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The commonwealth., 1904-11-26

The man who sells the yearing sells
grass and growth. He furnished the
grass, the yearling harvested it and
furnished the growth. The man who
finishes the long two-year-old" grew
two crops of corn, harvested 1t, and fed
it to the steer. He sold fat and corn
against the grass and growth of the
man who sold the yearling. But there
must be growers, and there must be
feeders, and neither can well exist
without the other. The small farmer
who can grow few cattle, and few
hogs, and fatten them on the products
of his fields, has the man who grows
to sell as feeder, or the man who buys
feeders to finish up-Fsrmers' Guide.
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
MUST PAY ALIMONY FIRST,
Husbands Who Divorce Wives Grant
ed Bare Living Only by Illi-
nois Supreme Court.

The Illinois supreme court has decid-
ed that man must exist on the barest
necessities OF life, II 1t becomes neces-
sary, In order to make his full payments.
Jennie Shaffner. the divorced wife OF
former commander of the nayil militia
of Illinois, b. M. Shaffner, of Chicago,
accused him of failing to pay $50 a
month alimony and of being $. 200 be-
hind.
Shaffner declared his meager law
practice and his poverty prevented him
from making the payments. The SUI
preme court says his statements Of tinan-
cial condition are not complete. The
court says:
He who seeks to establish the fact
that his failure to pay is the result Of
the lack of funds must show with reason
able certainty the amount of money he
has received and disbursements.
The court decides that whatever he
has left after meeting his barest living
expenses must be applied to the all
mony."
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
INSANE LIST GROWS.
LARGE INCREASE IN TOTAL OF
LuNATIcs IN LONDON.
Report of English Expert Places Num-
Der of Deranged Persons at a.
ooo-Quick Lunches De-
clared a Factor.

''The total increase Of 9S6 mnatlcs
is the largest annual increase We have
had to record, and the prospect OF any
d!minution In the increase OF lunaey
appears to be most problematicsl"
Such is the terrible state Of affairs
reviewed in the annual report OF the
asylums committee Of the London
county council for the year ending
March 81, just issued.
The figures for London alone show
a total Of nearly "a 600 lunstics on the
first day of the current year, This, as
compared with three previous years.
shows an annual increase Of from 700
TO nearly 1000 in "A years since 1890.
The number OF lunatics has increased
by the enormous total of 1880, which
Is out of all proportion TO the increase
in population.
Among the causes Of insanity in pa
tents admitted to the London asy-
lums last year were the following:
lntemperance, 666; hereditary, 1888;
love affairs. 81; domestic worries, 2S2;
religious excitement rs.
A well-known specialist In mental
diseases In discussing the report said;
1T Is to be observed that the largest
proportion of lunacy cases Is among
the laborlng class. The reason is OBJ
Sious. Depressing influences, the grind
Tor existence in the slums and under
ground dwellings, and intemperance
are all direct causes of lunacy.
THE class which comes next on the
roll is that of clerks Here much the
same causes are to be found. but In
the main, | think, the appalling bad
feeding INDUCED in by this section Uf
the community has most to do with
the large increase in insanity.
Hurried and insufficient meals OF
starch foods and tea in the middle OF
the day, cheap cigarettes and general
stress of modern life tend to the un-
hInging of the mind"
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
CURRENT cuaIos

a. stonevall mine. San Diego
.ty California. an earthquake SO
ss,a the shaft that the timbers were
.,.d around to the opposite sides OF
4. .baft from their original position.
.,sIdents Of Paonis. Col. claim that
:. largest apple In the world was raised
NAT district this year. It is OF the
IN river variety and weighs 31A
s,ees Fine large strawberries were
.et,d In Paonia the third week in oc-
|pber
The keeper Of the lighthouse near
nsscent City, Cal, reports battle be-
zen a sea lion and an octopus. The
.,topus wound Its tentacles around the
MI body, but the lion bit on one OF
Nam after the other and ate them.
nhsrs then helped to dispose OF the
ss lions carcass.
4 telegraph operator At Prairie du
|sAIen, Wis, was ordered to stop train
lxause there was trouble on the tracks
.Asad. He did not have time to set his
annals, so threw lantern through the
,i,dow of the cab and the engineer took
AZ hint, stopped and averted bad &C.
cdent.
The biggest beehive In the world Is
,,tural one, In Kentucky, known as the
Mammoth Beehive" 1t is In reaolity q
ture cave, the main compartment OF
which is $50 feet high, the floor covering
IN acres in extent. The beehive Ia OF
solId rock, the roof having been entlrel,
Aoneycombed by bees.
lust as chimney was about to fall
Al the head of Gen. r. G. Prescott, as
IA walked along street in San Ber-
uardino, Cal, r, Kennedy. his rival In
andldscy for the assembly. rushed up,
ragged him away and saved his life.
Prescott wanted to withdraw at once
rom the canvass In favor of Kennedy,
Aut Kennedy would not have 1t SO.
The University of Washington is in
yestigating the discovery-testified to
III dozens of miners that a live toad
xas found on October 10 In the coal
mines at Newton, six miles from Seattle,
IN solid stratum OF coal, 800 feet below
Me surface. It was carried to the sur
bce and lived several hours. 1t Is said
ID have been Of unusual size.
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
RENEW LIMITED MARRIAGE.
Turk and Wife Residing in st. Louis
Again Married for Period of
Twenty Five Years.

