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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
A BITING VOICE.

From across the bay the sound Of music
light airy, bewitehing. Along the boardwalk fantastic
figures appear and the lawn shadows fit here and
there among the shrubbery. harsh voice. complaining
and inpatient breaks the charm of the which holds
3.oh dear!'' it says, "these horrid mosquitoes! I
cannot take minutes comfort Come, Dorothy, will
have to go inside How these awful insects do bite
The of the voice sweeps In her train fol-
lows the obedient Dorothy From the beauty of that
evening the fresh lake breezes and the natural
charm of moonlight night they step into long, ele-
gantly furnished roo thru whose depths breeze surely
strayed, which great glarng light throws
its heated rays Sinking upon davenport beside
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
Continued From Page One.)

vanished started for stroll and, after wandering
about for half hour decided to return. thought to
try different route and thereby shorten the way the
sky looked threatening turned several corners and
still behed familiar spot. The ominous rumbngs Of
thunder increased my agitation Finally in desperation,
approached policeman and asked him to direct me.
''You nineteen blocks north of your home,' - he
said and you would better take this car that you
will get there before it storms -
When arrived home found that the family had
been told the story the telephone My advice
frequently administered thereafter and when it
was, the recipient generally told me- in way
other, that practcng and preaching should hand IN
hand ~ ..-.' :-a@' Laura Mellon,
A Eighth Grade, - 500 Fourth street N.
-. Blaine School. --"r .>
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
THE MILKY WAY.
A Heartbreakng Mess the Result of Not Heeding the
.~,. Rule so Much and No More"
(Prize.)

rs: Al *:tE. .2- (Prize.) ' ~
SsN O. will put in the milk myself said decidedly
L day when friend and myself were making
some fudge s'You know the last time made candy,
told you not to put in much milk, but you did, and
the fudge spoiled, - added in know-everything
tone So proceeded to put the ingredients together,
while my friend looked rather hurt because thought
she did know how to make fudge When started to
put in the milk G. said something to me and ar an
swered her. still unconsciously pouring the milk into the
pan with the sugar.
ssOh, dear! See what have done,'' said, coming
back to my senses tBut guess it will be all right if
put in some sugar. added hastily not wanting
c. to think had done anything wrong.
''I hope so,' said c., with queer smile her
face, which I noticed. But when the fudge had been
taken off the fire and had been cake of ice for
hour looked at c. desparingly and then and there
than to practice. Esther Revelf,
A Eighth Grade, 1611 Park avenue.
Emerson School
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
MINNEAPOLIS TOPICS
For Sunday, August 10:

For Sunday, August 10: ~@
''THE HARDEST VACATION DAY.
The stories must be true and strictly original.
The papers must be in the hands Of the editor
Of The Journal Junior
2 Not Later Than Saturday Evening, August II,
at O'Clock. They must be written in ink on one
side only of the paper, not more than 800 words
in length, nor less than 100 marked with the num-
Der of words and each paper signed with the
s. grade, school, name and address Of the writer
The papers must not be rolled.
For Sunday, August 26:
"LETTER CARRIER,
The stories may be true fiction, but they must
be strictly original
The words may be used in any reasonable sense
If the story is true, it must be written in the
first person.
IF it is fiction, it must be written in the third
person.
The papers must be at the office Of The Jour
nal Junior
Not Later than Saturday Evening August 49,
at o'clock They must be written in ink one
side only of the paper, not more than 300 words
in length, less than 100, marked with the
number Of words and each paper signed with the
grade, school, name and address of the writer.
The papers must not be rolled
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
JEWELS FOR LITTLE GIRLS.

ttNow, you hold that chair stiI.''
But, T-,you just told must steal. -
ssNever mind. Hold that chair STILL This was the
conversation between small girls. One up in
chair climbing the top of the cupboard where the ees
and Jams sparkling glasses shone like rubies and pre-
cious jewels sighed T but they look good.
''But T., you told the other day never to steal
Oh never mind. want of that jelly and''--
but this sentence cut short for the little mischief
had fallen the floor with crash And she sighed when
she got up, tWhy didn't practice what preachedf
A Sixth Grade, Mary j. Archer,
Marcy School 712 Fourteenth Ave- Sc.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
4 TRIP UNDER THE SURFACE.

