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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-24
MARVEIS OF MEMORY
ZONE ssmArkasLH INSTANCES o.
The POWER OF RECOLLECTION.

MHnshaAn Whese Wonderful
Gift Of Rsts.fisa Brought pi.mar
e vsitairs-A Reporter whs pis
Net Have ts Take sstss.
EItrssrdiAary memories have NJ
tracted the attention Of men in all
agss, and in these Gays a man with a
retsntivs msnsry i csnaksrsA 10 be-
more or lsss gifted.
Come good iasta aces Of remarkable
memories are 70 be gathered from the
records sf Greece and Rome. Themll
tsclss, a famous osssk Esnsrai, 10 said
70 have known every sitissa in Athens.
Ne doubt oths, sAs Rsnan emperor.
swsd much Il his ssccsss 70 q remark.
asls memory. He learned the name Of
every soldier ana sHissr In his army,
ana this, amsaE ether tAkaEs, rendered
hin - popular that ~ was at length
acclaimed emperor.
NorteHsius, the Ronan orator, IL said
10 have been able, after sittiax q whole
day st public sah, to rive an &C
count from nsnsry Of all things sold
with the prices ana names sf ne pur
shsssrs.
Coming - lstss times, tie following
ansc6ets Affords an Instance Of won
terful pswsrs q nsnsry: An Eng
tshman went - Tvdsriok the GrSat
Of Prussia fer the express purpose Of
giyfnE him N sIhfhittc. 81 his powsts
of rsesllsctisA Frederick seat fer Vol
tairs. whs was thea rssidlas At the
Prussisn ssurt At tAs kiAgs request
veltays read isnE poem which he
had inst composed The EngliEhman
was present and was In such position
mat he esuA hsa< every wsrd Of the
poem, though he waa concealed from
Vsltairs's notice. Aftsr the reading of
the poem Frederick observed 70 the su.
thss that the production could not DO
an sriginal one, a. there was q foreign
gsntisnaA present whs could rscits
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be had been at 20 much pains In com.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

posed the audience declared that it was a perfect imitation. nothing could ex- eel. Why" said a doubling country man of a fellow. 'I can do as well.
 The audience hooted him and the jug gler challenged him to a trial of skill the next evening. The countryman brought pig under his coat and at the appointed hour. he made his real pig squeal lustily keeping him hidden un- der his coat and putting his mouth down as if he himself were making all the noise. The audience applauded the juggler to the echo, and declared there was not a sound of the pig in the coun- tryman's imitation! Then the country man showed the pig-The Real Thing.
 Apropos of this was greatly amused at an editors conversation in a publish ing house not many days ago. He wanted Southern stories. Now as we all know, the South is full of Southern stories fine dramatic. true. Interesting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

but that same magazine would never print one. It never knows or shows in its pages-The Real Thing. We are having Blank" and he mentioned an author who is Jack of all Trades write us some" But he isn't d southerner," said I. No, he does it very well. We want the Colonial House, the Manor House style and all that, you know" Fair women and brave men on the same old lines?" ''Yes; suppose you try us one" I thought for moment I would but it is too dull work, this leading off from truth. from life. from real dramatic incident and doing some inane stun to suit an ordi- nary minds preconceived notion of what the South is. But it is paying business. I throw off the hint for you, dear writers. For my part, prefer the true squeal of the Real Pig.
 La salle'a Tragic Career.
 The career of the great French ex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

gave I'D the Robin Hood existence were always ready to furnish food and news to inc hunted. It was when the refu- gees left the Hole" and put aside the tremendous advantages of its fastness- es that they were "plucked. Thus Flat Nosed George" was killed in fight with Utah officers; Sam Ketchum was wounded and captured near Cimar- ron, N M; Black Jack" Tom Retch- um. another brother, was also taken in New Mexico; Bob Lee, Tom ODay and Elza Ray fell victims to the law far out of sight of the Tetons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

plorer. La Salle, Is remarkable for noth- ing more than the fact that for twenty years he worked, suffered hardships' fought enemies in the forests of Amer lea, combatted intrigues in Paris-all for the sake of a dream. La Salle, at the age of 24. already saw in imagina- tion that if he could reach the mouth of the Mississippi. and there build fort, he could make the river a wonder full commercial highway, and thereby present a great empire to his king. His futile efforts, lasting until death by a1- sassination, are set forth in the Feb ruary Harper's, by Professor Henry Loomis Nelson, in a paper that reads like a thrilling romance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

