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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-28

school is progressing nicely. II is
probable that Prof. wentz will teach
a singing school at the local Baptist
church after finishing at Indian run.
He is said to be the best singing mas
ter in the state.
Dogs after Sheep.
Some renegade dogs were chasing
Julius @. Mattney's sheep Wednesday.
but they did not succeed In killing any
OF them. 1t may be well for owners
OF sheep in this vicinity to be on the
"qui vive." however. The dogs were
not identified.
Personals.
Zina z. Thompson, OF Buffalo Calf.
was attending to some business mat
tiers on Indian run few days ago.
Mrs. Edna Hickman, Of Still House
run. and Miss Goe Dennison. Of upper
Indian run. were marketing and shop
ping at Salem the last Of the week.
Hiram D. Lynch. of r F. D. No.
]. was looking after matters Of import
ance at Clarksburg recently.
Miss Vadis Bailey was shopping
here Saturday from Indian run.
Misses Ruth and Florence Tate, of
Cherry Camp run. were guests at the
home of their grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram d. Lynch. at Hill Garden
farm, Sunday.
Miss vadis and Norma Bailey. OF
Indian run, were shopping in Salem
Wednesday.
Mrs. Zepporah Goodwin, Of upper
Grass run. was shopping at Little
Saltimore-on-lndian run Monday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-28

Prof. Healy has conducted Dane
ing Academies in Baltimore and New
York City and has also taught classes
at Frostburg. Md. He is recognized
by the Congress Association of Dane
ing Masters as one OF the best teach
ers in America.
Private instruction will be given at
residences and academy. Special at
tention given to classes at schools.
clubs and colleges and to those who
form their own private classea
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-28

The charts of the coast and geodet-
ic survey will be publicly displayed at
the leading postoflices Of the country
to make persons familiar with their
use.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-28
Easy Way to Get
Rid of Itching

Don't worry any more about that
itching skin-trouble. Just get jar of
resinol ointment and cake of resinol
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-28
To Open Dancing School
In CIarksburg

Dancing classes for children and
adults will be started about May LIST
by Prof. ]. a. Healy, graduate of the
Duryea School of Dancing of New
York City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

to graceful curves whose contour is em-
phatic and dignifed. No one ever re-
members Captain Olaf without his snowy
moustache. 1t seems somehow that he
always had 1t.
Picture II you can, then, his amaze
ment his chagrin, nay his boiling wrath
when an uncertain individual, ragged and
rummed, looked at this picturesque man
of the sea and laughed. As the scowl
on Captain Olaff's face deepened the
laughter increased to a roar. The strang
er pointed to the captains lip. '"The cat"
he blurted, "wher'd yer git ther white
cat?"
The captain would not dignity the man
by deigning to strike him. and even re-
fused TO crush him under his heel. And
while he was wondering what sort of
punishment TO mete out, along came a
cop. Just then the stranger fell to the
sidewalk exhausted by his own laughter.
ARREST him at once" commanded Cap
tain olaff, as he snapped his fingers.
The cop took the man of rags and rum
before Magistrate Baker Captain Olaff
also appeared. scowl emphasized the
Importance of his moustache.
"My name Is Captain Olaft Johanssen."
said the plaintiff, land this man laughed
at me on the public highways"
your name is OLAF, and so it's to
laugh" said the prisoner '"and so I
laugh, as I always do, for my name is
Mike Mullen"
The Judge couldn't find anything on the
statutes TO show that 1t was a crime to
laugh. He gave Mike lecture, but moth
ing more except to suggest that he keep
out of the neighborhood.
This seemed 10 satisfy the Captain and
he scowled at Mike as he stalked. into the
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
LEDGER CENTRAL HAS
] IT'S SECOND BIRTHDAY
Institution, Not Mere Uptown
Office, Has Become Public
Boon

