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"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day Is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria in
stead OF the variousquack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtfui
agents down their threats, thereby sending
them TO premature graves"
DR.. j. r. KncHKLoE,
Conway, Ark.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-14
Rouse OF Delegates.
sheriff -LeRov shaw

East Side-Wiliiam Henry Glover, Terra Alta
West Side-James w. White, Kingwood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-14
Castoria-

"Castoria h 30 well adapted 20 children thai
recommend 10 ~ superior to any prescription
known 70 me-"
n. A. ARCHER, n. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
'Our physicians In the childrens depart
ment have spoken highly OF their expert
once in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what Is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits OF Castoria has won us TO look with
favor upon It,"
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPxnsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLKN G. SMITH, Pres,
array Street. New York Ciev.
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stale sonafors-RIeycnth DIstrIet.
Jnage. Thlra JndIcial nlslrI

william q. worley. Kingwood, Preston 60.
samuel II .Gramm, Fetterman, Taylor Co.
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Company. Murray Street, Now York CITY
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ToEa OmelaIs.

waYor-Wiliiam Francis Manear.
Racorder-Jamos W. flynn.
f;1nnciimeu- ". Wofring. James .
Eqrhart George a. Williams. Madison r.. Pow .
Ill and Waitman " Graham
Town Experimentation r.. Wheeler.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
r SURE WINNER
The circulation of THE
TIMES for the week end
ed March 8.
265,' III.

The Times iias aEain, during the past
week. demonstrated its superiority over
its rivals, both in point OF quality and
quantity OF lis news ana circulation. Eight
pages every morning, eight pages every
evening. and twcniy-four page sunday
edition. filled with the choicest reading
matter oltainahle. all delivered for fifty
cents per month is having its effect on The
thinking, reading public, and consequently
The Times circulation grows.
The Times does not. like the ma ger of Il
political campaign, claim everything in
sight. bul ma kcs affidavit to figures which
are without doubt the largest ever attained
10y any daily paper published in the District
of Columbia Bat The Times Is ambitious,
and VIII not stop hy the wayside until its
circulation reaches FIFTY THOUSAND
DAILY.
Keep Your eye on The Times, keep your
cyeonit< circulation and wilncssthe growth
of the journalistic wonder OF the Capital
city. If roa do not read The Times you
DO not read IN ne VS.. ard miss - treat every
dag Of tue week.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
NEW BEAST OF RDES.
Boers Conquer the Wild Zebra and
Put II In Harness


In the TranSvdal the Zebrais being trained
to do the work OF the horse IJ Is an almost
incorrigiblt. IiitIe beast, and up to HOW all
attempts 10 put il in the harness OF labor
haYr had small saCCpSs- Wtstu the POTtu-
gucse owned South \ friCa theyCsI pturedfOur
Of these Wild asses and sent them 10 their
king. who sent them TO draw tue royal car
riage. Prince Stadt-haIter, OF the Neither
lands, II said 10 have driven q span OF
zth-as in 1888, but this often has bcen dis
puted. Not many years ago one of the
ROthschiiis made Il days sensation in Lon
don by driving a zebra 70 his trap
They are hard TO catch, and vicious
when caught, and extremely difficult TO
tame. The zebra OF Wild ass iRila bits ex-
clusiyely South Africa. nOrthwdrd TO
AbySsiaia. They were first seen IN Europe
Hy thr enterprise OF the Roman Emperor
Caracalla, and ut their exhibition in the
arena ~. himself killed Them. In the middle
ages they remained practically unknown.
and il was not until the middle OF the
seventeenth century, through the Europ-
can travellers, that they Were brought again
into familiarity.
The Beers, persistent and methOdiCal- have
conquered the zebra at last. and put the
hitherto unruIy animal into the traces OF
their mail coaches. Together the zebras
show an inclination to bite. but when har-
messed with muleSt hey areeaSeT to manage
HIS GtlitEdtiOit ti t4it LN,tlsi - VI tttt Ett1t
est importance 10 South Africans. Horses
are likely to be killed by hyeu3S. ZebTaS are
a match. with teeth and hoOfS for any
hyt'aa. It is one of the TierceSt OF al animal
fights when u zebra and a byeua come upon
each other. Beers find that the zebra is
Czlpabis of greater movement than the horse
ana less susceptible TO disease. Strange to
say the little striped beast is also stronger
than the horse, though is weight is ieSS
than half of the older draught animal.
The morning times., 1896-03-09

