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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
ONE GOOD result
Which Has Followed the Late Re-
port Of the KanaTha Grand Jury.
The Governor Calls the Attention OF
the Courts ~ the Practice Which IL
In Vogue OF Compromising Fines
BJ Payment or the Costs.

From The thdrlOstOn Gazette.
The Indictment OF A. ) Blair. late
p 'Dsecu,inV attorney OF kanawha
unity, FOR compromising fines i'm.
posed Oy the criminal court FOR viola.
tions Of the law. aud preventing the
State from recovering the Gnos has
brought 70 light The fact that similar
system exists in many places through
odt the state. II is s tid that not only
in Kanawha, but in other counties the
stme system has been practiccd. aud
not long ago Judge j. NJ. Jackson, OF
the criminal court Of Wood county. had
tho clerk make out bills for all the un-
paid fines which have been compri.
missed by the payment of costs, and di-
rected the sheriff to collect them. So
prevalent has been the practice, as the
Governor has learned since the grand
jury made its last report that he has
felt called upon to have the practice
stopped, il possible. TO bring the
matter officially TO the attention of the
courts, the Governor had the following
address to the courts sent TO every cir
cult and criminal court Judge in the
State:
Not desiring to be considered as
making u charge OF official misconduct
against any of the prosecuting at
torneys OF our State. yet deem il my
duty to call your attention to what 1
believe TO be a fact in great many of
the counties of the State, namely:
large number of fines and fees Of
jurors in criminal cases. which should
be collected by prosecuting attorneys
and sheriffs, and turned into the treas
ury OF the State, for the purpose Of
aiding in defraying the expenses neces-
sary to criminal prosecutions, have not
been looked after as they should have
been, aud in consequence Of this fact,
the State is loosing every year large
sum OF money which justly belong to
it.
l. therefore, write you and urge upon
you the Importance of bringing the
matter to the attention of the prose
cutting attorneys and sheriffs in Your
circuit.
l have looked into the matter in one
or more of our larger counties, and |
find as result of such investigation,
that the custom is TO require the pay
ment OF fees of prosecuting attorneys,
sheriffs and clerks, while the fines i'm
posed by the courts and taxation Of
Juries have, in a great many instances,
been neglected and overlooked.
While do not desire to be considered
as finding fault with court officers in
looking after their own fees, it seems
to me that they should be required to
also see to it that the State should
have the benefit of the fines and costs.
Please direct capias pro-Gnes to issue
in matters of this kind.
Your attention to this matter will:
greatly oblige
Your most obedient servant,
G. W. ATKINSON,
Governor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
THE PURE INHEART.

Written for the ARGUS by A. W. Frederick.
Each fioweret begemmsd wish dew.
Each crystal fake of sky born snow,
Gives back ITS Chances to the sun,
And so
None but the pure in heart shall soc
Cod the High and Holy One.
As peaceful pools in mountain gleas
And restless waves that seward flow
Are imaging the smiling sun.
They show
None but the pure in heart shall see
God" the High and Holy One.
The diamond decks the gorgeous crown,
And peals CLEAN bright from depths
below,
Rejecting day back TO the sun,
And so
None but che pure in heArt shall see
God" the High and Holv One
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With local applications, ms they can.
not reach the seat of the disease. Cat
arrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order To cure it You must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18

white minister, after conducting
services at colored church, asked an
old deacon to lead in prayer. The
brother in black offered n fervent APP
peal for the white brother, and said:
"oh Lord, glib him de eye ob do eagle
dat he spy out sin afar off. Lay his
hands to de Gospel plough. Tie his
tongue to de limb OBJ truth. Nail his
ear to de Gospel pole. Bow his head
way down between his knees, and his
knees way down in some lonesome,
dark, and narrer valley where prayer
is much wanted to be made. 'Noiat
him wild de kerosene lie of salvashoa
and sot him on fire. Roanoke News
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
MAKES $50 pm MONTH.

