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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26

police. and described the suspected
thief as q sfckly-l looking man OF about
I So No doubt this was the fellow who
has been leading the police 4 merry
chasefor the past month. His latest
reported haul was only Sc. IS. but this
meant whole lot to Anna Hemler-
The black=eyed girl gritted her teeth
as this resemblance swept over her.
She was thinking very fast. While the.
car. hating at each crossing. covered
q scant mile. her active
mfnd-ree1 had run out a aim OF amaz-
ing length.
Thensa quick way or solving the
problem flashed upon her. The aisle
was pretty well emptied. The city
hall stop was just ahead.
Wood street. the conductor called.
The girl bent and looked through the
window.
.swhy. it's 9 o'clock,' she cried.
Instantly dozen watches were
drawn out
ght-fhirty." said a man in. the
aisle.
MY watch is gone! roared the wen
dressed man: We been robbed 80.
The sallow man had arisen. With
q violent push he thrust the girl aside
anu Starred LOT the exit door.
The girl caught her breath.
Stop him, !" she cried. Let no one
leave the cart
The stout motorman heard the CRY.
His bur1y form barred the way. "A
man on the back platform pushed for
ward. The sallow man had straight
sened up +
What are you stopping me for?" he.
demanded
OF him. 90
Why .parson." he cried. ...s IT.
you %
The sa1low man grinned as the tall
mans big hand gripped his arm.
Hullo. Inspector he said.
Well, we'll, said the tall man. ..I
never was so glad to see you, .parson.,
So It's you who has been bothering
us all this time and we supposed Won
were out on the coast. Well, this IS
a good mornings work He looked
around. Who lost the watch n,
The well dressed man came for
ward s5Ea# s
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of grasshoppers. Name it, Miss MARI
Kansas! answered the little girl.
Correst. Next we see Colorado,
where they have found quantities Of
silver: and now we must go higher,
80 as to cross the mountains
For a few minutes fit was quite cold
and the children were glad to cover
themselves with blankets which the
pilot had told them could be found
In chest This chest, which held
many other things that would be use
ful during the Journey, had appeared
in answer. to the fairy's magic words.
While they were thus warmly wrap
ped the fairy pointed out Utah and
Nevada. then he tolG them that the
airship could go lower for they were
over California.
Look at the cean ~, cried Marietta.
That's the Pacific, know. And see
the ships! Won't you tell us about
them, Captain Tim?"
He jumped onto the railing and
pointed down. That is an ocean lin
err" he said. It has come all the
way from China and .is loaded with
tea and silk.
Tt doesn't look any bigger than my
motor boat. said Charl
Yet it Is fully eight hundred feet
long said the pilot. And there rs
tug. coming out to meet the ship.
Beyond is a bark under sail You
can tell It is a bark because, although
Y 1t has three masts, the square sails
are only on two of them Further
oyer IS full rugged ship. See, it
has square sails on all three masts.
And there is another steamer. flying
the japanese flag. Now here comes
a boat that will interest you 5
"oh, u know what 1t is, nterrsucipt-
ca Charles. SITS battleship. But
the cannon don't seem any larger
than pop-guns."''a
You could easily crawl inside one,
.my boy said the fairy.
Ten minutes later the children
were looking down on "a terrible
storm. They could see waves break
Ing into white foam and several ships
We're rolling and pitching so heavily
that 1t seemed as if they certainly
would turn over. ii
The passengers must be awfully,
seasick.'' said Marietta.
They swiftly passed out Of the
storm belt and once more looked down
upon q calm blue sea. Then Charles
pointed ahead and cried There's the.
land again! 81 Is :.
All. We have reached the Islands,
and on time to q second, said Cap
tan Tim. as he looked at his pin-h cad
watch. 81
II see two Islands, = said Carlotta.
low many are there, Captain?.
Well pass over them all, and You
can count he said. III Is only four
hundred miles from the tip OF tho
island that IS at the north to the tin
OF the one at the south, and We viii
so slower, SO that you can see bet!
ter and he drew up the chain.
There's another: that makes
three. said Marietta; .ano other makes.
big island makes eight Why. this.
one is as large as all the rest nur.
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tkk1&Y35 isluGSEW'11e&OeEanT abb
vi that those Younema Tpys
across the street have had a.
dreadful quarre
Nottingham knew that he might
az we'll have. 1T over with.
Now, Geneyieye, he answered.
you're always suspecting something.
ButAwhat makes YOU think they have
had a Misunderstanding 90
You know how much they always
seemed to think OF each other she
said, and how they always seemed to.
be such alb $3.50 =
"Billerss and cooers..s
Yes, that's it exactly. Well, this
morning; after you had gone. she came
ont on the porch as usual and got into
the swing. In a little while he came
out. too. and he never once offered to!
kiss her good -by, which is something
he never before failed to do. He
seemed SO stiff and straight and he
simply marched right down the steps
and away up the street without look
ing. back once. never saw 1t happen
before He always kisses her good.
by in plain sight OF all the nefghbors.
and he always kissed her first thing.
when he reached home In the even
ing5,. .5
'.'NHh n.y.. said Whiting cham, 81 came
home with him this evening, and -
You needn't tell me that you didn't
notice anything amiss.. interrupted
Mrs. Whittingham...I know yousd idn't.
Men never do. But what noticed
only confirms what YOU call my sus-
3ptcions.
h After you left him at. the steps you
didn't look back. But watc hed and
Mr. arry5marched right up and
into the house with his face straight
In front OF him IS dignihsd and cold
and unbending as q ramrod. Mrs.
5Youngmarry appeared to smilesa little
half-ashamed smile. and sheSgot right
up and followed him inside
And then while. you were working
In the garden Mrs. nigmarrysc called;
little Jimmy Monsoon and sent him
ihurrying OF to the DRUG store. u In,
CURED Of Jimmy what it was that Mrs.
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That is where they roasted s pis rs
for the luncheon:'
Once more Captain Tim IooYSd ~
hissWatch. Why. Z, he exclaimed ews5s ].
are five minutes late. must ny
Yankee Doodle very high and 60 yeIs:s
fast SO as to be back on time, # and
he commenced to busy himself with
stv achinery:
s Ell, Vel, whar you all been wild
dat clos basket. Your mawh's dun
come home. =
twas Sally. calling. ana they
found themselves n the yard again.
Charles was seated on the sewing MT
chine. cover with HIS egg heater. and:
his sisters were on their title chaiFs
Wasn't 1T g, grand trip s said MARI
eta. 81.
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low humanity.

