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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
Hnw,s This. Teddy?

It is estimated that the number of
births in West Virginia last year ex-
ceeied the number of deaths by
1900, the figures being approx
mate, OF course. This is hopeful. VIII
some brother kindly pass the figures
on the relative strides of marriage
and divorce Hun tington Herald
Dispatch.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

Today, although the Atlantic Is
still increased by airships or
flying machine, the belief that
the trip viii be accomplished
this year is widespread Rod
man Wanamaker is building an
aerobOat with which he expects
to fly from Newfoundland TO
Ireland in less than twenty
four hours. and others are in
the field for the $50, 200 prize
offered by Lord Northclihe for
the first aerial voyage across
the Atlantic
An even more ambitiousproj-
ect calls for an aeroplane trip
around the world in connection
with the Panama-Paciffc Expo
sition A route has already
been mapped out. sum Of
100000 proposed as prices.
and number of ayiators have
indicated their eagerness to
participate in the race.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
H b n
and

John Wise. the frst aeronaut
In the United States, was born
on this date 1O6 years ago to-
day. He began experimenting
In philadelphia In 1895 and In
the fan OF 1887 discovered that
while passing through thun-
der cloud the cords of his bal
loon gave forth musical sounds.
and he heard voices on earth
when he was a mile above it.
Twice in 1843 he asked Con-
gress for appropriations for
crossing the Atlantic in a ball
loon, and later tried to get its
!. aid In building afrships from
which explosives could be
thrown at an enemy on land or
sea! Up to 1859 he had made
230 ascensions. September %.
! 1879 he assembled from st.
Louis and never returned. The
- body of one member of the
party was afterward found in
Lake Michigan.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

nation himself before having the
party adopt such plank.
If he had obtained the nomination
he might. have crossed out
the prohibition against a second term.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
INeII. Mho dive. 4 Fang?

The Prince of Wales, Car Ferdt-
nand Of Bulgaria, President Poincare,
King Alfonso and the Crown Prince
of Germany are all billed to visit us
in 1915. But the Kaiser and George
Bernard Shaw remain obdurate.-
Hun tington. Advertiser.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
WatchfuI Waiting

sAnd recurring to our Mexican poll
cy, there are indications that the
waiting may soon end, but the watch
ing is getting to be more excttipg.-
Parkersburg Dispatch-News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

1t is. said that the Senate may take
up the Mexican situation. They should
appoint Senator MARITIME committee
of six to go to Mexico and conduct an
investigation into Huerta's different
brands.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
HnnnY CoInhinafion.

Chicago's film censor board is to be
made up of both men and women.
This is a happy com bination of man
Iy judgment and womanly instinct
Wheeling Telegraph.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
Coming Events
In Clarksburg
raaanna4rrnnnsaauouoaaefe .raea-s

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
February %, "a and 25-Ph'l OFT
Musical Comedy Company, Robinson
Grand theater.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Febru-
airy &c, q, 28.-"House of Bondage"
motion picture, Robinson Grand
theater.
Tuesday, March S.-"The Rosary
Robinson Grand theater.
Wednesday, March 4.-"The Fire
n.y." Robinson Grand theatre.
Thursday, March 5-Recital, Katn-
leen Parlow, viol:nist, Robinson
Grand theater.
Tuesday, March 31-"Stop Thief, =
Robinson Grand theater.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
WHAT OTHER EDITORS Say !.
Hannr Sifnafion.

The Toledo Blades notion Of
happy situation is to escape the in
come tax by about SO cents.-Wheel-
ing Register,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
In Mexico.

In Mexico man may be a bandit
yesterday, a reyolutionist today and
the stepfather of his country tomor-
row wWheeling. News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

We fear that the tax assessors of
Cleveland lost their last chance to
collect from John d. Rockefeller
when they failed to hold the sick
Mrs. Rockefeller as a hostage.-Graf-
ton Sentinel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

The United States, Great Britain
and villa are squabbling over the
death of Benton, and as the classics
would say-Huerta should worry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

Some people have telephones in
stalled Just to get their names printed
in the directory.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

that King George will be seriously
i'll" at the appointed hour for the in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

The famous Death Valley in Cali
fornia is the lowest point on the con-
tfnent of North America, being 276
feet below the level of the sea.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24

Mrs. Pankhurst is preparing to head
a delegation of suffragets to interview
King George. 1t is to be supposed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
SAYINGS OF A NUT

Senator Fall appears anxious to
take a fall out of Huerta."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
An Evening Echo.

