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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
WOMEN LEAVE.

Mary Wren, sallie Lang and Marie
Hamilton came here this morning
from Bluefield and left this afternoon
for Weston, the latter move being
taken upon orders by Chief of Police
Harry L. Brooks. The three women
showed no evidences OF wanting 2
lob and the chief told them they
would either have to leave the city or
be indicted for vagrancy. They
chose the former course and boarded
an interurban care for the Lewis
|couutz capita.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
REPORTS OF VICTORY UNTRUE
lRy AssoCIATED pREss. !

WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-The German embassy today
ceived The following wireless from Berlin: CO.,
All the French English reports OF victory Ct battles 1N
not eecng the
the of German posi-
ion was repulsed.
confirmation at
battlefield The Temps
losses army fighting
dandyy ded.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17

Of the allies
Another despatch says the Germas
have not evacuated Liege and that q. 81
situation there is calm The inhab
itants of the city are now allowed
remain ON the streets until 8 O'Clock
In the evening Numerous GsrmS
regiments OF infantry end artillery
on Tuesday going "a the direction az
northern France
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
But the Sporadic Attacks from Both
Sides the Last Two Days Have
Not Produced Any Def
mite Results
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. }

LONDON, Sept 17.-Along ninety mile front the
German army is at bay and the allies occupying
ledge across the river Asne which won after one OF
the most spectacular and thrilling crossings ever
made by an attacking force under ire
For the last two days there have been sporadic at
tacks from both along this line but according to adj
missions from the headquarters they have not pro-
dced any definite results Both sides have suffered enor
ousy the week and the present pause undoubtedly
being used bring up reenforce1nents and supplies
Petrograd reports that the flower of the German corps
detached for service East Prussia again hurryn
back to the western front and Stockholm learns that Gen
Hinderberg flushed with the victory against
Russians the East Prussan frontier has been urgently
summoned to command the western army.
GRUEsoME DETAILS OF BATTLE
Something of the horrors of modern warfare IS ndl
Gated by the hesitancy with which the discuss
the loss If the armies Marine to the
les are with great restraint but with enough
details to make even military shudder
The terribly battered Austrians safe under the
gums of Przeysl with the Russians only nineteen
miles away Desperate efforts probably will be made to
form junction with the fourth Austrian with the
idea of reorganizing with Cracow as the base
TO MARCH TOWARD WARSAW
The Petrograd military critics the belief that
the Germans having recognized the strategic unmpor
lance of East Prussan operations will detach their army
away that region and begin march Warsaw thus
forestallng Russian offensive Berlin from that drec
ton.
The Servians and Montenegrins continuing their
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
OFFICERS NAMED
BY JUNIOR ORDER
While Daughters of America
Also Elected Theirs and
End State Meeting.

Officers elected by the state coun-
Gil of the Junior Order of American
Mechanics for the ensuing year are
as follows:
d. L. irwin. OF Milton. junior past
councillor.
J. w. Powell. of Moundsviile. coun-
cilor.
James A. G. Bedford. of Parsons.
vice councillor.
]. 6. Burchinal. Of Morgantown.
&. II. Thomas, Of Maftinsburg.
conductor.
Elmer Meadows. of Huntington.
James A. Mcdowell. OF Rock Cave,
R. F, Lambert. of Huntington. sec
c. c. q. Newman. of Wheeling. treas
p p. Chapman. of ceredo. national
representative.
G. N. King. of Huntington. outside
sentinel.
Elkins was chosen as the next an
nual meeting place.
The Daughters OF America con-
Guided their annual state meeting late
wednesday evening with election
and installation OF officers as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Lille Chapman. of Ceredo.
junior past councillor
Mrs. Fannie Chapman. of Davis,
associate junior past councillor.
Mrs. Jennie Henry, of Martinsburg,
councillor.
Mrs. Doilie Gill, Of Huntington. as
sociate councillor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
i # RESERVlSTS
en- FRANCE CALLED FOR

LONDON. Sept IA despatch
from Raris says that the Italian re-
.ervists in the French capital have
been called for September 2S They
believe. the. despatch says, this means
IfaIv,s entrance into the war.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
.LIEGE NOT EVACUATED
By THE GERMAN FORCES

