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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Two houses and three
lots. One house IS a two-story
frame dwelling Of six large rooms.
finished with hardwood through.
ont, with two lots; the other Is a
one-story frame dwelling OF four
large rooms well finished. with one
I lot. fine water we'll at each
dwelling. These houses and lots
are situated on the street car line,
In the r. M. Ashcraft addition on
the Northwestern turnpike, be-
tween Adamston and Wilsonbufe.
and known as the Cora u. Fox
property. Apply to Charles G..
Coffman, Assignee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10

FOR SALE-A four-year-old Ken
lucky pony, nice bay, well broke
70 drive and good saddle pony,
also now two-seated trap, new
saddle for boy, and robe. Price
$27b 81 sold soon. Call at SOC
Harrison street, Broad Oaks. Musi
be sold soon, party moving down
South.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10
MIscELnANEoUs.

WANTED-T0 store with good
party. a plano, or wiz sell for cash
or on easy payments. For fur
Their information address p. G., in
care Of this Office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10
SOCIAL

The festival given by the Juniors
#of the u B. Church at North View
last Saturday night was the largest
affair of the kind ever held there.
Long before night you oculd see the
juniors coming in from all parts of
the country, and by sundopn Nc
Clung's lawn was crowded. About
|7:s0fThiry's band of North View ar
rived, and the crowd still followed.
Their music had great deal to do
with making the festival success.
The management authorized the
writer for this paper to extend their
sincere thanks to the patrons for
their generous support to the many
who helped to make the entertain
ment what Il was. to NJ. McClung
for his kindness. Great praise to
Mrs. o. E. Divers as president of
the Juniors, for her good manage.
ment.
Mrs. Melville Davidson Post,
daughter-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. lea
g. Post. of Romines Mills, had the
distinction conferred a few days ago
of being presented to King Edward
at court. The presentation was by
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, wife OF the
American ambassador. Miss Mar
garita Drexel. daughter Of one of
Philadelphia's mIiifonaires, A. J..
Drexel, was presented at the same
time by Mrs. Reid.
The dance at Lafayette han Sat
urday night was largely attended.
Good music was furnished by Prof.
eller's band and the program OBJ
served by the dancers was an en-
joyable one, Refreshments were
served in abundance.
The Christian Sunday school will
hold social at the corner of Pike
and Chestnut streets Thursday eve
ming of the present week, A small
admission fee will be charged.
Tickets can be purchased now.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10

FOR sALE-1723k A. Ohio Farm
Best Of land, good buildings, on
National Pike. Fruit, timber,
three veins of coal with coal bank
open near town. Telephone. No
leases. Bethesda R. E. Agency,
Bethesda, Ohio.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10
WANTED MALE HEIP.

RANTED-Fo. o. s. Army, able.
bodied unn arried men between
ages OF 21 ttnd So; citizens Of the
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who speak,
read and write English. For In
information Apply to recruiting OF
Ace. log Pike street, Clarksburg,
w. Va
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10
AUCTION SALE OF LOTS
There will an auction sale Of lots in EAST cARKsBRG
Industrial" as it is commonly known. on
SATU pAY. "a

These Lots will be sold to the highest bidder
EAST CLARKSBURG is now the most important manufacturing
center in the COuntyand is coming to the most desirable
for residences
good band win be in attendance Refreshments will be sry
ed on the ground Sale will begin at 10 O'Clock a. m
TERMS On cash. balance on or before one two and
three years, with interest
Lots will be sold at private sale until above date
cicvksburg industrial Co.,
BY Anthony Bswen c. NJ
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10

:WANTED-aIan ger for branch Of
flee we wish to locate here in
Clarksburg. Address, with ref
erence, The Morris Wholesale
House, Cincinnati, o.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10
FIDUCIARY NOTICE.

FIUUOIATtI NOIIOEs
The account of the following nam
ed fiduciary is before me for settle
ment:
e. Frank Findley, administrator of
F. c. Findley, deceased.
Patrick Conner, administrator of
Patrick Lee, deceased.
JAMES N. DAVID,
Commissioner of Accounts for Har-
rison County, West Virginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10

Harry willett. of Huntington, is
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Phillip willet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10

7. A. Laffey, of Salem. spent Mon
day in the city.
Mrs. Charles ogden was here from
Salem Monday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-10
DIES OF wHooprNG COUGH.

