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The Progress., 1898-02-12

Incandescent Gas lamps at SLID
each best made at M. T. Rosen-
blath, corner Crockett st. and
Texas Ave.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
an Astouisast Psrte Ricua Editor.

The most surprised man in Ponce
after the surrender was the pub
Usher ~ the daily paper -as
told by General Wilson lust bis
presses and other property would
not be confscs,ed. Out Of pure
gratitude he told The Americans he
would conGae his news Of the day
TO runawsys. society and police
court items. and wouldn't saw a
word about the capture Of the city.
When informed that he could hus
tlo out his reporters and write up O
story OF the surrender If he felt so
dlsposed, he almost dropped over
10 bis paro1ysm Of JOY. aud offered
TO send General Wilson the proofs
Of the first edition. Damn H..
man General Wilson said, 81
don't want to see yonr proofs. Go
ahead aud tell the story just 80 it
is. We don't censor our uowsp pers
aud we believe in a free press" "
This unheard Of liberty so COM
pietely upset tho editor that in the
hrst edition he abused the Span
iarJs IN the purest Gas ilian, and
expressed his sympathy for the
new cause.-Newspaperdom.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
ANYTHING 10 PHASE CHARLEY

She sailed into the telegraph
Office and raped on the recelving
clerks window. The receiving clerk
bered that she bad been
there about ten minutes before as
he came forward to meet her. He
wondered what she wanted this
time.
"Oh," she said, "let me have
that telegram | wrote just now. l
forgot something very important.
l wanted to undtrscore the words
perfectly lovely in acknowledging
the receipt Of that bracelet. Will
1T cost anything extra p
"No, ma'am," said the clerk. as
ne handed her the message.
The young lady drew two heavy
lines beneath the words, and said:
"lts awful good Of you to let me
do that. 1t will please Charley so
much"
Don't mention it," said the
clerk. "lf you would like, | viii
put n few drops OF nice violet cx-
tract on the telegram at the same
rates"
"Oh, thank you, sir. You don't
know how much | would appreciate
1t. I'm going to send all my tele
grams through this Office, yon are
80 obligmg."
And the smile she gave him
would have done anyone good. With
the possible exception Of Charley.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
1. 0. %. p.
Annual Convention TO be Held AT
WheeIing in NoYemhAr-

N""'""1iOh 10 DC neid Al
Wheeling in November.
The annual convention Of the
Grand Lodge /. o. O. f., will be
opened at Wheeling the third Wed
nesday in November. and will be
IN session for three days. Prom
inent Odd Fellows from all sec
tons of the State will be present
at the convention, and it goes
without saying that the visitors
will receive a royal welcome. The
lodge will elect new officers for the
ensuing year, and will transact
numerous business matters of i'm
portance. The Odd Fellows hall
IN that city has just been renova-
ted throughout presenting 8 very
neat appearance, aud cannot but
win the admiration of the visiting
Odd Fellows.
The present officers Of the Grand
Lodgeof West Virginia arc {: Grand
Master, George g. Stnrglss, Of Nor
gantowD; Deputy Grand Muster,
W. h Ruttencutter, Mason CITY;
Grand Warden, DR.. Cummings, Of
East Bank; Grand Secretary, n. A.
Bilingslea, Of Fairmont; Grand
Treasurer, Henry 5eamon, of
MoundsvIlle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
And It's Relationship to Language
ana Literature.

Language and Order OF study-Gram.
mar aud e-Cognsts
Branches Relation to Logic and
Rhetoric-Presentations - Divisions,
Outlines. and Diagrams-False syn.
tax and Northumberland
raphy-Dlnerence Of Grammarlans-
Sources of Purest Euglish-vocabu-
laries.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
No
Hrs. Mar shall
"a Uudresg
AZ work punotualiy
done
1pcu &c O'Clock
Soc specimens iu this window.

The next morning whom she
vent out 20 SEQ what caused the
crowd iu waiting there she found
that The left hand blind had been
blown back by the Wind aud the
aiRu hardly read ss she meant 10
accounted Tor the presence Of the
crowd - Herald, Grand Rapids
lMIchl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
PRESENTATIONS.

