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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
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Or he that him desiBnedly sent.
Just how the custom. came to Amer
lea IS not recorded. but nevertheless
IT. Is here. and the spirit Of the day
is unchanged even If our sense OF;
whic hevcr way one may view the the
matter. @
American Jokes.
One OF the American tricks Is to
glue a coin to the pavement and
have people try to. pick 1t up. This
affords the greatest amusement!to the
street urchins. Another Is to drop e.
spocketbook stuffed with paper on the
atreetqand then cali out 4 April FoolIs;
when q passerby picks 1t up AZ pack
age to which 4 slender. almost inyia-
ible string Is attached IS another fa-s
Tvorite trick. as is the Sex under: the
hat.
. In the old days the London street
gamins delighted incallins ont 70 gen
tlemen who were walking with ladies'
Say, mister. what Is that; on your
coat? When the embarrassed man
had twisted himself In all manner OF
ways in trying to find out the boy
would cali lust the tail to the
coat--Aprl fool ...9ss4s Years aftervafds
the boy calls out. Say. mister.
there's something on your face md
when the man gets out. his; handler
chief and begins to- rub he IS greeted5
with---.sW-hy. your nose is on Your
faceApril fool..' Sending persons to-
the druggists for pigeons mill or to
the booksellers for a history Of Ewes
grandmother are still commons
practice. Loaded cigars and candy
|stuffed with cotton and peppe are
regarded as refined April fool tricks
and SO common that few men WI sac-i
|cept a Havana ffom d friend on that
day and many girls distrust the boxes
Eof candy sent to them by over gen
|erous syreethearts. ..s5: IS
The al custom OF pinning papers
bearing the words .:ARRILsFO0Et. to-
a niaii's coat tall Is no longer regard
Led as funny in this counts nlthoughs
nc is still regarded as a clever April
foel Joke in England
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fellow, makes his boast that for these
ten years consscutively he has made
not less than "a hundred fools. My
landlady had a falling out with him
about fortnight ago for sending
every one OF her children upon q
Issleeve1ess Grand, 1, as she terms IT.
Her eldest son went to buy a half
tpennys worth Of inkle at shoe
makers. the eldest daughter was dis
patched half mile to see mon
ster; IN short, the whole family Of
Innocent children were made: April
fools. Nay. the landlady herself did
not escape him.
Dean Swift.
Dean SWIFT in his u ournai to
stella" Ia 1918. tells how he spent a
lively evening In .contr1ving an April
fool The scheme was to circulate
a report through their$servants that
man. who had been hanged few
t days previous had come back TO life
land could be seen in flesh as q guest
fof the Black Swan in Holborn. He
was anticipating great sport at see
ling the crowd on the following day.
but after all, he records later, some
body told the people that. the whole
came the April fool.
On April first, 1910. Napoleon mar
Hried Marie Louise, Archduchess OF
Austria, on which occasion the wag-
K sish Parisians called him .'un poisson
Id.Avril young ,ish-an April fool.
Las memorial of his marriage Ma
I poleon had number Of medals made
which showed Love tearing thun-
Iderbolt. Later these medals were
known as April Fool Medals and sew
eral of them are to be seen In the
French Museums.
| Royalty INDUCED In The Sport
AT one time even royalty INDUCED
In the sport OF April fooling. Peter the
Great in 1719 set about to fool hts
people by building an immense pile
OF wood In the open square in front
Of the palace at PetroErad. This was
lowered with tar and other infam
mable material. On the morning OF
|. April first he had it set on fire. The
flames shot high in the afr and people
Ecame into the city by the thousands
to assist in%putting out the fire which
they believed was consuming the paI-
lace. When they reached, the square
lstheywere met by soldiers who shout
-"sheepheads. pigs, swine, dom
Ekeysl Fall back by order OF the
fCzar! Can't you understand that the
Little Father has fooled you? 1t Is
the first OF IHptiLf ;'ss 8 $ =
Tower or London aoke. 81
Another historic bit OF foolins was
when Francis. Duke Of Lorraine. and
his duchess escaped from prison on
April first lin the hfteenth century.
They came out OF prison disguised as
Epeasants and were recognized by an
Told &woma att nj 5sf She IN He'd RI
Ethe solder who was on guard. telling
him that 1t was the duke and duchess.
April fool!' was the sentry's an
swer. and the royal couple went out
undIsturbed. When the guard went
on duty he told the storyto his friends
land they called 1t a smart trick. The
L Governor enjoyed the Joke as well,
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and even while he was laughing word
came to him that the peasants were
none other than the royal prisoners
and they were now beyond his reach.
In 1s6 all London was aroused
over clever April fool trick which
was perpetrated on some OF the best
families: On March thirty-first a
large number OF persons received post
cards conveying the following invita-
ton:
TOWER OF LONDON
Admit bearer and friends to view the
annual ceremony of washing the white
lions on Sunday. April LIST, 1860.
It is particularly requested that no
gratuities be given to the lwardens or
their assistants.
Entrance at the White Gate.
In one corner Of the card was a
seal which proved to be the die Of an
inverted sixpence put ron to give the
Invitation an official appearance. The
result Of the hoax was greater per-
haps than the 8perpetrator imagined 1t
would be- for it is said that hundreds
OF people went to the town in re-
rsponse to the Invitation and all day
long cabs ratified about the walls. the
drivers inquiring for the White Gate.
Hunt the Gowk..,
In Scotland. the proverbfal land OF
wit and humor. the curious practice
Off hunting thea gowls,,zw In vogue
for many years. Gowk, originally a
cuckoo means by extension q fool, a
sfmp1efon. The trick ass played was
for wag number one to send his vic
tim. wag number two. for some dis
tance with a letter containing words
such as these:
This is the first Of Aprile-
Hunt the ggowk another mile =.
After reading It number two hands
It to number three and 50. the letter
passed on until somebody discovered
the joke. In writing OF this a. Scotch
poet seems TO think that the man
who didslthe sending was the bigger
fool Of the two. and says in Thyme
1T is a thing to be disputed
Which is the greatest fool reputed-
The man who innocently went
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
Four Hundred Wheel
duced First Horses Burrosand Wheeled Carts
Cart Early Seds Used BY Indians and Settlers The Horse
Schooners' Old Stage Coach Steam
Inventions Railroads Cars Automobile


