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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-26
CANTON TO MEET

(. All chevaliers of Canton Clsrks-
burg, No. 3. are requested to be
present at the regular meeting Fri
day night at z:3O O'Clock. Business
of Importance win be transacted II
spection and installation Of officers
viii be held Friday night, Janu-
airy ..
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DAINTY nNERS

II viii pay you to see our variesy
oi fancy fruits, vegetables and import-
cd -delicacies. Your table Is not com
pIetc without some-of the good things
from Carskaden,s. Fish and oysters
daily.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-26
- &c GO E1actIy.

'sNh hen father was sick about SIX yeORaCo
he read an advertisement Of Chamberlain' .
Tablets In the papers that st his case ex-
aclly,' writes Miss Margaret Campbell OF
Fl. Smith. Ark. ale purchased : box %
then and he has not been sick since. Ny
sister had stomach trouble and was also hem
cited BY Them For sale BY all dealers
Advertisement.
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is ON FULL BLAST
Building Season in Topeka Is
in Full Swing.
Permits Issued This Week Ag-
gregate 100000.
TWO new FLAT BUILDINGS
Work Has Begun on Two Struc-
lures of This Glass.
Much Property Is Changing
Hands-Optimism Prevails.
TWO new FLAT BUILDINGS

The building season is now on full
blast. In the past week permits have
been issued at the Office of the fire
chief for the erection of 16 ordinary
dwellings and two fiat buildings at an
aggregate cost of $4,000. The per-
mits amounted to a total of in round
numbers $4,000, the best showing for
any week thus far in 1912.
The 6 houses for which the per-
mits call will be built at an average
cost of little more than $500. The
fiat buildings will cost $4,000 and
$4,000 respectively.
The land men report considerable
activity in the market. In fact several
of the dealers were so busy showing
prospects property that it was next to
impossible for the reporter "on the
assignment to find them at their
desks.
The Outlook Is Bright.
There is a spirit of optimism pre-
vailing on every hand. It is felt that
in the next three months there will be
much property changing hands. The
contractors will be decidedly busy,
also, to judge from present indica-
lions.
Scores of new dwellings will be
erected particularly in the outlying
residential sections that are being ex-
plotted by the realty men. Back to
the soil' is a cry that is frequently
heard and consequently tracts in High
land Park, Lakewood addition, Pine
hurst, Garfield Place, and other out
side properties will sell rapidly.
Recent Realty Transactions.
w. J. Rickenbacher has sold a &
room bungalow in Lakewood addition
to A. A. Folk of the Santa Fe offices
for 81.
G. F. Noble has purchased IL
acres of tim berland from the Belvoir
Improvement Co. through Wilson and
Neiswanger, price $225. Jerome Hills
has bought through the same firm
IL acres on Grove avenue in Belvoir,
price $3.50 an acre. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Belvoir Improvement
Co. took over the John D. Knox prop
erty consisting of the residence, Bel
voir, and 101 acres of land
Bert Brent has purchased a room
dwelling at SIS Scotland avenue, to-
gether with II acres of land from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-20

Hay and hay seed. See D. Q. coe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-20
Commissioner Bone DispOses
of Big Bond Issue.
Improvement Paper for $780,
900 to Be Sold Locally.
OTHER CITIES HAVE TROUBLE
Kansas Towns Depending on
Eastern Markets.
Topeka Has Sold More Than
100000 in Market.
SATURDAY

