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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
Tho Size Of the sea Hor,..

The popular mistaken idea as 10 the
size OF the sea horse is a constant
source of amusement, to the guards ut
the aquarium. According to them,
visitors, after locking at the big sen
COW and peering into the tank where
the turtles lead placid life, next be.
gin to hunt around among the inhabit-
ants OF the big floor tanks to find the
sea horse. They reread all the placards
ind carefully reinspeet all the oecu-
pants of the big tanks: then, falling ia
discover any Immense ash which close
q resembles horse, they turn 70 Il
guard as a last resort. When they nre
directed to one Of the smaller tanks
upstairs and when they learn that this
supposed monster of the deep never
lttains size Of more than ten inches
they are amazed enough. The specl.
mems of the sen horse at the aquarium
are much below the maximum size.
and when. seen clinging by their curl
ous prehensile tails to the different oh.
lects in the tank look more like little
.hess;2en than anything else. New
York Sun.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
swEE- MELODY FLOUR

I'll stop your pain free. To show
you frst-before you spend a penny
what my Pink Pain Tablets can
do. will mail you free. a trial
package Of them-Dr. Shops Head
ache Tablets. Neuralgia, headache,
toothache, period pains, ETC., are due
alone to blood congestion. DR..
Shops Headache Tablets simply
Kill pain by coaxing away the unnat-
ural blood pressure. That is all.
Address, DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis.
Sold by all druggists
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELODY FLOUR

Get free sample of DR.. Shops
Health Coffee' at our store. If
real coffee disturbs your stomach,
your heart or kidneys, then try this
clever coffee imitation. DR.. Shoop
has closely matched Old Java and
Mocha Coffee in flavor and taste, yet
it has not single grain Of real cof-
fee in it. DR.. Shops Health Cot
fee imitation is made from pure
toasted grains or cereals, with mai
nuts, etc. Made in a minute. N
tedious wait You viii surely liR
it. Sold by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
WASHING WITHOUT water

fs IIke Trying to Get rid OF Dandrua
without HerpIeide.
you ever see any one trying .
Wash themselves without soap q
+ 70: Aid what would you say Of
It bit as foolish to try to get
rid = Oandrum and to prevent Bald
ness ~ EeedIng the germs which cause
u with ca. .srarIdes. vaselfne. Giycer-
=, similar substances which form
rnc ..incipal ingredients of most 30
called Hair growers
Newbros Herpicide Is successful be-
cause It attacks and kills the parasitic
germ which feeds on the hair roots.
It IS the original and only EenuiT.s
scalp germicIde manufactured.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. ir
stamps for sample to The Herpicide CO
Detroit. Mich.
Two eTzes-Sv Genes anu yI.0s.
Wells q HaymRksr. Special Agenn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
Behind the
Choir Curtain
By VIRGINIA BLAIR.
COPYRIGHTED, 1901, by P. 9. Eastment.


ANNSN.N~NNNNN.NnN NNNNNNNNNnN/a
There had been an immense amount
Of irreverenee in the choir before the
new soprano came. The tenor and
the contralto and the bass and the old
soprano had firted from the opening
anthem TO the benediction, aud us they
were hidden from the congregation by
a green balze curtain there had been
no scandal, although certain members
of the session had complained of weird
sounds that had seemed to echo from
the organ loft and die in the steeple.
With the advent of the new soprano,
however, came different state of af-
fairs. Both the tenor and the bass
fell in love with her at sight, and the
contraIto, being forty and fat and fair,
submitted comfortably to the new
singers conquest and smiled on her in
way unprecedented in choir history,
where the green eyed monster is sup
posed to rage rampant
The new soprano was not lrreverent,
and hence 1t came about that romance
was succeeded by religion, and the
tenor and the bass paid strict atten-
ton to the responses and to the ser
mon and bent their heads during pray
ers, although so earnest were the so
prano's meditations that the bass was
constrained now and then to glance at
her and after intercepting the tenor's
ardent observation would again seem
wrapped in his devotions.
At the time of the opening prayer
the sun came through the rose win.
dow. A white dove spread his wings
against the stained glass background.
and as the soprano stood up for her
solo he seemed to hover over her head.
and her shining hair made golden
halo
"oh, she's too good to be true" the
bass told the tenor as they went home
together one Sunday in May.
She is perfect" the tenor declared
feryentlx. I'VE are lot of sinners.
and she has come among us like 1T
tie saint to make us ashamed of our
selves"
1t was discovered after three weeks
that the bass had given up smoking.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
NOTICE no coNTRACroRs-

