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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
LEARN AS 4 REPORTER.

How the Author Made His First
 Strike on a Murder Case.
 The late Lafcadio Hearn, the we'll known author, was "a slip of a man." dark and not unlike the Japanese, whom he chose for his own and among whom his life went out, says the New York World. His genius was never question ed from the night in Cincinnati when by chance he happened to have thrown at him in the Cincinnati Enquirer office the assignment to do the Rufus-Schill- ing tragedy. Hearn had drifted into the office and was considered little bet- ter than tramp, and he got the as- signment because the rest of the staff was busy.
 The murder had been committed in the Cincinnati gas works. The murder CT had hacked his victim to pieces and burned the body in a furnace at the gas works. The deed was discovered immediately afterward, and the half cooked remains were recovered MT. Hearn, who first visited the scene, seemed to steep himself in the awful i uOEIOEs 1C eACAL OA stAG CIlSP dAu UldGA- ened flesh, he smelled its sickening odor, he took the unrecognizable head in his hands and ran his fingers into the empty eye sockets, he felt the keen edge of the weapon with which the murder was committed, and as he did so the gray hair of the dead man, clot- ted with blood and brains, stuck to his hands. Asking half dozen questions of the horrifed bystanders, he bounded away and disappeared as suddenly as he came.
 Hearn's story took up three pages of the Enquirer the next morning, and it has been said that if ever there was a classic printed in newspaper it was Hearn's story of the revolting murder.
 Hearn went from Cincinnati to New Orleans, and there he developed in his dreamy sort of. way. He was good writer, but had absolutely no regard for facts Before he left Cincinnati he got steeple jack to carry him to a dizzy height on his shoulders. When he came down from the spire of the cathedral he wrote of the city as he had beheld 1t. It was gem of descrip- tive writing.
 Genius breathed in every line of it, but the joke was that Hearn was so nearsighted that. he couldn't see a thing i've feet away from him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
LIVELY BALLOON VOYAGE.
Perilous Trip of European Aeronauts
 Who Sailed Into the Focus S. A of Storm. 7Ayy

For the first mile, while slowly ris- Ing. the balloon zigzagged between the lower currents, until at approximately 5000 feet 1t encountered main sweep of air, which at that height was follow ing the course of the valley below. says writer in Longman's Magazine. The horizon had been clear at starting and the impression was as we sailed along in the current that we should have a. fair passage, unless some cloud, not yet ap- parent, in our wake could overtake us at a higher level, where wind velocity is generally greater Perhaps, therefore, we paid insufficient heed to d nurky veil ahead of us. which began gathering and deepening and plotted out the view. We were soon enveloped in the gray curtain and thus it's true appearance was lost to us: but at Newbury, our starting ground. a large crowd was watching us entering vast and most menacing thunder-pack, and was wondering why we did not come down.
 The first real warming which we had of our predicament was flash of light
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

/. f himself. Over the fireplace was q mantel shelf, which was nearly half as long as the room itself, and upon loolzins up he saw on this shelf what he supposed to be row of books.
 While he was wondering why ther6| was suqh number Of books in this tav-| ern, more books, he thought, than were in, the entire town, the woman of the: house came in and stirred up the frs preparatory to cooking the evening meal He inquired Of her: Why is t you have so many books here in tha, kitchen7 Is the towns library herd. or what Is it?" ttBooks!' exclaimed the astonished woman: T don n't see anu books Where are they7 Show ma them" Right on that shell, !" replied the man, lover your head. 2 Books F said she, "Oh, lal them ain,t books<1 them's Johnny-calkss We expect ths town council here to dinner next week, and baked them johnny 50 to be ready when they come. Wheth- CT he mistook the johnny cakes, packed neatly on end upon the shelf. for books or not, it is hard to say, though there is no doubt that the story did not i0ss anything in the telling, but by actual count there were 79 johnnycakes on t,,e. shelf.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Chains For Children when Shopping

