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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
THE REAL LINCOLN.

he Hns Not HOmeIy, md Ho Was
Not SlOyenIy In Dress.
For many years it has been the fash
ion to call Mr. Lincoln homeIy. BE
was very tall and very thin. His eyes
were deep sunken, his skin of sallow
paIIor his hair coarse, black and I'M
ruly. Yet he was neither unGraceful
nor awkward nor ugly. His large fea'
lures fitted his large frame, aud his
large hands and feet were but right on
body that measured six feet four
inches. His was sad and thoughtful
face, and from boyhood he had carried
load of care. It is small wonder that
when alone or absorbed in thought the
face should take on deep lines. the eyes
appear as If seeing something beyond
the vision Of other men and the shoul'
ders stoop as though they, too, were
bearing a weight. But in a moment
all would be changed. The deep eyes
could flash or twinkle merrtly with hu-
NOR or look out from under overhanG.
ing brows as they did upon the Five
Points children in ktndliest gentleness.
So, too in public speaking, when his
tall body rose to its full height, with
head thrown back and his face trans.
figured with the fire and earnestness
Of his thought, he would answer Doug
las in the high. clear tenor that came
to him in the heat OF debate, carrying
his ideas so far out over listening
crowds. And later. during the years of
war, when he pronounced with noble
gravity the words of his famous adj
dresses, not one in the throngs that
heard him could truly say that he was
other than a handsome man.
It has been tue fashion. too, to say
that he was slovenly and careless in
his dress. This also is a mistake. His
clothes could not fit smoothly on his
gaunt and bony frame. He was no
tailor's figure of a man, but from the
first he clothed himself as well as his
means allowed and in the fashion of
the time and place.
In reading the grotesque stories of
his boyhOod. of the tall STRIPPING whose
trousers left exposed n length OF shin.
1t must be remembered not only how
poor he was, but that he lived on the
frontier where other boys. less poor,
were scarcely better clad. In vandaIia
the blue jeans he wore were the dress
OF his companions as well, and later,
from Springfield days on, clear through
his presidency, his costume was the
usual suit OF black broadcIoth. careful
ly made and scrupulousIy neat. He
cared nothing for style. 1t did not
matter to him whether the man with
whom he talked wore n coat OF the
latest cut or owned no coat at all. 1t
was the man inside the coat that in
tercsted hlm.-Helen Nlcolay in St
Nicholus
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

There are no between rounds" no
breathing speiIs, with the yeIlowtail.
He is fighting for his life desperately,
10 quarter given nor asked, with an
amazing staying power akin to that
marvellous faculty of the leaping tuna.
The angler is far more likely to be
the first one exhausted; the inches OF
line gradually granted to the pump
Ing rod are earned by the sweat of his
brow and the semiparnlysis of the b.
ceps.
Have I got fish or a devu:" ex-
claimed a weary Englishman after q
half hours work. with Sir YeIloEtail
still gamboling at the end OF 200 feet
Of line And many have shared his
aStonishment while catching" these
animated Snlvanic batteries.
That man has lived and lived in
.ensely TO whose bending rod n half
dozen Iusty yellOwtail have capItulated
In a bright afternoon. May his re-
mnining history be ever so humdrum
or prosaic. that crisp encounter wiz
illuminate the dullest moments.-F. L.
Harding in Field aud Stream.
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IEIaILI.INa 49,

