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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-06

The Rev. W. w. Plerson; d. D., OF
Nashville, Tenn, was in the city Tues
day on the way to Fairmont TO at
tend the Mid-year Missionary meet
ing of the Southern Methodist church,
and while here was the guest OF the
Rev. 7. S. Wade.
The Rev. w. L. Lloyd, OF Hunting
ton, was in the city Tuesday en- rohrt
to Fairmont to attend the Southern
Methodist missionary convention,
DR., and Mrs. Benjamin f. Shuttle
WORTH have returned home from Phil
adelphia where he took special
course in post graduate work.
j. .. sullivan. Of Harrisonburg. rep
resenting the John E. sullivan cigar
house, Is in the city concerning with
R. S. Ogden, ST., the local agent 81
the house. 4. ~.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-06
INTEGRITY



and blackmailsd without stint, yet
st6eE are eitizehs Of whom any stace
might well feel proud. and when the
political history OF this state IS
written, after time mas cooled the
ayaEiee ana ambitions q the present
they win not he forgotten and will
not be referred TO as machine poll
Itielans,
As a matter Of fact, The Elkins
machine, you refer to is myth,
pure ana simple, existing only IN
the minds Of those who would put
from power the present dominant
party and those who have failed to
catch on. within the party.
Senator Elkfns Is a <.boseless lead
err, who asords to his fellow-work-
ers within the party the privilege
dear to every American citizen.
that Of thinking for ones self. "
For all Of the last twenty years itI
has been my pleasure to count my
self as one OF Senator Elkins'sI
friends. Never once in all these
years has he in any way sought to,
control my political course, although
many times differing from him.
AS to whether or not federal Of
| fice-holders IN West Virginia we're
politically active during. the last
campaign depends upon the view;
point taken. i am -p5t in a posi-
t,tion to speak for all of. them, but.
that they dosgot all worship at the
same shrine u certain. The list OF
federal oflice-holders who were
members of the state central COM
lnlittee early in 1908. which you sub
NIT. Is correct. and, barring the
writer areas talented and competent
a lot OF Americans as can be found
lin any state. William E. Glasscocii,
whom you refer to, is our govern
or-elect, the soul of honor. a
Hughes, " fearless in doing the
right us he sees it. One of the all
hsolutely truthful slogans of his cam
paign was Il wear no mans collar.
As to Elliott Northcott, I assure
you to know him is but to love him.
the SON of gallant Union soldier,
he stands today peer among his
Fellow citizens, an able attorney, a
scholarly, digntaed gentleman who
could not commit dishonorab!e
act.
As to Postmasters Denham and
Shot, both are, am sure, COM
petent officials. both standing well as
successful business men and both
may hove incurred antagonisms
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-06
NOTICE or APPLICATION 3 8
FRANCHISE.

y
TO Whom IT May Concern
Notice Is hereby. given that The nm.
dcrsigncd, The Hprnor Gaylord Com
pany. corporation, will nuke appIi-
cation in writing to the Council ar
the City of clarksburg. West viz
ginla. at Its regular meeting on Fri
day, the 10th day OF April. 1909. to
grant TO the sald The Horror GAYLORD
Company, Its successors ana assigns
franchise to lay, construct and
maintain across. over and upon BaJtl-
more Street Of said City. near the in
tcrsecuon Of said street with North
Sixth Street. railroad track to be
used as siding connected with the
trucks Of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company.
Notice is fgrthsF given that said
application in Writla4g was aied with
the Clerk Of said CITY on this day, and
that this notice wiil-bc published for
a period Of thirty iaays beginning on
this date and ending on April 3Oth.
1903, as REQUIRED bylaw.
| Dated March 81. 1903.
THE HoRNoR GAYLORD
COMPANY
! BY c. a. HoRNoR, President.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-06
GOES NO .nuN- !. lIol,sIcs.

