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nave noticed the hoof prints leading
him all the way. The girl had done
foolish thing To ride down into that
sombcr gorge. where III" cinnamon
bear hid away for his MONDAY sleep
and great lizards crawlcd up and
down and Missed al the ScrpentS. but
she was Il girl of whimS. ana this was
one of them. She not only entered the
canyons mouth. but forced her Won
dering and frightened pony along over
the stony trail until She could no Ion
ger see daylight unless looking up
ward. She WAS halted there when the
thunder began To roll and the light
ming 10 flash. and she had not yet
turned her horse when Private O'Day.
farther down and off his horse and I'M
der the shelter of n ledge. heard n
sound no man forgctS after hearing il
once The big black cloud. with its
tens of thousands of barrels of water.
had hit the peak of the mountain and
burst. and the Jar and roar of il was
followed 10y the swishing and swash-
ing of a torrent coming down the can
Jon. The soldier had sprung for his
horse to mount and away when he
heard the clatter of the pony's hoofs.
and next moment the animal slipped
and fell ut his feet and flung its rider
over its head. O'Day saw that it was
n girl. but without knowing her iden-
tity he picked her M as she lay in an
unconscious state. placed her an the
saddle before him and made the race.
The waters were throwing spray clear
over him as he dcbouchcd from the
canyons mouth and wheeled Ia the
left
My man. said the major To him
that afternoon after calling him To
headquarters. II want Ia shake hands
with you and call You a brave man
and tell You how grateful | am. You
are released from arrest. and no new
charges are pending. As To anything
further"
The WILDLY woman who laundcrs
for barracks No. . AMI has $50 in
bank promised an hour ago To marry
me. and there will bc no anything fur
Their IL it, replied Private oDay rs
he salutcd and turned on his heel.
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The SIur.ard In After Life.

In our family Of five boys there was
never one who jumped out of bed nm
Ill he WAS pulled ont or dabbed with {;
wet sponge
Yet here is the faithful record OF III,
five sluggardS:
Aged Thirty Manager of large man
ufacturin- works.
Aged Twenty seven Doctor; medal
list with honur>
Aged Twenty three NJ \. nj eight
cen years old; now going up for his
last half "f his final for IL. H.
Aged Twenty Student in medicine
carried AL before him in every exam.
Aged Fifteen Head boy Of his school
Yet every one of uS was called lazy
and every one will Ia this day nj any
time. morning. noon anI night. EMO!
repose when hc can snatch il.
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3 Cents

Eight cents a pound is
What a young woman paid for
.wclvc pounds of flesh.
She was thin and weak and
aid enc dollar for a bottle OF
, OTIS Emulsion, and by tax
= regular doses had gained
wclvc pounds in weight before
he bottle was finished.
Eight cents a pound IS
aoap for such valuable ma
crlal. Some pay more, some
-, some get nothing for
heir money. You get your
moneys worth when you buy
Scots Emulsion.
We will send you a little
free.
SCOTT * BOVINE. CHEMISTS,
100 Pearl Street, New York
soc. and sr.oo; all druggists.
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daily except saturday and Sunday
II saturday only.
l.6and Daily except sunday
No. i gets connection al Berlin from ID NJ 4
'. train No. ~s. north. AMI connects at Salisbury
al \. y. 4. Il y. Junction with y V T.. Il \
train No. -. north.
\" connects AT salisbury at y Y T.. k'N
Junction with y. Y. =. X y. train No -. south
aud AZ Berlin with u. NJ. Il V. train No. ~,
SOUTH
No. 3gcts connection AT y. Y. T.. Il y junction
from y. y T. X y. train No. NJ north
NJ. 2conncct> al Y. Y. T. II y Junction with
\. Y, T. " y. train NJ. ~ north.
Connection made with steamer lines at Easton
Vienna and Salisbury.
WILLARD THOMSON. Gcn'lManagcr
i NJ Rl@H. A. ! BENJAMIN.
Pass. Agent. ~u,i & Div Pass Art
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BALTIC. Chesa. & Atlantic Rv. Co.

steamer connections between Pier g. Light Il
Wharf. baltimore, and the Railway Iii
vision at Clnihnrii,.
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RAILWAY DIVISION
WE>TE,I'SD

Time Table in Effect | ~ \. NJ. Monday. scr,
TENDER H. 1893
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PocOMoKE RIVER LINE,
BaItimorc-S Snow Hill Route