Ledger Central Is two years old today.
Since its Inauguration thousands OF
Philadelphians have obtained there
prompt, accurate and courteous service
along lines that have been constantly
broadening. At first Ledger Central was
regarded only as the uptown office OF the
Ledgers, but the public has come to
realize more and more, as It comes to their
aid. that IL is an institution.
Ledger Central, at Broad and Chestnut
streets. can accommodate the most IN
uuisitive person. A travel bureau on the
balcony that contains timetables of every
railroad and steamship line in the United
States is at the public disposal, together
with the services of a travel expert. Last
week the expert mapped out trip through
japan and got the party off.
b Then there's the office employment bu-
reau, where men and women have been
able to get the best positions in Philadel-
phia An educational bureau Is of inval-
liable aid to perplexed parents. Literature
about every school and college In the
country is on file. Two college men who
have personally visited the majority of
the institutions are in charge Of the
bureau.
Another attraction of the office Is the
photo service, which contains an up.to.date
exhibit of homes that are for sale or rent.
Also apartments and good boarding
places
Information about real estate, the cost
to build a prospective home, ETC., can be
had there from real estate experts.
National advertisers have weekly dis.
plays in the window. Telephone booths, n
cozy waiting room and many other at
fractions are features of the office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

on morning by two men, paid 81 day
apiece. The grave costs the cemetery
So About SO profit on weekday graves,
and s11 on Sunday work.
THE grave digger is not as mournful
a people think. We whistle and sing and
chew while digging graves. Why shouldn't
we2 II isn't our graves we are digging
We used also to have our little swig, but
the cemetery officials cut that out One
of the diggers got drunk on duty and fell
in a grave. SO they cut IL out. A drunken
grave digger is funny all right" the dig
ger philosophical, leaning on his long.han-
died spade.
Grave digging, though, is more nerve
racking than you think. Sometimes the
carriages drive through the gates and we're
only half finished. Then we must work
like blazes. Everybody fuses. After the
services, we lower the casket four of us,
into the grave. If 1t is rainy, the ropes or
straps are slippery. The casket might
slip and fall to the bottom. Also we might
fall into the graves ourselves.
II have seen both happen. Some time
ago a strap broke. The casket fell with
a thump and all the women tainted
Nothing was hurt. Another time two of
the diggers fell over the edge onto the
coffin. One of the diggers hit his chin on
an iron-bound corner and knocked two
teeth out. The woman then tainted, too
"once we were lowering body when
the side of the grave collapsed and we all
fell in. The mourners were superstitious,
and swore the grave was bewitched. But
in all my life of grave digging shall
never forget an incident that happened 10
years ago. The hearse and carriages
had Just arrived. They were UP on that
hill yonder. The pallbearers prepared to
take the coffin from the hearse. AS one
of the younger men put his hand on the
rail of the casket to draw II out he fell
dead. We took him away. held the serv-
ices, and buried the pallbearer the fol-
lowing Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
Fernwood Spokesman Says
They'll Strike for a Year
if Need Be

Grave digging is healthy. II makes
fine muscles. But it isn't very exciting
or profitable. That is why the grave-dig-
ing force in large cemetery has walked
out, and another is about to. The grave
diggers want It known that they are not
striking for the excitement, but for the
money.
Those graves are hard to dig" said
one OF the men in the Fernwood Cemetery
today. The Fernwood force is all ready
to strike IL the Holy Cross dggers are
successful in the strike they have carried
on since Monday. II may be said in
passing, that IL the Holy Cross diggers
do not get their raises, they have at least
got the goat" of every undertaken in the
city for the manner in which they are
spelling funerals. Funeral after funeral
has driven into Holy Cross Cemetery to
be halted by the absence of the grave
diggers, who swear they'll get raise IL
they have TO strike for a year.
I'VE have to dig in all kinds of wealth
err" continued the Fernwood digger,
Frank Pumley. who is married and has
three children, including q daughter, 10
years old. I'VE dig in water UP to our
knees, and under a sum that drives the
thermometers to 1870. Below zero weather
Is also frequent"
"a grave digger digs two graves day.
u
the grave is marked out by the superin-
tendent, he must dig 1t In four and half
hours. Some graves are harder to dig
than others. Some cave in, some are
rocky. Then the size of the grave makes
a difference. An ordinary grave is Z feet
Deep 30 inches wide and from to s feet
long. For two collins, the grave is nine
feet deep. for three. we dig down II feet"
Graves are funny Sometimes they be-
have and sometimes they don't I've
known them to be fine until the funeral
is driving through the gates. Then they
collapse. 1 know them to collapse after
the coffin is lowered, too. Then we have
trouble. The women faint, the mon swear
and everybody blames the grave digger.
But we can't help It, It's all according
to the nature of the ground"
'I speak from experience" said Pumley,
because I've dug graves here for 20
years. Diggin' two graves a day, and
sometimes three, calculate I've dug over
vacation, cause grave diggers don't get
any. If they want a vacation. they take
1t without pay. "A grave digger gets 81
a day, so you see we don't have the
money to take n vacation.
That's why the men are striking Who
can live on $12 n week with n family,
when things are so high? Meats high
and loaves of bread are smaller. Every
things up but wages for grave diggers.
1 hear of the other workmen getting
raises. but the grave diggers, no. We get
no consideration at all They must think
we're animals.
THE cemetery BUSINESS is n good bus
mess. 1t costs a family about SS for a
grave, $13 If it Is dug on Sunday. 1t used
to be cheaper. but even graves have gone
up. The cemetery has the gray dug in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
STORE CHORUS TO SING
THE CAPTIVE TONIGHT
Strawbridge & Clothier Singers
to Be Led BY Victor
Herbert

