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New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

- Get discouraged: if ne viii keep up his heart and
IRE ~ everything he sees, he Is bound to mt some
thing by and by. IT. t.r . ,t.-
II is a world Of surprises They taI TOO where
ono x Ieast expecting them. When ! introduced
Sellers into the book Charles Dudley Warner, Who
I,as writing the story with me, proposed change
~ Se1ers's hrstian name len wears before III a
-srrote corner of the West, he had come across o
man named Eschol Sellers, and he thought that
Eschol was lust the right and fitting name Tor our
sellers since IL was odd and quaint and all that
liked the idea but said that that man might turn
M, nd object But Warner said 1t couldn happen;
tb.t he was doubtless dead by this tIme-a man
vyitb a name like that couldn live ong,-and be he
dead or alive we must have the name; II was exactly
the riqht one and we Couldnt do without II. 80 the
change was made. Warmers man was a farmer III a
cheap and humble way.
When the book had been out week, a college
bred gentleman Of COurty manners and ducal
1,nholsterv arrived in Hartford IN sultry state q
mind and with a libel suit in his eye, and his name
was Eschol Sellers He had never heard ot the
other one. and had never been within thousand
miles Of him. This damaged arlstocrat program
vas quite definite and busInesShke, the American
Publishing Company must suppress the edition as
far as printed and change the name IN the Plate -
stand a suit for ten thousand dollars. lie carried
away the company's promise and many aPoloe,e~,
and we changed the name back 10 Colonel Nulterry
Sellers in the plates. Apparently there IS nothing
that cannot happen. Even the existence Of tw9
unrelated men wearing the impossible name I
EscboI Sellers IS a possible thing.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

g. an NHNeAl'
But it was a hard night for me IN
one way. Mr. Phelps thought | was
the guest of honor, and so did Count
6 but | didn't, for there was moth
ng in my invitation to indicate II
II was Just a friendly, Offhand note.
on a card BY the time dinner was
announced Phelps was himself IN a
state of doubt. Something had to he
done, and it was not a handy time
for explanatI3LS He tried 10 get
me 20 60 out with him, bat / Isl
jacK then he tried S, and he also
declined There was another guest;
but there was no trouble about him.
We finally went out in pile There
vas a decorous plunge for seats, and
| got the one at Mr. Phelps's left,
the Count captured the one facing
Phelps, and the other guest had to
take the place of honor, since he
could not help himself We returned
10 the drawing room IN the original
disorder ! had new shoes on, and
they were tight. At eleven | was
privately crying; / cOuldn t help 1t,
the pam was so cruel Conversation
had been dead for an hour s, had
been due at the bedside of a dying
official ever since half-past nine. At
last We all rose by one blessed impulse
and went down 70 the street door
without eXplanatIons-in pile, and
no precedence, and So parted.
The evening had IT, defects; still,
| got my ancestor in. and was salts
ned
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27


had always paid them regularly and kept /
perfect. He had always sand that the land
not become valuable in his time but that II
be commodIouS provision for his ChidreI
day. 1t contained coal. copper. iron, and
and he SAID that in the course of time RAILWAYS
pierce to that region, and then the property
would he property in fact as well as in name.
II also produced a wild grape OF a promising
sort. He had sent some samples t. Nicholas
Longworth Of Cincinnati. t. get his iudg-
ment upon them. and Mr. LongVorth had
said that they would make as good vine as
his CataV baS
The land contained all these riches. and
also oil; but my father did not know that
and Of course in those early DAYS he would
have cared nothing about 1t # ne had known
IT. The oil was not discovered until about
1905. | wish owned couple Of acres Cf
the land now; in which case | would not
te writing autob.ogra ph.cs t.r "a living NJ
father dying charge Was. Cling o. the land
and Wa,t; let nothing hcguile il away from
YOU. Ny mothers 1.Norite cousin, lanes
hampton. who figures III The Gilded Age
as Colonel Sellers. ALWAYS sand of that land
and sand It with blazing enthusiasm too.
There millions II it milllou~,' II Is true
that he always said that about everything
and Was ALWAYS mistaken hut th,S time
he was right which shows that "a man who
goes around with d. r~oI hccr GUN ought never
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
Early Troubles as an Author

