe, this cold water will bring
you round It's the only hank chief
I've got with me. but 1 don't care He
muttered something. What? Your
ankle? Now, how am ever to get you
out of here? Well, if you amt an ex-
asperatin man, takin' woman to walk
up the ravine, an then fallin' over the
cliff an sprainin' your ankle! Here,
stand up, You're shammin'l Now
walk' He tried to an nearly fell
over. l cried out, 'Oh-h-h. don't look
like that Does it hurt that bad? Give
me your knife. I'll cut your Shoei Is
that better? Here. wait minute
Give me your han chief Is that all
the han'k'chief you've got with you?
That amt a han chief at all. An
your socki Why. you'll have cOrns an
blood poison, an don't know what all
the matter with you. Wearin' socks
that amt got either heels or toeSt
Well. if you so 'rOund like this, goin'
to picnies, too, with such lookin' socks
an hank chiefs, what must your poor
boys have to stand7 An they'll have
corns all their lives II their feet amt
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

"swhat's that? oh, will I go to the
picnic, next Wednesday with your
Well, now, don't it seem to you that
after I've give you the mitten you'd
better not waste any more time on me!
Time flies, you know. Hadn't you bet
ter tie ribbons on your wmp-your
switch, / mean? There's lots of nice
girls that won't get to go to that pic
mic so you'll have plenty to pick from
You won't, Ell? Well, I'll go then.
Come early.
"-Oh, don't you want to take some
cookies to those boys of yours? No,
'tain't that want them to get used TO
my cookin' / didn't know you had
spunk enough to think of that. You're
more the 'rnen an women kind than L
thought. No, 1 won't think it over.
-An' you needn't plan TO pop" again
next "Wednesday. What's that? You
won't come unless you can? Well.
you needn't come, then. It'll save me
gettir, the dinner ready. You're comm
anyhow, cause / promised, be your
Well, won't go. Comm anyhow, be
you? Well, if you come. come early
"On Wednesday morning 1 hadn't
hardly got my work done up when he
drove up. I'll tell you what l said, for
some way ] remember pretty well
everything that was said and hap
pened that day.
"Land sakes, you did come early?
Why, haven't got the work half done
up yet. How's the boys? In mischief,
as usual, 1 s'pose. Only thing l can see
for you to do is to hustle round an,
get some fool girl to marry you I'm
sorry told you about the 'old maids
an the widows" though, for I'm
afraid it'll make you too p'ticular.
Well. it's too late now No, you
reedn't hitch your horse. I'll be right
out.
Now, I'm ready to start. Did the
boys like the cookies2 l made an ex-
try cake when I was bakin' for the
picnic, you can take to 'em when you
go home. What's that? Seem 10 like
my cookin', do they? Well, anybOdy'd d
like somethin' to eat after bein' starved
like your boys is, an without anybody
10 care for 'em. When your first wife
cooked so nice, too. an then for them
to come down to hired mans cc0Nin'.
An their pa off gallivantin' round TO
picnics an such. SO they don't get no
care to home. No, | won't marry you,
an IL you say another word about it
before we get home tonight, III get
out an walk
II guess the old COW won't get into
the garden while I'm gone. | do hate
fxin' the fences when she does bresl%
through. so / put il of till she eats
everything I've got. You've got a
good garden? What's that u ne2 Do
you want me to get out an walk
There cscrnes Tom Whites team
behind US. 9rlve slow so't ] can talk
with his folks. On, can talk with you
most any time. seems like. Say, you
drive on one side Of the road so Tom