Chains For Children When Shopping.
 A Chicago woman has solved the lost children problem, says the New York World. The forerunner of what it was predicted might soon be fad among shoppers was observed recent ly on State street. A woman well at tired swung unconcernedly through the throng in front of the depart ment stores dragging two little chil- dren behind her with silver chain at tached to each, tandem fashion. It was chain of the ordinary lap dog kind, branched and fastened to the waist of each child A crowd collect ed and followed the woman. She re- fused to tell her name.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

ming close on our quarter, answered by
 another on our side, and almost before
 we could realize 1t we found we were in the very focus of furious storm
 which was beihg borne on SIit uppef
 wind, and a wild conflict swAs afreadJ
 raging round us. There was our own
 fast current carrying US westward; i;
 there was the storm cloud slightly above
 us hurrying to the east: and added to
 these there now descended a pitiless
 down-draught of Ice cold air and hail. We were doubtless in cloud which was discharging lightning over wide area, each flash, however, issuing from the lmmediatea vicinity of the balloon, and
 the idea formed on the writer's mind
 was that many flashes were Ievel-that Is. as if from one part of the cloud to another. Any that reached the ground ] must from our known position have been at least mile long.
 There was another idea forced upon the party, which was that they would
 oe more comfortable and far safer else where, and when suitable opportunity occurred descent was made to earth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Use of Dynamite on oregon Farms

Use of Dynamite on Oregon Farms.
 At Pendleton, Ore, and on several farms in the eastern part of che state of Washington dynamite, is used to break up the "hard pan" stratum just underneath the surface, says writer in Everybody's Magazine. Good soil and moisture are under the hard pan" Tn the sagebrush ana alkali re- gions this stratum of "hard pan" will not let the moisture come to the sur face nor can tree roots and alfalfa roots reach the moisture. So the sur face is dry alkali, the mother of sage brush, and nothing else. The dyna- miters believe that by smashing this barren and febellious stratum they can make the moisture come up and the roots go down. Crops have been planted over considerable tract of dynamited ground. In the fall we shall know how good a fsrmer dynamite is.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
co.tume. For All Hal1owe.en.

Early perhaps for Halloween par ties, but the girls this year are taking time by the forelock and initiating quaint old forms of invitation and eighteenth century costumes, says the New York Press. A New York Quak- eress of mature age, who still goes to meeting" in the Friends Meeting House close to Gramercy park, in New York, suggests two garbs for the night before All Saints day: A Japanese kimona of red cotton crape. Put it over bright blue skirt, tying but ter1y sash of red under the arms; wear red slippers and the hair high. Bo Peep needs short skirt with point cd bodice and draperies, pink stockings and slippers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
.se..ssr .uvs. rssiu1eo.

Many people are killed in gathering edelweiss on the Alps. The belief has been that it is rare plant that grows only in inaccessible or nearly inaccessi- ble places near the snow line. But a writer to the London Times says it can be grown easily in any back yard" two cents worth of seed being the only nec- essary outfit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Alcohol in Tablet Form.

It is sometimes found inconvenient to carry a flask This will hereafter be unnecessary, thanks to a Partisan chemist who has discovered a process for solidifying liquors such as brandy. whisky, etc, and converting them into tablets. You can thus eat your stinsl- iants-or dissolve them at pleasure.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
A Marriage Restrfction.

The Bank of British North America in San Francisco recently issued an order forbtdding any of It's employees from marrying on an income of less than $1,4O0 year, says the New York World. The penalty for disregardips the order will be dismissal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

Uncle Sam.
 The government of the United States makes many thousands of dollars ev- cry year through the carelessness or misfortune of persons with whom it has business to transact, says a Wash ington dispatch to the New York Tele- gram. Merchants sometimes make money in the same way, but the amount is inconsiderahle. If mer- chant gives check in satisfaction of an obligation and the check is lost the loss can be proved and the am mt re covered by the man to whom the check was given. Sometimes it happens that man gives check which is afterward destroyed, and possibly the man to whom the check was issued never claims the money. But this happens so seldom that the profit from this source is one to which no business man would give serious consideration in figuring the possibilities of season. But Uncle Sam, on the contrary, can figure out pretty well before the be- ginning of the fiscal year that so many thousand dollars will be put to his credit on the s.prof1t and ioss' account before the year is over. This will come from bonds, United States notes, treasury notes of 1890 and silver cer- ttdcates destroyed and never presented for redemption, from unclaimed inter- est on interest bearing securities, abra- sions of gold and silver coin, money orders which are lost and never du- plicated, as well as the humble postage stamp which is not put to the use for which 1t was intended.
 The amount which the government makes in destroyed stamps each year is not determinable, but it undoubted- ly amounts to many hundred dollars. The stamp collectors furnish q large revenue to the government, for they put away stamps at their face value, and the postofice department is never required to perform the service which is represented In the purchase price. These profits are never cast up be- cause debts of the government are sell dom outlawed, but they are as real as if they were credited to Uncle Sam on the books of the treasury depart ment.
 The value of missing United States interest bearing securities of the earli- CT issues prior to and during the civil war on June 80 amounted to more than $1 100000. Those obligations, on which interest ceased years ago, date back to 1S47, and the outstanding amounts are classified as follows:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Chinese Proverb