~ experiences as an author began early IN 1907
ISl came 10 New York from San Francisco N the
first month of that year and presently Charles f.
Webb. whom | had known IN San Francisco as
reporter on The Bulletin. and attervard editor Z
.-'he Californian suggested that publish volume
Of sketches. / had but slender reputation %
publish it on; but ! was charmed and eXcltet bI
the suggestion, and quite willing % venture II II some
industrious person would save me the trouble Dt
gathering the sketches together / was loath o. do
II myself, for from the beginning OF my sOJourD %
this world there was persistent vacancy III ---
where the industry ought to be. c. Ought % Yves
IS better perhaps though the most OF the authoTt-s
differ to this
Webb said | had some reputation II the Atlaut-
States; but knew quite well that II must he Of
very attenuated sort What there of It rested
Artemus Ward passed through California ON
leCturing tour, IN 1905 OF o. / told him The Jump
ing Frog" story, IN San Francisco, and he asked ne
TO write II out and send II 70 his publisher Carrie .
in New York, TO be used III padding out small book
which Artemus had prepared for the press and
which needed Stutfing 70 make II big
enough for the price which 70 be charged for
Ii reached Carleton in time; but he didn't think
much Of it. and not willing % 90 % the type
setting expense of adding it TO the book. He did
not put II in the waste basket. but made Henry
Capp present of IT. and Clapp used II 70 help 0u.
the funeral of his diving literary journal, The
Saturday Press The Jumping Frog appeared
IN the last number Of that paper. was the ro--
Joyous feature Of the ObsequIeS. and ~ once
copied in the newspapers OF America and England
II certainly had a wide celebrity and II still had o
AZ the time that am speaking of-but l was 4v,.--
that 1t only the frog that was celebrated. Z
wasn't l. | was still an obsCuritv.
Webb undertook To COllate the sketches He
performed this Office then handed the result O. me-
and went 70 Careton'S establishment with n
approached a clerk. and he bent eagerly over ---
found that | had come To- sell a book and not --
buy one. ms temperature fell sixty degrees, and t--
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

O.d-gold lntrenChUer-s
IN the roof of my uuu-l
contracted three-gu---
cer~ of an inch and o--
teeth fell out. / meek.
~ked the privilege e
word with Mr. earle
ton. and was CoIt-v ~
? rmcd that he Was 20
lis private office Dis
,uuragemeutS and j.-
.ulties followed, ta-
tier awhile / g.-
-hc frontier and e--e-.
-he holy of h',se~ Nh
-oW | reucuber re
-lauaEedIt' Web b.
made an appo.-r",-
t.r me with Ca-.,-
thCrNISc / rt.s-
huuld have gotten .r.-
chat frontier -'e-.r
-r~e and said 1-c-s
Well. what ..r j e..
-,- YOU
l reminded hr
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New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Lamptors could not spell very we'll in early times
and So the name suffered at Their hands 9he vas
native cf Kentucky. and married my father III
Texinq+or, IN 49,. when she was twenty wears old
and he tventy-four. Neither Of them had an over
plus Of property. She brought him two or three
10 the remote and secluded village OF jamestown,
in the mountain soitudes OF East Tennessee There
their first crop Of children was born; but as was
IF a later vintage | do not remember anything about
Il | was oStponed-postponed to Missouri
Missouri was an unknown new State and needed at
fractions.
think that my eldest brother Orion. my sisters
Pamela and Margaret and my brother Benjamin
were born in Jamestown There may have been
others but as to that | am not 1t was great
lift for that little village to have my parents come
there 1t was hoped that they would stay, so that
il would become a city. II supposed that they
would stav. And so there a boom; but by and
by they went away, and prices went down, and 1t
was many years before jamestown got another
start | have written about Jamestown IN =. he
Gilded Age" book of mine; but it was from
hearsav not from personal knowledge.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

II our friendship which shows that he was fine and
high notwithstanding the humbleness of his origin.
And it was also Creditable in me too, that | could
overlook it. l made change IN my bearing
toward him but always treated him
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
An Interrupted Serenade

A MONG the Virginian Clemenses
Il were Jere (already mentioned
and Shcrrard Jere. Clemens had
wide reputation as good pistol shot,
and once il enabled him 10 get on the
friendly side Of some drummcrs. when
they wouldn't have paid anv attcu-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Scathing languidnesS,
Ancestor of mine.
But it is a small mat
ter. | have others -
1t was not noble IN
me to do it. | have
always regretted it
since. But it landed
him. l wonder how
he felt: However, it
made no difference
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
The Land There Was Millions In

MY father left a fine estate behind him in the re-
1fI gon round about Jamestown above one hun
dred thousand acres. When he died IN IS47 he had
owned IL about twenty wears The taxes were almost
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12
prestige which the Pres,.

