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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-08
CASHIER HARRISON BETTER.

The condition of Samuel R. Harrison,
cashier of the Merchants National Bank,
who has been confined to his nome a
number of days with mumps, is~slightly
improved and it is hoped that all danger
is past
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-08

is tulented actress, and We might say.
shows the possession almost Of genius in
the very difficult role she essayed.
Miss Gallatin played here last year as
'Fosalind,e in Shakespeare's drama,
tAs You Like IT. She rendered that
role in very able and artistic manner.
We all saw her and loved the sweet,
charming. graceful, loyable, vivacious
'Rosalind." But in the Ibsen play Miss
Gallatin Is completely transformed. She
is not the bright cheerful and charming
young girl as we saw her last year and
as we think We always want to see her.
She has Known older. She is woman
some forty-thrce or forty-ayc years Of
age and to the one who say her for the
first time at the opera house last nIgat
they wonld doubt very much that Miss
Gallatin was a great deal younger than
the part she PLAYED. so natural did she
portray It. In this role Miss Gallatir
displays her ability But somehow or
other we would rather see Miss Gallatin
play in Younger part
The acting of Claus Bogel, as @os-
wald," Mrs. Awnings SON, was excellent.
SO also was That Of Allen Davenport. as
@Pastor AIanders; John Rayold as aJacob
Engstrang" and Rose Curry as Regina
lngstrang,' All are very difficult parts
and they were rendered very ably and
artistically
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-08
HORSES WANTED.

/ will be in clarksburg, w. Va, at
Martins barn, on Thursday and satur-
day, April I and 0, to buy horses and
mares. Bring them in. i want two
loads. Will buy all kinds.
JAMES FERGUSON,
apr4.4td' Near New Haven, Conn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-08
SECRETARY MoNABB HERE.

NJ. II. McNabb, secretary of the
Wheeling Retail Merchants Association,
IA in the city in the interests of the as
ISOLATION, and shaking hands with the
many warm friends he has in Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-08
AN ART EXHIBIT.

Is the display of Oriental rugs at the
Waldo, on Fourth street side. Every
lover Of the beautiful will find it inter;
esting and instructive. as some have al
ready found it so. aprilO-St.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Which Eve Is strongerf

Here is little test for your eyes
that will soon show you which Of them
is the stronger. Place an object about
two inches in diameter on level with
your eyes and move back from it about
ten feet. Then point to it and take
sight along the top Of your pointing
finger until the object and the tip Of
your finger are exactly in line with
the eye from which you are sighting.
Next open the other eye and see If the
object seems to have moved from the
straight line If it has not moved to
one side apparently, the eye with which
you first looked is the stronger, as the
addition of the others vision does not
change the focus. If the object seems
to have moved, it proves that the other
eye is the stronger, the difference be-
ing measured by the distance that the
object appears to have moved.
Try sighting with both eyes open
first. Then look with first one eye and
then the other and see how far out Of
line each makes the object appear. The
one that is farthest out of line is the
weaker eye.-Chicago Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
The ANCIENT DRAGON.
It's Nearest Representative Now Ia
the East Indian Tree Lizard.

the East Indian Tree Lizard.
The pterodactyl, whose fossil re-
mains have been found in the chalk
at Cambridge, England, and elsewhere,
with very varied spread Of wings,
which in the largest specimens must
have reached twenty-five feet, is al
most identical with the dragon Of
fable.
A bat-like creature, with an elevated
body and long neck ending in an alb
surdly small head with portentous
beak, it could run very swiftly, was a
fish eater, and could swim, or it flew
by means of huge membranous wings,
which connected its long fore quarters
with it's hind legs.
The nearest representative now Of
the ancient dragon is the tree lizard
Of the East Indies, which resembles
its fossil ancestors in form, but is in
finitely smaller in size. The ptero-
dactyl itself, however, evidently ex-
listed down to comparatively recent
geological period, and it is not at all
improbable that the traditional dragon
is described from the last living speci-
mems, as met with by primitive man.
London Telegraph.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
SECURED NOTHING
Three Masked Robber Held Up Train
Near Logan, Texae.

