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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06
The DAYS QUERY.
What Is the Name of the Farmer APP
pointed to Office By Governor Hogg"

Editor Gazette:
WACO, MCLESAN COUNTY, TEX, July G.
The following paragraph appeared in the
Waco Day under date of July s.
What is the name of the farmer appointed to
ONCE by Governor Hogg: Don't all speak at
once.
1t would seem from this that the Day is
trying to make the people of Texas believe
that because some ignoramus with hay-seed
sprouting out behind his ears was not APP
pointed on the commission, that the will
of the people had been particularly de-
feated, when il fact the farmers, mechanics,
and even laborerS, realize the fact that
man must be qualified TO fill an Office be
fore he should be trusted with it, and there
is one man on the Texas railroad commits
sion who has the respect and confidence of
every working man, be he mechanic,
farmer or labOrer, in the United States that
can read the English language, and that
man is none other than Hon. John H.
Reagan. Though the other members of the
commission are not so well known, enough
is known of them TO assure the people
of Texas that they are honorable,
conscientious and capable gentlemen.
If the Day is anything it is
consistent in the stand it takes, whether in
line with public sentiment or not. The
people of the United States, and more es-
pecially those of the Southern states, have
a very grave problem confronting them al
this period of our national existence that
will require the services of men of known
ability and patriotism to guide the old ship
of state safely through the shoals and
breakers of internal strife and violence
inaugurated by foreign capitalists, TO keep
the people occupied while they fasten the
chains OF bondage upon US that will forever
leave US helpless and dependent. Any per-
son with common sense knows from the
amount of foreign capital now invested in
the United States is bound to be paving
investors or they would keep it at home,
and every cent OF interest they receive must
be paid in gold and silver, which is then
transferred across the Atlantic and we
never see dollar of it again. If all the
aliens now doing business in the United
States, with no intention of becoming
American citizens, where to withdraw their
money at once, coon skins would be at
premium Is circulating medium in this
country If the people of the Southern
states ever wish to see their section of the
country developed, which is the richest in
its possibilities of any in the world, they
must shake of -backism and elect live,
progressive men TO represent them at home
and abroad. Slavery drove all the manu-
factories away from the South, and cheap
labor will keep them where they are
a DEMOCRAT
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06
TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

Work has been commenced on the. new
mill and gin at Roby, Fisher county.
TERRELL. KAUFMAN COUNTY, Aug. =
The Terrell milling company has raised
steam and commenced the season. business
in fine style.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, Aug. s.
Droves of wagons loaded with peaches and
other fruit come in fromVan Zandt nearly
every day to sell TO the canning factory.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06

Rev. John Connely of Trenton (the PASTOR,
Mr.. Washburn of Whitewright are few
of the headlights in attendance. The asso-
citation includes the entire county of F'annin
and has forty churches and about fortyfve
preachers The next association will be
held at Bailey The churches appear to be
in a prosperous condition Rev. Potts Of
Dallas and Rev Hardee of the Texas Bap-
fist at Dallas were also present.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, Aug. 8
The Free Methodists are holding an inter
esting camp-meeting at Bush park, in the
southwest portion of the city.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06
Gas Fxcitem emit

New YORK, Aug. 5.-The Eco i...,-,. : \,
company of Chicago, ne" r oI i,',rj o..
backed UP by some OF the N'' -..-S.t ne
kings. is about TO open war n }5. ne sI
Chicago gas company, and conSiusL,iir- -
element in Wall street was the Lssssjysiss'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06
TEXAS FAIRS.

GAINESVILLE, CooNE COUNTY. Aug. 8
a meeting was held in the board of trade
rooms last night to take action in regard TO
the proposed county fair. a special COM
mittec recommended the purchase of tract
Of land Immediately east OF town for the
location OF the fair. This report was APP
proved. and the directors requested to call
upon subscribers and collect the first ) per
cent of their subscription. The meeting
was harmonious throughout, and the pros
poets are more favorable for a county fair
than At any time since the enterprise
started
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06
TEXAS NEEDS AND WANTS.

