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declared war on him. Walsovitch as
saulted his right wing and 1 attacked
his base of supplies. We defeated him
with no loss"
| There was a portentous pause.
Then" concluded the poodle, he
| sold both of US and urged his country
! to declare war. on our nations"
This was misplaced egotism with a
| ing to lay down the law to those dogs
when the monkey spoke up. In his
! jabbering dialect he seemed to be try
| ing to explain a conclusion he had
, reached.
"The trouble" said the monkey,
with. all you, dogs is that ayou are
too much like human beings. You
| think you amount to more than you
are. Any monkey knows he is mon
key. and let's it go at that. But dog
| ly human being, just as some human
| beings seem to think they are gods"
At this moment the proprietor spoke
II wish," said the proprietor to the
Observer, that you would quit irritat-
/ ing those dogs. They are bad enough
as it is
I'm not irritating them," replied the
soothe them
IF your idea of soothing them is to
make them bark their heads off," said
the proprietor. II wish you would go
away and leave me alone.
| So the Observer went away. Between
the egotism of the dogs and the hys-
terra of the proprietor, the Observer
was thoroughly worn out. He dlsap-
peared, seeking a place of rest.
Just his luck. He met a man with a
| long black set of whiskers which had
been trimmed after some cubist design.
This man approached the Observer
stealthily He lifted forefnger por-
tentously.
"Did you know" inquired the be-
whiskered individual in a hoarse bass
voice, that l had been suspected OF
| being a Russian spy?'
why didn't you come from behind
your ambush?" demanded the Observer.
"You evidently have not caught on to
| my idea," said the beWh1skered lndl-
vidual, reproachfully.
POSSIBLY not" agreed the Observer
"It was dog. said whiskers, in the
tone that a certain king undoubtedly
| used when he said after me, the del
uge."
| The Observer stood away from this
man and gazed at him in admiration
Any man with a set of whiskers like
| that who dared to blame his troubles
| on an innocent dog was bound to win
| admiration, because of his unspeakable
audacity.
You say dog?" repeated the OBJ
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tions of landscape gardener wa:
bouncing around in it's cage and bark
ing violently at a Russian wolfhound
which was showing an equal amount
adding to the entertainment by jabber
ing violently at both of the dogs.
* X
The proprietor had a firm grip on hi.
hair. In his desperation he was evil
IDENTIFY getting ready to scalp himself.
What in blazes is all this?" asked
the Observer, in amazement.
What is it?" repeated the proprie
tor. in loud, excited voice. tel
you what it is. Those two blamed dogs
the last three days. My best customers
are leaving met!
You never have had a particularly
quiet place." pointed out the Observer
piled the proprietor, significantly.
Horrors of war;" suggested the OBJ
server.
Horrors of hades" retorted the pro-
prietor.
The conversation seemed to be getting
mixed up. Naturally the horrors of wal
are the horrors of hades. Yet the pro.
prietor used an argumentative tone.
The Observer turned to the French
poodle.
why all this racket" asked the OBJ
server. The poodle gazed at him IL
surprise.
What racket" he inquired.
Don't evade" ordered the Observer
shortly. I'VE can't afford to have any
such delays when your poor old pro
prietor is preparing to go raving mad
But" said the poodle. earnestly, g
didn't know of any racket"
DO you mean to tell me-" begar
the Observer.
"Of course" resumed the poodle
This Russian wolfhound and l have
been discussing the war. 1 maintain
that he is responsible and he says thai
I am responsible. There isn't any def
mite way of Strengthening out the point
so we debate it. If dog can't have
a little conversation without being
criticised I'd like to know what were
coming to-
The Observer uttered a howl of de-
! rision.
You start the war;" he yelled
YOU"
The poodle became deeply serious.
Hadn't you heard about it?' he in
quired.
The Observer merely laughed the
! kind of a laugh that the villain laughs
in nnelodrama.
"Why you must be foolish" said the
poodle, irritably. "Walsovitch-he's that
Wolfhound-and 1 were owned by a
German nobleman. Two days before
| this terrible struggle broke out we
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"Adonis has killed three fox terriers"
she said. And 1 have to pay for
them.'
The Observer fed. This was too much
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for him. And as he fed the thought oc-
CURED to him that If animals We're less
excitable there would be fewer rue
tionS.
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He come back to me. and him and me
had a palaver.
".Gawge,' he says to me. you gotta
git dat dawg outer dat car befoah
somebody complains
How do / git him out? / asked
him. Does I haul him out by de back
of his neck or WHAT
"Iawd no. sezee- Exercise discre-
shun Tell dem women you'll see dat
he is fed and you'll set up wifi him all
night and give him his nerve medi-
cine
We'll, sub, dats what / did. I done
set up wifi him. / had to befo' dem
ladies' would let him CO. Round about
IL o'clock / went in to feed him. He
bit. NAH hand when l put down ne
bones. Den he stahted to yap. en- de
brakeman come in en- said if he dldn
shet up dey'd throw him off he cuyah.
Dem ladies got off de cuyah VIII dat
wufiess dawg jes' now Lucky ION me
dey did. Use wore out
The porter paused for a moment
then suddenly became animated. A
look of cold horror passed over his