tremendous prestige which the Presi-
dent has made. He is every inch a
leader, and by all the records he is
predestined winner in the fight.
Can We, the peoples party. afford to
risk the peoples vital interests by
changing leaders in the very crisis
OF the great battle that is on? >
Speaking here deliberately for
myself, and in my fair Judgment ii
the great majority of the plain and
honest Democrats of the Empire
Southern State from which / came, /
believe that we should put the party
then below the people, the principle
above the man. We should rebuke
the spirit of spoils and the hunger of
faction. We should affirm our prin-
ciples, confess our faith. recite the
necessity of the reform of corporate
capital as the supreme and transcen-
dent issue of the times, pay tribute to
the great and typical American who
has proved himself the dauntiess and
conquefing captain of the people $
cause and then in that great conven-
ton OF our own William j. Bryan,
the one unmatched and incompatible
evangel of our faith, speaking for a
pure Democracy, and speaking FOR
the whole plain people of the repub-
"s. should PUT In nomfnation Theo-
dore Roosevelt for one more undis-
puted term of power to finish the
work that he has so gloriously be-
gun" ar T'its=s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12
a great injustice to have Clarksburg
rated as a mere village of some four
thousand Inhabitants.
Peculiar Public Charges.

There is much complaint here in
reference to number of helplessly
irredeemable persons. Most of them
are dope fends. Some of them are
women so badly addicted to the dope
and drink habit that they are not
only charge but also a nuisance to
the city and an enemy to themselves.
In fact, they are disgraces 10 human
ity and yet the Christian heart in its
compassion goes out to them. They
are helpless and hopeless. They
can not protect themselves nor can
the community reach them in any
sort of reformation.
1t seems from the highest sense
that they are incurable and that they
should be committed to the home for
incurables, where there would be
treatment that might redeem them,
or, at least make their days easier
and better.
But. there is a possibility that the
laws governing the admission Of per-
sons into that home do not cover
these particular cases. However.
The county lafFmary is left as a last
resort for them. They are ragged,
dirty, and subjected to exposure and
oftentimes cruelty. They have no
real mission and prove themselves
public charges as they are in jail a
good portion of the time-not for
any particular crime except that of
their own misery and degradation be-
cause of the vicious habits they have.
And thus it does seem that the
county infrmary would prove a
blessed asylum to them, and surely
would in their cases bring a much
desired relief to the public.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12
Our Formulation.

Since the Morgantown Chronicle,
the bright morning luminary of the
State University town, has said that
Grafton was smaller town than
either Fairmont, Morgantown OF
Clarksburg, we give the following
figures from the school enumeration
for the present school year for the
four towns, which, as shown by the
State superintendent report: Fair
mont, 2131; Morgantown, 1870;
Clarksburg, 1902; Grafton, 212s-
only two less than Fairmont, 173
less than Clarksburg, and 259 more
than Morgantown. The enumeration
now being made in this town indi-
Gates that there will be very large
Increase this year over the last One
ward alone indicates so far an in
crease of eight per cent. The Chron-
/ icle has, In view of these figures a
pretty narrow margin on which to
base its assertion that Grafton is a
smaller town than Fairmont, Carks-
burg or Morgantown- Grafton Sen
tinel
While Clarksburg has been par
ticularly unfortunate in its census
rating the foregoing viii partly bear
out the fact that 1t is entitled to a
much higher rating than is given it
in many of the guides, directories and
other publications in which its popu-
lation is placed at the figure given by
the government enumeration of 1900.
That rating places the population of
this city at 1850. which is an alb
surdlty for since the last census was
taken Clarksburg has more than
doubled its population. There is a
suburban population that should be
counted in also that adds conside-
ably to the total.
As the Telegram has several times
suggested, steps should he taken to
have a more reasonable rating given
this city in the guides. directories
and other such publications that are
published from year to year. for it is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12

There Is scarcely citizen in this
city who does not entertain at least
a passive desire to enrich himself in
things material and, let it be hoped,
there is none who does not
want to advance himself and
his fellow citizens in a
social, civic and intellectual way. Let
all bear in mind that when he can do
or say anything that will help the
city Of Clarksburg along in its prog
ress as city he is doing something
that will help himself as well as his
fellow citizens. Every little boost
though ii be very tiny and its effect
almost imperceptible at the moment
is a help in this direction. Clarks-
burg right now faces opportunities
and possibilities that many com
munity would like to have. Every
citizen should he awake when these
opportunities are presented and
take advantage OF them. Even the
chronic ltickers and the knockers are
beginning TO realize these things. Let
every citizen lend every effort he can
spare to promoting clarksburg's prog
ress for it will be in the nature Of an
investment that will soon yield won
derful returns.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12

John Temple Graves's speech at
Chattanooga is characterized by some
Of the Democratic newspapers as a
brain storm but 1t is not likely tina,
there will be lunacy commission
appointed to examine him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12

The necessity of cleaning alleys,
back yards and alleys IN this city
now that spring is fairly under way
is quite apparent. Residents should
not neglect to have their premises
placed in better sanitary condition
now and thus prevent the possibility
of sickness and disease. The remov-
al of a few loads of trash and rub
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12
LITTLE GIRL FALLS
BREAKING A WRIST.

