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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SNAKE IN HER BASKET.
Fair Foreigner Carries Rather and
BIueberries Together.

Fair Foreigner Carries Rather and
Biueberries Together.
"Nice hucIleberries. very cheap, only
10 cents a quart" was the solicitation
of Anna Riscavage. a buxom young
foreigner. in front of Il prominent res
idence in Centralia, Pa. The mistress
of the house noticed that the berries
were luscious and that only n few
quarts remained In the basket. She
therefore said she would take them
all, and the berries were poured into
Il quart measure. While the last
quart was being poured out the pur-
chaser tainted from fright when a
big rattIesnake fell from the bottom
of the basket on the berries. When
she recovered n moment later she was
still further Mortified to see the fair
berry vender calmly tucliing the SER
pent away In the bosom of her dress.
Miss Riscavage smtlingly explained
that she caught the serpent while ber-
rying and extracted Its fangs, so that
it was harmless. She was taking it
home in order to preserve its skin in
tnct for medicinal purposes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
THEY SAW An ENons1oUs w1LpcAr.

464-A cav ~ E@NAAsl1O1S N4LRNAI.
cat was Looping along easily and soon
came within few yards OF the rear of
the tonneau and ran along behind the
machine, splitting and growing.
The women of the party screamed
and waved coats and shawls ana sue
ceeded In intlmidating the animal un.
toll the top OF the hill was reached.
There full speed down the grade soon
left the catamount in the distance. but
it stood watching the auto party until
n turn in the road hid him from sight.
In McConnellsburg there was some
hesitancy about accepting the Walker
party's story until one Of the ladies'
mentioned the fact that the cat seemed
to have but three feet, one front paw
apparently being missing. Then the
ACCOMPLISHING people recalled that a
trap set in the mountain for panther
or wildcat, which had been killing
calves and sheep, had been found far
awy from where 1t had been set and
in at the paw of wildcat, which the
animal had chewed or ut the lower
joint TO release itself.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
rhsrn Mas a Rsannn.

Some of the forms OF graft practiced
in certain Indiana cities which hive
gone into the municipal ownership
business may be peculiar to those
towns. In one of them.> which owns
and runs its waterworks system. rs
Rochester does, the city waterworks
were insured for $4,000 A cement
water tank carried $4,000 Insurance,
though It could not DO fired If thou
sand incendiaries went to work ar it.
1t happened that in that town one OF
the influential officials was agent for n
fire insurance company which had
risks" on the water tank and other
observation-disclosures On. y Demo
crat and Chronicle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
PUBLIC BUSINESS NEGLECTED

No Private Enterprises Could Have
Been So Badly Managed Without Col
lapse.
1t IS stern but not pleasant duty
to call occasional attention to the way
events continue to stuItify the claims
Of the municipal ownership advocates
that the public does its own business
as we'll as or better than the individual
does his,
Take three enterprises of present
moment. No private individual or
corporation constrained by n profit
making purpose and upholstered by
the taxing power would make such
crazy and corrupt contracts for n
building as those which investigation
shows the state of Pennsylvania made
for the Harrisburg capitol No private
enterprise would have so little to show
for six years OF work on n simple en-
cheering problem as the municipality
has In the Manhattan bridge. No in
dividual able to keep out OF the bank
ruptcy courts and the insane asylum
would have spent, rs Father Knicker-
booker has spent. 100000 for hall
of records taken seven years to build
it and then found that it would not
hold his records.
The huge debt of the metropolis. its
narrow borrowing power. the condition
of its streets. docks and parks and the
confusion of its tax system. all are ex-
planned and illuminated by these con-
temporary Observation-Disclosures In New
York Mail and Express.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Million of bottle of Foley's Honey
and Tar without any person ever
having experienced any other thar
beneficial results from it's use for
coughs. cold and lung troubles.
This is becaue the genuine Foley
Honey and Tar in the yellow pack
age contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Guard wour health
by refusing any but the genuine.
Sturm & Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
ARREsIE1 EoR HATLEssNEss


