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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
BEN HUR
THE GRANDEsT SPECTACLE
OF -HE CENTURY IS TO BE
s .GED IN WHEELING. VIVA.

Klaw : changers massively ornate
spectacle, "Ben-Hur," is to be staged at
the Court Theatre, Wheeling, w. Va, fol
thesEeek beginning Monday evening
March Z. The engagement which will
include special motinees on Wednesday
and Saturday, will close Saturday even
ing, March II,
The dramatization of General Lew
Wallaee's great novel has long been seen
very little outside Of New York. vii.
liam Young, who made the dramatia-
ton, succeeded most admirably in the
production of drama, which not only
retains the most absolute fidelity to
General Wallace's great book, but which
does not offend the most devout Chris
tian. Professor Edgar Stillman Kelley
has heightened the solemnity of "Ben-
Hur" with music that is a positive de-
light to the ear. The stage settings
provided by Klaw & Erlinger have never
been equallcd in this country. The pic
lures of "The Star of Bethlehem" "The
City of Jerusalem, from the Gallery"
@The Grove of Daphne" "The Fountain
Of Castalia," "rhc Chariot Race" '"The
Vale Of Hinnon" and "rhe Mount Of
Olives" are remarkable exhibits of the
best scenic art To these are added
some wonderful effects in lighting, as
in the "slar of Bethlehem" and in
stage mechanics, as shown in the thrill.
ing chariot race. The contriyances that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
A Chance for Northern Farmers


Are you tired OF our cold northern win
ters, with their sickness and diseasei
Are YOU tired worrying over the dam
ger of a crop failure and consequent 4.
nancial RUM
Are you tired of working hard al sea-
SON without a fair financial return or
your cfTortsi
DO you want TO avoid al this, and live
in a country where the air is always
balmy and the climate healthy; where
crop failures are unknown and financial
troubles vanish; where land can be
bought clieaply and taxes are almost
nothing; where churches and schools are
plentiful and the country thickly set
tedl
All Of these advantages can be secured
along The lines Of a double tracked rail-
road, and with the greatest markets in
the United States at your very door.
A postal or letter addressed to the
undersigned will bring You FREE OF
CHARGE, descriptive matter and full
particulars.
3. A. RICHTER, T.P.A., III. Cent. R. R.,
5l2 PARK BUILDING,
ian29wtf. P1TTsBURG, PA.
Grcat sale now going on at WIN Nus.
baum's. Janl4Itf.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
COMING ATTRACTIONS AT
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Quincy Adams Sawyer"
cover Niagara Falls.D
linda Tucker Company,
@Mt Jolly of JollstD
"a Chinese Honeymoon
"The Fatal Wedding"
QUINCY ADAMS
SAWYEI.

The scenic equipment Of "Qincy Adams
Sawyer" which win DO seen here March
TO- 1904, ut The Grand opera house, is
very elaborate, and is built for the pro.
ductiOn. The managers Of the play were
determined that nothing should mar the
gennineness Of the country atmosphere.
pdn no expense has been spared in the
stage settings.
Many have asked, 'Why is Quinc,
Adams Sanger called the best New Eng
lang play ever writtenf" The answer
has invariably been, "Becau Is diff
fereut from any other play Of i. S.
but why is it differently" "oh, every
thing is SO natural, the people are just
like the people you see in the country,
the scenery Is just as read as-any.
thing" is the reply.
The husking-bee scene alone would
win fame for The play. The real red ears,
the real Kisses, the real supper and the
natural and humorous incidents attend
ing the features have pleased immeas,
audiences all over tile country,
There is genuine comedy all through
tile play, and the few touches Of pathos
strike as true and convincing. The story
Is simple and a sweet one, appealing
to the heart. There is nothing in it ap.
preaching villain or an adventures fol
1t is not melo-druma, it is only a
wholesome, clearly cut picture of New
England life, and as such it finds favor
anywhere, in town or city. The play
@leayes a good taste in the mouth" and
that Is, after all, what the people want
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
Twenty Years Trial.

