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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10
PIGEON HOLED.

WHAT has become 81 Neil j. Fort
ney boom for Congressional nom
nation? A short time ago Mr.. Fort.
ney had numerous requests to let
his name be coupled with the NOM
ination and while he did not give it
much serious consideration it is
thought the Preston comfy bosses
"pigeon-holed" the boom. Press.
The numerous requests" for
Bro. Fortney to lend his name for
the next Congressional contest was
previous to Gen. Coxey's orders to
attack Washington. Up until that
time the Republicans had no homes
of capturing Washington, and they
were wiling to sacrifice any one
who had the courage to attempt It..
But Coxey has inspired them with
the hope that any hobo can be cleo
ted to Congress, and the scramble
for the nomination among the pa
trlots IS growing serious. But
Neil can thank his stars that the
Bosses have decided that he must
be "pigeon holed' this time, for
after the November election some
thing will "drop" which will render
their prophetic pretensions ridicu-
lous. and remind them that when
an elephant takes TO treading on
your corns. why then you are lucky
II you roost high or wear cowhide
boots.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10
Calendar or commepcemeutx.

State superintendent of Free
Schools Virgil A. Lewis has issued
a circular giving dates of the COM
mencements in different State edu.
cational institutions. They will be
as follows: West Virginia Universi-
ty, Wednesday, June ID, thirty-sir
graduates in the different depart-
ments; Marshall College Normal
School, Monday, June IL, five
graduates; Fsirmont Normal School
Wednesday, June ID, fifteen grad
yates; Shepherd College Normal
School, Friday, June Is. zine grad
mates; Chenille Normal School.
Tuesday, June 10, nine graduates |:
West Liberty Normal School, Fri
day, June %, eleven graduates:
Concord Normal School, wednes-
day, June ~. six graduates; West
Virginia Colored Institute, Wedues
day, June 20, second year of three
years course.
The West Virginia Educational
Association meets at Fairmont at
l Z. NJ. Monday, July 9, 1894. and
continues ia session three DAYS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

At stated meeting of Kelley
Post. No. Ill, Department West.
Va. e. A. r., it was resolved to
decorate the graves of the ex.sol-
diers buried in the Cemetery at
Kingwood on the 30th of MAY,
1894, at one o'clock, p. NJ, and a
COMMITTEES was appointed to make
the necessary arrangements.
The com mittee on behalf of the
Post extend an earnest invitation
to all ex-soldiers and citizens and
their families to be present and
participate in the ceremonies of the
occasion.
The following Floral Committee
was appointed by the Committee on
Arrangements
Misses Tay Morris, Annie Jor-
dan, Maud Brand, Belle McMillen.
Alice Thomas, M. @. Godwid, Julia
Murdoch, Ida Menear, Florence
Parks, Lizzie Shaffcr. Matte Me-
near, Jessie Blaney, Flora jenkins,
May Spahr, Vic Williams and Maud
Brown.
The procession will be formed on
the Court House Square in the
following order:
1st Divlsion-Ex. Soldiers, music
in front.
2nd Division-Sons of Veterans.
3rd Floral Con- mittee.
4th Citizens.
9Th I" Schools.
Post Commander to have charge
OF the procession and is authorized
to appoint suitable aids.
Post to meet promptly at. 10
o'clock, A. NJ.
Prof. Rufus Holden. Orator of
the Day.
J. NJ. GoDwrS,
j. E. MURDOCH,
D. Y. MORRIS,
Com. Arrangements.
The regular meeting Of tho Post
for May will be on the 18th.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