Delhart. Tex, Aug. Rock Island
passenger train No. 4, eastbound, was
held up at night about seventy miles
west of Delhart by three masked men
at small station named Logan. Engi-
neer G. e. Walker made the following
statement concerning the hold up:
I'VE had made our regular stop at
Logan when both myself and Fireman
were covered with guns and ordered
to move up. We did as ordered and
stopped the train at the end of the
switch. The robbers then made rs
uncouple the main and express cars
and run a short distance up the track,
where they again ordered us to stop,
when they proceeded to enter the ex.
press car and attacked the safe with
explosives. They exploded two sep
arate charges of dynamite on the safe,
hut failed to effect an entrance. Hav-
ing used up all their explosives they
made off in the darkness.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
France and Vatican Break OF.

Paris, Aug. 1.-Relations between
the French government and the Vati.
can, which have existed for century
have been definitely broken off and
may never be renewed. The concordat
has not been formally abrogated be-
cause this requires legislative action,
bat for the first time since the days
OF Bonaparte there is no French min.
lister accredited to the Vatican and
there is no papal nuncio competent 70
transact business with the French gov
eminent. Foreign Minister Delcasse
addressed note to the papal nuncio
to the effect that in consequence of the
rupture Of relations between France
and the Vatican his mission in Paris
no longer had any object.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Macedonian Peasants.

In magazine article on Macedonian
refugees the author describes them as
peasantry of the lowest type-dull
witted and Of poor physique, corrupt,
degraded and semisavage.
'"The gratitude Of Macedonian wom-
en- can occasionally be more alarming
than their indignation" says the au.
thor. ''They embrace me in hug Of
dirty rags, and they kiss me on both
cheeks. One poor old lady told me,
after this ceremony, that she had been
mourning the death Of her son for
eight years to such an extent that dur
ing all Of that period she had never
washed her head! No SOAP she cried,
will ever touch me again. mourn al
waysv"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05

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Among some of the wilder Tibetan
tribes In the Koko-nor there is curl
Gus marriage ceremonial function.
This consists in placing the girl, on
her wedding morn, in the upper part of
a tree, while her male relatives remain
on the lower limbs, or else in the back
part of her fathers tent or hut, while
these same relatives guard the en-
trance, in each case the latter being
armed with lolo thorn sticks.
The groom, when these preparations
have been completed, rides up and an
nounces his intention of seizing the
bride. This requires fortitude, for
the relatives beat him numerically
when he attempts to reach the woman.
If he manages to elude his assailants
and touch the toe of the woman she is
his, he is welcomed into the family
and complimented on his ardor. Should
he fail he suffers not only the incon-
venience Of being wifeless, but the
loss Of cattle and other presents given
during the negotiations. BY the sale
Of girl to one man, however, the ia
Their does not relinquish his claims up
on her, but may sell her to other suit
ors who come afterward, until she may
have half q dozen Observation-Disclosures
ers' Magazine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Bumps on the Head.

The lump raised by blow on the
head is due to the resistance offered
by the hard skull and it's close connec-
ton with the movable elastic scalp by
many circumscribed bands Of connec-
tive tissue.
The result of blow, when the scalp
is not cut, is the bruising and lacera-
ton of many of the SMALL blood YES
sells or capillaries. Blood or its fluid
constituent, serum, is poured into tie
meshes Of the surrounding connective
tissue, which is delicate, spongy, dis
tensible and cellular, and the well
known bump or lump Is quickly
formed. This cannot push inward at
all and naturally takes the line Of least
resistance. Similar Jumps may be
formed OH the shin in exactly the same
way, for the shin bone also is covered
only by skin and simultaneous con-
nective tissue.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Woes "a, nnjEditor.


