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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

All matter intended for publica-
ton, should al'oays be addressed to
the paper and not to the edttor.
Many Of our correspondents address
their local letters to the editor in
person, and this sometimes side
tracks them till too late FOR publ
cation, as when VIC are away all
matter addressed TO us is presumed
to be Of private nature, POSSIBLY
from some Of our girls) and is left
unopened Till our return, when il it
IS a local letter, it is too stale for
publication, while all matters adj
dressed to THE ARGUS, is opened
by The person IN charge and re-
eeives prompt attention. Please
remember this and always address
matter for publication or relative TO
subscription and job work, simply
to The ARGUS, Kingwood, while
al matters Of a personal, private or
political nature should be addressed
TO The editor, and will be opened by
no one else. This is leap year and
We deem it necessary to make this
public statement, in order to dis
pei any anxiety the girls may have
about their proposals falling into
the wrong hands.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06
NOTICE no CREDITORS

To the Creditors II Joseph {. sisler
deceased
In pursuance Of = decrceof the Circuit
Court OF the County OF Preston, made
IN a cause therein pending. to eol,iscf
the real estate Of said Joseph &. sisler
% the payment Of his debts, you are
required 70 present our claims against
the estate Of the said Joseph Q. sisler
Tor adjudication 20 w. H. parkhurst.
Commissioner, at his Office 81 the said
county on or before the 18th day Of
March next.
Witness, J w Watson, Clerk Of safi
Court, this 2fth day of January. $50.
J. W. WAreOE, Clerk.
p J. CRoeAN, Attorney
(l-30-0G-6ttis5J
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06
COMMISSIONER NOTICE.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Kingwood, w. Va, Jan is. 1890.
VIM. G. Brown
VIM. II. Johnson ct al.

}
VIM. II. Johnson ct al.
The above entitled chancery cause,
by decree of the Circuit Court of Pres
ton County, made therein, on the 23rd
day OF March, A. d., 1895, having been
referred TO the undersigned Commits
sioner in Chancery, with the following
directions; to ascertain and report the
real estate owned by the defendant.
VIM. III. Johnson, the state and con
dition of the title thereto, the liens and
charges thereon, their amounts, char
acter, priorities, and to whom owing:
and the actual cash annual rental value
thereof. and said order not having been
executed said cause, by decree of said
court entered on the 18th day of De
cember, 1895, was again referred to the
undersigned Commissioner with the
further direction to ascertain and re-
port the interest of the defendant.
katharine johnson, in the real estate
IN the plaintiffs bill described and set
forth, together with the liens and
charges thereon; their character,
amounts and priorities and to whom
owing. The parties to said cause
TO wit: VIM. G.. Brown, plaintiff, and
VIM. III. Johnson, Catharine johnson.
Samuel r. Guseman and William A
Guseman, partners in trade under the
firm name of Guseman Bros; Mason
Watson and ID. G.. Watson. partners Ira
trade uder the firm name of Watson
Bros, and }. il. Hawthorne, trustee.
defendants, will therefore tske notice
that, on the 18th day Of February.
1885, at my Office in Kingwood, Preston
County, West Virginia, shall proceed
TO execute said decree.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of January. 1896
NEIL j. FoRTNEY, Com
Brown g. HYDE, Counsel for Plh.
(i-16-9S. 4t-E8 151
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

We have received several com
muDicatioDs from the Pisgah and
Laurel Run settlement, that are
entirely Of personal nature and
not 81 for publication, az they con
tain no news and would merely stir
up strife in that section. We there
fore eonsign them 70 the waste
basket and say to our correspond
ence once more, shat il you can't
write live news that will interest
the general public, don't write at
All. We are not runuinga medium
Tor people to air their private gFiev-
ances and petty spite to TIE long
suffering public, bot newspaper
Tor the publication Of matter Of
general interest.
So far az we are concerned The
controversy between the Laurel
Ron and Pisgah correspondents Is
settled, aa no more Of IL will appear
in this paper
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