4. sentence Method and Anal
yzing.
The old method was an the basis
Of the word. 1t made parsing of
most Importance, and some gram
mars had foot note questions on
every psgo to save the teacher the
EFFORT OF any thought and the pupil
the exercise OF any mental power
save that of memory. May who
went from tho old schools knew
but little of grammar except their
psrsing which was often very
defective.
The modern method is on the
basis Of the sentence. 1t makes
diagraming and Analysing the
main work in grammar. Some
radical reformers Of the "New Ed
ucation" would b,nish all false
syutax on the ground that no
wrong speech. forms should be
placed before the pupils, as il all
teachers were perfect grammarians
and the children never heard any
gram matical errors made at home.
among themselves or in public.
Sose modern grammars make an
alysis bat an exercise filed with
technical and %unmeaning terms.
Some modern authors are so fash
lonaole an to become ambiguous
and disc riding the term ''Gram-
mar use the terms "Highrr Les.
sons in English" and Advanced
Lessons in English which are as
applicable to rhetoric rs they are
to grammar. Some who leave
the modern schools know but lit
tie OF grammar beyond diIgraming
aud Analysing in an imperfect and
ambiguous manner.
Boards OF examiners sometimes
lind old teachers WHO know but
lltile OF analysis aud scntential
structure; and modern teachors
who are unable To com p~letely de-
cline = noun or conjugate u verb.
The future presentation Of gram
mar will be on the basis of the sen
tence. The diagram and analysis
will be leading features. but ps.s-
ing will bs restored and properly
used. The theoretical will lie
made scieRtIfo and placed in clear
relationship to the practical, while
the established usage Of standard
English and American writer's will
be law and not the views of text
book authors or the rules Of for
sign or dead languages however
symmetrical or exact. Crank aud
fossil ideas will bS iguored alike as
e-Xcrsscences on the body grammat.
zeal, but age will not bs counted
as ineficeucy nor ~lateness consid-
cred As innovation.
DIVISIONS.
The early grsmmarians made four
divisions:
/. OrthoRraphy.
2. Etymology.
8. Syntax.
4. Prosody.
Many Of their cruditios were
dropped by succeeding authors.
Who retained but modified their di.
visions, and among other improve
ments introduced = chapter on the
transportation OF poetry and prose.
a subject not too we'll understood
~ The present time.
The growth of language and the
progress Of education have caused
the ola umc divisions 90 DO ignored.
and some Dodcru authors m.de no
divisions, while others make the
following divisions:
j. The sentence aud classes OF
words.
= Parts ~ speech s|pbdivided.
g. Publications Of The parts Of
speech.
. Composition.
All modern grammarians treat of
letter writing. and some include
considerable rhetoric.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10

OF Grammatical foundation be nos
laid deep az an early age. IL will not be
laid in such a amer as to boar a large
superstructuce. - KsoE
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
Ak UISFEAar
Jake Eemple Want. One. and re
Won't open HIsFacc TilI Ne
Gets It.

