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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-09-01

disposed. Please whirl her the other
way awhile, unkie."
Virginia walked forward. They
We're dying higher now, and she could
see the pine woods far inland. with
their square patches Of plowed fields.
their white houses behind the great
green globes of the china trees. Far
over the northwest scared q great
aeronat. silver white, as If covered
with tin foil
Il wonder IL that isn't the Roc"
queried Virginia.
III it Is" said he, "and she comes
about this place Wen show her what
real aviation is
Then they swept over and down the
coast. They turned back and swirled
out over the sea.
oh look. look" suddenly said vir-
glnia. There's some one in the wa
ter"
Below foated the half collapsed and
sinking goodwill of submarine Be
side 1t lay n great blotch of darkness
so symmetrical that Theodore was i'm
pressed with the sudden idea that it
was submarine rather thnn patch
Of dark sand. A man on the derelict
was struggling, shouting and waving q
white cloth as II in distress. Theo-
dore's eyes flashed. He reversed the
thrust of the wing propellers. and in
an instant they were fighting the air
with oil the power of the mighty en-
Eines. The passengers felt their bod
les sway forward with the momen-
tum as the Virginia slowed up, halted
and moved astern. and as accurately
as II he h" had years Of practice
Carson brought her to over the strug-
Cling man and lowered her slowly.
slowly. toward the sweIls which rose
to meet her until the line thrown over
BY Carson dabbled in the water by
he castaway's side.
Can you climb up?" cried Theodore
Il don't dare come much lower"
"For Gods sake" called the man.
bring her down a foot or so! I'm. too
weak 10 climb"
Cheer up% called Theodore. IFS
risky. but I'll try"
If lie was to be saved there was no
tilie to Ba lost. So taouglt Carson as
lie oppressed the Virginia more and
more. Wilmer set his teeth in Il fierce
determination 10 put both man and
ship ont of tie field at once. He was
the sole custodian OF tile secret of her
construction save for Carson. II he
could drown her and master the Sc.
crct Of the glass globe he could re.
build her. make his terms with
Siayne. be the greatest In his line.
And he seized the nacelle with fierce
energy, threaded steel chain through
TN opening IN the structure and drop
ped back into the water. holding the
chain III lis hand 1t ran around the
aluminium beam with u sharp, rasp-
ing, startling rattle.
Hes fallen in cried Virginia.
ITO he santlsaed.))
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CERTAIN RESULTS
Many a CIarksburs citizen Knows
How Sure They Are.

Nothing uncertain about the work
OF Doan's Kidney pills In clarksburg.
There is plenty of positive proof Of
this in the testimony of citizens. such
evidence should convince the most
.skepttcal doubter Read the follow
ing statement:
w. NJ. Cross, 340 e. Pike street.
clarksburg, w. Va, says: II suffered
severely from kidney complaint for
several years and became so discour-
aged that did not care whether /
lived or died. Ny back was so lame
and weak that was forced to walk
In stopped position and was scarce
~ able to get around. Ny kidneys
were weak and was caused much an
noyance by irregular passages Of the
kidney secretiUns. After taking many
remedies without relief, Doans Kid
ney Pills were brought to MY atten-
ton an procured box at Wells &
tdaynrnker's drug store They COM
+pletely cured me and my back is now
as strong as ever" Statement given
November %. 1902.
Confirmed Proof.
On July s. 1907, Mr.. Cross CONFIRM
ed his previous statement In the fol-
lowing words: Il am iust as erthusi-
astic in my praise OF Doan's Kidney
Pulls as when ! publicly recommended
them in 1902, l have noticed some
slight attacks of backache since then,
brought on by hard work, but Doan's
Kidney Pills have quickly reomved
the trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Bnifaio, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's--an
take no other.
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COMMITTEES
OF West Virginia University
Alumni Association Are
Appointed.

