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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
Littlepage Gets in tho Record.

For the first time, happily, during
the present session of Congress, Adam
Littlepage appeared in the Congress
sional Record, as having been noticed
on the floor. 1t was Tuesday. Reason;
Campaign coming on; must do some
thing. Here is the debate:
Mr.. Littlepage rose.
The SPEAkER-For what pur.
pose does the gentleman from IVES
Virginia rise?
Mr.. LITTLEPAGE-I rise for thu
purpose of asking the unanimous con
sent of the House that | be permitted
to address the House tomorrow, after
reading of the Journal, on the subject
of peace.
Mr.. MANN-NIr. Speaker, would
the gentleman from West Virginia per.
nit me to suggest that tomorrow is
calendar Wednesday, and that we have
very important bill up, where the
time is necessarily limited?
Mr.. LITTLEPAGE--I would quite
agree with the gentleman from ILL,
nois, but | fear l shall not be here
Friday.
Mr.. MANN-Tomorrow is Wednes.
day.
Mr.. LITTLEPAGE-I will call it ur
later. ] do not want to interfere with
the business Of the House. would
take only perhaps twenty-five minutes
tomorrow.
The SPEAKiER-Does the gentleman
from West Virginia change his request
to Thursday?
Mr.. LlTTLEPAGE-I shall not be
here Thursday, Mr. Speaker. will
just let it go by for the present.
But for the presumptuous interfer-
ence of important business and Mr.
Mann, the time Of some four hundred
congressman might have been taken
up with Mr.. Littlepage's views on the
abstract subject Of peace on Tuesday
1t is just as well, however. for the wis
dom and knowledge of Mr. Littlepage
would have added nothing to the sum,
total of human intelligence What ap.
pears strange is that Mr.. Littlepage
does not follow UP his precedent Of
several years ago and insert his re-
marks in the Record without actually
speaking them on the floor. That
would give him the advantage Of being
able to punctuate the speech witt
applause" properly Congress would
not be bored. the effect back home
would be the same. and there would
only be a waste of paper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
BRIGHTER CHILDREN
Children areprobably brighter tod

Childrenareproba ybrighterto-day
than a generation ago-but are they
strongerl That's a grave question.
So many pinched faces, dulled eyes
and languid feelings make US wonder
if they will ever grow into robust,
healthy men and women.
If your children catch colds easily,
are tired when rising, lack healthy
color, or. find studies difficult, give
them SCOTS Emulsion for one month
to enrich their blood and restore the
bodyforces to healthy action.
SCOTS Emulsion is used in private
schools. 1t is not a "patent medicine,
simply a highly concentrated oil-food ,
without alcohol or harmful drugs. 1t
cannot harm;, it improves blood; it bene.
fits lungs and strengthens the system.
Your druggist has it-rcfuse substitutes.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. M. lJ1
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

An old friend of ours dropped In
the other day and was discussing the
McAdoo method of bookkeeping IN
the federal treasury. at reminds me.
he said, "of a butcher whom knew
in my boyhood. A woman was buy'
ing some liver and the butcher reck.
oned the account like this: 'Eigh!
pounds at eight cents pound: Eight
Fights is lightweight. Take II tor
eighty cents, ma'am."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
LOCAL DUCK PIN
TEAMS winner
Fairmont Team Defeated b.
Fifty-eight Pins in Fast
and Exciting Contest.

The I. NJ. P. FIVE man duck pin
team defeated the Temple five-man
team, of Fairmont, in a fast an ex-
citing game rolled on the l. M. P.
alleys Thursday night by a total OF
So pins.
The game was one OF the fastest
rolled in this city for several weeks,
all bowlers on each team rolling well,
the lowest man Of the ten totalling
1872 for an average Of 107. The high
score was 4S1, for an average OF
100, made by Ingram Of the local
team. Gain of the local team had
high individual score, making 1S1 In
the first game.
Coorau.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

