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ARRIVED IN CHICAGO.

Prom the Torra Alta Oracle.
From last weeks Chicago BLADE
we learn that Eddie Il. Thompson.
the ! 0 mile-a.day walker, now nick
named the prince of Tramrs,"
who passed through here on Friday
April 2Sth last, arrived at tho
Worlds Fair last week aud spent
three days viewing tho exhibits.
While there he was the guest OF a
sporting club at the Auditorium
Hotel, 81 per day. Whcn no
arrived at tho Blade oilicc he had
been on tho road SO days. Down
in Ohio he went without bite 10
eat two uights aud day and at the
end of that time was accommodated
with n bowl of oysters and n ''shakc-
down in freight station. While
Eddie was here hc dined at the
Terra Alta Hotel as the guests OF
Jno. Il. Walker, q. A. Boldon aud
landlord Smouso, and during his
stay he made many friends who will
DO glad to hear that he is still
tramping with will and has great
hopes of winning the bet of $1,000
for which ho is To walk 10 miles
day for 3G5 days, without cent ia
his pocket and not allowed to beg.
lle has worn out three pairs of
shoes since he started aud gets new
ones by trading his old onos to
some admirer who reserves same aB
souvenirs OF the tramp. While
here he traded us an old hat for
good one. The remains of the hat
are on exhibition at this Office.
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ONLY A PRINTER.

"He is only printer. Such
was the sncering remark of leader
in circle Of aristocracy-tho cod
fish quality. Who was the Earl OF
Sandhope! He was printer. Who
were Prince Edward William and
Prince Napoleon Proud to call
themselves printers. Tho present
Czar of Russia, the Crown Prince
of Prussia, and the Duke of Bat
tenburg, are all printers; and the
Emperor of China works in the pri-
vate printing Office almost every
day. William Caxton, the father
of English literature, was practI-
cal printer of extraordinary talent
and sagacity. What were G.. T..
Morris, N. p. Willis, James Gales,
Charles Richardson. James Parker,
Horace Greeley, CHARLES Dickens,
james Buchanan, Simon Cameron,
Schuyler Colfax {? Printers, all,
and practical ones, and whose scope
Of information was vast aud unlim.
tied. Mark Twain, Amos j. Cum.
mings, Bret Harte, William Dean
Howells, Joel Chandler Harris and
Opie L. Reed arc all plain practical
printers, as was Artemus Ward,
Petroleum V. Nasty and Sut Low
inggood, Senator Plumb, of Kan
sas, and James j. Hogg, of Texas,
are both practical printers, and the
leader of science aud philosophy
made his boasts that he was a
Jour" printer. William Butcher
Napoleon, of ChIselhurst, was Il
printer, William Frederick Williams
was "A printer, Benjamin franklin
was printer. In fact, thousands
Of the most brilliant minds in this
country are to be found toiling IN
the publishing houses Of large cit
les and towns. lt is not every one
that can be printer-b brains are
absolutely necessary -EEchange.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20
THE IIAHIFR ToHoGGAN.

Speaking Of the decline in silver
since John Sherman FIRST got in his
work on that metal calls to mind
the fact that Republican currency
legislation has kept even pace with
Republican tariff legislation during
the past twenty years.
in 1873 silver was worth sI.32
an ounce now it is worth about
60 conts.
In 1878 cotton was worth 90
cents a pound Eow 1t is selling at
z cents.
In 1873 wheat was worth s1.5O
bushcl it sold for 60 cents in
Wheeling the other day.
In 1873. wool was selling for 81
cents, the high tariff WAS then just
getting in its work now it is sell
ing for-wcll ask the wool grower.
The Republican legislative record
is consistent, at least.--Regisfer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

Sam Jones was recently address
ing an interesting lecture to a
northern audience when he said :
'1: we had only known at Apo
mattox how many OF your fellows
we're wounded we would have kept
mp the fight few days longer, and
we'd have cleaned you up. But we
didn't find out until we had to foot
the pension bills"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

Senator Vorhees, whose long
Congressional experience makes his
opinion valuable, takes no stock in
the talk about the extra session
being a short one. Speaking Of II
he said : "Congress will probably
be in continuous session until
August 10, 1894, il not longer. "
Representative Wilson, Of West
Virginia, the gentleman who ID
thought to stand the best chance OF
being the chairman Of the Ways
and Means committee Of tho House
should Mr.. Springer not get &.
again, also thinks the extra session
will run into the regular session
and that tho latter. will be an anus.
ually long one. Mr.. Wilson think.
the tariff will be taken up just us
soon as the Ways and Means com.
mittec is announced by Speaker
Crisp, aud it is expected that viii
be Immediately after tho Hous,
goes through the formality Of 20.
elec6ng Mr. Crisp Speaker.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

