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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-01
PERSONAL

William L. GepDert returned last
night from brief vacation spent Vi
his former home. Galllpolis, o., and
Point Pleasant, where he visited his
sister, Mrs. F. B. Wallis.
L. v. Harm general manager for
the Oliver Typewriter Company, Is
spending few days in the city on
BUSINESS.
Miss Ersie Gains, OF Salem. is the
guest OF Miss Cora corpening.
Mrs. W b. corder has gone TO
Ashland. KY. to visit her parents.
I Mrs, f. Goodman and son. Phillip,
have returned to Their home in Mem
phis, Tenn. after attending the
Goodman-Nusbaum wedding,
Miss bessie Hawkins. of Buckhan-
non, who has been visiting in Fair
mont, is here for brief visit before
returning to her home,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Smith and daughter.
Miss Margery, are in Fairmont,
guests of the formers sister. Mrs. E.
c. Jones.
Josph A. Helm, civil engineer
and quite well known in this section,
having been employed on the con-
struction OF the Short Line railroad.
Is here from Leesburg, Va, and will
Visit friends several days.
/ c. NJ. Fleming is here from Wal
:Iace.
W, w Hess, of Wyatt, spent last
night here;
81. w klesher. of Fairmont. was
here oysr1sight
\ Isaac s1issDavisson was here Friday
from Wallace on business.
$. C. Boram is here from Lorentz.
Attorneys Harvey F. Smith and
Willard f. snider returned home
Thursday night from Huntington.
where they attended the annual con-
vention Of the West Virginia State
Bar Association.
Mrs. George t. Porter has gone To-
Washington. d. c., after a visit tol
her sister. Mrs. n. t. Lowndes
Miss Mary swisher and Miss
Young. of Rockford, have gone toI
bridgeport TO visit friends. after
spending few hours visit in this
city
Col 7. NJ. Jackson is in Washing
ton or business.
Dr. 0. C. Post, Of Jarvisvine. IS
in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-01
LUNBERPORT
And Neighborhood Items
About Persons and What
They Are Doing.


LI'MBERPoRT, Jan Dave Gif-
ford. aged 10, died at the nome Of
Boyd Griffin Tuesday night of APP
pendicitis. He had been complaining
for several days but was not consia-
cred serious until Monday evening:
when going from school he became
unconscious and lost some of his
books and dinner pail Drs. Hannah
and Haines We're called. hut he was
too far gone Funeral services We're
conducted by the Rev. James Ryan
and interment was made in the = o
10. i. cemetery at Lumberport
Miss Lille Fortney Is at home
from Huntington on vacation,
whore she has been attending school.
Shc is teaching school a few day
for Miss Ruby Morford, who is H.
Protracted meeting closed at jim
town last Sunday with eleven con
versions.
Miss Jessie Jenkins Of horgantown
Is visiting at the home Of Ellis Fort
ney, ;.
Max Halls house was burned down
recently. caused by the bursting ri
a gas pipe. All their household goods
were burned
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-01
no DRUGS, NO GRAFT.
$1,000 Challenge.
L. DEISON,
Cashier

DR.. Hardman uses no afro
pine or other drugs to paralyze
the eye in fitting spectacles,
pays no commission, graft nr
rake on to any person for
bringing or sending him pa
tients. He has used his safe,
scientific methods for over
twenty years. by which he has
fitted more spectacles than all
other in this county combined.
When anyone insists on taking
or sending you to those of less
experience. for glasses or treat
mant, or offers you a letter OF
introduction to them, place
your hand firmly about your
pocket book. squeeze 1t gently.
open your eyes, count five (S5)
and use your own Judgment in
choosing your oculist, for no
one is competent to advise you
on a subject about which he
knows nothing. Or Hardman
viii pay one thousand dollars
in gold to any oculist or person
in the State vino can compete
with him in fitting spectacles
by the use Of drugs or any
other method except those
used by him; patients to dc.
eide the contest.
DR.. Hardthan, Eye, Ear.
Nose and Throat Specialist,
lfs Third street, Clarlssburg,
W. va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-01
sHAREmoLpERs MEETING