low humanity
twas the sort Of crowd In which
man cohld sit next to his long lost
brother and fail to recognize him.
The girl. half unconsciorsly. began
her mental inventory. The first classt-
Hcatfon MAS the stout man little to
shers right a man Of middle age,-a stout
man with kindly face, evidently a
man who enjoyed the good things of
lie with more or less discretion, as
4 the occasion might require. Yet when
q ne looked up from his paper with 4
3 little start the girl suddenly decided
thar she might be mistaken as to the
mildness-that there was a goodly
store OF nervous energy beneath the
veneer.
lll put you down as a grocer" she
SAID to herself as she opened her>men-
TAI Classification book You are one
Z Of the partners. and you know the
8good things In stock through long ex-
perience'
And then the stout man looked up
agatn in his 5erEy way and gave her
a feeting glance and frowned as his
gaze went back to the printed page
"I'm getting a better opinion OF
you you, said the girl to herself. "You
ALI -
The stout mans next neighbor at
his right was a boy, plain, frecl,led,
calloW boy He stared at the adver-
Using signs across the car and occa-
sionally his lips moved as if he might
be spelling them out
You may be. q conner thought the
girl, "but doubt If you ever command
any armies. or wreck any hearts. You
are down as an indeterminate quanti-
4 ty. Next"
The man at the right Of the boy was
an impassive looking person, quiet
unobtrusive man OF so, dressed in Z
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26