face. Two enormously stout women
We're sailing down the central portico
like pair of dignif1ed ocean liners.
One of them was carrying a mop Of
hair that squealed fretfully from time
to time
Here was adventure with a capital
A.
that he would look further into the
various animals, birds and possibly
fishes that had been brought from Eu-
rope So he loitered around the sta
tion entrance until a worried looking
conductor came hurrying by The OBJ
server stopped him.
The conductor glanced hurriedly at
his watch.
Il am interested" said the Observer,
"in the experiences of animals and the
like that have been in Europe. Two
women and a Pomeranian@
Are you chasing women as ami
Tnalsg' demanded the conductor. trucu-
lently, because if you are He
doubled UP his fists
Its my fool grammar" explained the
Observer. apologetically. The conductor
nodded. slightly mollihed.
of course, you can't help that" he
admitted, cordially.
"O< course not" agreed the Observer.
But, to resume, l have just heard a
touching story concerning nervous
Porneranian pup-a dog which was so
nervous that colored porter had to
sit up all night with him
"Tve got that beat said the conduc-
tor. confidently. II had to look out for
q thrush a Scotch thrush.
What about the thrush?" asked the
Observer.
"Oh. nothing much" replied the con-
'ductor. offhandedly: she laid an egg in
my hat: that's all
The Observer was profoundly as
tonished.
"How were you wearing your hat at
the time?' he inquired.
"I wasn't wearing it," said the con-
ductor. 1T was an extra hat that I'd
left in the baggage car. Friend of
mine had asked me to see Nellie
that's the thrush-safely home. So j
put her In the baggage car and she
got out and laid an egg before / could
put her back in the cage"
The best the Observer could do, under
the circumstances, was to gasp.
shes in that cage over there il you
want to talk to her." concluded the
conductor. as he drifted on.
The Observer walked over to the pile
OF baggage designated. A boy hired.
presumably. by the long-suffering con-
ductor. Was preparing to carry Nellie
and the cage away when the Observer
stopped him. The Observer addressed
Nellie
What is this that / hear about your
laying eggs in the hats of kind hearted
conductors" asked the Observer, Sc
Tereiy.
For a moment Nellie looked sheepish.
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up"
Wherefore these tears?' asked the
Observer
The spinster began to sniff.
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ON'I tdlh " A'iS
|: : !. !: !: !"
about de horrahs
of wah" said the
~ Pullman p o r er,
t( A wearily. 81 seen
"A EN-"
SfDN Accidentally the
~ A$4 Observer had come
2H across the Pull
MHH man porter VINO
1Z1A had Just finished
run and was
preparing to go
and change his uniform for less
.s...nt.,ious earb. Quite offhandedly
.ha observer had asked the porter
whether he had come across any Euro
pean refugees.
After that the Observer had mace d
remark which ELECTED the reply quoteo
above Clearly the porter was all H.
He was an extraordinarily tall. ganghns
african, who during duty hours hao
the polish of Lord Chesterfield pius
Roam Brummel Now, however, the
mask had fallen. He did not have MS
whiskbroom. He could be frank
DE horrahs o. wah.' continued the
porter, mournfully, "ain't got a chance
longside de horrahs O peace
He fell into bitter mood
,'(IaWge, ne Sdlu, III d hiSh WIN, SNP
posedly an imitation of an irate woman
messenger "Gawge, gimme my SUIT
case. Doan't you all see 1 needs man
suit case?''
.Gawge"-an irate male passenger
was supposed to be talking now.
"Gawge. does you heah me? Whar Is
dem playin' cuyards? En- o.. Wneh does
dat buffay cuyah hitch on!
The porter became himself again. he
shook his head, sadly.
-.Gawge-Gawg ge-Gawge,' he grumbled.
Oats all i hear since dis wan stahteo.
Gawge-Gawge-Gaw
All George needed was a little rope
and he would tell his story. The OBJ
server was convinced that II ne re-
mained for a short time George would
wind up and throw the ball Nor was
the Observer wrong. AFTER httie
while George proceeded:
Comm down fun New Yawk," said
George, ..wus two ladies en- one OF dem
Pomeranium long-haired, mean-faced
dawgs all on one seat. Dey was pretty
healthy lookin' ladies, but dey Kept tell
in everybody dey met bout their pr1va,
tions-whatever dem is. Dey musta had
a trunkful o privatlonS.
Putty soon de conductor ne GUILE
through to git his fare.
Ladies' sezee, dat dawg has got to
go in de baggage cuyah.'
Dem ladies riz up on DAN hlnd lalgs
like dey was going to kill de conductor.
"Deed he don't sez dey.
He mus. sez de conductor
..Dis is onhuman. sez dem women
Dis dawg is nervous
.Fust 1 thought de conductor was
ewine to fall over. He stared at dem
ladies' like he'd gone crazy.
What did you say he wuz? asks De
conductor.
..Ain't we done told you he wuz
neryous?' seZ dem women.
DE conductor stahted to fan hisseif
wifi his hat.
"swhat mought be de cause OF dis
nervousness? he asks. real polite
when we wuZ in Germany, says one
of de ladies, dem brutes of German
soldiers chased him twice. He amt got
over it yet, and we amt going 10 nave
him erievin' hisself in a lowdown bag
gage coach.
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The illustration tells the
whole story-that's how
Stein-style suit will look on
YOU. Our Mr.. Mudd will take
your measure and personally
design you a suit or overcoat.
It'll be the swellest suit or
oyercoat you ever wore or you
won't have to pay a penny.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
JAYENNE PLANT
Will Be Abandoned by Street
Car Company Owing to
Bad Water inRiver.