Hnonf0 can easily make f5 O1 To- 9f0.
HVplllN per day selling my latest I'm.
~ UlllO prove LIGHTNING Fire Kind
Ter which starts f-es without the use
ri other kiBdIng Lasts for years and
s-ls for Is small price y T. Warren.
VI Lafayette, lnd. writes that he made
ga DO In one day selling them. j. O..
Y NeeIapd. OF Niuelaul. Mimi. writes
That be made az the rate Of 90 Der
hour D r. uoIsou. Of Dickson. Tenn
writes that be Is making $50 per
month. Ladies or gentlemen either
can sell them One good agent wanted
in every town Write today Tor par
ticuiars. -. +. WALLACE
omithYille, Tenn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18

a Georgia man who went to the
klondike has been heard from. His
brother, who lives near Atlanta, re-
ceived the following letter from him
recently: Dear Jim: Stay where
you air I'm sorry ever came here.
AT this Writin' my hat is froze to nv
head, an If wuz to go in church /
couldn't pull it off. Two weeks ago /
lost the big toe what chopped with a
AK when l was boy. Please send me
one good wooden leg Cleft leg). as 1
expect to have a leg sawed off next
week. Jim, sell my mules an the
oxen and send me money enough to
get home on. I'm tired"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18

Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, made
a speech in Texas a few days ago. in
which he said: Texas is the biggest
waffle on the Rriddle of North A merica.
1t Is swestened with the honey Of hap
pinsss pouring from the bungholo of
prosperity, and buttered with pure
Democracy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18

The attorney general has decided
that as school trustees and teach ers
are compelled to make complaint
against parents who fail to send their
children to school under the compul-
sorry education act, the school district
is responsible for costs In court in case
OF acquittal. Should case be made
against the parent the entire cost is
upon HIM.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
PILES PERMANENTLY CURED
In from @ to 5 DAYS, flmo

by the use of Lo-Mo. One bottle ruar-
anteed TO cure any case Of Piles. re-
CARELESS OF how long standing. what
you have tried, or what your physician
may claim. Money refunded If perma.
nent cure is not obtained i'm the most
severe cases. in less than days. After
al others fail get Ionic and be cured.
Price, 10 cents per bottle. Sold by all
first-clnss druggists, or sent prepaid to
any address, on receipt Of price Adj
dress Harry LoRue, Williamsport, Pa
(g-28-91-fv
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
0nDER ~ PURLIcArloN.

WEsr VfRefvtA. fa.
80 rules held in The Clerks Office ~ the CIR
cult Court ~ Pfe.iou county. on The fret Mon.
day ~ November 1885,
John Runner
IN Chancery
Abraham Runner.
Tho object ~ this SUIT o. t0 partition the land.
~ which tenry Runner diei seized. being 970
acres ln BcuO district. Preston county. Vest
Virginia amolx che deoedcuts heirs. tho plain
tim ard defendants
Ard D. appoarine That Tho defendants. william
Euuuer aUd Jennie Summers. arc not reeldcrfe
~ this state. on motion n The plaintiff if is
ordered That Che said defendants do apfc ir
here wthlp one month after tho date 81 The
first publication horc0f and 10 what is urrea
sary 20 protect their interests, and that fhla
order b. pub.ished in The WISER Vrpofrfa
ARGUS. newspaper published in this county.
q COPY Test j " WkTelB. clerk
y. j CHooAE Counsel Tor plaintiff
If q 80 faWy
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
THE OPTIhISr.

Bstt0r To 6c an optimist
And hold the rough world fairly good,
Than strike it with a doubled.up fist
And suffer for foolhnrdihood.
A. n.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24

Tho Idaho Recorder, lin this
weeks issue, speaking Of the led
eral appointments, contains the
following endorsement Of Senator
Shoup:
1T Is we'll known that Senator
Shoup and he alone. controls the
federal patronage Of this state and
no appointments has been made or
even considered without consult
ing him. We believe him perfect
" capable Of attending to his af
fairs and that each and every cam
didate win receive his just deserts"
When we recall the fact that dur
ing the last campaign the Recorder
was perhaps the most bitter OPP
ponent the Senator had in the
state, the patrons Of our contem-
porary will be surprised at its pres
ent position.
What with the sensational flop
Of the Boise Sentinel on the money
question, and now the endorsement
Of Republican policy Of the 16 to ]
Idaho Recorder, strange things are
happening in the Populist party.
What do they portend. = Republic.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