Baltimorc-S Snow Hill Route
The Steamer Maryland leaves Snow Hill at d
o'clock a. M. every Monday and Thursday
weather permitting stopping at Maiaponi,
Pocomokc City p. m. Powcll's. Rchoboth
Cedar Hall. PITTS wharf. Shciltowu. Saxis
Pier. Onancock 2.50p IN. Finncy's. Tangicr
island 30 p. m. crisficld & p. m, arriving in
baltimore O'Clock next morning.
Returning tho Steamer leaves Baltimore
from pier foot Of South street at 500 p. m.
every Tuesday and Friday for points named.
arriving nj Crsfield On p. m. Tangicr Island
, 10 a. m. onancock :0a. III. Saxis Pier. Shell
town. Pitts Wharf. Cedar Hall. Rehoboth.
Powclls. Pocomokc City ~ .. m. Snow Hill
3.;N p. III.
I. A. JOYNES. Superintendent.
r.. MURDOCH Passenger Agent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
WAYS OF The MAePIE.
The BIRD Is soeiabie. secreuve and
Fun OF Mischief.


The magpie has the same sort OF So
liability. the same secredveness, the
same thirst for education-of a certain
kind-the same inherent and lneradica-
bic love OF mischief as has that very
versatile bird the raven. Not that in in
teilect and strength Of character she is
In any way equal to the raven. Fun
she has In abundance, but hardly hui
NOR. Conscious humor. that high and
rare gift of man which interpenetfates
and colors everything in life. is, l
think. possessed in germ by the raven
and the raven alone. You see it in his
eye, iii the pose of his head, in his
walk, in every movement of his body.
The eye of the maybe is, like the wit
of Dickens. always on the move, nery
GUS, excitable. glittering, scintillating.
The eye Of the raven is Ike the humor
Of Goldsmith. 1t has faraway look.
it dreams. 1t thinks, at BODIES and II
bodes." II all but smiles. The magpie
Will pick up many words, or even SEN
fences. and the old superstition that
she viii only talk or talk well II her
tongue Is slit with a thin and sharp
silver sixpenee died natural death
about the time that the coins of the
realm had to be ''milled" and so were
rendered unsuitable for so stupidity
cruel an operation.-R. Bosworth Smith
in Nineteenth Century.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26

Anaxagoras, the Athenian philoso-
pher, who fiourished in the fifth cen
fury before Christ. taught his scholars
that wind was air sot in motion by
rarefaction: that the moon owed her
light giving properties TO the sun; that
the rainbow was the resulting phenom-
enon of reflection; that comets were wan.
dering stars, and that the fixed stars
were at an Unreasonable distance be-
yond the sun. besides giving them many
other ideas thought to belong to more
modern times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
A Newspaper Worth Reading.

The Pittsburg Times is conservatiy,
careful newspaper for particular people
Its statements of fact and comments on
them are concise and correct. Its de
partments are in charge of experts, and
its authority in all matters pertaining
to the events of the world at large and
OF tae community it represents more
particularly is recognized. 1t has nc
Sunday edition, and its position in that
regard III Pittsburg is as unique as its
thorough reliability in every way
uStaunchly Republican in political policy
II yet gives all the news OF all parties
t. moral tone is high, and churchmen Of
every creed find in its columns more
news of their interests and work than
in all its cotemporarics combined
Sports are given the prominence they
deserve and no more. The news con.
Bcerning them is bright, timely and ade-
|quate, for the work is done by mas.
ter. Theaters in The Times as in no
other paper have the truth told about
them and the plays they offer No bust
ness considerations ever interfere with
the publication Of CRITICISMS thai really
criticise in this department. too, the
work is done by a master. Society and
the affairs OF women find careful and
complete exposition on the page devoted
to them. Industrial matters are accord.
led the prominence they merit in Pitts
burg paper, while the stock market is
given the attention that has brought
the Times into the front rank OF fnan-
Gal authorities. Above all The Times
is a model not only Of brevity of state
ment but of dignifed simplicity in its
typographical appearance. It ofFends
neither the eye nor the sensi5ilities.
Those things that are Of Importance are
treated accordingly. Those that are I'M
important are handled in keeping with
their value. Each issue Of The Times
i a days history of events the wide
aI7arld rcund. MS price i one cent daily
e $500 a year.
q
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THREE srEcrAL TOURS
TO FLORIDA.
Baltimore & Ohio aRilroad via Washing
ton at Very Low Rates.
January &C. VIA seaboard AIN Line.

