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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

front of DIR. Howell's
office, Main street, two keys at
tached to long strip of black velvet.
Apply at this Office. 6feb3t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

WANTED-An experienced colored
cook, with references. Mrs. w.
F. Ran, 429 W. Pike street. 16ian
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

FOR RENT s-room house, all inn
provements. near corner Main and
Chestnut streets. Haze Morgan, at
torney, Irwin bldg, ina3otf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

WANTED-Solicitor for city and
surrounding territory, ladies and
gentlemen. Salary or commission.
Apply at once. No. 10s Main
street. jan15tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

FOR SALE Old brick. suitable for
/ cilimneys and foundations. APP
ply to Shinn Brothers; at 1. o. o. f.
building. ian4tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

NANTED "A competent house
keeper. Apply to Mrs. J. r..
llrohme, Mechanic street, Jones'
Aat- ian25tf.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

'k-ANTED TO EXCHANGE
durham cow six years old, weight
about 1,200, for small fresh COW,
jersey preferred. The Peoples
store. dec28tf.
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q the body dependent the blood
etihed rundown Invites disease
blood impure; they the that with health
sov
general condition weak
ing The Liver and Kidneys failing t. receive
nouhent from the blood inactive dull
and bodily impurities that should Of through these
left the produce Rheumatism,
remedy IS not
only thorough gentle its action S.
made OF herbs and barks what needed
the blood all impurities poson and nres
gently builds the entire fne
60 49, 80 tonic effect s. s. S.
VA &A berofthe body.
kI4 as to the different
1D ~ S - 49, = bust health S.
IS medicine Itcures Rheumatism
and Ulcers Sh Diseases and all other blood disorders
anent Medical will be glad give without
charge all suffering with blood skin diseases address
HE SWIFT SPEcsMc CO.. ATLANTA, Ga
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

Moved to rooms Is and 16, Irwin
building. Sc us there. W. r. Nc
Kee & Co. 31ianGt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07
DIVISION.
WEsT BOUND.

WEST BOUND.
No. 1-Pickens and Fairmont
arrive $40 a. M; leave 1890 am
Daily except Sunday.
No. 3-Weston 8 Pittsburg. daily
Except sunday; arrive CHS q. m.
No. 5--Richwood & Morgantown,
daily except Sunday, arrive 2 p. m.
leave 4:10 p. m.
No. Fleetwood & Clarksburg,
daily except Sunday; arrive 7:iS
p. m.
Train 6s-Pickens and Fairmont.
Sunday only, arrive 9:4O q. n.
leave 1925 a. IN.
Train 64-sunday only, arrive
$3.50 P. m. leave 4 10 p. IN, Fair
mont to Pickers.
No. 69-Weston & Fairmont,
Sunday only: arrive Y:2O p. m.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

Those wishing to select presents
from large and elegant assort-
ment Of Watches. clocks, iewerly, etc
at reasonable prices, should pay Us
a visit. Lee Probst, 14a Third
street. octs5tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

VIZ SALE Twelve shares Of
I Clarksburg brewery stock. Ad.
ress A. G., care Of Telegram Of
Ice. dec11tf.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

4 ENT-one furnished front
a. call at No. III w. Pike
|. octi6tf.
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Rents Single rooms, two
lltes Of rooms also rooms for
housekeeping. Tie SAVOY,
I Lee street. d.caYff
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uBAnNeaL { 0mO
RA:tR0AN

Taking effect Sunday, Nov. II, 1905.
IL ;53 a. m.
WEST hound.
No. 1-Express, daily arrive
1853 a. m.
No. 71-Aecommcdaiion, daily
arrive 7:26 a. m.
No. 3 -Express daily; arrive
9:5S a. m.
No. 15-Aceommodation, daily
arrive 4:05 p. m.
No. 55-Exrross, daily; arriy
7:2S p. m.
EAST BOUND.
No. s-Express. daily, arrive
3:52 a. m.
No. 14-Aecommodation, daily
arrive TO- 2 a. m.
No. 12 Express, daily; arrive
$40 p. m.
No. 70 Accommodation, daily
arrive s:1S p. m.
No. 4-Express, daily; arrive
1886 p. m.
WEsT vrRarEn AND PursBuRo
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-07

If you want your baby's picture
taken bring it to Hoffman's, over
Parsons-souders store. jan1stf
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
Woman Beaten 10 Death and
Body Set ON Fire.
Suspect Under Arrest supposed 20 BE
Man With Her When She
Cashcd Draft.
.KILLs HIMSELF IN JAIL.