'You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from flying over your heads. But you can prevent them from stop. ping long enough on your shoulders to build their nests in your hair.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Men Are so ghv

Helen,--see if you can find the man in this picture puzzle.
 Spinster Aunt-It's useless for me to attempt it. I've been trying to find man for 35 years. Stray Stories
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

Just after General Kuropatkin had reached Mukden he was communicated with by Viceroy Alexeieff, says the Baltimore American.
 The latter had called the former up by telephone and told him to stop where he was and give battle to his pursuers.
 Whereupon Kuropatlkin grew indig- nant
 Who's running this army, I'd like to know?" he asked
 According to my most trustworthy information, General Kuroh runs it whenever he wants to-" was Alex eieff.s triumphant reply.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Valuable scepter.

The Russian state scepter is of solid gold, three feet long. and contains among it's ornaments 260 rubies and 15 Amera1ds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Not Flattering 10 I,,,.

"Jim Pugsley is runnin' for sheriff! What do you think of shat?''
 "Did you say for or from?"-Cleve- land Plain Dealer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

Number of Bands. How many bands are there in Amer ica? A well-known bandmaster esti- mates that there n~a = lesets2O GOO
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
UNSOUGHT PROFITS.
One of the Governments Sources
 of Income.
oARELEssNEss PARTLY THE CAUSE

Bonds, Notes and Stamps That Never Turn Up For Redemption Leave substs initial Gains - Stamp Collect OTIS FtrnAsh n Large Revenue to Uncle Sam.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

General stoessel Ever Bright and Cheery - Baltic Squadron Expected at the Port I'm October - Pathetic Scene at Liaoyang-Alexeieh's Tri- umphnnt Reply.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
wakeful Children.

For long time the two year old
child OF Mr.. P. L. Mcpherson, 80 n, 10th
street, Harrisburg, Pa, would sleep but
two or three hours in the early part of
the night, which made it very hard TOY
her parents. Her mother concluded that
the child had stomach trouble and gave
her half of one of Chamberlain's Stom.
ach and Liver Tablets, which QUOTED her
stomach and she slept the whole night
through. Two boxes of these Tablets
have effected a permanent cure and she
is now well and strong. For sale by G.
Q. Stone, druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
Tragedy Ayerted.

Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mrs. w. Watkins
Of Pleasant City, o. Pneumonia Ia
played sad havoc with him and terri
Bile cough set in besides. Doctors treat
ed him, but he grew worse every day
At length we tried DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, aud our darl
ing was saved. Hes now sound, ant
we'll" Everybody ought to knox. it.
the only sure cure for coughs, colds and
all lung diseases. Guaranteed by Franz
&. Bland, druggist. Price soc and sl.0O
Trial bottles free.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away.

Mr.. w. W. Baker, of Plainview, Neb.
writes: MY wife had lung trouble foi
over fifteen years. We tried number
of doctors and spent over a thousand
dollars without any relief. She wa.
very low and / lost all hope, when 4
friend suggcster trying Foley's Honey
and Tar, which l did; and thanks be to
this great remedy, it saved her life. She
is stronger and enjoys better health
than she has ever known in ten years
We shall never be without Foley's Honey
and Tar and would ask those afflicted
to try it."Sold by Stone & Mercer, C. d
Sturm & Co., and R. ]. criss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
So Deceptive
Many clarksburg People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness.

