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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
AT INDUSTRIAL.

Two vacant lots. Numbers
No. 1876 and 1877. 3rice $3.50
leach. One-third cashs1 and z
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FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished rooms
for light housekeeping; also sleeping ING
Byrd street, Glen Elk, or call Hell phone
SOL.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-19
FOR RENT-FurnIsI7ed Rooms

FuRNIsHED ROOMS for rent-Two
durniehed rooms for light houselSeep-
ing: bath and use OF phone; reason
able to fansily without chtldren- In
quire rooms Q and / .. Q. B. Bldg.
or phone 79-y.
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FOR RENI-Houses

~ RENr-e room apartment Mccarty
biiiiding. large rooms CLOSETS set a ana
nrIoe so per month. G. C. McCartS'
McCarfY 2laE.
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FOR RENT-one four room cottage one
ave room cottage an done hye reora
nnartment, inside property: Appty, 70
II white. McCarty Building. Ben
nt,one 1Os or 1902 L. Home phone 43s,
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Here he passed his last years and
here he kept his rooms fun of maps
and papers connected with his estate.
At his death in 1868 it was found
that his estate was to be divided
among his various nephews and
nieces. His favoritc nephew re-
ceived the major part, but with tho
proviso that his name should he
changed by the Legislature from
James Frederick Dyckman Smith to
Isaac Michael Dyckman. The nephew
did not retain the old house as part
of his heritage. 1t was no longer rs
he remembered it and he had himself
built house In the northern part
OF the property not far from his
uncle's: IN fact the old house had
changed inside and out. The old gar
dens which were bright with peonics.
dahlias, rockets and lilies, with mar
row gravelled walks and carefully
tended lockwood hedges. were no moro,
Even the old cook, black Hannah. who
was half Indian and lived to be 100
years old, had gone away--to the old
Indian cemetery formerly at the cor
ner OF Broadway and Dyckman street.
Then too Mr. Dyckman found that
the approach of a great city meant
heavy assessments and taxes, which
made him regret that he could not
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afford to keep the property merely for
sentiment. There were indeed change
since the days of his ancestor Jan
DyCkman, when people Were lew and
land was plenty, when IN order to have
parts of his tract Developed he prac-
tlcaly made people presents Of ms
lcaseholds. Indeed, ID was this Ian
Dyckman who devised for this whole
region the faraigAtcd plan Of letting
tenants have property for almost noth-
ing in order that the iutur" returns
might be assured. uuu of his famous
leases gave tenant a valuable farm
for one hen a wear for svvcu years,
The memorial eft from Mrs. Dean
and Mrs Welch nclu.irs no, merely
putting the house IN It's primitive con
diton, but restoring the grounds as
nearly as possible IN tho way that
their father ana mother remembered
them. Mr.. Dyckman was born in 1919
and he went to live with l.l grand
father IN 1870, SO his memory of the
place was an accurate one from i's
early period unu his death in 1872
Then too there is s,.u living a mclnl"r
OF the family, Mis-, Waters, who re-
members the house itself lis furniture
and tiXnss in 1SlS, So that the house
may be restored accurately,
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The Temple of Venus at Baabek Tablet Kaiser
indicated by
Sultan Wrath at Reference to Bloody
Hand of Abdul" Proved Oppor.
tunity of Won Bieberstein

pasha. To make his home as attrac-
tive AZ possible the pasha had bor-
rowed from his friends rich rugs and
hangings 10 supplement his own fur
nlshings. When the Kaiser admired
these products Of the Eastern looms
his host in the usual Oriental phrase
ology said. Everything IL yours. your
Majesty" The following day the
Kaiser sent for his new possessions.
to the torror and amazement Of his
Turkish host. who could do nothing
less than send the rugs and make good
the loss of his friends.
That Saladin was a brave soldier
and gentleman. according to the
standards Of his time. there is no ques-
ton. 1t does slightly shock one.
though, to see the tomb of the con-
queror Of the Crusaders adorned with
the German flag. paced there with a
golden wreath near by the ruler OF
Luther's country. The beautiful tenn
pie of Venus at Baalbek is painfully
marred by the huge tablet on its walls
| commemorative of the kaiser's visit.
At Constantinoplc he and the En-
| press were entertained in that gem OF
all the Bosporus palaces. Berler Bey,
which was built for the occupancy OF
| the Empress Eugene on the occasion
OF her visit at the time OF the opening
| OF the Suez Canal, and whose latest
| guest was, and is now for aught I
know, the ex-Sul;an Abdul Ham!d.
| They were feted royalty. according to
oriental ideas. one OF the aides de
| camp OF the Sultan at that time told
| me that he hoped they would never
| come again. for the Turkish Treasury
suffered a heavy drain upon its re-
sources when they were there.
Items like the gift Of $4,000 to the
Empress on her birthday, and an
amusing but costly mistake when one
Of the great bowls OF jewels from the
| imperial treasures was sent To her
! from which to select something to
suit her fancy and the bowl and all
its contents were retained sweilcd the
cost of their visit to unpleasant pro-
| portions in the eyes of the Turkish
people. However. Abdul 1Iamids
| vanity was flattered and the Emperor
posed as the friend of Turkey, the
| only European monarch who was
protector of the Mohammedans, SC.
From that time on Turkey was an
easy prey 10 German exploitation. The
| Turkish people, however. never liked
and do not now like the Germans or
the expression of their dislike and
many time have heard them re-
l fer 10 the Germans with the charac-
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The Damascus Gate
Tour of the Emperor Followed MANY
Mementoes of His Visit Still
Pointed Out in Palestine