The Rev. H. c. stoetzer, of Fair.
mont, president OF the West Virginia
University Alumni Association. has
announced the appointment of the
following permanent committees:
Executive committee for 1910
1s11-Frank Cox, D. NJ. Willis, c.
r.. Jones Miss Nell Moreland. Miss
Margaret Buchanan, C. b. ollie,
Walter South, Mrs. villa Hart Leh-
man, William G.. Brown. George S.
Laidley. Thomas E. Hodges. c. NJ.
Babb. R. L. Morris. Richard Daw-
son. Ed G. Donley, Robe.. Green, NJ.
c. Tough, H. c. Ogden, d. H.
Courtney, NJ. N. Nelly.
Committee on Permanent Record
for 191O-1911-J. R. Trotter, r. A.
Armstrong. Mrs. s. F. Glasscock, J.
G. Pritchard, G. W. Lynch, j. W..
Francis. j.. C. NJ. McWhorter. Miss
Lillian Hackney. c A. Ellison, I.
E. Bush, George NJ. Beethoven, Jr,
o. G. Wilson, T.. NJ. Lee, T. n.
Foulk. C. E. Martin, Mrs. E. NJ.
showalter, Rev. E. A. Brooks, C. f.
Carrigan.
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Would you really go on the trial
trip" he asked.
"Try me-" said she. Il want to-"
You'd be worth dozen of Captain
Harrods," replied Carson. He hasn't
the faintest idea of the principles of
the Virginia, while you could fly her in
a week"
Il could now" asserted Virginia
THE Virginia is simple. manageable
little thing. like her namesake."
III she shows all her namesake's
sweet traits began Theodore.
Then I'm to go?"
Captain" cried Theodore, "here's a
girl that wants to ship as first mate!
Nuke sail. captain. We're going"
But Virginia seated herself beside
Theodore. wearing a dress of soft
white wool, close fitting little cap on
her head and carrying jacket over
her arm.
Now. shall keep the manometer
readings? oh. You haven't any! Well,
then, the altimeter statoscopeY" she
suggested.
Its self registering" said Theodore.
REALLY there's nothing to do except in
emergencies. and
And there'll be no emergenclesr
she cried. Throw in the clutch. adj
mlral of the clrcumambIent inane!
You do the work, and I'll play lady!
We're orr
Are you willing" said he. turning
TO her. ito forgive ME for this aud ev-
erything may ever have done, what
ever happens?"
Whatever happens or doesn't hap
pen, forgive you" she cried Throw
in the clutch before the horoscopes
stop and the Virginia gets brain fag-
or shall r.
Just for luck" said Theodore, you
throw 1t in"
She threw over the lever. and the
wing sections started like 10000 boys
''buzzes" The big bird rose perpen-
dicularly from the ways and famed
the ground no more. Theodore turned
on a little more speed. put the rudders
aport TO bring her head TO the light
seward wind. and us she mounted
higher and higher he tried Ter con
troll. He pushed over the lever that
determined the thrust OF the driving
blades. and she shot IN over the dunes
like wild thing until lie headed her
back for tile gulf Well inside the bar.
so that an oSerturn might not mean
drowning. he circIed about in u wide
curve. which he gradually narrowed.
by Il more extreme USE Of the helm uu-
til she was spinning round and
round in an orbit, III which the tips
of the inner wings were almost sta
tionary and threading" air like n paus-
ing swimmer.
"rhut tests out the balancing de-
vice" shouted Theodore. "How's
that?"
AYE. aye, sir" said Virginia. Tint
do sure test out the balancing device.
And II you let her chase her tail ike
this much longer I'm going TO he In
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seat on condition of remaining quiet,
but he refused to accept the condi-
ton and paced the corridor, stop
ping every delegate who came out
and engaging him in a discussion OF
the point. He didn't get a great deal
of comfort. In the first. place. no.
body was in sympathy with him. anu
a few were inclined to scold him for
starting the only excitement OF the
week.
Why" said member of Balti-
more lodge, you're holding your
convention on neutral territory,
where people don't worry about
1853. In the war time the Federals
punched Baltimore IN the nose anil
the Confederates kicked Baltimore in
the pants! We got it going and
coming, by golly, and If anybody's
got a kick, Baltimore has; but If we
are not kicking, why should you?"
AT noon Reeves had not quieted
down and still said that If the speech
of DR.. Strauss. of Baltimore, stayed
on the records OF the Moose he
would get out of the order.
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Moose are fighting for-the protec.
ton OF the white race"
Somewhere about this time Dele
gate Reeves, who had been turning
in his seat and muttering to those
near him, shouted:
Il didn't come here to hear a rebel
speech and won't stand for it,"
sit down, Snyder" some one in
the gallery called to him.
u won't sit down." he retorted.
We are not here to listen to rebel
speeches.
Sit down, sit down." came from
all over the house. but Reeves stuck
to his point and repeatedly shouted
that he wouldn't listen.
Forced to Leave the Hall.
You'll have to be quiet and sit
down or go out said deputy SER
geant-at-aEms.
Reeves chose to leave the conven-
ton hall, and as soon as he got out
side he declared loudly and excitedly
that rebel speech" had gone on
the records of a national organiza-
ton and in language more forceful
than eloquent said he was through
with the Moose.
III we've got to come here and lis
ten to speeches Hike that and have
them go on our records" he said.
pounding his left hand with his right
fist, then I don't want to have any
thing to do with the order Of
Moose. It is against the rules OF orr
order to introduce politics, and /
simply won't and can't stand for a
speech like that"
Were you in the Union Army?"
NO, but by I'm Union
man The idea of him talking like
that, making stonewall Jackson the
biggest man in the country. Why.
stonewall Jackson tried TO wreck
our nation: that's what he tried TO
do"
War Not Over With Him.
"Bnt the war is over" ventured
another delegate. who was trying to
paclfy the Pennsylvania.
ut isn't over for me-" he said, !
when such speeches as that 60 on !
Moose records. There is whole lot
Of people in this country who have
not forgotten the war l haven't.
Reeves could have gone back to his
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REBEL TALK
BY A MOOSE
Lodges Gift Causes AL
most a Riot.
EXCITING is INCIDENT
So ~ ssdIsSH;
Charleroi Member Objects
Strenuously to Praise for
Stonewall Jackson.

