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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

A man by the name of George Hulce,
at New Haven, Conn, was named as an
executor in a will. When the will was
probated two witnesses, through an hon.
est mistake, swore that ne was dead, and
the court had an order to that effect en-
tered upon the records. A short time
afterwards Hulce turned up all right,
but he has been declared to be legally
dead and is So in law until the record is
changed. This cannot be done without
reopening the case, which will cost some
money. This, Hulce declares, he will
not pay, and as no ons else has any in
terest in the matter he will probably re-
main legally dead as long as he actually
lives
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

The census bulletin giving the popula.
ton of Texas by minor civil divisions
shows some wonderful percentages of in-
crease of population, notes the Louisville
Courier-Jouraat. The increase over
1880 in the whole State was CAB, TIA,
equal to 40.44 per cent, which is itself
a healthy percentage, though quite in
significant compared to the growth in
population of some of the counties.
Only sixteen counties show decreases.
Armstrong County shows an increase of
2945.16 per cent; Childress, 1900;
Collinesworth, $3.50; Hardeman. 770S;
Randall, 6133. .33, and Floyd, II, 533. 33
per cent. The effect of these magnifi.
cent percentages is somewhat impaired
by giving the figures upon which they
are based. Armstrong, for example, had
only thirty-one population in 1880 and
944 in 1890-an immense relative but
very moderate positive increase. Child
ress increased from twenty-five in 1880
to 1175 in 1890; Collingsworth from
six to 357; Hardeman, from fifty to 1904
Randall, from three to 1877, and Floyd,
from three to 529. There are still
counties in the State the population OF
which is put down at 3, 4, 7, 8, IA, Is,
Is respectively.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Steam pipes are made of ramic fibre.
Blotting paper is made of cotton rags
boiled in soda.
Scientists say that grasshopper has
its ears on its forelegs.
A man breathes about eighteen pints
of air in minute, or upward of seven
hogsheads in day.
A company has been formed in
Chicago, H., to manufacture a metallic
substitute for wooden railway ties.
According to statistician of small
things, the human heart in lifetime cf
eighty years, beats 800, 900, 900 times.
The interesting fact has developed in
the case of table glass that the much-ad-
mired iridescent film is slightly soluble
in water.
An underground hydraulic power dis
tribution plant is being talked OF for
Berlin, Germany. Such systems have al
ready been successfully used in England.
A torauoise mine has been discovered
near the town of Ibrahim Olga about fif-
teen miles from Samarcand. This is said
to be the third turquoise mine found IN
Central Asia.
The largest animal known to exist il
the world at the present time is tse
rorqual, which averages 100 feet in
length; the smallest is the monad, which
is only liz, 900 of an inch in length.
There have been many collisions at
sea which have seemed wholly unac-
countable, and it may be suspected that
they have proceeded from the not un-
common inability to distinguish between
green aud red lights at night.
1t has recently been discovered that in
a cubic centimeter of milk, two hours
after removal from the COW, there are
5000 microbes, and in twenty five hours
these have increased te over 5000, 600.
Their number is enormously increased by
elevation of temperature. These mic.
robes are harmless, and by many scien-
lists are supposed to even aid digestion.
Field TASKS of aluminium instead of the
ordinary glass TASKS are being introduced
experimentally in the German army.
They appear to be servicable and strong,
and should they fulfil their promise the
whole army is to be supplied with them.
In addition to their greater durability
the metal TASKS are much lighter than
those of glass, their weights being re-
spectively 450 and 500 grams.
Arc light carbons frequently posses:
characteristics of the diamond, to which
in composition they strongly approx
mate. The pieces of unburned carbons
which are thrown away are very Otter
found to contain very hard, sharp ends,
which will cut glass, and the mischiev.
] GUS street Arabs have discovered this fact
and use the pieces for defacing windows
and doing other destructive work.
comparatively new system of con
struction, the invention of Mr.. Monier, is
being applied to the building of houses,
bridges, Notifications, reservoirs, sewers,
| etc. 1t consists of a network of iron rods
covered with cement concrete, and the
| most remarkable feature in connection
with it is the great strength of the con
structed material, relatively to its weight.
| 1t is also claimed that the material is
perfectly fre-proof and cheaper than any
other at present employed aad that space
is considerably economical owing to the
comparative thinness of material en-
| ployed.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12
NO. 1s.
MY MOTHERS iIANE
Such beautiful, beautiful handh!

