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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-18
And Gas Well Drilling is
Quite Active in County
at Present.
Cemetery.

On Camp run. sardis district. this
county, the Philadelphia Gas Com
pany has drilled test on the S. Bart
lett farm through the fifty foot sand
and has a fair gassed in that forma-
ton On West Fork river. Clark dis
tric,, Judge Nathan Con has drilled
No. q on his own property through
the Gordon sand and has a small
gasser On the same stream. in Union
district the Philadelphia company
has drilled No. on the W. R. Allen
farm through the Gordon sand and
the hole filed up 400 feet with fluid
the first twenty-GouT hours. 1t will
make ten barrel pumper from its
present showing
On Coburn's creek, Union district,
William Jarvis has the rig completed
for test on the ]. H. 1osh- farm. On
Stephens run, Elk district. the Grass
ELI Chemical Company is drilling a
test on the G. W. Connolly farm.
On Sycamore creek. Union district,
w B. Maxwell is rigging up to drin
rest on his own farm On DavissoB
run, Clark district. the Clarksburg
Light and Heat Company is starting
test on the C. G. Stewart farm. The
same company is starting a second
test on the Josiah Carter farm. On
Turtle creek. Tenmile district. Child
lister and DAVIDSON have made the To-
cation for a test on the Willie Morris
farm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-18
WfhN Va shzke Hand.-

A writer in the New York Sun has
unearthed the fonowfng explanation OF
. common custom:
How many Of US. for Instance. know
why friends shake hands Whsz they
meet2 The Chinese are said to shake
their own hands IN, GTeatinE. wtGhs an
air OF cordial delight Why do people
Of the so-caIled civilized nations pre-
Ter to shake each other by the hand?
We are told that Il IS an old Roman
custom. spread by the Romans
throughout the countries Of their do
mipion. Shaking hands means. ."You
are my friend Believe 1t for the ex.
eeIIent reason that II you were not
should draw my sword And how
could draw my sword with my shield
upon M left arm and my right han
firmly clasped In yours?" So when We
shake hands We are merely saying ID
the pantomime of ancient Rome:
There Is peace and good will between
us. for our swords are IN their scab
bar6s-
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ana he was prominent in the work
Of this denomination. He was very
active in Sunday school and other
church work and was one OF the
church's greatest benefactors DE-.
Ogden was practically the builder
and founder of the First Baptist
church at Fairmont and contributed
more than one-hals towards the cost
of that structure.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock at Fairmont.
Interment will belmade in woodlawn
cemetery.
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ogden. He was born April %. 1899,
on his fathers farm near Worth:ng-
ton. He received his education in the
home schools. attending the old Mon
ongahe!a academy at Morgantown
when quite a young man His first
studies N the medical profession
were with DR.. Jesse Flowers. of this
county and the late DR.. Lazelle. OF
Fairmont He attended lectures at
Startling Medical College at Columbus.
o. DR.. Ogden began his practice of
medicine at West Union in 1860 and
later took a course at the Jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia,
graduating from that institution il
1866. He practceG medicine for forty
years in Marion county, first locating
at Worthin gton, but removed tc Fair
mont particularly for the better edu-
cational opportunities it would give
his children. After locating there he
built up a most extensive practice
and was recognized as one of the
most skiIlfuI physicians and surgeons
of the city and community. His de-
vorion to his profession was remark
able and he aimed to keep in touch
with all the new methods of science
BY attending lectures He was self
sacrificing in. his devotion TO his
patients, not sparing himself at any
time, in night or day. Possessing a
kindly spirit and pleasing personality
he has always been quite favorite
among his patients and every one,
many of whom have been benefited
by his long years Of usefulness. will
learn with deep regret Of the death
OF the conEenial doctor
DR.. ogden and Mary Ellen COMBS
Of MouongaIia county were married in
1853 and, four children were born Of
this marrgage ZIP OF whom are living.
They. art. Judge Howard y. Ogden, Dr..
William g. ogden, Fairmont; Her
scheI c. ogdns OF Wheeling; Mrs.
Cora spras wife OF W. H. spragg,
of Denver. coz Dr. Ogden was an
indulgent father and devoted much
time to the training and education
of his children. His sons have all
attained high ranks in their chosen
professions; their success being large
~ due to the Indulgence of their
parents. DR. ogden was man of
stroag characteristics AID upright
manner and he had wide circle of
friends in this community who de-
plore his death
Or, Ogden retired from active prac-
tee at Fa.rmont about four years ago
and removed to Shiunston where he
spent his last year in retirement
among the old neighbors and friends
Of his youth. He is survived by his
second wife. who was formerly Miss
Alice NJ. Sapp.
In religion Dr. Ogden was Baptist,
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:
D8 the most lnteFeotilg toae
lFe aEoUt the joined child dOIlg e
ne lRet that each type = made after
ne portrait Of photog3ph Of = real
enid. and s. often 4 copy Of living
model One traces the incentive %
realism IN doll manGEactuEg 70 love
u elderly lady IN AIuHieh She Is an
artist. ard one with a deep lose for
childhood It seemed to her thNG
when one consfdergd m ViJe paaSon
q love which a doh inspires n the
breast OF its owner. that little girl
ought TO have pet that looked more
human than dolls have been wont 60
look With this idea she developed
IN plaster. dolls that we're exact mi-
tRtions OF the various peasant fotE
who came 70 Munich from BagaFia1
and other provinces OF Sunday The !
holiday attire OF each native village !
was represented These delightful !
HftIe figures oG peasant life attracted /
the attention OF the Empress OF Ger.
many three years zgo-at the time !
when they FIRST appeared-and she !
made Christmas presents OF them 70 I
cE5dren OF the royal household She 1
ne delighted with the human4ooking |
oaniSins. and this fact did not take
long TO spread throughout the En-
Dirc and reach the ears Of Americans
Row the artist IN Munich has SegeFHl
artist assistants to aid her IN develop
ing now peasant faces and types. and
factories eagerly await models from
her studio TO dress according TO her
eSigLsS.-Harper's Bazar.
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GIRL on STAND.

