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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
DOODLE VS.. RRAINS.

1t seems that the republican par
ty of the Second District have no
congressional timber that they can
build on against our own William
l.. Wilson, and have been talking of
bringing i'll man from New York
or New Mexico called Steve Elkins,
who ran the campaign for jim
Blaine and is good late to Mat
Quay. Stephen b. Elkins is a
shrewd politician of the Doodle class
and his only qualifications for the
position is barrel which he ia sup
posed to keep on top, fresh from the
mint during the campaign season.
This is the one supreme quality for
republican candidate and the only
one that is enquired after or expect
ed. If Mr.. Elkins should be the
nominee he could be voted for by
the Grads" but would have no vote
himself, and if Mr.. Wilson should
compliment Mr.. Elkins by voting
for him, Mr.. Elkins would be una
BILE to return the compliment. In
Il conversation with Mr.. Wilson not
long since in the Capitol at Wash
ington, we spoke of Mr.. Elkins as
likely to be his opponent. Mr..
Wilson said that he would like very
much to have n race with Stephen
b., and would just as soon or
sooner run against him as any man
the republicans have. SO now let
''our friends, the enemy trot out
Steven b. and We will wipe up the
earth with him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
MEMORIAL DAY.

Gen. b. +. Kelley will be at
Grafton May 30, and will be one of
the orators of the day. With two
such speakers as Commissioner of
Pensions, Raum, and Gen. Kelley,
the occasion will be the biggest of
the kind yet held in Grafton. Ex-
cursions will be run on all railroads
and everyone that can get Or will
take holiday and go. A great
many from Kingwood and from all
along the railroad and all parts of
the country will be there. We hope
the Mozart Silver Band will go, as
it will cost nothing and we will
guarantee the boys to keep the flies
off of any other band there. The
band has been taking lessons and
can play very well now and should
get out and make record, and the
only way to find out what they can
do is to get out and play with other
bands. So to the boys we say,
buckle on your armor, beat the
horns, blow the drums and march
on to glory. We hope as many as
can of our people will go to Grafton
but don't go for "a froiic or to have
a spree, as great many do, but go
to hear the patriotic speeches and
pay loving tributes to our nations
dead. Take along q wreath, gar
land or small boquet anyhow, and
if you have no friend or relative
sleeping among the silent dead,
tenderly place it on the grave OF
some unknown soldier, who is wait
ing for the buglo call of the final
review.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

was q violation of interstate com
merce law and the license system
would also fail. The saloons Of
New York City would have liquors
sent from Jersey city in packages
containing from drink to a gallon
and avoid paying any license. lie
does not approve common sugges-
ton that congress give the states
permission to make laws prohibiting
and regulating the liquor traffic.,
as he thinks that right should not
be questioned, but suggests that u
bill entitled " a bill to protect the
states in the exercise OF their police
powers" already on the calendar Of
the Senate, will grant the permits
sion suggested by the supreme court
to the states for the effective en-
forcement of the liquor laws.
A special law recently enacted
prohibits the arrest of any deserter
from the army within two years
after tie time of his enlistment
would have expired. Senator Plum
has been endeayoring to have am
nesty extended to all deserters
through aPresidential proclamation.
He failed in this but through his
efforts an amendment has been
made to the army appropriation bill
prohibiting the use of any portion
of the annual allowance for the
capture of any man who deserted
prior to Jan. /, 1885.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