When newspaper tells the simple
truth about bad man who is trying
to get into public place where he
can steal, the truth is called attack"
If when the same man runs for Office
the facts Of his past career are printed
to show the people what they may ex-
pect, the editor who prints these facts
is abused, and the rascal poses as a
martyr. When man turns out wrong.
as the editor said he would, if the edi-
tor says his prophecies came true, the
people accuse him of prosecuting q
man and ''kicking him when. he is
down." Yet If the paper says nothing
about bad. men who are trying to rob
the people they say that the editor is
bought off and that he has taken hush
money.-Emporia Gazette.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
MONEY SLANG.
Terms Applied to Coins and Bank
Notes In England.

1--WE may think there is q great deal
Of slang in English as we commonly
use 1t in this country" Mr.. ]. Il. Sora-
CHAN observes, "but in at least one re-
ypect the colloquial tongue of England
surpasses the wealth of terms we pos
sess in this regard, and that is the
slang relating to money. The American
uses astonishingly few slang words In
speaking of pieces Of money, perhaps
because he has greater respect for it.
A five cent piece is usually referred to
as a nickel, but this is practically the
only slang term applied to any of our
money in general use. A dime is Off
cially dime, and so is a quarter.
'But turn to the English appellations
for their money and hardly bit of it
is referred to under its authorized and
official designation. A shilling is seldom
called such in London. They call it a
bob and 'quid,' which means piece
Of tobacco in this country, is what they
term q pound. Sixpence they call q
tanner fourpence joey and penny
more often than not is unknown to the
otCCt 6diiliilo saw do u mas. "A Nap-
man will not tell you ride will cost
8 shillings, but that 1t will require a
bull to pay for 1t, and half crown is
half a bull These are prevailing ex-
pressions for the pieces Of money wide
ly handled, but proper terms for higher
amounts are kicked aside and COLO
quail terms substituted for them.
"At a race track If a bettor says he
has ventured pony on the probable
outcome of a race he does not mean
that as it would appear to us, but sim
ply that he has wagered EOS on the re-
suit Where money is handled IN large
amounts it is not an infrequent thing
to hear one say Of another that he has
monkey Of money, meaning that the
Individual referred to is the proud pos
SCISSOR of $500. So you see in compari-
son with this plethora of riches our
lone nickel is a poor crop Of monetary
slang indeed."-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
The Largest Cities of Antiquity.

The greatest cities of ancient times
were Babylon and Rome. The former
is said to have had an area of 100 to
200 square miles. It's houses were
three or four stories high, but palaces
and gardens occupied much Of the vast
area, so that the population was not
what these figures would seem to in
dictate. In fact. it is said by one his
torian that nine-tenths of this area
was taken up by gardens and orcherds.
The total population Of the city under
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and his son Evil Nero
dach is estimated at upward of 2,000-
Co., Rome reached, its greatest size
during the fourth century Of our era,
and its population was then about
100000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
SnNed hY n bullet Wound.

A soldier who served under General
Wolfe in the campaign resulting in the
fall of Quebec was dying of an abscess
in one of his lungs. "Well," said he,
las | am to die. | will die in battle"
and he insisted on joining the firing
line. Very soon he got bullet through
the lungs. The bullet pierced the alb
scess at the psychological moment. and
drained it. The surgeons were able
easily to cure the bullet wound, and
that soldier lived for many year af-
terward
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
AFGHAN FEUDS.
Towers of Refuge From Which the
Warfare Is Conducted.

