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- OGOBURN is not a patent prepa-
ration for taking vitriol marks
- off the face, nor is it short
way of saying Go to blazes."
Ii is the name of a three-masted
bark trading between New York and the
West Indies. Quite as odd as the ship S
name is the name of the cook. and more
remarkable than either was the visit he
received last December from the man
with the cage of green parrots. This man
must have arrived on the steamship Es-
peranza. which got in from Havana early
the same day. At any rate. the man was
a Cuban and knew no English.
Stoveheter, the cook of the Gogoburn.
was at work in the galley washing up
dishes and putting the pots and pans in
order. when he happened to look up and
saw this man Climbing aboard.
He had a dark turin -lookin' face
said he, an it give me quite start to
see i'm, so l puts down the pan / was
scourin' an goes out to see what he
wants. The first thing l noticed about i'm
was that he had on a I0ngish kind of
opery cloak with big hood to 1t, an
then / see that he had cage of parrots
in his hand. / thought he one of
them Eyetalians workin' at TIL wharf
next us.
Hist" says he as soon as he claps
eyes on me, putin his finger TO his lip
an lookn' roun' over his shoulder like
tn villain does at tn theayter. i am
pursued
e. BE you. indeed?' says l. for 1 know
Spanish pretty we'll. an that was tn
lingo he spoke. We'll. l don't wonder
non. at il. You ought to be, anyway;
you look tn part all right. Howsomever,
] takes him in. him an his cage of green
parrots. an asks him if he was hungry.
- No tengro hombre,' says he; 'tengo
miedo-' Meanin' lac was too scared to eat.
Well says l. what can l do for
you?'
II have here says he, TIL ryal birds
of paradise stolen long ago from tn
hansin' gardings of Babylon. An he held
up the cage for me 10 Inside was
fouf little green parrots sech as / have
seen hundreds of i'll III woods roun' Sam
tiago. They was settin' on couple of
wooden benches half froZe, an lookin'
solemn as owls. OF course. I see then
that he was loony, an l reckon | ought
er've gone for tn police: but he didn t
look Il mite dangerous. only scared to
death so | waits 10 hear what more he
has to say First he takes good look out
of tn winder 10 see il any one was after
him. an then lie puts tn cage on tn
floor an sets down.
II am tn last of the Merryvingians,
says he. glarin' at me.
Too bad says l soothin'ly, shakin
my head. I'm all broke up to hear it. but
somebody's got TO be tn last of evry
family an you'll get over it in time. Was
your people well known ON tn island?'
asks him. Merryvingia sounded some like
a Spanish name; they most generally ends
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TALK With the Governor
General of the Kaiser's
Best Colony-Twice AS Big
AS Germany, 1t Has Ten
Million People-How 1t Is
Governed - The Kaiser's
New Railroads-His Black
Soldiers. Who Garry Their
Wives With Them-A Look
at the Capital-Something
About the Resources and
Possibilities of the Country.
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tn parrots along too, an then | warns
him most partiklar not to stir outern there
on peril of his life.
Me an my companerO are takin' des-
prit chances on your account / says; for
tn gendarmes is very likely on yer trail
this minute, an If they finds as how
we're adm an abettin' your escape thisa
way, it'll be muy peligroso for us, COM
prende?'
Merryvingia let's on how he does.
an goes on to proclaim how grateful he is
for what he calls our unswervin loyalty
to tn crown in time of danger For this
act of DEVOTION says he. L makes you
twin rulers of Mesop mia, an gives you
each ten thousand ducats. Is it enough?
quite a-plenty,' says I. solemnly. an
remember, yer r'yal highness, no monkey
shines or WANDERERS up on deck. You
secretes yersef right here till me or Bill
gives tn signal. an don't YOU have nothiu'
TO say to nobody but nohow, no mat
ter what happens
so then we goes on deck aSin." con-
tinued the cook. AN jest in time. too: for
we hadn't morn stuck our heads above
tn hatch when we sees TIL odl man com
in down the dock. an policeman with
him
Glory be- says Bill: it's Merryvingia
he's after sure enough
"'Wel what if he is?' says I. Well
fool him good an plenty. You lei me do
tn talkin'' says, AN it'll be all right
Z" Mr.. Gladox.' says tn captlng t" Bil
wher he an tn officer had clumh aboard.
| this man tells me he's after a crazy
Cuban what was seen last meanderin'
about this wharf with cage of parrots
which he stole from parties off'n tn
Havana boat; an he thinks he's on my
ship now Have you laid eyes on an in
dividual answerin' to any sech descrip
| ton?
az have says I afore Bill had time to
open his mouth. He come nosin' around
here about two hours ago. an asks me
could he engage his passage here to Italy
You bet you CANT" says I 20 him.
This amt any immigrant ship l says.
eco down TO Eowlin Green an apply
there
He amt ben seen to leave tits here
dock. sir saws tn cop. speakin' to tn
old man, an if he amt aboard your
Graf he must have throwed himself
off'n tn pie.. or else stole a boat, an
rowed off in it,
".Mebbe he's aboard tn dago tub
t'other side OF u.s.. SUCCESS Bill coolly. /
sil'd asst them if l was you. You didn't
tell mo nothin' about no sech party,
Sam says he to me.
- 'Furgut clean about it. reck'n.' says
l cheerfully. You see l was so busy
gittin' tn cockroacheS-
WELL breaks in tn old man.
scowlin at TIL cop, air we satisfied now?
Didn't l tell We We wouldn't find any
rubbish o tibet sort aboard my Ship?
An he walks off to his cabin without so
much as savin' gocd-by to tn Teller
Their amt no time to waste says l
to Bill after tn cop lad gone. Wen have
| to git old Merry outer'n here as soon as it
gifts dark, an dispose of him somehow If
we has TO throw him into tn river
" I'm for gittin' a cab, an. driving with
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i'm to some lonely spot, an leavin' of i'm
there says Bill
be to do says l. sarcastic. 'Lettin' alone
tn cost of gttin' cab, an drivin' to tn
kind of place you mentions, which l
reck' n would take up about n week to
locate anywhere hereabcuts, you don't
