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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

Special Correspondence Of the ARers.
We are having little winter at
present about one inch OF snow fell
last night and the thermometer
dropped a few degrees. The wealth
er has been fine all summer and fall
no rain, no snow, no storms of any
kind. | think this 10 the finest
climate on the continent, il is nei
Their too hot in summer nor ex
tremely cold in winter. True it
gets pretty cold here at times, but
the atmosphere is 30 light and dry
that 1t does not seem to effect as
the same degree Of cold has further
East. Colorado is not very much
of farming country at present but
undoubtedly will in few years be
the leading state in the west for veg
etablcs and grass. Fruit does well
here and all that is lacking is "a
good system Of irrigating. There
is plenty Of water goes to waste
every season to lrrigate the whole
state il it, could be saved. The
snow that falls in the mountains in
winter. wonld make an ample sup
ply OF water for all purposes if it
could be utilized. 1t melts gradu.
ally the whole summer. There has
not been day since / have been
in Denver, that | could not see
snow, except when hidden by the
clouds. We have view of tho
mountains for over three hundred
miles. Denver is 1ourishing city.
Its growth is wonderful. Tire,
years Ego. the population was esti.
mated ut sixty thousand. Now is
over one hundred and thirty sever
thousand, more than double in.
three years, and seems to be build.
ing faster now than ever. We ar.
now getting several manufactures
something that we have needed very
much. Wages are holding NJ
pretty well. Common laborers pei
from $3.50 to 2,25, Brick LAYERS
from $500 to $50. Stone -cuttsrs
from 81 to 5. Plastcrs. from 4anG
s4,2J. Carpenters, 81, as to 1885,
ID all Oincr classes about in pro
portion TO the abov~. There have
been thousands of workingmcn
come to Denver in the past few
months and yet there is S i'll a dc
mand for workingmen OF all classes.
There are II great many people IN
the east who think Denver is Inf
little more than rough mining
camp filled With the toughest Glars
o. people but they are mistaken.
On tho contrary Denver il made III
OF the best class of citizens cner.
getlc, entcrprising 60 ahead law.
abiding people that attend to THEN
own business and are always bus,
! TO be sure there are great many
toughs in Denver as you Will find
III any city, but they are only tr IN.
sicnt customers. The most Of them
are criminals who have escaped jus
ticc IN the east and imagine that
Denver is good place to carry on
their line Of business, come her,
and''start right iii. but they find j.
a little too interesting here for then
rs the officers soon run them in an6
Trey g about 30 Gays ut tn enc
of which time they will be invited
to leave the city, or go to work in.
side Of twenis four 'hours. The,
generally leave.-Yours,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

The pressure upon Harrison still
continues from the Recditcs to
thunder ont n demand for the force
bill IN his Annual Message. Whom
The gods would destroy they Grst
make mad"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27
JUDICIAL SALE.
Garrett conu

Garrett conn
A. W. linn. O. 81.
BY virtue Of q dscrsa OF sha Circp,t c.,,,-. =.
Preston County. rendered Ia the above STYLED
chsrcery cause. on tho 10th day OF Aprii ietea
the undersigned ~ ecial commissioner will o,,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II. 1907
at the front door Of the Court -hcu.e e, -,
county. crcr -. saie al pubic suct'cn tie fol-
low NJ described real estate In the hsll and -
ceedngs n said cause mentioned and dscst.'S
A tract of sici acre. Of land cwred ~ n. 40
fendant. Alex. " zirr. being the sst:.e ,rhsck
r,sf~-r..s - raii , ~ by eflc m N zee
by deed dated juno 10. 1873 A'nn
Also tract OF about 100 ceres owned by A..
sad ueionuant, aud v hich Wa ronsrye,l e., 49,
By one Philip Aencar b. deed da;ed Deeen.
Also tract q 100 scre. own.s By the said do
James Evans by dc ell dated June I, 1851 - N-e
Also ~ tract Of eil acres q land owned by .s,a
defendant and which was conveyed TO him ~
one James A. Er0w1. Commissioner Nv ds.S
dated August is. 1874. Those tracts al land ~.
fully described III ~Hid deeds which go. rsccra
ed In the Office @, the County Clerk OF sssd eopr.
,,I IN wncn county SAID iAEcs are si;uatod a.,
Also tract q 49i scres. and a tract 81 :, ..r..
situated IN said conrty and owred hy fhe a..
.reninin .n 1eorse W z'nn.or the waters OF
TERMS OP SALE Enough ca,h In hard o..
pay cost oi ruit and exIenses Of sale and the
residue upon credit Of Q, ie and Is months ths
purchaser executing for the deferred payments
interest bearing notes, with approved sccuritt..
IA. Drown.
p j. CRoGAN,
speciSi Commissioners.
Bond with ,ecurity has been given nv ~.
above named Special Commissioner as rcaulrsd
c.erx Circuit Court pre'te,n con;a,x
1-i3-4t-3f2.12
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