The annual meeting Of the share
holders of The Empire National
Bank for the election OF directors
and any other business that may
properly':come before it, will be held
at its banking house January ~,
1909, at l o'clock y. m.
L. L. DEISoN,
C,c1,iar
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-01
Monday,
January 18th

and will continue the sale
until Saturday Night, Jan
uary 9th. No goods pur-
chased in this sale will be
taken back or exchanged.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

turhcd since thc house was built il
was n supreme disappointment.
1t had been Mr.. Jameson 5 idea that
the hidden room il there was one,
would be found somewhere near tho cir
ruiar staircase. I'm fact, | knew that
lie had oucc investigated tho entire
length of the clothes chute, hanging To
Il rope. with This i'm view, ! was re-
IuctnnIly about TO concedc that ho had
been right, when my eyes fell on the
mantel and fireplace. The latter had
evidently never been used it was closed
with 4 metal fire front, and only when
the front refused 10 move, and inyesti-
CATION showed that it was not intended
To he moved, did my spirits revive.
/ hurried INTO the next room. Yes,
sure enough. there was Il similar mautel
bOth rooms the chimney fluG extended
well ont from tho wall / measured
with the tapc.hnc, my hands trembling
so thai ! could scarcely hold it. They
extended two feet and half INTO each
room, whch, with the three feet of
space between the two partitions. made
eight feet 10 be accounted for Eight
feet IN one direction and almost seven
IN The othcr-whaL n chimney 1t wasi
But ! had only located the hidden
room. | was not IN it, and no amount
of pressing on the carving of the wood
en- mantcls, no search Of the floors for
loose boards. none of the customary
methods avaiIcd at all. That there was
a means OF entrance, and probably e
simple one, | could be certain But
what? What would | find If ! did get
in! Was the detective right, and were
the bonds and money from The Traders
bank thcreI Or was our whole theory
wrong! Would not Paul Armstrong
have taken his booty with him! II
be had not. and if Doctor Walker was
in the secret, be would have known
how TO enter the chimncy room. Then
who had dug the other hole in the
false partition
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

realized that Llcicn was tho ruling
passion i'm this lonely woman 5 llfc. HE
found ont where the child WAS hidden,
and threatened fo take him away.
Anne was Frantic. The positions be
camo reversed Where Arnold had
given morev for Lucieu s support, as
tho wears went on he forced money
from Annc Watson instead, uniil snc
was ALWAYS pcuniles. The lower Arnold
sank in The scale. tho heavier his de-
mauds became With the rupture be
tween him and his family. things were
worse Anne took the child from the
home and hid him i'm Il farmhouse near
Casanova, on tie CIaysburg road, There
sIlo went somptmcs 60 scc the boy, and
there he had taken fever. The people
were Germans, and he called the Farm
cr' wife GroSsmutier. He had grown
into y beautiful boy. and he WAS all
Anne had 10 live for.
The Armstrong; left for California,
and Arnold s prosecutions began anew.
He was furious over the child S dis
appcarauce and she was afraid he would
do her somc hurt. Sh" loft the big
house aud won't down fo the lodge.
When had rented Suunysido, however,
she had Thought the prosecutions would
siop. she had applied for the position
of hOusckeepcr. and secured H.,
llal IJu DteU Nn '1iLui HfN
night Louise arrived unexpectedly.
Thomas cent for Mrs. Watson and then
went for Arnold Armstrong at the
Greenwood club Anne had been fond
uf I.ousc-shc reminded her Of Lucy.
She did not know what the trouble was
hut funiso had been I'm . state of ter.
rihIc excitement Mrs. Watson tried 10
hidr from Arnold. but ne was ugly. He
left the lodge and went up 10 thc house
aAon, ,wo-thirty. wGs admitted at the
east entrance and camc out aGt'n very
soon. Something had occurred, shc
didn't know what; but very soon Mr.,
Inur- and another gentleman left, MS
in" the car.
Thomas aud she had rot Louise quiet,
and a l,.tlc before three. Mrs Watson
started up tu tho house, Thomas had n
key 20 the enst entry, and gave 1t to
her.
ON the WAY across the lawn she was
confronted by Arnold, who for some
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