Minneapolis. Mimi. July 12-Rob-
berry Is believed to have been the
motive OF the brutal murder of Miss
Mile Ellison, OF Ellsworth Wis. who
was attacked while In her room in a
|, 4 hotel here.
The woman Is known to have had
$4,000 ON her person. having cashed
draft for that amount at one of the
banks during the day. When she APP
peared ut the bank to cash the order
:. switch was drawn on an Institution in
her home town, she was accompanied
by . man who closely answers the
description OF the suspect now under
arrest at Elroy. Wis.
His name is n. NJ. Riggs, a resi-
dent of Minneapolis and an engineer
on the Northwestern. lie met Miss
Ellison some ten years ago when she
was employed In o hotel at the end
OF his run.
~ A brother of the dead woman, now
here. tells the following story regard
Sing the man under arrest at Elroy:
my sister sold out her millinery
business in Ellsworth. II was the un-
Outstanding of the family that she
was on her wedding trip.
"she took all her money and ne
gotlable papers, with her at the time
she left home. The amount Is at
least $4,000 and II may have been
as much as $4,000"
The woman when found had two
. gaping wounds in her head and prac-
tically every inch OF skin on her body
twas burned on.
From the appearance OF the WON
an and the room in which she was
found. II Is plain that she was beaten
into lnsensibilliy with a hammer and
left for dead. Her assailant then
laid her body on couch and spread
Ing a quantity OF wood alcohol over
her and the couch set fire to II with
evident intention OF setting fire to
the entire hotel in order to cover up
his crime.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
PACKER ANGRY AT ROOSEVELT
Nelson Morris Says Present Agita-
ton Is Running Industry.

Denver, July 12.-Nelson Morris,
of chicago. showed intense bitter
ness toward President Roosevelt to-
day in an interview he gave out here.
He forecasts a disaster for the in
dustry and insists that the whole
crusade against the packers is sense
less and founded on false reports.
"Our trade is vanishing. and it viii
be taken by Buenos Ayres and other
South American states" he said.
South America will supply the
canned meat that we have been sup
plying to foreign nations. The west
Is being injured and will be one OF
the principal sufferers. The time is
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
RAILROAD NOTES
Shops In GOOD ConG:tion.

A party of higher 1llinios Central
officials are in Paducah today making
a general inspection. They are Joseph
Baker and J. G. Neuffer, assistants to
William Renshaw. general superin-
tendent Of machinery; II. A. Simms
travelling car inspector. and w. o,
Mody. mechanical engineer. They ar
rived this morning from Evansville
and will go south this afternoon on
the Fulton accommodation train, TAX
Ing the fast train at Fulton. They
made a tour of local terminals and
the shops and found everything in the
best possible condition.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
NEWS OF KENTUCKY
Distressing Tragedy.

Richmond, KY. July i2.-Tom
Boggle. a prominent farmer living
just over the Estill county line from
College Hill. has for some time been
missing things from his residence and
determined 10 catch the guilty parties.
lie placed a gun Just in front Of the
,door and tied string at one end to
the trigger of the gun and the other TO
the door knob so that when the door
opened the gun would be discharged.
MIR. Bogglo. who had been away from
home, returned In the morning to find
John Woods. aged twenty-three. the
: son OF William Woods. prominent
citizen Of Estill county, lying dead in
front Of his door with his head nearly
blown of.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12

Hickman. Ky. July i2.-Water
from the new artesian well has been
pumped into the water mains. The
water is now fine and clear, very
different from the muddy water of
the Mississippi. heretofore used. The
electric light and waterworks will be
run In connection with the new Coal
and leo company, and will all be
under one management.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12