Bx-President Harrison has writ
ten a letter positively declining to
be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the Presidency. The
ex-President is counting widow
now and don't want too many
campaigns on hand at once, and
would rather be married than be
President, It seems.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

The Parsons Constitution is the
latest addition to our exchange list,
and it is a well printed and ably
edited paper. 1t is Republican in
politics and is published every FRI
day by Messrs. j. Is. Crouch and
j. III. SpaAgler.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

There was lets of fun in the
United States Senate last week
when ex-Gov. Ben TIllman, the
one-eyed Senator CYclopes, from
South Carolina, broke loose and
stirred mp the old fossiliferous dig.
nifty Of the monopoly membranes
that retard legislation III that back
number body. He is as fiery as an
eruption of Vesuvius, and as i'm
petus as a Western cyclone, and the
way he scored the Administration
and raked old Grover fore and aft
ought to be caution to some of
his colleagues not to monkey with
the buzz saw. We knew Tillman
would wakeu things up when he
got chance at so. called "Sena-
torial Dignity" otherwise known
as the "back.number dry-rot."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

Last Sunday was Ground Hog
Day and the editor arrived home
that day fro m Florida and the next
day it-raIned, but the next day il
showed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

The order of the county court,
requiring all dogs to be muzzled or
shot, goes into effect next Monday,
so look out and tie your dog up.
The farmers are kicking consider
ably about 1t and some Of them de-
clare they will not muzzle their
dogs and will make it very warm
for anyone killing them. 1t is
likely there will be some trouble
enforcing the order of the court,
but it will be good thing to get
about half of the dogs of the county
killed off, as we could spare at least
half Of them and be lots better off.
Children and dogs are the poor
mans fortune generally, and the
average is about seven dogs and
thirteen children to the family.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

III you want to test mans dis
position, Just kick his dog. This
will bring him ont quicker than if
you would insult his mot ber-in. law.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

We have several interesting let
tors from the editor written from
points in Florida, aud will publish
them as fact as we can make room
for them, although the editor is
home now and can look after it
himself.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

This hydrophobis scare is dog
goned ticklish business and will
now be curtailed by the order of the
court. There is lots of growing
about it, but if the people don't
like it, they can muzzle their dogs
now and the court hereafter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

Tom Plat isn't king Of the Re-
publican party Of New York, he
just owHs it body and brooches Elk.
The same thing can be said Of
Stephen b. Elkins aud the Repub-
lIcan party IN this State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

The way Senator Ben TiIlmau,
of South Carolina, shocked Sena-
torial dignity in the United States
Senate last week was caution.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06
TAxRp no DEATH.

Some OF the reasons why Cuba is
In rebellion against her dear mother
Spain are set forth IN the address
OF the Cubsn revolutionists to the
people OF the United States. The
facts OF the relation of Cuba to
Spain show that old country to be
about the meanest stepmother that
ever lived. Americans should know
these facts and know that Cuba has
hundred times the reason for re-
Voting to day that the American
colonies had in 1776.
Cubans are taxed at the rate OF
sl6.iS a head for every man, wo-
man and child on the island. Only
. per cent of this money is used in
Cuba. The rest goes to bolster up
the rotten old court Of Madrid. At
the SINE time the inhabitants of
Spain itself are taxed less nm half
AS much as the Cubans. Cubams
have not word to say in the pas
sage OF any law. They are gov
erned from Madrid. They are
bound hand and foot and gagged.
No import duties are allowed on
Spanish products taken to Cuba.
But every thousand cigars shipped
from Cuba must pay to Spain an
export duty of $3.50. Spain paws
bounty on the sugar raised in
Spain. But if Cuban sugar IS
shipped to Spain it must pay y duty
OF 1920 on every 200 pounds.
There are three other separate.
several taxes on every pound of
sugar raised or exported from Cuba.
Under these restrictions the life is
gradually being squeezed out of
both the tobacco and sugar indus
tries of Cuba. Tobacco statisti-
clans give the cigar trade only half
dozen years more to live at all.
What would any people with a
spark OF manhood do under such
circumstances ? Death itself is
preferable to slavery like this.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