Truthful" William, admitting
that we are getting him down pref.
ty bad, speaks Of us as the Truth
Killer"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

Itch on human and horses ant
all animals cured in 30 minutes b
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold BY s. s.. Pratt
Druggist Xii gwood
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

It's umored that the grading on
The Hartman and Rovl,s5urg rail
road viii commence about he first
ot January Pio0ref.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

Now that the Democrats will
have q chance to elect U. s. Sen.
ator from the Empire State, "
speculation is rife as to who the luc-
ky man will be. David Bennett Hill
is spoken Of as the man, but itIs
generally believed that he is setting
his pins for higher game and wants
to move into the White House at
Washington March 4th 90. the date
fixed for Mr.. Harrisons life. II he
should receive tho nomination, il
would be y Hill that the Republi-
cans couldn't climb and don't you
forget it. and like David OF old he
would knock out the Republican
giant in the first round.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27
We are surprised that apv Dem

We are surprised that any Dem
ocratic paper should advocate the
election of Charles A. Dana Of the
New York Sun to the U. s. Senate.
an office now in the gift of the New
York State Democracy. He is an
able editor but his Democracy has
long since been impeached and to-
day james G.. Blaine is a better
Democrat than Charles A. Dana.
lie has always been thorn in the
side of the Democratic party and
deserves nothing whatever from it,
except to be severely let alone.
However VIC do not believe there is
any possible chance of Mr. Dana
becoming United States Senator.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

We cordially recommend TIE YANKEE
BLADE 70 our readers az pure and high
toned (anafly story parer. - one Of lss vsry
besi. although is regular subscription price
= ss.oo' toc wW agree 70 send Il an enlrs
vsor 70 any reader Of thls paper on recstps
~ s1.oo ~ nb ea,co.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

~ FREk--To our readers who
Tor y Q AfoUs in advance, tho
q 'HsDE,9h Yelepryh orc tear rec
P.Hiis fsr Nothing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

The Journal says there is no
truth whatever in the report that
Edward s. Elliott was to be ap-
pointed assistant to U. S. District
Attorney Sturgiss, and the Morgan
town Post announces that he re-
ceived the appointment some time
ago. Now who is right? The Post
is published at the home of Mr..
Sturgiss and is presumed to know
what 1t is talking about, although
''Hennery" may be a little off yet
over the election or overcome with
some of Leve Dorton's "snake medi-
cine"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27
Notice to Take Dispositions,

To AL;cE IL. rExgs:
Take notice that shall on the yh day of Do
ceubcr. $50. Al the Law Of.ce 81 p J. Crogcn In
kingwood. Preston County. W. Va. between the
hours of 8 n. M. and y. M. 81 hat day. proceed
To take the dcpositionS Of Elias CoOding and
others To- be- read as evidence on my behalf In n
certain suit In equity. pending I'm the Circuit
curt OF Pre- ton county. Vest virginia. where "A
vCu are defendant and 7 an 'laintin And II
t.ons he not coi1Toacei IN hat ds-. OF II com
re1cei srf not re uiei an that dav ihe
- King Of be - rs will be continued fro-n day
- day. Aud fIr's ~ g 90 fi~e q the "A q
lace ard he'wee7 tho sn-1e hour. uuti. the
sa.ac shall - 80 Fs,ieiet
Respectfully yours.
tn sssAs J TxxTr
r. J. crozaD, Counte'.
KIss-ooD. ". "a. Nov. I: 1922.
fII-s-4t--s44l.l
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-11-27