Palindromes, that is to say sen.
tences the letters Of which read the
same from left to right or right 70
left, arc just now very popular in
London at home gatherings. Here
are several good examples Eros
saw Eve tub, but Eve was sore
Repel leper Was it a cat / saw
Evil did ] ere I did live-Big was
ere I saw Gib--Live on, o do to
do no evil.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

On Philadelphia's police force is
man worth $3.50, 900 whose in
como IS about SIS, 900 yearly out
side OF lis $50 q week pay. A car
driver receives 81, 900 from real
estate investments in the tenth
ward. A letter carrier, appointed
by Postmaster Huldekoper and
still doing duty, is worth $40, 900,
and man who serves newspapers
from door to door has money at in
terest to the amount OF $50, 900.
The head waiter in the Market
street eating house is worth $780,
600, and a cook in one Of the city
hotels owns $50, 900 in bank stocks,
and s25, 900 in real estate. The
sexton Of one Of the poorest
churches IN tho town has yearly
income Of $500, derived from
government bonds. --PhiIadelphla
Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

WAsHINGToN, July 12.-Dr.
Warner Holt, Of Missouri, who was
dismissed by Commissioner Raum
ON March 3 last from bis position
as clerk Of class 3 IN the Pension
Office because he had stated to Rep
resentativo Tarsney during the last
Congress that pensions had been
granted for badness, was to. day
reinstated, the substantial truth Of
his statement having beeu ascer.
tanned.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

DR.. Rupert, Of Greenbrier county,
IS the father Of fifteen children
whose names all begin with the let
ter J. and end with a vowel. The
childrcn's names are Lcdour, La
vira, Livigua, Lorcna, Bycena,
Lualzo, LeaDcy, Lacelia, Ladura,
Leonida, Launa, Lydaho, bomcga,
Lenida, Leslie. Eikias Nsws.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

WAsHINGToS, ID. g., July 12.-
Postmaster General Bissell has do
cided to abandon tho three sizes OF
postal cards now in use and TO sue.
stituto one size for both single and
reply cards. With that purpose IN
view, the specifications which have
been sent TO prospective bidders for
the contract Of furnishing the pos
tai service with cards during the
next four years calls for single
cards Of the Uniform size Of three
anu one half by FIVE and ono half
inches. This is what is known as
the international size, il being used
generally by the countries compos-
ing the National Postal Union.
The double OF reply card now in
use will be continued, wish tho
size, when folded, reduced to that
Of the international card. These
clrds viii take the place Of the
small or ladies card. the medium
and the large card and the larger
rctan card.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

The would be aristOcrat girls Of
1G, or therc-about, who consider
themselves the bells Of tic commu.
nifty, should be careful bow they
snub The awkward, uncouth boy OF
the same age. When You arc 2s
and a triae shelf worn. these boys
will be young men, and they may
remember the snub. In fact this
snubbing business rs as risky rs
playing with dynamite, the wheel
Of fortune goes arouId and it is
Impossible to tell who viii be on
the top next ycor, or who win be at
tho bottom Ey
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SOLDIERS or WEST VIRGINIA,

If you have claims against the
Government for Pensions or IN
crease. write to N w. FiTzeERALD,
Washington, -. q. lie is a citizen
Of West Virginia, and has procured
Pensions for thousands from this
State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

Frank r. Sabin, Of Philadelphia,
ls tho proud owner Of the last will
and testament Of the founder a
Pennsylvania. The Documents in
an excellent state Of preservation,
being on sheets neatly stitched
together with silk thread aud sealed
with wax bearing the arms Of the
famous Penn IL Is attested by
Thomas Lloyd. Thomas Holmes.
James Harrison, and William
Clarke. 10 was executed and drawn
at Philadelphia on jane o, 1854,
and after n lapse Of 200 years Is ia
perfect condition with the exceptions
OF n slioht mutilation ON one Of Tho
margins.
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HOTEL CENTRAL.
GRAFTON, W. Va.

