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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
some GYPSIES
NOW TRAVEL
IN PULLMANS
Nomad Has Abandoned the
01d-Time Canvas-Covered
Wagon for Train.

CHICAGO. March 25.-A band of
gypsies recently arrived in Chicago,
travelling not according to tradition, by
canvas covered wagon, but by special
car from Omaha. King John led his
swarthy subjects, through an amazed
IL not admirlng throng at the Union
station.
Gypsies enjoying the luxury Of pri-
vate gravel by rail are a sad evidence
that we live in days when no element
OF the old romance is free from dlsil-
luslonment. Nomadlc tho gypsy will
remain to the end Of time, we doubt
not, but when he abardons the wagon
trail for the Pullman he robs his no.
madtc habits of all charm. He will
soon cease to be any more interesting
TO the popular mind than the CONNER
cial traveller.
But to the student of cthnology, Ian
guagcs and folklore the gypsy contin-
ues an inviting mystery. Volumes
have been written about him. His bib
biography makes a considerable library
of learned research and wild specula-
ton. Efforts to trace him back to his
origin lead the explorer to n vanish
ing trail. Western Europe began to
recognize his presence in the late
fourteenth century. Earlier than that
he had trelSked and tratflcked in Hun
gary. Earlier still no was n subject
OF consideration for the logothetes OF
the Byzantine empire.
Here the backward trail begins To
lose definition. Traces of him ere
found in Armenia and in Persia. AL
ways he was known by the same Pc
cullarlties of appearance and charac-
ter. Physically no was understood:
his eyes brilliant, his teeth snow white
his complexion dark and copper. In
character he was shlfty, mendacIous
lacking courage; he was shrewd
trader. a skilled arttAccr in copper
and iron; he had love for music
and native gift Of unusual order; gar
ish colors were u passion with him.
And these characteristics persist to
the present day-tho better weakened
the worse emphasized Never vel.
come. he Is still the object OF suspI-
clous curiosity.
The phiIologic trail has proved little
more revealing than the historic. II
is believed by most students that the
gypsy language Is related TO some In.
dian dialect, but 1t has undergone such
notifications and corruptIons that Il
Is impossible to tell which Of the an,
cient tongues of India was lts source
That the tribe came from the regions
east OF Persia is the accepted theory
The term gypsy he resents. 1t is 4
corruption of Egyptian. the early be,
lief having been that he came from
Egypt. This, however. is now thor.
oughly discredited. When he reached
western Europe five centuries ago hi
called himself Rom. a name probabl,
derived from his soiourn with the BY,
zantlnes. who were once known al
Romaioi. Many strange legends hav,
attached themselves to him. His wan
behring's have been accounted for on th,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
Newspaper History
From Haymond'. History d HARRISON Comfy

/ Drug store-Dr. John Bdmousou.
Blacksmith-John Peck.
Private Bchool-AIiss lucy Edmon-
son.
Bridgeport-R N. coplin, merchant
'+The ClarkBburg Democrat" Friday
December l. 1s4s. Edited by Benta-
min Dolbeare.
Merchants-A. G. Smith, william r.
Green. q. Pritchard. William n. Car
der.
Hotels-E. w. Patton. West Milford /;
Harrison House, A. Werninger.
Saddler-J. and r. Davis.
Attorneys-William l. and b. w
Jackson.
J. lIIldehrand and M. J. Robinett,
proprietorB OF stage line from Park
ersburg and Marietta to Greensprins
Valley depot fourteen miles east OF
Cumberland. Fare from ParkeraburG
to Baltimore $500.
Hursey and Hartwell. furniture.
TAilor-Edward Owens.
Proposals are invited TO construct
that part Of the Beverly and Falrmont
road between Beverly and Phillppl to
be received up to December %, 1848l
by Luther Raymond, superintendent.
Also proposals to be received to con-
struct the Buckhann0n and Clarksburs
turnpike. John ii. ShuttleWOrth.
clerk Of board.
1.-THE Age OF Progress" by Philip
F. CrItchfeld, May Is. 1855. advocat-
ing the principles of the American
party or know nothings" as 1t was
dubbed by its opponents.
Attorneys cards-Caleb Boggess, C.
and C. S. Lewis, ]. s. Hoffman, U. NJ.
Turner. B. Despard, George w. Lurtyl
Benjamin Wilson.
Blacksmith ELISHA SnalLwood.
Boot and shoe maker William R.
Alexander.
Nlerchants-Joseph Cork and Com
pany.
Market: -four $500 to $3.50; wheat
$1.65 to $1.75; corn, 81 to $1.00; oats
soc; eggs 1-Sc; butter Is to 1Sc.
1861
! Hotel keepers. P. Bartlett, John
| A. Richards, Samuel Walker.
Jewelers.. 8. Wells.
MerChant-T. S. Spates.
Attorneys-Hugh Lee, John G. Vance
Benjamin Wilson, w. S. Lurty, Edgar
M. DAVIDSON, John J. Davis, Henry
Raymond, A. P. DAVIDSON.
Druggtsts-Dr. ]. M. Bowcock and
Company, DR.. ]. l. Carr.
, Furniture-Mi1an Oils.
Photographers. F. Smith.
Dentists -Theo. F. Lang, i'll Nc
Gee.
Postmaster-Cyrus Vance.
In the issue OF the western Vir-
ginia Guard" Of April 5, 1861, James
P. Davis, a prominent merchant, heads
his advertisement as follows:
'"The Union, now and forever.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
MIRACLES ARE
ALMOST DAILY
OCCURRENCES
Wonders of the World Being
Multiplied by Our Won
derfuI Inventions.

