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New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
PAVING CLAIM SUITS BEGUN.
Corporation Counsel Starts Actions Against
Street Railway Companies.

Action has been begun in tho claims OF the city
against the street railway companies for paving
between their tracks. Corporation Counsel Ellison
began suits yesterday In all cases from 1912 TO
1896. inclusive agEreEating S5slS5. This is about
one-third OF all the claims. which amount to ST..
$1,000 The suits FOR claims OF 100 involving SIS
000. Will be begun certain information
can be obtained from the bureau OF highways
The paving claims against the railroads due
for work the roads would not do. Tne city had
IL done. and tried 70 make the companies pay. Il
has not vet succeeded. The Citizens Union issued
a pamphlet last October showing how much the
roads the city Tor this kind OF work, and as
serted that the city authorities had done nothing
toward collecting the money
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
WIFE DIES; HUSBAND SOON FOLLOWS
Stamford Man Gives Up Fight for Life When
Spouse Expires.

stamford Conn Feb 25-That Jeremiah Ryle
died from a broken heart Is the belief or friends
who had been watching him Three years ago ne
was stricken with paralysis and became helpless
His Wife blind for years took personal care Oh MN
despite her disability and he would allow no one
else to administer to his wants.
One week ago to-day the wife died When told
Of her death the husband sobbed pitfuly. lie ap-
parently gave up the battle for lfe and yesterday
he died.
He n member of family active IN the ue
,.oIo,,,,sr+ 20 mis- town one nephew DR. John ].
RyIe is a councilman: another. John A walsh, Is
a LAWYER in New York, and still another. I'r Jolh
+ RyIe is a practising physician in New York DIT
J. H Rylc dentist, Of this city, and the to hfS.
Peter II Mclean. head of the Connectcut Apostle
late of the Catholic Church. are also nepheWs. lie
left children.
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
WANT TO DIG UP ATHEISTS BODY.
Buried Without Permit After Catholics Had
Refused Final Resting Place.
tBv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Portland. Me. Feb 25.-After travelling hun
dreds Of miles from the little village of Sebago
Lake Me- to Canada. and after burial was sue
cessively refused in st. Constant ST Hyactnthe
and MoatreaI. Quebec. the body Of Joseph p
Bellefeur. an aged French Canadian resident of
this place. was finally buried in 4 little Gene
terry here I'm the dead OF night and now the city
authorities incensed because no permit was OBJ
tained according to law, threaten to dig up the
corpse and turn II over TO a medical school.
Two Years ago ReeheUr and his family re-
nounced their religious faith and became athe-
lists. and FOR this reason the body could not be
buried I'm the church cemeteries.
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
PHILLIPS TO RUN AGAINST STANTON.

William Y. Phillips. exalted ruler of the Elks a
member of the Tammany General Committee OF
the 18th Assembly District nominated for the
Assembly In the 18th District last night by the
Democratic convention at the Amsterdam Club, No
l3l West 64th street The special election in the
district will be held on March u The Republicans
who have safe plurality in the district, have
nominated l"cius NJ Stanton merchant.
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
SILVER SERVICE FOR THE GEORGIA.

Atlanta. Feb. 25.-The State Of Georgia will pre-
sent a silver service valued at $1,000 to the bat
tleship bearing her name. \ committee consisting
Of Governor Terrell and the mayors of one i'm
portant city in each of the eleven Congress dis
Ulcts or the state met In the Governors office
to-day and selected the design for the service,
which will consist of nfty-eight pieces ten large
pieces ana fortVelght cups The seals Of the State
oi GeursIt and Of the navy Will appear each
piece ana decorations OF pine cones. cotton bolls
and other appropriate designs Will also be engraved
the service.
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
oRGAN1sT DIES ON FERRYBOAT.
Thomas Birtwistle for Thirty-fve Years at
Staten Island Church

Thomas Birtwiste. for thirty-hve years orEanist
Of St Johns Episcopal Church. at Clifton. Staten
Island died suddenly last evening the ferryboat
Richmond. OF the Staten Island ferry.
He was on his way to this city on the $50 boat.
All the other passengers had left the boat when a
deckhand found Mr. Birtwstle sitting alone in the
women's cabin. 1t not ut first known THAI he
was dead. He was carried ashore and Surgeon
Beeuwkes was summoned from the Hudson Street
Hospital. He pronounced the man dead. probably
from heart disease.
Mr.. Birtwirte sixty-six years old and un-
married.
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
GUESTS JUMP AT HOTEL FIRE.
Five Badly Injured in Burning of North
Carolina Summer Resort

Greensboro. y. G. Feb. 25--Hickory Inn. at
Hickory. y. c. one Of the largest hotels IN the
western past of the state and a well known sum
was destroyed by fire early to-day.
The fire had made such headway when discovered
that escape by the stairway impossible for
those second and third floors. and Of the
forty patrons about twenty forced 10 jump
from windows. Five six badly injured.
one. a travelling salesman, probably breaking his
Back The loss about $50.O,O.
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
AleelNs's ESTATE ovEREsTIMATEo.

