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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
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A Sweet Song Of the First volser-
inc Robin 0f ifhe Season
From the Grand Rapids News. )ssi


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GordernnE discovery o spring
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me harbngerI saw. said Bill weak and
and was some wabhyo his not no
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lts song
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Beore
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into song which
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
Wealthy Resident Becomes
Peeyed and Leaves Estate
K TO Virginia Town.

gfNCfIESTER. va. Feb. 331-Scran-
J Ton pS., awokc this week 10 find that
WAS INST 50. 100000 poorer. because
y the men who composed It's city cou,i,
( ell some twenty odd years ago oppoS-
ed the wishes and caprice Of Jti1g.l
John Handley - His estate, now to-
faling that amount. comes to the lit-
\ tie city Of Winchester, for the edu-
cation Of poor children. instead Of to
Scranton.
II ne story reads like chapter from
a novel John Hgndley went to Scran-
ton from, the South while the Civil
wslr. vas IN progress. He was pic
ttiFesgre figure, standing six feet, font
Inches IN height. He was built in
\ ptdpott ion. His black hair hung In
long curIs belo whis coat collar. He
said he was born in Dublin. ireland,
but Of his activities before coming 10
4 Scranton he was reticent, save that
= ne had lived ION some time In Win
g Chester.
Hes hung out his shingle as a law
yer. Conscription was in progress,
and soon lie was doing a thriving
business among clients who did not
I wish to 80 to the front. no one ever
! heard him speak OF any Family ties,
but II is understood his wife and a
son had died some time before his
arrival IN that city. an. as far as
4 any one knew, he had no close rela-
tives.
HE began to acquire real estate
fronting on Lackawanna and Wyo-
ming avenues and built a handsome
home on the present site Of the iwyo-
ming. house. He became interested
"a private bank, which is now
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
crd51tO11 Loses Bio
Sum ough Spite

known as the Merchants and lfechan-
les, one Of the most prosperous, and
occupies one OF The most palatial
buildings In the city. In 1872 he be-
came interested In Democratic poli-
ties. and was elected Judge Of the
common pleas eonrt. s
3 In 1880 he WAS. the first; to place
cobbie stone paving, or paving OF any
kind for that matter. In 'front.' OF his
homo in LaclSawanna Avenue A few
years later the council ordered tl1at
the streets b. psisea sNsitti 3 n NJ Al.
Judge Handley opposed it. He Threat
cncd and stormed before the city
council, but 10 no avail.
He opposed the council until that
body, In a spiteful mood, passed IA
ordinance removing the old hnymar-
,ket. a tumble down shack extending
from Spruce street TO a point near
the residence OF Judge Handley.
You'll be sorry for that. he told
the city corncilmen.
That was all he said. From then
on he quietly dropped out Of public
life. AS he grew old, residents of
Scranton began to wcader what tiic
! Judge, without kith or kin, wcu.d 90
with his money. Would he remember
any Scranton institution? WHAT
would he do for charity?
They found out what he ine.at
when he said the city would he
sorry
He left his entire estate, except a
few thousand dollars, which went to
churches, in trust fer the, city OF VIM
chester. Winchester has q ropglasici
I; Of $500. The estate was left in trust
for 20 years. The vaiue o. the real
estate in Scranton, which nov must
be sold, the trust period Of 90 yrsrs
having expired. totals, at least So
100000. The realty is located in the
heart OF the business district
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
-Four thousand Less Weddings
Since Measure Has Been
Effective. N.