From the New York sun.
Jake Kemple. Republican wind
inmmer, is on a strike. Nr. KEN
pie has jammed wind for the Re-
publicans for the last fifteen years.
and he came here this year from
West VirginiO prepared to 20 to
work as usual. lie me. Lee FAIR
child almost tine frat day he landed.
and Lee asked him If he had his
itinerary yet.
"ItinerAry?" demanded the Hon.
Jacob.
What's that ?"
Itinerary" said Fairchild.
"why. haven't you seen 'em yet?
All the modern speakers have
them. Why, they never start out
nowadays without one. LATE
GLEASON has got a lot Of them.
You better hustle around and get
one. They're the greatest help
a public speaker has these days.
especially il he's speaking at go
much n speech. You better hug
tie around aud get one. They're
the greatest help y public speaker
has these days, especially II he's
speaking at 80 much a speech.
You better get onO."
The Hon. Jacob went at once TO
Mr. Gleason's room. "Hello,
Lafo," be said. "Give me an
itinerary, will you p
Cant do it. Jake" slid Mr..
Gleason; not now, anyway. I'll
send you up to speak tonight at a
meeting on the east side, but | can't
give you m itinerary now"
Cant, hay?" said the Hon.
Jsceb. his blood up to fighting
heat. Cant hay? Well. YOU
don't get any speech out of me till
| get an itinerary. You needn't
think because I've been speaking
for twenty-five years that | am old
fashioned, and you can put me OF
without an itinerary"
81 haven't got an itinerary now,
| tell you," protested Mr.. Gleason,
and just at that moment tae Hon.
Luther b. Little stuck bis head in
the door and called out: "Mr.
Gleason, have You got that itinerary
for Col. Roosevelt p
Eyes" said Mr.. Gleason. Go
and see the chsirnau about IT."
You got 'em for Col. Roose-
welt aud Lee Fairchild and for all
the other people, said the Hon.
jacob bitterly, "but you got none
for me snd am the oldest mar
on the list"
What's the use of talking.
Jake ?" said Mr.. Gleason. Take
this esst side assignment 20 night
and will try to have an itinerary
for yoa in forty-eight hours"
You can't work rae that way"
declared the Hon. Jacob. al get
my itinerary before l open my
mouth. l am entitled to one,"
and that ended 1t. The Hon.
Jacob walked QUE and sat down in
the amen corner at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Whats the matter, Jake ?"
asked Il friend later.
They're trying to do me out of
an itinerary" said the Hon. Jacob
land l won't stand it. Here's
that chump, Fairchild, comes and
gets one, and they give EN- to
everybody else, land try to do me out
Of mine. IL won't wash" The
Hon. Jscob wiped sa imaginary
tear from his eye. Then he whis
perOd {: 81 doubt whether / could
play one Of the DANCED things even
II | got il. But they've given
FairchIld n and they've got to
give me one. Like as not Id hook
IL before the campaign vas half
over. But IT'S the principal Of the
thing 1 am sticking up for"
Mrs. Marshall. an INDECENT
widow, went into the laundry BUSH
ness on o small scale. She bad her
sign painted upon the shutters Of
her front window like this:
No.
hrs. Mar shall
81 Undresg
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10

"H'N ~"N p'pff i III IlSnb = nun
dred times over"
After hunting for a minute MIR.
Bowser came across the word. IL
was spelled according to Webster
and Mrs. Borser. lie was pale.
faced As he glared vt her and sral-
lowed a lump IN his throat, and
bis voice was hardly above q
whisper as be finally said /:
81 will look into this coutempti-
Die swindle to a further degree to-
morrow, and II / don't have some
one 10 Jail before Saturday night
YOU can call me d goat. Mean
While here is another catch. How
do you spill the word .unri-
vailed 20
what is the use Of fusslng with
an old soap al vertisment when we
might enjoJa pleasant evening p"
asksd Mira. Bowser - she rose UP.
"Ihe use is that that this soap
maker, assisted by hundreds OF
grocers. has been putting out a
'wmdle on the people, and il is my
iutY and your duty to help expose
him. How do you spell the verdi"
with one a."
"Then you are also IN the
ssindle aud ought to DO sent to
prison. Webster and svery O, her
authority on the face Of this globe
spells II with two rs | was
looking IL up for Brown only a
wevk ago. How many bars of
soap we're you to get for being a
partner in this sWinJle ?"
Mrs. BOwser turned to Webster
and pointed out the WORD. 1t was
spelled With one ~ only.
"Iheu he's d har AMI n fraud"
shouted Mr.. Bowser. us be smote
he big book with his Est. The
COPY consulted last week had two
Is IA IL as big rs a house. So
he's in the soap swindle with the
rest Of you J There's a silver
medal in my desk that l won on
spelling that wore when I was 20
years Old and now you and Webster
and some soap mln pretend that
I'm all wrong :"
Mrs. B1Sser looked into the
back yard and held her peace and
mentally vowed to cut oil the ears
Of that grocer's boy the next time
ne showed up and Mr.. Bowser
walked up aud down and snorted
IN disgust. By aud by he said
Perhaps you'll tell me that |
have been wrong all these years in
spelling the word descriptive with
an - in the first syllabls ?"
81 presume lots OF people spell it
that way" she answered.
"But do you and Webster and
the soap maker contend that it's
wrong 20 he insisted.
Yes; we spell i; with an e."
lie picked up the dictionary and
looked 10 see. IL WAS spelled with
ST Sc" He carried the volume to
The open window and besyed il into
the back yard. aud turning to Mira.
Bewssr be asked
do you know what I am gong
10 do tonight ?"
"No."
Il was going 70 take you to 3
roof gardon Tor a couple Of hours.
snd then have an elegant supper
aftsrwari."
81 should have euloysd IT,.
"foor birthday csmes tomorrow.
When We got home / should have
PVT e seveE stone diamond ring on
your dngsr 80 o present.
Glow sweet % you 20
"Aud having made an extra 800
90 day, wss calculating % divide
with 700
"But nowy" she asked.
"But nov Z don'tI No roof
eaflen-no suppor-no diamonds
me cash. A woman who viii
cooily and del boratsly enter into
partnership With old Webster.
soap maker and u grocer 60 beat
and sWndlo aud dsfraud innocent
bttIe children is no wife ~ miael"
"BstI bad 20 spoll correctly
ahs protested.
"rhat be- another insnll, Mrs
boTser, another insolt on 60
iHg BUT. ] shsIl probably drop
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10