One day as was sitting on the porch my mother told
me was wanted at the telephone When answered it.
one Of my friends asked could go swimming with
her. said would be ready in an hour. After had
ended our tiresofne journey in the water you
cannot imagine how glad was, for that the Arst
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05

time had been in swimming practicng how
to swim and when had taken few strokes called to
the girls that knew how and for them to watch
then began to show them, and before I knew where
was had taken very queer journey to the bottom OF
the lake. When up, the girls laughed at and
said that was doing preaching than prae-
ticing Catherine Caffrey, 9
Sixth Grade, 229 w. Twenty-sixth Street.
Whittier School. ---.-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05

just much for telling fbs' to children children for
telling 'fbs' to grown-upsl So there!''
And agreed that they should indeed, practice what
they preached s--Inez MeNaughton,
Tenth Grade, 1922 Seventeenth Avenue s.
South High School q
WHEN THE LAST STRAW CAME.
(Honorable Mention)
One day last summer my friend F. over to
house to tell that Uncle Toms Cabin would be in
the city the next week We had read the story and
very anxious to the play The day before the play,
F. said to me, 5f'I know that shall cry. cam
help il"
1T do not anything to cry about. think you
cried enough when you read the story said Ct had
cried myself but did say SOY Next day while at the
play my FRIEND true to her expectations cried had
been the verge of tears many times during the play
but managed to keep them back until Eva death Even
then did not cry But alas, when Uncle Tom died and
F said with sob, tsPoor Uncle Tom!'' could not
restrain my tears any longer When going home
F. did not say anything about my crying but since
then I have made a resolution to ''praetice what
preach -: So @=.t .T. Bessie Cannon,
Eighth Grade 400 Seventh Street Sc
Holmes School. zz.~as r. ...@s%s.s, 3D..
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
BROTHERS, AIM WAS WoMANLY.

Ny sister and were trying to make shelf for our
and had succeeded fairly well. We had but
few nails to drive In when my brother out
My, how gracefully you girls pound nails! he said
scornful And how very neatly those boards are put
together Come IL show you poor little things trick
two.' ~. .. ~ .... 81. ,..-. .-I
He pulled the boards apart and commenced to make
what he predicted would be SHELF the like of which we
had never seen. stNow said he, condescendingly you
lay the boards this way, then place nail and pound
it in just like this'' He raised his hammer and brought
it down with a hard crash. But unearthly howl
drowned the noise of the instrument and my brother
pulled back his hand, cut and bleeding. "Wel, of all
things said my sister, laughing; that shelf is GER
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
NOT A FINISHED RIDER
There Is Great Deal More to Horsemanshp Than Merely
Mounting Pony's Back

Mounting Pony's Back.
* (Prize) .- ~r. r.
nNE day after had been practicing at riding pony
~ for two three hours, I went around and sat
down the front porch had only been there for five
ten minutes when two of my friends coming. +
went to meet them and told them that could ride the
pony without falling off every minute and asked them to
come and watch I saddled the pony mounted, and
started out of the gate The pony balky that
ing and I about ten feet from the gate,
he kicked up his heels and down head first to the
ground One of the girls said 1T is better to practice
before you preach Stella Maher
B Fifth Grade, 1926 Pleasant avenue S.
Whittier School "
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
Volume VI, No. "A, Whole No. l.sz7,l
THREATENS
TO MURDER