THE Patent Office has been re-
garded by the majority of the peo-
pie as in the nature Of n clearing
house for cranks. It's value was
not, and is not appreciated. 1t
can readily be shown, however, to
have contributed in a larger meas
ure than any other branch of the
government to the development of
our industries, and in enabling us
TO attain our present unequaled
prosperity in the field of the indus
trial arts and sciences. Formerly
in supplying the necessities and
recognized wants Of men, nine-tenths
of the production was the result of
oppressive toll and wearing druid
gerry to-day the conditions are re-
yersed and machinery does nine
tenths of the work. Another thing
the patent office has not taken one
dollar in taxes from the pockets Of
the taxpayers. The inventors not
only pay the cost Of their own labor
and researches in cffccting inyen-
tions, but they also pay the cost Of
the examination by the government
10 determine whether the invention
is new and useful, and if patentable
they pay the expense Of issuing the
patent. SO that instead Of the
patent Office being a tax upon the
national treasury it has to-day to
its credit s3,G31, C70,32 over and
above all expenses, which amount
the inventors Of the country have
from their private funds, paid for
the support Of this bureau Of the
government. During the last year
this bureau issued %. 70G patents !;
the receipts we're 81 ,281. 725 .Oj, the
expenditures were 81 .O52 1855. 9G,
leaving q balance Of receipts over
expenditures Of 1928, 772.09 20 be-
placed 10 the credit Of the patent
fund. It is the only branch Of the
government that is self sustaining
not to mention the fact that it IS
run at q profit.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

The great Temperance Congress
which was to have been held in this
city, May 18th, and 18th, has been
postponed to June 18th, and 18th.
The scope of the Congress discussion
will take wider range than at first
proposed, and from present indica-
tions the meeting will be the most
complete in IT'S representation from
all sections Of the country, that has
ever been held in the United States.
The discussion will include all sub
jects bearing OH moral, religious
and legislative aspects Of temper
ance reform. Under head of Re-
ligious, the Congress VIII take up
the duty of churches in regard to
temperance work among the Young,
personal rescue work and the relig-
ious basis Of total abstinence under
head of Moral, it will discuss the
NphNN 30 ~ W
the saloon and improved dwellings
in large cities under the head of
Legislative, it will take up the en-
forcement of temperance laws, local
option and high license, prohibition,
and the question of distinct po-
litical party. The signers to the
call represent various phases of tenn
perance reform and including many
well-known persons. Among them
are Rev. DIR. Deems, Bishop j. IL.
Vincent, Clinton b. Fisk, Rev. DR..
Mac Arthur, Benson j. Losing,
Miss Francis Il. Willard, Mary A.
Livermore, Jonn ID. Rockefeller,
John p. st. John, and DR.. James
McCosh.
May II. EDWIN ARLINGTON.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

IN conversation the other day
with one of the leading republicans
of the county, and one Of the most
prominent business men of Lyon
district, we asked him what he
thought of Mr.. Holy's candidacy
for the county clerkship, and he
spoke of the matter as a joke and
said he doubted if Mr.. Holy had yet
secured his naturalization papers.
Col. Nemegyie can import Hunga-
rian labor over here to work his
mines and crowd out the honest
laboringmen Of this country but we
draw the lire on his importation Of
foreigners for the best paying Off
ces Of the county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

THERE is not the slightest doubt
that the republicans, in both the
house and senate, are much worried
over the outcome of the pending
pension legislation. As everybody
knows, they made the most sacred
promises of excessive liberalitv to
the soldiers, aud now they are try
ing to crawfish out of the difficulty
in which they have placed them
selves by throwing small sop to
the boys in blue in the nature of a
sixty year old service pension. But
they dreau the effect Of even this.
for the most careful statistician in
the senate, Senator Cockerell, of
Missouri, aflirms that even this bill
will take from the treasury in the
first year from $75, 200, 900 to $780,
900, 900. There are on the rolls of
the pension office 4S9, 725 persons,
and the pending claims number
454, 800, a large proportion of which
of course, will be allowed in the
near future. Altogether, the re-
publicans take dismal view of this
whole pension cuisines, for they will
not redeem in full their promises to
the soldiers, and they are fearful of
the condition in which they will
leave the treasury vaults after the
passage of the half hearted measure
they have prepared in satisfaction of
their debts to the Grand Army Of
the Rennblic.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

The democrats of this county are
not dead, but sleepeth, and some
of them seem to be taking a regular
Rip Van Wrinkle nap. The glori-
Gus old democrat rooster has been
growing very loudly here of late but
still failed to waken some of them,
but when the cannon booms and
the eagle flaps his wings over anoth-
er sweeping democratic victory they
will be crowding to the front to see
the republican funeral pass by and
wanting the first Office that comes
along. How many democrats have
we like this in Preston County !?
Hold up your hands and be coun-
ted.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