An exciting scene took place yes
terday at the meeting of the Loyal
Order of Moose in annual convention
in Baltimore, in which the Clarks-
burg lodge figured. The incident
was the result of the lodges presen-
tation of souvenirs from the birth
place of stonewall Jackson. The
Baltimore Evening Sun gives the fol-
lowing account of the occurrence
from the Democratic view:
The contest for the next conyen-
ton was exciting enough, but the
real event was when j. L. Reeves, OF
charlerol. Pa. jumped to his feet,
shouting: q didn't come here to
hear rebel speech!"
c!arksburg lodge was presenting
two gavels-one made of the doorsill
OF stonewall Jackson's home, TO the
supreme lodge, and the other made
OF the post OF Jackson's bed, to Bal
tImore lodge. f. ]. Henning, of Mil
waukee. made the presentation
speech, and DR.. George A. Strauss, of
Baltimore. accepted on behalf of
both the supreme lodge and Balti-
more lodge. In referring to the as
ISOLATION of the gavels with Southern
history, DR.. Strauss paid a glowing
tribute to the memory of stonewah
Jnckson and said:
The people of the South were
for the same thing the
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they were guilty Of fraud. there was
no aeronef, and the Air Products com
pany would collapse at Mr.. Waddy's
detection.
Ting-a.ling-ting-tIng-g-g-g!
His telephone rang. Was his good
angel Mrs. Graybill on the wire? She
was.
"You know who this Isl"
Know these tones?" he gushed.
"Why. were in deepest hades through
geological depths of burning mari and
Ignite and other carboniferous depos-
its I'd know theml What is IT, fair
one2p
'oh. nothing. Only ! have just
learned at the postodice that Mr.. Car
son Is back few miles. through la
COON, and the man will get US a guide
with a boat to take us through those
nafrows In the morning. Is that all
rightT
You are My God. Caroline, you
have saved me from you know not
what! / shall love you, love you, love
you
And the telephone was hung up.
They went through the canal in
great style. They skinned the black
waters OF Freshwater lake aud landed
at the shelly hummock. While the
boatman searched for. the path to the
gulf beach they sat on the shell
mound. fascinated by the strange land
scape. The expanse Of black pools
and reedy marshes between them and
the line OF surf. which they could hear
roaring beyond the dunes. was dotted
with clumps of tall pines and splotch-
ed with scrub oak thickets.
Those pines," said Mrs. Graybill,
ARE like palms. Why. what's that?"
exclaimed Mrs. Graybiil.
Rising from beyond the dunes, as IL
from the sea, there scared great
something which moved like a bird.
1t swelled like a magic ship as 1t
neared them. sailing low and dominat-
ing the sky like a cloud. 1t came with
the most amazing speed. like nm eagle
In midswoop. so swift. so light. so
facile that oil impression of weight
was abolished, and the huge thing
filed the mind with the notion of levi
ty-llke humming bird.
"oh. OF course" said Craighead, his
hands trembling. his face white. this
man Carson is a fraud! Oh. yes. we
knew 1t all the time. But you see
that his aeronef has gone through the
empty form Of eventuatlug. all the
same. Flying like frlsate bird!
Shayne. charge! Roll over, Silber.
berg and don't dare move till say
so! Oh. this IS rotten-rottcn! I've
got to kiss some one! Hurraym
Mrs. Grayblll was running along the
path after the guide. Mr.. Waddy pun.
ing along behind, hopelessly unpIaced.
Did you see Carson? said Craig.
head. "And there was girl with
him.
Emerging from the dunes. they saw
the airship skimming or along the line
Of beach foam. Down the beach stood
Mrs. Stott and Captain Harrod. look.
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ing after the airship in, amazement
and delight. Then. turning like a
frightened heron; she swept SEWARD
md came down the wind like an ar
row. Virginia waving an American
flag over the rail- and Theodore swing
ing his hat.
Suddenly as she passed them with q
maneuver so astounding for aerial
craft that they could scarcely believe
their eyes she stopped. The sharp
whir CT the beating wing sections told
OF the sudden reversal of their stroke
and of the unprecedented phenomenon
of the almost instant arrest Of such a
machine in midair. 1t was an unnec-
essary strain. thought the captain.
he saw the reason. however, mo-
ment later. A black Shiny nose-the
nose of the Stickleback-poked Itself
above water right ahead of the Vir.
ginia. A boat that looked stove and
sinking drew away from her, With a
struggling. gesticulating figure In it
waving signal of distress. The Shiny
nose sank, and the apparent castaway
was left as II to perish unless rescued
by the Virginia.
Accepting the humane task. lower.
lower. lower sank the aeronef, until
its car appeared almost to touch the
waves. The man in distress seemed
to throw something ike lasso over
the nacelle Of the airship. and the
great bird rose slightly, rs If to be
safe from the pillows. The Sickle
back again peeped above the waves.
her manhole opened. and the castaway
Of the stove boat went down into the
submarine.
1t was absolutely beyond the power
Of any one looking on to guess what
was taking place. Why had the man
made the signals for help If the sub.
marine was standing by? If the com.
ing Of the submarine to his rescue was
unexpected. why had he not cast of
the line from the aeronef? Why And
suddenly they all felt that something
sinister, something devllish. was TAX.
ing place. They heard shout from
Theodore. a scream from Virginia.
The submarine had come awash again.
and from her open manhole came the
crack of pistol-a pistol aimed at
the airshtp. Then she sank again, and
the airship was drawn downward by
the line. Struggling toward land
hanging by the fatal thread. like a
trapped bird. she strained at her teth-
er, while the grim submarine. like a
deyilfishg which had thrown tentacle
about waterfowl, made seward. out
into the gulf. out into deep water. with
a purpose as manifest as it was dead.
IL
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CONTINUED from last week..

