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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22
A MENACE
To the Business of the Coun-
try Bryan's Election
Would Prove.

MITCHELL. Ind. Oct. 22.-After
leaving Milan Judge Taft addressed
large audiences at Lawrenceburg, Au-
rora. Osgood. North Vernon and this
place. Judge Taft declared in his
speeches that future business conf
iencc and consequent prosperity de-
pended upon Republican success at
the polls. He said Bryan's election
would be menace to prosperity and
that Republican and Democratic bust
ness men who prophesy business de-
precision If Bryan Is elected are not
ofrering bribery but merely stating
the facts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22
PRICES OF PRODUCE
IN LOCAL MARKET
What Has to Be Paid for
Table Things in
the City.

i The following retail prices prevail
in the local produce market:
Eggs soc doz-
Country butter, 33c Id.
Creamery butter, SSc lb.
| New cabbage, &c h.
| Radishes. 8 punches for Zoe.
Rhuharb. &C bunch.
PIneapples. 20 snd use each.
! New Beets, sc bunch.
Egg Plants. 10 and 15c.
Sweet Potatoes. 15c gal.
Pumpkins, 5 to CSC.
Celery, &C stalk.
Lettuce 15c Ib.
New tomatoes, sc lb.
! CauIihower. 2Oc.
Carrots, SC bunch; three for 1oc.
Mangoes, zoe doz.
/ Spinach. 15c gal.
Cranberries. 15c OF.
| Canning pears. $1.OO bu.
Concord grapes. 90 and 25c basket.
Bermuda onions, Sc lb.
Kale, 1oc gallon.
Onions zoe gal.
| Cucumbers,s2 for Sc.
Apples, zoe gallon.
! Ounces. 35c gal.
Turnips, 15c gal.
New potatoes, zoe peck.
Green beans, zoe gallon.
4 Asparagus, l6c bunch.
Peaches. one-half blu. basket, soc
to $1.1o.
| Cocoanuts, 10c.
California navals. 80 to soc, dcz
Malaga Grapes 2Oc lib.
Grapes, SC ID.
Grape Fruit 10 and 15c.
Chicken. dressed, zoe lb;'not dress
! ed. 15c H.
Spring chickens, dressed, 22c lb;
not dressed. 1Sc lb.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22
NONSTOP PARADE

TOXIC. Oct. o2-Thc reception to
the otiiceUs and men Of the American.
battIeshfp fleet reached a climax to-
night with IA parade, In which fifty
thousand of tfeS populace participnt
ed. Every one In the vast multitude
carried lantern and in addition
Japanese and American flags. Hv-
erywhere the American were eheered.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22

.t;The dollar buys too much!" shout
Cd william ]. Bryan in 1896. Then he
dashed his magic device to make the
people rich by deprlvinG the dollar OF
half its buying power, and the people
got their guns.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22

Bryan declared for small appropria.
lions and for sympathy with the suf-
feFing farmer. 1t isn't the size, but
tile purpose and the honest expenditure
OF appropriations. that counts. and the
greater the purchasing ana consuming
power OF the rest OF the commonwealth
the better or Is the farmer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22

It's stated that Bryan win finish his
campaign in the state of New York.
In other words, the big circus will
close IFS season In "the enemy's coun-
trv',
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22

40 Democratic issue ever lives to be
ffour-yea
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22

Never can ten wnen you'll mash
a anger or. suffer a cut, bruise. burn
or scald. Be prepared. DR.. Thomas
Electric OH instantly relieves the
pain Quickly cures the wound. Z
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22

Servant.
Judge Taft on the bench-as since,
In the Philippines, in Panama, in Cuba.
"a the war epartment-showed him
.relf to be wise, fearless and an up
right, servant of the whole people,
whose services to the whole people
were beyond all price.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22

sWEnr MELoDY FLouR.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

The New York World is Bryan's
bitterest opponent and perhaps the
following from an exchange, has
something to do with the case: "Mr
Bryan keeps standing in the Com
moner a request for Joseph Pulitzer
of the New York World to state the
extent of his financial interests in
corporations. As Mr. Pulitzer is get
ting old and is afflicted with blind
ness he will never see this request,
but it is only fair to say that he has
a perfect right to invest his money
in any way he thinks most ad-
vantageous. whether in railroad
bonds or stocks, or of banks, or OF
industrial corporations, commonly
called trusts. Mr. Pulitzer is not
candidate for Office as Mr. Bryan is
so is not compelled to be secret about
his financial investments"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

