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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-22

I E~
Patting Michael on the head,
she said to the footman:
"Ye won't hurt him. will ye?
Michael at that stage licked her hand
and whined, as though he knew they
were to be separated. Peg comforted
him and went n An I'd be much
obliged to We if ye'd give him some
hwather an a bone. He loves mutton
.bones.''
Pes looked down and found Alaric
sitting at a desk near the door staring
at her in disgust.
He was such a funny looking little
fellow to Peg that she could not feel
any resentment toward him. His sleek,
well brushed hair; his carefully creas-
ed and admirably cut clothes, his self
Sufficiency and. above all, his absolute
assurance that whatever he did was
right amused Peg immensely. He was
an entirely new type OF young man to
her, and she was Interested. She
smiled at him now in Il friendly way
and said: "Ye must know Michael is
simply crazy about mutton. He loves
mutton
Alaric turned Indignantly away from
her.
Come here" called Mrs. Chichester.
Peg walked over to her, and when
she got almost beside the old lady she
turned to have another glimpse at
Alaric and gave him Il little, chuckling.
good natureu laugh.
IS OnE .)t n)n' commanded Mrs chi
chester sternly.
Yes, ma'an,' replied Peg. with Il
little courtesy. Mrs. Chichester closed
her eyes for Il moment. What was to
be done with this barbarian? Why
should this af1liction be thrust upon
her? Then she thought OF the thou
sand pounds Il year. She opened her
eyes and looked severely at Peg.
Don't call ME 'ma'amH' she said.
"No. ma'am.' replied Peg ~nervously.
then instantly corrected herself. NO,
ant. No, anti
Aunt said Mrs. Chichester laugh
lilly. Aunt, not ant"
Alaric commented to Ethel:
Ant! Like some little Gravity in
sect"
Peg heard him, looked at him and
laughed. He certainly was odd. Then
h looked at Ethel, then ut Mr..
Hawkes.. then all around the room. as
if she missed some one. Finally she
faced Mrs. Chichester again.
Are you me Uncle Mats widdy?'
mo. l am not contradicted the old
lady sharply.
''Then how are you me-aunt?' de-
manded Peg.
Il am your mothers sister, replied
Mrs. Chichester.
ooh" cried Peg. Then your names
Monica?"
''It is"
what dc We think Of that?' said
Peg under her breath. She surrepti-
tiously opened out the miniature and
looked at it; then she scTltinized her
aunt. She shook her head.
"Ye don't look a bit like me poor
mother did,
"What have you there" asked Mrs.
Chichester.
"Me poor mothers picture" replied
Peg softly.
LET me see it." and Mrs. Chichester
held out her hand for it. Peg showed
it to Mrs. Chichester, all the while
keeping n jealous hold on the corner Of
the frame. No one would ever take it
away from her. The old lady looked
at it intently. Finally she said:
"She had changed very much since
/ last saw her-and in one year"
SORROW an poverty did that, Aunt
Monica" and the tears sprang unbid-
den into Pegs eyes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-22
Gets Judgment Against Minot.

James Kennedy Of Fargo was award
ed Judgment for more than SIS. 900
against the city Of Minot. in a district
court action at Minot. Kennedy sued
the city to recover moneys withheld
from him by Minot because of an al
legged failure to complete contract
work Within q snecified period
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-22

call and find out what progress you're
making. And now | must take my
leave" He picked up his hat and cane
from the table.
Peg sprang up ~breathlessly and
frightenedly. Now that Mr.. Hawkes.
was going she felt deserted. He had
ut least been gentle and considerable to
her. She tugged ut his sleeve and
looked straight up into his face with
her hig blue eyes wide open and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-22
-
BETTER FARMING.

!. Three essential things lie at
J. the bottom of every forward
j. farm movement us it's aim and
= means better farming. better
<. business, better living.
+ Farm better that you may
j have to sell. Sell better
e that you may get better rewards
j. for your labor. Then live better.
T The best living is living that
!. makes labor effective. There is
= DO happiness in idleness, and
i there is no satisfaction in loafing
= or in Sinking work or in drag
]. ging through it like a quarry
= slave at night scourged to his
j. dungeon."-Uome and Farm.
y See 60 . % . = . o O , . q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-22
CHAPTER XVII.