Man Trying Nature Cure Il Taken
For Lunatie.
Because his bride was 5olcingly twit-
ted By her friends for having married
a baIdheaded bachelor Emil Rum OF
Rochester, MINI, is raising a crop OF
hair under circumstances that would
turn gray the wool OF an ordinary
mortal. he has been arrested three
times as a result Of efforts to cover
the bare spot.
Run7s pate was as barren as bill.
Hard ball a few weeks ago. 1t Is now
partially concealed by a fuzzy growth
which is a promising Indication that
he XIII soon have head OF hair that
VIII be the envy of his fellows.
Run is in the habit OF walking ten
to twenty miles at a stretch. When
he began to so without hat so that
the sunshine and rain might propagate
hair on his head his troubles began.
An asylum for the insane is located
there, ana on three occasions Run has
been taken into custody in es many
towns and accused of being an escaped
lunatic. Run, who is manager of the
local gas works, threatens to procure
card from the superintendent of the
asylum stating that he Is perfectly
harmless
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
Rats Death Puts Town In eloorn.

y rat three inches long paralyzed the
electric lighting system of Stamford,
Conn.,, and put the town in darkness for
twenty-forr hours Climbing guy
wire fifty feet long. the rat reached a
conduit carrying 10000 volts of cleo
tricity. 1t placed its front feet on
the charged wire and instantly di-
verified the current through it's body to
the guy wire and thence to the ground
The rat was petrified in 1nidair by the
electricity. and the wire trouble men
spent whole day In locating the point
OF disturbance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
Passed Examination Successfully

James Donahue, New Britain,
Conn, writes: ~ tried several
kidney remedies. and was treated by
our best physicians for diabetes, but
did not improve until took Foley's
Kidney Cure. After the second
bottle I showed Improvement, and
Ave bottles cured me completely.
have since passed a rigid examination
for life insurance" Foley's Kidney
cure cures back ache and all forms
OF kidney and bladder trouble.
sturm & Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
GOLD BUTTONS
Sent by Philadelphia JcwcIcr for the
Honongnh Relief Salc-To BE
Exchanged for Money.

An evidence of the wide spread
sympathy felt over the terrible dis
aster at Monongah is hown by a gift
for the mine sufferers that has just
been received by Mrs. NJ. A. Nus
baum from Louis Bedischeimer,
firm of Philadelphia. Under the
impression that ladies' bazaar was
to be held here for the benefit OF
the mine sufferers he sent a hand
some pair of gold cum buttons
for the ladies to rattle of. As
there is to be no bazaar for the
mine sufferers, Mrs. Nusbaum will
dispose of the buttons by a ticket
method and give the proceeds to
the Monongah mine fund.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
Familiar Story From Portsmouth. o

Familiar Story From Portsmouth, O.
Portsmouth. O.. was among the first
to install its own electric light plant.
which it operated until a street rail-
way system was installed At that
time a contract was made with the
street railway company by the terms
of which it took charge of the lighting
plant and furnished light to the city
for a specified sum. This contract
continued in force until about three
years ago. when the practically worn
ont and out of date equipment was
sold to the street railway company
because the city was unwilling to e1-
pend the money necessary properly TO
re-eQuip the plant "a -s.a..nz.----
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
CHASED BY A WILDCAT.
PhiIadelphians In Motor Car Have
Hair Raising Experience.

THTausIPHIaHs IN WEoIOT UT IIaN7
Hair Raising Experience.
Recently the family of William II.
Walker of Philadelphia had an eX-
perience rare indeed. In their motor
car they were en- route to Bedford
Springs. Pa, and were going over the
mountain from Fannettsburg to Nc
Connellsburg, the county seat of Full
ton county, lying deep in the vale OF
the mountain.
AS they were climbing a particularly
bad piece of mountain road suddenly
there was n piercing and scary sort OF
scream or yell behind them. Turn
ing. all saw an enormous wildcat, or
catamount, coming up the road. The
grade was unusually steep. and the big
car was merely creeping up. while the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

81 trust this may be read by many
sufferers from kidney and bladder
trouble" writes Mrs. Joe King. Of
Woodland. Tex. II suffered four years
and could find nothing to give even
temporary relief. Our druggist at last
induced me to try your 80 days' treat
ment of Pineules for 81. This one
bottle has cured me and money could
not buy the value it has been 70 me-"
Guaranteed. Sold by H. F. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for
coughs. colds, Group and whooping
coug hgrows in favor daily with young
and old. Mothers should keep it on
hand for children. 1t is prompt re-
lief to Group. It is gently laxative,
driving the poison and phIegm from
the system. It is a simple remedy
that gives immediate relief, guaran-
teed. Sold by H. F. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