We are certainly performing mir
acleS these days. When Mother Ship
ton prophesied that Carriages with
out horses shall go" nobody believed
a word Of It.; but We have come to the
time when about all the carriages are
hOrselcss, says the Dallas News.
II has not been long since visitors
to the towns called Mt the telegraph
Offices to see the wizard at tho key
send words far away over mere wire
and receive replies. To many man
and woman during the last century
the ticking Of the battery has sounded
like wonderful taps from another
world. or course these things and
actual talking across the continent are
now commonplace.
The message can now be sent with
out even wire to carry 1t. In every
city and town one sights the towers
OF the rising generation OF wireless
operators and reads with interest the
stray messages they are picking up In
the blue heavens. Possibly the heav-
ems are not US noisy with voices as the
Maid OF Orleans found them, but there
can be no question that they are now
hummlnE with messages, appeals for
help. offers OF assistance, friendly
greetings, storm warnings, not to men,
ton the songs of the stars and the
music of the coming spring.
What would Mother Shipton and
her contemporaries have thought II
some motion picture man had shown
alive and walking, running or fighting,
their old acquaintance whom they
had buried fifty years before? What
IL these deceased friends had come be-
fore them and had spoken to them
again; had even danced and sung for
them! Well, all that Is now quite
easy. The forms and faces, the smiles.
the movements and manners, and even
the voices of the dead can be pre-
served and reproduced at will.
Our ships go under the sea even as
fishes, and our carriages take wings
as tho birds of the air.
There Is no line Of human interest
and progress in which miracles have
not come to be almost commonplace.
In the field of science there has been
a verltable uprising during our age of
wonders. and one Of the most remark
able results of 1t all Is the absence Of
excitement and the comparatively
slight interest with which the present
generation accepts and appropriates
the new wonders of the world.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

