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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-31
BEATING GOLD LEAF
THE WAY THE SQUARES OF METAL
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you get a vague idea 81 the queer IN
dustry known as gold beating.
Imagine Il square Of gold thce.hun-
dredths of an inch IN thickness, and
you viii appreciate the Drawn and
brain making FOR the r,Sult aud then
reject that the word beating means
Just beating for no power other than
the strength or . mans arm is used IN
tile process and you VIII have been
mentally Initiated into the mysteries
Of a silent art.
"Few persons are familiar with the
work FOR several reasons: First there
are less than twenty five gold beating
ESTABLISHMENTS IN The country; second.
II is an exclusive industry, and few.
either manufacturers or iaborers, are
admitted 10 its secrets. and. third, the
trade is limited. Therefore 1t is most
interesting study
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-31
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
Ruko Art Pottery

Made right here in Clarksburg makes
nice Christmas presents that your
friends win appreciate. See it at ROB
inson's jewelry store dec2tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-31

wanted-Two good sewing maeaine
statesmen. Good salary; good men. "A
dress c. ] Bullmu, Glen Elk Hotel.
Clarksburg. v. Va. octi9it
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-31
WlhT lEPLRTMEE[

Want, Found, For Rent, Lost NOtlcsA
SC, etc, wM Be publishea IN this col
umn At the rate Of two cents per line
Pc, insertion, INVARIABLY CASH IN
ADVANCE. Count siz words to the lias
Nothing accepted 70, lcss than IS cents
For Saie-New seven room ories
aoase, gas. bath, electric wiring laundry
cellar and all modern eouyeniences l>Os
4Oxs2, situated ON Lee strest. near 18th
Three minutes walk from he cour,
4uire ct the Telegram oficc. 6nay-tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-31

For Rent-YO ! gentleman, nicely
furnished room with private family Ap
,ly At 1876 West Pike)street. iun2sdtl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-31

Have yon Il friend who does well and
with whom Won occasionally find fault
because he doesn't do better: This is
the lneancst mcangess in the world
Atchiaop Globe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19

BRIGHT BITS.

Are you up on music?" mo,
down on it. A man in our fiat is
learning to play a cornet cleveland
Plain Dealer.
MY kingdom for a horse!" cried
Richard III. And a moment later he
was seen slowly emerging from under
his balky automobile. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
you'll take q couple Of tickets, of
course. We're getting up rattle for
a poor cripple in our neighborhood-"
None for me, thank you. l wouldn't
know what to do with a poor cripple
il won him. philadelphia Press.
-Doctor-"Yes; the symptoms are
very serious. You must go to bed at
once, and 1 will call and see you twice
a day" Patient-"In that case it's
lucky l joined the. club last week."
Doctor-"A club case? Good gracious!
Why didn't you say so? Take a pen
nyworth of EPSON salts; you'll be all
right tomorrow. Glasgow Evening
Times.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19

Prince Henry of Prussia, while rid
ing in an automobile near Kiel recent
ly suddenly found his way blocked by
a large farm wagon which was going
at a snails pace, says the New York
Herald. The Princes chauffeur blew
his horn over and over again, but 1t
produced no effect on the sturdy old
farmer who was guiding the sluggish
horses and finally the Prince told the
chauffeur to try and pass the wagon
at all hazards. This he did, and though
the passage was very narrow, he skill
fully managed to avoid an accident.
The horses plunged, however, as the
putting machine passed by them, and
the old farmer, reused from his apathy,
poured forth storm of maledictions
on the stalwart gentleman in the au-
tomobile.
You're nothing but q big blockheadi"
he finally shouted, and at the words
the Prince whispered to the chauffeur,
who at once left the carriage and went
up to the old man.
what do you mean by calling his
royal highness a blockhead?" he asked
him.
Heavens above! Is that his royal
highness?" stammered the farmer.
Good Lord! / didn't know twas him!"
"All right" answered the chauffeur,
1.-THE Prince is satisfied that you did
not know him, and as you are the first
person who has ever called him a
blockhead he wishes to return the COM
pliment by presenting you with these
five dollars"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
THOUGHT 1T WAS A MOUSE.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 16.-The inner
ent fear of a woman for mouse
caused Mrs. r. G. Pulliam of Lexing-
ton, KY, to toss jewels valued at over
81 900 from the third-floor window of
the Southern Hotel to-day. The mis-
take was not discovered until several
hours later. when 1t was found that
the gems had disappeared. On retir-
ing Saturday night Mrs. Pulliam
placed her jewelry in a little channels
skin bag with the contents of her
purse. She slipped the bag into her
stocking and put the silk hosiery under
the pillow. When she got UP this
morning she had forgotten all about
hiding her valuables. When she saw
the stocking on the bed she wondered
for a moment, then she noticed
bullying object in the heel. Thrusting
her arm into the leg, her hand encoun-
tered the soft folds of the chamois
skin. 1t felt like a mouse. She
screamed, and gripping the open end
of the stocking, she rushed across the
room and opened the window. Care
fully taking the stocking by the toe,
she flung it over the window sill and
shook it with a will. She had the sat-
isfaction of seeing the mouse" drop
out into the street, four stories below,
and. closing the window, she left the
poor creature to its fate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
PERSONAL