to point it was made from the cheap
est possible material
1t was n rich harvest for Germany
until the overthrow Of the old regime
and the people had "a voice. though
small. in the management of affairs.
Germanys influence waned and only
returned when the military party led
by Enver Bey seized the rcinS Of gov
crnment. 1t may be that with his mill
tary training and long residence In
Berlin Enver has SO thoroughly ah-
sorbed the German point Of view that
he honestly thinks he Is best serving
the interests of his country 10y ally
ing her with Germany IN this war.
His opinion is not shared by the
Turkish people. however, but as in the
days Of Abdu. Hamid they are power
less, That Germany still holds tn
vision Of prosperous colonies in Asia
Minor and is using Turkey as a cats
paw to fight against and foment re-
ligious trouble for England is a self
evident fact. In the event of German
success Turkey Will be practically re-
duced to a German colony.
Three years ago when the present
military party in power seized the
r6 ms OF government by a coup d'etat
ki6mil fasha. the Turkish statesman,
was obliged to flee To- Egypt for his
life. 1t was my privilege then To see
him frequently and to renew an Old
friendship. He told me many interest
ing things which ] have had occasion
to recall very often N these last ten
months.
When King George was on his way
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day use. So ho feels ho is forced 10
pay higher by 50 per cent. than need
be Just because some years ago they
made the shirt hc likes
There are men in New York who go
to great deal OF trouble 10 get the
Old style Of Congress CATERS. These
are shoes with elastic at the ankle, the
tops being as high US the ordinary
laco shoe. They are voyy convenient
for slipping on and off and in their
day had a great vogue, But although
they are handler than the lace shoe,
they have never returned to fashion or
favor since they Went out,
Boots are still made IN order for
men set in their Ways The wCarcrs
declare sadly, as iuslancei in the casa
OF c, y. Howell of Ozone Park, that
the time Is coming, and within ten
years, when the COhllcr NNu ask TO
make you a pair OF Nouts viii look
puzzled and say he doesn't know how
to fashion them.
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AN FARM BECOMES CITY'S NEWEST RECREATION GROUND

not originally Dyckman. The boy. 1t
appeared had the faculty OF making
friends. and aft ,tionate ones. 30 It
was not remarkable that his bachelor
uncles, Isaac and Michael Dyckman.
when they inherited the kingsbridge
property. should have tried to keep
him with them and train him to be
their successor. This meant great
deal TO them, both in sentiment and
practice, as the Dyckman estate was
large ana required great care in its
upkoep. So It came about that Isaac
Dyckmau, the surviving bachelor
uncle, looked ultimately to his nephew
for help in many directions.
At that time, It appeared, Isaac Dyck-
man had probably more real property
in his hands than any other single
property owner Of Manhattan has
had before or since. His lands
stretched from the Harlem River be-
yond Broadway, and In places to the
Hudson, and from Fort George to the
extreme northern end OF the island.
lie had old orchards, rich grain fields
and forest property which extended
up the sides Of Tubby Hook.
He seemed to know everybody and
was recognized from lower New York
to White Plains when he drove by
with Il fast trotting mare. People
liked hlm, and they made him for
many terms Aldermen of the upper
ward of the city. His great farm was
managed in II modern way and his
! overseers sold the produce in the
| growing city of New York.
At that time too his position in
northern Manhattan favored him, for
II was discovered that tho Dyckman
farm lay just within a day 5 march
| OF New York for the great herds OF
cattle which were driven down from
! Westchcster and Putnam counties TO
the city market. 1t came out, there
fore during the forties and tlfties that
| the Dyckman meadows were usually
covered in the evening with browsing
herds which next morning left at sum
rise for the city.
! This is mentioned as an episode in
! the history of the old Dyckman house,
for it Was In sense because of the
coming Of the cattle that the OH
house ultimately passed out of the
family. 1t was too near the Post
road and could no longer remain the
quiet house which Mr.. Dyckman and
his family had known for generations.
Hence it was that Isaac Dyckman
moved into another house on his land
further north, on the north bank OF
what Is now tho United States ShiI
Canal at Broadway and 225th street
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TWO MEN WHO REFUSE
TO BOW TO FASHION