CONTINUED from last sunday.)
n. B.-AlthOugh a majority OF his
patrons are white men, yet he takes
no part in politics, but shayes on ''boaf
Sides"
Matchmaking and BilverBmlthing-
James X. Johnson.
Merchant-M. ID. Cuttings.
Physlcian-G. w. Neff.
The Harrison Whig," published by
William McGranachan in Clarksburg
in 1912.
Among the advertisements Is the
Clarksburg Female Seminary by ]. II.
McMechcn, principal.
Crisis and Chadwick. merchants.
+. N. DAVIDSON. attorney at law.
James Johnson, sllversmIth.
Henry Waldeck and William Har-
rIs. cabinet making business.
No local news. Patent medicine and
eastern merchants advertisements and
long political articles on the tariff and
in criticism Of Tyler's administration.
Clarksburg Enquirer, by Joseph 1s-
rael, August IS, 1881. BY this paper
II is seen that William Williams is
postmaster. John Wilson, Jr., county
clerk. and George I. DAVIDSON. clerk
circuit court.
1845, 1916 and 1s47
Cabinet makers-John Hursey. W.
]. Carpenter.
Saddle and harness makers-Ed-
ward J. Link. B. wilkins.
Jeweler-N. w. Smith.
TalIor-N. Huntington.
Physlcans-A. C. Smith and John
Edmonson.
Druggist and Erover-A. F. Barnes.
Attorneys-Wil1lam A. Harrison,
George Fl. Lee. August ]. Smith. Law
son Bolts. U. NJ. Turner. Butron Des-
pard. Caleb Borgess., John S. Duncan.
John s. Hoffman.
Fruit trees-Samuel Southern.
Merchants-Lloyd Lowndes. A. Wer-
ninEer. 8. Hartman. Aaron Criss. W.
NJ. Carder, Richard Fowkes, Clarke
and Company. A. S. Criss, r. +. CrIss.
John Armcntree and Company.
s. Hartman was the first Jewish
merchant in CIarksburg and one of his
advertisements was headed, "Restora-
ton OF the Jews"
In response to this, Aaron Crisis
headed his advertisement, Important
news from Mexico, the entire over
throw OF Jerusalem"
The Mexican war was then going on
and these two were rival merchants.
Hartman afterwards removed to
Baltimore. where he was very SUCCESS
full in business. Z==
1.-The Harrison Republican" Friday,
November II. 1s4s.
Merchants-curtis and Prfm, Crisis
and Harrison, Richard Fowkes, Charles
Lewis.
Boots and shoe makins-Dulaney
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
LATE INVENTION
THREATENS THE
RIGHTS OF MEN
Would Fix 1t So That Wiley Can
Tell When Hubby Gets in
at Night.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Gone
are Tor very soon will bel the days
when friend husband may reply
bIithely: "Oh, about IL O'clock" to
his sound sleeping wlfe's morning
query: What time did you get home
last night, Ebeneser?"
Likewise vanished Tor vanIshlng)
the trick stunt OF the fellow who
rolled in just as the cuckoo clock
was yodelling three, and then Gu
ckooed eight more times himself and
made his helpmeet believe 1t was only
IL.
A. F. Engst. of st. Paul, Mimi,
has pushed all that old stuff into the
discard. He has perfected an inven-
ton which will MAKE 1t absolutely
necessary for the head of the house
to tell the truth. the whole truth.
and nothing but the truth as to what
time he opened the door and entered
talthough the invention. fortunately,
doesn't report upon his condltion.1
Engst's contrlvance Is lock
through which runs narrow strip
Of tape. kept moving by clockworlt.
AA%AN AE AASV ~ hAGb vi ~ pc Lbs
cording the hours and minutes, oper-
ated by the same chronometer sys-
TEN. When the key Is turned in the
lock-snap! Down go the types upon
the tape and the fatal hour Is In
delibly registered.
Madame, In the morning. may slim
out 10 the door tfor, of course, she
hasn't told Ebenezer of the patent
lock). give a flash at tho tape and
then gently inquire what time he
gained the domicile.
Eleven-forty." says he casually.
Two flfty-five. you wretch!" she
exclaims. and he. poor blunderer,
knows in his heart that she's got him
right and wonders how in the name
OF witchcraft she found out, for she
certainly was sound asleep when he
stocking footed his way into the
room.
According to reports from st. Paul
there Is already a big demand for
the. recording lock. Engst may make
big fortune out of 1t. But it's a
sure thing that he'll be forever hated
by all folIowmen OF owing proclLvi.
ties. and probably he'll have to be-
come man without country and
go down to a finish unhonored and
unsung.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

Italian Maiden Was Known as
"Joe Rtcatone" and Regard
ed as Good Fellow"

"Joe Ricatone," for three years
employed as a soft coal miner in
Tyler, Pa. has deserted the pick and
shovel and Is now employed as a do
nestle in Pittsburg, following the
discovery that she is a girl. instead
OF a boy. as she posed. Bright and
happy Of face and disposition, al
ways ready for a frolic or a fistfght
II occasion demanded, Joe" won a
place in the hearts OF the other
miners and was regarded as a reg
ular fellows" That she was not a
boy was farthest from every one's
thoughts.
"Joe's" real name. of course. is
Josephine. She Is IS years OF age
and Is contented and happy In her
new life rs a domestic. She still
wears her wig, but her hair Is grow
Ing fast. and she will soon be able
to appear in a natural way. AS a
hoy" she was handsome, and, as a
girl, she ia also Of good appearance,
though her hands IRE those OF a man
and the muscles Of her arms are like
those OF blacksmith. However,
she seems to be none the worse for
her three years In the mines.
Eager to Earn Big Wages.
Miss Josephine Ricatone came to
the United States from sunny Italy
several years ago. She was big and
strong and eager to earn big wages.
She discussed the proposition with
her brothers and finally decided to
go to the mines for work. To carry
out her plans she donned the reEu-
lar working clothes of an italian
miner and got her job, earning $3.50
o day. During the three years In
the mines she did the same work as
the men at her side and at no time
was her sex suspected.
During her leisure hours "Joe''
loafed with the men and was a reg
ular patron OF the mining town hotel.
She drank her beer with the Others
and smoked clgarets with the ease
OF long practice.
In Perplextng Situation.
Joe" could not afford to apprise
women OF her sex. On one occasion
she was compelled to spend several
nights with woman IN whose house
there was only one bed. The woman
occupied this and Joe" slept I'm a
chair. After three night "Joa" de.
ciaed that she might as well enjoy
complete rest and revealed her sec
ret to the girl, who kept II. On other
occasions ingenious tact kept her
from making revelations even to
1noBt intimate friends. q n
Just what caused "Joe" TO wish
to change her mode Of living Is not
known. She decided one day to quit
work and after consulting her broth
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
In Which the Ex-Merchant De-
nounCes Some Bunk and
Does Some Sidestepping.

