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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
Shoe Shop Notes.
Blackstone.

The price of sole and upper leather con-
tinue to advance and is now higher than
ever before.
Mr.. j. A. Casey, Superintendent of
Western Shoe Co., returned Saturday from
trip to Chicago, where he inspected
sample offerings of different tanneries.
Many rubber soled shoes were made by
eastern and western manufacturers this year.
Whether they will be made up for next
year depends upon the kicks" of the re-
tailers.
A shoe factory at Oruro, Bolivia, turns
out about 800 pairs day. One hundred
hands are employed, one-half being wom-
en-, who receive $3.50 gold per week, and
the men $500.
Glide and Leather is authority for the
assertion that in the average pair of $3.50
or 81 shoes the total cost for labor, manu-
| featuring expense, including royalty, rent
and other overhead charges, does not ex.
coed 81 90 while the cost of leather in the
same shoe exceeds $3.50 per pair.
The spring and summer samples, for
| 1914, show good assortment of tans in
oxfords, button and blucher styles. While
the style situation if very complex, the
high wide toe will be toned down, and it is
predicted will soon 60 out of fashion. The
Eastern trade has generally accepted the
recede toe shoe and few are being sold
in the West. Probably the recede toe
will next season take place of the high toe.
Some time ago the newspapers were agi-
tating the pure shoe legislation. 1t seems
that pure shoe bills have been killed in
twenty-three states. Mr.. ]. K. Orr, of the
]. K. Orr Shoe Co., who appeared against
the Georgia bill, declared there are six
kinds of genuine leather. "These different
varieties says Mr.. Orr, care good, bet
ter, best, bad, worse. Leather is leather,
and pure shoe bill would not hinder the
use of any grade of leather
The Boot and Shoe Trades Journal, OF
London, editorially maintains that "Hob-
BILE Skirts have made big difference tc
the shoe industry, and seeks to prove the
reason for'this calamitous state of affairs
They boldly take the stand that the ia
nous and fascinating hobble could moi
possibly exist without the shoemaker
Then follows few high-fown sentence.
on the artistic side of ladies' footwear, say.
ing the hobble hides nothing-or, rather
, just little less than nothing.
1t is said that custom shoemaking is re-
} viving. 1t seems that several circum
stances are responsible for this state of af
fairs, and at the last analysis it is foune
that women, the lovely, beautiful women
are the primary cause. Prices of al
$ grades of shoes are now high; rangin.
from SIS to So a pair. By paying a few
: dollars more it is possible to get pal
!, made to order and ten dollars pair doesn'
: seem so very high-this is one reason TO
the revival of custom shoemaking. The
v people are getting fussy about the fit Q
II their shoes, pure shoes, as well as pur
breakfast food are demanded by. person
who are the victims of broken arches
G high heels and high toes, hence anothe
n reason. A third and last reason is becaus
k the aforesaid lovely women demand il
Whyf To match her gown of course
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
THANK you

The Prison Mirror, published at the
Minnesota prison at Saltwater, has new
editor, the former one having been paroled.
"Gayhoppin' who has been contributor to
the Mirror for some time has been placed
in editorial charge. We trust that his
work will prove as advantageous to him as
it did to his predecessor and that soon the
excellent sheet will need another new
editor. Ely Miner.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

Hat, dress and shoes must be Of the same
color. Frequently il is necessary for the
tanner to dye skin in order to get the
correct shade. A society woman's new
dress is.often the cause for new colored
leather.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

A newspaper reporter is now try
ing to beat the record in a trip
around the world. Trust a report
,er to score beat or beat score
and break the record. This around
the world race reminds me of a
scheme proposed by an inventor to
revolutionize travel. The invent
or's idea was to have large balloon,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

