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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17
SEWALL WILL NOT STAND iNTHE
WAY OF ANYTHING TO HELP
Mr.. BRYAN.
a Manly Letter From a Manly Can.
didnte.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Chairman
Jones. OF the Democratic National
Committee, hss made public a lot
ter to William j. Bryan from Ar
thur Sewall,. apparently dated, July
20, at which time the Populist Con
iyention was in sessions. The letter,
which is exciting great deal of
comment, reads as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Bryan In view
OF the action OF the st. Louis con-
vention today / cannot refrain from
giving you my thoughts on the sit
uation.
"My advlces are shat you have
been nominated as candidate for
President and Mr.. Watson for Vice
President. 1 also learn through
the press dispatches that you are
somewhat undecided whether You
ought TO accept or decline. Now.
desire to say to you with the ut.
most frankness and good feeling,
that you must not allow any per-
sonTl consideration for me to in
fiuence you IN your action.
81 desire you will do just what
you believe is best for the success
of the mead of our ticket. The
principles we are fighting for are so
paramount to any personal CON
siderations that the latter should
not have any weight or influence
whatever with your action.
Il cannot for a moment allow
myself to be factor in any action
on your part that would in the
slightest degree hazard an electoral
vote for you.
with kind regards to Mrs.
Bryan believe me, your sincere
friend. "ARTHUR SEwALL.
"Batb, Me-, July 25."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17

AT one of Mr.. Bryan's speaking
places recently crowd of Republi-
cans marched in front of him, and
some wore yellow bands, which
caused him to say:
Our opponents started out by
saying that they were as good
friends of bimetallism as we, but
we have driven them to the open
advocacy OF the gold standard, so
that whenever we come into a town
where there are any Mckinley men
they have the name printed not
upon white and yellow paper, but
upon yellow paper. (Great APP
plaHse.)
We find that there is evidence of
what is known as new yellow fe.
yer. 1t differs from the old in that
the yellow fever killed the men who
had 1T, while the new yellow fever
hurts the people who did not have
the fever.
We are all glad to see courage
anywhere, and when | find man
VINO believes that this nation is not
great enough to govern itself and
must appeal to foreign nations for
aid, l am glad to have him put it
on his hat. Great applause.) |
am glad that in this campaign the
people who are supporting the Chi
cago platform do not get down on
their knees and appeal to sings and
princes to legislate for the Ameri-
can people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17
King,ooOd. W. Va.,


uneducated, liberty-loving man a
short space in your valuable paper
to say few words
This coming election, (Nov. 81,
IL the Good Being permits me to
live. will be my first vote, Except
ing at the last primary, but 1 want
to tell the world that had ! known
then what 10 now, / would not
even voted at the primary.
am called dishonorable because |
pledged myself at the primary to
support the Republican ticket. l
supposed at that time it would have
been an honor to vote the Republi.
can ticket, but | want it distinctly
understood, that | consider the Re.
publican party and honesty two
separate things. The Republican
party has lost itself from all honor,
(if it ever possessed any, which /
sometimes doubt), and joined hands
with the bonded aristocraey and
money gamblers, not as servants,
but masters Of tile people.
When it comes to forcing men to
pledge their support to Hanna's
monkey, mckinley, / bid the
Republican party farewell, and for
the life of me 1 cannot see how any
true American can vote for such
party, headed and led by men of
vast wealth, made off the toiling
masses by bought legislation, when
freedom OF speech, much less vote,
Is taken from them. We may be
born free and equal, but we are de.
prived OF our rights by arbitrary
powers of unjust laws and force,
which the Republican party is now
using to make us (slaves) vote for
Mckinley. We are robbed of those
rights, those glorious principles,
those inalienable gifts of God
which says
1st. That men are born and
should always continue free in re-
spect to their natural rights.
End. That the people are essen.
TALLY the source Of all sovereignty,
nor can any individual, or any
body Of men, DO entitled to any
authority t0hich IS not especially de-
riUed from Tie people
3rd. That the just powers Of
Government are derived from the
consent Of the governed, etc.
The Republican party considers
us, not as people, but slaves, sub.
ject to their (the Republicans) will,
and never, DO, never, can / as an
American, disgrace that blessed in
heritance handed down by our fore
fathers--liberty. Therefore, ] shall
vote for William }. Bryan, the
leader Of the commonality party,
and advise all young men who arc
about to cast their first vote, be-
ware Of the "Den Of thieves" Let
us not gam our second Indepond.
enco with bullets ~ but with the
ballot.
1t IS needless TO state that ali OF
my people have been Republicans,
as we'll os myself but be We Ropub.
ilcaus, Democrats or what not,
liberty is what we want, and end it
only possible in = resort to bullets
or Ulllots, tho latter we prefer first.
AS ] told you IN the beginning
that was no educated man, but
! know when man votes the
bonded ar.stocraUc Republican
ticket be docs so against bis own
interest aud freedom, unless he be
a money king.
Yours truly,
lHJHAs " WAtKER
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17