1t was authoritatveIy stated last night that the
estate OF Ex-Governor Higgins will amount TO less
than $1.JOotOO. \ business associate who is assist
ing In making an inventory told Tribune reporter
that schedule Of the estate would soon be placed
In the hands of the transfer appraiser
The size OF the estate was OVereStimatcd,' said
the friend Of the family. Governor Higgins left
good sized fortune hut 1t will hardly reach $780,
COO Judge that II Will amount about 81 500 OO0."
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
HELD FOR DEATH FROM DYNAMITE

Walter briggs. foreman of the gang OF laborers
who were working in the Belmont tunnel under
The East River ON Saturday when John Johnson.
a iaborer in the tunnel. killed. was held yes
terday in 5000 bail to await the coroner's in
quest Johnson, Negro was using a pick when
II struck a piece Of dynamite He was instantly
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
YALE WANTS TO HEAR ogLMAs.

New Haven. Feb. 25.--Delphin NJ. pemas has
been invited to speak az Yale as soon as he is
through with the Thaw case. and he has sent word
that he hopes his health and engagements will
allow him 70 do so. He will address the Kent Club
Of the Law School. He is Yale graduate OF the
class OF s., - ~
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
TO CURE A CoLp m oNr n.v

Take ,LAxATIHE BRoMo ouinine Tablets r,rurvi.ts
reIuno money II IL fails 70 cure. E. W. GROVES .ir
nature Ia Oh ea:a box 250. -
New-York tribune., 1907-02-26

At this point Mr. Jerome attempted to intro
dnce in evidence a Photographic copy OF the al
legged affidavit As Mr.. Delmas objected to this
course, Mr.. Jerome was compelled to ask fo, ~,
adjournment u call Hummel and other wit =
neses 20 the affidavit. Mrs. Thaw will then con-
unue' and from Mr. Jerome's announcement her
further cross examination VIII be very briar
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
cnrIou. nelrInn competltlon..

The Belgian artisan spends his leisure
in very novel manner He breeds
special cock for growing and that which
can outcrow It's fellows has reached
the highest pinnacle of perfection. The
modus operandi is to place the cages
containing the roosters in long rows.
for itappearS that prdpinquity creates
the spirit Of emulation. without which
the proceedings would fall fiat. A
marker appointed by the organizers Of
the show is told of for each bird, bis
duty being TO note carefully the mum.
Der Of crows for which 1t is responsible
in the same fashion as the laps are
recorded in bicycle race. The Gus
tomary duration Of the match is one
hour, the winner being the cock which
scores the highest number of points in
the allotted time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
an AncIent Tclenhonc.

In 1873 NJ. Linquet de la Bastille is.
sued prospectus, published in the
Correspondence Secrete," London.
17SS volume IA, page 302). OF "A Singh
lar machine or experience Of the propa
cation of sound and the voice through
tubes prolonged TO great distance 8
If 1t succeeded, he announced, people
would be able to maintain with their
sweethearts and friends at distance
of some hundreds Of leagues a CONVEX.
sation which would become some
what public on the way. but by sup
pressing the names no one would be in
the secret OF the interlOcutors." But It
IL not recorded that the scheme was
put into practice. In a paper publish
ed in ILLUSTRATION for 1854 by NJ.
Charles Bourseul he says: LET us i'm
aglne that a person speaks near TO a
mobile plate sufficiently flexible not TO
lose any Of the vibrations produced by
bis voice and that this plate interrupts
and establishes accordingly communi-
cation with battery. Then we might
have at distance another plate which
would give at the same time the same
vibrations. An electric battery. two
vibrating plates and a wire would be
sufficient" In apportloning the honors
Of telephone discovery II. Bourseul at
least would seem entitled to a share.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

chises or the revoking of licenses
and the right to do business in this
State imposed upon corporations
shall be deemed cumulating and in
addition to the other fines and pen
alties imposed herein.
Sec. 10. Where any corporation
has incurred any of the penalties
hereof, 1t shall be the duty Of the at
torney general to institute proper
proceedings in quo warranto or 9TH
erwise to forfeit the franchise and
the right of the corporation to do
business in this State as provided
herein; and the circuit court of any
county wherein such corporation has
transacted business or the circuit
court o fthe county wherein is To-
lated the seat of government. shall
have jurisdiction OF all such suits
and proceedings and Of any other
,rngatp.,VfGt.. Il
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
ANTITRUST MEASURE
(continued from page Two. J