At IL: 30 o'clock Thursday two
Italians named Lewis and Potts
threatened to "clean OUT the Elk
saloon. They had purchased two
glasses Of beer and a glass of lemon-.
AIDE. Potts rendered five dollars IN
payment and Edward Connell gave
them back $3.50 in change. Potts
appeared too drunk to take care Of
the money and by his consent it was
given to Lewis. Shortly afterward
this arrangement did not suit him,
and he demanded Of Connell that
he give him the amount. As Lewis
had it Connell declined to do any
thing of the sort. and with that
Potts pulled out a gun. showed it in
Connell's face and threatened TO kill
the bunch.
Connell succeeded III notifying the
police, and at that iuncturc the
Italians took sneak. They fed to
Glen Elk, but The police hot on their
trail overlook and arrested them at
l o'clock. They were brought be-
fore Justice George II. Gordon who
committed them to Jail TO await
trial later.
At Tie time Of their arrest the gun
was found on Lewis. II is stated
that, when they left the saloon,
Potts transferred the gun to Lewis
and that is how he happened to have
it. The amount Of money in ques-
ton was also found in their posses
sion.
Similar threats to shoot were
made at various places in Glen Elk
Wednesday afternoon. and it is sus-
pected Potts and Lewis wcre-impli-
Gated in those.
Potts is section foreman for the
Baltimore & Ohio with about thirty
Italians undet.him and he and other
Italians came mp from Bridgeport
Thursday morning. where they had
been working.
i appears they have a rendezvous
in the basement Of the Home hotel,
and Officers Brooks and Farmer ar
rested the two men there. picking
them ont of the crowd as the guilty
parties. The Others followed them
as far as the Glen Elk bridge and for
4 while it looked somewhat danger
Gus for the officers, but there was no
attempt 10 do them bodily harm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
RUNAWAY BOY IS
FOUND ON STREETS

John Kirk. youth aged about
twelve years old. was found wander
ing on the streets Wednesday even
ing by Officer Brooks. Recognizing
the hoy to be a stranger, and seeing
that he was crying Brooks halted
him and began to question him. The
boy said he had run away from his
home at Youngstown. Ohio. arriving
here Sunday and since that time had
had nothing to eat. He made the
long journey BY stealing rides on
freight trains.
Or. J. B. Payne and Officer
Brooks took the lad to a restaurant
and saw that he had a good meal, af-
ter which lie was turned over to the
chief Of police who will send him
back to Youngstown.
The boy said this experience was
enough and when he reached home
he would never run away again.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
ALUMNI
BANQUET
EX-PREslDENT

ne spacious banquet hall of the
Waldo hotel was thrown open last
night at about 10 o'clock to some
thirty Young men and women of
Clarksburg, eX-students and alumni
Of the West Virginia Wesleyan Uni
yersity, better known as the NJ. T..
Conference Seminary, at Buckhan-
non, W. Va. and bountiful repast
was partaken of in honor of Rev. b.
W. Hutchinson, DID,, the guest of
the occasion, who is now pastor of
the Jefferson Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church, at Washington.
Pa, who was president of the sem
mary or university, as it is now call
ed, for many years during its early
history, and who practically found
ed the same.
Rev. Hutchinson acknowledged
with considerable pathos the appre-
citation thus shown him and his good
work by the ex-student body of
Clarksburg. and in the course Of his
remarks, impaired to those present
accounts Of the early struggles of
the seminary which were both new
and touching. Perhaps no ex-presi-
dent Of any institution Of learning
ever had hcaped upon him such a
volume of good wishes and tokens
Of esteem as DIR. Hutchinson receiv-
ed at the hands of his hosts, many
Of whom responded in short and I'M
gressive toasts.
At the close Of the reception DR..
Hutchinson was presented with a
previously engrossed resolution com
mendatory of the good work he had
lone for West Virginia while presi-
lent of the seminary, which token
If esteem he prizes very highly.
DIR. Hutchinson returned Thurs
lay afternoon to this large and re-
,ponsible charge at Washington. Pa.
Present were Mr.. and Mrs. Hay
mond Maxwell. Mr.. and Mrs. W. T..
Stout, Mr.. and Mrs. We. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. +, Richards, Mr..
md Mrs. 3. +. Robinson. Mrs. p.
NJ. Boggess. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Barnett, Misses Alma Swiger. Icie
Williams, Jessie Arbogast, Bessie
Bond and Leila Rapp. and Merrsr.
Homer W. Williams. Haze Morgan,
dad" Ash. Walter Elliott, 2. W.
Morris, H. u. Cunningham. David
y. Carper. +. d. Lewis. F. l.. Bur-
dctte, George Lynch and Rev. b. W.
Hutchinson.
Homer W. Williams was the very
lever toastmaster and Messrs. W.
L. Morris, Haze Morgan and Hay
'nond Maxwell and DIR. Hutchinson
made impromptu speeches.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
Clever
SWINDLER
AT LARGE

