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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
CHEMISTRY OF Lots wIFF

Some eight years ago Prof. Ap7
pleton, of Brown university, was not,
ed. among the college students OF
Providence for his fondness Of being
asked original questions in his spec
ialty. chemistry. And many time
he did, offhand, settle the doubts
and clear away the difficulties of his
admiring pupils.
One morning, however, the pro
fcssor was put to his wits, end by
HE following query of a prececious
freshman stWhat two-fold chemi-
cal change did Lots wife undergo p
Prof Appleton hesitated, surrend-
cred. and finally asked the question
.er for his answer ThereuPon, with
The most winsome naivette, came the
reply: E.She turned to rubber AND
then turned to salt. "-Boston Her
aid.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

THE FORTUNE TELLER. .

An extraordinary event in our
local theatrical season will be the
coming of Milton and Sargent
Aborn's production of ''FThe Fortune
Teller"
The same equipment which Alice
Nielsen used, noted for its sumpt-
uousness, resplendent stage dressings
and display of richness and taste in
costume designing, will be used by
the management. The organization
includes a host of talented players,
and an augmented orchestra.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
.ErIIE BEAUTY pocToR.

"Ceme Down, Mr. Man in the
Moon" sFMyron Brown, Farewell,
SsThe Pretty Little Maid of Ianzl-
barr are among the big song hits IN.
the second edition of Fred p.
Wright's big musical comedy, The
Beauty Doctor" which will soon re-
turn this season. These numbers
are among the musical hits of the
wear in New York, where The
Beauty Doctor is now having its
successful run.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
LUST ALITTBE HAIR.

"a strange hair can make lot OF
trouble in household" observed
the philosophical citizen.
esWhat's the answer" inquired
the facetious citizen,
eff it's found in the butter the
husband raises rumpus, and If it's
found on his clothing the wife
throws fit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

A
seWben | die" said Cholly, I'm
going to will my brain to some medi-
cal, college.
seOh, you stingy thing" replied
the Chicoga Record-Herald.
81 got quite interested in a book
that man left out in the woods the
other day." said the first owl.
Nonsense Y cried his mate. You
can't understand the human Lam
guage"
EeBut that wasn't altogether hui
man. Tt was by man called Nc
lavish MaeP and it was full
of hoots. ""-Phila. Ledger.
The gay Clncago widow has been
reading a good deal about the meth
DDS of high finance.
<FOh. Harold, . said she to the gertle-
man whom she proposed to soon
make husband number five.
Eyes, dear
EsAbout our wedding.
sWell ?"
81 wonder If we couldn't get mar
-icd under tile laws of New Jersey
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Ben Bolt, in the city of Dallas,
Told a maiden she looked, like Sweet
Alice,
She replied, elk your trolley!
You talk like Svengolley,''
And he hanged himself dead on his
gallas.
tI suppose said the fair custom
er. esvou guarantee these corsets. "
s<Certainlv, madam" replied the
absent-minded clerk, who had for
merly Travelled for boiler foundry.
eve warrant them to stand pres
sure of 700 pounds.-Chieago News.
The race may not he to the swift,
And them again it may:
But IFS not the man who doesn't
start
That's settled, anyway.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
BE ON TIME.

Don't forget to come. carly and
get seated before the curtain arises.
As the nights grow cooler everytlme
flle door is opened, that much more
opportunity for colds and sore
tbroats, and maybe you will be the
sufferer. So come early.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
ALBERTA GALI4ATIN
Z N NcoUsIN. KATE.

