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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
Buying of Books.

There is too little recognition OF
the fact that book buying is duty
imposed upon people according 10
their means. One need not go 50
far as Mark Patterson, the English
scholar, who considered it his duty
to invest one-fourth OF his income
in the purchase OF books, says the
Philadelphia Press. He was a deep
student, but by no means
biblophiIe. At the time of his
death his library contained 14,ooO
carefully selected volumes. Nor
need one have the spirit OF Eras-
mus, the typical book lover, who
said in erect, when get some
money i will buy Greek books; when
get some more money 1 will buy
clothes, which 1 badly need"
Nevertheless. there is a positive
duty of book buying as the most
practical means within the power
of every person to give substantial
encouragement to contemporary
literature, science and art and those
forms of modern scholarship which
go to the making of books. 1t is
not enough to buy some OF the cur
rent novels nor to place upon the
shelves the standard sets Of the
great English and American novel
lists and poets and some of the his
torlans. These should be in the
house as a matter of course. Let
it be remembered that the men OF
today who are writing biographies
and histories and works OF scientific
subjects, travels and explorations
also need encouragement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
BOD or Bin.

The West Union Record. Senator
George w. Bland's newspaper, wants
Bob Kidd or Bill MacCorkle nomi-
mated for governor in the event the
Democratic state machine dictates
the nomination. Here is what the
Record says:
II the chiltohIwatson forces con-
troll the next Democratic state con-
vention and dictate the nominees OF
that convention we should like for
them to nominate old Bob Kidd or
Windy Bill MacCorkle for governor
We would then be Afforded the
pleasure OF seeing the dirty gang
overwhelmed by such an avalanche
of votes that never again would
they attempt TO get control OF the
West Virginia Democracy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
Cerlz Tetrick,s Case.

Fred o. Blue, state tax commits
sioner, told the state supreme court
that while w. Guy Tetrick. clerk
Of Harrison county, has been
keeping part Of the rec
ords Of his Office, he has not
been keeping all OF them, and.
therefore. he has no complete rec
ord of the transactions of his Of
fee. The tax commissioner con-
tends that the manner in which the
county clerk Is keeping his records
makes them OF practically no value.
and on this condition it was that he
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

Democratic machine newspapers
try to censure the Republican State
Committee for not including the
United States senatorship in the pri-
mary election. Those newspapers
evidently overlook the fact that as
every Republican in the state is for
Judge Nathan Cor. there is no ne
eessity to have the senatorship in
cluded in the primary, and if those
machine newspapers do not want to
lose, they would do we'll not to. plank
down any of their dollar bills or
larger money in a wager mat Judge
Con Will not be United States sena-
tor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
WATER famine
Is Threatened at Fairmont by
Alleged Negligence OF
the B. & O.

FAIRMONT, Nov. 2.-Fairmont is
experiencing another water famine
and the water consumers are much
wrought up over the situation. 1t is
claimed that the famine is again
brought on by the negligence OF the
baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany in constructing the fuel siding
to the new pump station. The old.
pump station is now practically USE
less. and the new station, built up
the Tygart Valley river, cannot be
operated until the siding is COM
pleted so that coal can be hauled to
the plant. Contracts for the switch
it is claimed by the town authorities.
we're signed several weeks ago and an
advance payment of s1,7Oo was made
to the railroad company with the
promise and assurance that the sid
ing would be completed in due time
to have the new station in operation
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