MoRGANTowN is making arrange
ments to have big time on Memo
rial Day, May 30. The old town
will be tied up with bunting and
the stars and stripes will reign SUI
preme. HennerY Morgan and Leve
Dorton Will lock arms and wabble
down Main Street singing, "We'll
Rally Round the jug, boys, we'll
rally once again. Leve will be
tied up with the skins and decked
out with the rattles of the snakes
he has killed, while Hennery will
carry the "Little Brown Jug"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

THE live active democrats OF the
county should not get restless and
think that nothing is going to be
done. Just lay low and keep your
powder dry, there will be lots Of
shooting after bit. Let the RAIDS
pull each others hair for awhile,
and monkey with the primary cleo
ton. AS they are going to have
two this year they have to take an
early start, but we will come in on
the home stretch and throw dirt in
their eyes yet, so Just keep still and
saw wood. Whet up your knives
and pick out your old flint locks,
for there will be blood on the moon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

THERE seems to be no contest for
the Office of clerk Of the circuit
court, and no one has yet announ-
ced himself for the position, al
though it is generally understood
that the present incumbent, Mr.. j.
w. Watson, is a candidate for re-
election, and will put OH his war
paint in due time. Mr.. Watson
has only filed the Office for a short
term and as he has given general
satisfaction, he is regarded as u
pretty hard man to beat. 1t may
be that DR.. Cox, of Valley will
want to try him another race, but
John w. is most too long legged
for an ordinary man to run against.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

WE asked Major Orr the other
day if he would be candidate for
reelection to the Legislature, and
he emphatically declared that he
would not have it again at all. lie
said he had lost money in accepting
the Office and neglecting his business
and would not bother with it again,
and besides he said he couldn't do
anything for the people, as the leg
islature was run by politicians and
in the interest of candidates for
office. This is true of the last sew
eral sessions Of the Legislature.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

A SUPERB statute OF the confed-
crate chieftain, Gen. Robert Il. Lee.
will be unveiled at Richmond the
goth of this month, with elaborate
ceremonies. Gov. Fleming and
staff and most of our State officers
will attend. There will be a great
many military companies present to
take part, number from this State
and all over the south. The statute
is said to be master piece Of art
and most of the money to pay for it
was raised by the women of Virgin
ia, whose loving hands have accom-
plished great work in thus erect
ing monument to the memory of
one of Virginia's noblest sons.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

THE democrats do not intend to
make any factions opposition to the
passage Of the Mckinley bill, so
called. They believe that 1T will be
condemned by the people, as in the
interest alone Of few chosen man
ufacturers, who furnished the mon
ey with which republican president
and republican congress were pur-
chased, aud they say that they can
leave the settlement Of the matter
TO the people at the next elections.
The discussion Of the measure
started of with yigor enough, but
it has already commenced 10 lag.
nobody taking any interest in it,
not even the members Themselves.
Mckinley for the republicans, and
Colonel Mills for the democrats.
presented their sides Of the case.
respectively, the debate was over so
far as the majority are concerned.
As one leading democrat said
"Thc people 10 not want talk, they
want relief but with Che Mckinley
bill they will get all talk and no
relief" il is but just TO say, how
ever. that there have been many
bright pccchcs on The democratic
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
Notice to Lien Holders.

To all persons holding liens by judgment. or
otherwise, on the real estate, on any part
thereof, Of James Il. Fairfax:
In pursuance Off decree of the Circuit Court
of Preston County. made i'm cause therein
bending. to subject the e,l estate OF the said
James II. Fairfax To the satisfaction of the liens
thereon vou ere hereby required to present all
claims held by you ara each OF you against the
said james p. Fairfax, which ate liens on his
resi- estate or any pat OF IT, for adjudication, to
me, at nv office IN KingwoOd. Preston County,
Wet Virginia, on or before the Goth day of
June, AID, 1880.
Given under my hand this 1ath day Of May,
\. d.. 1890.
5-lO it-Sot0 NEtLJ FourNry Conf
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the Creditors OF G. II. Corbin, deceased IN
pursuance of decree Of the Circuit Court OF the
County of Preston. made In cause therein pen
ding. TO subject the real estate of tbs said de-
codont TO the payment Of his debts, you are re-
CURED 20 present yort claims against the estate
OF the said decedent for adjudication tO II. G.
Hyde, Commissioners ut his office i'm the said
county, ON or before the IL day OF June next.
witness, }. W. Watson, Clerk of said Court,
this Jth day OF May 1880
5-S-6t. $500 j. w. WA4roE Clerk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