THOMAS 81 WAtKER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17

The boiling plutocrats who re-.
Gently met at Wheeling may not be
Anarchists; but the attempt made
to steal the Democratic party's
name, would Justify search Of
every son of.a-gun Of them, for bur.
glars tools Clarksburg Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE FOR THE
PEOPLE.
Political Pointers On The General
Situation
Ffom our regular correspondent.


WASHINGTON. ID. c..
Sept. 10. 1896.
Representative Bankhead. of All.
ALBANIA. says his state will give
Bryan $4,000 majority regardless
OF anything the Popul,sts may do,
and that il the PopulIsts vote with
the Democrats 1T will 60 much
higher.
TT
"Put up or shut Hp" is Tire gam
oilers argument Sut there are times
when it is the most convincing that
can possibly be advanced. Repre- :
sentative Mercer, secretary of the
Republican congressional commit
tee, is from Nebraska and he never
tires of claiming that state for Ne.
kinley. THIS week Mr.. @. H.
PiFtie OF Popullst headquarters,
who IS also from Nebraska. sent
Mr.. Mercer word that he had $500
TO wager that Bryan would carry
Nebraska. Mr.. Me: eer did not ac-
espt the wager.
til
No atterance during the cam.
paIgn' has been more pleasing to
the friends of Mr.. Bryan than the
words Of Senator Teller in speech
At Morrison, ILL.,, which were tel.
egraphed to Washington. Senator
Teller said ; 81 think / know
-eFeSy man IN public life among the
Democrats who had Tire slightest
claim TO- a nomination, and | say to
yon here now, after an acauaint.
snce OF more than seven years with
Mr. Bryan, and a pretty close &C
auarntanee with him, too, that in
the whole ranks OF the Democracy
There was not man better equipped
and more worthy of nomination
than he."
TIT
Bryan's enthusiasm has been on
tap IN Washington this week. The
Arkansas election started tho ball
by putting all the Democrats in a
5ubilant humor, and the news
which has been coming to Bryan
headquarters has all been of a
pleasing nature to his supporters.
The local Democrats are fairly bub-
bling over in their enthusiasm
while engaged in making prepare
tions for the big meeting they are
TO hold on the 10th INST, and
which is to be addressed by Sir.
Bryan. Unless present auticipa-
lions fail to be realized it Will be
the biggest political meeting ever
held in Washington.
!
Senator Faulkner said Of the sill
yer victory IN Arkansas "If IL
has any Significance. il is not that
the battle is won Tor the Dem
ocratlc nominees, but az eviden-
cling the fact shat in one Of the
greatest Agricultural states Of the
Union the candidates nominated
and The principles announced At
Chicago meet the approval and
command the support Of the great
agricultural and laboring classes so
strongly represented in that state.
IL appears further that The great
amount Of campaign literature sent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17

