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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
1T WAS c1osE srnuoanr w1rr DEATH

IT WAS a CLOSE STHUdGhE WITH DEATH.
thinking wnsa't high enough, kept
on sailing for ten or fifteen minutes
after they fred the revolver. When
got high enough lit the fuse with
my cigar and waited to have the can
non shoat of.
"'The cnnnon is mace of galvanized
iron, is twelve feet long and has hole
two feet eight inches in diameter.
The cannon is attached to tho bottom
Of the balloon by two ropes from each
end. l lie IN the cannon fiat on my
back just ~ If In bed. l am incased
IA If III prison. Tho fuse Is ton feet
long and runs from n small hole In
front OF my face along the bottom
Of til" cannon to the mouth. 1t runs
to the mortar or smoking pot. This
not is lEic cylinder, and its weight is
forty pounds.
The mortar rot rests between my
ankles and has solid back so that it
cannot shoot back. At my head Is my
parachute. all bundled up, and III one
hand / hold knife to cut the rope
which - attached TO the balloon from
the foot of the cannon. When the as
cension is successful. and ininc was
perfect. the signal is given by means
OF n revolver. l light the fuse with
cigar. After wait Of about five min
utes this cxplodcs the smoke or mortar
pot. whichever you care TO call 1t. The
pot shoots out away from INC and into
tho air. making smoke and resembling
the shooting or Of Il cannon.
Then ] cut the cut rope, tipping the
cannon end leaving 1t hanging on the
rope which is attached to the cannon
near my bend. Then 1 slide out Of the
bottom. feet first. tho parachute opens
and l sail 10 the ground.
after lit the fuse with my cigar
waited TO have the pot shoot or. But
1t exploded. and instead Of going out
Into the mir it shot right ut me. My
feet, hands and neck were burned, but
/ l still kept cool and cut the rope all
right.
Il slid out of the cannon and drop
ped rapidly 10 the earth. l was about
mile in the air and could see water
below mo. 1t must have been uader
me for about ten minutes. All the
while TINT l was descending my
clothes and shoes were farming. and,
10 mako 1t worse, the parachute was
full OF holes. inadc by the explosion.
The burns were smartNg Gcrccly. and
my eyes hurt mN 50 mach TINT
couldn't soc. larGcI "a tie ground.
| don't knew where IT was. but do re-
member seeing some logs where trees
had been cut down.
when landed I tore everything
from my body. Ny tlg,:t7 were lurn-
ing. and SO was the parachute anh an
American flag. which had on my
breast. The dag wna given g me by
President Mckinley at the l'au-Alner-
lean exposition Mt IrCalo.
Hundreds OF people wcr" by me
when dropped. and thcT rrehel to
get souvenirs. The flag. w,ilrh locked
as IL had gone through a !,aodv battle,
vas torn from my bocy IT. them. They
ore II into shreds. each takia-; Il strip.
THE pnrachEtc WAS In the same con-
ditiou ms was the dag. 1t was full OF
holes and badly burned.
TO tell the truth. don't sea now
1t was that the nararhHte 1idp't break
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
wANTED-MAnE HELP.

NANTED-A first-class salesman
who has had experience in selling
clothing, dry goods or hats. to sell
our line of workingmen's clothing
specialties in this State. A good
line and good position for the
right man. None need apply who
has had no experience in travelling
or established trade. All cor
respondence strictly confidential
Reference must accomnany letter
OF application. Address, The
= Herstey-Ricc Mfg. Co.. Column
bus, Ohio.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

WANTED - boys - Tygnrt Valley
Glass Co.. Grafton. w. Va. Ex-
: perienced boys. $1.2n per day; in
experienced boys. 81 90 ner day:
boys can make overtime II they so
desire. Good board and room.
S2s50sper week. Boys who go
home Saturdays will receive re-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
ELKs TO MEET.

Tonight In fits lodge hail on Third
street the Clnrkaburg lodge or EIks
VIII meet In regular se:Sisor Mat
ters OF interest win be discussed and
all Elks are requested to be in at
tendance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
WANTED-rEsIAIE HELP.
LOST.

morning between II
and IL O'Clock, black handbag.
between the Catholic church and
st. Charles hotel. containing checks
and mileage. Finder VIII please re-
turn to Telegram office and neccive
reward
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
Tho Same or Another3

THO Same or Another3
"Anl you saw Murtel:"
II did"
''reIl me. is she marrEed?"
Yes"
zone question moro. Again or yet?"
Washington Herald.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

II you leap into n well. Providence
s mot boiud 10 help you out.-GcrmuN
9rovcrb
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

Aeronaut Catches Fire When
Shot From a Cannon.
DEscENDs LIKE 4 METEOR.
sheds Flames as He Drepe-Hair and
shees Eaton oft-"lllusioz" at New
Jersey Pleasure Park Terms Out Real
Tragedy.