United States Senators, George /
shcup, Henry Heltfeid,
Governor, Frank Steunenberg.
Lieut.. Gov, q. III. Moore,
Secretary Of State, G.. J. Lewis,
Treasurer, Geo II. Storer,
Auditor, James II. Anderson.
Snpt. Instruction, n. y. Anderson,
Atty. General, H. Il. McFarIane,
supreme Judges. J. w Huston, !
n. Sullivan, II. +. Quarles,
Congressman. James Gum,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24
Il. Nj. McC0LLUM. Eplron.

Every intelligent man and wo-
man IN the country knows that
business in nearly all branches is
better, and steadily improving than
il has been at any time since 1892,
and that the improvement hogan
as the passage Of the Dingley tar
iii bill was assured; and we believe
we utter the truth when we add
that the almost national belief is
that our country is approaching,
under the present Republican adj
ministration, an err Of great pros
perity.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24

The effects oil fusion are now
plainly observable in the ranks OF
the allied parties that carried the
state last campaign. The work OF
the legislature was a disastrous
failure. the present state admins
tration has stood for nothing that
will in any way redeem the pledges
Of reform made the people and both
parties to the contract will seek to
escape from the responsibility OF
having to account for the mistakes
and blunders. Fusion split upon
the rock 81 spoils. Both parties
sacrificed principles and both have
lost prestige by the fusion.
A large number OF the independ-
ent voters Of the state have grown
heartily tired OF having their
political beliefs made the stock in
trade OF few ambitious dema.
gogues. The citizen Of the better
class has considerable respect for
the stability and consistency OF
his opinions, He has political
bias and has made party affiliations,
AID it sets decidedly against his
independence to have machine
politicians for private gain pledge
his loyal support to an opposite
and distastetul policy. Hence there
Is murmuring among the rank
and file that party leaders would
do we'll to heed or an open revolt
will result. Party ties have been
very much lcosened by fusion
follies and party leaders will find
1t troublesome to control the voters
who object to being herded to
further personal selfish ends.-.-
Lewiston Teller.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24

The Journal is the official pa
per OF Lincoln County. 1t will do
It's share toward building up the
county. Subscribe for it, send it
TO your friends. As its circulation
increases our populatlon viii in
crease. II you consider it worthy
81 your patronage, send in your
name and address.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24
"wHERE ARE WE AT /"

This was the pertinent question
propounded by ex-Goyernor Waite
of Colorado to a large gathering OF
Populists at Kansas City short
time since,
A change has come DER the spirit
Of the dream of the average Popu-
list you see. The dry goods boxes
are still occupied, but the sitters
there talk no more "feenance. "
The Kissing sound that was heard
on every hand at the name Of
John Sherman, is heard no more,
the crime Of '73 is like a cucumber
dream. "Per capiter" is heard OF
no more, and the leading Populists
like Governor Waite are asking
each other the above QUESTION.
Not one of them patriots stop you
now to inform you that for four
hundred years, wheat and silver
have had their hands glued to-
gether like country couple at a
country fair, no man asks you if
you know that if all the gold of the
world could be stored in an exceed
ingly small room. No one tells
you that every article of merchan-
disc would increase In value 100
per cent if silver was to win,
You are not kept awake half the
night by your good neighhor who
continually persists in telling you
what this circulating medium has
been since Abel was accused OF
trading live stock for the favor of
the Lord. Vanished forever are
the opportunities to wrest from the
farmer and the laborer the results
OF their tolls.
The gold octopus has unwound
his arms and his dread is no more
nightmare to the average COM
mon sense farmer and laborer.
Things are not what they used to
be and the Pops mingle their tears
with each other as they flow onward
to the sea. Democracy and Popu-
lism have been fully divorced, aud
Democracy is divided on the 'Stan-
dard" Populists are dreaded on
what shall constitute the standard
OF values and Republicans are also
divided as to the single or the
the double standard of money. Mr..
Gage of the secretary OF the treas
ury has currency scheme. But
the president has different one
and when we take in the entire
situation and observe leading men
OF all the political parties differing
with each other we are lead in the
language of Ex-Governor Davis II.
Waite to ask ourselves the question:
"Where are we at9"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24

