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The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20

But, AZ I was goin to say, we and the
little old gray have had some hard rub
and pulled through some mighty cIost
places together in our day and genera
ton, and while we both live he will
end corn chops in the troft and fod-
der in the rack every time he goes to the
sts bio.
Hit was in the spring time, and way
back there in the los, II my count
amt wrong, and we was farmin then
| down on the Cenecub river bottoms.
The rains had come tremendous heavy
and frequent. The river was full TO the
briIn, but she want sloppin over any
to speak Of, aud trayeIlin was coDsid-
cred plum safe. Onr little Mary was
uothin but a spring pullet then, and
we mad started her TO school 10 ore Of
the Cross girls over the river a mile and
half, or maybe q little better, from
home.
When we got up that mornin the sky
WAS clear as a bell, and the sun was
shinin and the birds sinRin and the bees
q hummin. II had then been clean a
hours since any rain had fell on our
| place. and IL looked like nothin but fair
feather ahead. And little Mary she
was most crazy to git back to school,
sayin how she was now in her ABB Abs,
end II she missed another day she would
have 10 20 foot and spell up, whilst
the other scholars would laugh and
poke fun at her.
81 am awful skittish about lettin our
Mary of 10 school this mornin, Rufus"
Rays mother 10 me after breakfast, and
then she would like TO know my private
opinions about the general circum-
ference Of the surroundings.
LET the little one 60 to school," says
T. "She IL all wrapped up in her books,
and it would most break her heart.
! reckon, 10 20 back and Spite out and
start over"
She IL as smart and handsome as
her mother, and proud and high head
I'd as her daddy, and by the Twin and
dead, she shall have all the schooin
she will take.
But / am not feelin right easy in
regards TO the water and the weather"
mother went on. "Sposin the river takes
n squirt and gifts out OF her banks. And
TINT amt all. IL mout rain to-day for
oil | know. Ny corns are hurtin awful
this mornin, and the weather is 50
pinnly, Rufus"
This aint my tiIne Of year for
sposin," says I. life is too short and
time Is too skeerce. Let the little one
90 TO scholl."
Then mother lowed 1t would have TO
be 30, she reckons. bein az / was the
general boss, but still she couldn't help
from fcclin little bit jubius in regards
30 the river and the weather.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20
KIND OF MUSIC HE LIKED.
Farmer Greene Net Initiated Into thu
Mysteries Of Scientific Music.


Il always thought I was fond Of mn.
SIC said Farmer Greene, but since
I visited Matilda in Boston I've had nv
/ doubts about it. ! hadn't been there
day before Matilda she says to me-
VOW. father, we're goin' TO have ma.
steal, and / do HOPE you'll enjoy it,
".Of course ] SHALL says /. You
know how fond am Of them famous old
Scotch songs you used to sing, and how
IN always ready to jine in when any.
body strikes up Coronation
Well, this will be the best music
you ever listened to- says Matilda, and
my mouth watered to hear it.
THE night c. the concert you ought
to ha' seen the folks pour in, all silks
and satins and flowers. Matilda wore,
we'll, | don't right know what, but
think twas silk and lace. Pretty soon
&c all got quoted down, and then a
German, with long hair and a great
3ushy beard, sat down to the piano
aud began to play. Ny, how he did
Yang them keysl There was thunder
town in the bass. and tinklin eymbals
up in the treble.
'The lady that sat aside of me whis-
| pered when there was minutes stop:
DO you distinguish the different mo
Ives?'
My, no. says l. I don't see what
| anybody's motives could be for wqrkin'
so hard TO make noise
Then she smiled behind her fan,
but / don't know what at, whether
twas the music or me.
when the piece stopped everybody
hummed and whispered TO each other
how lovely twas. and a good many
told the German how much Obliged they
were. l didn't say word.
"Then tall woman, all fixed ny with
silks and furbelows, sang piece that al.
most made my hair stand on end, 1t
went so high, and had SO many ups
and downs in 1t. She was Daster
smart; anybody could see that; bat
somehow l couldn't fancy that kind OF
| singin', it made me uneasy. Wheu She
was climbin' up to her high notes won-
dered If she'd ever get there, and when
she dropped down again WANTED tosay'
Now you've got through it safe once,
don't try it again!'
well, pretty soon Matilda came
round to me and whispered; Father,
how d you like iii?
i don't care much for it, says !.
Its little too much like frosted cake
hen you want plain bread
She laughed, and in minute heard
her sayin' to one Of the performers
My fathers little old fashioned, you
see, and would you mindY
What do you suppose happened
hen? Why, that woman that sung the
trills and MARBLES stood up, and, with
out any piano playin' at all, sung 'fe
Banks and Braes' and John Anderson
How she knew what [ liked | never
could tell, but she sang the songs I've
l"1ed since | was a bag, and when she
got through the teaSa we're streamln'
down my cheeks.
Bless you, my dear says /, and
went up 10 her and shook both her
hands. And 1t seemed to me she liked
the songs herself, for when she looked
NJ me her eyes were wet, too.
Il had beautiful time, but suppose
IT'S no use thinkin' l appreciate real
music Youths Companion.
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4 yeey eeusexseLe CASE.