New Birmingham wants a canning fac
tory and j cotton seed oil mill
Cleburne wants a tirst-clasS laundry.
Italy, Ellis county, needs a good laundry.
Belcher, Montague county, wants another
cotton yard and a roller mill.
New Birmingham wants :; large number
OF new cottages built for rent
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06
ReRsf0i DDS ACID PgeSPHATEs
~ .,Rlie, 4 the fee'ng.s Lassii-1s
so 10 n17fi on vi mid summer. and imP 1fS
visaasy 49,


Correspondence Of The Gazette.
CLAwsoS. Tex. August The I..-r "a,
and lumber company Of Tyler lex. h.. h..
made ARRANGEMENTS to CONNER -
lumber in close proximity 70 r.- -
Lumber company's mill, and ASIDE ',''-
lumber they expect to cut. tnr, ". Pi
on the road for shipment T." ror-a I'm
rar DAY. a tram road w,l or y--.. -
t,iawson to the Angelina river, d
of six miles. where the comia..
large tract Of very fine timo'r-- '..- -.
The Clawsou lumber rOlApa-. are -
ing and shipping lumber 81 rape --..
This latter company has unceE 80,
ton the advisabiliry Of eNteAo!nz "a
road from this point to in'eT5r+- "-' =.
International and Great Norton -. -.
near or at Crockett, IN H"-~.. 'r.-',,.-,
This would give to L vast sr'p" oil ..',.z,
and Houston counties, railroad +~
which they do not at present p's-'7... ,-. o.
Mr.. W. {. Spivey. one Of the ii,,'-- -. ,.--
the yard, was seriously disable ,,.. " - -
kiln door falling Oh him. DE- ~ A. ).
been III attendance on him and Hi's
Will recover.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06
TEXAS MINES AND MINERALS,

Mr.. jim Simmons struck vein of coal
while digging i well on his place. Just
across Cedar creek. Now for a coal mine
IOak Cliff journal
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-06

Teeth without platsSxsf &
Madison, corner, Elszisseht Main streets
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-03-21

had also spread TO the house Of Mrs.
Conant, but the department succeeded
in subduing the flames before they had
damaged the house to anv great extent.
The loss is estimated as follows: J. A.
Johnson's house and furniture ST $50,
with an insurance OF ST. 600 or the
hou e: also a small insurance OLE ghe
furniture. Mr.. Barron also lost por-
l1on Of his household furniture. The
loss On Mrs. Conant's house will proGa-
bly not exceed $50, fullv covered by in
surance. The fire started in the kitchen
OF Mr.. JOhDson'5 house.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
THAT ~DrREcr TAX xoNEYr

II has at last been decided by the
general government that Wet Viz
ginia will not receive her share Of
the direct Tax Money" but it
will be retained as a set-off against
the amount alleged to DO due the
government by this State as part
Of the old Virginia debt. The sum
of S27, 32S.1S, the amount collected
from citizens of Jefferson and Berke-
ley counties before those counties
became part of West Virginia, has
been paid the State to be held in
trust for and refunded to those citi-
zens from whom it was collected, or
their heirs, but the balance Of $685.
978.75 due the State is not to be
paid. Governor Fleming has done
everything in his power to secure
the payment Of this money to the
State, since it was appropriated by
Congress specially for that purpose,
and the Federal authorities are I'M
doubtedly exceeding their authority
in Withholding and are going di.
rectly back on the records of the
office, for in 1869 there was paid to
Governor Stephenson $27,662.75
due this State. Exactly the same
claim set up now was made then,
but the Treasury Department then
held that debt due this State
could not be withheld to be credited
as a set-off, as they have done in
this direct tax case. The only diff
ference between then and now, was
that this State was then publican
and under Republican control, as
was OF course the general govern
ment. So that they are now going
squarely back on the precedent es-
tablished. Gov. Fleming has not
given up yet, and he thinks that
Congress will this winter direct this
payment to be made to our State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
p. 4. SMITHS FORECAST EeR
DECEMBER. 1891

The month will open with storms
10 progress in western and middle
sections reaching the cast about the
evening of the LIST. From the LIST
to the 10 will be disturbed period
Of which the 9Th is central. With
in the period, rain, sleet, snow and
shifting winds from west to north
and east will be experienced.
About the 18th milder weather will
follow up to the 18th or 18th, when
snow and a cold wave will follow
next to these dates. The 18th the
cold will relay for milder day or
two. The 10th is the center of q
regular storm period intensified
which doubtless will be attended
with snow storms, including the
next date preparing aeecy coat for
slush and sled for herry Christ
mas. The weather will relax about
the cath followed with more snow
on the next day and the day follow
ing. The central day Of the last
period is the closing day of the
month, which will send 1891 into
the past on the wings Of a blizzard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
CLARKsBURG IN THE SOUP.