Yes; eplied the agent g hat ~
right IL your house burns doWssn i2:
PA = sanG aollars
iously. Edo YOU make any sinauildessaaE
to the origin OF the dre ?.' s=ss
ertainl was the prompt reply.
Z. we make the most careful inQuiried.a
madam. =, 80
ohis. and She turned to leave tn ss
off thought there was Ct catchss
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Youngrnarry asked him to get, and
Jimmy said he COULDN'T remember the
name, but that the bottle had q skull
and crossbones on 1T.
IT think it's perfectly sdreadfu for a.
romance as sweet as that one to end
So And such young married folks.
too!" slss
. Wen j, my dear said Whittlng CHAM.
you see = sssts:s
" Now, there's no excuse for It at
all went on Mrs. Whiting en-
nhatically I'm sure they haven't
beer married a year, and here they
are quarreIing like cats and dogs. To
think OF their! not kissing good-byi i
Wouldn't be surprised If she took that
poison she sent Jimmy Monson afteri
In all excited over &c. I'm waiting
every minute to see the ambulance
rush. rush up to their door and carry out
, ne poor dead body Men are such
shleartless things. and I think that
something ought to be done before IT'S,
too late. thought maybe Mr.. Young
marry said something to you about it.
on the way home-men are apt to tell
one another their trouble g 4
He did. - responded Whiting CHAM.
And you've let me worry al III tl1is;
time! George, that's downright mean
lof you! don't see why youBcouldn't
tell me-: rs
"a We been trying to tell yon for ten
minutes. Youngmarry did not kiss:
hlsswife this morning assyou observed,
and know that he walks stfff az a
poker. That is because he has a large
pet boil on the back OF his neck. The
poison that Jimmy Monson purchased.
was nothing but "a little Iodine lad
vised him to paint it Withs And so
your terrible tragedy is not going to-
be pulled ON this sevenin g 81
Oh ,s breathed Mrs. Whittingham
I'm sure that's too bad !! ..ss.
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..Fromts mn IIE;IIyoIEPE.sIlliI.

from y iii ~ Gf.b.A
Talk about your moving pIctureas that
they charge e. dime tofsee,s
Well they may be real amusing, HutI
Just take a tip from Mi ssss:s
Theresa transparentsc and Is:
.sSboonersy ON our street
Talk about your moving pIctureS
vel, we guess we shaYSEthSns
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26
What he sWanted

Here's an elegant Sto1
that can let syouS have a
bargain - M
Custom got stop Watch
now What q want is a Watch fhaK
doesn't stop ~
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...0hsarlIed.

sGgacions. Sill. :. Whispered theSprstgl
t. country bride, feel poWerfuiS
ibashfui Why; all the pa ssng sfTaifs
watched on when you held my hand
going through the tunnel L.,
Veil. Mandys5I guess they.vea
that that tight !, la'ughsd ! silas you sneS
by heck ~
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sakes alive, chile!

what you gwine to
do?''
Sally, the cook,
stood at the kitcn-
en- door. hands on
her hips. and
w a t c h e d little
Charles. who was as
putting away, al
most out OF breath.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26
rUr1..VI7
LMaEys
~ - 1.

woman, wearing an anxious ex-.
preston. called at an insurance Office
one morning. S 5
understand, e, she said, that for
1--we dollars q can insure my house for
q thousand dollars your Company
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26

he car bumped and
thumped along. and
its passengers for
the most part
busted themselves
with their papers.
It was a typical
street car crowd,
Indifferent to its
surroundings. nn-
mindful Of its fell
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26
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Just Possible

Just Possible
We used to hear quite frequently
or the new woman bold,
But the neWness isn't mentioned nov
She must be getting old.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26
TIE CanIp,saiisnfSe

The people shout, the bands an play;
And louder every minute
The bass drum has all things tsSMay
Tho ear drum isn't In 1t.
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I =:

1erv Gorge" the wife began an
III ruptly 81 IN perfectly SIRE
y that those Youngmarrysi
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-23
The President to Travel.
Charleston Post.

Charleston Post.
The much deferred visit of the pres
ident to the San Francisco exposition
will take place, it is said, within the
next few weeks, if the foreign rela-
tions of tie country permit of an ab-
sence from the capital. AS to that,
if the president waits for the disap-
pearance of all anxiety regarding the
relations of the United States to the
European war, ne will hardly have an
opportunity to visit the exposition at
all, for the anxiety will continue to
TIE end of the war and the war is very
likely to outrun the exposition. If he
is going west he had better pick a
good chance between notes and strike
for the Pacific coast. He would always
be within a few days of Washington,
and Lansing is doing a pretty good
lob of it in the state department.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-23
REPORTS OF GENERAL PEACE
AT NO DISTANT DATE
Advent of Spring Has Not Seen Re-
sumption of European Hostilities
las Has Been Promised.

