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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
A Sliuht Mistake.

Westerner--Oh, yes, I've heard Of
your brother in Grizzly Gulch City.
He's road agent.
Easterner-Sir! My brother is a.
real-estate agent, sir
Westerner-Well, | knew 1t was
something like that-New York
Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Not GUILTY.,

Now, Mrs. Mccarthy" said counsel
for the defense, please tell us as
simply as you can your version of this
affair. 1t is alleged that you referred
to Mrs. Callahan in disparaging
terms"
Not bit av it. l didn't say amy
thing about disparaging nor dispara-
gus nor amy other garden truck, eX-
cept that l said she had a nose loike a
squash and her complexion was as bad
as tomato in the lasht stages. Yez
can see for yersilf if it amt the truth"
Chicago Record Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Just Prospects.

Il think my daughter, Mary, is go
ing to be married soon."
rs that so? Who's the MANI"
well, we don't know yet. She's
just got her invitation to a summer
sort."-Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Place and Job.

Does your new maid know enough
to keep her placer"
20, yes, but what we're anxiou.
about is does she know enough t.
hang onto her ?"-Detroit Ere,
Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

The forward. movement of her sex
Goes onward day by day
And yet she off a street car gets
In the same old backward way.
Chicago Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Did IL Strap Him?

Father-Has your fiance any money
Daughter-Money? Did you see tina
magnificent solitaire he gave me?
Father-Yes, but has he any mono.
left !-Cleveland Leader.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Pro and Con.
Puck.

Some women say they want to vote,
Some women say they don't;
Some say Wen surely see 'em vote,
While others say we won't
-YonkerS Statesman,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Graspinq.

He used to cry for the moon
Some twelve months after birth;
But since he has grown to mans estate
We find him the head of a syndicate
And now he wants the earth.
Chicago Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
No Chance to Talk.

John, you yawned twice while we
were calling on that lady,"
well, dear, you did not expect me
to keep my mouth closed all the time
did ?"-Royal Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
LK9A q zEE Ga,
STILLS
Financial Fact.

As solid truth you this may take:
Down in the street named Wall.
Sure things do not a fortune make,
Nor tips golden haul.
Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Not Altoaether Painless

Patience-ls that dentists methods
painless?
Patrice-Not all of them. He has
monograph in his office!-Yonkers
Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

ney disease attacked
me. The pain in my
back was so agoniz-
ing ! finally had to
give up work. Then
came terrible attacks
of gravel with acute
pain and passages of
blood. In all ! passed
25 stones, some as
large as a bean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Pride of Ancestry.

A germ nudged his neighbor eagerly.
See that female coming yonder.
with the grand air? She's a colonial
dame?"
"A which,"
"a colonial dame. Her ancestors
were among the first 10 colonies Of
bacteria in American drinking-water."
Puck
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
Overdue.

Advised to try the barefoot cure,
BY doctors. one and all. he tried
""ris shoeslessl" he exclaimed, at length,
And then. perchance for shame. he died.
Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

There were a number of women re-
formers, too during my political years,
and they were invariably enlisted on
some moral question, as they looked
at it, tobacco, whisky, child labor, the
lettering of conditions for women, the
saving of girls, etc. They were very
much in earnest, faithfsl and enthusi-
astic to their ideals. Occasionally they
succeeded, and at least, they never
seemed discouraged. 1t is to the credit
of politicians in general, that they were
listened to with perfect respect even
when it was apparent that conditions
made it an absolute waste Of time to
discuss the questions. Sometimes an
ordinance barred their way; at other
times state law, or possibly the con
stitution of the United States itself
was a stumbling-block, but they were
heard with patience.
Reform politics during my day con-
cerned itself most particularly in re
facilitating the personnel Of the city
council In this it met with substan.
ial success, and it was the one excep
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

Dangerous to Author.
Perfdy often recoils upon It's au.
thor.-La Fontaine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

Almost any man can marry money
II he IS willing to take a widow older
than he is along with it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
important to Mothers
Record of Good Work.

ncCOTu VI SOOu "OIN.
The American board of missions
maintains SO hospitals and twice that
number of dispensaries in the foreign
field, and it's medical missionaries last
'>ar treated over 10000 cases.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

Wanted-Tp. Co. mgrs. Worth S. to $1,000 yearly,
manage bI anch Office Sub-agts. earn S. 20 SIS daily.
Sew ''Germicde and Dsinfectant" Terry protected.
rnhea OF profits. Red Cross Chemists Spec Co.. Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

Ella-When looked out of the car
window the first person I saw had red
hair. Does that mean good luck?
Stella-Well, it was certainly a
bright outlook-Chicago Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
AWFUL CRAWL ATTkcke.
Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills After
Years Of Suffering.

