West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-25

| WORK Ia spite OF hl5 very poor
health. but he has made one very
serious mistake in leading the fight
against the bill to tax Pullman
cars. He Succeeded in getting the
bill referred back to the Com nit
tee, which means that it will not
/ get through this session and leaves
the Colonel open to criticisms.
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There is likely to be clash be-
tween the incoming State Snpcrin-
tendent of Free Schools and the
present incumbent. 1t is said shat
Hon. Virgil A. Lewis, the Superin
tendent, has said that he will not
turn over to Prof. Trotter the
School Journal. The journal is
the organ Of the school system in
this Slate and has been turRed over
by each retiring Superintendent to
his successor. During the present
administration the journal has
gained considerable ground and is
paying investment. Prof. Trot-
ter says when the time comes he
will demand it, and if it is not
forthcoming be will proceed to
start school paper for the State.
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The people of Nebraska recently
made an overture to the city of
Chicago, generously proposing to
ship train load of corn for the
suffering poor of the city. Chicago
declined the magnificent offer, be-
cause, | presume, that in some way
she learned that the corn was not
shelied. This reminds me of a
Preston county man who had been
burned out Of house and home. 1t
was In the long, long ago. His
name was Wilhelm. The neighbors
generously bestowed grain, fruit.
clothes, ETC., upon HIM and helped
him build clbin. One day a
neighbor rode up In front of his
cabin. riding one horse and leading
another. On one was a bag of
grain. Wilhelm came out and the
kind neighbor said be had brought
a bag OF grain over to him.
"What sort of grain is it?" said
Wilhelm.
Rye" the neighbor replied.
"Well," said Wilhelm, "I've
about quit taking rye"
til
The police officials in Chicago
recently received many letters from
persons out of the city, offering to
help the poor and destitute of Chi
cago. This is one of them, and is
from John j. Love, of Elk City,
W. Va:
Sir see in the papers you have
so many peple Starving in youer
city. If you will send me one good
woman to keep house will take
good care OF hir. have no house
keeper have a good farm and
plenty TO live on Ny wife has bin
dead three years, l am so years old
git pension of twelve dollars |
live in FIVE miles of Phillip the
county seat of Barbour county.
You can Wrote to the postmaster
or clerk Of the corL for my recmen.
datioh, if you send a woman pleas
send one from thirty to 40 years old
with no children one that you think
would make farmer a good wife.
If you should select one and send
please send them to Phillip, Bar
bour county, w. Va. drop me q
card aud let me know the day she
Will git here and i will met mir at
the station. Well sir j am not
good writer but if You can read this
letter and compli with my request
| assure you an all rite.
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DIffereRt people have different
ways of speaking to you when they
pass by on the street. Now, when
DR.. Pratt approaches an acquaint-
snee he sings out, Glow arc your"
Not really hoping you are particu-
larly we'll, but anxious, Of course.
Gus Bolden greets yeu, "Well,
what do you know ?" That's the
newspaper way-always anxious for
the latest. p. J. Crogan comes up
TO his acquaintances, slaps them on
the back and says, "Woll, what
have you got ?" That's a lawyer
for you everytime. So it goes.
Frank Carroll never fails to say,
"Hsllo hoW's your appetite ?" His
beef shop is just across the way,