cially committed that IL cannot be real
ized or appreciated on this side of the
Atlantic. Dead, dying, and doomed III
surgent prisoners are cold facts that VIII
scarcely be invested with the color OF
expcdiency, even by the logic of diplo-
the effect that prisoner OF war IN this
campaign may be person who is taken
either before, during, or after battle.
There will probably be some speeches
in the Senate today on the resolutions,
whose fire has had some time 10 cool
The pro-Spanish party in the Senate, or
more lescriptiyely, the pro-administration
partisans in that body, will no doubt have
something TO say again TO dscredit the
accounts of the war as received here. This
position is really intended To sustain the
alleged Cabinet view of a friendly sugges-
tion, rather than vigorous protest from
the Executive. II VIII hardly avail, how
ever, to give any new direction TO the
resolutions, for whatever were the facts
on which the House and Senate acted
originally, there has been multiplication
Of such facts within the few days in which
the resolutions have been slumbering in
committee.
Ia the meanwhile the country is trea ted
10 the educational spectacle Of a Presi-
dent who does not know whether certain
views are his or not. The Sphinx is either
battle ratified or has lost the trump card
in the shuttle. AT any rate, il will be
his turn after 2 p. m. today to ascertain
definitely whether he dealt to Mr. OIney
or whether Mr. olney dealt to him.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
FARGo's DIVORCE INDUSTRY.
Pays the Town About Quarter of a
Million Annually.
AIfnuaanoIis Tour-DoI

North DAKOTA has gained considerable no
toricty fhDugh tie East for the ease with
which divorces are secured within its
LonIcrS- Fargo has more fame in this
'iircctiOn han any other town, for various
reasons. 1t is most easily reached and
affords the pleasure loving contingent
greater opportunities than any city in the
State, except Grand Forks It's hotels
ere new and up To date. and there are
Hunicrous private boarding houses thai
cater especially TO those who are here TO
end their marital troubles.
The modUS operandi is simple. In nilic
cases out or ten tie defendant in the suit
j. a willing that q decree should he secured
a~ ihc plaintiff, ana aids in every possible
Rvay hy accepting service and employing
a local lc-al light 10 lCOk after his interests.
Ia such cases the decree is often secured
within ten days after the nfncty y-lay proi,a-
ton has expired. In fact, il has sometimes
occurred that the divorce was granted
within niGcty-onc days after the applicant
arrived III Fargo. In these cases, of course,
personal >cr@icc was secured. and there
was no contest in thc way OF alimony. In
cases OF dcscriOn, or in Others, where The
residence or Tie defendant Is unknown. six
weeks additional is required for the put
licatinn OF summons.
The attorneys fee varies from $50 to
ANY hiEhCr amount With the trouble neces-
sary 10 secure tie decree and the ability
uI thc plaintiff to pay. The colony in
,iudcS people in all walks OF fife. Even
iaEorinG nscn come to Fargo and work
rhilc establishing their residence. These
are The exception, however. The seekers
ftFr Sfr.~g- E.it,- >FfnpSS n. aS :, rrlc 1raI5
supplied with funds and able to pay
literally for what they get. Some dis
tinaiShcf people have Teen temporary
residents of tie State and are men and
women in an walks OF life. ana titled
foreigners are not aD except ion.
Another noticeable feature is the haste
with which some OF the plaintiffs again
rush hcaG,ong into nlatrimony after bay
ing teen granted divorce. One case is
pn rrcGrl where trip was made directly
from TIC Judges chambers la the license
room and return, and the second marriage
pcrlormcd by the kindly court i'll fifteen
minute after ti.e tCCfec had cen granted.
and before the INFUSED Ia eirningt he divorce
papers had time TO dry. Indced, the ma
5oriiy marry ;li.a in within six months after
being divorced.
An kinds OF schemes are worked 10 avoid
publicity. Members of the colony often
live hcrc under assumed names, and do
everything possible To keep correspondents
OF Eastern papers from learning their his
tory. Observation-Disclosures he contingent
sometime rent boxes inttc Moorhead pest
office, ACROSS the river in Minnesota, so
Eastern friends won't know what they
are doing out West.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
MANNERS ON THE ROAD.

