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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23
oLARKsBURG, W. Va, JULY %
MAYOR REsPoNsIBLE.

Political capital can not be made
of the action of the city council Fri
day night. as the News would have
It. in reference to Sam Wilson and
John Watson. They were arrested
and fined and sentenced by Mayor
Hammer, whose election to Office can
not be charged up against the mem
bers of council attacked in this in
stance by the News. To the con-
trary the News itself at the time of
Mr.. Harmer's election took great
deal of credit to itself for that
event. whether the same was judic-
ious or not.
Wilson and Watson took an APP
peal to the circuit court, which in
due time sustained the judgment
of Mayor Harmer and they then be-
gan the sentence of thirty days each
In Jail the mayor imposed on them,
and executions were issued for the
fines as the law directs. But while
they were in Jail as Mayor Harmer
admits, he gave directions that they
do labor on the streets. They did.
The council was in no wise re-
sponsible for that or any other ac-
ton taken by the mayor up to that
time. The council did not fine
him. the council did not sentence
him to Jail, the council did not put
him to work on the streets, but the
mayor did all of these.
Then, at Friday nights meeting
of council the mayor said the city
had no right to put these men at
labor, while they were serving sen
tence. Tie city did not do 1t, eN-
eept through its mayor, who con
fesses to what he says was Il mis-
take. In other words, he says he
exceeded his powers and ii that be
true. the real matter council should
have taken up was that he did eN-
coed his powers.
Again, so far as the Telegram
can figure it out, the council has no
authority or power to remit fine
phe mayor himself says he Is
nowerless to do such a thing IN these
Instances, but asks the council TO do
IL. But. until he cites law con-
ferring that power upon the coun-
ell. the Telegram must maintain
that he asks the council to exceed
lis mowers, too. 1t is said the coun-
ell might make an appropriation OF
the amount and give it to them al
ter the fines had been paid by them,
INT the council can not remit fine
and the city code does not contem-
plate any such proceeding, The
eouncil has no power to make any
such appropriation or remit the
fines. il it did the council would
ne the appellate court instead OF the
circuit court, and, were that true
fbe appeals to Judge Lynch's court
should have been made to the eoun-
Mr.. Hammers contention before
the council Friday night was that
= man who is fined and sentenced to
iaiI too can not be put at labor ana
Vel he did put these two men at
labor. which fact in connection with
his contention repudiates and re-
verses himself. In other words his
attitude is understood to be re-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23

The News seems to speak with
authority, when it says "Wilson and
Watson will NOT enter suit against
the CITY," The Telegram would
have made that statement, too, had
it been authorized to do so.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23

versal of his former action. He
now draws the distinction that the
labor clause merely applies to con-
victs. who are sent to jail IN de-
fault of the payment of fine
The Telegram does not take issue
with him in this respect as that is
the way it understands the city laws.
But his honor did not make that
application or Interpretation of the
law, when he directed that Wilson
and Watson be put to work on the
streets, and the responsibility,
financial or otherwise, is certainly
upon him and not upon the council,
who had no hand in it whatever.
Both might sue the city. and in the
event of recovery, the responsible
itv would not lay at the door of the
council. To the contrary should
such suit be brought the mayor him
| self will be the one responsible for
its being brought. The city would
probably have to pay the judgment,
if one were obtained, but 1t would
/ be because of the action of the
mayor as its agent, and not of the
council because the mayor was not
the agent of the council in these pro-
ceedings.
Also. there is no excuse for the
misrepresentation made by the
News. when it says Mr.. Wood was
! the lone supporter of the move.
1t Is n fact that the motion was. duly
seconded and that 1t received an
other vote besides that of Mr.. Wood
/ and thus it is shown that Mr.. Wood
was not its only supporter
Nor is there anything "bold on
record in the action taken by the
council, unless it is bold to refuse
to do something which it had not the
lawful right or power to do. And
that sort of boldness will certainly
meet with the appreciation of the
people in general and should not
be seriously objected to by the News.
Both men gave bond to discharge
the Judgment of the court, IN the
event the mayor was sustained at
circuit court. and now the same
must by law be recovered from
either Wilson and Watson or their
bondsmen, or there must ne jail
sentences still imposed upon them
as provided by law, as no one con-
ncctcd with the city government has
the lawful right to relieve them
from the payment of the fines, and,
if those fines are not paid the mayor
has the power to RECALL them for
thirty days each and to make them
work on the streets besides.
The comment by the Telegram on
this matter is made with all due
respect to Mayor Harmer and the
incident would have passed with but
a mere mention, had not studied
attempt been made to prejudice the
public mind against the council.
That having been done it is but fair
and lust that honor should be given
to whom honor is due.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23
curgd RemorrAages Of Ile L1.ngs.