O.. sncs On a fsgits ehere lissed A man
ffaere a4ay Haee ssen rvs o saseel
= 10 fanciea h5s seazh would xzais esiaf
Ths wssols community
= h issf as ionx a. he esaid barauss
Ia xasw witst an awful xpscs
Thersd BE. fiat ne world could as~sr III
NH1h Hfru ia saotasr place
Fit zise aesze sass after - dzea ms sln
1asa - - tsa Ssnas sd way
I'D weast Hfgiss down IN the sanae SD 5iaan
At The laassr sfsa - fas FAY
Ard a stranger esf or fse cars 10 stretch
Els Asxs. ehas n. s1se5ne frank
- fgss fsen wfsrs tHs esrpsa h8d Avsd fsy
years.
Ard newer 6szcs aofieea the Shank
Nixon Waterman, n I. A. " Eallefin
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some visitors going through coun-
~ ghi' under the escort of the chief
Narder, came to a room in which three
Women were sewing. Dear me-" one
oi me visitors whispered, what vicious
= creaturcsl Pray, what are they
\ ,'''ie LOT Because they have no other
home. This is our sittipg-room. and
t icy are my wife and two daughters"
0iSholy responded the chief warder.
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and iigiiB places
Than VIA
makes NE eA
Won whaa do
about wBul-
an Mo1hsf
love =amI tie
lm old Hea-
bi4a gray
horse W leh
has nasv ggH TIE
run If o u :
weeds asHer.
e NOT naflgls
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20

Inspector OF Prisons-In providing
YOU with work your former occupation
shall be taken into account. What were
you?
Conyict-An anarchist.
"Um, um. We can put him 10 road
blasting Fliegende Blaetter.
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"see here. Pitcher. why do you always
talk shop to me2'
well, If you must know. II Is TO keer
you from talking shop 10 me, '--Chiea'
80 Record.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20

than a long days drive fr1na 5he poor
road i.3gssa. am! sorle6inlesI eauldsi' { s'lF
for certain right where I viii stan4l
wheu tine storeireeper apeHs up Bur 20
long az we boea I've The dtrie gray ear
zi5 anything thaa : have ga5 baas A'.
wants
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20

Wade-There goes a man who has
served 20 years as a policeman.
Butcher Where has he served2
Nade-Fifteen on the force and five
80 Sing Sing.-N. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20

SO after breakfast ! struddled the lit
tie gray and liz out to see VIII Tom
Pickens, II miles up the river. \
big political Ratification was to he htlt
up there that day. and | likewise also
syanted 20 nee win Tom touchiu land
trade which me and him had putin soak
,oge Their.
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The LITTLE OLD GRAY.
4 EsueIT and Thrilling 5scrY
ere1z R.acikY CrseiE.
zsw me Ffss- 2ioEsn errS Earned HIS
gead WITH swsan ANT Elosd AMI
SOC sn the snHtan Roll
.pring Ersshen.

Kaa taIle a5eus big rams and hilrh va
6ers aud seciag frrahess and eiost calls
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-11
Great Opportunities.

The West Virginia University
will opea for the fall term on
Wednesday, September 9th. The
University is the chief institution
OF higher learning in the State
and we all rejoice IN its prospect.
" and in the splendid work
which tits dong. Its a part OF
the great free school system of
West Virginia, and every citizen
OF the State is. therefore, deeply
interested in it.
Its doors are open to every
young man and young woman in
the State. free of tuition. and
the COST of living in Morgantown
is as low as can be found any
where, being about the same as
in other small towns.
The moral influence in and
about the University are excel.
lent. There are no saloons in the
town, and a strong Christian
sentiment pervades the Univer.
sity. Nearly all Of the leading
religious denominations are rep
resented in the faculty, but there
is no sectarianism. The presi.
dent and faculty believe that
true education is Christian edu-
cation.
The University offers instruc.
ton in, many courses aud is adj
mirably equipped with buildings,
apparatus, machinery, etc, to do
work Of the highest order, and
its faculty is notably scholarly
and strong.
Among the colleges and courses
are the law, mechanical engineer
ing. civil engineering. electrical
engineering, agriculture, peda-
gogy. classical, scientific, com
mercial, etc.
There is also a splendid pre-
paratory school.
The University has grown to
be one of the country's great in.
situations of learning. 1t belongs
to the people of West Virginia
and its influence is being felt in
every county of the State,
Methodist opai Times.
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The Situation
In Cuba.

