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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-16

the voters entitled to vote in said
precinct shall be eligible, to vote in
Precinct No. 2, Old Depot
With the exceptions herein noted,
the said elections will be held at the
following places in Harrison County,
as follows:
No. 1, voting place, Fair Grounds.
Nos. 2, 3 and 5, voting place.
County Court Room.
No. 4, voting place, brick residence
near carskadon store, Monticello
avenue. rs
CLAY DISTRICT.
No. /, voting place. Terra Alta
School House.
No. 2, voting place, Enterprise.
Nos. 8 and 4, voting place, Hamil-
ton Block, Shinnston.
No. s, voting place, Gypsy Grove,
Old Pavilion.
COAL DISTRICT.
No. /. voting place, wilsonburg,
Francis Store.
No. 2, voting place, Adamston. Old
9SAO0A 41Vh9Es
No. 8, voting place, Ed Arm
strong's Office.
No. 4, voting place, Squire Cor
don's Office.
No. 5, voting place, Nutter House,
No. 6, voting place, Glen Falls
Company Store.
EAGLE DISTRICT.
No. !, voting place, Lumberport,
DR.. L. G. Oysters Office.
No. 2, voting place, Wyatt School
House.
No: 3, voting place. G. W. Robin
No. 4, voting place, Williams Old
Store, Dola.
ELK DISTRICT.
No. |, voting place, Quite Dell
School House.
Nos. 2 and 3, voting place, Ro-
mines Mills S. II.
GRANT DISTRICT.
No. I, voting place, Lost Greek
Station.
No. 2, voting place, Mt. Glare, S. H
SARDIS DISTRICT.
No. /, voting place, sardis s. II.
W. - 'otAhb paws blOWu - Ne
No. 3, voting place, Wallace s. H
TENMILE DISTRICT.
Nos. ! and 2. voting place, Salem
City Building.
No 3. voting place, Bristol S. H.
No. 4, voting place, PIT. Pleasant
s. H.
No, s, voting place. Marshville
S. H.
SIMPSON DISTRICT.
Nos. / and 2, voting place, Bridge.
port. Old Depot.
No. 8, voting place, Meadowbrook
No. 4, voting place, Grasselli.
UNION DISTRICT.
No. /, voting place, Burnside S. H.
No. 2, voting place, Jarvisville
S. H.
No. 8, voting place, West Milford
S. H.
Given under our hands this the
9th day Of March, A. D. 1908.
vLA HIGHLAND,
cHAs. G. COLEMAN, Secretary.
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N0T!GE OF ELECTION

Take notice that on the 9TH day Of
April, 1908, there will be an election
held in the City of Clarksburg, under
Chapter 101 of the Acts of 1897, en-
titled: IAN act to amend and re-
enact and reduce Into one the several
acts incorporating the town of
Clarksburg, in the County of Har-
rison, defining the powers thereof
and describing the limits of said
town ear the election of officers and
common council, provided by said act
mayor, chief of police, city clerk.
superintendent Of streets, commits
sioner of water works, collector and
treasurer, city assessor and school
commissioner, for one year, and five
councilmen, one for each ward for
two years, as provided by said act
amended"
Such election shall be held and
conducted and the result certified.
returned and finally determined un-
der Chapter of the Code of West
Virginia as amended. Such election
will be held in the places enumerat-
ed below in the respective wards by
the commissioners named:
First Ward-Nutter House; Henry
G. Coyne. Bernard Caughlin and Har-
vey F. Smith, commissioners; Thos
w. Burk and Patrick F. Cayfeld,
challengers.
Second Ward-Gas House; A. G.
Villers, S. r. Griffin and Isaac Cos
ton, commissioners; John ]. Denham
and NJ. N. Carr, challengers.
Third Ward-Walker House; DR.
Luther Raymond, Samuel l. Buffers
and R. S. Douglass. commissioners.
John F. Krohme and John Clark
challengers.
Fourth Ward-Armstrong's Clpb
House; A. K. Thorn, Harry Douds
and D. R. Potter, commissioners:
Chas. L. Patton and Dever Boring
challengers,
Fifth Ward-council Chamber.
Chas. G. Coffman. S. R. Bentley and
D. J. Carter, commissioners; s. q
Highland and osman E. Swartz, chal-
lengers.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
Of March, 1908.
WILL H. COLE,
Clerk Of City OF Clarksburg.
At the same time and place abnve
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Clarksburg, West virginia.


