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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19
ROCKVILLE.

The town of Rockville, has thirty
inhabitants. post Office. one store one
blacksmith shop, one grist mill, one
planning mill, one saw.mill, and an
independent school. 1t is ono of the
most business places in the county
for it's size. and but little loafiDg
done since Grover Cleaveland has
been Presidentof the u. S.
Miss Laura O. Gibson of this place
has returned home after FIVE weeks
visit at Mou utarn Lake Park, Md.
The Rev. Mr. Apologize preached
last Sunday in the Baptist church at
Mt. Nebo, at 10 o'clock, and the
Rev. L. w. Roberts preached at
Harmony Grove at Q o'clock.
George NJ. Cobun. the pedagogue
Of Laurel Run, came over some time
back and staid until Saturday. We
have an Id(e)a why he staid 30 long
but well not tell anything about 1t.
James w. Gibson made flying
trip to Terra Alta last week.
The good looking and accomplish.
ed young pedagogue, James NJ. Pos.
ten, Of Hope, came down on last Fri
day and remained until Saturday
lie don't want the Editor to know il,
ora he'll not come again.
Peter jenkins, Of Volcano, is Wis.
ting bis many friends at this writ.
ing
Messrs Hoonbee d Darby moved
their steam saw.mill from this place
70 the Harmed settlement few days
ago.
The Laurel Run school will close
on the 18th Of March
Evan J. Bowermaster, Of Bruceton.
has been circulating among friends
here the past week. Evan j., is a
jolly fellow.
Alpha Myers lost his only horse
last week.
Nathan a Williams left here last
week for Greensboro, Pa.
A sad accident occurred here a
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

few days ago. John Zwyer and wife
were returning from a visit at Mr.
Solomon Miller's, with their horse
and buggy. when the horse got fright.
ened at something along the road,
and broke away from the old gentle
man, throwing him and his wife out
of the buggy. The old man was hurt
badly as he was cripple before the
accident took place. and the old lady
was thrown about a rod on some
stones cutting her forehead badly.
The horse ran on and after upsetting
the buggy and tearing it to pieces
got loose from it and went home.
The old gentleman and lady are do.
ing as well as could be expected at
this writing. DR.. NJ. S. Bryte is the
attending physician.
The Pleasant Hill school was clos.
ed last week by the Board of Educa.
ton. Miss May Forman left for her
home in Kingwood ON Tuesday.
The Rockville school, will close the
% of March, with contest match in
the afternoon. All persons are re.
quested to come prepared with paper
and pencil. The following schools
are invited to take part in the con.
test: Pleasant Hill, Hope, Laurel
Run, Greensville, Hopewell, Rock
vile, Nebo, Mt. Zion, Gales, Glade
Meadows, Sugar, Valley and Pleas.
ant Valley. There will be 100 words
selected by w. ii. Thornton, James
l. Laub and B. F. Higgins, from the
new spelling book. The person spell.
ing the greatest number of the words
will be given Dictionary. The
contest will begin at 2 o'clock.
THE LOVELY FLOWERS
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19
LOCUST GROVE.

After long delay we again take
up our pencil. to give a few items
from this place.
Our school closed on the End with
an entertainment at night consisting
of reading, declarations aud music.
All seemed to enjoy themselves i'm
mensely.
Mr.. Samuel Stuck, of Valley dis.
trict, was visiting relatives last week.
The literary of this place is in full
blast with a good attendance.
John @. Kelly is building a new
barn this spring, and Jacob Spiker is
building house.
The school at Chidester's closed
last Thursday. No exercises at night
owing to protracted meeting at that
place held by the Rev. Orr.
Schools of Pleasant district closed
III days short this year owing to 3
deficiency of funds. We think the
board should make an effort to give
us four months school which is not
too much; but as the deficiency arose
from the State fund falling OIL, and
some transfer business of last year
unsettled, we think the board not at
fault.
Mr.. Wright, of Valley district,
who is teaching at the Boyer school,
has one month yet to teach. We
believe he is teaching a successful
school.
George w. Herring and son, Of
Hacklebarney, were attending the
sale of Samuel Meyers on Friday.
Howard Matthew will work for
Joseph Guseman this summer.
We understand the long looked for
mail route has been granted from
Glade Farms to Morgan Glade.
j. b. Nicalo, of Mill Run, has sold
his mill and other property at that
place to VIM. Arthur, of ALBERT p.
o. Mr.. Nicalo is goin4 to remove to
Barbour county where he has prop.
erty.
w. II Smith is making prepare.
ton for building large barn this
summer.
We are glad to see so much i'm.
rTovement on the ARGUS
j. JACKSON.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