she gave the address of lmcieu at Rich
field 10 the old man, aud almost hun
dred dollars The money was for Lu-
cicn s board until She recovered. She
had sent for me 10 ask me If ! wonld
try TO interest the Armstrong; IN the
child When she fonpd herself grow
ing worse, she had written 10 Mrs. Arm
strong. telling her nothing but that
Arnold 5 legitimate child was at Rich
field, and impIoring her Ia recognize
him. She was dying the boy was I'M
Armstrong, and entitled 10 bis fathcr :
share of the estate. The papers were
in her trunk at SwuuysIde with let
ters from the dead man that would
prove what she saId Shc 1as going;
sho would not he Judged by earthly
laws; and somewhere else perhaps Lucy
would plead for her. II was She who
had crept down the circIlar staircase.
drawn by a magnet, that night Mr..
Jameson had heard some ono there
Pursued she had fled madly, anywhere
through the first door she came TO.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
CHAPTER XXI.
Between Two Fircplacos.

What with tho excitement ol Inc diS'
covery, The walk hone under thc stars
in wet shoes and dragglcd skirts and
getting upstairs and undrcsscd without
rousipg I,iddv. WAS completely used
up, What To do with NY boots was
the greatest puzzle of all, there eGIn%
no place in the house safe from LlddN'
until I decided TO slip upstairs the next
morning and drup them into the holt
the ghost - had made in the trunk
rGom wall
went asleep aS soon us reached
this decision. and IN my dreams ! IlN"n
over again the events Of inc night
Again | saw the group around me silent
figure ON the grass. and again; as mao
happened at the grave, ! heard Alex :
voice. tousc and triumphant;
Then we've got them, he sand.
Onlv, i'm my dreams. he said II over
and over until he seemed TO shrek IN
my cars.
/ awakened early. in spite of my
fatigue and lay there thinking Nho
was AleNs | no longer believed thai
he was u gardner. Who was the man
whose body we had resurrectcd; And
where was Paul Armstrong Probably
living safely in some cXtrndltlonlcss
country on the fortune he had stolen.
Did louise and her mother know oil
the shameful and wicked deception !!
What had Thomas known, aud Mrs,
Watsou7 Who was Nina Carringtou'
This last question. IT seemed 10 me
was answered In some way the woman
had learned of the substitution, and
had tried 10 usc her knowledge ioI
blackmaiI Nina Carringtuu own
story died with her, but, however II
happened IL WAS clear that she had
carried her knowledge 10 HaI-cy the
afternoon Gertrude aud | were looking
for clues TO the man | had shot on the
east Verauda. llalSoy had been hall
crazed by what he heard. it was cvl-
dent that Louise WAS marrying Doctor
Walker To Keep The shameful secret,
for her mother : sake. llalscy. always
reckless. bad gone at once to Doctor
Walker aud denounced him. There had
been scene. aud lie left on his way
10 the station 10 meet and notify Nh.
Jameson of what he had learned. The
doctor was active mentally and pAyslc-
ally. Accompanied perhaps by Riggs.
who had shown himself not ovcrscrupu.
Ions until he quarrclcd with his en-.
pIovcr. he had gone across 60 the rail
road emhaul;mcnt, and, by jumping i'll
trout % the ear had caused lIalsey
10 swerVe. The rest OF the story we
knew,
That was my reconstructed theory of
that afternoon and evening; II was
almost corrrct-not quite.
There was n telegram that morning
from Gertrude.
'.HalSey conscious aud improving.
Probably home in day or 80.
GERTRUDE. -
With Ilalscy found and improving in
health, and with nj last something TO
work ON, | began that day. Thursday,
with fresh courage As Mr.. Jameson
bad sad. the lines were closing mp.
Thai | was 10 be caught and almost
finished in the closing was happily un-
known to MS all.
1t was late when ! got up, ! lay in
my bed looking around the four walls
uf the room. and trying TO imagine
behind what one of them Il secret cham
hcr might lie. Certainly, in daylight,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

