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The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Eighty million dollars In gold is an
imposing sum for a nation to produce
in q single year, yet the output of
yellow metal sinks into insignifcance
when ranged alongside the value of
crops which the tillers of the soil place
on the worlds markets. Last year
the combined value Of the wheat, cot
ton and corn crops was approximately
R2,6O0,0OO,000. Added to this was the
hay crop, valued at more than $780,
100000; the oats crop, worth half as
much; yield of potatoes representing
$3.50, 900 600, besides barley, tobacco
and rye and tiaxseed crops aggregat-
ing $185. .000, 900 more. All things con-
sidered which are taken into account
In estimating the products of the soil,
the total contribution of the farmers to
the nations wealth in 1904 approx
mated $4,000, 100000.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
ANOTHER '.FlsR STORY.o

@ee~~~NNeo1

Ravens and Norton had haor
ing their youth by morntng,s f,sh,n, sa.
on the pier, says the Chicago NaI.s
They hooked long string Of no,", 49,
and walked homeward with rHaSn' go
through the shady streets No.S A
talked OF the mornings snort yv,tS 1tStsOa w
thusiasm' and expatiated on the vo,ns T.,
Of perch as pan-fish. 's4ue
Yes, responded Hayena ..ran,
them cooked In batter, don't you3n 'AAS
| 7 like them most any wayn, ro,,,,o,
Norton. Aephed
7 say, Norton, you take the who,o
string home. You'll enjoy HAVING o''o =
good, big mess"
~ "oh, no, you take them. ! o,,ou.
you like them as much as I don
We'll, the truth is, if I take thor,
home I'll have to clean them" 'N''"
u can't say I'm hankering for, +hn
job myself" laughed Norton. S
Just as he spoke, q young womou
appeared at the. door of honaa or tba-
were passing. 2 aass : '"eS>
Wnae1 me lot of HshP' she ex.
claimed. You've had great luck"
"Yes, indeed, Mrs. Jasper" .n
swered Havens, holding up the str,nr
with pride. "And they're all for vo,, .
he added, with sudden inspiration
Its very good of you, but really
oughtn't to accept them"
"Oh' you must take them" insisted
Havens.
But really, don't feel that ~
Nov not. another word" interr,,n+
ed Norton. "I'll carry them round to
the kitchen" and he quickly deposited
the string on the side porch.
At 8 o'clock that evening when uo
Vens answered his telephone, a Meas,
ant voice said:
lis that you, Mr.. Havens? Mr.
Brown and l are wondering If you and
Mrs. Havens wouldn't like some Mo.
fish for your breakfastY
HAS Mr.. Brown been ashipg7r
asked Havens.
mo, the fish were given us. and
Herbert is too tired to clean them -
replied Mrs. Brown, in a somewhat
embarrassed tone. John Stuart eave
them to us. He said Mrs. Jasper sent
them to his aunt early this afternoon,
so they must be quite fresh. They ara
perch-splendid perch. Don't Won
think you would like them?"
1T is very kind Of you to think op
US, but believe our breakfast Ia al.
ready planned. Why don't you send
them to Norton and his motherY They
might be treat to them"
THANK you for the suggestion,
did so hate to see them wasted! Good
nightg'
Havens laughed SO heartily as hs
hung up the receiver that his wife
called out to know what the joke was.
Just a new fish story" he an.
swered.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Canadians are in the habit of speak
ing with some loftiness of the greater
aureness and celerity of justice in the
dominion as compared with the United
States. The circumstance that Messrs.
Gaynor and Greene were enabled for
four years to resist extradition by vir-
tue of Canadian legal technicalities is
likely to be cited hereafter when our
friends on the north begin to sound
the praises Of Canadian Justice Gay
nor and Greene, 1t may be remember
Cd, had 100000 In cash with them
when they went to Canada.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Stand Where You Are.