LOT 3, Suspender dresses of plaid worsted with waist made of white or colored material to match skirts, others in fancy trimmed style, regularly worth up to $500 and moderately priced at those figures; to go in this sale at .. .. .$1. .25
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

You'll save both time and money by purC inducements in this department, and you should Panama Suiting-looks like expensive worsted, on dark ground, in navy, brown, linen and black with effective white fgures-a wide choice of patterns for ladies', misses or chil- dren'S street gowns, worth 25c; Mon day l2 l-2c Colored Madras Suiting, is beautiful wash material deserving of special attention. It is suitable for shirt waist and outing suits, in dainty check and figure effect, worth 25c; Monday .. .... ................1 .15c Soiesette Silks-as the name indicates, is most successful imitation of Oriental pongee silk, and besides is Illuminated with lustrous silk woven figures in self-colors, worth soc;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

There is the old story of the country man and the pig that comes often 10 mind when I see ho:v little the world, or the managerial part of the world, may say, cares for the Real Thing. The story runs, We all know. that a piggler came to an English village. One of his stunts was to initiate a pig squealing. He put bundle under hls coat and pushed 1t to this side and that, putting his mouth down to the bundle under the coat and squealing lustily This stunt brought down the house avery tlnna, Ina ennntEXmAa Wb0 enpa-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

LOT 2, Black and white, or brown and white checked worsted dresses, made in Rus sian blouse style, or Cashmere and assorted mixed worsteds. made in many pretty and fancy designs; the description gives you an idea of value; yours for .. .... .. .. .. ... .98c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

LOT 4, in this lot you will find Cashmere, Worsted Plaids, Serge and Granite Cloths, in solid colors, assorted mixtures, and plaids, made in the new blouse styles, suspender dresses and fancy trimmed styles, worth up to $4.OO; for Mon. days sale .. :. ......$1.49
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Poplin Suitings-highly mercerized in solid colors. Its daintiness and beauty are seen at glance. It is particularly adapted for shirt waist suits for morning or afternoon wear; 35c value at...... .. ......... .29c Panne Silk-an entirely new weave with raw silk warp-a beautiful sheer fabric. The
 merits of this fabric appeal to the smart
 dressers at once, worth 65c; special for Mon-
 day at .. .. .. ...................5 BOG Sheer White Linen, full 36 inches wide, the same grade we had such phenomenal sale
 on last Monday in spite of the bad weather beautiful quality, and the regular 5Oc grade;
 Monday =. .. .. .......... .29c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

for an ingenious idiot with plenty of time on his hands to discover that if all the copies of 'Tn the Bishops Car riage" which have been sold were placed side by side on a shelf, the shelf would have to be mile and a quarter long.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
Michigan AIIllIOnalre Dead.

Muskegeon, Mich. Feb. 1O.-C. H. Hackley, whose gifts of public insti- tutions to Muskegon aggregate $2OO,- 900, is dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

F. A. YelvertOn, Low, Mlsa., raised on one acre of upland, 1,O7s ms. lint cotton by exclusive use of Daybreak Fertf- hAeF' Marks q Gayle,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Elam Addy. SenOia, GR., raised On one acre of upland, 62S IDS. lint cotton by exclusive use of Daybreak Fertilizer.
 Marks & Gayle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

LOT 1, Here are dresses that can be worn way into the sum- mer, they are made of linen crash in sailor suit style with large red or blue sailor collars and cuffs, these dresses would easily bring more than double the price asked; Monday. .74o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

The Gas Heater ia portable. YOu can have heat at any part 0a Che house, in- stantIys -tR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

A wise woman never gives her hus- band letter to mall if she hopes to receive an early reply.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