er jaw to control their steeds.
The plains tribes fixed a contriv-
ance Of two crossed poles over the
horse. near the neck. the ENDS of
which draEged along the ground.
Upon these long poles they bound
cross-sticks upon which to place q
load. Sometimes a small tent-like
cabin was erected upon these drag
gins poles. and In moving or traSSks
ling from place TO place. the children
of the family rode within. while their
mother was honored by a position
upon the back OF the horse. This get
up was called horse travels. and the
same kind offwheelless vehicle was
said to have been adopted for the
dogs OF the early Pueblos
The Prairie Schooner.
The early settlers not only used the
two-wheeled carts for. transporting
their families and ,their effects from
place to place. but later made four
wheeled prairie scnooners.'. named
after the boats which their bodies
closely resembled. that more might
be carried IN one wagon than wers
possible with the two-wheelers. In
these picturesque 'prairie-schooners"
plains OF the west. to yseek their for
tune. or living. among Wild beasts
and savagcsl Sometines these wagon
trains stretched out for a long dis
lance. and many out-riders on horse
back accompanied them for guidance
and projections. but their old match
lock rifles could not be reloaded as
quickly as the pear or arrow OF the
Indian could be In readiness. 80 trav-
telling across the plains was not al
ways free from dangers Of redskins.
While the most primitive carts. In
Stroduced first into Mexico. were very
| heavy and cumbersome much lighter
ones were later made after the general
pattern Of the heavy ones oneso these
Tighter vehicle whtch was extensively
used In the Colonies. was the one:
horse schaise which Oliver Wendell
bHolmes. in his poem. ~ The Deaconts
IsMasterpte ces 8. d designated as thei"one=
khoBa-Hhay.s, This rs ~. "a was the Boz
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Spanish were also responsible for the.
Introduction OF the horse. and the
first " heeled vehicle In the shape Of,
their ..Carreta. !" shown In one, Of the
illustrations. was taken from one ex-
hibit In the NATIONAL Museum.
This cumbersome cart made en-
urely of wood. was used extensively.
by the Indians OF Mexico and Ari-
iona, where this type OF vehicle Is still
made and used today a lighter cart.
with spoked wheels and shafts. was
later mad for transporting freight
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The frst electric railway was
opened In Berlin. Germany in ss1ss
but It was some ten years or SO sbe=z
fore the first electric underground
system superseded the scable-propelled
method in washington. DC Electric
locomotives have been In use for
some years. for short runs. in varionsa
parts OF the country, but the devels
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Railroads andC ar:
By HARRY B. 5BRADFoRIl