How many there are in the world
about us whose life Is an utter fail
ure to carry out the work God de-
signed them to do, and for which He
placed them in this present genera
ton, These are those who
are no more than mere machines the
shape Of men and women, and of no
more benefit or service than just to
I'LL up blank spaces. In the great en-
thusiasm of what they might do some
where else, and In other circumstances
and surroundings, they are continu-
ally crying, "Give US a place to stand.
and we will move, the world" while
they ignore the true philosophy Of a
mans life and action: Stand where
you are and move the world. d."-Win-
lam B. Smith.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

century I'm this naive comment: SIN
her character and conversation she is
trreproachable, and from long ac-
quaintance with her, I am told, one
would never hear from her word
that would betray her learning" This
grave young gentleman free-born
American too admired the lady for
not betraying what was best In her
mind. No wonder that at almost the
same time Jane Austen, with fine, gem
tie irony, apologies for heroine who
blushed at her ignorance; Where
people wish to attach" she writes,
they should always be ignorant. To
come with a wellinformed mind Ia to
come with an inability of administer
ing to the vanity of others, which a
sensible person would always wish to
avoid. A woman especially, IL she
have the misfortune of knowing any.
thing, should conceal it as we'll as she
can" II modern woman had nothing
else to rejoice in, she could at least
congratulate herself that the sting has
gone out Of such words as "blue-
stocking" that q man is no longer
ashamed to have his daughter or his
wife learned, and that the display of
learning in a woman is limited only
by the same good taste, modesty and
choice Of occasion which limit a sim
liar display in a man.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
The Hardest Reroism.

1t is harder to do our best in little
things than in big things. Probably
that Is why most Of US have little
things to do most of the time-so that
we shall not lack in the best Of trai1-
Ing. steady-golng goodness in the
commonplaces Of life puts greater
demand upon the fiber of character
than the situation that calls for what
Is known as heroism. The soldier who
serves his country faithfully in camp
or garrison without ever being called
into action against the enemy is put
to severer test than the soldier whose
name Is deserVedly in the newspaper
headlines for bravery and skill in the
emergency Of battle. Heroic action in
an emergency is prepared for, to be
sure, by this same steady-going faith
fulness in little things, but the great
est heroes are those who never have
a chance to seem heroic.-Sunday-
school Times.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Invention "a. ahot.

Watts, the inventor Of leaden shot,
once fell into drunken sleep and
dreamt that it was raining molten
lead, which in falling took the shape
Of millions of peas.
When he awoke. be determined to
try the effect of dropping molten lead
from considerable height, In accord,
ance with the conditions of his dream
The result was an exact ,fuffillment
of what he had pictured in his sleep
and his. experiments were the .founda,
tion upon which he was able to build
up a substantial fortune.
The highest shot tower is at Villach
in Carinthia, where there is a fall OF
249 feet. After cooling, shot is sifted
to separate the sizes, and polished by
rotary motion In small octagonaj
boxes.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Wild Boar Is Fearless,

/ The wild boar never loses his head
Or his heart; such courage I have
never beheld in any four-footed Great
ure, says writer in Outing. He has
all the cunning commonly accredited
to the devil and in his rage Is a de-
mon that will charge anything Of any
size. l have seen small boar work
his way through pack Of dogs and
his smaller brother, the peccary, in
Brazil, send a man up tree and keep
him there. .
The boar looks ungainly, but the In
dian species is as feet as q horse for
about three-quarters of a mile. He
begins with flight, shifts to cunning
and finally stands to the fight with
magnificent courage, facing any odds.
AS, riding upon him, you are about to
plant your spear he will dart-"jink,"
as they call it in India-to one side.
repeating the performance several
times, until he finds he cannot shake
you, when, suddenly turning, with
ears cooked and eyes glittering, he will
charge furiously. If not squarely met
with a well-aimed and firmly held
spear, he will upset both horse and
rider. Hurting himself again and
again against the surrounding snears.
he will keep up his charge until killed.
when he dies without gFoan.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Not long ago, says a well-known
university graduate, an old New Eng
land preparatory school found itself
30 Overcrowded that its income would
not meet expenses. 1t was proposed
to raise the tuition, a measure that
would have solved the financial diff
Guilty, but would have shut out boys
of limited means, such as before had
been able to work their way through,
and were now among the best gradu-
ates Of the school. The cry Went out
to increase the endowment for the
sake Of the poor boys. II shall re-
spond," said one rich graduate, who
had growing family, mot so much on
the poor boys account as to try to
save alive at least one school where
rich mans son can get to know some
boys who are not exactly in the same
general case as himself. don't want
my boys to go to school and then
30 college with the same lot Of mates,
and come to grown-up years thinking
that their kind is the only kind worth
knowing"
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

The greatest problem before the
American people, as President Roose-
welt said at Clark University last
June, is the problem Of getting JUS
ttce as between man and man." and
the reason the task is SO difficult Is
because, as Mr.. Gladstone once point
ed out, there are five generous men to
one just man. And too many think
lavish or benefcent use of money,
however acquired, atones for evil in
the getting Of it.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
A Little More Than Necessary.

