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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

DIR. HartIgan, Of the University,
has been elected a Foundation
Fellow of tho Society Of Science,
Letters and Art, of London, which
numbers some Of Europe and
Americas most eminent scients in
its membership. The American
representation in the society, how
ever, is quite limited. The famous
Pasteur, Of Paris, is one Of the
mem bers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Robert Brown went to Grafton
last Friday to attend the funeral Of
a little son Of his brother Charley.
The child died Thursday Of that
dred disease for children, diph-
iberia, and was buried in Bluemont
cemetery Saturday. This is the
second child out Of the family Of
four that Charley has lost recently
with that same disease.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

English SPAWN LInlment remove
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
Spawn, Curbs, sweeney, Ring bone,
Stiles, Sprailis, all swollen Threats,
Coughs, &c. Save $50 by use Of
one bottle. Warranted the most
wonderful Blemish Cure ever known
Sold by DIR. II. r. Frey, Druggist
Terra Alta. 5-14-91-1yr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09
D. ~. WoTRINo,
ATTIC rneY-at-Law.

Every one gives it the highest
praise. IL. Gradel, Druggist, Wal
nat and Allison Sts., Cincinnati,
o., says this Of his trade {" Il sell
my share Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
and my customers that have used
this preparation speak of it in the
highest terms"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09
FOR SALE
Valuable Town Property.

One Of the most desirable remden-
ces in Kingwood can now be bought
cheap. The building is compare
lively new contains eight rooms
including kitchen and pantry,
cellar under the entire house well
fenced and plenty Of ground room.
This property is on the corner Of
Tunnelton and High Streets, on
courthouse square. viii be sold
cheap for cash, or on long time.
If not sold soon the same will be
for rent. For particulars, call on
or address
HENRY CLAY HYDE,
II Kingwood, W. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Although February is the shortest
month in the year. it has more
holidays than any of the others.
We have Ground Heg Day, Lin
coins Birth Day. Valentine Day
and Washington Birth Day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09
Notice to PubIic.

hereby notify the Public that
after this date ] will not be respon-
sible for any debts contracted by
my wife, Mrs. Matilda Hileman
and son Ellsworth Hileman. /
shall use my money hereafter to
pay my honest debts.
1-26-'93-4t. Il. HmEMAN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

The newly elected town officials
held their first meeting last night
and discussed various matters per-
tanning to the interest Of the town.
An order was passed authorizing the
Mayor to procure a carload Of saw
dust at once and have it put on the
crossings and wherever needed
worst. 1t was ordered that the
Council hold its regular meetings
the frst Wednesday night in each
month, and anyone having any bust
ness with the Council will appear
before it at that time. Special SEES
sions for the transaction Of business
may be called by the Mayor at any
time. Until further notice, the
sessions Of the Council will be held
in this Office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Neil j. Fortney has been in
Washington City this week on bust
ness connected with his copy-holder.
1t is said he has sold the patent
right to some firm and is closing up
the deal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

The Terra Alta Graded School,
with Pref. George NJ. Ford as
Principal. seems to be giving emf
nent satisfaction this winter. After
the close Of the present term a
spring term of ten weeks will be
held, commencing about March Ia.
All ready large number OF
pupils have been enrolled. About
June 4th a term of Summer Nor.
NAL will begin and continue ten
weeks. This will be specially
adapted for young teachers and
those preparing to teach. Full
particulars will be given in these
columns later on.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Messrs. NJ. f. Pell aud George
A. Herring will open out general
store in the Pell Block at Albrights-
vile about April LIST. This will
make a strong firm and valuable
addition to the business Of the
Bridge City,"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Ed III. Heermans came home
Saturday evening to spend Sunday,
returning to Grafton Monday
morning. He is we'll pleased with
his position. weighing mail on the
b. & o. between Grafton and
Wheeling.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

FOR SALE-One Yoke of Oxen,
five years old, weigh about 5000 lbs,
fine condition and good work cattle.
viii sell on reasonable terms.
l.. j. MCMILLEN,
14-4t Tnnnelton, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