eseveral years since my lungs
were so badly affected that l had
many hemorrhages, writes 4. NJ.
AXE, of Wood, Ind. 81 took treat-
ment with several physicians with
out any benefit. ! then started 10
take Foley's Honey and Tar, and my
lungs are now as sound as a bullet.
1 recommend it in advanced stages
of lung trouble" FoIey's Honey
and Tar stops the cough and heals
the lungs, and prevents serious re-
suits from a cold. Refuse substi-
tutes. Sold by Sturm & Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.

COPY for advertisement IN the
Daily Telegram should be handed
q by nine o'clock a. m. to guarantee
rEGHge the same dag, and for the
Weekly Telegram not later than
Wednesday noon each week. The
earlier sent IN, the better the seTU'ce
oil Be.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23

B. J. Hudlins, o. D., doesS al
kinds Of optical work. See him At
1O6 Third street west 81 po ~
ae iod3a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23
SWEET MELODY FLOUR
ANNOUN CEMENTS

For County Superintendent.
I desire to announce myself for
the nomination for the Office OF
county superintendent of free
schools of Harrison county. subject
to the will of the Republicans of
'- CYRUS E. WEBB.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-23
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Cphol5terfng end furniture re
pairing cheaper thar ever. E. E.
Allen, 664 West Main street, c. R.
Odel's old stand. jan6b
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09
Fields Meerscha um.

When Eugene Field worked in New ark he used to smoke cob pipe, great ly to the disgust of his employer, who was man of taste and refinement and liked his employees to observe the ncetes of personal appearance Know ing this, Field still smoked his cob pipe until it fell to pieces, whereupon he bought common two cent pipe of clay and made a great display of it around the office
 Cant you find something better to smoke:' asked his employer one day in early December. "To see you with that thing in your mouth one might take you for Workingman."
 Its the best I can afford" said Field, and every day thereafter he made it point to meet his patron in the hall puffing away at the obnoxious dudeen.
 He found q handsome meerschaum pipe on bis desk Christmas morning.. Newark News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09
7. SGlNA
Bu His Own
 Petard
By NJ. ]. PHILLIPS
Copyri9ht, I90G, bV Ratby Douglds

Even when ones aftianced has the reputation of being, besides fairly rich and more than passably handsome. the most whimsically irresponsible prac- tical joker ill New York one has q right to expect that joking on ones birthday, of all days, will be shelved. At least Carol Merri6eld so expected, but she was disappointed, and that started the trouble.
 HunteT Johnston was in love with Carrol, thoroughly so, but the practical joking instinct Is like conscience and a taste for olives-hard to forget when once acquired. A brilliant idea in the testing line came to Johnston the morn ing of his sweetheart's birthday, and he immediately set about giving it to that portion of the world in which he was most interested.
 Carols birthday gifts from her par ticular circle were all that heart could desire, and she waited with happy an ticipation for her fiance's offering.
 At 1 o'clock a messenger boy appear ed with a long, slender package for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09
American Geographical Names