WHO are too anxious 70 make money
away from home. when they can
make Il 81 their own community:
LIN q story recently published in
the Saturday Evening Post. one of
the characters IN explaining the ease
with (which he hoated the stock OF
unknown companies said that the
man with a little surplus in Michi-
gan would not invest any money In
a wooden oven company located next
door to him, but would gladly dump
his little all into an onion oil works
in Texas, while the Texas neighbors
OF the onion oil concern would ig-
more It and go to the. wooden oven
stock merrily.
The statement Is wholly correct.
In every community there are many
persons of more or less means who
Will not invest a penny In a local
enterprise, solid or speculative, but
will turn their purses upside down
when some out-west or down-south
or other PARKWAY scheme is sub
mitted to them.
There is an Illustration Of this
curious trait right now in Wheeling;
or rather OF the consequences there.
of. The Columbian Magazine cor
poration some time ago, announced
its benefcent intention to let it's
readers share it's multiple profits.
AT least $4,000 was spent by
Wheeling people, mostly OF small
means, for the stock. They did not
like the way things were going and,
acting in concert, sent a lawyer to
New york to investigate. He re-
turned the other day with informa-
ton to~the effect that two officers Of
the corporation had decamped with
nearly all OF the funds, and that
the company's failure was so severe
that it had dragged Hampton's
Manazine down with it, Hampton's
having recently been consolidated
with, the Columbian. A receiver Is
now in charge. and If the Wheeling
people wish to participate in the re-
organization, they will have to put
up dollar for dollar.
Now, If these same persons had
been asked to stock a local corpora
ton, nine-tenths of them would I'M
doubleday have declined to do SO.
Petersburg is no exception to the
rule. The Sentinel ventures the as
sertion that If somebody came from
Kamchatka with a proposition to
build a bridge from Controller Bay
to vladivostok, he could sell es
much stock as a printing plant
could turn out in a month. On the
other hand, it is harder than pulling
teeth to sell 100000 worth of
bonds of a corporation which pur-
poses building a bridge between
Parkersburg and Belpre.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

AS a glider from popular senti-
ment, the Exponent is the candy.
1t is recalled that it engaged itself
in an earnest campaign as 1t ex-
pressed it to ascertain the wishes OF
the people as to United States SEN
ator. 1t is told that 1t diligently
inquired to the extent OF learning
and announcing that Col. John T.
McGraw was a choice. But, with
In a very short period after that,
without ascertaining whether there
had been any change of sentiment
with the rank and file of it's party,
and it knows very we'll that there
had been none. its gliding propen-
stiles landed it over in the aviation
Held of the Chiltons. Many are in
curing as to what coll" it used TO
grease its machine and whether It
did not use little "coar' in getting
across. A jumping jack usually
needs something for Its joints in
such quick somersaults as the Ex-
ponent takes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

The next legislature of west vir-
ginia VIII he Republican and it will
elect Judge Nathan Con to the
United States Senate without any
gathering Of the clans, without his
opening Headquarters in Charleston,
without the use of fountain pens
and check books, without the rum
ming OF special street cars at the
hour OF midnight, without any Lafe
Shock incidents and without any
thing that brings disgrace upon the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

The Exponent processes to know
nothing about local bank failure
Is few years ago. 1t evidently has
mot consulted some of the Expo
8ent's stockholders and prefers to
remain in ignorance
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

u
asked that . pre- enptory VIII 81
niandamus issue against Clerk
Tetriek.
From what the Exponent says
about the case, It is evident that Mr.
Tetrick is not keeping the records
as the law requires. The Exponent
says that 1t is true that Mr.. Tetrick.
'thas entered upon the general rec
ord OF receipts and disbursements
entries therein Of balances from last
settlement for general special
bridge and dog funds under date
of July 3, 1911, but has made no
other entries, Notwithstanding or
ders or warrants. payable out of.
county funds, have been drawn Fon
the sheriff OF said county; that not
withstanding It Is shown that
various state licenses have been is
sued by the respondent for the year
beginning July i, 1911, no entry
thereof has been made on the IL
cense fund account prescribed; nor
have any entries of fines received
from Justices of circuit or criminal
courts been entered"
It is evident, If the tax commits
sioner's contention be true and Mr..
Tetrick's acknowledgement Of it's
truth as just quoted from the Elk
ponent indicates that 1t is true, the
records as provided by law have not
been fully kept; and It is apparent
that If they have not been fully
kept, the tax commissioners is
correct in his assertion that thel
fiscal affairs of the county are not
shown and can not be shown.
1T certainly is desirable to all the
residents Of the county that thel
fiscal affairs of the county be in such
shape as to be readily ascertainable,
and it is to be deplored that such is
not the case as charged by the state
tax commissioner and acknowl-
edged by Mr. Tetrick as shown by
the Exponent quotation embodied in
this editorial.
An audit of the Office of Clerk
Tetrick seems all the more impera-
tive under such circumstances and
It matters not what may be the de-
cision of the state supreme court as
to the mandamus writ, an audit VIII
still be necessary to arrive at definite
information concerning the fiscal
condition of the county. II the
court decides against Clerk Tetrick'
be will be confronted with the task
Of going back and posting up busl-
ness done during a number OF
months, a task almost Impossible
and one susceptible to error. thus
an audit. II the court
decides in his favor, there should
still be an audit by body OF men
on nowered to make 1T, perhaps the
county court, for it is confessed that
the complete records have not oeeA
kent. and if not kept, it necessarily
follows that true statement OF the
fiscal affairs of the county can not
no forthcoming without such audit.
Clerk Tetrick may have con
Guided that the law should not pc
observed to the letter because ne
beiieved it unconstitutional. That
however, does not excuse q public
officer. There certainly was some
way to test the law without
Jeopardy to the fiscal affairs OF the
county to the point of confusion as
is charged by the state tax commits
sioner and not denied as shown by
tho quotation from the Exponent.
OmR-n FRRRHNF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
BuYing FOrcign Stock.