About two months ago asporting
individual calling himself Hank
Henry came to Clarksburg and soon
made himself solid with the local
sports and made them believe that
he vas creased lightning on foot.
He claimed to be a professional
Splinter and during the Racing
Association at the Fair Grounds
easily outran the best man they
had after giving him fifteen feet
the start. Not long since sport
ing man by the name of w. q.
Ross, appeared at Weston and was
soon Sin with the boys" He
claimed 10 be swift on foot also.
Soon the Clarksburg sports heard
Of him and challenged Weston to
back their man against one they
would produce. AS there has al
ways been great rivalry between the
two towns, and Weston generally
ahead, her sports at once agreed to
back their man with the hard cash
and dared Clarksourg to come on
with their racer. Last Saturday
aweek quite q crowd OF sporting
men, among them some prominent
citizens Of the latter town, boarded
the train and went to Weston to
clean out the betting men there and
were iBhigh glee over the money
they were going to win. Heavy
betting was done, and they had up
about $4,000 on their man, for
Weston staid right with them.
The race was to be 100 yards and
Ross, the Weston man, won easily,
covering the 100 Yards in OF sec
onds. No seeker crowd ever came
home from the races than the
Clarksburgers. 1t has since been
learned that the two sprinters are
professionals and make "a business
of travelling around and working
this game. OF course they both
get a heavy price for running and
in addition they furnish money Q
bet on the side that is to win.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

We suppose that 1t ~ the intention
Of the Corporation to make side
walk out Of It for the people OF the
East Rnd. 1t was considered IN
it for use mp town, but the people
over there are expected to be glad
to get it. as they have never gotten
anything heretofore we suppose
they will have to put up with it and
make the best Of it for the present.
ARGUS WEsT.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

Over in Ohio there is another big
fight on hand, this time altogether
in the Republican party, as the
Democrats are not sin it," IL il
race for the United States Sen
ate, between the present incumbent,
Senator John Sherman, and Ex-
Gov. J. p. Foraker. Harrison f.
vors Sherman, while Blaine has
taken sides with Foraker, who has
promised to get him Obio's vote in
the next Republican Convention.
Foraker called on Harrison recently
to get his support and was snubbed
numerically. lie will now lay for
BENJAMIN with a stuffed club. The
chances are in favor Of Sherman
being reelected The Legislature
De now Republican and will Of course
elect one, and Of the two men give
ne Sherman or most any decent man
but Foraker The other u. S.
suator fr0u Ohio r. . Democrat.
teu1far Calvin s. Brice
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

The Terra Alta oracle Of last
week contains a fine picture Of the
new A." Hygeia Hotel now building
at " Noun tain Park Springs on
Col. Fitzgerald's fine farm near
town. The Colonel himself con-
tributes an article descriptive Of the
hotel. 1t is ca feet by so, four
stories high, with a basement for
storage and the heating apparatus.
The dining room on the FIRST floor
will seat 200. There will be SO
bed rooms besides bathrooms,
parlors, receptIon-rooms, writing
rooms, smoking and billiard room.
Electric bells will be in every room.
The building will be lighted by gas
and heated by steam. II is expect
ed to be under roof now soon and
is to be opened for guests the first
OF next June. It will be a great
addition to Terra Alta.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
Notice to Creditors.


To I'VE CEzBrroHs o. n. 8. Nn1En, DEo'b.
IN pursuance Of decree Of the Circuit Court
or the county or Preston. made IN n cause there.
n penuinR- - subject the real estate Of the aaid
y. - miller % tho payment Of his debts you are
IeQulfcu ~ present your claims against the 81.
iabe oi the said b. 81 Miller for nd Ind zeal ION H.
". q. Hyde, COmmisqioner. At hia ONCE In az
,ald county ON or before tho 9th day Of Eovem.
witness, j. W. watson. CLERK Of sstd co,-,
this 9Oih day Of September. 1897
io-i st-tseo NV. WATSON, olerk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
OUR NEXT AUDITOR.