LONDON. Sept. 17.-Telegraphing
from Maestricht. Holland, cores
pondent says that dispatches received
there from Cologne, Dusseldorf, Vessel
and Duisburg indicate that these
points are strengthening their forth
fications to meet possible advance
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE

Work Of extending the concrete
sidewalk alongside the Washington
Irwin high school building on Lee
street into the Colonial Heights addi-
ton was started Thursday morning
by a force OF men. a curbing is to
be set with the walk. The work will
be done in such a manner as to widen
the street at Horror avenue.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17

Baltimore and Ohio
depot and contents $4,000
No insurance.
Mrs. Hatta Bailey
building .... 1000
Insurance, 1900.
Peoples Feed Com
pany, store, ware
room and stock. 1000
Insurance, $500.
o. A. Smith. restaur-
ant 80. z5O
No insurance.
Wells Fargo Express
Company ........ 200
No insurance.
Jean Curtis, barber 3
shop 200 4
Jean Curtis, pool room 900 !.
No Insurance.
y. T.. Bailey, stock In
feed store 500
No insurance.
Total insurance. $4,000.
Total loss $3.50
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
ONE MARRIAGE LICENsE.

to Ross W. Martin and Bina Mae
Rush, .sI s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17

Captain James II. Hurry, Of Bridge
port Visited the city Thnrsqex
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
COURT ADJoURNs.

The county court Wednesday even
ing adjourned its September term.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
Fire of Unknown Origin De-
stroys Four Structures at
a Loss of $3.50.
BUCKET BRIGADEs FUTILE
Freight, Baggage and Express
Packages Are I stWith the
Railroad Property.
JANE Lew FIRE Loss.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-17
/ / !! !: WEATHER

scipudy toniehf and Friday, probably
The Brinkley argus., 1914-02-20

calomel. Get a bottle of the pleasant, safe and perfectly harmless Dodson's Liver Tone, guaranteed to take the place of calomel. Instead of making you feel worse the next day it makes you feel better and you actually are better. for no remedy in the whole world livens up the liver regulates the bowels and really rejuvenates the system any better than this dose.
 You are the sgie ndge of it's merits. Igbpverse's Drug Store is fully auNbsfized to hand you back your money without question if itfhils to please you and relieve you.
 Remember, if you feel consti- pated and bilious, what you need is D.dson's Liver Tone. A large bottle and a good guarantee for 50 cents from Converse's Drug Store.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-02-20

been transferred to the undel signed, will on Tuesday Marcl,I 17th, 1914 offer for sale to the highest and best bidder for cash at the front door of the Bank of Brinkley. in the city of Brinkley, Arkansas the following describ ed real estate to-wit;
 The North West Quarter (N. w. 4) of the South West Quarter Is. w. A) of Section Thirty Four (34), Township Four (4) North, Range Two CD West, containing forty acres more or less. Said sale will be made for the purpose of satisfying two notes secured by said, mortgages; one for the sum of S25o.0O in favor of JamesL. Woodfln and the other for -H8.SO in favor of Andrew Flora & Company, which last mortgage and note to Andrew Flora & Company has been transferred to the under signed.
 Given under my hand and seal this the 18th, day of Febru- ary. 1914.
 Jas. l.. Woodfin,
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horteagee Sale

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned under and by virture of the power contained in two certain mortgages, one of which was executed by
 Woodfin on the <22nd.. day of December, 190Sand recorded in Record Books, IIpp3ssse 547, second
 mortgage executed by said Louisia Carlton to Andrew Flora & Company on the 18th, day of January. 1910 and recorded in Record Book 8, rage $50 in the Records of Monroe County. which latter mortgage has since
The Brinkley argus., 1914-02-20
START YOUR LIVER, DON'T
 STOP WORK
Dodson's Liver Tone Acts Mild. ly, hut Surely. But Livens Up the Liver and You
 Stay on Your Feet

It is the experience of calomel users that if they take enough of the drug to have / the desired effect, it seriddSiy interferes with their work the day after. But this is the least important item, for cafomel is often a dangerous drug and acts on the system violently.
 Don't take chances with
The Brinkley argus., 1914-02-20
--EzzE.rssss sssxsEzUr~
Enemy of the Book Lover.