A press despatch from Providence,
R. l.. states that 10000 employees
in the Rhode Island cotton mills are
to receive five per cent increase IN
wages. The increase is voluntarily
made. The report adds: 1.-The war
has made the cotton business so pros
nerous that the bleachers and finish
ers are expected to give the same in
crease to their employees" Will the
Democratic peace and prosperity
slogan beguile these EMPLOYEES NV NV
voting the Democratic ticket IN NJ
yember? Not much! The year pc
fore the war will be too fresh IN
their memories.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
continued, "Ain't 1t terrible about the
poor soldiers in the trenches"
Il 4 a 49,

Door 6OluleTH IN tHH LTeHcHes:
Shocking" said the stranger.
mot half enough clothes to wear
nor nothing" went on Larrimore
Kneezer's wife. II done the best l
could for en-" And with a sigh she
withdrew into the house.
During the course Of the day seven
more men inquired for Larrlmore
Kneezer and all were given the same
answer and told about the soldiers In
the trenches. AS the seventh was
going away, he heard familiar voice
above and beheld Larrimore Knee
zer's head cautiously thrust from an
upstairs window.
"Wait till let down string, Mack,
so you can tie some Of your clothed
on It," Kissed Kneezer. my wife
sent every last stitch of mine to the
soldiers in the trenches"
Fifteen minutes after, clothed only
in Runwell Tod's overcoat and shoes,
he climbed to freedom on rope OF
sheets, and was seen no more by Mrs.
Kneezer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
political Adyertlsement.)
ANNOUNCEMENT
N The voters Of Harrison county:

To the voters of Harrison county:
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Sheriff
NJ Harrison county, subject to the de-
cision of the primary election to be
held Tuesday, June 6. 1916.
7 most earnestly ask your support
and influence. and il nominated and
elected, not only promise to dis
charge faithfully and fearlessly the
duties of the Office, but will give my
very best service to ALL the people.
L. wAYMAN OGDEN.
clarksburg, W. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

FAIRMONT: The associated young
folks associations of the city will
start a canvass to take the religious
census OF Fairmont, February 20,
preliminary to q big "go to church"
movement. A committee, the Rev.
w. ]. Eddy, chairman, the Rev. j..
c. Bloomfield and the Rev. Clarence
Mitchell has drafted a set of ques-
tons which will be asked during the
census campaign.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
An Evening Echo.

Hof would you be?
II He, which is the top OF 1udfmeh'
should
But Judge you as you are? o, think
on that .
And mercy will then breathe witnln
your lips.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

CHARLESTON: District Attorney
w. G. Barnhart has recommended
the interstate commerce commission
Investigate the recent explosion of a
carload OF powder in the Norfolk and
Western railroad yards at Bluefield
when a number of persons were in
jured. Technical violation of the in
terstate commerce laws is alleged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

" re is no quarrel between VII,
son and Bryan. All there Is 10 II
is the fact that Bryan intends to de-
feat Wilson. But there is no quarrel
oh. no! Ask any Wilson man.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

MORGANTOWN: Sunday schools
Of West Virginia are making elab-
crate preparations for the annual
meeting of the state Sunday school
association, which will be held here
May 10, II and 10, when 1t is ex-
pected the largest attendance in the
history Of the organization will hear
many noted divines and laymen
speak on Sunday school work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

CHARLESTON: Charleston has a
new labor union-that of the cooks
and walters of the city, who orr
ganized at a meeting called by Frank
w. Snyder. general organizer Of the
American Federation of Labor. The
union is branch OF the Hotel and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.

This is to notify our patrons and
friends that the barber shops owned
BY S. J. Hyman and Ernie Myers, re-
spectively, have been consolidated in
the Gore Hotel building under the
name of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

No." said Larrimore Kneezer's
wife to the stranger on the doorsteps.
you can't see Mr.. Kneezer. He is
in bed and unable to get up just al
present" With her great morunful
eyes fixed on the strangers face, she
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

HUNTINGTON: A verdict for the
defendant was returned in the case
of Golden Beckett, of Milton, against
A. G. Newman and others Of that
place. Beckley wanted $4,000
damages on the ground that he was
falsely arrested, dubbed and thrown
in jail at Milton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

CHARLESTON: Funeral service:
for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lynn, u
who died on the tiftleth anniversary
of her wedding, were largely at
tended. She is survived by hel
husband, Thomas Lynn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