CHICAGO, March 25.-Henry Sic
gel, former merchant and banker,
who used to advertise himself as
halling from New York. Chicago and
Boston-ln that order-is in Chi
cago, but isn't boasttng OF any home
now.
He registered as plain Henry Sic
gel"-with place OF residence vacant
at the Auditorium hotel, and has
been bothered by investment hrok-
ers, newspaper reporters and sup
posed personal friends ever since
But despite his experience in ST.
100000 failure and ten months in
prison, he appears full of pep and the
good things that may be purchased
ON a $40 per day hotel expense ac-
count
SIegel was barricaded in room 23s
when reporter reached the hotel.
Later he was spotted as he stepped
TO the cigar counter and smiled upon
the girl attendant. He doffed his
hat. but said not word. The girl
withdrew from the case box OF a
well known brand. Henry laid down
81 and selected eight cigars.
''He Had a Big storm"
The reporter cut in:
How do you do, Mr.. siegel?"
gushed the reporter. assuming the
role OF an old time friend.
IA reporter. chg" replied the wise
| little man.
Yes" confessed the scribe.
DO you see that door?" asked the
former merchant prince, etc.
Yes. a fine door," answered the
supposed interviewer.
Are you going to enter business
in Chicago?"
I'VE had a big snowstorm down
east" Mr.. Slegel replied.
What do you think OF Chicago?'
Its a fine place."
What do you think OF New York q
IA fine place be away from.
How are you going TO make thai
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
DIVORCE SUIT
IS VERY SPICY
Wife of William G. Daou Makes
Charges against Mrs. Up
ton Sinclair.

One OF the most sensational trials.of
a divorce action in the history OF
Georgia began this week before Judge
Henry @. Hammond. in the Jenkins
county superior court. at MILAN. with
hearings in an action begun by Mrs.
Winifred Wadley Raoul against Will
lam G. Raoul, her husband.
In the original petition, filed on June
30 OF last year, Mrs. Raoul charged her
husband with improper conduct with
Mrs. Meta Fuller Sinclair. divorced
wife OF Upton Sinclair. the author. In
the amendment to the petition Mrs.
Raoul made the additional charge fot
habltual drunkenness. elaborated
charges OF cruelty and made specific
charges of unfaithtulneRs, in which
Mrs. Sinclair was named as corespon-
dent Or. Raoul has filed general end
specific denials of all the allegations
made by his wife.
Conduct Was Very Immoral
In the papers Of the case It is re-
cited that Raoul, who Is known
throughout Georgia for his socialistlc
activities, although very wealthy, went
to a convention OF Socialists at Cleve-
land, o., a few months after his mar,
rage, in January. 1915, and there met
Mrs. Sinclair. He Immediately de-
manded that his wife invite her to
their home.
The petition recttes that when Mrs.
Sinclair arrived her conduct was at all
DIR. Raolll she would stop for hours
in the woods near the house where the
Raouls were living. It Is also alleged
that on many occasions Raotl. scanhly
clad. went into the bedroom occupied
by Mrs. Sinclair. and thnt on one uo-
casion he remained in the bathroom
while Mrs Sinclair took a bath.
He Always aHesitated.n
In hearing before Judge Hammond
regarding allmony on July IL, 1915.
Raoul admitted that he frequently
went into Mrs. sinclair's bedroom. but
declared that he never did lie without
hesitation. He said that when Mrs:
Sinclair was taking bath and he was
in the bathroom. Fall I could see was
her head"
Mrs. Raoul was but IL years old at
the time OF her marriage and Is now
20. She is a grandd daughter OF the late
w. q. wadley, who was known as ''the
father Of the Georgia Central railroad"
Mr.. Raoul is q son OF the late William
Greene Raoul. at one time president OF
the Mexican international railroad. He
has gained considerable notoriety as
an exponent az free love.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
PATENT TONIGS
GET HOT SHOT
FROM DOCTOR
Says Fresh Af, Exercise and
Simpler Diet What MAORI
tY Of People Need.