LOCATED NEAR ALL DRPOTs.
Obliging and polite porters.
Reasonable rates. Well lighted and
Free Sample Room.
4 we'll kept Bar Of fine Wines, Lii
quors, &c, lately opened.
Fine whisky a specially.
r. J. MoAVAY, Proprietor.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Our Weekly Letter From the Home Of
Uncle Sam

Special Correspondence OF the ARous.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., July l5, 1898.
Facts are stubborn things, and
now that the Democrats havo an
opportunity to examine the pension
roll they are turning up every day
to prove that the CLAIM made by
Democrats for years, that millions
of dollars were being paid out ille-
gally for pensions, was correct.
Cases are numerous where men arc
drawing S72 moath for total dis
ability and are in addition following
ordinary ayocations and drawing
the same salaries as unlniured men.
Two cases of this sort turned up
this week right here in Washington,
one man a musician regularly en-
ployed and the other a government
clerk, and there are many more
here. These two men were re-cx-
amined and their pensions reduced
to $l7 and $23 month respec.
tively, and so apparent was the
justice Of the reduction that neither
Of them availcd themselves o: the
right TO appeal from the decision of
the board Of examiners.
-
A little incident occurred this
week at the Pension Office which
shows that politics do not enter in
to the present conduct of that office.
a Democratic Congressman called
to protest against the reduction Of
the pension of "A prominent Demo
cratic worker in his district, and
said that the man had influence
enough to throw his district, which
is close, to the Republicans. The
papers in the case were produced
aud it was conclusivcly shown that
the man was drawing larger pen
sion than he was entitled to, and
the Congressman had to acknowl.
edge 1t, although he still asked that
this particular pension be not re.
dnced. He was informed, as other
Democratic congressman have been
who called upon similar errands,
that the policy of this admnistra-
ton was to administer the law as it
exists without reg 'rd to the politics
Of the pensioners.
-
Secretary Morton thinks the
work of the Weather Bureau should
be confined to the purposes for
which 1t WAS established and that
the employment of high-salarIed
scientific experts to experiment
along lines which nobody really
knows anything about is all wrong,
and in consequence of those
thoughts he has notified several
professors who have been engaged
upon work that was OF no imme.
diate practical use either to the
Bureau or 10 the public that their
services will be dispensed with.
The Secretary intends that the
entire talent Of the Bureau shall be
devoted 10 improving the daily fore
casts Of the weather, which he
believes to be the work which IS the
most beneficial to the public.
GLOW the fur would fly," remarked
man who knows considerable
about the inside workings of some
Of the other so-called scientific
bureaus Of the government, "1f a
man like Morton was put IN charge
Of the Geological and the Coast
Survey offices. lie knows enough
about science not allow himself to
be bamboozled by the fake scien-
fists whose sole obicc in life is to
hold on TO the soft snaps they now
/ bavo -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

Juaxe. Third Jy tieIai district
Joseph T. Hoke. KinA % d, Preston County.
CON ssfoSgRs IN CuANcERY.
p. J. Gro. n, ID. VI. WotrIng James A.
jackson and ell j. Fortney.
Rgc liver OF THE COURT.
Col James w. Brown.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
COMMISSIONERS COUNTY COURT.
Valley Mason Watson. President.
Kingwood. j. l.. Mckenzie.
Lyon, ID tvid J. Walls
Rrno, Noses r. Sinclair.
Portland, William A. McGinnIs.
Gr;tnt Samuel r. Conner,
Pleasant. Ben A. Conner.
Union, Page X. McCrum
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Courts Convene,

LDeco'nber n.
county court-First Monday January, April.
July aud October.
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TowusmsIaIs,

TewH emeiais.
Mayor-Jnlius K Monroe.
Racordsr -Polix Elliott. Jr.
founcilfnen--J. Ami Hsg.ln. WIN y. Mageag.
gIsrshal 9. Feather, WIZ A. Thomas and j.
Tswn sergeant Charles W. Dorsey.
soetefies
u,fghto If pvfhiae Lodge meets every Tues.
sday evening at thoir hall over }. ". baker's
fndependant order of Odd Fellows-Iodge
fnesis every Saturday evening at thcir hail in
Bishops ni0ck NJ 500 O'Clock.
Golden Rut8 Encampment, No. 30. T. .. o. r.
nsets FIRST and THIRD Monday, egonings. of
each menth. IA the Odd Follows Hail. over the
postonce.
The Independent order Of Good Tempiays
IN fxs M moots evory FRIDAY evening, IN tho 1. o
q. y. Htli. At ~ O'Clock.
kim philip Tribo No. Is. Improved order oi
Rod Wsn rnects overy Woanesday oyfninH ~
q o'oi0of IN tho knights Of Pythias Hall over
Klnqwoos Council. No -. Junior order Uni
'fef Asaorioan Mechhnic.- Meets every Wcl
lows Han over tho Postonice.
psoston S.sdre. No. o.. A. r. ard a. M.--Meets
4 fst and third Monday in each month ~ f.5D v.
~ in tho Knights of Pgtaias hali over Bakers 5
store
Chnrehes.
NE church-Rov w. W Rider. Pastor
ssrvicos-Froechi oyerg sunday az io3o 2 n.
a147p. ~. sauiay school e. y ~. iass
- reSysr Nsotlus every rhursdsy evening a.
7so
p,,ilst church 0sv. l.. D. starkoy. Pastor,
Tsrft Alta ". Va.
r,o,th ~ i0e0. A. W., and q, y. ~ PRAYER
ro,ttnv rirsf ant Thifi sunday AZ Z. q ~.
presbvterian Church Rev. Armstrong,
eereicee.- PRAYER Meeting every "Wednesday
.ov.ninf sunday school at ? q. M.
AwR Church Rev Robert smith. Pastor.
~ a. -presohins, 4 ourth sunday ia each
Fue-s.
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Memhrrs afcanrres,