Spain is beginning to lose the
patience which she has hereto
fore displayed in her dealings
with the Cuban insurgents.
Eighteen months of expensive
warfare have not reconciled her
BY any means to the idea of los.
ing Cuba; and, If possible. she is
more determined to subdue the
insurgents now than size has
been at any time before.
But while she is thus bent on
carrying out her purpose, she
appreciates the fact that she is
net able to endure another such
experience as the one through
which she has passed during the
last eighteen months.
Her idea now, therefore, is TO
concentrate her strength in one
final and overpowering effort,
and, if necessary, reduce the en-
tire island to ruins.
To this eud Premier Canovas
has recently dispatched a tele-
gram to Captain General Weyler,
giving him specific INSTRUCTIONS.
1t is possible, therefore, that
within the next few months the
sequel of this decree will be writ
ten in such q chapter of desola-
ton and bloodshed as the little
island Of Cuba has never known.
That Cuba is able to resist the
power of Spain without help from
some external source is not even
a possibility. What. then, is to
be the fate of this brave island
whose sutferings have been so;
prolonged and whose star Of
hope now seems to be- omplete
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q Farmer:
And Laboring Man Speaks.

Ed. Telegram The .Popo-
Gratis are spreading some of the
thinnest literature in our neigh
borhocd that ever any man saw.
We are surprised at some Of our
Democratic friends. Only four
years ago what was the great
howl Of the campaign stumpersg
Did they not say the tariff and
the Sherman Silver act was ruin.
GUS to the people of this govern
ment? What was theirst acts of
the Democratic party after they
camein power? Did not that great
man Grover Cleveland call an
extra session OF Congress to re-
peal the Sherman silver act :
The next thing to be done was to
repeal the Robber Mckinley
tariff law. Now they do not
name the tarif-are afraid to say
anything about that, neither
would / if I was in their place.
They know that it would never
doto come before the people
again with the free trade issue,
knowing if they did what the
consequences would be; they
must necessarily hunt up some.
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Fidelity Band.
And we're ready to do. what our mot.
toes demand.
We are bound by our oath, to always
stand by
zach other, through life, till we come
down to die
And so I'VE are tied by Fidelity chain,
In union SO strong, that Y viii
always remain
We have sworn to do good for each one
ofour Band,
And bid them God speed, when ON
sea. or on land
We are happy together, wherever we
meet,
And we keep o kind word, for each one
that we greet,
We all work together, in love and In
truth
And We thank the good Lord. for the
blessing ofyouth,
For We know there's great work, that
ought to be done,
The Fidelity Band, work together as
one.
'Tis q pleasure to be in union so true.
Where each one is ready, and willing
TODD,
weknow we'lldo good. II united we
stand,
For our fellow brothers all over the
land;
So each one is happy. for in doing our
best,
We feel, in SO doing, wen ever be blest.
So thus, We intend to do good as We 90,
And scatter our sunshine through this
world below
And if you're in need of friend, heart
aud hand, "a
just come, join our ranks, the Fidelity
Band,
And you'll find for yourself, they are
faithful and true,
For they do with their minght what
their hands find 20 do Z s
II = the ones Who are Working who
alwaysare glad,
And this is the reason, we've never
found sad, 9
There is work iorus al. and gladly we do
Whatever our hearts say. is loyal and
true;
And we hope when life,s over, to join
hand in hand,
With all who belong to Fidelity e Band.
clarksbure, W. Va. Sept. 0. 90.
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Fairniont