! tt /
MIR. james l.. Norris, assistant
Treasurer Of the Democratic Ma,
tTohal Committee. and president oil
the jackson Democratic Assocra.
tionof Washington, made fiery
speech before the latter organiza.
ton this week, in which he said
III the candidates named by the
and only Democratic purity at CHI.
cngo are to be elected we must
waste no time in the states that
opposed the war, of 1912. There
wac the peace faction then, as there
IS the gold faction now; there was
legAlized state smuggling then de.
frauding the nation, MS there is the
illegal syndicate despoiling the Fed
eral treasury now; they had
Quincys then who declared for sep
aration of the states, 'amicably if
we cam and violently il we must;'
they had British party then, as
we have a Morgan Rothchlds SYM
dictate now, to destroy the credit
of the nation that profits may ac.
eruc to the syndicate; the pulpit
then Numbered against the war,
as it thunders against genuine pa
triotism today"
TIT
Deputy Commissioner of Pen
sions Bell, was very mad man
when he found out that it had been
telegraphed out OF Washington
that he WAS a recent convert to free
silver and that his conversion was
the result of his having become Of
Tended because President Cleveland
had not promoted hun. He said
indignantly: There IL not par
tic'e Of ruth in this story. | am
not recent convert TO free silver.
bat have been advocating 1t openly
and above board, as everybody
knows who knows me, for years.
! was in full sympathy with my
party in Illinois at the time OF the
silver convention in that state over
year ago. Moreover, / have
never been an applicant for any
promotion in the Pension Bureau
since l secured my present position,
nor have | expected any promotion.
| am now and have been for the
free aud unlimited coinage Of both
gold and silver at the ratio of Is to
l, without awaiting the action Of
any other country, for the reason
that believe it to be economically,
scientifically, historically and le-
gally right, and for the farther
reason that believe il to be for the
best interests Of the great majority
OF the people Of this country. ]
am for free coinage Of silver, and
for the election Of Bryan, because
] believe that the best interests Of
the country would be subserved by
his election, and The restoration Of
silver TO the position it occupied az
primary money in this country pri-
or to 1873"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17

into Arkansas by the Republican
organization had no other effect
than to stimulate to stronger eff.
forts those who are now realizing
that the great producing classes of
the country must have relief from
continually falling prices, result
ing from the gold standard"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
Forty Thousand Armenians Said to Have
Renounced Their Christian Faith.

Forty Thousand Armenians Said to Have
Renowned Their Christian Faith.
The report is sent out from Con-
stantinople that the number of Arme-
mans who have nominally accepted
in various provinces
of Turkey since the massacres is now
estimated at somewhat over 10000.
These people are converted" some in
the heat of the massacre, to save their
lives; some in cold blood to save their
wives and daughters from dishonor;
some in hunger, to secure food offered
by officials on this condition, and some
Oh receiving assurances recently that
Christianity will no longer be tolerated
in the empire, and that security can be
restored in no other way. In some
districts the government has allowed
these forced converts to return to their
own faith. In other districts the Turks
have Informed them that they will ell
be killed if they attempt to return to
Christianity. In some districts, nota
bly, in the mountainous parts of the
province of Aleppo, these forced COLI
verts are daily logged if they do not
go to the mosque, and if at mosque
they make errors in the liturgy.
Great difficulty is being experienced
in distributing relief in many of the
villages which have been plundered, as
local committees are unwilling to
handle funds through fear.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
sHERIFF's SALE.
STATE OF IOWA.

STATE OF IOWA.
HOWARD COUNTY
In the District Court OF Howard County, State
of Iowa.
By virtue of a special execution issued from
the office of the Clerk OF the District Court of
Howard County, State OF Iowa. in favor OF
The Winona Lumber Company and against j..
G. Miles dated March 7th 1896, and to me
directed, commanding me that of the goods,
chattels, stock or interest In any company.
debts due, property In the hands Of third per-
sons, lands ana tenements (Which are not ex-
empt by law from eXecution) OF the said j. G.
Miles, l make or cause to be made the sum OF
Three hundred fifty four dollars and IS cents
and fourteen dollars and sixty cents.
costs costs OF suit. with interest and costs. !
nave nave levied upoh the following described real
estate, lying and being situated in the county
Oh howard ana state of Iowa. namely:
LotS NO fourteen and fifteen IA and 15), in
biock i've ~ In Beade& Strongs addition to
Cresco. howard comfy, Iowa.
AND hereby give public notice that Shall
0ifcr for sale at public outcry at the Court
House door In CreSco, County of Howard and
State of Iowa. on
SATURDAY, THE 2HD DAY OF MAY 1896
between the hours OF O'Clock a M and4 O'Clock
p. IN. OF SAID day-sale to commence at the hour
OF o., O'clock p m; OF said day; and Will sell to
the highest and best bidder therefor in cash the
above described property, or sufficient thereon
10 satisfy the above debt with interest and costs
Dated this Z, day of March 1898.
A. G. CAMPBELL,
Sheriff of Howard County
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
Odd Facts About Hosin.