Peg and the Chichester Family.
WAEG finally weakened under Mr..
~ Hawkes. powers of persuasion.
Patting Michael on the head,
she said to the fOotman:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Furnlshe rooms for
light housekeeping. All modern
conveniences. Close in. Phone 40.
Mrs. l.. II. Tucker.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13

II we examine the life history OF
any substance with sufficient knowl.
edge and sufficient care. says the I'm.
gineer. We shall nnd that nature pro.
vides means and forces that little by
little are turning that substance into
dust. The manlpulatlons OF man
greatly assist In the process. But ma.
ture itself Is always active In II and
even without mans aid Is quite com.
petent to achieve the task. At times
we strive TO hinder the process. as. for
example. when we apply paint 10 iron
work In order 10 prevent II from rust.
ing. But we can hinder IL only for a
time. and even then we merely check
the degradation Of one substance by
degrading another Thus we have con
stanty TO renew the paint ON our Iron
work. The former coats disappear
wholly or In part. and the material OF
which they were composed has turned
to dust. We may accordingly look
forward to time when all matter will
he uniformly distributed as dust
throughout space. condition that. ac-
cordlng to the nebular hypothesis.
actually did prevail ut one time. before
the universe. rs we know II. was
formed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
The Wonderful Telephone.

A telephone conversation Is an in
Simultaneous process. Sound travels al
the snail's pace Of i.i0o feet per sec.
oud. but the telephone message leaps
over the wires at the rate OF $4,000
miles per second. A Hello travelling
through the air at tho ordinary sound
rate. II such thing were possible.
from New York 10 San Francisco would
make the trip In four hours. The
faintest Hello" into the transmitter
at New York strikes clear and distinct
upon the ear Of the receiver In San
Francisco just one-tlfteenth Of a second
later. A breath against metal disk
changes air waves into electrical cur.
rents. and these. In less than the pro
verbal twinkling OF an eye, reproduce
at the other end OF the line. more than
1900 miles away. Identical sound
waves.-Ieslie's.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
Odors In the Arctic.

There Is nothing like polar explora.
ton for Increasing ones susceptibility
to smells. Or. Nansen told how. when
approaching Franz Josef Land. he
knew when be was In the ui.ghbor.
hood Of a friend whom he had lefs
there In charge OF base. Il smellel
his scented soap long before I saw
him. and aftcrwari as we approached
his hut l believe I could have given
sort OF inventory Of everything |,
contained without entering. The odors
OF the petroleum. coffee. cheese. tea.
etc. reached me quite separately and
distinctly"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13

largest yum pssviously covered By q
single government warrant was for
s7.200.000. paid to Russia IN 1898 on
account OF the Alaskan purchase. The
next largest sum was $5.500.0oo. paid
In 1919 TO the British government on
account OF the Halifax award under
the treaty OF Washington for infringe
ment Of fishing rights in Nova Scotian
waters. In 1870 this government paid
Spain. through the French ambassador.
seo.00o.00o for the Philippine Islands.
but this sum was REPRESENTED by four
warrants OF s5.000.O00 each.-Philadel.
phia Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13

FOR RENT-My home. furnished or
unfinished. Phone 4Oi. ring,
]. w. Hunicutt.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13

Remedy your deficiencies and your
merits win take care Of themselves
Bulwer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
Einhtinn Eishsa Of Siam.

The Slamese devote great care 10 the
cultivation OF their famous lighting
fishes. known as plakat. The Interest
In the fights. on which the spectators
stake large sums ofmoney. Is so great
that the license to hold them brings q
large annual revenue to the king Of
Observation-Disclosures Gazette
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
CASHIER ENTERED
PLEA Of GUILTY
fBv Associatsd SressI
(By Associated Press

Fort Worth. Tex. Dec. iS.-John T.
Adams. former cashier. today pleaded
guilty to four charges OF embezzle-
ment from the Keller State Bank and
was given two years In each case.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
RECOVERING FROM
CATTLE ANTHRAX
Man Thought to Have Contracted DIS.
ease Loading Sheep for Export
at Galveston.
tBy Associated Press.l

Galveston, Tex. Dec. iS.-Simor
Peroyich is recovering in a local hos
pital from case Of cattle anthrax dis
ease. lie is believed to have caught
the malady loading sheep aboard ship
here for export.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
CLASSIFIED ADS

All ads appearing In this column
viii hereafter be paid for in advance.
This rule has been adopted owing to
the expense involved In charging
these little items and will be enforced.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
Cause and Effect.