Peter. the four-months-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Gercle, of Tin
Plate, died Of whooping cough Sun
day afternoon, The funeral will be
held Tuesday morning at $3.50
o'clock with interment in Holy
Cross cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

shops, and here It is that strong men
and rosy-cheeked young women, huoyant
with youth, health and hope take up
their lives upon leaving the steerages of
the big steamships. only to emerge in
few months bent and old. scared and
poverty crazed, for life here is not that
of the Sweet Land of Liberty they had
pictured in youths golden dream.
or course, Christmas has no religious
significance here, but Il is nevertheless
joyfully hailed, for sweatshop slaves get
more work from the factories, and then.
too, Christmas orders are Invariably rush
orders, which insure a small premium II
the task set is rushed to au early com
pIetlon. Leaving the squalor and heart
breaking scenes of the Ghetto. Il is but
step to Elizabeth, Mott and Mulberry
streets. Here It Is that the italian holds
forth with the same happy-go-lucky aban,
don as to be found In sunny Italy. If
II Ii at night you will be enchanted with
the illuminations of the streets. Red,
white and green lights innumefable are
designed into successive arches as far
as the eye can reach. The dag of Italy
Is on every hand. A band comes march
Ing down the street, and music sugges-
tive OF Christmas, ever greets the ear.
There are gorgeous outdoor shripess and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

wearing apparel and new and half-worn
household utensils are piled high in a
eonglomerate heap. and to the shoppers
who throng past this stand 1t is case
Of take their pick hand over their coin,
move on and make room for the next in
line.
While every doorstep is converted into
a temporary shop, the gutter Is equally
advantageous for the vendor and street
arab Here pushearts line the cnrbstone
for blocks, while the center of the street
Is Just as crowded, and this open-air
bazaar is In full blast from dawn until
midnight, and the squad Of policemen
there doing duty are frequently compelled
to freely swing their clubs to keep
traffic open and uninterrupted. Elizabeth
street and Remington Place nearby are
the scenes OF similar bazars. Extended
all the way to Baxter street is to be
found the real Ghetto. In the surround
Ing tenement-houses are herded thousands
Of families, family Of 10, more often
than not, eating. sleeping and working
in two small badly ventilated and scarce
ly lighted rooms. This they call home,
and here their joys and sorrows end.
Day In and day out they slave until far
into the night. It Is stitch, atitch, stitch
in these miserable aoulwitheripG sweat
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
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the incidents which are associated with
their show places. Considering with
what light hand the passing centuries
have touched this country, 1t Is not
difficult to believe that the traditions
have been carried since biblical days
with no essential deviation from the
truth At any rate, the visitors accept
With reyerential awe and the fullest
credence statements relating to events
that happened when the world was young
in history. The field lis shown where
Ruth, the Moabtess, followed after the
cleaners. gathering up the salvage Of the
harvest The tomb Is pointed out In
which Jacob laid his beloved wife
Rachel, who died In giving birth to Ben
jamin.
AS the short winter day draws to a
close the pilgrims retrace their steps TO
Bethlehem. seeking food and shelter. The
evening is chilly-sometimes cold enough
for snow-and those who are obliged to
put up with such accommodation as We're
Joseph and Mary are forcibly reminded
of the humble circumstances under which
the Saviour was born.
FORBES LINDSAY.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

round, the East Side vender is content
to receive pennies, few and small, His
idea of life Is computed on a copper and
nickel basis, Silver is scarce-very scarce,
in faction the East Side, and gold--well.
1t is not to be found on the East Side.
Turning east from Broadway on Grand
street, those bent on a sightseeing or
summing tour. as it is best known in lat
ter days, will hnd himself in a new
world. Grand street is The Thorough
fare, the main artery, as 1t were, of the
East Side, and scores Of smaller streets,
courts or alleys shoot of from the main
stem, but all puIsations are felt here. The
tall. dark and forbidding tenements flank
a narrow and Uttered sidewalk, banked
With stands on which wares Of every de-
scription are displayed. Each stand has
its quota Of decorations, Christmas
greens, a bedraggled bunch of holly or
withered and dried immortelles But
for these there is nothing to Indicate
the holiday season. The woman who has
her stand draped with varihued cheap
and tawdry furbelows has not forgotten
that the malodorous onion Is a ready
seller and she never takes chance on
prospective customer escaping her
clutches Ornaments, vegetables, dusty
sweets and withered fruits, secondhand
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

