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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07
LOW RATES TO WASHINGTON.
Tickets GOOD Zen nars.

Washington is at all time n place of
interest, but it is particularly so and is
seen az its best during winter months.
svhen Congress 10 in session. What
Rome was to every soldier of the EN-
oire. what Athens was to the Creek
Washington is and should g to every
citizen OF the United Stntes-his glory.
lis pride, his inheritance, hi, estate
l belongs TO him. All ITS magn Gcencc,
II Tvs glory. all its fame, its public
bui dings. its paintin -, its statuary, its
monuments, its gardens, its libraries,
us museums, its streets and it's PARKS.
You have no doubt often prom IA
Yourself "A trip 20 the National Capital.
Why not avail yourself OF the oopprt
atty to do So now; the next excursion
s announced via the b. & o., for
Thursday. February 18th, III rates are
remarkably low and train service the
rest, the Il. & o. has to offer It's Yes
tibu ed and Limited Express Trains can
be used. on either the going or return
ing journey as best suits your couvc-
liencs.
We give below list OF stations show
ing the time OF trains AMI rates of far.:
leave Time Time Time Rate
Grafton Z cop IN o5l IN asa. IN. 81 so
NewDurg - 80. -. %
junction SO4 =" -. 80 "a
era Alta 9Ol .. II 6 81
Oakland 925 " 81 "a As
Correspondingly low rates from other
stations.
Tickets will be good ten days, and
will be valid for passage from Wash
ingion to Baltimore at any time within
th life Of the ticket
Fer Pullman Car Recommendations and
guide TO POINTS OF interest in Washing
| ton, address nearest Il. & o. Agent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

q = $40 AMI so Genuine corfcd.
~ - orratr BILLS only five cents each.
/ti01 and s5J bills ten cents
c1oa.2' nuI 30 cont s1in-p 'asfcr fen cents
each. - end @ bills 2J cents each.
sent sccurciv scaled on receipt of price.
Ardrose. CiiAS y BARKER, West
Alta nta, Ga.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

IA q. IT. n.
Tfainslesve Function station as follows:
GOING EAST.
No 2-FaSt Trnin............... S.sE, -
fast Trafn........... .......... c..s f"
N--Accop y Z datiCu......... 80. f.S7
No 86--Fast Train.. ............... ga n IN
80 cc'nr 'oftfti 49,. .fS -
o. ~ - t tra,r i.:.''' ......'.'.'. bNi
No. and No. 20 are fast ;rDiis aid DO Lot stop
eoiNn WAR.
No. 7-Fasf Train ........... go "a m.
- -. -. r''>s ...... .............. = n. IN
% tast ram ......s.... ...,...e.i = Il. m
=. ,tl'l 't'.t.. 10 80 n M
tdSt 4Taln .....- -. y 2 pm
- Necomtro dHtion.. ,....... &C.. - pm
oi--Wav FREIGHT. ........... -. IA 1, IN
No. 7,No. fb.No. a. ard No are fast Ian trGins
aud do not stop at Tunneiton.
T.. II. CANrrrrr,
General Manager.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

Lloyd McCrum, formerly Of Au-
Fora, this county, died at Gormania.
Grant county, Thursday, Jan. 31st.
1895, after an illness of three weeks
with typhoid fever. lie used to be
engaged in the mercantile bust
ness there but had been IN business
at Parsons for some time and went
10 Gormania and got sick and only
lived about three weeks, dying last
Thursday evening about G O'Clock
The remains were brought to Au-
Fora for burial. He leaves one
child, boy about sixteen. his wife
having died several years ago. lie
was brother to Hon. Page r.
McCrum, member of the county
court, from Union district. and
wei known to onr people. He was
ABOUT forty years Of age.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

Whom travelling between TittsLutch. Wheel
ing, MorgartCwu or FaifmODt ard CiaIkB5urg,
weston Iarl crsburE or Charleston, The
Monongah Route Offers The shortest and quick
est line. ClsFe come Cticnf UaCe with y. n O..
trains at F0isH Ont. also 90 Clark burg with V.
& o. and W. Va. & =. trains north, south. east
auc west. Ask for through tickets via. This
MopOngah Route"
HEen G. BOWLS, GENT sept.
hODorgah, " Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

Mononggh Accommodation leaves FaiFmont
y llaO a. NJ arrives a. Mcnoncgl 81 l1:26 A.
NJ. Returning leaves MOnCrsah az 2N8 +. M,
arrives FarmOnt 2.yo r. NJ. Trains daily except
Sunday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