IT HERE are men who will not
yield to the sway OF fashion
Charles Hartman Of Long
Island City make his boast that hc will
not submit to nonscnsical changes in
dress that interfere with his comfort.
Years ago he came to like shirts that
were made with stiff bosoms but which
also opened in the back. The open in
the back shirt got its hold on Hart
man and he has refused to wear any
other kind for nearly quarter of a
century.
As a consequence he mas to have his
shirts made to order. He can buy
ready made al! other kinds Of shirts,
but not the ones that open in the back.
Perhaps In the case OF a dress sh;r.
Hartman says he could DE suited, but
he doesn't wear such shirt often and
Of course 1t wouldn't do for his every
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The old Dyckman homestead Broadway and ao4h

builder of the house or of his aon.
Painters We're few in those days, es-
pecially - far from the city as Kings
bridge, and the early Dycknans APP
pear To have been too energetic to
spend their time with portrait paint
crs. There are, however, portraits of
James Dyckman, dated about 1910, and
"A bust of Dr. Jacohus DyCllman, sew
oral years later,
liOth Of these were early graduates
of Columbia College llSO9-lD. Both
died youag--one Il lawyer and the
other distinguished physician in his
day he was Health Commissioner OF
New York, author and scientist. 1t
was he VINO is said to have obtained
for Columbia College, when he was
secretary of the old Philosophical So
ciety of this city, the relics of Benja-
min Franklin which 1t now has.
The home will contain numerous
relies OF Jacobus Dyckman. son of
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the builder of the house, and IN his
day one of the best known men IN
New York long time AN Alderman
and a. member of the Constitutional
Convention in 1871 lie WAS tur many
years the head Of the family and u
man of strong character and great
common sense. 1t IL said that his adj
vice on difficult matters was SOUGHT
10y people far and ayar, and one insight
have seen before his doc. the four
white horses of Nine. Jumcl (MrS.
Aaron BurD while their mistress
stopped to consult on legal matters.
JaCobus Dyckman took an especial
liking to his young grandson Isaac
Michael DyCkman, which led uiti-
mately to his coming 10 stay in the
kinGshridge household. The latter was
then IA boy of Z, the second son
Of Jacobus DyCkman's daughter, Han
nah, who had married Squire Caleb
Smith Of Yonkers. SO his name was
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company without any kilometric guar
antee. but the Germans obtained the
concession at a very high kilometric
guarantee and in addition the deed OF
a soodly strip Of territory on either
s!dc OF the track for the entire dis
tence.
With the completion Of this railway
there would be easy transportation for
German colonists to settle in Mesopo-
tamia, which only needed the storing
OF the head waters Of the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers and a simple irrigat-
ins system to make ii again the
granary OF the world that It was In
the days of Abraham. With the usual
German foresight and thoroughness
the artisans and servants for such a
colony speaking the language Of the
people among whom they settled and
tie German language were being
trained for the purpose under the
euise OF philanthropy in that far in
terror city Of Asia Minor.
During the reign of Abdul Hamid
Turkey was thoroughly exploited by
the Germans. German officers trained
the Turkish army. Out of date Ger
man warships were sold for large sums
to Turkey to rust out in the Golden
HON. Cheap German goods flooded
the country. Clocks that wouldn't run.
cotton cloth that was the texture of
| che esecloth after the sizing and load
ing had been removed by washing re-
placed the reliable English and Ger
man cotton goods.
The German manufacturers sent
agents to study the conditions OF the
country and the German GOODS We're
made the proper width to be easily
arranged on the pack saddles of the
camel and mules that transported il
into the interior. The sheep, goats
eagles. &C., that were printed on the
outer fold OF the English and Amerl-
can goods were replaced by flowers and
fruits, appealing to the Mohammedar
religious prejudice. The Turks belong
10 the Sunnite branch of the Moslenl
faith and believe that if they have in
their homes pictures of any living
thing they will he required to furnish
a soul for these creatures at the day
Of Judgment.
For the name Dwight" on n certain
make OF American cottons "Dwright'
was substituted on the German made
goods. change that easily es-
capped detection by people very few
OF whom can read or write even thoi,
own language. The Oliver plough with
its durable steel points was cleverly
initiated in shape and lettered in tho
same coloring with name beginning
with 20" and about the same length
Ut is needless to add that from hard,
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ny ELIZA DUNN.

