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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
HOME COMFORTS CAN
BE TAKEN ON TRIPS
| Many Electrical Devices Can
Be Packed Away in a Very
Small Space.

There is little three pound electric
iron with removable handle that
makes it possible to pack the iron in
very small space. For this reason it
is great favorite with women trav-
elers. Who is not aghast at the
wrinkles in the frocks that one takes
from a trunk?
The young woman away from home
will have frllly things to press when
she unpacks her trunk and will find
many uses for this small electrical
device. a rumpled ribbon is made to
look like new, bits Of lace are pressed
out in a jiify, wrinkles smoothed and
the frock is freshened in no time.
The fun Of going away on sum-
mer trip always depends on the bal
ance you strike between the pleas
ures of the holiday spot and the dis
comfort Of leaving cherished Injuries
behind.
At the shore, at the hotels en- route,
in the mountains, almost everywhere,
there is electric light available and
there are few cases where the volt
age is not standard and suited for the
appliances one can bring from home.
II you are travelling light be sure to
take the travellers iron with you for
it is a most convenient little device.
1t can be carried in valise, is easily
adjusted and handy in moment of
need.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
Some Helpful Hints

"The other day." remarked Brook
Ign housewife, 81 discovered most
satisfactory and | believe, novel use
for my new electric vacuum cleaner,
which all good housekeepers may be
glad to know about.
Heretofore when an accumulation
of SCOT made 1t necessary to clean
out the stove or furnace, picked out
the oldest apron had, donned 1t and
after wrapping my head with q tur-
ban, Turkish fashion, removed most
of the SCOT with the little shovel and
garden trowel. During this dis
agreeable operation, my temper was
none Of the best and the atmosphere
was filed with impalpable particles
of dirt which seemed to penetrate
everywhere.
Then suddenly | had an inspiration
and after starting the vacuum clean
err, put the big suction end into the
stove over the. top place and presto,
the SCOT was removed as il by magic.
So far as flying particles were con-
cerned, might have had on a white
dress without dts getting single
smudge. Hereafter. no more dust
brushes for me when cleaning out a
stove or furnace, just take the vacuum
cleaner, turn the switch on a side
wall and watch the dirt disappear"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
Questions and ANSWERS

@. My house was built before the
dawn OF the electrical age, but am
waiting for new one wired for cleo
triclty and then | shall enjoy the con-
veniences Of a wired home. or have
you any suggestion to make? Mrs.
Amy Fenwick.
A. 0Mrs. Amy Fcnwlck.) There is
no reason why you should wait for a
new house. for houses that are al
ready built are being wired by the
thousands every month at small cost
and without any inconvenience to the
occupants.
@. How can | tighten the task of
sewing and do away with the labor
OF driving my machine by foot pow
er? Mrs. M. II. Haig.
A. mrs NJ. H. Haig.) Harness
electricity to your needle. The days
OF laborious sewing are past. Every
woman who does sewing at home can
now accomplish ten times as much as
before without fatigue with the aid
OF the new portable electric motor
attachment to her sewing machine
@. My husband is as cross as a
bear mornings and complains about
the breakfast-the coffee isn't right
and the toast not brown enough. l
confess | am not such an extra good
cook. Help me, please. { Distract
ed
A. (Distncted.) Get an electric
percolator and a grill and you will be
sure of hot coffee and nice crisp toast
electrically made. This will help to
smooth the path Of peace in the morn
ing and you will note an improvement
in husbands temper. 1t is easy to
cook with the electrical devices. Per-
colated coffee, crisp toast and broied
bacon should make lamb Of hus-
band.
A. Don't tell, but ! am bride and
| want to surprise my mothers and
sisters with a nice luncheon. Send
me menu. Mrs. ]. F. Stock.
A. OMrs. ]. f. StockD
Luncheon.
Chatting dish Toaster Tea Kettle
Creamed chicken on toast
Lettuce salad
Fruit Tea
1926 watts Cost &c
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
PAsTORsKEEP FLOCKS
UNDER LOCK AND KEY
Force Used by Preachers to
Keep Church Members
Away from Dance.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. Zone way
to keep church members from going
to dances is to lock them in church.
This plan has been tried with success
by the pastors Of the three Phoenix
negro congregations.
Recently a local lodge OF colorcd
men announced that its annual bali
would be held on a certain evening.
The pastors Of the African Methodist
Episcopal church, Second Baptist
church and the Tanner Chapel went
among their respective flocks and
urged them not to indulge in the sin
full pastime of dancing They were
soon convinced, however, that most
Of the negro residents Of Phoenix in
tended to be at that ball, no matter
what thei.' spiritual leaders thougnt
about 1t.
Thereupon the ministers announced
special layer meetings for the eyen-
ing u tie ball. Certain members Of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
BOSS Of BRONX ZOO
BURDENED BY SKUNK
Curator Ditmars Doesn't Know
What to Do With Animal
He Borrowed.