r lIl,.les % IN q fl,iHHl II - sEeEEqs
what Il Laei<ed In LEnae. -,
me 4 itlirs 20 q con trflIlt0E. ~
s. ence lasted but minute. but 4
made up in Intensity OF terror what i
lacked in duration Of time, The writer
tells his own story:
Some years ago while I was making
researches IN an excavation near
Frankfort. o.. the center wall OF the
mound was undermined by the work
men, and 1 was struck by mass OF
falling earth. l had just stopped to
examine small bone which had been
uncovered when earth to the amount
OF several cart loads dropped on me;
No one else was in the excavation, the
men having gone to the top OF the
mound
The falling mass knocked me back
ward, and fell with my head and
shoulders on small heap OF earth. The
falling wall OF earth looked black to me.
and I we'll remember the rush OF wind
it brought
At first felt little pain, only Intense
pressure, which forced the buttons Of
my costume partly inside my hesh.
Ny watch was pressed tight against
two ribs which were broken. The skin
on my forehead seemed cut. but it was
the pressure OF my nat IOrClnB Tue uGSu
between the straw. The knife In my
pocket seemed burning hot. Just under
the small of my back was large clod
which gave me uncomfortable pain, as II
my spine were slowly breaking. Then
it stopped, and felt nothing.
Thoughts raced through my head like
lightning, thoughts of the past. present
and future. remember trying In vain
to move u hand or finger. was per-
fectIy motionIess. Ny chest could not
be inflated. and the downward pressure
had forced the air out OF my lungs.
could move my chin and open and shut
nv mouth. I tried to keep my mouth
closed to prevent its being oiled, but it
instinctively opened, and the earth Tell
In. Then the assurance OF stranglfng
came to me, but did not much care
1t was just sixty seconds, the sur
veyor said, before the men reached me
and felt the earth move slightly. A
shovel struck my scalp and cut me. It
felt like redhot iron. When my head
was uncovered the pressure on my
body was so great the blood was forced
to my head until my rescuers feared
my veins would burst.
I observed everything, but could not
move. The partial paralysis lasted
several days. have never wholly re-
covered from the effects OF my adven-
ture. I cannot enter cave or stand
near n bank OF earth without terrible
sensa tons
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shcen rncnTcr.

An amusing scene occurred some
years ago in a Paris theater during
the presentation of lie Pauvre Ber-
ger" 1t almost fell fat the first
night it was played. To give more cN-
actness to the scenery the machinist
determined to abandon the LAY"
lambs and substitute real ones. TWEEN
ty fat and well toned sheep were
brought and drilled. At the rehears-
ais the new stock company" played
their parts admirably, and mt the first
performance they entered admirably
and formed an exqUisiteIy PASTORAL
group around their Corydon, whom
they saluted with most tuneful bIeat-
lngs. The house shook to its founda-
lions with the loud applause. The ap-
plause continued, and the sheep became
frightened and popped, some into the
stage boxes, some over the footlEhts
into the orchestra, and, of course, the
whole flock followed their leader, The
ladies in the stage boxes shrieked, the
orchestra whooped and halIooed to pre-
vent the sheep from tumblinS on their
vIolins, and the house roared. The
supernumeraries were thrown of after
them. but 1t was an hour before they
were caught. The next day they were
sent to the -shambles and LAY sheep"
Introduced in their stead
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
WHAT The HAIR TELLS.

Auburn hair means a kindly. sympa-
thetic nature.
Straight hair indicates more power
to govern than curly hair.
CurIs denote feeble sense of right
and wrong. gayety, Tivacity, self con-
fdence-
Straight black hair, growing coarse
and thick. indicates more order and In
dCfstry than mental power.
Fine brown hair only accompanies
excellent minds. Generally the owner
has intellectual tendencies.
Red hair is strongly Characteristic
no halfway business there. 1t usu-
ally indicates a quick temper, though
there are exceptions
Beautiful golden hair is rarely seen
on persons of gross nature. Its own
er loves fine arts and possesses ex-
Quisite sensibilities.
Hair and eyebrows Offering in color
Indicate race mixture and bespeak a
wavertng, unsteady nature.
AS rule. smooth, fine. softly wav-
Ing hair betokens gentIeness, quiet
ness, ueatness.
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NovEL ApVgRTIsINe.