Two excursions over The |. c..
which will pass through Paducah
were bulletined for this month this
morning. The first will start at Cal
70 and run through TO Louisville on
the 18th. returning on the S1st. The
second will start at Wickliffe. Ky.
and go through to Evansville. Il will
run on July Is. Both trains will be
met here by Joe Mosley, the colored
excursion agent for the road. and be
in his charge. The patronage will be
principally colored people. White
coaches will be added when needed
No rates are quoted.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12

at hand when the west again will
have 10 raise cattle for their hides. ="
"Who ia responsive for this state
of affairs? Did the stockyards
novel have much to do with it?" Mr..
Morris was asked.
THE book-nothiug, exclaimed
the packer" There is only one man
who read the book"
do you mean President Roose-
velt?"
well. you know" returned Mr..
Morris, that book didn't have any
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12

Owensboro. Ky, July 12.--As the
result of dose of carbolic acid, which
she took few days ago with suicidal
intent. Miss Grace Eller. handsome
girl OF Evansville. Ind. may never be
able TO speak above a whisper. the
acid having paralyzed her vocal or
gans.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12

fellow man, and 20 advance the well
fare OF his city in every way.
Resolved; That this board extends
to the family Of the deceased. its sin
oere sympathy in their bereavement,
and that a copy of these resolutions
be spread upon the records. and a
copy presented to the family"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
Louisville After state Fair.

Louisville. July i2--Acting Mayor
Tyler this afternoon called meeting
Of the general council for s o'clock to-
night for the purpose of considering a
recommendation OF the joint finance
committee to appropriate the sum Of
$50. 900 for tho purpose of securing
the permanent state fair for Louisville.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12

II does not make a man brave to
lay his cowardice on his conscience.
Many mans religion would be
worth more If it had more office prae-
tice.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12

Want Thorough Inspection.

At the meeting of the Butchers
association last night the question OF
inspection of meat was dis.
cussed. The butchers on market be-
lieve that all meat sold. no where
or by whom. in the city. should be
inspected both before and after
Strengthening.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
NJ. l.. Hcayrin Nominated.

Hodgenvllle. KY July I'm. L.
Heavrin, of Ohio coanty. was nomi-
mated for congress by the Republican
convention of the Fourth district.
which has Democratic majority Of
$500.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
Convention caIhd for August ia.

Greenup. KY, July 12.--The Ninth
district Republican convention for
nominating candidate for congress
has been called for August Is. at Ash
land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31
Mr.. Blackjack,

When Napoleon was about to crown
nimself-so have somewhere read
they submitted to him the royal gene.
alogy they had faxed up for him. He
crumpled the parchment and flung it
In the face of the chief herald or who
ever it was. My line" said he,
dates from Montenotte." And so |
say, my. line dates from the campaign
that completed and established my
fame-from Wild Week"
shall not pause to recite the de.
tails of the obscurity from which |
emerged. 1t would be an interesting
. romantic story; but il is familiar
story, also, in this land which Lincoln
so finely and so fully described when
he asaid: The republic is oppor.
tunity."
! One fact only; l did NOT take the
name Blackjack.
q, / was born Blackjack. and chris.
J tened Matthew; and my hairs being
very black ami growing so that A lock
OF II often falls down the middle of
my forehead is a coincidence. The
malicious and inSinuaing story that
l used to go under another name
arose. no doubt, from my having been
boot0lsck in my early DAYS. and
, having lei my customers shorten nv
name into Matt Black. But. as soon
as | graduated from manual labor 7
resumed my rishtful name and have
Dome it think | may say without
Vanlty-in honor to honor.
Wild Week. lis cyclones. rising
FURY on fury TO That historic climax
OF chaos, sing their mad song in nv
ears again as | write. But | shall by
no means confne my narrative to
business and finance. Take a cross.
section of life anywhere, and you have
a tangled Intervening of the action
and reaction Of men upon men, of
Wcmen upon women, of men and
women upon one another. And this
shall be a cross-section out of the very
heart of our life to-day, with. its big
and bold energies and passions-the
swiftest and intensest life ever lived
by tie human race.
9 To begin:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31