Bids will be received for the build
ing of an addition and alterations to
the City Water Works Pumping sta
ton, according to the plans and specI-
fications prepared for the same by
p. J. Wood, architect, until Thurs
day, August Is, 1907, at O'Clock
p. m.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the Office of the City Clerk
and the Architect.
All bids to be addressed to w. B.
Robbins, Chairman Water Works
Committee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELop4 ..LoUR.

Summer coughs ana colds yield
at once to Bees Laxative Cough
Syrup. Contains honey and TOR but
no opiates. Children like It. Pleas
ant to take. Its laxative qualities
recommended e mothers. Hoarse-
ness. coughs. Group yield quickly.
Sold by H. F. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
REDWOOD VISITORS.

An excursion train brought eight
cars filed with people from Rich
wood and other points Sunday to the
city. Most of them spent the day
at the Chautauqua meeting on the
old fair grounds. The train was late
getting in on account of freight
wreck at huntsville, where seven
cars jumped the track.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELODY FLOUR,

Man zan Pile Remedy comes J
up in collapsible tube with a noz-
zle. Easy to apply right where
soreness andd Inflammation exists.
1t relieves at once blind bleeding.
itching or protruding piles. Guar
anteed. Get it today. Sold by H.
F. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Piles get quick and certain relief
from DR.. Shops Magic Ointment.
Please note 1T is made alone for
piles, and its action is positive and
certain. Itching. painful, protrud-
ing or blind piles disappear like
magic by its use. Large nickel-cap-
ped glass jars soc. Sold by al!
dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELODY E1ol r.
+ * Il y 4 Il X = Il
+ HELP FOR THE
UNEMPLOYED.
The Telegram VIII Render As
sistance To All Those
Seeking Work.

= Starting with today's issue
the Telegram Will place its clas-
= sified advertising columns at the .
= disposal of those who are seek
ing employment. No charge
whatever will be made for this
= service.
Names of those inserting
ads" will be filed and the CO.
I operation of those desiring help
y is requested.
= y 4 y Il -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12

If you surer rrom bloating, belch
ing sour stomach, indigestion Oh
dyspepsia. take a Rings Dyspepsia
Tablet after each meal, and over.
come the disagreeable trouble.
will improve the appetite and ait
digestion. Sold by H. F. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEEP MELODY FLoUK.

Headache ana constipation disap-
pear when Rings Little Liver Pills
are used. They keep the system
clean. the stomach sweet. Taken
occasionally they keep you well.
They are for the entire family. Sold
by H. F. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

PlneuIes for the Kidneys strength
ems these organs and assist in draw
ing poison frors the blood. Try
them for rheumatism, kidney, blad-
der trouble, for 1umbago and tired,
worn out feeling. They bring
quick relief. Satisfaction guaran-
eed. Sold by H. F. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
thomson MusN Co. Store
BARGAINS IN
ESTATE

One 5-room house on lot OF one
tcre, near new fair grounds, on which
Is several good apple trees that
bear a variety of splendid fruit, goo0
barn and other outbuildings on this
property. Price very reasonable.
Two lots with two houses on each
In crasselli Addition, lots fronting
IN two streets: size of lots 5Ox1s0
aeet. Price of each $4,000, on easy
Arms.
One seven room house and lot In
The Industrial Addition; size OF lot
sox150. This property is in good
repair and in splendid location.
One small farm, near Grasselli.
containing sS acres. has small farm
house and good well OF water: also
splendid young orchard ust begin
ring to bear. Price right II sold
COON.
Also some excellent bargains in
lots at Grasselli and Fair Grounds
Addition.
We also have I'VE shares of stock
IN the .Clarksburg Cemetery Assoc
cation for sale st bargain If sold
1T once.
~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
caSecl.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncorl,-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted witt:
:. I'll i-l.lnn. rcAr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12

