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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

The life of "Richard Mansfield; the
Man and the Actor" by Paul Wiistach.
is at hand. This biography and study
of The great actor is written with full
knowledge from intimate acquaintance
and it abounds i'll Interesting incidents
of theatrical matters. The work is in
two volumes and has many illustra-
tim.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

OH, me Unity publishing company of
o oataso mas Just issued What Does
\, nrstmas Really Mean?" by John L.
-"'Vutcheon and Jcnkin Lloyd Jones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

a,ii"hS the new volumes added to ;he
, aa'tha series of stories for little girls
published by the II. NJ. Caldwell COM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

The funny pictures by Walt Kuhn
are being made into a book by the Life
company, under the title "A
Little Bird Told Me-" which Will be- out
early in December
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

James Montgomery Flagg's "All in
the Same Boat deals in humorous pic
tlIre and verse with the familiar types
one meets on Shipboard The little book
is in ihe same form as his why they
Married" and "TomfOolery."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

The Landlord at Lions Head by
Williall Dean Howells, has been added
10 the uniform addition of the author s
works which is III preparation by the
Harpers
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
Senator Stephen B. Elkins.

All West Virglnians who know
Senator Stephen B.. Elkins. and come
in contact with him agree with the
May number of Success. which has
the following on his splendid per-
sonality:
Personally, Stephen B. Elkins is
one of the most popular and congen-
ial men in the United States Senate.
He is approachable and considerate
to his colleagues, and to the general
public. VA gentleman who has been
associated with him in business and
in politics for fifteen years. says that
he never knew Mr.. Elkins to lose
his temper, and that the same poise,
benevolence, and optimism is display
ed equally in politics. business, or
the domestic relations. 1t is a part
OF Mr., Elkins's philosophy to be hap
Ply and contented, to avoid anger and
gloom, to live simply, exercise great
deal, and to look on the sunny side
of things generally.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
did NOT get the votes and that is ali
there Is to 1t.
Al Has Been.

ThatsWilliarn Jennings Bryan is d
has been, a back number, faded
star.s-a stale piece of vaudeville, "a
mnsty page in the history OF Ameri.
can politics. Is gradually but surely
|seeping into the Intelligence or a
large number of what is left Of the
organization the Peerless Leader. and
oratorical Windstorm essayed to en-
gineer for several years. Prominent
Democratic leaders In casting their
plying eyes over the remnants OF the
old DANES party find that the last
Bryan boom Is dying away-sinking
into the shadows OF q merciful OBJ
livion. Among these Democratic
leaders Is one who not only realizes
the Significance of the Bryan presi-
dental demise but is vigorously fight
ing for the nomination himself. He
is Governor Johnson, of Minnesota,
Marse Henry Watetrson's dark horse,
who says:
William ]. Bryan is has been.
His star reached Its zenith some time
ago and when his name goes before
the Denver convention he will be
looking for votes. The tide always has
a limit. 1t continues to swell until
that limit is reached and then 1t re-
cedes. The tide of popularity Of Mr..
Bryan reached that limit with the adj
journment of the State convention In
Nebraska, which lauded him and rec
commended him. for another nomina-
ton and has been receding ever
since"
While passing through Omaha,
Governor johnson was shown state
ment in the personal organ of Colonel
Bryan which stated that the Pennsyl-
vania delegation would be instructed
for the Nebraska candidate and to.
this Governor johnson replied:
That statement is entirely untrue,
Ind when the Pennsylvania delegation
reaches Denver there will be some
surprises for the Nebraskan. The
Democrats Of the country have appar-
emily been loyal to Mr.. Bryan, because
there was apparently no other candi-
date in the field until recently. Now
that there appears to be real con-
test 1t is another proposition.
There is little doubt in my mind
that the Pennsylvania delegation will
vote with New York, and that is a
very fine start. don't you think SO?
Mr.. Bryan was for several years the
grand old man of the Democratic
party and many consider him as such
yet, but how long this popularity will
last is matter of conjecture. The
signs Of the times indicate an omin-
ous and rocky future for him. / pre-
sume ought to apologize for coming
into Nebraska and saying these
things, but to man up a tree they
appear truthful.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
Partisan .pisaster.