self beside her. said to Sam: Tve
saved the little seat for you. Tell
your man to take US to the Equitable
building-Nassau street entrance"
talked a good deal during the first
half OF the nearly two hours We were
together-partly because both Sam
and his sister seemed under some sort
Oh strain, chiefly because | was deter.
mined to make good impression. ]
told her about myself, my horses. my
house in the country, my yacht. ]
tried to show her | wasn't an ignor.
anus as to books and art, even If !
hadn't been to college. She listened,
While Sam sat embarrassed. you
must bring your sister down to visit
me- | said, finally. IN see that you
Doth have the time Of your lives.
Make up a party Of your friends, Sam,
and come down-when shall we say?
Next Sunday? You know you were
coming anyhow. | can change the
rest of the party"
Sam grew as red as If he we're 90.
ing into apoplexy. | thought then he
was afraid Id blurt out something
about who were in the party was
proposing to change. / was soon tc
know better.
Thank you, Mr-Blacklock." said
his sister. But | have an engage.
ment next Sunday. | have a great
many engagements just now. With.
out looking at my book couldn't
say when ! can 60" This easily and
naturally. In her set they certainly
do learn thoroughly that branch Of
tact which plain people call lying.
Sam gave her a grateful look, which
he thought didn't see, and which I
didn't rightly Interpretation.
We'll fix it up later, Blackjack
said he.
All right" said l. And from that
minute | was almost silent. 1t was
something in her tone and manner
that silenced me. suddenly realized
that | wasn't making as good an i'm.
preston as had been flattering my.
self.
When man has money and is will.
ing to spend it, he can readily fool
himself into imagining he gets on
grandly with women. But | had bet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31

ter grounds than that for thinking
myself not unattractive to them. as a
rule. Women had liked me when I
had nothing; women had liked me
when they didn't know who | was
l felt that this woman did no, like
me. And yet, by the way she looked
at me in spite of her efforts not TO do
so, l could tell that | had some sort
OF unusual interest for her. Why
didn't she like me? She made me feel
the reason. l didn't belong to her
world. My ways and my looks offend.
ed her. She disliked me a good deal.
she feared me a little. She would
have felt safer If she had been graft.
Tying her curiosity, gazing in at me
through the bars Of a cage.
Sam-nOt without hesitation. as I
recalled afterward-left me with her.
when sent him to bring her brough.
am up to the Broadway entrance. As
she and | were standing there alone,
waiting in silence, | turned on her
suddenly, and blurted out: You don't
like me-"
She Redeemed little, smiled slight.
ly. What a quaint remark" said
she.
l looked straight at her. But You
shall"
Our eyes met. Her chin came out
little, her eyebrows lifted. Then.
In scorn OF herself as well as OF me.
she locked herself in behind a frozen
haughtiness that ignored me. "Ah.
here is the carriage" she said. I fol.
lowed her to the curb; she Just
touched my hand, Just nodded her
fascinating little head.
See you Saturday, old man." called
her brother friendlily My lowering
face had alarmed him.
That party is off," said |, CURLY.
And / lifted my hat and strobe away.
AS / had formed the habit of dis.
missing the disagreeable, soon put
her out OF my mind. But she took
with her my joy in the taste OF things.
/ couldn't get back my former keen
satisfaction In all l had done and
was doing. The luxury, the tangible
evidences Of my achievement, no long.
er gave me pleasure; they seemed to
add to my irritation.
worked myself up, or rather, down.
to such a mood that when my Office
boy told me Mr.. Langdon would like
me to come to his Office as soon as
1t was convenient, ! snapped out:
The hell he does! Tell Mr.. Langdon
I'll be glad to see him here whenever
he calls" That was stupidity, a pre-
mature assertion Of my right to be
treated as an equal. I had always
gone to Langdon. and to any other
OF the rulers OF finance, whenever I
had got a summons. For, while I
was rich and powerful. held both
wealth and power, in sense, on SUI.
ferance; I knew that, so long as I
had no absolute control Of any great
department OF industry. these rulers
could destroy me should they decide
that they needed my holdings or were
not satisfied with my use Of ny
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31
III.
CAME A WOMAN

In my suite in the Textile building
Just of the big main room with its
olackooards and tickers, l had a small
office in which l spent a good deal of
time during stock exchange hours. II
was there that Sam Ellersly found
me the next day but one after nv
talk with Roebuck.
1 want you to sell that Steel Com.
mon. Matt" said he.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31