COLUMBUS, Nov. 1S-AIiss Celia
Farley on trial charged with having
killed Alvin zollinger was prepared
to take the stand this afternoon in
her own defense
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At a Ripe Old Age after Busy
and Useful Life in
Profession.

Dr.. Presley 3. ogden died SUNDAY
r ornins at 1875 O'Clock at his home
at Shinnston Dr. Ogden's fatal i'll
ness was Of short duration. although
b, r about two years he had been in
failIng health. About a week ago he
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-18
Or. Ogden Dies
At Shinnst

contracted a severe cold and this to-
gether with a chronic asthma. which
he had suffered from for years.
brought on the fatal attack. Although
i VS. known that his condition was
ssr.oI- was not realized that death
was 50 near He was able to go
about his room Saturday.
DIT. Ogden was the youngest son OF
William Ogden and Sarah McIntire
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-18

Mrs. Charles NJ. Hart has arrived
home from Philadelphia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-18
wyoming 1881 ss6

Totals. -. l27,s77 1889
-Four years ago William E. Glass
cock. Republican. received 13e.sO7,
and Louis Bennett, Democrat, 49,
974 votes. Hatfield however. lest
many votes through failure o. the
election ofcers to add together the
Republican and Progressive votes in
many precincts
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T&fskg

80 C,
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A writer in the New York Sun has
unearthed the foIlowfng explanation OF
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08
rHs MurlNY IN CHINA.

Sun Vat Sen abdicated, so to speak
in favor of Yuan Shi Kai in order to
reconcile the north TO the republic
which the south had set up. Yuan ac-
cepted the presidency but he seems
unable to fulfill his part of the con-
tract, or at least he will have difficulty
in doing so.
Yuan's own troops have mutinied and
run amuck in Picking. and the revolt.
according to the cables is spreading
throughout northern China. So that Ill
timately the north is likely to be ar
rayed against the south in a civil war
The complexion of things changes so
rapidly in China these days and our
information is so meager that we can
scarcely indulge any conclusion. but
such for some time has seemed the set
of the tide.
II will be remembered that the south
of China had no part in the Boxer up
rising and that throughout that trou~
BILE the south remained quiescent per-
haps only half informed. as it was of
the war with Japan in 1895. There is
more solidarity in China today, news
travels better and Canton is not so
Indifferent as to what is happening
IN Marking Nevertheless. gulf of
suspicion opens between north and
south. which Yuan Shan Kai with all
his resources perhaps cannot bridge
Whether a civil war between north
and south would be permitted by the
world is another question. 1t is to be
hoped that the present commotion in
the north China cities will prove mere
ly flash in the pan. but il is possible
that the revolution has now entered
upon an uncomfortable phase, which
spells much loss to China and is dan
gerous for the whole world The d.
vision of Africa has been accomplished
without war so far. But If China is
to be divided can it be done peace
fully?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08
A HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.