January a6, via Seaboard Air Line.
Tickets including, in addition to round
trip railroad fare, sleeping car accom-.
modations and meals en- route Washing.
ton Jacksonville and return. Returning,
leave Jacksonville February 10.
February 9, via Southern Railway.
Tickets including, in addition to round
trip railroad fare. sleeping car accom-.
modations and meals en- route Washing
ton to Jacksonville. Returning, leave
Jacksonville February "a.
March 9, via Atlantic Coast Line.
Tickets including, in addition to round
trip railroad fare, sleeping car aecommo-
dations and meals en- route Washing.
son to Jacksonville, but not for the re-.
turn. Returning, tickets win be good
on any regular train until May 81, 1904.
For detailed information, call upon
baltimore & Ohio ticket agents.
dec3l-mars
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A Very Close Can.

q stuck to my engine, although every
joint ached and every nerve was racked
with. pain" writes G. W. eBllany. To-
connective fireman, Of Burlington, Iowa.
4 was weak and pale, without any ap.
petite and all run down. As was about
TO give up, got bottle of Electric
Bitters, and alter taking it, felt as
well as ever did in my life" Weak
sickly, run down people always gain new
life, strength and vigor from their use
Try them. ABSTRACTION guaranteed by
Frank G. Bland, druggists. Price soc.
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K. OF P.
BENEFIT
COMING
The Haliam Company Win Present the
Lodge Play at the Grand
February 8.

To all knights of Pythias and their
friends:
''Clarksburg Lodge, No. 80, has been
fortunate enough TO close contract
with the +. R. Haliam Company to place
upon the stage at the Grand Opera
House in this city on the evening Of the
9th of February, the dramatized version
of the story Of Damon and Pythias.
at was this dramatized version of the
version that gave Justis II. Rathbone
the first idea of founding the order of
knights of Pythias, and every member
OF the order as well as all VINO hope some
day 30 become members and oil lovers of
the beautiful story of friendship and
fidelity should witness this production.
''This production is given, not so much
for the benefit OF this lodge, but for the
advancement and upbuilding OF our be-
loved order, and every X. of P. who has
friends whom he thinks will make good
members of the order should endeavOr
to get them 10 come and witness this
play. This production is to be played
by professional troup, composed OF
first-class actors, among whom is Mr..
Frank Henning, of Wheeling, w. Va,
who will be remembered by number of
people in this community as having ap-
peared in this city number of years
ago in Shakespearian role.
The indications are that the house
will be crowded TO its utmost capacity.
On this account, we want to give mem
beers of the order and their friends a
chance for seats before they are offered
10 tine general public.
Those having their names on the sub
scriptin list will be given the chance of
securing their choice OF seats one day
in advance of those being Offered to the
public.
"You can have your name placed on
the subscription list by calling in person
on amy member OF the committee, or by
dropping either OF them postal card
stating how many tickets you desire.
or if you are at assistance from the city
and will be unable TO get to the ticket
office and select your seats on the day
that the tickets are placed on sale, the
conm5ttee will make the selection for
you, if you will enclose the amount of
your tickets to any one of them, stat-
ing in what part of the house you de-
sire to secure scat, and the committee
will be glad to serve you TO the best
advantage.
''rhe committee has already mum
Der of selections to make The price of
tickets will be SOC, 75c and slOO.
ATord Lewis,
". A. Fletcher,
E. w. Holden,
J. II. Henderson,
G. A. Chambers, .
Committee.
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LoAR & WHITE

Are justly proud of the shoes they
sell, being made by the most celebrated
shoe makers in the world. The Stetson
shoe for high grade, have neatness, com
fort and elegant style, that cannot be
surpassed. The ]. f. Tilt shoe for med
ium grade, and the most comfortable
long wearing shoes THAT can be found
any where, and the Excelsior shoes for
boys, cannot be beat. Each man or boy
who wears a pair of these shoes is a
customer and friend to the firm who
sold them. iau.26-lt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
THE KANGARoo's STORY.
why the Does Throw Their Young
Away when Hard Pressed.

