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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01
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CorresnonAence Of ,ho Arpns.

Corre'nonGence Of Tho Argus.
cleveland.
Tariff Reform.
Lower Taxes.
The Veteran Soldier must BE-
taken corr of.
The Pension Roll must be -
roll of honor"
The Bounty Jumper and the
Perinrer must GO.
The next President is q Democrat
@nd the next Commissioner Of Pen
slows will hc y man who believes
pnhl'c office to BE- public trust.
Rum wants $3.50 Ooo. 900 FOR
pensions his vcpr. with the trcasurv
looted and $50, 900. 900 Of def.
Cheney.
II will be the duty Of tho Demo.
cratic President an1 Congress 20
rows" he pension lst ~ tic inter.
ret alike ~ deserving Veterans and
Of an impcrilled treasury.
A now Ronublioan rlo. for the
land Glide hns boon brought ont.
An Oh moss h'ck R"p, hlioan woe
asked bv his neichbor what he
thouoht WIS the c'usc ~ the Drro
CRITIC Cvrlore. Ne said h. didr't
know unless hell had given M it's
dead.
Dr. g l.. Brown died on Snb.
bath ~ two o'clock. p. w.. nf'cr n
short illness ~ cncmis ~ tho brain
md his remains wore trko, 10
Rccdsyille on Tuesday for inter.
ment.
The members NJ 'ho Catholic
church rt'fhis piece hold 7 srrpl in
Aliens n ~ two uigh's-W cdrc-.
dav and Thursday for tho benefit
Of the church. H. was p success.
The Rev. McNimar. Of NJ. =.
church, preached an able Thanks
giving sermon in the VI. T.. church.
on Thursd'Y.
Mrs. Maria Hayes. Of Elkrns
paid q living visit to her parents
list week.
Mr. Cam Evans. tho tcamsfer for
the Orrell Coal Company, while
trying to drench . sick horse. was
struck on the arm by The horse.
breaking it, DR.. VIM. NJ. Dent
reduced the fracture.
Mrs. Luther Sheets fell from a
ladder on last Monday, diolocating
the right shoulder and fracturing
the bone near the joint. Dr.. Dent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

After complete poll Of this State
Will Chiffon notified the Democ.
racy that West Virginia WIS Demo.
cratic by 5000 majority. After
Bill Dawson got through figuring
ON the "sIumping" from 1876 TO
1883 he notified the faithful that
West Virginia was Republican by
5000 majority. but as the 9Th day
Of November drew nigh Dawson re-.
yiscd his figures aud told the Re.
publican brethren that the State
was safely Republican by from 2 600
to l,800. Who was the rainbow
chnscrs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Jouram trcs to explain the
slump in the Republican ma.
jori'y in old Preston by saying it
was caused by the laborlng men
moving out Of the county. II this
be- 50, Will ;hc JonrRd kindly ex-
plain why the labofing men were
compelled TO move out Of the Ban
ner Republican county into Demo
cratic counties 70 end work The
Jouyaa has always led us TO 30
licve that RcppL!icoDigm meant
prosperity, and The greater the Re
publican majority The more work
but according 70 JOS latest cxplana-
ton Republication has driver tie
laJoriug men out Of Preston. Take
hold Of either horn, brethren, and
try aud explain, il you can. We
enjoy running you in a hole and
smoking you opt.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

At prayer meeting IN New Jcr.
sey, Republican brother prayed
that God would cause the Rcpubli
can party to hang together, where.
upon Democrat present shouted :
"AmeH, amen" This led the Re.
publican brother TO make the fol.
loving ameudatIon in his prayer /:
Not, . Lord in the sense that
our Democratic brother means, but
in The spirit Of accord and concord. ="
"Any cord VIII 90, Lord; ny cord
vii! DO Intsri'cted ths y rnscrat
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