The Houghton county Republican
convention at Laurium yesterday was
a harmonious affair vet not withou;
intense interest. A division of senti-
ment as regards presidential candi-
dates was apparent. but the fact that
the delegates united on a policy that
will make for harmony in the ranks is
decidedly pleasing. The feeling pre-
vailed that 10 win success the Republi-
cans must present united front 90
Democracy and stand by the party's
nominees whoever they will be. There
was perfect agreement in this matter
and the convention undoubtedly did
much TO bring the Republicans OF
Houghton county together I'm better un-
Outstanding. The endorsement OF John
VI. Rice. of Houghton. as one OF the
district delegates to the national con-
vention was strikingb unanimous and
popular. Mr.. Rice being recognized as
an able. staunch Republican. man
who is not a politician. one who has
never held or sought public Office.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08
REACHING OUT FOR BOYS.

The Men and Religion Forward
Movement is reaching out for the boys
of the community.
In no direction. declares the Duluth
Herald, can it's energies be exerted to
a surer purpose or more certain re-
suits.
II Is unfortunate that the men have
in such large numbers evaded the in
nuence Of the church. A man who de-
liberately puts himself beyond the
broadening and uplifting influence of
worship makes himself less a man than
he should be
But experience shows that most men
escape from the church influence pref
~ early. Perhaps because they have
been trained TO look upon IT as a stern
duty which they will most certainly
escape from at the earliest opporuini-
". they go to church only so long as
their relations with their parents are
such as TO make church attendance
compulsory
There is something wrong. some
where. IN a religious training which
has only tina; result. Church going may
be duty but It's highest and noblest
Dement'S are lost il it is regarded sole
~ as duty. Certainly a boy who hal
come to believe that that is all it is,
Is going to evade il. in most cages. Is
soon as he can.
Nor does the trouble end there; for
a boy who has escaped from this "du-
~ when he grows up and becomes a
father himself. is less likely TO see TO
1t that his sons are church. goers than
the man who is faithful in his church
attendance all his life. The man who
has ceased attending church because
II was to him only a duty ought. how
ever. to be able TO induce mis- boys to
keep in touch with religion on a high
er and truer basis; for he must realize
what a mistake II was to teach him
that worship was duty and nothing
else.
In reaching out for the boys. there
Tore, the Men and Religion Forward
Movement is adopting wise tactics that
viii do vast good. Catch the boy just
as he Is escaping from his duty of
church attendance. teach him that
there Is tremendously more than that
in IT, and YOU will make a Men and
Religion Forward Movement unneces-
sary in the coming generation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08
MICHIGAN is INTERESTED.

Michigan is one Of the states deeply
interested in the defeat of the Demo.
cratic free sugar project, for the rea-
son that the growth of sugar beets anC
the manufacture of beet sugar are i'm.
portant industries in this state. Chair.
man Hamlin Of the executive CON.
mittee of the national organization OF
beet sugar manufacturers, is quoted rs
saying that the passage of the free SUI
gar bill would mean the wiping out Of
the American beet sugar Industry and
the establishment Of monopoly in
the hands of the so-called sugar trust
He predicts that if the bill is defeated
twenty-five million dollars will be in
vested in new beet sugar factories
during the next five years. and that
the proprietors of the factories will
spend that amount every year in buy
ing bets OF American farmers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08
We PLAY GOOD HOCKEY.

