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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-04
SOCIAL



A very enjoyable book reception
and box supper was given by the
members OF the Center Branch school
Friday night from Z until 10 o'clock.
Each member Of the school was
dressed to represent the title Of a
book which was guessed by a COM
mittee OF three persons chosen for
that purpose, A short program OF
songs and recitations was rendered
by The members OF the school. The
Rev. Lloyd Holden presented the
school with a book for the library.
The title Of the book was THE
Kingdom Gained" by D. H. Davis.
Then came the box supper. The
boxes were auctioned or by S. w.
Gordon and all of them sold for good
prices, the total amount being $1s.
The following program was render
ed:
Song ...........,.. Never Say Fail
School
Song .....x.... Grandpa and Me
Little boys and girls
Recitation The Boys
Eli Lightner
RecItatfon4Kat Lee and While Gray
Lille Bennett
Recitation Some Girls You Know
Annie Smith
Recitation Her Letter t(Bret Harte)
Helen Gordon
Recitation ...........T The Tramp
Doris Bennett
Closing Song. . over in the Meadow
Little boys and girls
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-04
sTaccabee Social.

The Ladies' of the Modern Macea,
bees held their regular meeting In
the X, Of P. Hall in Glen Elk Fri
day evening. After the initiation 81
al candidate in the order. a social time
was spent. All members gave short
talks and expressed themselves well
pleased with the evenings entertain
.fent An the ladies of the order are
requested to be present on next Fri
day evening, April 10. to practice fol
the convention to be held here Tues.
day, April IA.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-04

Foley's orino Laxative Is best for
women and children. Its mild action
and pleasant taste makes 1t prefer
able to violent purgatives. such as
pills. tablets, etc. Cures constipation.
sturm & Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-04

George W. F. Randolph; one of
salem's prominent citizens, was here
Saturday.
CLAR1ssA:
Gold AeddI Flour. MALINDA.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-04

SWEET MELODY o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

seasons gamble. 1t is said that he has
behind him, who believe in his fortune,
and have given. him almost unlimited
funds to play with. The strong point of
his play is its extraordinary GOODNESS.
He never loses his nerve, even when
the most tremendous sums are ut
stake. ..
They are very particular about your
appearance when you present yourself
at the doors of the gilded gambling hell
for a ticket of admittance. You cannot.
enter to lose your money if your trou-.
sers are turned up, and if there is mud,
on your shoes. tssS1@es
+ There are occasionally some amusing.
scenes, some stiff and stubborn English
man who stands on his dignity and in
sists on his right to enter. AS mat
ter Of fact. there is no right at all, as
the rooms belong to private company,
which has received authorization from
the Prince Of Monaco.
Once the officials turned away Lord
Salisbury, premier Of Great Britain.
The distinguished statesman was some
what oddly dressed, as was his wont
when holiday making, and the clerk
who was called upon to examine his
credentials professed not to believe his
statement that he was the marquis.
ooh! we have heard that before this
morning" said the little jack-in-office
with a cheeky assurance. Lord Sails
bury strobe away in high dudgeon. The
Casino managers became aware Of the
error and sent a messenger, with ample
apologies, hot-foot after the proud Ce-
ell. The latter accepted the excuse in
good part and used to laugh at the in
cident.
Last year the Monte Carlo rooms
made $7,5OO0O0, Of which nearly half
was divided among the stockholders.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

hold and field hospital use. It is SIM
pie and could be manufactured for
about a dollar. 1t consists merely of
a double-wall tin vessel with capacity
Of five gallons The hollow space be-
tween the two walls is about an inch
across. i
By the gradual admission of carbontc
acid into this hollow space through an
opening at the bottom and from there
to the vessel proper through a cross
arm tube, it is claimed that water may
be converted into ice in the space Of
sixty seconds and that meats, fruits
and beverages may be chilled or frozen
in a few seconds. This effect is pro-
duced by the sudden great reduction of
temperature caused by the rapid expan-
sion Of the carbonic acid, which is adj
mitted from an ordinary car6onic acid
reservoir.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
AT MONTE CARLO.
Strange AsSembIage Found Gathered
Around the Gambling Tables.