We believe there are more mad
people than dogs in the county over
the late order of the court.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

We want to open up on county
politics in short time and stir the
candidates up a little. We will
publish full list of the Republican
candidates for the various county
Offices, as soon as we can enlarge
our paper. IN the mean time we
can only give them in broken doses.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

We hope the controversy at New
burg about the school matter is lost
sight of in the mad dog scare, as
the public has been bored enough
with it and we don't want to hear
any more about it, or publish any
thing more in regard to it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

Ex-senator Dawson Of this place
IS receiving quite a boom for the
Republican nomination for Gov
ernor aud will hustle the other
candidates if he enters the race.
Chairman Dawson Is a bard worker
and deserves something from his
party, and we would like to sec him
get the nomination. but hope TO see
some Democrat get the Office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

The Senate last Saturday passed
bill for the free coinage of silver
by a vote Of az TO IS. Our Soma.
tors, Faulkner and E!klns, both
voting against 1t. OF the forty-two
who voted for It, twenty we're Dem.
ocrats, fifteen Republicans and sew.
en- Populists, and the thirty five
voting against, twenty-five were Re.
publlcaBs and thirteen Democrats.
The bill as passed by the Senate is
substitute for the House bond
measure and Will hardly be accept
ed by the House, and If il did pass
both Houses, the President would
veto H..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06
Kingwood. February 8. 1896.

Nicholas county will build new
court house to cost S22 900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

properly nourish
the nerves and It's
sues. Feed the
nerves upon pure
blood, and they
viii be steady and
strong. Read this:
1T IL with pleas
ure that l. recon-
mend Hoods Sar-
saparilla as an ak
cellent nerve tonic
and blood purifier.
I have taken It
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

One OF the descendants of that
noble old patriot and greatest of all
philosophers, Benjamin Fran kiln,
whom the learned of the whole CIV
ilized world have honored and re-
spected and whose name has adorn.
ed the pages of more family Bibles
than any other man who ever lived
In this or any other country, has
been denied admittance to the
upper ten female social circle called
the Colonial Danes" down in
New England, because she did not
descend from a worthy ancestor. ="
Mr.. Franklin's unworthiness In the
eyes of these silly dudesses con-
sisted in hs having in his early
life worked at the printers trade in
the then town of Boston. No doubt
this rejected woman could trace
back an ancestry far more exempt
from social and domestic scandal
than many of those whose society
she is not deemed by them worthy
of, yet the stigma of her renowned
ancestor having had to work at an
honest trade for an honest living
precludes her.-Ex.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06
Meshac HAYWARD.

Meshac Hayward.
The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce from the bonds of Matrimony
from the defendant, Meshac Hayward,
in favor of the plaintiff, Mary E. Hay
ward.
And it appearing that the defendant,
Meshac Hayward, is not resident of
this State ON motion of the plaintiff, il
is ordered that the said defendant 10
appear here within one month after
the date Of the frst publication hereof,
and do what is necessary TO protect his.
interest, and that this Order be pub
lished in THE WEST VIRGINIA ARGUS, a
newspaper published in this county.
A copv--Test:
j. w. WATSON. Clerk.
p. j. CRoeAN, Counsel for Plaintiff,
(2-G-96-4t-$6. 90)
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06
Tired, Weak, Nervous
Hoods Sarsaparilia Restores
Strength and Bodily vigor.

The cause OF that tired, weak, nervous
condition in which % many people find
themselves, IL the failure OF the blood to
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06
oRpER OF pubL1cArIoN.

