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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
Get Aboard and III Tell
You All About It."

old Wigghorn choked a car patent out of some Door
inventor, and his bank accounts been pyramidin'
SO last ever since that he's in the Cg,t figure
class; but when it to bein' in the monkey
dinner crowd, they amt even counted as near silks
Why" says Sadie, 1--WE heard that they have
their champagne standing in rows on the sideboard
and that they serve charlotte for breakfast p
hats an awful thing to repeat" saysI.
oh, well, says she, Mrs: Wigghorns good
natured soul, and do think the Duke might have
stood her for an afternoon. He wouldn't, though
and now We got to go there and call it off, just as
she's got herself into her diamond ston1acher
probably, to receive them
You couldn't ring in couple of subs?" saws I
For minute Sadies blue eyes lights up like I'd
passed her plate of peach ice cream. IF l only
could says She Then she shakes her head. mo-, y
she says, &" l should hate to lie. And, anyway,
there's no one within reach who could play their
parts. &c.
Amt they the wonders these women?
That bein the case, says l, 1T looks like you'd
have to go ahead and break the sad news. What
do you want me to do-hold bucket for the
tears?" e~.-.,
Sadie said all she expected of me was to help her
forget it afterwards; rolls along towards Wgg-
horn Arms. We'd got within mile Of there when
We. meets a Greek pedder with a bunch of toy
balloons on his shoulder, and in essn time at all
them crazy quilt ponies tryin' to do back
somersaults and other foo, stunts. In the mix I'D
one of 'em rips shoe almost off, and Mr. Coachman
says he'll have TO chase back to blacksmith shop
and have it glued on.
oh, bother!" says Sadie. We'll hurry up about
it. Well walk along as far as Apawattuck Inn and
wait there
1t want much of a walk The Apawattuck's a
place where they deal out imitation shore dinners
to TROLLEY excursonists, and fusel oil high balls to
the bubble trade. The name sounds well enough but
that amt satisfyin when you're real hungry We
were or1y KILN time though SO it didn't matter
We stroed up just fearless though their clam
chowders was fit to eat
And that's what fetched us up against the Tor
TOMS. They was well placed, at corner veranda
table where could miss seem EN-; and, as
they'd just finished plate OF chicken salad and a
pint of genuine San Jose claret, they was lookin'
real comfortable and elegant.
Say to see the droop eyed way they sized up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

as we makes our entry, you'd think they was SO
tired dom that sort of thing that life was hardly
worth while. You'd never guess they'd been lvin'
in a hall bed room crackers and bologna ever
since the season closed and that this their first
real feed of the summer on the strength of lust
havin been booked for fifty performances He was
wearin' one of them torrid suits you see in Max
Blumstelns show window, with rainbow band on
his straw pancake, and of these new flannel
collar shirts that you button under the chin with
brass safety pin She was sportin Peter Pan peek
aboo that would have made Comstock gasp And
neither OF EN- had seen pay day for the last two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

the looks guesses they're travelin' incog-
for the afternoon, anyway"
How lovely!" says Sadie.
: Our settler emonades along Just then so
there was business with the stTaws. I'd just f. led
out the last piece of pineapple when Jeems shows
up ON the drive with the spotted ponies and that
side saddle cart. gave Sadie the nudge to look at
the Tortonis They had their eyes glued to that
mt, like couple of Hester-st. kids lookin' at a
hoky poky wagon.
And it want common "Oh, I wish could
swipe that look either. 1t was a heap deeper'n
that The whole get up, from the red wheels to the
silver rosettes must have hit EN- hard for they held
their breath most minute, and never moved. The
girl the first to break away She turns her face
out towards the sound and signs Saw it must be
tough to have ambitions like that and never get
nearer to EN- than now and then ten block
hanson ride.
About then Ieems catches Sadie's eve, and salutes
with the whip.
did YOU get it fixed?" saws She
He says it's all done like new
Signor Tortoni hadn't been losin' look nor a
word and the minute he ties up to them speckled
ponies he maps out change of act Before l could
call the waiter and get my change Tortoni was
right on the ground
II beg pardon" says he, "but isn't this my old
friend, Professor McCabe?"
"You've got comm memory, Skinny
"Why!" says he, gettin' grip on my paw, chow
stupid of me! Really professor. vcu've grown so
distinguished looking that / didn't place you at
all Why, this is great pleasure, very great
pleasure, indeed!"
"Ye-eeS!" saws l.
But say couldn't rub it in He was so dead
anxious to connect himself with that red before
the crowd that | just let him spiel away. Inside
of two minutes the honors had been done all around
and Sadie was bein' nice to the girl she knew
how. And Sadie knows though! Shed heard that
sigh Sadie had; and it didn't jar me bit when she
gives them the invite to take little drive down
the road with us.
Well. it worth the money, just to watch
Skinny judgn up the house out of the of his
eye I'll bet there want in the audience that
he didn't know just how much OF it they takin'
in; and by the easy way he leaned across the seat
back and chinned to Sadie, we got started, you'd
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But it was done good, though.
They had the tray jugglers standin'
around respectful, and the other
guests wonderin how two such real
House of Mirthers should happen to
stray in where the best dishes on the
card wa mt more n sixty cents double
portion.
Course, l amt never been real
chummy with Tortoni-his boardin
house names Skinny WEIGH, you know
but I've seen him knockin' around
the Rialto off'n on for years; so as 1
goes by to the next table l lifts my lid
and says, Hello, Skin. How goes it,"
Say, want that friendly enough?
But what kind of a come back do I
get? He just humps his eyebrows,
as much as to say, How bold some
of these common folks is gettin' to
bel" and then turns the other wav.
Sadie and l look at each other and
swap grins.
What happened" says she.
Il had a fifteen cent lump of
Hygeia passed to me-" says l. And
with the ice trust still on top, / calls
it eXtravagant.
Who are the personages?" says che.
Well, the last reports / had of
EN-" says l, they were the Tortonis,
waitin to do parlor sketch on the
harpain dav rnatinkf, circ11it. hut from,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
The T0rt0nis' Star Az