Refusing to sell city bonds to out
side arms and scorning the premiums
that might be offered, Roy L. Bone.
city commissioner of finance, has placed
$4,000 in Topeka municipal bonds on
the local market. This immense bond
issue will be sold to Topeka buyers.
The interest will be paid to Topeka
residents. They are sold to the in
weston at par and interest.
In making this local sale Commits
sioner Bone saves the city of Topeka
nearly $1,000. The bonds will draw only
AZ per cent. 1t is impossible to sell
bonds in the east less than per cent
Bone saves the city one-half per cent
or $3.50 a year on this one issue.
This makes a total of more than
$500, 900 that Commissioner Bone has
sold for the city to local investors. The
scheme was originated a little moro
than two years ago in the city finan-
cial department.
In creating a local market for city
improvement bonds. Commissioner Bone
lodges the uncertain markets in the
east. Conditions on Wall street have
no affect on the sale of the bonds In
this city-strictly speaking. In attempt
ing to sell municipal bonds in the east
the cities are confronted with the pro-
position of failing to find a ready mar
ket and a premium. The change in
the rate of interest is oftimes a los
ing proposition to municipalities that
try to cut down tbs cost of all issues.
In the local market Topeka is able
to sell at a low rate of interest and
with a good market at all times.
Cities all over Kansas are having
trouble disposing their Improvement
bonds Wichita recently sold 81.
drawing a rate of per cent. Empori
sold $4,000 at per cent. Usage City
sold $4,000 at 5 per cent. Manhattan
could find nothing better than this.
The local market keeps the money at
home and is a great advantage to the
city itself in the sale Of nontaxable
bonds.
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Don't begin that song and dance
now, for you know it isn't true am
never beaten, and 1 never beat any
body else 1 believe in humanity and
humanity believes in me-
We'll, have no objections"
But you are my wife, you see?'
And for that reason 1 must be-
lieve as you do?"
TT would be better, Mrs. Bowser-
far better. You would then be safe
from mistakes
"Oh, I would! I don't think so. We
will keep our beliefs separate, if yo1
don't mind"
But. woman, do mind!'' he shout
ed, losing his patience at last. IF you
can't think as I do then-then-''
for an hour or so?" she asked as he
walked about the room again.
Green's be hangedi We are not
going to drop this subject until it has
been talked out. made the assertion
that 1 trusted humanity, and am go
ing to prove it."
'How?" was asked.
Never you mind. I'll prove it all
right and confound you with proofs
that cannot be disputed. I'll do it
within the hour. Woman, I am thor
oughly awake on this matter. If hu-
manfty is as wicked as you are always
trying to make it out I want to know
With that he passed down the hall
and got his hat and overcoat and left
the house. Just how he was going to
prove his case he didn't know, but
soon after leaving the gate he encoun-
tered an old man hobbling along and
halted him to say:
1T happens that I have no change
and wish to take a car. Could you
change half a dollar for me?'
Not by a darned sight!'' was the
reply
you mean you haven't got it?''
None Of your business what I
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'WeIl, he can go to the grocery"
But you told him why you wouldn't
change it?"
II did, replied Mrs. Bowser. in a vex-
ed tone. Il told him he ought to be
arrested
7 thought so. His face betrayed the
fact that his feelings had been badly
hurt. Mrs. BOwser, I must have talk
with you after dinner. There are things
I have long wanted to say to you"
And because she had refused tc
change a counterfeit dollar and warned
the man that she knew him to be a
sharper, she was going to be talked
to and told how hard-hearted she was!
Mr.. Bowser ate with dignity.
Mrs. Bowser ate in silence.
The family cat looked from one tc
the other and remarked to herself that
there was another family row on.
When dinner had been finished and
the sitting room reached, Mr.. Bowser
walked about with his hands folded
under his coat-tails for a while and
then turned and said:
Mrs. Bowser, when I lose my trust
in human nature I want to die
And yet you are beaten by somebody
almost every day. she replied.
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the Shawnee Agency for $1,768. Jesse
Gates has bought a 5 room cottage at
412 Scotland avenue through the same
firm for Sits. H. l.. Beach has
at $40 Scotland avenue, consideration
$1,75O.
c. E. Waller has purchased a 4
room dwelling and two lots at SIS
East Fourth street from NJ. c. Nc
Corn1ick for $3.50. The sale was made
through Jones Brothers. Leon Alban
through this firm has sold to A. E.
Romary the property on lots No. Sc
and 6S Morris street, North side, for
$500.
John Ravens has bought a 3-acre
tract in Quivira Heights on Twenty
first street for $955 through the
Shawnee Agency. William Walters
has bought through the same land
$500. S ''S On "o0'AANo avenue LOT
The Shawnee Agency is building a
new house in Garfield Place for Frank
H. Jones' The purchase price for one
acre of land and the dwelling will be
$3.50.
Joseph Deganhart will pay the
Shawnee Agency $3.50 for Il lots at
SIT Scotland avenue and a dwelling
now in course of construction.
The Shawnee Agency has sold a
house at 537 Scotland avenue (now
building) to William Hatherly for
$1,000.
w. ]. Rickenbacher has commenced
the erection of a dwelling in Lake
wood addition. Mr.. Rickenbacher will
have a hydraulic water system in
stalled in Lakewood addition. Water
will be supplied free of charge to the
occupants of dwellings in the addition.
The Building Permits.
The following is a list of building
permits issued in the past week:
E. H. F'elker. Ia story dwelling, 421
>
Rosa S&nkey, one story dwelling,
. 1701 East Sixth aveoue. .............. 400
Shawnee Agency, one story dwell
1701 East Sixth avenue. 1,40O
Shawnee Agency, one story dwell
ing, S18 Brooks evenue............-.- 200
L. j. Darr, two story frame tene-
ment flat, 32x6O feet, 1SO0-1S04 East
F. A. Anton, remodel and addition to
dwelling, 915 West Fourth street.. 1000
A. H. Winter, one story dwelling,
1272-1274 PlasS avenue ...........-... 1,oOO
ssl-ss5 Arch street .....:.............. 5000
j. c. Gafford, addition to dwelling,
934 Topeka avenue ................... 800
]. H Newman, one story dwelling.
25O7 Buchanan street ..-....-.--...... 500
George w: Sheppard, two story -
dwelling, 322 Laurel avenue........ $500
George W. Sheppard. two story
dwelling, 131 WOODLAND avenue. 27Oo
J. r. McCarter, two story dwelling,
1911 Buchanan street ................ 900
Bernard Olson, two story dwelling,
1915 East Crane street............... 1,450
SKI feet, eis-s15 Quincy street, 10000
J. K. Hickman, two story dwelling,
4461k-44S Garfield avenue. ....-....... 1000
Everett ]. Miller, one story dwell
ing, 6s1 West Euclid avenue. LOO
J. W. Fisher, two story dwelling,
1881 Wayne avenue .................. 1000
Ten small items Observation-Disclosures. 1613
Total =. :. .........................sss, 86s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-20
BOWSER, HE TRUSTS.
And That's the Reason He Got the
Collar.