Going little farther than one needs
to-in the right direction-is the only
way to make progress. Not to do bet
ter than Is expected of US Is to become
mediocre. A New England railway
president gave this solid advice: LET
every man In public or private busi-
ness, whether he Is working for him
self or for another, little more than
fill the position he occupies. When he
does that, and has established the fact
that he can do little more than fill
that position, wider one will open to
him, and then he will have an oppor-
tunity to a little more than fill that,
and he will go onward and upward
until he finally reaches the highest
step In his profession or calling"
Character building and spiritual
growth demand the same rule. 1t Is
Gods way toward us: "Good measure,
pressed down, shaken together, run
ming over."-Sunday School Times.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Wears His Hat at Fable.

Il will pay for my bread and coffee
whatever price you ask but I will not
take off my hat to eat" was the
astounding declaration of a stranger
who appeared In a popular downtown
cafe yesterday during the noon-hour
rush.
He was short, somewhat stoop-
shouldered and wore a heavy grizzIy
beard. He first appeared in the mid.
die of the forenoon, when but a few
girl walters were in the cafe He
seated himself at table, not remov-
ing his hat, and puffed vigorously at
cigarette.
His order was taken and served
Without comment he paid his bill and
left. When he returned at noon and
sat down to table the head waitress
Informed. him that it was customary
for the gentlemen to remove their
hats.
i never take. off my hat when I eat
1t Is against my principles. / ALWAYS
smoke when l eat; 1t is a part of nv
pleasure. 1 have stopped at hotels
where 1t costs 81 to $50 a day and was
allowed to eat with my hat on2'
Il am sorry" said the waitress "hn,
II you eat here you will have to ahan,
don the cigarette and remove your ha,
as other gentlemen do"
The stranger protested with the nro.
pr1etor and finally went awsv ui+ho,,.
giving his order because he could M,
eat with his head covered.-Des
Moines Capital.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Only God Could Draw That,

A teacher went out one day with
one of her pupils to do some sketch
ing. The little girl she took with her
was about ten years of age, but quite
skilful with her brush.
When the day was nearly over the
teacher looked at the sky, where the
sun was setting.
Try to make a picture of that sun
set, said the teacher to her pupil.
The little girl looked at the beauti-
full sight in the.heavens; and. then she
turned to her teacher and said:
II can't draw glory"
1t was bright answer made by
that little child. 1t is God who paints
the sunset sky, and there is no human
skill that can draw the glory. which
He has created.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
pRUDGERY IN LITERATURE.

| Years Are Spent in Gathering Mate
riaIs and in Verifying Details.
Buckle devoted nearly twenty years
to the collecting Of materials for his
History of Civilization" He wrote
only a portion Of the introduction,
which remains a great monument to
his literary and philosophical teach
ings. If the work had been finished
on the same scale as begun hundred
volumes would not have sufficed.
Cruden labored nineteen years on
his Concordance to the Bible" and
Immediately after its publication was
sent to lunatic asylum. He never
fully recovered from the mental dis
ease brought on by this gigantic un-
dertaking.
Bancroft devoted nearly thirty
years to his History of the United
States" which is not history Of the
country at oil, since it ends where the
history Of the country properly begins
Hal the work been continued on the
salno scale down to the present be
must have written seventy-t1ve or
eighty volumes.
Scott is said to have written eva
verley" in less than six weeks. He
wrote very rapidly, seldom revised,
and Gs a consequence his novels were
full CT blunders, errors and anacnro-
niSnls.
Burns committed his poems to men,
DRY hc1Cre he wrote them, and when
he sat down to write he had before
him no labor of composition, but only
the task Of writing down what he had
already finished.
GibbOn devoted over twenty years
0: lis lie to the labor of reading for
and writing the decline and Fall" It
is one Of the most stupendous literary
feats accomplished by one man.
Thomas Moore often wrote a short
poem almost impromptu. He con-
sumed over two years in reading and
preparing material for "Lalla Rookh"
and two years more in writing that in
imitable poem.
George Eliot is said to have written
"Middlemarch" in four months. Some
doubt is thrown upon this statement
by the fact that she commonly worked
slowly, writing with great care and de-
liberation, and making few erasures
after the work was done.
Dickens says in the Introduction to
David Copperfeld" that he spent two
years in the composition Of that novel.
He did not usually require so long
time. many Of his novels being finished
in a year and most of the shorter sto-
ries in a few days.
Though 1t is said that Congreve
could prepare drama for the stage In
"a few days, four or FIVE times this DO.
riod was given to the work of revision
and reconstruction after the play had
been given to the actors.
Nearly five years of Irving's time
was consumed in writing "The Life of
George Washington" though it re-
quired no more than ten days to write
the first 120 pages Of "Bracebridge
Hail." 1.-THE Alhambra" was written
during the three months he spent in
that palace.
Froude passed seven years in COL
lect1ng materials and writing his "His-
tory Of England" He was very accu-
rate and often spent days in an effort
to verify single date or fact.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