HAT I was after was
a souse in the Sound;
but say, l never
know just what's
goin' to happen to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
TRACTION GAR
. KILLS STOUT
Miner Sits on Street Car Track and
Car STRIKES and Kills
Him.

Nathan Stout, miner employed
at the shaft mine at Barnstown, was
struck by car No. II of the Fairmont
& Clarksburg Traction Company in
Fairmont Saturday night about 8
o'clock. He was taken to Cook
hospital, where he died Sunday morn
ing about 1880.
Stout had been sitting on the
track asleep and as there is sharp
curve at the point where the acct
dent happened the motorman did not
see him in time to stop the car. The
car was in charge OF Conductor Chas-
Hamilton and Motorman ]. 3. Jones.
AS soon as the man was hit the car
was stopped and the crew picked him
up and brought him back to town.
The unfortunate man left town
Saturday night on the 1880 car and
got of at the station at the residence
of T. B. clayton and that was the
last seen of him before the accident
1t is supposed that he became tired
and sat down on the end of one of
the crossties to rest and fell asleep.
Deceased was about 45 years OF
age and is survived by a wife and
several children. He lived at High
land Terrace on the hill back of the
shaft.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

II drunken men and women
carouse around on the street corners
as the News says why does not
Mayor Hammer break it up? Harvey
walks past these street corners sew
eraI times each day and certainly he
sees such Iawless conduct If it is car
ried on as the News says. Harvey
is the man who was going to do SO
much reforming when he got to be
mayor. Here, according to the
News, after being in Office twO-thirds
of his term. he permits such Outrag-
eous things as drunken carousals on
the principal street corners of the
city. If such be the case how can
that paper be consistent and uphold
Harmer? That paper alleges that
the city. under the all wise guidance
of Harmer is free from all outward
evidence Of vice and lawIessness. In
the next breath it says that drunken
men and women may be seen carous-
ing around on the principal street
corners of the city in the face Of
passing throngs. Certainly Harmer
as a reformer is an utter and total
failure, according to the News. as
well as some others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

News and its columns could overflow
with lamentations and the tears of
remorse, but may 1t not conclude not
to dwell ON such things longer than
to convince itself that they tend only
to furrow the brow of the old granny
it is any way2
It is a sad saying though that
Mayor Harmer negleets his ONCE SO
much, and sadder still to know that
the News will not be able to per-
suade him that he ought to give all
his time and talent to the ONCE, and
coldly turn his clients away and re-
fuse to servie the Governor longer
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
Letters For Santa Claus.

Little girls and little boys of
CIarksburg who want to tell Santa
Claus what they want him to bring
tham when he makes his rounds the
night before Christmas may write
the old fellow a letter and send It to
the Telegram. This paper has been
appointed a special mail agent for
Santa and all letters for him sent to
the Telegram ONCE VIII be forwarded
to him at his big work shop in the
great dark forest of the northland-
He van then know what you child
rem want and can have his merry
elves make the presents desired
Letters for Santa should be ad-
dressed as follows:
MI. Santa Claus.
In the Great Dark Forest,
Northland.
-,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
Convicted Aeain.