Gen. GOFF appears to be interest
ed in the development of West Vir-
ginia's resources, if we are to believe
what he tells the sewspaper repor.
tiers. Nathan has boundless means.
but where has he ever expended q
dollar in the development of the re-.
sources of his State2 Instead, he
puts his money into street car lines
in Washington.-Kingwood ARGUS.
Yes; and if so brimful of sym.
patty for tue honest and sturdy and
skilled artisans of the State, why the
necessity of sending to Philadelphia
for workmen to build his palatial
residence at Clarksburg And if so
deeply interested in the States de.
velopment and ardently DESTROYS
of aiding our struggling industries
and lessening the burthen of rail.
road exactions, why does he not put
some of his Immense wealth in the
Golfers of the West Virginia and
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and thus give an impetus to the
building of that much needed line
of competing railroad ? The natty
General does feel great, yes, very
great interest in many of the people
of his native county, but it is that
sort which enterprise pays for the
use of working capital-and we fear
that it is usurious - FairmOnt Inder.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

A. examination Of map Of The
United States will show a strip Of
land several millions Of acres in ex
tent marked public land" lying be
tween the State Of X ansas and Cobra
do and Texas. This strip Of country
was left out by mistake in the orig.
ional surveys, and is not included in
any State or Territorial Jurisdiction.
Neither is itreached by United States
law. II Is wholly without a judicial
authority, and Is, consequently.
the abode Of The very worst
classes ia the country Cat
tie thieves and criminals Of an kinds
resort TO it az a refuge, and lately
csttlemen have PARTLY taken possess.
Ion Of 10 eyade the action Of The Pres
ident, excluding them from the Indian
Territory. There they have establish.
cd their ranches without melestatioD
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19
The Blair Bill.

CUES. What is the Blair Bill2
Ans. 1t is proposition that Con.
gsSss shall appropriate 70 million
dollars to be divided, within the
next eight years, between the States
and Territories to be expended in
education,
Q. Where will Congress get this
money.
A. By taxing the people. The u.
s. tax-collector will take from each
person n certain amount of money
and put it into the Treasury and then
Congress will give part of it back to
the same people who pay twill
give it back in the way of helping to
educate their children.
@. Does a u. S. collector measure
each PERSONS tax according to his
ability to spare part of his income2
If A. is worth 100000 and B. is
worth only 5! 600 does A. pay one
hundred times more than b.?
A. No (speaking generally both
pay the same. For example, the
tariff.tax on sugar amounts to 76
cents a year on every man, woman
and child;-Vanderbilt and a sewing
girl both consume the same quantity
of sugar and, as regards the sugar
tax, both pay the same amount.
This illustration holds good as to
every commodity of common living"
which is protected by the tariff.
@ If the sugar tax be 70 cents a
head then as regards this single tax
West Virginia pays into the u. S.
Treasury $4,000 every year. Our
population is 100000 and &c cents, a
head, makes S532,000.
A. Just so. Summer s phamphlet,
Protection and Revenue" (Which
can be obtained by writing to the
DEMOCRACY gives the figures.
q. How much will West Virginia
receive under the Blair bill
A. About 100000 the first year
q. Then the proposition amounts
to simply this; We are to continue a
revenue system which makes sugar
cots West Virginia $4,000 more
than it would cost if the teriH.tax
was removed after this S532.000 is
taken out Of our pockets and sent to
Washington, 100000 will come back
to help educate our children.
A. Such is the case exactly except
our illustration is confined to the
single matter of a sugar tax: if we
went through the whole list, we
would find that West Virginian's pay
out largely over 500 for every one
dollar they will ever get back.-W ".
Va. Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

ers them. Not only so bat our hills
are covered with excellent timber,
which when removed, exposes sur.
face, rugged it is true, but not too
steep for grazing purposes.
What do people want to go West
for2 Let them come TO West Vir.
ginia and buy some of the cheap
lands in the interior of the State,
and improve it. 1t cannot be a great
while until there will branch rail
roads running from the b. & O. into
nearly all parts of the interior of the
State. and then these lands will be
increased in value and the owners
rich.-Chdrlestor Star.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

