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WOULD SAVE TOWER
chicagoans Protest Against Raj.
ing of Historic Landmark.
Great Pile Of Masonry Which Sur
vived the Disastrous Fire of 1871
Very Rich in Romance and
Tradition.

Chicago.-Shall the Oldest landmark
of the north side, a spot rich in tradi.
ton and romance, the only remaining
monument of the time of Chicagos
victory in her greatest struggle for
life, be profaned by city's CONNER
cialism and destroyed in the name of
economy?
Shall the silent sentinel of stone,
the ivy-mantled tower where sweet
hearts were wont to meet, where chill
dren played and heard Wondrous sto-
ries of other days, be reduced to a
shapeless mass of stone and scattered
all over the city?
Is it not possible to preserve the
picturesque gray tower of the old Chi
cago avenue pumping station to pos
terity to serve as a memorial of the
great fire of 1871? . .
These are a few of the questions
raised by scores of Chicagoans who
had read of the plan to tear down the
tower of the Chicago avenue pumping
station in the interest of municipal
economy. This ancient landmark
stands at the foot of millionaire row."
North of the famous old structure are
the homes of the rich. Since 1867 the
tower has stood as a constant re-
minder Of the permanence of the work
of the city's founders.
Members of the Chicago Historical
society Joined in the storm of protest
against tearing down the tower. Thew
were unanimous in the sentiment that
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old VAN Lew HOUSE.
Noted Virginia Mansion Gives
Way to a School.
Homo Of the Famous Woman SPY
10 to Be Torn Down and :
Replaced by Educational
Institution.

Richmond, Va.-The purchase of the
Van Lew house by the city of Rich
mond as the site of a public schools
building seals its fate, and the
Richmond home of Elizabeth Van
Lew, "the woman who more
than any other aided the United
States government during the Civil
war" will soon exist only as a mem
ory and a tradition.
In 1924 Lafayette was the house
guest of DR.. Adams, former mayor
of Richmond, who built the house
while Chief Justice Marshall, Gov
ernor Smith-one of the victims OF
the burning of the Richmond theater
in 1811-with the like were frequent
visitors there. In 1S43 it was bought
by John Van Lew of New York, then
a successful Richmond hardware mer-
chant.
While the Federal army lowered
about Richmond Miss Van Lew
was in close touch with it's
commanders and flowers cut from
the beautiful garden in the
morning adorned Grants table at
the evening meal. She spied upon the
Confederate agents, civil and military,
establishing her deputies as servants
in the household of Jefferson Davis,
and through them acquainting herself
with his cabinet conferences. This
Information, put in cipher and con-
cealed between an outer and inner
shoe sole, was smuggled through the
lines by a negro employed on a farm
below the town. She was in constant
communication with the inmates Of
Libby prison, supplying them with I'M
plements with which to work their
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HAD NO FEARS.

At the height of Washington's fame
ehere were those who carped and crit.
icised to some extent, warning him
that being celebrity was precari-
.ous thing and that he should be most
careful, lest he do or say something
that would turn the tide Of popular
favor against him To these admoni-
'tions Washington merely smiled.
There is just one thing that might
be done." he said. "and that is some.
thing that will not be done until long
after am dead. BY that time my
fame will be so solidined that nothing
can mako It II we were. sufficiently
advanced In commerce for this one
thing to happen. then. indeed. should
be careful"
What Is that one thing!" inquire
the others. "Put you in q historical
novel?"
mo: name 1ivecent cigar for me-"
WILBUR d. NEsBTT.
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this landmark should be preserved
and made one of the show places Of
Chicago. 81
When Chicago began to burn, the
evening Of October 8, 1871, terror
stricken citizens fed north to the
tower An the belief that the fire would
be confined to q narrow district. The
following day the hre reached the
tower and roared about its base, de-
stroying the machine shop and ada
cent buildings. The pumping engines
were stopped and the walls Of the en-
gine house began to crumble. The
roof and floors of the other buildings
gave way, but the tower stood firm
while the flames raced northward.
The great pile Of masonry was pre-
served when repairs were made, and
since that day has been rich IN tradi-
ton and romance.
Many stories of the tower deal with
the romances Of some Of the richest
sons and daughters Of Millionaires'
row. An el0ping couple Il said to
have been married ct the top Of the
tower. In the days Of Old thouaan6s
Of, young men and maidsns wandared
up the stairway to the summit to
plight their roth. 3s
The doors OF the tower were locked
long ago. The only magic key that
will unlock the door is In the ksepinx
OF the city authorities.
The CITY authnrifieI hn,d nnw th.%
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A Unique Tombstone.