Strange AssembIage Found Gathered
Around the Gambling Tables.
There Is no stranger assemblage than
that which is to be seen around the
roulette-tables at Monte Carlo. Every
type is represented: the experienced
gamester, who can lose or win fortune
without the fafntest sign Of excite
ment; and the mere experimental, who
lays down few francs to try what the
sensat lions of play are like. The crou-
piers give their commands, 'FMessieurs,
faites votre jeu," and '"Le teu est fait;
rien ne va plus" Then everyone's eyes
are riveted on the wheel and the little
ball which decides the fortune of the
game. The fascination and vogue Of
the gambling tables seem to be now
greater than ever. The most sensation
al player recently has been tall, lanly
Russian, almost cadaverous-looking
The effect Of his singular physique is
heightened by his hair, which is brush
ed UP INTO q miniature mountain on his
head.
It is said that he won 100000 francs
($5OO,0o0) at the tables last year. He
got away safely with the money, but
he was drawn back again-lured on by
the hope of doubling or trebling his
fortune. The story goes that the crou-
piers allowed him to go over the maxi
mum stake-he was playing "trente ct
quarante" and not roulette-with the
certainty that he would presently over
reach himself. He was playing in his
widest and most eXtravagant fashion,
when a man offered him a cigarette ito
calm his nerves. as he said. The Rus
sian accepted it and walked out into
the hall to smoke it. 1t was drugged,
and when he came back he was unable
to follow his system and lost heavily.
When he had lost 100000 francs
($2OO,OOO) he suddenly came to himself
and hurried from the room. He had
still 100000. .
Now the man is back for another
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

so fine that 1t is necessary to. use q
microscope to read them. ..--.s 80
Mr.. Singer of sewing machine. fame
paid E12,0C0 for a pair Of opera glasses.
The lenses are, Of course, the best OBJ
tainable, but it was fact that the
glasses" were of solid gold, si1rmounted
by a Tyre encrusted with diamonds and
sapphires, which accounted. forsrthe
stall" price. "a .ys. .e~.
Women's hats are both common and
costly as a rule, but a woman. In
Brunswick, who made no great prefer
sions to fashion, holds the record for
the highest price paid for an article OF
millinery. She bought a hat with lot
terry ticket which the merchant accept
ed in place of the money. A few weeks
later the ticket drew the great prize OF
615,0OO, and though the woman's hus-
band tried to induce the merchant to
share the results he only received f25
The hat cost E14, 975.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

time in his own single alfalfa field bor-
dering the creek. He kept his riding
horse picketed outside the field, and
every evening, when work was finished,
forded the stream and came up to tele-
phone to his wife. Somehow his anx-
ious face made us glad to use our added
duties as an excuse for leaving him
alone.
1t was about ten days after his re-
turn that Mrs. Bradley came running
out to the corral, where we were doing
the morning milking.
s"Lafe, get your horse and go for Mr..
Olson!" she called through the bars.
Tell him they want him. His wife's
worse"
"Oh, send Cert" LATE protested; and
then, with sudden inspiration, "Pa
won't let us go across the creek"
Mrs Bradley made no answer, but
ten minutes later we saw Lafe's 9-year-
old sister gallOping up the slope which
led to Olson's house.
l think neither of us wanted to OBJ
serve the mans movements, but against
our wills we skunk down to our point
of vantage on the creek bank From
there we saw Olson run out to meet
the messenger, saw him dash back into
the stable, and almost at once emerge
on horseback and disappear at pace
which meant fresh horse or a break
down before the thirty miles to town
were covered.
bet he left his gates down and his
fire burning" 1 derided. "He never
thought of his stock" But the jeering
came hard, and we went back to our
milking in silence.
Not for the world would ave have ac-
knowledged an interest in the deserted
place, but all the same, 1 was at the
river bank a dozen times during the
morning; and when, little after noon
saw a stranger ride in through the
pasture and lead his horse to the sheds,
1 was conscious of distinct relief.
"Olson's sent somebody to stay on his
ranch" ventured, indiscreetly.
"Any of our business?" Lafe scorched
me into silence. "He could, easy
enough. Plenty of Norwegians along
the creek"
Apparently the new man was for
household service only; that is, he may
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
DEFENSE OF CRACKED CHINA

