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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

n long time ago the wise man said t,oro
is nothing now under tho sun. hut vct
the daily experience Of hundreds seem to
prove This fnlse. Some contend that TITO
days ~ miracles arc past. but yot ID ap.
pears ~ if they are not vet gone bv "a han
such men rs i. n. IidbsU. Of Waehi,O
ton, Pr, give tho following rom4rkab!e
testimony:
have been q severe sufferer from
chronic iheumaiism and kidney affection
Iod over twenty years and after nHNinV
trle nearly everything without petting
relief, commenced using PERDNA - r,,g
months ago. The borcft have rockwell
is wonderful. ] feel likea new man and
am fully restored tO hoallh"
Surely such q cure b. romarakhie. ana
none should he~iutc any longer about
using FERUNA, the great remedy uIs-
covered by Dr. Hartman S0nd ~ y,,,r
ruggist tor bottle and ask his book
on tic Ills of Life"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
The Hay Seed Poet

Is THE editor in . said a seedy
looking chap, with a mouth as big as
a pancake, as be came sauntering
into The ARGUS Office on Tusday.
Visions Of the Wool Growers and
Stock BseedsrS Association doomed
up before us, and the fret thought
that entered our mind was, che is d
hay seed candidate who has come
hither Tor the express purpose Of
administering % US a severe csatigs-
tion,' While We were considering
whether to defend ourselves with
a column rule or shoot, Tout the
back Joor) the sesdy individual
proceeded as follows, at the came
tina takirga roll Of paper Fl ON his
pocket;
i have written a poem on the
candidates who attended The farmers
nesting at Aurora last week. and
just DROPPED in to see il you'd buy
it. III read you the fret olapz4.'
'On the sixth day Of June,
In the time Of full moon,
The farmers gathered at Aurora.
Some twenty candidates bearing
armors,
Wont there to buttonsbole sne farmers.
That's what l call sublime said
the sesdy chap. That touches the
tender chord which binds sbesf oata
when the heat lie ITO DEGREES 10 the
milk house, and the bay seed candi
date reclines 10 his cushioned rock
ing chair in cosy office. will chant
you another verse" the poet contin.
ued.
The candidate sighs.
With tears in bis eyes,
Hay seed, lay seed. Hay
The farmer laughs and winks bis eye.
Thinks ofhis wife aud bottle Of rye.
"HoId OIL We shouted Let %
on that Tor few moments. Your
poetry 10 without isst Of mcsaure. "
u perceive murmDged tbs hay
seed poet, 10 a cisgustluI tone Of
voice. that you are not on admirsr
Of sentimental poetry. The poem
will be in demand and cell hieb
when the campaign formally opens.
Every candidate will want at lessi
5000 copies Of it to distribute among
hIs farmer irisnds Let me read a
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

State Commit ee OF New York, de.
clinipg TO be candidate for Presi-
lent. The D. mocrsts OF the whole
country, with Que accord, looked TO
TILDES as the man above all Others
who could lead the Democratic
host to, victory this fall, aud the
man best qualified to reform and
correct the abuses which have grown
to such stupendous magnitude in
the Republican party during sixteen
years Of misrule, but now they must
turn their eyes in another direction
and settle upon some other man as a
standard bearer in the coming con
h'ct.
The letter Of declination ia a mas
ter-p,ece OF composition. and shows
the great mental strength which
Mr. TILDEN processes. HIS mind is
as brilliant 90 ever but his physical
condition prevents him from enter
ing the canvass. He speaks thus OF
his party and the Republic in the
closing paragraph:
Having given to their welfare
whatever health and strength l
possess or could borrow from
the future, and having
reached the term Of my capacity for
suoh labors az their welfare now de-
mands, l but submit TO the will OF
God IN deeming my public career
forever closed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
An unjust Procedure.

