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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06
Two BURN TO DEATH
ley Amounted Preas.l

NEW PHILADELPHIA, o.. Feb.
edna struchmacher was burned
to death and her aged mother fatally
burned while attempting to ewing
ulsh fire in the girls clothing which
lgnited from an open CRATE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

gwEEr lTELopY FIouR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

SWEET MELopY FLoUR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

DIR. Mary Shaw is scheduled to de-
liver an address to the state legisla-
ture on woman suffrage on Fcbru-
AIRY IL and IA.
handsome business building he
longing to H, c. Dickerson, at Dur
bin. has been destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Because Of the falling on in bust
ness the c. & Q. VIII take OF two Of
its passenger trains In West Virginia.
Senator Stephen b. Elkins is out
in letter in which he states he Is
not in the Morgantown Post deal
The senate has passed a resolution
which cuts the attaches out OF mile
age.
The Taylor county circuit court is
in session at Grafton.
John W. Fletcher. aged 50 is dead
at Parkersburg
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

Ralph Reynolds, of currence's
jewelry store, Is III at his home on
Sycamore street with an attack al Ia
grippe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

Kennedy's Laxative Cough syrup
acts gently but promptly on the
bowels. 1t stops the cough BY soo.h-
ing the throat and lung irritation.
Sold by al druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06
STATE NEWS


Over 500 converts are reported as
the result of the revival services that
have been held at Huntington during
the past few weeks by the Rev. DR..
Torcy, the famous evangelist.
Frank c. Burdette. a prominent
young attorney of Charleston, has
announced his candidacy for the
nomination for prosecuting attorney
on the Republican ticket.
Tho Sherwood Iron Ore Company
has sold its property in Grecnbrler
and Pocahontas counties to a north
ern syndicate which will develop
them Immediately.
Damages to the amount OF $500
for the abduction of his daughter
have been awarded H. P. Carter, Of
Central City, against Briggs Irer-
our.
1t is reported there is two or three
feet of snow along the New River
division Of the c. & o. and that traf-
fic Is seriously interfered with.
Because Of the prevalence Of small
pox in Lincoln county 1t has been
necessary to adjourn the present
term Of circuit court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

D. Aaron Kline, the second Oldest
Odd Fellow in the state. celebrated
his saith birthday Saturday and is
sim hale and hearty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06
PRICES OF PRODUCE
IN LOCAL MARKET
What Has TO Be Paid fof Table
Things in the
City.

The following retail prices prevail
a the local produce market:
Eggs, soc dozen.
Country butter, soc lib.
Creamery butter, 4Oc lb.
Irish potatoes, zoe peck.
Sweet potatoes SOc gal.
New cabbage &c lib.
PIneapples, 20 and 25c each.
New beets, sc bunch.
Egg Plants, 10 and 15c.
Celery SC, 1Oc stalk.
Caulifiower, 25c.
Carrots, sc bunch.
Parsnips. zoe gal.
Manages 40c doz.
Turrips. CSC peck.
Spinach, zoe gal.
Bermuda onions, SC lb.
Onions. 25c gal.
Eating and cooking apples. 40 and
soc PIX.
cucumbers, zoe.
Cocoanuts, 10c.
CranberrieH, 15c at.
Grapes, zoe basket.
California Grapes, zoe ID.
Russet Oranges, 40 and so doz.
California navals, 80 to soc. doz.
Malaga Grapes zoe lb.
Grape Fruit 10 and 15c.
Turkeys, dressed, zoe ID: undrcssed
l5c Ib.
Chickens, dressed IS and zoe lb;
undressed, 70 1-2c ID.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

Hon. John NJ Hamilton. OF CAL
houn county, is being talked as
candidate for the Democratic nomin-
alton for governor.
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Grover Cleveland.

The celebration of the list birthday
of Grover Cleveland is an event in
which all patriotic Americans should
take pride. Mr.. Cleveland has been
SOM thing more than democrat. He
has been a great American. We have
no doubt that he will go down in histo-
ry with George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Abra-
ham Lincoln. Washington, being our
first president, will live forever in the
esteem of the American people. Thos.
Jefferson was in our Judgment the
worlds greatest statesman, because his
creed was not only framed for partic-
alar time and nation, bat for every
cline, time and people. Andrew Jack
son was the great virile force in Ameri-
can politics, and shile he may not al
ways have been right, he was splendid
force, and he left his impress on the
nation. Abraham Lincoln's memory
will never be allowed to grow pale, be-
cause he stood for two unforgettable
things, nanaRly; antagonism to slavery
and the preservation of the union.
Leaving out the administration of
President Roosevelt, with which we
are in too close touch to pass an impair
tial Judgment, We do not hesitate to
say that Grover Cleveland has been the
greatest president since the war. An
drew Johnson's administration was q
farce. Gen. Grants administration was
q long. drawn out scandal through his
incapacity, but not his fault. Ruthsr.
ford B. Hayes was a joke. James A.
Garfield was tragedy, Chester A.
Arthur was an accident. Benjamin
Harrison was stately aud aristocratiC
cipher. William Mckinley was a Low.
able and well-meaning gentleman,
whose good intentions and wise states
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up" SC readily as their republican
friends, they too often keep mp the
fight until after election day, to the
amusement and citation Of our enemies
on the other side of the fence.
If the democrats would fight the re-
publicans as vsllantly as they some.
times do among themselves, their
chances of victory would never be
doubtful.
A primary election has ever brought
strife to the party, always engenders
some bad feeling, aud has never been
the source of harmony in it, or given
additional strength in the day Of battle.
Why do we want it J.? Why? We have
not yet seen any good reason for 1t.
Patterson and Carmack are not the
whole thing. Let US have peace. ~
Rogersville Review.
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The Primary.