+.
Jersey Pleasure. Park Terms Out Real
Tragedy.
Eugene Raymond, n young aeronnut
of New York city, went up in balloon
at Hillside park. near BeiieviilC. y. j..
to be shot from cannon which was
to give the Illusion OF smoke and fame.
He came down mile from the park
with his clothing on fire. his hair
slnged on and his face and body badly
burned. while the people in The park,
unconscious OF the tragedy which they
were seeing III midair, appIauded the
realism of the delusion which they
thought they were witnessing.
Here is Raymond's own story Of
his remarkable experience:
"The balloon went up all right. and
/ heard my assistants at the park
grounds give the signal that was
high enough.
1.-THE signal Is given by shooting off
revolver. / heard the signal. but.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SKIRTS AND COATS
Costing s17o.5o Arc Sent To AIo-
nongah Sufferers BY swiger
& Pigott, of Wallace.


Mayor L. C. Grille has Just re
ceived the following letter from
Swiger & Pigott, merchants at Wal
lace:
City of clarksburg. w. Va.
-. c. Grille, Mayor.
Dear Sir:
We are sending you to day by
B. & Q. freight,
26 ladies' skirts. cost to US $124.75
10 children's coats 5O.75
Total ............ $175.5o
for the Monongah mine disaster suf-
ferers.
you viii kindly see that this is
sent to the proper authorities who
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

LosT-A small purse ncar corner OF
Third ana Pike streets containing
two hve-dollar bills and two ones.
Finder leave at Telegram Office and
receive reward.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

Huyler's candy makes everybody
happy at Xmas time, sturm & VIII
son.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
What He Missed.
w. a. cIark. Ir., Buying Horses.


The fast California pacing mare
Myrtha Whips. 200. by Whips, and
Ter colt by O'clock. 2:O5A, are now
owned by ". A. Clark. Jr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to work on set
OF books OF evenings. Best Of
reference. Address l.. A. W., in
care Of Telegram.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

john T. Harris. OF Parkersburg.
was here Tuesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTED-A position as stationary
Engineer; can furnish the best of
reference; call or address 1913
Carlisle Court, or call Bell phone
331 r.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

WANTEIl-A position by first
class blacksmith. can do any work
in iron or steel, address A. IL. f.
care Telegram.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

WANTED-Position by man "a years
old, married, good education and
business experience. VIII accept
position for small salary where
there Is chance for advancement
Address C. V. Emerson. clarksburs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

AGENTS-AlaISc $50 weekly selling
our combination dipper: sells on
sight: sample % cents. F
Cramer & Co., sc E. Chicago ave-.
Chicago. Ill.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. just out of
hospital after railroad accident.
Willing to do anything that can
be done sitting. Wages small at
first. Excellent references. x,
care TELEGRAM.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17

NANTJGD-To tell the ladies OF
Clarksbure that the Bazaar Dress
making establishments has secured
Mrs. Belle Jones as head dress
maker. She is a wen known dress
maker, having run shop here for
years. Can and leave your work
Smith building, Second street
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED-To rent. modern or 5
room house in good location. Ad-
dress W.. care Telegram Office.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
Professors of Pow Wow

who enjoy the reputation of possessing healing
virtues, but as a rule the females resort to mys-
tic methods to bring about the desired results.
She usually makes use of caba!istic signs and
sings strange incantations which cannot be iden-
titled with any known language.
In plain English, the professors of this species
of healing are nothing but arrant humbugs, who
impose on the credulous peasantry If it turns
out that the child she has been called to treat,
does not develop measles, she is given the credit
of having warded off the disease If the disease
manlfests itself in the regular order of things,
Fate Is made to carry the blame. The sorceress
receives all the credit for a fortunate issue and
none of the blame for the reverse
One of these persons was called to treat a
young girl who was subject to fits ard according
to the professional practice of the woman the
cure Is to humble certain words over the girl s
left arm to rub it upwards with the thumb a
specific number of times, and to receive the fee.
The chief result in such cases is that a franc
has changed hands, and the consolation remains
that If the remedial measures do no good they
do no harm.
knowledge grows, but wisdom lngers" and
exploration into the beliefs and practices of to-
day in France and in other lands-not excluding
our own-raises the doubt as to the actual deptll
of all our educational systems when superst
tions such have described reign stronger
than all the enlightenment of pulpit and pres.
in the world of electric traction, wireless teeg
rpphy and motor omnbuses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
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IEA4s'