That young millionaire who hired
a special train because the regular
trains were too slow for him, wished
to kill distance instead of time.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

capable of ascending to a, great
height. He reasoned that all that
was necessary was to go up in
balloon and watch the world 90
around below; and when the place
we wished to go to came in sight,
just drop the balloon down on it and
land. Is not that good idea? Let
the world do the travelling and en-
joy yourself watching it from up
in a balloon" But the inventors
scheme would not work out, for he
had~no way to anchor his balloon
Get the idea? This is just mid -sum-
mer speculation and not treatise
q scientific facts.
The writer took a trip this week
that has left him the remembrance
of an enjoyable visit He visited
Mason's Corner Folks in the
company OF Quincy Adams Saw
yer, and met host of old fashioned
people. 1t was good to be among
real folks again, after spending so
much time recently with the mag
azine creations. Perhaps Mandy
Skinner does not appeal to some as
just, the proper kind of name for
a girl to have, but Mandy is real
girl and her love affair with Hiram
is good old-fashloned courtin'.
Modern, np-to-date fiction, thrills
all the sense out of story and Of
ten compels the reader to wonder
why it is thought necessary to sacri-
flee the best elements of romance in
order to make fiction acceptable to-
the average reader. The village
life, described in the story, gives a
good characterization of the lives of
the old style New England villag-
ers. Its to be regretted that we must
have so much suggestive thought
and so little real life in magazines.
ZekiePs proposal and acceptance by
Hubby is true to facts in Rural New
England. The entire book is good
and does one good TO read it. It is
true there is not much blood and
thunder" about the story; but there
is character, and that is what most
of our recent fiction lacks. Character
is what makes story good reading.
Thrill and frills are essential &c make
badly constructed story readabl e.
Maybe that is why there is much so
artificiality about the usual produc-
ton of the modern fiction mill.
How about that trouble Uncle
Samuel was going to have with
Brother Nippon? 1t is about time
the alarmists cried Wolf again.
The Japan war scare is periodical
wall that echos from the caves of
jingoism at regular intervals.
There will be some hard fighting
In China if the Japanese officers can
| put the same spirit into the Chinese
soldiers, they inspired the Japs with
during the Russian War. Over 100
japanese officers are drilling the
Chinese troops. 1t is fact that
every Republic must have its civil
war.
A news item says that out of two
thousand inhabitants of Colebrook,
N. H., two hundred have been OPP
Grated on for appendicitis. This
appears to be an epidemic of cure
instead of disease. Probably the
usual morning greeting in that
town is, Good Morning. have you
still got your appendix with your"
| The English men of letters are
worried about the accent of the
language. Let them find a remedy
for the London Cockney's peculiar
rendering of the Mother Tongue.
then we will try and get rid OF our
| American Nasal Twang."
! THANK You
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

Harry Lauder, the premier CO.
median, preached sermon recently
in Bristol. England, church. The
actor was deeply in earnest, but we
are afraid his audience did not take
him seriously, Humorists and CO.
medians pay the penalty whenever
they go before the public with
serious proposition. People get in
the habit Of laughing at them alto
gether as one prolonged joke.
1t pays to advertise but it does
not pay to overdo it. Too much
boost is knock.
When you are working with the
other fellow, do your work little
better, and stand for half the blame.
A gardener, near Washington
d. c., strung wire for his string
beans to string their growth along.
A bolt of lightning, during a re-
cent storm, struck the wires and
cooked the beans. Somebody is
probably stringing us with this
stringbean story.
A woman arrested on charge of
using profane language, took advan-
tage of the new suffrage law in Hi
nois, and demanded jury of wom-
en-. They promptly found her gull
ty and assessed fine A jury of
men would have considered the
whole affair joke. 1t has been
written many times that women
have no sense of humor.
Excluding The Merchant of
Venice" from the Los Angeles
schools, because the character of
Shylock casts reflection upon the
Jews, will make the play very pop
ular with the students. Because the
| play has been excluded from their
lessons will keenly excite their
curiosity. Then if Shakespeare has
given us false portrayal of charact-
er in Shylock, the students should
know it, in order to form some
opinion of the art of the great poet.
Not to be outdone by the men, a
woman has taken her two children
and started to walk from Middle
town, N. Y, to Minneapolis. She
says she just loves to walk, and is
taking the trip for the pleasure she
gets travelling afoot. What will
the women try next?
The establishing by Great Brit
ain of large naval base at some
point on the Bermuda Island, in the
near future, has given vent to con-
siderable criticism by the near dip
lomats. We should remember, at al
times, that the English have a large
merchant marine fleet, and the
opening of the Panama Canal viii
give the English a more desirable
route to the markets of the Pacific
1t is natural and logical that the
English would seek base for nava
supplies, near the gateway of the
, new trade route to the Orient. Sc
stop twisting the Lions tail to make
the Eagle scream.
A woman recently asked permits
\ sion, of Washington, d. G. com
r missioner, for her two young sons tt
give boxing exhibitions. The per
NIT was denied. The boys were thir
. teen and twelve years old respec
lively. There are many things boy
can do that is worse than boxing
What is the difference in moral eff
feet between public and privat
exhibitions of the young boxer
i skill? Boys are permitted in al
large cities to carry messages to i'm
: moral resorts, and enter saloons am
to sell newspapers. By all mean
try and save the boys all the boys
E all the time, everywhere, from al
r bad Influences
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

