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The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
Splendid Raise

j. ID. Billingsley last week,
through the Efforts OF Con-
gresham Welborn, secured
an increase in his pension
from Sl2 to $o4 IA month. He
was already receiving the
limit under the total disability
rule, and it was through IL
special act Of Congress that
The increase w;ls granted. He
|, quite u sufferer and con.
stantly under physicians
care. He Says ID. d. Duggins
deserves credit for starting
him on the right road To get.
the Increase.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
Volcano in Colorado

a burning mountain was
discovered Sunday three
miles from Hot Sulphur
Springs. Colo.
The mountain is burning
aud not through any human
agency, nor is the fire being
fed 10y material that might
have been placed there by in
tent. There is no timber or
coal in lib T. section. The
flames appear 10 he consum-
ing The very granite Of the
mountain, and NE fire is grow.
ing as il burns.
One investigation of the
volcano was made to-day by u
party of reputable citizens of
Hot Sulphur Springs.
Every member Of the expe.
diti"n is positive the fire is
volcanic in character. and say
that the flames appear To be-
consuming the rocks from
which they spring. The
dense volumes of smoke that
roll skyward are thickIy i'm.
pregnated W tn sui ar fumes
and every once in IA while.
there is IL faint indication of
ashes.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
ACTORS MUST NOT SMOKE
Summary Action Taken Against
Them by the Police Author
tiles of Mexico.

The law against smoking In theaters
10 being strictly applied. and there is no
respect Of persons in the matter. One
night lately. reports the Mexican Her
aid. almost the entire personnel of the
actor folks of the Renacimiento theater
were marched OF to the comisaria.
The play for the evening was "Zaza."
In the first act Zaza. who is a play
actress seen behind the scenes, IL in-
structed in the book to light a cigarette.
and 10 smoke as II she was used TO Il
and enjoyed II. The other actors. taxi
ing their cue from the leading lady. also
light up, and a halo Of smoke rises over
them.
Heretofore they have carried out the
stage directions in this regard TO the
letter. When the governor OF the fed
eral district. Guillermo de Landa y Es-
candon. recently ordered the strict en-
forcement OF the law against smoking
In theaters. even by the actor on the
stage, Senior Cardona, the manager Of
the company. feared that the staging
OF "Zaza" would be hurt to some ex-
tent.
He states that he therefore applied
for a special permission in this case
promising that all due precautions
would be taken. and understood that the
written permission was 10 be sent him.
Az soon AZ the whole party began to
smoke on the stage the police officer
who was on guard went behind the
scenes and announced that at the end
OF the play he would take them all TO
the comisaria.
When the hour came. however. an ex.
eeption was made for Sonora Virginia
Fabregas herself on one OF the others
promising TO pay her fine. senores
Cardona. Haro. Calvo. solares. Pardave.
Sanchez. GARLIC. Junquera and Ger
vantes were all brought TO the Third
precinct police station and were let 20
only when each had paid his fne.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23

near we were TO success, I would W
err have gone away. am very wealthy.
and. In a small. unsatisfactory fashion,
powerful, also, as I told you ] should
be. and shall be more 80 soon. Joseph
has got into Parliament, where, not
withstsnding the competition. 4 think
that his entire want Of principle ought
to carry him a long way. And yet.
Geonrey. i miss you as much as ever.
and almost long for the old days. Il IL
hard to have to mix with a set Of fools,
who smile and gable. but canno even
understand what u is that we, or rath-
er you. have done. I was so sorry To
hear epcdt John. Well. we must each
to our1own fate. Goodbye.
FANNY"
] returned no answer 10 this letter,
nor have | ever seen Fanny since. and
] hope never shall see her againl or
course. everybody has a right to look
after his or her own interests. and on
this ground I do not like to think too
hardly OF her. I used TO believe that
there was a great deal OF prejudiced
nonsense talked about women, and
that they were rs capable OF real and
good work and Of devotion to a single
end as We men are. Many and many
In the argument that | have had with
Fanny herself on this point. for she
was wont ~scornfully to declare that
marriage was the average woman's one
object In life. and the education Of a
family the one thing she was capable
OF carrying u In n satisfactory man
ner. But now confess that my belief
IL shaken. though know that II Is un-
Just TO Judge a great and widely diff
fering class from the experience OF an
individual. And. after all. she was we'll
within her right. pnd Il Ia imooSslble
TO blame her. l had absolutely no
claim upon her. and she was undoubt-
eddy wise to provide for herself In life,
when 80 good an opportunity came In
her way. II was a little abrupt. and
her explanations were rather cynical;
but ! have no cause or complaint,
could not marry her myself; why
should ! have objected 20 her marrying
anybody eise-even that young man
Joseph7
And yet. ] only say II to show how
weak ! am. am still fond OF Fanny
Hide-Thompson and still feel sad when
l think OF her sudden and final depart
ure. Next TO my wife's death. Il has
been the greatest ehoek OF my life. n
she had stoppe' with me. she should
have had her full share In my triumph,
and OF all the honors and good things
that have followed on It's heels. She
oyercalculated herself. she saw too far.
and yet no far enough. but ! dare say
that. after all, this IL but another form
OF the personal vanity 10 which fear
! am constitutionally liable. and. IA
such. a weakness 10 be mortified. as-
peciaily when a man is hobbling as fast
as ! am toward the quiet church-yard
sates. Well. this Ii the true history of
relations with Fanny Deneily.
tTHE ENp.)
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
cANNlBALISTic BLACK BASS
One Fish Caught Had ITO Little
{. Ones in It's Capacious
Stomach.