1t is said that President Harrison
has decided to 60 to Europe next
year 10 study economic questions in
relation to governmental affairs,
and will probably write a book on
the result of his Investigations.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson is thorn
in the side of the JourRGl 1t makes
our distigured contemporary so mad
to think the Republican bonefi-
ciarlcs OF the tariff cannot raise
enough Doodle to beat Mr.. Wilson.
1t is sad case.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The next Legislature will stand /:
Senate 2l Democrats and 5 Repub-
leans; the House Al Democrats and
30 Republicans, making on joint
ballot GO Demo Gratis and 80 Rcpub
licans-a Democratic majority of ~.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

"The Force Bill issue did it," is
the way the Journal explains Re-
publican defeat in West Virgins.
We quite agree with our brethren,
the PEOPLE did force the ballots
against the Republican party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

1t can be set down as a certainty
that one Sam Hooton will have to
pack his traps and step down and
out this time. lie has had his last
picking at the public crib.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

A diagnosis Of the Journal case
reveals the fact that it was struck
by the great Democratic pile driver.
No wonder DR.. Pratt can do moth
ing for the patient.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The "TuuDellon man" seems to
be a source Of great anxiety and
worry to our brethren Of the Jour.
nal. II the JouraW gang is as free
Of debt as the "Tunnelton man"
1t will not be necessary for them to
move out Of the county to ovade
honest debts and Corporation tax"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Homestead strike has been
declared off. Another glorious vic.
tory for protection to American la.
Dor according to Republican doc
trine. The men will have to return
To work at reduced wages.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

1t is not necessary for the Jour
nal to worry itself about "frcc
trade" and wildcat money" The
people have control of this Govern
ment, and they propose to run it to
suit themselves, aud II the Journal
can find any consolation in howl
ing, fet it howl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Steve ElkIns may not have as
much money as ne had before the
election, but he knows more abou.
carrying West Virginia.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

IL it will ease the Journals mind
we have no hesitancy in telling it,
we will "turn the rascals out after
the 4th of March. We must re.
spect the will of the people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

As an organizer and hustler, Bill
Dawson is not in it with Bill Chill.
ton. Dawson had eight months
start Of Chiffon. IL fact, he pub
lished it to the world that be woulu
carry West Virginia by handsome
majority before Chiffon got of his
coat and rolled mp his sleeves. Bot
when the people called time on the
Sth Day Of November, and Dawson
faced Chiffon for the final knock
out, it only required one punch
from Chiffon to send Dawson TO
grass
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

a special dispatch to the intel
igeHcer, says that DR.. j. $. Lewis.
Supt. Of tnc hospital for the Insane
40 Weston, was accldently shot in
the back by one OF the attendants
named Thomas MalIoy, on Thanks
giving day, while out hunting.
j be wounds were painful but not
dangerous.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

When Grover Cleveland went out
Of office there was surplus Of $780,
100000 in the Treasury. When
Ben Harrison goes out Of office
there will be bankrupt Treasury.
That's the difference between De.
mocracy and Rcpublicanism.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Will Chairman Dawson explain
to us why he did not carry West
Virginia &? He has told us so often
that we really thought he was in
earnest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01
Nov 9th 90

MIR Brown p!ese don't send me the
argus eny more for thay is furse
Bout 1t evry time i quit it Xix the
pavprr very we'll But it is on the
count Of my wife for she is red hot
rcpublicken wod Xix to have the
payper But cant stand the racket
every weak Il Bout it SO concluded
not TO talk it envy longer and will
send yon som money soon ese
don't publish this in the paypcr and
don't think hard of me for having
1T stopped for i am quitting Xix old
Bouser am quitting tIrd of the
racket evry time it comes in the
house and since CleveIng has Bin
lectrd it is foor time worse Yours
truly .
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Now that the election is over
probably the journal can find time
to point ont to the farmers the
splendid CLONE Markets" it has
been promising for the last four
years
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Now listen to the Republicans
cry, "Civil Service - The "civil
service" we will give them will be a
stuffed club.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Is it not little strange that the
Republicans are always carrying
West Virginia up until the day Of
election For some reason better
known to themselves. they quit car
rying West Virginia con election
day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Journal says that the Demo
cratic cry IS, II want a situation. -
which leads us to remark that 1t is
much plcasanter than the Republic.
can howl Of 81 am out Of a sltua-
tion -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Repu bIican press poked a
great deal Of fun ut "Nr. Riley
who ran the campaign" IN 1898
Wonder how they appreciate "Mr.
Dawson who ran tie campaign" in
1892? BIO. Dawson was going to
carry the State by six thousand
majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Republicans need not bother
themselves about the offices. The
Democrats will see to it that all
Offices are filled with good Demo-
Gratis.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01
WORSE THAN BOWSER.