gives us to do. no matter how hard
It is, than to face the responsibility
Of not doing. We shave abundant as
surance that we shall receive all the
strength we need to perform any duty
God allots to us; but five fall out of
the line Of obedience and refuse to do
anything which we ought to do, we
find ourselves at once out Of harmony
with Gods law and Gods Providence,
and cannot escape the consequences OF
our failure.-I. r. Miller
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
With the. MinstreIs

Mr.. Bones-Can you tell me why de
prize-fghters can't have union?
Mr. Tambo-No, Mr.. Bones. why
can't the prizehghters have a union I
Mr.. Bones=-Cazef dey wouldn't be ON
a strike if dey struck.
l. Mr. Tambo-Ladies and gentlemen,
with your kind permission we will
now sing "The Russian Bear Won't
Walk Around Manchuria Any More, -
Detroit Tribune, s2 - 81. = :.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Fear Failure, Not Duty.

No duty, however hard and peril
GUS, should be feared one-half SO much
as failure in the duty. People some
times shrink from responsibility, say
ing they dare not accept it because II
Is 30 great But in shrinking from
duty they are really encounterfng a
far more serious condition than that
which they evade. 1t is great
deal easter to do that which God
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Unsympathetic.

"Please listen, madam" begged tnS
hobo, ito the sad story Of an unloE'
tunate man. Seven years ago va"
wrecked on desert island in the ga
cifc. Ny mates were all dro"n'"
but was washed ashore
"And you haven't been washed SINGS
Il seer said the lady, fippanty.
With a hopeless sigh he tprn'U
Leader.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

George Bancroft. the historian, in an
early diary, recently published, tells
a story Of a German lady whose father
sent her through the university in an
age when few women were privileged
to receive a scholars education. Ban.
croft. q boy of eighteen. rahects The
spirit Of the early years Of the last
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Joking on Religious Peculiarities.

Joking ON Religious Peculiaritiess
How often at clubs and religious
gatherings, too, the chief stock in trade
is the well-worn joke on creed or
denomination! have indulged in that
sort of nonsense myself, and / am done
with it. Anything that is held sacred
by my brother will not ridicule, It's
time to call halt. Our thoughtless-
ness has caused many a heartache.
"There is not the same degree of
sensitiveness that formerly existed in
regard to denominational peculiarities,
and the jokes that one sometimes hears
In public do not rasp and rankle as for
merly," writes an editor whose opinion
value. "Still we think there is far
too great tendency even now to make
light of distinctions that are dear to
Christian hearts. Because such fool
ing Is not resented it Is no sign that it
does not hurt. The denominations
stand for great ideas in the religious
world; these ideas are precious and
full of meaning to some people, or else
the denominations would not be per-
petuated. The Westminster Catechism
is not a mere matter Of black marks on
white paper to the. Presbyterian; the
history of John Wesley and the truths
for which Wesley stood are not mat
ters of little moment to the Methodist;
the amount Of water used is not a sub
ject for banter with most Baptists;
John Robinson and the Pilgrim
Fathers are not regarded as fair game
for the funny paragrapher or after
dinner speechmaker by the average
Congregationalist. 1t is a sign of
lack of good taste, to say the least, to
insist on perpetrating such alleged wit
terror.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Ea Will Guide,

He who has guided US through the
day will guide us through the night
also. The pillar Of darkness often
turns into a pillar of fire. Have
patience and perseverance,; believe
that there Is still a future before us,
and we shall at last reach the haven
where we should be.-Arthur Pen
rhyn Stanley,
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Apparently 1hey Did