The News ADMITS that Mayor Har-
mer's eulogy of hiRself was correct
" reported by the Telegram, which
admission Ii ample to close the in
cident
That paper goes on to say Mayor
Harmer said some things about some
things. before the one they suspect
ed of making the report of the Tele-
gram entered the church, and then
1t confesses quite plainly that what
Harmer said after this gentleman had
entered was just about as told in
the Telegram. And now, If that be
true, and the News very emphatical-
~ contends that it is true, there GER
taInly is no real foundation for criti-
cizing the report. and still less cause
to heap calumny on a gentleman, be-
cause it was a true and correct re-
port. Thus. the incident like others
promises to rebound to the News
with even as great force and humilia-
ton.
This time the News eonvicts itself
with its own words.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
EpIToR NIcoREERY
1nstarls a Lot of New Machinery I'm
His once at BucIShnnnon.

Editor Mccreery. of the Buck
harmon Banner, was a prominent
business visitor here Monday. He
has been in the newspaper business
there % years. He began to learn
the printers art one year before the
Civil war and has grown gray in the
service. He has a new gas engine
in his ONCE waiting for the com
pany's agent to put up. 1t cost $500
and he has a lot of other new ma
chinery, among which is a So-inch
paper cutter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
Care the Telegram.
slartling Discovery.


In its~bented discovery Of things
the News win likely learn today that
even Mayor Harmer is not devoting
all his time to the office of mayor,
Notwithstanding he is paid regularly
to hll that Office, paid just like po-
uceman or other officer OF the city.
That paper will likely recall the
fact that it once made mention of
Harmer's being In Charleston sew
.eraI days attending sessions of the
commission appointed by the Cover
nor TO recommend revisfons of the
school laws, and that it gave him a
keen little thrust for daring to make
a Republican speech on that occasion
OF course, that trip to Charleston
took several days, and, 50 far as
Mayor Harmer is concerned the News
will or should say that the office of
mayor was neglected. True, there
was some one at home who looked
after the office all right, but the News
in its fault-dndfng can not see it that
way.
AS to Mayor Harmer also the News
will likely observe that quite fire.
quently he has been engaged in the
circuit court, working professionally
for his clients and not giving his
time to the city. Also the News will
be right in saying Mayor Harmer re-
ceIves pay from these clients for him
to give them his time instead of the
city.
That paper might also deplore the
fact that Mayor Harmer takes fire.
quent business and other trips from
the city and leaves the lid" to the
mercy of some one else. 1t might
claim this to be the objectionable
sin so far as the mayoralty is con-
cerned. 1t might even now advance
its objections to the mayors trip
into Lewis county to make campaign
speeches. 1t might well say 1t was
terrible neglect of duty on the
mayors part to forget his vigilance
of the city so much as to leave it to
its fate on that occasion.
Even 1t might dig up the fact that
Mayor Harmer put the city behind
him several days to go into the wilds
of Logan and other counties to cast
about for a fortune in black dia-
monds.
Indeed, there are so many things
it could say about the mayor in his
neglect of and disregard for the des-
-tiny of CIarksburg that It would
actually make us weep for the
mayors own safety.
But while 1t is saying these things,
1t should not overlook the evenings
spent by the mayor in his garden
raising onions, beans and other
things of life. A terrible fate
might have overtakeu the city.
while he was so unmindfuI as to
devote his energy and thought to the
growing of butter beans. Horrible,
indeed. is the thought with the News.
A thousand and one other in
stances of the neglect of the office
Of mayor might he pointed out by the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

Yes. the same old trick of blam-
ing 1t on the police. and yet the po-
lice have done their duty so well that
both the mayor and his official
mouthpiece, the Democratic paper,
were actually guilty of praising
them up to the time that it dawned
upon them it would be good politics
to blame the police under any and all
circumstances. But, the police are
not without defenders against their
defamers $50.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The Parkersburg News-DIspatch
has about discovered our secret. 1t
is almost ready to admit that Frank
8. Smith will be Parkersburg's next
postmaster, and agrees with us that
he will be a good one.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
nANCING sCHOOL.

Howard Blake. the dancing mas
ter. starts a new beginners class to-
morrow night, Dec. 4, Any one can
call or see him at the academy. AT
ter class he holds dance and the
public is invited. Call Bell phone
1851.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The newspapers seem to have or
ganized the legislature to their own
satisfaction and have laid the dis
cusslon on that score on the shelf.
In about a month the Legislature viii
proceed to organize itself. all un-
mindful of the fact that that has al
ready been done by the newspapers-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

Until we see something in the
state Journal concerning probable
rise of the Ohio river, we will not be-
lieve the weather mans statement
tina trains are due in the Ohio val
ley. Our abiding faith is in the
State Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The Parkersburg News-Dispatch
has taken a fall out with some of the
good people of its city over a picture
show on Sunday. The question is so
serious and the trouble so deep that
we have not yet had time to investt-
gate the incident.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

Some streamers. right now in the
newspapers, especially the Telegram
viii help the merchants in their hol-
day trade. They should all make
some hot liners the next few weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
"A ENeninr Rehn.