Bnarn nf a3arnlr
c E. Vasaly, Chairman. Z
Henry Wolfer, Secretary.
Rev. S. G. Smith.
Charles S. Reed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

A woman arrested on a charge of
using profane language, took advan-
tage of the new suffrage law in Hi
nois, and demanded jury of wom-
en-. They promptly found her gull
ty and assessed fine. A jury of
men would have considered the
whole affair joke. 1t has been
written many times that women
have no sense of humor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
TO INMATES
Brtzntt @ffiriaIH
NoN~Nc~NN~
Ruurn nf Ontttrnl

c. E. Vasaly, Little Falls
c. ]. Swendsen, St. James
Ralph w. Wheelock, Minneapolis
l. d. Mills, Secretary.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
Excluding "The Merchant {

Not to be outdone by the men, a
woman has taken her two children
and started to walk from Middle
town, N. Y, to Minneapolis. She
says she just loves to walk, and is
taking the trip for the pleasure she
gets travelling afoot. What will
the women try next?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

1t pays to advertise but it does
not pay to overdo it. Too much
boost is a knock.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

A gardener, near Washington.
d. c., strung wire for his string
beans to string their growth along.
A bolt of lightning, during a re-
cent storm, struck the wires and
cooked the beans. Somebody is
probably stringing us with this
stringbean story.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

When you are working with the
other fellow, do your work a little
better, and stand for half the blame
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

Geo. McQuillen is making fine record
as come back pitcher in the big show.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-14

shifts the
made breaks through to point the reached the left
tackle and the uack blocks the getting
scrimmage snapped
point
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-14
HALFWAY VENGEANCE

HALFWAY VENGEANCE
Down South. not long ago, a me-
gro, crazed by drugged rum, ran
amuck and shot six persons
Throughout the South instances are
frequent of the lowest passions being
whipped into frenzy by poisoned
drink peddled with the foreknowledge
of probable consequences.
When one of these bestial crimes
is committed, usually the sequel is a
swift lynching. Of whom? Of the
vendor of the poison? Of the per-
son whose greed deliberately sets
loose a wild man on the community?
Not at all Vengeance falls on the
victim alone.
AS a matter of fact, is this either
fair or deterrent? aa
Wouldn't a lynching of the dope
peddler be better calculated to pro-
tect society, assuming that lynch
ing is desirable under. any circum-
Stances.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
J [l(V
Picture at the Bijou Today
is a Very Interesting
One.

The Bijou theater is showing to-
day a special two reel yitagraph
feature. The title is tBilly,s Burg
lar" This Is a bright and attrae.
tive glimpse of what goes ON in the
mind OF a boy, together with a pic.
tured account Of his thrilling ad-
venture with noted burglar. He
is @ell-fed and interesting kid
not one of the fretful kind and his
bland selfconfdence in a trying sit
uation is delightful piece Of charac-
terizatfon. His natural love of the
story, the same that takes him to
the moving picture shows, is one
that is bound to be utilized in due
time to lead him into the Heart OF
history and literature in general,
but it dmpels him in this case to read
sensational detective stories of the
Nick Carter type.
The author of this comedy is
Miss Mignon zeisfeld. The direc.
ton of the reproduction is credited
to Van Dyke Brook. AS comedy
of boyhood, It is clean and whole.
some. One cen stand more of tn.
same kind. 1t gives us an insight
into impulses moving the American
of tomorrow. the active, intelligent
and interesting boy of today.
The admission today is ten cents
for adults and five cents for chill.
dren.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
FOR sALE-4e lots on Byron street