William II. Brown, an old land
mark Of Reno district, this comfy.
departed tins life January Is. 1895.
leaving wife and eight children
to mourn their loss, four girls and
four boys, George E., VINO lives
one-half mile east Of the home
place; Z. L. and sister. r. V who
reside st Parsons; Mrs. 1. T.. Shat.
Ter and Mrs. VIM. II. Ayersman. Of
Rowiesburg; C. L. Brown. who
lives ut Nickerson, Kansas, and
"eorgiana, who lives with her
mother. The deceased walked
about the house TIL Thursday night
before be died and about ten O'Clock
ne was taken very III and suffered
severely till DR.. j. +. Michael Of
fe'!owsvllle, was summoned and
fonnd him in great agony. Heidi
al he could to relieve the patient
ana as the pain left him he went
into a stupor and never ralli, d
again. lie did not speak after
eleven O'Clock Friday ard passed
away very quietly as if asleep. at
half past nine at night. Ills chil-
dFcn all ATTENDED the funeral ex-
eopt J.. I. Brown, who had a child
laying corpse at the same time.
and Charles r., who bad bid hi.
father good bye on Saturday and
started back to his home in Nicker.
son, Kansas.
The deceased was eighty years
and Eve months old. Was married
fits years, seven months aud two
days to hrs wife who survives bin.
lie gave Reno district itsn,me. in
honor Of Gen. Reno. lie est b.
ljshei The Oh turner's tavern
stind, on The Norsh Western Turn.
pike. 20 The ,op OF The mountain.
Itwa s. called the "Drovers Rest"
end was opened 20 The public ON
Christmtn Day. 1919. This old
etani WAS 70 celebrated hos,lcry and
somctimes 1000 head Of cattle in
the field aud forty teams 900 The
stables end p score Of drovers and
driver over nig6t Mr. Brown as.
fIs'cd 90 surveying Tho county add
laying III The Townships. IN us
early history Ie was very cbarit-
able aud never turncd q tramB even
from his door without giving him
something. aud was always real
80 help re.ghbor .n need. Dur
ing tbs la.t years of hB DIE. be
spent much time reading ,be Bible
aod told bic wife few days before
lao death, that be was ready 20 90.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

MoNRor's HARDWARE.
The herald., 1895-05-01
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
Wild Electric Car Runs Down Coupe on Second
- Street

Coupe No s. ]. G.. Grafton, driver.
with an unknown passenger, was going
east on Second street and at the corneB
OF Los Angeles turned from the right side
of the track to 90 north on Los Angeles.
At the same moment a home bound Ar
cade electric car, Ed Ward, motorman
and r. X. Hadle. conductor. went plung-
ing and careening down the incline Of
the hill at speed said by by ISLANDERS to
have been of about thirty miles an hour.
and without sound of bell, bowled into
the rear of the coupe and whirled it over
onto the horse.
The horse was shocked down three
times by the humping coupe and car and
the wholesmass of confusion, car. coulpe
and horse and yelling men. was banged
along the track tiftp feet. The coupe was
wrecked front. rear and all around, and
was smashed and twisted and thrown OF
its side. The coupe passenger clawled
out of the debris and. scared half to death
slipped away from the scene. The driver
picked himself up and extricated his
horse and after exchanging names and
compliments with the car crew, quiet was
restored and all went home.
The herald., 1895-05-01
JOHN W. MILNER'S BURIAL
A Large Attendance of Friends at the Funeral
Yesterday

Yesterday
John W. Miner, late cashier of tie
Farmers and Merchants bank, was
buried yesterday, the funeral taking place
from the family residence, No. 721 West
Washington street, at p. m. Rev. Il.
W. r. Tayler of ST. Johns Episcopal
church officiated. and the pail bearers
were such prominent citizens as l. w.
HeIlman, Major George H. Bonebrake, L.
n. Breed J. FrankenfeId. Frank Gibson.
Ivar A. Weld. John McCrea. Gust ave
Heinemanp, John Alter and DR.. Joseph
Kurtz. ''Ve sSle ''"
Numbers of prominent citizens were at
the funeral, and his death is felt as a
great loss to the city. He was regarded
as a man of great integrity and high
honor. He leaves wife and eight chill
dren, as we'll as wide circle of friends
to mourn his demise.
Mr.. Milner was born in Hanover, Ger
many. where he received his education.
In 1853 he came to California and en-
gagged in mercantile life in San Franc
isco. When the war broke out he enlisted
under General Banning and served until
peace was declared. Then he was made
agent at this city for the Los Angeles
and Wilmington railway, which position
he held until 1874 when he entered the
Farmers and Marchants' bank with l.
w. Hellman and worked up to the position
of cashier. His death closes the end of a
long and successful career.
The herald., 1895-05-01
SOME SPORTING MATTERS
L. A. A. G. Pool Contest Last Night and
Ventura Races Today
norris Ashner Keeps the Southwestern
Championship--T Road Race Entries
for the Ventura Events