house.
She woke with that vague, oppressive sense of
calamity that perplexes our waking moments on
the morning after we receive bad news, while
as yet we are not sufficiently wide awake to re-
member what has happened. But before the
disturbing clip-clop of the horses hoofs had d ed
away she remembered and sighed profoundly.
Guy Reynolds was in trouble-grievous trouble
and she had promised to help him out of it if she
could.
Guy Reynolds was a young bank clerk-a
clergymans son from the country, who had come
to the boarding house shy and homesick, about a
year ago.
He sat next to her at the table, and their ac-
quantance had soon developed into friendship
the kind of friendship that may grow up between
a sympathetic woman of forty, in whom the ma
ternal instinct is strong. and boy of twenty
one who misses his mother and sisters. The lad
had been very homesick indeed at first, and Glenn
ence had been tactfully kind to him.
She was a slender, clearfeatured woman, with a
calm, spiritual face, gentle manner, and heart
at leisure from itself; and lonely people, or peo-
pie who were in trouble, were drawn to her as
by magnet. Otherwise she was a person of 10
importance in the boarding house, and received
the meagre consideration likely to be accorded
to an unassumlng splnster VINO had cheap room
on the top floor, earned very small salary by
secretaral work for a charity, and could rarely af
ford new blouse.
But old clothes may be worn with dignity, and
when an ill-natured person once commented on
the age of her blouses behind her back, a girl
journalist whom she had nursed through bad
attack of influenza scored off the ill-natured
critic by replying that Miss Royston always re-
minded her of the Imitation of Christ in
good but shabby binding.
But to return to Guy Reynolds
He had appeared at the dinner table on the
preceding evening with such a white haggard
face that people asked if he were ill., Clemence
noticed that he ate next to nothing. And, when
he was slipping away to his own room after
wards, she followed him and overlook him on
the stairs, questioning him kindly He returned
confused, evasive answers contradcting himself
more than once, and she saw clearly that his
plea of illness pretenSe.
Il don't believe you are i'll at all. unless with
worry" she said, laying her hand on his arm.
''Is that it, Guy? Are you bothered about some
thng?"
The gentle touch on his arm made him tremble
all over.
There wild, hunted look in the lads eyes
they unwillingly met her pitiful ones and
suddenly-he was boy still, in spite of his twen-
ty-one years-he sat down on the flight of stairs
leading to the fourth floor and burst into tears.
hiding his white face in his hands
1t was the old, shameful, pathetic story of temp
tation and fall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
7YpeM1tin9 and Temperament

printed copy, but was soon evident that read
ing the copy not the cause of those stops
for at times only three words were tapped off and
the stops were too long.
The clicking ceased in due course; the busy
man explained that one candidate had finished
and that the clerk would show the other into
the room. When the second had completed her
task, he would go back to the other room and
decide.
We could not fail to be struck by the even
tapping of the second candidate; there was none
of the dash for few seconds and then stop.
as in the of the first applicant, but it seemed
that the operator was working in an even, unruf
fled style.
That's the one!'' said the busy man. "She
has an equable disposition; she is not quite so
quick, but she makes less mistakes and does
not get if there is rush of work and she
is asked to stay late, The first one dashes it
off, makes mistakes, and has to stop to erase
put in frequent dropped letters, and her
disposition is not angelic Now come with me
and see if you can judge by the face if my esti-
mate is correct"
Somewhat reluctantly the correctness of his
views confirmed by an examination of the
physiognomy and by the style of answering ques-
tons Does the disposition always reveal itself
by the way in which type? This busy man
AYERS that it does!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