"WnY don't you run a paper
like that ?" said merchant to a
publisher, throwing down blanket
sheet city daily. "Why don't you
run a store like that ?' said the
publisher of the country sheet as he
turned the paper over and pointed
to full-page advertisement that
brought the city publisher $3.50 an
issue. Just then the country pub
Usher presented a monthly bill for
s., and the merchant began to talk
of economizing by cutting down his
advertisement and stopping his
paper. He did both. and the sher-
iff is now doing his advertising for
him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
May ~, 1890.

May IL, 1890.
Correspondence of the ARGus.
The two man topics of Major
Mckinley in the speech before the
House in which he opened the tariff
debate was, first the great and be-
nlficent scheme of extending and
liberalizing the draw back sections Of
the law. The bill provides that the
drawbacks paid by the government
to the manufacturers of exported
goods be ninety nine per ceht of the
duties that exporters are obliged to
pay foreign Custom houses. Under
the present law 90 per cent is paid.
The result of this law is that the
manufacturers we are taxed to sup
port sell their goods to foreigners at
a price less the duty that he charges
American citizens. No sophistry
can mlsconstrue this measure into
anything but direct bounty paid
manufacturers for selling goods i'm
foreign markets. Secondly, That
the time has come when the Amer
lean agriculturallst must sell his
products III the markets of the world
in competition with the low-prIced
labor of foreign countries. The
only remedy or advice he offered the
farmers was to take great care of
and preserve the home market, for
they would certainly be driven from
the foreign ones.
lie was followed by Mr.. Mills,
who said that this was the firsvtariff
bill that had ever come before the
people with its mask torn off, like
II highwayman demanding their
purses. 10 check importation was
to check expectation. No man
could show how we could buy if we
could not sell. When we refuse the
product Of nations that refusal was
an introduction against our exports.
Protection boiled down meant more
work and less result. What did the
bill do for agriculture? 1t put
sugar on the free list Why wasn't
sugar dealt with in the same way
as was wooden, Gotten and iron
goods Why not put a prohibitive
tariff on coffee and develop tho cof-
fee industry, or on tea and develop
the sassafras industry? Why did
not the committee put a prohibatoIy
duty on raw silk instead Of lodging
it and giving bounty? On farm
ers products the bounty was laid TO
deceive. The bill increased the
tariff on wheat 30 per cent. Ninety
million bushels a year were exported
and last year there were imported
1876 bushels. The tariff was raised
on corn and rye. Last year 1888
buahels Of corn and 1G Of rye were
imported. The republicans had to
do more than this to deceive the
farmers. They needed markets for
their products. They were told
that home market was best But
they knew that both home and for
eign markets were best.
Senator John f. Wilson, Of Iowa,
who is regarded as one Of the best
lawyers in the Senate, has prepared
for publication a long article con-
corning the recent "1iquor package
decision" Of the Supreme Court
and the effect Of that decision on
the liquor traffic in the
prohibition states. Tie says that
the police powers AZ q state permit
it to prohibit OF regulate the sale,
within its borders, Of Intoxicating
liquors. That If the sale Of intox-
icating liquors IN original packages
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the Creditors Of Richard Morris deceased :
In pursuance Of decree Of the Circuit Court OF
the County Of Preston made in a cause therein
pending, to subject the real estate Of the said
dccedent To- the payment Of his debts you are
requested 20 pre- ont your claims against the
estate Of the said decedent for adjudication to
T. d. CrOgan Commissioners, at his Office In the
said county, on or before the 10 day Of June next
witness, j. w. Watson. Clerk Of said Court
this 5th day OF May, 1870.
5-S-6t $3.50. j. w. WATsoN. Clerk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