Such beautiful, beautiful handA!
They're neither white nor small,
Andyou, know, would scarcely think
That they were fair at all.
I've looked on hands whose form and hue
A sculptor's dream might be;
Yet are those aged, wrinkled hands
Most beautiful to me.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on,
That the children might be glad.
The tears well forth, as, looking back
TO childhood's distant day.
think how these hands rested uot
While mine were at their play.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
They are growing feeble now,
For time and pain have left their work
On hand and heart and brow.
Alas! alas how near the time
OF pain and loss to me,
When meath the daisies, out of sight,
Those hands will folded be.
But, oh, beyond the shadow land,
Where all is bright and fair,
know full well these dear old hands
Will palms of victory bear.
Where crystal streams through endless
years
Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,
I'll clasp my mothers hands.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

Cameron arrived in New York with q
few dollars in his pocket and fewer
friends by his side. He spent the first
night in a cheap lodging-house on West
street, and in the morning set out to
find an old frient, of his father. The
prospects of employment at his own occu-
patton were by no means bright, but an
acquaintance on the part of the old man
with the city editor of morning paper
opened for him the door of the newspa-
per kingdom. Into the humblest posi-
tion went Fergus Cameron. Naturally
bright, we'll educated, and with no end
of capacity for work, he cheerfully and
manfully faced his new duties with a
calm determination to turn the battle of
Ws inte victory. and he bigger man
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

To use the phonograph for recording
the chatter of monkeys and to attempt
from such record to evolve the Ian
guage of the simians is something which
in the opinion of the Sau Francisco
Chronicle out Darwins Darwin. With
such methods as these we ought to get
hold of the missing link before the end
of the century.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

There are $50 authorized guides in
the Alps. One hundred and ninety-four
of them have taken regular course of in
struction in their profession and have re-
ceived diplomas. Thirty-tive of them
are between sixty and seventy years Of
age and six are over seventy.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

Equatorial Africa promises another
treasure to civilization, announces the
New York Press. 1t is a much scented
plant, the branches of which carried
about the person will frghten away
mosquitoes. The smell of the plant is
neither unpleasant nor unhealthy, but
no mosquito will venture within its
range.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12
A. PARTING GUEST.

Dear world, how shall say farewell to
thee
AS from thy friendly house go at last?
Let me not like an unloved wanderer be
From thy door cast.
No, Ihave been little while thy guest;
Still there are light and music, down thy
halls
The laughing recognition OF jest
Rises and falls.
Thou hast with love and bread my wants
supplied,
And hurried on my hours in joyous flight;
But longer with thee now 1 cannot bide--
come to say goodnight;
But leave not other friends who need thee
here
Give me thy hand and am quickly gone;
Thy lamps will light me with their genial
cheer
Until meet the dawn.
Meredith Nicholson, IN the Century,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

"I've lost my situation" remarked a
young man who had been working for
Fifth avenue firm. ssIs thatsoP eyes; i;
fred" "Why; understood that you
worked in fire-proof building. =
Pittsbusg Chronicle.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12
VOL. x.
In the reign of Queen Victoria Eng
land had fifteen wars.

The enormous growth of the city OF
London is shown by the fact that its
present population is given at $3.50, 600,
or considerably greater than that of
Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Rome COM
hina1
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12
A MIDNIGHT ASSIGNMENT

HEN Sandy Gra-
ham, stone mason
and bailie, kicked
Fergus Cameron
down the back
stair of his home
on the Lochee
Road, of Dundee,
and SHE'D a bag
of onions and a
clothes line where
his big foot could
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