Alberta Gallatin, who will be hap.
PLY remembered by theatregoers OF
this city in several roles, is to APP
pear at the Grand Opera ouase, on
Thursday, Oct. 10, in cousin
Kate" the Hudson Theatre, New
York opening success, one of the
cleverest and best society comedies
ever put on the stage, Miss Gala
tins work as an emotional actress is
we'll known here and lovers OF all
that is good in plays are assured that
in the comedy role of FeCousin Kate
Miss Gallatin, if such a thing is pos
sibIe. does even better work than in
the heavier lines of the drama, al
loving, of course, for the difference
in tn class of acting required. Her
humor, gaiety and wit are spontaIn-
eous and will be long remembered by
those who see the play as one OF the
prettiest pieces of acting of the sea
son.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
THB REASON.

ss,John.'' asked the teacher of the
how in the front seat, Hcan you tell
me why George WASHINGTON was the
father of our country?
esBecause Roosevelt wasn't born
then, / suppose was the reply
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

The girl stood on the burning deck
Whence all but her had fled.
She wouldn't leave until she got :
Her hat on straight she said.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
A KANSAS POEM.

He found rope and picked it up,
And with it walked away;
Tt happened that the t'other end
To horse was hitched, they say.
They found a tree and tied the rope
Unto swinging limb,
ut happened that the other end
Was somehow hitched to him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
QUAINT QUIPs.

Mans words to man are often fiat,
Mans words to woman fatter;
Two men may often stand and chat,
Two women stand and chatter.
New York Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

Madam-Have you had expert
ence?
Coolz-I've had tin places this
month.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

Ben Bolt, in the city of Dallas,
Told a maiden she looked>like Sweet
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

awhen 1 die" said Cholly, s1'm
going to viii my brain TO some medi-
cal college"
sob, you stingy thing" replied
n - = Cg1,:z-,-.r, Tp.,,.,,tl TJo,,,15
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
A SPLENDID AFFAIR

Given by the Savin Rock Fire Depart
 rnent Last Evening.
 One of the most successful social af- fairs which has ever been held in West Haven occurred at the town hall last evening, the occasion being the annual ball of the Savin Rock fire department. The affair was strictly formal and was very largely attended, there being about 800 people present during the evening. The hall was handsomely decorated and there was an abundance of flowers and potted plants. During the early even- ing Felsberg's orchestra furnished a concert and this was followed by the grand march at 9.30.
 The grand march was led by Warden Peck and Selectman Main; then came Captain Cameron and lady, followed by about 150 couples. A dance programme was played which lasted until after 2 o'clock an intermission for supper oc- curing at 12:30 The supper was an elaborate affair and was served in the small hall by a caterer.
 The affair was attended not only by West Haven's most representative resi- dents, but by a number of prominent people from this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
NOT FOR BEST FARM
In the State.

T saw so much inNthe papers about the wonderful cures effected by Pyra- mid Pile Cure, I determined to give it , a trial. I bought from my druggist one fifty cent box and used it as directed, and by the time I had used the last spyramid' I was entirely cured. in four days after began to use the tpyr- arnids' all inflammation was gone. I was perfectly easy all the time, the ex- cessive discharge stopped at once, and stools become easy and gentle.
 T was unable to get my own fire wood for four months, and half the time when could walk at all I had to walk half bent. I used many pile rem edies, salyes and ointments, all to no effect, until used one fifty cent box of Pyramid Pile Cure and was cured.
 q would not be afflicted as was four months ago for the best farm in the state of Arkansas. I can give proof and reference of the wonderful cure to all who are afflicted as I was. Please publish my letter that may advise the afiicted.'' w. E. Wallis, Piggot, Ark, Box 26.
 The experience of MT. Wallis is that of thousands of others who suffer for years with the most painful forms of hemorrhoids, or piles, and after trying everything they hear of. give up all hope of a cure and look for temporary relief only. To all such a little book published by Pyramid Drug Co.,, Mar shall, Mich, brings glad tidings, as il tells all about the cause and cure of piles, and is sent free for the asking.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
WALLINGFORD.