Our deeds still travel with US from
afar,
And what we have been makes US
what we are.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

mainder Of their lives in heavy, iron
bound coffins. out of which they never
under any conditions or for any pur-
pose move. They cannot sit upright,
they cannot lie down fiat and they see
daylight but for a few minutes when
their food is thrust into their coffins
twice in the twenty-four hours.
The sight OF the hopeless misery Of
these prisoners made 1t easy to under
stand the lightheartedness with which
three Mongol soldiers went to their exc
cution few days later on. Six months
previously they had murdered their gem
eral and in the interval had been
dragging out miserable existence in
the collins. Preceded by a cavalcade OF
medieval looking soldiery. armed all the
same with rifles Of the latest pattern,
the trio OF criminals were taken in hull
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lock carts to valley some i've or six
miles away from I'rga. This was in
order that the execution should not
offend the sight of the mythical gods
who dwell in the sacred mountain of
Bogdo Nor. which, lying to the south
OF the city. IL cut of from contamina-
ton with humanity by the lola River,
Death is the punishment for the Mongol
who so far forget~ his traditions as to
shoot bird or beast on Bogdo Nor, and
imprisonment for life the far worse fate
of any foreigner who should he so rash
as thus to transgress. The soldiers
looked CHASTITY enough after their in
generation and ate greedily the food
which was offered to them when they
were taken out OF the carts. one OF
them shouted up rlbald jibes to the
mandarin who was present in his Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

After witnessing the many barbaric and
picturesque ceremonies the adventurous
young woman decided to look up the
dark and gloomy side Of the city
Only after great many delays and diff
culties did she obtain IA permit to visit
the principal prison. the following de-
scription of which she gives in the Lon
don Illustrated Ncrs:
The Mongols have 1t in them to he
most diabolically cruel and a more ter
rible fate than that which befalls the
Mongol malefactor at Urga is difficult
of conception. Within a small COM
pound fenced in by high. spiked pail
sades are Ave or six dungeons. There
are human beings in those dungeons
and among them a number Of highly
civilized Chinese imprisoned for political
offences who are shut up for the re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

works of art we can reach the better
natures Of our girls.
IF any are 80 far gone AS tn permit
such splendid trophies Of the sculptors
art to lead them into perilous ways they
must be lost to all that is decent and
good. have no patience with such pru-
derry"
Then the objecters took another tack.
They said the class of girls who usually
become the wards of the salvation
Army are not capable Of approaching
| fine art. This objection Mrs Bovlll
| resented as an dispersion on the good
taste and intelligence Of all girls in the
humber walks of life. She said the
| young women who will live ut the home
are in most cases quite as capable OF
| approaching art as their more prcten-
tious sisters.
The House of Folies at the time of
its erection was perhaps one of the best
appointed private dwellings in Ken
lucky. Some of Mr.. Shinkle's friends
when he announced his plans touched
their foreheads significantly. one day
when he was trying To find name for
the establishment u neighbor said with
some impatlence
"Oh. why not call 1t the House of Fol-
Hes and have done with it,
II thank you for that suggestion"
Mr. Shinklc is said To have replied,
"and | will gladly adopt it," From that
time forth the mansion was known by
It's suggestive title. hut Mr. Shnklc
ignored the gibes and sneers of his
ncighbors and made his home in the
establishment. where he dispensed hos
nil aa.,rIlnn N hn trplif and
standards of Southern gentlemen.
Commander Booth, though weak and
faint after her recent Illness, insisted
on going to Covington and presiding at
the opening ceremonies. The home has
just heen formally opened. though ii
has been occupied by number of girls
for the past month.
II IL situated on a lofty eminencc
which commands Covington. Cincinnatfs
Gretna Green. 1t is surrounded by gar
dens and lawns in which fountains play
almost perpetually. Niobe is found In
enc part Of the grounds weeping for her
lost children, and Hercules. bold, deter
mined unconquerable and unclad, COM
mands another section.
Fairgrounds. walks and other attrac-
tons are found on the two acres Of land
adjoining the building. Insld" the house
Is gorgeously decorated with some of the
finest specimens of the painters art.
Col. BOWL says II is more like palace
than any property owned or controlled
by the Salvation Army. Thirty-five
rooms will be at the disposal of the
young women.
Among these Is class room where all
the arts which concern the housekeeper
will be taught. 1t is planned to receive
as guests only such young women as
are willing to qualify themselves for the
| proper conduct of a household.
1T has been represented 10 US" said
Col. Bovill, that by converting this
place into a Salvation Army institution
we adversely affect the exclusive char
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

