The Clarksburg telegram. [volume], May 20, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

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5th Street* Glen Elk Both Ftosi
Stomach Trouble.
'Your tongue Ucoated.
Your breath w fouL
Headaches come and go.
TImw ?yunAom> show that
your stomach is the trouble. To
removethecauseisthefirst thing,
Stftinifh t>iw^
LhrarTablefanwflNlo that. Eaqr j
effective.
| Many Reminiscenses Are-Fast
Fading Into the Mists
of Oblivion.
In this ago when historical aaaocla
I tiona are so busily engaged tracing out
| lineages and evenu; when reminta
cences aro so valuable, ao hard to get
at, yet ao easy to let fade out of our
I memories or to be lost to us forever,
I shall we sit Idly by and say or do
I nothing while these records, are be
ing destroyed by the action of rains,
| defacement and .otherwise?
Rather let us be up and doing!
I Let us preserve those historical asso
ciations which make Clarksburg one
of the rich fields of those scenes of
action long since passed! And then
when future generations pour over
I the volumes of hlsfory, they may be
hold with their own eyes the very
spot, the very place where each of
their historical - ancestors fought.
I-worked, and died for their country.
What do these first hand records
I prove to us? In the first place all
monuments speak volumes, volumes
whlfch man can get by no other
means. They name, the early pio
neers, give us a little of their life,
position, and prestige in the commu
| nlty. And far more Important to us
Is this next fact that they shdw us to
what nationality' these early settlers
belonged, whence they came;- thereby
giving to us the make-up of the com
munity In Its earlier life. Such are
the reasons why we mak this appeal
to you, associations and others that
are Interested In the preservation of
I antiquity.
Situated on the right hand side of
I East Pike street a few minutes' walk!
from the business center of Clarks
burg, Is an old grave-yard, valuable
because or Its wealth of historical in
formation, yet untended, uncared for.
until today little can be seen of those
marks which alone oan preserve their
future significance except now and
then a marble slab towering a little
nove the many bramblo bushes,
elderberry, polson-lvy, weeds, and un
derbrush.
To a careful observer fact upon
fact can be obtained In this deserted
old graveyard. It tells us that both
English Protestants and Irish Catho
lics made up the early life of Clarks
burg as far back as 1723 and 1760.'
Passing from stone to stone among
?the graves of those sturdy formida
ble Irish settlers who have given so
many sons and daughters to enrich
American civilisation In wit, humor,
oratory and what not. wo se.. many
of them have had their nativity In;
Galway, Ireland; such as Patrick
O'Day nnd his wife, who died Aug, 2.
1882. at the age of 49: Fiannigan, a
member of the :trd West Virginia!
Regiment; Edward Glancy. of Ros
common, Ireland; Thomas Dolan;
William Keefe, born In Galway. 1817;
Michael Klldoff; Patrick Forde, Mar
garet Foster, born In 1780, and Pat
rick Howe, the faLlier of a former
Clarksburg chief of police.
Continuing our research In the
Protestant field we see the resting
places of many other notable person
ages Peter Tjynch, who died In 182H.
aged 74; llebekah Lewi*, who lived
during the first quarter of the nine
teenth century; John Gibson. Who
was born In London, England, Nov.
7, 1"90. and died here in 187?. a sol
dier of 1612. burled with honors of
war: Dulnny Smith, George'Towers,
both of the first half of thu nineteenth
century; Michael Dun, who died in
182?. at the age of 63; Michael Criss.
D. J. Crlss of Company L. 3rd West
Virginia Cavalry: Sergeant G. T.
Daivaon, of Company G. of 3rd West
Virginia Infantry; the Hltes, of the
17th and 18th centuries; John G.
Jackson, Judge of the court of United
States for the Western District or Vir
ginia, who died In 1825 at the age of
48; his wife. Mary, who was the
daughter of Governor R. J. Meigs, of
Ohio, and was born In Connecticut
during the excitement of Washing
ton's administration, and was a wo
man loved by all as the inscription on
her tomb shows; Eiiubeth Cummins
Jackson, who was born In London,
England, and died here in 1828, at
the age of 105 years; Jonathan Jack
son, who died In 1826, at the early
age of .16, the father of that noted
general. Stonewall; and many others,
both soldiers and artisans.