Trial catarrn treatments are be-
ing mailed out free. on request. by
DIR. Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests
are proning to the people without a
renny's cost. the great value of this
scientific prescription known TO
druggists everywhere as DR.. Shops
catarrh Remedy. Sold by all deal
ers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

my child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest. i
applied DIR. Thomas Eelectric OIL.
The pain ceased and the child sanks
into a restful sleep."-Mrs. Nancy
NJ. Hanson, Hamburg. N. Y.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
hal chehaIfa. Wnnh.

According to the mayor of Chehalis,
Wash. "the city owns the plant. which
was leased some time ago to a private
party. That party now owns nearly
all the machinery connected with the
plant. The city at the time 1t operat-
ed the plant did not make a financial
success for the reason that the city
was at that time very small and in
dishonest hands, SO the story goes" ri
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Can't look we'll, eat well or feel
well with impure blood feeding your
body, Keep the blood pure with
Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat simply,
take exercise. keep clean and you
will have long life.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

It win be unnecessary for you to go
through a painful, expensive operation
for piles II you use ManZan. Put up
in collapsible tube with nozzle. ready
to apply to the soreness and infiamma-
ton. For any form OF piles. price
csc, guaranteed. Sold by H. T. Burke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

In order to accommodate the many
Christmas shoppers the watts-Lam-
berd Co.'S new store will be open af-
ter supper each evening this week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

GEORGETOWN Ky.,Dec. To-
Caleb Powers took the stand in his
own behalf this morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

Editor orman Randolph, OF
BurnsvilIe, is in the city looking af.
ter the interests of his paper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Large photos a specially, at vii
sons Studio. Traders building.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

SWEET MELODY FLOUR,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
gAsr sRAlNrRrI

Oscar colburn and wife were in town
recently.
Miss Nina Norman visited in Randolph
last week.
Mary Liniield Is working for Mrs. 3. A.
Hutchinson while she is away.
Mrs. Eugene Wafdner OF Randolph was
at Edwin Martins last week.
Mrs. Harry Jones Of Rrookfield visited
at T.. Nj. Blanehard's last week.
Charles Palmer is very busy nowadays
painting and papering for the people.
Harry Ferguson has moved to the upper
tenement in Mrs. Emma French's house.
Win fordham has rented Mrs. D. p.
Dudiey's farm and will move there soon.
George Flagg's new Western horses are
selling rapidly, he having only few left.
Van Clark has finished work for J. w.
blanchard and commenced work for j. h.
Wells Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster FELTON, and b. X.
Marsh OF Melrose. Mass, recently visited
al Z. IL. Woodworth's.
Mrs. 3. A. Hutchinson went to johnson,
W., the last Of the week with her uncle,
Homer Stanley, TO stay few days.
5. A. Hutchinson went to Waterbury
Monday and accompanied his brother,
Will, home. He is much improved In
health.
A trained nurse from Burlington is car
ing for Mrs. +. 4. Martin, who Is very
sick. Miss Gladys Thayer is helping with
the housework.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
at the church here at 1880 o'clock. All are
cordially invited. Choir rehearsal at $3.50,
following the meeting.
Mrs. Fred Lane returned home last
Thursday, having been away four weeks
in Rochester, helping care for her parents,
who have been seriously III, but are gain
ing now.
Rev. Charles Grosvenor OF Kentucky has
been gwen call to preach In the East
Braintree and West Brookfield churches
for one year. He aud his wife are here
now and have hired Mrs. Lucy Fishers
house, she having stored her goods and
gone to live with her son, ID. l.. Fisher.
Saturday evening, the people in this vi
cinity were invited to sugar party at the
basement, given by the kindness OF Geo.
W. Flagg. About so attended. Speeches,
singing and visiting were the order and
all did justice to the sugar on snow,
doughnuts and pickles which were served.
Many thanks are due Mr.. Flagg for very
enjoyable evening.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
Randolph Continued.