NEW YORK. Feb. 12.--Does any
body want good, tame specimen Of
the Mephitis mephitica? Raymond l..
Ditmars, curator OF the Bronx Zoo.
has one he wants, oh so badly, to get
rid Of.
The curator decided some time ago
that his exploits in nature study were
incomplete. lie had finger printed
the orang-outang and MIXED the ven
ON from a lancehead viper, and his
neighbors had once threatened to go
to law unless he gave up the colony
OF katydids that he kept in his studio.
But he had never taken a motion pic
ture Of genuine, wood bred skunk
at close range, The queerest part OF
it was that he wanted to do just that
thing.
The wood pussies at the ZOO would
not do. They are old and lazy. He
searched for real, lively pussy with
a mean disposition. At last about two
weeks ago he heard that farmer in
valhalIa had caught one alive In a
trap. Up he went to valhalla with a
specially constructed, airproof ashes
tos box and he borrowed the skunk.
Back to his studio at his home in
scarsdale he took it. He let 1t out
in the studio and then he buried the
box. He spent three days getting
on friendly terms with little Mephiis
and the creature got to know him so
we'll that at last he brought his cam
era and a supply Of formaldehyde into
the room and left with unique film OF
genuine rip roaring wood pussy In
war maneuveH.
Then came the problem OF getting
the skunk back. Mr.. DitnHars built
bomb proof trap and set 1t in the
studio. Mr.. Skunk consented to en-
ter it and later off for Valhalla went
Mr.. Ditmars.
Here's your skunk back and |
can't say how deeply grateful ] am
for the loan" he told the farmer.
The farmer reached for rake. III
you let that unholy beast loose within
$50 miles of yalhalla station Ill sue
you!" he shouted.
Mr.. Ditmars, dumbfounde. took little
Mephitis back 10 Scarsdale. He can't
give It to the ZOO. He admits that
there wouldn't he a man, woman or
child within ten miles OF the park II
he did. And when this story comes
out he fears that his neighbors at
Scarsdale will organize a Ku KluS
Khan OF else cancel their leases.
Anybody who will give little Me-
phitis good home can have him on
application at the curator's office.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
COFFEE IS
FOLLOWED By
HOT WORDS
Electric PerCoIator Solves All
These Early Morning
Differences.

my dear. the coffee is cold again.
It is abominable to sit down to the
table morning after morning and find
cold coffee"
well / told you breakfast was
ready and you said you'd be right
down. That was fifteen minutes ago.
Now don't blame me-"
The solution Of these early morn
ing differences Is the electric coffee
percolator. Properly connected to the
electrical circuit, the coffee is ready
to serve ten minutes after the cur
rent is on and the cost of current is
nominal. The same electric current
that makes the coffee will toast bread
or grill the bacon so that the entire
breakfast may be served nice and hot,
II cooked by wire at the table.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
MODERN HOUSEWIFE HASA
HOME OF INVISIBLE SERVICE
Touch Of a Button Here and
There Does the Work
These Days.
(By Grace Il. Hadley.)