Democratic newspapers all over the
state are having regular monkey
and parrot" time about the primary,
which is or is not to come off between
the followers of Patterson and Carmack
"some Of these days." and the funny
part of it is that they all think they are
right.
The Review has "a sReaking notion"
that they are oil wrong, and that the
whole commotion is doing the party no
good whatever, and that it may result
in benefit to the republicans alone,
So far as our observation and infor-
matiou go, primary elections are not
always fair, honest and harmonious.
By them an honest expression Of party
preference for a candidate is not always
attained, not as well attained even as
by the old system of county conven-
tions, where delegates are selected and
instructed to vote for such candidates
as the mai Srity of the party want,
1t is often charged that such conven-
tions are corrupt. So are the primaries.
We can conceive of no system of nomi-
mating candidates quite so corrupt and
unfair as the primary elections we have
seen.
The use of money moves the whole
machinery. Voters are bought light
sheep in the market-bOys, republicans,
repeaters-vote as they please, If they
only vote to please the friends OF the
candidates who are in control of the
primary and when the counting
time comes there is a mystery about
that which is seldom revealed. All thil
engenders strife and ill-feeling in thu
party-throughout a county when til,
= primary is county one-all over tn,
state when 1t is general one, as TO
governor or other general officer
Look how Kentucky, once one Of tn
8 proudest and strongest Of democrati
4 states, at the last November election
Q passed over to the republican party
: and how Beckham, claiming to be- tn
choice of the party at its primary TO
K United States senator was overthrow
n by o republican, although the demo
: Gratis had a majority on Joint ballot
Q and all because, as is charged, that pr
d mary election was unfair-corrupt.
Il We had better take warming III
. democratic party is not any strong'
3 proportionately in Tennessee than
~ was in Kentucky. We can not affor
to fall out and fight over candidate
u and over methods of nominating then
" The old way may be the better We
70 after all-under it we have achieve
q many victory. Who is to profit |
~ the change, and what will the profit b,
\. We can scarcely see far enongh ahes
a to know, but we can guess.
IN Such fights as we are starting in tn
y state DO not bode we'll for the part
The republicans can fight like Kflke
ny eats, but they get over it, and o
all found voting the straight ticket {
al election days, but the democrats, u
III fortunately, are not built that wa
ii. when they get their blood up and fig
st to finish, they do not "kiss and ma
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

What might have been expected has
occurred. The republican members of
both the House and Senate, at Frank
fort, Kentucky, met and marched in a
body to the governors office, where
they made plea for the pardon of
Caleb Powers. If the republicans wish
to save this pretty bird of theirs, who,
without doubt, was connected with as
atrocious crime as was ever commit
ted in that commonwealth, had better
keep it in its cage at Georgetown, for
some of the crack marksmen they have
over there, might take shot at the
thing, and thereby aYenge the death Of
the lamented William Gobel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

The Chattanooga Times is still howl
ing. The Times is the newspaper that
published an alleged conversation over
heard by some eavesdropper to the eff
feet that Patterson said he had appoint
ed Judge Bell to the supreme court
because the appointment would do him
the most good. When Gov. Patterson
and Representative Garden both denied
the correctness of the report, the Times
gave the names of several gentlemen
who declared that Patterson said sub
stantially what was reported. II said
the preponderance of testimony was
against Patterson, and intimated that
the governor was not telling the truth.
But what are we to think of a newspa
per that will make this kind of a publ
cation at all9 Reputable journals de
not put in their columns remarks re-
ported to them by spies and eayesdrop'
pers. --Commercial-Appeal.
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mauship were cut short by the bullet
nf -, onaonosY