c. Anastassiu Dit Natalie, a Turk,
and his wife, Of st. Louis, closed their
first term Of a limited marriage con.
tract the other day and entered into a
second term by being reunited in JUS
tice Campbell's court room. They had
not heard Of George Meredith and his
plan, which set the world to talking
recently, but they said the custom is
recognized In the northern part OF
Africa and In parts Of Turkey.
As residents of these regions they
did not consider their first marriage,
performed In Brussels, Belgium, as
meaning until death does part" but
drew UP an agreement for Imited
term Of rs years, with the privilege Of
renewal
The couple have one child, a daugh.
ter IL years old, who was present when
the renewal ceremony was performed.
MY wife and | think as much of
each other said Natalie, "as when We
were married IS years ago, and am
certain that we will feel the same way
25 years hence, when we will again
renew our VOWS"
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
PIANO DEVELOPS MUSCLE.
Brings the Shoulders Into Play and
Strengthens the Brain and
Spine, Says Lecturer.

That piano playing develops the
muscles Of the body. particularly those
of the shoulder blade, which are init.
mately related TO the brain and spine,
was shown by Mrs. Mary Gregory Muir
ray In her address before the Philadel-
phia Music Teachers association, re
Gently.
Mrs. Murray, who will give six lee.
lures in Philadelphia, under the aus
pices of the New York board OF educa
ton and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences, was speaking of the
New Music Education" when she re-
ferred to piano playing az a muscle
developer,
Mrs. Murray said that two physicians
in New York recently discovered by
looking at the back of young woman
In full dress as she was playing a
piano that she brought all the scapl
lar muscles into play, which had n
tendency to strengthen the brain and
spine. Piano playing. Mrs. Murray
said, is physical culture In every sense
Of the word.
And many Of those In her audience
especially some of the Iaity who had
vivid rememberances of the way In
which the piano was pounded by the
girl next door," fervently agreed with
her.
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26

OF such stock has passed into history.
forty years ago this country was not
so densely populated and there were
vast forests Of chestnut, oak and
peeeh trees, besides enough mast of
some Kind or other, TO keep hogs in
good condition the year round. But
now things are quite different, there
is nothing for hogs to eat excent what
is fed to them by heir owners ami
many farseeing men in this and other
countries have bred up several breeds
OF hogs to a high standard of perfec-
uon-hogs that will quickly respond to
the care given them. A razor-back. il,
properly cared for, can be made 10
weigh 200 pounds al two years old.
while any of the leading thorough.
breds will weigh from $50 TO 800
pounds at eight to nine months old
and the thoroughbred pork is worth
from two TO three cents more per
pound, One would make no mistake in
raising Poland Chinas, Berkshires,
Shes'ers and various others. | prefer
the Chesters, as the sows are very
prolific breeders, often farrowing from
elght to twelve pigs, and they make
the best of mothers. The pigs VIII
take on flesh rapidly, and the only
objection that I have heard urged
against them Is that they have thin
SKIN and light coats of hair, and Will
sunnurn and get NANCY. | find by
experience that they only get In this
condition when not properly fed and
are allowed to get poor SO will all
plack hogs, or hogs of any color, but
they do not show 1t as much as white
hogs. There is no profit in keeping
an animal in this condition; and 1t net
only destroys the profits, but IL Ia
morally wrong to starve dumb brute
To parody the lines of the poet:
sSunburn and mango from Door condi-
tioas rise;
Feed we'll your hogs, there all the
profit lies.
In raising hogs | think it best to
have all the sows farrow about the
same time; this may be done by keep
inG the boars away from the sows.
Then two weeks previous to the time
the sows are to be bred, the principal
part Of their food should be threshed
f,,Y, Al.
and they will be likely to farrow near
the same time. By this method you
Will have hogs Of uniform size to put
on the market, which will bring re-
mrnerative prices and, besides, save q
vast amount of trouble In caring for
pigs of different ages. Hogs can be
raised successfully on almost any farm,
but some farms are better adapted for
the business owing to the abundant
supply of fresh water and plenty of
shade. which is essential for the de-
yeloplnent Of the hogs during the sum-
mer months. We strongly advocate
the hog wallow. It has the same ef-
feet on the hog that grooming has on
the horse. Not stagnated pond, but
a wallow beside running stream is
best. Hogs are not ex-scavengers, as
some people seem to think, but are
naturally clean animal IL allowed to
be SO. l prefer the colony plan in
caring for brood sows--one-fourth Of
an acre sowed to clover with a stream
of water running through each lot Gf
not natural, then artificial, and the
farrowing pen built near the center Of
the lot. By using this method, the
sows are not disturbed by each other,
and better results are obtalned.-A. N.
Horn, in Epitomist
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
Foe THOROUGHBRED SWINE.
p,.a NJ a Kentucky Farmer For the
substitution Of Thorousn"r
FOR Razor-Back swine.

