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The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-29
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find ,he true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whisk, nor other intoXi-
cart. but acis as Il tonic and Alternative.
1t acts mildly ON the stomach and
bowels. adding strength and giving
tone Ia the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performance of the tnnc-
tons. Electric BitterS is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion Old peo-
pie find it Just exacrly what they need.
Price fifty cents per bottle at Harvey X
Roby's drug store.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-29

Lauderdalc, \. 5. Walker, ofClai-
borne; J c Lott, Of Carroll.
Auditor OF Public Accounts
Col. w D Holder, Of Lafayette,
Capt. r N Harris, Of Coahoma, R
A Vancleave, Of Jackson.
Acknowledgement Capt. Frank
Johnston, Of Kinds, Hon Wiley
y, Nash, of Oktibbeha; Walter
Trotter, Of Montgomery; $ 5 Hal
son, of Gazoo.
+ Supreme Court Clerk-E W
Brown, Of Copiah; G G Campbell
Of Kinds, Horace Handy OF Madi-
son: James " Brown, OF Kinds.
R P Barnniil, OF Alcorn, 5 I
Sykes, Of Monroe, Robert Patty, q
Noxubce.
superintendent of Education--J
c Hardy. Of Newton; A A kincan-
non, Of Lauderdale; Hon. III D
Lancaster, Of Harrison.
Revenue Agen,-Wirt Adams,
OF Kinds; W c Wells, of Kinds.
Land Commissioner-Hon. J II
Simonton, of Lee; " S Davis. OF
Wayne; Geo. w Carlisle, of Kinds;
: E B Comfort, of Kinds.
Railroad Commissioner for Cen
trail District-Walter McLaurin.
Of Warren; Hon. W P Tackett, OF
Holmes, } D .McInnis, of Lauder
dale, Mack E. Lawrence, Of War.
rem; Ben Exum, of Iazoo.
Railroad COMMISSIONS: for South
ern District-B E Devall OF Jones;
Hon. NJ NJ Evans, of Jackson;
Geo. i Donald, of Clarke; a G
Webb, Of Marion.
Railroad Commissioner FOR
Northern DISTRIBUTION. J II As
kew, Of Oktiborha. Hon. J J Ev-
ms, Of Monroe; = NJ i Wait, OF
Tate; p !. Matthews; Of Lafayette;
i Col. John &. Calhoun. Of Marshall.
Numerous other gentlemen are
k,.oNi4 10 be figuring on entering
the race, and it is probable the
above large list will be coasldera-
ably aagmented
Two Of ,ir officers, land com
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-29

brains; anyone. in fact, who will
become a worker or use his means
to give work to others. Profess
ional life is crowed. But any en-
terprising man in any commercial
business can make his way. 1t is
probably the easiest place on earth
for poor man to make an indie.
pendent living. A young man
who has no capital but his strong
right arm can come here and make
an Independent and comfortable
living with less worriment and
anxiety than any other place of
which l have any knowledge.
Notwithstanding the hard times
which have been So generally felt
in all parts of the country, nearly
all of our small farmers have got
out of debt and the State itself is
nearer out of debt than at any pc
Rod in its history. The lesson o.
economy has been enforced. The
credit system was largely abolish
ed. When the price Of cotton fell
the merchants, instead Of trying tC
sell all the goods they could force
on their customers, sold them only
what they could pay for; and, il
that way, the hard times have
been a benefit to the people. =
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-29
A Strong Fertilization.

Fortify the body againstd disease
by TUFTS Liver Pills, an abso-
lutecure for sick headache, dys-
pepsia, sour stomach, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, bilious
ness and all kindred troubles.
1.-THE Fly=Wheel of Life "
DR.. Tut; Your Liver Pills are
the fly-wheel oflife. | shall ever
be grateful for the accident tina
broughtthem to mynotice. fee.
as if | had a new lease of life.
J.Fairleigh, Platte Cannon Col.
TUFTS Liver pslaes
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-29
LIVELY TINES
IN MISSISSIPPI.
There Will Be Rivers of Oratory
this Year.
Every ONCE From United States senator
to Costable Is to Be Filled, and the Pol
iticians Are Already Smelling the
Woods Some of the Candidates

