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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-04
THE oPsoRIc TEST.

What d showed tbo Man Who Smets6
q Great Deal.
HIS friends knew that he would rath-
er miss half an hour Of play than
cut short his after dinner cigar, and
they were astonished when he an
nounced that he had quit smoking.
ssWhAt's the troubIe2' he was asked.
SfOpsonic test" he replied gloomfly.
'rWhat In the world Is thntF''
,sspve. been run down Of late and feel
ing pretty blue As there Is consump-
ton In my family, consulted a spe-
cfalist Hessaid I didn't have the dis
ease yet, but he would tell me what
my chances were OF getting It We
are constantly breathing tuberculosis
germs. he explained but healthy blood
has the power to destroy them. SO he
took a drop of my blood and 4nocu-
lated It with a certain number Of
germs. In half an hour he examined
It under the microscope and Found that
only half as many germs had been
killed as should have been the case.
Normal, healthy blood is said to have
an opsonic test of 100, 50 my test was
only so. He advised me to build up
my strength by sanitary Iiving-lots OF
fresh air day and night, plenty OF
sleep, wholesome food and moderation
In work and pleasure"
'swhere does smoking come in?"
"He said that tobacco had an ex-
traordinary erect In decreasing the
power of the blood to destroy germs.
Some men who smoke a great deal
have an opsonIc test OF zero-that IS,
their blood has no effect whatever on
germs. I am fond of my cigar, but
when a specialist levels an opsonic
test all cooked and prfmed at your
head and says, Tobacco or your Lfe.'
what are you going to do but throw up
your handsg-New York Tribune!
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II you feel like emulating Sherlock
Holmes try your luck occasionally
when you see some one run for street
car. It's good. easy way to deter
mine the previous training and the
present occupation of the subject
You will see one fellow dash easily
toward the car with a long, swinging
stride that usually means athletics. but
no special training in tho sprint. The
old time college runner can be picked
out by the way he throws his knees in
front, like high bred trotter.
Some waddIe, and you must releGate
them to the general category of "busy
business men" whose duty to the desk
has robbed them of wind and waist.
Others are getting more than their
share OF avolrdnpois, but in spite OF
that manage to show you that they are
not out of it by any means. To that
type 1t IS n veritable triumph to over
haul moving chr ana to swing on
without the assistance of the conduct
or.-I.ouisville Cou-ier-Io"roaL
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Tho oueerest Salad.

A gourmet as he mixed a salad Of
chicory said: The worlds queerest
salad, and possibly its most delicious
one, Is eaten by the Inoits of northwest
Greenland. 1t is n salad of undigested
moss from the stomach of fresh
killed reindeer, a bitter, sharp. slim
uIating salad. as good for the diEes-
ton as an electrical massage. The
Inoits live almost exclusively on fish:
hence salads are a favorite dish with
them. But no salad in their minds
compares with that which they wrest
from the slaughtered reindeer. They
say this salad is crisper. tenderer and
more appetizinE than any other, and
they say it wards or Indigestion. They
fight for it. they spend their last penny
on it. quite as the Indians do with
MISUNDERSTANDING.
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Too Mueh Eor Him.

Smithson used to labor under the i'm
preston that he was born humorist.
but he has given up trying to be funny
now.
He called one day on an old school
friend and was shown into n room
where his chum's sister was busy ar
ranging a quantity of dried grass which
she had collected.
what quantity of dried grass you
have collected. Miss Ritchie!'' he snld.
Then his humor burst forth. Nice
room for donkey to get into
Make yourself at home. Mr.. Smith
son." said the girl pleasantly.
When he arrived home NIL the humor
was crushed out of him forever.-Lon-
don Scraps
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and then the skin cures Itself. You
do not take blood medicine to cure
a festered wound.
The best skin specialists today are
agreed that the only way to cure the
skin is through the skin.
The fact that eczema is. a skin dis
case and not n blood disease is ev-
ident from statistics which show that
nearly all eczema sufferers arc per-
fectly healthy in oil other ways OK
cept as to their skin It the eczema
patients were really suffering from
an inward mniady, the entire body
and not only the skin would be dis
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eased You can prove Immediately
the relief Of true skin cure by using
D. d. d. Prescription.
This liquid attacks the disease
germs. numblns( them while building
up the healthS. tissue of the skin. we
have now handled this meritoeious.
and Thoroughly scientific remedy for
so long and have seen It's reliable re-
suits so many times that we freely
express our confidence.
Wells & Haymaker. druggists. Main
street. CIarksburE.
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SOUTH CAROLINA