MANY farmers who raise fine horses,
o,t.le md sheep, still have their farms
stoeEed s with scrubs or razor-bacS
sars cherishing the idea that razor
heeS @ ,s the best forager and that i y
moro economical to raise them , man
an, a,U,s o,her variety. AS to their being
~ an test foragers, that is true, but the ~
~. ~ a. - men could make money cut
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
Only Possible III Kansas.

Out In Kansas, where they have
hens eggs as big as hailstones and
Rhoopsnakes and grasshcppers and pop
ulfsts and Carrie Nation, a man owns
q swarm Of bees that made 20 pounds
of honey In three days
The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
Not an Absolute Rule.

The Philadelphia North American
wants to know IL IT is really necessary
for man to pay 5000 year for his
clothes. Not II you are an adept In
the science Of lodging your tailor,
then you Just promise to pay.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
PAID THE
PENALTY



Five prisoners were found in the Bat
iGlge by the coppers when time came for
holding the regular morning SERVICES at
police headquarters Wednesday morning.
One prisoner was wrapped in the arms Of
Morpheus and was lying on his bunk
quitely and peacefully. The cops
thought ii would be shame to disturb
him and left him TO sleep out the effects
of the previous nights excessive po.
tions. The other four we're taken in be.
fore the mayor.
Charley Paling Of Davis Town was
one Of the prisoners. He acknowledged
the ofrense of drunkenness slated against
him on the docket and said that this
was his first trip to Clarksburg. The
mayor let him go for three dollars and
costs. w. g. slanning Of smithfeid
also plead guilty to drunkenness. but
did not have the money to pay the three
dollar fine, which the mayor assessed.
He left his watch as security and Went
out into the cold morning air TO get the
necessary cash. Two other plain rum.
mics were assessed five dollars and cost.
and each in default were sent back 10 thu
Chamber of Sad Thoughts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
WILL GET LEWIS COUNTY.

In this issue is the first announcement
for tine state senatorship from this dis
triet, and the aspirant is A. X. Thorne
Of carksburg, says the Weston indie
pendent. This district. comprising Lew
is, Harrison and Doddridge counties, is
now represented by a popular represen.
tative of our own county, and as re-
suit Lewis will have no candidate this
time, and the honor will either go tc
Harrison or Doddridge. Mr. Thorne has
for years been connected with the Ruhl.
Koblegad interests at Glarksburg. and
is highly spoken Of by those who know
him intimately. He is thorough Re
publican and if he is the choice of Har.
rison county he will not likely ask in
vain for further support from this county
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23

LECTURE
Delivered by Mr.. Hart, in the Methods
Protestant Church, at Bridgeport
Other News Items.

