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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-11
Mrs. Bittersweet's
Pr1D0ca By.
HARRIET
WHITNEY
~, X, ~ 4. q ~, asssy,,, DURBiN


<"Peppers and pumpkinsl A widow
moved in right next door, and this
leap year.
Mr.. Aionzo Larlins stared appre-
hensiyely ont OF his window as II he
Expected to see his newly arrived
nei9hbor fitting up his porch steps in
search Of him with lnsso. Instead
he really did see a small. inoffensive
looking woman walking sereneIy from
her doorway toward her own front
lawn bearing a pot Of pansies and a
fiowel.
'eh. Or course" he continued eaus-
tically, wants 10 make a good impress
sion first before she let's ont at met
We'll. nla'am, my heart is tough. But
you are o neat little bundle" he added,
with slight change OF tone; trim
rs a sassafrns whistle. That's right
let that rufied-y up pink contraption
slide of yonr head. Gum, what shiny
brown hair. And look at the little
curl bobbing over her OF carr
Little Mrs. Bittersweet did not seem
at all troubled by the orb Mr.. Larkins
deemed II expedient to keep focused
upon her She trotted around about
her own business, paying little heed to
the doings- OF her bachelor neighbor.
The first time she met him plump and
square she gave him sweet, indiffer.
ent little neighborly "Good morning.
which somehow excited his discomfort
and ire
Took about. as much notice of me
rs she would of brindle dog" he
complained TO himself; I'm fact, not as
much. She pets mp all the old stray
dogs and gives 'em bones. What's
the matter with me, I'd like to know
He looked anxiously into the mirror
as he brushed his hair. He saw there
in good looking and fairly good ma
tured face, the chief defect of which
was an expression tending toward self
conceit.
Now, ma'am," he observed decisive
ly, addressing the absent widow.
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Sweet Melody Flour.
Best Cough Medicine For children.

When YOU buy a cough medicine fol-
small children you want one in which
you can place implicit confidence. You
want one that not only relieves bui
cures. You want one that is unques.
tionably harmless. You want one that
is pleasant to take. Chamberlain.
Cough Remedy meets all of these con.
ditions. There is nothing so good fol
the coughs and colds incident to child
hood. 1t is also a certain preventative
and care for Group and there is no dan.
wer whatever from wnooping cough wher
it is given. 1t has been used in many
epidemics Of that disease with perfec
success. For sale by G. G. Stone, drug
gist.
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The Property Called Health

Runs down or Improves, Just depends
on hof it is cared for. 1t is the most
valuable property we have, and should
receive the most consideration. 1t helps
you in business, helps good looks. helps
makes friends, helps get situations and
help you hold them, and Away makes
happiness. Property like this, at the
first indication OF being out of repair
should be looked after. and remedy ap,
piled Lat once. There are any number OF
signs that show repairs are needed
Bilious spells, Indigestion, dyspepsia
belching, dizziness, sick-headaehe, sallow
complexion, pimples and liver spots on
the face, drowsy feeling after meals
sour stomach, etc. These symptoms all
show loss of health. Druggists win sell
you for SOc. box OF DR.. Gums Improv.
ed Liver Pills, sure. cure for all OF
these diseases. Sold BY Stone & Mercer
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water. Far, In colloauial Terms.


How many OF our expressive ex-
pressions' are built around some refer
ence TO water!' said writer. take
few brief examples for considera-
ton. If we think scheme isn't very
strong or statement decidedly weak,
we invariably say 1t won't hold wa
ter Do we infer thar more wisdom
turks in an individuals head than he
is ordinarily given credit for. what
do we say? Still waters run deep
When person gets into some kind of
difficulty. we say he is in hot water
When proposition of any kind is
rejected, especially proposal of mar
riage, It is a case OF having cold wa
ter thrown on our hopes Fortune has
its tides, and blessings or riches are
'rained' down on us. If speaker ex-
hausts his topic and still tries to talk.
we say that he has about run dry
"Rumors are always termed 'afioat.g
and when a business enterprise goes
down we call II 'swamped.r a man
struggles to hold his head above wa.
ter, according to our colloquialisms.
and when he doesn't know what plan
TO pursue in order TO accomplish Ger.
tain ends it is said OF him that he is
all at sea- st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crnt
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ORDER FOR PUBLICATION.