HARRISBURG, Pa. March Is
Spring TONES" Is the topic this week
for the 'sIAttle Talk on Health and Hv-
giene" by Samuel @. Dixon, state com
missioner of health. He appears tn
have selected that topic In order to
slam the patent medicine" variety OF
tonic.
Doctor Dixon advises no drug tonic
for the average person. Fresh air.
exercise and simple diet are about All
the average person needs. That the
Genten fast Is not without it's physical.
as we'll as spiritual value, is indicated
by Commissioner Dlxon's advice To use
meat only once each day at this time
of year.
Doctor Dixon says:
with the honk Of the Wild rAsse
flying northward, the patent medicine
and home remedy manufacturers seem
inspired anew, and there follows a
wave OF spring tonic advertisements,
"The tonic which the vast majority
OF individuals need at this period Of
the year is fresh air, exercise and a
simpler diet. Owing to weather con-
ditions, many OF our activities are re-
stricted in the winter time, There IA
also tendency to eat excessively OF
meat and fatty foods. AS a result,
when the spring arrives with its warm
days, many OF us are Ike a furnace
that has been so choked with fuel that
It doesn't draw we'll,
You cannot buy relief from these
conditions at 81 a bottle. Medicine
will not make up for oTerheatinR and
underexercise. The high death rate
which almost Invariably prevails nj
this season OF the year from pneu-
monia, tuberculosis and other respir-
atory' diseases is largely due to the
reduced physical resistance OF iudI-
Ttduals, which makes them particular
ly sensitive when the sudden changes
or temperature occur. which are COM
mon at this time OF the year. Old
people are susceptible, as they are
housed more closely during the winter
time than young folks.
Let your spring tonic prescription
read something as follows:
Il. Eat meat but once day and
sparing1y.
''2. Those not under the DOCTORS care
should take glass Of water before
retiring for the night and one an hour
before breakfast.
"s. Get all the fresh afr possible.
~. Sleep with your windows open.
"5. See that your clothing Is heavy
enough to protect you against sudden
changes Of weather.
IS. Walk in the open air ave or
SIX miles day"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
QUESTIONS,
SOME ANSWERS.
BY HENRY SIEGEI

$40. 900. OOO?"
It's bunk; never said it."
Why do you advise merchants
against owning the stores where they
do buslness?"
Dunk; never said It."
Money for Advice.
How are you going to recoup
your losses?"
IF knew. would act, and not
talk, and II had any sure things
along that line l might get money
for the advice"
We'll. you started on shoestrlng
and worked up to millions; would
you mind telling me how to make a
success OF lIfe?"
Yes. for you; get out of the news
paper business"
But. laying all kidding aside, Mr..
siegel, you're pretty well up In
years
Yes, and you're not kid either,
You've served your purpose in the
newspaper game" no interrupted.
How arc you going to invest the
remainder Of your fortune?"
That makes ME laugh. man. Don't
you know I'm broke? I'm ruined.'
But you are living in style here
"Good-by;; ! have business to at.
tend to-"
The Bell Hop Estimate.
The reporter, left alone, turned t.
bell hop and asked:
"How's siegel being taken care
Huh! You don't see him look
Ing for handouts, do you?"
How Is he on tipping?"
"oh, one of the ten cent variety.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

P. SIT was rumored about the
hotel Mr.. siegel had made inquiries
regarding monthly rates." but the
clerks refused to either affirm or
deny.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

The undersea origin of chalk is in
dicated by the presence OF minute sea
shells which are revealed by the mi
croscope.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

In ten years 500 persons were found
guilty OF murder In Austria, but only
twenty-three were put to death. Z.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

erB left for PittsburE whore she as
serts she may ind husband.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
ORDERS FROM JAPAN.

LONDON. March ga Lancashire
firm OF textile machinery manufacture
ers has received orders from Japan
for cotton-splnning machinery sutic-
lent to equip FIVE new mills with a
total Of about 100000 sptndles. In the
past cotton mills In Japan have been
worked night and day, but from the
beginning of next July n new law will
forbid further night work. The new
mills are therefore necessary to keep
UP the present rate OF production.
fantastic theory that be was expiating
the sin OF the original designer OF the
golden calf or that his tribe had re-
fused to help the flight of the infant
Jesus and Mary when on their way to
Egypt. Whatever the reason. he still
wanders, and doubtless, having pro-
crossed to PulImans, soon will be us
Ing automobiles.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

The worlds product OF lead pencils
probably amounts to nearly 100000
900 a year, half Of which are made
from American grown cedar.