Jack. on, Miss, March %
Mississippi will be full up t. the
brim with politics during the com
ing spring and summer. In fact
the pot is already pretty hot. Ev-
erything from constable to a Unit
ed States Senator is to BE- elected.
This includes all manner Of coun,
tv officers State officers and a leg
islaturc, which will elect a Senator
to take the place of Senator George
As this is the first general election
in the State in four ' ears, there will
be enougn novelty about it TO cause
more than the average interest. A
large vote is therefore looked for.
Those best qualified to Judge are
confident that W. II Sims, Of CO.
lumbns, will be y candidate for
United States Senator. He has.
it is known, been writing letter.
to friends all over the State. ana
is anxious 10 make the race He
will enter the arena a full fleGged
administration candidate, ana *
fully competent to hold up his end
of the line. The other candidates
ERE Gov. stone, FIX Coy Lowry,
and Hon. II D Money. Others ere
spoken If, among the number be-
Congressman John NJ. Allen, Col.
r. H. Taylor, Ex- Liet Coy. & D
Stands, and Ex- A,torney-Genegal
Thomas S. Ford. 1t is thought
that before the list is closed it will
contain the names of at least six
candidates. Some of the candi-
dates for this place have announc-
ed that they will stump the State.
rhe candidates for governor, 1t IS
also understood, will uo the same
thing. and the people may conf
IDENTITY look for rivers of oratory
before the people pass on the
question OF who they want TO I'LL
the various Offices. a genera!
campaign of this kind has not been
INDUCED in for years. The last
attempt at it being the campaign
of George and Bark sdale for Unit
cd States Senator. 1t will, TO q
large extent he IL campaign of e9u-
cation, and the people will be civ.
en- a fine opportunity t. get postec
on all The living questions VI the
day State and national.
Nothing has been heard from
the PopuHsts recently, but il \
thought they will put up . full
STATE ticket, with Burkit at il
head for governor.
Up tt date there are only three
candidates announced for Goveinol
--McLaurin, McCabe and Narda
man. Whether there will be 9th
ers can only be matter OF conlec
ture, but it is known that at leas
one gentleman is seriously consld
tring the matter and it wuul'
cause no surprise at any time Il
see hm announced.
! The following Is list ct lh'
other candidates:
Observation-Disclosures I
Longslreet. ct Grenada; Hon. } /
Jones, of Wilkerson.
Secretary OF State-W L Woods
of I.auderdale; + II Nall, o
Holmes, J L Power, of Kinds.
n,,rar " w (YenyUp n
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TWO for S.

For the advantage of those
who desire to take THE d.
RANT HERALD and the Kosci-
usko Star we offer both pa
pcrs for Two Dollars, which
is only 50 cents more than
the subscription price Of each.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

At meeting of Kelly Post, G..
a. r., hold in the /. O. o. +. Hall.
Saturday, December Goth, 1894,
for the election Of officers and for
the transaction Of other important
business the following officers were
elected
Post Commander-W. +. Manear.
Senior Vice COMMUNICATE. L.
Hoffman.
Junior Vice Commander-J. r.
Rhodes.
Adjutant-J. +. Murdoch.
Quartermaster-D. Y. Morris.
Surgeon-Dr. J. II. Manown.
Cbaplain-Edmund Messenger.
Officer OF the Day-Cornelius Ma
near.
Officer Of the Guard. b. Nc
Ginnis.
Sergeant Majors. w. Smalley.
Quartermaster Sergeant-George
W. Hartseli.
Installation Of officers last Sat-
urday in January. 1895.
On motion Of Capt. j. VI. Goodwin,
the following comrades were ap-
pointed Trustees Of the Soldiers
Monument Of Preston County:
VIM. F. Manear, Capt. !. NJ.
Goodwin, Capt. J. +. Murdoch, g..
W. Hartsell, d. Y. Morris, J. T..
Rhodes aud Edmund Messenger.
On motion Of Geo. W. llartselI.
the proceedings Of this meeting be
published 10 the WEST Va. ARGUS
and Preston County Jouraai
After the adjournment Of The
Post the Trustees, 80 appointed
went 20 the office 81 tho County
Clerk in a body and signed MP the
necessary papers FOR their appoint
ment rs Trustees before The Court
which couvcnes January z, 1895.
VIII give IN next weeks issue all
about the monument fund. sc.
j J.. MURDOCH, AdIutabt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03
TARIFF or NO TARIFF.
L For the Next Thirty DAYS