IN spanking her naughty child
- Adonis and other bold and un.
draped statuary adorns the
| place some persons protested against
the occupancy by the Salvation Army
| Of the magnificent home built by the
Kind hearted but eccentric Amos Shinkle
at Covington, KY, In 1871. Before his
death Mr.. Shinkle, who was patron Of
art In which the mythical dcities domi-
nate, stipulated that the family mansion
must either be occupied by his immcdi-
ate descendants or he used 10y some up
lift agency in promoting its work.
One day about seven months ago meek,
retiring and timid little woman called
on Brigadier Durham, the representa-
tive of the Salvation Army at Cincin-
natl. She informed him that she was
Mrs. Bradford Shinkle. widow of Brad
ford Shnkle, the son of the late Amos
Shinkle. She said the family had deter.
mined to give the residence to the Sal
walton Army, to he used as "a woman's
training school, where domestic science
would occupy first place In the curricu-
lum. AS the place cost about $2OO,OOo
the brigadier nearly tainted when in
formed that 1t was the salvation Army $
for the mere taking.
But the quiet little woman stipulated
that none Of the sta;uary should be re-
moved, draped or in any way tempered
with. She declared that no member of
the family would tolerate any attempt
on the part of any person to improve ON
the work of the famous sculptors. she
would not have Venus. Mercury. Mars.
Hercules or any other mythical god or
goddess lnterfered with.
When some of the neighbors were
made acquainted with the fact that
"The House of Folles,' the name given
Il by Its founder AZ the cynical sugges-
ton of a friend. was To be used as a
home for girls they were Mortified.
They said every piece Of sculpture
would suggest evil thoughts and pre-
dicted terrible things for girls who
would come within the compass Of their
malign influence. Brigadier Durham
communicated the offer of Mrs. Shinkle
TO Headquarters and he also mentioned
the criticisms of some of the prudish
neighbors
Commander Eva Booth commissioned
Col. Margaret Bovlll who is secretary
for The Women's and Childrcns depart
ments, to go to Covington look over the
ground and report II the objections OF
the "prudes" were well founded Mrs.
Bovill. who is the mother Of five chill
dren. visited the home. and after "A care
full examination strongly recommended
that 1t be accepted and that all the con-
ditions be scrupulously observed.
"Why. there is nothing that any pure
minded person could possibly regard as
suggestive in the statuary." said Mrs.
Bovill. The sculpture and paintings
are above criticism and If they suggest
anything it Is the thought that the man
who selected the works of art had taste
Of the most refined character and was
blessed with "A clean heart and lofty
mind. Through the medium Of these
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
Making a Vacant Lot Pay
\ NUMEROUS schemes have been de


~ viscd to make vacant lots a
source Of income to their owners
The newest was the idea Of property
owner on Washington Heights.
First OF all he had the plot graded and
rolled until the surface was firm and
smooth. Then he laid out half a dozen
tennis courts On II. believing that resi-
dents in the immediate ncighborhood
who cared for the game would I've glad
to have n chance To play without hav-
ing to journey to the courts in Central
Park and Van Cortlandt Park. His
,cheme was successful from the start.
Last summer the courts were crowded
ELL day and he gets a good price for the
Use of the courts by the hour.
owners of other vacant lots in the
vicinity who viewed with envious eyes
the success Of the scheme consoled
themselves with the thought: What
will he do with the lot when the winter
comes" They Imagined the owner
would put paddock on the entrance and
permit the lot to remain idle until the
next summer
But the owner surprised them this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