manship were cut short by the bullet
Of an assassin.
The presidents since the war have
been men who reflected credit upon the
republic. They were honorable, high
toned gentlemen, who shed luster upon
the exalted position they occupied.
The presidency did not suffer because
any of these worthy Americans occupi-
ed it.
But there came q crisis. The fnan-
cial situation was unsettled. The Har.
rison administration lodged it. The
entire responsibility was thrown upon
Mr.. Cleveland, and the storm broke
while he was president. A weakened
executive would gone down under the
stress. But it was here that Grover
Cleveland proved himself a great man.
His party had pronounced for the re-
peal of the purchasing clause OF the
Sherman act, and then more than half
the democrats in congress lined up
against their own platform. Mr. Cleve.
land made congress hew to the line and
carry out the platform of his party.
1t was Grover Cleveland that estab-
lished the prevailing financial system,
and his vindication is that the republi'
cans sustained him and that Mr.. Bryan
now admits that there is no occasion
for his 16 to theory.
If anbody but a big, brave, level
headed man like Cleveland had beer
president in 1891, there is no telling
where this country would be today
, And furthermore, If Cleveland had beer
s president during the last four years WI
will venture to say that the panic o
a 1907 would never occurred.
a Grover Cleveland is today beyond
the stings of criticism or the soft pelt
: ings OF praise. He had done his duty
a his career is rounded story, and b
!. doesn't care. Nothing that we coul
:. say either in the way of praise or blam
would add to or Subtract a cubit fror
o his stature. He has been made tn
subject of contumely, but he has ouI
,. lived it all.
e In speaking of him, we can spea
# from a detached standpoint, We ca
j. be absolutely disinterested and impel
i, sonal. But it seems TO us that "
,e would be negligent in our duty an
% faithless to the best American ideals
we did not bring our tribute, humb
70 but sincere, to the greatest livin
"a American on the occasion of his III
lie birthday.
"a Even as democrats we can not affor
,e to forget the great, brave democr
Ie who has twice been president of Il
q. United States; but it is as a useful ar
OF patriotic American that we American
an of the south prefer to remember hir
III We have had five great presidents, ar
he we believe that history will join wi
us in placing Grover Cleveland amor
the five. -Commercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

When county committees petition for
blanket primary, they are the voice
of the people, the rampant democracy
whose wishes must be obeyed. That
is the assumption and the basis for the
hallabaloo. But, when these very
same county committees may call dis
trict primaries, ass-coaventions, or
can actually name the delegates them
selves" to come to Nashville and send
representatives to Denver, "this docs
not suit democrats" In the name OF
all that is contradictory. wonder il
these critics ever smile as they meet
themselves coming back Nashville
American.
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

New Orleans seems to be waking up
to the realization OF the plague pots it
has been cultivating all these years.
The people seem to be determined to
root out the low dives and evil resorts
where crimes murder, arson, rape and
the whole category-are incubated. To
that end the police have been raiding
the dens of the city and public senti-
ment is demanding that the work be
maintained to finish.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

There is some good hard, common
sense in this taken from the Birming-
ham Ledger: MEN guilty Of idlensss
have no right to discuss the way other
men do business, or conduct public af-
fairs. The loafer is a parasite and has
no right to scold about the way any
thing is done. Men who do something
are the men who should discuss public
affairs and offer suggestions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

If fraud sneaks into the direct prima-
ry, protected by law. what is to hinder
it from openly and boldly picking up
the "Kokus-bog unit-indirect, I'M
protected plan and walking off with it?
Wilson County News. The State
Committee should have consulted the
editor of the News, by all means, be-
fore acting upon any measure, we don't
think.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

The Chattanooga News says it be-
lieves W. P. Mcclure got more votes in
East Tennessee than Avent, no matter
what the official count showed, and
says this in spite of the fact that the
election machinery was absolutely in
the hands of McClure's friends, Gov.
Cox's appointees. This talk is moi
good nonsense.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

Democrats are known by their votes
as a woodman is known by his chips,
aud "lifelong democrats can not be
DISTINGUISHED by a primary rule that
permits only democrats who voted the
ticket in 1906 to vote, as the Chatta-
nooga News insists.
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FOR SHERIFF

We are authorized and paid to an.
nounce ARTHUR HARTSELL, as a
candidate for the nomination of SHER'
IFF of WASHINGTON COUNTY, subject to
the action of the REPUBLICAN primary
on April 3d. II nominated and elected
Mr.. Hartsell promises to give stric
business administration.
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uneuualed as a Cure for Group.

Besides being an excellent remedy
for colds and throat troubles, Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy is unequsled IS Q
cure for Group" says Harry Wilson, OF
Waynetown, Ind. When given aS soon
as the croupy cough appears, this rem
edy will prevent the attack. II is used
successfully in many thousands OF
homes. For sale by FL. @. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19
FOR TAX ASSESSOR

We are authorized and paid to an.
nouce SAM W. SHIELDS, as q candi'
date for TAX Assessor of WASHINGTON
COUNTY, subject to the action of the
REPUBLICAN primary. If nominated
and elected a fair and square deal will
be extended to all.
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GatIin Gun On the Roof.