Towers of Refuge From Which the
Warfare Is Conducted.
In Afghanistan the people are good
haters. The blood feud exists in all
Afghan tribes. When murder Oc-
ours the avenger does not limit his re-
prisal to the murderer, but kills any
relative that comes handy. This, in
turn, calls for counter attack, and in
time matters become so complicated
that whole families are wiped out.
When the tribe is called upon to meet
common enemy the heads Of the
families who have had quarrel bury
two stones side by side in the presence
of the mollah as symbolic of the feud
being put out Of sight during the pub
lie danger. When affairs revert to
their normal state the stones are SOL
EMMY disinterred and the two parties
are free to go on shooting at each other
again.
Every Afghan villager Of moderate
means owns tower Of refuge standing
at the corner Of his courtyard. These
towers, made of stone and mud, are
perfectly solid for the lower twenty
feet or so, the top being surrounded by
loophole wall and covered over to
make it habitabie. The base is protect
ed by gallery, and the only means Of
ascent is by rope and a hole just
large enough for one man to crawl
through. Whenever a man has made
things too hot for himself he takes
refuge in his tower, and by the I'M
written law of the country he can
never be starved out so long as food
and water are brought to him by a
woman.
A traveller in Afghanistan tells Of
seeing one tower of refuge whose occu-
pant had not stirred outside for ten
years. His only amusement was TAX
ing shots at the occupant Of another
tower, which were duly returned. In
the meantime their wives visited each
other and gossiped and were on terms
Of perfect amity.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
GERMANY THREATENS.
VIII Dissolve Diplomatic Relations
Unless Venezuela Pays.

Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Aug.
l 1t is reported that Herr PeldraD,
the German minister at Caracas, has
delivered an ultimatum demanding
the immediate payment by the Venezu-
elan government of the interest on the
amount of the award to be paid to Ger
many as stipulated in the protocols
signed by Herbert w. Bowen, repre-.
senting Venezuela in February, 1908.
If this demand is not complied with,
the report says, the minister will leave
Caracas Aug. 4.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Gen. MiIes's. Wife Dead.

West Point, N. Y, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Mel.
son A. Miles, wife of Lieut.-Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, former commander OF
the army, is dead Of heart disease.
She and Gen. Miles had been visiting
their son, Sherman, who is student
at the military academy. Gen. Miles
was not present at the time of his
wife death, having gone out of town.
Mrs. Miles was GO years old.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
The wisdom Of Babes.

A lady and her little daughter We're
walking through Grosvenor square
when they came to a portion Of the
road strewn with straw. whats that
for, maj" said the child, to which the
mother replied, 1.-THE lady who lives In
that house, my dear, has had little
baby girl sent to her." The child walk
ed along for a few yards and then.
turning and nodding at the straw,
said, lawfully well packed, mast.
james Gazette.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
His Little Joke.

Said the regular customer Of the res
taurant as he stopped at the desk to
pay his bill: Where did you get that
beef you are serving today" whats
the matter with itT aggressively asked
the cashier, who scented another kick.
There's nothing the matter with tt;
that's why asked"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
sxmpnthetic or otherwi.e.

"Ob, just listen to me-" finally ex-
claimed Mrs. Chatters self reproach-
fully, annoying you with all this talk
about Mrs. Nexdore's shameful treat
ment of me and all my other troubles"
mot at all. my DEAR" replied the
man rather ambiguousiy. I'm glad to
hear t."-Philadelphia Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05

Success in law requires, first, good
deal of money; second, good deal OF
patience; third, good cause; fourth, o
good lawyer; fifth, a good counsel;
sixth, good witnesses; seventh, good
jury; eighth, good Judge, and, ninth,
good luck.-Exchange.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Big Reward For Bandits.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-The officials of the
Illinois Central railroad offer reward
Of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction
of the bandits who held up the Dia-
mond special Monday night near Hat
teson, ILL.,, reward of $1,000 being
placed on the head of each of the rob-
bers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
The Cause Of the Trouble.

"What is the matter with that ba-
byY growled an irascible husband as
the little one persisted in bowling and
kicking to the extent Of his little might
1.-THE matter is, sir" calmly replied
the wife as she strobe up and down the
room, "the matter is that this baby in
herits your temper"
And the husband returned to his pa
per with a gloomier look than before.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05

All of which is respectfully submitted.
FRED EDWARDS
City Clerk
Aid. Nichols presented following report,
which was upon motion, adopted and ordered
Owosso, Mich July LIST, 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common @ oun-
ell Of the City of Owosso:
Gentlemen 1.-The following is complete
report of the receipts and expenditures Of the
Board OF Public Works for the month of June,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05

"I'll have you know that belong
to Chicago" said the stranger.
"'Deed, an wha'd haze thocht it7"
quoth the skeptic Scot. "Frae the wey
we've been speaking 1 thocht Chicago
belonged tae you."--Glasgow Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Worlds Fair Excursions via Grand
Trunk Railway System.