''Who was the man that went out of
the gate just as came IMP" asked
Mr.. Bowser as he arrived home the
other evening.
HE wanted change for a dollar" re-
piled Mrs. BoWser.
And you gave it to him?"
''Of course not. 1 got swindled tina
way once, and you talked about it for
a whole year.
Yes, you gave a peddler change for
half a dollar and found out that it
was bogus. That was the only time
such a thing ever happened to you,
and yet you are going to hold it up
aaginst the whole world"
This was a dollar, and I know
twas a bad one"
Il very much doubt if the coin was
bad. In fact, I know the man to be
an honest peddler.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-20

Allen s. Wits Life of Cardins
Gibbons" published by the John
Murphy company, Baltimore, Mo-, Is
much more than a mere biography
of an illustrious man. 1t is also an
intensely interesting history OF the
Roman Catholic church in this coun-
try during the time when it exper-
fenced it's largest growth and develop
ment And this is one OF the rellg-
tous romances of all time. More than
that Mr.. Wills effort is also pretty
much of a history of the civic prog
ress that has been made in these
United States during the past , nan
century. A biography of Cardinal
Gibbons rare life could scarcely
well be otherwise. The staunchest
of the staunch among churchmen, ne
has ever been interested IN the al
fairs of his country. He has played
no small part in advancing many OF
them to higher levels. Mr.. VIII had
rich and prolific material with Wh1ch
to work. And he has done his work
we'll Not only should his book be
unusually popular with the Roman
Catholics It should also appeal
strongly to all persons, regardless OF
religious beliefs, who are interested
in forming a better acquaintance with
every man who has done little or
much to make the world a better
place in which to live. Cardinal Glib
bons is one of the few who has done
much.
Justin Huntly Mccarthy in his
novel, The God of Love-" has dealt
with the same Notwithstanding sub
iect of Dante's love for Beatrice
which wo1f-Ferrari has made the
basis of his cantata la Vita Nuova.
one of the novelties this season at
the Metropolitan opera house in New
York While the composer in his
version has made use of the original
italian text, Mr.. McCarthy's novel,
''The God of Love-" purports to be a
translation of an old manuscript dis
covered in a convent library.
Harper & Brothers announce that
they are putting to press this week
for reprintings THE Man in Lonely
Land" by Kate Langley Bosher;
Hawthorne and Lavender" by VIII
liam Ernest Henley; '-Oakleigh'' by
Ellen Douglas Deland; ''Toby Tyler
by James Otis; THE Servant in the
House by Charles Ram Kennedy.
Present day authors at least have
seldom the luck to receive such a
tribute as this to Ernest Thompson
Seton. 1t happened in a rough for
est and farm section of Pennsylvania.
A 14-year-o1d boy hit upon one of
Mr.. Seton's books in a travelling IL
brary. He returned it when the time
came reluctantly; asked that if ever
It turned up in a fresh lot of books
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the attendant would save it for him.
Which attendant had the chance to
do few months later, and did do.
The boy had whole summer of it
this time, and when he returned it
showed a manuscript copy, made by
him in the opportunities of late sum-
mer sunsets-every single word from
cover to cover.
In preparing the material for the
biography of Mark Hanna, which is
published this week, Herbert Croly
has spent a great deal of time in the
attempt to make it complete and &C
curate. In the first place he made
an exhaustive collection of all docu-
mentS bearing upon Hanna'S life and
work, including the available CORE
spondence. The material obtained in
this way was not, however, of the
same value and importance that it
frequently is in the case of promine nt
men. Mr.. Hanna was a political lead
er rather than a statesman. The most
critical part of his work was trans
acted by means of private conferences
and an account of his life would nee
essarily be very inadequate which was
not based to some extent upon a
knowledge of what occurred at these
conferences. In order to meet this
need all of Mr.. Hanna'S assoc iateS in
business and politics were interviewed
and statements of their association
with Mr.. Hanna obtained. For the
most part they co-operated cordially
nation which was furnished could not
be used, but a large part of it was
available and has made possible a
complete story.
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Almost a Miracle.