Mrs. Marshall. an INDECENT
widow, went into the laundry BUSH
ness on q ANAL scale. She bad her
sign painted upon the shutters OF
her front window like this:
The times., 1898-11-11
THE STOCK MARKET.
A Significant Feature Was Heav.
Dealing in Investments.

n Sh8 mhmCuht eatuEG Nub htANy
Dealing I'm Investments.
New York, Nov. 10-Today's stock mar
ket presented all the aspects Of buoy
ant bull speculation. but 1t was worthy
of note that the most significant feature
of the day on the stock exchange was the
exceedingly heavy. business in bonds and
stocks of an investment character. The
advances in stocks. even of the high
grades, were of remarkable proportions.
and, indeed, in that respect the move
ments in the railway list overshadowed
those in the Industrial group. 1t should
hardly be necessary to show that the
mornings definite news in respect to the
outcome of the Congressional elections
was the handspring of and the chief in
centive to the days dealings In the mar
ket.
The issue of the elections was natural
ly followed by heavy purchases for both
local speculative account and by foreign
arbitrage and banking houses. Indeed,
the purchases by foreign banking houses
were practically double those conducted
on merely arbitrage account, and the to-
tai European purchases in this market
We're estimated as In excess of 10000
shares. Practically the only other news
of the day was furnished in the returns
of railway traffic. The granger shares,
with Rock Island the feature of the
group, were conspicuous. but SO also were
Southern Railway preferred. Louisville
and Nashville and Atchison preferred.
The Pacific shares were likewise strong
and active. Manhattan was perhaps the
most important and significant exception
to the general tendency for reasons pre-
viously set forth. With the exception of
the Reading shares. the anthracite coal
stocks were inactive. In the early deal
ings Delaware and Hudson reflected re-
newed pressure. The industrial group
was actively dealt in. Pronounced ad-
vances were scored in the Federal Steel
shares, Peoples Gas, and Sugar Refining,
the movement in the last-named presum-
ably rejecting the covering of short con-
tracts
The general market closed active and
buoyant
The times., 1898-11-11
Taffeta waists. S4.49.

We will put on sale for this hours
special selling one lot of stylish black
taffeta silk waists. which are fashion,
ed according to the smartest fads of
systematically well made-and offer
them at SAG What woman can resist
buying one?-none that will come and
look at them, surely.
The times., 1898-11-11
More Of the mems pants for 81.