ASSESSOR John S. Perkins, Of
Reno, is doing a very foolish thing,
bucking against the bricks of the
court house and trying to get into
the Clerks office. It's said he will
resign the office Of assessor to enter
this contest, ut the end Of which he
will have no Office and but little
chance for one in the future. lie
has a very good Office which he was
re elected to by the people, and
which they expect him to fill. But
it seems like the more a man gets
the more ne wants and If some men
would get the earth they would be
mad because it had no fence around
it.. Mr.. Perkins is said 10 be very
good citizen and bears q good name
among his fellow men, and after
filing the Office Of assessor If he
chose TO ask for something else, he
might get DO, but now 10 run of
after another Office before his pres
eut term is half out, looks greedy
10 say the least, and Mr.. Perkins
hasn't the least show Of q chance
for the Office anyhow. lie is not
known out Of his own district. and
Doc. Powell viii beat him in the
upper end II big own district. Now
when Mr Perkins wants Office again,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

THE Morgantown Post last week
published an editorial of ours on
Decoration Day." and credited it
to the Terra Alta Times. The ar
ticle was published in the ARGUS Of
April 81, and the Post is welcome
to any matter from the ARGUS if it
will give us proper credit.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

The Kanawha Democrat is the
latest addition to West Virginia
journalism. 1t succeeds the West
Virginia Pldindealer, or rather the
two are merged into one. 1t is
published weekly at Charleston by
p. NJ. Hayes and promises to be a
very newsy little paper.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

The Tucker Pioneer and the
Davis City Times are thirsting for
each others gore. They have been
shooting at each other at long range
for some time, but the fight wakes
so warm that they will probably
slug each other the first time they
get together.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

THE first marriage to take place
in the cabinet circle under the HAP
rison administration will be that Of
Miss Harriet Blaine, daughter of
the Secretary of State, to Mr.. Wal
ter Damrosch, of New York, which
occurs on the 18th of this month.
There will be no grand display,
however, on the occasion, because,
first the secretary is averse to gilt
tering show, and second, because
of the recent deaths in the family.
the secretary, as will be remembered
having lost a son and daughter since
his entrance into the cabinet, and.
besides, Mrs. Blaine's sister, within
the same period died at her home
in Maine. Miss Blaine cannot be
considered pretty but she is wo-
man ofmany accomplishments, and
by force of intellectual ability has
stood we'll up in Washington society.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

BARBOUR County as well as Pres
ton, has number of patriotic citi-
zeas who are willing to serve their
county in the capacity of clerk of
the court. The star has three an
nouncements for clerk of the circuit
court and two for county clerk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15

DEAR Mr.. Buokhannon Banner,
will you kindly inform us what pa
per you stole the editorial from in
last weeks issue of the Banner, en-
titled"Au Echo of the Campaign 2"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-15
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

West NiTgintl. So
At Rules held in the Clerk s Office Of tn Circuit
Court % Preston County, ON the first Monday Of
May. 1900 "
Mary S. Adams
VS. Petition
Amos snder et AL
The object Of this petition j. Co have Che deeds
IN the bill and petition mentioned. from Amos
Snider 10 AlOnzO Snider and from AlOnzo Sni-
der 10 Susan Snider set aside as 90 the plaintiffs
debt and the surplus Of the proceeds of sale in
the case Of Thomas & jackson vs.. Amos Snider
applied on said debt, and u appearing that the
defendants Amos Snider and Susan Snider are
not residents Of this state on motion of plain
tn, II is ordered tf3t sa tfdefcndants do appear
here within one moth from the date Of the first
publication hereof. and do what is necessary ~
protect their interests and that this order be
published in the Wfer Nff0fvft AgoUs. y uewg-
paper published in this county
copy-Test
y. ". WATsON. Clerk.
P.J. CROeAs, Atty for Plaintiff
5-g-N efeG.