The Los Angeles Athletic Club billiard
hall was crowded last night to witness the
championship pool contest between Nor
rjs Ashner, the champion of the south
west, and Harry Frick champion of
Southern California. From 800 to $50 of
the cIubmen surrounded the table and
enthusiastically applauded a spirited con-
test.
Ashner won in 81 innings, with SEQ re
of 120 to 9S. The play was for match at
$50 side and the club purse, Ashner to
make 120 points to Fricks 100.
The game was close from start to fin
ish, and when the score stood at 1lS to 9S
the crowd was on tiptoe with excitement
Frick lost his shot and fair chance by
not calling his ball, and his shot gave
Ashner set-up. When the latter scored
his l20 points he was roundly cheered.
Doc" Kennedy was master of ceremo-
nies.
Charley Cook acted as referee of the
game and y. W. Kilmer for Ashner and
James Morley for Frick were the umpires.
1t was considered fair game we'll played.
G. W. Creaser. hacker for Ashner, and a
thorough sporting man. said that though
the latter was not in good condition. he
would back him against any man of his
class for from $500 to $400.
d. Winnie Kilmer, who claims to be
champion of the coast, afterward issued
a challenge to the winner, or to James
Morley, to contest in pool game for any
reasonable amount, to be fixed after an
acceptance.
The l.. A. A. c. is providing much en-
tertainment at the rooms for its mem
bers, and many good billiard and pool
games are looked for.
After the championship contest last
night, Il. l.. Magnus, who claims to be
champion three-cushion carom shot of
America, played an exhibition game of
billiards with Harry Frick he also gave
an exhibition of fancy shots that sur
prised and delighted the audience.
Ventura Road Races
At the Athletic Club last night the
wheelmen were eagerly discussing the
Ventura medal road races today and from
will roll down to the meet this morning
that is held under the auspices OF the
Caledonian Society of Ventura. o
AS members of local crack clubs are
entered for the handicap events, they and
numberless friends will be in attendance.
The handicaps for the race are as fol-
lows: W. M. Jenkins, Phil Kitchen. Emil
Ulbricht, A. W. Cleaver, scratch: II. 4.
McCrea. Will W. Hatton. Tom McAleer,
Fritz Lacy. 30 seconds; Godfrey Schmidt,
James l.. standefer, A. D. Tompkins. /
minute; E. Orton. 0. G. Robbins, H.
Flint, G. E. McStay. l.. Wade. u min
utes; H. Keene. J. Eckhardt, Z. McLure.
W. Yomans 2 minutes; w; Knight. B.
Shaw. 21a minutes; E. Cole and D. o.
Collins, minutes.
The boys expect to revel in trophies and
prizes after it is all over. and some of the
scorchers think OF knocking out a fine
record for Southern California road
racing.
The herald., 1895-05-01
MISS BEATRICE HARRADEN
Passes Through Los Angeles and Stops
Several Days
Almost Succeeds In Escaping Without
Having Been Recognized

One of the penalties attendant upon
greatness is the fact that the enterprisirg
American newspaper is bound to add u
grain of notoriety to ones fame. There
fore. Lecause Miss Beatrice Harraden qui.
etly and unostentatiously ate dinner with
three lady friends last evening in one Of
the downtown cafes. the readers Of the
Herald must ne ,ds be made acquainted
with that fact today and few further
points regarding the brainy little woman's
personality. Miss Harraden is petite.
with q tendency to stoop forward whom
she W, lks that is evidently the result OF
i'll heath, but which makes her look the
smaller at the 'ame time. She is slight OF
stature, has veiy dark hair and brown
eyes that glisten and gloam through her
glasses when she talks and also her whole
face becomes animated.
She came to Southern California last
fall, broken in health and very much IN
need Of an entire change and rest. All Of
this she has had in the home OF her
friend Mrs. Kendall who lives seventeen
miles out Of San Diego and who came north
with Miss Harraden that she might ses
the Fiesta and lie bataille des fieures at
Santa Barbara. For several days the au-
thor of Ships That Pass In une Night.
The Green Dragon and other clever sto-
ries has been the guest of Misses kelso
and Hasse in their jolly. comfortable
quarters on South Hill street. Mrs. Ken
dali has also been here, and the quartette
were enjoying very charming dinner
Ell famllle at at the hostelry above stated
| when the scribe intruded. as scribes. will,
The little writer speaks with strong
English accent. and expressed herself as
very. very charmed with this section OF
the country of course. and told how much
she wantcu to stay here now and meet
some OF the friends Miss Kelso wants her
to meet. and others whom she brought
letters but even after all these months
she is not yet strong enough to bear too
much without rest. She fits southward
today again, therefore, to remain until
she has overcome the effects of the late
festivities, and the woman's S congress con,
venes in May, at San Francisco. She will
attend that and upon her return from
there She will spend week in Los Ange-
les before she starts for New York Then
it is she hopes to extend her acquain-
tance among the people here. and stand
the storms of formal interviews if must
be. Meanwhile she sniled very Rrac-
iously in the informal chat of last night
and alluded with much nalvette and
charm to the interesting day just spent
in Chinatown, where the party had ex-
perienced the unholy Joy OF buying and
burning punks and other delectable Chi
nese curlOs. &
The herald., 1895-05-01
AN $4,000 CR OESUS
Worries the Bankers, Finds Solon and Gets
Thrown In