FA1RMoNT. July 3.-The Monon-
gah Valley Traction Company has de-
cided to vacate its cayenne power
plant on account OF the water supply
being SO impregnated with poisonous
matters from plants situated on the
West Fork river that steam cannot be
generated for the manufacture Of cur
rent needed for the operation Of the
electric lighting system Of the city
or the trolley lines over the Monon-
gahela Valley system.
The cayenne plant and its equip
ment installed has cost the company
upwards of 100000. 1t is likely
that the new plant will be located
at Hutchinson and that instead OF
being a steam plant. gas engines
will be installed. The Consolida-
ton Coal Company has its central
plant at Hutchinson and the monster
gas engines are little affected with
the water conditions that make The
cayenne plant impossible.
The work on the new plant will be
started soon and will be rushed to
completion as fast as possible.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert j. Bishop will
go to Wheeling this evening where
they will spend several days visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Bishop, MT.
Bishops parents.
w. H. Warne accompanied by Mrs.
70. s. Warne will return to Parkers-
burg this evening after spending ten
days here visiting. Mr.. Warne was
quite i'll when he arrived here last
Wednesday evening. but is much bet
ter now. Mrs. Warne will spend sew
eral days visiting in Parkersburg.
Mrs. Ellen Hoff. of Wolf Summit,
is spending several days in the city
visiting relatives and attending the
chautaqua.
Mrs. G. Leon Faber and Mrs. Frank
B. Goodwin, OF Fort Pierce, Fla, ar
rived here this morning to be guests
Of their sister, Mrs. Ed. R. Davis, Of
410 West Pike street, for the sum
mer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
LIGHT PUMPER
Is Drilled on the R. 7. Lowndes
Farm Near the City of
Salem.