We have received the following
letter from a poor hen pecked hus.
band, whose wife is worse than Old
Bowser, and is so beat over the
election that she is taking it out on
her "liege lord and MASTER" that
ought to be. but isn't, judging from
the tone OF he letter below, which
we give verbatim ct litcratum pune
tuatim capltatum. AS we expected,
when we examined his account, we
found him three years behind on
subscription. We omit the name
and address to save his wife from
being arrested for manslaughter:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Republicans die hard. but
there is no physician who will not
give them a certificate Of Death
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Republican Office holders will
now End out whether a "tariif is
tax and who pays i. for the next
four years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

1t is SAID that Sheriff elect Shaw
is having most delightful time in
selecting his deputies.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Wonder II Mr.. Elkins is still of
the opinion that it is "onlv n mat
ter Of finance about carrying West
virginia 20
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

1t has never been charged that
Dave Workings eloquence and ora
tory made vote for the Republican
party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

j, is now in order for the Journal
to promise $3.50 day and beef
steak three times day at Irondale.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

To President-elect Cleveland t:
Fire Geo. G. Sturgiss by telegraph,
like Ben Harrison did Gen. Watts
in 1889.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

A cyclone swep over Harrison.
Ark. Wednesday night, killing six
people outright and wuunding
many more. En-.
a Cleveland cyclone swept over
the United States. Tuesday, Nov.
9Th, and killed Harrison and the
rest of the Republicans. Cyclom, g
are becoming numerous aud dan.
gerous.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

The Republican grand march mp
Salt River will take place after the
4th of March.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Happy is the man who is not
seeking an office and the man who
is not to be booted out of an Office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

-Four more years of Protection
and Rcpublicanism and old Preston
would be asking to change her vote.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Twas glorious victory. does not
express it. 1t was murder in the
first degree.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Jerry Simpsons majority Is 400.
Jerry is rnnner without socks.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01

Where are the rainbow chasers ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-01
JUDICIAL SALE.
N0ndag. Decem5er I9M I802,
Nineln-Fiue Acres.

be following doscribed real estate A tract q
and, consisting OF about
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-07

travelling season, the meals which ]
took in the largest hotel in that city
were always source of amusement and
pleasure to me. Not so much on &C
count of the excellence of fare as be-
cause of the picturesque and lively
scene presented to the eye.
Each of the two hundred guests was
waited upon by his own servant, and
these swarms of swarthy fellows, clad
in their snowy robes and turbans OF
every hue and shape, nimbly rushing
through the dense crowd, shouting and
warning each other with cries Of
"Warda!'' balancing trays with exqu1s-
lite skill, and swinging BOTTLES and de-
canters as recklessly about their heads
as if they meant to brain each other,
always made in their aggregate effect
picture that excelled the charms of a
well-mounted fairy play. Peculiar it is,
too, how each servant cares only for
his master, and does it in the most bru-
tai and egostical fashion. Thus, for
instance, that he will grasp bottle of
Worcestershire sauce, or the pepper and
salt anywhere it happens to stand-de-
spite the protests of the other mems
servant. Each man for himself, that is
the motto, and it is odd that in spite of
all this there is very little confusion and
rarely an alteration. a
A paragraph by itself must be de-
voted to the laundrvnan in each honsa.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-07