ATTENTION is called to the fact
that Prohibition has very serious
effect upon the health of the commu.
mites in which it is proclaimed The
town of SacO, Me-, has population
of only about 5000, and no liquor
can be sold there except for medici.
nal or mechanical purposes There
is but one supply agency in Saco,and
the statistics show that 10000 pre-.
scriptions were put up at this shop
in about six months. This argues
wretched health on the part of Saco,
or q great deal of barn.raising. his.
key being sometimes used in Maine
in heavy mechanical transactions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

THERE was a good deal Of bOmely
eloquence in the speech in the Vir.
ginia House of Delegates delivered
by Delegate Boiling, a colored Re.
publican, in seconding the nomina.
ton of Mr. Frank d. Irving, Dem.
ocrst for judge of the Farmville cir.
cult. II kno'd Jedge Irving TO de
war, and / has kno'd him since de
war. Jedge Irving ia a man who has
never courted smiles nor feer'd
froWns. If de gentlemin in dis Leg.
islature would be as good as Jedge
Irving we would, TO we go from dis
place, be so near de land Of peace dat
you could smell de fruits dat grow
dar.' Judge Irving was elected
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

WAS His Immaculscy, Judge Jack.
son, appointed by President Lincoln
to run the government of this State,
or to sit as Judge of the u. S. Dis.
trict Court ? Judging from the mum
Der oftemporary injunctions he grants
it would appear that he is trying to
do both; and we have good reason
to believe that he is not fit to do Ell.
ther.
Judge Jackson's last injunction in
hibits the Sheriff of Marshall county
from collecting State or county taxes
for 1886, on the Benwood bridge.
The bridge belongs to the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad CompanW
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

In the cemetery at Crawfordvile.
Ga. a stone has just been placed over
the grave ofHenry Stevens, who died
In 1881. 1t bears these words: He
was Tor many years the faithful, trus.
TED, and beloved body servant of
Alexander II. Stephens. Like him
he was distinguished for kindness
uprightness and benevolence. AS a
man he was honest and true, AS a
Christian he was humble and trust
ing" The grave of the master is
Still unmarked by monument or stone.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19
A Decision In Favor of Volunteer
boldiers

WAsHINGToN, Mar, 15.-The act
of April %, 1872, directs that every
volunteer soldier who enlisted for
three years prior to July %, 1861.
under the Presidents proclamation of
May 3 1861 and the orders of the
War Department issued in pursuance
thereof, and was actually mustered
for three years, before August 6. 1861.
into any regiment, company or bat
terry which was accepted by the War
Department under such proclamation
and orders, and who was honorably
discharged, shall &c paid the full
bounty of 500, under and by virtue
of said proclamation and orders, of
the War Department in force at the
time of such enlistment and prior to
July %, 1861; provided such bounty
has not already been paid.
Acting Second Comptroller Nc.
Mahon holds that said bounty is pay.
able to the heirs of every deceased
soldier who, if living would be en-.
titled thereto, whether he died before
or after the passage of the act.
The decision will affect a large
number of West Virginia volunteer
soldiers. Their proper course will
be to present their claims to the Sec.
end Auditor of the Treasury.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

a GENTLEMAN of international
fame, whose word is as unquestiona.
bic as his genius is great, said a few
days ago: Il was sitting beside
Bryant at a dinner one day. Turn.
ing to him, l said: Mr.. Bryant,
will you kindly set my mind at rest
on the widely. agitated question as to
your age when you wrote Thanatop.
sis Mr.. Bryant answered i had
finished every line and every word
OF that poem before l was sixteen
years of age" There is no doubt as
to the truth of this.-N. Y. Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

JAMES MADISON and President
Cleveland seem to agree very well
touching their Interpretation of the
constitution Madison says: 81
think it best to give the Senate as
little agency as possible in executive
matter and to make the President as
responsible as possible" Cleveland
In his message says "The pledges |
have made were made to people, and
to them | am responsible. l am not
responsible to the Senate"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-19

l. A. ID. l4O3 the Chinese EN-
peror Yunglo, Of the Ming dynasty,
wishing 10 have comprehensive en-
cyclOpedia, appointed 1000 special
commissioners, who, having toiled
four years, presented him with nice
dandy book Of reference in 22,937
volumes. II still exists, but in man.
uscript only.
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Il = = e /.
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WEST VIRGINIA MAP.