FOR SALE-46 lots ON Byron street
car line, not far from Owens Bot
tie works. Size Of lots, 4Ox12O 1T.
Price from $500 to $21S. $40 down
and 81 per week pays for them. No
interest and no taxes.
Summit Court.
Pavement, sewer, gas, city and well
water. Lots sell from $500 and up.
1-S down, balance and 2 years.
Barnes Addition.
Only two lots left and those and
8 acre tracts, good rich SOIL. Price
$3.50 apiece, terms easy and with
out interest or taxes, and. now
Two farms within 6 miles of
Clarksburg, 2 miles of street car
line. School house Ia mile, good
soil and well watered. One of
these farms has good two story
dwelling and all kinds of out build
ings. Plenty of good timber and
in good condition. For price and
terms see Clarksburg Insurance
Agency. H. j. White, Mgr of Real
Estate Department.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
FOR sALE-75 acres Of land without

FOR sALE-75 acres of land without
buildings on railroad and right at
railroad station. About 10 acres of
this land is cleared, balance IN small
timber; the soil is Of the very best
quality and particularly adapted to
fruit raising and this is an ideal To-
cation for a commercial orchard; a
fine vein of fire clay under this. land
is worth the price asked; the tim
Der will practically pay for clear
ing; bargain at $1,000. If you
have a little idle money buy this for
investment. Write today. r. NJ.
Parrish, Grafton, w. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the West Virginia Bank will
be held at Its banking rooms in the
CITY OF clarksburg, on Wednesday the
Sth day of January, 1913, at 10 o'clock
a. M, for the purpose of transacting
such business as may properly come
before said meeting.
r. A. FARMLAND. Cashier.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
ODONNELI FUNERAL.

The funeral of Patrick o-Donnell
who died in local hospital several
night ago after few days illness OF
pneumonia, was held at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception Tues.
day afternoon at 2:So o'clock. The
burial was in the Holy Cross ceme-
terry. 9 iss2
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
FOR SALE

FOR SALE Small tarcts of land
suitable for truck raising. Handy
TO the city and close to car line.
Wdn sell on easy terms or exchange
for improved property. The Post
Roger Co.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR sALE-5 room cottage, in Alta
Vista, almost new, finished in oak,
.ood cellar and good well OF water
Lot 4Ox12G some fruit trees. APP
ply to f. r. Bourn. Morley avenue,
Alta Vista.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
MARYLAND

Twenty-Five acres, poultry and
grain farm, free from stone and
level, land in a good state of cultiva-
ton, s room house in good condl,
ton, nice shade, good barn, and
9th other outbuildings; buildings
alone worth $4,000, right IN a vii.
lage, F. D., 8 mile sfrom railroad
station and town.
Price, $1,75O. For full particu
lars write 70. b. Flggs. 211 N. Di
vision ST.. Salisbury, Nd.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
FOR SALES acre farm thrcc mil

FOR SALES acre farm three miles
from Grafton on good road. Eight
room house; large barn: cement
reservoir with water biped to house
and barn; good clay land suitable
for general farming; about 1000
fruit trees of various kinds. and half
Of them bearing; fruit principally
apples and all selected stock; yalu-
able vein of fire clay; railroad sta
ton near; natural gas line can be
tapped. The fruit alone win pay
for this property. Price 50, 200.
Write me today for full particulars,
or better come and see me at once.
RIM. Parrish. Grafton, w. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR, SALE OR RENT-Four room
cottage in Northview. One BLOCK
from car stop. Also three furnish
ed or unfinished rooms for rent. in
3 Glen Elk. Apply at 412h n. Fourth
St, or call Home phone 649-X.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