Two weeks later Fergus Cameron
awoke from the torpor of oblivion and
saw the world of light again. From the
large heating stove in his bedroom
cheerful fire shot shafts of light over the
soft rugs on the floor. The surround.
ings were strange; what did it meane
He lay there looking drowsily about
him, and slowly recalled the incidents of
his terrible battle with the storm,
wondering to whose hospitality he was
indebted for his salvation. His dream
ing was pleasantly disturbed by the en-
trance of graceful female figure. Who
was it2 Cameron rubbed his eyes
wondering if it was a new phase of his
delirium. Another rub; another look;
were his senses playing him false9 By
his bedside stood grace and goodness
personfed in his old sweetheart, Maud
Graham.
They are married now, and all the
trials of the past are forgotten in the
sweet bliss of the present. Old Bailie
Graham views have broadened consider
ably since he failed in business and
crossed the ocean, and no one is more
willing to admit that his handsome SON.
in-law is a much more important person
than Scotch bailie who can read Latin
upside down. The Journalist.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

than Scotch bailie. His was the old,
old story of success and failure, of fail
ure and success, but his application to
business and the excellence of his work
carried him into the good graces of his
superiors in office. The star that ruled
his luckless lot might have fated him
much that was disheartening, but its ad-
verse influence did not extend to his busi-
ness career.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12

A wild night in January, 1888. Snow
had fallen all of two days and nights,
and the States were beginning to feel
the deadly effects of the great blizzard
Fergus Cameron was in the West, plow
ing his way toward country village.
A midnight assignment had tizzled out,
his only horse had stumbled into ditch
and broken its leg, and his choice lay
between death in the snow and a struggle
toward the village. Every minute was
like an eternity; he seemed to be drag
ging the world at his heels. Mind
weary and body-sore he fought the
bitter, binding blast until overtaxed
nature gave up the battle, and he sank
in the snow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21
WHO CAN TELL

Will some one tell us why it is
that the Republican press IS all the
time oulOgizing the wealthy men i'm
their party? If there is an. office
TO be filled. either elective or appo;n-
tive, the Republican press will
name a Republican OF wealth for
the Office, while they content them.
selves by preaching u high protcc-
tive tariff for the benefit OF Amer
lean labor. They are not satisfied
with giving the man Of wealth ono
Office, but insist that he shall occu
py every Office within the gift Of the
people.
The Republican press kept Gen.
Golf constantly before the people as
the one man in their party who was
emile to the Judgeship, Congress
man, Governor and United States
Senator Everything for Golf and
nothing for the poor Republican.
They have at last sbelyed COT with
a Judgeship for life.
Recently there appeared another
Richmond in the political field in
person Of Stephen b. Elkins, who
is reputed 10 be man Of wealth,
and straightforward the Republican
press has set its heart on giving Mr..
Elkins al the Offices. They insist
that he must be the next Governor
Of West Virginia if he will furnish
the editors the "s.ncws Of war, 4"
although the gentlem an is at pres
ent a member Of President Iarr .
sons Cabinet. Why not give the
other statesmen who are out Of a
Job q chance TO run for Governor 4?
We pause for an explanation from
tho Republican brethren.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21
-
SENATOR HILL.

The Journal can never forgive
David Bennett Hill for the part he
took in preventing the Republicans,
led by one Tom Plltt, in stealing
The New York State Senate and
Legislature, while he was Governor
of the State. 1t ia aware that Sem
ator Hill has placed New York in
the Democratic column where it
rightly belongs. The Republicans
have been able to elect a majority
of the State Senators and legislators
when the State would give fifty and
sixty thousand majority for the
Democratic State ticket, owing to
the unfair gerrymanding of the
State by the Republicans. TO ILL
ustrate it, q Democratic district
was given but one representative
for 1917, 900 votes, while a Reputli-
can district was allowed one repre-
sentative with $4,000 votes. In
this way it was almost impossible to
turn the rascals out, but at last
the Democrats have succeeded in
turning them out and they now
have a majority in both branches it
necessarily follows that they Will
proceed to right the wrong and
for the next generation the Repub-
Leans will not be able to elect a
United States Senator from the
Empire State. Is it any surprise
that the Journal grows red in the
face and spits fire when you men
ton the name Of Senator David
Bennett Hill. of New York {?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21