Alvin d. BASEL, the we'll known
stock raiser and de,iier of Lost
Creek. left this city Monday hlghtsfo
Lexington and other points In Ken
lucky where he viii purchase aacav
load of tine horses. He is arranging
to take them to Lost Greek and hold
u big sale at his barn there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-06

speh Usually com sueeessfa
business men
RegaTding ne matter Had pss
. IN cabsll eounty hare rs n
sonal Information HoWete /.
not al infreqnen occurrence fos
cDuaty Conventions spaa
fWe sets Of Officers ana select No
Sets Of delegates Is q ne con-
Yention You refer % resolving self
into a mob take i that this state
ioi affairs did not exist foF IL thi
state the blood ~ the mount pesg
runs hot when the mob spirit Ii AZ
tant, something doing ana tie
coroner ana hndeEtaker get bnsy
In conclusion allow me 10 sle.
gest there y no twilight zone IL
politics - West Virginia; Ne nave
not yet reached that state 81 noiit.
Ical Civilization. am confisIeaa
fioReVegsthat much misleading t5Fi
nation mas s9sen 6sreRn as to 3E5iif
political morals, accusations have
been made that hadsno foundation Is.
fact. and when yor com.
mittee classes Mi. Elkins al a INA.
chine politician controlling both
state and federal patronage. policy
and Organization. you do him an In.
Justice. However. a have sug.
gested avoye.. he Is q leader Of men
againsha common. eReiny. but not d
boss IN his political household.
Trusting you that the above may
enable you to better understand no.
litlcal conditions. in our common-
wealth, Lam,
Respectfully yours,
s r. G: D. ELLIOTT!
~
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Great Scheme
THE CITY OF MEXICO.
Englich Capitalist Says 1t Is n.
IlghtfuI Place to Live

Ehgi'fh NhpithllHt says 1t Is n n.
lIghtfuI Place to Live.
For the past year | have hoon
making my headquarters in Nav,oo
and l have come to like the countrv
so well that shall, after returning
home to wind up my affairs. 20 bacp
there to stay permanently" said I w
Hughes, a capitalist, Of London. Enc
The City Of Mexico, where I bavs
spent much time, is a place Of extra.
ordinary attractions. During nv whole
sojOurn there | felt that life was real.
ly worth living, eve though I was IN
a measure barred from ms chief pleas.
ure, pedcstrianism. One can't walk
much In that place because Of its great
altitude. You are over a mile high
there. The air IS SO deficient in oyy.
gen that the heart must do greatly
mor than the normal amount Of work
and after footing It a few blocks Won
are painfully aware Of the fact BY the
way that the heart IS humping. That
also accounts for the great numbers
Of horses and vehicles IN the capital
city. | say without fear Of contra.
diction that there are more superb.
looking horses and luxurious elulpages
In the City Of Mexico than in any
town Of America or Europe.
The climate. too. is superb, about
like a fine May day all the year
round The suburban homes are e1.
quisite and are owned by a class Of
wealthy and highly refined people. The
greatest drawback is the high cost Of
living. Every article used In the
household is costly, and 1t takes quite
as much 10 maintain a decent estab-
lishment down there as in New York
City. Rents are simply exorbitant.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
How They Found Each Other.

Never were two people fonder Of
each other than baby and grandfath-
or. Therefore, you may know the con-
s%ternation Of baby when she learned
that grandfather was lost: for didn't
mother look out Of all the windows, ap-
pear very worried, and say, Dear me !.
I wonder where grandfather can be-"
When no one was looking, baby tod
died through the sitting room door.
crawled backward down the porch stems
and set of In a funny, brisk little trot
toward the bayfield,, creeping under the
fence when she reached It. Small as
she was. she understood that some
times grandfather liked to work In
the fields with the men, although moth
eT said he mustn't do IL.
"Baby'll find him - she said. sneak
ing plainly for such a little girl.
Half an hour later a coiored boy
named Joshua ran down the lane.
leaped the fence into the bayfield,. and
came breathlessly up TO an old man.
who was diligently raking hay.
"Mr. Billy" he gasped, Miss Edith's
most scared TO death the baby's
lCst!"
THE baby LOST cried grandfather
for 1t was he. You're sure she isn't
about the hOuse?"
Certain. sir"
Grandfather let the rake drop from
bis hands. "Ill search for her" be
said. "Go tell the men to come and
help hunt baby"
Joshua said, Eyes. sir" and was
about to turn on his heel when some,
thing funny happened. Round the tall
pie Of hay that grandfather had near,
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
PROVISION MARKET IN AFRICA