Ava
one and | now have two applicants here. Sit
down and I'll explain
There hardly time to sit down before the
explanation began; it brief
81 make inquiry concerning previous records
and that sort of thing he went on; ''then
ask them individually to go into that room and
type a page of something. l tell them to COM
pose themselves and work just if they were
at home.
Each one goes into the room, finds herself
a'one and, apparently, far away from me- That
restores composure and the girl has chance of
doing her best.
Gas matter OF fact, 1 slip round to this room
where can hear the click of the machine. That
is all / want / can judge of a girls disposition
by the way she types; her temperament comes out
in the tap.
"You think that such thing is not of much
value? | do! Listen!'
He had been speaking in low tone; he stopped
abruptly and we heard the click of a machine.
The operator worked at a rapid rate for about
line, then there was a pause At first it seem
ed that this stop must be due to reading the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

back the past to her-that interrupted pro-
posa, and the last look her soldier-lover had given
her as he slipped this brief note into her hand,
unobserved, when they said goodnight She had
lain awake for happiness that night, and had
waited for him all the next day. But he never
came.
He had sailed away to Malta, where his regi-
ment was stationed, without word; and at
nightfall on that same day she had been stunned
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

she rose and put on her dressing gown, and
took from the bottom of drawer carved cedar
wood box that held few relics of past exist
ence of which she never spoke-recs Of her
happy youth. when she had known neither pow
erty nor cheap boarding houses, but had lived
care-free, the idolized daughter of a rich man who
would not have left the winds of heaven visit her
face roughly.
There were some letters in her parents hand
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

Laid away between the folds of il was a yellow
scrap Of paper, scrawed with couple of lines in
faded pencng.
ado not go out tomorrow morning. I must see
you again before co."
There was no signature, but Clemence did not
need that reminder of its authorship, and her
fingers shook as she took it up.
Even after twenty years, the touch of it re-
opened the old wound. How vividly it brought
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

writing, a few personal trihes that had belonged
to them. and at the bottom of the box, folded
in sheets of tissue paper was bridal veil of old
lace fine as a cobweb and yellow with age-an
heirloom that she had been unwilling to part
with when she sold her other possessions of
value.
Her mother grandmother and great-grandmoth-
er had worn it, and she herself had once hoped to
wear it in her turn.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

BEBATED hanson ratified down the
street in the chill. dark hour before
the dawn, and Clemence Royston stir
red and woke in her room on the
fourth floor Of a London boarding
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

M glad you've just dropped I'M" re-
marked the busy man, sparing just
1 enough time to smile and shake hands.
"You will see my fashion of Sc citing
o,;rl, nc +yD;s+e I bava odyertiSed for
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

porch, 40 feet. The porch is feet wide First
story ceiling height, feet inches Second,
feet. Cellar feet
The following items are given, showing cost
of
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

II Il n
IasSRT quired a reputation of being reliable
AS-ss19 weather prophet. To a person with
acute powers of observation, the inn
pending advent of Forthcoming show
er is often unmistakaby revealed. Animals of
all sorts, even in state of domestication, are
susceptible to atmospheric
changes than human beings. The amount of
information to be derived by the weather wise
is extensive in the extreme. To give an account
of the various signs vouchsafed by the animal
world previous to rain storm would fill vol
ume.
SNAILS AND THE WEATHER.
In deciding the often important question as to
whether it will rain or not, the expert is often
guided more by apparently trivial signs than by
the actual appearance of the heavens. Ami
mails and insects-more especially insects-must
also have some other means OF forecasting the
weather than by actual observation. as their
sphere of vision is naturally restricted to their
immediate surroundings. For instance, if on
strolling through ones garden upon a fine day
one observes unusual activity on the part of the
snails one may take it for granted, despite the
apparent favorable condition of the sky, that
rain is imminent
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

If records of medical science until the
beginning of the eighteenth century is
story of superstition marvellous to
the point of unbelief. Physicians
poured drugs of which they knew little
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

ones acquaintances there is al
most invariably someone who has ac-
quired reputation of being reliable
weather prophet To a person with
acute powers of observation, the inn
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-23
OFFICE Or THE DIRECTOR
SAN JUAN, P. R.