There Is nothing 20 calculated TO give
young man that tired feeling M an
nexing rich fatherin.law.-New YORK
Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
FOR SALE.
FOR sALE-My horse. ]. W. English,

FOR SALE CHEAP-Three mules,
one horse. Reid Brothers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13
RAILWAY TINE TABLE
Houston and Texas Ger srai
Ma rtI k,..aA

No changes except in trains Is and
L. The day trains known - Hust
lsrs now make al stops and are local
traina
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-13

The innocent seldom ind an uneasy
Dillow.-Cowper
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
Figures MisIead:

Democratic newspapers have been
citing reduction in the number OF
idle freight cars as an evidence of
business revival, but now comes a
prominent railroad operator who is
quoted by the New York Times as
saying that the statistics are mis-
leading.
The, idle cars of the country. .
says this railroad man, represent a
reserve on which we are expected
to draw as business increases in
volume. It is true that the railroads
have from month to month used
more of the idle cars. 1t should not
be forgotten. however, that these
same railroads are wearing out cars
from month to month and discarding
them. In normal times these worn
out cars would be Immediately re-
placed by new cars. But the rail.
roads are not buying their normal
supply of Z idle ears. and this
discarded freight cars arc not being
replaced by new ones. Instead, the
roads are drawing on the reserve
supply of idle cars. and, this has re-
dnced the surplus OF iile cars.
1T is wrong to assume that bust
ness is booming. The railroads are
standing still, at best, and that
means going backward in the rail
road business. There are isolated
cases, of course, in which business
is picking up, but the roads as a
whole are meeting great disappoint-
ment. II the boom does come, we
will not be ready to handle a rush.
There will not be enough cars to
carry the freight"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30

tIrsin both hsIgh4and strength. .Hav.
ing passed this hrst barrier to the
royal presence, you reach wall OF
waited roods. Hopefully you pass
through this enclosure. only to DIS
cover that within nifty yards there Is
another. and so on you pass through
half dozen or more successive walls.
the royal residence being enclosed
like the Utmost block of one OF those
Chinese toys that at inside each
other.
In each of these compounds there
is native Uganda house of uniquc
and charming style or architecture.
which is worthy of descrip Jon. The
walls are of reeds; the roof Is very
heavy thatch of long. fine grass. In
front, this thatch is lifted up and sup
ported with palm logs. making a
shady veranda, while all the rests o.
the way around the thatcn comes
clear down to the ground. On the
whole. the typical Uganda house
looks like a glorived poke bonnet.
The house of the king. however. Is
a disappointment for It is built o.
wood and corrugated iron and fur
nished with European furniture
most jarring note in this land of
primitive charm. et s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
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THE sEARCHLIGHT
. Latest views from the Fields Of
science. Educntion ana In
vention.
CoLLAPsIBLE SPADE AND
BARROW
+ $50 +++ > + B 4. I. :. !. I.

A folding wheel barrow and q
folding spade or shovel are two new
inventions which will doubtless FREE
quently be used together, although
they were invented by different men.
Both are designed for travellers and
tourists into remote or unknown
countries, and both will be yaluab lg
to biologists and other scientists
upon expeditions. in which exca-
waiting is likely to be necessary,
and the equipment provided must
be as compact as possible. e
The wheel barrow can be, knocked
down to spec equivalent to the oil.
mensions of the bottom in area and
less than ten inches in height. Tho
wheel; axle, feet and handle all coma
off and can be put together in q
minute with no danger of coming
apart Its strength and durability
are claimed to be fully equal to that
of any other barrow upon the mar
ket. R3
The spade or shovel. is equally
strony and dependable. The blade
folds double and the handle folds
so that the implement may be
packed into space sx12 inches. This
makes it available for the ordinary
tool box of an auto for which pur-
pose it is likely to come into great
demand. Many an autoist has felt
the urgent need of a spade when
stuck in muddy road and has often
walked mile to procure one. 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
NOTICE TO eoSTRAcToRs.