war, Samuel Bayard, his secretary
delivered the British records to Lew.
is A. Scott, the colonial secretary Of
state. There were 700 original wills
and almost all were recorded.
Scattered through the wills are
names that are part of state and
iational history. Peeps at local Gus
toms are afforded by requests of "a
negroe slaves" or "a negro wench tc
my beloved daughter when the wench
is Of age" Among the longest and
most carefully drawn wills were those
OF the ancestors of President Roose.
welt. An echo of the legal status OF
woman before the age of suffragette,
is given time and again, as in the will
of Daniel Sullivan. innkeeper, who
died in 1772, and wrote: 81 leave
to my wife, Nancy, all her wearing
APPAREL. New York Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
HEARD IN PASSING.

Ex-senator Clark of Montana say
that the big crops of the west thi
year will save the financial situation
and that there is every prospect O
Il repetition of the recent great crop
of the country in the west and north
west.-Bridgeport Standard
The convicted Pennsylvania Capito
Srafters have alleged 30 reasons fol
new trial. They, however, have moi
given their strongest reason, namely
their dislike for spending several
years at hard labor in the penitcn-
| tiary.-New London Telegraph.
The vaccination problem, which
was pretty thoroughly settled long
ago in many places, Is being made
| the bone of learned contention in
| Bridgeport, and the weight of argu-
ment is pretty evenly divided, with no
epidemic in sight TO urge the ncces-
sity or to prove the value.-Ansonia
Sentinel.
Six months in Jail is the sentence
imposed on a man who insultcd Il
member of the Massachusetts militia
on guard at the Chelsea ruins. Evil
IDENTIFY the Judge who handled the
case is of the opinion that the Tolun-
teer soldiers are entitled to respect,
particularly when they are doing pub
lie duty.-New London Day.
Harry Thaw is soon to appear be-
fore supreme court justice on writ
of habeas corpus, for decision
whether or not he is sane. The de-
cision will naturally depend largely
upon the evidence to be given by the
experts of the Matteawan asylum who
should know whether the insanity
which secured his acquittal of tile
White murder was of the recurrent
type.-Bridgeport Farmer.
1t is all right to aspire to public
office, but after looking over the ex-
pense account of the successful candi-
date in the recent Hartford mayor
ality contests, you will no doubt come
TO the conclusion that political Office
is for the rich only. The recent pub
licity law adopted in this state has
proven beneficial in showing the
people that the political game is an
expensive one if carried on success
fully.-Middletow Press.
The Insurance Press, of New York.
prints the names of 200 towns and
cities of the country in which investi-
CATION has revealed that more fire
protective appliances are needed in
schools. The Connecticut cities are.
New Haven. AnsOnia, Bridgeport,
Bristol, Derby, Hartford. Meritlcn,
AIiddletown. Naugatuck, New Britain.
New London. Norwalk. Norwich. Put
nam. South NOrwalk. Stamford, Wa
terbury and Willimantic.
These are days when the enterpris-
ing fraternity man lays his plans for
the next convention. Nobody objects
TO his activity but ii is n pity that the
brothers do not see the folly Of select
ing rs delegates men whose industry
is confined TO the anti-cOnvpntion
season. The wire pullcrs are very safe
men TO keep at home during the heat
ed spell. The ranters. the h0t-heais I
and the sciemcrs are almost certain 10 I
disgrace state and national bodies. /
They are a distinct blessing 10 any !
community when they eater into re- |
stTeat voluntary or compulsory /
Catholic Transcript.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

The campaign for the nomination
of presidential candidates of both
parties is reaching the interesting
point where show down will soon
be necessary, and further prognosti-
cation is worthless. Both parties
are still uncertain of results. The
Taft people claim that he will be
nominated on the first ballot, and the
friends of Mr. Bryan are equally in
sistent that he will be nominated;
but as they are considering the re-
scinding of the two-thirds rule, their
claim is evidently not born of GER
tainty. The friends of Governor
Johnson and Judge Gray insist that
already over one-third of the conven-
ton is assured for them, and that the
probability of majority favoring
some otfer candidate than Mr. Bryan
is quite possible. There appears to
be a growing disposition to send I'M
instructed delegates to the conven-
ton to take advantage of all that
may occur in the time between now
and July 7, so as to endeavor to
unite the party on the most avail
able candidate. During the past
week all the conventions but that of
Delaware, which instructed for Judge
Gray, have sent uninstructed delega-
lions, and it is reported that New
Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, |
New Hampshire, North and South |
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana !
and probably the Pacific coast states, |
will do the same; while Alabama is
expected to instruct for Mr. Bryan.
All the states which do not instruct
for Mr. Bryan are regarded as oppos-
ed to him, as he has demanded of his
friends, so it is said, to instruct wher-
ever possible.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
DOLLAR MODEL SUBSTITUTE.
Woman Who Says Her Face Appears
on Silver Coins in AImshouse.

