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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-17
HORSES

Horses will be sold immed
ately after the machinery.
Percheron Norman Stallion "Bromo"
Brown Mare (aged) Bred
Bay Mare Thirteen yrs old, bred
Black Mare, Thirteen years old, bred
Bay Mare, Six yrs. Old bred
Black Mare, Six yrs. old, bred
Black Mare, Six yrs, old, bred
Black Mare, Six years old, bred
Black Mare, Four years old, bred
Black Mare, -Four years old, bred
Grey Mare, -Four years old, bred
Grey Mare, Four years old, bred
Bay Mare, Four years old, bred
Bay Mare, Four years old, bred
Bay Gelding, Six years old
Black Gelding, -Four years old
Bay Mare, Three years old
Grey Mare, Three years old
Bay Gelding, Three years old
Sorrel Mare, Two years old
Spotted Grey Mare, Two years old
Four Sucking Colts
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-17
CATTLE

8 Cows. some springing
Shorthorn Bull
6 Two year old Steers
8 Two year old Heifers
6 Yearling Heifers
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

The candidates for president in the
election OF $40 were Martin Van Bur
en- of New York. Democrat. and Cen
eral William Henry Harrison of Ohio,
Bhdg. and created more excitement
and uproar than any election ever
held in this country.
The campaign was the most remark
able ever known. and did immensely
towards solidhying the people into
party ranks. Prior to that time par
ties had been largely among the poll
tfcians and the governing class. Now
the voters ranged themselves on one
side or the other and entered the
struggle with intense feeling The
Whigs took advantage OF the situa-
ton very skil9ully and outdemagogued
the Democrats They became the
champion of the poor man against
such "arietocrats" as Martin Van Bur
en-, who actually had gold spoons upon
his table. Those around him carried
eoI6 headed canes and devoured the
people substances. The much belab-
ored, 1rilled and rufled shirt which
the wings had been accused Of wear
ing was now worn by Van Buren, and
his satellites On the other hand Cen
eral William n. Harrison, the wing
candidate, was plain pioneer, VINO
after his brilliant services to the coun-
fry was content to live in a log cabin
and drink hard cider instead OF the
costly wines served at Van Buren,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
Big Gopher Tail SWiindle
Mulets Whole
Country

PHOENIX. Ariz.. May S.-Follow-
ing the discovery that Teodoro Kos
as. a Mexican youth. had been con
ducting a gopher farm and mulcting
the county out of $50 to 500 a
month. the supervisors abolished the
bounty OF FIVE cents which they nao
long paid on each gopher tail
Farmers regard gophers as, pests
and at their request the bounty was
made. Bounty claimants were re-
CURED only to present the tans OF
rodents, it being presumed that the
animals the tails had belong to we're
Killed. Young Rosas presented sew
eral hundred tails month
One of the supervisors chanceo 70
pass by the Rosas farm and saw that
81 was honeycombed with gophers
burrows He saw number OF goph-
ers without tails and questioned Ros-
as. who admitted that ne mad never
killed a gopher. but after removing
their tails turned them loose Tor
breeding purposes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09


binaftom passenger car. The steamer
engine and two hose reels were loaded
aboard. the steamer being in charge
az Charles BRYAN, who has the same
Yaosition at present At that time
here was no; paid IRE department.
fbos,rh there were several volunteer
couopanies IL existence Tweny-two
men were gathered on short notice
and the starr was made from mere n
S O'Clock in the, morning. the train
arriving at Grafton in two hours and
ten ulinues. passing No. at ClarSs-
burx and the accommodation n
arsa1en,rt : Stop was made at Cen
traI ia take water and the engine ran
no a f...ud car this side OF West
Union which contained party tot
men on their way TO work. but they
all escaped by jumping. though tne
handcar and their dinner buckeS
were sent in fragments far a11eld ~
engine was in charge OF Capt. Fax
Flannery OF GRAFTON. whose properly
was in the burning district, and Capt
I'D Picket was the conductor on the
train
1t was q wild ride. the men on the
cars being on a nervous strain all the
time as the light cars were whipping
around the curves with such speed
that it was necessary TO hold fast TO
something during the whole trip TO
prevent being thrown out OF the seats
or OF the cars. It was an expert-
ence none OF them ever desired to re
peat. When the iremen arrived At
Grafton the connaSration was partly
under control and with the. assistance
of the Parkersbursers it was soon en-
tirely subdued and the destruction OF
the entire town was ayerted.
for the assistance rendered and by
the spirit shown by Parkersburg au-
thorities in sending the assistance.
and nothing was too good for the IRE
men while they were in the mountain
.itv
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