Congressional results were as follows:
C. S. Legarge, D., first district; Jas.
o. Patterson, D., second district; w.
I. Aiken, D., third district; Joseph T.
johnson, D., fourth district; David
E. Finley, D.. fit hdistrict; ]. Edwin
Ellerbe, D., sixth district.
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more tempting or delicious than. a
Hard 10 make In the old way, but
easy IL you use "OUR-PIEs Chocolate
flavor, and follow directions on the
package Contains all ingredlents
ready for instant use. AT grocerS'
10 cents. Order today.
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KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE. KY. Nov. s-First
Kentucky district, Ollie NJ. James,
D., reelected; second district, A. O..
Stanley, D.. reelected; fourth dis
trict, Benjamin Thompson. D.; nth
district. swager Sherley, D., re-elect-
ed; sixth district, Jos. L. Rhinock.
D.. reelected; eighth district, Harvey
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WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE,, wis, Nov. 3-Con-
gressional results.
Henry A. Cooper, r., hrst district;
John ]. Esch, r., seventh; James H.
Davidson, ar, eighth; Elmer A.
Morse, r., tenth; Irwin Lenroot, r..
eleventh.
John Nelson, r.. second district,
elected.
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TENNESSEE

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Nov. s-con-
gressiopaI results:
Walter p. Brownlow, r., first dis
trict. elected; Joseph w. Brynes. D.,
sixth district, elected; George w.
Gordon, D., tenth district, elected.
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GEORGIA

ATLANTA. Ca. Nov. 3-Demo-
cratic candidates for congress are
elected in all of the Georgia districts,
nHm bering eleven. The reelection
Of United States Senator Clay. Dem,
is assured
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KANSAS

TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. S-For con-
gress, eighth district, Victor Murdoch,
r., reelected.
Daniel R. Anthony. r., first dis
trIct, reelected; E. II. Madison, R.,
seventh district, reelected.
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delicious Chocolate Pie

You should try TINS recipe:
quart milk, package "oUR-PIE.'
FOLLOW directions on package. Each
package makes two pies. Three
kinds, Lemon. Chocolate, Custard
Order from and grocer. 1oc.
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ARKANSAS.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Nov 8
Congressional results:
VIM. B. Cravens, D., fourth dis
trict, reelected.
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LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 8
Congressman were elected as follows:
Robert c. Davey, d, second dis
trict; Joseph E. Ransdell. D.. fifth
district; Arsene P. Pujo, D., seventh
district
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IOWA

DIES MONIES. Ia. Nov. 3-Walter
1. Smith, R., ninth district, reelected.
William P. Hepburn. r., eighth dis
trict, elected; ]. A. T. Hall, seventh
district, elected.
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ILLINOIS

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Nov. 3-John
A. Sterling. r.. has veen elected in
the seventh district.
Henry F. RaineyS D., goth district,
reelected; James NJ. Graham. D.,
21st district.
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MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. S-All
Democratic nominees for congress in
the eight Mississippi congressional
districts were elected.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

CONCORD. n. H.. Nov. S-Con-
gressional results:
First district, Cyrus A. Sulloway,
r.; second. Frank d. Currier. R.
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DELAWARE.

WILMINGTON, Del sHRLUDNUN
DOVER. Del, Nov. 3-Wtlltam H.
Head, r., at-large, elected.
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choeolnte &c IS nealthruI

Food experts agree that chocolate
Is one of the most healthful and nu,
tritious articles OF FOOD known ana
chocolate pies are becoming very
nopuIar Who can imagine anything
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FLORIDA

JACKSONVILLE, Fla Nov. 8
Democratic congressman In each of
the three districts were elected by
large majorities.
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tATI11oNAL CURE ZOE EozENIA

No More Dosing the stomach Cure
the skin Through tic Skin.
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Helm y. +: eleventh lstrict Don {
ISdWafds r.. leeted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-04

Whom you have a scratch on. your
hand you wash # out and cleanse It
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COUNTRY ELEgIs
tCont1nued from page -

Early Indications point ito over
.wheIming ma1orfties for all Demo-
cratic congressman In Alabama.
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MISSOURI

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Nov. s-Richard
Bertholdt, r., tenth district. re-elect-
ed.
Dorsey W. ,shackelford, D.. eighth
district, reelected.
The National tribune., 1908-02-20
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.