We will offer to our customers
Child's Folding Beds for $3.50, full
size Hardwood Bedsteads for ~ 80,
Parlor Suites Sl7 and S1S, Oak Side
boards sl3, and variety Of Bed
Room Suites that will astOnish you.
Any and all Furniture in our i'm
mense stock will be offered at Low
or Prices than has ever been offered
IN this or any other part Of the
county. TIE goods we offer are
new-no second hand stuff to offer.
All kinds OF grain taken at mar
ket price in exchange for furniture
at these pricss. If you need furni-
ture At all, give us a call now.
Yours respectfully,
j. II. RODEHEAVER.
Terra Alta, Jan. a, 1895.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03
CALLED DOWN

In an issue Of the Journal, just
before the hate lamented election,
appeared an article abusing the
Democratic merchants of King wood
aud the country generally for sell
ing granulated sugar at five cents
per pound. The Journal declared
that it was Democratic scheme
for political effect only, and thas
the Democratic Committee was
paying for the job with clmpIign
doodle, and lot more such rot. as
the following extract from the artl-
Gle Will show
This scheme has only been set on
foot here since "Bilr' Lavelie and
Bob" Felty. another of John II. Nc
Graw's henchmen, have been in town.
and the amount OF English William l..
wilson Democra tic-campaigD- b O o d | e
given TO these self-same Democratic
merchants, tosustain them against any
loss, is matter of conjecture; but il is
certain that the amount is amply sufii-
cient
THE JOURNAL predict that these self.
same Democratic merchants, in less
than sixty days after election is over,
will be asking to cents per pound
for this same sugar.
The Democratic firm of Shaifer,
Brown q Co., of this place, who
were selling graduated sugar at 3
cents per pound, were the parties
the JOHTRdl referred to more Spec
tally, and the article was ably re-
piled to ut the time through the
columns Of this paper by MIR. Gus
j. ShaiTer Of the above firm, and
now that the time fixed by the
JOuTHdt for them to be asking Z and
8 cents per pound has expired, let
us see what kind of prophet our
contemporary is anyhow. In the first
place, granulated sugar is selling in
New York City now at 81 per hun
dred, and can be delivered here IN
kingwood for less than 1870 per
hundred. The above mentioned
firm Is still selling right along one
pound or hundred, or Whatever
quantity you want, at ) cents per
pound, and during holidays their
bill. board advertised it at S4.G5 rer
hundred. Now, will the journal
please stand up and be counted
Will it admit that it was lying,
simply for political effect and to
try and deceive It's readers, and
when their personal interest was at
stake, too? Or will 1T confess that
it was talking through its hat aud
didn't really know any better?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03
SLEIGHING PARTY.

New Years night large party Of
klngwood folks drove to Terra
Alta aud had very merry time ut
the big hotel over there. There
were over thirty in the crowd alto
gether, most of them going for the
sleigh ride. Supper was ordered in
advance and arrangements made
for music and dancing. Prof. +.
W. Heermans, of this place, was
along with his violin, and some
young man over there accompanied
him. After supper was served, and
1T was an elegant repast, too, dane
ing began aud was kept up till after
midnight, the crowd returning here,
arriving home about 4 a. IN. The
party was made up as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Crogan, Mr..
and Mrs. Neil j. Fortney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Clay Hyde, Mr.. and Mrs.
Felix Elliott, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
NJ. Wotring, and DR.. md Mrs. S.
a. Pratt.
The single ladies and gentlemen
were as follows
Misses Alice Thomas. Flo Mar
tin, Grace Orr, Titia Jackson, Grace
Flynn and Emma, Julia and Nellie
Brown.
The gentlemen were Messrs. G..
q. Wager. VIM. G.. Brown, G. f..
Thomas, Geo. a. Manear, Morley
Thomas, Frank Jackson, Joseph G..
and John 9. Brown, S. f.. Ringer,
Wilson Martin and J.. w. Her
mans.
Quite q number Of Terra Alta
folks took part in the entertain
ment and treated the visitors royal
ly, the crowd being we'll pleased
with their treatment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

One Of the special features Of the
ARGUS this year will be a handsome
historical calendar picture each
month, giving the days Of tho
week and month and moons changes,
etc. For each month a different
picture will be given, representing
some special event IN American
history that happened in that
month. The day Of the month on
which it occurred will be found
marked with star. For this month
the picture is "Gen. Wayne and
the Pennsylvania MutIneers," and
il took place on January 1, I776.
The pictures will all be found very
interesting and instructive.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The Oparetta Troupe that gave
the holiday entertainment here last
week has made arrangements to
give performance in the Opera
House at Terra Alta to night. The
young folks, about % in all, will
60 over in sleds and sleighs aud ex-
pect to have a merry time, and we
hope they will have a good house,
for they deserve it. The proceeds
90 towards purchasing a new organ
for the Presbyterian church Of this
place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03
TUNNELTON ANDKINGwOOD II. r.
Combined with the Black Bottle X.
H. And TO BE Extended ON to
Morsantown and Made
Standard Gauge