Mrs. Modern Housewife arises at
in the morning. presses button and
flood OF golden light Eliminates hcl
bedroom from an indirect lighting fix
ture. Passing into the bathroom, the
electric vibrator rejuvenates cheerful
countcnance, the electric curler re-
waves her hair and the hot water cup
warns the water for baby's bottle.
Within few minutes she Is dressed
and descends 10 the dining room. A
twitch Of q switch and the tOaster and
percolator are at work while the grill
broils bacon. From the automatic
electric refrigerator she brings the
cream, butter and eggs. Breakfast is
served in the breakfast alcove, very
costly arranged and equipped for table
cooking.
After the morning meal, the dishes
are gathered up, placed upon a
wheeled table and rolled to the cleo
trio dishwasher which handles the
ware In the most rapid and approved
manner.
An electric range is ready in the
kitchen to cook the family dinner
without fuel ashes or fumes. At the
snap Of little switch, any Of the hot
plates glow with heat; another switch
and the broiler is ready to broil steak
in the evening. The pressure of q
finger and the oven is made ready for
the baking Of pies. cakes and bread.
A constant supply OF hot water is in
sured by an electric water heater at
tached to the. usual kitchen water
tank.
Through the day the electric vacuum
cleaner searches for dust and dirt
never disturbed by the old time broom.
1t is possible to clean with air more
thoroughly than you have ever cleaned
before, also more quickly, easily and
economically.
The bedroom is provided with tele-
phone connection to all parts Of the
house to save unnecessary steps. There
is also the burglar switch, which
when needed lights every lamp in the
house.
Near the bedroom is the nursery
with electric toys and an electrical de-
vice at the window to keep the room
supplied with fresh air. There is an
electric nursery outfit for the prepa-
ration Of medicine, food. etc, in case
OF sudden illness. An electric heat
ing pad is handy for chilly nights.
The sewing room. where Mrs. Mod
ern Housewife spends some extra time
in the morning. is equipped with cleo
trical appliances. The sewing ma
chine is operated by an electric mo-
tor and controlled by foot treadle.
A three and six pound electric iron
are on a convenient board and sman
portable vacuum cleaner is used to
pick up threads and scraps OF cloth.
Down in The basement is a quiet
running washing machine and wiring
er driven by an electric motor, and
an electric mangle takes care Of plain
pieces. Electric irons do all the IRON
ing, one kind being equipped with a
pilot light to indicate whether or not
the current has been turned off. A
collapsible ironing board folds into a
shallow closet.
In the garage is light electric
coupe which Is charged automatically
by mercury arc rectifier. The light
ing batteries are charged by small
rectifler. Electricity works without a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S
WORKS ARE REVIEWED
With the Exception Of Edison,
He is Best Known Of the
Electrical GeniuSeS.

One Of the distinguished figures in
early American history Is Benjamin
Franklin OF all the great men whose
lives are linked with the development
Of electricity. except perhaps Edison,
Franklin is best known to the aver
age school boy. 1t was Franklin who
obtained sparks from wet kite dur
ing thunderstorm-an experiment
that inspired the invention Of the
lightning rod. AS a writer, philoso-
pher and scientist, Franklin occupies
an unique place in American history.
His career and achievements as dip
lomatist and statesman are not less
impressive.
Born in Boston in 17O6, Franklin
was the fifteenth of family OF seven
teen. He died in 1890 AS a boy he
worked in his fathers tallow chan
dlery, later becoming an apprentice
to his brother. James. who was a
printer OF no little reputation and who
established one Of the earliest news
papers in the United States.
Frankln's family intended him for
the ministry, but their hopes were
soon dashed against his love for his
printing trade, which he mastered
very early in life. Owing to dis
agreement with his brother, Franklin
ran away to sea- Reaching New York.
he could obtain no work, 80 he Jour-
neyed to philadelphia. where he ar
rived penniless in 1928.
Franklin was a good worker and
soon obtained employment at his trade
from Samuel Keimer. Six years later
he gained control over the Pennsyl-
vania Gazette, which Keimer started.
In 1870 he married Miss Deborah Read
the daughter of the man with whom
he lodged when he first arrived in
Philadelphia.
The dignified and clever manner in
which Franklin conducted the publica-
ton soon gained for him many friends
and position OF prominence in the
colonies.
While on a visit to Boston in 1746
Franklin saw DR.. Spence, a scientist
recently arrived from Scotland per-
form number of electric expert
ments. He became deeply interested
in electricity and experimental with
several tubes under the direction of
Peter Collinson. Of London. Franklin
had an idea that electricity vas not
created by friction and that lightning
was an electrical phenomenon.
In letter to Collinson in 1749
Franklin outlined his theories. He
said:
ITO determine the question whether
the clouds that contain lightning are
electrified or not | would propose an
experiment to be tried where it may
be done conveniently. On the top OF
some high tower or steeple place
kind OF sentry box, big enough to con-
tain a man and an electrical stand.
From the middle Of the stand let
an iron rod rise and pass. bending,
out Of the door and then upright
twenty or thirty feet, pointing very
sharp at the end. If the electrical
stand be kept clean and dry a man
standing on it when such clouds are
passing low might be electrified and
afford sparks. the rod drawing the fire
to him from a cloud"
In June. 1852. Franklin decided to
test his ideas by the aid OF a kite.
Assisted by his son, the only person
who knew of the experiments, Frank
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
CALL WAITRESS
BY MEANS OF
TELEPHONE
Minneapolis Confectionery Man
Believes in Doing Every
thing Electrically.