Walker S. Clark, 33d Wis, Klondyke.
Colo, says that if all the other booms
should burst he stands ready for duty
as he always did; would draw the sal
airy and fill the chair, and not spend
more than three-fourths of his time
hunting bear or making speeches. He
would not be ayerse to such job after
the cow punching he has been doing
for the last 35 years. during which time
! he had to face the NorthweSters in
| Colorado.
The l14th N. Y.
w. Slawson, 114th N. Y, Boonville,
Ark, is struck by the notice that there
| were only 73 of the 161st n. Y. at its
recent Reunion. The 161st belonged
to the same brigade with his regiment
In the ill-advised attack on Port Hud-
son, June IA. the 114th n. Y. lost ia
men, including their beloved Colonel.
Elisha b. Smith. He would like to
hear from any of the old brigade com
manded by Gen Weitzel.
Information Wanted.
Comrade William Simmons, Com
| mander Z. S. Naval Veteran Associa
uon, 1882 Wharton street. Philadelphia.
Pa, wants name and address of any
I shlpmate on board the sloop-of- war
Brooklyn in Mobile Bay in August,
| 1864. who knew Comrade C. II. Billings.
who was a seaman on that vessel.
Widows Pensibns.
Fred Becker, Catlettsh.rg, KY. pro-
tests in the name of MANY deserving
WIDOWS in his town, against the unjust
discrimination in the widows pension
bill against those widows who married
their husbands subsequent to the pas
sage of the act of June 81, 1890.
The Wirz Monument
Charles H. Millet list Pa. Cav, Read
ing, Pa, thought at first that the Wirz
Monument was simply a Bluff, and he is
astounded that the people of the South
want to perpetuate their own disgrace.
comrade Millet was captured with a
company of the LIST Mass. Cav, which
was cut off from the main column on
the evening of May 8, 1864. He would
be glad to hear from any of them.
Wants 81 n Day
Chas. NJ. Johns, 18th Mo. Cav, Sa-
lem, Mo, thinks that pensions should
be raised to 81 per day for all men
of 20.
Scattering.
John Bruton, Soldiers Home, Los An
geles County. Cal, belonged to Battery
%, ISL n. j. Art, and thinks that his
battery was the last to shell Lees army.
This was April s, about noon. and eth
er at farmville or Prices Farm He
aimed the shells along the rail fences
and set fire to them.
The National tribune., 1908-02-20