Ameflca can show many geOgraph- lcal names taken from novels. Califor- nla comes from the name of a fairy Kingdom in q Spanish romance of the early sixteenth century. The Antilles take their name from Antiglia, an im- aginary island figuring in Italian leg ends connected with the wanderlngs of St. Brendan, and marked in the lati- tude of the Sargasso sea on Catalan and Genoese Portulani of the thir- teenth and fourteenth centuries. Mont real is by some said to take it's name from legendary castle mentioned in French romances of q very early date The island of Barataria, lineally de- scended from Sancho PanZa's imag- mary governorship, also figures on the maps of Louisiana, while it is a moot question whether the strait of Juan de t'uca does not take it's name from a historical geographical romance. Ia Rider Haggard, devised by Il Greek sailor of Queen Elizabeth's day for the benefit of her majesty's resident at Venice and his own pocket II Brazil is found in early Irish legend as an island ill the Atlantic, and 1t is a moot question whether the empire of Brazil derives its name from this creation of the Celtic fancy or from wood from which dye resembling in color burn ing cinderS was made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09

"Oh, nothing of conscquence."' re- sponded Johnston. T just said 'St11Onr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09
I'm m une to Colds.

"A Quakeress,' said physician. "never catches cold. Her immunity Is due to her bonnet. If l had my way, all of us, women and men alike, would wear QuakeE bonnets. This bonaet protects the back of the head and the nape of the neck, two very tender spots. The nape especially is tender Let good draft strike you there fo. just q second and I'll guarantee you d weeks cold. The Quakeress' bonne. may not be beautiful. but. protecting her nape as it does. it keeps her free from colds year in and year out."- New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09

ugly as a vulture's shadow, passed over his mind. Supposng it were true!
 That was the most unpleasant day Johnston ever experienced. Breakfast was a farce; luncheon, mo perform ance." Long after the time for the latter meal he remembered that he had promised to spend the day with mar ried sister over in Jersey.
 He tramped the snowy streets aim lessly, pausing occasionally to pore over the mysterious message, while po- licemen stared curiously and house. holders thought of Rallies. All his journeys brought him back somehow to the neishborhood of Carols home. But he could not enter. Something held him back. At 3 o'clock he was at the ferry and sat himself down with such patience as he could muster to wait i for o'clock. "I'll see it through" he said.
 At ten minutes of the hour Johnston's s heart gave painful throb, for Carol, rosy from the searching wind, entered the ferry building. A tall, athletic young man, with the air of the out lander about him-he was well dressed and evidently well bred, but not New Yorker-followed her in. He was car rying two heavy suit cases.
 Johnston confronted them. May ask what this means, Carrol?" he ask ed quietly.
 The girl halted and seemed to shrink from him. The athletic stranger step ped forward. And may inquire how it concerns you?' He did not raise his voice, and the attention of none of the jostling scores was attracte to the group.
 Johnston ignored him. Did I de- serve this, Carrol:' he went on. "If you'd ask, I'd release you. When got this letter.
 The girl had determined to punish him thoroughly, but at the sight of his weary, troubled face she relented.
 Do you know," she interrupted blithely, "1'm proud of that letter? avoided telling lie in 1t, even a white one, although l came pretty close to uDDluS, OQn 1! But l DllStered my hand cutting out those letters. Wasn't it real sweet little birthday gift?' Doubt and dawnng comprehension struggled in Johnston's eyes, But, Why-why"- he began.
 "Why-why" mocked his sweetheart her head tilted saucily, a roguish smile on her face Just to show that two can play at practical joking as well as one. Thirtyone messenger boys, sir! You should have a whole month of anonymous letters"
 But this gentleman" He waved his hand toward the athletic stranger who appeared to be enjoying the conversa- tiOn overmuch.
 My cousin. Phil Hudson of Omaha. Mir. Johnston. He came last night, but could only stay with us few hours.'
 You Were the victim of base con spiracy, Mr. Johnston" laughed Hud- son as they shook hands. II beg par don."
 "Oh, nothing of conscquence."' re- sponded Johnston II just said 'Stung.'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09
The CurranL

The currapt of commerce is said to be one of the most nutritious forms of food, a pound of the little berries from Greece containing more than three times as much actual nouriShment as the same weight of lean beef. ~Cur- rants" says one authority, should really be eaten every day. They con- tain all the beneficial properties of the apple, but ill greater proportion" The most important fact connected with them is that they supply the body with muscle building and nerve sustaining material in form ready for speQdy digestion apd assimilation =.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09