F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave.. Gallatin,
Tenn. saws: Fifteen years ago kid
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01

REFORMER in politics is
sometimes a dyspeptic, but
not always. He is also
sometimes actuated by mo-
tives entirely impersonal
and unselfish. But not al
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-01
The Woman of Ii.

''Oi say, Bill, bring up my bacca-
box when yer comes up agin."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

the money comes to run the team
throughout the season. those who
plank down their coin at the gate all
the days, weeks and months Of Tie
season. should have a voice in The
ARRANGEMENT II IS the general pub
lie that demands a square deal and
protests against any alliance that
might prove to the material, disad-
vantage of clarksburg and detract
from1this city's rightful and correct
standing.
However. as stated before. there
is no timeifor unseemly wrargie or
dickering. Instead decision should
be made at once and efforts should
then be to get ready for the opening
of the season. with the resolve to
play first-cIass ball and to give the
people their moneys worth.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
Good Paper and Sense.

One OF the best edited daily news
papers that comes to the Telegram's
exchange table is the Daily Courier
of Connellsville. Pa. Its editorial
columns are always full of good,
sound sense and at times not with
out pleasing trace of humor. Here
us "a little yshot at the anonymous
contributor which illustrates both:
Some people have peculiar notions
of how other people should conduct
their business. We are in receipt of
the following anonymous commune
cation:
AS this is the second time this
has been sent in / would like to see
1t in print in The Courier, as you
have printed things of nonsense. We
had bet as in sending this they
said was afraid to write 1t as he is
so bashful and just for a joke we
send 1t although he is going about
March and Mary is going about the
same time, and they are some rela-
tons so We like to hear what he
says so please put this in print
or we have gang and we will
stop people from taking the Courier.
The Courier does not print anony-
nous communications, nor does it
print alleged jokes about other peo-
pie calculated to expose them to ridi-
Guile. Such publications are contrary
to the rule of the weil-ordered news
papers and often contrary to law.
Our facetlous friend is evidently not
familiar with either the custom or
the law.
He is also unaware of a recent de-
cision of the United States Supreme
Court declaring the boycott to be IL
legal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
The Baseball situation.

Within two or three more moons
the baseball season will have ar
rived. Ordinarily, the subject is not
one that needs editorial attention,
but, conditions are such in Clarks.
burg that If there is to be league ball
here the coming season, decisive &C.
zion Should be deferred no longer.
Clarksburg has league franchise
and the Introductory or initial sea
son was falrty successful and salts
factory, Notwithstanding the insis-
tence at the time for better ball
prompted solely with a view of at.
tanning that end, and to discounten.
ance dictatorial disposition on the
part of certain factors IN the league
management, which at the time were
exposed and declared to be true and
which are positively known now tc
have been the actual reality.
The lesson has been learned and
the experience ought to be sufficient
to preclude '"unholy" alliance this
year.
There maybe community OF in,
terests so far as neighboring cities
are concerned. but should not be ant
there is not between Clarksburg anc
any element or factor in baseballdon
that avails itself of every and all ad
vantages and opportunities to tn,
disadvantage of Clarksburg fans
such as happened at least twice las
year.
1t has been demonstrated in one
short period that Clarksburg is q
commanding city in minor league
baseball in the matters of attend.
ance, support and enthusiasm. Las
year with a losing team, it may be
vouchsafed, Clarksburg did better
from the finance viewpoint than
other cities in the league with win.
ming teams In fact, it is shown
that some Of them with their win.
ming teams fell Tar below Clarksburg
in attendance and actual support.
Again, there is demand here al.
most general among those who pat.
ronize baseball and are its real sup.
port that Clarksburg should not lose
its individuality and integrity BY
merging itself with another, with
the probable chances Of playing sec,
ond fiddle and in the end fading into
nonentlty. 1t is true. the association
members themselves on this end Of
such, a .hxphepated plan and opera
tion are To- be praised and given a
lot, OF gcredft for the financial mani.
festation of their interest and en-.
thuslasm and loyalty to the great
national game, Init 1t is equally true
that the general public, that Is to, say
the patronage or fans, from whom
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

Somebody down at Fairmont digs
up the old worn out argument about
the extra session of the state Iegis-
lature costing money II he would
present a method whereby an extra
session OF the legislature could be
held gratis we would all sit up and
take notice of the scheme AS 1t is
the poor. delapidated, forlorn, ragged
doll baby of legislative cost will have
to be tossed back into the same old
corner whence 1t has been yanked
from for so long a time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

Col. winchester, of Buckhannon.
has made personal attac on
Charles w. swisher, which interests
close to one of Mr.. swisher's con-
testants are endeavorlng to widely
circulate. Such ought to be dis
countenanced by his contestants and
every Republican newspaper in West
Virginia. It is low, contemplate
method of campaigning, far below
the dignity of any man or set of men,
who seek public favor or undertake
to be potent factors in Republican
politics.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