At Rules held in the Circuit Clerks
office Of Harrison County, West Virginia,
on the first Monday of April, 19O4.
The Glen Elk Hotel Company, a cor
poration, vs.. Thomas c. Linger.
The object of this snit IS to recover
of the said defendant, Thomas C. Linger,
the sum OF sll9.so, with lawful interest
thereon at the rate Of six per centum per
annums from the lst day of November,
1903. until paid, for a debt due from him
to the said plaintiff, The Glen Elk Hotel
Company for board lodging, services,
etc, rendered to Florence whann.
And an affidavit having been made
that the said defendant. Thomas c, Lin
ger, is a nonresident of this State, the
said defendant is required to appear
within one month after due publication
of this order, in the Clerks office Of ouI
said court, at rules, to be holden there.
for, and do what is necessary TO protec,
his interests. And It is ordered that !
copy OF this order be forthwith publish.
ed in some newspaper in the City o.
clarksburg. Harrison County and Stat,
of West Virginia, for four suceessiy,
weeks, and be posted at the front dOoi
Of the court house Of said county for .
like period OF time.
a COMFY Tesfe.
H. W. WILLIAMS. Clerk.
J. F. Law, Council for Plaintiff.
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blue apouf IL nuf u you should KIND
OF change your mind, you know.
ma'am. just let me know; won't your
Mr. Larkias diyed headlong into his
garden patch and hood vigorously 10
distract his thoughts, and the widow
sat down on the edge Of her porch and
SWING her neat little foot dejecfedly.
Il do believe I'm half witted.g said
she under her breath. Il dare say I've
lost as good man as I'll ever meet,
and all because Henrietta Podderly
told me TO run after him. / needn't
have run after him. but could have
thrown him away. and amt half MS
smart as ! thought was. I'm lonely
and miserable. woo-oo-oo.r Mrs. Bit
tersweet ran into her sitting room and
cried as heartily as Mr.. LarlSins hoed.
After that she smllsd sunnily when
ever she met him. He smiled geniaIly.
The widow daily became more lone.
some and more convinced that she had
discarded congenial spirit.
Gle wont propose again in hun
dred years. size bemoaned herself,
"and no wonder. he don't want TO risk
another snub. He did tell me 10 let
/ him know II changed my mind. /
hate to Ike fun. butt
One golden afternoon when both
We're sitting in an unusually pensive
mood upon Mrs. Bittersweets porch
the widows heart suddenly prompted
her 10 little prospecting.
tsAfr TorLsipu est,a oosa ,afu.. al.
you ever change your-mindT
mo" returned Mr.. Larklns plumply.
''Not without solid reason
"We-ell," she-continued, holding her
breath at her own holiness, would
you still Ike me to-er-er-be-be"-
Her meaning rushed through Mr..
Larkins like a streak of electricity. He
sprang out of his lolling attitude at u
bounce.
Polly, II you're asking me If I'd like
you~to be my wife, say yes-yes-
yes. | didn't dare TO asa you again,
but you've a perfect right to ask me,
even if hadn't told YOU to, for it's
leap-why. Polly, love. what's the mat
ter? You're as pale as ashes. What
is it, darllng?'
why, I've actually as good as asked
you to marry me-" gasped Polly, Just
what I've always declared I'd die rath-
er than do oh, well,r as Alonzo's
arm stole protectingly around her
waist. Il guess ! was excusable this,
time. But Alonzo, listen. Don't you
ever, the longest day yon live. let Hen
rletta Podderly know | did twill
you:"
.''Never.' vowed Aionzo. kissing her
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THE WIDOW SAT on THE EDGE OF HEH
PORCH.
you've got to see me and appreciate
me. Then il you choose to take advan-
tage OF leap year privileges l don't
really know as I'll run away"
Meantime Mrs. Bittersweets atten-
ton had been directed to Mr.. Larkins
by. her friend. Miss Podderly.
Hes the smartest man in Bibb-
yille,' said she. 'and got everything in
his house a woman's heart could wish,
from gas ranges to teaspoons not TO
mention scuds Of blue and white ware
saucepans. But seems like he's afraid
some woman II marry him in spite of
himself. | guess he's too bashful to
ask any one. But believe in my heart
You could overcome the difficulty, Pol
", If you'd set your cap good and
strong"
'Set fiddlestick,'' retorted Polly
Bittersweet scornfully. III never set
my cap for any man."
''Well.' said-Aiiss Podderly, with a
shrug, Il wish had the opportunities
You turn up your nose at so reck-
lessly."
Mr.. Larkins finally grew decidedly
dlscontented and little puzzled.
Z Il don't understand you. ma'am," he
admitted in one of his mental apostro-
Plies TO the widow. Il have sd far
modified my views MS 10 give you ev-
cry opportunity TO signify your wish
to become Mrs. I.arkins, and yet you're
ms cool and calm rs Lale of snow.
I'm not used to it. na'am. and won't
stand it. I'll give you three weeks
more to get interested in me, and then
Ill take and propose to you. That's
about what I'll do"
When the allotted three weeks OF
grace had expired Mr. Larkins in das-
peration executed his threat and re-
ceived plump Nor the result OF
Miss Podderly's championship and a
streak OF contrarlness in the widows
disposition.
He accepted the sentence with visi-
HE disappointment, but bore II with
manly fortitude
I'm sorry. ma'am.r he said frankly,
tearing sorry. I've taken more Of a
shine 10 you Somehow. than ever did
TO any one. and I'd be good to you. you
can bank on that But II you can't like
me you can't There. now. madam;
don't 90 and cry-don't l wouldn't
hurt your feelings for forty farms
For the widows heart all at once had
smitfen her sharply. and some subtle
pathos In Mr.. Larkins' simple accept
ance Of defeat caused her eyes TO brim
with misty tears.
I'm 10000. sorry" she faltcred
blushing and sobbing. '.I''-
Don't mention it, implored Mr
larl-lps Don't you be miserable Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-11
Sure Cure For Piles.