W. A. Hay yward. tall, pale and cadaver-
oAs. languishes in the city prison. booked
for medical treatment and clouded with Il
suspicion as to his sanity. He has played
the Monte Cristo act on his jailers, but
they are as unbelieving as the creations
of Dumas and refuse the fabulous wealth
he offers for his liberty. Solon Office
Shannon OF the Temple street crossing
gathered him in while Croesus Hayward
was wandering about the Farmers and
Merchuats bank ordering out his wealth
and showing it off to the policeman.
To illustrate the matter Hayward tried
to cash check for $780, 600 and went from
window to window. but at each he was
refused. and finally became so annoying
that the officer was requested to Jail him,
and SO did.
1t seems Hayward thinks he owns the
money in all the city banks and has
visited many of them with that $50. 600
check lie SO much wishes to realize on.
Monday he called on his treasurers at
several banks. and before has worried
the cashiers at the Citizens and other
banks. If he does not recover from his
affection after medical treatment at the
city receiving hospital he will probably
be committed to the county hospital.
The herald., 1895-05-01
OUT-OF- -THE-WAY FACTS

A well-known electrician. S. A. Varey,
has expressed his opinion that light
ming discharge may occasionally kill
birds flying in the air, but simply from
their being accidentally in the lihe of the
path of discharge or i'll close vicinity to
that path. a.a',i,Q sis 4o1-4t
The first coming of money is attributed
to Pheldon, king of Argos. in the year
S95 b. G. Coined money was first used
in western Europe twenty nine years be-
fore the opening of the Christian era. Gold
was first coined in England in the elev-
en,h century, and the tirstoround coins
were not made until 100 years later.
1t is certain that the big ships have
revoutionized all the habits of buying
and selling in France. Up to 1880 every
thing went by barter. and there was no
still found in the small shops around
Paris. where the price first asked has
very little to do with what will be ac-
cepted.
1t is now a well recognized fact. states
a medical journal that the structures of
the eye, especially the cornea IN con-
junctiva. are subject to malarial affec-
tons. periodical in character, differing
from the usual affections of these parts,
but involving actual tissue change, and
amenable to quinine or other anti-ma-
larial treatment.
For heavy land there are few better cor
receives or disintegrators than lime. 1t
is also useful on light soils, but on clays
and mars its effect is most marked. A
moderate quantity sprinkled over the
clods Of clay in trenching will crumb BILE
them up as nothing else will do except
frost.
Some birds in Patagon ia have a foolish
habit of roosting low down, close to the
ice, and in the morning may sometimes
be seen the cur Gus sight of scores of
these unfortunates with their tails fast
frozen in the ice. There they are COM
PEELED to remain until the sun, by the
process of melting them out, liberates
the prisoners.
1t is not commonly known that the cap
ital of China is ice bound for five
months out of the twelve. or that the
stolid looking Chinese could ever be
graceful skaters. The Chinese use II very
inferior style of skate, os their own man
ufacture-a mere chunk of wood arranged
to tie on the Shoe and shod with a rather
broad strip of iron.
The teeth of rats are kept sharp by a
very peculiar provision of nature. The
outer edge of the incisors is covered with
| a layer of enamel as hard OF flint, while
the under side is much softer. The lay
ers of enamel on the underside. there
fore, wear away much faster than those
on the upper surface, and keen cutting
edge is always presented.
The herald., 1895-05-01
THE JAPAN-CHINA IMBRGOLlO