Clarksburg, West Virginia.
20. ERNEST oNESTINGHEL, Ed
ward Hogan building, 406 North
Fourth street, Clarksburg, West
Virginia.
81, EDGAR w. DAVIS. Enoch Jones
building, 441-443-445 Baltimore
street, Ciarksbnrg, West Vir-
ginia.
%. OWEN KRAFT. owen Kraft
building, s. w. corner Baltimore
and North Fifth streets, Clarks-
burg, West Virginia.
29. JOHN G. BEAL, Traders Hotel
Company building, S. e. corner
Third and West Main streets,
Clarksburg, West Virginia.
80. GEORGE A. MURRAY AND
PATRICK ]. RIGNEY, partners,
trading as Murray & Rigney,
Reymann Brewing Company
building, $40 North Fourth
street, Clarksburg, West vir-
GINA.
81. L. RILEY AND JAMES F.
RILEY, A. H. Stotler building,
Fuel City Hotel, Clarksburg,
WGsL .NlISluld.
80. THE HoSTER- COLUMBUS AS
SoCIATED BREWERIES COM
PANY, Hoster-C Columbus Asso-
ciated Breweries Company build
ing, 426 North Fifth street,
ClarksbIrg, West Virginia.
SO. THOMAS ANBGAN AND CHAR
LES GRIBBLE, partners, trad
ing as Tnegan & Gribble, Mar
sinio & Angott building, North
Fourth street, ClaTksburg West
Virginia.
"a. ELLA SPELLMAN, Junction
Hotel, Reymann Brewing Com
pany building, N. Sycamore
street, Clarksburg, West Vir-
ginia.
And notice is also hereby given
that the said applications and petit
tons for license aforesaid will be
heard by the Council of the City of
Clarksburg at a regular session to be
held on the 9Th day of April, 1908.
Given under my hand this 4th day
OF March, 1908.
WILL H. COLE,
Clerk Of the City of Clarksburg.
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the voters entitled to vote in said
precinct shall be eligible, to vote in
Precinct No. 2, Old Depot
With the exceptions herein noted,
the said elections viii be held at the
following places in Harrison County.
as follows:
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term OF three years, All voters re-
siding within said district, but out
side of the city, will vote at the
Council Chamber at the same time
for the said school commissioner.
BY order of the Board of Educa-
ten.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
of March, 1908.
HARVEY W. HARMER.
Secretary.
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Fortune Telling

BY cards tea leaves by those who
natural born OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BUSINESS MEDIUM.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-16

Get Dewitt's Carbolized Witch
Hazel salve-it is good for piles.
Sold by all druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-16

Enjoy your afternoons at the Roller
Rink.
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Wild H. COLE,
Clerk OF City OF Clarksburg.

At the same time and place above
mentioned there will be an election
for school Commissioner for the
Ciarksburg School District for a
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
RUSSIAN PEASANTS IGNORANT

fully dirty. Moreover. his uncured sheep
skins DO not give of the most pleasant
odors. and when. as during the Russian
famine Of l9OS-07. three or four families
combine and ike in the best hut. pulling
down the others in order TO use the tim
Der for fuel and he thatch as forage
for horses and cattle. il viii be readily
understood that the odor OF that particu-
IaF izba was not generally improved.
The Russian peasant is always poor.
and generally in debt He plows the land
IN the same way that his father pIowed
it, and gets as little for his labor. His
main worry in life is how to pay the gov
ernoF's taxes II he SAYS ne cannot pay
he is flOgged. or perhaps he viii sell part
OF his next years power of wOrk-that
is. work for nothing for several months
10 raise a loan, and. OF course, he Is
worse of than ever the following year.
The moujik's festivals to-day are the
same as those Of a century or so ago,
Here Is a description Of one. 1t Will
show the extraordinary mummery prae-
ticed in connection with marriage. al
though. at the same time. the descrip-
ton contains very, good hint to bold and
daring spinste-s In this leap year Of 1s0S-
On Christmas night at dusk the mar
IldSedDle- NllldSe glrlS 60 out into the
streets and meet their young men. and
one says. What is your name%' The
young man answers. "Foma," and she
replies, MY husbands name is Foma. ''
Some days later at the girls home rela-
tives are gathered together; there comes
knock at the door. the starosta and
the young man enter, carrying loaves Of
bread The starosta says something like
this;
We are German people, come from
Turkey. We are hunters. good fellows
There was time once Ia our country
wheH we saw strange footprints in the
snow, and my friend, the prince here,
saw them, and we thought they might
be fox's or martens footprints. or II
might be those OF a beautiful girl. We
hunters, we good fellows. are determined
not to rest tu we have found the ami
NAL We have been IA all cities from
Germany TO Turkey and have sought for
this fox. this marten. or this princess,
and at last we have seen the same strange
footprints in the snow again, here by
your court. And we have come in. Come.
let US take her. the beautiful princess.
for we see her in front OF us-or can il
be you would keep her tn she grows a
little older2"
Thus does the moujik ask for wife.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