The following editorial from the
Parkersburg Sentinel concerning a
fotble of the American investing
public is quite to the point and
holds up a strong moral for those
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

best underwear for the price.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
NoDen7ber Sale Of Blankets and Co

Che complete Inc OOHI
city
PRICES consistent with quality Complete line
$3.50 Wool $500 S. $3.50 $1,000 Go
Australian mapped $3.50 All wool blankets 81
n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02

While the Exponent has the audit
Ing fever, 1t might be able to get an
audit OF the Camden estate. pro-
Yided Il uses it's best EFFORTS, and
that might also prove interesting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
- ErenInp RcIlo.

"a man must stand erect, not be
Kept erect by others MARCUS
,AURELTUS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
CRUSHED UNDER POLE.

cEREDo, Nov. Wv. NJ. Jones' a
ytoung married man OF Ceredo, was
crushed to death last afternoon when
a telephone pole fell on him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-02
Ready-to-Wear goods for 1Vonen.
New Arrivals in millinery

Inou yp ~
such
hats been receiver
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24
remaining indians.

Some years ago in order to make
their Inheritance Of land more simple
and secure our government commits
stoned DIR. Charles A. Eastman, q
Sioux Indian, to rename more than
$1,000 Sioux with their family names.
The task was tremendous one and
full Of difficulties. Where possible DR..
Eastman kept the original Sioux name
OF some member Of family, as in be-
slowing the name "Matoska," meaning
white Bear" On the family Of that
chief. Sometimes the combination Of
wife's name and husbands name has
produced a musical result, such as
''Winona Otana" The favOrite name
Tor women means she who has a
beautiful home" which DR.. Eastman
has Anglicized in the patronymic
|Goodhouse.' But by far the hardest
task was in finding new names for the
absurdities Of Indian nomenclature
':Bobtailed Coyote" was a young In
dian who has come to prefer himself
as Robert r. Wolf" After a long
struggle with Rotten Pumpkin" Dr.
Eastman at last recorded the owner Of
the name on the tribal records under
the noncommittal title of Robert
Pumpian.'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24
Thaekeray's First Poem.

= Thackeray's momentous first appear
ance in print was satirical poem.
published in the Western Luminary
during one Of the happy holiday times
which he spent in Devonshire when
still scholar at the Charterhouse.
A certain Mr.. Lalor Shell was to have
delivered speech upon Penendon
heath, but the crowd refused to hear
him. He had taken the precaution.
however. to send copies of his intend
ed Grafton to all the leading Journals
before leaving town, and these. of
course, printed it. This ludicrous in
cident inspired Thackeray to write a
little jeu d'esprit entitled Irish Melo-
dy," telling how Mister Sheil' when
the men Of Kent began grievous
shouting" found comfort in refecting:
my speech is safe in the Times wot
And exc in the Morning Chronicle
Westminster Gazette.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24
Buq Power.