IEOteS.
In those days every pioneer was
likely 10 have raccoon skin pegsed
on his front door TO dry and become
marketaSie A good coon skin vas
| worth a big round silver dollar any
where and at any time. In some
states il vas legal tender for taxes
and private debts
The log cabin with the raccon skim
on the door became the party emblem.
hard cider the party beverage. A log
cabin of buckeye logs where this TIM
Der abounded, was raised in every
Wing settlement. Songs celebrating
Tiarrisor's victories at Tippecanoe and
the Thames took precedence Of ora
tory "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
was the campaign slogan The coun-
IL went wild with enthusiasm. and
the popular demonstrations exceeded
anything known up TO the time Of the
Civil war. In spite Of the rolling toe
against them the Democrats stuck
SaneIy to their guns and put IAN
corous fight
The late and highly respected Ben
ianoin F. Shuttleworth. who knew more
about old Clarksburg than any man
OF his time gave a very interesting
and amusing account occurring in this
campaign in the march OF forty or
fifty men on horseback from Clarks-
burg 20 Wheeling where great aar-
rison convention and mass meetinS
was held in September. 5S40.
The first night they reached Middle
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
IN NIGHTIE
Fat Movie Actor Furnishes Fun
forLate Broadway
Diners.
NEW YoRF

NEW YORK. May S.-The spec
tacle of corpulent man, putting IN
dignantly and clad only in night
shirt, being showed about by jeerfng
crowd on Broadway at Forty-eighth
street in the small hours OF the NOR
ming startled Patrolman McVey.
Hastily dispensing the crowd of
late diners the patrolman walked the
man to the station. There he said
he was BARLEY McCullem. a moving
picture actor. He explained that he
had been dumped into a tub Of ice
water during an initiation into so
ciaI club earlier in the evening and
that later he dreamed the plunge vas
going to be repeated. SO in his sleep
he ned from his bed to Broadway.
After McCullem had Quilted down
somewhat. he went home in taxi
cab.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign
From Haymond's History of Harrison County.

bourne. the second MoundsvilIe, and
Wheeling the following morning.
Their horses were turned out on pas
ture and the company assigned quar-
tiers
ar Skuttleworth estimates the num-
Der attending the convention at more
than thirty thousand and exceeded N
numbers any political gathering ever
held in Virginia
1t was a wonder to him how a place
the size of. Wheeling could contain
such mass or people. but they did it
with the most extraordinarily liberal
ity and kindness, without money or
price Parlors, halls. porches. stables
were used to sleep N anu when they
we're filed those not so fortunate as
10 get shelter slept on the lawns
Parades. speeches. music were the
order of the day and q great time was
had. The party did not return in a
body. but broke up into groups and
returned by different routes but all
reached home safely.
Harrison was elected and the Wings
all over the country went wild with
JOY as they were not accustomed to
electing presidents.
CIarksburs illuminated and TO make
things lively. some one set deserted
house on FIRE. which stood on the hill
back OF Hornor avenue. which added
more fire and light to the 3ollifcatio1.
II was great time. and the old town
was painted a brilliant red IN honor
of the occasion.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
RECORD RUN
on THE B & 0
Between Grafton and Parkers-
burq Made by Pat Flannery
and Ed Pickett in 1887.