One mile southeast of Salem, in
Ten Mile distrilt, this county, the Pat
terson Fork Oil Company had COM
pleted No. is on the r. T. Lowndes
farm and has light pumper.
The one-time large producers in the
Gordon sand development in Sardis
district. Harrison county, are rapidly
declining. The South Penn Oil COM
pany's No. 5 on the Jesse A. Sprout
farm Is down to $50 barrels. The
same company's No. 2 on the T. F..
Ogden farm is producing lis barrels
and the Washington Gas Company's
No. 1. A. c. Pigot and Grove & Par
rish's No. i. r. v. Moore, 10 and 95
barrels respectively.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
HIGH SCHOOL
Building at Simpson is to Be
Rebuilt as Result of a
Vote Taken.

The voters of Court House district
recently voted in favor of laying a
levy for the purpose of raising money
to build new high school building at
Simpson to take the place of the
structure that was burned to the
ground nearly year ago. Members
of the board of education from that
district met this week and the
arrangements are being completed %
start work on the building In a short
time. The district high school idea
which was being tried out In Court
House district last year has proved
very popular and the people are anx-
ious to have the building completed
IN time to get their children started
this fall.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
ORDERS
Are Entered by the Circuit
Court of the County in a
Number of Cases.

Circuit court orders were entered
Friday as follows:
Nimshi Nuzum ct al VS. Gideon S.
Nuzum ct al. bill dismissed.
Oliver Hurst VS.. Reno Furno ct al,
dismissed.
NJ. E. Shaver VS.. S. R. Griffin ct al,
demurrer overruled and defendant
given thirty days to answer.
Continental Supply Company vsl
J. ]. Keim ct al. order appointing F..
G. Bish receiver and referring the
cause to special commissioner.
Matthew F. Harrison VS., Anna
Harrison. final decree.
Farmers Bank OF Clarksburg
against Lydia j. Reynolds, dismissed.
]. Philip Clifford ct al VS.. Anna c.
Brennan ct al, decree OF partition.
A Scott Thompson VS.. Pennsylva-
MIA Sales Corporation, sale confirmed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
DATESSET
For -Four Congressional Nomi-
mating Conventions by the
Progressive Party.

It has been announced that the
Progressive congressional convention
for the Second district. Yill be held
at Keyser. Mineral county, July %.
Candidates for the nomination are
Senator Noah g. Keim, Of Elkins.
and DIR. d. II. Courtney, Of Morgan
town.
The convention for the Fourth con-
gressional district will be held at
Parkersburg Friday, July "a, and
the sentiment is said to be unanimous
in the district for the nomination OF
Col. Walter s. Sugden, of Sisters
vile, who is a warm personal friend
Of Col. Roosevelt.
The Third congressional district
Progressive convention will be held
at Charleston. Wednesday. July 20,
and the nomination will probably go
to either ]. w. Dawson or ex-Con-
gresham j. H. Rulings. At that
time and place the state Progressive
convention will be held for the pur-
pose Of nominating congressman
at-large and the adoption Of the state
platform for the coming campaign.
So far the field seems to be clear for
the nomination Of Charles ]. Schuck,
of Wheeling.
The various conventions for the
nomination of candidates for state
senator will be announced the last
OF this or the first of next week, 1t
being the intention of the Progress
sives to put up candidate for every
Office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
LIQUOR SHIPMENT
BY the Parcel Post System o
the Country is Prohibited
by Law.

Inquiry has been made in various
places whether liquor can be trans
ported into the state by parcels post.
The postal laws provides that aoso-
lrtely no liquor. wine, beer or in fact
any intoxicant will be received for
transmission by parcels post.
The law is very clear on that poirt,
and the government is very severe in
Furnishing violators. Absolutely no
whiskey, wine, beer, spurious liquors.
or in fact any liquor as that word Is
defined in prohibition laws, can be
sent through the parcel post. Those
not familiar with this law had better
inform themselves on its provisions
before attempting to send liquor
through the mail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
CHIEF MARSHAL
Claude W. Gore win Be Chief
Marshal of Fourth of July
Parade Tomorrow.

Claude w. Gore will be the chief
marshal of the Fourth of July pa
rade here tomorrow. The parade will
start at $3.50 a. m. at, Second and
Pike streets and will move west on
Pike street to Chestnut, thence on
Chestnut to Main, east on Main to
Oak; on Oak to Pike, thence west
on pike to Third street.
All marchers on foot will form on
Hewes treet and North Second street.
All on horseback will form on
South Second street.
All floats and automobiles will
form on Mechanic street. facing
east.
Marshals of the parade will assem-
BILE. mounted. at $3.50 o'clock on
Third street.
All are invited to participate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
WARRANT DISMISSED
Prosecution Witness fails to
Prove Charges and Has to
Pay Costs of Case.

A warrant sworn out by Mandy
Ranzell, colored, charging Samuel
Fogg with threatening to kill her.
was dismissed by Justice Jackson v.
Carter at the close Of hearing held
in his court last evening as no evil
dence was produced by the prosecut-
ing witness.
Both parties are residents of Glen
Elk No. 2 and the trouble occurred
there several evenings ago. AS re-
suit Of the decision in the case, Mrs
Ranzell was compelled to pay the
costs of the case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
mn
Is Prepared by Tom Williams,
Champion Hog Fancier of
the State.