& Z. a 3
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 81 The Wis
consin eugenic marriage law, the first
of its, kind In the world, has now, been
in effect a little over 4 year and the
results can be estimated The. state
board Of health has reported that one
effect is q slessening oflthe number OF
marriages contracted. 4. 1t appears tina,
about 4, 900 couples less took the big
Jump in 1914 than in 1918.
In 1914, u, 245 regular ceremoa.a.s
Were reported and eighty-seven law
marriages We're recorded. In the pre
vious year there had been 21.0s2 mar
riages. ,.,.t Z: 81 IS
The board OF health does not be
lieye the eugenics law. lis entirely re
sponsibic for the decline: 1t says:
.on account Of sthe great preya-
lence of certain diseases IN the state
there would he some decline In the
number Of marriages reported IL the
eugenic law Is properly enforced, on
account OF; the inability on the par,
Of the pyospeetj Ie s1rid egroo,n who
is afflicted with either OF these dis
eases to obtain "a medical certificate
Undoubtedly some Of the parties who
We're unable to pass the required ex-
animation or who suspected that they
would not pass, went out Of the. state
to bc.married, and in other cases com.
mon law marriages were resorted, to
~ IT would of course. be unjust ii
charge that all the bridegroolns wha
went out of the state to be married or
who eyaded the law by. CONTRACTING
common law marriages were so at.
fiicted In some instances the parties
felt that the eugenic law was a ser.
ious infringement OF their personal
liberties and were married outside the
state to avoid its provision, In others
common law marriage was resorted
to by perfectly healthy people purely
because Of the novelty Of the cere-
mony and the knowledge that a mar
riage Of this kind was fully binding
to both parties.
Statistics compiled BY many other
states and several foreign countries
show that there is a marked decline
In our marriage rate. This factor
must be considered in making prop
err deductions from the figures prs
scented. The industrial depression
which has been upon ,us for more
than q year Is also responsible in a
large measure. Statistics show that
a financial depression seriously re-
Itards marriage in the same way thai
IT produces a decline in the birth
rate.
Thoughtful persons who know Of
the rayages Of certain diseases will
agree that the actual number Of mar.
fiages occurring in the state ina Civ.
en- period OF time is not nearly as inn
Dortant to our posterity as the gen.
eral healthfulness OF the CONTRACTING
parties.
The educational value OF the er.
genie marriage law should not be
lost sight Of, A more fruitful cam.
paign Of education could not have
been waged throughout this state than
through the passage and enforcement
of the law. NJ
The report throws some light OF
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
INTERESTS
of the Farmer Closely Safe
guarded by Acts. oil. Legis-
lature lust Adjourned.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 27.The leg
islature that has just adjourned was
one that closely safeguarded the In
terests of the farmer. In addition to
general legislation that would pro-
mote the agricultural interests OF the
state special Legislation OF q more
sweeping and protective nature than
has ever before been even contem-
plated was enacted.
SHotse bill No. &C, of which the
Hon. Flayins DAVIDSON. OF Bridge
port, Harrison county, is patron, as
passed is designed to protect the stock
industry OF the, state from ne foot
and-mouth disease and like infections
and at the same time promote. and
develop the stock. Industry.
What that bill will De for the
stock, house bill 11,2, introduced By
Delegate Carleton Pierce, OF King
wood, Preston county. will do for
the orchards. This latter bill the leg.
.islature enacted provides the means to
wage the fight against the San Jose
SCALE OF which not a single orchard
in the state is declared 30 be entire
lys free.
Senate bill. NO. 50, introduced ),
Senator A. Bliss McCrnm, of King
wood; provides for standard Of pul,-
sity for seeds and Is designed to pro.
itect farmers from 'unscrupnlous deal-
.ers VINO handle q poor grade OF seeds
with low percentage OF termination.
It is probably as important as any
farm measure passed.
"A; fourth sbillf enacted is that known
as the Pierce bill, and Isl No: 81 ia
the house. Introduced By DELEGATE
Carleton, Pierce, OF Kingwood, and
permits county courts to make appro-
priationss to aid county. agricultural
organizations In the employment Of
county Agricultural agents. The effect
OF this bill will beF> 20 permit many
counties to place expert advisers
among the farmers, and through that
method obtain better farm results BY
the Introduction of modern ideas and
methods. z As
IN fact the Agricultural and kind
red interests probably received more
attention from the legislature than
any other industry OF the state. for
bills relating to forestry. streams and
like subjects are OF vital interest to
the farm. II rs ~
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
HORSE HOSPITAL
IS Conducted by the German
Army and Proves a Big
Money Saver.