PARKERsBURG. Nay Some OF
the railroad men around the Balti-
more and Ohio station recently We're
discussing the fast run made by one
OF the transcontinental express trans
IRON. Grafton 10 this city one day re
Gently when the trip OF I04 miles was
made in two hours and twenty-three
minutes.
Capt. Ed Pickett for many years a
CONDUCTOR on the branch, was I'm tina
crowd and remarked that he had the
honor of making the record fast run
between this city and Grafton, during
the early morning of July >, 1851
wheeling had been appealed TO in
vain for FIRE fighting apparatus. Park
ersburg was appealed TO and Mayor
.Joan s Camden Immediately arranged
TO send assistance The Baltimore and
Ohio was conferred with and furnished
an engine, two gondolaS and a com
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
NEWSPAPER IS
The KEY TOSUCCESS

II spent. about 5000 IN 1884 and
secured an increase TO 9,-lSsoze
pounds. Seeing that the pronts on
the increase / made more Tran ream-
bursed me for the money invested,
was Influenced TO make an appropria-
ton for the next year OF $4,000 anS
erect a building with capacity OF ~
times the business that was oeins
done al that time. The $4,000 ex-
penditure increased the business tnat
year 10 2,126.s63 pounds
The sixth year this factory was
overworked. the output representing
II $50 .S22 pounds. Since that time the
appropriation for advertising mas been
increased year after year proporuon-
ately with the increase IN business
Newspapers the Standard.
Il believe that manufacturer VINO
has a good product with which ne
can make a popular appeal, and viii
tell the truth about 1t IN the day
newspapers. backed with a good sen
ing organization, Will make an an
qualified success. ] have mad ample
experience with this form OF advertis-
ing 10 prove. beyond any 4soubt, fnae
newspapers are. unquestionaolS, the
standard form OF advertising
This business is international IN
its scope. We, therefore, have passed
the stage on several brands as far as
local advertising is concerned Hence.
in connection with newspaper adyer-
Using, we use national publications.
In establishing brands We cover the
county section oy section, relying
on newspapers for our main advertls-
ing support
when you consider the number OF
newspapers that daily go into the
milIioas of homes and how depenoent
We all are upon them for the WORLDS
news, it would be hard TO depreciafe
their value as an advertising medium.
After all, it's simple matter OF man
uiactur:ns a good article-and letting
the people know the truth about it..
Some Great Successes.
We conduct our business conserva-
lively. having no money 10 throw
away in any direction. But this com
pany never hesitates to back its bus
mess judgment. depression or no de-
preston. If we waited for good times
to roll around TO get business. there
would be mighty little incentive Tor
work. The time to work IS all the
time. And the time to pull that extra
squirt that every man has stored away
is in slack times. We meet ccndftlons
and overcome them.
AS maIter OF 1dSt- ooSAhso
throughout the entire land is improy-
ing very much faster than the pessi-
mists dare to admit
Returning to the subject OF adyer
Using, Mr.. Reynolds said: Probably
the best example in this history OF
advertising is Prince Albert pipe and
cigaret tobacco. Six years ago it was
a new brand Real and true tobacco
quality behind every pr:nsed word has
made Prince Albert the largest sell
ing brand of smoking tobacco in the
world, 1t is today sold in every civ
ilized country.
Camel cigarets is another example.
Less than a year ago We introduced
Camels- to the pubic, and through
aSyertising. backed by unquestioned
quality. are now selling in national
way. This company has several other
brands that are by far the LARGEST
sellers in their respective markets
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
When He Opens Court in the
Room Where He Was De-
PENDANT Recently.

WHEELING. May S.-AIston Gordon
Dayton, of Philippi. presided as Judge
Tuesday in the room where he sat =
defendant last Ma rch. He sat at his
old place on the bench and charged
grand jury at the opening OF the
May term of federal court. here Iass
March Judge Dayton sat at the pr:s-
oner.s table with his counsel and saw
his bench occupied by. Congressman
McGuilicudy and MS associates: heard
CONGRESSMAN Gard referring to him
as that man who calls himself
federal judge and listened to Wit
nesses testify That he became excited
and violent while charging grand iur-
les and often discussed political and
other questions while so charging
when they had no bearing on matters
before the grand jury for constdera-
ton.
The judge has lost mona Of his old
pepper and apparent earnestness- His
charge was an eloquent two hour dis
course. during which time he con-
law and Instruction. departing only
at the conclusion TO give his views
on the liquor business
He called the attention OF the grand
Jurors to the great responsibilities
resting upon them in their capacity as
grand Jurors; explained the three
great divisions OF the federal govern
ment; asserted that the laws art pot
emit only insofar as they are vigorous
IL, kindly. but courageousiy enforced
with no show or partially. In this
connection he even asserted that laws
are lust as strong as the public sem
timen4 behind them. In referring to
the judicial department he asserted
tha% - HE oninion the proper and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
NOT TOO MUCH BEER
BUT NOT ENOUGH WINE
UNDOES THE GERMANS