One of the most common of the book destroyers Is the bread borer which is found in libraries and in rye bread. It is half an inch long, downy light brown in color and striped lengthwise. It lays its eggs between the leaves of books and in chinks in the covers. The young hatch in five or six days and the larvae at once bores long narrow tunnels through paper, leather and wood of the bind ing.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-02-20
Just Like FaIstaff.

When a man is disgustingly drunk 1t is common thing to say He's soused." The term was made popu- lar by Shakespeare in Henry ", where he makes Falstaff say: If I am not ashamed of my soldiers, I'm a soused gurnet." The gurnet was a cheap fish. and when soused or pickled was vulgar dish. Hence, "a soused gurnet" was . term of con tempt.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-02-20
A Letter from Mississippi.
Scott Miss, Feb. 15, 1914 Wm. B. Folsom
 Brinkley


 DEAR SIR:
 In my spare time today will try and grant your personal re- quest of several weeks back for another letter for publication in your paper. In my former letter related about all of anything that might be interesting. But you, J. E. Deshazo and some others seem to think 1 can tell you more, so make an effort.
 We are all about through gath ering cotton possibly on all this big plantation there is 50 bales in field yet. We made in all this year near eight thousand bales of cotton and corn and hay to feed us. We are now preparing for this years crop. Have on the property about eight thous- and acres broken. We never burn any stalks but cut and blow under all corn stalks as early as possible, the cotton stalks later. We back furrow our land throw two. .ae Ns together with 2 or 3 horse turning blows. This IS disced, narrowed and then put into beds by using F inch Avery middle buster with 8 mules to pull it. All our preparation blowing IS directed by Prof. J. W. Fox. We have all good mules and tools; the company had sent to the fattening pen all old slow and worn out mules from each place where they were fed up and shipped to the hills and sold and replaced them with good young mules so as to get more blowing out of a negro for the Sl.00 paid him.
 The company keeps a good veterinarian on the property who has charge of small stock farm, hogs etc. We shuck and assort our corn all bad corn is put in a pen and when sufficient amount accumulates is sent to the hog farm for feeding. The veteri- marian visits each place as often as can and inspects the mules, and reports on same at the mana gers meeting. He has a we'll equipped hospital on the division where he takes all sick and crippled mules. He keeps Us supplied with temporary reme- dies for sudden cases of coics at our barnes. He is called by phone to look after mules. animals etc. when necessary. We have our own telephone system with central at Scott connected with cashiers stand at big store. Julian Green another one of your Monroe County boys. son of J. D. Green, is our our central girl" and cashier att the store and is making good at the job, while his father holds down, as manager, one of the largest plantations for the com pany.
 Our teams are all kept well hitched, good harness and collars. Each mule has his number branded on left fore Shoulder. They number from 1 to 2 nigh as they go. When c-.e~dies we have special form to report. Death on No, name, cause of death. age and valuation to Scott office who makes proper record and next lot of new mules are branded with the dead ones numbers. We have good gear rooms and each mule has his peg and his harness hangs on same. Day hands not allowed in this gear room, the harness are re- ceived at night and given out in the morning by our foreman and hostler. We brad all hame strings into the names and cold chisel all traces on the rings so as to identify them when one hap pens to get stolen. Negroes will make desperate efforts to get
The Brinkley argus., 1914-02-20