The police in the upper end Of
this state are on the lookout for a
very slick swindler who has operated
in several sections of the country
and recently has been heard from in
that section.
The mans name is given as John
Hoover, but he doubtless travels I'M
der many aliases and he is wanted at
several places for forgery and obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
His method of operation is very
smooth and is worth remembering.
He will look over farm that is for
sale and decide to buy it, asks if
there is a notary near or anyone
that can acknowledge legal papers
and learns there is one at the viii
lage. He then borrows the abstract
Of the place, stating he desires his
attorney to look it over. He then
calls on the notary at the village and
asks him to make out power of at
torney us he desires to send it to a
relative in the east. After getting
this with the notary's seal on it he
makes a duplicate of the seal. He
then calls on some real estate man
and states that he intends to buy the
farm and to examine the abstract
and the county records to see if The
title is all right and afterward has
him draw up a deed for the farm,
takes all his real money, and in
quires il there is anyone from whom
he could procure a loan for the pur-
pose Of making some extensive im-
proyenlents to the place and the real
estate man readily agrees to help
him out seeing a commission in it
for himself. Hoover then takes the
abstract and deed to his hotel where
he forges the names of the farmer
md his wife TO the latter and then
places the notary's seal on ii by way
Sf acknowledgement. :
After suitable time he again calls
On the real estate man and shows
him the deed properly signed and
acknowledged. He states he has
paid out his ready money for the
farm, and asks that if possible he
would like to secure the loan at once
so that he could return east and re-
move his family to the farm. The
real estate man sends for the party
who intends to make the loan and he
upon arrival looks over the deed,
takes note for the amount, The
money is then paid over and the
foxy" Hoover skips town.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
BY SENATOR IILLMAN
nv Associated . Press

Washington, d. c., Jan. lS-Fol-
lowing is the resolution which SEN
ator Tillman has prepared to intro
duce in the Senate:
Resolved. that the President Of
The Senate be authorized to appoint
committee of five Senators to in
vestigate the recent unfortunate in
eident at the White House, result
ing in the expulsion from the execu-
tive offices Of Mrs. Miner Morris, and
report to the Senate.
Tillman offered his resolution To-
day.
senator Daniel, Of Virginia. NOV
~ 70 lay the resolution on the table.
which motion carried, year -, nays
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
RlGELOW
DEFIES
SENATE
(By Assoeiated Press. }

Washington, d. G.. Jan. 1S-
Poultney n. Bigelow, magazine
writer, who was denounced by Sec
retary Taft for his criticism Of the
management of Panama Canal af-
fairs, declined 10 disclose to the
Senate Canal committee the source
'of his information.
On being instructed 10 answer he
declared: "The committee can pat
me on bread and water or even con-
denim Inc to Colon, but ii cannot
compel me to divulge that which was
given be in confidence"
The committee went into execu-
tiye session to determine what course
should be taken.
The executive session continued
for an hour. when adjournment was
taken until 2.3O p. m.
No decision was reached as to
what action shall be tax concern
ing Mr.. Bigelow's contumacv.
Pcultney Bigelow's testimony was
general and discussive. Members
Of the committc repeatedly asked
him to state facts, and finally he
said the fact was that number Of
engineers declined to take service TO
clean up lmsanitary conditions on
Ihe Isthmus. He named Freeman,
% Boston, as one, but declined TO
nanle Others.
Knox finally demanded that he be
directed to confine his testimony TO
personal observation or give tho
names Of his informants, and the
committee so ruled.
Upon Bigelow's refusal 10 give
names the executive session follow
ed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
BARN BURNED
To THE GROUND

Fire DESTROYED DR.. J. W. Ranlsay's
barn at Il o'clock Wednesday night,
together with the contents. The
building was one and half story
frame Of large dimensions and was
located along the creek bank just
above the Glen Elk bridge on The
Glen Elk side of the creek.
The fire department got the call
at 10 80 and responded quickly, but
the building was all aflame. when
they arrived and was entirely con-
sumed within an hour.
Besides the building an automo-
bile, a buggy and some smalled ar
ticles were DESTROYED. The los
amounts 10 two thousand dollars or
more.
The stable had not been used for
some time and it is thought the
blaze was Of incendiary origin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
CITIZENS INTERCEOE
IN BOGLE'S BEHALF