LOT 5 consists of Peter Thompson Suits, Sailor, Blous- es, fancy trimmed dresses and Buster Brown" style, made of serge in small sizes, suitable for little boys; most of these are worth up to $500; none less than $3.50; all go at one price .. .. .. ..... .S1. .9S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

In every community there is a newly rich-man on whom they fasten the story that he went to the bookstore and ordered seven yards of books to i'll his shelves. It remained, however,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
NEW BOOK NWS
(COntinued From Page Eleven.)
Personal and Pertinent.

time as over her recitals and adven-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

dresses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
These Values in Wash Fabrics are
 UnCOmmOn|y |y Good.

You'll We in to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
A Brilliant Showing in New MOdes---
 WOmen'S Tailored Suits.

OUT UISpIdY UT UI6 IIoW DPIIIS IIOuOf 10 previous year. Many new and exclusive styles Every one is invited to come and see them. WOMEN's TAILORED SUITS-In brown, blue or red broadcloth--made in the latest blouse effect with postilion back, nicely trimmed with Persian bands, large, full puff sleeves; full plaited skirt trimmed with tabs of same material and silk buttons; special for .. ....'... $4z.So WOMEN's TAILORED sUITs-In green, brown, black and red broadcloth-made with a paited eton front over blouse of silk, trimmed with Persian bands and turned back revere of silk, new full sleeves with deep plaited cuffs, full plaited umbrella skirt worth $20.00; special for .. .. ..$14.98
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

will be shown tomorrow for the first time. WOMEN's TAILORED sUITs-Made of very fine Venetian Cloth, blouse style, tucked and trimmed with silk folds, Persian silk vest effect, full puff sleeves, with deep tucked cuff; full plaited umbrella skirt with tabs of same material, braid and button fin ished ..... ......... .$19.9S WOMEN's TAILORED sUITs-In blouse Ur jacket style, made of fine quality tan Gov erts, Panamas, fancy Brilliantine and the new herringbone light weight Serges in all the latest and most approved styles and marked unusually low, ranging in price from $2250 up to .. .. .. ....... .$35.OO
The Washington times., 1905-08-20

ferent proposition from retiring from
Congress. And SEQ. 600 per is quite de-
cent umbrella to shelter one from the
storms that often overtake a politician
For the rest-the 80 per cent that he
believes in spending-he keeps a staff
of assistants 10 help him in that. He has
a couple Of secretaries who open his
mail for him and investigate the score
or so of appeals for help that each day
Is sure TO bring forth. Every cry for
help from people who are destitute or
hungry must be listened to. All who need
relief must have it There are no ex-
ceptiOns to that rule. Mr.. Sullivan does
not pose a a phIanthropist. but ne ac-
CeptS the fact that he is his brother =
keeper, He feels that il is up to him to
feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelf,
er the homeless-Democrat or Republi-
can, black or white. man. woman OF
child. native or alien, it's all one to him.
His favors are alike for the just or the
unjust, he doesn't ask whether they are
bound for glory or perditiOn; If they are
in want. his hand is IN his pocket. And
no complaints have been heard about
his money being tainted When some
one told him that a certain man didn't
deserve to be helped, he laughed and
answered: y feed man because he's
hungry, not because he's good" That is
his creed-and in justice TO Big Tim be
1t added. mot because he's a voter, !"
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
A Case of Grip.

Often some citizen will make a trip to
the States. He returns home with his
grip heavily laden. If he gets past the
force of United States marshalsg who
usually meet the trains. there are
things doing"
If the marshal suspects him he usually
suffers arrest. his liquid refreshments
are emptied into the gutter and he Is
held under bond to appear before the
United States commissioner, who binds
the prisoner over to the grand jury Con-
viction usually means half a year in
Jail And the jaiIs are constantly nued
'Boot-leggers, the blind Tigers of
the Territory, work hard to get their
money Tor the liquor they sell. They
adopt all sorts of schemes to outwit the
officers. but very few of them practice
their aVOCatiOn long. The marEhaIs have
keen noses and sharp eyes. and thA'r
natural instincts lead them into places
where there isn't even a suspicion of
liquor apparent
Not long ago a man was arrested for
Introducing He carried his stock in
the iron axle of his wagon. He had
fooled the officers for months, but final
ly was captured. He is now serving a
term in prison.
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
Cvrus, Great Memory.