tcorrespondence of Associated pres..,s
INSTERBuRG, Germany, Feb. III
one q the best OF the horse hospitals
connected with the German army -
that erected at this place. which l,as
handled nearly two thousand horses
Since November and whose average
number of animals under treatment
is over 500. During the last month,
eighty7four horses were opefatec ON
Tor severe wounds and seYenty-three
OF tnese were discharged as cured and
returned for service n &.
Reckohing the average value OF 4
horse for army purposes at $s7Ii5, these
operations alone have saved the war
ONCE authorities $27 ,s7155. Many Others
We're suffering from slight wonrsls
which rendered them temporarily nm
fit for service and these also were re7i
turned cured to the army. while Nun
dreds OF the sick horses have gone
back to the front
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

the attitude Of men ana women: to,.s
ara matrimony, 1t would seem maj
Ior women once was enough: al. ieasf
only 673 widows mar1ind sc ,,,; 4, II
while 9SS widowcrs fooS snet nm,
nance: However, the situation Was
.S ~ the case of divorces. OF
~. me j, grass widows, seo married again.
WINE Only 2s6 men took; a chance.
IN l2.s69. of the total. number OF!
maria ges. both parties wore native
porn, with both parents native: Ii,
SsS the groom was native and tho
bride foreign born; in j 10 eases ti,e
groom was foreign born and tiie bride.
was native; in 2,1al marriages botl,
tpartics were foreign born. In IS
eases y tne nativity Of one or both IA =
t'es was unknown or not stated
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
ALLIES HAVE MANY
MOTOR AkBUlANCES
.SixHundfed Are Already on the
Field and Number is Being
Increased Daily.

LONDON. Feb. 27.-The feet o,
British motor anbuiances in France
and Flanders has now reached 600 and
is still expanding at the rate OF forty
cars "a week, an average which has
been maintained since the middle Of
September. 4.
Contrary to the popular idea, mo-
tor anbulances are not used at the
firing line, nor have they entirely SUI
perseded the old horse ambulance
Motor anibulances operate best in the
rear OF the line, where they are used
to transport the wounded from rne
field hospitals TO the ambulance
trains.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
SHORT MEN ARE
BETTER FIGHTERS

-. ~
certain glands which produce inter-
nal secretions. The essential organs
in the head and trunk are often better
developed in the short than In the tall
man, the weight of brain being reia.
lively greater in the short man and
the reaction time not. so long. TAN
men Of full proportions are heavy and
slow, and there are strong physiology
cal reasons for the greater activity
of the small man, who does not suf-
fer from the mechanical disadvan-
itages OF height and weight. Therefore;
the small man, has a greater capacity
for work and more endurance and Is
better able to resist disease. s.
Although giving the verdict OF the
short man, the doctor warned his
hearers Of the danger Of rushing to
extremes. 's
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
Says a London Physician, Who
Has Made Careful Study
along This Line.
lcorrespondence Of Associatad pras..

fcorrespondence Of Associated Press,
LONDON, Feb. 27.-The short man
makes the better fighter, says DR.. a
s. Pembry, lecturer on physiology al
Guys hospital IN a discussion before
the Royal Sanitary Institute. This
he bases on a careful study OF the
lighting capacity of tall and shor,
!. races and also of the tall men and
short men OF the same race.
The difference In height between |;
short man and tall man, said DR.
Pembrey. is due chiefly to the length
OF legs. At the same time, height de-
spends upon the correlated activity oil
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
ing. It is understood that a plan
will be launched looking to;the build
ing Of permanent roads In the vicin-
ity of EIliSins.

~
John Hart Chapter. Daughters OF
the American Revolution, met We'd
nesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
p. 9. Talbot on Randolph avenue.
The last al d series Of dances given
by the local chapter of United
Daughters Of the .Confederacys for
the benefit Of old Conf derate soil
:diers, is scheduled for March IL at
Nathan Hall.
President James b. Allen, Of, .Da-
Wis and allsins. College; Superintend-
ent o. g. Wilson, Of the Elkins pub
lie schools; and Principal g. W. Jack
son, of the Elkins High school, are
attending the annual meeting OF the
National Education Association In
Cincinnati, o..
Mrs. ". A. Hopson and little
daughter, Sallie,. left Tuesday for a
visit with Mrs. Hopson,s home rolks
in Michigan.
i. L. u =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
WHEAT THEE
Caught by Kansas Farmer by
Means of a Regular Hawk
shaw Trick.