Ex-President Grover Cleveland, is
spoken Of in connection with the
United States Senatorship of New
York and the matter will likely
rest between him and Governor
Hill. One or the other should have II
and the other lead the victorious
Democracy in 90. There is no
doubt but that Mr.. Cleveland is the
popular choice and still holds first
place in the hearts OF the Ameri-
people. We believe e is still first
choice for the next Presidential
nomination, and Governor Hill a
good second; time will tell I'LL things
The advocate., 1890-02-13
W.J. Ross,

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The advocate., 1890-02-13
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
A WORD ABOUT DIARIES.
why Won't Men and Women BE Sincere
with Themselves

why Won't Men and Women Be Sincere
with Themselves? /?
1t is the custom Of many persons to
purchase, at the close of each year,
diaries, y in which they propose to set
down their daily thoughts and acts-to
write, in fact, their own private his
tories in series of annual volumes.
AS these photographed memoranda
are only intended for the eyes of the
parties who commit them to paper, Ii
might be thought that they would be
candid and authentic. But this is sell
dom the case. Few men are entirely
sincere, even with themselves. Few arc
willing to paint themselves as they
really are and know themselves to be,
even though none but themselves can
contemplate the picture.
Unquestionably, hundred OF indf-
viduals who keep diaries tell fbs, over
reach their neighbors. are guilty Of de-
traction, repay good with evil, put an
enemy in their mouths to steal away
their brains, use profane language, and
in other way transgress the moral Sa'v.
Yet were all the diaries in existence
published tomorrow, no such entries as,
''to-day / lied;" to-day cheated in
business ''to-day I slandered;" to-day
/ was guilty of base ingratitude;" to
night staggered home tipsy;" to-day
blasphemed" would be found in any
one of them.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
DISTINGUISHED MEN.
Their Personal Appearance and The
Modes of Life.

Their Personal Appearance and Their
Modes of Life.
Charles Louis Freycinet, who has just
become Prime Minister of Fra nee for the
fourth time, is furtive-faced, insignifi-
cant-looking ittlo man of enthusiastic
manner. He is sixty-two. He is also
the clever husband of an ambitious wife
He has perpetrated several works on
mechanics and political economy, and
his intimates call him the 'White
Mouse"
Professor John Tyndall, the famous
scientist, has sparse, gray beard, but
shaves his upper lip. He is a cantan-
kerous controversialist, who does not
care always to be polite, but lives in a
comfortably contrived house, walled off
from the public gaze by ungainly fences
the height of the house, constructed by
himself of scaffolding poles covered with
wattles and dead heath. He does not
believe in miracles, knows more about
the glaciers of Switzerland than any
half-dozen other men put together, and
is married to a dukes niece, who is
young enough to be his daughter He
is an Irishman by birth, and his years
are seventy-one.
Edmund Clarence Stedman, the poet
banker, wears full beard, has rare
collection of autograph letters, and gives
Sunday evening receptions to which the
elite of the literary world delights to re-
sort. He is a nimble- footed, bright-eyed
man of kindly manner, and divides his
time about equally between literature
and banking. He can talk of books and
authors at length without being fatigu-
ing and brings the double acumen of a
student and man of business to bear
upon his analysis; but the idea never
occurs TO him of talking on any subject
on which he is not thoroughly posted;
and when he quotes any thing, which is
frequently, he does not quote some thing
else by mistake. His reading imper,
ceptibly leaks out in his conversation,
for he has great memory, and he is
one of the most accurate men that ever
capped story, He is fifty-seYeu,- --0ncs
Weak.
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each side. When she entered her house
she was pale and trembling, and sank
Into chair almost out of breath.
What's the matter?" asked her hus-
band.
''I'ye been frightened" gasped the
woman, as soon as she could command
her speech.
but how? Where?"
'0ut by the willow trees. An OK,
with great horns and fiery eyes, came
out at us, walking on his hind legs"
by thunder, it's Sam Peabody" ex-
claimed Jerry "He killed an OK this
morning."
! knew it was Sam as soon as / had
time to Think returned the wife, ''for
Ais voice was plain; but was so fright
ened at first that I liked to have
tainted"
Derry was angry. 1t did not suit his
fancy to see a defenseless woman thus
treated. He took his hat at once and
vent over to small house on the op-
poslte side of the street, where lived his
partner in business, another stout, iron
corded man named George Tyler.
Look here, Tyler, cried Jerry, ''Sam
feabody is out in the willows, rugged
up In his oxskin, frightening poor wom-
sn' Come with me and we'll punish
him.
Tyler hesitated not a moment, but
saAlng his hat he followed Jerry over to
me other house. In the first place Jerry
sook a iire-board, and with some mark
lng paint he painted out a flaming
paaeard with letters large and distinct.
men he got some of his wife'S dresses,
ala oade Tyler put one of them on.
1or' said he, IF he sees two men
coming, he may run"
me dresses were thrown on after a
sesnion, and pinned to the other cloth
ana then the men donned each one
o0nnet. They then procured lot of
.sOas cord, and, taking the fire. board,
sasy sailed forth. As they approached
- willows, they began to giggle and
4ssss N squeaking tones, and ere long
- fearful nondescript made it's ap-
ssSa1@nee. With low, deep believing
- salked into the road and stood di-
10y IN front of the two pedestrians.
~ @Vo-oo-oo-oon beloved Sam.
n ercye' screamed Jerry.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
Mr. RuskIn an Anti-TobacooDIst.

