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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10
GOVERNOR PATTISON
VERY MUCH BETTER

Cincinnati, O.. April 1O-TAe
noon bniletin BY Governor Pattisons
physician Is the best vet issued. IT
says his pulse, temperatures and Fes4
Riration are all normal and he pass
ed .. frstful night and smoked al
cigar after a good breakfast.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10
BUILDING COI.LApSES
BURYING WORkMEN
.(By Assoeiated Presg. J

& CBy Associated Press.
PitsBurg Pa, April 10-Three
llo6rs of a live-story building on
Liberty avenue collapsed today bury
ing Il plhuniber of workmen in the
riiins. Three workmen wecr taken
ut tinmiurcd, The building is be-
mig raised. II is believed five men
ire still in The ruins.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10
TennpIars To Drill

CIarksburg Commandery No. IS,
Knights Templars. will meet tonight
in Masonic. temple, II will be drill
night and a Full attendance Is de-
sired.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10
Mrs. Lyon Better

Mrs. Lake Lyon, of Glen Falls,
who has ben dangerously i'll at her
home. with erysipelas the past week,
is improving slightly and there are
now hopes for her speedNSeceseB.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10

Washington, April 1o44The
monthly crop report bureau statistics
give the average condition of winter
wheat at s9.Ifund winter rye 900.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10
Council Meets Tonight

The city council viii meet in ad.
iourned session at o'clock tonight
to canvass the election returns and
to transact such other business as
may yceOme before it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10
NAVIGaTION OPENS
{By Associated Press. !

paluth, April 1e-Nayigation
opened at the head of the Lakes yos-
terday afternoon. The entire lake
navigation is expected to b opned
in a week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10
ESCAPES GALLOMS

Charleston. W. Va, April TO-
Mrs. Sarah Ann I5egg, of cl~
county, sentenced to hang for Tie
murder Of her husband, was granted
a new trial BY the supreme court to-
day,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10

jon ,lSs alexander, of Belingtoa
is in on a business visit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-10

Elias Mewhorier is a visitor here
from Jane Lew,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
Uncle sanbo's Argument.

The Illinois Central railroad runs
through a large district of southern
Illinois Familiarity called Egypt out
of Difference to its largest town, Cairo.
When the first tracks of the railroad
were being laid through Egypt the di-
vision superintendent of construction
went one day for a drink Of water to
a wei beside the cabin of an old Ken
lucky darky, who had found freedom
and philosophy on the north side of
the Ohio river. The old man was
smoking his eorneob pipe in the shade
of his sycamore tree.
well. Uncle sambo, said the rail-
road builder. as he hung up the gourd
on the well sweep again, don't you
do any work at all?"
"Me? Taas, sahr. I work six
months every winter on a fatboat on
dat river yonder.'
well. | suppose when we get the
railroad through you will want to come
in with u, and get fob On a aatcar.'
What for?''
.'To work, of course"
NO, sahr! Amt nevah gofn' to be
'nough work ON your railroad to keep
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
MEMORIAL TO BARON WILL BE
ERECTED IN WASHINGTON.
German NobIeman Helped Traia Revo-
lutionary Troops in Fight for
American Liberty-His Body
Rests in New York.

Washington statue of General
Steuben-the Baron Won Stueben who
came to America from Prussia to aid
the cause of the patriots in the revolu-
tionary warts to be erected in La
fayette Square, Washington. A model
of the statue is on exhibition. 1t is
the work of Albert Jaegers, of New
York, a German-Ameriean sculptor to
whom the award was given over q
large number of competitors.
1t was considered a graceful act to
limit the competitors for the honor of
doing the work to German Americans,
because of the nationality of the revo-
lutionary soldier whose fame was to
be eommemorated. Every design that
was submitted, it is said, was of I'M
usual excellence, and the task of de-
Gliding among them was difficult.
The statue of Lafayette, which
stands at one. corner of the square
that bears his name. is not an eques-
trian statue, and for this reason no
other of the memorials in the same
park, save one, will represent mounted
men. The horse necessarily was elm
mated from the Rochambeau memo
rial because the second Frenehman to
be honored with representation in La
fayette Square was a sailor.
At the fourth corner of the park a
statue of Pulaski will be erected in a
year or two, and this will complete the
memorials which it is intended to put
in place, for the park is a small one.
An equestrian statue of General Jack
son occupies the center of the pleas
ure ground
General Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich
Ferdinand, Baron Won Steuben. came
to America to aid the cause of the rev
olutionists, and was of invaluable serv-
ice in imparting knowledge of Euro
pean tactics to the officers of the
American forces. The discipline of
the colonial army improved to such
an extent under his instruction that
the morale and the fighting effective
ness of the troops was increased many
fold in short time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
HERBERT KNOX SMITH.
Successor to Garfield as Commission
err OF corporations.)