The semi-annual meeting of the Con- necticut State Association of Rural Free Delivery Carriers was held here yesterday. It was voted to hold the annual meeting at Lake Compounce on July and c. c. Weld of Bristol was chosen chairman of the committee to a range for it. The wives and daughters of the carriers and the postmasters are to be admitted as honorary members of the association. The resolutions were not made spublf1. but it was stated that they sustain the attitude of the na- tional officers in reference to matters of legislation. { 4ss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
A RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT Ir

How I got to the bridge cannot say; I remember that the hand rail was twisted like a corkscrew. What a scene! Save for the wheel, steersman and pinnacle, the bridge was swept clean Maxim mounting. commander. rail, were tangled mass trailing alongside. As I clung to a funnel stay I was actually looking down the smoking throat of a Japanese 12-pound
 CT not six fathoms distant. Black, hissing and battered, the boat was monster. A dozen of her ruffian crew with short swords in their hand were gathered forward to spring upon us. There was not time to give an order. The men were now Jumping. But my steersman had put over his helm. There was a grinding jar. and we slithered past them, carrying away their rails and forward hamper, and grinding to pulp against our plates such of their boarders as had jumped short. As we shook clear our six-pounder belched in- to her vitals, and a great geyser of steam shrieked out between her smoke stacks amidships. I remember seeing my men pitchfork the four little devils who had boarded us over the side with their bayonets. and then pitched headlong on to the debris of gun crew and Maxim on the deck below. A. rifle bullet had just missed my spine and perforated my right; lung.--A Russian sub-lieutenant, in Biackwood's Maga- zine. -e 's@
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
CORSE PATTON.

Year after year the Corse Payton at fractions draw big houses at the New Haven theater. and we'll merit it. These plays are given at popular prices, which the. public appreciates by filling the theater at every performance. This would not be so were it not for the exceptional merit of the entertainment given by them, and admiration for the enterprise of Mir. Payton, whose come dy company will begin a weeks en- gagement at the New Haven theater next Monday afternoon, presenting for the first time in this city at popular prices the most successful drama, "The Parisian Princess" which will be giv- en with every attention to detail and in as complete manner as characterize ed its production in New York. The prices at nigt will be 10, 20 and SC cents, and. daily matinees will be given at which the prices will be 10 and 20 cents. Curtain rises at and D. m, sharp. Seat sale now open.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
New Haven Theater.

In the new comedy drama entitled "Cohen's Luck" written by Lee Ar thur, Joe Welch, the popular comedian of Hebrew character types, will hold the boards at the New Haven theater tonight, Friday and Saturday nights and at the Saturday matinee. As an actor of Jewish dialect roles, MT. Welch has made an enviable reputa- ton for himself on the American stage and in this particular field of charac, ter delineation has few, if any,, equals. MT. Arthur has written a most inter esting and entertaining medium for MT. Welch's use, and has succeeded in de- picting certain phases of the life in the crowded lower East Side of the metropolis with lifelike fidelity. Char. acteristfc types of the Ghetto section of New York have been skillfully sketched by the playwright and the lights and shadows cleverly blended.
 An excellent supporting company has been provided and an adequate scenic production furnished. The first act is laid in Cohens little restaurant, the second act in an East Side sweatshop. The third act shows Grace church and Fleischmanns bakery next door with the nightly bread line' awaiting the midnight distribution; the last act ioc. CUTS in Cohen's home on the occasion of j, their wedding anniversary, after peace and prosperity has settled down upon them. .. 1.- .s J.. IT.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
HIDDEN TREASURE. ;.