One of the most startling changes ever
seen in any man. according to w. p.
Holsclaw, Clarendon, Tex, was effected
years ago in his brother. HE had such
a dreadful cough" he writes. that all
our family thought he going into
consumption, but he began to use DIR.
Kings New Discovery, and was complete
ly cured by ten bottles Now he is sound
many mai w" Years i0 our family has used this this
wonderful remedy for Coughs and Colds
with excellent results" It's quick. safe
reliable and guaranteed. Price so cents
and 60. Trial bottle free at Campbell
Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-20

mean! You go on OF I'll whack you
with my cane
why, old man, what makes you SO
spiteful?''
Because I'm on to your sort. You'd
rob me in a mint. 1 wasn't born
yesterday. Get a move on you!''
Mr.. Bowser moved, and hundred
feet further on he met we'll dressed
man and put up his finger to halt him
and say:
II live down on the other block,
and came out without any change. If
you can loan me 10 cents I'll give it
to YOU in the morning"
"But I'm no loan Office was the re-
.'Do you mean that you won't let
me have it?''
Certainly I won't. Why, man, your
little game is older than the great
Chicago fire"
Cant you tell something about a
man by his looks?"
That's how am judging you"
Mr.. Bowser got ready to call the
man a liar, but hung. on to himself
and walked on to another corner. He
had been there about two minutes
when the peddIer man who had tried
to stick Mrs. Bowser with the bad
coin came along; He was recognized
and halted and Mr.. Bowser said:
You were at my house about
o'clock?"
f'Mebbe I was" was the reply.
.'Oh, you needn't be afraid to own
up. You simply wanted to get change
for dollar"
'Mebbe so.''
My wife not only wouldn't change
the coin, but she said it was bogus
and that you ought to be locked up.
She said that, didn't she?
"She may have"
yes. she told me she said it. She
didn't care a durn whether she hurt
your feelings or not. I told her you
were an honest man."
Yes
And that the dollar was a good
"Of course I'm honest"
Well here are four quarters for
the dollar. I want my wife to know
that I met you and trusted you."
After a puzzled look at Mr. Bowser
the man produced the coin, received
his quarters and fastened away. A
car was coming and it struck the
truster of human nature that he
would ride down to the city hall and
fare he handed out the dollar. The
conductor looked at it without taking
it and sneeringly said:
eff 1 was a blind man I wouldn't
be here!"
Eth? What"
do you make 'em %
Sir, is there anything wrong about
this coin %
do you mean you can't tell what
it is by the looks of it?"
Mr.. Bowser closely examined the
dollar 1t was surely bogus. How
ever, he had a reputation to maintain
and as he felt for another coin he
growled:
You conductors on this line ought
to go to a school of manners"
And a few patrons like you ought
to go to jail for passing counterfeit
money!" was promptly replied.
Don't you say that of mel"
''You keep quiet, old mani"
Mr.. Bowser failed to keep quiet and
the result was that a policeman was
called and he was given the collar.
On being walked into the staff On
house he began to tell who he was,
but was run into a cell and the door
slammed on him. There he was when
he YVES led out in the morning for ar
raignment.
"Rather fishy story" commented
his honor. after hearing it, but I'll
let you off this time.
Mrs. Bowser had sat up all night,
imagining the worst, but when Mr..
Bowser walked in she couldn't help
saying:
well, have you got the proofS2"
Il go to see my lawyer, woman, and
you can telephone yoursi Let the di-
vorce be without scandal!"-(Copy-
righted 1912 by Associated Literary
PreSS.)
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Redd-Saw you out with your wife's dog
yesterday. Greene-How did you know it
was my wife's dog? Redd-By the growi-
ing. Greene-But the dog didn't growf
Redd-No; but you did.-YonkerS States
man.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
PHONES ENRICH HOTELS
Senate Bill Asks Lower Rate
Bell Revision Promised.
[Ry TeIegraph 70 me Tribune.