missioner of corporations Of the de-
partment OF commerce and labor. Mr..
Smith is at present the deputy COM
missioner, and he had principal part
in the work of preparing indictments
against the Standard Oil company for
alleged illegal railway discrimination
at Chicago, st. Louis, Jackson, Tenn,
and jamestown. n. 7.
After Edwin w. Sims of Chicago
was appointed United States district
attorney, Mr.. Smith acted as solicitor
of the bureau of corporations. He
was member OF the government COM
mission which investigated the disas-
ter to the steamer General Slocum,
and of the federal commission that
looked into the wreck of the steamer
Valencia on the North Pacific coast.
Mr.. Smith was engaged foe long
time in drafting new laws and regula-
tons for the safeguarding of passen-
gers on sea, lake and ocean-going
craft. Under his direction the steam
boat inspection service has been put
upon plane of thoroughness.
There is strong personal friend
ship between President Roosevelt and
Mr.. Smith. Promotion came to the
deputy commissioned of corporations,
however, as the result Of his work and
because of the Endorsement Of his i'm
mediate superior officers, and not be
cause of the presidents personal liz
ing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
NIGHT IN RATTLEsNAKE DEN

st. Paul-John G. Busby, athlete,
scientist and writer, has written to
a friend of his in this city of terri
flying experience he had while storm
bound in small hut near Holy Cross,
in Dubuque county. Mr.. Busby tells
his story as follows:
Il left Farley, Iowa. on a walking
tour to Buena Vista, 20 miles away.
had covered half the distance with
out incident when there came up a
thunderstorm which compelled me to
look about for shelter. Some little
distance from the road I espied an old
cabin and made for it. I reached it
just1 as the storm broke, and finding
it sheltered from the rain, entered
and lying down upon the floor fell
asleep.
"The night was far spent when
was awakened by the warning note
Of a rattlesnake. Soon heard others,
and I knew that if I made the slight
est noise the reptiles would be upon
me, SO I lay breathless, as still as
death itself. Presently a felt the
Shiny body of a snake pass across my
chest. 1t made the cold chil1s chase
themselves up and down my spine
and I thought that surely would be
bitten. BY an almost superhuman
effort, however, managed to control
the muscles of my body until the
snake had wrigg1ed its way into the
ground. Then with a terrific bound
I literally leaped from the floor out
of the opening of the cabin, there
being no door to it.
so overcome was by my expert
ence that l almost fell in faint, but
the beating of the rain soon revived
me. With returning strength my
curiosity was aroused, and going once
more to the door of the hut sprung
my electric light and looked inside.
The place was literally alive with
snakes"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
Packing Str;na Beans to Keep.

The New England way of packing
string beans for winters use is as fol-
lows: AS fast as beans are ready to
pick, string and cut in pieces as if for
immediate use. Into an earthen jar
or crock place a layer of these beans
and sprinkle with salt, a half cupful
for each layer. AS soon as the jar is
filled. with salt for the top layer, close
alright. When ready to use in the
winter take as many from the jar as
are needed, soak in cold water over
night to freshen, then cook like fresh
beans Those who have eaten beans
put up in this way say they taste al
most as good as those freshly gath
cred.
In drying the beans they are al
lowed to ripen on the vines, then
picked and the vines pulled up and
laid out somewhere to dry. When
the pods are all dried and opened,
she'll and spread out again until per-
fect1y dry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
tfvino Man Food For Rats.