Rome, April 2O.-Within the last "A
hours persistent reports have arisen
here that a general peace in Europe
may be concluded at a not distant
date. .
Reports can not at present be as
cribed to any definite source, but are
reflected in high quarters, and are
given heed by careful observers OF
international policies. 1t is pointed
out that Rome is an excellent field
for the conduct of peace negotiations,
as Prince Won Buelow, one of the
abIest German diplomats is here as
ambassador to Italy, while official re-
lations between Italy and Germany, as
we'll as between Italy and the Triple
Entente are cordial.
In certain quarters here the idea
prevails that the advent Of spring
r:as not seen such a resumption of
aggressive hostilties as has ben prom
ised. This is regarded as significant.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-23
Panama Paving.
Richmond Virginian.

Richmond Virginian.
Reports from tine operation of the
Panama canal from the date of its
opening to the present, published by
tie National Chamber of Commerce,
show that:
Though it is not yet officially open,
1876 ships passed through the Panama
canal between August Is, 1914, and
February IA, 1915. Tolls were ST.
1852" o
1t is, of course, not possible to state
at this time just what is the relative
earning power of the canal in dol
lars and cents. Uncertainty as TO
w.ether slides might not descend on
their ships in passage mas doubtless
restrained many captains from at
tempting the passage The war and
the falling off in ocean travel conse-
quent thereto is an even greater rea-
son why there has not been a larger
amount of shipping going over the
new route 1t Should be recalled that
the danger Of enemy ships lingering
about the canal to pick off those in
passage as soon as they emerged from
the tnree-mile limit doubtless oper-
ated to lessen the number of ships
that passed through Panama in tie
early stages of the war before the
British navy secured absolute mastery
of the sea.
Taking all these opposing circum-
stances into consideration the volume
of business done by the canal in its
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-23
tainly did not advance his political

tainly did not advance his political
fortunes Col Roosevelt used to roam
the country and make speeches on tee
slightest provocation, but whether he
helped or hurt himself by it, there is
no way to judge. He used to talk so
much that it made little difference
whether he was travelling or staying
at home, there was always something
reeling off. He was no seeker of occa-
sions for speech. Every hour was op-
portunity for an outgiying, no sub
ject-save only the tariff question
barred. One of the most successful
of Swings around tine circle" was the
trip made by President Benjamin Har-
rison during his incumbency. He was
known as silent and a rather cold
man, and it was not thought he would
make good political orator, yet he
rolled off a series of delightful little
addresses at stations where his train
stopped, that quite captivated the
country, though not sufficiently so to
elect him to second term in the white
house.
Mr. Wilson is a cappy speaker, and
has proFed his ability to charm audi
ences Of all sorts and conditions. In
his preliminary campaign for the pres
idency he made a very successful tour
of the vest and made some good
speeches. Speaking as an aspirant for
the presidency, though, and as tee
holder of the Office are two very diff
ferent things. 1t is very hard for
president to say just the right thing
to a casual audience without stirring
up the censorious to serious demon
stration. On tie whole the president
would do we'll to talk very moderately
when he goes out to the exposition.
But he certainly ought to go to see and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-23
SON OF FORMER DIST. ATTY.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLS SELF
Young Ernest Cochrane Shot Through
Head With Fathers Automatic
/ Pistol at Anderson.
rvs and Courier.