Occupy no more space than you require.
II your umbrella falls on TIE floor and
a man hands it TO you, say Thank you"
Bat don't stare at any Ran, expecting
him to offer you his seat. No doubt he
is as tired as you are.
II yoU are a young girl, don't look self
conscious. if ever 50 pretty.
Above all, don't make yOur toilet in the
carS-trimmiRg your nails. fixing your hat.
II a man speaks to yoa take no notice.
He viii soon stop.
Don't giggle, laugh or look around 10
any public conveyance. 1t is underlined
Never count your money on a train.
II a strange woman wishes to cultivate
you, beware.
If you carry a silk bag hang il IN your
arm. Never put il on the seat
Garry your own drinking glass, never use
the cup at the water CooleT-
Garry your lunch in IOx, which can
DC thrown out the window when finished.
Always have your rame ON the inside
of your umbrella; also or tie tag CT your
bag.
If you are compelled to take a baby in
a car. exercise good sense
Never take magazine. EOxeS of candy or
any OtEcF Sdidtsc OLJCCl III EoHl it'41Nr Uii
less YOU intend to buy them
In a sleeping car do Tot diSrobe- In
case OF accident il would be awkward
Fee the Porter for his attentions, but
let it be small one.
Don't talk of your private affairs when
| travelling in vehicles OF any kind. There
/ are always listeners
When travelling with friends be quiet at
tines Many people cannot stand the
motion OF car In that case silence is
| golden.
Don't read If you have weak eyes 1t
IS injurious
Make no friends on ShipbGaTd unless you
| know who they are.
| No yoang girl should travel alone. A
I chaperOne should DC on hand.
| Give 10y five or ten cents 10 carry
your haggage. To go loaded is vulgar.
/ Be on time. The train viii Eot wait.
To kiss the "good-by'' too often is very
had form. Don't cry unless you cannot
/ help it.
To ask questions continually OF a cen
duetor is very Irritating. If You happen
to he on the sunny side of the car. don't
] fret.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
PEOPLE FROM ELSEWHERE.

Hon. F. G. Curzon Of London. England.
is at the Elbitt. He is u son OF Earl
Howe. and a younger brother of Viscount
Curzon. who was recently appointed treas
urer of the household. He is a cousin Of
Hon. Richard CurZon. who married Miss
Letter.
Mr.. Curzon told The Times that his only
American disappointment was Boston He
has been travelling in various portions OF
the country since December.
IVA shingtOn is actually beautiful-sO
clean, such wide streets. so many fine
t,uildin gs-grand- The Treasury building
is ma agnificent. That kind of architecture
is the most imposing, more so than your
Senate House." He had that 10 say
The Hon. Mrs. Curzon is a member of John
Harc's Company, and is known as Miss
Joffreys.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
Continuation of WeyIer's Butchery.

There is no subsequent mention and
the men drop out of sight. The terrified
relatives ask no questions This is the
graphic style in which the insurgent pris
oners are disposed of according to the
account given yesterday in The Times
in dispatches from the bloody battlefields
OF Cuba.
We take that i'll is hardly necessary for
United States Senators to seek argu-
mcnts against tie conduct of Gen. Wey-
ler's campaign of determination in the
more or less PARTISAN and accurate pamph
lctecrs of tie last Cuban rebellion. The
argument is a matter of daily history, and
history, too, which IL siftcd and colored
,as best it can Ivy press censors OF the
Castilian mission OF mercy in Cuba. 1t
appears somewhat strange, that in all of
the accounts of the present rebellion
there have been DO authentic stories of the
massacre of Tie royal troops or indignities
upon rOyalisi citizens who dwell in the
several iowns which have been temporarily
or permanently occupied by the insur
gents. Tie Official apologists for the
wholesale slaughter OF the insurgents. who
drop out of sight will have hard
time reconciling Il fight "pnGeT the black
flag and no prisoners with a theory
Of war of eNre,licncy against alleged
banditti and cut-throats. That dead
men tell no tales is not particularly true
OF this war, which has been euphemiSt
cally characterized as one to clean up
certain Cuban territory. The cleaning mp
process is Il distinction so fine when com
pared with the facts of murder, even Off
The morning times., 1896-03-09

Col. W G. Fisher, the Denver million
aire. who is a : Shoreham guest. sand last
night that the speculation in mining stocks
in the East were doing Denver a great
deal more harm than good. He says that
people should not invest in them at any
nricr. although 1T was true the Colorado
output OF gold last year was SIT T,0Go. too.
For the most part, the people who UpcF-
ate the mining business in he East are net
Denver people, although representing hem
selves to be. Property is yet low in
Denver, but hope springs ete rnaI that
there viii be a rise in valuations. as a
natural result of recovery from the
panic.
Real estate business is for the time dead
there but people still hold on with the
knowledge that the gold boom VIII yet put
them on their feet.
The morning times., 1896-03-09