The defeat Of the Port Arthur hockey
team by the Portage Lakes at Hough-
ton last evening by decisive score l.
proof Of the high class hockey played
in the copper country. The victory is
notable because the Portage Iakes are
home boys and the Port Arthur seven
one Of the strongest teams in Canada
being eligible 10 participate in the
Stanley cup games for the champion
ship of the Dominion. The result of
last evenings contest shows that no
mistake was made when the practice
of employing high priced professionals
from Canada for the copper country
teams was abandoned and the policy
OF encouraging home players substitute
ed. The local boys have steadily inn
proved season after season and there Is
now no doubt they can hold their own
with the best Canada can produce.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

Esplanatien Of What Has the Sem.
biancs Of o Crack.


Some months ago we printed n story
Of the boys who broke historic Liberty
He'll. as told by one OF them, and later
followed this mp with suggestion
from one of our readers that the bell
be remolded and used as Of Old on
national and memorable occasions. But
-. 6. Potter Of Fairhaven. Mass. now
comes 10 the 'front.' with an assurance
that the present bell was never broken
az all. His letter runs as follows:
During the summer of 1895 saw
the Liberty Bell for the first time IN
It's home at the old state house. Phil
adelphia. Having In a practical way
made something OF study Of metal
working and it's development. the old
bell had Tor ire more than historic
interest, and inspected Il infinitely
To me. as 10 thousands Of others, be-
fore and since. the historic crack in the
bell was plainly visible. with. II ] re-
member rightly, one side Of the rent
sprung somewhat out Of line. ! made
close and careful examina ton. aud
could scarcely believe my own eyes to
find the metal between the two sides
OF the crack showed continuous and
unbroken. That is. the famous crack
was but the semblance of "A crack. At
different parts of the crack did ] pur-
sue my investigations. using my pocket
lnife as a probe, and as result can
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

unhesitatingly say the bell with the
Inscription, Proclaim iibersy through
ont all the lanh unto all the inhabi.
tants thereof which saw in the old
state house in 1895 was not cracked.
This much Is fact
NOW my theory OF the matter IL as
follows; That the old Liberty Bell
was at one time cracked is a matter
of history that scarcely admits OF
doubt. At some subsequent period, Of
which definite record appears To be
lost. ii was recast. Bells. like all metal
castings. are formed by pouring the
molten metal into a mold, or form. o:
sand. and TO make the mold pattern
is required Of the exact shape OF the
casting desired. The pattern OF the
present Liberty Bell was the old crack
ed bell, slSillfully showing the mar
gins Of the original ragged rent Then
the old bell was melted down and tho
molten metal poured into the mold
producing it's rascimile, with it's his
toric crack. the two sides OF which.
however. Joined by flow of the liauid
metal. formed bell. solid. continuous.
and unbroken. thereby insuring against
further progressive injury. even
Again. II called TO rouse the land
When fraud or danger is at hand.
Bells are not considered To lose Their
identity by being reeast. Indeed, as
tending to support By theory. William
Henry =. Phyfe. in Five Thousand
Facts, says: The Liberty faell was
cast in England about l752:' adding
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

l5oe-Kng william IN. died ant
Queen Anne came 60 the throne ol
England.
iS01--British defeated the French al
battle OF Aboukir Egypt
ls0S--Dr. Nathaniel Alexander. gov
ernor OF North Carolina 1851. died IN
Salisbury, n. \. Born In Mecklenburg
In 1856.
lSS4-Commercial treaty concluded
between the United States and Japan
1s56-Indians defeated In an attacf,
on troops at White River Washington.
lS62--At Hampton Roads the Con-
federate ram Merrimac sank the fed
eral ship Cumberland. captured tho
Congress. and forced the Minnesota
aground
1S7f-Millard Fillmore. thirteenth
President Of the u. s.. died in Buffalo.
horn in Summerhin. " Y. Jan. Z; 1900.
lSs9-John Ericsson. inventor OF the
Monitor. died. Born July 81. 1903.
19i1-Southec-n Commercial Congress
opened in Atlanta.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08
RAppINc ON WOOD.