One Democratic newspaper tells In
its editorial columns about a neigh
boring. steel plant being closed down
and all Its men out of work and in
another column gives a news story
of, an accident at the same plant in
which fifteen men are slightly burned
by molten metal. This is On old re-
sort of the Democrats but their clap
trap won't go any more. The Amerl-
can people have to be shown these
days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

A few Democratic newspapers who
are trying to shape the political des-
TIMES of the nation are having q
pretty muss of 1t. In one moment
they thrash and tear around about
Roosevelt having stolen all the Dem
ocrats' thunder. doctrines and policies
leaving absolutely nothing to go or
and the next minute they are wailing
about alleged Roosevelt hard times
that never would have happened II
a Democrat had been elected presi-
dent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

asmuch as Il relates to the coal In
dustry. A hundred years ago this
week Judge Jesse Fen built crate
n his tavern on the Wilkes-Barre
and Easton turnpike in which he
burned hard coal and thus started
an industry that employs 1s0. 900
men and produces sixty or seventy
million tons Of fuel annually. The
demonstratlol by Judge Fen added
considerably to the wealth OF the ma
ton and the celebration at Wilkes
Barre commentaries a significant
event in our industrial and CONNER
cha progress.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

The Fairmont Times has decided to
edit itself with the typewriter when
1t pleases and with the scissors at
other times when 1t so pleases. II
the inclination to edit with the scis-
sors about the time some of the
Times Democratic campaign stun
is inspired our neighbor would likely
find the occupation considerably more
Pleasurable.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
But One Candidate.

1t is beginning to look more and
more as though. while some states
may have favorite sons, the Repub-
slicans have but one candidate for the
nomination. y
And that candidate is William
Howard Taft.
Hardly day passes that some
state committee or some legislative
body does not put itself on record
as favoring the man who is favored
by the president.
Nearly all the western states have
lined UP tfor him, and as we have in
sisted, Illinois would be for him If
the Republican masses had chance
to express themselves.
We believe that Peoria city and
county would give two votes for Taft
to one for any other candidate, in
GLIDING even the gentleman from
Danville.
1t looks perey much to the Jour
nal as though the Republicans, real
izing that Roosevelt will not again
run, have determined that they will
nominate the man who is endorsed
by the man who is their real choice.
It is almost pitiable to see the ef-
forts of the other near-candidates
who are being trotted out.
But perhaps kind providence
wisely keeps them from recognizing
the really ludicrous position that they
are occupying in the public gaze
Peoria (Ill.) Journal independent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

Some OF, the Inconsistencies indulg-
ed in by Democratic newspapers Of
this section about national affairs are
rich enough to remind the intelligent
Clarksburger of the hoon-defcit-
green cheese argument that was
sprung here in the last campaign. AS
it is perhaps better to let the dead
past bury its dead there is no urgent
call to bring the painful analogy to
view.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

The Democrats all over this coun-
try who vote the ticket straight no
matter what it is, wanted two Repub-
lican presidential candidates in Ohio,
but the Ohio Republicans at the re-
cent primaries decided they would
have but one, thus sadly wounding
the feelings OF the Democratic hope
fuls.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

All will be pleased with Governor
Dawson's expression favoring the
sending of Col. Charles F. Teter as u
delegate at large to the national con-
vention. that is. all Republicans are
pleased. 1t is safe to say. however,
that the Democratic politicians do not
like 1t even little bit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
To the yoters Of Harrison County:

To the voters of Harrison County:
I hereby annunce myself a candi-
date for County Clerk of Harrison
County. subject to the decision of the
Republican primary or nominating
convention of the county. Your votes
and influence are earnestly solicited.
L. wAYMAN OGDEN.
clarksburg. February 10,1sos.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

Some papers are shouting about
their lifelong regularity and yet
they have no hesitancy in defamlng
men now they will doubtless be i'm
PEELED by that same sense of regular
ity to support later. Their course is
as foolish as 1t is undlgnifed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

The Washington Post says that
Governor Hughes will be nominated
for president on the fourth ballot at
the Republican national convention.
The Posts adding machine is likely
out Of working order.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

Senator Forakers efforts to mini
mize the great Taft @ctory are SO
weak that they are ridiculous. The
senator says the anti-Taft Republl-
cans did not vote. But, he admits
that the state convention viii be
made up of Taft followers almost
wholly, 1t seems to even a casual
observer that the Foraker people, II
in the majority, would not let such
an important convention as a state
convention pass from their control, II
they could help 1t. He also points
out single instance where a Taft
man and leader was. beaten for re-
nomination and then tries to fool the
people into the belief that he was
beaten because he was for Taft. But,
that is not all apparent. The pople
did not want him any more just as
they appear not to want Senator For
aker hereafter. The Senator may as
wen accept his defeat gracefully and
get into line with the party and peo-
pie who have so long honored him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
An Evening Echo.