LEWIS, Kan, Feb. When Fred
Fanchen, a farmer living near here
discovered that large quantities OF
wheat were disappearing from his bin
he mediately wrote his name on
slips Of paper and scattered them IN
the remaining wheat. The following
day more wheat was missed and, on
Investigation at the Lewis elevator
the slips were. found In wheat that
had been sold that day. The thief was
caught and made to pay for tine
grain q 3 81 u 4 = \ ( y \
I Fanchen has In storage 5000 bush.
Sels ci wheat aMssitins Tho price 81
7S. i! II 4 81
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
LEGISLATURE
CQNS|DERATE
Of GIRLS HOME
Standardization Gets 1900
through Appropriations
of Solo1s.

SALEM, Feb. 2 The. present leg
islature has been very considerate in
its attitude toward the Girl Indus
trial Home located here and very lib
eral In Its proposed appropriations.
The amount and purposes as reported
by the House committee; on taxation
and finance for thfs institution are :!
Current general expenses
Tor 915 .,.s.s... SO. -. $22, 900,
Repairs and improvements 10, 900
Buildings and lands. .. 49,, 10, 900
Total "a. -. s$42, 900
a like amount is scheduled for
1915. The institution lost by fire
the last winter one of Its buildings
used for a school room and chapel.
1t is the plan Of the board Of con-
troll to replace this building. This
will possibly be enlarged SO as to
give room for the domestic science
department. One item in the expense
of buildings and lands will be the
proposed paving of a county road In
tersecting the main street OF the
city Of Salem, and now paved to this
point or the city limits, and to be
paved by the state to the entrance
the Home grounds, and to the rail-
road at Industrial station. The
county court will be asked to cons
.struct q small concrete bridge across
20 Stream on the proposed road and
maintain the road after it Is perma-
nently built. This permanent road
will extend the paved road in the
west end of the city. and will make,
when completed, with a little section
In east Salem when built, good
permanent road from Industrial to
east of Bristol. a distance Of hvc
niles, that can be used for autos the
entire year round. This will give
our people a driveway that will no
doubt be extensively used and APP
fpreciated. Z
A basketball game was played here
Thursday night. The salem hide
lpendents had been challenged by a
team from Martins Ferry, o., with
2 name like a British BATH eship. and
tit was expected the local boys would
! go down lin In defeat. But after the
tally Of Sthe game was marked up, the
result was entirely satisfactory to the
local Independents of % to 10 for
the Martins Ferry A1l-C olegians.
p. linn. p worker at the ,Sa-
lem planning mill fell from a lumber
car Thursday and sustained painful
Injuries ant a broken forearm.
Rufus Randolph was at PittN,urg
this week looking alter some large
hauling contracts for moving gas
pipe, gas station supplies and equip
lnent.
The present outlook for active
work in the local oil and gas field
seems good. y
Although wet and stormy even
ing the musical recital at the college
| Thursday night under the direction
of Miss Marion n. Boyd was quite
well attended and very much enjoy
red by those who were present The
variety. OF the selections rendered, J,
gave spice and interest to the we'll
prepared and rendered. program.
Harry Kiiiian left a few days ago
for Lancaster, Pa, to spend 4 vsica-
ton OF a few weeks.
Mrs, Harley +, Bachelor and, Miss
Josephine Shira are \ on the \ East.
where Mrs. Bachelo IS buying spring
millinery Il
/ X. y y =: -. y x 4. 81 u
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

Eikins. Elks instead OF giving .
minstrel performances as the local
lodge has. been in tia habit OF doing
ANNUALLY, have secured Klaw and En-
hangers Robin Hood. = which villa
be presented at the Elkins opera
house Friday night. 4
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

\ A. b. linn. 3 worker at the ,Sa-
lem planning mill fell from a lumber
car THURSDAY and sustained painful
Injuries AMI "a broken forearm
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

good roads supper will be-
held by the Ran dol ph COUNTY Good
Roads kBspctR Mon IA he ilntii room
6f the BpRtist church Monday eyen-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

Rufus Randolph was at Pittx,urg
this week looking alter some large
hauling contracts for moving gas
pipe, gas station supplies and equip
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

j. C. Flanagan. aged 40 years. a
veteran Of the Confederate army,
died Monday at his home at Flint,
lRandclph county. I. Il III
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