Tho owner OF some confectionery
shops in ST. Paul and Minneapolis, is
great believer in the efficiency oil
electricity. In addition to the dainty
electric lamps which adorn the tables
of the shops, there are desk tele-
phone sets. A pretty miss seats her
self, scans the menu card, then gives
her order by telephone In a twink
ling the order is placed on the table
by waitress.
Compare this with the present meth
cd Of waiting ten minutes for some
one to come and take the order, then
another wait OF perhaps fifteen min
utes before the order is served. Time
is saved. More customers can be
served with greater speed and salts
faction.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

thei- conel legations then decided they
would attend prayer meeting early in
the evening and then go to the ball,
thus serving God and Terpsichore in
the same evening.
But at each place the prayer meet
ing was unaccountably prolonged.
Some in the rear pews thought to slip
quietly out through the door. The
door was locked. So were the win
dows.
Explanations we're demanded. but
the only explanation forthcoming was
that the way to freedom and the dance
would not be open till prayer meet
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

lin constructed a kite fastening to-
gether two cross stocks to a silken
handkerchief. To the upright stick
he affixed an iron point. The string
was made OF hemp with the exception
OF the lower end, which was OF silk
Where the hempen string terminated
Franklin placed a key.
Taking their places under shed
father and son raised the kite. a
thundcrcloud passed over it, but nc
signs Of electricity appeared. Frank
lin had given up hope and was about
to pull down his kite when he OBJ
served the loose fibers Of his string
move toward an upright position.
Franklin pressed his knuckles
against the key and received strong
shock. When the string became thor
oughly wet electricity became abun-
dant and repeated sparks were drawn
from the key. A vial was charged and
all the other experiments made which
are usually performed with electricity
The demonstration Of the lightning
theory was made in France a month
before Franklin made his successful
experiments in Philadelphia, although
Franklin had not heard OF it.
Thousands Of houses are now pro-
tected from lightning through Frank
Inns ideas. Lightning rods offer pro-
lection when they have good metallic
connection IN the earth AT a depth
where the ground is permanently
moist.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

boss and without attention.
Some one has lamented that dreams
do not come true. They come true
every day in the home Of invisible
service. II your house is wired for
electricity the triple genii of the cop
per wire are yours to command and
will bring you light, heat and power
by the pressure of button. Few
women realize how greatly the art OF
housekeeping has been simplified
within the last few years by the de-
velopment of electrical appliances.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
EDISON is sIxrY-N1SE.