 this company's business that there is considerable clerical work to do even as manager of plantation. Our time sheets and pay roll are so very compli- cated and to make them out and make them balance every Friday night is no easy task. Our pay rolls are balanced Friday night I send to office Saturday morn- ing and all work done Saturday is paid for with individual cash pay slip. They get cash for Saturdays work regardless of their time book account. In this way we have no trouble in get ting work on Saturday for they are always a little behind on time bank account, will take up all time you let them. The ten nants nor day hands get any, thing from stores only but by written order of the managers. When we get hold of mean, lazy, contrary negroes we give him a limited time to leave in and he usually has some time left to his credit. When a day hand breaks blow through carelessness he is charged for rerair of same.
 On 1st. to 9th. of February each year our general Manager and head office man comes around to each plant and takes inventory of all harness, blows, tools and fixtures of every kind wagons, etc. Makes us out inventory, we sign it, and during the year all we buy is added to this inventory and the next year we are supposed to have all this on hand, and it is no easy mat ter to keep tab on it. Likewise our mules are insured same time of year by an expert mule man who buys all mules for the company. If a mule is valued at $250 this year and $40 the next, our "big boss' wants to know at once what caused this mule to go down so in valuation.
 All managers are allowed to keep two cows of his own and feed them from company pens and two hogs can be raised in lot at very little cost, practically nothing.
 Eve paid all my old Monroe County political debts from both campaigns, amounting in all to over $1, 800 principle and inter- est, besides an expense of $250 for treatment of ear trouble of one of my children by a special ist in Memphis the first year that 1 was here 1 owe very little more now. When 1 found was stolen out of the nomination, 1 immediately took out old line in- surance made to my estate and assigned to my securities on my notes, enough to cover the amount. Now, if 1 died, I knew they would get it, and if I lived, I knew I'd pay it.
 When left Monroe County I hated to meet any of the men who were my security on the streets and the bankers who had the notes. would almost but not quite dodge them. But 'tis reversed can now meet them when 1 feel like it and they were only ones 1 could meet when l didn't want to and could not pay up. 1 shall never forget their patience and leniency with me. They seemed to realize my situation and made it so much more pleasant than they could have made it. With a few more dollars paid out I'll be ready to go to buying me some land and home for my wife and two little girls.
 With kind wishes to you all my friends. l remain
 s. D. Oliphant
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I
 out like cattle. We have tC brand all axes, tools of every kind, as the negroes steal them and hide them away and keer until you need one some day ot i the kind they have and then they want you to pay for it, saying their own dear dead brother gave it to them several years ago.
 This company deals fair with their tenants. They sell them goods at usual credit prices nine ty-fve per cent of them cleared money from their crop this year, some as much as 3 or 4 hundred dollars. Every day they are not needed in their own crops they are given work at $l.W per day i in wage crop or clearing, ditch l ing and various other work and always paid off every Saturday. The company has never failed to pay off every Saturday evening every cent due the laborer.
 We never bother them fol shooting craps, let them shoot all they want to and they put in good time Saturday night, Sun days, at noon hours and every night. We do all we can to SUD- press blind tigering among them and keep it down pretty well. There is of course not 10 per cent of the negro families ever have a marriage ceremony performed. As a whole we have better class labor here than in Monroe COun- ty Ark. It has been long time rule over here to never ask ne- groes to do anything, tell him what you want done and he goes on. There is on each plantation over here old negroes that have spent their lives on one place in one house, some as long as 40 years. The company has fixed up and repaired all cabins brick chimneys to all houses. Slack and dirt chimneys and heaters | discarded.
 Our day labor is in the lot catching mules by good day i light. They eat breakfast in the field which is brought to i them by the waiter boy, who is supplied W t h a mustang pony and whose business it is to keep all day hands water. When we blow on the back of plantation which is from l to 1s miles from barn we have feed troughs took on wagon and feed for mules and feed and water in the field and save this time lost by hands and teams going and coming to barn. This plan was adopted by me the first year 1 came here and is now a general practice over the proper ty and other individual plants near us. We broke the land by labor in one squad, keep all blows together with foreman over them who has supply of buck heads, single trees, bolts, blow points, etc in case of break ing. When we have finished breaking we let each tenant break his land and charged him .$1.00 per acre for breaking during this time. We do no furnishing but give him day work clearing land and he lives from this. This rule was put in practice years ago when they began breaking with two mules. With them punched a man over them you can soon brake up the land. Most of us who have no plantation store to look after use a negro foreman over blow gang and one over hoe gang who keep an extra hoe and fill in as a hand and changes hoes when he has one to sharpen. I'd rather have a good going white man to put over my blow gang | but the general opinion is to use negro, as he will do more work | for less money and then this is not up to us managers to say x,bn x.ro chall hova
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kITpYHIl0NM SUNlMSQlD0L
 LESSON