In recent article describing the proc
esses of obtaining turpentine and rosin
from the sap of the long-leaf pine, for
which North Carolina is especially
celebrated, Mr.. L. j. Vance states some
facts about the use of rosin which are
not generally known. The finest
grades of rosin, he says, are used in
the manufacture of paper. Printers
ink contains rosin. Rosin also enters
into the composition of scented toilet
soaps, of sealing-wax, of putty, of siz-
ing and of varnishes. 1t likewise fur
nishes lubricat;ng oil for machinery
which completes even with petroleum
in chcannesS
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
NOLAN.

NOLAN.
325-Townships in which there are no
municipalities are to be allowed half the
mulct tax for the benefit Of the road tuhu.
Publication.
NIETERT.
420-Cities under special charter empoW-
cred to establish boards of health. july !;
332-Supervisors must Drain roads ana
can enter upon private property LOT oul-
7s-Providing for the publication Of the
proceedings of state dairy association
5osNAppropriates s275 for the widow Of
representative McCelland, deceased
Changes election law so that only
five days notice Is required for nomlnat-
ton. e' - 'p>e'0'
POWER.
349-Mayor can appoint Judge of superior
court in case of vacancy. Publication.
1H-Counties having two county seats
shall have board of insanity at each'
July 4.
SULLIVAN
S9-Authorizes kndergartens in indepen-
dent districts. July a.
TIBBITTS.
s3-Exempts from operation of the regis.
tration laws towns having less than $500
population. July 4.
THOMPSON.
A7-Railroad commissioners directed to
make railroads comply, with law requiring
names Of stations and towns to be the
yoELKER.
S2sEQuiets title to Lake Peosta in the
city Of Dubuque. Publication.
WEAVER.
4s2eFor a contingent appropriation in
aid of the trans-Mississppi exposition at
Omaha. July 4.
2ss-Express companies declared common
carriers and subject to control of the rail-
road commissioners. July 4.
LEGALIZING ACTS.
Independent school district of Eagle, JEFF
ferson county, and of Union Van Buren,
Ordinances Of Minburn. Dallas county :S,,,
county.
Ordinances of Leland winnebago
Ordinances of Ionia. Chickasaw county.
Proceedings school district of Cooper.
Greene county.
Incorporation Of Erlham. Dallas county.
Incorporation of Elk Creek Lutheran
church, Worth county.
Notaral acts Of J. H. Ellsworth, Clayton
county.
Ordinances of salix. Woodbury. , county MY;
Incorporation of Pleasantville, Marion
county.
Ordinances of Wapello. Louisa county;
| Acts of Independent district of Stock
| port Van Buren, county.
Ordinances of Clinton. Clinton county.
Levy of bridge tax in Sioux City, Wood
bury county.
Ordinances of Earlham. Madison county.
Incorporation of Woodstock, Wright
Independent district of West Lafayette.
| Keokuk county.
Election of Rose Hill, Mahaslza county.
| JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
| Directing secretary of state to furnish
| stationery to members of general assem-
| bly,.
| legislature.
| Mississippi river.
| Favoring trans-M Mississippi exposition at
| Omaha.
| miSSionerS map.
Requesting congress to refund per cent
| on sale of military lands in state.
| For admission of Caroline Crocker Rob
| inson to Iowa Soldiers home at Marshall
| town.
| For the pardon of A. F. Hockett
For the repeal of the articles of the con-
! stitution and enacting substitute so that
each county will have one representative.
| For pardon of George l.. Trout.
| For pardon of William Slowey.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
ORIGINAL NoTICE
In the District for Howard County, Iowa.
June Term 1896.