mas is most manifest here and decora-
tions are both elaborate and fantastic.
All the places are labeled either Keno
docheion" (hoteD or "Kaphpheneion'
COFFEE house). Some of the names are d.
veFting. There is the Safety Hotel, or
House Of Security. whichever way you
please to name it; The Byzantine Coffee
House, the Coffee House OF Alexander
the Great and many others, In the cof-
fee houses or restaurants the sons of
Hellas gather to eat, talk and gamble
necessarily. Drifting into Albany, Car
Isle and the neighboring cross streets
and along the foot of West Street the
tourist comes to the Syrian quarter. This
is a queer REGION the shops. houses and
all other places are old and dilapidated
and poverty is denoted on every hand,
despite the thrift for which these people
are noted. There is about the Syrian
quarter none of the fairy atmosphere, or
tinge Of romance that delights the Wis
itor to Mulberry Bend or Chinatown.
The neighborhood Is hemmed in on every
side by skyscrapers and the hum Of busi-
ness roars In the ears. vet 1t is easy to
imagine that the sun beating down on
the mean streets with their poverty, view
in midsummer must sometimes remind
the Inhabitants of the hot deserts and
blazing plains Of their native land.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

In himsy material.
The procession is headed by the monks
of the Church of the Fathers of the
Holy Land, with tonsured crown and
medieval costume. They are followed
by sisters in similarly antiquated garb
Slowly and tediously the serpentine line
winds up and down the devious paths,
visiting all the holy places In the town.
Early the next morning grand mass is
celebrated at the Altar of the Manger
in the Church of the Nativity. The
crowd in the sanctuary is Dense and the
incense-laden air Is suffocating. Hun
dreds who cannot enter the edifice con-
gregate about the doors, patiently but
eagerly awaiting their turn. Mass fol-
lows mass, as priests of all nationalities,
carrying the consecrated vessels, follow
one another at the shrine. Services are
held in all the churches. after which
the crowd breaks up and spends the re-
mainder of the day in visiting the many
historic spots in and about the town.
Orientals have natural gift of recital,
and the bethlehem men," as they are
called, who are, perhaps, more familiar
with their Targum than we with our
Bible, take a pious pride in recounting
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

the Christ Child's health is drunk In every
wine known to sunny Italy.
Continuing down Mott Street the bright
colors Of Italy give way to the softer
ones of the Orient, for now we come to
Chinatown. Thousands upon thousands
of the slant-eyed Mongolians dwell above
and beneath ground here. A trip to
Chinatown Ii still an event in the lives
of New Yorkers and their guests, al
though many of the scenes there enacted
when Americas great and only, the In
imitable Chuck Connors ruled there with
undisputed sway, exist now only In mem
ory. Since the deadly feuds. or Tong
wars, were so desperately waged In
Chinatown the police have Cleaned up"
this district and the revelry Of olden
times is not to be found. The hazars.
with their pretty Chinese wares, the joss
houses, the opium dens and the Chinese
theater are still points of interest. but
with Il policeman stationed al ea,ll dup
way a damper has been thrown upon the
spirits Of its inhabitants and roistering
gambling and debauehery have given way
to peace, quiet and sobriety. The lower
East Side, with its Russians. Poles, Bo-
hemians and the like, ana its uninter-
the foot Of Madison Street to a little
Greek colony. The approach OF Christ
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Two Of King Edwards Croniies.

The marriage of the Grand Duke Michael
of Russia and Countess Torby may be
considered as one of the romances Of
present day life. To the Duke 1t meant
banishment from his own country and
the loss of his royal state, but he
thought the world well lost for love, He
and his wife, Countess Torby, herself the
child of a morganatic marriage, lead an
Ideally happy existence with their chii-
dren at Keele Hall In Staffordshire. This
beautiful country estate they have taken
for term of years. and here they have
often been visited by King Edward.
They are great favorites In English So
ciety, and at Cannes, where they spend
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