calc'late do We, that Merryvingia is goin'
watch us drive off with them birds of
hsn-fOr we'd have to fetch them along
an never open his head? Why, he'd make
night hidjus with his cries
I'VE cd gag EN-, says Bill obstinate.
An sew him up in d bag. too, I
s'pose. an tell TIA cabby we was jest dom
it for a lark, SOS he wouldn't think moth
in was wrong l goes on scornful. No, l
got a better idee than that
Well, what is it, says he.
It's this says l. We goes an has a
talk with that frien' of yours what has
sech hankerin' after birds of paradise
an brings him back here along about four
bells when tn old man is smokin' his
pipe in tn cabin. an TIL crew is all
asleep. Then l goes down an fetches up
Merryvingia an his pets while you con-
verses amiable with your frien' in TIL
galley Merry an l slips ashore without
your seem us. an as soon as ever / gifts
him off II tn dock l gives him tn slip in
tn dark an comes suddin' back under
full sail carryin' them parrots with me-
Afore Merryvingia has got over his s'prise
at part1n' with me an the birds so onex-
pected-likc, an has loated TIL Gocoburn
ag in. which L don't reck'n he will make
out to do nohow, me and YOU has sold
them I"athered prizes an is asleep in orr
hunks blssfully unconscious of tn exist
ence of any sech party. an most indlg-
nant at bein reused up firm our slumbers,
if we be, by his comm aboard ag'in
souns all right: says Bill If you
contrives to lose tn old party, an git
back to ~ ship afore mornn'' I can't
set there talkin' to tn bird man all night
without his gittin' to wonder why YOU
don't come up with tn parrots
IN course you CANT. l says. Who's
askin' you to? | ainc gone over twenty
minutes. an when / comes III | explains
by ben' late am outer wind by tellin' him
two Of tn birds got outer til cage an |
had devil of Il time captUrin' en-
- We'll if you AIM got Il head for bust
ness! says Bill admirin!y.
- L warn't born yisterday.' | SAYS 1
amt so all-tired smart some folks be-
but now ar then l has an idee come to
me that amt ben in CO" storage for cen
turtles
An So Stovetetter went on. we has
it all fixed up, an long about seven bells
after l finishes with tn dishes an sneaks
down a bite of grub TO Merryvingia. me
an Bill starts OH 10 ma III! bird man. 1t
takes us considerable longer to come up
with him thin we allows it would SEEM
as he is one of them migratory sorts as
don't layto tn first chancst they gifts an
ride out tn gale right there. but goes
flittin' round firm one anch'rage to an
other.
:: \
"Howsomever we overhauls this fowl
sharp, Skilin's was his name, after a
long stern chase, perusin' of a ham san
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widge an a glass of beer, an acquaints
him with TIL bargain in birds of paradise
He don't seem over enthuiastic none re-
gardin' it at first. but me an Bill waxin'
quite eloquent on the subject, he consents
at last to go an have look at EN-. Out
we troops accordin'ly me leadin' tn way,
an Bill an this Teller Skillin's follerin'
arm-in-arm a-singn-
'When we gifts to tn ship see light
purnin' in tn captings cabin. but as he
often sets up till all hours of tn night
readin an playin' solitaire. I thinks
nothin' of it furthern to ask them two
happy sontEters to take reef in some of
their top notes. TIL which they done
most obligin', an we goes into tn galley,
where ! leaves him an Bill swearin they
was TIL host of friends an nothin' sh'd
ever part EN-. an goes down TO git
Merryvingia an tn birds of paradise, ac
cordin' TO tn program.
An then | gifts a jolt. They warn't
there: not s much as a feather left.
sets down on an lie barrel an tries to
figger out where they have went to- an
tn old mans quarters. BY tn great
jumpin' Jehosaphat,' thinks l, if they
amt there.
And | warn't wrong neither" he went
on. for when | had tore up on deck. an
peeked in through tn cabin winder. TIL
first thing my eye lights on is one of them
golderned parrots settin' perched on
piece of coral over tn door. an that
crazy Cuban talkin' away for dear life
with his arms wavin' like mad. Thank
til Lord tn old man don't know no Span
ish. an amt no idee what MerryVinsia'S
drivin' at: but | can see he amt i'm
pressed what you'd call fav'rable with
that old party's harangue; an when his
lungs gives out finally the captain gifts
chancst to throw in a few words calc
lated to make old Merry's hair stan right
on end if he had knowed what they was.
But bein' as English is all Greek to him.
he misses one CT TIL ch'icest flows of
langwidge l ever hears.
x
Firm what tn old man says it's easy
to see that he amt at all acquainted
with Merryvingia's geneargy. an that he
mistakes it for somethin' teetotally diff
trent firm what it was He amt a sus
picion apparently that he is talkin' to one
of tn blood-r'yal of Tarshish an con-
nected by marriage or otherwise with tn
Gran Alarmer of Tibet. No, tn winder
bein' a mite open. l hears quite plain
what he says, an Their amt no reference
in il to no sort - aristocracy that l can
see. not of tn human kind anyways. An
right in TIL midst of his discourse, jest
as he was swingin' himself ofn tn last
limb. as you might say. OF Merryvingia's
family tree, that blasted parrot wakes
up an yells, 'Aw quit yer kiddin', quit
yer kiddin', quit yer kiddn"
Things warnt d great while happenin'
after that" continued Stoveheter thought
fully. I'm fact, they occurs with rapid
ity that most takes my breath away.
Somctn.n l allows 10 be a human body
kinder shuts Off my view inside for a
minute. an then tn cabin door opens. an
that unhappy furrner shoots out with an
alacrity that don't appear altogether hui
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You might ask if tn oil lady's dead
says he, winkn' at me, an IL she lef' me
any money.
He tells me she's ben underground for
some time now l says when had sound
ed o Merry on tn subjec'. but that she
give you tn great wastes of Teheran
afore she died
- Kind OF her, I'm sure says Bill, sar-
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"Howsomever we overhauls this fowl
sharp, Skillin's was his name. after a
long stern chase, perusin' Of ham san
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BY III. JEWELL HOLT.
tCopyright.)