turv It was a river of considerable size,
upon which vessels were fioated as far
as historic .Bladersburg, FIVE miles
northeast of the capital city. The navy
yard is located at the junction of this
eastern branch with the main body of
the Potomac. The water is shoal, shoal-
ing constantly, and becoming almost a
morass on account of the neglect OF
congress to make appropriations for
keeping the channel clear. The eastern
branch Is scarcely large enough and
deep enough to-day for navigation by
skiff; although occasionally it rises and
floods the surrounding country.
Before the war the plant of the
Washington navy yard was an extern
sive, costly and valuable one. 1t was
famous all over the world for the skill
OF its worlsnen and the quality and
amount ofAwork done there. 1t is not
generally known, but it is nevertheless
a fact, that the second largest warship
ever built by the republic was con-
structed at this navy yard; the old Co
lumbus, second in size only to the ia
nous Pennsylvania The Columbus
was rated as 112-gun ship Of the line,
but she carried one hundred and thirty
six guns. The Pennsylvania was the
largest wooden warship ever launched
in this country, and the Columbus was
but little smaller. In 1856 congress au-
thorized the construction of six new
frigates, and all Of them were completed
in time to participate in our civil war.
One of them, the Minnesota was built
and launched here In 1857, staunch
ship Of the line carrying fifty-seven
guns. Another of those six frigates
was constructed at the Portsmouth
yard and named the Merrimac The
latter vessel was sunken at Norfolk by
the retreating United States officers,
raised by the confederates, covered with
an iron armor, and went forth to shat
ter and sink the Minnesota, as well as
another frigate, the Congress, in Hamp-
ton Roads. The Minnesota had been
considered our crack frigate, but the
work done by the confederates upon
the Merrimac revolutionized naval
warfare.
For many years this navy yard was
an important one, and there have been
as many as Eve thousand people en-
ployed here at one time, but not since
the war. After the commencement of
the civil war the place was neglected
and became small affair, ceased to be
. construction yard, and was turned
into foundry, repair and ordnance
workshop. The politicians could do
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-07

I'd Resolved, that Committee of three be
appointed to wait on the Rev. Richard f.
Cleveland and get his answer to our propposi-
tons. When the following persons YVES ap-
pointed said Committee:
Rufus Harrison, M
William G. Crane, Esq.
Jonathan Provost. a~1
Sd the Committee Appointed to wait on the
Rev. Cleveland to get his answer to our prop
position Reported witch report was excepted.
A week or two after this meeting an
other was held, at which ''the Rev.
| Stephen Grover, whose assistance had
been obtained, presided" and favora-
BILE reply to the SCALP was transmitted.
Mr.. Grover was the retiring pastor, and
he must have been highly esteemed by
the new minister and his family, for the
boy baby who was to become president,
who was born into the Cleveland family
March 18, 1887, was christened Stephen
Grover.
Those who remember the Clevelands
in Caldwell are fast passing away.
Among them ia.Mr. Henry Garfield, now
more than ninety-t two years old.
II knew Dominic Cleveland very
WELL" he said with faltering speech in
answer to a question. He had a fiery
way with him, and he gave me an awful
overhauling when left the Presbyterian
church and joined the Methodists down
to Verona. No, can't remember any.
thing particular about Grover. He was
only baby when his father left Cald-
well. When Grover was elected the
first time lot Of people around here
claimed they remembered him. and jim
Randall he used to go about and tell
how he played ball and stole apples and
went to school and fit with the president.
Some one who went down to Washing
ton told Grover what Jim said. -Cieve-
laxd he inst locked at his visitor and
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-07