Davis and Elkins College has
added 10 It's teaching force County
Superintendent Troy B. Wnmoth.
who viii begin his dtfsies about the
middle OF March. i
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28

The present outlook for active
work in the local oil and gas field
seems good. y
Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-02

Either weekly or
daily subscript S
for any length of time
may he included un-
der this offer. The
only condition is that
they be NEW sub
scriptions. Put forth
yourb bestefforts while
this offer is in force.
1t means more votes
for you.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-02

Besides the regular
votes with every five
dollars turned in on
NEW subscriptions.
There is no limit to
the offer. Each mem
Der may turn in just
as many of the $500
clubs as they can Sc
cure, and the special
5000 extra bal lot
will be issued with
Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-02
Seven HOOSier
KitchenC3Dine'S

Purchased from the A. w. Smith Fur
niture Company of Americus, will be
given away free as second district
prizes in the Thrift Club Campaign.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-02

Those who for one
reason or anOt her
were unable to profit
fully under last weeks
offer, will thus be Civ
en- another chance to
" Make Good" and
create a substantial re-
serve vote, now while
the campaign is still
young. The special
offer for this week is
a most generous one.
1t is as follows:
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-30
George Wohnfurther Run Over and
Killed.

The people of Calmar were terribly
shocked, Saturday, April 18th, when
George Wohnfurther, fagman at the
main crossing, while on duty was run
over by some cars and killed.
He had just tagged for No. 3 and
failed to notice a string of four cars
being pushed down by the switch engine.
He was knocked down by the cars, run
over, both legs being cut off. This
happened about 1915 and he lived about
one hour.
Strange as it was, he was SO very
careful to look after the safety of others
for 30 many years, and then falls a
victim himself Of the cruel car wheels.
Many life of children and grown
persons has he saved by his watchful
care. George was very glad to do a
fellow good turn in various ways.
For about IS years he has been a faith
full employee of the c. M. & St. P. Co.
as flagman at Taopi and Austin, Mimi. i,
and finally at Calmar where he has
been flagman continuously for % years.
He was born in Germany, December
Is, 1916. After coming to this country
and remaining short time he went
back to his native land, in short time
again coming to America.
Mrs. Barbara Gender, of Austin,
Mimi, is the only living offspring.
The funeral was held at st. Aloysius
church, Monday morning. Calmar
Courier.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-30
Collnar Bros. at Cre.co May 10.

Of all the animals in large zoo the
most interesting, though not the most
beautiful, is the hippopotamus. The
hippopotamus is the only animal that
can be seen to-day exactly as he APP
peared in prehistoric days. Other an
finals have changed to accommodate
themselves to changing conditions and
environment, but the hippopotamus pre-
sents the same appearance, the same
traits and characteristics that he did in
the time of the Pharaohs.
In biblical days the inhabitants of
Egypt considered the hippopotamus a
sacred animal, and the actual repre-
sentative of their God. Therefore,
when the Nile would overflow its banks
or when the river would be low in time
of drought, the natives were want to
strew the river with succulent grasses
and green leaves in an effort to propi-
tate their God.
The largest living hippopotamus that
can be seen to-day is Lotus, in the
menagerie of Gollmar Bros. America 8
Greatest Shows. Lotus was captured
near the head waters Of the Nile by
Especial agents Of Collusar Bros. and
shipped direct to this country for ex-
hibition in their large menagerie. Lotus
weighs over two (2) ton, measures 8 #.
z in. from his broad nose to his tail.
His mouth, when opened is 2 #. 6 in.
wide. Gollmar Bros. value Lotus at
$40, 600 and have him insured at that
sum with Lloyds of England. Gollmar
Bros. Americas Greatest Shows, with
Lotus in the menagerie, will exhibit at
Cresco on Monday, May 10th.
1t is well that the hippopotamus is a
docile animal, for if he were not, it
would be very hard to confine them in
any sort of cage. Lotus possesses al
most as much strength in his monster
jaw as an elephant CO.'S in its trunk.
When first captured Lotus was placed
in a corral made OF huge timbers, from
which he promptly escaped by crushing
the timbers between his monster jaws.