Miss Ora Dent attended the
fair at Clarksburg this week.
Pat Saunders is at Clarksburg
attending the fair.
Miss Nellie Layman is the
guest of C;arksburg friends.
j. F. Conway attended the
Clarksburg Fair this week. He
took some of his famous Holstein
cattle along.
Lis Union attended the Clarks-
burg Fair Thursday.
George D. Gifin was in the
city Thursday attending the
Clarksburg Fair.
D. 3. Thomas was at Clarks.
burg Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. ohley and
grandson. Fred, left yesterday
for visit to heirdaughter, Mrs.
josiah Lepley, at Clarksburg.
Inder.
Miss Maude Musgrave, the
post Office clerk, spent a few
days in Clarksburg this week.
( A crowd of would be pugillsts
went over to the park last Satur.
day night to do it up according
to Marquis Of Queensbury rules.
"A telephone message to Sergeant
Morgan brought him over in q
few minutes and he scattered the
crowd to the four winds in very
short order.
Abig dancing bear. in charge
of an Italian, on the streets one
day last week. made a grab 70,
DIR. ALI. Jackson las some one
playfully pushed the doctor
towards the big brute) and rip.
ped him down the side with his
paws, but the doctor is not fatal.
" injured and bears his insul,
with becoming dignity. But
there'll be trouble bruin If Aft.
sees another bear.-FFee Press.
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State Items,
Thrilling Incidents in Town
and Country.

Mrs. Miriam Atkinson died az
Charleston, 1880 Monday morn
ing at the home of her daughter
Mrs. James Bibbys She was
eighty-four years of age and her
death is attributed to the general
letting down Of her system on
account of old age. She leaves
six children living, Hon George
Wesley Atkinson, James S. At
kinson, Of Washington, ID @.
Mrs. A. Mick, of Buckhanncn,
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. J.. B. Pember.
ton and Mrs. James Bibby, Of
Charleston.
s s.
Monday evening about6 o'clock
Garland Yancey met James
Henry of Charleston, and with
out q word drew a revolver and
shot him. Henry fell and Yancey
fred two more shots, both taking
effect. Henry died in five min
utes. Yancey was arrested and
two reviewers were found "a bis
possession. Both men were col.
ored. Henry was a porter al Tie
Hosel Runner There Y great
.aa naslon anonA sne eesprso
~ pso3le alnse sne muEnerer
10y previously Enso y o'incui'y
so'n'a woman.
ssen,ns Isaac D'''y' =
ssa9s'' county, was
.sss'u ~ no =, TON sne i'as'
w.. Mnen e: aliareNs' g
ns.snoor' approacnea MN ana
w,enou. 9 "ord OF warning tired
oall .noo paltys leIs breast =, Z.
ploaac'nga latal wonna. Inc
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He Says No
j. Rudkin, Of Braxton,
though Born in England
. FOR America and Sound Money.
SALEM, W. Va.
September 8, 1896.

I'll. Telegram DEAR S1R':-l
Ierewith enclose you a letter
En- n. j. Rudkin. of Burnsville
Braxton county, who Mr.. Chas.
Moore, of Bridgeport, this coun-
Z, said had left the Republican
Earty and would vote for Bryan
IA free silver. Mr.. Moore told
tbIs to our people here and / be.
10 acquainted with Mr.. Rudkin,
ms requested to write him as he
!, one Of the most influential men
h Braxton county.
The following is his reply.
Yours truly,
LuM Law.
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ours very truly.
H. j. RupKIN.

M Haze Morgan. who went from
s sals place to Nebraska last
n rpfilng, has a civil service APP
ss.V,ln1,tment in the Pension Office
~ ls, Washington, and is studying
'sw'-Buck hannon Baanes.
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SUTTON, w. Va,
September 5, 1895.

