West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-22
EDITORIAL Eicnlxos.

have received qrite num Der Of re
mewals his mouth by mail IN IN
person for NIL Of winch we herewith
give thanks. One snbscriber writes:
please except one dollar an cor
tinue The ARGUS next yer
Blu. we wont except that dollar and
don't you forget il. We acc. ut cd
It so quicS that II aIm st IN ,de our
ho1d swim aud that dplltr has al
ready "gone to the devil" II
anybody else thinks we wllI except
a dollar, let them Try US OH it.
TIT
Here is u point that we want 4
decision on aud would like to hear
from some Of the experts in he
county on such m lttcrs like s. r.
Wiley and W. Scot G,rn.r, the
historical writers. or perhaps Prof.
Frederick g from far of California
will give us m opiniou. a lso
Snpt. Whetsell, Supt elrct (i,ndy
or Ben Esey. k Il. Burke, w. b
Frrclnud. ID. Il. Scott. Pro-.
Holden or any of the leading
teachers OF the county. Here Is
our poble.a Many OF our sub
scribers have been paying up to
1900 and it is the common custom
ia writing the years in figures TO
abbreviate. For instance, we write
'96, '97, '9S, '99 instead OF the
full figures 1896, 1897. 1898, 1899.
Now, on the same principal we will
have TO abbreviate 1900 like this,
700 and that looks like no year at
all. We emit use the other two
figures very well, and abbrevlate
in front like this '19 or this 49,.
Now what are We to do ? So far
we have been writing it in full
1900. but it won't be very
long now, only little over a yer,
till we will all be writing it almost
every day and we must decide what
to do about 1t. Let's hear from
some of the judges of small
matters.
:
We have received quite a num-
Der OF letters from friends. both
Repu blclns and Democrats, com
pllmenrlIg US in high terms for
our recent defense Of tho county
aud orr citizens from the Chan gee
OF gross fraud, corruption, roscaIl-
ty and ignorance in connection
with the late elections. Many
others have also spoken to us in
hitterlng manner about il. for all
OF which we ary grateful and more
determined than ever TO stand up
for old Preston and her people.
irrespective of race. color, creed
politics or previous condition Of
servitude, when we think the oc
casion demands it,.
TIT
Many OF our PATROLS IN RENTING
their subscriptions, say, please
find enclosed, etc " This is en-
tirely unnecessary, for if the money
is there we viii find it if we are
blind folded and both hands tied
behind US. just say what it is for
and be sure and enclose the money
and IL will land IN our Jeans all
right. We have no objections to
your addressing us as dear Sir"
or Darling" or "Coloael," or
"Jodge" or ESQ. ," OF "Mr., ;" or
"Deacon," or anyother polite term
you choose, just so you send the
money. But be sure and do that
and we will forgive you for most
anything. You can send gold,
silver or gresnbacks, (but no gray
backs, please) forty cent dollar, "
l6 to l, or money order. Even
postage stamps will 60, CHATS
what they're for). We would not
eyon check you OIL seudisg US a
check, II you have bank account
that is strong enough to stand
alone.
TIT
The Grafton Sentinel has been
putting Oh airs OF late. The Ollie.
is now equipped with sploadId
new Cranston Power Press Oh which
to print the paper and the Sonti-
mel has changed its form TO that OF
a SIX column quarto, just the size
We have been contemplating for
some time, when We get nes
press. We are glad 70 see this
evidence Of enterprise and prospect
~ on the part Of Bro. jim Holt
The town should be proud Of tho