New York Carl Hammond. SO
wears old, who has had no home for
a third of a century, was rescued from
q livfns death which he had endured
for seven days by some children and
Policeman Stul1 Of the Glendale police
station. Long Island City. He went to
sleep il an ice house on a picnic
ground week ago. When he aWoke
the following day he found himself
locked in. It was impossible for him
to break out or to make himself
heard. Hunger and thirst and cold
nearly drove him mad. Then rats
began to feed on him. They prac-
tieally ate the flesh from his fingers
and his neck and would have eaten
his whole body had it not been for his
clothes. When discovered he had
about given up the unequal struggle
and was mumbIing to himself: Let
EN- eat me; eat poor old Hammond,
the old worthless tramp The officer
took the starving man out and gave
hir> water and food. He may recover.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
WEIRD BABooN-LEkE CREATURE
SEEN NEAR DARBY, PA.
MAY BE PRACTICAL JOKE
Belated Wayfarer of Delaware County
Frightened by Mysterious Thing
and Many Residents Are
Aiming Themselves.

Darby. Pa.-All Delaware county is
stirred up over the supposed antics Of
an alleged wild animal which is as
serted to look like a gorilla and to
have frightened belated wayfarers al
most out of their wits in various parts
of the county While it is believed by
most persons that the whole thing is
practical joke on the part of some
one who is literally making a mon
key out of himself, still many of the
more ttmid class are thoroughly
alarmed and fully believe all the tales
that are told about the mysterious
creature.
Those protesting to have seen the
wonderful animal, assert that it some
times goes upright like man and
then dashes along on all tours with
marvellous speed, maintaining queer
galloping gait. They furthermore feel
certain that it has a coat Of dark
hair, but that is not considered re-
markable, as the weather is cool.
Their stories of how they almost en-
countered the strange beast have been
so thrilling that many of the negroes
in the county cannot be induced to
pass the spots where it is said to have
been seen. Others have purchased
pistols and 60 about armed, fully re-
solved to sell their lives dearly should
they encounter the mythical monster
in any Of Its hypothetical haunts.
Others take the thing seriously with
out being undu1y alarmed and they try
to explain the matter. That it is an
ape escaped from some geological col
lection is the most commonly accepted
theory. This was strengthened by a
rumor that the authorities of the
Geological Gardens of Philadelphia
were out looking for lost Simian
in Delaware county But a telephone
message to the zoo exploded the story
All the Philadelphia monkeys are safe
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
SIGNS OF AGE IN POULTRY.
Certain Marks Reveal Everything to
Experienced Housewife.

In choosing poultry the age Of the
bird is the most important point for
consideration. When selecting a tur-
key remember that a young bird has
smooth, shiny black legs, whereas
those of an old one are rough and
reddish. If the bird is freshly killed
the eyes are full and bright and the
feet moist.
The combs and legs of chickens are
smooth in the young fowl, but tough in
an old one.
When choosing geese see that the
bills and feet are yellow and have few
hairs on them Old birds have de-
cided red tinge on both. The feet
should be pliable when freshly killed,
but become dry and stiff. if they have
been killed some time. Geese are
called green until they are two or
three months old.
Ducks are chosen by their feet,
which should be supple. Wild ducks
have reddish feet, while those Of the
tame duck are yellow A fresh duck
should have plump hard breast.
Tame pigeons are larger than the
wild pigeons and the feet, like those
of poultry, show the age of the bird
When the are supple the bird is
young. when stiff it is ole.
Pigeons should always be eaten
while they are fresh; when they look
fabby, and discolored about the under
part they have been kept too long.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
To Renovafe Black SILK.