Let your light shine. Buy one OF
those beautiful Miller X Juno lamps at
X. ]. McMahons. These lamps are a
great improvement ON the Rochester
lamp, as the wick and ell can be easily
removed or put in. They burn the same
wick and chimney that is used in the
Rochester. Be sure and examine them.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24
lincoln County.

Lincoln County,
sheriff, ]. i. White
Probate Judge. Edward Pratt,
Assessor, r. w. Gooding,
District Clerk, A. 5. senter,
Treasurer. G. w. Wernicke,
coroner, Dr. w. II Baugh,
Surveyor, J w. Wa!dron,
Commissioners.
lst, r. Z. Gwin, Chairman,
lad, James l. Fuller,
3rgi, G. Il. Gridley,
s-s---~--~-~-
Precinct Officers
+. X. Adams, Justice
james Griffin, Constable,
II. nj. Thatcher. Justice.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24

SUITS that will
SUIT, because they are
SUITABLE, and A. s. Ssnter has
them In stock.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-04
TIL NICARAG UAN CANAL.
Nicaragua Will Make Contract With
This Country to Take Control of 1T.

Nicaragua Will Make Contract With
This Country to Take Control of 1T.
Washington, March 3.-The president
to-day sent to the senate in response to
a resolution of January 2S last copies
of the correspondence and official COM
munications relating to the Nicaraguan
canal since 1887, with the government
of Nicaragua or any minister thereof,
OF between the government of the
United States and it's ministers ac-
credited to the government of Nicara
qua.
The correspondence is exceedingly
yoluminous and covers the period from
August 27, 1887, to January %, 1897, the
correspondence under the last date be-
ing Mr.. Olney's notice to Minister Rod
rlguez of the Greater Republic, that he
had forwarded to the committee on for
eign relations a translation of his pro-
test against the passage Of the Mica
raguan canal bill.
The most important communication,
perhaps, is a note from Minister Baker
to Mr.. Olney under date of February 3,
1896, in which, at a conference held
with President Zelaya of Nicaragua,
that official is quoted as saying:
'sThe government has taken the opin-
ion of commission of three of our
ablest lawyers as to whether the canal
company has forfeited it's concessions
by reason of not having done any work
in this country for many years, and
after a most careful examination of the
question in all it's bearings the commits
| sion came to the conclusion that the
company had broken it's contract with
this government But we will not
| throw any obstacle in the way of the
company if it will in good faith try to
raise the money and go along with the
work IT, however the company con-
| tinues its inactivity, I hope the United
| States government will take UP the
work itself and put it through"
! When Minister Baker observed that
he understood that under the conces-
| sion the United States would not be
permitted to do this, President Zelaya
replied: THAT can be very easily ar
ranged. Nicaragua, after six pr seven
years experience with the company,
| has come to the conclusion that only a
great government can and will do the
work, and we will be pleased to make
a contract with the United States to
take conrtol of it,
When asked if Nicaragua had at any
time had an offer from a foreign COM
pany to take hold Of the enterprise on
| condition that the existing contract be
! gotten rid of, President Zelaya said
/ frankly that it had not
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-04
MAJOR M,KINLEY,s CALLERS,
Senator Platt of New York and Cornelius
Bliss Among Them.