Travellers IN Africa find the standard
Of living somewhat different from what
they are accustomed to at home. One
Of the latest to report upon this mat
ter is Mary Hall In her book, "A Wom-
ans Trek from the Cape to Cairo"
The following paragraphs reflect q
strong light upon the condition Of mar
ket and kitchen IN British Central
Africa /:
When the native butcher proposes to
kill an OK, notice to that effect is sent
round to the white people on the prev
ious day. Once they were appraised Of
the fact by the following startling an
nouncement "A bule will be murdered
tomorrow morning at 6 a. M"
This cold-blooded crime, so carefully
premeditated-even to the exact hour
was, however, not committed, as the
following morning a second notice was
Issued, as follows The bule ran away
this morning, so was not murdered"
But this was an exceptional case.
l heard one story which is so char
acteristic Of the native that | repeat
it. The man who related it told me
that the incident occurred when he
was on a journey, and was suffering
from a bad attack Of fever. One even.
ing he fancied he would like some eggs,
and told his boy to get two and boil
them lightly.
After a time they were brought TO
him as hard as bullets. He told the
boy he must get some more and boil
them less but alas! these were brought
to him in the same condition, and the
poor fellow wished he had never or
dered them at all.
Being unwilling to give In, he made
another attempt, and told his boy,
Come to me when the water bolls."
The boy did so.
Now" said his master, put the eggs
In, and when you have counted fifty,
take them out"
The native method Of reckoning is to
count up to ten, and then begin again,
arriving at the total by the number OF
tens counted. The sick man heard the
boy start fair and get as far as four
tens, when a second boy interfered. aud
questioned whether it were the third OF
fourth ten.
This started a discussion and as
they could not agree, 1t was decided tC
begin all over again. Meanwhile the
eggs were still boiling. and getting
harder and harder. This was about
the last straw, and Ill as the man felt
he was compelled to get out Of bed and
put a summary end to the cooking op
erations.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
A Curious Vane.

One Of the most curious vanes to be
seen on any church in Great Britain Is
at Great Gonerby, a parish adjoining
Grantham.
II Is IN the form Of a fiddle and a
bow and is unusually large. Its his
tory is curious. Many years ago a
peasant resided in Great GOnerby who
eked out a modest livelihood by per-
forming on an old violin which was
almost a part Of his life. At last be
decided to emigrate, and out in the far
west prospered and became a rich
man.
One day he sent TO the clergyman at
Great Gonerby a sun sufficient to build
a church, and attached to the gift the
curious condition that a metal replica
Of his old fiddle and bow should be on
the summit Of the edifce. The gift
was accepted and the a n may be seen
on the church.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
INLAND CITIES AS sEAPoRTs.
A Proper Outlay on Internal Waters
Would Bring Marvellous Returns.

A Proper Outlay on Internal Waters
Would Bring Marvellous Returns.
We are spending hundreds Of mil
lions Of dollars upon Panama, partly as
a military measure, partly to enable
ships to save two transfers and a rail-
haul in carrying between the east and
west coasts, partly in a spirit OF ideal.
lsm-desiring to give a great free road.
way TO the world, says John L. Mat
thews in Success. II we spent an equal
sum or even less upon u Internal
waters under a systematic plan Of con
~servation we would make virtual sea.
ports Of Sioux City, Omaha, Kansas
City, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, St. Louis
and Chicago; would save all the trans
fers and overland rail haul which now
burden the grain OF the northwest and
the iron Of Pittsburg; would make 1t
possible for gunboats OF considerable
size to hasten to points nearly every
where in the interior Of the COUNTRY
and to defend with, equal force the
shores OF the great lakes and those OF
the gulf; and in the end we would
have, not from tolls, but from the by
products Of our industry, a net return
Of more than the original capital every
year to nation, state and individual.
We know from long and careful OBJ
IervatiOns, at what times water will fall
"a vast amount in spring and very lit
tie in autumn and winter. Our task is
80 to conduct It that there shall be at
all times a fairly standard amount In
the great rivers; that IT shall do, In
passing 10 the sea, ali the good il is
capable Of to agriculture, forestry, com.
merce and in the development Of DOW.
err and that it shall be prevented from
doing any damage By soil wash or by
any other can
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
oIeomargarine Versus Butter