The Board of Education or Union
District, Harrison County, w. Va. will
receive sealed bids until 8 o'clock p
NJ. Tuesday August 10 1915 for con-
structing one-room school building
AT Sycamore Dale. Plans and spechcas
lions are on file with S. w. Ford. Ar
chitect, Clarksburg, w. Va, w. @.
Kennedy member Board Of Education.
West Milford, w. Va, and L. r. Nc
MILAN, Sec'y B. of E., Good Hope, w.
va. 4
The Contractor will be required to
give bond with approved security, for
double the amount of the contract
price, according to law
The Board of Education reserves
the right to 9accept or reject any or
PIEReD sIDDBoTToM. d
President B. OF q.
L R. MCMILLAN, sec'y. D
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30

In OaSe Ddll LQ0Te are I1utcS Wien
even the left-handed pitcher Is JUS:
right. lte
"Sic semper tummatos! Sockit tuum
sunt! Caesar certainly had his crust
wit him to give me cigar Like this.F
mutered Brutus wrathfu1Iy as he
paced the balcony of the capitol.
And he snatched the OFFENDING and
odiferous weed from his mouth ana
threw 1t violently down on tha tnno-
cent head Of a hot pollot selling oa7
nanas on the plaza beneath (See
Ozark Wumple's THE Temper Of
Brutus").
Stepping inside to the main cham
Der again, he started.
"HelIo! What the prosit's up?" ne
exclaimed: There's crowd yelling
around Caesar. I wonder what the
rows about. It's good chance for
me to get even with him for that CT
gar, anyway. The populace will think
I did 1t for political reasons.
And Brutus rushed into the thick
of the throng and gave Caesar poke
with his sticker in the tread-wates
ribs. ;.
"Et tn, Brutus. you dirty Brute, =
moaned Caesar and expired.
Editors Note-As we know Tor 9
fact that cigars were unknown to the
ancient Romans, we must decline to
subscribe to the historical authentic
ity of this story.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
An Appreciation Of Highland.

The Wheeling 1nteliSencer edltor-
Tally expresses the following appre-
citation OF Virgil L. Highland:
The boom that has been given to
the candidacy of the Hon. Virgil L.
Highland. of Clarksburg, for the gu
bernatorial nomination is meeting
with the cordial support of many OF
the Republican papers of the state
and influential members of the Re
publican party. This must be very
gratifying to Mr.. Highland. who has
not. SO far as the Intellfgencer knows.
In any way encouraged the movement
The compliment paid him, therefore.
is all the greater.
1t Is with great pleasure that the
Inteiltgencers testifies to The COM
handing business abilities and other
qualities possessed by Mr.. Highland
for the states highest administrative
office. His executive talents are ex-
emplffied in his successful career az
the head of one of the largest bank
ing corporations in the state, the
prosperous business enterprises he is
connected with, and his work as an
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
"Mar orders" Boom.

While Secretary Redfield and the he
others are exulting over the huge
trade balance growing out of the
war orders" boom. it may be I'M
kind to remind them that the mum n
Der of business failures reported in
This country during the last six
months was the largest on record for
similar period and the total lt sadra
also. The record of failures for
June was the worst ever made in a
single month.
There is great prosperity at Beth
lehem, Pa, and at other points where
war orders are concentrated and
1t is a great pity that we DO not
all own large blocks of Bethlehem
But, while war factories prosper
because of European. conditions with
which we have nothing to do. other
enterprises have slackened or suf-
fered disaster because OF policies put
into operation by Democralc
Congress urged on by Democratic
president.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
RAW Ell z e
BY Niksah.
i. = !. q. + j. + I. I. j. 4. j. j