Our friend George W. Tippett, of
the Point Pleasant Register, an
nounces that he Is IN the field for
the nomination for Auditor of West
Virginia. If long service as a wheel
horse of the Democracy goes for
anything, Mr.. Tippett ought GER
tainly to have some reward. His
nomination would be a graceful
recognition by the party of the SER
vices of the press, and would un-
donbtedly be very gratifying to his
editorial NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Register.
Right you are, Bro. Snyder. You
are on the right track, and we hope
you Will stick to it and help to land
Bro. Tippett in the Office he is as
piring to and is 80 we'll qualified to
fill. The press does the real work
in campaign times and is entitled
to substantial recognition, but when
has it ever received it? And be-
cause we do not is manly our own
fault. If we would stick together
as we ought to when a brother is
asking for something and insist
upon and demand it, We would get
it, for the politicians, with all their
shrewdness and "ways that are
dark" about making up states and
setting up conventions, could not
turn a wheel without the support of
the Press, and well do they know it l.,
but so long as we are content to lead
the Sight and then stand back while
the politicians who run the machine
divide the spoils, just so long will
we be left out in the cold. Col.
Tippett is well known among the
prominent and public men of the
State, and his fidelity and long SER
vice to the party is denied by no
one. He has not rushed to the
front and asked for office as the first
thing to bring himself into promi-
nence, but has fought the battles OF
the grand old party of Jefferson and
jackson for 10 these many years
without asking or expecting any
reward, and now we claim that it is
the duty Of the Democratic Press
OF the State to stand by him and
see that he receives we'll merited
reward.
While there are other candidates,
who have their friends and pspers
that are probably under obligations
to support them, the majority OF
the papers Of the party have no par
ticular candidate, specially thi,
early in the race, and to these va
address our remarks. We arc young
IN years and Young in the business,
and We are asking nothing our.
self, but We consider il our duty
to support the old veterans OF eur
party, and particularly Of orr FRA.
ternitY, and more especially in pref.
erence to chronic office-seekers, who
advertise themselves like actresses.
Snowman OF prize fighters, by send.
ing their picture broadcast over tho
land. Let rs Gil orr Offices with
material not selected from amone
| professional politicians.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

The Mayer of our town is regar-
ded as very shreWd busin ess man
and one who always looks out for
No. One. After being so deeply en-.
crossed in his own business as to
allow the whole summer and the
good weather to pass away without
accomplishing much for the gener.
al good Of the town, he has taken
a squirt here lately and built some
new sidewalk and repaired some
old. Strange to say however, most
OF this work has been done between
the Mayors store and residence.
But this is all right and VIC arc not
kicking about it for the Mayor gets
no salary and all he can get for the
worry aud trouble Of the office. is
when he can look out for No. One
and If everybody else is satisfied We
are. Now that the weather is LA.
bic to be bad most Of the time, we
suppose we will get out very little
more work done.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
FARMERS, ATTENTION |
II You Want q YeY Hover Get
THE DEERING MACHINE
1T Is THR BEST EgDE.

Simple, Durable, and Rever gets
out OF repair. Thousands of them
now in use sll over the country.
Manufactured at the Mammoth Ma
chine Shops OF William Deering
4 Co Chicago, III. These Shops
cover Ala Acres Of ground, and are
the largest in the world making this
class OF machinery. Don't buy till
you have examined one Of these
machines on exhibition at Reeds
vile, MASON WATSON, Agent, and
Mt Kingwood, W. F. MENEAR,
Agent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

In spite of the changes in the
School Law and the rigid examIna.
tions, Preston county has album
dance Of teachers, and we believe
that every school in the county is
supplied with a teacher and there
are several with certificates VINO
failed to secure a school, but Of
course about all the best teachers
are in the harness. SO that we are
fairing much better than our sister
counties, for it seems that none Of
them have enough teachers for
their schools, ewing to the course Of
the examiners, who thought it
their duty to cut off about half Of
the applicants without certificates
and cut down the old teachers so
that many Of them refused to teach.
We consider that our county is still
IN the front rank, in respect to her
teachers and schools, and we doubt
II there 10 any in the State ahead Of
her.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
We have received from can Out