To-day Hoods Sarsaparllla stands
at the head in the medicine world.
admired IN prosperity and envied in
merit by thousands of would be
competitors. 1t has larger sale
than any other medicine. Such
success could not be won without
positive merit.
HOOPS PILLs cure constipation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Rev. Skinner, of Masontown,
recently conducted a series of meet
ings at the Mt. Union church, over
in Monongalia county between
Masontown and Fairchance, lasting
only two weeks but resulting in As
conversions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Our old friend, Bro. Duncan
Mora, of the Grafton Sentinel, is
just now rejoicing over the advent
of son and heir. which his wife
presented him with last Saturday,
Feb. 4th. 1t is the first edition
and double loaded display article
of the most interesting kind, and
Will not be entered at the office as
second class mail matter" either, as
the reprint Is first class in every
particular. DR.. McMillen was the
attending physician, and mother
and father and child are all doing
well.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Messrs. John Deal and Elmer
Strawser were in town last Thurs
day on legal business connected
with the coming trial of Allen
Strawser for killing Albert Hickey.
Neil j. Fortney has been engaged
as attorney for the defense.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

a very successful protrscted
meeting has been in session at
Rowlesburg Tor some time, con-
Quoted by Rev. Rohrbough. There
has been about fifty conversions so
far and great interest manifested.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

We are informed that DR.. NJ. r..
Powell, of Tunnelton, has pur-
chased lot of Junior Brown and
will have a handsome residence
erected thereon, as soon as the
weather will permit, and will move
to Kingwood soon as it is completed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09
SOLDIERS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

If you have claims against the
Government for Pensions or IN
crease, write to N. w. FITzaERALp,
Washington, ID. 9. He lisa citizen
OF West Virginia, and has procured
Pensions tor thousands from this
State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09
Eow's THIsi
Coal Five Cents Per Bushol =,

| will deliver coal from the
ZIMMERMAN BANK, from this
date until further notice, at the
remarkable low price Of FIVE
CENTS per bushel. Have your
coal house filled at once.
JOHN GREAsER.
kingwood, w. Va, Doc. 22, 1892.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

When Baby was sick, we gave her CastorIa.
When she was Child, she cried for castoria.
When She became Miss. she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, sho gave them caStorIa
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

'oS Aiei" al nc IoluIneo DdtuI-
day evening from Grafton.
K. Z. Reppert was up at New
burg on business last Saturday.
Julius K. Monroe went to Buck
harmon last Saturday aud returned
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ellie Fogle Elliott, of Key.
ser, is here visiting Mrs. P. j.
Crogsn.
Baker is in it, he will have no
competition while he has dollars
worth of goods it stock.
Rev. Il. w. Chichester preached
in the NJ. K. church here last Sun
day night
No clue has yet been found to the
robbers who tried their hand on the
kinawood Bank last week.
Mr.. E. q. spurgin moved last
week from Opckiska to his fathers
farm near Masontown, this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Montgomery
returned last week from a three
weeks visit among relatives at
NewbHrg.
Next Tuesday is st. Valentines
Day. II you have any real ugly
valentines send them to our Office
"devil."
Itch on human and horses and all
animals cured in 80 minutes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
meyer fails. Sold by DIR. II. r.
Frye, Druggist, Terra Alta.
Charley Pell, of Pleasant Dale, is
out at Herring clerking for George
A. Herring in his store at that
place.
Rev. Skidmore, of Masontown, is
holding n protracted meeting at
Reedsville. He had just closed a
seven weeks siege at Masontown.
Frank NJ. Thomas, Of this place,
who has been very low with fever
and his life despalred Of several
times, IS now rapidly recovering.
Good coal delivered at six cents
per bushel from the Fawcett
sbank, near town. run by w. v.
Riddle. and all orders left with him
will re, Give prompt attention.
The Campbell Power Press in the
Office of the Terra Alta oracle
was sold last Saturday to the pre-
prietor of the Oakland Democrat for
1856.
j. Wesley Hartman, the blind
broom maker of Newburg, was here
last week, accompanied by his
brother, canvassing for history of
Columbus.
Our old friend, Benjamin Frank
lin Dumire, of Stemple Ridge, was
in town this week and ia still rejoic-
ing over the Cleveland.slile that
took place last fall.
Rev. l.. ID. Starkey, of Terra
Alta, will hold services in the
Baptist church here next Sunday
morning and evening, and may
continue to hold series of meet
ings.
From sale bills printed at this
Office, we learn that Mrs. b. M.
Squires, of the Preston House, will
hold a public sale of her household
goods on Saturday the 25th Of this
month.
Junior Brown is having very
large and fine stable erected back Of
his residence near the depot. Jerry
Patton has about completed the
stone-work and Zar Hagans will do
the woodwork on it.
Can't be beaten Mr.. j. G..
Wittig, Bud Mound, Ills, writes /;
al have used Salvation Oil with
wonderful sueoess for innammstory
rheumatism in my foot. 1t cannot
DO beat"
Mrs. Laura Trippott has sold her
residence on High Street to John
A. Liston for s140O, so we are
informed. MIR. Liston will move to
town and take possession Of his new
property April 1st.
Mrs. j. N. Carroll, Of Hackel-
barney, who has been afflicted with
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09
A M. JARRETT, D. D. S.