Miss Merritield. She opened it with cent American Beauty wrapped care fully in waXed paper and sparkling as if With the dew of June. Within five minutes another messenger with an other long, slender package rang the bell, and this also yielded up rose. When with the regularity of clock work five uniformed imps had come and gone in twenty-five minutes, all with similar votive offerings, the girl comprehended-Joh of the fertile mind had hit upon the plan of sending her twenty-three roses, one for each year of her life, but the gift was to be delivered on the installment plan
 The ingenious idea was pleasing-for d time. With the tenth rose the Merri- field family was holding joyous council over the ever increasing pile of boxes in the library, and Carol was restless. When the fifteenth bona fide messen- ger had come and gone, not counting four small curiosity seekers, who Smil- ed cXpansively, mur:nured something
  ed. Carol was thoroughly angry. When on tie heels of the twenty-third accredited flower bearer Johnston ap- peared, a particularly desirable brooch in his pocket and sense of duty well done in his heart, she was composed, but the anger. though not visible, was present and controlled.
 
 ston noticed nothing out of the ord- nary with his sweetheart. She thanked him gay.y and with the proper degree of warmth for brooch and roses.
 .Mr. Practical Joker must have lesson." Miss Merrfield declared to herself after his departure as she nib bled with lips as red as the petals themselves at tie eighteenth rose T didn't mind so much his other tricks. but this time he has gone too far
 He'd o@lv laugh if he knew old Mrs. I1roude sat in her window and counted those messengers. With the extra ones mixed in Iittie wretches.-there were thirty-0ne oi them.
 "She knows today's my birthday and saw through Hunters scheme as quic,,- ly as did And she'll never believe but what I'm thirty-one. So MT. Hun ter Johnston. beware of an old maids vengeance" And she waved the rose thea trically in air.
 On the morning of his own birthday five days later, when his man brough. up the mail Johnston's eye was imme fol hy -ol ope. It was certainly peculiar in ap- pearance, for his name and address were formed of letters clipped from newspapers and posted upon it. The envelope contained the following mis- sive, similarly constructed:
 Do you care to see your sweetheart eloping with another man? Be at the Twenty-third street ferry Thursday aft ernoon at 4.
 Johnston had his "blind" side He never suspected that any one would attempt to hoax him. He took the missive in deadly earnest and inter- fppted dressing a half dozen times to re{ead it.
 Ha first sensation was one of anger f4t38py one would dare libel his sweet pHts6o. He resolved to telephone Q3pl immediately-or, better, to call leo8 beE, and enjoy good laugh with k&Ter the letter. Yet even while ha 6l1e1 at its very absurdity, a sicken- { 9ualm of doubt. slow Hitting and
 s11i. 11i.-H-. .---...==,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09
How 1t Was.

The Magnate-Do you mean to say, sir, that you will charge me $1,O00 for this operation if live and $2,000 if o1ef How is that! Great Surgeon-If you de 1t will be so much easier to eopect from the estate.-Life
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-09
Caustfc.

Ano you are ready to forgive your ueuenter for eloping with me, sir?"
 xsa. rn treat her kindly. The poor girl wni be sufficiently punished in oevsoe you for husband. ."-Cleyeland Loodoe.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-03-21
woman,s acrownlna oIory.u

II beautiful hair were common, 1t Is
certain poets wouldn't go into ecstasies
about It. Many a pretty face has a
meager crown. One of the fortunate
girls is Miss Edith Root, daughter Of
Elihu Root. It's wonder some enter
prising maker OF a hair restorer has
not tried to use her picture as an "af-
ter-taking" pose. Her dark brown
locks are of the silky quality seldom
seen in curly hair, and when loose
they reach below her knees. She u.s.
ually wears them braided and wound
closely around her head. The Baron
ess Won Sternburg has hair that many
an actress would envy. 1t Is Titan
red, curly and abundant. She wears It
In the low Greek couture, always with
out adornment.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-03-21
nreak Old Iuua After WeddInas.