ETotU d III ~ 49, tecL1 Got .lAlA
Na@efaa \ R4llatae,
CIdse obserT tiou % the part qf a
new paper man q Boston seEeral
years ago revealed a striking device
employed by the frm OF McKim. Mead
& white. the noted New York archt-
tects. OF which Stanford White, who
was murdered by Harry X Thaw in
New York recently, was a member.
The device, says the Pittsburg Gazette
Times, was an acrostic of names IA
nous in history. literature and art by
which the firms name was to be en-
graved on the Boston Public library.
AS may be observed. the arrangement
defied literature, history and philoso-
ply in arrangement, and this was the
thing that attracted the newspaper
mans attention The names were con-
giomerated from all nations and ages
into seemingly neat ornamentation
for the fine building. Beginning at the
top OF space to be devoted to names
famous in the world In various lines
were the following
Noses.
Cicero.
TSalidasa,
Isocratc8,
Milton.
These names, through their initials,
formed the drst part of the acrostic,
spelling plainly "NIcKlm." A slight
space appeared before the next list OF
names which was:
Mozart
Euclid.
AeschylIS.
Dante.
The initials of these names brought
out the second name OF the firm,
'.AIead." Another slight space, and the
following names appeared:
Wren.
HerrfcIS.
Irving
Titan,
Erasmus.
Here was the name white" also en-
graved, the whole device bringing out
the firm name OF "McKim, Mead &
White" in connection with the worlds
famed men. 1t was in 1890, just before
the building was completed, that the
discovery was made and published.
The list of names was changed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
a TROPICAL TERROR.
Most Dreaded OF LIvIDE Things In
Equatorial Africa.

Most Dreaded OF LIVlDE Things In
Equatorial Africa.
Europeans who visit the great equa-
toriaI forests of Africa are subject to
many risks, BUT none perhaps so dan
gerous as contact with the bashiSouay,
or great bull ant, which Is said to be
the most dreaded of living things to be
found in that region. 1t Is gluttOnous
in the extreme. That which it attacks
it consumes on the spot-nothing is
carried away for further convenience.
Elephants, leopards, gnZelles, lions,
snakes, gorfIlas, nzonkeys, even the
human aborigines of the districts it
infests, fly from any neiEhborhood in
which they know it to be located. Ac-
cording to we'll accredited reports,
! these awe inspiring bull ants travel,
like Iocusts. in vast armies, marching
in line two inches or more broad and
miles in length. one of these armies
has been known to take twelve hours
TO pass Il given point. These ants pre-
fer the shade and. rather than be ex-
posed to the rays of the blazing sun,
will burrow tunnels under the surface
of the ground and thus travel until
they come TO the shelter of trees Any
animal which, unaware of the proXim-
ity of the bull ant and reposinS in
Ilt SOliluU+ Oh llle Ntllt AittllD=A4S ~ &c
attacked has no chance of escape. It
is devoured with irresistible fury, and
within few minutes pile of bleached
bones marks the spot where it repOsed-
A great deal of valuable information
about this dreaded creature has been
published by a French biologist, NJ. de
Chailler, who has described a personal
encounter with the bull ant Il re-
member we'll the firat time I met the
bashikouays on a raid. I knew not
what was in store for me. was hunt
ing by myself, when suddenly the for
est became alive with the foe \ sud-
den dread seized me, and stood still
in the hunting path, resting on my gun.
Suddenly, as II by magic. was COW
cred and bitten everywhere. 1 fed in
haste and found refuge in a deep
stream. yet even then the strong pinch
ers of the ants would not give way,
and though the bodies we're torn Off the
heads remained. The native tribes,
when n man is condemned for witch
craft. generally fasten him to n tree
before an inroad of these ants. After
they have passed a shining skeleton
alone is left to tell the tale"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

An old time English barrister was
John Williams. n sarcastic wit and a
bachelor with an intense prejudice
against marriage. His clerk one day
asked him for n holiday to get mar
ried, and some months afterward. on
entering his chambers. Williams found
bis dead body suspended from the
door. He engaged another clerk and
asked him II he was married. 40"
he clerk replied, but thinking that VIII.
Iiams would regard marriage as .
guarantee of steadiness he added, but
am going to be-" VERY we'll" re-
piled williams, "but understand this
when you hang yourself don't do it
herev'
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lie scENT oF sIcKNEss.
Most Diseases, II Il Claimed, Have
Their Characteristic OdorS-