fantastic conception as a memorial
to loved ones who have passed to the
other shore. o@~
The devotion that Hannibal Clark, a
simple minded but wealthy farmer,
displayed toward his daughter, Mary,
stands out prominently with every
blow welded by the stone engraver.
When she died at the age of sixteen,
he decided to perpetuate upon the
family monument not only the dates
showing the birth and death of each
member, but also some verses of
poetry appropriate, and also in the
case of the daughter, reproductions
of animals and farm scenes. Every
thing that the girl loved in life was
to be reproduced upon her monum ent
after death, according to- the d1rec-
tions of the sorrowlng parent.
Her entire existence was spent up
on the farm and she knew but little
OF the wide world outside She was
pass1onately fond Of the pursuits OF
agriculture and OF domestic life as
she experienced it upon her fathers
farm. She was the apple of her
fathers eye and her untimely death
broke his heart. He soon followed
her to the grave, but not until he had
left minute instructions concerning a
monument commemorating the traits
and affections Of the daughter and
also some -epitaphs concerning his
wife and himself. ..r- ..s . --
The daughters favorite expression
was, Nov, ma, let's go to Sleep" and
Get ready, ma, now let us co." and
others similar. These were ordered
carved upon the huge shaft of granite
together with no less than fifty SYM
bols showing objects on the farm,
among them being the following: Side
saddle, pair of scissors, thimble, vio-
lin. copies of love letters, owl, fish,
horse, COW, turkey, hen, rooster, dog,
cat, grain cradle, plow, fence, house,
bird, etc. It required months of pa
tient labor upon the part of the monu-
ment maker to compete this strange
monument. .-1.........
That the old mans reverence to.
ward his daughter was extreme, is
indicated in the unique manner in
which he has sought to perpetuate
her peculiar1ties. He doubtless be-
lleved In his simple way that this
would please her. Relatives objected
strenuously against the erection Of
such a remarkable monument, but the
whim OF the old man could not be
disregarded and It stands conspicu.
pusly In the rural cemetery, an OBJ
iect Of extraordinary interest.
The Appeal., 1911-07-08
ONE CENTURY FOR CHURCH
Oeposed Clergyman Says II 10 Intek
lectuaIIy Bankrupt-60, ,000, 900
Non-churchsoers.

