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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

cession now. With their departure go
the curious rites and dances and gor-
geous array OF color. feathers and
paint for the youths have adopted the
white mans way.
1t is only with the greatest diff
Guilty that the aged can longer be in
duced to display for the white man
his almost forgotten past and the
fiesta of the Pala Indian tribe to be
held at the San Diego exposition Au-
gust %, 90. 81 and IS may be its last.
Even this is held in honor OF the an
niversary of white man. Fra. San
Luis Rey, their patron saint Of Fran
ciscan civilization.
One hundred of the aged tribesmen
have consented to come to the fair in
white mans automo bile for the eel
ebration and perform their ritualistic
dances in costume. Some 400 of the
younger generations will come, too.
but they will have none of the ancient
costumes. Instead, they will gamble
at con, or exercise at the game OF
pelote The old women will weave
baskets and make lace. for which this
tribe is famous but the maids. 1t is
feared. will wear the best picture
hats they have been able to procure
and allow somebody else to do the
work.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Southern Beauty Held
On Conspiracy Charge
Money is Demanded from Bus
mess Man Under Threat
of Arson.

ASHEvILLE, N. C., Aug. 21.-In
spite OF the fact that she was accom-
panied to court by her father and
many protesting friends. and OF the
parents vehement declaration that
his daughters character and prom
tnence should preclude her even be-
ing charged with such a crime. Miss
Myrtle Pressly. the beautiful 16 year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Pressly, of Arden, near here, was
placed under arrest charged with
complicty in the alleged blackn1ail,
and arson case. which resulted in the
arrest OF Edward Frady and Martin
Hickman. also OF Arden.
The charges are that Miss Pressly.
in connection with Martin Hickman.
wrote threatening letters to d. NJ.
Lance, one of Arden's leading BUSH
ness men. threatening his life and
property unless a certain sum OF
money were deposited at certain
place recent day.
Lance had received a number OF
such letters. to which he paid no
attention. One In July. which was
disregarded. was followed by the
by Lance.
When the last letter was. received,
Lance took the matter up with Sher-
iff Mitchell and a trap for the al
legged blackmatlers was laid. Lance
secured the money and went TO the:
place designated. after a posse had
been placed In the woods nearby
Edward Frady was captured there
Hickman later was arrested. charged
with completely The two were held
at the county jail and now the whole
community of Arden has been shaken
to it's foundations by the placing Of
the beautiful young girl under ar
rest.
Impossible. Perfectly absurd. :.
Cant be true These are some OF
the expressions heard on all sides,
to all of which Sheriff Mitchell makes
no reply, further than to intimate
that Time will tell"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Hollands
SOldieU
Growing
Adoption of the Landstrum Bill
is to Make Number of
Troops Almost Double.
CIV associate -sEss,