Has done the leading Dental bust
ness in Kingwood for % years.
Everything in modern dentistry
done promptly and as good as done
In the largest cities.
Address GRAFTON, w. VA.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

The Good 1emplar Lodge here
installed the following newly elected
officers last Friday night: Past
Chief Templar, y. NJ. Williams
Chief Templar, Newton Calvert ;
Vice TempIar, Mrs. Ella Eyick ;
Secretary, Annie Beavers; Assistant
Secretary Grace Orr; Chaplain,
Walter Morris; Financial Secretary,
J. W. Dorsey Marshal, Arthur
Chiles; Deputy Marshal, Grace
Merris Guard, Mrs. Ed. NJ. Herr
mans Sentiael. John Shrent. ESQ.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

RIO BOGUS testimonials, no boz
gus Doctors letters used to sell
HOODS Sarsaparilla. Every one Of
It's advertisements is absolutely true.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Ripans rsbulos cure dyspepsia.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-09

Ripans Tabules cure collie.
Ripans Iabulcs cure scrOfuia-
Ripans Tabulos Danish pain.
kipans Iabulos are always ready.
Ripans TabuloF purify the blood.
Ripans Iabulcs for bad temper.
Ripans Tabules arc Of great value.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-09

Some of the men struggling in the water
managed to climb into a boat which had
been launched, but were caught IN the
steamers wheel and went down.
PORT HURON, Mich, Nov. S.-CaptaIn
A j. \. M.Donitld of the Albany, which yes
terday co!lided with the Philadelphia, when
both steamers sank aud eighteen men were
drowned, came into the city this afternoon
with twenty OF the rescued men. Captain
Mcdonald who has been on the lakes
twen;y-three years, seened TO be too much
APPALLED, by the awful loss OF lifet to talk,
and the crew OF the Albany were likewise
silent One OF the Pniladelphia's crew,
speakin. of he collision. said that ne had
lust come off watch when the boats came
together. They coliided wita considerable
force he said, but not enough TO indicate
that either boat was running at full sDeed.
The Philadelphia, lie claims. was due on
her course and the Albany oft her course
when the latter struck her amidships. The
Philadelphia had exchanged signals for
passing and checked her speed twice. The
fog was so thick that no one could see
ahead over two rods. Tae Philadelphia,
he said could have msds shore if She had
not stopped to tow the Albany, and he
thinks it was half AN hour before the
Albany sank.
EAST TAwAs. Mich. Nov. S.-One of the
saddest sights ever witnessed IN East
Tawas is that at the undertaking rooms,
where tue bodies of eleven of the sailors
drowned by the sinking of the steamers
Albany and Philadelphia, are laid out.
They were brought ln by tie steamer City
of Concord last night. The captain OF the
Concord gives it AS his opinion that at
least a portion OF the men who launched
the yawl and put off in it were rescued.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-09
LANGUAGE OF STONES.
MAECn claims the bloodstone, which
means courage.