There are lots OF good things the doc.
tors know nothing about. We frequent.
" cure people of disease after the doe.
tors have given them up. If the disease
comes from overwork, dissipation or ex.
posurc, causing weak and watcry blood
and loss of flesh and strength, we have
the ooe sure remedy in Dr. Gums Blood
and Nerve Tonic. These tablets taken
with meals turn the food into rich red
blood, making strong, steady nerves and
increasing the strength, producing solid
flesh at the rate OF to 3 lbs. per week
phis means health. Druggists sell DR..
Gums Blood and Nerve ionic for roc
per box or 3 boxes for 50. For nervous
loss of memory, or a pale,
snllow complexion, better remedy was
never made, Doctors know nothing
tbout this remedy only the fact that we
make cures, which we have been doing
FOR 20 years Sold by Stone & Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
.DEVELOPM ENTS
In the Various Oil Fields of the County
Are Showing Some Very Good
Strikes.

In the Salem district, this county, the
South Penn has drilled its No. 3 on the
P. +. CoiIield farm deeper and at 80 feet
in the Gordon encountered pay and the
hole has filled up 1000 feet with fluid.
When last reported this well was show,
ing for a buster in the Gordon,
In the northwest end of the same dis.
trict the South Penn Company has drill.
ed its test on the J. d. Hall farm
through the fifth sand and has dus.
ter in all formations. In the older part
of tho same district, the South Penn has
completed its No. 8 on the W. a. Rogers
farm and the hole has filed up 400 feet
with fluid from the Gordon. No. 5 on the
t. P. Dye farm has been drilled 90 feet
into the Gordon aud has filled up l5O
feet with fluid. No. on the G. E. West
farm will make very light pumper in
the Gordon.
In the Folsom district, in this county.
the South Penn is drilling in the Gordon
Mt its No. 40 on the Robinson tract, but
had not found the pay when last heard
from. On the east side of the same dis
trict the same company mas drilled its
No. % on the J. B. Duhurst farm into
the Big Injun and is fishing.
In the deep sand district, in this and
Wetzcl counties few Of the best wells
are holding up nicely as shown by the
appended gunges: Wesley Robinson, No.
3. 227 barrels; Jesse Ashcr9ft, No. .,
200 barrels; b. B. Postlewait, No q 1875
barrels; Nos, 3 and 4, G, E, Robinson,
800 and S25 barrels, respectively.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08

what thcatre.goers want they win so
to see Quincy Adams Sawyer, and it
is quite evident they are going"
In these few words he summed mp the
facts and the reasons therefore thsl cp.
itomize the success Of the great rural
play that for three years has beou tour.
ing the country to record breaising
houses everywhere. The great masses Of
the people want their drama TO be
wholesome and clcanIy; they leave the
highly seasoned dramatic pablum to the
so-called society cpicures. They wont
mo problems" no suggestive disquisi-
tions upon topics that, outside Of the
theatre, are not discussed in public.
Quincy Adams Sawyer gives them
an honest story Of wholesome people
told brightly and with great human in.
terest. The pathos is of the decent sort
and is never obtrusive. The fun while
fast and furious, J is always clean. In
addition the play is given the most com.
plete and elaborate production possible
to the modern stage. The company has
been selected with special reference to
The fitness Of the players for the work
they are TO perform and the ensemble
shows that completeness which is wei.
coined by theatre. goers. When the play
Is seen here at the Traders Grand Opera
House, on March 10, 1904, the proof Of
all these statements viii be 50 sclf-evi-
dent as to be indisputable.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
READ IT THROUGH.
'Twould Spoil This Story to Tell 1t in
the Headlines.

10 use an eighteenth century phrase,
this is an "o'er true tale" Having hap
pened in small Virginia town in the
winter of 1902, it is a story very much
Of the present. Up to a short time ago
Mrs. John E. Harmon, of Melfa Station.
Va, had no personal knowledge of the
rare curative properties of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Last January" she
says, my baby took a dreadful cold and
at one time | feared she would have
pneumonia, but one of my neighbors told
me how this remedy had cured her little
boy and l began giving it to my baby
at once and it soon cured her. heart.
lily thank the manufacturers of Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy for placing SO
great a cure within my reach. l cannot
recommend it too highly or say too much
in its favor. ] hope all who read this
viii try it and be convinced as ] was"
For sale by G. G. Stone, druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
Fortunes In Truck Farms.