hemheFS 0fCongregs.
first Dlstrict-Jo.n O. Pendlcton, Wheeling
0hio County.
second DGstrict-william L. Wilson, Charles.
TO wn, Jefferson Co.
Thlrd District-John d. Anderson. Nicholas c.
n, Nicholas County.
Fourth Distrlct-tames Capehart, Point Pleas
ant, Mason county.
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Btste senatsrs-Rieyenth nlstrlet.
Juaxe. Th;rd Nv iielai DIstrfet.

William q. Worley, Kingwood, Preston Co.
Alpheus Garrison, Monongalla Co.
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Haaae af nclexafca.

East Side Christian Hartmeyer, Bruceton.
West Side--Anos Hartley, Masontown.
sheeif-Leiiov shaw.
DEPUTY sHBaIFFs.
Klngwpod pistrlct-Lutber McMilleD,
Valley-N0ne.
I.yOn--
Rsno--C ~ Ridenour
Uaiou.-fisJrgo 0eissman.
Portland = william r. Shroycr.
GRANT Albert r. Fearar
PleAsant-- Jsse9h II. shaw
lorf Circuit Conrt-Iohu W. Watson.
Clerk County Court. Ami Martin
Prosecuting Attorney--D. NJ Wofring.
SOsnty jarvoyor--A. r. NcMillen.
a gapt. of SchDols-LOrain Fortney.
Assessor East Side. Gabriel Puiiiam.
:" West side VIM r. Nnncar
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

United States Senator's.
Cha-les =. FaulkHcr. Martinsburg. Berkicy
County
johnson n. Camden, Parkersburg, Wood Co.
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KiuRwood. Thomas Hawker ard Geo. +. HoR.
man.
Valley manuel Dixon and J r. watson.
Lyon, +. W. Crss and W ~. Taylor.
HSaJ, y. " Halbrittcr and q. y. RidcuOur.
Union, ID. w. Myers and Geo. Geissman
Portland. w. A. McGinnls and W. i. Shroyer.
Pleasant, J. 8. Kelly and j. ". shaw.
Grant, 3. y. Conner and J. W. AichAels.
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Algis'rA
.NinxwJ,t District, Joseph NJ GodwlR and
10 ;eph A. Miller.
VtlleS. 4 a. " lrtIn an1 A. J. DeBerry.
LVsae q Issls furgins and James McGee.
RsaO. ". III. Wheeler and Lucas Forman
Il lion, Julius Scheer and A. VI Berry.
PORTLAND, j shn w. Hill aud Albert q Mason
Pisastnt Levi Y. Miller and -. II. Martin
Grant j. n. Feather and j. Il. Bird.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-03
The HAwAlAN 1R6uBLEs.