So many men were disappointed last
week in not securing pair of the all
wool cashmere pants for a dollar that
we have been trying to get another
lot-and succeeded. They go on sale
this morning-and every man
who wants a pair should come and
take advantage of the offering. They're
made of the famous Dickey mills cassi-
mere--in neat striped effects-finished
with riveted buttons-and as perfect
fitting as any pants made. They'd be
cheap at s2-the offering of them at
dollar wouldn't be possible but for
Hecht's power of buying.
The times., 1898-11-11
Rows suits. S1.9S.

A lot of boys knee pants suits, in
both vestie and REFER styles-which are
the regular s. and 81 values-go at s19S
for this one hour today. Just such
suits as any boy will be proud to wear
made with all the care and atten-
ton a good suit gets-full of fine points
suits of satisfaction-for they'll wear
well and always look well.
The times., 1898-11-11
POys' wool knee pants. Pie.

Mothers may have pants fol- their
boys at very ridiculous prices to-
day if they will come during this
hour Good wool knee pants. made
with care and strongly finished-for
l2 LIE. a pair Good enough for the
boy TO play and romp in-will serve as
satisfactorily for such uses as well
as the most expensive pants.
The times., 1898-11-11
Fig. bril-. skirts. S1.19.

Only s1.19 to pay for these fine fig
ured brilliantine skirts during this hour.
Well lined and bound-as perfectly fin
ished as any skirt you can get-a splen-
did value at 81. A big lot of them-but
not enough 10 supply all those who'll
want one. Only for this hour at this
price.
The times., 1898-11-11
81 MrannerS. 25c.

Promptly at o'clock this morn
ing we put on sale a lot of ladies'
nicely made wrappers-perhaps dozen
of them in all-and to the first comers
offer them at . cents. The lot is made
up of black and white percales, and
also medium and light colors-well
made-carefully finished-have good,
literally wide skirts. The sort you've
always paid one dollar for
The times., 1898-11-11
AII-silk waists. S1.9S.

You may have these pretty striped
all-silk waists-which are made most
thoroughly-as perfect fitting as any
you can get-for only s1-sS today.
The offering OF them at this little price
marks one of the greatest values
known. You'll not regret buying one
of them.
The times., 1898-11-11
Sale of mems suits for S.

Just for the day we Gull from stock
lot of mems pants-which are marked
$50 and sand offer them at So
fifty of 'em in ALL Consisting of fine
all wool cassimeres and cheviots. sizes
% to i2-splendidly tailored and as per-
feet fitting as our own tailors can make
them. Not the regular s. suits ut all.
but values you couldn't buy at any
other time for less than $50 or IS. If
you want to save that difference you
must come today some time.
The times., 1898-11-11

was only figured out that there is a sur
plus in the company by reckoning the
good will, trade marks and patent rights
at a valuation of nearly S25.0O0.C00. which
is undoubtedly an absurd assumption. No
statement as TO earnings was made by the
company.
The times., 1898-11-11
Bows ton coats. $3.9S.

Lot Of boys stylish top coats, in sizes to
s-that are so much in demand by mothers
who want their boys to be among the best
dressed little chaps in town. Made of blue
kersey-lined with wool plaid-have velvet
collars and pearl buttons For an hour to-
day you get them at sS.9s-in spite of the
fact that others are asking So and 81 for them.
The times., 1898-11-11
Wrappers. SOC.

A lot of the very best quality fan
nelette wrappers-the desirable fleece
lined sort-and also some German cid
erdowns among the lot-which are
trimmed with soutache braid-made up
in the most stylish manner-the regu-
lar s2 value for SO cents
The times., 1898-11-11
S. bike suits, s. 50
from 4 TO { O'Clock.

A lot of fifty mems fine all-wool
cheviot bicycle suits. which are worth
IS, will be offered for two hours-from
to G O'Clock this afternoon-at
$3.50 each. Choice of three different
patterns-very stylish. every one of
'em-in light and dark effects-coats
are made with four inside pockets-and
pants have two hip pockets-and mil
itary seats. They're the regular IS
value-we've sold many one at this
price Any of them from 10 o'clock
today at $3.50 a suit.
The times., 1898-11-11
Silk skirts. 1888.