a few OF the oldest and best Whips
were rugged and soon oaken quar-
ters- of beer began appearing through
the hatch and disappearing. down the
sides 10 the waiting boats, to be
transferred to the Prinz Eitefs store
rooms.
Darkness had arrived before the
work was finished. The Frenchmans
passengers, now prisoners OF war. had
been transferred. the last keS had
been slowed away and the bombs
which were to send the captive TO the
bottom had been set. The Germans
swarmed the decks and rigging OF
their boat TO witness the interment OF
the vessel.
LIQUOR ExpIodes.
The explosion doomed sullenly over
the waters and a shaft OF fire shot
from the doomed ship. The flame en-
Iarged: the wines and liquors. which
constituted much of the cargo. had
ignited. and were burning ike the
fare OF a giant set piece. The prls-
oner was dying game and was furn1sh-
ing a torchlisht TO guide the war
ships Of France and her ally to- Inc
scene of the disaster. Stunned by
the Eiters officers because OF their
high percentage Of alcohol, these very
vines were proving themselves a ser
ions danger The Prinz Eitel Erred
erich turned tail and ran She never
stooped until she had passed the rim
of distant darkness
Her officers drew a deep breath, ana
with the crew. they drank 10 the sue
cess of the Fforide-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
On the Sea Raider. Which is
Now Interned at Norfolk
Until after the War.

NORFOLK. Va. May S.-The story
of how the German sailors preference
for beer over all costlier liquors
nearly proved the undoinS OF the
German sea raiders Prinz Eitel Fried
erich. now interned here until the end
OF the war, has just come to light m
the accounts of the vessel's hair
breadth escapes, being told by mem
bers of the crew. It wasn't case OF
too much beer; it was mot enough
The story IS told by one OF the
Eitel's officers. who. for obvious reas-
ons. must remain in the background
Here it is:
1t was late in February when the
Prinz Eitel sighted the French steam
er Floride n the South Atlantic. The
F-renchmen drew across the Sea RAD
er's horizon in the early forenoon OF
a bright day, and, being unarmed,
could do nothing more than lay TO al
the commerce destroyer's signals.
Two points must here be empha-
sized. The sea was being combed by
the vessels of the French and British
naries for the Eitel, and she knew 1t
ionly too well. Her supply of beer
had long since become exhausted IN
her seven months of hazard and hard
ship and the German sailor regards
beer as a dietary necessity.
Beer Taken on.
In no time. the boarding party OF
scores of Teutons had swarmed up
the Fioride's monkey ladders and had
spread to all parts OF the vessel
Word came back to the Eitel that the
captive's hold was filed with beer
and wine. and word went back Take
off the beer and leave the wine" The
commander Of the Eitel and his first
officer boarded the FIoride and passed
by the wine bins. where reposed
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
JUDGES TRIAL
IS RECALLED

strict enforcement Of law in this coun-
try. which has imbued all United
States citizens with the spirit OF law
fitness. is responsible for the present
peaceful condition of this country
while all Europe is in arms.
At one time he touched apparently
upon the recent congressional investi-
CATION of his judicial conduct when
he said that courts are often cr;ti-
c;zed. but as long as they know that
their only motive is to administed
Justice fully and completely the courts
have no reason 10 consider there at
lacks.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