fetal capacity. Come out and watch
us die" "Tha, is what you al, here
for-don't stop skulking in that ,"u'
one OF the others remarked to The am,
who held the sacred picture ~ l.nl.t
before his eyes moment Pr.'r 70
execution. 81 don't mind dying ..' !
want to be "A soldier when | am hu"
again"
The Mongol belief in an immod.l', r'-
incarnation leads them to l., ,.... .
careless Of their dead. They '.r.N
them out to the hillsides. whor. ..->
and vultures speedily dcvpur 'H
What does 1t matter?" they say. Ir
body is only case for the sp.r .
the spirit Is at once reborn int ..N
case"
sometimes wondered If tna. t..
why they never washed their case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
The famous Shinkle blouse OF
Follies" ut Covington, Ky.

acter Of the neighborbood. But that
cannot be- II people insist on being ex-
elusive they can have all the exclusive
ness they want without exiling them
selves to any particular nelghborhood
ENclusiNeness is mental condition
more than a geographical location
Mrs. Charles T. Taft. former President
Tafts sister-in-law. and many of the
reading society women ~ Cincinnati have
united with the Salvation Army in Its
efforts TO make the home q success
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
Generous Present of the Magnificent
Shinlkle Mansion at Covington, KY,
for Girls Home Stipulated
That Carvings Must Remain

ECACsE Venus is perpetually
spanking her naughty child
. Adonis and other bold and un.
draped statuary adorns the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

Works of Famous Sculptors Cause
Many Persons to Object to Occu-
pancy of Famous 100000
House of Follies" by Girls

owner accomplished another pIipoy.
which he probably did not forcs ana
which does not afford him an income
He enclosed his land whose I..,. +.
below that of the street. with WI. NOT.
ting. and scores Of spectator .l,ber
outside every Sunday to watch tt. ten
mis- players or the ice skaters a.,.r.l,n,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

Tsam Garen. when lamas congregatc
in vast numbers from all parts Of the
country to pay tribute to Bagdo. the
Supreme Lama who Is their living God.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

"A young English woman with love
for the unknown and primitive, gained
the sacred city Of Crga at a time of
contradictions. athletic festival Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

Tor the use Of skaters He charged 20
cents admission. The lake at Van Cort-
landt Park had not been thrown open
and the result was that all lovers OF Ice
skating who lived near the lot hocked
to It with their skates. All this winter
,he owner Of the plot has kept II flooded
and az a result there is always an op-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

Flying the dangers of the rela-
lively untravelled regions Of
Outer Mongolia. the Land of
Pure Heaven" Mrs. Beatrice Bulstrode.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15
CORN VALUABLE FOR POULTRY
Not Much Danger Of Becoming over
fat, II Compelled to Exercise for
Their Grain. .,.,,,.s

Corn is valuable poultry food,
and 1t is In Its abuse and not its use
that 1t is to be condemned. Some
fowls become fat on almost any kind
OF food, while others will not fatten
even on corn. There seems to be a
gooL bit of human nature about the
makeup of the hen. If hens are made
to exercise for their grain, and are in
a good laying condition, there is not
much danger of their becoming over
fat. In fact it is rather a difficult
matter to overfatten laying hens. 1t
is when they are slack In laying and
become lazy that the fat seems to start
to grow. When hens become too fat
they should be placed in a separate
yard where there is no male bird, az
the attention Of a male to an overfat
hen is apt to hasten death. II such
hens are given only an evening feed
of wheat and nothing during the day
except green food and water they
will soon lose considerable of their
surplus fat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15
SKIM MILK VALUABLE DRINK
Repeated Tests Demonstrate PulIets
Lay More Eggs In Winter When
Fed on This Diet.