Itching piles produce moisture and
cause itching, this form, as well as blind,
bleeding or protruding piles are cured
by DR.. Bo.san-ko's Pile Remedy. Stops
itching and bleeding. Absorbs tumors,
Soc jar, at druggists. or sent by mail,
Treatise free. Write me about your case
DR.. Bosanko, Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by
Stone & Mercer, druggists.
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Nothing Equal to chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrohea Remedy for
Bowel Complaints in Children.

Eve have used chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in our
family for years. says Mrs. j. B. Cooke,
of Netherlands, Texas. "NNe have given
it to all OF our children. We have used
other medicines for the same purposes,
but never found anything to equal
chamberlain's. If you .will use it as
directed it will always cure" For sale
by c. c. Stone, druggist.
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FOR PROSECUTING ArroRNEY:

We are authorized to announce VIII
E, Morris as candidate for Proseeut-
ing Attorney for Harrison County, sub
ject to the Republican primary, to be
held May stu, 1904.
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JOHN W. CARPENTER
FOR HOUSE on DELEGATES.

We are authorized to announce Jas-
per S. Kyle as candidate for the
House of Delegates. subject to the de-
cision Of the Republican voters at
primary election TO be held May 5.
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FOR ASSESSOR:

hereby announce myself candi-
date Tor the Republican nomination
for assessor in the upper district OF
the county, subject TO the decision OF
the voters at the Republican primary
lection, May 5, 1904.
WILLIAM L. HUGHES
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RAYMOND MAXWELL
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES:

hereby announce myself candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
House of Delegates, subject to the de-
cision of the voters at the Republican
primary election to be held in Har-
rison county, May 5, 1904.
JOHN W. CARPENTER.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES:

To the Republicans OF Harrison County:
! am candidate for the Republican
nomination for the House OF Delegates,
subject to the Republican primary
election TO be held On the fifth day of
May, 1904.
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m. j. FRANCIS. Wilsonburg. w. Va.
BUY A HOME NOW,
LOT FOR SALE.

A desirable budding lot in central part
of city. Price, $4,000. Terms to suit
purchaser. This is a rare. opportunity to
secure good lot cheap and on easy
terms. For information address Box
273. apriH.l2td.
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For ASSESSOR:

announce myself candidate for
the Office of Assessor, Upper District,
subject to the voters of the Republican
primary election, May 5, 1904.
FRANCIS M. DAVIS.
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HARVEY W. HARMER
FOR STATE SENATE:

hereby announce myself as can
didate for the Republican nomination
for State Senate from tine Twelfth
Senatorial District, subject to the Re-
publican Senatorial convention of that
district comprised of the counties OF
Harrison, Doddridge and Lewis.
ARTHUR K. THoRNE.
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Sweet Melody Flour,

Public dancing at the Elkbridgs dance
hall every Tuesday and Friday nights.
Admission 10 gentlemen so cents. and to
ladies 2s cents Mnsic by the Peerless
piano player. octlstf
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FOR STATE SENATE:

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for State Senate, Twelfth Senatorial
District, subject to the Republican
Senatorial convention. l have served
one term in the Senate and solicit the
support of all who approve of my
record therein
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Sweet Melody EIour

An persons having any Of our lea
cream -frsezers, please notify US at the
store or by mail. We win call and get
them. Respectfully. ]. T. swager.
sepsti
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Sweet Melody Fou,

Any one needing stone or cement work
done and needs stonemasons, write to
stonemason's Union, No. II, post office
box, 49,, clarksburg, W. Va. marll-lm.
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FOR ASSESSOR:

To the Republicans of Harrison
county, am candidate for the Re
publican nomination. for the Office Of
assessor for the Upper district of Har-
rison county, subject to the decision
of the voters at the Republican pri-
mary election to be held on the fifth
day of May, 1901
ERNEST A. RIDER,
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FOR ASSESSOR:

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for assessor for the lower district OF
Harrison county, subject to the Re-
publican primary election to be held
May 5, 1904.
ERNEST L. PIGoTT.
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STOP PAYING RENT! BUY A HOME!!
FOR YOUR OLD AGE.


the gBmnd
Ohio Railroad and the catu9
Ideal plot ground for noonhu
dHd and weight building
fgrdg ghtornse hmlnson
nghh1 for e kr uuk
farming and Q gu etHh una-
Of limestone hnd ndw seanyaIp
Every lot will oda
aundti ehedo
o. the
fnuawn nt
dpo a whoaehn gr.s
hgdnw flo tho 6-asp
Furnished toeaaon
&c home
md taanaRe noo
% ht successful n the history O Chrabu
aynara gounge
dona neeim money veaht omeone wbodoes
M j. FRANCIS WiIsonh,rn M Va
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FOR SHERIFF:
] hereby announce myself as can
didate for Sheriff of Harrison County,
subject to the decision OF the Repub-
lican primary election.
JOHN M. FLANAGAN.
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FOR HOUSE or pELEGArEs:

] hereby announce myself can
didate for the Republican nomination
for the House of Delegates, subject
TO the Republican primary election,
TO be held May 5, 1904.
M. C. JARRETT.
Shinnston, w. Va.
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Sweet Melody Flour
WATER RENTS.

WATER RENTS.
All water rents for the quarter ending
March 81, 1904, are due and payable at
the Office of the city clerk. They must
be paid at once, as ] am required TO set
tie for them. Prompt payments win be
appreciated
HUGH oALLAGHAN,
mar z4-tf. Com. of Water Works.
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WANT DEPARTMENT

Want, Found, For Rent, Lost Notices,
etc., etc, will be published in this col
umn at the rate of two cents per line
per insertion, INVARIABLY CASH IN
ADVANCE. Count six words to the line.
Nothing accepted for less than as cents.
wanted-Waitress at the Florentine
hotel; must be well recommended; wages
$500 per week. MARRIOTT.
For Rent-Stable and living room for
rent. ASS W. Main street. lomar-tf.
For Rent-Cheap house. Apply to j.
NJ. Wine, Hickman street. MARRIOTT.
~>------------,---~-~-->~
For Rent-A six-room house with bath
and cellar, centrally located. Inquire Of
DR.. e. n. Flowers. mar25-tf.
For Rent-Large room, $3.50 month:
small room. $3.50. Apply at s45 West
Main street, mar2l.tf.
For Rent-Up. to date apartments in
Jones' flat. Apply to Philip Willet, at
torney, rooms and 10. Leggett building.
marl0-dtf.
--c~~~~>--s-~~-e-~.~>~e->e
For Rent-Good store room and base
ment for store purposes, on West Pix,
street, formerly the West End Mea,
Market. Inquire OF Attorney F.. G
vigG. jan2sa.
For Kent-Desirable front room, fur.
nished. gas and bath. Apply at 22s Carr
avenue. mara.dtf.
For Rent-Furnished front room with
bath, for gentleman. Apply at l25
Sixth street. mar2s- tt.
For Rent--A good Office room, central
~ located on Main street. Inquire s25
Main street. 27febO4
>~--.-----s.-.-.--,~----.-~-
For Rent-Tlree-rcom cottage in Glen
Elk; $1,000 per month. Suitable fo'
railroad men. Lynn J. oarskadon.
febs,oid
For Sale-s35O National Cash Reg
ister, good as wei. win sell at grea,
reduction. Call at NJ. a. Nnsbaum'.
Main street store. feb20.tf
---,,,--..e-->~~~er>~,
For Rent-One nicely furnished front
room with bath. 2o7 East Pike street
ave minutes walk to p. o. Office. f2Gtf
s,----.ees-~--------
For Rent-Six room house, nicely fin
ished, with bath. Iessession April /.
Inquire at Oil Well Supply Store, Hewes
street. 2sfeb-dtf,
For Rent-Two apartments in Gun.
ningham flats. Call lis Third street
mmar3o-tf.
Wanted-An energetic, intelligent
woman OF good character and address
Capable of earning $40 per week. Fol
farther information inquire at loom rs
Jacobs building. Main street, Clarksburg
w. Va. apr5-6t
r--.sss-,,>-S
wanted-Iadies and gentlemen want,
ed at once TO take orders for instalmeni
goods in clarksburg and vicinity. los
West Main street. apr7-et'
wanted-Four or 1--WE furnished room,
for light housekeeping. Apply to Mr.
Parks, at the Walker house. aprilG-St
wauted-chambermaid at the swage
Hotel apriF-tf.
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FOR SHERIFF:

shinnston, W. Va.
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ERNEST l, PIGoTT.
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ERNEST A. RIDER
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-12
Odd Facts About Color.

Did you ever notice that there is nc
blue food? We eat things green. red,
yellow and violet: flesh, fish or plants
in all the colors of the rainbow except
blue.
Many deadly poisons are blue in col
or such as bluestone or the deadly
nightshade flower. The color stands in
our slang for every thing miserable and
depressing.
But this is only one of a thousand
queer facts about colors.
Heat bar of iron and the particles
of the metal are set in motion, shak-
ing violently one against another.
Presently the surrounding ether is set
in motion in large, slow waves through
the air, like the waves of the sea, until
they break upon our skin and give us
the sensation of heat. As the iron gets
hotter other waves are set in motion in
immense numbers, travelling at more
than lightning speed, and these break
upon the eye, giving us the sensation
of red light.
The redhot iron, getting still more
heated, throws out other sets of waves,
still smaller and more rapid-orange,
yellow, green, blue, indigo. violet, all
the colors of the rainbow. The eye
cannot tell one from another; the whole
bundle OF rays mixed up gives us an
impression of white. That is the glow
from white hot iron, and such rs the
light from the still greater brightness
of the sun. Sunlight is a bundle of
rays of light-red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, indigo and violet all mixed
together. The mixture Of all colors is
white light. The absence of all color
Is utter darkness.-New York Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-12
A spY,s CLOSE CALL.
Rescued From Impending Death by
Clever News - Der P-se.


On the battleneia Vi AI4etdm Mr..
Mcclure met General William j. Palm
/ er, then a captain. and strongly urged
him not to continue his movements as
spy after Lee had crossed into yir,
ginia. but the gallant young soldier
gave no promise as to what he would
be likely to do. and the very first night
after Lee crossed the Potomac he was
again in Lees camp and brought back
important Information to General Me-
Clellan.
Again he returned and entered the
Confederate lines, and when he did not
report after a week it was assumed
that he had been captured and would
probably be executed as a spy He
had been captured, was tried and con
demned as a spy and sentenced TO be
executed, but he was saved by clever
newspaper device determined upon
after a conference in Philadelphia be-
tween President J. Edgar Thomson of
the Pennsylvania railroad. Colonel Scott
and Mr.. Mcclure. Thomson took special
interest i'll PALMER, as he had been his
SttItGAys anu WIS IuuCu dtIdCDeu 10
him.
1t was decided that Washington dis
patches should be prepared for all of
the Philadelphia morning papers an
nouncing the arrival at the capital of
Captain William j. Palmer, stating in
what particular lines of the enemy he
had operated, and adding that he had
brought much important information
that could not be given to the public
at that time. These dispatches APP
peared next morning in all the Phila-
delphia papers, prominently displayed,
and of course reached the southern
lines within forty eight hours.
The result was that Captain Palmer's
identity was never established in Rich
mond, and his execution was thus sus-
pended In little while, when some
prisoners had been exchanged, there
was a vacancy made in the list of the
exchanged men by death. Palmer's
friends had him take the place and
name of the dead soldier, and he thus
escaped and returned to the service.