Edmond Duval, who for nearly
half century has managed the Monte
De Pete in Paris, is about to retire
nom his position. 1t was as a mes
sage boy that he began his connection
with this the greatest paWnshop in
the world. He is now over 20 years
old. While at the head of affairs there
he succeeded in reducing the rate of
interest from 9 to Z per cent, his re-
forms having resulted in saving 49,
100000 francs to the republic. It is
said M. Duval will write a book of
"reminiscences.
Very few know that the present
Pope was once arrested. He had Wis
tied a poor man dying and stretched
on the bare ground. On retiring to
bed the thought of the poor man with
out mattress came back to the pre-
late. This was too much for his faith
erly heart and, without more ado, he
rolled his own up as we'll as he could
and slipped out with it on his shoul-
ders. But he had not bargained for
the watchful police and he was pres
emily in the custody of two Venetian
gendarmes. AS soon as they recog-
nized him, however, they took charge
of the bundle themselves and car
ried it to where the good cardinal di-
rected.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
HOW FISH FEED.
From London Tit-Bits

Although fishes of any strengthened
as the bake, turbot or conger-have set
before them menu that would fill a
dozen pages, their tastes are strictly
limited.
Take the turbot, for instance. This
fish covers himself with sand, and as
sumes the same color as the ground, on
which he leisurely waits until a titbit
comes along. Then he suddenly rises,
SEXES it, and returns to- his hiding
place. His food is principally sprats
and sand cells. But he sometimes va
RES his dinner with a dab, or a sole,
Dream, whiting or pilchard. In the
stomach of a turbot which measured
seventeen inches in length no fewer
than sixty sprats and sand cells have
been found.
The whiting is a cannibal. Strong
whiting eat the weaker ones without
the least pang of conscience. When
not so engaged they feed on shrimps,
herrings and many other fishes.
The pollocks' food is mostly sprats,
sand cells and gurnards. Both hake
and ling go in for large prey. The
hake will dine with equal satisfaction
on herrings, mackerel, pilchards,
sprats or anchovies; while the ling de-
YOURS mackerel, dab, gurnard, haddock
scad, scuttle-fishes and the octopus.
The mackerel, in his turn, feeds on
small sprats and pilchards He is a
very quick, active fish, who purSues
his prey by sight, and when he gets
on the trail of a sprat, the sprat is
doomed
The herring, and also the sprat and
pilchard depend on very minute crea-
lures for their food. While the mack
erel has sharp, tWeezerlike jaws, the
herring possesses a sort of straining
apparatus. Gulping in the water in
immense quantities, he allows it to de-
part through his strainers, and swal-
lows all the small animals left behind.
To give few more examples of the
best known fishes dietary: The plaice
ranges among all kinds of lower ami
mails. He will skillfully seize the leg
of a razorfish and drag it out of the
shell. He will feast on a cookie or
scallop, or any other kind of bivalve.
And if none of these are available he
will be happy on a dinner of lug
worms, rag worms or sea mice.
The sole also prefers shrimps and
worms, for which it hunts by tapping
the ground with the side of it's head.
The spring dogfish is the terror of
herring, sprats, mackerel and whiting,
which he usually pursueS. These ami
mails live in such large shoals that
they seriously interfere with the fish
erman's work-not only devouring his
lawful prizes, but hampering him both
in net and drift fishing.
The angler gets his food in a re-
markable and easy manner. Concealed
so we'll that the sharpest eyed fish
cannot distinguish him from the rock
or bowlder beside which he is lying
this monster-he is sometimes six feet
long-waves a sort of fiaglike mem
brane which attracts all kinds of prey
AS they swim up to and touch it he
snaps them up with the rapidity of
lightning and swallows them, bones
and all.
Eels will eat anything they can swal-
low, dead or alive; and among the
congers the females are cannibals Be
ing very much larger, they can easily
deal with their spouses and they never
hesitate to swallow them when feeling
hun erV
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19