ws and Courier.
Anderson, April 20.-Ernest Ford,
r., II years old, and only child of
prmer United States District Attorney
nd Mrs. Ernest F. Cochran, acci-
entally shot himself through the head
with his fathers automatic pistol
TUESDAY afternoon at 4:10 o'clock,
while in his fathers room at their
bone, and died three hours later with
Tout having gained consciousness. The
tragedy is one of the most heart-rend-
ing that mas ever occurred in An
derson. Mrs. Cochran had left the
house only few minutes prior to the
accident, while Mr.. Cochrane was in
Greenville, where he had gone to at
tend United States district court, which
convened there yesterday morning.
The fatal shot was i2eard by Miss Sa-
rah Dixon, trained nurse, who was
passing the house at the time. The
young lazy maze ner way 10 tue IOoln
and found the lad lying unconscious
on the floor. Tie ball from the weapon
entered the lads right ear, passed
through the head and came out
through the left temple.
The father first beard of the dread
full accident to his son when he was
met on an incoming train. The funeral
services will be held this afternoon at
5 o'clock, at the residence, conducted
by the Rev. John Vines, pastor of the
First Beptist church, and the Rev o.
L. Martin. Interment will be in Silver
Brook cemetery.
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The president might do as the Ger
man emperor does wien he goes to
the war front, take his chancellor
along. Mr.. Bryan would enjoy the
trip, and he could point out the high
spots in the west which he thas ranged
so widely. Seriously, the president
should make every effort to get away
from his Office for a while, and nothing
would do him more good than jour-
ney across to the Pacific coast. He
himself has said that at Washington
it is difficult to know what the country
is thinking, and he has declared that
it is necessary to get away from the
capital to obtain right perspective,
and yet no president in recent times
has stuck so closely to base as Mr..
Wilson.
Of the plan to make series OF
speeches on mis- western trip there
might be two opinions. Of course if
the president goes to the exposition
and makes a leisurely journey for the
purpose Of seeing the country, he will
nave to stop off at some places and
make a good many rear platform
speeches. These need not, however,
be anything more than heart to heart
talks, in homely strain, with the folk
gathered to greet him by the way.
Formal and pretentious addresses, ad-
Tertised as portentous political ut
terances may not be exactly the pre-
scription for the presidents case with
the people. Some presidents have prof
tied by that sort Of ting, but gen
orally these campaign tours of the
heads of the nation have been disap-
pointing. President Taft's tour in 1910
is probably the most conspicuous ex-
ample of ill-starred campaigning. The
utterances of Mr.. Taft on that trip GER
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first months of operation, even before
an official opening, should be llignly
gratifying to those interested in the
interest charges on the money invest
ed in the canal.
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to listen to others. And on the way
back, he ought to come through the
South, where he is really at home, and
which he has yet barely seen since he
came to his great Office.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-23

1>J.4DS q AaunlE l ;
:: ,f 6 doses 666 will brea
ny case Of Chills & Fever, Cole
( LaGr;ppe; it acts on the live.
setter than Calomel and does DoI
'~ira nr sicken. Price 25c.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
o Typical waahinEton Rca
IIoldlnRn.

Two Typical Washington Realty
HoldlnEs.
The Star invariably claims that rais-
ing the rate of taxation or the assessment
on land will destroy land values" The
Star confuses selling value and true land
value. two essentially different things.
Let US examine two cases:
Square 3i6. Lots and 5. embracing the
northeast corner Of Eleventh and +
Sereets NV. owned by Kate Thomas
Carlisle.
March 4, 1854 Eldorado Howard con-
veyed to Kate Thomas Carlisle lot 4.
square 346. containing s743 square feet
5ox75 at the corner Of Eleventh Street
and F. for $4,000. q price Of IS per square
foot.
April 8. 1886. William n. Hodges con-
veyed to Kate Thomas Carlisle lot 5.
square 346, fronting 53.8 feet on Eleventh
Street Immediately north Of lot 4 con-
taining <11s square feet, for $4,000. a price
Of Ss.15 per square foot. The two lots
averaged Ss.H per square foot.
May /, 1851, lots and 6. square s4s
were leased to Woodward q Lothfop for
fifteen years at $.l9aA q year. This
was purely Q ground rent at about 1-2
per cent on the cost OF the property. the
low rate being due presumably to the
plan Of Woodward q Lothrop to erect
tho improvements, at their own expense
and TO pay all taxes. assessments and
charges.
May I. lse. the same property was
again leased to woodward T. Lothrop
for fifteen years At an annual rental Of
$.z.soo the lessees agreeing to maintain
the property and pay an taxes. assess-
meuts and charges.
Here b Q property. covering ~ square