One Writer DepIOres the Discovery
of Harmful Germs Therein.
Chamber of horrors What may we
expect next from our pure-fOod bureau
Pity our household gods Think of the
clipped china we have worshiped these
hundreds Of years being scornfully rele.
gated to the ash heap by DR.. Harvey
Whatmore Wiley because of an alleged
discovery of 100000 disease germs
to the square inch Of crack! Our
grandmothers, God bless 'em, brought
out their blue china on state occasions
only, and were proud to exhibit the
cracks as evidence of old age and genu-
ineness. That fine soup tureen without
It's chips and cracks would not be worth
small bag Of salt, says the New York
Press.
The making of china is the oldest art
known to man. In fact, pottery ante
dates history. The Chinese records as
cribe it's invention to Emperor HOangti,
about 27OO B. c.. In America the mound
builders Of the prehistoric era and the
Indians before the white man were ex-
pert makers of earthenware.
The Hindu, the Hebrew, the Egyp-
tian, the Greek-all produced many
beautiful forms in pottery. Most Of the
specimens in existence to-day are crack
ed or Clipped. A learned microscopic
can examine the broken edge Of a plate
and tell whether the article was made
fifty or 5000 years ago. Counting the
number Of heterogeneous in a crack
is an easy job in comparison.
DR.. Pasquale Grillo took sharp Issue
with DR.. Harvey Whatmore Wiley. "Of
course, there are germs in cracked
china" he said, "as there are in every
thing else in the universe. And it may
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

some time ago the register was signed
with. quill pen which was used by
the. high contracting powers in signing
the treaty Of Vienna, and which has
several times been utilized at weddings
in the Ward family.
+ The most valuable fiddlestick in the
world is the one used by Paganini at
his farewell recital, afterward pos
sessed by Verdi, the great composer. It
was given by Paganini to his favorite
pupil, the late Count ti Cessole, and by
him bequeathed to Verdi. Many large
sums, ranging from $1,000, have been
offered in vain for this. unique posses
sion, and It's estimated value is at least
E15.OOO.
Seventeen pounds is a large price to
pay for key, but this sum has been
given by a member of the ROthschiId
family for what may be said to be the
most valuable key in the world. It is
marked with the arms of the Strozzi
family and Is believed to be the work
of the great italian artist Benvenuto
CGUlul, WHO III lue
century. The key is chiseled out of a
block of steel, presenting two grotesque
female figures and ornamented with va
rious scrolls.
Five hundred and fifty pounds was
paid by a nobleman at the beginning of
the eighteenth century for dog collar
Of gold. A collar of silver, with four
small diamonds, costing 200 guineas.
was sold to a society woman for her
pet pug dog. 1t is fashionable in
France to put gold bracelets studded
with Jewels on the forelegs Of poedles.
The plain gold collars with jeweled
settings cost no less than ego, while
the Jeweled collars run to f100. The
bracelets cost from e. to f70 each. 80
A Thermometer can be bought for a
shilling, but there is one used at the
Johns Hopkins University in the United
States known as Professor Bowland's
thermometer, which is valued at e.
900. The graduations on the glass are
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
MOST VALUABLE FIDDLEsTICK.
Empress Treasure Pen-ThimbIe
That Was Wedding Gift.

Empress Treasure Pen-ThfmbIe
That Was Wedding Gift.
The Queen Of iSam possesses a thimble
which was a wedding gift and is in the
shape Of a lotus flower. 1t is valued at
$4,000. Each petal bears the enlaced
initials Of his Majesty King ChulalOng
korn 1. and Queen Pongsi, set in rubies
and emeralds, while inscribed round the
rim is the date Of the marriage, the let
ters and numbering being decorated with
diamonds and pearls, says Tit-Bits.
The Empress Eugene treasured a pen
made from the quill Of a golden eagles
wing and richly mounted with dia-
monds and gold, which was used at her
request by the fourteen plenipotenti-
aries who signed the treaty Of Paris,
in 1856. When the Hon. Mr.. Ward, ED
est son Of Lord Bangor, was married
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

be that some of these are bad insteaG
of good. The proportion OF bad germs
to- good ones is as g. to 1,000,000,0OO.
The bad germs may kill you; the good
ones may be eaten by the spoonful
without harmful results. A healthy
person will eat many billions a day,
or at a single meal, without getting so
much as a suggestion of the stomach
ache. In fact, if he did not eat great
quantities of heterogeneous he could
not assimilate his food and would soon
dry up and blow away"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
VALUE OF WALKING.
Benefits to Be Derived From This
Form Of Exercise.