Mr.. Ruskin-who, by the way, un-
happily remains in a weak state of
health cherishes another ''pet aver
sion" besides fools and railroads. The
great art critic is no doubt regarded as
a grand exemplar by the Anti-Tobacco
League, for he regards smokers and
smoking with a.eontempt so profound as
to be almost unutterable. ''King jamie
himself, who looked upon tobacco as a
chosen instrument of the Evil One, and
Illuminated against wizards and smokers
with equal vehemence, could not have
hated the obnoxious weed with a more
bitter hatred than does the illustrious
author of the ''Stones Of Venice" In
deed, it is even said that smokers Of his
acquaintance who know his views on the
subject positively submit to process Of
fumigation before they venture into his
presence in order to avoid the tornado
of denunciation wherewith they would
otherwise be greeted, --LadY's Pictorial.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07

s'The soil of California is so fruitful
said a native Of the Golde State, that
a man who accidentally dropped bcx
of matches in his field, discovered the
next year a fine forest of telegraph
poles.
s"That's nothing to my State, " said 3
native of Illinois. "A cousin Of mine
who lives there lost a button of his
Jacket, and in less than a month he
found bran new suit Of clothes hang
ing on fence near the spot. "-Texai
siftings
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Nothing is lost In ivory manufao-
turo. Scrapings and sawdust are burnt
to charcoal and form the ''iVory black"
of the artist.
--Rodd-"Hello, old boy, going out
for little pleasure trip, eh?" Hooker
"No, I'm going out fishing with my
wife. "-Detroit Free Press.
First Housekeeper-''W is your
idea of the height of sarcasm?" Second
Housekeeper-"Ca Calling servants help"
-Somerville Journal
First boarder-"Don't you ALWAYS
have a stuffy feeling in this house?"
Second boarder-''Not when we are in
the dining room. burlington Free
Press.
-Customer-'Is it customary to fee
the waiter here?" Waiter-"Yos, sir"
Customer-"Then hand over your fee.
''Pve waited for you nearly an hour
Racket.
-Mudge-''Doctor, if 1 were to lose
my mind, do you suppose would be
aware of it myself?" Doctor Boless-
"You would not. And very likely none
of your acquaintances would notice it,
either. ''-Terre Haute Express.
-Artist-"Oh so you think the
backgrounds 'beastly,' do you? Per-
haps the cattle are 'beastly, too, though
I tiatter myself -" Friendly Critic
"Oh, no, my dear fellow; that's just
what they are not. The Jester.
-Newwed-"How long does a man
have to be married before his wife agrees
with him in every thing?" Oldwed
(mournfully)-"You'll have to ask some
body else, my boy; I've only been mar
ried forty years. Epoch.
Visitor Tommy, wish to ask you
few questions in grammar" Tommy
Eyes, sir" Visitor-''If give you the
sentence, The pupil loves his teacher ;
what is that?" Tommy-"Sa Sarcasm. D.
Texas Siftings.
Miss Simper-'Do you know, Mr..
hyperion told me last evening that re-
minded him, in looks, of Miss Daisy"
Miss Caustic-'I never noticed any re-
semblance, my dear; I always thought
Miss Daisy pretty. Boston Times.
First Senator-'T have a scheme to
which wish to give the widest publici-
ty. What do you suggest as the best
method?' Second Senator DISCUSS it
in secret session, of course. IN. Y.
Racket"
"A Lesson in Languages: "What are
we waiting on. conductor?" asked pas
senger from Chicago, when the train
came to standstill. ''We are waiting
on the track" replied the conductor,
who was a Boston man.-Lippincott'
Magazine.
"A man having purchased an oil
painting at an auction, asked connois-
seur to examine it. The latter said:
''My dear friend, I wouldn't hang it if
were you; the sentiment of the age is
against capital punishment. I would
commute it's sentence to solitary impris-
onment for life."
Funny Man Ito young woman read
ing his own jokes to him)-"There's
one thing, Miss Fannie, I'm not vain,
and, am free to confess, it bores me to
have any one read my jokes to me-"
Miss Fannie quitting down the paper)-
well, if what I've been reading is a
sample, I should think it would. -
Washington Star.
-"Why don't you call me donkey, and
done with it? You've hintel at it long
enough" he snarled out, ''It wouldn't
be quite true" she replied. ''I suppose
not | suppose haven't ears enough for
that animal" he retorted sarcastically.
so, yes, you have" she returned sweet
ly, ''you don't need any more ears"
''What do need, then?" ''More legs"
Leeds Mercury.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
Not in Naad az.