June Term 1896
Albert F. Verback, Plaintiff,
VS..
Horace E. Crandall, S. p. harrington & Co.,
Kicker, Crombie s. Co.. Ball & Goodrich. j. NJ.
Mccoy. Henry Ernst, and Iowa state Insur-
ance Co., Defendants
10 the Defendants above named:
You are hereby notified that there IS now on
file In the office of the Clerk of the District
court. in and for the county of Howard, State of
Iowa, petition of the plaintiff above named.
claiming OF the defendants and each thereof
that he is the owner OF the legal title in fee of
the e19 of lot in block 2S In the City of Crcsco,
and praying that his said title be quoted in
him; that you and each of you be forever bar
red Of any right. or equity Of redemption OF
said premises from the plaintiff; that you and
each OF you be forever barred ard G topped
from asserting OF claiming any right, title or
interest OF any kind In and TO said promises as
lief.
. And that unless you appear thereto and de
lend before noon of the second day of thenext
Term OF The said court, appointed to be held at
the Court house, in said county, commencing
on the 18th day of June 1896, your default
VIII pc entered and ajudgfnenJ rendered against
you thereon, in cofdance with the prayer of
said petition.
II. II. REED,
QUA Attorney for Plaintiff,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
A Pocket Dictionary.

Saving wood--A term applied to the
net of kicking a reporter downstairs
by a public official.
Function-Cold beef and mustard at
the house of a regular advertiser.
Duel-A word used to describe the
preliminaries of an amicable adjust
ment.
Demise-Death of a man good for his
funeral expenses.
Brawl-An affair of honor between
private citizens.
Man-An animal that cannot drive
n nail in the bottom of mahogany
table with the back of hair brush.
Accomplished--IIomely stupid, cross
eyed. Newspaper word used in speak,
ing of one division of the female sex,
The opposite of "ravishingly beauti-
ful."-Houston Post.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17

teeth. Clip has also developed great
liking for malt liquors, and frequently
gets drunk on beer, at which time, how
ever, he does not attempt to play the
piano, but creeps into his corner and
sleeps off his jag. With all these ac-
cornplishments Clip is the curio of the
neighborhood, and has to be closely
watched to keep some enterprising
theatrical manager from purloining
him,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17

Young Tramp-Let's break into tie
kitchen of that big house tonight, and
git something to eat.
Old Tramp-We wouldn't find much
there. Them folks puts on too much
style. Git into the kitchen O. steady
goin', o!d-fashioned folks ct yer want
ter strike banquet.-N. Y. Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
LULU BIRD IN HlGHwooD.
odd Member of the Teathcred Tribe
Found in the Suburb.

Found in the Suburb.
Highwood, H., is possessed of a bird
of evil omen. 1t flew into the dignilied
and circumspect village the other night,
and the townspeople find nothing like
it in the zoologies OF the history of
things since the days of the dodo. 1t
is all black except its head. which is
white. Its tail is Hat. like beavers,
but not of feathers. 1t looks half ami
NAL and half crow, very like a mixture
of quadruped and fowl. The creature
of torment to the superstitious roosts
in the day in u deserted barn and haunts
the village at nights with its uncanny
song. Hunters fear to shoot it. and all
the suburb is bent on capturing it
alive. The description tallies with that
of the lulu bird.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
CLIP is WONDERFUL.
A ST. Louis Pug Dog Who Sings and
Plays the Piano.

There is in this town, says the ST.
Louis Republic, a dog who, If he keeps
on growing in the grace of training,
will soon be able to make name and.
fame for himself on the concert stage,
the dog concert stage, at least.
This dog is called Clip" and he lives
on North Eighth street with his mas
ter, Prof. Robert Z. Washburn, the
composer. Clip is an ugly little pug,
but displays great intelligence. One
of it's most amusing feats is to play on
the piano and sing, OF rather howl, to
the accompaniment of discordant
sweep with his paws the length of the
keys. The dog has heard the professor
play his composition Bonita" and has
ever since tried to initiate him.
When he is asked to laugh he opens
his mouth and shows two rows of fine
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
Prophesies Three cyclones.

Wichita, Kan, April H. - Dutch
Charlie" queer character, of Cowley
county, who is known as the prophet of
Brandon, has made the announcement
that the Arkansas valley will be swept
by three terrific cyclones this summer.
The first one is to come in June, the
second in July and the third in Sep
femler
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
A,,ont American peyicc,.

French engineers who have been in
vcstigating the work on the Chicago
river drainage canal have decided to
duplicate the machinery for removing
dirt and stone on the Panama canal.
This decision was reached after eXamin~
ing all The hest excavating devices in
the world, which is a substantial COM
plmcnt To American inventors and en-
ri