reason was determined to get into the
house. He had golf.siitk in his hand
that he had picked mp somewhere, aud
on her refusal he had struck her with
il, Ono hand had been badly cut and
il was that. poisoning having set IN,
which was killing her She broke away
in frenzy Of rage and fear, and got into
the house while Gertrude and Jack
Bailey were at the front door She
went upstairs. hardly knowing what she
was doing. Gertrude : door was open,
and IGaIsey's revolver lay there on the
bed. She picked it up and turning,
ran part way down the circular stair
case, She could hear Arnold tumhling
at tho lock outside She slipped
down quietly and opened the doors
lie was inside before she had got back
10 The stairs II was quite dark, but
she could SEQ his white shirt bosom.
From he fourth step sbc fired. AS he
fell, somebody in The billiard room
screamed and ran When the alarm
WAS raised. She had had no time to get
upstairs. She hid in the west wing un-
til every one was down on the lower
floor. Then she slipped upstairs, and
threw the revolver out of an upper
window. going down ngain i'll time to
admit the mon from tho Greenwood
club.
If Thomas had suspected, he had
mover told. When she found tho hand
Arueld had injured was growing worse.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
1917 Pounds Gonei

The remarkable case OF Miss Artic
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her own words:
when | look back to the time before !
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
Lost 80 Pounds In 80 Days.

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writes:
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

She had fallen down the clothes Guy
and been saved by the basket psnes'j
could hnve cried with rehet;; ,nea
had not been Gertrude, after al,'
That was the story. sad ana 'sS'5J
though it was, the very telling
seemed 10 relieve the dying Wo%'I
She did not know that Thomas ~.
dead. and 7 did not tell her p',J
iscd TO look after Little Luflee;; =.
saf with her until the intervals 9; Gs;:,,,
sciousuess grew shorter and WI '.,ss.
ceased altogether. She died toa' nv
(To be continued.l
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
Loses 81 Pounds;
Thanks God For It.
Further Proof OF Wonderful Strength
Giving Effects Of KclIoGg's Treatment.

Mrs. s. r. Carter of Tracy. Ky. lost
CO pounds OF nesh aud says she thanks
God for IN" great blessing the treatment
brought her.
II feel better than at any timo in nf-
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this time Is lI& pounds.
Very soon ] began To feel beyond all
doubt that / was really losing ~ fast as
was best / weighed ut commencement
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photo.
thanllful 10 Cod HAT | found the right
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You can usc my name when You want
10 Anyone that wants TO near what J
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
The Above Photographs Taken From Life Showing Remarkable
Flesh by Means of Kellogg's

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
Ohio's Fat Boy" In 70
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
Leaves No Wrinkles.

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ton.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
How Much Flesh
Should You Lose2
What the WelI~Formed Man or Woman
Should Weigh

The following is tho correct height and
weight OF a welI-fornod man. a woman's
weight will he generally about pounds
less than the following figures.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
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trr - "A
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
HOW HE CURED
BLOOD !. POISON

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years There is nothing that equals
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The acknowledged of S S. blood remedy induced
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

\ ladv's waist should be -frths of
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-10

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n Dozeh Table Spoons; regular price $500, n
Berry Spoon; plain bowl, regular price $2.25, I
Cold Meat Fork; regular price $3.50, now &C..
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-10

Flannelette Gowns for women, with
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Short Knit Skirts with borders, and
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

sons and the chief of police had not
issued such orders and that they were
being guarded at their homes, because
the Infatuated mob had threatened
them with harm. The citizens were
angered because the local authorities
had permitted James and Alexander
to get away after the killing of Miss
Policy.
Governor Deneen told Adjutant
General Scott that he expected to can
eel an engagement to speak in Chi
cago tonight and that he probably
would leave for Springfield before
noon today.
The adjutant general was instruct
ed to remain at Springfield to keep in
touch with the movements of the
Fourth infantry and preparations for
mobilization of a second regiment, and
to await the governors orders.
This affair." said the governor. sis
not as serious thus far as it might
have been, but it is serious enough
now and disgrace to the state of IL
linois. The disgrace will be more keen
ly felt by the citizens of the COM
monwealth because it is the second
time within a few years that lynchings
and riots have stained the name of
their state Troops are essential in
such disturbances and 1 hope that the
presence of the militia at Cairo today
will bring the unorganized mob to it's
senses"