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Aug.
21-By the adoption of the land
strum bill on July 80 the total num-
Der OF trained soldiers in Holland
will be increased eventually to ap-
proximately $4,000 instead of $780,
900 who are now under arms.
The bill provides for the calling
UP OF men who hitherto have been
released from service. These include
certain categories of students; those
who are supporting families and
those who have been relieved from
military duty because they have
brothers already serving.
The yearly class of military age
averages about $4,000 of which only
$4,000 are incorporated in the army.
OF the 5000 who escape service
unfit and $4,000 are relieved for
causes above mentioned.
The new law calls systematically
to the co1ors those men who were
formerly relieved. The youn gest
class which is due to present itself
in 1915 will be Incorporated immed-
lately for four months training. At
the same time an equal number OF
the Oldest men who have been serv-
ing since mobilization will be sent
to their homes. Thus the army &C
tually with the colors will remain at
the same strength as now. Men
liable. who were not called up in
1914, will be called up for SINH
lar period after the 1915 class has
completed It's course and the next
Oldest class of men will be auto
matically relieved. Then will fol-
low. the class of 1913 and other
classes in order until all fit men
up to thirty years of age have re-
cetved military training. The whole
$4,000 will be available for immed-
late mobilization in the event Of the
country being endangered.
Formerly the number of men re-
ieved from military service was
greater than now. averaging for the
last ten years $4,000 yearly, so the
total Increase in the number OF
trained men is expected to reach
about 220. 900.
1t was originally Intended that the
measure should include all men up
TO forty. but strong opposition caused
the government to change its plan
in this respect.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
WOMEN DETECTIVES
PUZZLE CITY CROOKS
SLOWS a Guy to Twig Game of
Peachy Skirt?" Asks
Dan the Dip.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Crimin-
ais have new foe to contend with
in this town-the woman detective.
She is the Nemesis of evil doors. In
her role of guileless innocence, she
def1es the shrewdest of crooks. To
the underworld, the real disciple of
Old Sleuth is known as Dull. .
Those who live by their wits can
spot him a block away. but the wo-
man detective-the cow" as she Is
known. by them, has highly de-
veIoped faculty of concealing her
identity. For that reason she is in
dispensable for police work and Is
looked upon with fear by crooks.
The detective bureau here en-
ploys half a dozen of these sleuths
In skirts. all of whom posses a spir-
It daundess courage. Some Of these
women detectives are the last per-
sons in the world that one would
suspect of being cow" They do
not look the part at all. Pretty, vi
vacious. charming In manner. they
ase least suspected by the evil doer.
A New dip in Town.
The other day a well known dip
blew into town. One of the cows"
who happened to be at the depot
gpotte d1him and tipped bull" He
blew out of town again in very
short time. bound for Boston, anG
the COW" was on the train to see
that he did not stop at any way
place.
these cows have me guessing"
he conf1ded to newspaper man be-.
fore he departed. I'm these days
you can't tell whether your lady
friend. as the writer calls her, Is
still on the level or whether she has
decided to be a cow and go back on
her pals. I've been out of stir six
months. after a years bit. which I'd
never done but for a cow in Bos-
ton. What is it you chaps say about
looking for the woman. that French
term? oh yes. .Cherchez la fem me-
1t means beware Of the skirt That's
what I'm doing these days. would
mt take UP with a skirt again If me
life depended upon it. Well. so long.
I've got to get a train. New York
doesn't want my society"
Lands Bank Robbers.
The best known woman detective
is Mrs. Isabella Goodwin. who is en-
joying the salary and title OF a first
grade lieutenant in the New York
police department. She won her spurs
a couple of years ago when she
brought about the arrest of the rob-
bers who held up bank messenger
travelling in a taxicab from the Pro
duce Exchange bank to the East Riv-
er bank and got away with $25, 900.
The robbery occurred in broad day
light in lower Broadway. 1t was
her work that caused the arrest Of
the robbers.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Care Of the Baby in Summer

Great care should be taken. not to
let the baby scratch the skin, when
it is irritated. Sift together two parts
powdered cornstarch, and one part
barrie acid. and use it freely on the
chafed places. Remove wet or soiled
flesh thoroughly, then dust the pow
der freely between the legs.
Milk Crust.
This is skin disease affecting the
scalp, in which yellowish, scaly
These patches should be softened by
amounting them with olive oil or
vase1ine at night, and the head wash.
ed with warm water and CASTLE soap
in the morning.
If the crust does not readily come
away. repeat the process until the
scalp is clean Never use fine
comb nor the finger nails to remove
the crusts. as the slightest Irritation
Of the skin will cause the disease to
spread further. The scales will US
ually disappear after a few days OF
careful treatment.
Constipation.
If the baby does not have at least
one full bowel movement In twenty.
-four hours or in thirty-six at the out
will bring about this result. Breast
fed babies often respond to an in
creased supply OF laxative food In
the mothers diet. If this is not suf-
ficient, a six months old baby may
have tablespoonful of strained or
ange juice between two OF his morn,
ing feelings.
Bottle fed babies may have fruit
Juice in the same way and thin oat-
meal Cruel may be substituted for
barley water in making up the feed
ings, after the baby is four months
old.
Perhaps the best preventive OF
constipation Is to teach the baby to
move the bowels at the same hour
every day. This training should be
begun when the baby is three months
old, and should be faithfully contfn-
ted until the habit is firmly estab-
lished. Not only does this practice
establish in the baby from the be
ginning of his life a custom which
will greatly increase his chances for
good health, but results in an enor-
nous saving of work to the mother.
She no longer finds herself confront
ed with a pile of soiled diapers to
wash, but instead gives fifteen min
utes of careful atteRtion to the baby
each morning.
Directions for carrying out this
treining are given in the pamphlet
on Infant Care. already mentioned.
10 not use enemas for the relief OF
constipation save in emergencies.
and do not resort to purgative med
icines except with the doctors ad-
vice.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