TT II a long cry from Gladstone to
tho alliance OF Turkey with Ger
many in the present war. Yet 1t
was Gladstone's reference to the
'tloody hand of Abdul Hamid' in a
speech in defence of the Armenians in
1896 that caused the downfall Of Eng
lish supremacy in Turkey.
The former Sultan was acutely sem
eiuve to any unfriendly reference to
himself His fury upon learning of
this speech almost equalled that of the
occasion when during the massacre OF
he was addressed as MY dear Hagop,"
a name as enthusiastically Armenian
as Pat is Irish. The writer implored
him to desist from the slaughter of his
mothers people abdul Hamid's 8
mother was an Armenian slave) and
contained many unpleasant truths.
Baron Marschall Won B!berstein. the
German Ambassador to Turkey and
BY all odds the cleverest diplomat at
Constantinople. utilized the ycholog-
ical moment Of the Sultan's wrath for
the advancement Of the interests OF
his country in Turkey. Backed by his
imperial master. campaign was in
sugurated thoroughly German in its
aims and lacking in no detail to secure
the desired end.
The Emperor made n tour of Turkey
ending with visit to the Sultan at
Constantinople. In Palestine to-day
one encounters the mementos of this
vis, on every hand. The frst and last
object visible OH approaching or leav-
Ing Jerusalem, no matter In which di-
rec;ion, is the tower Of the huge
church and hospice on the Mount OF
Olives erected by the Emperor In
memory--or was it expectation of fu-
.ure occupancy-of his visit TO the
country Both church and hospice are
practically unused except for a few
summer visitors at the latter, TIE
Catholic hospiCe with its great German
coat Of arms fills the horizon as one
comes out Of or goes into the Damas-
Gus gate on the other side of the city.
The pictures Of the kaiser's tr!-
umphal entry into Damascus are to be
seen in all the hotels in Syria. When
] was in Damascus a year and half
ago a Turkish friend related to me an
incident connected with the Emperor's
visit to this, the oldest city in the
world.
1t seems that he was entertained at
the house of a wealthy and noted
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Island built by Dutch family in ac-
cortiance with the past Dutch tradi-
tions
The Dyckmans who built ii were in
1915 the pioneer settlers thereabout,
and their name has ever since held
place Of honor among us. The entire
region north OF Fort George is known
to-day as the Dyckman tract. The
wide street connecting the Harlem and
Hudson rivers is Dyckman street; one
OF the oldest libraries in New York was
founded by Dyckman: the school in
that region is built upon land given by
a Dyckman.
Many changes have occurred in
what was until lately the most con-
servative spot in Manhattan. The last
Of the family bearing the name in
the vicinity recently died in the person
of Mrs. Fannie Blackwell Brown,
widow Of Isaac Michael Dyckman and
herself Of Dyckman descent In several
lines Her two daughters, Mrs. Bash
ford Dean, who was Mary Alice Dyck-
man. and Mrs. Alexander Mcmillan
Welch, who was Fannie Fredericka
Dyckman, have as the last Of the
K!ngsbr!dge Dyckmans decided to per-
pctuate the old Dyckman house in
memory of their parents.
! The Dyckman house was built at
/ the end of the War of Independence,
about 1885, as nearly as records show.
:. was then that the family returned
/ 10 their lands after the perils of the
war. Their ancient home, built oppo-
! site the site of the present house. had
/ been burned down by the British, for
, the Dyckman boys had served as
Washingtons guides, and their re-
suurcefulness had made them bad
nelg.hbors to the British and Ilessan
troops who established great camps
. on their forefathers' broad meadows
So n new house was built on ground
which was somewhat higher and
nearer the post road, which about that
time changed its line and passed
nearer the middle Of the island.
And when gathering material for
! the new house there can be no doubt
| that William Dyckman made use or
the ruins Of the older house which
his grandfather, Jan Dyckman, Is be-
lieved to have built about 1880. And
we cannot doubt that the gnndson
built on the same generous lines and
as strongly. Even at present, after
viclssltudes, it's oak floors show little
trace of wear and the old oak hand
hewn beams are as solid as ever. So
altogether the old house can readily
be restored to its original condition.
The plan which Mrs. Dean and Mrs.
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Wclrh have in Wind is to turn the
house over TO the city 50 far as pos