Boston, Mass.-1n an address before
the Free Religious Association OF
America here DIR. A1gernon 8. Crapsey
deposed Episcopal clergyman, de-
clared the Protestant church will be
dead by the end Of this century. He
also said that the Protestant church is
bankrupt intellectually and cannot get
decent men to serve 1t. Some Of his
statements were:
The tendency today Is out Of all
churches into the great company of
non-churchgoers. There Is no need Of
carrying religion to Chinese. who will
soon be showing that we are barbar.
.ians in our methods. The doctrine of
evolution has taken the place Of the
doctrine OF creation. There are 60.-
100000 persons In America who do not
60 to church"
DR.. Crapsey IS the Episcopal clergy.
man who was deposed by Bishop
Walker. OF the Central New York dfo-
cese. because Of his alleged hereticaI
views.
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way out, and harboring them until an
opportunity offered to elude the Con-
federate pickets, and aided Colonel
Streight, the noted raider, who tun-
neled an underground passage. and
with 100 men escaped.
Suspected throughout of disloyalty.
her 1ntrigues were not fully known
until after her death, when ex-Federal
officers whom she had harbored came
to the house and disclosed the recep-
tacles Of her correspondence with
Grant and the chamber beneath the
caves, entered through an opening cut
in the partition and concealed by
piece of furniture.
When Richmond was evacuated
Grant sent his aide-de-camp. Colonel
Parke, to protect her property.
After the death Of Miss Van Lewis
mother in 1870. brother with his
two daughters lived with her, but the
brother with one of these died, leaV-
ing a single niece to share her soil
tude. After lingering illness from
tuberculosis, she, too. passed away
In September, 1900. ~r
She was suffragist, and on the
plea that taxation without representa-
tion is tyranny, refused to pay the as
sessment on the property, the arrears
at the settling up Of the estate
amounting to $4,000. She fell into
great poverty and and the snowy
garden and silent house with its soli-
tary taper were spooky places at
night. 80
The house, covered with mort
cages, was bought by the Virginia club.
and the club continued a popular rem
devious until the expense Of its main
tenance necessitated the closing of
the doors. The house next assumed
the role of sanitarium. The general
interest in the place by tourists me-
cessitated the display of prohibitive
signs.
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men and the big preparatory schools for girls and
there is scarce one of these institutions throughout
the length and breadth Of the land that does not
now boast at least one elaborate play or pageant
on the campus each year.
= Companies of amateurs and organizations of pro-
1essionals have presented .Shakespeare's plays in
sylvan surroundings in various parts of the coun-
try.-as for instance has of kind
on the White House lawn at Washington-btu for
the most part these events introduce original pro-
ductons and in most instances not only Is the dia
logue original but the music has been specially
posed and the dances specially arranged for that
particular event. At the most notable pageant of
1910-that held at the home of the late Edward
MacDowell in New Hampshire,-the musical mas
terpieces of Americas most famous composer were
specially arranged to form musical setting for
the open n-air drama.
Many of the spectacles which have been pre-
sented by local talent in various American com.
munities are historical in theme being designed to
history the respective regions where they
are presented. However, the latest leaning seems
to be toward Greek plays, original or otherwise.
Undoubtedly the flowing costumes Of the Grecian
mode lend themselves to graceful posing and the
current popularity of classical dancing has helped
some. Among the women prominent in the produc-
tion of Greek spectacles,-and almost all the pro-
jects for openair theatricals are in the hands Of
women.-is Mrs Albert Clifford Barney of Gin
cinnau and Washington, %. c., who has great wealth
to allow the indulgence of her penchant for the
artistic and the dramatic in new guise
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spectacles it is natur-
al and appropriate
that we should now
turn to Indian themes
for our latter-day
dramas on the green
swards. The story of
Hiawatha has proven
particularly popular
for such presentation
and has been enacted
In all parts of the
country, sometimes
with real Indians in
the roles and some.
times with white folk
as $ make-believe In
dians.
There are many
persons who contend
that the penchant for
the open-air drama in
America is but the
natural outgrowth Of
the parades and festi-
walls which have grad
ually attained to the
dignity Of local insti-
<utiona in many Of
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worlo as many persons suppose. Certain it is
that New World influences have had r.r+ ~
the evolution Of this novel class of drama.
For instance the Indians conducted in their
palmy days some Of the most wonderfuI snec.
sacles the world has ever known and remnant
Of those picturesque rites may yet be Witnessed
among the Pueblo Indians Of the Southwest Com
sequently, If the original Americans handed down
to us some of the ideas for our modern open.air
The Appeal., 1911-07-08
GIRL HAS QUEER Moi!o.elEis
Fantastic Conception Is Memorial to
Daughter, Vino Was Her
Fathers idol.

Bloomington, Ill.-In the rural ceme
terry known as Pleasant Ridge in Ptatt
county, Illinois. short distance
southeast of Bloomington. there
stands a stately monument which Is
one of the most remarkable conceived
by man. Perhaps In all the grave.
yards of the world, there is no more
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our cities,-as for instance, the Madr1 Gras IN
Ne wOffeans, the frontier fetes held annually IN
many western cities, the Yelled Prophet parades
and the mid winter Carniyals of Roses in Southern
California Yet another factor that has undoubt-
edly helped to bring this whole broad subject to
public attention is the penchant which many OF
our schools and colleges have shown for this form
Of entertainment Particularly has the open-air
spectacle entrenched itself at the collegs for
The Appeal., 1911-07-08
Trial. Of Life IN : SINAI, .ro,.n.