WEST VIRGINIA. S.:
At Rules he'd in the Clerks office of
the Circuit Court of Preston County, on
the first Monday OF February, 1896.
Mary +. Hayward
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-06

Children Cry foI
Pitchers eastoFIa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-20
CoLoNNADE HOTEL SUICIDE
Inquiries Set on Foot From London to Set
tie the Moman,s ldeniIIx-

indianapolis. Ind. May 1a-Judre
Ralph Hill, an eX-COnEressman and we'll
known gawyer here. received a cable
gram from his son, r. Z. Hill. at Lon
don. asking him TO go 10 New York and
view the remains Of the Collonade sui
eide, which, he thought, were those of
his wife. Judge Hill went 10 New
York but no word has been received
from him.
Ralph Z. Hill. another son, said to
day:
My brother about ten years ago mar
ried Miss May Keith OF Columbus.
daughter OF 2 gentleman who retired
on his pension She Is about so years
old now. Ny brother and wife moved
toslhis city and afterward 70 New York.
They went 70 Europe and helped organ
lie large opera company which played
before Queen Victoria and in al the
large European cities and then went n
Brazil and the Canary islands Nv
brother left the company IN Madrid in
charge u his wife and went 10 London.
TIE troupe was not successful after
that and his wife went from Madrid 10
New York about a month ago. aiy
mother Is inclined 70 believe the dead
woman : her dsughteT-in-law and i
she =. / do not believe she killed her
self, as she was not The kind OF a per-
son Il Go 50 and tksre was no reason
Tor i"
\ special from Columbus saws the
ke.ths are much worried over the MAJ
ter, but send no information
London May lS--A representative a.
the Associated Press called tonight .up-
on Senor Zerega. AZ No. I5e RrouD.5u
Road. 10 ascertain from him particulars
regarding Ms Z. E. Hi. who is lis
wife. and u tel him that friends ~
Mrs. HIH IN New York believe that -
i Identical with Mrs. Evsnert. zbo
committed suicide 81 the Colona6e hotel
ia New York under mysterious circura-
stances
senior ZeraSa, as h Is know, he-e. -
a guitar and mandolin player. as WAS
ais W.fe re = 2 smart man. about -
years OF aSs-
In response - the statement b. :he
reporter Of The Associated Press Se1or
Ze-ess said that ne had already heard \
by cable n the supposed Identification
OF Mrs Everett as his wife, bur &c re- !
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-20
How Pepsin 4. Maae.

: "Yes," said the drummer in a Maine
Central smoking car the other iay, as
he fshed out niekle and bought q
package of pepsin gum. Il yank some
occasionally" As he peeled the tin foil
off the package he continued: Ever
hear how they get this pepsin? Well.
they have a lot Of young pigs and they
feed 'en away TO the top notch till
they're feeling just out of sight. Then
oil to once rations are knocked off for a
day or so. The commissary doesn't
como round. The pigs commence ia
think they are living on a diet of north,
west wind and scenery in the lowest
part of Hungry Hollow. When their
oppetites finally get a buzzsaw edge on
men who wear ear pads and marble
hearts come in with pals full of some
CT the incest smelling hot bran mush
pig ever put his nose into. The mer
stick those pals down near the pens Sc
that each pig can get his nose within
about two inches of that mush, and ther
they hold the pads over their ears and
grit their teeth and let the pigs smell
ind howl. No, they don't get taste
In little while the bran is taken away
and those pigs go hungry into eternity.
The secretion In their stomachs is ak
most all pure pepsin and that's what
they put in this gum. It's good stuff,
gents, have a chew on mel" But no one
appeared to have any stomach troubl,
just then.-Lewiston Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-20
LATE NEWS By WIRE
Items OF General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