Sympathy for Paul d. Boyle. ~
treasurer Of the Phillips Sheet 4 Tin
Plate Company. is > universal in
this city that a party Of citizens went
10 Parkersburg this morning TO in
tercc,lc in his behalf-with the Citi
zenS Trust and Guaranty Company.
Of that city. who as his bondsmen
caused his apprehension and deten-
ton. They hope TO be successful in
efforts 10 satisfactorily adjust the
matter. There are extenuatiDg cir
eumstanct.s in connection with the
affair and there was evidently no IN
tention on his part to commit a
wrong act.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
+ ARYE
llllI1

A sur1,risc has come to the people
ol Clark rksburg in the news that ]. T.
Aaylobt has resigned his position as
general secretary OF the Clarksburg
x. MI G. \. 10 accept secretaryship
i'm the Central department Of the
Baltimore Y. VI. G. \. Mr.. May
lott leaves for his new field Feb. i.
The Baltimore association has Just
begun half d million project for a
new building. Their present quart
ers at the time Of It's erection was one
of the most expensive equipments in.
the United States. being centrally
located ON the corner Of Saratoga
and st. Charles street.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Maylott leave
a host Of friends in the social and
religious world, the good wishes of
whom 90 with them in their new
field.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
SALEM C. E. SOCIETY
CHANGED TO B. Y. P. U.

The Christian Endeayor Society
Of the Salem Baptist church has
ceased to exist. In its place is a
thriving Baptist Young Peoples Tn
ion.
The change was made because the
pastor and young people Of the
church we're persuaded that Chris
tian Endeavor was not accomplish
ing such beneficial results for yonng
people as an Organization Of the
church would. and accordingly gov
erned their action.
The Union starts off nicely and i
thus far quite successful, with pros
poets most fiattering.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
RED LIGHTS
FOR MORGANT0WN

Morgantown. w. Va, Jan. 1S-lt
is qumored that another attempt to
establish house of i'll fame in Nor
gantown has been made, and that the
officers Of The city are on the alert
for an opportunity to make a raid
which will result in the arrest and
conviction Of the inmates. and rid
the city Of the people who are bold
enough to make such an atcmpt in
the face of the fact that no house Of
the kind has ever been allowed to
exist here for longer period than
was necessary for the facts TO reach
the authorities.
In the present instance. ii i said.
that the house has not been started
BY strangers, but that the inmates
are residents of Morgantown. char
actrrs that have been known here for
years. as disreputablc. 1t seems to
be genuine attempt 10 establish a
.'rcd-light district, for it Is alleged
that small japanese lantern. Of
deep red, with a candle in it, wings
before the door 10 attract the atten-
tion Of those familiar with metro
politan practices. The house = >nid
10 be located in the vicinity Of
Rcckcrs creek. toward the tin mill.
1t is probable that there viii be
some developments in police court
before many days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
Parsonage Wedding

Mr.. William L. Grow, Of Humid
red, this state. and Mice Beatrice
Criss. Of this city. were married at
The Baptist parsonage at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. The happy
couple left immediately for Humid
red, this state. and Miss Beatrice
bride was formerly an operator in
the central Office Of the Bell Tele-
phon company and Is an excellent
young lady
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
SOCIAL DANCE

The ball given at the Waldo last
night proved to be most enjoyable
affair. \ large number Of society
ftyoriteS we're present and tie
rs.ng was kept up until a late
Wells orchestra played with
Jmary dash and fire inspired by
.e magnetic baton of Herr Bumper
Hickel Walters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
MINER HURT
/ IN THE MINE

Fred Fitzpatrick, a miner at the
Waldo coal mines near Wilsonburg.
was slightly injured Thursday even
ing. He was caught between car
and ribs of the mine and squeezed
to the extent Of being rolled some
and receiving several bruises. He
was taken to his home at Adamston-
His injuries are very painful but not
serious.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-18
PEMBROKE KILLED
ENTIRE FAMILY
(By Associated Press. J

Pembroke. \. H., Jan. ls-lt
now appears that c. F. Pembroke
killed Mn. I.akeman, his wife's
mother, his wife and five children,
nd then fired the house, and went
10 the home Of his sister in Chic
hester. where, when told of the burn
ing Of the house. he shot himself in
the head. He was dissatisfied with
ihe distribution Of the estate Of his
father-in-law, which left but little to
Mrs. Aver.