CONTINUED from page two.)
ficient to state the purpose or eff
fects of trust or combination. And
that the accused is a member of,
acted with or in pursuance of it, or
aided or assisted in carrying out It's
purposes, withous giving its name
or description, or how, when and
where 1t was created. In prosecu-
tions under this act 1t shall be suf-
ficient to prove that trust or com
bination, as defined herein, exists,
and that the defendant belonged to
it, or acted for or in connection with
it. without proving all the members
belonged to it, or proving or produc-
ing any article or agreement, or any
written instrument on which it may
have been based: or that 1t was evil
denced by any written instrument at
all The character of the trust or
combination alleged may he estab-
}ished by proof of it's general repu-
tation as such,
Each and eyeery firm. partnership.
corporation or association OF per-
sons, who shall in any manner vio-
late any OF the provisions of this
! Act, shall 70 reach any every day
that such violations shall be com
mitted or continued. after due
notice given by the attorney general
or any prosecuting attorney. forfeit
and pay the sum of fifty $500 dol
lars, which may be recovered in the
name of the State. in any county
where the offense is committed. or
where either of the offenders reside;
and it shall he the duty of the at
torney general. or the prosecuting
attorney of any county, on the or
der of the attorney general, to
1.prosecute recovery for the same.
hWen the action is prosecuted by the
attorney general against corpora
ton or association of persons, he
may begin the action in the circuit
court of the county in which the de-
PENDANT resides or does business. OF
in the county wherein is located the
seat of government.
Sec. I. All contracts whose pur-
pose be or effect may be violation
of any of the provisions of this Act,
are hereby declared void.
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty Of the
attorney general of this State as well
the duty of every prosecuting attor.
ney in this State wherein any ofrense
under this act may occur. to insti.
tute prosecutions hereunder; and u
shall be the duty feevry Judge OF
a circuit court in this State, to In
struct the grand jury especially upor
and concerning the provisions of this
act.
Sec. .. The provisions, of this Acl
providing for the forfeiture OF fran
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
JOINS THE OHIO
/ VALLEY CIRCUIT
West Virginia Fair Association
Takes Membership in Good
Racing Course.
Prosecutions ,herepnder.

The West Virginia Fair Associ-
alton OF this city has Joined the
Ohio Valley Racing Circuit and
many noted horses will be seen
when the annual fair of the asso-
citation is held here September 2. 3.
4 and 5. The officers of the local
association have been in consulta-
ton with the officers of the Ohio
Valley circuit for several days and
The local association has taken mem
hership. The circuit includes Co
lumbus and Wheeling and a number
Of other cities and towns. The
Wheeling fair will be held from
September 9 to IS and the Column
bus fair the following week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
sPlRTuALIsM.
It's Manifestations as Viewed by the
World of Science.

r 4 d
IT'S Manifestations as viewed by the
World of Science.
Spiritualism is the successor of the
medieval occultism and OF the older
magic. Today science. without accept.
Ing its manifestations, studies them,
and in these troubled waters almost
all the facts upon which the new meta.
physics is founded have been fished
up. Like magnetism, 1t has drawn the
attention Of physicians to the phenom-
ena Of induced sleep and has given
many OF the data for the study of hyp.
nosis and suggestion. The mediums.
who believe, like the ancient python
esses, that they are possessed by for.
elgn spirits, have served for the study
Of the change of personality and telep-
athy. And It has shown that the prod.
igies, diabolic and divine. recorded in
all early religious were not so fabu-
lous as the critical lancied.. Al all
events science admits, that there is u
force-call it psychic as Crootles does
neilric with Baretz, vital with Bara
due or the Odic force of Reichenbrach
"a force which can be measured aud
described, which leaves Its mark on
the Photographic plate, which emanates
from every living being, which acts at
distance, which saves or destroys.
Plato knew it. Great wizards like Car.
dan made use Of it. The churlatans
like Cagliostro blundered upon it. The
scientists have the last word,-Every.
body's Magazine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
DOCTORS FEES.
A Medical View of the Charges ard
Work of Physicians.