Alliteratively expressed, Villas
venom and Wilson's watchful waiting
wear away throughout a wretcheu
Ztnter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

WEST UNION: People of West
Union are now indulging in signs Of
relief. Several days ago swarms OF
peculiar looking insects appeared IN
the West End, and, fearing plague
of some kind, Mayor ]. Clyde Jones
bottled some and sent them to Aaron
Arkin, chief bacteriologist at West
Virginia University. Mr.. Arkin has
just returned the bottle with the in
formation that the insects are spring
tails and absolutely harmless.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
HAS LA CRIPPLE.

DR.. U. w. showalter is ill Of la
grippe at his home on East Main
street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
THE DAILY
NOVELET
WHY MEN LEAVE HOME.

He Embossed lot of prattle.
Said he was fighting man,
But when to charge were hidden,
There they found HMM the van
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

CHARLESTON: A. Leo We'll, gen
eral counsel for the Manufacturers
Light and Heat Company Of Pitts
burg, has renewed his bonds in the
sum of $4,000 in intermediate
court here. This was made neces-
sary by the fact that the criminal
phase Of the Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company case is on ap'
peal in the supreme court of the
United States. Isaac Lowenstein,
local banker. is surety.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

GRAFTON: Although Baltimore
and Ohio employees of the Monongah
division are breaking records in ton
mage hauling. they are finding time
O rehearse for a big minstrel show,
which will be put on February 20,
or the evening Of February %. The
proceeds of the show will be used as
o foundation for fund for the Balti-
more and Ohio baseball team to be
ganized in the early spring.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

HUNTINGTON: Racing with death
with an old fashioned sled for her
vehicle, Miss Mary Merritt. daughter
of Joseph Merritt, Jr., Of near Bar
louisville, reached Huntington after
hurled trip from her home and
underwent surgical operation for
acute appendicitis at the Mount
Hope hospital. The operation result
ed successfully. Owing to terribly
muddy roads the sled was the only
vehicle that could be used to trans
port her. The mud OF the roads
did service as snow in the emer-
gency.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

ELKINS: Mrs. Elizabeth Farley,
aged 102, the oldest woman in Ran
dalph county, is dead at the home
of her nephew, Henry Fallen, street
commissioner of Elkins. She was
born in Ireland on Christmas day,
1873. She came to America seven
ty years ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04

"From exposure I had cough and
cold combined that nearly put finish to
me. While looking for something to ease
the irritation that bothered my throat
and lungs, friend advised ''Dr. Kings
New Discovery" I bought bottle, the
irst dose helped and before the first bot
lie was used my cold was we'll. &c. Z.
spapcn. smithaalc, DIRK. At all druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
WEST VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Restaurant Employees International
Alliance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-04
How to Cure Colds.
Avoid Exposure and Drafts
Eat Right. Take
DR.. Kings New Discovery.


Your Cough and Cold begin
to get better as soon as you take
DR.. Kings New Discovery. It's
prepared from Pine Tar, healing
balsams 9nd mild laxatives. DR..
Kings New Discovery kills and
expels the cold germs, soothes the
irritated throat and allays infam-
nation. 1t heals the mucous men,
orane. Search as you will, you
cannot find a better cough and
cold remedy than DR.. Kings New
Discovery. Its use over 45,years
is a guarantee dissatisfaction.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22