We have a good many Coxeyites
here, we are sorry to say. One man
told us he tried three men to get
them to work for him one day this
week. One said he did not feel
very we'll, another said he wanted
to 60 fishing, and the other one
wanted s1.25 per day. Another
man told US that three men had
promised to come to work on q GER
tain day for him, but not one
showed up. Another had two prom
ised, and they did not come. We
have read 80 much in Republican
papers about so many men being
ont Of work. After listening TO
the men who tried to get some one
to wora for them and could not
and reading where Supt. Calvert.
cf the Burlington Railway, had
offered the Lincoln (Neb.) Branch
Of COxeyites and al Of the unen
ployed Of the city work at 81 40 uer
day, and could only get thirteen
our thoughts ran back 70 the good
old times under Republican rnle
when We worked in the harvest Geld
FOR fifty cents p day, and our par
onts hired men 20 work in the har-
Vest field for fifty cents per dav and
take grain Tor paw, and when We
hired men 10 maui rails FOR fffv
cents q hundred. and tho men were
glad % get t1o work 40 that price
and we went 10 work then Al so1
up and worked ill sundown. We
dIdn even have a ten hour sgsien
let alone striking for nine hours
for days work and then Ggbting
% get % dowa 70 cig8t. The GOOD
old time Republican days aork
was aboas si1tesn hours out Of the
rentF Tour.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

We have alwayes matainod that
the whole civil service business is
fraud and OF the first water and
should be wiped from tho statute
books Of the government. Not
only are many Of the best offices Of
the government still held BY Re-
publioans, but now one of them
who was recently fired from the
Treasury Department BY Secretary
Carlisle has tho cheek to bring
suit 70 compel his Reinstatement
Ills name is Eugene T. Gaddis. and
he held a prominent position. The
Civil Service Commission made a
protest to Secretary Carlisle AMI
wanted Gaddis reinstated and be
refused 70 do 70, The Commission
instituted the suit Il viii b. tried
before Judge Bradley and an 5unt
20 nothing. ~ b,p' - sss ihs
Whole siIly service franl d,ae
awav wish.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

The State Council of the I'M
proved Order Of Red Men, in An
nual Session at Harrisville last
week, had very pleasant and sue
eessfuI meeting. g. G. Dawson
represented Pawnee Tribe, No. 10,
Of Rowlesburg, aud J. Slidell Brown
King Philip Tribe, No. Is, Of this
place. Mr.. Dawson was appointed
on the Committee on Appeals and
}. s. Brown, Chairman OF the
Committee on the Coed Of the Or
der, one Of the standing committees.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

Perhaps some good Republican
paper that is bowling about the
Coxey movement and charging it
all to the Democratic Administra-
ton, will rise up and explain why
it is that all these branches of the
so'called industrial army" and
"army OF the unemployed" ETC.. /,
originated in the east, west and
north, whore the Republicans have
so long reigned supreme, and not
one OF them from the south. the
hot bed Of Democracy, where the
people are all supposed to be in
tensely disloyal and ready to march
on Washington at the first oppor.
tunitY? The fact Of the matter is,
that the people down there haven't
got time for any such foolishness
and are all too busy with their work
earning an honest livelihood. They
are self supporting and have learn
ed to take care of themselves with.
out any Government support. Aud
now while thousands of tramps and
bummers from the north and west
are marching on to Washington to
demand work and support from the
Government, the people down
south are busy planting their crops
and making their hives Of industry
bum like swarm Of bees in a clover
patch.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10
No Coxies Down South.


1t he's been observed that the South
which, in the average republican
mind, contains all dis!oyalty and
rebellion, where the people generally
are only watching their chance to
jump a second time on the best
government the world ever saw when
the repu blicans run it in the interest
OF the millionaires, contains no
Coxies. Why, even Napoleon Nc.
klnlcy's great and good state OF
Ohio IS full Of them; VIC have them
in West Virginia, which opposed
the rebellion, but when Won get
down into that barbarous land
where they kill a uigger every
morning before breakfast. YOU
don't find any Coxies. Nobody is
marching on the Capitol from the
JEFF Davis country. nobody is trying
to iniure or destroy the government
in the JEFF Davis country. II il only
in tho loyal Lincoln part OF the
United States that we find Coxies
abounding. Coxies arc evidently a
product Of republican party civ
ilization.- - Wstse1 Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

We believe now that the real pur-
pose Of Coxey's army is a raid on
the Pension Department. That is,
they are only getting ready to APP
ply for pension in case the Re-
publicans ever get back into power,
and they would probably get it in
exchange for their votes, as lots of
dead beats and bummers have here
tofore.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

In answer to correspondent who
writes US about the Wilson Bill, we
would say that there is no such
thing now as a Wilson Bill. The
Senate has monkeyed with it so
much and so long and disfigured it
80 badly, that Wilson wouldn't rec
ognize 1t now If he met it in the
middle of the road, and will have
to be introduced to it when he gets
back to Washington.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