One of the best ways to renovate
black silk is to sponge it with alcohol,
afterwards with a little potato water,
and then wind the silk around a roller
without ironing. To prepare the po-
tato water pare and slice a good-sized
potato, and pour on it about a pint Of
warm water. Let this stand in warm
place for half an hour, when it will
be ready for use.
Any silk that has spots OF mud on it
can usually be cleaned by rubbing well
with piece of dry flannel. If the
spots will not come out, try rubbing
with a soft cloth wet with alcohol.
It is said that sponglng with coffee
will remove the greasy appearance
that affects grosgrain silks
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29

verse for the Scandinavian eountrg,
with its mythical gods and its ice and
snow.
Seats Of the gods in the Iinitle5s
ether,
Looming sublimely, aloft and afar
Above them, like folds Of imperial Or
mine,
Sparkle the snow fields
Desolate realms, inaccessible, silent,
Chasms and caverns where Day is a
stranger,
Carriers where storeth his treasures
the Thunder,
The Lightning his falchion, his ar
rows the Hail"
To the student of mythology and the
Wangerian Ring" series, this verse
or these lines-will appeal particu
larly.
The oriental table. Of course, may
be the proFerbial bower Of beauty,
with chrysanthemums and cherry bios
sons and the other splendid flowers to
draw upon. This part-line from 'sThe
Phantom" may be used in description
the shade and the sunshine chase
each other-at my feet
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
The investigators.

They were in the haunted house. A
solitary candle burned ftfully on the
table between them. It's flame cast
weird shadows on the mou1dy ceiling.
A rat gnawed behind the Wainscoting.
"Hark!" hoarsely whispered one
of the watchers as he elutched his
companions arm.
What is it,"
Didn't you hear that peculiar
tick?a
The other man peered about him
in evident terror.
what tick?" he tremblingly asked.
The first mans voice grew solemn.
'sThe candle-stick, of course"
And the family spook was still
laughing when the bell tol1ed II.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29

just completed by the Illinois trac-
ton system at Danville, eight persons
sat down to an elaborate eight=course
banquet served by Miss Marguerite
Riehey.
The entire affair came about as a
sort of prank, the first of which was
a dare to Miss Richey, made more in
fun than in earnest, to climb the diz-
" stack and serve a banquet to the
party. She surprised Mr.. Gursuch,
the contractor, BY accepting, and
throughout the ordeal she did not wa
yer. The ascent Of the stack was
made on the interior, frai1 ladder
nine inches wide being the means of
attaining the top.
Mr. Gursuch assembled first with a
rope tide about his waist, the other
end of which encircled the slender
girth of the young woman. Four
times during the ascent Miss Riehey
was obliged to stop for breath and to
recover from dizziness, but she clung
firmly each time to the ladder until
the attack had passed, and then
bravely resumed the climb until the
top was gained.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
IS SUCCESSOR TO GARFIELD.

f.
Mr.. Smith was born in Massachu-
sets, but went to Connecticut with
his parents when he was child He
was graduated Irom Yale in the class
Of 1891, and from the Yale law school
four years later. Until he entered the
government service. he was practic-
ing lawyer at Hartford He was a
member for two years of the Hartford
common council, served in the Con-
necticut legislature for two years and
was active in local and state Repub-
lican politics
Mr.. Smith is a member of several
clubs: he is believer in outdoor
sports, anG he is a frequent opponent
of President Roosevelt in games Of
tennis on the White House grounds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
Emperor,s LINGUISTIC Abilities.

King Edward can speak German
and French as 1uent1y as English,
and has a fair knowledge of one or two
other languages, but as alinguist he is
eclipsed by the emperor of Austria. It
is told of him that at one Of the great
military reviews he addressed five diff
ferent acknowledgements Hungarian,
Bohemian and a1lachian-each in its
own tongue, and Hungarians will new
er forget how. 81 years ago. the youth
full Archduke Francis Joseph when in
sta1lirg a certain governor electrified
his audience by addressing it in purest
Magyar, a tongue no other archduke
had ever taken the trouble to learn.
They sprang from their seats, waved
their swords in frenzy Of enthusiasm
and almost lifted the roof with thun-
derous shouts.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
------------------------- -
Whose Witness2