Dewitt's Little Early Risers don't
sicKen or grippe. Small pills, easy
to take. Sold by all druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12

child uriuates too often. if the urine scRlds
the flesh. or if when the child reaches an
age wiIe.i it should he able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the Kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, iii fifty 81
cent and one-dollar r.
size bottles. You may s ~
have sample bottle 4s4 z=sssss 80 -
by mail free. also Home OF svampRooi /.
pamphlet telling all about Swamp Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable BY kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
and lessensambitiou beauty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12

SWEET srrnoDY FLOUR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12

SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12

by druggists, III nifty
cent and one-dollar
sizebottles. You NAV
have a sample bottle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Taking the Initiative.

There is certain satisfaction In tax
Ing the enemy unawares on his own
ground. in downing him with his own
weapons. President Polk evidently
took comfort in his method for mlti-
eating the hand shake that curse or
the chief executive office. and he must
have chuckled when lie wrote In his
diary the bit which is given in James
Schouler's Historical Briefs
II man surrendered his arm to be
shaken by one horizontally. by another
perpendicularly and by another with
q strong grip, he could not fail to suf-
fer severely by 1t. But II he would
shake and not be shaken. grip and not
be gripped. taking care always TO
squeeze the hand Of his adversary as
hard as the adversary squeezed him,
he would suffer no Inconvenience by 1t.
can generally anticipate strong grip
from strong man. / take advantage
Of him by being quicker than he and
selling him by the tips of his fingers.
This is stated playfully, but 1t Is all
true
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Hadn't Cecn Drunk.

He ev! Sen y wasn't used 70 the ways
pf biz ho. els. He loJkel IS though he
might have becn from SONIC Kansas
Farm and WIS in a large city for the
first t;ue. Somehow he had heard tLaF
rho roxr no..'uy Zen who had bees
absorbing intoxicants drink lots Of ice
water
"Sav." he said to c. T. Newton be-
hind the desk 81 the Shirley hotel about
= o'clock in The morning, "the other
clerk last night aoId me to ask fer
things over the lirr3e telephone In my
! room wien | varied 'em."
yes" sad Newton.
~yell this morning. abs1t half an
I.oyr as,. : a~',ed f2r 4 glass Of ite
water Some girl answered ihe teIe-
phone"
"Yes."
"Wer. T don't like TO be took fer
heavy d9nker. 1 wasn't drunk last
night"
"What do you meanT
"Jes' this: didn't get no glass Of ice
water. That girl sent me up whole
pitcher. It looked mighty much to me
u,,e she thought | was full Of hquor
last niglrt and would need n whole
nitche-. 4 glass would a been
enough" And as he turn Il aDd strobe
AWAY he ore one Of those Guess
didn't call him down, ehE' looks.--
; Denver Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Atmospheric Weight.

At the sea level, with the barometer
marking 80 inches aud the thermom-
eter 81 degrees T., cubic foot OF pure
Try air weighs about $50 grains troy.
The weight OF cubic foot OF water
vapor under the same conditions Is
Only 352 grains. When vapor Is mixed
With dry air, therefore, the resulting
compound Is lighter-that Is TO say,
damp air is lighter than dry air. In
stormy weather the air Is lighter than
ii is in fair weather and not heavier,
as many persons suppose. When
smoke hangs about the surface Of the
earth, it shows that the air Is lighter
than the smoke. When the air Is dry,
il Is heavier than the smoke, and the
latter therefore ascends. The weight
Of the earths atmosphere, or In other
words, the pressure exerted upon the
earth by the atmosphere. Is about the
came rs would be exerted by a flood
of water thirty three feet In height
over the globe At the sea level the
pressure Of the atmosphere Is about
fifteen pounds to the square inch. A
man Of ordinary size thus bears all the
time a pressure OF about 10000 pounds,
but he does not feel Il, because the
pressure is exerted In every direction
above below and around him-and be-
cause his body Is filed with air and
other fluids that press outward, thus
maintaining a state Of equilibrium
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Tippiru t1e Cock.