Hallandose vacante Ia plaza de Ins-
pectof Plonero del Distrito Norte por el
presente Sc declara alberto concurso para
dicho destino admitiendose solicltudes
hasta ell dia Il lie septiernbre pr6ximo
vrnidero debieudo llenar los aspirantes
todos los requisites que 4 continuation Sc
expresau:
10 Certi6cado creditivo de ser ciu-
dadauo de Puerto Rico 6 de los E>stados
tnidos.
40 Diploma de Colegio acreditado
de plomeria que autorice para ejercer la
profession Ell cualquier Estado de la
tfni6n. 6 certifcado de admission para
ST ciercicio en- la isla
- Cerihcado que acredite la edad,
del aspirante. el tempo que haya ejer-
edo, sus cualidades fisicas, asi como
tambien de su buen estado de salud y
cafScter moral.
81 alg1n aspirante deseare conservar
en- su poder documentoS originates puede
pyesentar en- su instancias copias legali-
zadaS.
Director Of Health, Charities and
coyrectiones.
3-3 FRANCISCO DE P. AcuNA.
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10 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Public notice is hereby given that
Autouio S, Alcaide, of Arroyo, has applied
10 the Executive Council for concession
10 use a tract Of land 20 20 meters at the
Arroyo Playa, belonging to the People OF
Porto Rico for the purpose Of conStruc-
ting shed where freight may be dischar-
Ee from lighters and kept covered until
distributed
\. A public hearing on the foregoing
application will be granted by the Exec
utsSe Council on the fifth day of Septem-
bef, 1907, at three O'Clock P. m. at which
time all persons interested for or against
the granting Of same will be given an
opportunity to be heard.-PEDRo DE- CAS-
rRo, Acting Chief Clerk Executive Coun.
Gil. 5-2.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-23
ROBADO

Ha deSaparecido de la plantation
Mascalb6, Juncos, P. r., pertenecien-
te 4 "The Porto Rican Leaf Tobacco
Co., I'm buey, hosco bayo, marcado
con las iniciales p l.. T. Y debalo eI
ndmero 244. Sc gratihcara al qut
encontrandolo, de cuenta de clio, ell
Ia ofcina de dicha compaiiia en- Jun
cos, 4 don Francisco Jimenez I4ajara
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-23

SALLDAS DE san JUAN PUFR7O 0 RICO.
PARA NEW YORK PARA cURAzAo Y VENEZU
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A los padres Dc flmllil

Ell doctor Benito Gaudier, resi-
dente hoy en- New York, adnite balo
su cuidado y el de su familia a tres Q
cuatro j6venes puertorriquefios que
deban cursar, como alumnos externoS,
cualquiera clase. de estudios en- aque'
liza ciudad.
Para mas informes, dirigirse 4
dicho sefor: III w. 80 st. 1910
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-23
DIR. JaCintO Xaratt

Medicina, a,-Ciruii uiia.-Enfermedades de nnos.-Parto.
OcULIsTA de Ia Cfnica Oftamol6gca del SHoteDieus
Paris Consultas de p, m.-RAFAEL CoRDERo (Lu.
ma 1927,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-23

ofcina de San Juan Marina CompahiTeno No
de York, No IL Broadway.
w Huck, Agent uGm GIG Common St
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POWATAN COLLEGE
Charles Town, w. Va.

meor cogo para niha sehora Esado Curse COM
udo ados direction de omptentes proesores
adeanos Mds Ae Eocucon
personal nci6n toda esuiante Puerorqueha
s. P HATTON A. NJ, LIZ D. PRESIDENT
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-23
CONSULTOR|O |CL|N|C0
Del Dr. Jose OrdOneZ

Durante Europa susta los rabaos med
Queeo recba avisos consuas en- e
estabecdo la ae de San Fran
Farmaca del Sr Amazan de media de
tare dnca del Doctor Quevedo Baez San Francisco 73 al
os Telefono el consutorio Nro. 835.
Auxa para tabaos del Cousuoo Practcante don Luis R.
C6rdova.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-23
.CAMUY.

Vacantes dos de las escuelas
rurales de esta municipalidad, Sc
anuncla al pdblico para conocimien-
to de los sefores profesores y pre-.
sentaci6n de solicitudes.
Camuy, 3 de agosto de 1907. :
AdoJo Hu,y7no Rivera, presiden-
te. I2-1OS.
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les, EXPoRTADORES Y COMISIONIsTAS
EN GENERAL.
vermIfugo PicorneI|

actvas expulsion de las
omb Una se de expermentos cfnicos ha
pchca preparado 81 Vemfugo del Lcdo Pcrne ha d
pnpa amacas de la sla DeP6to general FaTnsc"
Peornel de F. Marchese-Lares, Puerto Rico.