Washington, March 3.-President-
elect Mckinley to-day received a large
number of callers. His most important
callers from a political point Of view
this morning were Messrs. Platt, Bliss
and Hanna. After full frank discus
sion Mr.. Bliss was offered a portfolio
in the cabinet Of Major Mckinley.
Mr. Platt and Bliss understand each
other thoroughly, and it is said they
will be Jointly consulted about all i'm
portant New York appointments. In
the afternoon the Charles Kurtz Repub-
lican club of Columbus, a handsomely
uniformed political organization, ac-
companied by the Columbus Glee club
serenaded Major and Mrs. Mckinley.
The president-elect and his wife came
out on the balcony to acknowledge the
salute. Mrs. Mckinley was slightly in
disposed early in the afternoon, but
later took a drive for an hour and al
half with three of her friends. This
evning she is quite in her usual health.
Among Major McKinley's callers this
afternoon were Colonel J. J. McCook,
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana,
Vice President Stevenson and HI. Clay
Evans.
Late in the evening the A. c. Mariner
club of Philadelphia serenaded the
president elect Major Mckinley to-
night took dinner with Colonel John
Hay.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-04
OUR SCHOOL POPULATION
TOTAL REGISTRATION, 1851; BOYS,
?,9e5; GIRLS, 7,61e.

Increase During the Year 476-Meeting of
Board of Education Last Evening-Hill-
house Seniors May Hold an Informal Re-
ception Under Certain Restrictions
Worcester's Dictionary as Textbook.
At the meeting of the board of edu-
cation last evening a final decision was
reached in regard to the much mooted
reception of the Hillhouse High school
seniors, besides much other business Of
Importance.
The committee on special instruction
recommended to the board that the
seniors be allowed to give reception
under the control of the principal and
teachers of the school, the same to be
held in the Boardman school building
before graduation and after the work
of the year is ended. The expenses of
the reception are not to exceed $75, and
the reception itself to be informal and
not to be continued after midnight. The
recommendation of the committee was
adopted.
On recommendation of the committee
on special instruction it was voted to
continue the school for Armenians in
the Hillhouse high school building,
which was established last December
and to continue Mr. Stephen Jacobian
as teacher at $1.50 per night
schools reporting the resignation of
Miss Georgia Hardy principal of Lloyd
street school, to take effect from jan
uary q, and recommending the ac-
ceptance of the resignation, was ac-
cepted by the board.
The recommendation of the same
committee that Miss Rose Moriarity be
transferred from room s, grade 4, of the
Woolsey school, and be made principal
of Lloyd street school, the appointment
to take effect from February 10, and
that her salary be increased from $500
to $3.50 was accepted.
The recommendation that Miss S.
Lillian Brooks be granted leave of alb
sence for one month from February s
was accepted.
Inc resignation OF MISS ASinld M.
! Kennedy, dating from February 26, was
accepted, and Miss Fannie A. Terrill,
who has occupied the position of extra
| teacher in the Winchester district was
transferred to room 5 of the Shelton
avenue school to the place made vacant
| by Miss <ennedy's resignation.
| The committee on schools was or
dered to advertise for bids for the work
to be done on the Dwight, Eaton and
Lamberten street schools.
The following list shows the increase
or decrease in the several schools for
the year ending February 1:
| Increase DacTe1 Sc
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-04
Registra-

l. Oltti IullDtI VI bJy p ',oE'
Total number of girls. .............. 7,612
Superintendent Kendall made a re-
port of the convention of superintend-
ents of city schools held at Indianapo-
lis, February 1918, and which he at
tended. While there he visited the
training school planned after the style
of the Boardman Training school here.
The school cost S250,00O and has eight
hundred pupils He said the schools
of that city were among the finest in
the country.
Superintendent Samuel Dutton of the
Brookline (Mass.) schools, formerly of
this city, delivered an addresssat the
convention, in which he urged more
patience on the part of teachers. say
ing that the pupils were often blamed
when they were not at fault. In one
school an examination showed that
every pupil had defective hearing.
Among the ideas emphasized at the
convention was the necessity for lay
ing greater stress on the individual ed
ucation of the pupil, rather than the
mass education in such common use at
the present day.
The board also voted to adopt Wor-
cester's Dictionary as a text book in
the schools.