THE BIRTHPLACE OF GROVER CLEVELAND.
well, who, when the gun wadding of the
Continental troops gave out at the bat
tie of Springfield, N. j., broke into a
nearby church and coniscated an arm
full of hymnbooks. These he tore up
and gave to the soldiers for wadding.
"Give 'em Watts, boys!' he cried, and
they did and won the fight.
Caldwell is distinguished for another
and at the present time more interest
ing reason. Within the walls Of the
Presbyterian parsonage Of the place
boy baby was born some ffty-five years
ago who was destined to be twice elect
ed president of the United States. 1t
was to see this house and to talk with
any who might remember the Cleveland
family that made yesterdays pilgrim
age.
1t goes without saying that the people
of Caldwell, regardless of party ties,
take pleasure in showing visitors the
birthplace of Grover Cleveland. The
house is plain, brown painted struc-
ture, and stands little back from the
main street, not far from the railroad
spur that winds across the marshes and
over the mountains from Jersey City to
Caldwell Graceful elms wave over the
lawn, and an old fashioned picket fence
extends along the street front. There
has been little change in the appearance
of the house since the days of the Cleve-
land family in Caldwell. The porches
have been modernized, the front gable
and the low III" to the rear have been
added, and the Z by 8 window panes
have been replaced by larger glass. The
old wide weatherboards remain as they
were at first
The Rev. Richard T. Cleveland was
SCALED" to the passionate of the Cald-
we'll Presbyterian church in 1884. I
have copied the original minute of the
meeting that was held to authorize this
sscall'' and here reproduce its quaint
spelling and phraseology:
APRIL Is, 1884.
The Church and Congregation Meet Agre
able to previous notice given. Elected William
Could, Esq, Moderator. when the following
Business was transacted:
LIST Resolved, that Make out q Call for the
Rev. Richard f. Cleveland to Be Come our
Pastor and that we give him the use Of the
parsonage house and four hundred and fifty
Dollars and that we make him q presant Of
one hundred and fifty Dollars.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-07

nothing with it, make no capital out Of
1t, s..,; therefore they permitted it to
die right before them, and during a
time of war, too. 1t is but Justice to
the statesmen of that day, however, to
say that the constantly shoaling condi-
ton of the river induced them to con-
slider itsuseless to keep on oppropriating
money,bo keep the channel dredged. If
the navy ward had been locatedsat Alex
andria,i originally apart of the District
of Columbia, it would have been better;
for there can always be POUNDS from
twenty to thirty -hveefeet of watsr clear
ND to the ywharves of Alexandria, only
ave miles below us ON the main channel
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-07
THE TRAMP AND HIS CHICKEN.

He First Catches It and Then Cooks 1t
with Much Skill and Little Labor.
The tramp has an ingenious way of
obtaining a chicken. He must avoid all
noise. The slightest cackling on the
part of the bird would be fatal to his
dinner.
He proceeds to get stick about ten
feet long, to the end of which he binds
q crosspiece. making a rude perch.
Then, stationing himself under q tree in
which the chickens are roosting, he picks
out his particular bird and gently brings
his perch up in front of her.
If the fowl does not step on at once he
rubs his perch gently up and down
against her breast until she finally steps
on and promptly goes TO sleep gain.
The tramp shoulders the stick and
marches up the road out of hearing dis
lance of the house.
How many people, after raid on their
henroosts by the tramp in the dead of
night, stop to think how he cooked
his chicken? If they give the matter
thought at all, they suppose he will start
a small fire and broil it. But he will do
nothing of the kind. In fact it would be
impossible for him to do so without re-
moving the feathers. and as that would
require labor it would not be attempted.
His kitchen utensils consist generally
of broken knife and tin cup. With
his knife he will kill and clean the
chicken in very much the same way any
housewife would, except that he will
make the opening in the breast much
smaller His seat of operations will be
on the bank of some little brook, where
he will build a fire. Then comes the
part which he thoroughly dislikes. He
makes a very thin paste of clay and
water, and taking handful commences
to rub it well over the chicken, feathers
and all
After this is we'll worked in he takes
another handful of a little thicker paste
and rubs it over the first layer. So he
continues, each layer being about an
eighth of an inch thick, until he has a
coating of two or three inches all over
the bird and it resembles huge mud
ball. Then he heaves sigh of relief.
Nothing further is necessary but f.
put the mud ball in the fire, and i
about twenty minutes it is transform
into savory meal. When the chicken
is done the clay is baked like brick.
After cracking it, it peels off, carrying
with it the feathers and skin, leaving
the chicken smoking and white, do.
Gcious morsel. New York World