this about, 6ut the details are not es-
sentlal to this story.
Everything being In readiness, Avril
was 50 foolish as to be arrested, while
trying to rescue lady friend from the
police. SO, at the eleventh hour, Lace
naire had to go forth and seek another
assistant. Reliable help of that kind
Is hard to find when most needed, but
after much trouble the poet accepted
as his partner n gentleman named
Francois, to whom homicide was fad.
II was said of him, In his own haunts,
that he would kill q man for sou,
which was cheap enough, to be sure.
Francois, however, should have
known better than to eat oranges be-
fore committing a crime. or, If he
couldn't get along without oranges, he
should have realized that 1t was bad
to drop the peel on the floor of BUSH
ness mans Office.
At the appointed hour the baaz
messenger arrived at the office with
his little bag fairly bullying with
money, and securities. Lacenaire, the
smiling, the fascinating asked him to
seat himself at the table and examine
certain papers. The messenger did 30,
and while the poet engaged him in
conversation. and held his whole atten.
ton, Francois came up behind, dag
ger In hand, to stab him to the heart.
Francois, who had studied murder un.
der the old masters, knew how to
reach the heart from any angle or po-
sltlon. This looked like an easy and
sure job But, maledictions on the
orange peel His foot slipped just as
he delivered the blow. The messenger
was stabbed, but not MORALLY, or even
seriously. With a yell Of terror he
leaped for the door and reached IL
first, and ran down the stairs yelling
murder. Francois also sped away,
and Lacenaire followed close at the
messengers heels, also yelling murder,
thus diverting suspicion until he
reached the street and was lost In the
crowd.
He felt that Paris was no place for
him just then, so he departed for the
provinces, where for long time he
lived opulently. He wrote much poetry
at this time, and 1t was good poetry,
which sold readily; but he was too
wise to depend upon the muse for
living, so, when not embalming things
in song he devoted his genius to for
gerry, and with great success. When
he returned to Paris he was attlred In
purple and fine linen, and was n credit
to the boulevards.
Meanwhile Francois had been ar
rested on some trllllng charge, and
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22
LAUGHING LAcENAIRE.

On December Ii, 1884, n gentleman
Of distinguished appearance walked
briskly along quiet street near the
Chopinette barrier, In PWts.
This pedestrian, who looked dlstin-
guished even under the handicap of
threadbare garments, was about thirty
five years old. He was rather small of
stature, but carried himself proudly.
His face was refined and intellectual
the face of poet and a dreamer. In
deed, at that hour all Paris was whls-
Ting and singing one of his songs,
1.-THE Fife and the Drum" He had the
hands and hair of an artist, and the
joyous carefree laugh of boy. 1t
was good thing to hear Lacenaire
laugh
Behind Lacenaire there walked a
man of vulgar appearance. His name
was Avril. He was quite young, not
more than twenty-five, and he had
been so unfortunate as a criminal that
Lacenaire was sorry for him, and was
determined to give him chance to do
better work.
Presently they stopped before a
dwelling Of prosperous appearance.
"This is the place. said Lacenalre.
"Do you remember my instructions
quite clearly? Yes? Then allons vite -
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22
MID-SEASON DRESS

variety obtains in cat and color or
fabric combination that It is difficult
for anyone with the slightest knack
at sewing or with artistic ideas to
go very far wrong.
Printed and plain white wolfe are
suggested as suitable for the little
frock shown In the sketch, although
plain and dotted handkerchief linen,
checked gingham and plain color
chambray, etc, might be used as eff
fectively.
The double tunic is suggestive OF a
style line that is tc ne given consider
able prominence In the first showing
of fall frocks. Advance bulletins and
advance models carry out an Illusion
Of brevlty In length and breadth Of
skirts, while they are in reality longer
and narrower than those generally fa-
vored at present, and the long tunic
aids very materially in this Illusion,
the underskirt being reasonably close
reefed and modestly long, while the
upper skirt or tunic is given a decided
flare. The hosiery display Of the past
season or two will not be looked on
with favor in the fall, as practically
all frocks brush lower than the shoe
tops.
The little frock In the sketch is, how
ever, distinctly summer model, and
excellent for tub fabrics. The back
of the bodice has a deep round yoke,
LII H., 90 90
voile, and the back of the skirt is ex-
actly like the front, paneled in white
and printed wolfe. The dress fastens
in the center front.
To make this gown, three yards Of
plain fabric SO inches wide and seven
and half yards of figured material
the same width will be required. The
bottom skirt measures four yards
wide. A bright ribbon Is used for the
girdle.
The generous use of ribbon as a
trimming or finishing touch on sum-
mer frocks is notable feature, and 1t
strengthens the quaint and picturl
esque tendency of the seasons ap-
parel.
Ribbons will be used rather freely
on the next seasons evening frocks.
Colored silk or bead embroideries are
favorite trimming touches for modish
utility gown Of serge or gaberdine.
The tendency to favor lower waist
line Is more and more emphasized as
the early fall models see the light of
Star.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22
Economical Refrigerator.