A lecturer who recently returned
from a trip to Germany tells story
of marriage custom which she wit
messed there. A woman was throwing
Jugs. etc, out of her house onto the
cobbled street. This was the signal
for the neighbors to bring along bas-
kets Of old bottles, tins and earthen-
ware to keep up the din.
The explanation was that there was
to be a marriage Of one the daugh
tiers from that house the, following
morning, and as the brides father had
agreed to replace all the broken uten
sils with new articles an easy way D
getting rid of cracked and damaged
crockery was adopted.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-03-21
HAD HEART PAINS
a Critical Case Of rheumatism Cured
BY Dr.WilIiams' Pink Pills.

vvhile Mr.. w. S. Geisel, of No 1876
East Coates street, Moberly, Mo, was
steadily working at his trade in foun-
dry at that place, he became the victim
of nh attack of rheumatism, and his ex-
perience is that of thousands who are
compelled to work i'll similar surround
ings. He describes his situation as fol-
lows:
81 had been Mt work for long time
in foundry where was exposed to
dampuess. Frs my feet began to hurt
and to swell, then my knees and my
shoulder joints began to be affected III
the same way. Finally 1 could not walk
without great difficulty and suffering
and had to stop work altogether. My
appetite was fee10e and grew very pale
and weak. bd III to have pains about
my heart and It Uttered great deal.
l became greatly armed about my con-
dition My moi + knew about the vir
sues of DR.. Wilt s. Pink Pills, as they
4 had given her u her health when she
was nearly was to death, and when
she found that y were good for rheu-
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me about month after was attacked.
Thas was in the early part Of March,
1908, and by June they had driven away
the pains and swelling and had restored
my appetite and color. Then | fell
strong enough to take up line OF out
door work and now, in October, re
gard myself as entirely well and an
about to go into foundry again at st
Louis"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills also cur'
other diseases springing from i'm
pure blood or disordered nerves, sucl
rs sciaticn, locomotor ataxia,. partia
paralysis and all forms of weakness II
male or female. They may be had q
all druggists or directly from the Dr
Williams Medicine Company, Schenee
tady, N. Y.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-03-21

white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera,
lions made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warming In that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right of the
abdomen, nervous exhaustion, pain in
the small of the back, pelvic catarrh,
dizziness, flatulency, displacements or
irregularities. All of these symptoms
are Indications of an unhealthy con-
dition of the female organs, and II not
needed the trouble may make Roadway
until the penalty has to be paid by q
dangerous operation, and lifetime OF
impaired usefulness at best, while In
many cases the results are fatal.
Miss Luella Adams, Of Seattle. Wash.s
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkhain -
"About two years ago was great suf-
ferer from severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. The doctor prescribed for me and
finally told me that had IA tumor and must
undergo an operation II / wanted to get well:
| 1 felt that this was my death warrant, but l
spent hundreds of dollars for medical help,
| but the tumor kept growing. Fortunately
| correspondedwith an aunt inthe Jew England
States, and she advised me to take Lydia e.
| Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as 1t was
| said to cure tumors did SO and Immediately
began to improve in health, and was entirely
| cured, the tumor disappearing entirely, with
out an operation. l wish every suffering
woman would try this great preparation"
Just as surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just so surely will Lydia q.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
other women who suffer from fe-
male troubles, inflammation, kidney
troubles, nervous excitability or ner-
vous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are i'll to write her for free
advice. She is daughter-in-law OF
Lydia q. Pinlfham and for twenty-five
years has been advising sick women
free Of charge. Address. Lynn. Mass.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-03-21
A HousehoId Necessity.

I would almost as soon think OF
running my farm without implements
as without Hunts Lightning on. OF
all the liniments have ever used, for
both man and beast, 1t is the quick
est In action and richest in results.
For burns and fresh cuts 1t is abso-
lutely wonderful. regard it as
household necessity.
Yours truly.
s. Harrison,
Kosciusko. Miss.