Excursion tickets on sale daily com
mencing April 25, 1904, and continuing
during the period of the Exposition.
Fares from Owosso to st. Louis and
return:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk.

1t was moved and supported that an order be
drawn In favor OF Andrew Geek for SAL 10 for
balance due on grading Of Mulberry street,
which was carried, ayes nays0.
1t was moved and supported that the Mayor
appoint committee Of three to investiga ;e
the cost Of grading South Street; also to ascer
tain what it will cost to purchase the north half
of same and report back to this Council, which
was carried.
Mayor appointed as such committee Aid, Co.
pas, BRANDED and Lamfrom.
AID Sturtevant presented the deed and ab.
stract from Mr. Carr to the City of piece Of
land on King street.
1t was moved and supported that order
be drawn IN favor of Mr.. Carr for 1854 90, as
payment VI same. which motion did not pre-
vail. Ayes Sturtevant, Nichols, Lamfrom
Nays, Copas, Brown, BRANDED, Rigley, Wash
burn, Campbell.
1t was moved and supported that the Com
mittee on Ways and Means be instructed to
have Ball street sprinkled. from Exchange
street to Mason street with the City team,
which motion did not prevail; ayes. Sturtevant
Nichols .Copas, Rigley nays, Lamfrom. Brown
BRANDED, Washturn, Campbell
Upon motion, Council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05

All Of which Is respectfuIIy submitted
FRED UPWARDS,
Secretary.
Street Commissioners report for the week
ending July q, was presented, read and order
ed placed on file and not printed.
Aid. Copas presented report from the
Street Commissioner. on the cost Of the culvert
on River street, which was ordered placed on
&c City Attorney reported that he had investi-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
gated the bill Of E. A. Gould, for 50 os, and

49,, A. IN, an . |,o-,a g. az no "a
gaseu sno ~. pa,i Q. ~ a Souia, ior 20 oo' anu
iouna snae .ne SAINT was correc' A. c,.u
CierS be instructsd to ayew an order In IN yor
Of n. A. Csouid for 81 az which was carried .
ayes o. navs'0 W
Committee on claims ana accounts reportea
favorable on accounts as above presented,
unanimous consent being gwen, same was al
lowed, ayes " nays0. - c..-
was moved ana supported tnsn sne 80 ny ny
assessor pe requested 10 ieave the poohs OF the
city with the CITY Treasurer, when ne Is out
OF tne once, which was carried.
!, AID. Lamfrom offered the Following resoin'
tion, which was upon motion adopted ayes y,
nSysO; c.u .s...h c,.uc,.-,.
Resolved by this Councii tnat tne Olty Clerk
De ana Is hereby instruc LED 70 draw orders yz
one Tor $oOo In favor OF flrs no Nauonal BANK OF
Ypsilanti, due Aug; l. on e2O0oo water works
bonds; one ior $3.50 IN iavor OF wayne 20.
SAVINGS Bank Que aug; Il on sloooV water
works Bonds; one TOT eaoo In favor OF Cnase
National Bank, New YORK, due Aug, on %5ooo9
saving bonus' Ill out OF tne INTEREST anobohu
FUND
me Dill OF Dr. "A; u. Arnold for toOofor dress
ing hremans mead ana attendance, amounting
to i've dollars, was presented. IL was moved
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05

Aid Nichols presented following report,
which was upon motion adopted and ordered
placed on file
Owosso, Mich. July /, 1904
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Owosso:
Gentlemen
Following is a complete report of the re-
CENTS and expenditures of the City of Owosso
co. %ba month endinv June no. 1904
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05

Cash on hand July LIST, 1904 Sl6O3l 80
An of which is respectfully submitted,
THos. KERwIN,
Citv Treasurer.