Little Miss Margaret Johnston,
ten-year-old daughter of DR., and
Mrs. ]. w. Johnston, fell from a
ladder last evening and broke her
left arm. The fracture was reduced
and the little girl is getting along
nicely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12
Graves on Roosevelt.


The honesty of John Temple
Graves the great Southern journal
list is worthy or much praise; and the
dishonesty of the Bryan Anniversary
Club, together with the tacit acquies-
cence OF William j. Bryan himself in
the action of the latter, deserves
seyerest condemnation.
John Temple Graves had prepar-
ed speech for the occasion. which
contained manly honesty and senti-
ment in favor of President Roosevelt
and his policies. But, the club got
an inkling of it and wanted to CEN
sor the speech. Mr.. Graves objected
and even refused to speak, but Bryan
was an honor guest and through him
Mr.. Graves was finally induced to
make speech. But. the incident
did not end there. for Mr.. Graves
Immediately made public letter to
the club re-affirming his position as
to President Roosevelt. True, Mr..
Graves assumes that the Democratic
party has really for years commended
for the policies Mr.. Roosevelt has
put into actual operation, but the
most striking features of his advice
to the Democratic party, are his un-
qualified indorsemeAt OF President
Roosevelt's course and his plea
that Mr.. Bryan himself nominate
President Roosevelt for reelection,
which he firmly believes ought tc y, 10
unanimous on the nar.t OF the people.
There can be no question as to the
sincerity of Mr.. Graves, when one
reads the following extracts from the
speech he proposed to make and
which the Democrats with Bryan as
advisor would not permit him to
make: IsAa 4 a.
avoiding the extreme which
might have halted and destroyed his
mission, with conservatism as firm
as the times required, and with a
radicalism as fearless as the peoples
rights demanded. he has gone slowly,
steadily, discreetly and yet definite
Iy toward the disownment of the
privileged iniquities that were rob
bling the government
"He is putting into execution the
things for which Democratic plat
forms have Numbered for 90 years.
What our propaganda have preached,
and what our platitudes of popular
liberty have pleaded. he has framed
in part by statutes, until today as an
honest party representative of an
honest people. we can do no less than
recognize his patriotism and applaud
his transcendent service He has
grappled the iniquities of the meat
trust, which was spreading virus
through the physical veins of the re-
public. He has put his probe into
The putrid politics of the insurance
companies and purged them of the
pus that was poison to politics and
trade. He has gripped by the throat
the almost omnipotent power OF the
transportation magnates. and he has
today at his feet and asking clemency
at his hands the tallest and most ire
mendous figures of the tyrant rail-
way systems of our land.
I'VE have found where we did not
seek him man TO do the things the
people sorely need. We do not know
II we could succeed in placing in pow
er the man our partisan loyalty would
prefer. We do not know whether in
this environment our party's choice
SHOULD change the machinery and WIN
or loose the fateful battle of our
economic life. In sound logic and
4 in clear common sense We must
recognize the tremendous start. the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12

Dish, the scattering of a little lime,
the application of disinfectants and
a general cleaning up should be done.
A dollar or two judiciously expended
at the present time may prevent SER
ious trouble in the future.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12

to travel at pretty good rate of
speed in order to get ahead of those
Roosevelt policies that he is finding
fault with.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-12
An Evening Echo.

1t is only through system that en-
terprises of any sort can be made
successful. IT. Flatman.
Arizona republican., 1907-03-05
A FRIENDLY CALL.
Mr.. Hartman Dropped IN on the Rail-
road Commission for a Chat.

Washington. March 4.-E. II. Harri-
man spent some time in the office Of
the Interstate commerce commission
today The visit was informal and a
variety OF topics were touched upon
during Mr.. Harriman's talk with the
commissioners. There was talk about
the repair Of the break in the Colorado
river which Hartman explained to the
commissioners. referring particularly
to the prompt manner in which the
work had been done BY the Southern
Pacific.
The question Of equipment for the
railroads furnished an interesting top
ic. Hartman expressing preference for
the larger steel car with a capacity Of
100000 pounds.
Mr.. Hartman is inclined to the
opinion that gradually there would BE-
an increase in the use Of electricity
in railway transportation and Did the
comm ssioners he thought the adop-
ton Of a six foot gauge for railroads
would be much better for the country
and the roads than the four foot So
inches standard gauge. The commits
sion has set for April the arguments
On the testimony taken at the Harri-
man hearing in New York last week.
Arizona republican., 1907-03-05
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