Special Correspondence.
Bridgeport, w. Va, March 23-A lee
ture was delivered in the Methodist Pro.
testant church by W. n. Hart, OF Nor.
gantown, in the interests of a temper
anee society There was a fair sized at-
tendance and the lecture proved inter-
esting and instructive along the line I'M.
der consideration.
The many friends OF George t. Faris,
ST., will DE glad to know that he is
showing improvement from severe at
tack OF pneumonia.
Miss Flora Martin Is at the bedside of
her brother. \. a. Martin, at clarksburg,
who is very low With typhoid fever.
n. NJ, Jones was in town yesterday.
J. n. Wilkinson was in clarksburg
yesterday.
NJ II. Brown went to Grafton yester-
day.
NJ. D. Long came to town yesterday to
attend to some business matters.
Miss Myrtle Smith, who mas becli
with her uncle, j. A. Smith, returned
to her home in Grafton yesterday
Charles Graham, Of Central Station.
is night telegraph operator here.
j. Rolly Mccullough expects to move
to town in few days. He will occupy
the Riley property owned by Captain
Hurry.
Perry GawthroF, of Athens, Ohio, is
spending few days at his old home
here.
G. II. Warner is home for a few days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
MANY LEAGUE DELEGATES.

The night trains Tuesday took many
delegates to the Republican State League
meeting at Petersburg, among whom
were many that came down on the West
Virginia & Pittsburg train and up tae
'Monongah division, as well rs off the
Short Line. The depot was literally
filled with those going to the convention.
Among those who went from olarlssbure
were Jasper S. Kyle, Stuart +. Reed. j.
B. Smith, John N. Knox, DR.. Luther
Raymond, Frank B. Haymaker, Henry
II. Reeder, Harvey W, Harmer, Cecil B
Highland. Claude B. Outright, Dale
Dean, s. g. Dcnham, v. L. Highland, q
c. Jones and Alonzo Runion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
NEWS FROM OIL FIELDS.


In the Folsom district, this county,t tn,
South Penn Oil Company has drilled III
No. 4 on the 0. +. Hall farm through
the Gordon and the hole has filed III
1000 feet with oil. In the same dis.
trict, the same company has drilled it.
No. 3 on the Mary Bennett farm 10 feet
into the stray and has developed no oil
In the Salem district, the South Penn
has drilled its No. on the w. A. Rogers
farm 20 feet into the Gordon and has
developed no oil or gas. In the Fink
district, in Lewis county, the Hope Nat
aral Gas Company has given its test on
the Pat Walsh farm shot and has q
light show of oil and increased the gas
pressure.
The last guages of some of the best
producers in the deep sand territory are
as follows; Wesley Robinson, Nos. 8
and {. leo and $50 barrels, respectively;
Nos. 3 and 4. c. +. Robinson, $50 and
24o barrels, respectively; Jesse Ashcraft.
No 2. 225 barrels; J. W. Looman. No. ?.
200 barrels; Sarah ShafTer. No. l, no
barrels; L. Whitlatch. No. /. $50 bar.
rels; and Ellis Dulaney. No. 3, $50 bar
rels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23

A, NJ. Rice is in the city from Wheel.
ing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23

VIRGINIA, oE HARRISBURG, 70
Clerk, certify following
andfl in sadd office
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
SALEM BOSS
FIGHTS CARTER
Ernest Randolph Unalterably Opposed to
Him For Sheriff, Because He Wants
to Run For Prosecuting Attorney


Special Correspondence.
Salem, W Va, March 20 Enough Il
known 10 state that Ernest Randolph,
the defeated leader OF salem Democracy,
has picked on Charles A. Short, OF
Shinnston. and i nnalterably opposed 70
jackson " Carter Of Tenmils district.
The ground assigned for this preference
on the part Of To defeat q leader is that
Carter halls from Randolph's own dis
trict and he Is afraid that the party
would not nominate him for prosecuting
attorney. If il nominated Carter. with
this in view as well as being governed
by personal prejudiecs. Randolph IS said
70 be fighting Carter with teeth andtoe
nails. One of the county papers having
presented Carters name as well as his
picture, there was rush TO get Shorts
name before the Democratic voters OF
Tenmile district and 50 the attorneys
newspaper coupled il with carter's and
said both are being mentioned for the
place. but according 10 the best inside
information that can be gotten, Il viii
not be many moons before the paper will
be fighting Carter Just like one Of It's.
masters has begun TO do. Randolph de-
MES that he is a candidate for the nom.
nation for prosecuting attorney, but il
looks like he will have 70 adopt Dave
HIPS methods, when the latter's Democ.
racy was questioned and keep repeating
that he Is not such candidate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
BIG BANKRUPTCY CASE
BEING HEARD BY REFEREE

w. Frank Stout, referee in bankruptcy
went TO Fairmont "Wednesday morning
to sit in the bankruptcy case of the
Southern Tanning Company, whose pro
perty is located at Warrington. 1t Is
The first meeting of the creditors and
claims are to be filed, the bankrupt ex-
amined and trustee elected by the cred.
itors. The liabilities are $36l.OOO. So
far no schedule Of assets has been filed
This is one of the largest use ever
come before Referee Stout.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23