Most Diseases, Il II Claimed, Have
Their Characteristic OdorG-
The acuteness OF the sense Of smell
Is far greater in many Of the lower ami
mals-dogs, for example-than In man,
and they employ it in guiding them to
their food, in warning them OF ap-
preaching danger and for other pur-
poses. The sphere of the susceptibility
to various odors is more uniform and
extended in man, and the sense Of
smell is capable of great cultivation.
Like the other special senses, 1t may
be cultivated by attention and prac-
tIce. Experts can discriminate quail
ties of wines, liquors, drugs, etc. Dis
eases have their Characteristic odors-
Persons who have visited many diff
terent asylums for the insane recog-
nfze the same familiar odor of the in
sane. It is not insane asylums alone,
but prisons, jails, warehouses, armies
in camp. churches, schools and nearly
every household that have characteris-
tic odors. 1t is when the insane, the
prisoners and the soldiers are aggre-
gated in large groups or battalions
that their characteristic Odor is recog-
nIzed. Most diseases have their char
acteristic odors, and by the exercise of
the sense OF smell they could be util-
lied in different diagnoses.
For example. favus has a mousy
odor. rheumatism has copious sour
smelling, acid sweat a person at
dicted with pyaemia has a sweet, nau-
seating breath. The rank, unbearable
odor of pus from the middle ear tells
the tale of the decay OF osseous tissue.
In scurvy the odor IS putrid, in chron-
ic peritonitis musky. in scrofula like
stale beer. in intermittent fever like
fresh baked brown bread, in fever am
moniacaI, in hysteria like violets or
pineapple. Measles, diphtheria, typhoid
fever, epilepsy, phthisis, etc, have
characteristic delphla Rec,
ord
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

1t was the small brother of pretty
Margaret who opened the front door
In response to Mr. Goodyear's ring.
and his face took on n slngulnrly alert
expression as he surveyed the caller.
NO, she isn't in" said NIargaret's
brother. "Are-are You Mr.. HamIin ?"
NO" said the young man; II am
SIr. Goodyear. Does that make any
difference about her being at homer"
And he looked searchIngly ut the boy.
Course not" said Bobby Indignant
ly. Il don't tell stories. nor Mar
garet doesn't. But if you'd been Mr..
Hamlin was to tell something about
her coming home and get 10 cents IL
did it right and didn't tell the wrong
one. need that money, and so. you
See, I didn't want to make any mis-
take. Gondby."-Youth's Companion.
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Manners are of more Importance
than laws. Upon them, in great
measure the laws depend. The law
touches them but here and there, now
and then, Manners are what vex or
soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or de-
base. barbarize or refine US, by con
slant. steady, uniform, insensible OPP,
GRAFTON like that of the air we breathe
In They give their whole form and
color to our lives. According to their
quality, they aid morals they supply
them or they totally destroy them
RmrL,e
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Preventics, as the name implies,
prevent all colds and grippe when
'ftaken at the sneeze stage" Pre-
ventics are toothsome candy tab
lets. Preventics dissipate all colds
quickly, and taken early, when you
first feel that a cold is coming, they
check and prevent them. Pre-
ventics are thoroughly safe for
children, and as effectual for adults.
Sold and recommended in 5 cent
and rs cent boxes by all druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

If an article is inflated, the
original is always best. Think it
over, and when you go to buy that
box of salve to keep around the
house, get DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t is the original and the
name is stamped on every box. Good
for eczema, letter, boils, cuts and
bruises, and especially recommend
ed for piles. Sold by Stone & Mer-
Ger.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

A lorty mind always thlnks,nobIy. 1t
easily creates vivid, agreeable and
natural fancies and places them in
their best light. clothes them with all
appropriate adornments, studies others
tastes and clears away from its own
thoughts all that is useless and dis
igreea bIe.-Rochefoucauld
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

1t is a well known medical fact
that pine resin is most effective in
the Treatment of diseases of the
bladder and kidneys. Sufferers from
backache and other troubles due to
aulty action of the kidneys find re-
lief in the use of Pine-ules. $1.0O
buys 80 days treatment. Sold by
F. G. Bland.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

The people will take the railing
off the Democratic orators and news
papers with a grain of salt when
they compare their taxes for 1906
with those for 1904. The proof of
a tax law is how much taxes you
have to pay.
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I,hc Lnbnr of MountnIn c1ImbInr.