Treasure seekers there have been in all times: the hiders of treasure have been, for the most part, the, buccaneers who sailed the high seas, capturing whatever of value came their way. In Elizabethan times there were few navigators who were not pirates, but with the waning of the seventeenth century buccaneering had become a discredited profession. The last of the great pirates was one Benito, nom de guerre concealed the identity of a broken down Spanish gentleman of aneient family, whose career edqualled that of any who had gone before him for daring, unscrupulousness, and the amount of booty he managed to seize.
 Hiding places were necessary part of his equipment, and preference was given by Benito to the rocky island of Coeos, lifting it's lofty peak from the blue waters of the Pacific. It is known that he concealed $1f,000, ,00O there, and ever since his death by his own hand, after the capture of his vessel, frequent attempts have been made to find them. One man alone, fas Newfoundlander named Heating, found the treasure cave. He had learned the secret rom one of the two survivors of Bonito's crew, and went twice to Cocos, enrich ing himself on each occasion, but was unable, through fear of his companions cupidity, to carry off the prize. He died without fully revealing his secret, though his wife had spent years in trying to worm it from him. To her Keating left a poor scrawl of a map and a statement which he advised her mot to show to any man without first receiving from him e18o."
 Those who remember words let fall by Heating allege that the statement his widow received was false and mis- leading; but she had sufficient faith in it to make her advanced years, an ex- petition to Cocos. She sailed in the Aurora, with Captain Halkett in com
 mand, in 1894; but it was not a propi- tious voyage. Bad weather prevailed, and with six ex-eaptains on board, all bent on treasure seeking, it is scarcely to be wondered it did not prevail The smallness of the boat unduly pro- longed the voyage, and before their re turn, enpty-handed, the adventurers suffered many hardships and were al- most starved
 They came on traces of many pre- decessors in the search. Only two years before man named Won Bremen
 had been there, and spent the greater part of his fortune in making excava- tions and tunnelling the rocks, but he found nothing. Earlier still, in 1888 a German named Gissler obtained con- cession and grant of land from the Costa Rican government, and later was made Governor of the island; but 1 though he spent the last sixteen years
 on Cocos,, a second Robinson Crusoe, | making ceaseless search, all his efforts
 have been. unavailing.-Chambers | Journal ... }*| i ,t--. ss.. .l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
cEcELrA LOTUS.

Tn Israel zangwelps "The Serio-Com- ic Governess," Cecelia Loftus under Daniel Frohman's management, is to appear at the Hyperion theater satur- day, matinee and night. Miss Loftus is best known as former leading lady with E.. H. Sothern, and through her appearances in London as chief sup port to Sir Henry Irving, though her name has long been a familiar one in the theatrical world by reason of her wonderfulimitation of the speech and manners of famous actresses. Miss Loftus has scored heavily since she be- came star, at the beginning of this season. She will be surrounded by the same company that appeared with her during the run of the ''Serio- Comic Governess, at the LyceuIn theater, New York, and will bring the original production intact.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
THE RAILROAD SITUATION
VICE GRAND MASTER SHEA SPENT DAY IN NEW YORK.

To Consult Grand Master Hannahan-
 Various RumOrs of Complications
 Trainmen Said to be Moving for
 Representation-Other Notes.
 Timothy Shea, second vice grand master Of the Brotherhood of Loeomo- tive Firemen, left here for New York yesterday to meet Grand Master Han nahan of the Brotherhood for con- ference over the labor situation affect ing the members of the organization employed on the New York, New Haven and Hartford system. Mir. Shea was accompanied by Andrew P. Kelly, chairman of the executive board of the grievance committee of the local sec tion of the Brotherhood, and by many other members of the executive board.
 Among the many rumors prevalent yesterday was one that the trainmen have. asked the company for the right to represent conductors who are mem- bers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in case such conductors are not members of the Order of Railroad Conductors. This is the same proposi- fion that was put up to the company by the firemen. That is, they want the right to appear in the case of a men- Der of their order who has grievance, if such member does not belong to the engineers union.
 The statement that the trainmen have gone into this matter along the line started by the firemen, is really a more important affair than that of the firemen, for the trainmen have at least three men in the service to every one for the firemen.
 In addition to the step taken by the trainmen, it is said the Order of Rail- road Photographers is considering the advisability of asking for the right of representing the train dispatchers who are members of the Photographers union. The number of men that would be involved in this affair is not large, but at the same time the telegraphers of the system are an important class of employees, for they are the ones who control and directly order the move nent of all trains on all parts of the system. Taking the case of the trainmen first, it is stated that they have sent their request, along the line mention, to the company.
 One of the officials of the road in speaking of this matter said that the first he had heard of it was what he had read in an afternoon paper.
 Up to late hour last night MT. Shea had not returned to this city from New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
GHOSTS.
Notes on Colonial Lady Spook in
 pnc|ar