she said. she had nursed the ambi-
ton to become a famous actress. A
few days ago it seemed as if her
dream were about to come true, for
she received telegram from a
Broadway theatrical firm offering
her employment as a chorus girl at
$18 a week.
Last Saturday she arrived in New
York and went to the manager who
had, she said, offered her job. He
looked her over and said, Il have
you"
Her money was all gone. She had
no friends. no place to go. She spent
the next two night, she said. sleep
ing on park benches. During this
time she had no food.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
ARE
PRESENTED TO
DEPART MENT
of Archives and History by a
Young Man Who Returned
from Canal Zone.

CHARLESTON, Aug. Z1.-d. a
jackson. a young man who recently
returned to his home in the vicinity
of ST. Adams from the Panama canal
zone, has presented number of val
liable and interesting exhibits for a
place in the department of archives
and history. Among these was
Spanish matchete. tool as well as
weapon, and said to be almost as in
dispensible to the natives OF the IN
land sections of Panama and other
Central and South American coun-
tries as the common jack-knife Is
to the American farmer.
This instrument has large heavy
blade, having sharp edge and
sharp point. While useful as an IN
strument of offense and defense, the
big blade is an absolutely necessary
possession of the man making his
way through the jungles. as 1t is
with this that he cuts his pathway
from one part of the country to an
other.
Mr.. Jackson also brou ght in fine
skefn of hemp which was grown In
the Philippines. He never has been
to the Philippines. but secured the
hemp in an exchange with another
man.
From Old Trail.
hibit of all of those brought in by
Mr.. jackson, however, was that con-
gtstfnR of a number OF small cobble-
stones, taken from the old paved trail
which leads from old Panama, or
rather the site OF the former city. to
Porto Bello.
This trail was constructed by King
Philip of Spain, in the early history
of the Americas. for the purpose OF
transporting gold and silver ores
from the Spanish stores houses on
the Atlantic where 1t was transferred
to ships for Spain.
The precious metals were taken
from the Central and South. American
deposits on or near the western coast
in the region of the Andes.
The trail. was made and used some
time before it was paved, but be-
cause of heavy rainfalls at certain
seasons OF the year the Spanairds
found it necessary to make the road
bed of solid materials.
It was paved with cobblestones. and
though a mere bride path, 1t is said
to have been the first paved road
across the isthmus. The small stones
brought in by Mr.. Jackson show a
deeply worn surface on one side, The
surface that was up in the path.
From Cnlebra Cut.
Another aprt of the exhibit consist
ed CT eight specimens of geological
material taken from the Cucaracha
slide of the Culebra cut, of the Pan
anna canal. They are specimens OF
earth and rocks and will be placed in
tubes and labeled to show their posi-
items in the various strata of the
side.
Mr.. Jackson was engaged in the
dredge work necessary to removing
the slide from the canal. He was
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
BAPTIZED IN WATER
FROM RIVER JORDAN.
Interesting Ceremony is Per-
formed in Church at
HagerstoWn, Md.

MARTINSBURG. Aug. 21.-Susan
Jean, the daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Frank N. Hoffmeier, North Potomac
street, Hagerstown. was baptized at
the zion Reformed church recently
by the Rev. DR.. Keifer. The little
girl was named Susan Jean after
Fer great-gran dmother. Mrs. Susan
Jean Crenwell, that city.
The water with which the child
was baptized was taken from the
River Jordan by Mrs. Edward Upde-
Asia last year, brought the water.
home from Palestine.
The water was contained In bowl
which had come down through the
family for over hundred years and
which was originally the property OF
the child's great-great-g grandfather,
Frederick Humrichhouse. The bowl
was placed in the fountain and al
though the quantity of water was OF
necessity comparatively small, the
little girl was baptized from the font.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