The Labor of MOuntHin Climbing.
Below is a curious calculation on
the amount of energy expended by a
person weighing 16s pounds In climb
Ing mountain peak 1000 feet high,
the time allowed for the ascent being
1--WE hours: BY careful calculation it
is found that the total amount of Ia
Dor performed is equal to raising
1,3So,OOO pounds to height OF one foot
or that of raising one pound to a
height of 1,3SO,OOO feet. OF this enor-
nous amount of work 1,1T6.OO0 foot
pounds are expended by the muscles of
1900 by the heart in circulating the
blood, 10000 by the chest In breath
Ing and $4,000 in the various exer-
tions of balancing the body, overcom-
ing friction of the ground, eta-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

We nave Just received a car load
Of Portland cement and car load
of lime and are now ready
TO supply all our customers
with the same af very low prices.
g. n. West feb28&
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At any rate the new tax laws
made the taxes of more than 80
per cent of the people of West Vir-
ginia less than they have hereto
fore been. Do Democrats object
to that?
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sweet ArE1opY rLouR.

When men try to give away
money instead of getting it then
and not till then viii some people
be satisfied with tax laws which viii
lower their taxes.
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Dottle-I wonder If n blond is more
attractive to men than brunette?
Lottie--Ass Tottie: she's been both
Cleveland Leader.
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Unworthy of Remembrnnce.

Ny Dear Friend-I beg you to lend
me 6,O0o francs. Then forget me for
ever. am not worthy to be remem-
oered.-From a Letter Found by Paris
Figaro.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

"a pleasant disposition goes n long
ways" said Uncle Eben. 81 sympa-
thizes wifi de Indian. but don't believe
he'd have had near as much hard luck
II he'd er been good natured an learn
ed to play de banjo washington Star.
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Auditor and Accountant
Public StenOgraDher

Public SteROgFaDheF
DeVlSlnG and Installing Systems
Contracts for
Keeping Sets Of Books for CORPORA
lions. Partnership Concerns. Or.
GERS Of Clubs and Private In
dlYldua1S.
am now prepared to take care of
| all specia. work pertaining To Audit
ing, Accounting, Opening and Closing
Sets of Books, and Devising and In
stallinR Systems. You can more
readily negotiate capital for your en-
terprises through an Accountant than
a Broker. CirculaIizing will not do
today; personal solicitation Is the only
sure way. have an especial clientele
of capitalists throughout this section
and Eastern States, where my profe8-
sion as an Accountant for the past few
years has brought me into touch with
the wealth of these sections, and
have associates who will assist me in
presenting your proposition in person.
Few investors Will entertain PROPOSE
tion swithoue figured statement can
be shown, illustrating actual or pros
pective profits, drawn up by an indie
pendent Accountant Of repute, and
this is the basis OF any successful
hotation. have also engaged an e1-
pert stenographer TO attend TO the
PUBLIC wa1iI the line Of stem
FRANK "A. WILSON
a1T-Ie OAK HALL BLDG
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The expressions "HaIIeluiah" and
amen" are said TO have been Intro
duced into Christian worship by st
Jerome about a. D. 800.
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Many a man of humane impulses
who would not willingly harm a
kitten, is guilty of cruelty where his
own stomach is concerned. Over
driven, overworked, when what it
needs is something that will digest
the foods eaten and help the. stom-
ach to recuperate. Something like
Kodol for Dyspepsia that is sold by
Stone & Mercer.
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How would you like to go back
to the Cleveland Administration
again? Hope you won't forget
those days when you vote this fall.
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Jud1cIOusIy Revived.
Never hit man when he Is up.-Dal-
as Morning Nsws
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Extra Ane Ieo cream served .
Hotel Waldo each day from noon
rptil midnight iune18dtf
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There is no duty we so much under
rate as the duty of being happy
Stevenson.
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Cook Coal & Coke Co.,
Room 428, Fourth Floo