The population Of Russia to-day is esti-
mated in round figures az 100000 per-
sons OF this number fo0.OO0.000 are peas
ants, and they lag so far behind the times
in regard to education. manners. Gus
toms. and generar enlightenment that
they have been compared to the medic
val German peasant of the fourteenth
century. Indeed, so ignorant are they
that young man who can read is re-
garded hy them as a wonder. They be-
lieve in witches, demons. and wOod-devils,
and live under such conditions that in
ordinary times in the Russian villages 50
per cent of the children from birth to
iive years die, and $50 10 400 per 1000 OF
those from birth to one year. Truly an
awful rate of infant mortality
AS a matter of fact. the Russian peas
ant does not live-he merely exists.
"Nitcheyo" cit is nothing'), ne merely
says. when anything happens to him.
Nothing matters, nothing could be worse.
and 'Nitchevo" is his panacea for all
evils. And yet the Russian moujik is
P. Kennard tells us in his book, 'The
Russian Peasant" ne Is a splendid, we'll
built man: large-limbed. Iarge-headed.
and healthy He is equally unaffected by
20 degrees below zero or 20 glasses Of
vodka. He is clothed in uncured sheep
skins and carries in winter more clothes
than the average American could stand
up in.
He is unspeakably stupid, however. and
his dream OF happiness is 10 gorge, 10
sleep as much as possible through the
winter, and dance and sing in the sum
mer. But the strangers first objection
to the moujik is that ne smells-not be-
cause he does not wash himself. AS
matter of fact. in every village there are
public baths-baaza-and the peasants
wash themselves there unfailingly every
Saturday in order 10 be allowed to so to
church on Sunday, for the Orthodox
Church enjoins cleanliness
The moujik, however, apparently thinks
that he has done all that is required of
him by the church II he washes himself:
for, according TO Mr.. Kennard, you can
smell his izba. or hut. long before You
reach II. AS a rule, there are two rooms
10 an izba-a living room and an out
house-and while the former Is usually
clean and whltewashed, the latter is fear
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
HE WAS SLIGHTLY MIXED.
Australian and. American Woman
Fail 10 Explain the Difficulty.

Australian and. American Woman
Fail 10 Explain the Difficulty.
From womAns Heart Of Japan.
An Australian travelling In Japan fell
into mixed company in which was an
English girl and an American woman.
He made himself agreeable 10 the Amer
lean at the start by remembering that
Americans are accustomed TO ride over
Niagara Falls in tubs. Then he switched
to the war Of the Revolution.
THE whole thing was" he said that
the colonies refused 10 send England
troops TO aid her in a foreign war. so the
motherland resolved 10 subdue her naugh-
ty children
"I guess you have confused II with the
war In Africa said the American. The
Boer war has been so long drawn out
you thought II was the same as the
American Revolution
The little English girl saw there was
misunderstanding somewhere.
There was something about stamps In
it," she suggested. meekly, that caused
some OF the trouble
Something about stamps cause a Revo-
lution?' demanded the Australian. DO
you mean a stampede. or merely postage
stamps? Did the rage for collecting exist
in those days?''
But no one enlightened him on this. and
he was left 10 assert history to s lit him
self
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
RAID ON NOODLE SOUP

New York. March 7.-Some OF the Incl
dents in a war play now running in this
city suggested TO civilian of the pres
ent generation that the playwright Of
to-day takes a whole lot of license. A
veteran with an empty sleeve took issue
with him
The incidents you mention" he said
TO the young man. may not have occur
red as here presented. But the struggle
had its comedy situations. It was not
all grim, and it was good thing IL
wasn't
There wasn't much time in the closing
days of the war for farcial incidents.
but while the masters of the great trouble
were formulating plans Falstaffs were
plentiful in remote places. One Of these
whom -I-REew had got up to the title of
major. He was a German.
His battalion consisted of the rawest
lot Of recruits that ever huddIed under
one command The aggregation was
mounted. 1t was assigned to a post in
close proximity to a settlement of BUSH
whackers.
These were not the bushwhackers Of
later days They were for the most part
young men who were banded together
awaiting an opportunity of getting to the
front Pending that soldering with them
was a frolic
The big German major took his part
with all the seriousness OF a division com
mander on the eve of battle Once a
week, sometimes oftener. the major sent
hurry orders for the recruits to ration
up for two days scout and then took
them out solemnly into the country.
AS often as the column went out on
scout did ii return. a day or two later,
usually splashed with the mud of the
country roads. the horses looking Jaded
and uncurTied. If they ever brought
back prisoner that fact was kept con-
cealed by the major
''on one OF these scouts the column had
an experience that WAS not down in the
majors tactics. The bushwhackers. who
always knew OF the coming Of the column
and scattered, concluded to give him
The column had halted at the end of lis
first days ride and was bivouacking in a
cornfield. The camp fires had been light,
ed and the air was redolent with the
odor OF noodle soup. The bugles had
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