We are too much inclined to un-
.derrate the power Of moral influence,
and the influence of public opinion,
and the influence Of the principles to
which great men-the lights OF the
world-haVe given their sanction
d. Webster.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The Fairmont West Virginian is
for Uncle P. w. Norris for any thing
and every thing, high or low. be-
cause he is the dean of West Virginia
incorporation The reason is a
very good one. we must say and
now. If Morris wants any thing. let
him come forward at once and name
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The Parkersburg News-Dispatch
has at last discovered. that Frank s
smith has the bid for the postohce
in that city. We knew that more
than week ago. but Eat home" az
fairs are sometimes just behind the
times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

Uncle p. w. Morris. of the Park
ersburg State Journal. says some
very fine things, especially fine to the
oil men, when he orders the price OF
oil upward by leaps and bounds.
Keep the good work up, Uncle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

we wonder that His Honor does
not get on some hot trails" and
rid the streets and public places Of
street walkers and other disreputable
characters. Maybe 1t is because he
did not promise last spring to do
that. -. ----.-- ---------rsp-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

That talk of appointing Elliott
Northcott to the federal 1udgeship
in the southern district in this state,
in the event Judge Kellar retires on
account of his health. pleases the
Telegram nightly. Northcott is a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

We see that old blatherskite' sam
Bettes. wants money from fellow
that punched him for abusing him.
He may be entitled to the money but
he was also entitled to the punch
If he gets both, he ought to be salts
fed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The Charleston News is probably
the best Sunday paper published in
west Virginia 1t ought to do a
good business all over the state dur
Ing the coming legislature, If not at
all times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
KIRAIISS.

Seats on sale tomorrow morning
for the performance of Kirmiss at
the Grand opera house tomorrow
night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03
turmoil all the time

The Fairmont statesman named
Powell ought not to be Idle, while
Senator Marshall, his old enemy, is
campaigning for the presidency of
the state senate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

Is the present administration go
ing to be a financial success? An In
specion of the books viii probably
convince you that it is not 50 going
to be.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

There is doubtless a big amount
of graft in the school books Of this
state. There ought to be the most
sweeping investigation
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The police seem to be doing quite
nicely. The order of the city is
good, but viii they be given due
credit for it? We shan see what We
shall see.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The week opens up with the pros
peet that there viii be no admins
trative tempests in Clsrksburg' May
1t be so. We really see no use OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The price of oil now goes up; the
Petersburg State Journal has or
dered it SO. But how about the
stage of the Ohio river2
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

Even the mayors mouthpieee was
simply stunned into silence by that
Thanksgiving eulogy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

Sunday was a quiet day. Mayor
Harmer doubtless believes there was
no sunday selling and we hope there
was not.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The city administration has even
put a quietus on the crematory. 1t
has made every thing quite quiet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

J. w. Pigott must take your or
ders now for Xmas delivery OF Huy-
ler's candy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The yuIetide is about here, and,
now let us see, If there can not be
things merry in the city government
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

The holiday trade can be lively.
If not interfered with.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

c1arksbure boy and we always did
like him. Besides, he win al the
bill in the most eminent manner
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-03

a Glance at our window VIII
~ Great bonafde reduction
LaEgest and most complete
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-06-28

nave is that the populace may not
wake up whom you play. There's two
ways says the consul, they may take
it-they may become inebriated with
attention, like an Atlanta colonel listen
ing to Marching Through Georgia. or
they will get excited and transpose the
key of the music with an AK and your
selves into Il dungeon. In the latter
case says the consul, IN do my duty
by cabling to the state department,
and I'll wrap the stars and stripes
around you when you come to be shot
and threaten them with the vengeance
of the greatest gold export and finan-
clal reserve nation ON earth. The flag
is full of bullet holes now,' says the
consul, made in that way. Twice be-
fore, says the consul, L have cabled
our government for a couple of gun
boats to protect American citizens.
The first time the department sent me
a pair of gum boots. The other time
was when man named Pease was 60
ing to be executed here. They referred
that appeal to the secretary of agri-
culture. Let us now disturb the senior
behind the bar for subsequence of
the red Wine
"Thus soliloquized the consul of Sore
toe-kangaroo to me and Henry Horse
collar.
But, Notwithstanding, we hired a
room that afternoon in the Gale de los
Angeles. the main street that runs
along the shore, and put our trunks
there. Twas a good sized room, dark