ginning of. carriage In the
United states. and VIII len supple with
good springs. made a. Comfortable
means OF conveyancef6 for two persons.
with rack In the rear for ali neces-
sary baggage. (The Illustration
shown was drawn from one of the
very early models. exhibited In the
National Museum.) This early model.
without steel springs. must have been
a, verftable .'rough rider', In those by
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corded that. the first steam carriage
was made by Oliver Evans. Of Phil
adelp hia.< In 1857. while 1t seems the
first quite practical che was manu-
factured by the Stanley Steam Cars
riage Company of Newton. Mass. Ia
1897. M En-. F q,
United States was laid IN s2s from.
tie quarries att Quincy Mass: a track
four miles long, costing $4,000. and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28

~oUR hundred years ago there
was not a wheel Of any de-
vi scription on the American con
dnent: no, not even a wheel
bArrowl Still 1nore-there was not a
sd raft nima1 here: that Is. one which
was used as such. The North Amer
ican Indians might have domesticated
the powerful bison OF the. plains. but
heirimaEination did not extend that
far. It has been very aptly said that.
..Eecessitysis the mother Of invention.
and 1t osicalIyI follows that when me-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28

n By 1885 one thousand miles OF rail-
road track had been completed in3theI
United States. but the speed Of trains
had not passed much above the. 2 en-
ty-fiye. mile an hour limit. The tirst
car came during the year
,1S36 hut the. pullman Palace Car
waited until very nearly genera
ton had passed 1860. s,
Steam Railways Appear
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
Copyright, 1918. By The International
Syndicate.
Legends Of the Origin Of
s April Fool and Some Of
The Queer ? ranks Which
I. Hav Z E Been Played On
That Day In VarilousPa arts
Of the World.

No sooner doth ST All Fools morn
approach
But Wages. ere Phebus mount his
giIded coach,
In sholes assemble to employ their
sense
In sending fools to get intelligence:
One seeks hens teeth in farthest part
of the town, s d
Another pigeons milk; third a gown
5 From sstrolling cobbler:s stall, left
u there by chance.
Thus lead ;Ethe giddy tribe merry
dance, ~
And to reward them for their harm
.tS less toll
The cobbler ,noints their limbs with
stirrup oil.
Thus by contrivers inadrcrtent jest
One fool exposed makes pnstime for
the rest.
Poor Robins Almanac, 1928.
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tho first American locomotive
was constructed by Peter Cooper ia
sBaitin6t NJ and this was the first
locomotive to carry passengersso n.this
side sof the Atlantic ocean. The hrst
railway cars. as many know. were
merely stage coach bodies placed
upon smallerl.wheelss Tor action use.
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z-KF,TER valnly trying to md an
A origin for the silly custom OF
asI ding" people on April first
80 = the majority Of historians
have come to the conclusion that it
is a relic Of the old Roman satur-
malta. was at that time that Ca1us
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But after all. these origins mu:
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Steam railways Appear.

Ihile the first street horse-raiIroadi
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,ch irr1mense proportIol1s
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
DLEASE D|sBANDS
SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL GUARD
Six Hundred Men Whom Gov
ernor Refused to Muster
Out at Federal Request In
cluded in Order.

Columbia. :. G.. Jan. 1.-THE or
ganized militia OF south Carolina was
disbanded BY an order signed today
by Governor Blease.
The order IL effective immediately.
Approximately 5000 men are Involve
ed, including about SOC men whom
the governor had refused 10 muster
out OF service upon orders received
about eisht months ago from the
chief OF the federal distribution OF
militia anairs
Governor Blease said differences be-
tween the secretary OF war and the
secretary Of the navy ana State Ad-
jutant General Moore on one side,
and himself on the other. prompted
him 10 take the step.
The differences. he said, resulted In
serious breaches Of discipline In the
militia corps.
The present governor OF the state
OF South Carolina ~ OF the opinion
that Il would be unfair and unjust on
his part TO turn over 10 his successor
In office the militia OF South Caro.lnk
IN ne present condition" the order
read.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
Judge Edward A. Mann Chos-
en- FlOor-Leader; Nestor
MontOya Withdraws From
Race Gracefully.
LAS vEGAN's ELECTION
Is MADE UNANIMOUS
Local Man Makes Motion
Which Places Representa-
tives Behind His Opponent
for Leadership.