With theso fact* facing us let us
not fall short of the duties that lio
before us! Iyet us preserve to our
selves and our posterity the memories
of those early English and Irish who
years liefore, gavo Clarksburg .Its site!
Some of them were undoubtedly the
first white settlers that ever trod this
soil of West Virginia. Right here
their sacred remains lie In this llttl^
graveyard, overgrown with clumps of
bushes, unseen by passers-by (their
descendants, friends and ?others),
right here they lie In this graveyard
which marks tho changes of time In
as much as little has it been used
since the Civil war.
Here Is a work for us to do. If we
would keep that history which no
man can make. Here lie those who
fought that this nation might live!
And how have we consecrated this
ground? How have we hallowed It?
May it never be said that the city of
Clarksburg will ever forget her he
roes. her ancestry! Names once il
lustrious and on the Hps of every
mdn, now only In the memories of a
few. these names ehisled In these
marble slabs and monuments are cry
ing out for their preservation to fu-l
turc descendants. And shall we allow I
their monuments to lie broken down,
defneed by thoughtless boys; wasted
away by tho action of sun nnd rain,
until their writing is scarcely visible
to the naked eye; fallen to the ground
till flood and rain have covered, them
over with a crust of soil and grass?
No. Let this be the truth no
longer! Let us rather show to the
world that rich as we are In memor
ies of history wo will not let the least
of these be blotted out of our sight.
Let us consecrate anew these honored
remains of our pioneers, ,votcrans.
and tribunals! Let us hallow these
grounds so that posterity may Join In
saying. 'Well done, thou good and
faithful servant, enter thou Into the
Joys of preserved antiquity."
?W. K.
WILL YOU HELP
BUILD THE FENCE?
An Appeal for Co-operation
With the Anti-Tubercu
losis League.
?WTTEBLI.N-G. May IP.?The tuber
culosa exhibit treated a great Interest
and was vlKlted by 15,000, but there
were thousands of others who should
have seen It who Old not. The educa
tional value of such an exhibit cannot
be calculated, and thcro are already
Indications that much good has been
done. But t os necessary to continue
to carry on a campaign of education
to bring to the masses of the people
a knowledge of the disease ami how to
combat it. How necessary Ib shown
'by the number of deaths this year and
the large number of new eases devel
oped sinco the opening of tho exhibit.
Whethc? a city In which a cam
paign Is to be undertaken Is a large
one or small, the problem In the fight
against consumption resolves > Itself
4nto:
First?Control of those now ill, so
as to give these sulterers tho best
chancc of recovery, and,'also, which
Is of still greater Importance, to min
imize the dunger.of Infcctlon to oth
ers.
Second?The education of the peo
ple with regard to tho disease to
which all arc exposed, so that they
may intelligently protect themselves
against H. The first end most Im
portant step In a campaign against
consumption Is the formation of an
efllclcnt concentrated organization.
Slay Br Cured.
Consumption Is largely a house dis
ease, and must be dealt wtth <as such.
It is for the greater part due to
careless spitting, wheh must be 'stop
ped.
It is curable If taken In time, not
by removal to a more favorable cli
mate, but at home.
Just what methods shall l>e'followed
mint be determined b>' the organiza
tion with what means may 'be at Its
disposal.
Other cities have tuberculosis dl?
pensarles, where patients may bo for
examination and advice; tuberculoids
classes, where the patients Ret In
structions by short lectures; an In
stitution where working people may
pursue their usual vocutlons during
the day and spend their nights and
Sundays in the midst of country air
and health-giving surroundings under
proper control and treatment, numer
ous methods of education an-J district
nurses.
This all requires a great expendi
ture of time and money and should
have the co-operation of a largo num
ber of our citizens.