If you are interested in this fayorite
branch of agriculture, and desire some
interesting reading matter showing how
fortunes are actually made along The
line Of the Illinois Central R. X. by
northern farmers who are now located
in the south, write to the undersigned
for FREE handsomely illustrated pam.
phlcts and full particulars
E. A. RICHTER, T.P,A., III. Cent. r. r..
5l2 PARK BUILDING,
ian29wtf. PIrTsBURG, PA
California in Comfort Avoiding Snow,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
OVER NIAGARA
FALLS
Scenic MelOdrama Said to Be of High
Order Booked For Appearance at the
Grand, Saturday Evening, Mar. "a


Rowland & Clifford have in cover
Niagara Falls" play that is said to
be the acme of scenic and dramatic real.
ism. Enough money has been expended
on this attraction to ill the barrel which
bore Annie Edison Taylor in her death
defying trip over the Falls. The exact
point in which Miss Taylor passed over
is known as the Horseshoe Falls. They
are on the Canadian side of Niagara and
are curved in the form OF horseshoe
hence their name. They are about two
thousand feet in breadth, and one humid.
red and sixty feet in height 1t was on
October "a, 1901, that the entire nation
was informed that Niagara had been
conquered and by woman. Through.
out the length and breadth of the land
the citizens awakened with profound in:
terest as the wires from Niagara con.
veyed the startling news. The barrel
used by Miss Taylor. was purchased by
Messrs. Roland & Clifford, and win be
used in the much talked Of Falls scene
at the conclusion of the third act The
cast has been carefully selected, each
performer being particularly adapted to
tile line of work allotted, and contains
such wctf known eastern fayorites at
Mac Barnes, George Neaville, Frank
Weed F. F. Settle, Louise Reming, Vera
Hamilton, Mamie Keene and others. Mr..
Furlandi the enterprising manager Of the
Traders Grand Opera house has secured
this mammoth attraction for Saturday
March 10
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
FIREMAN FATALLY HURT.

Weston, W. Va, March Fireman
John Jordon fell from his engine over a
trestle fifteen feet to the ground while
the train was running at full speed.
His legs were broken and hips crushed.
He was taken to st. Joseph's hospital, in
Baltimore, Sunday night. The company's
physicians have grave hopes Of the out
come.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
INDUSTRIAL AGENT WILL
OFFER INDICTMENT

W. w. Wood, industrial agent for the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad, has arranged
to accompany the committee Of Clarks-
burgers, namely, b. F. Robinson, An
thony Bowen and +. R. Davis, to In
diana, to negotiate for the removal Of
a foundry from that State to ClarksBnrg
Mr.. Wood, representing the railroad com.
pany, viii offer freight rates that will
be an inducement for the concern 10 To-
cate here,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
Colds Are Dangerous.

How often you hear it remarked: Its
only cold,' and a few days later learn
that the man is on his back with pneu'
monia. This is of such common occur,
renee that a cold, however slight, should
not be disregarded. ehambcrlain's
Cough Remedy countcracts any tendency
toward pneumonia. II always cures and
is pleasant to take, Sold by q, 9, Stone,
druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
General Farming in the sonth.

The richest lands in the world for gen.
eral forming are located along the inc
Of the Illinois centTal R, r, II you wish
these facts verified write 10 the under.
signed for FREE printed matter and let
ters from northern farmers already 10.
Gated IN the south.
q. A. RICHTER, T.P.A,, III. Cent. R. r.,
5l2 PARK BUILDING,
Ian2Owtf. PTrTSBURG, Pa,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08

The many friends of John Blomt will
be pleased to learn that he has entirely
recovered from his attack Of rheumatism.
0hamberlain's Pain Balm cured him af.
ter lie best doctors in the lown tAIonon,
End.l had failed to give relief. The
prompt relief from pain which this lini.
mcnt affords is alone worth many times
its cost. For sale by c. @. Stone, drug.
gist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
GREATLY REDUCED
one-way colOnists Fares to the West
Via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

Via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
During the months of March and April
the Baltimore 3 Ohio Railroad will place
on sale daily, from all stations, one.way
cooDist tickets to principal points in
California, Arizona, British Columbia,
Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon,
South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming, etc, at greatly reduced rates.
For tickets and full information call on
or address Ticket Agents, Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, olarksbnrg, w. Ca.
5FBgEfR mara to apr 30
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
FELL AND DIs1ocArED SHOULDER

Simon Rohrbaugh, miner at Wilson;
burg, was here Monday carrying his left
arm in a sling. He fell a few days prior
to that down a schultz at the mine,
where he was employed, and met with
the injury.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
y. M. G. A. GOES TO CHURCH.