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old as this is the sea-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-22
ITO the Farmers:

In offering my Fertilizers to the public this year. desire
to thank my old customers who have dealt with the past
twenty years. and to ask continuance of the same prom
Using that the high standard of my goods shall be maintained
To those desiring special mixtures would say prepared
put them up and to meet competition Call and tell what
you want and will quote prices Ny shall pay
one cent for Fertilizers than TREY be purchased for
elsewhere for the goods
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-10-22

Steel, Cast, Wooden Beam and
Side-Hill Plows.
Sulky Flows, right and left hand.
MINOR Il HORTON FLOWS, all
sizes and Castings to fit.
Improved Minor & Horton Flows and
Castings.
Malta Riding and Walking Cultivators,
and Double and Single Shovel Flows,
and repairs for the same.
BROWN WAGONS.
New styles, with stiff and falling
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hd broad tread.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-03

THE statement, from insurance
sources, that one-fourth of the fires in
the United States during the past
year were of incendiary origin, while
somewhat startling, is suggestive OF
two points: First, the percentage OF
persons who are willing to risk the
penitentiary for a few dollars must be
greater than is generally supposed;
and, secondly, as most of the in
cendiary cases we're prompted by a de-
sire to realize on an overinsurance,
the practice of overinsuring property
must be prevalent among the compan
les. While it is very wrong for prop
erty-owners to yield to the tempta-
tion to burn their houses for the sake
of cheating the insurance companies,
it is equally wrong for the insurance
companies to put temptation in their
woU
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-03
Minor Mention.

The Socialist leaders now on trial in Lon
don for causing the recent riots placed on the
stand the late chief of police, Col. Hender-
son who testified that at the Trafalgar
Square meeting he saw no indications Of a
raid on property.
George Graham, the Missouri bigamist,
who is threatened with lynching at Spring
field for the murder Of his first wife. once
published a temperance weekly at Elgin,
H., and has served two terms in the North
ern Indiana penitentiary.
The supreme court OF Ohio upholds the
governor in removing the police commits
sioners OF Cincinnati. The mayor alone
has power TO fill the vacancies.
Reeder Davis was instantly killed by the
fast express on the New York, Pennsyl-
vania & Ohio Railroad at New Portage, O.,
on the 9th He attempted to cross the
track ahead Of the train.
Mrs. Grant has received a check for 5000.
900 from Charles Webster & Co., the pub
fishers OF Gen. Grants memoirs, as the
amount due her on the first volume Of the
publication.
At Cleveland, O., on the night of the goth,
while men were putting ore into crusher
at the blast furnace Of the Cleveland Rolling
Mill, the ore, which WAS frozen on top,
caved in and caught three men before they
could get away. William Smith and John
Sabot were killed and John Rosa terribly
injured.
The New York Senate on the goth, passed
the bill ceding TO the United States jurisdic-
ton over the Drexel cottage at Mt. Me
Gregor, in whioh Gen. Grant died
Moses Ferry, from Saginaw Mich, was
killed at the mills OF the Penn Lumb Com
pany, eft Piedmont, Mo-, on the 25th. He
was thrown in front OF one OF the large
saws and his body was cut in two.
Gen. Hazen, u. S. signal officer is suiDg
George Jones, proprietor of the New York
Times, for libel, on account OF statements
made in that paper concerning his con-
nection with the recent Arctic expedition
Damages are asked for in the sum OF $780,
600
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-03
Burned With Vitriol.

Thomas Loughin and his wife Annie were
welded at New York two years ago. A
month ago they separated, the husband IS
patience being taxed beyond it's strength
by the carping jealousy OF the wife. Since
the separation she has sought many times
to see him, but was unsuccessful until the
25th, when, by sending a note to his office,
he was led to see her. She demanded he
should return to live with her. He refused
and she drew forth a can filled with oil OF
vitriol, which she attempted to throw on
his face, but which instead splashed over
her own face, neck and hands, burning her
in terrible manner. The husband s hands
were burned severely also. She is now a
prisoner as well as patient at the hospital.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-03

A YEAR ago, the insurance compan-
les withdrew from New Hampshire on
account OF certain alleged unjust legis-
lation, and it is now found that the
number OF fires in the state has de-
creased by go per cent. This seems
to prove that property turns much
more easily when it is insured than
when it is not-an anomaly that offers
new opportunity to the fluent and
indefatigable insurance agent. who is
never happier than when wrestling
with such abstruse issues.