1t is understood that the District Com
nattce of the Senate is IN u state OF mind
on the subject Of the lexington and Belt
Line street railways. They are stumbling
blocks in the way Of rapid transit, and
while occupying q great deal of space
benefit a comparatively small number OF
people. because the majority would rather
walk square OF two and take passage
in cable or electric car than be jolted
along at a funcreal rate in one OF the horse
drawn concerns. Besides. the companies
named have shown so little regard for the
wishes and convenience OF the public that
they have forfeited all claim to considera-
tion.
For some time il has been stated that
the finances of these companies are at sucfr
low ebb as to make il virtually impossible
for them to change their motive power
i'm accord with modern demands. They,
together with the AnRcostia road, will
soon be the sole relies OF a past era, and
will cause the stranger 10 wonder if a
section OF some hacEwoods village has
not been pumped bodily into the Capital
The morning times., 1896-03-09

AR. COX from the House Committee
vi on Claims, has favorably reported
| the hill for the relief of Joseph Fl.
Thompson.
This claim has been undergoing
various stages OF ViciSs tude for nearly three
decades, and illustrates the difficulties
which attend the collection of a bill against
the government OF the United States. The
facts in the case are rather interesting
and peculiar, being as follows:
Mr.. Thompson was appointed ConScul
TO st. Thomas on the 26th day OF October.
1867. He resided in Shelbyyille. Tenn He
was notified OF his appointment by tele-
graph On the same das, and at once left
home for Washington. He received his
instructions ana passport on the 2Gth day
OF November, / S67. and on that day
announced his readiness 10 depart for his
post 'of duty. He was then told by Mr.
Seward, Secretary of State, that the PreSi-
dent desired him TO della yhis departure until
further orders, but assured him his salary
would be paid him as though hewas at his
post of duty.
In obedience Ia this wish OF the Secrc-
tarv and with the assurance given as to
salary, AIR. Thompson did remain either
at Washington or a. his home i'll TENNESSEE
until the 23d of June. 1868. when for
political reasons his appointment was
rejected by the Senate.
Mr.. Thompson insists, and the commit
tee think properly, that, although he
never reached his post of duty, it was no
fault of his; that he had been willing and
ready for months to depart, but was held
here by the express command of the Secre-
tary OF State, as also by the wish of the
President OF the United States.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
SPIRITS TELEGRAM.
MeeSsages Can BE Sent 10 and From
the Mystic Land.
Chicago journal.

chicago u Ournltis
OF all the wOnder workers a the line OF
machines unsiuestiCnab the spiritual tele-
graph deserves to rank first. Its sponsor
is 3 Dr. Simonds of washington, WHO has
applied for a patent for his device. By it
he claims 10 be able to communicate with
the souls OF the dead. The doctor is about
sixty years old, and IT is rot known that
he IS press agent for a spiritua listic
medium.
He Claims remarkable results in con
vtrsing with the inhabitants OF the great
beyond. and believes that his telegraph
has at last solved the mystery which SpIr-
ituaIists for centuries haze failed 20 solve.
but which has made thousands OF easy
dupes.
DIR. Simonds calls the machine the '-odic
eiegra ph - and says 1T registers the
odylIc or Esyci.ic force OF The spirit world
It is about as large as q mans two hands.
somewhat heart-shaped. having a layer
OF copper on tie outside. T.heeIs beneath.
ard on each side the insulated wires OF n
battery which is. stored within. II is
placed on board On which .4re the letters
OF the alphabet and n small needle which
rojccts from the front and points to
the letters. thus spelling out the messages
Communication have been held with
the souls OF many illustriOus statesmen
ana divineS. who, when on earth. showed
FaaTseI Individuality along Certain liEes-
Among them were Garland. Leland
stanford. Lincoln, Henry Ward Beecher.
and John Brown.
Elliot = CoueS the noted scientist AMI
theos Ophist. has pronounced the tel,.-
graph an excellent apparatus in expert
mcntiry in spirituaIisTn-
TIE idea Of this instrument was given
him. 50 says Dr. SimOHds, by the famous
English scientist FaEaday, with whom
hp has had frequent communication by
the machine. Faradsy has said that he
is s1iu pursuing his stHdies OF science 70
the. OfaeF EOrld
The morning times., 1896-03-09