ITIHU OF 6H0 III 4 SNI&II own.
II suppose you find it little DIFF
flcult to become accustomed to life
IN small town. after having lived
so long in large city"
"Oh. dear. yes; 1t Is very hard. I
fear never shall be able to feel at
home here. When my little boy caught
the whooping couTh every woman liv-
ing in our block knew about It and
recommended something.
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%&6ff - 6f1azMs ld1Ies1vres Of ~fRk3kHt6m -
ADVANCED INSURANCE POLICY,

oSV@tNSI0&.lN .lN0O1SAsNSe VSI1Nvs
mo-" says the man who Is beina
solicited to take out q policy. Il guess
I've got about all the Insurance I
can carry. Looks like q waste Of
money anyhow to- keep sinking 1t
into this game, and have to wait 80
long for even an endowment policy
to mature
"But we have new form now
argues the agent
What is that?"
BY paying four years' premiums at
once you become entitledsto IN invita-
ton 70 our fancy dress dinners. Pre-
paying the whole term Of premiums
gives you q season ticket for { he
speakers table, also"
WILBUR D. NEsBI1.
5 Crowded.
The microbe conductor chung de-
perately to thread on the trailing
skirt OF the shast dress.
To the angry germs who waited FOL
Z ride, he shouted:
Cant hold any mores Take thu
next train!"
WILBUR .. NEsBIr. 7
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q fact which is proved by the mar
with extended arms, his hands touch
ing both sides OF the street. The
streets In the old section OF this city
are all very narrow, most Of them be.
ing only II to is feet wide. with ex-
ception Of Treasury street. These
streets are lined with the Old Spanish
residences built Of coquina, a curioua
corsl conglomerate. easily quarrfed
but becoming extremely hard when
exposed to ..he air for q long time.
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NARRoWEsT STREET IN u. S.
Il 10 Found in ST. Augustine, Florida,
and 10 Only Seven Feet
y. In Width.

st. Augustine, Fla.-The narrowest
street In the United States is found in
st. Augustine. It is called Treasury
street. and is only seven feet In width.
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The OpportunIst.

"Geewhillikins, skillington," said
Blabaworth, meeting his Chicago
friend in the corridor Of New York
hotel. you must be prosperous! see
you and Mrs. Skillington out motor
Ing In the park every blessed morning
and afternoon. What does It cost
your
Nothing at an, Blab," said Shilling
ton. "The madam and are enjoying
. few demonstrations, that's all. With
sixty drst-class cars on the market
one can motor around New York twice
q day for q whole month at the cost
Of blue veil and pair Of goggles. -
Harper's Weekly.
Playing the Game.
After having good dinner at .
sookshop Tim was leaving, when the
landlord called for payment; but MN
was penniless.
The landlord, after thinking for Z
few minutes. promised to let him OF
on condition that he did the same ct
q rivals. opposite.
Sorry, said Tim. .I went there
yesterday and they let me OF Il came
over here today."-Ideas.
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cause and Eject.

SEQ that man over there! Ever
hear OF the romance in his nfe!''
mo. Who is he and what vas It r
'.He is Winner Looze. and he won
his wife BY a game Of cards.
What does he dor
Lectures on the Evils Of Gam,
bling"
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tertainments are by no means confined as some
people might suppose to the summer months. In
deed the spring is favorite time for this form
of return to nature" whereas many such spec
tacles are held fh the autumn and finally we are
coming to find such productions provided as
among the leading midwinter attractions of such
favored regions as Florida and Southern Cali
forna.
The people who do catering of amusements as
business were sort of caught unawares by this
sudden popularity Of tho open-air pageant or
play 1t spread suddenly and Of it's own accord
SO to speak and thus explanation of the
fact that nearly all of these big spectacles are
promoted by artistic or public-spirited private
citizens who have no thought of gain in the mat
ter. Similarly almost all the parts in such open
air dramas enacted by amateurs rather than
by professional actors and dancers. And finally
the proceeds Of almost every Of these under
takings have been devoted to some worthy cause
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If not to charity at least to some
pnllanthropic purpose or to some form
of municipal betterment for the com.
munity in which this latest style of
moving picture is presented.
AS mas been said. open-air plays and
pageants that tell story have been
annual events in Europe from time
out of mind. The best-known of these,
of course, is the world-famous Passion
Play which is held once every ten
years and which thousands upon thou.
sands OF Americans witnessed during
the last past presentation. There are
many Americans. however, who claim
hat the idea Of the distinctively Amer
tcan pageant as developed during the
past few years In this country has not
been transplanted bodily from the Old
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Tho Seven Wonders.