w ny the DoEb throw AAEAE LoGAss
Away When Hard Pressed.
II have heard that men folk in their
blindness deem our does 10 be lacking
in the proper instincts Of maternity be-
cause they have found that doe kan
CARGO when hunted will throw away
fits offspring to save its own skin by
Fastening It's speed. This" says Old
Man Jack In the Autobiography OF
an Australian Kangaroo in Pearson's
Magazine, is simply scandalous and
foolish.
Men people are evidently not aware
that our youngsters use the mothers
pouch almost mp 10 the age of maturity.
Would they have our does attempt to
ny from dogs and men and horses
with youngsters weighing nearly fifty
pounds in their pouches? The thing
would be impossible.
Among us mother Is taught to toss
her youngsters to place of safety
when she is hard pressed. If she could
not throw it to place far safer III the
circumstances than her own pouch she
would turn at bay with 1t and face any
odds.
in the case Of my mother, when we
We're chased, and sure as the hunt be-
came dangerous she would pause. draw
me out of her pouch. throw me careful,
Iy into long scrub on her right. then
turn sharply TO her left. pause again
until the hounds had seen her and then
be of like the wind straight away
from me-"
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AN IMpoRTNAT FEATURE

OF every store that would have sue
cess, is to have the goods that the peo-
pie want. Doar & White, the correct
clothiers, on Third street. have well
earned the reputation Of having the
goods that the people want in great
variety, and at the right price. This
fact has been proven over and over
again by all our people. If you do not
believe it, SO and see them IN their
beautiful store and be convinced.
ian.26- 1t.
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A Night Alarm.

Worse than an alarm of fire at night
is TIE brassy cought of Group, which
sounds like the children's death knell,
and IT means death unless something is
done quickly. Foley's Honey and Tar
never fails to give instant relief and
quickly cures the wost forms of Group.
Mrs. P. L. cordier, of Warrington, Ky,
writes; "My three-year-old girl had a
severe case of Group; the doctor said she
could not live. got bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar. The first dose gave
quick relief, and it saved her life" For
sale by Stone & Mercer, C. D. sturm &
Go. and Il. J. Criss.
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Take it in Time
Just as Scores of clarksburg People
Have.

Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect the aching back,
Urinary troubles, diabetes, surely fol,
low.
Doans Kidney Pills relieve uackaehe
Cure every kidney i'll.
Clarksburg citizens endorse them.
w. NJ. Cross, stationary engineer al
the Walthour Candy Co., residence 1921
jackson street, says: st is some year,
since ] first noticed that my back could
not be depended upon, and latterly / wa:
scarcely ever free from pain for one
attack Of backache was leaving just a.
its successor followed, so that / never
knew the moment when The aching ceas.
ed. Many time / could scarcely gel
around and when at work was compelled
to go about stopper, enddring twinges
of dull nagging aching almost unbearable
To climb around the engine oiling it was
often impossible, and | have on more
than one occasion called assistance. As
if backache Of the pronounced kind was
not sufficient to annoy the ordinary NOR.
tai there was ADDED to it a weakness in
the action OF the kidney secretions plain.
y proving to me that my kindneys re.
quired attention. ! used medicine un.
stintingly and spent lot OF money look.
ing for help before Doan's Kidney Pills
were brought to my notice. An ad.
vertisement about them containing tes-
timonials which were rather flattering in.
fluenced me to go to Wells & Haymak.
er's drug store for a box. A few days
trea tment convinced me that they were
acting upon the cause, and continue.
ton of the treatment until I had used
two boxes stopped the last attack. My
back at the present time is stronger thar
it has been for years"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sol,
agents for the United States. Remembel
the name-Doan's-and take no substi
tute.
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Got That SACK william Ten Flour YETI
WHY WINE FIRST TO HOST,


In America Mere Formally, but In
Italy a Real Necessity
The wine was opened dextrously by
the waiter, WHO before serving the
guests poured few drops into the
hosts glass
Why did this waiter give you a lit
tie wine before helping The rest OF usY'
asked man Of curious mind.
oh" said the host. that's always
done"
Il know It's always done, That does
not an7wer my question. though. Here.
walter" TIE man persisted. .you tell
me why when You open bottle OF
wine you pour u few drops into the
hosts glass before serving the guests
The waiter smiled and answered:
''Its a natter of form. sir: an old
custom. II politcness. It's origin lies in
the fact that after the removal OF the
cork tl.ese nlgl.t he left in The neck Of
tie bottle Il llttlF dust or few specks
of cork. The first drops poured out
would In that event contain the dust or
the cork, and thus the guest were he
served first might get this refuse; hence
the host is given the first drops.
"As matter OF fact If you know
how to open Wine you have no difficulty
in keeping the bottles neck clean. Tile
custom. therefore. is Formally In
America. In italy. though. II is real
necessity. for over there they pour n
little oil In the necl;s OF their bottles OF
native wine before corking on the
ground that this makes the wine air
tight No doubt II does. but It also In
some cases glycs to tire first glass from
the bottle u decidedly oily favor There
fore the first glass ihe host CALAMITY
takes. Philadelphia Record.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
servants In Germany.