sih,e in the state in which 1t stood
prior to the year 1900, although il Is
understood that the family furniture,
pictures, map, documents, glass and
crochcry which they put in it will
remain for the present as loan
These objects will add greatly to the
interest of the visitor to the G'i house
He will see in it's original position the
old mahogany sldebou-l with its fur
n!shngs. the old mahogany claw
legged tables, the andirons in the old
places, the ponderous family Bible,
dated 1902, with great bronze clasps;
80 too there viii be old chairs, sofas,
mirrors, silver candleStlcks and fine
old Sheffield, all belonging To the
family prior 10 1900,
Then too there will he portraits of
early Dyckmans. Unhappily, however,
there does not exist a picture Of the
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Of the draguman OF the Governor of
tie province, who had come out some
miles To meet me. ELECTED the state
meu,. "Oh, that is the German or
phanagc."
! was greatly puzzled, for ! knew
that the Armenian orphans from the
massacre Of 1896 had been cared for
hy the American missionaries. What
could be the necessity for the Germans
maintaining such huge pant? I
had not been long in the city before I
learned the explanation.
Here WAS "A vast Industrial estah-
lishment under the guisc Of an Or
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pharage. Every poor Armenian could
morey being often given q poor
Armenian widow for ter offspring.
Overtures were even made 10 the
American missionaries for thos" under
their care, Each child Was taught the
German language and OBLIGED To- speak
il at the same time not hr.ng allowed
Il forget his mother tongue. Carpen-
ters, shoemakers, '.cksm,ths. wag n
makers, masons and in fact instruc-
tors in all the crafts We're brought cut
from Germany ana while tho girls
were taught houSeworh, weaving.
spinning, &c, the boys were Instructed
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teristic Oriental shruy OF tho shoulders
and say they spell IL "G-e-rm-a-n,"
but the rca, way 10 hog" one must
remember the Moslcm antipathy to
pork to realize the full force of the
expression. on the contrary it Is al
most Turkish provcrb "Doru English
gebe" (Straight like an Eryllshmam.
When | went into the interior of
Turkey. down almost To the Tigris
River, on approach.ns the capital city
of one Of the interior PROV I was
surprised to see very extensive build
ings such as had not encountered
since leaving Constant!nopie. Inquiry
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NNE hundred years ago great
herds of cattle browsed daily
on what has become the city's
newest recreation spot, Dycli-
man House Park. Cattle raisers OF
Westchester and Putnam counties had
discovered that the large Dyckman
farm lay just within a days march
OF New York. Therefore the Dyckman
meadows were usually covered eacn
evening with grazing herds. which left
the next morning at sunrise for the
CITY, journey which took all day.
Now the Broadway express Of the sub
way covers the distance between 207th
street, the nearest subway station, and
tie City Hall in thrty-flve minutes.
owing TO an arrangement made by
Park Commissioner Ward the old
byckman farmhouse, which stands on
thiS property AT 20ith street and
lroadwa" vii. be restored 10 the same
condition as in Colonial days Mrs.
HtNhfurd Dean and Mrs, Alexander
Mcmillan We,ch, who have presented
Tie house To the city, have not only
gwen the surrounding park but have
asrecd t. lay il out in accordance with
Tie plans of the Park Department.
Historical interest attaches to this
al. 1, de,
We fought over during the Revolu-
t"ntrv war Its former masters par
tHpat"d in the early government Of
H"W York city, II was visited by
many persons noted in history. Some
"f IN" incidents which have figured in
H. history have been furnished 20
,omm!ss oner Ward by Prof. Bashford
Dean whose wife, Mary Alice Dyck-
man, Is one of the parks donors.
I'"i' Dean Is curator Of the roI.ec-
'"n of armor in the Metropolitan
"uS"un Of Art lie has been at pains
!" produce the account of the house
ana It's inhabitants which follows.
The ancient Dyckman homestead
which stands on IA knoll at the corner
Of Broadway and 204th street, is an in
'rrs'ing relic of the days OF the Dutch
occupation uf New York, when the
upper part of the isiand was still in
''' .tmute country aud when large
a0i wei kept farms or boueries were
lae only habitations. The present
house Is unquestionably the only re-
manning dwelling house on Manhattan