His second reason for becoming Mr.
Craighead's double was his sense o:
duty Of preventing that pupil of DR.
Witherspoon from breaking the vow
OF abstinence. So he drank most OF
the tntoxicants served to Craighead,
somewhat to the Injury Of his health.
but much to the betterment Of his rep.
utation as a rotsterer. Altogether 1t
was a relief to get Craighead back
home, where he installed him as a
lodger and boarder. charging him well
Tor his accommodation and lending
him the money on his note to pay for
1t On arrival he went to bed and
turned Craighead over to Mrs. Cray
bill. with strict injunctions to tele-
phone the sheriff's office If be was un-
accounted for for more than an hour
1t was situation with some unique
aspects. Mr.. Craighe ad began Willing
away time with a work on the Nor
phology Of the Crawfsh" and dips into
De Quincey's Spanish Nun" Look
ing from the library window. he saw
Mrs. Graybill enter a summer house.
leaving o red hat on the railing out
side.
The "Morphology" grew uninterest-
ing. Craighead stepped from the win
dow, went Into the summer house and
started at finding Mrs. Grayblll there
her hair tousled about her head. her
little nose elevated in that comical re-
semblance to her fathers. 'Afr. Wad-
dy Informs me that the late Mr.. Gray.
bill was minister of the gospel he
yentured.
''Yes," she replied, che was"
"And that he has been called" Craig.
head went on, ITO a better life year
or moreT
Fourteen months" answered Mrs
Graybill.
~ have been reading" said Craig
head, "a work on the 'Morphology Of
the Crawfsh.' 1t holds me enthralled.
The person who fails to CLEAN wisdom
from the crawfsh has never tested his
Intelligence with bare toe or studied
his inorphology."
Mrs. Graybll looked at Craighead
sternly.
"Don't poser said she. Don't think
that ! want a beautiful lesson1n every
thing, If have been minister's wife.
Tell me Of Mr.. De Land and-and Sa-
die Brown and the chop suey and-and
that life. Tell me, Mr.. Craigheadp
The point here is that there was no
danger Of Craighead's running off
while she listened with such breath.
less interest to his adventures. He ex.
platned his natural transition from the
study Of artistic anatomy to surgery
and then through MEDICAL jurispru-
dence to law, and over all gloomed the
shadow Of his wonderful, his poetic.
his epic designations. Mrs. Graybill
was shocked, but she asked for all the
horrible tale that he might so relieve
it that nothing would ever, ever induce
him to drink again.
"only one thing would ever do that. .
said he, cor maybe two. The pangs of
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COPYRIGHT. 1909, BY THE
4 BOBBS-HIERRILLi COMPANY