MAEcn claims the bloodstone, which
means courage.
AUGUsT claims the moonstone. which
is said TO bring conjugal fidelity.
June claims for her children the
pearl. the meaning Of which Is purity.
To THOSE bern ia December the tur-
quoise is said TO bring . prosperous
life.
To THOSE who are born ia September
the sapphire brings success and pre-
vents evil
FEBRUARY claims the purple amsl
thvst. which is said 20 bring the virtue
of contentment.
THE stone associated with thu FIRST
month Of the year is the garnet, which
means constaney.
THosE who were born in July must
wear ruby which brings ts its chill
dren mobility Of mind.
THOSE who are born In April uIust
wear Il chang cable dazzling diamond.
the meaning OF which - innocence
NAY Is represented BY the emerald.
which j. supposed To bring .uecess in
sove 10 those who wear Il By riyh. %
their birth month
1HT opal. supposed hy many 20 h.
uniucsy. belongs TO October. and 70
those who are born in tina, month X il
sAid 10 bring happiness and hope
NOWHERE il represented by The
topaz. which means that tbo~e ssho
wear lt rightfuily by reason Of Their
birih may claim fidelity and friend
,hfD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-09
WEEKS SENT UP.

NEW YORK. Nov. S.-Francis Fl. Weeks
was today sentenced TO ten years impris-
onment in Sing Sing prison. He pleaded
guilty on arraignment, and the entire nro-
ceeGiings did not occupy five minutes.
Weeks was held under five Indictments
and had asked to be permitted to plead
guilty to one of these, charging him with
tue larceny OF S72, S00 the property of Clar-
euce S. B. Fish and Mrs. Nicholas Fish,
which be held ir trust.
Recorder Smyth. III a voice full, of sad
ness, pronounced sentence In the following z
words:
Il regret very much to be placed in the
position OF sentencing man who is n
member of the same profession to which
belong. and member OF u firm which
have had many transactions with. | know
you belong to well-connected aud re-
spectable family. L know you hava
brought ruin and disgrace upon yourself
and your family, and that you feel it Keen
ly. 1t Is unnecessary for me to say fur
ther. The sentence of the court Is that
you be confined in state prison at hard
labor for the term OF ten years.
Weeks took his sentence, The heaviest
the law allows his offense, without finch
ing He seems 10 have expected il. Weeks
had no lawyer He turned and followed
the sherilf's deputies out of court with =
firm step. After Il long interview with
his wife Weeks was taken back to the
TombS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-09
HE WAS THE CHAMPION.
The Story Which Won Its Author the
I.ilr's EcIi.

The Story Which Won Its Author the
LIAR. Belt.
ayes, said the man by the window
who overheard our conversation. Its
true every time, gentlemen. that white
cats are deaf"
Prove it, )" said one OF the party who
had been disputing the theory.
Il can prove it as easy as rolling off
log. Ny old aunt down in the state
Of Maine raised white cat. and she's
alive and kicking yet, fur's knov-the
cat, not my aunt--and she told me-
my aunt, not the cat-that the animal
was so deaf she couldn't hear the clock
strike-fact"
That's nothing" said man OF the
other side of the car who had been
listening intentiy. 1t don't prove that
the hui race Of white cats IS deaf.
Why we had white cat in our family
raised il inyself-and il heard 50 well
we had TO stop the clock.
There was long silence, then some
one piped feeely;
"Nhy?1
was mouse IN :he wall and she
tore all the wau paper of trying to get
- il
No one said word for bout an honr.
then the man who knew white cats
Were deaf spoz,e out.
Boys" he said solcrnnly. "giye him
the belt Detroit Free pres>
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-09
BRAVE TURKS.
The Fatal Task of Giving Burial to the
Cholera Victims.