Given under my hand this aand day Of March, 1900.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23

WILL H. COLE, City Clerk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Deeds have been recorded as follows:
Williams-Davisson Company to tn,
Koblegard Company, part of lot, Glel
Elk.
Rose Hammond TO Richard D. Mayo
l lot. Adamston.
J. ]. stealey TO Mary Banks, . lots
Point Comfort.
j. I. Alexander and others to Tericia
Q. Boram, lot, stealcy street, city.
Aaron Kelncr to Panl S. Horror. ? lots
Haywood, Eagle district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
ADvERrIsEMENr FOR PROPOSALS

olarksburg, W. Va, March 81, 1904
Sealed proposals win be received al
this building until 2 o'clock p. M, April
%, 1904, for furnishing fuel, lights, water
ice miscellaneous supplies washing towels
hauling ashes, and sprinkling streets for
this building during the fiscal year end
ing June 80 zoos, on such portion of the
year as may be deemed advisable. The
right to reject any and all bids is re-
served by the Treasury Department.
S. C. DENHANI. Custodian.
mar2l -eod-d2t
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
WATT WARREN I'M cIrY

Editor Watt Warren. of the Chenille
Pathfinder, was visitor here Tuesday
enroute to parkersburg to attend the
Republican state league meeting. Edi-
tor Warren is one OF the most brilliant
editors in the state and Is without ques.
ton the most original in thought.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
HAS MEASLES.

Miss Helen Gordon. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel w. Gordon, Is down
with measles at her home on Mulberry
street. She has been i'll for a week
past and the illnss developed into meas
les, Her many friends and school notes
hope for her speedy recovery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23
MCDONNELL GOES go THE WALDO

NJ. F. Mcdonnell has accepted a posi-
ton in the Waldo hotel saloon and be-
gan his duties there Wednesday. Mr..
Mcdonnell is clever gentleman and is
experienced in the business. He will
prove valuable addition to the force
there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23

Free with each purchase of so cents
or more, five cent package of Paas
Egg Dye, at Stout's, 81 Pike street.
marlO-dl2t
9. W. Law was here from Salem Tucs-
day
Mrs. John T. Flynn and daughter. Miss
Magic. were shoppers here Tuesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-23

Dress making eheaply and nicely done
at los West Pike street. up stairs. Me-
Calls patterns used. mar2l.3t.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-02
GENERAL MARKETS

Philadelphia, Pa. June %. Flour
steady; winter superfine, S3.2563.4O:
Penna. roller, clear, $4.4004.65; city
mills, fancy, $3.50 5.35. Rye flour
quiet; per barrel. S4.15. Wheat firm:
No. Penna. red, S1.0261.02h. Corn
firm; No. 2 yellow, local, SIC. Oats
steady; No. 2 white, clipped. 49c.:
lower grades, 47c. Hay steady; No. /
timothy, $l5.50@ 16. large bales. Pork
firm; family. SIC. Beef steady; beef
hams. S20Q21. Live poultry. steady;
hens. IL 12c.; old roosLegs. Sc Dressed
poultry firm; choice Fowls. 121ac.: old
ROSTERS, Sc. Butter steady; cream
cry. l9c Eggs firm; New York and
Penna., 1SL2c. Potatoes steady; new
SEA $50 per bushel.
Baltimore. Md. June %. - Wheat
quiet; spot, contract, 90G 90Ac; spot,
No. 2 red western, 90M 9014c.: steamer
No. 9 red. S0M S0Ac.: new southern.
by sample. 75d sic; new southern,
on grade, T5G sic. Corn steady: spot,
81 Il a 5l&ac.; steamer mixed, 4SIh 40
4S2c.; southern white corn. 50M 56c..
southern yellow corn. 50Q56c Oats
dull; No. > white, 46d46lhc.: No. 2
mixed 49, G44c. Rye dull; uptown.
No. > western. 79c. asked. Hay dull;
No. l timothy $3.50 asked; No. /
clover. mixed, Sl3a 1880 Butter firm:
fancy imitation. 19@ zoe; fancy cream
cry, ga 25c.; fancy ladle. l5G16c.:
store packed, 12d l3c Eggs steady:
lie per dozen.