tary toilet articles countenanced. Their
| capacity for holding impurities are
endless. If used, however, they must
be plunged into strong ammonia or
soda water once day and always hung
in the open air.
The nonchalant manner in which
women, otherwise particular will wipe
their faces with soiled powder puff
or pad is amazing. They seem to be
utterly needless of the fact that they
are simply wiping impurities into the
pores, and the untidiness of it is OBJ
vious.
A puff should not be used on the
face, for a bit of channels skin or
lambs wool pad will distribute the
powder quite evenly and at the same
time may be kept perfectly clean. To
wash it put into a bath of warm soapy
water in which there is some am
;Honia, and squeeze, but do not rub,
until quite clean. 1t is then rinsed
and put into the open air, preferably
In the sun, to dry. 1t should be shak-
en- frequently. that it may come out
soft and thick, not thin and hard.
For washing brushes there are
specially prepared powders that cleanse
the brfstles, but they are a luxury and
not necessity. Quite as good results
are obtained for filling a basin half
full of hot water, making this strong
with ammonia then putting the brush
that is. the bristles-down into the
bath, and lifting it out quickly half a
dozen times, taking care to keep the
handle dry. The first plunge loosens
the dust, and those after bring it out.
In three seconds the brush should be
clean, and very cold water should then
be run through the bristles to rinse
and stiffen them. Soap should never
be rubbed on a brush.
In drying, the brush should be stood
on end, that the water may run of
quickly.
In buying furniture or ordering ma
terial for recovering it as well to know
that plain materials are better than
hoWered ones, the raised patterns nat
urally wearing rough first. Corduroy
gives better satisfaction than plain vel
vet, for the pile shows the crushing
less, incidentally it wears longer.
Naphtha and gasoline are among the
best cleansing agents for silks and
SATIN Either is excellent for velvet,
rubbing 1t on lightly and quickly. For
cloth soapy water in which there is
ammonia is most efficacious. With
TINS, however, care must be taken that
all the soapy water is removed by a
brushing with hot water in which there
Is ammonia. A small scrub brush is
best for this last kind of cleaning.
No spot or stain can be removed
from any kind of material unless there
Is a backing to absorb the fluid as it is
rubbed in. Failing this, the cleansing
agent necessarily spreads over the sur
face to which it is being applied, car
rying the soil stain with it.
Another requisite is fresh cloths to
rub with, for as soon as one is soiled
1t should be rejected, for a cleansing
agent Immediately 1oosens dirt and
everything in contact with it becomes
soiied, and unless all rags affected are
at once laid aside the original stain is
spread, and the final condition is worse
than the first
The National tribune., 1908-02-20
GEN. JOHN POPE.
A Man who Fought Under Him Admires
Him.

Editor National Tribune: / am glad
you have taken your stand in defense
of Gen. John Pope at the second battle
of Bull Run. 1 had never seen or heard
much of Gen. Pope until then, but it
was exhilarating to have a real fighting
leader. We had lots of subordinate Off
GERS, such as Majors and Brigadier-
who did not get a chance to display
their abilities in the grand old Army of
the Potomac. That second battle was
not a skedaddle or rout. Pope's army
fell back in splendid order, fighting
every inch of the way an army thrice
its size. There was, no better fighting
material in the Northern army than
Kearny's and Stevens's, Divisions. There
were just as good in other parts of the
army, but no better% Our regiment
alone lost ga killed and 1913 wounded in
this fight, The most 81 them were lost
in the charge on tbeSun{inished rail-
road cut Every ska6 officer and six
Captains were, killed Or FOUNDED, be-
sides the LieutenantsS We drove the
rebels all day until 5 p. m, when Lee
threw his whole army against these few
divisions and Oyerpowered us. Then we
fell back in the best OF order. The fir
ing on both sides wassteffifc, and the
whole line of Gen. Popeys Command, from
Generals-down to enlisted men. behaved
with wonderful GOODNESS, #courage and
determination and fdughtEith the most
heroic valor from III e beginning to the
end. If Gen. Pope Mad been accorded
the proper support that he should have
had and could have had, as it was
close, he would have whipped Lee out
of Richmond. / noticed Porters mag
nificent Fifth Corps and Franklin's
Corps within call, back of us, in sight
of the fight. But they We're jealous of
Pope and gave him no support. If that
was not treason and DOWNRIGHT muir
der, then L don't know what would be-
| tell you, | was mad, as young as
was: / was only z at that time Gen
George b. Mcclellan was a good organ
iZer and disciplinarian, but he could
net, or would not, fight. / liked Pope
Mr.. Editor. you gave the best history
of the second battle of Bull Run that
L have read. Yours for the right 'Rah
for the good old National Tribune,-
Lon Thomas, Tooth Pa, East LIVER
pool, o.
The National tribune., 1908-02-20
THE CHESAPEAKE'S FLAG.
A Lively Scene When Sold Mt Auction