/ desplsei love-
(which you have never expert
enced?' she asked.
Never" said he, gag l am now
likely tor
"And the other shock that might
overturn your self control"
1.-THE failure of Carson" replied
Craighead. '4That would put me down
and out-down and OUT
The relations of Craighead to Mr..
waddy becathe more and more strain
ed, for the former could no longer ex-
plain satisfactorily the failure OF Car
son to appear with his airship. Final
ly as last resort Mr.. Taddy resolved
to take Crdighead and Mrs. Graybill
and 20 to the, south to settle the whole
problem. Thus 1t was that the three
were at Palmetto Beach when Captain
Harrod with the launch passed
through strong's bayou with Virginia
and Mrs. Stott on the way to the cabin
where the. first Carson aeronef was
preparing for its delayed flight north.
Tickets had been bought to Palmetto
Beach on cralghead's statement that
Carson was here.
"Ah4 said Craighead. How nat
t1ral It all looks! seem never TO have
left these balmy. IL somewhat sandy,
shades. Dear old Yupon Hedge inn!c
Mr.. Craighead was halted by a liver
led attendant
BEG pardon, sir" said he. "This is
private clubhouse. The inns over
there"
"oh. certainly" replied Cralghead.
"All cement walks look alike to me-"
1.-THE one over at the inn looks like
brick" said Mr.. wadiy grimly.
Craighead searched in vain after
their arrival at the inn for Carson.
II Craighead's easy flow of speech
was somewhat impeded by his sense OF
the uncertainties, not to say dangers.
of his position. 1t was worse when he
| and Mr.. Waddy and the handsome.
sympathetic Mrs. Graybill returned
from the plantation. having elicitrd
from the reluctant Chloe the informa.
ton that MIR. Theodore. his machine,
his niece and his niece's companion
were at Harrod's camp on the beach.
which was "off thatterway." They
fist went down the river. through a
canal, across some land, and then they
were thar. She didn't know about no
aeronef, but Mr.. Theodo' was AFRO.
jickin' around with some flynn IRA.
chine. She recokoncd the canal at Pal,
mctto Beach was the one, but she
didn't know. This information. Sir.
Craighead declared. made everything
clear. but on returning to the inn Mr..
Waddy hired a local officer 10 guard
Mr.. Craighead's room and began tax,
ing thought of having warrant is,
sued against him for something-Mr,
Waddy was not quite clear for what.
Craighead was trapped. lost, betray,
ed. he sat in his room chewing q
cigar aud calculating the distance tc
the ground. 1t looked feasible TO gel
down pillar of the veranda and into
| the woods. Carson was mn impostor
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f.ncRY rfl1IlTEIeN. n !.