sounded for the<serving Of rations Even
the pickets had come into the camp for
grub.
Without warning the bushwhackers
rose Up out Of the fodder shocks and the
fence corners; with one combined rush
they swept down upon Major Joseph's
soup line and captured IT, The colonel Of
the bushwhackers, a former school teach
er. and his staff appeared simultaneously.
as the major reported IL 10 his superior
officer. before the majors shack and de-
manded his rations.
The colonel saluted the major and
begged his pardon for the Intrusion. He
said he and his men had not come to
fight. but they were almighty hungry
and the odor Of the noodle soup had made
them furious
IF permitted 20 have their fill they
would retire in good order and the major
could do likewise II the major wanted
fight, he could have it. but they were not
there with any hostile intentions, other
than those mentioned.
The major was virtually a prisoner.
He submitted gracefully and asked the
colonel and his staff to be his guests rs
long as the grub held out. The colonel
regretted to say that he and his stan
would need all there was. and IS the
major could go back to town and get
more they would have to sweep the
board
They devoured every morsel. When
the repast was finished the coloners eye
fell upon the majors spyglass; he allowed
that as the government had plenty on
hand and the article was scarce in the
Confederacy he would have to take IL
The major removed the field glass from
his uniform and handed il over
The major was then politely requested.
to send word TO his men in camp that
they were 70 allow the visitors to depart
in peace. This was done and the BUSH
whackers scattered as only bushwhackers
knew how TO do.
MaJer Joseph broke camp that night
and returned to the city before daybreak
1t was his last scouting expedition from
that post He was ordered 70 the front
soon after. and I believe, under the
watchful eye of his superior officer. who
was an old West Pointer, he did some
creditanle fighting until he was mustered
out
''The story of the bushwhackers' raid
on Major Joseph's noodle soup got to the
headquarters of many commanding OIL
GERS. but | do not think it ever had gen.
eral circulation"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

superior qualifications for the post, quail
fications which commend him alike to his
sovereign as well as to all factions Of
the Liberal camp.
Asquith is nor good looking His face
has been Justly described as hard and
parchmenty; the face OF one who might
have been fed upon the calf binding Of
Blackstone or Coke. mingled with ragouts
made up OF blue books. His fgure IS stiff
and stony. Nor does he improve his
appearance by the display Of any care in
dress.
Is ShabbiIy CARRIED.
In fact. he is justly reputed as one of
the shabbiest garbed men in Parliament
this. too, In spite Of the efforts Of Mrs.
Asquith TO keep him well groom. have
mentioned above that he has taken up
goIf, though in a rather desultory way.
But, with that exception, he has mani
tested no interest whatsoever In any form
OF sport.
He neither rides nor yachts. and is as
Indifferent to racing as he Is 10 cricket.
tennis. and football. In fact. his interests
in life are restricted exclusively to poll
tics. law. and TO his family, TO which he
Is devoted TO an extent that would amaze
those who only know him as the coldest
and International political leader in public
life since the disappearance of Lord
Beaeonsheld. Whereas the latter, how
eyer, impressed the English people by
gifts OF Imagination which sometimes
frightened them, Asqulth Is absolutely
lacking in that particular
His intellect is OF the positive, sober,
unromantic order. and as such commends
him TO the English people as a singularly
safe minister of the Crown
copyright, l9Os. by Brentwood Company.)
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

The japanese, who know so well how 10
add little unexpected attractions TO every
day life. manufacture. in a great variety
OF forms. iron tea kee,les which break
into song when the water boils. The song
may not be a very perfect melody. but
it is. perhaps, as agreeable as the notes
produced by some Of the insects which
the japanese also treasure for their
music.
The harmonious sounds Of the tea ket-
ties are produced by steam bubbles escap-
ing from beneath thin sheets Of iron
fastened close together nearly al the bot
tom Of the kettle. To produce the best
effects. some skill is required in reguiat-
ing the fire. The character OF the sounds
varies with the form OF the kettle. These
singing kettles have been used for many
centuries
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
FELLOW.SUFFERERS.
Newly Married Men Commiserate
Each Other on Neckties.