These examples Of retentive memory
are quite well authenticated and give
plausibHity TO the possible truth Of
others frequently cited. Pliny tells Us
that Cyrus the Great knew all his SOL
diers by name. and Cicero in his De
Senectute" says that Themistocles could
cali the 20.o00 citizens Of Athens by
name. 1t Is related that both Horace
Vernet and Gustave Dore could paint &
portrait from memory
There is a story that is more than
tradition that Wolfgang Mozart set
down the whole of the Sistine Miserera
from memory" and that. too, from
hearing it but twice. Sir William Ham
iIton, in his Lectures on Metaphysics
and Logic gives Muretus as authority
for the statement that a young Corsicau
could repeat in either direct or reverse
peat both ways, list OF 36,0O0 names.
Seneca. the rhetoFician; Pascal, Ben
Jonson, ScaIiger, Niebuhr, and MacauIay
all We're men of marvellous memories.
Pascal says he never forgot anything
that he read. Ben Jonson tells us
that he could repeat all he had ever
read. The same feat, too, is credited to
Niebuhr, the historian.
IT is also told OF Niebuhr that in his
youth he was employed in one Of the
public offices of Denmark Part of a
book of accounts having been destroyed,
he was able TO restore 1t completeIw
through his recollection.
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
THE CLERK OBJECTED.

In most uD-tO-date hotels all rooms are
provided with thermostats-little instru-
ments which permit the occupants 10
regulate the temperature automatically.
or course, the usefulness Of these con-
triVances is limited TO the cold season,
when artificial heat is produced.
Some days ago, in the midst OF the hot
spell a woman from Dubuque, Iowa, reg
istered a { the Hotel Astor. While seated
at her window tanning herself fran
tcauy, she eSpicd the thermOsrat on the
wall. She had heard of the invention.
and pressed the button until the marker
was opposite the 80 point, believing that
a breath OF real cold air would revive
hey aL once.
Instead of growing cooler. the room
became distinctly hotter. The marker
instead of remaining at SO, scared to 81.
after three more Intellectual attempts TO
make the machine work, she went to the
office and asked for the clerk
See here, that thing in my room IS
out Of kilter," she snapped. 1T says.
Press down until marker is opposite the
desired temperature figure, and the air
In the room viii change accordingly
hot. | want cold air, 1 do. / fixed il
for So and instead OF that l get 81"
Why, my dear madame, | am not to
blame replied the clerk. You should
not come to me with objections of that
kind
well, who should I go to-" she re-
torted
II think you had best consult the Al
mighty about i" sighed the clerk He
regulates the temperature during the
summer time. New York Globe
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
The DxYDoZzaE JaLoo0 LoZ19e LoNe x.Borern

succeed. Success - business success =
means money. Which brings us to the
great American question, How much is
he worth?"
1t is a question New York has been
asking for some years-and it's worse
than How old is Ann?'' one can make
a better guess as to the wealth of the
Rockefellers. the GouIds. the Morgans
the Sages, than one can of the fortune
of Big Tim Sullivan. 1t is said that
money can buy any political office. 1t
has failed to buy the Presidency-it no
toriously tried in the last campaign It
mas failed in small but conservative
State close by to buy a seat in the
United States Senate. And all the money
Of all the milIionaires above mentioned
could not buy Congressman Sullivan s
position on the Bowery. though it might
easily in Washington. He certainly has
money-plenty of It.
Look at the way he lives He has said
that man ought to put away 10 per
cent of his income for a rainy day. And
Mr.. Sullivan is one OF those rare men
who takes his own advice. One thor
oughly cOnversant with his affairs es-
Inmates that he has enough saIted away
10 assure him of an income of easily
$4,000 a year should he reach the melan-
choly state of back-numberhood, and de-
eide to retire from politics-quite d diff
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
Menorized the Iliad.