Ol~eomargarine is a perfectly legiti-
mate product, and when made Of good
material and under sanitary conditions.
greatly to be preferred 10 poor butter.
The only kick" coming here from the
is when oleomargarine, be 1t
ever so good, masquerades under the
guise Of butter and is sold at the same
price. In Illinois most drastic laws
have recently been passed relating to
the sanitary condition of butterine and
Ice cream factories.
The Worcester (Mass.) Board Of
Trade goes still further in its crusade
for sanitary surroundings for the man
ufaCture Of Ice cream, when 1t says:
All establishments In which Ice cream
Is manufactured shall be equipped with
facilities for the proper cleansing OF
the hands OF the operatives, and all
persons Immediately before engaging In
the mixing OF the ingredients entering
Into the composition Of Ice ream or
IT'S subsequent freezing and handling
shall thoroughly wash his or her hands
and keep them clearly during such man
u~!tCture and handling. All such per
sOTs shall be dressed In clean outer
garments while engaged In such manu-
fActure and handling" Here is surely
a move In the right direction which
every woman will indorse.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Rich Men,

l can understand how men get ricn,
writes Rev. Robert J. Burdette. be-
licve a good many men are rich who
care no more for money than other
men care for land, or other men care
for the useless trinlets and toys Of
their fads. which they call "collec'
tons" They are led on by the thrill
and the Joy and the battle frenzy Of
the game. | can understand that but
II seems TO me a man remains Tlch
only because he associates largely With
rich men. Poor men don't come INTO
the bank. A man comes into the bank
who has either money or credit. 4 man
has to acquire a certain financial stand
ing before he can saunter Into the
presidents private room or Toll into tne
board room. II the banker would
change places with the preacher, he
would learn that there IS no sucn
thing as wealth I'm this world thai
when he went with n subscription BOOK
to the richest man I'm his congregation
the millionaire turned pale and con-
ided to his pastor, as one kneeling IN
the confessional. all his haunting
dreams Of the almShouSe. lie Woud
discover, ms he went mp and do"n TIC
street, soliciting money for his pool
that poverty. half-fel, three-quarlers
naked. and wholly pennilass, stalked ID
the land.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

1t was In the hotel Of a Western min
ing town that the New England guest,
registering in the office, heard a success
sion Of loud yells. What in the world
is that-a murder going on upstairs?"
he demanded.
mo-" said the clerk, as he slammed
the book and lounged toward the stairs.
Its the spring bed up In Number Five.
That tenderfoot up there don't get the
hang Of 1t, and every few days he gets
n o. the spiral springs screwed into
him like a shirt stud. l guess I'll have
to go up, II there amt anything more
| n do for you for a few minutaA"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
pntrick,. Con.teIIatIon.

A teacher in the first grade OF a Cnl-
cago grammar school told the chlldreh
the other afternoon about he wonder
full constellation Orion, the hunter
which rises on the southeastern horizon
throughout the winter months, and
stalks In shining glory through the SKY
at night. She told of the hunters belt
Of stars. and his mighty club when Is
continually appraised as he chases me
constellation called the Bull through
the heavens. The children listened
open-mouthed and wide-eyed.
Next morning, soon after the Dell
calling the class to order mad rung' a
small boy put up his grimy hand Il
sheek It excitedly in the direction OF
the teachers desk.
what is It, Patrick"
please, teacher. sure and l seen
him :" was the excited reJoinder.
who Is it you have SEEM demand
ed the teacher in a tone patient but
puzzled.
why, Organ. the fellow with the
club an the star what you was tellin'
us about" exclaimed the observant Pat
rick. Sure, an he's the p'liceman OIL
this beat"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
TrnnHpIantInE Treea.