The accounts given by the pilgrims of
them are terrible in their grim fatal
ism ''On June "a, two days before tho
Courban Bairman, upward of 100000
Mussulmans. Arabs, Turks and Indians
had gathered on the Sacred Mount to
hear the solemn address which is de-
livered to those who wish to become
Hadji Many of these people were in the
most wretched condition, and some had
not even loaf of bread
1t was here that the disease appears
to have struck them, like the blast of
poisonous wind When next day the
onward movement to the holy city
began it was found that the ground
was strewn like a battlefield with the
dead and dying; and SO terribly virlr
lent was the type of infection thus en-
gendered that it was says the account,
impossible for any living creature to
approach the place"
The authorities seem, however. to
have realized that something must be
done, and that the bodies could not be
left to rot Accordingly, Turkish reg
iment was sent to perform the work Of
burial and to remove any of the pill
grims who still lived. Never did troops
in the heat of battle receive command
more fraught with peril. The risk. as
it proved, was literally greater than
that of facing machine guns, and the
moral effect far more terrible. There
are ten men who will face death by
bullets to one who will face death by
cholera Yet these Turkish soldiers,
with the fatalistic courage of their
race, obeyed as they obeyed at Plevna.
1.-The battalion, when it reached the
mount, was seven hundred strong.
After the work had been done two hun
dred men only remained to go back to
the coast. Five hundred of the SOL
diers had died of cholera That Is,
nearly three-auarters of the regiment
perished in the work of burial No
doubt English troops would have done
the same, but they would have been
upheld by many considerations-by re-
igious feeling and by the instinct of
mercy, and they would, moreover, have
been well led.
The Turkish troops proba bly, felt the
sense of pity very little, and their Of
ficers were almost certainly men with
anything but high sense ofsconduct.
They acted merely from the most naked
sense of the duty of not f1inching at
command. 1t was an order given from
afar and from above. and that and fate
are to them all One-Spectator.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-09
a REAR-ENO COLLISION.

CHICAGO. Nov. S.--By rear-end coils
ion OH the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railroad this evening at Seventy first
street, three people were killed and eleven
injured. Some of the latter may die. A
passenger train known as the limited YES
t;buled express crashed Into the rear end
of the Blue Island accommodation, badly
wrecking two coaches and the engine OF
the limited. The dead are as follows:
Mark Powman, fiagman.
Mrs. Aubrey of Blue island.
Carrie Barnes of South EnglewOod.
A list OF he I'M juret, all or whom live. in
Chicago or its neigh borhood, follows:
\. Hintz, both legs cut off.
Lettie h. Brigham, head and body
Nicholas Wosht, leg broken and badly
scaided.
Minnie Schaeffer. badly scalded.
Louis Scarp, both arms cnt OFF.
J. w. Templeton, hand cut off and badly
burned.
d. NJ. Snow, aged 20. injured internally;
will die.
James w. Grady, hand cut off, badly
scfided.
w. L. Stoll, internal injuries.
James }. kIstuer, badly scalded.
w. T.. JamlSon. body and face burned.
The accommodation is scheduled to leave
the city Il few minutes ahead OF the limit
ed train, and both pulled out on time to-
night. The accommodation stopped at
Seventy-third streer. Close behind it, and
bearing down on it at the rate Of twenty
miles per hour, was the limited. A heavy
fog had settled over the locality, aud it
was impossible clearly TO discern the
signal lights. The engine of the express
plowed into the rear 60 tci OF the accom-
modaton. The car was picked up and
carried forward, so great WAS the IN oment-
um of the express, and Was driven with
terrific force into tue end of the second
coach. The explosion of a lamp iguited
the woodwork in the debris, and the fire
soon began TO spread.
An alarm was at once sent to the fire de-
partment, bnt before any engines arrived
majority of the dead and wounded had
been taken from the wreck, some OF them,
however, being badly burned. The engine
attached TO the limited express mad been
partly demolished, and pouring from one
of its escape pi pes was constant stream
of scalding steam. This made the work
OF rescue almost impossb BILE at times.
Mrs. Annie kruser, badly burned; will
probably die.
Wilber Wright. internal injuries
About twenty others, including the en-
glneer of the express, were more or less
seriously injured, having received cuts
and bruises. None of them, it is thought
Is dangerously hurt.