Benefits to Be Derived From This
Form of Exercise.
There is hardly an instance Of long
lived man who has not been for the
best part of his life brisk walker and
for some reason or other has had to
take exercise pretty well every day.
Riding is all very well and so are
other exercises, but there is nothing like
a good walk, because it stimulates the
blood and the muscles and necessitates
being in the open air.
If those who complain Of being stout
would only think Of this and never omit
a daily constitutional they would be
amply rewarded. 1t will keep them
young and their figures presentable.
It is simply a remedy that no one
needs to. Sitting about in the open air
is all very well and is far better than
sitting in the house, but it does not
keep you in good health.
It is quite another thing to ovec-
fatigue oneself. There is nothing bet
ter than to get into healthy perspir-
ter than to get into healthy perspira-
ton by walking. 1t is just like drink
ing glass Of cold water in the morn
ing. It is so simple no one believes in
it.
This may not suit everybody, but
those it does suit it will keep in health.
-Pittsburg Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
DOWN THE PATH.

laden all the air. there went maiden
And might well adore
walking heads together owly talking
He ne before
nd knew his r debeaon,
o. trepidaton a fb nothing
bending
Misunderstanding landscape
And could
had been kissed before
he bushing dicton
unkissedness a fcton-was a fb, nothing
eyelids Cupid
stupid than either
geving deceying
believing could
Of fiction
mistng
j w.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
A Matter of Nationality

down brush against the opposite head
gate. By one impulse we 'sprang up to
go to it. Then L halted.
Hell know it's us for sure if it fills
up to day." suggested. - 80
We were devoting ourselves to our
supper that night when a speech from
Mrs. Bradley caught our attention.
Il drove over to Mrs. Olson's to-day"
she remarked to her husband. "She's
going into town tomorrow. l told her
Mr.. Olson was to use our telephone any
time he wanted to get word to her."
"He's not going to stay with her,
then?" Mr.. Bradley questioned. 81 sup
pose he can't at this time of year."
''He feels he can't. He's just going
to take her in" Mrs. Bradley sighed a
little over the words, and fell into so
serious a silence that Lafe's indignant
Interrogation went unSpoken.
We observed the next day that no
smoke rose from the Olson chimney,
and for the three days of the owners
absence we turned our attention en-
tirely away from the adjoining ranch.
After our fashion we were honorable
adversaries. 4 sa
On the day Of Olson's return, Mr..
Bradley departed to- his mountain
ranch for the second cutting of alfalfa,
and LATE and l, left with the burden
of the ranch chores on our shoulders,
found ourselves at first pretty closely
occupied. Olson was spending much
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
MAKE YOUR OWN ICE.
And Do 1t in Your own Kitchen
Whenever You Want 1t.

And Do 1t in Your own Kitchen
Whenever You Want 1t.
The problem of producing ice In
small quantities quickly and cheaply
has apparently been solved by a French
inventor who has perfected machine
which is cheap, simple Of operation,
practically everlasting and thoroughly
practical
1t may be operated by belt connect
ed with steam engine, by small cleo
trio motor or by hand cranks. The in
vention is a rotative compression and
automatic machine, regulating itself to
all speeds, whatever may be the tenn
perature of the condensing water used.
The important feature, says the Tech
nical World, is a cylinder in which the
chemicals are sealed-the latter not
requiring renewal and lasting as long
as the machine itself-and which, re-
volying in water, produces the ice.s It
can also produce cold air.
The machine has no joint piece, no
pressure gauge, no suction or regula-
ting valve. 1t will work in. water
reaching even 113 degrees Fahrenheit
and saves 80 Der cent cooling water and
20 per cent Of motive power as COM
pared with any other freezing machine
known. ~ .sea .e<~>sS .<%es~
The Germans have also new freez-
ing device especially adapted to house
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
What Ma Said.

Little Girl Ito lady visitor) -Please,
Miss Jawerer, let me see your tongue.
Miss j. (surprised)-Why, my dear?
Little Girl-Why, ma said you'd no end
Of a tongue.-London Sketch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
He Protested Too Much.

"Dingle made a statement to me yes
terday and l believed him."
"WellY
Then he said: I mean just what I
say"
"And them?
"And then I didn't believe him.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

It was not till we were in bed and
in the dark that any comment on the
days events occurred to us. Then LATE
spoke from under the quilts:
"Jim, did anybody in your family
get killed in the war;"
"No," admitted. "My father hadn't
come over from Scotland then"
"And my grandfather was up in Can
ada. Say, I guess Olson stays on that
place. 1 guess he can call himself an
American just about whenever he
kes."-Youth's Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
Not tho Heavenly Maid.