Santa re, n. NJ. Jan. ii.--secun-
dino Romero. OF Las Vegas, was
elected speaker OF the house of rep
rescntatiyes for the legislative SEES
sion which opens tomorrow ai noon
at caucus OF Republicans IN the
DE Vargas hotel this afternoon. Nes-
tor Montoya. of Albuquerque. who
was the only other nominee ana who
had a very strong following. withdrew
ana made the motion which gave Ro-
nero unanimous election
Judge Edward 4. Mann, OF Aibu-
auerque. was elected majority floor
leader.
HAS sanchcs. Of Mora. was elected
chisi clerk Cf the house James w
chavez. of Torrance county, assistant
chief clerk: Elias spear, OF Los Luz
mas. sergeant-at-arms.
D. forter Jones, who made n strong
hght To be sefgeant-at-arlns IA 10
given the position OF chief of stenog-
iaphers a position which will he cre-
ated for him at the request OF United
states T. y. catron and of the lead
ers
Ihe elections made thUs lar have
been upoa an open ballot, this method
having been determined upon by the
caucus after short but sharp debate
ln the course of which Il was found
advisable To- call In Natl0usi Commit
teeman Charles 4. Shtess. state Conc
Inltteeman Ralph G. Ely. senator
Catron ana Charles Springer.
The question Of employees. which.
H anything. IL more burdensome than
o." the caucus and q committee on
einploNes is now being considered
winch is to report TO later meeting
w the caucus The session which be-
gam 80 o'clock, after clocting SAN
chez took o. recess uttl o'clock to-
ni-At when further consideration viii
Nc given the cmploye question.
The caucus ot the senate majority
wiz hc held tonight and viii contain
little of interest the Official roster
having been practically decided upon.
The Republican house members
went INTO caucus iu one of the large
sample rooms of the DE Vargas hotel
promptly at . o'clock this afternoon.
~ the members went into caucus.
the schedule called for the election
"I Sctuudiuo Romero. Of las Vegas.
as speaker BIAS Sanchez. Of Mora
county as chief clerk: james chavez
OF Torrance county, az assistant chief
CLERK. and Elias Spcer of Valencia
county, as s"rgcaut-at arms
j. Porter Jones. who was strong
candidate FOR the latter position. was
understood 20 be roudy Co withdraw
with the understanding hy Repubu.
can leaders that he was Ia he given
an equally Satisfactory position with
the assembly. Jones was strongly
backed by United states senator cat
ron. while Spccr had the endorse
mcnt uf Otero and the contingents
from Valencia ld Socorro counties
II was expected that Judge Edward
A, Mann of Albuquerque would be
(Continucd on Page Three.)
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Ia TOILETTE WANTS
To SUSPEND RATE
INCREASES
Recent Advances Granted By
Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Would Be 0verruled
If He Had His Way.

Washington, Jan. ii.--senator La
Foll,tte introduced a resolution to-
day to prohibit the eastern railroads
from putting into eject the Increased
ueight races recently granted by the
interstate commerce commission.
In H long preamble TO the resolu-
ton, Senator iaFollette set forth
that no showing WIS made or at
tempted by the carriers to show that
he old rates We're unreasonable. ana
that the commission. In granting In
crcases did not ln accordance with
the law, consider their unreasonable
ness. but granted them on the ground
that the railroads needed the money
to meet extraordinary conditions due
TO the European war.
senator laFollette asked that ,he
resolution lie on the table ana wait
further action
Provision WAS made in the resolu-
ton. however. that roads affected. de-
string 10 advance rates may fiie new
tarirs with the commission, for hear
ings al which the burden o( proof t.
show that increases are just and rca-
so1able shall be upon the roads
% is also set out tnat the railroads
did not know that existing rates were
unjust or unreasonable by being too
low. and that the advances were not
warranted by law.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
Perthes Trenches
Recaptured by
kaIsermen
Nothing of Importance Takes
Place Today, According To
Official Communique; Little
Trench Fighting.