Some of the most recently built houses
are being equipped with cooling cab.
met which is designed to fulfill the
functions Of the refrigerator to q very
great extent, II not entirely. 1t makes
use of no ice, chemicals or machinery,
but its interior Is maintained at tenn.
perature sufficiently low to keep
viands in good condition for mod.
erately long period to answer all do
mestic purposes. The cabinet is kept
cool by circulation through It of cold
water used for the ordinary household
purposes. This water circulates about
each Of the chambers Of the cabinet
and the temperature Is maintained at
an even rate which can always be
relied upon. After its passage through
the piping of this device It is dts.
charged at thu regular faucets.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22
Painted In seventy.Two Hours.

There is picture in this years show
at the Royal academy which has a
singular history. Tt was painted by
an artist Who Is now captain on ac-
tive service, but the picture is not the
one which he showed to his friends
at this years contribution. The original
was of sunset over plowed field,
fine landscape in style which has dis
tinguished the artist. Five months ago
the painter was home on leave, and he
spent it working over his picture. To-
day the canvas shows the plowed field
and the sunset; but 1t also shows six
soldiers fallen about cannon, into
the breech of which one survivor 10
placing the last shell. 1t is n fine pic
ture, and by no means pot-boiler.
The captain witnessed the incident he
depicts. The fortunate thing was that
the landscape was ready for the figures
for no academy picture could be
painted during ~ hours leave.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22
Threw His Arm Around chardons Neck and earroted Him.

Avril still was in jail. The crimes In
which they had been concerned were
complete mysteries to the police, and
II seemed that they would always re.
main so, when Francois dropped few
words which made the police suspi
clous, and they drew from him the story
of the attack upon the bank messen
ger. Avrils conscience became active
about the same time, and he told of
the Chardon murders. So 1t came tc
pass that the poet was arrested, and
when he learned that the discovery
was due to his accomplices, he made
full confession, his only object, he said
being to take the betrayers to the
gulllCtine with him.
The trial was a famous one. The
most celebrated people of France
crowded to the courtroom to see the
laughing Lacenaire, who was dressed
like prince. He laughed and joked
throughout the proceedings, and drove
Avrll and Francois TO n frenzy time
and time again by his ridlcule. Upon
several occasions the guards had &c
hold them, they were SO anxious tc
get at his throat.
Francois was sentenced to life i'm
prlsonment, and Lacenaire and Avrll
to death. So one day In 1885 these
two made their last appearance IN
public. Avril died first, and met his
fate with british calmness. Lacenaire
tried to appear jaunty and joyous, but
II was with an effort. He was excited
and nervous. Being a man of imagina
ton, a poet and artist, death meant
more TO him than 10 an ordinary crimi
nal. He fought for self-control with
mental courage that is more heroic
than any physical courage. Badly
scared, he tried TO seem undaunted
But II was his fate TO undergo an eN
traordinary ordeal that would breah
down any courage. The guillotint
wouldn't work. Time and again the
AK descended to within an inch or two
Of his neck and then stuck, and the
executioner fumbled with It, raised 1t
and let 1t fall again. The tortured
man twisted himself around so that hi
could look upward. and uttered an
awful, agonized shrek that was never
forgotten by those who heard II.
But the shrek was cut In two. Tlu
az worked at last.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22
Remembered Old Habit.

II. Gassaway Davis, once a United
States senator and later candidate for
vice president on the Parker ticket,
was a brakeman before he became a
millionaire and is said on one historic
occasion. while sleeping soundly In the
senate chamber, to have dreamed that
he was It'll guiding an unruly freight
car through the mountainr OF West
Virginia The dream was inspired by
q nearby colleague, Senator Allen @.
Thurman, who blew two mighty blasts
on his nose. Davis thinking he had
heard the freight whistle, seized his
desk as II 1t were a brake and nearly
twisted the thing from its moorlngs
before he came to.