MAysville, KY. March 16-The Amer
Jean Tobacco Company today placed a
Gatlin gun on the roof of their ware
house here TO prevent night-riders
burning the building. Men will be
constantly on guard and work the gun
II the night-riders appear.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

Evelyn Thaw's counsel intimates that
his client may write the story OF her
life. Well, there is this consolation.
If she don't tell the truth the book
won't sell, and if she does tell the truth
it can't get through the ils.-Wash-
ington Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

care you going to Europe this
year,"
81 don't know" answered Mr.. Dus.
tin Stax. II haven't read the papers
to-day. Are they starting any new in.
vsstigationsP" -Washington Star.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE
SAMUEL MoCRACKEN Ell AL
VS..
MATTHIAS HILBERT EFT AL

To Lizzie Walker, Matthias Hilbert,
William Lovegrove, Lemuel Love
grove, Gertrude Hilbert Duff, Eu-
gene Hilbert, Edgar Hilbert, Mary
Hilbert, and Emma Hilbert -,
whose surname, and the surname and
Christian name of her husband also,
unknown.
In this canse it appearing from the
allegations Of the bill, which is sworn
to, that those names above are 'defen-
dants, aud non-residents of the state OF
Tennessee, and that the surname Of
Emma Hilbert, and both surname and
Christian name of the defendant hus.
band of said Emma Hilbert, are un.
known; they are therefore hereby re-
onired to appear before the Clerk and
NJ aster of the ChaRcery court, at his
office in Jonesboro, Tennessee, on or
before the first Monday in April next,
and make defense to the bill filed
against them and others, by Samuel
McCracken and others; otherwise said
bill will be taken as confessed, and the
case set for hearing ex parte as to
them.
This February 81, 1908.
E A SHIPLEY, G. Il d.
By W. F. YOUNG, ID. G. \ M.
SAM s. KIRKPATRICK,
Solicitor for Compliments. '4-4'
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Race War in Old Kentucky.

Dixon, KY, March 16-The fatal
wounding of Deputy Marshal Smith
Childers by Jake Mcdowell at Provi-
dence, KY, Saturday evening, almost
precipitated race war, and was them
direct cause of two travelling men be-
ing shot. P. B. Garter, travelling
man of Chattanooga, was dangerously
and perhaps fatally wounded, and J.B.
Berry, another commercial traveller,
was painfully wounded. The two men
were shot from ambush by negroes,
while driving between Dixon and Prov
idence in company with two other
drummers. The negroes who did the |
shooting evidently labored under the
impression that the quartette were
members of mob pursuing Mcdowell.
Deputy Marshal Childers was shot
while attempting to arrest Mcdowell
The negro was Immediately taken into
custoday and hurried to Dixon for safe
keeping. A mob of whites immedi-
ately began forming, and negros in the
vicinity of Providence, hearing of this,
also armed themselves and lay in wait
by the road over which the mob was
expected to pass. They mistook the
travelling men for the advance guard of
the mob, and, after firing on them,
made their escape.
Mcdowell, after being brought to
Dixon was hurried on to Henderson.
The mob in pursuit arrived at the Dixon
jail at 2 o'clock yesterday morning,
and, finding there was no:chance of get
ting Mcdowell, immediately set out
to beat the country with bloodhounds
for the negros who had fred on the
travelling men.
Carter was taken to hospital at
Evansville, Indiana.
Kentucky seems to be reaping the
"whirlwind" as a result of the un-
checked foray of large element of its
people into lawlessness and mob vio-
Ience. Tragedies, destruction of prop
erty and reckless outlawry seem to be
having their innings in sections of that
great commonwealth with such vio-
ience and frequency that it would seem
the time is ripe for the rising Of the
good and law abiding citizen to put a
stop to it. The assassination of young
Paul B. Garter, of this city, by band
of negroes who mistook him for one oil
their intended sssailaHts, brings home
the realization OF conditions in that
state to the people of this city with
shocking relevancy and calls for 8
strict guard upon our own good sense
and rational action. Kentucky is ne
worse than Tennessee; the elements o.
riot and disorder have only got tenn
porary ascendancy-the pendulum will
= swing back and with force aRd power
that will mean better things in the flu
ture. The impulse forward from thi
brief lapse in outlawry will be whole
some and effective, and may help u,
the unhappy experience that seems tt
have been needed there to bring soci
ETY. to, the recognition Of its lurking
. dangers.
. Truth is mighty; righteousness is al
powerful-and both in time will pre-
c vail. Chattanooga Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-19

CnTn TIT. the cold-eure that does thu
work in hours, and will
not make yeu aick. Try r.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08

Large White AspsraGus-The famous Oak
Brand, sold everywhere at 5uc per can, spe- M
cial for Wednesday, doz., $3.50; cam. 3Sc