r" X-DELEGATE MARTIN MAGINNIs
m OF Montana is spending some time
in this city, looking gray and griZ-
zled< but brightcyed and rosy. After
service in the war Ma ior Ma ginnis
settled in Montana and became a prosper
Gus newspaper man, which brought him
to Congress, us the delegate from that
territory. He. attained considerable dis
tinction in the House as a ready debater
aud a hard worker for his constituents.
But he has never succeeded to. the dignity
of full-fledged member, for. after Mon
tana became a State in the Union. SOM.
other fellow came to Congress. and Ma
ginniS never enjoyed the supreme felicity
of casting a vote or being recorded among
the yeas and nays during the long years
OF his delegate. service in the House.
1t was common talk during Ma jor
Maginnis' representation of Montana
In the House that he had taken Sunset
Cox as a model in the method of de-
livery. pose, and gesture. OF course,
he did not attempt to emulate the super
abundant and incompara bic wit OF Sun
set Cox, for that was impossible for
any man, since Mr.. Cox was eIdo wed by
nature with characteristics peculiarly his
| own. But Major Maginnis did succeed in
adopting q very fair imita ton of MFR. Cox 5
graceful gestures and method of delivery.
particularly the side pose OF the head
and the spasInodic twisting OF the body,
so that when at his best and talking earn
estly, the resemblance was easily detected.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
THE BAUBLE Is BRIGHT.
New Washington Monthly Edited by
Local writer's.

willard Holeomb. of the Post, W. A.
Page and Harry C. Bursley, all Washington
boys, good and true, are responsible for
monthly literary burleSque publication.
called The Baublc. Vol. II, No. III OF which
occupies a small square space on the news
stands. 1t is the result OF the conjunction
of three brilliant young writers with the
poster fad AMI it is delicious addition
to current Ephemera. II laughs without
Snecring. criticizeS without cauteriZing,
and has a merry time generally with the
alter-ego.
The Bauble is atrocioaSly and unintereSt-
ingly conceited, or exceedingly bright and
refreshing. according to the standpoint.
The vast majority OF its readers undoubt-
edly vote il the latter.
The morning times., 1896-03-09

Circumstances went very near finding a
key on Saturday last for the Kentucky
Senatorial deadlock.
Mr. Blackburn is supposed 10 stand in
The remarkable contest for silver and per
sonal prestige. or as the latter is better
unaerstood-for Joe Blackburn. This
shrewd and sometimes over-astute member
of the Exclusive Club on The Hill, dis
covered from the frequent election of
silrer Senators that the white metal was
the only sbihboleth for his campaign for
reelection. He took his chances with the
tide q II looked TO him from his Washington
observatory last summer. He has had
ample hemonstrationi in the past two months
that hobby is had enough horse 10 ride,
hut that even so skilled an equestrian as ne
can scarcely manage two horses going in
opposite directions.
The problem in the Kentucky legisiat ure
is that it has a ma jority Of hard money
members. among whom are several who
stfI love Joe Blackburn but not especially
for the enemies he has made, as was said
of the ex-idnl OF Democracy. Mr.. Black
The morning times., 1896-03-09
whisflcd while He Robbed

The latest thief is of the whistIing
variety, He entered New York residence
whistling q popular air, and the young
lady pianist of the household. miStaking
him for a friend, played lively accom-
paniment to his tuneful lay, lin order to
rattle him. she afterward explained.
The thief was not Il bit ratified. He
gathered $500 worth of property and
left the house, still wins Ting. The
victims are now whistlng for their prop
erty.-Richmond State.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
Unofficial TIme Renting.

Sarasate once found his memory desert
ing him at a recital. but he discovered tie
reason Of the mishap in time 10 prevent a
failure. lady was tanning herself in
the front row OF the stalls. The violinist
stopped playing Madam he said, how
can ! play in two-four time when you are
beating six-eight?'' The lady shut up her
fan, and the recital was concluded success
fuiiy.-San Francisco Argonau.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
Grade Crossings and a Union Depot.

IF at first you don't succeed, try, try
again" the old song has it, and so, after
trying for ever so many years and scoring
nothing but failures. Washington AT last
seems destined To have success in having
its thoroughfares freed from steam rail
road tracks ana witness The abolition or
the deadly grade crossing. 1t is OF com
raratively little consequence whether the
change is effected by means OF depression
Of tracks, as proposed ny the Baltimore
and Potomac company. or by yiadnct, rs
is the purpose of the Baltimore and Ohio
corporation. The main object is To make
life and limb more secure on those streets
that are encumbcred with tracks and to
interfere As little rs possible with the street
traffic and the appearance OF the thorough
fares.
While this subject is under consideration
in the District committees it may he sug-
gested that there can be no more oppor-
tune occasion for delibcratinG the union