This forenoon between the hours Of
0 o'clock and noon Tom Williams,
champion chicken and hog fancier Of
West Virginia, prepared ferocious
pig from Braxton county for the
Fourth of July celebration. The prep
aration consisted Of a shave, one over,
and hand massage with Cream de
ltocafel' finished with heavy lubri-
eating oil.
Her royal swiness has been resting
quietly at Orie Myers's feed barn for o
day or two and she Is apparently in
fine shape for the final contest.
a number of bow-iegged men laava
grimly declared their determination
to prove to the public their ability to
stop a pig. One of them will wear a
pair OF pole climbers, and another is
reported to have sewed several sheets
OF No. sand paper to his trousers
with the intention Of closing in on the
porker.
There will be no rules In regard to
rounds or clinches, toe or strangle
holds. Anyone, however, caught
using corn husker or endeavoring to
choke the pig by running. his hana
Gown her throat will be barred.
Some few bets have been placed on
The results. A prominent depart
ment store man seems to be favcrite
but the friends of young lawyer
have brought the betting to even mon
ey. Everyone will have an opportun-
ity to catch the porker, and owing to
the high price Of bacon the pig as q
prize to the winner will be very
desirable reward.
Upon looking up the genealogy Of
this notorious hog, 1t develops that L,
Is "a descendent Of that flat-footed SOW
that was let loose some thirty years
ago at o picnic held on the old fair
grounds.
Perry Camp brought this hog from
the successful athlete and tried to
fatten her out. On the day Of butch
ering she cleared the pen like gray
hound and was last seen going over
Pinnickinnick.
With such an ancestry, the chase
after this pig, to say the least, should
be very exhilerating pastime.
Through the courtesy of the vii.
liams Hardware Company, the gener-
al committee of the picnic Is prepared
to give away free gratis for nothing,
about 500 packages Of sparklers o;
various kinds. These sparklers will
he given away in front of the Broth
erhod's Office in the Latstetter build
ling at 1880 O'Clock Saturday evening.
Every child win receive box as long
as they last The sparklers are harms
less and very suitable for a safe and
sane Fourth.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
Mr.. TE|:7'RICK
An Aged and We'll Known Res.
ident of Town of Worthinq-
ton is Dead.

Mr.. Cyrus Tetrick, aged "a years. a
retired merchant of Worthington, is
dead. On Tuesday evening he had a
stroke Of paralysis, following a de-
Ginning state of health for the last
three years. Mr.. Tetrick was in Flor
ida when he had his first stroke Of
paralysis, about three years ago, and
he had never recovered from its eff
fects. This spring. however, he
seemed much better, and appeared to
be Improving steadily until his second
attack Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Tetrick was lifelong resident
Of the community of Worthington. He
conducted a store there for many
years, and since retiring from that
business had attended to his farming
duties. His farm Is located lust out
of Wellington.
The deceased man is survived by
his second wife, Mrs. F. e. Dent. Of
this city. is the only daughter. A son
Paul Tetrick, aged about 10 years.
survives. Mr.. Tetrick leaves two
brothers and two sisters. They are
Enos Tetrick, of Worthington: Hem
derson Tetrick, Of Little Bingamon:
Mrs. Matilda Mc1ntire, of Enterprise
and Mrs. Marcella Matheny. The
only grandchildren Of Mr.. Tetrick are
Mrs. r. E. Timbers. Of Charleston:
Arlie Dent, Of Clarksburg, and Miss
Fara Dent Of Clarksburg. Little Miss
Virginia Dent Timbers is the only
great-granchild.
Mr.. Tetrick was an excellent citizen
and man who had very wide
circle OF friends. His death will be-
learned with regret by all who knew
him.
Tie funeral was held Friday. He
was buried at Shinnston at ~ O'Clock
from the family home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
PROMOTER
CONTINUED from page one.1

o. y a E 4 d d /.
Newman and John sselton Williams,
then assistant secretary of the treas
ury, to determine If the production
was sufficient to reopen the assay Of
fee at ( harlos:e, N. C. Mr.. Williams
NJ. ,comptrollr Ct the currency e we
the saem explanation. He testified
he had no stock =; the mine nor did
anyone in his family. He testified
mis- brother, w. b. Williams, looked at
the mine after Dewey reported. New
man, recalled testified that John Skel-
ten Williams had arranged confer
ence for him with Cleveland Perkins.
who wanted to buy control of the
property. He said that he had had
some correspondence with William.
and his brother, W. B. Williams
about the mine, but he preferred that
1t be given out by the other party.
/ [ . 81 "
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-03
DIR. OGDEN HOME.

DIR. Chester R. Ogden returned
home Friday morning from the an
nual meeting of the American Med
ical Association and special surgeon
clinics in Philadelphia, accompanied
by Mrs. Ogden, who spent six weeks
at Atlantic City and in Philadelphia
for the benefit Of her health. She is
much improved.