There was quite little scene in Lon
don when the auctioneer put up the flag
of the American frigate Chesapeake for
present, and when the tattered folds of
the flag were unfolded they gave it a
hearty cheer. No one expected that
there would be much competition for it,
and there was astonishment when an
American bid $50, $100. Then an Eng
lishman entered the competition, and
by bids of Flo at a time ran the price
up to f100. Then interest developed,
and the bids ran in sos. until f450 was
reached, when an Engiishman took the
breath away by a plump of $500. The
American stuck to his guns until $500
was reached, when he retired, leaving
the flag to the Englishman, but Mr..
Vanderbilts agent entered the scene
with raise on the Englishman's bid
The price went up to $500, the last bid
der calling out, God save the King"
when the American responded with,
God save the flag" and bid of $3.50
This Knocked the Englishman out, and
the flag came this side of the Atlantic
The flag, which is thoroly well au-
thenticated, measures four feet by four
feet six inches. Eight-tenths of the
surface is taken up by 10 stars on a
blue ground. 1t is evidently homemade,
and the traces of handsewing are plain
In the upper right-hand corner is a dis
tinct stain of blood and just below this
is a triangle of holes made by three
bullets of different caliber.
The National tribune., 1908-02-20
Stories Eminenty Worth Telling OF Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

managed to get across, somehow"
| Now, 1 contrast this unsupported
statement with another of the same
writer's in chapter 81 in your Dec. 26,
1907, issue, in describing Lees posi-
| ton at Sharpsburg, where he says:
| "Antietam Creek is considerable
stream of water, lies in a general di-
rection almost south, with deep gorge
at the lower part of its course" 1t is
now seen that this small stream,
|" hardly six inches deep at any
place. has become a considerable
stream in a deep gorge. But let me
lay another statement alongside of both
above, from one who knows and states
a fact that he could not fail to re-
member, if sane and intelligent. l now
refer to David L. Thompson, Co. G, 9th
n. Y, in the Century War Book, part
10, at page 1872, as follows:
Then we were ordered over at a
ford which had been found below the
bridge, where the water was waist deep.
One man was shot midstream.''
This evidently refers to a ford below
a bridge two or three miles above
Sharpsburg Bridge, where presumably
the water was shallower than at OF
near the famous Burnside Bridge"
The Confederate Position Very Strong.
cannot claim much personal knowl-
edge. 1 was knocked out too early in
the game. But I do know that much
of Gen. Cox's testimony cannot be
whistled away SO easily as thought to
have been done.
Why did Gen. Longstreet select the
fords and the stone bridges of this
small creek, fordable anywhere. to
make the stand of lees army against
Mcclellan? Does not this very fact
clearly dispute Mr.. McElroy's conten-
ton? He uses the same maps used in
the Century War Book I have quoted
from. Jones's Corps of the Confeder-
ate army, four brigades, were located
opposite the Burnside Bridge, with
Toombs's Brigade placed to guard it,
and placed Immediately in front and
on the bluff or slope covering the Burn
side Bridge, behind defenses. Long
street is authority for this in his paper
on this battle in the Century War Book,
part 9, page 147.
Toombs occupied a position of re-
markable strength within less than 100
feet of the bridge and of Antietam
Creek, in close proximity of this bridge.
Besides, the bridge was enfiladed by
strong Confederate battery on what is
now Cemetery Hill, east of Sharpsburg.
which battery enfiladed the entire po-
sition of Cox's Division there. This is
so we'll authenticated that I dare add
my own personal memory of the fact,
for it was from this source I received
The National tribune., 1908-02-20
Buckbee,s Seed CataIor.

Do radishes grow as red and Iettuce
as green and succu1ent celery as appe-
tizing and pears as. large and lucious
as they look in the pictures on the
backs of catalogs? If they do YOU
ought to send right straight off for the
one that is issued by H. w. Buckbee,
of the Rockford seed farms, at Rock
ford, Ill. With snow on the ground and
the mercury hunting the bulb, ones
mouth fairly waters for Spring and
green truck when looking thru that at
tractive pamphlet 1t won't cost Won
anything but a little exertion and a
two-cent stamp to get it, and surely
you want to secure right away some
good garden seeds and plants They
are very cheap, these seeds from Buck
bees. and as good as cheap. so he de-
clares, and the planting will be the
proving.
The National tribune., 1908-02-20

n JdSs Q
fe W months
II is all paid
for. Then IL
is yours for
all time and
all IL saves
Is ours to
keep.
We take no
risk in max
ing you this
offer because
we kno7D our
washers are
the best and
will save for
you Just as
we say. And
You take no
ri SIX in ac-
cepting our
Oflel because
you do not
send a penny
of m o n e y
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