september 0, 1880.
liam La,c, Esq. Salem, w. Va. !:
DEAR SIR Being Trombone
Ilhad no knowledge ofyour COM
nunication until several days
liter its arrival at Burnsville I
was both amused and surprised
{ it the contents of your letter,
learning from its perusal that
Mr.. Moore had made you believe
I that | had left the Republican
party on account of it's financial
views and surprised to know
that you could entertain for a
moment that such was or could
F.! be the case. AS you are aware
lam a foreigner, being born in
England and as such could not
be biased or prejudiced in form
ling my political opinions by
training and surroundings CON
sequent upon beng native born.
After studying political economy
for some four years, i was led to
believe the doctrine Of protec.
lion was the only found alton
upon which this country could
build and be really and reliably
prosperous; hence I allied my,
self with the Republican party,
audit is still my firm belief that
had that protection policy coup
led with reciprocity obtained up
to the present time, this country
would still have been prosperous
and happy, but in an unlucky
hour the people voted for a
change which caused all the
ifnancialills withwhich the people
ofthis country nave been and are
being afflicted to the present Gay.
Four years ago the cry was free
trade. now we are confronted
with the cry of free siluer, which
in my opinion, "should its sup
pOrters be victorious, (Which is
not even probable) would cause
the people of this country such
misery, distress and sorrow, that
the dull times of the past four
years would be the height of
prosperity compared with the
four years to follow.
The result of free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver would reduce
all classes except the wealthy
below the financial level of the
same classes in England and if
persisted in, land them in the
Slough of despond and Mexican
ze them beyond redemption for
an age. To set at restany fears
you may have had respecting my
deserting the grandest party that
ever existed in any country l will
say that if the Republican party
stood forprotection aloneI would
vote that ticket if it was the only
one cast in Braxton county, but
added to the protective policy.
II stands for a dollar that means
hundred cents the world over
and is flat footed against a de-
pfeclated and dishonest money.
The Republican party being
ALWAYS RIGHT on questions Of
TARIFF AND FINANCE you may
say to the persons who desired
% Know how / stood that / slmp-
y stand for the right and con-
sSequently could be nothing and
VOTE nothing but the REPUB-
LlCAN TICKET.
Yours very truly.
TT II RrrDRIN
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For SALE Thoroughbred
Brown Leghorn eggs. Setting
of IS eggs, so cents. Pul,ets lay
when 8 months old ; they VIII
lay more eggs than any ether
hen. Address, 3, r. MOORE, r.
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rhe whole system Is drained and un-
dermined by indolent ulcers and open
sores. De Wits Witch Hazel Salye
snsedily heals them. It Is the best pile
cure al known, Il ]. Criss &c.
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Make The Most q Ylourself.

/. 1t is the duty Of every man to
make the most OF himself.
Whatever his capacities may be.
he is sure to find some place
where he can be useful to him
self and to others. But he can
not reach his highest usefulness
without good health and he can
not have good health without
pure blood. The blood circulates
to every organ and tissue and
it is pure, rich and healthy it
carries health to the entire sys-
tenn, but if it is impure it scat
tiers disease wherever it flows.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the one
true blood purifier. It cures salt
rheum, scrofula, catarrh, dys.
pepsia and rheumatism because
these diseases have their origin
in the blood.
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The Dog days are iusr over.
but as sure as fate your mnstache|
will freeze in December Why
not make provision now for the.
days that are TO come : Remems
Der that you viii want toplease
those around you when It's cold
as well as when it is hot. They
will require that you wear the
hest possible goods in the latest
styles, And in all probability
you win be asked to buy these
goods from sLamm q 90. and
IL you are not ia position to buy
direct, call on Long 4 David for
samples 42-d-
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women who are weak and ner-
yous, who have no appetite and
cannot sleep, find strength and
yigor in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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'Eterqal Fidelity l


'TERNAL Fidelity,
means fai ! hfni
aud true.
This Is the motto
we're keeping in
view;
And try to live up
to the notices we
teach.
For We are OATH
bound topractice
and preach
or the strong tie
that kinds thiat
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thing new. Finally an idea pre-
sented itself to some of the party
leaders and to the National Elk.
ecutive Committee. They said:
I'VE will hold our National Con.
vention before the Populist par
ty holds theirs and will slip over
into their camp and steal their
largest gun. which they call
free silver" Wewillthen nomi-
nate a whois dipped in the
populistic ideas and endorse
their free silver plank and we
will make it the chief plank in
our platform and say as little as
possible about tariff, and by the
use of a little deception toward
the populist people they will
fuse with US and endorse our
nominees. By this means we
have a faint hope of still remain.
ing in power, and if this fails our
grave asa party is dug and the
grave digger with his protection
spade IN hand stands by our
grave ready to heap the clods of
disaster and calamity upon our
coffin lids" Now the question
comes to me, canwe trust a party
who butfour years ago howled
all over this country that the
government is purchasing TOO
MUCH SILVER. I hope the Re-
publican voters of Harrison coun.
ty and in the State of West vir-
GINA and in the United States
will not be deceived by such
holder dash. WILD BILL.
The ladies' of the Baptist
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It's said by the advocates of
free silver that money would be
more plentiful. For those who
have silver to mint 1t would, but
the masses would not be benefit
ted, for they must have some.
thing ofvalue to exchange for it,
the same as now. and then re-
ceive it at an inflated value. The
ilaborer and farmerswould be the
greatest sufferers. For example
Study the condition of the coun.
tries that are trying to maintain
asilver standard.