Here's lot of ladies' stylish brocad-
ed silk skirts. which we shall sell at
$3.9S-but only for this one hour. And
it's a bargain that beats any ever Of
fered heretofore-even by us. Every
skirt in the lot is well made-is as
stylish and perfect fitting as you could
wish for
The times., 1898-11-11
Silk underskirts. S5.9S.

lot of black taffeta and colored anG plain
changeable tsffeta underskirts with double
ruifie and corded founce-fashion's sinartest
effects-made with all the care and attention
high-grade garments like tbs can get-worth
as much as Sl2-will go at S5.9s.
The times., 1898-11-11
Child's REFERS, 1928.

A lot of children's rough REFERS, in all
sizes TO fit the little fellows-just the sort of
coat that will please the boy most-and
make him the best-dressed little chap in his
circle of acquaintance They go at S2.9s for
this one hour-when nobody sells 'em for less
than S..
The times., 1898-11-11
MOreen skirts. 79c.

We offer you this lot of ladies' mo-
reen underskirts-that have double
corded ruffie and flounce, and that are
nicely lined with acknowledgements
~ made throughout-for 70 cents. You
have never seen such underskirts SELL
ing for so little.
The times., 1898-11-11
$3.50 kersey coats. SI.9S.

A lot of ladies' black kersey coats
that have the new little details-as
stylish as you could desire-workman-
ship and finish are perfect-for s4.9S.
The usual $50 sort.
The times., 1898-11-11
Dressing sacques. 49c.

Ladies dressing sacques. made of fine
quality eiderdown-in pink, blue, gray
and garnet-specially finely made
nicely finished. too-for 10 cents. Just
such house garment as every woman
ought to have. Look at the price and
say whether you can resist buying.
The times., 1898-11-11
4c sheets, 1876.

100 dozen fine quality hemmed
bleached sheets. which are made
in the very best manner-all hand torn
and hand ironed-made of the very
best muslin-always retailed at i9c-
will go for % 3-ic each. Size, y by 80.
The times., 1898-11-11
Innings. zsc yd.

A lot of remnants of fine ,inies, con-
sisting of plain and MORE effects-per-
calines, black crinolines, very good
quality of new striped skirt Innings,
and black cambria cloth-will all go at
the uniform price of 7-Sc yard.
The times., 1898-11-11
39c ladies' cloth, 25c yd.

Yard wide all-wool ladies' cloth-in
such desirable shades as cardinal, new
blue, brown, myrtle. garnet. navy,
gray and black-the regular S9c sort
will so at 25c a yard.
The times., 1898-11-11
s; muslin, 4dc yd.

Five bales of 40-inch unbleached
sheeting muslin, OF the well known st
Clair" brand-which has never sold
under Sc yard-will so for l-2c .
The times., 1898-11-11
AIl-Iinen towels, 7.c.

A value that establishes new rec
ord in towel selling. A lot of fine all
linen knotted, fringed damask towels.
with colored borders-will be offered at
T-Sc each.
The times., 1898-11-11

The Pacific securities were especially
active yesterday and the advances in all
cases were good. Northern Pacific pre-
ferred sold ex-dividend l per cent, but
quickly recovered the amount. There is
talk of a pool in Union Pacific operating
ON the strength of the company's earn
The times., 1898-11-11
Sheeting. PIC yd.

A lot 9-quarter bleached and un-
bleached sheeting. Of very good strong
quality-will go at II 1-2c a yard.
The times., 1898-11-11
PIC pillow cases, 7sc.
raa1y-madp

500 dozen Boston ready-made
hemmed bleached pillow cases, full 45
by 36 inches-made of the very best
quality muslin-will be offered for less
than the material alone would cost you
ordinarily-regular u LIE sort, for
7-Sc each.