BinghamtoH. y. Y. April 20
Destitute and 50 years old. Mrs Car
oline Williams. whose face. accord
ing to her assertion. appears on all
the silver dollars. has been taken 10
the BrOOme County almshouse. She
SAYS that she not only has never re-
ceived a cent for her portrait in sill
veT- but she has been robbed of the
honor due her.
Mrs Williams SAYS that her
maiden name was Caroline geoft
Married at 10 to George Snyder of
Albany. her husband vent TO the
civil war and did not come hack
The widow hadato make her own
living. and peddIed notions in Phil
adeInllia-
There she had a dzguerreotyue
taken. and one day a man from the
mint found her picture in the artists
studio and selected il as = model for
the new silver dollars
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

Senator Foraker has been talking
vigorously of late. In a speech before
an assembly of negro Methodist bish-
ops. he used language implying that
he stood ready to bolt the republican
party in case Taft or Roosevelt were
nominated for the presidency. Speak
ing of TAFT delegates from the south
he said: They do not belong to my
party. and I viii not aelong &c
theirs" He also spoke Of the posi-
bility of new parties" On the
I4th inst Senator Foraker made a
speech in the senate on the Browns
Vile affair. in the course of which
he severely criticized President
Roosevelt and defended the negro
soldiers whom the president drummed
out of the army in disgrace without
a trial. 1t was a great speech. and
its effect on the negro vote in the
states Of the north and middle west
NAV be 10 defeat the republican ma
tional ticket. These recent utter
anees Of Foraker show that the
breach between himself and the
Roosevelt faction is liable to be per
says one writer. and that he.
may Be expected 10 lead a movement
az the polls against any man whom
the Roosevelt faction may force upon
the republican party. In such a case
Foraker would have among his fol-
lowers. not only most Of the negroes
but many Of the old Union soldiers
and q large class Of resCtiOtsries. In
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
SIOUS FALLS DIVORCES.
Not So Numerous as They Were Be-
fore the Recent Panic.

/
fore the Recent Panic.
1t would be nonsensical to assert
that the hard times, superinduced
by the clearing of the atmosphere,
have resulted in no good whatever.
Such statement, IL made by the
thoughtless or the Incorporate,
would Immediately be controyerted
by the news from Sioux Falls, South
Dakota.
The stringency occasioned by the
rich mans panic has had a paralyz-
ing effect upon the business of the
IS lawyers, the "a boarding house
keepers, the 40 doctors, and the
dozen milliners who have not only
subsisted but flourished on the d.
vorce industry Of that city for the
last few years.
At the present time there Is moth
ing doing in the divorce business at
Sioux Falls. why" said one of
the leading attorneys OF the place a
few years ago. Il have had only two
divorce clients since call money
went up to 125 per cent in New
York. III this keeps on a bunch OF
Sioux Falls attorneys will be look
ing for work in the harvest fields
this summer"
Last year 22O divorces were
granted to nop-residents of the state
Of South Dakota. and enearly all. Of
these were handled by Sioux Falls
attorneys. The divorce business is
worth not less than $4,000 a year
TO the Sioux Falls bar. Those who
seek divorce. and afe compelled 10
take mp temporary residence in
Sioux Falls. spend in good times
considerable money in the town
aside from what they pay out in
fees. An average divorce seeker, II
woman. is worth. according to
statistician OF Sioux Falls. 5000 TO
the grocer. sI0O to some physician.
$500 TO The dry goods dealers. $50
TO the dentist. 5000 to the owner Of
the house in which she takes IN her
six months residence. and SIS TO
the florist
But. says this stafistician.
some women spend several times
these amounts during their star.
For example. a certain Chicago NO.
man stayed In Sioux Falls lust 10
days and Il cost her s3.s00. She
was visited By her husband 4 ueek
after her arrival had been an
nouneed By the newspapers. and
within 40 minutes he had made his
peace With her-Chfcze0 Inter
Ocean
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
FINDS 200 OLD WILLS.
None of Them acknowledgements
Two Centuries Old.