The handsome residence of Oliver
GlldersIeeye on Main street, Portland,
Conn, was painted in 1855 with De-
woe and again in 1901,
There's . years there are hum
dreds OF such; the difficulty is to heat
Of EN-
Reminds OF another The Earring
ton residence. Rcckland, Maine, was
painted Devoe 81 years ago: the paint
was in fair condition years ago;
dent know any more. The Devoe
agents there. Messrs Farrand. Spear
& CO. know. Enclose a stamp, II you
write 'em. IN
"a, Holden5B Barnes,
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NEW STEEL BRIDGE.

MoRGANTowN, Aug. 27-The
old wooden bridge west of Bretz nm
The Morgantown and Kingwood rail-
road is being replaced with new
steel bridge with span more than
100 feet in length, The NJ. & X. is
gradually getting rid OF the old
wooden bridges that were put IN
when the road was first built.
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MISS ELkINS
With Mrs. Hit Leaves Paris
for a Weeks Visit in
London.

PARIS. Aug. 29.--Mlss Katherine
ElkIns. whose reported engagement
to the Duke of Abruzzi continues a
matter Of social interest, today pro-
ceeded to London after spending the
night here. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Ilt;. 1t is understood they will
return to Paris at the end of the week,
Miss Eiklns remains at the vichy
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ACCUsBD OF BURGLARY.

FAIRMoNT, Aug. 3O-Wiliiam
Bailey. 1s, has been jailed for the
next grand jury on the charge OF
breaking into Baltimore and Ohio
railroad freight car and attempting
to steal goods therefrom.
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LONDON, Aug. so-Dr. crlppen,
Jointly accused with Ethel Clare lie
Neve of the murder of his wife, suf-
fered nervous collapse. today and
was removed to the hospital ward in
the jail.
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BLOWN ASHORE
Are Two Boats and One of Them IS
Seriously Damaged.

LONDON. Aug. 27.-The British
torpedo boat destroyer, Success. and
ier"e.io boat No. II, were blown
ashore on the Scottish coast nv a yale
7H's morning. Tho torpedo boat waa
80 Hsly damaged !; Is believed tho
Ferrtea - lvnn There we're ma
casualties Ii the crows.