accompaniment to luncheon or
summer dinner.
Iced Coffee.
iced coffee is another refreshing
drink. The coffee is made very
strong, strained. served in glass with
crushed ice; either plain or whipped
cream and sugar to taste. The iced
coffee is most invigorating for some
persons.
Iced cocoa is a very refreshing.
nourishing, sustaining and delicious
drink. and can be on hand in every.
home by keeping glass Jar OF cocoa
syrup in the refrigerator and adding
one or two tablespoons Of the syrup
to a. glass of cold milk, or water and
milk. A tablespoon of whipped
cream can be added II desired. How
to make the syrup:
cup cocoa.
cups sugar.
2 cups water.
1-2 teaspoon salt.
Put the water and sugar in sauces
Fan, stir until sugar is dissolved. put
on fire and boil five minutes Mix
the cocoa with enough cold water and
sugar: boil slowly ten minutes. add
salt. When cold. put into bottle OF
glass jar and put in Refrigerator
This is good to use over ice cream
or for the hot cocoa for breakfast.
Grape juice
Grape juice is a delicious hot
weather beverage, either plain or
adding cold water with orange juice
or one can make fruitade and add
crane Juice. A novel drink is made
by cutting watermelon into small
balls with a French potato cutter or
into 1-2 inch dice. adding three or
four to the glass of grape juice The
blue and the red makes q mover ano
attractive cold drink.
Iced Pineapple Juice.
Crate the pineapple and to each
cup of grated pineapple add two cups
of water, two tablespoons lemon
Juice and sugar to taste, or use LIZ
cup of sugar syrup and LIZ cups
water; press through strainer andt
pour over finely cracked Ice. It can
be garnished with a small piece OF
any kind Of fruit or few berries, Il
any are on hand.
Blackberry Juice.
Blackberry juice is another good
cold drink. Boil one quart of black
berries with two cups OF water ten
minutes; mash through strainer. add
sugar to taste, one cup OF sugar to
two cups OF blackberry juice. Add a
pinch of salt and two tablespoons
of orange juice to each half glass.
add 1-2 glass of water and ice. This
is a very wholesome drink.
When canning or stewing peaches
and plums II there is too much Juice,
use it by adding a little lemon juico
and pour over cracked ice and wat
or: 1t makes a very pleasant drink.
Any of the above recipes can bs
nut into freezer and frozen the same
as ice cream. and they make good
hot weather desserts.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
DREAM SHATTERED
Girl, Expecting to Be a Fa-
nous Actress, Stranded
in New York.

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-An attrac-
tive girl, who scarcely looked the 90
years she claimed, walked into the
West Forty-seventh street station and
appealed to Lieutenant Clark for
aid.
sh told the officer that her name
was Emma Role and that she lived
with her father in Buffalo. For years
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

A Berlin professor estimated the
commercial value in electricity OF a
flash of lightning lasting for one
thousandth of q second at twenty
cents,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Indians to
Dance at
San Diego
Five Hundrtd Redskins Will Be
on Exhibition at the Ex-
position There.

SAN DIEGO, Aug, 21--The way of
the native Indian is passing rapidly
IS the aged redskins fall in quick sue
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
Illuminating Gas.

In the Philosophical Transactions
o. the BOval Society OF London for
1899 is printed letter, written in
liaa, in which the Rev. John Clay
t6Httails a series Of experiments
he Nade in distiliing coal in a re-
tort, showing not only that he had
observed the inhammable gases
evolved, but that he had collected
and stored them for some tiI,e in
bladders. In l9S5 Lord Dundonald
made gas from coal, with which he
lighted the hall Of Culross abbey.
In 1922 Robert Murdoch began the
experiments which, resulted in the
establishment Of coal gas as an illu-
minating a1cn. lRi99l he public
~ showed ic sl.tem he had ma
tured, and % l..N.'icinr emn.oyef
in the factory OF N.ulton & Watt
Birmingham. be iitrd up an apoa
ratus foF The ranuract re OF "a
in that i!b'i- Amea,. with vhl.
it was lighted THIS was the Grs
use Of illuminating gas except b-
way Of experiment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
A CROOKED BOUNDARY.
Cause Of the Peculiar Lines That Di.
vide Two States.