We failed to see any rooster in
the Journal last week over the elec-
ton news from Ohio. They had a
Congressional election in the Third
District TO fill vacancy and Paul
d. Sorg. the Democratic candidate,
was elected by 5000 plurality. Las:
fall Governor Mckinley carried this
same district by 600.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10
WHICH


ond Congressional District for their
party nomination.. They are so
confident. you know, that somi-
nation this year is equivalent TO an
election. The common belief among
Republicans is, that il the Hon. W.
l.. Wilson is the Democratic can
didate (Which nothing can prevent
bat his own declination) they can
easily defeat him. The Second Dis
trict being u Democratic district. is
Is curious to know upon what
hypothesis they base their calcula-
ton of defeat. There are bat two
assumptions admissible. The first
is that the Democrats will not sup
port Mr.. Wilson, and the second is
that the Republican managers will
be able to cry sufficient STAT
out OF the protective manufacturers
to corrupt the voters into selling
their political birth-right and vote
for the Republican nominee. Which
is the correct one ? AS we are can
did in our belief that the voters of
the Second Congressional District
cannot be bought with Republican
gold, We must assume that the Re-
publicans calculate on Democrats
voting against Mr.. Wilson, and
upon that suppositlon We are led to
inquire, Why will Democrats vote
against Mr.. Wilson? Here, again,
we are confronted with but two
reasons, namely, the Wilson Tariff
Bill, or failure to get Office. IL the
latter reason be the correct one,
then they are not Democrats from
principle, but Democrats for office
only. Speaking for the Preston
county Democracy, we can safely
say that her thirty year record fight
ing Republican misrule and plumber
excludes the Democrats of Preston
from the category of Office. seekers.
We are not aware that there are
any Democrats in Preston county
who are opposed to the Wilson
Tariff Bill, for it is in accordance
with the National Democratic plat
form, and upon that platform the
Democracy of Preston stand as
solid as rock.
Who, then, is it that is opposing
MIR. Wilson on account of the tariff
bill which bears his name /? We see
it stated in the newspapers that
Mr.. Henry G.. Davis is quoted as
saying that he is opposed to Mr..
Wilson on account of his tariff bill
and that he intends to defeat him |.
Is Henry G.. Davis the Democratic
party, and must it do his bidding?
No q thousand times, Ne! The
Democrats recognize no master.
which Mr. Davis will find out in
due course of time. He may be
able to dictate the policy and can
didates of the opposite party. winch
his declaration would indicate that
he alfiliates with.
But did it ever occur to the De-
mocracy of the Second District that
If they could not elect Sir. Wilson
that it would be utterly impossible
to elect any other gentleman Whe-
ever the Democratic candidate may
be he Will have to stand fiat footed
upon the EariF Reform platform.
There 10 no alternative. The Tariff
battle between the Democratic and
Republican parties is rat to the
finish. There will be no surrender
on the part Of the Democrats. The
dye has been cast and the battle
is on.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

OF all the Coxey armies organ
lied not one has come from the
south. In the south the people get
no pensions and have few factories
and are used 10 making a living
without the aid Of the Government.
In the north and west tho people
draw lmmense Gums m pensions.
and where tho manufacturers and
mine owners have been given IL
censo 10 tax the people for whatever
sum they please A great many
people following the teachings OF
the Proteciionist have become pos
sessed Of the idea that It is tho dntg
Of the Government TO support The
people instead Of the people sun.
porting the Government. There ig
nothing strange in the fact that
CoSey AMI the Coxey movement
originated in the State Of Ohio tbe
stronghold % Mex inlcyism.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

When the Journal has occasion
to speak of Ben Earnshaw hereafter
it is to be hoped that it will find its
composition" in the person of j.
s. McCaskey, who is fair specimen
OF Republican honesty, who, con-
dennis others.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

1t is said that there are more
Grand Army uniforms in the Coxey
army thar any other kind of suits.
and is probably true. as these fell
lows have been led to believe that
the Government had to support
sbem.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