There could be no greater foil,
than for three men, the Democrat,
trio, to conclude that they could ant
would run the city council, composed
OF ten men, and, while due considera.
ton should be given the minority, Il
the latter shows itself worthy Of
such, the majority is entitled to and
should rule, this being we'll settled
principle In government OF and by q
free people.
The people are represented by the
council as a body and not by q
minority and high-handed practices
should not be tolerated by the major
lily. which is in absolute control OF
Icouncilmanic matters.
There are problems to work out
and the majority proposes to work
them out to the best interests OF the
people and their constituents as they
see 1t and not for the desire of po-
alitical preferment and design.
The motive of the Democratic end
Is plain. It made 1t so, when 1t un-
dertook SO strenuously to hurl the
city charter aside in disdain and
create an oligarchy over which the
mayor and chief should reign SUI
preme. 1t is evident that 1t was not
SO much Nthe desire to promote the
welfare OF the city as 1t was to fur
ther political ends, and, perhaps, pay
a few campaign pledges.
The casual observer readily saw
that the first step on the part OF the
minority was to inject politics of the
most partisan nature into the coun.
ellis deliberations, instead of nom
partisan thought and action in be.
half of the. city and her citizens.
1t is problematlcal to what extent
partisan politics and motives would
have been carried, had the majority
not promptly called a halt on the
movement and decisively defeated the
design.
Republican policies are better than
Democratic all know who have watch
ed the growth of the country the last
half century or even but a few years,
and. while Republican councilmanic
bodies of clarksburg have not ad-
hered to the political line but depart
ed literally from 1t in the further
ance of the work, yet. II partisan
plans are pursued by the minority,
II is but natural that more or less of
opposite partisan action will be driv-
en- into the deliberations Of the ma
jority.
The Democratic trio, or represen-
tation in council. has doubtless thus
early awakened to the fact that adj
to partisan plans and efforts
invite disaster and defeat, such as
prevailed at even the initial meeting
OF the new councilmanic body. .
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23

The Falrmont convention acted
wisely In Its selection OF delegates to
the Chicago convention. They are
all Taft men and will go Instructed
for him. While they are all for Taft,
yet It was proper that they should
be instructed for him, as 1t shows
how this part OF West Virginia
stands on the presidential question.
The Telegram predicted that the con-
vention would give instructions, bas-
Ing the prediction on the general de-
mand of the masses that such should
be done.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
AS to Better Roads.

In connection with the petition
for mile of modern public road to
be built in Harrison county by the
county court. which is being circu-
lated. among taxpayers for sigma
lures, the following article on bet
ter country roads in West Virginia,
recently published in the editorial
columns of the Parkersburg Sentinel,
may prove to be of interest:
When milk wagons require four
horses to pull them to town. as they
do now, isn't it about time to give
to the subject of good roads the most
serious consideration? The benefits
of good roads are not all to the
farmers and rural people. The city's
share of the prosperity and conven-
fence that result from the building
of good roads is proportionately as
large as that of country. No one
element OF the population reaps all
the benefits or all the profits. The
direct results go to the farmer, the
indirect to the traders and town peo-
pie. Farms are made more accessi-
BILE, more desirable, more salable and
more comfortable as homes when the
highways are fit for use all the year
round, as comfortable and easily
traversed in the worst OF spring
weather as in the best. summer, or
fall season. Well made and properly
macadamized roads bring about this
condition wherever they exist. The
prime results and benefits to the
farmer are found in his ability to
market his products at the time when
they are most in demand and the
prices the highest. He can 60 to
town for shopting and trading pur,
poses when the weather Is so bad
that he cannot work on his farm.
Two horses can haul a bigger load
over a macadamized road than ten
horses can pull through the mud
marshes we now have that are called
country roads. Perhaps the compar.
ison is hardly strong enough because
a loaded wagon cannot be pulled
through, mot over) many of oul
roads at all at the present time. Al
effort now to haul a heavily loaded
wagon to market over existing roads
would see 1t pulled to pieces. Nc
wagon Is strong enough to hold "
gether to be pulled through the mire
when loaded.
| There Is only one accepted kind o.
a first class country road based upor
the experience of hundreds Of local
tiles in different parts OF this countr!
and Europe. and that is the limeston.
macadamized road. Theorists an,
experimentalists know of dozens O
!, better systems, but experience-th,
experience OF hundreds Of years-ha
never found anything else so good, 8,
\ lasting, SO easily kept in repair an.
so cheap in first construction as lime
stone macadam. Good roads Is al
D old subject and 1t Is always new
Every recurring spring season call
e for sermons and preachments abou
them, and as soon as the dry road
of summer are here good roads a
a fact and permanency are forgo1
ten. On this subject the farmer
" are not unlike the Arkansas Trayele,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23