Notes on Colonial Lady Spook in
 H@.-. 1 Boston. .s .a
 Tn our house in Boston, said the Boston girl, i've have little old fash toned colonial ghost that somebody left there. Nearly all of us have seen her walking up and down the stairs. She is the quaintest little thing you ever saw. She wears a short waisted, long skirted dress, with a little cape pinned across her bosom. Her shoes are low and buckled. She wears poke bonnet, too. ..--s .7-
 When we first went there a friend who was visiting us sat by the fire awhile. then got up and walked away. He had no sooner risen than the little ghost came from somewhere, we never knew where, and took his seat He turned and looked at her. As he looked she leaned forward and threw herself into the fire. .ss,ss,' a. .s.
 .He was amazed, but when he was told about it was assured that it was a very natural thing for the little old wo- man to do. She had fallen from that chair into the fire and had been burned to death. That was why she wandered about so, varying the monotony by fall ing into the fire again whenever the chair was empty"
 Boston is not the only city with a ghost" remarked the New York girl.
 '.We have one right here in Gramercy Park; that is, in one of the houses overlooking it. A child first discov- cred this ghost. He was put to sleep .,,1 !, I.i II1 ov;nI a,,1 begged fro somebody to sit with him till he went to sleep. He said there was man in the room, who stood over
 him, looking at him..
 tThey thought little or It, supposing 1t was only childish fear, but not long afterward a man was put into the same room to sleep. He awoke in the dead of night in a cold precipitation. Man as he was, he got up, and going to one of the brothers of the family,
 begged him to come and sleep in the room or put him in another. There was a man there,'he said, who stood near the bed looking at him. - 1 T know of this ghost through a girl friend of mine. While the family was away for the summer she was asked to Hive there.
 .It was beautiful house. She had the key to the park, so she could go and sit there all day long among the
 flowers if she wanted to and watch the poor unfortunates without keys who walked outside and peeped throughh 1 the fence: but she stayed there just two days. While she never actually
 saw the ghost, she felt it's presence so Intensely that it was impossible for her l to s1eep.''
 l What had happened to the ghost
 before he became a ghost?" was asked. l "He had committed suicide in that Iroom." she answered. New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-23
HAWAIIAN SHARK FISHERS.

It appears that the. Hawaiian chiefs of some years ago were much addicted
 to the use of human flesh as bait for
 sharks. It came cheaper than pig, was equally acceptable to the shark, and
 gave the chief an opportunity to kill any one whom he disliked. The vic-
 tim was cut up and left to decompose
 for two or three days in receptacle. Kamehameha I was a great shark
 hunter, and kept those of his victims who were intended for bait penned up near the great temple of Mookini 4
 Mrs. Beckley gives a particularly in- teresting account of another method of |capturing the huge niuhl, or man-eating shark followed by the natives. They first of all captured a large number of the small common shark, saved their flyers with a portion of the flesh, wrapped them in Xxi leaves and baked them underground. From 50 to 100 canoes were loaed with the baked meat and large quantities of the pounded roots of ava, mixed with little water and contained in large gourds. The fleet would sail many miles out to sea, in the direction in which the niuhi is
 known to appear. y Arrived at 8 comparatively shallow
 place, the canoe containing the head fisherman and the priest and the sorcerer, who was supposed to be in- dispenable cast anchor, meat and the baker liver would be thrown over
 board, a few bundles at a time, to at 1 tract sharks After a few days the grease and scent of cooked meats would spread through the water many miles 1 in radius. The niuhi would almost always make it's appearance after the third or fourth day, when bundles of | the baked meat were thrown to it as l fast as it could swallow them. After a while it would become comparatively tame, and would come up to one or | other of the canoes to be fed. Bundles l of the liver with the pounded ava | would then be given it, and it would become not only satiated, but also stu | pefied with ava.
 l A moose was then then slipped over
 it's head, and the fleet raised anchor
 and set sail for home, the shark follow
 ing, a willing prisoner, and the occu- pants of the nearest canoes being care- ful to feed it upon the same mixture from time to time. It was Jed right into shallow water until it was strand
 ed, and then killed. Every part of the
 bones and skin was supposed to confer I lunfinclling bravery upon the possessor,
 and the actual captor, that is, the one