Our people are considerably ex-
cited now over the prospect for
genuine railroad facilities and it
really looks like We will have rail
road in the near future. a regu-
lar standard gauge, "Big" (more
than one horse) railroad. j. Ami
Martin the Superintendent and
General Manager of the road here
has been working hard for some
time, and made several trips to
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pitsburg
and other places, to try and sell
out or negotiate bonds for the
better equipment of the road and
now the indications are that deal
has been made. George G.. Stur-
giss of Morgantown, who controls
the Black Bottle road bed and
ronte, running up Decker Greek
from near Morgantown 20 within "A
short distance of Masontown, several
miles being graded a number of
years ago and valuable coal and
other mineral rights secured along
the line, has pooled his issue with
Mr.. Martin and they have organized
new company to push the road
on through and make it standard
gauge all the way from Tunnelton
VIA Kingwood, Reedsville and Ma
sontown to Morgantown, making
the road about 30 miles IN length
and opening up one of the richest
coal fields in the State.
1t places Morgantown thirty
miles nearer the East and King
wood forty miles nearer Pittsburg
in respect to ral road facilities.
The transfer took place at 8 O'Clock
Monday evening aud the new com
panY took charge with the new
year. Mr.. Sturgiss was here and W;
elected President Of the new Com
pany; j. Ami Martin, Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager; George
a. Walls Secretary, Tin name only,
us Mr.. Martin will be the real Sec
rotary and have almost en- tire con-
troll of the whole business. James
W. Parks, Cashier of the Bank OF
KingwooG was elected Treasurer,
and the 30 ard of Directors is com
posed off,
George G. Sturgiss, Joseph Ami
Martin. James w. Parks, George A.
Walls and NJ. A. Vance. The latter
lives in Morgantown and was taken
into the company with Mr.. Parks
and Mr.. Walls of this place to
make the required number in order
to get charter. as the law of this
State requires at least five in com
pany to secure "a charter. Messrs
Martin and Sturgiss are the real
owners Of the road and the others
only own a share or two, simply
to comply with the law. Work is
to begin soon as the weather will
permit and iris expected to have
trains running through some time
this year. 1t will be big thing
for the section the road passes
through and Messrs. Martin and
SturgIss will be entitled to great
credit if they make a success of 1t.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

10 another column we publish
letter from Thomas +. Brown, an
old Preston boy now living at Pho
nix, Arizona, and eldest son Of
Mrs. Jane Brown. Of this place.
From q personal letter we extract
a. follows
am rancbing; have twenty acres
Of as fine land as there is in the
Valley, and am living on IT,. 1t is
five miles from town. don't do
anything on it myself, but the boys
work q little and / hire the most
done. ] work in town at my trade.
Go in every morning and back i'm
she evening; can drive il either way
lu forty minutes. ] have cstab-
iished the reputation Of being the
beet mechanic in Phoenix and have
worked almost every day this year.
Wages have been reduced some
What the best paid DOW is $3.50
per day. ! have done better this
I'lr '.tn J ever did in tho same
l.nc inc. Z am having ground
Lrri Pr trees and vines, which
wi. 1 January. suppose
y'' Dow. si some winter by this
tiIA' leather here now re-
H''iis no. .' -eptem Der in your
c'o Try. 90. caves just beginning
10 IaI. We .ll we'll / hayo
"'i "eas1 iro. 81 our fo'ks Tor
80 joe ..ae.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The CoHrier.JournaI, Of Louis
VILE, Ky, offered several cash
prizes before the election TO new
subscribers who would send in cor.
rect forecasts Of the political COM
plcxion ~ the Congressman elected
from the various States There
were great number Of guesses
and the prizes have TO be distrrbu.
ted among those who seat in the
nearest correct lists. Among the
ia who guessed twenty States cor.
rectly and get S2.19 each, is Judge
Joseph NJ. Shaw, Of Guseman. this
county, and among the list IL 1856
who guessed eighteen States cor.
rectly, is the name Of Peter X.
Smith, Of Kingwood, who gets %
cents ~ bis share Of the prize
money.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03
ARIZONA TERRITORY.
An interesting Letter From an Old
Prestonian In The Great
Southwest
PHoENix, ARIZONA,
Dec. oath, 1894. {