=: :: $; =: :: e:
1t is the name of three-masted
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t1on Of learning, supplemented by q
number of years of..practical work.
He will establish his offices In the X.
Of P. building as soon as his nipple
ments and Office fixtures arrive.
: Mrs. Randolph Irving Is able to- be
out after a serious Illness. =.
Y, Mrs. J. M. Lakewood was at home
to number Of her friends Friday
afternoon from 6 to 8 In honor Of
Mrs. Alfred G. Simms and Mrs. Jas.
Jackson, Of Ansonia, Conn More
than fifty guest were received during
the evening. .....'
Mrs. Claud Lowry invited the guest
into the dining room where they
were served refreshments. The col
or scheme was gfsen.~ and white,
Festoons Of smilax extending from
the chandelier to the corners OF the
table, with a center piece Of white
roses and carnations and ferns and
palms artistically arranged about the
room gave it a very pleasant appear
ance. Electric fans Kept the guests
cool, while Byrd'B orchestra render
ed music. In the receiving line we're
Mrs. Hazlewood,1 Mrs = Simms and
Mrs. Jackson, while Miss Della VIII
liams in the hall stood at the punch
bowl. 'H''I3 '.'..~ '.>>.' '.'.
The funeral Of Ottie Calhoun, the
little 13 year old daughter, OF Mrs.
Julia Wallace was preached at the
First Baptist church. .Ottie con-
tracted' severe cold which develop
ed into consumption which resulted
In her death after an, illness of sev-
eral months. She was q patient of
sufferer to whom death came as a
relief. The family have the sympa-
thy Of large number Of friends.
Mrs. Mary Robinson was hostess
to the Ladies Aid or Simpson M.
e. church at her home on Bradford
street Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. James Page entertained the
willing Workers" club with a lawn
party Friday evening. 81, .....
Mrs. Caroline Winston was hostess
Friday evening to the Ladies Aid Of
the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Ben Anderson is III at her
home on South Side.
Miss Lillian snothefs left Thurs
day for her home at Unionto~n, Pa.
after spending a week with Miss
Mary Preston on Sentz street.
Mrs, NJ. A. w. Th0rppson of Pratt
fs In, the city intahs intsfsst OF the
work of the Wess xtTgl MA baptist
Woman's Convanfioas B & 4. + =
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OFFICIAL CALL.
Eighth District, Republican Senatori.
al Nominating Convention. 80.