NC sio"ly opened the door. Anita"
said he. "Mr. Blackjack. He's invited
US to lunch"
l lifted my hat, and bowed. | kept
my eyes straight upon hers. And II
gave me more pleasure to look into
them than | had ever before got out
OF looking into anybody's. I am pas-
sionately fond of flowers, and of chill.
dren; and her face reminded me of
Doth. Or, rather, 1t seemed to me that
what | had seen, with delight and
longing, incomplete in their freshness
and beauty and charm, was now be-
fore me in the fullness. felt like
saying to her: 81 have heard of Won
often. The children and the flowers
nave told me you were coming" Per.
maps my eyes did say 1t. At any rate.
she looked as straight at me as I at
her. and | noticed that she paled a
little and shrank-yet continued TO
LOOK as II were compelling her. But
her voice, beautifully clear, and lin.
gering in the ears like the resonance
oil the violin after the bow has swept
its strings and lifted. was perfectly
seif-possessed, as she said to her
brother: That will be delightful-if
you think We have time"
saw that she. uncertain whether
he wished to accept, was giving him a
chance to take either course. He
has time-nothing but time" said I.
His engagements are always with
people who want to get something out
OF him. And they can wait" pre-.
tended to think he was expecting me
to enter the trap: got in. seated my.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31
(To BE CONTINUED
The Ladies' Rest.

Lady visitors in town during
Fair Week, or any other time fol
that matter should remember that
there is a Ladies Rest room in.the
basement of the court house
East entrance-ftted up with
modern improvements for the &C.
commodation Of the public. A
heavy fine will be imposed upon
any man visiting these closets.
They are kept clean and sanitary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31
AL,hd Bargain.

OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31

IN THOSE DAYS AROSE KINGS

" LIVE ~ y HhOSE MINUS,
Imagine yourself back two years
and half before Wild Week, back
at the time when the kings of finance
had Just completed their apparently
hnal conquest of the industries of the
country, when they were seating
themselves upon thrones encircled by
vast armies OF capital and brains.
when all the governments of the ma
unconditional, state and city-were
PROSTATE under their iron heels.
You may remember that | was a not
nconspicuouss figure then. Of all
their financial agents, | was the best
known, the most trusted by them, the
most believed in by the people. |
had a magnificent suite of offices in
the building that dominates Wall and
E. Broad streets. Boston claimed me
also, and Chicago; and in Philadel.
phia, New Orleans, St. Louis, San
Francisco, in the towns and rural dis.
tricts tributary to the cities, thou.
sands spoke of Blackjack as their
trusted adviser in matters of finance
My enemies-and l had them, numer.
Gus and venomOus enough to prove
me a man worth while-my enemies
spoke OF me as the biggest bucket.
shop gambler in the world"
Gambler I was-like all the other
maaipulators of the markets. But
"bucket-shop" ! never kept. As the
kings Of finance were the representa-.
uves of the great merchants, manu-.
1acturers and investors, so was | the
representative OF the masses, of those
who wished their small savings prop.
erly invested. The power of the bic
fellows was founded upon wealth and
the brains wealth buys or bullies OF
seduces into its service; my power
was founded upon the hearts and
homes OF the people, upon faith in my
frank honesty.
How had l built up nv power9 ~
Recognizing the possibilities of ,uh
licity the chance which the broad
cast sowing of newspapers and maya
zines put within the reach of the in
dividual man to impress himself unor
the whole country, upon the whole
civilized world. The kings of finance
relied upon the assiduity and dexter
ity soi sundry paid agents, operatins
through the stealthy, clumsy, old
fashioned channels for the exercise o.
power. relied only upon myself;
mad to trust to no fallible, perhap,
'traitorops, understrappers; through
the megaphone of the press l spok,
directly to the people.
My enemies charge that | alway,
have been INSCRIPTIONS and disbop
est. So? Then how have lived AMI
thrived all these years in the glar,
and blare of publicity?
1t is half-past three o'clock on
q May afternoon; dismal, drcary raj,
issheing whirled through the street
by as nasty a wind as ever blew GU
OF the east. you are in the priyat
Office OF that kings Of kings" Henri,
J. Roebuck, philanthropist, eminen
:. Jchurchman, leading citizen and-il
business-as corrupt creature a
ever used the domino Of respectable
ity. That office is on the twelfth foo
lot the Power Trust 'building-and tn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-08-31

e4o acres fine, level farm land.
improved i X miles from Kinsley,
. miles from Offerle. A solid
section, black loan. s25 AN
acre. W. B, Clark, Kinsley, Kas.