Salem.
Discussion OF above papers opened
by Miss Montana Hastings, Fairmont
For general discussions:
Handicraft I'm Elementary
Schools.
Teaching Geography in Primary
Schools
High school Selection.
Leader, Principal c. L. Wilson,
Huntington.
For general discussion opend by
persons named: n
What constitutes satisfactory con-
duct. In high schools? Principal G.
w. Boettlcher. Parkersburg.
What provisions should be made
for physical training? p. Y. Debolt,
|Wil1iastown.
Should we have a short CONNER
eial course I'm the high school? Prin-
icipal ]. F. Marsh. Harrisville.
What should be the academic quail
ifications OF high school teacher?
Bertha ]. Steinbach, PIT. Pleasant.
The place of arithmetic In the high
school. Principal orie McConkey,
Clarksburg.
/ How much effective work should
be done in the high school? Anna
Lederer, Ccredo.
Z Norman School Section
Leader. Principal j. C. Shaw, Glen
Vile.
Paper, Does the Teachers Knowl-
edge of a Subject Differ From the
Students Knowledge?" Miss Anna
s. Cummings. Huntington.
Paper. How Can We Hold a Larg-
er Per Cent. of Our Students for
Graduation" Principal =. G. Knutti.
Shepherdstown.
Paper. Should the Work of the
Normal Schools OF West Virginia be
Confined Exclusively to the Normal
Courses o STUDY" First Assistant
Walter Barnes, Chenille.
Paper. Cooperation In Our Work
-as Normal Schools and With High
Schools" First Assistant e. G..
Rohrbough, Fairmont.
General discussion.
County Superintendent's Section
Lasting all day Thursday, June 1s.
Leader County Superintendent M.
P. Shawkey, Charleston.
A Word of Welcome. County Super
intendent w. ]. Long. Randolph
county.
What Standard of Character Shall
the superintendent Require Of His
Teachers? T. M. Cochran, Hancock
county; L. 8. Halterman, Hardy
county.
The valua of E5,notiono1 r,n,
paigns, A. f. Shroyer. Barbour coun-
ty; c. L. Faust. Marion county.
How Can We Get Teachers in the
District Schools to Garry Out the
Course of Study? H. A. Slower. Put
nam county: w. F. Evans, Berkeley
county.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23

FOR sALE-Do you want q home?
W. T. Merriman has for sale 4
number OF houses. among them
the most desirable residence prom
critics OF the city. and win offer you
great inducements to buy; as ioca-
ton. quality an convenience Of the
properties will assure you the prices
are lower than many others OF
much less value. Merriman has
also for sale. very desirable houses
and vacant lots in the Industrial
addition, at prices and terms to suit
purchaser. Office. I'm. IL Lowndes
Building, Third street, clarksburk.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
Some in the Fairmont conventio,

Some in the Fairmont convention
who appeared not to know the will
Of the great masses of the Republican
party in the First congressional dis
trict were inclined to dodge the issue
of instructing the delegates for Taft,
but, when the desires of. the voters
was put squarely before them with
the injunction that the people would
stand for nothing else some Of them
dropped into line and agreed to the
Endorsement. Those fellows thought
they could fool with the people but
they soon learned that they were mis-
taken.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
NOTICE.

Any person or persons having nos.
session of or any citim to missinr
pass books Nos. l44I ana 2sgs M
requested to present same 10 ms
Lowndes Savings Bank ana Trust
Company. or submit to having saia
books declared cancelled or exting-
uished, and new books isued In lien
thereof. ~ = =
THE LoWNDES SAVINGS BANK,
AND TRUST COMPANY,
GEO, Z. DUNCAN. Treasurer.
April FL. 1908. =
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23

who did not repair the roof Of his
house when it was raining because
then he couldn't work. and he didn't
repair Il when It wasn't raining, be-
cause then Il didn't need 1t. In the
spring time when the roads are i'm
passable every one clamors for good
roads. but when in the summer they
are dried out and become hard and
smooth. they forget all about them.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
Cough Caution

Never, positively never poison your lungs. nyou
cough-even from simple cold only.you should
Aiwpys heal. spothe. and case the ifritated bron.
chial tubes. Don't blihdly suppress IL with o
supplying poison. it'sstranse bow some things
finally como about. For twenty Year, Dr.. shoop
has constantly warned people not 70 take cough
mixtures or prescriptions containing Opium.
late though Congress says Put u on the label
Il poisons arc In your cpu1h Mixturer Good!
Very GOOD Hereatterior efyreasonmothers.
Cough Cure. No poison marks on DR.. 6hoopb
lahels-and none In tho medicine. else II must by
law be on the label And nj not only safe, but Il
q said 70 be By those that know best truly re-
markAble cough remedy. Take no chance then.
particularly with your children. Insist on having
DR.. ehoop's Cough Cure. Compare cArefully tho
DR.. ehoop package with Others and note the
difference. No poison marks therel You can
always b on tho safe side by Demanding
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
Bryan Undemocratie.