Joseph Justus Scaliger in his yousa
was a student of the famous Turebus.
There is d tradition that he became dis
satisfied with his progress in Greek, ana
TO make more rapid progress he closetsd
himself with his Homer. Then. with tha
aid of a Latin translation, he read tha
whole Of the Had and committed 1t To
memory in twenty-one days. Whether
this was an actual occurrence or not. IL
Is certain that his mind was one of great
retentiveness. He spoke thirteen Ian
guages and was one of the most erudita
men of the sixteenth century, Casau-
bon says Of him: He read nothing (and
what did he not read1 which he did
not forthwith remember
The many stories told OF MacauIav'a
almost portentous memory have been
related too often TO bear repetition Not
a few of them are on seemingly certain
authority. He was a man of splendid
talents. His knowledge of English his
tory was unsurpassed by his contenpo-
rartes. He was an excellent classical
scholar and had a most rema bIa
miscellaneous knowledge of literary and
historical subjects.
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
Doesn't Wait for Appeals.

That is what the reformers never can
quite take in-that the gangster's hold on
his people IS not In bribery and corrup-
ton, but in real human kindness, in
help in the hour of need, and that the
motive power behind it is great. big.
warm human heart. not a cold, calculat-
ing investment of political capital.
He doesn't always wait for appeals.
His own needs suggest other peoples to
him For instance 1t is told that on
slushy day last January he got his feet
wet walking down town. That gave him
an idea. He bought 1900 pairs of
shoes-not cheap shoes, but good ones.
at 50 a pair-and stockings to match,
at 20 cents a pair. and sent his hench-
men out TO round up the shoeless- They
were enthusiastic and energetic about
the business, and brought him in some-
thing like 4.500 candidates for his 1905
pairs Of shoes But there's nothing
small about Big Tim when he starts to
carry out an idea. He bOught 1.500 more
pairs of shoes and stockings, About
$4,000 that slushy walk cost him.
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
No ''Blind Tigers" in the Indian Territory

side was a mass OF pockets, each hold
ing a half pint of whisky. She had 121
bottles. She, too. is In Jail.
Prospects for Statehood for the twin
Territories have given rise to much ac-
uvity among the temperance people 10
keep the new State from being admitted
unless there is a prohibition clause in
the enabling act.
Perhaps the most prosperous place in
the world is the Indian Territory. There
are fewer bad debts there than in most
countries. and certainly less lawlessness
when it is taken into consideration that
until a year or SO ago ii was the bor-
derland and the home of all escaping
criminals from the States.
The Lid" when it is as nearly abso-
lutte as here, is a breeder of prosperous
times,-Tulsa, l. T.. dispatch to the St
Louis Post-Dispatch
The Washington times., 1905-08-20
Keen Memory for Mathematics.

In the later years of his life he was to-
tally blind. Then. and probably earlier
too, he carried IN his memory a table of
the first six powers of the series of
natural numbers up to 100" 1t is re-
lated that on one occasion two of EuIer's
students attempted TO calculate a con-
verging series. AS they progressed they
found there was disa agreement in their
results The results differed by unit
at the fifteenth figure. The question was
referred TO Euler. who decided 10 make
the calculation. He did this mentally.
and his result was found 10 be correct
The seventeenth century furnishes the
other TWO instances 10 which attention
is called. The first is that Of the Italian
scholar, Antonio Da Marco Maglia-
beech MaEliab beechi was the literary
prodigy of his time. Royalty and other
distinguished peTsonages paid tribute to
his wonderful learning. His contem-
poraries have said that his memory was
prodiRtOus, that he was able 10 retain
verbatim most Of the contents of his
'muItitudiaous books"
A comparatively recent writer has de-
clared that Magliabeecht could name
all the authors who had written upon
any subject. giving the name OF the
book, the words. and often the page
This is doubtless eXaggeration. But, on
the other hand, II should be remembered
that the number Of books on any subject
We're much fewer than at the present
time.