If left to themselves the contest be-
tween J apan and China would not be a
complicated affair, but mere matter of
going on with the war; or agreeing upon
terms that will put an end to it. AS
there is interference on the part of some
of the European naoions, the situation
may be regarded as an imbroglio. 1t
seems to be certain that Russia, France
and Germany have united in protest
against some of the features of the treaty
already agreed to by the representatives
of the two powers. If repeated reports
are true. they take the side of China, and
it is supposed that Great Britain will
support Japan.
The terms exacted of China by Japan
are not unusual. nor as exorbitant as
are often demanded by victors in war
certainly not as unconscionable as those
exacted Of France by Germany at the
conclusion of the Franco-Prussian war.
To acquire territory and an indemnity in
money is in accord with principle that
has been recognized time out of mind. So
far as we have information there is moth
ing concerning trade which would give
Japan any advantage over the most
favored nation. There appears to be moth
ing in the treaty which directly affects
any nation except the parties ana Corea,
which bscomes independent of China.
4
possessions in Asia, and it is natural that
they should be watchful OF what trans
pires on that continent. and to see that
none Of their rights are ieopardized.
Germany has no interests beyond those
common to all commercial nations.
This interference on the part of Eu-
long continued conflict between Great
Britain and Russia for control in Asia.
China lies between the possessions of the
i two, and Japan being sea-girt is not con-
| tiguous to either. Russia for long time
has had am btion to become great
maritime power. Her frontage on the
| Baltic is limitei and affords insufficient
| opportunity for realization of her aspira-
tlons. For half "a century Russia has de-
sired to get an outlet through the Bos-
phorus. and thence through the Mediter-
| ranean sea to the Atlantic ocean and has
waged repeated wars for that purpose
but has been thwarted chiefly by Great
! Britain. Despairing of securing any thing
of great value in Europe she mas turned
her attention to Asia.an by the-eon-
struction of a railroad from European
Russia through Siberia has gained foot
hold at tide water on the Pacific ocean
Whether that country has other thar
| commercial objects in view is not wholly
conjectura, for she has advanced in othel
| directions than toward the sea, and a
some points her schemes of territorial ex-
tension have been checked by the Britis
Russia has been constantly reaching ou
towards India in her acquis itions, lead
ing to the belief that she regards Giea
Britain's most vulnerable point to be il
Asia. In consequence of the assistanc
rendered to Turkey by Great Britain
when at war with Russia it is presumed
that the latter nation is disposed to gel
revenge by imperiling British possesslon'
The herald., 1895-05-01

qualified difference, the Stars and Stripes
and in times of riot turbulence or insur-
rection, the citizens of the great North
American republic have time and again
found it the part of wisdom to seek i'm
munity for their lives and property by
claiming the protection of Great Britain.
even if in doing SO they had to deny their
relation to Uncle Sam. Outrages upon
the people of this Union travelling abroad,
we're of continual occurrence. while the
instances of redress or reparation stood
out boldly because of their scarcity. When
Mr.. Bayard became secretary of state in
Mr.. Cleveland's first term, besides the en-
tanglements a1verted to by the Times
Herald, and long list of claims for rep
aration and Indemnity which had lain in
statu quo for several Republican admin
istrations, he found at least three Amerl-
can citizens who had suffered the misery
and indignity of confinement in foreign
prisons as suspects. and without having
enjoyed the benefits of trial, for almost
the entire time covered by the Garfield
Arthur administration. The most not
able of these cases Of unwarranted impris
onment was that of McSweeny, the Irish
American jailed by the British because OF
the suspicion of being implicated in
conspiracy on behalf of Irish national
ism.
McSweeny was in the custody OF the
English government during the admins
twisters. James G. Blaine. and 1t was not
until Thomas +. Bayard assumed the
duties of the state department that the
unjusty coninei citizen was released.
The other cases referred to were in the
West Indies. Hayti and San Domingo
being the countries infringing upon the
treaty rights of American citizenship. In
both instances after a proper investiga-
ton Secretary Bayard demanded and
obtained the release OF the men. In thus
vindicating the dignity OF the United
CtateS anu COuSeTNllS tue leSdl lHtcIcSto
of these previously neglected Americans,
Mr.. Bayard did not trail any coats around
the world with invitations to tread upon
the tails OF the garments, but with the
firmuess, dignity and quiet wisdom that
should always characterize an American
secretary of state, he first ascertained the
status of the cases. and after satisfying
himself that injustice had been perpetrat-
ed he accomplished the results desired.
If tap-doodle oratory and spread-eagle
editorialsm were all that might be re-
quisite for foreign policy, that of the
Republican party would thrill the world;
but if indeed, it is fact that success
full foreign policy rests upon the vindica-
| tion of American honor, the protection of
American citizens abroad, and the ac-
complishment of purposes, then the least
the Republicans say about the subject
the less they will have to apologize for or
explain away.