Backache is so deceptive.
1t comes and goes-keeps you guessing.
Learn the cause-then cure it.
Nine times out of ten it comes from
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That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure
II.
Cure every kidney ill from baclsacae
to diabetes.
Here's a Clarksburg case to prove it.
Mrs. S. n. McClaskey, wife of S. n.
AIcclaskey, carpenter, of IA Mulberry
street, says: "For some time Mr.. Me.
claskey complained of pain in his back
and other symptoms of kidney com
plant. Often the pain was tortnrins
TO stoop or lift and il he even remained
long in one position dull aching, very
difficult to describe and harder TO en-.
dure, ensued. As time passed each sue
ceeding attack was more prolonged and
more pronounced until they continued
for a week or ten days at time, rem
dering Mr.. McClaskey unable to 90 about.
Learning about Doan's Kidney Pills. he
went to Wells & Haymaker's drug store
for box and tried them. This remedy
acts directly upon the kidneys. You
can tell that from the action and condi
ton of the kidney secretions. When
they are rendered normal baclSacire ceas.
es at least, this the result TO my hus-
bands experience with the remedy
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster lilburn Co., Buffalo, \. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no substitute.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05

II is the intention OF the Daily Teie.
ram to make the Saturday evening So
kiety column complete review Of the
kocial functions Of the week. To this
lnd the EDITORIAL department kindly asks
Pociety devotees to telephone OF send the
news Of social affairs to this Office and
20 pains viii be spared to give it pro-
per publication.
The banquet to be given in the dining
nall Of the Waldo hotel tonight by
Harrisburg Council, No. %, United Com.
nercial Travellers, win no doubt be the
biggest event not only in the history Of
he council itself but in the history Of
Iill Clarksburg secret orders. An Ella.
borate menu has been prepared and
ynuch time and work has been devoted to
fhe arrangements by the membefs of
he committee who have the affair in
Ynarge. The members Of the council will
neet in the lodge rooms in the Rookery
building at I.30 o'clock at which time
he regular annual business meeting will
Ibe held. Officers for the ensuing year
|will be elected and Installed and fifteen
candidates will be initiated. At nine
o'clock ras soon as the business meet.
ing is over, the ceuncil will meet in the
bobby of the Waldo hotel for the banquet
a. q. a
Quite a number OF Clarksburgcrs will
|go from here to Morgantown ON March
"a to attend the Richard Strauss con-
leerts TO be given in the afternoon and
evening Of that day. The concerts arc
considered to be rare treats to lovers
|of music as Strauss Is the recognized
monarch OF modern music.
= I. 4
Mrs. Luther c. shinn had her first
birthday anniversary Monday in the past
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not near
" as grave as an individual disorder Of
the system OverworS, loss Of sleep,
nervous tension will be followed by ut.
ter collapse, unless a reliable remedy j.
Immediately employed. There's nothing
80 efficient 70 cure disorders of the liver
or kidneys as Electric Bitters. Its a
wonderful tonic, and effective nervinc
and the greatest all around medicine for
run down systems. 1t dispels nervous
ness, rheumatism and neuralgia, and ex.
pels malaria germs. Only Soc, and sat.
isfaetion guaranteed by Frank c. Bland,
druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
VERY Low RATES.
Account Grand Musical Festival, Nor
gantown, W. Va, March u, Via
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

On Monday, March 18th, great must
cal festival viii be held at Morgantown.
w. Va, under the auspices OF the West
Virginia University, and for this occas-
ion the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will
sell excursion tickets from Clarksburg
tor special train leaving at 500 pm. Re-
turning special train win leave Morgan
town at ll,so pm. For tickets and full
information, call on ticket agents. mIL
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
WALKER
viii Be the Democratic Nominee Fo,
Governor of This State Reiterates
Mr.. Fowler.

Hon. James b. Power, OF v-orthington
well known throughout this congressional
district, and being enc Of the leading
participants in the councils of the
Democratic party, was a city cuisines.
visitor Thursday. He says he is still
a candidate for election "a delegate Ia
the national convention at st. Louis and
that his prospects are bright. He says
he has not changed his mind about whc
should be and most likely will be the
Democratic nominee for governor in this
State As viii be remembered he said
few weeks ago that Stewart Walker
is the man who will get that nomination
and he still thinks so.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-05
Colds Cause Pneumonia.

One OF the most remarkable cases OF
n cold, deep-seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E.
Ger, Marion, Ind, who was entirely
cured " the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says; "IIhe coughing and
straining so weakened me that ! ran
down in weight from l4s to % pounds.
! tried number of remedies to no avail
until used One Minute Cough Cure.
-Four bottles OF this wonderful remedy
cured me entirely of the cough streng.
thened m.,asngs and restored me to my
normal wsigia, death and strength,
Sold by Wells & Haymaker.