LosT-sundny night at the loop or on
car, a pocketbook. containing sic
and keys. Finder can have the sic
II they will return keys to the Tel
egram office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-Cottage house on Clay
street, with large yard and garden.
$50 per month. See C. w. Gore,
Atty-at-Iaw. Third St.
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$SOOO-1-S cash, balance in /, > and

cash, balance in /, . and
8 years will buy modern new
live room, frame, slate roof cottage
on Northcott avenue, bath, two
chimneys, porches, garden and
everything to be desired. If you
want one of the incest little homes
in the city, Address at once P. o.
Box 1856 or inquire at Telegram
ofice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR sALE-On easy payment plan, Il
number of good lots on Mt. Glare
street car line. Investigate. See
clarksburg Insurance Agency.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

II your fayorlte store Is sacrinclng
PeEough OF the usual price Of the thing
you want to buy today to give you a
weeks spending money don't over-.
spk the matter by failing to read
about X In the store's ad in tie Tel
gal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

$500, CASH OR TERMS win buy the
best vacant lot on Broaddus Avenue,
Broaddus addition. Size 4Ox12o,
10 IT. alley In rear. Ideal home site
for railroad man or man. employed
in Wholesale district. Address P. o.
BOX 1a6, city, or call Bell phone
sl6-R.
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LOST

L0ST-In Immaculate Conception
Church or between the church and
y LIS E. Pike Street, diamond
brooch. Reward for return to 1877
E. Pike St. or Telegram Office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR Rents room house, 4O3 Mil
ford street, $40 per month. Apply
TO A. G, Gall, Electric Light Plant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
wANTED-Yo,r pipes and umbrcI-
las for repairing. Umbreilaa re-
covered. Levys smoke House.
Pike St

TO TIE CITY FARAER-You need
the only first class farm weekly. THE
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Send re-
quest for interview or subscription
to Country Gentleman, 125 syca-
more Street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR SALE-In Nortkriew, one seven
room house on corner lot, close to
street car line; No. I we'll of water,
large store cellar; will sell cheap,
on time. Owner leaving city. This
property win advance IL per cent.
Inquire of D. NJ. swisher, R. F. D.
No. 3, Box 1l6, City.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-one front. room, clc-
gantly furnished, two blocks from
Victoria theater, for one or two
gentlemen, or man and wife. $50
West Pike st.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR sALE-Lot No. $40 in GrasseiII
addition size 5Ox150. For terms,
address C. c. Gathers, Burton, w.
Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07
WANTED Female Help

wANTED-Gin for general house
work. Must come weil recommend
ed. Good wages. Apply to Mrs. w.
A. Gaylord, 22s E. Main ST.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-NiceiS furnlshed rooms,
with privilege OF Bath. Apply at
phone; centrally lScated. Apply at
a2S FARRELL Court Mrs. NJ. Mostella.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-To respectable colored
family, three roomed house in rear
of sos Monticello avenue. Water
and gas in house. Water rent paid.
$500 per month. Inquire at Levy's
Cigar Store, S32 West Pike Street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

The outlook For locating new In.
dnstries IN the vicinity Of clarlSsbnrg.
Is very Gne. We should see addltionai
plants employing AZ least 1000 men
located in tho early spring. This VIII
mean a great demand for properly
and win Increase values. Better buy
now and gut in right
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-Niccly furnished room
with riydlege of bath. Apply at
fS1 Hornor Avenue.
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FOR -sALE-Two tracts, . cad 8 acre
plata terms easy also one, tract
"A acres, good twc4stcry house ana
out buildings. one so acre farm
good rich soil and wen wstered.
clarksburg insurance Agency, Nc
Carly Bldg, Cor. 9Th ana Main sts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-Four room fiat. Apply
at 429 Wcrninger street, Glen Elk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-NIccly furnished front
roomi reasonable rent; all modern
conyeniences. S3s Clark St, or call
Bell phone 9S7-J.
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FOR SALE

5000 will buy vacant lot, size IS by
100 feet, on Clay street. near
stealey street. Inquire at Telegram
office, or address p. o. Box 1a6,
city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-07

FOR RENT-one large room furnish
ed for light housekeeping. ,1Ol
Holt avenue. Bell phone 74O1R.
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FOR RENT rooms for light house,
keeping, with all modern conven-
fences. Apply at 1870 East Pike St