Physician (refectively)-H'm! The
case is one, think, that will yield to a
mild stimulant. Let me see your tongue,
madam, If you please.
Husband Of patient (hastilyl Doctor,
her tonguesdoesn't need any stimula'
ting, Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07

Nominated practical joker" and
though he never meant any real harm
yet he often caused much mischief by
mis- pranks. On one occasion. when he
had gone out at night enveloped in a
white sheet to frighten some girls, he
started TO the roadside at the approach
of ehaise and frightened the horse so
that the chaise was smashed up and one
Of the occupants severely injured.
Sam had been talked with and argued
with, but to no purpose. He could not
be made to see the wickedness of his
pranks. Sometimes he would fasten
lines across the sidewalk, and thus trip
up the pedestrians; he would ring folks
upin the night and ask them if they had
plenty OF bedding. Once he called the
doctor out at midnight to come and at
tend man who had very bad fits. The
good old doctor arose and followed Sam
till they came to Adam Ships little
domicile, and here the joker called up
the little bow-logged tailor, and the
moment Snip poked his head out at the
window Sam cried: There, doctor, is a
man who makes the worst fits you ever
sawF and with this he ran away and
left the doctor and the tailor to settle
the matter. This was serious business
in one sense, but it set the whole town
in laugh, and Sam was delighted
But Sans last practical joke was bear
at hand. At the edge of the village
hyed man named Jerry Smith =, He
was stone worker by trade, aud as
strong as an OK. One evening Jerry's
wife had been to see a neighbor, and in
returning she had to pass over place
where the road was built along upon a
sort OF morass, with willow trees upon
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
He Would Not Suit.

Bank President.-Did you say, Mr..
Bullion, that the young man you rec
ommend is subject to fits of abstrac-
ton?
Mr.. Bullion.-Y Yes-occasional1y.
Bank President.-Then he will not
suit US as cashier. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07

THEY ExAGGERATE.-''M. P" sends
us an item clipped from New York
paper stating that we have killed four
teen men and been wounded eight times,
and he asks If it is true. No, sir. It's
a base exaggeration. We have been
under the painful necessity of checking
off the accounts of four of our fellow
beings and have been hit twice. That's
all, and we haven't even got the repu-
tation yet Of being a dangerous man.
Don't believe all you see in the papers.
Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
CURING A JOKER.
How Sam Peabody Became the
Victim Of His Own Joke.

)T a thousand
mil es from
where I live
dwelt a man
named Sam Pea
body - or at
least, so l shall
call him, for he
is a good man
now and might
not like to have
the evil deeds of
his youth made
known among
strangers. Sam
was an inVet-
e ra tie joker,
what is de-