TION.
1t is becoming evident that the Re
pubfcans are afraid of the Philippine
issue. They are trying to suppress
discussion of it. They are saying that
it is causing restlessness in the Phil
ippines and stirring the Filipinos to
revolt The Philadelphia Press, for
instance, in commenting on the speech
delivered by Judge Parker last week,
said: Judge Parker has broken out
on the Philippines with a violence
which no disturber has surpassed and
no responsible leader has equalled.
He has out Bryaned Bryan. He has
out-Carmacked Carmack. He incites
the Filipinos to instruction. He slim
ulates revolt. He influences passion.
He fires the torch and excites conflict
dictive; his implication is revolution.
His vicious and venomous ut
terance will kindle the flames of Sc
dition in the Philippines, but 1t will
arouse an indignant sentiment among
his countrymen which will overwhelm
him and his unpatriotic policy" So,
it seems, the policy of the Republican
party in respect to the Philippines is
not to be discussed if that party can
prevent it. The Republican leaders
pretend that such a discussion will
cause revolution in the islands, but
is that what they are afraid Of? Is it
not rather that they are afraid of the
effect the discussion will have on vot-
ers in this country?
But how are the American people
to make up their minds as to whether
or not they want to retain the Phil
ippines permanently unless the ques-
ton is presented to them in all of it's
various phases? That it is one of the
most important questions ever before
them there isn't shadow of a doubt.
1t really involves the question as to
whether the permanent retention of
the islands wouldn't bring about a
change in our institutions, whether it
wouldn't introduce imperialiStic ideas
and measures to such an extent that
the republic would be changed into an
CIiPIl AIAQ yGL liC INCpuUllCdIl pa
pers and leaders are saying that we
must not discuss the Philippine ques-
ton for fear the discussion would stir
the Filipinos to revolt. In other words,
the Republican party should be left
alone to carry out its imperialistic pol
icy, Notwithstanding the fact that If
the American people were made aware
of the danger with which it threatens
their country they would be against it.
Besides, there is the burden which
the islands impose upon us-the cost
of governing them. This cost thus far
has been stated by Judge Parker to
be about $65O,OOO,O 900. Judge Taft says
that the cost has been only about
$20O,000,0 900, but it is worthy of notice
that former Secretary of State Olney,
in his Cooper Union speech last week,
sustained Judge Parker's statement
as to the cost. 1t is quite certain he
wouldn't have done that unless he had
the best authority for doing so. Clear
ly the Republicans are trying to sup
press the facts in respect to the Phil
ippines as well as the discussion of the
Philippine question.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Louisville Courier Journal
CDem.) says: when the President
astonished the country by making Mr..
CortelyoN chairman of the Republican
National Committee the admirers Of
a mythical Roosevelt explained that
the selection was made because the
President was tired of the machine pol
itician and his methods. Now that the
true meaning of that selection has de-
veloped the intelligent among these
admirers of a mythical Roosevelt real
lie, if they do not openly admit, how
Sticky they, were taken in by their
idol"
The Montgomery Advertiser (Dem.)
says: What will Roosevelts election
mean to the country? He does not
know, nor does anybody else. 1t is
the profound uncertainty and doubt
that hangs over him, that makes IL of
the last Importance to bring the coun-
try back to looking at him as he real
ly is; not as the quiet, peace-loving.
sensation-hating creature he would just
now have us believe he Is, but as a
turbulent, lawless. theatrical disturber
in every piece of business that comes
before him. The National Committee
should see to II that the real Roosevelt
is kept before the public. Judging
him in himself and by himself he viii
assuredly be defeated"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.) says:
"Of course Mr.. Carnegie is going to
vote and work for Roosevelt Why
shouldn't he support the candidate of
the party OF Protection, which has en-
riched the few at the expense Of the
many? Isn't Mr.. Carnegie one of the
few? Thanks to the tariff Mr.. Car
negie and his associates are enabled to
collect from American consumers on
every ton OF steel sold I'm the United
States a bonus OF over seven dollars
this I'm addition to what Mr.. Carnegie
and the American manufacturers of
steel regard as a fair profit when they
sell their wares to Canadians, English
men and Japanese. Why should Mr..
Carnegie vote and work against n policy
that made him a multi-millionaire? He
is against JinRoism and expansion. but
he IL not aversc 10 supplying JlnRosm
with its weapons nor to making 5000
per ton profit on armor-plate for battle
ships"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
ROOSEVELT READY WITH PEACE
PROPOSALS.