Curious, forgotten byways of ole
New York's history and quaint per
sonal notes of the townsfolk have
been discovered recently by William
S. Pelletreau, a member of the New
York Historical society, who hal
found 200 unrecorded wills in the
storerooms of the surrogates' court
The earliest of these is dated 1870
and all bear date before 1880.
As far as Mr. Pelletreau has learned
in making abstracts of these docu-
ments for the next volume to be is.
sued by the society, the wills do moi
affect land titles, and the fact that
they were not recorded is in most
cases eloquently explained by the
note added by a clerk: Fees not
paid" Many of them were made by
persons who were not wealthy, and
the fees were large. Wills were sup
posed to be proved or probated by
the governor, but in reality that Off
cial delegated the work to his secre-
tary. Nevertheless, the governor re-
ceiyed 10 shillings and the clerk C 2
| los, York currency" in which a
shilling was equal to IL u cents and
pound to $2.50.
But this does not explain the fact
that no wills were recorded during
the year 1929, and that a majority
of the other unrecorded wills were
drawn in 1928. Mr. Pelletreau thinks
1t extremely unlikely that all the
residents of the province of New
York banded together and for an en-
tire year boycotted the royal govern
or and his fee harvesting secretary
Instead, he thinks possibly the Office
Of the secretary might have been va
cant or the secretary negligent.
Porbably the most interesting
among the unrecorded documents are
several afidavits regarding the viii
of Cornelia de Peyster, widow OF
Abraham de Peyster. Her will was
probated in 1875. The afidavits
however, were not put on record. sc
by digging them up from the yellow
and dusty recesses Mr. Pelletreau has
shown how close old New York came
10 a will contest. These affidavits
were made by friends and relatives
who, perhaps. had not been as we'll
remembered as others in the will
They state that TO the knowledge OF
the Opponents the widow could NOT
speak or read English. Although
Dutch was her language. and wills at
the time were often drawn in French
and Dutch. her will was in English
A few faded notes written on these
afildavits say that the heirs agreed
finally to abide by the terms Of the
will.
Inquiries have been made of MI
PelletTeau whether many wills were
unrecOrded and lost during the rev.
olutiOn- The situation, however
was just the reverse Of what might
hace been expected. There were two
sets OF books The British governor
and his secretary looked out as MS
ual for the wills in the British terri /
tory Of New York city. southern
county. Long Island 4
The revolutionary state government
Thomas TredveII judge O.
probate and Joseph Hazard. clerk I
From their headquarters at FfskkiI 4
not Kingston. the czpitaE-theyi
covered the rest Of the TERRITORY 1
When Governor Tryon and the Brit
ish evacuated Sew York after thel
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

The beef trust is still booming the
price of its products, and the admin
istration makes no effort to curb the
combine. President Roosevelt evil
IDENTIFY considers the packers combine
"a good trust" and Speaker Cannon,
it is said, is taking care of the print
paper combine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

1t has been agreed, so 1t is said
that the next census shall cost S14,-
900, 900, which is, at least, double
what it should cost. What is the
good of numbering up the census with
lot of answers to questions that are
useless
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets CAT, rises 4:59; moon rises
3:46 a. m; ? p. NJ, planet Venus at
greatest elongation east, farthest east
from sun and now approaching earth:
angular distance from sun As degrees
81 minutes; very brilliant in south
west in evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

other words, he would have with
him the brains and backbone of the
old republican party, and the fight
between the old and the new repub-
leans would be beautiful and inter-
esting.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

Congressman Lilley should have
kept in mind the advice of that
statesman of by-gone days who said,
Please burn those letters"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

81 see,' said the groceryman as he
handed the man with the copper
nose, bag of BROWNS QUICK
FIRE CHARCOAL, your friend
Boose is in jail" YES" replied
Mr. Knipp, ''he took his clock from
home, pawned it and got drunk
with the money. When brought in
to court the judge asked him what
he done with the proceeds of the
sale. He said, I bought a setting
hem Well said the judge, If your
hen was to begin to set now her lit
tie chicks will be out scratching for
themselves in the bright sunshine
when you get back. He sent Boose
down the road for so days"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
REMOVAL

Charles Fine has removed from
Isl East Main stree TO 2s1 Bznk
street. where he wflI be pleased to
meet all bis old friends and many
ne~ ones Pure Iiquors. ales. lager
ard wines win BE found as usual
Popular cigars and cfrsrwstsH
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1908.
April Is In History.