After the preliminary service Sunday
afternoon at the mems meeting of The
Young Mems Christian Association, they
went to Goa chapel by invitation and
listened to Miss Minnie Shay, the evan
gelist, from Philadelphia, who occupied
the pulpit Mt that hour,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
HONEST AND
CLEANLY
These Qualities and Its Humor the
Chief Charms of Quincy Adams
Sawyer" Which Comes Here
on March 10,

A prominent American dramatic critic
concluded recent play review with
this sentence. 'If wholesome, honest
cleanly play that alienates pathos and
laughter with gatling gun rapidity j.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08

If it's bilious attack, take Cham
berlnin's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
a quick recovery is certain, For sale by
&. G. Stone, druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-08
ACCEPTS "A POSITION
AT BUcKHANNoN

Hartman C. Terrell, of South Chestnut
street, left Monday morning for Buck.
harmon to accept a position in Heaven.
cr's meat market at that place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12
Timber in RiOer Beds.

III some scheme could be deviseo, g"
said saltwater Mimi man. "by
which the sunken logs which fli the
beds Of rivers and creeks in the log
Ring sections Of this country could only
be recovered. immense fortunes would
be made Along the 81 Croix waters IL
Is estimated that logs enough are i'm
bedded 10 the sand Of river bottoms TO
keep mills running for years Under
present conditions the loss is total. for
no successful method bns ever been de
vised 10 effect this saving.
occasionally logs cut years ago are
forced by the washings OF foods from
their sand beds and driven upon the
shores. where the action Of sun and
wind dries them out sufficiently so that
they will float down stream but the
percentage OF logs recovered IL small.
and millions Of dollars worth Of prop.
erty is lost beyond recovery until some
enterprislng genius invents a machine
or process 10 recover the timber
"At Saltwater logs occasionally come
to the sorting booms bearing marks in
use half a century ago. and when they
appear the old lumbermen grow remi
niscent Of men who have been long
forgotten, bpt who were important
operators in the pioneer logging days
ef Wisconsin and Minnesota
mo possible estimate can be made
Of the amount Of timber thus lost. but
lumbermen estimate that the rivers OF
Wisconsin, in the value of the logs
buried in their sands. have fortunes OF
millions Of dollars If the logs could be
recovered. Wisconsin has been one OF
the big pine states. and your Chip
Dewa. Wisconsin. St Croix and Me
nominee rivers and their tributaries
contain fortunes In sunken timber
Strange as 1t may appear, the value
Of the timber is not lessened. even after
II has been submerged for half or
quarter of q century. Efforts have been
occasionally made 10 recover sunken
logs. Al one time q company was or
ganized az Saltwater TO dredge streams
and thus recover some of the timber
but the plan did not work with any
great degree OF success. this method
being found too expensive. Some one
will come along some day with a plan.
and this immensely valuable product.
now lost will be recovered "-Miwau.
kee Sentinel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12

face She listens sympathetically to
the condolences OF the young women Of
the congregation, aud the small wed
ding fees which occasionally fan into
her lap are meager wages for all the
time and thought she has given and
the teas she has served to bring about
these weddmgs--se which her
neighbors may laugh at. but which are
the most delicate aud valuable of all
ministries when they issue in happy
homes
She knows the pains the joys and
the sorrows Of motherhood. and she has
strengthened the courage of many a
shrinking wife falterng on the rhresh.
old Of an unknown realm. When she
has closed the eyes Of the darling OF
her heart iu the last sleep she goes
out 20 cheer weary watchers by sick
beds and 80 give her silent sympathy
20 mourners who viii not be comfort
ed. She holds her queenly way IN pav-
erty, trial and not seldom under un-
kind and unjust criticism. and as she
grows older q light radiates from her
patient face which moves discerning
friends who otherwise would pity her
10 say, Verify, she has her rewardr'-
Congregationalist
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12
A SAFE DIET RULE.
Rat the Smallest Amount of Food
That VIM Preserve Health.