Thomas A. Edison, commonly known
as 1.-THE Wizard Of Menlo Park" has
Just passed his slxty-ninth birthday.
Next weeks elccturette will review the
achievements Of M. Edison.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

Lizzie. where did you get the fish
we had for supper last night"
II got them at Smithy's. weru't they
fine.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

Mica deposits sufficiently large to
develop exist in twenty states.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

Copper produced in the United
States last year valued at $780,
100000.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

ing was over. And it wasn't. 1t was
after midnight when the pastors got
tired of praying.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

Two per cent of metallic sodium
will harden lead so that IL will ring
when struck.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

Fresh Country Eggs. Every
one guaranteed a good one,
25c doz. Candy Provision Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28

sells in a perfectly orderly decent &
law abiding manner. Why is this we
ask?
1t is possibil that sometfink skan-
dalus has happened in our midst during
the past wk which we amt yet heerd OF
and of course we cant rite about some
think that amt come to our ears and to
think we could do so would be absurd
and ridicklus in the extreem.
But if it is true that ennythink in
the skandalus line has happend in Blng-
vile during the past wk. which we amt
yet heerd of you can be sure that we
will heer of it before we go to press
with mkt wk's Bugle Somehow or
other we allus happen to git wind of
cnnythink of this kind sooner or later
& when we do we will let you know
all about it.
Praps you have never notised it but
skandal is somethink that allus 1eeks
out in Bingville Sometimes it leeks
sooner and sometimes later, but as we
have said it allus leeks.
AS we look over our notes of news
items which we have jotted down to
write up for this ishue of the Bugle
we are fild with considerable amaze
ment & surprise to discuvver that these
is all the Personals" which we have
& for this reason we will bring said
Personals" to a abrupt close as fol-
lers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28
Mushnelluns Almost
a Failure

Reports from farms hereabouts is to
the effecIt that the mushmellun crop
is going to be almost a total failure
in this naberhood.
The spring was so late and the sum
mer was so cold that it was neerly July
afore ennybuddy got their mushmelluns
planted and they ripend slow. AS re-
suit none of EN- amt ripe VT and afore
emmy of EN- become SO they will be
ketchd by the frost.
Cy Hoskins our most respeckted and
most stingy citizen brung two of his
mushmelluns to our offs and presented
them to US with his compliments. We
thanked Cy very perfoos and after he
had left we set down and got our
jackknife and cut one of the melluns
open with anticipashions of a gorjus
feest but when we bit into same it
tasted a good cal like COW punkin and
when we cut into tother one it tasted
worse if ennythink Personally we
would jest as leave set down and de-
vowr a cold potater as one of them
melluns which was as green as grass.
We calkilate Cy knowd the melluns
wassent ripe when he give EN- to us
and we also call1ilate that if they had
been ripe he wouldn't of give EN- to us
a tall being as Cy is too close listed to
do thing like that speshially when he
/ is in his rite mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28
linn Kid the Snake

Jim Hicks states that whilst he was
driving in his buggy and horse to the
co. seat last Friday on bizness &
pleasure he happend to see a black
snake start to crawl acrost the road
ahead of him SO he stopd the horse &
elm outen the buggy and got some
rocks and chased the snake into a
ajoining field and overtuk it hammering
it into a pulp with stones
Jim says he measured the snake
with his buggy whip which he had in
the buggy and that it was two #. and
9 intches longern the buggy whip. Ak
kording to this kalkilashion of Jirn's
that snaik must of meashurd about ID
# long which is the longest black
snake which has ever been even saw
let alone kid in this vicinity.
OF course we would hate like every
think to dout Jim's word about the
lenth of this snake which he kid being
as a rule Jim tells the truth and be-
sides is a powerful big man which is
another reason why we would hesv-
tate to call him liar
Now if Bill Hepburn our artistick
blacksmith had saw a snake ID #. long
or even so in length we wouldn't of
doubted that Bill thort he had seen il
being as Bill after he has been on a
spree it amt nothink remarkable for
him to see a snake of this length or
even longer, but Jim Hicks don't drink
and as we have said a1lus aims to
tell the truth unless he gifts in tite
place and finds that a lie will anser
the purpus better
LATER-Jest as we go to press we
have lernt on reliabul othoritty that
inns buggy whip is only about four
IF IOnO hRfr0 he =
munth or two ago lamnin his old sorl
mare with it when she balkd. This re-
vised ZENITH of the buggy whip would
make the snake not quite six #. ir
ZENITH, which amt SO long for a black
snaik after all.