George W. l.. Marsden comes to
the front agnin and has albrights-
willie excited over the following dis
patch in the Wheeling Register Of
Tuesday:
CHARLESTON, W. VA, January
18.-The Secretary Of State to-day
chartered the Zuni Chemical and
Publishing Company, for the pur-
pose Of manufacturing, vending and
advertising drugs. medicines and
other chemical preparations. The
principal Office will be at The village
Of Abrightsville. Preston county,
W. Va. Capital subscribed is 81.
100000, and is fully paid up.
The privilege is granted 10 increase
lt TO $4,000, 600. Shares arc $40
each. and are held by Geo. W. J..
Marsden, Of Albrightssil1, w. Va,
aud d. S Trowbridge and others.
Of Stamford, Conn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21
CONFIDENTIAL

WHEELING. W. VA, January Z. ieo2. -DEAr
Sin: l send you By this mail n number. OF
blanks for tho enrolment OF all doubtful vo
ters In your county. We desire TO have the list
as soon rs possible, with the fullest Information
abont each doubtful voter, to the end that we
may address 10 him such literature as will reach
his individual case, and not shoot at him as
heretofore at random. AS soon you get these
lists. look over them. revise them. and mail them
to the committee here, and we will then proceed
TO lombard each doubtful voter
AS soon az I get them IN shape will send you
blanks for a complete enrolment OF all the vo-
tiers In your county but I desire. nrst OF all.
this list of doubtful voters, which Can be gotten,
Iapprehcnd, without great trouble. Please also
send me list Of your district and county com
mitteemen and list OF active workers IN the sew.
cral neighborboods OF your county men who can
be depended upon.
As soon ~ you know who the Doubtful voters
In your neIghborhood are, appoint TO loo'. after
each one, some good man who has Influence
with him and whose business II will be 10 see
that he is converted and votes the Republican
ticket ut the next election.
Let me have these lists Of doubtful voters ut
your earliest convenience, and any suggestions
you may see 1T 10 offer concerning the conduct
OF the campaign. The fight Is on, the prospects
are bright. and have no doubt OF our ability TO
carry weJt Virginia.
WV. NJ. o. DAWSON, Secretary
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21
THE WEIGH CASE.

The Supreme Court of Appeals
has granted writ of error in the
case of the State VS.. James Welch
from this county.
This is the celebrated case in
which Welch was charged with the
murder of his wife, and at the Sept.
term last was found by the jury
guilty of murder in the first degree
and sentenced by Judge Hoke to
imprisonment for life. The case
was fought desperately, and every
inch of ground was contested. On
the trial, Welch's lawyer P. j.
Crogea took numerous exceptions
to the ruling of the Court, and at
the present term of the Supreme
Court now III session at Charleston
applied fora writ of error, which
was granted on the 18th of this
month. Had the writ of error
been refused Welch would have
been taken to the State prison ut
Moundsville yesterday, as the sus-
pending order entered by Judge
Hoke would have expired on that
day.
The errors assigned by L,NYer
Crogan in his petition for q rehear-
ing. r:ised the question of the con
stItutiona,ity of the new jury law
and the legality, Of the proceedings
Of the Jury Commissioners under
the law, as we'll as numerous qucs
tiOns touching the admissibilify of
evidence, instructions to the jury
by the Court, and the propriety OF
a verdict of murder in the first de-
gree, upon the evidence.
Welch will now remain in Jail
until after the decision of the Su-
preme Court, which will be render
ed during or after the June term
next.
If tho judgement of the Circuit
Court is affirmed Welch will be sent
to the Penitentiary. If reversed he
Will get new trial In this county,
probably at the September term.
Mr.. Crogan feels very hopeful that
he will get new trial for his eli
emit.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21
HURRAHFORGOFF,