birth of Christ. The evidence in support
Of this contention is ably stated by Farrar
In his Life of Christ" but Dean STAN
ley and others dispute 1t. The cave in
question is at the eastern end of the lime
stone ridge upon which the town is situ-
ated. 1t was inclosed by the Empress
Helena in a noble basilica, which still
stands, surrounded by three converts,
erected successfully by the Greek. Latin
and Armenian churches. The Judaists
have long since ceased to regard these
memorials with the adherence they once
excited, and many of them may be seen
at the Christmas celebration looking on
with tolerant contempt.
In the neighborhood is shown the cave
where the sainted Jerome passed several
years. absorbed in his Latin translation
of the Scriptures. The Crusaders fought
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

and appearance. The chief occupation
and means of livelihood is the carving of
crucihxes and other sacred mementoes
for sale to pilgrims and tourists. There
are, however, among the population a
number Of mechanics, carpenters and ma
sons as well as agricultural laborers and
shepherds, for the life of the people Of
Bethlehem is little changed from what it
was In scriptural days. This Is brought
home forcibly to one by the sight of the
circular stone watchtowers that dot the
surrounding fields and vineyards, recalling
'.the householder which planted vine
yard and hedged 1t round about, and
digged a wine-press In 1t. and built
tower
On Christmas Eve the ancient village
is crowded to its utmost capacity. much
as 1t was when the parents Of the Lord
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

with fierce zeal for the possession of
Christ's birthplace, which they captured
in the eleventh century. The remains Of
the strong castle that they erected con-
tinue to recall the romantic Incidents of
the holy War. After Bethlehem fell
into the hands of the Christians It was
made an episcopal see. but the bishopric
was never much more than titular
dignity.
The town is built In crescent-shaped ter
races, descending. tier upon tier. to the
plain in which David watched his fathers
hoSks. The houses Of Bethlehem are dis
tinctly Jewish in architecture, having fat,
roofs with cupolas and freque tly deep,
arched entrances. that are common rest
ing-places IN the heat of the day. 1t Is a
clean and well-built town, with about
5000 inhabitants, of attractive manners
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

came down to It for the census-taking.
The great concourse of pilgrims is aug
mented by many unbeiievers drawn by
curiosity aud a desire to see the process
sion which Is the feature of the day.
There is also an unusual amount Of trad
ing and the spacious market place is
packed with a noisy but orderly gather
ing of mixed humanity. in which IS
noticeable, here and there, a picturesque
Arab sheik on a fine horse, or a sedate
orthodox Jew riding an ass, for that ami
NAL Is today the common beast of burden
that 1t was when Christ employed 1t to
carry him on his last sad journey up to
Jerusalem. The comely Bethlehem wo-
men-many of them beautiful-are attired
In their best, their heads surmounted by
gilt tiaras, from which depend strings of
glittering coins, and their faces are yelled
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
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Retracing ones steps. trip over
Second Avenue brings him into the Il
garian district. Here, too, the Christ
spirit Is all-peryading and all Is hu
hustle and activity. Dreariness
squalor that once prevailed has given
to freshly painted fronts and go
tidying up has followed the Hung
quarter since Dame Fashion decreedV vi
an occasional visit to the quaint and
thoroughly Bohemian restaurants that
here abound, was eminently good form.
This has meant everything for the East
Side Hungarian and his Christmas Is
filled with all the good things that are
crowded into the lives of his more fash
ionabe patrons. Then, too, Little Hum
gary is prone to look down upon Its
near neighbors. for less than year ago
President Roosevelt honored this section
with his august presence and ever since
the Stars and Stripes are Haunted side
by side with the gay bunting Of Hungary.
Little Hungary Is made up for the most
part of race of bonvivants and racon-
teurs whose Christmas extends over
period of a fortnight at least, every
spare moment of which Is spent in one OF
the many unique and fascinating cellar
cafes, where the Hungarian red wine
runs as freely as the tongues OF those
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gaily clad, and Christmas trees, laden
with tinselled ornaments, sweets and
toys. are displayed in every window,
1t Is but a step from the Hungarian
quarter to the Bowery, but the Bowery
of today Is hardly worth the mention.
True. it is lined, with saloons. dance
halls, pawn shops aud stores of every
description, but such we'll known land
marks as nSuicide HALL" Steve Brodie'a
''Hole in the Wall'' and the House OF
ALI Nations no longer exist, and the
Bowery without Steve Brodie is as for
lorn as a rudderless ship at sea.
Christmas on the East Side this year
is even more desoIate than in the past.
Thousands of It's toilers are ont OF work
and even those who are so fortunate as
to retain their employment appreciate
the hard times that the winter promises,
ana every sacrifice and self-deuial known
to man they are now pFacticing in order
to avoid the winter spent In daily trips
to one Of the many soup houses there es-
tabllshed, for be it remembered. an
EAST slider" must not beg.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