Miss Jessie Chedel has fallen victim to
the humps, with which her sister, Mar
Iorie, has been afflicted.
Rev. aud Mrs. X. NJ. Fowler and Rev.
Dr. A. l.. Cooper are in st. Johnsbury ut
the annual session of the Vermont Metho-
dist conference, which opened yesterday
with Bishop John ID. Berry OF tutfalo
presiding. The first issue OF the daily
conference edition OF the ST. Johnsbury
Republican was out Monday and con-
tanned q sketch OF the Methodist appoint
ments in st. Johnsbury and vicinity,
written by DIR. Cooper, conference histo-
rlan, and embellished by cut OF the
author. Among the appointments was
that OF DIR. Cooper himself in 1873.
The regular meeting of the Randolph
Woman's Literary club was held saturday
afternoon at the home OF Miss Jennie Stew
art, Mrs. A. j. Curtis ana Miss Stewart
being the hostesses. There were Is men,
beers present and eight guests. The roll
call was responded 10 by quotations from
Canadian writers, and the subject for the
afternoon was "Canada." Misses Ruby
and Una Allen delighted the club by skill
fully rendering piano duet, after which
the following interesting papers were
Geographical Sketch aud Early
History" Mrs. Mary Mann; "Would An
nexation to the United States be to Her
Ad,antage?n Mrs. Samuel Knowles;
canadian Amusements," Mrs. NJ. A.
rewksbury; Miss Ruby Allen closed the
program with piano solo. Delicious re-
freshments were served, and very pleas
ant social hour followed.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The class IN Virgil has finished the first
six books OF the "Aeneid" and will now
begin Ovid.
The chemistry class has finished work
In experiments with gases and will now
begin TO work with metals.
Lucinda Howard, '0s, had q severe at
tack OF appendicitis last week but IL now
feeling better. She has our best wishes
for prompt recovery.
The first game of the season Is next Mon.
day, April I'D. On that day the X. II. s
crosses bats with Montpelier seminary. l,
will be a hot game. Everybody must
come.
The baseball social last Friday evening
in the vestry OF Bethany church was a sue
cess in every way, financially and socially
Games OF all kinds were played and good
time was enjoyed. Refreshments OF coffee
and cake were served. About $3.50 was
realized as profit. A great many OF the
high school pupils were present, which
shows that there Is a lot OF spirit in the
school. Another social OF a different ma
ture will be held in about TWO weeks.
Captain Connolly had his candidates out
last Monday for the first time on the goll
grounds. Tuesday night the team went
to McCall's park to practise. There were
about % men out for the team this year,
which shows that there ought to be q win
ming team in the high school this spring.
The regular team is not yet decided. The
pitchers will be Jack Vail and Arthur Her.
nandez. Captain Connolly will catch.
Durkee, who was salared man last ca
son with the Rochester Hollow team, may
be barred from the team this year as q
professional
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
EAST GRANVILLE.

Mrs. Vinton was in Roxbury Tuesday.
Miss Flossie Gushea OF Rox bury is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Pecor, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall of Roxbury Wis
lted at Mr. Webb's one day last week.
A number from here went to Randolph
saturday evening to take the first degree
as Changers.
Mrs. b. e. Nickerson and Miss Marion
OF Randolph visited at E. j. Handley's last
week, also Miss Maud Ladue Of Braintree.
Charles Pecor has been worse the past
week. Water gathered on the lungs, hav-
ing to be drawn off. DIR. Russlow of Ran
uolph is attending. The patient is now
somewhat better.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
A Card.

we, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar il il
lails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
a. X. Hood & Son, Chelsea.
A. n. King q Son, Tunbridge.
=. A. Wight, North Tunbridge.
?. 3. Buell. q Co., South Stafford.
l.. L. Udall & Son, STAFFORD.
frank Durkee, PittsHeld.
Z. W. Brigham & Son, PittsHeld.
fred Morrill,, PittsHeld.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
South RoyaltOn Notes.
NJ. J. SARGENT. Local Editor.