Toieda, o., May 19.-One man was
killed and six injured by an accident on
| the Lake Shore freight today. The
men were all eastern trapms stealing a
ride.
Glasgow, May 19-The British steam
er Hibernian, Captain Wallace, from
New York, May 6, wharved here yes
terday, reported passing through an
immense surface of oil, latitude 80 de-
gress north, longitude 20 degrees west.
Murphysboro. ILL.,, May 19.-John D.
Jones, who stamped to death in a fit of
brutal anger Mrs. Mandeniall at Anna,
Ill, last fall, was hanged here at noon
today. He admitted the righteousness
of his conviction and professed repent
ance.
Cincinnati, May 19-Judge Sage sus-
tanned demurrers made TO the petition
of Mary Louise Denver Lindley, against
Louise c. Denver and others. Michael
j. Colbert, administrator de bonis non
Of the estate of Jones W. Denver, is
dismissed with his costs.
Denver. Colo, May 19.-The annual
convention of the Western Federation
of Miners adjourned today after elect
ing delegates o,'the American Fedora
IiOu Ol ldDOf, WIFI WHICH Il6 InlIeTS
have decided to affiliate, as follows:
President Boyce, P. n. clifford, W. r.
Phelps and ]. f. Mcdonnell.
Buffalo, n. Y, May 19-The national
convention OF oJurneymen Horesshoers
received the reports of committees to-
day. John 'Neill of Chicago presided
The entire day was spent in the trans
action of routine business. Tomorrow
night there will be banquet and bah
The election of officers is set down for
Thursday.
St Louis, May 19.-At the Southern
hotel this evening about 100 members of
the American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers met in twenty-third annual con-
vention and will be-in session four DAYS.
Tomorrow the business session begins
New York, May 19.-Judge Hill today
arranged with an undertaken for the
taking of the body of Mrs. Hill. the
COlonnade hotel suicide, TO Freshpond,
L. /, Friday The body will be Gre
ated.
Havana, May BIT is reported here
that an engagement between a de
tachment OF Spanish troops ad a force
of insurgents has taken place at Garri-
do. The enemy, ii is said. We're pro-
tecting the landing Of an expedition in
the vicinity Of Sagua Ia TanamO.
Detroit, Mich. May Ozone hundred
and seventy-five were present when
the annual convention of the Amalgam-
ated Associations of Iron and Steel
Workers Of America was called 10 order
today,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-20
STANDS UP FOR CLEVELAND
Duke of Tetuan Assures a Ranter That the
President Is Spain's Friend

Madrid, Spain, May 19.-In the SEN
ate today Senior Giron. Liberal pro-
tested against the ISLANDERS of Spain
which were uttered in the United States
senate. He intended. he said, 10 de-
n0unCe the intC4erable conduct of pi-
rates and hrigands against Spain. The
day had come, ne said. when we should
have 10 consider the wretched acts Of in
reference of the dollar princes with the
affairs Of Spain He protested also
against the Washington SANDER against
the queen regent.
The duke of Tetuan. minister OF for
eign affairs. replied - Senator Giron
mat the government might Join in the
latter protest hut that they could not
approve the remainder of Senior Giron's
remarks President Cleveland and the
United states government had given
proof OF their respect for the PRINCIPLES
OF International law. he maintained.
The duke then added that the sem
ate was not Vet formally concluded
and could not proceed with the uuestio,
The president Of the senate upheld the
position taken by the duke Of Tetuan
and the matter was dropped.
Madrid, Spain. May ia nats-5 OK.
ploded IN The street near-the roval nal
ace. No damage was done.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-20
I.nw RAGS to fIeueIand.

The MOBILES of the Mystic Shrine will
meet at Cleveland, June23 and "a.
For this occasion the j. &. o. r. R.
Co. will sell tickets at reduced rates
from all points on its lines west of the
Ohio river, for all trains of June q and
%, valid for return passage until June
Is. The fare from Chicago viii be $3.50
and corresponding low rates from all
other points. Tickets viii also be on
sale at all points throughout the West
The B. & o. is the only line running
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Chi
cago and Cleveland.
For full information write TO L. s.
Allen, A. G.. p. A, Grand Central
Passenger Station, Chicago, Ills.
5SW