A PEW months ago, the County
Commissioners, upon the complaint
Of certain individuals who aprear-
ed before them, passed an order to
close the Court House, and allow
it to be used for no pur2oss other
than court purposes.
1t was generally understood at
the time, that this action was
brought about more particularly in
order that the Baptist denomination
be closed out oil house or place to
worship than for any other purpose.
That denominaton is weak in num-
bers and in financial point Of
view at t his place. and being unable
to build themselves house OF wor-
ship, they were using the Court
House.
The action oil the Court produced
a food Of criticism. and fearing that
the order would ipiurs he,rrospects
Of the Republican party, aud also
the official hankerings of one OF the
iudIvidusls-who is now candidate
and who we are informed did his
Directing slyly-the leaders OF the
move to close the house against the
Baptist brethren',w were willing t o have
the order reoinded and modified 60
as to allow them to worship in the
building, but use it for no other
purpose.
Since this late action of the Board
OF Commissioners, shows have been
given in the hall, and the base ball
boys were, only week ago, allowed
10 hold festiva! in il for the bene-
ut OF the club, but the Baptists who
are laboring hard to raise enough
money to build them a house in
which they may worship God 40
cording to the dictates of their own
conscience. are not allowed the priv
llege OF giving even an ice cream
supper In the building.
This is distinction that ehould
meet with censure at the hands of
every liberal minded person in
Preston county. 1t is downright
tyranny, for it is nothing more
than a disposition on the part Of the
slrong to trampIe ulor the weak
We denounce it--not because we are
BAptists, for we are not.-but
because it is unjust, unprincipled
unprecedented, and uuchristianlika.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
The Republica n Bolt.

The BLAINE bolt is assuming
gigantic proportions in the
northeast-especialIy in New York
AMI Massachusetts,. In the former
State, the Herald, the leading
Independent paper OF the whole
country, together with the
Times. the Evening Post, the Brook.
Ign Union, the Buffalo Express, the
Rochester Post Express, ell Repub-
licAn, bolt the ticket and unite in
opposition to it and the platform.
In Massachusetts,, the Boeton Hearld
IDdependsDt, and the Boston Ad-
vertiser. Inc Boston Transcript. tie
Worcester Spy aud the s rlpg6eld
Republican, all Radical 10 the core,
oppose the nominations with bitter
earnestoess. Besides, the Massa-
chusetts Reform Cub unanimous.
ly passed resolutions den)uncing the
action Of the National Convention.
and have already taken steps tow
srde repudi tiou OF the ticket,
It will thus be seen that there
must be a very large number Of
persons in these two States who are
disgusted with the Republican ticket.
and will not support or lend it
tie least aid How the Republicans
expect TO cleo: BLAINE without the
aid Of these leading papers ard Their
influence, we are unable 10 even
conjecture The fact is. it cannot
be done.
The Democrats never bad q prel-
tier show for electing President
than that presents Itself to- day
and a. SAMUEL J. T1LDEH bas for.
ms'Iy declined nomination, The
Democracy shoaId ts4s Up The ne1t
strongest man 10 cur party, -GRoyER
CLEVELAND Of New York. and
place upon she ticket With bim, e.
Their HoADLEY Or MCDONALD The
disssiisfsd wing Of the Republican
party would support such a ticls
en- 1 zs Noyembet's election retur ?
would show a complete victory for
The Democratic party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
Another Southern Outrage

Another Southern Outrage.
WHEN the news OF BLAtNE's
domination reached Liverpool, Pa.
bloody fight ensued bet wseD
Stslwarts and Halfbreeds in which
pistols and knives were freely used.
The Sight commenced in a saloon
when JAMES HOGAN, a Stalwart
dealt BLAINE man blow which
brought him to the A)or. This
seemed a signal for the ARRAY and
1t was only a minute until general
fight was in progress in which at
least y dozen were engaged, Tue
combatsnis were ell drunk and they
soon began to cut reckIessly with
knives and shoot bindIy in the
dark for by this TING the lights
we're eItinguished aud everything
IN the saloon wac in darkness pro-
found. The fight lasted fully e.
teen minutes, and then the saloun
keeper, assisted BY a number Of
frlends,succesded in driving the an.
cry mob into the street.
Alter Lighting up the place Of
carnage, COOPER BOYER, JAMES Ho-
dAE and JAMES WEISS we're found
lying unconscious UPON the foor. All
bad received pistol wounds. end the
latter had been STABBED twice 10 the
abdomsn. HooAN and WEISS died
shortly alter the flnt, and boyer
is not expected 70 live.
This outrageous occurrence took
place across here 10 orr neiebbor
State. vac Republican row in a
Republican town, aud 10 Repubi.
can State, hence there is not much
being said about IL. Had the same
thing occurred in The South what
would have been the resuu2 Why.
the whole North would have been
excited over what the Radical pspers
would have termed, "AnotLer
Southern Outrage. Congress Won d
have been called upon to have The
matter investigated at once snd
JoHs SHERMAN would probably
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
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TO talk Of BLAINB's carrying
West Virginia this fail is the sheer
est nonsen Sc. He cannot receive a
Ia jorty in THE State unless ten OF
twelve Thousand D mocrats support
him, and It is foolishneeG to even
suppose that theJ will do it. What
has he done that would lead that
many Democrats to bolt the ticker
and vote for him ? He is neither 4
God, Savior nor an honest man,
Il r republican reports ne true.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