Hcf'iu. Jan. ll-OB, Wireless 20
London, 3.ll %. -RccouUti1g the
progress of the war. the dali. official
statement ISSUED hy fhc German army
headquarters announces TODAY that in
an cnEarcmcnt near rrrthc.. ON the
center ut th" battle line iu France
the Germans have rccuptured the
parts oi some trenches which had
been stormcd by the French ana tIat
the Germans inflicted heavy losses on
their opponents.
Fresh German successes are claim
cd in the Argouur region and the
statement also reports that French at
lacks az La Boissollo and at paint
north Of scissors, we're rcpuised.
Infayorablc weather conditions to
hinder the military operations In
gussiun Poland. though the Germans
claim to be- mnking rrogrcss slowly In
the direction OF Warsaw,
The text ot tho communication fol-
lows.
TN the western thcutcr. At Nleu-
port and az Ypro. ana south thereof
only artillery comnlt- have taken
place. French ufHgk ut la Boil
scile 10 the northeast uf Albert, failed
completely,
"Nurth uf Soiss1ns the French, who
had established Themselves in small
section OF our outer trenches, attack
ed Ifrrsh bur so far they have gaincd
no successes. THE battles continue,
ITO the east Of pcrihes. our
troops have rcc1pturcd that portion
ut our trenches whI.u the enemy had
taken, In this eng1-'mcnt heavy los-
ses were inflicted un .Hc French.
In the eastern arena. I'm Fast
PRUSSIA aud m northern Poland the
situation remains the same.
"On account of uufalnrahlc wealth
or our attac6s m Poland, Go the west
of the Nlsiuh river are making slow
progress"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
Duels
Continue Says
Paris Bureau
Successes Also Claimed In Ar
gOnne Region; Heavy Loss.
es Inflicted On Opposing
Battle Lines.

Paris. Jan. n, (2.40 y. m.)--The
statement given out by the French
war office this afternoon shows a con-
tinuRtlon at certain points OF inter-
mittent cannonading. but these artil-
lery duels do not appear yet TO have
brought any important results. In
addition there was some trench fight
Ing, with French gains. according 10
the announcement otherwise. yes
terday does not appear To have been
a day of particular activity or de-
velopmcnts.
Tho statement follows In part
Prom the sea To the I.ys there was
yes.erdny an intermittent ana not
very intense cannonading. In the re-
gion Of Ypres our artillery responded
eilicaciously 90 the artillery OF the
enemy. ana seat well placed shots
against the German trenches 10 the
north OF Perthes. after having driven
back the counter attacks referred to
In last nights communication, we
made progress and sained zoe yards
OF trenches.
"'ru the north of Beauseiour the
enemy made "a desperate effort 20 re-
capture the little fort which he had
previously lost. His counter attacks
were delivered with energy. In each
Of them two battniions were engaged,
the second advancing in close forma-
tlon. but each wis repulsed"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
Wheat Breaks for
the Cellar; St
Cents Decline
Rumors That Dardanelles Had
Been Opened Bring Visions
of Immense Supply of Rus
sian Cereal TO Spectators.

Chicago, Jan. i1.-Whoat came
down today with crash. Prices
broke 3 ~ cents bushel under gen-
cral selling, due to rumors that one
of tho forts guarding the Dardaneilel
had been demolished by the warships
of the allies
Spectators drew the Inference thar
a way would speedily be opened for
for Russian wheat that had piled up
In immense quantities becanse OF the
Turks having enforced q stoppaRe ~
the natural outlet through the isarda-
nellcs May wheat here sold az low
as Si3G b-S after having been np 20
Sl.3a l-s earlier in tho session
Some sales of May at the cXtreme
point Of the collapse were recorded
.ai Si.8g l-2. There was subsequent
rcb0und however, and the market
wound up much Hurried az to ?
i-2c under saturday nights level with
May nt Sl.3i 5-S.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
OPPOSITION PUTS
ONE OVER ON
UTAH c. 0. P.
Democrats, Socialists and Pro-
gressives Organize While
Republicans are Attending
Caucus.

salt Lake city. Jan. ti.--when the
republican members ~ IN final
caucus just before noOn today. tho
progressive. democratic and socialist
members fthe lower house Of the
legislature took their afhs of office
before the county clerk. entered their
chamber at noon and Organised the
house. When he republicans ap-
peared the opposition chairman. b.
y, hhields. OF Salt Lake declined "a
recognize them as they mad not taken
the oath Of offise. The attorney
general OF the state has been SUM
moned By the republicans TO advise
them. The opposition announces that
the seat Of W l.. Warwick. republi-
can. OF Utah county. viii be chal-
ienged on the ground that he was
iuember Of the Idaho Legislature two
yeNrs aSo and the Utah law requires
thaa Ctah representative, fuust be
a rfsizen Of tho state thrse years be-
fore elected. The house Il evenly a.
vided between republicans ana the
opposition.