Kampala is the native capital OF
Urganda, Africa. You come to it by
a fine graded road that cuts through
dense belts of Jungle shaded wood
lands, open prairie country and seas
of waving elephant grass eight feet
high, that ripple in the wind ana
seem to be parting to make a way
for the traveller. -
Transportation to the capital is in
motor car, labeled Government OF
Urganda." The significance of this
modern innovation in the African
jungle may be better appreciated
when it is stated that a quarter of a
century agoa missionary was Killed
here, and fifty years ago human sac
rifices were common.
The natives are now peaceabie
enough, but they are not altogether
used to the motor car. They not only
believe in giving it the road, but the
who-e road. and even the vicinity of
the road. They are also strongly adj
verse to the odor of gasoline. Hence
very few people are seen along the
highway when the government QUITO
passes, unless it be a glimpse OF a
native diving into the elephant grass
with his hand over his nostrIIs.
It is hard to determine just when
you have reached Kampala. The c1us-
tered villages of grass-thatched huts
become closer together, the jungle IS
partly replaced by broad-leafed ba-
mana groves-you are in the suburbs
of the capital and it is nearly all
made up of suburbs.
Kampala is built upon seven hills.
and they are almost as. distinctive and
as steep as pyramids. Each of them
is crowned by little village with its
own matched house and banana
groves. Sightseeing in the capital IS
a continuous porcess of sliding down
and toiltng up again.
The house of the king of Uganda IS
surrounded by fence truly majel-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
TickIish Situation.

The New Orleans Picayune writes
hopefully of the prospect of the re-
peal of the free sugar clause in the
Underwood tariff law before the
clause becomes effective May /.
1915. 1t is possible that canvass
of the vote of the next house OF
representatives would show decided
majority in favor of repeating this
clause, or even in favor of restor-
ing the Republican rates on sugar,
but the question is, will the next
chairman of the ways and means
committee and the floor leader, Mr..
kitchin, dare to put it to the test
by opening up the whole tariff law
TO amendment? With a majority of
but Twenty-Five in the house it would
be- "a ticklish situation at best.
In an attempt to put a Republi-
can president in the hole, and in
order to play politics. the Democrats
In the sixty-second Congress brought
In several tariff bills TO amend GER
tain schedules of existing law-'pop-
gun bills as they were called. One
of these schedules passed the house
with little difficulty, but when it got
to the senate an amendment reduc-
ing duties on an additional schedule
of the law was tied to the house
bill and carried through. Like the
rest of the tariff tomtoolery of that
session, it received the presidential
veto.
1t is hardly possible that with
the small Democratic majority in the
house an attempt would be made to
limit consideration to the sugar
schedule alone, and especially would
this be true should the request come
from the president. The Tammany
contingent will have the balance of
power in the siXty-fourth Congress
and any bouquet which they may
present to the president within the
next two years is more than likely
to secret a poniard. The Picayune
is rather too optimistic. The Demo
Gratis will consider it easier to issue
bonds to meet public expenditures
than to repeal the free sugar clause.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30

The United States will be "enor-
mously wealthy" il the European
war continues six months longer &C
cording to Edward N. Hurley, wee
chairman of the federal trade con-
mission. And then the DemocIa.s
,.-iI1 he called upon to explain their
sxnlanatfon that the war was the
cause of the hard times and indus
trial stagnation, says the Washing
ton Herald.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30

The federal treasury statement
for Saturday, July IT. showed o
Balance tol nu of s71. .2ss.se in the
General fund, compared with s126.-
iss5 $3.50 on the same date two
years previous. under Republican
laws. The deficit for the first nj
teen working days of the new rs
cal year was $13.142.5S7.94,. show
ing that the administration is run.
Ming behind at the rate of $S76,ooo
per day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30

The amount of building in Chicago
the first half of 1915, as indicated
BY permits issued. was $4,000 .ooo'
against 44,O0O,0O0 for the cores
bonding period of 1914. This Is a
pretty poor showing for city Whlcn
in 1911 ran about Sloo,ooo,,
In other years has been moro than
sso.oOo,o0o. Real estate transfers
for the first half of this year foot
nm s56. 100000, against $66,OO0'-
600 the first half of 1914.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
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TIL ILY
NO We L e T T e
j. 3 !. 3 , :. 80
THE FATAL THRUST

in baseball there are times when
an the left-handed pitcher is JUS:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30

Secretary of the Navy Daniels
anally performed one act that meets
the approval of the country.ne =
formed a navy board composed OF
men OF demonstrated abiity. nov
- he would resign and let one of
the members of the board be ap-
,ointed secretary, some permanent
GOOD might be accomplished.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
OPERATED ON.

PH1L1PPI. July William. the
son of Mrs. L. v. G. Morris. has been
taken to the Johns Hopkins hospital
at Baltimore, and an operation has
been performed on him for adenoids.
He will return home soon. b