The Journal is nothing II not in
consistent. 1t has been bowling
for Golf until it's bowler has turned
into n perpetual howl. TIE name
oftGoH is its highest ambition and
eternal abode. If Goff was TO con.
test an election with st. Peter the
JourHal would declare Goff the i'm
maculate, and that he was cheated
out Of the Office, and moro abom b
nable fraud than Nate Golf never
disgraccd American politics. In
every campaign Golf would 90
around over the STATE telling the
people what the Republican party
was doing and going to do for West
Virginia, and how it had been de-
velopcd by Republicans, and all
this time Nate Goff never spent
oHe cent Of money 70 develope West
Virginia, but as a bowler he was n
roaring success. SO tho Journal
believes it incumbent upon itself
for the 900, 909th time to proclaim
that Golf was elected and cheated
out Of the goyernorship Of West
Virginia. That is about as near
the truth ne the Journal gets when
10 speaks thc hackouoyed name Of
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21

The Journal in its last issue calls
upon j. S. Clarkson, the ueadsman
and President Of the National Re
publican League, to come over in
Prestonian and help them out.
1t wants to instruct Republicans
what newspapers they must patron
re, as the Crack" In the party
ls letting IT'S subscription list drop
through. This is the height Of inn.
pudenco, but in perfect accord with
The principles Of the Republican
party as enunciated By tho Bosses.
They imagine thgY have right Co
dictate to the members Of their par
ty what they must do and what
they must not do. SSH the Joaraal
becomes highly offended when we
casually and 10 o spirit Of brotherly
magnanlmitY refer to such facts.
u might be remarked in a passing
solicitude for contemporary that
p newspaper which cannot live on
its merits should slumber in sweet
repose beneath the eptaph Of
Died Tor want OF Patronage.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21

Golf. The only thing COT ever
did was to try and colonize the
State with colorei voters. and when
he went into other States TO speak
to Islander both the state and the
people.
= But why should the Journal speak
OF fraud ? The history Of Amerl-
can politics is full of fraud, perpe-
trated By the leaders of the Repub-
lican party. Itcheated Samuel j.
Tilden out Of the presidency. 1t
has stolen the governorship of Ne
braska, Rhode Island. New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut. 1t stole
two United States Senators from
Montana and one from New Hsmp-
shire, and every time it has n small
majority in Congress it will steal
the seats Of Democratic Congress
men to give them safe working
majority so they can steal from
the people. A party with such
record of political thieving receives
the applause and appropriation of
the Journal. Is it any wonder that
its conscience does not smite it VIXEN
it asserts that A. b. Fleming is not
the legally elected Governor of West
Virginia? Well Brooks Fleming
'sthe legally elected Governor of
West Virginia, and what is more.
he is an honor to the State which
has elected him its Chief Magistrate.
lie was never guilty of slanderizing
and scandelizing his State, which
Golf is, and furtherm ore he has
contributed more to the develove.
mcnt of West Virginia than any
other man it it, according to his
means.
Can the Journal say as much for
hurrahforgoff
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21

IT the Journal will slip over to
Newburg and count noses with the
Republicans who are against the
Republicans who took the post
office away from Mrs. Smoot they
will find the "crack" so large that
they can insert the entire edition Of
the Journal from now until cleo
ton day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21

Once more the Journal has a new
man at the helm, and a good one to.
1t had been whispered around for
some time that Mr.. +. NJ. Heer-
mans was likely to retire from the
editorial sanctnm and the final
transfer was made last Saturday.
Mr.. David NJ. Wotring succeeds
him as associate editor with j. w.
White. This makes a strong team
and the new combination will make
things hum. Mr.. Wotring is a man
Of considerable ability and very po-
pular wherever known. To the
new arrival on the field Of journal.
ism, VIC extend a hearty welcome
and the right hand of fellowship.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21

You can look out for the millen-
mum at any time. The Journal
has dropped Golf for Governor and
taken up Elkins This is the un-
kindest cut of all. After years of
eulogy and Hallelujah for the man
from Clarksburg it drops him for
the man from New Mexico with a
sickening and sudden thud.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL"
Dawson mp to His Old Tricks Once
More.

VIM. NJ. o. Dawson, Secretary Of
the State Republican Committe has
been hard at work making ready
for the campaign. The following
Confidential " circular was pre-.
pared and sent out to the faithful
from the headquarters OF the com
mittce in Wheeling. The Register
got hold of copy of it and gave the
thing away. Below is the circular
letter. Now let the Democrats
get to work.