"And have you music at the church,"
l asked the rural squire.
'WalI, no." said he; cant say we hev
Jest singin' by the choi-."
The News,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

grazing shat they had 10 keep the
grass b!tsrn SD ciuar hat 4, would die.
The po!st fa!Eht DO reached ~hoFe
Tho geese would fall to be- profitable.
ual~ss care was exercised To give
hem other grazing when needed
Thr care suggested for fruit trees 10
good. but pluwiaE or working be-"
t~s~a the trrea ~lth y diSc harrow
~oula likely be better than 10 use
gw~sr tn keep down tho graam. The
s-~a~ would merely make The ground
bare. II they kept down h grass.
aud The earth would pack and be
baked out by the sun. II not OF q
sandy nature. Stirring Tho soil does
more Than merely keep grass down
II let's air into the soil. and air In
aa necessary AZ wafer for making
plant food available. Also. II The
IL packed from being exposed 10
III. sun all the time without n sege-
,a,ton 10 protect II. rains could not
sonk into the soil enough TO supply
III. trees with the moisture they
would need. The rains falling on
The bare ground and not being able
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

SrveFal AJAX hos to kill potato
Bugs 0ro poaaa OF parta green to
t~o hgnar~a gallons OF water. ap~
Piled with = spraying machine. or
one pound of Paris Erc~a In twenty
pounds 81 sour thoroughly mixed
and a!ttes. on the plants from = ;hin
muslin nack ~hsis tho drw tn on. ~
= safe remedy, II q has a small
patch In the garden. uac In proper.
ston % one tablespoon of Paris
sysra to forty ahirsruon Of aour
Sometimes I; IL tsrrnsary IN repeat II.
= ~r~s az t~n fAys DO cot ~ast an
III potato vGnra arc half ~atra mp
before applying u~Eta aa moo a.
th~ bugs heEia Partly destroyed
sInra rr1raa an Injured and trss~nrt
crop
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

three years 10 get asparagus in first
class condition: but II cultivated n
ferulized. II will yield ahundan,iy
for a lifetime.
II the ground Ia deeply and thor
oughly prepared rs for transplant
Ing. the seed may be sown where
the plants are TO remain and thin
ned 10 two feet apart, with care to
TAX" all the intervening roots or
cTo~ns Asparagus Possesses me-
aieinal properties. and is especially
valuable for preventing and reilev-
ing kidney and urinary troubles W.
have been seastinE on asparagus
slne" February 18th. and use 4,
daily I'll we hare English peas We
~iaa ne could Induce each reader
10 atart asparagus this spring X
In no; 40 hard ~ IL seems. and when
started. p the trouble many.
raany time. by Tia pcrrnanency. An
ounce OF seed. costing aft~n ccats.
should make 400 plants I: Ia tn.
aras vegetable in tho spring. and
none can take It's place either In
r~alatahi9!ty or value As a wprtag
tonic and diaretlc. /; In the mnat
~a~a.cstnty favored vegetable gro~ /
Those ahn do not raise IT have no
idea what ~gustatory delights th~y
are ~aer-tviag themselves ri. CITY
eparare# pay ertraraEant prices for
:hIa dainty product. even though II
has thea loes ita frss freshness Cogn-
try a~ati-Tn rzay have IL IN nil It's
crisp 1cllcacy Just for tho raising
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

\ correspondent; axks hos 10 Kill
rut~orcgm- II tho garden had hcc.
~;'lo~ed az intervals during ~intrr.
the r~gtworr larvae would have been
opposed and Killed and ih~re would
aaT" been DO c~u;worraA this sprinE
heat bran .1o!aser~d With syrup
md arsenic added. made tn.o title
balls and laid abou. on the ground.
~tli attract them By tho sweetness
snd poisson them. Air-~iaekca lime
wtjl Mil thrus. but la.urc tho plata
To apply tho lime. ncs = tin can or
gagper cnn~ over The rlans IN pro
tert IL. pat a circle Of time complete
ly around. remove the can mr. paper
uop". carer rrrt rlaat. apply ls;se.
stc /, IL not 80 tedious as It s~ctna
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

Acxsvs. Editors ! hare tried every
ihias 20 keep "a down In ray or
ehAra. ard rn~ think Of rytnE =
spca u. geese. They tell me they cat
as much grass az a hoysr. aud where
they drop heir 9ang a. dies
Hogs root 100 much In tho orchard.
and sheep nip the trees | do cot care
10 plaat anything In mr. orchard. !
and Il grass Ia k~pt close and Tho
trees sprayed and white N ashe9. /, IL
all right Give snc your opinion.
NJ. tiIMEi..
Welcome. Ia.