A Medical View of the Charges ard
Work of Physicians.
The law OF supply and demand resn.
lates medical compensation to yer,
great extent. 1t is a natural phrnomc-
non, over which neither the professor
nor the laity hnve much control Where
there are many physicians Of equal
ability competition grinds down the
fees, If the income drops below living
expenses the least successful leave the
community or take up other means OF
getting bread and butter The fittest
survive. and in every locality the com
position of the profession Is in n state
of constant auX-never the same from
year TO year and constantly regulating
man develops exceptional skill his serv-
icds are demanded more and more.
They are bid up by competitors on the
other side. He is, indeed, compelled to
raise his fees to prevent overwOrk.
rstrange as that may seem. He would
not bedding his duty by his patients If
he tried to treat hundred day, and
that many would crowd his offices II
his fees were 25cents. tits also fact
that surgeon can do more now than
ever before-a few. can do wonders as
compared with the surgeons of cen
fury ago-and they receive more in pro
portion by the operation of natural
law, How they, gained this ability Is
imnaterial to the question. Indeed,
not all have ability to profit by fortul-
tohS opportunities to learn surgery
American Medicine, IA
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
Cody.

els cody" the name of people?
1t is believed to be The word belong
TO all the Indian vernaculars. Etymolo.
gists have been tempted to find its
origin in the Tamil "kull, which means
hire, payment for mental odd jobs or
the hlreling odd job man himself, but II
is pointed out in DR.. Murray's diction-
airy that when the word appears early
in the seventeenth century it refers to
a tribe OF Guzerat. in the west Of India.
far from the Tamil speaking SOUTH
the Kuli, or Kohl, who seem to have
been often employed by Europeans as
bearers and carriers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
THE MAsAI OF AFRICA.
A queer Race where the Men he
come old at Thirty.

come Old Gt Thirty.
The young men Of that African race,
the Nasal, are all warriors, theoretical
". between the ages approximately OF
seventeen and twenty-seven. When in
this stage they are known in their own
language as Ell moran. They pull the
head hair out to Its greatest length.
even sometimes twisting and plating
fiber and string into their wool The
hair 10 then thickly coated with mutton
fat and red clay and tied into perukes
All hair on the face and body is pluck
ed out by iron tweezers. The skin is
kept constantly fabricated with NUT
ton fat mixed with red clay, but as. a
rule the body is not dlsagreeably oily.
and this fabrication only has the result
of giving beautiful polish to their
statuellke forms,
AS regards the body there Is proba-
bly, no more beautifully formed type Of
man than the young Nasal warrior
The face Is sometimes in keeping willi
the body, but more often has a rather
brutal aspect. The Nasal are not pure
negroes, but obviously received \, very
long, while ago slight infusion OF
Hamltc. blood from races dwelling to
the east of the White Nile. While they
a1e in the yotngsman-warrlor stage tho
Nasal live principally on milk and on
blood drawn from the veins Of living
cattle. They also occasionally eat tho
meat OF oxen, goats or sheep.
When Nasal decides that he has
had enough knocking about and has
Accumulated sufficient property on
which to retire he decides to marry
This is usually about the age Of TWEEN
ty-seven to thirty. After marriage he
shaves his head. or at any rate keeps
the hairaof his head very close cropped.
He ceases to anoint himself with nut
ton, fat ana definitely ranges himself
with the old men.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
Announcement


HAPGooDs are pleased tosnoffgl
their many friends in Clarkshura
Fairmont and vicinity. that thee sES
have opened a branch once q -
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ed in securing competent help, "a "a
we'll as employees DESTROYS Of securs -
ing better positions.
This win be great boon to en- q
ployers IN this section. who. Prev
ious to This time, have been eoulr
PEELED 70 rely on their own resources
In filing vacancies that necessarily n
occur from time TO time.
HAPGooDS is National Organ
ization of Employment Experts and
handle only high grade men.
Mr.. Frank A. Wilson, with Of q
fees in Oak Hall building, has been u
appointed our representative On
charge Of this district and Will be
glad to call on you, and explaln
HAPGooDS proposition TO you more
Write, phone, OIL; call. Rooms st7
IS Oak Hall Bldg, GlaFksburg. W. "
va, Home phone 454-4eS.s
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

To Be Married" Under the Goo
Goo Tree" THE Ghost That Never
Walked" "Cordelia Malone" I'm
So Happy" Lutte" Dolly Dim
pies" and MY Unkissed Man"
"Pifr, Pan, Pouf" has an elabor-
ate mounting, both scenery and cos
tunes being exceptionally handsome,
This musical cocktails is the offering
at the Grand Tuesday, Jan. %,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
HAS APPENDICITIS.