In old times 10 dine with n nObleman
cost more In tips t. the servants than
a club dinner. Lord Poor, we'll nam
ed Irish peer, excused himself from
dining with the Duke OF Ormond upon
the ground that he could not afford IT,.
"If you will give me the guinea | have
to pay your cook, | will come as often
as you choose to ask me"-whlch was
accordingly done. The duke. however.
had not the pluck to stop the tipping
practice. Lord Taafe, general officer
in the Austrian service. did what he
fould. He always attended his guests
10 the door. When they put their
hands into their pockets he said: No.
If you do give 1t, give 1t to me, for
II was / who paid for yCSr dinner"
To Sir Timothy Waldo must be given
the credit of putting an end to the
monstrous practice. After dinner with
the Duke OF Newcastle he put crown
into the cooks hand. 1t WAS rejected.
81 do not take silver. sir" Very good.
And | do not give gold" This cou-
rageous rejolnder caught on" and
the day of walls to cooks was over
St. James Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
A Presidant's Dauahter.

When President Grants only daugh
ter. Nellie, afterward Mrs. Sartoris
was miss OF twelve years, she at
tended a private school in Washington
One afternoon, says the author of "The
Olivia Letters" Nellie's lessons were
not learned. The carriage came for
her but the teacher dismissed 1t with
the request that 1t should return at
the end of half hour The half hour
came and glided away with the lesson
still unlearned. The carriage came
again and was dismissed. At the end
Of the second half hour the lesson was
committed, and Miss Nellie was per.
mitted to 60. The next day at the
usual hour the young lady arrived, ac-
companied by her mother. The teach
er began TO fear she had lost her most
cherished pupil. but Mrs. Grant came
to thank her for performing her duty.
Teach her." said Mrs. Grant, that
che is only plain, simple Nellie Grant
subject to the same rules which govern
all the scholars. This course Will have
my sincere appreciation"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Enuland and France.

1t has been playfully observed that
the mutual antipathles and attractions
of England and France resemble to q
curious degree those Of man and wom'
an, perhaps one might say Of man and
woman attached TO each other by q
marriage de CONVEYANCE -geographique.
1--WE do all naturally hate the French, y
Mr.. Pepys observed long ago. Does
any nation, by the way, love its neigh
borD France has never ceased to In
terest us or indeed to inspire part OF
our ideas and conduct.
Rightly do her historians descant OF
the glorious role she has played In the
general work OF civilization. Of the
sympathetic genius which has seized
and translated for Europe the ideas OF
reason. justice and all the theory OF
life. private and public" which has
preserved even In the useful and
frivolous the tradition OF art" or the
ideallst perseverance. whose expert
ments have saved the world so much
suffering and made OF her follles the
wisdom OF other nations. Il
Powell In Fortnightly Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Enrmsr Instruments of Torture.

Instead OF gymnastics or games, in
struments Of torture were used for
modelling the figure of the young lady
Of 1881. An English writer OF that
year says that could the modern
schoolroom be preserved 1t would pass
for a refined lnquisltlOn. There would
be found stocks for the fingers (thc
cheIroplast) and pulleys for the neck.
with weights attached" Fanny Ken
bic. to whom nature had been by no
means unklndly, was found wanting in
department, and she writes that she
wore "back board made Of steel. Gov
cred with red morocco. which consist
ed Of fat piece placed on my back
and strapped down to my waist with
a belt and secured at the top by two
epaule.s strapped over my shoulders.
From the middle Of this there rose a
steel rod or spine with steel collar.
which encircled my throat, fastened
behind" The machine proved a fail
ure and she was put under the tuition
OF a drill sergeant, who did for her all
that was required.-"SOcial England"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
The Questions They Ask.

The capacity Of the average small
boy for asking questions is practically
unlimited, but 1t is doubtful whether
more searching inquiries have ever
been made by boy than those pro-
pounded by yOungster to his father,
who had taken him for steamer trip.
Here is partial list;
as that water down there any
wetter than the water in the Atlantic
ocean,"
what makes the water wetf"
"How many men could be drowned
In water as deep as that?"
"Is that big man with the gold but
tons on his coat the father Of all those
men who do whatever he tells them
to?"
"Where do all those soapsuds behind
the boat come fromT"
Gould a train go as fast on the wa
ter as this boatT'-Chums.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Eating Grasshoppers.