BLAINE and LOAN are both the
synonym o. corruption, 90 the r pub
ID an papers state. Why then should
there be surer show for their car
rying West Virginia than there is
Tor honest men to carry III The blow
that BLAINE can carry thia State, il
all bosh, and those who live lill AZ
ter November viii see il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
Democratic Mass Meeting

All Democrats Of Preston county
and al other fair and liberal minded
men who regard eminent fitness.
rather than party service, the chief
quslifca tion oil local officers:
All who favor the obstruction of
machine politics and the overthrow
of local boasism whereby the people
may choose for their Qffices Of public
trust aud honor men OF their choice
and preference:
All who isvor careful an econ
omics' administration o! county al
iairs by which our enormous AMI
burdensome taxation ai!! be red ucsd;
All who favor universal, just and
uniform assessment. whereby all
property real and pereons' corporate
and individual, shall be fairly and
equitable taxed
All who condemn the corrupt and
extravsgant appropriation OF public
monies, and the public policy Of COL
lartins of the people. by high and
e1cessivs protective tariff, a surplus
fund Of hundred millions of dollars
annually to lie Idle in the Golfers Of
the treasury as temptati to cor
ruptionista and direct cause OF gross
and improper extravaganza:
All who oppose apd dsnouuce the
reckless end rndemocratiO policy OF
donating our mOst valuable public.
uroccupied lands OF the west to
railroad and other corporate mon =
opolies thus robbjng future poster
ity Of their just inheritance:
And all who oppose unjust dis
examinations created by high pro-
tectiVe tariff whereby one Industry
or branch OF business or labor ia Jos
tered ct the expense and detrlment
OF another, are cordially invited to
meet in Mass CoNyENrIoN at Terra
Alta on SATURDAY. July sra, to
choose delegates to the State Conven-
ton which leets in Wheeling, july
I'D, tor the purpose of nominating
our State officers. At this meeting
the delegates to rert Congr essionsl
Convention which will be held at
Grafton, July %, to nominate our
candidate for Congress, will also be
chosen. Other questions that relate
to the best interests OF our party in
this county, may be discussed at this
meeting.
BY order of Executive Committee
LEE KUssART, W. Brown, JR.
Secretary. President.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
Continued from last t0eek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

IL is fact not generally known that the
James BosS Gold Watch Cases really con
tain more pure geld than many "solidD
gold cases The demand for these watch
tases has led TO the manufacture OF very
poor grade of solid gold watch caseg-
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from 4 Is to 10 kurats.
aDd a 3 or karat case is often sold for II
or "a karats. 1t is NOT economy To- b,.y
watch case 50 poor in quality that it will
soon lose ~ soi,r, or one SO s.lt that it win
lose 49, shape and fail 90 Slut O. 90. thus
letting in dust and damaging the works. or
one SO thin that sli.ht b,.w vui break
the crystal, and perhaps tho De- cn.,n,.
IL Is economy TO buy j Ju4,s B.si Ggli
Watch Ctss in wii.l, SoSr 81, tac.s g.. inrs
ever occur. This watch c.so ls ruiu. ,ru.Ji-
msm IL has been made cral'v N.t. l.0ys.
H.7rrrss D., Cost d. 't47
cold two flames Boss GoiI-yv .irn Ca.es thirty
y'frs agp v'isu they Grf c-iua otI ard ti. i,. In
F''d condition got ono oi Oh .uf .. st.....i I. a
onrterter. &c. j. W br1ke. of D. ,z., III. a.if only
shows No wear in ono or tvu lirl t y N.. ..r.f Iy
Mr Bowman. ~ CunuirEnafu Tl au8 t..f BOZ. i.
duoc ono or L4tn " tl.Fr ca..e rf gfg t'n.
eyLvFFFH i>uIF J-t.fsr
tsri 'rHt Hsrr to hfJstrrf Uaitf tt ...i.. tt..
tg.ghi. fa, os aspi.oa.. M .lr,i fnt .t.,i .tg,
GO b. CoDfrUrtJ
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
VILE.