We have no doubt that President
Roosevelt would like TO come to the
front as a peacemaker by Offering his
good offices to stop hostilities between
Russia and Japan, but if he respects
the unbroken rule of this government
in regard to such matters he will take
no step in that direction until he has
assurances from both parties that his
offer would be acceptable.
The indications are that it will be
a good while yet before he or any 9TH
er head of a neutral nation will re-
ceive such assurances. Russia isn't
going to give up anything she has been
claiming until she is in a much worse
plight than she is at present. Not
withstanding the fact that she has
met with an almost unbroken series
of defeats since the beginning of the
war she is confident she can whip ia
pan. Anyway she is going to keep
on trying as long as she is able to send
troops to Manchuria. Any step, there
fore. taken by a neutral Power in the
direction of peace would be regarded
almost as an affront by her. She would
certainly refuse very curtly an offer by
President Roosevelt to use his good
offices to stop hostilities.
OF course, having met with SO many
defeats and having promised the Pow
ers long ago to get out of Manchuria,
there could be peace, brought about by
the action of neutral Powers only in
the event of The giving up by Russia
all, or practically all, she is fighting
for.
No doubt Japan would gladly well
come Interference. She has been vic
torious from the very start, and, even
il she didn't get indemnity or territory,
she would have something to show for
the losses she has sustained. She
would have the glory she has won and
the position she has gained as one of
the leading naval and military Powers
of the world.
President Roosevelt will not have an
opening for offering his good offices
yet awhile, not until Russia is either
victorious or has been brought to
condition of exhaustion. Even if her
pride did not stand in the way of peace
in the present condition of affairs she
might have to face a revolution If she
acknowledged herself whipped by an
Asiatic nation-a nation she pretended
to despise as a military and naval
Power,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19