Albany March IA bill was introduced
tonight by Senator Stilwell, of New York.
to prohibit hotels from charging more than
the regular pay station rates for telephone
calls. After a squabble with Senator
Bracket over the measure he forced II 10
the order OF third reading by holding Up
one of Brackets bills.
Hotels in New York are getting rich out
of this game OF charging 10 or 10 cents Tor
calls which cost only cents elsewhere
he said. The net annual profits OF one
hotel amount to sl25.0oo and / know what
I'm talking about"
statewide revision of Bell telephone
rates was forecast in a hearing before
the Public Service Commission to-day Al
bany business men had complained that the
rates for telephones were discriminatory
and unduly preferential. The disparity be-
tween a s4S rate in Rochester and $50 In Al
bany for business telephones brought out
the statement from Vice-President Frank
II BETHEL, of the New York Telephone
Company, that a revision OF all rates IN
the state was under way and the plans Oh
the company would shortly be announced
The plan contemplated reduction or the
Albany rate from $50 to S72 and many in
creases and reductions I'm various other
cities.
The company was given one week IL
which to submit schedule OF reduced rates
for Albany. II an agreement Is not reacheo
Of that time an appraisal OF the Albany
nronerties and complete rate investiga'
ton will follow.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
GERMAN MINERS QUIT WORK
In Westphalia 175,000 Are 0ut-Soli
darity Test in France.

Berlin. March 1.-THE coal strike went
{to effect in the Westphalian coal mines
To-Day when about 70 per cent OF the
~p,Vco miners employed there obeyed the
can or their leaders to cease work. Ac-
eordlng to reports received from the mines,
'ne nrst shifts TO descend the pits this
morning We're considerably affected, but
'he results were varied at the different
iihes. In some districts the cessation OF
work was virtually complete while in
DINERS only from I5 10 30 per cent Of the
men struck
Large forces Of police are on duty every
"here throughout the region, but the
strikers generally have kept quiet. and
ohiy two isolated attacks on nom strikers
nave been reported
me conflict Is quite as much a struggle
Dft"een the leaders OF the rival socialist
ana non-socialist unions as between the
''ine owners and their employees. The
readers OF the non-socialist Christian union
are so far holding their followers well in
naho. The success of the strike will de-
pehd upon how far the feeling of solidarity
VITA their striking comrades of the So
waist miners unions is carried. while fear
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
MURRAY DEFENDS VOTE
Says Transfer Bill Proposed to
Restore Third House"
fBv telegraph 10 The Tribune.


Albany. March lin the Assembly to-
night Assemblyman Andrew +. Murray. OF
New York, rising to a question OF high per-
sonal privilege, called attention TO an sr-
ticle in a New York afternoon paper. AZ
tacking him because he voted against tho
Goldberg bill, restoring transfers on New
York surface railways. Mr.. Murray ex-
planned that he voted against the mcasure
because II was special legislation.
"If this bill were enacted he said, III
would open the doors for re-establishins the
notorious third house. and the black norse
cavalry would again be prancing over
every seat in this House and in the Sen
ate"
Mr. Murray said that instead OF specisi
act being introduced 10 ft the New YORK
CITY situation he believed the Public Ser
vice commissions law should be amended by
giving to an order Of the commission the
same effect as law passed by the Legs
lature. In such case II could only oe
carried into the courts on question OF its
constitutionality.
AN amendment OF this kind" said MI
Murray would do away with the present
delay in carrying out an order Of the COM
mission caused by going to the courts on
a review, based on some legal technically
Mr. Murray introduced a bill carrying
out his idea, and asked unanimous consent
70 have Il advanced to second reading. op-
lection, however. was made by the minority
leader. A. f. Smith. and Assemblyman
Brennan.