In transplanting old trees 1t is deslr-
able to save all possible roots and to
have these disturbed as little as pos
sible. In the case Of young fruit trees,
however. good growth may be secured
II the roots are well cut back. One
may not fear then to cut away all
broken, mangled. dried or dead parts
Of the root system in setting young
trees. In fact, a tree is better on
without sucn dead parts. II the trees
have been so handled that all main
roots and small hbrous ones are fresh,
IL they show no signs Of having dried
out and especially II the cuts show
healing or II new rootlets are begin
ming to start there will be little need
OF pruning the roots at the time Of set
ting.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

A lady attended a state ball In a
dress the skirt Of which was arranged
In perpendicular plaits in front, stitched
across at intervals, and, unknown TO
her, a gold teaspoon got lodged at sup
per In one Of these pocketlike folds in
the cloth. OF course, there was m
spoon missing after the ball, and the
fact caused great perturbation to the
official In charge of the gold plate. The
next spring the lady went to a drawing
room in the dress she had worn at the
state ball, and as she bent low before
Her Majesty the plalts of her skirt
expanded and the gold spoon fell at the
queens feet.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Cement Hog waIIou.

A recent introduction In several up
to-date farm yards are cement hog
wallows. They are supplied periodical
ly with fresh water and the approaches
are made by pounding cobble stones
into the earth to prevent mud mixing
in with the water. Sometimes lice rem
edIes Of an oily nature are poured In
the wallow with the water. Being
lighter, Of course. the antiseptic stun
floats and the hogs can't go in without
getting an oily coating all over them.
This is objectionable, unless the rem
edy is harmless to the hog, inside as
well as out, because hogs will sometimes
drink from the wallow; but even this
Is taken advantage Of by using lice
killers.-Journal OF Agriculture.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Pruning Large Limb.

To ensure rapid healing IN the plant
after pruning II Is necessary that all
wounds should be left smooth. II II Is
necessary to use a saw In removing a
large limb the cut surface should be
left smooth and clean, particularly
around the edges. The sharper the saw
the cleaner will the cut be and this
should IN turn be made smoother oy
the use Of a pruning knife or a sharp
chisel. as the healing process starts
quicker and progresses more rapidly
when this p~recautlon IS observed. II
frequently happens that In order 10 Cd
tain the best results In removing large
branches. two cuts should be made. The
limb may be sawed of IS inches or z
feet above the point Of Its origin In
order 10 prevent splitting down and
tearing of a considerable part OF the
bark. After the weight Of the limb
has been lessened By cutting away the
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Bee Culture.

ALTHOUGH there is no fortune to be
expected In bee culture, the business Is
one OF profit. The raising of bees Il
one Of the most interesting Of pastimes
and also one that pays well for the in
vestment. Honey is, perhaps, the pur
est and richest Of all sweets and should
be found on every farm. or course,
farmers cannot be expected to main
tain large apiaries, though they should
always have a few hives. What is not
consumed on the farm can always be
sold.
Half a dozen or so colonies Of bees
in well-arranged hives is sufficient 10
begin the bee business. In fact, they
are about what the average farmer
should keep. Before embarking in the
business, however. it Is advisable 10
become posted as much as possible.
This can be done by studying books
and papers on bee culture and by visit.
ing some apiary conducted by "A man
who knows the business.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Grammar in Rhyme.


Three little words you often see
Are articles, a, an, and the.
A nouns the name of anything
Az school, or garden, hoop or swing
Adjectives tell the kind Of noun.
Az great, small, pretty, white or Drown
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand
Hh head, her face, your arm my hanu'
Verbs tell something to be done
To read, count, laugh, sing, jump OF
ruE.
How things are done, the adverbs TELL
As slowly, quickly, i'll or well.
C~onjunctlons join the words together
Az men and women, wind or weather.
preposition stands before
noun. as in or through the door.
The interjection shows surprise,
As, oh, how pretty! All, how wise!
The whole are called nine parts oil speech
Which reading, writing, speaking teach'
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Poultry PickinEs.

Fat hens and lots Of eggs are n
apt to go together.
Cooked beans are rich feed for hens
Have some for use by and by.
There are hogs among hens. Any
among yours? Get them out where
hey cannot rob those that are slower
eaters.
Dry" hens and those that lay ought
not to be fed alike. Separate them
and feed according to the business that
is being done.
Sometimes the old ring streaked and
speckled hen will lay the best OF any
In the yard; but don't conclude that
that always ought to be true. Breed
does tell, in hens as well as In every.
thing elsa