W. G. Clark, of Adamston, an
engineer on the Short Line, was
brought to st. Mary's hospital Sun
day to be treated for appendicitis.
He will be operated on In day or SO.
His condition has been quite bad. He.
was seized with It while on duty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

One day Thomas Carlyle went with
Millais to look at the latter's house,
and after gazing with wonder at all Its
splendors he turned to Millais and
asked in his brusque manner, Has
paint done all this, Mr. MillaIs?' The
painter laughed and replied. 1T has
Then" rejoinsd the dweller of the
modest house at Chelsea, ''all have
to say is that there are more fools III
the world than thought there were"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
Is "PiG, Pan, Pouf," Which viii BE
Shown AT the Grand
Tomorrow Night.

There isn't any doubt in the minds
Of the well informed music lovers as
to the value of the music which VIM.
Jerome and Jean Schwartz have fur
nished for "Ptf. Paff, Pouf," since
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
MISS POOLE HAS TYPHOID.

Miss Lucy Poole. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Poole, has ty-
phoid fever at her home on Hick-
man street. Her many friends wish
for her. speedy recovery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

Let not rnirth be thy profession lest
thou become make sport. He that
hath but gained the title OF Jester lie;
him assure himself the fool h not fa1
-off-0uarlas, -, 49,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

Dewitt's Kidney and Bladder PHI.
drives the poison from the body. A
25c boz holds a weeks treatment.
Sold By Stone q Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21
SCENE FROM "rlFr, pAFF POUR

| the production in New York city at
the Casino Theatre SOME three years
ago. 1t has been admitted on all
sides that it is the most tuneful and
melodlous musical comedy that the
stage has ever seen in pears. There
are sixteen musical numbers in the
score and each is a gem Possibly
the most infectious ones are m A
C Ar IN 1855 We Really Ought
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

mo. ma'am," replied Susie, 'snn' II
wouldn't take ma long to tell him so.
you bet you!"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

Now. Susie" said the teacher, "if
your father should agree to work 70.
$3.50 a day and at the end Of six days
should bring home S13, would that be
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

SWEET MELODY r FLOUR
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-21

swift lEEEopF VIOUR.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-12

and orchestra ell Elss the foll0S.
lng pFoxFam.
Part I.
schutte-SuIta for strings ...
....... .s. String division
fal Menfelsaoh a ---- Farewell 70
The Forrest -. Choral divlslon
fhl Fanin4-- TIE Mlilera woolns
solos - Miss LEILA Martin. soprano.
Herbert Williams. tonof. flow.
man RalAtoa. bass.
nrsch--AFia. battle Hymn from
AFminaH ssssssss.
Mme. Mari Louise ciasy.
Rosaint-~-charitY~ ladies
vufceal s... Chorai division
Solos BY Mrs Chahdler Sloan.
ArFulnua
tal Tschalkuwsky-AndAnte Can
OBJ ClIlat ~Babgliaxe- ...a..
....... .44.. String division
Howe-~fal Crossing tho flar"
lbl Mari Had a t1ftlc Lamb.
......4... Seattle Male Quartet
Arcnsky Sercnadc tvIoloneello
VtttH&thf fsssssssss
49,. Choral division with 'ceiios
Part ".
"a 9chumann- rrsumcFia@
tbl Iaub sValss Mobile .....
49,. Greece. String dlyiaion
Honor and Arms"
taam8nnt
M Bowman Raiston.
fal Fred Ciay-='The Sands o.
Dee"
fbl Alicia Nrcdham-'sin Bios
SOU Thine
Mrs. Chandler Sloan.
velckman- Walker Strong division
William Arms Fisher--
1a) 4 Walt for Thee"
CO.. None iiat IN" Lonely Heart.
tcl "under the Rose"
Nine Mary louise Clary.
(al Plnsuti--G Coed Night. BE-
loved
fbl Molloy song Of the Triton
-. Choral division