II is difficult in Germany for a pro-
fessional rogue to enter family as a
domestic servant. There every servant
has character book, in which the mis-
tress must enter the dates of the COM
ing and leaving of the servant, with
her character Willie in service. This
the girl is obliged to take TO the near
est police station and have 1t dated
with the official stamp, thus preventing
the manufacture of bogus recommen-
dations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
Sure of n Fine Funeral.

Larry" said merchant TO a sturdy
Irisbman in his employ, ARE you saw.
ing any of your money!
''Indade am, sor," replied Larry,
"Pve got $500 hid away in safe
place.
but it isn't public spirited policy
TO hoard money away" remarked the
merchant, thinking TO quiz him. you
ought to deposit it in a good bank, so
as to keep 1t in circulation
Sure it'll all go into cirkylation the
second day afther Fin dead. sor." said
Larry proudly. Youths Companion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
Saved from Terrible Death.

The family of Mrs. N. L. Bobbitt, OF
Bargerton, Tenn, saw her dying and
were pcwerless to save her. The most
skilled physicians and every remedy
used, failed, while consumption was
slowly but surely taking her life. In
this terrible hour D. Kings New Dis.
covey for Consumption tuned despair
into joy. The asrt bottle borught i'm.
mediate elief and its continued use com.
pletely cured her. Its the most certain
cure in the world for all throat and lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles soc and
sl.oo. Trial bottles free at Frank G.
BANDS drug store.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
Lust one niinnta.

a1e Minute cuugh Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills the mi.
crobe which tickles the mucous mem
brane, causing the cough, and at the
same time clears the phlegm, draws out
the Inflammation and heals and soothes
the affected parts. One Minute Cough
Cure strengthens the lungs, wards of
pneumonia and is harmless and never
failing cure in all durable cases OF
coughs, colds and Group. One Minute
Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harmless
and good alike for young and old. For
sale by Wells & Haymaker.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26

Amos Cummings of New York uset
to tell this story of his first assignment
us newspaper reporter: He was sen
out to write up an accident where al
Irish hodcarrier was injured in a fal
from building. He arrived Just a,
two officer were assisting the injured
man into the ambulance.
whats his name?. asked Cumming
Of one of the officers. at the same mo
ment pulling out his pad and pencil.
The Irishman heard him and, mistak
ing him for the timekeeper on the job
exclaimed, with look of disgust GOV
ering his face:
Isn't it trouble enough to fall thre,
stories without being locked for thu
few moments lose going to the hos
pital?,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
Ten Years in Bed.

R. A. Gray, J. P, oakville, Ind.
writes: For ten years / was confined tc
my bed with disease OF my kidneys. IT
vas so severe that l could not move part
Of the time. | consulted the very best
medical skin available, but could get nc
relief until Foleyis Kidney Cure wa.
recommended to me. It has been God.
'ented to me.' For sale by Stone & Mer.
ser, g. D. stunn & Co., and R. j. Criss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-26
WHAT'S In a Name?

Everything is in the name when il
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C. De.
Witt & Co, OF Chicago discovered some
years ago how to make a salve from
Which Hazel that is a specific for piles
For blind. bleeding, itching and protr,d
ing piles, eczema, cuts, burns, bruises and
all skin diseases DeWitt's SAWS has nj
equal. This has given rise to numerou:
worthless counterfeits. Ask for De
Witts-the genuine. Sold by Wells 4
Haymaker.
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THE BIGGEST AND BEST

Clothing store Is the well known firm
of Loar & White, who will correctly fit
the young and old, the rich and poor
not only with one of their correct gar
ments, but will fit your pocket book as
well. Their mammoth stock consists OF
the latest and best styles with prices to
sun all. ian.26-lt,