Philadelphia will have musical treat
tonight, when the Strawbridge & Clothier
chorus sings Victor Herberts cantata,
THE Captive, at their 11th annual con-
cert in the Metropolitan Opera House,
Broad and Poplar streets.
The chorus Of 175 voices has been care
fully trained by the conductor, H. J. Tily,
and by Victor Herbert himself who has
come over from New York on many oc-
casions to attend the rehearsals. MFR.
Herbert has been especially careful about
the Interpretation of the many intricate
themes In his great work. In addition
to the cantata, the chorus will sing sew
1t will virtually be Victor Herbert
Night"
Doctor Herbert himself will lead the
chorus. He is especially pleased with the
work of the two soloists, Mrs. Henry
Hotz, soprano, and Reinald werrenrath
baritone. The expense of the production
is borne by the firm of Strawbrldge &
Clothier, and the proceeds will go to the
Relief Association of the store. Tickets
are selling at q rate that incllnes the
management to believe that the amount
raised will be a record one.
The program of the concert follows:
PART I.
THE CAPTIVE"
solos, chorus and sEhT eSIsFStFa' #
1. Irish Rhapsody for orchestra.
Grin, Oh Erin)
t0 "NsSpoi,sp. Love SONG" from ''PrIn.
tb) Gypsy Love Song from the For
tune Teller with chorus)
8. Exeerpts from tho grand opera 'Natoma"
(R) ''Habanera."
10 Dagger Dance"
(c) The Vaqueros."
4. Soprano solos
ta) "a Perfect Day" from the one-act
(b) italian Street Song" from Naughty
Marietta" with chorus).
.. Triumph from suite Columbus"
(For orchestra, chorus and orEan)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

At the Hotel Walton by Henry Handy
Hay, who declared that Charles Dickens
was not well-read man, and that he re.
eeived nearly all his inspiration from
books he read when a lad.
Dr. Emile B. de Sauce in his address
declared the French novelist Daudet un.
consciously had plagiarized Dickens Mich
olas Nickleby. Miss Curtis Wager-Smith
read selection from Daudet to prove
Doctor do Sauces statement. Charles
II. Govan, founder Of the New York
fellowship, gave a recitation from the
"Uncommercial Traveller.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
JOSHUA LODGE WILL
INITIATE 500 TONIGHT
Banquet a Feature of B'nai
Birth Exercises at the
Majestic

Initatory exercises of the newly elected
members of the Joshua Lodge. of the L. o.
Bnai Birth, will be held next Sunday
afternoon, followed by a banquet at the
Hotel Majestic in the evening.
The lodge completed in the early part
OF this month a campaign for 500 new
members, for whose benefit the exercises
next Sunday are being arranged.
y Seligman Strauss Judge Of the Court
of Common Pleas for Luzerne County,
will deliver an address at the conclusion
of the initiation exercises, followed by
Isadore Sobel president of the Orphanage
and Home for Friendless Children at
Erie Josiah Cohen, Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas for Allegheny County and
q number of other distinguished members
of the Order Of B'nai Birth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
Police Court Chronicles