quote from the Fox Lake representa-
tive the following instance Of cannibal-
ism on the part of black bass, says a
writer In Forest and Stream: Fred
Lorenz. OF Milwaukee, caught Ill black
bass here In less than an hour on a recent
Sunday. This may sound pretty heavy,
but II is an actual fact, He caught a
black bass that when dressed was
found to have ITO little black bass about
an inch long in Its stomach. Talk about
dogish eating fry and spawn. 1t looks
like bass were about as bad cannibals
as any fish In the lake. II is possible
that the bass swallowed her own brood
of little ones to protect them from other
fish, but II so she forgot TO cough up
again and the brood was destroyed.
There is no doubt that the black bass
will eat Its young. Some writer's say
that 1t Is the female and others that Il
IL the male which remains on the spawn
ing bed to protect It. II would seem
however. that In eating ITO small bass
this particular fish was acting the hog.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
GENERAL NEWS
John A. Mccall Dead

John a. Mccall, former
president of the New York
life insurance company. died
Sunday evening at the Laurel
house, Lakewood, n. j..
where he has bee seriously
III for several weeks. Mr..
McCall's death was due to
cirrbosis of the liver. The
end came painIessly aud
peacefully. Mr.. Mccall bad
been unconscious since /
O'Clock Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mccall is Frustrated
as u result of her husbands
death, aud is under medical
care.
Born mt Albany on March
2, lS49, Mr.. Mccall entered
business AT 10. The first
salary he received was so a
week III n clerk IN the assert.
ing house for state currency.
In 1885 lie WAS made state
superintendent of insurance
by Grover Cleveland. Mr..
Mccall later accepted the con-
trollership oi the Equitable
life assurance society, IA post
he retained until he was elect
ed president Of the New York
life IN 1892. u position which
he held u It'll he resigned, fol-
lowing the insurance investi.
CATION.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
AFRICA AS HEALTH RESORT
Where Outdoor Life Is Practicable
and Beneficial In Summer
and Winter.

Africa's sunny fountains are recon-
mended for the invalid by the British
Association for the Advancement OF
Science meeting In South Africa.
Probably In no other country, they re-
port, is outdoor life as practicable. win
ter and summer. or a the traveller find
more varied and more majestic scenery,
while strikingly distinct from that In
other lands. Luxurious Pullman trains
with sleeping, dining and buffet cars.
fitted up with library. writing-room.
baths, observation platforms. and other
~conveniences, run from Cape Town to
the glorious Victoria falls on the Fam
besi river In three and one-half days.
Long before reaching the falls col
umns OF spray are seen rising like clouds
far Into the air, and when the train
nauses at intermediate stations a dull.
distant roar is heard. A chief beauty
OF the falls is the wealth OF color not
only In the river foliage OF the tropical
vegetation or In the dazzling white
masses OF tumbling foam. but In the
prismatic bows sparkled In the mist. Be-
tween the forest and the chasm a small
bow may be seen almost within touch
OF the land. and faithfully following.
while the more ordinary type spans the
gorge or irradiates the gloomy depths
below, particularly beautiful In the
moonlight.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
Starved to Death