Preside q 1Iarri5oti AID TO ga Ftrua Ia the
DeteFtuIHstio-. That No Othar country
shall rake Posse ssia OF the Esia1d.
EFasHIS GroNs Feb. I've cannot
allow amy other country TO take pos
session OF Hawaii. and so long as ] am
president of the United States we shall
not do so.''
President Harrison thus replied to a
personal friend, who called on hfm TO
discuss the all-absording topic of the
day The president had not fully made
up his Euind on the question of anne1ea-
ton He has an opinion, based on the
teIegraphic reports. but nations do not
act on reports, except they be official
and while the president does not dou bt
the accuracy of the Hawaiian revolu-
ton, he viii await the arrival OF the
commissioner OF the Hawaiian pro
visional government before determin-
ing what course to recommend to CON
gress-
His present opinion may be learned
from the following, which is a verbatim
account of the presidents remarks, as
repeated by the person 20 whom the
president made them
The president said: SIN settling this
| Hawaiian question the government has
certain duties TO discharge 1t should
discharge those duties without regard
to the wishes of Great Britain or any
Z
meat should act as if there were no
other powers in existence. My opinion
is that we should guarantee to the pro-
visionHl government a protectOrate un-
I til we ean make n careful examination
/ into the whole affair If we should
/ find that the natives are qualified, they
should be allowed to vote on the ques-
l tion of annexation,
/ 81 hear, however, that they are not
| qualified. If that be SO, then we should,
L think, cndeavor TO revive the old re-
[ lations which ended with the dethrone-
ment OF the queen, but on permanent
/ basis If that be impractical or unsafe,
| we should favor q permanent protector
ate with the queen uOminally rein
stated, and il that. too, be deemed un-
safe, we should, without hesitation, an
mex the islands. At all events we cGn-
not allow any other country to take
| possession of them, and so long as / Em
president OF the United States we shall
not do So"
The senate can ratify- a protectQrate
which would bind our government,
without the necessity of legislation,
which would require action by both
houses Of congress. Annexation cOuld
not be accomplished without the adop-
ton OF a bill by both branches OF
congress, and with the poverty of in
formation which viii be at our com
mand, even after the commissioner
have reported, it is not thought advis.
able to move in the direction of anEeNa.
ton at this time @a>i
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TRIALS OF A BORROWER.

ImprovIdenes RsBuIsed at q Loan ONCE
Where Cash Is Lent the same Day"
A gentleman suffering from financial
disability went to loan office to uego-
tiate a borrow upon his furniture In
the advertisement it stated that the
money would be lent the same day bya
Choctaw lady, without removal and
upon the note of hand of the borrower.
all this looked pretty fue i'm print
eve got ten thousand dollars worth
Of personal property" said the would
be borrower land j have to meet a
wash bill OF three dollars and half
coming due tomorrow noon Can get
fitted out here so as to be in a position
TO meet the collector without blush?"
The manager Of the loan office was
strangely silent The wouId-be Dor
rover became nervous and thought he
hadn't said the speech right and so he
began over again in this style=
81 am a person OF poor but honest pa
reutage, temporarily en- Embarrassed. +
need the sum of three dollars and a half
to meet an unjust liability
Still there was no answer. Then the
borrower walked into the outside room
and said to the office boy:
. whats the matter with the man
ager2 Can't he taIlz?"
81 guess its because you haven't paid
the entrance fee No person is "a mem
Der OF this loan society until he has put
up one dollar"
The borrower apoloEized and depos-
tied the money. Next he repaired to
the uangager and repeated his original
assertion.
I'VE charge one dollar more for book
age" said the manager.
What's booizage?'
That's none OF your business. One
dollar, please.
He paid the money and the manager
wrote down something In "a book
Now give me two dollars to inspect
the furniture"
The borrower gave him the money
Now cali here next year at two
o'clock in the afternoon and get our
answer"
ssBut the money is due tomorrow"
Cant help it Put 'em of"
"But Won can't put people like that
of. There are some fellows that won't
wait"
The manager smiled superior smile.
"Oh, no there aren't" he said ''Xou'll
know little more about waiting when
You get through with us"
The borrower left the Office reluctant
Iy and returned the following year at
two o'clock Then the manager told
him somewhat sternly that he couldu'b
loan money on that furniture because
it had got too old In vain the borrower
represented that it was new when his
claim was filed. The manager ended
the interview by charging him one dol
lar and twenty-five cents storage on the
papers in the case" and then the JAM
itor threw him cut This ended the
whole trausaCtion--N. ". Herald.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-03
MEDICAL SCIENCE.

ElIETICs have no erect on horses.
which have no gan bIadders to be acted
upon
A CASE Of bleeding through the sound
skin is the subject Of g European medi-
cal report
THE imperial cholera commission. in
Germany announces its discovery that
vvine-claret or hock-wiu kin the bac-
mi of cholera in a few minutes Tea
viii kin them in an hour
All the motions and sensations OF the
various parts of the body are repre-
scented i'm the surface of the brain as on
a map. Thus there is a separate brain
area necessary for sight. another for
hearing, another for the motion Of the
fingers and so on
HUTzlEGs have strong narcotic prop
critics A pint Of tea made from two
nutuegs, II drunk by su invalid win
produce q sleep of many houra' dura-
ton The symptoms viii hs about the
same as those cccazioned by opium
Eutmegs IN the quantity OF two OF
three drachus wiz cause both stupur
and deliriuru-