The farmers were glad to SEQ tho rain
last week
Miss M"llie Sipolt is visiting relatives
ut Independence
Rev. J. Il. Darby will preach at this
place on TIA 22d OF this month.
Preparations arc making To- hive n pic,
mic here OF the attn OF July. 4 good
time is anticipated.
MIS-. +. w., of Lyon, can Darn 30 cents
by attending To- her own business, and 90
cents more by letting othor peoples bus,
mess alone. e.. No
I'VE would DO pleased if"U. No"
would write often Please give ~ your
full name though, t. insure the pubIica-
ton Of your letters -Ed1
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

have eied rom GRIEF. But the .cer .
OF the outrage 10 IN The North, and
the Radical howIers have nothing 70
say. Not even a paper Of that per :
suasion contains an account Of the
bloody ARRAY, but that is oaly ma
tural aud in conformity with the
principles of the party, if it Cab be
said to have principles.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

The Massachusetts Reform Cub
met in Boston last Saturday week
and adopted the following resolu-
tion unanimously:
REsaLvEl, That the M4ssachu-
sets Reform Cub regard tn,
nomination OF Messets Balm
and Logan as distinct and urqua -
fled repudiation Of al it's professions
OF reform, and as au insSt TO the
conscience Of the country, and that
the members OF the club Will under no
circumstances support them.
How does this strike you, Bro.
DAWSON? D. you think it. has any
Specification
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
ESTE.

The sun brings not a cloudless day,
And OH our home Is sad and drear,
For darkness wells each passing year
Since Este dear has gone away,
The moon cannot drive oil the night;
Ter beams reflected through the sky
Bring back to- mind the lights that die
All memory! Este was our light.
The stars their benedictiOn pour
Upon the earth like sun lit rain
In rosy May, but all in vaih-
Our hearts must brook bereavement
sore.
Oh hat are sun and moon and stars
To tear.dimnod eyes that era, o the light
OF heaven from eyes once angel bright,
When death our mortal vision bars
oh what to us are day and night,
Refulgent sun and gentle moon,
The seasons'change,t the flowers of june
We miss our child, our fond delight.
EHrth's skies are dark but heaven is
bright,
It's rain bows glorify the clouds
OF sorrow that this lite enshrouds-
From heaven alone g "a sends the light.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

THE soldier movement in this
county is still moving. Toe Jour
cal and its correspondence are at
tempting to make it appear other
wise, but to nopercePtlble..' fleet. The
soldiers will hardly allow them
selves TO be whipped back into the
Republican party lines by few
cracks from the Ring lash PIea,r
remember what we say. and SIC # il
does not turn on; ~ we say.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20


few more lines"
AN US. candidates are bay soeders.
We love Wool Growers and Stock
Breeders.
For their votes bat nothing moro.
We like to basque at farmers meetings
And extend our healt-fe crossings.
Could there be more truthful
portrayal of the true inwardness OF
their motives than that? Every far
mer will be delighted wren be reads
that verse, and every hay seed can
didste will be couvcised with
spssps OF good iee!ingness because it
makes an impression upon the far
mer. Now listen to these two lines,
'JoHN w. Watson, a sheep pelt threw,
That made AMI look red and blue
This dis:lch knocks the asaietida
out of he County Jlerkship in one
round, anil don't you forget it, as
JoHN WATSON would say,
go on" we said, for really it was
becoming interesting.
SHAW.
j want to be sheriff OF FROST On county,
As certain as never got my bounty
JACKSON.
The Sherifially the Ring to me doth owe.
Will have it, or on JONES DAWSON
I'll blow
Every man, woman and child that
reads this poem will make haste to
pick and sell enough black berries to
buy ticket to the Ring Conven-
ii on, the only circus, museum and
menagerie advertised to exhibit in
Preston county this year. Pay EAR
ticula. attention to the following and
see If you cant make up your mind
to buy
CRANE.
The way is open, the road is clear,
Or STUcE's nomination, have no fear
STUCK.
My, Pop STANHAGAN, active and gay,
Says I'll be SMITH CRANE half way
HAWTHORNE.
Wont accomplish wonderful feat,
If BILLY DAWSON, happen to bt at
WoRLEY.
The Legislative bee is in my ear.
or Maj. ORR have no fear.'
FoRTNEY.
u have no opposition now,
TO the Radical voters humbly bow
This is only sample Of my Oct
ry which has been pronounced by
the hay seed candidates the finest
production einoe the days Of HOMER
q SHAKEsPEARE. Will you purchaser
"The season OF big wheat, corn,
potatoes, cabbage and Republican
defeat will coon be upon US, and
have no space for hay seed poetry
we observed, as we tilted back in a
chair end commenced to read the
prospective pages OF Bro. DAWSON s
Jaw book to be issued after The Nov
ember election. entitled, 1.-THE Az
Inhalation oil Bossism aud Rlngism in
Preston County by One Who Was
AnnihiIated."
Good day cir" said the sesdy
chap, l will go down street
and see if l can't cell tho poem to
the editor Of the Anti-Solaier."
And he went.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