al dominating Convention. .
The. Republican Senatorial Con-
vention Of the Eighth Senatorial Dis
trict Of West Virginia Is hereby call
ed to meet in the city of Charleston,
Kanawha County, West Virginia, on
Tuesday, the 7th day of July, 1903,
at 2 O'Clock P. M. for the purpose
Of nominating q Republican candi-
date. for the Eighth Senatorial, Dis
: trict of West Virginia. to be- voted
for at the general election to be
held on the ard day Of November,
1908A and to select one member from
each Of the counties In. said district
to compose the Senatorial Commit
tee therefor and to- transact such
other business as may seem to said
committee ito be proper and for the
best interest OF the Republican party.
-. The basis Of representation for
the above named convention shall be
for each county In said Eighth Sena-
tprial District. one. delegate for each
one hundred votes1@ or femainfng
fraction thereof Of f1fty votes or
more cast for Theodore Roosevelt In
1904, that is to say: !. ..--.--.,,..,.
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CARBON.

Rev. Holland left, Friday, for
points In Ohio to be gone week
ANC. Twymah' left Monday morn
ing for his home In Guyandotte.
: The supper given by the church
last Saturday night was we'll attend
ed.
Mrs. Anna Wilson returned last
week from an extended visit to her
old home in Virginia.
Jacob Spencer was at Decota, Sat-
urday evening, on business.
Matt billiard, who was badly burn
ed In the mines on the river, is out
Of the hospital and improving nicely.
Jacob Spencer Is suffering with a
very sore nose by being hit with a.
ball.
Alex Montague and Thomas Young
were at Montgomery last week on
business
Rev. G. II. Carter has been indis-
posed the last few days.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Mrs. o. S. Anderson left Wednes-
day for her home at Glen Welton,
Va, to attend the wedding of her
brother, Robert Fleming, =. Z -. -.
- Miss Nina Clinton, of Charleston
was In our town last week, guest OF
Mrs. VIM. Campbell, OF Saginaw
Mich. Mrs. Campbell Is visiting. In
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. Jas.
Brown. r..
The Woman's Improvement League
met with Mrs. Matte Hill, Thursday
An interesting program was render
ed. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Sarah Brown.
"a. F. Massey and-.Willis Franklin
were at Longacre, Sunday, calling on
friends.
Mrs. M. E. Jackson, Mrs. Molne
shavers and Mrs. Thompson were at
Ward, Sunday, attending X. Of P. SER
mon. '.' ~
VIM. Brown left this morning for
Charleston. 49,
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Tnnnslton 9tWsss i ..tsr l,tssstas s Is

'Tunnelton. r. ;s;J 4AEf
map who has BEEN dentthaa as VIII,
liam Rudd, OF West Wheeling, Ohio
who took employment at Tunnelton,
with Howe's Great London shows.
WAS killed here by the kick of o
circus horse. He had been employ
ed previously for a tfew days at the
Tygart's Valley, glass plant, at Graf
ton, Rudd was about twenty yeara
Of age. x. -. .."
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gia Glover, Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. ~ :
NJ. ~ Hicks returned to st. Adams,
Tuesday. -,
CIV. Hamler left for Hot Springs,
Tuesday. &c.,. '..' -"
Misses Bessie and Allie Hicks we're
shopping in Huntington, Wednesday.
"A social was given at the residence
Fof NfrB: ,Kilgore, Wednesday, in hon.
or Of Miss Georgia and c. s. Glover.
George Hill returned to Hunting
ton, Thursday. ..~
3 Homer johnson spent Sunday
with friends here -: ! : T.. -
Mrs. Lucy Higgins spent Sunday
here with relatives. -, i.
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9 Mrs. Ids Howard Of, Cincinnati:
was called to this city Tasta week 81.
the Illness of her sister, Mrs. Anthony
Pate, ON Court street. 49, p.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE

George Grills is visiting relatives
this week. e..
!. q. r. Higgins entertained, satur-
day evening, in honor OF Miss Geot.
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Another Lot Sale at Institute, Ju-
~ 2S. So . 80" @.'f +
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Yotf VIII have another chance for
a lot at Institute City, July 2s.
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, s&ssa;A,HSSss2s&Etss - .:

,t s&a&&|,SSs&&a ;$s sa
boone county" .. . ~ z saeyrI, 8
Logan county $40 "a;
kanawha county .!....8,858 89
Said delegates must be selected
by primary election or convention
duly called and held In each OF said
counties for said purphAe by giving
at least thirty days notice OF the
time and place of holding the same.
BY order Of the Senatorial Com
mittee for the E., Eighth Senatorial
District OF West Virginia held at
Charleston, w. Va, February IL,
1908. ". 49,
+. 8. e.. BRADLEY. : =
-. '".-"r Chairman.
CLEMENT H. HUDSON, ,>...lH.. +.
2-19- to 7-S. .%... secretary.
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Wait for the lot sale at Institute
City, July 20. ----.. ..---...- ..-. .----
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PAGE.

The, young men Of Page are ex-
The Washington times., 1908-02-04
Seven More Brides in January, 1907 Than Last Month
And This Is Supposed to Be
Leap Year.
Leap Year.

January. 1907, than IN January. 1908.
That means eighteen mothers darlings
and papas' prides are sim under the
parental roof, they might be in a rented
Hat OF their own, CussiUg the janitoT
and other things, during this cold
weather
The marriage license clerk doesn't try
60 explain 81. He merely stands be
hind the records or Hls office. There
fore, The Times matrimonial reporter
has selected two explanations from the
presumed leap year Dcuehciaries them
selves. They are presented herewith.
Take your choice
Said clearinghouse maiden OF TWEEN
ty-Hiue winters and veteran OF seven
leap years. IS she sGU0es away the cat.
Leap years getting 10 be OF no Use
% those for whom it was intended
those VINO stay. away from you because
fl IS leap year and are afraid Of catch
. ing something, and those who come
about and nag YOU 10 propose so they
I can take f. as q JOKE. What can 2
lonely CImpaniOn-huntng woman do
. Nothing"
Miss Maggie Ding at, IN charge oil
the ribbon counter, ssiues as follows
ITS this way den amt goiu' a.
hunt trouble TO moro than they'd bTeal
Into .8I. Ninety-uine women out Of q
hundred wouldn't propose 20 'eyu any
way. but they're 'frald Of the other one
/ They don't give a woman chanel. and
jus as soon as a girl begins 10 rol
Fer eyes sorter upward, dying calf Ike
they've got business down town. They
won't propose themselves, either. fol
fear you've been refused by some othel
man. Leap year2 u makes more ole
! maids than IL sayesg'
The Washington times., 1908-02-04

Fling back at the alma nae all this
talk about Leap Year AID woman
long-sousht opportunity 10 do the pro
posing.
She's not doing it. II she is, man IS
working the Dorsey Foultz game and
keeping out Of harms way. Hark. TO
the proof from the marriage license
clerk:
The marriage license clerk keeps the
cold figures on tap down AZ the City
Hall and figures don't lie when Il comes
TO showing up just how Washington
women are daily letting slip the golden
opportunities OF Leap Year.
This is what he wrote. here's the
very note: Two hundred and seventy
eight licenses were issued In January,
1907, tust an ordinary, mans year.
only 269 were issued in January 1905.
the first Leap Year in four years, and
supposed to be a year Of priceless pre-
rOEative and unlimited opportunity 10
the old maid. the coy maid, the widow,
and the Otherwise desoIate."
All Of which means that Washing
ton women have oversight n month OF
this precious time or mat Washing
ton men have gotten up early and
stayed out late in order 10 avoid the
complications OF matrimonial offers.
There are other explanations, OF
course. but what's the use The mar
rage license clerk has the figures and
they show that nine more couples took
a trial at marriage in this city IN
The Washington times., 1908-02-04
How 10 Look Sim

If you wish 20 look slim, do not dress
In white or Hght-coIored clothes.
Stripes are more becoming than spots
or checks, but narrow checks may be
worn.
Short skirts are becoming, but flowing
draperies, on the other hand, give grace.
A long. central line OF trimmIna from
throat to hem adds a certain height: so
does a single founce at the bottom OF
a skirt.
Many fTlIls should be avoided,
A tight-ftting gown IS never becoming
to a stout figure. Wear something
which has a sOftening effect. and IL will
be far more becoming IL one IS inclined
70 be stout.