Deputy Sheriff J. n. shaw, Of
Pleasant district last Saturday ar
rested two women near Rockville,
on a charge Of making away With
some money that an cd lady who
died recently had been saving no
OK her pension money. The wo.
men were brought here late Satur-
day evening and had preliminary
trial Monday before Justice Goodwin.
Emma X. Myers was held FOR the
Grand Jury in the sum Of 500.
and Jane Greathou9 was dismissed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

1t begins to look now like George
=. Sturgiss Is to be the scape goat
for Republican sacrifcial Offering
in this Congressional District this
time against William L.. Wilson.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

The big railroad show OF Walter
j. Main exhibited st Grafton last
Thnrsday and gave a very crcdita-
bic performance. Everything look
ed new and neat and clean. and
there was 40 rowdyism OF gamblers
OF pick pockets allowed. The street
parade was first class, and. IN feet.
oil departments we're good the side
show, circus, msnagorfe and con
cert. They deserved q larger crowd
than they bad, as the hard times
seem to affect the circus business
~ well ss other "infant Industries -
bat The main reasons Tor the slim
erowl we're. titt tbo shou vas verg
poorly advertise Q and no excursions
Tsn 81 the railroads. and Fore
paagh coming tb;s week through
are siae teslitor
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

We think now that Senator Hills
great speech against the Tariff
Bill helped the good cause along
and did great deal toward hurry
ing the bill through.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

For any ard All kinds Of legal
blanks address this office. Prices
only 80 cents ocr houdred. ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-10

The regular meeting Of tho Post
for May will be on the 10Th.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-27
MONDAYS GERMAN.
(Tetephone No esOA

MONDAYS GERMAN.
impromtu affairs are ever sur
noanded with IN air Of informally
winch mbues tbs participants with
Aach oonhommie thai merry hours
are always the seqaenca. These
Essentials were NOT boxing Monday
evening when, afser rehearsal OF the
butteffiy Fete, 4 NUN Der Of couples
repaired to the Phllo Club, there
10 be reinforced ~ numerous her
yoOng people, sao tripped in merry
measure until he midnight hour.
street costumes Were worn by the
ladies', but they we're ~ charming
,sna everyone enjoyed thu evening
az mnch as L hall costumes ha
aeen de rigeur
Messrs. Mattox and Plunkett
shared the ieaGcrah,p Of the gar.
1alan. Among enOse present were
Misses Sears, Ror .hel Jones, Fanilu
Pace, Gillespie, Nell Jones, Parker,
Riy mond, Shaw, Matte Caruthers,
al istIot, Brooke, Gardner, Lack.
land Lacy, Massey, NJ .Gregor,
M IS danes Robert Brooks, j. P.
III Assoy and Edward Toby, Jr.;
.Megs' Massey. Brown, Sears,
Curry, llsu. Clark, Moon, Tenant,
Plunkett, Maitox, PArrott, Allen,
Cornish, Terry, Caruthers, L X ng,
EalIman, Jones, Tibbs, Armstrong,
Toby, Brooks, P..op, +. Conner,
@% ellie, Coke and Nolin.
.'EUTrHRELY rErE'
The past week has been replete
with pleasure, each day furnishing
ats qouts of enjoyment. Next week
orings US not only social pleasures,
but with Tuesday comes a brilliant
spectacle, a glittering pageant of
sooiety bellies and beaux, trans.
Gormed for the noncs into followers
of Terpsicho'e, who viii follow
STEER patron sain. in costumes of |
prism& ic colors.
The Phantom minuet and Priest
.ess Divertlssement, of which Mrs,
George Clark il patroness, will pre-.
sent a scene of beauty such as has
seldom been seen here. The minuet
Will be danced by Masdames Clark,
8s sin, w. o. Wilkes, Hays, and
Messrs. Foster. Fort, Tom Clark,
s}arni am and Hodges. The parti-
cipants have reached projection in
gheir graceful movements, aud their
elegant Gree 81 costumes, made
Iouhiy beautiful by the ever chang
iag Calcium lights, will bring to us
b vcrItaole bit If fairy land. The
4 riestess Divertissement is a series
az graceful D9lsarte poses, with the
swaying movements Of the valse in.
3erspersed. Lovely Grecian COS
a0ues Of raInbow hues will enhance
tbs beauty of Misses Pace, VIII.
liams, McGregor, Moore, Alexander,
III b., Anderson, Warner, Gillespie,
e osabel jones, MoLendon, Lacy,
MunDerlyn, White, and
Mrs. Ctarles Tolsou. Tableaux OF
she lovely maids will pose a, the
E aired lights turn the stage into q
I east for the eye.
In direct contrast to this color
poem is the lily dance OF the Ger.
mans. Misses Garner and Parker,
and Mesdames Massey, West and
Hart, and Messrs- Eigar Rsgland,
Sparks, Sexton, Moore and Miller
will wear the wooden shoes Of the
peasantry aud give themselves over
to fun and frolic. Patroness, Mrs .
3Iengst. ;;
TIE Tambou,ine dance will also
De particularly pretty. Besides the
six TO lowin : couples: Miss Trice,
Ar. Wielle; Mis D.Z 1uche. Mr..
oe Conner; Miss Park ar, Mr.. A.
len; NJ So Annie Rotan, Mr.. Toby; d
Mrs. Massey, Mr. Spark; four. c
'een misses Will render dances, the |
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-27