newly Married Wen Commits rate
Each other on Neckties.
Fror, Youths Companion.
AS the commuter who always boarded
the train at Paradise Hills seated himself
he was conscious that the young man
next him looked at him with some curl
osity as they exchanged Good morn
ings" For the first few minutes neither
one spoke. Then the young man broke
the fee. You have a delicate throat,
See" he said. commisseratingly. I used
TO be bothered that way myself
The commuter hesitated. There was
something about his seamate which in
vited confidence.
Have you been married lOng2" he ask
ed, with apparent irrelevance.
Not so very" admitted the young man.
"Why?"
The commuter cautiously loosened the
bandage round his throat. and. turning
toward his companion displayed an alb
sUrd-loOking. pOlka-dotted tie.
We've been married less than a year.
he muttered. 'and she gave ME six for
Christmas"
The hand Of his seatmate grasped his
in cordial sympathetic grip.
Il thought so. he said. IT'S only
year since 1 had my attack or throat
trouble"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
HEIGHTS OF EUROPEANS.
English and NorweSians the TaIIest
of the Races.

According TO the report OF a Danish
anthropometric commission, the following
are the average heights Of the different
European peoples. Since the meter is
equal TO thirty-nine inches. the figures
become more Ineligible by little multi
plication:
English and Norwegians. 10 meters
6.52 feet; Danish and Hollanders. 167
meters (5.42 feeO; Swiss. Russians. Bel
gians. Germans. L66 meters GSs feeD;
Italians. Spanish. French. Los meters C5.56
feeD, and Hungarians- l-6f9 meters, which
is slight fraction below that Of the
Frenchman.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

4 dwarf coffee plant has been dIscov-
cred on the Ivory Coast. The plant rare
" exceeds half yard in height and sell
dom bears more than three or four ber-
ries. The plant differs from ali other
wild species in having two seeds in the
berry II is found in the deasest parts OF
the forest, and at present can only be
considered as a botanical curiosity.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
4 Persian Mnnnrnrfnt.

There is now to be seen in the City Lii
brary at Lyons Persian manuscript OF
the year l02S Of the Hejira, or 1919 Of our
era The manuscript Is "Le Khama: or,
The Five Treasures" by Miami. and Is
said 70 be the poets nlagnum opus. The
writing is on Chinese paper. The pen
manship is very good. and is in four
eoiors. viz. gold. black. green. and red
There are also some fine specimens OF
drawing OF the period.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
TO vENTILATE THE THEATER.
Entire Audience Is Invited Ont Be-
tween the Acts.

An interesting experiment has been in
itiated al Bournemouth, in England
A grand hall has been built onto the
Theater Royal in which people can wait
before the theater doors open for the
performance, and to which the audience
is requested to retire between the acts TO
permit Of the theater being thoroughly
ventilated. Tea will be served in this
hall, and the orchestra viii play there
during he intervals
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
ALCOHOL IN SWITZERLAND.
Government Monopoly Causes n Re
ducffop In nrtrIy;u-

Government Monopoly Causes Re
ductiOn in Drinking.
Since the government monopoly Of the
liquor traffic in Switzerland has been in
operation it has met the wishes of the
legislators. The consumption of alcohol
has been reduced from 6.27 liters 70 less
than ( liters per head. Ten pei. cent OF
the net profit of the monopoly Is given 20
the cantons. provided they devote It 10
measures repTessive of drunkenness The
cantOns have been so Jealous IN reform
that they have spent this 1.-THE and more
in the work.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

The agent discovered afterward that he
had been wrong in offering to defray the
small expense in question-A cents-and
accordingly refused payment. The voter.
considerably disgusted, was loud in his
complaints about the matter, and hence
the circumstances Csime to the knowledge
of MI Ceilings opponents, who there
upon made a petition against the validity
of his election, on the ground of illegal
practices.
The judge before whom the case was
brought for trial. after hearing the plead
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

When James Harper was mayor Of New
York, George Wilkins Kendall. Of the
New Orleans Picayune strolled into the
business house Of Harper Bros. and asked
one OF the brothers if the mayor was in.
He was told he was back in the Office
entertaining a delegation OF the Martha
Washington Temperance Society. which
had been there long enough, and that
Kendall had better go IN.
Kendall walked in. pulled out his watch.
and said:
Come. Harper; it's Il o'clock. Amt
you most dry again? I am