We have received from "An Out
slider" an article for publication,
severely criticising our County
Superintendent and Board Of Ex-
aminers on the examinations in par
ticular and on several other points.
We have thought best not to pub
lish the article for several rea5sns.
One is that the party is not tea
cher or school officer of any kind
so far as we know and admits to be-
ing can outsider" Another is that
although the name of the writer ac-
companies it, the author is entirely
unknown to us and we do not know
il they are responsible or not. The
party is not even subscriber to our
paper and we cannot see that we are
under any obligations whatever to
publish their article and besides we
cannot see that it weuld do any
good whatever to do so.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
Doctor on Long Dresses.


A reporter Of the Chicago Tri-
6uns says: II called on doctor to
ask him what he thought Of the
talk about typhoid fever. He is
one Of those doctors who can afford
to be brusque, and your brusque
man is apt to be honest. He heard
my question, and still looking over
his beck, never lifting his eyes, he
replisd' "Thsre are worse things
than typhoid fever stalking the
streets Of Chicago, and men are
running after them instead OF avoid
ing them. mean long dresses
which fashion has ordered women
TO wear.
"a long dress on the street picks
mp the refuse Of the walks, and the
woman who wears one carries
enough germ-iife to her home to
sicken the whole family. would
like to see these people who are al
ways on the alert for epidomics take
care Of themselves and use little
common sense. If my daughter
wore one Of those dresses, which
she does not to my knowledge,
would make her take it of in the
out house and have it cleaned be-
fore it was brought into her own
room.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

Some Of the State papers are
amusing themselves whispering
dark, mysterious things around
about the next election Of U. S.
Senator. We suppose they are just
doing it to worry the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner and attract the at
tention of Elk Senator Camden, who
Is popularity supposed TO be still in
tho ring.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

1t is not generally known that
we have in Fairmont the youngest
veteran Of the late war. Will S.
Raymond, now enc Of our pPomi
nent attorneys, entered the Confed =
crate service in the fall Of 1862,
when he was only ten years old.
lie was a conrier OH the st n Of
General John d. Imboden, and on
the pay rolls of the army. To
please the boy and az q mark of es.
pecial favor General Imboden gave
him the rank Of major, and during
the sixteen months he WAS in the
service Will wore the star of Con
fcderate Major. He was furnished
with mule and pony, and was
employed in delivering orders
among the command. -Fairmont
index.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26
The Terra Alta Bank.

At the meeting Of the stockhold.
ers Of the Terra Alta Bank held
in K. Of p. Hall last Friday evening,
the following directors and officers
were elected
Directors.-P. s. Hyde, Col. A.
f. Martin, j. NJ. FreelaDd, w. IL.
Glover. +. G. Kearns, J. d. Rigg,
A. j. Elliott, p. A. Fox, N. j..
Crooks.
President-P. s. Hyde.
Vice President-W. IL. Glover.
Cashier--L. p. White.
The new bank will begin bsn-
ness with a capital of. $50, 900.
The Fox building, on Washington
street, has been secured as the loca-
ton, and will be remodeled at once.
The present building will be raised
and q brick basement added. be
sides many other Improvements
Terra Alta Oracle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

The boys at the University at
Morgantown have a foot ball team
that they consider hard TO beat.
They have arranged to play a match
game with a club from Washington
Jefferson College Of Washington,
Pa, next Saturday, Nov. 2sth.
They will probably get some Of the
conceit taken out Of them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

The West Virgins Central is
now less than a mile from Being
ton, where the g. & g. ends and in
a short time the two roads will con-
meet and Grafton wall have two
railroads to Cumberland and the
W. Va. Central will have an outlet
at both ends Of tho read.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

Grover Cleveland says: Any
man who still thinks that tariff
reform is a settled and obselute
issue, or that the importance of
sound and safe money is a question
upon which the people can be
blinded, is either vii ully wreng or
dangerously dull"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

Howard n. Roberts, member of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company's engineer corps now
working on the State Line extension
TO Morgantown, committed sui
at Smlthfeld, Wednesday afternoon
by shooting himself through the
head.