"No wondcr | am brown" said a
globe trotter. Il am just back from
the Sahara. | spent two months wan
dering with caravan Of camels over
that white eXpanse Of sun warmed
sand. The Sahara is like the beach at
Atlantic City. q fiat immensity OF the
whltest, cleanest sand, and the stran-
gest thing did in my wanderings was
to eat desert grasshoppers. The Arabs
regard these grasshoppers as luxury
and / was tempted to try them, just as
In Paris have been tempted to try
snails. The grasshoppers were good.
You plucked off the wings. the legs
and the head, and then you ate the
dried body. This morsel tasted precise
ly like an English walnut. | ate grass
hoppers several times. and when re-
turn to the Sahara am going to eat
them again"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Eleuhant Life In the JunaIes.

Without elephants jungles would be
virtually impassable.> The great beasts
are mixture of strength and weak
ness, OF craft and simplicity. The
paths through the jungle from village
TO village are merely tracks from which
the interlacing foliage has been cut
and thrust aside and the virgin soil
trodden into n black mud. After a
rain this mud Is many feet deep, and
no living creature except an elephant
buffalo or Il rhinOceros could labor
through it. The elephant makes his
way by lifting one foot at a time and
inserting II deep into the slough In
front, Withdrawing another with a
sound like the popping of huge cork
Nothing but ride on an earthquake
could be compared with the sensation
Of being run away with by an ele-
phant AS for stopping him. some one
has we'll said that you might as well
try 10 stop a runaway locomotive 10y
pulling with your walking stick on the
funnel as seek to check an elephant at
such a moment with gOad.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
Ahead. Vet Behind.

The nervous foreigner got up and
went back to the conductor of the
street car.
"Pardong, m'sieur," said be. "but zee
car, he run so slow. and why, If yor
pleeze? Ees 1t not so?'
yep" replied the conductor. I'VE
can't help it. though. You see, the cal
ahead is behind"
The foreigners eyes opened wider
Would you mind saying him agalnT
he asked apolOgetlcally.
81 say" replied the conductor, louder
than before. that the car ahead Is be
hind. See?"
The foreigner returned to his seat
"Zee car-r-r ahead. he ees beIindF
said he TO himself. Most wonderful
most astonishing is zis country!-
Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
The JUDGE In Jail.

az" said an esteemed magistrate
"spent a week in Jail before ! entered
on my jUdgeship. | ate the prison
food. | slept in cell. conformei
with all the prison rules. ! wore the
prison clothes. | did the prison work
Thus learned the value Of the sen
fences I was to mete out later on.
got 10 know what week, month. 8
year In Jail meant. AS a result | am
more merciful than most judges.
think It would he a good thing If every
Judge before tax Z Office would spend
q little while In Il as | did. He would
then know re alue Of prison sen
tences. n thing he doesn't know now
Now he IS like Il asher who attempts
TO pay out I.oncy in a coinage OF
which he is ignorant. In Baden this
thing speak of must be done. Every
Judge in Baden before he takes his
seat on the bench Is required by law
to pass weeks like a common prisoner
In jail."-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-21
We're All Leather Eaters.

"And them" said the arctic explorer
81 ate my leather belt"
Pooh. what Of that? Every mothers
son OF us eats pair Of shoes year
The explorer frowned. This" be be
gan, "is no laughing
But the scientist interrupted him. u
am not jestlng, sir. speak the solemn
truth. What Is leather? Is 1t not albu
men and tannin? Well, when you ado
milk to your tea or coffee, the tannir
OF the one and the albumen OF the
other unite. and leather results. The
leather is in minute particles. Never
theless It is there And down 1t goes
All who drink tea or coffee daily" the
scientist concluded. consume In a
year enough leather 10 make a pair OF
shoes"
The explorer sneered. ITO resume.
he said, II then ate the lining Of" etc
Exchange.