II You viii look on the map Of
New England you viii see two Gu
rious irregularities in the diyidinc
line between Massachusetts, and
Connecticut. One Of them is il
Granby township, a little north.
west Of Hartford, ani the other ir
Enfield township. on the Connect
cut riger. south 81 Springfield. I
is a stand ng cornndrum why, s,
long as the boundary is imaginary
they did not make il straight ID
stead Of crooked But therch
hangs a tale.
Those two little jogs on th' ma
are monuments 10 human obs.inac
and TO the persistency which is Or
of the chief traits Of the, Yan.c
character. The ancestors Of IL
farmers who own those little spot
Of ground preferred to live in Mas
sachusetts rather than in Connect
cut and fought for their preference
until they had their way.
The controversy began in 1713
and continued for l12 years before
it was finally decided. In 1924 the
question was appealed TO England
but the government was so much
engrossed in the Seven Years war
that it was never brought to the at
tertion Of the crown. Up TO the
outbreak Of the Revolution both
states continued to levy taxes and
send notices Of fast davs and cleo
tions TO the farmers who occupied
the land, and there is no record OF
how they avoided one or whether
they paid both. Later, however
they voted and paid taxes in Massa-
chusetts only, Notwithstanding the
protest Of the county authorities in
Connecticut. In 1898, after peace
was restored, both states appointed
commissioners, but the dispute was
carried on until 1904, when O com
promise vas reached. There were
several similar disputes between the
two states besides those which now
appear upon the map, and an agree
ment was reached by which Massa-
chusetts consented to surrender her
claim to a strip Of territory in
Woodstock and Suffield townships.
provided Connecticut would yield
her claims to the other tracts in
dispute. No action, however, was
taken upon the report.
In 1910 the controversy was re-
vived by some legal proceeding, and
another commission was appointed,
but if it ever reached a conclusion
there is no record to be found In
1920 a third commission was in
trusted with the settlement, and
after two years they decided upon
the present boundary line which
was adopted by he legislature Of
both tates.-Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
STRETCH YOURSELF.
Do II the Firs, Thing After You Wax.
In the Morning.

A splendid thing for the body is
stretching. When YOU first wake
up IN the morning, take a good. long
stretch Stretch the hands as far
out sideways as possible Then
stretch them over the head as far as
you can reach, and at the same time
stretch the feet downward as far as
you can. Raise the feet and stretch
upward just as high "a YOU can, and
then lower the feet and legs very
slowly
When you get out Of bed, raise
your arms over your head, and.
standing on hptoe, see how near you
can reach the ceiling. Then walk
about the room while in this posi-
ton. Stand on the right foot and
stretch the right arm forward and
upward as high as you can, while at
the same time the left foot is raised
from the floor and stretched out
ward, and the left hand is stretched
backward and downward. This is a
fine exercise for the whole body and
is especially good for the waist and
hips, making them firm and strong.
Standing on the left foot tins exer-
else can be reversed.
If you have been sitting in the
same position for long time read
ing, studying. writing or sewing and
the muscles have become tired and
cramped, the best thing to DO is 10
get up and stretch. Stretch the
arms upward and outward and for
ward and backward. Lift the shoul-
ders as high as you can and drop
them. Expand the chest and
breathe deeply. or, sitting in the
chair. stretch the hands upward, lift
the feet from the floor and stretch
them forward as far as possible,
any way so you give the muscles q
good, vigorous stretch
When one Is very tired. there il
nsthing more restful than stretch
ing the muscles and then relaxing
Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
RESTING place

For years Rossini's body rest
In Pere Lachaise, and then cil
Of Florence asked that it might b
transferred to the Church of III
HOLY Cross in that city, where III,
bodies of Galilei, Alichelangelo
Machiavelli, Alferi and other grea
Italians are entombed. Consen
was received from the municipality
but the masters wsdow, Dons
Olympia, would consent to the
translation only on condition thai
when her time came her bod,
might be placed next TO that OF hei
husband. This request was bluntly
denied, for the reason that ONLY
Italians "who had achieved great
ness could rest there. In 1873 the
widow died and before her death
consented in writing TO the removal
Of her husbands body to Florence
provided her body be placed in the
grave from which his would be TAX
en- in Pere I.achaise, and after q
long time for consideration thi,
vss done.