In giving the account OF the
game of base ball played here ''atur.
day week, Editor KETTLEwELL,
among other things. ssys, "some OF
the umpire's decisions were cAlculat.
ed to inspire remsEks.| OF course
he meant to cay or lrave the impress
sion at least. that the umpire was
biased and up!sj. in his decisions.
We would be pleased if KETTLE
WE'LL woutd plesre point ont TO us
some Of "the decisions that were cal
oulated to inspire remarks.' h.
remark is nothing more nor less than
= personal thrust at the editor Of iii.
paper.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

IT ia row reported that HAw
THoaNE is candidate for the State
Senate and WoRLEY for House Of
Delegates, East Side. Both, we are
informed, bed bay seed in their hair
at Aurora. We failed to notice this
fact last week, but can sysure these
gentlemen that 1t was MOI done nlsn
tiongliy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

SntrE CRANE &c leaving no atone
unturned that would aid HIM 10 bis
canvass Tor The Circuit C!erkship. It
is sad that be is gaining strength
every Day Be this ss it may, the
contest between him and STUog will
be red hot before the Convention
meets.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

LET every Democrat 10 the ooun-
~ attend the Mass Meeting ut Terra
Alta on the Of July. Notice the
call elsewhere In this issue.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

Q i, Tn Mr5oN, candidate lor
Auditor, while here lsst week made
many warm friends. He Will be
spt 10 receive the nominstI)p by =
regular walk over.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

OK Monday we received the St.
George Democrat Of July, 9Th, We
have learned that CAyToN is fast
young man, and we believe it now
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

JOE. MILLER has retired from the
Guberra' orisl race, and the contest
now lies between FALKNER aud
WILSON. VAwMETER is not in the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
THdon Declinos

ON The lOth, Of THE month SAN
UEL j. TILDEN addressed a letter to
the President Of the Democratic
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

ss0Or Fuy fDr gRcftgs eroO a., ..c.. -
f,-. fnHF~ settling siur'fs rnltd srt, fft-t.,,.p
E A"tn'ts nuh Dcrtattc gtntttss ,,t tfft -. ,-fi
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-04
RisSracerul Conduct.

Denver Col, Jan. ga lively
free fight between slugger Slade
of the John L. Sullivan Combination
and local cele braties, occurred in
front Of the Arcade saloon this NOR
ming All hands were drunk, hence
no serious damage was done. An
officer interfered but was soon
done up. Others came to the rescae
and all hands IRE jailed. During
the melee the champion Sullivan ran
into the American House and de-
manded a revolver with which to
do up some one. The proprietor
refused, when Sullivan attempted
to take it by force, but the proprie-
tor, however, revolver in hand, ran
him out of the house. If some of
the slngger c combination don't bite
dust before leaving Colorado they
will be in luck.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-04
An Interview Rcpudiated.

New YORK, Jan. Be. B. Fabri
is out in a card denying the inter
view which appears in the World
as having taken place with him
and in which he is made to say his
committee contemplated proceed
ings against Willard to recover
moneys arising from stock sales.
Tabri says: 81 avail myself of this
opportunity to say that while very
grave mistakes have been made by
Willard, l have yet to discover any
thing that would reflect unfavora-
bly, on the Integrity Of his actions
or the honesty Of his motives in
the management of properties in
his charge"