she was in Baltimore with her mother
and only brother, the late Judge E.
T. Joyce. We came TO West Virginia
TO live.
Il built the only kind of house
they were building up here then, the
log house. Part of this I used as a
storeroom. When 1. wanted plank, l
had. to hire men TO whipsaw them by
hand. a few years after got post
ofice tablished. and called the place
K:nSsville. For years my store was
the only one in Randolph county west
Of the mountains. This territory en-
braces the entire Roaring creek coal
regions For long time there was
no other store within about 10 miles
Of mine, save TaFbots in Barbour
county. A square could then be
marked of containing nearly 1900
square miles, with only two stores IN
It Now there are numerous towns
and villages, busy with the hum OF
industry, in this territory.
Elemental Life.
"At that time the farmers tools
were Of the crudest kind A factory
wagon was a curiosity. Some of the
farmers had home made wagons. the
wheels made from the round of gum
logs. and not a single nail or piece
of metal about them. Houses were
frequently built without a single nail.
In leu of a. stove, a lons-handled
skillet was used to bake in. This had
three legs. couple of inches high,
and was placed on a bed of Goals or
the hearth. more Goals were placed
on the lid and the bread baked. Corn
bread dodgers or pone was the prin-
cipal bread used up here then.
The nearest railroad was 30 miles
away, and We got mail only once q
week.
"A thing worthy of note in m,
early years at Kingsyille was the i'm
mense droves Of wild pigeons that
would pass over there. Their num-
Der was almost unbelievable. There
must have been millions of them.
They would shade the ground like a
cloud and the swish OF their wings
would sound like an approaching
storm Those birds are now almost
a diItgent search to locate a nest OF
them Port Surveyor garland OF
Pdttsburg, reported having seen a
drove last fall.
Il remained at Kingsviiie for 30
years. then moved TO my present To-
cation at Mable, at that time Roaring
creek, only six miles from Kingsyil1e.
built my present residence on the
old camp ground of NcClellan's army.
and directly opposite the Hillery house
which he used as his headquarters.
I've reared a family OF height: E.
T, W. NJ. and ]. W. King, Mrs. o. E.
Armentrout. of P;ttsburg. Mrs. B. J
Fallon of Buckhannon. Mrs. w T
Street OF Clarksburg and Squire ]. N.
King and Miss Kathleen b. al home
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09


Richard ]. Reynolds, founder and
president OF the r. ]. Reynolds To-
bacco Company. believes in advertis-
ing. He reinyests between two and
three per cent Of his annual sales in
advertising. As IN 1914 the r. ]. Rey-
noids Tobacco Conpany's output
amounted TO many millions OF pounds
of tobacco. it isn't difficult to under
stand Just what two or three per cent
in advertising means in dollars and
cents. The Reynolds advertising ac-
count IS among the heaviest ever
known.
! Mr.. Reynolds is modest, unassum-
ing man OF unusual size, with tnde-
fatigaole energy and Independent VIII.
Among all the many thousands OF en-
ployes in the great factories at VIM
ston-Salem there is no one more ap-
proachable. more democratic in char
acter than the founder and president,
who watches with the closest scru-
tiny and directs with extreme fore
sight every phase OF his immense bus
mess.
afr. Reynolds talks as interestingly
as reads the story of his business sue
cess. Il started my career in grow
ing and manufacturing tobacco wnen
was boy said he, as he cnatieo
in the big executive building at Win
ston7salem recently, serving my time
as laborer in a tobacco factory AT
the age OF IS was promoted to super
:ntendent OF this factory. In those
DAYS tobacco factories only ran four
months in the year and the other
eight months I was engaged as to-
bacco salesman.
Experiment in Advertising.
I'm 1872 / felt the need of more
thorough business education and gave
M this work to take a course at a
business college. In 1875 began the
manufacture of tobacco in log cabin
factory so miles from railroad IN
Patrick county, Virginia, with CAPT
tai of $500. The first year IN bus
mess 1 manufactured 1000 pounds
the next year 10000 pounds and then
sold my brands and trade marks 10
my partners and moved to winston
salem for the benefit of railroad ia
cijities and on account of this town
being located in the center OF the belt
in which the finest tobacco IN the
world is grown.
II erected here plant that cost
81 400 and began business with cap
ital of S7.5s9. taking n partner,
other year. this factory was built on
TOP. bottom and additions made TO
each end, until the business was IN
creased to 100000 pounds. having
taken ,1s years to secure this volume
I'm 1892 the business amounted to
/ ,cS5 ,e29 pounds: in 1893 the business
amounted TO l,0f6. 1el pounds. Seeing
that nv business had lost over the
previous year and having accumulated
more capital than was necessary to
whom ] bought out two years later
We manufactured the first year 800
eco poonds, which was the capacity Of
the plant From then on. about every
run the business, I decided TO expert
nent in advertising. It was really my
first experience and have found 1t
profitable ever since.