Dec. oath, 1894.
Perhaps some of your readers
would be interested in few notes
from this part Of America. We
know that if they were here .hey
could not help being delighted with
the fine climate and natural beau
ties not surpassed If equ led in any
other place in America at this sea-
son OF the year. Just think of it.
trawberiies, watermelons and al
most all kinds of garden truck
growing as prolific as though it was
the month of May. The trees arc
beginning to shed their leaves. bu,
IN few weeks they will be as green
as ever, except fruit trees, which of
course,d not put forth their leaves
until the proper season, which is
In March. The orange crop is said
to be good where trees are old
enough to bear OF course. orange
culture is only in its infancy here
as yet, but there ia no doubt that
Arizona will take the lead for fine
oranges. She took the premium at
the Midwinter Fair in San Fran.
cisco for fine fruit, which speaks
well for the desert. We had
little frost about the 10th, but 1t
did no damage, and have had two
good rains during the present
month. This is something unusual
rs we seldom have rain in winter
before the last Of February. This
valley is settling up very rapidly.
The majority of the settlers COM
ing from Ohio, Illinois and Iowa,
with some from Missouri and other
States, Of course. Land sells at
from so to 100 dollars per acre,
with water right. The year of 1894
has been prosperous che among
ranchmen In this territory, as the
crops were unusually good. The
great trouble is we have no market
except the homo market, as we
Rave only one railroad and the
freight rates are so high that it
don pay to ship, not even fruit
after the first is MAJ keted but the
Atlantic Il Pacific is building road
to this place which will reach here
about the last of March, and then
we expect Il boom i'm Phoenix with "a
big b. We haye not felt the hard
times here as they have some places,
because we have no manufactures
to close down nor coal mines that
we might have a strike occasionally.
No, We have to be content with
working right along with no other
excitement than wild west show
occasionally or sometimes i'm order
TO liven things up little, some
one shoots "a Mexican and one man
named Price crossed the line few
weeks ago and shot white man. n
plasterer ut that, who was badly
needed just at this time, and the
jury said he was guilty and Chief
Justice Baker told him that on the
first day of February he would be
hanged until dead. This will take
place ia this city. Though as a
rule the citizens of Phoenix are
law abiding and peacable.
To give you some idea Of the
productiveness Of Arizuna's soil |
Will tell you potato story. NV
neighbor dug from single hill Of
sweet potatoes, four potatoes weigh.
ing IN all th;rty-six pounds, one
of which weighed eighteen pounds.
We have seen many of them weigh
ing from ten to fifteen pounds each
Ii anyone can beat this, let us hear
from them. L. +. Brown.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

Next week we will have a double
affection; Congress and our State
Legislature both in session. Verify
the way of the taxpayer Is hard and
most of his money is cast on barren
ground or falls among thistles or
thieves.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The Populists claim that when
they get control of the Government,
money will be so plentiful that you
can almost afford to burn it. And
that is about all it will be good
for, too.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The Journal has been calling on
us for wool quotations several times
since the election. Now will 1t
kindly give prices of grauulated
sugar? Either in Kingwood or
New York
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

After this we want the Demo-
cratic candidates nailed to the plat
form. We are tired of sticking to
it ourself, while the leaders desert
1t to ride IN golden chariot or
palace car.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The Supreme Court has decided
the county seat question Of Tucker
county in favor of Prisons. This
ends the matter, and the court
house and other public buildfngs
will be erected at once.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

Oar advice to our patrons is to
begin he new year ON the ID, mo.
cratic platform aud not run under
Vt when it rains.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

We have made an estimate that
at least fourteen million letters
have been dated wrong during the
. ist three days.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

Terminus keeps fighting and
here We are, entering another year,
for better or for worse.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The FIVE spot takes the four spot
and OF gives way To 80.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The ,JonrH"f is not taking SUI
gar" in its holiday festivities now
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

The only swearing off we did on
New Years was To "swear Off" not
TO 'swear or, :" for it's Il bad habit
and we are determined to quit it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

Well, we have one consolation.
The Lord must love poor people,
or he never would have made so
many of them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

Don't fail TO read our great offer
IN another column Of this paper, to
new subscribers and old once, who
want 20 save money.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

Poor writing may be an indica-
tlou of genius. but if it is, it's about
the only indication great many
people have.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-03

Call or write for prIQss, il we d
not interest you, no ham done.
MoNRoE's HARDWARE, Kingwol