fBy B. o. SELLERS. Director of Evening Department, The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.)
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Tell lem you saw IL In the Argus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-28

had lost his all in the great Chicago
fire and had never recovered from the
blow. and If Mr.. Bowser could spare
him 10 cents"
The door closed and bit the con-
versatfon in two.
why don't Jones come y" asked
Mrs. Bowser as Mr.. Bowser returned
to the family room looking like a man
who had struck an icy corner.
That's easily explained. That con-
founded old tramp interrupted the
message. He probably was standing
or Jones' doorstep at the moment, and
the dispatch couldn't pass through
hint"
AS Mr.. Bowser glared at her he felt
his heels lifting up and his ears work.
ing, but by a powerful effort he re-
strained himself and after 8 minute
or two he said:
II will now experiment on the cook.
i will telegraph her to come up to the
head OF the stairs and ask you wheth-
er you will have oatmeal or pancakes
for breakfast"
He sat down with his head on his
hands and there was silence for thirty
seconds Then there came q crash
, and a yell from the basement. Both
ran down to find that the cook had
glass while pulling down the window
Were you about to come upstairs, .
asked Mr.. Bowser, as she made heI
explanation.
st was, SIR" she replied
ITO ask Mrs. Bowser about break
fast?''
mo, sir. I was going to hand you
the gas bill which was left here this
afternoon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-28

lola. Kan. March 28.-Mrs. Wayne
Hall. 25 years old. wife OF Everett Hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-28

so. Then ordered you to scratch
your nose. yawn, and rock back and
forth: and you obeyed."
what nonsense!" replied Mrs.
Bowser
There's no nonsense about it. 1t
is an idea as old as the world. Why
shouldn't one persons thoughts fly
to another? What did you do at ex-
actly o'clock this afternoon?"
Il went out to order meat for din
ner," she answered, after a moments
thought.
"Exactly-ha! ha! ha! At O'Clock
I telegraphed you to go out after meat
and you went. Don't talk about fads.
It Is positively wonderful. and II you
would only go in with me we would
develop it to an astounding degree.
There you go! I just telegraphed you
| to raise your left hand and you lifted
| it to scratch your ear.
"Is it possible that you really be-
lieve in such twaddle?" asked Mrs.
BOwser.
"Twaddle! That's 1t, of course. Any
| thing you can't make out is twaddle.
Of course, believe in 1t. as do mil
| lions of others. and 1t won't take me
know how it will work on animals. but
I'm going to experiment. There's the
cat under the piano. I will telegraph
| her to come here. Just watch me; I
] lean FORWARD ana Xix my eyes upon
hers. I say to her. Come here-come
| here!' She gets nervous. She moves.
| She comes. She
| The cat yeowled and spat and made
! q sudden rush over Mr.. Bowser's feet
| and disappeared down the hall and
| upstairs.
"It-it wasn't exactly a success" he
| admitted after the furry was over,
| ''but that's easily explained. A cat
hasn't a soul. She felt my mental In
| tn, hT1f q
: out what I wanted"
Haven't you got a corn on your
right foot? % inquired Mrs. Bowser. as
she took up her needle again.
what If have?" he asked.
You'd better get down your old ra-
xor and shave 1t off. instead OF vast
| ing your evening".
'.I'll do nothing Of the kind! I've
set out to make some experiments in
mental telegraphy, and I'm going to
do 1t II q million corns are waiting to
| be shaved, l needn't expect any help
| from you. of course, but don't want
it. 1 will now telegraph to Jones to
run in here At the office today we
understood each other perfectly
! Mr. Bowser closed his eyes. con-
| tracted his thoughts, and q mental
dispatch was sent to Jones next door.
There was silence for three minutes
and then the door-beI rang.
"Ah! You don't believe 1t. eh?" he
exclaimed, as he rose up to answer 1t.
| 81 think you'll call this something be-
sides twaddle' before the evening Is
| over!'.
The door was opened. but 1t didn't
happen to ,be Jones who stood there.
1t was man who exDlained that he