To test the value Of skim milk for
laying hens. 60 pullets we're put in
two pens, equally divided, of one va
riety and all as near of an age as
possible. They we're fed exactly alike.
keeping strict account Of their feed,
but given different drinks. One pen
had sweet skim milk, while the other
had only plenty of fresh water.
This test was begun on November
/ and accounts we're balanced with
both pens on May 1 following. The
hens that drank the water had but a
little over half as much credit for eggs
laid, while their feed had cost nearly
third more than the pen which we're
fed skim milk. Some days In the very
coolest weather the milk-fed pen of
30 pullets laid 2s eggs. and their av-
erage for January was "a eggs daily.
The skim milk-fed pen not only pro-
duced many more eggs. but they did
not consume as much food as the other
pen.
Since then these tests have been re-
peatedly tried with different breeds
and with the same results.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and blad der troubles, dissolves
gravel, cures diabetes, weak and
lsme backs, rheumatism, and all
of the kidneys and
bladder in both mer and women
Regul ,tes. b adder troubles in chill
dreD. II not sold by your druggist,
will be sent by mail on receipt of
S1.00. One small bottle is two
months treatment, and seldom fails
TO perft ct cure. Send for testi-
monias from this and other states.
DR.. E. w. Hall. 1926. Olive Street,
st. Louis. Mo. Send by druggists.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15
ROOT INJURIES TO PLANT
Many Crops Are Affected by Parasitic
DIseases--Eradlcste by Keep
Ing the Land Bare.
(By N. FuLToN.l

(By N. FULTON)
Root knot trouble occurs in sandy
types OF SOIL in some sections OF the
United states. Many crops are affect
ed, including alfalfa, vetch, clovers.
tobacco. potato, sweet potato. water
melon, cucumber, cantaloupe and to-
mato. Many other crop plants are
affected as well. A few Of the COM
mon weeds, such as pigweed, wild
carrot, purslane and morning glory
are also subject to root knot troubles.
Enlargements of irregular shape
and size may appear anywhere on the
root system. Affected plants are stunt
ed In growth and their foliage is a
lighter shade Of green than normal.
This. however, may be hard to de-
tect when a large area is uniformly
infected.
The trouble Is caused by q very
small worm belonging to the group
of Nematodes. The worm may live
In the soil for months. but quickly die
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15

IN the gals after the death of the
plant. A generation, from egg to egg.
is about a month, and one female
usually lays several hundred eggs.
The worm lives over winter In pro-
tected parts of the soil. or in the gals
on perennial plants. They are readily
transported to distant places on rlg.
peach, or mulberry trees, or in Irish
seed potatoes.
Areas can be most quickly cleared
of the infestation by keeping rne land
absolutely bare for two years. The
next most effective plan Is TO plant
for two years in resistant crops, as
winter rye or oats followed by Iron
cowpeas or peanuts and repeat. the
second year. Susceptible weeds must
not be allowed to grow. Some re.
duction can be accomplished by break
ing the land deep in dry weather and
allowing it to dry out as much as pos
sible.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15
Motorcycle as chaff Cutter.

A farmer at Bantnall, Salop, Eng
land. has fixed his motorcycle on
stand against the wall of the farm
buildings, and it drives a chaff-cutter
and turnip cutter at the same time.
1t does not cost much to work it. The
turnip cutter is on the same level as
the cycle, and is connected by kind
Of bicycle chain. The chaff-cutter is
placed above the turnip-cutter on an
other floor and connected by two-inch
betting. After it has been on some
little time the engine gets hot, so
fan is made to revolve by the side to
keep it cool. 1t is also used for
churning milk. This saves a great
deal of time for the workmcn because
1t can do the two jobs at once.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15
Where Women Rule.

In certain parts of Tibet, South
and elsewhere, the women
are supreme in the management OF
things. They are probably the survi-
walls of the time when women univer-
sally "bossed" the men. Such was the
general condition away back in the
early tribal times of which history
gives US but a scanty account. The
fact is beyond question, however, that
woman was boss" a long, long time
before she became the weaker YES
sell and took to playing second nd
de-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-15
FIuke Hog Of the Sea.

The slab-sided fat-bottomed fluke
is not a game fish, but he is muscular.
and when he decides TO bore down to
the bottom his fiat shape aids him in
giving a good account of himself. He
is the hog OF the sea. although he pre-
fers that which is alive. After being
hooked the fish will lie still and not
move until the angler notifies him by
hauling upward. Then the iuke gets
busy.