Miss Maria Corsa, I'm old
maid living in New York City,
who was worth more than n
million dollars, became 20
stingy that she lived off the
charity of her neighbors until
she finally starved To death
last week,
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23

W dense armies OF fLurcs aad SYM
bo>s. marching this Icy and that, but
toward the bottom they thinned out
wonderfully. 1911 there remained two
littls iinea only 81 those that had sur
vived the cruDks1 ways OF mathemati-
cal war. Evidsatly she had laid down
hsr - fas - 9smstimes would Just
ewous - eesDfnAtteu of the prob.
len, vh1SA l<naa asWare she had been
sasagcd % ~ ssvsssl dayA knew
but little Of the hieher mathematical.
but ] could - ~ ~ ieft-hand line
subtractsd from tho right. tho
difference would Be the result sought
for. provided The problem had been
wsrtsd out vitheut error. took a
pencil aad GA this Idly encuyt. The
oe4t1Ds ! made q mistake, but sven
- - noDtake the result was sut-
A0mmR%iihg 10 make me rub my
- Gid II again. and then ,Mnk
back INTO the chair behind me with n
gasp. and trembling as though I Aad
upwittingly raised n ghost!
And no wonder. For there before
me was the Key to the great Secret
for which we had been YEARLY seeking
40 many yearsl There was no mistake
about Il! l knew what Il ought to be.
and what conditions II must fulhii:
and there II was. the Fst product OF
scores Of sheets OF abstruse calculations
based upon laws that could not lie.
There II was! She had stopped Just
abort Of II. and ut length I had tri-
umphed!-the last obstacle to success,
complete. absolute success. was gone.
! had wrunE the answer to the great
question which torments the world
from the stony heart Of the almighty
law that governs II!
If she had known this, Fanny would
not have gonel" I said aloud, and then.
what between n thing and another. I
faintedi
Exactly six months from that day my
book. The Secret Of Life" appeared.
and everybody will remember the ex-
citement that ensued. OF course. prop
csitions 10 startling were violently at
tacked. hut l only smiled and waited:
for ! knew that my conclusions could
no more be seriously disputed than the
law OF ~grayttation. And now the at
tackers are all silent. and mankind Il
say II without false nodesty and with.
out pride) blesses the man who
has been the means OF demonstrating
the glorious cause and objects OF our
hitherto inexplicabie existence. and OF
supplying the key TO the mystery OF
life. and the agony OF death. that la.
rs the religions foreshadowed. but the
portal to the larger and more perfect
life. Yes! My work is done. and well
done. and die in peace. knowing
that even here ] shall never be for
gotteni
A week after the book appeared.
received from Fanny this rather weak
ly worded letter:
Dear Godfrey" II began. $50 you
have found It! And you have had the
generosity TO publicly acknowledge my
share In the work; and my name will
go down to future generations linked
with yours! II 10 more than I deserve. |
though II 10 Just what ! should have ex-
pected from you. Had ! known how
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
Wabash Wreck

Twenty.one persons We're
more or less injured in II
Wabash wreck near Columbia
last Friday evening.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23

John b. Stetson, The million
aire. hat manufacturers oi
Philadelphia, died Sunday.
aged rs years.
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23

For Shor, Loans In anv amounts.
sea James p Wheeler. rooms s0s and
70, over Farmers Savings Bank,
Marshall, Mo "
The Marshall republican., 1906-02-23
Ny Fellow laborer.
,ssesss
BY n. RIDER RAG6ARD.
CHAPTER VII.