Mr.. and Mrs. X. b. Galusha returned to
Boston Sunday.
Walter Spaulding returned home from
Connecticut Monday.
Samuel Richards OF Hinsdale, n. H., q
former resident, was in town last week.
Burton Preston OF Mortified, Mass,
visited his mother and family here last
week.
ID. q. Stoughton sold his home place
last week to Frank Stoddard OF New
Hampshire.
Mrs. Charles Sleeper. who has been III
the past three weeks, has been failing the
past two days.
Hon. q. w. Gates, state highway COM
missioner, was IN town last Friday on
official business.
Arthur Eaton visited Barre quarries in
company with his brother from Lebanon,
N. H., last week.
ments to build house on the lot reserved
in the sale OF his home place recently.
Presiding Elder w. NJ. Newton and
Rev. Z. f. Wells, pastor of the NJ. E.
church, left Tuesday to attend the
Methodist conference.
The Recreation party was very socially
entertained at Mrs. Bohopnans last
Thursday. Refreshments OF ice cream,
cake and coffee were served.
Mrs. c. p. Abbott is reported to have
been more comfortable the past week,
otherwise the same as the week before.
She is considered very seriously i'll.
Ray Adams, son OF Charles Adams of
this village, met with a serious accident,
Thursday, the 18th, having four fingers cut
off in planning machine at the furniture
factory.
Roland Reynolds arrived in town last
week for short visit to acquaintance Of
his youth. He is a son of Edward Rey-
nolds deceased, formerly a resident OF this
village. He came from New Mexico, leav-
ing there Friday last.
Arthur Pierce returned to his home at
STAFFORD last Friday, his health having
failed him sufficiently to disable him for
work which he was intending to do here
this summer at painting. He sold his
equipment for the work to Eugene ia
neuf.
In the death OF Harrison H. Thurston,
which occurred last Friday at his home in
Sharon, the comrades OF Orville Bixby
post, q. A. X lose worthy comrade and
a good citizen. He served in the Civil war,
existing in Co. X, 18th Regt., Vol. Inf.
He was member OF Bixby post, No. SO.
The funeral was held at his late home
Sunday The q. A. r. burial service was
given by the comrades OF Bixby post.
Quite number of young people from
this place attended the party at Royalton
given by Miss Kittie Waldo last Friday
evening, it being the occasion OF her sew
enteenth birthday anniversary. Fifty or
more were in attendance, bringing many
pretty and useful presents, which were
greatly appreciated. Ice cream, cake,
candy, nuts and fruit were served Music
was furnished by Smiths orchestra for
pleasant hour OF dancing. Free convey
ance was provided from South Royalton.
All report very pleasant evening.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
"Pneumonia's Deadly Work

had SO seriously affected my right lung"
writes Mrs. Fannie Conner of Rural Route
1, Georgetown, Tenn, s'that ! coughed
continuously night and day and the neigh
bors' prediction-consumpti
inevitable, until my husband brought
home bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry, which in my case proved to be the
only REAL cough cure and rsstorer Of
weak, sore lungs" When all other reme-
dies utterly fail, you may still win in the
battle against lung and throat troubles
with New Discovery, the REAL cure.
Guaranteed. soc. and 81. Trial bottle
free.
For sale by II. A.. Leonard. Randolph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-18
sHAiNTRsE.

A son was born to VIM. Masterson and
wife recently.
A son was born April 9th tolMr. and
Mrs. Perry Smith.
The HERALD wants good Braintree
correspondent. Write at once.
Mrs. Bertha Nlckerson aud Miss Marion
visited friends in town last week.
Charles Martin has moved his family
from Mrs. N'ckerson's tenement back to
his farm in Rochester.
George Greenslit has moved from the
Hinkson house to the Sears tenement, and
Fred Jacobs has moved into the house va
Gated by him. s,
K. E. Campbell of Waterbury visited his
mother recently. His sons, Harold and
Homer, who had been with their grand
mother for week, returned home with him.
Does coffee disagree with you Probably
it does. Then try DIR. Shoop's Health Cot
fee. .Health Coffee" is clever combine
ton OF parched cereals and nuts. Not a
grain OF real coffee, remember, In DIR.
Shops Health Coffee, yet It's flavor and
taste match closely old Java and Mocha
coffee. II your stomach, heart or kidneys
can't stand coffee drinking, try Health
Coffee. 1t is wholesome, nourishing and
satisfying. It's nice even for the youngest
child. Sold by Victor A. Grant.