little selfish to keep all \.
a men. IN one little circle .'' ~ ~
discussions would bsn' ., To-
woman vino has few smut va.S.
tor books and none for p c,s, ai
papers anent her favorits' I a',
perm APPS some subject Of , ny!
knows little, would but woe o.
pleasant train of thought ga' :. be-
= oer to take a peep at ' s,m VI
forgotten theme, thereby l ta.,.
mind from her endless YAK, ,as's
duties. foqd
1t is not notoriety that
to give to youi proceedina, ~
lew crumbs that | would ~
'c,tter abroad to your le,, I y
neighbors, that they mav
them up with profit.
Relax your rules and ,sl, ,
porter, if not to your hon, ns
little Of your confidence ts,,l
work may help to bro,d''
minds of others. 'a
THE SCHUBERT cLuB,
"Where there is no hear, q.
40 music" The Schubert s w.
Waco Fem ale college, iuvjts,
to spend an hour with tbam
college chapel, Friday aftsn
J an. 90, 1894, 8 O'Clock.
In response to the cordial;,,
ton, a large number of on..
aembIed, aud were entertalnss
the following delightful prognn
PROGRAMME OF SELECTION, :,
FRANZ SCHUBERT.
No. 4 arranged by List, and
, by Heller.
PART |.
/. Piano duet, Marches Hs,s
\ os. 9 and Missas Hr,h,
Wom ack.
|. Reading, Biographical /.
Miss Black.
3. Vocal solo, Rosamoude-I
Jauheld.
4 Piano soio, Valse Caprju
M 'ss Matthew'S.
5. Vocal solo, To be Sung o.
" aters-Miss Hickman.
g. Piano duet, Marche Hat
\ o. Misses Woods and
sid.
I. Violin solo, w omen's MI
Miss Dickson.
s Vocal solo, lmpatienCe-I
Z ork.
o Fiano solo, The Trout
Armstrong.
10. Reading, Criticism on vi
nd Inf aeuce-Mlss Eubank.
IL. Piano duet, Sonatain BN
Allegro and Andante- Nd
aigwin aud Carroll.
Mss Carroll, acc ompaniss
tlce Assistant.
THE QUAKER TEA.
In soap and kerchief," them
ers of the Literary Tea resp'a
0 "Friend Mann's" invitation
Wednesday afternoon. Al
altering assembled in the by
nd cheerful room, the dull :
seen through the
ows, aud the sough of the VIII
ind transported one hack ton
'ngland, in the Puritan days.
lade the reading of "SnoWbs'l
Y Mrs. Triplett singularly aP'nl
lrs. Richardson read sketcas
le, life Of the Q iaker bNa'
lfs. Ronnsavall gave reading
)me of his sweetest poems
,ronston and Miss Sheph''1a
ibuted the music. MesaI
hayden and Rotan wore caps S'1
elonged to the formers y
randmother, and the dainty
,oms Of finest linen were e'''
lgly becoming to the weare"'
Mis-. Beaumont will %