HHRISTMAS with us seems to be al
~ most in danger of degenrating into
~ mere secular holiday. Many Of us
sesSet the nnderlying motive of the festi-
val and neglect the religious observances
that should be inseparable from it. By
none Is the occasion more fttingly OBJ
served than by the thousands of devout
pilgrims, Jews and gentiles. who visit the
birthplace Of our Saviour at Christmas
tide
Most Of them come by way Of Jerusa-
lem, and In the early morning of Christ
mas Eve the throng on foot, on horseback
and upon donkeys, issues from the Jaffa
Gate and takes the road that winds south
ward to Hebron. passing the ancient
rHouse of Bread" at six miles distance
from the old-time metropolis of Judaism.
The highway itself Is venerated, for al
most every character In Jewish history has
trodden it since the days when Abraham
journeyed back and forth along Its sinu-
ous length. At every few furlongs the
pilgrims halt to look upon some spot as
sociated with the cherished memories Of
Old Testament heroes. Here the road
skirts the base Of the rocky eminence
upon which the Tower of David rears its
conica head. landmark discernible for
miles In every direction. Now the Well
Of Solomon is passed, and anon a mass Of
stones marking the site Of the Migdal
Elder of rabinnic narrative, where the
guiding star reappeared to the Magi and
stood over where the young Child was"
Bethlehem Is one of the most ancient
towns of the East. 1t is mentioned, In
the story Of Jacob as Ephratah. Thousands
of years ago its khan, or Inn, was the
regular stopping place for travellers jour
neying to and from Egypt. The Romans
during the reign Of Hadrian, desecrated
the sacred locality by placing there a
grove of Adonis. The Bethlehemites are
unshakably convinced that the "Grotto
Of the Nativity is the exact place Of the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
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1HRISTMAS on New York's East Side
never varies; in fact, as far back as
~ memory takes US an East Side
Christmas for the most part, means want
and suffering, cold and hunger, a little
more work. little less recreation. To the
average visitor to New York the East
Side Is a revelation, source of never
ceasing wonder. for no other city In the
United States can boast of a district
covering SO small an area into which is
crowded so heterogeneous a mass OF hu-
man beings where poverty and scualor
are ever manifest.
Few visitors to New York neglect to
Join a Summing party and make a pill
grimage to the East Side, and the trip
is well worth their pains and time, for
1t is an education In itself. The aver
age New Yorker is too much occupied
with his own affairs to take these trips,
but once in a while one kindly disposed
will spend an afternoon In exploring the
crooked. narrow, foul-smelling and con-
gested streets, ia which stunted and
dwarfed children are continually crawl
ing under ones feet. The scenes he there
encounters cannot fail to impress him,
and, perhaps. so clutch his heartstrings
as to impel him to increase the size of
the check he annually donates to .lis pet
charity organization, This done, he feels
tNat MS depL toWHTd suuefinS lCnlAnlty
has been paid. and no sooner does he en-
ter the portals Of his home or club than
he dismisses all thoughts of the tragic
faces he met In the course Of the after
noon, and the East Side Is left to strug.
gle on as best it can until such time as
one Of the many ministe ing angels finds
her way hlther and momentarlly sheds
her radiance.
In no city IN the world are there 50
many pationalities crowded into so small
space as are 10 be here found. Russian
Jews predominate, yet, strange to say,
Christmas means just as much to them
as 1t does to their next-door neighbor-
the Italian, the Syrian, the Hun, the
Greek or the Bohemian. All live, or
exist. herded In their hegrimed, dark and
f0fbidding tenements, only 70 toll cease
IessIy for a wage sufficient to keep soul
and body together. II Is only the harest
Of necessities that they can AFFORD. and
comfort or anything approaching luxury
are unknown quantities In their squalid
lives
while the West side merchant ex-
changes his ware Tor dollars, big and