OIL stopped TO gath
err up the various
papers. noticed
the. on tho table
before me lay q
great sheet OF Fan
ny's calculations.
which she had been
employed u on the
previous n'rht. The
top Of m sheet
wps covered with
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-02
faithfulness and diligence with

faitbfhlness and diligence with
which he does ii. He Is far better
than any new man could possibly BE-
aud ranks ahead Of many Of tie
street superintendent Of the past
AS superintendent Of streets he IS
a credit. to fle.citg and will he re-
elected.
I Every one knows that W. i. Camp
as assessor has brought that office 10
q higher standard BY his excellent
judgment and painstaking work.
Has an important work and he Is
The RIGHT man ii the right place.
Charles g golTnan ii tie head
Iof the Ticket for MAYOR il d rising
and successful Young lawyer, ans
Ibitious % make ! career for himself.
shat viii he second ID none, and he
Ilias aceepted this nomination al tic
hands 81 his party and the people Of
fclarksbnrg IN general with the IN
'tention Of making his term 81 offices
III elected one Of credit tot himself
land honor to the city. With q
promising future before him, he.
does not intend to destroy that Fl.
|ture by disgraeing the office or faii-
70 serve the people faithfully and
|honorabl and we'll Public conf
dence win not be misplaced in him.
Tor be will measure upsto the highest
expectation and prove himself
mayor, of whom all may Justly be
proud.
klchstrd Scott Is a gentleman 81
hight intelligence, having prepared
himself fnr one Of the best profes-
|sions and having been engaged IN ii
most successfully. His personality
rs pleasing, his appearance com
Tnanding and his knowledge Of men
extensive Heis d man Of fine char
acter he is sober and industrious
He possesses ideal qualities for chief
|ofspolice, and the Telegram believes
BE can not be mistaken that lie viii
prove himself d good one, II elected
Benjamin + Robinson, nominee
for school commissioner, is so we'll
and fayorably known in his native
city that extended mention Of him
in this editorial is wholly super
fiuous. He is d leading business
man and IS identified with several Of
the important industries Of the city.
He is of a prominent and honorable
family, whose members have ever
tawen a deep interest in education.
and especially the free school system,
BE does that himself, d fact that SUI
ficiently recommends him, and lie
viii prove true to-the trust, if repos-
ed in him.
The various nominees for council
on the Republican ticket are also
men who should command the vote
of every good citizen. They are
worthy of It and win prove them
selves true to the city's best inter
ests, which interests they have had
an active part in making.
And, now, as a last word in the
campaign the Telegram urges every
Feter to, appreciate the Importance
OF electing this ticket to Office. BY
your suffrage you must and viii sae
whether the city shall be entrusted
70 these mem You know fliey are
worthy You know fhev are fitted.
You know they are honest You
know they are capable You know
they are progress We You know
they will not betray lous You know
they Vill guard the welfare Of the
city and advance tie common good.
Elect them aud all VIII be well With
gu, yoilr neigllbor and your city.
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The News IS likely 10 boast ot
having an affidavit nude, sworn and
subscribed ID by itself to the effect
flat ali army Of Filipines landed
last week at San Francisco and are
now enrolite to this city 10 vote the
Republican ticket. II is quite GER
tam. if they come, they viii vote
for the political party that not only
believes in freedom but also gave il
to them.
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Second Ward,
THOMAS. =. ANDERSON
FHE WHINING TICKET.