.Vow Is the time for such an organi
zation In this city, arid every man and
woman Is asked to become a member
and pay 11 a year, wh'lch. If a 4argc
number do, will bring a source of rev
enue enabling the organization to do
work that will lie a great benctlt and
protection to our city.
If only a small number" become
members It must be given up. ror
there would be a consistent struggle to
get money to carry on the necessary
work.
Surely, there are 3.000 men and
women who are .willing to give 2
cents a week to help thl- cause along,
who are sufficiently Interested In this
work to give a $1 a year. This does
not prevent any one giving more If
they ivlsh to do so. The more funds
the better the work. If you cannot
tako an active part give your support
to those who can. Such an organiza
tion can work hand In hand with the
Associated Charities and Playgrounds
associations.
Each One ItanxniMlblc.
If an Antl-Tuberculosls league is
not organized In this city, any man
or woman who falls to become a mem
ber may feel that he or she is respon
sible for the failure.
If you have received an application
blank fill It out and send It In. If you
Wave not received one, send your
name arid address, expressing; your
willingness to ibecome a member. Do
not wait,' ror everythU?; depends on
WILL you HELP TO rnill.il ?fU1..
fence? : ?
THE FENCE OR THE AMBOLAftcK
'.Twist a dangerous cliff, aa they "iW
Jy confessed,
Tluugh to walk oear Its crest was ou
pleasant V"
But over Its terrible edge there had
slipped ' ? v.
A duke and full many a peasant
So the neopl? said iomftMrig Would'
have to bo done. r
But their projects aid mot at all tally
Some, said. -pMt a foMcc round thn
edg* or the cllfff"'
Some. An n mini lance down Ih lh?
vallfy.' -
?But the cry for (be ambiilaW^
rled the da>-, . -
??"or It spread through tht> nelrj'.
l>?rlna ctiv' .. ? ??~i
Boring city; . -
???* us<,ful or not It Is .lriip
?"'caoh hc'"-t was brln, full of pity
or those who slipped over that dan
gerous cliff; " ?'
fcAnU Taller"?"' ,n MBhKl'y
Gave pound or gave pcnce . ^ :
up a fence
But an nmbulance down l? ,he
Icy.
"For tho cliff Is al. right ,f you.rB"
careful, tbey said.
?And If folk a oven slip or are drop- 7
Ping. '..
It Isn't the slipping that hurts thVm'
So much ?
As tho shock down below who'ii
they're stoppl^.'
Then an old sage remarked, 'It's ?
wonder to me
That people give far more Attention
To repairing the results than stopping
the cause,
When they'd mudh better aim at
- prevention.'
"Let us Slop nt Its source all this mis
chief,' cried ho.
'Come neighbors and friends, let us
rally,
If the cliff we will fence we might
almost dispense
Willi the nnVbulaice down In the
valley.'
?Oh, he's ? fanatic,' the others re
joined.
? 'Dispense with "the ambulance"
Never! ' ? .
'He'd dispense with" all charities, too
if he could! '' *> ? .' '?
Rut no! we'll protect them forever:
Arent we picking up folks Juit" an"
they fall? .
And shall this man dictate to us"
Shall he?
Why should people of sense stop to
?build a fence
While tljeir ambulance works In
the valley?
?But a sensible 'ew who "were'4practi
cal too.
Will not bear wltl, such nonsense
?much longer.
They believe tho/ prevention Is better
than cure
And their pnr(y w,? goon |)(, lh>.
stronger.
Kncourage them, tli-rt. with your
purse, volco and pen.
And while other philanthropists
ually
They Will seorn all ?retense and put
up a stout fence
t'n the rlifr that hangs over the
valley. ? .
GASOLINE
No Danger
If you haven'? the time to exorcise
regularly, Doan's Reguletg will' pre
vent constipation. They Induce a
mild, easy, healthful Action of the;
bowels without griping. Ask yotir
druggist for them. 25c.
Fairmont Normal
begins June J", rt prepares toachi-rs^
for examinations., and to teach l)ett> r.
Training . department and other de
partments dt the school run regular-.
ly. A strong faculty - Who ilcpow the
Common School ;'t#achoife' ni"-'K
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