Now that the public drinking foun-
tains have been erected in some of the
squares, the question arises, What are
the authorities going to do in the mat
ter of approaches to them? Are they
going to construct walks by the most
direct routes to the fountains. or are
they going to permit the people to
cut across the grass plots at any an
giles they please for the purpose of
reaching the fountains? Numerous eff
forts have been made to preserve the
beauty of the grass plots, and ordi-
nances have been passed for their
protection. 1t would be pity, after
all of this solicitude for the little plots.
to have them cut up and married with
paths leading to the fountains. II is
possible, of course. TO have the ap-
proaohes to the drinking places made
attractive, and 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that the authorities will take
steps to that end.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
INDEX 10 new ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings. Georgia Chapter No 8, r.
a. M
Special Notices-Cotton Seed Huls
and Meal Southern Cotton Oil Co;
Crew Notice, A. Stewart, Master;
Copartnershir Notice, Cam & Barrow;
Sealed Bids Wanted, Propeller Tow
boat Co.
Mems Clothing Experimentation
pold Adler.
Pilsener Beer-James O'Keefe, Dis
tributor
Attend Introduction Salem. Dryfus.
Trusses-Knights Pharmacy.
Carib Cigar j. S. Pinkussohn
Cigar Co,
Kodaks. Etc.-Livingston's Pharma-
cy.
Foods-Royal Baking Powder.
Aspara gus-The Delmonico Co.
Have You Tried Tryst-The Solo
mons Co.
Do You Get Up Tired-Rowlinski
Druggist
Tetterine-J. T. Shuptrine.
Sweet Maiden Soap-Henry Solo
mon & Son.
Cigar of Distinction-Pete Daley.
High Glass Ranges-Lattimore's.
JOY Made Double-Cortez Cigars.
Vulcanite Asphalt Roofing-Lumber-
men Supply and Equipment Co.
Savannah Theater-To-N Night, THE
Tenderfoot;" Thursday might, polly
Primrose"
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale. Lost, Personal, Mis-
cellaneous
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
CAMPAIGN FALsEHOODs.

If the Republicans were as sure of
electing their ticket as they pretend
to be, they would be more careful than
they are to keep close to the truth
in the statements they make about
matters pertaining to the campaign.
Some of the Republican papers do not
hesitate to publish any sort of a story
which they think will influence vot-
ers against Judge Parker.
Some days ago it was given out that
the Republican leaders conceded that
the independent voters would decide
the election. The effort of the Re-
publican papers, or at least some of
them, seems to be to create the i'm
preston that there is a lack of har-
mony in the Democratic party, par
ticularly among the Democratic lead
ers, and that part of these leaders
have practically given up the contest
and are now engaged in recognizing
the Democratic party with the view
Of nominating Mr.. Bryan in 1908.
The Chicago Chronicle, for instance,
says that William ]. Bryan is pre-
pairing to seize the Democratic ma
tional organization Immediately after
the November election, and is laying
extensive groundwork for his own
denomination for the presidency in 1908
His friends are now recognizing the
party by election precincts through the
national Democratic headquarters.
These conclusions have been reach
ed by the Parker leaders in the West. ="
1t is entirely safA to say there is
no truth in the foregoing statement.
If it We're true, Mr.. Bryan would be
a traitor to his party, and wouldn't
be a welcome member of 1t. He
wouldn't get its nomination for Presi-
dent in 1908 or at any other time.
There is every reason to believe that
Mr.. Bryan is putting forth his best
efforts for Judge Parker. And he is
making a splendid canvass and de-
livering vote-getting speeches in In
diana. 1t is admitted that he is bring
ing what are known as the Bryan fol-
lowers around to his way of think
ing.
IT, while he was pretending to help
Judge Parker, he was really laying
the foundation for his own renomina-
tion four years hence, was, in fact,
undermining him. the fact would find
its way into print through Democratic
sources before being published in ad-
ministration organs.
The story is one of many campaign
ISLANDERS that have been put in cir
culation by the Republicans, who hope
to win the Independent vote for Mr..
Roosevelt by trying to make it appear
that Judge Parker has no chance OF
election, and that therefore votes given
| to him would be votes thrown away.
! They may succeed in fooling few
of those voters who are not attached
to either party but the great mass OF
independent voters understand the
! political situation as well as these con-
scienceless Republican politicians do
and will give their votes to the can.
didate whom they think would serve
the country best. They will not be in.
fluenced to vote for Mr.. Roosevelt b,
such sensational stories as that from
the Chicago Chronicle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
Butchers Wonderful Family.

Mrs. Barron was one of the new
summer folk and not acquainted
with the vernacular. says the Youths
Companion. Consequently, she
was somewhat surprised upon
sending in an order for q roast of lamb
to the nearest butcher, to receive the
following note in reply: Dear Nam.
L am sorry I have not killed myself
this week, but l can get you good
leg off my brother (the butcher at the
farther end of the town. He's full
up of what you want. l seen him last
night with five legs. Yours respect
full, George Gunton."