If asked to name the strongest ami
mails most persons begin with the lar
gest, the elephant, and continue with
oxen, horses, etc. This is, of course.
correct in so far as their total horse
power is concerned, but for real
strength, proportional to the size and
weight of the. animal. one must go to
the insect werld. Compared with in
sects, the strength of almost any large
animal. and especially of man, is alb
surd. A man is considered strong if
he can drag a mass weighing three or
four times as much as himself, but
the beetle will walk with 500 times his
own weight. If man were placed
under a wooden box with five times
his weight on top to hold it down he
would remain there Indefinitely, but
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24
Cats In Ancient Wales.

An ancient statute ascribed to Howell
the Good. a Welsh prince, who ruled
in 94S, regulated the price Of cats. A
penny was the price of kitten before
its eyes were open. twopence until it
had caught its first mouse and four
pence when it was old enough for COM
bat. He who stole cat from the royal
granaries forfeited either milk eve,
with it's fleece and lamb, or as much
wheat as would cover the body Of the
cat suspended by it's tail, with its nose
touching the ground. A penny was a
coin of great purchasing power in the
tenth century.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24
LEGAL PIeasantries,

The pompous lawyer assumed his
most imposing mien. ''Gentlemen CT
the jury he began impressive.v. II
once sat upon the Judges bench in the
state of Maine and"-
''Where was the judge?' interrupted
the opposing attorney.-Housekee
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24
Sherlock Holmes Original.

Sir A. Conan Doyle often recounted
incidents regarding Dr.. Joseph Bell,
the distinguished Scottish surgeon
from whom his character Of Sherlock
Holmes was drawn. One Of the most
remarkable was this:
Dr. Bell was lecturing to his class in
surgery, Of which Doyle was one, when
in regard to the subject he remarked:
"Of course this man has been a SOL
der in a highland regiment and prob
ably a bandsman."
The man had the soldiers swagger,
but was too short to be anything but a
bandsman, the doctor explained. The
man vehemently denied this and said
he was a shoemaker. DR.. Bell, still
confident that his powers of reasoning
and deduction had not led him dstray,
had the man stripped and on the left
side of his chest found little blue
D. branded on the skin. The doctor
then declared to his class:
.. This man was deSerter. This is
the way they were marked in the Cri-
mean days, though it is not permitted
now
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24
The Anoei's Winos

"Why do they call theatrical back
er an angel? He hasn't wings?"
'No. but his money has" baltimore
American.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24

Wanted the Best.
Uncle Raspberry walked into a drug
store.
Gimme one O. dem plasters fob my
back" he said
'One Of the porous plasters?"
'No. l don't want one O. de pores
plasters. l want one O de bes'.''-
Washington Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-24

to retain a stag beetle prisoner in the
same way one must pile on top Of the
box at least 1900 times it's weight
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
SOUIn SCiTUATE.

Deputy Sheriff Kinnecom, was here on
Thursday, summonsing witnesses
The Scituate Town Council will meet
next Thursday afte moon.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Angel, in whose hous hold
there were two deaths last week. The
little daughter Gla iys, aged IL months,
died on Wednesday and Abbie b aged g
years, died on Satu day. The funeral OF
the latter was held on Wednesday, at the
Trinity Episcopal Church.
Pardon Angel, a native of this section
of Scituate, died at the home of his neice,
Mrs. Irving Law in Providence last Satur
day, at an advanced age. He was the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pardon Angell and was
one of family of eight children. lie was
never married. The funeral was held or
Tuesday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
Po7Lsclio-s' ENGLISH.

Booksellers English is sometimes a
peculiar product In recent cata-
logue the author of work under the
heading of Mystical Theology" is re
ferred to In footnOte as next TO
Ignatius Loyola. perhaps the greatest
soul sexton that ever handled shov
ell" The smile is startling and not
quite ineligible to the lay understand
ing. But It Is in reference TO a vol
ume OF church music that this book.
seller really lets himself go, Religious
harmony must he moving, but noble
withal; grave. solemn. seraphic. ct for
o martyr to plly and an angel TO
ar."-I.ondon Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
A VOLCANIC MONUMENT.
Wonderful Old Balancing Rock Near
Portland Ore.