The Baltimore Sun is recognized
authority on Democracy and the right
thinking element OF the Democratic
party, those who cling to what they
conceive to be Democratic doctrines
and methods handed down from the
forefathers OF their party, pin their
faith to the Sun.
The Sun condemns the dictatorial
course of Mr.. Bryan in his efforts to
rule the Democratic party, and Of
some of his latest utterances sounds
the following warming, which meets
the appreciation of that large element
of the Democratic party, which agrees
with the Sun in It's version of Democ-
racy:
tn an interview at Lansing,
Mich, Mr.. William ]. Bryan is quot
ed as intimating that the refusal OF
the Democratic committee of Mich
igan to indorse eiis candidacy was
due to corruption. He virtually
chraged. according to the dispatches
from Lansing, that johnson money"
was used against him and that GER
tain members OF the committee were
bribed. In his newspaper, the Com
moner, he makes the same general
charge that those who oppose in
strueted delegations to the Denver
convention are inspired by corrupt or
improper motives. 1t may be that
Mr.. Bryan is unable to understand
how an honest man can prefer the
nomination of some other gentleman
for the Presidency 10 himself. But
1t does not seem like good policy,
good politics or good taste to make
public the thoughts OF his heart upon
this subject. Indeed, his attitude on
this point is not only preposterous,
but dictatorial and undemocratic IN
the extreme. Br. Bryan would leave
but one course open for the State
conventions Co pursue, and that is to-
instruct their delegation for him. II
they Instruct for someone else they
are. in his opinion, bribed, and II
they do not instruct at all they are
bribed. This theory will noturally
and logically lead up to condition
which will require the nomination of
Mr.. Bryan or he will not support the
ticket. 1t is manifestly his opinion
that the nomination OF anyone else
Will be ipso facto evidence of fraud
or corruption, and nomination made
by fraud or corruption can bnd no
one.
Such charges as Mr.. Bryan now
makes are not calculated to advance
his candidacy, to bring two-thirds of
the convention to his support, nor
to promote his election, IL he should
be nominated. 1t will not do to un-
dertake to bully or coerce the party
into making nomination. The on
ly chancethat the Democrats have of
success lies in party harmony and
united action. II Mr.. Bryan hopes
to be elected, If nominated, he should
adopt policy which will tend to
unite all the elements of the party,
and not to increase divisions already
existing. His present intolerant
frame of mind, as Indicated in his
newspaper and in the reported inter-
view at Lansing, will, If persisted in.
simply serve to ALLEVIATE Democrats
whom Mr.. Bryan cannot afford to Of
fend. Nobody owns the Democratic
party or can undertake to dictate to
1t, and Mr.. Bryan should at once
abandon the undemocratic attitude
in which he has placed himself
na..14 A.,....I
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23

Graduating in the District Schools.
Exercises. Benefits, etc, George s.
Arnold, Mineral county; A. L. Ba-
ker. Peasants county.
The County Superintendent and
Uniform Examinations, c. E. Webb.
Harrison county; Lindsay Baker.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23

The table as presented in this is
sue of the Telegram shows that
swisher is far in the lead OF scherr,
with the odds against the latter as
all Swisher has to do now is to run
evenly with scherr in the counties
which are yet to name delegates.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23

A healthy man is king in his
own right; and unhealthy man is an
unhappy slave. Burdock Blood Bit
tiers builds up sound health keeps
you well.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23


1t is mere baby talk that Wayman
Ogden was counted out of the Repub-
lican nomination for county clerk
1t would be much more logical to say
that he was first counted in. Both
Gore and Ogden were present at the
recount and both told the executive
committee after the recount board
had made its report that they were
satisfied with the work OF the recount
board and expressed the knowledge
of the work having been fair in
every particular. AS this is the case
1t is folly to say, that Ogden was
counted out by any one. He simply
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
Revolt Against Bryan.

The Bryan idea is not unanimous,
in this section q the state by any
means. Even strenuous efforts on
the part of the Bryan club recently
organized here anH its injection of
the candidacy of local man for dele
gate have fallen on the luke-warm
without visible effect. It's incrim-
nations against men in the party
who assert independence of thinking
has not had the desired effect, as they
stand out as boldly as ever rebelling
against the Bryan movement.
Signal is the failure OF the plan of
having local candidate for delegate
to the Denver convention. 1t did
not provoke the enthusiasm that was
expected and the club is at loss to
know what next to do to drive the re-
calcitrants into line. The party lash
lis busy but cracks without mastery.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-23
DEEDS REcoRpED

Samuel B. Stiles to w. H. and 1.
r. Lawman. 3 lots, city.
John w. Stark to same. lots.
city. 4