1599-Oliver Cromwell born; died 1868.
1135-Rev. Samuel Wesley, father Of
the famous Wesleys, died.
1S00-William Cowper, poet, died; born
1881.
1S9S-Declaration by the United States
that war with Spain began on
April 81.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

Find . purchaser Ter wa8t yo1
have 20 seII b. placing . &c sdT in
the Democrat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:
Tonight and Tomorrow Morning.
Sun sets 5:45, rises sol; moon rises
S:14 a. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-25
April rs In History.

1111-David Hume, phi asxsA
losophe:" and histori- sSSISS.SA
an, born died 1776. M
1IS7-Johann Ludwig 81
INLAND, German poet, lA ~
born; died 1862. VA
1S34-Charles Farrar @MzA
Browne (ArtemusE~
Ward) born; died Charles F.
1867. Browne,
1S9S-Spanish steamer Panama cap
tured off Havana by the United
States lighthouse tender Mangrove;
first hostile act of the Spanish
American war.
190I-The jamestown exposition open
ed by President Roosevelt.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-30
FINAL ADJOURNMENT
BY Both Branches Of Legislature Set
For May 9.

Columbus, O.--It was definitely de
cided when the general assembly
should adjourn sine die. The first day
of May will mark the end Of actual leg
islation, and the final adjournment viii
be taken on May 8. This action was
taken unanimously by both branches
of the law-makipg body and is fixed.
The senate adopted resolution fix-
ing the recess date at May 4, and the
final adjournment May II. After this
action had been taken 1t was found
that Gov Harris was engaged to de-
part for Washington to attend the Ma
tional Conference of Governors with
President Theodore Roosevelt, and that
1t would be impossible for him to sign
bills and resolutions acted upon that
day. The object of the recess period
is TO give the clerks an opportunity to
enroll the bills passed in the last week
and - correct any mistakes made In
the hurry.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-30

cial countries abroad, so as to be able
TO recommend legislation which will
put our financial system on an eff
cient and permanent basis. II Is much
TO be wished that one feature OF the
financial legislation of this session
should be the Establishment OF postal
savings banks. Ample appropriation
should be made to enable the inter
state commerce commission to carry
out the very important feature OF the
Hepburn law, which gives to the com.
mission supervision and control over
the accounting systems of the nail.
ways. Failure TO provide means which
will enable the commission TO exam
Inc the books of the railways would
amount to an attack on the law at its
most vital point, and would benefit as
nothing else could benefit those rail
roads which are corruptly or incom-
petently managed.
Forest reserves should be establish
ed throughout the Appalachian noun
tain region wherever II can be shown
that they will have a direct and real
connection with the conservation and
Improvement Of navigable rivers.
There seems, however, much doubt
about two of the measures | have rec
ommended-the measure to do away
with abuse Of the power OF Injunction
and the measure, or group Of meas
ures, to strengthen and render both
more efficient and more wise the con-
troll by the national government over
the great corporations doing an in
terstate business.
lnJunctions In Labor Disputes.
First, as to the power OF injunction
and Of punishment for contempt. In
contempt cases, save where immedi-
ate action is imperative, the trial
should be before another Judge AS
regards injunctions, some such legis-
lation as that / have previously rec
ommended should be enacted, They
are blind who fail to realize the ex-
treme bitterness caused among large
bodies OF worthy citizens by the use
that has been repeatedly made OF the
power OF injunction In labor disputes.
These, in whose judgment we have
most right to trust, are of the opinion
that while much Of the complaint
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-30
Two Men Commit Suicide.

Mansfield, O.-Despondent on ac-
count of locomotor ataxia, with which
he had been afflicted for IA years, Pc
ter G. Bissman, aged Al, shot himself
in the left temple, dying instantly at
the home OF his sister Mrs. John Mil
lor John Pershing, aged 65, a we'll
known farmer, living four miles south
of the city, in i'll health and despond
ent on account of the death of his wife,
hanged himself in his barn.