y X r y (
The campaign closes with today,
la several respects it has been like
previous campaigns. Especially has
all manner of abuse, falsehood and
deception been practised by the
News and some who have taken ii
most prominent part in the alleged
reform movement. On the other
hand the Telegram has 50 far as has
been possible in dealing with design
ing tricksters and assassins Of char
] acter studiously avoided calnmny,
SANDER and mud Singing, believing
the intelligence of Clarskburg de-
served better things.
The Telegram believes its line OF
campaign together with that Of the
Republican ticket has met with
hearty approval and that the voters
Of this city confde and believe IN 1t
and will more ardently support the
Republican ticket than if they had
been driven to disgust by the yio-
lence of disreputable newspaper
articles and criticisms. On the
other hand We have the right to be-
lieye and do truly believe the bigot-
ed, vindictiye, scurrilous campaign
waged bythe opposition has caused
all fair4niinded, decent thinking men
% lock upon the opposing ticket
With stspicion and 10 discredit their
pretensions toward reform, and that
the sort of reform they would bring
about, if any. would be coupled with
such irnpracticable experiments and
parsinonious policies that the vel
fare OF the people in general would
be jeopardized and the city itself
irretrieyably injured,
That the campaign INDUCED in by
the opposition has already hurt the
city in the eyes OF the outside world
there is not the shadow of doubt.
The city's fair name has been be-
smirched and its financial standing
impaired by their dastardly false
hoods and misrepresentation. How
ever, the fact that the citizens have
entrusted its welfare and keeping to
the Republican party another year.
when it becomes known, will tend
greatly 10 cure the hurt that has
been inflicted by these designers
against the public welfare and tile
common good, and Clarksburg will
not be hindercd in her onward
march.
Mr.. Coffman's claims have been
fully set forth and there is no DC
easion for any misunderstanding
and there will be none. A good.
clean, honest, capable government i
promised and will be given. Mon
Of character and ability and enters
prise and zeal have been chosen dor
the other positions and they viii
bring all these qualities into ne Dis
charge of the dnties of their espcs.-
tive Offices. Under prudent admin
istrations ClarksbuFg has grown
from a quiet, staid old town to Al
thriving, husAing city, second 10
none n the State IN marvellous
growth and development, and nov
commands moro attention and fatofS
;
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The News is supporting men on
the alleged reform ticket that had i
big hand i'm the purchase Of thut
water pipe From this fact We in
fer The News Is ACTUALLY engaged nov
i'll repudiating the very ticket ii
chose less than 4 week ago 70 sup-
port and that too, although there
may not be change Of the moon
for fortnight yet.
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than any city In the State These
wonderful condi tions, as al ought to
know, have been brought about by an
|adherence 10 those broad-minded1
policies, which have ever sought to
build up the city and not To- tear il
down. Perhaps, not within recent.
years, has there been nominated a
stronger or better set OF men for city
office than the present Republican
ticket men with progress indeliblyi
stamped into every fibre Of their be-
ing, they will not suffer tIie to
recede in the slightest.ifl its greats
ness but viii lend every effort for its
advancement, which the Telegram
earnestly hopes win be made With.
even greater and faster strides than.
in any Ike period in the past.
There being no Democratic ticket
IN the field. the Republ iean. ticket 81.
one Of such high character as 10
Command the votes Of all patriotic.
Democratic citizens, those who, be-
|lieye in a Greater Clarksburg. Cer-
tainly there is nothing about the ali
legged Reform ticket that appeals toI
Democrats or Republicans OF anS
one else. There was really no good
reason for its creation and less for,
its existence even now at the end of
the campaign. The reforms that IL
claims lit could bring about, conld
have been more easily accomplished
BY the Prohibition ticket The first in
the field and the onlyotlier ticket ex-
|cept the Republican ticket nominal
ed in the usual way in the open
The Prohibition candidates are
all men Of lupquestioned character
and have as much right 10 command
public confidence as the alleged Re
form ticket. The fact IS, the Pro-
bibition party lays claim 70 reforms
and has always sought to bring them
about. On this account, if the al
legged reformers had placed reform
above their desire for power, they
would certainly have endorsed the
Prohibition ticket and advocated its
election. The fact that they did not
but attempted to steal Prohibition
thunder, exposes them and their
game TO get hold Of city affairs for
selfish purposes and for the prefer
ment of themselves. They are not
sincere, or they would now be sup
porting the Prohibition ticket. and
having shown their insincerity so
early, they are surely not to be trust
ed, and the people will not trust
them.
There is implicit confidence in.
every member Of the Coffman ticker
that has been renominated. Isis
"a well known fact Will H. Cole has
proven himself as capable a city
clerk as Clarksburg has ever had,
and there have been some very fine
ones. His experience stands him
vel in hand. He is prepared to dis
charge the duties Of the Office better
the coming year than any new man
could, no matter how capable. His
conduct of the Office has never becn
questioned and is above question
Hugh Callaghan and John II.
StecI hape hone their work So VOL
that they have the endorsement of
all. What more Recommendation
Edward ] Doyle as street super
intendent has filed the Office salts
factorilx to the great majority pf
the people Republicans, Prohibitions
lists and Democrats alike, and each
year grows stronger because 81 the
high character d his work and the !
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The Prohibitionists would not let
the Harmer reform crowd steal
their ticket, though they did succeed
in flching part Of tlicir platform
away from them.
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|oath he fakes 10 live Up 10 Tie laws
land enforce the .city's ordinances.
No one asks for more Coiinla1's
and standing aic enough ID
guarantee tie fnllillmcnt Of these
assurances.
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Turn out and work Tor the Cosf-
man ticket and continuance o.
Predetermined government.
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The alleged Rcformers are going
10 Try to steal. the election. See
that they do not.