Friend-Did the lawyers get you
confused? D
hx-witness-Did they get me con
LuSed4 Why, I, testified that Jones
lived nextfdoOrs to me, but couldn't
remember the street number -pnol-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

The Japanese are thrifty people.
II 1t becomes necessary for them to
and something cheaper than rice to live
on while they are paying their war
debt they will find it.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Let's see; France and Russia were
together in the late unpleasantness
and England and Japan. But France
and England are allied over this Mo-
roccan business and France Is Joined
to Russia. Therefore, if the German
war lord makes good his bellicose bluff,
the exigencies Of alliance will-oh,
pshaw, it's like comic opera.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

One Of the insurance presidents is
alleged to have paid $4,000 Of the
company's money for the rug ON the
floor Of his private Office. Perhaps he
wished to keep from having cold feet.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

In France the popular name for the
automobile Is "teuf-teuf." That Is fair
ly expressive, but "honk-zipp-phew"
would be more SO. os' .h-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Emperor Francis Joseph ridicules the
story that he intends to resign. Like
Chauncey M. Depew, Francis Joseph
wears side whiskers.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
Lucky Rfara

I've had very successful season :,
SAID the prosperous looking theatrica,
manager. { Il AS''i st
we'll you can thank your stars fo,
that" replied the seedy LOOKING man a.
ager.-Yonkers Statesman. '~A iA1'
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Evidently Grover believes In TAX
ing full advantage Of his unsurpassed
facilities for saying just what he
thinks and getting paid cash for it.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

''Kid' Mccoy says he quit prize
nghting because 1t ceased to pay. Mr..
Mccoy, it will be seen, 10 not an artist
for arts sake.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

After sanctioning the expulsion Of
"lady" angels from the cathedral
Bishop Potter comes out strong for
woman suffrage. = Is .rs~ =.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Ever know that the far-ramed pyra.
mlas are reached by street cars from
CalroF And you can visit Jerusalem
in the ehoo-choo cars. ~''''1- : -
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

The report that slim-waisted girls
are coming back into style will be
splendid news to short-armed men.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

One can't Judge the good there Is
In a man by the worldly goods he
possesses.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Somehow people never like to take
advice from poor man.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
The Stormy Sky.

You grumbls at de stormy sky
An weep, an wall, an whine.
You bettsr ali be satisfy
y An rise yo'self, an shine!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

Tom Lawson was wrong In his Mt
tacks on the insurance companies. He
understated the facts.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

There was terrible sensation at q
late wedding: Every one said that one
of the bridesmaids looked prettieS than
ths bEIda.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16
A Bad Risk.

any new theater," boasted tns - -.
ager, sis absolutely ireproof. SNs, y,
walls, seats, even the curtam
made of STEEL"
"You have overlooked one Inins' ~.
objected the insurance man.
tended the show last night ana S1r ~
served that your actors are unoeninDs ~
wooden. It's a big risk."-Cie'eia
Leader,
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-16

One consolation: a baldheaueu saIv
does not have to worry about nl0 A
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-20
Notice
hom it NAV concern /:

To all whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that the
Monongahela Development Com-
pany, a corporation under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of
West Virginia, has applied to the
Council of the Town of Adamston,
Harrison County, West Virginia, by
filing with Daniel Outright, the re-
corder of said town, their applica-
ton for franchise for the purpose
of constructing and operating gas
plant together with necessary pipe
lines, through and over the streets.
roads, alleys and squares of said
town and other places, for the pur-
pose of furnishing gas to the cltl-
zens and residents of said town and
other places, for fuel and illumin-
ating purposes. This said apPlica-
ton viii be presented to the Council
of the said Town of Adamston, at
special meeting to be held on the
21st day of December, 1905, or as
soon thereafter as the said council
will consider the application, at
which time this notice will have been
published and the application filed,
at least thirty days. This notice is
given IN compliance with chapter 20
of the Acts of 1901, of the Legisla-
ture of West Virginia, and publish
ed for thirty days in the Clnrksburg
telegram, daily newspaper Of gen
erai circulation, published in the
City of Clarksburg, in Harrison
county, West Virginia.
Dated this November IS, 1905.
MoNoNGAHELA DEVELOPMENT Co.
20novsOt.