When Rufus Choate was United States
district attorney in Boston three sail
ors were before his court for the rob
berry from their ship Of a bag Of specie,
and one of them turned states evidence
Upon the stand this witness, TO q final
question BY Mr.. Choate as to what in
ducement the others held out to him
to join them, with shamefaced hest
fancy made substantially the following
reply: We'll, sir, arter feelin' round a
bit, they ses to me, ses they: Come on,
Jack, an jine us. It's dead easy, an
it'll make us all rich; SO as if We do git
ketched we can hire Choate, an he'll
clear us if they find the money in orr
boots. One eculd never forget the
serio-conic expression CT that natur-
ally grave face, as Mr.. Choate, amid
suppressed laughter, il which both
court and jury had 70 Join, busted him
self with the papers upon his table, and
turning to the defending counsel, With
as much dignity as the situation per
mittad. said: Hes your witness"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29


later was called steuben. It is now a
thriving town. In his will the general
made the request that he be buried in
the woods which. he loved. The re-
quest was complied with and his body
was laid in a beautiful piece of wood
land not far from his residence.
About so years ago, because eivili-
cation had changed the face Of the
country, the body Of the aaron was re-
moved by the state Of New York to a
grove in the township Of Steuben. and
the place has been made a state pre-
serve. There was a gres military
demonstration at the time of the re-
mova1, and a handsome monument
has been erected to mark the German
soldiers resting place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
TO GET 4as BEST EFFECTS.
Things Worth Remembering When
Having Room Papered.

When about to have a room papered
take into consideration the size of the
room, the height Of the ceiling and the
number and arrangement of the win
dows, as well as the use to which the
room is put and the probable number
and kinds of pictures you intend to
hang upon the walls.
Small patterns add to the apparent
size and are good in small room.
Striped effects give height and should
be employed where the ceilings are
unduly low Plain papers are also
suitable in small rooms and are best
calculated to show off engrayings to
good advantage
Where the ceiling Is unusually high
and a plain paper has been used a
dado OF a contrasting or harmonizing
color, run about the top, Just under
the ceiling molding. improves matters.
Yellow paper lights up a dark room
or one with a northern exposure beau
tifully. Red paper is charming in a
library where the woodwork is dark
and too sharp contrast to the dingy
covering of many beloved books must
be avoided, but it has tendency to-
ward darkening the room if the win
dows are not very adyantageously ar
ranged.
Green paper combined with white
paint is delightful in sunny room
Of southern exposure, but green paper
is I,Srally a fortunate choice for it
can almost always be made to har-
monte with the other furnishings.
Paper carried over the ceiling gives
better effect than If the ceiling is
ca1cimined and adds to the apparent
holiness of the apartment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29

ture was reported to have been seen.
1t is now stated that the traps were
found broken, the bait devoured and
all evidences on hand of a struggle
made by some animal.
The practical joker who is working
the scare, if such is the case, has
succeeded to an extent which may
work his own harm. For there are a
number of Delaware county citizens
who, while not getting in Mysteries
about the matter, have quietly placed
big guns in their hip pockets and are
waiting for chance to pot anything
that looks like a baboon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
Apple Pudding.

To one and a half cups of strained
apples, grated rind and Juice of half a
lemon. three-fourths cupful of sugar,
one-third cupful wine, one tablespoon
full of brandy, add two tab1espoonfuls
gelatine soaked in one-third eupful
cold water and dissolve In one-thirr1
cupful boiling water. Set in ice water
and stir until it begins to thicken.
Then add beaten whites Of three eggs
and stir until stiff enough to drop in
mold. Serve with whipped cream.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
STRANGE MONSTER
SCARES CITIZENS.

in their cages. Their keeper respect.
fully suggested that the animal down
by Darby is probably a monkey of ma
tive Delaware county stock.
Nevertheless. several persons in
Springfield township are so convinced
that there is strange animal prowl-
ing about that they have set traps for
it. Frank Carr is one of them, and
he set a number of traps in an en-
closure in the rear of his house near
some woods where the rep1ted erea-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
STATUE OF CEN. STEUBEN.

The services of the German soldier
were not confined to the camp. He
fought well on several fields, and 1t
finally fell to his lot to check the ad-
vance of Benedict Arnold and to put
an end to the reign of terror Arnold
had created among non-combatants in
the territory which he had invaded.
After the revolutionary war Steuben
went to central New York and settled
on tract granted him by the govern
ment. The place of his settlement