Captain Olaf Johanssen is. vigorous
man of the sea. From the tip of his virile
boots to the crown of his disciplined cap
he is q commander through and through.
From him a simple request for a drink
Is like a ukase of the Czar. When he
enters cafe even the walters walk faster.
Cops have been noticed to straighten up
somewhat when he passes, for about
him there clings an air of executive su-
periority.
The glittering uniform of Captain Olaf
makes an ideal contrast with his sweep
ing white moustache. 1t has been wet
with the wines of many feasts and en-
hanced the surroundings of banquet
boards I'm many climes. 1t covers a stretch
Of more than eight inches and floats off
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
YOU MUST ACT
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
Help your children to success.

Tho Highest Paid Editor in the
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the President Of the United
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
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This great work, that Mrs. Barrett pur-
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
Turks Study Sanitation in Berlin

BERLIN. April 27.-The chief of the
sanitary corps of the Turkish army, ac-
companied by several high Turkish off,
GERS, has arrived in Berlin to study Ger
man methods of military sanitation. He
will also attend the congress of military
surgeons which is to be held in Warsaw
on May 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
STRIKING GRAVE DIGGERS SAY ALL
THINGS HAVE GONE UP EXCEPT WAGES
Hop Craze Diggers Spend
Every Day in the Year

Up.
Morning-Dig one grave with
helper.
Lunch.
Afternoon-Dig another grave
with helper.
Home.
Bed.
This program is in vogue 965
days a year--a grave digger gets
no vacation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
Boy Shoots Friend by Accident

William Genthert, Z years old, of 416
West Girard avenue, is in the Roosevelt
Hospital suffering from a bullet wound
in his arm. the result of an accidental
in the home of Nicholas Hurst, 7
years old, of 1145 North 4th street, when
the children were playing with a revolver
belonging to the latter boys brother.
Nicholas Hurst was arrested and will
have a hearing in the Juvenile Court this
morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
DICKENS NOT WE'LL READ,
DECLARES HENRY HANDY HAY
Says Author Was Inspired by Books
Read in Youth

Writers can do good work without be.
ing well read they can receive their in
splratlon from few books read in child
hood. That Is the conclusion which
might be drawn from the statements made
last night before tho Dickens Fellowship
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing on hand in the Lakeland, Fla
postoffice for the week ending Sept
6, 1916:
H. c. Burdette, T. S. Canderson
Elmer Counham, jim Curellore, F. A.
Dickinson, Abbord Druburge, ]. E.
Dunn, S. IT. English, Eddie Fixpy,
c. w. Hester, W. Hettepern, H. l..
Howard, John Hayes, Willard Hays,
C. D. Irwin, lobe Johnson, Osker
Lee, Joe Maddox, w. H. Myers, I.
L. R. Penny, M. Pickens, T. B.
Skipper, Sam Stetson, B. H. Smith,
Tayler, real estate agent; Sam Tom
lin. s. v. Turner, Cline WEIGH, Gill
bert Williams, J. Wood.
Mrs. Bernice Anderson, Miss Mer-
bulor Bell, Mrs. Annie Beal, Miss
Edith Blair, Hattie T. Cox, Miss
Daisy b. Eavs, Mrs. Tllen Test
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
Gladys Writes
To P. C.'S
Prominent cItlzens)
Dear Mr.. Swatts:

Dear Mr.. Swatts:
am writing to ask little infor-
nation of you which think you can
sunnlv. as l understand you have
connections with the Electric Light
Plant. A friend told me you were
the L1vEsT WIRE in Lakeland and
that YOU CHARGED everybody in
town with more than was coming to
them. Mr.. Armistead said that the
reason you we're this way was be-
cause when you were child your
mother fed you on CURRANTS al
together. while she was RAISIN
you. Now, Mr.. Swatts, there are
strange rumors going around about
vo,r and l have noticed that the City
Hall seems very quiet these days.
Is it true that you committed a
crime? Why did you KILL-OLD-
WATT? I have not seen anything
in the papers about murder but
Mazzy Manine was my authority for
this and she comes pretty near know
ing what goes on in town. She does
not know you personally but | am
sure you would be glad to METER. l
live on the outskirts of town and
have no electric lights in the house,
but l am thinking of having mother
install them. Roscoe Nettles of the
Gas Co. is great friend of our fam
lily and l did not want to offend
him. OF course mother and would
not say anything about putting in
electricity to him but l have lit
tie sister Minny and little brother
Maxy, who are very laxative. Moth
er said she would keep MAXY-
MUM and MINNY-MUM. Maxy is the
thirstiest boy you ever saw. He
drinks whole case of CHERO COLA
in one day, but he seems to thrive
on it, so mother has not got the
heart to refuse him. I think I must
have offended Mr.. Council in some
way for I did not see him at Francis
Beach Monday night. Do you ever
go there, Mr.. Swatts? would love
to have a talk to you in regards to
a little business proposition. I know
Of cosy little nook at the beach
where we will not be interrupted so
If you care to see me, I will be there
between eight and nine o'clock Fri
day night. And, by the way, I for
got to tell you that my lip is all
we'll. Until then,
DELIGHTFULLY."- Yours
GLADYS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
SPELLS
CERTAIN SUCCESS

Every merchant and manufacturer
who has something to sell to the
public must advertise his wares not
only to find a market for them but
to enlarge his trade.
The large percentage Of the bust
ness men of the country have only a
vague idea of the efficiency Of adver-
Using, and many even think they
are doing a favor to the newspaper
by taking space in their columns.
and that they are not getting any
returns for the investment. Watch
the firm which does not advertise
and see it stand idle or gradually
shrink out of sight. Watch the
steady, persistent advertiser who is
always on the job and you will see
him charging his bounds and adding
to his working force to handle in
creasing trade.
The advertiser who gets the full
worth of his money is the man who
keeps everlastingly at it. His firm
name becomes a part of the machin-
cry of life in every household. He
appropriates certain sum of money
to be expended every year for adver-
Using, and as trade Stacks up the
advertising increases in volume.
He tells the readers that he has
this or that for sale and changes the
tale every week or SO. OF course his
customers know he has the goods in
stock, but the reminder in the ad-
vertisement also reminds them that
they need some of those goods.
Such methods of advertising, to.
gether with close attentin to the
business, means it's gradual expan-
sion every ime. Slow death to bust
ness is the result of non-advertis-
ing.-EX.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
WHERE SALES ARE LOST

Observing merchants must be i'm
pressed with the idea that many
sales are missed by but a hairs
breadth of decision. A woman en-
tiers store without any positive
idea of what she wants. She sees
some article that appeals to her but
she can't make up her mind to take
1t on the spur of the moment. She
is in a hurry, or the sales clerk can't
give undivided attention. She passes
it up and postpones the decision.
It is one of the great advantages
Of advertising that it helps custom
ers make their decisions. After a
woman has read about a certain bar
gain in the newspapers her mind is
half made up before leaving home
In her home, at. her leisure, she had
plenty of time to think whether she
really wanted the article enough to
pay the price.
When she sees the article thus
advertised, the hesitation felt on 9TH
er occasions has disappeared She
knows she wants the goods, now she
merely has to be satisfied that she
is getting her moneys worth.
Merchants rarely dare to adver-
tise goods that do not give full
value. Consequently the first sight
of advertised goods is apt to more
than confirm the anticipations
created. The sale is easily and
quickly made. The merchant gets
rid of his goods with the minimum
Of time and expense, and the custom
or gets the article with the mini |
mum of bother.
Women like time in which to
.hink over the making of purchases. |
They hate to bother salespeople
while they deliberate. Consequent
y if they feel in doubt, they arc
very apt to decide not to take the
goods and purpose to return at some |
uture time. This they may never
10.
There is little of that vacillation |
where they are attracted to a store |
by newspaper advertising of some
bargain or bargains Gainesville |
sun.