In the current Issue OF Farm ana
Preside is the following explanation o.
the origin Of the superstition that ran
ping on wood is good thing to 10
when one makes boast
The superstition OF rappmg on
wood when one has been betrayed into
boasting OF a special BIT Of luck. Ike
immunity from Illness. etc. is OF Ger
man origin. The raps were supposed 10
drive away evil spirits vexed by vaunt.
ed happiness or any piece Of good for.
tune.
THE three raps originally signided
the three persons OF the Trinity, Faith
or. Son and Holy Ghost. and the neces-
aity for rapping on wood was because
that was the material of the cross
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

The American Bar association is at.
tempting to expel a Boston lawyer
named William II. Lewis.
Apparently the only ground for this
radical action is the fact that Lewis
has negro blood in his veins
Lewis appears to be man Of good
character and a good lawyer. lie must
have some desirable attributes or he
would not have been made an assist
ant attorney general OF the United
states.
II the only reason ;he American
Tar association has for objecting TO
Mr. Lewis is his color then the Amer
lean Bar association is in mighty poor
business. comments the Duluth Her
aid
3 And il IL wished TO draw the color
line, why did IL not do so before Lewis
became a member Probably II had a
right To do that II IL pleased. on the
ground that IL is social organiza-
tion" with the right To limit its mem
hership as IL pleased Its taste and
democracy and public spirit could and
would have been challenged IL II had
taken this course, but no more than IL
win be and should be If it is resorting
To the device of publicly humiliating a
man now member OF its organization,
solely because OF his color.
II the American Bar association is
to become extraordinarily particular
about the character OF its member
ship. IL could think up lots of better
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

However II may be doubted whether
that Harvard professor who proposes
to driu a hole in the head of the
sphinx in search for treasure will find
anything. AS a rule head that keeps
silent as long as has the Sphinx and
acquires such a reputation for inscru-
liability is silent not from natural Sc
cretiveness but because there is moth
ing i'm II.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

rather vaguely, owing TO a flaw. was
rscast In tins country And Har-
per's csseioncdia OF American nistor,,
says that, after the bell was cracked
An unsuccassful effort was made to
restore it's tone by saving the cracs
wider No appearance OF such effort
elbows on the present bell Hence. If
this statement Is accepted. not only
does II show active attempts We're
made to remedy the disaster. bur
proves conciusively that the presen.
appearance of the old bell could pos
sibly result only from a subsequent
recasting. Digest.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

Some OF the numerous presidential
aspirants who will be turned down at
the great national political conventions
that are to be held in June will appre-
Ciate the words OF the man who met
rebuff at the hands of adverse cir
cumstances. In the moment OF his
defeat he said I'VE pursue the sha-
dow, the bubble bursts and leaves the
ashes in our hands.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

Now Capt. Amundsen, the Norwe-
gian explorer. comes forward and says
he discovered the south pole. He de-
MES ne said Capt. Scott Of the Eng
lish expedition was successful Capt.
Scott has not been heard from. Is it
possible We are in for another controv-
ersy like the Cook Peary sauaSble
only Capt. Scott can answer that ques-
tion. and at present he is out Of touch
with civilization.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

reasons for expulsiopNt han that OF COL
or. a lawyer can be many things much
worse than black on the surface. re
can be black inside. FOR instance.
Very likely there are meinbsrs OF
the association who are white on tlie
outside who deserve expulsion much
more than Lewis does, and for reasons
very much better.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

According to the Detroit Journal
"Osborn is losing every round at Lam
sing. But it has been noted that he
can take "A lot of punishment
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

The =. S. Senate demonstrated by
It's action yesterday afternoon. in
amending the arbitration treaties with
France and Great Britain. that it in
tends 10 uphold the Monroe doctrine
and other American traditions once
out of the hands of the United States
the principles of the Monroe doctrine
would be in danger and the certainty
OF It's influence lost to the countries Of
South America. The title 10 our great
Panama canal also would be endan-
sered 1t is doubtful whether the
treaties in their amended form will be
presented to either France or Britain
for possible ratificatisn.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

And stil another primary bill has
been put up to the Senate at Lansing.
But the Senate is in no hurry.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08

There were nine thousand urders
committed in the United States las;
year. The record is a bad one and
ought to be very much improved. In
proportion to population We have IF
teen times as many murders as Ger.
many; eight times as many as Crca
Britain and five times as many as tia
~ The reason is obvious to all who
are acquainted with facts like these:
New York and Chicago last year, av-
eraged one conviction in every nine
murder trials. London averaged sew
en- convictions for every eight trials