One OF the most remarkable rocks In
the world is that known as the bal
ancing rock" which stands ON the
bank OF the Willamette river short
distance above the city OF Portland.
Ore. Rising from a broad base ~ a
small column roughly round in shape
Just above this is n huge mass Of rock
Soaring tree on the summit. the total
height OF rock and column being about
hundred feet.
Although great deal larger ana
heavier than the pillar on which II
stands. the big rock is very accurately
balanced For how many centuries
this odd freak has stood not even the
wisest scientists are able TO determine.
but II has evidently been there foy {
very long period.
The entire rock is OF volcanic ma.
ture. and the most singular thing
about IL is the fact that the knob ana
pillar are entirely disiointcd from one
another Wind and weather no doubt
are slowly wearing the balancing
rock" away. but the process Is so I'm
pcrceptible that. failing some unfore.
seen catastrophe. the monument viii
probably endure for many centuries
Wide World Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
FOSTER CENTER
r. P. Nichols was home on Sunday.

X. p. Nichols was home on Sunday.
Albert Bennett spent several days las,
week, with out Of town friends.
Joseph w. Davis of Providence, has pur-
chased the Weatherbee cottage, near the
Center.
Emory ID. Lyon entertained his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eugene Bennett of Providence,
recently.
While on his way home from Summit
one day last week, George r. Brayton's
horse dropped dead.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Whit, head and
son Luther, were the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry X Luther, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. William Henry son, Edward and
Arthur, aud DI James l.. Philips, al OF
Providence, spent Sunuay at Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest l.. Luther,s
Mr. and Mrs. George II. Bennett were
made very happy on April I, IolI, by the
arrival OF baby boy. Mrs. Bennett wa:
formerly Miss Edith Card.
Miss Matilda Simpson and Grace Jordan
of Coventry, and Miss Fanny Story o
Providence, were entertained Sunday, a.
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George r
Brayton's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
NORTH FOSTER

Walter Howe is home from New Hamp
shire.
Miss Lola Hopkins entertained guests on
Thursday.
Augustus Gregory was the guest oJ
friends on Wednesday.
Mrs. d. o. Hopkins is caring for Mrs.
Mrs. George Burroughs.
Nathan Hopkins made business trip to
Providence, on Saturday.
The Willing Workers met with Mrs
Edwin Greene on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. William Howe and Mrs. Harry
Hammond were in South Foster on Thurs
Gay.
Miss Lola Watson has returned hom,
from a visit with friends in Providence anC
Cranston.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
QUEER STREET NAMES.
One Feature In Which Brussels Out
does London or Paris.

One Feature In Which Brussels Out
does London or Paris.
There are many bewildering street
names I'm European cities, and OF
these London presents a bewildering
variety. Bermondsey possesses a Pic
kle Herring street. Near Gray's inIn
there Is TO be found a Cold Bath
square. Most OF the Nightingale lanes
and Love lanes are hidden. ironically
Of the British capital.
In Brussels some Of the street names
are really bizarre. The Short Street Of
the Long Chariot. the Street OF the
Red Haired Women and the street OF
Sorrows are remarkable enough TO
catch the least observant eye. The
Street OF the One Person Is. as one
might guess. an extremely narrow one.
But the cream OF the Brussels street
name surely belongs TO the Street OF
the Uncracked Silver COcoanut. This
in the original appears as one ponder
Gus word Of thirty-six letters.
The 1000 inhabitants Of the Rue dcs
Mauvais Garcons signed petition
praying that the name Of the street be
changed. They contended that the de
nomination Of the thoroughfare In
which they reside produces a bad i'm
preston on those TO whom they are
obliged 20 give their address.
This Street Of the Bad Boys was. II
appears. so named I'm the sixteenth
century because of the noisy character
Of its irha bitants. But now IL needs
no such designation. those who reside
there being for the most part peaceful
and respectable citizens.
Among the peculiar street names IN
Paris may be mentioned the street 81
the Little Windows. the Street Of the
Mules Foot. the Street Of the Holy
Fathers. the Street Of the Daughters
Of Calvary. the street of the Dry Tree.
the Street ~ the Empty Pocket and
the Boulevard OF the Good News
Harper's Weekly