Take the selfishness out of the
world and there would be more hap
piness than we should know what to
do with.-H. w. Shaw.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR sIIERiFF:

hereby announce myself as
candidate for shefiff of Harrison
county, subject to the decision of the
Republican primary election.
GEO. H. BERRY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14

An Important event has just been
celebrated over in wilkes-Barre. Pa,
which Is not without in terest here In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
CARD OF THANKS

We feel most grateful TO all our
neighbors and friends, who so kindly
assisted US during the illness Of Mr..
Gottlieb Schultz and who gave us
such tender expressions OF their
sympathy in our bereavement upon
his death.
MRS. G. Schultz
AND THE CHILDREN.
For SC and 1Oc lace see the center
counter at Lynch's.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-14
1OC Outings Sc yard

Good assortment to select from,
light or dark styles, also solid coli
ors, blue, red and pink. Sale
price, SC yard.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
LEARNING TO WALK.
How to Teach Baby the Art Of Stand
ina Alone.

How to Teach Baby the Art Of Stand
ing Alone.
BY the time he is eleven months old
baby wall usually try to stand alone or
even walk few steps, and before this
age no effort should DO made to hasten
him in this development. He may be
week or more occasionally scrambling
to his feet and holding to chair with
out showing the slightest inclination to
walk. Walking he will do in time, and
once he becomes fascinated with the
joy 1t Is well to watch that he does not
overdo and strain the leg muscles, not
to mention weaken the bones.
When an infant is learning to walk
tenders are excellent. for they give sup
port that prevents injury from sudden
falls. The tender is a movable pen, as
it were, In which there is a little seat.
AS the child begins to walk the seat
may be removed. and he can stand up
right within tho little lnclOsure that
before many days he will try to push
In front Of him. He must not be al
lowed to tire himself at this work, and
a few minutes at time Is all that
should be permitted.
Another first aid to walking Is a
leading strap. II consists of a strong
but soft belt supported by couple OF
straps over the shoulders. They may
be made at home of webbing or fine
leather Where the belt joins in the
back there is long rein, and with this
in her hand a mother can frequently
prevent baby from falling and bump
ing his nose or can guide his footsteps
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16

The names bestowed upon some
of the small southern negroes re-
mind one of those of the old
Roundhead days-IIope Above Will
Iiams, Have Faith to Be Saved John
Mitchell, and so on. Not long ago
a visitor in Richmond was having
his shoes polished by little coal
black specimen about eighteen
inches in height, but possessed of
cleaning white teeth and rolling
eyes.
'NWhat is your name?" the visit
or idly asked. Gen, sah," was the
reply, accompanied by a grin of
startling proportions.
"'Gen? l suppose that is an
abbreviation Of general?" the visit
or, who had some idea of the fond
ness Of negroes for titles, inquired.
''No, sab; don't know as 'tis," was
the reply, "abbreviation' evidently
being too much for him. 'Mah sho'
'nough name am Genesis xxx 80
so Shall My Righteousness Answer
For Me In Time to Come Wash
ington Carter, an dey des calls me
Gen for short bohemian.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
VOGUE of Old Novels.

1t is not uncommon to hear elder
ly people lament that no one now
reads the books which were popular
in their young days, and they will
probably add that no living writer
can for a moment compare with the
generation of authors that has pass
ed away, by which they generally
mean Dickens, Thackeray, George
Eliot, Bulwer, Trollope, Bronte,
Hawthorne, etc. We have, however,
every now and then a report from
librarians of large libraries which
goes far to disprove the correctness
of the complaints Of these cold
souls" since they show that many
of the authors named are still in
great demand by the public and hold
their own very well alongside of the
books which are in favor for the
moment, and it was not a little sur
prising to find that in a table based
on those reports David Copper
field" headed the list with a per-
centage Of 90 and that '1vanhoe"
followed closely with 89.-Charles-
ton News and Courier.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
Wakefield, Mass, Wakes Up.

The question of abandoning the mu-
nicipal lighting plant and purchasing
electricity and gas for the town from
some private corporation or the ex-
penditure of $4,000 to put the plant
in first class condition is being serious
ly considered by the town. 1t is claim
ed that the plant has been run at a
loss for the last few years. A commit
tee of nine has been appointed to in
vestigate the matter and was also au-
thoriZed to secure the services Of an
expert at a cost not to exceed $500
and to report not later than the No
vember town meeting. The estimat-
ed cost Of putting the electrical branch
Of the plant in up to date condition Is
$4,000. and an expenditure Of $4,000
will be required for the gas plant
Electrical World.