e.
I wonder II my wife will stand for
that Observation-Disclosures" gag
again1
1 wonder who I can touch for q
loan?
I wonder If he viii come again to-
night.
I wonder whether he's holding
good hand or only biumn6.
/ wonder how she keeps from show.
ing her age?
wonder IL that's her last years
hat made over?
/ wonder how they keep up appear
ances on. his salary Puck.
She Saw Too Much.
She latter marriage)-You told mo
that I was your nrst love. but have
found whole trunkful OF letters from
all sorts Of girls. Just bursting with
tondsrness..
He'll said you weree the, f1rst |
ever loved. I didn't say you were the
only one who ever loved mo. See!
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HE American people, ever
keen for something new,
have during the past year
or stwo-been indufging their
fancy to an ever-increasing
extent for a new form Of
amusement,-that is it is
new to the United States
although 1t has had great
vogue from time out of
mind, in all the leading
European countries. The
oPen-atr pageant or play Is
the object of this new fad
If fad 1t may be called,-and
the new style outdoor en-
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WILBUR 5. vEsrIr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-01
CHENILLE TEAM
May Be Here for a Double
Header in Baseball on
Labor Day.

The Clarksburg management OF
the local baseball team is thinking
seriously of scheduling the fast Glen
willie team for double bill to be
played in this city September =
labor Day. Glenville appeared In
this city recently and played a very
creditabIe games losing to the ioesiS
after a hard and game fight by the
score of two to nothing Local ran
dom would relish double bill be-
tween these two teams on the big
holiday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-01
NE FIATE GONE IN SIGHT OF
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS S"

hts membership and as to its prfn-
eiples, Is altogether natural. That
sdlch party would find many other
supporters than cotton manufae-
turers alone is also certain. The
lumber interests in many OF the
southern states are extensive, and
their influence has already been felt
in. tarfR legislation at Washington
In addition there are thoughtful
men. in the South not directly or
personally interested or benefited
who subscribe to the doctrine OF
protection. With a full realization
of this condition it has been realized
that should the Democratic party
come INTO power here would be
found its CHIEF diniculty. IN framing
a tarif bill would a Democratic
House and Senate and Democratic
President make concessions TO
southern industries? The answer
has been given in advance. The
presentation of the bill revising the
cotton schedule is that answer. II
the southern industries desiring pro-
lection are to secure 1t, they must
look not to the DehoCFASAS P~hAt%'
which has for years been represented
most largely in Congress by south
ern men. but they must join with the
protected industries of New England
and look to the Republican party
GAS for us, we would for many
reasons welcome this result. and in
fact it would be in our opinion one
Of the most excellent results that
might come from the election of
Democratic administration. The
,utworn race issue could then be
from our politics and
we could have in the South a bene-
iciaI discussion of national issues
20 stigma would attach TO any man
Who might desire to align himself
With the Republican party under the
conditions outlined. In North Caro-
ina where the cotton mill and ium-
,er interests are even more infuen-
.ial than they are in South Carolina
he organization of formidable re
onblican party along these lines
youId not be so difficult as it would
"a in this state, but it would be COM
,aratively easy even-.in South Caro-
ina. we have come in sight OF the
parting OF the ways.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-01
BOARD AWARDS CONTRACTS.

The sardis district school board
has awarded a contract for the erect
ion of school building near Dola to
Hill and Robey. of Clarksburg, for
$3.50. The board has also contracted
with Edward 10y, OF Brown, to build
an addition, costing 1899, to the
school house at Brown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-01
UTAH Is FLOATED.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. with
crew of more than 700 men standing
attention, the battleship, Utah, one OF
the most powerful warships afloat
was placed in commission at the navy
yard today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-01

The best classified advertisers get
the best servants. It's just another
of those condolences. Try Tele-
gram classified ad the next time you
need n .erNant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-01
GOODS

and we are ready to show them to you.
Many lines OF merchandise are already
in and being sold, others are being
day now. We welcome the opportunity
to show you these new goods even
though you doEnot come to buy.