Rat the Smallest Amount of Food
That VIII Preserve Health.
How shall one determine how much
food 10 eatf Too much mystery has
been thrown about this subject. Let
your sensations decide II must be kept
In mind that the entire function Of di-
gestion and assimilation Is carried on
without conscious supervision or con
currence. II should be entirely unfelt
and unknown, excepting by the feeling
OF bien etfe which accompanies and
Follows It's normal accomplishments
Safety is bad. II implies a sensation
of fullness in the region CT the stom-
ach, and that means that too much
food has been taken The exact cor
respOndence in healthy animal be-
tween the appetite and the amount Of
food required is extraordinary As a
rule. the meal unless eaten very slow
ly, Should cease before the appetite Is
entirsly satisfied. because a little time
Is required for the outlying organs and
tissues 10 feel the effects OF the food
that has been ingested n too little has
been 'aSen IL is easy enough 20 make
IL up az the next meal, and the appe.
tie viii be only the better and The food
more grateful
No one was ever sorry for having
voluntarily eaten too little. while mir
lions every day repent having eaten too
much II has been said that the great
lesson homeopathy taught the world
was this that whereas physicians had
been in the hahit OF giving the patient
the largest dose he could stand they
have been led 10 see that their purpose
was better subseryed 10y giving him
the smallest dose that would produce
the desired effect Aud SO lt is with
food Instead of eating, as most peo-
pie unfortunately DO, as much as they
can. they should eat the slaanest
amount that will keep them ia good
health Roger 5. Tracy In Century.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12

The brain is an important organ
serving as II does to keep the head
from collapslng Almost all styles OF
doing the hair call for a head Of some
sort. Again. there is nothing like q
head 10 SET of fine neck. Finally, we
should feel rather foolish without ouI
heads
For long time scientists were una.
ble TO discover why 1t is that the brain
is divided into white and gray matter.
II remained for clever French savant
TO solve the difficulty.
quite likely" said he, "the loud col
ors bad not yet come in when man was
created"
Psychology deals with the organic
aspect Of thought To psychology we
owe the knowledge that calfs brain
makes good soup.-Puck.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12
sir Colin campbelrs Commission.

When the Duke Of Wellington was in
India be discovered" the soldier who
afterward became Sir Colin Campbell.
That dashing warrior was in the com.
miSsarat service and had volunteered
for an assault on a hill fort The duke
saw i.ttle round man run up a ladder
and, receiving pike thrust at the top.
roll down Ike ball TO the bottom. He
was. however up again in an instant
and. running up like squirrel, was
the first or among the first in the place.
The duke laughed. inquired about him
and procured him a commission.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12

"Teachmg TO me-" said an enthusias-
tic young schoolmistress. "is holy
calling TO sow in the young mind the
seeds Of future knowledge and watch
them as they grow and develop is "a
pleasure greater than I can tell /
never weary OF my work My thoughts
are only off,
Il ann very sorry" interrupted the
young man 10 whom she was talking.
"that YOU are SO devoted TO your profes-
sion. Miss Clara. had hoped that
some day / might have asked YOU in
fact, l called tonight but hardly dare
go on. ia the light OF what YOU
"Nou may 40 ON, Mr.. Smith" said the
young lady softly. II am a little too
entlndastic al times perhaps"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12

Mrs WnSs AIRS. Ayrei ana her nus.
band iayc bad "A dreadful quarrel just
because she gave him a letter 10 mail
ana he carried il around in his pockets
for week Isn't il too silly Of here
Mr. Wlnhs Maybe thet would make
you mad TOO. Mrs. Winks Oh. John, /
wouldn't lose my temper over o little
thing IKE that Mir Winks I'm glad
to bear you say II. nay dear I just re-
cali that I've still rot that letter you
gave ne last "Wednesday Phiiadel-
phiu Press
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-12

When an overtimid visitor from the
city once commented to the poet whit
tier upon the insecurity that seemed
inseparable from so many doors open
ing out from all sides OF the large old
country home. the master of the house
stroye gently TO restore confidence by
pleading that most of them were lock-
ed at night
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APHoRlsMs.

Rest is the sweet sauce Of labor
Pluiarch.
TO read without rejecting is like eat.
ing without digesting Burke
Better a little chiding than a great
deal Of heartbreak.-S Shakespeare
Repentance is the golden key that
opens the palace OF eternity Milton.
A straight line is the shortest in NOR.
ais as in mathematics. Maria Edge.
worth.
Think twice before you speak OF act
once. aud you viii speak or act the
more wisely for it, Franklln
There is no impossibllity to him who